The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 24, 1869, Page 1

THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR THE SECRET CONCLAVE. Gen. John C. Breckinridge Dined and Wined by the Manhattan Club. FIVE REBEL GENERALS AT THE TABLE. —— week the gorgeous dining hall of the Man- Hattun Clot was brilliantly {!iuminated. Semen in full drees, emivent in literary and polities! Circles, lounged about the coy earpeted parlors, oF lovled upon the rich sofus sleeping ageinst the satin- Conversation was lively ad bril- It was evident that the night was to be wor, thy cf a splendid pege tu the history of the Mob panered wails, Among those present wert the leading and sareas- tte editors of a provtuent New York journal, four Well-known Tudgen, Ave confederate Generals, six Wealthy bankers, one Sceretary of the Democratic General Committee, two shoe and t lawyers, four whiskey manufactur: ers of choracter and integrity, two real estate age ‘one hotel proprieier, and several ot political distinetion and commercial reputation, leather dealers, TUE OBJECT OF TitR CONCLAVE. Doering the week Gen. nl Breckinridge He landod upon the shores of eence of more than be wae in constant commantestion with intimate friends and acquain tances whose attachments to him were never broken. Prior to 1901, Gen, Breeki the “ Yonng L Bis native country after a Doring bis ex ge had been the Idol of it were, of the His arrival was «oon made known to though the daily journals hardly made Tie spent the frst evening at © of friend in Fourteenth following day, the General visited several acquat tances, apd dined at Deluomeo's by invitation of & few gentlemen deeply interested in the welfare of certain Southern railroads, ehoice spirits of In the mean thine, the pbattan Club held a mecting, and resolved to tender Gen, Breekinridge a compl. mentary dinner in the cosy rooms of the Club. joveral accepted the invitation. yutherners visiting the eity were added to Several prom: THM PRESS KEPT IN THE DARK, kon that no information concern- uid reach the prom Was expectally regarded with suspicion, of the sccret me: means for prev Grest care was ing tho dinner s} ing of party lea ng the recent adden and alurm- {ng Increase in erime was referred to, and It was de torinined that no gentlem finner except on the d the proceedings were to be kept profoundly secret, ould be invited to the THE MOMENTO! Carriages began to arti Mir. 8. LM. Barlow ¢ World were am early as 6 o'clock. 4 Mr, Wm, Henry Hurlbut the first arrivals, Gen, Pickett and Gen, Roger A. Pryor followed, Messrs, Gideon J, Tucker aud George H, Purser rode to the Mr. Donglas Taylor did not At 7 o'clock arrive until late in the evening, August Belmont and Hoses B, Perkins entered the Parlor, ond were followed by Judge Cardozo and Gen John Bonkbead Magruder, abort the parlors and clustered inside the hat room, Paying every attention to the wants of the guests, And uring their wirps at every avaliable opportunity TOR AURIVAL OF GEN, ; Gen. Breckinridge arrived about balf past. As the distinguished guest entered the parlor, the bum Bf couversution cessed, and all eyes were turned The General was drestea nd wore diamond studs. h in height, and ts well proportioned, His hair has turned gray, and be hes a gray moustache, somewhat heavier than that worn by the Hon, Fer- however, has lost none of Its latent fire, and bis manner was polished and re- fined to the Inet degree, The ploogbshare of time has left but few furrows on bis brow, and his thee Indicated perfect henlth. After courteonsly he sat down on a sofa by the side of Wen, Beavregard, and a few minutes were spent in occasionally inter. ruptod by the Introduction of prominent members of the Club to Gen, Breckinridge, ‘The waiters flew He is about six nando Wood. ersution, which w DOUOLAS TAYLOR ANNOUNCES THR DINNER, At 5 o'clock the genial editor of the Sund: ‘a by the head waiter, who whis pered in his ear that the dinner was waiting, The 1 members locked arm Gen. Breckinridge was seated at tb right ano Gen, Benuregard at the loft of the Chair, To the right of Gen. Breckinridge was Mr. Barlow. Mr. Hurlbut was directly opposite. and Gen, Pryor occupied contiguous cbairs, while Gen, Pickett and Mr, Hosea B, Perkins were seated domew bat further down the table. scheduled every luxury, and the viands dixappeared Wine glasses of all shades and colors Were placed to the right of each gnest, and the walt- ers, every half hour, filed them with the choicest It is understood that the cost of the divaer was over $2,500. TH CLOTH 13 REMOVED, At 11 P, M, the cloth w: man announced the first toast of the evening, ‘His Excelleucy the President of the United States,” which was quaffed in silence. The Health of Lieut.Gen, John ©. Breckinridge, pur honored and distinguisbed guest,” \. venting this toast the Chairman recounted the past services of Gen, Breckinridge chiefain, and paid a high tribute to his honor as a A delicate reference was made to his dkiIl and bravery in the Confederacy, and the dignity marking lis conduct since his exile, and entered the Gen, Magruder ‘The bill of fu fecond toast was SPEECH OF Om} As Gen. Breckinridge aro rounds of applause, , he wus greeted with He briefly returned his thanks, and resumod his seat without touching on political topics, In private conversation, however, the Gen- eral gave an amusing account of his Lardshipe in the wilds of Florida, while ercaping from the ruins of He spoke feelingly of the nd told an interest the fullen Confederacy. sufferings of President Davis Ing story of his first meeting with Mr, Davis in Barope wile at the house of Mr. Erlangor, in Paris, The General, in answer to inquiries, sald that Mr, Slidell etill remained in the French capital, and had expressed no intention of returning to Loulslana, Be bad not seen Mr, James M. Mason for several Mr. Jadah P, Benjamin he thought was An injudiclous coining money at th remark was made in reference to the reported inten- tion of the Kentucky Democracy to nominate Gen. Breckinride as thelr a Genera! smiled, and drew bis cigar from bet ween his js in Kentucky will do id he, “as I think It would no desire to redntor politt- date for Governor, “I hope my frien pothing of the kind, be injudicious, and I} OUR COUNTRY, ONR AND INSEPARABLE. ‘The next toast was * Oar Country, One and Insep- kins reeponded. He spoke r, and our informant says that his specch was replete with wisdom and sagacity, AT AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, Gon, Magruder was then tousted. He responded Alter paying a bigh com- pliment to tho bravery of the American people, both North and South, he spoke of the generous feeling existing among many prominent Republicans toward agonists, and referred to the action of the Hon. Horace Greeley in bailing President Davis, end urging Gen, Breckinridge to returo to the Unit. ed States, in terms of glowing eulogy, He called Mr, ley the great American philanthropist, and re- grottod that the course le had taken bad not been Republican party, HS PRESS THE LEVER OF THB UNIVERSE, ote, Wm. Henry Hurlbut mor to the toast of * The Press the Lever Mr, Hurlbut delighted bis hearers “ey of * the elbows of the Mincio,”” arable,” Mr, Hosea B. In ® beppy manner, followed by tl ponded tn a fi which he sald was abappy fMlastration of the power of the press, ‘OUR MILITARY HERORS. Gen. Pickett responded to this toast in huppy manner, paying hich compliment to many dis- tinguished officers on both sides during the Inte ‘war, Out of compliment to Gen, Magrader, he gave | He is Worse ® reminiscence of that gallant officer when com- rther manding a battery at West Point in the early days of At on Interview nia Mi f Mr. Bliss, gives grand di time to empty tho taissons, When the inspecting | civilized world. From this pleture of him hh officer made Lie round he discovered the boxes fall | to be a duplicate of the most rac! and sensual of the This man about the jon to Paris by his fa- sent to the qnarters of the trapector, who was | ther, where he became enamored of a French wo- Alperson of and imposing appearance, but unhap- Mr, Manton Marble entered the room at midvight, | pily frail, having lef her husband and become s Somme deville, When Lopes te" Pars, this woman mistrese There sho bas had six or seven eh . and it was past two o'clock before | dren, the oldest a boy of 14, who is noted for being He bas proved bimescif 1tho | Something of @ soldier, however, as pariy separaid in the beppicst frame of mind | BOW — holds the rank of Ceptsin in his n from the grade of cor: French concubine did not become often bappens jn such their prior | C@#¢% Hor tnflucnee over him was not great, al engrgementa prevented their acceptances of the in. | MOUSE sue was able to bo of sone service to Bliss vitation. and Masterman during their imprisonment, Dut seoms to Lave been able to make little impression on tho of chamrigne, instead of ammanition. Captain | Einperors of ancient Rom Mryruder was severely censuredanit the champagie | year 1859 was sent on je mi * conecquently unable to appear on duty as tong as the | man, the wife of a surgeon, She w wine lasted, great beau and was warmly received, ite rantiNa, Scveral toaste of a personal nature were given and | i Paraguay responded the speaking was concluded. Tiree cheers and a | Particularly fat, tiger were then given for Gen. Rreckenridge, followed him not long after and beeame vi fatbor's army, pn INVITED, poral, Lopes’ Hon. Horace | ™!strees of th ¥ were uvited to the Laxquet, bu Amaginuble, GOY. NOFFMAN AND MX. ONE Tt te sald that Gov, Hodiman avd th Gr still retain many womanly tnatinets, —_+ Gon. J.C. Breckinridge tn Virginia, Ataxaxputa, Fob, 23.—Gen. John C, Breckin- ridge was in thls city to-day attending the war of bis brother-inda: the Kev. Dr. Bullock, of Bal- nd despotic Loper. ax tincore, Me goce to Peters to-night, sald that he is voiuptnary of the worst # meen nae that the young gtrls of any téauty in his d NEW YORK ELECTION FRALDS, are suljected to his passions, He is Mormo - Fint Denial of the Charges Preferred by the Injority — The Democratic Party oo be Republi ¥ Responpl! the Work of the Thieves, the tretis of of a tly Velteve that he te ing for Nbew majority, It controverts most of te conclusions of | Previous, as he bad been busy f in New York and all their clorks and officers | bY law, he rules his against the charge of unlawful or corrupt participa. | French mistress w tion in or knowledge of tho alleged frauds inthe | POW: procurement of naturalization papers. The miuor- New York have grown op in connection with the | Reausintances, one hundred or more, but that these irregularities political party, but have been tolerated and prac. | Ory tined alike by all parties aud by clerks and Judges | be contest has become a guerrilla wirfure, ehonen by both partis In reverence to frauds in New York city, they | Consduet In the aver that there Is a algual failure to connect with | entire situation by bieesonhare them, by testimony worthy of any respect or belief, overlooked the outrage upon our emt of those been incou ing oF inflcential member of it. They do, however, | Urn bad but ) siderable prominence, ‘hoy allege that ti naturalization certificates, by perjury and furgery, | Mita! nationality and by deceivine the Courts and their oMerrs; and | Mr. Bile eayw that Major Manlove, Cid elso engawe in the infomous business of voting | the Anierican Legation, was arrested criminals, corrnpt a alike and on the same terms to sny party, and having no regard to the success or fulure of either, ‘The minority sry that these men were not in the employment of the responsibte and dveent men of rither party, with @ very tow exceptions, and that more of these exceptions would dlé,rnee tho Kepab: Mean than the Democratic party; that tho en- al riaon ere, eh Ure number of frauts proved could pot change the ng them Were for result a8 to a single oMcer of the city or State de. becrion bth : clared elected tu Novembor Inst; that the charges of | there were hiro e@ majority of corraption, fraud, and violation of | Biehon of Jaw against the Democratic party are wholly unsus. eign mere tained by the teatimoay, aud rotort by referring to | “Nye fate instances of alleged stupendous frauds and oulroges by Republic: ‘They allege utao that the whole in. vestigation in New York was gotten up by the Union League as a mean partisan attempt to cast odium upon the Democrats, and was conducted ine spirit of undiaguised partisanstip; and that the evi dence wae all gotten up manufactured by hired and corrupt agents of the Leacne, in the main He was oF) ainly execute ar bis eae ALU eveRN ah ‘iy an pe # ordered by by all survivors, but tt Every ina by. &y nt nobody ean or vere count j e, suid Will prot populated P it when het Mosers, BY ton is disereditable to the League, aud slanderous aud | cy Ge —— CURIOSISFILES OF ChIME, - Dinpersing the Long Island Band of Robbers. Acting on information farnished by the bur The Tab! glar Francisco Bouge, arrested in Jamaien on Sunday | Auwany, Fob, 23.—A message night, a party of officers pald a visit yesterday to | frm the Governor re urulng with Morris Grove, about a mile west of the villigo of MN at eee Bs Jaimai d made a descent upon tie r “whinen ‘vads and badace in the town of Ell! ott soloon in the Grove, Tie officers after eran ines’ uedis reserel law? Oa the building were about to go away empty bat liaben the Diessage was tabled—ay when they discovered a cellar which fiat been exes ———— vated under the building, the entranco to which was Porfectiog the Puctic Railrond, ee a carefully concealed by a covering of brushwoot. Cu] The Special Cou exploring the cellar three mon were found busily | ine into the construct cooking dinner of cbickens and ham, The ecilar is | re vounty, for th ing goods, and well supplied with Lams, chickens, cte., that have been stolen from tho farmers of w to the required braveh, and #120, andard—$1,600,000 for lock-up tous should they be arrested. In searchin; bum the key was tound upon his person. ‘These ie lows are only a part of a band of rubvers that hay prowled about nce county and the western towns the Governmont for its advances Is obvious, Of Butiolk these Inst two years, and the Morrts Grove ot thelr only don. Their depredatious have ly upon property ; but now and then t ked the person, especially when thi expected to get a large sum of money. A purt of the gang had, until the police becaine too sharp for them & room fitted up iu the garret of oue of the Lon Inland houses of worship; but they wore drive thence, and are suppoKed (0 be wka‘king in caves, Members of the gang sometimes go over to Now York and confer wit, their confederates. in Grecac, Cuantxstox, Feb, here this afternoon und 1 Battery, She left the ba inst, All bunds are we York a4 s00n 48 nome nocensury supplies arc on board, Pigeon I oat Sing Sing. jer ‘rosby and Ehaabeth streets, ond inva My "i Sarees Copany tae Baar las 1 Fiswxit, Feb, 23,—A shouting mutch was is more plentiful, The prisoners are to be exam- contested ding Bing yesterday beiween five men ined in Justice Bradlee's court tu-day. from Peckskl! and five toen from tue former place, dvciaahtle slooting wt ninety birds, forty-five a side purty froa Sing Sing won by a score of th ter which th re Was a bush tm A 810,000 Haul by a Cuban Mula English, and speaks Spanish fucntly, quit the resi- | xitiod five dence of ‘ais tuistress, Are, Tosa A, Scull, of Hic | was declarod ie winmer, vana, very suddenly, during her temporary al sence er By u strange coincidence, « bag containing $19,000 in TIKES gold disap red from 4 wardrobe on the sine day. The * boy” bad been born und reared in the tamily, anid was trusted above his fellows. It is believed that he haa come to the Unit ind areward | way, Of $5,000 is off-red for bis arr re, whoroby bis | duinh - + In Baoapwar.—Last e ing, ab 2) 000; insured. pplices in Havana may be discoveres aud pun Wicuaiid Miretummell'e four ieee Honover township, Peen., was burned of Ingenuity of m hing Sing Conviot Bight, Tove 61,0N, es. |. Ix Oxon Avenvg, Brooxtyy,—B: Sid | Lo'elock yesterday ‘moruin, Sina 0, Feb, 23.—Another convict b caped, He madeun eMgy of bimself out of son i i clothing und. stood it up in the corner of IMe-cell, | Vion avenue, six horses When the convicts were taken, to be locked up for | "0 Insurance. 9 the might, one of the new appointees in the prison, | IN Dowxtna Streer.—Early yes! not being up to their tricks, was deceived by the | ing, in the throe story brick buil the dummy figure, and reporied his char.e numer. | street, occupied by 8. C. Hyder, wheelwrl cally all right in their cella. ‘The absence of the tui | about'$2,000; invmred lor $2.40. The tive was not ascertained ‘until yesterday morning, | oc upied by’ Dodd's Express Com) when the keeper opened the door of his celi to let | but tue hors! harness were ail him out, and learned the charactor of the obj building, owned by Mrs, Parmeu, 1s data, had mislakea for a man, $1,0W); insured. Another Thict eaven's Livery, A Genae hcrcaas Burravo, Feb, 23.—William A, Carncross of | 7» we xustor of The Sun- Red Creek, Wayne county, N. ¥., arrested at Ss the depot to-day while purchasing a ticket for the iT West, on cuarge of sviling counterfeit @10 n: the * Crosstown a at streot, 1s in the havit, whem snow ts on ous ; dle uf co notes on the same bank, but was prevented by a 1 of running their plough to cl tective officer, The prisoner was formerly nel master, local preacher, &c., at Clyde, and is in for burglary and larceny of §! in’ bonds in Clyde, patie Nahe ‘The Steanecke Poisoning Cane, Cantisux, Penn., Feb, 23.—Dr. Sohoeppe, no- cused of aaministe poison to Miss Sicunveke. supporte thereby causing her death, was bro! ot habiae corama Wo: day, bat waa reniandcl to prisow | formal complaint Mo the Grand. Jury, as the for the April term (he Coart, ow charge | a! of wuruer, * re | cothing short of a public aulsaven day 13 Downing — with Alth t an extent ti PARAGUAYAN AFFAIRS. very | Tho Character of Lopez Exposed. a Turk~ th Mr. Porter C, Bliss, yes- bis military career, Capt, Magruder was about to | terday, #om% addition! and important information and had procared ® quantity of | We obtained = in regard to affairs in champagne, which he hid in bis calssons to com. | Paraguay, The most interesting part of coal it from prying eyes, ‘The day bo- | bis comversation turned on the character fore dinner the battery wry anexpectedly | of the Dictator Lopes, which proves him called out for drill and inspe~iion, and there was no | to be deserving of anything but sympathy from the Ho bimeeif i¢ aman both beastly and cruel, urk combined, In natural disposition he shows The public have bren led to ind that his bannery are surrounded by willing followers, But nothing could be further from the trath. Representative Kerr, on behalf of the minor. | brought on the wor by an cedless and linpertinent ity of the Select Committee, consteting of Mmecif | !nterference in the diMcottics of Brazil and Uru- and Mr. Ross, submitted w report which was tabled | KW4Y, And commenced hostilities himself with Bra- and ordered to be piinted with the report of the | #!. He had premeditated the war for a long time monthe in accuma- the majonty,and vindieates the Judges of the Courts | lating arms end rmmuniiion. Instead of governing ahjects by fear, and even bis 4 be glad to escape from him Mr. Bilas states that nearly all the foreign resi ity find that irregularitics in tie city and State of | ‘ents in Paraguay have been executed. All of his ave been #a- manner of transacting the businoss of naturalization, | Tifeed on the mad supposition that they were con chargeable to no | *Pifing ageinst him. His army, once numbering 00 men, has been reduced to 5,00), aod In regard to our new Minister to Paraguay, hos uninted with the + and either the Dewocratic party of that elty of any lead. | 0° Intimate relations with Loves, whom Mr. W t denounced as a common enemy of {nipleate in numerous frauds Republicans of eon. | Mankind. Another remarkable feature of the case |. | ts the sympathy which a majority of our naval om mony shows that great numbers of debased men did | CCF entertain for Lopes. They regard him aes engage in the business of procuring fraudulently | Dish-toned gentieman and soldier, fighting for « member of Lone and “repeating,” but always as mere individual | !004 to Mr. Washburn's departure, and was tri lawioss adventnrers, roady | 0% the charge of being concerned in the aune con- vo ansbody and | *Pitsey In which Bilas and Maaterman were aceused ny dames Carter, rvanit possibly one a the Bint, about o TH Woke There Wad ‘previously # Jast Joo included all the most promluent had been kept to th f members of Loper tors of bie Cabinet who had been wusple, reason that the object’ may ho nissioners appointed to exum- n of the Pacife Rallroad bove rted that it will require w further expenditure of well fitted up with stolen furniture and housckeep: | $7,500,000 to bring the line of the Union Pacife up Kanaan ) to complete the Central Pacific ern Long Island during the past few months, One | youd, Mr. Shanks bas offercd a resolution authortz> of the prisoners was recogniacd by the keeper of the | tug the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold these ® person whom he accommodated with | several amounts from the respective companies out lodging a few nights ago, and who om de- | of any further bonds clalmed, in order to guara) parting im the wmorulng stole the key to the | the fuitlfulperformance of the contract on the part cella, with a view to liberating bis conpen- | of the railroad companies. As there remain bus abous 20 miles upon which bonds can be Issued, the propricty of at once doing something to eecure t Charleston, sebt Henrietta, Capt. Tooker, from Havana and Key Wet, arr w lies anebored off the prt at 1 con of the th ho will leave for ch between Frank On the 10th of November, 1868, # mulatto slave | Brandreth, of Sing Sing, and William Southard, of nam: José, who Is converannt with French and | Peekskill,’ slooting at tive birds enel, Bran’ sand Southerd killed two, Brandreth Broad- ur story building owned by C. Gralin; mill in Monday ween 12 and : The City Railroad Company, known as jailrond,” running through Grand e ground, the track at w rapid rate, thereby throwing slusb, mud, and snow buck on the sidewalks from three to six feet in many places, gamening merchandise Arad paz Be oi walks, and not unirequent Covel = \ Cxtout that has, become in Vie. fh eondnet on tie park of a cony the public should be speedily chee! supona wr and it wen ve well for these injured to enter a ford nu projection, and the evil Se of is FORTINTH CONGRESS. — Menate. Wasminorow, Feb, 98.—Mr. Davis (Dom, Ky.) ‘moved to take up the bill repealing the Tenure of Office act, Lost, ‘The bill authorising national banks to change thelr names, and the bill authorizing the Western Union Telegraph Company to iniport their sabmaring cables free of duty, were passed. To-morrow, at 124 o'clock, was serigned for the consideration of the Joint resolution to provide for Feporting and printing the pr: and debates Of the Forty-first Congroes, The bill AMENDING POR JUDICIAL STSTEM of the United States was taken up, and Mr, Eowoxns (Rep., Vt.) opposed It, because It creates pendent, court judges to do the elrcnit busipers now done by 4,8 indges of the Supreme Court, | Mr, Duane (Hep., Mo.) oftred « substitute providing for a O.tel dus: Ace and fourteen Associate Juaticts of the Bupreme Court, aud facing an entirely new arrangement of cirentis, but the amendment was rejected—yons, nasa, —ond Mr, DRame offered an amendme providing that any judge of any United States court Who shall, alter attaining the age of seventy, reslun his oMloe, ehail receive thereator during tha residue of bis life the samo annual salary to which he is eu- titled at the tlie of bia resignation, butgthis amend ment also was rejected, and the bill Was passed. MOLDING OFFIC WITKOUT WARRANT OF LAW. au! LL) moved to take up the Bill 40 punted driave' of hel Mice in violstion fourteonth article of amendment, from tho vudiorry Committee, If any persou. who shull or hold any oftice vhe Ie Incligible under the third ecetion of the foartcenth am ¥, Puolshable b; sling five years and a Bao o! jad dollars. Rant (Hop., Conn.) offered a aubetitute for Dill, providing Yast any person disqua ng ofice by the fourteenth an persons who nisly boon eprencntativ i might have h Department of St 6 trie ang peramannt ud that | thereut be held guilty of n for a period not not less than one to the United ally su mt to pu nd rest After discursive and the DIL to ainend the Civil Rights net was taken panserd without d: ‘The Henn'o held an evenin, eration of business from the Ce and bills were taken wp Ant puns Yo establish aa a port roule proposed ° over the Las River, between Now York and Beook- lyn, ‘To civo the consent of the United States to tho erection of @ Lrilge across the Delaware, between Votindey and Camden, ‘To reduce tie term for which the weal fisheries are tobe leased trov Aileen to eleven sears, To appropriate $25,000 to. purchase grounds for the erection vf a Custom Hon: ville. jon for the consld itter on Commeree 4. a9 follows ittowal wt Nasb- - Honne of Keveewemartyen. Mr. Coow (Rep., Hl.) reported that J. A. Case- Fisnotenitied to a scat ara deicgate from the erritory of Wyoming. OVRRRULING THR PREMDRNT'S VETO, ‘The SreaKen iald before the House the President's veto of the Copper Taritf bill, and nfler remarks by Menara, Schenck, Br Driver, Axtell, and he bill wos pasved notwithetanding the Pres- eto—yeas, 119; ways, NOM COUNTY POLITICLANR, with the two re to tostity befor x on tho New bork election frauds, Meecra, Bell and Recrew, oF Orvnge county, New apt, In refusing bo tee on the New York Speaker m the Spenker, While the ex ary and he ready to 2 wuwwor any quos mination Waa fuppoaed sob before pod ins aimilar man ry an.1in reply ty the quos: Speaker #aid he had note nities beestise he did not ‘ec Pamnaod, Ho was now ready to upp way questions thas micht be put ti Pie withenses Were taken in custody by the Ser- geuntat-Arms RATUMALIZATION JN NRW TORK, Mr Lawnesce UM) HeKed Tor ReTION on the bill wi Waatton cort Hwa ea by y In the evening the House rerumed the consider ation of the OISLATIVE APPROVELATION. DIL Mr. Burien (Rep., Mara.) moved to an item Telutive to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, by inore the pan er of third-cluss clerks io BA; of the srcond-elans clerks to 100, with a corre: sponding Increase in the snonnt of the appropria. Hon therefor, wh.ely Was agroed to, r. Honstas (Om, Inu.) moved that the eo peuration oF female clerks euall be the Of clus tour work perlor Blind vceuive t Mra rice of th nnd oat W bere they are ein ed by clerks of auine eoinp ihe, Ca1.) moved bo it vile clerks in tao office of the Comp troller of the Curreney to $1,200 por aunum, Jottings About Town coud parlor eviertainment fox thu benefit of the New York Medical Society for Womon touk piace lost evening, Four milkmen canght in the ect of adulterating tho fuid were en Of Spceia! Hesston: Judge Barnard decided yesterday not to edmit to Dail any criminal detected in the commistlon of a crime, ‘he monthly reception of the New York Skat- jon took placo Jost night, at their rooms Vi "s bulldlug, ‘The Assembly Counnittee on estod Elec. tre again In xcsion al the Motropehtan; but sUlinony seems ti.teriatnable, and the result in cetnite Daniel Crane, of 500 West street, was iostuntly killed yerterday afternoon in the brewery, 613 Wave ington. street, his shirt being eaught by the shaft, whieh rolied bit uguinst the eciling, Gray, of the Hine House, and Jame ‘of Ravenswood, Queena County, ce on yelocipedys from Hunt tani Point for $1,600 a side, $20 beon deposited. ed $60, yesturday, in the Court 0) tie ———— Licrvnes avo Mestincs.—The Working Wo- mens Association will hold thelr regular meoting at room %, Coopor Instisnte, at Ty o'cluck Wednosdey evening, Fob. 2. Mr, P. 7, Barnnm will lecture on temperance this evening, under the auspiecs of Manhattan Division No. 16,8. of T, ta Oilvet Chapel, No. 63 Sccond strect, Miss Sara Johnston will slug several tera- perance songs. Unsivensity Mupican Corseox.—The Alumni Association of the Medical Departinens of the Uni- versity of New York met last eventns, and etc President, L. L, Purple; Vice-Presitents, J, R. Leaming, of N.Y, ¥. D, Lent, N, ¥., 8. 8, Sutch well, North Carolina, J, B, MeGeath, Virginia, H. 8 Hewitt, N. ¥.; Secretary, I. M, Brush; ‘Treasurer, C.J, Pardee; Orator for next year, Jas, R. Leaming. Cospnen’s Arp Sociery,—The sixteenth an- nual meeting was held yesterda,, ‘ihe old ofcers were relected, The fande of tho Society amount to G1CE,000 and Ita Indebtedness to $35,000. #Phe an- huol receipts amounted to $162,963 and expenditures to $199,795 ; surpins, $3,170, ‘Thors linve been 5,700 pupils taught im twonty day ant eight evening schools, and 2.463 children sent ty Western homes, tug @ tote) OF 17,143 wince 1854, items of ex- were reported in the usual forn Tux Hanvano Keunrow,—At this pleasant ban- net last evening at Delmonico's, about 00 persons t down to dinner, ‘The Rey, Dr, Beliows presited, supported on his right by William Cullea Bryant, and on his left by the Rey, Dr, Adams, Amony the bangucters were Drs. J. P, Thompson, Osgoo, aud Farley, Professor Ellis, of Charlestown, Mass., Pro- ssor N, Hale, of Unton Colleze, Dr, Jolin O, Stone, J, H, Chonte, Esq, Capt, Newall, and others. Per ni speeches were delivered by Dre, Bellows, Os good, Kilis and Farley, and by Monsrs, Choate, Ne all, and oluers, and de, composed tur thy vec. sion by Horat # sung by the comps to the tune The party broke at midnight Guonce Witxes.—The friends of Mr. George Wilkes, of the New York Spirit of Wie ‘Limes Will Us pleased to Muar uk this gentlemen who in Paris, te in much betcer hewlt! than he first arrived there, and that he |) bei ch sougot after In American society, Mi. Wilkes gues to Nico next.— " “Tus Bows,” Irish Bull ject of the ing lecture of Py RU reg val ire of @ course delivered be- ro the You ‘en's Caristian Ansociution (ont era branes), Wwe loevarer hetee Mr Wm. Anderson, an attnchd of worming contemporary, ence aremed to Mehl appreelate the an pa unas peeees ey Ratatbels i ave ven arth c ee THE MURDERER REAL, —_——- Incidents of Hie Karly Life—Origin of the Didi. culty with Officer Smedick. —_—_-— y Sheriff in his Cell—The Com demued Prisoner not a Vicious Boy, but one of the old Fire Department Bunkers —He still Clings te Groundiess Hope. It ia remarkable fact that much of the early listory of John Real te clouded In mystery, This feet may, in common charity, be regarded as am im ‘Heation that his boyhood wae not marked by crime, and that the deliberate homicide of which he stands convicted was the resalt of vicious associations te his Inter years, It must be said, however, that there nevor was a case in whieb thought" was more clearly yet thore are many credibie renidents of the Twen ty-irst Word who would testify, and perhaps how ently, that previous to 1208 hia eharseter was eon, connected with the notoriows Tonzhs of that netghborhood, who, finding bim @ recognized him as a leader, This 1s be repntation with the police, who have known him eeversl years, The patrolmen of the Precinct where he has resided have regarded him ae & very determined man—one “ who would strilee quiek!y for exnse,” and one who would require twe to tako him toastation, if be felt bis purposes shonl not be impertlied. papery swenti THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. —-- The Revolutinists’ Plans Made Known to Dulce. ——— ‘Washington Wado ont of the Wasmixatow, Feb, 98.—It is shrewdly guessed by some of thoto who ore watching the current of events that tt ts Gen, Grant's purpose to eventonily offer the War Department to Senator Wilson, and the Post Office Department to Gov. Dennison. The Hon. J. F. Wilson, whose name is frequently coupled with the Attorney-Gencral's offs, Is known got to bea cavdidate, Ben, Wade yoaterday positively for- bidesome of bie many influential friends from ap- proaching Gen Grant apon the subject of his going Weak spani Havana, Feb. 23.—Gen, Dulce has published a ‘on addressed to the volunteers, announc: ing thot he fe about to enter upon a vigor Dolgn against the revolutionists yet fo arms, tells the volonteers that they have beon misled by the machinations of their enemies, and advisos them to remain quiet and obey their superior oMeers, ‘The citizens wore greatly alarmed, and Intense ex citoment prevailed all day yesterday, but partially subsided In the evening, when it was known that tho danger bad been avorted. unteers were discovered offeers went among the men abstain from violent ae But the influence of the odicers was not strong enough, and it ta cortain that the resolute conduct of and of Gen, Rapinar, of MESSMORR. Interesting Letter from Attorney-General Kyarta-An Fxplaoation— “malice afore own than in his; and Waanixatox, Feb. 28.—In compliance with « Senate resolution, Attorney-General Evarte to-day font a communication to that body, in which be says that on the a4 of November, 1868, bo gave directions to ths Attorney for the Bontbern District of New York that the ndictinents agotust Alva Biaisdell and ayatust Daniel Mesamore and others a drought on for trial withoat fur ind thot on the Mist day of the eamo month he instructed Mr, Courtney that the public constider Which bad Induced bim to give the above directions no lonaer requiring a delay in thone prosoentions, he directed to proceed with them In the course of tho udininistration of justice, Mr. Rvarte says: suspension or delay of the prosecutions grew entirely out of what I regarded tive oMetat duty in the proper conduct of a complaint lent of the United States mission of crime and of miscondaet in office on the part of District Attorney Courtney and Taq, Marshal of the Southern Disirlet of New York, for the porpere of obtaining the exereixe of the President's in conformity to the provisions of the second section ‘The plans of tho rly In the day, nd exhorved them to He became, howe' reckless man, at on: the Captain General rogular army, elone prevented mavencre. juncente had a bette with the troors at 1» noer Remedios, and defeated them, cap. nt accounta ore received of ments noar Trinktad, Clenfuegos, Villa Clara, with resulta sometimes In tvor of the metines fa favor of the troops, The ston of a tug on the iat his Hberty or turing the town, AL'S BARLY LIFE. One of his early associates informed a represent ative of Tur Bum yesterday that he and Real were In the same class in one of the Pabite Setools da any years ago, He continned hie aeqnaintance wilh Real until a short time ago, By 1002 Real deeame a member of Fire Engine Com» of which » county official was jeared h meelf to his eblef and all hie comrades by hit personal bravery at every fre to whien he was called, fo lived im the engine house, and this won his chief misfortune, for he thas com tracted habite whieh were @ bar to lis future pro him of a epirit of eelf-reilenes, Aovpressing him with the weccssity of securing political Inflaence to enabie him to earn a subsist ence, When the act authorising the Paid (Mctrope Hitan) Fire Department was passed Real quit the engine house and became connected with one fae ton of politicians Im the Ward, which was opposed to the party known a4 the “Geogheganites.” How the Intier were kept in check by Real and hie friends is matter of history in the later sanguinary annals of this city, It necds only to be added thal Real, as lender of the divctplos of a county offtelal, vi# anxious to keep the district under the com variably saccessful im my, Who were necased revolutionista have got por Dannoji river, leading tuto Jagna Ba frow Syain waa rounving the orgeniastion of @ force of 8,000 Cutalen velunt ented to the Pr Fifty first street of Kobert Mure: 14 for servico tu Cuba, ‘The volunteers ore nihority under ead Kurrding the streets two preceding days hae abated, Tho (her ts very hot The Prenea publishes, as anthentic, acconnte of the #itnation In the Central Department, Mving Iv the country abandon their sand estates and take rofuge ta tho cities, 1 in overy province of the ‘Thoy #ubsist on the country, bat te only the property of Spaniards, the juriadietion of Clentucgow bi ry 6 well mounted, known as the Tonuro of Civil OMce net. gress, by diventl Foilertoa, and was Hons and’ certiivates conduct as well a provisions of the Tenure of Civil Upon sn. exatutna: et above rele ‘The insurgents and hearing Mr. Fullerion urxe upon removal of thc covelnsion and so ‘The troops sent in pursuit The Prensa adds that it is useloss to indulge im Mlusions as te the state of affairs inthe interior; we must acknowledge that the condition of {ie Inhabitants could not be worse, ‘Thero ts no other political nows of importance, Pevsident that a just of the responsibilities impo of the act In question wo" removal of imp of them before the Benato’ of crit ; hibition of charges ous circumstances. precluded delay, Subsequently, and within a fow das turned with the papers which he f4 Well ae with Romo ad barges, and submitted tiem ont for his netion. y wore Immediately advised thereo their presence required to mect these charges, did weet them by thelr own denials, and b Wer proofs, and with'such effeet that ident that the stato of the proofs the auspension of the oftcers of December, I instructed Distriet- jney to make @ report to me in res ution which he was conductin trol of Old Tammany, v1 bis engogements with the of having offered tielr votes to apy candidate for the Havoc tn © Mecer—The People Starvin bad originally presented, ‘The course pureucd by Real at vartous elections, Jed bim to associate with ‘Twenty-first Ward, and on, Dulce has issued an address to the volunteers, exhorting them not to heed tho evil counsels of those who, despairing of the cause of loyalty, strive to excite distrust and vantages already gained over corner boss" of the 2 feel obliged to say here, that this clase represents many men who were long The police of the God-fur- region which these scoundrels fofest have {t their most disazreeable duty to manage ~ these loungers, or to ovat ti whon requested by shopkeepers to do 80, one of the men who was repeatedly warned to quit od policemen = Sme ago out of their teen destroy all the Sarraiitns 8t brdl Autoracy, Cours been delersted to the t A active operation, and their decisions exorably carried out, pen for the trial of all s that they should 4 not stain their nd exhorts them to maln- ake themselves the protectors A vigorous campaign powers havo from their baunte the tndietment in that ense should T received from District Bicees GoENETD, ordinary tribunals are also Courtney. in d Person upon whom frequently getting Real out the duty of of the ward devolved. At one time OMeer Smedick bad told him to keep of boat,” and Real had talked back to Smediek, Smedick grappled him at once acd took him to the police station, where he preferred a charge of assault, Of course ho was reloused on this charge, and there was an ond of tho case; but bis eamity to Smedyele began from that moment, aud it was intensified by a rkable Incident, ‘The officer ts accused by Real denonneod him asa rowdy and beautiful woman with whom he quaintud, and who had bocn influenced by the report, Smedick fought to prevent him from obtuiming employment in various places ; that lie went to the officers of the Third and Second avenge Railroad Companies, where he had been engaged a conductor, and dexeribed him to the Superintepdente character which the police of the Ward er yot given him, AOLIMPSE AT REAL IN TIKE TOM Throogh the kiiduess of Mr. Con'ter and Mr. Hinckley, the Warden and Deputy Warden of the Fopreseutative of Tum 8 to visit the Tombs yesterday for the purpose of an interview with Real, whois to die on tho 20th of The place of bis confinement ts peeultarly the place for a man who lins sent a fel- low eroature Into eternity. the equally No. 4—the receptacle of almost every murderer Ut hus been executed Im this elty, narrow room, Friery, the murderer of Lazarus, ours before the rope ended bis here the fated boy Rogers made his lavt confession before the exccutioner strangled hore, too, Wagner, the wife-murderer, whe imbedded a hatchet In his consort's skull so deop of strong men were required to re move it, lived antil he walked forth tremblingly te and there, too, was kept the first American slave-trader that ever was hanged, ghostly cell, John Real receives dally the visite of who warn Mm that he ts virtually dying, and that he must make preparations for the unknown world, We glanced through the cell door at Real, this young man, who, although ta the full glow of youth and health is dylug under the forma- Jus of the law, and it must be suld that he presented no evidence, at least in bis facial appearance, of luaving yet realized his awful fate, A glance at his features would convince any person that his coum 0 betrays nothing of the ferocity of the gang of which he was the acknowledged leader; and the -nerved citizen would not appre! from a man of bis face and address, He ever, what is known as ‘a determined man, desperate fighter on all occasions wix his friends had been insulted, Real Is visited daily by Father Daranquet and the Bisters of Charity, who have provided for him varfous religious books. He still entertains hm gering hope that he may yet be pardoned; but he been warned that there is no hope of his re Tle was engaged when our re porter saw him yesterday tn reading atract which bad been Jefe im bis oell by the priest who attends roly upon the od caure by violei ws for Justice, er be atayed. T have the honor to be, ver WILLIAM M, Attorney-General, of order, law and commerce, {s prowlaed ugatost the rebel bands wio cre & vnoceupted territory. n to put confidence in the Gov- gaged In devant cludes by urging th ernment ond Its oficer Nowe from Cienfuegos, as Inte as the 20th Inat., bec bene coccived ibe tneangente hed made havce ‘They were pillaging the houses and estates of Bpauiarda who had tnicen refuge in ‘The people who now remained te and serving, several encounters with the insurgents, and had Kencraily ronted, but were Tho great Puri Lull takes place in the Acade- my of Music to-morrow ‘and masquerade of the season, for this ball are on the mont extensive cule, and ‘atariling and original novelties aro promined, It will probably be the moat select Of maayue ever Kt nited, and are nen Costamers are overbardened with orders, ‘The Vall of the Iron Mouldera’ Union is to be on the evening of the 26t ously announced, Mr, D. 8 Briggs ts chairman of tho cominittos, ning. ‘This is ti ‘The preparations in tint provinces, ad become aa Keal ays, also, th They dad tad instoad of bio ble to parwue them toon hundrod Insarzente entered Lajas on the Qth iuat., burnod the archives of the police head: seized the guns, uniform: of the civil guard, and carried off al the hors Ald for Struggiing Cuba, A number of Cuban ladie noon at 130 Went Tweutict the patriotic » met yesterday after- ct to elect officers to at the Caban ty of ladies to ‘They unanimously elected President, Je Castellanos; Secretary, Seflora M. de Sheriman ; Treasurer, Seforlta Con- spirita Santo the Governor was c all malo eftlzens over 17 yours of Sefiorn Solidad was permitted The Blegt of Sauua April for hia erie, perative Plasterers. iety met last night, Mr Saxua La Gronde bas been declared in « state of + 400 strong I oper: tiona have been them destroyed by ty of Bogua and I It Js the famous Murder- frmous cell tomembers, A phiesl Union No, 6 was reecived, aud resolutions Were aduptod supvorting A waste and th In that little dels in the view Mparkstrom the Telegraph, nis tn St. Louts, nw treaty is to be ratified, Maing votes $40,000 for an Agricultural College, A snow storm swept over The fret sail Forayth, ented frum Nowh ‘The estizens of Auburn, Me,, voted om Monday to tthe city charter by AT majority. Tho Lousiana House was in session seven hours yoaterday on financial measures. reat Fenian meeting in Baltimore, on Monday wns adurussed by Goo. Johu O'Nell ‘Phirtyentx Cano Plante tions Latd Waste~ Expedition from Troops Bent to the ‘The Pernyian ¢ bacce, and other Cub . 23.—The city is quict. thonsand troops leave for the Interior to-morrow, ‘The journals urge the volw and rely upon the Gove duy in honor of Washington, uid on Sunday, To that dismal, was a disturbances in the elty urning phintations in the Villa Clara a In the latter district thirty-#tx ea ploatrtions have been inid wasto, rom Nuevetas to the 13th Inst, have been Alargeexpodition bad put to sea under It consisted of 2,500 men, including eavulry with how!tzers, guns, horses, provisions, and 140 rounds of artillery arumunttion. posed that tho destiuatton of the expedition Guanaja, where thé reb Hatghit, of California, will not accom ot July Facile Ruilroad excursion pat quay districts, Henry E, Chamberlin, of Akron, Onto, aged Often gia yorterday, His fa conamitted suicide’ er MOL Wuunelt AYE yeu Reporta from varions points between Windsor, ne Hoaviess snow storia o! ada, and Quebec, indicat Mr. Rose started from Ottawa, Canada, i pinmiMoner, OD the Some of the promiuent friends of Gen, Grant pro- pose to erect wp equestriib statue or bita Ou the KouLh- 6rn poitico of the have fortified themselves, ‘The schooner Kate Ranger has been prohibited ling, because she was wi a din earrying supplies to the rebels, aud sho 4s golng to Matangas, A decreo is to be issued imposing an export dut frou the Ist of March neat of fy cents per box, and $1.95 por hogs! under the next daily received at Headqwarters of ‘the Ary, No attention Ls paid to any of such papers, pureer in the employ of tho Pacifle suddenly of a yuer New 2ork, Jauuary 4, Union Pacific Raltron by snow, mad wost of Chi ihereury Fapges at from Cen to Often degrees bolow ‘The press of Lisbon alinost unanimonsly condemn movement for s anion of the old name of Iberls, white adnitnistrat.on 8, M. Keeler, on sugar; $1 per », and fifty cents per thousand on elgars; and ‘an addition of five per cent, on all duties on Imports, and tweuty-five por ceut. on all Internal taxes, the proceeds of which are to be paid woekly to the Spanish Hank to secure an advance of $8,000,000 to the Government, ain and Portugal, under 4 hae boon recently con ‘The tuneral of ©. H. Hulbert, Inte railroad station niaster, who was killed by @ full trot ear, waa attonle lnrde numbers of the Ma»onle trate ail route Agent between Concord . Democrat, aypol ‘Gyear ago. bas bedn removed, pudlicun, has been apwointed a b ‘ust Baetzbald, y, and probably fatally iKuWines ber busvun ol's sister, his brother-in-law, amd two othes relatives visit him dally, L'S PLEA OF DRUNKENNEESS. , yooterday by Jou of the Pri W. F. Russell 1 Geverament, stituent Cortes », the Prime Minister, Since Suniay «great change in bis deportment hag . Ho has beeome very thoughtful—ser ounly so—and bas cast aside the moodinces which he exhibited up to that time, number of friends, sad conversed with the: relative to the terrible fate which awaits him, Te of these he said he was assured that he would not be hanged on the second day of April—the day appointed for his execution—and that effurts now being made to obtain @ postponement of the hanging for ® month at least promised to be successful. He reiterated his assertion, already published in Tum SUM, that If it were not for the present public seath ment in regard to the prevalence of crime im the city s commutation of bis sentence would be sure, He said: “ Ydu know I am under sentence of death, under it as well as possible, ‘They say very hard things against mein the news papers, but Tam not half as bad as they try to make me out, I suppose Iwas drunk when I committed the act, and I don't think I should be beld respome sible for an act done whea I didn't know anything about it, I don't see why the papers should all yesterday Sorra a announced the resignation of the nena ch AN terday, by the igniting of boiling on a stove Yesterday he recelved @ ister of War, in we that the late dynasty would never reaseend the throne, Tho House, by w large vote, intrusted Marshal cxcoutive powrrs for the time being, and granted him the authority necessary for aw mill attached to Cooerder's dry dock in Rvausyille, Ind., ex; al Shattering the will, thstantly killing y wounding A. J, Cover The Grand Trung Kallway Company yesterd: conitleted the improvene! hadian shure vppoeive Prevont delays to treizot and passengers. ‘The steamboat Peoria Cit oulsville, sagged at Cole bunday night. Bervano with full on thelr works ou fflo, whieh will . Dulee a9 Governor Gevwal of the cypolds, Superlitentent uf the Police, Mr. Train tu Francis Train and Tam beartn; reee.ved a second grand ovation in this city ore enthusiastically r wour through New Bi As William Stuart, of Green county, was driving along the east sido of the Catekill mou bis hore mad ‘and driver piu Ca tg whole lecturing Mir, Stuart was Dot ‘ered uutll Mouday, Ho was suill'alive yosterday, ane, Was getting Up certificates of good ‘The fight between Gallagher an tested yesterday, ou Carroll Island, I Hoth gave and tou entablishwent the Lispeciors of ard of Health were proparing reports upon It Monday, charaerertaing it infant asyluin—so elararter lor t h they presented « son why I hw as a *vilo den—an ile yged as to be detrimental t@ public heulth, ond “dangerous to human roesamends that the establishment b ung Wier so wnscnd delly under lis eure to the Ce ¢ Of porsons We 1 tru 10 days to 6) years, and only two rooms Ln whieh to do als thelr *eteoee received a Oluw on on tt I rf oded the Ugbt, Time Some of the Chinese of Son Francisco are reported Fe powecaalon of the ne meamer yest: ken measures The Chinese Coupan.es are anxious to preggo uamorel immigration, bat have iataly” besa tree minutes, friends will do al! for me that they can, all that Lean ask of them, 80 far as here is concerned, I have nothing ‘Tho keepors and oficers havo dome, and ure doing, all they can to make me comforiable, and of ran't ask more.” eKitinate cuhtron