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The New York herald., 1869-01-26

AcgEB--At IrviDrton, ". T., on Saturday, Jan "A.
arg 2 JAMES ACKER Sr 10 the 10Th year 0f hts age.
Funeral service at the house, this Tuesday after
noon, at one O'Clock.
BAsRy.--on Monday, January rs, the beloved
son OF John and Julia barry, aged months aud 10
DAYS.
Inc funeral win take place from the residence or
his parents, $40 First avenue. The friends Of the
family are respectfully invited 10 attend, this Tues
day. AFTERNOON, at two o'clock
BRHcKLTNa.---At Stapleton, staten Island, on sun
day morning, January ~, at one O'Clock at the rcs
Of Bremen, Germany, aged 81 years and monthB.
BIpcK.-On Sunday, January "a, ANNA, the DO.
and n days.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
.yerscy Clty.

Jersey City.
IpryrTrrEp.-The body OF the man who was rnn
over and horribly mutilatei at the Newark avenue
crossing OF the New Jersey Railroad ten days ago
was disinterrea Yesterday morning and identided as
that Of Carl Lcoaitr, WHO resided at No. 3is West
TwentvssixIh street, New York. Deceased Dvcd WIN
his brotierln-law and left the house on the morning
OF the sad occurrence, but did not state where ne
was ooinr He waa a tlnsnith, but had been out OF
employment for SONS tin,e
PIcKpocKET ARIgsTEp.. .-Qn the arrival Of tae
Newark tain al t:e jaTse; City depot last evening
passenger named sydney A. Cooper was IN the act
OF stepping or the car when man pushed against
him and snatciiel HIS watch cham. me mo.emeilt
and the Iight-lngerei gent WAS collarcd and taken
to The police station. The watch ana chan were
gone an examination vii ass p1aee tl ioFsnoon wal,sra
but it Is believed this IL an assumed name. lie is
about twenty-six years OF age.
Hgdson CITY.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Joseph Eopwaod one OF the con-
stables in attendance a. the Hudson county Court,
died suddenly on saturday afrcraoon He had been
at his post on Friday IN apparently good health.
Disease OF the heart Is be.,eveI TO have been tho
cause or death. Deceased resided at East Newark,
where he leaves wife aud four Children.
Hay0nIo.
INCoRpoRATIoy.- Tie property owners OF raycnne
are almost unanimously In favor Of incorporation,
and the bill will be introduced within the enauing
three weeks. The proposition TO submit The bll to
the people for ratification after the Legislature
should have passed 6 Is SO nlpracticable that the bill
could not be passed under sach provso.
Newark.
ArRoCIoUs ASSAULT AND MAyHEA.-Tcsterday
forenoon Justice Stapr was called upon to take the
deposition of q seriously injured man named Conrad
vaiz al NO. 81 Ychenor strsot. 1t appears that on
the preceding evening he was treating his wife
whOse condition Is lnteresttng-rather harshly, o
fact tat attracted the attention OF the landlord.
butcher named joseph Staadeh According to the
N htC ANaHf fsna n
and beat and bit him IL shocking manner. that
he Is now unable 10 leave his bed Ills right thumb
was nearjy severed from the hand. Sraedehi and an
alleged accompicc named Lowry were arrested and
held TO bail for examination. The woman was also
kicked and beaten in The nlslee.
ps.sspsc.
PROPOSED IscoRroRkTfoN.-At a large meeting
held in this place on Saturday evening 1t was re-
solved to petition the Legislature for charter for
the "NIllase oil passlic." plan was aiopteI from
the charter OF Hamilton, n. j. Dr. KcnworthY. A.
Horton. j. G. Merceiius, u. d. Aycrigy ana Edward
Kip were appointed committee 20 represent the
matter to the LeglJlatlre.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
GENERAL CUTLER AID TIE seyra.

TO rgs EruoR or THE WASHINGTON CnrovrcLr:--
in n letter from Genarai Kilpatrick concerning
General Butler the following paragraph appears.--
The boas,ed rasti wio could wric ea Lousvi, ysr
during tie wa he could do them rool any
other
II ~ evident that General fitzpatrick has never
read the editorial IN which General Butter was
quoted bv the toYfes.J0trPoL or he would not have
com'nttel the error Of asserting what no does Ia
that paragraph.
General Butter wrote 10 me private letter which
enunciated sentiments OF character different fropl
tuose which the Southern people believed General
butler ana other leading radicals wouid adopt. Tho
rrshensiyc intellect OF General Basler would seek
70 direct legislation, according 20 true statesmen
ship. FOR the harmony and prosperity ~ the ea;re
country. Imlred With the conviction that liz lnine-
datc publication would 20 tar toward solid pacis.
cation o the country, took the liberty Of showing
it 70 tue editor, And IL was tciegrarned at once 10
ovcfy Southern paper. III eoniineutng upon n tic
Editor stated chat, "n private letter 70 4 dstn-
guIshed Kentucky democrat, which we have been
shown, and which we presume fhera ls no irnpro.
OF tho following language
subsequently General Butler wrote TO me. Eove1i.
Der 20:--
while ba~a special objection 70 tho publication oF nay
ita a. wss nothing iat may rot bc rubsbSi ie rert
day y material II bad written for pibfcs'i1n soal
hsge eeen more csrcf In rrr.ssna hut not IL thought
w3sn writing csrtnts crl1Hg wha, rAtor letter of
tsDhs Tor a. unexpected Kindness iron former
II Is no, NV province 10 express apy opinion IN
controversy where The distlngushei gentleman II 80
well abe 70 take care OF himself; but have ex.
pefiencel nothing but courtesy aud kindness from
General butler " u d1e TO aim that this portion OF
the attack should be explained ~ is occurred
General Batter had not the romotest iiea OF catering
irom the paragraph already quoted. Very truly
BLANI0S DUNCAN.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
NEW Yoak HERALD TUESDAY 2s lsea-rR1PIE
owes 81, ,ooS, 500; discharged

the war; 81 so7 eos; now owes 81, boo discharged
and paid on, 81, ,3y2,6o0.
were not In rebellion in January. 1861, owed an AZ
gregate OF $751; G)3.S25 that during the war tnis
was increased to 32l8, ,307 489 which sum mas since
been reduced to S157, ,1ls, 10s
This present Indebtedness includes over $5,oooooo
incurred by Massachusetts, for special internal m-
proyements during the last few years. In addition
to the payments on the national debt the people
should be credited with the payment OF sol00o,ooo
OF State liabilities.
As the Chicago Tribune remarks, the debts con-
rracted by the several States during the war were
substantially part OF the vast national debt incur
red by the people in the suppression OF the rebellion
and 1t might be added, should be taken into con-
sderatlon when the vast sacrifices Of the North TO
maintain the Union are contemplated.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
THs so5y sslrcHnG r,ss N cltysLssa.


Us IA
though the service or rho search warrant uppn the
medical colleges for the purpose OF finding the body
Oi Mfs. ifodcr. which was stolen from the Seneca
street e. ensOn cemetery, failed 10 md the body
tn friends ~ the missing deceased have not vet
gwen up the hope Of finding II. day or two
since about twenty Of the friends OF the family wait.
~ rprn the physician who attended Mira. Groier la
hef LAST sickness aud demanded OF him that he pro-
6ucp the body ~ once The physician Informed them
i.iat be knew nothing about IT, except that Il was
rot anv the colleges of the city, "A he had res
son to believe. After parleyinR while the Germans
departed a. wise az they came. The cause cf their
Visit was dictated by remark which the physician
n,sde after the death cf Mrs. Uroder. 10 the
eject frst he would Ike 70 make O post m0rlem
examination Of the corpse, "a there were several
Angular circumstances attending hsr decease
WI lch nc YOU'D like 10 clear 40. 10 this the hus-
bais. declde1iS objected, and when he found that
the bs " had been taken he Immediately connected
The wisa OF the doctor with the disappearance and
came 10 me CONCLUSION that he knew something
about e.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

TIE COURTS.
Action 10 Recover Rent.

Action
Before Judge Gilbert,
Charles Eetsev cs. ReamoyfI Bt'ke.-The plaintir
In this action was the owner property In the Sixth
ward, which passed into Inc possession Of tho de-
fcndant on tho assignment Of lease. One OF the
terms Of this lease was, as alleged that no busi-
nass should be carried on In the premises
Chased as extra hazardous. In the lace
OF this provision defendant, as CLAIMED, put
distil.ery In the basement OF one OF the h0uses,
tie result OF which was that insurance companies
having RISKS on property In the vicinity threw up
their policies to the amount Of $3030)o. Plaintiff
commenced suit OF ejectment and alter the expira-
tion OF two years defendant was removed. During
tn,s time nothing was received on the rent OF the
pro 9erty This action was brought to recover that
and 5000 expended by paintif IN procuring the re-
III wal OF the defendant from the premises.
Verdict for paintLY $4,000.
Suir Against the United States Marshal.
Charles Kelsey rs \. L. D0uon.--The plaintir was
the owner or lot in the Sixth ward, which he
leased to HlllIKer, who put upon 1t an illicit dis
ticry which was Afterwards seized IN behalf OF the
government by Marshal DaliOn, who retained posses
SION OF 10 for year. Tais action was brought 10 re-
cover dlna aycs done the premises IN taking out the
stu anl the rent during tune II was in tue posses
sion OF the Marshal.
Verdict for the plaintiff for $500.
Verdict In the Oil Case.
In the case Of Sanford Barr the jury returned
verdict for the defendant
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

RRrosrrp I'JATH or THE RICHEST Boy IN AYE-
rIca.-It Is repo. ted that Young Sears or Boston,
who hos been CALI. the richest boy In America,
killed the other day at south Wllliamstown while
coasiing on a handsleo by dashing out his brains
against q rock. II we y. .stake not, the aforesaid
richest bot ia now in SON. part OF Europe going
through hh early training r.reparafory 10 deeper
stGdisg.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


McCRosHrx--wARSEn.--O Sunday, January a.
~ the residence OF the BRIDES parcnia by the Rev
II. McGGlre IirGH McCR0ssfN, Esq, TO JCfE r..
eldest daughter OF John q. Warner, Esq, all OF
Brooklyn No car1s.
MCPHERSON -EpwARnz--At Mofrisania on sun.
day. January ~, by the Rev. Uriah u. Culscard,
GEoRoE w MCPHERSON to CHARLOTTE O. EDWARDS.
both Qf Norrsania.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

The week opened encoureyingly in the real estate
market yesterday, with the sale by Messrs. Muler'
wilkins CO. Of some property on Fourth and Fifth
avenues and Hath. i1eth and 11sth streets. and .
horse ana lot in Brooklyn by James N. Miller. The
attendance at both sales was large and the result
satisfactory. Below give the particulars:--
The property Nos. 1877 and 100 Mercer street. 50x
100 feet belonging TO r. w. Butler, sold yester-
DAY at private salc by d. N. Seaman FOR $1o, 600,
cash.
Auction Sales of Real Estate Yesterday.
REV york PRopr-rY-BY MULLrR WILKINS oo 4
lots On ,,e nsof llsth st, 5ao n OF 9th each
ShxiDcl', Patrick Fox 81. 400
4 lots the llsth At. ITO Il OF 5th av, each
25xiUal0, BENJAMIN Lrhmaier. $500
lot the OF 9th and nth 81, lot sscxilO
James Hickey. Aso0
cfs cn the OF lte;h St between 9Th aud 9Th
esch ssx'ooi0 2 Mis-, saco
assxao Mus. 4sos
............. 1850
ByooKIyS rnoprRry--Sy JAMES ". MILLER
House and lot OF Dean st, 1852 Il Hoyt st,
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

Az ACTOR TRIED ron AN ArrEvpr TO Rfrr HIS
WIfr--A despatch from Omaha, January 23 ftatcs
that Hernandez, the actor OF the Hernandez troupe
has been found guilty upon . charge OF shooting
and wcun1ing his wife, With on attempt to KILL and
sentenced 70 fourteen ycnr'a o0nfnement
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

would pc spent ar them. lie was not prepared to
say tuat nc VIZ la favor Of the paid system ns yet.
Iiie lu,'n sr consideration OF the subject was lald
over uhln che next meeting Of the Board.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
CauaI cALENlas-IHls nAY.

SUPREME CoURT-C -CrRCuKT.-Nos. IS, l24. IA, 2oll,
I4a, So Ss, 1C0 H. $780, 90 1885, 162 10, Al, 90. 123
ldS. les, 1CG.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26
CITY couST-Ia EQUITY.
1 Divorce Case.

Before Judge Thompson.
Bridge; ODoanel Us. John ODoane,l.-This was
action for limited divorce on the ground OF cruel
and innuman treatment. There.had been one hear
ing OF the case before yesterday, and 1t viii be up
agaln on Tinlrday.
The New York herald., 1869-01-26

rgr.Nwty fs &Ny la VILE Stale compifol-
~ Af sew tCWsy gives Ia, iNa valuation 81 ihe
yWrefif "A tlet CaiaN0n' esso ~ W. als,uss,
c te. 4Ne gaiuatloH iR Can't = =. s','R \, a iacea
a. lf. $50 d iI Darlington couna " s1',sesFo''
~ h. Gaze la c0aaiy al fa,.Qe,bVc.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03
The Use Of rlirtatIons.

Old stsgers viii tell yon that nothing
takes the peach bloom of verdaDcy OF of
4 youns man ike = sound, hard hirta-
ton IN which young Narcissus gets badly
worsfsd- L makes nan of him. har-
dens his moral cutiele, and takes the
conceit out OF him effectually. A wri-
ter in Lippencott's Magazine, speaking
Of this, says: "FOE every man whose
heart Is broken-we uSe phrase current
in It's romantic sense among women, and
which among men denotes the state OF
mind revealed BY profuse smoking and
su.snodic devotion TO billiards--txenty
have their eyes opened, and are, on the
whole, considerably improved By the pro-
cess. We forget to whom is due the
credit Of the remark, that mans use
fulness generally dates from the time he
loses his interest IN woman; but. with
ont going so far, We are content to rest
uuon the conclusion Of oar own expert
eaee-that uatil man has had one OF
two serious airtafions be is not to De re-
lied on for earnest effort
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03
Ehe Election I'm Indiana-Dem-
ocraffc victory.

After the resignation of the Democrat
ie members of the Indiana Legislature
to prevent the iniquitous ratification Of
the fifteenth constitutional amendmeDt,
we earnestly invoked the people cf that
State. as other Democratic organs did, -
sustain the resigned members By re-elec<7
ing them The people, We are glad "a
be sble to announce, have done
The special election took place On
day, and the returns indicate
Democrats have reelected all the test
ing members except one, Senator HueJ
whose district was radiczlized by the dis
graceful apportionment of 1867 The
popular vote on Tuesday was light, the
Radicals hardly making fight, for they
knew that they had no chances of sue
cess. The Democratic Senators and
Representatives have now the emphatic
Endorsement of the people for the bold
and patriotic course, which, in deiance
of denunciation, they have dared to pur-
sue, and we hope that they will, if nee
essary, resign again and again and again
until the question Of the ratification OF
the fifteenth amendment shall have been
submitted to the popular verdict of the
State
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03

I The years limp iamely by, Iizabeth.s
The dog-wood Is in bud again.
The sun way down the sky, LiEa5eth.
The grass Is green where frosts have been.
+ And these green things bring TO mem ~ now
! The time l thought your green backs nigh
Al! the sun can never stoep 50 low.
But for their loss this heart viii si-h
Three hundred weeks have passed. Lirabeth.
Since last caught thy doubtful smile,
thought you was 80 mean, 'Lizabeth,
When yen asked, . How big's yer pile3~
Three hundred weeks-'twas howerv ,Iuue.
When op the steep hog-psth We climb'd
To watch the rising Of the moon,
And hear the sqUeals Of hungry swine.
loved your cash then, Lsabeth,
More than l ever dar ] TO tell
And what might have got, Lizabeth.
Had but my clothes have taken well;
Bas | was poor, and yoa said, :. Begone
No hne linen enwrap thy form"
And vitR nary blanket TO sleep oa-
steep on aad Keep dry from Winters
C. -
es-ssskese w. words os thiae, Liza6eIs,
They stick me like the devil yet.
They struck ny tender part Lszabeth.
Which pains andk sps ne in fret
And twas vomans heart that spoke
To know the anoant Of ms '-tin,
Nary red Was the ssdutvv thai broke
Ne OF with such dis6ainfui grin
The story Of that past, 'Liz2beth.
Ny pride forbids me o repeat.
l know the hopes that last, iLzabeth.
Are found on eash-au others cheati
And being poor, Is Why regret
Thy cruel throwing ne of SO.
Bot soon very soon, l shall forget
The words Of thine dong weeks ago
L matters little nov. 'Lizabeth.
Let my hopes Of thee 20 10 smash.
Ny head VIII soon '.lOOk high LiTabeth.
Welded 70 one with more ready cash
then what joy viii DC mine. Al thank Fate 1
Ihs5 yea kicked me from the start
us the most gTeenbaeks and silver plate,
But seldom love that wins the heart
Any one with 9 toler&ble voice, an5 only
partial cultivation, can sing these lines
0 the air ef q Loreaa
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03
Brick Pomeroy-s Democrat.
a late New York correspondent


writes:
There are changes and rumors Of chan
ges in the Journalistic world. Among
other rumors, there Is that of the ap-
preaching death of Brick Pomeroy 5
Daily Democrat. The paper. when il
was originally started, was placed almost
exclusively under the control Of Joe
Howard, the proclamation forger- How
ard and Pomeroy, being birds of a feather,
could not agree very well, each imagi1-
ing that the other was trying to over
reach him, and the end of the affair was
that Howard got his dismissal Now
Howard did know something about man
aging q New York daily, while Brick Is
fsarfully and wonderfully ignorant on
the subject. Even under HoEard's mzn-
aeement the circulation of the paper had
run down 70 less than 5000 copies, and
since his departure It's fate has been seal
ed. Ii now lives on the corporation ad.
vertising. and with the loss Of that vii
collapse at once. @Brick" wrote his pa
per TO suit the inhabitants of the Five
Points. but he made the mistake OF for
getting that the Five Pointers could not
read.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03

1le- \ 1o1 may read the history OF the
world from Genesis to Revelation. and
you'll End that widows has been al The
bottom or top Of i've quarterS7f ali devil
ment that's cut up Was .elu ever in
love with one ,"
Lots Of them, said l.
You're great gander-thats what
you are said he. " 4 man that loves
one and gets over il won't never get bit
bv another. If he's got IS much sense as
4 common ground hog I don't consider
that we got any sense at all, bUt | n Z
leetle grain TO smart 70 letanotherof them
get al the trumps on ne. This widow
Horny that I was speaking Of is little
the handsomest woman, I reckon, that
ever looked man into fts. and / ought
10 Be = Judge. for I'ye seen lots Of pretty
women in my days She was about 25
years old when vent up there to work,
Jest in bloom of her beauty, and as full
Of dcviltry as 4 three year old mule colt.
There was ball over at jenkins ard OF
course l went, for | always 20 where
there's any fun goin' on, and generally
set the fool before get away, Of course.
The widow was there, dressed as fine as
=
around As frisky as young lamb in rye
patch. / got Introduced to her and
asked her TO dance with me and when
size flashed her eyes az me and said ''yes,
jumped up Ike I'd set down on red
hot spindle. You may talk about sen
sation, but when she took hold Of nv
hand and / soTter squeezed it, | felt :
sensation as big as q load of wood, and
It kept running up and down my back
like cat-sqairrel with hawk after him
Tn very fond Of dancing, but I'll be
hanged If / know 1hesher enjoyed 1t
that Hight or not. for every time she took
hold Of my hand I'd commence feeling
curious behind my ears and up and down
my back again, and then l wsuldu :
know whether was on the earth or in =
balloon, or on comet or anothiug about
It II was undoubtedly case of love At
first sight, and powerful bad case at
that For a wonder, got through the
frolic without making myself eonspieu-
Gus or cutting up any extras, as I'm II
the habit of doing when | 90 into pub
lie. I'd set my pegs to 60 home with
the widow when the ball ended, but
! lust as I vas fixing NY mouth TO ask
her, up steps a long lather faced Doc
tor. named Mabry, and walked her right
Of before ny eyes That riled ne a
little. but | kept ny tongue still, in
uaraly swearing to break his bones the
Erst opportunity that offered itself 1
saw there Eas 10 use saying anything,
50 I went home and went 70 bed. and
al the rest os The night was dream
+ ing about rainbOws. angels. butterflies,
6ddles. sidoEs and doctors, all mixed
up worse than Dutchman's dinner
/ "Well. Squire, to make short story
of it, I made up ny mind 70 have the
widow. CT Kill myself and somebody
else
So I made II convenient TO be on hand
where she was on al occasions
couldn't eat nor sleep, and If the thing
had held on, vouldn't have had sense
enoueh 10 skin a rabbit Butl vas de-
ternipcl il shouldn's las; long, for q
been fooled 50 often b. vsmen thai |
thought / xouldu't give her'sine 70 hInk
Of anvthins but ne She appeared =
axe lie rizht sharply. snd though tie
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03
NV MopE OF SwrsDLrSe.-A new

NEW MoDE OF SwIsDLISG.-A new
method of swindling has been discovered
in Chicago, which Is not very objection
able. because none but would be-swind'
ers are sEindled The rogues send :
note to their victim, inclosing genni
twenty-five cent piece of postal
as sample They offer TO sell
at eounterfeiter's prices The
tries it at bank, and finds a surc1
safe. He sends OF $40 or $50
times the amount in counterfeiis1
Is the last he hears Of the matter
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-03
what Is Going on Abroad.

4 In England, the Premier. Gladstone
has just triumphantly carried his church
disestablishment bill through the House
OF Commons, and the Queen has come
out of her retirement.
In France all is quiet. and ". De La.
MARITIME is buried az the expense Of tI,s
imperial treasury IS = mark of honor.
In Spain, the MoDarchists have a c1r.
didate for the throne, but, ike Grza{s
unknown Pennsylvania, sfcf "A
EDi6ra. There is some trouble
eonscription, ia which few H.
been lost. and the new Constif<-:,- E I
, the kingdom is to declare relieion
Grafton, though Catholicity is stiff
the State faith.
In Germany, Prussia has absorbed tho
Duehy OF Lauenberg and the Principai< :
ity OF Waldeck, two saussges less in the
tangled link of little German States.
Furthermore, the North German Con-
federation presents increased signs of
merging from confederation into = uni
ty. 10 Isl PreEss? Hier ist Prenss
In Italy there are some slight local
disturbances on the mill tax, or impost
onsoread, but nothing formidable
1Anssia :, = e pEesenI-sni side .1ieu exa.
long oi the Eastern question a44 the
baek-door diplomacy upon Il Of the Pa
RS Conference.
Turkey and Greece eye one another,
but all conditions of the protocol are full
filed and actual peace is not in danger.
The last Cretan insurreetiouists have ac-
eepted the Porte's amnesty, and these
interesting martyrs who fed from Crete
10 Greece and we're twice as anxious to
fee back from Greece TO Crete have at}
length been allowed BY the Hellenic gorsa
ernment TO go home.
This side the pond the Cuban an
SPaniard are pegging away at each o<62z
in the Eyerfaithful Isle, but evident. : +
long range, as We hear of terrific hattie
lasting all day and one man killed. -
decree of emancipation has been promul- \
gated, however, in the central district,
aud if the colored troops fight nobly the
news may be more fresh.
The Paraguayan Lopez has met stiff
defeat, but, like Wilmington, is fight
ing on, his people still cleave to him, and
there must be something in the man or
his cause TO keep them to such awful
work. "Our God. says Lopez, "wishes
to try it again" Some pluck in the fell
low. Beyond this there is nothing of
in South America, unless il be
the mention of certain Argentine Pres
dent general Emilio Mitre, of whom it
: written: "a subscription to give him
a sword succeeded so well that another is
started TO give him house worth s12, 900,
gold
In Mexico, one God and Liberty has
ust beat another God and Liberty Ne
sretSs insurrection has been suppressed,
pEebahilities are of no more pro-
- <s for week