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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. New York City News. Tbe Board of Aldermen, last evening This, That and the Other. For want of prose srticle on the Union to-day, wt Insert ths following In verse "anon savino). I Another Streak Of Honesty.

The Mayor, in the hands of bis political friends, (when all are united,) Is like clay in the bands of the potter he oan be moulded exactly to their wishes. In a word, he is ready to sacrifice hit private Republican National Convention. A National Bepnblioan Convention, will meet at Chicago, on Wednesday, the 13th day of Juat next, at twelve o'clock, noon, for ths nomination of eanai-dates to be supported for President and Yloe-President at the next election. Tbe BepnbUoaa electors of ths several States, tbe members of the staple's party of Pennsylvania, and of tbe Opposition party of New-Jersey, and tU others who are willing to cooperate with them la tappert of the candidates tuch shall there bs nominated, and who are opposed to ths policy of the present Administration, to federal corruption and usurpation, to tbe extension of slavery into the Territories, to the new and dangerous political docti ine that tbe Conatitntina of its owe fore esrriet slavery into all tha Territories ef the United states, to the opening of the African atava-trade, to any inequality of rights among elliaens and who are in favor of ths immediate admission of Kansas inte tha Union, u.der the Constitution recently adopted by its people, of restoring the Federal Administration to a system of rigid economy and to tbe principlrt of Waehington and Jefferson, of maintaining inviolate the rights of tha states, and defending the soil of every state and territory from lawless Invasion, and of pratrvlng ths integrity of this Union and the supremacy of the CoaaUtuUoa and taws passed in pursuance thereof against the eonspiraey of tbe leaden of a sectional party, to raaiat the majority principle aa established in this government even at tbe eipense of its existence are Invited to send from each State two delegates from every Coa gressional district, and four delegates at large to the Convention. EDWIN D.

MOW) AN New-York, Chairman. Josiph ar itt, Maine. Jambs Rircaia, Ior). Congress Yesterday. In the Senate, Mr.

Davis Miss.) presented a memorial from the Legislature of New-Mexico, asking for the organization of the Territory of Arizona. Mr. Seward N. presented petitions asking that pensions be granted the soldiers of the war of 1813. Mr.

Hale N. presenter a memorial from Frank Sanborn, protesting against the order for his arrest, and asking that it be rescinded. Mr. Collamer Yt) moved an inquiry into the expediency of having letters remaining in a Post Office thirty days uncalled for returned to their writers. Adopted.

Mr. Wilson Mass.) gave notice of a bill to reduce the rates now paid for the publio printing twenty-five per cent. Mr. Brown's resolution relative to the Territories was then taken up, and Mr. Toombs Ga.) addressed the Senate.

The subject was then postponed, and the Senate went into executive session. Adjourned. In the House, the bills for the payment of Invalid and other Pensions, and for the support ot the Military Acadttny, were passed. Mr. Conkling N.

sought but tailed to obtain consent to introduce a resolution of inquiry whether any further legislation was oecesftary to secure liberty of speech or person in the District of Columbia, and also the rights of free i i i i .1 TUESDAY. FSB. 88th. tTb Mtar ha a larrer Circulation in UmlUtt, and among Tax.Parors, In Brooltlya, and on lMIslana, taaa aaf ether Daily Paper UaJMd la Uls City Maw-York. TO CORRISPOM'DXJfTS, IWs cannot tuadertake to publish pToeseelnt to state fasts ultsasseompaiuea by (MfMulU tUlW, a guarantee of their truth, not to rat urn such, contributions as wt shall not aval ourselves or.

ISr. JUaeoln's Speech Testimony ol the Fathers of the Government. Altogether the ablest end most covlno-Ing speech of the campaign which may be aid to bare commenced, was delivered Jsst eight, at the Cooper Institute, New York, by Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. The speaker ha been heretofore popularly known chiefly aa the Republican champl-ea In the recent great contest In Senator Douglas's own State, and ai having then end there rendered distinguished service totheoense. Thus who heard him for he first time last evening, however, were searcely prepared for the display of intellectual acutenees, logical precision, breadth end grasp of thought, coixpaotness of expression ana clearness of style that held the undivided attention of a Urge, Intel, ligent, thinking audience.

i Nature baa endowed Mr. Lincoln with few exterior oratorical graces. Bis voice 1 often barsh aud thrill, his action ner vous and angular, bis address mark.ed many provincialisms, jya'-jtoat be call 'aawtia tug Tenement declamation or aneedotlcal resouroes to liberally drawn upon speakers. Raising no side issues he meets the question fairly and fully. and goes straight to the substance of the Blatter.

As an effort of pure reasoning and a direot appeal to the intellect of the hearer, it is not often such a speech is li tsned to. Sir. Lincoln took as bis text a passage from the Columbus speech of Senator Douglas: 'Our fathers, when they framed the gorernment anderwhleh we lire, understood this question just it weU, ana sren Better taut wt ao now." Endorsing this position fully, he proceeded to show how our fathers," by their acts subsequent to the adoption of the Constitution, had established the principle that the Federal Govtrnment has control of the subject of Slavery in theter. riteries; and presented, la an overwhelming array of facts, an unanswerable argument in favor of its restriction and prohib ltlon. We can now well estimate the severity of the blows Douglas must have received at his bands during ths Illinois campaign.

Having shattered the popular sovereignty sophistry, Mr. Lincoln -proceeded to address a few, words to the Southern peo-1 pie," answering completely the charges of insurrection and revolution brought against the Republican party, and fixing upon the South the fiet of sectionalism and threatened treason. He bestowed a passing word on the National Union Conservative old lipe Whig party" which was present In tbe person of Hiram Ketchum, --and paid his retpecte to the partisan Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. In conclusion, he appealed to the Republicans to act with moderation and firmness, and concludes as follows Let US atand by our fearlessly and effectively. Let ua be diverted bv none of those eouhia- ttcai contrivance, wherewith we ere soindu trious-ljr plied and belabored contrivances tuch a groping for torn roiddle ground between tbe right aud the wrong, vaiu at March Ter man who should be reitber a living man nor a dead man such a a policy ol don't care' on a question "bout which all true men do care such as Union appeals beseeching true Union men to yield todiaubiouiaiareversingihe divine rule, and call ng, not the tinuera, but tbe righteous to repentance tuch St invocation! of Washington, imploring tpon to nnnay what Washington taid, and undo what Washington did.

Ni thar let nt be eleauered Irom onr dut by false accusations agatnat ua, nor frightened Irom it by en-note of dvairuetiou to the government nor of dun-geons to oura-lvea. Let ut have faith that right Buses might and in tbat faith, let ut, to the end, dan to do oar duty, at we understand It." Another Hint. If the members ol the Ferry Committee were governed by that high sense of bpu, or, which is supposed to be charaQ.tnr-Utie of, and a Decenary concomitant with, integrity, they would take thahiuts, which have been thrown out as, evldencea of a broad suspicion o( distrust sgaloat them end they would shrink bsck into iusig. nlficanee. Twin, quite recently, has the publie eye been turned with such sharp looks towards this Committee, that a member oi lbs Beard of Aldermen has dared it me woro ior nnaer cirgUmstsn-ces no man would v- t0 eees.spMo' nmm Commltte, by A Ik.

-r an examination, a piompt 'examination end report of their financial arrangements. This was repeated in the Board last night and a report ordered to mad at the next meeting. We know of a merchant in this city who last weak, after tbe store had been closed for tbe night, demanded of hit cashier ao "exhibit." By this prompt action tbe merchant stopped a leakage in his cath ao- oount which had been going on for several months. Is this tbe principle upon which the Board of Aldermen act towards their Committees? Is this the reputation that i tbe Board would wish to give totoim-portent a Committee as that on Ferries yr do they with to heap up additional proof that the office of Alderman necessarily makes every man dishonest who is so enfortanste as to bare tbe office thrust apoa him We shall not decide this ugly question. It is hydra headed and either bead uly.

Were we one of the we should feel impelled to reaignjforthwlth as did the merchant's clerk to whom we have referred. Of one thing the Committee and the Board may feel assured of, the publie know the motives by which you are governed and have passed their judgment upon your aetr. Ye have not the con fi irnee of ihe Ut pyri Hie community I adopted resolutions calling on tbs City Inspector to report forthwith whst contract bas been made for cleaning tbe streets and by what authority It bas been enter- ed into, and directing- tne viera ai toe Common Council and the Comptroller to sign no warrants in favor of K. A. Smith for street cleaning until otherwise ordered.

Tbe Board confirmed three Health Wardent appointed by the City Inspector, listened to a speech from Alderman Brady, in which he charged that an attempt to bribe him to vote for Gideon J. Tucker for President of ths Croton Aqueduct Board bad been made, and adjourned to meet again this evening. Io the Board of (Jutincilmen, Mr. Hogan presented a pre amble and resolution denouncing the street cleaning contract entered into between tbe Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector and Mr. Smith, as a usurpation, and appointing a tpecial Committee of three to report spec-inoalicos, and their views gen erally upon street cleaning.

The resolu tion from ths Board of Aldermen relative to this subject was concurred in. The Committee on the contested seat of John Baker reported adversely to hit right to bold his seat, on the urouud that was not a eitizeu at the time of his election, A letter was subsequently read from Mr. Ba ker, resigning bis seat. A resolution of the Board of Aldermen, directing the May or to offer an additional reward of for the detection of the murderer of Win 8. Tuers, was eoncuried in.

In the Board of Supervisors, Mr. Blunt's resolution directing the District Attorney to report the numes of persons Indicted bttore the 1st of August last who have not been tried, why they have not been tried, and the details ot the charges against them, was relerred lo the Committee on Criminal Courts and Police. Commuoicatious from District Attorney Waterbury and Ex District Attorney Mall, expressing the belief that the publicity whloii would re suit fioui the passage of, the resolution would wound many unnecessarily without subserving the publio interest, were referred to the same Committee, A resolu tion fixing the salary of the legal adviser the Board for 1868 and 1859 per annum was alio referred. A Sad Stokv. Grace Heensn, employed as cook in the family of llev.

J. C. Suiilh, KiSIor of the Church of the Ascension, was delected, on Sunday, while endeavoring to consume the body of her illegitimate child in the large hot air furnace In the base ment of the house. Coroner Sell inner yes terday investigated the circumstances of t.ie case, rrom the evidence of Margaret Miller, it appeared that about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning Grace got out ol bed, com plaining of a severe pain in her side, but soon lay down again. Presently Grace aain arose and went to an attic room, where she remained until about 4 o'clock io the alternoob.

At that time Margaret bearing a noise is the cellar, went down to ascertain its cause, aud found Grace standing by the lurnace. Her confused manner in connection with the suspicions that Margaret bad already formed in reference to her condition, excited the curi osity of the latter, who, looking into the furnace, saw the body and took it out. Grace admitted that she had given birth to the ebild, but persisted that it had been born dead, A pott mortem examination made by Dr. Bouton, verined the truth of the woman's statement, and a verdict tbat the iulaut wss stillborn waa given. Grace stales that while living at a Long Island farmer's last bummer she was betrayed by one of the farm hands, UssArs Letter Boies.

A little street- sweeper, named Jane Ann Maguire, was detected yeeterday afternoon, while extracting letters from the box on tbe lamp post, at the corner of White street and Broadway. She had succeeded io obtain ing a letter and a newspaper by merely thrusting her fingers into the box. Officer Jourdan took the mail robber, who is only 11 years of age, to the Sixth Precinct Station House, where she is held for the present, aud to-morrow the matter will be taken before tbe Uuited States Commissioner. A slave catcher uamed Brown bus permanently located himself in Detroit, to spot runaway slaves who may cross from Canada into Michigan. How to StLier Flour.

First, look nt color if it is white, with a slightly yellowish or straw colored tint, buy it. If it is very white, with a bluish east, or with black specks in it, reluse it. Second, examine its adhesiveness wet and knead a little of it between your fingers; if it works Soft, aud is sticky, it is poor. Flour from spring wheat is likely to be sticky. Third, throw a lump ol dry flour against a dry, smooth, perpendicular surface; if it falls like powder, it is bad.

Fourth, squeeze some of the flour in your hand if it retains the shape given by the pressure, that too is a good sign. Flour that will stand all these tests it safe to buy. These modes are given by old flour dealers, aud we make no apology for printing them, as they pel laiq to a matter that concerns everybody, namely, the quality of the staff of life. RELIGIOUS NOTICE3. Cuurco or toe Holt Tsi.vrrr.

There will, be terriee in the Chapel on Warta-oav Hota-o, at 8 o'clock, and In tbe Church on VvxronctDiV Evmuio, at o'clock The Ber. Dr. Lrrnaou.v, tbe Rector elect, will officiate at both these ser vices. f28 2t Bualuess Notlcea. Fosnn's Tab Sybof, tor the cpre Coughs, Consumption, and all diseases of the long.

maybe had at the newspaper depot, 89 Fulton, near Market street, Brooklyn. Alio, Plasters for pain in the back, Jus. tie. Also, Tar Ointment for burns, acalda, Ato. Also, Black Salve for cute, braises, ho.

W. roSTER, 6 Fulton street. Brooklyn, Jan. 27, 1869. ja38 tf Tbs Weekly Htar, containing stories, anecdotes, literature, ano alt trie mw of the vm.

la published at thit office every Wkd9ibhb.it xrru-nu, at o'clock. Persons wishing to send a large sheet full of useful family reading to their friends ma obtain it en veioped ready for mailing at a eonta. ocll tf In tbl city, on the 22d of February, bv the Her. 9 H. Clark, John H.

eldettdaugh ter of tian MU all of brook ly a. In New-York, Wm H. Miisie to alias Khoda daughter of Abraham Tomliaeon, E'q. In Brooklyn, on the 28th Helen Margaret, only daughter of Chri t.n W. and Father II.

Uouck agvd I year and 6 month. Wlh relaliveaand friends of tha family are invited to attend tbe funer.l on Thursday, March 1st, at I o'clock, from No. tt Felix atrtat near Fulton avenue. In Brooklyn W. on Monday morning, Feb 27th, Thorna Welch, fen.

aired 7 years and months. Str Tbe relet Tea and friends of ibe family are re-speuifully invited to attend bia funeral, on Wednesday afternoon, at hall-pait 1 o'clock, from hi. late residence, 236 PaeiBc street, betwern Smith al.d Boa-rum street, Brooklyn, without further invitation. In 'bifi eity. on tbe 27th of February, Callie, Infant ton of Calvin B.

and Hary Camp, aged 1 year. la tble aity K- ibe 27th of reoruary, Kdward Nolan, late foreman printer ha the New-York Ledger offioa, aged 4a. In Nvw-Vork, James Brewer, aired 31 anna Maria, wde of GiUrea Durendorf, aged ti Kobert L. Punlap. aged 3 Bridget Keiruan, aged Mrs.

Catharine Larkina, aged Elita, wife of Samuel T. Moore, aged HEOuLAR SESSION, Monday Evinino, Feb. 27. Tbe Commsn Council met last svenlng, ths President ia tbe chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and sdoptsd.

Daniel Lyster was appointed Sealer of weights and Measures for the astern in place of Patrick Garnor, deceased. A resolution empowering tbs Fire Depart' ment, Eastern District, to contract for a lot ot land on which to build a bouse tor iioss torn panj No. 6 was referred ths Firs Depart ment lommutse. Aid. Douglas was vervsorrv to have to an oouooe to tbe Board tbe death of another of their recently appointed officers.

He referred to tbe Keeper of the Pound in the 8th Ward who had departed for a time this life and wit now decently interred In tbs renltentiarv tie called upon Aid. Green, to make a few appropriat remarks. Aid. Green, however, allowed his friend to remain without an obituary notice as far as he was concerned. He had a good deal to say bout his own character but nothing at all about his friend Ihe following communication was received lroui tlit Honor tbe Mayor.

To the Honorable the Commoii Council i ObntlSmsn I return without my approv al the resolution adopted by your honorable body, on tbs 20th iost authorizing the ap pointment of a committee of Ave to proceed to Albany with power to expend tbs sum of Ave nuiidrea dollars to derray tbs expenses i regard it as a totally aseless and wasteful ex aeoditure of tbe nublic money. The City and County are represented in ths Senate by two, and in the Alterably oy seven gentlemen of caaraoUr and ability who fully understand the wants of tbs community, and who are anxious to perform all tbe duties re quired of them ia tbair legislative capacity, aud there eanoot be a doubt that all wine and mper measures will be properly attenUed to by them. There teems to be no special reason why delegation should be sent from ths Common Council, and I am not informed that thay are instructed to ad vooate or oppose any paitioular acts, and there is no reason to suppose that any opinions they might express up matters of Legislation would bava any mora effect than those eutertained by any otbtr five gentlemen of the like iod reputation in the oomuiunitj, and therefore trust that your Honorable Body will refrain irom any undue interference with duties of tbe legal represen tative! ef the City an 4 County until their aid ia iovit by the representatives themselves. Uespeotluliy submitted, SAMUEL S. POWKLL, Mayor.

The letter was plaoed on file. Tbe petition of Geo. W. 8tuith, for delivery of warrants on loriuier street, norm seouoa, was referred to the Counsellor and Comptrol lar. An ordinance to flag the sidewalks in Ham ilton avenue, from Imlay street to the a oca also to fence lots in Columbia street, between Middsgh and Poplar streets also to flag aldawalkt Id Smith street, between State and Schermerhorn streets i vingston street, be tween Smith and Boy streets Schermerboro street, between Smith and Hoyt streets ast Warren street, between Smith and Nevins streets) Douglas between Smith and Bond streets.

A rnaolution wai adopted directing tbe Commissioner of Repairs and Suppliel to fed vertise lor proposals for the buildiug cf a new engine boose for Engine Co. No. 21, under the direction of the Fire Department Committee of the Western Putrid. A Mulution waa adontsd directing tbs Comptroller to issue bonds for tbe sum of S750 to settle the claim ot nooen reaa auu who mrtinat the citT. for damages sustains dv lira.

Peak by falling into a break in luta street. A resolution was adopted by which the ldtn Ward is admitted into the Are district. The Fire Commissioners of Western Dis- nor ted tbe forming of a new Hose to be called No. 1 1, and to occupy tbe boose of lata hngine Co.fto. IS, In Court street.

Alto in favor of forming a new Hose Co. to be called Hots Co. Ho. Vi, to be located in Ford's Stores in Furman street. The report was adopted.

A resolution was adopted directing the cisterns in the Western I) is trio to be repaired and those which want covering to be oorered with stone. The ferry committee were on motion direct ed to report at their next meeting the amount of their expenses up to the present time, and their probable expenses in luture. John W. Van Pelt was appointed pound master in the 8th Wo-d, in place of Henry Daley, sent to the penitentiary for the term of 90 days. George Jdagutre was appointed nre warden of the E.

D. in place of John C. Baker, re signed. A resolution waa adopted directing the Ferry committee to report at next meeting tbe amount of money expanded up to the present time. Mr.

Perrv offered a resolution in favor of re questing the Hon. James Humphrey, Member of Congress from this District, to use hit influence to procure the erection of a suitable build ing lor the purposes ol a rost umce in wis city. Mr. Dayton ottered a substitute to tne euect that, in the opinion of this Common Council, tbe time has arrived when an application should be made to tbe United Slates Govern, ment fur an appropriation for a Post Office. The substitute was adopted.

ihe Board th adjourned. Mr. Horace White, editor of the Chicago Prete and Tribune, was before the Senatorial Investigating Committee, yesterday, and gave some testimony, though interest ing, it did not tend to throw any light upon the rise and progress of tbe Harper's ferry toray. He stated tbat tbe Kansas Committee was organized in May, 1856. It disbursed 1120,000 before it was dissolved in March, 1867, but of this amount not more than $10,000 had been expended in the purchase ot arms.

Mr. White had met John iirown on three oc casions, tie saw htm ior tne last lime at the Astor Bouse, in N. Y. City, when he was endeavoring to procure from the Na tional Kansas Committee 300 rifles, which had been stored under its orders at Tabor, Iowa, alleging that he wUhed to use them in Kansas. lias re quest was refused after a long de late, and the arms in question were re turned to the Massachutet-s Committee.

Brown, however, bad procured 1S0 in money from tbe Committee, and twenty-five Navy revolvers bad been sent him, but they never reached their destination. Neither to Mr. White, nor, in his bearing. to any other member of tbe National Committee, bad brown revealed hia designs re lative to Harper's Ferry. Although it was not allowed to go upon the record, as let timoBy, Mr.

White explained that tbe ri flee in question were stored at Tabor, be cause the Border Ruffian forays into Kan eas had ceased, and they were not needed there. A correspondent in Kansas apprises us that the market tor divorces on the Legislative 'Change may be quoted as extremely active. Among numerous and notable applicants was Mr. Robert S. Strother, of Washington city, who married the daughter of Aire.

My re Gaines, of litigious fame, and who sought a separation on the ground that his wife found his society disagreeable and avoided It. Tbe evidence upon which he relied were letters from Messrs. Crittenden, tjorwin and other members of Congress, who indorsed tbe grievance of which Mr. Strothers complained and begged es a matter of personal favor tbat tbe act might be passed. It was passed accordingly.

Ex Secretary Stanton had lea tor Washington, to labor for the admission of the State. He is understood to be a candidate for a teat ia the United States Senate. Three ancient dunes, 'tit sail, one day Were knittinf Ulklng Ulklng, knitting, Beneath a willow aaOly Bitting And that, with many a egb, amid they This world's agoln' to wrack, we 'ear, While we set knlttin', talkm', knittin', Beneath tht wilier sadly tltttn' And from tach eye rolled down a tear. Then faintly walled the elder dame, can't we ave thit world from ruin Aa' etoe what wicked folks la doin' And went on knitUnf just tbe tame. Tbe next then sadly apakt "1 feel We oujhter all be up an' doin' To save this world from wrack an' ruin And as she said so, turned a heel." Then sighed the the third, with doleful phia 'While we are talk in' hurt an' aittin' But audden stopped, and dropuad her knittin' "I do believe mj bincuit'a rlt Then rose tbe ancient dames In state, From knitting, talking, talking, kuittiug, Beneath the willow eadtv sitting, And leit the world to meet Its Astronomical Phknomkma.

Soon after the Conernican system ot astronomy began to be generally understood, an old Con necticut farmer went to his parson wun the following Inquiry "Dr. do you believe in the story they tell about the earth moving round the sun i "Ves certainly." "Do you think it is according to the ScriDture if it is true, how could Joshua command the sun to stand right stll "Umpb quoth tha Doetor, scratching his head, "Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, he?" "Well it stood still, did it not "Yea" "Very well. Did you ever hear that it was set a going again. A lady was about to enter the hall of the House of Representatives ot Indiana, while Governor Willard was making speech, but was prevented by a gentleman friend, who told her that the governor wss in an inebriated condition, aud had already got off his coat and vest, while there was no telling how mueh further he might go. It is said that Byron drank from a skull oliased with gold Wordsworth, a wooden bowl: Moore, a cup formed like a lotus flower, and set in brilliants; Crabbe, scooped pumpkin Iiogers, ao antique vase of agate Hood, a tin cup with a lung ban die Seliey, a glass found in a graveyard and Hogarth, a cup taken train an t-gyp tian tomb.

Springing uses a simple gobiet, and tbe frequency of its use depends upon its contents. Washington Irving, at a party in England, one day, playfully asserted, that the love of annexation which the Anglo Saxon race displayed on evry occasion, proceeded, probable, from its mauvaie haute rather than its greediness. As a proof, he cited the story of a bashful friend of his, who, being asked to a dinner party, sat down to the table, next to tbe hostess, in a great state of excitement, owing to bis recluse life. A few glasses of wine mounting to his brain, completed his confusion, sod dissipated tbe small remains of his presence of mind. Casting his eyes down, be saw oo his lap some white linen.

"My thought be, that's my shirt protruding at my waistband!" He imme diately commenced to tuck in the offend ing portion of bis dress; but the more be tucked In, the more there seemed to remain. At last he made a desperate effort. when a sudden crash around him, and a scream from the company, brought him to his lenses. He had bteo all the time stuf fing the table cloth into his breeches, and the last time had swept everything clean off the table! Time our bashful friend anrexed a table cloth, thinking it his own shirt. How Thkt Look.

Emerson looks like refined farmer, meditative and quiet. Longfellow like a good-natured beef-eater. Holmes like a ready to-laugb little body, wishing only to be "as funny as he can." Everett teems only to be the graceful gen tleman who has been handsome. Whit- tier, the most retiring of Quakers. And thus I might name others Not one of these gentlemen can be called handsome.

Mrs. Sigouruey, the grandmother of Amer ican female literature, in ber prime (n we may believe her portrait) was quite handsome. Katherine Beecher is homely. Mrs. Beecher Stowe is so ordinary in looks that she has been taken for Mrs.

Stowe's Biddy." Mrs. F. Ellet looks likes washerwoman. Margaret Fuller was plain. Charlotte Cushman but face aa marked as Daniel Webster's, and quite as strong.

So has Elizabeth Blackwell. Harriet lios mer looks like a man. Mrs. (hikes Smith considered handsome. Mrs.

Julia Ward Howe has been a New York belle. Fran ces S. Usgood was almost beautiful Sarah Hale, in her young days, quite, unless her picture fibs. The Davidson sisters, as well as their gifted mother, possessed beauty. A genuine bully called upon a "Friend avowedly to trash him.

Friend, Bald the uuaker, knocking down the visiloi't fists, before thou pro- ejedest to chastise me, wilt thou not tuke some dinner I The bully was a glutton, and at once consented, washing down the solids with libations of strong ale. He rose up again to fulfill bis original errand. Friend," said the Quaker, wilt thou not first take some punch. The bully, now staggering, attempted to thrash his entertainer "But," quoth the Quaker, "friend, wilt thou not take a pipe ibis hospitable otter was accepted, and the bully, utterly weak, staggered across tbe room to chastise tbe Quaker. Tbe latter, opening the window and pulling the ouuy toward it, thus addressed him Friend, thou earnest hither not to be pacified I gave tbee a meat-offering, but tbat did not astusgethy rage i gave thee a drink-offering, still thou wert beside thy self 1 gave thee a burnt offering, neither did tbat surace; sad now will 1 try thee with a heave-offering." And with that he tossed him out of the indow.

Tbat sufficed bim. Old nigger Joe and his white girl, sava the Detroit Free Prees, tbe hero aud heroine of the somewhat notorious Judson elopement case, have been lost sight of oy tne public since tbe interest in their affairs subsided into an old story. Thev have, however, pursued the even tenor of their way, regardless of outside issues, and still live in their little sbantv in Windsor. Joe. occupies the responsible position of corporation fiddler, and, witb unpreteud-ing mein and limping gait, trudges about wun a duck and saw oo bis shoulder in quest of eligible wood piles.

His domes lie fireside is illuminated by the presence of a young hslf-breedof promising propor tions, ana smiling countenance ot the Intellectual Sarey, greets bis diurnal return from the toils ot his profession. Take it all in all, she is probablo as happy a when at home with her immaculate and amiable father, who preached abolitionism and horsewhipped ber for burning the toes of her shoes. Joe is humble but exclusive, and takes on many airs on ths strength of bis whits wife and mulatto babey. opinions and judgment for the cake of par ty, no matter what the law and evidence may be. We will illustrate At the last meeting of the Board ot Aldermen a reso lution was adopted appointing (at the sag' gestion, we of Alderman Kalb- fleisck,) a junkettiDg Committee to pro eeed to Albany and spend $500 of the money equeecedout of the tax payers of this city.

This Committee (ot course) was to have been appointed on the "you scratch me and I'll scratch you" principle, vie one half Democrats and one half something else; but, as if honesty was unknown to the Democracy, tbev managed to get a majority of the committee, as usual. But here was a matter upon which there was to be no party test at all. It was simply one body of officials, feeling that tbey themselves were not above suspicion, very naturally considered every other publio body in the same category, and feeling thus, the members of the Legislature were not to be trusted, of course. The Mayor, knowing that to give $500 to this commit tee would be a direct violation of the City Charter, very properly put his veto upon the matter. A few weeks ago this, same Mayor sanctioned the illegal tapping of of the treasury to the tune of $10,000, af ter having refused to lend bis aid to the "wl.PjLl ttTdeelttring it to be, to parties in interest.

In the first case there was no party work to be accomplished. In the other, everything was at Issue with the party. The heel of power must be used to crush a public journal because it was sariously damaging the Democratic party in Kings County by exposing the shallowness of its principles. But the tricksters most signally failed in their purpose, as they will discover to their sorrow. We have a piu la their vitals they may squirm, but there it sticks and there it will remain un til the last of the petty schemers is buried so deep that they will not be heard of un til that last day when the eood and bad will be summoned to render their so More snon.

-Tas Herald is always in at the climax, not before. That paper says in its is sue this morning, in referring to the Black. Mail operations of a Georgia Editor, that "a list of the Abolition or Black Berub- lican Merchants can be obtainel by refer ring to the advertising columns of the Tribune, Courier and Hnguirer, In- deptndent, Evening Pott aud other abolition jouruals, and the white list from those of the national conservative press. It is a well known fact, that the merehants of abolition tendencies advertise in newspa pers which advocate their theories, even if their circulation does not exceed a thou sand or two. The advertising is given to keep the abolition papers alive; it is a po litical, not a business operation.

There tore, if Southern buyers desire to obtain a complete and reliable Hack mail list, they can get it from the columns of the aboli tion press weekly or dailv." If the Georgia Editor was black-mailing, we hardly know how to class the conduct of the Herald. Another protege of the Democratic Aldermen, appointed to fill an important office in their gift, has been seat to tbe penitentiary for three months. Proverb. A man is generally known. by tbe company he keeps.

-Moral. Tax payers look well where your money goes. The Lost Steamer, ihere is a painful absence tf particulars relative to the wrecked steamer Hungarian. With the exoe'ttot of the single fact that she was. lort, D0t a fact is known.

The n-A 0 a single passenger even, is nolv known. It seems strange that a Vtaeal. could be wrecktd on our ooJdj and a whole week elapse before any particulars can be obtained. The follow ing are all the desputcbes received: Halifax, Feb. 27 8 P.

M. Not. another word, as vet, has been beard frou ths steamship Hungarian. iba revenue cutter Jtanng has not vet arrived at the scene of the wreck. A party of divers bas left here in the schooner Oepray to render assistance.

A tint-box marked Wra. BoulUnbouse, Sackville," haa been washed ashore. Tobonto, C. Feb. 2t.

Letters received by tbe fiuropa bv the friends of Mr. McKellar, M. P. state that he did not anil by the Hungarian, as was supposed. St.

Cathkrines, C. Feb. 29. Letters per the steamship Jturopa state that tton. Mr.

Merritt, M. P. was not passenger by the Hungarian, he bersg prVntea Dy business iroui coming in ber. TBI Catastrophe at fobtlamb. From the Portland Advertiser, Feb.

27 We have no recollection of any catastrophe that bas thrown such a gloom over our city Many of those on board bad connections or intimate meoas nere, ana the anxiety of these connections and friends, those who sympathize with them, has been heightened by the delay in thereoeption of news, and the mystery which everything in regard to the disas ter seems enveloped. Rev. Mr. Gosoer, ot Mnn treat who occupied the pulpit of the Park street Church, and Rev. Dr.

Shailpr, of the Federal alreet Baptist Church, preached sermons yesterday specially upon IhesuMect: and it was alluded to with much feeling in the sermons or devotional exercises in moat of the other pulpits in the city. Tbe steamer Soktmlan which sailed from this port on Saturday for Liverpool, took in tow a large Kliooner, tbe Sarai, Captaiu Upton, and with a it rone crew on board, accompanied by Captain Crawford, tbs efficient ageut ot tbe ateamship line at this port and from this source, if from no other, we hope eventually to get all the particulars that can be gleaned of the shocking eatastrophe. DxMoeRACT AND lliat New York the moat democratic city in the Union and it is also tbe most dirty for a proot of the latter Quality we have only to look at the street and the statements of our Comptroller or any other honest official For the Dolitical fiithiuetS we are indebt ed to the leaders of ths democratic Albany Regency and thtlr organ, the Altai and Argu. Herald. oil.

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Zaoeaa'a CliUDtxa, Miob Jous U. Twasnr, Wis. ALU's. H. fUataar, Mm.

Aaaaaw J. Bi'sv bwa. Aaa 8. Joaas. Mo.

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M. Csaoa, R. I LawHKxrs Rumssd, Vt Johk Z. Goudmcb, Mass. Gidsoh Wills, Conn.

Thos. WuxLun, Peon, Gioaca Haaaia, Md. Alt kid CaU'Witx, Vs. Thos. Srooxte, Ohio.

Casncs M. Cut, Ky. Republican State Convention- A Kepubl'can State Convention will be bald at tha eity of Pyraouiw, oa Widm-tuv, raa Ejosrtaaia Dav or Arm Nut, at 11 o'clock a. to choose Drlegatea tn the National Convention to be held at Ch.OJgo, fur the purpose of nominating candidates to bs supported for President a ad Vice Prealdrnl. Tbe Republican Klectora of the State or New Voik and all others whs are willing to co-operate with tbem in supporot of whieb shall there bt nominated, and who are opposed to ths present Administration, to federal totruptioa and usurpation, to the exteoeim of ulavery into the territory to tbe new and dangerous political doctrine tbit thtCuoati.uUonofltsowa force carries slavery into all ths teiltories of the Colted Btate, to the opening of tbe African slave trade, to any inequality of rights among eitltene and who are In favor of the Immediate admission of Kansas Into tbt Union, under tht constituuoa recently adopted by Its people, of restoring tbe Fodoral Administration to a system of rigid evoncmy and to ths principles of Wash ington and Jefferson, of malntamirg Inviolate the rights of the defending the ant of every 8tte and terr lory from lawlraa Invasion, and ot preserving the in egrlty of the Union and the supremacy of th Cbnatitutlon and laws passed in pur suance thereof again.it tbe conspiracy of the Irale.t of a sectional party, to reaiat the majority principles aa tttabliihed in this guvtrsmentevea at the ex pans of its existsuee are I -vlUd to tend irom each Awembly District two agates to npraaant them in said t-Ute Convent ion.

JaSElKlLLT, J. WlLKJlIMN, B. F. ax ism, Hiiar Fi'JBroa, J. W.

Nti, 8. V. HcmjsaroaD, DMt 9Toa, Wm. Eutoi, E. M.

HtDVis, J. J. Baxaaa, F. W. H.

C. Gooswnr, i J. 8. Sniootmurr, ft Ccvuts, C. Brill, R.

B. Vis Vatxllisoaaa, C. R. CHaani, 8. H.

Wills, T. R. IloSMir, K. R. Fits um, tcvitli LVan, E.

u. Sjucldou, W. A. Danr, Wm. Baurot, AlUiiSKiTIKNTS.

'EBCAN1ILE LlliKAKT iiox reapacttully announce tbat EMILY F. LESJJKKN1ER will give a POETICAL AN.) D.taMAflC READING, At thi atui.jidm, on TUESDAY iVliM.MJ, FtsxoahY 2rl, at o'olock. Tickvte it cents, at th door aud Library, fc26 8t THE BOHEMIAN will continue A WEta LONGER, ST MUSICAL BALL, CoR-Vka oi Fghux aud ukahoi nut's, lu the Larire Uall-Koom. Srix.vDiD 1'nausTs kvikT AnaaxooM and Eva.TDiU. Aiteruoon k.abibitioj, 2 o'clock, aveuing, 7 o'clock frit it LLCTIHI.S MRS.

COIU L. V. HATCH WILL DE-liver a Course or Lectures, at the PuLTiBca-mo LvsTiTrfii commencing on FnlUUl aYKNl.tO, MAKl ZO. -Subject to be selected by the audience. Lecture to oommenne al 1 a clock.

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By ordtr. UKOMiK MALL, President Joaira a Joss, V. Hec. See'y. WT it ATHOLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'.

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r-97 Iwx IT WANTED TO PURCHASE rtvv ithln one so ws rour to r.iK'11 ul a um ana dill Hmoklvn. Iiecrmur. --M POLITICAL. 11 EPUBL1CAN9 OF TOE It WAKO no tne nepuoucaneo. -bin at their 71 will TC FJOAY nVEMNO, ebruarv 28tb, a to form a Club frr the San rngementa I for tbe Spring xtec uoo.

-ery Kepubucan ot the Ward will J60" that ev to do their t27 2t i Tiairmaw am CHILD9, DENTIST, SS Cocas strain. Cor. of 9rs, feat 8ra Brooklyn. persons in said District. On motion of Mr.

Fenton N. a resolution was adopted calling for information as to the condition: of the 'trust lands west of the Missouri set apayt for the New York In diftos aid if 'the same have been broutrht into market, by what authority. The printing of extra copies of the President's Annual Message, and Reports of tbe Heads of Departments, was ordered, as re ported by tbe Committee, a saving ol some $16,000 being scoured. Mr. Adrian (A.

N. proposed to sy something in reply to Mr. Carter's resolution relative to the treatment of the New York Seventh Regiment. But objections were made. Mr.

John Cochrane N. 1.) also rose to reply to some remarks published in the Tribune, and the objections were renewed. lie stated, however, that he was neither the Chairman of the Committee of Ar rangements, nor a member. Aftter quite an exciting time, the matter was dropped, and the House proceeded to vote for Prin ter, Mr. Colfax Ind.) withdrawing the name of Mr.

Defrees. The vote were had as follows: First. ..81 ..66 i .14 1 Second. 81 8 91 14 Third. 74 SB 17 Mr.

Mr. Ball Mr. Ford of Mr. Wintoo. Mr.

Mr. Defrees. Mr. Coomb Mr. Holloway scattering.

There having Deen no choice, aeveral ineffectual efforts were tlren made to post pone and adjourn, when aaother vote was had, as follows: Necesiary to a choice, 93 for Mr. Thomas H. lTord of Ohio, 93 Mr. Oiotsbrenner, 71; Sir. Seaton, 18 Mr.

Ball, 2: Mr. 1. Mr Ford was declared elected. Mr. Blake (Rep, Ohio) announced tbe deatii of the Hon, Cyrus Spink of the XIYtb District of Ohio, in an appropriate eulogy.

Messrs. Curtis Iowa) and Mr. Sherman Ohio) each also paid a tribute of respect to the deceased, w'nen Uie customary resolutions were adopted, and the House adj otirned. State Legislature In the Senate, yesterday, bills were introduced relative to publishing the State Canvass, to encroachments on New York York Harbor, and to purchase of real estate by Columbia College. In Committee, the bill relative to divorces was token up and amended.

The bill relative to the property in trade and the earnings of married women was debated, and ordered to a third reading. So was the bill to Incorporate the Citizens' Savings Bank of New York. The Troy Armory bill, the Brooklyn Water act, and several other bills were discussed in Committee. In the Assembly, yesterday, bills were introduced to define the powers and duties of- Har bor Matters, to extend the cor. porate povers of the Seneca Indians, to amend tbe exemption act, besides several others of a local "character.

Mr. Jaques, from the- Pro-Uata Investigating Committee, reyorUed testimony, and their conclusion ihereilroai, that there ia no foundation for the cbs rge that improper influence has been ased to affect tbe vote on tbe bill. After remarks by the Speaker and Mr. Millikeo, the House went into Committee on the Pro-Rain bill Mr. Flagler offering aa important amendment, which he ex plained at length.

Ths amendment was adopted. Other amendments were offered, debated and adopted. A session was had in the evening, and the -fro Rata bill dilcuaaaj. It was made tbe epecial order for to-morrow. Motto or the Republican Party.

"Neither let us be slandered from our nuty by false accusations against us, nor trlghtened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government, nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have fallo that right makes might and in that laith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty, as we under stand it. Lincoln. The Strike in Massachusetts. A correspondent ol a JNew iork paper writing from Boston about the strike of the shoemakers, says These facts seem to be a correct sum' ining up of the case: 1.

Owing to tbe slack demand for stock and the low prices of boots and shoes, the wages ot the workmen are low. 2. Having struck for higher wages in a riotous, indecent and disloyal way, tbey have alienated a great deal of outside tyin- cathv. which at farsl was theirs. 3.

The City Government of Lynn, being completely '-squelched" they did right in sending for the Boston Police. 4. The appearance ot laid force in the city haa beeu productive of great excite ment and outrage. And 5. The end is uot yet.

Trof. Cbauney Allen Goodrich, of Yale College, died at his residence ia New He- ven on Saturday, aged 70. I.