, 1873-03-13

half-past two o'clock this morning. Gen.
Badger with eighty men and one piece
of artillery reached the station, and
making detour in the rear of
the building advanced towards it
and sent officer Murphy to demand
surrender. Before he reached the sta
ton, the attacking party were received
with volley from shot-guns. of per-
1 haps IS men and Immediately returned
it. The men on duty retreated and the
police rushed in and captured the sta
ton and seven prisoners. 1t was ascer-
tanned that NJ. j. Handler, citizen, had
been fatally wounded, the ball penetra-
ting the abdomen. Another man named
Liyeman, was struck in the arm with
buckshot. and fatally wounded.
AT half past three all was quiet and
the police at that hour returned to the
upper portion of the Market-house leav-
ing a small guard on duty.
Later 10 A.M.-Jity is perfectly quiet
this porning. No trouble is anticipat-
ed to-day. 1t is now stated that Gov.
McEnery did not authorise the move
ment by the militia last night. The
metropolitans are in full possession with
United States Troops supporting them.
Militia are dispersed and citizens gener-
ally regard the attack last night as pre-
mature. The object of the Fusionists
does not clearly appear but it is suppos-
ed to have been with view of showing
that the people will not quietly submit
to the Kellogg government.
II so, A.M.-Metropolitan police arm
ed as Infantry have just taken posses
sion of Odd Fellows Hall, where the
McEnery Legislature have previously
met. Moncoure, Speaker Of the House
among other members who were in the
Hall at the time, was taken to the first
precinct police station. About a hun
dred metropolitans occupy Lafayette
square. There is considerable excite
ment and large crowds are gathering
about the square and Odd Fellows Hall.
NEW YORK, March Ga meeting of
colored citizens was held last night for
the purpose of urging the passage of the
Civil Rights Bill, now before the Legis-
lature at Albany. A committee was ap-
pointed to go to Albany in the interes
of the meeting. The proposed bill eras-
es the word white from the State Con-
stitution and gives colored men equal
rights with whites, in respect to adnis-
sion to schools, vehicles, transportation
etc..
A Washington dispatch says that the
P. NJ. General persists in collecting
unpaid rates of postage on newspapers;
holding that the Attorney General did
not poss upon that question in his late
decision which only refers to letters.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Presi-
dent signed all the bills presented to
him yesterday and to-day, with the ex-
ception of sixteen, mostly of a private
character.
New York, March 4.--The Tribm,e's
Washington special referring to the
proposed increase of Congressit nal sala-
ries and the reports of conferees on the
Legislative appropriation bill says, Gar
field professed to be opposed to the job
and made some excuses about the stub
bornness of the Senate conferees, and
that he could not hear anything less
than the sum made. He hoped that the
House would adopt the report however,
because if it did not the bill would be
lost. Sargent, too. tried to make the
members believe they must adopt the
bill or lose it and thus make an extra
session necessary. This was inexcusa-
bic attempt to drive inexperienced mem
bers. Garfield and Sargent and every
old member knew, it has often happen
ed that two or three conferees reports
on appropriation bills have been re-
jected up to the last night of the ses-
sion, and bills have finally been Saved
by satisfactory report.
The following new members were
sworn in to-day, at the meeting Of the
Senate of the 43dCongress: Allison, Bo-
gy, Cameron, Conkling, Canover, Den
mis-, Dorsey, Howe. ingalls,. .McCreery
of Kentucky, Mitchell, Morrill,, Nor
ton, Oglesby, Pattison, Sargent, Sher-
man, and Merriman. Owing to some
inadvertence Conkling's credentials had
not yet been received but Harlin re-
marked, that the Senator's election was
a matter of public notoriety aud moved
that the oath of Office be administered
to him, which was unanimously agreed
to. Senators Gordon Jones and Wad-
ding did not appear.
NEW YORK. March At appears that
the directors of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company at a meeting held yester-
day, apree to purchase four OF Webb's
steamers for million of dollars, and
made an appropriation for the compile
ton Of iron vessels for the route now
fitting up. Twenty-seven thousand
of shares of reserved stock of the Com
pany was sold when stock was at par.
1t is understood that Stockwell has at
the request of the directors placed in
their hands additional collateral securi
ties for mortgages on his property.
ALBANY, March 4.-The Senate by a
vote of seventeen to eleven declare that
Tweed's seat is not vacant.
| In consequence of some facts con-
nected with the conviction of Foster just
presented to the Governor, he has di-