The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 6, 1869, Page 1

FE eee SSS THIRTY SEVENTH YEAR. THE FISK-CORBIN ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT SUSTAINING MR. FISK'S STATEMENT. - @ Night Ride tn Sen Statement of Mr. Corb Mossrs. Fisk and Gould of ne Grant 6 Messenzer— nding a Meee ints Lettorsto State of Now York, City and County of New York, v. ; On Tharsday, sept. 16, 1969, I met Mr. Gould and Mr, Fisk at their office, corner of Twenty: Ghiird street and Kigiith avenue, New York city, and ‘was instructed by them to call on Mr. Abel R. Corbin, r-in-lnw of the President of tie United States, ‘at TA. M. of the following morning, at his residence, ,Bt West Twenty -seventh street, where I should ob- Gain Iettors from said Corbin to President Grant at Washington, Pa., and take such letters and proceed Dy first train to sald Washington. If the President ‘wos pot there upon my arrival, to travel until I over- fook him, and deliver to him said letters ia my Possession, received from Mr. Corbin, On Friday morning, Sept. 17, Tcalled at Mr. Abel @B. Cordin's house at 6:45 A.M. His servant appeared and brought two letters from Mr. Corbin, which ne BBacded me, and while I was conversing with the servant, Mr. Corbin appeared at the head of the airs, and T told him (Corbin) I had secn by the morning papers that the President was in Pitts argh, Pm, the aay before, and if he thought I ‘Shonld find him at Washington. He replied, * You wil find vim in Washington.” I told him I sup- posed I hed bettor deliver the letters to the Presi- eat in person. He said he wished me to dono, 1 eaked him whether, if the President should be on- meet, I should send a card to him, telling him T ‘was 8 special messenger from Mr, Corbin, his bro- Werin-law. He approved of my suggestion, and told moe to do #0, I then took the 8:40 train vin Pennsylvania Central Railroad for Pitteburgh, Re, arriving at abont 1:90 A. M. Satarday, I ‘took carriage for Washington, Pa., arriving between Band 10 o'clock. I found the President stopping at the house of Mr, Smith, about half a mile out of down, [first inquired for Gen. Porter, to whom I leo had a letter from Mr. Abel R. Corbin. Gen, Porter shortly afterward appeared, and I presented him bis Jeticr, and told him I had one for President Grant, which I wished to deliver to him in person, ‘Tho President soon came up, and I handed him his Aetter, telling him I had been requested to do so in Person. He took and opened it in my presence, ead it, returned into the house, and soon after- werd appeared again with » letter in his band. Mabortly afterward drove back into the village of ‘Wesbingion, from whence I telegraphed Mr. Jay Gould, President Erie Railway Company: “ Letter Gelivered allright.’ I then returned to New York O, CHAPIN, Sworn to on the Sth day of October, 1869, before =. Monrimen Swrrm, Notary Poblic, New York — MR, ABEL RB. CORBIN, — Aske Life—An Editor and» Reat Estate Speculator—His Personal App: ance. Mr. Abel R. Corbin, brother-in-law of the Pre: ident of the United States, and at present residing M West Twonty-seventh street, is a New Erig- by birth, but went West early tn life, Dur- fing the last quarter of « century, previeus to the yencement of the war of the rebellion Mr. Cor- He was a Inwyer by Profession, but abandoned it for the career of » Wewspaper editor, As a writer he ts clear, terse, Togical, and oftentimes brilliant. He was always a Democrat, and acted with the Democracy of the Borthwest, + Ho was ® personal and intimate friend of Mr Ldnooln, and delights tn narrating the various Wyratous and witticisms of the lamented President. ‘war broke out Mr. Corbin came to this don after arriving here Mr. Corbin, then moder. @tely wealthy, bean waking investments in New teal Ovtale and rajirond wrote mp a umber of these roads tn which he became inter- ‘ested, and in alergthy communieation published in @ Now York journal last year, said: ‘gilt: Jay Gould ts a railroad man of consammate Hy and railroad managers would do well (o oven jasses that way.” PUTheved & large, tract of aad at |. He then interested himself in the ic Dock, and West End Railway, which Pitted through is property. Tt was to further the ts of the Newark and Paterson road aud onvince the stockholders of Mr. Gould's great abili ‘Wes that Mr, Corbin wrote the article mentioned above. Ayear ago last April Mr. Corbin lost bie wife, » ‘most highly accomplished and amiable lady, who: ef acquai extended thr t th U lo rena d's widower until last May, when Be marriod Miss Jennie Grant, sister of t dent, after a brief courtship. He was first intro- ‘duced to her Inst inauguration day. Mr, Corbin's seqnaintance with Gen. Grant arose from the sale of Bis house on Tstreet, Washington City, He auld to ‘the parties who presented it to the President, Mr. Corbin is about Gity.five years old, very tall, what slender, stoops slichtly, haa grey hair nud tht brown eyes. He is bold in his speculations, Pet weakens before great risks. He Paha to tn- Vest safely, but generally manages to buy property Bhich rapidly rises in’ value, "As his property tu €reasee in vulue, he mortgages it and invests the Feoceds so a8 ts make higher rate of interest than per cent, His five-story, high stoop, brown stone mansion on West Twenty-seventh ‘atrect t# a Walanble piece of property. The furniture ts Pac made. ance, but not sumptaot marke the Anterior of lis home, His wealth Is varioi mated by a relative at from $2,500,000 to $3,000,000, RLTOrT largo share of which bas secumulaied slace connection with Jay Gonld and other New York ealern in slocks ana real estate, He ts devoted member and ardent supporter ef the Methodist Church. In conversation Mr. C Bin is not impressive, Hie tone and manner are often childish. He has a habit of breaking out in Beughing spells, when he drops bis {acc in both Bands until bis laughter is over, Seeeainiemene MR, CORBIN'S STATEMENT. ee bis Friends Assert—Mr. Corbin Pre- paring ® Dental, From the Evening Post, Mr. Corbin, who lies seriously ill at his house, fs, we undersiand, prepuring @ statement which will appear under his own signature, in reply to Mr. Fink's tetter, ‘The nature of Mr, Corbin's reply may be gathered from the stutement of friends who have been in communication with him, ‘These deny that Mr, Corbin ever, from the bogin- wing of the gold speculation, many Weeks ago, to the moon of Fritay, when the gold market broke (Sep- ber 4), bad ‘any conversation with Mr. James dr. ou Anancial subjects of any kind, elther ‘Bloné, or in the presence uf others, ‘They deny that Mr. Corbin ever authorized or in- etructed any person, either verbally or iu writing, period, to elther buy oF sell gold or others, friends say that the letter of Mr. aMdavite accompanying 1% show & Aehberate attompt to place Mr. Corbin ta a false po- ‘Baufcld's aMidavit shows, they say, when analyzed, that for three months this man' was engaged in watching Mr. Corbin's house, in order to be able to Bwear that Fisk and Gould at different times actual- ay pensed in and out of Mr, Corbin's doors. { y ald that during the whole course of the late Jd sprculation, Fisk was not once invited by Mr. orbin to hie Rouse for any purpose : and that, tn short, the impression that ‘orbin was during the gold excitement with Fisk Is not trac, \_ Mr, Corbin's friends say that it is true that both Fisk’ and Gould have been in Mr. Corbin's house; ‘they made various calls there, with the pretext or ex ‘euse of offering railroad and steamboat accommoda. Hone to Mr, Corbin’s fam Tt ts assorted that one of these calls was made by Mr. Gould, at Corbin's house, when President Gravt wae staying the: ‘Tt t# ada that Gould conversed with the President and asked him some questions aboot the general financial policy of the Govern To this :Grant, it ts asserted, replied that he bad told Mr. Bigelow, the editor of the Times, in a conversation with lilm, all that he thought the public needed to know, and that Mr, Bigelow had ut it all into an article Dublished some days ago, to Which Mr, Gould might refer, ‘This explains the President's patience with Fisk's earpeaio7, on the boat, as weil as his reference ‘@ previous conversation, The ubove statement we have reason to believe @ontain the views of Mr. Corbi Kiet ip any reply be may make to Mr, Fisk's ter, That he should promptly make euch a reply lain. Fite truth seems, to. be, according to Mr. Cor- 's friends, that he hus ‘chosen to admit to his ye men Of whom he knew very little, and that he is not a very wise man, or one who can’ diseriui- Rate clearly the character und designs of those who wpproach him. | Whe Newroes Taking Care of T Wasuinaton, Ost .Meoers 8 ‘the Nation were ar Rapley J Gay‘and beld to bail on charge of violaunk Bb corporation ordinance in.refusing to admit colored BALjVUs ta ents among White people, TRAGEDY IN THE FOURTH WARD. A Chinaman aud « a Tenemen Strort-The Suite Trivint Origin of the Quarrel, One of the most horrible double murders and suicide was committed at about haif-past 10 o'clock last night in the Fourth Ward that has been perpe- trated in this city for years, fre Charles Archoe, # Chinaman, and Sarah Acong, the wife of the assassin aud suicide, an Eog- lish woman, supposed to have been @ native of York- English Woman Mur« he Murderer— ‘The murdered persons TOR ACKNR OF THE MURDER, The murderous affray occurred on the fourth floor Of 67 Cherry atrect, the throe back rooms of which were oceopied by Acong and his wife, were very neatly and even comfortably furnished, the sitting or living room being hung with pictares s of the Chinamen, among sd child, A canary’s & concertina lay tood against the black \d photograph likenes them those of Aco cage hung in one of the window: ‘on one of the chairs, a sofa of foe Chine miuistare slippers, fancy articles on the top, and ® clock, another clock on the mantel shelf, which is covered with numerous fancy articles, and several things that add to the comfort of the hom for the supper was in the frying pan on the stove, which were also the usual utensiis all clean idea of comfort and order pervaded the mind of the wife, for the evi- of an orderly woman's hand was plainly to ‘The bede in the bedrooms were all sernpulonusly clean and thly, the disturb- ance being entirely caused by the terrible tragedy. THR ASSASSIN AND SUICIDE. The author of the terrivle deed is a Chin named Henry Acong, « steward on board one of the Black Bail line of packets, at sea, and has recently come home, med man, and had, for as Chinaman, some pretensions to good looks. LOCATION OF THB ROOMS. ‘The three rooms occupied by this family are at the fourth floor, Archoe is at the head of the stairs and opens upon the hallway. ‘The sitting or living room also opens upon the staire, aud atan angle and to the left of the door leading to Archos occupied by Acong and his wife opens {nto the sit ting room, and Is lighted from it by the door. NOW THR BODIRS WERK FOUND, AND THE WOUNDS. The body of Archoe was found in the bed in room at the head of the stairs, with three atab wounds in the breast, his throat cut his left arm cut and slashed in saturated with blood, marks of a terrible struggle. the bottom of the first fallen or been been thrown down afler she had received her death Her bowels were ripped open, and a deep stab wonnd was found in her br nee was distorted & wardrobe with Part of the food used and orderly. be necn in all directions, He has been six months He was appar the rear of ‘The bedroom of The bedroom Tt lay on the back, in a frightful manner, ‘The bed was having either by pain and the door leadiue to the froit room of the floor beneath, was a pool of blood which had flowed from her dress was saturated with Acong was alive when fonnd. In his right hand was the upratsed and gittering er, recking with blood, hls arm apparently trans fixed by the last thrast he had given to himself. In his o six wounds, five supposed to be snper- ficial, but the sixth evidently penetrated the heart When Mrs. Wing, a neighdor, offere 1 hinagony was 40 great that he bit a ple He died in about half an hour afterwards. BEFORE THR TRA: wounds, and her him a glass of the nature of ge Argung, s young Chinaman, about 17 yeura of nge, who boarded with Mrs. Acon, t_abont 8 o'eloe y arose from hi piping of # parrot which Finding the bird would Acong took bis dogger and kil piece of cruelty enraget the wi during yesterday, they quarrelied more then once Acong’s actions during the day, frst laughing and then erying, and then laugii 0 to the opinion that he w: and appeared as if he bad been affects or imainary trouble, THE TRAGEDY, t came home, C hin $2, and from the statement of Geory that Acong went into the room to repay bim the d Archoe eay, in Chin why not wait tll tomortow ?" slightly eraay. When Henry fi les Archoe lent Joan, for be hb morrow will do From the fact that a ga all bureau in bis roo! , It is supposed that Acong threw the money down, and then a sudden parox i he continued to stad Archoe her daily attire, that she bad but hearing the crive of see What was the revent the intended slaughter, turned upon her, and stabbed tin the bowels, aod io her ran down the Stairs, (he steps and walls of which are bespattered peured with bivod, death wound then went to his own bed he dealt upon himself the wounds nd upon his body, INSTRUMENT OF DRATH. weapon that did all this terrible work is a bright tvoedged dagger, 6 inches in aboat on inch wide, ‘Acong then ¥ ‘ne hondle is finely fulshed, and the appearance of the weapon is that of the mort ‘The point and edges are ex- nd the slightest touch would eut ANOTHER REPORT, ‘The entrauce of 67 Chorry street is a door with a At@ A, M. another Suw reporter en accompanied by Sergeant Carr, two flights of stairs past the pale tenants of the building, we reached the third Might. “Here's where the woman was kil “See where they've been washing up the tered the hal ‘The light at the head of the stairs was dim, mounted the stairs, and blood- tains followed our A policeman and (wo alighted girls met us with @ kerosene lamp, ‘There wero three rooms in the suite, and each room held a horrid corpse, committed in the room atthe head of the stairs. ‘The murdered Chinaman's legs were wrapped about und counterpane, Uioody bandages, ‘The first murder was arms were swathed remains of his shirt. the heart was forcing ite way through th His arms were Tix neck was twisted ad, and ® shocking wo with a meat axe, geant raised his b shown in his t as pale as marble, plexion was gone, and the bigh cheek bonos and yes gave evidence that the man mouth was partly open, The sallow com- Haring, squinttny ied horror stricl and the white teeth were vis Tuto the cosy back parlor, stretched on the floor lay ut little bivod wax on her clean Her dark hair was Her features were as regular as the murdered wife, was handsom rolled on the floor. those of the Her white breast was gashed with ugly thrust had torn # fearful hole through culico frock, flecked with blood, evidently met her er, und run the Knife into her abdoi had struggled desperately, eluded him, darted from the room, and reached thé head of tho'stans husband had met ber, and & The body bad pitched headlong to the bot tom of the stairs, TUE MURDERER. In a little seven by nine bedroom, neatly fur the murderer, dropping ove Her demonine husband room after the first A hair eave his face a strange palior His breast wus bare, but plerced with eight wound All of them were small, and none were ghastly, ho bed, bowever, was delug@! with blood, Poor’ fellar!” sald the gif carrying the light, “he was ® good fellar, an’ Loan's see what for hé ¢, and she & Yorkshire lass!" Near the door the wali was spattered with blood, The carpet was dotted with bloody pools, e clotted with gore, Af they had passed throu, Ap we were ubout to leave, We heard the "The corpses w ‘chopping macl the girl who Oh, that's their little girl, and slo's only about Down the bloody stsirs and tarough the half- of gore we passed through the dark- ked door oprned, and we were Fe air of the stroet, he * Keep the door Staerty street, the estas of's' bundred’ wesdere Dut woue eo barrible de this ; THE EQUINOCTIAL STORM. —— Y¥ TRACKS WASHED AWAY, AND HOUSES AFLOAL, — Men and Women Drowne Hrond Trains Wrecked, Mille and Dwellings Whelmed. Live Stock Drowned, and Property of Enormous Value Destroy The great storm has brougit an avalanche of telegraphic details of damages in all parts of this State, Malne, Peunsylvanta, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Mosanchusetts, Maryland, and Dela: ware, From these we distill the following sum- mary : A train of the Central Raltrond arrived at Albany at six o'clock A, M..almost on time, ‘The track has been repaired, No trains went ons from that city yesterday on the Hodson River or Harlem roads, ‘The water was over tho wharves and in the streets parallel with the river. South Broadway was navi gated by amall boats, Nearly all the basements and cellars east of Green atreet were flooded. In Troy cellars were flooded and much property destroyed, James Donnelly and Michael Riley, and & boy pamed Fiynn, were drowned la the river yes- terday afternoon, ‘The water in the Madson at Troy was eighteen feet above low water mark. The up north country 4s flooded. ‘Three houres were carried away in Mo- chanieaville, and & woman named Humphreys drowned. A Frenchman in Fort Ann was drowned On Monday night a collision occarred on the Troy and Boston Ruilroud between a froight and 9 pas- senger trun, in which three employees were ta- Jured, The same passenger train was thrown into the Hoosic River at the Moosic Falls by a wash on the raitroad track and three lives were lost, The d are Dr. Fowler and wife of Hoo- d Charles Aiken of Sand Lake; (he ¢ t- ductor, H. J. Clark, was serioasiv injured The loss to the West Troy lumbermen will reach $100,000, Piles, pieces of trestle bridges, and heavy saw logs line the shore of the Hudson. Between the slate dock of Rhinebeck and Hyde Park thousands of bun- clea of staves are visible in the river, naving floated away from the Rosendale Cement Coinpany's Works in Rosendale, far up Kondout ercek. RAILY Yesterday ‘morning a sectional dock, having « schooner on, came down the Rondout Creek. The schooner was saved, but the dock was destroyed. In Eddyville, Ulster county, abitants move about in boats, all the lower part of houses being innundated. In New Salem the roads are impasia: bie, The Delaware and Hudson Canal is very seri ously damaged at various points, in West Hualy, Ulster county, farm overflow- ed, ‘swept away, cardens are destroyed, &c. The damage done to the Rondout aud Oswego Railrond will take weeks to repair. ‘Nearly all the bridges throughout Greene county are gone, and communication with the furmers is cut off, ‘At the mouth of Rondont Creek yesterday morn ing the dead body of a man was found, All tie bridges north of Rhinebeck and uear "Tivoll, in Dutchess county, are partially destroyed, Scarcely a bridge on the county roads above Saratoga bas been lett good condition Only one train arrived in that plice from the Soutn on Monday, and the passengers on that one hisd cars (0 th of Ballston, t Wilbur's basid a Hed off D. Smith's grist, saw, and about seventy feet of t I bat f the canal bed, Along the ware river fro Philadelphia many of the whorves were submerged during the high water, and the troetle wore leading to the bridge ross the Sebuylkill below South street wos carried sway. The water at the Fair mountdam bas receded nearly #ix feet, and #treets, which were flooded, are now nverly dry, but cover: ed with mud and debris. Hundreds of cellars or iled, and at the large establishments steam fire en gines aro engaged in pumping out the water, ‘ihe turbine wheels at Fairmount resumed work last evening, ‘That portion of Bethlehem between Lehigh river anit Monocacy Creek ts ‘An tina amount of valuable lum ph away tr Bochlehew, — ‘The water ts in the Bethlehem Iron Work: boon ‘The Cr, ua, 8 Inundated. — Welssport, Penn, ts inuy ‘The iron bridge opposite the Mansion Ho Mauci Chank, was swept down stream, seven coal barges went over the d Unt point and all_were utterly wrecked, ‘The “booms” at White Haven, Penn. are all broken and front rafts gf timber are Qoatins down, Passenger travel from Boe eerie Te meio irss etter aoe and to-day trave! is to be reopened on all ‘the Pont syivanin raliroads execpt the Lehigh and Susque- hanna, which is. badly washed away. ‘The miuily trom the South due in Boston on Monday night, bad not arrived at 10 o'clock yesterday morning Very little damage was done near Bosto A mall por ten the roof of the Coliseum wus blown off in the ale, ve vcry boom" between Augusta and Waterton Me., 18 broken, and the logs ars sing freely Several million’ went over the yesterdny morning at Lewiston, belonging lurgcly to 8. K. Bearse & Co,, and to tue Lewist (Me) Steam Mill Company. Messrs, Cowan & Co.'s wovilen mill, had a dye house carried off on the lower levil, Lé $1000. The river ts (ull of flouting pumpkins Corn stalks, Indicating much damage to the farine ng the river. J. M. Thomoson, proprietor of Glen Hons, White Mountains, anda han named Prebel, were drowucd on Monday, wile in his mill, Three hundred fect of the great dam over the Housutonic River, at Birmingham, Conn., wns swevt y. A Mr. McDonald wus drowned at the same Nota bridwe is left in the town of Manchon: dd not a water wheel was running there yes ms, and property ts Joss to fouds and bridg Is Cheney & Brothers’ loss te $100,000, in whichis Included one hundred pieces of silk, worth $18,000 to $20, At Broad Brook the old facto. building occupied ‘as a tin shop below, and u tene- ment house above, was swept away, ond & young man'w Ke ‘The Hartford, Providence aud Fishkill Railroad was open yesterday to Waterbury, bat the breaks between Hartford and Wiliimantic have not been re sired, The New London Northern Road ts open irom New London to Willimantic, above the litter place, It is impossible to run traive regularly on the Hartiord and New Haven Road, ‘Tue damage by the freshet in Brandywine will reach several thousand dollars, Willan Tee & Son, rice & Co,, are the heaviest losers. igher than stuny time since 1s4 ‘Che gas works of Jessup and Muore's paper mil were destroyed, Several cotton factors are u juved, The lower part of Wilmington w The damuge done to the Baltimore and Ob road bas been tally repaired. Freight and train ere pow running on Fogular me, wardand westward bound. The Boston, Erie, and Northern mails, which were due in tls city ou Monday night, were hot received here until last night, In the Boston mail nothing Was receivad from beyond Springfield, aud in the Southern nothing trom veyond Hudson. During the flood Monday torning, nt Cotevilie, No Ju. Mra, Vail and o little girl, hice meco, were drowned while crossing Coleviile Brook in 4 wagon, ‘Un the Klienville level of the Monticel nd Port Jervis Kailroad, 1,500 foet of the embankment hos b away. nsemer avd Saratoga Railroad and the Hin running order, e York to. Burlington budly injured. attwourgh and ly route open f Montreal. ‘The e ‘Vhe Benningtou aud Chatha Montreal road aro all rigli time, Scveral large rafts of ‘umber and a few canal boats have been carried down Lake Champlain, Tue embankuent at Wilbraha.n, on the Boston and Albany railroad, two buadred fect jong and seventy 1eet deep, with w stone areh bridge, han been Awept away, and Boston trains cannot rua West of Worcoster before to-night, A bridge crossing the’ Merrimack river at Gof town, N. H., was carried away on Monday wight’ and John Leach, a resident of the town was drowned. ‘The dainage by the flood in New Hampshire tv es timated at €1,000,00, ‘Anumber of collieries were drown out near Pott ville, Pa, All the mules in Repviier's mines at New Cantle were drowned Tn four ccwnties on the Hudson the loss cannot be Jess tian $8,000,000. The cable of the Western Union ‘Telegraph Mme across Rondout creek is broken, For a distance of fifty miles north the Hudson river 1s lined with Umber, pumps, apples, stores, and hogsheads, "he condition of the Hudeon River Railroad north of Btuyvceunt isdeplorable, For a long distance the track is covered with water to the depth of eighteen inches, The tong toll bridge across the Kennebec ut Waterville, Me., wus curricd away by the fresvet at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The | near Wa terville by the flood is estimated at $100,000 —— Disaster on the Upper Minsinsipp! Sr. Antony Fatis, Minn., Oct. morning ap undoished tunnel under the river, from Nicollet Island on the east bank of the river, eaved in, ica the water # full course throygh the excavation, The Sammit mill, with o capacity of 800 barrels of flour per day, was washed away, Other mills and factories are in danger, end exertions are being made vo stay the progress of the flvod, v ——— Soldiers’ Hounty Fraude—Aoth Ex-Treasure Dyke. The soldiers defrauded of their bounties met lant eveping, and authorised Charles 8. Spencer, Koq., (0 plead thelr case against Mr, HH. Van Dyke, ex-United Bites Treasurer, ‘The setion is to compel the Government to repay the sums which Mr. Van Dyke disbursed oo orders to Her- mau and otler bounty swindlers. It was voted that the soldiers would have nothing to do with Do- » Wollve Newromh, Sum, The letter of James Fisk, Jr., was at 10 AM, submitted by the nine, OF this Committoo, R. L, Edwards ts {nent banker and maker, Who took av active part In bringing about the clearances of the cont made on tne memorable 94th ult, He has teen known in Wall stroet since 188, |» popular, and hus man & Co., banke two hours spo Ordinarily, take, but this chowder had for Ingredients chickens envied by cepuol spocchitying, and did at well, tov Sir Fauing PRR RAE Bs the View of bringing representative of the buteuers: Patri representative of the goldveacers; Orcar Train! representative of the snddiers : Thomas Lt lin, rj Spr. of the sewing girls; Capt, Miles McGinness, r« pre sentative or the plasterers; Thomas SUlIb: p resentative of tho Wig makers; and Christopher O Connorror, Chairn stand, are ty be mi County Judge, Join J. Armstron; rogate, dames W, B, Pearsall; Second District, have ordei With Inst ¥ Thouas bi Convento for the Sonal Gy «mi mittee (ehlefly Mel. hes for the 14UD, 16th, 41 Daniel for Judge of the s term, aud Joha L. rt miter with ¢ position to the* ring.” mittee last eveaing cond ointing as ingpocton Crate now hoid ty nominate candidates in place of those who b clined | Dut to enabie some sbsent members to they adjourned auull to-day, Coumittee of and other vessels was comes RIGGING A JURYMAST, peel einai Exe a He nge Yesterday ise—The New Dew When the Gold Exchange Board opened yos- torday morning, every member was reading Tne ‘and the accom: panying aMdavits, created tho greatest excitement, Everybody talked about them. The feeling against Fisk and Gould seemed to have died away, Mr. Hutchinson said: “TL intend to pot an tnjunetion apon Grant's brother-in-law, and make the Government take the gold, os Grant is the Governmee Mr. Kdwards remarked that the publication was Just, an it in part relieved Wall street of an odiam it did not altogether merit, The report, fayorable to a now clearing hous tee of prom: acts been succosstul. Henry 8. Cambions is of the firm of Cambloas & Divble, an old house, atill of Arat-class standing. He. rae shy ty n of the Committee of Twenty Win, uty {s of the Arm of Duty, Timmer: and brokers, on Wail street, reported a d hou FE. 8. Ballin, German, is of the firm of Ballin & Sauter, 34 Exchange place, having the repntation of Doing One of the very bost houses in the city Joweph Tucker does business for tie firm of Dean, McGinness & Co.,.a house of very iarge capital, and counter dealers also, A. Gana is of the firm of Frank & Ganz, rich for. eign baukers W. B. Swinton and W. ©. Taylor are men of con- Lett gd means, aud operate largely on thelr own account, The above shows the standing of the men who have reporred the plan for a new clearing house. The differcnee Wer this plan ud the on heretofore asod has already becn shown in T Sun. The ruies under the wow one will be very touch the same as those of the other were, But the security tw parties clearing will be absolate, otherwise balances must be retarned to the dealers by the Farmers’ Loan and Trast Company, selected to disburse the 5 When the report of the committee wns before the Board, Mr. Sterns moved that it be accepicd, which woe done, 4 report was necepted, laid on the table, ordered printed, and will come up for further consideration next Thursday noon, in the after. noon printed copies of the report were distributed to the members, Vice-President Hoyt announced that another In- unction had been erved on tho officers of the rd, Which was received with low During the day, in the aggregate, laree amount of gold bought that confidence and general basine: — “ LADIES! DAY? > Fenst of the Mobokeu Tu Chowder at in Chowder A to Manhattanville, Yesterday, on their beautiful grounds in Mun batinnville, the members of the fimons Hoboken Je Club a Day Turtle Club hod their closing feast for the season of 1969, In compliment to the better half of creation the day was styled “Ladies Day." The day was unquestionaly the finest that the Cla ba Joyed. Ihwar purely a Clab banquet single excepto of Tae SUN's representative, there were nog daughters, to the number of 159, arrived on the Club erounds at about 10 A. M. Pending dinner, the members er en J. with the ts, ‘The members and their wives and d their friends wandered about the ple que grounds overlooking the Hudson, and en ed themselves in various way’, ALQ P.M. chowder was served, and for the next mexorcise Was kept up vigoroualy wador made of clams ix nok bad to Oysters, and was a dish that aight have beon of. Blot, pEechor were tabooed; in fact, with tho ex of Proaident Miller, the Indies did all the At the conclusion of the fenst daneine was in- ged in to the inimitable music of Wallace. ‘Terp. the hour until nightfall, when the par- mg the banqueters were President, Miller, Messrs. Mott, Morton, Valentine, Binck, Aal Dr. Heminy id Capt Hedden, of oreyy bers cont Mrs, Neauiai, ‘Capt. Heddon and. lady, Vice: Prest dent Green ind Indy, Mr, McCoury ‘and family, Turner Ash d family, Mr. A. Doty and lady, Messrs, Kellinger, Carey, Moran, Capt, ‘om Rocven, Capt, Beg son, Mr. Ryan and Indy, Sir, Black, Mr Chilord ot the tax office; Mr. Pepper, Dr. Fleming and lady, Mr. L, Volontine and tady ‘Mr. J. Bruce dlinmily, Messrs. A. B. Georgo ana Jobo Taylor. Mr, Gisie' end funily, Mr. ©. B, Umatead, dtr, W. H. Wynants, Mr. 1. ©! Dunn, and W, Jenni ——- TUE VOLITICAL CIRCUS. Ea Sona The Leaders Taking Thue by the Forelock. Mr. Weinyss Jobson, the historian of the Frenely Key Jost might attended a meeting of the Democratic Committee at Chris Conner's, with bout a better understanding working classes concerning dbo ti reut surprise tound self unanimously elected for ‘pomtion of Suce Prison Inspector by Mr, Felix Campbell, repre- ative of the coopers; Mr. Michaol Lanynessy, allo tative Of the billiatd:table makers; Hethrich Hudnutt, representative of the barbers; Bryant ue (Sevator Spragwe's cousin), representative we under juction of uw ative of the working elasney ulvo to the re, und, if possibly, to the Benuth, on tne ie Lieket, —— jc Nominations. The Queens county Democratic County and Assembly Conventions — yesterday noininated : amaica ;, Sur Flashing; © » Pushing ; Schoo! C ek, Jumuica; Superinten Pettit, Newtown ustice o M. Sen’ i mer _ mbly- 1, James ik Bailwio, Hemp. stead Pollticn! sub-biub. Sonelor Thayer addressed a large Repuliiern meet tng tn Phtindelpaia last oveniug. Judge strong pre sided ‘Tho Kings county Republican General Committer d the primaries on the 15th, 14h, 15th, ana rin the District (the Seeond Judicial) Que HomiMAted ax Justice in pinoe of Mr The Twenty-fourth District Republican Senatorial ave nombuated the Hon, 0, W, Chapman The German Reprdlican Association of the elfih Assembly Distrtot last evening resolved to call * meeting for the 18th Inst. ‘The Brooklyn ring" Democratic General Com Hin's) have callod tueir prise 418th inet ‘The Republicans of Buffalo vo nominated Chas 2 ue Court for the long Talcott for Ue short weru The Brooklyn German Democrati> Goncral Com {evening appointed & committer to conier Pouple's Democratic General Counitteo in op ‘Tho Brooklyn People's Democratic General Com. nhed the Supervisors for ap d Canvassers of election Dew Ing offer The Republican State Committee met yes!erday ve as rive ‘The Wilham M. Tweed Campaign Club will raive 9 ner tonight ai the Junction of and 1 Broadway. dnatice ohanley is Cli Of the rhugements, e Seventecnth Ward Thomas J, Creamer Asso ved 10 support the Hon. Thor. J. Creamer rs MoKiever aoa ‘Assistant Alderuian, se He admits th nected with the Keone t,t unted otforte in beheit Of the "workings! iy sels ———————— Murderous Affray im Willlamsbural. While @ large party of Bavarians wore ocle brating on Monday night tn @ dwelling In Wyckott sirect, Willlamsburgh, some oissutisiaction -4:08¢ and ® general Mgnt rewulted, soveral rushing into tho street continuing it, and, but for the timely ar- rival of w scetion of m Hee station, loss of lif Sebasting Sel whit panen ‘ker, was Knocked down and unaderbeck, ing the part of badly injured ‘lentine Beek and Ch; a me ie Acid diseblades coarene Kelger were carried 01 Admi: Wasuixarow, Oct, 6,— it Court of this Biatsck, “i Ad r Metro) i and SEVENTH AVENUE'S GANG, SKIRMISH AND HOMICIDE IN TWEN- COND STREBT, ow the Procious Youths Resented the Indlantty-An Attack in which They Were Poter Rooney, one of the “ Frogtown Rangers’ or “Seventh Avenue Gang," was killed yesterday while attempting to take the iife of another, before noon, Thomas Lynch, who keops an oyster saloon on Eighth avenue, near ‘Twenty-third street, was about to hitch up his horse and go to market, when Robert Fry, a colored man, drove wagon, and asked Lynch whether he wax" going to Lyneh replied in thes aMrmative. then fastened his horse toa post, got out, and when he entered the saloon, a young man, the nephew of Brown, butcher, Twenty-second in fun, and in fun also Pry ‘This ploasautry might have ended here, but for two of the young man's companions, Philip Farrel and James Meany, who objectod to a his employer (Mr street), raised his foo THE PRIVATEER ——— The Government O1 ateucted to Detain her—A Waahin ‘commander Higgins’ Motives =Cont im Keorly Now York—Anothor Expedition, Wasmtvotox, Oct, 6.—Our Government haa decided to hold the privateer Caba (Hornet), and or- ders to that effect have been forwarded to the United States officials in Wilmington, ‘The impression pre+ valle here that Commarder Higgins put into Wil- mington for the purpore of abandon'ng the enter prise, in the expectation that our Government would prevent her departare, telegram from Wilmington, N. C., sto the efeet that the United States officers will probably not surrender tho Caba to the Cubans, An oMetal account of the selaure is expected to reach here tomorrow, npon which the Government will take action, THK LEGAL PROCKEOINGS IN WILMINGTON, iMineton, N.C, Oct. 5.—Tois morning the case of the Cuban privatecr Hornet waa taken bo- fore Gen, Allen Rutherford, U. 8, Commiastoner for the District of Capo Foar, Judge Porson and Mr. French appeared for the Government, and George millarities from a nigger — — proposed to “give the {mpertinence, bigger » licklug" the rowdy cle- appetite for t was keen, and he would therefore take no Drawing a knife, he wna about to apring with ® parpose only too When a welll jow In the mouth went him «prawling, and 9 knife dropped from his hand. pe tors picked up the knilo and took 18 awa, Fry went down town, his absonoe the two rou er some of thelr companions jctermined to have the negro’ blood in retalia Thoy knew where ho was xen- erally employed aaa stablemin, and having armed resolved to lie’ in walt for him at joanwhile Fry returned, and on ar- riving at the saloon was warned notte go near the ‘as tho gang was on the lookout for him. But be reptied that he must feed his hors fore he went to the stable. doors from Right avenue in Tw: and haa the name of Sackett over the door. ts composed principally of private 1d the #ldewnl kes the gang, and tion for the insult. themselves the: ‘Thia stable is a few houses, {8 generally aro both Iined with trees the other side of the atreet, a eliher aide of the door of tie table on the same silewnlk, are some rathor good-sined trees, these the assailants hid themscives with the unten. tion of tiring upon the negro as he camo out of the atable door, and from these places of concealment they did fire avou him wile short distance on stood in the middie had, In consequence of threatened attacks, when he found bis assativnt stol and fred apon carried & pistol, a firing upon bi Rooney, the ba nm he found that Fry foaring tronb lodging in his ent to. ‘Twenty-arcond 4t to eatch Koonoy, who expired ntly in bis arma, Peter'a trother), 1 then rushed upon the negro with hatchets and Wnt with well-directed blows with bis fist be knocked them down, relrai might have done him by Patrick ry dan toward and into the 1 by the others, th treet by Otic who took him to ine Twenty-ninth street police other weapons Parrylug. the blows simed at Farley and Meany, of the Bixteenth hom to the ‘Iw © the Mame Kbatiy ouths of the d had all Noon warn i And powerlul enough to carry any of them away DECENT KVORTING NEWS. > me Park Races, The stentorian Dr, Underwood held forth last night in the Clud roo! hn wits the following results: nford, WO, 15, 29, Rancx, Wore almost ignored jor goutiomen ridiea auld ‘The others, Du The bunilicap of th Lobella—Forbes, 170 ma ee? welling race sold as follows in the pouis, Bddy Malone. The selling race for to-day has closed with ninw purse for two miles Cor ull ages closed naett Park Races in Providence. ythe first race for hor deat three minutes was won by Bate teains, best three in five, and was won by BI ry and Belle Strickland wwmodore Nutt aud Sorrell Jovw time, 2g, 222, dy injured in the outset by a collision with Lydia be withdrawn ‘Thompson and Idler, and by The Woodinwn Races « first race for the Willard Hotel Stakes for two-year olds, one mile dash, was won by Lyach: The second race tor all ages. two nules lor all ages was woo aut; time, 9:90, Mporting Notes, ty meetin Richmond to-alght Haydock, matched to walk against MeEtterick in thinks that he Ww: UN. Payne, of Winn tp bie training ‘Tho Bckfords, 0° Brooklyn, and the played In Was played, resulting in {av the left Delmer oF the Oly eld, his place No. 31 Bond Street Auntu. The late residence of the murdered Dr agin the seene of Joun R. elton, an inmate, OBITUARE, Kx Postmaster was attended by Eugene Cassor Hiraw Cranston, Willan Cantd ‘George W Parson voliMonary Duryiug ground In Liberty treet, New Mr. Rayner R. Smith died on the 3d, In Freeport, He was the captain of the crow wh chon the ta of January, 18i7, roscus Of the Lilfated bark Mexico. dered It impossible to hundred persone were drowned Minita was rewatded w Fd further succ ducton that oceasion M wiver cup and au addres L INTELLIGENCE. Amos Kendall is ou bis deathbed. Major-Gen. Schofleld is in St. Louis Comptroller Connolly bas nearly recovered Secretary Boutwell sveak in Philadelphia ou ‘The Hon. John Rose ewharked at Montreal for Kngland on Saturday ie Hon. Horace Gresley is to be invited to jou the Fat Men's Assockation made a member of the Fat Mea’s A Major General veook are in Chicago. Mr. Richard Moffinan and wife will sail from Brest for Now York 10 the ste: Thomas, and Gen. fof Ue UM tusk, (Ned Bontine) wi thug Us evening toe Perry street AL Goy, Blaisdell, of Nevada, Gen, Frisbie, U8. A. op. Vallejo, of Culfurala, arrived tu Qwebe oo Collector B. 'T. McGee, of the Sixth Tennessee ot, has mysteriously disappeared. ho has been assassiunt Mr, Charles Woleott Brooks, the Ja 4900, entertained the wewly of the diamond brac ented to Patti MWaw 1eCeully AVIAN OXpert. A furewell dinner # to be en to M. Provencher, late editor of the Afinerne, un Woiltueday. jorthweat Tesiibory, Mr, Carles Dolong, Minister 1, United Btaves Cor China frou Sen Siic'ed Chinvve, aude luigedulcyation of is that “ whes Bortonse died she Hing of ber mother, the Kam prose 800, the present Emperor of Fiauow, Wie conainion that be olunld Hoe rogue was ober Japan, and Mt t odd atten in the — Davis and Judgo O. P. Moata for the vant, ‘The partios were arraigned @B the charge that they did accept and exercise a commrsion to serve & foreign people in war, to wit: the peopr’ of Cuba, Against the people of Spain, acougiry with which the United States fs at peace; and did Mt out acd arm, and did procure to be ited out and armed, Within the limits of the United States, a certain ani or vessel callod the Cuba, with the Intent that ant vessel sliall be employed ln the service of the people of Cuba to cruise and commit hostilities ngainat the Rrople of Spain, & country with, which the Juitod States are at peaco; and did enliat and serve on board of id vessel with tntent to cruise and commit hostilities against the people of Spain tn violation of the statutes of the United Staves, of the April, ter, the partion wer thelr appearai placed In the custody of United States Marabal Neff, wuo released them on role on their personal an- suranee that they would not leave, Connsel for whe Government made tho point tat the vessel had been Otted out in the United States, as charged in the in- dictment, to cruise and commit bostilities against 8 Govtromont with which the United States waa at Puce, and to make it prima facie case, they asked for continuance to allow time fo secure the presence of witnesses for U 1 Wishtogton. Counsel for the defendants opposed the mation for continuance, contending that the United States lad no right to hold them, ax the veasel waa commission- ed by w regularly organized Government—the Re. public of Cuba, The ship put tn at Smithville ts distross, and it was contrary to the law of nations in her, Commissioner Ruthertord id granted the Go wh of Goverument from New York ® until Monday, the 11th inst, to produce witnesses. ANOTHER EXPEDITION FOR CUDA, Information has been received in Washington of a tion, consisting of 400 men, with abun, which will leave the vicinity of New York, NEW JERSE — y CONSOLIDATION, Sorsoy ¢ and ‘The Detatis of Veaterdny Yesterday the question of the consolidation of Hudson county, N. J., ineinding Jersey City and the adjacent cities, was voted upon with the following re walt THR VOTR IN HUDSON CITY Wart chy No Chr Ware. Chr. No Chr On tw 44) Four. 18 vi Two wo, 40) A Vhres.. ny Sol Torah... mo TIE VOTR IN HOMOREN. chy Ward. hy. Nu Chr FOWE 60 ad viol Total 7” 1082 THE VOTE IN TUR TOWN OF ONION, eee Charter, No C Weehawken n THR VOTR IN JRRNRY CITY, Int Ward For Charter, .27/9th Ward—Kor Charter, 23 No Charter. <1 No Charter, 109 td Ward—For Charter, 92th Ward For Charter, 288 ter 1) No ith Ward—For No Charter Total, for Charter, 2077, against, 963, THE VOTR IN BERGEN CITY, 209/14 Wara—P Ne iy No Total for Charter... #16 Totat againay Consolidation 1s, therefore, an aces ———— LOSSES BY PIKE, Incendiariom in Willinmsburgh, At about 4 o'clock yesterday morning one of a row of three frame buildings, 63, 65, and 57 Moore wireet, Williamaburgh, was set on tire, and all three were ‘nearly destroyed. No. 69 was owned and oc cupied by Charles Crubte, Lowe on bulldiog and furniture, $400; lasured for $70, No. 63 was owned aud vecupied by Conrad Meyer ay a grocery and dwelling His loss ou stock, bu and furnt ture t4 $1,600; (asared” for buildings Uy five color Hu wore insured.” No. GT was ta * aud owned by Erederick OW, Insured for $900. ae jonncn by Fire. The car shops of the Union Pacific Railroad in Ouiata were burned yesterday, Luss, $4.04. Howell & Co.'s wall.papar statwery tn Lagelle, UL, burned oo Mh Hits Lass, 62 Baker's fonndry, machine shop, sud Houring mills at Lanalog, Mick, were buroed oo Monday night, Loss $5.00, Att: Last night the ginny bonse connected with » ropewalk in Kasbwick avenne, Will Uuihaged tothe Caieutul #LU0),. Lasured, sel Peak th NEW JERSE, — ‘The parade of Knights of pines ia Elizabeth yes Was One Of (hy bust o lays ever thar ety, Mt. John's Commandery of Knights Philadeivhin. went to Klint Htute St, Julia's Cour ‘The fat mer of Newark have formed an organiza Hon, with Me, Charles Carpeutor at President. T, W. Lockwood Secretary, aad Wu, A) Gowersall ‘Trews wer ‘The country in the neighborhood of Rahway, N. 1. bins bee ner gel the daw across ther whieh aul of Mr, HL mplar, of erday to Com: the Br Leviday Mornin Ys in the Hudson vechal attention Ie conspires with Ft yenterda Herty house disturh the publle per inte Jon Manu. eturing Company. w way, including the Incky aud stuck, causiOy age OF about $10,010, Walter Bayne went before Recorder Martindale, of Jersey City, yesterday, and eharced that the distin ished Arctic. vovager. Capt. Hall had shot hts bro. thor inlaw, Patrick Coleman, of ¥ Cu had acoompanicd the explorer In lils Arctic resem ‘The Romeili troupe of Aerialists, consisting of Sig. oll), and Miles. Marie and Cecile made their frst ote in Mraty's Curricula the Nightingale Give Club witiful selections, Mise Jen on, be Tettte Brady yi Rave some. rot Abuer JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, On 400" A Mrs, White poisoned herself yesterday with cyanide of potassium, iit that the Distriet Attorney will put Reddy with on trial ou Tharsday. street is expected to be Broadway and Church street. Last evening Dr, Ward delisered the opening ad- Arvine before the pupity aud Faculty of thy Houaoyathie Medien! College. Omicor Gavehy, of the Broadway police, was crush- ed between trucks and atages yesterday at Uroudway nud Fultva street, the tad a leg brokou, Herrmann’s entertaiuinent e LOInOFTOW Hight wil couse uf Hew hua recovered tron Wis tudlspos'ti Truly maeyelious, Josie H. Frothingham, Josiah O. Low, ‘iva, ©. 8. Haylin, were elect Ot the Polytechuic aud Colle AM Whi wlate Lustitute, Kaward McCaffrey, driver of Bncine Company No 2, stationed at Biirling slip. Lonere O'Kerie, aged W, Patrulinan ti tue Fourth Lrecivet, died sud Avaly yesterday oF apoplesy, Jomes Viannery dicd suddenly yesterday at 138th atreot, wear Filth avenue, Mra A. Fureusva ae Nivety uioth Ficet, Authouy McCaffrey, aved #7, Aredau, at fuging Wouro is, Burl whip: wid Thowis Levi i (We yard Uf w Louse ta Thirty-#1ath treet, Yesterday morning the bydraniic elevator of J. M, Wt1ell @ Co warebuure, 114 Warten screot, fell forty ort wile loaded with tweuty Noxes of Soup and Cur ied, Juba White, Jun Dicktneuu Kill Couk, apd MH, Bicklos, why wil #ustaued puvere luterbal lurk Jim Mace gave « private exhibition of his statuce- Heater lonviag Femminany last cveniig™” Pat Welly: Ofirooklyo, and Joua McAuley, of the Flitecata Ward Of thw GiLy, Wim abOUL (Oo Lry Wield acrougth Wik the Bag Tish chai piow io Titing welgits, & ‘The Jerome Hopkins Urpheon Free Cholr Boy and Choral sehools for AduIs are advortised 1 another Column | FOr right pears there voea! schools, (res 49 ait, have beea ‘Zolng “thew exceotions aud yoot wor wiluoot ume 3? 00086 paiady, sad all Wiw Would By areata gun ae ett Uae Sa i Woy ae Cryai ae curcn, A Wook Biavecs stent ul ° PRICK TWO CENTS, THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS, ——— PROGRESS OF TNE REVOLUTION 18 SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, Martint Law Dectared in Andatasta and Cotalonia=A Republican Band Beaten ta the Strongh Reas Retaken fromt Mannrp, Oct, 5,—Martial law has been pro- cloimed In Andalusia and Catalonia, ‘The Repabtle can band which bad intrenched tteclf tn the moun- talnous provinces of Murcia, om the southeasters ‘The extent of the revolation Isshown iu Uhe fact that the town of Reas, on the has declared for Repablicaniem, The Government troops have retaken Reus, and opon Republicanism has been repressed, Reus ts tm the provinee of Tarragona, 255 miles from Maarid. It stands on a fertile plain at the foot of achaim of hills, and a short distance from the Mediterranean. It is connected by a eansl with Selon and ‘The Cortes is. a the Dill suspending toe constitutional guarantees daring const has been beaten. northeastern’ cons FLASHES FROM THE OCEAN CABLES, Napoleon will soon eo to Compidgne- ;The fortheoming speseh of King William of Pres. jorman Parliament Cubs have &! foarch ———— THE VIRGINIA )BGISLATURE, ‘The Welle Republicans fore! With the United Ricuwonp, Oct, 6.—The Legislature convened at noon, with a full temporary organization was effected, with Wa. M. ) as Spoaker, and H. G, Jones, of Albemarle, ns Clerk. Mr. Bowdin, @ Protested against aay offeer temporarily or permanently taking his seat who had not taken the “iron-clad oath." tim the old Senate Chamber, at 19 o'clock, Lieut.-Gov. Lewis in the ehair, A. Wells, Republican, made the eame protest that was made ta the House, The Senate then adjourned wath to Ta the House o Langlin, of Roekbrid “Wells Repabiican,’ Both parties in the House are holding eawcuses to object of the Wells men being to change thelr candidates for Speaker, who was nominated for that position, being regard- ed as objectionable to Gen, Butler, who was chal lenged by him when he was in this city. Mr. White has withdrawn, and the ticket is to be changed tox vight, The “Wells Republicans” ram « regalariy pominated ticket for oMcers in the Senate, which recolved six votes, There is little talk about the Senatorial election to-day, in view of the more im- mediate interest of Gon. D, B. White, Ticnatony Va, Get the Walker mon’ hy y discussion 1s gi 5—Midnight.—The caucus of ot adjourned at this hour, on between the triends ly, for the xpeakershit ‘is Republican caucus in the caplial ts still It Is wnid that they are discussing the to Gen. Canby cath {rom the officers of the — necticut Elections. Ihsntrone, Oct, 6.—All the towns in this State except Bridgeport, held elections for town officers been received thus far from eniy fMy two towns, communteation with « larze portion of the Stito having been cut off by the OF the towns heard from 23 elect ‘can officers, 18 Demoeratic, and 6 are divided, a LONG ISLAND. gislature at this ees Gi Inlet is the Mary tom Boease Ayreon, wih biden! A boat attempting to land from the Coans Wreeks ay Morning Was Upeck, Elizaveth, of Pieto anu Kubert Chittenden wea lost, BROOKLYN. Phe tax levy for 1870 calls for $3,566,001 ‘The lists of Tia inspectors and canvassers of cleo ore than « dosen Repubiicans, Reform Association intend owinate 4 viralght Lickel IB opposition to the ring. ber in the City Hall hos been repaired and redevornted at a Gost of about tom do not inetude thorities at the Navy Yard are isto sweep the Spanish fag ters of the Gulf, An old. book-ease In the Corporation Counsel's of repair, aod the Aldermen yee to pateh ftap. clerk in the Tax Collector’ ‘used from $1,800 to ‘The Aldcrmen cau.t " #90” it yo, Last evening, Coroner Jos take the ante mortem deporitior ‘bbed by one Howard Iu Hudson avenue. ‘The Hoard of Education | rovidiug for wo increase in here of the fourth, dith, and sixth gi office is eadty in ni George G. Herm Tereace Piyna wed The Street Commissioner has been directed to the work on the new ‘w with the plans of Taylor & Str which have been adopted, Auditor wants hia office in the Ci It will cost only sever \@ liberal Aldermen will probably (ue appropriation through with other small jobs. on Monday night George A. Jacobs, a at the house of Charles Gunard, J atroets, Willlamsburgn, quai Paired and refitted. Ffelied with the, Intter Hm, The bullet missed Gu = charged a pist ud slightly wounded lis wife. Another Knoch Arden affair is reported from Weet who remained away from bis fm 8, was suppryed 10. be But hoe was not deady ‘ventoen yeare ln Brooklya, — —— UKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH. ‘The Supreme Court had no quorum yesterday, ‘The Ottawa discount on American Invotoes for the ensuing Week bs 23 per cent, ves in the British possessions are very rif iaus are troublesome if ‘The Cabiuet meeting yesterday was conversation No luportunt business was transacted. ‘Tue doll in the Music Hall in Toronto on Monday night in houor of Prince Arthur was a splendid success, Eadward Sinith, hn Conway, and two boys have jadelphia for the murder of nd Honorable Artillery of Mand on Monday oa their aubual Seld- © Tennessee Senate completed its organization yesterday, Dut tho House adioained With Ie organism Hon tueomplete, George Snyder, who claimed $10,000 dat libel suit against’ the proprietors of the American bis been awaided $230, mas Bodway and Adam Schad, of Newb: uarrell od 19 a dispute abor Charley Dougherty paid forfeit in his prise the ligbt weight eh newtown Island, V. ry . esterday, boing 3% pow skeletons of a won found on the Plains, William O'Rourke was committed to jail in Pitts eaterday, on charge of the man) he men Were coal miners ou the Mouogohela river, and James Dougherty, the all Brooks in’ Philadelphia, have beea were (ound oa Couy Island, tion is to be made at the next session ‘ut of Canada for the building of & unoer the Detroit river from Windsor to Worked by eteaum oF borwe power. Goy, Cladin, of M ucder of Obadiah J ‘ut 1a the Norivik County House of Correction, given to the “Red by (be Base Ball Clubs of Ban ‘They started home yi piay Kames In Sect ¢ McCornal and Theodore Dusenl ® fishing exeui ad Mecornat ‘wae don the route wil id, ia Sullivan county ing the bout sunk, Disenderry Was rescued, Capt. John Waterhouse, master of the 4, of Portiand, was before Comm: Me,, yesterday, on charge boant add diowni Doth, ku April Laat, ‘The advanced rates established by the scnataa an cont per bushal for ‘The Gret Cuban cable is at ton days or parte 3