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

THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR THE NEW CABIN iT. The Political Navigators at Sea. Gen, Grant Resiered—Pennsvivania Pell ctans the Headquarters of the Army tn Force—specal Here and There, Special Despatch to The Sun, Wasmrvotox, Feb. 24—There was an unu- gaatly large nomber of ©. ngressional callers apon Gen, Grant to-day, and several attempts were made to get @ little more light on lis choice for a Penn- tylvenia Cabinet oMcer, The Geveral declined to Say whether Le lived in Philadelphia or not, or to make any further development, for the reason, as be expressed it, that he might, im the general di cussion about men, find out something before March 5 thet would lead him to change his mind, and if he id he could do it quietly, and no one Would be injured by Lie elange of mind, In Wash ington there ts great diversity of opinion as to who It will be, George HM. Stuart t# supposed to have the inride track, while Jay Cooke, Aoo!ph Boree, and Lindley Smyth are next in order. J. McKenna, of Washington county, has many friends who believe tm him as the © coming inan. GRANT'S STAFF WILL NOT RESION. Wasninctow, Feb, 24.—The report that all the Members of Gen, Grant's staf will on the 4th of March tender their resignations has no fonndation th fact, and betrays tenor f army e Graces, Most of these oMcers hold their stat rank by assignment, and after Grant's tnaugur Will have nothing to do but await the from the Adjntant-General’s office to rejoin their Proper commands, of askigning them to such othor duty as may be directed by the proper authority.— Te. to Brening Post. ‘The Whole Thing Out at Lust. To the Eatitor of The Sun. Sin: Tam not at liberty to make ebannel through which I public the obtalied the following rs may rest tive the list Hy fhiln to command not trespass apon your space or time of your readers by induiging ta speculation Facis ore incts: Secretary of Stae—Azariab T. Duncan, of Mass, Beere rg it Treasury—semuel B. Northrop, of ‘ah w very nut lomew. of Ohio. of New York, 0. of Indiana. ney. General Imastar-Wenaral—Chitten B. Ferris, of Mar It ie proper to state that Israel T. Mo braska, prominently named for Postmasti General; otherwise, the Cabinet, ft Is thought, wi Bot vary materially frow the above, The \ol.owing ie a very brief biographical history Of the foreg ing men: Mr. Donean was born in the town of Ludwith, latve. on the 18th of June, 1816, and emigrated to weauretts in the fall of 1936, Northruo was born Mare aud , of No Mr Incr Of Muconvill 19, 1806, in the J State o Rhove Island, and emi Grated when quite young to Henneylvauia, Mr. Bartholomew was born In the town of New Orleans county, N. Y., and emigrated to Obio ton carly day, and had been’ repeatedly «lected to beth bis, of the Legis ature of that State, the same Si. m whout GT yew rn December i, 13947 sInd.and Jrow Works “ Dare was born wt "ort, bate of resides in one of the Colombia. eas formerly gen oF ing firm of * Ferri 0! Barrievury ae : t thus fonned ‘entirely of positive Meu, and free from all polttical com) leations and Whahees whieh bur juvile men, Anparaiicied sly control und embarruss il aittstion Oey TEPKEN Ul, BRANCH, ‘The New York Times Cabinet. We have hitherto said by about the com- net, orenuse rf id so much, and party teanese wre know so Hiile, though (Als, we arknowledg-, was not goed reason. But the th come at lat when rh Wwe tool free Lo wp If Gen, Grant does nut, Seer an emia 5 rr Alton neg-benevat ticer, New YAR Ore Se retary af Sia stews y New York, on secrekary af War tee} Naw York, eer ay af the Naty G- WH," New Tork, Yor Lt marker Gene aii. Greeivy, New Yosh Por Secretary of the Intertor—( Noy jot decided) —. day even- Ing in Bocinl Reform Hall, with the President, Mr, Homsitiusam, im the cbulr. ‘The attendarce was ‘gery, large, but only routine Lasinere wus trune- acted. eens ‘The Commercial Advertiner’s Cabinet. Wasmivaton, Feb, 24.—Gen, Grant's oracular atterances are watched and catched up with eager Interest, and a careful cont vp of bis views war- rapis tLe iollowing latest cas! the pow Cabinet: Becratary «f State—Mamilon Fish, of New York. eee, Of the Treasury—Goorge M. Btewart, of feiptia. Beer euury Wf War—Gen. Schofield, to be succected by Bours W ison, of Massachusetts, Secretary wh ihe Interior Gen. Nye, of Nevada, for- meriy 01 Now York. ystmaater enaral—Gov, Denison, of Olilo. ‘Atior ney: (4 j—James Wilson, of lows, It is believed that the actual nominatios by iportant Fespect, (row the above tor Nyo's name seems to be the weal dit may not be included in the fi It 19 nleo Just probable thut the only nin the above cast of the Cabinet wiil be Adinission of a Southern Unionist, The po icy Apbounting a Southern wun ts cenerally recog: — END OF THE EXPRESS WAR. aia So Gal Expresses Declared ple The motivn io the case of James Il. Blatebford Axainst Eimore P. Ross and otuers, which was re cently argued before Judge Ingrabam, to continue the injunction to restrain © consuiidation of the Merchants’ Union and American Expross Companies, wan deciied yesterday. ‘The action was instituied to restrain the defendants, who are officers of the Merchants’ Union Express Company, from effecting proposed union and merver of the Company and the American Exprees Compuny, in the American Merchants’ Union Express Company and for tue appointment of a receiver, Judge Ingrabam says that the main question as to the validity of the pro- pored consolidation depends upon the construction Of the urticies of association, and the power of the Executive Committe in altering the samo, ‘These ar- ticies coutained a clause providing for an amend- ment of the original articles by # concurrent vote of two-thirds of the Executive Commit \d a major- ity of the Trustees, By such vote an amendment Was made #0 a8 to provide that the Merchants’ moany might be merged into or eorsoldated with any other Express Company, on e Wrilten cousent of «majority In jniter- eat of the stockholders, In like warner, an ainendment was aiterward made providing f 1 consolidation, without r qal ent of euch ma- Jority of t ‘The Ju this lator ceded their auihority, They might as sumed to change the business Of the corporat'on 10 one entirely aiflerent trom that for which it bad beea orcunleed, They bad no au- thonty by such cor o bring the stock. bolders und lity for debta of wn- other compa) expose them to risks which might pot have cx sved be ore, or which might follow from the fntrodve'lon of anew company OF ussociation, tnd 4 surTe. «ler to wich hew Company of all the pro? per'y of tie as»ociation, Tie obj clio # tat the American Express Com- pany and the stockholders vencrally are not mace pariice are disponed of ax to the former by the aicwwent that the Company is not in any way inter- fered with by these proceedings ; and as to the later, Wiis dericed that it 1s enough if some of the ciass are por'ies, who, om behalf of all, may either prose- eute or d fend, AAs to the appointment of & recelycr, the applica ton for whieh is based mal ly on vie ‘alleged min cor duct of the Executive Cowmitwe in voting for \Jons vi money to Viemselves and others 8 at varous tines diring the past two years before und after the organization of the Com: pany, the Court decides in its favor, remarking that Of the Impropriety of grunts of such large sums for duel purposes there can be Nile doubt. But as & teceiver Is ulrcady appointed of the property of the Company not involved in the consolidation, any order in (bis brunch of the case is roecrved, tho piaintin being fully protected Ly the present receiv: objections, Jud The {njunciion ter aily modified, with the modification, Permitting ‘such of t holders as so desire to change their stock the new Company, and to py the assessment there- 1, and res rving’ any decision as to reeeiver until BALE tue present recelver shall be made @ party and ‘abali ile an answer tu this eeiiou" THE SOUP-HOUSE FRAUDS, ‘Tum Sex has alroady apprised its readers of the operations of a person styling himself the Rey, C, C. Towntend, who, while collecting enormous sums of money and quantities of clothing and provisions, o8- tensibly for orphans, had yet nothing to show for it, nor even enongh to pay a few hundred doliars to teachers aud others whom he had employed. We also printed, yesterday, the aubetance of a report to the Bosrd of Health, condemning the Greenwich Street soup ho puisance and Townsend as an impostor, We have now a few additional tacts which 6 find in two communications to the Keening Post, by Mr. H. Parsons, counsel for the Working Women’s Union, who brought the Naud to light, and by Mr. 8, B. Halliday, who has had frequent conver- tations with Mr, Townsend, Mr. Parsons, alter remarktog that jndement bad been obtuined by his elients on. former trials, “To one of the complainants who ha by a hard work earned nearly $205, ‘Townsend paid 872; to another who lad earned $125, and who baying @80 io bank, a part of the bonnt) moncy lent her by a de- conned & er brother, lent the same to Mr. Town send on bis promise to repay, be las altogether re turned and paid the monifecnt sam of §25, To a third ie ereditor for 7%, he bas paid @D; and there are aril ot Avernging the above we find that to Lis employees (who are derendent for actnal sup. port their own exertions) he pays @ cents on the do!lar. His reading, or at least his rendering, Of & familiar text would eecm to be, ‘The laborer |b Northy of twenty-one per cent, of his hire. Ae he der oath that he ts reeetving contribution the neighborhood of $10,000 por ye niities of material, he cannov pay. ‘The editors of the Mrening Dost sent reporters to Staten Island and to Greonwich street, and in their comments upon the rosult of these investigations they aay: It is our duty as journalists to warn peopie that no one ought to give money to Townaeni, wntil at least he ean mako & ciear and aatistactory ex. pilit of bis affairs, There te reason to be heve him, at this writing, ty be an impostor; it he can prove meelt an honest man we shall be help him, Bat until he does it, no man wuld give him act We have not done th our investigations into Mr, Townsend's cxreer. We hope to receive in days letters from Low City, in regard to bis “Farm School” there, W and we promise our: that exact oughly examined ir reacles id Mr. Tow nsen Justice stall be done bim. From Mr. Halliday's conversations with Townsend, whom he has known for ten or twelve years, {t ap- pears that this clerical frand in 1854 began his Orphan Home in the vicinity of Iowa City, Iowa, under auspices of the vestry of the Episcopal Church there, of which be was then Kector; bat for some reason they refused to codperate with him, and he assumed the whole thing, For the first two or three years Lis collections were limited, but he alates tlat nome- mes they hi amounted to ten thousand dollars a year. In 1962 the Home was incorporated. Daring this wholo period he bas received seventy five thonsand dollars ; he thiuks not mors than this sum ; and that he has sent or taken away from the Kast to the West five hundred children and adults, Purchased at diferent times two to four buodred acres of land In Towa, on which he has erect ed bull bas sold portions of the Iand ud mortgazed other por- Townsend thinks the Towa pro- Mr. perty worth $5,000 or 60,000, on which toore are several mortgages, One of these ts to the matron for irs’ services, one to the w ven to Mra. Town: 0 whole of this property was mor ita valuo, and wae recently sold for taxes, A (ow Years ago he began a Hume on Staten Island In conneetion with some ladies of the Episcopal C.urch of the town, 98 a kind of tender or sup- plement to the lowa house, Disaffection 1, und Mr. Townsend abandoned tne esta! lishment to the indies, and then bought two other houses with Ind, in which to receive chil- din from the city as boarders, aod to saciter fuch ns came to his care to be nent West, In theno tvo houses he says he hes sometimes liad thirty ilaren, mostly boarders from thiscily, ‘The Statcn lind wfalr hae ended worse, if possible, than the Or |, ho says, for more ameful mistnanage- mr nt, disease and death have driven Wem out of It, ‘Townsend Was wound up bia affairs here and pro. Posce to goto Connecticut and begin anew. ut Dir. Halliday hopes that be won't, and that no one Will trust bim with any more money, for the rrasons that by his mismanagement be bas slows bimself either a knave or # fool. i CURIOSITIES OF CRIME, rtd ‘The Course of True Love, &e. Virgil A. Krepps, a telegrapher employed in & telegraph office on Broadway, Now York, was takem before Justice Riley at tho Brooklyn City Hall yesterday afternoon, his accuser being Mr A. 8. Mauve, fancy goods dealer, of 273 Fulton street, Brooklyn, The charge was that be had attempted to shoot Mise Carrie King, a salcawoman, Krepps entered the store in a halt-dronken siatc, and drew a pistol upon the young wowan, but she raised her hand and diverted the course of the bullet, when was arrested by Mr, Maune, and handed over to jeer, Fron a letter which he bad torn up thrown away, it appeared that he bad intended to take his own life as well as Miss King's, ‘The couple time A little boy met Officor Sanford yesterday morning in Thirtieth street, and informed him that 9 futber wae being murdered by his ancie, The oMeer accompanied tue boy to 121 West 30th street, and found Patick Costello and James MeCarthy peated at a table, the latter with a bud cut on the bead extending down the side of the fuer to thr neck. Thetwo men were taken to the Twente-eeventh atree! Station, but McCarthy refused to mike « complaint, He was sent to Bellevue Hospital, wl: injury nounced a Costello’ was arrested yea a BS s with the Pawnbrokers, Hyman Witkoffsky appeared et the Mayor’ office ye lerday, and entered comploint ag briel Prager, a pawnbroker, of Broom ‘The compllvant called upon Pracer on the bth of Janoary, ynd desired to be informed Wii. ther a wately ich Ue had in pawn was gold, Prager replied that it was, and Witkoff¥ky theroupon purchased awn ticket for the watch (on whl H had becn Watch was not goid, to the defendant and requested a osu went of $15 upon 1, But Prager sould not lend anytung upon 1; thereupon the complainant qaused Prager to be taken before tue Mayor's Marshal. * Wenn" Allen eet jail i» bis house « ng’s weak points are known $0 Allen's . one of whom took French leave of it lust inber, by the insteuctions of the Disteict ney adoudle watch lus been pliced over Alle cvnniy's expense, a deputy ‘at an officer from that of the ney Waving been detailen for that pur pore, the Sherit trict Alto ‘The jail building Mw its present condition, Distei Attorne: Morris declared this morning, 6 @ dusgrace couuty,Brookiyn Unton, a, 34, fi dis The Osage Indian Land Grab, Fort Lravexwontn, Feb, 2&—About 3,500 of the Onage Indians are left on their reservation, They were starving to death last fall, woen Gon, Sher.dan issued rations to them, 0 Orst six beeves that wore slaughtered they ate raw, entrails and all, 10 about av bour = Toey will have to bo fed by the Goveramcnt antil next April, when ther huntin, scason bogins. Iti» tueir land (Olght mnilisou eres) which (ne speculal claim to have baught, ut nineteen cents theacr — ography at $108 He b, 24.—The spiritualists here & fever of exeitemcat over tue extibjtion of whut are atyled, spiritual puoto rapt, hibited as a teumphaunt Vindication faith, It need on) tut the pholographe are tak«n on Broad » Y, wb §10 ea Fiabe Soldiors and Ch Gaunison's, N.Y, Fob. 24.—A desperate Bight occurred at Highland Pails, baturday op 1, between some soldiers from Weat Polut, and cluzens of the first montioned place, Ono man was badly beaten, Four of tue soldiers passed murth to-day to New: The uri Borra.o, Feb, 24.—Frank Swift, of New York elty, and EB. 1’, Goodrich, of Chicago, will skate here ve the chemigioneliip of Amer mith and Goodrich arrived Hended by nuucrous friends, aud exhibited jen on ie ioe to-night, THE BOUNTY SHARKS, Additional Charges by Defrauded Soldiers, ont Officers tn the Business rane. Tho Special Agent, Mr. Newcomb, continues his war upon the disreputable brokers who have d>- frauded soldiers of teir bounties, and be bus been successful ip eoropelling some of the thieves to re- store the money which they had withheld from their victims, Over sixty complaints were presented yea- terday, Proccedings aro to be taken on each in numerical order. In every case the agent will make an effort to recover the bounties before instituting criminal suit; but in case the accused should fall or refuse to settle the claims agalust him, he Is to bo arrested and taken bofore # Uuited states Commis. sioner on a criminal enarge, THE CLAIMS AGAINST TERMAN, No further action has been taken in the case of Terman, butit f9 sald that the Colonel will not ap- pear under any circumstances before the Court, In the mean time, new charzes of defrauding soldiers bave been preterred against him at the office of the Special Agent, but owing to his abrence no aetion has been taken npon them. It must be raid, tn Justice to Herman, that a certain oficial in the county government has becn ac: cused before © United States Commissioner of having received three per cent. of the protts of Mis agoney ; but the official alluded to bears an ex- cellent character, and bonce bis vame In with! He is 8 relative of Herman, and i using every means, except that of paying the oldiers, to extricate him from his difficulty. The claims, amounting to $26,- 000, which wore to the eredit of Herman tn Wash- ington,ghave not been puld, and an application bas becn made to have the amount rent th this city, with & view to paying the bountics which It Includes. A BRONDWAT LAWYER ONDER EXAMINATION Yesterday afternoon a groat molitade assem) in the rooms of Commissioner Osborn and the halis adjacent to tisten to the examination In one of the canes whieh involve the wronginl detention of soldiers’ bounties. Shortly after 1 o'clock @ Broad: way lawyer appeared by counsel before i9- sioner to answer the charge of having defrauded James Brady, formerly a member of Company A!) the Kighteenth New York Cavalry Regiment, of #100, the amount of boanty to which he was ent! tied, Mr. Emerson, the Assistant District Atiorney, had charge of the prosecution, In the room aud outside were many rpectntors, of both sexes, who Wwatehed the proceedings with intense tuterest, ‘The complainant, James Brady, was the only witness sworn, He testified that he had employed the firm of L. Brown & Co. to collect his bounty; that be had repeatedly called at their establishment for the Amount, but was not able to procure it; that he sent sletier to Washington about tue matter, and learned that the money lind been drawn on a check eudorsed with the namo of JN. Luckey; aud that ho went to the office of the latter, and con'd not get the amount. Mr. Lackey, however, dented that he had endorsed the check, and of coarse the soldier could not awear that he bad endorwed it; and owlng to these facta there wus no legn! evi'le nee to bold him on the large, It was subsequently A that the partner of Mr. Luckey (Mr. Graham) had sicued Mr Luckey’ name to it, bet it did mot appear tint Mr. Luckey had given him authority su to do, ‘The bounty, however, was paid to somebody on the endorsement, but to whem war pot ascertained, ‘The Commissioner, nner there clreumstaness, sald there wns ‘ecal evidences to hold the defendant, but Mr. Newcomb remarked that adilitioval testimony would be ‘ortheoming for,the Government, and the hearing was accordingly postponed until the 4th of March, Immediatcly after the adjournmont, Mr, Luckey was surrounded by an angry throng of men, who propounded to him piany questions in relation fo. their claima, to all of which he ropiied, 161 have received any money for soldiers, Fam’ amply responsible for it.” Among the spectators ut the ex- nation were several Lounty star! whose career Of swindling will soon be brought to a close, A SHAMERUL BIAVR, Tt has come ont during the proceedings that the dou hioves, not content wiih defrauding their BEUNS OOH AOREAG by thet, ave eum to give ‘eck ‘heir milttary diachurges until mum has been ‘One of these infamous » retches was ‘openly scensed of this crime in the court room, aid he stood nnabashed while the charge was rade. Ho has many discharges in his fice which are necessary to prove tho services 0° wis victins preparatory to their natuvalix but he has ret thom unless has adopted Is battery, and he wi a crul of hls victin will soon be entitied to that pre uum, ne. se —— L ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, The Exchange Sal jon Enormous A. There was an immense Hon salen of real entate in the Exchange Salesrooms yesterday, The property sold consisted of New York, Brooklyn, and Staten Islnd improved and unimproved real estate, ‘Tho wales amounted to $687,400, ‘The following are the totals of New York Improved property sold : Jonrph McGuire, $29,500 ; E. H. Ludlow & Co., $16,20. New York unim- proved property—A. J. Bleocker, Son & Co,, $241,000, Brooklyn improved property--Johnson & Miller, $91,200; James M, Miller, 96,000, Brooklyn unin proved property—Johnaon & Miller, $945,575 ; Janes M. Miller, $9,656, Staten Inland tmproved and un- improved property—E, H. Ludlow & Co. A larze number of to take place thi ‘Among them we notice t Mosars. A. J. Bleecker, Bon & Co., will nell to-day some valuable Improved real estate on Madison nue, Third avenue, and on Seventy-fith, diaticte, Fisty-elgnth, and Fifty-ninth streets, and om First and Second avennes. On Friday, 2th inet, the sane firm sell some Brooklyn, Fistbush, and Now York ‘oper PrCasts. Muller, Wilkins & Co., well on Tuesday, March 2, 64 wert end lots, being the entire block Vounded by the Grand Boulevard, Ninth and ‘Tenth avenues, Sixty-third and Sixty-foorth streets, and ouly 300° fect distant from the Central Park. ——— —- ‘Tho Freach Revolutton of 1848, This event was celobrated last evening in the Steuben House, Bowery, by ® grand banquet given by the Now York and New Jersey French Repnbil- cans, There were 200 ussociatos ab the tabi After the banquet a meeting was organize C, Pelletier was clected Chairman, Mr. acted us Secretary, Eloquent speeches were deliv- ered by tue Chairman, the Secretary, Mr. Wogley, Mr. Constant, Mr. Boyer, who escaped pater being soutenced to death during the revolution, Mr. baucreaa, Mr. Labiaux, Mr, Bebuchy, and others, tho purport of their remarks being ® condemnation of the volicy pursued by the French Government, and a Bope tata repablic would be established In Frange, ‘The procecdings vorminated by the entire company lustily joining in the chorus of the French natignal bymn, “Mourlor pour ia Paiste,” sung by Bir, Deouchy. — ‘The Contral Park Bal Masque, bal masqué at the Ceotral Park Gardens Off last night agoording to sypointment, and me of the most moviceable affaizn of the masks were of the most fo wore the costuines, #o muc specuitors were puzzled to they ‘belonged. Ai countries and chmates "were represented, some of the maskers appearing in the furs ‘of the Arctic regions, while others ri- Ned in simpaicity the fualionable court dross of the King of the Cannibal Isiands, Tho party wan a Large one, and filed the ball to a comiortahie degree, and sometimes crowded tho floors a hittis loo muck for ease iu dancing. Everybody seemed (0 enjoy the affiir, and the managers were Careful not to tirow Any fet Jious objections in the way of the dancers As THe SUN went to press the fun was al its hergut, ‘nd promised to last until morning, Batts.—The great Purim ball is the event in the Academy of Musle this evening. It Le one of the finest gud most fashions er xiven in this elty. ‘Tue ‘Thirty-seveuth Regiment, The cam Biowia Oren vue Mansuar's Sara.—An air of mystery pervaded Marslial Murray's office yester day, a safo therein having been blown open with owder, und everybody being anxious to learn who pee done the Marshal's biowing this pins ty We : rst au rs known to be vm thy are tS len. The sale is a's office sume an execution, A few . the undersiunding th ‘be opened by the Marshal, But why th ould be biown open (or almost destroyed, really the case, for the door is nearly all blown to pieecs), when & locksmith could have opcned It, aud why it should have been done at night, nobody could toll, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. —_— Last of Andersonville Special Despatches to Tho Sun. Wasnimaton, Feb. 4. The President to-day gave an order to Louis Schade, Eeq., for the remains of Henry Wirs, who was executed in the Old Capitol Prison Novem- der, 1868, having been convicted bys militery com: mission of murder while in command of the rebel prison at Andersonville, and baried im the Arsenal Krounds, this afternoon the body was removed by an undertaker MR, ROLLINK'S ATCORAAOR, The Commissioner of Interval Revenue under Gen, Grant will be the Hon. Colambus Delano, of Ohio, He has served six years in Congress, and his term expires on the 4th of next month. Ho {8 regarded as one of the purest and most opright men in pablie life, and has always taken ah sition in the discussion of inters nal revenue mattors. In December last, when Mr. Rolling expressod a wish to retire, Gon. Grant, through a trusted friend, conveyed to Mr. Rolling ® request to hold the Commissionorship until the end of Mr. Johnson's term, which Mr. Rollins consented to do If not forced to leave by the condition of his family, ‘The present Commisstonor, some time ago informed Gen. Grant that be would like to withdraw 48 soon xe possible afer the foauguration, and the next President then testifed bls confidence in Mr. Delano by tendering bim the place. RETRENCUMANT AND REFORM. While the House Committee were engaged to- night in cutting down at every point the department estimates for the next year's expenses, O, J. Dickey made an ismue with them that they had not suf. cient evidence on which to act, and it would be falrer to Gen, Grant to give him the same amount that they gave Mr. Jolinvon tn the bila of @ year xo, and then If be could economise he would do It. Now they were putting im fn position to have to come in with @ large deficiency bill an if bis administration was a partial failure, ‘The Monse, however, overruled him, and shaved every thing down to the very lowest figures, AYRRY QUIET RAP AT soMENODT. Mr. Hurlburd’s Committeo are debating the question of the extent of power of tho House to censure the employment of ex-membera aa recret Paid agents of claims and tutorests Ii fore Congroas, expecially when neting as eccret agents of a foreign Goverument against their own ENLAROING THE BUPRRME COURT, The House Judiciary Committec will meet on Friday, to consider the Senate bill for inercasing the number of the United States Judiciary, RECULATING RUFFRAGE IM ALL THE ATATRA, The Conference Committee upon the constitu. Htonal amendinent to regulate suifrace throughout the States met to-d hours adjourned without coming to wny cou ‘The indications ore that thts Committee will fall to agree. THM PRINTING FOR THR FORTT-FinsT CONGRERA, The Senate today, with barely @ quorum Present, agreed to renew the contract wiih Rives & Co. for publishing the debates of the Forty Arst Congress, ‘The House Committee are unanimous Againat it, and whl insist to-morrow (hat it aball be © at the Goveromen. printer's at an acknow ledged saving of over $100,000. CRSHATION OF WHYTRWARITING, Tho Senate Judiciary Committee to-day adopt- eda resolution to take no further action this ses #ion on applications for the reuwval of political disa- Dilities, NO POSTAL TELROUAPIT. The House Committee on Post Offices and Post rendered an adverse recort on the weve. B, Washiburue, FPORTILTH CONGRESS, — Senat Wasninoroy, Fob, 24.—Mr, Trewaurt. reported, without amendment, the bill providing tor a more efictent provisional government for Mississippl. It yagites the omens a and provides trac tue Jority of the votes east ut the election for a ratitte: ton of the Constitution, &e., shall enter epon thelr Tespective offices, provided they enn take the oath of July &, 1862; otherwise the duties of the offices for which they were elected shall devolve upon the per sons receiving the next highest number of votes who can take sald oath, ‘The second section makes It the of the military commander of the district to «ee pregolng provisions are immediutely carried Mr. WiLtiame made an adverse re ort, algned by nd Mr, Ferry, ou the claim of Yilliam MeQar- 0 ‘The Senate passed the Copper Tarif bill over the President's veto to 12, Phe Senate next passed the joint smmittee on Public I J publishing debates for the Forty- (Mo) called up THK ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL, The amendments reported by the Committee on Appropeiet jons were agrood to. r, WiLsoN offored an amendment reducing the nuinher of tufantry reaimonts to thirty-fve; nuinber of Brigadier-Generals to eight, fring ti term of enlistment at dve yeara; mostoring out of rervice about fourteen infantry reglinenta; and pro- viding that the President shall consolidate tue regt ments an rat idiy as the requirements of the public nervice will permit. Agreed to, In the evening, the following bills and resolutions were pansod : The House dill providing that brevet commissions shall be Issued only in it war, Joint resolution Auth tho freodmen’s hospitals at Kich- seth the Bouth ‘Guldl ihe both ot F If neceman: law requiring the General of tho ny always to Foollo in Wasuington, and roqulcioe Ail orders to the army sball go to the army through ANOTHER WAR Leoacr. Mr. Wi.808 called up the House font resolution authorizing the payment of $1,000 to Walter D. Plowden, aevlored scout aud spy, for sor the wor, ‘The biil was passed. —_———. House of Kepresentatives. Mr, Fanxswourm reported back the several Dills relative to 4 postal telegraph between Washing- ton, New York, and Boston, The House resumed the bill logaiizing Kold contracts, and after discussion the Lill was passed, as reported from the Ways and M yeas, 119; nays, 62. ‘The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILE. Mr. ALLI#0N (Towa) moved to amend the proviso adopted last evening relative to etrikin propriation for the salary of the Bpecial Com er of the Revenge, by inserting the words Jane 9, 1870." Adopted, Mr. Stoven (Mo.) moved to redoce the appropria- tion for the miscellaneous ftema of the Treasury Bus reap from $20,000 to $5,000, Adopted. Mr. ScorieLy (Penn.), from tbe Committee on Appropriations, moved to insert the following ; For the Commissioner of Education, $3,000; for two clerks of class ono, $2,400; for coutiigeut expenses, $140; In al, $6,000 Astopted. Mir. Prick (Lown) moved to ‘atrike ont the appro- ylation for the Barveyor-Geveral of Utah Territory, Mr. Kearny (N. of © Approy superipten $2.0, A ccs daring moved to inrert under the head intions for the Patent Office," tor one ut of drawings for the annual report, NEW TORK RLECTION PRATDA, Mr. Brain Mich.) offered two resoltions—one discharging Mr D. W. Keeves, a recusunt wituirs arrosted for refusing to test. fy before the select Cuule mittee on the Now York election frauds, from the custody of the Bergeant-at-Arms of the House, and the other discharging J. H. Bell, arrested ior a siml- lor cause, Both resolutions were adopted. In the evening the Mouse went into Committee of the Whole on the LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL, Mr, Ketany, of Now York, moved to incrense the numbor of second-class cle Omce from thirty-two to thirty-five, which Also to Increase the number’ of frat-clans from twenty-six to forty, Also adopted, On motion of Mr. Ketary, an amendment wan lopted striking out the appropriation for tempo y clerks in the Patent O@ice, und providing lor i copyists of diawings at §1,000 each, and 4 reported a bili for the © of nick eovper of tive cents and under, nein clerics THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Reports through the Govern- ment’s Censor, Havana, Feb, 94.—Tho naval expedition to La Guanaja waa completely aucecesful, Tho forti@ cations erected there by the insurgents were first bombarded by the fcet, Troops were then landed and the works wore carried by assault. ‘The revo- lutionista withdrew and retreated into the country. A permanent garrison of regulars was loft in the town, On Sunday two battalions of troops marched from La Guanaja to the relief of Pucrto Principe. Captain General Dulce yesterday addressed the fergeants and corporals of the vowunteer forcen, ex: borting them to maintain order and obedience, Aiscountenance all dangerous avitation, A largo number of revolutionary prisoners have eon brouglit to this city, and more are expected. The sugar manufacturers demand rellef from the burden of taxation, and protection for their pro: ducts, which they complain have docroased one- third, Dostructt si Havana, ants from Sentiago de Cuba are uvfavorable. Cholera docs not and the insurgents are destroying the planta: a the vieiulty, ‘The revolutionary General, Figueredo, bas ortered hin subordin property and estates owned by Freneh citizens, Cane grinding haa commenced on afew plantations in the Sontiago district, but it is not expected that moro than half a crop can be realized this season, an provisious are wanted on the planta. tions In the provinecs of Neuvitos, Qibara, and Man. With fow exceptions, cane grinding bas not neod on these plantath ‘The Captain-General has issued a proclamation Im- which was given in a provious doxpate —— GREAT BRITAIN. Abolition of the Untversity Toste. Loxnox, Feb, ¢4.—In the House of Commons last eveuing Solicitor General Coleridge introduced @ Dill to aboli#d university tests, TURKBY AND PERSTA, - Suspension of Hostilitios. Constantixoria, Feb, 24.—LHostilities between Persia and Turkey have been suspeniied until the arrival of the Persian Avibasnador, who ls now on the way to this city, —— DENMAK pacar Reaa of the Dnulsl Wont Indies. nagen, Fob, 24. —Gon, Ransloeff, Minister of Wor, and formerly Ambassador of Denmark at Washington, urges the sule of the Danish Went India Islands to the United Binien. — THE STATE CAPITAL. THE MPTROPOLITAN EXCISE LAW. Atwanr, Feb, 24.—The proposod change in the Metropolitan Exelae law bas drawn to the capital a host of its advocates and opponents, ‘Tho Assombly Committee had another meeting this evening, and logal arguments in favor of the change from Gen, Sigel, Mr. Otterburg, Inte Chorg9 to. Mexico, and Asscwblymen Mitchell, Plunkett, Murphy, and Nachtmaan, Assemblyman Hodges, of Brooklyn, {ntroduced @ new bill to-day, pormitting public houres to Open on SUNAAY AIteTHOdHR, NN Ste mpyeme ve Gen, Sigel and other representatives of the Gorman jgration were principally in favor of this change. The Rey. Mr. ‘Taylor, of Brooklyn, m an elaborate appeal in favor of she presont law, ‘The hearing is to be resumed to-morrow morning. Com: missioner Munterre, Mr. George Biirs, and many others from New York are in atteudance, atrokos a A Steam City=New 3 Bpectal Despatch to The sun. ALBANY, Feb, 21, 1989, ‘The attendance Inst evening and today has been rather silm, and but Little more than routine dusiness has beon tran: i, In the Assembly Mr. Jacobs, a leading member on the Democratte side, offered a resolution in favor of the repeal of the Tenure of Office law, which lics on the table, Mr, Woltman, @ Democratic city member, offered a resolution directing the Committee on Citles to re- port whether it would not be expedient during the months of July, August, and September to appoint physicians to be in attendance at the various #tation lousex, to receive and treat eases of coup de eolell ; and Mr, Barns, also (rom New York, offered another, calling upon the Commissioners of Charitics and Correction to report whether, in view of the pro- posed removal of the Now York Hospital, a ward for the treatment of casualties should not be estab- ed and maintained In the lower part of the city, Prof. Goldwin Smith and Gen, F, Sigel wero to-day voted the freedom of the Assembly chamber, Mr. J. B. Davis, CUairman of the Railroad Com- mittce in the Assembly, this morning ivtroduced an lunportant bill on the subject of steam railroads on Manliaitan Island, It refers the matter to a Board to consist of Hamilton Fish, E. D. Morgan, M. O, Roberta, 8. J. Tilden, Sam, Sloan, M. I, Grinnell, and A. 8, Diven, with the Mayor of the elty, the Prosl- dent of the Croton Aqueduct Board, and the State Engineer, who are empowered to lay out, construct, operate, and maintaly one or more elevated or un- derground railroads, ‘The Board is to be a perma: nt body, and yueuncles as they occur are to be filled by the Legislature, ‘The question of the disputed Major-Generalship in Brooklyn, ts likely to be settied. Gov, Hofwan has nominatod for the vacancy Col, John 8, Woodward, who will no doubt be promptly confirmed, Poi ise ic NEW ORK LEGISLATURE, a BENATE.... ALBANY, Feb. 9, 1869 The time within which railroad companics are required to report an to the issue of stocl rn bonds la extended twenty days, Blils were passed —Tucor K the Baptint Home of Brooklyn. Relating to tho conveyance of pro per: ty by Freemasons. Bille were ordered to s third reading—For the the drainage of swamp lands in Richmond county, Amending the act to supply vacancies in the office of Justice of the F in the soveral towns of the Brate, passed in 180. Amending the charter of the Bugrauts’ Industrial Savings Bank, ASSEMBLY. ‘The privileges of the floor were extended to Prof, Goldwin Smithand Gen, Frana Sigel ‘The several gas companies of New York and Brooklyn were dir to toform the House within ten day’ of the total amount of mone: thom ax deposits froin consumers of gn Bills were reforted—Authorizing the construction of ccrtain ral.rouds in New York rnd across Harlem river, Authoriaing the Brooklys Transit Company to construct and operate certiin railroads vy steam in tho counties of Kings aud Queens, Consolidatiny the French Bethtehemand Migriin Baptist Chureh of New York city {nto the Second German Baptist how held Ly Chureh, Incorporating the Sportsmen's Association of New York, Authorizing the construction of rail- roads tn the city of New York, and to raise the ue- comary meana therefor Inevrporuth he Voteran Corps, Washington Greys Cavalry, To amend chap. 1880. Chartering the Irving L erury Assooiation of ety of Brooklyn, Ame ‘tropolitan xcise law. ing In the evening, the bill amending the act opening tte square, Brooklyu, was ordered to & thir i ——— uring the past week whales have been secn ery clear day Off (ue beach *t Onowue TROUBLE AMONG THE PAINTERS, pata Rates Locks Out the Entire Association. A special meeting of the Painters’ Union was called Inst night, but no meeting was held, At? o'clock ® large number of them aasembled at 827 Dowery, but couldgnot ges into thetr hall, The jant- tor had quietly locked himself in the room and ob- stinately refored to open the doors. Ie said that he lund orders from the Treasurer not to let any one tn. ‘Tho officers of the Ansociation demanded entrance, an the hall had been paid for and rightfully belonged to them, but aftor delaying around the hall about hour, the mombers dispersed in an excited atate of mind, The dificnity seems to have been brought about by seven members who were expelled from the Society for working ton honra, one of whom was the Treasurer, who had about $170 of the Society's funds. According to the constitution, the Associa. Lion cannot be dissolved unless {t bas less than seven members, These exnelled seven therefore put up the claim that they are the dona Ade Soctety, and in- atructed the janitor to lock the room agalust all others. The Union numbera (0 members, bat Laat night they were powerless against the seven. Legal uction will probably be taken to recover the 170 from the Treasurer and to compel the janitor to give up the keys, ——— THE LABOR MOVEMENT, - Women's Typogrnpatcal Uniou No. 1. The regular montily mevting of this organian- tom was held at Botanic Hall, 68 Kest Broadway, Inst evening. Several new members were initiated, The Committee on lecture were instructed to cor- respond with Hon. Samuct F. Cary and request him to deliver @ lecture at Cooper Institute at an carly day, the proceeds to be devoted to the bene ft of the Union, Adidressoa were made by the oMcers of Typographical Union No. 6, urging them to per- revere, The meeting adjourned to Wednesday even- jug, Mareh 10, vers’ Unto muel R. Gant, President of the National Browhing, of No. Sot New York, ait to this flourishing little Union last Beveral communications were received Me Kirby, Secretary, of tho trinainitting copies ‘of — the Constitution, ail stiting that he bas visitod Richmond, Va, where he organized a new Union Mr. Gaul, being called upon to speak, cautioned the pald evening. and read from National body, Union against hasty leginiation in all mutters, as there were Unions tn Hudson City, Hoboken, and Torsey City whieh become tion of jurisdiction, favored free inter tween them ail, wad they have is the Presite Brtektaver This Society met vening at Milliman’ Hall, A comianication was received from the Ii tuuore bricklayers, and the report of the Committ from the Workingmen's Union relative to the reor- €avization of hat body was read and. referred, Alter acine disenssion, it wae also agreed to accept Y uppropriate latter union on ac- ‘This Boclety was The Union pumbers 160 members, 40 ta the truasury, Mr. Jotun Riley y strike, uinbers 473 members. Wages are $1.30 tor e! hours, and ¢5 for t ra, with plenty to There are 2400 members in all the bricklay uulous in the eity. sesso Tho Coopers’ Strike, Coopers’ Union No. 6, numbering 160 members, met Inst evening and took action lo sustain the strike of the men employed in Mr. Odell's shop, ln Nine trent street, Mr. Patrick Hunt occupied the chair. From the report submitted, it appeared that about sixty urn are on strike in realstance toe reduction of wager Among the strikers are forty non-society mon, & number of om have been admitt.d as menibers of the society. ‘The Union ts determined \o protect tbe strikers, Coopers’ Union No. 1 has n iately Fe Trade with coopers ts fair, the men receiving au per week. rage of $18 to Working Wo Tho regular meeting of this Association was held last event he Cooper Tustitute, Mrs. Dr. . Dr. Hallock made some valuable and food igentod that to obtain fre uction for women rs. Rrncatine Rose delivered an ad- riety of subjects connected with the woman question, It wat suggested that competent " invited to give leotures ow by the Kesoclation, uud that funds ve raised tor thie pur: pose, Uston. This society met last evening and made ar- ts for thelr anngal ball on the 16th of the Germania Assembly Rooms, They Alno agreed to the \nciple of the glam Iai is, SARE RELEN atitiry ‘oko, Boe neat he bands engaged in the great atriko four yoare ago all the money due to them, except $1,00), and have $500 In bank, Co-operative Bu: The First Union Cod Jorn Assocation. rative Builders Associa. tion met Inat evening at 214 Bowery, ‘The President, John Watson in the chair, Francle W. Nuber was elected Treasurer in place of John W. Farmer, re- ened, Me, Zimmerman Dircetor, and Walter Drew Auditor. ‘The aveeting reyised tho by-lawa and re- duced the premium to $250 on the sale of $1,000 ar Makers’ War, Ww 24.—The Coroner's jury fn th Willlam It, Det, shot {a Sou wick on last, by Officer ‘Tyler, returned Verdict of Justifable homicide, ‘The elgar manul turers of this town we longer to mak Hons in favor of Union men any ‘and the latter are Con electroypers, bookbinders, and publishers interested in the toruation of a c operative pri ng company ts to be Leld this evening in Botanic Hall, 64 Kist Broadway, A call for tho + inssalluent of ten per cout,’ oh the stock has trike Closed, The clothing cutters met last evening, men were paid oil, We strike having «nded f to the woclety. All the shops have complied with the demand for @M a week cont Browning's tn A mass me we ‘The Operative Millers’ So The usual fortnightly meeting of the Millers’ Protective and Benevolent Assooiition was id last evonmg, the President, Mr. James Allen tn the Chair, ‘he society, which has beem only sia weeks iu eaiptence, has 4200 li Lank. The Iron Moulders' Union No, 95, will, give ‘annuai bal! on Friday evening in Irving Hal The Third Union Cooperative Building Society meet to-night In thelr new quarters, Codperation Holl, a4 Bowery, ‘Tho Carvers (Sculptors) met last night, | Dr, Douai reported the proceedings of the Gencral State Uniou Convention, ‘Tue Association 1s &0 stron, ‘The printers in the Appletou's establishment do not object to the asseasin« nt in aid of the Printer's strike, but willeheerfully pay their partof the cost Of & vindication of the rigits of labor, At tho Iron Moulder’s meeting last night fur- ther arrangements for thelr bull to-morrow night made, and @ rerviution expressing ayinpatby th assed. ‘The treasury coutuins ‘and the roll book a list of th about 20 names, ‘The typos employed om the New York Democrat a chapel” meeting KO, aud um mously endorsed th per ci x levied for support of the book printers on of tax bas aiready Deen pai of tue Union by the printers of the Democrat, Seemann’ Finns, acne Iw Auto, Iut.—Jol factory was ‘burned on Ix Roownster, N, Y,—G. W, Crouch & Co. sawmill, on South St. Paul strect, was barned om Toveday ight, Lowa, $25,000; lasurance, $10,000, Iv Keene, N. 1.—D, U, Buckminster’s dwell- ng was dauniged vo the ‘extent of §3,0W on Sun usured, In Canwixn Steeer.—Early yesterday morning* nt of TH Carmine street, occupied by , shoemaker, Damage of $50; not lu & Co.'s tobacco it. Ix Broan Sraner, Broad siree Smith, W day forenoon, at 66 riginuting In the basement, occupied e-& Wood, deuler# in tin ware, orig: ing from a can of roofing paint botling ‘over, Damage, $500; tusured for @3.000. In New Onveans,—A large fire occurred at 9 Yciwek yesterday morning in Camp street, oppor Tiras newspaper obicy, destroying’ Heath's nisuing storo, and badly damaxing Jobn n'y stationery, aud Mr. Borry's grocery, ie upper stories were Occupied by photographers, bookvinders, and as offices, Loss, $100,000. shoal oad, ror tus Paruior Cusans,—The Cuban Ald Association lately organized are pre: Daring # series of entertainments for the purpose of Talsing funds to promote their objects, A grand 1 and inotrumental concert will be Oth of March at Steinway which may be had of the Committee Hotel, Washingtan ples ven by the tickets (or the St. Julien PRICE TWu MODEL CORRESPONDENU. Humanity, Fine Arts, and Generosity. —— George, the Count Joannes, and the Hon, Horace Greeley. neti Crrr op New Yorn, Fob. 8, 1868. To the Hon. Horace Greatey. My Dean Sin: Following our conversation om Batarday last, T ealled apon the widow of the edmis able artist of miniatures. I am now her ambassador, with potential authority, and from that Indy, oe 8 trast you will be fon lady, although she wears the crown of a nation, and not one of suffering. Tenclose your portrait, painted by the late artiat, which with @ few others of our distinguished an@ Uistorie citizens (via., President Van Buren, Prest deot Tyler, yourself, Gen. Anderson, &e.), and alse the Queen Victoria and the Princess Pauline Bone Parte, aro the only artistic efforts and property lef to the poor widow by her late talented hasband, She has also to provide for and educate her young daagh- ter, Yon requested me to ascertain what the widow Would expect to receive for the miniature, I hore With transmit It to you in ownership for the sam you shall decide, per check to her order, and I will send a stamped receipt for the purchase, The portrait of Horace Greeley, painted by such an artist, te mo common combination of talonte; and be was always one of your fervent friends. The Widow and the almost orphan daughter mast no® want, whon our proverbial benevolence ts invoked, eapeclally when accompanied with artistic property equal to your geuerous purchase of the same, and which fact takes the subject out of the domain of merely simplo charity, Both the widowed mother and fatherless daughter aro worthy of all aldances and they bear thelr sad change of fortune with Christian fortitude, OF the splendid miniatures on tvory of the Queem Victoria, patnted from life by this artist at Bucking. ham Polace, and of the Princess Pauline, T shall (D. V.) write concerning to the Prince of Wales and the Emperor Napoleon, with whom I baye the honow of friendly acqoaimtance, the latter having been my Kuent when he was in exile tn this country, It is my duty, as @ disciple of the fine arte, we prove my friendship, as 1 done, for all artistes, and doubly so in a case likethe present. God guards the widow and the orphan; bat the Almighty, from bls throne of grace, calle upon gene Tous and chivalric man to be his agent and deputy te the sacrod duty: For years, I trust, we bave both Aceopted that mission, It formed part of my oath when the honor of knighthood was bestowed opow me in Rurope; and thus by this letter and subject matter I prove that I fulfil my duty, yet with add tional pleasure when addressed to yourself, Yours traly and with friendly sentiments, GRORGS, THE COUNT JOANNES, Ot the Supreme Court, de. REPLY OF MR. ORRELEY. ‘Trnonn Orrick, Naw You, Feb. 10, 1909, Mr Fuimwp: I enclose you a check for one bam dred and Afty dollars ($130) for the widow of the artist, I believe that it ts all any judge will say the picture is worth, and more than any one cls will ri I do not wish to cheapen it, nor to deal with widow and orphan otherwise than generously, Please deliver it with my earnest good wishes for her welfare in this world, and all that are to follo Yours, HORACE GREELBY. To Gronon, Tux Count Joann’ REPLY OF THE COUNT. Cirr or Naw Youx, Feb. 11, 1800, To the Hon. Horace Greeley. My Dean Fusenp: I have the honor of acknow ledging the receipt of your letter of tho 10th inet, enclosing your bank check for one hundred and any dollars ($150), which you tave transmitted for the Fo alluded to in my letter of the Sth inet, certify. ‘Your justice bas been joined with generosity, and both are sincerely appreciated by the lady, who senda toe Upon in, d_ndvice, instantly com ied with, two-thirds of your f: ‘rons amount ave been deposited in the Savings Bapk In the name of the orphan danghter, as a nuciens for future additions, to aid industry, prudential economy, and to promote her edacatio nerous example cannot full to be imitated y to whom itis my duty to write upon tha theme which hav drawn forth your answer, every way worthy of yourself, and responsive to the dig tates of practical Christianity, bear regi) CR pg patyen pave 4 Fone, PAilanthropiat,” tor’ “lover of mam kind” is far higher than a mere “ lover of wind and is only equalled by the patriotic “lover of ‘snd which by Divine ordinance, two grest command ve of Neighbor I remain, yours tral; , &e. GEORGE, THE COUNT JOANNES, s: sath otis hal ‘Tho Chapin Home for the Aged and Infirm i to be the Koy. B. H. Chapin's mooument. ‘The Jewish festival of Purim began last evening and wiil continue until to-morrow evening. ‘The body of an unknown man was found yew terday afternoon in the North River, Michael Murphy, of Main and Water sizoote, Brooklyn, foil throuzh the hatebway at 63 Bee! street, and was fatally injared. Jodge Ingrabam is erecting, on the north side of Lath strect, east of Second avenue, four four-story bniek dwellings, at a cost of $14,000 each. Frederick Hoffinan, aged 40, died last eveni of the bursting of @ blood-v Mr. P. 7, Barnum lectured last evening, a Temperance before Manhattan Division, No. 16, T., in Olivet Chapel. Henry Peters, of Kighteenth street, Brook: while coming off the ferry boat New York yeaterdal morning at the Hamilton avenue recy, Gna be tween the buat and the bridge, and was injured. Deata ov 4 Soupren.—The funeral of Edwie Baybe, said to be the bravest soldicr that Queens county produced during the late war, took place terday. Ail the lower end of his thigh (his leg been shot on) lately Lexan turning to bone, and Was wile uodergolug aa operation to remove this bone that be died, ——— Sparks from the Telegraph, ‘The North Carolina Senate was engaged on che Sehool biil yesterday, Lot Hamlin, aged 86 years, died In Augusta, last ovenlag. ) ved tn ta jar of ime ™ ‘The ‘Tennessee River Improvement Convention was 10 session In Chattanooge yesterday, ‘Travel om tho Cunadian railroads, oast and weet, ta etl! obstructed, Mr, Kimball Bates, of Webster, Mass., committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday afternoon, ‘The Fourth Nat'onal Bauk of Philadelphia wound up Ite affairs ns a depository of Government funds tha 2h of Beyteruber, Tlennessy and Scott, convicted of bergiory in We have beeh sentenced, the former to tam Lo mune years in State Prison, ‘Thomas Allen, of St, Louis, bas challenged Ch H. Galaher to another contest ih the prige ring, wear! Louis, for $1,000 a aide, James McWilliams, a respectab! qille, Orange county, cb hauging himeeit!n ‘The Hon, Sido) Ttved sulcido ou Seturday fs wagon house. al B. Beardsley, of Bridgeport, wes Jeoubliean G-nsressional Convention preset the Fourth Congrealonal Dap comprising the coubties of Falrdeld angjatehae ‘The bill for. the promotion ef medical science; We alizing tho siudy wing physic Eleciimately on "tion, wae pam ed lathe Male Senate yesterday by 1d to 10, Nuinerous complaluis have been made of the ew orgaciments of the American fsb tg Vessals in the Of Fuad/s whore as uluhy as Aity OF siaty are engagod herring shiny ‘The accounts from Deer Island are that the har aro crowde | 40 (ull of American veesels and fie Canadien fishermen can hardly get thelr neve dor ia'thetr own grounds, The pigeon shooting mateh between Payne, of ton, and en, of Toronto, Jeaterday, for BBO ay » bins ‘each, resulted tp favor of the former, ore, to ‘The ratified tre: between the United States Mexico was pub yesterday. Clatios of citizens either country are to be referred to two commisaiol who are to meet In Washington, aud may appolat Unipire Ip the vent of disput ‘wrroll Station, lo teu aad Dibble Young Luten badly frosea, Andrew Taylor, « colored painter, was arrested Richniond yesterday. « ae on ho aled tiie morntag of poeon. ie iinet poison, tte ith bie stapdang! er, undue wide Wes coguamae ry