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THE WIDOWS MITE.
Tho Little New.boys' subrcription for the
Wybie and Townsend Families.

Tho Little Newrboys' subrcription for the
wybie and Townsend Families.
Yesterday afternoon, a little humpbacked boy,
dressed in coarse, warm clothes, entered The sun
once and inquired for the editor. He had bright
intellectual countenance, and sparkling eye. Shyly
unrolling the Little ppet from his neck, he said in
4 clear tone OF voice;
Us boys over to the Newsboys' Lodging House
read aI about Mr.. wyble's little boys getting lost
on New Years. and how the Wild cats and crows eat
IN the bodies, and we know Mr. While is poor, and
hain't got money. We want to help him, and we
raised little money among US. so I brought you
this letter, and the money that us newsboys have
r.ised"
The little fellow then delivered the following let.
ter, aftcr which he rolled his small woollen tppet
about his neck, took his cap from his head. politely
bowed, said good day, sir" and walked out OF the
once:
NEWS DoYs' LoDeIse Housx, 20 PARK PL,cE,l
NEW York, feb II. $50 J
SIR The boys IN the News Bows Lodging House hay.
ing read your articles In InK SUN appealing for help
tor tho Mvnockie famhv, having taken coilec.
y2s ,Ees2yse ~ nat ne ru2 .m1un be divided
family and the undersigned were appointed committee
thirteen cents tOis) with request that you forward
EDWARD McCUE
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NATIONAL YARD NOTES.

The Seventy FIRST treatment will give full dress
hop At their armory In fity street on the
Visitors are to be admitted to the full dress ba,ta.
lion wing drills Of the Eortyseventh Regiment on
Tuesday, March 3, and on Thursday, March 10.
On Tuesday evening next Company II, Twelfth
Regiment, Capt. George rects Commanding. will give
corner OF Broadway and Fourth street
The various squadrons OF the Cavalry Brigade
have been ordered by Brig, Gen Postley TO dril on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings untll April
In the Brigade Riding School In West Thirteenth
street.
The vacancy in the Ninth Regiment, occasIoned
by the resignation OF the cOmmandAnt DTeyet Brig.
Con, John H. WILCOX has not Vet been rlled and IL is
doubtful n Il will be for some time to come The
and Major Seward.
Capt. Patrick McDermott OF Company d, Can't.
Michael oRorke OF Company 6, Flrst Lieut. Fred.
erick Nass OF Company &, and Second Lieut.. James
Hughes Of Company r. H OF the sixty ninth Regiment
having failed 60 appear before the Examining Board at
Us recent session In Albany their commissions have
been vacated.
MoJor.General Woodward announces the follow.
Ing changes in the several military ORGANIZATIONS under
ed, and the oncoTs thereof rendered supernuneTarY
I'd. The First Bnltal on Light Artillery Il dlsbanded as
battalion organization aud the held and stan othcers
rendered supcrnumerarY. 80 Batteries and OF tie
dered supernumerary. 9TH Battery A. OF the same
will he retained IN the service independent com.
mand. 5th The Second Regiment Cavalry Is dlsband.
ed MS reglmenta organization, and the field aud stan
Troops aud Of the same will DO mustered out and
the ofnccrs thereof rendered supernumcrary. 7th.
Troons A, and ofths sAme will DO retained In she
service 40 independent eomuuAndA.
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THE WUMEN BROKERS.
Tennessee Clahin an Old IdAcquRintance-Her
Rrsidencc In Pittsburgh-why She Len
Therc-Truth stranger than Fiction, &c.
kLOn ia Pllahnrdh uLannicA


Hrsidence In Pittsburgh-Why She Len
Therc-Truth stranger than Fiction, &c.
From hs P'nsouroh DispaieA.
The New York papers are, just now, devoting
a large share OF space to the operations OF a frm
OF female brokers which, under the style OF
Woodruff, Clahin q Co." have commenced busi-
ness in Wall street II the Cincinnati Commercial
be right In Its suImise that Miss Canln is the
same "Doctor Tennessee ClaHin" who, some
years ago, figured In that city, then she must
be well known here, as she resided here for
several months, and did quite large business while
here In the healing line" THIS was some eleven
years ago, and Tennessee seemed then about
sI,esn snhes YEAR,, and W was sP5ghtly, lively
al beauty, extraordinary presence Of mind for
one Of her years, and ready gift Of speech,
knew her wil:resdily recolet. As doctoress
she was great success here, and the most marvel.
GUS cures were attributed to her. Like other hum
BY laying on hands" bot she did not con.
One herself wholly 70 efieetlng cures 10 this way.
monies and charms" to Impose ~ on her 'sie. vic,
tins and under the Prete9ce% that that she was gired
well as divine the future, she did, for a
while, land ONCE business In posting jealous wives
relative TO the amonrs Of their husbands ana giving
anxious lovers information as to whether their az
fections were reciprocated, and "all that sort OF
thing you know"
Finally, however, Tennessee got into trouble.
trouble was, but we know that she was brought
before the Mayor for plying her vocation AS a
fortune teller, and receiving money under false
pretcnces, and we recorded, furthef the deep
interest which her case created at the time. She
mentioned at the hearing that shs wa. all she
represented herself to be, that she was gifted with
second sight" and the power TO effect cures,
and she actually called some witnesses, some OF
them gray headed old men, who testified that they
had been under her treatment, and that without.
the use OF medicine even, she had given them
immediate relief The evidence was conflicting,
but the Mayor held her TO bail, and our Tccoec.
ton Il now that, leaving ths city before her case
came up for trial, her bail forfeited From here
she went to Cincinnati, where she held forth for
some time with great success, and where she de.
yeloped into the mature and handsome woman the
NV York papers now describe her to be.
Miss Clahin Afterwards went TO New YORK, and
now assuming that Tennessee Cafin the Doctrcss
and Miss Llann the Stock Operator, Is one and the
same person. she turns up rs the lion Of Wall street
the friend OF Commodore Vanderbilt. md one OF the
smartcst hnanclers In Gotham NCnly, her his tory
has been strange one, and well illustrates the r.
rectness OF the old adage that truth is stranger
than lctlon,h
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HINTS FROM CORRKsPONDENTs.

.,u,,
- II, L. All nhiye born citizens OF nnturallzed
parents are eligible TO the Presidency.
Tlere is a prinr. >anot,o. ... L. -. q, A., d.
King OF Italy hui bs "a W., ~ dn ~ W v,n ,ns
Nolr lie is Liberal, and opposed to Imperial auto.
clacy
"B" sugqests that II poucemen ware comns,Ies IN
patrol their heats twice as an az thsy AZ I'M A. r
nnbnc 90 mmrh cnmniafnn tue Sommssoncs ahu ihe
"Fi.t Justitia" " sovs ,hs, IN. ho,,,, y, ,ho ami,
grants temporarily held In Castle uarden /, setionsy
ieOnardIed from he fouI &C., teoS ~ NIX
daily aceumuiaed In the ns',nry BAN Pop 'ne niA's =" u"u
~ N m :, 49,, Nv Nv "A
Indignation meeting Of citizens In tue Cooper Union 10
Co have paced an hn Tse wien sweeny' IWeed' Hail
Dr ~ n soh,. ,,raa.,- - ,,,,
DIT " sent lerdecker declares hmself ready to
prove he crm nalty Of the vaccine operation by his
Tory anlhorlly AMI reason. He dds thst smAl has
ony become bug0eM IN consequence OF its noRsensi
cal treatment.
=, Economy" says that II farmers living on the line
o. lhe hhFienl railroad will procure . permit from
nannetDlt 70 hAng mp their hams In the smoking
tney may De thoroughly cured In two days, the said
cars are ar'tlgh'
"Oscar Pott.'' comnIaira that la a.. .,roL.,.s A..
disaustcd every morntn" pron' 10 STansheu ahu
coarse brutsi and vnpgg,rr rrPm 70 ao'GIoek by the
drivers in Fst syenue bstvenn EoTsv az a
seventh streets "'" f'''''ni'u Anu r0'H'
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yAS sAUN & co.'s CLERK.
Secret Session OF the Gold boards Conn
mittee-What Is said by the Teller OF
the Atlantic National Bank.

secret Session OF the Gold boards Com
mittee-what Is said by the Teller OF
the Atlantic National Bank.
1t was generally supposed yesterday that the
case OF Van Saun 4 60. would be settled by the
Committee appointed by the Gold Board the day be-
fore, but 1t carly ascertaned that the Committee
could not complete their Investigations 50 as to re-
port before to-day or Monday and In the mean time
no reporters were admitted to the meeting, var
Gus eonjectures were INDUCED In by the members
Of the press m TO the probable report
OF the Committee. Amid the general
uncertainty, the reporter OF Tue Sun
learned tina, the Committee who met at the once OF
Van saun & Co., at 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
took some preliminary testimony aud then ad.
journ-d. Various things bearing on the case were
elected, among which the fact that the Teller OF
the Atlantic Nationsl Rank perfectly remembers
paying the check Of ti 800 heretofore alluded to- to
Mr.. Barr In person, and not to Mr.. Kendall, "or
any other man lie Is able TO swear to this circum
stance absolutely, from the fact that he hesitated
about paying the check, and would not have done
so had he not supposed Barr 10 be connected
with Van Snun 4 Co., and so, 10 use his own words,
" all right" This statement eneelually disposes OF
the claim OF Barr that the check In question was
drawn TO the order OF. or was negotiated BY Ken
dall, =" or any other man."
Mr.. Barr did not appear at the Seventh Regiment
Armofy last evening until u late hour. His presence
created considerable excitement and drew forth
come uninyorable comments.
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M URDER By STEAM,

Tue bursting OF n Stea mbonts Boiler on
'h" Aississippi-Narrow Escape Of Cin-
c.nnau Pleasure Pnrty-ExpIosion In n
81. Louis Roliing-milI.
HELENA. Ark, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Maggie
Hays, from New Orleans for Pittsburgh. Was blown
upN Chute No. g." near Helena yesterday AFTER.
noon. Immediately after the explosion Of the boiler
the esteamer sunk. The body of Capt Barney Mar
lin was blown into the air, and was afterward found
In the hold. The second engineer, Henry McDer.
mott was fatally scaded, and died in Ave min nutes.
James Hoze, second clerk, was slightly scalded,
Three deck hands and one fireman were killed out
rEat Other bodies were burned or blown into the
RIVER. Tie boat had on a light cargo OF sugar,
owned by Ben. Courser and James Reize, OF Pitts.
turGh, valued at $4,000, Tie first clerk had come
lee by rail from New Orleans, and thus escape l..
a. y SAD that the vessels boilers were known TO be
The remains OF Captain Martin have been recover.
ta, pleasure party from Cincinnati were on
boafd all Of whom escaped.
ST LOUIS, Feb ll.-one OF the boilers In the St,
Louis Rolling MIL exploded this morning, severely
11Iurius samuel &. Hart Thomas Barnes, James
sosnnoh. and Daniel Stevens, and slightly woundlng
Tas boiler burst at the bottom and there was but
usue water In II ut the time. About 900 persons
were employed In the mill The bricks OF the IuT.
haoe and pieces OF iron and molten metal were seat
"tsd In all directions. No lives were lost
ihe steamer Anna, eoaling at bavina Coal Banks,
e Ene north OF CIarksyille, Instantly killing Thos. b.
SSsaulgeiger. lie was thrown against the telegraph
Inuts nearly soyerlng his body. Two hremen were
N'tI luf! aud are said to bo dying.
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COUNTERFEIT 5 CENT COIN,
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FLOODED
WITT SPURIOUS NICKEL.

They Deestv. ,h. NJ,
| M. a., - ~ ,h.por'o.coo W'ofn'
s"p-rrcesury hedeems Them-Pro-
nounced Counterfeit In the Phiis dcIp b a
miss-The heport Of the Asssyer-Twsnty
Some months ago the Sub Treasury in this city
began to redeem he nvecent nickel coin. The
Ssn.s poured 'asm mem IN " the rate Of several hundred
lar bags and were counted By various clerks In the
sub. .T,e..nrv soms wssl. 400 NJ John n J.h.,
son, one Of the keenesi clerks employed By Assistant
Treasurer Folger while counting a bag OF this coip
noticed several suspicious piece. Of peculiar color
and slightly differing in general appearance from the
others. There seemed to be no particular points OF
dinerence, but Mr. johnson thcosht he had handled
too many hve-cent pieces to be mistaken. He threw
ont n dozen Of the coins and called Mr. Foiser,s
s...-., ' INV N N's"
N.en"oh W 'nem'
Mr.. johnson told Mr.. Folger that he vast conf
-,,, a.. m. 49,. - -. .-..,s-, 49,,
WIN Mn Aho oiues' snu mos' ehperienceo eieIks
however, seemed 70 think they were genuine. The
die was 60 well executed and the alloy was 40 ski.
,,,,, ,,.a. ,h., a -. ,nno..,,,. q s..,.. ,.,...
they were genuine or counterfeit At the suggestion
OF Mr. Folger. Mr.. johnson sent four OF IN. spur,.
an. co,n. 70 ,hs HATED s.,.. Mr, .. p,,,.,.,nh.
gus GUMS W Nhe ohteu oh'es MINT In rnhAueiphm
The following letter received from
rur n,prc,op nv ,uv MN,
D"N'io" " IN. As''
OTricE or THE U. s. MINT
PHILADELPBIA, Feb Z, 1870.
DEAR Sin; Your letter OF the 3lst ultimo enclos-
ing eight nvecent coins received at the u g. Trea.
sury, and requesting Information 40 to their genuine
ness, has been received. Amer personal eIamina.
tion. submitted the coins to our Assayer for n
dennie assay and report. herewith enclose the
report OF Mr.: Eckfeldt the Assayer. which confirms
the judgment had formed OF the coins. -Four sre
gennins, aQd four are counterfeit In addition 70
what Mr.. Eckfeldt has said, may say, as o further
test, you will hnd the motto "In God we trust, :" q
good deal larger In the counterfeit than In the
genuine. The yellow color OF the counterfeit Will
also AFFORD some ,est, &c. Ths appearance s caused
BY the presence OF zinc, which IL not In the genuine
have retained one OF the counterfeits The other
coins are returned herewith. Yours truly,
JAMES POLLOCK, Director.
10 'ohN w. 'ohNsoS' u o. treasury Nc" iork'
The AssArERs REPORT.
MINT OF THE U. s., PnPADELrHrA, Feb. g. 1870.
Hon. Jane, PoHocf Director. fc. Dc
DEAR SIR. The tye-cent nick el-copper pieces sent
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THE TRIAL OF SCHWUN.

Fourth Days ProceedinGs-The Case Given
TO the Jnry-The Jury still Out.
The Essex County Court room was well filled
yesterday, to bear tie conclusion Of the trial OF
Leouhardt schwun for the murder OF Conrad Stol
on the morning OF Sunday, Nov. 2sth ult,
in the saloon and boarding house OF Jacob
Hesse, at 81 Bowery street. Newark. The
prisoner wore his usual selfpossessed appearance,
and remained during the day apparently as unmovel
as during the two preceding days OF the trial. VIM.
B. Guild, Jr., his counsel, declined to offer any
testimony He admitted the killing. but denied that
It was premeditated. The pros ecuting attorney,
Mr.. Ellsworth. reviewed the testimony. con.
tending that tho prisoner premeditated the
murder. Judge Depus charged the Jury that
u they believed the prisoner had renewed the ARRAY
With Sto, with the Intention OF taking his hfe then
he guilty OF murder In the nrst degree. IT. how
ever thsy believed that he only intended to do great
bodily harm, then he was guilty OF murder In the
second degree. AT about 40 p. NJ. the jury with.
drew to deliberate upon their verdict. At midhight
they bad not agreed.
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IMPRISONED FOR LIFE.
The Poor German Inventor senterccd for
Life for Contempt OF Coprt-Talept Grim
tnaily Wasted by the Law.

The Poor German Inventor senterccd for
Life for Contempt OF Coprt--Tslcpt Crim-
inaiIy Wasted by the Law.
10 hs Editor OF The sun
SIR; II gladdened my heart to note again
another evidence OF your impartial magnanimity in
taking up the case Of poor Muller, and presenting
10 In Its true sspect Tue Sun, indeed, "shines for
ALL" Not only does II befriend the rich and power.
full In station but the obscure victim Of cruelty and
injustice Is also brought fore the public gsze and
hope in this particular Instance that the subject
OF your sympathies may be benefited by the innu.
readers.
few months since visited Ludlow street Jail, In
company with 4 friend, and there saw this unfor.
tunate man. His sad tale aroused our compassion at
once. He Informed us Of the details OF
bis Imprisonment, and we were deeply shocked to
learn that unless he could pay tile enormous sum Of
s2,5O0 he must remain In hopeless Imprisonment.
Surely some effort should be made In his behalf TO
rescind this unjust sentence He Is very Inventive
and seems 70 be perfect monomaniac In this re.
spect. lie began to tell US OF his various con.
triyances and seeing we interested, proceeded
with cagerness aud aacrty to Pot In practical opera
lion an apparatus which he had just completed de.
signed to give light aud heat to his cheeress cell.
and ut the same tune afford facilities for cooking
The only tools used In The construction OF this IN.
senious piece Of mechanism were old hammer
and soldering iron. The solder used was obtained
by melting upfoil, and the wleks for the lamp were
made from AT old felt hat When we considered the
difficulties under which II vas made, we could not
help but commend him for his perseverance and
utter inability 10 afford him sny relief
Hoping that TnE SUN will continue TO beam kind.
g on the unhappy man. man am, ., nnoo
pnooutyx F.h q
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TRAGEDIES IN vIRGINIz.
A Dramatic Author Kiiied-Tbe Execution
OF Alexander Gardner for q Double Mnr-
der-Confession, but Final II ecn ntatiop.

bFnmhuc hutnor hhted-The Execution
OF Alexander Gardner for n Double Mnr-
der-Confession, but Final Reclamation.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1f.-Dr. Charles r. Bricken,
well known physician, . theatrical lessee, and q
dramatic suthor Of some note, was killed to-day by
the discharge OF pistol In hia own hands. He was
suthor Of the "Cabin and Parlor," play for long
time performed In the Southern theatres as an ose,
to Uncle Toms Cabin"
Alexander Gardner, a colored man, aged 80 years.
was hanged at New Kent Court House this morning
for the rape aud murder Of Mrs. Stewart and the
murder Of John Baker, her colored farm manager
The prisoner last night confessed that, with John
Kennedy, who afterward made his escape, he
agreed 70 murder Baker. They found Baker In
field, and Kennedy shot him. Kennedy then went
to Mrs. Stewards house, and he (Gardner) heard
her crying, and o few minutes afterward Kennedy
came out, saying that he had ravished and murdered
her. They Cred the house and burned her body,
and threw Bakers body into the river. On the
scafold this morning Gardner only s",d: ~ am not
guilty I don't know whether am going to
heaven or hell" A crowd OF colored women who
were around the gallows assaied him with cries
Of vengeance. The drop fell, and Gardner died In.
stantly.
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NEW JERSEY.

Peas on the Rev. 8. Townscnds farm at Cold
Spring Cape May county are several inches In height
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan and others made present
yesterday, OF tl6g TO the widow Of Michae Brophey
who was Killed IN the steam battery yard Of HoboGen
John hckepna, convicted OF arson In having fired
store In Hudson street. Jersey CITY, on New Years
morning. was sentenced Yesterday by Judge Randolph
to two years In state Prison.
At about midnight on Thursday Terrence Riley
and James Magellan, notorious roughs, were arrested
In Newark on charge OF breaking INTO several houses
and asssuling Mrs Margaret shearn. the occupant OF
one OF the houses
Jury was inlpanelled yesterday afternoon In
Essex County Court Of oyer and Termincr for the trial
OF Hosanna Rogers for granddaughter in the killing OF
her brother. James Sheridan, In Newark.
John McCabe alias Gilly McCabe. a notorious
highwayman Of Jersey City, was sentenced BY Judge
surens. yesterday, to G yea and months 10 the Stale
Prison After the prisoner who has served term IN
the Trenton State Prison, ha1 been sentenced he told
Judge Surens that he would not betray his Confcdet
ate 10 save himself from an additional Is years and
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JO7TINGs ABOUT Town.

The City OF Washington arrived last night.
A gold and stock indicator Is TO be placed 10 the
Albemarie Hotel
A new party has been ser. formed in pOushkeepsic
The Junior Glass Of the College OF the City OF New
York exhibited In steinway Hall last evening,
Two hundred recruits are to be sent from Fort
Columbus TO Omaha for assignment to the Seventh
Infantry
Fanny Munday, Of SOi First avenue. while insane,
and was but slightly injured.
James Hasketh was convicted Yesterday In the
the neck on the night OF January Z. 'N'''" :"
James Walsh fell from the new building at 4O7 and
. @ sTSs2T MSc sas % prUys ShH s and sustained %
Commissioner Parker has ordered that relief be
At once to the Regan Indians OF Montana who are
said TO be starving and suffering rom the ravages OF
The Board Of Excise have discharged three OF
their cler ks and have transferred two Others to the
their enormous salaries. WA N'a"
Police Justice Coulter, OF YorkvIlle Court was
S S Slts cny Srrsy 10
ney General Will prosecute
TIE House Of Detention outrage as stated In the
card published In THE Sun nom the four sufferers
Clerk Hawley for investigation.
The delegates to the Twentieth Annual Conyen-
ton OF Irish Civic Societies met last night to make
Tisse,@ents for s celebration OF s. Fareks Day
The House Of Detention, the old wreck which the
e & mt 50 lSHg % ago nt as SH sns
last In the negh0orhoOd, At O'Clock this morning.
Josephine Rose OF 65 Mulberry street and Ann
Smith OF Sg Park street engaged In az sltercaion a
Canal and Elm streets. last night, and Hose stabbed
Smith Ia the len check with pair OF scissors.
A citizen OF tho seventh Ward, who had, after q
tedious search. contIiyed TO md policeman was told
by the oihcer that n he were to arrest tie crowd OF
young lOAfers who style themselves Knckef fbockers,
those young politicians would compel the Police Com.
missloners to discharge MIN from the force.
1t is now thought that the insane man. who has
for some time been running about the woods near West
Point has been drowned few DAYS ago the pilot OF
passing steamer sald that hls vessel ran oYei dead
body near Buernilk Fallsi WAS attred 10 Govern.
RAu0aIs aud Ntnsrs-
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ANOTHER SPANISH URGE.
Gcyencche on n New Campaign and PuciI,
Abont TO Attack the Pntrfot..

HAVANA, Feb. IL. Late intelligence from
Puerto Principe Is in eject that Gen. Goyencche
with strong division left that city the 9th iust
to begin campaign against the insurgents. It wss
expected that Gen. Pueblo would leave that city
to again attack the insurgent forces.
Felipe vsldes was murdered here on Sunday
night. A political complexion was at first given 70
the deed but It has since been proved that the mur
derer was actuated by motives OF private revenge.
Subscriptions for the family OF Grcenwsldth are
coming in freely. The Captain. General has sub
scribcd 500
The recent agreement OF the merchants to ax the
tare Of sugars at Is per cent is dissolved.