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LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DAsHEs HERE AVID THERE BY THE
SUNS REPORTERs.

Exposure of the Breeklyn Branch Of Tho
Tammnny Ring-Tbe Men into whose
Hands the LegisInture n about to Come
nit cur sister CitY-s10O.O0O mt u single
Haul.
AT the meeting Of the Common Council yestcr-
day afternoon, Alderman Whiting tRepublican) made
the assertion that more than ti0,Ooo had been paid
for lamp posts last year. for which sum none had
been furnished. Mr.. whiting also charged that
Street Commissioner Furey had been cognizant OF
the frauds, which ho further asserted would amount
to almost 100000. He denied having any personal
feeling whatever In making the charge, and added
that any member Of the Board who endeavored TO
conceal these dsgraccful facts would be deemed an
accessory TO the frauds. The Assessment Committee
were directed to investigate.
The sun., 1870-02-15

DoRSiAN b. EATON, Esq, u well known
lawyer of this city, and Counsel to the Board Of
Health, was Knocked down by some unknown
person at a late hour on Saturday evening last.
on the sidewalk within few feet Of his residence.
He lay for some time in an nsensible state but,
fortunately, sueoor having arrived in season. he
was conveyed to his house, and now remains
there in suffering but convaIescent condition.
The occurrence justly proyokes great alarm
among pesceable citizens. AS, however, Mr..
EATos's money and watch were left untouched.
it is evident that the qualification Of malice, and
not robbery, was the object Of his assailant. The
nature Of the provocation which could lead to
such an assault must, in the absence of an ehi.
cient Investigation by the police be- left to con
ieCture.
The sun., 1870-02-15

A reporter of one of the morning papers
has accused Gen. NJ. 7. McMAnoS Of being sup
porter Of Brazilian ambition. This is ridiculous.
Gen. McMAHoS, while Minister Of the United
States in Paraguay, was ever the firm friend CT
that country, and the opponent Of the Brazilian
scheme for the establishment Of imperial dcspot-
ism and African slavery over all the central re-
gions Of South America. The same reporter also
made number OF absurd blunders respect.
ing affairs in the Sixty-nnth Regiment Of this
city; but they are not worthy Of special correc-
linn
The sun., 1870-02-15
4 BLOODY DEED FoR 50.

The Scarcity Of Money In virpinin-A Negro
Boys Tongue Torn Ou, and his Throat Cut.
One Seguine, farmer in Norfolk county, Vir-
gina. sent negro boy In HE employ to purchase 81
worth Of pork, sivins him so note to pay for the
same. The boy lost the change, which incensed
segulne so much that no horse whipped him in ter
rble manner, breaking his collar bone. On the fol-
lowing dsy the boy len 20 find an oieer to arrest
seguine but he was overtaken on the road by his
assailant and two other members OF the family who
dragged him into the woods, where they cut out hs
tongue, and then cut his throat from to ear.
The Scguines, since the commission Of the atrocious
murder, have disappeared. The lost II oney was
subsequently, found near tho house where Ssguine
resided
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A Dog sacrifices HimseIrto save al. DruAke,
Master.


A gentleman living in Wauwatoss relates TO US
to-day the following incident for the truth OF which
he youchcs: One day last week q man went 10 a
saloon, was bis daily custom 10 drink, and meet
ing boon companions, remained with them tili late
az night, when he started 10 20 home. Overcome
by the liquor he had drank, tho man laid down on
the railroad track and went 10 sleep. faithful
dog who had followed the man, stood and watched
over HIM. until the whistle of a lOcomove IN The
distance showed that freight train was approach.
Ing. Tie dog, iully aware Of tho danger Imminent
TO bis master, tried 10 arouse the drunken man
anu tore his clothes badly IN the attempt. Unable to
shoulder and fairly dragged him from the track lust
as the train came on. The man was saved, but the
poor dog who had so faithfully protected the mas.
ter lie loved, was struck b. the cow-estcher and
smashed to pieces. When the man recovered mis-
senses was found that his hlsh Was bitten in
several places by the dog in the strong e1crts made
by the animal TO save ls lie. The man the next day
gathered up the pieces OF the faithful animal and
buried them lie was 80 iully Impressed by the re-
solved not 20 get drunk again
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Mr.. A. X. MCCLURE of Philadelphia con-
troyerts the statement in Senator WLsoS's re-
cent article in the AtlaAtie KoHtlly that early in
1869 Mr. CAMERON proposed to Mr.. LINCOLN to
resign from the War Department, provided some
Que should be appointed not unfriendly to his
policy and suggested the appointment Of Mr.
STANTON, Mr.. MCCLURE says that he saw Mr.
LlNcoL.'s letter removing Mr., CAMsRoS from the
War Department, and that the correspondence
published in the newspapers purporting TO be
Mr. CAMERoS's voluntary resignation, and the
Presidents acceptance Of the same, was an after
thought, churitably conceived TO break the fall
Of Cabinet minister who had justly forfeited the
confidence Of the Administration and of the coun-
try, and whose dismissal was an imperious neoes.
sity to save the national credit" The appoint
mcnt of Mr., STASIo% and the removal of Mr..
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Tho President Appointing His Own TatLor
Postmaster.

The reappointment Of old Jesse r. Grant 10 be
Postmaster OF Coyington for four years longer is
one OF those httle things which ~ not to ac.
count iOr Old Jesse does not need the ONCE and
the once does not need old Jesse. He Is a weak,
querul0us old man, incapable because he "a weak'
and unpopular because lie In Querulous.
Aside from having no claim upon the Post O1ica
Department and no capacity TO be Postmaster, he
Is tao hthor OF the President OF the United States
There Is an obvious impropriety not undiluted with
certain absuTdity, IN his holding a little village
place OF this sort II he IA not above II, as very
likely he 10 not, his offspring should be above IT,
Old Jesse Is seventy years OF age, and an awful old
ehatterbox and tatter lie hns competency. Never
very wise, he has been growing in folly ever since
his son began TO grow In fortune Why should he
be Postmaster Of Covlngtonf lie ought to be
picked and preserved and slowed away IN ono OF
once, or the Smithsonian Institution
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fused TO surrender HALPINE's share Of the
profits Of certain railroad jobs Uncle Barn
havng been otherwise provided for, SwEENY
supported JoHS MCCooL for Register. Nc
Cool had both the Tammany and Mozart
nominations "Milcs O'Reilly," however,
warmed him most numerically. The fol-
lowing was the vote in SwEENYs ward
IIa'pine. h0i5 McCool ..... 3i1i
AntiSwceny majority, 1881.
Still apparently undismayed by his disas-
trous defeat, In December following Mr.
SwEENY supported the Hon. RICHARD b.
CONNOLLY for Comptroller. The outside
Democrats ran MICHAEL CONNOLLY, the
Big Judge The Twentieth Ward voted
as follows:
The Big Judge e... 2.53j II. u. Conuolly ... t,Sg0
Anti Sweeny majority, Oi5.
At the same election, Mr. SwEENy nomi-
mated Mr. JAMES q. DrMoNp for Alderman.
This Ia the same DIMoND who was elected
Alderman for part Of the ward by the great
SwEESy frauds Of last December. The out.
side Democrats pitted JOHN HARDY, then an
honest Democrat. against DImoSD. HARDY
won splendid victory The vote stood
Hardy ............. O.. 3Oie Dimond .......... 2O65
Anii.swe.ny majority, ssi
In November, 1867, Mr.. SwEENY was
again Aoored by the :" Big Judge" JAMES
OBnIEN ran for the Shrievalty, wearing
swEESYs colors, and backed by all of Mr..
SwEESY's influence. Mr. SwEESy's ward
voted us follows:
The Big Judge. Q col on cn............,2,ss
Anti-Sweeny majority, e9.
Uncle BARR being in clover, Mr.. SwEtSy
saw chance to put his brother.inlaw. JOHN
J. BRADLEY, in the State Senate. HARDY
was supported by tho independent Demo
Gratis Tho fight was severe, and BRADLEY
was elected, but he was repudiatei by Mr.
swEESi's wari as the following vote will
show
Hardy 84at Brothsr.in-lnw Bradley. .s3Sa
HARDY uVer BfOther-in.law Bradley, lOS.
In the charter election of December, Mr.
SwEBNY made fight on School Trustee
He nominated JouS TiETJES, while the
true Democrats put up DANIEL EARLY.
Mr.. SwEESY met with his usual success
Tho vote in his ward stood
Early...............s9ii Tietjcn ...........3,3ss
Anti >weeny majority, 5.5.
In 1858 Mr. SwEENY changed his tao cs
He bought JOHN HARDY, body and breeches
aud sailed into the contest confident of vic
tory. The fight was again on School Trus
tee. swEENY ran VALENTINE MoNCK,
and the genuine Democracy put up MICHAEL
RocnE. The vote stood;
Roche .............. seas Monck. k............a aGi7
AntrSweony majority. u
Last fall Mr. SwEENY put forth oil his
powers in a final attempt to defeat Judge
LEDwITH. The obedient HARDY was put
in training months before the fight. His
muscles were hardened, the canvassers and
electors were bought up. and rercatcrs
swarmod through the Sixteenth and Twen.
tieth Wards like blackhirls LEpwIru was
cheated out Of thousand votes in the Tween
tieth Ward, but he carried the district by
over 1000 majority HARDY was sent to
grass, where SwrESy will follow him.
Will the country Democracy ponder the
lesson Of these Ggures2
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The Police Hand In Hand with the Couu.
Ierfeltera

Policeman John II. Crawford Was on trial be-
fore Commissioner Bosworth yesterday The ex.
animation was long and tedious, the old -fogy
Captain John j. williamson having been one of the
witnesses. The ancient Captain didn't know any.
thing, OF course. Nobody ever accused him of
knowing anything. The case was muddled in every
direction The upehot ofthe matter seemed 10 be that
Ward porter-house keeper, for passing spurious
fractional currency, and had accepted brihe of $50
knew nothing in the examination before the United
States Commissioner, thus suffering Diamond to
escape punishment. Subsequently, IN q drinking
saloon, Dl1mond attompted to eXtort n part or the
$50 from Omeer Crawford and rho oniccr resi- sting
was severely beaten. Diamond was arrested Tor
this assault, and then the whole story cains out
Even the politicians cannot save tins 1niccr
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's..sssssss'
1euth avenue.


!. Pearson's buildnc, partially burned.
cssmheran RSes pas Sg qssfSSsa bSuss oy nfe
Deeker's boiler house, where the explosion took
$. Boiler house into which the boiler descended.
/ Chambsriain s Roe's otiice,
4 4 tehan6era9 q RSe's eon.esl boiler
THE LOSS or LIB
must have been Gar greater had the explosion oc.
CURED twenty minutes later, as by that time eigh.
teen hands would have returned nom their dinner
AMI been occupied IN the building. The conclusion
scattered the burning Goals from the furnace ali
over the building, and the inhAmmable stock was on
the entire factory was eveed To the ground Tho tro.
men, who acre using the most strenuous effort. 10
keep down the flames, were very nearly caught by
the falling walls.
EXTENT or THE TIRB.
The FIRE extended to the building No. 5i3 which
Mas also feyerely damaged. The building, Nos. 5i5
Is estimated at $150OO The insurance Is not known
Mr.. Decker, who leased the building, had a large
0l0 and was insured Tor tI,OO0 in the Mcrchants' of
New York. Tne adjoining building, No bl9, was
tent OF t5,OOO The basement nrst and third floors
were unoccnpied The second floor was occupied
hS Thomas Williamson, as hosiery manuhctory.
His stock was entirely destroyed, but loss covered
by $1,000 insurance In the Fireman's Of Hartford
The fourth floor was occupied by MIR. Filzsimmons
az shirt finishing factory. There was a large stock
Of shirts on hand, which were entirely DESTROYED
hr fltzHmmons also used part of the floor as a
dwelling apartment, and his furniture WAS ynurely
DESTROYED Inc loss on the fourth door IL estimated
at t3 900 not insured
~ Mes SIS chamberain a Roe, Of $40, SCI. and ss3
WtBt 1hiftythird street, into whose building the
exploded engine tell. sustained a severe loss Their
machinery machinery Was considerably damaged, and their
trouble VIII DO TO get the boiler from Its prcsent
resting place. contractor sa,d he would not un-
dertake the Job for 1900. II IL estimated that
Their damage viii reach about $2,5O0, for which
they are insured as follows Germania, on ma
ehincv t2OOO; on building, North American
5000 Home, 500; Citizens, 5000; Bowery
and Germania, 5000
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A Paterson wifo on her Muscle.

~ w WIT "HuTUIuHI FeD' ID
On Saturday night about nine o'clock, u man
named john Hubbard stepped into the s1loon Of
Mike Wakefield, corner OF Main and River streets
and called for glass Of ais. When about drinking
II, Hubbards wife ran IN and knocked tile glass
from his hands. A most cOmcal muss then oc
Cured. AFTER some lively words tho husband and
wife olenched and over they went rolling from on
sde OF the room 10 the other, scattering the chairs
and oter furniture In every direction and creating
great Iaughter among the bystanders. The woman
declared that her husband should not be- drinking Mi
over the city. II he wanted drink be could give
her the money and get II at home ~ size keeps
beer shOp Of her own down River street
The sun., 1870-02-15

According to tho annual report Of the
Board of Police, the whole number Of arrests
made during the last year for all manner Of Of
fences, from contempt Of court to murder, was
52,ssA OF these, 81, 40 were arrests Of males,
and u ,58s OF females. Men took the lead in
every Kind Of crime and msdemeanor, except the
keeping Of disorderly houses and kidnapping.
Only one woman was arrested for blgany, and
one for contempt OF court; and Of gambling,
mutny perjury, usury, and violations of the
election laws, women seem to have been innocent
during the entire year covered by the report
But ,lGl women were arrested for assault and
battery, IS for feionious assault, IL .or murder,
and II l20 for into1ieation aud disorderly con-
duct.
One Of the most singular revelatisns made by
the report is, that men are most spt to commit
offences against the law between the sges Of
twenty and thirty, and women from thirty to
forty, which is wholly at yariauce with the popu-
lar notion on the subject The pcrsoAAel Of the
arrested parties exhibits some unexpected facts
Among them there were clergymen, under
takers, l9 editors, SO reporters, IS teachers, rs
actors s5 artists, III spectators, 1l5 lawyers,
l23 physicians, and 2si waShervoinen.
Every Gran and occupation and every class Of
criminals are represented among the cuprits, so
that one could end all sorts Of customers in
their ranks ruf'-"s 10 naltreat him, and doctor.
to bind up his wounds; spectators to swindc
him, piekpocke;s to rob him, murderers TO cut
his throat, clergymen to preach his funeral SER
mon, undertakers 10 bury him, reporters to de.
aerihS the emo, PHatsSs 10 pNblish L- obituary,
lawyers TO cheat his heirs out of their inheri-
tance, and editors to morali4e upon bis melan-
choly fate.
The sun., 1870-02-15

new scheme for the drainage Of the Hoboken
flats has been set on foot II is proposed to bull a
stone canal from twelve to Afesn feet wide, and
eight TO ten feet in iepth TO run at tie foot Of the
rdgc Win m opening on the boundary line betNeen
old Mtohawken docks Wv
The sun., 1870-02-15

II has been repeatedly predicted that the
newly created naval executive officers would in
the words Of one Of the most intelligent and far
seeing line officers who ever graced our navy.
I" tread 50 close upon the heels of the captain as
to walk him over the stern Of the ship" The
prophecy and lie fulflmont have come together
in the following order:
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Somebody's Handsome Little sIO.ee0 q
Year.

The Kings County Supervisors met yesterday
afternoon, and the Fla,bush representative, Lawyer
Crooke, introduced resolution providing that the
leases held BY persons occupying the premises owned
By the county and adjoining the Court House be
cancelled, and that they be given three months no.
tice 70 vaeae. II leakeG out during the debate that
but tl2oO0 - received by tue county In rental for
the property, while the person tO whom the property
vac leased by the county and who sublct ~, realizes
t22OJO per annum.
The sun., 1870-02-15

The Springfield Republican, inventive if
not accurate, makes THE Sun subject of its inn
agination, and says that we propose to run "Gen.
GEoRsg Ii. THOMAS for the next Presidency"
As we have not made any such proposition, the
dyspcptic wit which the RpuJlieqa appends to
its assertion is altogether lost.
The sun., 1870-02-15
Frying into the secrets OF the Brooklyn
Ring.

A Aresolution calling upon the Law Committee
70 report the amount Of fees received by Gerard
Stevens, Clerk OF the Supreme Court, ss referee
during the past i've years, was killed at the mcetipo
otthe Board OF Supervisors, yesterday. Somebody
wants Mr. Stevens place. and II is thought tnat by
pfylng into tAat genteman's private affairs and
certainug how much none, he receives for services
rs referee, II may be shown that he is making tVo
much, ana can easily drop the clerk ship.
The sun., 1870-02-15

The Hon. JOHN MoRRIssEY has bet two
to one that ABRAHAM 0'HALL was a Know-Noth.
ing, and that he will prove II by the book Mean.
while the Law Cerk oftho Ring is having his St.
Patrck's Day suit of last year dyed more re-
splendent emerald, and is busily coming over
extemPore speeches for the evening banquet to
eface his Native American record.
The sun., 1870-02-15

Approved.
The mysteries of some naval general orders
are beyond the reach of ordinary understanding.
II Il were not for the second clause Of tho above
order, II would be puzzling to understand what is
nrcant by the medium of communication passing
" through" the medium himself This same exc
cutivs officer, Mr. ScnLrr, has walked Mr.. NrcHoL-
son over the ships stern. In these days Of eoono-
my, why pay two captains for the management
Of a force not larger than that Of an ordinary
machine shopf Let Mr.. NICHOLSON leave the duty
he has surrendered and pay Mr. scHLr, for doing
it, especially the whole thing, as it is unlaw-
full and sgainst the public interests.
The sun., 1870-02-15

CAnEnox seem TO have been determined upon
without consultation with the latter gentleman,
and to have surprised no one more than himself
The sun., 1870-02-15
THE ALARM OF THE NEIGuBoas.


The House Military Committee examined Mr..
Cathcart Repubhcan), of Springfield, yesterday. who
testified that he had seen letter from "a certain
member OF Congress offering TO sell his uomiuatiO
TO West Point; that II had sinco been disposed of
The name OF the peTson purchasing Il was gwen
The sun., 1870-02-15
DIR. scboeppe 20 be- Hanged.

The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has failed
TO discover any error the record Of the Court hat
convicted Dr. Paul sehOeppe Of murder The sen.
tence VI death is therefore 70 be executed.
The sun., 1870-02-15

bANlhhA w. lctbs
The medium OF communication with the captain Is
through the executive officer All ofncial matters
rccdinv the captains approval, or 10 be forwarded
BY him, must pass through the executive onlccr.
(Signedl W. SC0T1 sCHIEY,
1t. Comdr. and Executive Ofneer.
The sun., 1870-02-15

I. Pearson BUILDING, partially burned.
2 Deekerb factory entirely DESTROYED by are.
6. Chamberlain Roe's packing house.
l. Deekers boiler house, where the explosion TOO
place
5. boiler house into which the boiler descended.
O. Chamberlain lsoes engine room.
!; thamnerlain Roe's ottce.
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lively assisted the loyal men Of teh
State in their efforts to restore Louisi-
ana to her position in the Union, shall
be held to be included among those
herein excepted. Registrars of voters
shall take the oath of any such person
as prima facie evidence of the fact that
he is entitled to the benefit Of this pro.
viso," shall be stricken from the Con-
stitution, and be null and void, and
the article herein above set forth and
proposed as an amendment, shall be q
part Of the constitution, and shall be
published in all official copies of the
same, in place of the article ninety
nine, so stricken out and declared null
and void.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate.
Approved Feb. 10, 1870.
(Signed) FL. C. WARM0TH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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No. H.
Joint Resolution


Submitting an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, to the effect
that Article Fifty of the Constitution
shall be abrogated and stricken out.
SECTION /. Be at reSotUed by The
Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
The State Of Louisiana, in General As
senbLy convened, two-thirds of,the men,
bers elected to each House agreeing
thereto, That at the general election
for members to the General Assembly,
which will take place in November,
eighteen hundred and seventy, an
amendment to the constitution of the
State shall be submitted to qualified
electors of the State for their ratifca-
ton or rejection, in the words following:
"Article fifty Of the constitution,
which reads as follows: The Govern
or shall be Ineligible for the succeed
ing four year after the expiration of the
time for which he shall have been
elected shall be abrogated and strick-
en- out of the constitution of the State.n
SEC. 2. BE II further resolved, ETC.,
That at the said general election the
said proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the State shall be submit
ted to the qualified voters of the State
for their ratification or rejection, in the
manner following, to wit: Each voter
shall have printed or written on tick
ct the words "Abrogate and stricken
out of article fifty Of the constitution"
or the words 'Retain article fifty of
the constitution" Upon the closing
Of the polls the tickets shall be count
ed, the returns made and the result de-
clared in the manner and form of re-
turning the elections for State officers,
precribed by the general laws relative
TO elections.
SEC. 3. Be al further resolved. etc.,
That this joint resolution shall take
effect from ard after its passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate.
Approved March Is. 1870
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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mo. II.
Joint Resolution

Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitvtion of the State of Louisiana.
Be 1T resolved By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. ofthe State of
Louisiana, IN General assembly con-
0ened, two-thirds Of the members elect
ed to each House agreeing thereto.
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State of Louisiana
shall be submitted to the people of the
State at the next general election for
representatives of the General Assem-.
bly,, and if approved and ratified by q
majority of the voters at said election,
the same shall become a part Of the
constitution.
ARTICLE -. Thatprior to the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety, the debt Of the
State shall not be so increased as to
exceed twenty-five millions of dollars.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
(Signed) ORCAR j. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate.
Approved March Is, 1870.
(Signedl H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.
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- ANXIETY AND LABoR.--You
cannot escape from anxiety and
labor; it is the destiny of humani-
ty. You may avoid indeed, to a
great extent (some at least may),
taking part in the struggle of life,
in the sharp and eager competl-
ton of an open profession, or the
not less intense pursuit of some
worthy object of study. But, by
what seems to me a just anc whole
some retribution, those who shirk
from facing trouble find that troub-
lie comes to them. The indolent
may scontriye that he shall have
less than his share of the worlds
work to do; but nature, proportion.
ing the intinct to the work, con-
trives that little shall only the
more weary him.