The Sun (New York) Newspaper, June 24, 1870, Page 1

‘ t a ’ THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR NEW LONDON’S BIG AGONY. ammnipavenene Mayor of New Lon- 5 made tions to ontertsin ye, HOW A RAILROAD RING OUTFLANK- | but wore unable to get a mile of yo, I hope ED A WHOLS CITY. ———— Tho Discovery of the Rottenest Bridge on Connecti feet deep," enid the the water half cove: mittee failed to not his wat & float Rie schooners which can't yaeeriaee hed Come’ on board, Mayor Allen,” cried Senator Howland. No, I thank you,” said the Mayor; ‘1 prefer to stay where I am.” THM ROTTENEST DRIDGR ON RECORD, othe Mamas Meese Reta lo , where 2 ats i Troables— Naw Loxpow, June 29,—Since the assassination of President Lincoln no event bas so convulsed and ited the people of New London as that which oc- curred here on Monday. This ancient city was in fact shaken to ite very foundations, and many months will elapse before it will recover from the terrible shock and resume its equilibrium, Tho of particulars of the importint occurrence which cre- iy ewe ated #0 much excitemont are as interesting as they head are amusing. It scems that some time ago one of ‘Seal the many loungers with which the place abounds 1 over. hanced, for want of something better to do, to take Goaete the & stroll over the rotton drawbridge constructed by the Ne London No: thorn Railroad Company. The stroll- © examining the bridge, discovered that the draw was by far too narrow to admit the passage of g00d-sized cratt, He also, upon careful investign on, ascertained that the structure was badly in ‘want of epecdy repairs, many of the timbers and planks were unquestionably ‘ROTTEN, + No sooner did the worthy Pao! Pry make these discoveries than be at once made ali haste for the town, and informed everybody he inet of what ho had eon, ‘The alarming intelligence flew tbroagh every house like the wind. It was upon every tongue. ‘The rext day the leading men of the town Fequested the Railroad Company to enlarge tho uit. they did not into the car- ineet eset Jo withoa! e ‘oF m the ropertr, ‘The Mayor, the overseers of ve Selectmen, the members of Int |, the road masters, the iquts and venemer u drawbridge from forty to eighty t, and also de- the den me,’ 008 in int 1 od that the bri be instantly repaired. As a ng Feo lominios the Northern Ttaliroad ie. run cn the mew and im. | Dabllity have to ‘with tho pretent rotten drawbridge for many days to como, FUN IN COLUMBIA COLLEGE. — vod princty I instance contsios tbr jopted In other States, that is to fof a clique oF ring, which in the or foar hypocrites and rogues, who hide their little stealiugs under the atiadow of church erboraiip and strict temperance xoopt On she sly), the petition to onlargo the draw repair the Bride met with ® pointblank re- sai. On the re, tition of the Company's wfima- tum ‘the greatest indmtAtion was manifested by t's ‘entire people, and nothing. but fprees on the miserly Company was heard on every side. whole Year over a Greck Tragedy to Gain & Prize of $800—An Examination of Four- teen Hours-600 Pages of Foolsonp. ‘The examination of candidates for the prizes in Greok was begun in Colambia College On Tuesday morning and finished en Wednesday afternoon, ‘Thore aro two prizes, one of $150 and one of $200, the fund for which was bequeathed to the college by Prof, Charles Anthon, who died in 1867. The amination, as determined by Prof. Anthon, must / ‘THR POLITICIANS AT work, * ‘The blood-heat state of the public mind was soon taken advantage of by the politicians. Taree emi- Bent wisoacres immediately set to work and beqan the proparation of a double-breasted petition to ‘eat Logisatare of the powerful Commonwealth of anceticut, for whom two capitals are hardly eum- 4 r ke Was const be made on one of the Greek tracedies which Stork. ‘Had the three’ worthles, Seon eagaged in | i 10 in tbe regular ‘course, and. the compe- framing second Magna Charta or a second ra. | tition Is open only to the Junior Class. This your tion of Independence, more puins or trouble could | the “* Antigone" of Sophocles was the work given not have been taken: When. the petition praying | the ambitions students for the devotion of their for a new bridge had been daly corrected, revised, ee id rey i nd accordingly over and improved, the same was sent around to he tigone” a small bat determinod band pored signed by ‘most influential citizens of New Lon. | Bight and day from inst autumn. Th ie Gon, One tiousand tigratares were promptly ap- | *Mount of flesd lost since that tine cannot ort nded to the pacer. A committee then proceeded r-4 one hundred poun ome B'Now ‘Haves. where the Logisiature was in ses. | (Sk, but abandoned the Geld loa jon, and the precious petition soon found tts way y Six candidates remained ou Tuesday mornlag, to both Houses, ‘The reading of the ioatramenc, | , At 10 o'clock ASM. on that day the exawination teciting es It did the many w inflicted by a | Becxn, Professor Drisier and two other professors railroad company on Jofencotees, ‘commanity, | Deing ju ‘The examination wi written one, ‘and until 6 o'clock in the afternoon the pens of the POTTPIring candidates wore steadily at work. | At 2M past 1 o'clock President Barnard had» lunch served : but the digestive powers of the un fortunate candidates were hardly in a proper condi tion to receive anything of the kind, At 10 o'clock the next day the work was again be- gun. and lasted until 4 o'clock. By that time the candidates were on the verge of paralysis, and woald with delight have baile? an ambulance be carried liome, They filled on sheets of foolscap each. The examt evoked the sympathy of the honorable Senators and mompbers of tue Lower Hou: Bome were so ty as to shed a iow juicy tears, which earl. By a concurrent it was resolved that $ Joint Comvultiee of both Houses forthwith proceed to New London and inspect the decayed dr se. THB BEAUTING OF THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE. As the Lospitality of the New Londoners is prover. Dial, nearly every member of the re was ‘be appointed ‘Com: 4 have been as severe any thatwas cver made in Oxford Shire canes fre Food di see af toe Roneeh Woven, | or Camscridce, aui'so Well passed’ "shat te feseie ca ‘which tne Committee were positive of geting, if | the best men’ will be a very diMcalt matter. The not from the citizens, at least from the Radlrosd | Candidates wore Messrs. BF. Ro maine, Jr. RB. Company. Buch ‘an opportuaity for a member of the Pe 0. 8. Stearns, W.H. Sage, H. D. Loder, and Connect islature lied not occurred im 8 cea- ‘ermilye. They affixed assumed names, how: Sarr, for be Nt kenoeta, thab “vote te toe atmog | ever, to their manuscripts, The wames of the, suc- Lecisinture ure dirt cheap, and the occasions for | cessful candidates ard to be announced in the Acad- folling them few and far between, Hence the mem- | © Dors will taxi anptiring they can get, from a second. | m hand suit of clothes to a first-class dinner and ten dollars At last the Committee was inted, and last Monday was tho time designated for ‘tueir ‘Viet Go New Lor The tows was on tiptoe of Silver Jubties G excitement from an early bout, The worthy May ot ofthe city, the Right Hon, Frederick L. Allen, bad Students in Ford personsily superintended the arrangements for re Yesterday was the twenty-fifth anniversary of Sr the bendet House ad reeled cis branche cat | the foundation of the Catholic College of St. Joka for for at Fordham, and quite a large number of old pupils assembled to do honor to Alma Mater, Tho pro- ceedings commenced with the registration of old graduates who wero present, after which the com pany proceeded to the #tviy hall, where they were received by the student 4s poem of welcome was spoken by Mr. J. W. Morris. Whor this was of Musi it Wednesday bt (commence- at ‘night) and the prizes are ‘hon €0 beswarded.” ST, JOHN'S COLLEGE. —2—— ering of Old Graduates A SUMPTUOUS FEED, Carriages were engaged to be on hand at the de- pot, and every officoholder (which means slmoat everybuly in tie town) was dressed in his Suu lay Clotnes and presented # very respectable appearance. Mayor Allen, whore choker collar was so stiff as raw blood from bis chin, was on haud in the d ‘on the arrival of the New Haven train, He was tended by the thousand and one overseers of the | conciuded » move was made for the chuich. w here Booty ‘road ‘masters: aelectment, parsons, deacons, | AB,sivauent oration wae deliverad by the fle and the entire paraphernalia of the town govern: | ang works of tne late Arcniinhon lucher to @ent. Mr. Abicl Converse Capt, Smith, Morris | Aad works of Lhe late Archbishop Hugher, to v liom Bacon, Hichard McGarry, Jobe Dennis, Messrs, Rud. | te. i0"4,* ,paudsome, Uibuis, stats pat dock and Tibbeis of the Siar, the thanderer of New | Spe%, of) the Caihiolic body und ts spread London, tl Tates, the Chappels, the Hales, the | Pf (Catholiclam | in Phas Metal snd nen, the Jennings, the Witiamses,tbe Hartisce, | WY ,°m ng to, Bis oferta’ srice tht heppanis, and the rest of the aristocracy of the | Tyey.! rng hy pet) Dy Mr. Felix Diace, Were well represented in the dismal passen- gers’ room of the aptediluvian depot, where the ommitiee were to enter. But when the train ar Fived, no Committee came. BOW THE RAILROAD MEN GOBBLED THE COMMITTEE. * Mayor Allen domanded of an ompioyee if 4 Committee had nut beea gobbled by the Directors Of the Nortuern rosd at the Connecticut river, Which was seventeen miles from New London, + Yew, the reply.“ President Ramadell, Aittle Bob Coit, and tue rest of ‘em, took the Coun’ Mille in charge there, ‘hey wiil come up in a spe- jeial train in about halfan hour." Mosical Director of the Co’ & Gregorian Te Deum, av! the Tantum Krgo 0 Ros were spleudidiy renderet, A meet! Alomui was alterward eld in the study all, Mr Gustave ‘Ihebaud in the chair, at which it was re solved tat tt old Society of Alumui be reor- aunized, and a Comuttioe was appointed for that purpose, ‘The day's proceedings concluded with a dinner, to which a large number sat down, Amone the most prominent visitors were Father Joun Hughes, Vicar-General of Hartford, Gen. M T, MeMahon, ex-Ministor to Paraguay, Poilip J ‘an Dyck, District Attorney of Detroit, Gen. TW ec. The Laude ! ‘ Sweeney, U.S. A., E. B. O'Callaghan, Bate Libra ‘Mayor Allen, the overseers of the poor, the road A iaghia, }masiers, the lump suserintendents, the selectmen, | T2 and Dr. Orestes A. Brownson. ’ A ior the eat nd the perrons, dominies, and deacons, looked | Pk "ad been got through, toasts were tle order of the day, In responding. to the first Pether, Pius 1X.." Dr. Browason rems the inidilibility of the Pove is det of the most important events t place 1 Peter." Many other toasts were propornd. including * The United Stares," The Alumni.” The Honorary amazed, Mr. Wiliam Siuurt of New York, formor losseu tne Winter Garden, attracted by the ings > at “Our Holy d that if ei, 1 Will be one t has ever taken the Komish Church since the days of St crowd, drove up at this moment, accompanied the Sun correspondent, eved to wsk Mr Stuart’ be had best pursu THE GREAT STUART'S ADVICE. Mayor Allen #t once dvice ws to what cour Mr. Stuart replied that upon his honor he did not ac uates, The Clergy,” “The Army,” and ‘know, but that be thought the Mayor, the deacons, ‘ow Pres and the company separated with three seloctmen, dominies, and road masters had betier 43 for the college. Mr. Foley, of Nassau street, wait jor the special train to arrive, and then take the Comniittoe away from the railroad people by maip force if necessary. picture, “You understand how to do it, Allen, my dear fellow. Get ail the people you can, you know, my doar fellow, and make the Comm|'teo prisoners, Mayor Allen dvemed this advice sound, and Promised to follow il, A balf Lour later and the ‘Adj engaued collecting photographs of ihe alumni, which he intends to group into one large a MES, SHANDLEY'S F whist of te «pproscuing train warned Mayor Allen, the overseers of the poor, deacons, &,, thai | |, The fune 0 of the Committee was coming. In’ an instant every | Police Justice Kaward J. Shandley, took piace yea inch of # ‘on the platform was captured, Tho | terday afternoon from their resideuce, 167 Houry train stopped, and the Committee aud the railroad | street. Over @ thousand persons, were present, Dielals aitented, among them the Hon. William M. Tweed, Charles G, Cornell, Police Commissioners Smith, Brenuan and Muaviorre, Justices Hogan, Coulter, Bixby, Seo tt, Cox, Dowiing, Quinn, Ledwith, Koeh, and McQ: Comptroller Connolly, Shevitf O'Belen, Ju dozo, the Hon, William Hitchman, Senaior wed Ly the railroad officials on boat and Creamer, and other prominent citizens. The eee ie ruc Guickly pulled off and steamed | coffin was of rorewood, on which were taid floral J Wa Lhe berber toward the Pequot House. Some | oferings of crosses and wreaths, On the lila silver X. Adwaniers, « Lew overseers of the poor, Ubroe dea inseription | us, and one dominic who reached the wharf just A HEARTLESS FLANK MOVEMENT, Bnt before Mayor Allen, the overseors of the poor, deacons, and’ dominies could approach vittee, the lattor were hurried to Hime to ree tne propelier of, wore greeted wilt - laeare 5 b F Le, derisive sicors by" the railroad omfeig Doe ot ed June a Laie thom, ® Liliputinn knuve with o palo face, actually 1 and 10 nionths. placed his thumb to his nose and vibrated bis at them. This flunk movemont on tne port open road people aistiea: «ened Mayor Alien, the over seers of the por’, parsons, and deacons.’ They de termined, Lowever, to repair en masse Wo tue bi idee and /aticatly await the arrival of the Commites y= Allen flew through State streot,and stopped i every Moro and asked overy merchant aud clerk to ra ‘The services were conducted by the Re Cornette, rector of All Saints PB. Ch Henry reot, The remains were then bor Greens sod Cemetery for interment, and were fol lowed Ly upward of 100 private carriages, ‘The pali- bearers were Wm. M. Tweed, Jr., representing He Gov Hoffman, John W, Willams, Justice Cox, ine. Justice Kueh, Justice Dowling, T. J. Campbell, Geo: W. Brett, David Miller, County Clork Charles K. Loew, and Coroner Keenan, Mrs. shandiey died of at her c¢ ow them that we are in earnoat" aiid “let every man, Woman, and child be re to teil the Committee that we Waut » new draw bridge, Of course business was entirely suspended and jo samption last Monda: ptry residence in Orange, N. J. ‘The fol- tho bridge. Is was un eventful day in the history v! | Kievns New Los ton: J ’ Kiernan, City, Stable Gang, and K, J, Shandley As Fux AAILWOAD MEW GeTTING FuM Co» aMtTEcE DRUNK, |!" Tolice Courts an Court of Speci Bessions, Meuntine (he Comupittee sent by the SUF OF respec AAlOuraeM af 18 Legiviatore to investigute the bridge wer & clamrucne dinner at the Pequot House, rap « The Worl Warwinaron, June 2 Mr. Casserly (Dem. Cal.) gave notice ai waits ood heaith of the Railroad Company off ‘ils many times, and the latter drapk the Cominit nate to-day . his ion too's health tree times to thoir once. After three @ the Dill to prevent the enforcement oF us spent, the party embarked on board tho | Ciinese coolic contracts for servile Inver Ih mone cr und stolmed up the harbor. Mayor Allon, rs 0 the poor, aud others watched their Roven ovis closely, and thought that they had them | Mr. Wilson (ep., Maas.) said the time for action ture this tine, But when the propeller was nearing | hed surely come when Congress should arrest tho thom tho drawbridge Speedily opened and the | importation of sorvile labor, either (o take the place Propelicr slipped by lik arrow, ny of the emancipated men of the South, or the work anoave pine Govanaes ing mon of the North. He was oppoved to casting ry objectionable features, and asked further tine for that purpose drag net over the world and gathering up the de Was more th could endure. He im- grad ‘portion of mankind tretuce een ben Mesiately too ‘ont, sprang into a small | labor and degrade the working mou of the Uvited bovt, oni started in ease of the propeller. After a | States, Pal ot Mec minutes tho Mayor's Boat was within Stee islitny distance, ‘The Mayor, straightening wp his A Groat Man who Refuses Presents, Fela stood up and eriod out a the top of bis From the Duterion Guardia A Montreal bat waker mado a cricket bat which be begged Prince Arthur to accept, Frince Arthur, however, * cannot Presonts,"” aud soothed “1 say, Mr. Committee, I am the Mayor of New Lona." Tam gind to veo ye, Hold om a bit, I want talk to yeu ihitle.” r p' wit ine, whied ant sporoached the sation the,man’s tender feelings by buying it, othe ond of tt slackened — ‘hood, now came almost to ® standstill. The bay: Jobe Koat's Fate. lu two ate, with | of the oars, found himself face’ Judge St Joba Heat's counsel, had Comuutioe, whu'stood ow the a(t dec! rian tees teal fat motbink further from Albany ia kis case Isat night 7 LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. ee DASHES WERE AND THERE BY THE SUN'S REPORTERS. ——G—— The New Jersey Justion whe ect! in Ohancery—The Battle of a Hoboken—Mrs, Simma's Desert Hasband—A Court Adjournment. On Wednesday afternoon and evening, tho vicinity of Clinton avenue and Spring street, West ‘Hoboken, was enlivened by the renewal of an old battle between one Squire Simms and his wife, wh it soems, have not lived of late on good terms, owit to the infucnce an adopted daughter has acquired over Simms. About two weeks ago the Equire was arrested for not supporting Mrs. Simms. Simms ‘ald that his wife had deserted him; but she con- tended that sho was pot out of the honse, Justice Loder told Mrs. Simms that she must retarn to hor husband, or no more of her bills would be pald. On Wednesday afternoon, while the Squire was hearing ‘8 similar case of desertion, a cort, loated with old rubbish, pulled up in front of his house, and two men Commenced depositing certain household wares in the Squire's office, The Squire ordered the cart- men ont of the placo, At this jancture Mrs, Simms came up, avd ® general row began, Ars, Siman Striking Out and hitting the Squire on the nose, and the Bquire, in turo, sont her sprawling on the side- feene in the court cane was being tried o re upset in the Just as about being restored, made an to climb through one of and had done 90, when th Per and Yet the window her. Finding that he had got hor made ® cirenit and attacked bor in Bimins stood guard over the front of aring that Mrs. 8, should not enter J Simms remained seated on a pile on The Slewalk, Feterimtned to Admittance or die in the attompt. All might the two vemaiued on duty, swearing vengeance agoinst one another, Yestarday morning Simoe Went to tako ® drink, and then the old Indy gained pgimiitance to the house, avi locked the doors on ite. During the night the whole neighbor- hood were kept awake by tue disturbance, and yes. terday morning Mr. and Mra, Simms were arrested, and held in $500 each to keep the peace The Dying Embers of Collector Bailey's Defaleat! Since the hurried departure of ex-Collector Bailey for parts unknown, thero have been evidences of slumbering embers in te fre that be lighted for the whiskey dealers, ut which his fight wae eup- posed to have forever extinguished. Baily unques. Uuonably had some demaging evidence, direct and indirect, against some Louses, which he had nv time to develop. When the grand break-up occurred all the assistants, epics, informers, detectives, &c, made a raid upon the office, and, in tho confusion of the momeut, many of thes rs disappe: what way or to waat point no one knew at the time, Bince then many bouses whose books and papers d are becinning to bear from their docu ments, which stranxely appear in the hands of ex. oMicin! alter dwelling upon the importance of the papers as evidence ugainst the wulskey dealers, be better in the latter's surgert thas they wou hands, coupled with the addisios were for sale. I remark that they said, have been paid heavily for Many houses, it pat ibe rascals e but one way to tor oner rto the police, ant glace them wer they may gain a legitimate livelihood, pain Tk ‘The Picaic of Southwark Associat When the old Fire Department was susperseded, the members of the company working the fire engi Southwark, of Ann street, formed an Association of a friendly natare (o perpetuato cher friendly rela- tons. They have continued it up ti now, and hare every year bad three gala picnic days, The Association as for its President, Andrew Mit Vice-President, Andrew MoGow: Barroughs; Secretary, an@ T. Yates, Among the members aro Mr. Hall Forewan of engine 12in present Fire Slowey. Captain of the Insura'ice I ilton T How, Surveso rmanta Instrance Comp: ty members, aod they are inany of Uh with the pi the ei rument of je at the grounds ural Society. at ad o gay bappy ti ball, velocipeding, music, quoits, licking occuvied tue day. They went ¢ sleamboat Dir kowck, hing, 2 The Conspiracy ag ‘The charge of using canceiled revenve stamps made against Win. E, Brockway, a brewer, of 5% East Eleventh street, by Gustay Moistor, waa in- vestigated before Commissioner Shickls in the United States Court yesterday, Three witnesses were sworn, including Mr. Brock way's office boy, ‘The testimony nade 1 appear that Mr, Brockway had given directions to hare the stamps used a second time. They were, itis aad, pasted upon a plece of cardboard and fastened to the beer ust Mr, Brockwa barrels with tacks, so that they could be easily removed and placed upon other barrels. A feature of the case was tho fact that all esses wore formerly in Mr. Brock wa: ploy, and bad been discharged by bia for varie reasons, It is strongly claimed by Mr. Brockway ¢ proceedings against him are instituted by one of his forimer employees, and Kustained by others out of pure revenge. The court room was crowded yesterday, nearly ail the leading brewers being Dre ‘The investigation was adjourned until next, eeemeanie Livingston's Board Bill ina Swell Hotel, In the suit by Rachel Livingston agaiost Messrs, Luchmeyer & Hotchkiss, the proprietors of the Bt, Jusmes Motel, the jary yesterday returned « verdict for the defendants, and the Court gavo an ale towance of five per cont. on the amount which had beon sued for, Mrs, Livingston, who is the wife of the notorious Henry Livingston, songht to recover 85,700, which she claimed was the value of her ward role and Jewelry which were sold by the hotel oro. prictors under an execution for the board bill incur. red by Livingston for himself and wife. Mise Emily Judd, the housekeeper of the St. James, testifies that she #iw #ome of Mra. Livingston's trunks opened. and that silver spoons and forks marked St, James were found in them; thit with the exception of w few ehirce and silk dresses, #he saw nothing that in- dicated a Indy's extensive wardrobe, Mrs. Mansfeld’ jonrd Will, The great boarding hovse case of Mansfick agt. Store ame to aconciusion before Judge Cur. tis yesterday. Mr, and Mrs, Storer, it will be re membered, Jef Mrs. Munsfietd’s boarding louse, as set forth in the complaint of that lady, without just cause oF provoestion, and without (he preliminary ceremony of settiing for turee weeks’ board then due. Mr. and Mrs, Storer gave, in pallivtion of “the deep di. Yon of their taxing off,” as an ex- cuse, that the tale set by Mrs, Mansfeld was objec Hionable, apd that the dosaert Was especially open to ciiticiam, being mainly aud habitually composed of peanuts. ‘The trial resulted in a victory, full and complote, for Mrs, Mansiivld, who was’ awarded ‘$222 und cowts, Serrceeens ‘The Styatan Marshes of the Motropoll Th estagnant and cryptogamous ponds or mar- shes in the vicinity of Seventy-Alth street and Third and Fourth avenues are the most remarkable of the many curiosities of the city, While the sum- mer is yet in ite infancy they are well worts @ visit from the naturalists ef the Board of Health, These -¢ lormed of the leakings of sewers and the drippings of batchor shops. They also Kerve ax burial plota for all the decersed members of the canine and feline tribes in hat nvighborhood. They are already generating & miasma which bids fair bo germinate into @ pestilence A Sprat to Catch a Whale, Mr, Nathan B. Morse, President of the Union Ferry Company, has executed a lease of the ferries on the East River for ton years from May 1, 1971, at an anuual rental of $1, Botweon the honrs of Ave and halfpast seven o'clock A.M. and P.M. the fare tor pansongers is to be one cent, and during th other hours of the day tho furo is to be (wo cents, Seventeen tickets for twenty-five cents are to be sold. This looks much like an artful way of keep- tug the monopoly for n further term, —— Amazon Region to be Explored. J. R, Tucker, President of the Peruvian Ama- ton Hydrographic Commission, and Directors W. K. Butt, B, Raygada, and F, L. Galt, sailed yostorday for Brazil, Tho Peravian Consul and a Aumbor of ClUsons assembied at pi North River, to Wiluous Weir departure, SEE Ry sea NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, THE WHITE PLAINS TRAGEDY, se Another Version Aftntr—Tho 4 Man Murphy ~The White Man the Aggressor, Yesterday the Sun reporter heard s statemont from Thomas Murphy, the biack man who infiicted the dangerous wound in the throat apon the young butcher Sherer, on Sunday last, in White Plai which goes far toward oxculpating the colored ma from the serious charge brought against bia, The report, as published in Tix SUX, wae from the lips of Sherer's compenion, the man Shirmor, Murphy says that he was waiking quietly past Mr, Rood's house, accompanied by @ colored woman, ‘when they wero met in the road by » wagon, in which wore seated Sherer and Shirmer, who wore doth very mach under the influence of tiqaor. Tey stopped Marphy, and, in ® very insulting tuue, Sherer demanded to tnow the road to White Plains, Murphy replivd, be says, very courteously, and mrpoy and. ‘Uve wenn in very violent manne which komewhat exasporated Marpliy, who Fetorted in, pretty severe language, whereupon | Sherer, agai Patreation of Bulriner, Bed out of the wagon and ctruck Murply over ile, head with the Dott end of » wiip. Marphy started to ran, but followed by Sherer, who again dealt mane blow upon the head which near to the gro Murphy, seeing encepe almost hopeless, stood and defended himself with a knife, and in the sou Te wbich ©: dhe managed to severely cut the man Sherer. Ho moreover says that ho lias never at- tem, to secrete himself or evade the officers of the lavy, and is willing to de.iver himself up wieu- ever Snorer or Bhirmer is ready to appear against him in a court of law. Lh £. as THE FREE COLLEGE. —— AnA DI e © Pecaliar DI tlee—The Old Free Academy fo: collections. The Alumni of the New York Unisorsity have formed an association, and are in the habit of meet- {ng in the University bnilding once euch year on the day after the Commencement ex ploce. For somo yours past they wondered at the detline of the College, aud appointed ‘8 commitiee to divine the cause, Thoy have then ad- arned to s supper and forgotten all sbout ter, Tore was another meetiog last night, Mr, Jonn ‘Taylor Jobnstoo wis in the chair, and aroand the room were sundry votari church tm this city, various! ‘The young follows who lad graduated the day be fore were likewise prosent, feeling big, and desi- rous of asserting their new position, The old sub- Ject was revived. One thought that the decline of ‘the College was owing to a defective course of study. Another, that it iad not money enough, and ought to have a million, and ancther, that the Free College had drawa away its puplis.’ Another growled in a general way at the Chancellor, bat made no spectt Cations, Somebody tried to read some resolution bat the gas wert oot and he pat thein in bis fa ‘The company then talked away in the dark for an hour. Whon the gas was coaxed into the bern ore in, the Presweut read some more resolatw 5 appointing the usoal committes, but begged he mig ut be excused from serving on it, He wae requested to Appuint it. and did 80. meantime, somebody wont round collecting $2 from those present for supper tickets, After reelectiny jcore of the past year, everybou, wont up stalrs to the coll The Aiumni rother like their yearly gathering, talk of old times, They must diecuss some- thin, therefore eroak about the though they lave long cease: —aa— Throat-Cattin, Hege, al- connection with BREWERS! AND COOPERS? FEST. ‘Target Khooting on Grove Hill, Morrisanta A Turnos Masse of the German: The German brewers and coopers of Morris- tania lad a grand plenie, target-firing, and summer night ball yesterday in the Grove Hill Garden ana Assembly Rooms, East Morrisania, The bone and tinew of the German population were ost in force, ‘The firet prize, a very handsome gold watch, was carried off by the youtiiful Herr Paul Milleizer. The for by Heinri Ge tens F prices, varyig. {row to $10, were given to difforent lacky memners of COFps.” Ai noon there Kas a Eplendid collation, and af mizht a fine tupper. Tle festivities concluded With a grand ball. , June 28.—A deputation represeating asbire Operatives waited on the Commit. stom Manufacturers at Bisckburn to-day for an increase of wages. ‘They were told e4 should be increase’ flve per cont, d for goods after the harvest was tit of the operatives replied that im: relief was demanded, Tt was moc starving men thni when food wus money picntiful, their waces ——— THE BALL AND BAT. ees a vs. Manhattan College, we play yesterday at ‘i'remont, be- r Clud of Manhattan College, and jorrisania, ought to lave been en- unequal mate.” Tho College boys tarned out a very respectable team indced but they looked like pigmies alongside of the Univa nine, Grady and Geer, the tiny first and third basomen, de- serve great credit for the skill and know!ode of the sclentile pointe in the game which they displayed, and Brown, who played in the left Meld, mite some catches that would have done credit to any club. For the Unions, Higham played short stop, vice Birdeal! and Baas, re ton of the bot wore in store for th o ext, with the Athictics nt Philadelphia he Uvions tried throe new men. yesterday, viz Brady nt frst base, N hort stop, and Hold: worth at third ba dy leading, tho w t ite) also with putting oat 5 men at first base, while the other two showo.l excelient batring scores also, if Pabor can only got lis men to think 3 0 In tha field, and thas enable him to get the full ‘antace of their skill in stopping and catching the home omit home fameon Monday at Phil adolpbia may result in a handsome victory for our Home players. “Notwithstanding tho yreat dispartt in the scores of the Union and the College team, it Must not de Supposed the College boys played badly, But hey lacked the physical strength to hit, oF throw ihe ball far enough. Tho following 1s the score : p and ould be increased 08, Tat, Od. Sd. ath. Sth. 64D, Ten. BEN. Oth, plnnurins oor gO Te Tees Cal j ee a | 62 5 O-~ Pinvire=’. Joursoa, Bergen Ciub- Soore 4 Costel 0. Time of gause—1 wo hours oad five minates, To-day the Kekfords vs, Atlantica, on the Capito. line ground, eSa Sia Bane Ball Notes. ‘Tho Red Stockings beat the Keystones yesterday, Bi to 88. ‘The Harvards best the Mutuals on Wednesday, Not ‘The Philade of throwing t Siockings {or m0 is Telegraph accuses the Athletics «nino luto the hands of the Red —— SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, ‘The New Jersey editors are in Saratoga, Pho Massachusetts Legislature adjourned yoater. day. ‘They havo small-pox, cholera, and vomtto im Ha: vans. Yestorday, in Boston, Charles EB. Valentine had bowh legs crushed on the Newton \allroad, Kooninanschap has contracted to furnish 1,500 Chinese 10 AlabAMA ana Tennessee, In tarce equal shipments, the frvt to-morrow, FATPs Republican Congressional Convention for the jb Dintrict of Ludinoe yesterday renominated the jou Jona Coburn Ly ucclahistion, It is concaded by the press sll over the country Ju the matter of news, circalation, aud every thin, Tax SUM Foare Over Svery Other paper inthe land, Fkyhign, es @. Valoctine, principal of the Qnincy ol, who was run over yesterday moruing by @ train Op the Thostor and Woreealer roud, died yesterday, alter the aimputation of both lezs below (hs knee. —— BROOKLYN. ae ‘The now Board of Excise has granted 1,060 licensos, and received $11,147 ‘Tho Fontana of Brooklyn h onio at Leiferts Park yesterday fostival of the Baste ‘apt. JH. Diereks, was conoinded Iast eventag by the corouatiod 0; Christian Haken as King, George Herman. age! sight years, was drowned mp eres oat Zier eater % thac Herman throw sone dirt at several bose who were with lim, When they caught iin, aod throw him into the water, Tho body of the man who died saddent: 0. ab the puriic house, No.1 Hamilton civic wud military District Schnotzon congnined that of Franols baw, street, Now 9 Caused DY Loart disens A acaffuld upon which three carpenters were at work, in front of No. 34 Ryerson stroet, gay: Co terday, and precipitated the wen to the ground, » distance of about thirty feet. Lr it and ! Azgeroualy Injured, bat the third Boaled with Souple of ight Bret ; moot! ag of tho Prospect Park Commissi A toning, the trondent, Wt J, 8, btenaben, said leas there was some ne’ we sti meenbere rr a. ‘Lowe ec KSA. to the Frevldeat 1m hie discretion ‘on Baturday aight, Carried, 1870. THE NARRAGANSET RACES. AUGUSTA AND IDOL MAKING BREITER TIME THAN EVER BEFORE. pane Gated Lady Augusta Beating Charley Green—Idol Beating Senator Genet’s $26,000 Ht i Gonet—A §; id Second Hoat won by « Throat-Latch, Provinusce, June 23.—To-day was the seoona of the summer meeting on tho Narragansett Park. Tho woatuer was fine, the attendance large, fash- fonable, Tespectable, embracing many New Yorkers, now hore exprossly to enjoy the sport, or stopping at Newport and hore for the day. There were two events for the day. ‘This was a trot of hortes that hi tums 2:00, for @ purse of $2, he eatries wore: Lady Augasta, Charli 0 heats Greoa, Li Iv Runily, Faney Gold Dua: (who started), and ord, Robert Bokner, and Lady Culyer, not starting. ¢ following is the svMMAnr, RL, June 23.—Parse } Uo teem 830) to thet Toe ores tI never trotted faster than 2:30; mile heats ; 810 6; to harn 1, Doty's (N. J.) br. m,Laty Auguste 1 ay ewe Kaci cima ; i. A U7: Dorsey's ky.) bein: Fancy Got Da aust. iT M, 2:80, 282, P, Water's Dan Ford, f. L. Nororces's Robert Bon. per cas D. Pfeifes's Lady Coiyer were entered, but did bt rh to hrst hee hat had Taco and first money, Green third money. berting, wie Driak and heavy. Lady Angustn was favorite at abont 4to 9 agatnat the fold: § to 2 egaiuet Green ; 12 to 1 against each of the Finey Haat.—When tho horses got tho send off Gold Dast was Arst away, (ollowed by Green second Auguste thud; warie Kmily, last, wae bi My wild. Settling !ato their wor! lead on the turo, and Green a couple of Teugths Fmily ond Gold Dust bexan. to tal ack stretch Angsta oarriad on her Te (reun three lentus at the ff Green made sharp play for her, steadily drow to Her, Od entered the home run only a length away, Hinuy fad Goid Dust dropping off inore and nore. Up th stretch home there was 4 good contest, but Green eoul could not quite hold his own, and Avensta want out Winer of the heat by a lencta and ahalt. Kmily was Deaton twenty lengthé: Gold Dust was distanced, Time Quarter, halls 1:19 :1alle, 231 Sxoonn' Heaz.—Augustg was now still stronger in Pte berting. (on geotinue off all were weil toxetner, but Groen In {Fe front. On the turn ina breezy brush Au. fists and Green were lapned. out hefore they reached back strech she had ehaicn )'m off add led, he breskig and dropping back. While he was wild An- justa opened Away, und lead. ut the hall nite pole four jus Cher ‘awa; longths, een broke ‘and behaved bediy on the stretch, od throw awayal chance, but beat Emily as Angusta beat him, Time, quarter, 37; M4. ‘0 betting ; offers of 19to 1 on August 't Kinily was Gret away, but at the tn shed to the front and {ied at the quarter, while Green broke badiy. Down the stretch Auguste dr: pped both, bat Groene getting 6 went Up sec: ond. Around the far tura Green in rally got ‘usta, Dut she was at case and beet home ‘Of the heat by a leagth bandliy, and with it ‘third And deaten’ wx lengths, ts TIA 5 mn) 282, SkCOND RACE. This was a trot of horses that had nover made quick or time then 227; mile bes ‘The entries were, Idol, leasie Wales, H.W. Genet, & Taylor, ° mn Time—Quarter, 934 SCM 4ARY. Park R. .—yupe 2.—Parse $3,000; + §00'to second ; 89° to third; for uever trotted fasier than D. Presfer's (%, Fi it Bi o's (1 aa Wooaruts ie W. B. Smith's Lady Sheridan and @. @. Thayer's Twang were entered, bat aid not start, Tol'won the race and frat money: dJeesie Wales sec: ont mor 4 and Genet third eney, Before the start, ve heating ‘ales sold for s dot $200; Barprise $i0v; Genet Wid and the felt (oF im one pool. ids 3 tot Mone) Wales and idol each; Ttol inst Sorprke and Genet each, and 14 to Fitar ifnar.-tire start scot the 1ot off well tomether, fe! \¢ lot off well + 7 QRETOIT leading. Burprine next, with Locust iepm while the other five Were massed in the rear. at ‘at the tur Idol cane out of the ruck, and brushed to the and headed Surprise. second, fall tour lengths at the duarter pole. Ki app ieft the rear crowd and a thir others beginning to eratter. Idol . dows the rtretch, white whroagh rear tot, ant es up. ‘Around ‘stretes Wal crowd and passed Taylor, ‘dol Brat. two gthe away from suri rise, Wales taird, and Genet aving gone forthe heat. Tnne -Qoarter, gga There was really no contest in Kapp was now dr ting Idol was nearly even azaln: Acainat Wales, targe odds against (be others, Of Surprise, Taylor, and I. third; ‘bt and Carroll ci [dui and Su pr in. Tn the bet id. 4 tod Un get Hight siong and heared on all through tue back streich, left tie re baitic, On the'far then sie made ra drew up to Idol, and awept into the h her. A great siruggle fo lapped along tt lin en denwing to Idol all the while [dol crossed she w head. Genet on ‘he only get thi at ‘ of, On f guard abd took up ‘the ine pace and atreten wil pair ow: nh, W bre etch made hie try, but could octst was distanced,’ The others Ware badly beaten and tailed out, Tune—Quarter, 81; mille, Mae 15 3. Timp Heat. “Odds $ tot on Idol against she whole ; 6 to Lagainet Wales. 1a the send-off Burprixe, nd Carroll wore rat away, at cn the then tdot and ‘Wales on a lap at once out them down, and were lead. first and sscood at the quarter, where [dol had got froin Wales away a le wn the stroteh Surprine headed Wales, and led H around the turn, bat lapped with hor, while Idol ied. At the throo-qnar- Ler pole Wales shook Surprise off, he. dying away, Now Gonet was sent np from the tear 8 push, Get ing into the home stretch. he wentap to and | hb. But tue gaine |, and ehe went home a le Genet on & lap, Wales breaking asthe The others were tailed off, Time=quarter, 37; haif, 1:18, Tt may be rou embered that Genet beat Idol at the Fashion in May last, and new se has taken ber re- vonge. f i rt Ss Trotting on Stuten Istand, Yeaterday there was a good trot at New Dor on the Richmond County Agricultural Society. F: Orounds, The day and attendance fine. with Island woll reprosented. ‘The affair was a race, mile Lents, 8 in 5, for astake aud purse of $20. ‘There wore three entries, viz.: R. MeComber's b. im. Laay Sherman, ©. A. Seromi's Brown Dick, and H. Si monson’s Nolile. Lady Sherman won in five heats, gelling the three last; Nellio the first, and those two waking a dead heat of we secoad. Time, 5d, ‘S54, 2:57, 2:56, 253. e — CURIOSITIES OF Chime, ———_ Jobn Irving was arrested yostorday on ew Heated in the robbery at simproi John W. Nagle lyn op the charge of stoalin, M. Nagle, of No. 87 Dean. attnohe of Mayor O'Hall of the well-known On Saturday eMoraoon last a nextly dressed, re epectable looking young woman calle: at the residence, tn Bleockor strect, of an elderly matron who reute« fow furnished roo Bhe engaged « room at $5 per Bhe banded the Iandiady a counterfeit $2 na. Honai bank note, receiving #15 good money Im return ‘end has not been seen there ence. drove up ins butcher Iry Flore, No. WS Atlas d and walked into the store, sod naked ain cold watch vained at #10). sir Fal band niin the timepiece, when he dartet from th store, jumped into his wagon, aud drove off wit Propersy, betore the astounded storekeeper conld reac! the door. arrested Inst ni $71 trom ny cart to Geo te street, lust even PERSO Se AL INLELLIGENCE, - st evening elected: President, na Becretary, Andrew Walsh; ih, has given five hundred volumes orks to the library of Burlington ‘The plumbers qamer A. Mo reasurer, Alber of standard Germ: Mr. Duniol MoFurland yosterday returned to this elty rom Indiana. ‘Tue froc lovers may 000 be aston ished by @ clap of thunder “The Light of the Bright Blue Kye." a chi poem by Air. Edwin F. De Ny by the organi ing has Deen set to music JohuM. Lorets, Curtis, President of the Commissioners bed yesterday. Fho Board nas. 6 for #1 40,88t y, the adaptor" of * For ‘inarried in tus city on. Wed: Tho happy pairhave gous fing tour Desaay to Miss ‘aon their wed Ex-Secretary W, IL. Seward, Mr F. W. Soward and fannly, thé fon. Thurlow Weed aad dauzhtor, wero tn Croton inst saturday. Mr. F. Seward Itvos at Mou- Se trose, a station between Peekskill and Croton, ‘We regret to learn that the health of Bishop Whip. ple of Minnesota lias not tmoroveddo consequence of hie Nisit to Kurope. [tas said that ho bas the consumption, The Bishop & ove of tho most estimable of men and div ines. Wm. D, Hempsterd, purser of the steamship Mis. rl, WhO Was arrested some time Ago On & charge of srugating clgars, by Major Kut!» Young, was, honor Abiy discharged yesterday by Commissioner Oa the evidence on the part of Bpecial Agent Whitley force being very coaflcting, RK. D. Price has not been removed from his osition of night Inepeo'or ta om House, Bor fae Mr: ample Gomanded any money st his hands, | Mr. 100 Was recommended Boorslary ich, the Hou. mm, i. Bewar orgs Opdyke, Geoi ‘other Kenslomen whose tnfucnc gaat time to keep any man ia the Cust louse. A TERRIFIO EXPLOSION. — ‘Tho City of Worcester Shak Farniture Broken—Nitre-glycert: Smaggled inte a Car—Bars of Iron Thrown a Quarter of a Mile, Worcester, Ditro-glycerine in this city at twenty minutes past ten o'clock to-day killed Timothy Cronan, an Irish- man, twenty-two years of age, and injured about thirty other persons, none of them dangerously how- over. Twolve houses were demolished and many others badly shattered, The shock wns felt all over the city. Bells were rong, and crockery and farniture broken half a mile distant, The caus of all the mischief Was nitro glycerine that had beon smuggled into car, and addressed to North Adams, and was in- tended for the Hoosac Tunnel. ‘The wounded were kindly cared for by the phy- sicians of this city, ‘The scene of the disaster has been visitea by over Aity thousand ism andi and s0 fow soriounl; walking on the tracl The nitro glycerine was tral ‘Three cars were officers here, and also in Boston and Springfield, have visited the scene, and are anxious that every: thing possible shail be done for the sui Heavy bars of iron wore thro feacly §gparier of a milo, and the shock was dis- tinetly felt at points twenty miles distant. The damage is estimated at about $150,000, —$<———____ 4 HUMAN SKY ROCKET. pelte stalls A Carbonte Acid Tragedy in Jorsey City—An Infernal Machine Burted « ® Load of Furniture—One Man Killed. James Burbridge, residing in East Twelfth street, in this city, was killed by the explosion of a copper eas tank in Jorsey City, shortly before noon yesterday. Burbridge was a workman In the Nove! ty Works, but at the time of his death was assisting ® truckman in removing the furniture of Mr. Horatio Allea, Superintendent of the Novelty [ron Works, from bis residence in Clinton place, New York, to his couotry seat in North Oran; NJ The corner of Grove and South Sixth streets, Jor sey City, was the scene of the explosion. Burbridge was reated on too of the load, and was blown into the air like a sky rocket, falling imme tiately into the street. He was picked ap dead. Tle track was taken to the police station, and the load examined. An exploded copper gas tank, such as is ased in supplying oxygen gos for calcium lights, was found buried under the furniture. The driver was unaware of ite being included in the load. race was 45 years of age, and loaves a wife and four children, An Inquest will be conducted by Coroner Barns to-day. ir. Allen, who, sent for by the Coro: went over to Jersey Ci ion & prelimto: examina tion explained t gas tank contained carbonic acid gas, to be used in the manufacture of soda wa- ter. Mr. Allen ond the driver, Morris Mulvaoy, Were each held to appear at the inquest in $500. pene teense tt but one life was lost, The man killed was THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAX. ———— Senate of ¢! United Bt Actually Inclined Toward Reform. Wasmxorox, June 23,—The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to reduce taxa tion, fe., the question being upon the sections re- lating to the income tax, Mr. Scort (Rep, Pa.) said it was a tax upon the toll and industry of the country; upon the man ‘whose entire income did not exceed the expense of nd maintaining his family, while it prac- honest men of the country to pays taxes lishonest. ‘he disparity in its collection between different sections was such that New York paid nearly one- third of the whole amount collected. + Mr. Booktnonam (Rep., Conn.) opposed the tax as unequal sad inquisitorial. Mr. Baraup (em., Del.) spoke of its aaconstita- tionality, and favored the direct taxation of Govern- ment bonds, remarking that they bad been unfairly exempt frou the burdens of State and municipal taxation imposed upon all other property, and which re equally necessary for their pretection, A. G, TuvRMan (Dem., Ohio) opposed the tax as & burden exclusively upon the consumer Mr. Monton defended the incorve tax as the best exponent of the productive property of the country, and most just 0 equitable of uil taxes. Mr ConKkuina (Rep. N.Y.) ergwed that the In- come tax was the most indefeusivie and pernicious of ali the taxee. Its supporters would bave to an- swer for their votes on the stump, ¥r. Coun (Rep., Cal.) said the operation of the tax in California was grossly anoqual ; tlnt Obio, with six times (he population and wealth of Cai fornia, paid but a trifle more of tax. The Finance Commiltes proy da reluction of fourteen mit- Hons, and the House a further reduction by inereas- ing the exemption to $2,000. The total amount was therefore a matter of but & few millions, id it could be dispensed with entirely to better edvan- (age than other taxes, THE CABINEY Confirmed as Attorney-Gen- eral without Objection or Debate, Wasmixeron, June 23.—The Committeo on Judiciary this afternoon made a favorable .eport to the Senate, in executive session, on the nomination of Col. Akerman to bo Attorney-General. The Senate, without objection or debate, confirmed the nomination, The rule which requires that notice of the cor firmation of nominees ehall not be sent to the Prosi dent ontii two executive sessions shall have inter vened was suspended, so that the Prosidemt might forthwith be advised of the confirmation tm this par- jenter c +o. Akerman arrived bere this evening, and bad en interview with the President. Many of the good people of Brooklyn com. plain that Roveowe Collector Gordcn L. Ford has established rules calculated to causo them great in- convenience aad loss, Previous to the Iast collection of the income tax, well informed citizens bay, the fact was announced in only two papers, both of very limited circulation, aod in placards liberally dispkayed on the windows of the Collector's office, an nowhers else, Many persons awaited the expoct-d aanounc: ment—putting off the ay of payment aa a suffercr from the tooth, ache pute off @ visit to the dentist — until Last the legelatime, Then the Collector's depntion pountted upon them, ant reveled in {he plenitude of Verquisiter, miscalled penalties, Distraints were Mentiful as falxe oaths 1¢ many unfortunace de Qguents realized befor. ru dismissed them that the Infernal Revenue oMcor wore determined to sapply sncies in their ealares by perquisites drawn from the public, —— LOSSES BY FIRE, os A fire occurred yesturday at 908 West Tenth stroet 88, $3,900, ‘The distillery war burned yesterday morning. in, Philadelphia, 8, 4,000, ‘The wootlon factory in Greenfield, Ind, was burn ed yesterday, Loss $10,000 ; no tusuraace: Messrs. Matthews & Doon's hat mannfetury, Orange, No J. was burned oa Wednesday night Damag insured The F6 At Trinity ¢ Rartford, kent their ola yerterduy ehian, wat the orator, und Mr UD —— HOUKS OF LEISURE, santas he Americus Coterie enjoy a picnic and samner night's festival on Monday next in Karl's Park, Melro ¢ The Sunday School childron of St. Timothy | P, E, Chureb bad a etrawbory festival c:) the lawa in troni of the church yesterday afternoon An evening with tho pocts and \ musical outer tatpment will be given in Library Hall, Jersey City, Uns evening, for the benett of thé Bioa Fre ureh builaing fana of Bergen Heights, N J To show off his magnificent steamer Plymouth Rock to the Hadson River people, Admiral Jan Fisk, ore, has i's scleet exeursion 1a hor on Su nex to Powsngeepme, Phe boat wilt start from pier Bath A.M. and trom Thirty-fourt MWA, ad arrive back in New York et 80. M. The Nit ‘giment baud will go slong, 2 NEW JERSEY. Scone Joseph MeNeill, Inst year an Alderman of Pator- sou, ie in Jall in thas city On account of a drunken row. A boy by the name of Donahue, of Harrison, on Tui complained Of @ pain In bis’ ear, and in a'few nie dieu ‘The preacher of the Paterson jail, whose daily oc- upation ie a watchman at one of the silk wills, was lodged in jail yesterday ou charge of stealing §2. from his employer. Mrs. Ezekio! Baldwin, of 183 Thomas street, New as whitewashing ‘her hallway on Wedoerday lusters Aitcon feet. Her ucck y of Hoboken yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of @son of United States At sor Hatfield, on charge of obtaining money for licenses Under false pretenses. Mrs, Mary D, Harrington, » widow, aged. sixty if Binterrcet, Newark, Woueraty . realding at lhwed » dose of arsouio in mistake for magnosia, ied a fow hours alt Hoboken City Hall has beer washod, to rid it if possible of t by ue Corrupt obaracters that a Last Wodnend: cleansod Muvium engendered 0 froquonted Mt of iass., June 23.—An explosion of __ PRICE TWO_ CENTS. ALT BABAS IN NEW YORK. _ THE SYSTEMATIC RODRERY OF TRE TRADESMEN OF NEW YORK. ee The Meeting of Victims Last Night—Farthee Revela is—Victimized Worse th —Decisive Action to be Take: The storekeepers who had been victimized by John Costello and John Glonon, the Inspeciors of Weights and Measures, met Isst night at room 9 Cooper Institute, according to advertisement, About 60 of the gentlemen who had been subjected to the blackmailing and conseqaent Court annop ance of the official Inspectors were present. The Proceedings opened by the election of Mr. Kaster 48 Chairman, who requosted that those who had aay new cases to report would do 80. A gentleman rose and stated that he represented Mra. ©. Kenworthy, who keops a millinery an@ dressmaking store at 161 Sixth avenue. Some time since, COSTELLO AND CLENOW Visited the lady's store, and demanded to see her yard moasure. Mrs. Kenworthy but a short while Dofore bad peid to have ths measure adjusted, an@ given an extra sum to have it stamped, and told thom #0, but they made a further charge, and whem she objectod, sald they would force her to pay what ever they asked. Mrs, Kenworti. paid no attention to their threats, and on Monday \o«t received s sum- mons, which she did not anewer, and about half past 4 o'clock last evening ‘vas surprised whem: ‘aaa called upon her and presented the following note: Jownst, 1870, Daan 8 You will please take notice that an exe cution has thia day been 1 nina oUF personal and expense. ‘JOHN MURPHY, cliy Mar FP, 5.—This mart be pald before Jane Mrs. Kenworthy recognized the man presenting the note cs one who had, a day or two previous, given his name as John Singer, and SH® ACCORDINGLY CHALLENORD MIM fe to his right name. He then said that he wae ‘Thomas Murphy, and was goine to #eize in order te cover the amount claimed, Mrs. K was vory m surprised, but soon found her surprise inc whon Mr. Murphy begun to look around for some thing on which to Iny foreible hands, In ber store the Indy had sevoral sewing machines, which wore not being used; but the Marslil, in a very uncere mouious manner, approached # machine at which @ yonng lady was’ working, and rudely pushing her 0n one side. took possession thereof, and put it ow truck and drove away. ANOTHER VICTIM, Honry P. Rvers, the keeper of a wholes business, at 837 Bleecker strect, suid that, some time since, the two fellows entered his ature and demand- ed to test some scales he never used, Mr. Evert told them he never used the implement, and that he could not and «id not weigh anything upon it. ‘The men inspected the machine, and asked 75 cents for the inspection. Mr Evers refused to pay, and oa Monday, received a summons to apoear before ‘{yony.” the Civil Justice, corner of Houston and streets. Edward Crommelin, the propritor of © motel rooming ontablishment at 623 Washington st said that for many years ho had beom paying cents per annum for having A FLAT SCALE LOOKED ar. Costello and Glenon visited him some time since, and comanded 8 similar amount ot money. Only. clerk wasin, and Mr.Crommelin’s frst intimation the fret that anything was due was @ summons teeaes him to appear before tho above named Jam ce. A committee of five gentlemen was appointed te devise the best means of fixhting the so-called In- Spector in the Court, Adolph Kuster, James Pol- lock. H. F. Bvers, B. P. Brown, T. Crawford, and C. H. Kitchen form the Committee. At the close $100 was raised to defray the togal expenses, ‘Tue SUN Was ananimousiy thanksd for thie ¢. published yesterday morning of the doings of the men Costello and Gien ee on the War Path, Carcaco, June 23,--At about midnight on the 4th about 1,300 Indians, thought to be Cheyennes, with 260 ena of ticlen’ catile, crossed Preifie Railroad at Ogalalla, and were F Capt. Welis and 27 men fer 8 miles. Ono aq two mulos, ten ponies, twenty-rix lodges, filty-al pack saddies isden with robes and dricd buffal meat. and all their camp equipments were captured, News has been received ot military headquarters Lere of a fight near Fort McPherson, Nebraska, bee {ween a compuny of the Fifta Cuvalry, under Lieu Thomas, and a party of Indiane who had commit depredations, ‘The Indians wern chased several wiles, ond three of them ailled, and nine soldiers wounded, —_ SHINGTON NOTES. Ackerman can be sworn in to-day without taking the test oath, Mr. Butler reportod the Goorgia dill in the House. dpatoraay. A vows ts to by taken by agreement upon Is o-day. In the House erday, the Apportionment bil wae referred to the Judiciary Committee by 98 Lo Wy This i+ regarded as equivalent to a dofent, nd the Vicer y of India ex- Y dmapatches yesterday on the je between Londom pelvic cans 000 lives were lost in the Constame The Dutch send a frigete to demand redress from Venesuels for outrages on Dutch subjects. An English paper says: “ Spain needs monoy,Cuba Reeds peace, and the United States needs Cuba. A riot cecurred in Cork on Wednesday among Se femore, who object to the introduction of Gcermam iabor. Mr. Evans, partner of the firm of Bradbury & Evan, formerly publishers of Mr. Dickeus' works, Keble Colloge, raised in honor of John Keble, the author of * The Ubristian \ ear,” wus opened in Oxford Yesterday. ‘The Norwogan bark Svalen, which aniled Quenec nine months ago, Was brougiit into Falmo Yesterday, having veen picked Up ai sca derelict. é — YOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN. wee Music on the Battery from 6 to 3)”, M. Superiutentent Jourdan as issued an order to arrest wil boys found play ng Dall in ths street The annual distribution of prizes and oremiums tonk nlace yoaterday at the Acadviny of the Holy (Foss in Forty-secomi streets ‘The steamer Thomas Powell has commenced hor SRIMRRY NGernoon is for” Catal aad intermodiate Tandiuge, raving at P. The commencement exercises of the New York olxeraity'sonk place yeaterday ta: the Grand Opert Houve oa Eighth avenue. Conrad Newman, aged 9, who was run ovor by cond. street’ Cat on the Tenth. aveng ‘xin street, on Juve 9, died lust night The Hon. Simeon Kehoe, tlie Todian club man, and all the princiim kViinaste Of the cityacive Aue tion at Cooper Lastitute next Monday cvcuing A resident of Yorkvillo enile the attention of the Board of Ltomtih {9 the stenon froma lish store ta the Denshbornood of Kishty-tourth street and Third avennee A-xctentific expediting sailed vosterday afternooa au tvecteuiner Soran Amerien fr Routt Arter ih te lavention of spend Duths in explori ‘Amazon Kiver and the coutry ndjacemt, ee Mr, J.C. Goldami.'s renort on the. Pree Haths of hostin, was presented to tia Common Conaei) yrstor days wit the druft of an ordinauce by the Mayor foe {ite teguiation of the baths to be opened 1 The German Froethinkern’ Langue oppreed to modern moder of eepulty peltate for a return to she Hindoo custvn of burn bd nruing the ashes of the deceased iio ‘The Board of Managers of the Unit. Home and School for Soldiers" wad Sailors’ Orpd cus, jeaterdap ovened their new buildings, On the boulevard, betweom. 1s0th wad Toiet streets, Wasbingtou Heig The Hon, August Brontano received the Intost Wuostrated Horopean sonrnals by the Cube vosuerday. Brevtano h 00 copfes of * Lothalr, O'Hall has recooty restocked bis library from Brew tano’. At a pablic meoting yesterday at the oMce of the Departmont of Docks it wan agreed that it Is highip Necossary that the wharves of New York snould be re built Ins solid mawnor, befitting her commercial Lum portance. ‘Phe charge of thirty cents collected at Williams & Guion’s Wharf for leuers Moir steamers hay closed. f for te beneft of the Williams & Guion ha: James Boyd, the Wall street stock «peritor, whore failure was anbounced yorterday. bas fallod ‘overs times before, buc always paid up bonorably. Als pre Bent ousn Htabtities are state 1 to bo 873,000. ICL Bah that be was lone $5,000,000 An probably #4,00,000 Was seLtle At the annual commenc rican KOld, of whit privately, Ment exercises of the Academy of the Holy Croes in West Forty second strees Fenterdny, Miss McCurmion received meaid. modal. fos superior talent in general stadt Tecan a tlvor ope (or excolieut writing Te very Fathor Starrs, V.G., delivered an addross and preseuted the pitzea, Phe residen| property owners on Sixth avenge Park. are almost onitedly signing « nt tthe Commisaconors of Pu Deeging news to macaliainze, the avenue {ta wpper aude anil prayy no. other pave may Be used.” tne petition ik sicued hy at'ot {he pri cipalow' gn e avenue albuve Fifty-ninth street. og doth sides of the street, Staiford’s Iron and Sulphur Powders invigorate the body aud parity the biood, ade, ‘Tin-Troo\, that rare Chinose medicine, s among Ling Wao's stores, Uaioo square. ~ Ade. ne An illiternto—or, possibly, phttanthroptn—am ny Ce] dlowery edvernses ree eRe ied withowd paylog