The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 19, 1871, Page 1

THIRIY-EIGHTH YEAR Tk CAPTURE OF FILKINS. KEPT FROM 1HE CROWD TO BSCAPE LYNCHING IN ALBANY. + y dail Worn Ont ‘Travel-mt A ban Reporter’ vereation with Fiteins ta bts Goll-The xr, Jan, 18,—Filltus, the alloged express coWber, arrived here this morning from Barston, where he had deem kept over night by the ofieers having him in charee, The crowd at tbe depot this morning wus nearly as large as fat ot last night, bat more orderly. They were aguin doomed to disappointment in gaining the eoveted sight of the prisoner, The care e stopped in the rear of be horse railroad stubles, and Fijksos and these having hie in charge were into it and rapidly driven to the jo, ‘The ears meanwhile, were purposely delayed #0 that the priv. ener wos suiely lodged tm jail at least five minutes before the cars arrived at the depot, On kis reaching the jail, Filk ‘was immediately conducted to the Sherift's office, where A PRELIMINARY RXAMINATION was held hy Jesice MeNamara, A reporter of Tar SUN. who bad iowrned of the arrangemeat to ont wil the crowd, wae in the Shorid’s office awaiting the Dr ny bis examination before the magistrate he eat rigid iu bis chair, staring vaeasntly out of the window ja front of him, Bren the shout of th Pough rabb'e without id not arouse him from bb uyor, 1 was that be was evident completels Worn oul by atigne aud waat of sicep, The feeting in regard (o Filkins's guilt is undergoing # marked change, awd o great many who a week ago Yelieved hm gailty, now think be will be able Prove himsvlf innocent. Rgbert Kockwell and Soperintendent Dwight were examined, the former in relation to the crime, und the lotier in revution to the suspicion attachin to Mr. Filkins, Dwight teatifed tuat being inform od that FILKINS MAD ROvaNT A PISTOL, he culfed on him to learn if it was so, Filkins sai Be had not Longhtany piatol, ‘Thow he asked bi it he was looking fora tstolon Friday. Said yer Asked him where? He suid he went Into two bro kers’ offices, Asked nim where? He eaid down o Plein or Iindson or Hamuron or Division streets He mentioned those four streets. I asked him if be would not tell on whatstrest the oflce was, He re Bled, "1's down wher: the express sindte is, 1 tsked Wha he wanted o w pistol, and what he wa looking for a pistol fur He sad bs maa Valliant Aad been attacked £) the stre t one might going horse, and he had told vim .¢ would wot a pistol for Bim. Taseot how long ago it happeued, and alter for @ hes ifation he— Atthic moment Mr, 8. W. Ro cndale interposed. Saying he hed Seen retaiy das Mr, Fulkins’s coun fei, sud acked that the eximination be suspended Wat Le could consult wit his client, This wae ranted, aid alter this consultation Rosendale ask eda pes p oul, ty wow imiends of the aecus ty be prose This wos avreed to by Juice McNamara, end the tm’nation was adjouraed tilt ro-morrow anii-*ts wo Hoes vies 1a lwo matter fier beng serch?) fas taken to a cell ug the courte y of Chet of Poti 4 Mr Biovirn. Keeper of tae jaii, we ee Was perwitted te bay INTERVIEW WITH TUE soNER. Tre reporter found Fikius Iving in bis eoverc! wilha Mantel and overcoat, and we a Woollen C4). te Foak of Winch was pulled down 20 we to coy tres 4 ene was asleop, the Tepet nthe pe roint away, when ¢ rage of about £ oF Who Wee ' n « aed, * Hi 4 Pari ew.” Fok ve R " distard you, Mr File tu mike any stare yo. | w YOUR SUK Fil eh ¢ you but T dow hnow that 1 bave anytaing bo say, only tat 1 AM INNOCENT. wait, and He will prove it, I'm not only , bis aft I never da mun tordid @ ett Every Mio knows that ask ‘en and eT am happy to tell you that all th. vlim Lbave inquired tomtity to the good Put thowe who ere mort confident o fe you away, Filkins? Ob, theta just it. Twas driven to it Wil elp HY The people ail came staring 8 th) Louse aud Uryin ok in. They atocd 0 Joa Of the streets everybody seemed ole woleiine ime ‘Toei st heard of th 1O>9y abuut 6 o'clock om Tueday nigut, Ween the, ocer) wisn cane in ond sae, ROW ARE YO". TANR? Why, you got out ef sai quick {And then some of th» roighbore o: Yuki soll me that it bed been eportel down town that | wns arrested, All ths ay Peit as if Iwas yoine ont © i u's mage up Why T sbouid be aud it worried me so I could wot say anything to them I con't think when I. In't no thoughts of foie away on my clownes and siurted, What wor- pe ban nil Was tay voor Wife, who lai. fe yarns cryne al olgk; knd ten the children wor ib © hiugs, wey cried 100 and I couldu’s etaud & Here the poor felio © pulled his cap down overt ayes, hitcica Lis overcoat over bis +honluer, ar feria with Lis save to the wall, When be fac oud acain it Wes evident that His EMOTION WAS ORXCINE. Reporter, aferas ort jauxe—How many eliildren tare ve r 9 yeors old end a lite ‘ ttle thing. They're ve y i bow it was. y a at I did i 1 wanted to ge awey seine; +« bes { wt Dy : ; at i ° hay v ry lad Rey ney de y Pikiuent vid t becanse Tid not want be vec: ¢ Tv.ought Pd tay aw ati I dca right tan, aud thon T eot i 1 show my face lout ever body pecring at me, Tread all the puters I could get on the way, In the hope of seeing Wet they bud gos um, Reporter what about wat pisto! that Mr, Dig aye y age? ‘ that's nothing; that's all right ; ' LM ALL ABOUT THAT wren T sined touworrow, Yow neetn't say it now, ‘Luere ain't nothing in i Have you seen the afidaviis made b, i I've got the papers here, ltr word of tem, k Lid you ever #e@ Halpin? Pik poor whow! never saw him that I fuow ol LPuluy have seen him, but didn’t know ’ kev Do you think of anything else you Fics 1 goin that Tam an innocent man, n broved i 1 sia erely hope 80; and now I'll wis Fiikin sir, and many thanke, I'd like © auin and bring me 8 copy of your And now I'l try to Ket w litle seep, 60 as 1 WHEN MY # IPR COMES, , Swed 1 ‘ r fo # tus & Co, Coming to New Now A Chance for nuother Paws, ' Kong via Yokousma, arrived io ‘ fof Finance ot the F coredit Cowmissiouer t Fira) Mints formerly Mis mi to eiudy our s ‘ 1 vemalu Lore . ‘o Washinton, Foartee ten wore ulso among the ba throush tickets for Ne cre Lev propose to enter college t Maken Fiebt-He Walks Of with » Mark Kaitor's Eatoem. Civetxnatt, Jan, 18, —Murat THalstead, of the Cincinnati Commerctol, this aernoon had a terrible fiadt with one Lavender, who exiled him & liar There it great exeitemont in newspaper circles ANOTHER DESPATC ‘There bes been 8 deposition on the part of the rash people to sbokl Mr. Iaistead, editer and pro pristor of the Commerciet, to s personal nccount for whatever is pnblisked in the papor, He wns waited on to-day by a commission merchant nemed ‘Thomas Lavencer, who was accused in the Conmer clal two works ago of being » pertmer tn s disrepa table boeinese, Lavendar demanded the names of the bm formants in the case, and of the writer of the article, Hie demand was refused, and the fellow insisted on seeing the manceeript, at the same time stating bie belief that it was written by bis late partner im borivess for the purpose of injurine bin Mr, Halstead told hima the publication was made by » regelor writer for the paper, This cid not sathefy Mr. Lavender, and he insisted that Mr. Ha stead Wad made a diferent statement on @ previ occasion, Mr, Halstow replied : If you sey that, you exy what i untrue.” Lavendor—Then fam aliar, ami? Hatstead—Yor, sir, M you say that Kr. Lavender then baeaed out of the editor's pri vate ofice in a threatening manner, and muttering Foneiting avout Hastend’s being 9 bigeer tan nod bigger G— d— Mar, Me made Feady “fo sivike, when Haletesd, quick as Aish, cave him one stralznt ows from the shouter thatLid. Bim sprawling on the floor. The blow was delivered on tbe forenend, above she oye, and braised the scalp amt sent the bivod ting we thourh aa artery had beer cut Halstead jerked the fellow to Bis feet and ooliaied bim, luihering him until he cried " Enongh.” Te was then ler oat of the office bieeding at the nose to a barber shop, where bis wousds were dressed and the blood staunehed, iis mext_ move to-ewenr ont a warrant charging Halstead with assouitiand battery, answer able before the Pouice wer! to morrow morwiu¢. Tt is pro to add that Levender tt stoatly built as Ta etesd, wud w agreat dealialler, The eaitor is revising proof with mis left hand to-night the Wexler mawer being done up in arnica and a white rag. WHAZ LAVENDER § FRIENDS SAY. Crxciwxati, 11. M.—The Oght between Morat Haistead and Lavender this afternoon Was about 9 house kept by Jenuy Irvine on Tuird stroet im this city, Halstead, or ene ef his sub-od had cuarged Lavouder, who was the senior partner in a Goot and shoe Orm, with neglecting his business and making bia beadqgartors at Jonny Irvine's house Lavender was highiy tudiguast at Uuls charge. and he repeatedly urged Halstead to take it Halstead, Bowever, miconsed Lavender CLanded compliment, Thi afternoon about Ho'ciock, Laveuder stopped inte Hascverd’s odice. Memancing & retraction of what bo said Hatstead’s Ving sssociates bad wald about mim. Mr. Halatend atened to Bhy sor a while, aud then said Lavender sae dd Tar. “You are no gentleman,” repited Lavender. OF that you are mo Judge,” Laistead. Tn, ati J have to say ts ut you are a—— of & —" wiorted Lavender. This wes Wo wueh for the Nepoteon of the W oles. He was up ina minute, and Livenucr like a thonmamd of brick him down, and powoued him ann dplar qmlenercd. he begged Mulsiead tor Gua sike so stop. Mulstead refused to tiep, Lavender shot Nike oN rosscssed, apd Lalsiead pounded wy like « pm “hy Goo, my ekail iv broke,” Thea Matead sionped. Lave Lean, Wio took bim to a dr Juries actendea to, Dut told bim he cou'd not tak Listed fo the station howe excevt on @ warrant fis rumored te-uight chat Jenny Levine will = we Ou! the Warrant, aud toat Hatstead will Wave togive IL for go assawit with intent to kil FINSE BLOOD FOR SAN DOMINGO. Notional Affairs Discussed Ward Satoon adeipuin Politics Early yestor t ied into He knocked steously. Cou. yotied Lavende der went lor a po store and hi in-an Bighth ay morning two bigh-toued f ticane were @ ¢ the political ont saloon kep Bean, at Broadway and Wost teu wn street pames of the geatle: aro Mr Jan Novle and Mr. Connors, a well-known prize or aud politician from Pi a. Mr. Con + theueut that Grant's San Domingo projoct was wise meas would result in good to th untry, Mr. N thooght that the ennexatton ¢ wasn fraud; that Messrs, Grant, Babcock were siriving to ke a stuke;"* and that ople of the Dominican Island had no Ler way Mr, Conno’ J his side of the qnestton with alter rome heated remarks, mildly in Daniel that he * ae tal ya nd thief, anyhow,” Where. retaliated, and sottly got to work upon r. Comnors's person, ‘The resuit of this cat-tik pian ipu ation was 9 sliced ear aud a demaged olfac ary. Mr. Co fhomgh a professor of the anly st, Became ‘emoraizod ahd veiled tustily Fein forcement It responded, and the dispa tants were pared. Movers. N and Connors were then taken In tow by the pe and Introduced to Capt, Waish Thnt gentleman seat them to the Tombs, boo. Justice Dowling, who dischareed ihem, Mr. No esonped scot free, bur L bad bis note nearly bitten off, PHOTOGRAPHS BY SUN REPORTERS, A Weat Side Courtship Interrapred—A Poor Lover Dis arded for a Wealthier Suitor~ oosamed by a Thirst for Revenge. William Kobinson and Alexander blcGuire aro Taborers at the geaworke ou Figlteenth DcGuire bay e daughter upon whom Robins; placed bis affections. Alter a snort courtship tie were betrotied; bat at length a rival claimed the affection of Mise McGuire, The rivul was not only a Dotter looking, but aricher maa thon Robinson, and ins ekort time MeGuire, w Consent, vircardod frst Jove and accep er leliow ‘This mutoraily enraged Movi be sxere rey Ou Juesday wight Pailadel, politician street on, and ny in knife sprog pon him, Me uire threw up sts are to Ward off she blow, and Teesived two severe stubs Troush bie rigat. bend, Robison was beid by Susice Cox yesterday tm §50) vail — Rowe & Co.'s Assignment, Heny M. Le Count & Co, in December list petitioned the United States District Court, Brook Lm, to have A. L. Mowe & Co., who were Leavy cotton operators in New York, adjudyed bank upts, On the 2th ef October, Le Count & Co, sold to Rowe & Co. about $2,074 worth of cotton, and ye Uhereafter tho latter made a general assignment to one Frank H. Pago, ‘Pbey then gave preference to the Nattonal Park Bank by prying Hhern $16,500, and also paid §9.500 to the New York Guarwuiee | ind Indemns'y Company, $5,000 10 the Piciith National Bank, and $3,500 to tage up a mote before it Wat dne, ‘The case was tried yeaterday iveruous, and Wie Sry, under We direction of the pd thet the asigument wax made, and Various erediors were vaid by Rowe & Co y were Ineoivont three The Politiviaas’ New Year's Gin, Ths Morrisania Town Trustees have contracted Weetovewor Coanty Gas Company to sup Ply the town With gas for ten yours at 49 coats per 1,00 feet, ‘Tate bas arrousod the indignation of the peoplewho through Juhu Hopkins presemied to the Poard at their mecting yesterday a petition deman ing the Hing of the contract. Posters have be pircarded through the town exposing tus fraud. It fy said that money bas beon freely used to obtain the contract eee Tho City Census. The census takers baye completed their labors in the Fourth, Eighth, and Fiteenth Wards, and ihe result whows aa increase over the previous enn merat Tho new ccnsns tn the Fourth Word 904, am Increase of 204 over The total in the Kightt gives «population of 2 fgares returned last fil Ward i+ $4,070, n increase of 1,07 over (he previous " I Fiteouth Ward the popula tion te clven at 27,603, an increase of 1,704 over the ( return. Guilty-Bue of Whatt Minnie Les, the young and pretty wife of purslar, was reeontiy caught helping stmt to eacapa from the Tombs, In tt Ge ona ye jay, ehe ploadedg uilty, She \ 1 net know her husband was a thief Wiict pune bat, wyion she saw iia in one of thyre nasty coll he’ would have done any ting to get Jokmny out The Hoboken Tartles on their Legs. The Hoboken Turtle Club bad a brilliant ball in Irving Hail net evening, The hall was cowded At 10 o'clock the Tuytles made thelr grand eatry, \wedately afer whieh the dancing war bogum A Nose Wanted by a Phil | MR. TWEED’S LEGISLATURE, REGULATING THE MANAGEMENT OF THEATRES IN NEW YORK. —— Red Tape and Tinsel in the Sireets of the Head 1-The Har- Corresponaenre of The ten ALBANY, Jan, 18.—Twis city to-day presonte the Ppearance of # military camp, with the sight ex. ception tntthere are mo privates, ‘They romind me of the company which tho lamented Avtemus raised daring the * late unpleneantnese,” consisting of atl brigadiers, and of which be wae capteia. The gold lace and brass buttons constantly passing bofore one's eyes give everything # saffron tinge. leis said that France is snffering for the wast of good officers to lead her heroes to batue. Albany to day cond enpply her wants and have enough lett to oMicer the home guard eflectively, The majority of them have amelt more cologne water than powder Tonight in the Assembly Chamber, Col. F. A. Conkling will tell them what bowkl soger boys they are, sud how bravely they came to the rescue of the country in its great peril. As soon as thoy have sufficiently the Legislature with their Importance, they will probably go home, put on thely every-day clothes, and be onoe again plain Messrs, Jones, Brows, and Swnith. 18 TWOMBLY-CAnKY FIGHT, The Commiltee on Privileges and Elections met Agnin this morning to hear the Carey-Twombly 2 Counselio.s Durnin and Ticlds bold slong consnl tation previous to the assembling of the Committee Mr. Durnin bavins prepared several new poin’ on Which he desired the opinion of his junior conosel impres: previous to subiaitting them to the Commitioe The honorable member from Sligo was the firs momper of the Committees to pot ip an appearan Wis hair was parted im the middte, and benatifully curled, He wes otoasty fotiowed by Mr. Loutrel from your elty, Mt was sald that Me, Loutrel ta. vorel the appointmont of a commissien to go to New York and take testimony ia this case; not at he wishes to be a wamber of the commission, oh po, bat he thiaks it would be the cheapost for the State, as apartments and board at the Motro politan could be had much lower than at the hotels im tha city, and TUE LIQUOR 18 MUCH BETTER, . Mr, Mosely, who had beon up sli night stadying astronomy, did not arrive until after the Coumit had got to work, As soon as Mr. Narphy, the chai man, had called tuem to order, Mr. Twombly je a request for subparnas for WHoesses, and ask od for an adjournment in order to give them time to othere. afr, Loutrel moved that the Commitiee afjowrn until 7 o'clock to-morrow ever Mr. Twombly thought thts woul! not give bim the ne timo, bat when Le assnred the Committee that the Big Judge was not ono of Ms witnesses ald probably ride, they adjourned until to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Subpenas were ieiued for Aklermaa Edward Schleliting and Emagne! D. Hart, United States Sa ersary aud that thoes wit came ap Ww. rvisor Wiltam Terhune, Counsellor Joseph B. Fieve, axd tus of "Blection Davis Hecriques aud Charies ¥, Dennison. THESTRE MANAGERS AND TICKET SPECULATORS, es of Nev Mr K tuced a bill tn ¢ House touay proviling against tie selling of mor tan ten tickets to aoy son for any one f ormapes, aud that any person attempting to sell Kets ia trout of shy place of amorewent not in 2° emp.oyinent of My oF a mistome wer person of such t t ib place shail reserve seats withou ‘ r. That any thew p sual ve eully of a tls or, and in addi on ty the pemaity pregeribe | by this act the Mayor power to revoke his Icon that any yurehosing @ ticket to any place of atause ‘ sul eserved th whvle ) NeW rou Tite t . Tue Hons to-<tay in ¢ the Erading of 1 a Firkg-ninth to 1221 street, Touth avenue from Mauhattan street to 150th sirest, The ob of theee bilis (whieh have already pasved the Sonate) iy to correct am Informaity tn the ertrioal law an Horizing asvorsments for these wprOveMeNts, 60 ue to perma m of the work which has a will seta largo number o unewploged laborers rk again, aud earry Joy inty many & huaebde bouseioid Tae Senate oud a brief seearen this morning, no exseoding half an hour in lengts. A few local bills Of bo genera interest were iutroduced autry menibers, and afer being rayidiy considered in Co: wittes of kko Whole, were uruered to a Wurd read. ing THE CP-TOWN COURT MOUSE 203, Mr. Genet introduced in the Senate to day a bil authorizing the Dupervisors of New York to rote by tit #8000, OF #0 MUCH thereof as May be neces airy, © coimpicte the new " Niuth District Cour. In the Assembly Mr, Scribner introduced a bil for lower railroad fares’ betwoon Yonkers aud New York benator Goret introduced a bi ot bs rwiul to 8 within the corper ily, on and ater June 1, 1 Senator Genet introduced 4 bi providing that it rey on the Love boiling nuts of New York Al empowering the Harlem Railroad to extend ite horse caro tracks from Madison. avenue and Kigity-rixih sireet Uirough and mong tho latter to Avenue ARO the ferry Tiaing at tee foot of Niuety second street, Bis to ron fue cars Ther wre reguiarly thereon. to be ruunin, May, J HOWACE’S LOBBYING, The efftavits published in THe Sew of to-day in reply to Mr, Greeley’s actack on the Erie managers have atiracied @ cea! of attention here, from the fuck that itis known that Mr. Gr is Writing lectors to B pabiican Senators and members hero urging tuem ty pash Mr. Goodrich’s bill, ‘The opinion fe that if Mir, Gooorich de i make out w better eave than Mr, Greeley has mace in thie iustence, bis Chances of suecess are Kall Ludeod, state Miliary Assoctation closed tts pro to-nigit by & public ueoting Aqsembly Chainber wes crow A. Conkling del was lintenod to whi © Association then adjou cecued ins body toa recepti sownsend MARRIED HER FATHER'S SERVANT. en An Old Man's Anger Appensed, but Re- Lindied=A Daughter Disinherited. The suit of Mary A, Gross agalust George A, Hammell was continued before Judge Depue yester day. The pluintid is the daughter ef a well-to-do former of Monteloir. Bho incurred her fatuer's dis pleasure by merrying one of tho “honds" on the farm, sud was diiven from home by her parent after he liad In vain besonght ber to desert her hus: pant, As the old man found bimself growing ia rma his besrt softencd toward the truant duughtor, aud be wrote repeatediy entreating her to re home, promising forgiveness, Mary compiled with hor father's wishes, but her reception was not eor dial, ond, being a high-spirited girl, she would not romain where she believed she wos not welcome, and agaio belt ber father’s house, Shorty after this tho father, highly Ineensed at he obstinacy of bis daughter, mide a wll in wine bis entire property was bequeathed to his son, the pnly remaining ehild, tince the death of ‘Mr, Jol, Sr. the daugbt ‘sued Ler brother, ani in Unis case, (0 recover one-third of >perty, oe TUE LAND OF BEABTHUQUAKES, - Three Mexican Villages Destroyed~The litieal Bre on in yero-J ps Dete: i by the Insurgentay xico, Jan, 11,—An eruption of the Ceburoeco volcano destroyed several plantations aud the villages of Abuncatian, Ixian, and Juba. An eruption of Mount Orizaba is imminent, In Guerrero, the revolu ion 4s increasing, and in nn engagement with tho insurgents, the Govern: ment troops were defeated and compelled to retreat, Ths ineurgents now occupy Chilpaucingo, ductla, Feuk Diet, the Governor of Oaxaca, announces that he had dotratet and routed the roveliivus 1 chitecos on the Isthmus of Tehuantege ‘An indian war has broken out in Yueataa, Fivo hundred Warrtors have taken the deld ——-— pmogeling on the Texan Border, Wasmvotox, Jan. 18.—-Gen, Kinsman, who has beon down’ oa the Texan border for tho Task four months, looking after the customs reventcs, repor's shat all the goods consumed near the border oro smuggled into Texas opealy and deflantly, agd wet oo Vailod Rates aflloar dare lateriaze, THRE THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY- WIRST CONGRES Shall the Na cuinet ¢ —Grant’s Repadia Party’ ce Policy. Wasuixarox, Dec, 18.—Mr. Smenwax (Rep. Ohio) reported back the letter of the Begtetary of the Treasury, retating to s tax on the $43,000,000 of scrip dividends of the Mew York Central Rattrond, ‘The Committee was discharged, Mr. taremaAn re- ported adversely Mr. ConkHog's Dill relative to koods purchased for importation prior to Jun. 1, 1871, allowing them to como ia ander the old tariff, ‘The Senate passed the bill requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem in lawful money all cop per, nickel, and other base metal coinage wien pre tontod im cums of mot lens than $30, Tun CONDITION OF THR sovTH. Mr. Monon (Rep., Ind.) arked leave to introduce ® resolution, which was read for information, rro- viding for the appointment of a select commitics of five Renatore, to whom shall be referred the docu- monte and papers recently laid before the Senate by the President im reference to the condition of the hern States, and that such committes bave power tu employ a secretary and stenographer, to cond for persons and papers, adiniaistor oaths, end invesiigate the matters referred to in the decament and papers aforesaid, aad the trath or falsity of the crimes and outrages of a political charseter altegod to have been committed im the Southern Status Mr. Bavann (Dem., Del) object Mr. Witron (Rep., Ma said ine Senate had be (4 uo Christian or civilized laud during the lant five years could presemt, What Congress now wanted to do wart Sou PUT DOWN THR KU-RLEE organizations of the Sonth, which had all the sem- Dlaace o! the old legalized Southern code system. Mr. Wannern (Rep.. Ala.) hoced ao special Com- mittee would be appointed by whom some remedy would be devised for the insecurity of life and prop ‘erty and the wholesale denial ot 1° exercise of the rights ef citizenship. He reminded the Senate that on te arnonncement in the Senate about a year and 8 balf before of the death of dtr. Minds, » me: ber of Congress from Arkansas, who wes a@nsaioated Becanor of his political opinions, be (Mr, Warner) bad sscorted that while the Gevernment fied eliown {ts powar to crash Wie rebellion, tt hud yet failed to show ite power t protegs ila citizen: ‘Wir. Carexnry (Dew,, Cal.) oppose the opening anew of the flood getes of sectional batred. [i might serve to stay the DOOM OF A PRKISUING PARTY, but was party existence a sufficient compensation for national disgrace? Wore tt understood tant no uthern States should be represented uniil they sent hither men whose policies ‘Vere acceptable accidental Congressions! majority, there would bo no cccasion for pouring o@t periodically tae vials Gf wrath against tae South, Mr Sawyen od very well why a Doms ¢ratic Senator should object to an investigation, He bold cardinal duty of Government, to protect fs citizens in their rig'ts, und be would tell the Seuate that to-day a subject of Englend wat safer in the enjoymeot of these rights than an Amorican in some parts of the eouniry dae Sonat did pot rese'sa vote, Paani House of preseatatives, Mr. Swanx (Dewn., Md.) reported a bill appro Priating $109,000 for expeuses of the joint cowmis. sion to fix the northwest boundary along the forty pita [a1 nm tue Lake of the Woods aad the Rocky Mounte! Mr, Ponven (Rep, Va.) asked I juiton instructing th > offer a re Commitee on Miliary necessary to tary Academy, IMB COLORED CADET, {rom being maltreated and perssen Br. Woov (Dem., N.Y.) oty Mr, Srovonton (Mep., Mich.) reported a bill to enable Lovorably dare +soldiers and the wiows and orphan chiidren of scluiers to sequire home stead. Hot reed to pay J. W. Dongteas, ( or of Internal Revenue 1 ¢ ttor 3 wad Doc . vely, WES agreed nyt to $8.500 ana w by 112 to Mr. Saneenr (Rep, Cat.) tn nood a bill to cuabie the peopie of \ to form & conett utieg and Stato govern a a State ink rks admission Wasnrvgtox, Jan. 18.—The bill introduced in today by Mr, Gargent of Onlifornia for of Utah, etipulates that the Constits: wide, by an article forevor irrevoeabie Without the conseat of Congress, that afer the ssion of that State all persons ahull be pr 4 from contracting sng birawons, polygamoas, 1 marriages, OF relations of enpcutinage ‘also forbids the putting o mark soy ballot by whieli the person carting it eas be Mentifed. The Robbery of the Indinns. Wasmotox, Jan, 18.—Represcetatives Sar gents Beck, and Lawrence aro taking wet wittr reference to the Indian fraud: points are: First, shat in the payroent to the Quayaw Indians, Gen, Blunt wae allowed to { per cent. commission for pusbing their claim yah Congress: and, second, that the Comm as wade contracts for sp a goods without consalung the Iudian nony the principal soner of Indian Affairs viring Loa! Commission. LASE EY ENENG'S BALLS. The Crnsh tn tho Academy~The Poor Roy of the Mohawk Mobuobbing with the Dictator of Sixth Ward Politics. The Academy of Music was in a blazo of excite ment list night, the occasion b. M. T. Bronuan Coteric, which was atte’ the wealtd, beauty, and fashion of the me \ropolis, Long before the hour announced for th opesing Sof festivities, = long Une of car rhages from Thirty-fourth street down, end from Cooper Institute wp to ihe Academy almost impeded the eara apd other means of transportatic from one portion of the city to anotter, At pi Iy 10 o'clock, ws the opening march, * Solif men to the front," was played, the Sherif and his wife led the processjen, foltowed by representatives of the juct ciary, the bar, the medical pre selon, and tho aris snd sciences, iret came thio handsome Charley Loew, tresplendeat with @iamonds of unquestioned value, followed by the Poor Boy of te Mobawk ‘The galtont Superintendent Koiso and Jastike Dow Hog, with the elegant Judge Koca wad ‘Tony Usrt- man, followed, with the Hon, Edgar 8; Nichols and Dr. AL. Vendewater in their wake, Tho who! polities! world was present, headed by Mayor Halt and followed by Alderman Wokman, Jndgea Kive lin, Cox, Scott, and MeCunn, Major W. W,. Leland, Wiio wanted everybody fo kaw that ho wan going to danco with Mev, Heary Bmith, the OW. Waiter Rosch, the Hea. unk Daily, Jon Mullaly, Freq. the Hom. John Barko, ‘of the Kotghts of St, Patrick, the I Sam. Murpby, Col W.& Roborts, the Hon, Richard O'Gorman, the Hon, Avo H, ‘Hummel, tbo Hon. Warren Leland, Jos. Stiver, Haq., Dr. Carnoedan, Dr, Moreau) Alor ris, De. Negie, Chembertain Braaley, laapectors Diike, Jamison, and Copeland, Commotores Brady and Haswell, Mr Simeon Leiand,Cant Geo, B McCoy, the Hou, Prank A, Hansom and Dr. Al. A. ¥iuneib of the keavy weights, the Hon. William F, Mowe aud Counsellor Bepjaunin ¥. Rosseil, too Hon, dames M. Sweeny, Dr, ©, Wyckof, Dr. C. W. Badesu, the Hon, ML d, of Now Jersey, Capt James B, Keyle of th ‘oronel Keenas, Young, Herrwan, Judg Bhandley and Couller, Petieo Capteins C tnchy, alo Donnell, Kennedy, Walsh, Byracs, Hedden, Thorne, Cameron, Leying, Sumner, MaBersott, and Borden, the bali of the ded by alt Ho Hon: imoihy Brehean, Cent. Wm, A Metirach, Morgan Jones, tho Hon. Owen W. Bren Alderman Coman, Warden Jon dteooin, Wai up tae festivities until day break, TU BALL OF THE HENRY CLAY CLUB. » Trooy, and dve thous nd others, whe Kept ‘Tne third annual reunion of the Mc ay Club was celebrated last evening by a ball in ‘Tompkins Hull evckor street, The ball was flied by Inembers of tho Clad and thelr guests, Gentlemen nmuccompanied by ladies Were furnished with part hers. ‘the ladies Were clegwully drosset, Miss ab paiural flowe ck satin, witha complete in her hair, Sie vinia Dungo wi Jiamond set, and is ageon.ponied by tho gallant Becretary of the Nie Prouk Harris, Miss Siecler, escorted by handsome Presisoyt, Winterbottom, wore plik agtiny with White overehirt and poarl Leck Jaco, Mika Latham were purple satin and dip Miss Halla Turkoy satin aud gurpets, Mise Riloy # blue Wwile and poarle, Miss Witend a'ercon silk syd omeraldg, tho Misses Kilgy white satin wad haturdl flowers, Mias Corda & blace silk WIT) whito point Im overskirt, The music, under the direc: thon of Prof, Blowe, Wag eageent. A coat of arwe, With the monograp, "1. ©. 0..." draped each vide contre, by flags, ocou 4 cbpspicuous place, Dov ae} oie hte Olhors ware Very attentive to tue g ” RY 19, = ——— 1871, THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE. ee PREPARING TO EVACUATE FORTS ISSY AND VANVRES. The Siege of Paris—The Fire of the French Batteries Improving—The Concentrated Fire of the Prunsti on fort d'ieay, to Prevent the Repair of the Brenches. Lowpom, Jao. 17.—Adviees from Paris report that the Ore of the Pronch batteries is improving, d om the west side is crpecially effective, doing muen damage to the German positions THR FIRE ON FORT D'issT, Vensariirs, Jan, 16.—A concentrated fre js main: toined on Fort d'Isey, to prevent the Freneh from repairing the breaehes maie in ite walls, PREPARING TO RVACUATR. Loxpo, Jan. 17-8 P. M.—A despatch from Ver- saiiles announces that the French are removing their heavy gans from Forts Tesy and Vanvres, PRINCE ALBRECHT sicK. Ring William visite Princo Albrecht, who is sick at Chartres, TUR ARMY OF THE BAST, The Movements of Gen. Bowrbaki—Expul- slon of the Polen from Alsnco-Streu entog the Defences of Strasbourg. Donpeavx, Jan. 16.—The army of the Fast, n. Bourbak), is rapidly approaching Bel fort, and news of the raising of tho siege is mo: ly expeciod OXN, HOURBAKI'S MOVEMENTS, . Later —Gen, Bourbaki, after a battle on Sanday, which lasted all dey, occupied the town of Most Delian and the adjacent villages. THE POLDS RXPELLED FROM ALSACH Loxpom, Jan. 17.—The F A of Alwaco has isgued o: Poles from the province. THR DRVENCRS OF sTRASDOURA. ‘The German garrison t# strengthening the de- fences of Strasbourg agatast a possible attack from Bourbaki. assinn Governor-Gen- order expelling the THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE. pale Alencon Occupied by the Prussians-Gen, Chanzy Boenrarx, Jan piod Alencon, in good order EN. CHANEY STILL RETREATING, Taran.—Gen, Caanzy reports that the Praseiane renewed their atinck on his army on Sunday, ‘Ube Twenty-first Corps foaght well, and captured » num ber of prisoners, The Sixteonth Corps bad # dos perate struggle, The retreat continues. The Army ot the North. Bonpeavx, Jan, 16.—I0 the north the advance auard of Gen, Faiuherbe's army has redatered Al bert. Retreatin 16.—The Prussians have ocen Gen. Chanzy continues bis retreat The London Conference, Loxpox, Jan, 17.--The meeting of the Confer. erce at the appointed time is certain, but an adjourn tment to await the arrival of M. Fuvre is probable A despatch from Berlin affirms that the amme Of the Conference has been detiaitely arranged EARL GRANVILLE TO PRMSIDR. Lownoy, Jan, 17.—Parl Gronville will preside at the Filtings of the Conference, which are to be held at the Foreiga Ofice, Kuaors that the Conference Wili adjourn after the formal opening have recuived bo coufirmatioa, ——— BESINGED PARIS. rent Quantities of Rice, Peas, Bean Grease, and Cheese on Hand-Twe Cam- ely and an Elephant at a Butcher’ Tho Paris Lettres lof Dee and 24 conning the following matters of interest Ma the Micister of ro and Commere declared tat he hed ie 10,00 kilo. 0 of rice, 1,800,00 as and t enormous Quanity of groase Mince the boginning of the forty agron havo leit P: balloons, teking with them & Biogrammos of letters, ‘Taking the aver: bt of each letier to be 2g gramu w wa M, Frano! Scerotary of the Pireon Sccioty in Brussels, has addroreed Le Temps, which contains som lottert very curious de The rapidity of wed at 6 o'clock in foremort ones ar 11 G o'clock aitervoon, ‘The obstacles rovrd them mort rain. contrary wiude, birts of prey, bit abuve The carrier pigesna, being birde of the jo not easly {cliow a sont ection n ascertained that wien # ¥ to make, hunger or thirst n TD aside bofore Ue have reac! on, And thas expuse then to capture, or en m to lose their course, It would, therefore, be bost to fecd (uem Well amediately Lefore releasing t along ther thelr dest On’ every hond in Paris are to be seen number. lesa works of charity, subseripdona, meetings, and concerts, projected for the relief ef the poor. Among those chasitabie works ts tie Society in Aid of the Victims of the War, pysited over by Madame Jales Simon. In less ‘than three monthe he ladies Who CompoHS Kits Society Lave estanliehed kiteben more than 2,00) 'raticns a day, have given feast to the children of (wo have iabed a shop Where GOO worr of the needy, ard have given furl, food, amd cine fo the most indigent, spending in all more It is well Koown that o of the animals of the Jardin A'Accliwation and. some of the Jardin des Viautes have been slaughtered for consumptd Yesterday (Dee. 2), in a butcher's shop, two eam anda young elephant wero offsred for sate, Four thourand francs, it was anid, woe pad for tho ennicls. In & private butcher's shop in the Rite Bianeoe, doge, cats, and rais are sold. Bat here there is no long string of purchasers as at the other Vutcher shops, One onters easily and ia quickly served, ‘This is bocauaa poopic do not readily bay the flosh of the lower orders of snimuta, However, this repu,nance ts diminishing dey by day, and people are insensiviy saprosching the point Where they call everything moat which is neither vegetable nor fish, without evnceraing themselves about the nature of tie ougmale to whieh the flesh they are outing gut Lave Delongod FLASHES PROM TUE OCEAN CABLES. Basi On Dec. $0. dalf a equare wile of houses were buraca ja Yeddo, Japan, ‘Tyensy Gorman vessels sre laid up ab Amey, Chita, on account of tho w Prosidont Juarez of Mexico bas appoloted Com mirtlonem to the New York exhiditiam There was strove ¢isaCection at Kosima, Jagan, agatoet Sateumn, nuda clyil war was imiminent Mr, fownrd ond party retnracd to Pekin from ‘Theo tein on Nov, Wand eo bre 7 leh for Houg Keng, Hin, bownta’s heath was improved. Command. Brooke, Pormarier, Bowles, and 6 boat's crow trom Hi. BM ehip Rungdo: were downed fo Yokahama May, by (he capslging of Dost, om Deo. dian SPARKS FROM THB CLLEOGRAPH, aan A plot of the prisoncss to escape from the Fale Any Sew MePe) Pat wae Aleaotcred yenceraey Gen, Joke E. Watrons, of Deop River, Com. w killed ‘cm Tuesday by the xccideutal discharge of Svinpanion’s gua Whe huntiog Jeremiah W. Ballivan has been held in $5,000 bail ‘Boston, to aulswer a charge of perjury th Ue recemt tla) of Joka Woods for murder. It is belleved in Pittebargh (hat the young man reoently (ound dead tn tho Chicago Like Baha, Was Mr, Teinpieton, an Englishman of rank. Jobe BeGutre, ® married man, was orrested on Sattrday last iy Nangor (or tho alleged murder of his fives Wits, Who diode Iittio mure than a year ago. A shook of eartha \t in Loconta, BH, Age (he sROCK Waa #0 croukery, &%, and 49 CURIOSITIES OF CKIMR Mary Ann Sherilaa and Ann Dowling quarretied vnty and beat licr seriously on tho bead. Under a recent deciston of the Supreme Conrt of ¢ nin that Chin cannot testify against whit ine, George Dy W of Sau frau lodicted for #100 from 8 Chibsiad, bas beéa discharged withouca trial José Scagts, the Boaniart, who tried to sell Col Whitney a lot of nostampe:! ct fon Mat Whitney was Dr had bee mT ® Buc Was yooter a by Comm r Frederick A Goodall went to Irn Brown’ ence, $4 East Twelllh etreet, aud poproeenting Binns in proteing weod of mouoy, waked Me Trown te chéck for #3150 on the Long Island Hank, whiten bo £51"Soodai bho tek Gbintnyteds be ip ba pid oltbaer, ak 26" Yala dies” + JUDGE SUTHERLAND PUZZLED. Another Wife Diverced w: her Knowledge — Dr. Hasbrouck's Diary — Another of the Divorce Lawvers’ Jobs, Refore Judge Sutherland yesterday Eliza Has- brouck's cownse! moved to set aside a decree granted in May, 1906, dissolving the marriage tle between herself and M,C, Harbrouck for alleged in@delity to the marriage vow on her part. In support of her application she made sMdavit that she married Has browek nearly thirty-five years ago, and that they lived together as husband and wife near Nyack until his death on the 2th of last October ; that she attonded him daring his lost tliness; that the only issne of the marriage, Frank @. Hasbrouck, who 8 well as hits father was practising physician, was Killed by ® ratiroad secidemt two years ago, aged sbout thirty; that soon after her husband's death she learned that be had by his will left all his prop erty, consisting of s large amount of real estate, to bis brothers and sisters, and was told by his execu tors that her husband had obtained « divorce from her several vears bofore, and that therofore she was not entitied to her right of dower. ‘The records of the courts in Rockland county were then searebed, without finding any deoree of divorce, but one was subsequently found in Now York, entered May 6, 1200, and obtained by O, A. Hoare, a divorce lawyer, She swears that sho w never served with a summons tn the case, and knew nothing of {t antil after her husband's death. On the other side, ao affidavit of the inte son of the couple was produced, reiting forth that be served the stmmons upon bis mother on the 1 of March, 1966 ; and the key to the concealment of the fact was claimed to be that the injured bosband desired to save bis wife the disgrace and scandal that would voaul from the disclosure. He didn't want ber to eo out Imo the World with the repatation of an adukerow, and therofore permitted her to live in ‘he same House, ta separate apartimoute The sMdavit of Mrs. Stephenson, wife of Dr. Stephenson, and widow of the youncer Hasbrouck, was alto read, asserting (hat her husband told ber that be had servod (ie wommons ; her afidavit adds that her mother in-law about tit time retired to her room, and remained two wocks locked up ; alter wh (for Mis. Stephensoo, and de sired her to see ber (Mrs. Ti.'s) hasband, and pre- divorce proceedings. A diary of the deceased ductor contained this entry op the 2d of March “Op this day the papers in the divorce ense against were vervedyby my Fou, Fran Entrics were also found in the diarwof the fling of ihe report of the reterce and the entry of jndg- ment, After the death of the son,the Doctor enters in his diory “My ron Frank bas diet, my wife 1# divorced, and 1 alone ‘The cbambermaid who liced with tt couple at the time testifed that uutil about three of four months before the summons was kerved they occa pied the mrme rooms, but aiterward they had sepa- oping aporiuients, ond from th k oxorei#ed control of the don phenson, tue da the same thing, snd that the doctor told her he dido’t Wiel to turn bis wile out of the houre, bat Wanted her to remain to save ner (rom the disgrace, Aad to save thoir gon Frank from being visited with the consequences of her erimne, A lawyer of Nyeck made aMdavit that Dr, Hi 1d procnred a judgment of is wife, and that he had applied to be kad seen Lim acvertised as a di t time r io wMairs, hter-in-law, swears to House beeau vorve law) er. ‘The otily witness to the alieged adultery was stated to de a murctant residing in Pierpont, counsel for Mrs, Hasbrouck lived with the doctor and been ae quict and Wife as she could be with tie sort of p to deal with; but she had frequently timation» when her husband had been away and iad como Bowe cross and furious, that he wishe her to leave bim—that be did not’ want her there Dut that she invariably suid, “this is my Lome, and bere T mnust st Judge Sutueriand reserved his decision. BIG BILLIARD PLAYING. Rodolphe and Diow Pluying Billiards alt Night tor $200 @ Gamo~inte meut Among the Millinrd Excites Rudolphe and Cyrille Dion met ght in (Le Dillard ealoon at 722 Broadway, and fell to at a game of bililards for $190, 950 pointe up, on a four pocket table, push snd croteh barred, The game was Wou ina very few minutes by Kudolpbe, Dion having made but 60 potute, Another game was proposed by Dion and his backer, Melville Fowler, of Brooklyn, for $200, of the same number of pointe as the last, lenge Was promptly accepted, and was ‘The chai woa by Dion e third camo was for $200, and was also won » contert being very close, Ru points to go. At the close of this game a SUN reporter ent and saw the succeeding cight games, all played for $200 each gane ‘The room was crowded by amatenr billiard play- ers and some few professionals, among whom was Atbert Garnier, who is to play Rudolphe a match game of French caroms on Satarday noxt Ticre were leo ® largo number of actors and attaclés of the theatres in tho neigh Which were borbood, Conspicuous among them was notice! Barney Williams, bis diamonds ing like stars. George Clark, of Wallack’ also present, so was Backus, of the San Francisco's, also Lefflingwell, Hughey Dougherty, Juha Hart, and ofhers. ‘The fourth game they backled into with renewed ardor, after 9 glass or twb of champagne each. This geme was won by Rudolphe, Dion having made 154 pots Phe GM game the plucky Dion won in splendid style, making a Bue run of 155 pointe, Ab tue close Of Ue game Dion bad the balls well together, and After dasting off two caroms the game was called Rusoiphe had made but 49 points, The sixta game was won by Rudelpbe, and wan quite a long game thougls ude) phe run of 128. Dion had Gl'to xo when Kudolpie made a run Of 43, whic ended The seventh game was very quickly played, thero being but five innings played by even, Ruitolphe minaing O ali told, while Dion made runs of 45, 5%, banket of champatne, au Offerod to back Dion in a matoh to play Rudolph for $5,000 1a thirty days at the Academy of Music, Which bo one appeared willing to avcent, ‘The enti game wos played with average runs om both skies, And wos won by Rudolpao, 1 the close kay ing 165 points, Bome chinning then took place between the con: testants, WHRH orested much amusement for the crowd, especially at tho Freachman's retort when Dion salt thet he. hat thrown ie game away ky bad play. Rulokphe reaited, * Yes, you throw him away; J prok him up.” ‘Tue ninth same was also won by Rudotpbe, Dion made 123 polnss, ‘Lao tenth game was closely fought to the end, and Was mide up ef small rues of mot over 8), exce one ran Of T by Radoip one by Dion of 63. Dion won this gama, Hu having mado 218, tph At tho eleventh game Guey strong (or the load with Doth rods og tye spots. The table was not lovel, ead Pion 1}, to retarning to the cushion, was about ‘to oti the light red, but {Dion moved ft of the way, Radviph olyectocted, and ® scene followed, eryvody — taking discuasio Rodoipe lain shot by reason of Thou's touguloy which Dion stontly refused to grant, stating gon that be bad a pervect rigut'(o remove the red ball, ae they hed mo Lusinoss to be oo the table onttl the lead bad Deow straug for. Toe stakeloldor refased to give up the woney,and Kudolpho cansentod to let Dion baye the Orst slot, and the game weut (1 was wou by Dien, as Was also ihe slevoata m The twelfh was betes played whom our reporter efi, and here wad a fall propees Lor their playlug all bight <<t0shhnaatiiReeeeenen NEW JERSEY, A firo on the Nowark meadows last night created excitowent in Newark, O. ange, Suu and Lurk Mort In the Patorson Courts yeate got 87 dauinges agaicet Ctlorles & Tuaster, for wllking his cow white tiny Yosterday the printers on the struck, and demanded t chia f 1 Uulon. stoirmbers, aud # The Ce r Gon, Leggett, the Lenly appointed Commiesioner Q ved in Washingto The dex! * ¥ in fayor of apiexs a ident Jaares Sino fay ‘Tne rumor that Bonator Ferry of Mighigan Ja to marry @ daugtser of Beuator Chandler & witlout (von. dauion e Judiclary Committeo, by 7 to & have decide the che Iikdop land case r for ba 0 fighve, gare us, 0 | witteg a iOS toucagrent case 18 1cv or ve oho ) Beit ae Baad gtyee, Gaskiay OF ET I PRICK TWO CEATS CAPTURING THE FENIANS! THE CUSTOM HOUSE PARTY HEADING OFF TAMMANY HALL, Two H Down t! Hook—T cr Yesterday afternoon the pri lector Murphy at the Custom House, was thronged by Federal offet Among them were Marshal Sharpe, the Hon. Thomas C.Acton, Major Haggerty, Depaty Surveyor, the Hon, James Terwilliger, Gem Chester A. Arthur, the Hon, Charles 8. Spon Col. Frank Howe, and several other notables of the Republican Central Committee, ‘The gentlemen had # long and secret consultee tion with Mr. Murphy in regard to the arrival of the Irish patriots. It was authoritatively ramored in the corridors of the C ustom ‘Hovso that the Cok lector had received positive instructions from President Grant to take the initintive in tho re ception of the Fenians, and by fair or foul meang to eucbre thefcity government inwelcoming them, CHAMPAGN| After Iistening to propositions mede from the visite the Collector saddealy slapped lie jowel- led band upon his leg and exclaimed, “ Now I've got it, we Il bent many all hollow this time, “ Woat ia it?" said Arthur. “Tl tell you," replied Murphy, “ We'll sond the revenue cutter McCuliah down the bay with plenty champagne, whiskey, elgara, and sandwiches In the cabin, and we'll board the Cuba off Sandy Hook bee fore the Health Officer's boat or the Common Conm cll’'s eteam tug ean reach ‘Then we'll give them aheorty greeting and bring (hem to the city with us in triumph,” ‘This plan Was warmly seconded by every one of the committecmen. TIM DETAILS OF THR RECEPTION were then discussed, It was determined to spond punt of money with a view of ontrivaling To Major Haggerty was assigned tha art of welcoming the Fenians on behalf of the United States and of 500,000 Irishmen, ‘The sddreeg whieh he will deliver has already been provared&y ‘The young son of O'Donovan Rossa, whose fathes is one of tho exiles, wan in atiendence at the come ference, and was asked to participate in the demome stration, to whieh he consented. It was telt thad Mis profonce al the receiption would tend te strengthen te position of the Goverument among our Irish fellow citizens. YOUNG Rossa consente’, and be is to be rewarded by an apy ment to the lucrative place of U. 8. Weigher, Hogeerty, Wm. Seully, sud other gentlemen were, asigned the part of getting up ® procession. Cole loctor Marphy, a few days previous to the consulta- tion, bad told ‘them that he might need the Irish Republicen clabe and other sympathizing organisa- uous for a public demonstration, and to bave them in readiness when he shoul! call onthem, The Cok lector, at the close of the conference, openly ane nounced that he intooded these organizations ta take part in the Fenian reception, and hi Bey ed to have the arrangements so nearly’ perfect that th would be M aa > Int ‘now , No BUNGLING, ‘The telegraph operator at Sandy Hook is to sen@ the first word to the Custom House, as soon as the Cuba is sighted. When the intelligence is recived the revenue cutter MeCulloch will steam to Sandy. Hook with the Federal officials and Irish Recaption Committee on board, and will prevent the city aus thorities from boarding the Cuba until afer they have taken possession of the renowned exiles, This plot [s not to bo made known to the Common, Council until aiter it has becn carried into exeeu tion ‘The backers of Grant are aiready glo the prospect of entirely disarranging programa A further Fifth Avenne patche Te iss ing over munielpab conference was held last night in the Hotel, during which namerous des ere received from Was ington. id that (he propustion§ of ‘several subordte hate United Statd officials, who are connected with the Irish societies, depends om the success of to day's movements, WHAT THM CITY MALL 18” DOING. Public interest is hourly growing more intense over tho expected arrival of the released Fenians O'Donovan Roesa and bis The Cubs sailed from Liverpool on st, and there fore the announcement of her arrival may be looked Mr, George Roome of the City; Hall wilt cist tae flag on the west wing of thal building on the vossol's arrival. Yesterday the sube committee of the Common Council received come manications from the officers arlous societies asking tobe assigned places in tt ssion. ‘They Wore all referred to Major-Gou, Win, M. Tweed, Jr, the Grand Morstal of the day. A steamer is waiting at the Wharf at Castle Garden to convey the Come itee of Reception and representatives of the press wn tl bay as soon as the te Cuba is ia sigat — GRAPPLING 4 BURGLAR, 00 rin a Stontsborg Fare House-The Platol Shot that Misned tte Mark The Burglar Fleeing with a Kalfe Sticking im his Perse Povouxerrsim, Jan, 13.—At about 12 o’clool on Monday night a burglar attempted to enter Mray Geradline Hoyt's house in Staatsburg, Datchesa county, The family were awakened, and made ready to attack tho intruder; but becomg alarmed¢ he fled. Last night, expecting that the robbed would mako another attompt, arrangements were made to give Wim a warm reception, About { v'elock this mornice a young man named Rogers, of Hyde Park, who was visiting the family, heard the moving of 8 window in the lower and rear part of the house, He went down stairs and cautiously approached the window, just in time to see the bus glarenter the room, ‘Tho scoundrel drew a revolved ind fired at Rogers, the ball just missing him an@ entering the ceillog. Ho then drew a knife and made a quick stab atthe young man, cutting bim ie uleo drew a knife, and the & A severe tuesie eosued, boll going bs is ont of the wintow. graph announces rifle In the mélée Rogers struck the rascal with bie knife. when, uticring @ ery of pain, the burglar i Micking in his person. The ncighbors were aroun pursu but they fal ; he ne is MCL near by, covered W ant spote of wera olservod lea House to tha woods, Aw unsue 1 koa nude for th Jar. It is thought that he w tally Wounded, ee LOSSES DY FILE, Kx Alterman Markey’ stabloa in Stowart's all Brvoitym Were datvaged last eveniug aB0Wt 9:00 y Go imsurwace Major Gibbs's residence, near Fort Tow Staten Island, formerly. om ua I Will, Wes UULaCd Last ev BROOKLY™, Fire Marshal Keady's report shows that Brook ost $ #52476 by fre las ear. ed The annual ball of the Jamos O'Brien Assoctne n Brooklyn Mit last nigiit, Was largely aUendeds d States Mar 1D has sued th nion ¢), and Chale $400, The w i aeialed Publication Of wrories Of arti.’ tae the Matrhal was Iucompetsat, wad F toe the etcape of detuquens distulcrs ——— PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Arsintaot assoator Jurome B, Warr, of Brooktymy has tooled ‘Phe Democrats of the Second New Maimpshire District bave pomtested N, Boil of Manchester for Comm roc Mr. 8._N. Char strect. The Bi Pike has hought the house of rd of Health have adopted resolatiowp ‘ongvosded and presensod to tho Mem Levi Santebury has been elected United Sevator trom Delaware, # his DrowM present Senator: Moses IL. G remark that" the greatest ye Heimpoldy have becu Wie a: tanes, sects Of their OWD District Altorey, Fellows (in the Goneral Bem F oul uomateMs there ty aay delay ithe peg oy bony, its t the ab 1 witcbdeu ® bali lei night, aad don't toot well, — JOTTINGS ANOUL LOWN, George McDonatd's "Wilfrid ( " continied in Seribner'e a feat Patrick O'Do tt xplosion Kast Hampton, « sao, died the Gouu Mohitiuay § Rarer? i 1 f ton. it. I € y iron Ward famiuany Hab « : On Sunday night James ‘Terrill, docolved by the fog As to tho distance of the Astoria terry boat from the 'N cond street Por, RE GIuple 40 Step O@ rd and fe ‘and was drowned, The 1 (be bevy Comp nigaat of into the Coroner's Jury yesterday. ¢ aA