The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 5, 1870, Page 1

YEAR. Hi\DING UP THE WAR. eee THIRTY-FIGHTH No Junction between Trochu and Paladines. Pucrot Still Outside the Walls of Paris. THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE HALTS. | RIB PRUSSTANS WITHDRAW PRI Whe Yiahel Victo- rious-Trecha makes no Ju with the Army ef the ire-The German Ae wane wt Sinvchte donne, Dee, 4.—It in not true that the French Are) 0! (be Loire effected @ junction with Troe tion) € Prussian lines were repeatedly succens- ful»! ced daring the engogoment, The bayonet Waa, #0 [the French were exceedingly brilliant, ue FIOUTING ON FRIDAY, v4 M-—The Oghting at Brie on Friday was Duer pory eo ¢) the Germans being exposed to a steady w (ue French forte, But at 8 tn the after- @ Fronels retired, leaving behind many pri ger: ‘Vrle, thowch abandoned by the Prench, bas ot cceunied by the Germans, The Freneb we who have fallen into the hands of the be- ¥ se tho offer to be sent back to Paris, MANS LOSING THEIR ASSURANCE. 0 lenders are losing much of thetr ov bg confidence, im consequence of recent is. Prince George of Baxony, in 0 ci. to the King of Saxony, states that Brie ¢ been recaptured, although the invo action, He # suffered erievously, OY RETIQES—DUCROT'S PosITT Vn | M=Advices have been recetved by balloon « to she 80th alt The French held the overed from the Prosalans, apd were pre- rafurioer offensive movemeat. A floor Docrot from crossing the Marne on the Gen. Vinoy therefore retired. But on the D cot retumed bis forward movement, and (le aivantages on the east bank of the siich have beem already reported, The + certainly got possession again of Cham. claim ; but the French subsequently place. WUAT THE PARICIONS WERE TOLD, « er bos been issued to the Paris press to the ae omy itery movements and particulars pot we d be Government officials are not to be pe cu pain of suppression, The military nade public the following details of orowed the city: at daybreak, & caunonade was opened errs yee of = ¢ , y the south of the city, On the y Gens Vinov, Buzenval, and Deeprean HCL the fortif tations on # reconnoissance. L'Tiay avd Choi, -le-Roi trey attacked tne f the Pras us sad earded th Hi © uiso cisiodged at Craavililers, Their loss wos Fovere. STORY ‘OV THURSDAY'S BATTL f © London Times's correspondent telegraphs & on tne 22 that 0,00) Freneh formed Festers ttacked the force outside Paris, T reaisted by tae Twelfth Corps, composed of Wartembergers. The Freneu ulti e 7 ss on both sides is consider ’ FLGNT NEAR CTARENTON, A # ve Jato Friday evening save - eavy Q.biing was going on wear " ain It was a racher 1 monk $ against Montro y feinta, The French a time at Choisy, out ian Dullets and fer tue Bre of the Gerinan field uir lasted two hours, The Frenct: at 600 men. The Prussians lost 100, ORMMAN ASSAULT ON DUCROT, Deplayed great enerey tor od Withia rat e P nfused ay erate effort A despatch iron Brasseis ou Sut The Germany yesterday made @ a drive Ducrol's army, whica held all the viliaces op Hie cnet bank of tae Marne, from Noisy-le-Grand to Ormiess n, Dae’: across i. For this par pose, at daylight — yesse the Twenty eight) Army Corps and the’ Twelfth, ander the Da of Saxony, and @ division — of Wartemborzers—5u,\0) ‘men tm alli—made feriocs ase us iy fone columns, advaveing ga (ue J? en b position at Brie aud Cuaimplgay fro io the cs' nortbevet, gud southeast, Dncrot with- drew witht: the peninsula formed by the curve of the Merve dir cily opposite the Bots de Vincennes, Wor covering his funks by the stream, As bie Gerivabs auvansd to the attack they were ot Ly a terrinie ire irom the forts of Nogent and omy and the rev'ocb: Avron, ‘The sl fay) The German ‘roops wavere #00", rallied b. tivir offers, Who we fhord won creat pawlers, ‘The F @ and Grove the Ger- istward, At 8 v'clo d. the French returning to near kof Ue r¥er, and not reerossine it, bu! 1 the bridres, ‘Toe losses on both sides Weir sory lave. The German. leases were the ccount of their sustainine the fire of we ud astacking the Frenco in their chosen pus THe FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS, Torne 1 Ik was oMfelally stated to-night thet two days must yet eiapse before the f movements now im progress may be ‘ Up tw this time the most complote ® We successive stopa taken, Every : + nearer to each other the armios of the sod of Paris, During the fighting of the Corb, Li ros gud Viney captured four Prussian gans \Y OLD AND UNTRUR STORY. 1 &-Evening.—Gen, Duerot's sortie tr successiul. He is now seeking to 98 aM Gen, de Paladines. ‘Tuo ‘ » Lave veaten the Prassians at Trea. JURALMY OF THE LOIRE, The Prussians Manel on tts Fromt-Iis Teormurd Movement Discouttuued Ga tv's Oficial Anvouncement- A Freuch J 4—The Government makes the fo) < neement . A © Loire has discontinued its for. wine to the resistance of the ene covtrated large masses of troops be- Artenay and Augerville, ‘The ar. strovg.y intrenebed positions, In which Dior the present, postponing ite advance tunity is offered, In the mean. the army which be led out ga ced, and will be able to act more fre before him the masses of the om » supposed were going to mect a revll) retained port of Orleans. (sicned) = GAMBETTA.” ps through Tours, on thelr bedg cessant, The weather ts ex be 1K MARCH DRYORE THE HALT, Op lay the Army of the Lole moved ot word, and there wore frequent encoun fore z the line of the advance without bid core wituer ide, In one of thei be w nuded and taken prisoner, Th $ y the advance of the Seven ; f the troops ts excelient and the me ANS ATTACK THE AVOUY son Friday attacked (he Sixteenth ba Army Corps, The result of the ee $ was judecisive, according to La Te pail She Alovtbour v9 silent wits regard to It Parslana deuy toat thoy saked for o iruce for burying the dead, and deciare that the demand came from the enemy. Duping bas bees appointed Di- rector-General of the Engineering Bureau. Gen- orals in Algeria have been ordered to the southern frontier of the colony to prevent incarsions of the native tribes. ‘THE MARCH ON SATORDAT. The Prussians are concentrating at Btampos, thirty miles south of Paris, to dispute the advance of Gen, D'Aaretics de Paladines. Prince Frederick Charles has loft Pithiviers, The army made s sac costo) forward movement on Saterday, All the railways in thie part of the couotry @ consed, tomporarily, to take passengers, owing to the enor- Loxpon, Dee. 8.—By sifting the vast number of confused and contradictory war deepatehes received up to alate hour this morning the faet is undemiable that the French forces yesterday actually won a vio- tory, as cial Later.—The French claim drawn battle, THE PROSSIANS CLAIM THR YICTO! ‘The Duke of Mecklenburg makes the following report: Yosterday morning & battle commenced near Bazoches les Hautes. After a hot fight the Fif- tenth Frenen Army Corpe wae rivem jefeated and Artenay, on the Paris irteen miles from Orleans, deck to and the Sixteenth yond Loleny. Several were taken. The yur lone te of the enemy. ——_ THE ARMY OF TAKE NORTH. ——— ‘The French agnin Assert Lites, Dec. 4.—The evacuation of Amiens by the Germans is confirmed. ‘The enemy, as they re- tired, blew up the bridge between Albert and Acheux © protect their retreat, Nothing has since been hoard of Gen, Mantouffol, and there is little doubt that be has abandoned his march on the north, aud 1s hastening with ali his forces to Paris, TWELVE MILES FROM THE BNOLISH CHANNEL, A foree of 1,000 Germans occupy Abbeville, in the Department of Somme, A German column 1s threat- ing Doallens, near Abbeville, in the same Depart ment. [Abbeville is a fortified manufacturing town on the Somme, tweive miles from the English Channel, 20}4 miles from Boulognns, on the Boulogne and Amiens Railway and the Somme Canal, Doullens is seventeen miles north of Amiens, ‘the Anthie, It has citadel, and is also ® manufacturing town of some note.) Later,—The Germans still continue their retreat from the North. THE ADVANCE ON LYONS. cackaidphians ne Twice Repulsed at Autan~ Garibaldi’s Frenchmen Fighting Well, Lonpox, Dec. 4.—A despatch dated Autan, the lat, tates the Prussians attacked that city yesterday with infantry, cavalry, and twelve guns. They were repulsed witb heavy loss. The town was bombarded with howitzers, Garibaldi's Mobiles fonelit well. [Avian Is tn the Department of Srone- et-Loire, is the ennital of the nrondisrcment, snd ix eufthe Arroux. It is 165 miles southeast of Paris.) ter secord aitack was male on Autao by the Prussians, and was repuised wiih cusiierable joes to the esauen! Nailing the World's Macni Verssinces, Dee, 4.—The Pri Cassel ent Lie, ce Moskowa, at states’ that the alleced agreement between Napoleon and the Eing of Prussia as to @ peace ater the conquest of Paris, never existed, or was ever contemplated, an Favor of a Conference-The Army ot ‘aypt—A Pencefal solution Probable. Lone Dec. 4—-A telegram from Wianna, r t states that Turkey, Ttaly, Bmgiang, Austiip accept the proposal ‘of « eon (Aino, Dee, 8.—The army withdrawn, so” Geian row the Kasterm ques\n, $1 Bt tte disposal of theisu tan Prern Dee, 3 —Ravon von Nenst, Connt Andrassy, an| ex Secretary of War Kuta met the eub wi'tee of the Hungarian dolezation yesterday Siated that the political question wu tary situation was good xiely im the Empire, as a pe robible, ache have atl been be piaced — = A CUSTOM HOUSE EMBARGO, New Order for the Destruction of the Com merce of New York—Delaying a Williams & Gulon Steamsbip. The steamebip Manbattan, one of the Williams & Gulon line, carrying the transatiautic mail, ar ived in this p oo Friday, and shonia 1) next Wednesday, But in consequence of complications arising from the action of Collector Murpuy, her ling ts indefinitely postponed. aud the Neoraska, which should have sailed om Saturday, wil! carr) tae mails next Wednesday ‘Mail steamers from time immemorial have been granted night permite to load and unload cargo. ‘Theve permiin are signed by the Surveyor, the Depaty Collector, and the Naval Oftcer. When the Manbattan arrived, the gentieman who loads snd unloads cargoes for the Williams & Guion Company went to get the csual nicht permit. The signatures of the Naval Oficer and the Deputy Collector were readily given. Them be called upon the Surveyor for the sme purpose, but met with a flat refusal He asked the reason of this unprecedented aciion. Mr. Murphy liad decided that a0 more nighs per- mite should be erantod. it," usked Major Underbiil, the freight saper- tof the line, “wrat is the reason? Have you any complaint to moke against ust Have we shuced the privilege? Have we wronged the Cus- tom Honge 1” No," replied the Surveyor, * you have not; bi a former line did abuse the night permit system, and Mr. Murphy has resolved to wbolish it.” Major Underbill burried away, as tie arrangements which this refosal necessitated had to be made with ut loss of tine, When he had given orders that the Nebraska should be delayed, be retarned to the charg nd had the pleasure Of an interview with Deputy Surveyor Benediet, ‘Phat centieinan gave as Mr. Murphy's ultimatum the followin That no more fonds sh Tiiat Ho Hult perinite should De granted in any cas That bo pernnts to taxe. In cares should be cranted until the Inward cargo waa compiolely discharwed: Major Unaerliit told Mr, Benedict that If the last edict was strictly enforced every vessel would top: 1 be discharged than contd ple ov nd, if the firet was enforced, it woula luke 's month: to load and unload. “Wei,” said Mr, Benedict, t care 8 d—; we are not going to run the Custom House in the iuterest of a few foreign lines of steainers, This closed the interview, & iutendent of the Wiilians & —— DOWN-TOWN THIEF MANUPACTIORIES piabid ios Encouraging the W treet Boys in Stent ing rv Employers’ Kevenue Stamps The Policy-selling Brokers, For some time past Mr. Sampson, the expert detective attached to the Stock Exchange, has sus. pected the boys in brokers’ offices, who have the handling of the revenue stamps, After some wateli- ing be called opon s gentleman who doos a large iness on the Stock Exchange, and asked him if we knew that be bad been robbed of his revenue stamps "No," said be, “certainly not, My boy is nection of my wile’s, and has plenty of money Could you be,” persisted the detective, * with: out your knowing itt “OF eonrse I could On year and fu con- Tie might tike as much as vever droam of It," anded him a written oe bad robbed bin of six days, aud had plolou ul Logether $960 » orth ‘ollowing up the trail, Detect've Sampson ascer torts that John Bi aitus Behwatz, form in the employ of Leroy, Nicols & Co,, bad byuzht stamps from brokers’ bovs at ifty per cent. dim count If & boy remonstrated, he took gut a ehto'd and threatened to arrest tim, “He had thus bluck- mailed George Machkellor, in the employ of Edward Brandon, & *¢il known broker, taking frou him 96 much as $1,200 worth of stamps. Bota offer Were arresied at the instance of the dotective, the boy being admitted ss Stalo's evidence. Ati) futher, Detective Sampson ditcovered ay other vey, Jon C, Eixenfoldt, im the service of Fium & Van Awbur i, who fad roubed the box Where the revenue Stimpy were hoi, and sod the stamps at Lvleen per crak, discount to several persons, These people wore arrested ty OMmcer Molloy ‘on Boturiay afternoon, ani taken belure Hogin at the Tombs “They are Theodore 4 Coday street stationer; Beja : au str and Daniel M. Sweeny, & man of the same orcupation. They were rvlvased on their Owe racucuizances NEW YOR CAPTAIN GRINDLE’S CRIME. 4 DECISION AGAINST ONE OF THE MONSTERS OF THE SEA. Atrocities which Marin ~The Tables Turned—Punishment te Fall where it Sh The outraged seamen, Raymond Ran and Franco Frank, were barely sble to make an appear ance before Commissioner Osborn on Saturday morning, to answor the charge of mutiny and arson #08, preferred by Capt, Grindlo, of the ship O14 Colony. Rau and Frank were released from their shackles nearer dead than alive on the arrival of the Old Colony, Then they were fang into Ladiow street jail, ‘Throngh the interposition of the Span. ish Constl, Rau and Frank were removed from the fall to Bellevue Hospital, and had so fur recovered oh Baturday as to be able to appear in Court. RAU WAS STILL 60 FREDLE that he had to be assisted in walking. The two wore attended by James B. Craig, counsel for the Spanish Consul. Capt. Grindlo, and his mates, Vie- tor V. Crook, H. B. Dougherty, and ‘Thos, MeDon- ald, wore represented by Russell & Waite, Gen. Da- ‘vies, Assistant District Attorney, appeared for the Government, ‘The substance of Capt. Grindie's testimony wat that Rau and Frank shipped as able secmen on the Old Colony at Valencia, whore they received their money allowance, Thence tbe stip proceeded to Cadiz, and theace 1o New York. Rau from the first shirked duty, an‘ while in the bay of Cadiz Frank Jumped into a lighter and ts TRIED TO ROCAPR. On the night of Oct, 20, Rau was sent to the look- ont, but he deserted his post and could not be found for three days, The captain supposed that he had been washed overboard and gave bim up for lost, By accident the first and second mates found bim secreted betwoon Cocks, near the water tanks, lying on whesp of salt, At fret he maid he could not got up, bat after awhile ho erawied up to the deck. The captain esked him in Spanish whether he was tick, or hungry, or intended to do duty, to which he replied “No.” ‘Tho captain ordered the cook to make bim some broth, and that he should not go on duty, ‘The next morning the captain saw Han trot. ting alone the galley st 8 qnick gail He romnined off duty three days, and seemed smart and act On the evening of Nov. 4 the mates found him cor cealed behind some sails, The captain then ordered him to be HANDCUPFED AND CHAINED 1m the Iamaretto. ‘The cook was ordered to give bim two ponnds of biscuit and three quarts of water daily; bat no salt meat, as bis legs were muce swollen, ‘The next day the second officer informed ‘the captain that be had found « box of wax maiehes and some paper lying on the salt im the hold, a the captain supposed that Raa moant to set fire the vessel. matches and paver were here bibited to the Commissioner) Franco Frank refused to do davy, and the captain alse put him *. ‘Victor V. Crook, the first mate, testified that Ran and Frawk frequently lef ti'e look-out and bid them- ves ia the bold; the matches and paper were found by some of the mon; neither Raa nor Prank ever threatened any of the officers: they were not Able-bodied men; Frank hed compinined of illness uring the voyage; Rau seemed to be suffering from disease, SAVED FROM STARVATION BY THE COOK, Augustus Jones, the cook, an intelligent colored man, was next eximined. Tle testifed that tiie cap- taip ‘ordered bread and water only to be given > the men. ‘Th ibey had to eat for over Hf. n days, except some bite of meat. por coup, and + coflee which the cook occasionally gave ihe w esly,” Goknown to the capteln, tbe wate, or the other man, ‘Commissioner Osborn here said that fnrther testi mony Was unnecessary. He closed the ease with a singvering decision against Capt. Grindie and bis GMcials. "He said that from the testimony it ap- that an offence had been commited by the and officers rather than oy those poor men. Soon after the ehip left Cadiz the captaia learned @ not able seamen; ono was ick i physically abve to de duty, Kin Cn 2 yet the cagtath ¥ sflor day, by th ees erm, thoy Were FED ON BREAD AND Waren, wei © piison On & ebarge of ston, In regard to the arson, they fonnd only a few matcbes ard some sand parer, and the men who ere aad tc huve discovered bese articles were not produced. In regard to the charge of muuny and conspiracy or altempt to fre ship, the Commissioner de complunt wholly unfoumled, The men CRUELLY AND BRUTALLY TREATED by the mate, under the orders of the coptain. and the Cort hid been eompelied to adjourn the bear ing from to time Until they were able to appear ; sud even now they were hardly in condition to be ont of their bos As to the course pursued by the officers of the ship against these men, he reearded it asa disgrace to the merrhant marine. The Cow missioner concluded his remarks by honorably dis. charging the prisoners from the custody of the United dtites officers, Capt, Grindie and the three mates were then ar. 4 before Commissioner Shields, on charzes of cruelty aud brotal treatment, preterred by Ran and Frank, ‘The Commissioner’ increased the bail uf Capt, Grindie from $3,000 to $5,(0), aud the bail of the mates to $2,000. On account of the etfecblei condition of Rau and Frank the hearing was post poned until the 12th inst. All of the seamen on the Old Colony were locked up 1» Ludlow street juil Witnes-e#, and Hag and Frapk were sent back to tbe hospital. Sank Ei uaa os NEW TRIAL FOR MHS. CLEM. The Murder of Mr. and Mrs. Young Knowledge not Punishable by Man. Inptanapouis, Dec. 1.—The Supreme Court, on an appeal from the Criminal Court of this county, to-day granted # new trial to Mrs. Nancy E Clem, who ie serving out the senience of the latter Court in the Bouthern Penitentiary, for the murder of Mr. and Mre, Jacob Young, near this city, in September, 1363, The prisover was sentenced at her second trial to imprisonment for life. ‘The point overruled in the appeal, on which the pew tin) was ordered, was the correctness Of the last clause of the follow ing instructions of the Court beiow: © But if she was present at the ti murder, {0 any Way arsisting. alding contribuung toward the murder Gea principal iu the crime; 80 1f th petrated with her knowledge an Livanee, she ts @ principal.” On this question the Supreme Court holds that under this tostruction the jury would understand that if they believed from tlie evidence that the pris oner Was present when the murder was commited, und was Willing oF desirous that the dloody dood ould be done, they must find ber gnilly, though that desire liad been kept by her s secret, and was entirely Unknown to hin Wav had inflicted the dead: ly blow, Itis plainly not the iaw that one can be guilty of murder without an overt act, who, by heither Word or gesture lay done anything to con- tribute to the commission of the hom OF LO ae fist, encourage, OF evivee approval of it at or be fore tue fact, and ot whom tt ovly appoars that he Was present and knew of tie crime aud mentally ap proved it. The silent thought, however wicked in view Of the searcher Of hearts, 18 Hot a crime againat our lawa, but is left by theui (0 another shan a human wibuual. and place of the encouraying, or ‘Ould be guilty ——_ Tho Mace-Cobura Prize= To the Bidiior of The Sun. Sim: One of your correspondents says that Coburn will hot come up to time,” @e He intimates watt ‘Afraid Of the colebrated kagieh bugilist; that my aim istamMake money dating the ex: EhSwent ofprepaartion, and then to back down, Lae etaroagh the. liam of your extenged ctred fenuounce thht Lam anxious to Urat the FO tingly that I believe eof Worsting lin in the ring, My frleaas vain euourh to titnk that L bave atew lett) ave never shown "Lie Wuite feather ;© know that T have leou 1" 1izht paces," but pave Idety che iriende of the fo"puk thelr finger won any on Mike Madden * im ‘my Nn vever ren” Ike hare ha pach of hounds". (Soe Dex's Life on the txploite of Mace.) Neither Tom Say res nor any Tuan ever #ald_ of ino Tabit of eayiay t Mac beconie a fghrer.” 1 Oanccount of the Aieence, Both Mace aad iyscit Cini this ety @ Bur home. Our Irtends.are mainy Tit this vicintte, nundreds of whe take au interest ih gur walen Wi decide whieh n Virwinia, M part of loval Canada, T will only ap within the ropes, Ld hinself invinerle, { clalm fair play, nok on Account of tho vregudiee which would attach bo the fact of my Loine # petive-bore cltigva,but Lask it on iny record 89 far as Dusiism J concerned. Praise of my opponent 4, OF Ih ADY REC ° 6 too glad to sly my ‘the nian who belinyes should not alwaya Le iw New Youk, Dee, 3, 170, JOSEVH COBURN. —— WESTCHESTER COUNTY. wey was at Morrisania Tall yesterday bova how to play Me bew ‘ule of * Shoo Morrivant Vie clueta engineers and assistants to da vudidates are Jubu Vau Horn and Alexander Avgusting Society yesterday nominated the oo ‘A conn koe, wat. AD: obtain tro ie proceeds of the yas rotatnod fear movie, K 2HE VENERADLE JESSE. for more Oll—He wants to Butld a Cus tom-Monse & One-Horse Town-An wants Congress te Plank Down $100,000, Correspondence of The #nn. Covinorox, Ky., Dec. 1.1 dropped into the Post Office here oneday, and saw the Postmes. ter, His name is Grobt, of course, He is the ven- erable fatber of the Administration at Washington, I found him in the act of polishing his stlver-headed Stick, His boots wore well biacked, and be seemed to be more nearsighted than usual. You know he 18 moer-siahted—so mach so that Cockerill of the Cincinnati Inquirer eame over and interviewed him one day last summer. The iaterview was Printed, and the next day Cockeri!l put on another sult of clothes and e different hat, crossed the river and interviewed him s second time, The venerable Josse damned the man who was there the day be- fore until the letters in bis Post Ovice turned to the color of indigo, after which he ansaspectingly took the impudent Voekeril! to his heart, and told him many of his secrets, which duly appeared in the Inquirer on the foliowing day. Bo you see the ¥ erable Jesse ts reaily very near-sighted. ‘When I went into the Post Office the vene- Table patriot nover looked up. He rubbed away at ‘Iver head of his stick as if his life depended on the polish, piece of Sropped wot Uh buckskin and the rottenstor a iv the nan ne, uddenly became “Good morning, spondent. ‘The venerable old gentleman adjusted his svecta- les and took a long look at me, when be replied, “Mornin’."* “ How do you do to-tay, Mr. Grant 1" continued yoor correspondent. Ro, #0," said the venerable patriarel, resuming bis robbing at the sliver Enohbed suck. “You acm to be Drichiening wp things,” ox. claimed the correspondent. Yee. I'm a-goin’ to Waehineton next week for to seo my son, the Pres'dent o' the "Nived Stator.” ‘Toat was all. These words closed the interview. Binee Cockerill doable-banked the venerable patri- arch, be bas become very suspicious. He seemed to ‘think thet he had already azid too much, Strange light gleamed thromgh bis spectacies as he [tobi aroha my interrogations, I took my jon The venerable Jense, I learn, ts eoing to Wash. fngton for the ast oy of r_vivine the scheme for bailding a Post and « Custom Heuse in this hare. je toddied shewt Washington last winter, ttonboling varions resemen, aod vainly seea- ing an sopropristion of $260000 for this purpose. ‘The veneredie septuarensrinn bas now acparently Decome eatinfled vhat $110)000 will be enough. He is about to make a bee line for # @100,000 Sgpropris: on, and 16 ratisfed that be can secure it, It be said that the representatives of the First and Second e pledos him their aid. In shov- There certainly mast be som uch immense influ. ‘aid your corre. Last year the eftixens of th piace made x termined aitempt to secure a ree letter delivery. 1, and the citizens down handsomely f i fat tenis re Covingion most nerable vatriarel has ington, and your cor- tin time city mar toe him next week With a silver-headed sick lopiug along the avonue J.B. B. — - THE ARCHBISHOP'S MANIFESTO. American Catholicsio the Supreme Pontit— A Protest Aw the Luvasion of Rome A Pledge of Fealiy, The following protest was read at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in ail the Roman Cathe churenes of our city, af 8 mantiosto prepared by tae Arch bishop for nopiton wy ail guod Cat ADDRESS OF THE ClUmCY AND LAITY OF 1 casn oF HRW YORK To LINES PINS 1X Mowe llguy Parmagan © €lorgy of the Dio. ni ae cone oc New ih tetra or -t90 Took OF tar aperronet YourHolimewin the prea ne Tying Line, tha avown! of their homie and obedience the see uf Peter, of their lllal affection & feat wlieriaves aod you t perso tobe a otre pring with eon * X n whch + ; Vord Jens Cm ene eed nod uvworthy nieinvers of (hat Church Whose Bapreny Pastor you With the tud 2Waton of honmet mon, who resrect A Vere the ob Of JAWS nod treaties than ‘he rich aLnor aie wh We alka enoones the sacrilegious violence which has aseanited and Drought under cayuyty tho wacr d person Of Your, Hollies. te Vicar of Jeans. Chest bpon cari, and as aarh ¢ 1 by divine righs to ‘and hy the i ewvil prines: ad Taw we the liberty. which the Chureh bas received as an Monavie Ficbt from Almiglity God. we pe test Agathe, the Vioteuion of roigious freedom ani the Ficht of conscience which has been perpetrated in the dosecrnted name of liberty We alse protest against the e Charch in the persun of eo eeaiua! (ho eacred proro Supreme Ponti whieh we ns Cato ees. Of be Chief exmpletely excmpted from and iadependent of All civil sutbority, for in ho Otuer cond tow cold our Intercourse with hin be free aud unrestricted. Ti the {ail sincerity of ear loval aud C fo conuhae faliifal to your Moline sn Soe at ail times: but ‘0 Of tho liberty of ess to acresi te OL Cease trom ranking «Ve Our power to Ald ane maRel vou ID (he mato. fenauee of your Just rights, and the fulfilment of your ardnons duties aud ‘WIL COBLINUBIIY Peay to. God with n contidesce greatly strengthened by the ex- which Holiness DAM never falle) to bey be. i Will deen (o give to you and the See of gual and illustrious than church Over the gates it and’ werk of darkness. nally. we humbly plore the prayers of your Holt. eas for OUF A’ AdliaRtaens 11) (he fatth ternal falvation,. and your Apostole Oenedicion uyon the Tnocese of New York, and upou eaca aud every one of us, your doviited children, Tho foregoing was adopted at a meting in Bt Patrick's Catedral last nicht, Father Starrs pre- Aiding, and the Hon, John McKeon veing Secretary, —— Robbery Frustrated by a Girl of Fourteen, On Saturday afternoon two ruffians entered Mr. Taylor's spartments on the third floor of 245 Tenth evenue, curing the absence of the family servan Bridget O'Keele, aged 14 ds pals of #hoes for # aay in the house, at the esme time handing her a parcet Brileet inquired the name of the lady the fellows seized her by the throat, whi struck her on t 4 billy, sisrmed @ lady stairs, shontiog " rufians then fled. As they Cescendes ‘one of them coolly told the neighbors that gai Upstairs linda Ot” Dridget's wounds are severe, Dut not serious, An Encounter with First Ward Last night two Custom House officers, while on duty in West street, or the Bauery, sow a sailor staggering along the streot drvoak, and a pum bor of river pirates, averaging from 18 to 24 yoars of age, following the seaman, ‘he Custom House of cers also followed, aud when in o dark spot on the Battery saw the reffluna knock the snilor down ana attempt to rob him, The officers sprang to his as Histance, amd the thieves turned upon them with Knives, wid threatened to "cut their hearts out’ it they interfered, ‘The officers herenvon drew their the thieves lod. The sulur was United States ste er Narragansets. Benator Bloods Will, From the Tou Tomes On the day before bis death Senator Isaiah Pood of Bailston Spa sent or the Hon. Geo, G@. Scott, and, Iu the presence of bs atteading physt cians, Drs, Baboock and Weed, made awill” Bom. four hours were spent, including intervals of rest, {u making dispostiion ot t erly To bis wife. is given the homestead, with the household furniture, f mily horses and © rringe, with 100 acres of Ind surrounding the homestend, nd $100,000. To bis aged mother $5,000. To each Of his Wiree brothers and four sisters the sum. of $2,000, The balance, including His sesthe and axe factory, &c., is given to lis only daughter, Mr Helen Knickerbocker, wife of Henry Koickerbock or, Who is directed to continue the worky iu opora revorVurs {On ws heretofore, Until DOxt spring at oust, ——_ WASHINGION NOTES, 4 ‘The subject of tree porta on the Rio Grande ts to be brougni up in Congress at an early day, ir, J. HL. Lictlefiod, the wrtist, will lecture on his AL of the Lincoln wouumes FLASHES PROM THE OOKAN CABL - us been appointed Spanish Minister ‘ert ta pines Of Figneroid, Miss Mot oy, tho daughtor of Minister Motloy. ts to marry MI. Algernon Sheridan. tnird 60a of Mr. Brindsley Sieridan of Hampton Court, efor Mor of Finanoe MONDAY, DECEMBER = SSS See A DAZZLE IN ST, MICHAEL'S. —_—— ING DISPLAY IN A CATHOLIO HOUSE OF WORSHIP, The Forty Hours’ Devotion began in St. Mi- chact’s, Thirty-Orst street and Teuth avenue, yos- terday morning, It was begun with more than nsaal Pomp and splendor, In front of the alter, which ‘was magnificently decorated, lighted with tapers, And adorned with bonqneta, was erected a scenic arch, representing a Gothic portal of marble, through ‘whose oven arches gieamed the flower-decked aed taper-lighted altar. On the cap-stone of the arch stood two angels under # canopy. Under tueir feet Was the legen: #AOROM CONTIVION. Back of the altar, and over the tabernacle, scon- fe clouds were painted, through which streamed » flood of golien lieht, From the midst of the clouds Tose @ light and graceful temple. Ite pillars and dome were of bine and silver. Through the clouds pPeeped cherodic forme, whose hands were drawing aside a crimson drapery revealing the golden cibo- riam, containing the Sacred Host, placed on an ele- vation within the temple, and guarded and watebed by two kneeling angels. ‘The effect was heightened in the greatest degree by ® flood of light thrown upon the pietare from gas jets, concealed behind the columns of the arch. Tho whole concave within the arched sanctusry was thus filled, After # solemn high mars celebrated by the Rev. Father Donnelly, assisted by Dr, Met'weeny from St, Stephen's, and Father Pratt, ‘THE PROCRESION OF THE Host was formed, Father H. McDowell acting an master Of ceremonies. it wee thus arranged: Twenty two young girls in white and pink, carrying baskets of flowers and rose petals to scatter in the path of the Blessed Sacrament. Four sodalities of young men, and the same of Foang girls, the children of a ehael's Sunday School. Each sodality wan leaded by ite bauner. “he Infant Josns,” * The Holy An- gels,” and The Children of Mary" sodalisies were each represented by their appropriate ban: and uniforms. The girls were dressed white, pink, and blue, veiled Sond erowned with flow The young men were drecsed in street costume, white cravats and ro- Settes and white gloves, giving anifermity to their appearance. Following this array marched the tained crons-bearer with the processions! cross, by two scolytes fp erimson vestments, Then line of toreb-bearers and lantern carrie! also in crimson clerical dross, Last came « cRIMson CANOPY borne over the Bieesed Kecrament, It was lined with white #ilk, and stodded with silver stars. Sosrended ir m ite cestre wae a small umbretia of cloth of gold hanging directly over the Sacred Moat. It was borne by fix young centiemen, who had evi- Gontty been elected ior their person advantaees added to their high-bre! manner. Tiley were aplen- id eynon of our Cellic-Americia Catholic young men, their serions and devotional manner, their elegant dress, their fine fices and shining comple fons chailenriie the admiration of all who #iw the ‘They were dressed im black broudeloth, with white vests, White cravats, and white kid glwves, and white rosetios on their coat lanvels ‘Twenty-two. amall * wont immedi fn fro t of the ean fong lighted eno pe while of this throve ‘with mestured a 0 the oniire circutt of;tue eburch, chanting rim PANGR Lixava. Trey formed a iv clond-like line of ant golden ad cortun fice was noiurved, and eye n prayer. ‘ike or:an accomp nimeut by Goeb, the organistand director, w te-aining tie altar, tn frouns, forming a beaut! © tower girls knee ing before the waiter rails, te tore and Lintern bearers, acolytes and alter boys filled ths enclosure within the sanctuary, Tho attendant Priests, in their rich vostments, knelt le aiter, watching with uplifted eyes and foldes bands the elevation of the Sacred Host to two plaeo Fitsla the eeenic temple that had bow prevared or it Instantaneous!y & tre vlev he bell sounded ann youtus In the sup ORA PRO NoBis egation retired from th watchers bofure the altar will perpetual prayer Ae the large ce they let a band nivot and day for borsy bon up from theve young men and maide ties of bt. Aiehuel's Cooreh. r hy turns every naif hy the cnolr on th B flat, Mise O'N, ery powerful, sympa Wache, the basso, gave a fine re tory As the sery sort co chareh dering or t ; bul (he announcement was tna egation that te Ancuntsnor’ or solemn protest agvinst MANIPRSTO, he ajectment the Pone trom his te possession, woul! be read to the en of tu pgregaiion at 4 o'clock in ihe alter noon. — ERIB’S LATEST WAR, ‘The Seizure of Private Property in Hobo- ken—The Commen Council! D Hoboken was excited yesterday by rumors of another raiirosd war, with Erie on the one band and property owners on the other. About m yeur ago the Erie road inid ® track through Seventeenth street, in upper Hobokep Mr. 8. C. Scott felt ag- grieved at this proceediog. and presented a remon- Strance to the city Couuetl. «hich then ordered the Erie road to take up tho track, and gave it six months to do itin, The Erie road ppropriated other lands, end prepared to lay two additional tracks ie soad has & branch at the upper end of in Weehawken, where live stock is kept And the business having largely increased, the Erie managers recently wade prepar tions to lay two new tricks. To day u peremptory order from the Counetl to remove {le track, and an figunction from the Cvart restraining it from layue otbers, is to be arved upon the Erie road —— Dedication at Kingsbridge, St, John's Church, Kingsbridge, was dedicated yesterday morning. ‘The edie, which will hol! About D.0K) persons, Was eruwded to excess, Whiie at least 1000 were congremuted around. Beveral temper ocleties from New York, with bends of music, Were dy8Wh Op in line Lo receive the bishop. Tha band ond choir of Manliatton Coit rendered Moaart's Tweilt Mass in eredituble siyle Tie celebrant of the high mass was Fatiy Me. Notrng, sie Are hop's secretary, the deacoa and hubceacon being Fathers ott and Smith respect ively, of St. John's Colicge, Fordham, An cloqaen @ermon was presched by Archbishop McCivs Who took Lis text Irom the Apocaly pee, Bist canp’ ter, Int verse, ——— Great Fire in Lawrenceburg, Po In Lawrenceburg, above Parker's Landing, Pa yesterday wiorning, the following described b ings were burned: Hevere House, Butler House, Florence Hotel, the New Yorx Motel, Adems and Voster's dry poods establishment, Chrichlow's gro cery store, Lewis & Co.'s cigar factory. Manus li quor store, Reed & Mazen's drow store, Kenlich's Ory goods eatublishmen', Kaz ® shoe siore, A’ crs jewel y estavlishment, the school house, the Legal Tondor, aud Independent Oil Weil Works, each containing one hundred durrels of oll, and about Uiry private dwelilugs, The lose is estimated at $100,000. BROOKLYN, ae wi Weldon, a young machinist, of South First ptrect, Wililamaburgh, hae bena wlesing three Bix stationary on 6 to “blow ont the Fast River bridge cuimon this morning, The loss by the Ore does not excved $300, ‘The Meensed plumbers of Rrooklyn, In an indie pation meeting on Saturday nivut, denounced th: re Cent order of the Water Koard rryuiing ue employing pluwocr: to repew their liconces wd pay a foe 0. 8W) {othe Board, A committer was appointod to wai Upon We Loard, and secure the Doss erie possible es HOURS OF LEISURE, Renter did new ball on Thirt avenne and 1900 pbrevt lias Just 1p r ‘The pupils oi Prot. M. J, Sause tender him a com plinentary ball in Ma Hil on Wedaesuay ever tng’ Dec. 7 At the soirée of the Anonymous Club in Gothic Hall, Hrookiyn, to-night, Re gestionan te to be wait bed in patiod by «fave partner Mins Anva EK. Dickinson will lecture before the rary Assuciacion. In stcinway Hall, o if. Dei ee muor Are eof the Follies of Youth—Tueir Pi "ts the title of @ lecture 10 be Jeli ¥ Powell before tbe Gorman Young Dion's Christian Associaton to-night HAUL OF STOLEN BOND OPERATORS, —_——— Capture of One of the Bonds St Caban Financial Agent—Other Bonds Becured—High Old Government OMicials in Limbo, Detectives Sampson and Molloy of the New York Btock Excbance made some important arrests on Saturday, which promise to lead to the discovery of the robbers who stole $260,000 of Government Donde from the office of Carlos del Castillo y Loy- fags, agent of the Cuban Republic, some months a0. The detectives wore in possersion of certain information of a suspicious nature regarding several Parties who were secking to negotiate » sale of Government bonds, The conduct of these people ‘was such as to impress the detectives with the con- vietion that their transactions were of @ fraudulent character, and their movements wore closely watched both by day and night for several days. On Batarday last the suspected stock oporators Visited the office of Marcus McNel, broker, at 79 Codar street, aod endeavored to negotiate Government Donas, offering them at the rate of twenty cents on the dollar, ‘The detectives pounced upon thom at this moment and took them into custody. There were two of them, giving their names respectively Capt. Antonio Pelictier and Rezin J, Bennett, the latter an Inspector of Customs under Collector Murphy, and the former a pretended son captain. At the moment the arrests were made, there ‘wore three United Biates bonds tying upon the counter between the two suspected parties, and MeNol, the broker, At frst, very singularly, nobody wanted to claim ownership of these bonds, representing $11,000 in money; bnt on being inter: togated, MoNe! said they belonged to Pelletier. He 80 anid that Bennett was interested with Pelletier, and bad visited him several times, endeavoring to effect their negotiation, and had introduced and reeommended Pelletior to him. ‘The prisoners at fist devied naving anything to do with or know. ledge of the bonds, Pelletier was very indignant at being arrested, and at first seemed dirpored to re- fist. He claimed to be « Government ngent acting under orders from Secretery Boutweil amd Col, Whitley, Chief of the Secret Service Doreau, and denied the right of the detectives to take him. ‘The jectives took a different view of the cave, and escorted thelr prisoners to the Tombs, where Judge Hlogna received them with becoming deference. held them for examination on the charge of Zz stolen bonds im their possession. ‘The captured bonds wero one of $10,000, a regis tered bond of the insoo of 1962, No. 12.814, identi. fled as one of the bonds stolen from Sefior Cadsttilo, ‘This bond had been tampered with, with @ view to ‘the siteration of its namber boon abandoned as a fain: $500 rewistered bonds of the iseue of 1997, Non. 8 305 3,396, registered in tho name of Kaward E. Law- renee. and dely iened in blank. Several letters and communications were foand non Pelletier, impliesting other parties in. the vil- lainies be i* now known to have been oneaged Bennett isan old Custom House officer, having held an appointment there for eleven years. He hotis at presevt on the endomement of Senator Penton. He i# a men of Ofty-five yesrs of ao, bass family, bonrd# at the Brookiyn House, Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, and bas generully Loroe » good reputation. he prisoners were committed to the Tombs to Await un examination tomorow, In the mean time any parties Interested in the eaptored bonds will do well to call apom officer Semuson, at the Htock Exchange, Broad street, where they can ve seen. on e SATURDAY NIGHT'S DOG FIGHT. Collision between Weehawken Roughs and Union Till Quarrym: On Saturday evening cbout fifly roughs assem. Died in Gallagher's Road Hose, on Union Hilt, to witness a fight betwoen two bulklogs belonging to the West Forty-second street «ung, The animals were matched to feht for $25 9 side. One dog ts ened by Jim Conklin, better known as Cautkey Jim, ard the other by Pat Welding, a fixteenth Ward rough. ‘The party arrived at the honso at 7 o'clock, end arrangements were made for a whole night's fun. Some of the New Yorkers begun put ting on airs and standinr the iandiord np for drinks, ‘This aid bot please the lan and when he re onstrated be gota «liss tumbler at his head. A host of men whe work in the quarries near by were fo the Parroown den king, nd Wey sprene to the ay- sistance of Mr. Galkicier Then a free fieht ensuod between the New Yorkers and the Jersey quarry men, and evervihwne that conld be acized was Trovghs inte requisiion, The Now Yorsers were terribly beaten, ard driven down. the tow were thrown cown at them. No less The Death of Patrick Bronnan, The death of Mr Patrick Bre ma! announcement appears fr uF most respected citizeas ir. Brennan's father was one of the carly settlers of Now-York, His sons, Messrs, Tuomas 9, the Warden of vue Hospital, an wehG of the Hexlth Devar ant bis son-ia law, Gon, James RB, O' Beirne, late Marshal of the District of Columbia, aro well and favorably known. The her, however, Was never willing to accopt political office, end though intimately conceciod with and re- erected by those Who are supposed to make our public officers, he was never known to a#k aver. sonal favor of them, Ho preferred the pursnit of his legitimate business oa) merenant and the Droits it vie.ded, to all the blandishments and emot uments of office,’ For forty years Mr, Brennan has resisled in the old house made fanous as once the Hoadquarters of Gen, Washington, standing near Kighty-ioarch streeet and the Boulevard; th me house im which Rdear A. Poe wr his famous poem “The Raven.” Mr, Brennan jred (rom business about twelve years ago, and \ee that time bis home has been the resort wf many of the most prominent mom in the city, wacre good cheer and old Inshianed hospitality wire is. Ferry ing’s sport nan, wh elsewhe rea our midst one of Bre Lonis T., ai ponsed With sa unsparing band. Amopz ais more intimate friends and frequent visitore Wore Charles ©'Conor, the ate James T. Lrady, Shoplerd Knapp. “Marshal O. “Roverts, che Ine Valentine Mott, and a host of that el: efominent men who during tbe past quarter of @ sentury have honored the city, Mr. Brenusw was noted for bis unswery ing bonesty and into<rity; his Cliristtan benevo lence; ple ournest patriotism, and withel for hie boundless ow of witand humor, The funeral is to be attonded tn the Chnret of the Holy Namo of Josue, Ninety-eeventh streot and Broadway, to-mor row moro! vt 10 o'clock, when # solemn requiem wuss Is t ang. —o—— Teonel Ditlen ‘ie again ¥ rious. The trouble between the Erie and the Morris and Essex Rutlroads, whieh throatened a riot on Sat urday, has been terminated by the strong arm of the law, On Saturday moruing an injunction from tho Chief Justice of New Jersey, granted on the appl: be The Berg: y Arrange on of dames Fisk. Jr, was served upon the Morris and Essex Railroad.’ Immesiately therenfter Superintendent schoek withdrew his forces, amid the Jeers of th Forde line is usual ‘The en day guarded by e Erie men, In turn, Sup This men to thoir respective depots nin open, and (uins are running ae annel were on Sacur strong force of police. LONG ISLAND, endent Messrs, Willetta & Wilson, farmers ad, Falsod this eeaco% 2.400 barrel hteen acres of land. for which they re Dages, and received over $22,000. ‘The old honse of worship in East Humpton, which wae Duilk 152 years ago. has bor for $200, Mr, Jones will tear tt Tal (or the’ eonstrnetion « Heecher, we father of Henry Ward Boccher, preached in the house 11 years, oe NEW JERSEY, — Bishop Bayley yesterday bundred children at Bt. Pe James A Vreelant of Ber boat on the Hac ek, hear ou Saturday even Was drown Mrs. Clark, who sued Squire Matres of Jorsey City for a Wash Dil amonntihe to $i, and who was Kept locked up tn the Squire's bedroom two days, got Judgment against that gen ‘iewan on Saturday n will seon begin on the elevator which n Hill foil from # canst ne Newark Plank ruad, feo lt the horse ears trom the foot of Fires Hobosen, to the to of the hil, thus reducing the time frou ihe lorry to Wont Hooked to 12 wioutes: —— JOLTINGS ABOUT TOWN. — Erio’a time table chant Tho fair iy aid of the Hobrew charities las thus for yiolded $60,000. Iron terry-boats are to be constructed for the Union Ferry Company. Tho steamstips Sooth Caroliua, Sherman, and Isaac Boll arrived lant wixit 4 bo-day, The receints of t Saturday night reac Freneh Fair which ¢ ver $76,(00 The maxons who struck on Vanderbilt's colosea Cepot are quietly Ann's R. ©. Church, I BYe wie, lias boon wold wo ALT The Rov. Father t street oad Foarth towart for $1.0 000 ares and Mr. Jolin 00n putlish the 1B Col the Found The Muns ed 80, of Anh Who Wi Ingersoll, Watson & Co ery on (30 Lab Ulb,, died yesverday in Bellevue Hospital, PRIOE TWO OENTS ARLEM’S SUNDAY MURDER: THE KILLING OF DANIEL CLIFFORD BY PATRICK ORIMMONS. Twelfth Ward Politicians Filled with ‘Tweilth Ward Gin—The Sanguinary Tere day Night's Spree— Up-Town Desperadoes Out of the Way. | Early yesterday morning, ina fight at 118th ftreot and Fourth avenue, Patrick Crimmons etab- bed Daniel Clifford, wounding him mortally, The men, who are Twelfth Ward roughs, had beow rinking to excess, They met for the first time om Baturday night, and made a night of it, In the be inning of thoir dispute, Crimmons said that es he not whipped s man for two weeks, he would exercise himself on Clifford were it not for the reepect Which he had for“ the ould man.” Cligor® replied: “Nover mind my father, Pat; you good # man as me.” ‘Thereupon Crimmons drew a large jackknifo,whiod he carried concealed in his sloeve, and with it stabbed Cilfford in the abdomen, about half an inch Delow and to the right of the nave Clifford stageored and attempted to run away from his axsaitant, but Crimmons followed him op with demoniae fury, and again stabbed him, the nife entering the fleshy pert of the left arm ness elbow. ‘The ery of murder was then raised by one ot Clifford's friends, and the assassin fled over the rocks; but he was closoly pursued by Oflcor MeKeown, who, drawing his pistol, throatened to shoot him. Crimmons then gave himself up, fret aving thrown the knife away. Ile was taken to the 126th street police station, and thero locked up. Clifford was borne, fainting ‘and bleeding, into @ wretched cabin on the rocks, where his old fathoe and mother live, He was attended by Dr. Smith, ‘who pronounced ite wounds mortal. Crimmons was taken before Justice McQuade and committed to the Tombs, without bail, to await the over was a " ‘exploit was, with some friends, of the Twelfth Ward, punish: @ escaped by keoping Way until be resopeared yesterday. Cil of a party of roughs who assaulted Roun bly in Yorkville.on the day of the clocto reporter of Tux Sun visited the wi Jaat night and found him suffering severely, though perfectly conscious, Bays baat be was stabbed ‘Without any provocatio OPENING THE FRE. meut lor which TRADE FIGHT, pal! crate The First Gun of the Kevenue Retormere Split the Republican Part Wasmixerox, Deo, 4.—Judge Kelley will to morrow introduce the folio wing : Kesolved, That the true prineioie of revenne reform Points 1 the aboution of tho internal revenue aystona, ich war created aaa war moasure to provide (Or OX! And ‘the continnanee of whiel Bent, at the cust of iuililons of dole Army Of amorsors, cOlectors, SMe Tectives, nna other officers previously woe id requires the repea!, wt the @orilest day con ‘kh the maintenance of the mitn ereditod Wernmient. of all statnp abd other ipiernal (aXe < properly adjusted rates shall be retained om Aistilied shirits, tobaceo, and innit ligors, 0 Jone ae the legitimate exponres uf the Gaverumont require Uke collectioa of say sum trom Internal laxes ‘The more thoroughly the so-called revenue reform, movement is sifted down to find its patrons in the Benate or House, tho less there is found to be in ity and so far no Republican who is reclectod to t next Congress ts, willing t be classed in the mover as a wovement, while among the outside {roo bby who are irylug to engineer it along no jews noon ment is on fort, ucceet, to abolish the revenue officers to bo two can be found who have the same revenue 9 A taritl, tox, and thos ev 100 wad consd One of the Rent men of the Seventh Regiment Gives a Dinner. Lieut, James Abrams of Company H, Seventh Regiment, on Saturday evening gave a grand recep tion and @inner at his residence, to n select party of West Point cfcers, members ot bis regiinont, and a few personal friends. Dinner was served at 90% after partaking of « bountiful down with bu aijouras parlors where the remaindor of the even- repast, west apers of wine eu int ni given Mr, Abrams aad some 4 of mi va visit to Wost Point, Tt was not until urn the morne that the party. bro! Among those pro- tent wore Licats. Post. King, Greenonzh, Bass, and Barber of West Point; Col. Fitzgerald, Uapt. Smith, ant Licut, Casey ofthe Seventh, ax well as other members of the reriment, ‘This social entherin will log be remembered by those who Were for tuate enough to participate ; —— 4 Beecher Invading the Provinces of Congressman Rooseveit. Tn Plymouth Church last evening Mr. Beeohor fnid that he bad soon a sculpin Ash, a sort of acgra. vated bull-head, that was three-fourths mouth and one-fourth holy." It ewafowod everything withia {ts reach, but baying mo stomach or dizestive pow: ers, buothing cine of ite immense consuming ability, Tho vevetetid gentleman ki that fish to some men, who consume the product of other m Jabce, but prodnce nothing themselves, ——— PBRSONAL INTELLIGENCE. pa a8 Gen BN. V. Wright fs faliing very fast at bis forest home on the Jersey City Heights, The ancillary avalities of the King's Fool at the Bergen tunne! are rot good. Col. Fisk should #00 # Well af bis ancilisty qualities, are lu» Henry V The Montpelier Journal says that the Chiof Jum tleestip of tte United States Court of Cialis, which Benatar Drake of Missouri is bo Anxious to Rely Was o fo ed by President Grant last winter to Judge’ Poland Of Vermont, who declined it ae SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, The recent elections in ‘Tex: favor of the Republicans ‘The Demoerata of the North Carolina Lozisiatare mplate the Impeachment of Goy. Hold FB. of an ex dioa Harvey L. D broke from’ t bight, A tnon-ter m Aral in Pliladeiphin y © n of tue 6! have resalted ta a Cara Soca, a California pioneer, and leman. born in Masan’ i Satnrday ¢, Timothy Handin, and J, Talbot, Jal in Newpor: N. ion & $100 (6 Offered for the was bold in the Catholl tday, to protes ates of ‘the Church —— LOSSES BY FILE. Olden Teland's and Peter Johnson's shoo facto Flos, 1h Holliston, Mass, were buraol on Saturday No, 47 Ann atreot, occupied by Jackson & Co, and Malinian & Co., was burued yesterday, Loss, 81>, Poter Manu's flouring inilis and the stores of 8 © Day & bons aud J. Laughnitier, n Now Albany, Ind,, were buracd Yesterday Loss, 675.00 Fairbanks Hawes's planing mill, Murphy's brush factory, Burnhai's fur Hhanutactory, Hyere's turning and Harris's foundry. tb St domme N. B., were burned ou Friday night, Loss over §30,00% Joseph Rontenhonse, who uses first and third Sullivan sireot asa ang action manufac T a (arson, but Do he Was reese | CURLOSITIES OF CRIME, Margnret Briety. a servant at 800 Rost Riehty second sir slucked up last evening for sestiog Ale to her euiployers premises. ‘ot Kain was locked ap in the Prince atreot station Inet evening for stabbing Augustus l'aul [the shonider with ® pouknite Louis Dieble, late burgomastor fn town in Pras of embeaz ly OW of the pullic 1 ey bis town Sy. He Confored the embvezieimout, and Was te ved for extraditio Twe Hon, Josinh ‘Turner, editor of the Sentinal, end ex Untied Statee Senator F, Ls Clingmau, had ® Popaienconnter ou the. stroot tn’Haleish No G Saturday morning dnritg which eauoh were treaty Dred. Clincinan was the nssailant, ‘Me was vory badly Iijired, waving received Uhive oF four severe biows om + Koiglor was arrested on Saturday night aling a chest of tea from. Willian Counere tore, b Norch Sixth ond Thira ategets, Willlamshurghe rata srotand btartined tith, bit retused to. Two lawyers Bi tel tor Dan Taylor Quis Eiko, going ent Bake City b¥ detec recuvered G0 np it nn | j hus counsel