The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 26, 1869, Page 1

i THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR THE CALAMITIES OF A DAY, z —_--— SUE GREAT PRTROLEUM FIRB IN LONG ISLAND CITY. . a Tho Destruction of m Million Dollars Worth of Vetrolenm nv Property — Kerosene Explon jn New York =Devoe's Oi Kactory nud other Buitds foes, 8 Brig, nud Bight Lighters Cons suied—Hunter's Point a Sea of Fire-The Fire StL Burning. One of the greatest and most disastrons con. firgrations that was ever witnessed in this Biate, oF of ite peeulior kind in the whole country, threatened Hunter's Point yeaterday Morning. Abont o o'clock a number of terrific explosions that followed each other In quick «neces fion awoke the intiobitante of Lone Island City, As though by magic, the sky over Hunter's Point feomed siddenly wrapped in Mimes, ‘The watel man in tue yards of the well-known Devoe petro- Heam factory, near Newtown Creek, was the first to comprehend the situation. He saw the buildings around him, with thei vast tanks of oll and turpen Une, one great ble, The fary of the Memes was Almost inconceivable, and oppalled him, He sound @d the alarm, however, and heard the onawer given across the silant creck. Then remembering the express orders of his employers as Should do fret of all in such an emercency, he ran Into the burning building and sought to convey to ® Place of fufely the most valuable account books, DATTLING WHTM THe Frnt Tong Island City, or Hunter's Point, as the place fa caliod, being supplied with water only by pumps and Yells, tho engine componion that ouickly ar. Flved were co d to procure thelr water by means howe carrie} seross Newtown creck Bridge, and even here they could not get an muah as they micht have mate nse of, There were no fire engines in the place, but Nos, 1, % 3,5, % 10, 12, and to what he 13 of the Kastern District, Brooklyn, with Lowe companies 1, % % 4,6, 6, and 7 were ot hand sooner than one could ~—havo expected them. Tho police steamboat and the steam: ¢r Minnatinnock soon arrived also, and with their fire engines and hose, thos bringing om the Fcono more of this latter than could be made available, owing as we havo just shown, to tho scarcity of water, Despite nil the efforts of thowe on the ground the conflagration seemed at first utterly unmanageable. As the water fell on the Diazing buildings It wos either awallowed without any (Mct at all, or was thrown beck with # hissing and rourng that was indescribably awfn) At war a calm night, and at the beginning much valu ablo property might have been saved, had it not been for the combustible nature of the materiils ond the dread of explosion paralyzing the efurts of many wiling workers, At one time we counted nearly twonty lighters or barges on fire close to Dovoe's Wharf, ‘These, we think, might all have been saved bad there been shown the slightest forethought, tact, or covrage. Whatever war saved of them in due entirely to tho efforts of the police in the Me: tropolitan ferryboat ond other amatier boots, ‘The forryboat Minnahanock alao greatly assisted in quel Ung the wain body of the fire, ‘The employed of tho Long Island Railroad assisted also with a steam Pump and 9 thousand feet of boxe thus preventing the Mamcs from reaching the shops of their Com. pany. WHAT PELL PRET TO THR FLAMES, The storaze sheds of the Devoe Manufietoring Company and the refinery of Day & Co, in a short Lime wero lovel with the earth, and in the meantime the fire had spread on the north and east, taking fast hold upon the packing establishment ond Un ean shop of the Devoe Works and a three-story fraine dwelling ownod by F. J. Reade. A large quantity of foal and an extensive two-story shed of Mr J.C Provost, who also losta hundred barrels of lime, Wore next enveloped in the flames, On the sonth, Along tho lino of the creek, of the dozen or more sols of different grades moored to the p woven Lighters loaded with oil in cases and bayels, and the Norwegian bark Avance, having on bowed 1,750 eases and G60 barrels of oll, Were Lotelly destroyed, togeth: or with (hei cargoes, Four of the lighters, two of whieh wore an improved atyle, adapted to carry a Lirge quantity of ofl in bulk, wore owned by the Devoo Company. ‘The owners’ names of the remaining vessel could not be ascertained: THE LOSSES. First in amount of loss come the Devoe Manufac: turing Company, formerly known ander the firm ame of Devor, Pratt & Co. who suffer the loss of an oil and benziue refinery, packing establishment, Un can factory, four lishters, and about 8,000 barre Of oll in tanks, barrels and eases, the estininted valu Ation ofywhich is nt least $900,000 ; insured for $00,000. Day & Co's reflnery was totally dest Nogether with 1,000 barrels of o:1 and naphtha, $00,000; partially coverod by insurance, Loss, J.C, Provost's lime and coal yard, 500 tons of coal, antorixe shed ond limo, $9,009, lusured for $600 in a Boliimore Company. Fd, 's loss on house, $3,000; not Insured. ‘Thre lizhters and Norwegiin bark, names of Owncrs unknown, aud their cargoes, estimated at 660,000. The whole amount of oil destroyed was about 15,000 barrels, worth nearly $15,000, ‘There were An the Devoo manufactory two yards, the upper of Which contained nine large iron tanks capablo of holding 94,000 g:illons of O11; 4,000 barrels ot os! and 1143000 cases of refined oil, ten gallons in cach casey aiapgatrels of turpentine In tank, and 200 cases of Jong eating packed, besides @ stoam pump capable of tough 0€ 4,600 barrels in ten hours, ‘Tie lower yard Bot the Mor the purpose of canning refined paphitha, tie remarks, YL One of Devoe's patent Ailing machines Lpplied from two larze iron tanks of a 31200 barrels, one of them nevely full of ‘ity cure waepre _ IRCIDRNTS, ment. A® HOvW\ere numerous, In one Instanse eepe- wrote him a nf, Bre fin ange tank hghters took fire at the wharf, dum; and T stags, &e., were strewn about to some O. pertonihy Wik direction, Chief Enginecr Smith, weed ee eet AF Of firemen from Williamaburgh, was Which he elecent standing upon the bricks, and, ker was adjoW and their platiorm was prostrated, not rate ys injured, A #mall boat from the lighter's yuo owas broken ap, anda piece about four feet in “Tength was sent whiaain the bridge, narrowly missing © passing pedestrian, After the fire. en bad becu at work scveral hours food and ether refreshments were furnished in abundance, eno of the men taking rather too much, At the time of the burning of the Avance, five of the crew muccooded with diflcuity in escaping. ‘Tho oll 8 i ro islands over the water, ferocly eonsuming Haclf, To get throuzh this without set: no easy task, ‘The bark they io is now a black, unsightly wreck, burned, like several other ships on the river, to the water's edge. Terrific explosions took place from time to time, startling the neighborhood, and making every fone cautious in appreaching the place, One of the tanks filied with naptha took fire soon after the bo- sinning of the outbreak, and the lid was torn off with violence that seemed to shake the very ground, ‘THE FIRE AS IT APPRAKED IN NEW YO ‘The appearence of the fire from the New York aide early in the morning was indescrivably grand. A great mass of flame enveloping the very skics, ‘and the burning oil that floated over the docks and Dridge und down into the river, resembling @ great sea of fire, With such » picture before him, one could comprehend Milton's picture of Hell ‘The fire was still burning last night, and cannot be quenched until the oll has been consumed, — The Great Fire tu Authentic Accoun Tt was impossible in the confusion on Monday evening to get satisfactory particulars of the great firo in Weehawken, We now bave the facts from the best sources, The explosion which preceded the Dursting of the flames was heard at about 3 o'clock on Monday efernoon, In afew moments the sky ‘was filed with dense clouds of smoke and flame, A Bead burner and belper were cngaged in repairing ome Joaks in one of the large oll tanks in the pan of the Messrs, Wickes & Brothers’ oll works ‘pt Ball's Forry, and careless application of # light was the cause of tho great casualty that fullowed ‘There was no oil in that building, but the wood- work of the tanks, which were a long timo in vec, was thoroughly spturnted with the In- flammable liquid. 1b i thought that the jot ased in melting the lead with which the tanks are lined, Panctrated to the wood, and thus exploded the high- ly combustible gas collected between the lining and the timber, Tho men escaped with @ few slight barns, and aro otherwise auinjured. The fire iuatantly communicated with the trem ing” house, whero 40) barrels were be. ing treated" in wooden —trongha, and catehing this rushed in @ taging sea of flaines over the sard, sproatling the destructive cle- ment in every dircetion, The warehouse, in whieh 400 barrels were #tored, was entirely destroyed—a portion of the contents being saved by rolling them into the river, ‘The engine house was burned to the Eronnd, bot the boilers were uninjured; the large refined oil tank, holding #0) barrels, and the ernde ‘oil tink, 1,000 barrels, both escaped, being perfectly tight, and having no communication with the air There was bub litle damage done to the stile, coon- €r shop, and shed, in which the empty barrels were stored At an carly stage an immense quantity of tar, piled up in some waste ground adjoining, eanght firs, nnd gave a now impetus to the alroady wite apre vation, More than an sere of fre ed and tossed, and the seething flames leaped and hissed a they mingled with the waters of the swampy land, which was thickly coated with tar ol or more than two hours the flames raged with wonbated fury, all efforts to stay its course being futile, A trench was cut which conveyed the burn ing fluid to tho river, ‘The Metropolitan Police boat was on tie river, and performed efficient service saving the pier, on which it played for several hours, ‘The rulus arc still burning, but afier 6 o'clock on Monday evening a!) danger had ceased, Atone time te fre was in clove proximity to the chemical works of J. L. Morgan & Co., but by pulling down some sheds they were saved. he los to Wickes & Brothers of 184 Front atre who owned the oil factory, will be wi by inaura Pave & Kidder, Patent Roofs and Nicholson Pave: ment Company, tnd about 8,000 barrels of tar stored 1 con: rly covered there, which were all destroyed, Their loss will be about $50,000; no insurance, ‘The aceno yesterday was one of desolation, - An Austrian Ship Kon Down and Sunk tho Steamship Russin-A Cargo Valacd t $200,000 Lost-Narrow Excnpe of Crew. Tetween 19 and 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the Liverpool steamer Russia was coming up the bay under a full head of ateam, About five hundred yards ahead of her, anda little to her left, near the Jorsey fais, tay anchored the Austrian ship Figla Maggiore, waleh arrived from Marseilles on the 2ith with a cargo valued at $200,000, for the firm of Fonch, Meincke & Wendt, of this city, When the two ships had come into this relative position, the Russia slipped into an eddy that awept her trom her course and mado the situation excecdingly eritical. ‘The engines were instantly backed, and all was done tat could bo done ander tie circumstances to pro- vent acollision; but thelr astompls were useless, and the steamer awung around toward the Figtia, moved rapidly down npon her, and struck her on the port side, abaft the forward rigging, with a foar, ful shock, nearly cutting her in two, ‘Tho crew of the whip bad prepared for the collision, and «prang Into their boats, but had barely time to push off be- fore she went down, In elght fathoms of water, merqed to her lower yards. ‘The loss Is coverod by insurance. — ‘The Exp! on the William Parka. At about 11 o'clock yesterday morning the Philadetplia steam tug William Parks was nearly wrecked by the explosion of boiler while #he lay at her pler at the foot of Wall strect, Her pilot house was flung into the river at a distance of about twenty feet, and Capt, Thomas Reaney, who had been standing on her foroastle, was thrown about thirty fect into the air, He felion the plor, avout thirty fect distant from the boat, ‘Phe vessel was badly but pot made unseaworthy. Capt. Roaney, who was severely scalded and badly bruised, was taken to his home, at 146 James street, Charles Powell, deck hand, was severely sealged, cut on his hond avd thigh by splinters, and thrown far out into the water, from which bo was rescued by by and ers. ‘The cook of the boat, a German, was badly cut about the head, and in othor waye seriously in- jured. He was standing on the bow of the boat was knocked down bya spliater, He and Powell wero taken to the New York Hosp The Williom Parks belonged to Washington Duckett, of Philadel- pili, and was built by Ceafe & Lovy, of that elty in 1964, She was engaged in towing off Sandy Hook, and her boiler bae always been considered safe, She is damaged between $3,000 and $1,000, ee The Sinking of the Steam! At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning tho old and well-known steamboat Norwalk, which bas ao Jong plied between this city and Coney Island, fre- quently conveying from 500 to 1,000 passengers, wax sunk in tho East River, near Fulton ferry slip, Brooklyn, Providentially the Norwalk had no pas: senzers on board, Sho wns on her way to tho wharf to tako passengers to the Prospect Park races at the time of the collision which sent her to the bottom, When sho was inthe middle of the stream a tug having In charge alow, flat barge, struck her just forward of the wheel hiouso, The bargo went under her guards, and striking the bull, ent through a hole several feet in length. ‘The Norwalk filled rapidly. Her pilot headed her toward the bulkhead, south of Fulton ferry, but when she arrived within about three lengths of it sho settted down rapldiy and sauk Only tireo men, the pilot, the engineer, and the fre man, appeared to be on board at the time, and when her inte was acen to be inevitable, they very coolly took refuge in one of the small boats, and escaped, ‘one of them going back, with great sang froid, for his overcoat, when she was only a foot or two above water, Tugs and row bouts without umber put out to her assistance, but there was no occasion for thar services, The Norwalk was very old, and pro bably rotten, How dircful might have been the consequences hind this accident oceurred when hun- dreds of passengers were on board, we nved not say. ‘The sunken vessel was towed toa point near the bulkhead at Fulton ferry, Brooklyn, where she still lies, She is understood to be owned by Messrs. Smith, Lewis & Wilson, and to be untnsur —————— = OBITUARY, C. Briaco Gen, Briscoe, whose funcral takes place to-day at 3 o'clock, from his late residence, 89 Lafayette place, was bora in Wilmoupt, county Kilkenny, In land, in 1334. Ho graduated with distinction at Trinity College, Dublin, and in 1854 came to the United Stuter, where he was connected axa civil en neer with “many important public works in_ tw naylvania coal elds, At the breaking out of the ue enlisted in the First New Yi olunteers, t'from that time until the close of the strugele, he remained in the service of the United tates. At'the battle ot Big Bethel he carried the regimental colors, and was wounded in the foot. For his gailsetry on that occasion he was commissioned a lleutevant. In Kearney's Division he made the campaign of the Peninsula, and while in charge of the construction of one of the forts ut Fuir Onks, attracted the attention Of that General by tho englncering skill displayed In the work. By him he was made Engineer Officer of the Division. I ‘od on that General's staf till the latter's death at Chantilly, After that he was de alled on the atiff of Gen, Stoneman, and then upon that of Gen, Birney, where he remained, servin casionaily with Gens, Hancock and French. Birney was appointed to the command of the Tenth Corps, he appointed Capt. Briscoe Chie of Staff, with the Fak oO Major, and strongly recommended him to Gov, Curtin, who gave him the Coloneley of the 190th Pennsylvania Volunteers, At the capture of Vetersburgh. Col, Briscoe commanded a brigade, and distinguished Limselt by the storming o Fort Gregg, for which action he was brevetted Generul, When the war closed, he was appointed President of the Examining Board for Oficcrs in the regular army, at Norwalk. under the rauk of Major. —— Death of Judge Joseph PF, Aliya. Hantvonp, May 25,—A cable dovpatch re- crived in this city today announces the death, in Paris, of Judge Joseph P. Allyn, son of Ex-Mavor ‘'T, M. Allyn of this city, Judge Allyn was appointed one of the Judges of th ‘Territory of Ariaona by Frostdent Lincoln, He went to Burope two years Oo, Diing troubled with s pulmousry complaint, was 96 yoars old, THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, oe THE RATTLE WITH THE PARTY LAND- ED BY THE STEAMER PERIT, —>— The ured Flag-Shots Put Through the Hall of @ Spanish Steamer—Excitem in Nuevitas-Dulce's Decree for ¢ Seizure of Horses. Havana, May 2&4.—Advieos from Santingo de Cada of the 19th inst,, give the following account of the afar with the Milibusters in the May of Nipe, ae. cording to the reports of the Spaniards themaolves* ‘The Spanish troops surprised the tavding party, attacking and taking their position with sevon gum toda flag marked, “Given by F.C, Villaverde to the Rifemen of Liberty." ‘The fllibusters rallied, recaptured thelr position and gana, but lost the fag. Trey fired upon the Spanish steamer Mareella, pate Ung two shots through her hall, The gunboat Afrt- can arrived off the shore, but soon left for Nucvites to bring rein‘orcemen| Tho excitement ab Nuevitas was intense, A stoamer had been despatched to communicate with the anthorities at Havana, ‘Tho steamer Perit arrived at Kingston, Jamalen, onthe 16th Inst,, where she was quarantined because sho had touched at Cuba, She returns to New York ina fow days, Five Cuban passengers remained on board, TIAVANA, May %&.—Captain-General Dutce has or dered the military authoritics In eight specified juris diet to acize ali the horace, to prevent their fall ing into the hands of the insureenta, The owners are to be pold for there animals which are to be used in the Government serviee, The Situation Doser by an Impar Cubn, by. Raronean consular oMeer to a friend: MANZAN Apri ®).—L am sorry to way that I Am not able to dend you any good news from here, ‘Thinge Vave, since you left us, gone from bad worse, and T fear that the end is sul very di ‘The tisurgents have retired from this vieinit least in auch Inrge vumbers as you used to ‘see them daring sour st it th watd that they lave partly gone toPuerto Piineipe, and partly to the mountains, but ax there till remaln mall parties of them round about here, the country Is ax insecure: ver, and nobody ean go outside the tmits of the ‘The troops from hore and Bayamo n ake now and again stone in the country, bat not in ainaller colnmns than 900 to 500 men, And sometimes more. ‘The Government haa only garrisoncd this town, Baya 1; all the rest if country is nto the insurgents, win ‘the troops come near to them, run away with the nad ehildren, #0 that’ the troops only tire Ivex marching after the insurgents, with no reault but Ouding one or other stray wretch, who is immediately shot, ‘The insurgents barn a good deal, and what they Jeavo ta burnt by the troops, ‘The troops burnt La Lemajagua,then Huenavista;then the Insurgents burnt ‘Pranqullidad, and the cane Aelds of Sta, Gertradis ; thon tho troops burat the houses and works of this 1 eros, Rl Rossrio, &e. Besides the zt me ped. the insurgents bave burnt Baire, Guisa, Dayranees, and Yara; the troops bare Burnt’ Ribacoa, Sivana Ia Mar, BE; between tho two, they have burnt all the suvall thing is in ruins. haa Don ow in pened with San Franco and La Eapera fume of the cane Bclde an it been burnt, but the engine houses, and barracoona are still fntiet, Of course the Spaniirds fect confident that they will gain, and soon, but T am not of this opinion, and bo ileve that ifthey Uo gain, 1b will last a good while etl, and af the r jon showid continue spread curing houses, Tig towards th ‘eure they ‘vill have to abendon the iat before many months, The only sal isiand of Cuba is ane nexation to th ited States; and if aneh does not speedily take place, the go to the dogs, Whicheeer party of the wo here contending sould gain the victory. ——— a, TUB LABOR MOVEMENT, — New England Lnbor Reform Leneves Boston, May 25.—The Convention of the New Kvgland Labor Keform League assembled t ‘ag 4 in the Meionaon, HM. Heyweod, of Worcer‘er, Pre sident of the | tu the chair, The President, in calling the meeting order, wit an explanation of the objects of the League. le epoke in tor the disadvantages reeulting tothe livering chieves from the power of property cen rilized and acting uk & unit, from corporations, from ratroude, it the monopoly of land, ‘the cost of railroad travel had been extiated by Josiah Quincy ut half a cent a mile, vet by the grantot corporate powers, instead of ting the individual twenty-five cents to Ko trom Boston to Worcester, it comts quedrupie, and the suit is taat the stock is watered and the peopic ‘out of $2,000,000, and upon this sim la iby the travelling public for all 4 were adopted, The second axserts poly of gold and silver by tho Govern. eof money tends to give a few persons the privilege of controlling th y, the prices Of commoditres, and laborers. The third afirms tree ‘money ua the tru ‘olicy tor giv.ng to each man the opportunity to 0 his credit as he wleases independent of corporations. ie fourth aMirma the wronafulness of taking wter eat, ana tirges the abolishinent of te National Banks, and the substitution of Treasury certificates of ser ca for the prone nt currency. Letiers were read from Win, H. Sylvis of Penney! vania, the Rev. J. W, Manning of Boston, and Sena: Rhode Island, expressing Uelr #1. eon of the meett ping, of Resolutio that the me pathy with th Dr. Wm, HL. Cin ¢, RL, while erfdoim, anit jenident upon each otwer in order eral wellare, yet i cignt hours wore everywhers adopted for ® day's Tabor the aggregate wealth of the country would be more equally divided than now, ‘A report szned by Misa M.J. Andrews, Sarah E. Picteher, and Sarah H, Hu away was’ submitte relative to the question of wowans' labor, re. aponse to the vote of the Working Woman's Con. Yention held in Boston Iast week, and ret the Labor Reform Lengue, report ¢ the grievances of the sewing women, and appeals to the wealthy n of Byston for aid and auvi view of the fict that the interests of society in gs erai are involved in of the indusiriow feninine population, Dlort addresses were delivered by Mra. Sarah F, Hathaway of Ks Robert Hower of Lawrence, BK. Rozers of Chelsea, and Wenaell Piillips, Mise Albert Brisbane, and others addressed the League in the evening. palo ee) Labor Items, The house painters hold a meeting this evening, ‘The Bricklayers’ Union, No, 4, hold a meeting this evening. The Tin und Sheet Iron Workers hold an portant meeting this evening. The journeymen stone setters are requested to meet at 316 West Thirty-siath street to-morrow evening. , ‘ The Brass Founders and Finishers buried a brother member, Henry Buckley, yesterday, with appropriate honors. ; 2 Hine First Union Codperative Building Society meets this evening In Cooperative I 14 Bowery. ‘The lisus are powitively to elose against the entry of new names after June 17. The Varuishers and Polishers, and the shop tailors of Steinhart & Atler, and the bricklayers of Union No, 12 met and transacted routine business last evening. , ‘ ‘The strike of the tailors in one of tho Washing. ton city establishments, Because of & notice that a 8 ended, would s00n be m: ‘The propnietor reed to the di the Journeyme re should be ‘The Tailor’s Union met last evening, to hear the reports from their Committees appointed to wait upon employers In regard to A strike to Le ordered unless an immediate advance of 25 per cvnt. is given. Several of the employers havo agreed ty poy, Lut reduction of w Soeur Success of * Heddy the Blacksmith,” lection of the Tammany Repub- Becond Assembly Distris took place last evening, at 475 Pearl eae dy the Blacksmith" marsballed lia forces In good order, They walked to the polls and elected the fol lowing ticket without opposit Republicans (Democrats, italic) General Committer—Goorge Ror James Oates, President, Dennts' McLaughling Vice: ideate—Michael J. Kynn, Michael Hayesy @ocreia- Hee—Mathew blowart, Patrick McAuuie: Sreasurer, Michael Haley eecutice Committes—Fourth Ward.— Peter Flanigan, Matthew Murphy, Thomas Cummings William ® Kehoe, Wallace f. Gree, Kobe non the part of the Dennis McLaughlin, James White, Wiliam White, Joka Finn, John Keily, Thomas Wile, John McPuritin, Robert Stewart, Gar rett Bell, Ray! Condon, Michael Mo Terny, H neh, timothy Callan ‘aithy, Patrick Scauion, Mic! ‘or, Joho Durcen, John Grady, Malcolm Wal: ry Woorls, Cornelius Downe.’ Veter Graben, Peter) aya Poey, ahs Heary Crab ve Heyorie.” Fisth Ward Daniel Moore, Georke Ereham, James Quintany Kdward A, Nichols, Phomas Dunn, Owen O'Counell, J dodde, John MeSoriey, John’ McCue, Jukn. Ha Jouu alah, Minthorno Tompkins,’ Janes eed, John Huach, Thomas Ogiivie, mas ‘O'brien, Janes O' rien, Henry Jonopn reek, nighes, Joun O'Conner, Willan bberlce, John Vianey, Jolin Duna, Pabick Sullivan, D. P.O. O'Builivan, Foley. John Gallagher, ‘Thomaa Doowy, Mar Hine, Vinkothy Oouuelfy, tlichard France, Joan O' Brien. “ ; ed at tho dofent of his gang in the real Niepvite Inerting’ om Mouday’ eveet has threatened (0 cleaa out the whole concern at peat mooting NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MAY THE OLD AND NEW CHURCHES, pleat coal raary of the North Dutel Chureh—The History of one of onr Oldest Edifices— resting Services Veaterday, Seventeen years after the navigator Hendrik Hndson had turned the prow of his craft op the river which perpetnates bis name, the first Duteh church in this elty was built This was followod by another in 1639, and a third in 164 and the three were the fashionable places of worship ju the distriet fonth of Bowling Green. In 1693 another was built, and fn 1729 that nondeseript stractare which now enpplics Post Of ce facilities for the metropolis wes creeted. Bat still following the march of iinprove: ment, tho old church which stands on the yorth west corner of Fulton and William sitreo'y ww erected one century azo yosterday, and as it was supposed to be on the outermost limit of the city's growth, it was ealled “Tho North Duteh Church." Tho old Dotch language was used tn the wrvices therein until 1808, when It was superseded by the English, Yesterday was consequently the centennial ans niversary of this venorable ediflos, and ay such it was colebrated in thoi morning ani in the evening with approvriute acrvices, Addresses were deliv ered by the Rey, Dr, De With, oanior pastor of tho llogiate Church, who prosided at the morning rvice, Chancellor Ferris, Dre, Woodbridge and tennial Anni Hutton, and Mr. J. L. MeNatr and J. M, Ludiow, and a memorial discourse was delivered by the Rev, Dr. Coambers, De. Do Witt eh portion of Taalah, Ohh marks, and gave his denomination moces took his text from Joon Lv. 24, the eame toxtnsed by the Rew. Dr. Laidley at the dedication of the Old North Cuurch 100 years ago. ~ Loying the Corner Stone of the Tenth Cole leginte Charch Edifier. Ata P.M. yesterday the corner stone of anew D. Chorch was laid on the corner of Fifth evenne and Forty-elghti street, ab which service Dr. De Witt presided, The edifie cis 702100 feot, covering an are Of 11,000 foot, with a deep and kpacions pniptt recess, with consistory and various dependencies of exten: tive character in tho roar, and a frontage of broken outline, with tower and spire 225 feet high at cor ner, and arcaded veatibule along front to a statroase building at northeast corner, spanned by a graceful fiving buttress nupporting a spirciet of peculiar con Atruction 100 feetin height, Corresponding to this at tho southwest corner there will be a third apire 85 foet Ligh, ‘There will bo five gablen on each side Plereed by richly traceriod windows 26 feet high, ‘The church wi'l be spanned by fingle tross withont columns. The frovt wall, will be pie large richly traceried rose window wit) ar below, The e #ineine and ceiling will be 10 feet hight and) liguted in an orietnal marair, The material is Newark ranistone re Heved by banda of Ohio, with raps and buses and foliage ranges of litht stone, The coat of cretion Prt be about $800,000, “The architeet Is W. Whreler mith. At thin wervice yesterday the Rey, W. HT. Clark offered the bovoeation, and the corner stone was laid by Dr. De With, who offered a brief prayer ani a few remarks. Dr. Chambers offered the dedicator; Prayer, aul the Rey, J. M. Ludiow delivered the a Areas, In whieh he roferred to the past history of the city and the R. D. Ch nN, ny pre ieted @ noble ani glorious faiure for both, ‘This is the tenth e» Tretnto church city, Tha cornor stone coutained the names of the pastors, elders, deacons, Secretary and Trensnrer, Building Gommittes, areht teot nnd bulldors, ant the box deposited beneath tt contained the teal church history, documents, Tible nnd hymn Look, daily papors, colns, &e, The henedietion was pronounced by the Rey. J, N. MeNair. F —_ HONORS 70 OUR DEAD HEROES, Day-Lotters Mdout Grant, Gen, Ge ellans and Go Tho Executive Committee of the Grand Army of tho Republic held a mecting at the headquarters, 10 Union square, on Monday evening. ‘The report of the Commiliee of Conference on the question of clanzing the time from Sunday to Saturday or Mon- day, an recommended by the Committee of the Gen- eral Assembly and other religious bodies, was aub- mitted ; and after along and eandid discussion, tho Commitiee, by a nearly unantious vote, resolved to adhere to the time originally named, Sun‘lay.the 01h, ‘The procession will form on Union equare, with the military escort, guests in carriages, and wagons with,flowers,and proceed to Cyprens Hills Cemetery, where the memorial servico will be held. Maj.Gen, Daniel B, Sicklen will be ono of the spoakers, In the evening there will be divine service at tho Academy of Music, ‘The Rev. Dr. Bellows, President of tho Sanitary Conmission, will deliver the sermon, ‘Tickets & cents, the proceeds to be equally divided between the relicf fund of the Grand Army and the Union Home School for Soldicrs' Orphans, at Car: manaville. All pairlotte citizens desiring to contribute money or flowers may forward thelr contributions to the headquarters, 10 Union equare, Flowers will be received by a Committee of ladies from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M,, on Saturday. In reterence to an Invitation, President Grant sent the f lowing letter to the Chairman of the Memorial Executive Committe Exnoutive Mansion, May 24, 1909, ‘The Prosident regrets that his publ vent his necopting your polite Invitation t ie very commendable exerelacs of the Grand Arviy of the Republicha New York city on Commeiimors: tion day, May 90. Col: hi. I, Buavaons, Chairman Bx, Co ‘The following letiers myo been received by the Chairman of the Executive Commitice of the Grand Ariny of ths Republi Me- Honoxms, May 19, 1909 Col, Mf. Beaumont, Chairman Mem, By. Com. . CovoNRt: 1 have recetved your very gratitying Ins vitaiion to particinate in the: Ssremontis Ti homer of our. fallen ‘comrades on the Mu tat, Tain truly Sry sorry that it will not be possible toMatends and Teg that you wit express ‘to the gen the Committee my sincere thanks for thel embering me on. this ‘ocens| wot be In my power to Hat nO one partic ol @ deeper Interest do, f more highly venoiate the mor ¥ of ‘our fallen comrales of morg fully an) reolate ec xiaudour of thelr kei vious tan Your obedient wor vents GRO, B MOULEL, Rxxourive Ciia yy May 21, 18 ved the invitation of your resentand participate ia the Floral Memoria! celebs on and ceremony on the 2th of Ma inet. Lmowt 'y repre that the pature of my ont. ei sent nente ct 0 SRO Teseuity ‘Of iny Visiting necity clined. ‘It kwere in thao id most. wladiy Jol il ad bravery and that Stare ov Naw You A My Dean Brn: [have rec Committoe to be igh ro: One AFIS, wey gave vs fn 0 heed.) Dende by thel 8 they toacihan to be, be: tor cluzens, to lov sountry more, to prize m0) Dighly. ail its bleesings, Work thore earnest {oF Ate weitere, and ihe honor ‘ag of hope yy BOW RiNOUg Us ike ambitto all tho fire of life aut youth sth etrong Piinin tian those mea, loving les bat Lian’ Wo, went trom our-midat, behind, and died that thelr Innd te history repeated. T wide before Oat tn F the best treasures of the Kep lemony of theve patriot dead to thelr jral stiew thet cinta jowers, brings honor to our wot VELICHL JSR, wecRQlY, 7 HOFEMAN nse noes ‘Tho Police on a Visit to the Gamble Late last night, under warrant from Jus- tice Connolly, Bergeunt Dilks, with his four officers, Robinson, Crosby, Bustecd, and Iiein fog, and & number of patrolmen, made ® raid upon the gambiia houses 651 and 55T Broadway, and 218 Bowery, OMcer KRob- inson, who commanded tho squad which descended upon the latter piace, obtalned adinission without much trouble, and therein arrested Moses P, Philip, David Lyach, and Jacob Harris, A urge number of checks, and other articles used tn gambling, were also found there and taken in charge by the police, ‘Tho raid upon the houses in Broadway was not so successful, the proprietors evidently having got wind of tho in tended visit, The police, however, were deter- wiped on setting something, and at longth, after a lead of wateht ¥ z 67, but te nant aay to oniy things. in the hats roume were four or Biv ie worthicas checks, and @ table with some —EE Tho Funeral of Dr, David saurt Dod Tho funeral of Dr. David Stuart Dodge, who Gea last Sunda) a bi ty shy took place yewter> residenc! 4 Eightoenth neti Wad at a Dr. Adams, which porns to Green tee on the re.asine wore borne to 26, 1869, THE PRESBYTERIAN UNION, EVERYTHING NOT SO LOVELY AS HAD BREN ANTICIPATED, —_s— Veatorday's Proceedings in the New School General Asacmbly—The Creation of a Now Hynod-The Commiasioners having their ographs Taken—Rumpus on the Tract Question. Tho Committee on Church Polity recommended the creation of anew Synod, to bo composed of the Preabyteries of Kanai, Humboldt, and Smoky Hi}, to be entlod the Synod of Kansas, Adopted Nosioeas boing lick, the Assembly at 11 ofc! adjourned, to improve an opportunity to be photo graphed in a body, Mr, T. FP. Crane, an enterprising photographer of Newark, having pfottered such « pleture, ‘The members were grouped on th sido of the chureh, and an eacelleot pleture was secured, ok south THR BASIS OF RENTON, At the afternoon scesion the Rev, Dr. Fisher, of a Apectal committes appointed by the Assemby of 1568 to confer with representatives of the Oli Sehvol and the United Presbyterian Churches on the sul Ject of the reunion of those branches of the Preahy terlan fimily, reported that the Committes tad agreed on a bas's of union as fellows: AgTrIOLR TL Tho Ol and New Testament seriptures arencknowledged to be the Inanired Word of God, and thy only tarailiite rie of fa tt and peactiog, Ant ii. The Westininster Conrersion of Raitt: foie bas bees modified by th rented, a ite doctrines cor 4, bogetl The rece Took of end of the world practicable day, Version of thoss Pratina as niay be fort Churches. 2). Ay of tie ehnrehos Hod bly ne Faithful arid acesptable & ein the in Vu relusively in the ‘viee Of #0) Dave the right unchallenged 10 to do, Tneaso these terms are approved by the several Aasemblles, they are requested each to appoint « Commlites of five to meot in Pittaburgh on the Meat Wednesday of August next, to take Into considera tion such further questions as may be necessary to bo decided in order to a formal consummation of the union of the bodies represented, The re towne accepted and referred to the Committes on Reunion with the other branch, ALITTLA DKERRE APRINOS UP, ‘The standing Committee on Iublications reported approving and commending the report of the Wer. manent Publication Com The Kev. Dr. Crosby and contended that the tea could be furnial saving to the Church of 15 per cen Thin attack provoked wn earnest defence hy the Rev, J. W. Dulles, Secretary of tho Committee, and the Rev, Dr. Darling. of Albany; after whieh tho dlacussion took a wide range, lnvolving the neces: sity for a distinet denominal a} Iiteratare, nnd the Inability to procare it natisfactorily, surely, cheaply, otherwise than through the Church's owo ore aniaation The report was finally atonted Tho Rev. Drs. Porte and Demarest, of the Ro- ere announeot, with a ntion of all evangelical thin eity next fall for the parp ir mission, Dr. Porter said th ureh was that wueh a Cor Chrinti toto the cause of Evangelical Chr communteation was referred to & special Committ to be appointed. so Tho Old Hchool Conventions It was resolved to make the hearing of the on from tho other bodies the aecond orler of Duatnens to-day, It pot being coavenicns for them (o attend at any other timo, COULDN'T FIND THR OFFICERS. dicra’ graves, reported 4 officers to correspond with, aud asked that the Cx miter seharged Dr. Rogers said he understood that the oMficers of Now Jersey had directed that if the decoration of the graves could not be done on Sunday, it should be done on Monday A LABORER WoRTHY oF M5 MIM, The Mev. Mr. Witht read 8 repo cial Commiltes appointed at th lant year 0 inquire into the aupport of the ministry. It reported that the support afforded to the ministry was decicedly ine adequite to their wants, Their support did not rest exclwavely on the congrogation wh.ch is served by the minister, bat npon the Chareh asa whole, ‘There were not more than one-third of the m ters who received 1,000 and upward annually, and question of the remaining two-ilicds reevived an averaze of onty $650, ‘The report further discussed variow plang for inereasing the winount afforded fur the sup: port of the ministry, jas udopted without dis Casson. REUNION, ‘The Rev, Dr MoGill read x report from the Com- mittee appoluted Lo consider the question of reanion Afr (ouchiig upon the basi fur reunion arrived at by the joint Cc mittee, he said the replies reeetved ° var Preabytertes dittered widely, oud had been arranged exprevsed, but fi wll aspe was largely agninst rv uni berg us much as 107 againgt Wo 36 tor it. RVENING SESSION. ‘The evening session way devored to the celebra ton of the semb-centennial anniversiry of the Be f Kdveauion. Dr. Jacobus presided, and, al by the Rev. De, Specr, addresses were de= by tho Rev. Dra, Magill, Lord, Bedell, and McOwsh Of Mrinecton Coltege.’ ‘Tho’ proceedings were varied by singing, aud closed with the doxulogy vetlon, — DECENT SPORTING NEWS, pencil eat The Kysom Races, Loxnow, May 25.—The first race was for the Woodcote Stakes of 100 ove. each, with 200 aova, added, for two your olds—colts to carry 122 Ms. fl Hew 119 hs, —the owners of second horse to receive 6) sve, out of tho stakes; three quarters of # mile (77 buvacribers). i was won by Mr. Merry's bay filly Sun ndy out of Sunbeuin, wlio Wby Kn f Bt. Mr, J. Barnard’s b Temple by Orlando out of Lady Val Twenty started, and the betting was 2 6 the winner. ‘Tho neat race was for the Rous Stakes, » free handicap of 9 #overcicns ench, with 200 rove i. added, uF threo years old and upward, one m which’ tere Wore 0% ontrien, out Of which cleht started, ‘The race was won by Mr. Watt b. f, Mysous, by Newminster, out of Souvenir, 4 yoars old, beating Mr. Payne's ch. ¢. Presid pauil, 4 years old Lincoln's, by Kobinoor, out of 'f b’e, Lord Hawthorn, by Ke aud Mr. Jolinste Uedirum or King of Tiumpa, out ot Lady Alice Haw. thorn, Syrars old. ‘Tue betting was sto 1 against Mysotis, 3to 1 against President Lincolu, and 4 against Lord Hawthorn. oS The Buckeye Races. Ciwcrewart, May 95,—The first race over tho Bockeye Course Was a sweepstakes for three-year- old colts All mild heats, $25 entr Club adding §400, The tollowing is & summary; Jackson & Co.'s b.c. Horaog,.... " Hicharde-& Kilour's ch c+ litoids: HP. MoGrath’s ch, ¢, Blarney Btous. 9. Crouse ch. 6 ) W stewart’ ch. 6. thariey Willian’ W. Ford's bc. Wilkes 1hooth, dwalluder's b,c. Pompey ch.c, John Melulire. Lat nd race was for aciub purse of $500, two. mile he ‘Tho following ts the result: A. Buford’s d, ©. Crossland... i rt Di J, Crowse’s Di N Austitlececccsssecsscceccess ao —" eh, mh Phowle Be ; sd. James Ford's b. mi rd Bello, 0. eh a Bane Ball, The Flyaways of Hunter's Point defeated the Athietics‘on Monday last by a score of 4 10 14, Victouy vor tum Mutvats,—A game of hase day, betweon the Mutual Huse rk wud the Harvard Base Tit Cub of Bost ich resulted in favor of the Mu tuals, by a score of 43 to 11. LOSSES BY FIRE, —>—. Great Fire in Eau Claire, Wis, The news received by ,i# that forty buildings norning. ‘The fre caught wuming that buriding and 4 Wo the Post Office, Minwackim, May 26, mail irom Kou Cla Wi burned on Sar nthe Chandler Hou all tue block on both sid Other Losses by Fire. The bascment of 66 Brod street was damaged to the extent of $1,000, Insured, Comptroller Connolly has gone to Pittsburgh to attend the marmage of bis gon, Col. J, polly, Last evening, H. B, Witty's livory stables, 4, 6, 8, 10.1%, 14 Nevins street, Brooklyn, wore burned {$70,000 ; insured, Miller & Co.'s malt house, in Clevoland, was ned ow Mouday wight, Lose’ 625,000; lususanco THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL - nm Forgotte line Lonia Napoteo: Napolcon's ek- The b News np May 25—Eivening.—The exoitement over the clection is very great, and the Bontevards are crowded with people anxioua to hear the res Farther returns annonce the election of eight off cial candidates, three Independent, two Demoeral and two Liberals, In addition to those reported this morning. Despatches from Marseitles report tlt there has been much excitement in that city over the elections, Large crowds paraded the streets, anil ant there were shouts of Vesta République, Tho Places of businces word elowed in anticipation of a Plots At the lost accounts order had heon restored MM. Raspail, Favre, and Dorian are elveted. Soventy-three elections are completed. They show | the following result: Tho Gewernment candida (oMetat) wore elected tn 49, Che Independent in 9, the | Democratic in 8, and tn the remaining 19 there was no result. Loxpox, May 25,—The Times this morning, in an editorial article on the French eicetions, saya that the ehict cities repudiate the Rmpire, and that ar vival of political activity will result from a verdict which condemns personal government, ‘The restora tion of parliamentary government may coneiliito the existing feeling; and by such means only can the Emperor expect to mitigate an opp sition which bas not yet become antidynaatic, Pans, May 295-9 P. M.—The returns of 62 more completed olections have been receive show the following.resulta: Oficial cd, 48; Independent, 11; opposition, & MeOllivier, dofeated In Paris, bas been chosen for the Var, M. M. David, Grery, Porcire, and Schneider aro re- elected, M. Arago ts defeated. Jt ia now considered probable that tho fall ro- turns will show a larger majority for the Govern ment than was anticipated. Dania, May 25—Midnight.—All the returns ro- coived up to this hour alow that 190 oficial ant 6 opposition members have been elected. Tne elee- Lions in forty-oight district® still romain undeeited, * oer PRICK TWO ORNTS, SPAIN USING UNCLE SAM. — SEIAUBE OF THE STEAMER QUAKER CITY YESTERDAY. ford—The Vessel PI vs. Powe Complicnted International Litigas mn in Prospect. Tho representatives of the Spanish Govern ment in this city have had the steamer Quaker City tinder continnal eurveillance alee Minister Roberta reecivod a report that she had been chartered te take voluntecrs and munilions of war to Ceapeden, An army of «pies, howevr, was required to watel her, and to nove the condition of other vessels im thin port which might arouse their suspicions; and theao movements wore 40 costly, and perhaps mef fective, that the Conant of Spain at thia port revolved to make a diplomatic effort to have the craft placed in the eharge of the United States Government, This waa a strategic movement of no ordinary ehar- acter, for the United States Government would thas bo hold responsible for the veasel, and woud have to incur the expense of er detention, TH ATRAMER LIMRLERD, Yeatorday uf noon, Mr. Craig, of the Iaw firm ot ,counsel for the Spanish Govern: ment, called at the office of the United States Die tilet Attorney, and after presovting the necesnary ra to Mr. Phelps, went to the District Court, 1 to Judge Blatchford to have the | vessel placed in Federal custody, preparatory tocon: tinuing proceedings against her for an alleged viol» tion of the neutrality laws, The Judge granted the onder, and the vossel was accordingly tibelled. The Judge has ect down the 15th of June for an exam nation, DEPUTY MARSHALS ARIZR THR VeONRL, At half past o'clock the papers embodying the authority of the Judgo to seize the Quaker City wore placed in the hands of Gen, Barlow, who sent Deputy Marshals Torrey and Plinman to seise the veancl, When these officers went on board they found about men on the deck, bnt they found nothing in the ol to indicate that sho was in ‘The Moniteur bas a report that France and Italy have completed an arrangement for the evacuas tion of Rome by the French troops in September. —_ A TRAGEDY IN TARRYTOWN, - The Suicide of the Irvington and Tarry= town Ga in Muport Three Unsucesasful Shots from a volvo ‘Tarrytown was excited yesterday morning by tho report that Charles IT. Starr, one of it woll- known young mon, bad been found doad in the tac- tory of tho Irvington and Tarrytown Union Gas Company, of which establishment he was superin- tendont. His body was found at about cight o'clock yesterday morning. It lay then with the face to the ground, and the frst impression of its discoverce was that Stare had fallen on some of the irons near by, and, stunned by the fall, bad not yot recovered. This impression was quickly dispelled when a ro volver containing seven chambers, atx of whieh had becn discharged, was found, On turning the body over on ite back, it waa found besmeared with Diood and disfgured by four ghastly wounds, ‘Tho pistol had evidently been presented close to the head, but had not been properly poluted. ‘The xeo- ond, a more serious wound, was In the forehead pistol bad this time been squarely presented. A third wound was in the Dreast, under the fourth rib; od etl a fourth, and undoubtedly the fatal shot, was tinmediately below the fith rib, Mr, Starr bad several times threatened to take bis 1ifo, Hla wife tostified before the Coroner yesterday that he said to her on Monday night that if is life were insured for 85,00), he would not hesitate to put himself out of the world, ills wife aleo testified thot during that night ho did not sleep at all, Yea. day morning bo was up bright and early, At 7 ‘clock ho visited a friend mamed Hackett, and asked bin whether he kept a loaded pistol, exptain- ing that he wished to shoot a cat, Huckott tad none, and he wentaway. Five minutes afterward ho borrowed one from a clerk inn drug store. ‘Two pistol reports were heard at about halfpast 7 o'clock, and that is all that is jositively known, His wife, it ts said, had aspirations beyond: her means, and wished to live in style, as does her 4's ter, the wife of one of the wealthiest men inthe village, often expressed this wish to him, He was sometimes heard by hls moat intimate trends to rogret the fet that he conid wot gratify his wite's In addition, to this principal esuse-of men tol depression, his business transnctions Kem to have preyed upon bis mind. His wife vostitied that when he reached hume on Monday ev ho ro marsed disbournged ; “thal m were poina ma house, busin what partien far he Fail y uurned a suicide, Starr was ing of the same yeaterdiy morning, «© thieves, entered tie clerk's room, and to How thie thief got in Is what puzales our vigilant Al bany police, — Prostdent Grantin Anna: tending to go to Caba, or to violate the neutrality laws, The only evidence—if e it in—that the steamer was destined to bear ald to the Cubans, wae a large cargo of flour; but as this is a commodity tised in times of peace ns well as war, It cannot be rogarded a8 a contraband article, TUM VESSEL UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION, Jeman, however, who took the precaution to Oil the ateainor with four, made assurance doubly ruro by placing her under Britis protection, ¢= English sudject of nigh character, residing in city, chartered tho crait for a voyage to Kingston, Jamaton, for $100,000, the agreement being that she was to (ako flour tos certain merchant im that city. ‘The namo of this gentleman is said to be MeAndrow. After chartering the steamer, he placed ler under British protection ia this port, and, despite the blind presumptions of Spanish spies, had her loaded, hot with powder, but with tho staff of life, ‘The Consul of Spain, however, still asserts that there le * villanous saltpetre’ in the vessel, and that she i¢ & floating arsenal, but these assumptions have got appoared in evidence. BRITISH DAMAGES AGAINST PAIN. Mr, MeAndrew bas evidence in bis possession which will probably convince Judge Blatchford, i not the Spanish agents in this elty and in Woe! ing- ton, that the Quaker City was chartered to make & lawful voyage, and should be reieased, He will, 6 it said, clvtin damages a4 a British subject for the de- tention of the vensol. It is claimed, however, by the Spanish authorities that ® very large sum wad offered to have the vessel cleared, and that she bad alarger complement of men on bourd than was need ed to mun her, ‘The selaure of this steamar can have only one im portant result, It will enable Minister Roberts and the Spanish Consul ab this port to Indulge in the first good siesta they have had since rumor pasigned tho veaselan Important position ta the invisible squa dron of the Cuban patriots i sete NE - LIFE IN TUK METROPOLIS. — The tan © Atlantic Banks A sensation was crentod on Monday, in Brooke lyn, by the prevalence of a number of uneasy ramore concerning the state in which the affairs of the Ab lantic National Bank had been left by its late Prost. dent, Wm. C. Rushmore, ‘The Brooklyn City Gat Company, the Preoklyn City Railroad Company, the Union Ferry Company, the Board of Kdueation, and anumber of voy wealthy private individuals, are depositors in this bank, and Were naturally anziout to learn {the facts, ‘The rumors that originally canised the uneasivess had been some time in etren- Intion, but on Monday froma breath, per haps, they gained additional weight, and the result wos @ panic and run, A few first quickly then a crowd. ‘The directors saw this, trembled. ‘They hastily called a meeting, George D. Puller presiding, and agreed to meet with their own private property, if necessary, tho liabilly lies of the bank. Peter ©, Cornell, Wm, Hunter, Jr, Brewster Valentino, John Fronel, the Hon, Jonn A, Lett, the Hon, Henry C. Marphy, Heary K, Sholdon, and George D. Puifer, signed the agree: ay and eral members of the Capinet , to uttend the annual exo) 1 Annapolis to- the naval cadvis, ‘Tie Prosident was received with the appro- praate salute, —— nt Tho Tribnne's Alliance Sensation, Loxpow, May 25.—It is definitely ascertained the rumor of an abiance of France, Kugtand, id Spain against tho United States as withoutauy toundutlon, JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, - The France arrived last night, Gov, Hoffinan is at the Clarondon Hotel, The Hon, John Cessna, M, C., of Pennsylvania, is at the Brevoort House. Gen, Robert Anderson and family sailed for Europe yesterday, The New York Houta) building is now being torn down, ‘The cupola foll yenterday, Dr, Fred, Schutz, Consul to Antwerp, left for Burope yeaterday, Jesse Gossler was commit tice Dowling on the charge of Margaret Moore with a Jupancse hari-kari knile, ‘The Five Points House of lodustry will receive the two Assemblies on Thursday aud Friday at ball past 1. The now primary school, No, 16, in Bast Thirty-second street, recciyed | ity quota of pupils yerterday, The colored citizons of New York ception and ovation last evening to the i Bunsett, U. 8, Consul to Hay th. Homer Dixon, aged 4, fell from athird story window of 1,103 Broadway to the sidewalk, and died at7 o'clock last evening. Charles H, Brooks, agent of the New York aud New Haven Stoamboat Company, was killed in New Haven yesterday, by a runaway horse, “Nothing Unreasonable" is the title of Mis Dickinwon's lecture before the National Woman's Suftenge Association, at Cooper Institute, Friday evening next, ‘The New York correspondent of the Chicago Republican says that Mr. Clirence Cook, art editor Of the Tribune, gocs to Burope as Paris buirespon- dent for that paper, A corresponndent complains that the Bleecke! Street wages alter nightfall stop two blocks from thy ferry, aud the passengers ary coupellet to Walk the remalning distance. Yesterday morning the body of an unknown man, dressed. in dark clothes, and apvarcutly be> tween 00 und 7) \ears of age, was found in tho bay, hear the Quarantine Landing, Staten Island, Proposals for the §1,000,000 Street Opening and Improvement bouds were opened in the Comp trolier's oMlce yesterday. There were 37, bidders, Varying tm rank (rom §300 to $1,00¥,000. ‘The uyer= age of the bias was $102.00, A heavy thunder storm passed over Atchison, Kansas, yesterday, A house in Edingham Station, ou the Uentral Branch road, was blown to atoms, und four persons were bad.y injured. A woman was blown about 0 feet, The Woman's Suffrage Association met yes- terday, and the opportunity was given to persons of ave are. BD, ment; and it 18 expected that the other directore will join them, ‘Their na tisflod the frightened depositors, and for the present there is peace, The management of their late President beew thoroughly investigated, and although the directore withhold the result for the prescnt, it Is genorally Delieved that Mer. Rushmore was not altogther sq scrupulous a man as is generally supposed, a. Acenne Fees to be Reducsd. The Exciso Board’s Committeeon Applications did not moet yosterdny, but they will take action to day, and report at 1 o'clock, The Commtee are mostly in favor of a reduction in thé license feea, but to what extent crnnot be known until the meet ing of the Board to-day. - —— -- Sparks from the Telegrapis. ‘Tho Grand Lodge of Good Templars ts in eeasion in Orwoxo. Two whales were captured off Kost Hampton L. Lon Monday. The Hon John Jay, the new American Minister, has arrived In Vicon whe yearly anniversary meetings in Boston are John White, a Cortland village produce dealer, committed saiclte on Sunday night, ‘ and is to be aupphed with water from the lake 11/00 gh a tungol like that in Chicago, Henry Loucks, an old passenger condnctor om the New York Ceutinl Railroad, died In Fonda yesterday, Cyrus W. Field has arrived in Cork to take the steamer from Queeumown for New York. Persons have been discovered in Cork engaged in secretly driliing with arms at olght, and three men have Deen arrested ‘The injuries sustained by the Hon, J. 8. Black, of Louisville, although painiul, are wot considered dam gerous, ‘The eighty-sixth annual Convention of the Dio ceas of New Jeraoy met In St, Mary's Church, Burling tom, yerterday ‘Tike New Orleans, Opelousas and Groat Western load was #old to Charice Morgan yesterday for 0. @ Southern Presbyterian Assembly, in seas in Mobilo, yesterday voted against We proposed re Ubjon. ‘Over £00 yooal oreanizitions have reported to tha eat ion to jolaia the great * one-armed soldier, of Mill Creek, influence of liquor oh Mouday aight, wife to He ia th jail coroner's Jury, in the ease of RK. James, whore body was found in tho woods below Poughk bie on Monday evening, have rendered a verdict of deat by dtsonse of tive heart ‘Judge Busted ts bolding ® term of the Uni Court In Montzomesy. Ala, The Congressions S\o mivestigate his condyct wore expec ight. eo eitizens of Albany, without distinction of party, have tendered a pubic dinner to Gen. Joh Aerie eat Je iwud was reset appolnved Ve iy Srautdtenerat to France Patrick O'llare, @ laborer, while bathing al Hauivuirg yesterday. made ndive. from bow 2 embanki tothe river and remained thore. It ls supposed he struck # subdmecged rock, Hi body was regove ‘The New England branch of tho American Tract Socteto met yesterday, in Music Hail, Bishop. cry both sexes to Juin in the common cause upou ue payinent of @1 each, Which several pirvone Deld: A Secretary and Treasurer were also elected, The Hon, Felix Murphy, of the Fourth Wand, offers $1,090 and a rosewood coffin to any person who wil give bim the name of the gentleman who wrote for Tus SUN the report of the Republican inweting in the Second Assembly District ow. Fr venlng Wash, Here ts a chauce for Gen, Young! new detechve burceu, ot Sate ho’ Austrian Consul at Leghorn, while walki with Col. Gres wae hil Greoville wan wounded The crime sentty bate are @ orime w reid ve Viger The pce rovenay ond Cal Urea tenant of the Now Tork spe besies aheatcg eeo tte PEERS Pa ae ag