The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 18, 1870, Page 1

THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR NITRO-GLYCERINE AGAI WHE FACTORY NEAR MACK ENSACK BLOWN 10 ATOMS, Three Men and a Boy I Jslature’s Act for t! je Removal . of the Explosive. betore yesterday the Legislature of New y enacted @ law that @ nitro-giycorine factory, situated about two miles below Hackensack, should the frst of July. The offensive removed yesterday effec tually. ‘At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning a terrific Getonation was heard near Hackensack, as of an Instinctively, all who heard it eap- wed it to be tl mA party hastened to the epot. Nothing was found where the tactory stood but the chimney, The ground round about was strewn with the frag. ents, and the only remal Bore that could be found, were little bits of red moat sticking in the debris t Four men and a boy were at work in the place One of them was outside and escaped death, out Is too seriously injured to five any informution on the subject, or the cause of of those who worked ery direction, (Mollanters) at the ti and boy were blown to atoms. What could be gathered up of their re- mains was put into baskets together was gatl baman flesh, nota piece of which was larger than The other three 1 boxes, and about SEP ri Ts ‘The one man remaining alive being unable to give information, the cause of the accident ean only be conjectured, Noone seems to know much about the place, It being considered too dangerous among the people there to visit often, How much of the material was stored there is not known, but it must rable, Many of the unfortunate victims’ friends having heard of the calamity last evening, hastened over to Little Rnglith, and wore unable to understand the question whether thoy knew the victims or their have been consi: place. They speak ANOTHER ACCOUNT. At 10:30 A. M. yesterday the village of Ridgefteld, formeriy Hackensack Junction, on the Northern N. J. R. R., was thrown lato excitement by a torrifie explosion of nitro-gl)corine at the factory belonging to Col, Shatfuer of New York, sitasted close to the jnnetion, Tho foreman of the factory, Herman Myers, and two laborers, besides a ilttle Doy, not sitached to the factory, were lostantly killed, and their bodies blown in sueb fragments t no trece of them could be found yesterday. ‘The factory was built of brick, and has beet {ng stout two years, Tt was 150 feet long and 50 nd contained at the time of the accident 7,000 tons of nitro-glycerine, together with materials enough for making about $5,000 pounds more. The interior of the fictory was fitted up with nd implements suffcient to make about 2,000 pounds of nitro-glycerine per diem. The materia! fonsisted principally of aitre and sulphuric #cid, Papposed to be of the highest gravity. ‘nd {te surrcunding ow lidings were inundated by he recent high Udes, which caused, as far as wo learn, the necessiiy of placing these acids upon a Platform, and itis supposed the grating of some of the ca:Lcys containing these acids produced the fre Which caused the explos on of ta The whole building was destroyed, being blown to Atoms, and the remains of the three men and boy who wore bown up with the Luilding have not as yet been (ound, partly owing to the rvius being still ‘There were tome of the factory men Within three hundred yards of the accident with a team of horses, but curious to relate they uid not feel the shock im the slightest degree, mearrly hear- lng the explosion, The En, lew ood Railway station is @ mile und 4 quarter from the scone And about ten minutes after its occurrence Passod by, causing the passengers some siarm and Anxiety, althouzh no danger was evident ‘The loss is estimated at $75,009 THE VERY LATEST FROM HACKENSACK. Another of those fearful accidents, which from time to time horrify the reader by their unnatural Strocity, bas aguin served to startle us from the com- Parative security in which we have passed the cur and a ha fa company of New Yorkers bave been engaged in manufaetur- ing nitro glycerine at a factory situated on the Marshes, about a mile distant from Ridgetield, N. J. ‘The factory is owned by Mr. Willlam Lawton, of ind was originaily occupied by the New York Beet Sugar Company, and after the fail Ure of that conecrn, rimained un made use of for tis present dan; o terday morning, at preci-ely 8 minutes to 10, the eighborhood were startled by two explosions fol Jowing ove witer another, and so@n the Leartrending spread around that the factory wus de 1 with it four human lives. k caused by the explosion was distine'ly itro-glycerine. For the past ye: ‘TM Jobn street, on by the concussion, st tho neighbors have Leen taking very Gistrict, lias been forwarded to the Lezisla some saying that in remeving the bags containing the nitro-glycerine, of them had been thrown dowa on the hard Bround ond exploded. None of the were working at the f #0 We liave to judge by what w bedivs have been fou yapporest tuat they were blown to pieces by the time of the explosion mployees who the hans employed. w itro-glycerine ent. The tactory oullt of brick, nearly entirely long by O40 it, w nd wood roof. neiguborbood Quantities of ni ro-glycerin ut We «0 not put uch faith In those state lycerine has of late been mixed called sol cake, and muse into a rally consider thie method was far s rocess, Our reporter gathered the foliowing facts Gabel Carling porch of the W: od a8 follows : gton Hall Hotel, watciing some men who were cutiing off some willow limbs, and they were right in. roof of tue building fe of the (actory, 4. Gown, scatterer, all A portion of th factory, and some of the brick* and lebris fell clos istant about hata mile from the sen plesion. ‘The second explosion { low after the frst, but nothin cloud of smoke round all day, and have not. fo scraps; every thing appears to bave bi ou bi John Reiter, brother of Leyn Reiter, Tum employed by the Com Deen working ‘or them for sem @ay morning, shortly before 10 o'c!oc turoing from the sloop with Wheeler wid the w to get our second ioad, as We had just carted tents Dogs, and L had just reached the 1W-acre bank, about 160 yurds irom the factory, when I saw the entire ne building blow up fell seattered about. roof fell in wll direetions, and wome Of them close to Whee cr was in hls wagon at the ti f Attor the first explosiv my mother and the other men standing by the bags that they hud raised outof the well, nd just us I d Theard the second explosion, I sawa cloud of smoke The pivees of the ‘Was #tanding by it father of the boy went this morning to collect chet stoted—T am the spout 85 years pack to America for some time, but gave it ap about a month ago, and Thursday was to have been Leyn's last day ashe {ntended going to Phiiadelphis, but fute decreed ot wis Bastian Weyman, about 48 years of ago, 18 also a of Holland, "He leaves bebind him « wite and children. Richard Henckos, aged 18 yews, was not employ- ed in the factory, put for somo time past has been gmplzyed! by 4 man named Wheelgr, who did the carting for the Company. Wheeler, tt appears, owed the boy €24, and he had come in search of it, ‘THR REMAINS, Several people were busily engaged in searching for the remains of the victims, and succeeded in dis- covering about 35 pounds of ‘human flesh, A por- tion of 8 foot as if torn off at the instep, has been Fecognizod by his brother aa that of Len Reiter, the skin of the ribs and part nehes in length, a knee juint, Pintes, thigh boue ‘perfectly des shoulder blade and @ portion of a joing five or six Joiuts. A KNIFE BLADR, Fried has since deen recognized as beloneing to Moror, the foreman, was picked up by ainan named David Chryatie, about 180 from the fac lay” Dreast avout p joint, two hij Litute of’ Mesh, back bone con ing on the ice. It was recognized by a chip out of the end of it, which he bad shown toa friend a few days ago. A Piece OF A CAP, recognized Picked up about 200 yards from the fictory, DAMAGES TO THE NRIOHDORS. Mrs. Corling, residing about mile from the ‘factory, while cl & narrow escape from some falling the explosion. A brick from the factory fell Wasbington Hall Hotel, about balf'a. mile distant. Several of the windows were brok the door taken. 0 calasas broken by the con . wood, called an inquest yesterda: field. SHERIFF JACKSON £0 BE FREED. The case of Deputy Sheriff Jackson, who ts indicted for the murder of Archibald Douglass, in & First Ward liquor store, will come up this morning, at 11 o'clock, before Judge Bedford, in the Court of General Sessions. It will doubtless be remembered von la question, and in consequence of it hot words ensued between Jackson and Douglass. Jackson at once drew s Douglass fled before him, ran through the and attempted to escape by aside door. He bad opened the door, when Jackson, who had fol- lowed him, deliberately pointing « pistol at the back of bis head, @red. Douglass fell dead. Jackson was arrested, and by @ packed Coroner's jury was ex- onerated of all guilt, He was, however, committed ‘* quarrel bad arisen in the pistol taloo to await the action of the Grand Jury. In Nov ber, the Grand Jury for the Court of General Ses- sions found an indictment for manslaughter against prise to the public, id how the subor di nates in the District Attorney's office manage things, ease was sent before the Grana Jury, every witness that could be found who would swear to the innocence of Jackson was sent before the Grand Jury. Bo many conflicting stories were told to that body by the different witnosses that they foand the indictment of manslaughter. No one was jonished than Distriet-Attorney Garvin, who not escape Justice by aay ehican, He promptly came into court before Recorder Hackett, nua moved that the indictment be quashed. It was at once ordered: Vim. ‘This occasioned great bat none to those who unders! ‘When 4 that so great ® eriminal eh ‘The case was then sent before the December Jury, only the witnesses for the people appesring ; urder and the consequence was an indictment for m' bi first degree. no me offence which bad caused an i previous jury before a trial bas take ment can be found against the murder consequence then will be that the pr! swing open before him, and this Will be again let loose pon the community, hc Pashto BLE IN ALBA pote Baa THE TROU But Honor of t, Patrick—The Central Ray road Bill a Stock-Jobbing Operation, Auvasy, March 17,—As usual on the anniver- sary of St. Patrick, neither branch of the Legislature transacted much business to-day, The members felt little inclined to consider important measures, or in fact hold any session at al GRANTING LANDS TO NEW YORK CITY, Senstor Tween int 1a bill that the Mayor, Aldermen pmmonality of the city New York sh: owners a fee simple of and and land und said city, bounded on the south bh voort street. uorth by West Twellth street by Washington, and west by the exterior line of said city, THE SENATE IN GREEN, d from Sts usual « The Senate re MSt. Patrick. Henry C, Murphy wis in excellent time since he leit tho H. h his eyes showed signs ot still looked fresh” in emerald Licutenant-Governor Beach w nor. mous green scarf. Crand = Sachem — Tweed » and in the Florences benefit ut the Opera r und the Eighth Ward Thun- ent up for the Harry Was attired in a full suit of gr evening attended th House, Tom Crean derbolt were dressed in. new suite, occasion by Bell, the artist tailor Genet wore an enormous green searf Prince gies. ‘The other Sevators, Frost, Keu Parker, and the rest, eo green badges, After third reading, the Senate adjourned to MORE CONGENIAL QUARTERS, where they passed the remainder of the day, A St Patrick's diuner was. gi cards for which had been issued a few days pre: vious; It was required that every gentleman pre. sent should appear in emerald cos of green shirt, green stockings vest, Adj, Gen. Jno. ©, Jucobs, the Pro i Henry C, Cullom, th 4, the old inan + and the had jusy bout to devour each a halt a dozen raw oys , accompanied by his full stadt, dre iry toggery, there ENTERED GOV. HOFFMAN, preceeded bs @ monster green scarf, While the Governor was felicitating himself on his veto of the t ver, andon the d from the Assem- leree, general counsel of nd Prince 145th strect railroad bill of I twelve snubbings he has recei’ bly, in walked James F, the Insurance companies of the’ State Hal, Chairman of the Railroad Commlte com. panied by Mr. Chas. Burt, the represe lish EB 4 Messrs. A. D. Barber, Abraham Van Veen. n. Geo. O, Jones, Eugene Darwin, and the genial Warren Leland, who pronounced TU® WHOLE APYAIR A BIG THIN ili of fare was headed b. likens *. and commenced with and closed with green seal chaupagn of the present writing, tl hampagne is being discuss cv se of fare on the Hudson’ R, Ha road Was simply A STOCK JORDING SWINDLE, ose of St. At the time @ bill for an ine aud Central introdured for th » of enhaneing the value of the #to rowls in Wall street, It is enly chirged that Horace J. Clark, Vanderbilt's and other st operators known eo, have e time back in the Hw nd Cen- Finding that the stock did not advance 1 that it would very likely deprecia ed to this strazecieal movernent to fores ey have failed in tioir object, and there ts ty of the bill's passing, for Gov, Hoff 4 (riend to-day that this bid Would ney me a law SOL —_- Rhede Istond Democratic Nominations. Provinexee, March 17.—The D. vention nocratic Con. t broviai for Gover rf War Lientenant-Governor J. Niiller, of Newport, Or General 1 Milk Dent Fovotnin Mend. AC The Great Kait Auuany, March 17. —dudg Hof Roches. ter hus rendered his decision upon the motion inade n tie Susquehanna Kaiiroat case by the so-culle Fisk Directors, sustainiag the Romsey Dire. tora upon ail points, ‘This decision leaves the Hawavy Boaid iu undisturbed coutrol of tue rowd. NEW YOR CK’S BIRTHDAY. eet ee ST. PATRI THE FINEST CELEBRATION EVER EN- JOYED IN NEW YORK. ‘bance Anywhere to Mar the Fes tivities—Forty Thousand Men in the New York Procens The turnout yesterday exceeded in brillianey and numbers any previous St, Patrick's display ‘The members of the several societion appeared im new regalia, Atan early hour the sons and daugh- tors of St. Patrick lined the streets through which their brothers, husbands, and fathers would pass, ‘Those assembled in Second avenue ant intersecting Streets, the right resting on Tenth street, to the Humber at least of 40,000, with fags flying and bands Playing popular Irish and American airs, Noon was the hour appointed for the start, bat, of course, no- body moved before 1 o'clock. very street was densely crowded, and when the procession moved the Kast side railroad ears were stopped. Every fiagstaif along the reuto bore either the Emerald sheen or the Stars and Stripes, and some had both, Mayor O'Hall had promised to ride in the proces- sion, and of course be was late, so that nearly an hour was wasted in waiting for his arrival, which at 1255 noon was appounced by the firing of a can- then the distingusbed Know-Nothing Republican Tammany Ringmaster appeared at the head of the column, seated in an the Rev. Fath Com Delonging to the boy, Henches, was 00 yards Bietory. Ri Brightiog's. fart, abouts Tate ison si one S formar abouts, ete” ai carviege, with trelands Police ir. B. L. Carey. . T. Brennan, and 'M: Tie ette ket eae tat re a ad a» flaming o le e nest ereen. Led by the Sixty-ninth Regiment and band, the for and Marshals of the day moved forward, at about 1:90 P. M. ‘ity Hall where his of houses four miles distant wore of Ingle- nm, but as he was unable to procure the witnesses, adjonrned itantil to-day, at 1 P. M., at the Club House, Ridge- tered the east lonor and his new m necktie, taking a position in the centre of the ‘ommon Council, reviewed the procession cheers rang forth from a thousand. thi * Wearing of the Green" and ‘Daj * were played by the bands as they ial Police Comsissioner, Matthew Brennan was recelved with cheers. The Hon. Mathew, who © new card—that of vein the affections of he an ation and, Michael had sone.’ Mr. Brennan, ‘The Wearing of the Green," displayed the “ Star and the Key" flag, emblematic of their own loved isle, whien. was voeiferously cheered as the Bome of the Bo- ile their bands ‘entan Regiment, uded. The genial mn passed, front of ‘le wonse re. admired and ‘appla nd face of Fatner Moone: ie of recognition, “Peter's cadets, of Barclay imired. ‘The procession was dismissod at about 4 P, M, This Society dined last evening in the Brooklyn Athepwum, About 130 persons Carroll presided, and was supported by Mayor Kaibfeisch on his left, and Father Keenan (the chaplain of the Society), on his right boy the Vice-President, and Mr. R. J. Secretary, did their best to provide for the ‘The concert ball was gai while at one end of the b St. Patrick, taken when ho wa at down, President figure of the Sai fnake and s toad at Tn responding ‘to the to Father Keegan Ukeved J Bab; made by the counsel for the d Mr. Win. F. Kintz- ‘ash the second indictment on the ground }d Jury hae no right to reindict a man . AF this motion prevatis, and the second in- Aictment is quashed, what will be the result? The first hus already been quashed, and no other indiet- ‘The legal on doors will dyed criminal ‘The United States,” "by Gen. Woodford, ies * by Mr. Thomas ponded to by Mr. Bureen Mr. Kinsella; The Pres the Union, and ‘on. Michnel Cor ittle work Done~Everybedy Drank in e Michael Consclly spread a One Fiftieth street twenty five boys, ere in the untvorm of th oF parce's of 8 and 600 girl e boys rode down to Fourt tuand Avenue A. of the Immaculate tv in hopor | Feturned to the house of th Dinner of the Knights of St, Patrick, of St. Patrick celebrated by 4 (Fifth avenue) in the evening. rooms were beautifully decorated, Fitzgerald, Burke, Grattan, Emmet,Curran, Meagher, Russell, and Daniel 0° plased arovnd the rooms, chair of the President, Mr, De glorious old “ sundurs nd the names of Immediately ov is Quinn, was the nd, With & portrait dering the Pulice bill toa K, FR IDAY, MARCH NEW FRAUDS IN WALL STREET. ——— the Gentlem 10-405 with a Worthless Check—Al- tored Chocks in Cireulat On Tuesday, two men of respectable exterior entered the office of Chas. Unger & Co,, and pre- senting letters of introduction from the Baltimore correspondents of that firm, after a short conversa- tion purchased some Government bonds, They stated thelg reason for not baying them in Baltimore to be thab the issue they desired could not be 80 rendily or #0 advantageously obtained. Messrs. Unger & Co. were jod with thelr letters, which represented one as James Cummingfort, a shipper of produce at 79 South street, Baltimore, and the other grain dealor at 43 Second street, Haag wanted invest the result of 8 succonsful speciation, amounting to £40,000, in 10-40 Govern- mt bonds. Mr. Unger cbeorfully furaished the nds in lots as follows : 36 bonde of 1a, $1,000 cnet, W Is of list, 1100 ench. if ‘9 bonds of 1862, $50 encd. Commingfort and Mitehel\ presented a certified check on the Ninth National Bank of this city for ‘The financiers remained a little while, and n took their | ‘This cheek was duly dopos- ited by Unger & Co.. and the next morning {t was note informing the tro thar Cusmtalngfost and Mitek, te inform rm en had no fun js at that bank, and that they had been the vietims of a fraud. Mosers. Unger & Co., thus informed, hastened to te Police Central Omcd, an- nounced their los, and pablished handbills promis- Ing a reward of 9 per Goat, for any portion of the recovered, Two or three altered cheeks have been presented and paid by firms and banks in Wall street during the past two or three days, Another case was re- forced yesterday. A whore name is not mown, called lately upon Messrs. Kemp, Day & Co.. of 116 Wall treet and obtained from them & check for $30 on the St. Nicholos Bank. Noxt day 8 man, 80 to be the same called at the Hatch & Co, 7% woy, and Bought 96.000 of ba bonds of 1608 ogseice IE’ vay. mont Kemp, ‘a check for 425. delivering the , Farmer, ‘atcns Co; sent ths check to the bank for certification, when the fraud was discovered. Meantime the parchaser of the bonds had stepped out, and has not yet returned. pehtnticnostin ~heetniriat GREAT BATTLE IN MEXICO. —— The Potos! Revolutionists Defeated—Three Hundred Killed, Ooo Theusa: Taken Prisoners. Cirr or Mexico, March 11, vie Havawa, March 15.—A heavy battle ts reported to have been fought Detween the Potosi revolationists and the Govern- ment troops. At firet the revolutionists were suc- cessful, but they wore afterwards beaten. and com- Pelled to fly before a beyonet charge of the troops. Three hundred insurgents were killed, and one thou- sand taken prisoners. Gens, Cadena and Herts escaped with 500 men; Promuneiados have fone forth for the, purpote, of concentrating the revolntioniats in the State of Mi- choacan, Gen. Escobedo bas been ordered to. turn hia attention to that section, ‘The revolutionarr officers who lef the State of Mexibo during the last few weeks havo been mostly captured and killed. The Clty Tax Levy. Speaker Hitcnaan presented tho annual tax levy esterday. The city levy provides for raising following anonnts : 413,000 00 $0.40 99 on on arrears of nas 0 0D res on arrears Of taxes, 10,00 00 WeaUMg MATRON. sora seesee sss 36'000 09 ening te under contract... ‘0.000 00 City contingencietss scene ‘4,970 00 Coatingencies—Legisiattve Dep: 20 8 Mayor's offices. nM ompiro ier office. 13,000 00 Etreet Department o1 ae J 5,000 00 88.000 80 3.000 Ri 10.000, 8 cit om Futnshing offices Aldermen. $5,000 Cy Paenisuing. aiid Civil and Police Court rooms. 125,000 00 Donations for Chureh and eh poses. opie : 20.000 00 Errors and delinquenci 5,100 00 Plasging sih-wniks aid fetciag’ vacant iow; "Be jacging sid: walks and fenclig Vacant Yo ; Interest on Revenue bonds... {290,000 00 gndgments ..cs- 065 11 Lampe and ens 1,106.300 00, nds and places . ‘000 00 Lands and paces ‘or lisitery Park 18.10 0 Mt. Morris square Improvement 15,000 00 ow stone bridge at Kingsbridge 10000 : CON ervsseess 70.00 2 fe.om9 80 iietioi ania'Fepaire:: 128,009 O0 NA UFIRAlSe«. ses, 3,300 00 omce—Arreats of eat Liberator from a photograph taken in aud recently. py Win. H. Powel ofthe well-known Tom Kingsh officer Was supported on hit right an Hon, Abraham O'Hall, with his tremend . With whiskers newly bi was under the dirvetion The presiding ad lett by the en at the Club House, the ume, tO COnrist ‘cout, onde to the invitation, Croamer, the leader of the Kighth Ward Thunderbolt; Fox, the Hon. Matthew T, Brenna Jobn Martin Ka trick Cuff und Pe 1 members), the mon 8, Sullvan, Joho Fianagan, John Mullaly of the . Dr. E. H, Kimburk, Judge Cur # Tray nor, and others, ned the literary exercises with a ‘ch, In which he alluded to the fact that Of the bishops now attending the 1 Council were Irishinen posed the Orst toast, to which the hi ’. Hutchings, responded, th Napoleon , Fowler, the Talleyrand of ¥ Dolan, Eaq. (two Old Guard,” Al; sembly, ‘These gen. | Metropolitan Recor mselves at the table, aud ed in He then pro- A number of letters of apoloy y wore read by the Corresponding retary irom Gen. Grant, Pre John T, Hoffman, Governor of immense cheering); the erly, United Siates Seuator, and & number of others, New York, (ree tive of the te stockholders. A few minutes later ock Annociation, hamrock Association took their annual Supper last night in the Metropolitan Hotel, Before supper the members tripped the light fantastic toe, Mr. Jobn Burlinson presided at the supper, and alter the guests bad satisfled their appeti made a few remarks, Secretary of the Assoc! n turtle soup, fitticth bottle of vex Cardozo and Bedford, th ‘The Presideut's letter was as f TIVK MANSION, ». Cay Feb. 18, 1540, § Friendly Sons of St, Pot tek, members of the anual festival in’ the St on was half a mile lon but the) rocess trick, of Williamsbursh day bya grand ball aud banqi pklyn the sons of St. A procession ne: aud marched accord od route, ‘The hue was headed by a © "i ‘On 00 fem iia: bors 4 6,00) ads anid avenii i 1000.0 09 moving Nisht soil, offal, and dead wai cessseseses 40,500 00 Of Lewinictive Departing, 100 0 of Mayor's ottice Ms 45500 00 t Depariment of Finaice 217 500 00 f Stret Department 131/00) 00 f Croton Aqueduct Departinent 100,82 00 «Law cateesis 21915 85,000 00 Revision aud Correction adareeas 8,000 0 A 8 5 00 70.100 00 i 3 15.000 00 Cleaning, 5 104,000 09 soclet nation of Juvenile De- ling . 8,40 09 Supplies and cleaning pubile ottiees. 100,000 00 Taxes—Bureau for v y of Feit porary ( tr + 20,000 60 Wharves, piers, and slip» ; 2 980'000 00 Wells anit pumps, rey airing aad i 4,500 How Contral Park, adapting grade to WgWth BVEWUE.......cerserseenseeee + $5,000 00 THE COUNTY LEVY. For advertising. iaiats 45,000 Care and maintenance of Marien bi ide 2,000 Clean'n, ippiies for county offices, 55,009 40,000 10'000 000 0 100 000, eo) ra 000) Fitting up 00 r 4 ittIDg Up Ofte SEs. woeso¥s SfSeh Son: S85 & EfSEE S2ESEzE = S282 8 S2eESS fePsess Seese ssassees eoutly, r Judietary away Stationary, law. aud blank booka,..! Jonery and Slank books for Commission: and Atsossment.............. 184 aud blank books for igcelver ‘ot ‘onnity dati a, or return, 5 oe RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, ——s jobert M. Kellogy, of the Erie Rail- City on We ay night, from t ries he rocelved while coupilng cars on Saturday " 1 Havens, of Carpenter's whik oint, near Port tod condition, walking on Railway Port Jervis, on Wei have fe Juche, Whe while Island’ tn n Wednesday afternoon, came to his death own ras Mr. Keron Whetan, of South Amboy, in atlemot Ing togeton ® train last eveniny at the Market #trcet depot, Sowark, fell under the wheels. His lett oct Wa erushod #0 severely that amputation Was periormed : i PERSONAL BLLAGENC. Prof, Cameron, of Princeton, started for Europe on Tuesday O'Hall's tailor, for pecuntury reasons, goes wonring of the gre.” Neil Biyaut has uncorked himavlf and gone into bilturts, “Dan 4s still corkewtioos in Mayor O'Hall celebrated. St ck’s Day as 9 Hw iiday, ‘The Mayor's head ts level There is n good doal of P n the United State Naval Departivent, but vory plrit Senator J bt another horse, and can no nose Bradley," Mis MoeParland-Richardson is now the occupant ott ae sido, w part Of the estate of her i i Phe Roy. 'P, Stratton, of Millstone cepted a eal trom New York, at Four years ago he worked ta Pit The Enalish Erie storkholders. whe protective ha I'the H Via the war agatua I is suid to bo editiny anew ¢ no dat cated to Fehler, wid " wap vlays ia be Albort Degroot proposes a mecting of sea to Urge upon Government the propriety of r ‘ 1y Of the herore Capt evel: delivered an address on y 1 the two. mn the sublect of way of the Ar ANOTHER GLORIOUS FIGHT. THE VETERAN WARRIOR BATEMAN TRAVELLING OVER JORDAN. — A Q@ Game of Poker at the New York ol—Gen. Hh Lends frace Forty D Brace—Col, George Jordan Dema an Apology—A Bloody No d Binck Byer, About one o’clock on Tuesday morning a party Of distinguished gentlemen were soated about ® marble-topped table in a private room within the Now York Hotel. The leading member of the party was a gentleman in the prime of life. His manners were courtly and elegant, and his conversation was marked by a tone of quiet dignity tinged with soetal humor, His gestures were enay and yraceful, and ‘he shuffled his cards with the easy nonehalance of n Of the olden time. His blue eyes twinkled ‘with merriment, Fiity years bad rolled over him and silvered the hair of his head, bat his clean-shaven face was bright with the roseate hue of health. He ‘Was a perfect picture of the Hon. Richelieu Robin- son, with ten years more of life pinned upon his shoulders, This was the renowned Gen, Henry L. Bateman, the TERROR OF THE MANUATTAN CLUB, and of Col, Hiram Cranston. The gentleman op- posite Gen, Bateman was the handsome Col. Langley Bruce, the veteran boarder of the New York Hotel. He was exquisitely dressed, and bore him- self with the air of @ perfect gentleman. Col. George Jordan, the well-known actor, Mr. David Smith, and another gentleman occupied seats at the table, Col, Jordan was in excellent spirits, and for over an hour kept the party in a roar of laughter. PASSING THE ENIFR. ‘The party wore indulging in the luxurious game of draw poker, st @ dollars corner. The cards were ivory sheets, and the kings, queens, and jacks danced about the table as if perfectly happy at the familiar way in which they were treated by the august players. Small piles of bills wore ranged in front of each geutioman, ‘0 tiny pearl. handled fo passed from one to the other, as the Pots were raked down. Gen, Bateman frequently went ‘ blind,” and wes aniformly successful. The room was fragrant with cigar smoke, and « cheerful coal fire was sleeping beneath the marble mantel. Col. Jordan shuffled the cards by placing them upon ‘Whe table and producing that delicious wi hand, someth after the style of the Hon. William Marcy Tw when pia Kents bavi ““ During the Gen. Bateman delighted his friends with choice reminiscences of the Manhattan Club, which drew from Col. Jordan a history of the rebel theatrical guard of New Orleans. ‘The Colonel's deseripti Mark Smith, and himself, ‘Tigers, created much am finest brand of Piper Heidsick was opened,twhen Col, Jordan deseri the magnificent echelon move- opened hen ie com was massed by brigades it was the most magnifice ho had ever witnessed. Meanwhile the glazed cards danced about the table as if affected by the cham- id the little pearl-bandled knife ran from other with frightful rapidity. Ge ‘3 * continued turn out glorious: hole party were in a state of fowing happi- COL, JORDAN GOES TO SLEEP. At 245 A.M. Col. Jordan, worn out by the extra- ordinary fatigues of the night, raised bis arms, yawned, courteously excused himself, and went to sleep upon 8 sofs. Gen, Bate. an & Co,, however, continued their salacious game. Wherever the General won a pot, he hammed lively airs from La Belle Helene. He bummed the twiee through. At last Col. Jordan snored & mognificent base, and the room became filled » ith delicious melody, ‘This greatly enlivened the spirits of the party, and they pitched into the game with reuewed fervor. NOBLE ACT OF GEN, RATRMAN, At precisely thir-y-seven minutes past 3 the knife was passed to Col. Bruce, Mr. David Smith putting up the pot, Mr Smith dealt, and Col, Bruce gallantly Pager “blind” to Gen, Batemav, who went 2.50 blin It} costs $6 to come in, gentlemen.” sald Gen Bateman, as he coolly planted bis siamps upon the pot One of the gentlemen * rai dollars, The Gencral laid his cards face down upon the table, w into his in ad manner, fiile¢ aud went several dolla ter. Meanwhile the other gentlemen got i Jam. When each gentleman had d lars on the tn He lost the jam. A little dispute arose concerning Col, Bruce’ forty doliars. Gen. Bateman courteously said to the disputants: My good friends, it alway * the General a few pains 1 gent of draw poker Interrupted ner. ve turther trouble, | wil gl the #40 myself which the Colonel lost."’ Then turning to the Colonel, hy T always love to aecomme can pay me when you lave a Colonel.” ‘This ‘princely act of the noble General had effect opposite to his wishes, The Colonel felt as grieved at Gen. Bateman's offer, and the beautiful game of draw poker came to an ‘untinely end. High words ensued. and serious trouble was impending, when the hindsome Col, George Jordan awoke, aid astonished the combatants by proposing (o go dowa stairs aod take A MOI This peace-offerin; conversation, w when the party NG COCKTAIL, fter some further intellectual accepted. Daylight was breaking escended to the barroom, The frogras cocktails were quickly mixed, snd leisurely dispored of, after which Bate man retived to bis room, Afer his’ depar ture, Co Bruce, who is the soul of honor, related bis story to Jordan, saying that he was 48 to secount for the singular behavior of ¢ Col, At in replied that the General’ juires 0 explanation. It was uct os one ntieman would expect rT gentleman. ff there was any one gen tleman in this world whom he respected, esteemed, and admired any n ny other one gentleman in this world, that g Gen. Bateman, But his conduct in this xplicable, and demanded an explanation, He would go and ace the Geveral and ask for an apology THe BATTLE, Col, Jordan's chivalric party that they returned to 3 seek an apology. They found the Gen set down to breakfast 's room, to ‘al about to eral with charm. hall I order some i and coffee? sald Col, Jord: Ge in. TE feel that ‘ou have “inpulted my friend, Col. Langley Brace, and T have called upon you to demand am in stant retraction,” "Oh, my dear boy,” replicd the “you must be beside yourself, I colony to make to Col. Bruce, He can take his own time ut paying me,” * You infernal old acound: “if you haven't got any some. Take that, replied the Colonel, rs, I'll teach you ; Bateman a power had arisen, stargered back ‘as given, and supported himselt by the back of wcbair, Recovering himself, he sailed over Jordan in magnificent style, knocking. him right and left in the most approved style, and giving him a severe thrashing. “ Why," said the waiter, * when I sawer the ole tun gittén aroun’ so loively, E thought old lazy Loa'ros had come to life agin, andgwas a puttin in Wis bi leks. The battle was short, but severe, Jordan f iva hard road to travel in an instant, The e¢ ad hotel was in an uproar rs were Billed with anxious males and os. A be pare trom the cook room fer Col, Jordan's “Pees und peneral sympathy was expressod for him, It is said. to on record, The decisive, ‘Time, one minute and twenty seconds, TERROR OF THE MANIATTAN CLUB, On Tuesday night the news reached the Munhat tan Club, Its members were thro gu into a state of the grentest alarm, It was reported that Baterna Was about to make'a Mink movement in the dit tion of the Club House, and a general skodaddle on sued, Ttis sail that Hirem Cranston was escorted home by a poske of police We are happy to hear that the dificulty between Gen. Bateman ond Col, Jordan has been amicably adjstel, dud that they are now better friends. than ever —— WASHINGTON GOSSIP. = ree Commitee will report fa ‘ Port Wardeu’s bill Tw Senate Postal Committow will ubsidy Wo 1,040.09) turns in the Burean of Stati HOW a te ed with | : Secretary Boutwell was in conferenee with the Waves wid Stoaus Com tenday: for two hours tina the Pundiay b itont Grant visited the Capitol yesterday, and ference fortwo hours witli Rewublieane Sema Urging (he Fat MeAtion OF Lie SL austnieo treaty presentative Looper has introduced a bill ear Hing out the monotary wlan reconmented by the th Whiten the United States gold cua Would With Chat of Feauc PRICK TWO CENTS, THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. MUNICIPAL WAR IN RICHMOND. Hice—Tho Gid Mayor Fortifies Him- self in a Police St Lays Stowe, and Cuts Om 8: Ricaaonn, March 17. THE FENIANS AND THE AGRARIAR TROUBLES IN IRELAND, New Mayor It has been currently Teported for some time that the present authorities, Fogarding the Enabling act, declaring the offices va- cant, to be unconstitutional, had determined upon ¥ Movement to dispossess them till their successors were elected by the people. On Wednes- day night the city Councti, appointed by Governor Walker under the Enabling act, elected Henry E. El- leon Mayor, and chose a new Ubicf and Captains of Police. This morning about daylight tl of Police, Major John Poo, applied at the lower Station house for possession, Later in the day Mayor Ellison applied by letter to Mayor Cahoon for the Mayor's office, books, &c., ‘bat was refused, Cahoon claiming le was in office by law, and would not sield until ejected by process from court. Cahoon, who had possession of the tation house, swore in 150 special constables, bout twenty colored men. Ellison then swore in about 200 special officers, ‘clock surrounded the lower station house, whore Cahoon and bis special officers are, the plan being to arrest any of them who may come out Mayor Ellison bas possession of the City Hall all the other public buildings except the station houses, which are Leld by the opposite party. ‘The old police force is divided about equally be- tween the two Mayors, in reply to Mayor Cahoon's applica- at Mayor Kilison being lo- ally elected under the act of the Legislature, he else as Mayor; thet Ca- Protection of Lite and Property in Ireland, March 17,—In the House to-night, Mr. Gladstone in replying to Mr. Moore, said that the Fenian prisoners were well treated, but the Goverm inquiry on the sabject, Prisoners tind certainly gone mad, and had therefore beon released. One of th tho Clerkenwell affair, was slowly recover Amnesty to Fenian prisoners, he sal untimely in the presence of continued violence, (Cheers.] The tranquillity of freland was an ossen- loyal men are able to par- Rourke, concerned im but was refused. tial preliminary. = Wh livelihood tn peace and confide nesty will be proper. The Right Hon, Chichester Fortescue, Chief Bee- retary for Ireland, gave notice of a bill for the pro- tection of life and property in Ireland. In his re marks he recapitulated the outrages in that island since 1966. Nine murders had been committed, yet two murderers only had been brought totrial. The agrarian offences since that time bi about 1,800, mainly threatening letters and unlawfal oaths. The Government needed greater powers to the lawlessness and terrorism in Irelsna, to Fenianism. Possession of arms to the revolvers require a spe- hard labor. for two » The bill limite tl holders of eame lice! cial license, Imprison: years is to be the session of arms, posed senders. of threatening ed ; night travellers to inns to be closed at The Right Hon. William M for the Colonial rt said that be must present on the troubles in from Canada to ar: tion for assistance, say: cannot recognise any 0 hoon is ineapable of holding the office ander Vir- sinis Inw, a8 ho already bolds a Federal office ; that no breach of the peace can oceur without Cahoon’ hat he should resort to peaceful if he wants to test the question of shonld obey the laws and the constituted authorities. Gov. Wiso, Judge R. it. eo. jonsoll, Under Secretary roply to 8 ques xpress un opin: Red river district. that a delegation had gone matters; and furthor, thas rated the Catholic priests from all respoasl- Hed “ta the re had caused the state of ‘eellay a ition ow existing A resolution reopening the qnestion of the retire- ment of naval oMcors was rejected after Hughes, and LT. Mayor Cahoon. ‘The be: arated the Cathe in to the besieged; bat they were driven off The telograph wire it to prevent their use by the besieged. oning Mayor Ellison, Chief of the were arrested by the United ing refused a revenue officer Cahoon in his eharacter as Us ish Proposal te Code Cuba.” Mapatp, March 17.—The controvers: the newspapers relative to the cession of t of Cuba to the United states still continues. the tearrenen there ts pearl; it would be better fo cede Cuba and thus avold in- ternal troubles heresfter. Their oppor these not to crave for gold but for Spanish interests > and others still are opposed to all agitation of the question at present. aaategicaens ‘The City of Boston Hoax. Loxnow, March 17.~In the House of Commons, Mr. Lefevre, member for Reading, re: plied to Sir J. Pakington ‘relative to the overloading of the steamer City of Boston. Ho eaid that the manacers of the Inman. line the steamer was overladen with corn fn balk. as had been charged, They believed her to be still afloat, that Med. biting Ellison and other | {h'anera te te of their office, ‘The omeers from e erciving the du Spina thes tier gros besieged. excitement in the city all day nents advise CAMDEN AND AMBOY LEGISLATURE. jay—The Calendar Cleared Die~T ston in Twenty Years. Trextox, March 17.—This has been a busy day ire. The calendar of the Assembly ‘was cleared at the hour of adjournment. The Senate will allow quite s number of private Diils to tin the Erie Rafiwny cars. A large delegation of Jerseymen who came to New York from Paterson, Park, &c., to pay their devotions to Sf. Patrick, re- tnrnet home on the emigrant (8 o'clock) train om the Erie Railway, In the cars at the Long Dock s occurred, but it was quieted Soon after leaving the depot, d the disturbance This is said to be the shortest session held in twenty years in this State. The Legislature adjourned sine die about midnight, having passed # large number of bills. The most im- portant of which were as follows: Authorizing the United Railrond Companies to consolidate with other companies; Canal and Railroad Companies to in Passaic, Rutherford became so alarming that the c tho train and put thi hear the tannel. had it ont after their arrival home, but uo one was seriously injured a WESTCHESTER COUNTY. T. 1. Roshmore, has been renominated by City, Hudson C ‘ounty’; to relieve the Erie Rail- road Company from municipal taxation; to enable the Erie Railroad Company to build the joint resolution in tavor of Congress making Jersey City a port of entry, The Joint Commi branch roxd; on the Erie Railroad Memo- rials in relation to tho rates charged for freight w York, reported in fa the question to the court ‘The vartous political bills for the creation of a: ditional Assembly districts in the State, and the creation of anew Ward for Ne: Sunervisor for Mamaroneck, his Democratic frienda, ‘The Democrats of Morrisania have nominated Mr. ‘npervisor, ana Mr. John Flannagan between Paterson and of leaving a settlement H.R. De Graft for § for Justice of the b ublicans of East Chester have nominated 1 Hasterton for Supervi-or, Christian Rost foe Town Clerk, and Dovald Ferguson for Justice of the n's Apologie ‘atox, March 17.—The House Commit- tee on Foreign Relations had a long session to-day Secretary Robeson was before them in reference to the disposition of the vessels in the Gui The Ronublienns of Rye havo nominated the Hon, F Siinervianr, Kuhraim Soure (Or | Budd aed Noah Tomp sels in Havana be it of greater im; perty ceded to the Unite assaults of Hayt!, FLASHES FROM THE OCEAN CARLES, ninistration deemed t Baez aud the pro- 's health Is improving, 7 ror Napoleon has consent and informed ¢ to their Wishes a Ve: ed to arbitrate in thi hould pera wore distri the rst time ta twelve days, cotton market closed Orleans, L4G Lid. Louis Noir announces in_ the pubtic prints that he dmitted a8 a partie civile agalust Prince idow of Peter Ackerman, who lived near Upleaas, LeIEe Loti, N. J, commicted suicide on Tuesday morning anging herself to the be Quarrel with one of her cliidre (ue direct cause of the deed the world, her husband having left her A.'s brother, Gilbert Banta, commi Years ago by jumping into the Hackens poat with a garter, Die Sas eatte Tienri Rochefort bias beon taken to Tours, where ear a8 @Wituess in the Bouaparte-Noir Mr. Sotherier, a book auctioneer of London, sold aj esPeare’s Works yesterday, Arat’ folle The London Post sn arrival of the City of Bi Exchange in London, Tonsols closed at 92: Ronde closod at The Avondale Relief Fun ys that the fulse rumor of the oston Lad its orig: in at the Stock for money, 93 for the ae- 18059, 9914 5 13874, ols Central, 116, an Admiral in thonavy, urges Avondale Fund, but in 0 give twenty days’ notice before ‘taking any stops to enforce the collection, Sir Elward Belcher, the Board of Trate tot Artiving over the supposed tr The first steamboat since February 5, the propeller Daniel 5, Miller, On her arrival OBITUARY, hed Poughkeepsi 8 greeted with . the firing of B. Haskins, lone the cashier of sockets, and the ringing of ¢, died on Wednesday night f saraparilla fame, died ad non, a display of fh f Union Bank, — NEW JERSEY. ‘llow, a New Y. siding at Woodside, N ‘Theron V. Shaw, boot street, Boston, die: Quincy Market'on Wednesday. The late Gen, James W. Hartford to-day rx Custom House officer, re- ddenly yesterday, dealer, of 34 Peart while visiting ‘Ihe Passaic county Freeholders mect in Passaic ly_* celebration" of is to be buried Im cer was command. command in the parade in New Yor«, dicta against the Erie yester- ‘They have several hundred cases on rors to try Lain is the trou F The deceased om: ant of the Spring@eld Armory from 1 Mr. Geo. R. Bowdin, of Barlow & Loroque, died in tion of the bral te of West Point to the Unitea States Ariny- William W. Cornel of Centre street, di Washington Heights, after bon! 43 "years of age nd large liberality, As of money {n founding Me ed portions a the city. rn Now. York when @ boy, Three additional ver day in Paterson. hand, but whei rm of Bowdin, t the age of a} BOUT TOWN, ll the well-known iron merchant t night at his residence om an tiiness ot hbout six weeks, He was a man of great President of the ciety he has spent Lai Wilkes's Spirit is still of the best oroot, The bark Freundschaft, chored on the bar last night,” ith and the bark R, Murray, rived last night, ast Seventy-tourth street are band of burglars, Cunarder sailed yester- from Sunderland, an- he ne ©aine to the city from and made his wealte Y Years was to devote. od charitable ‘The residents annoyed by an or; ‘The Samaria still out, no day—the Bret omission in mat ‘The festival of day amongat the I ny 000, 10 religious ‘urim "* was celebrated yester. ‘Belitos of the city, , Sorosis objects to grown-up men. of all colors calliug their Bret oratorical efforts SPARKS FROM e TELEGRAPH, Navigation on the Detroit river was resumed yes. Yesterday being St. Patrick's Day, M: looked greener thau ever; the force ot lal The Ohio Legislat * ballot stufers."” The Louisiana Lezis! ture has passed @ bill to punish esterday morning, on ature adjourned sine die om Twelfth streets, With its sldew cut Greeawich and W Mike MeCoole has so) ‘and gone to California, Six plantations near Sact burned by the insurgeute, In the Maine House road bill was referred to the next William Carrot hi ete i offering straw ball for a female 6! An unsuccessful attempt was made ot fre to the bark Aphrod.te Id out his saloon in St, Louls, i Espiritus have bees ird avenue Railroad Company bas placed Acar oxclusive y At te disposs he General Rail ature. who died tou, DEFOAIVE PO:BOR lying 10 ber dock in Nor e ratification of the nth Amendment ia te uegress adits Georgia and Alfred Gwynne died sudden}: Mary Boyle at st Jat Carty at 213 Hester atieet, J Hospital, aud John Gebhard The United States Militvry Court Mar has beep sitting at headquarters n Honse on Wednesday night, the 4 Chited States was ved in Valliner & Co." atave sod.) Was horribly mangled Captain Jasper My # plantation of Mrs. Emerson, an American rex ita Distiler, Wats e + situated near Sagua te Leila, of Belfast, Captain Fi Nt ou (We south wide of News i achooner Helen Ha harbor, full of Water nth District fi graph Compan; was introduced In tho Mi ALOr, yesterday issipnl Senate hy Uaran(eeing equal rich ered memberm. low has been Med tn the Circult Court 1€ Washington, the iatg Kainst Daniel P. Rhodes, es 8. Boutter, etal eaanie under mort be mestuildted | rubsist on Uh