The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 9, 1869, Page 1

Smee eeeee ee I 8 eg ee ree ers “THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. _ - — _ TWITCHELL AND BATON. | sgcona san rates We Ne aint unl, —-———— “ Tell my friends (mentioning a few of their names) THE ONE WANGED, AND THE OTHER COMMITS SUICIDE, at Tam very grateful for what thoy bave done for me, and they will have no canse to be ashamed of me, for I will die like aman.” Then he said: “Well, eee Full Partiontare ot the Trage: In Phil Twas born to bo hung, and tomorrow's the day. I hin—Twitche the Day before his | 0 ready.” Cet ‘The scone at Baton's house last evoning wae hesrt- of Twitchell's Property— | rending. Some friend of the condemned man took Mrs. Twitchell-The Exeention of Ger to the family the afternoon newspapers, which con- Murderer of on tained a report that a reepite had been granted, They were overjoyed at the information, and the subse- quent news came upon them like # crusbing blow. THe BXECUTION, At noon Sheriff Lyle and a posse of doputics en- tered the prison, Eaton's wife, adopted ebild, amt sister then bade him a last farewell, and left the prison weoping bitterly, Ho then communed with his epiritual counselors, Fathers O'Reilly and Barry, being all the time very composed, and making the responses In a cloar and andible voice, He express: ed his resignation and willingness to moct his fate. At obout half-past 12 the hangman's cortége leit the prison for the scaffold at the remote end of the pri son yard. Eaton walked Gemily, all the time respond fog in a clear voice to the prayer of his spiritun! ad visers, Ho walked up the scaffold atepa with a firm, light tread, fervently prayed for some timo with the priests, who knelt beside . and bidding farewell to Fathers Barry and O'Retily, the Superintendent of the Prison, and Sheriff Lyle, he stood ap firmly to be pinioned, Some time elapsed before the preparations were Brother, From our epectal Correspondent. Paisvenrita, April 8.—The readers of Th Bew are alre: familivr with the story of the mur fof Mrs, Hill, @ widow of sixty-eight years, who wes found murdered in her house on the St! of last November, Mr, and Mrs, George 8, Twitedell, Jr., fon-'n-law and daughter, were arrested and tried. ‘Twitchell was convicted and sentenced to death, and hia wife wos acquitted. Every possible influcace wes brougiit to bear npon Gor, Geary to induce him to repricve of favor the murderer, but without avail, Af -w days ago this miserable wreteh sought to bet- for his position by a confession in whieh he accused bis wife of the murder, This “confession” was Goncrally believed to bo a lie from beginning to end T noo not add that it ten ted rather to abate than to Anereave the vory little sympathy entertained for him dy the public THe MURDERERS LAST MtOITT. Twitchell was to bo hanged today, and the waning hours of yesterday were full of tutcrost to him ae Well as tocvery person in any way coneernod in his Bole Ma] completed, but Baton moved not s muscle, Hs teat Mfe, diath, or welfure. Yesterday alternoon. | words to the Sherif were a dectnration of bis inno nf he ye bare t re Moyamensiné | cence of the erime for which he was about to suder json to wee the condemned man. : ne LAs with the greatest diMeulty that this interview tbh thet ‘The signal was given, and Gerald Baton's body hong In mit-alr, There wero several spasmodic ntrictions of the strong frame, but soon every: thing was still, ‘The pulse was lovt in fifteen minu and in five more no motion of the heart could be de tected by the attending physict ould be ob‘alocd, for the Philadciphia officials sre eurly and unoblight ¢ beyond all Delief, We were told Qhat Twitchell Lid passed the preceding night well And caluly, and eccmed to be quite composed with Geath in view. This story of the keeper (keepers Always toll this very same story), however, did — nota with another one that t heard from a cred SHOCKING MINING DISASTER, Able source, which Was Gat {a the morning Dr oe Smith visited Twitehell, and found him utterly pros: | The Nevada Gold Mines on Fire—Tuir trated physically and montaily, He asked for wine, And wes proviled with brandy to stimalate bis fat Miners Bi Say Francisco, A ned to Death, il T—Evening.—A fire this {ng energies, Two brotuers and other friends visit: | morning tn the Ke mine €d him then, sud during the Interview he broke | extended to the Yellow Jacket and Crown down, weeping like aehid, After that his father | mines, Sixty men were at work in the two made hin a farewell visit, and the doomed man, | of the Crown Point mine, The number of miners sgain overcome, wept. During most of this time | known to be dead {# thirty-six—tive im the Yellow the Key, Mr ingburst wae with him, but, asevents | Jacket, eight in the Kontuck, aod twenty-three how, did him no good, DEPORTYRNT OF THE MURDERER. a L entered the cell Twitchell greeted me tly. Hia manner was composed, but it was in the Crowa Poiut mine. The firemen have got hose down the Yellow Jacket bait to the lovel of the fire, end hopes are entertained that the flames may soon be subdued. If not, when all seen that he realized the awful fate in | expectation of saving more lives {4 abandoned, the store for him, Toall questions he replied with dejec- | mouth of the fis to be closed and ventilation tion, and ina tone scarcely au In fet, the | stopped and the fire thercby smothered. The Yellow Man seomed al Ato death, He said he had | Jacket, Crown Point, and Kentuck mines are un tried to bear pas well as he could, and that he did | Counected with other mines underground; hence not expect a respite from the Governor, as it w there 18 no probability of the fire extending beyond too late. At about Go'clock I tearned that Twitchell | them, Virginia City te almort deser Beomod very much depressed, aud that it was dondt- | having gone to the scene of the disaster to ri ice, The San Francls Board have aubscribed $1,000, » Stock and Exchai nd sent the moncy to ful whctuer he would be able to walk to the gallows. Tite FcarroLD qwas erected in the yard, at the back of the prison, | Uold Hill for the re Met of Uh suffering families Tt cons! rated elght feetftom te Binhicoo Dadies Hecevers’ Ser vacthicer tei tent mm are the side beams, | Say Fnancisco, April 8.—The contlagration at Connected at the top by across bar, from which the | 1, Gold Hill mines te otill raging. It ap- fatal rope dangles. It is the #me on which Winne More, Williams, and Probst eudercd the full penalty of the law. FORESTADOWINGS OF SRLF-MURDER. pears to be confined principally to the Yet Jacket drift, owing to the care which bas Yoon taken to prevent its spreading, Tho firemen ire unable to reach the Mames, but eftorts are Although Twitchell had repeatedly eat that be | yeing made to elear the drift, whiten will was resigned to his fate, und had tried to look death | peouably occupy alt day. Rightoen bodies tuve An the face, there appears to be good ground for be- | toon taken from the og wines, nine Heving that his intention to commit suicide war | of them from one drift. ‘The Yellow dueket Cot Known to more than one person, On Wednesday | pany Lave rescinded tho dividend for March. ‘The night, in an Interview wht the other condemned | firs has had the eflect to render the stocks of the murderer Baton, he said to him on leaving: "Jerry, Vollow Jacket, Crown Point, and Kentuck pani aud traas.ctions in them are wt reduced values, - you'll have to go alone to-morrow; I'll not be with you, But muito’ the word.” Afterward Eaton re Veuled this remark to the clerzymen tn attendance, The Fire subdued And they thought it proper to inform the officers of | Saw Franersco, April 6—Evening.—Later ad- the prison. Twitehel!'s cell was then theroughly | vices from Gold Hill are to the effect that the fire eenrened, and every has been fairly subdued, and tho victimes are bei might injure hin romoved from tho different shafts, Seventeen men taken away, are yet missing, and are supposed to bave perished. THE DEAD ‘Tho total number of lives lost was 3 was removed by wh even the looking glass wa: MURDERS IN 1S CREE Last night Twitchell died, bavin ommitted sui ———- ed Tie few hours of life yet remaining to him CRUSHING OUT THE GERMANS, ’ i iis kes were o! ro ace When he found that there was Bo possibility of @ respite, and he terminated his existence by poison. How he obtained it is unknown, ‘The Meeting tn Favor of the Excise Irving Mull last night was far ftom awe being crowded by the advocates of the Hxcise law, w fad what it was Is almost uncertain. He was leggy yay to protest agrinat Ita proposed modillcats ono at about 9 v'clock this morning, everyting | yy ihe Logisiature, ‘There were bardly two. bi movable having been taken from his cll, except ® | arog persons in the ball, and many of them were Hin cup, At twenty minutes past S the watchman | women, Judging from the attendauec, either the galled him, in accortance with & request whlch Be | triongs of the law are very few, oF thoir zen! for itis Made last night, ‘Tvittetell remalucd motionless. | aot grove the beer point, ‘The audience, huwever, Another call and another fatied to awaken him. | re eo rently reepectable and grav ‘Then the cuard entered the cell, and shook the pros Tastes Ota, Bik: protaua over ha medion, trate body, and founda corpse, ‘Then he obterved | wiy'on the stage were seated the Rov. Dr. Primes that Twitchell was Iying on Mls back, with clenched | ie Rey, Dr, Burchard, the Rev. Dr. Budington, Bands, onen mouth, avd distorted features, since the Rev. Mr. Atterbury, tho Rev. Mr. Ganse, A. death the body had’ rapidly become dise Tilia Ca ; fe $a belleved that death was caused by arsento or | Wommore, tH. MeCenly,0. B. Wood, the Roy tryebnine, What I have heard of the appearance | “*!: Mlvsins, and others, by P Strong carnest speeches were delivered by Of the corpse seems to Indicate the latter poison An examination of the cell let to the atscorery of a piece of liquorice root, which is supposed to have Deca impregnated with potson. THR CORONER'S INQUEST fa to beheld this eflernoon before decomposition be ging, and the bancful drug which killed the man who Would soon have died on the scaffold will become Known. Itis hop that the examination will develop frets by which the person who furnished tho poison can be detected, As far as known at Present, Twitchell left no letter or writing of avy Kind explanatory of his act or previons deportment Nathan Bishop, LL.D, the Rev, Mr. Mingins, the Rev, Wim, J, Budington, and the Rev, Harvey D. Ganse; but, unfortunately, the very persons who should have heard them were not at the meetl Dr. Prime read resolutions, which were unant mously adopted, representing that the eale of lager beer without license opens the door to the unlimited illegal sale of all quote; tut the proposed law an justly discriminates in favor of the traffic and indu! gonees of our ¢ n# Qa single not onality ; that the present law has proved itself an cilective moans of diminishing poverty and crime, especially on Sun " p doys: that th necting would not sustain any par The Coroner's Jury, Inst evening, examined seve. | Uri, (Aa the mecting Reould nol suituin any party al physicians, who urred tn the opinion that | | le vais d sil i! principle (0 party Twitchell committed suicide with potosstum, Laquost bos beew adjourned until Saturday TWITCHELE'S PROPERTY AND 17% DISPOSITION. Twitchetl bas expressed a wish that bis futher should be taken care of, if anything is left out of the Property in Camden, consisting of asaw mill anda Patent right for the manafactare of shingles, He liad Contractod to furnish a iniliion ofsbingles toa party, nd whon the murder was committed two hundred thousand had been delivered, In addition to a chat tel mortzare of $1,500 held by John H. Starr on the properly, valued at $7,009, there are claims against it The ee . TRISH PATKIOTS ON THE OK. From our Special Correspontent Doni, March 3.—The reception which greeted the pardoned Fenians in Irel@ad, on their from British prisons, was so cordial and enthu a» to almost compensate for the many bardships which they had been forced toendure. Tie sumptu ous banquets at which they were regaled mast have iby us A gs LK Bonny hated ne obliterated the tracea of their scanty and bitter jail Je tnctory was furnished by the wife : otiny nt ° Twilerel! bin said thut se would wittunt give ct | fires and the kindly greetings and gentle voices Bhe possessed to obtuin a reprieve for he ‘and, | Which welcomed them back to liberty and nati tL ieee elt oe She By ys Bas absent | must have banished all recollections of the ay aay aly eral days, at has been frequently | despotic mandates of their brutalized keepers. ‘The aoe ution of Gerald Eaton, On the Mth of list June, Gerald Eaton, an associate of men of the worst stemp—plokpockets, thieves, and murd band killed Vimothy Government seems to have accord liberty of speech and action, Col, Warren spoke out boldly and plainly at the Cork banquet pom the cause of Ireland, and was loudly applauded. He visits hit native villoge of 1 thew the utmos The Ex em the utmost Heenan, a brother of Jolin C. Heensa, the pugilist. | Clonakilty, and ae received by old frends im a traly The wardered man respected among bis com: | Irish style, Me enjoys the scenery of the beautiful Pauions, and hike his Prother was of fae presence. | Lee, and rambles round the country unmol by AT THE TRIAL peeler and undogged by spy or informer He now Raton was otolidiy veut, He persistently | travels under the protection of the American flay, Proterted that he did not shoot at all, and was en. | and 40 long as be violates mo British iaw, he ws safe tirely innocent of Uh ner, Bui be was found | Wherever he may go. Bailly and eenteneed to Le hanged on the wthot | Me. Cortello pad a visit to his Galway friends Febru but was respited antil today, During fis, cropped de wa by the Midland Groat Wentern Abie continemont be bore iinself with that sulla Tee ae oo ne tae ita composure assumed by men who are det.vmlued to | Corrib in the steamer’ Lady Eglinton, and made io" gore." ry with old wssoclates, On bis retura to Dublin MABAA OKA kuaPivn ao in Ballinastog, and made a speech from an upper window to th mbe med body of polic Yesterday a n of telegrama were received in presence of an. i from Huriisburg with regard to Gerald Baton, a | spoke plainly —te ly for the satisfaction of Fequret was made for District Attorney Sheppard to | #uthoriticeand stat tho balance of his Ire The people civerud, and the police fixed bayonets, Dut kept cook Stephen Joseph Meany, afer having traversed 9 t portion of the globe, lke the hunted hare, r native toww Of Kunis, amid the pleas? He was tendered & public recep! « but he judiciously declined it, He writes toa fri! in this city saying that he will be here early in May. ‘The ghiom of the prison was dispelled by the sun shine whieh lighted up the path of these patriois as they journeyed once more around the old Groen Inie, ‘The British Government ought to seo by this time that true principles never die, that prison bars uM cient to circumseribe the patriotism of a poopie earning w be free cannot bo forged, and that it in & Ltn Aud ® crucl task to trample out the Ufo of @ ny telegraph the Governor upon bis opinion whetle: @e not w verdict of wuilly of murder in the second @ogree would not have the ends of justice in Eaton's cise, The reply was uot satisfactory to the Sends of Luton Bhorily before 6 o'clock Inst evening, the two ais: ex3 of Eaton's wife were in his cell with him, and, myem being spoken to relative to his porition, he said the desired to live, and, turning to one of the kaep- @za, remarked: © You may yet have to teach me Mwemaking.” It is very evident that this man had ‘Bot expected to meet bis doom today Lada lest evening » talewram was Coceived iy adlack FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, - THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, be Garroted TosDay —Fitaht of the Treasurer of the Royal versity = the Seat ot Wor, Havasa, April $.—Franciseo Leon Nueg, @ Cuban by birth, but a {naturalized American eltisen, and Augustin Medina, aro to be garroted to-morrow. They were arrested in January last in charge of depot of arms in Havana, several police officers hav. ing been killed and wounded in the fight which oe. curred at the dime. ‘The Treasurer of the Royal University has fled to the United Btates with ita funds, The news from the seat of war ia #0 contradictory And partisan as to be utterly untrastworthy, teh a THE SPANISH REVOLUTIOS sd Ped No Government Vet-Diaruption of the Connell Loxnoy, April 8.—Advices from Madrid give « report that Marshal Serrano, President of the Coun: cil of Ministers, and Admiral Tonete, Minister of Marine, sre about to resien, snd that a Dircetory iv being formed to take control of the Government. Mannrp, April 8.—The Spanish Government have determined to disallow the introduction of ang amendinents which have the effect of altering the spirit of the Constitution, —— THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. —_ Leave to Bring in the Anowal Badget-The Cont of the Abyesininn War, In the Ho @ of Commons or of nthe exolanation of which he said : roe posed to deal Kepara expenditures and th f the Abyssinian war ‘Tho esthnates maile by the Hon. George W, Hunt, his prodecessor inoMer, were & £72,000,00), leaving ad .000,000, while the receipts were fleit of KN),00), which bad to be met thin yewr, He (Mr. Lowe) estimated the expenditures of the present fscal year at £68,250, OO), showing «reduction of £2,250,000 from the ‘esti. noted expendi(ures of Inst fear, Which Waa gained tly in the Admiralty and War Oftce, He estima. J the rev sent | year at & ast year of £20,000. ‘So ft nh War were not to be provided for the The whole expense 000, of which \ The country had’ still ay. The surplus of the aid i Innee the Abysnin fieit. Under the cirenmatane ancellor of the Exchequer, it is desta raise a further eum by txution Ly meauy of ex licenses, After a tot y surplus w the Aby es 000 Were «xpendi ye) OF th deatltory conversation the usual wolution of leave to. bring in the budget was reed to, —— TNE SUN'S PARTY IN NEW - The Clty Conventions oboken, A mecting of delegates to the Citizens’ Conven tion to nominate candidates for city officers, irre spective of party, Was Held Inst eveuiog, aud Bom nations were made as lollowss Moyor—M. Kimball Willian 1 Childe, yenneity " nor Thornas Parker the Repubtienn €.ty Convention jotel, in Washington «i atopted the * ticket having compromised by ‘substitatic Mr. Beason liector, in piace of Juhu ©, Crevier, frst nominated by them THE SUN'S PARTY IN BAYONNE. A citizens’ meeting ts Rayoune, Jaat cventn nated for Mayor, wigs ; for Record Butt; tor Chosen Freeholder, J. W. Trask, Water Commins The delegates De Pub¥e Sebool No. 1 near Third, Williamaburgh, was the seeno of intenio excitement yesterday afternoon, in consequence of explosion, ‘The school houre was densely erowded and the children rushed in alarm toward the doors, tumbling over each oter and screnwing, ‘The Prin. cipal and texchers closed the doors and commanded order, Bul the news of the explosiva reached the street before order bad been restored, and hundreds of the excited fathers and mothers of tho ehildron rushed to the school house, and clamored fur adits. At this moment the scene was highly exeiting, but a equad of men from the Fourth street station Drought order out of chaos, ana the excitement wne soon allayed, ‘The trouble was caused by a young ster Wurowing a linge torpedo into the Leaier a nY >_— LOSSE FIRE Hollander & Co,, dealers in human hair, at 115 Chambers street, lost $100 by Gre from hot cou: yonterday aferndon t 21 and 28 Orchard street, sev ? 191,00. ‘The buildings ure ed by J. Shiekis and are damaged about $1,000, Yesterday morning at Peoria, Hl., the round house of the Chieayo and Kock Island Railroad, wnt two locomotives were burned, Loss, ¥,009. An incendiary attempt was made upon the tencment house at 101 Perry street after Tam Sus had gous to press yesterday morulng. Mr. Alijal ». Hooley, o the tenants, exlnguisbed te Mawes. Damage trifling, oe Murder tu Port. Robert Frown (colored), aged 16 years, steward on board the ship W. HL. Moody, tying in Attn! Dock Hasin, Brooklyn, was brataliy beaten on We nesday alternoon, and sy ely injured Crit It Was found necessary to take him to the voapiti, 1 found that one of his #honlders had tex ated, ‘The steward had happened t Lee Derara, and the boy strnek hint onthe head with a stick. “Phe Coptain, Alfred Dar oming wp, ook the stick out of thivboy « hawt Gud’ belabored ‘the steward with ik Brown sulve quently Kot on shore ant procured warrants for the est of he two asnailarts, Oa return to the the first mate, nani ragvously thut hin Ii vessel in the even assaulted him #9 01 jeopardy, Durkes and the cabin bey were toe Delmar yesterday morning, aud it appcuring that Brown lit provoked the frat wssauit, the Coy n U5") to keep the p r the was Committed to ansiver, Blowes ——___-- Boston, April 4. Id Broomfield He gat be demolishe!, & farewell dint vit last evening, and in commemoration of its pleas Among the olt patrons participating tn th fies were caProrident Franklin Pierce, the Rev Drs, Hague ond Stowe, and George 8. Utara Rhode Istund Elect Proviwence, April 8. roturna of yesterday's elvction gives Padelford, the Repub Kean canitidate for 71 votes; Pieree, Democratic Republican iajor ity, 479. ‘The Senate has 26 Repubileany und 7 De ‘erate, the House 0 Kepublicatin aud 13 Democrats Tux Late Geonan F. Nespirt,—Mesara. Wil- linw HL Arthur & Co. Root, Anthouy & Co, Mowen & Co, Auatice & C mour, Kennard '& Hay Corlies, Macy & Co,, Charles Ketcham, PW. Der lain, GK. Sears, Van Klocek, Clark & Co., Sackett & Mhckay, Hosford & Sons, ©. H. Clayton, Nathan Lane, Heury Spear, and rick Allen, stutioncrs, Will Close their plices of business on Saturday at 19 lock, out of respect to the memory of the Live cabitt, All stativners are requcated to ONAL Paoxoaaarmic AasoctaTion.—This newly formed organization met In Cooper Lustituve on Wednesday might, Hof, dames, Munson pre K, ‘Ihe objects of the ‘Association are to rize its members with phonography, to becom réonally acquainted, and to advance the interests ofthe art generally. "Ita membership extends to almost every State fn the Union, with whics the S cretary, ALU. Kunn, of 8 Murray street, 1 in co stant communication." At the meeting on) Wednes day night, Mr, Jonas E. Whiticy road uu es-ay, which was very well received. Several nur Phonographle Society Mag wore u Mr, L. F. Post, and alter dociety adjourned How Mania Brown was Inpnmeany NERAL BERVICE.—Moria Blown, whose adorns the Police Guilery, was soon by Car @ routine bi ora Fi portrait Dete tives Kennelly and Thonlpson lurking suepiciously in the neighborhood of Cortlandt strect ferry, where she had boon # frequent operator, When M the offi cers. an up-Lown ear, ani Marin bid no, opp ved at Furi work « itarr streck she got uno he Seventy and Eighth avenues, on I 00) is a chureh Ly LW, ‘of people a Maria eatered the sacred tonding a fu i the officers, In a short ume e tiles, sitll followed by Ars sinrraret Boyd, of Foruy Aira atrogt, was avked by one of the ofiveis whether she bad lot nor pocketbook, and on Fooetving on aflrmative reply he showed lier one which Maris had stolen from dean “When ken tothe Pombe, Maria pretended to be's wholly unsopbisticated and harmless eres- tare but Aiferpes Pork ,, despite ber, protest, ions, com (ais a ‘charge of larvouy ‘Gow the person, ANOTHER VOICK FROM THE Living TOM. A Bank Director # Member of the Ver+ mont Logistarure kept Five Mo) ine Debtors’ Prisow, Mr. Solomon W. Jewett, formerly of Woy- bridge, Vi, and afterwards of California, whose story bas beon partially narrated by Tum Sux, has furnished the following particulars of bis imprison. ment ta Ladiow street jail during the last five months end a half, We may promise that Mr. Jew ott ta one of we most respectable citizens of Ver ‘Mont, having heli many bigh posts of honor and re- sponelbility in that State; also visiting Europe on three different vecastons, commissioned by the Gov- ernor of Vermont and by the Government of the United States, ler the seal and signature of Daniel Wobstor, That ainan of auch respectability ‘could be incarcerated in a debtors’ prison, and kept thore in ignomtnions confinement for noorly half a year, Is diseroditable to our civilization. ‘The particntars of Mr. Jewett's arrest ar na fol lows: In 1809 he entered into a speculation with one Charles Kelsey, of Brooklyn, sending slmep to Cull. fornia. ‘The latter advanced the largest share of the money, and agreed to share one-third of the risk and profit of the enterprise, Tho venture did not Prova successful, but Kelsey received remittances from Jewett beyond the amonot of his Investment, Te atiil claimed, however, @64, being the value of lot of even sheep and lettings, which Jewett swears brought only $1, and no lettings. Upon this and other claims, whieh fwere based upon Kelsey's © opinion and belief’ Mr, Jewett was are reste and placed tn Ladlow street jail, without Warning of explavation of any kind, ‘The wrt of committal was issued by Judge Gilbert, of Brooklyn, without even the formality of bringing Mr. Jewett into court, each being the (Mogal manor in which these affairs aro managed. Five thousand dotlare ball was demanded, and failing to oltain this, Mr. Jowett was kept in confinement from Oct. 9 to April 6, Mr. Jeweit's papers and ruch witnesses as Were necessary to prove his side of tho dispute were ollin California, dve th md tiles divtant, ho means of communication but by letor. Mr. Jewett’s priaon treatment wns comparatively good, and he doce not complain of bie jatlers, His oom was lighted by only one low window on the opposite ide of the all, and was 40 dark that he could hardly eee to write without a lymp at midday. There was no other piace of resort except the goneral gathering room for all the prisoners, which the mixture of roughs and ecamps made in sutferable, Petty thieving wee common during the ten hours wheo tho prison: were allowed the run prison. ‘The Jail wasn fearful. otnlog, It & anything but ple helmey Visited the prison ly, recently, daring the entire five and a half months, hough Mr Jowett wrote to. him repeatedly, offering to leave the matter in dispute to arbitrat Mr. Jewett tried ev@y moans in bis power to get bull up to day of bis release, Finally, with ax Lite notice as when he was imprisoned, he was et free through the efforts of his Inwyer, Mr. Avereli, under a writ of huteas corpus issued by Judge Birrott. Boing unable to procure bail { thia city, Nr. Jowott's # in California have deposited 5/0 there to forwarded as bail, Kelery i¢ 8 man doliarg, and had ‘no real need te tor at all. Me, the "loss of bia expenscs amou to an udetinite sum by tie dime his suit ts closed, —— FORTY-PINST CONGRE, tre Wasinworox, April Bo=Mr ed a petition of t y the Go} Smanseax (Rop., + eltizens of Cinelin MORING THE PRESIDENTS MKAE AON, Mr. TromnULt (Rep., IM.), from the Committees oo the Judicmry, to whieh the President's mesa yesterday had beon referred, mate x report recon mend ‘that it consideration should be p paved cate! the first Mouday in Decenbor. made thls report, be suid, *¥ tae direotioa of the Committe, RIVER AND MAKDON BILL, ator CHANDLER (Rep., Mich), from the Com. miitee on Com Fepoited with ot met the House Kiver and Harbor App vation bill. THE ADJOUANHENT. Senator Suman offered a jomnt resolution rescind ing the resolution to adjruen #ine diz on Ui but the Sevate took up the Aevenue bill SENATOR SPRAGUK'S SPEECH, or SrnacuK, of Rhode Island, the ate whol ww f doletul in whieh Se 8 the fall ru United States Se wlosity of news paper reporters, and th as wealth of Win, Sprague, of Rive Island, ‘The speceb, belug with: Out pith or wil, is not worthy of ap hon; we th tL shects whieh aro mani vate cireulation: VIKOINEA AND Misstsrert, wre Have th for thoxe ly printed for pri The He submission of the Constitut Virginia aud Mivsia- sip! War land om the ta Tuo Senate Uicn Went into executive sce.ton, THE BOUNTY SWINDLERS, Int eeasion Mr. Winsom, from the Com: (Miblary AGairs, reported the joint resolu mittee tou (or the proveetion of wuldiers aud thelr heirs, Which wae amended and passed, — It provides th hountles sali be paid, or xent by the agents of the Government direct to'the soldiers or their helrs who may be evtiedgto them, without the intervention of claim ayonts, Mr Wit Heintalen sited up the resolution to place Gen. tho retired Hist, whlch was passed, AQUAYORTIS THROWN ON BrRAGUR, or Cnr ole of © PAW. nianner of bia coll nHony, of Bh Ww de Island, then w: Ho even tore off t) aud poured aquatortis ridical styleand ‘e Feocnt speoches, and sikd that notwithstonding ty drendiul condition of our natioual afluirs with Mr, Sprague as a leader in finance, Mr, Colorado Jewett in diplomacy, end Mr. Georve Frauels ‘Train in general statesmanship, Were wae stil bope tor the country, (Laughter). THM MALDOR BILL PAssRD, ‘Vhe Senate took m9 and passed the House bill ma King on appropriation for the kaprovement of rivers sat barbors for the Oscal year ending June 3), 1 TH INDIAN APPROPRIATION DILL vo roport of the Conference Com In‘lan Appropriation DL was agree Senate adjourned, tes on the to, aud tho —_—--— Hloune of Revreneutatives. ¢ President's reconstruction message was rred to the Reconstruction Committee, ANOTH AM SOUTH CAROLINA REVUDLICAN, ‘Tho House then proceaded to consider the report fon the contested elvction ewice of the Third and Fouth Congressional Districts of South Carolina 5. L. Hoge (Rep) was declired entitled to the seat frou (he Third District, and was sworn iu. THE UNRECONSTRUCTED STATES, n (Rop., Muss), trom the Reeonst ite, reported ‘a bill wuthoriai ry T rel Mf sie nia, Minga: ‘and aushor members of on of the Constituti 0 a vote Of the peopl elcetion of State oMcers au te Wired bat the, Vir of thaboate ior t bait ch tines as he elections to be | 4, 100 ordinanne provided by the e Vention. Ht authorizes the President to aubinit li the sane way to (ho voters of Texas the entire Constitution fram separate provieious of IU; pli vides hail bo held in Texas for any. purpor Vronident so dire tie for Mis Bist @ ALOE, givtniure elocte fourth Ie y alter the official prouul, rau eat states m4} UbHL My deem oppre The Coumanainy Gevoral of 4 will the approval of the President, susp by the Leg.slature, all laws that be An amendment. wi should be take nated provisions alon port direet, ‘The bill then passed—yous, 181; nays, 24, the lat ter a!l Democrats, THM LOUISIANA CONTRSTED ELECTION, L, A. SiueLpox (Hep. La.) was declared entitled to the seat trom the Second Louisiana District, and sworn in, ‘The House then took # recess, TUX INDIAN APPROPRIATION BIL, Th, the evening session the Conference Committee ‘on the Indian Appropriation bill made their reoort, ‘The Seunte recedes from i propriations: under ‘ew "trvatien aud sagreva tot the Howse sbstivute, plucink $wo millions of Moliars at the penal of i ‘with ai additional. proviso et Ue ‘appoint w Comirtsslon of ‘orewse 80 ence avo philan: ned taf or appro: ted taghe effect that the ach of the desig’ ; connection with other sof tho Constitution, as the President might ae: Vand ‘The report was agreed to, ‘THR JUDICIARY sTeTeN, ected bad fgtee as “naan A”! Ot were NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1869, PROM THE STATE CAPITAL. ao THE LEGISLATURE AT LAST SHOW. ING THEIR WANDS, — Stockjobbing Leats!nator: The Excise BN The Brondway Surfoce allroad Awatn's Twoelier KRoad-Gas Companion In New Vork City. Frot oar Special Corres} ontont Aunasy, April 8.—Tho majority of the Assem- My Inst evening and this morning have appeared to constucr themsetvea the mora tools of the #tockjob- bing cliques of Wall and Mroad streets, Over a month agoa special Committee waa appointed to “inveatiqate, aa it ie called, the doings of Commo. doro Vanderbilt in the matter of the atock dividend declared by the Central Company Inst whiter, The pure and immaculate Matt, Bomus was moat appro: Printely placed at the head of this Committee. It was wisely wanmed that there could not be any pos sible fram! or corraption whieh he could not smell ont, Well, the Committee wout to work In the city of New York; great scerecy has at tended their movements and doings, and yes. terday morning, tothe astoniebmcnt — of all who were not In the secret, they reported, white- wishing the entire transaction, and proposing to Jognlize by a special act the whole tue or over: istue, whichever may be its proper desicnation. The bill for this purpose was made a special order by ® heavy majority voto {n the Assembly, and last evening it was ordered to a third reading after a summary dixeussion, Not one particle of the evi dence on which thie action ws) based was laid be- fore the House, and the secreey and suddenness of the whole movement indieatod that It was a sheer stockjobbiag operation, If any further evidence were Wanting, the fapid peseage of telegrams maghout tt Brod street to the lesaing: inembera and settled the ae stion, The whole transact and it ls one st of the ee ons transac! 8 ich have Ko lowered popalar estimate of leq!) Tators in the past few years, ‘The bil will no doubt He Agtembiy as soon as it ean be reached, but ts fate In tie Senute is uncertain, Tie Senate did not caucus on ti evening, a8 Was expected! Frxelge bill last der and bis fiends ts The be ate Ci this alternoon, rs hold a ar further argament on was an intention on the part of Senators favoring the Hroadway Ruilrood, to hold a pro. tracted meeting today, tn order to reaelt that bill nd itto a Mind reo this week. But thelr rt coming evident to Senators Fol N, man, mud others opposed te wititul employment of purbamentary tetios was fe 1 to for procrasts and the Broadway } Hnally gave up the point, and the Senate ad journed. ” Gen, Swatn's Two Ter Raitro the S-aembiy yesterday, was broe Howe tive thorming, mil received ntot an tomediate references to the oF the Whois, without the urwal fora 100 tO the Singing Comittee on Ronator Norton hea introd Rowrd of Gne Exatniners to comast of three sewntiic ehcintats reol.tiog In the elty, who shallbe eminent io thetr special farniliarity with the manifacrure and tests of huminating Such Boa ayor da bill to ere: Ore OF ems Us Keop a record ct the Toced ehall prosceibe Hog the petty oC te win fs ott vad we 8 frou 1'To Apel tenet yon LPM. tein Apalt to Oct. Lenckt hall proserine the miaxt Ud3 cE thu weition wit amount wewill Valunne at hoveht, anil ( trouy te a whi Hert for eth sic toa Realy rity teste & Salmiy OF Boyde the cle SHIZURK OF THE STRERTA OF NEW TOK. ‘The Mortem batt permits fession of the Fourth avon and Forty-finth streets, teav of the avenue open, and also to and Forty-fourthistreets, to a pe Fourth aveous, pensive presong is in now beloved that the Broadway Rallrond hitt as Iotroduced is only astudow of that whieh it i« Intended to pate, and which Is (o include amor." the valuable routes now unoeeupled by railroads in tiny feot in width y Forty tind nt BW) foot west of dex we the city, ‘These additional featares will be moved by way of amendment TUR METROPOLITAN EXCH LAW. Tho honring of the Excise Dill before the Senate Committee was largely attended, Several eminent Gorman eitizons spoke in favor of Bender's amend mont, but the astute Dina had brought op an equal number of Gesiusn clergynicu, who earnestly op: posed any telasa of the present law THE BAILROAD KINGS HAVE THE STATE The feclng here tonight is th 0 State ha passed completely into the power of the railroad in terest, ‘The railroad combination irresistible ‘The bills legalial be Central stock authorizing Un consolidvtive of all railroads, exe those on pa el Hines, und permitting tie Hai ster depot on Fourth avenue, all passed th bly tonight amid great wescitement, by very bu major SIRRIPE OT HIIRNS RRS. nbty, tna evening, paged th 3s fees of ie Sherili of New Yor! Ave creas ng b vill in -_ NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, pina wars SENATE... ALMANY, April 8 Mills were reportod—Kegulating the sale of theatre tickets in Now York und Brooklyn; incor oruting the w York Shipowner's Arsoctation ; authoitze ihe Superintendents of the Poor of ings county to procecute all bastardy bonds and o 3 given b orderly persona; fur the Tuebriate flome of Kings county. -For the more eflectial sup tof bribery (the vote stoud rish Beieude A Vine fur the € a pun 28 to 6); incory of New Yorn of Gixes in Richmond coun ter of New York, so that mun be at the rune tite ws te gene Ae Bills were p.ssed—l f of the Brooklyn id hin!ro witing a stituble supt Firemen’# Arrociation in New York ; ine Nath street, Brooklyn; incury urubitng (he ¢ of Brooklyn oo THE LABOK MOVEMENT, cece Manne Mecting of the Tailors. Tailors’ Union No. 1 beste on their wrotched and nearly hopeless ¢ Hon, On Wednesday inorning tucy presented a seale of prices, averuying about 2 per cent, advance & Bumnber met last night to deli iti ¥ on the present realy, to ‘of employin firms, amon;, whom the most inportant are Devlin, Brooks Bros, and Schweler Bros. Tn ease thelr de mands are not complied with, they intend tuking ther best men from. the resisting Uris and ving ii tri at yield ne for th present shall take plu rine t deter - Meeting of the Pie Bakers, ing of the Pie Bakers’ Protective Union was held lost picht, ond netion was tiken on the reply of Ue cmploying bakers, ‘They | en recely ing from $10 per Weex Without board bo $9 per week with it, and hast demanded an increase on this to $15 for bench hands wud @14 tor forewen. ‘The employ ing pie baker ch the whole, willing to pay the tional wa but are not! ratistied with the {the workuien to Work In shops whe hand oye. Alter soine discus n lat olybt, theo pt reseuaded. CUOMUbIE Cates Was tor the Excelsior Colony sett cuts in the Wes A large wecting of mechanies, laborers, and farmers was held Inet evening at 6s'Kast Broadway, Louis A. Walser in’ the chair, A arr three are now out there vel a sit ow sotiloment, It is proposed to locate on Republican Fork, in Southern Nebraska, and there Iiy out town’ around Which the bouiesteads will cluster, Hy emigrating iu a body they will obtala cheup tiansportauion, aad when eudperutls aid exch other by Tho Gorman Emigrant Aid Society, Tho Directors of this Society met yesterday and eppropriated $1,000 to be used Geran emigrants who may arrive April. has @xistou has wasots amuuuting to $36,000, this p rin 9 LW, Other Labor Meetines. The Second Union Codperative Building So- ciety will meet this evening in Codporative Hall Bowery, foc the purpose of amending their by-law pl eee etal Westword travellers will be interested to know Kens & Dreyer have removed their ticket had bagragt ofice front, 95 Chambers alrcet to tho food Hudson Ri Railroad at St, Joba's ‘wear wah suey \ ) \ NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, ——. Special Despatches to The Sun. PROMPT ACTION ON THR PREStD Wasuixetox, April 8.--Gen, Butler called on Gen, Grant early this morning and hod an bonr'e conversation with him pon the condition of the Southern States, and the necessary legislation for them. Subsequentiy, at a meeting of the Recon- struction Committee, he voted with the other mem- bers for Gen, Farnsworth's Mieslssippl bill, Intro- duced Inst Febrnary, and again in March, and post poned by the House till December, Including in It, howover, Virginia and Toxas, After some discussion It received the ananimous voto of the Committee, ‘Which guarantees Its passage in the Honse, Some of the most ultra Democrais refused to vote tor it, but it was Gnaily parsed by 1% to 9, There will be some trouble In the Senate, Tiere will be apoeches and amendments ad infni- tum, but the House is determined not to extend the time for djournment, and to compel tho Senate to act promptiy, or to put upon them the odiom of defeating the bill, Their voto of 8) to 90 against taking op tho question of extending the time of adjournment, Indicates clearly that they do not desire to remain beyond Saturday, and they will eonsequentiv have to sit all night to- morrow to bring up their business, ‘Khe ruling in the Seuate to-night ,t# favorable to the pasecee of Farnaworti’s Reconstenction bill about as it came from the House, BILLY SPRAGHR'S FIM The Senote galleries were crowded to-day to hear“ Billy" Sprague speak. When he began he spoke in a rambling and digofnted way. Ho finally took outa huge pile of manuscript from a portfolio, Which waa thought to bo the “ baggage train” he mentioned yesterday as not having arrived, He spoke tn a drawling tone that frst emptiod Senator's seata and then seattered the gallertes whose occ pants had come to hear some startling expose, and Were not content with such a prosy aifuir, It was @ doail failore 40 fur as exciting any Interest was con: cerned, and was regarded asa huge Ozzie, although it Insted three long weary j Ils avenult opon bis collengue, Senator Anthony, ts (Le first onteropping of a desire on his part to put soother into Anthony's place, To make it more easy, he first wishes to lampoon Anthony, and if possible to Ljare him before his constituents, Mr. Anthony's reply this evening was a perfect eatin usher to Spragus'a foodie assault. AN ALARM FOR NOMINKES, The Senate Committue on Territories have re- quested the President to withdraw the nomination of ex-rebel Col, Crow to be Governor of New Mexi ©o © Viesident stated today that be found bh Was Delng deceived bn many fostances about appotnt= Hiss awl he tout mate up his mind that when be Lovery tang wut not titty reprosented ho should promptly remove the now aod correct any error Le had marie o# #oon as Le found it out, COLLECTOR BAILEY GOING THROUGH, The Sonate Finance Committee to-day after hearing au the charges against Collector Bailey, of Now York, comeiuded to recommend hit for confirm ation, an Aprn JAIOM BILE. Hy vielded their issuts 6 dit w fn Appropriation byt riating five millie now pp milion ol apr witel ties, w SPNATH CONFIRY \TIONS. enate confirmation’ to-day were rrepont, Dietiot Attorney for New Mushal for the Novthern ty York; James F. Rushog, Peusion Agent at Trenton, N. on Ov ENO NUE TAX NERRAU, It is believed Gat y 6 an almo general change in the nore prominent and subordl: the Burcay or Tuternal Revenne will of whatever poiltical ‘Chteruiined by the present neu will be effected inuinly on. th ure for positic c Vaninrins, The Connectiont members arrived toutay and will be sworn In to-morrow Pacific Railroad legistation in eithe wow almost hopelwas, Gen. Butler is matur to get through the Honse is a bill which he hopes 1 morrow reconstructing ‘Tho Senate Finance Committee today reported favorably upon alt revenue officers fur New York city, The Cont bill will be row, ‘This reconstruction, ‘The River aud Harbor bill, appropi milli bars for works tn pr by U rotury of tie Navy, will ned by He President w-morow, —a— - Sottinas About Town Fort Sumter Anderson is going to Eur Another vietim of the cup was found dead coal yard yesterday mornl A policeman killed a mad dog in Kobir vestorday alternoon, A man in a blue blouse was found drowned yes: terday, at plor 35, Kost Hiver, Antoine Maurer, the murderer of Fartor, left this city yesterday atternoon for Spring Valley. Vatrick Riley was found dead ina shanty on ¢ Committee on the PD dy to report ons ement to-tbor all importa station except ing two mn street First avengy, n¢or Stations atreet, Police Commissioner Acton it lying dang ously til of gastric tovir at 126 Kast Tweltth stroet, Judo Troy, of Brooklyn, has pessed upou a thiet a eentence o twenty years in Slug Sing. The Seventh Regiment's closing hop last night was, ag had be , the fnest of the neumon, John Adams committed suicide late last night atid Greenwich street, cutting bis throat with pocket knife, Itis uw i that Postmaster Kelly ix to be rotuine! i the New York Post OMlce, ‘The uows Is unsatisfactory to many people, ‘The soldiers of the Army of the Potom agalu last oventog, ‘They have organizod a tive Bens volont Uniwa, The fifth social of th ti Broadway Tabernacle will be held to mght in the parlors of the church, Prof. Frobisher will read, Gen, Shaler has complained of the First “Pre eines” Police for not Leing eficlunt at the late tre in Exevange place, Au unknown man who took sodgings at 17 Eoatstreet, on Toesday night, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning, Mr, Wadsworth nowly appointe of this District, by vert and » hunters betore bo bw berth, 1 Marshal with ofice seekers ualided tor bis own pgesner, the brute who cut two et 119 Elizabeth street, was com at the Towbs for telouious as. anit William J, Grant, of 201 East Broadway, com. mitted anicide yestertay afternoon, in a ft ol detirt un tremens, stabbing limseli Hhrough the heurt with an tron arrow, ‘The annual convention of railroad ticket agents (iu all 47) met yesterday, and clested Pres Mr.C.P. Cleland; View Président, dr. 3. FF son; Beeretary, Mr. 8. Powell, Charley Brown and William Doplap put them selvon in a fuir way of going to Sin ing down ( on Wed and robbing ¥ took the Muitial steps yerturday before Justice Mansiteld, i rit Powxn,—The Rey. Thomas A, Jagger of this city lectures on this sulject this evening, ab the yous Of the Young Meu's Christian Asscciation, LoL Filth avenue A public installation of the officers of Liberty Division, No. 7, Sons of Temperavee, will take place on Tuesday evening, April Uh at! their Mill, so Broadway, coracr Iilrtuenth sirect. A vory inter coting rtalument Andrew Allman e estubiishment and n tain nutnbers contain fon the occasion, Myer's prowl red John a bet on the diawing Jin envelopes, Having loss #/ he appested to tie Mayor's Marshal, yesterday, dud Myer was compelled to restore Alluian's money, The Jof Health wore t clal meeting yesterday, but Di mect Dr, Swinburne, and Dr, Swinburne had no de- siro to sve Dr. Hurtin, aud. the result was no quo. rum, President Lineoin jommed his hat down aver cytes, ud, adjourning Coumissivaee Bosworth 1 to Brooklyo da ap n't want to — NLW IEKSEY, - ‘The Sam, Sutton murder trial et Hackensack was continued yesterduy. The body of the man found in the water at the foot of Hudson street, servey, Olty, bas been ident. fled by bis wife as that of Patrick Mn, w ha ved at First avenue and Niuth street ork, Eee beou Leard of since the month of Janu: oe PRICE TWO CENT THE PRESIDENT “SOLD” —s— ADVERSRH REPORT OF THK JUDION ARY COMMITTEE. Cle ® Nor Tho antecedents of the gentlemen nominated for varions Federal offices in this elty by Gen. Grant have been the anhjcet of considerable investigation doring the past few digs among officeholders, oflce seokers, and politicions in genersl, The numerous class who indulged in conversation on the subject were gencrally unchoritable enough to attribute the success of tho noninees of the President to thee Wherality in subseribing to the expenses of his clee tlon, They bave been unable, however, to account for the noinination of one gentleman, whom they re gard a8 9 notorious «windler, ‘THA INTRODECTION HY A MILLIONAIRE, The iueky citizen to whom we allade ts said te have been introduced tust summer by a millionaire to Gen. Grant, and the miilionaire had aeeidentiy formed his acquaintance about a year previous the Introduction to Grant, Both purchased reste dences opposite exch other, in a region known ag the Gorden of New York, and of course thoy became friendly neighbors, This millionaire knew nothing of the antecedents of his friend, except that he bad porchased 9 splendid mansion, which he had Jadiciously settled on bis wife; hat the acquaite ance ripenod into friendsbip, antl at lost Gen, Grant, a4 tho embryo President, became alternately the guest of both, PLANNING FOR THe pIsTRiCT atronverame, During one of tho costiy entertalaments at which the chief magistrate of the nation was the highest guest, 06 was informed of the desire of his hoat to procure a certain office in this cliy, and ho pledged his word of honor that the siaceure should be gives to him. HOW TUE TiIYa WAS DONE. ‘The President was reminded of his promive about three weeks ago, and he at once ordered his Secre tary to write the name among others to be sent te the Senate for confirmation, THR MAN'S CHARACTER RePORED. It has since been ascertained that this tuck dle viduol 9 & notorioas swindler, It is charged that he precured goods on eredit to the amonnt of $708 atone of the leading dry goods estabtishments ia this city, and when a judginent was obtained against him for the amount Mt Was found to be practicaty worthless, as be had wettted his property on hts wise, however, died soon afterward, and the lawyers of the = merchant = whom previonsly defrauded, made the ent operative, as the property revers to him, and recovered the = amount before Grant's nominee had time to vell Lis real os tate, The same gentleman has been a defendant i a suit before a Juuge of one of the District Courty, This wife, shrewd he bod in whieh he ws used of defrauding a widow of $4,000. — The Senate Committre on the New Yort Marehalsbip, Special Deapatenh to The Sno Wasninetox, April 8.—Tho Senate Judiciary Committee today agreed to roport adversely upow the case of J, Wadsworth, nominated for United States Marabal for the Southern District of New York, charges having been made 2gvost hin Qigy tiust be cxpliined before he can poss —a - ‘The Highwaymen in New Jer Mr, J. Wadsworth Thomas, a highly rospoot able young man, residing on the square, near the O14 Church, Bergen elty, was robved and nearly mur: dered on Wodneaday night, in the yard at tho roar of his own house, Yesterdsy morning he was found ia 2 room of the house, nto whieh he crawled, Mr. Thous is. eterk’ ta the empioy of Messrs, Tat Ue end Von Wagner, leather dealers, Perry street New York. Alter having arrived at he mother’ howne on Wednesday evenlas, and justas he was aboot em tering arear dvor, he beard «roan tho corner ot Me house. He Went to the corner, and just as he had arrived there, a man suddenly sprang upon hi fd mat, on OF Amy now T hi at the anime Mstint striking bln arros With w club. ‘They grappled, nothing further of the str in the morning he partially revived. ide of the well lying moar the house Me them crawled into the dining Where he again bee came ttncons sacoverod at about 8: ALM. by tha se birt bosom and diamon studs had been torn ont, hit) wristband cuffs, com (ining valuable sleeve buttons, and his otter wala ables, had been atolen Capt, Copeland and the Bri. twny sen Capt. Copeland erent the gentry who ical dress lothed ‘s ir wares, in ordered m all off our principal thoroughfare, but gave tvem the Privile of trevelling ou any otner street in the ty. This did not suit ove of the Broadway mer: chints who ‘deals In stecl for coracts, and accords ingly he appeared b Iuepector Dilks, accompa. pied by bis living sign, Tho “stga” is a mau ol about pixty; he was clad ina white robe descendia from his head to his feet, with a red, white, blue rosette on each breast, and a cap drnatnented with triceigred mbloos, and haoging from is neck, hehind and before, was article like a fre-escape Na articie, he suid, cout. ma of the bes ‘in the ‘Cuited Stotes, Ile claimed thal 2 com ity, all who bring mo y into well us all wha cireulat be could see ae harus ha at, but referred the gentleman to the Super intendeat of Police, Away our corset steel man went to the Police Superintendent, and that funevonary snapped hun out of his room, Capt. Copeland very wonatbly atvised the gentioman to advertise m Tae Sun, aud the gentleman intends to tube tae advice. But be will appeal to the courts as well, —_— Getting an Eflicient Police, 3 In view of the many burglaries and bond roby herie recently committed, it is proposed for mere chiai.ts and others to bold a ass meeting soon, am organize an fodepentent police force of known Integrity and moval worth, Under she rule of our prese Vey aud private watehmen, the robbers have "tho freedom of the city,” Several downtown storca have von entered, and robbed ; , mean tae, COW the tacts from the newspapers, i — Sparks trom the Telegra nclaud feted yesterday, Veancls Train lectured {a Biddeford, Meg it ne aalvace on the Princess of, Wales and her carge 119 ko $5,009. steamer Contoocools ts of the sipt river: w Orleans Grand Jury yosterday found ore Wudictins against Audicor Wickliffe, three Dazzling diamouds have been found ta the gold Georgia. Mission and Pacitle Woolen Mills of Sa Ve consolidated thelr eavtital of 85,000,008, Several sclaures were made in Montgomery, Ala, orday for Yiolauons of the Lutcroal Revenue tows, He hae ‘The Hon. Horatio Seymour Is in Chicago, entirely recovered Three public meetings which were beld in Parie Uhperved by the police, aud mang ad ‘The Anstrian thy army, wid to kround of economy Gen. W. A, Nichols, Adjatant-Gencral of the Milic tary Divisiou of the Misourt, dicd ia St, Louw you terday he De ‘overnment has resolved to reduce ostpone the cui for recruits, on the Frederick Hustingdton was co cre. ted In Bostog ye ttuay, a¥ Bishop Of tus divecee of Central Now York Toc Rev, Mr. Marshall, a Catho.ic tof Chi cago, has doen arrested ou charge oF foFgiiyg the Nain Tinie eve Sr. ert Madane Olga Vou Phitor In Sau Fianeweo oa Wedaesday died recently. A splendld propetter ealied ¢! fwinclied iu Buital> yeu cray: af {In the heme Foad Une OF pros tourth day's races over the Metairie course esterday wore won by A. K. Kichards's b. @, Locust Pe Nadie Mes ary god’ W. Cottrill’s ob. 0 Cotta, , committed snicide tht. Hor husbaud ‘Jay Gould" wae y guterdoo, Sho will enw sliuts: W. Wen broker, lately engaged in ax porting tly fan assinmicnt, owing 60 te failure uf eu wll Gaeit engageinienta, William Scott, a owof Sir Walter Scott, died at Mic at Andidw's Hue, Montreal, cm Wedneeday, fige el ears ‘On Wednesday night two brothers uamed Mont gomery ant Byron Leach murdered @ young mae Hainod’ Price, etm weliool a Liberty towuseipy Adans county, Li! Marlborongh, Conn, voted yesterday 2 to 1te enther Lopds to the amount of fvo por cent. of hes krand teyy (2 the Now Mayen, Aidaicown, ad Wik Himautie Hea.tway Company, Tuo Now York Methodist Conference in Sing Sing Is athonded by £75 clergymen. The Covterenes sc0lto {be Legslatiio ® protest ageiuat a2y au.oo Gout of the Mi ropulitaa Fxoite law. While the steamer Monterey was towing the Peru viab iron-clad Manco Capac eine Bab 0 1A pit, wi onk 10 ml m Lnag ot broke, gntoayoring 40 secure anothor the Mon, Hise Patess eet cets natn mre