Year: 1868

INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERs- Yesterday large
tobacco mandatory in Pearl street was seized on
suspicion OF fraud upon the government but pending
ajudcial inquiry and at the request of Deputy Com
missioner Harland the details Of the AFFAIR and the
names of the parties inculpated are withheld.


THE UNITED STATES SocIETY.-This is the title of a
new society just established at the Masonic Hail. Fast
Thirteenth street. The roll OF members is filing
rapidly. Mr. T. Il. T0mlinson, who Is president, pro-
poses on the occasion of its inauguration In few
days to deliver an address explaining the objects and
aims OF ''tne United States party and the "forlorn
hope"


JEFFERSON DAVIS IN THE CIry.-Mr. Jefferson
Davis and wife, attended by colored servant, ar
rived at the New York Hotel Thursday evening" ana
took their departure yesterday by the quarter to four
O'Clock train for Montreal. They remained very
quiet while In the city and received no visitors with
the exception OF very few immediate friends.


CouNrERFEITs.- $40 notes on the Flour
City National Bank OF Rochester were discovered in
circulation IN this city yesterday II is said that the
notes are very well executed.


INFATUATED WITH MARRIED LIrE-Two candi-
dates for matrimony, Joseph Jacob, aged fftynve,
who had previously been married four times and is
the father Of seven children, and Regina Ortleib,
aged forty-nine who had already been the wife OF
three husbands and has five children living, pre-
sented themselves yesterday before Justice Mans
field, at the Essex Market Police Court and, asked
be married. The woud.be bridegroom confessed
that his last wife died only two weeks ago: but this
was considered no bar to the performance Of the
marriage rites and the two were speedily made
"b0ne OF one bone and flesh OF one nesh.n Expe-
renced navgatOrs In the OF matrimonial life and
familiar with each rock and shOal and eddy, so be-
wilderng and often disastrous to younger naviga-
tors, 1t is to be presumed that with their combined
nautical knowledge they will sail the OF fes
voyage securely and serenely as the summers set
ting sun.


THE HOE AND SHOVEL BRIGADE.-The street clean
Ing contractor has been making strenuous exertons
to get the streets clear OF mud during the last two
days. A large body OF men, armed cap pie with
''the shovel and the hoe" celebrated by Old Uncle
Ned in lmpid verse, have been raking and scraping
away the immense amount Of mud and garbage that
has accumulated during the winter months in the
Fourth and Sixth wards. Plies Of mud, pools OF mud
oceans OF mud have been collected and removed to
New Jersey to assist In extending the territory Of
that State, and q strong country wagon without
springs has now some chance OF reaching the east
side OF the city, while In few days the streets will
probably be passable The clearance Of Broadway
seems to have been the promise Of good things to
come, the other thoroughfares have subsequently
been gradually cleared. The rain, which has now
come to tone down the severity Of the eastery Winds
will hasten the cleansing OF the Streets and another
onslaught OF the hoe and shovel brigade afterwards
will result in our once more being able to walk dry
sh0d and prevent our citizens from being plagued
by dust when the sun gains more power