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The New York herald., 1870-03-05

Retry Wea,rN
Kentucky. ,---Li1lt-> md Clafh.p-
Common iugs..... 7s1c a 50.
Good lugs: .............-.. sc.A Eye sac sxo3
Medium leaf. ...tVc. q l0S4c. l0Hc. a lie.
Good leaf f..................llc q llxc. llAc. l2c
Fine leaf aI2sac. lsslc al2,4sI
Seiectons.. ..iSc l4c l3c q $50.
Seeiedf.
Connecticut and Massachusetts filters. a15c
Connecticut and Massachusetts wrappery lots 5c. agc
Conn ectcu ana Massachusetts fine wrappers SOC e0c
New YORK state hiers.
New York state lots. DC
New York State wrappcrs 2lc. n 4Uc
Pennsylvania and Ohio llers. 10c. 12c
Pennsylvania and Ohio average ots. Csc
Pennsylvania Ohio wrappers. ers...........25c. a47c
Havana-Common, 77}ac a S.hc good, SIC s2c. bne,
stc . VI o. currency. YMa-l cut, s5c a 9Oci ii cn4
III 02H 81 08; average lot 9Oc. q &c., currency.
Black work common and medium, bond. .lsc a 2Ic
Black work, good and nne
Bright work, common and medium. BE
Bright work. good and fine. .3bc b5e
TALLow.-The demand was active and prices quito
steady The sales about S50C0 lbs tpar. late yesr,
day) at CSC. a 9>sc.
WnlskEY-Receipts, 1890 bbIs. The market was mora
sales were $50 bbls at ssc 81 patent and iron bound
WooLThere Is fair degree Of activity in market fop
fleece prices for which continue to rule hr The supply Of
prices in consequence For pulled wool the demand 10
fairly active, and prices are steady and srm
ceiling quite freely prcca, the being chiefly
for fall clip the offerings OF which only moderate Texas
slow of SALE the demand being light but prices steady
For foreign the market dull and prices are heavy aud
settled. The sales H500D lbs heece at ijc. 55c,
including 10000 No and above Ohio at 47c soc, 20to
Western 45c, 1000 Xxx above Ohio 90 &c.,,
Xxx Pennsylvania at 49c. Soc 62Sc 81 300 secured
at G4c &c., 70o0 Michigan at 4Sc a4s also IS u) lbs.
and extra Sic: for mesza 600 lbs Tes a PC
3lc E600olbs California,chiefy fan cpat = a3c for
saa ' $500 n5y Oregon 20 as a @ s & 3 n m nss.
1000 do. Donsko and 1900 lbs Snyrns private terms
The New York herald., 1870-03-05
ClusT 6F GENERAL SESSIONS.
Interesting Statement OF the Work Of the
Term.

Interesting Statement OF the Work Of the
Term.
The February term or the Court Of General Ses.
sions Of the Peace OF this county just terminated
has been OF longer duration Than usual, and the dis.
posa OF criminal cases unprecedented. The term
commenced on the 7th OF February and adjourned
on the sth OF March the court having been twenty
one days In session, frequently late III the after
noon, 10 dispose OF the cases trial, John
X. Hackett Recorder, presiding, and samuel B.
Garvln, with his assistants MI Tweed, Jr., and Mr..
Fellows, prosecuting FOR the people, Among the trials
OF noted ana desperate criminals were DAVID Degnan
and Joseph McGowan, for burglary, sentenced to
State Prison Tor ten years each George Smith
burglary III rst degree sentenced to state Prison
for twenty years; James Weicn, assault with intent
TO KILL sentenced to State Prison for ten years DANES
Hasketh, FOR assault with deadly weapon, to state
Prison five years. Allen Il. Taylor, for arson IA
third degree to state Prison for seven years; Jere
niah Evans Charles Fr0ud and Charles Williams, for
burglary III third degree, tye years each 10 State
PRISON; also the trial and conviction OF John Purcell
for murner III the first degree, sentenced to be exc
cuted Sth day OF April next, and the trial and
qulta or James Lee Tor murder IN the first degree.
The following statistical statement OF the business OF
,hc orr will IA rpnA n
The New York herald., 1870-03-05

Indictments found by Grand jury l-s complaints dis
missed by do, H.
ny verdict ~; by confession, 52 tried and acquitted 37
seDeucgd 20 be executed sentenced to State Prison. So
sentenced 10 she Penentay II .seneIced to the otre OF
kefuge, = Aggregate term Imprisonment the State
Ffison, leo years and months.
The New York herald., 1870-03-05

land being light but previous prices ccn
OF ns smAness Of the stock Prices renged lro
~ q $ss Amsrican ircn dnll and nominal q ~
no sales OF moment 100 tons No wrought and 09
ao sssoeu ao 70 arrive were sold private terms ksS
auist but steady a. $s7 gold for English and S7s SIS
closing a s 2 scd for ordinary foreign spssr there
wes rer ss dull As there pepy b, Sc gold cav
sales confined to abou, 10000 iba, pars
2Okc Tin dull and We heard OF sales OF moment.
Bancs was quoted a CSC ssac gold Straits: 3Hc, 40,
and EnsS y sss 40 n b coke s;sa 81 sh,sson M Y
charcoal do, 81 2b = 80, do.
oLAssgs-The market stu quiet the demand being
confined small lots to supply the Immediate
trade holders anxious to realize a present prices
There were sold bbs New Orleans at TIC &c., SO hhds.
Porto Rico at 6Oc 6b and 6OV do :Demerara private
terfns We -
The New York herald., 1870-03-05

Murder first degree.
Assault with dangerous weapon.
Burglary in second degree 2
tnlru dcsfee Id
Attempt to commit burglary.
Arson IN third degree
Grand larceny 10
Attempt 10 commit grand larceny. d
lett larceny
Petit larceny IL
Obiaaipg goods by false pfeences
hcceVInE
Forgery In foarh degree.
Assault ana battery
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Brooklyn Navy Yard.


Sixty workmen were discharged from ths Navy
Yard yesterday and 100 on Monday, In pursuance OF
recent orders to the Commandant, Admiral Godon.
directing reduction OF the numerical force as soon
as practicable with the interests OF the pubic ser
vice. The sensational vcrsions given by one OF tho
papers, to the effect that the retrenchmcnt alluded
to was made merely for the purpose OF dlsmissing
those who worked in the yard and reside IN the ruin
ward because or their alleged sympathy with tho
victims OF the late whIskev raid is entirely without
foundation. The discharge OF so many employees Is
owing to the ract their services we're no longer
required the work upon the vessels on which they
have been 80 long engaged being completed The
(;nard has sailed The BcncIa VIII sail for Portland
to-day the Yantic Is almost IN readiness for com.
InisslOn as Is also the frgate Colorado. The present
force rs about 1000, which number will be reduced
aradually during the next two months, ~ the SER
vices OF the men can be dispensed with in the vari-
GUS departments OF labor until tho whole VIII not
exceed IO00 The Navy Yard authorities are Justly
indignant at the construction whicn has been put
upon the intentions Of tho government, In partisan
by irresponsible papers, In the exercise OF the
present measure Of economy, AZ they dsclaim beng
actuated by any political fav0rtism whatsoever. ,
The United States steamer Newborn arrived al
San Francisco on Monday from Sttka, with General
Jefferson Q. Davis and family on board
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
Treasurer spinner's Report.

We have heretofore published extracts from
Treasurer Spinners report Of the receipts and
expenditures Of the Treasury. The report.
outside of the dry statistics, is full of other in
teresting items. Mr.. Spinner recommends
that the female clerks in the Treasury who
do their work as well as the male clerks be
allowed as large salaries-a proposition which
certainly seems fair, and which will recon-
mend the Treasurer very cordially to the good
graces of the woman's rights leaders. But
the fact of all compensations in government
Offices being inadequate calls for some severe
structures. 1t is stated that whenever a promi
nent clerk gets fully posted in the business Of
the Treasury he resigns to accept minor
position in. n.some country bank, where the pay
is better. The Treasurer himself, who per-
sonally and by his assistants has handled in the
eight years of his official position forty-four
thousand million dollars "a sum so large that
the ordinary human intellect can hardly com
prehend it, without the loss or misappropria-
tion of one cent, receives as his compensation
the sum of six thousand five hundred dol
lars year. Mr.. Spinner, feeling that such
good luck, as he calls it, will not last always
and that the law of chances is strongly against
him, wants to resign; but evidently he is too
good to lose.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE PRINCE is making himself quite agree
able and acting very much like sensible
young man in Washington. After looking
through the Treasury yesterday he slipped
away With Mrs. Thornton and Colonel Elphin-
stone to Mrs. Grants reception, where be paid
his respects to the lady of the Executive Man
sion and assisted her in receiving her guests SO
informally that it would appeaAthese princes
are not always hampered by diplomatic eti-
quette, or compelled to speak by the card, or
live, move and have their being only at the
States behest. 1t would actually seem that,
Prince though he is, he is to be allowed the
privilege now and then of doing as he likes.
He was present at reception at General
Sherman's last night.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
TRI PIE S III E E II .
New York, "Wednesday, January 26, 1870.
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY,S HERALD.
PAGA.
1-AdvertIsement@
O-Advert,camapta

PAGa.
1-Advertisemente
2-Advertisements.
3-wsshington: virgna's Troubles Brewing;
Speech OF Senator Fenton on the Currency Bill;
Washington Postal Telegraph Bil-Prince
Round Of Visits in the National Capital A
Proposed Dinner and Ball in this City-Cow-
ardly Assault-Steamer Belonged.
4-Europe: John Brlghts Exposition OF the Glad
stone Democratic Platform; M. Roche.ort in
the Streets Of Paris and the French Legisla-
ture; Prince Bonaparte's Former Duel and
Coming Trial-Australasla-T Martin
whiskey Crusade: Collector Baiey's Raid
The Latest Afnnity-Delaulting Clerk in the
Hartford Post Onice.
5--Proceedings In the City and Brooklyn Courts
Captain Petty Under Charges-New York City
News-Brooklyn City News-New Jersey In.
teliigence-The Greene Street Mission-The
Alexander Mystery-The Tenement House
Tragedy-The Quakers Among the winne
bagoes.
0-Edit0rials (: Leading Article on The New South
ern Balance OF Power and the Next Presi
dency-Naval lntengcnce-Amusemen An
nouncements.
5-Teegrapnlc News from all Parts OF the World:
Parliamentary Organization and Preparation
in England; The Bourbon Exclusion Debate In
Spain-Arrival OF the Remains OF George Pea
DO0y at fOrtaUu-Iue Burns Anniversary:
Brilliant Commemoration OF the Birth Of Scot
lands Bard-Personal lntelllgence-Busness
Notices.
Sup the Nile: A Modern Guide for Travel on the
Great River--Potical Intelgen ce-Amuse-
meDts-Explosion OF Fire Englne-Mnsical
Review-Cricisms OF New Books-Female
Herosm-Custom House Cartage-Annual
Meeting OF the American Geographical and
Statistical Society-voce OF the People
Balls Last Nighttime suez canal-startling
Rumor
0-The Old Indian Ring: The Great Cherokee
Swindle Revived-Financlal and CONNER
cial Reports-ODituary--Bla Furnaces-Mar.
rlages, Birth and Deaths.
1O-The State capital: Legislative Power OF the As
sembly; the Fifth Avenue Pavement Nui
sance-The Erie Strike Riotng and
Bloodshed-The Great Tornado III Alabama
Strange Deusion In Observation-Disclosures
in Florlda-Shippng NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ments.
l1-Cotton The Supply and Trade OF the World
journalistic Notes Advertisements
12-Advertisements.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE Coal TARIFF.-The House Committee
of Ways and Means have agreed to report a
proposition tc.admit all coal free of duty by
vote of five to four. This action has created
great excitement among the mine owners and
the tariff men, and as result of their efforts it
is said to be probable that Maynar will change
his vote to the negative. If we do not mis-
take Mr.. Maynard, he has grit enough to hold
to his present position against all the coal
tariff Hobbies in Washington.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE New COMMITTEE ON THE POSTAL
TELEGRAPH. A good move forward for the
postal telegraph proposition has been made
in referring General Washburns bill to a
special committee instead Of Painters COM
mittee. Painter, it is now stated, proposes to
furnish a clerk for the new committee, but
General Washburn does not want him. Let
the new committee by all means avoid Painter.
If they touch Painter they will be defiled, and
Painter himself cannot whitewash them.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
Tho News from Europe.

The advices from Europe, by cable and mall
reports, which we publish to-day, supply
matter Of much interest relative to tho
situation, political, dynastic and social AZ
it presents in the Old World. Our cable
kilograms announce that the Spanish Cortes
debated direct motion for the exclusion
OF the Bourbons from the throne of the
country. General Prim declared that the
resolution was of much too sweeping charsc-
ter, although he did not intend to save the
claim or favor the pretensions of the Duke dc
Montpensier to the crown. The subject gave
rise to q warm discussion, at the close OF
which the exclusion resolution was rejected by
a large majority. England was preparing
actively for the opening Of Parliament on tho
9Th of February. All the material interests
Of the country, as well as the immaterial pre-
sented by the Church, were in active and
really healthy commotion. The miners and
operatives trade ''strikes" at La Creuzot,
France, were terminated.
BY mail we have q verbatim report Of John
Bright's speech before the democracy Of Bir-
mingham, of which we have already given an
ample synopsis by cable telegram. The de-
tail confirms the fact that the right honorable
gentleman is fully impressed with a sense Of
the serious governmental crisis which Is I'm
pending over Great Britain, in consequence Of
the necessity which exists for q prompt, de-
cided and unequivocal settlement of the great
questions which will soon be presented by
the neopla to the LEGISLATORS and Crown and
that he is using his influence in really pa
triotic direction, SO as to harmonizc, if pos
sble, the different classes Of the community
towards an equitable adjustment. Paris sup
plies accounts of some interesting incidehts
connected with the Bonaparte-Noir tragedy,
its consequences and probable results; so
that our budget of European news is in reality
exciting and Of serious import at one and the
same moment.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

TmE CHEROKEE TREATY SwINDLE which
was exposed by the HERALD over year
ago when it was about being lobbied through
the last session of Congress, has come up
again in the present session. Besides the
swindle in the treaty Of taking, as it proposes
to do, some ten or twelve million dollars from
the Treasury to purchase lands of the Chero-
kee Indians, the whole affair shows up the in
consistency of treating with Indians as foreign
Powers
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

TIE TARIFF QUESTION IN THE LEGIsLA-
TuRE.-The Assembly yesterday adopted the
majority report of the special committee favor
ing the repeal of the tariff on tea, coffee, sugar,
coal, salt, pig and railroad iron. Coming
from democratic Legislature, the resolutions
will not, probably, have much effect on the
radical Congress. The proposition to have q
revenue tariff instead Of protective ono
would have been better than the proposed
total repeal. While relieving the people we
must and some means to support the govern
mont.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

The DIPLOMATS AT WASHINGTON seem de-
termined to get us or our amiable Secretary
of State, Mr.. Fish, into sea Of troubles.
The latest is the case Of Tate, the Haytien
Minister, who is terribly angered at his res
taur0teatr and has removed to another board
ing house. 1t is to be hoped that this will not
involve us in difficulty with Hayti, and that
Salnave, who was not blown up, will not blow
us ND in consequence.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE FRANK1NG. PRIVILEGE. Pc
titions are continually being forwarded to
Congress for the abolition Of the franking
privilege. Senator Chandler said yesterday
that if the senders would pay the postage on
the petitions they would give practical illus
tratlon Of their sincerity. We cannot under
stand how the petitions reached Congress
without the postage being prepaid under the
postal laws. But as it seems they did, it is
rather practical illustration Of how freely the
privilege is abused, and therefore how fully it
deserves to be abolished.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
Oar Milo River Dispatches.

From Cairo, Egypt, under date Of the S6th
Of December, last year. we have the frst in
stalment Of special correspondence detail
Ing tho travel, route, experiences and obser-
vations of our representative on tour up
the river Nile. The communication appears
In our columns to-day. II will attract pub
lilo attention not only by it's general contents,
but also by the graphic, pleasing and attrac-
tive style in which the writer presents and
modernizes subject hoary in It's natural an
tiquity, and which has been rendered still
more venerably wrinkled and almost unfit for
purposes of popular instruction and general
elucidation from the manner in which 1t has
been treated by the learned pundts of the
geographical societies previous to the time of
Sir Samuel Baker, Livingstone and this
HERALD writer.
Our correspondent set out in fine tone and
spirits from Cairo upward. He tells Of the
mode Of transit and the company, and photo
graphs the shore scenery and suburban halt
ing points. Many Of the guests of the viceroy
Of Egypt during the period Of the
Suez Canal fstes enjoyed short trips on the
line OF route, so that the river steamer asso-
citation was diversified and agreeable. Beauty
and dance enlivened the shores. The news
paper explorer of the Father of Waters was
received at every point Of landing as cosmo-
politan evangelist, so that we entertain not the
slightest fear but he will sscome out, not only
In the columns of tle HERALD, but at every
place of fuvial and territorial interest as an
instructor, geographer and discoverer worthy
to rank with Livingstone and Baker, and enjoy
ing an immensely greater force for the diffusion
of his acquired knowledge through the agency
and instrumentality of our type and printing
presses in New York. So we progress as the
world moves.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

CoNNRCTICuT POLIICs. The Connecticut
democrats have, it seems, concluded to run
English again for Governor at the next cleo
tion. From present appearances it really
don't seem to make much difference whether
they do or not. That's the plain English OF 1t.
But for the sake Of consistency they should
again place him on the track, and consistency,
according to the old adage, is a " Jewell, par
ticularly in the land of wooden nutmegs.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

GEORGIA SENAToR.-It is stated that Gen.
eral Terry and Judge Joe Brown have the
inside track for the United States Senate from
Georgia, with chances in favor Of Terry. The
election Of the latter, from the expression Of
opinion already given by native Georgans,
would not, it seems to Jus, be very objection
able.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

tion party for the succession. We mean that
tho antl-radical elements of the South, by
oonciliating the negro, can secure his vote;
that this, we expect, will be done, and that
so we may look for new Southern balance Of
power in 1879 competent to shape the Demo-
cratic Convention 10 Its policy and competent
to decide the election.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE WHIsKEY CASE in which Barker, Bam-
berger and others are the defendants was
postponed yesterday until Friday, at the
request of District Attorney Purdy, on the
plea that several of his witnesses were absent.
1t is new thing for the government to ask a
postponement in these cases after they come
before the Commissioner. Even Collector
Bailey seems to have discovered the evil of
delay and to have commenced prosecutions
against the parties whom he has SO long sus-
pended by his action from business.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE REVISION OF THE LAws.-Senator Muir
ply is paying good deal Of attention in the
Legislature to the revision of the laws Of tho
State. He yesterday introduced three sspa-
rate bills to amend the Revised Statutes In
criminal cases. No doubt the laws need to be
improved, but it would be better to have them
enforced
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

FLORIDA SENAToRs-CURIoUs MUDDLE.-On
the 10Th instant the Florida Legislature elected
O. b. Hart United States Senator in place Of
Abijah Gilbert whose election was declared
illegal. The Senate opposed the movement,
but, 1t is stated in the Savannah News, some
ten Senators struggled into the House, were
allowed TO vote, and the thing ;Tas done. How
does the question Of illegality now stand2
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

TEE REMAINS OF GEORGE PEABODY arrived
at Portland yesterday, conveyed by war ship
Of England, and surrounded by testimonials Of
the high honor in which that country holds
him. 1t now remains for his own native coun-
try to complete his obsequies and to pay him
as much honor and show his memory as much
a6antion
The New York herald., 1870-01-26
NOTICE TO HERALD SUBSCRIBERS.

We will esteem it favor il our readers will
inform us, by letter addressed to this office, Of
any dereliction on the part Of the carriers Of
tho HERALD, either in furnishing the paper late
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

OLD BARRELs-The bill to prevent the re-
packing of -four, sugar, &C., in old barrels
evidently touches sore spots all around the
Assembly. 1t was called up yesterday and q
stirring debate ensued in which it was stated
that the bill was of so sweeping nature that
it would substantially prohibit the use of bar
ro1o
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

FRANZ SIGEL has been appointed assessor of
the Sixth Internal Revenue district Of New
York. This is very cheap compensation to
him for running SO far ahead Of the republican
ticket in this State
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

So NEAR AND YET So FAR.-The Atlanta
L,ateHigeacer says quite crowd of people are
seen following upon the heels Of the colored
members Of the Legislature. II they are only
upon their heels they are not likely to be very
close upon the halls of legislation.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

DAWES has pecked his way into Robeson's
pericranium at last That gentleman, as Soc
retary of the Navy, has determined to dis
charge several thousand employees in the vari-
GUS navy yards in order to reduce his esti-
mates to Dawes and Grandfather Welles'
figures
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

THE GOLD INVESTIGATION. Poor Corbin,
who, in the words Of Fisk, Jr, had gone
s'where the woodbine twineth," has been
brought back, and is expected to appear be-
fore the Gold Investigating Committee to-day.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

A FIELD DAY FOR PRINog ARTHUR--The
triangular fight between Ben Butler, Farms
worth and Bingham in the House on Monday.
His Royal Highncss must entertain a royal
opinion of American legislators after this speci-
men of their forensic powers.
The New York herald., 1870-01-26

The Paris Excitcment-A Financial Exhibit.
The Paris Figaro has had 6t Of common
sense, instigated doubtless by the extreme
measures attempted by the Reds whereby to
cause an excitement. Taking the 18th Of
January, the day on which M. Victor Noir
was buried, as an instance, it arrives at
practical conclusion that such demonstrations
don't pay. At o moderate calculation one
hundred and fifty thousand workingmen lost
a day and a half Many stores were closed,
and those that kept open only incurred still
greater losses. Then come the losses expert
enced by the business public generally, to
which add extra cost for the police and mill
tary called out upon extra duty. The result
is definite loss to the city of Paris Of some
two millions of francs, or four hundred thou
sand dollars, in gold. Now, if M. Rochefort
were to have hold of the reins of government
the Figaro, at Q moderate estimate, thinks
there would be at least one hundred such days
annually-that is, judging from past expert
ence. At oil events, one hundred days, at
four hundred thousand dollars per day, would
only be forty millions of dollars, or two hun
dred millions of francs, year, which is equal
to the imperial budget Of France. Figaro
thinks it is dirt cheap, and, if the expense is
not too serious an object, advises trial.