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THURsDAY.-State VS.. Mary Mcbride. Assault
and battery. Complaint dismissed.
State vs.. Thomas Dunsier. Breaking and enter
ing Decision. probable and defendant ordered
to recognize to the State Ia the of $500 for his
appearance at the May term OF the Superior Court.
Maine Charitable Mechaaic Associntion.
The annual meeting of this Association was
held at their rooms last evening, the President.
e. P. B anks in the chair The Secretary read
the records of the last meeting, which were
approved. The report of the Charity Commit
tee was then heard, and four members were
reported by them in present need.
Loring Lombard and George c. Kennedy
were elected members of the Association.
The committee appointed to confer with the
directors of the Public Library upon the pro-
posed consolidation of all the libraries in the
city, reported that they had consulted Mr.. Ed
ward A. Noyes, and expressed to him that the
nearly unanimous opinion of the Association
was against such consolidation.
The report of the Secretary shows the whole
number of members to be 374, and within the
past year II have died.
The Corresponding Secretary Acknowledges
the receipt OF several books from the late VIM.
Pitt Fessendsn and William Willis, and from
John Lynch.
From the report of the Charity Committee,
it appears that $50. 80 have been expended du-
ring the past year in assisting needy members.
In the library there are about 3196 volumes,
and the weekly distribution of books has been
about 200, which have circulated among 80
families of the Association.
The report of the Treasurer, Mr.. Dan Car
penter, shows a balance in the treasury of
$3)66 81, an increase OF $192S13 over last years
balance.
From the report of the Trustees of the
School and Body Funds, it appears that the
former fund, which was established in 1868.
and theu amounted to $40, ops. 20, has been con-
siderably augmented, and now amounts to
$14,10313, and the Body fund, which was
originally $4,000, has reached $225O.94, making
total OF $16;35407.
The Temperance Committee was called upon
for report; but had none to make.
After the acceptance of these reports, the
members proceeded to ballot for the election of
officers for the ensuing year, with the following
result:
President, E. P. Banks; Vice President,
James d. Harmon; Recording Secretary, L.
Pingree; Treasurer, Dan Carpenter; Trustees
BENJAMIN Larrabee, 8. s. Ricn, s. t. Lyford,
A. D. Smith, J. M. Kimball, Charles Holden
Charity Com mittee. Ward 1, A. H. Waite;
Ward 2, s. L. Lyford; Ward 8, g.. s. Rich;
Ward 4, j II: Harmon. Ward s, Nathaniel
Walker; Ward 6, Dan Carpenter; Ward z j.
3. Thorndke. Trustee OF School Fund.- Chas
Fobes.
A preamble and resolutions of respect to the
late William Willis were unanimously adopted.
The thanks of the Association were extend
ed to tho Hon. John Lynch for copies of the
Congressional Globe, and to David Buxton for
binding files Of the DAILY PRESS.
1t was voted to ask an appropriation from
the City Council of $1,000 to replenish the IL
brary. Adjourned.
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MEssRs BAIEEY & MOVES of this city have
obtained the contract for printing and binding
the new edition of the Revised Statutes. Some
half dozen bids were made, that of Masters &
Smith, of Hsllowell, being the highest, 1925;
that Messrs. Bailey s. Noyes the lowest, $500.
The conditions are that they supply the State
with 1000 copies and agree to serve the demands
of the public at a cost per copy not exceeding
one dollar in advance of the price paid by the
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f U r. O p e

IMPORTANT RUMoRs
PARIS, April lit is rumored that Count
Daru, Minister OF Foreign Affairs, and Mr..
Buffet, Minister of Finance, have rendered
their resignation. 1t is also reported that the
Emperor was hurt to-day while mounting his
horse.
MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY.
Emile oliver and Jules Jauin have been
elected members of the Academy of France.
OLIVER takes the chair made vacant by the
death of Lamartine.
PROTEST.
The medical students to-day signed protest
against closing the Ecole de Medicine.
Spain.
MORE CHEERING NEWS FROM CUBA,
MADRID, April I'm the Cortes TODAY q
dispatch from the Captain General of Cuba
insurgent commandment. chief, the surrender
of many rebels and execution of others, and
declaring the rebellion at an end. The Cortes
adopted vote of thanks to the Captain Gen
eral and the army, navy and volunteers OF
Cuba.
THE CONSUMPTION TROUBLES RENEWED.
The news from Barcelona is highly import
ant The troubles have broken out there with
renewed violence. The rioters have cOngre-
gated short distance ont of the city and
thrown up barricades The Capt General has
notified the government that he is not strong
enough to attack them, and is awaiting rein
forcements. Gen. Prim has sent Gen. Bald
rich to the scene to take command of the ia
tional troops.
Great Britain.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES RUMoRED,
LONDON, April THE Globe intmates that
the early retirement Of the present Speaker of
the House of Commons may be expected, and
that Edward Caldwell, present Secretary Of
War, will probably be elected his successor.
The Globe also announces changes contempla-
ted in the ministry, among which are the fol-
lowing: Lord Northbrook, to replace Caldwell,
Secretary of War; A. S. Ayerton, Commits
n issioner of Public Works, to be President of
the Board of Trade, should John Bright with
draw on account of i'll health; Sir Rounded
Palmer is to succeed Lord Hatherly as Lord
High Chamberlain.
THE IRISH COERCION BILL.
DUBLIN, April THE first instance of the
enforcement of the Irish coercion bill occurred
to-day at Dundalks, where the magistrates Or
dered the printer to suppress an edition of the
Farmers Almanac, containing seditious Ian
! guage.
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A SURPRISE masquerade party, which for a
wonder acas surprise to the lady of the house
at least made descent on Wednesday even
ing upon the premises of Mr.. R. B. Henry, No.
Al Green street. To those who are so fortunate
as to enjoy the acquaintance of Robert and his
estimable lady, it is needless to say that there
was rousing good and social time The party
numbered about eighty persons, old and young,
and each and all will long remember with
pleasure the merry meeting. w.
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MISSISSIPPI,

CITY MARSHAL KILLED BY A MERCHANT.
JACKSON, April flames Tuck, City Mar
shal. was to-day shot and killed by Henry Is.
Sizer. merchant, who had been arrested, Tuck.
formerly private in the 9Th United States
Cavalry. settled here after the war and was an
efficient civil officer,
THE YERGER CASE.
Application for bail in the Yerger case will
be made Monday,
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APRIL CIVIL TERM-GoDDARD, j., PRESIDING.
THUR T Lewis VS.. George W. Dunn
ct al The evidence for plaintiff is all out and this
afternoon the defendant was on the stand.
Frank. n Webb
Strout & Gage. Frye g. Colt H.
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Wy ON G.,
PURSUIT OF INDIAN MURDEREF

PURSUIT OF INDIAN MURDERERS.
BRYAN, Wyoming, April Two hundred
and fifty men left Atlantic yesterday, well
mounted and armed, to pursue the Indians
who committed the recent murders near A..
lantic. Gen: Alvord, Chief Pay master, and
party, arrived from the South Pass this after
noon. No Indians were seen on the road
Gen. Alvord leaves for the East TONIGHT.
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CELEBRATION IN CINCINNATI.

CELEBKATION IN CINCINNATI.
:. CINCINNATI, April THE Pioneer Associa-
ton celebrated the 82d anniversary of the set
tlemenr OF Ohio this afternoon.
THE ELECTION.
An official count shows that the average Re-
puoiican majority on the city ticket was 312O.
STRIKE.
Over 40 compositors in the Commercial of.
nee are on q strike.
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United states Distric, Ceur,

NAKCH TERM-JUDGE FOX PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-Sheridan & GrfHths VS.. John M.
Todd. This is petition to put the respondent into
bankruptcy. The petitioners have bill against
Todd for work done and material furnished IN pae-
tering two houses, situated on Vine and Congress
streets. Decision for respondent.
John H. Williams. G. p. Mattocks.
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FtRR.-About $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon a fire broke out in the boot and shoe store
of Edward Hudson, on Fore street, connected
with tie sailor boarding house of John Sidney.
1t caught in the partition behind the stove, and
the flames ran up to the roof somewhat lDjur.
ing the wall. The fire was extinguished with
out the aid of tho en- zines. The alarm was out
of order and struck incorrectly.
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CRY HALL, SUNDAY EvENING.-The Good
Templars are making every exertion to make
the meeting at the City Hall, on Sunday eve
ming, success. Mr.. Orne has never spoken
before Portland audience but in the West.
where he is well known, the announcement
of his name in connection with temperance
lecture, would be sure to call out an enthusi-
astic crowd. Let no one fail to hear this elo-
quent advocate of the Temperance reform.
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LARcENY.-Some months ago several books
were stolen from the Public Library and moth
ing has been seen of them since till yesterday,
when Mr.. Edward A. Noyes noticed them in
the store of Dennis McGevern. He informed
the officers, who went to McGovern's and re-.
covered portion of the stolen books, and
learned from him that he had bought them of
one Isaac Hanscom, whom the officers after
wards arrested.
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JAY COOKE & co.
20 Wall Street.

Pamphlets, with map, may be obtained,
and subscriptions will be received at THE
COMPANY'S OFFICES, No 50 PINE sT.,
NEW YORK, at Offices of JAY COOKE &
co, New York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton; the BANK OF NORTH AMERICA,
New York, and in Portland by
SWAN 81 BARRETT.
Corner Middle and Plan Streets,
Bonds sent free. Parties subscribing through
local agents sciu look to them for their safe delfv-
cry.
Pamphlets sent by mail on application.
w. b. SHATTUCK,
fe15d&w2m TRrAsuRrn
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Sale of Forfeited Goods.

COLLECTORS OFFICE,
DISTRICT OF PORTLAND g FALMoUTH.
Portland, March %, 1870,
'nE following described merchandise having been
United States public notice of said seizures having
Dsea gwen, and no clam to said goods having been
aa tney viii be Bold at public auction, at the
OF the United States Appraiser, 1893 Fore street.
=, tS,s clsy on Wedr esday April Is, A. d, 1870 AZ
81 ydS black Doessin; 16 bottles Brsndy; Trunk;
% ~ los Nutmess; Silk Dress Pattern; pottles
Wnskey; IL ps Velvet Dress Trimming; . bags Su'
gar; halt Dbl Molasaes; Trunk and SO Cigars.
ISRAEL WASHBURN, Jr.
mr26-1av3w Collector.
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Room PAPERs.-Mr. Hall L. Davis, No. 50
Exchange street, is quite up to the most enter
prising of his competitors in room papers; his
stock embracing the most elegant and tasty,
as well as the commoner and cheaper kinds.
House-keepers will please pnt his name on
their lists when they go shopping; and while
they are there they can refresh their eyes with
looking over his splendid stock of new books,
fancy articles, &c.
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VIRGINIA.,


ANOTHER CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
PORTSMOUTH, VA, April THE city is now
running under double government, similar to
those in Richmond; one appointed by General
CanDy, and the other by Governor Walker.
No disturbance has yet occurred.
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NEW YORK, April 7-Mornino.- Money ou,et at
steady at 11l5 No'1
governments easier; nearly $4,000 900 we're offered
to Government Ior bonds TODAY at iof is.I00 n
10s 13-1OO ' ~ A'o A''" "
at 111f q 49, e'-N 0''N'" uui'
governments heavy and lower.
The following were the closing nuototiors.
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FreiRbts.

MoBiLE. April 2.-Freigbts-Tbere has been more
aong ne past week. ami several ships on the bel tn
10. nave finished their loading at Id; since
which m asteIs are frmer in their preteDsons, ana
il6d Is now the general rate To Ravre there Is no
vessel Iosding' and rates are nominal. Coastwise
nothing doing. We quote:
10 Liverpool by sail7-1ed; Havre a 1c nominal
Gnaio s BY sa via
with insurance by this route il p.r cent vross 10
New York 81 80; Boston, Providence, Fail River,
Baltimore 81 20. "e'p" "
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ball & Co.'s repository, 3O2 Congress street,
yesterday, an elegant cut-under top buggy for
two horses, which the firm has just completed
to the order of Mr.. Rives, editor OF the Con-
gressioaal Globe at Washington. 1t is one Of
the most graceful and finely flushed carriages
that we have seen for a long time. Last year
Mr.. Kimball sold a carriage to Mr.. George A.
Bailey of the Globe, which was much admired
in Washington, and Mr.. Rives' order is one
result of this transaction. Messrs. Kimball &
Co. have now in their show-rooms and on hand
over eighty fine carriages of their own manu-
facture. which give them the material for a
splendid spring opening.
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PRINTERS MAcHINIsTs.-We ask the atten-
ton of our fellow-printers and publishers and
bOokbinders to the advertisement of Messrs.
Hartnett & Solomons These gentlemen
came from the famous Hoe establishment not
long ago and "set up for themselves" They
are enterprising, and, we understand, excellent
mechanics; and now that the Hoe shops have
been entirely removed from Boston, they have
the field to themselves. Their formal an
nouncement covers the whole ground, and sets
forth their facilities for doing business. Prin-
tiers doing business with them will find one
pleasant feature; and that is a large reduction
in the prices paid heretofore for presses and
repairs.
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THE PRESS.
Friday Morning, April 8, 1870.
Portland aud Vicinity.


NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Coke. Price Reduced.
To Printers. -. Hartwell & Salomons.
Wanted. ..Gri.
Those Hats. Harris & Co.
Bills Collected. G. w. Pearce.
For Sale. :. John G. Proctor.
For E'lswor tn. Sch. Frank Pierce.
Notice r.. o. Conant.
Ooeuing. -. Turner Brothers.
New Patterns of Room Papers. Hall L. Davis.
Midnight on the Atlantic. .. Hale's Gallery,
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Notice of Assi1nment.

NOTICE is hereby given, that John W. Owen and
IN Jonp H. Woodside, both OF Portland. CO.
partners in business under TIE h,m name Of owen
and Woodside on TIRE fifteenth day at March, A. d.
their property Tor The benefit Of all their creitors
pE'suant to Chapter 70 OF the Rsyssi Statutes and
al acts IN amendmeu thereof aud additional there
mont are allowed creditors to become parties TO the
saEe. W. w. THOMAS in, Assignee.
Portland, March II, 1870. WSw Il
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, April Til 80 A. M.-Con soils 93f q 93f
1or money and account. The bull ion in the Bank OF
England has decreased 1898 900.
LIVERPOOL. April I'll 80 A. M.-Cotton steady;
Mlddiins uplands III q lid; ssles Il, 900 bales.
LONDON, April rs P. M.-Consols closed at 933
for money and account
American securities-Bonds ot ise, OIL. O.40's ~
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RHODE ISLAND.

PROVIDENCE, r l., April T. Complete re-
turns of the election give Padelford, Republi-
can. for Governor. 1898; Pierce, Democrat,
6295; scattering, 2S2.
PIGEON sHooTlNG-MATCH.
A pigeon shooting. match for the CHAMPION
ship of America occurred to-day at Mark Rock.
-Four hundred people went thlther by boat
from this city Miles johnson, of New York,
and champion badge. John Taylor, of New
Jersey. shot 30; second prize Edward Tinker
Providence, shot %; third prize. Ira Paine,
New Yerk, shot %; P. w. Aldrich, Providence.
and Brown, of Buffalo, each shot q birds out
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BY LEONARD, BIRD q CO.,
l40 fremont ST., Benton.
146 fremont ST., Bestsn.
IMPORTANT SALE.
New and Elegant Furniture,
mANDFACTURED
W. TOUISSAlNT & CO.,

TURsDAY and WE'D y EsDAY, April -
and rs, ut 10 e'cisck each day, ~ the
Warereems, SAL Washsnstsa street.
Sold in consequence Of improvements %
be made In the prenises.
This sale will embrace the finest assortment Of
elegant and costly furniture ever exhibited for pei-
vate or public sale In tn country. W. Toulssaint
q Co. have received within . year the highese
awards. 'he Mechanics Association awarding ths
only Silver Medal.
The sale will comprise RICH AND ELEG mt
PAkLOk SUITES, carved walnut frames, tnlaa
porcelain medallions, tu costly elk and satin bro
cades, costing $1,000 to $500 . suite.
CHAMBER SEIS-Very handsome inaid ~ e.
quertrie, costing $1,000 . suite. WALNUT SETg.
costing from $50 to $500 SET SIDEBOARDo
beautifully carved which for originality and beaa,y
OF deeign cannot be su passed GA BlNE rS-Els-
CANT real bronze naid tIhe bronse dessns imported
expressly by Toussaint - Co.. for their work. II.
BRARY TABLES-tolio combined. Dwarf
BOOK lASES. MANrEL PIECES, EXTENSION
TABLES, PEDESTALS. LOUNGES, EASY
CHAIRS, DESKS, BRACKETS, ELEGANT I'M
PORfEO BILL ARD CUES, &c.
Every article in the sale IL elaborate and beautiful
and Of tho most superior workman hip. That lsdiee
and gentlemen may have better idea of III tuI egt-
or quality ct this Furn ture. the Aucti0neers re-
srectfully beg that they will call and thoroughly en-.
anime the entire stock. 1t Is now on exhibition, and
every day till sale.
Catalogues ready one week before the sale.
apr2 lot
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WASH GNGTON,
FINANCIERs AND THE FUNDING BILL,

F1NANCIERS AND THE FUNDING BILL.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Gen. Spinner has
received letters from able fnanciers, bankers
and others, expressing the highest approval of
bis views concerning the funding bill. Among
the letters is one from Baltimore, stating that
IT the bill becomes law an able fnancier in
that State would purchase $4,000 worth of
new bonds.
FOREIGN POSTAL NOTIFICATIONS.
Postmaster General Cresswell has copclud-
ed new postal convention with the North
German Union, which was signed to-day with
the approval of the President. by which impor-
postage between the United States, North Ger
many, Austria, Hungarian Kingdom, Wurtem
burg, Baden and Luxembourg, to take effect on
the LIST of July, 1870. The convention reduces
the rate of international postage for prepaid
letters exchanged, Enclosed in mails via Eng
land, from Is to 10 cents; and for prepaid let
tiers exchanged by direct steamer to and from
Bremen and Hamburg, respect vely, from 10
to cents; but unpaid or insuf1ciently paid
letters will be charged double postage for col
lection at place of destination. No change is
made on postage on newspapers and other
printed m utter and samples of merchandise,
but postage on such articles must be fully pre-
paid or they cannot be forwarded in the mails
from either country. Letter correspondence
between the United States and the Scandana-
wan Kingdom or other countries of Northern
Europe forwarded via North German Union
mails will receive en- and after the LIST OF July,
1870, the benefit of the reductions made in
rates of letter postage 10 and from the North
German Union.
Capt John E. Blaine of Pennsylvania, broth
er of Speaker Blaine, has been appointed spe-
cial agent of the Treasury Department.
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AUCTION SALES.
Groceries, Pickles, &C, At Auction.

UFOCerIeS, fICKcISS WC'S At n UCtIOn.
IN Monday April 18th ct IL O'Clock, P. NJ, at
" sales room, 10 bis. choice Pickles. bis. Vine
gar, 30 boxes Laundry and Family soap, bis. Beef,
fork, Tea, Clio hes Pins. Wash Boards, Sugars, CT
meoe Oh groceries. Fancy Goods, sud store Eurp1-
'u.e, ,, II. 0. BAILEY q CO., Auetionssrs.
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SAILORS LIBRARIES Seventeen libraries
have already been furnished during the last
four months, containing an aggregate of i've
hundred volumes. AS many more are needed
this summer. No movement promises more
to prevent the decay of maritime interests
than this for the mental Improvement of our
seamen. We wish to call attention to a source
of supply-the multitude of books in the
houses of our citizens which have done good
service there, and are laid aside for new ones.
These, moral, religious, historical, narrative,
of physiology and health, are exactly what are
needed to make libraries for the sea. Warm
thanks are due those who have already re-
sponded with books and other reading of great
value House-cleaning time approaches, when
thu literary treasures will be overhauled. Is
it too much to hope that many will kindly re-
member the sons of the ocean with a gift of
books, &C., for their leisure hours "far. far at
sea?"
Please send to F. Southworth, 25 Newbury
street; or let him know where package is
waiting, and be will call.
THERE will be opened at Hale's gallery this
morning VIM. E. Norton's celebrated painting
OF The Peabody Funeral Fleet" in mid
ocean, by moonlight. This work, the largest
ana pest OF this talented artist, is the most
strlKmg and suggestive that has ever been
attempted in marine painting. We have not
AZ YET prepared ourselves with the study that
tne WORK requires to enter into an enlightened
CRITICISM hut shall do so soon, and give our
readers the benefit of our IDEAS What we
wish to say now is, avail yourselves of the first
opportunity to visit Haie's Gallery
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NEW YARK.

ARRIVAL OF GEN. THOMAS REMAINS AT TROY
Troy, April THE remains of Gen. Thorn
as arrived this morning, and were laid IN state
at st. Paurs Church. Generals Mcdowell,
Sheridan, Sherman, Meade, Hooker, Hazen,
Newton, Mckay, Granger and other distin.
guished officers are 10 tha city. The funeral
exercises will take place at noon tomorrow.
The body will be inferred in Oakwooi Gene
terry.
1 CITY AND VICINITY.
New YORK, April Jack Reynolds, who
is to be hung tomorrow, was to-day visited BY
his brother and wife from Cherry Valley, Mass
Reynolds manifested little emotion. Father
Daley will remain up all night with the pris-
oner and celebrate mass at A. M. The gal
lows on which five men have been hung was
erected to-day.
The New York East Methodist Conference
to-day, at the request of Rev. Mr.. Pallman of
New Haven, appointed committee on the d.
vorce laws of Connecticut, which he declared
loose. immoral and unchristian. Rev. Mr..
Scudder OF the New Haven district read a re-
port advocating return to the old circuit sys.
tenn, as the only one suited to the fast depopu
lating country portions Of Connecticut.
The value of church property in New York
city is $1,000 600, an increase during three
years of $568, 900.
Workmen engaged in the demolition of the
old hotel corner of Sd avenue and 130th street,
this morning found diamond pin in a rat
hole and between the castings an old wallet
containing coin and papers to the value of
$4,000.
james Depyster Ogden, a prominent mer-
chant and formerly President of the Chamber
of Commerce, died to day, aged 81.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
At meeting of the Union League Club to-
night to honor the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment, congratulatory resolutions were
presented bv William Cullen Bryant and
adopted. After pertinent addresses by Horace
Nron ND k.I.a
Anti- Slavery Standard. congratulatory letter
was read from VIM. Lloyd Garrison.
Resolutions were afterwards presented by
Mr. Bryant relative to TIE death of Mai. Gen
Thomas, and a committee was appointed to
obtain a life'size portrait of the deceased SOL
dior
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Elegant and Costly Furniture
Steam Boat at Auction.

Steam Boat at Auction
WILL be sold on WEDN ESDAY, April Goth,
w 1870, at II o'clock, at Clliton's Wharf, Fact
Boston, Mass the staunch
Iron Steamer Island City.
She Is ocean steamer of about 400 tons; In CON-
plee order TOR running; light Draft; machinery and
boilers In perfect order. Length Of Deck 16f tset,
width 50 feet
ap4ld Ma. THOMPSON q CO., Auetra.