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Terrible Scene Of Misery aud Starva.
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From the New ! OK Hosts Na1eh Ill
4 scere Of misery aud starvation was last
evening rrvealr1 in an uptown tencmen. house,
which, lor actual horror, is rarely equa!lel in
fiction.
as officer Duncan, Of the eleventh precinct,
Was going The rouuds Of patrol duly ut 9o'cfucE
last tyening, he was informed that there WAS q
family on the vcrge Of starvation in rear tcne-
inen1 house, corner OF Avenue B md Four
tecuta street. The officer Immediately went to
the place and number 6f the room indicated.
Knocking ut the door and receiF;ng 10 answer,
he nrcned it. The room Tas dark. 4 man in
feeble voice asked him what lie wanted. Max
ing knowu the object OF h,r visit, q light WAS
obtained from an adjoining room.
The scene that presented itsely was terrible
to look upon. The man, too inanimate to rise,
was seatel on the hoor. ny bis side llJ his
old The mother and oa:ld were Perfectly
nude; an old and faded quilt was Their oulr
covering.
The wife IVES too i'll TO speak above whisper.
In bed room adjoining we're three children
lying sound a.leep-a boy and two girls, their
ages varying from four to nine years. They
we're lying on 1la Stats Of bedstcad, With Eot
particle Of bed-clothing on them.
No food or fuel was iu the loom. Tho only
furniture was n stove. shack!y table. and tho
miserable apology for coyerlid Which covered
the wife and child. Through the officers kind
ness fire Was son1 liud:cd III the stove, nour-
ishipg soup prosided for the sick wife, and pro-
per food obtained for the husband and children,
with abundant supplies OF clothing.
This morning the wife was sent to the Belle
rue Hospital, and the children. 10 Eaudalrs
Island. The husband has been ief: to take care
Of himself His name is George McFarlan. lie
was born in ireland, and is 90 ears Of uge. lie
has been living in Boston for several years,
until seyen months ago, when be came with his
family to this city. For fer weeks be Oh
tanned work in the Manhattan Gas Factory, but
has been out Of work over mouth. He Il I
temperate mau. He says he has applied for
work at all tha city departments, and elsewhere
about The city. Gradually be hns' .pawref and
.o1l ali his furniture. the parting between
hiu, and his wife was very affecting, Is The lat
ter this morning, WIS conveyed to the hospital.
Tie tenement house referred to above is
been sersed on Nr. McEsrlan, owing TO his in
ability to pay bis rent, and today he and his
family we're to hare been turned into the street.
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ton To send for absent members in compliance
with tho Governors, request was promptly
voted down. Tho two houses continue to
meet twice 4 day, adjourning utter 4 session Of
only few minutes, without attempting any
business Members insist TINT it is in order
for tho Governor to communicate his objections
to tho bill 10 less than quorum, wien it would
become apparent whether anything would ho
gained by sending for absent members.
So the matter is, for tho present,
at dend lock Mo,nwhi1c, tho ten
days granted By the Constitution for: Gnber-
natorial delibcrasion, will expire on tho 3o.h
inst, wl.eu, If tic bill ~ not signed or vetocd
it will become law. The Jefferson City cor
respondent Of the Missouri Democrat expresses
tho belief that-tle bill will be vetoed.
, 1860-03-27
sIhe nllnuss!Sn {-> denotes below Zeru.
Yours truly, ]. D. Nzwcoun.
Cause Of the Lnte Disturbances In He
SIl5a Valley.

sIl5a |A1Icy.
\ correspondents Of tie. Missouri Democrat,
writing f1o1n Mssil:a uudsr.la:e Of the 10th inst,
says:
No person eou1 feE moment suppose that q
frontier town Of 46E importance OF Mcsfl1a, is
destitute Of bad med! We have them. here,
Americans lis well as Nextcans, and it was Ritl1
this class Of people that the troubles occurred.
IN American gambler, and Il Mexican first
started the difficulty, the American pullips the
Mcxican's hair. The fellow then went oil, pro-
cured pistol, and shot ut tho American Sesc-
1al shots we're fred in the melee, and oniy
one person was injured, woman, who Was
killed dead while quietly passing through the
plaza. =
ton, (princ1pallc gamblers armed thems elves
and marched thrrpush the streets, killing what
ever Mexicans they CHANGED to meet. During
the night some Eve Me1icaus were killed, their
only offence seemingly was to have been uaior-
tuta:c enough to tc Mczicans. ...
As several influential persons were killed fall
Mc1icaus) The people naturally felt Indignant,
and at one time believe at ieast 800 Mcx'cans
were under arina in the Plaza, Under these cir
for aid; aud accordingly application was made
to Lieut.. uowlaud, commanding Fort Fillmore,
for company Of troops. lie promptly dis
patched Licuts- Cosswell and Frank, with
seventr-four. men, to our aid. The troops
ca,npeti near town; their appearance was the
signal for a general stampede among the gam
blers, # no lett town soon after the troops mr.
rived. This allayed the excitement. greatly,
aud in short time everything became quiet
During the difficulty ono prefect, by request,
resigned. and our people appointed two Pro-
yisionai pre(ects, one IN American, DR.. L. S.
Owings, the other Mexican, Don Yjnacio Or
rantia, one Of the most popular Me1icans we
have. Under their rule peace and order have
been once more restored, and as very nearly all
she gamblers have left town, for COED, the most
1t will be the aim Of our authorities in future
to keep this class Of men from among US. In
fact warrants hare been issued fora great many,
aud if found here, they will receive no mercy
from our people.
, 1860-03-27


The Washington correspondent Of the New
York 7'ci5une, writing on the elst March says
TIE impression exists here. in the absence OF
otllcialAl Information, that Com. Turner sup
posed the treaty with Juarez was ratified, and
hence intervencd 10 cut of Aramon's naval
support. His action is. however, approved at
the Navy Department, where the expedition is
stlgmatized us pisatlcal.
No precisely parallel case is On record. One
nearly similar occurred of uayti over Is years
ago, when an american ma1-of war fired blank
cartridge across tue bows Of F!ench vessel
which did not exhibit her colo1s. The French
man answered with shot, when boat from the
American vent along-ide to explain that they
were not awnrc the vessel was ulan-ofwar,
to which the Frenchpaa replied that his pen
uaut was flying.
During The troubles in .hc!Gulf in 1858. our
merchantmen ofle1 refused to show their lass,
aud Secretary Cass rebuked them for the onsiis-
sion. The whole practice is one Of constitu-
tiunsl comfy, neglect Of which no nation has
the right to punish by force.
The national vessels Of England, France aud
Spain, took no exception to these steamers
passing down to the anchorage, and their otIi-
GERS are said to dep.ecate Com. Turner's sum-
mary conduct
The Philade'phfa Rres noticing the news from
the Gulf, says:
Captain Thomas Turner, Of the United States
sloop: ofwar Saratoga, q citizen Of pennsylva-
MIA. {his family now residing. in Philadephia,)
led iu The attack On the cor>airs. lie IS one pf
the last men to act without orders or without
full reflection aud ample provocation. lie is,
although attached to warlike branch Of the
public service, ia every sense Of tae word, a
Christian gentleman. m actiFe and conscien-
tious member Of the Episcopal Church, and a
man OF the str.ctest morality Of department.
n t1nrA Ea11
in maritime law, or more familiar with current
events.
, 1860-03-27

~ ,;.,, - r-...,.-5.. c.:
zen. D'ekley, tne tomntanoet.n ~ nc" Sn'er o. ,hs
older ss o. sne hn.sn.s o. T. ne % 1o:oen C!fse
auo1esseo 'arse meeting a' 'aon'so"efy' A1a-'
T." oa5s = ago. r.;.,.r A..
tne =, ". T., OF orae1 o' 'ue ha1suts Vi t9e
dcineh ClFc!e; pc SAID was ORGANIZED u c!riy
~ ING Ueas - r, cnu was or1staa!iy inteaoea
: 20 a1sanee aaa saoserser me interests Q! 11e
seutcesn .1 o.aes. A1ter al,aa'nE 70 me atsAacc
" " 1u1 .1a.a ana @ oon tea.e 70 1ut 4ue1aon ~
=. .ea1o s'aseTs, and tsoMloS niH1se!1 I'D pe
.a.a 1n.on man ~ long ~ me fedetal compact was
1;pf 3pse'su anu sustained, os proeeeoe4 10 slse
as bis4 or.!1ne n1stoty o. .as osgan1zaton a. me
nh ~ ~ nncn LIZ s1ooa1tom inc slme q Us 1!tlu
~ ~. us n.ns natrieu MS VARIOUS
s9nlessncss Wa1: MIn 1ne tMo commencing poTers III
.;Sia o...a ~ gslasa ssescn o. Inc Ter
~ iio'7 aG u II vi hia rs n"tuefs"
;.s,,. mastossu Haa! na iact tnat he mad org
W;r:5,,oH oTen mske contract ~l.n me
- ~ ia y. @nusen ,aetGn; oas inc feeoSn'!ion
St,tas g s cne. Isax or .'pefal party W 1ae Cn"eu
nn,,sa ~ aau eoapeasa h'na 10 es
ca,G.;ae s;,S ~ =. 'uat par!g III otoef 70 aso1a
rh;ch ha hi "'1 1.anira ~ "sa sn-an event
The nr.,ap;,',;nn ..eS ~ Is'cr :: s:ouM occur
ennhrscn,7 n,a,are w. A. ~, ~ nsasAIs's 81
, 1860-03-27
North and Sou.h at Harvard Inv
School,
The Boston Eot,-nrl Of the Goth saws:

Yesterday morning, while Professor Joel
Parker was addressing the students oftss Cum
bridge Law School upon constitutional law, he
adrsrted, for the purpose Of Illustration, to the
mission Of Mr. Hour to South Carolins. Here
upon the Southern students present selt impcl-
led to indulge in applause. This being rightly
construed by the Northern boys as IN expires
sion Of approval Of the conduct Of tie South
Carolinians towards Mr.. Hoar. they responded
with Kisses. Prof. Parker exhibited much feel
ing at these unusual demonstrations, and IN ex.
pressing his regret At the occurrence, took &C.
casion to remark that, for twelve years past,
similar experience had not befalien him as
lecturer. After what had taken place, howeTer
he would improve this opportunity to say. that
although the police regulations Of South Caro-
lima might afford some exteuna:ioa Tor the be-
ha!ior toward Ar. uoar. yet The conduct Of her
citizens on that occasion, more than aoy other
single act, had operated to create the existing
unpleasant differences between the North and
the South.
Prof. Parker also took occasion to assure the
students that he should not be deferred By any
expressions Of disapproya1 on their part from
allowing himself Ill necessary latitude OF re-
mark in the discussion Of the important ques-
tons which it would be his duty, "a u Law 1ectu-
Ter, to take under consideration.
, 1860-03-27
laA,. So. -.
22te&a 4 Crit1t11e.


CONNECTICUT.
The annual, election in Connecticut lakes
place on Monday next The pro-slavcry part
are putting forth prodigious efforts to carry tho
State. They are 1rsortins to means which,
we believe, have never before been cmployod
iu a FREQ commonwealth to bring about a no
litical result, The New Haven Palladium pub.
lishcs a number Of letters from responsible
ctizsns, who offer 10 mako affidavit Of tho fact.
70 the effect that Gen. Pratt; OLE Of the fore.
most Democrats III tho State, went to WASH
iustoo somo time since to advise Southern
members Of Congress to induce their cons.itu-
ents to withhold their spring purchases until
alter the April election! The obvious pur-
pose had in<vicw in this scheme was to staryc
the manufacturing interest into more compla-
cent notiuns concerning slavery and doughfaccs.
But the plot did not succeed. Whether tho
Connecticut manufacturers could have waited
TIL after tho election: or not, to effect tl,oir
spring sales, the Southern merchants decidedly
could 'sot W]ilo they might perhaps have
contemplated tue distress Of the Connecticut
houses with some satisfaction, the hole in Meir
balancc sheets was different thing. The loss
Of months trade in the busiest season Of the
year was not to be thought Of; % they rushed
iu their orders and snapped their fingers at the
politicians :
On the other hand, the Hartford Courant
relates thnt Col. Sam. Colt, Of pistol celebrity,
has recently discharged si1ty-three Of Ills
worImen, Of whom two are Americans eight
Democrats, aud JUly-tAree Republicans. The
eight Democrats have al been taken back and
restored to their places. One Of tho d;scharg-
ed Republicans returned and found employ
ment uadcr contractor in Colts establish
ment but tie contract or was required to send
him away ne soon as his presence was made
known at headquarters.
By such d2agoo1iug as this the Democracy
:ro striving to regain their lost power in Con-
a,ccticut. We predict that their deleat on
Monday next will he seycre and decisive. If
it be possible to rouse resentment, deep and
crushing, among the laboriog men Of the coun-
try, the course Of the Democratic file leaders
in that State will bring it about. Let it be
understood that they arc putting forth their
energies to extiuguish tic working mans right
to his o.n opinion, his own Coincidence Moth
ing less than this is the scheme for cripplng
the manufacturing industry Of the State by in-
43ucit.e merchants in Other narts of tle cn1ntrr
, 1860-03-27

Thomas II. Dawson, ESQ.,. editor Of the Louis
vile Df'aoc,a!, publishes hts valedictory in the
Last number of tha: pspe:-s:atiag in elect
that he has published th, D2moeya: two years
as moderate Douglas organ, hut that be can
do 80 no longer =" for conscience sake.' la
purposes to start straight out Republican pa
per in Clay eaunty before the campaign ID fairly
opened. lie says:
"To carry double face during the coming
opinion would b. highly criminal: therefore we
were rcry glad to sell ou. 1t the tirst opporsu-
Mtg, that We Nigh. have our limbs free to ii:ht
on the side of rss BIT at the Ecxt eiectton; asa.o
that e .ch party usa. have pape. TO represent
them."
, 1860-03-27

the most available man that can be brought out.
a few duys ago We received q letter from Della.
ware county, Ohio, in which the writer says:
Permit me tn inquire whether our Republi-
can friends in Illinois are prepared to present
the name Of tho Hon. Abraham Lincoln as their
united and first choice for the Chicago nonina-
tions Lincoln is very popular in this region.
ton Of the opposition than auy nther man
named. l cannoos doubt his availability Lie
would certainly make splendid candidnte, aud
be elected by tremendous majority. How
would Liacolu and Hickman do? Cannot
think Illinois would eonSent 70 place so worthy
and noble citizen Us fler Lincoln second on
the ticket. His place should be first rnduubt,
FH1r -
, 1860-03-27
Tho Garden City n1iniil. Company.

For years past nc lfsve urged our citizens to
become interested ia bnke Superior Mining OPP
erations. Detroit and Cleveland are reaping &
rich reward for their enterprise, and have now
most profitable tsafc from that region. There
is enough for them and fol: us, md re hope at
no distuut day to see both copper and iron man
ufactured here in every variety.
In this connection It gives Us pleasure to no.
tice that the C.4rs'eu City Mining Company,
composed Of our o1:. citizens, are greatly en-
couraged by recent developments. This CON-
pany have ecxpcndedsom slo1 ,ooo, including the
cost Of the location They are free from debt,
have stamp mill OF twenty-five heuls, sey-
euty-fye horse power engine, and all the appl-
auces necessary to successful mining. We are
permitted to copy the following letter to the
Secretary Of the Company:
oEnc. or TUE GAErr1 C19r Mtxz,,
March sth, 169. !
EonzrT b. How, Esa-
SeesstarJ and Treasurer Garden City Mining Co.:
Dsdr Sir-since writing Jou On al inst. nm
hsp bapPy to shs
Of the shaft and six feet east Of north and south
rein We struck a rich belt Of Amygdaloid literal
II filed with heavy Copper. l should have
communicated the above facts in my letter
few days since, but thought best to wait un-
I'll the belt vas more fullr nrored up. We hare
now driven tlve feel: into The belt, and it sri;;
continues mid promises ode Of the rchest belts
ever discovered in the Lake Superior country.
The face Of the drift, both sides. is stuck full
Of nuegetgot copper. Tha color Of the belt is
bright brown, and ~ feet high.
If / should lud &c from observation in sinking
the shaft, also driving drift, l have no doubt 10
my mind we hsre large scope Of ground
Oh the north Of tie shaft Of this same belt.
Sefcfel gentlemen were here to .dav. and hare
made full examination Of CUR feceut Iisep:erles,
and are satisfied we have the richest develop
ments that hare ever Lecn discovered in this
country. Mr. FarwelI, President Of tue PhGaix,
Mr. Bennett Of the Ceutral Nine. and Mr. uurl-
burt, Superintendent Of the North Cliff and
Humboldt mines,;were among the parties WHO
mR1e the abore examination.
1have just taken from the belt one p:ece Of
pure copper which weighs fifty pounds. The
miners hare hard work to get q hole drilled, the
copper being so heavy. 1t would afInrd me
great pleasure TO have Jou and the Directors
take 3 look at the specimens have in the office
and thcn 20 into the shaft-l am fully conf
dent you would aIl be satisfied we have as rich
developments Is We hare anticipated could be
found io the country
ami fully satisfied that all ne nnnt is little
more sea room. ind get the ground fully open,
utter which nc can take out the rielast kind OF
material in the greatest abundance.
Respectfully yours,
JouS II. GA11ss,
Supt. U. G. Mining Co.
, 1860-03-27
Bound them over TO plny Whist.
There is Judge down in one OF the southeast

1HFsE Is JuuSE uUTu III Uu- u1 TIC suukUtISt-
ern counties Of the Reserve who il very fond o.
his little joke and his game Of whist. 4 few
weeks since, he WAS hearing case Of some in
poztance, in viii. several witnesses were sum-
n'cned, and among them one or two notorioasly
good story tellers, who also knows something
about "honors'' aud - odd tricks" Their fame
had reached the ears Of the Judge, but rs yet
be bad no opportunity Of having taste Of their
quality, although eager to do 50. The court was
about takiny its usual recess at noon, and in the
afternoon the witnesses in question expected to
testify and return home b. tic evening train.
and said:
"Ths case on trial will not be heard this all
tcrnoou. The witnesses are bound over until
tomorrow, and are this. afternoon requested to
meet at my house to play whist and tell stories:
Mr.. Sheriff, adjourn court until Tomorrow"
-CkttIoE1 Herald.
, 1860-03-27

John Wood, Of Little York, Montgomery Co :,
was bitten by large Norway rat, from the e.
fects Of which be suffered for several wc.k
intense pain. He came home, late at night,
and while reaching into the crib for corn to iced
his horse, he WAS seized On the hand BY the en-
trapped mt. In about two weeks be was taken
sick. His hand aud arm were much swollen
and high fever, severe vomiting and purg1ng.
and great pain attended The case The poison
of the bite didused itself throughout bis sJs-
TEN, and came near proving fatal He has en-
tirely lost the use Of his right arna.-Ddyto"
Empire.
, 1860-03-27
Return OF one 0f tllc 8e5ean Exiiex to
kEnIECk Y...llU1E {lc WIS 1t GeiYed.

3AEH&NSb ess4AUf ac WAS AktGcAtEus
]. G. Hanson, one Of the party expelled from
Eerea. Madison county, Kentucky, about two
months since, tas returned ,hither. and. under
date Of Na1ch IL, writes IL the Ce11rerilie
(lud.) Il f.aJl;cdH an accoust uf his reception.
On Saturday. March ., liz arrived in l;c;ea,
and on Monday, the 9Th, County Court day, " ~
warned TO be otf by TIC following, Saturday, or
abide lie conset1u:nces. When lie received this
notice hc was pFepur;ny to Resume wosk in his
saw-n,ill- Not succerd;ng in d,*posir;. Of it, lie
remained until Friday, " i,en he t:!e his friends
farewell. and started, os'eusib!y for Cincinnati,
but took up his abode will, u friend i'll the
mouu.ains oil Rockcastla county, whence tc all
dressed an appeal against tue persecution 10
which hs was subjected. On Saturday mob
Of aboat forty persons. armed with guns, a.stn.-
Lied ut Eerea, where they m:..le furio.ss
speeches. bu. cosrs,.ste,t 1T. Of violence. TN
sunday ar. Hanson attended SUNDAY school IL
Esrea, ard preached 1wicci, the church. liz is
still III thas place, and tataks that :. reaction
has taken pl.ce iu public sentiment. Us LIE t:ss
not as yet been dssturhed.-C:;". Ga-<t's, .tta.
, 1860-03-27

Correspondence cf the Press and Tribune.]
0xAua, March 20, 1860.
IN previous lc!ters have adyertel to the fact
that strong efforts are made In various waya to
determine the trade ar1 business connections
of this Territory, and especially this portion of
it, toward St. Louis. Boats run almost daily
ci:hcr from St. Joseph or st. Louis, to Council
Bluffs and Omaha, aud there is eyery human
Railroad will connectw!th this point in eighteen
months, By means OF the Platte County Road,
twenty miles Of which is now completed. Ike
same policy that leads St. Louis to adrancc our
interests, so far rs those interests arc made
tributary to theirs, induces them to act in the
same direct manner upon the mining regions at
the base Of the Rocky Mountains. The St.
Loais, St. Joseph and Lsavcaworth influence is
brought to bear strongly upon the mining re-
gions to send their trade and trayel direct from
the mountains to ono Of these points named,
instead OF taking its nearest and natural route
to The river at Omaha, aud diyerging from that
to the different points Of the country. Express
lines are thus started, mostly By St. Louis
means, from Leavenworth and st. Joseph to the
mines. The further South any avenue of trade
from the mines strikes tile Missouri river, the
better for st. Louis.
Active measures are now being taken to build
Telegraph line ut oncc from St. Joseph to the
mines. This, in connection with the Express
lines already running from Leayenworth, is well
calculated to concentrate all the mining COM
mcrcc to, and south Of St. Joseph. The same
interest, the same enterprise, and the same
efforts put forth By Chicago would obtain a
large share Of trade from Omaha and Council
Bluffs, and through them from thewhole mining
region.
As stated in another letter, The routes from
the Missouri river to tho mines all concentrate
ct Fort kearney, and any estimate of distance
therefore, is very properly made from the river
to kearnyy. Now the measured distances are
as follows:
From lesycawenh to Fen: :Kearney...... miles.
Esou Portsmouth C.tyt to-. .............s4o
ffJM OlQ1h1 ~ ,,..-..,.,...lS1 =
There is therefore from sixty to seventy miles
in distance savcd by way Of Omaha, in prefer
cncc to Nebraska City or plattsmouth, ,aod about
one hundred in preference to St. Joseph or
LeavenwoEth. This difference Of distance de-
tern,iues much Of the return travel from the
mines this way, that went out By the lower
routes, and would determine nearly all, if there
was an express and telegraph By way Of Omaha
md Council Bluffs to Chicago. 1t is important
to move in this matter promptly, for as already
stated, St, Louis is actively at work. If the
Chicago interests will examine the mattcr in
business way, have no doubt Of their active
Cooperation with this point in securing Tele-
graph and Express at once, and the completion
OF the Mississippi and Missouri road with all
possible dispatch.
Full returns from the counties show the Ter
ritory to havo voted against 4 State Convention
bJ about 600 Three fourths Of the Delegates
elected are Republicans. "X."