LOCAL MISCELLANY.FOUGKR AS WBLL AS RLACKMAILKR.

FURrillilt DIPCOVLBIBS COS* r.'.MMi TUB MA>WHO ANNOYE'l DB. DIX.

8h-*rtlv airer thc discovery rind arrest of Ens/emFairfax Wilban.sou. the toiiccntiir of tie Rev. DrDix, ex-Distiitt-Attorney Itlis-i received frouHoward »V Co., jewel****!*, Ru, 20-1 Fifili-nve,, iletter Iselostsg (motlier lr..in PitUbnrj*, dated iiDecember Inst mul sinned " Edward 1". Adam*.'Howard o\ Ct*, said that il' thc hnut uri tri l* of firluclosed letter wa* tm* sum* jih that oi William-tottbey could probably nita Mi. Illus nounintere&tnii" iiiforiuuti<>n i.b.iit Iii*-; operalions bore nnd iii I'h'lade.pbin. Mr. Bltsisubinilleil Hie letter in Bttpeliiitenib nt Gayler, Althc Post Ofticc, who com inietl tiie writlos mul bc-came salirficd Hint Williamson wai it- mithor.

*. lt av I earn," enid Mr, Gayler yesterday tn i

Tri bunk reporter. '* thar in December Inst, Williamson wrote tu Howard \ Co. noller the niiin.- .1Edward P, Adams im-los-ne a drat I for f35 81amWB hg the Pilt*drarg Forge and Iron Companyand apparently Indorsed liv the paver over lo vaward I*. Ailnm* who ajnin Indorsed it to Howarii& Co. This draft wai to pay fur ii gobichain which was to bs seal to hun nt Pillieburg on approval. A diam rained at #18 waiforwarded, amt tho balance, ii*'17 no. wai returneeto bim bv rciii*.!. i< t h-ti-int tb*mom time. Wi.ciHoward & Co. came lo deposit thc di.if they lonnithal the iudorscineiit waa loured. I tctore this di--covory was in.nie, however, Wiliamson, or Adams,as he then sailed hiroself, wrote anotber letter n

the firm asking that they should Bend lum a problwatch ami Meerai other article* ofJewelry, windbe desired to purchase for Christmas presents. Hi:rec|iiuHt wns iwit complied wiih, and ticfinn saved their sjmms. Howard & Coels') inforiued Mr. Miss th.it Caldwell St Co.jewellers, of Philadelphia, hud been defraud**!to«onio extent hy a peisoa in Pittsburg under Uksame Haine Mr. Bliss ascertained I hui ihe repnrltvii- c rtreel, and yesterday Mr. Davidson,represent-inK Caldwell rfc Co., identified a line -ct of jewelry,sleeve huttons, etc.. which had been found in Wil¬liamson's trunk, as the properly of his employerswhen Williamson was bioua-bt to this city fromBaltimore liis trunk was taken to thc Post Otk*.building, and lia-* .-ince remained in my costody,Williamson has written to me several limes ashia!lor Iho jewelry, but as 1 had got windof hi<* transactions I decided to hold on

to tht* property until it was claimed by ita rmhtfulowners. It I* said thut Williamson has swindledCaldwell afc Co. to a lurne extent. The drafts bcused were mailed hy the Pittsburg Kora"* and IronCompany in strc't letter boxes in Pittsburg andwhile we have no po-itivo proof on the point, ilseems pronahle that Williamson fished the letter-:©nt of tho hosea. Abonl that time there were com¬

plaints that the stieet boxes in I'ittsl.urir had beetrobbed, nud triers is little doubt that Williamson iithe thief. If the char*** eas be brouulit home lthim he cub bo prosecuted slider the United tiutciJawe.'*

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SUICIDE OF A CONVALESCENT.A WKI.I.-DBK.-ei'D MAN BOVMB IVJt'BKI) IN* Till*

STBERT.IIP. SHOOTS UIMSKI.I- WIIKN IMPHOV*INO.

A well-dressed man was found lying in Fourth-ave., moot A.stor-placc, with a brohea leg, on Wed¬nesday morninu before davliuiit. lie waa muchintoxicated and his pockets had been rili-d bythieves. Officer Reilly, ol llie M. rc r Street Police,Vhs millie tbe discovery, took the niau to St. Vin*c.-rit Hospital where the snrgeoua pronounced tbeiijiiri ea th.* leg a double fracture that couldhardly have been cam-td by a tall, but possiblya wagon rennin**, over lbs prostrate mini'slimbs. When be reeoee*ed his senses th* mon saidthat his name waa John \Y. Jonia, ami tbal he wasa (Iry-irood* mau ut home in Huston. He bad ("inn*

to new-York to take passage u ¦ the steamer Canadato Bnrope, and having been at a tbentre on Tuesdayjiiuht had drank loo much wino with some friendsbe met t.r made there, What happened in tiie in¬terval between parting with these friends and lind¬um himself a patient in th i st. Tineen I Hospital h*did not know : when found he had ueitbcr moneynor wa tel),Mr. Juno* was put in a private roora in the hos¬

pital and ininrovcd rapidly. Yesterday morning,when tin- nurse catered, he expressed his intentionto sicep a little longer, Ile looked cheerful andwell then. Hardly had tbs nurse left thc room be¬fore the patient shot iiimsi-lt tlnoimh the heartKith a pistol In* had taken from his valise that hadbeeu re tinned irom Hie steamer. Ile died instantly,lu conversation with one ol the Burgeons he had

said that he had om e been an engineer and heldthe rank of lietiteu.iiit in the Navy. A photographof himself in a lieutenant's uniform was foundarnonr.' Ins duthil!**, and live or six certificates ofdeposit with thc National Steamship Company, forjG,"i each. O'icof il.ese wasimloised J. W. Junes, andtnat was tiie name on tho steamship ticket, whiebbad been issued in Philadelphia on April r>. Someraf bit clothing, however, waa marked J. W, Smith,and some oiil','Smith. Which of these names wai

really ins, the police found yesterday ne means ofaeeertainin**, as there wen lin papers orother meansot ideiitilicinioii in his piissc-hiiui. He was thirty-Bine ye-iis old, and fully six feet hi-rfa, TheCoro-.ir's laqtiest will bc held in a lew days.

GETTING ITS OWN AGAIN.AWABD IS" FLKVATi:*) BAH BOA!) DIS1TTI'S.1)1 CIS-

ION IX tAVill! Oi Till:-. MKW-YOKR COMPANY.

When the leese sf the elevated railroads to theManhattan Company was completed abroi a yearbc.), tin- two companies paid to ihe ManhattanSj!i,00(i,('(H» for tho completion of the lines, IleKew-York Company paid one-third of tins sumin cash, and th* Metropolitan in pavineuton ita part gare ffl.000,000 ol its honda. The pur-po.sc of tiie ji ivmi ut was lo complete the line*) nc-eordina to existing plans and in nari to equalize thebonded indi-iiii'iiuf-s of the two companies, li aaaSupnofSed by thc onie, rs «>t the New-York Companythat the rooney wi.ubi be laid out in (be extern-ionof the reads secc-rding to the proportion i:i which itwaa paid. It appears, however.that about S7M.IMKIof the m..ney paid by the New-York Company wasspruton thc Metivpulit'ti Hoad.

It is said that tl: o.ily m.-mb r of thc ManhattanBoard who opposed lilli expenditure was Benjamin-Brewster, ol tbe New-York Compauy. Hiaopposi-non was so strous that finally tbe matter was Iel!to three arbitrators to decide the propriety oltim action. Thc-e were ex-Judge Dillon, of New*York, ex-Governor Ingersoll, ol Connecticut, andCouitl-.iiidt rainier, of Newark, N. J. Aritumcutawets beard hy them about two weeks aero, and ilwas then n-jicid that each one should submit a.written opinion without consulting the Oilier*.Tiio opinio.is were received and read Wedneeda**ntternoon. and tiny agreed iii deciding thal thoiMctiopolitau Company should repay to theother the sum expended from ihe New*York Company's payment on tho MetropolitanHoad. Ofticc rs oi'the New-York Compauy declinedyesterdav to say anything alu.ut ihe decision.which was. they said, a friendly settlement, ltwas intimated that ii tbo amounl should bc < x-

penikd now on the New-York lines the Judgmentwould be satisfactory. Jose* P. Nay ino, of theMetropolitan Compuuy, refused to express anyopiniou about the matter.

pushing on xiii: n-ew opera house.Tue projectors of the proposed new opera boase

aro pushing their scheme as rapidly as po*wible.Yesterday morning au application for a certiiicntesf incorporation was sent to the Secretary of Stateat Albany The eompan** la !o be called thc Metro-nnliiaii Opera rl'iuse Company of New-York,Limited, and the iiieorporatON are George I'eai.'dyWetmore, George Henry Warren, Qeorgo H. Haeeri,Kobert (ioelet. .lames A. Roosevelt and William K.Vanderbilt. Ill* (iipi'al of tKiOO.OOO is to bedivided into (I.uoo shares of .*l<i*i each. 'I h.- dora*tion of th**,< «m> r.-tioi) is lo be fifty years. Il i> ex*

.peeled that by to-morrow the certificate of incor-lM)ration will bal B Leen received, in i\ lilch case t!:esubscript ion books will be opeued io-inorrow. tothose wno have already simnficd their desireforshares, if not to Ibe public, lt is expected, bow-ever, that tbe flfry-fivc Personsthat have alreadyaureed I1 >t al.-.-. the 0,000 «han i *i!l dosi., and thatthere will be bu shares available Inr the public.With reference t«tbe4*titicisiii thal has been mad

that tjiliOlMWU would not cover Ibo cos! of an opera*W**ss and land, Gnorge Henry Warren, one ot UmiBeerporators, said yesterday that it was amply snf-ficeiit for snell ii biiildiiiL' a i propoM-'l. "We no notIntend,** h.- Bai-.l/'to spend mach on external decora-lion, bul io pm the money into tbe uccessary ica-turcs of an o|k-i:i holts". It would lr- possible, olcourse, tn baiid a house that would eo*l 13.000,00(1Xratics, like the Grand Opera at Paris; bat ws deBot propose to do that.''

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AN ATTBACTIVE CHURCH PAIRThe fair of tbs ladies of St. Ann's Catholic

Chinch, began on Easter Tuesday, is in progressdall** at Ferraro's A -cinbly ltooius, TaininituvHall Bailding, in Fourleeutli-st. i Im oldest of thefair is io obtain funds io cancel a debt upon thechurch, and father r*Tcston,wbo ia siwavs in atteud*ance. Bani last evcuinii thal fruin preaent appear-alicea at least $8,000 would be obtained.Chltf aili'fi-; tae attractions of tbs fair is a

6 per cent United States boud, of the value ofIb'l.'Jso, preseuted hy a layman of the comm.¦jation.This is to be raffled for al 60 eents a chance, and ;tbas already placed in the treasury over Ci,SOO. Inau adjoitilii*: *-.>(>ui is a loan exhibition ol objects olnrt, and ni the bool hs mo painting*, freseoes, flre-BcreeiiB and brie-h-brac. In tho centre of theball io a iiaiiesoine row-boat built ot cedar with aframe of oak, and capable of hol(Jina Hix persons.There is a lostauraut, a "Puncli and Judy show,"a book Blore, a candy store, and in fact ull the usualaccoinpaniiiieiiti of a fair, ('rayon iKirtraitu ofPather Preston aud pictures u|k>u chinch subjectsabonud. Many articles of much value have alaobeeu presented.jewelry, silverware and fancyprnaments. The yonuK men of the parish have a

booth of their own, and u gold-headed cane ia to bovoted to tho most popular ol their number.

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HELD FOR MURDEROUS ASSAULT.Henry Schonawald or Snow, as he has been

called, arresU'd Wednesday evening for assault iugAmelia liraudi8, was taken befoio Justice Bixby,

in the Tombs Police Court, ycsteidav morning, «ndbail was fixed nt (3,000, IB default of which be was

committed to piison to await trial. This maa andwoman bod lived together for nine years, and hidIi:kI eight children, all of whom sra dead. Re*Bently they havoquiirelled and be has threatenedlui. (ta tuesday an effort wasmade to procare a

warrant for bia arrest, bul it failed.

LOSS OF A BRITISH STEAMSHIP.lilli RYBIA, WITH A CABCO i)V COTTON SKD OIL-

CAKK, ABAM)')MD AT BIA.VE88KL AND MA*

(lil.MBY CUMI'Ll il LY PIMBUtD.Tbsateamshiptlellrrt arrived from flamburayes-

teitfay, having on board Captain John E. JoliBinnand thirty-seven other person*!, comprisina thecrew ..I ihe British steamship Syria, which wasabiuiilotieil nt sea on April I in a disabled and sink-ins; condition. The iillieer; til the wrecked veaseliii'i'caie before the British Consul yesterday after*l.oon, ami made a report of lin- lora "f their yeasel,ami afterward were s"ii! with the crew lo the Sail¬ors'Home in Cherry-st. until arrangements couldbc mad.' to send tin in hoiue.Tue Brrin Bailed fruin N iw-Orleana on M ireh 1 st,

with a carim of 9,007 hale* ofcotton iiml IBO tonsol oil c.ike, for Liverpool. (Jool weather prevaileduntil Mareil 24, when a bani northwest gail set inwith a high ranuing sea, which broke ovor the ves¬

sel nt intervals with meat force ami threitciicd io

swamp l.er. Th.' gale continued with Increasingforce, and the following day nie bulwarks andBanaways wen- broken away in several pl ces, Thesale moderated on th** 27th, bal wu-i renewed with--rester kcverity on the next day from thc oppaaiiedirect.mi. rreailng a terrible cre-ris-sea. Abinitsn mil nv ii the ship suddenly became iinmauage-abls and up >n examination it was loundhat the rudder and rndd***>|*oal iv-.e gone. Whileshortening sail the foresail was blown in ribbons.Thc eiiarines were kent running ni flow -peed duringthc night, to hold the vi Bsei's head to tbe tea. Thognio continued to increase tbe next day. t lu* sens

breaking over the vessel, and sweeping every*tbiug irom thc deck-*. A temporary rud¬der of spars and rafts \* its made, andon lb.- linnniiiu* nf the 30th a darrick was

rigged ami a drag, attached to two linwera, wa*Ibu.wu over the stern, but all climis to steer thcvessel proved ausucce**fnl. Very little headwaywan made, and on Amil 1 th" Norwegian barkKristine was sighted and signals ol distress made.The captain of tbe Kristine said he could oller m>

assistance, but would luke ort' Ibe crew. Thiaproposition was declined by Csptain Johosoa andhis. iii'cis.Had weather continued, and on the morn¬

ing ol Anni ll the main discharge-pipeleading from the engine through thu side ofthe vessel was carried away, 'fins disabled tin- en¬gines, aad large quantities ol water llowed into thevcm-cI each time sim rolled over. On Holiday mom*ina last die UelJei t came iii -uhr. ami runningalong¬side tbe disabled steamer, took her in tow. lt wa*itonnd that n would ho dangerous io coutiune the(lions to save her, as she was uncontrollable andboth hawsers bad parted. Eleven "f the crew ofthe Syria, with their baggage, went on board llie(i. licit, ami all declined io return at the n ipiesl dCapUuu Johnson, or tn take the place of otbersonihe Gellcrt who might volunteer to go to ihe Byria.Captain Johnson then asked Captain Kuhl *.* in.of the Uellert, toseod some of his crew to thc Si na.bot his request was dechned otter an exauunaiiouof Hie Suiii by two of the oliicersol' the Gellert, who reported the vesselnosafe and in a sinking condilbm. The remainingmembers of Ihe new ol Ibe Syria tl.-a wcr tram-*fermi to (lu- Uellert, with Un- exception .,i CaptainJohn-on. Mates Boy and Connor, Chief Engineerttlasoand CmpenterHocquard, n ho relu*ed lolcuvctheir vessel until eveiyeflori bad beeu made tusave her. Pinding thal they could gel novo-uu-leers to remain with them, tho Syria tra* then aban*(inned.Thc cargo of the Syria was partly Insured in thi*.

elly, She was an iron steamer, tif 2,001* bios dis¬placement, built at Southampton in 1803, ando', ned by James Lacey, of Sunderland.

INCREASE IN OAS RATES.KATtJBB OK TIIK AGRBBUI NT BK1WKK.N llli" COM*

I'AMKS.NO All II.Ml'IS TO DIVEUT I'.TMI \ Ii.-:-

roon EAcn in in.!!.Most of tiie gas consumer* of thi-- city received

notice yesterday of the proposed increase in thcprice ol i'.i-; after April 13. flu- BBuuiincciiif-nlwaa not received favorably, ami many and bitterwere the complaints' wade, tsuecially among limsmall consumers, of the extortions of the giu com¬panies. Not only hilve tho companies agreed locharge a uniform rate for gai, but they have iii*"

pronnsed not to try toltol each other's ruatouicraaway. J. Carpenter, of Ihe (st. Omer Hotel, wasgiven notice ou "Wednesday by the ngenl of theMunicipal Gaslight Company of ihe proposed in-crease iu the price ol gas, when he threatened lotransfer his custom to the Manhattan C. m.piny iithis was dune, : in- ii.'-iii told bini Ilia! he wouldnol be allowed to do thia, a* the gan companies hadBgri il uot lo interfere wil I. each oi Bet's binnu --.

Charles Koonje, president of tho M.mimi lau Has-lighl Coiiipauy, said yesterday to a linn m. re¬porter s " lhere is very little to say aboul the lint¬ier. Hie gas companies have simply made anagreement to charge ii uniform prieo for ga*, andnol to canvas* fur customers, So agents will beemployed hereafter to solicit lm*d.is i.n- any par¬ticular compans*. Anybody who wants to nae ga*uiiiHt select tbe company with which ho prefers todeal, iuid i,.. other cnrnpaiiy will tr*,'to seeiire hi.ibusiness. Whether such an agrri-iuenl will be kepiremains to be seen. There was no written <m.-

tract drawn np for the reproaentulive* of thc coin*p.mii stn kign. It is simply a mutter of honor."Oscar Znllikoli'ei, prebldeiil ot the Meiro|Kili!an

Company,said tiiat ihe nndersiandiiignmong the(iilh rent c .liiicmies tiiat they should md interferewith each ollie:'- business was entered imo to in-Biire iii.- keeping up "t a uniform rate, 1: the com¬panies were c nuoeting actively for busine***, one ofihcwi would bu -m.- to try to undersell the others.The catting of prici * was generally began by agent-*,who were paid a pereentage ol tue business Hie*brought the companies. To pet cu*toiucrs, theywould often accept lower rates than the companiedcharged. Sum, nuns they had even gone ho far asto iniiie the servants ofa private house or n holdto persuade their cmployi is to buy tlieir gas of Hiecoiiipauies tiny represented, lt this agret n niwere kept, these agouti woaiil be doue away \iiih,and ihe companies would be much niora likely tuh'lltl lo a uiiil'oim price for their gas.

JERSEY CITY*.*- CREDIT.The committee of citizens appointed by Mayor

Hopper to investigate Hie sale ol't; percent fundedd«*bl bonds by thc Board of Finance uud Tnxntion,met Wednesday nigh! :;i thc City Hall .if Jerb'-yCity. Ex-Congressman Hardeubergh, the presi¬dent of the Hudson County National lt mk,teatilied that in his opinion the action of the mem¬bers of th- Board was right. Ile laid Ihe expensesof the city wcic too large nnd ilic tux lory woe toomu." il to cover the annual expenses, t he assen -musare not collect ed and tho city runs behind every year.P. (J. Wall., it t..-lilied thai the bonds were sold fors-ii'o, and thiit figure wan, be behoved, ls low theirmarget value at tin: time of the sale, A letter wanread from Joseph Seligmnu oV Co. showing thalwhen 7 per ceul bonds were briuging 07 tl percentbonds wcic ouly worth Td.At another meeting hu! night, John J'. VanCcef,

the clerk of the Board, testified timi tim sale*) werenever entered .>*i the minute*. J.inn Abbett, th--Corporation Counsel of thc City, lentiheil Ihal hewiih commited in bia ollie.a' i upacity ..-. hen ihe unwere made, aud that tho II.nd lind fuU'illcd «*vi*ryrequirement ol the low rn (be matter. 'I In* price alwhich thc bond*) were sold was the bes! thal couldbe obtained, nnd thc sale! were not advertixed aathai would hav.; impaired their value.

DEBT OF THE PRESBYTERIAN IIOSI'ITAL,The twelfth anniversary of tbe Presbyterian Hos¬

pital, at Sevcniietb-sf. nnd Madisoii-ave., '.*a cele¬brated irestenlay. A large iinmlierol visitors ctilleddaring ibo day, nnd insiiccled ihe ration* depart¬ment* ol Ibo bo.*pirai,which were ail thrown open totm- public, mul in thc afternoon tho annual meetingtunk place in thc chapel. Among tinco in«*s«*ii1 werelite Kev. I);'. lb.want Croftby, Judge Noah Davis,Judge Vim Voim, .-.-.-I¦"....in,,¦. Morgan, Koberl 1..Stuart, Robinson Walib, Frederick bturgiss antiChiirleiiJ. Hav.

lin- wei. th iiiiiiual i' ;.il -hows that B75 pat lentsbave been treated dunug tbe past year j thal thcid cutout of deaths lins bi n li tliau liereiofore;ilia! h.-arly three-fourths ol all thepalieiiltreated wholly withonl charge. The t:-,- ,ii i'm re-noil -howell thai lin- ih inn in.-, of $13,0011 la it year.had cow c.-,'h. d $15,000.

AddrcsBCB were delivered by thc Rev. Dr. HowardCrosby aud Judge Noah Davis. Dr. Cr.is'.iy alsoread :i communication lunn a man w bo suited thatif $30,000 wa- raised toward paying ii lin- debi huwould adii "-"-"J'.>,<M)i» lo tin- iiin.nmi; and ii $100,000was raised he would give $.'¦"0,000. This proposal,it was afterward anuonuccd, carno from Robert L.Stuart.

BENT TO JAIL BY ills MOTHER.John M. Francis, ago nineteen years, a son ol thc

late slier.tl Praucls, of Hudson County, who Ineswith ins mother al Ko. 407 bloomfield-;*.!,, Hoboken,was committed to tbo conny jail, on Jersey CityHeight*.y.-i.-uluy on a chugo of larceny uiude byhis mother. Bbc says he bas-stolen from her dia¬monds, ornaments ami sold trinkets valued in allat $1,000. The stolen property was pawned byPraiicis, who sui lequently seut some of tbe pawn,tickets to bis mother. Thc conduct of Ibe youngmau bas carnied much surprise. It is alleged thathe hiis been misled hy wild companions and that beia iiifatoated with a woman of bad repute in thiscity, to whom h.* gave some ot thc jewelry ho lookfrom his mother.

AN INDEPENDENT PRIESTS WIVES."Father" Broderick, of tho "Irish Imlepeodent

Catholic Church." ha* married then Dinah E. Aus¬tin, who up to lujjt Tiiurmluy was a boarder at No.27 Washington-square. They were married in Jer¬sey City by o Justice of tbo Peace ou March 2"*Miss Austin bail .been deeply interested for sometime in the niovementof tbe " Irish Independents *.

and she hud frequently bc-eu escorted to her home by" Eather " Broderick, though be rarely, if over cu¬te red the bouse. On bundey, March 28, wheu

Hroderiek preached in the University BuiMine, hewas pres* ited with n enid watch anti chain, esfen-

ilbly from the congregation, lint really from hmtrite, wini nhii gav.- him a Hilde and richcushion on the same occasion. Miss Anatinwann dreaamaker, ami bod an excellent reputation.Hroderiek*si-der savs that her brother married inChicago i -n years ago, Bfterwartdeserting ins win-;that he iigiiii niorrii d in Tinton, where be has threechildren now living. Min* Austin hus no relativesin tbs city, but bas ii brattier in Host,m.

PROGRESS OP THE NEW CONCERT HALI*.The concert hall now in process of crectinn at

Rioadway and Forty-flrst-st.. will bs completcd.ilis hiped, mi or shout Mav H. Among tbe stock*lu I ler-i and directors arc Mayor < toner, Algernon H.Sullivan. Jami n V. Lowery, Henry Horgan.Theo. A.ll.iveiiiever, .Julius Hallgarten and Jesse Bc liKluan .

The fiuilding is couBtrncted ol brick, atone andiron. 'Hie principal cntr.ii.ee will heiu Broadway.I brough a large inch tbat reaches to tho secondsior*. The hasetncnl will be occupied by thekitchen, pantiles, storerooms and servants'odie***..tm each snle of the entrance are parlors, cloak¬rooms, ami Hie ollices .ol' the manager, treasurerand hoard of direct irs.Thecoucerl ball occupies the firsl floor, which is

opeii to Un- roof. ;iinl in tin- centre will be themusic stand with fixed seals lacing it. Onleide ofthes- there will be tables and chairs. Tin-wholeground floor ls lo lie ornaroenled with besnlifnlplants and shrubbery. On tho second Hoer insideihe h;ill will he a gallery oecnpi ul by two rows ofprivate boxes timi* furnished and npliolstered, Im¬mediately over these, om lu-..inside of the buildingsis :i broad ti inn.r promenade eighteen h-el wideextending entirely nanni the building. Persons can

dine ami promenade here whilelisteiiingtotlii-musie,On the Sewn, !i-a ve. aide nf ihe building will he thetafe, nnd alu 'Vi- this will be tlc (rsi illira ut, wheretable d'hote dinners will bo given se.mid t<> mme inth city. There ar.- stairs al both end*ol the bond¬ing lending to the second story, al tin- Broadwavend of which there is a irge parlor with cloak anddressing rooina on each side. ,

UNSUCCESSFUL BABY FARMING.Hrs. Rosenthal, a boarding-bouse keeper, of No.

21 I linton st., ami Paul Hermann, one of herim .lillis, appeared in Hm Iv.ex Market Police-.ml * .-t.i -li*. before Justice r-ntitb. Mrs. Kisien-

Ihnl carried in her hind a small banket, which alieinf..mic.1 Justice Smith cont lined tho lindy of ailinfant aimil) three dava old. sud sha wi-died tnknow in what manner she could ilispor«oof it. I'h*Justice directed her tn proceeil tn Hie Union Marketrnlne citation and luform Captain ('inn..loti-legrnpb lithe Corouei'rt office. This is thedory told Paul Hermann, n Bohemian, *,*> as staml*lng in front ni thc lioiuv, winn n fellow-coniitry-i.ii.ii npi'ioached and rednealed hun f bold be bas¬ket mit il he returned fi'in fl friend's lum*". Her¬mann waited fir over nu hour lor his countrymanto appear, and tiie latter mu returning, lleniiauniv.air uDsiaii-M and there ascertained thal the ba I.ciiinl.'iiiii'il a d ad child.Captain Allaire, of the Tenth Precinct, learned

nie ycrttcrdilV ail rm.on thar the mau who leif the.hilif with Mrs. KosenthBl was Jacob Wahl, a lie-in -w, who lived willi his wit'.- iiml Iwo daughters inbasement m the re.ir ul No, lb- Biantoii-st,

Iii" child was born on Sunday night,t*i mother being Hr. Wald's unmarried daugh ter.Auld wa ¦; arrested and e\ic.ii ned h. Coroner Knox,Ile -aid he had paid Mis. If ¦- iithal'f." Io take careif th.* child, Hr. A. Km*.,.vu/., nf N... t ix Hiving-un**!., *\ ho hail seen ii alive, s:ml it c mid nol haveiv. il long. Wald was detained at tbe police-tai nma*-t uight,

BARNUM OPENS TIIE BEAPON.Thc perennial Barnntn m-cned Ihe .a-nn of 1 ftftfl

it bis " tl realest Show nu Earth" yesterdnv after*loon. Ile was greeted by an audience v* Inch liliedhe big Auierlcnn Ins!il ile Building :u Tbird-ave,md Kixry-thinl-*!., mid in Hie evening the throng.Vii*, i-v.-ii lill:; I li-m li iii" ::fi ruin ii, every nookiud corner mid place ol vaiitagu hciug occupied,dany ol the best attractions of last si ..son

lave hi-i-ii retained, including Mme, IVrckrill,bc trained sf illino*, Signor Bebastian, andHiss Kimon Lake. lu addition t>> theseicvcral nev,- candidates for public favor appeared,\mong them wan tho X< bon Family, whose grace*'ul iii i,.h.ni,- feats won hm anpt ni-e* Mul imo. i-l-ui,'- flock of ri i*i( d iinvi s attractcti much nt*i-iition. Mininnie Marlon exhibited asensatioiial¦.aping net. and the leaping stag, the performing.xi ii and th Zulus tieri! proiniiiciit features nf ibo.liteilnililiieiit./,:/ il ; Iii dh-1 lin- nerves of Ihe spectators by il"-

hiring "t lier fi als, sh '*.-is shut from an immense.-'iiii.ii t.i the girders "I thc building, nlighliiigum.u ii wire suspended lu I. nv Hie rsif. Afler alamber of leatsai this h'-iirlit she poi«ed ht .ll fornm:..i'il, and plunged doun head!- ivar ¦:. lailll*na upon ii nel iduccd to receive Lt al..au icu fedtom ih" ground.The Menagerie and Museum rontnili nianv newaiio-ities, lindi a111111:11. and inaiiiiiuiie.

BUKDENEII WITH T<»<> MICH CEMETERY.I'm thc v-ai- 1-77, 1S78 and IH70. tin- cxpeiiar-s

.a the .-iib- of lauds in tin- town ..I Newtown,:. .in in d in if'J*..i''JO PO. of this amount Ihe Contd'Ire.isinvr received nsfeoi iplM.lUI, Much ol thi-iropertVj it is claimed, has been Kohl over and over,:iii in thc town. Thin year some 3JMMJ li t- were... i-i i: .ni for -il , the iniil lix nu.: being nolnor* than t}*7,tMMI. while Hie ejipensen of thc *>ah<it 1^2 lor each lol amounted to ifld.OtK), Thc lax-i.v. i- of lin- town have for Miine lime nurd he.-u.1 king into i lu- matti r and have forwarded 11 he/-I'l.-hitii.i' a bill or nm.*iidiiieiil lo the Uereiver'slei ol IH7fl. asking Hitit lt may he p:>¦¦. -d in orderli:,; the fees may bu curtailed nnd the burden ofax penalties on unnrndiieiive pro|ierty lighii'iied.\ large proportion nf fie territory ol S'ewtown lsccu pied t"i-1 i-iiiii':-. pnrpn mid eaimol nuderbe present law lie taxed. Consequently il pays no..v.-inie io thc town on account of either "Mate orie ul as rsBinen'i". Pclitioii* numerous!*, ligned aren eireiila'ion asking the Legislature that n law bc-nactcd compelling thc Coiuetery corporatloui i"

ay taxes

DISCUSSING INDIAN SUPPLIES.The Indian CoiauiiB-iioiicrs aBsrmldeil al Hie

,!. iropolitau Hotel yc-deiduy. 'I he fullBinrd,withho exception of (ictn-ral Stoueman, of California,*a- un -''l.t. eon isling ol am < Bal tow, (icu*nil Clinton ll. ii-:*, W. Stickney, H. Kn-;, if,.h. n-,Vli'i-it K. Smiley, l» ll. .br.p, W. II. Lyons"barbs 'luiile and Ezra M. K.ousley.I'he meeting was held with elosofl d->'>i\.In- regular iiu-.iii.--s i.n ih--'.-.-.inn nus |o Iel thcoutracts for Hie Indian supplies; bul Congre**s bani. hu- i:iin"i in linke tin- necessary appropriation.lin i"ii limb -milers fear trouble with (hi North-

vi-iei'ti linii ins, lor Mule--. Uiti supplies ure for-rnnb/d in .lum-, the Missouri Uiver I... ,,m, .. .... j,,-.vhal ii is luipi--ibie then io du so. Mr. iaid io tim iej) at i-Hint thc Commissioners wonhlelitimi 1 'mien rt* to make the uece.iBni y nppropriu-ions immodlately. Aiiother hcb-ioii will bo heldn-il.l.V.

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RASE-RALL SOI I.s.

Tin- Champion Lengite Providence Clublayedtheir opei.ing guim at Wiirdilngloii ycMcrday.fi th" si roil'* N.lin.ul Cub, and defeated tn ni hy nol' nf (I IO ii. 1 ¦' I. Oil n ,i ii il.e ll .: ii Vi :-'-

day in U il rn, pl -, . t .vo gaun i ol -.-: Inning* o u iiguinBl a fllronu picked nPie, K dey will pitch for thoIcl.ed nine lu tl:c Ur»i gaiiic nud l.'oiid In tin ai cunt!.hu eli.i ni) I li.In li .-. : -on ul I-.e Puen,,, lu,. I,, ., ...,.., |,in- stliletle Clubdefrate 1 Iho Um lt* ( u- rec uti-..fi rc 4,00 pen ",' ¦, ).¦ a >ro ol U t" .-,. .,-.-,-

id Malvin, formerly of thc Cleveland uml buffaloiu..-. helena tn ti- Atldellci ail MeVey to thelay < Hy Club. Tiie il i in u fhn p \-,v,(*as tlni between tlc- Bay (ny and Kulekerbotkci.nh-, v.ln-ii ih- latter v.-:-s vieti mnis hy a seore uf .! to

lt,ile ri Mn il..wi. -ruo pitched lol* tiie Mumumber of seasons, lias gone with Piimm :i... I;,,,;. ,,: n.,.iu-t proiiiiflbig cati In is rn tin. country, in Him'urn-1-co. iiini. i- un engagement to thu pioprl ion.t-1 ;,,¦¦un.li (iniil:.(1. Tue Nu; io,..il-of Washington Alli lea vi

on ii We -ii rn trip,aad w u play in ('iii.-iin ntla Weiiiie- lay,'! um diiv mel ri mini ivin ii ali li a slr mi in emul mei with little milleu tylint ling lae hall- o. Kn Inn.mil, ol thc L-mme W.ii'i-c

i- Club, .I,n iuii.' ¦. nie willi the Brown lb.nh I.i-i I,. CK.'i'l.e c n.Hmail Club linn ahandiincil the Idea of a red¦Mit .rn ti e io-- irt. 'I. nu ,i- ,« v || ,.,,iil'-i- fruin tin... ofliiBtyinr. rhe ugcr.--*iite of ,li- .!

li s lniii! In til- i|:m .u .il Hil. ye ;i-. i, .lin |, .- 1 ) 7.),|.lien fl ol' tile eliiiliii-iuii I'roi lill lice ( lull ill nu nt' il nii.i tofflo.., v.ini li ii |.ri.I.,,i,.i ii,.- lurgeBt iniioiinl

,ii.I liv an.-' .ui iu Hu' rouii I ry, Tue rctireineiit ul:-'s lianieB.J.* White un i o orgc Vrlglit, llin-e ollie Ihn-sl pl uti-- In thc .'im' i-i. fi ii loin niUeli fi li by:ie 1/ii, il li.i:: CB, li i- mil, will UUIIilgi ",imri rn Kauian Cilyj W'.i at. mn j,i y j,,iiV.ik'iiee. if li" ': ,, f ,,,.j.on-.i. ai ., tut et lng ..I ih,. I.-a juc Worcester I ,-imurd u .1 v.- ia v.., I.. ,ii 'I'l-u.-c tl ,,. ii ()i

(in'.-, inri, in dillly pnictieu. i'll* t'K icl.tmimil'- n linn;.' ordi r \ llng, liiinhi'-, IIpiiIoii, -h.i:i"r, K' nm nv, IMIIlipI.i*. Mid I'll lilli Ililli II,ll iiillr-DII. "I Ile (lill, v, |i| ,,|.|.|,IC H 1*011 :iu'i.ii>t Ile Nut loll ,.. ol V. ,i lilli it*t| i,:, Apt ilfl, 27 iiml-*4. Tiny, K< ul, ('.ol-,'1:1.1 :,ini O'Couuor Ic!I

A iniwcliicvoiH boy bad laid a Irarj In Insuti ci'.-, iiiiivni:", i'c.iiii to make ber M-n-.r- eon augulhedly Into le-i- |»i ..-. n- --. One al ilium luuilniu.er tbe iiiifl' u eonl, tom to lil- feel trembling aud inri-ls. "Dh," Billi lite fnollHllly lliillllu-elit tildi.i.-r, "duirdon ihiir little Ti.miny; he ls lu 1 ol innoeenl n ,--

def, but wltliout uu atom of malice. Ile u i;.e v,r,cam of innocence I" Thc unary guest ri phial: "Ol .iiieau), 1 would prefer, Id this case, wuiupcd nc:.ni.".'tiinfill, f'niinn*Lioiton Courier.

ir.. X" l\ 11/71. I, JX.M HUI Vf «*-/w*

HOME NEWS.PilOWINKNl AKR.IV.VT,*>.

(llhc'i Hnu-e.--I-rofi'snor W. G. Sunnier, of Yalo('"Iii-..-. ; ev'..>vi iii'ir.l"lin c. brown, nf Teutie.'soo, anil !**y-iiiu-i, .'.rtiiur Burri-., V. 0. tt./ ." Arenut Jlote'.t.x-(i..vernor li. M. Blsiuiii. >.! olilo K.iwsrd Amnion, of bus.

Mn; Pri.fe.tsor A. B. ri-nliofiy, of Hnrvard College; ex con-L-resKiiini (ii-orce M. UuhIdm, of conniTilrut Boil ex-Attor-arr-Oeaeral f-.-liTitiiinker.Velmont itan. /'..!-!.Oetieral('Union ll. lick, AS. c. Ii.-ir-.tow end D. II. Jerome, of ttioliiiteil st-.r.-fl liniinii L'omtnlSflton.t\i.r House-Con-(4-rcH.iiii.nn William l.o:iii"t)iry, »r Kinif*r"ii. >.\ ......Lienttlloioe-W. iVfletHliv. ltiiH-lnn cousin (lrne.n.1.w'r",'"TWtUl. l.i.Mnvor samuel ci nilli, of BofCn, ami Junien 1*11-11111*11.1-1. of lii'iiTnI'i .tiranil Vi ntral 7/ofcl-Jes.io L. V\ lil¬li nm, of Foil Wa**ne, Iud.

HEW-TOBK CITY.Smoking-carH have been introduced on tho Sixtli-

ave. Burface line,Caimi mi Po*! No. 70, C.. A. H.. will: havo a G. A.

I?, reunion ou the evening of April 10sPersons who walk In thc City Hall Turk haverev

non to rejoice over the improvements'in the walksaround the nea (Jour! Hons-. iTbe small markel -wideners in tb*-'imper part, of

the ei;*- are removing their hardier plants irom Hieprotection ol their (las* cate*, tad netting them outin the mien all'.

Dr. I.. Duncan Bnlklej will deliver tbe second oflb- "Medical Tnlks " for young mon in tin: Haliof thc V..uni: Men's Christian Association thinevening on " Hu* Skin in Health and Disease.'Ceutral Cilice Deteetlvea Reilly, Price, Field,

Cmdy and Cormick arraigned in the Jofioraon Mar¬ket Police Court yesterday tuoruing flyn pickpocketsnhom they bad arrested wednesday night at Mad¬ison ."-lilian- ti lulen.An Interesting programme has been arranged hy¬

the st. Philip Musical Association for an entertain¬ment al I.vue llml, siM'i-iivi-.. betaoflu Forty-first.-i-iil I'm v-se. "i d st-... thia evening, in aid of thoii iran fund >'f 8t. Philip"* P. B. Ciinrcb.At th"'loil'ets .a Market Police Court yesterdav

afternoon Just icc Dully released VV. K. Sawyer, whoans held in (H,DOO, in c inscquence of shooting Dr.Steele, to appear for examination on April "iii. A.Newhnrger, nf No.'IflSfxth-ave., and J.J. Ander¬son,of No, ll West Ninth-st., were Ins bondsmen,I 'i. steele is out of danger.A neatly dressed Kuaiish woman, who gave ber

inline as Mi-. Johnson, called al Police Ilead-I'liiiinis las! night and asked for lodging*. Shes.ml she ctme lo lins rotiinrv S fe w tin vs uko wit liber husband and twelve-year-old son. Her husbandwas a laborer, While they were looking for workWeilnc ilny idle became separated from lier husbandami son and hud nol been able t-> timi tb m.

At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, 1 ofore Jus-lice ll .-.hi.Vi m. Adams, aire twent* -si* years, nf No.rm? UV.-' Tim ly-i hud .--t., was charged by Georgel.'nwcii, ol Nu*. *_'s ami :;<» Lennard**'., with havingII -.lulled him while he \*is engaged iii business in

li'.iii ol the place menHoned in I-conard-st., andthreatened tn sh.mt him. Hui was rnjuncd iu.fL'.ilOfi.A person representing himself as an agent of Hie

1'oard ..I' Health, lias bean ir.gilt ¦¦niir: the resi¬dent* of Illurcker-st. with stories of a terrible dis¬ease that was raging among children in this cityami for which lie Mild the only rentedv, ni U5 centsa bottle hy older of lin* Itoard. Mrs. Muller, of No.ic? it'ei'i-i.er-st.. complained of the swindle yester¬day, ti. the i' dice.

Dr. J. li. White, sanitary Inspector, y> iferday, int n- i:-s, \ Markei Police Com preferred chargesol selling atlulleratcd milk nguiiiBt William llati-niayer, ..! \... 117 Knsl Thirteenth st.: FrederickKumiieirk, of N". Vi"! F.-i-f N'tneteentli-st.: JaniesMell rinott. of No. ill Eas* Seventeenth-si.; and( iiiiiiiii.ii- Sbs-iii.-ui, ol No. !<47 Kiwi six teenHw.Justice .^iiiir li h.-hl Un in iu hail lor frial,A fight oi urred in a sa'oon at N... "(ll Eighth-

n\ -., bet ai '.ii Joiiu Melbiiimigh and an unknownman, re.-1 nlay iiioruiiig. McDonnngh n>ceived a-i * ie 1.1 11 .--i-i 11 mille abdomen, and when roundby iii.- police was hhs ding profusely. Hi - a.-ailantI--i il |'i d. Mel lulu Ugh, V, ll !.-e wm Uni ls of a i.ull /.-!'-

duh naiure, wa-s ia!..ni to ibo New-York Hospital,I eis thirty years old, and lives at No. -lin Wet>tI wenty-eighih-.d.Inn little i. ..vs, Patrick and Austin Brennan,

;i'. ton ami righi yearn, wen* lound yesterdaymorning before daylight wandering in thc streetsul the Ninth Precinct. Phey had been turned ont.i doors iii No. Min Wesl Houston it. by theirJrntiken father, Thotuas llrt'iuiaii. I bc police caredfur tl Imyaal the Charles Sttvet Station, and sentnoni ol th--., ciiri-cnec to the Society lor Hie Pre*vim. ni ol Cu;.-liv n. Cbdd-rcf**,A ra**c i.f stoat l-pnx reoorted to Ihe Board of

ll.-lilli Hum \\. si t'iflccoth-st, yesterday, «m

II oi :e I to be a har ml'--, i iiini mn arising from otherilise. I here h i-. iic-ii i.I*-!- oi small-pox in this

city for several uiotilhs. I.i-; week two childrenn eic takcti from au incoming Hteamer al I'unran-;.:-.-. ii il- -i-i ur tr.un tue disease. Tiley ur," now cou*

il. ni ur tbe Bn 'i- :d llospiliil. I'lieir fal her,it linac name ifl Coni Hg, is st ill al (.'.ia ia ii, .m'.

The funeral of Mrs. tienrgi' I'. Ilutcber.wlrosedflath'ned by Iho ubi* of i.oiiiiu, t'i..l< plnoe yes*

cr. lay morniug al half pu*d S o'clock al the under*Inking riK.niB 4.f Joseph Iliiinia, No. 70 Ureenwich'ive, Tin" Imii'tiil was strictly private, tliere being.:,--eni on 11 a few oi Hie relatives ol the dead.1.una". Tin* nervier* were conducted by the Bev.ir. H. H. .Inti. m. ni the .-ixi'.-iitli Sired Ilaptisl'burch. 1 h.- mt. uncut took place at Woodlawn'-nellly. |'I lu re wob a large attendance nt the Mefroiiolifan

duse ii tu ol An yesterday. Many of ike visitors ap-larenlly wen< immh |H-ople. iii Moore bus! willu on li placed mi n l.ii'1'iii.irv pedestal on the main

lo n ol lie Mu -. um. :in.i Ibo grande pedestal is be¬gg removed limn ni 11mii ol the Mu- um lo n p i-

milieu! itoon flu* Mall. The notices posted throii th¬ou I .nu.ihii^ th t'n-ie lice un.ihl remove uuv

i-ii, caught -spitting on tbo floor hive au excel¬ed! tibet.

-1 i;-lh a-mivi rune nf (h.- Nciv-Yi.ik re¬nnie Bible Swift v was held vi slcnlav al ile Biblehm-.-, ti,,- Kev. Dr. I'. P. I:..Lier- presiding. All¬in -i wore linnie by iho Bev. C. C. Ci lt* i itv nudie Bi v. John Hall. 1». )». The following alic*

n-ri elected manager* fm the term ending May 1,[HS.*i: Mrs. (icu. N. Titus. Mrs. Joseph A. Wright,'1:- Boger*., Mrs. Bicbnrd Irvin. Mis. o. (' How-iiiid. Jr.. Mrs. Kdward J. Woolsey, jr., Mibs ll. |i,'. Howes. Mts. Will. C. Wetlilore, Mis. Mm is j*,lesllp, Miss NS lo, Tin- linn igiTS chose the fol-nwiiig "iii,.i-, for Hie ensuing year: Mt m. Jamestrow n, li.-t direct rcs Mrs. Jacob Le Boy, secondI..-,in--; Mrs. H. tl. Howland, third directress;]Irs. Theodore Weston, recording secretary* Mrs,.. I.. Dickinson, rorrespoudiug secretary; Mrs.urrugul, lu - urcr,

HROOKLYX.in Brooklyn last week, 212; births. 2M0;

narnagi -. io.Harlie! Johnson, a well-known resident of Hie

'.n-ieiii District, died on Wednesday al Ins hi.me,i'll, 1 |d I I'-We--!., lit the age of Bl Ve ll V--IX.

Tho dead lindy of ;i remain Idhi, ab mt threeil, win I. iiml evideutly lie-'ii Btrnnglcil,wus

iiiindyesterday in Mircy-nve., near i'ark-ave.Tim Knickerbocker Ice Company ba* oll'cred loapply tl"- ouldie luiildiugs in Brooklyn wit I.afI cents a han lr l pounds, lim Bldg'Wood Com-any wants "!¦> cents foi the same .pi mtiiy.

he will i-f Mrs. May Agnes t'lcniing, tho novell if.ibo h fl i'iii|ii ny valued at .-,;i i.uui), was oller, dni probate yesterday. Hie greater parl ot lin-K.fit ily is leit in triisl for her lodi children,Whil moil were al work on a two-story building

I Ciiioii-avc. and South S".mil--1.. yesterday nfiinHi.i, tho wall foll ont nj. Martin Wulih. age

weiiiy-eigiit, livini lil Adiims-sto near Hushwick-vc, and I'uiriek Kearney, age forty-one. Kearney

litly injured. Willah unstained a li'nciururthc skull and ntlier injuries. Ho died snbse*nciilly ai S:. (nun ii,i,-'ri Hospital.

.ii:i::i:y ci iv.Tin* puss nf thc Ked stilt Steamship Company ntelsey Cit" are living rebuilt.The MatHiiessen *V Welcher* ."*u*.'.-ir B"(luing'm.ipiitiy of Jersey City hus iiicrca ed the wa * uls workmen 1<> per cent.Mil ha! .Mi'Nully, one of the Jersey City maskedurglurs, i.i- he n niT.-.-de.i nt Unouville, Couu.,nd will hu taken back tu Jersey City for trial,A young i lillian, only foin lien yen-* (lf n*n»,iiowii us *. Coeney " Hallagher, was Hem tn Jail atI-".y Cit.*. .. e-b-iday un .i iii.iii.-i- ni' hrmikiiig into

'ubln -School No, ll iiml smashiu*' thu piauo uudI. .Ililli; -'lille CiOl ililli/.

NKW*AUK.Will.:.m Lei eh, ti driver, ll from Ida wagonsterility, and sn tallied a iractmu nf the skull.

'I h.- l.'-wi- will (-:!-(. .'mn.- before tho Chane [loresterdav al Insehaiiibers, on Una I I earing. Attor-.;,-(;.h. :al Stockton applied for au adjournmentira week or len ilnys, which was grautcd.Tho Newark I'rcsliytery has adopted resolutionsxpnfsing rcgrcl Hmi over 1.200 saloon*) exisi inewarl requi the Hoard ol Kxei-i- lo ri duceie number lo thc utmost limit ol the LtW, andruing liurcli uicml rs to umt p rsonul example midm.it tnr iii.* promotion ot teui pei ance and SundaybHTVUI.CC,Several boys employed in Ihe Jewelry mannfae*ines ni Cnrtcr.llowkinsdi Dodd nnd BichardKOii &n. have ne.ai iiiie-ii.-d r. cent ly mi chartres of utou!-ig gold from il.ir cmployctB, Vesteidav Davidiii...-.:. ii'i|. 1 roiim r, whoso slion is io Bailroad.ve., wa* en.-ned ouaehargu of purchasing thoold, knowing it io bo stolen. Tue boys bavo aomwli ilovii ih.'i Prince furnished them with eruci-les ami gave them direetious hov, to melt down,! gold clippings into lu mi is.

HfEW-JKKSST.Houokkn'..Peter ff-tegman, ;i sailor on the steam*

rr, while scunllug with auotbei sailor onlie v. null nt Hoboken yesterday, fell into th waterml was drowned. 1 be hedy was Dot recovered,Ei4XA0F.TH.-The trial of Leggett and Leeil for

.iti-piiaey cost th.- c.iiiiity |>3.70O. The item forIramt Juiy duiner- reached .r'li'.n. The costa olon, t for Leggett umoiiul 10^*870, for Leeds, $350.lo* Sliiiepropu " to bring .-mt against tbo estateLegged t. recover the llu>* and costs.(Hiam.i-.. i In-1. sidence of Ooorge Letberbridgc

ii Llewellyn Park, took lire at 9 a. tn. yesterday on"""-; il'"i, iiml ¦.¦.ms totally destroyed with ull

'"e. aleut., except part of tho parlor fiirniliire.he bbrarj eoutalued wauy valuable volumes. Tho

loss is $8,000, which is fully covered by insurantin New-York companies.

LONO ISLAND.Uk K**viT.r.p*.-Justice Betts.of Jamaica, yet-iterda

granted a warrant for the arrest of ...iza Reno, o

If icksville. on tbe complaint of her Bon-in-law, Gotleib Bobaukman, who nlleaes that his wiro gavbirt h to a child ou March 21. which was taken ou

of the bouse, and, as be l>elieveH. killed. Mrs. Reneher mother, was arrested. She denied kuowimanything about the birth of the .'Inld or whobecame of it. Sho will have an examination on oaturday. STATEN ISLAND.EnorwATEB..Dr. C. Henry King has been re

-looted physiciaii-in-chief to tho Seauicu's RetreatNkw-Bbioiirov..Henry D. Caramba, ago fifty

Five, a florist in tho Richmond Terrace, in Newllriobton, on Tuesday Bight last was found to b<ni-sing. Io the morning ho waa found drowned it-ho cistern. Coroner Wulser hold au inquest yes-finlay, and tbe jury found a verdict of accidentalIrowning. _____¦_««_

DOOMED TO THR GALLOWS.

IOW COX AND BALBI) MM TIIK NEWS 1 HAT THEIF

LAST HOPI IN TIIK COUBT8 WA8 GONE.

The news that tho Court of Appeals had de-Med against Chastiue OBI und Pietro Dal bo, on th<ippeal In Heir cases, reached tho city on Tueslay. In tiie afternoon a Thibune reporter walkedip to Hie'rouia.s to si-c tin' c indenint'd nun. The uewi

tad already reached Mts) prison, und tbo counsel of thcsro men, and several other people who take un interestn lin in, had visited thom rn their cells and offered con¬flation and what little hope suggested ltsell0 thea of favorable action by the Governor,n Cox's ciiso this was of course very slight,mt with regard to Bullio, -wlio claims (lint be onlyailed lils wife In self-defence, it was suggested that biaeaten** might be changed Into Ituprisonnient for life.'ne ih-t of those to arrive was Couu-ellor Kiritzlog,dm It,,kc the had news us gently as ho could to hislieut li,ilho. Tbo Italian clattered fer OOObV titue Iniis broken English, scarcely nl>lo in lils wild emotion to

tryers i a ringi* thought lateJIIgently, and ut last burstBte a flt or weeping and retired to lils cell. Cox prerj«e<lis elieek to tho grating of tho adjoinlna cell, andagerty listened to thc aad loteiilgcnco. A deepjh from him caught the ear of Mr. Kmt-

ii).'. " I>ocb Cox kuow I" lie asked of tho

eepr-r. "No, Hlr, his counsel lins not yet, arrived," tho(."ju-r refi|iiuiiieil. Mr. Knit/tn* walkeil up to Cox'sll. ami Ibruagh the bars, iii a low tone, Informed him

f tat- news froin Albany, fox sat down upon his be.l.ml iv fi uk lui h.-ail in Ids hands, studied the pittcruf tbe earpet at Bis feet. In a short tune ho rose undlo-i-il tile inner door of lils cell. A few a.mu ten after

M Bev, W. ll. Parrrjll. of Rutherford Pam Rapttf-tburch, wb* paid much attention to Mis. smith andu'linett (lining their long confliieiueii!,entered tbecor-idor and was at once admitted to (.'ox's cell. He re¬nnin .1 ; lien- over lt lice ii minutes, nearly the whole ofie tl n ii lui.' spout tu prayer.home linn- mrer ibis Tiiii TBIBUXB reporter cami". Thomer door, after tue di-pui-iure of tue minister, bsdci kept elii-<-d. ami Cox Bad relused to see tj.-v.-r.illinns \\h nu ho hell,-vii la 1 called from motives of

m.-liv. Ho opened the door to the rupoitcr, audiu.ply to 111- (lil. a:lons, wild:lr all, I. iv,-liothin;* to say, and there's no good in

liking univ i! I had. I huve talked far too muonit li reporters lu thc pu.-r, una I kuowut it bas done nie much haru). Tao.-u-pi|ii-i-s tried to make mo feetu good uud brave.ravel I don't see anything brave shoat lr. I havoii-h.ng to -ay abo lt ih. ci.-eor about Dr. Hull. Ulnaul Hiing to di.-in this way, hat wu bare ull got to dienu.iiini'. bile is short at lieut. What I hnvet no in mv short, tiiiie is to muko.vu -If reade ; to make niys'-lt sure of meeting (.iou;nd tbeu to die as bravely as His Sou Je.-iu did. lomii ,u-:i.-iiui-iv lii.-iij.iion.t (I I hui! nimle ii|i my miiiii.r ih > sri rsx, sad I feel only as nb men feel wheu death

wi to tiieiu. wami ii man I*dying troapro*iigi-d mi kio-, and th* doctor fells blot so, he doesn'tlu re i:; in- believes son* ebano will lave hire. Tuatlie doesn't cuioprehcod it; uoho ly couipretiuuds deathii g ini themselves."

(,' ix iinpcnr .1 perlectly * alni and collected, and spokelihoiit any evidence of I'cep feeling. About his cellic bright Ililli; pictures, portraits and nlck-uacke,

ul on tin- tiny table w is a hoiiips>t of fresh flowers.un: italian's lovi: of lifk.

wi'.n Pietro Balbii opened his sell door to there-ii-ti r li -iiiile I a welcome. He appeared wholly uu-neerue i und eb*ttered aa lightly nu a giri, showing-t mi" nretty thing and ttion uuotber which hail beinestated to him, with all tbe eagi-r plcustiro of ti childarning in his face Evidently he did not believe hei- to i.-iiiiiii'i-.i, iiitiioiii-h be pcofessed himself readym. ci thai aui ni doom.

'. Everybody speaks well of me," ho said, gushingly.Tin-y say I «im s very Un* young mun. They ar* allsid to mc, i*ec Hil- Hire e irpct, lin -e iirilriiii s fi r tho11In, ii...' bottb-* of ii'in, the pretty candles, rh)j-.-irs .:t:i these things ib^vbrlng rn .. Yon tell theircrntir in * our paper thai I w sh t be luipi moued for.-. I ok.- di.-. lt is very plcatauf."I'mlrtttly lire wiih plea»aat lo bim, iilthounh ho f>mlI als liberty, iii" cell bas the appearance of a bone-ir. Ail -ort- of pretty tainan are scattered about, andtbe end -s u pretty ni.ar. iel mil whh -niall sculpturedaire-, and colored eandlcfl. B-illio thou told of thelilli--, bte* bis w fe wurt a bad woman, and how helil lier in seir defence | and in tue miltie breathluted to u 0 BBB lu bis wwi-brushcd head¦ni where he Inst dipped "one Ittilo.K " far Mrs. Charl:** Dian.om!. Thea from u.nil P'v.-i ibx in- took mir ot bs wrapplti** or o 'tton

.iiu.-1--H ul nis wile h;i irom his li.uni, and while beillino.I i! to ita place dwelt wi,li autniatioti Utiou theii'iii-iiv ol Charles Dumiood, the negro Minstrel i-< r-ruu-r, who bsd.bougbl bim a taut of clothe*-. As hism cxiilb! ting som* cilflM mid coins ;.nd articles of.velry, a fri. nd of lu-* was annouuved. In tue corridormd .in Italian liiim-il Toz/ii. a linn frictnl ot tiie mur¬ree. When tbe cell door was opened lbs t-'o mon-id pnBsioaately several limes, amt ll doo, at sul.t ofniel.d's tears, at Ural l.iugbed and mea wept with

MA HIS B IS TEL L1G ES CE.

MINI.VTI ti: almanac.ro-uir.

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ill ill wMini To DAV.A. M.I.IV II.(.. 7:ls li,iv. l-l iii l.. T.5H | ll.'ll (1st*. IA.11

ill'.il WATRS I" l'AV-e. M.jily Honk.. 7..1." oo*-. island.. OCtOl 1I<:1 U.to.KlilS

/'.1SSENO ERA A RHITBO.

¦non tivKni'iiDt.nv sT-AMsnir r-AUTiu.*..muiron*, .M., Jr. lils I. ii. K. soiiti.ivort'i. Mr. ami

li ur. t>. lt. I.,-**!.-. Jlra. 1*. Mrs. kt. H.vis nibil Matthew*, Major sh.ii---.iii, a ii.

i. i,. I. A. u'M Mi ¦. I. I. -;-.iil.*'-l I'-'l.T. .r.,'.i ...ii. 'tia*, Mallorr, Misa ii. i. Tucker, (.'apt, it,lot. ii ur. A. S. (uni.mi. A.rd, wm.

ilil. I" c.. Ti-im. T. lt. Varden, lt. a..I. ti. Ki.lnrls. ll. W. WcllelSky, W.

luu, J. i>. ktcberuwrburu, V. A.Hull, ll.i. ii.

uv sTiiiMsiiii- wiscoasm.rt, A.M ..-".ii. i'i|.r ii. W-iiiii'-ict'in. wm.

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Temp, A. T. MeKo-iBa, Jolmr, *.'. Dui iworth, Mrs, l'.t*.nowdea, Mrs. 1".

iin- ii--, l). iin.i children ami childrenlil. Ur. an.I Mrs- Il"is ni. ll. VSIl iliT sims, J.

i li. .'fvin. flt. Ilopim,Thofl... .loin Peters. Wa* s. a. Wlia.un*. Jamesll. Um Misses W i .-sen. ./nilli Ati*iu*i, U. ll.tee, Ml. un Mrs. i .. -e. il. ttlowiuils, ll,T. Wilsmi. P.

ic ll IP NEWS.

POUT OP MZW-VOUK.APRIL 8.flltltlVKU.

tr Parthia IBrh McKay, Liverpool March 27 arni Queens-a - o' ii Franki]n.ir V, i-.i-ini.iii d'.: Bentley, liverpool Maren iii aud

ii "AH, to Williams *.-. (inl.-ii.ir i'll! (l>.ni, Aniiri.'stn. Havre 17 (lars, with nulso tololl. K.lve .V I'o.ir iinif' ia-*, non?, we-t Point.Va,to om DomnfonftflCo.iiini I i.'iaiiii.iii. Walker, iticliuiiiiiil, City i'oint ami Nor.to i lld u iiiiu,ii,ii y. I...

li- ii,-in rn Uliit-ii-v. Itali -tr. Tu -dui. rn II r niinnert.tr Julm (lltiflon, Vouoir. Alexandria, Va. to J I. Koo.,jr.uri. Miudti Non, Aiuliisi-ii, Coe* Jun -7, ul bullant toi, n. ,-:,iv.' .* c.

mo, ,i:,'rr, e. ikinii.iii, Mava-mei i-mi Aredbe,Dela Bilre lii-.-uknat'-r. 8? tiltys, With Millar iiini tnol.i.iiufl

Mlnfoi'd ,-, i .I- *. -i.-i ta peter s\ n-.iit ,.* Hons.¦im l-.iiin.Mi lill', li...vc.-ii, I'uibsrieu l'J iiuy ., willi nurar1,'j lit ii--, vennel lo J '- nei.i i ,v ce.ii.' Alu.'ilinti'li I' ile. I'oil.iti l-l nut* 17 tl.M-s. with su.i.ml in,..us-,' io order; v, s.oi to lp* li ('null. u,,r A Co.uhr "-..lilli ll (Url, Itaxlii, lu iiini. I'lin,-JU days, withi.uii i... iv Bell i-i.

l\i) SBBset.Al -ii'niv noak, i,inderan), W; clear. At,- l8laud,lb*bt, xu-; clear.

I'l.KAIlKD.Irs t'tniila (Bri, HeRlteht*, l.oii'I,)!!. ir.'iuVrsnn B.-iifl'j*of Montreal (liri, I'ontlrou, Llrcrp*o! ria UnceBstown,ui.lMi'i WesiphaliB llleri, *-' iiweiisi-ii, Kaiii'.mi)*. Ply.mil Mini i In iliinnK. Kiiii'iui.K .V c. li.-imurtn '.Br), Wit-

llnniilluii. i'.i-iii,mia. A K tuiteibrnlcc; Sarum.**. Curtis* ai.... j t: \*'ar,i a ( oi Manhattan. Kelley, Norrolk, citynt ni"! lill liinoin". Old liniiiiiiloii BflCoi Octnraia. Rey*'-, ballimore, j H Kreuu: Wm iiiniciiii-, *fareb,lr, Haiti.ri-, (leo ll <ii "V. ri (o 'iiiiioiitvu'ilili, Hheerin. l'liliadelnbia,ii c tto'.crtfl; (iliiinu*!, Hearse, itoriiou. li V I'lino.klilli lii'l.ii* iiiilbtri'K i.Vorj. Iiini.uni, Adeluide, Aiiiliallu.Illci'iS: (pic inn.

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mks Adelaide Norna Tukey. Hatti. .Me. Valen A Flirter,li Not-n.-ii \on. ul-, ii, flrenieo. lieaii.iiu. P., k.iiinr J*t co-ll Jenkin* (Url. Abbott, im'nv, tia, Boyd A Una-..eu'

-(lo rn t'hlef (fir). (Ii-nnt. t alals. Tr. Boyd A llluckenini* I. ur.-Kir, liver. Burne* Ayres, Jot.u Norton A Somic illili), Murlee, Cork torordeia.Benham, I'lckerlog A Vet

i;'I i, t lim.Ul liloutestcr, niocuvich a to li* -.-itoni. Cbilateasen, Dunciin. etc. .Mauler*v yuercain -neam. I.'Lr*, a, "iliad. Swed, U Toblsa «it Coi Vidiuruei.Vor)a. ijriuii.br, i'.n;'. l'um-ii, Kdyea tn.mrs Ailee Br). HODlfjraniefry. I'm ks Islainl, etc. Kairers Aun lin Marv E ltmvluiin. Werlber, Ponce. P lt. Swan mj Joi.ii Maa ni, Miuisiil, Kli-luuoiitl. Deo ll isquire. TiberI. Power. Halifax, (ic. Ssc.)tt; Munn, Collin. Cardenas.lera Hom-liton; Nollie. PrlisvHt Pierre. Mart, nurtram¦ii: \ tctoi-l.t (Swed), I'l-ili-meu, Port Nauil, Africa, I'aucb.e.*i Co.¦hr« ll I 11a;ard, Dayton, Oenruetovrn. Uemernra. etc, E DilliulAC", lli.l.i-rt Ho's (Hi i, clark,--t An-rews, N BIii DC); iniil*' Parser, Collins, BsnlltOD, Henini.la, War'.Kay; Vii ter 1'uIk, i'lukii-iiu, liuracua, uonitii A l'ear-iall.

Funi"ia**r pouts.OiBOX, April R..Arr at Wi-m llartl.'i.r'.il. str Averill from,t..n arr at Antwarn. str Hfluiuiil-iud. irmu New-YovimsSBTOWS, April 8..Arr »tr Kncliauir(>«s.troui llaluuioreUii-l. str * 'Itv .f New VotU. for New. York-..t'MLLB, Aurlie..Arr eu- Auetrulla, lium New-York forflirow.amui hu. April 8..Arr 7tb Inst, »tr Wieland (Ocr), fromiv-York. "

(jsi-us, April f?.-Halled 7th lost, Annie Troop, f. r Del*.rei Breakwati-ri Ceres (Capt Dolmen. Prluil*i>riM-n boibNew-\orki Kipred*. Olouuilu, OorUOB, Una, Zwerver .

rr lit iiml, Leoulda; 'ttl mat, Altraurm-ia. Nowcaatlatatt "lb lint, Aurora (C«pt Csuto), 0*l«lu)a (Cajyi uor-

otoo). Gian* n. Hekter, Hvirieora. laser Tmntse. IU**rt**fith in»t, Hnldren, Berrin* (Capt Brs*alnsd>r 1th inst, AManrt,Andrew Johnson, the lat*** e*T tb* mardi Ararat, abo**.Briar Bee, Dnsy, Beret* Dab**or»er-l. O W Wolf/. Hex. Joh*Bord, Hluourl. Nao1t*r, Nora* (Capt Mathlefloii. Sheila (Cae*Koblnflon', Hvlttod; sib Inst, 1-ibi,-e»oo Danovfla*, tbe Utterat Kaunoulb; oiudetl* Dsoovaro, Petan*, Lei Amid. Thorsay,Warwick Caatle.

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