The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 4, 1870, Page 1

| e en CHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. tho Prefect of Lyons, has been invested with ple H iy Au i ‘A despatch from Colmar, a few miles below Strasoourg, dated on Sunday, says anotuer body of goons Germans MAS CROSSED Tim MEINE and {a moving on Mutlouss, Another body {s near Scnéiestadt and Neafehatean, A corps of 100,000 Germans is now forming at ‘Toul to operate against The Prussians Closing in Around the City. —.—— YOR WATER SUPPLY TO BR CUT Orr. took 500 prisoners in front of Paris in the action on Saturday. Gen, Burnside Is tn cou. foronce with Jalos Favre and Minister Washbarne At Paria, Later reports from Paris announce that e cily is orderly, ‘The city of Strasbourg has been required to quarter 8,000 troops, but has been re leavod (rom the requisition for money. Eugenie’s Despatch to tho Emperor, ‘Tio Prussians assert that the fire from the forts around Paris ts quite vigorous at times, but entirely Mani kaaate hirmless, The supposition ty that thir is dosigned SNE SUN'S WAR CORRESPONDENCE. | wo doiude the Parisians into the belief that an effec. tive de Paris 6 wee is being made. Anothor account from the French lost im THE RNGAGRMENT OF BRPT, 30 twelve hundred killed and wounded, Among the wounded Was Gen. Guillaume, Three hundred pris- oners were also taken. ‘The French forts were almost silent on Suturday aud Sunday, Invested-Paris to be Said to Devastatio Comptetety the Pruasian: and By Cable— Correspondence of The Sun. Tovns, Sept. 26.—Paris is completely in- @ested. There are 15,000 Prussians between St Germain and Verssilles. In the woods between piarst The Prossians push their seoute beyond Villejuif de: jen, Di 4 Meuden and Melt fee at aie and Draucy, ‘The French gunboats on the Seine edly came upon @ large body of the evemy, rete sudden panic seized the Zouaves, and the re- treat became general. Gen. Trochu issued an order severely upbraiding the Zouaves for their ignominious cowardice. FIRED ON THE PRUSSIANS, burning the woods at Bilfancourt, ‘The Oring from Forts de l'Est and St. Denis has dislodged the Pras. sinus from the Chateau de Stains and Le Bourget, Th. concentration of the French troops inside | The Prussians have thrown up works at Dugoy. (he feisitications of Paris is an accomplished The French papers have resolved to say nothing “i About the Prussian movement on Orleans, Hence fact. Wis probable that the Prussians will not try gn atiock by force, but will satisfy themselves by slarving out the city, which is, however, provis foned for many months, Gen. Ducrot, before retiring to the fort Dena- weres, spiked eight guns, These are probably the guns mentioned in the Prussian despatch, ‘The Prussians are in force at Brie-sur-Marne, From Romainville the enemy can be observed erecting earthworks at Courreure and Bourger, three miles distant, The Prussians, hike barbarian hordes, are plun- ering, burning, and committing every kind of wlolenc It is very probable that they will di- fect their attention to the rich provinces of the centre, after they complete the investment of Paris. } The American Consul at Lyons is working with the Bonapartist party. He is @ Prussian himself, but ought to be neutral, Ther po commuvication between here and the movements of the enemy in that direction are unknown, Gen, Ubrich, afer reporting at ‘Tours, rejoined his wife at Basel, Admiral Fourichoa has Fesigned the portfolio of war, but remains in the Cablaet'as head of the navy, Gen, Lefort adminis- ters the War Office, The removal of the Prefect of the Rhone is said to be Fourichon’s grievance, M. Jules Favre having asked Count von Bismarck in the name of the diplomatic body for permis tosend a weekly courier from Paris, and to ty notice when THE BOMDARDMENT WILL COMMENCE, received an answer from the Count refusing the lat- bor request on ground that it was an uomilitary proceeding, but conceding the former one in case the contents of the despatches forwarded are unob- jectional Count Bismarck, however, in his reply, questions the propriety of conducting diplomatic negotiations: from the heart of a beleaeuered city, This latter idea is obviously that ofthe neutral powers who bad re. moved their representatives to Tours, The reports o Russian armaments are diseredited Baris . at Vienna, M. Thiers dined with tae Czar oa Sun ute iad aiaadk ; day. und leaves for Vienna on Tues tay mifati te eds) ale Ah tt UNTTAR FROM NAPOLRON TO KING WHALtAM, mA re Despatches trom the headquarters of the Crown Garshal Razaine’s Army tu Excellent Con- Pricee of Prossia, in Versat i to the Ist of Octo- dition The French Admit a Defeat 1 Friday, Tours, Oct. 3.—News from Metz again confirms Bhe reports of the excelient condition of Marshal ‘Bazaine's army, The Profect of the Department of ber, include a letter ad tressed by the Emperor Na poloon to King Wiltim ot Prussia, from) Wilhelm- shone, oo Sept, #8. In chis letter the Emperor says that the time has arr to speak. duel many can only terin{iate he loval reconciliation ve Nord fi both e supposed that Geran } rdoblbls egrephe from Litie, Oct. 81 believes herself to have a ereater interest in (he T lave a despatch from Paris signed by Gen roin of France than in alliance with France. Ir Frochn, received by earrier pigeon. aud dated Sept. | thie be the belief of Germany, will, Kuvope.or can troops to-day operated on the offensive. A | Kurope remain an unconcerned epectal rof an Ov nee in force was mude. We occupied | yasion without limits? Toe Emperor adds that his |@nccensiy: Moville and L'tlav, and advanced to interview with the King of Prussia at Studs cou ‘Thins and Choisy-le-Rol. Ali those positions were Solidly orenried by the $Prossians, who were iu- freuched aud protected by cannon, need him that the King would 0 alitance burely, the remains icate the means of a. compl ius object 1s will be in vain for Prassia to demand a heavier indemnity than ean be justified by tne exact tacts of raph to Wake thove chords of iear which donot vibrate in Freneh bosoms Iv ts far from being impossible that France shoud welcome an aliance buiween the two empires, which have so thony ioteres’s in compion and so fea Foully in antavoniam, or even that she shoal ac Quiesce ina line of deftones the neces ef thi it on AFTER A SHORT 1 NGAGEMENT, Qn which the artillery and the musket were used, in good order to the protection d'ivry. our troops retired Bin eo Sad ore eee, ame erable, a8 were also those of Wi | The assertion of Crewieox in his address to Gen Worich, the defeoder of Sirasbourg, that the Gov- Srament was decided that meither territory nor Cortress ‘The Mo inanded b or chiefly (or purposes of attack, and tof an indemnity by France, waich esmanship wad just siould Ox, would be the host lasting guarantee of Lie peace of Karope. But (hese considerations will lose their weizht if the King of Prussia should refuse to entertain Ueture assaulting tue city of P SHOULD BR CRDED TO GenMANT, &s favorably commented on here, CuaTKAUDUN, Oct. % via Tons, Oct. 3—The Prussiaus huye arrived near Patay, in the Denart- ment of Loiret, They also approached Eperaon in payme Btrong force, but retreated before the Mobiles, The PRUSSIAN WAR DESPATCHES, Uaiter have been reéoforced, as they expect tho sts Prussians will return ia force, The Priests of South Germany Denounced | Pouns, Oct. &—Tne French forces on the loft Baek of the Ruone are well disciplined and of. Tootive. Pants, Sept, 9), via Touns, Oct. 3.—The official Journal of the Republic contains the decree for the Buppression of domiciliary visits, except where Ahoy are confined exciosively to the municipal au- Moritias, A decree is also issued, making s requi- ition for all the wheat and flour in Paris, This, iy wover, it not designed to collect the provisions ot ting Revolt and Murder, The North German Ga. priests as the vources of the anti px in the South German States, av o: revolt, murder, and bostile alliances Count you Bismarck bas issued a cirealar to the Prussian resident Ministers abroad. He insists that the couditions of THE PROPOSPD ARMISTICN were moderate, ‘The French, ae Pantie Bruix, Oct denounces t Prussian fee inatigat ho says, declined private parties, The regular payment of pensions | them, together with the offered opportunity of tree Bas been assured in Paris, as well asin the Depart- | elections to the Constituent Assembly in the depart ents, ments held by the Prussians, which tae lattur bi lieve Navecuatrav, Oct.2, vis Tons, Oct, 3—One | would have favored peace, Sboussod Prussian cavalry passed Void to-day. aid they go to Join ‘Hm conrs oF 100,000 wen ‘ow forming at Toul. ‘The German army which re- ‘ently crossed the Rhine near Mulhouse is march- ‘The North German Guzrfte of to day in annonne ing that beayy shipincnts of breadstuifs have made from America to enpply the French. on Sent, 18 a French sieanier brou; Entield cannon ap for the French ay been says that y. Apacitic movement his boen , a commenced at Cannetadt in favor of the wile. ca of Panis, Sept, 27, via Lonvon, Oct, 3.—The foliow- - is official: it of the Plebinvirum in Come, ‘be Barricade Commission has been completed by Addition of M. Albert, formorly a member of the Provisional Goverowe! Tue Commission con- Lune uine engincere. ‘The Parisians are calm and Amportibie, and pureue their asus! oceapation: Bie rifle is ulway) pear at band, that they may be Peady for oi vice at the first tap of the drum, Some Delroitum whicn had been provided for the defence @l the city, suddenly BURST INTO FLAMES y. causing great excitement Oct. The voting ye teniay was orderly throughoot until the polls closed att. ‘Tho result, a8 Was generally supposed, was unanimous io favor of It.tian unity. The retu as far ae received, show that about 47,000 votes were cast throughout the patrimony, of which only 66 were for the Pope. ‘be resuit ts heralded every: where with enthusiasm, Later returns show that over 50,000 votos were lock rly The Ore, how cast in favor of Italian anity ant less than 60 ever, wos extinguished «iter an bour's labor with | ayuinst, Sovers! monks and priests voted * ¥ the eneines ‘Lhe city was splendidly tami Hast even in The soldiers charced with cowardice {n_@ recent honor of he result of the piebiseitom, The hest « Order prevailed ail day. ‘Tue Ital trom hun treas of uouses, Strong guards haa be Placed at euch uf the twelve voting plicos, but the r fervices were not heeded. Procetsions with mune and flags warched U.rough the streets to the dilier polling places, creating much enthusiasm, ‘J've workmen went to vole in a body Lox pon, Oct, S.—Tt is reported, in engagement Punished Adis uteb from the Empress to the Emoercr, for: Waried afer te fist two bai ties. line been disraveret And puolihed. She says: °M_ Hetri's despatel has been received.” and adn: “ Have you considered Ake cousequences of a revurn to Paris , UNDER THE BLOW OF TWO REVERSES ? have buen dingraced and otherwise flag flouted onseqnence of ne volo of the Leonine City having been est unan have devided, would it not bo best to bave it the Pope will take Up his reeidoncy iu tie island of Bo the country thus: * Tae Emperor returns to, ee to reorgs ize Ue keond army, provisionally in | * rusting the coumand of the arty of the Rhine to zane Y" 4 Fatma, Oct, SicM, Cremleax pete ea. deteeaied view of this morning tor of War in lace of Admiral Fourichon r+ | saya the #lariuin an war pre ined. Gen, De Coen vied recentiy at Mote from | tion ure fs stil at Con bis wourds, tinop e. Russia makes bo war movements waat Onreans, Oct. 8, via TouRs.—Tho enemy is con. | The relations berween Russia and Austria leay centrating wt Tours, where thoy are gatvering quan | uovuing ty be desired — Kwine Deepa’ fcattie. Filtiviers is stil cecupied winy, Wio Fe pillaging all the euyirun. — Basen, Oct, 8.—The Prussians, with the aid of ‘ENGLISH WAR DESPATCHES. oleetrie lights, Were ali last night crossing the Rhine pace a a at Mulhouse. The Failure ot at pat Cotton Firm, It was announced to the cotton trade yesterday that the firm W. H. Newman & Co, of 119 Pear) street, hud suspended payment, The drm has been Gand favorably krown, and the suspension was ® burprike to most of the dealers, altboug it had been The vesinns Closing in ud Parin-At pi to Deprive the Clty of Water mans Crossing the Rhine, .—Luter advices from the Prus on iquarters around Paris show that the army fe qurlly closing in around the elty. ‘They have torte no effort thus far to bombard, Gen, Von Ter | ancelared by many. The ainovat of tho Gru'e tsi tos teen appointed Governor of Strasbourg, | Hiitee Is uot kiomn, nut ie anyposed to be lar © ‘ asmuch us its Cuciness esive, ineludin Tue girrinon consiate of ten thousand men. Cupt. | yontures in breadstute us well un cotton, “Acerde Jobrston, the Queen's messenger, has at last beon | ing to th ireot reports, the failure ie attributable Permicted to depart from Paris, with despatches to | tothe inability of ihe Arm to meet’ certain eneaxe . er wton fi future deli 1 he ured Whe English Government, He left Paris on the 5h | Mepis incottoa for future delivery which matured Inst week. Of, to put it in the words of the Hon Dan'l Drow, "Them boys sold more'n they had." ‘Tue practice of" golng #hort of the market" is be coming daily more prevalent among cotion deulers, Although the more couservative Orus are content to fullow in the footsteps of their fathers, and sell September, but was stopped by the Prussians Mer s long detention the Prussian commander lowe! hin to proceed, with the warning that simi. JA: messengers would hereafter be detained, 1 The Canal de Lourcg has been drained by the | Only What they bave, instead of what they expect to Prov ions in order i pe + TO DEPRIVE THR PATIAIANS OF WAT! POLITICAL SQUIBS, , Arcangemente are making for the Prussian bat ne Thomas Crosier has been nominated by the Ro publicans of Mercer conmiy, N. J. for Sheriff. At Onwego yesterday the Hon. D. 0, Littiejohn Te pblioas) Was ausoimously pominated for the As jembly. ‘The hard-looking individuals, calling themsclyon the Political Trmperance Geueral Comumittoe, wet La Masonic Hall lart oiyht, and did notaing, The Vemocrate of Atlantic county, N. J. hi nomimated Joseph Seni for the Assembly, Samnel Cor: Gory for bherid, ahd Absalom Clare fur County Clerk. Meroe at Vitiejuif, Gennevilliers, and Bt, Cloud to Dombard the ett; Werder, who commanded She besiegers 6u ‘rl core to Lyons aud part to Paris, A messenger ‘Tom tne Kmpress Kugenie tad @ long conference ‘Will Nipolevn at Wilnelmehde yesterday, Tae Be vver left for Lonton again ip the evening, Toe Vrussiane bave resolved to demand ono bun e sod francs Indemnity in each of the de- ‘The Repubicans ot Cape May county, N. J., bave » £y now occupy, from which Gor- | ommated ihe Hon Thos. Bromey Cor tne Biaie ponate, - v oauing tor Assembly, aod A Breadman for @ View Cote cd by te Freuek, Lecvar, | shor ut LAT sT FROM THE FLOOD. THE WATER SUBSIDING IN THE SUK- DOAN VALLEY, The Extent the€ Ty—Harrowing Spectacies, Ricuwon, Oct. 8.—The flood has gone down, and the merchants are caleniating their losses, It {s thought this morning that half a million of dol- lara will cover the losses in this city, but not in the towns above hore, 5 ‘The Legislature wil adjourn from day to day antil # quorum is obtained, The accounts from Albemarte county represent the destruction of property from the flood as im: mente, Fourteen lives are known to have been lost ‘The food in some instance SWEPT AWAY BNTING FAMILIES ‘The amount of destruction of grain, tobrcco, barns, cattle, hogs, house and mills is incaleuia- b ‘The number of mills and dams destroyed is about fifty. The freshet was confined withia the radius of the upper valley of Virginia, The flood was so great ‘that it carried cattle and bogs before it like so many chips of wood. Tt was particularly severe along the Chesepenke and Obio Railroad, At Shadwell, about & mile of track was washed away, About A DOMEN LAND sLiORS occurred between Cobham and Miliboro, and eigtt oF ten bridges were awopt away, ‘The road ia dan. aved to the extent of 8100000, At the Mountain-Top Tlouee, on t of the B.ue Ridge My the Kitebed wae flooded with water, IN THK SHENANDOAM WALLET the force of the flood was tremendous, 1 ortion of Barper's Ferry, sland, was aubmerged at Harper's Ferry is immense, Twenty buildings, early “all large brick stores, were swept away, The loss of lite was Uber ly confined to the Inland, where flood almvst equatied that 1852 in it desiruction of property, and will prob bly exceed it in loss of life, VIRGINICS ISLAND t# in the Shenandoah river, opposite London Heights, In reasons of flood the intiubitants are kept ins feverish state of mind on account of the violence of the stream, ‘The island lias & flouring mill belonging to’ Moxsre. Childs, M cht & Co. and twenty to tiirty dwelling houses, Principally occupied by the laborer: For (wo days the rains along the banks of the jouh river had been heavy, and at noon on Friday the waters began to ri Fora time no » Hous apprebensions were fell, but as nightfall ap- proache), the current of the stream continued to rise steadiiy and rapidly, and alter dark the torrent which hi creased to @ stilt more fear ul extent, bearing down on its bosom timber, trunks of trees and other débris, poured in between the island and the heights, making escape impossible to many. The current had atteined saca fearful velocity that a 16 lowe including Virginius The damace to property crossing could not be effected in boa! time THE FLOOD SWEPT OVER THR ISLAND, sabmerging ito n depth of several feet, A number oF pe ere res ued while the trestle work of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, on the wes ern side, withstood the fury of the maddened wate but at xbout midnight 250 yards of the trestle work cave way. ‘Tae ecene of the catastrophe wus no longer visible trom the main land, thouzh the lizh's handsome of the es could still neorly deafening was the rush of th Matt those Wause houses, one by punta, were awept down tie sircatn and dashed against each other, could not be heard. On the neat morning Saturday AN AWPUL #PROTACLEE Only a tew of the mi met the eye t anbstantial houses, tozether with the laree brick flouring were lett standing, With the houses, many of the i shal gone down the stream, In a number of the dwelines remainine women, sid children pleading for assisiance, thal could not at that time be given them. Alter day brevk & fw of the houses that had stood the fury there were aven mer Of {ne Horm were seen to yield to the Violence ot the current, in some tatances carrying the occupants with them, ‘The toval Enmber of the lost is various: }y estimated at from twenty to fity. DESTRUCTION OF RAILROAD PROPRETY. Several hridees and a portion of the track from Harper's Ferry, tor several mites beyond the tsian on the Win hoster road, are enid to have bec Washed away, On Saturday passengers, baggage anil che nuails were tr ed from liarber's Ferry to Halitown by From tne latter point th track («wala to be po he eutite desteuctio OF railroad property, Was confined to the Wineucstet and Petomme brave Tn_addition t trest work at Harper's F the roces on Virginiuy Island were w Ivy ly take some Weeks to permanently tw the Winchester Braue Ka! rey, mall tre The water rose to within 9 few feet of the large iron br Maryland and Virginia, over ers Ferry, inundating the 1 and Adstas Express Buiid mac at An rs of tue be At Front Koyal, on the Manassas Gap Railroad, Friday pe Baltimore and Ohio road h damage to briiges or the track on th the passenger and {re larly and on time to W Wost, and also to Washington city. The only dainage was on the Winchester brancit, and the pas senger tragic on that road is carried on by stage from Harper's Ferry The Orange and Alexandria Railroad, ts perfect The track !* dumaged on the Chesapeake and OL roud ut Chadwell, and the bridges over Moore's Creek and the Kivanna River on the same road are gone, Oue span ot the bridge at Rocsfish, and two souns of the bridce over the Tye River, on tue Lyuchburg extepston, have been washed away, HOW A RAILWAY BRIDGE WAS SAVED, AA private despaten received yesterday vy Mr. © Tingling, of 2 Broadway, agent of the Richmond and Danville Roilroud, wave that no dam ge was done to the bridge belonging. to that roud, which crosses the James River at Richmond. The Super intendent of the road, at the list uppearance of te food, foresaw thas the structure would be sucjected Wo a terrible strain by the debris of houses, mili, and bridges from shove “being nuried dgstust it, and took measnres to secure the structuce Chis waa done by ‘Mine tho bridge with treight cars loaded with railroad iron. ‘The timely action of the suverinicudent saved this new and aplendid siruciure, built of stone at & cost of $100,000, and rina arkorsbur cured to the people of Richmond the only avenue to travel (o the South Ving been ed oy tie flood, dis NOW Opn and all trains are tunnin edule time. Dur ing the height of toe Mood, some passengers from Ricimond tad (0 go around by way of Cineinuad iw get to Aula’ ta, TUE RIVER KOSK TWRNTT-FIVE PRET IN FOUR HOUKS but on Saturday the freshet was gradually subsiding Mr. Biakemare, his wie and three children, wud Mrs, Kidceway, were at the table break tasting when the fhiod came, and vil Wore drowned, Mr. Kaut man saved himseit by seiziug & Hmb of a tree as was swent down the «trea Messrs, Ray, Bagley nid Ridgeway sought retuge im he top of a iree, aad remained there all night All the minis in Uh tance of thirty mi Hue rallrowl bridg Urunca of the Oran swept away uenandoah Valley for a ¢ se acept two, Were des'toye | at Riverton, of the Mav and Alesundria pox IN THE POTOMAC. At Borin, Md, the tresiet was th the meworile Inundation of 1s dreamed of on Friday morning, whoo the river was forded; but at 5 o'cloek on Saturday morning iw impassable. ‘The rise was from the Shenandon anit e Upper Potomac. The peu hou pugh the streets and flats of the villa on dit mornims, and hundre $ cate in from ihe COULULY tO see [Ke Tusbing of the overwhelinins torrent, sliat but thy day betore way @ quiet, placi i ate The river foll four fe A moderate rain tel dur fleet oH the early ext aust eation for sailing ve Was resume f damage done to property tut city is consiveruble, the agerogate of Which it is dit Ault to estimate, “Phe range of stores trom Ninti to Tenth street, on tue south side uf Peansy isa avenue, Were all Mooted in the cellars, and muc at Washington on Sunday va uable goo.s dany Messrs, Shepiord & Kyo: ulove Wil lose several thousand dollars, ‘The St James Hotel wax flooded asain on Sunday iu the by the bursting of sewer LARGE QUANTITIRG OF 11s 0n5 driftwood, and house! ola furniture ft ate'l down the river on Sunda), apd tempted many ouc to sceure it A piano was landed on the bank tear Long Bridge tnd several bureaus wnd other articles of furniture Wore nauod in at this poipt by men in boats. At the Beventh street wuarf some of taose adventurous boatmen found vod priaes, Kach of these boar had # crew of three men, two to work the oars and the third to catch the prize, One crew Inded aately iu a short time a barrel of whiskey, a barrel of coal oil, and one of four, which thoy quickly turned into . Akwarm of ew flour barrels vame down, nd guite anumber were secured, which sold for forty conte each, basemen! L reorr ehes from Harper’ » Oct. 3.—Don y say tho loss of life by the flood Place will aot exceed thirty. oO poake Ohio Canal below Harper's Forry is badly damaged, ooo own on ‘Change and in Wi cial eaivor of Ii street, having Commercial Advertiser. opal Chure: se eatryivan ot 8 whe tanked. high. in lyn, Ae haiti CreUMty Mt Was als ypialiical secteur Deen twie Of the United states, of the Oad Fellows’ ‘Trousuror of tue New kurk Lyp NEW . YORK, TUESDAY JACOB COHEN'S PARTY, poatetasind Hoffman to be Supported if they ‘ port Wood An Explanation of the Meaning of the W Democrat-A Re- markable Platform, At 8 o'clock last evening, the Hon, Yaccup Cohen solemnly arose in the back room of the baxe- ment liquor store of Masonic Hall, and “ toglaret dis meetink opent."” ‘There was only half the usua crowd of strikers prosent, the seceders of last moot ing baving kept away, and tho others were nad-took- ing and silent, The Confidence Committee reported that they had not yet completed their list of candi- dates, Mr. Cohen—Dero ish some political tricks vag T voult like to tole you aboud, Dey hafshange do election deestricks after our last moetink, und I dink ve ought to reorganishe. Dis is de brincipal pisineas for vich ve moet, The Exceative Committee of each district were in- structed to reorganizo accordingly, Somebody moved that nominations be made for State officers. Mr. Cohen (impationtly)—" T tink dat's de tuty of de Execatif Gommittes, Ve baf no right of dis. Here a nervous little Dutchman jumped up and ict alot of broken Eaglish ran head over heels out of his mouth at such a rate that nobody could under- stand him, He wound up with a triumphant, * Dat's vot I say. Cohen de time Aded—" T don't tink as how it's eggeakly st now to make nominashans, seeing as how de seckatif Gommittee haf dat power anebody withdrew the motion, but the mover for the previous questior Amouber from the Eighth Ward here arose and read the proceodit meeting of the new Tam- many Hall Democratic Reform Association, endors ing Hoffman for Governor, and Beach for Licu- teoant-Governor, nen—" You On being anew an arnendment to lay tt oa th Cohen—I don't tink ft fuch membere to mo! lay of de taple Tvoult hke if some slentioman voult depate sometinzs. A voice—I call for the qn Coven—Any shew it like to depate? volce=I move the previous question. n—Shot up your mont. Any von like to fon? ther member made respeck to ’ ‘There being a dead atlenee, Cohen was obliged pnt the amendnent, wiica ne dil-ns follows: * Any dose vat aro in in favor dat it shall pe lied on de taple elenify de wort 1" Carried. It was mood that a Comuittes be appointed to draft a platiorm inside of ten minutos; and after they Wort ont, a member fro: the Fourth Ward frone and read the minutes of a meeting of the New Tammany Hail Democratic Reform party of his ward endorsing Hoffman and Boach for their incorruptibliity, honesty, aud Jeffersonian conduct genervily. He patit asa motion. Another member fmended this tread, Woogtord and Kaufmana. in stead of Hoffman acd Benen, bis provoked a heated devate, One member poke wartn'y for balfan hour protesting asa ine out the party to the Revuticana, When was through, Yaccap responde * Till suuinie for ¥¢ bariy, Lam for neider neider ile Republicans, “Yen v! t such Deino. grsts vat vent to Rocne lowed no wolcs, De seat, no laagwidge ind Ve half de was responded ail Democrats in e room, and that Ut ver would bee me Ke ioune, When the nervous little Dacehman again ng tyhie feet, and yelied nxcttedly: * Dit you Know of ve gota pi dat Rochester, De vort ovrain,, dat is wotiog vort, Ve areal Der Haleo ve are atl Rey ans, Tonk dat's ge felier Dat's vat Tsay, Werd mar (a mut whiskered ‘ hargon) (hem procceded to explain that * Demo: was derived from (wo Greek words" dem people, and "erase." strength—and urged t join with the people und make t quoted Inrcely from the Trish uoets, ar ef and sad he was a Demo A would witidraw if the Repubiiean eandi- dates werr endorse! ‘An inebriated 418 of toe Foo “What fort Niensel A German protested agsiist tie Rochester insult, and advocated the endorsement of (ue Republicaa arty, Cot vat ve ow countryman on the ot! a vauted ty know, in asioeny w ter shentioman explainebe ) is depating is goot for such 9 depating . U. Tyant yon all to stay wir ns, Dis is werry too quick, De partios wat is in power dey cull demselis Demograts, Tam a Demozrat myself, but dey ar ta; dey are Kepubhieans : dere no Democrar Tins Look of Hark stuth; look of Ge + appoint tenis, You may ¥ Ye are co. ing. De Demogr Pry Show dem Gf ¥e re Not slarce: of c tates Ve Diease, Of ve en ic ean ve vid dem no sirenge, bal dey vi candle dates, Datta e' Hal? a dozen’ amendments were added to th Original motion to the great perplexity of Mr. Cohen eoniventy almost Out Of bis wite trying t niiditivr neos; but to bis great reliel (he eporte ved Times, WhO Was alent. rung out: * Linove we eajourn Fatood on end With Horror, die yelled dar adstourrer? L want to nee that Bat just ten the Piatiorm Conuanit finished eopsine a set of reso. be Ti preyare?, and * previot «man was following were then r Tat stand adopted : Hall Democratic Ro. dy of iizens Who are ate of New York of 1 thein by officeholders Fy therefore, be 1 uch Canilidaie elves to the following ec: and pli only ik of New To allow the records of the different departments to be exauined when an application cuizen prop. erly Loviers te made to (he extating Fitlon, 3) Ever contract for State, city, iy to be given to the lowest hid ler ow hie giving security for faithinl pertormance of tic sane. 4 To case erly holders | for 11 the in’ the No eltizen to hotd mo in fig Clry and 6. Nocit zen to hold avy position whereby he draws Ds ridare ho RECVICOR, Lad fice foree to be increased whereliy tie lives and property of citigens inay be Tre niinber of the properly prove led. vere iuerease toe nusnber and efficiency of the Fire position ata time to be protected in their rights i ia: the eerowehinent of in a not Ae Resolved, ¥ cutive Com tote inated for J report their Action (0 1 Kew tes of there reeatutions he printed aud atthe Olly moa stats Spooenes were made egaiget the Republican part ¥ Me Colon * tegleret din meetink glosci.t pete 18 IMPORSANT PLIGIOUS EVENT The Anniversary of the American Bourd General Arrang or the Meetings ements Throaghout the Wee! Vi ieth anniversary of the American Board oft re for Forcign Missions is to bo } in He oklyn, beginning today, Upward of 6,00 4 wil! at vat hoapitslity for that por has heen proviled in the families connected w the Tresbyterian and ¢ gaitional churches of thai city, ‘The sessions of tre Board are to be pat. ¢ business meetings are to b Ac demy of Music, beginning at 8 o'c K this P. M., when the reil is to be called and the organi iz 1. AUTig o'clock thit evening. U, nual serinon into be preached in the Church of tue Pucetmin on the Meizite, by the Kev, Dr, Jona. than Eb: Stearns, of Utica On Wednesday and each subsequent day morsing prover mectiog# are to be heid at bg o'elocs. in th Church of the Pilerias aud the Latayette avenne Presbyterian Church, Busines’ meetings are to be Academy of Music, Deginning at 9 nd 2 P. Moon Wednesday, and | Voning at 7 o'clock, for addresses on mission. ary topics. Also, in the Church of the Pilgritna, at WY AM, on Wodnesday, incidental to the creat guhering, is to be held a meeting of the Maternal Association, At the same place, at 3 P.M, isto be bo u eencral gathering of Duuday school children, to be addressed by returned missionaries, On Thiuraday busiivess meetiigs of the Board at 94 A.M. ani dig P.M. in the Academy. ACT. M. the sacrament of the Holy Communion ts to be ad nultaneousiy ia Plymouth Churen, the byterinn Church, and she Latayetie Ave nue Prosbsterian Chareb, At Ty M. meetiocs for addresses w be held ia the Academy and in the Clinton Avenue (the Rev, Dr. Buddington's) rch, Also a meeting of the Women's Missionary ciety, MEO A. Miu the First Presbyteriaa Churen, Henry stroet, day farewell addresses a clos to be aelivered, services held in the Acatemy of cinningat 94 o'clock A, M. Ais oxected Mat Bbout Mity missionaries from ail parte of the world will participate ia these meetings. — The Germans of St. Lou's buve tolegray rox, avking him Ferofiire ny Dat ne wi m Alrace Warwoment tor the cap tan ted Germany represvavaliou af We vovvle ia Parliament, , OCTOBER 4, 1870. ——_ THE YACHIMEN'S FEET UNDER DEL« MONICO'S MAHOGANY, Kpecch to n Rivals—Tho History of Yacht= tng Why Mr. Ashbury Crossed the Oce A complimentary dinner was given to Mr, James Ashbury of tho yacht Cambria by some of the members of the N.Y. Yacht Club last night at Dol- monico's tn Fourteenth strest, Tho dinner was originally fixed to take place at 6:90, but duriog the ‘week the Committee of Arrangements, Monsrs, Mo- HL. Grinnell, Shepard Homans, and the antedi- Jovian mariner Hamilton Morton, clanged the hour to seven, ‘The long froom at Delmonieo's was beautifully decorated with flags, and at the upper ond of th room the stars and stripes and unton jack hang over the crown of England, while at the lower end they hada similar blace over the American eagie, TI side walls were covered with the various ensigns and burgees of different yacht clubs, A long table act for fifty pervons and adorned with the choicest flowers and certain pidces montéer, of nantical de- signs, occupied the centre of tle room, Shortly boiore seven the members began to arrive, and as soon as Mr. Ashbury and his hosts were in the houre, the whole party adjourned to dinner. Cor odore Stebbing had a seat at the contre of the table, with Mr. Ashbury on his right, and George I. Schuyler on the let, Vice-Commodore James Gor don nnett, Jr. tL opposite, with the Good Old dian on 0 je.and Mr, Dunenn, the banker, on the other, The portly form of Larry Jerome was in aseat close by, near Beau Brome! Hamiiton Mor: ton, Whose elegant locks and beautiful white teeth were the envy of abi Mr. Ashhorv's friends, Col, Gourley, member of Parliament for Sunderiand ; Mr. Mundelia, member for Sheffield, and te chief of ihe Knglish Repub rty: Sir Boache Cunard, fr. Crook, Mr. Colos, and Mr. Kemp of tie Lohdon Timea, were scattered about, pleasantiy sandwiched with Kear. Commodore Douglas, the owner of the Sapoho, th fasiest racbt in the world; the genial 8. W, Talbe A.C Kingsland, ex Commodore Kidd, Franklin oud, Georre Osgood, Pierre Lori Leonard rome, W. Major, She am Voor his, Peter Voorliia, jeorge Wilso dolinson, CH, Stuirt M. Tay huvler, Ch cliow, John Oakey, Cameron, BoM. Wright, and a few others © periormauces of the members in the eating line was very remarkable, and the delicate Hamilton Mor‘on looked with envy'and uatoni: euital Larry Jerome, who got away with everything hat was out before him in astyie that would have dono credit to the Hon, Tony tartms ‘hen everybody had eaten Commodore Stebbins, with the notion that the sooner the business of the eveniug was done the better, rose und proposed the health of the President, which was druvk with becoming honors by all except the Good Old Man who drank sparingly on that occasion, ‘The next toast, which was to Qacen Victoria, wa enthusiastically received by Larry Jerome, € moore Stebbins then rose and proposed the health of the guost of the evening, Commodore James Ash dary, of the Royal Harwich Yacht Clab, which was dravi amidst the wildest ent As soon 3 order Was establisned, Mr. Ashbur Lo respor J iooked remarkaly handsome, attired in the fw ne Roval Harwich comprised § dark blue swallow ted with gilt bottons. On the tert \tered the aparkling order of Charles ILL Which entitles the owner to the tank of | enev, Mr. Ashvury, after smoothing the silky hair of his magnificent beard, said Comme IN® AND GENTLEWEN OF TITE New Youn Tins an event that aha! tte ated wats ny ya thin In !51, whe Atlant or daring offered t te her to accompliah her plucky errand. Ihe victory a the At Wil, and her return to New York with Que Queen's geup which she had Fo gallantly wrested from her fMietconpetivurs, Is how &. of his'ore To my opiuon from that date Ort cmanated te Marked interest LOW & Inyachting. The. Vi Mona Kt {ust yachts were laun: deeply evinced by American ory of the Atwerica eont teen 1 pefore tong ® bewutifal fect of iin Ameren. Fatter year they Kept adding to their streagih, aud in Vee ocean truce of the Henrictta, Fiectwing, and Vesta Placed American yachtsmen ih ® position second to fone in the world. Mr bury ‘then thanked the members of toe New York Yacht (lub for the many courtesies that His vinit, aud specially had beew shown him. durin > euogized Commodore Stevbins, He continued To coming over to & to meet your yachts ina naiy Convent e understood that Le tative veewel, dostrou. ot cn: cup, whieh hae Topaed tn i DAL nineteen vears. Although del togrot my Visit, Ut AIL sed beyoud mea the many pleasant matches we have ealled he New York Yacht Cinh may well be rroud of Its core: and in Vice-Conmodore James G, Kent and Revi-Comniodore William Dunzlas, 1 possesses thor Sachin, Whose Verses Wey have mage Catn: of the civilized £ The Dat are two yaelte whose equals it woud Hany walers, 1 of the New York Yacit Club, Commo: ns deputed Mr, George T., Schuyler, the ember of the Club pres repty. Sever il other tousis were then drunk, accompanied by the usual rotor, ——— ‘The Car Drivers’ Strike. ‘The drivers on the Eastern Belt line appointed a Commit Tucker, the P pected that the Tre Committe yesterday esident of waiton Cumm he line, ant Meulty would be amicably se K to be sent for by Mr Tucker, ond that eentleman says that he does not consider himself bound to @o in seareh of the drt vers, He aye that they know where to find bin at y hiour, and that he is always willing to hear what have to say, ‘The dideronce, according to Mr tween the Company and the drivers is, that the Company wish them to Work twelve nour anil lie over two, instead of working only ten and lying over four ‘as formerly, For the addivional Work a compensation of #5 comts ® day ts Ofered, Visitors tothe Gallant Ninth, The Hoerd of Officers of the Ninth Regiment met lust evening in the offices of the Erie Ruilroad, to discuss the ching visit of four New Eos land Pottilion companies, and other matiors of a rout nature, The Amoskeag Veterans of u is wait pro: Manchoster, New Hampshire. the Ancient and Hon- oratle Artillery ct Boston, the Putnam Phalang of Harvord, aud the Newoursport Light Tn antey all four hundred and dnty men, will leave I the evening of Wednesday, th So'ciock boxt, arriving in GALS, th next morning.” They will by the regi ment wt the pier of the Nort, Steamship Company. The ean will be 9 grand drow reception and ball, to Uke place at (he armors 0} the ‘Twenty-sccond Kegiment, and next day Ginn r, In the evening the regiment will accom ovny them to the boat K —— LOSSES brick building 56 and 85 Sudbory street, Bos ton, owned by O, Wentworth, was nearly destroyed yesterday morning, Lov $25.4; paruaily Insured Thomas McCormick's Louse and two barns in Tyr isha, Maga, with thelr contents, were buried yew tefay normibg, Lov, $120; Incuranee, $ow. Lhe sols SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, - St. Lonis has outgrown Philadelphia, #8. A. Green hus beon elected to full member hipot the Pittsburgh Typographioss Union, The Democratic ticket in Now Haven was clected 1 by gu averave ingiority of 099 | At the election in Hartford, Conn, yesterday, th Repaplicans elected ty of the board of he men. The 1 Mis elected the Town Clerk, I Aro few changes in other tow Chief Justice McKean decides that Je Tah Le J lature cannot cloet a prosecuting mtlorney fe his court, This tune the Mormon Auerney -G out Of Court, and pute allerimingl casos into the bauds of the United states Attorney — NEW JERSHY, Klizabeth’s Fire Department parades to-day The Morris Canal Company refuses to pay gold Interest ca fie bouds, | Young Summers, who attempted Newark on Saturday, te still alive, | ‘Vhe seamp Lane, a bogus SUN roporter, ts not rke K. Laue ot Ap) The colored citizens of Jersey City last orvanized & Kepublican campaign club. ‘The Second National Bank of Jersey City holds onde for only (he amount of Ite actual loans to Jersey ony Mr, Midmer, of Brooklyn, has received a contract from the Second Fresbyturiag Church of Blisaboth for 8 4,000 organ At Brady's Curriculum In Jorvey City, last, even tng, p DenENe war given to Mr. Adrian H.'Searlos, the e-chan pion amateur pedestrian of Now Jersey, caso of Mre, Overmuller agt. Th oa and Western Kailroad. fo th of hor husband, failed to suicide in jelous’ night whose body was found in the canal near Centevillo, N. J. on Baturday, was yesterday identified by one Joseph McMurray of Pater: Aon anthas of lie wie, She left home on Friday (or « spre Ason of Peter Dalton, gunsmith, of 16 Newark avenue, Jersey City, wae with yy not huowing 1 was piss nie throws te the side vi uly Lite sialery Twenty-ftth Steet File —What the Saye—An Old Gradge Settled Police Officer Michael Klein was mortally stabbed in the abdomen at 1:30 yesterday morning in front of bis residence, 127 West Twonty-fifth street, His rlous rough who resided at 123, two doors below the officer's house, The motive for the mur- derous attack {is suid to be the sottlemont of an old grudge which Brady has borne against Kiein, Itappears that the Iatter has been doing duty in the Ninth Ward, and that he went on duty early last evening, At eight o'clock he re- turned to the Police Station in Charles street, near Hadson street, and complained of a severe attack of diarrhea, Capt, Washburn who was at the desk excused bim from further duty and advised Him to go home, ‘This advice ho followed, but afer staying in bis room a hort tine, begam to feol rent leas, and took a troll into Sixth avenue, Returning at tle time above stated, he encountered Brady, who told him that whenever ® man did him an injury be always made ap his mind to get square, Kicin, who haa known Beady since boyhood, told him to ‘go home and he would think ditferently in the morning when he got sober, ‘Then Brady plunged a sharp instrument, believed to be a three-edged file, in ‘hia body Just above the right groin, Kiein felt the cold stee!, When it penetrated Irs stoinach, but did not think at time that he was seriously tijured, He staggered unaided, and Brady fled. A’ physician was summoned soon aflerward, and on dressing tho Wound pronounced it not ‘fatal, Klein, however, a night of dreadful suffering, and’ yesterday lis case was considered hopeless. “Tho wall of the abdomen had been penetrated, and he was unable to take any food. Late last nicht he was suffering the most excru- ating pain, ana It was feored that he could not tive any hours, Inanewer to a SUN reporter, Klein said that about Wo years eo Brady and he had had a falling ont. and in a fight he had beaten Brady. Since that, however, they had made tt ap, and had en On good «peaking terms. Brady would only refer to the old difficulty when io liquor, but he (Kivin) bad never suppoved that he was oursing so Diltor # reve rady iv 8 the police, of 8 large, thouth he is well known to He {s ao unmarried man, aout 2 y And has been tending » worthless life, means of living Was (0 assist occasion oading furniture tracks, Klein ts a young ut the Sawe age, and is married, though he how no children. He bis been on the force hor r months, and is spoken of as a meritorious and zealous young oflicer. only vis! —- - RAPID TRANSIT, al ‘ Fifteen Miuaten from the City Hall to arlem—Large Meeting of the Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards Citizens’ Associa tion to Endorse a New Plan, A large meeting of the Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards Citizens’ Association, President, J. Foley, Keq., was held last night at Masoni¢ Hal, in E: struct, near Third avenue, to e¢ n of quick railroad com m and the Battery, Mr, Foley explained two plans which met with favor from the Association, but the ove relaiiog to Fourth avenue was consid ered by all as decidediy preferable, The substance of Mr, Foley's follows: The greatest want of the people of this city at the prevent time is some means of ripid Wansit be tween Harlem and the Battery ‘here are two plans, of for Third avenne, and one for Fourth avenue. The more eligible plan is that for Fourth venue. The plan isto becin at Harlem bridge over the Harlem Railroad with it sider the nication betwe statement is as to the Hil at Ninetic run on surface to shout Kighti tye again to the high point at Sevensieth street; icnee rin on surfues for a few blocks the high point at Fortieth again to Thirty all with U continue the bridge to est; thence run on the nd street. Al! this will Harlem Kailroad, or the f Fourth avenue a® at prese: Phirty-second street down there can be an pund rai road guder Fourth avenue to Four. then teenth streo Or, if it be pr ader Broadway to the Battery, the iron archos can. be contin ued from Thirty-secoud street down Fonrth avenue, over the contre of the avenue to Lafayette place; then road Morion street, throngh Centre street, and 0 on to the City Hadi, wiih double track, using air or #ieum wn for i bird aventie t+ all elevated on jouble track, 4 wer the present trace Avevue Railroad, tot not 1 iaterfere at all with the present horse cars, Stations will be one inile apart Pure to be five cents for any distanee Some of the best engineers have vrononnced the plans to be perfectly sate and substantial, entirely Unlike the Greenwich sieet tailure.. ‘The est cost of the road on Fourth avenue, froin Harlem tc Hirty-sceond stroet, ts #1.250 000. ‘To continue the same elevated plin to the City Hail would cost two milion dollars more: in all thece aud @ quartet milion dollars, Tho ‘Third aven Dian, it is est mated, Would cost a like amount: but If the under ground plan is adopted trom Thisty-second street down to the Buttory, the estimated cost of the road from Hariem to the Battery is seven aiiilious of dollars, ‘The value of the time s.ved to passengers y for the whole cost in Ove years, besides th nse Increase In ihe valle of property, ©-pe cially to Yoraville, Mortem, and Westchester coun The unfortunate pouicy of the city officials has to drive away the people from Uie city. If swindling taxation and the policy of shutting up the natural Outlet for the city in the direction of West cUester county be pursuet, the next cousus will show a large decrease in Lhe population <a WESTCHESTER COUNTY. _ The C to Wie public ‘The trot at Flos portponed yestord h Stand on Jeroine Park is to be thrown in Thareday: for county horses was again track Weing 190 heavy Lewis Bertrand, of Tremont, was fined $12.50 vesterday for st birdson Sunday. In future #35 Ws to be the charge fur this kind Of SAUbath spor "Phe fall meeting at Jerome Park opens on Thurs. day witha steeple chase and three races. ‘Tho races ars to. Be Cont urday, aud on Thesday, Tuureday, wud Saluruay of Bext Work — BROOKLYN, Small vox stil! prevails in the Sixteenth Ward, ‘The Ladies’ Gorman Att Society of Williamsbur, have opened a fir is Tura Halt, 45 Mososote atroet The Grand Street and North First Street Railroad Companies, Williausburgh, have reduced their farce to Aye conus Health OMeer Cochrane has prohit monication with Governor's Land white t Tages (her A corres} t Twenty-en aveant. dite Wie rain George Whitman, a German *hoting himself for aeveral mouths, nz death, Michgel Lovett was ara Over and Terminer yosterta Intant. He charced that on’ the thet drunk, he three chces cery ih Van Beant street, and Chi. Messrs, Char ajar for the prisoner: 1 Aldermen were yestertay served with a ‘ Initted. for, contempt of Coast neale auorder of the. Supreme in rel ne of Pritt Tae Ala n t 1 Corporation Conusel De Witt to W eis of eslunate on the Work — CURLOSITLES OF CRIME, Edward Mit street, was stubbed kiown ruftan wh The Kings county Grand Jury will investivate presented to Wie aguinsta lbrouklynd D. de Tnvilliera. a Philadelphia broker, was ewin Ned on Safurday Of 87.501 hy m forced cueck by dW iweed nud TC Keutiick, “He oilers 85.0 reward dycob Selitz and Anthony Dengel tn’ Brooklyn yesterony for letily mall pox palients had Leen Y were arrested OUL Coaches in Which ue tothe Hoapital ‘The Court of Common Pleas at Indicnapolis terd the Lawton ‘ivorce ease by granting & decree’ of divorce tO (ie wile, The couple ave frou Washington John Gedney, of 166 Second street, was arrested last eventing for a Hae Bumier, of 188 See ond street,“on Funday night, ip front of hie Fesldeuce, and wounding b hoken, war a Rurke for ehara when the law only allows 234 p Crevior was food $50, Shortly before 5 o'clock last evening, Daniel Cas- ids. of Ms Went Eleventh strect. was found wrowued at (lie foot of | Larics atreet, and from the marks of vio: lencoon the head and (ace be ie supposed to have met with foul play. Mary Hamilton, aged three years, of 48 Willow street, Hoboken, while with her woth City ferry house, a§ the foot of Cortiandt street. was seitod by 40 Unknown man, and in the child's slruggle to escape, her right arm was fractured, Yesterday afternoon Michael Brad Garvin were found by OMosr Foley at Tl Van Vous Street, Jeisey City, literally Bammering each other Both moo were blecaing profuse y, and their Laces were co ith gastos, They wore separated with dim. culty and locked up. Yesterday morning, at about %:80 o'clock, William Price with two otter ou ‘Avaorman Aguattus Flynn's tiquer «t @ bedford Tecis, where ke War i Nt by Mooi Harvey His two Tivo Was comuamitywsl iy Fiat and Michael — == 1 “PRICE TWO CENTS, THIRD AVENUE EXPLOSION, MAN ON FIRE OPPOSITE THE YORK. VILLE RAILWAY DEPOT, per ihastan An Eating 1 Keoper Heavily in Debt, and Officers in Charge of her Placo—And the Place My y Blown Up-The Alinost Marve Keenpe, Much oxcitement was created in the Nineteenth Ward last night by an explosion in the basement of the tenement 1,113 Third avenue, The premises, which are directly opposite the ‘Ihird Avenue Rail- road depot, are occupied by Joseph Reickerts as @ dining and liquor saloon, At about 6:30 last even: ing Joseph Reickerts, the proprietor, rashed into the valoon in ® biaze, He ran toward one of the cooks, bat she managed to get out of nis way. Reickerts had beon in the saloon hardly one minute when & terrific explosion occurred, which broke and Upset everything in the saloon and shook ali the houses in the neighborhood. ‘The report was heard for blocks distant, and alarmed ail the residents of the neighborhood. Captain Gunner and Sergeant Whitout with the reserve equad of the Nineteenth Ward police are rived early, and had considerable dificulty in keep ing back an excited multitud At the entrance the doors had been blown out and the glosses and decanters behind the bar were broken {nto a thousand pieces, ‘The flooring in the centre of (he store was blown ap, and the furniture was scattered, broken all over the room, In the kitchen the boiler which supplied the place With bot water was carried from its fastonings and landed in the centre of the room, ‘The rear of the house where the kitchen is was blown into the yard, and the ceiling aod walls in the store and kitehom Were alinost utterly torn down. | Joxeph Reickorte, proprietor of the store, was found lying on the floor terribly burned about the face and body, Jolin Graham, «carpenter, who was eating his #ap- erat the tine, woe also frightiully burned about te face and body, ‘The Injured men were borne to the police station In Fitty-ninth street, where they wore allended by Drs, Pardy and Cremin. The phys ficins pronounced the case of Reickerts almost Lopelos#, Graham may possibly recover Alter inspecting the upner part of the building, Capt. ¢ . Sergt. Whitout, Detective Lam: brecht, and the Sux reporter went into the collar te learn ‘if possible the cause of the explosion, Tt seems that after the explosion fire was discovered in the cellar. In ome corner were the smouidert ahes of a Gre with a shutter lying on them, doubt thrown there by the fo the expl Nevr this sot was a square tin vessel, capable of holding Ove pinta, and which, on investigation, was found to bave contained a species of mitro-glycerine, 4# some call it, Hauid Rafety eas, All was con: min the cellar, The doors were knocked down, the windows broke, snd everyting to the pice piled in one contused heap. In the front part of the cellar was found a large ile of sawdeet, and hidden beneath 1t was a wooden x. into which the tin box, siresdy montione Otted exactly, Tt ts supposed froma th on the box that this explosive material was boughs at Pratt's, in Fulton ste ‘There were xoveral narrow escapes, A few min. utes betore the explosion, seven or eight persone had finished thelr meals ani left the premises, Had they remuined a few minates longer, several more lives might haye been lost. Catharine K the cooks in the plice, was in th Marge boiler which supplied the place with hot water was thrown within #ix inches of her. The ceiling also fell around her in all directions, and bricks from the rear wall p very neat her, She escaped unharmed, ‘The place was occupled hy Mrs, Roickerte and hor son Joseph as an eating antoon, ‘Tt is sala ehat they had contracted many debts, owing thoir baker sow tcher seven hundred dot lars, and a carpenter, Micaael Dalmage, sixty dollare for putling up a piruition between the kitelen an@ the siore, ‘Their creditors nad sned them for the Amount in the Seventh Disirict Civil Court, before Judge Maguire, and obtained judgment, ‘Tho care venter, Dalmage, however, had the fir ty aod the plaice ie exntoy ia charge of 1 Stelvhert, Marshal olin Leis’ ert had, Inekily fo Misael, Ie the place a few minutes before the exe plosion, Mrs. Heickerts went away yesterday morning.and had Lot roturned at tho {ime of the explosion, ons in the store, house, aud neighborhood #ay that they never saw thegstrante Loxibefore, Thoy be« Nove therefore that ft must have boon carried there in the night Ihe house is anew four-story brick, owned by J, L, Mott, of Mott's Iron Works. Joseph Reikerts i only 9 Voars of age. Capt, Gunner aupposed that Reickerts was pouring some of the glycerine on the Hire at the tine his clothing caught, The Captain ed the box and all other ar: ticles which are ssary to exolain the cause of tite ¢ ce surround the house, aud Will remain all night to allow no one to enter a WASHINGTON NOTES, The toe of #5 on passports te no longer required Attorney ngton th abs General Akerman will return to Washe Awoek dn linproved health. Hine Hill of Massachusetts has been ape ‘ant Attorney-General ot the United — FLASHES PROM THE OC - Dumas, Sr, is said to be dying ia AN CABLES, Aleran Diepne On Sunday Baree \dren may receive re nish schools When pai ‘ona had 35 cases of vomito and v8 instruction ia t# do not object, Karly i tember the people of Australia were making eatersive detentive preparations, Ar nov Manning, in his ser in. Westmin- ster Culhedeal on Sunday, Likened Victor Emanuel to Pontius Pilate. —— PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, The Governor General of Canada mote $59,000 « Vut his income ducé not equad egomts Dudley F. Pheins, A stant United States District Atvirey. Nas rosizied. and District Attoruey Davis has accepied his resigaation Capt. J. We Hancox, who hos been in. buei on the son iver ty years, anys that he ins th ar and b on thy river announced yesterday that jarore sed from Jory duty in his coart one Ist Present & physician's AMGAVIC The Alymnl of Calum Win Ccllege lastnight Wected Heuty dames And-tson, LLD., President, a1 fredrick De Veseler- Ll. Vice-trenident. Charite ie'Sulilvian'Wwas elected Seovetary, tn place of Grats Natuan, kegs rosigued, sud Charles Ih, Sword wad eocted Tre Tov, ‘fitua Coan, the veteran missionary to the Hawalan Jayant ton Saturday t for Aveohitndods alectiee of Uitltosixy We Tory Ih ls well kaown ttt Vudeone in Irookiy ———— JOUINGS AHOUL TOWN " nokn own 4 7 Bat Thirty fourth } Wiidow, wud was for S crushed to doathe tans stoaner Ashiandy mn Kippar, or a Col the Alina Mater of the nation's ato) itistorlaey, opened y Nay, the Frese The New York [ High School in Thire teenth street onened last evening with 124 puptiay URINE HA Age foi 15 Low Seuss, Henry Weitzel, aged 9%, attempted auicite last ev by han Huseit'tn the yard of 89% eoou strect, but Was Cul down by ils fatuer Audvew ¢ pital, fell from Mon jesterday Wate dsbanitiy kt | ‘Thomas Wigging, colored by Coroner Keenan on Fivnn the dh of August by with an iron bar, The secon’ m: Smith, an employe third was committed yestane Jose phe fig bunk vn ‘the bea@ £ in the course of exercises age raiened for the opening of the Sew Chureh of the Strangers was held lusbeyouing, The Rey, Cusncellon erris presided Some festive Teutons have formed a Potato Sor Guard atol Greenwich sirect. ‘They will form a bi talon with the Hain Watriors and Schweizer Kase Ag Ulery bud bankegiving Day. The monthly meeting of the Tammany Social srastetdiae docuiie tothe Mews Pourvaan mete the Hon, dames Norn 4 6H 1b the chair, and Wilson Suites Seuwetary ee The Hon. 1. C. Fields, Fernando Wood, and Mi Whitbeck Wiils/evk oD rapid city transit aod city (am f hts before the Brenoan Soviety (inte West Mam miprovement), at Liou Park, on Wednesday aight. “A Reader of Tum SUN" complains that on Sab urday he Kut Into car No. 61 of the Fourth and Madb fon avenue line. at Forty third street, to ride te Tweae tyseventh street, and Was Compeiied fo Day eigbt cer “or get out.” ‘Dhe southwest co Alreet Was eulivenod fight. Thy shoo hy polios AFF Kost! thea achievement er of enterd