The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 18, 1871, Page 1

THIRTY-E1GN EIGHTH YEAR NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1871, PRICE TWO CEATS. TWENTY YEARS OF CRIME, @ HISTORY OF THE EXPLOITS OF LOUIS WAN EEIEN, Whe Wall Street Ferger’s Car chant, = Banker, [ft | Thiel-His Arrest « vonding it—A Ourtows History. ‘Lewis M. Van Eeten, who was arrested at New ‘@rleans a few weeks ago, and broneht to this city by Detective Sampson, ts now at the Tombs awaiting wentonce for his many crimes, the latest of which fin this city, at least.) was a forgery, perpetrated wn Wells, Fargo & Co. in October last, te the tane Pf $77,600. The following is # succincty biography of ‘bis accomplished criminal Lewis M. Van Keten twenty yerrs ago left his Mative city, Antwerp, to seok his fortunes in the Wostern World. His father, a respectable ship Broker, hud carefully educated him in the mys ferics of book keeping and commerce. He Spoke French, German, and English, with rare Woency, and to &# goot looking exterior, always carefully dressed, added a pleasing nd.tress, He was about 25 years of age. He began bis new fareer by purchasing on time—long time—$50,000 ‘worth of goods, which he shipped to New York. Re Immediately followed wfth the bills of lading in bis Pocket, A respectable German firm, Myer & Btoke: fan, rdvanced bim $40,000 on the bills, With this mm he looked about for positto Bappy manners soon ineratinted himself into the fonfidence of a young lady of a highly respectable Gumiiy, well known in this city, to whom he was SHORTLY AFTRRWARD ManmiED. Ris bridal tour extended throngh Europe, under ‘an ansumned name, avoiding Antwerp for abundant Feasons and seeking more congenial capitals, Returning ia 1858, the glitter of siock speculation attracted Lis atcention, and fora woile be endeavore} fo capture the untamed bulls and bears of Wal reet, This was not 6 asfal. Van Ketem thes opened an oMce in Bowie Green under many sig c., Witli the ostensible View Of duing ® larce tor eign sipping avd commission tosiness, At once Be opened correspon tence, without a saip In port t #8 dollar in Bis pocket, Witu leading houses in 1, London, aud Bremen, vdvising the .. 0 L pment of goods, giving names of vessels, tt &c,, and asking Lor remittances on accvant shipments of cone were fictitious, Que only, & Liverpool concern, responded, aad @snt forward through Duncan, Sherman & Co, Five MUNDAED POUNL An arrest for this display of his Ononelering ert followed, which he contrived to compromise by « email payin We next heir of him opening a bank in Jersey, styiod "* the Marize Bank of Hoboken,” whose cap! Aal conristed of clegant Oxtures and Yurniture, and #8 big sale ait bought on credit. ‘Tle deposits reached only four hundred doilars, * Confidence,” as Burke Bays, "is a plant of lew growth.” A kee nd arrest followed, and a prison toomed op 4a the distance, but, fortunately for our hero, the late Gen, Wright, of 'N y, by nis legal’ ari, escued him from this untimely ond About ‘his time, Van Eeten purchased a fine house fon West Twenty-\ccond street, wita iuroiture, &¢,, nls? for his Daker rocery inun, he pasted with Lis family bis general stock broker, is im ren Marner, bis stylish offices and elavorate dgers Drought Lima WEALTHY cUstowens, ‘Brom whom he extracted, in margins and profits, rive $50,000, He would receive (heir orders fur the parchase and sale of stoces. go out, and return Teporting the names of the best honses in the street as purchasers or sellers, evcer these Octitious trans: Q@citons in his booxs, and go home to his inxuriov ease, leaving his customers to count ap their fanc! Bains aud losses. To \i.usirate: One Mr. Curtis cave bim #10 000 @ margin on purchase of Reading stock, and ihink ing after a few ‘eeks, from tue reports, that he nad captured # profit uf some thousands, invited Van Boren to aretiiement. To tae astonishment of whe dismayed Curtis there had been no puretise and no fonds, and not even the origiu:! $1040 was in bana. This led to a denovew ent, au sirest, and a tuprisoament of eighteen wonthe IN LEDLOW STREET 3411 Prior tot Curtis, Van Ee eel arres Lhomp-on, on Sndedteaness of some thins The case nequire owe notoriety in-ats doy, from the eonnection of Bleaers. Fisk and Fullerton, oistinguished counsel Who, ob finding that the motion to discharge from Ampris pment was only a cover to shield Van Eevn Trom the real fraud, invinantly threw up (he case nd leX him to tis fate, ‘This eu Jorced soli'ude was inconvenient, but not without distraction" and relie! The Cuest of wince, clears and other table Inzu les, enabied him to entertain his softhearved Jail ers, and to give sume consvlation to his wound epirit Prior to his confinement he purchased on time a house im the inore aristocratic neighborhood of t Forty sixth street, near Fifth avenue, and carriage and horses. The Wall street profits 10 enabled lsim to throw the charm of his presence ‘over Lake Muhopac during the summer of 1807, whery be re during one season us the leader oftasbionable society. His Forty sixth street hou ‘was sold ior five thousand dollars over the cost and thereatwer he resided in aa) 1, in West Keeping up bis carriages, wand living ia the style becoming #0 distinguished a Baancier, ‘This Vrings of down to his later enterprise. Hay. Yor in liie possession a smal! check of Fisk & Ha ch, Wallairvet brokers, om the ourin National Bank ieeeniously raised it to $7,800), but, though his Spanien wentets tated in atvien deere tastings vais detected, He was arrested and ‘TRIED FOR roRGrRY, ‘The case was plain. ‘The Court charged the jury @tronely agsinst Van Eeten, and Justice beld aloft Der impartial scales. But his good fortune again waved him. jurymen could not agree—Weir eonsciences forbase—and Van Beten went back to the ‘Tombs. Bail was accepted in $10,000, aod he walked forth for new enterprises upon a credutous world, If ever » man believed the world was an utter to be opened by him in particular’ it waa oar ero, His last disaster, tar from intimidating bim, served gather Co nerve bimn to a more lofty, aud, if Succes Tol & more profitable exploit, Marly ‘in October, AST), he in sone way Became possessed Of u 1.000 G-w bout, This be avid to Hallearten & Co., the Dankers, and received their check on the Park Bank ‘Working with all iis accustomed adroituess, he al fered this check to $77.50, forged the signature of the te ler of the Park Nativnal Bank to a certific Lion, ‘and once more entered the Gnancia! arena, repared 10 make a bold astro nthe 19h of October he cl Wells, Firgo & Co. $100,000 in Kansas bonds, Yor whicn be paid. Ti3s, making the exnct amount o his aliered check, ‘via., $17,500. Receiving the Donde, he instantly deovsited them with the Com tmsrcial Warehouse Comvany of 2 Broadway as y for a lonu of $50,000 He received two on different banks, Dut in spite of bis rapid business, he failed to get the checks the day uf the sale, and was forced to Wait until the next day, October 14, He left the checks with Caldwell & Co, of Wall. street, with orders to purchase some bonds, Afterward He culied for the bonds and odd change (about 400), but as he could not be identified by a D sufficiently well knuwn to the Orm, he Was sent Away un aiiefed, He wen’ in search of the Prost Gent of the Commercial Warehouse Company, but could not nd him, A. broker. giving the name of George W, Chadwick, called with him at Caldwell 4@ Co's, and ident Med lim, but that was of po yall. ince the firm bad but litte knowiedge of Clindwick hitneel*, Events haye since proved that Chadwick is probably ove of Van Eeten's accom Biices. On the 18th of October the alteration was Aiscov. red, but Van Bebe, warncd of his danger, Lad decarted tn hot basue” Wells, Fargo & Oo. re cover d tueir bonds, apd the only loss sustained Was this. oF $2,000 Ly Caldwell & Cu., who Dial made ge dy ince to Chadwick, them weting ap Vau Th onchont this transaction Van Eeten operated Boorr the vine of J. R Livingston, and On" Was almost elerial in tte prin m Enyce, bleed, be was mstaken on thestreet A RRTUBAT TO BAN FRANCISCO, nriile! in Wis grand scheme, Van Beten took his igi tw osu Kroueisco, He was 400 prudent Kee Bo, before commen Ving his reur expored ¢ lls Fargy campaign, Qe bad Ail bis plans for escape, / oY “MBPAISE A WOMAN AN THE CASE, Home time in August a Mrs. Weruor, » beautifu dinked ter fortunes to those ut Van heton Rae wan on very Intunate terms With Mr. Converse, mbes ames wan of Pine sircet, and represy ted to him that Giving obtained # divorce, aud warricil aw Brutiemun, by pane Col, 'Augastur C. Van Lanse lie Was anxious to #0 wit hiin to California. “Wh she wanted the proper introduction to * wolid” geunle out th Mr. Converne eladiy wrote, at her request, a letter to Messrs. Wakely & Peci, Gan Francisco, Introducing Col, Van Tassel! \ moan of large cash means which he was unaious to Am vest in real estate, fg, YHOU the Lime for retreat came, Vao Eeten quick. Srovped the old name, assumed the mew ous Hand he and Mrs. Werner wended i wa) to ben Franciseo, To this city they were ee ily welcomed by Mr. Wakely, who introduced su Lov (Van Tassel then) to the Bank of Cal- Woruia, Mere the Colonel deposited » SOVAKNMEST BOND FOR $10,000, Bevis with Mr. Wakoly to the office of the |i MOGuLiAted Lor be purchase ui' piece of property 4 at the bank obtained $9,700 as an ad- vance On the bond which had been stol jay the Colonel lady Acapulco, From this point he made bis way. Accompanied by the faithful branette, to New Or. leans, where be was arrested on the 25th of J y. On the 18th of January Detec- Sampoon of thie city reache New Orieani jesition from Gor of habeas 1 one] Orieaus a writ was served on ifm, As he left the Coury House in ¢ fenored 1, and ovaded the deputy by driving oat isto, ihe country, where he took, refuge ta the house of & gentleman, road wes be walked two Ne ri took th police ont for eighteen miles, landed if and hs got on boar a railway train boaad north, “Hardly had he weated. Weselt, when & dep- Gy. accompanied by a hage assistant “with a club, approached Sampson d norved anothor writ, ‘Th Van Eeten delivered to them, ps Terort to the only system of logic ke ever studied. Drawing his revolver, he eaid: * Here are ix good reasons why yon should eit down and iot me atone.” Tie depnty and his mi appreciated 4 of the arcument, and # sided. Aftor nomerous adventures, Sampson salely lodced his man at the Tombs in'this city, on the ‘$id of January, Van Keten's guilt t# #0 clear that with his usnal tagacity he nas pleaded euilty, and will soon receive the sentonce that hides him from the world for many years, bociety will be then re man, His ability to alte boldness ond address with which bis Fche ves ha boon carried on for twenty years, ieive us little to mouru over the conclusion of se abundoned a ea. reer, ved of a mort dangerous nd to counterteit, and t) ARREST OF AN ALLNOMD ACCOMPLICE, On Tharsday night George W Chadwick, who ts montioned in the lorexuing story as Van Keten's broker, was arrested and lodged io the Tombs. ‘The Apecifle charge against him, on which the Grand found an indictment, is complicity in the TRO forgery ease, wick, i is said. {8 also awaiting trial npon » charge of naving passed one of ine $10.0 United States bond: fen from Sefior Castillo, of ve Cuban Speeisl ‘Niselon.. Chadwick bas. had‘a real estate office at 213 Broadway, and bas been under the surveillacce of Detective’ Sampson for a long time, ‘The evidence aguinst him is regardet as con elusive, Bota from the confes ions of Van E. J otherwise, ‘be arrest of Chadwick haa veen naged Witi mach secrecy, 60 as not to give tue siarm to cther eriminus, 2 ——— x ATTACKING CORONER YOUNG, Heated Debate In the Workingmen's Unton Charges and Explanatio: ~The Ap- pointment of an lovestiqating ittee. At the meeting of the Workingmen's Union last evening an exciting discussion arose over the action of the President, D. 8. Griffin, as Canirman of the committee of the mass meeting, beld los: July, in reference to coolie importation. Vacating his chair, which was taken by the Vice-President, Mr. Griffin said: Tom uvable, not having the pa pers, to presert ® written repurt, but from private memoranda and memory will give onc. Tne ex pensos were 173.96, As the Union was without funds, $200 was given by Mr, Nelson W. Young thon President of the Union, which be borrowet from s friend on tine, ‘The different | @ assessed, Some have not as yet paid their as. sessment. Mr. Yoong put in bis bill, and it was re. (erred to the Financial Committee and ordered paid.” Hore Coroner Young addressed the Union, He said: © When arrencements lad been made for the weeting, it wae found that there was not sufficient money. A dolegate called on me, staied the eircam ances, aod aud that 1 as President should en deavor to odtain the required amount I caliea on Several of my friends, Dut was aoahie to obtain the money, While luoking about I mes the frien! trom wuou I borrowed the sum—not (or the Union, bus des anions | borrowed it en my Own Individual responsi bility.” Mr. GriMn, “a pert and Why did Mr. Young «0 anu Pay te money in violation of the order of tue Union, whicd said that the Chairman of the mass d go with bim to pay (he money 1” gin apswer said, I borrowed the considered #0 for ite repayment ‘ it necessary that the gentleman should accompany mi did pot come and the money when Twas teekive to borron it Oo Mr, Youog mking lis seat, various de! arone and wanted to know where was the ditt betwen we $20 borrowed and the $1 expended, Said one, "sume people lave sald thay said Mr. Young got §250 inst trouble is. that some think O' Dries, coun’ on Mr. Young having pe money te the Union, and thas be wouid Grin eatd, “Yo: Aver toid me so, and I wante | to see the money paid, be the voloes Mr. you canse L think there was fraud.” Mr, Youne—Do you mean me, sir? Mr. Gritin—Yes, sir, I do. A Committee of ive was appointed to investigate the charge A Committee of five was also appointed to oo Operate wita the Committee of ‘Typographical Union No. 6, in opposition to the introduction of a DIN into. the’ Btate iabare having for its o ject the legalization of prison labor in the Brooklya Penitentiary. a THE LENTEN SEASON, piled cals Prayers to be Offered Daily for Fathe: tions ‘The following regulations for the Lenten » som, which opens next inesday, were i yesterday by the Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey The Archbishop also directs that every day afer mass, and every evening at the close of the Lenten exercises, five Pater Nosters and five Hail Mary's be said tor the Holy Fatver. 1. All the week days of Lent. from Ash Wednesday tll Raster Nuuday, are fast days of precept on one al, with the allowance of ® moderate collation Ib the evsning. The precept of fasting implies alto that of abst! be ce frolu the use of Resi meat, fut by dispensacion the use of Mean meat ty allowed in this dioresn at the principal meal on Monda: 0d Thursdays nt, with th Feiday ieuce to be observed on Bundaye of Leat ‘not allowed to use fish with Mesh meat at the ame weal in Leat. 3. There ts Go prohibition t cheese, provided the rules of q tue task ne compiled with & Lard may be used 1a p nee eggs. butter, or aplity prescribed by aring fish, vegetables, ie chureh excuses from th nui notof absunence obligation of fasting m flesh neat except in special es of sickness or the like, the following clases of POON! IAL the infirm ; 2d, those whose duties are of An exhausting or laborions charactor, Sd, persons who are attaining thelr xrowih ; 4th women [it pregnancy OF BUSI IMfADts; 9b, bhose who are enieebied by vid be public religious exercises during Lent in the chu ‘of tole city, 10 Commence LEXI Week, Wii Dy as (o,10ws Un Monday—In the Choreh of ne Nativity, of the As umption (German), St. Micuael's, ead bt, Authuny's (italian) ‘Ou Tuesaay—In St, James's, St. Joseph's, St. Vincent @e Paul's tFrench), St. John the Evangelisi’s, oy Cross, St, Gabrie!'s, Linmaculute Conception, and Our Ladyzot Oo Wedvesday ‘ y Redeemer (Germany, St: Fi Anonne tion (Mahhatt ainl's (Ninth aveLue Kod Fity-ninuh street), St. Theresa’, aud Juha Bapusts (German) ‘On. Thureday—In the Cathedral, St. Andrew's, St Sievbeu's, Bi Colutuba’s, St Bridget’s, at Aluuc 4 Ferman), *t. Lawrence's (Yorkville). Holy In St. Rove ol Lima, Rt Nicaolas’s, and St. Joseph's (Ger Mavbattarvitle yo Frviay—Io St. Mary's, Transfgnration, St Nich vray — 10 Bt Harlem, St hopitace's (German, St Vibert Ferrer’s,Chureh of the kpiphagy, anil Holy Naive ot iy order of the Aichuishor ¥. MoNEIRNEY, Secrotary — Freezing and Starving Working Girls. ‘Two young women appeared before Justice Whitney of Hobokem yesterday, and complsined that they represented about @My young women who were employed in # laundry in Weehawken, kept by one Stovel, Until within a few days he paid them 24 cents apiece” for washing, deducting from their weekly wages for board and lodging furmsied on the premises. Oa Tuesday he cut dowa the prices, saying that the times were dull. Aiter an Unsuccassini remonsirance, forty of the girls strack and demanded their wages, which Btobel relused to Puy. He threatened, so the girls allege. that ne ould starve and frecae them Into submission, which threat he proceeded 40 carry out by refusing them both fuel and food, ‘The Justice said he ould think the matter over, —_ A Combination Agalust Cheap Con The good effect anticipated from a resumption of work im the coal mines will, it ts feared, be de- layea by a combination among the larger companies Who control a capital of $200,000.00 and most of the coalearrying roads, Iw order to thwart the lesser companies who have acceded to the minors’ ude, Uhvse powerlul corporations have raised the freighte 10 $723 & ton wo Paterson, ‘his will Price of coal tm that city $12 or $13 a ton © people are appreneusive of a coal fn the gest stock on baud of any coal deuler being only ounce his decision in a Spinion in the Taylor will case ta two be testimony is very voluminous, which will require this delax, THE REVOLUTION IN COBA. GEN. RYAN’S PLAN FOR CLOSING THE BSANGUINARY STRUGGLE. To Cuban Patriots Resident of the Untied States A feeling of general indignation among the Cu- bans and thelr sympathizers against the ‘ Janta,’ d & strong effort is ‘The Cubans charee making to effoct # chang that a cortain member of the “Junta” las been and Still ta endeavoring to send small expeditions to Cuba, That he bas placed incompetent in ciuarge of the landing ; that these men have po knowledge of military affuirs and do dot usderstand the mancuvring of such expeditions, Through the ineMciency of these men some FiVK GOOD BXPRDITIONS have been lost. Part of the cargo of the Perritt, Grapestiot, Mary Powell, Upton, Annie, and Hornet, ‘The Perritt only landed part of her carco; the Grapeshot was captured; Mary Powell was cap. tured; the Annie landed nearly all ber cargo, but was captured and sold while in Nassau, all owing to the want of experience of the agent. 1 do not blame Lim, for be did the very best that he could, but Sefior Miguel de Aldama, President of the Junta, ts to blame jor thrusting euch an important position upon a man who ins no knowlodge of military affuirs and can hardly speak word of English. Now it is about time that you should know the exact CONDITION OF AFFAIRS ON THE ISLAXD, nd how your beloved country bas been almost lost through the stupidity and improper management of your agent in this city. Your brothers struck t blow for liberty at Damazaqua, tn the District of Yara, on the 10th of Octoder, 1963. On that event ful day there were but few men underarms. A few days later we Districts of Bayamo, Manzanillo, Iun- L ‘The trearms were J, belong shot-gans aod old flint Sach was the becioning of tiie veroie stroggie, The ranks soun awelied to about sx thousand, Molguin, Palma, Sarisva and Cobre, aud Santingy de Cuba, the whoe of the Eist and the Central Depariments, were ut once seized with the lever of cou sprang to arms, Agen nt to this cc aud woney way freely sub The pre people of the United Staies loudly ealied for while the United States Gove: Mad yea then the re at ur recruiting rendegvous, proper man at jour head, CUDA WOLD Now Br Fi and the lone star floating over the istan4; bat as it now, the garrote rope and prison stare you in the ». Now who te to olawo for this stato of Surely not your friends on the isisog, who ing hardsLipe and fichtiug your batties, f fairs? are sof while you are enjoying the luxuries of this grext city, Just think of it: Your vrotiers have beoa fighting your battles tor nearly tree years, and have recerved Wo substwotial atd trom you, Wish’ the cou: U.nod efforts of the Cubans in (ais country you have bly yuceerded 1D ianding aout $00) arms on the islaba, It is a shame! 1. 8 a dgrace! WHO Is RESPONSIBLE for this negtect of duty? Rencr Miruel de Aldama, Ae President of the Cugan Janta, we to ol He i at the of tne Cudane in this couuiry He reer oney, and, suppiice: makes Call the ‘exped: ypounts Scones at will: tae the band. | refer d'roceives all the credit Js and ag eal of usy Lave paid the penalty of lis fatal u THE RIGHT THOUSAND ARMS thet Dave Deen landed have cost over $1,800,900 ; now if ope-third of t nt had the proper 9 ES tring woul tave heen. ately landed ng pete tina, But ih® woad. wows buSue Shylock. be muse Dave ail Uh Thowen it cont the life aut Inet do'tat Altann te worta about 86 gow. tae Spm slarus five coudsested au o property. ie free ‘hefexpects to be the” man of that lovely the saviour of hia coomuey ; and wth miu Relient 'waten ls’ will ultimately dorive. “ithe wns ler tituorgaue and twp an expeoition of 0m true tha tried solticrs: nnd. 34 19.008 fund & a bovieus around. whieh to. ral 19,00. with force that of competn Hie tndene.s a wou a ehleved. an are now oving yihing iy going t devil, which m the ‘Spanianis.’ May of pertectiy igpornnt of the nt condition ul fre Slang’ You vue know that Spain has Ariny Of 46,000 men and 80/00 volunteers, wiih ® larce Val force which surrounds be leiand. “We have | than 19,00) arms on the isiand, ioclnding ehov-gans, locks, and breech-towtiag rifles, and yet we y one huadred tourand’ mea woo are xXious (o take Up arms wheu they cen optain them, The Cubans Oght remarkaoly we |. and onder try.ne isndvaniages, sofering trom want of clotalog and Other necestaiies of life, Being Compeliot vo sleep ia tie open sir, many without clothing of any descrip. tion, snd subalsing on very sranty fare—iea, cof and bread Wreiy out Of as they ed ether Every” bow ‘and burned to ay oceapy hus The Miadies ‘aevoved to the exuso of lioerty rings as tory expericnée bas in history. L know of maoy. of he most ned auc arisvocrane Indice WLO Are driven. Fesuemeut for Waut ol @ chango of garment, Tule le NOT A CIVIL Wan, fen war of exterinination. Should Spain be success u— ad, Worked, aud ehild—mnuet per ot Valet “ob ths dagger with do the work oF coustraction, even thoagh she #toult be pardoned for atime, Tae Spaviards give no quarter; fioy murder men, women, aud chutren with tahumau ferucity, often lang ing the dead oodies In the most feodish'mapuer. the Cuoanson the isiand know all this, and wil never cousent to thrvw down their cnies: driven to ie Dy starvation and Regiect of thelr frends inthis counts). The 0,00) negroes that bave born I berated wil never convent to return to thelr for. mer_con lh Uop—they ca vuly be Vanquished by being exierminated Now. Just atop @ moment and consider; compare ‘our situation with that of your frieuds on th. imand. od sivtere are running io the exposed wo heavy rains, and suffering untold mauy of yuo are surrounded with the comforts of life, and Dasing in hine Idieuess wid pleasure, 1 Go not ue you for wil your support frm the Junts, as Atiire have: deco #0 tmisera'y biawe you for not geting toy ye to correct the Wrong. It do som! The Cuban Leagis te hosed of gentiemen, and many brave old olicers fe among ius members: "Why do yuo Tot Cail thew to- evher. explain. to on, wud let this rane body, al dive man. and face niu ae the hi Let tnis body eanize, dill, ad g policy.’ Let to conduct Their dispose that the Bone wud out it ean ve wecompl sl imu Yer. It ts a well known fact that vrom/nent capitalists tn thin Clty ttan | ready atany thne (a sc afloae privateers nd bi hey can FiLY Of ured of tae the Janta, Dut secing conducted under the Present administration of affairs, they do not wie to thelr time and money until a change is made Bdvantagcous offers from operators here been’ made to that body wiihout elicitin reponse. For instance, @ prominent. caval iate ot the United, bats. amy. of y'onige 24 men and lwud with they Ningeit diurnlshing bis own snips, the Junta ‘Aiois and #Uppliog, for the suns OF #250 00). uty want everyining 1 iis apprehended. Mt to prosecute the war p procustog live man ‘At (he Heal of alfairs in this coutitey nas watched and [elloW. Thave. 1 rein this © he itation i atevery (wlnre 6 Waced to the p management of our a we bat little did iy ih shivplog arm and mea, it the Thess i properly coudu t'we mnt pot stand of afew dullarkana cents. We are In absolute need of naval force. Without It we Ob hold a seaport We aro aurrouniel on ail sides by the euemy’® uavy Indeed, tt +houid be called the Father than the it Mr, Alcama wishes ro redeem his repntation and prove lhinve tw trte Cuban patriot, let him come ont iec A Mat and bead the Hist With (Wo uD red thousan! lave ut least ‘aD ack Would give tone to the e and encovrags our friepde who Baye Jot Cunndence {0 it uoder his administration, The Cu id Anvericans. say. with Justice that Aldana flows a Want of confidence In Ue ulLimate success of the cause in bot AlVanoing at least Halt @ million of chable us lo sead two aiips o: way and TUE ALDAMA FAMILY Pave a great deal at stake, they have the most to Cuba ib tree by heading th of cour we Tie wi fet a good The poor tiger makers, clerk hours Keepers give sven their last dollar tot Forned, Coubuy, While a few Of the rich ones ke back ground ang see their Coury KolDg to destruction, abd Areir triewds puteuered for tho want ol arms tof (hemselves, Should Mr. Aldamahend tho het with, G00, ig), oreven $20,448, the Cnbaus would 8200 larreane the Smountro at least $1,000,000. Taat sinount in (henande Ota competent mat, an expedition could at ouce bo fited oul, w lending. effected, and one of the anal scagorts easily captured aid held. Quce having eaport at our commani, It would give use the American Goyrrnyent far cost'on un averages at the Ow thousand dollar’. Cubaus | for the sake of on the islan.t, arouse your think of bow mothers, wives mad sisters a 4. Ane WHA Ww be tuelr doom should they f Mande of 1 Spaniards, Do not think ivi and do pot think of sepding under Mnoompetons mans sor tb le ceUCL DA. to expose them to capture and “should therefore Immediately unite ha lehaone by lacing man ca Cubans of ytegrit' merit, nd koown patriotisn ead of sour "hi ancial department, You must Ww neo the Kreat necessity of having & prominent “Ameriead amoclated with hh, in ordee upplies, and men may ‘be mort of course, Americans can operate here better than foreigners, me PLAN, yt yace 8 foil eat ace 8 lal dy a Bre Cupan at the head of your ftnan- ita. port emee ‘tng. War Department Aere, in the hands ota foe ease the present do-nothing by throwing the pointing respon. 08 for the sale responsible soliciting committen, miposed, of two ladies and two Kentlemen in exch ate, for the parpess | ‘of receiving donations of money, Horning, medic yen der tale fF will be carrie’ on vigorous natelligent peonle are co {wo monius the independ Cuba wi be accomplished LG Things, and ease atively necessary that the coatatned ¢ sauigne should without delay be adopted kood eoldie imcerea are not landed by the 18 July of the ‘the cause,may be Gonsid joan, ©. RYAN, Goneral-in-Chief of Cavalry, Repubilo of Cuba, es FRANCE’S PROSPECTS OF PEACE. = for Peace—Tx William Unfettering Klec- ement ‘eb. 17.—The Paris Figaro says: “It is reported the German propositions for peace run thos: ‘The cession of Alsace and Lorrane, and a portion of the Department of Doubs; an indemaity of one and half mililard of thalers; the Prussians to keep all the materia! of war they bave captured, and the French fleet and the colonies te remain intact, 1STICR, ‘The armistice hos been extended to the Depart- ments of Jura, Doubs, and Cote d'Or since the 15th just, The ltue of demarcation between the hostile armies rune south of Lons-le-Saunier in the Jura, but the Preneh retaln Besancon and Auxorne and a limited circle of country around cach city. YAYRE ON A PRACE MISSION M, Fovre hae left Paris again whence be will retarn with representatives of the Assembly to negotiate a treaty of peace. ‘The epecial correspondent of the London Times, at Berlin, telegraphs that if peace is not concluded prior tothe assemblage of the German Diet, the Emperor William will probably remain at Versailles, and the meeting of parliament be postponed, ELECTORAL MOVEMENTS UNFETTERED, Brnuix, Feb, 17.—A decree bas been issued de clering that while it is still impossible to raise the state of sloge, thie Emperor, desiring that the elector. al movewent should be uvfettered, annuls during the period of the elections the clauses in the proce mation of the state of siege suspending the right of association and public meeting ; and he furthermore directs that political prisoners awaiting trial be re for Bordeaux, Yousod, but without prejudice to their future prose. cution THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. Thiers Proposed for Chief Eaxccutive—™, Grevy Assumes the Prosidency—The Mill-~ tary Force Quiside the Chamber Doubled. Bonpeacx, Feb. 17.—M. Grevy bas assumod the Presidency. All the elections in the Department of the Soine were confirmed, Before two sittug was opened a member of the Lott remarked thas “to get here I bave been obliged to pass throngh several lines of armed men I shail, therevore, in fature come armed myself." Feb, 16.—At today's teesion of the National As sembly, the following numed Vice-Presidents were choson: M. M. Louis, Joseph Martel, Benoiss A'Azy Ledor.e, Vitet, and Leon de Maley A resolution was tntroduced in the rosing M, T vers for Chiet ty W nomivale @ ministry, but providing that tho power of the repablic shull be exereived unde control uf the Ansembly. n bears the lie, Viiet, and ombly pro Executive, with authori The resolu signatures of M. M. Dufunre de Mel Saint Hilaire, A depaty censured @ manifestation which was made yesterday outside the Chamber, and adjured THE PARIS DEPUTIES 80 to act as to preserve liberty of discussion, Violent recriminations ensned between the Conservative and Republican deputies. A letter was subsequent ly readgfrom Gen. Faidherbe, declining to accept of & membership. ‘The Senate confirmed the election of thirty thr of the Paris Deputies. MM. Kochefort, Vicior Haze, and Floquet were present at to-day's session ‘The Chamber was stronzly guarded by troops post od outside the building TUE MILITARY FORCR DOUBLED, Feb, 17.—MM. Jules Fayre and Ernest Picard, of the Paris Government, have arrived here. A ma jority of the Committes of the Assembly is favor ablo to the proposal to appoint M. Thiers chief of execotive power. The military force posted out side she Assembly Chamber was doubied to. diy ssesitlichatiy WAR NOTES. panels eror Willi ‘Troops Concentrating on th Prussians Levying Contributions~Prince The Germans continue to levy contributions on Normandy despite the armistice, It{s stated thas the German troops are concen trating io laree numbers on the Loi ‘TheVersailles correspondent of the Telegraph says the Emperor Will'am ia suferiug fro a sovere ut tack of rheumatism, ‘The Prassiaus have demanded 309,000 francs from the town of Bernay, in tue Department of the Ku under threat of bombardment. All contributions which have been collected by the Germans in France otherwise than as penalties will be reckoned in the general war indemnity, Tre anpouncement is wade that in case the occu pation of Paris by German troops should be found necessary, Gen, Falkeustein will be designated us Governor of the city A letter from Prince Napoleon is publishel to. duy, ia which it isexplicitly denied that the Prince ever offered himself to Count Von Bismarck w cessor to Emperor Napoleon. A despatch from Dieppe save the Emperor Wil liam bas consented to the reduction of the coutrl bution exacted from the Department of the Seine jerieure to one third of its original amount, A petition to the French National Assembly is circu’ating among the prisoners in Germany ex pressive of a desire for the submission of the qu tion whether the form of gevernment of F shall be @ monarchy or @ repubiic to univer soffrage, suce ine cs Washington Welcoming the Fenians, A delegation of the Common Council of Wash {ngton, consisting of the Hon, P, Allinson, the Hon, Clarence M. Barton, and the Hon, Join F, Murray arrived at Sweony's Hote! last night, By special arnaconent, they met the Lrish exiles and tender- ed them a pobile reception in Washington ‘Thomas P. Burke seeopted the invitation on bebuif of the calles, and they will start by specil train this eveviug. Mr. Wa. B, O'Donoghue, the distinguish ed Fenian hom Rupert's Lund, will accompany the party a Collector Marphy Denounced. The Fourteenth Assembly District Republican Aw jon possed resolutions last night denounc ing Collector Murphy. They said that the political antecedents of Mr. Marphy afforced no hope of con certod action, ‘Tho Association eulozized tae Hon Horace Greeley, also the Hon, Henry Smith, for his edoria to OVlela employment for men who bad n turned out of Mice by Lue Collector The Chinese New Year's at Belleyitte. The cighty.one sons of the Celestial Empire ployed ut Capt. Hervey's laundry in Belleyiti Will colebrate (he d19in anniversary of tacit New Year today. A fine dinner with music will be fur nished, and all work will coase — FLASUES FROM THE OCEAN CABLES. — Coapedes te said to be trying to escape from Cu Consols closed at 98 or money aud 98 to 924 for account, Enzlond has received no conclusive evidence of the existence of @ secrot treaty betweea Rusia aad Yruwle MR. TWEED’S LEGISLATURE. FAST NAGS OF POLITICS TAKING THEIR ANNUAL RBST, Recess Until the 271u—Corres ° @ Fish from Kings—The Loader. Correspondence of The Sun. Ausanr, Feb. 17.—Both Houses were evidently ins hurry this morning to despatch the business om hand and cet away from this good old Dateh town #8 800m a8 possible, Many bills were passed and ® sull greater namber introduced, but such was the confusion—Iin the Assembly especially—that It was tmpossibie to keep any track of he business. As toon as the House adjourned aM rostied pell-mell for the cars, and several, to their utter disgust, were Jef behind. Among them I noticed Mosars. Lou- trell, O'Neill, Buck, Campden, Blair, Irving, Jacobs, Brown, Fields, Joun the Count O'Brien, Kagene Durnin, ana Oofty Gooft, The latter gen- tleman remains there to close ® negotiation with » distinguished actor and manager who bas offered him $10,000 in gold if he will go to California and deliver twelve dutch lectures, Enough came down, however, to make the time poss very pleasantly, and all were in the vory beet of humor. Two well- known vocalists, Mesers. Lombard and Davis, en- tertained them with several songs, after which nearly ail indulged in extemporancous declamation and singing. Tho mort successful bit in this line made by the Hon, Christopher Flecke, who, by the way, ie ndence Te Port LAURRATR of the Assembi,, In the following, sung to the tune of * The Little Brown Jug," by all hinds ‘The Water bill Is passed at Inst, In spite of Alvord’s fear.al blast; Everything has gone off eay, ‘Ana the faithful all bave got their say, This was sang by ail with much gusto, and they evidently appreciated the sentiment if they did not the poetry, ‘The genticmen wlio were leit behind will propably come down to-night, but none of them it is thought will take a eleeping-car, but rather will ride with their boots on and CARPET DAGS IN LANDS Never wasn party more utterly demoralized than are the Republican members of the Aseombl While they are in a minority of only two, and could, if they acted together, troubie the Democrat not a little, yet on every question where the party Hines nave been drawn thus fur (rom six to thirty have Kicked out of the traces, While some of there no doubt have been "seen" by the Tamminy leaders, yet no one believes that ail of them @re in this list, The trouble has been the want of a com- petent leader. Too many have soucht to assume it THE ONONDAGA GIANT, by sof his long experience and parliamentary knowledge, Deileved himself to be the mun to I the forlora hope, but this did not suit the Eagle of Westebester nor the Game Chicken of Kings, and the resnit fe that a faction Might like unto the Gree ley-Murphy firbt in Now York has broken out among them, Shrowd managers like Fields, Hiten- man, Jacobs, Weed, and others, have not been slow to take advantage ‘of this, ond by patting then on the back to widen the breac made Inst week to harmonize Bieuail of Tioga as a leader, but the De tine Wind of it put Lim’ im the zelair one day Cormittee of the Whole, and gave him roasting as convinced both him anc ive Republicans that he was not the man, So thoroug: ly was big nail convinced that he ins voted with Democrats on nearly evory occasion whet, there bas been divis fon since, including the Waver bill, wuiea in the secret caucus be tnsiste| should be toate a party qnestion, and every Republican piedged to vote against if, which was dove by all present except Mr Ely of Broome. It is possible. loweve this action Was ina mewure influenced by'un article Weleu appeared in the Kuler Reporting Tribune the day after bis flzeco im the coair, and which be says bas KILLED MIM POLITICALLY in Tioea county, The Democrats, oning to their y, did expect at cht this winte absiesna bave ¢ wo utterly turough bad that it has Heved them of ail appre! nd they are as Jc ns a flack of ducks ins rain storm, tis said Repubican, vat cheap pow that many of the je strikers will n y their board bi Is A FLURRY IN THR tor Mr. Selkree this morning agiin arose to a ques ton of privilege, but this time be was tnsd, He said that Waen the Dill In relation to publishing tie ession laws Was under discussion some time since he had advoented the paying of publishers a living price for their work, [Mr.Selkreg's speech wos poo Hshved tm the SUN at tie tiie}, Since then the gen tleman from Gnel ia, Mr. McDougal, with whom vp to that time ho had not even had a p quaintance, bad taken occasion to impage motives in uace that was only used b; and blackgoards. Mr. McDougal dent said anythin ost the gentleman's moti leaving bis seat went to Mr, Selkrea's a puiting his arms about the latter gentleman's heck endeavored to convince lim that he was mistaken, but without success, 0 Judge from the atuiinde by the tion. ontieman from Tomp. Kies, Subsequently the following correspondence passed between Mr. Seikreg and « warm friend m Kiogs, well known by the coxno: Fish,” and'with whom Mr, Seikreg go ing every year, Assexny Cuaanen, Feb, 17, 1 My Dear Priend Se!h fn the event of & p Boar" of Uneldi next frien4, MN, SELEREG's REPLY. My Dear Dive Pah Provided vou wii! bring a equirt gun with yon, as the Wild Boar wants water." SELAKEU, THE WoRD WATER in Mr. Seikreg’s reply is a slap at Mr. McDonge) who. though a Repnvlicsn, voted tor the Bose Water bill last night, Mr,’ AlcDougal isa blonde, and is ag fall of Ocds as an egg is of irien tween are at work trying to_ hea ne gout ; but Mr, Selkreg pacified, and f his friend furnishes the un, there will be Tammany Ke publican in the House after the recess Mr. Cook, of New Yor to-day introduced, at the solicitetion of numerous business men of New York and Greenpoint, @ bil to compel the T FERRY COMPANY to run tho foot of Tenth street, New Yors, to Greenpoint, every ten ininntes {rou o'clock A.M, to 19 o'clock P.M. and every halt hour from '12P. M. util 6 A.M." Mr, Moseley, of Kings, introduced a bill to compel foreign li ein surance companies to invest fity per cent, of th premiums earved in this State ia bonds and mort gages or otner bonds of this Siate, Tiss is intend to compel certuin Connecticat and other compa nice Who do & large business in this State, but make Ii their investments West, to epend some of their pney where Iti4 made, Mr. Campbe! inroduced fA bill giving the Court of Special Sessions power to enforce the same penaltios in exses brought dv ‘ore it ag the General Sessions, Tho presence of the pojular Justice Shanley in Albany led some people to think he was interested 19 this bill Nearly ho'f the session 44 gone, and it is but just to iy that ui ss oF the Le advanced tin ‘vat abe san pass. Tho Legislature wit! ing of Feb, 27 at 7% v'clock Outrageous aad Oppressive Tolls on Coal Scuaxtoy, Pa, Feb. 17,—The Scranton Daily ant news and that the Leliizh ¥ wited tees” ant pi nun fart Johnson «F rise whe ther time for years ot again on the even. Hoy and the Le Kailrona Companies yes ‘coal ir Toate be $7 WWper ton, Before New Work betier * tariil etfectualiy prevents all operators who have commenced wining feom ship Ping thelr coal, MH aleets notuniy the Miners, Dat 100,000 Other Lugerie county alone, and where dep upon the coal Interests of tte re- ‘asf view Of this combination of the fix companies, peritions ere. belog cireuinted 19 Pittston, Wilkesbarre, wna bhrovshout he Wyomlag Valley, atk Legislature to ©: the franchises Of (he Coal cariying coinpauies papers are belig Verw generally sighed by all Classes hd’ sirugeDt act (oF rellet froin such Oppressine Bills 4 being prepared for emily introduction into the Legisiature BROOKLYN Prof. Guoning delivered one of a course of scien Hie lectures in tho chape: of the Firet Reformed Church of Hedford avenue, Wiiliameburgh, but will conipicte the course eisewanre, Co escape Lhe eXMCIONS Of tie church wathorities, Who Charge OULrageOUsy wud adh FE tholr frieuds. The Brooklyn Nonparet! Lit chiefly of printers. evjoved ry Union, composed frst reunion in Bulli alls At was attended oy s very critical andience bly rea tour from moots, vid, Diekens, and others, — The. Swedish ciety fom New York voluntecerd some fue choruses. ‘The Literary Union ts negotiating for goo. ceacher, and 1a ® short ime, with carelul train Thy, tt will be second to none 1a New York Coroner Whitehill beg inqnest yesterday upon the body of Marx Bt was killed at the fire at 183 Fulton street on Three he deceased man Jewish ti fielangunges Tiras huraday even ent: Ned WHERE 4 REVOLVER WAS NEEDED, An O14 Ma: Several brokers before Justice Dowling yester- day were accused of selling three bonds which had ‘deon stolen from Joseph W. Drake, of Btrouds. barg, Monroe county, Pa, Mr. Draleo,an old gen- tleman, testified that he weet to bed on the evening of the robbery at niae o'clock, but was aroused at midnight by ® noise in his room, and found three mon holding his wife, Drake spraog out of bed, and ‘one of the mon seized him by the throat, throw him back on the bed, tied and gagged him, and fastened him with the rope to the bed-posts by the ha feot. Mrs, Drake was also bound and fastened in the snme manner, The outlaws then dragged from under Drake's bed to the middle of the room a trunk In which were valuable papers. From theso they stole three Scranton city bonds, Nes. 40, 40, and 47, each for $500, and United Btatos notes for $500. With those they escaped. The bonds were traced to the possession of Benjamin Cartwright, Cashier of the City Bank of New York, and wei identified by Mr. Drake. Mr. Cartwright testified that he bought the bonds om Mr. G, 8. Van Pelt, a broker of 83 Broad street, in the ordinary course of business, Mr. Van Pelt testified that be sold them, having Poretased them from WG. Lambert, Jr. of St roadway through Mr. L. Degraw, Mr. Degraw tet- tified that he sold the bonds for ‘Gaus ‘Eambert. ‘The latter, not beiug able to find Mr, Caarlos Whit comb, from whom Ue said that be had bought thom, ‘was Lield for tria Mr. Lambert, in bis defence, sald that some time in January last @ persen cailing himself Charies Whitcomb calied at bis ofee and asked for Mr. Christie, to whom he sald he had deen sont by Mtr. Siocam, Mr. Christie's friend, Whiteomb said that he had three Seranton city bonds for rate, Mr, Christie tried to sell the bonds, but sould not get the pr! be wanted for the Lambert, after so circumlocation, bought the bonds, not kiowing that they liad bedn stolen, Lambert said toat he had been a broker about a year, Previous to that le had been President of the Herevles Life Insurance Company, and before that General Agent of the quitable Life Insurance Com. any, From 1801 to 1805 be was s merchant in San ‘ranciveo, 2nd before that mercbaot in Boston, Where he wus born, dustice Dowlire ever been arrest Lambert— ones, T believe, Magistrate—You “Believe”? No man ever for- gots when be was arresied. Now, how many umes have you been arrested, and for what? Lambert—I was arre: three or four times, 1 do not remember the frst time, It was about buy ing & place at Chappaqua, where iforace Greeley live I paid some stock in part payment, which stock was said to be worth nothing. Twas arrested some tims ater ward for ti was in August last, about @ $10,000 registered bond, I gave bail on it, bad an Wiou before Justice Shandley, and wa: lwas arrested af terward in the U ure on the pams compiaiat, I was arrested 9 time azo abont firiug a building on Broadway, on complaint of my brothers-in-law, aud was examined before Justice Kelly and discharge, ‘Other wituesses were examined, and the prisoner was held for trial in $10,009. —— - WHERE 18 THB TRNNESSER? —s— A War Steamer off the Haytian € Despondency in Washington, Tlavana, Feb. 17.—A vessel which bas arrived at the castern end o/ the island reports that she saw on the 2d inet, a war steamer off toe Haytian coast with three masts, painted Diack, bark r about 2,000 tons, steaming slowly, and supposed to be the Tennessee, Wasuinarox, Feb, 17.—It is related as @ singulor fact that between the ill-fated City of Be the U. 8. frignte Tennessee thore is a suggestive connection, On the h of Jauuory, 1870, the City of Boston sriled for Earope. On the Mth of Janu- ary, ISL, the Tennessee sailed for San Domingo. Neither lias been heard from. The feeling tat the Tennessee is lost seems to be sked Lambert whether be liad more general to-day thun ever, Several Repobliean Senntors who hed doubted her fute hereto! that they must y.eld their convictions on ti that nothing definite had while Adaural Ler, who w added not « livtte to the alarm by telegray ht Koy West that le has no news of the missing vessel, — Vucarthing a Tragedy in Newark—Patsey Coufleld’s Death, On Monday night Patsey Caufield, keeper of a drinking place at 93 Centre ported, fell down stairs. and died on the folowing day, It was kept as quiet as possible, and on Thars- day he was buried, A SUN reporter visited the premises yesterday to see Mrs, Caufield, but they told him that tae veason she would noi see him was that her eyes were blackened. ‘Mus looks as tho uh there might have been # personal encoonter between Patsey and his wife, in which the former received 3 fatal blow. In connection with the myntery is another cave, Bome ie ago a daughter of Patsey engaged t. be married to Louts Hauser, entre sireet butene ter betraying her, dled to the South, On bis returs Patsey bad him arrested on & civil charge, which bas deen dismissed by the Court om provt of the prosecutor's death. a Jordan's Nume Forged Cuban Commissions, The United States Grand Jury bas indicted Gen, Jordan, tt yan leader, for violating the neutrality laws. A number of witnesses have been examined, but thelr testimony is kept profoundly secret. It has leaked out, nowever, that the Di trict Attorney exhibited before the Grand Jury a number of commissions to Cuban officers, and shat he alleged they were issued by Gen, Jordan. The cominissions embol¥ ri tie evidence againes the Geueral, Each coutaias wat purports to be fighature; but the name of the General bas b forged. One of the oid blanks, which were used as coumissions to Cuban offers, vas been Bled in, and the name of Gen. Jordan written thereon, It order to secure the General's conviction, Its said thot the General 1s to be arraigned for trial on Mon day, treet, Nowark, it is re acer The Erie Car Tracks Covered with Burning Oil-Car Shops Endangered, A fow days ago, by the bursting of an oil tank onthe Erie Railway, near the Jersey City depot, e contents of forty barrels of oll were scattered about (he tracks in all directions near the car works. No effort was made to ove the fluid, and it re mained congealed until yesterday, whew the beat of the sun again liquebed it, aud it doated ou th face ofa Vast sheet of snow Water, lu the sparks from a Westerr-bound. train ignited in an Instant the network of tracks Wan one Of flame. Fortunately a light brevae prevuiled, ott ermise the flames would lave renoled the car shop Gnd a serious confegration resulted avEw ny. iment N. G, had their The Second Re fret drill and dress parade wives the receipt of thelr new an) forme at Oracon Hall, Newark, (ast olgut. aud 40, Majot-General’s inedal was prevented to A. MeNalr ‘The Newark Historical Society, with tue Board of Trade, Rave ® erAud Tecention al ihe rooms of the 8 ciety, on Broad strcel, Task Hight Rome of the notable Ts loages proseng. were Chancellor Zaurishie, -D: Mecoah of Princeton. Chief Justice Beasley, Seaat oF Freiinwnuysen, Cong iessmian elect George A. Halsey, abu ime) olliers. Goy. ttandolph was woable to I — LOSSES BY FARE, The stock and store of Mr. Martzheia, 6 Park piace, was damaged yesterday $1,590 ‘Three tenement houses belonging to Mrs, Martin Daley. at Madison and Fourth streets, ‘Troy, were burned On Thursday Uight. Loss, $7,000 ; insured D. & EC iby's Rash and blind manufactory and few mili, Artemus Coburn’s saw mill, BG. Wing’ as, Lierry’s taw ini, EF ‘and several auiailer manu burned on Thursday instirance sual JOITINGS ABOUT TOWN The Kighth Ward Pioneer Henry Clay Club en Joye a flue ball 4 Irviog dail Last eventug Judye Blatch(ord yosterday decided in a seizure case (hat the Collector of the Purk eu retain custoa of woods seized Uutil tho matter i fuwlly disposed by the Court ‘Tho silverware rafle in ald of the Union Home and betiool is to be drawn at! Union square oo Thu diy nuateatd DM. Ticnew cau be fad a 19 Jove sitet, and 1.2i5 Broudwat Gustav D, Cardozo, Chief of the Ordaan paituient, hig pnblished a eard direct’ o ind owners of Uousve to remove #now Meir sidewalks and gutters. under boaaty ¢ every neglect. Show’ aud lee ia tne street | bu leveled, under penalty of 81 The Choral Union of St. An Episcopal Charch, under the direction of Miron A. Ward, (ts conductor And organunot the church, eave & anuslce) entertain ment Weiuesday evening. to the -inuiates. of Believue Hospital. The pertoi large sinpitheatro of the Duliding. Poter Degenhard: was last ovening drunk at his nces were beld iu the nif ‘i eter Ww one Dolow the kuce. He was \akeu to ellevus. SATAN ON TILE HUDSON RR. THE PARTICULARS OF TNR DISAB TER NEAR BLACK CREEK, As the Hudson River express train which left Albany yesterday at %:35 was nearing Hudson it mot ® freight train on the up track, and a elight collision occurred between the baggage ear of the express train anda freight car, by which the bargage cas w considerably damzged and the passengere jere moch frightened. As the same train was pase ing through the tannel this side of Poughkeepsie, near the place of the late slaughter, one of the pab Ace cars strack against the sido of the tunnel with & force sufficient to bring every onejin the car to hia feet, under the impression that there was to be ® keneral smash-up. Everybody broatied freer whem the cars reached Thirtieth street, From the Albany Evening Journal, Feb. 14. ‘The train to which Thareday night’ happened was one which leares val of the train leaving |New | Youu ne o'clock, ‘reaching this city at 9 o'clock. da ts toad, “tne. drawing.rosts “and ‘percees er car intended for Troy had been detached ‘om the New York train, and, with the locomotiv tender and ove baggege car, proceeded on the way to their destination, little thinking #0 terrible an ao- Sident was about to'occur, It was afer 10 o'el when the train having arrived about haif way be tween this city and Troy, near the Black creek, im consequence of a broken or displaced rai!, the ba; age, drawing-room, aud passenxer cars were tirowm from uve track. ‘The engine, remaining on the track, drseced the jolting and tossing cars over the tos ® distance of several hundred fest, when the rear car, the passenger, swerved and caught in the bank om the east side ‘of the track, becoming detached, the sudden sock throwing tle passengers trom their feot, and creating consternation among the occa ants of the train. By coming in contact with the unk, the forward end of the oor was crushed in, the Windows broken, and the truck displaced, The boyeage und drawidg-room car, after being torn from the passenger car, were dragged about 1,900 feot from Where they lirst left the truck, toa pole where A DEEP AND WIDR RAVING which, in the summer. bas a tiny creek ranning through it into the river, i# situated, In erossia this the distance from the track to the bottom o the ravine is about twenty feet, tho banks bela Very steep. Here, while rnnning sione tho east edgo of the bank, One of the trucks on the baggage ear dropped through the track, and catching ou the tone wail of the culvert, broke the couplings necting it with the locomotive, aod in an instant, toppling over, tie two care wee landed in the slushy snow ‘and bushes at the bottom of the ra- vine, The crash as they were checked suidenly o their hosdiong flight on coming in contact with the bottom, 1s described as being most fearfol, and the passengrre, already startiod and terrified by THE JOLTING RIDE OVER TUR TIES, wore filled with terror and dismay at the apparently inevitable Ceath to which tiey were being hurled, As the Wolucky cars struck the stoves toppled over, foals Were Weenched from their fisteningy, pnssen: cers thrown violently from their feet, and ail wore mixed up in almost inextricable coufusion. ‘Tbe fire from the stoves communteated to the cars, but not Fo speedily bat that all the passengers had time to escape without serious injury by crawling out of tho windows. A fortunate circumstance was the fact that the cars did not overturn, otterwise we would have again been compelled to chronicle the literal rousting of human beings shut up in @ rai road car, Several of those aboard were SIGNTLY MRVISED On BURNED, but none seriously, One of the passengers, Alfred Hillyard, residing in Penusrlvania, desirous of se- curing bis baggege, returned for that purpose into the car. While engaged in so doing, one of th ensoline lon In the car exploded, in consequence of which Mr. Hillyard was teverely but not danger. ously Lurned. Ail of the wails and neariy ail of the baggage in the baggage car were taken out in satel but not a miuute too svou, is tae fire, graduall guining headway, epeedily wrapped the two doom cars in a sheot of flame, din ashort time nothing was left to di nate what they once were bat Charred and biackened mars of smonidering rat As soon 8s il Wes ascortaiued toast all on bos we sale, the engineer proceeded to Troy wits his enviue, which Was not damaged, and notided the authorities at that point of Waat had bappeaed, The report of ANOTUMA NEW HAMBURGH HORROR! spread like wildfe throughout the city, and the most painful excitement existed in consequence of the Vague uuu starving particuiars received, the sources where news could be odiained were threnged with anxious seekers for information. Conductor Beli of that city immediately despatched a special tram to the assistance of the natortunate passengers fom the Colon depot, The local tralia from this city to Troy, leaving hore at 10:50, we up on the down track and conveyed the passengers to Troy, where thore injured were taken in care riages to different hotels aud their hurts attended to, Mr, Hillyard, who was the most. seriously burned, was conveyed to the Troy House, wuere Dr. Burton dressed bls wounds. There was bab fone lady in the car, and she escaped without Injury by clamberme ont of the window. ‘The passengora being attended to, geogs of men were despatched from Troy ana Greenbush to clear away the wreck, ‘The flames of the burning cars could be distinctly seen {rom various pointe in tuis city, and persone cted at various places and watched them, meanwhile Oiled with the most puinful forevodings. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. Povonxexrere, Feb, 17 —Jodging from talk among railroad men thit moring, the accident which oo curred t> the 4 o'clock train from New York, two north of Greenbush last night, mast’ have been caused by 8 fend in human form.’ They aay it is mown beyond. & doubt, that before the train reached the spot, the spikes ‘which fastened one o two rails to the ites were drawn by an unkno’ hand, 40 that when the train ran om them the (rack spread, causing the disaster. ‘THE MEW TAMBURGH DISASTER. In Ponghkepsie yesterday the Corone:'s inquest was continued, but the testimony disclosed not new relative to the appalling accident at New Ha burgh. ‘be Groman of the oil train testifed thaa when he first saw the express train it was 2,000 (oot below the boat louse at Barciay’s bank, running a& the rate of twenty miles an hour, ‘The inquest is to be continued to-day. ‘The diver did not go down xesterdiy, Only afew Villagers were searching Wappinger creek with poles. ‘The body of Fireman Riggins was brought to New York yesterday. — SPARKS FROM TUB TELEGRAPH. ne ay ‘The Missouri Legisiature natarally asks Congross to pase a full and complete amnesty bill ie Canadian Parliament yesterday had debate upon the attitude of President Grant on the Ashery question; but ooving was done. See OBITUARY, Richard Adams Locke died on Staten Island om Thurvday,in Mie That year, Mr. Locke war the author of the Moou Hoax,” ccemntul scientine Joke. ever published, whic iy appeared in li The ory wae told with A tuinuteness. of det dexterous use of technical phrases that not posed npou the or tinary reader.tbut deceived aud pus Zicd Wen Of BeICHEE LO aD ABLODIahing degree, ia Oxd tort, Conn., died at the HL. Smit Hace street, Phiindei ation for Carrie Kandals i, Mrs, Ogden when ta iothing Mise holds uid t Randa! avily tt) aUME, Susith WASHINGTON NOLES, The Mouse Appropriation Committee yester voted to allow the New York Post Oflice $1,334,891 for Wore tue ensuing year It is understood that Secretary Fish will be able to secure the retention of Mir, Bancroft at Berilp, and eave Judge Orth out in the cold It in said that Mr, Seward will propose to Joint High Commis that the ed States ae Purchase all Bris territory im the Western L phere, The Presid inatrnet nt has not yet sent to the Senate t * given to the Tennes: re were given through the Navy Tpartimeut, excovt to te Gohuinander to recety 2 from the Commission, Messrs. Honter of Brookiyn and Smith of New Yor renresentin the #aviugs baus, aopeared before the Warshit Aes Committee seacrday, Urging the 0 °OF the sus on eaviags Dank deounts when over Pony It is reported that an arrangement has been rinde in releren (he distribution of the General Order Nusitiees ty Cullector Murpy, the subject wow cauning the trenenve of 8 Committee. 1B York, by which UGrhwell, Uie Couuecl of Uke micrchante, is to be takem Tne Haytian Minister i# sanguin short time Cabral will overthrow Baez's Government nDouliKe. He says if it were pot for the pres 4 haval vessule ia Doininicab wate that within Cabral would ere this have been ab the head of We Government of hat country The bill to provide a territorial government for the District of Columbia, which ts how passed both Honses, legisintes ouc the preseat Mayor and Counciley aud provides tor the n worhtnreit by the Provident of Governor snd one branch of lhe 1 Brauch lo be elected by she people. ‘A case was argued before the Suprome Court yes. terday Involving the question whether hada ri glslacure, the other of San Frane Cushing (ook the eM@rmative, aud C, Begetive cise of Blvew & Kennard agt. th States. from Kentuel out to come up npreme Cour. estion i wheter the ssooad Section of the Thirteenth Amenduient, sathorlzing ap pronriate legislation by Coagross ‘carry into office he Smt ecction, vested Congress with, the Cvastite 1 POWEE be Waawl Lhe Givi! Kighie billy be * 4 ’ — : 4 f ; ‘