The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 28, 1870, Page 1

THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR TIE SCIENCE OF POLITICS. MIE FRANKING ABUSE SENT HIGHER THAN KILDEROY'S KILB. A Beasibte min to Concer Another Ferwunde Wood ier Gon. Butlers Exporionce wi ) re Overhautrog the Kebel.ion anes Wasmixoroy, Jan. 21. —Tho House passed the pil constiving the word oath to inciude aMrmaiton inthe Virginia biti, ond recived n resolution tnqulr- ng why Harbor Masters’ feos, Health fees, and Stace Hospital (ees are collected at the New York Castom flouwse, notwithstandiug the Snpreme Court's de- ysion that such fees are unlawful, The Speaker announced as tie Committes on tae Postal Tel Messrs, Washburne (W!s.), Lawrence, , Palmer, Woodsant, and Beck, Vir. tives, Morsrs, Piatt, Rides Mr. Wood (Dem., Daw finia's eligible reprose qoy, and Milnes were sworn in, 8. ¥.), olyeeted to ADNININTERING THE OATH TO MM, PORTER, teewuse he had delivered r.botious specetics In Nortolk durmg the war. Mr, Wood did not regard on Ot ty se anvbody who could wake Mr, Sanoxnt (Mtep., Cal.) sand that ne wonld hoz- wdthe opin on tet genilemen were to be doded trom House who coall be proved to 3 « e seats on his te t (the Demo- woud be prety gmerally vacant, ENT reealed the fret that daring 4 been ecneared by the ming in fw #precs tit be woud most intimous bill of @ MOST INVAMOUS CONGRESS, anfissserted that the Democrauc party tad from tle beeinning of the rebelion thrown its inflacuee 1 wgninal the Government. Mr, Cox (Dem,, N.Y.) dec'ared that that ebarge not trac, was in Congress at the breaking ‘of the ¢ bell, and wos among the Best, wot ¢ Airst, to denounce wecessivn. great ° ine Demucrate bat stood ‘by Doogive and the Caton. When & wember trom Kansas (Mr. Conway) ofered a serious of resolntions for diymemberment, who on the vther ele moved to expel inm? Bue. when House 10: rote against & member irom Cinervnan (Mr. Long) made a apecch for secession and dieanion, & ma- lority of the other ante vod to expel him. jot the one wos n Republican and th Democrat, If ull two who maue expr aguinst the Union before the war were excluded from thre House, haf the sats on the otier aide would be em: ty. Mir. SAROENT repeated that tbe Demoerat- fe party of the North bind not been dering the war im symoethy with the Government. A Domoeratic Pre W—s Northern man—had sent a merraee to Comgrens siatint twat he bad no power tocoerce a State, und in shat we bad been fortified by Attorney-Genera: Black, a Nort! cin Democrat, THE TRIBONE POR SECESSION. Mr. Maymam (Dem., N. ¥) made a remark as to the editor of the New York Repubhious payer ud vocating the rignt of eecess AG this tam confus! excitement had in ‘an exte: the dpeaker had to trenmous 486 Oo: the gaye , and to request vemters to resume their seats, Order having been rn from Callfornta, ced {t as slancerous at the nioment It was attered, and be reocmted it now arin If the Democratic party of the North had not recruited the army of the Uuion, the Soatn- «rp Con ederrey would be new an seeomplished fret. The rentieman trom Cali ornia onzht to know that fret, and if be did know it, he should not have brought such m sian eroas nat a greut members of his family and tives had marcned to the war He erved that thove perenne wo broueht against Democrats were generally the party Mr PrrTLen (Moss) made some cxeusutory re- arks In 9 or of Mr Porter, saving that the words tered Ly Mus were an ebult on o” rll-nature in an excited po ttieel diem sion, aad remin tine the oth erside of the Huse of the 'amoun wi joy In Hewven over one vinner tuit re: miei, As tothe rans and Gle of the rmy huvin: (ee chicily Denreratto, he acreed with “the gentiman trom Penney vanin (Weolw rd), hot th ol lors © ance! very soon Hetied himself a body quart ofene banared and one fron Pe vueyiv nis. and withous ® Word trom hm thay al voed for Mr. Lincoln, excent the tromperrr, and he had peen court wartial d that mor Fer leng Inein wou ad Vorey Fon s’CLELL ‘ona dered t of th revetlie, He nr, We ertuntty to ado vreven «her sid) pou » the ite did however azn wt his ow that the House woul not fd on inguiring tite te vecord of a member Hy would not At here with an enemy to las counery. Mr. ELontpar (Den, W tring to Mr. Bae 6 quot ner to Weer coud 5 wisn) gentleman om the t could create sack & TURILL OF JOY IN HEAVEN te the fen le nub trom Mupsacvusotts, by repenting (Lovgrt ¥.) The molion to roewnsider was finaly tabled by Yous, 1; u ys 5; wd Mle, Porter Was sworn in os Siem b frog Vir mia. Air. Fansswontu (Hep, Wis.) reported a bill to AUOLISH THE FRANEING PRIVILEGE, nd waked tn ir CuLboat (Reo. Ll bo Pastas no Bert OL MAN (Do. Ip Nr. Owtu (Ie, .. 0) vin over repent- p but tink thar r of the House one order. “eit Whi be put on ‘0 object in to that, L tus ries t now sd laws giving to eny off) er, ue NE OE the’ Goverdwm nt, oF ther pre 'n-. tue eeht either to end or receive took th mo. 1c of ye acy uny hitter, doe mien yor other may bk tae bur, Recta 2 ploveses tho wet whit tho otf es ow wine Ve bee July, 4570. Mr, Cuntom—L othe ball b Puton Its passage at once wit o Mr, Inuit Le Re Dir DiEvEN: ment to Mirike Ar. Fansaw special or ver ty sie tue.) hes con! # RTH Desires tO AV t thot Le dons, ed an sinend- a, the bili made » Mr Cun 1 War Ho objcetioa to patting {om tis pw Mr. Honan 1—None whaw ver, Mn. creven * pikes tut Le done with it, TY Well, the bil ws before FeVin'Gs querkiON On ike 4h was me conded, and 4a hour to advocate the (ine Wide Was Coeuphd in a bmv « The previous pete aka outa . Maes.) 0% nes spa vietit—ly leas 3 Mr. BUTE MAM ay ht. wouTn iaWor of wl at he nired Wether the nm cute off every thing, tr] Mniv reason why areata ieee WouKd be to jount of PUBLIC PRINTIXG one Ly «rder of Congress, No more heavy booka ddecoments wit be went tree through th Aud thereore they would nok be printed. eenctal y suppomed that & oud Gea! of pop by eending tuents ubers ot Con ty rnd respect 40r ut docusents to the usd mulstuxe, Lowe, for | Agricutura, Kepurt, tue most popular. docnmeny Priuted vy Congress” Buea memoer oud 800 copies ot au he constituents, He had 2.0 voles, vod be 4 not anaer. 200 O tacin s.ivdid be taxed to suppiy Wels that Look. bulk was with every printed, was closed, and bin rted a resolution 110 & svat iro the Wnty tae vev 0 Pesmaylvanaa, Ad that ok . 4 ut iol euve NO.ee thet hi Poul ca Pee up the remulucdon tor action next Tucaduy, S.sPENSION IN THE NAVY Tonns, In ev the Legislative, Exeentlye, and i Myers ealied at Kention, us for construe 10 4 ted. In eon Aidieece o oraer bad ben gent Guta fes aye ago (ihe several navy yards Ww wuspsn work in reuse after Pop, 1 Ma, DAWES. set the Con f yraterda: +» Which 4 fitan, Lett # a> Bry + Hebe b en churged wit febivee tas aan at ponte Meer be party, wud bo ble have be the epe ©. to its place be ittoe In reply to ) " per re the io Ure wa end d critics, 10 which everything Tig, 8A Sd on this Noor must ultimately come, Mai soees eas der vered a, on @ bill volving & Doe i’ Work, anvolvin samme ttately, wn be ati nd ubiuiatey certainiy, the expenditure tare te MUM OF pubic moury, He had been the duvy, in company with eight other eapengtt 0 Me Hotioe, oF taking care of the public andiues. unt it bad ben te Opinion of that foe al ty (at ‘bat Was a proper vecasion, through tema, the tem to expres to the House die OF ite vive ton to the bill, and it had fallen ti ae et MBE UtteruMeS "to those resons, toed su plain @ path ov duty co mim that it mm Laat ans bouy would ever intimate that he had seized an Improper oeedsion for submitting the remarks watch he did. Bac far more imporiant thin toat was the other inquiry, whetn what he sald apon that ocension was trae; und stood to-day, siter more than a week sine: its de- Hvory to anbinit to the Jud; 3 that hot Only Was it @ fit sea: the speech, bat that what he uttered wi tual and tm: portant particulars, THe Tevrn. Mr. Dawns then proocecu, with the book of es timatos im his bunds, ty reter Lo item after item of the oatinates of the’ varinws denurimenis, and to show thit his original statements In rezand to the excess of estimates over the oppropriations of lant year were in every respect corrcet. I few its duty Jor me to contribute what was in my power, if I thonght T saw that the tendency of the Gor ment's expenses wus uoward, to indtice those Who Are responsible iy these Lal's in the administration of the Government to so manage public atluirs that the tendency should be downward, not upward. If anything in a teat o8 to whether the tendency to expenditure is upward or downward in the depart mente it will be fonnd In the two items for salarics and contingent expenditures, and L ask the Commit too to Hiaten, and Kay whether the salarios and con Uncent expenses, af asko i for In. this Dovk of esii- mates, are npwrtd or downward as compared with the exdenses for the prevent year, The excess of o4- timates over the appropriation for the present year Jor anlaries and couinzent expenses je as follows: Exccntive Dep irtmont, proper. $910.001; Btate Do. partment, #33.5 Treasury Department, €259,000 ; Department of the Toterior, #0; Tetartment 46450 tens: Nav partment. $56,070; Tura’ Deparment, $04,690; Poss Ufice De- partment, $3,800, THE TOTAL EXCESS of estimates for saliries and contingent expenses for those deprriments over the »ppronrlit ons of this year is @523,463. ‘Take ano’ Wusteation, Take the Navy Yard. of Washington, and imagine ny oMicers of the Nave, independent of evil officers, 1t reanires to take caro of It The total of rien for the Navy Yard of Washington {8 841,035. He sug eated winter $8000 oF £10,009 properly dis tribute! ina private yurd would not be more eflve- tive for the purposes of the Navy. Speaking of ADMIRALS’ YActT be asserted that they cost each of them IF this $2,600 a day were tiken and used for subs: dising ‘the morcantile marine of the conntr} woold tend to encourage trade, and enterprise, commerce, instead of being a mere 800 a day. ‘Ty was due to the Seeretary of | that while he sald it was impossible to cat lown the force in bis Depariment, he could enriall expen- divares outalde, in the | ospital for tie Insane, In Interior, to say the deaf and domh asylam, in the women's ital. (Lanzhter.) At that eame time tary of the Interlor could not cut down the estimates of hts Deyartment, there was a tingle burean there that had accumulated $486,000 surplns, because it hat had appropriations from year to year more than it could use; and without Saying ® word about tuat surplus it was ae more, and saying positively wo t mitive that it Could not curtail one penny. THR PRESIDENT BMBRACING GEN, NOTLER. “Lwent away from the Teasury Department dis- couraged. T wan advised to go to the President my- self, and laid these estimates and these balmnces define atm, Bat (after t pagse, and in a tone of sadness), Edo not know that I accomplished any: thing. Ido aot know bat ‘hat be has mors conf. dence im my colleague Butier than in myself, It may be that he will take my colleszue Into bis bo- som and warm him into new Mfe. [Leughter.) 1 know not how that may, nor can Ten cu'ste what may be the conrequeneos of that reausclation (lauch- ter}, but I fa. would believe that thy President oe lieves me to be bis friend; and were J to state the simple troth of what passed between myself and him, so like him, #0 trae to bimneef it would be a better vindication of him ond me than anything that can be suid. He talked of economy. He. anid Wie Influence should be exerted to bring down these er mates, THe said that he hal matea per ronal examination of (he estimates for the War De pariment, Hs knew tie necessition of that De. partment better than others, and be thou :ht that the estimates tor that Department were cat down as low as they could be, After that statement, trom a man whose star inthe administration of affairs is econumy, | did not think it worth while to appeal from him'to the Secretary, While Mr. Dawes was tpenking the aisles in his Vicluity were crv aded with memoora, Mr. Looan (Reo,, I'l.) reported s bill to reduce wh aber of officers in the army, woich was mad peclal order for Wedn:sday next. . BaNks (Rep. Mase) introduced a bil to amend the Jaw consiltutivg eight hour: § day's work for Governwent mitch nies, &e., whiva was Feverred —— Seunre, Petitions were presented by Messrs. Ramsey, Drak= Pratt, Peterson, Conkling, and Fenton, for the .. ohtton'of the frabking privilege. One of the fetitions present d by Mr. Fenton eontains the sanatures of 4.551 citizens of New York City, A petition was presented by Mr. Fenton from the Searvan's Fond and Retreat of New York, usking for Congressional aciioa 10 secure adequate pro- tistows by the United Stutca or State Goverument tor the support of # cs aud disabled sen nen arriving at the port of New York; also a resointion from the Board of Trace of Buuluio, :or the repeal of the in ome tax. Mr. PartEnson (Rev. N. 1) reported favorably the Hove: joint reso.ution bitin esments upon oF collect itr to make priwents to their superior off Passed, Jonn F, 1 and vobn W. Laon, Senators elect Irom Virgima, were qualified, Tue CURRENCY MILL was then taken op, and Mr, Howe (top, Wis). Mr. Sawyor (Rep. 8. C.), Mr. Morrill (Heo., Vt.) aod Mr, Morton (iep., Ins.), addressed the Sena Mr. MORTON soli (he proposition to limit the in- erence to $45,010,000. on the ¢round that this ainount would satisfy the South and West for a year or two, eediy ® half-way measure, He would raher haye Congress grant (00 mach than too iittie, nod tercfore proposed the increase of 865,000,000. Bir, Cassenty (Dem., Cal.) said that Cabiornls had never reyectod tue currency of (he Govervaent, but while ging iawfel gold and siiver they had slways cen ready to receive paper at ive (air valge, ‘There could be, be thoogut, BO valid arcment against their rghi to do that, ait, Connerr (liep., Oregon) explali od that in the Pacdic Siuter, afer the premium on gold had ad- vanoed, twas very diMeuit to establish a banking #y#.cn: undir the Na'fonsl Currency we, There wis bus one Ovnk in ine Stute of Oregon, that at Fore land, wh ch issued 4 u.tional bunk note, Mr, Parrenson sila New Bugland had boen made the scapegoat in (he present discussion without sum: cient provocition, She had been made uccoautable for the #iringency of the money maract xt the Weat and svuth. lhe fucts were that in the first baoxing 404 it wae provided that $16,000,000 were to ba dis- (ributed accordl'g to vapital und buslness of the vanous States. In the next act that provision was Jest out, but iu the act of 1565 it was renewed, be cause the Government fond itself in want of money Con. ress did not tink it best o issue more green- bucks or Ivcal tenders, because by #o doing they were interrupting the busiss of the country, and it wns necowsury Lusiness should continge in’ order i (he War inight be carried on, But the Govern ‘at needed more money, and the money was New Euglund, some pi was neecesary by W New Englaud money could be secured to the Govirnment to eorry on tne war; ond eo tie State banks were t 110 per cent, to make the capital in (bone State ks unprodue ive, New Bi take this national #bould not now and compiaiy tha #: lution ; sve bau » mp. done her duly unter eompul- sion, ‘It was not ber iug.t tat tus Bouth and West bad B0t taken thelr quota. Mr, Camenon (Kop., Pa.) moved to adjourn, and at &19 tue demas wc journed, ——$———— Bobsidizing Amerionn steamships, Mr. Wasburn bas presented his bill in the House for the ¢stablisbment of four lines of ateam- ers, as fodows: The Atlantic Lrom Steamship © to ply between Boston,’ Fortlund, Glusgow.and Li poul; the Auivr can Irom Stoain#up co,, to ply ween New York and Livrrpoul, making weekly tripe; the Tranratiautic Stesmsiuia Company to ply betwien Ph.ladeipoia and Baltimore, aud Southamp- ton and Bremen, on aitermete we d and Souta Amerivan and = bi siip Company, to ply between N Hamburg, and between neiro, touching «t Havana, Mavecnes, Port) Ric St. Thomas, ond frividad, in Tadies, an Para, Pernamboco, aod Bania, in Brasil, making semfmonthly trips The bill names as Commissioners fo can (New York) Corupany Moses Taylor, W. Ho Ash Chores Lubin}, Geo, W. Qaintan Herman Livingston, E. V. Le the Amerl- A. L. MeCrond; Cuas, Morgan! ed Roconstracsion in Virw Ricumoxp, Jan, 27.—Gen, Canby to-day issued fan order directing that all military commissions act- Jig undir the reconstruction acts be dissolved, that al itaom prikovers be turoed over to the Stare courts, that Ju! cit.zen prisoners undergoinz sentenc of mibtury com B shail serve oot #ach sen love , un'cns releveed by a Un-ted Staus court, und that all ¢ vil vfficers appointed under the Provi tonal Gove nwent sual vocute Uhdr ofiess whoo ther successors are elected or ppoiuted under the pew Constiiu'ion, Joon L. Mayro, Jr, of Predericksberg, was to- day sppointed L + uienant-Governor by Gov. ker, to fil the vaca’ es caused by the election of Lieut: Gov, Lewis ty tue United Staves Benate. pid Aa a Wendel! Phiilips's Reape Bostox, Jun, 27.—In the Anti-slavery Socie- ty's meeting, to-day, Wendell Pulilipe paid his re- to tue New York Tribune, and enid he Jd like to strip the Hon, Horace Greeley, and 1p.) way to him; “Foot, ato Horace, eave lim Were (o work out lis own manhood on bis favorite theory.” He said What was wanted was not soldiers bouth, but s man in Washington, ™ Place such a wan us Ben Butler in tho White House coon Would Benators Lromball and Rose halt baked lawyers, who tried to pick Gp the @rumbe that fail ab the foot of Benator Bumane, MR.SWEENY'S LEGISLATURE —— THE HON. WM. MARCY TWEED ON THE PRINCE ARTAUR BALL. ren bh to be Cor jedinthe OMece wae not jy Kleoted—T ¢ Hrourht to T. From our Special Correspondent. Avoawr, Jan, 27.—Logislation concerning New York has been somewhat impeded by the non-arriv. al of Abraham O'all and the Hon, Poter B. Sweeny. Various reasons are assigned for the absence of these worthles at a tie when the Ring stands 60 much In need of their services, Mr. Sweeny oi Away to keep sharp watel on tho rank mnd fle tn your ety who were inclined to throw uff the Ring's yoke, Abraham {# said to be consuiting with bis Republican frieads abont the AMENDMENTS TO THR CHARTER for the purpose of cheating the Democracy of the spolls of victory,and to pe petuate the hermaphroulite Commissioners ard fat sinecures Abrahain has, however, lost considorablo prestige jin Avbany #lnco the SUN's exposure of his conneetion with the Filth enue concrote pavement ewindie, and Brow: street cleaning Job. Whocan tell batcre long he will be packing off his bag.age und goin: ovir to the Republican party whose tool he was in 1997. As for Mr. Sweeny, hie fate is thus foretold by # promiuent D mooratic politiclun, who le:t_ your correspondant only afew minutes ago; I will tell you avout Sweeny. The same crowd oF BYCoPmANTs ‘and adulators by whom he 1s besieged today will torn around the corner six montha from now to avoid tie sight of him. Mark my words." The Jeeling on all sides Is 60 bitter against the Ring that they dare not introdnee the Charter or the Tux Levy, which Abraham O'Hall bronght up with him last week. ‘Whey know they wont be abie to pass these corrupt and infamous w.easures, as they drew them Bp; and so they rnonk away to make the necessary alterations, Yet despite their atter weakaces, end ‘Whe contempt they are held in by the honest Demo- erats, they have the effrontery to proclaim throngh the Ring journals, whose correspondents they bave manipulated by giving them clerkships on commtt- tees, worth $400 for the session, that “ Tummany was never #0 strong, popular, and powerful as #he is to-day." Yet, with ail this popularity and power, tt has taken them almost » month to ootain the confr- mation of balfa-dozen of Governor Sweeny's ap- pointments; and they did that ouly by dint of piedges and promises. GOVRENOR HOFFMAN'S INFLOEYCN with the Logisiatare t# not worth miming. They Jouk upon all of tne Governor's acta as the acts of Mr. Sweeny and his Ring, The Senate therofore refased this morning to confirm Miller Baperin of Insurance, Howell for Superintendent of dd Met'onibe ai Pearson A of eh yenterday's letter, This te the on in Albany. 'T! yw Charter and Tax Levy are expected to come to arfacs next week. JONN B, WASKIN OROANING. county generaliy, up here signcd protests again: pills that ha troduced by the Wes members wew roads and making otber improvements, Koes so far ns to accuse the Wortel ‘Of robbing the people. The Jatter in Jobn is sore on this subject beeause Lie Ml name him as ner oF otierwis him an opportuuity to MAKE MS PILE, ‘That annos! viettant, tho Broadway Railroyd bill, made its appearance here to day. Tt was intro taced in the Senate by Harry Genet. It provides for the sak of the franchise, and reesmmmended by. the Governor, #0 ff It posses Muyor Hall will have anvtLer chance to act as suctionecr, wexey sre To CONFIRMED. ‘Mr. Frear, Chairman of the Ass*mbly Committee ies, euinmoard the members thereof iogether M. On ascertain) action 1elauive the ease of Henry Smith. Aleck replied tint 01 course they did, and further, thut they intended to report the bill favorably ‘to-morrow, and pot it on tte final passage as soon as pussibic. Your correspondent then asked whetner the sitting of the Comunttee wae to be pri vate. “No,” said Aicck, “the meeting will be held in my room, I will keep the door open, #0 that anybody may hear wll that is said. There te no secret about the muiter.” At half-past 8 the Cum. faittee met. When the bill logaliaing the election of Henry Smith euine up tor courideration, Mr, Pever Michell, arose tow point of order, He otj.cted to taming ny action upon tis bil to-jay, because the Committee had yesterday decided to lay tover watil neat Wedaceday. He understood that the geutleman contesting MF. Smith's seat desired to he heard. It so he ought to be afforded the opportunity, The Hon, Micuael Marphy moved to reconsider the vote by whicu the Dill wan laid over unul next Wednesday. Tue roll was called, and Marphy's motion was carried by six t three. Then Mr, Mitchel: ri irked that the Proper olace to reer tl Judishary Comumittec, While the debate wus progressing, Mr. Murpuy moved to go 1uto SECRET SESSION, He dia #0 for the purpose of excluding Tum Sox correspondent from tie room, The latter imme: diately vanished wiibout waiting to be told to clear ont, After your representative was so unceremo- viously ousted by Murphy, Mr, Mitchell again spoke against the bill, saying that be did mot care what course others might pursue, but he intended to vue against the bill” He wos a Demorrat, and nothing conld over induce hun to legalize the ILLROOAL ELECTION. ofa Republican Supervisor, Air. Mosely, of Kings, the bul ‘ollows : took the same view, Tae vote om reportin; morrow stoud as favorably to the House t ‘M, Murphy and Mosers, aod Lapagan for the bil ‘ Mosoly against, The Committee suory afterwurd journes!, Phe passage of the Hon, Mr. Smith's bill ts cer. tain, ouly sixty-ve votes are required to ru throagh, Of th se, have fifty-eix, Thereiore, all that carry the point is the vote of nine such Democrat as Mr. Morpny., If tye. disgrace of niccting «Re ublican Bupervisor {alison ® Democratic Legi pay it isnot the fault of sterling und Indepeadeu Democrats, like Mitchell and Mosey, it is the TOOLS OF THR TAMMANY RING that the Democracy ought to bold responsible for the passage of this law, Mr. CULLEN. from tho Jadiclary Committee favor- ably reporied the bill providing for the elrction of inspectors und canvassers of election in Kings county by the peuple, A similar bill is ehordy to be intruduced rolative to New York city. ‘This will bu another biow for the Sweeny ring whose princi- pal strength Wes in being able to CONTROL CORRUPT CAMVASSERS tnd inspectors to count in or count oat whom they Jeane, P'Your correspondent paid a visit to the Hon. Wm. M, ‘T'wed {u bis elegant parlors in the Delevan Hcuse this evening, having waited anti! the Grand Sachom had concluded his business with turee or four politicians, Iwas asked by him to step into his rivate room. ‘Tweed never looked better in his ifs, He says’ he bas a fue appetite, and gains three or four pounds every day, 11¢ will soon see Pres! deat Fisk of the FAT MEN'S ASSOCIATION, and go bin a hundred pounds better, bis tiger face beaming with ehorabic smiles, Mr. Tweed, when do you fropose gon New York ti eaid, after taking # seat by Mr, Twrep—I guess I'll go to-morrow, RESTON DENT—WIll you be one of the thirty- six rich men wi give Prince Arthur a ball ? Mr. Twerp—Not by a d—d sight, I won't do anyihing of the kind, I sawa little squib in Tae SUN thie morning, askin, we whether IT would give Prince Artuura ball, ICT was Cuairman of the Na- tional Demoeratic sure I woulda'’, CORMESPON DENT —"' you? Mr. ‘Iwaep—Becanse! am no Englishman, D—d 1 don't consider that Lowe any ail Crown, Tain all American; Lis the liter enemy of tbe Iris No friend of ireland & British prince, CORMEAPO rein Mr, Grinnell; we seems (0 be instigator of the affair, Ma. ‘Twexp—Mr. Grinnell is perhave an admirer ‘of royalty; Lam not, Mr. Grinnell, besides, wants good will of the English Gi nt. xtensively enguged in mercan ACTIONS WITH RNGLAND, reat many ships plying between here and G Brituin, and has dono so for years. He probably thinks that tt le to bis interest to bow his knee to royaity's son, ‘Conn DaNT—What ts you candid opinion of movement—what motives do vou think prompt the subscribers to this pall ? Mx. TwkeD—Oh, it is easy enongh to guces tt, downto is wide, are my fi bail or a di ‘They doubtiess want to appeur as the leaders of the Aaud ton aristocracy 0. New York. That ie the Fea: won they do st I don't bellave ta, chi toedytem, DORRESPON DENT—| recive a ir. mont n of the Navivual Democratic Commit: becribers, m not surprised at It, Mr, Bel- tof the Hoibohilde, who supply crowned beads of Kurop 1 bi nothing to do with Kings or Princes, and I dou't ‘cure for them, Senator Pierce came into the room at thie juncture, ‘and interrupted tue couversation. I then aruse ani Wook leave, BOL, VasmNorox, Jan, 27.—The last remark mado by James Fisk, Jr., to the Banking Committee wos that he hoped they would paint him as biack as possible ‘a their report; give bim no credit for the frank, straightforward manner in which he had told them everything he knew and had done, and to be sure to whit-wnsh the pious Corbin, who was sneaking off In « corner, sen:ling daily lies to the Com. mittee, in tho hope of dodgemmg thelr ingoiries and Avoid explaining bis connection with Gould; and be added, * Let those who don't want to believe my slatement get the paediga whom Tinvolve ander oath at once, and nee what they wilt ay.” Toxtay, to the surprise of the wholo Committee, Mr, A. R, Corbin 'ked into the Committee room and announced that he had received the final snmmous of the Ser- gonntat-Arms, and was renay to answer, He was at once sworn, and kept on the stand for three hours, and made an exhibit of himself that completely vindiested Fisk and Gould. He ad- mitted baving gone into the gold speculations with Gould; to ving got the $25,000 for Mra, Grant, whieh he says he kept, and never meant to ive her; and considers that, as he was dealing with auacre pulous men, he had amoral right to imvolve the Pres. ident and bis family for the sake of making money. He tried to vindicate the President and Mrs. Gromt, bat was so garrulons in his testi testimony, so seattering in bis replies, that he fatied to conceal the fact that be wns totally devold of prin. ple, and fully jartified the hostile eriticism of Fisk, Jr. Ho ia man of cunning and oraft, fully equal to Gould, and what the Committee got out of bim had to do literally dragged out, They let im go to-day until to-morrow, when he will again be put onthe stand. He is stopping on Capitol Hill with a sister, and so far he has not gone near the White House nor has any of the White House family been to seo bitin, He stated yesterday bofore he started for Washing- ton that he wonld not go but for aletter just recety- ¢4 from Washington, saying that be must go and exonorate the President and Mra, Grant if it eont him his life, He walks with a etick, and protends to be nearly double! ap with the rheumati«m, but the Committee deiteve his sickness to be feigned. He 18 very waligoant on Fisk for his testimony, and ‘sk) ever came to see him bat once, 1c. Ho stuted to the cor: nybody else atuce the day of ‘Tom Benton, Whose amanonsis he once war, The first impres: tion of the Commitee was that Corbin bad fallen ; Dat now It seems that Kisk & Co, have been t tes, have been « reached by th find well nigh to tally eng wifedzin Phe ruin tiey were so coolly making out fur was in with Butterde der to sell thi fore the Committee to-day, aad to- field is to appenr. broker w io — THE JOYS OF COCK FIGHTING, peal casa their El mout—Freo Firbe Bioody Vieages—tyes Gouged Out 4 Barreem Wreekes. On Wednesday night over fifty roughs assem- Died in « well-known resort in Gowanas to witness a Oght between two cocks, owned respectively by Mike Cuilaban aud Owen Curry. ‘The place was a ace of disorder both before and after the fight, The birds made a Gerce fight, and Corry's bird won. ‘Two other birds, belonging to tl placed in the pit, and the battle between tLem had coutinued Ofeen minctes w! some person in the crowd upset s beach on which a namber of the spectators were standing. This was the free Ggnt, several recetving knock do ). Bight or ten were besmeared with blood; two bad their ej 0s closed, and Ont exhibited « gush om hte cheek from somebody's knile. A dead cock was found in the pit, trampied into @ mass of blood and feathers, Tuo pit was broken do\n, ves made a wreck, This closed tue evening sport The Rove ——— Teannity, De nud Sulctde, Mrs. Harold, of Devilda, Jo Daviess county, re- cently became Insane oo religious topica, On Tues- Jay morning lust her Lusband was absent, and she eft in charge of her two daughters, aged 9 and 16 respectively. In an unguarded moment she scized @ razor and attempted to cut hor tbroat, when ber youngest danghter enatened it from ber ant ran to- ward an outhouse to conceal it, ‘The maniac over: took ber ehid, and after x teurfal strucgle, durin bit the girl's closed hand, she recalned the razor, Avarmed by the screams of ter bastone. to the res- other wee in the act of drawing the er throat, ahe torost ber band there nd received aterr ble gash. The mother then eat Ler throat from oar to ear. —— The Fou't) National Bank Frauds, The examination in the case of Wm. Leith, belore Commiasioner Slteids, accused of co in the Fourth esterday, tmony of Mr Principal witneei called upon bim ait-r the discovery of "could very readily fe yf the Bank would not press him, and certainly doso If they would not prosecite,”” The prisoner's bail was reduced to $2,000. Buih Leith and Veltman in thelr allezation that Copeland was th y back nthe Jnet, a8 atvested by the admission of th torney in Court yesterday. une against whom the Gu! evidence, The Kerr The Fourth Wai Clipper office to witness the cor Fapgements for the flbt for a Ed Toughey und Jim Kernua the usual chin mnsie o men txod th natures (o articles of agreement fo ‘Gah ou the 12th of April, within 10) miles of New York, at 182 pounds. ‘The men ars to be in the ring beiween ‘and 11 A. M., or the one failing to forfer tne m Both are well boom fAghiers, and ue battle will bes stabboru Red ‘Tombs. The notorious ruffian, Reddy the Blacksmith,"” bioke loose aan yesterday wile under the Infla- ence of liquor, and smasued ip a show case of J w- ery at 614% Broadway. ‘The propricior, Thomas Mecovun, objecting, was thr atened, und, betng mucu emailer than Keduy, might have been seriou Ly had be not cought the protection of Capt. Wal the F ourteentu Waid police, Reddy was dragged from the basement store of o Dird janckr nar by toe secne of stri'e, in which be had concealed bim- f, He was taken to the Tombs, and committed, Prcndhathse tse ds RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. Two fi ‘1 wo frolabt trving on the Rrie Railway came into Goliion yeatérday’ morning, tear the Parente bride, feat damican smusued, aad One locomotive was Charles Williams, a carpenter, of Montelal Pee faa ree st Blow geld, Weduesday. from ron trustul heads and Incirating Us Mabt arate bedly ‘that’ ‘eaupat Mallon Was (ound to be hocessary, wt HOURS OF LEISURE. —— ‘The Benevolent and Protoctive Order of Elks danec tw Irving Hall on the evening of Fob. 10, ‘The Hoboken Turtle Club had their anaual re- ‘upion to Irving Hal) last evening. Crystal Wave Lode, No. 683, F. tm Kivers's Academy, Brookiy., last Senta suet Co, A. (B. A. Kimball Guard hibit ‘drili and hop Apollo Hell on A) nian TR ee The New York Wesleyan University Club ate then Bal dinner in the Astor House Last evoulng, h de Payen's Commandery G. T,, No, 1, jasaus Dail in Cooper ball, Jersey City, ins 8 wat Copeland i the very olds the least hey Matos. out an interesting ar de, beiwoe: Afr wdulging | at such meetings, the a while a4 8 tea party and musical festival in the et (Brookiya, K. D.) Wresbytorian Clurch ‘The eighteenth anniversary reception of Arcana Loageaio. 446, Wand A, bho the evouria Apollo! (o- < fe mpeny a, Independence Twelfth Infantry Fogepbon in the Regimental ‘Tho Emerald Beucvolent Association give thelr Wirt geqond annual all in aid of ino Brooklyn K. 2 ads : Oulthe evening of Feb. 1, ok 7™ Acadeuiy of Music, ‘Tho forty-Arst annual Fire De; Ald of the widos partment Ball, in Orphans’ tuad of the Inte Vol: the Academy of the Dall will po ‘The Orst ann dinner of 41 ‘Twenty second Kexim pases lees Soa akon pee bo LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. eats DASHES TERE AND THERE BY THE SUN'S REPORTERS, —— How they Distribate Spurious Carrency 1 y—Tho Arrest of the N 6 Name. Another attempt to flood the city with spurious Ahy cont currency has just been frustrated, and & eluo obtained that may result in the detection of a number of dealers, Among the resorts of tho damned in the Eighth, Fourteenti, and Fiftoonth Wards ts 187 Bleecker street, kept by “Charley” Diamond. Diamond bas been very bold in hie manipulations of the “queer,” and passed It with- ont the least hesitation apon all tho frequenters of his den. The notes are very easily dotected, boint much coaracr in their engraving, smaller in size, and stiffer paper than the gonuive, On Tuesday evening James R, Taylor and Peter Kavanagh step Ped into Diamond's, and bank notes were changed by both, each recctving a apur‘ous fractional note, On Wednesday cyening Mr. Tesior communicated with OMcer Crawford, who, In civihan's dress, companied him to Diamond's, exlled for drinks, ‘te dered a one ‘ollar note, and ‘@ sparloas ‘frac: tional ‘ote passed on him, He arrested Diamond, and took him betore J lee Shandiey, who ordered him to be isken be ore United States Commissioner Shiolds, Tue prisoner was committed, potas Shatin © with the Seventh Aves eo Cir Thieves t About 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in oar No, 63 of the Broadway and Seventh avenue ne, sickly looking pickpocket entered and took a scat Veside Mrs.Bilerby of 69 Bt. Mark's piace, ils neck was bound with © white choker, the better to con- coal his real character and vocation, After a few winutes Mrs. B. missod ber wallet and at once ao- cused the cadaverons thief of the theft. To flatly denied it, and the straw was searchod and a bigh old time was raised in the car. The pickpock:t very coolly, and on s card whicu he drew ‘wrote a name which eannot be decipher ve his address at 45 West Forty- second street, after which be vamosed, Tue con appealed to to caus the arrest ot the asly in collusion with thief, A young woman in the car paid Mrs, K. fure, and she rode to the depot to complain of t conductor's conduct. —_-+ The Katguts of Py The Grand Lodge of the State of New York, K. of P., began thetr sem!-annual scssion inthe Bar- ton Lodge Rooms, over Wallack's Theatre, yester- day, Delegates were present from every Lodge In the State, After the Past Chancellors had taken thelr degrees, H. W. Good was elected Grand Chan gellor; A. G. Levy, Grand Venerable Puirtarch ; John 'W. Root, Vice-Grand Chancellor, ard B, PF. Dierks, Grand Recording Serive. ‘The Lodve toen adjouried to this moraing. The scea'on was ap ex- citing one. ust Chancellor Newell of Brooklyn, was Guo handsomest delegate tn the Council. TEE PEADODY PAGEANT. in Peabody, Mase.—The Cr: Paavony, Mass, Jan, 27.—Preparations here for the obsequies of the late George Peabody are nearly completed, The remains are expected to ar. rive Tuesday next, and will lie in state in the lower hall of Peabody Institnte one weck. No services will be held in the Institate, ‘The ®nal obsequies will take place in the Congregational Church, aud the remaine will be deposited in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Pontaxn, Me., Jan. %f.—Great numbers of people flocked to town to-day to visit the fleet, notice hia ing been given in the papers tat they would rece: visitors, and great disappointment was felt by many At being refuved sdmittance, owing to the visit of Admiral Farragut and party, on whose account the ‘Yess: Is were kept free until the afternoon, ‘The harbor wae Glied, however, with boats which sailed around the fivet, and the ‘disappointed ones i. whee the Adoiral visited those vesss ja was the Advoiral's party down one side than visite ‘Were admitted on the other, aod in the afiernoon the veascls were crowed. 2 The Peabody Funeral — Letter from Gen. Robert E. Le Lexixoton, Dean Sin: T regret that indisposition will pre- vent my attending the funeral of Mr. George body. Iam unable to andertake the journey at thie season, and cannot therefore anticipate the pleasure ot seeing vou im my pussage throagh New York, as YoU propore, Please make my complime its to your wite, sod aceept my thanks for your kind invitation, Very respectitiiy, Your obediont servant, R. BE. LEE. Mr. 8, Roo, & Pork Place, New York. venth @:ree Four 4--tory Heuses Desiroved, « Others Dumaged—Lose, €30,000-Three Firs men dojured. About 9 o'clock lost evening « fire was discor- ered on the second floor of Nos. 102 and 164 West Twenty-seventh street, © foarstry brick building. occupied on that floor by Baker & Waterbury, Mos to wood tiling, Loss about $3,500, Insured for $1,000. The Orst floor was occupied by the Troy Foantain Company's laundry, under the direction of J. Rosenbaum, whose loss ts $8,000, insured for £2,000. The other floors were unoecupted. ‘The walis fell afer the building had been gutted, and partially destroyed No, 166, 4 tenement house, Which was damaged about $1,000, The tenants es- caped with their furnitare, The Ore then extended to Nos. 153 and 160, four-story building, oceupled by E. ©. Robinson & Co, chair manufacturers, whose loss ts about $12,000 on stock. ‘The four buildin:e were owned by that firm, and ¢ dentroyed, causing & damage of $25,000 ; insured, No. 186, occupies by J. H. Pomeroy, maker, was dameged. by water aboot @ 168, 165, and 167 West Twenty-sizth street, wan dain: aged aboot $1,500 by falling bricks, &e., and we occupied, (he Lirst by George McLean, and the others aa a fuctory by J. 8. Miles. ‘The outhouses of Nos. 208, 295, and 807 beventh avenue were all darn: ‘ire and water. ‘The total lose is from $45,000 to £50,000, John dicKay, of No. 19 Track, and two other firemen were injured by falling bricks. ped, Other Losses by Fire. The National Hotel, Philadelphia, Messre Kuhn 4 6 34,000, C. Rober! ; ‘The Sing Sing Prison stables were damazed on ‘Wednesday to thé extent of 82,00. The convicts aided ip extinguishing Ue A fire last treet and 48 Park place ‘8 stock of crockery ‘Taylor & Moran's iguoe store, 519 Grand street, Tupiod by Tinie Forrester int Sic t, $00 Bufiding dud Turnitare voffored tothe extent tga, placate nse Lads PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, — nd Captain BL. Liscum, Lieut, C, Van Bluche: unattached, aro ordered for assignment to duly 1a Fork Colnmbus, N. ‘ention of the G. A. R. Depart. to Pittebargh, Maj, A. B. was clocted Giaud Cominaader, Mr. Arthor J. Peabody, nephew of the tate George Peavody, left this city to attend the funeral of his uncle ‘exterdaa| jo sw member of the frm of Charies ribper O., pubdiishors, On Wednesday afternoon the Hon, M. M. Pomeroy near below k!! ed in Central Hoe wae driving ti toam, with MM. ecretary, and two whea & pass carriaze whorls. w: ed from the Lub, aud the entire party w throws uk Mrs Commodore Vanderbilt visited Constant Mayer's pioture 1p Clinton Hall yosteriay moralng Bho ls much bandsomer than ni DOr oUntA have made her, 8! tol, aark, queenly ; dresses plain): 1¥4 @i-tere Into conversation, roadily : le well road and Intellectual, Sho Is goverally uccompaniod by Mrs. Crawford. Wears ho percepubie jewelry Save splendid solitaire car drops, the tnterment ‘Was oWing Co the fact that the funeral was in charee of Dr. Knbip Blake, a son of the late Rufus W. Blaio, the actor. Between tho latter and Tom Placide a foud had long oxlsted. tremely diiestionabie t Mr. Placide the Intter to ed his enmity 0 nding’ the ‘The Rev, J. A. Foersch of 68 Stanton st., writes to fay that when he married Mr. Albert Herman to Marie ‘ere, a8 reported 1D THe HUN, he Was not aware of the man’s Ineanity nor tl ebarac r jorman called ns Lo secure bis services for the ation way of bis tuperal of bis owa ne the woman Diors wat FUAge Was Connoe view en swindle hime MEHAVY WEIGHTS IN OOUNOIL, ade Handsome and impressive Assomblage— Waat it Takes to be One of Thom—Hu ther Won't I avyor Mhow: ‘Tho Curtain Failing on Tankors of Alo and Mott mi Crabs. Tho fat men met last night, at the Revere Honse, for tho adoption of a conatitation. Sitting arouud an Inner room they Improsacd an unsophistt- cated stranger forcibly. The Association would make # far handsomer Legistature than we have now, President Fisk sat at the head of a marble table, ‘whioh was placed #0 clove to the wall—not more than threo fret cistant—that it astonished every. body how Le managed to get Into his scat, Seated there he closely resembled rollicking Marry VIN. ‘The first business of the evening was the adop. tion of the Conatitation, the preamble to which reads as follows? “Tn order that we, the heary mon of the United Stetea, may more fally tho Diessings and plen tures Of this life, and sustain onr constitutione with vitor, vive conrad ing of humanity, who'eaome restral clu! enjoymentjan aystome, de here oy estantiah tne Unived States Uon of Heavy Men of the State of New York, taat of the present 16 may. be anid in, the fu as its now raid ol tho past, And thei ts In those days.’ Iu the constitution and by we the following iA Association alinl! bo restricted r more In Weight at the dato of ndmiasion, but no anbsequent decresso in weight shail result in forfeiture of membershlo The moderation and temperance of the Associa- tion Is shown tn this aw No rer. ver exhihtted himacif for money oF other jon; hy person of unsound body or dy UF piiyeicaily unperfeot, or an alt be eligible t hanitwal jo memmoersalp of this Ase ciation, Neveriliclens, an th preciato what 18 good, After discharging bla arduons duttes for an hour or more, said President Fisk: “This reconaiders- tion nnd potting the question, and all that, gentio men, 1s very good; but the Association ought to know, It ought, that 1am growing hasky, too, 80 Sonngre we have # couple of pitchers of ale, Gen- Goeweey totes os 9 ould expect of jovial hen trary to what one wi of vy weights, a litle war clond bee arisen ween the Counecticut aud New York associations, which, however, will probably soon blow ove ‘the debating about It, sald valiant Mafies, © letter from Boston which bite this nail on the hoad. Bays the writer, * Ye fat men of New York haven't crown #0 fat that ye can afford to divide yeseives, have ye?’ The foliowing officers have been elected: John A. B. Fisk, President, 858 pounds; ©. U. Hott, Viee- Lah ont he pounds ; A. Finnell, Sccrotary, 210 unde; T. J. Coe, Treasurer, 200 pounds. ive Committee—James M. Cooman. 818 pound: Rodliff, 239 pounds; John B. Rberhard, 295 pe D. M. Fifeld, 265 pounds; BE. Weston, 5 pounds; BP. Gibeom, 995 pounds; William H. Gibson, 948 D. W. Wyman,’ 95 pounds; G. Griffith, ht weight has been chosen as scribe, “ because," said the Hon. Jobn HL P. Fisk. “1 guess 8 really ft man wasn't made to drive the quill, he wasn't." A new member, Mr. K. Weston. of Buf- falo, waa introduced. He turns the scale at 245. After adjournment the Arsociation grew fall of bro- therly love over tankards of foaming alc aud sott- ebell crabs on toast. if preamble shows, they ap- ——--- THE WILK ES-BRUCE LIBEL SUIT. iia A Now Arenn for the spi © Sperting Mai $5,000 on the Reau't. The chamber of the Court of General Sessions ‘was crowded yesterday with prominent sporti men and politicians, who hod gathered to hear the conclusion of the hbel sult of Sandford D. Bruce and Goo. Wilkes, At the opening of the Court many bets were made by some of the sporting men on the result. One man bet $500 to $100 that Bruce would be convicted. ‘This was promptly covered. At 11 o'clock Judce Clark beran samming ap for the defence. He spoke of his embarrassment in address. pa the jary, result from bis lack of preparation im consequence of his being called in the case only the day before, snd also to his being a stranger, while ‘District was wall known ety “te jury, Me "would aot pat in avy testimony ‘for the defence, but would depend upon the wenkness of the case for the ptosceution. He said that the alleged. hibel was an answer to some article which mast hive appeared in some paper, ard che testimony of the prosecution was that no article waatever, in any way attack ing or reverring to the Field, and Farm had been published in Mr. Wilkes's paper. Parts of the article more grossly libedous than those referred to in the indictment it was not asserted referred tu Mr. Wilkes. Jadge Garvin closed for Betting still even; excitement bigh, charged the jury, succinctly describlug the rights of the pabhe press, and those of the privace euren, and commenting upon the difference between high: toned, independent Journalisin and the blacamualling lampooning of obscure and disreputsble newspapers in this country. When the jury went out heavy odds were offered in favor of an acquital, with no takers, Those who had previously civeo ‘odds vegar to hedge. After absence o pout three-quarters of an hour, the {ry returned und rendered a verdict of not guilty in One insta prowinent sporting man lost five Others lost and won in 61 Byeu the good-patured, em ¢ fon, Wm. B. Howe, went's Ofy on the result, and, with bis custom ry luck, wou. Bowe sporting men learned yesterday tae truth ofthe od prov taat nothing is s0 uncertain as the verdict ‘of a jury. Governor B '* Nomina: Trenton, Jan, %7.—The following nor were sent lw the Senate yesterday by dolph, and were immediately confirmed, Jadge of the Court of Errore and Appeals, Joa Clemen Commusstoner of the Sinking Fund, Peter D. Vroom and Charles 4. Olden ; Trustees of the State Nor- mal School, Charlos B. Elmer for First District ; Richard 8. Field. Second District; Benjamin Wil: hamaoo, Third District; Thomas Lawren, Fourth District; Benjamin F. Randolph, Sixth District. nations jovernor Ran- Houses for Cabinet Ministers, The Mayor of Washington had an inte: ith the President yesterday, in regard to District tere, ‘The President said’ he could not see why Government should be exempt from its due share of Isbility in adorning and embellishing the capital. Hehad no doubt the time would com when Cabinet Ministers would be furnished wi nouses free of reut by the Government, It w ridiculous to sappose that they sonia Kes rand din+ nera and receptions on the pittance of $3,0X) a year, Patrick Guelph is Travels. Prince Arthur, with Mrs. Thornton, by invi- tauon of Gen, Kameey, visited the Washington Areenal wseroraey. They were received with » as. late and shown the many points of interest, Sub- sequently the Prince dined with Becrevary und Mrs, iew Fish, In the evening « grana bail tp his honor wus kiven in Masonic Hall, which was attended by the President, LONG ISLAND, A. G. Sullivan, twenty years Justice of the Peace, of Flushing, wee buried Yasterday. Constable Carli. of Flushing, has been arrested for Accepung @ bribe from a prisonor. At a horse race in Seutuck, one of the horses fell, 4 be neck, as broken. Am Altercation followed. 1g Rich owe Pitisiey sesauiiod Dr, Beebe, boating him ial. ———_—__—- NEW JERSEY. ‘ The Friendly Sons of Ireland of Jersey City have elocted Phineas Filgpairick President, Coamo Lodge, an of-shoot of Oriental Lode, F. apd A. M,, ts to'be instituted in Newark on Wodnes: day next, Conductor Slont discovered a man lying dead on the Brie Uallway truck, near Blostburgh, on Mouduy a The Tonnolie estate, just north of Snake Hill, lias been purchased for $1,000 for a alte for w large public hospital, One Clark, an employee of the Morris and Essex Railway. wes'run over wad killed on Woda ou ing in Hobokea, Se JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, Eight cases of small-pox-wore reported In the city yesterday. A new ward, to be known as the * Accident Ward," has been established in Belieyue Hospital by Wardeo Brennay James Dunphy, who was injured a few diys ago Hyp rock falliow upon hin In « sower, diet yesterday ia fellevue Hospital, Dr. Harris invites any person who thinks he ty concealing facts about sinall-pox, bo pay an oflivial vialt With bin to wll infeoted pinces, At the Grand Opera house, the theatre ts to be kept ope Wook, and closed the wholv of next for Whe Complete ronexredi of tho Dew pleco, Mesrrs, Haas & Sampson. 67 Warren street, left their water faucels ruouing last evening, obiging the police (o break open the skylight over their door, Edmued B. Hearne, mony years a Judge of the Marine Court of tia city, dled yoalorday at his country me In Rookaway, L. 1, of indlamiuation of the bowels ena paralysis, ‘The Committee of Ai vments for the Grand jasonte Ball to be held 4 ‘Academy of Music, re 16 ald “Of dtrossed Mesvaehsoks in Cada, not (aot DWE ab the Khe House. They intend to supply sl the Maator Masons of th Fi toketa, for sale, 0 bOXGs In the AckCaay are avid tl PRICE TWO CENTS, THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS, ANOTHER STORMY SESSION OF 1718 OORPS LEGISLATIF, pare ndeiatoy © Troops From La Orranet Not Dond—Progroes of Hons. Panis, Jan. 27.—Many of the troops recently ent to La Creazot to preserve order there among the strikers bave returned to the garrisons. T'roale dent Schneider now accuses Koglishmon of having fomented tho troubles, There stormy acenion of the Corps Logialatit this afiernoon on tho Franoo-Euglish Commercial treaty, M. Thiers ina spooch demanded ® renuns elation of this treaty and reproached the majority, fsserting that they did not truly represont the country or they would overthrow a Ministry baving Principles the country had repudiated. Great agiie ton ensned, Rx-Minister Forcade replied that te majority upheld the Cabinet. It is not understood why Thiers opposed the Ministry, and Foreade ap held It, bat it is supposed that M. Thiers wished {tt feault In voto that wout! force Meesrs. Dara, Lonvot, nnd Baffet to rosicn, in order to be replaced by membere of the majority, Tis nnnounced that Lord Clarendon bas arrived hero from London to ascertain for the Razilsh Gov- ernment the roal intention of the Crbinet and Tart cries in regard to tha treaty of commerce, witich Ox: Pires on tno 4th of February next. ‘The Duke of Brozite, n lending mamber of the Or- teaniate, died bero verterday. Ho was 85 years old, pio, Jan 9 —The ramor of the death of the pe 18'Gilar, Col. D'Arge, commander of the Antiber Lorton, died Jn tris eliy yesterday. During bis last acknewe he called the oMicers of the Legion together and om joined their Adelity and honor to the Pope and ranon, Gnx: Jan. %71.—The ship Margarot William. fou, from Newioundiand port for Oporto, ise pub in here, with topmasta, Jib-boomn, bulwarks, and galley gone, having experienced «Leavy gulc.” One man lind been lost overbonrd: Mapai, Jan, #1.—The elections for the Constitye ent Cortes toot api Progressists, 18; Untonista, 8; Hepubiicans, 41 Absotatet, 1 THE WORKINGMEN’'S ASSEMBLY, Bitter Tostility to Cooly Labor Giving the Pablic Lands te Mencred Monopoliate—Co-overation Recommended Atoaxr, Jan, 27.—Tho Workingmen’s Assome bly metacuin this morning. The bills relative to the use of second-hand barrels, to Cooly Inbor, to granta of pablio Ianis to railroads, id to the politionl organization of workingmen. were favorably re- ported upon from Committees, A motion wae made that the authoritics be instracte | to place the free Inbor bureau at New York in the hands of the trados unions, which after debate waa tabled, og Grr ght np ani . rt in favor of ie Inw against old barrels was also adopted nnd the Legisintore was areed to pass it. A resolution recommending cooperation was aduptod. Mr. Trevel- hick said that bills wero before Congress appropri ating over 246,000,000 of acres of pubile land to ralle road monopolies," A protracted ditcassion on the Subject of Cooly labor then took place, ‘The strong- est feuiing against Cooly immigration was manilest- ed and resolutions protesting against it were adopted. In the evening a large meeting assembled at the State Capito! to liston to an address from Mr, Trovele lick, Prosident of the National Labor Congress, ———— CIVILIZATION IN TENNESSEE. 'y for Marder Taken 0. Mob. Nasnvinis, Tean., Jan. 27.—The details of the recent tragedy in Carroll county were recctved to day. The five colored men who confessed the mun der of Col. Coleman on Sunday night, were ex ‘Aamtned at Hantington ow Taoaday bofure the Magte trate's Court, and sent to jail for trial at the May torm of the Circuit Court. About ten o'clock that evening some two bandred horsemen rode {nto the town, took the from the jail, carried them a short dis them. One of the nvgroes was not killed, bat Grupped and feigned to be dead i bat in, aitempting 0 © return scare) food and waa Kuled: rive mob ihen rode om carryine with them the five dead bodies, which they buried. those who participated in the killing were m: — The bellymen of Steinway & Sons met yestor: day to hear a report from the Committee appointed to wait on Superintendent Kreecer to avcertaln whether Steinway & Sons Intended to pay tor ail unfinished work. The Committee reported that Mr. Krooger would settle to his own sutisfrction, All the bellymen then handed in their claims to the President of the Society, Mr. Lanz, who intends to appeal to the courts If Messrs, Steinway & Sous do hot settle in full. ‘They say that about a year one of thelr number gained a suit of this kind agdust Mr. Steinway, A namber of the strikers have already tuund employment in other abops, and the reet cxpect work at an early day — Labor Item: The Jonrneymen Plumbers’ Kenevolont Protective Society inet fn Masonio Hall Inst evening. A Committee of Cigar Manu‘actnrers has gone ta Washington with a petition to Congress waking for the al of the existing tax on tooacco wad cigars The Newark Hatters, who. @ few days ago stracle cher waxes, have reconsidered thelr movement Ad resumed work. A fow shops accoded (he do mands of tho str kere, One hundred and fity workinea at the cutlery works of the J. Mtnaselt Manofacturing Com at Gree. feld. Mass, Rave struck om account of & reduce tou In wages The strike of the Erte Rallway employees fs at an end, and with it has come the dissolution of their asso. Fiation. ACommittes of the strikers who walled om Supertntondent Rucker ves'erday, were Informed thet man of them won! betakon'back aa long as the ty @xistod. A iueetins Was held in the witcrnoon We businoss of the socloty was wound up, picasa tiled BROOKLYN pal! BB An unknown man dronped dead at Walcott and Conover sireota yesterd a) ‘The cash resources of tho Old Ladten’ Homo Inst year woro $13,218, and the disbursements @10,4i5, Robert Wilson, a colored boy, while divin: a k te from tho roof ot sho house. 18) Nuvy treat. yesterday, fol to the sidewalk, sustaitlag iractures of bis right arae and leg, Peter Bishop was fined $30 by Justice Walsh you. teri or punching Fugeue head during « dance At the house of tae latter, eveninw of tho ith Inst. Chas, Cautlach, of Meeker avenne, was held tn @500 Dali by Commisaiouor Joncs yesterday, to await the ao {lon of the Grand Jury, on. the charge of retailing liquor without paying special tax. A Jury in the Supreme Court yesterday gave Levi 8. Parsons & verdict of $200 against the Now York wud Harlem Navigation Gompany tor tnjaries recelyed 1s March, 1<:, while aboard the steamer Nelly Wulta ince strect, on the ‘which ran pier at Astoria, ber of citizens interested in real estate hight In the Fourt» District Court, Wit hear the tostimony in the cane of Jeph Killed on the 18th inal. by the fall of 6 Tow Of bow tenoment houses In Division aveauc, —— RKS FROM THE TELEGRAVH, arrived at Baga, He bad but etal day's provisions, Fonr stores in Rockland, Me.. were robbed by burglars ou Wodnesday nugnt ‘The etloris to organize Vigilance Committee ia Chicago ended tn 8 broad far ‘The citizens of Michigan resident in Washinetor celetrated the Wirty:chird wantvorsa:y of (hat, State Last ight, toths gchooner Emma Cv. be rill, from New York, is aahore on Chatuaut racks ary ordered to Fort Leavenw lll be wstigned to the Teoth u alry. Thomas Welch, Carpenter's cotton ving be sistant foreman in Jeremiay Valatio, was instantly Kile wand drawn over a iil fold, Mans., surhnes Compa nae of lite fo!l forty foot ri Georse Allen. of Sprt from the now Charter Dai tng at Hartford yesterday one lea, Tie reception tn tho bad be ative Man n, which nognera fur last eveuing, hve been pose Wau next. Thursday evening, ob account uf the Bath Ronor' of Prince Artaur The Matue Temperance Convention in ty gesston fo cewiston, Tho My e¥ Parhain of Paris been’ e President, Vielent thes were deligr srod yesterday, dvavuncing Gov, Cuamberiarn. The Rev Wm H. Channing, in the Antt-Slavery Society meeting in Boston, yesterday, advocated the formation of new party, w ould times fusell ei turely to the principles of ‘impartial equality. A type-setting maton of $1,000 a side is to be con: tested in Cin t month, between George A, ‘ber, of th a W. bwiknay, of Duougua wa. Mr. Barber F. Area of the New Yorw match subsequenily, | meeting of the Manan in Boston veeterday, res Tuuons were adupted, ns Ih the Dear prospect of the ratification of the 'Fifteento Amendment, and (had the precipitate admission of ball legal States is & hod loss betrayal of the uauon, Yesterday afternoon, two strangers entered the ‘Third Nevonal h, and pre ontod & eo bauk., New osenivontl sisi? oboe At the thirty ebusetty Anti 3); Saal bank with Bow are (orcorvee and orisiuod —_