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New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
THE CHAMBERs,sT. FIRE.

The losses and assurances on the building
and contents No SO Chambers-st, damaged by hre on
Thursday night are as follows The stock OF hardware
and cutlery owned by Messrs Wach, Coulter wilson,
ON the first floor and in the basement was damaged by
water 500 Insured for 10000 by the following COM
panes: North British Fire and Marine. $4,000; Ameri-
cop $40 Ooo. Manhattan slOOCO Howard, $4,000 Eagle,
So 000 Niagara $1,000; YOnkers and New YORK sOOOO;
Manufacturers OF Boston, Mass, $4,000; Washington,
$40 600; Continental $4,000; Hartford of Hartford Conn,
5000; Astor, 5000. 81. ..,,.,o, -. n
Fvre dealer i'm cutlery Loss stock by IRE ana water
az O0 Insured $4,000 by various city ana OutOf-
o,n comDanies The or the second moor Is occu-
MED by Messrs. Sanderson Co., dealers In cutlery,
rh,ssnen picture knobs &c. Loss by nre ana wafer,
s ~ insured by the Republic and 5000 by the
Firemen's Fund Companies -. III, a.
III Schmalhausen occupies portion or the thlrd moor.
Ms cock Of beads was damaged by smoke and water
e. oo. Insured for y each by the Springfield (Mass
re and Marine; Ktna OF Hartford, Conn; western OF
Rmfaio and North American Of Philadelphia. portion
nj This floor is also occupied by Herman d. Siefkes, I'M
norter of meersehaum, brar wood and other kinds OF
pnes Loss on stock, $2500: Insured for $1,000 Dy the
iI1norters' and Traders Company. j. f. NJ Joeriens,
mtorer of musical instruments, occupies the remainder
of ths floor His stock is damaged 70 the extent OF
81 G0; insured g. 800 each by the 81 Nicholas ana K
lief Companies and 5000 by the Importers and traders
But slight damage done the fourth and nth hoOrs
The building belongs TO the Beinger estate ana Is Jam
aged 81 900; fully insured
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
THE RIPENING OF REPUBLICANIsM IN EUROPE
To the EditOr Of The Tribune.

SIR: If the great peoples of Europe ever ex-
pect TO be able TO unshackle themselves from the
tyranny OF monarchcal governments; from the cruel
and crushing cost Of vast standing armies from tho
bloody burden OF having to fight and say each other as
a means OF adjusting the unnecessary differences be-
tween boated despot and from those base and barbar
Gus sentiments OF the rulers of realms that render peace
precarous and certain let them at once overthrow
all their pampered and puffedup dynasties, all their
powerproud kings and potentates, and establish IN their
stead republican forms and institutions OF governments
similar to those of great and glorious American Re
public For success in grand republican movement OF
this kind the present is the most Opporune moment THAI
has ever occurred and it may well be doubted whether
so favorable a moment may occur again for the next
hundred years. With your permission, will suggest TO
our republican friends in the Old World the following
candidates the Presidency respectively Of the seven
great European natlonalities:
For President Of PrusSia-KARL BIsMARcK.
For President OF Frdnee-ADoLPHE THIEEs.
For President Of fAuStrid-FREDIRICK BEUsT.
For President Of RuSsid-ALEXASDER GoErsC CHAKoFP.
For President Of great Brtdin-JoHN BRIGHT.
For President OF Spain-EMuIo CASTELAR,
For President Of Itaiy-JosEPH MAzzINI.
faithfully for the freedom and progress OF tho
peoples RHINECHILD
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
BLACK FRIDAY.

ANOTHER GOLD CAsE-w. N. W'.o WoKIhiNDiOn o'.
ACT. WIN. SEYMOUR ET Al, MLMbLhS VT
THE NEw-YoRK STOCK EXCHANGE
This action was commenced last July III inc
Court Of Common Pleas, Special Term, before Judge
Chas r. DAILY, 10 restrain the New-fork STOCK
from excluding the paintih from eAele'Ane nI o.
a,d tr,es "a a member OF the Board, and arose out
ot The gold transactions Of the day known as BLACK FIJI
dav in september 1869 Prior the 23d OF september
1889 Mr. worthington, who was acting as broker ,or
bank in Norfolk Va, in gold specuatiohS, einpoysa
Lewis Daniel Co.. brokers and members OF os ot TI ha
Board to buy and sell gold for him ao % %, gold short.
sch he Sm snSseqnenty reported they mad done,
and said they had sold part oi Tue s them 10 bny
lko qusntfy OF gold at the eAsing lneo riar tiae
a., yate 10 cover tho short sale Somo lp tliiip
~ ~ ib. hrnkcrs announced that they coui,
az lyer the pnld which they hai sold. but reduoStod
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
THE GREGORY EMBEzzLEMENT CASE.

An examination was held yesterday at the
Tombs, before Justice Hogan, in the case OF James c.
Gregory arrested a charge of having embezzled
sl9eso belonging to his employers, Messrs Cornell
Amerman Of Nos. 70 and 81 Leonard-st Mr. Albert Cor
NELL the senior member OF the frm testified that the
prisoner had been their employ entry clerk aud as
staut bookkeeper for several years His books were
lations had commenced March H. 1868 and had con-
timed up to July 2 1870. The sums taken ranged from
so m Al M in the majority OF they from SlOO
10 $3.50 In January last he took 00O and In February
S7co The entries in his books were made in such way
"a 10 conceal for time the defalcations Two complaints
against Gregory received by the Magtstrateone
for the 81 600 taken In January and other for $500 taken
on Jnly IL He waived further examination, and gave
bail m IS 600 TO await trial Wm b. BooTman of Nos -
and rs BeekInanst. became his surety. Gregory is 80
years OF age native Of Danbury, Conn., aud resides In
BROOKLYN. I.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
coIrRT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

Judge Bedford continues the work of clearing
out the thieves the Court OF General Sessions yes
terday John Bradley sentenced to the State Prison
for year and MONTHS the charge Of grand larceny
Boston pleaded guilty to attempt at grand ar
ceny and was TO the State Prison for years Irving
Byron burglary in the first degree state Prison Il Years
months. Charles Melvin, attempt at larceny state
Prison years. Henry Clifford, grand larceny, state
Prison years James Mcdowell, felOniOus assault with
intent TO kill Terrence McKune by stabbing him eleven
tunes with a common iach-knife, years IN the state
Prison. AlOnzO PrOast and Christopher Rafferty,, steal
ing watch and chain from boy, each, state Prison for
years.
The young GIRL Kate Marsh before the Court
again, asking for release from the House Of the Good
Shepherd. Case was adjourned until Monday.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
THE COMING "AccIDENTo IN NAssAu-sr.

To the LdlfOT OF IHt IIFV""V'
SIR: Some man, woman, or child will be
killed some day in Nassaust, in this manner: one OF
those huge express wagons will be coming along that
narrow street between Liberty ana John' at its usual
,urio,s rate between 8 and o'clock in the morning.
hor the ,rip of sidewalk Is most crowded with people
Going dawn Town. and its enormous whtferee, sweep
mo ryen tne contracted space allotted To pedestrlas
,d rei,rng n 10 the front st0Ops and dO0rWays of the
adjoining buildings, viii catch In the dress Of tome
rn,an ar yOung GIRL less fortunate or lehs agile than
,h rest and fling her under the wheels, where she viii
he crashed ont Of all human shape or recognition
Then perhaps, but not TIL ineh Wi te spee o these
tbey may spatter mud upon with lmpuny; but when
il comes 10 sprnking ps WIN blood oven e anthorles
inuei ON broadway near Trinity Church whose whistle
S a. corfrol thc vehicle passing there, and cOuno
G,.ir ys'odty 10 something like reason l tilnk his
services ire much needed in the dangerous locality
In Nassau-st.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
A GENUINE BUREAU OF STATISTICS.

To the EdttOr or The Trt6Hne'
SIR My attention has been called TO an ar
tcle in your issue of last Friday urging the neeu
genuine Bureau OF Statistics" whose mncuons 9Va ~
fine to be- those OF "collecting and preparing & svor
facts not selecting those which are snppoe ce IN
particular theory" but leaving eyer NV beg 10 Say
i,are and use them as he shall see ht Nv eve IA
mar this ia precsa statement Of the ann nav @ & LAC
constantly in view and am qIu,,e nv the Monthly ke
cess in realizing IL should be jndged Dy ~ ~ Rupa sinS.
ports and other documents lssufu lssia -
took charge OF In February last are so varied
The dds for statistical information ate 80 & 'Ieu @
anb .e deJ from which it b. gather.I 30 wc 1b t "a VA
i a ~ hat'ny TO receive any suggestohs Mill .. ~ 10y ~ a. -
M G - i.lny e else on judcous seecon m ~
e IN ne he nGnries the B1rean az 70 OBTAIN .s
drecung .s aieh VIII be most widely service
Kinds OF Resi- assured therefore, that the sS
, aolt ~ an make regard To the a. '"
geston ~ q. - nrices will receive due consideration
lar oSnos hawov.r say that the implied eehsur III
Permit I l Vas unjust and must have been ioundgd
your afotg otsanpr hefsion. The Reports OF MT W lis
upon ade by him as head Of this Bureau IL Is true
were ny occupied that position from the retirement
ne w.. IAnar July 1862 20 June 80 loiO bn' a. u
OF mi. - tact he devoted himself TO the entirely sep
MAJ, Antics OF his position Special Commissioner Og
ha Payenuc in which capacity he made his Reports
' Yours very respectfully, EDWARD h"VSN
Ipv1aH 81 Statistics,
Vaskt.ste~, u. O., Sept 20, lolO,
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treatment by Chief Engineer Cline. ft appears from
Msrmions afdavt that he that day cleaning tht
s.eamerb rb exhaust pipe; that Cline approached ano
oIuofn hIn 10 remove his shoes, they sOiiDR
tne deck Marmion declined b do this the deck
wD very hot aud he could not stand there with bare
feet, whereupOD Cline ordered him of the deck aud
told blm to oean the forward bulwarks. The fireman
.ald that work was not In the line Of hs dnty, and
to string lin up, and he was taken between decks
handcitod and trced mp by the hands tat bis feet
barely touched the deck and left there for five hours
suffering the most excrnciating agony from the
heat and his position The Commissioner issued a war
rant for Clne's arrest, roturnable this morning.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
SUPREME COURT-CH,ugrRs.

Decisions-By Judge ngrahan.-Ia re. VIM,
Letitia, and Grace Hassel, Infants. TnC petition viii
suffice for the appointment 81 guardian, but for the
construction OF will. suit De- instituted by The
guardian for the purpose Croiut agt. Croiut-mOtiou
granted for s. alimOny a week. $50 counsel fee with
leave TO for Increase showing that defendant
has property to pay larger sums GinouIng agt. Gif
fenngMotion granted for SIC alimOny and counsel fee
OF $50 Christoph agt Chrisoph-Repors confirmed and
Tucker agt. Livingston, Goldberg agt Frnk Stuyyesant
Bank at Lynch, Same agt. Beebe, same agt i nkhanr
Same agt Lumley, Same ag Same, kroObs ag Htlrhng
ChenowOth agt. ChenOwOth, Faie ast Eade, Ddhy aSG
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
TIE GERMAN STEAMERS.

The agents of the North German Lloyds
line OF steamers days received orders 70 for.
ward the Herman to-day, but French cruiser having
been observed cruising around the barhor Of NewYork
IL WAS deemed advisable by the agents 10 Telegraph tho
fact to Bremen and await further Instructions In tho
condition TO depart at once, everything having been or
ranged The agents deny that they intend 70 run IhS
vessels along the coast such preceding would 70
contrary 10 law Tie agents Of the Hamburg iho ha'o
received no instructions from their principals abroad
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
CRIMINAL
Thomas Hughes who, on Thursday night,

sta bbed his wife, their apartments at No. d Leonard
St, was committed yesterday by Justice Hogan
George Nelson alias George Hilton alias "Ihe KID Dub
whose real is said 10 be George Carson, VINO, on
Thursday, snatched a package containing bonds ana
currency TO the amount OF 5000 r0m the hands OF MIS-
Esther Schessnger Of No. 03 Firstave, while riding
down town IN Third-aye. ear, was committed yes
terday He resided at No. 203 Clarkson-st. Although
but n years age he is known to the Police a dex
ferrous thief Edward ROderick ahorer n Bnghaln
at s34, belonging to Henry +. Norton OF No. 20 PARK
place.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS coUEz

Before Commissioner OTp.-0WUqGE a.
Maurice Price held n 59ooO bail yesterday t1 .Ht
examination on charge preferred by james = Cha.aer,
OF having smugged several cases of artificial limbs INTO
this port on which the duty amounted 60 &,OO b IL
stated that there arc two indictments against Price tor
presenting false claims TO the Government.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24

eeyatng the agricultural and manufacturing Interest,"
and thus show TO te world that progressing anu
not rctrogTading In tins great and good work"
Ihis part of the interesting proceedings having cen
ciaAd the remainder o. the afternoon spent IN trot
ting matches, for which Ivemiums given. Other
amusenonts were indulged IN. fine amateur band
the ground the entire days There not less than
$1,000 people on the ground
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
CRUELTY ON suIPBoARD.
Edward Marmion, of No. 46s Washinst

fors U. s. Commissioners stiwen yesterday afternoon
| that the 9ith Of July, while voyage frr1 New"
| York to Aspinwsn. no was subjected to uost inhHnAn
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
COrRT CALENDARS-THIs DAY.

COURT CALENDARS-THrs DAY.
CouRr APPEAs-ALBASY Sept 2Ile folo@lng th tours
Calendar for saturav Nos lZ6 M l3 Ia IA III 49, 10
Iil IA. IAS, l47. 1i8 lf8t
New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
DRAMATIC NOTES.

II is intimated that the old New York Thea
t will De rcOpened ou c 81 Of October with variety
company, and-as previously mentiOned-wil he calrd
'Tne Globe Tneate To call the house by this name Is,
il ~tL> us Co initiate iu rather servile way the new
fhllWlc ust started h Boston, under the management
Oi Nh rechter.
We learn with great and sincere satisfaction
Ja o., the design OF Messrs. jarrett Palmer 10 offer
an additional revival OF SLakcsQedIcan DRAMA at NiblO ;
Etcy presented Julius Cesar" An such efforts are
ehois W the nght direction and are therefore worthy OF
intellectual sympathy and aid. We trust tbat,-as time
Wlii u"V admit OF ample VcpaIatiOn,-the most scru
p"0uS care VIII be- bestowed scenery and appoint
Ments The utmost dramatic success that is possible is
attained when great pdy IS presented With adequate
ana suitable scenery and acted by competent payers-
t1mpetent that Is in the highest Of the word,
'h'' they nave eenius az well as ability and experience
" Nj is confirmed that was rep0rtedn i'm re-
gard 10 me success OF Nj. j. w. Walack in Boston,
cue hhyg ~ he NOBHOHS Private adyices from dsin-
teieNied spectators had assured that Mr. WallaCk
uOn We clip the following from The Bostyit Journal:
Al. Rev. James Whites play, The King Of the Com
SaniGy evening, Mr. James w. Wallaek appearing IN
~ great representation Of King James " OF Scotland
N,. NdIHck performance Of this part is most elabo-
rae am ilSUc piece OF acting, and 10 met this
sion with abundant applause aud appreciation The va
Tyng emotions which aetuate the King depicted by
Sir Naaek WIN great Geiicacy and intensity. The sud
den changes OF manner IN his Interviews with Sir Adam
Weir, when the King seeks to sustain his disguise by
Keeping down lis chOlerlc rage wonderfully done
and 80. too, be Is simply unappToschabe in his great
scene IN The fourth act where the intense anxiety with
which Lr awaits SetOus reply the charge OF treason
give, way first 10 the most pathetic gef at his slpposed
SdusgI Of guilt, and then 10 wild Joy when hs bosom
friend IL prOoen innocent OF the base accusation At the
close Of this he called before the curtain amid
cheers aud prolonged applause
LONDON THEATRIcALs
The IBCcum IheateT, IN London, will soon
b. rtopeEed under the management Of Mr. Edmund Fa
<OIc!.
VI. Arthur Sketchley has written a comedy
arf.. xrin altn tIsf lao a.f..F
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4 Life Insurance Canvasser.

You know Grubbs, General Agent
of the Adorable Life Insurance Compa-
ny, don't you p inquired Green Jones
mo? You've missed sumner then.
He came along here about year ago
now.
Tongue glib? Well, it was. Ran
as easy as an empty hand-sled in winter
Even made me believe | was gifted as a
life insurance agent.
The way he told it, not single man
had taken hold of the Adorable, for the
last hundred and fifty years, and made
less then FIVE thousand year and ex-
penses.
One agent had cleared $4,000 in
eight years"
Another had laid aside Sl25 900 in
six years Another still peculiar case
was, though man particularly adapted
to the work. He built up such i busi-
ness in the short space of five years, that
he actually overshadowed the company.
They had to force him out as measure
of self-protection. Averaged twenty
thousand dollars year clear Of all ex-
penses while he was in, and the Com
pany paid him $4,000 in lump for
his renewals, besides, when he went out.
Well, | didn't care much about being
such an agent as that-thc Internal Rev
enue officers would always be bothering
me so. But finally concluded Seeing
the thing was so common and easy) that
| would turn in and make eight or ten
thousand year, for eight or ten years,
and the retire on my renewal commits
sions.
Grubbs posted me up till he said |
could "go it," Then he went home and
left me to "go it" alone.
The town was strange to me year
ago, and every one in it stranger. One
locality seemed just as good as another to
begin in, as it were. So | sauntered
lcisurely down street the morning after
Grubbs left, and swung into the first store
came to. wasn't going to let any
body see but that | had all the self-pos-
session necessary for my branch of busi-
ness.
Nobody in sight. | lounged along
among the boxes, and brooms, and cod
fish piles, in sort Of cheeky, familiar
way, till got to the back office. There
| found large, middle-aged man, sitting
alone reading newspaper.
lie looked up over the top of his paper
rather suspciously as | entered. Then
he said, Good morning" Coolly and
obviously.
was very intent on my strand by that
time-so intent that wholly neglected
to answer him.
| hauled out my ratc-book and opened it
The paper was laid aside ominously
his gaze still rveten on me.
With hand kinl Of trembling and
knees shaking little, | began:
Mister, did you ever consider the
subject Of"
didn't finish that sentence, for dowd
Slated two dollar and half pair Of
spectacles. Up bounded two hundred
pounds Of well-developed bone and sinew
Around the room, agile as French
dancing-master, it went hopping. Like
u wild bull in Il slaughter yard it roared
" The ID and Caesar? Six Life lnsur-
ance Agents, and it amt nine O'Clock
yet Here began to crawfshl. 81
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through a wilder and more romantic
tegion than the Union Pacific. In fact
aside from cabin towns produced by the
mining interests, the route would present
an almost unbrokcn desolation all the way
from Salt Lake to Colfax 1t has, how.
ever, varied surface of sage birch plains
mountains, and gorges, with occasional
lakes among the hills But passing over
most Of it in the night, and some of its
more sublime aspects being shut out from
view by snow-sheds, one could not do
justice in an attempt to describe it. But
what is called the rounding of Cape Horn
a thousand feet above the canon of the
American River, along the almost per-
pendicular declivity far up the mountain,
possesses n sublime interest above any
thing else to be found in California. But
it must be seen in nature or stereoscope
TO he appreciated
have neglected to say much Of hotels
for the reason that | might leave the
public to presume | travelled dead head,
and paid my bills in puffs-and then
might praise hotel that suited me, to
which others woud take exception.
But it is Of interest to the public to
know whittier places exist at which a
company may stop off in passing thou.
sand miles over the Plains, and find
comfortable hotel? There is comfort.
able hotel owned by the Railroad Com.
pany at Laramie. But beyond this, no
good hotel is found till you get to Sacra-
mento unless by going to Salt Lake City,
some 80 miles off the Road. The 70
Semite House. at Stockton, is good well
kept, comfortable place, where traveller
can stop for a day or month at very
reasonable rates, and be we'll served. At
the Brooklyn Hotel, in San Francisco,
travellers may find very comfortable ac-
commodations at about two-thirds the
charges of other houses. In travelling, we
often find better service, cleaner rooms,
and Il better table at hotels ranking
second class, than such as are run chiefly
by colored and Irish walters, where the
proprietor scarcely knows if his guests
are well served up or not, being content
to get the first class price for fourth rate
service. j. Nj. STEARNs.
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A man is said to be absent-minded
when he thinks he has left his watch at
home, and takes it out of his pocket to
see if he has time to go home to get it,
Later news from China is more pacific.
The Cniversalists claim 4,2l5 COM
municants in Massachusetts,.
The Prussians were defeated near Me-
zeries on Wednesday.
A worlds peace convention of women
has assembled in Boston.
German is to be taught hereafter iu
the New York public schools.
The cost of collecting the customs has
increased during the past year
The health of Chief Justice Chase con-
tinues steadily to improve.
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the people were mostly poor and the,
were to be called on to give of thei
penury, and the widows offering was tn
very thing for them. Then he rushed t,
his conclusion, by crossing the Jordal
with his congregation and anticipatin.
the glorious time when they should there
sing the song of the Lamb, and the SOM
of Moses, too when they, with all tht
Israel Of God, with harps in their hands
would sing unto Him who hath loved II.
and given Himself for us.
In spite of the hints the bishop threw
out, the people would often give uttcrance
to their emotion, and "Amen," "Glory to
God" "Hallelujah," were intcriected
sometimes very loudly; but he took nc
notice Of the Interruptions, and went
through his discourse with dignity self.
restraint, and reserve of power, that arc
rare to be seen under such exciting cir.
cumstances. intellectually, the sermon
was not equal to many that have heard
and | could readily understand that the
preacher did not design to make an intel.
"a i;s,om"a '.'." :" ,;a.a Du. . 'aNo very rarely
6tted 70 nro,no.a Ill, i;n;" ;.o.o 1 a1''',.aoiy
or mora nor,;non. .n,i a"' uo'uS
snec;6n ohioo. :" ho aa"aipPy a napPy ~. M .he
time " 'p'''' ~ '"e
Instantly, on his taking his seat, the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Parker, announced the
necessity of raising S13 5000 to extinguish
moor but tbev boJ oomo % 70 AZ P,Ipo ,lo;. '.' Ie.o
and he bel;eyej ,hou ro,,,a w ~ '".h ,h.o'l uu.y
tbo seo tb;s ,norn;n.y T "uJ ~ .u'oush
songs of rejoicing Two man. % ho o.. "aSaa Sa
were now re,du3a sa,. ,,hs. [ ., ~. "uuou,
do Two mon ,hor oyoso o ana my ao;a "yu,u .Inu
wonld give s3 OOO oooh r. ,ha nholo I my ~ =,
could bo r,;sod ,ho Ind;a, II "r.,a "'o'o ' sun
cation assumed 60 Goa 20 y, 'ro na;1 .TIs.o =. =
fo;r tbev wore oLort ~ ho,S pam o, ~ " q
must bavs s5 o00 nor. w nn .ho nu" ao". my Ivy
there twentv.Svo norSous ,rho ~ ,ni,I bI'' ';o :ro
s100 c,cb coloctors ,rnro ~ s"n, wi, .,'uIs sno
tbe o;slcs and nc fast No. ono ,ras csi
his na,nc was callod ~. ~ nnJ IY a,, a'a 'oI"u' ~
il went t;ll tbe numher ,ras ~ n,aJa u l"' ~, -"
That mode 90 zoo moro A. IT, u,as w.
"' '''"uo @-.vo' '"oio. hrc .here ilot
twenty VINO Will give 500, and in the
course OF hitecn minutes the iitics were
down, ana another thousand. Now let
us nave 10rty who Will give SD each