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SHREWD CONFIDENCE GAME.
Hotel Keepers and National Bank VIc-
t1mJZed-AfrcAx Of the 1xascal and He.
covery Of the PlunGer.

=
l. From the Lafayette, dad, Journal, sth.J
One Of The shafpest md most successful attempts
at swindliDg ever perpeuated in This city, was is-
Tors Of one Of The hotels aad tne Union Sanonal
elucc corpuleut md good-1ouking German, ac-
companied By bis wife, arrived In ,he dty and nut
mp at the Dell House, on Columbia street. giving
a retired liquor merchant seeking for place nud
:Rsnt .lds bis moasy 9y nesly, treated eyeTboly,
speedily voted him the very prince ol
good fellows. Hts object IN being 20 liberal, he
sad, was 10 fo!m acqusnta1oess as be did not like
GER hn, did not propose always to spend bis money
with such unsparfns hand-had IN object tn view.
NJ, Hickman seemed particularly anxious 10 par
nauuced to the propnetors Of the hotel. Messrs.
Kels T. Metscb, that he had made arrangements for
the purchase Of the Kurtz block. On Main street.
bargain pnytng he did not haze quite th: Necessary
sum about h1m Just then. These gentlemen very
kindly accommodated him By lending him ni.y dol-
1irs and = valuable gold watch, .upposlng, or
course. it Uas hight. and The money would be IT,
turned.
posted number Of notes on pesson. IN Michigan.
nine hundred dollar. Inter In the day be called At
the bank and requested adynnte OF thsre hundred
dollars The notes deposited tor collection bpt wus
Informed that ,he bank was not doing bushes. il
that way. He then a ked II he coald 6e accoul1na-
dated with that amount provided s1esars, Ruls i
Mersth Went hts sec1Eit! This was satisfactory to
the bank: snd he vent ont and soo7 rrturned With
Dos signed b. these gentlemen endossers ~ vas
she head Of The ente1prisne individual Was ii bis
wife wanted b sislt eome friends It Buek Creek, IN
ehasc Of fazm. She accordingly took the 'buss for
the mo'othc srain on the Valley Roa but, as It II
tefWards tu1ned out. instead Of gong 10 Buck
Creek ne sesnaed 10 the city and took Up lodgings
Da5 before yesterday Nj Hickman was ahsepb
from the boiel most Of the day-dld nat come 10
fof dtnner-kept himself aloo! from his friends who
cshter Of The bank came u with a lItp.,cb, m m
=. Merc represented on the notes for collection. M
victims then> foe the dfst TING, began 10 sn1c 3
Was exploited. aad the forgery of the names &
Reis ! Mssseh Eus discovered. Tie matter
tn,ed sisoroas tearch for ,hs scoundrei- It
Nfs aeon sscatained ho had hied carriage
With bis vile and ne1 baggage, 10 tho lanetop, md
, 1866-02-12
President johnson has Another
:. Interview with a "Distin.
g1.ished' Representative.
-WIkooSKI vs.. ALGONQUIN.
annual Meeting Of the y. s.
Christian Commission
q Protest from Mexico,
THE PRESIDENTS INTER-
VIEW WITH TIREINIANS.

rThc following portion nr pyts1dent Yob,e,n,.
~ ~. ae1ssa'on o1o not rtaca rs
unut sN 4asl 1fnl+ 1he tist and conl1nutng par1a
Of tic speech will be lond on The second page1 In
eucf, men in cnnd t,,tb fhar ~. an,t,,cs seua
x-,,,,ion th+,oos 49,. q sa1'tieu ~ Ftpse
eent&aeu utoasn une"s :t1e fEesfdeni confines:
Ii poanE INTO the recent rebellion Or {naurfectfnn
against the GoEerutnent OF the United Sta{es. yotf
erred and IN returning and rrsorotug your relations
with Inc Feoe17l Government. am Esee TO say thai
confined distinctly and cIeary 10 men who ast loyxl
II there were only i've Thousand men in S4a,e. or
lets number fout sufficient take charge oi the
pofhtai machinery Of. state, thete Ave
Thousand men oe the lesscs unmher arn
eRutlsd 70 T. II al the resi- should be otherwise
ipc'odod look upon !! as being fundamental that
10 loyal men, and regard II a. Imnl,+d in the dns
,.11es hid down IN these resoiuttans. snS n thc
panied. Imay .ar turthernooie lhat sIser hss;n"
parsed 1hroush the rrest s1rnor1e ~ th;eh s1s
have been engaged, We should BE- n1ac,-i nnon
much more acceufabIe r4ounds IN a,sns,t1 rs.
lions 10 Tic Ssenerai tiSre1n3ncnt ~ .GM
ap u1,nnett,onshfv IoTnf nen ,ser ,rssntH ~ al
tbe pl3ccs OF nower. Ths heine iona ~ ~
dt.taut. and snesI' cn,1asn,i. upt
In reference to The rr.af ,ns.s 1f fhc A,,.rirs 10y
pie when they viii detesine iha1 Iais Union s6ail
tion IN lbe councils OF the nation he arrnn, iaEed
Gentlemen lbaJ 4 = fnndamcnfnI ,,r;nr,ns r.
taxation without repreeentat1o1 vas one or fbe
fTie great principle vii bold good vet, md II ~
but perform our duty. Il compty with the s1rtt NJ
the fesoution presented me fsday, tbe 4mertesn II;
we h.9 s 1na rs,p M
md viii b. done; and 3hinE ttat II fhe ctyo,4 h.
fsirly mt FULLY made, wih fo,beafauce and Win
ptUdence and with dtfer tion and wf4dcrn rho md
is rot very tai diatant. : ~s~ ~''1
Il eeens to me appazent that, from every coosid-
Grafton, the pert policy which could be adopted a,
Nff fhA
, 1866-02-12

Inc council OF EsenefAAk-WMAt Action
han been taken In the Senate CornrnIt-
tce-Internnl Revenue COmmf&%ton-
ers< Keport-Ihe WhIst<ey TAx-Pfo-
badly no Keductson-!MllttAry-
Trial Of the Commandnnt OF Salt~-
bury PriAon-Basier. Foy. Delauo,
&c.
Especial Defpa:ch to the Chicago Trlhnne}
WAsHtNGros, Feb II.
II ie not true,as reported by =ome or,he papersthat
,he Seuate Military Commtiteehave concluded their
action the report f1he council OF Generals They
have had It under consideration At one or two
meetings, and the scws Of the Individual members
cave been made nown- From these i, appears
,aat four OF them concur III the Recommendation Of
the council arnlnst Incorporating any Veteran Re-
serve regiments IN the regular as1ny. The Commit
tee ~ whole has moi, however, cume ton fpal vot
on The subject, and predictions as to Nhat that MI
Ultimately be, are mere snes.wors, II nothing
time Major Genernlsh,ps and ten DdRadienhfpt Of
the Fame character. and the addition Of dozen
oneers to The Adjutans Ecncrale Department, does
menuattoD placing the Provost Marshal Generals
buteau IN charge Of the work Of osesnizlng the
ms ~. e 01 Ire ,e taso hat
agreed 70, The Ways and Means coHmi!1ee viii
@eetne* censersatioP Rtth ina,stdasi members
Of The sgeleb hs ft ths hey sts
question. though In general terms they nEc opposed
to nny reduction, unlrtt 1t can BE- done 70 lie ad-
opon g 1nsF 70
measure than reduction. The settlement OF this
question viii probably he lett til! all Others dig
Leut. Col. Giaticus Gliding. 1Gtl regulars. md
son Of the late Joshua Il. G,dd11es, has been Or
dertd to report to the General commanding the
Department oI the Ohio, Tor duty as rt:riet Com.
, 1866-02-12

lk0 yhs noea hsG ~ essbffaa, mtno1A An
e1sr1pattoo Of h1 carpet ssck, 1t the hotel, dis
eo1e1ed ia euuteut+ to he iaRFe hlllet Of &soye
wood. dfrty dining plate OK two, two or thsen
tnmhlem mi mtscs19neous collection Of u.eiess
hUu1pe1J.
for Springfield, ii par1uits OF The gentleman, and
yesterosy xfyc4noon eleSraphed that he had cap
tured him, recovered the moray, and vas on az
v1y back He will be warmly welcomed b. bis
newly found nieads IN his locality, and doubtle.s
6e sent to do The state some service NJ Michigan
, 1866-02-12
MICHIGAN,
state Agricultural CouventtoA - meet
nj Iafknnr,. Rnhxu.-< asf,a

AS1sSA&0IA tonrE6t10a - R&e&
as Saekeon. February 71ss, 1865.
teo Of the Michigan staie Agtcoltrrsi soeie;1 ~
Detfot, jan- II, 1866, lhs Prestdent N his x1nusl
addtcss stsied that he had received number Of
on q ise Fassqs ssae ihas &c. ~ G9S.z
etesH,d other citizens should b eaila II IN esry
day. TO dseu:: suet subjects as might be OF Inter.
The Committee to which tbs subject was referred.
npured stlhat Contention Ct all citizvns Of ths
state interested in agrculsural atairs should be
Of FeosmrY, 1855 aud that esrsy and NH notice be
sroects 70 Be discussed together wtth ths order IN
3!ar7t0 DoHelf. EaQ.. ofJack.on, sad the Secretary
Of the Society shoald be COMMITTEES 10 make lhe
ssss.,1 nH9sa,1, arrangements for the holding ef sreh
The commiiiex above designated hereby sn-
nouIce that the Convention authorized by the Ex-
ecutise COMMITTEE OF tie Michigan state ..ricul-
on The slst q February, 1856 and that The me,notfs
will convene At such hall at o'eock .. NJ Of that
day. The Convention h expected to be held fo1
thfre days, during which the following order vi!s
be obscrved, 80 III asregards the proceedings, un-
less otherwise o1der By the Convention.
The Convention. on uest1u=, Will designate tts
lngs A. s may deeE> proper r connection With The
following subjects which viii be brought before It
for consideration:
all subjects connected with thf1 great Interest," and
especially 1hose Connec:et will the improvement
or the Gocks Of the State.
2. Cattle md stock breeding Tb4 relations Of
neat stscE to lbs ft1u, ana the experience OF Mzm-
ers III 1ring them 10 amel'ur1ie and Improve 1aad
q The economical use Of psstnle md gr1ss lands.
and their relation to the sEeressfn1 a1d pzodtable
1rswth OF Wheat md othrr grain crops, together
With theiE general Improvement BY Eears OF DRAIN
.Ref dlsoh1nR. top dEsslng, ara oiher work
j. The osehard and It's neatueut ard the general
uhject Of Eult growing throughout the Sate-
lA1IHoAD' FACILITIES FOR ATcrSprSo' rHE CON-
yETION.
r. n Rice Esq, General Superintendent Of the
Michigan Central RalF1ad Company, and Chas. F.
latch, EaQ,, of the Michigan Soathe.n 4 North
Indiana tallroad have, with their hsnal Noefal-
y 10 the agr<xltural interests, coentcd to- pass
u citizens 70 and from Jackson. Attending tbston
'entlun, aS halI f1Ic- ... |
b order oE the Executive Committee: !
". G. BEcKwrGu; Pres!de1h-
j. 4. WALTER,
Chairman BustnSae Com.
MARVIN DoRRELL,
Chm Com. or At-1Egcmcute-
n =
, 1866-02-12

SAN FRAHc1sco- Feb. l0.-The Eerada LegIsla.
ture has passed bill e7an:sn: the night Of WY 10
the u S. Paclhc Telegraph Company.
A Portland (OreGonl despatch saYs that naTga-
tion is open to The Da1lee.
In the tslitoIats senate the bill to repeal the
specific contract Law ans been made the speclal or
der Tor Tuesday ne1t.
The Neyada Lerteiatuae has passed resointion.
endorsing the Monroe doctrine
Hevtsasca Owen, the pioneer Methodist Ept.co-
pal minister, died suddenly yesterday.
The steamer Golden Age sailed for Pnnama to-
day. taking Il 3a IN treasure, Of ~h'ch - 10 239
goes to New York .-
The steamer Oregon has arrived from Portland.
bringing 4sl,GlS In ,1cnsute.
The overland mali, with New York dates to the
18th u1t., has arrived.
SAN FuASdsco. Feb. 1.-THE steamer Garden
C1ty. with passtnGers from New York. jan 7lst,
har arrived. ....
M.. Adan.. Collector Of Customs for this region
Of the diktrci. WIS robbed Of ~ SO on the steamer
Oregon. on bis way here from Astoria.
The overland mall, with New York dates 10 Jan.
II, has arrived.
, 1866-02-12
FROM NASHVILLE.
difficulties Apprehended NJ Columbus
The Belfast GueFtllas-AppoInIl1a
Rebels to OMce-LeEt~lature-C
lJon-tscn. Ftkk-Fnfa1 ARRAY. ekc.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago T11buue.l

nfH3cu1tFe% Anrref,endnt7 ~ f.uY,rr,Sh,,.
-Tt.. D.,C.. r..ss, ...~"
CA., oeAne "uef1!ss s--AFPotnAilss.
heoels 10 0ace-l-eEtaiature-
a5on-&scn. Ffkk-Rnfaf ARRAY, etc.
ESPECIAL Dtsnatch IN ,he fb,ceyn rr1hnre
NASHVILLE, Feb. II.
policeman ms ri mon an terribly MATER bv so,rr
r,ts.rs - VAL.
Aat.sn1 ~,
command Of the coored troops recently sent tterc.
aud meantime the eood peonle Of that c1tx seem
disposed to look upon her nlcenee g1b se,T se '
favorable eyes, and are preparing for collision
with them The St1s usualy falr and inst. vbere
1eEs -. ~. eir s,tS,nat ,.! us u'most 10 In
Rcnor. ~ tn sMnt,,e 1nS,s,S r.; -,
Rates one.s eG ~ LIE, ing al % ne
s. ssa b received tom Washington relative to The
Ss Gaa wa leasnea INA t0M tnsunGn@s 93a been cent TO
MI asusns' - ptoeeea VIII me knM lmmedlalety.
~. 1ns VIZ ~ = ie1ponse - N snqusy rpm yen;
M a. ano S 9s 81 ~ ~Sea ne sasd
~ o1p. On anu .nstant u - ae4oa 1n felefence
70 c4erAae, nn We a5lasal el ne Judge Advocate,
Eox aiEu,S1 W"rzin 1sVu1 ~ nda. sw hs ao.x. ,
Sos: Aa!tln. Q! clollnas pAs appointed ITO c1.
rebel fssel Senators 4fsDas.s 4 !rdss q he Supreme
toun. Coafies u; Uupont, i chtei Ju*tice.
and bo,h Houses hsa under considefauon IN alnozt
uniun1teo W nnmDer OF NUS ior the incorporation Of
OF, coal a1d MINING companies;
!n my te!es12M coneefulnE III. Gatfet's speech
on Tuesday, there Is singular mistake In printing.
u; y. nat peen 10 Washington and ba. strd that
Nnl!e inete ne eontetsed N5lh Congrrsencn belong
',si,oss TO- 'ngir :sees L p!n.nE The doe1aen,
thus n;sa ta;s1ng M G. condemn the Dsmocs',e lead
tls Mn.cn We e2e1 o!sign 70 ~ tncntlon, ne
oo9nuess pSns N e soMmanlon "sth thst party.
- i.o ., r,..s, g. & ~ tas c1tE s1t-
innis ttnc 1s,3ied th;,Err Nv f.mit s.,. ~ a.
, 1866-02-12

new Or1EAys, Feb. 1o,-Cotton dropping :;
fales were 300 bales at lie; sugar fair al lsHc
molssres, 60GS.c; New York checks e prem.
gold -; sterling exchange 80; fteighfs IN
changed
Arrived: steamer Kcnstneton and ship Sabine
from Boston. Smiled: steamer Malimao, for New
York.
Gen. Candy has issued an order that property
subject 10 sequest.ation by acts Of the Confederate
Congress will be restored 10 them OF lheiy legal
representatives..
, 1866-02-12
From mc11co-Court Mnr1fal-Ixzucs OF
r. CR1Fency-Ltncolu MedalAs

-
= CR1Frncy-Ltncoin Medals.
WAausacos. Feb. 11.-ofHcial new. tn the 1stb
Of JaQuaTy ha. been rrceIyed fron II Psso he rrs.
uppesrs fhat ,hn Fnenrb hs nnt si,nmnted Ia so,,n
raarrh Ann Ch,hrana tn Fl Tsaso mn tssa II fiEeiv
tuey wonld.
IfekIocut Juarez hif,hjy recommends presfdent
Jonnaon's aunnnl nnes,sre' snd rsnecfoilV In mr.
lion Of Il Which relafes Is ihe Monroe tnctrine,
The EoytrDor Of thr State nf CnahuiIf, Ia: ex,
irr,inT 1zrasi5ni+ Jnara, tn-1, ~, IA "a ~ ti1 .+h
, 1866-02-12

clrc't OF American citizenship. They art the two
Iobes Of The mighty lungs through which the people
breaihe fhc breath oFlfe, They Cre the two ,y1tal
principles Of republican government although re-
publican in name. cannot be republican in fact.
These two vital principles belong to these divine
statutes which sfe grasen On the he3t uf man, and
even upon the heart Of tho slave who to1gcss them,
and upon the heart Of The master who danle them
during than marble OF brass. Tor they share the
perpetuity Of the human h1ally. The Re1AA Cato,
al declaring bis belief in the immortality Of the
eoul added that Ibis were IN e1oE wasan error
which hs loved. And now dec1ariu: my belief In
liberty and equality, u The Godgyen h:rthrieht Of
all mcn. let my Say N hc ssDe spirit II this bean
II Is fauit which shal1 be slow to repounce; il
this be an Illusion, II IL a Illusion which PRAY
may wrap the world in IT. angelic form. lap
plause.
, 1866-02-12

Wu1rrD MS MoruER.-A wretchcd young vii
Lain named Alouzo Price, who, With his vile, has
been living al No, $50 Indiana street, both being
supported by his mother, was arraigned In the po-
iiec Court on SATURDAY on The charge Of assault.
His mother, poor frail creature, appeared IN the
and The ilesh about II hlackened, The etitcts Of
blow received from her own offspring, The prisoner
In the dock. Justice Milslken, who las keen ap.
ptecatou Of the respect mother il entitled 10 md
ehUud receive. dned the svrrtch ten dollars aud
dered him 10 bc Imprisoned In the B1ldcwcl for
tirtty dnys.
, 1866-02-12

Susr1c1ors.-One o! the detectives On Supezin-
terdept Rehm's t.aff, captured nan yesterday who
wss m his way 10 paurshop with a bundle Of
led cjo,h1uR blankets, 2heea and Other articles, on
Which wero T,arked "Sichtsan Southern Railroad"
Ills understood that some of the sleepnz 60 On
turpectinc that The goods In question were stolen;
the sn Vas dei1tncd in cnstpdg II the Central Sta
lion. He vii 10 examined this morning Il tbs Po-
lice Court, -
, 1866-02-12
Ebe PoStmRAtcr DiMcutkte&-Luze, OF
the LouFnajs Endotsed-

tho Iournajs Endorsed
tSpecal Despatch to the Chicago Tribunal
LAFArEI7E. Feb. II.
Asa Cuion county Mass Convention, held at L.
layette today, resolutions WIRE unanimously
adopted endorsing the Lafayette Journal, whose
editor, J. P Luze It is rumored, 1as been removed
from the Post O1ace. The 1rsolnuons were very
decided and emphatic
Alta meeting Of the German citizcns Of LaEay-
cite. rhe following resolutions were adopted:
Rteolrtd, That We, the Germans OF Lafayette,
poloicrs md civilians, cordially End earnestly en-
dofEe ]. r. Lu7e- Of the lafayette Jaurysai which
paper recatd ~ The true exponent Of the prnc1-
pies Of the Cnion pary.
-Resotoed, That We were erati1ed 4: the appoint
mcnt Of J. ?. Luze as Postmaster at lafayette,
Dnk1iuu.
, 1866-02-12
FROM DETROIT,

for by tlle Board OF Tradc-IB0r1ns
for OIL
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tfibunel
DErnorr, Feb. II.
Al meeting Of the Board Of Trade yesterday,
memorial wae adopted asking Congress to Increase
the duty On copper in order 10 protect the copper
interests Of this state The present duty copper
from foreign ports Is III cents per pound, willis
the revenue tax upon the came IA nearly i've cents
per pound, consequently the copper producers Of
This country cannot compete with the foredgn pro-
dncse. The suh}ec, was debated at great length by
the Beard.
Extensive preparations are being made Mt Auskt-
son to bore tor oil near that village. The indIea-
tlops are excellent, and 4 company with 4 capital
Of 3 million dollars, and embracing several New
York capitalists, has been organized to developc
the country,
, 1866-02-12

10 sana. henfncky md Missouri, and will 1ceommii Il
" Mish lhe Recommendation thas 1t be 90
~- GGttoratef Of Indebtedness 10 The amount Of
ssret sat Msin aesutd b the Treasury during the
Ma ~ - eoolnS today. The disbursements d1png
'nc snmc period we're nearly Fi.5V1,0n.
.,,, ne eatne pague, Of 1ndefpest, ts assuming m
nre Eot found to check fts progrzs at its present
aisi5 ds,s ., IN inSysss i a not require .ny Tseks
1tT n NE toe apSdom % Of i'1 cat'n Thomas q. Dud:
iosnS 10 he Dcpaftment Of State, under da1e
e.,.tsn o. January e that the plssue Ia st1i in.
GeAsing in violence. The government report
pnba,shed h on the eath Of January announecs
Lei now cates, for the week ouotng that day, being
aa ,ucraasc o. 7s9 cases OVER tia pseyious week,
ibis report veil, the number that have died Of tie
alsoa!e 10 6aH5 and the numbs Killed, a{ter hay.
ZEE been attacked, to IL, ,115-NAoIe number OF
g. e6as a. reported from beginning Of lie epidemic
A. high II my dollars arc Offered for tickets Of
admission to tbe Capitol on the occasion Of Mr.
hane1ohe e grafton on the life and character Of
Abraham Lincoln. Duyers are plenty, but sellers
ecarce.
, 1866-02-12
FRONTIER TROUBLES.
Protest. from the yice.Consulso OF Spnln,
France, England and Prussia, Located
~ snFnrfnR-

!. ,as MatAmDf1s- - :.
NV YpRK, Feb. 1.-THE Inncs contains The
rnottk Il OF number OF persons ilc1ng themselves
merrLspt3 OF MatamoIns, In srLich tley state they
hare been lor over eight months nsutra spectators
~ thr hisrraceeul Occurrences The frontier oud
II their dnty publicly to denounce ,he acts
nSrrrtstn United state. ofhcials. They state that
he proiessed neutrality Of the United statas il
~ Wsriran naitsans in their armed fnyaefona md
~ 5n1n fc territory Of the uniled St,tes into
Me1ico md denonnee the a;s sapt9se m q ns:daa b.
s1nrd-r nrhliclT to Ttxas, and ah1t miles. The
Gusied ststes Government tasrs immediate meas.
, 1866-02-12

uree 10 check the obtsusiye iuterfescuces Of lis
oalcen In Mexican atairs. great distress viii BE-
The protest Is certified to, aud endoraed by he yc
ccnsols Of Spain, France, En- gland and Prussia.
, 1866-02-12

The breaking OF one of the iron orders appears
to have been The Immediate cause Of the event we
have Just related. although the impression Is
abroad and very generally received that tho bridge
ought to hase long since been replaced By a
three months ago. by putting in new beam,
md The ends Of The trusees were at The
same time Strengthened BY new tfnbets. Never
theless. while these repairs were being made it be-
came known that many ofthe t1mbeTs were rotten
md unsafe, and doubled this tsct, more Than any
defect in the iron. was the cause Of breaking the
examined in all liz detals and the result pubIishcs
but Whc1heF auy wisdom will be learned through
these means the future alone Will decide.
, 1866-02-12
NRft a0nertt5gnlRutH,

"C. H. SCEIVEN q co.. Advertising
Agents, IL Dearborn street, arc authorized
Agents 10 receive A Advertisement for the Tri-
bunc, and nil other leading papers throu9h-
OUT the United StnteH nnd Cnnndn.
MASONIC-There will be . reg
M ulAr Conyoeat!on Of Lafayet;a Chapter No. !,
T. a ~. this tsouday} evening, At the Masonic TEN.
p]e4 at IN O'Clock for business and work u. II,
Krec. E. y. TUCKER, Secretary,
CHIcAGQ, Feb, II. 1865, u3i
, 1866-02-12
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER,
An Entire Train Fails Through a
bridge.


The 1stesr railroad homicide in this vicinity took
Bloomfield. On the Bloomfield and Newark branch
Of the Morris & Essex Rail1osd. Tho t1nia len
Mo1tclatr IT rs o'clock, and consisted ol loco
uotlse, tender and dye passenger cars, two OF
which were separated ttom the remaining three by
g paSrage and smoSfnE car. Approaching
Bloomaeld u vas necessary to c1osa br1dge
oyer Toney's brook, a short distance north Of
that toWn md Was at ihia point the disaster took
&. ur 10 feet above The wntes, was camposed Of
trUseoa. With beau uus1cr tlarn suqpuf1c b., Irun
rtr6crs onc Of these gzeEs broke with the weight
OF the locomotive; hut the speed At which 1t was
being driven carried 1t ever the irail and csumblne
structure without injury. As the remainder Of the
train came upon It. however, It fell The tender
passed over the bridge. hut was completely deu1oi
lthed In 70 doing. Ihe Grs passenger CIR lost its
trucks, which tell into the brook. and Has Seriously
damas get, although 1t also crossed. The second
aseeugsr car contained two passengers only-Mil-
ton u. Holt and Theron Saudford. The trucks OF
this were also prrcpa:ed into the stteam md The
car 1tseh thrown against tree, LITER striking the
abntneut Of The bridge, aud iteraly crushed, nata
seat being left 1ntacI. One Of it, occupants escaped
nilh few slight bruises, but Tho othcr-Nr Holt
YVES caught between the car and the abutmeut. IIis
hesd was nearly torn from his body. WHICH was held
Ia this position q shapeless and nnrccognIzab1e
MASS. The baggage and smoking car Uas tu,nblef
among the debris Of the bridge and utterly de-
stroped. The next two cars were Ahnt up somewhat
atlef the style Of spyglass-the fourth car paas-
ing into the ,hiru, and both demolished. The ann,
md Last car, remained on the track, anu was not In.
irPp4
, 1866-02-12

At the time OF the acddenr-ff that word proper
y Characterized the eseu1-the tam contafued
ktlled and eight wounded. The following list com.
pr1&es all wh0 were Injured, with the exception OF
tWo o. lhrce who received untmporsane hrrises:
Milton Holt, killed; Joseph Davis Of Newark, cut
IN The bend md severely injured internally fprobab1y
fatality; Joseph Doremus Of Montcais, e1-tecister
OF Deeds at Newark, slightly c1t and severely
bruised; NJ. J. 9. BEantisan oi the firm OF White.
sheffield Co. No. g Beekman street, severely cut
In the face and violently confused On The head !;
Samuel Asbuthnot, conductor Of the train, severely
injured In the side and breast; Owen Con1n, news
boy, u years Of age, cons !derab1y bruised about
the shoulders: Jaraes Rohley, calico designer, c1t
IN the head and arm injured; WV. Graham, pairing
teller Of The Phqptz Ba-k OF this city, and Thero1
sandfora. slightly bruised.
Mr. Holt WIS about 80 years Of age, aud boarded
at ihe Prospect House On Orange Aountnin. He
was clerk In the establishment OF Mr. ParEhnfst
cotton-gln manufacturer, Newark. Ills life Was in.
su1ed for <l0,O ,OW IN the New York Accidental In
E1!.ance Company. the unfortunate gentleman hav-
lrg taken policy in that Company In January
last,
, 1866-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON,

The Council OF fsenerals-VThAt Action
laA been taken In the Senate Conauit-
tce-Internnl Revenue COm2nI.ston-
ers< Report-I'he WhIskey TAx-Pfo-
badly no Keductson-TilttAry-
Trial Of the Colnmandnut OF Salf~-
bury PriAon-Basier, Foy, Delnuo,