The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 23, 1871, Page 1

e-= = = THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR, THE PARIS REBELLION, The Prussians Driving Back the Insurgents, THE CITY REPORTED ON FIRE. — AN ATTEMPT TO LYNCH ROCHEFORT, —_—- FREQUENT BXPLOSIONS IN THR CITY. the City —The most Uriminal of the Insure conte to be Pi Loxpon, May ®.—A deapatch dated Paris, Monday evening, May 23, “Ontaide inside A Frequent ¢ i eunnen an fai that ¢ Toe Pew dense smoke o losions are bear nuskey uring is confnuons, Prussians are ocouvying Vineennos n Outpost Ave received atriet orders IL insurgents attemptin, their eu Commuatet Gene ris, ay cen turned back by the Their diva c d corps has been doubled Qu ss ere of the Prince of Saxony, will sbor oe fe ored from Marxoncy to Compidzne, |The juurde Will retura to Germany by the end of the Present Wook. DOMBROWAKI CAPTURED. All communication with Paris is suspended, the Rorthera Railway baving been cut by the Pra Ic is reported that Gen, Dombrowski has been cap: tored by the Versaithsts, Ths bombardment of the portion of the ortificaiions of Paris atill held by the Federalists continars. A despatch from Ver- sailles this morning says Paris bas been completely Isolated by the Prussians, and th bas Doow feoelved from there since midnigh! ‘The T¥mes has a despatch from Versailies to-day, stating thas wali the army is within the walls of Paris, and bolce the gates of St. Cloud, Passy, Au: feail, Trocadero, and Mueite as well as the Ach of Triamph. Heavy firing is heard in the Cham os Bly son, Biateen thousand Versuilies troops have en fered Vaneirerd and Moatrouge. THREATENING TO LYNCH ROCHEFORT. ‘The Duke of Broglie, te Fronch Ambassador to Begiaus, bas gono to Versailles, bis son having beon wounded tp one or the recent engagements M, Rochofort bad, It appears, engaged apartments at Brussels, where he was expected on Saturday last, He bad a narrow escape from lynching at Ver- dal on 80,000 vensarLiists IN Pants, Vienaatnums, May 2. Dombrowski, who was reported to pave boca taken prisoner by the Versailles troops, is said to have been captured by bis own men, amd to have since made an attempt to ‘escape from Paris, It is now stated uhat be wad his command are surrounded near St. Ouen, aad will probably be captured Bight) thousand Versailles troops have entered Pers, A sharp cannonade ts heard, doubticss against the barricades near the Arch of Triumph Gen. Ulirich took 600 prisoners last night, of whom 0, including M Assy, buve boon brought to Vor tallles, ‘THIBUA' CONGRATULATORY SPact. In tho Assembly to-day Provident Thiers made « dongratulatory specch on the surprising success of the Government arms. Hoe said be had not expected to effect an entrance into Paris for tures or more ays, and gave an account in detail of the move ments ov Suudey which termiuated so victoricasly He announced that the Government was determiped to visit with rigorous punishment the movt crimimal Of the insurgents, Bills were introduced to restore the Chapel of Expiation ond the column of the Place VendOwe, tbe later to be surmo.n oa by o Btatue of Fravee, A vote of thunks to President ‘Thicrs and the vrmy was adopted by acclamaticn, THE GOVERNMENT VICTORIOUA, Panis, May @2—Afternoon.—The Versailles army Das ooenpied Paris, and the headquarters of Ma MacMahor are established in the new Opera House ‘Tne headquarters of Gen, Cissey, whose forces ea tered the city from the south, are in the Boole Mili taire, which fronts on the Champ de Mars, There ‘was a great explosion tuis aftersoon near tae Eapls Bade des luvalidos, Gon, ——. ANOTHER DUEL IN PROSPECT. The fawn Rome Dall uisued Cfficial’s Nose Tweaked, Whe ee! io between Messrs, Van Schuiek and ‘We saiar last Priday seems to have acted as a stima tani to the combative propensities of the balls and Dears in Brond street, The quarters to which the Animals Lave been removed, pending the repairs of their old menagerie, are entirely too conflved, ond only eorved to irritave, The savage Taurus hurls his buyer 8's against the deadly seller's option of Ursus with an animosity tu rtriking ¢>ntrast to the mild end suave bids which wore wont to eharae- terize his dealings. Porspiration rola tn streame down the brows of the operators, pandemonium is Teproduced, and oven the most peaceadlo lose their tem er Yosterday afternoon, asthe Vice-President of sbe Board, Moses M. Wheclock, was calling shoeks, ¥ boys playiuliy lent a variety to ths proceed throwing pexs wround the room. Sach lite rol {ions as this, and knveking a new bat over your wye brows, or tiring offs pack of Orecrackers after win) Bitavied 19 your coat tall, « dered regusor ot ny luli in the proceeaings, and servo n+ veut to fereer passions Mr. Wueslock, b ot wee ih in stat I i a pes str the Jett optic, he call *Bine Me ‘Mar suors Wat's that for ? Five bi agw Well ceeded tery tf Practice- © con cut ulty conts,"* said Dickey Hartshorne. said the Chairman Diina,” seplied Dickey aad ar ro fire of an, thing but cowpliin ks about Mr. Whorlock's eyes, Mair, wus general appearace. Av every remurk led’ to an % Aitional fn, by the time Dickey quit all the pro‘its Of the day ‘had Vosten Up, at wbicd he waxed Wroth, und swore herve of Yougeancs Att q the Guard adjourned to ty ¢ Diesey rt once made for Mr, Whe Hook, ant, sven a fer tien, seized him b the pro 4 fearful’ pail ut bbs 0 invited Mr Jo come wever. 6p ormed and th arated Mr. W hiveio. had to ats f the Olt Guard, ie not care | be risk of France and apy little cola w Bouse, Tie matior wil be br and Mr. Martshorue will p for a white (row its privileges kept it is reported that @ pr mado to Jom Macs or Covurn to cou Haake tue daily eall of securities: Valwxseda's Last Insult to the Government ofthe t state Wasnivaron, May The Bank of Havana Daw a( Varioua times lent large some to the Captains in} of the Spanish Govern. to repay them tie Cap 4and sold, as the number of ich were owaed by lock General of Cubs on se te proserty ¢ tions, winong tuem severai w New York Biokles to do mond res ” @irecte Mr woe tl to the fine eretnry directed Gen. anil the King at ouce 1 Dlinieter bore, t bike property was ed. He then applied to a take Ved wy ah re = hey are pst e United th without r Captain Gener ree and hands of, un. vere not dor him thes will allow aw trif ly Injured Man Recovering Vay, wh eowred was said fatally injured in Paterson on Soturday vering He sank uddenly beca by a white man named Kier ard Floyd, t# ree , wh na afer eating hears enjoy | ies Who went to tnke curd hin smoking, Dhroe or tour physt Oe tad ecard Lik Wounds iortal, ‘The bap. wt nian iv Paterson is Tick Floyd, who has deena Yerug Wo daye in jail, and dreaming of a givbes, mptil yesterday morn bungry Pipe and M01 G nhe y, he culled for pelt proceeded to The police 8 ante mortem depor DUTLER ON THE HIGH OLD TREATY — ‘The Surromdor of the North Atlantic Comat Bowroy, May 23.—Gen. Butler to-day read « lottor before tbe Legislative Committee on Fedora! Relations, which he had ad@remed to Beastor Ame reviewing and generally condemning the Treaty of Washington, especialy in its settlement of tho fishoy question. He ays that out of the 400,000 barrels of mackerel caught between Cape May and the northern lilt by our Ashermen, only some 70,000 barrels wore inst year taken tn British or other wators, and tiie was about the Woon fishing under full British lice men took lees than one-fifth of their catch within the throc-mile Iino, So that the amount of conces- wion to us by the present treaty ie the right of 5,000 is of mackerel, which, redaced te & money valne, ts from $5,000 to $7,000 annually only. It coat the Britivh $800,000 to goard the right of the valoe of $7,000 per annum, and yet the Amor. can Commissioners opened the negotiations with an offer to pay $1,000,000 in gold for this right, or $60, ly for all time for s right which Nove Scotia offered to sell and did soll for $7,000 a year. In exchange for this §7,000 we are to permit ak British Sshermen to fish tn our waters for all kinds of fish, exeopt aboll and river fish, and to land on our shores to cure their fish and dry th a from ‘the 45:b to the 89th parallel, or from Eastport to Delaware Bay, The opening of our ports to British fivh free of daty, and competition with the British bounty of $1 per qnintal and Freneb bounty of 10 francs, anv other festares of the treaty, the eral believer will substantially ruin oar Ashing interests ¥. H. Derby addressed the committee. He anid our mackerel fishery wlone Was worth $5,000,000 au. nually, The eod fishery was vained to the State of Massachusetts nt $3,000,000 per annum, while the supply of fish daily to the markets of the State was worth [rom two aad & half to three militons, and the whoie fabary at least $6,500,000 snuualiy. The totnl ftabery was thas worth toast $17,000 000, or equal 10 one-tixtewnth of the entire prodoetions of the : be contended, would take away of our fishermon in the tome joo with the 0 y ramen, Who ith, and who had ever: over oorown mea. There Il greater consideration, aud re vacrifcing the great nursery valtry consideration of the piti- ‘antage fiVOn ‘as another and that was that we of our navy for ful line of thre ny Provinces, which line the Brit! right te. — Morton Gave the Tri nocent this Time Corr ynaence of The Wasnixatox, May 22.—It is understood that the Senate Committeo charged with finding out how the High Old Treaty got into the 7ridune be- fore the time, have obtained certain evidence that is was furnished by Senator Morton of Indians. ‘he Senator did mot deliver it to the correspondents bimaelf, but committed it to his factotam, Mr. Ter. rell, for the purpose, He was saxious to concilinte both the 2ridune apd the Cincinnati Commercial, 80 t! when he cheases Grant and gets the eom!- nation for Prewdent, they may be disposed (0 sup- poet bimm with aX ebelr migh Seantor Morton ape be burned ap his copy of tne treaty, So, ina Prekwickian #:nso, Le supposed be aid; but Terrell was too smart for | &.d saved the Preciows document oat of the aahes, and hunded ic to Mosers, Ramedell and Wiite, by Wwhow it was Sent abroad as quick sa liehtning The Repablicon Senators, all of whom vate Mor von, talx about man! an oxampie of him and ex polling him from the Renate. ‘Tbe reason they hale Lien ie that they thiak Grant loves him more than be loves them, Dutthey won't dare to expel h If Senator Morton shoold waat to keow where I got thia intelligence, ' will toll him, wiknout bis call- ine me to saswer before a conmmittee of (he Senate, bat honor forbids me to reveal who sold me the knowirdge of the frete; but that I bave not pro cared the same fro y Deeator or any employee of the Senate, In short, f got it by way of India napolis. —_—-— How the Treaty is Ratif Dorrerpondence of The Sua. Wasmiverox, May the treaty of the Hig! The efforts to ratify Commission are wuprece dented, On one side is the Administration, with all ils petromage, power, and promises. Grant rogards It a8 indispensable to his renomination, Fist: to his historic fame, and many others have porsoual interests at stake of no small val he whole society here, male and female, has veen eap- tared or captivated. Dinoers, bails, presenta, billete dowe, knick knacks, excarsions, and tbe thousand sveial appliances have Leem invoked, to say nothing of the substantial considerations. Never was suci train applied be‘ore, You see the name of Reverdy Jobnson floarishing inthe newspapers a8 ils advocate. And {t is true He has written a lesser to a Beeator, which is really 8 professional cpinion, for it is weil known he hex beew ed by the British Legation as its counsel Mr, Jonason is 6 clever gentiemad, but be writes gpivions to be. paid, fur, aad be doce not travel to ‘ashivaton and lopby the Semate for nothirg Engiand has too much a stake to let the treaty be defeated, if mooey ean prevent it. What is a willion to Ber, to be relieved of this comptication ? since the cloae of our eivil war her political posi tion has auflered most materially in Karopa by the causes of differeore with us, ove them, and she will rise op immedately. Continue them, and Sle Wust bugment her navy and arimy co meet the dengers which menace from without, superadded to the troubles that begia to alarm (ve wirest think- ore over the Ipternal situation, Loeking at it mere- ly as a financial matter, the treaty would be worth untold millions to Great Britain, to say nothing of the restoration of lost prestice. Bo the two Governments are combined to carry the ratification, and therefore will succeed, Repu leans like Howe, Logan, West, Hamilton, Tipton. Hitencock, Caldwell, ‘and ott 1il oppose it Trumbul, Scvura, Sumner, Patterson, and othe are of the same mind, but will cave in Democrats bat one or two are decided in opposi- tion, and they may vote evtirely in the nogotive. They ure too old Lirds to be caught with such straw acaiaeaen ‘The High Old Treaty in Parliament, In the House of Lords last night, Earl Gran ville declined to pledge the Governwent to ® re‘asal (y rauity the Washington treaty pofore June 1. Yul de Grey said diplomacy was impossible if it bad o ‘artiament before ratification of the Crown to conc'ude 0 Alt (ratios on ite ows Inc Mr. Bonner's Horses—A Correction, Ty th» Kawor of The Sun 3m: In your paper of the @1st inst, I find the fo"owing telegram from Chicago Rovers Bonner has accepted the ohatlenge of th Tot the Sao Franciero horse lo race iy Chica fy Jane hext, fore puree of #0, Will you permit me to state that there is not one word of uth in that despatch? I have neither ac: epted nor ved such a challenge, Under no vnce would I allow @ horse belong: eto compete in a race of any kind, and drive (he best horses that Ican procure; but! keep thew for my own use exclusively, and not for acing purposes ; 80 that whenever you sve 4 stale- ing ton mont that Lhave accepted @ chatlenge 0 trot one of my Norse for 850,000, of any other sum, you may be rain that it i@ asbecr fabrigation, New Youx, May 22 ROBERT BONNER A Town Swept by Fire, Bravvonn, Ont,, May 22.—The fire which com- menced (his morning in Edwardson’s bakery bas been raging all day, The entire basiness part of (he town i# burned, and not one store islet, The burned, also one hundre The lowses, Which are very heavy, curnot ab present be erlimeted, ‘There was 6 partial i sorance ou build. ngs and slock, but the tote! amount iy uot Know! Over sixty Miles are left bomeloss. Se town hia! Lonses, left by trains for adopted hones, ‘The caildren are baifelad. ‘The los cannot be vss than lalf @ mil Non doilars. = —— ace Greeiey in Texa Houstow, May 92.-The excursion party reacved the Hearne Crossing the International 1 roud at) FP. M., and were most politely received by J Sanford Burnes, President, H Superinton dent, end ot 1 provided an am be party were pf Fomeinig On their return Py enith of Mr Grete M, Hoxie, General officials of that road, who at ited with a train, and went Lite Brazo: dent Barnes proponed the who responded in & brief but avant aadress —E Meizare of a Kuilrond Car, Pooviomven, May 22.—A passenger car at- v& Moston, Hartford and Brie Was seized by e Short at Waterford to-day, to salisly a suit of & Mr Vorwins, ‘The passengers he car taken to this re driven out. and betel ‘The Fire tn the Jersey Forest The fire in South Jersey burned If out, Alter huving spreod over 40,060 acroa_ot woodland The logs ie HOt love than $o).UN) or 6900000, A NEW JERSEY CITY'S PERIL UNDERMINING THE TITLE OF LAND OWNERS ON THE HEIGHTS, fer 62,000-A Snatarday uty Clerk's OMoe. One of the most important cases that has ever botuered the Now Jersey jadiclary ts on in the Hod- on County Circuit Court, betore Judge Bodie, It invotves property valued at about $250,000. The litieante bave employed the ablest talent in the Stato. ‘The plaintif's interests are guarded by ‘Thomas N. McCarter of Newark and ex-Chancollor Williamson of Jersey City, The delence in repre: sented by Attorney-General Rudort Gilchrist and Isaac W. Scud ter of Jorsey City. ‘The tacts are intensely interesting. In 1839 Jo- soph Priestly Peters, a pill mannfacturer, bougut of Mr, Van Winkle 8 large tract of LAND IN geRSRY CITY, Strotehing from what is known as the Fi down to the western boundary line of the C House grounds, At the time of the purchase noth- ing stood on the property save an ancient farm building. ‘The property was unimproved ; the con- sideration money was $4,000. Peters tovk up bis residence on the property sod improved it #0 as to increase its value three-fold in tho course of three years, Early in 1841 ho became interested in coal mine property in Rhode Island, from which he hoped by developing it to realize @ large fortune. He went into this enterprise “tooth and nail," and fo large were his expenditures upon the coal mine property that ne soon found himself BADLY PUSHKD FoR MONEY. To meet the demand he gave to ope Burdon, then & realient of Brooklyn, a mortgage for $4,000 on his Hadson City property, Not long afterward a ne- sity for more monoy arose, and to meet it he sold bis whole tract im Aprii, 1841, to Mortimer Mf. Har- rison for $13,000, The deed which conveyed the property from Peters to Harrison passed a foo Lite, By a mistake in the record the inberitable words were omitted. If the deed had beea drawn as recorded, a life estate only would, tt Is claimed, have becom passed by it. ‘This fact should be re- fince this is the pivotal point in the about the time of the pure! Property, married, amd at sion of ‘his wedding ‘our took ap his the Peters estate. fie found the property mproved, and proceeded at once to rei rocks from the ground, to grade it, aud 40 adorn it and to build, Peters does sot appear to have pri coal mine enterprise. Alter be had speut a vi sum in bis atlompts to develop it, be becam vinced that itwas worthless. This fact weigoa eaVily Upon his mind. In addition to this, mor tary obligations confronted him on every wide; and at che end of ® yeur he found bimself in pecuniary embarraesments, against which he bad not the oourage to bear Op. So, one eveniog while waiting In the store of 8 fried tn Liberty street in this city, he went to the cellar; and fastening lo a beam a rope with whieh he had provided himsci", WANGRD MIMSELT, His suicide was quickly discovered. His remains wero taken in charge by hiv mother and followed to he grave by & large concourse of mourning friends. Hla brother, Otis, nad terminated nis lite by suicide, and this cireamatance is understood to have done’its share in unsettling Dr. Povors's mind Joneph Prieatty Peters, lelt two daughiers Jane Pete Caroline Ous Pevers. 4 Peters died sboruy @ 4 Carcline Otis Peters The terme upon which Ha: purchased the property from Peers were ety. Hr paid two thousahd doliars iu cash, assamed the Liorteage for four thouvand doilars {rom Peters to Burson, and kave Peters a morigaee for the rest. Tho four i dollar mortage was paid at maturity, T seven thousand dollar mortgage, maturing after Pe tore’s death, was paid to Peters’s mother as Lis exe euirix ia the office of General Sanford in New York, and General Sanford bad it cancelled of reoord in the Hudsoa Couaty Clerk's office, A DEED MISSING. Herrisou tly sold tue property tos Mr. Gregory. ory Mal @ patent for an ink which be valued at 8%, Horrison, with two o three gentiemen. pure the patent. Mr. Ha rieon bought two Ofths the taterest at §9),00 and made uver Ww Mr. Grogory Dis property on the bill as (ie consideration. Lhe title of the property wae searched for Mr. Gregory by Chanceil A. 0. Zavriskie, and the origins! deed from Peters to Harrison wae then bandetto that atleman to fa- cilitate the purclase, Mince that time {t has not beon seen, nor can ite wheroabonts be discovered, Mrs. Liarrison thinks that after the Geatn of ber husband tn 1480 she burned the deed with othertpa: pore, but thowe most a ly interested iv the die pute say that the paper is still inthe bands of the Chance lor, This deed is tie only real evidence of the passage of the fee ttle in the property from Peters to Herrison, the nicords, because of the mix: take to which we lave eliuded, showing only tae passage of @ lifo right UNDRRMINING MUDSON CITY PROPERTY. From Mr. Gregory the land passod through sev. eral intermediate bands to a8 many OV vers alinont as Were are individual city lots. ‘bese owners lave built upon it largely, 4 the tract of land ior. meriy owned by Peters has breome one of tue most thickly settled sections of Hudson City. For thirty years ur moro the assigns of Peters had remained in undisturbed possesston of their prop erty; but in 1870 & pian was devised to undermine them, Joho A. Landregan set the owl to He was formerly & clerk in the ofiien of the Hodson coanty, He was 0 from that position two y tered bimmeif in snow building as & proteus he has been iu this bi with the patrounge of Caancelior Zabriskie and his eons, ood it ts waid that he profits by what these gentlemen throw in pis way. He seloctel M Zabriskie cs bis assistant in a speculation which be contemplated, namely, thy ousting o1 the honust RESIDENTS OF THA VIVE CORNERS from their honestly acquired property, In January 1300, at, Landrigan was’ bury search ing @ Utle in tbo Clork's office; he was looking through a well worn volume, dusty and musty, It was late in the day, iis business energios were somewhat relaxed, and he was desultorily turning Over the pages of the book when be suldenly stop ped and lookod with surprise upon # cortal pallor as of death settivd upon bie feat hastily closed tho vwiume and reolacing it upon the shelf, betook kimaelf to other quarters. On’ the uext day Mr, Lundsigan entered tho Clerk's oMlee with Mr, Lansing Zsbria kie, son of the Chancellor, He songbt the sheit and the musty volume. He stopped on the previous day and recor from Joseph Prie i where le hud ated the y Peters wo Mo tiiner A. Harrtvon, © Weill, What ut” intorrogated Laneing boy rolurbed the sewreuer of that it wants the Words ‘hel's aud assicns’ the Words ‘to the varty of the second pa:t !’ Don't you see that that record convoys oul alife estate 1” Ob, thas deed is all righé," suid Lansing ; and closing the book was ubont to put It away whon Le thought that be would examine the record again He did vo; and after having read the deed, knocked Nis fist upon the desk and exclaimed ; By G—d 1 there's CHANCE FOR 4 SPECULATION. ‘Tho original deed cannot be found, ‘This record shows only a life estate, and if we can only find Petors's heir We can buy hor rigot, Uile,ad tnterest for a mers wWifle, and then qect these proper hoidors on the grouud that the fee tine is no hem but in Us, “Good idea," exclaimed Landrigan, " Tbere’s money in that Three days afterward Lansing Zabriskie took Charies G. Sisson, a Jersey City millionaire, to the Court House and showed him the rec Seeing an oppurtunity to make two huadred thousand dol ily Joined in tho conspiracy, It was i Landrigan should have $10,000, using Zabriskie $60,00), and Charles Sisson the rest GOING FOR AN HEIR, ‘The frst difficulty in the way was the discovery Of the surviving heir of Joseph Priesily Peters: Sisson frst ascertained that Judge Bell of this city bad beew the counsel tor Dr, P nd he posted off Lo the Judge's office to make inquines, From Ly ed that Dr. Pever relative tts who coud tell him wheth: daughters was still alive, And if she was, where sie could be found, Judge Boil himsel( made the inquiries vy mail. On the very day ou which he received his reply Misi ar line Peters bersetf happened in ut bis office, aud & tine for an inierview between 6 asou and herself was fixed, Sisson mot her that afternoon, and openod the interview by saying that he believed that the fathor of the young Indy had owned some oul property in Rhode Island, | Mise Peters, toid him that he had, bus that it had beon sold. All of his property in the Bastern and Middle Brates had, she mid, Deon sold. ‘is that sof" rejoined the wily conspirator, "Well, 1 wish to acquire your right, title, and foterest, if you have any, in what 8 Jour futuer’s property in Rhode Lsiand, AND NAW JERSBE, * T do noteare,” added the fellow, * for the prop. ty in Jersey; | have my own reason for wishing Lo juire your right and tnterest in the Ruode Island property, but then your quit claim may as well cover all, He oflereu the girl at frat one hundred dollars for the quit claim, All efforts on the part of Miss Petre or ber counsel to Oud out why Bisson Was angious (o make the purchase of her title were full, Ho would only say in reply to thelr inquiries apon this potat, * That 18 @ wecret Of my Own," oF, * Well, Pil go i blind,” or, © Tknow iny busiuoss, if wou ‘olease.”” ‘The’ wogotiations for purchase aproad themselves over four month paid Mise Peters two thousand dollars for her quit- Bisson finally and she signed the deed. 1 the deed was not made to Charles G. Sisson, but to another 0 that any possible sult name of that person. His first thought was thal Nt for pos: sree wo bereiae the fee tule under deed from throwing over its mantle of re- ligtos. ‘Te coor dingly sought Spevoer M. Rice, tue RECTOR OF GRACE CHORCH IN JERAAY CITY, And asked him to take the deed from Miss Petors in bis own namo. He thought that bie blandishbments might be alt the successful with this pentie sae teem L GR000, and, besa, too, Mr. Bloson ie y, ho ane. ir. a Dimsctf hed been obo of the mainstays of bis chur. Mr. Rice wae pol, however, to be seduced. He steruly refused to become s ry, to Bisson’ conspiracy, and politely showed ir, Bisson the front door, Sisson irted here, there, and everywhere to in- duce comebody to take the deed for him trom Miss ers, DUS be Wee unsuccessiul, | IMpaily, he found man bearing bis own surname, Benjawin F. Sisson Bisson. As , Charlos Sisson hurried to the oMer of the Hndson County 4 bad {t pluced on recor: was deed 10 quickly, It was lett for m Baiarday, the 13: of Aumust, 1870, ii . Tt bad been recorded by 9 Y morning foilowine, apd had been deli Zabriskie, counsel for the 5: On Tuesday, the 16th of NOTICE OF RIRCTMENT was served on the owners of the tract formerly owned by Peters, They were requested to call upon the Zabriskios ; bat it was added that they seed not call in the hope of effecting any compromise. The feo title lay with Mise Peters, Harris only a life estate, Sisson tad bonght trom Miss Potors, and he owned the property, Tnose who te deed froin Harrison had no ho betg load. Tf they wished to fa . they Mass pay the of the land whieh they thoogbt they ow; was the sabsetence of ® notice sceompanying the notice of ejeetment. ‘The property owners, how throats, They banded together for mutual provec- tion, They neld a meeting and ralecied » Commil- tee to take tie siepe necessary to protest Weir oi: mon rights. So the case stood, beth parties deflant, until Weduesday last, whan the trial of the suits involving the title to the provorty was begue tn the Cirenit Court Sisson fret levelled bis shafts at Biward Brans, one of the LARGRST OF THE Pi on the tract re chima. On second thought, how- over, be made up i mind that ho would be wiser to begin bis ejectmont proceedings aginst a smaller property owner. tm the lope tet the trisl would attrac: lows attention and that the defence would be loss enoreeMo, He selected te lo: owned by Joln J, Warner, adjoining the Conrt House rounds, ‘The banded army, bowever, " Around withont besitation aud ‘met the vnemy at the new fron! ‘Te trial is in progress. The insue ts fought at each step vigorously on both sides; but no ove i agines that any jory in Budson couney grace itself by widing or abeliine any su Fpiracy ms this of Chative 8. Lissom age yperty owners on the Hoiebie, — THE NEWARK PLANK ROAD MURDER paras ae ‘Tho Missing Bank Boe to the Brother ef the Dead Ma ily € cy, tho Prisonor Says. The body of Thomas Mahoney was found on Tuesday of last week in a ditch on tho Newark plank road, bearing & deep wound on the head, which gave evidence thats foul murder bad been committed. He had been missing from bts home In Jersey City for a week previous, and his brother, Joun Mahoney, had offered a reward of $100 for knowlodge of bis whereabovis, Tt was at Grat sup posed that he bed been robbed and murdered by tramps, but Chief of Polioe McWilliams bad bis sus- vicious direcied in another quarter. ‘On Saturday, Micuae! Manoney, 1p brooding over the murder, woedered what had become of his dead brother's bank book. He knew that Tom bad saved money and bad deposited it im the savings bank, but the book was mowhere to be found. Michael and John wrangled over the matter, and tbere was considerable trouble ia the family tn re lation to the book, This was the first link of the chain of evidences tat resulted in the arrest of John Mahoney, Me lis trauk the bank book w: found. Other facta were aMerward developed. It wes learned that there had been a quarrel betweon the murdered man and bis brother John, and that » short time ago John hed threatened that “be woald kilitne —-—, If he had to be hamgod for it.’ The quarrel crrginated tos: Thomas, woo wae in the empivy of brother and hed laid up some $1,700, iad signified nis intonttoe of purchastn horve and starting the same business on his own po- count, On the day thas Thomas was first iissipy, he and bts brotha John storted for Newark 1 aload of barrels, They were seon together in the suburbs of Hint city about duak (he eame day, start. ing op th tarn trip. Jol rived safely at home, but Thomas was never soon afterward until ia mangled body was found tn the roagade ditch, John said they separated is the Newark saburta, Thomas going with an onkne wn to look at a voree whieh he proposed buying. He (Jobn) ro- tarped by the regolar route, stopping at a frieud house on the way. Tt #0 Mappened, however, taat at that lime be Covld not vave retarned by the fistal road, 28 the bridge was not in uss, A tnz was used to ferry passengers Over, bus 1k was oo amall to-carry. svcd a lond na Jobb bad on las wagoo ‘This chain of eircumetantial evidence was 80 strong that Michael Maboney resolved to charge Jonn with the marder of Bis brother. Accordingly, on Seturday afternoon be appeared before Juss nd made the complaint. ‘eged murderer Was arrested by Netoctive yon Sunday thoratg, and was locked up te He sironaiy protested his in- want to get him out if - —— THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY. ee A Ney York Broker and a Member of tho Am us Clob before the Criminal Court in Bow His Remarkable Speech, Bostox, May 92.—William A. Glover, a New York broker, was broaght here on Saturday and arraigned before the Superior Coart, charged with Doing Impheated m the Bo; iston Bank robbery on the might of November 2), 1869, He is not sapposed to have been one of the parties wno actually broke into the bank, but was indicted for aiding, employing, and inciting otbers to commit the crime, and being gcenesory thereto before the fwct, The indieiment chargoa him With bemg accessory to the breaking and eprertag and lyrewny of $100 in bauk notes and §400 in invenne stamps, toe property of ‘ Hk, He pleeded ity, and was commit ted tor trial tn detaait After this order had been passed, Glover said that he wus entirely inoocent of thy obarge against him ; that he never was in Boston bus onve in bis lite, und thot Wan two yours ago inst Thanksgiving, when Lie stopped at tbe House, He bas no’ coun Bey and, says the only friead he bas te his wife, With all due respect to ths Conrt, be aatd, ho de miu ted a trial as soom a8 possible, avd wootd likes copy of the indictment, Te Court informed bia Aut a copy would Le furnistod bim Atalater hour in the ession, G vor war again called to the bar, District Attorn AY, WhO Was hot present at the fini weraignment, made a mouon for increase of bail, In bis remarks he briefly stated the circumstances of the robbery, which comprised money and bonds to the amount Of from $300,000 to $500,000, Ho had reason to believe from proofs in n that Glover sold nearly $100,000 of nde in New York, At was With the greatest dificulty that the ofcors had been able to get the prisoner from New York, negotintions to thas end having becn going on be tween the Governors of Massnchusetts and New York, and between bim (Mr, May) and District At torney Garvin, of New York city. May furthor stated that he understood the pi h property in his own name iu ry convinced that tho $90,000 bonds under which ho had been beld Was 4 mero bagatelie, which could be gasily furnished by bls accomplices or their fiends He then dosired the Court to increase the ainount 0 the sur equal to that stolen, ‘Tho accosed protested sguinet this procodure, stating that he was a member of the Americas Club of New York, and thas in the interval botwoen his first and second arratgnments by bad written to tie Prosident of that organization requoating him to secure the amonnt of bail fret required, viz i $20, 000, which he expected would 9¢ forthcoming. He also said this proseaation was a ‘put up job" by other parties who had done the work aud were sheltering themselves at bis expense. but hie cou prove his tpnoeence In the matter, Tlix specch w ttemnpt y wud (he of the svread-eagle order, durian whi 20 0 appeal to voe sympathy of tr, jdt Court, He I beg of you not to pervecnte me in in this way Ht pot be ald thas Massachusetts, tbe firs enieh eDCrOAChMents, OppFossivus, ahd persocu'iins of & forcign country fo. ive resent thus persecuted an annocen ker, wile was ready to pieet be Ught against pie charnot In rocard to his property be. said be nad a house which be bought for $12,000, on which there is now 8 large mortgage, and ‘he ‘bad Just written to his friends to sel! Hit poasible, He did not think he could get even $40,000, Due might possibly do so, Ty agaic denied ever beng in a but once, id that be had nothing to de with the crime eb od against him, ta this calling God to witness ht be told the trot His Honor then tporeased the tail to $50,000, ro- marking that it could be roduoed U suMiciont season Was LOWD bereulery nt Of the stauip act 4n untortunate mtran, ny charge wich wight o LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. —_—— DASHES HERE AND THERE BY THE SUN'S REPORTERS, —— ‘The Ge: ilies whe was T duced to Mr. James Castch—How sick te Reducing Him—Whe is Castck ¢ Joseph A. Miller and Morris Watsel are clerks connected with the Yorkville Ctvil Cork They querreiied about « mortgage, and finally agreed to setue weir dimcnity in the way that Mace and Oo- burn didn’t, They adjourned to the stable of John Kinsley, and fought nine rounds, when Alderman Patay Farloy, who acted as referee, pronounced the nt a draw. Both came off badly punished, but with unfiagging pluck. They want vo fight some more, and will moot again on Saturday ne: Shortly after the fires fight Alderman Miller, and introduced to him Jum Cusick, trainer, Mr, Miller rosdily engaged Qusiek, and hae ‘moet him water; has tortared bts bod With coarse scrobbing broshes ; with forty-pound dumb bells, Around the block antil te sidewalk bas bees with berspiration, and has succeeded in making bis life.» burden From 8 portly youn man Miller hi to ® walking shele.on, with shaved bond, wrotcbedness iu every line of bis face. Tis former friends scarcely recogniae him, Watzel ts also bein tortured, but his whereabouts is not known. has recently leaked ont that Mr. Cusick is not Mr, Cusick at ail, but only a third avenue saloom keeper, and that the jovial Parley bas put ay a job on the pugilise — he Great Prince Harry ever Little Bruno's Victory. On Saturday, at the close of the great race at Flovtwood Park, when little Broo came rattling tn the winner of the third beat and of the race, a tall, strongly-built man rusbed on the track aod gave to expressions of the greatest joy. His brona, tanesive countensace fairly gleaned with delight. He grasped bystanders by the hand, and shonted, “ Bally tor Bruno!’ and danced ana’ capered about like a deliabted school boy. He heaved bis ping hot Ay feet Into the alr, and ran to the trotting wazon and iifted Bruno's ‘driver out bodily, This gentleman was the Hon, Harry W. Genet of the ‘Tweltth Ward. He had won $5,000 on the race, end War ninost bewide himeel., Mr, Genet also wore diamonds. Joy oi Fob & tm Quod, Catharine Thompson, of 16 Grand street, and Levi Somerset, better known as Eph Horn, of 49 Watts streot, both colored, bad quarrel of long standing. Last night they met io sulitvan street, near Grand, and the quarrel was renewed. Catha- rine tneaited Bph, and he repestediy struck her on the head with heavy hickory cane, smashing her skal. pb, who ies paralyuc and walks with dif culty, Was arrested by Officer Travers mod taken to the Groenwich strect police station, When asked by the Se geant way he struek Oatharine be replied that be was an ofd suldier and bad becn paralized by expowure op the Duitinfeld, apd that he would not allow any bieck wench to insult him! He added that be Was ready to do it over again. Further: fe regretted tat be hed not “given her sot Black Friday Again. William Foster has sued Visk & Gould for $25,000 damages, alleging that in some gold trans- tctions in September, 1909, they refused to take £50,000 gold from him on the 21th of Uiat month, bat gave him ingtoad §70.500 in greenback. The mount of is that difference in the amount of that valne of their allazed indebtedness to bim and the amonas paid bim. ‘The Movements of the Fool Nene Westman, the man who with s wheel- barrow, # cat and a duck, bas been makiog the round of Long Leland on ® wager, reached Plusbing yesterday morning on his return trip. He wa rested on © beach warrant, which bas been held since January Inst, for creating s disturbance in Littie Neck. At last accounts bis duck was quietly s#imming in a horse-trough, Pathe thks «AREER TH FATAL CAR HOOK, we t Avother Murder—A Br tor Ansailed by F. Arrest of the Assnilants. Last evening Patrick Bryerty, William Lowe, Joun Wayland, and Michael Cummings, four weil keown South Brooklyn rufflans got upon the open car No. 2, of the Greene, Gates end Fulton avenue lina, near the Brooklyn City fall, to go to « pienic Mt Lefferts park. ‘The conduct of the four fellows was of a riotons, noisy character, They insisted on Keeping thelr feet on the opposite seat, and show ered abase op the conductor whenever ine latter dared to romonstrate, Soon after turning into Gatos avenue, Bryerty's hat was knocked off by one of his compenicns. ‘The former jnmpes ou the erat and rang the teil violentiy three or four umes, ot the same time renewing his abuse of tae cond: su yn Col ReGinas—Tho because the oar did not instantly stop. Tue cor ductor s:id that he was the proper,» sou to atop the car, whereupon Bryorty and Lume repiied by dealing bin two heavy blows in the face, sudieting severe wounds, One of the assailants bad by some me fesaton of the ear hook, and. bat for the Lervention of two oficers of the tent, who happened to the conductor would 3 KOs now Fine t Tdirveent amung the pass: doubtless have nad nis broken, A panic ensudamcng the passe ns tho attention of Patrolman Babcock was attri townrd the rioters. Directly oppostse the polite ation on Greene avenue, near Marcy, the car was stopped. The rufions mas a feeble’ ef rt to os Dat were quickly capture tation by oficers P: man Bubcock, w wove. Wayland stated that be had ny profession ‘Lue condo Thowas McK the line noamy five years, an ecky nos een on & quiet, pexcenbl map, His injorics ore by bo means WiVial, © gaxb over the left wye Dearing tesfimony to severity of the aitnek, His siuire wan spattered with the Mood whieh flowed fre rom the wound. Mis asnailants were locked a te aweit the action of udee Lone!, betors whom they will this morning ctor's statement is corroborated by several of the passengers, and the prisoners them: selves do not deny the adsaait The Gallaut Sixty-ninth—A Field Day, y was a great day for the Sixty-ninth, ‘They paraded for the frst time in their new un forms, They were headed by handsome Colove Cavanaugh and Manahau's Band, ‘Their marching ealute as they passed the BUN ofllce was the neat. ert militsry movemens ever secn tn our street After being received by Mayor O'lfa)l they proceed: ed to Steten Leland to enjoy a grand feld day Th birwent and Twenty etghth se Guards, compos bad a grand drill parade and + Park yeste Joba B, Woodwar ——— com. The Lexington Race Tho first race was for the Phonix Hotel stake, mite bea.s ; ten entries, four started Geo. Cadwalianer’s ch. f Mollie Cadwatiader,, 1 4 JA, Grinwteadag f. Rotntnn 2 2 GW. Toud's bt, Moseiie : ed | J! W, Reynoldey en. c. Harvey’ Viliain 4 dis Time=t46h 5 Litt. ——— Another Boy after Buffaloes and Indians. George Shall, step-son of John F, Shall, baker, of 205 Grind street, took @200 from the bureau drawer yesterday morning, George ts supposed to have gone Wost, as he has often expressed a great desire to see the vast prarios and shoot Luifalo, - ——— LOSSES BY FILA. = ‘The cabinet mavutactory ob 196 Mulborry street, lowe evening, $2 100 Wentworth's stable and three dwellings owned b 4. W, Sprivgfeid ant Willlam Band, in Rochostor, N+ H,, were burned on Sunday, Loss, #10 — HOUKS OF LEISURE, The American Society of German Patrols of ‘43 and '49 had (heir annual picnic 1b Jones's Wood yester. Gay. ‘They woo addresvod by Songior Schurz, Geo, Bigel Mr, Tiecker of Liliuols, Mr, Kapp of Balilmore, aut ven, Max Weber, For the dullion Co ginning op Friday, etieh, bill of fare is oft Dalit augers and musiCLass paving. beon engaged (OP ae Mathison, the well-known. tenor, “wht ae song 10 Kacatoga”” was a Coature Of tbe play, 1s auong tue'buuber, orts in Terrace Garden, be vany —<———— WASHINGTON NOTES, eeenee ng hay gone to Germany. ate bas confirmed the nomiuation of Nicholas Fish of Now York as Seeretary of Legasion at Berlin, whe Sonate Judiciary Committee have docited at the memoere are no e HRAL the, memoere are not entitled to mileage ab Kuo Stone Calf, Little Raven, and Buttal foterview with Secretary Delano y Jected to she strides of tbe trou borvey Consul-General Ro. The fe Goal bad an day, They od TUB FIRST AVENUE HOMICIDE. otto ‘The Trial of W. Hl. MeN: for the Kill- Trying Yesterday the trial of William H. MoNevine for the marder of Edward Hines was begua in the Gonoral Sessions, before Jndge Bedford, Assistant Distriet Attorney Sollivaa representing the people, end Mr. Wilttam FP. Howe sppearing for the prison. on Only two witnesses wore examined before the adjournment of the Court, Une was James Hees, ‘the deed man's brother, and the other Chetstopher Donoghue, his friend, According to the story told by James Hines, he, in deceased brother, and Donoghue lef their residence, 298 Atlantic street, Brookiys, on the ovening of Saturday, Nov. 96, and called at wy house of Philip Owens (an uncle of the Hineses), in West Twenty-seventh street, Thence they went to # liqaor store in East Sixteonth street, near Avene D, about 11 o'clock, They woot thence about 19 o'closk to 496 Kast Bixteonth street, where they met McNovins, Thomas Murphy, and John Talbot. All bed s drink at the invitation of James Hines. After drinking, McNevins said to James Hines, "I have it m for your brotaer," and James replied, “You bad better lot that go." The with Edward Hines thie time, ‘among the number. After drinking, Edward asked James to go home, And he refused. “They then stood outside the door of the saloon for a short time, James Hines leaning sgnin.. the wall. Edward an led to get bia brother home, and took he ‘of bis coat collar to try and force him to go. As lie stood so, McNevins, withont any previous dispute, struck him on the hend, and wh fired from a distance of about five feet, Lnsaa on | ‘him in the abdomen, James Hines then approach McNevios, and be cautioned him to Keep away. saytug "Look oat, Jimmy, I've got one left for Poveylemes continued to, follow, however, aad jeNevine fired at him, bat the shot over his bead; be fred again ‘and hit bim {nm the bip, and Shen got away, Edward Hines was takes teto the liquor store and eoon afterward carried to a police station, Thence he was removed to Bollovue lus- Flial, whore he died about two days afterward. In the eros-oxaunti which ho ead he b open Of the shooting. It was a stall penknife about twe ipebes tong. He said positive knife, but he could not reconcile this statement with the one made by him before the Coroner, that did sot koow anytbing distinctly about knife that pight Christopher Donoghue oorrodorated Hines's tes- timony in relation to the shooting, and added thi Ahere Was Do quarrol prior to the shooting Aajou.ted uniil this morning. THE BAT AND BALL, Flyaways by 31 to 2 Buccem Pitcher—A Yesterday afternoon the Mutuals played their retorn game with the Plyawnys (Junior champions) on the Union ground, in presonce of a large oumper of spectators, Prom the dne play exbibited by the juniors in their fast game with tho Mntes, it was not considered at all improbable that the latter would lave a very tough job to eet away with the Doys on this occasion, Wh<t would, however, have Proved » most exciting and intoresting game wos deprived of a great deal of its interest by the ab: sence of two of the principal members of the Fly away tine, The Mutes were also short of two of their number, but this did not make #o mach @iffer, ence to them, and, as matters turned out, tt was the means of discovering such Intent ta'ent as they nover dreamed they possessod, The gam Fergoson, the captain of the Mutual of portuuity of achieving renown an ® pitener, Roo may bave pitched before. bot never ht Nike this, To getsuch es nine as the Fiyaways owt for two runs, and only one of them earned, says a great deal for the pitching a» wel) as the Melding. It Is to be hoped, bowever, tbat Fergy will not thik of div placing Wolters and substitating bimsell. Play was called at 3:15, with the Fiyaways ai the bat. They were ensily aepored of tor one run, which they obtained through s muff of Bad Diew- ey's. The abeooce of the third basoman of the (8 was then fatal to their chance, se rough od bad throws mede by Stafford. the Mates pot on thirteen ru of whieh they only earned fovr. In the next inping, however, Stafford was sent to centre feild, and Hourigan played third This effected a most decided tmprovemen, tn the game, although in the Ath inning the Fiyawurn had ‘another bad spell, aulowine the Mutuals to Score thirteen runs without being entitled to one. With the exception of these two inuings thee was splendidly played by the juniors, who only allowed the champions to score dive rons te the other seven tunings. In the eighth inping am ax Wwemely smart nnd pretty doodle play was made by Wadeworth, Ficet nd Laughlin, edsworts and Bestie, on the Flyaway side, doserve great credit for their play in the feld. On the Matnal side Ji played well, and Hatfeld displayed his it ness for bis position tm the left Geld by taking several fy balls and stopping seversi groanders, Which avy one joss able to cover fuch a qui of ground couid not have reached. Kggler and the amateur Mv e, Charley Hunt, ed (he Motoal sgore wetae bot. ‘The followiog 15 tho seore Tex ire Ist, 2d. Sd. at. OEM. 6th. Teh. aR, 9E0. eee | 1 ie BA ay A ae a SS ee I ea © 6-1 Martin of the “Sine hour INE SINC G She Authorition Aweike at Laat—-One of the Surp tod Ticendiarion Arrested — The Heo Melo Hy Baker's Record in Brief. the uituorit.s in Sing Sing have at last made on efor! w sccure the incendiaries who within the last month have destroyed $75.00) worth of proper- ty. Yesterday morning Lemuc! Ross. aged 23, war arrested by Officer Sniffen on complaint of Mr, Her. FIRELUGS, vert H. Hol, whore barn had been burned to the kroond. Ane: tion was bad, and very dam. waging twetito n agaist the prisoner by seve- ral wines prosecutor for the peoy {mplicating four of five young men, tion is to be continged to- aay. Me. Nelson H. Baker. the gentleman who Lon Jake’ Miller saya. promised fo. divide with him all profite made out of u sibel suit eguing THe SUN, ap- peared "= the Pri-oner's counsel, ‘The following Is the couversailn ua ae wearing belore Justice vat: Hiaki r to Witness—Have you ever beem arrested ? Withias— Woe. ar A. Braudreth, he has evidence The examina. Baker—For siealing? Witness—No, sir; (or raising h—l around the Streots same na you do. —_ The Explosion of a Fi ine. ‘The large block of five-story warehouses on Sharp street, Baltimore, occupied by Brown & Bro, Stilimay, Henrichs & Co., was damaged about $29. OC) yesterday ; tnearance ubout $200,000, Doring the fire Eugine No, 1 exploded, kuling J, Harry Weaver, @ momber of the City Council —- JOTTINGS ABOU TON -— Masic in Tompkins square thia evening. To day Mutoal vs, Silver Stors on Union ground, Ann Leahy, aged 109 pesra, died on Saturday in the Almahouse, The miniatare ship City of Ragusa will sait to-day from the Battery Tho Central Park Museum of Natural History was thrown open to (he public yesterday Michael Richards, aged 41, fell down two fights of, minire at 88 ast Houstod sbrcet, and was (atatiy mur Mr. John George W. Piorce of the Fesidence, 296 West Tw ‘The children of the » the Colored Methodiat bk streot enjoyed tucir aunty: Col. B.A. Watscholl, fecond sir urdu Mr Drommond, father-in-law of Mr Tridiine, died yesterday at hie Mty=frst’ ALret, uday school connected with scopal Chureh ia Sailivan ary yosterday god 50, of 342 West Forty. et, leaned from the roof of a shed on & d died vefore he reachod (he hesp! award F. Weneral, lias obt scriptions to aBsIAe In. alievinting tie weu i 1d Buenos Ayres DOUBLE (0 83,56 nert, age! 65, German >wanus, L ft work yesterday al 4 Broad rough the bacchway trom the thiFd Lo Ares $ fatally injared. The body of Thomas M, Norton, aged 19, ot J.ck n street, Hoboken, drowied three Wawhs ako whic ‘oasing (row the Jarsey shore, was yestriday found in the North Rivor of Twenty cigdth streot David B. Stephenson of 431 Woat Pile trying to Jump om one oF ine tre son River Kiiload at Forty wrtieth street, ne oars OF t Pid hold an Calling under the wheels, was (tally io ured. Charles Nitze of 81 Ninth avenue, and James Da. yin of 21 Eaabeth strect, quorreted Mast evening fi front of the residence of tho former, When Nitge struck Davina with ® Wreon spoke alt badly Injured bis Nitzo wes lockod up Vhy New York Boarding House Assoctation to provide Moderate Aud comSrtanle baard for sowing w as bea removed Irom Kass Broadway to No. Foninatieet, between Second and Third avenues, ata i§ prepared W receive an increased nainber. of in Hintos Lele carrie }on Under (he auspices Of @ cou mittee of benevolent and energetic ladies, At polies trials, sterday, when Judge Bosworth told pauolman Bdward Walsh that ho. eould have A‘ontil the expiration of fs (HFK On purl. tou the patrolman called the Jugge's attention (0 well: known fact that (he oewaluen are Usually Ont UN® Delore IL o'ciek In th Ding. The Judge accetied ue excuse, and tbe jobarge, "of poet,” Was PRICE TWO CEATS. MR. COLFAX PROSTRATED, THE VICK-PRESIDENT PARALYSE! AN THE SENATE CHAMBER, — Senators Spending the Night at the Indian Mtatooman’s Bedetde tn the Capitol Lite Hanging by a Throad—Nature’s Robo Men against Overwork. ‘Wasmroron, May 99.—About 4P. M. Mr. Col. fox folt himself growing int, and called Mr. Pom- eroy to the ebair; andes he stepped from bis seat room, where he lay ea the sofs, gathered around him, and hurried « messenger for Spbysician, It was at once pronounced paralysia The Vice-President soon became insensible, and bie pulse run down to forty, and his face became white as marbie, Dr, Bliss, bie family physician, soon arrived, am@ degen to troat him for Vertigo, and bas for four hours beon applying hot remedies, and by varions moana endeavoring to drive the blood from his head, em@ Prevent a congestion of the brain, AtOP. M. Mr, Colfax is somewhat oasier, am@ his physicians think if they can prevent a relapse he will recover, They will remain with bim al night in bis room in the Capitol. The Vice-President has not been well for some doy, He deen incessantly busy at letter writing. He ate vory little breakfast this morning, and smoked five or eix strone clears during the morning; and then sitting several bourse in that ingulated cast-iron oven, the Senate Chamber, with All ite doors and passages closed to prevent the in- gress of fresh air, was too much for bis nervous system, which has finally given way. IC ho parson the night safely, it will be some tme Defors he can regatn his health, as the shock he re+ cvived to-day ts of grest severity. ‘THE AssoctATAD Near the clove of the Vier-President; Colfax req to oceupy his place, Mr, Colfax then left the plat form, and on his wey ont, suddenly became éixzy, and would have fallen to the floor bat for the efforts of Mr. Flagg, tho principal legisiative clerk, whe was conducting him from the chamber, The chiet clerk, the doorkeeper, and several Senators went to his assistance, and he was conveyed to room, where be was iaid upon a sofa, and Doctors Bites and McCoy were summoned, They applied the proper remedios, when Mr, Colfax seemed to be woch relieved, Inthe evening he was mach bet tor, bot still remained in his room in the Capitol bailding. ‘The sickness was probabi y caused by the close Aatmorpbore in tho Senate chamber, as all the doore are closed during executive session, —— THE OLD GUARD'S REUNION. pestonr santas Tho Tramp Down Town—The Bulls « ted—The Veterans Phote- Yesterday afternoon the “ Old Guard’ met ia the Astor to colebrate their third anniversary by « parade and dinner. The organizstion comprises the woll-known Light and City Guards, the former of the Seventy Oret and the Matter of the old Ninth, BOW eonsolidated and forming one of the most Ropwean and solid military organizations in the country. At precisely 4 o'clock the jolly warriors, clad im their white cloth dress coats, spangled with bia and gold, aad their oF tan hed Wand eetens wisvote of teetce Shd'widrSraluite’s Bend Gled down Broadway ts street. There a perfect ovation grected them, the tigers, the Dolls, and the bears from the Gol and Stock Exchanges yeilin od cheering the trey marched with steady tramp down Brond street. reet ti lined the sidewalk, and th received about upon shout of welcome as they passed. Doly fifty-three rank and file paraded, owing to any aniforme being unfinished. The Guard, how. ever, prose ‘uve roll of over 250 men. Guroey's « ven! and Nineteen street, the G d First Lient, Benjamin Garney phy rapbed them. After (his bad been Gone the line of march Was resumed up Filth ave- nee to Thirty ff street and Brosdwaey, where hountifel spread was provided by, the great Woot Side unitary caterer, Mr. John M. Thomas. ‘Alter the champagne had been exhausted, and Gra(uik’s band bad piped * Die Wacht am Rhela," Jnnd calls were made for Mojor George W. McLean, ex Street Commissioner, (ommendaant of the co pany. The votoran Major made « (ew felicitous re marks, and then called ow the Rev, Matthew Hale . Eniweer Alexander Heariquea dressed the assembiag Joba Boyd, colored, was arraigned in News burgh yesterday for the shooting of Peter McGows an at Tarner's Station, on the Eris line, on the 123d of July, 1870, Boyd and the cook ed words’ to gether, ‘aud McGowan interfered, whereupon Boyd invited him to go outsite and settie!t. Boyd moved toward the door ; McGowan followed him stealthily dsirock him, ‘Boyd drew as revolver and ‘fred times, one ahot entering McGow ¢ proving fatal. hor man, and by the cook, who bi ing knife, ————— The Mountaius on Fire, The Sbawanguck Mountains have been on fire for several days, Thousands of acres have been borned over, destroying immense quantities of cord+ wood, lumber, &c, The fire 18 supposed to have Originated from spark» of ® locomotive on the Mid- land Raiiroad, eevnwatinaniss A Steamer and Thirteen Lives Los Loxvox, May 22.—The steamship Paraguay fvom London for Now York, has returned to t port, having boen damared in & collision a) sea wi! the screw steamer Webb, The latter foundered, aud tirteen lives were lost. a The Seu fiigh Old Sossion, Wasmixctoy, M The Senate wasted fir hours to-day on the Uraty, end adjourned withoat Cning & time for a vote. CURIOSITIES OF CHIME. Commissioner Plensovicn has compromised with tor Jouu Byler. oc Kansas, the latbor pay Bh) ov, Henry Woolf has been held by Coroner Young om charge of killing Heney scbuan, of 40 West Forty fm street, ou the Bret of May A motion for a new tris! of Horatio Bolster. under sentence of death for the marder of Horatio Jani in argument before the District Court 10 Washiugton., Charles J. Carvings, an Eighth Ward thief, wa Foated get bight by Officer Muuler tor entering he oom of a house at S34 West Eleventh slrect and steal: Ing a large qUADSILy Of Valuable Jewe y 8od combing. John Van Ness, of 2 Allen street, a Tenth Ward rough Albers’ Swenson, & sailor, in Canal sires Vast night, and Doat hun severely about the face am head. Vaio Ness was locked up in (he Kidridge eat pollee #tavion, Daring » row in tho tonement at 8{ Washington tireet lant pignt Bridget Dan cut Catharine Oreu Across the right arm with apiece of looting glass Rearly severed it, Mrs. Dau Was locked up Iu th Liberty street police station. Fonday evening OMcer Walker sntere’ a room over the bar of Anthony Burke's tiqnor store, 10 Moe roe stroeteand found about w dosen, wri, gambit Wwitn cards for money. ‘The officer arvosted Burke, AU Fnstice Beott held hum yerterday Nora Maloney and Mary O° iri qnarreled at 868 Cherry stroet yesterday. Mary the best of the Sight and thrust Nore ont of the house, whereapos Nora smashed Mary's windows with stones A police Man pnt & stop 10 Nora's Na, Bud Justice Scott some her to prison. In adispate tax nicht In North Second atreot, nose Third sirect, Williamebureh, between George Vangborn was struck on the head by Olnatead with thaomakei's rasp, Catling e frightfulgeua. Otmsee was arrested: sd <' mead Oo the Mtb of May, 167), Adelaide Sands, cotored, Y rday afternoon Capt. Keanedy arrested De, Maat the Docwor feloniously aseauited Gor tab, Bernard Curran, a resident of Grand street, ' penknife, He was taken to (ho Beekinan etree The orew of the berk Manituba wore up for a pre and Mr Mek inoon Wire taken and « veloxtga Non urthe United dates. “the Sfumitoa Is a. elem Jected bo Worriviy Gracies, Mul nied ib Mid veo ne TS oe a