The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 4, 1869, Page 1

THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. ; , A NOTABLE LAWSUIT. AN OCTOGENARIAN SUED FOR $40,000, ae bstnantieesmeeS OLD LOVE LETTERS READ IN COURT. Garrison va. Vrooland—A Very Cark v The breach of promise case of Harrison ¥ Vrecland, in which the plaintiff, » widow of fort, five, demands $40,000 from an aged widower, wi jled np yesterday in the Hudson County Court, he defendant, Mr. George Vreoland, is a weaithy Pidower, eighty-three years of axe, residing in Creenville, where he owns @ large amount of pro- berty. Some time in 1608 he first became acquainted With Mrs, Harrison, a Landsome widow, who was hen & Leacher ta the pubile schoo! of Greenville, An cogagemont wan made, it is said, within « year \erwards, and the contract then made has not yet deen fulfiiled by the defendant. ‘The compiaint al- aes that several distinct promises were made by Vreciond to Mre, Harrison, the tine in each case (na fully aettlod, aad that at each return of the day jxed for their marriage the defendant falled to per: form bis part of the contract, The defence deny that ony contract was made afer February, 1364, er claim (hat ony previous agreement was made id by w release given tn that mouth by Mrs, Har. fivon. { The litigents appeared In Court yesterday morn. \ag, accompanied by their counsel, Mr, J. Dixon, Jr., for tho plaintif®, and the Hon, Cortlandt Parker for the defence, The plaiutif ts a well preserved Indy VE forty-five, animated, lady like, and intelligent, Mrs. Harrison was tirst placed on the stand; Delivered ber testimony in a straightforward and in- Higent man She teatided that she had lived in reenville during the past twelve years; thot her jusdund had been dead one year when she fret went reside here; she had obtained a livelihood for her- frend her daughter by tenching school, She re- Wed the circumstances which led to her acquaint. ce with Mr. Vrecland; se first spoke to blm In 10, in maki lication to borrow @M4, which he Jent her upon the security of a legacy which had been bequeathed her. Subsequently, in the spring of 1868, the defendant called upon her and proposed marrisge; the month of July, 1963, was fixed for the when they should be united. They frequently ked upon the sudject, but the time arrived and the Aofendant was not prepared to make his offer good; jp themonth of September of the sane year he be fon to complain of the interference of his eblidren pad relatives; sho told him that if he was to be In- Buorced in that way against her she did not want to tome into his family, when he replied that he would not glve her upto please anybody; the defendant frequontly called apon her until the spring of 1964, Making her to have pationce with bim, for he Would soon be able to marry her; witness had ip 1863 given up her school, and when whe re- minded bim of this he sald he would remuncrate her for er Ices, and proposed to give her $1,000. Bhe tonsented to take the money, When he brought the money to Ler he also presented a paper, which he Gesirved her to wien. She kept the paper a few days, took a copy of It and signed It, delivering tt to him With her signatare attached. She told him whon she ve ikto him that it sounded like a reicase from his omise, and remorked that tf be had desired to be leased’ he should have fe replied that would not giv itress told him er UD o y con! at she could not remain in that iUon, and tbat if he was ready to get married she ras, He continued his calls as formerly, at inter. ‘of abont a week between each visit, until in the fire of 1305; he sald that hethad been un- justly taxed to a la Dettled that matter summer of 1565 ho waa moro attenti os known him to be, He soon after- Be ria ned, @ lad eprescuted herself as his wife; withers then wrote to defendant, and be came to her house ns Foon as ‘do 0, about five weeks afterward: he ‘said that the woman was not lie wife, that he sly living with her, to which witness’ repli Jat in such a ease she would Lave uo more to way to at this Mr, Vreeland scemed to be greatly dis- leased, and asked her forgivences for his wiabe- savior; nferned that be had treated her sliame- Dut be said if she would give him her * forgive: vmpathy, ond aid,” he would try to do better, he would marry her; he sald that he was * tho vietim of ad—d conspiracy; that the wo- man Mrs, Shelley wantod to prove tliat she was mar- riod to him, and that it wae In witness's power to Kiar" the contrary ; wijness then consouted to help t lin, if he woull lead “a decent and respectable fe marry her on the following Christums; ho Proinised to do #0, and she consented to become a Witness for him; ‘by her testimony he gained his e; after the trial was Gnished he came to soo and told her that she had savod of bis he ch to appeal th galo {ft she would arrest him He spoke of having Mrs, 8. indicted for farce hat f she sould th for bigamy. jury and sent to prison, but witness suggested fhat abe could be went to Culifo Bue bad efered to co iM Mr, Neg: were entered put they were broken off by Mr, Vrow- J that witness must wait three years, rif she preferred to commence suit she might do j that he would Oght her to the lant, ‘Due witness was kopt on the stand nearly the en- Hire day, Counsel exhibited several papers, from ‘Which we extract the following: ( # Release dated Feb. 18, 1864. rand ip consideration of fi forever divcha: i, I hereby reiinquish vi nat Mie sald George AT herety release him pm why Charge or cost of action in law, or auy other Glaua of any nature or kind whatsoever, dc. (bigued) “MARKISON A. HANRISON.” Mrs. Sarah Tuttle, of Greenville, was called, She festified tat vie.ts Were made by Mr, Vrovland to the plaintll, and generaily corroborated the testi- mony of Sirs, Harrison ——— ROBBERS ON THE KRALL, _ —— Operations of a Gung of Thieves Hudson Kiver Railroad—Repet Stinitar Robberies on ether Rouds, ‘The thieves of this city, wo doubt connected Wilh the gang resident up the river, attempted ‘yestordey morning ore of their boldest robberies if wuything cam now be de Bominated the * boldest" robiery—on the Hudson River Raliroad, The Biorning express train, which goes out from Thirticth ly well filled, and yeste day morning was no exception to this rule While the train wos passing northward along the Eleventh aSYenue, & gang of thieves sprang on to the front and plat‘orms of the last ear, one on the rear pl SR. imitating the conductor's voice, shouting, as rel threw open the door, * Through p: engers take the forward cars.” Of course the pus- Bengers, most of whom hud taken through tickets, Maited up and hastened towards the front dour of the cur, When they arrivod there, they found the parrow passageway blocked up; but they naturally the Pupposed obstruction arose trom thelr fellow passengers, as anxious as them- welves, desiring (o get to the forward cars. A» a patural consequence, many of them were thrown bf their ¢ wnd the thieves began their work Without any one suspecting their design. In a very few seconds theec neorest the door were minus thelr Watches, wallrts, ond such other moveable property tn thetr Among these were Mr. Bris. bain, of 42 Dey street, who reports a loss of bis wal let, and another wio was robbed of his watel, Before the pw gers became aware what bh been Bone, the thieves leaped off the cars and escaped. This robbery t# but one of a series of such opera. Hons that have been carried on for some time on the New Haven and Harlem Railroad, C; pt. Allaire, of tie Twenty-tirst Ward, as recentiy as Saturday last, Srrosted ov board « New Haven train « number of Back drivers, who bad been suspected of picking the pockets of the passengers, and has do- Lalied a number of officers to go up and down bu the cars for tho protection of travellers, It io evident that these detsiled oficers have driven Bhe kung from the line of the New Haven and Har. Jem Railroads, ond they have apparently gone acro e tho Hudson River Ruilroad, where the officers ve not been detailed tn suMcient numbers to Trghten thom off, It 1 therefore necessary that a Iexor force of men should be assigned to the duty DW! protecting the passengers om the trains, as well BU the depots and on the street care, William M. Tweed. Trinity Chapel was the scene yesterday of Another dugaling wedding. The bridoMi+s Lizzic C., daughter of the Hon. William M. Tweed, was led to the altar by Mr. Jolin B, Maginnis, of New Or- ans. Early in the afternoon all the best seats of the chapel for a view of the bridal party were taken up by the wives and danghters of Upper Tendom, who bad gathered to feast their eyes with a gorgeous dis- Play of dress and fashion, At 9 o'clock the party appeared, two bridesmaids and gentlemen in ad- vance, followed by Mre. Tweed and the bridegroom, Mr. Tweed and the bride, The usual ceremonies at tho altar were performed by the Rev. Dr. Price, the father surrendered bis daughter, the happy pair walked down the aisle under the searching gaze of the spectators, and the event was over so far as the outside world was concerned. From the chapel the friends and invited guests repaired to the residence of Mr, Tweed, in West Thirty-sixth street, where very brilliant reception was given. The floral deco- rations of the house (furnished by Wilson) were not surpassed by anything fever attompted in this city, The staircases, ceilings, chandeliers, doors, and fur- niture were most profusely garlandea and festooned with ebole flowers and magnificent floral bells, and exoticn, wreaths, and evergreens were everywhere artistically displayed. ‘The tablo of refrestiments ‘was furnished by Delmonico, Grafulla's bond filled the rooms with mellow muste, and distinguished citizens honored the event. Among the visitors were Gov, Hoffman, Mayor Hall, the Hon, Petor B, Sweeney, the Hon. John Fox, Judge Roosevelt, Judgo Bedford, Judge Sutherland, Supervisor Rosch, Commissioner Matthew T. Brennan, Dr, Charleton, and others, In one room were displayed all the splendid prevents of the bride, to the admiration of the company, Tho most elegant gift is a complete folld silver set from tho family of the bride, The vulue of the diamonds presented to her is about $25,000. Wedding at Ma peer ee Avenue Presbyterian re Such unconscionable weather as that of yester- day is calculated to mar the pleasure of any festive gathering ; and as weddings are just on the dividing line between the grave and gay, it ie no wonder that the one celebrated in the Madison Avenue Presby- terian Church was rather more grave than gay. Orange flowers are sooner wilted than any other, and when wilted are painfully suggestive. The occasion ithering yesterday wi union of Mr. Henry Hulbert to Miss Ella Childe, the ceremony be- ing performed by the Rev, Willlam Adame, Under the custom in this chureb, the bride was not given Away, neither was she supported by bridesmaids, nor the groom by groomsmen. The bride was richly dressed in white satin, cut low inthe neck, with long trajling #kirt, trimmed with flowers, a costly Ince wreath, and bouquet. She was escorted Into the chureh by her father and immediate friends, The ectators numbered many “ lights’ of the fushiona. ble world, whose names rose from the lips of the ubiquitous Brown tn stentorian tones as he stood on the sidewalk, and by turna “chatted”? the hackmen ‘and assisted the Indies into their carriages. The hup- Py pair bave gone out of town on their wedding tour, — THE STATE CAPITAL, More Iovestigations ( tn New York—The G ALnAn, Feb, 8, 1800, This has been the busiest day we have had in Albany since the seesion commenced. ‘There seems to be a mania this year for special committoce of | Vestigation into all sorts of wrong doing. A resol tion on the table of the Assembly, originally ofered DY ME, Meeqnu, of New Vurk,was today called up by tho mover, and after @ spiritod debate was cerried afier some amendment, As introduced, it provided for the appointment of « Special Committee to inquire into the method of constructing sewers inthe city of New York, It was charged that the system now pursued is expensive, inefficient, and injurious to the public health, ‘The resolution was pressod with much enerzy by exSpeaker Hitehman and other Democratic members from the city, and was finully adopted, atter being x0 amended as to provide that the Standing Committee on Pubile Health should make tho investigation. It Is probably owing to the fact that the Tammany managers in New York are dipaatisfied with the prosent complexion of the Croton Board, and desire to make a point against it, that this matter is brought ap here. ‘The Assembly has resolved to investigate the “ Fentou gun contract" for itself, without reference to the fact that the Senate is engaged in @ diligent investigation of the same matter, On motion of Mr. Murphy, of New York, tt was resolved that the Assembly Committee on Militia and Public Defence be directed to inquire into the fucts, &e., of the con- tract, and report, The same matter came up in the Senate, Mr, Ray offered in the Assembly « preamble and resolution reciting that acombiuation existed among the canals and railroads chiefly concerned in the transportation of coal, which practically excluded all persons from thelr lines except those belonging to the combination, thus enhancing the price to con- sumers, and requesting the Canal Board to reduce the toll on allanthracite coal, ‘The resolution was adopted with an amendment, calling upon Senators and members of Congress from this (State to exert themselves in favor of an amendment of the tari, adinitting anthracite coal free of duty, The bill to provide for a submission of the amend- ed Constitution ata special election to be held on the fourth Tuesday of April next. on which day all town meetings throughout the State are directed to be held, was favorably reported in the Senate to-d a; by Mr, Folger. The question of » property qualifl. eat on for negroes is to be separately submitted. If the Constitution shall be adopted, olal election other for the sudees of the Court of Appeals a Judges provided thereia is to be heid on the second Tuesday of June nest, —-——_ EW YORK LEGISLATURE, avai SENATE. ...Aumany, Feb. 8, Bills were introduced—Relative to town oflicera Weatchestor county, ‘To incorporate terary Association of Brooklyn; the corporators named are John E, Leech, Henry H, Wheeler, and others. To authorise the Brooklyn Ih provement Company to extend ite canal. to. Fourth avenue; also to dircet the Collector of Taxes of Brooklyn to deduct from the budget of 1864, impos. ed upon Property charged therein for the coat of im: provement of Third street, ninctoen-twentictie of he amount assessed. 2To chanze the nameof the New York and Brooklyn Iron Tubular Tunnel Com- pany to the New York Tunnel Company ; the Cc pony may construct tunnel of iron or mas across the bede ofthe North and Kast River such points a8 may be determined upon, ASSEMBLY. Bills were introduced—To extend Union ave- nue, Brooklyn. To provide that it suall be unlawful for any corporation operating street railroads to en- ter any street without the consent of one-nalf of the proverty owners along the line; any company desir ng to lay & street railroad tmust post printed notices to that effect along the projected route for six wecks berore application is made to the Legislature for such a franchise, Naming Roland 8. Doty, Joun T. Garret Van Nostrand, Stephen D, and others, as first ‘corporators of the Wayside Industrial Home of the city of New York; the Association proposes to establish an instution for the care and support of destitute children, To permit bouts from daily newspapers ished in New York to approach ves ound in e purpose of gathering news; uiso, relutive to Reid avenue, Brooklyn, ‘'o repeal the act to open Maspeth avenue, Brooklyn. To amend the cbarter of Pirrmont, Rockland county. For ihe relief of th Nortaport and Oyster Bay Steamboat Compal alno, to open ® highway in Huntington villag nend the charter of Sing Sing, Newtown, For thekonstruction of a court house in weeny county, ‘To Incorporate the Oriental nk of New York; the ecorpors doseph H. Tooker, Oliver K. Ingersoll, nett, H, D, Clapp, Andrew J, Case, aud others NEW STREET RAILROAD IN NEW YORK, Mr, KIERNAN Introduced @ resolution naming Garret L. Sebuyler, Jacob Voorhtes, Loander Buel, Joseph M. Knacker, Alien J, Denn corporators of the New York Empire Railroad Cou pany, with to construct @ raliroad along hirty-foui East River, to First avonu: ; a ; _NEW, THE ROGERS MURDER. —— A REVIEW OF THE CASE AS IT STANDS, — EXPLOSION OF THE POLICE STORY. Reportors and Scont—The Latest Gag. ‘The most mysterious and least understood of ail murders—the Rogers homloide—instead of being mado clearer with timo, becomes more and more com pileated, The verdict of the Coroner's Jury failea to indicate any person as probably guilty, or even sus- Dected, although in a left-handed way It accused all the witwesses of perjury, Nevertheloss, nothing was arrived at from the testimony of the witnesses during the examination, nor by the police, who had been #0 assiduous in thelr remarkable search for a person who, by any possibility, could be accounted a candl- date for their cella, ‘The police and dotective officers became disgusted with thelr work long before the press suspected them of dingust, They couldn't find the guilty man ; did not know where to look for im ; © multitude of Logans required their care, and Tome innumerable had to be looked afer, ‘The tragedy was as complete a muddle as a stupid sergeant and a doubly stopid roundaman could make of theft Where nothing had been lost. Bat poblic opinion and Police discipline would not admit of giving up the search, The imperious wor popult demanded the murderer—if not the murderer, some other mur- derer—and this demand must be complied with, It fe not often that a murder cane engrosses the in terest of the wholy public, bat when one does, then there must be accounts of It. If the real culprit ts not forthcoming, somebody like him, and of «uapl- clous appearance and antecedents, mast be produced ‘nd examined, Something must be done to vindi- cate the majesty of the Inw. When we (meaning the police) are at @ loss, we must—absolutely mast— pitch into some obscure place, and bring forward somebody to answer for a charge of magnitude; and when we (meantog the public) are curious abont any crime, Wo must—absolutely must—learn all about it in our morning newspapers. Henco It was that the reporters for two morning jonrnals reproduced the police story, while Tie SUN reporter confined him. self to the facta, ‘The police story was very good, and Is 8 credit to somebody's inventive genius, It ran in thie wise, Last Saturday a man employed as mate on a sloop plying between Sing Sing and New York went into the Fifteenth Precinct station house and in- quired for Captain Caffer, ‘Was questioned by Sergeant Lowery as to his business, when the mate raid he had read accounts in the newspapers of the murder of Mr, Rogers and descriptions of the men wanted. He believed and thought that a man named Maher, who had worked on the sloop, waa the one who was wanted, and that he could identify the coat and hat worn by the criminal; but the shrewd Lowery would not let hin see them. The man then Anquired whether information resulting in the con- vietlon of the murderer would —_insnre him an appointment on the police force, Of course fn assurance could not be made to him on this point, He then remarked to the Sergeant, “If you look at the coat you will find in ft what appear to be blood stains, but they are spots of black paint that I got on whille painting the sloop last fal.” ‘The portion of coat was afterwards examined, and the spots were found to be paint, The mate was asked, * How do you know the hat?” He {9 said to have repited that Af the bat was his, it had a mark inside of the sweat leather, but all Information relative to this mark was withheld by the police. After these spots and this mark were found by the Sergeant, the man asked, “Ian't thie information worth something? Can't 1 get an appo! patrolman if I help to find the man?’ ‘The Reraeant thought he could, and it is an- derstood that Commismonct Brena n...-4 promised the man the desired position if le would have the man convicted. ‘The result of this interview was that the lodging rooms of all the station houses were visited by police for the purpose of finding the suspected man, ‘This man, previously called James Maher, was ar- reeted at 1 o'clock on Sunday night, In the Bpring street police station house, James Reilly, « compan jon of bir, was also taken Into custody. her gave Dis name as Jobn Robinson, but on being asked by the mate of the sloop, he said that he might have called himself Maher, The police are looking for a dames Collins, who has been the com Mater and Reiliy in sleeping in station how if they catch him will probably make something out of bin, Tt is roundly asserted in various quarters that this Maker, or Robinson, is the murderer of Mr, Rogers, because of the evidence or uccusation of the mate, whose name the police have thought too precious to impart to the public. The fragment of coat torn from the assassin fta him Justus {t would fit eight men out of ten, and the hat of the murderer will go on his head as well o# it would upon We heads of ninety out of a hundred, These fancy—an enemy of the police might say spurious—accounts of the arrest of this, that and the other man in the Rogers case, are not to be trusted. ‘The reports published in ‘Tux SuN, although not claimed a8 absolutely correct, have thus far been fuller and more nearly accurate than those of any other journal, as the events will show when the case tn cleared up, As to the discovery of the murderer of Mr. Rogers in this Maher, it ts extremely impro- bable. There is against him not one whit of evi dence that any maliciously disposed man could not Dring against another, The story is clearly a police gag to put somebody off scent, The fact of the whole search, from beginning to end, is simply this ‘That while the authorities and police knew nothing whatever and bad no clue, they assumed an air of wisdom,and not only fooled the public but have been muddled themselves. One very important point connected with the latest arrests made by the police, Is the fact that the distance between tho Spring street station, whero Robinson and Riley spent the nigut, and Kast ‘Twelfth street, where Rogers was murdered, Is over one mile, and on the morning of Dec, 31, 1563, the snow was very deep, and the walking ony. thing but good, as many who camo down town to daily labor may remembor, Under these circum: stances it will not take an Intelligent Jury « very Jong time to ascertain whether it was possible for the two men to walk—for It ts not supposed that they rode—from the Spring street station to the scene of the tragedy between the time when the lodgers were turned out and the moment of the murder, Again, it might be as well to inquire what inducements had been offered, either directly or indirectly, to the per- fon who picked out from among the lodgers the two men now accused of the crime. —<—<—<—$$_$_ STATEN ISLAND NE potent Tur Conresten Assemmty Srats.—The Com- mittee appointed by the Speaker of our State Lexis Jature to investigate contested elections met yester day In Edgewater, Staten Island, to hear further tes Umony in the case of Hawkins against Decker, The following named gentlemen com he commit tee: W. W. Hegeman, of Dutcher iW. B. Smith, of Oswego; J, H. Belkreg, Ways and Means; Wm. A. Conant, of Suifolk 'W. W. Mosely, a veteran soldier and flery Demucrat, of Kings. It is claimed by Hawkins, through hid counsel, that Deexer 1s not legally elected & mem| of the’ Assembly ; that in Miadletown, Island, a large number of pers not properly registered ; ived names on other days than tho and that several of the voters w zed citizens nor registered. Many wito en examined, and the testimony goes to show that men voted who were registered at improper times, and who did not appear before tho Board in person; also, that there were groxs errors in tho count made by the inspectors, vole for one man be- ig credited to another; that on the drs canvass in Orthfeld 253 yotes were counted, and afterwurds Staten © inspectors found one vote short, and tossed a penny to determine who should have’ it, A Demo: Cratic insnector and the clerk of the Hoard of In- spectory testified Lat they lind accorded ten votes to Decker which should have been given to Marsh, an Independent candidate, ‘The testimony thus fur’ in- dicates that the clection on Staten Island was con- ducwd with » suporiative contempt of the Hogistra tion laws, and with the greatest care! and looseness.’ Witnesses have beea subp@naed in the case of Zimmer (Moaart) against Campbell (Tamma- ny), which is to be investigated oo Friday, at 10 A. by. a the Metropolitan Motel, ORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1869, THE LABOR MOVEMENT. ——- A NEARING FOR BOTH SIDES, <u y in Reply to Mr. John Vincent. J. Vincen', Feg., Secretary National Labor Viton, Sin: You fail to see my motivo in appealing to he Astor House meeting of employers for aid to training school for girls.” It was to y,for athorongh dell! hundreds 10 il them fo earn equal wages with men 6 1 did not m eraphicnt hab apmen, eiready goed a ‘i i alread ould work "a "cent Yess” pap thousand BOARD OF EDUOATION, The Broadway Bank Forgery—The Citr Chanfoeriain Calls upon the Bonrd for $17,600—Approprintions for the Year New Scheol! dings without Number, The Board mot last evening, Prosident Larre. moro in the ebair, A communication was received from Mr. Peter B. Sweeney, the City Chamboriain stating the fact that no settlement had been made between tho officers of the Board of Education and the Broa:'way Bank in relation to the forgery apon the Broadway Bank of a check for $17,000, and aak- ing tbo Board soon to take action, #0 that tho elty inay not be the loser of this amonnt. It may be Sasan B. Ani of poor eirle rywhere, and mot to underml com. membered that this check bore the forged signatures nm men, and T rejoice moat heartily of the President and Clerk of the Board, and Chatr Miaaranbiat Valen Wert. saa Ge. ‘Women's Typo teal Unt as edmateaton Ker wemmen to. ail the oM man of the Finance Committee, and as thus algned ander tofler | {!# control; and T rejoice also that the Women's ay Not od peat, hae ring sine: Union No, f stands ‘to nobly and geucrously by J} nee inion No, 6, In refusing to accept mont ad rantageor Wehr of Mr. | ora to dave ia damania. Ps Wameas’ The City Chanibecietn, tn 8 commen My advices to all the women compostiors of tho san Baned ox Wb Sele ttn communtoation | city la now, as it lian been over since last autumn, all technical of ‘tone In the def ‘ots saitto ver | to join the women's Union, for in wnion alone there the am ot is Noo ia by him or agents on forega }—in unton alone th: protection, al Bo ve y should scorn to allow herself to he al. dermine just prices of men Tyre, end sig! si eatnat Gri Weal to tl Curtla, the eo eta thi to proseci be od the uy o necenwary raid silt be at they are hereby requested to commence Me tial Wi ren A by each other, and by the ° relunto recover said amount men : ; thei ange Commit vot th Wo tke ai enna Rerpectfuly Yours, SUSAN B, ANTHONY. yensuee 19 wepcedy ol rome! 60, ther euit oa that oCommittes report weir con: | NEW Tous, Feb. 2, inetone to tt ard beeen its next meeting. The Finance Committee presented for edoption the following resolutions, which were adopted : That the enim Of $2,4916.08 of the sohool moneys foF the year 1 Kasitrad, Thal tie sami of $490,901.94, boing the nex. Balance of the sehool moneys for tho year 18%, nd reserved, and paid as may be required: A resolution was adopted authoriaing the Commit tee on Novmal Schools to have the necessary plans and specif F the erection of w daily al je of West 81 fe reet, between Broadway and Ninth avenue, A lution ‘was offered to approprlate B.845 for the The Leas To the Kilttor af The Sun, + When the shoo pinches we are bound to it “aqueak." Just eo with Mesars. Gray & Green with regard to my article of the Id inst. My propoved would compel Mosara, Gray & Green discard many boys and apprentices, some of whom. wet type aa fast FHeymen, who, With the tgirls dimita got “sick” when they get “lean”? , ithe "fat" work in that office, thw best part of the composition bilo the heretofore Union prices, Besid the at two-t! . it often oc purpose of rebuilding House No. $4, | cura that tho journeyman is kept wailing for copy In the Thirteenth Wa adopted. A re: | or type for hoars and days ata time, This is no In Mion was also adopted uppropriating $11,879 for | dividual wrong represented, bnt thal whlch tas been furpisiiing Grammar Schoo! house No, 8, "in the | practised apou hundred JUSTICE. Eleventh Ward. Also, a resolution appropriating - $7,560 for furnishing Primary Schoolhouse No, 16, in ron the Twenty-first Ward. —_ NY TARRYIOW —- ‘The Irish of Hoth Sexes Turn Out tn La’ Numbers for Miles Around Mr. Train ow the National Bank System, Bpecial Despatch to The Sun, Tannytowy, Fob, 8—Midnight,—Notwithstand- ing the Inclemency of the weather, our largest hall— Accommodating comfortably 1,50—wna more than Ailed with the true Fentans of both sexes in and for This Societ met last evening, I. E. Holbrook to the chair Thi of the committee on the MR, TRAL Sailors’ Stet There has been no compromise between the sailors and thelr employers, ‘The strike still con- Hinues, and the sailors moet dally at 90 Oliver streat, they Will assemble at Military Hall, Bowery, the subject of the strike will be fully dist where cussed, tt te Trev evening. storm, the are ina fearful condition, hundred Canadiana on enow shoes greoted the pedea- At firet violence was offered him on snepicion that he was the bogus Weston who was mobbed at When his tdentity wa the Canadians cheered him vi,orously. ed that Cyrille Dion, brother of the billtardist bet heavily that Weston will smeceed In bis taking, trian ment conveying ai Inego ann the Bradley cane to-day fame hi if miles around ‘Tarrown, Mr. Train was most heartily welcomed, and some minutes elapsod before Mechanics’ Pormanent the able champton of Irish liberty was allowed to | This Association met last evenin, + Candidates be don hh aking his appearance upon the | for membership were admitted, and dues were ro 0) \ he platform. He gave bis hearers a short account of | (elved,, There are now #0 men sifted pong his recent incarceration, and went on to show them what the boys at bome were doing for Irish inde- pendence, and asaurod them that unless they closed up their ranks soon in this country, and worked in couts, and shares $1,000. The Operative M The stated monthly meeting was held last even- ing. On application, & newly organized association Of operative masons tu Stiten Island, and anotner 1a Were recognized as branch unions, and a pro- position was favorably cousidered to hold a general Convention of all such’ unions aso Roow as porslble, Test of the business transacted was simply were passed by acl Resolved, That the Labor Congress of t Woman Suftra thrown. tenn it shall The United states has decided that we e ofthe Inn, al English devil-te! routine, - The Tattors. The tailors organization, representing thirty shall bot bo! Cee aoe aaron | shops, met Inst evening. The @nancial exhibit shows om ¢ oof perpetual servitude : that tho Socicty recently paid out €759 to members Crifes ruinde ct Ay Mowsand men | to liquidate thelr claims, growing out of the strike every day, or four million of nen botore the debt could | of tho tailors four years axe. "There remains a fond be liquidated on the Alabama bond! aR the tmouating to $00, beside a funeral fund, to the pisel Kedron and: Soke is te amount of 920. Afrangements wero muto for a Lall vo! o ee. . | to be elven under the susplees oF organ! Ly bo Foazon why Americ tallow the, Charles See: | in the Germunia, Assembly foome, on tue th ot aie, Conteieratg. bond p vd March. ‘Tho Socioty numbers cight hundred mem- the natives of Algerta, tribes a of repadiat Greeley! Bhorman aad the chamber of Commerce; that bers. _ Re ee ee aeeer Atvoriean ¥ The German Cooks transacted ouly routine (ovina tng epuiatory Ssample, off Lusiness Inst evening, 4 Portal, Spa Jenico, and the #outh ia ir Code, Yo. uy merican abr : RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, ‘hesoleed, 2 0 to prevent repadl — . ® at once to" pay off th jousand tiilhons of nha Mra bonds with greoubucks, thus abollahtug torever Lom of ap “4 le pay mits, man. ihe tania rie eaaticent dic d that anovally swamps our American tndastry. sells CRIMINALITLES GENERALLY, aitod! A Mall Car Overboard. _ fa the five minutos past 10 A. M. train from ne at Groton the forward cor struck nk OF the trucks, which was standing near the edge of the boat, and ‘knocked It overboard. The truck con- tained all the Kastera mails and a large lot of bng- gaze, Tho Providence mall was eanght before it eank, bat the rest went to the bottom, and were af. terward faed out, Some of the bagkage was con- siderably damaged, o wan Arrested by Accident. Stephon Boyle, or Edward Barrott, or Edward Francis, as your please, who on Mondoy evening An Express Car Fire. On, Saturday night neat Dudley Station, on the Wilinington and Weldon Railroad, while’ the t was under way, coming to Ith 0 O% prose measenger discovered a balo n sain: ples in the express car tobe on fire, having caught from the amoke stack, He maie every effort to x Unguiah the burning cotton, but failed, and th deavored to attract tho attention of the conductor or ‘engineer to stop the train and come to his assistance. But it was not until the flames and smoke 1 burst forth and the fire Was discovered that the train wae stopped and tue passengers hastened to his assis tanec, He was badly burnod about the head, ested on suspicon of moditating a robbery at Squire's Jewelry store in the Bowery, was com: mitted by Justice Dowling yesterday to answer the charge of discharging a pistol at Policeman Mahoney, with tho Intent to take his life, ‘Thia Barrett * fugitive from Michigan, where he murdered # Sherif’, ‘The prisoner is to have a speedy trial, Prison. Pusan . 8.—This morning's Ledger says: * Geruld Eaton, onder sentence of death, and to be exceuted on the 25th Inst., occupies the con- domnod cell usually oppropriated to convicted mur- derers. ‘The last occupants of the apartment were Probst and Winnemore, Blnce the reception of the death warrant, Eaton has beon quiet and thocghtful. bis only complaint belog that the Governor eave him avery short Ume to prepare for death, ‘only three weeks.” At his request, nis wite is to be allowed to Visit him every other’ day. A minister alno visite him, and he has had some conversations in rogard to his Fapidly approaching death, bat does not yet fully reallze that his days ure numbered, and that prepara. tion will be needed to At him for the fnal closing scene In his career, Owing to the oecupation of the “condemned cell’ by Eaton, George 8, Twitchell ts jucod on tho third corridor.” After tho sentence on Baturday; and his return to MMs cell in prison, ‘Twitelell gave full vent to his feelings, and for about plisabitaal Smash-up Fire on the Morris and Kasex, At about 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, sev- eral cars becoming detached from # coal train on the Morris and Kasex Kui j, between Ch; d Madison, ran down the grade with another coal tralp, and the cars were smashed, tounty, Ne ¥e Unapuna, Feb. s hardware store, Chamberlain Bros’. drug store,(Brush Bros’, clothing store, Barnes's flour and feed store, residence and wagon house, and the grocery store of Rt. H. Juck von, at Franklin, Delaware county, were burned this morging. Loss tn buildings and goods, $40,000; insurance not ascertained, i Connecticut Republican Nominatt two hours wept bitterly, He afterwards resumed ay: his usual culm and composed demeanor, and, later in Ne he Rey the day, expressod his thanks to those of the prison en. J keepers and visitors who bad been kind to him. His made ‘as follows wife did not vinit him on Saturday, Sunday, or Mon hail Jewell; for Lieutenant nor, Francis Appelinan ; Comptroller, J. yinud': for Sceretary of 8 for ‘Treasurer, David P. Niel W. Manning, day, and ho was loft alone those three days to pon der on the short futare for him in this world ote adopted declaring the confidence of the ‘Lyneb! d Hanging In. dew, Gham him support, Memrnis, Feb. 2.—A train from Madison, Ark., | tull ire for ull citize brought in @ large number of refugees from the condition of suffrage shall apply in Hy to all den county, ecing from e party of nogroca wu | men. They condemn repudiation and corruntk represented themselves as the militia, ‘They bi und demand that the national debt shall be paid i a planter named Gibson thi On 81 gold, except where the original contract otherwine morning. y night « plauter named Cullen, who liad beeu at Lite Kock and sold hia cotton, while camping six miles above the elty, was murdered by a negro, who, after robbing bim, took ® wagon and harness, and rode Into lise Hoek, where he wae ar i jail, provides, and that specte payments shall be resumed 44 s00n as possible, $< — Destruction of a Mt, Paul Hotot. 1cago, Feb, 8,—The International Hotel ‘aul, Minn, joining fr burned th ig ‘The fr Iaundry, from the care! use of a two hundred guests were carried ou condition, They lost thoir clothes and baggage, Capitalists from Louisville yesterday negotiated for the purchase o! botiding, offering for it $110,000, Meall Brothers, the owners, hat an insurance oa the butiding of $36,000, E. C."Belote, the proprietor, lowt Ou ja farnitur The total low exceeds $100, ‘rested and lodged Nearly ino fainting ry, at yesterday 64 Morgan street morning. Lows $5,000. New Onteans Sreampoa steamer Lexington took fire at’ o'clock yesterday morning and was destroyed at Bo fad Ss my ber wherf in New ‘The West Virginia Me Wanastixo, Feb. 3. the Legislature resulted in the choice of Gov. J, Boreman, Distiteey Naam Kinoston.—Late on Sal day night FW, Jenni y und an adjoin a on ingstou and Wilb Lowe §11,000; inmared,. * Pow Foe, were © Spxixos Horm..—A hotel at Carlisle Springs, owned by,W. G. Thompson, of Harrisburg. wes burned on Tuesday morniug,’ Loss $90,000; partially covered by insurance, Horses i St. Paut.—The St. Poul Intern: tional Hotel was burned yestorday morning. Kuents barely eacaped with thelr. fives, and lost, all thelr clothing. 1 £100,000, In Pirrapunan—Tho pipe works of Evans,Clow, Dalzell & Co, were burned last evening. A number of frame dwellings wero also burned. Shortly be- fore midnight the works of Jamies Brown, hardware dealer and locksmith, situated in the rear of his store, on Wood street, were burned, Loss $15,000, Ow Boano & Vesser.—Yesterday mos the cabin of the barkentine Catharine Lee the East River, between Fort, third streets, owned and commanded by Capt. M Leed, caured by the woodwork taking Bre from the heat of the stove. Damage to furniture, cargo, &¢., 42,000, and to veusel 61,000. “Not tusured. Iv Etoura Avexve.—Yesterda: 317 Eighth avenue, owned by H. LI nating im the store on the est floor, oc ed fur and millinery establishment by Aaron Zacharias, jE ND New Sorsey Le Tuxxton, Feb. 8.—In tho Assembly, to-day, Mr, Abbett’ introduced a Vill Imposing ‘a tax of one per cent, on premiums received by life insurance companies. ‘Tho Newark Park and Police bills wore also introduced, —EEe ‘Tho New Jersey Election Frauds. Trextox, Feb, 8,—Col. Troadwell, the alleged forger of neturaligatior papers, was admitted to ball to-day in $5,000, Benator Taylor, of Hudson county, and Sawucl Kay, of Trenton, bi Jottings About Town, Gen, Grant kept himself very quiet yesterday, A party of children are to bo sent West by the Children's Ald Society to-day, ‘The Associatic the Prevention of Gambling detected und wirested 43 persons last month. The guests of the St. James's Hotel had a ball last evening at the proprietors’ expense, Mr. PLY. Everett is going to California, and bis friends intend to * ball” Lim on the 17th inst me Lis sureties, who claime a loss of $12,000; oN for ¥i,t Elly companies, The apenng dose fr $7.00 19 | A thunder storm, with vivid lightning, passed tas Miller, 1s damaged by fire end smoke to the ex- | over the clty last evening, tent of $h00, Insured for $2,000. ‘Lie basement George Bohmidt a9 & barber's Ag an thorined Hector of funds for the Cre- Another Colliston of tranquil, Bishops for the ry Jected. Mr. Ashbi following as Linhthouse, on Tuesday resiqued, pending @ corruptic ment to regulate life of Boston, Treasurer of the Grand fic, waa cdnoooted by hinuself. to Washington to represent ths borore the it of Quiney.M: from a Wagon, the horses taking fright, ered for the re: covery of Miss Home, of Springticld, Mass, previously Foported missing. ban Kuilr Wayne aud Chicago Baily Mri. lution calling for au libel. In 1870, was oneupled by Loss $100; no Inj tan sufferers is around, A. missionary meeting is to be held in the Academy of Music to-morrow evening under the auspices of the P, B, Chureb, The semi-annual literary exercives of the St, Francis Xavier's Debating Bocioty take place at tho College Hull, on West Sixteenth sireot, this evening, It is pot truo, as pepgried, that debtors are genes SA Look out for him, ran a Jattlo Disease iu Dutchess County, Finer. Fob, 8.—Thore is much alarm felt at Fisbktli Plains among farmers over the sudden death bs, The everal cattle belonging to Bylvoster ere hove Ringetoy:'# Freak, We We Pe ‘The Grand Chapter of Masons of the State of New York, \} Al ia) e THE HUNAN VELOCIPEDR. - N.Y. Matowe, best time hag made. 0 Pall —— Penddires~‘nhcr The It ia report: haw ASHINGTON Wanurnoton, Ped. 2. 8 OF THe PUBLIC DDT. catablished fh Franklin County. Fob, 8.—Woston passed throngh bere, covered with slusn and mud, this He left Champlain at 11 A. M. But few people tarned out to meet bim on account of the He ia slowly gnining on his lost time, and i* now 500 miles west of Bangor. Ellenbarg to Chateangay, o distonce of aixtern miles, in two bourse and Afty-nine minutes, This te rode At Ronse’s Point several Tle walked from The public debt exhibit for January shows an NRW PACIFIC RAILKOADS, The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroads eral jine of TIT LATEST FRAUD Some time he had mai cl jiineton, D.C, @1,075. 15, No I ter bad been owed tl iinton w certificate of the Ropwiter tes the iN v1Y GOVRAMAe, go a letter was recetved at the office of the Treasurer of the United States, from, the Re- t Boyfield, the writ ‘om the tan inves THR WAR OF TUR COURTS. The District Court made another decision in Practice tii logy to Judge Fisher, of the Criminal (Jourt, decision ‘contalue the following sharp bitat the Su preme Court: “In our deliberations apon this case of } tr. we bare not deemed It pro . fact that one. previous ove a = of Coe «4 f the J 8 18 foe Of OF furtivor, F ennternpt im for @ challenge ndKee, Daty to ¢ deman FO clome o1 fn the paper bet nude that the severai Ju ino powerlons to Fenioy Id that ¥1 Ibe oomplete Term, except for by Ani ALGERIA, - ee Unet lied Tribes. increase of eleven millions, caused by the payment ‘of upward of thirty-two millions for interest, will report, on Friday ot Saturday, bills for new northern and southern rontes, the former to run from the head of Lake Superior to Puget Aud the latter on the parailel, He tm not per: aitted to re- he will make a humble Hradtey, ea tothe oe) ene (No eh the co Of FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Panis, Fob, 3.—A revolt has broken out among’ of the Inew tor—Defe: Panis, Feb, GREECE, a of the Greek Mintstry—The Protec: ee OUBA — Span Havana, Fob — -Evoning,—News has been re- eetved to-night from Algiers that the Ineurgents have boon defeated snd the revolt suppressed. partment in which the disturbance broke out is now treoqail, Rejected. Arnens, Fob, 8.—The Greek Ministers hay fused to agree to tho signing of the protocol of the Parle Conference, and bave tendered their resigna- tions to the Kin, rds and Cubans 3.—Tho city continues entirely A serious riot occurred a day 01 two ago fn the town of Bejucal between Spaniards Cubs wounded, OREAT BRITAIN, —- ‘The Irish Bishops’ Petition Lonpox, Feb, 8.—The potiti t of cony —_< The Ocean Yacht Kace, Loxpon, Feb, 8. —J. Astibury British yacht Cambria, is in rei Minis of New York mm between thelr res} 1 the challonge, te hext _adapte ving qualities of the yachts y through Spithead, aroun the eatwardly to and ee south thelieo norther!: through erly 0 Cowes, U at — SPAIN. —s the Governor to fairly tes From Cowes i und the Ratdyaton Rejected, » of the trish ‘ation hua boon ro- Mr. W. E. Forster, President of the Board of Health, retains his seat in F for Bradford, the petition against his elvetion having failed, tiament ax member he owner of the proposing an NCLIVe VeRnels, Talo of Wi Cherbourg, place of be: ‘The de- nd #. Several of the participants were badly Tt te confined to the wild & district remote from the French settle. ments. The Dake of Magenta bas been ordered from Paria to Algeria. re. PRICE TWO CENTS, THE ELECTION FRAUDS, Florence Seannel and Henry Johnsos Before the Bar of the House, A Foroe-Both Ready to Answer ang Quostion, os There aro no signa of an immediate report ‘the Honse by its Committee of Invostigntion in tha alleged election frande in this ety and State, The Committee nat fn this elty a fortnight, During thal time hundreds of witnesses were examined, The Committee subpanased Mesers. Henry Jobnson amg both woll known residents of thd Scannell answered, with one or two except sil the questions asked him, Hie refusal tf Anawer cort ain questions he based on a plea of viole tion of confidence. The Committes then went te Washington and sueceeded in getting resolution throngh the House, asking that Me, Seannel be an Fested, and brought before the House of Representa: tives to purge himself of contempt of ite authority, Mr. Johnson was incladed in the summons at the re quest of the Committes, thongh he earnestly protest ed that he had never refused to appear before them, and had been willlug to cnswer any question asked bim. Yesterday afternoon the Sergeautat-Arms ape peared on the-floor of tho Hoose with these twa men in custody. ‘They were arrested at their rest dences in this city, and taken to Washington witt outdeiay. Both gentlemen strongly protested against thelr arrest, but they offered no resistance, When Mr. Seanneil was brought before the bar of the House, Mr. Lawrence, of Obio, Chairman of the Investigating Committee, offered the asual resola tion directing the Speaker to ask the witness as te what excuse he had to offer for refusing to answer the questions of the Committee, and as to whether he ‘was now ready to appear before the Committee and anawer, After some discussion between Mosars, Lawrence, Fernando Wood, and Wm. BE, Robinson of Brooklya, the resolution was adopted, and Speaker Colfax, ad: dressing Mr. Florence Seannel, put to him the twe questions embodied in the rerolation, Mr. Scannel, who was quite self-possessed througt out tho scene, replied that bo hod no reason for re fusing to answer, except that he had given to the gem eman whose name the Committee had required him to divulge @ promise that he would not mention it however, conferred with bim since then, and the gentleman was willing his namo should be given, consequently he (Mr, Seannel) was ready te Uppear heiore the Committee and answor the quew tion. Mr, Seaunol was then remitted to custody Ul he should be examined by the Committee, is ‘was very cool and decided in bis manuer, and walk Out of the Chamber with becoming dignity, ‘The Sergoantat-Arms thea appeared at the bee with Mr. Henry Johnson, in regard to whom similag proceedings were had, Mr. Jouneon in reply tothe two questions him by Sehuyler Colfax, as directed by the resolatt 2“ iL have never refused of neglected to 0 ‘ommition, moved that the witness remalm In custody until he should be examined by the Com- mittee, A lively discussion arose botwe Lawrence, Wood, Kobiuson, and others, that the wikvers had purged himself of cont and should be dischar, tody. course of the disc baps the exhibition which we Lave presented best example of the tyranntes! courye whieh men when ine brief authority,’ interrupting, 2 i n the motion of Me, Lawrence was agreed to, and Henry Johnson was remitted to tho custody of the Sergount-at-Arms Until the shall have appeared befure the Committee and Cestifod, Mr. Johnsen threatens to bring his case before the Supreme Court, to see, as ho says, whether the House has a right to 's New Yorker from ble home on a iaise charge, at the request of a few ma liguant enemies, —— ‘SOF THE SEASON. — Balls this Evening. The greut masquerade ball of the Aron So clety, the graudost event of the dancing seasom, comes off nt (he Academy of Music, The teketw aro limited, and the closest Inquiry is made ae to the character of the person wishing to purchsse detore they are sold. Among the Invited guests are Gea, Grant, Gen, Schofield, Gen, McDowell, Gen, Badeag, Gon, Bergor, the Hon, Horace Greeley, the Ho, Erastus Brooks, Gov. Hoffman, Mr. Charles A, Dana, Mayor Hall, Mr, Manton Marble, Mr. Douglas ‘Taylor, and ascore of others, all of whom have ao cepted and will be present. The ball i# to begin af 9 P.M. with an overture by Carl Bergmann's grané orohoaira. ‘Tle grand procession of Prince Carnival will follow, All masks are to be removed at mi& night. Among the other balls scheduled for this evening we note the fancy dress o ment of the Bee thoven Minuerchor tn the Germania Assembly Rooms, which prowises to be an unusually fing affair; Forrero’s Annual in Apollo Hall; the ball of the Gentlemen's Sons! Association in Irving Helly the soirée of Adelphi Lodge, %, F. and A, M., ip Lyric Hall; Sausse's bad masqué at Masonic Hall * Our Own Social’ In Gothic Hail, Brooklyn, and ry unnual dance of the * Original Seventeen.” ‘The annual invitation ball of the George Ros Musketocers twkes place at Brookey's Assembly Roows on the 12 The second aunual ball of the Protective and Benevolent Order of Eiks was given ta the new GAYETL Manaip, Feb, 8.—Five of the prisoners impli- cated In the assassination of the Governor of have confossed heir guilt, ach a Sparks from the Tel) Now Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras. Thomas Allen, the puciliat, arrived In St, Loulw nd Will go Inty trxining wt once, essee House yenterday Investigation. of slp owners and Philndoiphia sewerday torm of the season swept over Tho Speaker of the ‘Ten ‘onvention d other tn rauce com] he mn yoatorday, nce Depart les. Fifteen inches of snow fell in St, Paul, Mian., ow ‘Tuosday. ‘Tho steamer Neptune, from New York for Boston, putluto Holmo's Hole yesterday afternoon fc of 1 Te ie reported that. the robbery Arm He has reuabur a harbor: \t. Sissons, De ihe Repub: Kx.-Goy, A. G. Brown and H, F. Simval bave gone peopl joconstruction Commit! Deacon Elijah Baxter was kille' highly re ‘on Tuesday Five hundred dollars reward 1s off ‘The St, Louls Board of Trade by protest of the Philadelphia Hoard of Tr Elaure th the Bh cent, provision, ‘The sessions of the State Medical th id an Dr h. ‘Quackenb old citigen of panies yeaterday were spent tu the reall the apuiial address was de: 0 Of Missiselpph ected resident 7 being thrown 4 approved the faqainst that kruptey act, kugWii aa the "Aly per Soerety in Al ‘lature passed, and the Gov day, to prevent the New York » vetting coutrol of the Fort ‘The Pennsylvania Editorial Convention, of which Darlington ts President, bi ndment ot Thy next Convention is to be he At the State Dental Convention in ay, the Vrosident annoupeed Standing Committee of Arrangements H, Youn ander Wilson, hi. G Merrion, ¢ ‘A: Bogue, W. C M ain Mi fj, Business, J, V. HU; Publication, CW. Row: Holmes; By Laws, jarris; Kihios, dw FeHo: upon risburg op the Albany yostor- Committees as J. O; Porkins, G. Am ae Apollo Hall, Twenty-eighth street and Brondway, Inst evening. Many leading actors participated, cluding Mesory. Tony Paster, Lseaa G; Meoks ote ond otuers. ‘The fin Was at its height when we' weat te press, 7 Lectenss Axo Mestinos.—George Francia ‘Train will lecture in Jersey City, this evening, at the Catholic Institute, South Sixth street, for the benet of Warren and Costello, Admission 2% cents. ‘The American Geographical and Statistical Society will hold thelr regular monthly meeting this evening, at thelr rooms in the Cooper Institute, when Paal By Du Challlu, Esq, the well-known African explorer, will read a paper upon * Equatorial Africa, with aa account of the race of Pigmies and of the Cannibal ‘Tribes. Strangers can obtaln tickets of admission by upplying for thom at the Society's rooms. ‘The Chamber of Commerce holds its regules monthly meeting thls afternoon, at 63 William street, ‘The Hon, Richard O'Gorman lectures on “ Cities," for the benefit of the Catholic Sunday School Union, in Steinway Hall, to-morrow evening. ular mecting of the Union Republican Gea oral Committee, of which Heury J. Raymond ie President, is to be held corner of Broadway and Twenty-third street this evening. ‘The Paper Hangers’ Association meet at 835 Broad veulng. Young men's prayer meeting in the Christian Aw sociation building to-night, A tuissionary meeting of the Protestant piscopad Church will be held in the Academy of Music to morrow evening, with short addresses and splendid singing. Annual moeting of the American Institute thig evening. The Brickiayers' P. and B, Union ts to meet ia Demilt Hall to-night, —— HUDSON RIVER NEWS, pre al ‘Tus Steamboat Mary Powntt.—Negotiations are pending for the sale of ¢ ‘steamboat Mary Powell, It ls understood that $190,000 bas bees offered for her, Tue Ice Cror,—About three-quarters of the toe crop of the Hudson River is gathered, the lee ally being about clit inches thick." Thus tar strikes have occurred amoug the ice men, the average pay being 81,75 per day. ‘onceay ‘bY A Fatwen.—Erastus Smalley @ farmer of some standing in Dutchess county, has bees arrested for forgery and lodged tn the Putuum count jal at Carmel. Mr. Joel Hofeomb, of Puteam. recently purchased a yoke of cattle (rom Smalley, and in payment gave him s cheek on a New York ior naar Graken cca aerate ie payment. alterations hat reply