The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 27, 1869, Page 1

n not been a fair or judvein on the ground, and thee had threatene that a day of reckoning should come, in which their places would know them no more, ‘They have kep! dhoir word to the letter, by rejecting the names of thegentiemen who did not act with uipa:diality at tbe last camp meeting. ‘Tun POLLS IN THR cHORCH. Tt was arranged that the polls sliould be opencd at Bin the afternoon, and close at 8 o'clock, and the lecture room of the church was selected for the pur pose, A plain work baskct, placed on the cnshioned lectern, served for a ballot box, whale Brothers Jar, W. Barker and Jocl Sammis acted as tnspectors, and Mr. Chis, A, Benedict ox Secretary, ‘Thus ormanized, the contest was begun, and continued #lx hours, ScouTSs WITH TICKETS, Five tickets were placed in nomination—each not wholly diferent from the other, os printed, but a notuber of them were “seratched,’ in the ordivary political way, One of the peculiar features of this 7 att ey c ‘ Oh across ° . PHIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. METHODIST WOMEN VOTING —e— EXCITING CONTEST IN THE JOUN STRERY CHURCH YESTERDAY, — Women Voters at the Pol's-Election of Trustees for the Great Camp Meeting at Bing Sing-Coming Events Cast their Khndows Before. Whatever morit may be attached to the cause Of woman suifrage, the Methodiet Chateh tn this ¢ity may justly claim the credit of giving the prin diple it embodies an ecclesiastical trial, Yesterday afternoon, for the first time in this State, perbaps in the country, the women of chat great and prosperous denomination exorcised the right of suffrage in vot: ing for Trustees to take charge of the Great Camp Meeting, to be held in Sipg Sing in Augnst, ‘The wrrancenvcnts for the election were commen surate with ite linportanee, The pastor of every Wesleyan temple on this island gave notice to his eongregation Inst Sunday that five officers would be chosen ycaterday to make preparations to receive the Methodist family In their beautifal :etreat on the Hudson, avd that the feminine members of the Chareh would have the right to voto. OF the fair dauchters of the Chureh took the bint, and Prepared for the © Tt must be confessed that the struggle was one of @ very exciting et for many of tho voters were known compaigners” wt Sing Sing; and they had [n their own estimation “many wrongs to right." Durlog the ‘test great day of the feast," rly & yenr ogo, they complained that there had is approoriation of tents the trustees ntest ract religious election was the presevee of three elderly gentlcmen, who took up their position in Jobn and Nassau streets near the church, aud begged their Acquaintinces as they passed, to take their tickets, There ‘scouts’ mentioned the names of their favor Stes aud expected their friends to staud by then “Don't scratch him" was an expression frequently sed, but sellow respected AN AVALANCUM OF LOVELINESS, At nix o'clock there was a brie! recess, in which fhe officers of the polis took refreshments, When fone of them Nad #nid grace after meat, ke asked how many women had voied. “Thirty five,” repiled the Secretary. “Ah,” said Brother Barker, “ we should Jorge number of sisters here only for the rain “They'll come yet,” said a hopeful elder. may depend o1 it they'll be here before tho polis close. “Very likely," suid Brother Barker, “for T know Mey take an interest in the clection,”* At this point tho elder left the lecture room ant Went to the sidewalk to ascertain whether his pre- Jflied. Ho returned in a ling (uce, and uddresving diction was likely to be few minutes with a Sammis, exe'aimc “ They're coming—I told you they would be here. Phere's opparcntiy a be own the trcet, ‘They'll be voting directly." And bis words proved trne, for before the Seere tary could put down more numbers on his reeor to show the loveliness fell upon the p Ler ballot in the box “WHAT We'RE coma It was a noticeable that sone of the wymen took charge of the ballots of the gentlemen who uc companied then, and gave them to Brother Barker, Who deposited them iy the basket, In one instance, feminine member of the Allen street Church ob: Served her husband Coming to vote, aud she at onec Tushed overt» him and took ihe ticket out of lis Hand, Having examined it carefully, she gave it Dack to hin and exelaimed: You may vote tha’, dear; thot's all r This incidit created considerslie Brother Barker remarked, “1 coming to" dred of them walking whole vote, an avalanche of Me thodit 14, and cach sister ea: a 10," A rriment, ts what we're THE TICKET ELECTED, At half-past 9 o'clock sil the votes were counted @hen it Wis annoured that the following (regular ticket was elect ‘Trustees for Three Ye Dantel HM Roberis, dot and Kichord Taylor. Char coner, esate uslow, UB QUAKER CITY. - ‘The Question to be Referred to the British Minister at Washington—The Baheminy about Uniforma Gantradiction, {my selaure of the steamer Quaker City, alias Aispowi{D!% Which is still in charge of the Deputy Jong nowt *forded considerable merriment to tuough of cuban patriots in this city, who regard he slight Federal authorities as of very great tnd had he tise. They say that the Columbia listened to Limert the attention of * the enemy" Deceuse b ie rer Peditions which aro preparing to my mind the inp With men and arme for the in- rousure Was probention of the steamer, however, meat, ae noun tvolve an immense loss to the wrote Mm a OU 44, will aue our Government for hum; and Tstate” nothing, apart from the recent « portunity Will use), to indicate that she as in word to itmta eevful expedition ; aud Mr. MeAn: Which he elvctafis fact to secure her release, and der was adJourt.se, but also indemnification for bis derstand it : be adjoure Britis\: merchant in Kingston, Jamaica, pose Of the steamer 4 destined to take a cargo of Me Of a gentioman well known, like the owner of the vers |, to the British Conaul, aud the commerciai Fepatation and jntegrity of both are above reproach Mr, McAndrew, tt Is said, has referred the matter to the British Minister at Washing’ THE SEIZUKE O. on the ground, that the sleamer is an English vessel, and that he Is # subject of Queen Viciorla, who was intercepted in ® law/ul business enterprise by the United States Government. We may, consequently, expect to hear of a voluminous diplomatic correspondence between “Sceretiry Fish and the repres Britatn and Spain; and it ts not impro! release of the Columbia may be ordered pefure the time appointed for the examination iu the U, 8, Dis. (ict Court—the 15th of June, Phere ts no truth in the story that a certain firm fn Fulton street had mado uniforms for the * om cers” of the Quaker City, The business men al Juded to informed our reporter long ago that they had merely fuliiled an order for four bine flannel suite, such as are worn by masters and others in vevsels, They provide similar sults for the officers of the Cunard line, and the Vera Cruz and other steam ‘The assertion that the usual brass but tons, with common anchors thereon, which were put on the uniforma are an evidence that the Colum bia fs designed to violate the neutrality laws, is too silly to merit a moment's consideration, FORMAL APPLICATION TO SECRETARY YiSIT, Wasuixotox, May 26.—Mr. Thornton, the Boglish My has asked Secretary Fish to re Jouve the Quaker City on the ground that she is owned by an English subject, He offers to go secu rity for hor until she reaches Jamaica, for which alc jas obtained a clearance, Mr, Fish has written a Jeter to My, Boutwell requesting that the necessary order of release be issued ; but the latter considers ik a new question, tho vessel Laving beea hibelled by therefore, that it must be a Cour mitted to the Cabinet. remeineneeereerteet The Governorship of Pacrte Principe, Havana, 26,—Gen, Letona has been re- Heved of tle Governoranip of Puerto Paincipe, end Wal { Gen. Lesca appoluted in his places W | AN ATMOSPHERIC © BLOW OUT."* - ‘The Penteno Winds How they Biew their own Brains out-A Second peli at Hunter's Poin At about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a storm of wind and rain swept over the city, whirling everything movable high Into the air, and then drenching the city with a torrent of rain, ro was no eseaping the wind-driven spray. It pene trated street cars, poured in at windows and “rs of houses, act tatrellag at moc noble deflanee, = As the frat gust swept over the City Hull Park it raised # cloud ¢ dust which shut out the sonheht, and struc! French's Hotel with such force that the sashes of several windows were instantly emptied of thelr kins, Signs ewung with frantic and unearthly shrieks, and awnings flapped like the sails of a ship taken aback, Blinds were ia a state of despairing helplessness, and found relief only when they were wrenched from their fistenings and sailed off to some vacant lot to rest their weary hinges. Chim: ney pots were suddenly seized wi vaition to seek lower levels, to the great inconvenience of peo: plein the streeta, No dumage of serious uature, however, was done in this city In Williomsburgh, the gale struck Palmer's hat store in Fourth street, and shattered a large plate glass window, Which eannot be repliced for les than #100, In Grand street, show gcors, eigns, dow glass were awept before the gal At Greenpoint xeveral small sheds were de and the liberty pole at Greenpoint a brought to the ground, At Hunter's Point the d/%risof the last great fre was carried over the entire village until it presented the appearance of Pompeii in the early part of the great eruption from Mount Ve: At the aspiring tittle town of Yonkers two unfin ished frime dwellings on Nodine Hill were jevelled tot ‘ound, and two plasterers engaged im thelr Let Loose for a Lark plastic occupation escaped by levpiug through the window. oo THE WOMEN'S CONVENTION, —- Wendell Phillips, Ratph Watdo Emerson, oud Julia V ‘The Sixteenth Ami Boston, May 26,.—A publi meeting, which was rg, y attended, was held by the New England Woman's Suilrage Association, 1 Horticultural Hall, to-day, Julia Ward Howe presiding. Prayer was offered by the Rey. Mre. P. A. Hannaford, Letters sympathizing with the movement were read from Robert Collyer, Anna Dickinson, J. Stuset Mill, ge William Curtis, Mrs, KE, D! Cheeny, and tue Hon. George T, Ho: The meeting was addressed tn the forenoon by Ralph Waldo 1, Mise Lila (a young woman studying law in M waukee), the Rey, Mr, others, all warwly Of wouan’s #uflrage, Among the resolntions offered by Lucy Stone Blackwell, was the following: Resolved, That the Sixteenth. amendivent to the een era Constitution, yprepared by the Hon. George. W Sulian, which prohibite politicn’ distineiwonson uccount of sex, should take procedutice of any tiatiounl questions St mere polliical expediency. ant Is ceestial to a per= WiaBent Fecoustrurtion Of ie Catan, ad Is ct NAL ID hortalice to the peace and prosperity of the Itopul ite At the afternoon session, the Rev, Gilbert Haven said that mankind was ao welded lw custom that ihe call to new duties wis generally met by murmuring and diseontent, He elated tia was a man eagrene sense, and thit ad @ ight righte that a Was not. It Tight ws it wae ae woman te, of Vineland, N. J., and to have the ballot. The capacity an to tronexet the business of man had re provi tion whieh Was equival eon (cr. quality of woman, ten for the builok wae a nece outgrowth of Chnstianity, and it was only wnorance and pro ace Uiat hid kept the ballot out of ber hands. ‘The Rev. diss Phabe A, Hanaiord held that as women had equal righta and respons:bilities of nich, y should have the ballot, She discussed the ua Just distinctions agains: women, and argned that tie remedy for her wrongs was the rleht to vole, Gol meant tial man aud Woman shenid work togeiher on acomimon Legal biuuiorm, The vows of woucn woud purity legislation, Mrs, Livermore answered a few question first of Which War, how can woman, who ¢ fight, enforce the laws which they Was ‘answered by saying that if Yolo who could fiaht, & large porti a be disirane! wih we nd of wo THE BLCVOLY, - Great Vecocirepe Fext.—The ever made on a velocipede tn was made lest evening at pedrome by W, IL Rurtell, of this cily, on a d-inch whoel Southmayd & Co.'s mach Mr. Russell rode twenty-cizht times round the riak, one m the unprecedented time of two m parisons of this gait with Deater'y or any other trot ting stock wiil be odious, Up to this time Hndinm's 2:06 Lime at Indianapolis was the fastest in America, tnd Moret’s tine, one mile and seventeen yards in 2 minutes 11 Keconds, the fastest in Europe. Usion Vetocirene [Hyit,—There were two races at this (#tablishment last evening; one for a shiver medal, and the other for a Martin machine Ten cirenits of the hall were red to make the fastest time rope or America the Jersey City Veloct haif wile, Jus, Casey won the Wecal in Lil, competitors, eeond race, sand Con bolt wiile in 1:33; K's LAl being next best Buoowtyy Cius.—This urishing organiza. were to have b opening OF field diy at he Capitoline ground y ‘Vheve were not many present” however. Weather Was ex: coasively warm, and shortly afer 5 o'clock a heavy storm of rain came up, This iatier event put a dap or on the procecdings, and the ailair was postponed until next week, peamaaamee Cowhided. At about 11 o'clock last evening Broad street, Newark, was the scene of un amusing but a painful episode, A-slim young lover, dressed in black, was {aking ® nocturnal moonlight ramble with a pretty young ties, when an elderly woman, the girl's mother, bounced upon them like @ tigress, and began & vigorous cowniding on the head and shoulders of the slim young lover. He feli on his knees, and in that position received about fifty lashes, Some Uemen interfered and reecuod the victim, T' womiin then embraced her daughter, and finally em braced the young mau also, and forzave him and asked bis forgivencs ‘The Body Suntehers in Wayne Coun| Rocnesten, N, Y,, May 26.—A case of body snatehing bh just occurred in Williamson, Wayne county, Stephen Burton, a respected eltizen, died on Wednesday Inet of overdose of chloroform, and was buried on Friday, [t waa supe that his grave had been violated, and the to: wos ex ined, The boly had been dr: vut of the and mutikited and concealed in the woods, Dr, Bron ‘ario, hae been arrested with two students, | veld to answer for the erime. The Nati y The National Executive ne of America met at the St, Nicholas yesterday, Gov. Geary in the chair. A large number of delegates were present from the different 8 ves, among Whom wore Govs, Geary of Pennsy! vania, and Jewel) of Connecticut; the Hon. Galusha minittee of the A: Grow, (of Penvayivania: Morars, Alexander Pinckney, Van Cleft, MeWaters, and Beery, of New York; George N. Black, of Hilinois; ‘Thomos Kt Rich,’ of Ma yland ; ex-Gov, William 'A. Newell, of MH. ©, Div! of New Orleais: of Florida; 8. F. Gwinner and MeQuaite, of Philaselphia, subject divcussed at the ing Was the ng elections at the South, aud measures men ia the election New Jer Thomas Mijor princip mpeu were adopted to aid the Uni about to take place in Virginia, ——_$__ New Grammar School Opened, The new Grammar School No, 85, in E Ninth street, was opened with aopropiiate ceremo. nies on Tuesday, Mr, Chas, B, Loew presided, dehvered the opening address, ‘The male depart went was addressed by. Superintendent. Randall, Ge, John Cochrane, and Dr, O'sullivan. ‘The gira in the female departinent, numbering about 450, were happy and charming a if ona bridal vecaston, and listened with pleasure to addresses from My, Rtich> ard Larremwore, Mr. J, W. Gerard, Gen, Cochrane, School Inspector Mills, and the Hoo, Mr. Calkins. i — Pedeatrianism t Boston, May 26,—Mr. Me complished the feat of walking in the H rf k 100 miles within 4 hours, winning «purse of #290. Lis time, including resis, Was %3 hous, 42 taluaves, aud 4 seeunds Coxconp, N. H., May 26,—Max Shinborn, who escaped from the State Prison and Is still at large ‘uae proposed to Gov Harriman to restore the, pro: perty stolen from the Walpole Bank on rondition ugt the Govergor wil pardgu Liar NEW Y LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. DASHES HERE AND THERE BY THK SUN'S REPORTER - The Bighth and Fourtecnth Wards Depopus Inted Grand Hegira of the Thieves nud Property Sate. The citizens of the Eighth and Fourteenth Wards were astonished yest rday afternoon and evening. ‘The policemen had little or nothing to do, and were undisturbed tn their coal-box slumbers throughout the night, only waking occasionally to respond to the signal raps on the pavements, Mor- chants left for their up-town palaces at an nnusnally ear'y hour, in full confidence that their property was aafe for tho night. Tho Safety Deposit Companies were disposed to accept very low rates for the nse of their vaalts, and a gencral feeling of security for life and property prevaifed. Brokers and bankers In Wall street wore a remarkable air of mndifference.and left hage piles of notes and bonds lying about their counters, ‘The phenomena excited the curiosity of strangers in the street, and they naturally inquired what ft all meant, It wos readily explained. Two prize fighte ore announced to take plice to-day in Baltimore, and yesterday afternoon all the thieves, Durglirs, bullies, and prize flehters embarked for the Monumental City to witness the mills, It i# une 4 rstood that this morning the entire police force of the Righth and Fourteenth Wards are to be permit ted to go to the Fishing Banks, - Reception of Sagamore Lodge, No. 371, The reception of this Lodge, given in its new rooms in Booth’s Theatre lust evening, attracted a brilliant and farbionable audicnce. ‘The exercises were opened 16 4 fevling welcoming address by W M. Charles 8. Arthur, He was followed by Mr. Henry T. Godct, whose remarks were interspersed with firstctass pans, which proved very accept able to the ladies. Mr, Gus Phillips gave yy fecitation from one of Hans Breit- valinds, A. J. Cummings then tmade a humorous address, and was followed Vy Maj.-Gen. D.C. MeCallam, who recited an orig: inal poom, oatitled * Admonition,” which was highly commended, Capt. John UW. Ho delivered @ touching valodictory addres, with which the exer YORK THURSDAY, CURIOSITIES OF CRIME, ee ‘The Sitmation to Fourth Ward. Within a fow days outrages have been perpe trated in the Stygian Fourth which reflect disgrac alike upon our city and onr civilization, On Mondoy evening, Mrs, Anno MeMalligan, of & Cherry street as sho was passing through the alley leading to her residence, was set upon by two men, thrown down, and brutally outraged, Her sereams brought o naighbor to her assistance, bat before his arrival | rufions had fled, Chatham square is one of thy worst holes of this Ward, hardly a night passing in whieh some villony is not committed there, On Tucaday night a crowd of rowdles assembled near the equore, and bezan thelr Bacchanatian orgies OMccr Mullally, while trying to disperse them, thought {t ia duty to artest ono of the Fingleacers named * Bill Walsh," but while doing #0 the eeoun deol, “ Brickbat Jimmy," hurled « brick at the off. cor's head and severely wounded him. Subsequently, however, the two raMans, both prominent me of * Reddy, the Blackemith'a gang, were sceurcd and locked up, and yesterday morning they were committed by Justice Dowling. pease ais A Trngedy tn Brooklyn y morning, Jolin Dacoy, the propric wweeo ond confectionery Ktors in Hicks near Homiiton avenue, called at the Botler street police station and delivered himself ap, eon forsing that be had just abot, tn seltdetnce, John Matlady, of Dikeman and Richards streets, South Brooklyn, On the evening previous, two men, named Connerton and Boyle, were in Dacey and hecame involved in an altercatic alleved recent stealing of some howe fron ¢ of ose Company No. 9, and Connerton took Boyle's hat from bis head and refweed to return it Mu lady told Boyle taatif he were like him he would Kill the A scomed ready to prolong and embttter the quarrel, when Dacry interfered ant put c ere them put of his sto Dicey rther soit that shoruy before he delivered himself np Mullaily ev tored the store, tha pltelifork, ind secu sin him with brass kn the evening previous, wevernl pans With the fork, Dacey evacied the wespon, ant re treating to his honse, ran up stairs ant preeare i} revolver, with which ho returned and ord lady away, when the latter renewing with the fork, Dacey snapped the revolver at clees wore concluded, During the evening Mra, Mozart, Mr, J. R. Thomas, and George Simp sang several trios and ducts, which were loudly ap. plauded, Mr, Harrison presided at the organ, ‘The reception was a very flattering one, and gave gone ral satisfaction lias Tho Reduction of License Fee As predicted yesterday morning by Tue Sux, the Excise Board's Committee on Applications re- ported yesterday In favor of a new achedule of pr for licenses, reducing the present fees considerably The new seale is as follows: Licenses on forms No, 1 and 2 (iiqnor to be drunk on the premis promises) 125 and hotels, whieh nd liquor not to be drank on the {this does not include restaurants are te be taxed $135 to 150, $200 and $24); licenses for the sale of ale and beer to be drunk on the premises, and the same to be drunk off the premises, #59 and not over $100, Ni new p to be licensed without thirty day in some of tl ami where a lic revoked and no new license Is to miter, consisting of Ben). F. Bosworth, James Crane, ond Henry Smith, all signed tho report, which was unanimously adopted by the Hoard, ‘The new seale is to take effect from May 1, notice owspapers, Manierre, Joseph 8. 1989, Bee ethodiat Women to Vote. The great question of lay delegation in th Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States will probally be at. re for ever next month, The contest will be one of the most important in the Listory of the denomination, and it will be mark by a peculiar feature, which may be regarded as a wignificont sign of the times, The sisters of ever church have been empowered to vote on the Ject, and they will donbitess exercise the fr the firat time in casting thelr bailots to eb present mode of representation, It is optional, we believe, with the churches to hold the elections at avy thwe in June, but the vote must be lakew before hive nge the August. PLE Corpus Chr The great Feast of Corpus Christi is to be ob: aeived today by the whole Catholle world. The festival, Which Iaa holy day of obligation, 6 usually marked by Imposing prosesslong, in whieh the Bleseed Sxeramont is carried around the ebureh while the futh(ul strew the ground with flowers in Lonor of the Divine presence, ‘The fostival, It 4 said, was ordained in the Uhilricenth century, aud St. Thomas Aquinas the office for it which is still used ‘The Heat and the Rainbow. Had it not been for the cool and refieshing thunder shower at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the day would Lave been withont iu parallel for oppressive heat, Att0 minutes to 7 o'clock a vivid flash of Nghtning lighted up the heavens, then jin- mediately the most perfect rainbow of the season was formed, but it vanished with the next peal thunder, Soon the sun shone out with greater brilliancy, again was the raiubow forffied, then Old Trinity chimed the hour of 7. pote SE ‘The Heatth Board andthe Do Atthe meeting of the Board of He day, the counse), Mr. D. 1D, Eaton,'re asserting that Mayor Hall was wrong in the control of rabid or other dogs belonged exclu. sively to the Board of Health, Mr, Eaton said that the Board of Aldermon, assisted by the authority of the Mayor, had proper jurisdiction over the eanines ‘The Board had no control over the canine part of jon, — DNA EI Anna, Look out for a sensation to-morrow evening in Cooper Institute, when Miss Anna ,Dickinson gels on the rostrum to talk about “Nothing Uoreason able,” mesning thereby women suffrage, Mrv, Bliza beth Cady Stanton wiil preside, ond Miss Susan I Anthony will report the proceedings for the Hera tution —e The Annual Meeting of the Quakers Tho Hicksite Friends held a business me yosterday afternoon, and will to-day, probably cuss the proper mode ot dealing with the Indians The Orthodox Mriends begin thelr proceedings this aftcrnoon, a prliminary meeting of the elders oud ministers having been Leld yesterday, + ‘The Brooklyn Fireboard Astonish The new Fire Commissioners of Hrooklyn, Massey, Brown, Cumpbell, and MeLaughite visiting the houses in Williamsburgh found that one of them is used by a po nd in anotuer they found a whiskey still. — Amusements. Tue De Lave Famity ano tug Jars.—Tt is no longer necessary to describe the wonderful juggling, balancing, and tumbling feats of the Japanese troop towhich little * Ail Right!” (now reully all right), is attuched, But the acrobatic behavior last night at the Stadt Theatre, of the sinall Miss Zilla and the more robustivus Mist Zor, both called for shor ing winil ih teal mademoiselie, Was noteworthy, ‘They fairl most masculine gymnasts in the tra trapeze, avd fying acts, ‘The audience upon them with wonder, 1 A the with en In Was aduiirable, Shuslasm, The perform A waft and she will undoubtedly be suc a a ata BHOOKLYS - Prospect Park was visited by 29,000 persons on Tueslay. The pub schools in 1870 will cost @707,7 Messrs, Scott & Munson, of the Atlantic Dock stores, are reported to be uefwulters to the eatent OF $60,000. Apatite employed in Daniel Grey's sulphur works in'Ninth street, pear Gowanus canal, fell into @ vat of hot sulphur, aud was severely: yesterday morning installation of the new officers of the Olive Branch Chapte Zastern Siar, took Pisce last even er L, Wyman, dr, ‘in the try i, W. r Robert Macoy, iurtaliing om . Phe offic lulled are Mrs. A. M, Kelscy, Worthy Matron; Brother Joseph K, Fuller, Worthy keveral Limes, the weapon missing fire each tine. Tinally, Dacey auccoeded in discharging the weapon, the ball taking eficet in Mullady's right side, just below the 1b digi Tenement House Diversions. On tho night of the Lith inst, adesperate affray occurred in the tenement houre bis Weat Thirticth et The beiligerents were, on the one site, John and Michac ‘an, dob MeCormick, Mary Fa an, and Mary Anne ‘MeCormick, and on the . Thomas MeClonkey and his wife Morgaret ‘The fight was only the renewal of a long cx nt feud, and commenced thas: MeClorkey hiving sed pressions which were offensive to Une hese, ertaed wit Ja, bayonets, daz ex, attacked hit, rH McCloskey Was Presently put hore de combat, and his erien having reachod bis wife, ae hastened to Wie eo, but her auceor of no avail, for hardly bad ste ap peared vn t cene when she war knocked down and barharoasly beaten. Hoth MeCioskey and his wife woul! Inuit probability have been muriered by theso infuriated savages bad not the police been callod in. MeCloskey recetved a dangerous cut in the head which extends across the skull and leaves: the brains exposed, while his wile wan so cructly twonzted that she can «with diMenity be recogn'? 4 hive been taken to vue Horpit sen oruing all (he aggressors Wore arreste’, patie sabe Kobred by Now *o Pickpockrts, Judge John B. Skinner of Bullalo, ne» be ing at the St, Nicholas Motel, too of the Brotdlway line yesterday im and Groene streets, Tho ear was while he was waking at the door for thieves on the platform, pocket. At the mame ttn Mr. Jacob Sharpe of the R\tth Ayana y, * naw your hand in his pocket,” Ho ten twened round, aud saw Charles W, Pairebild, to whom Br, Sharpe had addressca the remark,’ Mr. Sharpe struck Fairehiid’s hand with a eane, ned them ar rested him, Sharpe also #aw George Moore ing by the Fairalnid, who putied bim (Moore) by the coat as he bad hie hand tn Skinner's pocket The Det day A Western Ju beat, be was He then eer Dunne, and he recoguiaed Fair child aa modander Who had served a ters: in ‘one of the State prisons. Tho prisoner were taken borore Justice Dowling, and eomuitte tive O, A Sherk Avexexonta, Va. Sherif! of Printe George'# county ae, attempted to arrert (wo Sof having cut the aein neve Kore! Washing q ner, netied Shackletord, endeavored to shelter Davis 1 to permit the Sheriff to © Sheri persisted, da revolver, The sh five by and stiei'ly woundneg a The Davisrn were captured, - Digmoud Robber ona Trains At Hridgeport, Conn, a most daring atte Me made about 8 o'eked on Tucsda rm rob David Leavett, Keg. Pre: ide tonic Rallrowd, Me. Leavett wore at the tine ay Valuable breavipin, set with w single diamond of usial size, and as he was entering @ ear of the Shore Line express train, a reckless scoundrel, altracted by the Drillianey of the pin, made a sudden dash ot its owner, and thought to grab It, Mr, Leavett wos however, ebll more prompt than the would-be th whom he seized: and held firmly wuth a polic rrived to take hint Into eust — 41% LABOR MOVEMENT, ee ‘Now Pugiand Labor Reform Lengue, Hostox, May 26.—Miss Cora A, Syme was the first speaker ‘in the afternoon, She would recon siruct roctety out of the besom of the masses, ‘Tho Hon, Klward Avery argued that ifwe wish to maintain our porition as a free people, we must ad «Encounter, May 26,——€ Mary lund, with a colored ty. vorate free trade, fee money, and’ a universal ballot, Miss Julia Reckwood advocated the eight-hour moven Lund woman suffrage, It w: that woman + Brisbane, who the reo scientific basi Je despatch dated Aiken, 8. C., May 26, om Senator Sprague, eaying + © Thave intended to # now weighing pie uy cod action there on ot they of the whole country, Gan prospority ie ‘aguin ‘assured to our Insututio: Pecvere! | De wecelyedly end let your dellber Atophen 8. Foster was opposed to monoz oly in ll Its forms, to the eight-hour law, He was tn foyor of an equal diviston of property, provided it dors not pass into the hands of monopoliets Tro Steward, of Cambridge, argued that th tie of the State must adopt the e er thetr ch 1 the cowardice, stupidity, and « tors, all he asked for and gore wor rf v friends of labor re With cobperution money p and (ailurce Would become a) iunpossibie us fun peedas doshas The Enormous Profits on Laborers’ About 200 of the Night Seavengors' Society met yesterday afternoon to consolidate and becon more closely united, In order to procure an adv 6{ waces, President Anton Kiasser ine the ch: The scavengers are dissatisfled with thelr wae and drivers, who receive $1.75 a day, wk {1 fo) while carnicrs, who receive $4.00, tlemenn| &: 1eir servicers arc usually charged to the city at €i ly through Id obtain her right poke yesterday, resumed etlon of the dudustrial cor: a day ¥ have therefore concludedsto stop work Immediately uolews. thelr demands are acced ‘nd in this movement they Lave the dssuranee oi outside persons thut help shall be turnisiod i the event of w strike, Tho Framers’ Strike, Bricklayers’ Union No, 4 met last evening. Mr, Joseph Doody presiding. A Committee from th: Framers’ Union appeared and asked the *y1ipatiiy and cooperation Of the Soelety in their eftort for ni Increawe of wages, which was offered by the Lrick layers resolving wot to lay briek upon aiy job will pon-socley framers, A Committee was also a) pointed to wait upon Bricklayers’ Union No. 2 tis evening, and get them to take similar action, —-— Lal The Tron Moulders’ strike is ended, The First Union Codperative Building Socivt took @600 in subscription’ laot evening, i : The coopers in the employ of Rockafellow & Co., at Hunter's Point, haveletruek for $3.1) 1 day On and after Tuesday next the Framers’ Univ will demund 44 day co Ors! bans Hert A for second, at teu hours” work per day, ron Moulders’ Union No, 96, of Brooklyn E. D., are asking their employers forwu wiyance ten per cent. Several fruin have ugreed, ws at the meeting luet evening oters weru reported 8 acceding, The tin and sheet iron worke #0 now organ Yation, met last evening to conplete. artangcuents for holding a wase meet xs wonth, se to ask for an increase of wage oe tor crenaitel? when they are Women’s ‘typographical Union, No. 1, will Duane street to-morrow evoning Patron; Mrs, C. Hardick, Associate Patron; Mra, Einestelt, Conduchress; Mrs. J, Butcher &ssociat Conductrioas sti "| o'clock, They will deeide upon th tte . délogation to the National Typoyrapiiical Ur a {Albany in June, hartge oun Ghat body, ee pers + ment in the esr aitracted the aitention of yesterday the MAY 27, 1869, NEWSFROM TILE OLD WORLD THE EPSOM SPRING MEFTING-THE GREAT DERBY DAY. eta A Quarter ota Million Spectators Nobility and the Poopte on the Ground Fine tion ofthe Ronda-Fall Report of the Kas cing. Loxpox, May 24,—To.day was the second of the Fpsom sarmmer ng. The great feature of the day Was the renewal of the Derby stakes of filty sovereigns each, half forfeit, colts to carry 192 iba, Alles, 117 Iba,, for three yenr olds, one mile and @ halt, the aveond horse to receive $9) koverelenad and the third 180 out of the stale St outseribers. ‘There was a tremendous throng of people on the ground to ace the aport, avd all the roads leading from the metropolis and other portions of the coun- try were crowded and jammed with vehicles and people, Thele Royal Highnessos the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prinee Teck were present, and t waea vory large attendance of the nobility and eutry from oll parts of the Kingdom as well as vom Paris and other parts of the Continent. There could not have been less than a qnarter of a million of all classes presen The weather was fine unnsually warm, but copions showers having fallen dvring the preeeding night, the wut dusty etate of the roads was greatly allayed, mueh to tho comfort of every ono; and the turf, which previous to the rain was rather hard, beeame softer and springy, and favored the ranningot the horses ‘The course for the frst half milo straight and ‘on the ascent, when it took easy curve into straight level running for a third of a mile, the conte being very wide at this ps : the rem: ison the deseent to the distance stand, whet Kround acrin rises, The winner of the Derby this year also won the 000 guineas stake; and the betting had gradually improved In bis favor from the previous quotations for the part two or three weeks, When it hut stood Qto L against Pretender, 4 to L against Poro Gomer, 80 to L against The Drammor, #0 t) 1 agalnat Dake of Reautort, and 2% to 1 against Ryshworth, The betting was even agalost Pero Gomea being first, jor third. ere was a tremend Protonder only beating Per aby 8 while a longth divided Gomez and The Dramu Mr W. hadler's be. Pretonder, by Adventnter out Sir Joscph: Hawiey'e he, 6 Baro Goines, by Head’. of Salananen aly. &. The Dei tap nea iam HSavili'e be. by shwortti Vertunina. by Skirmisher GA OF rong’: ch. 6. Aipenstock, by I i Mountaly Flower tipian tom (late Martyn), by Hphetwa, by Asteroid Sut oh. teen, by y Iipon. i . wane te. GL inte Bing), by eva hy Miidlew pie Kihus, by Blalé AGiON Out OF one... a ch. 6. ba Were, by BU Abs iFiian: 6. Betty Down, by Wen W Magen, by Wiieewnes ‘nie. Worder Ki iw by Adwon twood's tc. Lord tawihorse, by Kuitie: ru or King of ‘Tramps out of Lady \ilce Hav thorue. ‘ n ¢. Weufenatel, bj ‘i Lord Exeter's bo e. Tenddos, by Kitt “Or BE MRTG OE OF TB aoa Wel 6. by Wari iF eley’s Br yan, by Wai ‘ a i Wipibresseccr i cer Fa Jnutes uid 83 ¥econde, "Wallis oF the stata The betting just before the race was oven on Pre: tender, 5 to 1 » Gomes, 10 to 1 wewinst Perry Down, % to 1 against the Drummer, and 60 to I ngninat the Duke of The Eprom Toan Vato of 100. sovert ages, ball a miley wor won by Mr. i Comat, who beat Mr, Roginalits Fuxitive, the Duke of Noweantle's Prince Imperial, mnit olge others, The betting was 2 to Lagainat ‘Conrad, wad 6 tod wwvinet Fugitive NG Ht, Welcatts b, € Conrad, by Hucoancer, out of sir. Regma’ b. 6. Fugit Queer of 8p for wil Goleott's: by Hinir AUio), 6ut oF money to accond horse, quarters of ‘ mile, Thirty-cichtentiien at two wovere iim each Mr. Reginnld's Fugitive beat Mr. Watte's Mysutis, Hecate, and ten others Mr. Nei ©. Fugitive, by Bate Athot, ont of ST 6 Sy WEL, Wy Nowinkiaier, Out oF Live Motley. Livene —Midnight.—The Chamber of Comn # meeting to-night, and voted an dive Motley, the now Amer can Minister speceh in sup- port of the vote failure of the Jaw bo event f the Alabama, ‘The t was a bad on maritime iuterosts gland were sure to trou it, vestbihe ky THE PRENCH ELECTIONS, ~ Opposition Goin of Six Members” Purty« Now Members of the Chamber of Depus ten A very Clow ¥ , May 26.—An accurate classification of bers of the new Corps Législatif cannot yet , as all the elections have not been decited, and the feturas in some cases ars still incomplete: In tifty-nine districts the result Is #0 clos> that a ballot ts necessary, Of those candidates whose election is sure forty-one were not members of the last Chamber, The Opposition gain six new ment bers, bnt lose three old ones, MAM, Droole and Be. tange ure elected, pases Volition! Tronotes in It Fronkxce, May 26,—Fourt mude ai Leghorn in © Asnihalnation of Col, Grenville, Te hus been ase tained that political animosity, growing oul of the conduct of Cob, Grenviily ab the sloge of ume tn 1344, was the esuse of the as ly. narrests have heen jon with the attempted ik COUNTY, On Sunday morning, Mrs, Bene widow of Mr. Miram ‘Benedbet, county, fell suddenly, WE Vine worslilp, and almost Bs, WAN & prominent member 4, ars. Cornelius Cars David Allert, Stephen 8, M Cabe have be ead between th and Lexington 4. On Tuonday I's Hotel, Mount 1 organizod by electing Cornelius Carson 1. Spkes, Becrotury ; aud Klas Dusen bselto the Bord. —— DEW JERSEY, - The collections made at the revenue office of Colloctor Weare on the anntal liste for Madson ‘The rails are to be laid this week at the Pater- son ond of the Paterson and Newark Rulroad, A hoavyent at Miaukiin is about all tat remains un Bnished, Dr. Da Camera, of Newark, while fishing and Hunting In the waters about ‘Long Esiwid, bad bls lend badly Incerated by the explosion of a barreled gun. He was taken to Forg Mumilton, Where his hund was atoputated, ‘The riparian owners met in Jersoy City yostor- day and elected Bilas Ruckman, President; A. Ber- ney, First Vice-President; John Weeks, Sccond Vice t; Win. Curtle, Secretary ; Bxecutive Committee, ‘Thos, White, Tacs, W. Demarest, Thos A. Hover,’ The owners’ will carry the question of their land tile to the Supreme Court Mr, Ziruth appeared before Justice Stapf, in Newark, ond made aMdavis that, on Saturday even: ing lust, Fred. Selioeu wolf, Wm, Schoenwolf, A, Off Laus, und others, had followed him through the streets, and while Offliaus drew a revolver, the oie era kicked Wy and threatened to kill, Wun. Sehven wal! tay been convicted of a heinous erie, and wee Gus on bail. They were wb once arrested, Mis, Dougherty, of 102 Murket atreot, Newark, wos instuntly killed yesterday in High street, where {cis crossed by the incline plane of the Morris Canal Sue uttempled to cross the track in frontof a moving ear, and getting confueed, she stu J and fell when the car wis afew fet from ber. Mr. Taylor, the flagninn, attempted to rescue tier, but befure be could Co #0'she Way crushed New Jersey State Medical Society ion in dorsey City, Dr. 1 ton, prow \ Dr, W. Pearson, Jr, is Secretary, ‘Yhe oficors for the ensuing year ‘are! President Dr, Pearson, of Orange, First Vice-President—Dr, Cullem, ond Vice-President—De, Hasbrouck. are in rents FASHIONABLE WEDDINGS, auter Captured by « Gentleman — Trinity Chapel Crowded — Another Tnterenting Marrioge in Willlamabur, Trinity Chapel was again the scone of a fash. fonable crash yesterday afternoon, the cecasion be. ing the marriage of Miss Clora, daughter of B. 8. Jaffer, the well known wmillionaire, to Mr, Tus England, Tho bride wore white tulle over white silk, and woe attended by two bridesinalds attirod In white tarleton, trimmed with blue, Snbsequentiy a reecvtion was held at the residence of the bride's parents, In Second avenue, Miss Sarah Hunt, the second daughter of Mr. John D. Hunt, was led to the altar yesterday by Mr. Bd ward MeCloskey, The Interesting ceremony was performed by the Rev, Dr. Partridge, of Christ's Church, in the presence of a large number of invited guests, ‘Tho bride, an aecomplished young woman, was clegantly and chastely attired, and her graceful anners were the theme of generel remark by the favoted friends who witnessed the ceremony, In the evening the bridal party was «uimptuously enter tained at the r nee Of the bride's father, lo South: Fourth street, New —— rrom - The Attorney-General on the Stato Bank Knab'ing Act-Mr. Routwell and the Gold Salew-Mre. Porter and the Naval Acnde= my. Special Despatches to The Sun. Wasmixatox, May 26,—The Comptroller of tho Currency wrote a letter to tho Seeretary of the Treasury in April, stating that some national banks in New York city and State contemplated a retarn to the old State bank system, uncer an enabling act of the Legislature of that State, Attorney-General Hoar gave an opinion on the subject today that the Logisiature of Now York had no power to alter, diminish, add to, of tuke from the powers of Hinbilities conferred on banking associations un- der the act of Congress, and in case of dissolution, all tho provisions of the act of June 3, 1864, must be complied with, The Comptroller of Currency has full control over ench banks until all their elreu- lating notes are redenmod and surrendered to him, or until an amount in Treasury notes adequate to their redemption is deposited in the Treasury, The Comptroller has power also to punish all violations of corporate duty by hanks undertaking to dissolve and liquidate their affairs, Mil, NOUTWELL ARLLING GOLD AND REYING RONDS. Notwithstanding the repeated efforts of leading New York financial men, now here, to Induce Beere tary Boutwell to change lis policy in regard to saicn of gold and purchases of bonds, he to-day reiterated his determination to adhere to the course he had previously adopted. He does not belicve it will re- sult injuriously to the country, \ THK PARAQUATAN MISSION, Gen. John Cochrane of New York has been offered the mission to Paraguay, and it is aid that HINGTON. he is disposed to accept it, As avon as the Govern: mont discovers Gon, Me "s whereabouts ho ts to be recalled, . MRA. PORTRA'S MANAGRMENT OF TITR NAVAL ACADEMY, Vrosident Grant and Mr, Borie arrived this evening from Annapolis, ‘They are well pleased With their little visit, and express the opinion that the Naval Academy was never more eMciont than under the present able management of Admiral Por- er and his accomplished wife. NRW ASSEMHORS AND COLLECTORS, Tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de- elded upon mveral appointinents of Asscesors and Collectors in different parus of the country, which will be subinitted to the President to-morrow for bis agiion, vanrerixs, ‘The Librarian of the Interior Department has resigned, ‘The destruction of old currency platos is to be begun to-morrow, Strong pressure is exerc moval of Land Commissionor Wilson, Thirty-six clerks were disini sion Oulce to-day, to make room tor ot! The National Curreney Bank of has ceased to be w deposiiory of public money. Keokuk, chief of the Sac and Fox Indians, called on the President to-day, but did not see him, Commander William E, Hopkins is ordered to the New York Navy Yara as Inspector of Supplies, What Me. Pell is Prepaved to sho The Thames National Bank of Norwich, Ct., Mortgage Declared to ve Genuine by th has been designated as a depository of public money Oviai Mortengoe, A.B, Corbin and his bride, the President's | The proceedings in the case of the alleged sister Jessie, arrived this evening, aud are at the | forged mortzago, in which Mr, Pell, of Fifth avenue, Exccutive Mansion, Gon, Butler’s proposition for a little whole- some devastation in the South mecta with no ea. couragement from the President, Frederick Douglass bas applied for a cadetship in the Naval Ae my for hie youngest son, He baa three sons elready in Government cuploymen: The Republican Ward meetings last night were rather stormy, Pistola and kn'ves wore freely Hourished among the ed delegates, several of whom were arrested, Mr. Opdyke, of Now York, and Secretary Boutwell hod an interview today. The former did not newspapers have asserted, to remonstrat lustence of the New York Donkers agilnst the Secretary's fuanclal policy, —— TUB TO. OF O, F, —_ int of Continential Lo No. 117, o 1%, L 0, O.F., cele. nniversary of the ‘Lodge The room was crowded, and anon distinguished brethren were ‘the Gran W. Bro. Charles VW. Clarke; Bro. Jacob Russel, ® nuinber of prominent Vast Grands, After the finging of the ode and music from the band, Past rand William 1. Vanderhoff, B.D. D. G.M., first Noble Grand of the Lodge, delivered wn addre: rae First Anniversary of Stella Lodge, No, 200, This Lodge celebrated its first anniversary last evening. Alter tho opening ode and prayer, Past Grand Nowell, editor of the Amertean Oud Fellow, Vresident for the evening, spoke brie Deml-semt-Conten the Secretary, it. the Grind ‘Treasurer, R, |W. ticed it Grand A. tory of tho Lodge, aud ‘arnswortl ——_——— The Brodbackor Murderers, Savanna, May v,—The trial of the mur. backer and Brick has resuited in for mu four pleaded nda nolle prosegd Was et vet the remaluing three, — JOTUINGS ABOUL TOWN, > The Pope's head, on a fine cameo pin, is ex hibited at 5ON: at. ‘The number of immigrants this year, to date, is $6,355, against 69,529 to the sate date iast ) ear, R. W, Newton, aged 60, was found dead yester. day wflernoon ta his vin the St, Cloud Hutel body of an unknown man was found last jn the Bast River off Forty-ae th street The Grst_ musquito of the season was heard in the City Hall Park last eveniy The Metropolitan Cab Com opencd yesterday at Messrs. Co ny's books were unean, Sherman & ‘Third Viee-Presid ‘orresponding + Rearbon. de, Trewsuretekh The Barge No, 4, loaded with 120,000 bricks, sunk off Twenty-fourth street, bass Miver, has been Idted, Catharine Martin, aged 48, fell last even from the tire. o ‘Thompson stree' Charles Schaffer, aged 8, fell last evening’ @ tub of boiling fat ut 112 Avenue B, and was lutally SnJured. The Easter collections of the Catholic churches of this city, for the orplian asylums of thut Church, amouns to $42,197.49, ket ship Chas, H, Marshall, of the of Liverpool packets, Was success. fully launched yesterdey morning, trom Mr, Webb's nye apo ol the wecond story Uf 100 7 . ‘ The Knights of St, Patrick followed to the grave yesterday? the rewiilns of their late comrade, Brfscoe, whose funeral took place from 1g Woman's Association will hold ir Weekly meeting at the Plimpton R ue, corner of Stuyvesant and Ninth strceis, this (thurs day) evening, at 8 o'elock, ho Mariners’ Templo Marine Temperance So ciety will hold ity meetings regularly every ‘Ture y evening, at the Mariners’ Touple, cocuce of Ol ver and Honry streets, a few doors from Chatham square, New York city, Yesterday afternoon, at 249 Broome street, oc- cupied on third floor by Julius Rosenberg; dautage, 0, Alex. Van Cleve occupied the second lor | mage, $0. Geo, Hehnelder occupied the frst oor y Sceretary—C, F, Publuock, Keeording Seere\ary— @ lager beer saloon; di . Buil wk alayriee [Beardie Foal Gnseehs daceigie Seldias A to effect the re- d from the Pen- York city PRICE TWO CENTS. TIE HUNTER'S POINT FIRE. 1 STEAMER THROWING MORPF THAR 5,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER. -_ Another Alarm in ty Morning-The Perilons Adventaree ofn Bibnious Fireman-Seones while the Fire was at tos Metett, nd City Yeates + While oil were gazing at the volumes of smoke that at times atterly obsenred the sun, and the masses of firs were belehing from the large trom 8 and reservoirs, the spectators noticed 9 drunken fireman in a «mali boat near the burnin brig, which at every Iureh, caused elther by wind oF Hida, sent ont over the water a mass of flaming olf, length he lost both oars, Others tn boate Promptly rowed to his assistance, towing him ont of danger and recovering his oars, We expected te seo him row to the store, bat instead he headed around the brit, and then, to the horror of the spee tatora, rowed his boat directly toward the most dame Kerous part of the vessel, Fortunately, for the time Velng, the surface of the water Was free from flame, and the bow of his bont striking amid the flames of the veesel for the first time made Lim aware of his situation, Turning the bow, he fouled with the brig, and not until thon did he become conscious of bis peril, This sobered nim, and, plunging inte the water, he swam to the shore, where, dripping and exhausted, be was drawa out by his anxious comrades, THR MACHINERY AT Tite FI The firemen bad become exhausted tong before Noon, and the famos still spreading, in the afternoo the propeller Jobn Fuller steamed around to the Point, and begaa pouring water throngh six Inch-ands a-halfnozales, Tic Fuller, commanded by Capt, Geo, W. Dewey, ia furnished with a powerful steam pump capable of throwing 3,000 gallons of water per minute, After working fifteen hours at the Bull's Ferry firo on the ith inst, she began work at Hunter's Point on the oti z efiictent serview and raving a vast amount of property for Mesera, Devoe, the Long Island Railroad, and the ander. writers, A NRW ALARM. At abont 8 A. M. yesterday the hall of the Ger man brig lurched over, and the burning oll carried by the rising tide gained such headway that an alarm The was again sounded by the bells of Greenpoint, draw of the new bridge was swung open, time the bridge, the Oleophene Oil Work lyn Oil Works, the Greenpoint branch of the Devoe Manufacturing Company's Refinery, the Glase Works, and the Greenpoint Sagar House were im imminent danger, For @ moment the primitive method of driving back the burning flames with brickbats was suggented by the action of a boy, and ‘ty men were hard at work fighting the Gre, ier was again called from a tank nearor the Point, where property of the ratle the end o road was in danger, ond steaming through and ahead of the oil toa positin in front of the Are, and wiitel no other boat coull with safoty hold, drove back the sheet of Mane with the more powerful streama of water forced from the six or eight pipes held a& the bow. Within two hours all danger was over, and the mer of ineand interested in the estbliste ments in danger trathed easier, Tue PUrF GRiTis. ‘m this case the most powerful fre pamp in our hare tat—possibly in the worll—was able to act foe thdsecurity of manufactures at the most north western suburb of the city fifteen hours continuous. ly, and then at the most northeastern suburb for am additlanal service of sixteen to eighteen hourm, throwing in tho aggregate at least 160,000 bartels of water upon the two fires, We should add that Capt, JW, Hariy's police boat Metropolitan was also am Important Suailiary in the saving of property sf both Gres, TUR FLAMES NOT YET EXTINGUIBIED. Tho great Gre has not yet been extinguish perty ‘Tho tusurances foot up at $217,000, silts ethnic THE VELL-WOLFE MORTGAGE, en ‘The Prosecutor and the Curt both Absi stands In tho position of defendant, wore to have resumed yesterday afternoon, before Recorder ekett. Mr. Pell and bis counsel, Mr, Campbell, appeared at the appointed hoar, but neither the ‘This seemed” more remarkablo as the counscl for Mr. Pell bad ob » 1 accuser nor the Recorder was present, jected to the postponement asked by the prosecus tor's counsel last week, basing bis objection on the fact that his client's reputation suffered under the imputation made tn the cowplalut, and be preferred to meet the charge bolitly and without delay, Soom after thelr appearance in Court Mr. Campbell re celved a notice from the Recorder, of the further Postponement of the case on account of his (the Ree nia) and Mr. Wolfe the complainant's absence @ city. ie warrant of arrest seta forth that Mr. Pell, tm 150, Issued to Mr. Wolfe a forged mortgage. 7 amidavit upon which the warrant was tesued, i ig by Mr, Wolfe, sets forth that in 1800 Mr, Peil issu to lim a forged mortgage for $11,000, pretending ta have been made by O, Osborne and Thomas Dowell, of Washington, N. J., and that after caret wearch for these men they could not be found. M cll produced yesterday, tn the Recorder's o the mortgages, ‘Thomas McDowell, who says has resided mony years, and now resides, a& Vaslington, N. J; that he’ is well known in that town aud county, and also all over the States, lave Ing formerly been Mayor of Sacramento, Cal. Consul of the United States at the Cape of Go Hope; that the mortyave transferrrd by Mr, Pell te Mr, Wolfe wos a fond fide instrument, arising out of a regular business sale by Mr, Peil to Mr. Osbori + and they stated thas le by Osborne and McDowell r presence, and was a legitimate mortgage ct that tho mortgage was loreclosed b in IeG4, and that the property was bought in end ie now held by him, It v9 further sald thas Mr ter obivinlag the warrant four the are re Peli and endeavoring to obtain a settle went of bis alle ced claim, lett the city, and bas noe since returue Gawes To-Dav.—Two games are to be played, lay on the Capitoline ground, the AUauties and Olympics; und on the Union ground, the and Alphus, —_— Sparks from the Telegraph, ‘The American Baptist Free Missions Society iste tession in Gielinond, en to death by hls father, tm day night. Bishop Whittingham presides over the Episcopaliaa, Convention in Baltimore, ‘The annual May trai brought out a Mae military display. Licut.-Gen, Phil Sheridan apd th Brechinr dge wore lu Cin Rhode Tsjand House passed resolutions yesters day bik ipliienting Gey. Ambrose B, Busislde, The funeral of Col, Woodru®, late President of the Mobile Board of T largest ever wite uerged tn Movile The fiity-fth annual meeting of the America Tiict Society of Bost a assembled yesterday, Senator Wilson presiding. {ng in Boston yesterday late rebel Gem, atlon Tuesday In the Presbyterian General Assembly in Mobile yesterday, the greater part of the morning Was spent i= Uiscussing a plan for the evangelization of the Dingka Dennis Kelly, of Spencer, Mass., was atruck by passing. train ‘hiv instantly. killed Ou the Doston ted, AMbuny Hailrond, neas Chalion, Mass, yesterday afters von, ’ ‘The steamer Cora 8., from Cincinnati to Al River, wiih & valuable Cargo, Sunk on. Tost Fiotofer’ Lantlag, Buby slide above thd mOUth OF bg At the Corone nt inquest over the body of Mj Monroe. yesterday it was deck iiretiug of a Dlond OF hor taurdery had n a relented. sn Nttge Conservative meeting was held tu the parte 1 i if 1 Vay yesterday “etter w vered by ‘the Hon. Thomas others in favor of Mr, Walker, uae date for Governor, rleans Commercial Convention. ‘and isenssed the removal Of Aructious from the mouth ‘of the Missiaslppt river Afroperition waking national aid in the eouairucnon ‘The Ladies’ Union Aid petite have declined the i wublic to Invitation of the G vate tn the decoraiton ground that 1 ‘Wubi 10 Waka rt Ja Ue Becsauoubes ou |, ba there is no prospect of a further destruction of proe Tho glare of the flames, which lighted the heavens on Tuesday night and was visible at a great distance from the city, was azala noticeable last night, ———