The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 24, 1869, Page 1

THIRTY-SEVEN TH YEAR TILE MOR DERER DICKE HIMSELF IN HIS CELL, within FF re et the Verdi non Cell with an —Detorminued to Escape the Gallows —De- tails of the Murders aud the Trial- The ror. s, the murderer of his wife and Colin Colquhvun,cheated the gallows by henging him- Gclf in his cell, in Hackensack, s Jal, on Wed- nesday night. On the 15th inst, he was placed on trial tor the murder of nla wife, Six days were con Gumel examining witacsses, and on Wednesday evening the Jury retvrned w verdict of guilty of Murder in the first degree, ae Bedle announced that he world pass sentence tu (he eae on Monday morning nex!, ‘Tho prisoner was ri hia cet!, where, at 10 o'clock, his Ute found susyonded by alandkerchier to the grating of the window. ‘Tho pardiculars of this double tragedy lave already appeared in Tite Sex, ‘The prisoner was a Inboring man, und rceidet with his family and three children at Bombay Hook, N. J. opposite Yonkers, Be Hides, he had as inmates in his honse two lodgers, Wm, Moore and Colin Calgu! oun, the latter being one of his victims On the night of Nov, 1, Dickey and his lodgers Pawsed the time at his house ina eeml-drunken ca roua!, dein’ ing whiskey At about o'clock Dickey and bis family retired, the two lodgrrs also seeking their apartments, At mid AA, night Mooney and Coiquioun knocked at the bed * room door of Dickey and ask xt for something to wat, Mrs. Dickey arose and proceeded lo the kit chen to ovtain food for them. While so engaged, Dickey mae bls appearance with a revolver in his hand, and without uttering # word first shot Col boon t’ rough the 10 rt, aad next directed his aim fatally ot vis wife, who died after lingoring a fow oars in ereat pain. ‘The marderer a'tempted to escape by crossing the Hudson River, bat was arrested in Gienwood, N. ¥.,at noon on ihe 24 of November, by Roun‘is man Austin of the Metropoliten Police, On the trial the p ietpal wi fost him were Mooney rnd tho prisoner's cldest daughter, Margaret Jane, both of whom saw the slooti As offort was made by the de‘ence t ow that an Adulterous connection had existed between the prl- Boner's wife and Colquhoun, but this uttorly failed It was shown by the prosecution that the prisoner nad acted with cruelty toward bis wife, and on one Occasion hed attempted to drown her in the Muckea: sack river ‘The jwosccution was condueted by District Attor- ney Ackeison and M, M. Knapp, Req. dadee Beadle asigned ay coungel for the privoner ex-Jud Voorbice and Mesers. PA. Youngblood and A. I Campbell. ‘The jury were absent only twenty min utes, when they agree! apon thelr verdict. The composure which’ marked the demeanor of pner during bis protracted trial forsook him utterly when he heard his doom, and while leaving charge of the Sheriff ho wna «oo convict outwatted execution, hin o'clock the ff entered Di cell, and, seeing him with a long leather strap. took it from bin; Dickey You needn't be atraid of m that #tr con tition ell of the was put Inte th ckeraon, Who. Ww AL About (225 called ent called again, on whieh Ecker up, eaying. * ited the ee Ving nO ANAWei, owns Lyin he y's b andi vost Stool und @ he borred win tled ono er Bf a long com chief to ont MF the bare with Other, wiieehe bad shipped ¥ wae WOR cold When IL Was ¢ Hopper was called ip, but in 5 © Miss ey ts, how could he commit eufeide by hanging himscif in the same tittle 1x8 cell oecapt byanother ¢ nie Wikioul Knowing any thing OF It fwore ts a stro rooabiity (thet n helped Dim. ‘The stool, on whien he hal to stand on bis tip tors to cet the nugmeover his hed, was not two feet from the bed on kerson War lyin An indi wily held, and the jury found that “dunn D.ckey came to his death by bang ing, at his own hands.” Thuy cuds the last act in the’ Dicey tragedy, ————— S HIRTHDAY., ste Extensive Preparations for the Celebration —Klaborate Decoration of the Temp'es ot Worsrip~Fine Floral Disptay. ‘The churches are making extensive prepara. tions with flowirs and evergreens to fitly celebrate the arniversary of the Say.our's advent to-morrow. In some of the Catholic worsinp midnight Masece will be celebrate: sat 4:0 A. M,, and in all low mavses will follow every half hour until half-past ten, the time of the solemn high mase of the day. Every priest makes it a duty to offer up three masses on Christmas Day, although it fe not obligatory. Trinity Church displays great taste in the arrange ‘ment of its adornments save in the too profuse use of pine boughs about the pulpit. ‘This lends some vag to suggest that each member of the congroga- to-morrow, will be converted into a Mo: h the Word of God fro bush. A may Christmas tree will this evening shower ity gilts Upon the Hi) chilidren of the pariah Sunday Schoo! The Rev, Dr. Potter will preaeb in Grace Church, @nd the usual fne choir will be doubled, St George's and St. Alba's are both beautlully deco Fated. The Presbyterian, Baptist, and other testant churches will all bave tugit Ciniatmas ever- ‘greens, und the children of many of the Sunday Sehoo's will sing Christmas Carols, The asual ser- Mons at hali past ten wili be preached, Many of the Roman Catholic euurch green adornments, will encutations of the manger of Bethichem and the ‘Infant Christ, | In St. Stephen's the new marbk altars bave bern finisind by plucing the statues of Bt. Jowept: and tae Blessed Virgin tn their respective Positions, ‘There will be a private solemn high Mass at midright and a puntic one at 10% o'clock, at which last a new mass by Carl Anchutz will be performed under his own direetion, with a full ‘Orchestral occompaniment of 6) instruments and u choir of 40 vores. Geo. W. Morgan, as usial, will pre- fide at the onan and Toulmln at the An Bt, Potrica's: Cathedral, the Rev, Bhea, President of the Jesuit Coll will preach, and muss wil be celebrated by the Very Rev, Father Starrs, V. G. In St. Ann's, Chancellor Preston will ‘say moss, and the Rev. Father Keozh will preach the sern.on ‘The wew decorations and the new altar—one of the Mirst pieces of workman: Bhip of that description in the elty—of St. Fraveis Xavier's ore now completed The music will be un. Ger the direction of Bergé, and the choir is con Gidgred ove of the Anest in ue city, St. Peter's, Bt. face's, and all the others will do their part to celebrate With due pomp and reverence the sacred Becasion. ‘To-day, the Vigil of Christmas, or Christinas Eve, Is observed by ali good Catholics’ and by many Pro: Lestants as a fast day of obligation, i A Nice Little Pium tor the Lawyers, One of the heirs of the Calyer Greenpoint es- tate has sued to recover his share of t Peter Calyer, the owner of a farn Point, died in’ 1804, ond left a Mfe in rty to two uf his sous, Peter Calyer Bes'Gaiycr. Some of tue property was by the sons and thelr children without the autbor © sell, b they had the right to do while other portions of the estate are sion of sume of the descendants, ‘The land comprises upward of one hundred acres, extend- dng from Oukland strect to the East River, al of hus been built apon, and includes many very ine residences and extensive warehouses and mang- uring establishments. The water front alone is estimated to be worth severa: millions of dollars, In ition to the suit fur ti overy of the property, fe wuderstood that otl ‘ions will be instituted against the provent holders for damages und com Densation for the use of the land fora uumber of years past. — Death from an Vid Charge in a Pistol, At about 956 o'clock yesterday, afternoon, Charles Kdwards, of 64 Carll street, Brooklyn, fered John Langetad's barroom, at 178 Myrtle wv ‘and asked fur # pistol, Mr. Langetaft produced ‘one of which was a revolver, and a second, a ain) relled pistol. As the revolver bad been jod for a year, Mr, Langstaff retired to the rear { of the premises dud discuarged it, after which he | farued to the barroom, when his son remarked that he prefersed the singie-barrelled weapon, Mr, Lang: fail took the single-burrelled pistol, uaconscious of fact that It was louded, und suupped it in the fire place, charge exploded, and at the same mo- Front Kdwards, who bad becu standing near hi, uddeuy turned toward him and received the ball in fis ubdomenjust above the nivel, He was borne to his residence. He exoncrated Mr, Langatull, Ra wards, who Is about 43 Yeurs oF age, Was foreman of Lockiiv's pork-packing establishment in Myrtie aye Bue Mi, Lanastad was arrested and discharged, THE SAVIO . besides the display symbolic rp. Torept ¢ in Fordbam, woo eee — THE FRSTIVITIES OF _— Acent Floral Display-The Nerre” Costames—lewiteh= ful # WINTER. Ma Reception-Elezant ing Benuties-New and Be in the German. Last evening the second reception of the Lierre Sociable was given in the residence of Miss Fannic Morris, 117 West Twenty-first street. Fow outside invitations were issued for (his entertainment, and it was in consequence exceedingly select, ‘The walls, cornices, paintings, and etntnary in the parlors were festooned with bouquets and evergreen and ivy ebains; wreaths and other devices were Landsomely arranged on the chandeliers; there were four large jardinidres flied with the choicest exotion; the cabinet, étagdre, and mantels were crowded with baskets of rich and rare flowers; and in each window »\ood a rustic stand with beautiful living plants, A superb contrivance in flowers was the stand presented by the Sociable to the hostess, ‘The choicest flowers ani leaves composed this devies, and the namo “ Lierre' was tastefully worked in with carnations, ‘The hostess, Miss Morris, was attired in # pink and white siriped silk, made low-necked with train, tunic of pink silk, trimmed with black velvet and Mechiin Ince Bhe wore diamond and jet ear orna- Ments, bair powdered, arral in braids and friz sed io front ander a ray of pink flowers. Mr. Th arke, the ident, was at lier right, and ntive. tifal costame of white grenadine, cut cir. cular in the neck, with train trimmed with black velvet, was worn by Min en of Twenty: third street,’ Her diamonds were very elegant, Mr James Tanpin was her escort. Mise Fanny Clarke, the Saratoga belle, was very Aik with white tariotan over % high-tecked, With medium train. She wore valoable pearl ornaments, and was escorted by her brother, Miss Sage of Washington square, wore black «i! with eberry colored tunie; it was cut square in the neek, and en trou @ la reine, and Btrus- can gold Jewelry. | Attended by Mr. Kendall Mins , of Fourteenth street, was attired In light blue silk made décoWeté, with tratn,and trimmed With satin and) iace. Miss Evans of Madison avenue, the Misses Butler of Ninth street, Mise Fiing, Uatoa Piace Hotel, Miss Howell of Twet ag 4 Street, Miss Kmmons of ‘Twenty-ninth str ise Corwin, and Mise Lamson were also very richly dressea, ‘THR NRW ORRWAN. The dancing bogan at 9 PY M., and continaed till 1 P. M., when the guests partook of s substantial and t supper. ‘The German was slarted at 11:90, and the noveities began with the introduction of the Lierre fgure, which was danced by eight gouples, who forms double quadrilic: ‘The heads ward and beck, and forward again to» pyramid Of wreaths and boauets in the centre, The gentle- men take a wreath each and decorate their partners, the ladies in turn insert Hittle floral design tm the lappols of their coats, and all return to places. Sides pertorm the same. ' Afterward the ladies all advance to the centre and for a grand right and leit, Gentlemen form cirele around the ladies, and at a bignal from the leader, both cur- cles execute the er: ‘and set out with their Partners for the waits. ivy wreaths worn by he Indies had a very eharming effect. ‘The Mont(ort Creolan aud other new figures were led afterward by aylor, We noticed several gentlemen dressed in black dress suite with velvet collars and buttons, which We think is much ‘quicter” than tho blue eloth brass bullous, The newgPalmerston scarf waa gen- erally Worn, and was shown to great advantage with cameo and mosaic pins. ‘The sumbre black was re- Heved sulfictently by white duck undervests, We hotleed among the geutlemen the following who are well known in social circles: Mr. George Hobart Seott, ‘Theodore Blondel, Harry Howell, Joba Walker, Thomas K. Miller, Frank Howell,” James Menzies, Wm. Cassard, Chas, Smith, Geo, Stanfleld, ad Mr. ‘Geo, Howell. At midnight the’ enterta at its height, and it was not until a late ir that it broke up. oe A CORNER IN APPLES. A Floger in an Apple Stew-Protenced War ween Bult-¢ er Suits for er-The Bear Caged In A conspiracy hus grown out of an attempt of two wealthy speculators to make a “coruer" In apples, ‘The bull movement was began last Aagust by Isaac Huyler, of Fulton and West atreeis, ale Nad It In view to “lock up" immense quantities of apples coming to .thiy market {nthe same manner and for the sume parpoxe that the gold specalators in Wall street lock up gold. The bear movewent was tarted by Charles Finger, 17 Vesey Pier, large namber of contracta to fil, ete required that the apples should be Mr. Fingea knew that if and Aluyler gota “rio” the market, he was rained. One day they met and tl ere Was 4 COLLISION. Mr, Pinger was trying to buy of a Mr, Hover, who ralaos apples, and Huy ted. AS an earnest evidence of lis teclings, Mr. Huyler took off lis hat, 1 wiping the perspiration from his forehead, bid b'gher ond higher until be outhid Finger, Then he Finger made s remark which Huy- Huyler thereupon bit Fingle, A [pliceman wo liad been eating a number of Mr lover's upplos, came ap quietly and ,rcquested the belligerents to stop, Mr. Pinger resides at Hudson, on the Tudson, When he went home that night he’ consulted a law: yer, who instituted a COURT AND TAPR WAR, or criminal prosecation, with alacrity, on behalf of Mr. Finger. But Huylet was sharp, ai his attention from a corner” im app) cor: ner” in law. He was successful, and had the cas “locked ap.” Bubsequently Huyler managed to meet Finger and to get into another dispute with him, ence of witnesses, Finger was riled, and ald Uilngs which were hard, Huslor saw he had him, and sued him for tlander. A few days afterward Mr. Pinger Was standing on the street among a number of bar- rela filled with fruit, when specimen of w lawyer's clerk from the firm of Mayham & Wet more waited on him, bearing » long legal. paper. Mr. Finger inquired’ what it was the cad youth had hand second afterwards enger Was up Vesey street as though there were at mad dogs after him, AVTRR THE KICK—IN LIMRO, Huvler was in reserve. So was a Deputy Sheriff, ‘They had just finished a drink, and when the bear kicked they came down on him together, like the ancient Assyrian. The Deputy Sherif cleared « dozen or more barrels in a jily, and got Mr, Finger by the collar, * You are arrested, air." | Mr. Finger #aw that he was, to Ludlow street jail. THR CONSPIRACY REVEALED, Mr, Finger, haying been detained tn jail five days, was released yesterday morning, on signing a paper relinquishing the prosecution of the assault and bat- tery suit against Mr. Huyler, He has now taken fur. ther legal proceedings and placed his case in the hands of Erastus Cooke, He proposes to prosecute Mr, Huyler and acveral others for conspiracy —<—<——__ THE CURIOSITIES OF CRIME, ee Encounter with Kiver Pirates, At 4:45 o'clock yesterday morning, Officers Fallon and Rooney observed two boats--one con- taining three and the other two men—rowing in the Thirty-fourth iret dock. ‘Tue oficers watched and saw them attempt to board a sloop, but apparently seeing the officers, they pulled further up the river, then pushed out ito the atream, ‘Tue oftcers then— with Officer Breckell, whom they called to thelr sa- sistance—pursued as far as Thirty-ninth street, wher they again observed the marauders cutting the ropes from the barge William, whereupon the officers bade thom surrender. The only anewer they received was a volley from the pirates, which Rooney gallantly returned, wounding two of them, The thieves escaped, housand: The officer bore bim A Burglar at a Wo: . Mrs. Johnson, of 203 Mercer street, Jersey City, awakening at o'clock yesterday moriing, saw 8 man standing by her bedside with a candie in one hand and a revolver im the other, while a confederate was ransacking the room, When the burglrs went out ahe awoke her husband, who started in pursuit, He discharged two shots without effect as they were wring through (he back yard, One of the burglars, Kawara Rogers, was subscquently arrested, dierville, Tl who dler- ville, Ii)., and had previously to this killed « former wife near the same place, waa formerly a resident of Pottstown, While living in this region he was twice married, He murdered both wives, and was de- clared Insawe. He then removed to the West , where he bas just killed bis fourth wife, The Ayron-0} Cuartorrevites, Va., Deo. 28. Ayres, accused of killing Dr. A. R, Oliver, Miss El- len A, and Dr, Brown, the family physician, tes- tiled’ that Miss res was about tv become mother, and that Oliver had was held (o ball in $25,000, of the Marderer M: Ind., Dec. 28.—Oliver A, Mor gan, the murderer of Jobn Petrie, was hanged at a few’ minutes past 12 o'clock o-day, ‘The execution took place th a smull building reserved for such pur- ur the jatl, Morgan met hia tate with seem ng indifference, ‘The execuhion Was uuattended by Ady Uousual logident, —— DASHES HERE AND THERE BY THE SUN'S REVORTERS. cme Tr Breoadway—The Pneumatic Tube coy of way Pavement Sank. Broadway, at Warren street, was astonished yesterday’ by the tubular and other blocks of Iron that the workmon were lowering into tho basement of Dorlin's building, These blocks are aniike any thing that has deem exhibited by the American I stituie, They are semicireular iron tubes, whose diameter is equally divided from end to end by» tantal iron bar, ‘Tho central division forms two pmcamatic tabes, along which passenger care may travel, white betwocn them 1s another space that can be used to transmit packages. Thus, it may be seen, travel may be maintained wp and down at once, ‘The tubes nave already been put in place from Warren street down to the Astor; bat the masonry Is thus far imperfect, For example, tn frout of Deviin's the street pavement has sank from Tour to six inches beneath the average level, This depression runs along a line of about Ofeen or twenty feet from the sidewalk of the Park, No one save thore employed therein is admitted into the mystic deptbs of the Broadway bore, and none of those employed there will utter a word. ——— Church's Ploture of Damascus. Frederick EB. Church is considered by many rood authorities the firat of Amertoan painters, His Ningara Fall created an immonse sensation, and Krent expectations were entertained ot his pletares of the Holy Land, where he has recently travelled. The first frait of bis expedition to Palestine is now on hibition wt Goapil's Gallery, in Fifth avenue, Of course it is warmly praised by the majority, who are tatisfled to accept everything us perfect that comes from one of acknowledged reputation. But to many the pictare was full of disappointment. Though of bigh merit im certain particulars, tt is really more like © map or a bird'veyo view than a landscape, In the foreground are the ragged slopes of the Anti- Lebanon, and beyond the vast plains of Barada covered with trees, In the distance are discerned the white minarots of Damarcus. The distance is #0 enormous that the entire city, eirdied by its fair white wall and lofty towers, oceuples but small space in the piecure, The plsin, covered with forests, is a grecn mass, the trees belne of micro- scople size, The river Abin and the streams and canals that flow into and from it are designated by blue meandering lines, exactly as in the maps that adorn tho offices of merchants and journal All the wenith of the artist’ 1, all the resources of his talent, have been exhaustod on the mountain slopes. That these masses of sandstone,ronnded by the winter's storms and the florce winds of the equinox, are accurately delineated, will be denied by no ono. ‘The carefui minuteness of the lines aad atnaosities indeed almost painful. The glow of dying t thrown over their ruggedness prodaces wn emi ently pisesing ofizct s and the ohasews ewoepin from their buge Banks give range sentiment of majesty to the work. int we are forced to admit that this is not land- Seape painting. ‘The oye ix better served by repre: ental ‘of what we see close a: hand, or with! moderate distance, than by the Hormous can Vassex, full only of space, What Is given is neither Morthy of the canvas nor of the powers of the artist, ‘The dotting of microrcopic trees over hundreds of miles of distance ix a mechanical work unworthy of enius, And the lines of the mount irawn with somicient majesty, These are careful, but they are week. “They want breadth; they want nt Hennes. Mountalrs can neither With? microscopic strokes Thet require strength of atio In tucse respects, Mr. Churen’s latest work aeoms to fall short even of the standard that he bas created in some of his carlicr ones, - 1p of the Tombs, On the Ist of January, the Wardeuship of the City Prisoa becomes vaeant by tne resignation or Capt. Coulter, who wil take his seat aa Police Jus lice In the Ninth District, Several names bave been mentioned fer the #ucecssion, among them that of ‘Thomas Smith, present keeper at the Jefferson Mar. ket ison, who Is backed up by Tweed, Connolly, ent Democrats, John Stacom, an the Common Counell, a resident of the J, nod the keeper ot a tiqaor store in ect, 8 iso urged, Dut mecta with decided ny it ty claimed the Sixth bas enough Sixth South s opposition political pap, Eolargin Mrs, C. P. Duly and other managers of the Union Home and School for orphans of soldicrs killed in tho late war have purchased the mansion in 191at atrect formerly ocenpled by the Colored Orphan Asylum, This they are enlarging at a cost of about 625,000, To meet this expense they ask contributions, ‘The Home was established in the city of New York, May 9% 1861, and has provided for 9,700 children, ‘To-day It’ whelters over 20 Orphans, Aesistance may be sent to Mra, Charles P. Daly, 44 Clinton place; Mra, Admiral Farragut, 113 Kast Thirty-siath street; Mrs. J. R. Brady, 61 Went Thirty-third street; and Mrs. James Gillies, 61 West Forty-second aireet, —— ‘The Pa’ Bails in Unton Square, The two stone balls surmounting the granite Osts ab the southern entrance tothe Park in Union square originally surmounted the granite pos which formerly stood at the southern entrance of the City Hall Park, When those posts were re- moved to give place to iron ones, the stone ball were moved to their present looation. bese balls were presented by the Turkish Government to Com modore Perry, and were given by him t the elty of w York. ‘They are specimens of what were then used by the Turks as cannon bail The Hon, Neil Bryant opened a magnificent billiard room at the corner of Broadway and Thirty- second strect last evening. Den Bryant is a partner of Neil Among those prosent were the Hon, Wm, Leaning, the Hon, Harry Genet, Col, James Mix, Gen, Christopher Connor, bis Honor Judge Bed ford, Heeretary Welles, and Col. Joseph Howard, Jr. Neil Bryant was as sober us a judge, and treated iis guests with becoming dignity. — When U.S. Citlzenship te Extingwished, In the case of Jane Massey against James I Fay, Surrogate Tucker yesterday decided that a permanent residence In a foreign country, with the declared but uncxecuted intention of becoming » Subject of that country, does not operate as a re nunciation of allegiance ‘and citizenship by a citizen of the United States until he actually becomes a citi- zen of another country Mr, Sweeny Cracking his Whip. Mayor Hall and other magnates of Tammany © making preparations for the election of a now Democratic General Committee, A private caucus yesterday resulted in a recommendation *that a call be sent out next woe for the primaries. Mr, Tweed will undoubtcdiy wield the guvel another year. James J, Kelso, chief (pro tem.) of the detec- tive force, was promoted to be Captain of the new ‘Thirty-flith Precinct, whose boundary is from Bronsdway to the Bowery and from Bicecker to street. Patrolmen Henry Young, of the Dates, of the Fourteenth Pre: ave been dismissed, pa EE Important Insurance Decision, In the suit of William H, Sherman against the Niagara Fire Insurance Company, tried yeaterday before Judge Mone! Jourt decided that ® de- fence by the Company that the polley was sengaed without their consent, and that proof of loss were not delivered to the Company within the time scribed by the policy, would not avail, Toe cave plaintiff a verdict lor $972, jury The Hon, Florence Seannel was sworn in yes terday os Alderman for the Blateenth District, Eighteenth Ward, by Judge McCunn, who went to the Bellevue Hospital especially for tbat pi Soannel 1s paralyzed below his thighs, but ls dou well, and is out of all danger to himsel The Gr Borravo, Dec, 23.—About four hundred feet of the Niagara Falls branch of the New York Central railroad hna been Waehed away, On the eame rona the trestle bridge near tho depot was carried away by & ftowting crib, One bundred and forty feet of tho Erie and “Niagara railroad ovposite this city is also Washed away, The water ig hugier thau ib has ‘Vem im toe lek thirty youre NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS, | 47°" 74% * @. C. ARMED THEM. SELVES. ‘The Nex of Armes whieh F Pistols for Union Cithzes Tn June, 1863, a man signing bis name as TT, Sam Bright, of Hanteville, Ind, cent wn order to Merwin & Dray in this city for a box of pistols, aver. ring that the Union residents of Huntsvilic found it necessary to goarmed, because of the prrsccutions of the rebels, He ordered the pistols to be aent by the American Express Company iv cace of the Pro vost Marshal, the bill to be coliceted on delivery, The box reached fiuntsville, bat the agent could not find any such man, and the package was aent to Columbla City, a few niles distant, the Company having no office at Huntsville, No one called for the box, ant when It was opened it was found to bo filled with bricks and straw. Meee Mee Titan tad We as coe ah te Expres ‘Company elated that the Hattie were Intended for the Rnighis of the Golden that Bright was a fetitions name, and Is were stolen from the box at Hunts: fault oa theie part, The jury gave POLICEMEN GOING TO SING SING, —_—— ‘Tae OMicers who Became Mighwaymbn— ® Minteter—Dregging Robbing a M The trial in the Court of Genoral Sessions yos- day attracted more than ordinary attention, ‘The court room was filled with ali kinds of persons Inter. ested tn the proceedings, not tho least of which wae the sentence of the two policemen recenily eou- vieted of robbing Mr. Wells, of Kentacky, of @4%0, in Forty-second street. This robbery was the more remarkable, though by no meansaolltary instance, Decause the police plied the man with liguor until he was drank, and then, ander cover of seeing him nate: ly to the 8, Cloud Hotel, where lie boarded, took him ap Forty-second strect, toward Sixth avenue, and robbed him on the way, and then, with an ad monition not to "peach," Icat he should receive ‘worse next th Jet him go, Tt was remark- able also in that, an currently asserted, Remeen ‘was once s Methodist In passing sentence Kemsen and Haoni,an yesterday, Reoorder fnckett watd : amet annigan. sense otd un “ Srtne enormity oF Ube crim Tred Yanan tet pou gays bean vi ou cannot dea mand all tat have listen to the de- ila Of Ube teetlinony wpon this’ lial tutst ave deen t conciaaton ot uity, whicn ahe fnry 92 Nd Terceny commmivicd at wighit inte suone ftrtete ana Circle teen canes manained’ hone the tact that the Gn its comming on duty as Hicemen. crune you fret bad hea’ ig Con peur fia mgstek, Rtg, ranger travel nm atu old man Was & ati & traveller, You had partaken also of his us hospitality. Yeb In your tee uniform, Die streets, while be der cloamatan: yy robbery, you ted with Dave in: of protection, Micted remtives, 0 y ‘UF YOK ‘Were less than uma 1 _nos yleid to them my heart felt ny mpatiiy tn th ud bour or (rial, and giaaly would I for weir jax the at but the saperior dut merey to red comme usl ‘Doth as A punishinent and that the fall penalty of the law be Uvely sentenced to the State ‘the term of five years — THE KHOND ROBBEKL nity imperl exampl forced. ¥ Vrison at bard labor Robberies and Forgeries. The case of Jerome Bradley was before Judge Barnard In the Suprome Court yesterday on a motion of Mr, Wm. ¥, Howe to discharge Bradiey, on the ground that he waa held by Justice Dowling on the bare testimony of @ convicted felon, Barton M Johnson. District Attorney Garvin opposed the np. plication, and waid he would be prepared to show at she proper Hime (IEE yerewen wtwwting Aehw in tho community, both here and in Washington, had profited by the stolen bonds, and he wanted the Prisoner kept until the ease could be thoroughly lu vestigated by the Grand Jury. Mr. Howe contended that there waa no evidence apon which to hold Bradley, and that no jury could convict him ow the testimony of neon, Judge Barnard refused to Interfere with the case in the present form, nor nnuil the District Att and Grand Jury shail proverly bring it befor Bradley was therefore taken back to the 8 in conjunction with Johnson, was rearragned Justice Hogan, in a ease in which Johnson is defendant, Here ulso Mr. Howe contended that the arraignment of his client a second ume for an offence which bad been already adjudicated by other Judge was Megal. | He, eugceated to Justice Hogan the propriety of conferring with the Dixtriet Attorney before taking any action, Justice Hogan re used to recogni: the validity of any previous. proceedings, Bradley to bait i 000 for forgery, Jobneon in $25,000 for his connection with the crime. Tuo prisoners Were thereupon committed, Itis understood that some prominent Wall street brokers, who fear that they may be Impileated tn this ease, are doing thelr utmost to quash the pro ceodings or prevent a trial, —_ CTION IN GEORGL — ‘The State to be made a Military District under Gen. Terry—Gey. Bullock's Hum- F the New Act of Congress. uarow, Deo. 28. 9 President will probably to-morrow make @ willitary district of Georgia, and assign Gon, Terry to its command. It is to be kept a8 a military district until It is proverly reconstructed and admitted, ATLANTA, Ga, Dee, 28.—Goy, Bullock has Issued ® proclamation summoning all persons clected to the General Assembly of the Btate of Georgia, by the Proclamation of Gen, Meade, June %, 148%] who are ‘qualified, to appear in Acianta on th of Jananry next, Where persons qualified to boli oflice in accor dance with the acts of Congress, in such cases made and provided, will be organized in a Senato and House respectively, as the ruvisiounl Leg vlature of Georgia, for the perpose ‘of promoting the recon struction of the elyil government in Gooryia in ac cordance with the laws of the U RECONSTRU ted States, way Train. Wueetina, Va., Dec, ernoon the m 0 id Ohio Railroad collided with the Cincinnati express train going west, near Burton, Engine Fire. man Vinoyard, and M: word werls ourly Injures No passengers were burt. Tho trains are an utter wreck, THE LATEST LABOR NEWS. pe os, ‘The Journeymen Plumbers elected Arthur Savage President last evening, ‘The strike of the Phitadelphia carpet weayers ls ended, the strikers ing 10 ction Of # per ‘The Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners will celebrate the second anniversary of thetr organization by supper in Munginger’s Hall this evenings FLASHES FROM THE OUBAN CABLES, Seana steamer Estrella has arrived at St, Nicholas, Jamaica, in distress, ‘The steamship Empire, from Quebec for Cardiff, came in Collion Wika & Vessel in (le Bog eh Channel. President Monagas, of Venexucls, having appoint. ed anew plnstry, bat sent troops W opel ‘against guertiina in Vai ‘The English brig Cyprus from Liverpool for Ma- wes wrecked GA’ Comioie’s Key Or the Sus int. yore landed at Havana. The yacht Meteor, in which Mr, Geo. L. Loril- ‘d and Mr. Philip ‘Robinson salied to the Meditor ago, bas been lost, All ou board 1) of Havana has disappeared from Bald that he has cone to France with the » Who has open); declared that he does the Provisional Goveruimout, the Keyent, ‘voluulon, The Journal conta! There Statens det ae MASONIO UHIT-CHAT, — a On the retiri os H. P. of the of R. Ht. Silber Gute of Tem ‘Lodge, 03, Fond a. M. be was pro- sented with @ maguidcent gold watch sud cualy, LODGE ELECTIONS. Secretaries, Jou 0, Cabbie, Morya P00 G, Wilson, L Bchurmeniives. tH. Sith, 1G. Parko kd. 'T. Mahon, Morrit 6 Leggott.salom, Blow ait. Mae Le bsolile., dh, Ba J. Mov ive =e, "1869. CORRUPTION IN HOBOKEN, THE NEW JERSEY IMITATORS OF THE TAMMANY RING, Conncitman Disgusted at the new A Mu courngement of Fraud. The uncommon fathers of Hoboken convened on Wednesday evening, and continued in session un tit midnight, to hear the appeals a remonstrances of the overriddon taxpayers on th rd wtrect ferament, ‘The meeting was In the chamber of the Council, directly adjoining (he model city prison, and the great Parliamentarian Peter Ritter presided. Long before the appointed hour @ large number of the victims of the swindling surveyors and contract ora were huddled together in small groups, talking over their grievantes, and explaining to each other the manner in which they hud been defrauded on their assewsments, All the Councilmen wore present except Mr. Bes- son, who says that he has beoome atterly diszusted with tho actions of his colleagues, and that be is not going to give moro than ono night to such cor. Mr. John M.Boord appeared on behalf of Adeline Chadwick, who wus assessed on Third stroet for rly double the amount that certain contractors ho also owned property on the same street. Mr. Board said that it was evident that the (anit lay with the burveyor. Two aMdavits were read from two surveyors who had been hired by Mr. Board to £0 over the ground, both of whom deposed that there waa not more ‘then eight feed of diling pat down by the swindling contractor, Mr. Bourd sald furine the could not see why contractors living on the eame street should have the work in front of thoir own premises well done, while those who ‘wero heavily nanessed were compelled to put up with whatever the contractor deemed proper, Mr. John MeCarty touted to having been assessed 14.70 on the Third street intersecticn, winile on the street Intersection he was ‘on!y charged 50, ae De who was tho or, was here asked how ‘war #0 great a difference (noth streets requiring the same amonnt of filling), and re. Hed that he waa ata lose to conceive, bul would Ke fnto the matter. [Laughter Keveral as from Councilman Lee brought rv Burveyor to his feet. He tarned « sort of half sammorsanl and whispered confidentiatly in tho Chairman's ears, whereupon the noble President threw his right leg over the side of the chair, and answered “No, no, cer taloly not” He thea cut short all, further dobate, saytrg, “That will do, Mr. McCarty; that will do, ‘Btep outeide.” Mr, MeCarty re Uredt in disgust, ‘The | most important caso was that of Mr. John MeLaren, who tt seems did tis own filling in on Third atreet, but movertheless was ani $556 for the sume, ‘The evidence went to alow that oniy fourteon Inches of dirt was put over Mr. McLaren's filling by the contractor. Andrew Phife and Henty Hart corroborated the statement of Mel, tractor, Mr. Coughlin, awor enough Mlling thereon to cover the abovo amount, During the hearing it was found th ed for jes" to be erected, yet they were ed in the incidental expens ee called upon Surveyor Do Puget for un explanation, but he could give none, and Guatly sane down Iti bis chale, remark: It is 40, because It is #0." Councilman Lee pressed nis question, He thought that it was time these frauds were brought to light. He could why, when a certain plece of work a contract, hould come in afterward ntal expense i et liere remarked that he could show hi this cocurred, but again wandered eff in about how 06 was upset out of a Wagon ond a his neck, ‘This story created no little - ment, when one of the crowd cried out, "It's a pity you didn't break your d—al neck.""” Many were ho other nnathemas laanehed im private against Surveyor. Councilman Peter MeGarisik: made an effort to eet out of the Surveyor some points as to how these Jobs were put up, but he too was finally compelicd to b, aw the Bur: ey'0r's explanations were such 1 puzate a Philadetphin laws ¢ > meeting Analy adjourned over to M evening, when there will be ness the greatest farce ever day another chance to wit. pacted In Jers:y THE VACANT JUDGESHIP, to's Debate on Hour, BB. Frome wee torribly ox debate yesterday ; lo wus not Only ground of locality, Morrill of Vi d him for mi office, charging tint Le was of Wm, M, Evarts,” Tis opinions wore nadailed, and he was accused of holding views that would Induco hrm to join in an opinion sctung aside the Leral Tender and Reconstruction ac’, Sev alors Whophave served many years pron jee Conk. Phen he Ming's epecch against him the severest and most crushing eflort they ever listened to. Tt is not pos: tiple for Mr. Hoar to remain in the Cabinet if he has any self-respect. If be tries to burg on, the Senators will renew thelr assaults, Hoar ¢ rimed. Wasninaton, Deo, 28.—The President was to- day informed of the action of the Senate upon Mr Hoar, He said that be would leave it to that gentle. man to decide whether ho would let it go toa vote Withdrawn, Senator Wilson, who especiaily ts Mr, Hoar, thinks that under no circum can he now be confirmed, Gunbonts. 1 Isabel In Catolicn, rrived in this port five ‘days, Sie is 600. n#, and has a comploment She came to convoy the c The Spanish stoam frig Commander Dou Luis Regalado, voy for the Spank esterday from Hava orse power, carries 16 of 8 officers, and 630 men, Spanish gunbo: pe ES Jn Kxcitemont in St. Domingo. The news of the lease of the Bay of Samana to the United States caused intouse excitement in Bt. Domingo, ‘The revolutionists are making efforts to overthrow Baez before the American Congresa can tity the arrangements for the lease, Bae 6 taken ( ‘Ay Two of Cabral's Ge: who immediately executed, Glow Sruarieco, Til, Dec, 23.—A riot oc: & train of the ‘Chicago and St. Louis Railroad on Monday night. Two drunken men refused to pay their fares, and attacked the conductor and brake: man and pastengers, knocking down several, and breaklag the car windows, — : Mujority in Texan, Da Wasntnarow, Deo, 28,—The President received & despatch yesterday from Gen, Reynolds, saying that Davis wis elected by 400 majority, not count tng two counties which have not yes vowed, Cand Poughkeepate, Povauwwxesix, Dec, 23.—A butcher of this pluce to-day expressed a forty-pound turkey to Pres-4 dent Grant for a Christmas preseut, ——— - ISLAND NEWS. a Ka A lino of stages has been put on between Bridge- haipton and Good Ground, ‘The people of Riverhead are agitating the question Of digging OULLOIF Fiver 80 ae to AduIt versels Carty: Wg [reight to that pl ES PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, AES ‘The Hon, 8, 8. Cox lectured on “ Spain" in Pro vidence, K. I., last eveutng. LONG sul for Jamaica, J. W. with hie family, 1a the rived yesterday in. the brig joining, of Conaul fo r thi fepublic. ABE WEL seteine Wee Sch warawaelder, Kuq., President of the Kk Was youtorday presented by bis Board With @ solid ellver dinner and tee set of 80 pestis NEW JERSEY, fa BS is Paramus, Bergen county, is excited over a genuine lion A Lodge of Knights of Pythias was tuted jast night in Newark. Mary Birmingham was run over and killed in Jersey City yesterday. Dorend, of Newark, ts manufacturing a set of Ma- mond Jewelry fora New Yorker, the diamonds alone Conthog 5 tbo The Kev. J. F. Elder, of the Baptist Chureh at Orange, bas accepted @ Gail to the Madbon avenue Chureh in New York city. Paul Bu in waa elected President and Dantel Lank Secretary of the Newark and Lryington Kailroad Company yesterday, Yesterday tho body of the man found In the woods. near Orange was identided as tuas of Aa bony Geruhard, « painter, of New York. on Counell of Newark, with aS dumber Of guest thetr annaal v! and inspec Hon of ibe fim house AG extension, Cost ing 000, bas just bec completed. Engineers are surveyiug a route for a new railroad fo calanes pemberton wish the. romaen, ond Ape ¥ the distance between rhe lade! phin te reduced to 24 house wn habeas Tho late Aaron E, Ballard, of Nowprk, made the following pogvests Ql tug f taal widows co pected wit h BE nad feabyt: vlan Chureh : 1300 ‘and isibie boctoty, to tae American Tra Mr. Hugh Riddie, who was superseded by Mr, Rucker as Supertnvoudent of the Kastera Division (b freon Jersey City and Port Jarvis) af the bi te Hallway, has Deon appoiatod General Saperiten deus gf tue Cub age, Livek Lelaud, aud l'ucile Laulromds, - Unae—Toteresting Optnt Mutherinnd—The Heartiosancas unba ad—Despised, w wed, with a Pittance of The will case of Anna Maria Forman, which has been in the courts tn forma for nearly five yours, came before Judge Freedman (Superior Court, Special Term) yesterday, on a motion in suit by Cornelius Westervelt, the exceutor, againet the devisees ander the will and the heir at taw, for the apnointment of a receiver, Mra. Forman died in February, 14, leaving real and personal property amounting to about €15,000, She devised $20,000 In epecific legveies, and mave the remainder to five ing {n equal shares, She empowered her exeentor The will was contested by Knos B. Fornvan, the hasband, and Rebecca 8, Haviland, » half-sister of Sir, Forman, and her only heir at law, she having dled childless, The ground of oppo: ton tothe erobate of the will was that Mrs, Fc WAN Was insane Whon #he execated it, The Surro- cate held that the will was valid, but on appeal his on was overrnied by tie Supreme Court, A ament was anbecquently allowed, and then the eral Tera changed ity own decision, and uphgit that of the Sarro, Judge Sutherinnd, in deliv ering the opinion of the Court, Judges Barnard and Cardozo concurring, held that though Mrs. Forman Was afterward insane, there was no pretence that when she made the will she waea raving maniac, After reviewing the evidence upon this point, th Judge ‘There probably never wat a cose where the hare ex. Pression of tho opinions of witness, not experts on fueh aqueation, wht cnitied to. lows weight. Most of npr ant con, Were, and Are decply interested In the decision of the questh pecuntartly and otherw! Mr. Forman, the husband, the prominent contest willing and w dicially declared to have been inxano. conduct fn forcing his wife toto @ private mad ho did with the aid howl any ceedings, without Uves, and without ith her friend seeing any of there frien ts in getting the will from Mrs. it'and putting 1 of hile wile at when "snd asylum, when ‘and other ctronm: ried tm 1861. In 1883 hor her father's dea! husband he made aw jon. eho made anotner. by whi Le an UII oes. By the will vas her husband a bare pittance of $1, dren, had collat; ater, Mra i from her wil any theory of Insanity or ‘ bo doubt When the paper in question was x. i Aree ast ma ha asec aac rs, Forman despleed, distrasted, nd, and then teared him, ‘These feel! band the Judge thoneht account for conduct aad conversation claimed to ff u eee toward him cae LN Ad not re ory accounla of her property. that she and her nustand shoul ove id. beds) her Com nie ney nnd that as he did the act for bi Attentlo Forman apnears to hav and indulgent father, bie boarding doing t 1 a he pet child o} He pcucated her at the mos "or ame, and he jonplace and cool courtehip of many She probably marriod Mr. Forman at the sugmeation or by the ndvice of her father, ma fe love on euhe 155, is denth Up io 1885 she and hh comfortably together ; b if Forman appou laze and allerwar been at the Uine of his commonplace, cool, com. ct peck man. witho ‘OF Virtues Lo exelte or attract the attention of men or with Little edu After he lett off business nothing to do but to att legntees nor J. Wentervel scribing witnesses, her #hare lapsed, and chimed by the hueband, by Mra. Haviland as heir by the other four cousins tec, and five Geetment sults by partion have been brougnt to get possession of the pro- perty, The pre ture inte t netion by tho execator is in the n omnibus suit” on behalf of e the purpose of obi the will, Mr, ‘Tha recelver in the ejectme ma to have hig superseded by 24 The questiony” Inv oteed wore ein which iige Frcediman took the pa sion WESTCHESTER COL On Wednesday afternoon, while they were dress ine the Episeoval churon in White Pinine for tho Boll days, the Hurnace explodes, DUC ho Natu was done, Little progress only war mado yester continued proceedinys before Burraente Mills, Of nty, In the contested will case of the late L Carlton Gates, of Yonkers, ir New Rochelle, Mra. Anna Gilldorff was Jacob Bat nied her money. told himthat ‘abe hai non el uta Were ¥. Chambers Brothers’ was burned on Wednesday ni, i) Adam Stone, Minn, were burned last Mouday, Low, ter Pin Madison, Wie ning. Loss, $5,000, tops of Skinner's tally burnod yester Stewart & Corbett’ factory, 2 nt Twenty aizih > nd third, janiaged yesterday morning wa tol w i och wird tools, B2oU0; building, owned vy" Wer JOTTINGS ABOUT past eds The Central Park ponds are to be thrown on Christmas Da: a dhe Misia ‘Thowas Glenson was Springfield, Mass. TOWN, ffocated in a gas pit in yesterday morning. Faulding White was killed in the machinery of a paper mill in Dalton, Mass, Wm. H. Wood, a bridge tender at the Cortlandt street (erry, rescued a boy from drowning last eveniay ‘The Sunday school of the Firat Presbyte Church, Williamsburgh, had theirsChristwas emeaemas Taat night, A large lot of dinmonda, Inees, liquors, d&c., metwed from suiuseclers, was suid by auction yesterday at the Costom House, Despite the wishes of Counsellor Ho! Lowis kidnapping case was yeetrday postpone: this morning. Archibald Nixon, of 9 Third atrect, noar Fourth avenue, fell through a hatchway at Bighth streot and Avenues A, aud was killed, Daniel Graff, aged 60, committed suicide by hang {ng himaeif to & nail in'his bedrooms last eveninig,at 100 Kast Thirty-nioth atroet, Francloka Berryman, aged morning at 83 Eldridge street, oaving beea burned by the explosiog of a kerosene inup, ‘The Aldermen yesterday did could consistently lncrense the salaries of thelr As Sat Clerk and of the clerk to thelr assistant. Mesars. Tweed and Sweeny are about to transfer Ae city deposita from the Broadway Bank to the Tenth National oF Tammany Hall Bank: Professor Morse, of the Peabody Academy of Institute, in the great hall of the Cooper Union. ‘The dirtiest thoroughfare in this city is Fift nue. From the Washington Parade Groand to the tral Park mud, slush, and Gith reign supreme. St, Patrick's Cathedral, in, Mulberry street, was entered yoaterday, and the Jubilee box was bro! and robded of s-(t by Jona Hill, of bt, Louis, Pe Yestorday afternoon, Peter Meltner aud another man quarrelled at the now bullaings at 644 Second ave. hue, and Meltuer Was stabbed In the Becky Fight ear, and Kliney In the Cou eral Sessions yesterday, Chas, Gormer und Thomas Joves ploaded guilty of robbing James Oll*, and were each veut to the Bate Prison {oF ight, as Officer Michael Griffin, Of the Beekman strect police, was putrolting his beat is tol bullet 'whizeed by his ear, and ‘door near by, fils, of the mission school int Gi Hope, Prinvipal, yesterday ree ‘bristines, complete outdi—two dre oak, shoes, and uaterciothes in abuuauce, Bac! tle one also recetved # doll, At the auction rooms of Bangs, Merwin & Co., and lar Strebelgh & Co., wg lor of holiday git od standard English American works, were elfected yesterday afverfoon aud evening. Deputy Sheriff Jackson, who murdered Archibald Douglass ig Washington twome time ago, has been reindicted for murder in the it degree, the previous iwdictment for manslaughter 00 OVErruled, Tho New York County Council of the U. le. A, the unt M1, died ay ‘ot nee how ti o have seat & Commies to Washington to oppdes the ‘ae of tho DUI ROW Detory Vy: Y al Udteet pendhonars monly unten oP vein cednkahy: Joseph Green was last evening badly beaten on the face with aclub and out on the right arm with & y Wm. trunk, barte 4 Jamnes Trainor, to Kudolpn Chrigy® bet 2 Calon taken to Bell jospltal, mn of the L' Btolle Sociable took chee od the w Grigetha, 18 East 0 4 compan: wolect, kad the S'unusually fled, ‘surpassing (he Murray Mill Sociab| tel Great American forthe Presidency of Uy lactic oration before the ¥ alors yeaterday. The Hu: geurte Shearman was lu the ohait, and tie Hon. Thomas 8, Krooker was Desretary, Lhe Geveral was Apia tae echy, bd Whe Bal Was Daesod aroun, PRICE TWO CENTS. THE OLD WORLDS NEWS. —— TIE RUS8O-POLISH CLERGY'S CHAL~ LENGE TO HIS HOLINESS, manstiiaaias The (camenten! Council and its Discussions Dignitartes of the th Inat., when the election of the twenty-four members of the Committee on Religious Orders wilt take place. It is expected that as soon as the come mittecs are completed, the discussions of propossia concerning fhith will commence. All the Aastriaa bishops were received at an audience yesterday by the Empress of Austrin. A dinner and reception wore given last night by the French Ambassador, a@ which eighty dignitaries of the Charch were guenta, ‘The Russo-Polish clergy have instructed thelr de legates to oppose the anion of the temporal and ep ritual powers, the dogma of infallibility, the injadt clous education of the eleray, and an organization of the College of Cardinals which practically excludes foreigners, j ‘The Times to-day specuintes on the action of the Ceamenieal Council 1h emmecta some ranaaentong (m* ‘enlightened sentiment of the age, bat pre” dicts that the dogma of Papal intallibility will de decreed. It belleves the political aims of the Jesaite will be nailified by the European Governments, Loxpox, Dec. %.—The case of Stewart agt, Gelot wns tried at Riinbargh yesterday. The faets are that the former refused to pay the latter « sum of money exacted from him ander pressure of fear of President Lopez of Paraguay. Among the testimony submitted were the depositions of Gen, MeMahoe, ex-American Minister to Paraenay, and the Hon. H. @. Worthington, American Minister to Uraguay, which represent the character of Lopes as all geatie- ness and humanity, The evidence was regarded s@ conclusive that a verdict was given for Stewart, NEWS AND NONSENSE FROM CORA. Havawa, Dec. 23.—A large fire occurred last night In Prado atreet, which is generally supposed te be the work of anfincendinry, An inflammatory Proclamation has been circulated in this elty, call- ing the Havanese to fly to arms and aid the insur gents fighting to the intertor, Many honses, generally belonging to prominon® Cubans, were searched last night by the polies, Forty well-known citizens have recelved orders to loave for Spain in the Cadiz which sails to-morrow, Among the banished ars verio Jorrin, Emi ‘i Pranclses Mesire, ‘Tho orners, wilt probably followed up by the tra of all suspected Renken was’ srrebad yeatriay, fr trying dace gome Catsion volagiecre Lo shock Vive Cato. ite ts to be tried ‘by court martial, Tho tenor of the news the Interior : insurgents, Many are roops are slowly but su vin balifilon of Catalan volunteers srvived to-dny em Spain, pote Ss Gen. De & Stricken Down—Dissatiatae= ton ai the Spanish of them Give up the Contest. (By Steamer.) Gen. Lesca, of Cuban revolutionary fame, wes sent back to Spain from Havana on the 19th inet, Gon. De Rodas having lost confidence in him. Gon, De Rodas, Captain-General of Cuda, is cow fined to his bed with fever. ‘The Spanish voluntoersgarrisoning Pinar del Rie, Inve in prison about fifty Cubans, who, it 1s feared, Will be shot, ‘They lave shot some vixty or seventy negroes In that jurisdictio ent in bia rest Department, beeause of the loability of the Govera- ment to send him more troops with whieh to beim operations. are very active in the Cinco Villas, and king preparations to realist an attects from the newly arrived Soa . Gen. Puello is unable to atinck the thsurrection ste at Puerto Principe, Be began to move on the ith inat., but own he lack of troops he had to re turn'to the eity, after baring travelled some miles towards the insurrectioulats’ camp, Some seven or eight sugar plantations have been bored dowa since lust advices in the juriudiction of Clenfnegos. ‘The Spantards have loat in the month of Now ber one thousand four hundred troops from disease in Neevitas, eicares Port-au-Prince to be Bom! Condition of Sal Havana, Deo, alnave, on the Oth inat., heli only ity of Port-au-Prince, Tho revolu: tionary Pre ed the foreiee representatives at 1 that five war veseele are coaling at St. Mark's, and thot they will block mle and bombard Port au Prince, ‘The land forces will altuck the cit Salnave fore be will surren worth $4,000 in Hay dod—Critteal The Sp Whereabouts. Fortness Monroy, Dec, 23.--Twelve of the Spanish gunboats came up to the Ronds at 11 o'cloe® this totping and anchored, but were soon. after- Ward signalled from below and went out to sea, pit Frarcis Train lectared in Will args preity iG in leetat Lamaby Tho Rey. 8. A. Stastz, Rvangelist, will Sunday morning in Day's Hall, Gowanus. peek, o8 ‘The Supervisors yesterday authorised the appoint ment of a watchman for the Almshouse at §3 a dey. a J ner, the County Tree deputy, has been increased from $1,000 vo 62,000, new meeting room of the Supervisors in Court House has just been repainted and a A cost of B15. fn the Charch of 88, M. Norton will sin lorromo, Syduey place, at the solema high WE A.M: on Christmas Day. * 8! as S ppetiing of Hohenlinden . No. 56, ana Ate Of Brooklyn | George was retlected, for the We! nA Gori a0 von to the n CI thelr Homo in Poplar street, last ever ‘Addresses were delivered by the Rev. Dr, ft. B. Blorrs and others ‘The salarios the Superintendents of the Poor, First and Second Distrets, have beon Increased by the Supers isors trom $3,300 10'94,000 per annum, Nextt During wo altercation between Jobn Cliford and hia wite lo & Columnpta street tenement house, thels daughter. a title eirlof G-years, stabbed her faiher ta the head with «ease knife, Patrick Flynn, aged 16. ye: under arrest ow robbing Bre tal, te) lor. er. One of h named Pecney Prison (ur robuery, ooklyn awarded SP and Mercantile Mu tteam ecover (oF iuury 10 the car ¥ collision on Sent. 16, bet steamer Borussia aud the Alida apd ber tow, oe ‘Benedict has decided in favor of the Nbeliauts, pclae RKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, ar vieation south of St, Louls is closed, ‘The steamer Lucille {9 in no Immediate danger, A steamship is reported ashore on Seck's Beachy pear Cape ‘The Prosident will not receive visitors uatil afte Now Year's Day er Rutau, from New York for Philadel. ‘ssbore on Somers Poi ‘The military authorities at West Point hold im ody two men for ® burglary commited ob Thump eveniig. The nomination of Gen, Sickles as Minister pain has not yet been reported from tbe ‘comnities oe Forvlgn iieindoae, ‘Lhe collection of tax on pork packers, under n 4, act of March at, iS" seopented Wall otherwise Gedored. pa The United States and Mexican Joint Commiaaion 4 Fe the rules regulating the (aki dope sitions apd authenucstiow ol papery. Jobo O. Robinson, accused of incendiarism te Somerville, Mass... was turned over to the cust ri Deputy Valied States Marshal ak Foroato om ay. The Nati Land Company bay: aia, $ worth of land along the Kansas Pacits beotel company, Who wil locate ga thelr purchase Hj few week ‘The Post Office Department has sent to the mastery dbroughout the cowstt {o'be flied with repotts of tranked through their offices, Job ‘rozier, 8 one-armed soldier, a Riordop at Troy, on thirt Mileged criminal’ tnt Croaier's wile was ti Seoretar; Boutwell will the Senate ry lites DUE neither will do any On 4 Goal sevtloment of the of the: es the Ian asuab way ond Of ute alinged amopan ot 50,00,