The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 5, 1871, Page 1

———_=== MHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR REPULSE OF THE REDS, ‘Fighting Around Paris on Monday and Tuesday. AHE INSURGENTS UTTERLY ROUTED. Flourens and Duval Killed in the Engagement. ALL PRISONERS INSTANTLY SHOT. — 1Otter Rows of the Tasure: Paris surrounded by Flourens Killed to * Thiers's Pro Vansaiuies, April 4.—M. Thiers has issued a! Proclamation addressed to the Prefects of depart mente #9 foliows: On Monday the insurgent masses attacked our forces simultaneously at Nan. terre, Rueil, Bougival, Bezons, Clatou, and Croisay Wort Mont Velérien at daybreak began to cannot - ade the insurgents, who were #t iret sheltered by the villoges of Nont Ruci!, and Bougival, ‘They udsequently attacked the Government forces, by swhom Ucy were repulsed. Gen, Vinoy, with the cavalry, was by this time in @ position threatening to outflank the insurgents, and they fled in @ com Plete rout. leaving many of the ad and wounded Jo the of the Government troops." BM MPhlors a0 “The Governmout will exorcise Wlemency toward ali who have been blindly misled, bot will nuish with severity the ringleaders, The Aasurreetion is impotent" GOVERNMENT TROOPA EVAROCNDING Pants. ¢ Noon —The Army of Versuiiles eurrounds Paris, @nd ordor eisewhero in France is established. Yea: terday two corps of the insurgents advanced to- ward Versa) , One via Mendon and Chatillon. nd the other by the way cf Rouil, Both were routed ‘Wilh Beavy loss, and FLOURRNS WAS KILLED. ‘The troops, whos» expecte: jefection constituted the hope of the irsurgents, behaved nobiy. The insurgents in Ports Venvres and Issy dred on the troops touay. The Government forces have jast Qttacked the insurgents, and speedy and complete @uccess is anticipated, In the Assombly to-day M Thiers, in rome remarks ou the state of affairs, the Goverament would desl harshly with the ring Loaders of the insurrection but, lenient'y with their ‘The sentiment was received with applause are advancing ROUT OF Tire COMMUNISTS. Sater —To-day the Government troops agnin Comp etely defe ited the r torthe Commaniste, taking inany thonsands of prisoners and all of their artillery i destroying their army, Gen. Viuoy's troops « Paris tomorrow or Taursday. A circular issued to-day by M. Picard to the Pre. (ects o' departments announces the victory of the Aseemblists in the conflict before Paris. The re. doubdt at Chatillon held by the insurgents was cap tured this morning by the forces of the Govern. ment, with 2,000 prisoners, inc’uding Gen. Henry. a dupes QBN. DUVAL Was suoT. No Oghiing has occurred to day om any other part Of the line, The troops are becoming more than ever exasperated at the rosisiancy showa by the frsurgents. A despaich from Marseilles says order has been reswred, and that the troops have entered the town, cities Fighting on onday—Fort 7 nounding the Insurgents-Daval and jourens Forming a Junction, Panis, April 812.15 P. M.—A cannonade is Proceeding from Fort 4 vat Valérion at the rate of two shots per minute, There is siso ® sharp mus. Ketry fire towurd Meaton, Itis reported that the Nationals have suffered severely from the fre of Valérien, bot nothing precise is obtainable. Iv ts Gaid the Con.mities believed Valérien would not Gre the Nationals, who occupy Forte Vanvres, Isay, and Montrouge in force, ‘Tue Versailles train was Stopped to-day st Clamart and forced to return. Contradictory rumors are Myipg, aud the gates are obat. MAROMING ON VERSAILLES, 6 P.M —One bondred thous..nd Nationals, in three eorys, with two hundred guns, marched out of Paris Shits morning, va Montrouge, Issey, and Ruel, ali estined to Vervailies, Fort Mont Valérien fired ai ‘day upon Rucil, ond flying batteries at Meudoa ean- Bopaded the Nationals debvuching from Issy om the Versailles road, Valérien cannonaded the rear gvard of the Naviov als entering the valley between Autoaux ond Buzenval. fome detachments are retrosting in a disorderly condition. There is nothing certain rorpecting the force that passed Valérien, but various confiictin, Wersions are given. One report s they are sur. Founded, while mnother declares they effected « function and tarved Meadon, where a majority of the Versailles army is concentrated, Duriag the Operations on the right there w A VIRRCE ENGAGEMENT ‘petwoen the artiery at Meudon and the Parisian artillery. Sevoral members of the Commune, wear- Ang rod sashes, led the ba.tations, It is eaid « perior Versailles officer has been taken prisoner, The Moniteur says the Zovaves repulsed the Ne Cionals in on attack on Castte Meudon, and that the National loss was peavy, Col, Bourgoin telegrapbe fo the Commune at 11:19 A, M, that Bergeres and Flourens Lave formed a junction and march on V: = !'§s and that success was certain, Another des- Patch taps: At @ o'clock in the forenoon Duval end Flonrens formed @ janction at Courbevots ‘They wero cannonaded by Valérien, but the mon Were well sheltered, ACONCERTED AND SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT WAS MADE by which they passed the line of Ore of Valérie end marched on Versailles, Bergeret bad two horses Killed, Communication with the outside world is cut off, and only peasants bringing provisions are admitted to Paris, It is aid that Gea, Heary, com. Mander of the Montrouge Nationals, is dead. Flo- uot and Lockroy have resigned seats in the Assem- bly, and remain to share the sufferings of Paris, It 4s reported that M. Assy bas been arrested by order of the Commune, It te also staled that the Com ‘mune will adopt the families of the fatten Nationals, THE COMMUNISTS CLAIM & VICTORY, April 4.—The Commonal delegation from the First Arrondissement of Paris have appealed to the peo- ble to unite, and repel the common danger, Tre Cri du Peuple announces that the Nationsis have Maintained the positions which they conquered yes- torday at Le Bas, Meodon, Bougtval, and before Fort @'Isey, The supplementary Communal elections have been posiponed, Gon, Cluseret has boom ap- Polnled to the charge of the Ministry of War, and MM Banchet GérOme to the offices of delegates bo the Ministry of Justice, ‘The Communists claim Wo have won & victory yesterday A OREAT BATTLE BEGUE, Lonpow, April 4— ines special says Dattic was commenced at six in toe Morning by the Nationals under the command of Bergeret, who, at ton o'clock, asked ior reinforcements from Parts, ‘There was much animation in the bivousce ef the Nationals on Sunday night, the mom singing the Marseilisise and the chant Départd Varsatites.” ‘The Times correspondent believes that the battle, ‘Which was on a lar eale, has proved disastrous to the Communists, unexpected cannonade of Valérien throw the. onais into coafusion, aad At is aoseriod that the following s now THe SITUATION + Bergeret, with @{teon thousand mon, was com Pietely cut off; them Flourens was purposely per- mitted to effect s junction with bim; and Floureas And Bergeret, with thirty-ve thousand men, mast Pvrrouder or azht as the greatest Cisadventege, The Ties vorrenpondent saps there te am tm Premerie vogue of tue adele, oo the effest tha Plourons has reached Versatiles. The Commantsts are demoralized, and tt ts believed doen be- trayed. The gendarmorie treat all prisoners mere ‘ally, the rout of the insurgents, who proved « toring cowards, who expected that Valéri fraterniae with them. The Pontifical Zouaves shot all prisoners instantly, Ponce and the 1 tty. Banui, April 4.—It is positively denied that the French bave as yet paid anything of the indem- nity accorded to Germany by the preliminary peace od as explicitly stated that on the con ce in Advition etillowes forty-eight mil- liens 01 franca for the provisioning of German troops. Baosemis, April 4.—The German and Fr Plemipotentiaries held another meeting to day, Me porn TUB FARMERS’ poner The Datly News despatches confirm bluse vicrony. Old Time at the a Tatand Elec. tions— W Ca Friende=The Buckw' A War Dobt to be © Yesterday was a memorable day in the politi. cal annals of Long Island. The contest for town oMce was never so bitterly waged. Domocrat fonght Democrat, and Republican foaght Repabd. hoon, Families were divided im their support of candidates, and the women went out into the atrects imporiuning men to vote for their bushands, fathers, or brothers, There were many questions at issue Prominent among them the game law: se, the Oshery dispute, and the oyster war. In ica the Democratic candidate for Supervisor, Nostrand, was elected, Ihe other offices are made up from three tickets. In Hompstead the Democracy was successful, baving elected Carman Cornelius, In Flashivg, B, A. Lawrence is elected, In Newtown, Robert Burroughs is elected. Both bad the support of @ portion of the Republican party. In North Hempstead Mr, Romsen {s proba bly elected, but by « very email majority. The prio- cipal and most interesting struggle was that in Oyster Bay, The scenes at and about the polls were ludicrous in the extreme, Tho contestants are known as the Squatters and the Buckwhont Eaters, the first being the village peop! ter the farmers. ‘The vili In OCCUPYINE Any DOrtivn Of It, deterinined to win this time, hey did. They came to the polis in vehicles looking ike ambulances, in ox-caris and market wagons, drawn by horses, mules, oli'man rode up behind & goat. of so mony grey heads bad a gr the village veople, who professed to be wholly igno- raat of the grievances compiained of. “The villa fingists had awarms of downy-faced boys oe hi to cr) yes and oo, but the buck wheat-Eaters ob- jected. This deprived the villagers of the control. ling influence, aud the farmers ruled the day. Tie Buckwheat candidate, Townsend Cock, bas been elected. Hencerorti: tile oyater Ian's may be rented Loin will yield the town upwards of $50,000 anny: ¥, and with this the town may extinguish lor heavy war debt, CAPT. M'CLE The pr influence upon An Examgle for siee Spottin Old Capt. Jobn~ @ Thief-Foilowing him Into her ptain’s Precinct aud © bim tn the Act, About 1 o'clock yestorday afternoon Police Captain Wm, MeCieary, while talking with ibe Hon Louis Schismm in frout of 455 Canal street, noticed 4 spruce gentiomen, Who was peering iu at the vari. ous stores af if deeply interested, captain watched him for some timo, and then saia to Mtr, Sehiamm : “Let us go and pipe this fellow. ‘not square," Mr. Schlamm assented. They followed the well- dressed geutieman from Canal up Varick street to Grand, and ap Grand to Thompson, This was the boundary of Capt, McCleary's precinct; but with commendable earnestness the Captain and Mr. Sehiamm held the trali, and followed the gentleman into Capt, McDounell’s precinct, ‘The well-dre individual yaxed into every large route wutll be reached the cor Mercer streets, Hore he dule Ince warehouse fof Md Captain and bis friend then ei dcorwar of Lort & Taylor's, itewwAn's reappearance, Thoy waited tea m: At tl T think he is utes, ai of that time, the gentleman was seen by Capt, McCleary coming up Grand street toward Broadway with fair-sised case in his roadway, the Captain approrched the centloman with the case and ead, "I waut to see sou. ‘These few short words hnd a singular effect apon the gentleman with the case, Ho trem led ail over, a8 if be hed been » human eartnquak Per lisp he would have fallen i! the captain bad not kimdly taken hold of him, waile Mr. Schisma Feileved him of the case, Capt. MeCleary, Mr. Scolamm, with the case, and the gentleman wituout the case, then went together to the Greeawich street station At was found oa arriving ¥ that th contained $1,000 worth of I collars, ‘The Captain went to Muser & Co., wo identified the goods as their property. The cate was he third floor, It had been carried by the thief past twonty clerks, without detection, Mut ior tue Vigilance of Captain MeCloary, the thief would have escaped Ik bas been ascert ined that the thief, who gave his tame as Jona Fisher, bad three con: federati who followed Les stance, with the intention, no doubt, of breining any person who interfered with their friend. Te police of the Highth aad I'wenty-eignsh precincts do hot recoguize Fisher, Capt, Mccieary hopes to have bis confederates under lock and key before many hours are past. It the Folice Commissioners are consiatent, they jeary for catching this ——— Sum Last May « valuable muff was stolen from Mrs F.B, Lane, In December she met the thief upon the street, with the moff in her band: ‘The thief was takea before Justice Fowior, who held hor to dail in $900, Bat the Jadge did not return the wut to Mrs, Lane, Ie may have sont it to the Property Clerk at police \dquarters, or he may have sent 1 to some other person. Possibly the thief might t a second time, Mrs. Lan never been brought to trial. Any gentleman on the make can safely bet $100 to $5 that she uover will New York justice forbids 1k The politiciaus should be satisted with the re louse of the thief, without conscating the mu. If the mui bad beionged to Mry. AT, btewart or Mrs. William M. T'weed, 1} would bave Deon resior- ed withont deiay. Yet wiose ladios are able to love pousand mutts, where M. to lose batons, Tvere is something mysterious about the disappearance of this muff, Jodge Fowler had it he knows mothicg about it. Ho 20 40 go Lo the office of District At Bhe went twice, end coulda’t Gnd Mr, Garvin, A Sum repor ful, but Mr, Garvin denied ali knowledge of the moi, and thought Kelso might know something about it, Bul if Kelso don't koow that there are forty gain ons within three blocks of Policy Head. he can's be expected to know much about Inst, but he saya Arse La Summer if tt is not Mrs, Lane Is not M ‘weed of Mrs. Stewart, but thas is nu reason why ‘she should be swindled ous of hor mull. Late yesterday afternoon Officer Somers noticed 8 carman with 8 load of cloth at Wooster sad Spring streets, William Vao Roden was in charge of the f00ds, but could give no satisfactory account of the good 4 the officer took him to the Prince street station, The carman then said that some of goods were from 256 Mott street, and the others frock $5" Grand sirect. Detective. Lofvus went to 23 Grand street, end ta the basem found Martin Donahoe concealed, having more of the goods in bis possession. The officer arrested Donahoo, Last might it was ascertained that the cloth had been stolen from Murphy, Grant & Co. at 20 Keid atreot. A cane of core usd Deen placed in the ball prepar- Atory te sbipment, and was stolen while the tam. at dinner, A gentleman in broad-cloth, with # blue neck- snow-white shirt bosom, walked into the office of the United States Distriet Attorney yester- day. He was tall, bat stooped, and be wore Le} On passing the desk o! 1" be observed, im the distance, over & voluminous indictment ‘The stranger halted, end was @ Hon. Sidney Webster, somin- Nom Fish. He gased om Gen. Davies & d then exclaimed ; “This Government le ret.” In one mi the door was jebeter were MR. TWEED'S LEGISLATURE. — 4 TILT BETWEEN TOM FIELDS AND THE BALD BAGL. Rufus XXX. Androws’ tween Messrs. Ne Atant, April 4.—Just before 12 to-day the Speaker announced that im accordance with ® reso lution previously adopted both Houses wonld at 00M go Into joint ballot for the election of « Super. intendent of Public Instruction, in the place of Abram B. Weaver. Mr. Husted annonnced that the Repadiican eaudidate was Jonso T, Peck. This brought the Onondaga Giant to hia feet, who satd that he was happy to say that his party bad not by any action in caucus bound him to support any man, and be should cast his vote for the present efficient and able Snperintendent, Abram B. Weaver, The Bald Kagie of Westchester rose to reply. Mr, Pields=t object, 4 Mr, Husted—T trust the same privileges will be accorded (o me that havo been accorded to otber kentiomen, Mr. Fields—T eannot consent to bave the busi of the House interrupted. (Laughter. Hero the Bald Eagle began to scream at the top of bis voice, and Fisids atthe same time kept calling “Mr. Sponker! Mr. Speaker Mr. Hitchman kept bie gavel bard at work ponding his desk and en deavoring to restore order, but the Bald Kagle was DETERMINED NOT TO DB CHOKED OFF, so he turned his back oa the Speaker, shat hi 8 woll as could be ni derstood during the confusion, that mo one ente tained © eigher opinion of the How, Mr, Weaver tian he did, but this was a matter of choice be tween two gentlemen of opposite parties, and he as ® Republican should always vote for a Rej ublica And he hoped no member of that party in the House except Mr, Alvord would vote for » Derocrat. Having accomplished his purpose, he ast down, when Tom Fields said: “1 have often usard this Chamber called ® bear garden, bat I never before know that (t was an aviary, as would appear from the presence here of the Bald Eagle of Westchester, tue jue Jay from Tioga, and other birds.” Mr, liusted—And the clown from New York. ~* Mr. Fielde—And the ass without ears from West- chester county, This was a very ankind cat at Mr. Serib thus far had taken no part in the discursion ; bad no opporsunity to reply. As the Seoators wore ‘about entering the chamber for the purpose of going ing tvto the election, the Speaker succeeded iu r storing order, 1 to the disgust of everybody, a ids and Husted was being bugely The er toment and ighver provailed during the acone. The joint bal lov was then taken, and resuited in 84 votes for Abram B, Weaver and 66 fur Josiah T. Peck. Lieut.-Goy, Beaco then aunounced tuat Mr. Weaver was elocted The Assembly Committee on Cities this morning reported faverubly on tho Senate bill (o amend an ct in relation to THE RATES OF WHARFAGE, and to regu piers, wharves, &c., in the cities of Now York and Brooklyn. Mr. Bayils moved to re- commit the bill to the Committee on Commorce and Navigation, claiming that it properly belonged to that Commitice. This led to an animated disens a between Messrs. Husted and Nelson in oppo fin to the motion to recommit, avd Menara, Move. wh enjoyed by all ' ley, Irving, and Baylis in tayor. "Mr, Irving chai that there was a job in the bill, that the go mao froin Rockland wna inte din it fis indiguantly denied by the Pike's Peak reprosen tive. Mr, Campbell said he knew somoth about thi bil, He knew ft was in the interest the ereas mass of the doaimen, Aud that it was being opposed here by a few who Were interested in doek property in the New York and Brooklyn. Mr. Moseley said hough he was a mewvor of the Committees he bad never seen tais bill in that Com. mittee, and know nothing of it until it was reported here this morning. Mr. Goodrich spoke against the motion to recominit. On Afr, Baylis M Moseloy called for the yeas and oay a the Darin calling of tho roll Nelson and Moseley were busy rnpoing about the Chamber bozging mombers, in the midst of which Mosley charged tnat Voting for members who were absent, the Pike's Peak representative, aud be retail teLing Moseley he was 4 ‘No evcH TmING. Matters began to look squaliy, when the Onon- dava Giant ofered a rasolation tiat Mr. Moseley be placed in one corner of the House and Nelson in the other, aod Kept thero until the elose of the vole, which raised alaugo ord restored tho good humor of the geutiomen, Tie vote was complied without forther interreption, the motion being lowt—M to 61 —and the bill ordorod to a thiru reading. As there is po doubt of ite becon it baving passed the uate, and bein rtance to the ship. ing inieroste o York and Hrooklyn, I sead 14 p full: Section 1 ithin t ‘wharfage Prom every fast to any pier. whart, or bulk: ee "iat to. Any Wing at au or bulkbead, or to auy ot Yeesci ying outside of ench vesse!, for ‘Oay oF part of @ day as follows: frum every Yess sons aide and under, twucenis per ton, and forcve-y (ona burden, two cents per ton for exch 00 tous, ‘of one cent per tin pt that all caval boats ele knows at 8 employ or State in the transportation of tural prodacs, brie coal, oll, minera Tuinber.sha.t pa: © rates as such bi berges were Viable to pay ander the act passed April 10, 189, aod the Olas of ing vosses pow kodwn. os lighters deat one-half the first above rates; but every other vessel maxing fast, toe vessel IZING et any pier, wuart, oF Dulkhead within eaid cities, oF to another veasel Out side of such vesse\, or at anchor withia basin when not recelvin lass, one-balf the frat. al ‘oF foatiny used for tranaportation of fruight or passen double ihe Ort above rates: and every veasci 4 pier, wharf, bulkhead, ai)p, or basin without Mret paying the wnartage or dockage dune thereon, after being Gemanded of the owner, couse hee, oF ‘person in charge Of the vesse!, shall be liable to pay double the 7 this act, Oxo, 2 It shall ‘OWDerS OF leasoe of whart id within t t i 4 of leased by him, fur ¢ Ailer te expiration of twenty-four hours from the time such good! Chandise and macerinis shall have been left or deposited Ou vac piers, whartor Duikhead, aud the same euall be lien thereon, PROTROTING ACROBATIC PERFORMERS. ‘The dill introduced by Mr. Cook im rel acrobatic exbibitio forming on the trapeze, tieht rope, &e. . netting beneath them when performing, fa order to kuard sgainst accitent, has beem signed by the the Governor, and s ‘certified copy sent to Mr, Kelso, with instructions to carry tk into effect, Nervous people can now go and witness there ex. wish {lp posurauce that should the por- iull while amusing them, be will not break 8 he ought to, to wad the Words of tho nor when signing the bi to-day, Air, Twoed introduced a bill to incorpo TOR NRW YORK STOCK EXCHANOR, to anthorize other associations or corporations to transfer thelr prope d_offects thoreto, aod to authorize the acoumul: of deceased member jo introduced a Dill Incorporating the American Mortgage and I'ruat Company, with a capital of 200,000, Ancaso tors named in the pill are Krod. Sonal ., Barlow, Wm. R. Travors, L, W, Jerome, Edw. K Willard, Jacoh De Newfield, Otto Braonfels, Law- rence Wells, D. D, Withers, and Allred Biidell, and {he object of the eorporation Is to earry on a eoner. sl brokerage of trust company, to rece’ to exe ust; to property in f ficates of stock ; truste i Senator Pierce introduced a bill to incortor ste yr iwarried women, de. jar Savings Bank of Brooklyn, with « oapl- tal of $100, ‘The bill repealing the act creating the Motronolt- tan District Board of Health, #0 far an tt applies to Wontchester county, and oooforring power on town trustees, was asso in the Assembly ; also the bill to consolidate the debt of Now York City, KILLING TI WHARFAGS BILL, In tho Assembly to-.ight ® resolution was vo ceived from the Senate asking for the return of ¥ Dill relative to wharfage anu docks In the cittos of friends of the New York and Brooklyn Th measure thought they saw attempt which was made afternoon, and # epanky little seirmish onsu between Messrs. Nolson and Goodrich, in opposi- tion to the F Fields, Jacovs hers in favor. ‘The vote, on ite taken viva voce, tnd Mr. ‘Frear, who was oscupying the Spoakor' chair, declared Jt carried, | Mr. Nelson appeal from this decision, end called for » count. Mr, Fields moved to reconsider the vete by which the resolution was lost, which wes carried. He then moved tbat the solution be adopted. and on that mo- Hon called the:previous aueation, During the voting, Mosera, Nelson and Goodrich, ander the ples of saki: to be excased from voting, took oocaslon to expres the opinion that the enly object of the Benal asking for the bill back was to kill it, and urged the friends of the measure to vove ageinst this resoia tion, Tels was denied by Mossrs. Fields, Jacobs Hitchman, and Alvord, whe elaimed that it was a thing unheard of for one House to deny the request of the other when it aad in 8 “respectful reso- lution for \he resare of 8 ‘The resolution was finaly sdopted by vote of 64 to GB, and the bill returee! tthe Hensle, The gen- eral we seems te by that this Kills it, i snondnsats were ade (e W6 in We Bounte dur “4 the adsonce of Senators Pierce whi ich those ‘ ‘Chatrm: the Benato, his committee, i there daring the present session, ‘There are ramors that ‘TH poss’s TWO PAR CENT, brooght to the front to-morrow, derstanding now is that it will be m: ‘Apsombi! will be od te tbe or fashioned tax Tery substitated full of Now York politieias vy coming Op, and the Boss will oe ‘of the matter soon, in order to rong Which is constanily besetting when the tax compelled to jot rid of the im abont it. Several of the Loan and recommitted to-nie¢ht, in ord Governor's objections. ida the Assembly to night re on to try to overcome ‘On motion of Mar. F' solved to hold three day next. The sersi P. M. from 4 to 6, ‘There a jentlemen object to. Mr. Pierce is ‘of the Committes on Commeres and Navi- 1d the bill will prevebly is gets out of Marphy doubtfal if AX BILL The 01 Willedy, and «regular O14 for ik The eity is all anxious to know Trast Company bills wore to be amended so “+ AMENDING THE STATE ComsTITUTION, Tt was debated with great good sharp hits and dexterous i the circle keeping ever with merriment, dodgos aro broad erio. Jake Hard ‘That rising hopeless confusion the Proponiny concerned of in/amous ert 1 property to denuinination. were opposed to this amendme: exactl/ like to say 80; thorefore jas pub forward to beat bergh, shone expecially conspicuous the debate, and kept patting bis conandrums ar in & manner that threw the Repubites The Oret to distr: in bribery, Senators (Tweed jure, and indesd ed or the perpriration passed without mach dis- Gent) voti the other ion 80 as to for- ff any public money or school or any religions the Democrats but they didn't den burgh It, which he did, not by « square attack, but by 8 series of BRILLIANT FLANK Movi ENTS. Tle propored to amend the resolution #0 as to cut off in to addition to those named, aut Appropriations to ald railroads of other enterprises, very bitter pill to a number of devont believers in State (ried bard to get rid of this in vain, It was on this Wis was jepublicans who ari aid to railroads, and they ugly proposition, bus all varioui sprung ‘ere ‘Was of course mach talk about sects, but no see tartan feet tion with fered was fually vo! ‘stitutional amendment Commissioners of Apoeal Out debate, and the fe pizbt, was aroused, the amendments down, ‘The original proposi- batitntes of: ning Con- rin of the was then carried with- te adjourned about mid- Bilis were passed by the Assembly—Incorporating in the Manhattan ‘Trust Company of New York corporatiog the New York I 10 consolidate the indebtedness of th county of New York ; incorporating the ter County Club Company, ——___ VERS DENKFIT, Company BILL 70 Fun for the Politicta Old Bilt Tovee, the ‘roduce Commis: veteran pugilist, podes: trivo, aud master of ceremonies, had & benefit in Bill Clark's Arbor Hall, West Houston atree last bight. Professor Clark had removed his billiard tables from # room about 30 by ®) feet, in rear of the barroom. Chairs and bencues were arranged around the room, which was ornamented with pic- tares of ail the Aghting celebrities of the past and present, About 200 persons were jammed into the room, The crowd included buffer, blokes, grab- bers, knucks, badgers, cra: men, snoorers, and Other politicians, sume distinguished by their dia- monde, At preciely § o'clock time was called, and two Rigs vad a tilt which Iasted and @ dlacordant hary struck op 8 played, Air after air don." til cracked violin Moet and Chau- d the crowd be- came nolsy, cails Deiag made for the sparrers. One Acreamed OU st the Lup of his voice, © Sa-ay, Billy, wren do the boys bogin:their killing?" and before the benedciary could reos),anotner shouted, “Cheese wd replied, * Kor ret restored, and Tim Collins B seco. ® third screeched * * aud the whol Urder was at length and George Seddons had Kevo, bey were fullowed in quick succession by Dooney Harris and Jef Keaney, Jimmy Grimes and Hen Bayle; Charley Holmes od Dubi and Pose McGinnest, Young Kdward den, Andy Hauiey and ¢ Grady sod Billy Donnelly, Ka Touby McCarty, and ‘Teddy McGowan varied tno entertaina ‘Sue wind-up was ag tween Old Bill Tovee ang bott showed Lo advautag down tho house, particularly wh After te performance, Old ed the crowd : was knocked down Unele Billy thus a Jim Grad, aud Patsy Hoge ‘a Mike, Hoooken Clip Derioy O' Mealia, Johnny id George McAuliffe and MacDuff, Pat nt bY singing, d scientific dispiay be- Mike Trainor, in wbich nd frequently brought One of the other “1 put om ‘he mittens with Mike Trainor to-night, bat Twanted wat — oii He wanted me tw Ogh i w ther? fe ig Dad Bia $ afin of May, aud rity 1 ja ve miles in Lwo hours bow, and woen | was 58 [ran seven miles in $8 minnve Murphy says tit ‘ere ts the west beu ny tn 90 ib U¥oh ears. Waen the oid ooman waked me up this mora Ing. I tell you te ining aad | says to her, “Just my Sack, tvalwaye rains, or there i sume other big eoterta.unent whonever { I've yot all the boys here (o and the olf man’ ght, face Decauo radiant with emit T'whipped Piper Buros ‘only We fought mine rounds, ery time. Bus the boys w: #0 U'll sey good night, Lut Vid v oole Billy Scere eaeeaoeeereer ago. knock-down Tu weil you.” eckham Youth, ia the old country and w Jack May, and Inay Laze. ped "ein AST RIVER MAN STRALERS, Man Recaptured, we On Monday afternoon, as the clipper sbip Black Hawk, for San Frapeisco, was bauling out of her berth at Pior 19, Eart River, # gang of rumans, headed by @ notorious Freneby, eprang on board, ibey dragged him ashore, son, ® German saticr Fourth Wara thief named threw bim Into a wogor, and drove off rapidly, be- fore the oMicors of the ahip could interfere, Taking thelr victim to the North River, th kidnapped seaman in # boat, and while almost conscious. they placed him ea board. ¢ ship Biraton Andes, which was dir, Miner, ing “her crow ve slipping agent ot the Black Hawk, heard of the high><ndea Sarr and informed Serer, Wolsh of pisced the Deund for sho Harbor Poli boat, who detailed a boat's trew to puil to the ree. cue tng received by tie captain were made known to li fhlly reloasod the satior. id #10 BF ONCE web Pall and board the Black Hawk, vary wed ddwn the bi, fore the Oter Fyasel Tul to sea, @ Stratton Audloy the om. On board- re Wore politely nd ae #00 as the facts 8 Promptly and cheer- He was then placed on Fronchy is a notorious cbaracter and an expert at shauebaing, and bi discharged, theo, but one of trated, served Prisou and the Penitentiary robbing ® French sailor of 810, for which be w nt ky Blackwell's Island for four month some hocas pocas or Aubess ad the prevews is bi moot daring ho lias ever perpo- —s——_—_ Toaching @ Politich eral worms in Babe His last exploit was but by ho was 'rocently firwt oxploit since Hughey Matthews sacd Pat Hughos in the Brooklyn City Court yesterday, to reco damages for an assants, Whil co was oa the stand, @ fri for the di fF $10,000 one of the witnesses of Mat thows, who was in the court room, declared in « loud voice that uh J tly sent the fellow to the ** Corner of the room, "This incensed him sad pullie corner of the room. if his cout he beran cursing roundly, Jadge McCue commited him for contempt of court, $100, was lying. Judge Mo- "im one at wi dail for four day’ ‘The Jury gave Mastions ae Puicapsiraia, April 4 —1o the Court of Com- mon Pleas to-day several colored A white man refused to ire of jurors, id wee Sued by Judge jody. He exclaime an bie Tho jus it Did 144 ps {n eustody until the tin time on Wore On the serve, Ludlow and ordered into Get your money if you ‘ob in prison before I will serve one ordered the man to ras paid, and said, ‘on refuse to serve om such grounds 1 Yesterdey morning Officer Hamilton found the body of en unknown man and Twelfth street, Williamsbargh, plows of By his ei bead and face had b pool of blood, wee | pertiz vere Grom the ° {m the lot at Broadway ‘The top of bis ine cavalry pistol, the barrel \ock which was shattered. On ‘tock of tho pistol wss engraved " Fraugois Bury.” The man was about 60 years of age, —————— Bop Scmamacrapy, seri ¢ 4 their Sio'majortiy, boing «nn iionm Vietery in Hohemectady, The Republicans eleot- of Dupervinore to-day by of over Oe, ——_——$—$—$—$—$——————— eee es rE HOW CAPT. WALSII LOST $1, THE BIG NST THROWN OUT IN 4 BROADWAY PALAOCB. patterns Out ef 103 Draws, 103 Bin Crowds that Gather « selvee—Barrelfals of Bianks, Binco Saturday last the bill-disteibutors have deposited in every nook and sorner of the city the attractively printed handbill of “The Morchants’ and Manufacturers’ Codperative Distribation of $250,000," informing the public that $125,000 in cash Prizes wore to be distributed that the tokets © only $1 each. The prospectus further in- formed the public that severat of the leading mor chants and Mactarers of this city, having on band surplus foods in consequonce of the depressed condition of basiness generally, had organized them- solves into x company on the codperutive pla to dis- pose of their goods at & PAIR PROFIT. ‘This was their scheme: For $1, each ‘applicant was to be furnished with a ticket of sdmission to one of th ries of concerts that were te be given in Steinway Hall. ‘Vo each ticket a coupon was to be annexed, entitling the holder t© one chance in the distribution of prizes. On Presenting their coupons to the manager in charge of wheel, the holders were to be permitted to draw their owa tickets, and they might {thus leara, without delay, their luck, The approximate value of the smallest prige wes $10. Amone the advantages of this ¢; tom of drawing was noted the fact that it tmmedi: ately followed the purch: obtaining their tick- ets ond presonting the coupons to the manager at the wher TOR GRAND LIST OF Prizes embraced ome handred and oinety-seven oash prizes, sixtoon diamond one hapdred gold and one hundred plated watches, sixty pianos, ten melo- deoon, sixty sewing machinos, soventy-seven oil Palntines, set of harness, carriages, furaitu pets The drawing was bogun on Monday mornii 96 Broadway, next door to Heim old's drug ‘The placo was visited by at least ton thousand per: fons, about one third of whom tovested, received tickets, and joyously passed on to the manager of boat one out of three hundred drew prizo. The three hundred bad, besides their concert Ucket, @ piece of yellow pasioboard exactly three- artors of am inehjsquare, The manager called it blank" Yontorday afternoon a Stn reporter visited the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Codperative Distri- bution Depository. The wails on each side of the Yast apartment wore hung with paintings. A wooden railing, four feet from the wall, extended room, Withia this ere pianos, ° ng machines, cash prizi Thore wore at the ti In the centre of the siore a wide staircase, divided by @ stout rail, led to the basoment, Under the stairway was a wheel ff- teon feot long and three foot in circumference. It contalned five openings lurge enough to admit a hand, and was turved by a crank at each end. The Fail Was so arrangod that costomers passed down on one side and up on the other, alter trying their lack atthe wheel When the SUN reporter eutered the Depository he was preceded by A MAN OF MEDIUM aETORT, and thick set. Ho was clean shaved, his choeks wore ruddy, and he wore a round top dark clovhes ‘This man was Captain Walsh of the Spring Bireet Police Station, Nobody seemed to know bin, Stepping toward s gentlemanly looking young fellow who had a tist full of tickets and was callig, upon the visitors to try their luck, Captain Walsh anded him ® greenback and received @ ticket of which the follow t STANTS" AND MANUFACTURERS MERCTARSENTATION CONCKE EOE Hq CO-OPERATIVE PisTRIBUTION $250,000 IN GOODS AND MONEY. PIs CONCRICC APRIL 1, um, AT STEINWAY HALL ine In exhibition at POSRVOSIIORY, 898 AND 5% BROADWAY. Tiekets. Passing down tho stair case, Captain Walan ap proached the wheal and was told by the manager to draw. Ho modestly reqtosted the manager to draw for him, The wheel was turned, and the manager dipping his hand into the aperture, drew one of the litte pieces of pasteboard. You ba} wn bisok,” said the manager, "please passzon."" ‘The ko Lite piece of brown paper ptain gused on and THOUGET OF BIS DOLLAR, Bo the Captain tarried to watch the proceedings, And in the short apace of five minutes eiehty-thr persons drew blanks. Prosently a burly individu Asked him to move on, in [act ordored him to go, and was about threatening to bim ejected by & policeman, when Captain Wale eaid, * My business is here just now “Woo are you?" inquired the burly individual, at the same timo trying to crowd the Captain out of the way. My name 1 Tam Captain of this precinet, "ve come bere to prevent pouple from boing robbed, 4 Captain Waisn, This sndouncemont created excitement, and one or (Wo persons claiming to be baterested in the en- terprixe, stepped forward and remonatrated with Capt. Walsh, telling bim the company was licensed. 1 result was that all the holders of tickets were driven up stairs, and Capt. Walsh was master of th Aiuation, Boont ths ticket-bolaers became clamor nd formi: ¢ pushed their way down to having been assured tha ‘prize numbers in the wheel, stood on one sido, and the drawing was resumed, One hundred aud three persone tried their luck, aud the ONM HUNDRED AND TURES DREW BLANKS, Capt, Walsh then retired, but soon return: § warrant grantod by Justice tHoxan for t or \d Richard Roe on the charge of doaling roa in violation of the law. The Captain and a squad of men made a raid on ihe do- Pository, and soon cleared the plice. Nine persons were arrested and marched to the Spring stres police station, followed bv a crowd of boys, woe, shouted oa the way. © Keno," Corrects ‘be prisoners gave their names aa Clenoan, George Thomas Tails, Be sry Wee Archibald Garvoy, binon Wainb¢, “Charles sont clair, James B. Smitty Joon DB. verry, and Andray Watt, Several Dove erred about the concern were also urfested, bX, ‘were discharged, One of fbem seid that be’paid his dollar, gots ticket, and drew a little b; of pasteboard, which he chewed up. inte) rogated the prisoners at the ata. Mon. George T. Harris, who was represented by Menars, Howe & Hummel, said that be owned some Qf Ws property and was tnterested in the concert, Sr. Smita said li Interested tn the property, ‘The prisoners will be tiken to court this morning ‘The managers insist tuat (he scheme is legitimate, and thi the concert W Le given im Steinway Lai! a Fricay night is WORTH THE PRICE OF TUE TICKETS, the artiste enzaged are Madame Anna Miss F. Todesca, Mr. J, R. Thomas, and n. Droasler, following is a list of the lucky ones who have thus far drawn prizost Edward Harper, fy Third street, sewing machine, Amoi Grorge Roan, 44 First stroet, wardrobe, §45; Jono Hentz, 172 Pearl streot, Brooklyn, painiing. 660; K, iden iene, painting, $100; Claries Pull, No of furniture iB. F. Hubbard, # Agent C-and N.W. tt. fe 229 Brondway, ts Joun Gatcholl, £28 West ‘Thirtecn'h sireet, $1,000 BT. Blingaby, 18 IMeecker surent, 2:0; Stephen Flyna, Huut street, Brookly 00; George P. Brock, Cortiandt aud Waa on streets, gold wateh, $1 nes N. Hoasnerto: 2/) Norcer street, plano, vt nicnt Capt Wal Dir Re in tho p!see, 250i found four barrels of —_ - FLASHAS ) KOM THB OCPAN OABLE. - Epanish Cortes were opened The sessions of th yesterday by Kiag A ‘The U. », ate avarko oF wil proceed eh uuee iso $$$ LOSSES BY #1FR, ——. McCanley's warehouse in Soutbeide, Wis, was Durned last night, Loss, $5,000, Gottlled Ruher's bakery, at Clifton, .8 I was burned yorterday, Loss, $2,000. Berge: & Delorimus's grocery atore and stock in ae Cuy, wes Dura last wight, Low A row of unoceupted frame balidings in Rahway, od by A. Bartholomew, was buraed yesterday’ #000" 64,000; insurance, $8,000, ———__— 6PAUKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, poate Tie lakes aro open, ‘The canals are to be opened on the Hh tat, Davis, the Het ‘ican osudidate for Mayor in Ctn- otumest, face edo majoriy, Will ate) ot White Water, Wis, shot bia. oir» Fo RU hed 9n fu 1 dey wight. An trisha a uamod fin © sas bariea ii, @ well which he wos slwariog at Ch ose Kalle yesterday, ad Wied hf ry belp ewer sb The Kepsicvus of L,ous City, thelr») tre Uckes, with Captain Judeom N. Leone for Mayvr, Tho city has been Democratic, Gov. Aloora yostorday telegraphed to the Minsis delegation at Washington thal gore (Or the last ax Salma hus provisue opiaien tal tye clvit re ample (or the uvoution of the La o FON AHEAD IN HOBOKEN. —-— Three Ca ites alrendy in the Field for the Mavoraity—The Domocracy Split—The Germans off by Thomsclves — Recerde! pe in the Race, 10 Democratic City Convention of Hoboken, for the nomination of candidates for city offices, was held inst ey im the Hon, Hi. D. Busch's hotel. ‘The population of Hoboken is composed principaliy of Germans, Irish, and Amerieans, the two form or being somewhat antagonistic. There were German ‘pplicants for four offices, among thom ex-Alderman Scbmerschal for Mayor. Me is not in the ring. His opponent anti! within the last three days was B. V. R. 8, Bosson, said to be « good fellow, yen The odds wore heavy on Schmerschal, and a deat of money was put up, but the report in Monday’ SUN that Goetze, a newly appointed Police Commis tiover of Jerse; did Ini al 07 On Monday morning, William F. Judges, Polic Commissioner of Hobokos, one of the in Hudson county, started a tit and wi of Mayor Kimbau, wh: found whon wanted. There were twonty dolegatos in the convention, and ou the first ballot Mayor Kimball received & majority of one, The nomina- Mons made were a@ follow: For Mayor—Hason Kimball. y Clerk—Fredurick K. Kowland. y Treasnrer—Wn H. Child Regiater—Michael H. Murphy. Water Commissionor J. H. Had? Revcordor—Frederick W. Bohnst dt, The nominations were bailed with satiataetion by the Ring, Some of the Germans, wild at tuetr de- feat, declare that they will bolt the Democratic nominations and support Schmoeschal, wh: ounces his determination to run aa an tndopendent fandidate, and expects the support of the Kepab- cans, Tho venerable Recorder Pope, reported to be orth lalf's million dollars, announces Limsell aa & stump candidate, He wom as a stuinp cindidate Ove yoare ago, and he says he will do it aguin with- out spending & doll — TUB WASHINGION GUILLOTINE. The Exec on & Second Telegram from The Pres! ‘se now Peorplexity. Wasuixorox, April 4.—The Hou: some hours of debate to-day on the Ka-Kiux, only Garfield sod Butior receiving the attention of the House, and they only partially, The speech of the latter was written, and though « forcible argument in favor of some | tion, did not show how a bill could be constituilonally passed to accomplish the end desired. The English Commission were in the gallary dar. ing tho delivery of the speech, To-morrow only ten minates’ deb: is to be allowed, and @ test vote is to be taken, so that the lemper of the House may be learned. The Senate will vote tomorrow on Sherman's resolution to direct the Judiciary Committee to re Port & bill, and on its passage they will get up something, though just whut it will be canout be decided yot. The belief that Jewel! lad beon elected Governor of Connecticut created excessive joy Admini tration circles to-day id the Executi guillotine was being pat im running order to enforce stricter discipline for e future; but to-night telegrama d aod that only the mombers of re openly anti-income tax id anti-San Domiugo are elected pat a different face on affairs, and thore Republicans who oppose tue Ad- miniatration's two pet measure vo be allowed to remaiu in the party for the present, pede Beatles te @RANI'S WAR ON FENTON. F the Cor m Th Wasuinaton, April 4.—The Senate was in Ex. ecutive seseion this afternoon for half an hour. Mr, Conkling made a report from the Committee om Commerce in favur of the confirmation of Lafin as Naval Officer, in the place of Mossrs, Gripactl, and Darling as appraiser of merchandise at the port of Now York, in the place of Gon, Palmer ; Grinnell and Palmer, in the languazo of the President, to be removed, Considerable debate took place om the question raised by Mr. Fenton that the report was irregular and eould not be acted upon to-day ai coring to the rules. He did not, however, take round against she nominations, not did he declare would vote against their con@rmation. Mr. Conkliogwas anxious to have the nomination confirmed to-day. ‘The langage on bovh sid respectful, though earnest, nations were pot involved in th ; the opposition was aa to tbe manner In which it waa sought to ect upon them. The judgment of the Sonate seemed to be in favor of the pvlnt raised by Senator Fenton, There was no division on it, aud sudject weut over uutil to-morrow, ae THB LATKST FROM CUBA, pasts ohite What the Organ of rds says Evorywhere, Lyvana, April 4—The Diario anys: othe ing bappened at Saato Eypiritn which merita the rejoicing of the enemies of Spain. Tho insurgents burnt two plantations, killed six overseers, and car- ried off sisty laborers from one plantation, The tusurgents also fired from an ambpria opon tbe troops which left the city to protec® the planta. tions, Wo understand cine thov<and soldiers are operating tn the jurisdiction ©” Sante Espiritua, but the conntry ts the most P~antainous and dificult in the island, and dogble “tne uamber of troops would de insuMcient t ‘provent crimes like the abuvo- mentioned, insurgents can commit thom with impunity Secause it is impossible for our columns to be “everywhere, Novertholons, it is lamentad) SF such disorders should occar at such a short d tance from the city. 16 is generally #aid that this Jurisiliction is one which gives most work. Prob. bly so, but suMicient elemenis exist to change matters. Several posts are already established, and four columns are constantly on the move aboui the ‘Territory. Ove is constructing # fort and driving the rogues from the Banao mountains, This columa bas not meta single enemy, bul bas dew ood an abandoned encampment." pnotiitiba ‘The Post Office Run by the Ku-Kiux Klan, Wasminoron, April 1.—Postmaster-GeneralCres- Woll to-day ordered © resumption of the postal service on the Louisville and Lexington Railroad in Kentucay, which had beon suspended for some time on account of an assault upon the rouse agent employed on that linc, ‘The Secretary ot War re orted to the Postmaster-General that troops have eeu placed along the line of that road. in order to prevent any further troubie, and it is deomed safe {o resume the service. ‘ibe colored man upon whom the assault was made bas resigned, aud a now agent beou appointed, —— Now Jersoy Legislature, Textron, April 4.—The Erie bill of last ses. sion, which gave that Company power, to escape successive suits for damages, bas be repealed in the House to-night, a now compromise bill, suiting all parties, bavine been introduced, aa ae e WASUINGION NOTES, ee A Brooklyn (N. ¥.) Sreman has sent to the Treas. ury @\ in restitution for variogs littie things Aiched from the Goveruneut, A final vote on Mr. Shellabargor's Ka Klux bill will probably not be reached until Friday. It ls now Certain that the bill cannot bo passed without material alteration. ‘The President, yesterday nominated W. A. Rifing to be Vons: Stockholm, and Wm. G. Ludlow to be Assessor of Toteraal Reve for the Thirty fires Dis. Wick of New York Jus Dates NEW JERSEY, a Mr. Oxley, of Fairfleld, N. J. was instantly pillea on baturday iast by the accidental discharge of 16 uo ‘The Domocrate of Hoboken have renomina! Hazen B. Ki for Mayor, ead Fr for City Clerk. Robert Clevay has been arrested at Ailanti for polygamy. married @ widow @& bhi had dive over wives Living. ‘The inquest in the case of Patrick McDonough, bded at the Falisates on tho 8th of Marea, by Patrick Capoingham, was begun yesterday, A Paterson maid servant undertook to melt the i ite pistoleartridge {0 mend » oroken WHBD DOUG yosterdey. Khe did pot meuu that Tn the primitt citizens gauner mM Fridaw nfgot to nom tor 08 Mondey vet. The Demecr»tie primary meottogs wore Pators dey. The cr On Monday evening, a8 & fast freight traia bound h was, passing cheOuge the Broad street tomncl George Dean. « brakeman, was thr Gloucester, sho church oa Sunday doen arrested. Oo going morning al the esuai hour,e fee of Iwenty-Ove cone pmsaded, which they reftised ta pap’ hie door closed upoa them, oy Kicked a im and om by bros. 4. uj PRICR TWO CEATS : CONNECTICUT ELECTION An Official Count Necessary to Decide the Result. ae BOTH SIDES CLAIMING THE VICTORY. eee The Republicans Concede Plurality to English, — Scattering Votes and the Legista! to Save Jowell, Congressmen Unchanged and the Legislature Republican, ——— How the Democrats Hedge Ways-The Towns that Create Tr A Democrat coded—Jewell bo Biect Hantronp, April 4.—Neither party has dis Played confidence here to-day. The betting men who gave la: odds on Knelieh hedged as mach as Dosaible on Monday night im favor of Jewell, and Im consequence of tie uncertainty of the resalt are pe culiarly nervous, as most of their bets on English Wore on considerable majoritios, and if he should now be elected by a small majority, they will lose not only their original bete, but ali they bad hedged, ‘The returns of New Haven and Hartord vary. A despatch just reached here from the Palladivm oMice claims 112 majority for Knglish, The Register claims O® majority for English, In Hartford the Times (/ourth edition) foots ap 68 for Roglish, and the Post (Republican) @ for English, ‘The press dtspaiches Iai on tbe New Haven vote for Jew Ie lave been 3,720, Instead of 8,711. are ome disputed votes in several towns, # for instance in Cheshire, where the Republicans claim twenty-three more than the Democrats will concede, and this on @ contested caso will come before the Logisiature, It is also claimed that in Enfleld » package of Democratie tickets was counted twice by mistake, and that the vole as returned is twenty-four larger than tue number chocked on the voting lists, At this hour (10:30 P, M.) the situation is in the same doubt as during the day. At the Courand office the revurns are being thoroughly revised from mail returns, and the result reached will be dew Patched by associated presstwo or three hours hence. The Democrats concede the election of Kellogg (Rop.) in the Second District by 98 majority, They give 3 Republican majority in the State Som ate, bus the Republicans claim 5 on the oloction of Douglas in the Eighteenth District by 2 majority. © House will be Repudiican by « small me Jority, probably not less than 12 or 15. A good deal of anxiety ts felt on both sides com corning the scattering vote for Govornor, tue hope of many Repubdlicans boing that it will be large enough to throw tue electioa into the Legisiature, where Jewell would have a sure thing; bat the scattering vote heretofore has been almost toe srvall to talk about—not more than two or three ordinarily, ‘TUN GPINION OF A REPUBLICAN JOURNAL. The roturns in the office of the Evening Port this siterooon fro:a the entire Biate give Knelish @ Plarality of 45 votes. Should the scattering vote excoed tuts number, the election will be by the Logisiature. Twenty scattering votes wore dopo sited in New Havon, and jit i# not unlikely that enough bave been polled to defeat an election by the people, The Zimes (Domocrat) makes the pla: rality for English 8. Should the election go to the Logisiature, there will be no doubt of Jewoli's suc: cess, as the Legislature is Republican in bole branches, bight had an error of 6L TUR View IN NeW maven. New Haven, Ct, April 4.—Roturas to tho Pada- dium office trom the entire State give English for Governor @ plurality of 9 votes over Jewel. About 90 votes aro retarned as ‘* acaitering,” end if is quite possible that the election may devolve upoa the Logislatare, The above result has been arrived by careful computation,and there can be little doubt of , though a different rosult is obtained tn oUror parts’ of the State, Landa thirteen Republicans to eight d the Republicans havo a majority of ‘about fiiteen in the House. Kollogg, Republican, for Comgress {a the Second District, has a majoriy of forty-nine, of the Hackensack Court House. Ow Monlay afternoon fire was discovered tn the Court House in Hackensack, N. J,, and before the @ames could bo extinguished damage to the amount of Kbout $2,000 was done, Several thousand dollars hod recently been expended in modernizing the old building, which was buii beginning of the present century, and the dr pposed ta have originated (rom the now beaters, ‘Thy Grand Jury room Was destroyed, and, ag the reguler April Cour's met yesterday, tt was found necessary te engage 8 room in one of the hotels to accommodate tue Grand Jury. The affair coming a0 close to the Court term wisi oecasion considerable inconvenience, It is said that the Are occurred while the Sheriff was of oo « Gebing excursion, —<—<——____ JOITINGS ABOUT TOWN, Tho body of a man, about forty, & fi tall, was found at Pier % East Itiver, ‘The t er of the Doo Simmonds fand has ta GEjred HH The Sehonectady Locomotive Works gave t 8 inches Frod, formerly with P. C. Barnam & Co., now with Beil Bros. merchant tailors, 0 Fourth aveaus,— dav, Judge Cardono yesterday Jones Con ‘Astor, wu Ex Coroner Andrew R, Jackman, who held office ip this city about eLgnt years tago, died on Monday, te Westfcid, NJ, He was 64 years of age. Jubus Brill of Fourth avenue bas taken an ex- cellent terge-sized photograph of Father Farrell, the Liberal Boman Catholic priest of 8t. Joseph's, pointed Joba J, siouer for Browdway in place of Wm. i, lined, The calico reception of the Reportorial Corps takes place this evening at Irving Lovors of terpsichorvan enjoyment will please not forget it Jred | women emplo rt House bail ony itor, @ gold wate 10 yesterday, Who must have kept bis house the rites to Tum BUM that he saw @ Ou Grand suect, on Saturday oveu- the deputy ) dronken policenn ing! 1 new Oak street police station is to be opened on Monday. Having accommodations for 30) lodgare 4nd 150 prisoners, Capt, Allaire expects yto dos foun ‘ehing busines Mrs, J. McNamara, of 73 Rast Broadway, koope » Feapectable boarding hous, Noman of t Wilitams ever, boarded tuore. Her board houest, industrious wea, As the ferry boat Manhasset was on her way te New York yestorday mora(ng, John Murdock, of @ Boerum street, walked to the oud of the boat and Jump od lato tho river. He was tescuea by & b. ‘Typograph a, No. 6 bas ad: yoogree ing with the members of the euplezed 1p the Bible House what they consider their just in «hor efforts to obt rights, ‘The elevated raliway on Greenwich atroct wae reopened yesterday with now dummy engines, The lume of @ round trip, “from Dey street to Tweawe K, and retura, Was twenty nine miDnules, im vPsKes. w G. Sengw, of $41 Broadway, Uonry Pa array ok Aer of Tw reel. od A.M. Ferns, of 91 Kxchani lace, were hued each atthe United States Ciroul ‘ourt yesterday (Or dun-attendance a jurors. The presemen woes employ American Bible Society are still on a str that thoy will be aatisOed with F ten hours al pay of 622 per w ‘mio \mum OF bhree-fourths time elguths pay ‘Those Lost Sermons.—If the person who got mail Diack Morocco valise On 1 ar the Deshross street ferry on Thursday evening, March 9,will prec the serwons 1h contains. or retarh them to” A J.B gare Courch Bxt 8o0., 1.018 Arch atroct, Pulladelpui2, iT yy retain al) else, Captain Allaire ts an honest m: men are honest Tl cio {he Fourtn War Dt we hosess man siso, bat Pe, forgets te lock, about eyory tenth aight, atend of the officers eatorivg te Dank end trying’ te Oven the cafe, ry around the seig! i - WI toey Bnd «Key (0 Bt ae doce, gr gs SRS ape