The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 27, 1870, Page 1

“THIRTY: EIGHTH YEAR. -_ ll WAR ON FRANCE, ——— (Official Reports of the Battle near Amiens, —»——— A Desperate Fight Followed by a French Retreat. ‘The Parisians Becoming Desperate. Whe People Pale and Thin Beg- ging for Food. 2, Manteaficl's Vietory-Omictal Accounts from beth Purties—The French Genora Clatms a Victory, amd thon B) Bontim, Dee. 25.—King William tolograpbe to vue Queen that Gea, Manteo! won 2 victory on tie SM, moar Awions, tuking @ thousand priseners, end cur menced to pursue the Froach in the direc- tion of Menus to-tay. aa FaRNCH OFZICIAL BRvORT, Donpeavx, Dee. %.—Gea. Faiduerbe, command jog 00 Arnay of the North, reports as iollows to the Aimistor of War: “The Proasiens cave us baitio the 28d Inet. Wo wore Well posiod between Daours and Contay cy troops fought sdamirably during the entire day, Fvilaces wore akon und retaken. At in the aftr omr success was completo, We drove the seen defvre Gs with the bayonet. Daring the tube Prussians entered soue villages (p the alley, but ey id ‘aot’ try to atack our pos! ons.” Other reports ey Gen bis right and lett wi ¢ field of battle Mee next day, the enemy showine No renew the fglit, Gen, lalbe, Fuitherde was successful nt his army slept on Dut the result was tndeative, uo disposition erbe returned tw REMCLT oF THE FRENCH VICTORY. Buvessis, Dec, %.—Gen, Faidhorbe has fallen ack acroes tho valley of the Haller, Durtag the Panic cx the 2d, Manteufel stormoa Beagcourt Moni oy, Daours, Teichoncourt, Quirreae, No: belies, Bisy, amd Vicquemont, the French sielfing Woaly alter desperate revistance, Tho German loss Nwere about 300%, and the French 5,500, inclu Bruce A NAVAL EXPEDITION, NX Doe, ¥.—A fleet of transporte is prepar cousideravie force, for um Lox fing Wu lnave taakuonn destination, TUE ADVYASCE O LYroys. French Aer the Peep 1 Lonvox, Dec. 25.—An account of the battle of foe isu at Nuit from French sources says the Merce opposed to the Prussians numbered 19,000 mex ¢ lind three batteries of artillery. The conte Posted wit day. At evening the Freuch retreated in rly manner about a thousand yards, The # fought like veteran: | The Prussians soandoued Nuits on the morning fof tue 19, but subsequently returned and reoccu joied the place, Tue French pot Weir logs at 1,200 Wilied and Wounded, sod claim that the enemy lost ome 5,000 men, ‘tre poupte: of Lyons are confident that the tn waders Will be expelled (rom Franc rected THE S18GB OF PALIS. poo Ebtach crisinns Growing Pale aud Thin rid Upper Lip~A Desperate bortic Fero- sdowed~@treagth of the German Army vos, Dee, 26.—Advices from Paris Dec. 1 Rave oem recetved, The city is better than couki dove been expected months ago, ‘The manner i: wb) the imbabitamte bear up 19 marvellous, bu: the) are peler ond thianer than formorty. Some re prectivle'ovding people bog tn the stroke; still Piere eno tuk of surrender, The outery for Ries ls poreral and the inhabitants will resist We Iss! grain of food is gone. PeTbey are becom uu exasperated, and terrible r (Proaisure expected, They feel that the eves of the Moria are fixed on Foris, ‘They uo longer boast o fee superiority of the French, he past months hp un eud to their delusions, and they have Become wore rational, serious, and at the same Kime more reveogetul. Their outwurks have beeu dvonce\, amd you may shortly bear af the desiruc- ws. of Vervailien, LOSS IX THE LAST sonTIE, Loler —Bailoon advices from Paris to the 22d are t ‘There bud been no more fighttag. The veh toss im the Sortie Of the Uist was reported Ft choot 00, ‘The confldance of the inbubitants is ‘undiminished, STRENGTH OF TRE GERMAN ARMY, “The total effective foree of tho German ermic aow in France is set down tn rout mumbers a $608,°°0, balf of which {© now before Paris, In ad f@dtwon to this number, 100,00 men are reparted or he vick List, At is ertimated that 800.000 Germans have been frie! or Cisadled since the beginning of the war War me duty in Prussia is to be rusted te vot. extcers, who, by reason of bein ler oF over age, wr of having served thelr terms, are mol luble to TUE ARMY OF TNE Lon: ie aa Mo uvres ef the Two Armics—Tow th trasstans Treated the Geed Bishop Du- Heuveavx, Dec, 25.—Telegraphie communi x een this city and tow worth of Frapew ba be tored, « boorbaki sends the Government a favorable r ch from Le Maps of Dec, HM annonnees that ® ® have withdrawn from Nocent le ‘ ng in the direction of 5 7 Wepapers of this city stale that the cond “ te stmy t® iunproving daily, There is groas Le Who subjected Bishop Dupanioup to the cr niignitios, 1 or hat the Monsolgneur ad tressed a ' the clergy, invoking the vengeance of x © barbarians, who, while the cathe < a of Freuch prisouery, ' b T fuel, caused the organ to b 7 jun of them snfferings, ‘ed ess of a member of the International t He bad his head laid open by a sabre eu; ¥ priest was ehot for refusing to give L vo to the French army. a s been fe between Balint Andre, Ke ‘Ati, and Du Pierre, aud there 1s great ‘ h the instruction of ¢ troops, The best ‘ vols, and nea Of all grades of society are fi font Dee. —The French Govern ment ie has. iY Wesnlzelon @f district camps for new en au PR ; O48 Greetings m Ment € is Tanne . %, ec. 26,—The working parties in th pi © Wetdiogs of the Mout Coulis tugeel are SGick Unas «fernoon. ‘ Some im Brooklyn's Curtetma ten y was generally observed in Brooklyn Kinniuess wae enurely suspended, snd COKE Ofces and builder Were closed. K putids wore thronged ating the day, \y the Prospoct Park Pond, wlije! Was vie 0 lone thin $6,000 io iy sires Nowe cd ciety 18.090 permis,” The Meath 4 WICKED METHODIST MELODEON. cmeaantiaomee in Rockville Contre— ‘The Old Charch, where the Men Sit 1 I @ Ho the Women mm the Other—Tearing Tassels from the Palpit—A Fight between the Sisters. Rockville Centre is a thriving village on the Long Island South Side Kailroad, noted for ite beac. {ful ponds end its rosy girls, Some protty heavy fellows, Gunnciahy speaking, live there, anong whom are Capt. Moore of the Fat Men's Arsocia- Won, Jobn P, Rhodes, and Hewlett Smith; the store Keeping Stewarts of the region, Oliver Denton, Joe Anderson of Brooklyn, Mathews, and Citizen Roosevent, now of Washington, | who keops & hooting and fleing bom on. the spot. Reatdents from New York aro (ast increasing there; but the aboriginals of the neiwkberhood, the old farmore and fishermoa, are of @ primitive order. Many cannot read, and fower still can wrke. Thi {s sometimes also the case with the young poaplo over 90 yoars of age, Forty yoars ago the mon of the surroonding country all wore suite of roagh Gray cloth, and the wemen homespun. Thirty years ago the mea preserved their garb, but the women graduated inte cheap maddor printa, With the opening of stage communiestion, ton or fifteen years back, an assimilation with city costumes be- fan, and the railroad has further ineroaned the cos- mopolitan character of the locality, Many of the old people, however, have nevar visited New York, and romain immersed in old ideas and projudi ea, THR STORY OF AN OLD MRETING HOUSE, An ancient mecting house, eighty-Are seers old, Letween Reckville Contre and Pearsall's Corner, has till the past summer beon the centre of religious worship for miles. It is like au overgrown barn, and has noither bell turret nor steeple. Till ton years back the seats were pine-wood benches, A xallery was then added, com/ortioss ttle pews were boilt, and a custion with two tassels was provided tor the mintster's desi. ‘This onrage’ the old-fash joned minority, who viewod it as an implons inuo- vation. They anathematized the pews ond galleries nod indignantly tore the t ie from the hion. Uaul two sears Ago the women sat on one side of the chureh men on the other, The rough young fellow 1 Uurew paper peile the a! and od on their dresses down the aisios; and it ald that @ quid was once dr. pped from the gall beaded old genteman below. 1 bly stuoid, an ‘the only variety to the readezvons for flirtation. majority intro. TUR OD FOGIES HAD more violently than they eshion, A compromise Wes arranged that the profine insirument eheuld be used only in the afiernoow Sunday school, when the old ones did pot attend. Boveral wore, however, ant at the innovation that they ceased at noe altogetier, One Sunday morning body touched the melodeon of, and several old people o! both sexes warustiy rose aud lett g the i Of considerat were atte yeors t bad the pews and the eMveted, und it was ya Methotiat mt to Rockville Centre from Mount Veruo: found Rockville autre and Pearsali's Corner both rapidly nd considered it essential that sites chould based and churches erected near the ra feach. He raised mor Conference avs isting, an ompleted. He an rowlox, bis inter euch station either in (Le moraing or ¢ to procure voluutecr clurgymen oF lveal prow bers luring hie absence. ie old churoh he proposed wing only for funesals sad otuer Ds, lectures. He anticipated i abandon FINAL SALE YOR OLD LUMaRR, siderable conservative party opposed the of the ciureh. They had wore their forefainees betore tem, ‘Tho f the ehurch, tiey also thought, would demolition of tae cemetery, ‘The graves of thee atcestors and children were the: with queerly | apeiled epitape exist without Who ever heard of Two weeks aco. |: need in the old bu aud how conid a ‘eee churel in the middie of it aa thing Mr. Kelsey an- he would proaels there ne more, but wot alecture on the dav. The trustees d 1that it b bs ¢ be should wos lecture theres weat on Pridy r m dows BY WAY OF AN AIR BATH Mr. Kelsey left, but said thay b n He re Wau Weed & i i deliver OF open, and several fellows Ht it hi Sey woud his hoa To avoid troubie, & Kolsey aud De Mott retved; but the former sala b Would lectary tere on the Friday Wi Last Priday, i eon-eq: there was an excitemcet Faded ihe do rosisinnce. J miMse if dred had collected Davideon, aud LAID THEIR ( in Brooklyn, TL Mr. Kelsoy, and ru ted’ bota evel he averred, vei the. congreg: ad entire © iNTOWLCE HH WOIl Us tO pastor for the time beids and conid even sult it, with concurrence @ tle Qrarterly Conference aud the presiding older, The Committee were cuaprulen, but did wot report the Btsiop’s opimen, The eon gregation jth.nx that he favored their views, and Continue (ull af Oebt. The atiatr bas stirred tas bile @) Bt the oil ater dante, aad those wc been to churel for years Ca BecowUs of the 1. trudy melodeon, now Aitend (ice a day abd listen WL exlortations of the ditlureataieubors, WHO LIKE TO UEAM THEMSELVES TALK. Aniong them ts Aunt Sully Pearsall, ¢ t yours of uge, who Walks tw tiem 1 B.ream aud hack, morning ning. A Hendricks annie be Aunt Grange, ber neiguvor, bor to the now tall 8 Ovrucr cuurch, tly \ draw weler from ber well) Auut Granger now drawn ib Crom Dr, Somebody or Other's Well, wear Being to a wurry one day luwt weok, #he eros tie corner of Aunt Heudrickson's lot, aud te lat t tor, having's peli of water in her hand’ at the tin: soused it ln te onfortin to Au ager's New doveiopwenat are ioviwd for by the peigh au oxcilement ob the south vide euuce the op lig OF the Lite war <a _- Greut Fire in Voughivepsic. Vovounnsrsie, Dec, 20.~-A five bi Connor's saloan on Main street this evening, wud befure the Mumnes were suppressed the following named steres were burned: ER. I shoes; Schwartz, clothior; Lambert, Va Wyek, bats and caps; Myers, photogr faucy goods; Farnum, ds Ww ad atotionery; Hyde, shoes, Those stores were ulb on Main stree Gurion #troet, thy stores of tt fellowmg nowned persone were burned; Kituball engraver ; Hyatt, umbrellas; also another engraving establishment, ‘Phe contewia Were woatly aii saved of Farnum's drug store, Wilson's book ad Livde's alive Biord, ‘be loss caunot Le ascoruiued to-nigt $a The She wtiny, Jolin Smith, the Scotch sailor who was wounded in the mutiny on board the American ship Shot wue, of Governor's Iniand, two weeks Helleyne Hospital at the ago, Nes at point of death, He has eeu trepnined, oud may die at any moment, No hope 1s eulertalued of bis recovery Cameron and Deluve Mailroading Wawuxatoy, Deo, 26.—Atluuta papers of the 22d avnounce the arrival of Secretary De anc Senator Cumeron, A private letior #oys their bu voas is with reference Ww the Atiuu aud Chatta nooge Railroad, which f& 136 miles in length, the Legislature of Georgia, at the fest aeasiou, having passed & Lul to louse thie road for twenty years, —————— Chrintmas in Paterso There was no great public display in Paterson yestorday, Nearly all business was suvpomded, A large funtasttcal company paraded in the morning ‘and the day was made hideous by the blowing of tin horns, Dundee Luke, Haledon Pond, and Lake View Rink were crowded with skaters all day long. Churok faire, whiskey toddies, chority dinners Tom and Jorrys, and first-class headaches, distingutebing Matures of the day in Paterson, —— Patrick McCoy's Christmas Exploit. Louis Gobal is @ colored sailor, who recently onme from Bordeaux, Patrick MeCoy is 4 Seveuth Ward rough. Pat was thrown tn coutect with Ge bal on Obrtetinas Day, ot 03 Madison street, Pot had been drinking bewtily of whiskey, sud wis de termdond & ecbieve wome exploit worthy of men |. Arming himeeif with o Jarge clam 1, he ae Goval, aud laid his scalp bure to the bones, gues was locked up for trial by Justice Kuch gos BOSS TWEED'S GREAT GIFT, “FOR THE POOR ¥r AY. ALWAYS.!? The Great hast-Stder Weeding the Moor The Arrangements tor Dispensing che nt of Modern ¢ vithos— Coatly Monumont tn Tweed Plnzn. Since George Peabody's munificent gift to the poor of London, no individual edarity has ereatod such widesproad admiration as Bors Tweed's grand Christruas offuring to the poor and neody of the Kov- euth Ward. The feeling yesterday ta that Ward, and indeod throvehout the entire city, was intense, and the name of the great almoner was brenthod from thousaeds of lips, and thousands of prayers as- cended to the Throne of Grace, aking for blessings upon his benevolent head, The good that this Princely offering will do cannot be estimated. ‘There are m poor peop'e In the Seventh Ward, and doubtless eh eufering, ant in perhaps po other ward of the city doos a charity of tiis kind come more aeceptab!>. ‘A meeting of Directors of the “ Twood Rolief ind" was held yesterday at 114 fust Broadway to consult and conclude on some plan of dispensing the Great gift by which the most good might be accom Plished, After mature deliberation the Directors fired upon © plan, and embodied it in a circatar erued by the Treasurer, which is printed below. It wil Le seem that the aid to be given will be con. oxclustvely to necessary articles of clothing and provisions, and that io no case will mouey be advanced. The wistom of this provision cannot of conree be qrestioned, for tt insures the proper use of te funds, and renders it impossible to direct thom tnto any other channel than that intended by rent donor: wit rou the New Torx, Per. 94, 190, Tho Tweed Poor Actorianion of the Keventh Ward will commones 10 give relief to, the poor ind besly of that ward on Wednoatay afurvoan ats o'clock, at Lid Kast Hroadway. The Mrectors will cngage a. lar bomber of clerks te F € NAMRAL Le Hpenin: to detain persone. sink ng application. for alt ee wall De kent onen hat Tobt ff neegeaney Un Ul iQo'eioek. be order that a!) _spplicanta may base ku opportunity to onro! thelr names, ‘The relief given Wil be fusi, provisiens, clot shoes, mod iclues, and Any othe: artighes a ces i no cave te4dl many be adrances. The Thsvec Peiuted Jo vine apoticante tor F lige wll com Podmesday waht. and orders wii) he at ouce | reliof. Tha troment. brs printion ov the Unced, Geothen case of want on t ne bud ap. ance on ued for Ctore report any misanpro: 1 of (hos relieved, ald will De discon. ‘who may know Ofany Citizens, of if thoy OF Muy Persons Who tay feel a delicacy tn apnlyin es at tha oft \e"to be. he rest themselves In this J, QUINLAN, Treasurer, fice of the Atsociation to-morrow night will no doubt be crowded with needy applicants, ant hundreds will no doubt go home for the Arst time for many toonths with materials for a gooa equar meal for themselves and suffering families, In thus frecly ond unostentationsly contributing so largea portion of his abundance to the poor whom he has slways with him, Mr, Tweed has again giver proof of the qualities which constitute his greatness. The name of Tweed or “Tweedie,” as he is fr- milioriy known tn his old ward, was held there yes nowytae for goodness, and #he erailiude Tne. Sun of the Bos rity, Popular feeling with refere Monument whica it is proposed to ereet in honor of New York’ noner has wow been fuily arousod, win in favor of this mark GF distivction Ie immense. The great heart of thc city throbs with gratitude ‘at Mr. Twood's magnifl- cont churity, aud it is believed that almost the en Ure population will demand the privilege of sub: soribing to tue Monumental Fond. If salscription paper had beon taken into the Screath Ward slone Inet night a suficient amount could bare been col- jee ‘ ia un hour lo erect ® monument 10) feet in Weight, As in the project for thna honoring the Boss, so with the great cvarity of heart which promptod bin to donate $50,000 in a single gilt, the public wh. recognige the power of Tim SUN,” Which, diceetly or indirectly, bas warmed th into lie by ite ge nial rays, Lone ago ire 0x called upon the reat politicians to look ont for the poor, hom they al # Wished to bave with then cout this, apd desirous of lyin and fie some tar \ and ut the sume time carry § tw ts of 1 hearte, Mr. 'T r forme) aa act which wii, carry his ' future geverations linked elosely Ww ¢ gieaiwst wluougr that ever lived, From Oue of tr. # Friends who fad al a: Enclosed you will find + t oniribt toward t Hon, W. M. Tweed I send this for the pur of ehowing my op preciation of the mun wi 2 your as defrauded the public, es) y the f man, ont of millions of dollars, #o that his tmoge may’ alwaye remain to the public gaze erationsto come. [want to s 1 increased our taxation and deprived the f of bis hard earnings. Then their children w polut their Angers a who drove tt ther ror r 1 oO; TUOMAS For Boas Tweed's § 7 litor af The Sun nelosed please f which T take the liberty of snbserihin Afort ercetion of a n honor I for this morning, T om gratit. Jearn t the Domoerse Naciibing to: aneranlate at Biz Six has rendered to his country. E A Man who Gives Lis Income Tax, the hercul efforts of 1 UN thats ah for ali price two conte (to be hud of all texpectath newsmen), 48 ms kin statue to project. M sets ero tt # of New Auother LIN for Beas Tw the Evitor of The Sun losed find th f eix ¢ Emy ' U Avnany, L 24, 1870. Sherif O'Brien's Annunt Gilt to the Poor o: the Grent Bast side. Sueriff O'Brien recently anuounced to 4 the best Locust Mountoin for ¢ tribution among the y of this city, without re forence to politics or reiigion, At a me Inst night at Secoud avenue and Tirty-sec ah tue citizens formally tt ox Sherif in the pate of the poor. Rob was Chairman and Michael 1, Daly, Se b aovonty-fiy persons Were present, nd of thanks Wore drafted, It was anwonaced thut the distribu Sion was to be begnn alter next Mondey, and tha " ty-nrath streets on the Bust J the foot of Porty-seeor on the North Rivor Vhe headquarters tor v re to be on Vaddresses wre tobe pulistied alter the noxt wting, on It Will be necesnary applicant Cortitionte of Ul etic given ——— Decidedly a Society Mun, Judge Koch is an active member of the f lowing-named clubs and societics: Progress Club Siacdard Clud, Harmonie Club, Americus Ciu\ Goodeuough Club, Ninetwouth Ward Lese Vere Oriental Club, Blossom (Olub, Monat Nebol Ly: aud A. M., Grand Marshal Grund Lodge State Now York Masons, Isuiah Lodge 1.0.1, B,, 1 Lodge Kuigits of Pythie, Grand Nasi Ab Under 0, BB. New York, G mamibbees Eleventh Word, Tamnany I anny Pu fin Association, Hebrew Benevolent Sceiely gud Orphan Asylum, dews' Hospital, aud aboul a doze Oller societies Aud ehure ——— ‘Phe Sixth Ward Chitdreu's Feast, The children at the Five Points House of In dustry enjoyed an excellout dinner provided by the friends of the insuijution, Every available apace was occupied by inveresied apsotalory. ‘Tho reeitae (one and songs wore ratited off by the cildren Un the bewt styl en oclogucet and uppewing ad Greas was ‘delivered vy tie ite. G. J, Mugla aud Ue wildinas Kadsived vata THE HORRORS OF THE SEA. potentiate Indeseriiable Naval Croetties-A Maller Chasned to a Stanchion « ‘Priced up”? uncil bie Shoulder Is Dislocated, Correspondence of The Sum Wasmxarox, Doc, 24.—Iu a former communica- tion to ‘Tum Em, attention was called to the fet that Secretary Rebevon retained in his desk and re. fnsed to make public the report of & Naval Court of Inquiry appointed to investigate the horrible atroe!: ties alleged to have been committed fome months #ince upon several of the crew of the sloop of war Portemouth, under authority of ber commander, A. A. Semmes. Weeks havo elapred sluce that com munication, but the report te still kept a profound socrot, and itis Leifeved that the Department is d sirous of ebielding the conduct of Semmes, Public attention is again attracted to this sr by the news ofa horritle outrage commit! days ago upon a eailor of the frigate Cony. «+ lying at Key West, An officer had Just retarned ror that Place, and brings Information that Comm nder Win. K, Mayo of the Congrors, for some trifling infraction of diseiuline on the part of ® seaman of his ship, placed the man tp outie trons with his bands be- hind him and around a stanchion. He then enusot aline to be made fet to the man's wrists and rove through an eye-bolt inthe beam above, The line acting a¢ @ small tacke, was then hanted tant, which forced the man's arms mp backward, unti! he Joints fMirly enapyod in thelr rockets, The officer who brings the information witnessed the alr with a face Darning with tndignation, bul was powerless to prevent it. The poor follaw lingered here tn ny for hours, Ul finally he wa day the ew ratiou Wis Kon On that day, while writiing ect 1 ten exornelating cut down, and through with, indeserina: Mle, and uttering erlee which cond be heard, trom truck to kelson. he gathered all his strength, aud © eilort ac bt bo free himself jehment. Wits moseles of bis th his teeth closed * vinn, be tbrew his whole waizbt backward on the Vut ik would not give, Something ever. The man's rievt arm turned naekward over with a pliriok which almost pale te of those wawiillag © pe od AWAY Jogert, the surgeon Of the vessel, who was present, end who had pro‘esied in the strongest IMANH Er AUitist this OULraKCoUN cruelty, eut the Line and reioved the irons from the mau's wrists, and announced to the broval commander that the th shoulder was dislocated, and told him fit ro Dewsl of the punishment would ceruaiuly result in death, ‘Tho man was then tkep to the sick bay, d the shoulder set, whereupon Mayo ordered him to duiy. Dr. Bogert sqcin provesiod, and explained + 10a) the of such a serious At first Maro wonld not listen to Trew his order, aud took bis Sno upon the Doctor dy orderings him to wated tanily by the mo’ oot uail Le could report ready for Ousy. The Tonargadas will orter an fovest nf ¢, Dut Mr, Kobesor shiolle these burn oo ndors, what is the use of cour's oF hiquiry a INE SPURIOUS DETECTIVES. The Sequel to the Story of the Two Women Robbed wm Nusaau Street Jewelry Siore—Keater's Divo Augustus Burkbardt and John H. Miller, the purious detcetives, who aided Mrs, Reutor and daughter 1p thoir relzare of over 1,000 worth of gold chains, wero taken before Justice;Koch, at the Easex Markt Police Court, yesterday, for ¢xamina- tion, Last Thursday Mre, Reuter and daughter, accompanied by two mom, watered Anthony Troll's jewoly store, 68 N and witiow ado helped viewselves to $100 worth of Tue men pr to be ves, ing a paper, suid oy were authorized to searc: premises, Mr, Troli attomptod resisiance, but was enced by the drawing of ® brace of revolvers. While Troll was thus kept in fear the women went to the safe and took abont $1,100 worth of goid chatrs, ai! the accoums Sooke, and many | vayers. After the wot%en had esca walked ont, Mr. Troll, knowing the ¥ rest on the « gold aoa street, nd were soon lost in the crowd me day. Cunada to New York 10 1517 Seven United stot Wasinyotox, D in Favuary” will elect , wey ' person » whom t¢ Granvy Victory in Georgia Avtanta, Deo, 26.—In J ¢ Law te elected. In Henry county Lawton's majority i Tho Democrat t ’ ett county Pr nyije 6. "The Democrat mojority ind8, A Radical reyrescutative Is lected The Walls of the Moward Mission, The tx of the little oues at the Lowar Mission were mado glad a liberal ° Christmas preseets, “We have frivu routed the glad voices of the ¢ i WY Chey rawolved the F presents fron Ver J true, ‘Tho Roy, Mr Van M ¢ \ Ngut nicl th “ | Vwuelr p ‘ — Horace Greeley in Trentou, The statue of Horaee Greeley which formerl; stood in the City Hall Park, Now York, hos beon Aciilui artist, and placed in uinston Murket in. Trenton Yersruty of the battle of Trenton Uuvuiled amid the cheers of m lures livered in tue Sfarket Int by duage Reed, the Hon David Nuas, and the youormbie histori, , Havele & niche v fupped Bid daoved uot! ap curiy Lour bl ae ' 7 wuuntha " THE MYSTERY AT MACY <aneeneaeents YOUR YBARS OF THIEVING IN THE LARGSST STORE IN TOWN. aati Mr. Macy's Own Story—Valuable Goods Missing—Thioves Caught and Shown about the Store—The Detectives Called Ju-All the Thieves Women, A Sox roporter called on Mr. Macy yesterday At bis residence, 74 West ‘Twelfth strost, to got lis Version of the arrests which bave been made at bis store wishin the past few days. Macy at frat Suid that he did not kuow ashe ought to say ony- thing on tie subject, as parties bad threatened to suc him, and it might not be agreeable to his (Mr. Macy's) countel to have him wakes public state ment of the matter, Reporter—Are you unwilling to have the exaet truth published ? Mr, Macy—No; but yon Know how it ts tp euch eases, A lawyer dues aot like to bave his client tolk nbout s sult, or the matters involved ina suit, Boailos, the fncts have all beon stated io the aida. vits on which the partios were arrested, and by the witnesses on tho trial of the accured Reporter—Have you had ocexsion to arrest par. tion in your store before last woek ? Mr, Maey—Yos, sir; THR THING BEGAN FOUR YEARS AGO, during the holidays of 1900, Roporter—What thing? Mr, Macy—The stealing {otmy atore. During the holiday# of ‘66 I discovered that goods were étolon, and also that my customers’ pockets were picked. Atthat time L didn't do anytuine special about it We made bat very few arrosts, It took up so mach of the time of my hesd employees to make the com: plaints and appear as Witnesses that I thought it Jess damaging to stand the loss of the goods than to prosecute the th In 1967, when the holiday ne op, tho stealing was renewed on a larger seale than the year before, and we did what weeould to stop it, When a woman wae caught stesling, we showed her round to all the clerks, 0 they would know her tf she cai lot hor go. Report vos, season 8, and then —Were tho thioves mostly women ? ‘THe THIEVES ALL WomEN, Mr. Macy—Thoy were all women, and they were Crossed like ladies, and looked like ladies too, Revortor—How did such showing of them round work ? Mr. Macy—It didn’s work at all, They would come bac ed differently, and steu! again We have had the some woman try it on repeatodly, and have caught the # an two, and three as four times. Finding that course and oven as wany nedeeiual, we Lad uo alternative but to bave the 0 we thieves arrested, So I got detectives detailed from the Central Office to my store, and we caught several in 196%, ‘The same thing occurred in 1919; oleo in 1209; and this year it has been worse than over, We have lost quantities of valuable goods, without get ting any clue to the thieves. A great many pockets have beeu picked also, Ladies Lave come to my office and eal Mr. Macy, [have lost my poek body bas taken ib cut o1 my pocket, Who stood by your side whea you lost it?” has been my respose, * Oh," would be the reply, “thre were well-dress. ed ladite by me—ladies that I should never ontinned Mr, Macy, th not only to protect m: es who come to my st fomothing had elf, but also to oto trad protec Reportor—Liow extensive is your store? 4 bIG STORE, Mr. Macy—It covers six full city lotenow, Tbegan, twelve sears ago last October, with one mail store, and Vave been poshed on by thy incremine busine to my present expansion, That of itself shows what say custome of my treatinout of thom; and T and to protect ther against robbery, Owing tae immense crowds which throng the store the holiday season, the opportanitics for hg end poeket-p are Very grok, ant w 1,000 to § at day the r eo, wee Wh volves. By ciple ir sworn tes a the ¢ r BEPARATIO parties a i nd must do thelr best te can see Just how odo? Must i t my duty to prc Gnd the public? 1 think itis, and ties nly of nat will be my ouly ture, 1 should be @ y, but I tore rey to bave aay ove not ullow thieves to ply ‘ eb several years since, for t kind. Or over ot Dat been. ta Keapeeutily, Ro MACY . at Slde Jericho. Phivty-nint c his wa, I 1y bin, y } li I getting PLASULS FLOM THE OOBAN CABLES 1 r n ” te w ” from b LONG ISDAND: Me aman ita tare ome Ware wrved, coMsistlng in pat! of deer, Coon, Hk Mee Obuseuin. pariridsey suines wilt turaey. g joe end dues. The wud was un rt tvverou ol | Troe iecige, wud ths conpay Gatco. win muy bed worn THE GNBAT FIRE IN RICHMOND. ——— ‘The Story of an Eye-Wii thoi of the Spottewo Inmates Burned t Wasuxctox, Deo. & Special agent of the Treasury Department, was @ quest at the Spotswood House, Richmond, at the time of the fire, He says that voon after 2A, M. yerterday, while in bed in tho third story, he beard a nound below as {t same ono was breaking kind- \ing Wood. He looked out of the window, but nothing unusual, The noise eoutinuing, howover, he drostod himself leisni he intended to take the next railroad train, turned off the gas, and glancing at the window saw that the story under bim wan on fire, He then beard 4 woinan, whom he supposed to be tho housekeeper, ery in wild alarm: “My God! the house ts on Gre!’ Ife called to her to dress herself, and with the view of calming her excitement, said to her, that there was no darger on her side, but there ¥o8 on bis, Ho then proceeded to knock at all the doors io the third story, to awaken the ants of the rooms and urge them to dress themsulves quickly, as the house was on fire. Mr. Leib thon descended to the second etory, where he found Mr. Shure knocking at the doors, waking the enests, who were soon all np rnd alive to their danger. ‘The otm Prevaiied; und tn the the pussaige way of thi ort time crowded, to the pr ors could not be opened. until by extraordinary ¢ the crowd was pushed back, aad room wus ate for that ‘Vhe housek perron, who awox boing eut off by mee, ved in ord to look after ber trunk. ‘The man having it tn b possossion preceded her, aod barely got bevond her mm the faines impeded her progress, and the Stairway fell, The fire, Mr. Leib says, originated in the wine room, adjuining the dining’ room, in the second stor Mr. Luck, one of the proprietors of the hate?, was severely burned, He rushod through the flames for las family, who, however, at that lime were aifs, jongh this fret was unknown to him. Mr. Leib fava that Measrs. George and Andrews of Syracuse, New York, and Mr, Shure, wile, ond child, roport- are all ufo. Mr, Leib’s wile wis lost on vening Star off the coast of Plorida, wad of Febroary. Dee. 2&—John H. Holman, nosseo, 8 TOW known tw but atthe Spotiswood Hotol, making the eigh Nathan Dernstoin of Washington turn ie this morning. Wilcox of Lynchbarg, und 1d, reported missiny, have several still miseing, of alarm now naturally ul eagerness to escape, was in f Ct was the eccond nit perished by the # hooner in a gale on th whose valety there te little hope, Tie Jumes river ts frozen over this morning, en A FEMALE Fike BUG. — he Weat-Side Dlackmaiter under A - $3,000 Insurance ona Trunk worth E (eate-A Remarkable Couddence Woman Quod On Sunday morning. at about 1:20, as Ser- geant McKiwaine, of the Thirtteth stroct station, was patroling, he heard a seream from the house at Sixty avenue and Twenty-ninth street, Turning, he saw a bright light ina room up-stairs. On entering the house and going to the room in which be had seen the light, he found that the con: tonts of & large tronk were on fire, and that the flame had communteated to = wrapper hanving over the trunk, Aitor extinguishing the flames, his at tention was directed to a woman who, partially as cither sleeping or feigning sleop on a bed in the room nt shook her, when per head (and inquired what wus told that the room was on fire she made an tempt to get ont of bed. She said she did not know whether she was inscred, and that her hus- band had gone to Newark, but shu afverwards Said that be Lad gono to Phitadeiphia, The Scrgeat vy this tune recogulzed hor ag onc Ny raised atter. On e © who b in his eustouy before, and told her Fo, When she bezged bim uot to expose ber to the intnates of the Louse. Siw told him that her trunk and clothing wore ineured in the Park Insurance Company for $3,X), and that the candie which she had feft on the washstand when she retired at about 12:60, most have set fire to the window curtains, it was found, howrver, that the Wash stood on t »pposite side of (he room from the window hat the trunk was Olied with rags and oid papers bilo her valurt ¢ lind becn ¢ cked in another ro to removal. The woman, who ts kuown us Minnie Day Moffitt, olins Morgan, 18 years of ag vas iocked up, About 19 mer Bleecker str 1 one ny g insutcient, she was discharge ce that time she Nas b joving bl ng was done throug’ 1 preparater her cl x while liv ht thore trl w 40, uF 10 take ca, or advertisement was an ho fatnily she paid Lo nte Usman answered it, she repaired to hie place. o: business and by fome means ingrati f his favor, and In due course o aim. In Fobroary last she iad Mrs, Koopman and her langbter, with whom she was boarding, arrested wered by the lady of to it, bat if the g for stealing ber wateb and chain, Rerward of ered to withdraw the ebar; consi The premises which she occupied at the tim he rented trom Mr. Geo pa the grocery undernest opper portion of the buildiug with b' nquired the day before of Mr was insured. und for how D Fas insured for $4,000, she » that he should insure’ tor so ‘ and said that #he intended to ine are the neat day for $9,000. Sho wus taken be Justies Suaudley yesterday, and held for examina RSE SSuESE The Needle Pads Ag in. Mr, Bergu’s nt on Staten I k owley, ree rrosted the co dD Low New Brighton for using two of th a comine among the Now York gentry ant wir coachinen, The two in question were yory ver y heedles or tacks rawer to the charge before was #10 Ne said he “ur te to the bits of the 180, ee Corbet ¢ ust the laws for the = é Masonic Frank, Py M, D , Joy W. Bro, J. 8 W. Bio. Prank, on bebull of tt de and ¢ ( ett Coneitiating the Police Capi tus. even-thirty #1000 bonds, whieh have beon pre SPARKS PROM TRE tru PERSONAL INDELLIGENC? : - mt palattal in New Y let aLerior by tiat'Of Boss t'weed's tua M st t winate 4 Fort Sumter Anderton and 6 ‘ at [sald to be tie dancde of & Dub 8. L. M. Barlow has one of the fines tow. It bs locatea at 2 Madison aycou ir nished in princely style. Congressinan Dennis MeCurthy of Syracuse ail) u give his duughwe in marriage to Dr, I kino id of Juit Davie, aud aurgeon Kobert 8. Clinton and dasper Smith have been ap poilivd Consils wi Clifton, Canada, aud Funchal Foun gentiemen wave for ® nuinber vf Scare beud Lys BULA BuMbbiaie L Ne hla PRICK TWO CENTS. YORK’S DRUNKEN MEMBER. TUE HUMILIATION OF TNR FORTY+ FIRST CONGRESS. Hon, Richard Haldeman’s Recrentt io Wil HMotel—A Wife-Bea wh Narrowly Eacnpod the Tar und Koathors which be Richly Deserved, Wasntxotox, Deo. 26.—An affair of » some- what private nature, if ® pablio defamation and castigation of the wife of a drunken member of Congress by her husband can be private, astonished the town last Wodnesday night, It was in Willara's Hotel, For some time past Richard J. Haldemaa, Democratic member from the York District of Penn sylvunta, has been on ® grand debaucb. Ten days ago he entered the Alouse of Representatives 60 maudlin drunk that he was unable to articulate when he arose, holding on to his desk; and afters rapping of the Speaker's hammer had failed to seat bin, be was left standing until some of his (riende got him off to the cloak room. Ilis wife, a lady of refinement and spotless chan acter, the daughter of Senator Simon Cameron of Peontylvenia, mortified beyond measure, sought him out and endeavored to get iim eobered down, an@ though failing in her labors, did not despair, bus clung to the wreck On Wednosday nicht, toward midntelit, the wife of a United Statos Senator, whose usband was at the Senate attending the night session on tue San Do» mingo resolution, was aroused by loud and infamons longuage in an adjoining room, aldressed to the wife of Haldeman by that debauched Representatives and then hearing blows, the Senator's wife rang for help, Soon the proprietor and two or three servants wore brought to tho hall, and two meme bors of Congress were roused from thelr rooms by T tho then loud shrieks of a female voice, mingled with the exclamation of Don't, Richard, don't? don't!" The hotel proprictor, Mr. Sykes, at once nered on the door, and warned tho wretch deman that, unless he tustantly ceased bis viow lence, be wonld spend the night in the police sta on, He stemmered out 6 dlin * Yea,” a his wife not appéalit to ose who lad by that time arrived in the for protection, they did net feel warranted in forcing the door open and (aking hor away. A-servant was ctationed in the hell to watch for further trouble, and at holf past one and af ‘our A. BI. it became necessary to pound on his door to frighten the ruflan from further violenca, On the next morn'ng the cowerdly wife b ordered to leave tle house to return, and bis wife was invited to remain. Her faco Was shockingly bruised; poth eyes were blacked, and other marks of this Gemon’s brutality Were on her person. Bho said that the fend had twice knocked ber down, had kicked and choked and bruised her, yet sho still thought it her duty to remain with the loathsome wretch, and try to reform bim; ead on that day they both lett for York—he s drunken got, and she a disfigured, hoart-broken, humiliated wife, On the next occasion of this brute arance im the House in aa intoxicated condition, the wife- Whipper is to be expelled *ummuarily, for he cannot possibly longer associate with any man in the House of elther party, To the credit of the guests of the hotel, be it sald that when they were made acquainted with the frets of R. J. Halderman’s infamous conduct they terlously contemplated giving the brute a coat of tar and feathers, and a dip in the muddy Tiber. He was saved from this well-merited punishment on! by the interference of Mr, Sykes and a few cool- healed guests, who thought that encugh lawless violence had already been fisshanha Eis eaken Sit Tacendlary Fire tn reey Clry—Patt Loas about $10,006 last 1 ator y t once, and never tod before 9 o'el: covered in the storeroon p Highth strect, near c tr Jersey City, ‘The fl c to stable lward aren’ about an in- © two MASONIC CHIT-CHAT BW. 3. 0 nitive > Hall om rimek a iot ond Third even drowned i ry Ann Rourke, aged 6 yoar es eswerday tiorning, her‘ having takeu are iis stove while her’ mother was f ape ioe LOSSES BY FIA j its ee NEW gEnsey Tho Nowark Rink i “ w r He “Ww & : personal nt I JOITINGS ANOUL TOWN tuner'y Susan D 14 J # siroot, dicd Andrew J, 1 4 € L kor any wave t ra eee - a Hach Fall, a driver on 1A w hy a " la, wh c ed his righ: “ - son, dee yim J Kent, “ p A a AY . rid tt) " Laat ov War aly ed to the conductor ° OMwor OCyrson lest evouing arrested John Mullen for etviking w ihe Vi with & plone, On the PL upot Hou icer was "e trivnds, who Assauliod him with stones. “Phe officer Wak Obed ta Uae iy ie plobvl Wo diave ofl by Gry We