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HOUSE, March Is.

HOUSE, OlaTCH Id.
Mr.. Neal called up the resolution, Of
fered early in the session, fixing the day
! Of adjournment for March l. and offered
A substitute fixing the day OF adjourn.
lnent, sine die. on the 18th inst.
| Mr. Thos Wilson opposed the substi-
tutc. He could not vote to go home un-
til we had done something for the pso
plo.
Mr.. Owens predicted, when We came
here, that there would be confusion aud
commoton, and nothing done We came
here to felieve the people--giye them
good and wholesome laws. As it 10 there
IS no security under the present laws.
Having come here to do that, he would
vote no until something had been accom-.
plished.
Mr.. Stevens wished to 20 home - bad
as ANY mcinber, but was not willing to 20
until certain measures had been pa ,ssd.
Substitute was adopted by vote Of 80
to &c.
Mr.. Neal said we had been here over
two months, and accomplished nothing.
When he saw men get up here and op.
pose adjournment, he took 1t for granted
that they intended to do nothing. The
people desire us to stop these expendi-
lures. Let US dissolve this body, never
to meet again. II We take recess, the
same discordant elements will meet here
again and friiter away another session
without accomplishing anything. lnor-
der to give the members an opportunity
4, 10,
poue until tomorrow. and made the
special order for 10 :45 .. m.
House bill to provide for clerks OF cir
cult courts in counties Of over 10000 in
habitants, and to define their duties, was
taken up and passed-59 to Q.
The House went into committee OF tho
whole on bill regulating free schools.
The bill is very lengthy, there being
eighty seven sections. 1t repeals the
present law, aud enacts new law entire.
ly, with several important amendments.
In district school meetings, the heads OF
families alone are deemed qualified elec-
tors Trustees are elected By house
holders, and hold Office one year. As .
salary he receives five per cent. OF all
funds belonging to his district. 1t abol
shes the office Of circuit superintendent,
and creates that of county superintend.
ent. County clerks act as county super.
intendents until the general election ef
'72, when a county superintendent 10 to
be elected, who shall hold .hiS Office two
years, and receive salary OF $500 per
annum. The State superintendent shall
receive salary Of $4,000. All railroad
companies are required to pay two par
cent. Of their gross earnings toward the
school fund. 1t restricts school districts
to tax Of i've mills on the dollar.
The whole evening was consumed IN
the consideration Of this bill. Without
getting through with it, the cemmitts
rose and adjourned to l0a m. to.mor.
row.
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EV Pay for yovr paper.
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Col. WM. Il. BOURNE,

Formerly Of Fort Smith, Arkansas, will as
sist me in the duties of my Agency. ! am
prepared to make cash advances on all ship
ments of Cotton to the House of Messrs. +. L.
BRAuNs Il Co, Baltimore. and will personal
ly guarantee to shippers as much per pound,
net. as they would receive by shipping, to
New Orleans or New York markets
G. A. MEYER,
Agent for Baltimore and Arkansas.
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= A fellow was vending his way. 4

- A fellow was wcnding his way, .
short time ago, through narrow passage,
when he met pretty. modest girl. Pray.
my dear" said he, "whst do you call this
passage p "Bglaam's passage, Sir. re-
piled the girl "Ah them" continued the
puppy. Z" | am like Balaam stopped by an
angel" "And l." said the girl, pushing
past him. cam like the angel. stopped BY
an ass ~
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VIM. NUMSEN & SONS,
Preserves, Picklers, Oyster Packers

and Joint Proprietors and Sole Agents Of
Boden's Condensed Milk. prepared by
the Baltimore Condensed Milk
Company.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-27
THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.

The English Commissioners Again Guests of
Senator Sumner SEQ Dinner by the spanish
Minister The Last staic Dinner at the
White House.
WARRINGTON, April g. 1871.
Senator Sumner entertained the British members
OF the Joint High Commission again last evening
The guests were Earl dc Grey, Sir Stafford North
cote, Professor Montague Bernard, Lord Tenterden
and Hon. William Reed Lawrence, OF Newport, II. /.
The entertainment was fully equal to the given
on Monday evening and the guests heartily enjoyed
the hospitality OF the Massachusetts Senator.
The Spanish Minister gave dinner onight,
which was attended by Earl de Grey, Sir Edward
and Lady Thornton, Sir John and Lady Macdonald,
Sir stafford Northcote, Professor Bernard, Lord
Tenterden, Secretary ana Mrs. Fish, Mrs. dc Bile
and Secretary Robson.
On Friday evening Secretary Fish will entertain
the High Commission, and on Saturday evening the
State dinner of the President takes place. ut which
all the members CT the Joint High Commission VIII
be present.
The JOINT High Commission. at their meeting
to-day. adjourned TIL next Wednesday, III order to
allow time for instructions to arrive IRON England
and to complete the details Of the convention.
which Is to be presented Tor the Consideration OF the
Senate.
Judge Hoar mas extended an urgent invitation to
the British High Commission to visit Boston before
returning to England but they have been compelled
to decline Tor want OF time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-27

Mass Meeting In Cooper Irstiiutc-Coo;ie
Labor Denounced.

A meeting OF the crispins Association, Including
delegates of the knights Of ST. Crspin from all parts the
United states and Canada held In the Cooper Institute
last evening. Michael Ferguson president Of the YORK
Crispins Trades unon prescd. In HIS Introductory re-
marks he denounced the BurIpgnnc for
the Introduction OF Chinese labor.
Mr.. Nelson W Young. OF New York. sr nj length
the rights of labor and condemned the New
tass who bed their hands negro slavery Tor
the still more degrading injurious eooe system of
slavery.
A ces Of resolutions was read and adorirt The frs,
pledged the meeting to fight against continuance Of the
Bmiingame treaty by every legal means
The second condemned parties In mower winch In
trodced cooie slavery and pledged the meeting oppose
every party In power which will guarantee prohi.
bition -
The third held the specuators unhoy traffic respou-
sinle Tor al the evils that may be caused by II.
The ourth called upon all trades unions unite against
the Introduction OF coolis labor
WI Mclaughlin, Of Mlfort, Mass, sad the wsy they
object TO Chinese emgrans but their Introduction for
the purpose OF the trades OF this country.
Mr. Micnne Sheehan, OF San Frsucsro complained that
thtr peons TO Congress against coos labor pract
cay dsregarded as long the subsidy the Pacific NAL
steamship Company, which imports coolies, continued
MI stoughtnn, OF North Bridgewatcr, Mass said Mr..
sampson, OF North Adams, had made money Of hs
coolies YET and was not likely TO make IT, They could
not bnr out the wave OF Chinese should be prepared In
Mr. Moore treasurer Of tho Crspns of United States
IN brief spsech declared that suasop vas
cient 10 oppose the cooe systcm.
The proceedings then ternjnatsd.
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TIE Ds8y-raaMER GlLLilRD MATCH.

CHICAGO, April 90 1871.
The billiard match for the championship OF Amc
rca between Frank Parker, of this city. and Cyrle
Dion, Of New York, TOOK place this evening in the
crosby opera House. presence OF fully 1000
people. including about 21o ladies. Betting was
strictly prohibited by the committee Of AR
engagements, ana the game was consequently
one OF the most quiet ana oriierly ever
played. Some difficulty was experienced In
making n choice OF referee, but hnaily John N.
Coon OF Chicago, was agreed upon. Abont half-
past eight the game was commenced. Dion winning
The bank and choice OF balls. The play was slow
and careful at first, ana the first call on the first in
ninQ showed IOl Tor Parker and GOT Dion Nothing
OF note occurred TO ihe eighteenth inning, when
lbs. AT the close OF the next inning Parker, 10y
missing an easy shot, left tue four balls IN bunch
Tor Dion who scored GO, slipping up on very easy
shot Parker followed with IS. going To pocket or
count and secured the lead again: but run OF 81
by Dion brought him TO a3l, Parker 1877. Parker
diflcul draw, failed 70 count, whereupon Dion, by
u run OF 81, overlook and passed him. Then Parker
put IN 10 ana again took the front, going To
the pocket for salctv, and Dion the same.
The calls on the twenty-slxth inning showed
for Parker, i42; Dion, 39s. Then Cyrc got away
one poinI--i5j and 454. SIX innings later the call
was precisely even, both having sos. Things went
quietly up TO the fortieth inning, when Don, by
the finest playing Of the game, piled up run
OF ts3, which carried him TO S2l, Parkers
score being 49, 1his rate was maintained up 10
Don had 906; Parker, 7fs In his fortynintn inning
DION added 20 to the score, bringing 10 10 ,0S0.
Pnrkers being 766 In the fty-niutn inning cali the
score stO cd, Dion, ,2l4; Parker, So.
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Il seems 70 me h. the general has the same
ments as has OF taxing that Of s officers: II Il the
ss%eS II. OF al se and citizen
states BY bena cse to be citizen Of the
cannos 10 the doctrine mat the general
TO De regarded az In frean antagonistc OF
be admitted Hss the
Of the a STATE n hostile 70 ns
parts OF the system body polite, forming the basis
ton BY the State governments Of the instruments
@ ns Sn In ss
atom Involves an interference with the powers of
isrestsd with the State which imposes the taxation In my
which % h ne m II
WIZ pc FOUND very dinicult OF control Where are we
viii be n,srered with BY federal taxa
monY state ncorporsts railroad to carry out Its pnr
nss or s:svn the stock
ts.as,cn How can now tell Il what The eject Of
founded and i ,sas vii %i e ssr'a 70 mas
be- an ~ M m ~
The just powers Of the State gsverneni Ba. no
be sas ny 10 a.
msd %S ende soA @ to be
useful purpose.
After careful consideration OF the opinions by
the law officers OF the Treasury Department Com
missioner Pleasonton has decided TO issue an order
giving his opinion OF the construction proper to be
piaccu upon the uecision, Wnlcn WIZ limit the num-
Der to whom the tax is to be refunded.
ANY other construction OF the decision
would involve government TO the extent
OF millions OF dollars. ana Commissioner
Pleasanton does not believe that such construc-
tlOn was intended TO be placed upon 1t as should re-
quirc that every State officer be refunded the
amount OF income tax heretofore collected This
order OF General Pleasonton will doubtless lead TO
further litigation but it Is the policy Of the govern
ment to cling TO the taxes collected, and not TO yield
except upon the mandatory orders OF the highest
legal tribunal OF the country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-27
PUBLIC W0Rhs.

Opening Of the First Batch Of Contracts.
The following contracts for street Improvement,
were awarded yesterday by Commissioner Tweed and Comp
troer Conuoy the parties receiving being the loves
bidders:-
Sewer in Third avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, % Robert McChfie, at u ,5a2.
sewer In Tenth avenue, between Manhattan Lawrence
streets and In Lawrence street. between Tenth and
l25th street 10 y. farley. at 4.,622
sewer Ia second avenue between li1h lh streets:
lth street. between First and Ia .s7
street between Second and Third avenues, Robert
tie, at SZ4,DlI.
IN l0Jtn street, between Fourth avenue and are,
river. to Allen q Henry, at ii7,6GT.
Regulating ana paving Corears street. from South to
Water street, to Mathew Baird. at eS.3g2.
Re gulating and paving Mangar, street. from Stanton In
Houston street. to Mathew Baird, at q },Uu4
Regulating paving from Mont gornerv IN
Corlosrs street, q Mathew Baird. at Y4-ayJ.
Regulating and paving Readc Washiuston
West street, 10 Mathew Baird, a3.l47
Regulating ana paving Hobokon street. from Washington
10 W est street. To Mathew Baird, at Sl.DsU
Regulating ana naving Hudson street, Chambers 10
Canal street, to James r. Reyes, AT eS3G75.
Regulating grading, &C., 18th street, from ronrt 10
Eighth avenue, To- Michael Donohue. SlsfJ3.
Regulating grading, I26tn street. from Second 10
Eighth ayenuc,tO Arthur Mc3.wen at SiS.sgS
Regulating, grading, &c lZ2d street, FL nth avenue
to New avenue, 70 Danici fone, at S2asoi.
Regulating, grading sc l0sth street, from Fifth
Harlem river, to Joseph Picard, at *iS,gy1
Regulating grading, &c. $50 street. Fourth Fifth
avenue, to hichaei nArvin, al A6S,a
faggng tith street. between Fiftd Madison
to Michael Mahoney, at $751;.
Furnishing vilrihcd salt glazed stoncware drain
sewer pipes and nye blocks, contract awarded William
Nelson, Jr at rl45sol
bid 81 @4j350 for constructing outlet in 1i0tn
branches, was also received, hut the contract yet
been awarded.
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George Hill. Alias ssCOoiev Key-,' nnd Tom
Lyons' Spree they Appear ar Jefferson
Market-rae TN 0riuuatc Girl T0tuii s.
Rsind.
George H. HIM. alias Cooley KEYS, proprietor Of faro
bank Tom Lyons. alias Thomas H. Howard already
reported, got champagne crunk Tuesday night and
visited the notorious bnsnio OF Liz Rice Twenty
sixth street. In this house poor
unfortunate named Mary Burns, whom they
fell upon ami beat in horrible and brutal After
knocking the poor helpless the door OF the
picked champagne bottle and commenced beating
the lead body firing of this they
fell kicking her, and continued unt she Jay lnsensbe
and AL dead. Olicrr Hubbard, OF tae
Twenty ninth precinct hearing the disturbance, entered the
place ound the lying the floor. surrounded
by pool of blood totally blind and besmeAred with blood
from head to foot
The oaicer seized the rlans who were si beating her
and conveyed them TO tho station house In Thrteth street.
whers they detained until this morning Liz Rice
proprieress Of the den aso arrested and locked
charged with keeping disorder'r house Yesterday
arrsgned before Justice Goa, at Jefferson
Market. The led into the court by
presented horrible sight Her be
~ Jelly and shut her nose was broken and her body
complete mass OF bruises from head to foot.
the In which Cooley Keys claimed
20 have been robbed of $4,000 by rhi Hareraye and
BIZ Clark, about month ago The prisoners while In
court still underline influence of liquor. ili IL
ihirtyhve old aud resides Mt No "a East Twelfth
street; Lyons alas Howard thirtyone, and resi- les
mt No 395 West Fourteenth street. Hin locked
in FAULT of S0jj bIl. to ut the General
Sessions Lyons in default OF $50 bail LIZ Rice
held IA dcau $500 bail, to charge OF keeping
d!sorl.ry fhe Burna, who had been
SOU 10 ana prosecute tue ruans who are nj
confined ia The PRISON attached 10 Jefferson Market
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TIE MISSISSIPPI CREVASSg.

Report Of Chief Engineer Thompson-The
River Falling-Extenr OF Bonnet Carrc
Crevasse-rhc Current Dccrcased-Work
the Leyec.
NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 1871
The following Is from the Official report OF Chief
Engineer of the State, Ihompson:-
NEW ORLEANS April 2S-9P.
Upon NV return from Bonnet Carrie crevasse this
evening founl very limited news from the other
crevasses--noihing definite or worth publishing by
teegrams. learn the river has fallen three inches
at vlcksourg, Two and q hall inches at Baton
Rouge, and is now eight feet eight inches
below the high water mark Of 1867.
at VICksburg and thirteen inches below the high
water mark OF this year at Baton Rouge | found
Bonnet Care crevasse 100 feet VIDE t,day but the
current ana waves had decreased IN proportion as
the back land became filed with water and The sur
face or the river lowered. High wlter mark
at Logues Is almost twenty-five feet above
Is twelve feet high. The natural surface or the
ground at Parches where the crevasse commenced
is but ten feet above the level and. To-day The
river had lallen and plantations covered with water
to the base OF the level. Therefore repeat that The
current through the crevasse has decreased, ana
probably no more water passes Today tnan yes er.
day. am indebted to Colonel Walton for Il calcu-
laiOn OF the volume OF water passing that he m lie
5000 cubic feet per second, or one-sXth
of the whole volume Of the Mississippi at
that point. The work OF saving The ends or the
levee Is progressing slowly on account OF the want
OF experienced labor and the changing conditions of
the field of operations. Tho steam pile driver got
hard aground away from Its work and the hand
Pile driver only Is working, dong good service ut
The lower end The temporary works at the
upper end was washed away, ana the end ~ now
exposed to the current and cavlng gradually.
Financial arrangements must be made to prosecute
the work with systematic concentrated labor, or
what we are doing Will simply be thrown away. In
my opinion II Is dtteriy useless.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-27
GENERAL LAWRENCE.

Further Details Respecting the Missing
Pension Agent-'The Names of His
Bondsmen Good for $1,000, 00O-His Pur-
chase Of $500 BOnds-Ee is a Cousin Of the
Earl dc Grey and Rpon.
Up to the present moment been received o:
General Lawrence whose mysterious disappearance on the
18th OF las. March from the city has many painful
rumors. thought yesterday that a clue
had been obtained 20 his wherea bouts through
the knowledge that Treasury check of hrs
for $1,000 had been handel BY him to Messrs Duncan
Sherman Co. In reply to inquiries made OF Mr. sherman
appears that the General did with firm but
merely purchased 500 worth OF fve-twenty bon is
within the last three months. II surmsed by an ac-
quanencc of his that the check question might have been
employed in the purchase of circular
for European travel General Lawrence poeseeses
several relatives In England, aud among them
the Earl de Grey and Rpon, who II COUSIN.
telegraph has been consequently employed In communcat
Ing with Paris London &C., concerning him. while the West
era states have also been notified Many OF his friends
fuse TO believe that the dashng soldier could
money. They believe that he can produce tho re-
ceipts should he return, and imagine that he
has locked them for sate'keeping dcrost com
previous to sending them Washington The names
of his bondsmen the Mcssrs argous South street
SOUO0 each; Aaron g. Allen, 2 and his brother, Rick
es Lawrence, S50,UM The amount of his deficiencies
hardly exceeds ScoU00 The General married
Mr. hoos the wealthy merchant o. this city, years
ago who resdcn! IN Rev York, bur has no children.
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NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY APRIL 81 s7-TRIPLE SHEET

cen, ne .D,.s and me deposits
% ven Il. C @ Us" .ss
Ss' $4,000 capital pad in they claim Dt sse%p
ss ssosa. e the on s S
q the business. Tue Supervisor inssIasssd that 4
Sn CAPITAL
. 70 81 %
may consiaer its capital to be- the company
Ssp s0 Of 70 %
q ~ @ ss S Of
thereof IN banking the question win not be determined until
Sank q ' Virginia. assn Which had been
not BE- o snow why lies
due on Its business since july 1870 the fact
msspprehenson arising from the oci. aedon prev
aus ar e no the rites that
ea penalty AGAINST his bank leaving the to be deter
the premises. '' "-'~. :" ''-s
Desperate Condition Of AanIrs In Arizonu.
Governor Stafford, OF Arizona, who came East to
attend the organization OF the Texas Pacific all
road Company, has been summoned back to assist
the people or his Territory In repeng the hostile
Indians, who are unusually active ana barbarous
He left for California last night
Young Mems Christian Asso citation Convention.
The clergymen OF the District OF Columbia, with
ont regard to denomination, met to-day for the pur-
pose OF making arrangements for the reception or
delegates to the International Convention OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, which meets
here on the oath OF May After partaking of sump-
tuous breakfast provided by the proprietors OF the
National Hotel, where the meeting was held, the
clergymen appointed committees to arrange Tor the
ecerton OF delegates Among those present were
Rev. DR.. Newman, Chaplain OF the Senate, and Cen
elal y. 0. Howard. President OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. Resolutions adopted
that union prayer meetings be held for ten days
prior to the meeting OF the convention, commencing
win protraced prayer meeting ut Lincoln Hall
on May Is. where prayer Is to be offered for the
success OF the Convention.
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SERENADE TO SENATOR FEHYON.

ALBANY, April %, 1871.
Senator Fenton arrived in this city to-day and this evening
seenadcd the Dcavan House by the republicans Of
the city Fully two thousand were present In re-
Spouse the enthusiastic calls Of those the Senator
made hrs appearance and spoke ~ folows:-
gratefully accept this compliment the kind expression
citizens OF their representatives. the
voice republicans earnest republican, We
have fought many political battles together We have won
victories and sustained some defeats. Nut know
only accord the honor which fairly entitled
and feel that but do justice to own heart when say
that have ered In zeal for the success OF
publican principles For myself nothing shall swerve me
from the line OF duty which the paramount Importance OF
Ensns with the party when s first breath pronounced the
word OF freedom. yield to no man In sincerity
OF devotion 20 its principles or In earnestness OF
desire for its durable triumph. Upon the con-
Of the nation the protection of the loyal the security Of equal
lights the maintenance of the constitutional guarantees the
rights OF the public creditor and the Of the public
faith. Their success 10 national prosperity; their
immense interests at stake to myeril its pros
pecs to incur the risk OF defeat ia to assume APP
paling responsibility. Thus believing. shall
fare upon others 4 any e made upon me
not uFon my own account. merely account Of
friends but only far II hazards the which Ia
above al personal considerations. For this have
depored the course pursued in references to the po
cal affairs OF our own State Faiing In every
effort to effect a better understanding, I shall
sen atye and to discharge my obligations republican,
dsclamng all responsibility divisions and refusing
countcnance to Internal warfare
AT the conclusion OF HIS remarks the Senator was vorfe
rously cheerei.
The Hon. Lyman Treman spoke briefly, and
heartily applauled.