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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-13
cor. RAmSAY-THE COLMESNL CLAIM
Correspondence Of The N Y Tribune.
WASHINGTON. "Wednesday. Ian IL. 1854

Correspondence Of The n Y Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan, ii, 1854
The report of Judge Young who was sent out as
tender to Gov German of Minnesota to take testimony
in the alleged fraud upon the Indians by Gov Rlmssy
although acquittiDg Gov Ramsay Of all fraud does not
give in detail that complete and perfect exoneratOn
from all censure and suspicion to which he is entitled
in case so industriOusy got up to inure upright
and honorable Judge Young has no independence
of character having been too long catering in Washington
10 executive and official power and patronage, to be OK
Cm from those amable weaknesses which mar and make
mankind in Washington
Peter G. Washington the able and amiable Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury who his present position
and power to his successful prosecution Of the Colmesn
claim has ordered the Sixth Auditor to take up that claim
and report upon it. The Sixth Auditor has accordingly
sent for the papers and the probability that lie will find
authority and law which Auditor of the Treasury
under Peter Washington he may make report allow
ing Comesnil sixty thousand dollars, and out Of
WIN Peter u will got some ten or twelve thousand dol
lars. These papers sent for last Saturday, and
mark me- olmesns claim will be allowed in full. The
Sixth Auditor is sitting the case, and he viii hatch
out something in three weeks
The extraordinary ouays in the Capitol enlargement,
the change Of plan, the military superuendence all give
signs of official corruption unprecedented even in Wash
iDeton fe change in the basement alone has swallowed
up three hundred thousand dollars and the original est
mate for the cost Of the Capitol enlargement complete has
been consumed in the basement that further appro
pIaiiOn of million dollars is necessary to keep the
work and workmen above ground The First Controller,
that obsnaely honest refused to allow Capt Meigs
accounts nasmuch he had not complied with law OF
Congress a disbursing officer by giving bonds. The
Secretary Of War marched down and declared martial law
holding that Capt Meigs, commissioned officer was
not bound TO give bonds and to relieve the conscience Of
the First Controller the Second Controller invested
with the duties of the First Controller far Captain
Megs and the Capitol enlargement concerned. This
was whipping the devil round the stump to some purpose
The nightly private suppers the hotels for public pur
poses elegant and expensive but the stakes justify the
extravaganza. Members have good appetites and di
Pestion and would make good colleagues Of the Beast
spoken Of in the Revelations which was commanded to
arise and devour much flesh The wine flows freely
end the women smile as bewitchingy as ever in Wash
iugon although the Maine Law is at the door and total
abstinence is about TO become law governing the Die
trict. o NJ
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Arrest OF SUPPOSED MRDERhRS.

Two man named Martin Reed and Paul Ritter, alias
Richard Ryan were yesterday arrested by Lieuts Elan
dreau and Palmer of the Twenty frst Ward suspicion
Of being the murderers Of man named William Furlong
who was on the 10th Of March 1882 found deal with his
skull fractured at the residence Of Smith corner OF
Thirty second st and Third These men, appears are
regular hog thieves, and on Wednesday last were dis
charged from the Bre0kn Jail where hsy had been ncar
cersted eight months conviction for stealing swine
While in prison they occupied cell with another man
with whom they became quite friendly and to him they
confessed having caused the death Of Fung They stated
that at an early hour the morning Of the 18th Of March
1852 they visited Smith premises for the purpose Of steal
ing hogs and that while engaged in that operation the de
ceased came from the house into the yard and they find
ing themselves detected fell upon him kicked him &C.
intending merely to knock him senseess in order thst he
could raise no slam They further added that death was
caused by the III usage he received from them 1t will per
hans be remembered that the deceased when found dead
was in an upper room OF the house and it probable that
on recovering bis be made bis way to that room
II stated that further evidence be addueed which viii
TEND 70 faen the commission Of the atroeous act upon
these men They we're locked up BY Justice stu for tyr
tber examirsio
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,d II be denied that am right in ssying that the Eng
h author has lust claim upon US and be insisted on
viii olive him the largest rcrord while imposing upon the
consumers OF books tho least torofon In any form-by
placing at the disposal OF the British Government mil
Ion or two OF dosrs por anDum to be paid oat OF
treasury and be disposed Of that government eses
Read again. pray you what have said and see
Won can find yourself justified in what you have said
?sneg IL was bound to consider the question in all it's
aspecs but would not have written word had not
believed Justice TO be my side it in that aspect
first examined il.
This article has already grown to such size that must
pass rapidly the last paragraph In it, an charged
with using the word monopoly" Is it not good word
Docs not express the des Is there any other single
word that wilt II give it to me- and will use It on
the next occasion Again. il is said that
c the sas 81 p. 81 ss
tsra deelinedcOpyr,ht or 70 one cot ;, a
uppy end demand oths more sasseign w p1ss ins
very few viii buy ii. such eIorbi;so price
be viii very be eoaSaned BY sslotere' q -
Here as elsewhere facts are better than theories
There Is believe no instance TO be found in which psr
sos having the exclusive contrOnotto the monopo
"lyof the sale OF commodity have acted a. you say
here they will act The sale Of books has risen from one
70 ten twenty and fifty thousand and yet the pce nave
steadily risen although the cost Of making books mas
" fallen Take Hot Corn FOR instance Oh "hon Soyy
win be sold and compare il with Ormond' ana you VIII
find that Brown gave twice much matter for the same
money az is now given by Mr. Robinson Compare Kan
cav Win bancroft or Mrs RowsOn with Ike Marvel and
Won find that the authors charge for matter has risen
rs the market for has grown If wish to understand
ibe future we mus. study the past
No man can more rejoice than do at seeing the growth
in the demand for the products Of literary labor aud in b
rewards both in money and in the consideration with
which literary treated but dc not believe that
their permanent interests in any way to be promoted
by oxaggeraon OF their claims upon society and their
worst friends think those gentlemen who are now
tailoring to force upon the people that has
often been repudated by their direct representatives in the
lower House of Congress Fight and proper in soci
ETY. stimulate men production of books bycreatng
present law but deny that the Legislature has any right
to grant that property for longer time greater space than
is required for giving full and fair compensation for time
and talent All that our authors have a right to claim
they now eDj,y, and if they desire larger space they
should DO willing pay for it BY taking much less time
deny that there is justice in hor present claim that
people should purchase space for them by granting
to foreign authors right to tax themselves.
Your obedent
Du,ling0a. N J.. Jan s, 1854 HENRY c. CAREY.
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WILLLAMSB URGH ITEMS.

DEcEAsE OF THE CHEF EsGrgEER.-At q meeting Of
the representatives of the Fire Department on "ednes
day evening the regular order OF business was suspended
and the President VIM d. Scott announced the decease
of BENJAMIN Dubois Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment Committee, appointed for the purpose presented
series Of resolutions expressive Of the sentiments OF the
Representatives. r. n
4 Committee consisting of Messrs. ID. Strong, I. Z.
Talbot James Hanford WIN. j. Cresstsl and w m Meeks
was appointed to take charge OF the funeral and make
The funeral will take place Sunday at o'clock, NJ
WILLrAMsBuRGH DIsPESsARY.-The Trustees OF the
WHismsbureh Dispensary held meeting last evening" al
which the following report made by DR. Hardcasue
Whole number of patients treated during the month OF ne
cember 1872 viz: Patients treated at the DsPensaiy'
nt-United States, 50 Ireland 1861 Engians, D Ger
many O. Number of prescriptions, 4is Dseases-inn
juries 90 minor surgery, So nervous ~ skln, 20 %
dsmen. ~; rheumatism eye and ear, s. heart lungs
and throat, 40; fevers, 70 urinary eonhnemenf y
yaccinated. ?
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MORE Conflicts SENT TO THIS COUNTRY
By GERMAN Authorities.

Three Germans named Charles Bernard Bley, Hohndorf
and August Meyer yesterday arrested by Officer Bell
and others Of the Mayors Office suspicion OF having
been engaged in series Of burglaes On searching their
premises No IL Mott the officers found variety Of
valuable wearing apparel consisting of coasts pania
looms shaws silk drt ss &C. ali Of which supposed 70
be stol property Some of the articles were found slowed
in pillow case marked E s No ls." The whole can
be at the Lower Police Court The prisoners
taken before Justice Osborne, when one Of them made
staieme Mt. Of which the following is copy
Charles b Bley says-I was born in Brunswick, Ger
many and 25 years of age in the month Of September
1851. Heinrich Hondorf August Meyer, Ernest Bdnker
and myself were convicted Of burglary, committed in the
CITY OF Brunswick and sentenced to the State Prison
for term Of years after remaining there until September
last we were all pardoned by the Duke of Brunswick,
through the influence of Society known as the Di'
rectors' upon condition that we would Immediately
leave the country for the United States never to return
accordingly all taken from prison by the Police
and conveyed TO Bremen and there placed on board the
brig Hiram and kept under the surveillance of the Police
until the vessel sailed passage was paid by the
Directors and each received from them IS; we
landed in New York on the lst Of December last.
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DIED..

EIEECKEROn Wednesday, 18th inst ,Josepha Mstds dssSs
ter a The lac Anthony Blsecker
IN. invited the funeral without
further Invitation Trim Church this dsJ 18th inst ct 81 clsot
cBIcf Enphs.t Chichester aged %.
The family respectfully invited aogd tbs
funeral from bis ae residence No @Cherryt hs FndsJ) STEER
q c'clock
DEW Jan H. Frances Jsne Drew daughter Of rhomu and
Elizabeth Drew, In the l6h Of her age -.
and seqantsnces respectfully Invited 10 sstsnd
the funeral day O'Clock No % Csmnsst Her rsnsns
will be taken 10 ClpreD Hills Cemetery.
Alexander NJ and Sarah Earle assa smoshs and sys
relatives friends aseon.,ey invited 70 send tne
funeral place No Joraler.on, bfeonyn
near the wsl+t Ferry on Friday 18Th int 9eioek r. NJ
JOHNsON-On Thursday Jan ~ Ahands 2 daughter " Dr.
WIN ana Ef1a johnson, Ia the lsth year Of her so
The relatives Of the family respectfully inynd 70
ssnd funeral Saturday fh inst O'clock r. NJ ron
uILyR-In this evening Of tho ieth last Csies
Miller D., aged JesrA con Of d. John Msf o. nah"a'
The relative. and friends family respectfully a.tsd to
No 10 userS NJ without farther notice
MryLIIY-A hs 1sdeDce, No. lB West Twentsh<t- On
wednssds, th int ths d Of hs Francis kessiy
PRINCIPAL Of Werd school No a.
TeT. Ward sehoo members Of the 0revs
Lodge y respectfully invited 20 sstend the
,eryes At 81 Peter. pkc Church West rwsnteth>f ct ia
N on Saturday lh inst, without further notice - ,,.-s
j wife OF Peter n. Martin sged 70 years -. s...~.,
The friends Of the family Invited 10 ssee sr.as,
without farther notice, iom No 1853 fiah-sv on ss''s'
whRREs-In this City Tharsasy ~0raias Jan IL s'''
short illness Amelia Wsrren aged ~ year ~. f,.r., n,
The srisrds OF he family Invited 20 20 ~ a.
ssfaIdsy next st RP " from The T-f97o1s u w." ''''
Wass
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Gofe who with his wife horribly m,trca.ed and
then robbed at Madison. Conn. the other night imns
diaeiy after the ruans had ei bis house hed t. neigh
bors house for safety The neghbor also relative.
and proved be Of the robbers His neglect TO give
an alarm betrayed him.
George Peabody. Esq. of London. has recently msts
another donation to bs native town Of Dsnvers Of 500
yesr curing hs me 'os % N ma h,
schools OF that town.
Mr. Philip Combs aged II, died very suddenly at the
reeidenco OF his in law in Newburyport Saturday
The deceased merchant Of the old school, and
tired from business some years since.
The Methodist Church in Farhsven prevented
from administering the sacrament Sunday, from the
of the communion service by INSCRIPTIONS rascal
General Smith. Major Delafeld. Major Chapman and
Capt Gibbs at Fort Clark about the Is December
Gen Smith on bis way to San Antonio.
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BROOKLYN CoURT OF SESSIONS

Before Judge moore and Justices sriLwELL and sTsYsn
Yesterday the following persons were arraigned, and
sevrey pleaded the indcmen found against them
James Kelly grand larceny Oscar Dearborn dc Am dsDss
ouh John Jones do John Weir and Daniel 5siasr
bogayi Thomas Whecur nanslaashtsr In the
second dsgTee alsO bigaIy.
alias Francis Combs pleaded guilty to an indis,
men burglary. Sentence reserved
Yaer tine Dosr alias John Taylor convicted ndiet
ent Tor assault and battery upon Louisa Cngmss Of williams
burgb. 80
John Bsbop Injected for mdemsnor In selling lottery policies
Wansburgh convicted and recommended 70 the mercy Of
he Court
Richard tGrntndieted for committing assault uponzpoeemsn
James Calhoun. Of WilliamsbuTgh vas convicted. .
Christopher Lawson seag qsor without heens was hnss
ein and senteneec days imp rOument
Thomas convicted Of grand larceny sentenced the
State for
frederick MaIe pleaded guilty Ike charge and was sss
ced o STATE Prison
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LECTURES, MEETINGS. ADJUSTMENTS,

LECTURES, MEETINGS, ADJUSTMENTS, &c
fRIDlY Jan Is 1854
DR soLeERs LEcruRE-Stuyyesant Institute, 81
soLos RoBixsoX's LECTURE Manb.ttsn Hall ~ r "
DR CoLLETTs LEoTURE -Beeoker Build g. u p. NJ
PRoF Ref DGtch Church Jersey City PM
! NJ Assoc ATIos-20O Mulberry-st, a 2. NJ
MASKS aud On srdians ks tBurcn p VI
BACHELOR OF ARTS Pretty Piece of Business WsscEs Pm
C.rARsoT THE GAsGEs and Domestic Economy Broadway
tScLE Toxs CABIN 7PM Hot Com"3P NJ, National Fheser
Ton THUMB Playa dsy ard evening Barnums Museum
GRO CgRIsTY WOODS piansmfn Broadway
6UcKLEYs Houg-Ethopisn Delnearons $50 BwaJ ~
NEw.YoRK AnPBtTHEArER-Equesshsn-S bowery, 2. NJ .
BROADWAY -AnimasS7 Bway 10 A. Nj 70 10 r. NJ
IspusTRY OF ALL NAToSs-Cystsl Palace, NJ TO dusk
BRYAN GALLERY CHRISTIAN ARTS Broadway dy and eve
BA.vARp's EGYPT AND HOLY LasD-5l6 Broadway a
JorESs PAgToscoPE CALiFoRSIA-7l8 Broadway, r
PERBAgs SEVEN MILE MIRRoR-663 Broadway and " M.
SIcNoR -Magic-Stuyyesant Institute, r. 81
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SERIOUS STABBING CASE.

A man named Thomas Coye was dangerously stabbed
in the side on Wednesday night by coored man named
John Setcher appears that the accused keepsa small
store in the Twentieth Ward. and Coyle- With others
created disturbance in front OF his place. and when Mrs
stcher went to the door to request them to 60 away they
grossly nsued her At this her husband became enraged
and stabbed Coyle He arrested and taken before jus
tee Stuart. who committed him to prison. Coyls was con
veyed to lis residence and it is thought his wounds viii
prove fatal
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THE LATE MURDER IN ANrHoyY-Sr

The examination Of Patrick Matthews who suspscted
OF being person who took the life Of Edward M.hows
a ooored by shooting him in Anthony St. on the as.
u to have taken place yesterday before Justice o.
borne and about 200 of the friends OF both tho deceased
and aocussd were present The was however I'D
journed till to 10 Afford time for the procurement
Of witnesses who were then absent
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NEWLERSEY ITEMS.

DrArH on TEE RAILRoADIIhe boy Of man ~, was ;;
80, ,bs road shout O'clock this
-, M Toe OF his crushed in his brains besnsssns hh
ma IL BODY doubled up position Indicating
~, b. had been thrown from the Of an Which
ws proved by the fact Of h sa sna osa os1s Ioaaa
it,e, VS. clergyman Of this city certifying th the
pstiek Industrious and hooess working
Lr Coroner Wm B. Smith has summoned jury which nav
matter ORA Gram and Doughsy holding pcs;
uorteu exsEninaton- tNswArk Adyertscr IKE
Two Isborers the Pennington Railroad near Kin
goes named John Murphy and Michael Lyneh
3lst u Murphy struck Lynch with bis pick the
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LOSS OF LIFE.

Yesterday morning boat containing seven laborers
engaged in the ordnance department Governors Island
was crossing from Brooklyn to the Island the boat cap
sized by the sail jbbing, When three Of the men were
drowned The rest were picked up BY water boat and
afterwards transferred to boat belonging to the Island
where they were taken very much exhausted The names
of those lest are James Lynch who leaves wife and three
children William wife and one child and MichaelLynch
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PERTAINS GIFTs AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE 2

PERTAINS OIFIS AND AMDSEMENIS fOh me L Eo-
E-Academy Hall No 663 Boa~ay, the scene Of great All
tion early morning till late night People are eoenuil
pouring and Ing Gin Tickets for themselves aud
hi,nds-Ohe hseuDg the exhibitions OF the 9nt
Se,eu-Me Mirror They f twice daily ogeiowtng the large
saloon of TIE Acsdny Of Design The within lees ,nn
ted Mirror uproed pand follows psudit In qpick sue
grandeur and sublmy
themselves 70 the enraPur vision We doat Know OF
ny the cJ where dollar be- probably Invested a In
the purchase Pehsms Gift Tickets Academy III or
pleasantly 10 witnessing the ssvenMe
Mirrur
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sFseiiI TiSs-ss'OTs Judse ROOSEVELT
CIRCUIT CoURT-Before Judge MoERIs
ACTION ron sLkNnER

Thomas Christopher ast Henry Greenwood
Plaintiff il is said. witness Ia this Court in ss
by Greenwood s'snsf Thomss verye sas csyt tA
Mr. Greenwood Sid gentleman IN IN. Court NJ Cars
TOPPER giving evidence that Christopher
"ofc.d fssehoods for which h. shall suffer- IL 10 .ad Mr.
called uron but refused
the present action brought damages LAID sSooo ras ohrss
dered also said thar the words which Mr. sctasy ala
say 90 the occasion justified SC. Sealed vesiiet.
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cnrRr CALENDAR. THIS DAY.

SUPERIOR CoURT-NOs l,Ol7, $50, Isl, $780, l9l, lss,
iN iss iss 2.l 81 24 rs 2s a. 10 as 2s, $40 a. 2 "a
CiRcurI CoURr-Nos $50, s37, $780, s3s 1863 slt. 70.
So g. 81, o. &C. 81 Il, 40
Connos PLEAs.-Part I-some as yesterday. Pert
IL Nos H. 2lL ~ TO 80 inclusive. - - - - 81. .
Us DIsTRIcT CoURT-Nos II, 81, a. 90 30, 81 fo a.
A ST. - 49,. 49,. go.
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fAdvarfisa mant.I

GIN Ton THUMB AND TIE LADIES' Il possible
kss very little like Tom Thambf That
should the General be asisnsed in thus
manner b, the multitude ladies' vino crowd him
daily die like the honeybee In the sweets OF biz own
the verdict Of the CoonePs jury The'e
never such deermibson to enora the
e before 1ch crowds visit bsrnlms
Mnsnn nov 10 see this wonder He performs ,wicea
In addition regular Ia the Lecture Room
and no extra him the Of the curose
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MARRIED..

OUTREI,-MILDEBERGER-M Calvary Church on Wedass.
day Ilth inst by the Rev Spencer Bsnann Losei ana
Eizsbe,b Mildebereer, all Of this City .
MI1CHELL-hEAD-O On saturday Dec u. pytae nv a a
Mead second 6sushter ofB w Mssd Esq of horwsk Ohio
Ohio pagers pleaas copy - n a. AZ,
sHOLL-THoMAs-At Savannah Ca Dec 80, By the Rev Mr.
PeTpont School Annie NJ only daughter late Johs
IL. nff hia
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The verdict In this case was for plaintiff ej75 a.
Us DISTRICT COURT-Bofore Judge IseERScLL.
THE POST OFFICE ROBBERY

Trial of Theodore A. Rossi late a clerk at the Post
Cee CHARGED with puroinng while engsed such clert walls
Ale articles contained this for Tho wife
accused are in Court and 81 By side rsnsal
produced By defense tho character Of Rosi IL appeared
by tie statements that he mad pursued peviou, to OBJ
tsp situation the Office. the occupation Of hatcher had
Of tho witnesses such and hst
aso been butcher fOi himself His general char
scer " . spoken Of a. good
Mr. Hobrook gave little explanatory testimony TO the
Letters
no commended that the letters being merely decoy ssns
no crime hsd been committed and at
that 10 existed showing that dsendan hA opened The
taken the property mentioned To be concluded th
fore
Motion attachment aaus, Mayor Gpn Of philadelphia
johnson ch,rget with
money The application behalf Of Johnson ws
stated bic affidavit that BE- had b. sent here from Phstsoh
by Msyor counteers an that By the To-
himself arrested The motion 10
pei Mayor O. 10 give testimony In hh ssOr On As
trial.
The said the indictment relates 10 cosnsng Ia Now
yo,k and he l. NOT sased ad,ttha Mayor
ssry a. q witness. Notion denied, wh leave
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Tho Eastern boats did moi arrive At the City
yesterday until O'Clock on account Of the fog

Foe The Eastern boats did moi arrive At the Cfy
yesterday until O'Clock. account OF the fog
The BuRNso or MErnoroIrrAs HlLL-we noticed on
Tuesday Las; the arrest Of james Nyent private watch
men Of Metropolitan Hail. on suspicion Of his having either
dsgnedy carelsy been the Of the destruction OF
that and ,ther noble buildings IT, the morning Of
Sunday last The grounds Of suspicion against him are a.
follows In tho rst place he was by Frsnci. Meyers
head cook Of the Lsfarge Hotel who lives in Mercerst,
directly opposite the Metropolitan Hall coning out Of the
premises sbou, ten minutes after the fire broke out and
before any alarm bell had struck Meyers well a,nted
with him and says he is positive 10 his identity The
second ground of suspicion upon the truth of Msy
erss en and is that Nugent had business in the
Hall OF that hour of the night he being day wachm.n
Besides this another individual states that bis question
ing Nueeut in relation the matter he told him that when
the fire broke out he was in porter house and Cap, Dlks
of the Fifteenth Ward Police. who arrested Nugent says
ha: the latter told him tia, when the fire broke he
at home in bed; and on being awakened by his wife,
arose and hasened to the fire Further testimony in the
matter will be taken day before Justice Stuart The &C
cused is ncarcerased at the Jefferson Market Prison
ATTEMPT COMMIT SUIoIDE.-Jaoob Jonasses, Ger
man steam scourer living at No 800 Ninhav while walk
ing in front Of his premises yesterday morning drew p
to loaded with sho, and fred at his face. Some OF the
shot entered eve and destroyed the sight and large
number ps aetrssd his face and forehead He was mue
distey conveyed the New York Hospital aud attended
by DR. Agnew who fears that Of the shot have en-
tered tie brain which if the case, will probably cause
death JoDssses it is said had previously quarrel with
his wife ard this together with the fact Of his being quite
addicted to utempeance probably the reason Of his
making the rash attempt upon his life.