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The sun., 1870-03-24

IL there's anything perfect undrr the sun,
II l. Lt shape, SET and finish OF the dashng sprng dTcs
hat iot gentlg mems wear. brought out by lSPEN.
sCHElD, lis Nassau st
The sun., 1870-03-24

Trussc-., -n-Pcn-2ry, Bapdaoc-, Elastic
finest stock In the city sEELEY's establifhInen
Ann
The sun., 1870-03-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

NINrlrrRE ALAAgAC-rTts nav
sun rtes.... s. suh sets. 10 Mooa ri.cs. 81
HlUs WArEH-rius ~.
tardy Hook. 1 20 Goylslaud. ~ Hell GIts.. 81
The sun., 1870-03-24

THE SPRING STYLE oF GENrLFNEN's UArs-we
refer, ot coursc TO kSoxs for, beyond doubt for
qusie beauty, move ana pctureQue design and skill
N vorkmanship kSoNs last prolncton ,anls match.
less anl uuryaucd. C,ll ~ Ills store ~ Broadway,
corner ulton street, and select your spring hat-Adr
The sun., 1870-03-24

The foregoing statement, ompr.s the business Of
eleven months only Tho .sCt, jr.. OF me Company
has hitherto commcuccr tie 'st day 1 February ana
expired upon the 2lst day N HuarY. T.f several
years past the Superintendent ul . nsurlu'e Depart.
ment Of this state mas urged the on Ct ur Company
TO make the hsca year couctcHt Vl.h 'ho caiCudsH
year, pursuant TO the provisions OF speoi,' status
authorizing such change. The Board " tis tygs a. a
meeting OF January 18Th inst. ecded hat tue tus
had arrived when compliance with the wlsAcs 0l me
state Authorities was both cNedient and proper, and
accordingly LIadc the chance. Hereafter the Nscal
year or the Company will extend from the st day 4
January TO the 3st day o. December, both day. nclu.
slye.
The sun., 1870-03-24

~ AND llf BROADWAY.
torHct OF Liberty 81.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
TINE NEWARK fsxiNlHi MYSTERY.

The case Of the mysterious woman, Ann Black
burn nee Stewart, whose passing strange story was
detailed in yesterdays HERALD, SILL continues .
source Of perpexity to the Newark authorities. She
was visited in her cell yesterday afternoon by Mayor
Record aud Chief Of Police Fickweil. Though sub.
jected 80 severe course 0r questioning, varied
scarcely an lola In Der statement as made on the
preceding evening to the HERALD reporter. She APP
pears to be continually In dread oil being taken back
to Backweli's lsland and every new lace
she secs inouces her TO trembtingly inquire 0
"Are you going to axe me back ~ Detective Hag
gcrty was despatched 10 New York Yesterday BY the
chef OF Police 10 see II there was my truth IN ner
story. but WAS unable tO reacn the Island. lie, how
ever, called at Tie Office OF the Commissioners OF
Charities aud Coz rection and was informed that o
woman OF her name and answering her description
had been confined on Backwcli's Island. Proper
inqary 10 to he made to-day Gnd Information for
warded to toe Newark authorities. tue relatives OF
several crazy women III New York, pereeivinI the
strange story in tad HERALD, proceeded to New
ark yesterday, but Ann was not the person they
wanted. IL was MT. william 3, Caldwell, not
Courier, taat rescued the poor woman rom hel
vuiiaDlJ Prosecutors on sunday.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday.
Governor George salisbury, OF Delaware: ex-
Governor J. c. Smith, or Vermont; General John
M. C0rsc, OF Chicago; Major Swalne, OF tile
United states Army. and ]. b. Mccullough, OF Gin.
clnnati are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander TATE OF the United States
Navy; F. L. Lafln, State Prison Inspector, and 0.
L. Palmer, OF washington, ore at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
w. o. REYNOLDS OF West Point; George A. Mead,
Of Boston, and J. w. Thomas, of England, ore at
the st. Charles Hotel.
Captain Z. X. Noodle, Of steamship Cuba; II. W.
Smith, Of Mobile, and Henry Cummlus OF New
Orleans, are at the New York Hotel.
General Burnside OF Rhode Island; Governor Bul.
lock, OF Massachusetts; " Spaulding, OF White Pine
Marquis DE Chambrane. OF Washington; S. X.
Spaulding, OF Boston; Judge Ward Hunt Of New
York; J. Jefrery OF Kirkaldy Scotland; Joseph Mac
kay, of Montreal and Ex-Governor Marshall Jewell,
OF Connecticut, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
J.K Riggs ana George w. Riggs. of Washington
and A. G. Lathrop Of Paris, are at the AlDemarle
Hotel.
VIscOunt Lombard and T. Oder of Geneva are q,
the Hoffman House.
General W. B. Chaplin, OF Providence, and Il. A.
Harrison, OF Chicago. are at the Coleman House.
Lieutenant q. POrser, OF the United States Army;
L. H. Lalng, OF New Orleans; s. s. Elliott, OF Cali
fornia and H. A. Morgan, OF Aurora, are ut the
Astor House.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
fIasinz tho Most Of tho Time.

Our retiring municipal government thought
it would like one more chance to improve the
pavement of Fifth avenue. 1t tn rciore
recently authorized the laying down OF the
Stafford wood pavement in place of the Bel
gian pavement, and passed a measure giving
such authority over the veto of the Mayor.
There occurs, however, in the Tax Levy this
clause:--
No street. avenue or public place in the CITY {
New YORK, which has Deea paved and the
expense thereof pad for by the owners of the
adjoining properly Dy assessaent, shaii hereafter
be paved with ai patent or special pavcment unless
pettOned for Oy majority Oi the owners 0 the pro-
perry on the line Of lne pro Improvement. nor
uness the resolution or ordnance or the Common
the Mayor, aud any ordinance or le5out0l bee 0-
fore passed Tor any patent or special pavement,
winch has not been approved ny tne Mayor or me
work petiL0ned Tor by majority OF ths owners oi
tne adJOHHg property 10 be aHected ana iof whfch
no contract mas Deel made Is nerc0f 0evlafei w 10
inOpera I've anl vVli.
Now this will head off the municipal jobber5
very handsomely, unless, indeed, the con n.ract
for the new pavement shall have been deini-
lively closed when the Tax Levy becomes
law.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF BOSTON.

A boy named George W. Doty, residing at Princes
Bay, Staten Island, waiie playing along the ich
at that place yesterday, in company with two other
boys, PICKED up an ordinary soda water bottle,
tightly cOrked. The lads broke the bottle ana dis.
covered IN II piece OF nlrd, coarse brown paper,
such as Is ordinarily used for wrapping hardware
and cutlery, and upon II were written III lead pencil
the following words
STEAMSHIP CRY or BOSTON. March ., 1870
write this note eraps last earth hear the
and elbow they the a;t
vesc OF safety lost and s.anped tho deep The
caught FIRE the this morning. AMI is last
the 10 be OF the bOat They have
lust Attempted launch the ieUoat Bat cot swaInpeQ
with about orty pcsons, and female. The captain 10
dom: his best. must hurry aud nnisi God heip us.
JAMES MAS.
1t Is almost vain 10 entertain for moment
the idea that the letter genuine, or, N
fact, anything but sensecs5 aud mean attempo
on the part OF somebody 10 create q sensii-
ton. The TACT that the signature s moi piany
Written anu shat The three iettels gi,ei above Of
the surname are somewhat md'stinct, looks dubious;
blt there IS still anuher anu stronger fact tending
to brand II Us o fraud wiica c9as sts IA the fact
that the vessel ut the above Gaze must have been
anoat hrty-iive davs at least, sDe sal ed In Jan
uary. II can scarcely be possible that shc was
aioat that length OF nnic ana yet iaed cltner 10
make a.pOrt o. be seen os some other vessel.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
Increased Political Excitement in Austri,

Increased Political Excitement in Austrin.
The new Potocki Cabinet of Austria, although
welcomed and sustained by the views OF all
subjects of the Emperor Francis Joseph who
are averse to Capitalization, is likely to meet
with stern opposition on the part Of the
thorough Gcrlnaniss, who have been so long
accustomed to rule in the Reichsrath that the
check involved in the dismissal OF the Hassner-
GisIra Ministry exasperates them. AT all the
great centres throughout the empire Vienna,
Prague, Pcsth, Lemberg, &c.-there is extreme
excitement and agitation, and the work to be
done that confronts Count Potocki and
his colleagues is herculean; for he has
not only the angcred Germans, but the Poles,
Bohemians, Czechs and Slavonian races to
satisfy. To complete his embarrassment, the
priesthood, excited on the education question
against the present civil regime, are in almost
open rebellion to the government. To comply
with all demands would be IN attempt to
achieve the impossible The only safe thing
that the now Ministry seems to have lett to it,
then, is to abide by the constitution OF 1867
and try the soothing syrup Of local concession
to calm the political anguish of the excited
Bohemians and Slaves.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
Count B,smarck Sick.

cable despatch which we publish this
moraing, informsus that Count Bismarck is sick
at his country seat in Pomeranla. That his sick
ness is serious is evidenced by the fact that
consultation OF physicians has been ordered.
1t is well known that the Count has not been
well for some months and that he has in con-
sequence been more and more retiring from
public life, although, from the necessities OF
the situation, not letting 60 the reins. Since
the passing away of Cayour in Italy, and
Palmerston in England, Bismarck has been un-
questionably the most prominent statesman in
Europe. He has had great work to do,
and he has done it WELL That he has
on more than one occasion revealed tbe
cunning of the trickster is on all hands
admitted; but as he has had to fight with cum
ming foes the future generations of statesmen
are but little likely to judge him mercllessly.
He has played in a great game, and he has
won and success is the best passport to en-
during fame. Germany regenerated will in
all time to come bless his memory. Bismarck
is yet comparatively young man. Born in
1914, the same year with Prim, he is five
years younger than Won Beust and Gladstone,
and six years younger than Napoleon, his
greatest rival. At the age Of ffty-six Bis
marck ought not to be sick Of life. II he is
called hence now by the stern DEGREES Of
fate, posterity will have no choice but say
that he laid the foundations of glorious edi-
fee, although he was not permitted to crown
it. That his life may be spared, and that he
may be permitted to finish the good work he
has commenced, is, as it ought to be, the
earnest prayer Of every man who thinks well
OF the present and wishes we'll for the future.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

STRIKE IN THE SHIpYARDs.-Thc mechanics
in several of the shipbuilding trades are now
on strike, and they give odd reasons to justify
their course. The main reason seems to be
that they have been out of work oil winter aud
now want to make up, and, therefore, cannot
stand reduction Of wages. What is the rea-
son they have been out of work all winter?
Because, certainly, there was 80 little 10 do
trade WAS Sc dull And now that ii seems TO
have little returning vitality what will their
strike accomplish but to keep 1t dull, in this
vicinity, 81 least? Work will have to bs done,
ana Ill Sc Sc to points whore, because wages are
lower, it can BE- oacae more ceeaply. This
strike does not look like y wisely considered
movement calculated 10 further the true 10
teresta Of ths men.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
BRrTsH INTEREST AND TIE DARIEN CANAL

BRrTsH INTEREST AND TIE DARIEN CANAL.
Minister Thornton, il appears, has not, as re-
ported, protested against the United States
negotiating with Colombia for exclusive privi-
leges in tho Darien Snip Canal; but it seems
highly probable that no may protest before
long. 1t is claimed that Great Britain has
strong grounds for such protest in the terms of
The Cayion-Bulwer Convention of 1850 which
was negotiated wholly for the purpose of set
ting, in friendly manner, any differences then
existing or likely to arise regarding ship canals
across Central America or the Isthmus of
Darien. One Of its provisions is that, while
such projects should be protected by both
nations neither one should treat for exclusive
privileges against the other. While we do not
hold that there is not some very satisfactory
manner Of surmountiny this new difficulty, we
must condemn the criminal error of the ad-
ministraton in not discovering it and provid-
ing against ii long ago.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

A WORD OF COOP COUNSEL TO THE Gov
ERNoR.-Should the enormous and outrag eous
job known as the Broadway Arcade Railway
bill come before him for his 81 ma ,ure, let him
give it his veto. We regard the scheme as
wholly visionary, and we are convinced that,
if attempted to be put into practice, it will
result in the destruction of our finest business
thoroughfare or in blockading it, meanwhile,
for an indefinite time, 10 the great embarrass-
ment Of all the business operations OF tho city
Not only, therefore, in behalf of the prope. ty
holders on Broadway, but in behalf Of all the
business interests Of the city, We earnestly call
upon the Governor to veto this Broadway
Arcade bill should it come to him for his sig
nature; for in this righteous veto We are sure
that he will be sustained.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
T TRIPL Z S III E e Il
New York. Wednesday, April 90. 1870
C0NTsATs 0F f0-O AY,s H.RlLD.

PAGE.
1-Adversements.
2-Advertserlents.
3-The Mcfarland TRIAL: Interesting Testimony
Relative To the Domestic Life o The Prisoner;
Tie ABDUCTION Of Little Percy from the House
OF the Sinciars MIS- Mcfarland Draws So. 900,
tne Am OF the PolIcy ON Richardson's
Lie-Arrvll oi the Remains OF Anson Bur-
htglml 60 Jituary Baptist Educational Con.
venios-rne Fgpung Fenians: Assembling
OF the ONtn Congress Yesterday -WOman's
Rights Ia Jessey-rHe National Game-News
from EItupe-rbe stock Exchaage-West-
chester Bou.evatds
4-ProcectiDgs III me New York City Ccurts-The
Ship Carpenters Strike Wind Up of The Felt
Railroad S,rke--grinity Church Elections
Meeting OF Tie Trustees of the College OF New
Yorh-FMaaciai ana Commercial Reports -
Marriages ana Deaths -Adverusements.
5-Advertisemenis.
6-EdioIiai Leading Article on the Fifteenth
Amendment the Negro Vote as a Poluca
Balance ol Power-Personal mtelilgence-New
f0rS City News--Ihe Steamship City OF
Bosion-Navai iutelligence--Thc Newark Femr
niue Mystery-Amusement Announcements.
5-Teieeraphc News from all Parts OF the Word
France. SPAN ana Ireland In Revolutionary
aud R,aclonaIy Aguauon; French Warning
oil a Coming Reconstruction in Europe; Count
Bismarck Seriously III; Destructive Tornado
at Lisbon: The Emlgcant Wave FCw to
America-Tne STATE Capital: Passage Of ine
New ORR 1aA Leyies IN the Assemby-lacht-
ting: The Coming Season IN Europe-Amuse-
ments--The Brooklyn Election Frauos-Tne
Snap turtle Democracy--fhe Newark fenli-
nine MISERY Business Nouces.
S-Adverusemeats.
acknowledgements.
1O-washing,on The Georgia Bill Passed In the
senate; The Bingham Amendment Stricken
Cut; The State Cnder Provisional Govern
ment; uauen Canal Compllcations-Bu and
Ere-shppmg nrelhgeDce-Adyertisemen
11-Advertise nenss.
12-AdyerLisemeDts
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

sIoNERs. Park Commissioners give notice
to the Legislature of way in which, by modi-
flcation Of the tax levy, they may save forty
thousand dollars to the city and wrong no one
The levy authorizes the paym mt of certain
sum to ''the person who has acted as Secre-
tary of the Board of Park Commissioners, )"
and the Board reports that the Office OF secre-
tary has been merely nominal one with tho
holder. and that its duties have been per-
for his full time. Why pay more, then?
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
General B.tier's Propos New systcm or
Internal Taxation.

The proposed measure for raising revenue
from internal taxation, which General Butler
contemplatcs bri ging before Conress and
an outline of which was published in the
HERALD yesterday, is a sweeping one and
would change tho whole systcm. 1t is pro-
posed by this to abolish the present incom,
tax, and instead thereof to tax invested capi-
tai, bonds Of all descriptions, loans, divid nds
OF joint stock companies, mortgages, legacies
or bequests, and so forth, and to raiss revenue
from stamps and upon liquors and tobacco.
The whole scope OF the measure is to tax
wealth and the proceeds of wealth, as well as
Injuries which are not necessary, but winch
are rather Injurious TO health. IL is to relieve
the poor and Industrious classes as much as
possible from the burdens OF government ana
to make the rich bear more Of them. There
is the stamp OF broad and comprehensive
craftsmanship in General Buffers new ojcct
of taxation and for raising revenue. 1t would
certainly be o popular one. II would no
doubt raise large revenue at much less cost
and with great red ,ctioa Of the present
revenue service. General Butler has got hold
OF subjec. worthy of his talents, and it is to
be hopcd As will press it vigorously upon Con
Dresa
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

THE ONO LEGISLATURE is on an excursion
to Washington, where it has about the most
creditabie representation among the high
authorities of any State in the Union. Besides
lis Congressional delegation, which numbers
such prominent men as Senators Sherman and
Thurman and representatives Bingham, Gar
fed, Schenck aud Lawrence, not to mention
Mungen aud john Smith, it claims President
Grant, Chief Justice Chase, General Sherman,
Secretary Cox and Commissioner Delano, the
representative chiefs of the Executive and
judiciary departments of the nation, the army,
the Interior Department and the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau. Quite brilliant record for a
State that was almost q wilderness overrun by
Indians sixty years ago.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE.

The United states steamer Portsmouth, A. A.
semmes Commander, arrived at Table Bay on the
18Th OF Febtlaiy from Rio, bound cruising. Ths
officers and men were in good spirits and health 1ha
Portsmouth lett the cape on the LIST OF Mafen Tor sc.
Paul de ioapdo. wnere sbe viii remain Ert q lew
days, after which sue VIII proceed TO 81. Helena and
then TO Rio agaiI.
The crew OF the United states steamer Iroordis.
no az Phade ppias which has just returned igooi
the Asiatc lees after three years cruise w te
charged .eir ter ms 0f enlistment navu< eXl ne /
Ths Will necessitate Jae rcopcang oil r6craiJng oy
tho Sayy to the extcntci i5D or 2Qy men to supply
tie places ol those discharged whose services ara
ne0ded.
Lieutenant EUGENE W. watson, United ssa;as
Army, has been ordered 10 the FroHc.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

Consress-rho End Of the Georgia Bill.
The Senate worked hard all day yesterday
and nearly all night ON tae Georgia bill.
Chandler, Hamilton, Schurz, Trumbull and
nearly everybody but Garrett Davis who, by
q strange whim, for once yielded up his desire
to talk, made q speech of the usual tenor.
notwithstanding the diversions made the day
before in favor of q new line OF argument
AT about midnight the bill was passed, with
the Bingham amendment stricken cut, and the
Pomeroy amendment, declaring Georgia again
the Third Military District, its present govern
ment provisional, and providing for an election
in November next, was inserted This Is
defeat Of the Bullock party, but at the same
time 1t is severe blow to the hopes OF the
nation that reconstruction had como to an end.
The House seems to engage in nothing but
contested election and tariff discussions. Even
these, however, are twined about with that
element OF fun that prevails wherever Butler
and Cox are, and SO the House proceedings
are not always so heavy, even when dealing
with pig iron, as the Senate when treating Of
Georgia. The contested election cases Of
course go one way. The majority usually
make great show of impartial justice in
allowing the weaker side to discuss
the matter, but they never so far
commit themselves as to admit demo-
cratic contestant, no matter how the
evidence tends. The case now under consid-
Grafton is that of Sypher, Of Louisiana,
against St. Martin. The actual vote in the
election resulted in 4,2S0 for Sypher, republic
can, and 1863 for st. Martin, democrat but
the Governor OF Louisiana struck out four
teen thousand of st. Martins votes and two
thousand Of Sypher's, on the ground Of fraud,
leaving ST. Martin still ahead by nearly two
thousand votes. This is the insignificant dis
crepancy that republican ingenuity in Con-
grcss is now called upon TO Obviate, and 1t is
ingenious or shameless enough to do it. Sy-
phcr himself is naught, but his politics is
equal to even greater emergencies than this
The Tariff bill is the subject OF great deal of
light and airy talk. The protectionists last
night made great effort to recover the duty
they lost on pig iron the night BEFORE but so
far they have only suffered On additional de-
feat in reductions on scrap iron.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

SOUTHERN CHrSALIY. - The Tuscaloosa
(Ala.l Edspen6eni Moattor, referring to the
demise Of General George II. Thomas, heads
its article" Death OF a Renegade" If
Southerners are TO BE- led by monitors as in
dependeht and chiyalric as this TuscaIoosan-
il makes ones teeth rattle to write the word
they win have S fne field of peace and glory
to vegetate upon in the future. But the most
useful and effective monitors IN the late re-
bellion, we believe, were those employed on the
Union side. II man is to be stigmatized
as renegade becauae he sticks to The flag
be was born and educated under, then the more
a. tnem We have the better
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

THY TERRIBLE YOUNG DEMOCRACY. Tho
vote Of the opposition elements in the election
Of officers for the Tammany Society ciphers
down very fnely when well looked into. 1t
was just twenty-three against two hundred and
forty two. And of these twenty-three twelve
were tho votes Of men whose names were on
the new ticket Twelve voted for themselves,
leaving the enormous figure Of eleven inde-
pendent votes in favor OF the young aud
caliow democracy.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20
Mr.. washburn,s Telegraph Bill.

There seems to be Iull in Congress on
Mr.. Washburn's government telegraph project.
Why is this? His bill is before US, and an
excellent well considered one it is. We are
satisfied he will not let tho matter sleeps for
it is too important. and will give him such
lasting fame that he cannot permit his bill to
be smothered or passed over. There is reason
to believe, indeed, that this measure is rpen-
ing, and that the members Of both houses of
Congress are becoming more favorable to it
every day. The powerful telegraph COM
panies appear to be giving up the contest,
seeing that a governmental telegraph system
is inevitable. Besides, the provisions of the
bill are so liberal to them that they have no
ground of hostility left. Their property is
to be appraised by two appraisers appointed
by the government, two by themselves,
and one TO be chosen by these four,
and the government proposes to take their
lines at the valuation of these appraisers.
What could be fairer? OF course these
monopolsts would like to get the par
value of their watered stock, and thus make
the government pay two-thirds more than
tho market value of it; but such a claim
would be preposterous. They would do well
to get fair valuation Of their property as it
now exists-of the actual materials, buildings
and SO forth-without requiring more. The
stock of the Western Union is now at thirty
two to thirty-three, and the valuation of the
appraisers, as proposed by Mr.. Washburns 8
bill, would give the company, probably, that
amount for its property. That is all that
onght to be expected At all events, the time
has come when the government should take
control Of the telegraph system of the country
in connection with the Post Office. The well
fare of the public and progress of the country
require this. If the telegraph companies will
not voluntarily acquiesce in measure 80 fair
to them Congress should compel them to yield
for the public interests. Mr.. Washburn should
press his bill through without delay.
The New York herald., 1870-04-20

"TRYINa UPON New YoRK."-The Lewis
burg Pa.) Chronicte thinks the stringent
Polygamy law proposed to be passed by the
Senate will be ''very trying upon Salt Lake
City-and New York" There is not city in
the world where the marriage tie is held more
sacred by the mass of tho community than in
New York. And, taken as a whole, New York
is freer from crime, in proportion to its popu-
lation, than most of the prominent ci!ies in
Europe. Try your hand again.