The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 29, 1871, Page 1

WIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR THE STREET CAR MURDER, MEY OF NEW YORK, PROTECT YOUR WIVES AND DAUGHTERS! peters ination of an Unoffending Gen en Rough—Mr hbed—The Conductor, Drivers and Assassin Under Ar The most unprovoked, moat cowardly of all the recon) Uurders tm the metropolis, is that of Mr. Ave) D. Putnam, who was stricken down while he pping from a Broadway car on Wednesday everig ‘Lhe assasein, William Foster, was born of b pecable parents, Lat he bas become arousb, dir Pui.cm nombered amongst his most Intmate ue Mine. Daval, of 762 Broadway, Mimo, Duval bes two daughters, the youngest of whom, named Jonnic, ® Durely fourteen, ‘Tho eldest, Miss Anna Lillie oval, i# « mewber of the choir of the Churel of the Acivens at 66 Wert Puss Early on Weiinesdy evening she oldest Gaughter went to tue chapel to practice some sacred music, A eixta sireet few ater Mme, Doval and her daughter Jonnie sited solves to escort the elder sister nome, While Ley were preparing, Mr, Putnam chance t to dror Lis way up (own, and volunteered & 48 tir gs Poriy-eath stro. ale puvie batyy bem earcrod 4 BROADWAY CAR th street snd University pace, and procoe wa owing cecuered antit the G Mr Putnam cated te witat remarkable mit of that building ted to get aulimpee of it frou car, but berg anuble to B.tisly ellis KY, #1€ FOSO dod Walked ty the (rout dour, wuich eho Upebed. Aw she dud +0, the driver Eawed Lwirick Cunninghaw, glared at hor over his sloul.cr Wilh Ab Insulting expression. It was thon Wat + lor Ws6 time, « hideous, le: ing vis ve to hers, Lt was that of a thie. we Vo rufa, Who stuod beside the arivcr © front platform, Tuis was Wm, Pos: tron neéuctor on the Broadway care, "Miss Du vely Withdrew, gid returned to her tal. The door 1 by Mise, Duval, who faa z wisbenovivr 0: ruddace @ plat I. ws uo sooner closed thn I Feoleked it, aud thrusting 148 bead ta through (io aperturo, ieured ab Loth mother and daucuier ina wont of hner. Mr. Putnam, ¥ FowWnel gales Up ty this ine, HOW arose, and avvaucing to the Guor aduressed 4 ew words ww ui. Fuster, Who Was ALOUT MALY DRUNK, mate some insolens rep! oilowed Mr. Putnam i ay ing Ud ‘i paid for a seat and Been le vaVe it He Uirust litmact! 10 aseat bert fe nuiss Jonune, Why fore at Ghee and sat down aL the « cof tue car, ‘This incensed Foster, ® ie arog remare to Mige, Duval upou Ler cr, sir.” was the reply Fo Urncxtadirossed’ Sr, Pucmata, and demand Wot AeWeing tae, DR f° Accw bon ate’ On he sore anil o Wout Ws the ean whine Me. Pu ‘ t them vue at Bury ¥a viled with, When Uie ear stopped. they How Ge ved out, Nua I snd her daughter lip Vance.” I woe the intention of Mr. Put be aie UD town, ail uller sevine the bs teers, be sto dir a moment with o fy ou the step bicding tem adiew. Whil ' sige uf dhe car and cuit aus Bow wit THR can HOOK * pad taken frou be the driver. After e conductur, Wied Guidwaiie, touched a ditecuw ouion. unw hg bystanders, Wer WOUD Les irtsid 10 sibor where very th tore for List phable Ceay, some FS abpeared ba ue scene and tovk the sdderer to the Forty sev ents street police et: ivu, and witer Dr, Raborg had he could, Mr. Pun was terae to b Luke's Horpisal, Were le ites at the point of death, Was lave wt higat wae the driver aud) conduc er ad tuken its mouioer, On Le acu WO tue Furey bevel air a thoy REFUSED TO DIVULGE TUR NAMB of the assanesu, but tin: twas W Fusver, and wala that bi iW t el. Ofiicer Davis having beca scat in tie culprit returned at thrve o'ck ck iu Ub 4 Wits Fos Lis custody AN ALDEMMAN'S INTERFERENCE, Avery D. Putnam near death, Coroner Yo Patna Wid a Cur sop Quron W 1s took bis a said that he ti hook by W ry 1 Foster to ° at tie Towbs, officer beliing Foster by virtue tauad from | Awierman wuo ai Yorkvule Court d teu purary uti iter, pre-euted the commit the Alderman, sayibg that the pris bo the & iderman Pi ter to, go out of bis custody,'se Mr, Put Wat Hob 36 aid ortered Lim to be sent F eds of Uh Court prison. Yester 4) cilerncon the Auer ied at tue Corauer's Hey wud told the « (ie should retain tb Sot until either Mr. Putnain died oF recovered iivea'y wiated, kusier cones of an exceliont fimily His father, Mr. J Of the we est und Gost tnflucutiel men of Eigb Gerth Ward, where be bis twice been @ candidaie for wu Alderuisn’s seat, wod been elected ScOOL TRUSTER, Re is ap extensive contractor, and bas been very auccensful i A brothes of the murderer Ws one Of the Young Men Sho caine near falling Viele lO ops I) iviOlerauce in the strevis of La Yiuu somo Umwe ago, their only crime being teat tLoy wore neckties of the Cuban eo ors, Lort evening @ SUN reporter paid a uisit to th Poster mansion, ui 215 East Eighteenth street, The b is puistial, The autoppy futher said that be duet seen tis sop William Dor many years, ‘Tbe prevu in custo yinighe be his sun, or by migit Tot; Me how hot sees toe D i could not say. Wiliwia bad gue from hoime & boy long time ago, wbout 19 years, MR, PUTNAM’S CONDITION Yesterday morpivg, Me. Puinaa was removed frou the Ward In Which he baa aicherto lain in St Ke's Hospital, and piaced tn @ privatw room Lie stey Was found necessary 1b order to procure ‘ . perfect quictule, ‘The only petsou Whe Gato couyerse With OF see biin Is Ls Wile, om constanuy at his bedeide since We » wig Mie Duvale and ber daughter Lave fie or twice, but thelr Visits are DOW inwr No operation has been periormed on tue piwok, but some loore pieces of Lone have bees hy removed, Siuce making bis deposiityn © Corouer, Mr. Putnam bas spoken very uy Le ply scabs ProuoUnce Bis case Lopeless, STORY OF THM LADIES IN THE CAR, ™ 1. WHO Is # produce commission mer- a: 163 Poul street, | D r in place on the even he r Vissing the resiience 0, M y yudway, the hoar being early ped in, only int to stay @ few Mie, Duval staied to Mr. Pu'naw that r sat present sinvang ut Ch i tie Advent in Forty tiath street, and ei abd younper doughter Virginia wou Soon Bo Up uccoL.pany her home, Mr. Putn y tenucred his services to vecort the ladies, . pup they Were soon on bic wid in the fatal ear, Nothing worthy srk occurred until the vehicle reached ‘ House, cu the corner of Twenty-niuth street 1 y. Madatae Duval aod Virginia, J “as sue dy tamilisrly culled, and side of the car and dirvetly ‘ Putvom, All uccupivd seat f on of the car, An the oar a ham requesicd Miss 3 Glock on the tront of th sd tule from her awk wu ' ete clock from the widow jown aid lovked through “ net face od w Saath y 1 tie F q the door 4!ter 1 r Pun ‘ us Mine, Di as putlering 'r tony hob y ber Thay ex 1biq wan, mw rely the ear at the time roars, Poster made a feint to» ‘ bo ter, Whereupon ue ald rs Duval he ie mz dao Urned around, sat down by afr, Put ' chine ard jocring $0 provoke anger. Lang uth’ took no notes of this, to Dub wiMiout any response from Mr. Putnam, At last, nettled by the silent contempt of his poer victim, he burst forth in ones: “Bay? How far are you going apt" Repeating this question twice aud recelving no rept he beatiehly said: "Weil, I'm going as far as yon, and before you et out I'l give you hell With this Foster arose and passed to the front of the car. Nothing —(urthor transpired until the = ear stopped at Foaty-sixth street, noon ths request of Mme. liu- val, and Mist Jennie had already allehted. Mr. Putnam was still standing with bis right foot on the platfor d his hand in that of Mine. Duval when the g! of car lamp fa ‘upon piece of npraised trou, and ® moment mor And acroshing sound was beard, Tie blow de- scensled on the bead of Mr. Putuan died backward on the down track. Mme, Duval shriek. 1 for help and shouted for te conductor to stay the car, bul be viowntiy jerked the bell, and tae Griver whipping up the horses the car et Diorkneck specd ap-Lown, the wasassin the mean Whe tuowing the murderous — tustrum on the front of the car and run awiy in the darkness, liere the erusled sxull Of the murdered = man tay Dieeding, With no assistance near, aod no officer In wel, Aitor some ine spent in persuasion Mme, Duval finally took the Body, and with the aid of lier ugiter draggel We to tuo sitowulk, AG drug store water and tow. were stingily even, aud after much wxing by the adios, one Liman being was found mong the crowd of luokers-on to summon ay off cor, ‘The dying man was Luaily taken to the Forty. reventh Police station, and rubsequenty, aiter the probisg of the wound by Dr. Raborw, to St. Luke Hospital, Where the sulforer now live in a eriucal, thou.h stringe to say, periecsiy conscious. Yoster tay his Wile Was @cunstaut atieudant ab lis bed side. ae ‘The Murder of Mr. Putanm, 10 the Bauor of The Sun. Sin: How aro our wives, mothers, sisters, and Giuchters to be shielded from insult in public con voyances? If women are liable to insult when to tue coupany of male friends, how much more Hable ore (hey when travelling aione on shopping excur- sions, of, a8 iu the case of the working gir! riding in crowded cars, Where an insult can be given unseen by other passengers? ‘The evil does not generally proceed from the men of rough exterior, but in most cages from those whouw we woul! take by their dress for gcentiemen, Cannot detectives be sont out to apprehend these miscroants? Uf so, let them look afer the Fifth avenue stages, which are noted for buing the resort of these villsing, Why wii not the Wouien speak out at the tine? No rowl man would re § injured inovcence, Let ll porsone bear in mind Chal these fellows are cow ards. Had Mr. Putnam, upon the frst provocation of Lis usewiiant, knocked him down, that would provably have ended ti ter in his c Will not Judge Dowling and Superintendent Kelso, among other good works, do sometuing for th tection 0! the Woimen of this city ? SUN READER, ———— NDERING BLOSSOMS. Their Arrival at Omaha—Train's Land nee Indians ~ Ruiniog @ Sulphur Spring—Mitenell’s Wonderful Gua. Omans, April 28,—The Blossoms arrived here eury They were received by the Rev, George W, Frost, Dr. Milier of tie Omaha Her= ald, tue Hon, Frank Cahii), aud other dis gentlemen, pre: mew this morning. nguisbed The party inquired for George Francis Irain, and regretted to learn that be was in New York making Presidential es, A number of Pawnee Indians stood at the side of the cur as the jossoms aighted. Tue Blossoms were greatly astonished, ant #0 were the Pawnces. Wheu the Ludicns saw Owen Brennan they recogn| sa Great Ubief, and arked him for fre w but when George Mitchell appeared wil tatst, back-action, English fowling piece, the say ages, believing kink to oo ® mighty bunler, wore seized Wili a sudden trewor, and dashed ous ‘of Wie cuy in tecror. At 9 o'clock bis double tho party visited Qeorge Francia ‘Troin's lots, south of the city, ‘They are on risin ground, and ail covered with scrud oaks, ‘The Blossoms thick them worth at least $10,000 000, Mr ves them at only §5,00),000. D iol Boss Tweed concerning "Yio ney’ RoR and in ravines hako aU money, After e party were driven toa min sprive threy miles up the river, They iry. They 1 Visited th ¢ O11 bae hill west of the city, Mr. Me Cube dise vered that it wanted plasterin d the fact to Andy Garvey Oma will await Mr. Carvey's urrival wita broeaih ese aDxie About boon the Dios: billiard saloon, and Giled them#olves with cb pagne punches, Lhese punches ure sald to be est in the West, bat they did not set well o suiphur Water Which Lad preceded them, The paryy lett lor Sait Lake at noon. Bofore Joaving Alderman Biitcue.t weut to the Oats and bagged adogou ducks, As the train movod out o tie Uepot, be enJeavored to get a shoe at an Tudian, but failed. ‘Ihe taue unielopes in Omiba atiracted mach aitention from the Blossoms, They thought they were kangarovs, aud tue people of Omuha shamefully avowed them to cepart with that im pression. pms visited Frank Cabill's the he —— THE KU-KLUX OF TUE PLAINS. Menta hes aud Murderivg their P axta Fi, Ne M., April 23.—Mr sucior of J, J, Dennett & Co.'s Santa Fé Overlana aud Express line, bas just arrived here, He left La Messilla April 24. News bad then reached there that one of the coaches of the Company bad been burned in the road between La Messil.a and Tucson; that the body of the driver, horribly mutilated, was also found, the breast laid open, the heart removed, split, and laid upon the face, Four ranchmen on tie route, at San Iedro, were killed, iso #ix eugrauty coming from Tucson to New Mexico, ‘Lhe Indians @ few days ago led two Mexicans onde German at Lane Mountaio, and wounded an American near Silver City, Fourteen persons were Hantz, cone killed and one was wounded, as reported by one mail. Another coach i reported to have beeu cap. (ured, and ull on Dourd kihed Every account from the Wert says the Indians are gelling Worse and worse, both op and off the road, They tave been ki Whites auain near Sliver city, a Ja porty of soldivrs and about ity eitizons re outin pursuit, ‘Fhe Indiaus scem uv ore Jetermined than ever to anniliiate the whites of Southeru New Mexico and Ariz na. scales Return of Julep Party, A party of New York gentlemen who have heen South for their health, returned from Kichmond, Va, rday, They were C R. Fellows, C ‘Thon a. K Jobo Stacom, Chris. O'Connor, Morgan Joi trovelling Joun Warden Wil lam H. Kennedy, and a son of the Rey, Heury Ward Becener, They visited Petersburg, Fredericks urg, Manassas Junction, the scenes of the butt about Richmond, Seven Pines, Fair Oks, the Kup. pahanuoek, the cemeteries, and all plices of tuterest Within 100'miles of Hichinoud. ‘Shey were Land meiy entertained by Guy, Walker, eport (hat vien they left New York young’ Beechor knew hotwirg about mint juleps, but that now he is an aleve iu Doth muxing aud drinking them, Tuer Fip Was a very enjoyable one ah The Burglar Assa n Arrosted, Batrimone, April 28,—Jobn Thomas, a negr bas been asrested for the murderous assault on Mrs Saracco, at her residence near this city, on Tues orning, In the house where ho was arroated was found the bloody clothing which he wore on toe night of the assault, He had beon employed by Mra, Saraceo for reveral days previous to do some whitewashing, He confessed that after entering the house he srousod Mrs, Saracco by stunbing over her, she having placed a bed on tho fluor, on © grappled. Wits him, und, to feo binsolf aud ape, be used the razor, — Hamiltou Fish vided For, 8 asserted that the plan forthe settlement of the Alabama ard other arising out of the war, which bus ben agreed y we Higit Commission, provides fir the ap nu { & Commipnion of flye, one each on the \ hie Usited Stat and, and one each y} many bridily WLO W eek ab \ t t herediler be desicnate tied t . Mr, Fish on (be part hot deite he will probably retire the Cabinet ig lately iter the treaty 1s The Coul Trade Troubles. Asunann, Va, April At wu meeting of the Mahoney Valley and Locust Mountain Coal Assoct ations to-day at Mahoney City, t+ was unanimously resolved tat the movting recommend tho commit« er ni at Poila wit er Monday, May 1, 1971, wages, Whether for dead work ur uihorwino, Will bé at tho ‘rate oiferod by the committed ol fit. teen as Philadephia on the & ina This Associa. lon represents two-Alurde of all toe Schuy la county. tee of fliteon ty ail delphi, Aoril 38 ere to the bon THE WAR ON LONG ISLAND. —_—— THE ROCKVILLB OLERGYMAN WITH 4 PISTOL IN H18 CASTL old Kockville iness Para- lyned by a Ne Eighteen miles from New York, on the south shore of Long Isiand, is the pleasant little village of Rockville Centre, It ts on the South aide Itailroad, and is reached after an hour's side from Williams: burgh, The little village is asuaily as quiet as a churchyard, but recontly events tere bave shaken the quaint lijtle town to 118 contre, Rockville has a fleree church row, in which her eitizuns have taken fides With intenrity and anucighborly bitterness. The Methodist Episcopal “ciarge” or “ paris’ of Rockville is (or was) avery lorge one. Ik em- raced the villages of Rockville Centre, Poarsall's Corner, and the country for miles around, Yours », before that aection vf Long Island had become populous, the old echareh which stands midway b tween the two villages was adequate for the spiritu. al wants of the community. ‘The congregation then Was not large, and Onn MINISTAR con'd visit all the families regularly and convenient: ly. Of late years, however, the feeling bus become Prevalent that a new and larger house of woreii oF two smaller temples were absoluicly necessary to meet the demands of tho rapidly growing popu. lation, ‘The latter project bas been the mast popn Jir, To build two now chereh edifices, one at Pear. soli’ Und the other at Rockville Centre, was the proposal over winter Ores for more than five years, but no steps were taken until about « year ago, Whon the Koy. Charles Keisey was assicned to th pastorate by the Bisiiop of the Now York Mast Confercnes. That gentiomon, on assuming charge of the ehureh, entered at once into the spiris of tue Project, waich had by that time beea TALKED NEARLY TO DEATH. Tle resolved to ac., and Lis Gret step was to call a meeting of the constegation to elect two Ioaris of ‘Trustees. ‘The Socieyy elected tue two Boards, ant iu addition resolved to erect two new houses of worship a8 soon as pSsublo, Tue vote by which ‘hese resoluious were carried was almost gnani. mour, and the Rov, Mr. Koleey congratulated tim fell on the success of his plans, With reflcction, pwever, came achauge of feeling om tue part of ne of the voters, and the consequence was, time sped on, 4 siroag party was formed wu were VIOLENTLY OProsnD toa division of the cvurch, This party was com posed of suine Of the oldest and weuithiess of th Society, aud they therofors carried much weicht, Tuo rest, however, who still advocated division, acked by their pastor, went oa with structures, buil the pew Money was raised, and @ cheap, plain ug was erctod in Rockville Centre, and an- at Pears Corner, in both of whicd M y prevched om alteruate Sundays. Tue com plewou of these elulces Was tae signal for the out break. Tbe oli church party closed tueir doors at once against Mr, Keisey. Ho could presca tn that Louse no longer, He expected to alte tae two new movting houses with tLe old and to to tue one, carry this vat he went one Sunday mornin, vid house of Worsuip bo preach, THE DOORS WkRE LOCKED and an appropriate notice Was posted up, forbidding hisn further access to the building on any account Whatever, He could not eve go ta to preach a fu. heral sermon over the dead body of an In’ant, And so matters stood for the remainder of Mr. Kelsey's var of arsignment, Which expired tWo Wooks ugo, Inve mean tune "the ol par'y, throueh their trustees, hd resvived to get_posegaslon.ayubet LAT witch 9 the Society TUM FOUCIDLE KUKCTION of Mr, Kelsey was a scene that mast stand asa per pesual disgrace lo all concern The dissenters, oF hew elureh party, tad gotten wind 01 the intention O1 their eveuites WiSh Felercuce to the parsonage, Fo they rigged & UUs trap to Uawart thelr designs: When erence met they hurried off and gota tiinister With au assistant appointed for the pai for tue current year, ‘These wero the Kev, C Corter and te Key. Reward Duteoer, both of w Were invited to ky Pussossion of the parsonage Delore Mr. Kelsey had vacate) it. The old chusct party Loot i ul suis and ordered the now cowers uot to euler Wo parsonage under peaaity oF om INSTANT EJKOTMENT. date was not obeyed, for a day or two Refore tie expiration of Mer, Kelsey's term, Mr Corner arrived With his household goods, and set Kieu upon tie forbidden tersitory. From that hour Mr. Kelsey's house was Mr. Goroer's castle Kowise, ant We Wak autuvriged to defend it as doth of pr araived @t imet, ang Mr, prepared to move from the b He wched his goods and chattels, and there was a scene of coulusion, For two pights prior to the the old church party assembied in their edi. Wolch ts pear the parsonage, They Lut a roaring ire in the vid weating house, and wat up a picht_ to Wate events, ‘The intention was to pro: Kelsey Vent Mr, Commer’s gouds irom going in (hey were luaWare that be had alrealy takeu possession), and to take ihssunt Possession of the house as » Sir, Koisey's goude should have Mt, On the Moruing of the 18:0 they learned tor Uirst ine that Mr Corner was tn” possession, Tuey theu formed in a large Vody wad MANCHED To THR HCENS the dispute, Frederick Simouson, Ezekiel Lang gon, Prodwell Abrams, J a Joan Lang t Jr and wbuus & doacn oll.urs souzit Bir, Kulsey, the last of you moving yi asked Mr. > “Noung bat my plano to day,” said Mt When will you move?” arked Mr. Simousoy Teannot tell exuctl)—probably to-morrow,” was the reply W aut (ollowed then is best told b Mr, Keisey's testimony beture tue cane of Mr, bilmouson & rested on the complaint Mr quoting feom Justice Dowoti, in his tricnds who Were Duteuer ior * creating a disturbance at the parson. Simonson anded that I should move forthe with, Told hiu | Was not prepared, Me den demar Gd the heya, Lrofueed give then to hin. He threat Ched bo bave (he keys OF tio (tk He uid be Was Doutd to have possvaslon cen ae Without keys. Asked them bo let neooe whit T wae geting &Way. The yi ug rem ved anortyafver this, Daring tile tian OOF had been kept bolted, After the plug lad beed placed im the Liat soy fwniily aus ced Ouraelyes Moun It fo Me WO Fb pas an Ww 4a the f 4 mia ¥ person or wed ‘your f disluro me, wy fully, oF any & Fesbuld V'LL MAKE A HOLE THROUGH YoU rood close at band tuelde the yard, “will vou? TD aaid, Yee, 1 wit said, * Hie ‘alke about’ pistoiny we can Gro those thiage to." wont im the house’ ang lett them standing, Tue company ‘une Lained Ih (ie WAFrALL CoM Oh the ” Beene Hive ‘Langdon, dono I. Foster, Jou Lag Hone fr. shark el “Laigdod enteret “the pow Ka tent Varor, Jchn Langdon abused In theyard, #0) cng tropien ly that twas w wreteh ¢d mat-and be hoped God Would forgive ine. ant when Miceane converted be hoped | would strengibon the breturen,” to wil of woich Linade bo reply, £ then Wout to Helpavead, Aud returaiug, abon CV uitine. found a crowd of forty uF Mily P Inge fi He uhon wat ri wneane Of myee aud Tivui ved the The of the old church party tor" riotous DAMPER ON THE BATTLE, And for tie present they enjoy an arintstice, eisey bas Wild Fawn, leaving the allies Corer und besiues vot ity the ciu'ehes of the law, winle ture A'SUN. reporter yesterday visited Me Meld battle Ound Leth parties quiet but very bh Whe 4a Hsert the most Outrazeous (i each other, and are resolved to fehtab out now t the biterend, Yesveven WW laying the old chur THR WOMEN of the two factions are moze active and ten times re biiter shan Me men, As the SUN reporter was trudging along the road, somewhat tn doubt Which of two fhe White housce he saw a short dis tance abeal was the disputed parsonsee, he hap: peped to lock over the feuce to bis rigut, and saw fu chiorly matron, With a three-cornered siawi ove ber shoulders, in her garden planting onions. Se Jng BO One else Hoar of Whom Lo Inquire, he resolved to wccomt ber, Siepping ap to the fence, the SUN wauase Gq | Te Thau coughed once or twice to uttract hor attention matron looked up, Bhe was s motherly looking oreo, Wild Xe) AWeb enough aay Am bor face eo | o make one profer rather to coax than to attempt to rive her. ret “I bee pardon; bat could yon tell me w' may find the Methodist parsonage t"' ‘The matron looked at the reporter amoment, then pattiag bi PANFUL oF ONION “‘snTs"? carefally down on the groand, gave hi ick or two, and advanced to tue fouce, The parsonage, d'you way t © Yes, ina’am. front hair a Old Lady—Medbe you're a Inwyer. BUN Man—Nor a lawyer either, ma'am, Iam happy to way, O10 Lady—What be you then? Bun Man—Lam a jourpaliet, ma'am, OW! Lady—A what Sux Man—A journalist—a nowsnaper man. O'd Lady—ON! (with # look of relief) you're one 0° theseshere reporters. BUN Man (meek )—Yes, ma'am. Ol: Lady—sappose you've como here to teli the newspapers WHAT FOOLS WR AR The fv roporter looked at tho reatron tnqatr- ingly, and suid, * No, ma'am, I've come to get at the trath of this eharch dimeulty, Old Laty—Poat's what £ moan, Now tf you'll come and ait down a minute, £ ean voll you al! about tt, You see our people are ch fools, and dove made so much trogvle, that it's 4 long story, And with this te olf Hady led the way into a neat litte sitting ros, and bade the reporter be soated. Now, Lye bin’ goin’ to that old chareh on the bill for nigh on to thirty year,” she co . I tell vou in my day there wan's no Wedan'e want no division int kin just as weil rive five mile to church now as they could thirty yoar ago, and E don't b'ileve in splittin up the churen jist to ploaso a eet of young 1eiks uat's TOO Lazy fo GIT UP Sunday mornin’ and dress theirselves and ride» couple o' miles. I suppose one reason they all Want churches in their dooryards is 0 that they kin have ‘om handy by to do their sparxin’ Sanday nights. Laws’ a masay, when | was a eal, te fur- ther off the churel was the better, but then there's ho such beaux now as there was then. But about this church quarrel, You soe one sot of them young fools there Weat and outlt what they cali a ‘taber- nacio,’ over th re, and Vother #et they built & *chapei’ at Pearsall’s Corner, ‘They say they bad author.iy to do that by a vute of the hall church, but that win'tso, When them there resoittions was Passed to divide the ol. ciureh up, there wan't nos body there that ind gay influence, mothin’ but a Passel of ignorant fools that got toguibor with that there Kelscy at their head, “Tey srauNo THAT TuLNG on our folks, Onr folks didn't know nothin’ of tt Ul Koisey g.vo out (rou the pulpit one moruin’ buat the churcu” War divided bys anantmous vow, T tell you, We got up our dander then mighty quick, and we told Kelsey ie cuuidu't preach ay wore 1d our church.” SUN Man—Do you know anything of the disturb. ance ut the parsonage? Matron—W ell, that was kind o' mean, and I told some of 'em #0,” ‘They'd oncht to ‘a let'the man go in peace, and not molested him. But, you see, our folks Is ibe rich aud *uiars part of the Congregation What Tinean oy siusré is, Hioy've got more eddica- tion and Know more about What they re a-coin’ Well, tuey done more to build that parsonage ten the Others by agood deal, and Wey aint agoin’ wo lot any other minister there when they CAN'T WAVE ANT PREACTIY’, du’t you close the church doors Sux ™ op your wert No. not (ill he ran away from as ond went to preachin' iv a capboard shanty over there at the Centre; and when we ionud be was a doin’ that, thea We wouda't lvt bi. preach for us any more, aed we asked vafeveuce to send Us Au other minister, They wouldn't do Lt, because tey said we drav Kels off Puen we decured be shoulda’. live ta the parsonage, Ttionk our fo dove Wrong to @0 Oulside toe law to put Lim 1. they'll ¢o to law mow, they'll gib the parsou Deciuss 11's their'a and they orto lave It Thanking the matron for her indies the Sun reporter withdrew und sought op Watery the j resent occupant of the paronase, TUR Key, Cc. P. CORNER, That centieman was in, and took pleasure tn ely ing w fut and comprehensive instor, the Dit, as itis written in the first part of this arucie. ‘He atber espoused tho cause of Mr, Kelsey, aud said at what that gentlom¢n bad dove in counceti with the churen was ail done for the best, He had ladored bard tor the syiritua: wetare of bis Mek, and bad been met with jagratitude ond wn us Aitod Whe eUUTE defend ule “ea ag Keisey ureaened tw dv be Fepued, © & T would . HOOT ANT MAN who interfered wii my porson or with my go js Y bo hoped that the plucky diving will mot have occasion, house just nort ¢ pareouste isa beaudtul white vie churea, It has been a parute land presents a nea! and clwerfal appoarance The old,meesing-Woure is «lirce barn-liee structure vie roof uinted White, aut 19 wit or anythin Jove the’ severe plain: cl almost taxes the eye, On lia w page, the reporter Was tempted to walle through the cemetery surrounding the euifice. One large prominent monument in tue contre of the yard is of white warble, and was eroctodg by tue Citizens of Queens county to the memory of 77 per. sous, Cuielly umuigranis, Who Wore Lost ON THe BEACH American ship Bristol, Nov stone i an ing:ription who were drowned in the 2, 1837, whiowo Bai vie sad tory reis told in. much near that apot $1, 1:35, wud ® On avoiner face of the lig tu ibe mewory of thore wreck of the bark Mexico, J remains are also covered by it th tiess tervible divas and Wore pathetic auguage on au tie Oi the monument, The village bard by, on this ouduring marble the followin © Tn this grave from the wide ocean doth see 1 > ¢ bodies of thore tak bal crossed the d Abd ine!cad of being avded safc on Tu # Cold, frosty wight they ali Were nu wore ckville Centre's chareb diMoulty has interfered with business to te extent of stagnation. Every One looks upon his neighbor with sus; icion. und eucial forms sud Customs are entirely brokeu dowa, Rss A WEST SLDE EXPLOSION, oa Man Driven Across the Room and Killed—Two Others Seriousty Tlujured luteuse kacitemeut in the Neighborhood, There was an appalling explosion on the west site Jast evening, aitonded witu loss of life to ove person, and serious injury tw two others, The works of the Combination Ruvber Company, 51 Wost Twonty-fourth street, between Eleventh and Tweilth avenaos, was the scone of the The crash wus distinctly beard in Ninth avenue, and the most intenae excitement was immediately created in the whole neighborhood to ascertain the couse The explusion uappened ou the ground floor, This 4 with tong tables on whie' hed with steam is a vaet apartment, U the hose 1s prepared eaters for vulcanizing the rubber. ‘Ab Won winulen past elnut the gato of the largest steatn beater Was blown olf ls binges, the frazueuts beuwiering about the room ws Mt @ | uge bombsiel: had exploded, Harry Rome, & werkian, Who Wan situmg on. one of the’ benetos in front of the heater, was struck the right Lip, douvied up, ‘and thrown ma ad in scusible under table about froin the builer. duremiah Mullane, Who Was pacaiag ftoam chest, was badly cut about the Bead and body Teas feared he will Jolin Dewming was wave ing the thermometer on the heater, and escay With @ fw slight injurioa, Those wore ie vuly mou in t.e aourtwent, ‘The watelwan aud dromal Were On the prewiser, but neitner of snliered say inconvenience, except from the shock. Rowe wus conveyed whe Lwentleth streot police station, und died soon alter, He leaves a wie ap tiiree young children at the ¢ of Twonty-nixih street and Tenth avenue, Mullane was carried in sn anoulance to Bellevue Hospital Hv resides ut 148 Wost Thirty third stroot Tho exploe sald to be owing to defoctiva casting in the door, ‘The steam chest itself bore no fudieution of having Deon damuyed, ‘Luis was the first Mme steam was lot into it, “It was Uhirt feet in length and tive fect in diameter, About thirty men aro employed in the works, ‘The three unforiunate men Were sevcled fo Fomain aiter Worsing hours to test the new steam chest. All the Windows were brokvs, and one of the coors wor biown tuto tus stroet. over, will cover the ti ANOTHER EXPLOSION. few hundred dyilars, Low rial damage, 9 broad mixer tn Faller’s bakery at 154, 169, and oot Twentioth strect expiaded Lier evening Waelan wore slightly tnjure ie Sulis— Decision of Jadve Blatchiord, Judge Bitehfo.d, in deciding the Hoath and Ta directory, Wuich Was Drougus belore Lim last mouth on a demurrer 10 the plaints’ b Ia thet Charles Burt, one of the plaintult, could nut brian the euit, und consequently, said Burt being Join With the others as plainiits, the bil could wot bi sustained, ‘Lhe other grounds of domurror he doos not consider to be well taken, ‘The result of this Jocison Is that the English stockholders are 60 ‘a defeated, and must a their pit and pay all Costs before they eon make auy surehor move. Liisa Geeision 18 wis tasal to Ramsay's eit ayuinat the Since It ts rulod that a plainad who is n tie books cannot maintain Erie Railway not # stockholder ap @ sUIb fur An KecOnTMag, FOUR De May OWN Hock, — n who Marched Through Johu HL, Dike died in Stoneham yester day, axed 87. Ho commanded the Btonchain com pany of the Sixth Mustuchusotte Regiment, au Was Wounded Wo tuo march throughs Balumere ky 10), A BOY'S LOVE AND SUICIDE. “FANNY, FANNY, I WANT TO DIR, I AM TIRED OF LIFE!" Going Forth into — of George A. Patter: fat Love-A Lad 0 World n—A Story of Fiftes: 0 Win For= tane for his Ladyliove—In the Morgac. A few miles from Birmingham, England, at Green Lane, on the Coventry road, stands a fin white dwelling house known as T' ‘odars. Here reside the famiiy of Mr, Putterson, ® wealthy coal owner, fow year Mr. Patterson lost a great d ago tn mining #poculations, 1 of money @ but has more than enougi loft to live in ease during the remain- der of bis life, In Dudley, two or th ree miles fur- ther on, resides the Finch family, who are great frionds of the Patterson ‘The eldest son of Mr. Patterson 18 engaged to be married to the eldest daughter of Mr. Finch, Dat Mr, Fine! h has another daughter, Miss Manny Finch, aod autil yestoraay Mr, Patterson had another son, George A. Partor- fon, aged seventeen yours, George nd fanny were thrown much together ; they played with seach over day after day; rides about the country on ponyback; to ond from se'iool, did t George always eavorted suins for Panny tn her 10 saw her her, wont to church with hor, in fact, grow tp with ber, the original intimacy of the two families having of late yours Lecowe greatly strengthened by the approach ing union of their eldest e ‘The consequence was th ldren, THR LOVE OF & BOT AND TnL, George a desperately in love, and began to ind castle. -bullding about the astonish nd Fanny foil ice In ciitldish things which they would do when they should reach} man's and worms, ternal Finen, he was grovtly astonisued. disposed at Mrst to rilicule the calf love of the bi u's estate, ‘This coming to the e are ot the p Althou by pair, eucccodiaz events made him think 1% well to ho J ® consultation with Father Patterson, sult of te joint conf ‘The r ‘ones Was that George was kept more at home, and Fanny was rendered cor- respondingly disconsolate, however, and opposition aly served George was awild boy, to make him more determined to hold sweet converse with the hall way, and in- lady of his choice, tu top Fanny met him y clandesting confabs were held, at wis numerable vows of Tewas vhich erueh parents could devise siould nus b constancy were od that all the alually re t them, raw and intere'iang Macuinat s abie ile, vigilant Father Pinch discovered is daughter's disobedien GEORGY WAS FOUDIDDAN THe NOSE, Whethor ho and his ludylove received sound Apaukings {nto tae there 1s nies of determining, At any rate, the lovers pined away in for exile trom cach otuer's com pany, antl, becoming desperate at last, youne George contrived to obtaly Faory, in which be tod he tie und of seven years he wast than balf adozen T 8 his bride es as Loin of them wtod Father Pinel to ve. up to tt twain at suipp iworge Was DU we of the the Portemouta, aud Jes, Who Kot Li ¢ OMt in the world to seok ry m0 in the f HY politi 8 of & regi J her tours proce to the iover W awe, and thas the nearly parted for the last time ou eart little over nee home, and shippe: ers Which py 1 Sinton, Qn bis fell to wita ed that away iro etu Lo 1. Ho tien took 0 tn ‘nal interview wi that ne bad deter.nined se heroism she fortune, At o back richor aud clalin ent of such she would re ooked heait-Lioken h. years of ae, cabin boy eou Liverpool Le went to gaug of young row. unk, and Keps DLN AO Wa 6 na drug re t place, but svon becoming discontented, be da ond made tw Kee aeress ‘the On his list trip about four wonth ago, and eighWen since the meworable LAST MERTING WITH FANNY FINCH, a benevolent lady passens to whon he related his story took pty on him, aud advised him ty remain in this couniry, where he Would Lave a le chance of rewiing bis boyish Siw took DUB WW GF OWN Yi was Thirty-third. street, and SO thevdrus. sure of George W, Beater, 1373 Broadway, at the wut Toporter conversed spoke Of Lia ty tho highest bis, wever touched liquor by reason of a vow Pajud hie Way like u little wo, always conteivi Dour aud Washing leit Lim, Bury aller arrival here, Me WROTE A LETTRR TO mis ran informing them for the first tim abouts. He received an affectionate a im to return home, but bis deters made end he resolved to stick it ou tiowe! Writing home by every mail, w been answered promcty im return, ever oMilied 10 ask him tof waere & life of case and plenty George also wrote iarly to without avail, He roiased, Lowey oO! kis where ewer, urgil ination “Was Ho bus con nd has always Lis father fed hin snny, but tu to Leileve that Juang lady bckle, and wecrived ner sileres to tue inicrivronce 0} rVinch, whow ho regarded as ihe cause of ail his troubles, He was very fond of tulking about bis lauyiove to everybody with wuom Tee. e if contacs—ol dilating upon her persunal bewu.y, her grace of o rs, and ber numerous ac*oimlishments, The courequence was that be was u {uily chatled by bis teilow bourders and by the clerks in the drug store. Bolag a sensitive litle fe Uils no doubt pad its effect upon bit and, combise with Fanny's silence and bis sow progress {n getting rich, must have discourazed him Greatly at ties, In outward appearance, however, Te was always cheer'a happy, aud no one # pected tie cancer Waich Was guawing away at Lis Feason within, Tue svrcipe, On Thpreday night he sccompaniod bis room mate to Wood's Museutn, and seemed to enjoy the per formance amazingly. Yeserday moruing be went to his work as Usual, Kod @ gentleman whom be served with a glass of 'Vieliy water about 8 u'clock, Jokin hep pd the SUN Feporver tbat |i got an unusual rule Clerk holiced someting ut thougit noting of 1 ny any witention when young je. Tam tired of f suehing and ter noon Ui nge in George's Neituer did Merson ex 1 fe Imediitely stopped b it p tion counter, and sizing # bothe of nydrocyame cid, putitto lis mouth, ‘Lhe Lead clerk te liquid running down Nis chin, aud springing upom Lim, kovcked the bostle outer his land, Gourze muriuured twice, *Paony! kamay! YRIENDLESS. Coroner Herman was not the Lody, Which was removed aboot the Com| yhers of Charities and the Morgue, examination. ‘The poor litte fellow Without frieids in this country, Un of the dead Wagon bis body lay y and Louk posseasio Stacie in the fue Coroner broke op Of ull his letters proprictor of the drug stove t Way of the t ndeavoriyg to obluin bo the untortuuate lad. On miited King board te avenue, sud baw lis bull brotio ner, burt t sirect tie Ware ab tL The habeas ¢ twive Ge Tomes Kavonag deen arrested on ® cum Ines, k baaue ISHS PROM ANOTHER ast Aucu jed in the bury Warner, age the Mutual Lie Tusurance ¢ ied at 1.17% Browdway, Having d, he was forvidden bi thavenus, He had not deon sec nus to the Bist, when svicipe you ame drug # tho Bist of uxcortained that | he “thong nob While ta who Havdanum: mm," us he vemark: Charles stuggere ant > Kenuer's sure, Here be but refused ity saying tht ‘over with him Drs, Ranney 1 plied the k anda ru e died, Meanwhile gold and aivck broker of No, # Narsau. (uo dying struggles two one-ource Vine la 1 found, One had been pnreia re WAS HY Hhuication Ou the iehad been ablened, The 1 to the fumtiy re co and t Poor litle George Putte have got thr find a last r Hornan eld s « Tue O Sierid touuerad by s declined tho h the Natigualists of Du JERSEY, Ava) 1D Orange aaloo goof Digwny Wile ln Withgiaavargn, Wht torward marrying « New York ty Smith Custer, a prominent an, ks'N, J, died d age of 9) yeu United staves ariny aliy frien piace Loser Lrain bus lake roel dongs prior While the imiermation in regard s father's hou Wiliam holy verdict uf 6 y aud dropved d and took charge of Go'clock by Correction to to await the inquost and post mortem Ul tue arrival te wud su eo bis trunk and papors r £ man who com. re, Charlo company, and a for © month 2 ii Wars taken to Thirty sec wits Wis offered un it Would eou ance socn At luo Was taken 10 bis father, thy 1 the firm of arrived and non, Oi sudanum in Albany, ther ( sow was re uried with all 44 bod Pouor's onus Was BAN CABLES, nded in one D keeper, naw He iy swid to he deserved ib 4y 1 well-known eslay after CONFESSION OF A HIRED ASSASSIN. —— A Strange Story from New Jersey—M Theodore Willetts to Mare Yesterday Judge Seudder of the New Jersey Supreme Court, sitting in the Court of Oyer and Torminor at New Brunswick, had before him a mort exiraordinary case of crime, Mr. Theodore Willotis, Proprietor of the Brooklyn Opera Ilouse, and Mra. Anna M. Yates, a lady of wealth, beauty, and bigh social standing, appeared in Court as prisoners charged with subornation of murder. They were brought from the jail upon motion by their coun- tol, Mr. Strong, for thoir reloxse opon ball, Mra, Yates was arrested on the preceding day, and Mr. Willetts was lodged in. Jail on Wednesday; but until yesterday, when they appeared in Court, no person other than the oficers of the law and the counsel for the pritoners had known of their Imprisoniment, ‘The person on whose aMdavit they we irrested is James Baxter, who during last year was employed as 8 sort of vale by Mr. Samuel Whitehead, a re spected and wealthy citizen of Wasbineton, N. J Mr, Woitoliead is tho father of Mra, Yates, and the fathor-in-law of Mtr, Willetts, Baxter's amMdavit made, he under the promptings of his con sctonce, and the apprehension of death, states that on of about Jaly 1, 1970, Mr. Willetts, Mrs. Wil Jetts, and Mrs. Yatos offered him 1,000 and a home for the remainder of his Life if he would serve thea: by killing hig employer, They suggested that he shoald “get the old man drunk" and burn the hous with Mr, Woitehead in it, ‘Their reasons for hay ing Mr. Whitelwat put out of the way were an known to Buzter, bat he supposed it was for ti purpose of securing kis property. A month later, Boxter says he wate the attempt, pouring oi! on the floor of Mr. Whiteheal's bedroom, after the ola gentieman had retired. The house w urnod, but Mr. Whitetiead escaped, badly burned, truuglt ‘8 window to the roof ofa aned, On another occasion he was requested by Willetts ond Mra. Ya'es to entice Mr, Whitehead to the n and then kill bim, Dut this scheme fell through, Io was (hen hired to waylay Mr. Whitehead aud kill iin, bat this ke did not dire to do tor fear Le would be Killed by another hired hand. ‘This te the suvetance of Baxter's aMdavit. trath ter ‘she prisoners Wikh whieh the caso ahows tat What is in It cannot at present be known, of course, deny it; but the elacrity New Bruiswick police took up (ne hore are some circumstances to five it credence. ‘The following circumstances \urow fome light upon tue question of its probabil y. sowing tat owe ot the incidents narrated by xtor did actually occur as stated 3 io August of tast year a par grap rent the rounds of the Now Jersey payers, to (he effect tat Mr. nnoi Whiteheid of Washington had been badly Uirieu in his bed, and (lat @ servant threw some Fags saturated with kerogene oil into the room, The Sorvant's motivo wus unknown, Lut the paragraph stated that is was supposed to Ue on acount of & petty spite. ‘The dovelopmente of yosterday reveal & datker motive than Was then aurmised, Iie currently reporied that W hiteiead’s children, Who are all wealthy, have never been on good terms Wits Lim or each other, (Not longer ago than tust Februsry, Samuel Whitehead, Jr. was fined §500 for committing an as upou his brother-in-saw, Sir, Willetts, who, le believed, was guln al of Whitehead seaioc’s pr Have been other quarrel that Lave redlucted ereat discredit upon a tauliy that Was gone toomed. Justice Sudder, on hearing tue arguments of counsel, decided to Lott the prisoners in $2,000 each to ans ver ab the nevt term of Court. — ———— : A CITY WILH NO GOVERNMENT, es Uncertainty of all the lato New Jersey Lew- istature's Legislution Hudson City's Perplextty~Aa Election a Nallity. Hudson county, N. J., is fearfully exercised upon the subject of its Board of Cuosen Freeholders At the lote legislative session, when the Jersey City charlcr was passed, the existence of such a Board was evtirely unnoticed, In the closing hours o/ the fersion the blunder was discovered, and « Frov- holders’ bill was passed Bat this measure was so full of orrors that a 6 olvoy Would dave blusaed to acknowlodze its sutagy ° Kanvoiph eartied it iu Mis pocket, wbd dia not eli it qutil several days after tae charter election ; but Ween he dil append bis signaiure be antedate fy as to give Lethe etlect of law, Mean wiile t election was heli, ‘The eity charter proviced that Caen polling prvcinet #houd be comsidered a tows Tie amail tty statesmen of che city placed anotler ant that exch polling district was 4 tow accordingly elected a Freeholder trom ieout wus thirty-nine Froehulders were 1 Jersey City m * til provides for only three At crman Districts to take leit is the bit on this potut & question Whether the whole 1.0 retiring Board of Chosen seu w LUInUEF OF legal oplotons tis me election is not Freoholder on the subj) Fier attorney, Wu, Brinkerhot, Esq., an viniuent ycuns Imm yer, #aya that the elee tron ts fileeal. An Le esting alugale is luoked for Vesweun the ine aud te outa biow Rest for the Mangwa rie sent Wronged sailor Commuted, Warden Tracy learned yesterday that the Presivent bad commuted the sentence of Charies Perdue to imprisonment for twelve years; and tuat tue term would have been shorter bad not the men who were tried as accessories been sentenced to ten years, Perdue was convicted on the testim bitter personal enemy; and if all the evidences of ply siognomy and intuition are not atpfault, he is an tupocent man, who merits no punishinent whatever, As ter had an ioterview with Perdue in the Ludlow street Jail yesterdsy, When introduced by Warden Tracy, Perduc was stun ing in the corrt dor iu front of his ce, leaning on the window will, agedin Lis favorite occupation of ske'ching Of paper, Te walls of his cell are decorated LIGHT IN Lb 94k ET TAIL co of a ny of With several well executed drawings ruin his own pencil, and a variety of prints. A vate of beau:t‘ul flowers aod several photozraphs fill the ledge of the hice Window opening into the corridor, Mordue in in good spirits, wud talks with au iuttelligence and Soparent sincerity that enlist the sympathy of the Wien asked by the reporter whether te bad been inforwed of the commutation of bi tence, he pied that he bud received ny definite infortuasion, but was hopesul. or SPANISH CONFESSIONS. ae Vaimaseda stilt Fighting the Insurrection thache Crushed so Long Ago. Havana, April —Vulmuseda will leave Moron (o-day to visit the military line, Maximo ez, commanding seven hundred inturgen's, in: vaded the Jurisdiction of Gidara, They were re pulsed ut Suma, aud Dariary, one of wieir oftivers, was captured, ‘The San Juan de Is Puerca volunteers under Fray Boulto attacked Gomez in the Sierra Verde mountains, eapturod bis inirenchments and kiled bine mon, Three of the Voluneers were killed. tho insurgents inthe Central Deyartment tnake o Practice of filing the driuking wells With the car cusses of dead uniinals, Lhe insurgeut leaders, Col, Mercier, Major Voga, Lieut, Cordon, togetier'with) a namder of priya boidiers, have surrendered at Guamaro, wm lbis reported tial Bembets bas tet & - —— The Cautifornia Vree-Love Muarderess, San Fravctsco, April Mrs, Fair is pros vided with every posaivle counort in the jail, He ushter r ud Wotuur are allowed ty reuald Wik ——— WASHINGTON NOTES, amino Corcoran, the banker, ts wore, Prosiieut Grant returned to Washin The Evening Leader says that there 9 go for Lelivine tat or, Fiat eoutemnpiates retiriug frou — PERSONAL INLELLIGENCE, Benjamin Van River and Molancthon H, Curtis 0} New York Custom It The Cinetnnate Commerctal save ‘hat Misa Mary tapivea pad: lug bi SUARKS FKOM THE TELEGRAPH, Thomas Martin, tinsmitn, of Charlestown, Mass, Bonnet Carre crevasse is 1,90 fest wide, ‘The wate i Withi bale w mie of Kivuervilie, Thomas MeLauchlin was kiied at Rosendale, Ulster county, vy lav bieaking of a guy rope, Bb. W, Evaos, of bouthern Caliorn dropped dead ty aChineve deh 1a 5a Francisco on Thursday night The steamer Bunnryside ran down a Gshing boat at iyde Park on Thiretay night, in whlch were Abia ale Abbiod a4 Janae BUD. AUKLUE Weed Crowned. PRICR TWO CENTS. THE CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE, THE FREEMASONS TO JOIN IN THM DEFENCE OF PAKIS, Pants, April 27—Evening.—The Commune bas forbidden ail interference with traffic in merchan+ diso and the management of the railways, The iat 18 provisioned for a long period, A last delay of forty-eight hours has been granted to ons between the ages of 19 and 40 to join thoir alions tn the National Guard, Neglect w dose Will be punished by court martial, ‘Tim FREEMASONS havo informed the Commune that having exhausted all means of conciliation at Versailles, they have rex tolved to plant thvir banners on the ramparts of Part ind should they be struck will march against the Versnillists, and uppeas to their brother Masons to joia tuem. VERSAILLES TROOPS nETRRATING, Aprit %.—fLe Communists wave made a recom poisance toward Brgneur, on the south of Paris, driving te Versailles forces before tue. The Vorsaillists have made three attacks upon the raile roa! staion at Clamart, and were revulaed on eacn occasion, The Clichy batteries have silenced tin fire of the Versailles batteries at Asnicros, Fort da Mont Valerien is Oring active to-day witn ton heavy guns. bal Gry. poMnnows«t neronts that vigorous attacks bave been made upon the ad- Vanced posts, and the Kightieth Battalion was forced to abandon a barricade in the Avenue Peyronnet (Neuilly); Lut tho Ninety-fonrth Battalion drove back the enemy, and recaptured the barricade, Tne‘ General adds that wo hold all our positions, the ene my bas retired along the whole line, and fring hae Gensel ta Bor Vantin. Gh: $leee OF ailitiond bad Veen dismounted, and Fort Isay ts crippled, but the Comaauists claim that they can hold both of those forts tudefinitely, Tue Repubiican League of Paris Urges the assemblage of a Congress at Lyons or Gresable to frame un honorable arrangement for peace, WHAT TitteRs SATs AnovT IT, Vensarnurs, April 2i.—M. Thiers, in a speech to the Assembly to-day, tolls the country that the tuation is painful. Preneh blood ts etili fowin, but it ts consoling to know that the dénowement is nowt, All are doing their duty, especially the army, to which be alludes in terms of high eulogy, Icis, said M. Thiers, commanded by « chevalior Without fear and without reproach, who completely unfeitered in Lis actions, has now comploted the investment of the works of Paris, and commenced active operations, Fort Isay hus been silenced, and 's Mouliniveaax captured. We, continued the speaker, aro not tho assailants, We are tho do feaders of law and order, WH WISH CONCILIATION Dut we olso wish to save liberty from despotism and from unbridie’ iiconse. After eloquently defendis the republicanism of the Assembly, M. ‘Thiers con cluded as follows: “ Tho insurgents are isclated, and all France is with the Government and the As sembly tu our efforts to combine unity with liberty." In the Asseinbly to-day, M. Vouyer Quortier, Min ister of Finance, asked for a fresh credit to provide forthe subsistence of the German troops accordir to the preliminary terms of peace. He eaid ali the engagements made witu Germany thould be serupu lously kept, and ail sams due pald, INSURRECTION IN TOULOUSE, Lowpon. Anti 2ireiLha. Merenvatpurtany pésr ton tu the village of Low Sfonliniceoux, and occur lod it in considerable force, The Puris Commun Las forbidden requisitions on the property of fore cigners, Mot d'Ordre of last evening ulieees that tue people of Toulouse have risen in insurrection, and & mang of the streets ure Ghed with barrt THE VERSAILLES BATTERIES at Courbevoie yesterday bombarded the Maillot Gite wna te Arch of Triumph, The Cowmunisis have established a buttery on the road to Asuieres, for tho purpose of bombarding Genuevilliers, Co sombes, and Courbevole, ‘The bombardinent of ti Southern furts yesterday was feobier than former- ly, ‘The calibre of the Versutiles guns is suall The fury of the combatants is increasing. TUM FRERMASONS wil! plant thelr bauners on the ramports of Parts om Saturday and assist in the detence of the city, The Goveruor of the Luvalides hay been arrenied. Am official statement of the losses of the Communinta, to Thursday, sums up nine thousand killed aud wounded, besides three thousand prironer ‘The London Zelegrayh of to-day hus » rumor that the Versailles army has taken the advanced works at Fort Issy, that the barracks of the fort are ou- tirely destroyed, and that there is @ breach in the walls at least five yards aquare. The Communiste ave established batteries at the St, Ouen Gate ia Moutmartre. DEFRAT OF THR COMMUNISTS. A despatch from Vereaiiles says ive Commantsts Mave Leon defeated at Les Bruyere de Sevros, and some of their officers capcured, Advices from Paris say the Communists have through mistake attacked and captured & Prossian battery, ts restitution hga, been demarded. Anew journal called the Patz bag appeared in Paris, but will probably soon be sup- The Ottoman Embassy iu Paris bas boom struck by two shells, TUS COMMUNE BLOWING UF THE FO Dom the Bening Leader Commune are blowing up the forts on the aT8, The south of Paris, ‘The work is proceeding without regard (o the loss aud duuiage to propesty, which PROPOSAL TO M00 THM ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS. Busser, Apri ne Browe puv shes a report frou Paris (hat four National Guards taken prison- ers by Versalica baving been shot, 4 proposal was dade in the Commune to shoot the Arcabishop of Paris in retahation for the outrage, but it Was £ jected, : —— LOSSES r sles Sat At about 1 o'clock morning fire wea discowe eret at, Tivy's 1 Ans street, Damage ria Kauscher’s Hotel, saloon, and bowling alley ia vu known as Stoke's Old Puce, w Durued youerday ingruing, Low avour §0/Us, dau anue, $2 ai JOTILNGS ABOUL LOWN, The bids f subsistence 6 are to wad on Lot May John M fell yosterday from the upper fluor LY AGYCHLN sirvet, wud Was kiled, vhe L of Keward jor Orphans of Patriots will 1 Veulug id We dios Meworial Ila, Ob Madivon ayenn James Adams, of the Hatters’ Associatto: Into the East Kiver ettue Loot of Teath siruvt yestur ay aud Was drowned, Garduer Spring, Je, a lawyer of consi erat ab ity, aud @ 800 OC thd Veueraple Ihew Dr, Gardace Sprig, dicd wt 10 Weat Pweaty-lirse iret y day James West, of 2 Walker street, way 1 to riay morning. The st aw bed on 9 ho i himset was cuusdined aud Weel’s bouy bi aliust to a erin, Chritopher street pier, yesterday were t y Coat, bldid Veet wud Pani * and. Btoch ‘An wuipty pockelovol war ouuit} uub pocnch Nicol & Davidson, ailetrooma 636. Broadway, th Great Jouca st, are coastanily bringing O48 i eid gas Daturce 1h idem AL tie 5. Pauline Delorne, who complained that oxalte acid Was yeu ner lustedd of SeLsiiiE byw vn Huds drug store \ sircele, pays that Uh A " sues OF LS buglish Iwaguage, BUY exoMoralve dir, Muust aod Bae omas Mitchell age’ 65, of 25) Weat Fifwonth eet, wae 1 ray fone \ i ‘ Kg tiken tot orev horn. # CoInplained 0 He Was taken back 60 > Mercer {sade for medieat wid, abd did ia ab W momeats, In the saloon of the steamship Burops yesterday, Thid Mate CT. Kinley was the rociy eat of @ thot '. fF United dtates bond at tie basis of Mr Alvxanier D, Carvon, ons of the patscugers Wao Wels in the noble steamship whew bor cabaii wud Dist a. ond mates w Hoe whan Wwheilned In ator made-up by the She bowbewain aud Mr. ( songers’ +ubac! pe Winbe BS) ome ee ie ee