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FOREIGN.
The Investment of Paris.
A Perfect Gordon Of Prnssian
Troops from Versailles
to Vincenncs.
III Railroad Communication
Cut OF, Except The Or
leans Railroad.
French Redoubt with Seven
Guns Captured by the
PIus6lans.
Unconditional Surrender Of Tout
Reported.
Interview Between Jules EaVfe
and Bismark,
Capture of Ono of the o"t'ora'
OF Strnsbol1rs.
A General Bombardment Of the City
Commenced
,>u Surrendered to the Itn1.
ian Troops.
1mnnv fta panntA.
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THE OLD WORLDS NEWS
THE CORPS LEGIsLATIF DOING THl
EMPEROR's BIDDING.
But Henri Rochefort Defiant, and Await.
Ing an Arrest by tho Mipisters-Excttina
Debate In the Chambers - Sianihcasf

But Henri Rochefort Defiant, and Await.
Ing an Arrest by the Ministers-Excttira
Debate In the Chambers - Signihcssf
Announcement in Rechefort's journal.
PARIS, Feb. TN the Corps Legisstf to-day,
M. Cremieux desired TO question the Ministers
eernins the Rocbcfort affair. N. olivier replied
that lie would not await the result Of interpea-
uon. but would do his duty. NJ. Cr6mieuI rcjolnod
that 10 was precisely as TO what the Ministers con.
sidered their duty that he sought TO inquire and the
Chamber would decide that this should be answered
at once. He then proceeded TO make Q
strong appeal against the contemplated arrest
Of N. Roohefort ss wrong TO his constituents.
M. Olivier replied, and after an agitatsd discus
sion the Chamber, by 100 to 4 adhered to the views
OF N. olivier. II was expected that N. Rochefort,
who was in his seat during the debate, would bs
arrested on leaving the House, but he Was not Al
the termination OF the sitting he went to his once.
and up TO o'clock this evening hal not been taken
into custody. Rumors are abroad that the Prince
Imperial Is very III but the journal lie Putiie says
there Is no foundation for them.
Tie AdrsciRoiss Henri Rochefort's jourusD sp-
pears this morning with characteristic article over
the signature OF N. Rocbefort himself relative to
the recent notice served upon him, ordering him 10
constitute himself q prisoner, In obedience to the
sentence OF the Court. He declares boldly that ho
will not surrender himself and that n the Ministers
want him they must come and take him, and iurther-
more they must come prepared to use force
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LITEST NOR NEWS.


II is now about three months since eleven so.
ciety iron mouliers in tle employ Of q. H. Jackson
4 Co. struck against reduction OF wages. They
let Mr.. Jaekseu's employ, and tleir places were
nlled from time to time by society men. These
men by contact with the strikers were also becom.
ing contemplated Nlh the striking spirit, and to
stop II, according to the theory OF the moulders,
Messrs jackson n Co lifted up . boarding house,
where their employees receive board at q a week
When the workmen travel abroad, 1t Is said that de-
tectves are employed BY the firm to see that tn ey
are not interered with By the strikers, four OF
won have been arrested for such Interference.
Tins, 70 We learn, Is the extent OF the ret orted i'm
pr,sosnlent of the men who receive tsb0 per dA,.
The otler side Of the story. a. told by Mr.. Jack
son, ts that last summer, work being brisk, he
raised the wages OF his men ten per cent, but that
soon aner the Iron Aoulders' CLion demanded .
nrther increase OF ten per cent, which lie st nrst
allowed, but when work became slack he refused to
poy Hence the strike. -Four OF his men started q
cooperative foundry in Cannon street. and are doing
we'll The others are still On strike lie denies
that his shop "scab, non society shop IL ia
open TO any Union men who may desire TO work on
his trms' but II they refuse, he must ind others
Who Will.
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ARTHUR AND THE FAT MEN.
II. II. H.. Not Being Of Weight, Declines to
Attend the Bail of Obesity -Grand Display
on Presentation OF the Invitation.

ii. II. H.. Not Being Of WEIGHT. Declines TO
Attend the Ball OF ofObesity-Grand Display
on Presentation OF the Invitation.
The Fat Mems Association decided to invite
the Prince 10 their grand ball In Irving Hall on the
cath inst. But how to deliver tho invitationt A
bright Idea atlenFth entered the craninm OF Mr..
Coe, OF the Revere House.
Gentlemen" said he. "this affair must not be
bo,cled II won't do to let etero In vitation be
carried by one OF Mr.. Keily's nverled servants. 1
will hitch my four house team to the coach. and a
deputation will wait the Prince and invite him 10
the ball"
Like q spark In a barrel OF gunpowder the pro.
posal caught and flashed until nom the numerous
mendmens the original had 70 be carefully
drawn out Thence the following psn was evolved.
Mr.. Coo, Mr.. Naples, Mr. Hod OF Poughkeepsie,
Mr.. Fiaeid and President Fisk should co to the
RreVooTt House In costume aud there tsncer too the
Prime the Fat Mems Invitation. AFTER cor siderable
dincu!'y the Fat Men we're htted with iull court
dr.ss, buckle sfoe.. blue coat. and brss buttons.
white ha', ofhAihertsd with say cockade, DER
topped the whole The coach was drawn up in
mont OF the Revere House and there in the presence
OF an immense crowd, the deputation took their
Mr.. Coz. go n.. handled the ribbons: by hi. side
sa, Mr. Naples, Secretary 2iO immediately behind
them were Mr. Hoa $50, sad Mr. Pneld, st3, while
the Presldont Mr. Fisk, SGO occupied the inside OF
the vehicle.
Without accident the coach and four arrived at
the Brevooit House where the magnificent steeds
were brought up BY Mr.. Cox with an artistic aour.
ish. Mr.. Naples ga lantly assisted his bother depu
ties In alighunR and the party At once entered the
spAeiou. hall OF the hotel, led by Mr. Ho who bore
In due course of time the Prince received the doc
umeni. which was read 10 him by Col. Elphinstonc,
and the following was the result
BEkvookr Housr. NKw YORK. Feb S. 1910
ElPI:!Sns beg; s 20 'RfOsn hs secretary OF ins
not be able 10 attend ueir ball on the stth instant.
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THE CURIOSITIES OF CRIME.
THE RICHARDsON-M'FA MUIR
DER TRIAL-TIME FIXED.

The Two Judges OF the General Sessions
to sit this Month and Clear the Docket
Mcfarland surely TO be put on Trial on
the 9Th Of March.
Yesterday morning, in the Court Of General
Sessions, Judge Bedford delivered the following
opinion in denying the motion OF the District At
torney to remove the case Of Daniel Mcfarland
from the lGensral Sessions into the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer for trial
The District Attorney moves to transfer TO the over
and Termner certain indictments found In this Court
dictioDsi one ne o. eiihep of .sia Courts. sopl! az;
shepard, ii Abbot. p. RspJ Il q one q d'ciston;
public motion ana on s9sies % the District x.iofnsy,
u proposed BY one under Indictment, or u proposed
snsisrsd Counsel pHs Tor aesndsas raises esS.i H
Spss isi.sd h.t may .ddltiossy ,%ssi.s.. thsI dss
McTssS case IN Which ne sS SSsS,ieG MADE WI,
transfer but II either object would ike be 10.
1ss oa Of ne Sro .nd eSn
sSr,slssa With ny EscSrder m,sss Ss, wnSsS
y coincide sh No my owS % sSovo .sted e''
Ater the reading OF the opinion the February
term OF the Court was opened, Recorder Hackct,
presiding. The Recorder remarked that n the bust
ness OF the Court accumustng too fast to be dis
colleague and himself were willing TO hold two
branches OF the Court in the same month and " the
District Attorney would consent, the surplus ous,
Mr.. Spencer arose and desired TO cay that his col
leagues, Messrs. Graham and Geary, and himself
were making s,repuous efforts TO complete the de
fence In the case OF Daniel Mcfarland, aud would
be ready for trial four weeks from that day but Ia
the event OF unforeseen obstacle they would
tsiny be prepared to go on i've weeks hence, which
will be March I. On that day the trial will surely
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BROOKLYN.

The patriotic Aldermen propose to ekpend $50
for the friug Of salutcs on washington's birthdsy
During the past year. 500 new lamp posts were
erected IN various parts OF tue city at total cost OF
The contract for building a new dock at the foot
q North seventh street has been awarded to Bernard
Msrkey at $500
The Law Committee OF the Aldermen have been
directed TO prepare an ordinance prohibiting the play
ing OF hand organs In the streets.
The Aldermen yesterday voted fa50 % to defray
the expenses Of the special Committee who 20 20 Al.
bany 10 attend to the city charter nkering business
The thirtyseconi annual bail In aid Of the
Mldows and Orphans FUND Of the late Volunteer Fire
Department last evening. n the Academy, In the
hands OF competent committees, and proved gre a.
success.
Frank Hastings and Jack shafer were held IN
swat the acti9n Of the Grand Jury by justice Delmar
yesterday tor playing the part OF second class bruses
IN the back basement OF Thomas Aulalys barTooa olT
Court street.
Mayor Kalb1eisch has vetoed the resolution OF Il q
Common Council drrtng the ~ oper officers TO enter
into contract for wood a. per load aud coal At o. .
per ton on the eIound that the prices are In excess VI
those now demanded Id open market.
AT the meeting OF the Common Council ycstcr lay
Afternoons resolution was introduced requesting the
Mayor TO declare the once OF Inspector OF Contacts
vacant This gave rise tn cOnsid 'Gab,e deOate during
which came out that only one Of the Inspectors was
employed steadily. while tho second did som ehlny oc
caslonally. and the third nothing,
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WARREN LELAND.s DAzzLER.
The Grand Hop a. the Metropolitan Ho-
tei-The Climax .of the Hall season-A
Million I'm Diamou

The Grand Hop al the Metropolitan Ho-
tei-Tho Climax .of the Hall Seasonal
Million In Diamonds.
The ball season reached its climax last season
In tue hop at the Metropolitan Hotel These hops
are regarded the recherche events In society.
The company is the most select and the suppers ara
regarded as the beet In New York. The hop was
given In the grand dining saloon on thu second Hoor
Over a thousand ladies and gentlemen were pres
ent. The dresses were Of the richest description.
known as ithe most learned euistnier In America,
tables. Tho Hon. Warren Leland and his brother
Simeon were present, and personally did everything
In their power for the comfort OF their guests.
Warren wore doeskin pantaloons, diamond pin
and an exquisite dress coat. Simeon was similarly
attired.
Among those present. were DR.. Hembold and his
beautiful wife, Col. c. W. Hurd, Mr. A. N. clifford,
Mr. II, Flury, wife and daughter. Mr. Potter Palmer.
Aatwep exYsyot g9.er and LADY, S Judge Court. &S,,
Plains, Gel Robert Oakley and lady. Of Whita
PlGip,, Mr.. and Mrs Baker and daughter, Col Long
and ady, sr. and Mrs II. NJ. Morgan. s. Paris and
kns, Mayor Hall. Recorder Hackett, Judge Barnard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. George
David., Mr.; and Mrs. C. c. Orcutt, DIR. William
HS,nS HSS1SS E4Sr ,SS Nd Nd, II sT,0s s'ys9'On Mr.
4. p. Frank, Mr.. and Mrs. George Warning, MIR
Jerome B. Fellows and his charming neicc, Miss
Kate Lockwood, Mr.. aud Mrs. X. M. Chsmplsin, Mr..
c. @. Clark, Mr.. snd Mrs. T. J. Hayward. tile Hon.
Charles $. Folger, wife aud daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
H. r. Libby DIR. Brdseli and daughter Judge Fitch,
Gen. McMannus, and Judge Carter, wife aud daugh.
ter
The value Of the diamonds worn at the hop Is csu.
mated at over 81 ,0O0,0O0.
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sPARKs FROM THE TELEoRlPH.

The old Board OF Directors OF the Provldene, ami
Worcester Railroad was reelected Yesterday.
The steamer Ontario was sold In Boston yester.
day for tssOoOO 10 satisfy the claims Of bon dholis
The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad reftl,cs
to take freight for the present beyond Chattanooga
In the Utah Legislature on Saturday, the Womens'
Suffrage Bill was passed IN the House.
A womsn suffrage convention will assemble In
the New Haven Musc Han on February u.
Amendment was rejected oy IS TO g.
John J. Van Zandt, NJ old and respected citizen
ofRoPhestsr, \ Y, comml,tet suicide last eyeni s by
The u 4. Supreme Court d. c,ded ye.terda ay that
the Providence rubber Company had right to manu-.
heture army rubber blankets.
The Secretary OF War recommends the sale OF
public arsenals.
The Superior Court Of Ohio yc,,eri,y adjourned
until neIt Monday. without rendering decision the
Frank Newton and Eiward Packard were
drowned In Toronto yesterday while skating on The
One Andrews was fatally stabbed In HYDE Park.
Scranton on Sunday niGht, To assassin was al
Annie Harrington, aged II years, committed sui.
siye sublmats
Alber, Day, during racas in house OF III fame
which he died on sunday,
a. Bridge. Moiey was burned 70 death on suody 3
has been missing since tho occurrence
Tie people OF 0eorkii ask Congress to give them
the benent OF fair oonsru0oa OF the act 20 promote
the reconsTuou)u, ani sayo them from plunder aud
ruin
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed
sippI % uSs tScyS csrtasd eopy Of the ra1insaoa
oil the Fifteenth Amen inent.
The Provisional Government OF Rcd River 10 still
10 suthOrity and will be strongly susaned Dr. Schultz
ioI a long time prominent res dent or Canada, who
had been courtmAIialed ana Imprisoned by the Fro
vsonAl Government, nas escaped,
The House Committee on Elections has agreed TO
report b providing that all osses OF contested elcc.
tons shall DC trlod separately by Jury drawn from
tho memLs Of le House. each party hav ul Ihs
" eaaliepxs uatu the tvaIs sAsll hs dxAHA,
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The Cartmen,. strike.

The cartmen opposed to Collector Grinnclrs
new Cn.tom House carriage order, met last night In
lfper All, Blocker street, and protested alns
the order as beng designed to create q
new once entirely uncsled for. Resolutions
were adopted intign'Vtly dcnying the i'm.
putation that they we're dishonest and pro.
testing against the high-Eanded outrage com.
mitied by Deputy Collector Williams In stopping mer.
chants orders for the transfer OF their goods from
general der stores to the bonded warehouse give
the Jobs to tie friends Of the Collector They also
whose signatures they had procured 20 their
protest, had Withdrawn or desired to withdraw
their names Spec ches ere made by MCssrs French,
Ackerman, Brewe and others. and Il was decided to
carry their appeal TO the President aud Secretary
the Treasury The general opinion was expressed
that II the cartmen stood firm the payment Of the
percentage would not and could not be enforced
The merchants Will soon ind the cost, by delay, OF
inc new system. lac City of LOndon's goodp were
only taken TO the Public Store to-day, and yet the
vessel sailed again on Saturday After some further
remarks tie meeting adjourned.
me new rule will be strictly enforced on aud
after tile 10Th instant.
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LOSSES BIZ FIRE.

The dwelling OF Mr.. Mahon, City Treasurer OF
Scranton, was burned ou sunday morning
Messrs. Stevens, Dockham 4 Co.'S stable in Law.
renee, Mass, was burned on Sunday night, together
with ID horses and mule, Loss 500.
The frame building owned by James Pike on
Fourth avenue, between blXtytiKth aud sxtyseVenth
streets was damaged by nrs to tue extent OF $50 yes
torday,
fine barn and coachman's house belonging 10
Phillip klnam. on Harrison street East Orange weye
5000.
Col. Walton Dwights residence In Binshamton,
formerly the Hon. Danisl s. DcklnSlus, was burned
on sunday morning Lose $4,000. The owner was on
his way to Virginia.
An explosion yesterday in the store OF D. d. T.
Davis. dealer In PHOTOGRAPHIC material @ Cro nv street
badly about the face.
Public school house No. 10, in Fifteenth street
near Fourth avenue Brooklyn was damaged by nre TO
the amount OF shout 800, yesterday morning before
the arrival OF any OF the pupils
The summer residence In st. James, Long Island
OF Robert W Bueler. proprietor OF the TEeatrc Com
lque in New York together with the greater portion
Its contents, were destroyed on saturday morning.
The furniture In the rear tenement house, u E.scx
street. was damaged by nre yesterday as follows Sec.
ond hoOr occupied by julius stone, $500 third door
99euglod b joseph keyscr. Ili0 both iuliy insured
The building owned by Pelol Fitzpatrick was QanAle
" We sxtanl ot tss4
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Another Proof OF the Utter Rottenness OF the
METROPOLITAN Police.

Esrly yesterday morning John A. Crowley was
taken to the Tombs by orcer oBren, Of tile Second
Ward police, the charge Of personAting an orcer
Justice Hogan asked O'Brcn where the complainant
was, and the answer returned was that he could not
be found. justice Hogan therefore remanded the
prisoner, and told the o1icer that he must md the
Finnigan 10 Court, and said he the complainant
When asked by the magistrate why he had not ap-
pearcd in the morning, FinnigaE said that the oeer
had told him there was no necessity for his appear
ance. Justice Hogan asksd 0'Bren why he bad
thus spoken TO Finhigsn, sut the omcer could pvs
no answer. The magistrate then remarked thai In
almost all where the eompiainants do not sp-
pear the fault rests rs In this case with the ocsr
Justice Hogan then ordered complaint TO be taken
from Fnngan against Crowley, who, pretending on
Sunday to be ofcer OF the police force arresttd
Fnnigan, aud whie taking him away, was himself
arrested by o Brien Detective Ohcer Farley tes,i.
ned that Crowley did not belong TO the police force,
and he was therefore held for trial
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BROOKLYN oUTGRoWN HEB WORKS

The Water Supply already used within
1,OO0,O0O Gallons of the Entire Cara
city of the Reservoirs-New Reservoir
Demanded and to be Built.
The receipts Of the Brooklyn Water Depart
ment during the past year amounted to $5s2 IA.
being decrease Of ta5 $50 when compared with
the year preceding. This falling OF is accounted for
BY the fact that during 1865 the revenue swelled
BY the payment OF arrcarages. The report OF the
Board for the past year shows deficiency OF SIS Oo0
caused by the continual extension OF the Water
Works. The cost Of cleaning the streets was tSs,.
ooo and OF repairing, about cas-. 900, while the re.
pairing account shows that about $4,000 have been
expended 10 the repaving OF streets, to he paid for
by local assessment
In the report OF the Engineer Of the Board the
question Of increasing the water supply OF the city
IL fully discussed. The Water Works were intend.
ed to supply 20,000,0o0 OF gallons per day, but
during the past summer the maximum consumption
reached 10 600 that the Immediate increase OF
the citys supply IL demanded. The plan recon.
mended BY the Engineer Is 70 build reservoir near
Hsmpetesd. L. l.. and store therein during the sea.
son when the ponds overhowing about three
thousand nMons Q( gallons. 80 hat by rdling the
ponds now owned by the city, the maximum supply
can be increased to 100000 OF gsilons por day
which IN the opinion OF the Engineer Will be sum
ctent for is years TO come. The reservoir at
Ridgewood will also have TO be doubled in size.
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NEW JERSEY.

The New Jersey Railroad Companyis cutting on
all surplus help.
Henry Winter has been appointed County Clerk OF
Warren county, to NIL the nexplred term OF his father
lately deceased.
Rev. DIR. Garvey. OF st. Paricks Cathedral New.
ark has been transferred to hackensAck Whero no VIII
succeed tue Rev. T. Cody,
STAGES now run regularly between Newark
and Paterson. and the Jolly whips" are In ecstaees Al
the suspension OF travel on the railroad.
John Flynn, of 4 Towpath, Newark, who carried
on his little sister several weeks AGO rs was thought
for no good purpose, returned with her yesterday,
Conductor Workhoiser, OF the Morris and Essex
railroad was found guilty In the Essex County Court
yesterday OF ASSAULT upon Mr.. Hail. passenger, IN
eJecting him from his train.
Bradley's Curriculum and Skating Rink In Jersey
City opened las. evening About 100 persons we're
on the tee One corner OF the rink paTtltOned on
owing TO the thaw daring the DAY the rest OF the poud
was ekosllent condition. The New Jersey Band
performed during the evening, and many VI the prncl
lsl sxpeIu WsJe present
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ESCOURAGING IMMIGRArION.
oue'idising a New Line OF American Ocea
SIoamships.

NJ IA The Senate, yesterday, MIR. Mcdonald, from
no committee on Post Onces and Post Roads, re.
sOso ayorably without amendment, the bill to en-
sMSts vac establishment OF line OF steamships
Es E1a ue nag OF the Union, for the conveyance OF
h,n.ootaes STATES mails 10 European and Asiatic ports
srw,sonoIlng emigration from Europe, and for re.
Po.,ns 1s ftle OF ocean passage. II authorizes the
EA,,er General n enter into contracts with the
~. ~ "a an and Oriental steam Nav CATION Com
Ia N. Eew York for carrying the mais to ports
S,,.e nedlterranean and In Asia, tbs service Ter.
1Mshl M 10 China, and the compensation 10 be sole
TX. ~ postal money on all riail matter carried BY
pos,.ss r ups oi said Company and the rates OF
S1tsdno, nay At any time be reduced BY Congress,
basv ee4uhg right on the part OF said Com
none, 1 lutlher compensation than the postal
Sssushps nay W son'e'0i " "s
hoS',nute steamships are to be OF not less than three
~ the ~ Vons burden, and built on plans approved
Ee GoSa,y NV Dtlartment with view TO their use by
made ~ ,"uieht IN time Of war. Provision 10 also
pose NJ ua uhy OF the Southern States for the pur.
CONN., nale nR Ia migration. may tran fer TO tie
btts ~ public lands granted to them or deposit
Wv vac steamship Company