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tgc gjlttg-gpTR tBmes guittaiT Imnirn sj; IEE LATEST FRENCH PLAYS. ATTBACTiOXS PARIS STAGE. THE jjjj "TWO JU.BOBI" A BIT Or ITCPID fyiiB-THl COAMB KBALIIM Or "A- iOOI WTBIOCM OF WABHtB-WOHt AXD TBCIK CUtATOBT LOTIE8 tADTEjmniMor a polish ateiot rxORALlTT MADS IJTTIHSTIKO, trmm Our Own ttiwumm Pahis. Monday Jen. 27, 1879.

Only Is tfa theatres can we hope to And, tb prwaut state of affairs. Incident of in- 0r emotion, and ao many noveltie bare jpesared during- the pest week, or are an-pcnee1 a ready for repreeentatlou. that I bestir myself la their roeordjlf I would pee with the times. FirstJ we hare l4 Dm Xababe at the KoureauteV, in vUcb Vile. SiHf'a and M.

Brasseuifs Inffoon-' wji tided by the somewhat fall-blown ba-gaef Celine Montaland. Just manage to worry (krsegb with on of the very wbrat piece gHt po' oa the ateg. How ao elerer artist a la the manager ftlmaelf fjiH hare beea Induced to take off amusing Fleor d'Uranger," for this trash jpUy-erUio can Imagine. There I ia not. an irtgteel Idea or aituaiioa In the plot, whose agr Is a species of haxh of several dead as buried absurdities of the Palais Royal, in tilth the pablie's attention is called to the of a coeotU, a Circassian slave, a ftftunese diamond merchant, and a wealthy loss Boll, the latter being afflicted, not only lib a wife, who stand in the wa of hia in-trlguo with w- IHanckt dt SainuLlrtade, bat with fther-ln-Jaw more tiresome than any atbr-ln-law ever Invented.

The audience, tatonginf to the upper trait of; the demi-nooie, did cot hiss, but that 1a about all that tag ha said, and If the Deux Kabaj.a" had- not jrvd as the dbut of an American aspirant to theatrical bonors Mlas Kate Mhnroe wbo tag neatly, but with a fearful Accent, "Le Premier Cijnre," lam not aura that I ahonld lavs noticed the performance at allj The great dramatie senaation of the week baa been the an adaptation of Zola's popular realistic novel, which waa destined, we era assured, to raise uch a atorm ia ha not beet) teen ainee, with Ilernanl at tie Francais iTr so manjr year ago, the romantic school 1st entered into competition with those who believed that any Innovation upon (lassie tradition waa an. offense against style 'and unities shies' should be punished with a strait jacket. Tbsr wars a good many heada jbroken and tola fongh( In 1830 among the: friends and dveraarie of Victor Hugo. Bat, in spite all fears and prediction, the victory of the Hf piece has been won without a tee only tempest raised waa a battle, wblle tempest of ppJaus. Still, the Aasommoir" 1 any- ttlog but a tkef (Tituvre, MIL Buanach and Oastiman and if have aged they have freely their expurgatory scissors left in a great deal of that crudity pf language sad particu'arity of detail which ma le the for-taue of the novel by exciting the unhealthy cu- riosity of a publla always in quest of something new snd startling.

The main action and the dramatis persons are retained, but some of the Dost characteristic acenes are neersarily omitted; as hot even Parisian stomachs! could have digested all the gross obscenity which M. Zola The plot ia sloiple, and ia based upon a sort of triple family arrangement between tTervaiat, a washerwoman her hos-saitd. the tiler, Coupeau, and an extra murot Do Jwp, known as Handsoms LaniUr, a nasty beast in a dirty blouse and soap1 locks, who breaks the heart and lived uponjthe earnings sf Al the workwomen outside of the elty bar-riei To this sympathetic trio are added Big Tii linia, another laundress, who is also a trei-trei i the policeman, loUion a jocular undertakes assistant Goujet, aurnamed the olden Jaw, a hlfh-toned but tiresome blacksmith; his Bother, a still more high-toned and tiresome natron, wearing a shocking bad cap and a soiled blue apron, and half a doxen leaser wor th with alang names, who constitute the or- unary customers ot tne "Asaommolr" grog- wou. The first teens Introduces us td the home of Ctnait and her abandonment tfy Lantitr. hj thorn aha had been "seduced from the shelter my parents' roof." Who were are not Informed, and, indeed, judging from tb daughter, would not particularly care to be other terms with than hearsay (icquaintance.

ine seeotid I an immense laundry, with real vtabs, real warm water, real dirty linen, and hel clothes-lines, with a stronj contingent of "you girls," In abort pettiooaU, plunged up to their elbows In real soap-suds. This, being the anly attempt at scenic diaplay in the dcama, Vts Intensely aumlred, and has been so lauded by the cheap newspapers that obe lady who raa a public establishment In that line secured 37 seats on Friday for herself and ataff, an example which is euro to be followed by every one aer guiia in tne capital anif lis suburbs. There should hare been a fine Ipugiliatio en-asanter here, all about the fickle Lititr, 'brtween the heroine and Big Virginia, in vklch the Utter ia spanked with' a paddle by adversary, and forthwith kowa eternal Tangeance, but the Censorship Bureau declined sanction the Inevitable nlutifl itxhthltinn vhich appears as a frontispiece to the novel, so at thla moat interesting phase of the episode concealed by tfce rush in of you girls" to ssparate the combatants. Inl acene third trTTti takes up with Cfeupeau, the tiler a tavern near the Poisadnniere bar-nr. CWwjh first offers her i a glass of oetbln(t hot and strong, Mas who would say a brandied plum," and anally proposes mar-race.

Hervaim enthusiastically accept both soUtenesaes. The tiler and the laundress. Big wyw4 and M. Foiiion, are married by the wne the curtain rises on the fourth scene, and in the fifth, how Copa haa broken leg and Is in the hospital, where ne develops soadaed taste for dotng nothing and drinking brandy. In the sixth acene, Otrraim noW the feistreaa of a flourishing laundry, gives a dln-sar to her friends.

Comxom geU beaatly drunk at assert, and la generally disgusting and ob-trsperous, while Don Juan Lanttrr, profiting 7 the husband's intoxication, makes an even-t tail npon the wifo, with dishonorable in-rwon. and is turned out neck and crop, and a hU hat thrown down stairs af Xt-t him. 1 'the time we get to the seventh scene the i diorrel that, if tirtue be its reward, a drunken helpmate Is not the aaIrihtroan In the right placeof her dreams, "at aurnamed: the 'Golden Jaw, more to her fancy. So aba flies to this 1 "J001 Wseksmlth, pours her tale of woe sympathising ear, shed a few tears "Pon hia tnauly boaom, and anrangea an elope-, after the fashion of Jtmtmlo and hU in tb last act of thsFavorlta." This Jrj agreeable arranirement la, however, inter-with by the sadden and naweleome an-''ceof that high-toned yet unpleaaantly Mntiou person. Mother UvM, Who reads an water end tiresome moral homily upon aelf- summing up with the advice to Otr- to go home to the side of him who yet "Tfc snatcbed as a brand from tfre rr" obTa.

and Conptan, hating learned ki saarital honor bad beea to ahip-TTa through hU own misconduct, is touched rl and Ukes the pledge, which he aeropulottsly break In the eighth scene, la Pany with "him beat fried. lntier." tne Uaatroonet of tha Aaanmnvnir jl. lunnigoi a salary. seen the unfortunate tiler, ViXT1 use of aplriu haa been etrietly for-ZZt otors. indneed by Big of brandy, labeled Bor-rfafter which he has a violent attack of iZan'ry.

odln in hia death, aooom-sby frightful eonvnlaioas, jvlla, and lin- ca mn lOT om a minutes, hT the frantie applanae of the audience, Zlli esroaly ait through the I tenth scene, the eomparaUvely tame spectacles of Grr-YZf r1" trom cold and hunger; and of Big ZSS ssaaaainaUoa by her liege lord, the represented, and end the ave to my readers' awn Jndarment lu" woM to adr at thU low rtry, the Tory loweat which it haa ever "a my utaforton to witness. For myself. "JeeUng waa one of intense disgust, end. t.J?'1? OU Impwreooavtionv the epi- drunkard waa a masterly piece of acting, weeks at earef ml atudj the mad ward a of the Baloetiere, as I would pay any money ratnet thaa sea or hear the frenzied agony of a dying maniac. I do not appreciate the privilege of paying money to be present at Its mimic representation la a theatre, where I go to seek amusement.

I have often before Insisted upon the daily iartreeaing depravity of the reach tate. and will only remark now that, if the unquestionable success of the Ansoramoir" be, as its author's friends pretend, the beginning of a new era in dramatic art, the next step will be something which no decent pen will venture to describe, noTeopeetable newspaper to publish, and so. with JL Jule Claritie's obituarv. ft tm coup 44 pitiolet tharai ,1 will pas onlo L' A venture da Ladialaa I would scarcely choose this last production at thf Vaudeville for the vening entertainment of any young lady fresh from boarding-achooL Like the Awommoir," it baa beea taken from a successful novel, but the limits of space and time inevitable to a dramatic representation have destroyed much of the chrmof the book, whose author, M. Cherbu-llejt, the declared enemy of everything trite and common place, will never be Contented wlih any but eccentric personagr-s, who are brought into and out of extraordinary situations by the artful chaining togethei'or seemingly insignificant circumstance, ao that the denouement appears natural.

ThU is not possible on the stage, where the action must be hurried, and therefore it is that the plot in thi instance is somewhat bare, if not forced and illbgieaL is the history of a young Pole, devoted to his country, and who betray this country for a woman' love, and this much is 'retained; but even five hours at the theatre wuld be Inefficient to show all the various tps toward motel degradation of him who oqce was an honors' le gentleman and a devoted sop. Ifcdng a Pole, he ought to be a patriot, for patriotism as with the children of Erin, the natural profession of Poles, who, if not patriots, art) traitor, and sometime. I am sorry to say, b-jth. Now, nobody, not even the Poles themselves, really care for the Polish cause but it lis a convenient canvas for the playwright, who, with SSarmatian hero or heroine, is never at; a loss for an emotional mtuatin. So the aiitbor ha chosen the old theme of the loves of hereditary enemlea, and by chancing entirely the endintr, so as to conform to the traditions of; the Vaudeville, where blood and murder are net hankered after, and by showing a little adroit flattery toward the Kussiaos, who, as everybody knows, are most kind and fatherly tq their Polish brethren, has brought out a very Interesting and immoral play, which is a delightful relief to him who ban been forced to lis'tenttotheravinirs of the drunken blackguards' disreputable washerwomen of the Ambigu.

fTbe hlgh-cnate Polish society whom one neets on the Continent is charming, the women are lovely and refined. the men are well bred and brave, snd both eschew the companionship of their professional fUaw countrymen, who tire you to death with their vehement denunciations of Cossack beWs and Russian vultures, and are as chronically impecunious as they are patriotic indeed, I have remarked that the two generally go together. In Louis Ifhilipre's time this category was greatly in fashion in France, and glimmered again faintly during the Hungarian revolution of 1848, but tjie immortal Grassot gave their profession its death-blow with his, Jt vompriunte.Montitur, tput malheun out rendu folonais." on which somebody else improved with. Hi jtuntet dija since when Constantinople is their residence of predilection, where tpey officer very gallantly the Sultan's Army, atid render all sorts of friendly services ti foreigners, until these last show symptoms of resistance to indefinite financial phlebotomy, ben, ashappenedtoa gentleman of my acquaintance last year, they denounce the rebels as Russian emissaries. M.

Cherbulloz avoid, as much as he can, this objectionable clique, giving only types where sincerity, not interest, is tue motive, and in Count Ladislat lias shadowed forth all the faults and qualities of this brave race, capable of any but always inconsistent and unreliable from want of mental balance. The Count inhabits Paris With his mother, who, having lost all her male relatives in some one or other of the Polish insurrections, endeavors to keep her only son at Some, like Young Aorcai, by giving him plenty of money and a free foot in the gay city. Here he falls in love with Counten ftophU dt LiewiU, a Russian ladv. with a bed-fiddon husband, who is incapable of a caprice put susceptible of a grand passion, and is Withal violent-tempered, ambitious, and energetically I'hobo-l'olihh. To make ber acquaintance, he resorts to the somewhat eccentric act knocking somebody's hat off at the opera, nhich ia followed by a duel, whose result he, supposing the lady to be interested therein, announces in person, proceeding immediately afterward to win 10.0O0 francs from one of her guests at ecarte and then to make a declaration in such terms as to cause his immediate expulsion rom tne nouse, as summarily as handsome from Gervatit's garret.

Thereupon goes home, more in love than ever, picks up book Which, happening to be a history of 'oland, instructs him as to the sufferings of Is unhappy country, and forthwith he decides go ana ao likewise. Ola Jlrt. Ifottkt remon strates, although in her heart delighted at these fnanifestationa of heroic proclivities, and it ia not quite certain how the matter will be arranged, when a servant brings an invitation to dine with the Counttt. (who seems to have pardoned What in the preceding act she Considered to be an impertinence.) and a check in aid of the Polish exiles. iMdMa accepts the former, his mother indignantly refuses the money, because Russian gold shall never soil our glorious cause," or words to that effect, greatly applauded In this resolution by old TronAo, a professional, who haa left hi country some years lazo, and now conspire against the Czar from a distance.

I wish to become a patriot," say iLaditlat, give me a Not if I jknow rayelf," replies Trontko. at least Mntil I have proof tbat you can be trusted." thla Madame Lie wit cornea' in to ask she has been treated so discourteously in (the matter of ber peace-offeiing. Madamt iHoUki is eloquently vindictive, the visitor Is Tefinedly spiteful. 'Jrornko is pathetic yet au-ftere. and the young mau self-sacrificing, in iother words he immolate his love upon the Jaltar of liberty, and the curtain falls upon a jtoucning group ol motner, son.

and professional patriot invoking the god of battles in favor of Poland, while theKussian Countess goes out in a ftowering rage, vowing vengeance against every ibody. 1 After Ladislat, having taken' lessons jfrom a barber, goes to Plo.sk, where, under the name of Joseph Valin, he dresses all the fashionable ladles' heads, and works up a conspiracy, deceiving every one except General Beech-mine and the LUicite. who Is on the war-path. very effective acene is the one in which the lyonng man combs and brushefe this lady's 'golden hair, receives his fee. and then is caught in the arms of his divinity to the cry of "je What might have happened next we tean only imagine, if the Cossacks had not suddenly burst in to arreast the insurgent) whom 'Sopkit tries to save, but who won't be as ved.

because he feels that his patriotism will not be proof against her seductions. So he denounces himself and goes to prison, whither comes the Cbuntsti and so fascinates him that he agrees sign a petition for pardon. Thi done, he is 'set at liberty and passes the night in the Ltewits Palace, returning in the concluding act to Paris, where Mm. Uolski and Trontka cure and revile him, and the lady of hia love having grown cold and changed, tell that, though she might idolize the hero, ishe despises the traitor: that she intended to Smarry-tbeing now a widow Ge. Betchnine, and that he need not evoke the memory of that hour of madness, for my chamber-maid had taken my place." This was rough on Ladislat, (who, in the novel, goes mad and dies, but, in 'the play, reeoverea his reason, is pardoned by hia mamma, on the Intercession of Gen.

Beseh-inine, by whom Mm, dt LiewiU ia repudiated, and the adventute finishes by the aecent- ance of a free and unconditional pardon from tne me interpretation la most excellent, and after i few neceasarv exnureations. Cherbulies's drama will rank among the most successful productions of the season. CUSiOVS SVIT AQA.1XSTA TO If SHIP. Belleville, which was some time agt changed from a elty to a township, has a earioos suit trowing out of to ehaage. Mtflua Paul of Jersey City, at that time secured a contrast to pave, Wtlliam-atraet, and too: bonds of th eity, parable in lO annual-in- stall mailt.

Afterward, when BeUeville wa changed east so a Mwasnip, raul obtained a Judgment lor the interest ea the belaaoe of the bonds then due. Tha judgment waa subsequently opened ba order to allow tee township So Introdeee new evMeaee. oa th ground that tha jndgment waa not against th whole aisvwi, dbs against uu portion Known as tas Belle-villa PoUlag Uistrlet. Aaaiast thU it la nrged that as th polling district bad been wired oat by th elty, th latter was th former' legitimate accessor. Th eaee (a not yet decided.

SB AJT ACTOU 10CKSD VP. Henri Laurant, an actor engaged at the Standard Theatre, notified Manager Dnff. of that theatre, at th eloa of th second act of Hnafore" last evening that he would be ready to proceed with the, third act aa soon aa tb manager paid him the two waeka' salary da htaa, and not before. Mr- Puff went to Laurent's dressing-room, and high words ensued, whereapoa tb manager Hd ta ae oaeer and had Lastraat ameted on a chare of disorderly eondnet. wa lorked np ia th Twenty-ninth Preeinet Statton-honse.

aad Mr. Hatch, wh waa to have superseded Laurent ia the oaspaar Meadar. took hi nine aad aaiahed the Piaj7 LIVE CXlTEE FOR ENGLAND. WPOBTAttOXd FLOil THIS COUXTBY CUECKED. A EE POET- THAT XO CATTLE CAX BE laxdeij rAfTi a rxB.

28 prox the tKITEol 4TAT1 expobts op dressed if EAT "td BE DOSTIXCED JKALOC8T OP ESGLISP TCAT1 LE-DEALERs BELIEVED TO HAVE CUCSEIi THE TROUBLE. pan lei Toffe'y. of the firm of Toffey large shipperi of eat 11 from this country to received a pri 'ate dispatch yesterday from George C. tn i foreign repretentativ of the firm at London; infoi ning him that the British Gov. erament had aoed a i order forbidding th landing of tire cattle fr the United States In any of the' Engl porta after Feb.

28. This action haS beer anticipated for sevaral days, as it was well known that an effort was being mad to aniend the regi ieting the importation of foreign tattle into Eng a was to inelode the United States in th list countries which might be ex cludd by Maeh anxiety has been felt on th part of those 1 iterested in the cattle sldpping bOHine In eofcsequ ace. notwithstanding the fact that shipment have ontinned. Toffey Co. shipped last Ssti rday by the Granada, of the N4tl(nal Linej had, uterday, Myer Goldsmith, who is interested with th in the basinets, shipped 200 head of cattle and UO sheep by the Australia, of the Aschor Lane.

George Toff of the firm of Toffey Sans, said last nuu I that his firm hud about OU cattle now on haud, i rhich would be shipped by the trio, of the: Katioi al Line, which wiil sail next Taarsday. That, said, probsbly would be the last lot which the fin i would ship for the present, as it -would be the last which could arrive in England before Feb. 28. Toffey said the whole thing wa all humbug and itotten op in the interest of the large land-owpers in England, to prevent the hip-meat of American bet ii-to that country. He denied that there was kny cattle disease in this It had been a hard Winter, and some of the cattle might havi been mode sick by ex pmare on I tne 'ove, and that was all there was hi it.

fie ws warned nix weeks Mr. Toffey said, by bis agent in London, that the papers thre wer 1 agitating th qnestion, and was infesj-med that an tl rapt to get UDascntslion might anticipated, llit firm shipped nothing but the very best of KentaeV and Illinois cattle, which produced beef fully euui 1 to English cattle, and which old on the market fully t- pence a pound less than the native irtlcle. He said that be should continue the shipments of dressed beef, which, thus bad been very succensful. t-bit)er here-eonld lot ship lire cattle and kill them at the place of lundii nor could they afford to have tlie in kept several da ia quarantine provided they were heahhy When iey arrived. They were perfectly willing to tubi lit to any proper quarantine regulations, ai rould admit of a thorough inspection of tb cattli when they arrived aud a per-niit to land imtnedial l-1v.

provided there was no disease fonnd srdong tti m. S'Jie New-Uaven i allodium, of Feb. 8, says that a.dUeaae.. which 'rof. Brewer thinks Is pluero-pneumonia, has brol en out among the cattle of several North Haven au 1 Hamden farmers." FpRElGSlPH TECI1VE MEASURES.

ABATTOIRS TO IE BCILT AT LIVERPOOL CAXADA? PKDHIBITING IMPORTATIONS ATTER 3TEB. 3. London, 8 A committee of the Cattle Trade Association it Liverpool, in order to avoid interruption to the trade, has offered to erect the necessary lairkge an 1 abattoirs to comply with the requirements of th Privy Counil. It is believed, however, in nsequence of the growing importance of "the tt ide to the port of Liverpool, either the aatjioritii of the corporation or the Dock Board will undertak the work. All arrivals of cat-US from America sii ce the steamer Ontario's cargo have been fonnd ntirely free from disease.

The severity of tje we ither, therefore, it Is believed, caused the outbreak in that Instance. The British travercment, 5uudi the circumstances, is not inclined to interfere vith the importation of cattle from America, prov ded there Is adequate inspection btore shipment an provision of the required lair-atfe at Liverpool to put them in position to moot rich cases as the Oi tario's. It ia not believed that slaughter on the qui ys will be enforced where no diea exists, Met ibers of the trad say that nndcr these conditions Ad erirsn shippers need not fear a4y Interference wi I the business. Ottawa. Ontario Feb.

The order In Conneil recently passed, in I he matter of the importation of American cattle, ha been amended, and It Is ordered that from and afer ae 5tii of February the importation or Introduction Into the Provinces of Ontario, (hebee, XrwBruni wick. Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island of from tha United States prohibited for tt ree months. LETTER FRO a SI. LEOX CHOTTEAU TO OCR COMMERCIAL BODIES. Leon Chotteku, delegate of the French committee who are endeavoring to procure a reel-ptJciiy treatybetwJen France and this country, has addressed th following letter to th Presidents of the Qhsmber of Commerce snd Boards of Trade, whom be cannot visit personally: You are aware thht a French committee la tn-rlav lei connection wita an American committee, en.

deavoring to procuri the conclusion of a reciprocity treaty between Frince and the United States. A project was voted uion at Paiia in Anguat last, and ik is now mj raiarge 110 outain on mat preliminary work the opinion of I the Important body over which eu preside. To Ithink.to iqos oniy st your own interests, and examiue how an international coi ivention can increase your trad with Franee. i Laytn aside the qnestion of principle, the men who take tl initiative inth present move ment desire to ameli urate a state of things which represses your prorei and injure your Interests by lessening your expo rts. The French general tariff prohibits entirely tl entrance into France of sev eral American products, and taxes other with high uunes.

user yotx. msieaa ox mat ceneral tarltr m. conventional, lone wiich will give yon. in France. i i weueuv ok tns clause OI we mrst ravorea nation It the prohibitions and the high duties are removed and a lower tariff substituted, the French market i.

opened to your trace. On your side, what eoncea sions do you propoie to give to France In return h'xamlne the DTOjeei and s-y how it must be modi-fieil in to aerie th Interest yon represent. Herewith area fswl documents I have fixed as the route or myeona business cirenlt New-York Boston, Baltimore, srnuadelnhla. rin cltnatl, bt. Ijonls, Cbtrajio.

and Han Francisco. 1 do not think It 'possible for to go and see von In parson. Be kind enfcagh to address me. aa soon possible, four copies! signed, of yonr report. On my viB ovwii, lus tv ess, ana xne rar west, I shall send three ut those copies to the American OOvernment.

-with khe resolutions of the French Chambers of Commerce, after having asked yon if you wish to join tnW delegation which will go with trie to Washington li shall send the fourth copy to ib.iuci i. jk buv renca committee. bineerely yours, I LEON CHOTTEAU. iqiCll BY HASOIXG. LAn unknown mi well dressed, and apparently about 40 yes of age, entered the Willow Hotel, No.

1,58 ivonla-avenne, Jersey City, on Thursday night, am asked for a room. At first he was told that eona rere vacant, and seemed disappointed, but the pre prietor, remembering that one of the boarder was ab tent, gave him that room. He retired early, and thing was seen of him on Friday, the chainber-ni kid not having unlocked th door, Supposing tha' room was not occupied. At 7 o'eloek k-tsterday morning i me of the servants knocked at the door and rveeiv no answer. She called the attention of Jbbjn 1)01 aldson, a boarder In the house, to th fact, and he i iso knocked at the door, bnt received ao reply.

A I Ide door leadinr to another room whs next tried and I uund to be locked, bat it was open, and th i stranger waa found hanging by his snsneaders a a post of the bed. The body wa ent own, but life bad been extinct for some time. In a pocket of the man coat was feind an envelop addressed to "Austin M. Van Naken, Lidetsed 1 nglneer." -The envelop con- talned a cartifieat) issued bv tha Board of Hr. boat Inspector the same person.

In another pocket wa nnotlier envelope, npon which was written a list of a 1 Naken family. Only two of th name could lie read. They were Amanda Van Nakaa, ra Jan. l'i, 1828, and Austin Van Kalien, born April 1U, 1S3A. In another pocket i ras found a policy slip bearing th numbers 7, 8.

1 20. dated Feb. There was also 47 eentsj foum I In his pocket. Tne body was removed to Meehac Storgue, on Orove-street, where Coroner kensnpler rill hold an Inquest. Donaldson, who had met Van akea before he cam to tbe hotel, ay that hei seem very low-spirited.

For several days previous to fa suicide he had been drinking very One story was that he committed sol. side because: hi policy investment had proved a failure, but a hi A onlv played th numbers for HI 00, that 1 hard ly probable. -i 5 GQISQ OCT OF BVS1SEBS. The atoekWde of the State Insurance Company of Jersejr Cit met yesterday afternoon and decided to wind np tt company' affairs and reinsure existing risks, in otl companies. Tha Stat ta the company of jwhkl John Halliard, the defaulting President Of the lolvent Mechanics' and Laborers' Saving Bank, was also President, and the affair of th two were, thr mgh his manipulations, inextricably Involved.

hen Stat Examiner Kelaey investigated the affal of th State, foand them ia very bad conditio but the Ulrector aaanrcd him that If he boa gave them Urn they would arrang to aavo tb stodkhold irs advance 25 per eent. of tbe who! amooctt of oi tstaadiag stock, so to place the company npon a nn foundation, aad insure the atablUty of Ha ere clit. When th matter waa laid lb stockholder they refused to make th accessary subecriation. and. after a tall eonaloora Da.

dlaenastoa of the matter yeaterdav. th stockholders finally saw a war oat of the difficulty by Bamudertng their eharvar. AU the axurting vWiU which pnrpoe th aaseta wU be nffiekniv while tt is claimed that th remainder will enable tb IH rectors npon final settle. meat to pay tb stockholder 40 cent, anon th amount of their stock. DAMAGED IS THE CIVIL WAR.

A CIT WHICH HAS BEEN PEHTreo FOE OVER FIFTEM TEARS THE Ct'BAK RAILWAY COM PAKT AGAINST THE CXITED STATES. An old case waa revived in the United Statea District Court, before Judge Choat. yesterday. Tb steamer Neustra Sen ore del Regie waa launched in this City In th Fall of 1861. Sh was a long, narrow craft, and was built forth Cuban Rail way Company, whose head quarters are at Havana.

The veaael was delivered to Ignatio B. Reynal, as the representative of tb railroad company, and he took oat her clearance paper as her Master from thla City to Havana During her voyage she eneonn-tered sever weather, and was driven in a storm on the roeoke Bar. where she remained for over 24 hours. Owing to the continued stormy weather, she was compelled to put ints Georgetown, and wa there selred bv the Confederate Government, who threw her Master into prison. Tbe Spanish Consul used his influence and succeeded In obtaining the release of the steamer snd her Master, and she started on her voyage.

Her coal ran out, however, and sh headed for Port Royal, a after obtaining permission to do so from the flag officer on board th United States steamer Susquehanna. The officer at the same time sent a number of prisoners by the Cuban boat to Port RoyaL The prisoners were do-livered and a supply of coal was obtained, and the vessel shaped her course for Hilton Head. Capt. Rnfus Saxton was in command of that post, and, being a Wuartermastar. was desirous of obtaining the Cuban boat for the Government service.

An offer from him to purchsse the boat was declined by the Msster on the ground that he had no authority to effect such a transfer. Capt. Saxton then seized the vessel as a prize. He. however, gave no reasons for the seirure excepting that a letter from a Confederate officer to a friend in Cuba was found on'board.

The seizure took plaee on Nov. 29. lfCl. On Dec 1 1, following, Capt. Saxton entered into a charter with Capt.

KeynaU by which the vessel was chartered to the United State for the transportation of troops, stores, A-c. for tbe sum of MOO per day, the boat and machinery to be kept In order by the ehar-teier. The charter contained a clause which read that in ease the said steam ferry-boat shall be eoDlis-cated to the United States then the contrsct shall be void otherwise to remain In full force and virtue." The boat was accordingly taken into a river near 1 and waa used under the charter for over rfO days, when she was taken in charge by the Navy lepanment and brought to this City. She wss libeled as a prlie by United States District Attorney Delafield Smith in June, ls6'2, on the ground that at the time of her seizure she had on board eon-trabsnd articles which she was carrying to Havana, referring to the letter from the Confederate officer to his Cuban friend. The vessel wss so useful to the (Government that a decree was obtained from the conrt permitting the Government to deposit 830,000.

subject to the final decree, and I he boat was converted to the ne of the Navy. The amount was not deposited however, and in the following year tbe United States District Court decided that there was rot enough ground for th original seiiuro, and decreed that the steamer should be returned to her owners. The Navy Department declined to do so. The Spanish Government then took hold of the matter, and In October, 1883, proceedings were ordered staid to allow the questions of carnages to be adjusted by the two Governments. Tbe negotiations continued for seven years, and then Assistant Secretary of State Davis returned the ea to tbe District Court.

The ease was next referred to George F. Betts, Clerk of the Court, to ascertain th amount of damages sustained. He filed his report on Mav 10, JS71, in which he found the plaintiffs entitled to 'J00 a day from the date of seizure. This made the sum of $167,370. liesides this, the sum of o.00 compensation was allowed for the agent, $5,000 for eouukel fees, an the value of the vessel' which was placed at 33, and making a total amount ot about Th Referee report was confirmed by Judge B.atehford, and District Attorney Noah Davis carried the ease to the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice lavis there threw out the item for "counsel fee." but allowed interest to be computed from date, and held that it was clear that the vessel waa not a lawful prize or subject of capture." But he expressed the opinion that the matter shou.d more properlv be adjusted by diplomacy than by the courts. Another reference was made to Commissioner Bett in July. Is73, and in March. 177, he made a report similar to the one first handed in. except tbat be followed the ruling of the Chief Justice, and.

omitting counsel fees, lnsluded interest. District Attorney Woodford next made a motion to set aside the order of reference as irregular, on the ground that a suit could not be entertained airainst the United States for damages. Judge Choate denied the motion last week, for the reason tbat proceedings had originally been instituted at the request of the Secretary of State, with the consent of the District Attorney. Gen. Woodford then niBde a motion to file further exceptions to the report of Commissioner Betts, which was denied by Judge Choate on Friday.

The reason for the denial, he tated. was that he thought it was too late to por-mil the amendments to tbe exceptions, only as a matter conforming to the new report oi the Com-misaioner. There had not only been great laches in making the application, but virtually upon the same report, so far as that question was concerned, the Government bad taken the same-exception in 1871, and stood by them in tbe District Court and In the Supreme Court. "Such an amendment, under these he concludes, would. It seems to me, not be in in subversion, of justice and of all regularity snd propriety of judicial proceedings." Argument on the exceptions was adjonrned for three weeks.

JEESET CITY'S GOFERSMEXT. A DISORDERLY MEETING or CITIZENS PROPOSING TO FUND THE PUBLIC DEBT IN FOCR PER CENT. BONDS. One of the most riotous and disorderly assemblages that ever got togetcer in Jersey City met in tbe City Hall on Newark-avenue last evening, to listen to the report of th Committee of Ninety, to whom had been referred the report of the Sub-committee ot Twelve, on Municipal Government Reform. A large number of the leading tax-payer of Jersey City sat within the railing.

In the lobby the working men of the city filled every available foot of space. Ex-Mayor John B. Romer presided. Unbounded excitement prevailed from the opening to the close of the meeting. Every speaker who took th floor wa interrupted with hisses or cheers, as th sentiments he expressed met with favor or disfavor, while cat-calls from indifferent listener sounded momentarily in all parts of tbe hall.

Proceedings commenced with the reading of a report favoring sush a system of government aa is proposed by the Bentley charter now pending In the Legislature, and advising the acceptance of many of its provisions. Particularly warm debates oecured over the proposition to abolish the High School. Senator Winfield took grounds strongly In claiming that the pnblie schools are a part of tbe Police regulations of the eity, and that education should not be sustained at publla expense beyond th rudimentary branches. The public maintenance of a school In which th children of poor men can be educated in the higher branches, was warmly advocated. and tne proposition to abollah the High School was negatived by an overwhelming majority.

A proposition to fund the public debt in A per rent, bonds, calling In the 7 per cent, bouds which now represent the elty's Indebtedness, elicited a lively debate. "One or two things must be done" said Senator Winfield "either diminish the elty expenses or let the city go into bankruptcy." Tbe resolution was opposed by Mayor Hopper on the ground that it was au act of virtual repudiation. la tt repudiation," was ssked In reply, for the ty to buy money with 4. per eent bonds, and with th money thus got. pay dollar for dollar of tbe 7 per cent, iadeotedness Tb proposition for th funding at th lower rate of interest was adopted.

In th Item of salaries of elty employe there wa some deviation from the pending Bently charter. Th schedule of salaries recommended and agreed to was as follows Principals of schools, 91.200; Mayor, school teachers, $-5 to $020 School Superintendent, 2 000; Police patrolmen. $bOO Police Chief, Fire Chief, fl.MM) firemen. 40 Police Justice. 2,000 i City Treasurer, $2,000 City Clerk.

$2,400 Superintendent of Street and Sewers, 1 City Controller. $1,500. The disorder in th lobby finally became so great tbat the citizens were nnable to transact any business, and an adjournment waa made necessary. TBS BIBLE AXD FBVH M1SSIOX. The manager of the Bible and Fruit Mission acknowledge the receipt of the following additional contributions for their eoffee-hous in Twenty-aixth-traet, opposite Bellevu Hospital Mr.

J. J. Astor. l.OOO Mrs. Edward affray, flOOt Mlas Sarah Hiteheoek.

$100 Mis Catherine Wolf, $100 Mr. Edward Sampson, $iuO; Mr. William B. 8. Wood.

$100 1 gentlemen of the Stock Exchange. $103 Mr. Franei Mouiton, $50 Mr. F.dward Tatnm. $30 i Mr.

J. A. Gray, $25. and Mr. Benjamin H.

Field, $20. Th amount raised ia not sufficient to complete the building, and further contribution are needed. They may sent to Mr. Colden Murray. No.

2 South tret Rv. Dr. Dyr. No. 2 Ilibl Hon, or Rev.

Dr. Howard Crosby, No. 110 East NinetMnLh -street. Eastos. Feb.

H. William A. Huff, a Jaatie of th Peace of Phlllipsburg, K. waa run over and killed this afternoon by an engine oa tha Central Road. Wiumnotow, Feb.

8. Evan It ice, the defaulting Cashier of th Wilmington aad Brandy-win National Bank of thla city, waa sent te New-CaaU Jail this afternoon la default of $15,000 baU. MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS THE DA VESPOBT IMJVIBY. FURTHER TESTIMONY FOR THI DEFENSE MR. DAVENPORT AGAIN ON THE STAND, The first witness before the Davenport Investigating committee yesterday was Thomas J.

Steam. Deputy Marshal in th Twanty-fourth Ward, who testified a to th instructions given th Marshal by Mr. Davenport at th last lection. Mr. Davenport was then sailed, and eontinned his testimony as to th fraudulent in which naturalization panera were issued In 1868, 2,500 paper war Issued on the signature of only Ave witnesses In September.

lHGi. a man named Grober arrived in this country, and on the 16th of October following he wss naturalized. Judge Cowing was the next witness he believed that many war deterred from voting at the last election who would have voted the combination ticket he was of opinion that the fast of there not being In the court reeorda of a number of certificates issued was not sufficient proof of their illegality, and that th Government Hhould not tak advantage of men who had conscientiously complied with what they thought wer th real requirement of law. Commissioner Davenport was then recalled. He said that before and on election day it was published In the newspaper that the United States authorities wer making preparation for the arrest of Illegal voters; on the morning of th 6th of November hut several papers gave reports of John Kelly's speech on the previous evening, when he said that witness had arrested and dragged voters like felons before the Commissioner, and that he had packed the prisoners lik so many sardines after to election th Tammany Hall General Committee resolved to prosecute and punish htm for his act on.

In reply to a question by Chsirman Lyade as to how many discharged soldiers were naturalized in 1SH Mr. Davenport said 1,141 were naturalized in the Superior Court and '52 in the Supreme Court. Witness continued. In reply to other questions, that he had reduced the vow-r of lwGS pspers from 40.000 to driving them from the registry and taking up their papers It was not the desire of witness to prosecute Ignorant men so long aa they were willing to give np their papers, and it was only sfter 1870. after the challenge, and after tbe publication of th testimony in the lieuel Clark case that warrants were Issued for prosecuting.thcse people previous to last Msy only about l6o arrests wore made, and on last election day about 606 persons bad been arrested i many holders of these papers did not know their witnesses one Martett.

wbo desired to mak an application, took a witness to court, who left him for a few minutes, and agreed to meet him lster another man, a stranger to Martett. came up with an application and told nim to follow him tbey went before Judge McCunn, who asked the stranger how long be had known Martett; he replied, Shnre. since he was that high," raising his hand about two feot from the Door Martett attempted to correct him, but the Judge said. That all right, take your papers it was not, be said, the wish of the Government to disfranchise citizens, but to see their rights enforced, and this wss why these holders of fraudulent papers were proceeded against i the records at the State Department at Mr ashington. and letters from United States Ministers abroad, will show thst tha Government refused it protection to citizen abroad who held naturalization certificates of lHOH about 3.2O0 holders of such papers registered in lw7t), and about 1.250 voted last year, against U.OOO who voted two years ago.

After reeees Gen. Wingste cross examined Mr. Davenport. The witness said that, under the Election law. it was his duty to employ all necessary means to prevent illegal voting he had learned from persons who had been witnesses In both the Supeuor and Supreme Courts in ls(jl facts connected with the proceedings the greater part of tb Irregularities in the courts began In September 10.

and continued until the 23d of October foil lowing; all of the Judges who had naturalized person in those eourts at that time, wltneas believed, bad done so improperly, and not In accordance with law; be did not think Judge Garvin exercised anything like the care and scrutiny which it was his duty to do. 'you are generally regarded as a partisan by Democratic voters, are you not. "asked Gen. Wtngate. I am not acquainted with Democratic voters generally I suppose it is their opinion that I am an of.

fieer of tbe Government, and that I intend to do my dnty as efficiently as possible." ituess, continuing, said he had arrested Mr. Denning on a question of law, because ther was no proper record ot his naturalization. The wrson who had shown his tax receipts was subsequently arrested because those receipts had nothing to do with his naturalization. 11 came up to witness with tax receipts and asked him whether be proposed to continue his arbitrary action, whereupon witness refused to converse with him on account of his violent language. Gen.

Wingate asked witness why he had let off a number of prisoners upon their own reeognlzanse, to which the reply waa that he hsd exercised his own discretion In the matter, in reply to another question why the canceling of those papers was not nsked for, witness stated that such a proceeding would have been costly and tedious, and that the system adopted by tbe Government was cheaper, more prompt, and more efficient. WlUiam II. Secor testified thst he acted aa counsel for Democratic prisoners at Mr. Davenport's court prisoner were generally discharged on their promise not to vote many complaint were made about the prisoner' unjust detention, but Davenport replied that ha could not help it. James O.

Davis testified that he waa counsel for Democrats who surrendered their papers to Commissioner Deuel In June Commissioner Deuel omitted to read tbem the words, I voluntarily surrender" the papers, as printed in the depositions. Commissioner Deuel swore that he did read those words. The committee then adjourned to meet at Washington on Tuesday next. THE ACCUSED MARSHAL. The case of Robert Utley, the accused Marshal of the Eleventh Assembly District, was before Commissioner Osborn again yesterday.

Thomas Skelly, the foreman of the watch at th public stores. No. 402 Washington-street, testified that Thomas H. O'Neill, wbo is on of tbe parties entered on the certificate of attendance presented by Utley, was at bis post on Oct. 8.

25, and 26, thr out of th four registration day, but had bean excused rom service on election day. Edward C. Coyle said that on election day he was at Broadway and Thirty-third-street peddling tickets; saw Neill there from 7 A. M. to 2 P.

M. The prosecution rested at this point, and Gen. Foster, counsel for the defense, called James Gilchrist, who was aide to Marshal Utley in the Eleventh District, and was assigned to the head quarters No. 510 Sixth-avenue. He had seen O'Neill on each registration day, but was not aware that be was assigned to any psrtlaular election district.

John Kane, Deputy Marshal to Supervisor Hamlin, saw O'Neill on duty on each registration day and on election day. John E. Rogers hsd seen O'Neill on fluty on all but one of the days of registry. An adjournment was then taken until Thursday next at 2 P. M.

Previous to the adjonrament Assistant District Attorney Fiero stated in reply to a question of Gen. Foster, tbat the prosecution elslmed that tbe statute prescribing the duties of apeclal deputies provided that they ahouM be "actually oa uuty, and must have been assigned to a particular election district to entitle thsm to receive py. ABASD0S1S0 THEIR CHILDREN. Cornelius Walsh, a laborer, and his wife, Hester, were brought up yesterday in the Court of Special Sessions, befot Justice Blxby, Morgan, and Wendell, charged with cruelty to their hlldru. From the evidence it appeared that Walsh, who had been living In the house.

No. 313 East Thirty-ninth-street, hsd been ejected by his landlord for his exceedingly quarrelsome disposition, and for the fact that he and hi wife wer a continual sourc of annoyane to the other occupants of th house, and to their immediate neighbors. On leaving the premises, Walsh and his wife, who had beea Indulging In a prolonged carouse, left their children, fir in number, ranging In age from 4 to 11 rears, behind, without making ih slightest provision for them. The housekeeper, several hdurs after the patents had departed, discovered the abandoned children in th cheerless apartment vacated by Walsh, suffering from cold and hunger. Mrs.

Ahearn. the housekeeper, took the children te ber own apartment, and after having attended to their immediate want notified the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Intoxication wa th only excuse which Walsh eouid offer yesterday, and the! court, having him guilty on th charge, sentenced him to the Penitentiary for a month. The prisoner's wife was discharged, aa th law hold the husband rasponaibl for hi wife's aetiona ROBBISO AX IMMIORA XT. Detective Hagan, of the First Precinct, yesterday brought to the Tomb Police Court aa Eng-lishman named Edward Parke, whom had arrested at th Instance of Fran Werner, who charged him with stealing $340 in $10 gold pie from hia trunk. Parke and Werner, who are Immigrants, arrived by th asm steamer during tne week, and topped at th Bowling Green Hotel.

Wall Warner wss absent from his room. Parkas broke open hi trunk and took th money from it. Jaatie Blxby committed Parke for trial la default of $Lf00 bail. The prisoner pleaded intoxication in mitigation, of his offna. DEATH OF MB.

OEOJtaS W. YABIAtT. Mr. George W. Varian, an old and well-known resident of thla City, dl4ytrday morning at hia home, Ko.

30 West Twenty ninth -street. Mr. Tartan waa born In thla City 70 year ago in the old Knickerbocker family' homestead, then standing on th "Bloomlngdale Road," now Broadway, oa a farm extending from th Blooming dal Road to what is now Soventa-avenao, aad from Twenty, sixthatreet to Taurtiatb-Mreet. Th old man don waa situated near th south-west corner ot the farm, between th present Twenty-six ta and Twanty-evwnth-atreeta, near Broadway. Mr.

Varian waa' a son of Isaac Varian, aad descended from aa old and wealthy alnickerboekar family. He was never sauced in aattr basin ether than the manawntna efhVs property. whVrh consisted at thetraaeet' hia 're novtion of tne c4d Tartan farm, now thickly ovrd wtta stew aad dwelMaga. Ueesrred assd waa at eoe time a snesa. ber of the Board of Alderman, bat for SO years he had taken no promlaent pert hi poUtiea.

He Wave a widow aad oa daughter. Mr. Ilenry Gilaey. The faaeral will tak place fms hie Use residence en Tuesday nest. The body will be awried in the family vault In the eld Marble Cemetery on tissual tree.

Death was ceased by pnenseoaia. COMING SOCIAL EFE2TS. OF TH CHAaMTT BALL -THE LIEDEBKRASZ AND ABtOX KASQCKE-ADES FITS AXD FROLIC FOB. THE TH0B-SAKDrJ. The Charity Ball, which It always regarded a tb crowning event ta the Whiter feet iritis of New York society, will take plaee to saoeicw night at th Academy of Music, and there la every reeeon to expect It wiU qnal If it doe not snrp, it predecessor in brilliancy.

From a financial standpoint Its snoeess haa for weeks paat been a foregone conclusion. Of the boxes sufficient have been already cgagd to defray the expanses, so that at least all the receipts from the sale of ticket are sure to go Into the treasury ot th Narsery aad Child' Hospital. Th Academy will vary simply decorated for tbe event. Combination of gas jet will form th word Charity over the managers' balcony, at th back ot the stag, and In front of th proscenium on either aide, win be deposited two vase of flowsrs. Thar will be 25 dances, whiah are to be preceded by an overture, selection from II Talismaao," and a march by Meyerbeer.

Th officers of the BaU Committee are President. Arthur Leary Vice-President, Mrs. Edward Cooper Secretaries, Mrs. Algernon a Sullivan, and Mr. 8.L.M.

Barlow Box Committee, Mrs. C. VanderbUt and Mrs. R. H.

L. Townsend. Th orchestra will be directed by J. M. Lander and th military band by 8.

Gmfaila. Among th many lady manager are Mrs. Daniel F. Apple ton. Mrs.

J. J. Astor. Mrs. Sidney Appleton, Mis.

Loring Andrews, Mrs. August Belmont. Mrs. John Blgelow, baroness Blanc Mr. A.

B. Cornell, Mrs. Elliot C. Cowdin, Mr. Frederic A.

Conkliug. Mr. Caraoehau. Mr. John H.

Draper, Mr. William B. Dinsmore, lira. K. O.

Doramus, Mrs. Loyal Far-rsgut, Mrs. Austin Flint. Mrs. Ogden Goelet.

Mrs. Cornelius K. Garrison. Mrs. John Hoey, airs.

Theodore A. Havemerer, Mr. Abrem Hewitt, Mr. Paran Stevens, Mrs. Lester Wallaek, and Mrs.

Louis Lorillard. Th Liederkrsni Society will glv ha twnty-ixth annual ball at the Aealemyon Thursday evening next. One of lb feature will boa grand tableau of nnusunl brilliancy and picturesque beauty. Th rising o' the curtain will disclose a gallery, approached by a grand stairway, at th top of which wiU be seen the central group, composed of Pri nee Carnival. Bacchus Terpsichore.

The Prince will be represented In the act of uniting In marriage th god of win and th muse of dancing. Around Prince Car nival will be gathered merry page, heralds, bacchantes, dsnseusea, court Jesters, harlequins, satyr, and prototype of wU-known American "paragraphr.M A gay throng, attired in th costumes of au nation, will stand In front of tb gallery, surrounding a ouipany of ballet-dancer. Tb sapper will be served in Ntlsson Hall and in th (upper-room of th Academy. Eleven committee have charge ot th masquerade. Tbe Reception Committee consists of William Stein way.

Julius Hoffmann, Emil Muger. C. G. Gunther, and Lent Kaemmerer; the Ticket Committee, A. Srhwanmann and Coo-(tank Schmidt; Meaqaerade Committee, Theodore Hertwig, Joeeph Kapn, Paul GoepeL P.

Pro tar, Joseph Reppler, Aiobon Balleatren. C. W. Kurtz. S.

Sultan, G. Dieterleh. F. L. Huninghaus, George Mueller, and Arnold Uhlfelder.

Bernstein and Lelboldt will direct the music. The Arion Society ha perfected arrangement for tbe accommodation of 20,000 persons at its baa, which ia to be held in Gilmora's Garden on tb 21st inst. A nw entran ia to be constructed on Twenty seventh-street, and new dressing-room are being provided tor both sexes. It Is understood that tbe decorations will be on a scale of surpassing splendor. About $5,000 will be need In the purchsse ot flower alone.

Th grand procession will em bra re many new and unique features. The fifth annual ball of tbe Albion Society will be given in the Germania Assembly Rooms on Wednesday evening next. ARRIVAL OF i'OKElQX PA VFERS. Among the ateerage passengers who were transferred from the steam-ship Denmark to tie Garden yesterday were three paupers from Switzerland, aent out ber by th authorities cf their nativ town. A they are almost entirely penniless, aad ha no friends In thla country, th Commissioners of Emigre! ton are compelled to ear for them at present.

The affidavits of the thro pauper were taken. Th oldest of thorn, Abraham Koenig. 55 year of age, native of Bottenwyl, New-Zoffiugen. Canton of Aaran. said that during th early year of hia life he worked for various manufacturing firm In Switzerland, and during the last three years as a farm hand.

He has two children, a boy and a girl, aged respectively 13 and 20 years, who ware unable to support him. Th authoritiea of tha town of which he waa, a reside finding him a burden on their hands, rather than commit him to a work-house, paid 150 francs to agenta named abetter A Rusel, who, in consideration of that amount, arranged for his paasag to this country. Tbe man Is utterly without funds, and his Stock of clothing ia confined to the mean garments on bis person. The other two immigrant are Jscob Werferli. aged 32 years, and Johann Fritx, aged 40.

Both are from th Town of Zovingen, Canton of Argau. Werforll 1 maimed, having lost two fingers of the right hand. He ssys he is a common laborer, but tbat he bad found it Impossible for a long time to obtain employment. During the Winter hi father supporUd him, aad when he could no longer keep him, tb civil authorities readily gave him 150 franc for the purpose of paying hi passage. They got rid of his companion In a similar manner.

The men have a few francs left, but are entirely unincumbered by baggage. Ther is no law which empowers tbe Commissioners to send such persons back, but a bill to that effect now before Congress. Hetnrieh Roller, th released convict, who arrived several days ago from Hald-bausen, Bavaria, waa sent horn yesterday oa th MoseL WOMBS' WBO ARE WASTED IS BOSTOS. Two young women named Kitty Brown and Maggie Moore were arrested In thla City on Wednesday upon tb authority of a requisition from th Governor of Massachusetts, hargtng them with having forfeited bail bond in Boston. They wr arretted In thst eity for petty laraeny from th person, and Michael Keenan became their surety.

The day after their arrest her a writ of ha beea corpus waa obtained on their behalf. Th return to the writ wa mad to Justice Donohae, In tie Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday morning. Assistant District Attorney Leery exhibited to bail bond signed br Ere nan, and urged that th girl should be sent back to Boa-ton for trial. Counsel for tb prisoners travrd tb return to th writ by stating that when aaenan became their surety they secured him against los by giving him money obtained bv them from tb al of silks, valval, lac trimming. that he knew they were going to leave Boston, aa ha gave them $5 toward paying their expenses, and that a 1 now persecuting them for the purpoa of levying black-mail.

It wa also claimed that their alleged offense In Boston wa not ea warranting their extradition. Judge Donohae reeerved hia deetslon. PROCEEDISOS IS THE FISCKSET CASE. In the proceeding for the removal of Justice Walter 8. Pinekney, Joseph E.

Nairn, one ot tb Justice's court officers, testified yesterday that ha bad been In attendance at th court nearly ever trial day ainee January 1876, bnt bad never seen Jaatie Pinekney drunk or under th in flue ne of liqnor. Witness said he had never heard the Justice use profane or Indecent language whli on the bench, nor bad he ever teen him drink Santa Crux runs. On ero -examination, however, Nairn admitted that bad wen Justice Pinekney drink liquor la his room in th Court-house a many as half a doaen time," and he would not be positive that be had not alto sees him under th influence of liquor oa the bench. Witness waa sure he had seen the Justice In that condition several time outaide of th Courthouse ta various plaee. Wttnea also admitted that the Justice frequently left the bench for a half-hour at a tini whil case war being tried.

Mr. Pinekney' counsel pat In a statement of the number of eases trie! by the Justice la 1877 aad 1878. aad the examination wa then adjonrned until to-morrow, when the Justin's cross-examination will be completed. dERGT. LB FEE UTS EZOSE RATED.

Detective Dunn, Chairman of the Investigating Committee of th Police Aid Association, report that th account of Serfl Leffarta, President of the association, have beea earef ully Investigated, and that eharge mad against that offiasr of being abort In his payments are without fonadav tion. Sergt, Lefferta collected the money doe the famllle of certain officers end deposited tt to their credit In tbe Manhattan Savings Institution. They wer duly Informed of this at the tint, but failed to draw out the amount before the bank waa cloaad. Tb committee find that every eeat due the taasiUea of tb late officer waa properly deposited te their credit, aad that Sergt. Laff ana is In noway te Hint 61neetbe organisation of the aaaociaUon it aa eot-leeted and paid out to the famllln of Asanas rl ora-eera $472, hW7 OO.

THE SOBBOS WILL CAMS. The content over tbe supposed eopy of the will of the late Benjaasin B. Bobaon, wa eoatlaaed before Surrogate Calvin raster day, and the entire day waa consumed in th eotunletton of the -Hon begun oa th prtvkms Saturday, of William H. Sage aad hi rroa I nation. The wttnea teeti- Aed thst he took charge of hia grandfather affairs la 187 aad obtained a -power of attorney from sue granoiaioevtn us BDW, 1074 I had mean time been gradually deal tain wee ehuav Uh and Infirm, and nnable te walk about without aasistsnre.

la too eriniinstto by Mr. Boyle, wis. ae; aaid that on on wswle ale uncle, Benjamin k. Aobeon. had said that hi father wa tee old aad feeble aad waa not aosnpetent te snake a anil whv nee rejoined that tt he waa eosnpoteet to deetrey ae was aoeapetemt draw a new est.

The case wiil go en te-manew at P. M. NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS. ARREARAGES OF PEXSI0X3. rXXWt AXD KaXOaQmrDATIOaTI OF TH CMnMOjri or FEfglOgsV $34,000, 000 REQUIRED TO FAT THX PENSION ALLOWED SKFORK TEX PASSAGE OI TEI WAanntoroic.

Feb. 8. Th Secretary of th Interior forwarded te agree to-day tne ra quested Infonaatioa on the ssxbjaet of ther Arrears Pvasiona bd. The Kama, aication tneloood Utter fro the Cosax uleeloat of Penalona, Th CsMtsaJarioncr aaya that there wm be iwewJied to pay the arrears peeasoea dee la eaaee which had been allowed aeee vton toth data theyeseage ef the aet the amn of $600,000 of which wU be required: for the arraar the Xavy eneea. It te esti-' anated that the' round ram ef wfll be required pay pension of the enrreat year, of which $50,000 will he required (or Xvy penalona $3,000,000 may be a4 down an tha amount which will be required for T-rTw tt dating the flaeal year ending Jane 30, 1880.

The Munlselua hold that the ehjeet ef the net wag to plan a aeeriy a peaalbl the aaane eettnf all penalona tor dlsahflltl which originated during the war of the lebaUloa, He eoaelndes, ton aueoUy. that the proviso drtiUring tha arrears In wawaeniuuaHvnvswa sues than Bv year after dtaeharc and allowed prior I te Jan. 25. 1878, ahonld be computed at tbe rat pee snoath whieh the ta per i wed ta I pensions were originally allowed ts letseianil sunplf to facilitate tbe settlement ef thooo arraar with out suDieetiag thee te pross. of reovea-iag aad readjustment noon ueewrtatn data, and that thla the only erne perforated by that provision.

He ealla attention le th fee that application ef th ml ta regard to Invalid pen- ion to claims filed as ore than flv year enheeoaeat to discharge will be accompanied with dlBemlttes of great proportion, owiag to th fac thakia thee case little attentioa ha been paid to determination pf the preceding degree of disability, beeaais thi fat comparatively unimportant until the title te paw aton had been etxverwiee eetabltehed. I anon eaaev of tavalid claim then, the raUag will ai useillj npon son arbitrary rale or "rs work." Nraeria Illustration are given show tbe inadequacy th aet aa aa eqaallaer of pension between claim to be admitted wkleh have been -allowed, bnt did not eons within the five rear' liaaW tattoa en tbe oae hand, aad thee which have bee admitted, and fell under that Uaaltatto em th ether. The aggregate amount whieh wtll he pela pensioner ever and above what they weald have received for their disabilities from the date ef die-harge, had their applications bee filed within th five year, ia ant at several mill ions of dollar. Th Commissioner reeenunends that the provi -In the first seettoa of the ae be stricken out. and that th following be substituted i "The rase at which the amare ot aa iavalld leelii' shall be allowed aad computed shall la ne eeee aieaed one-half ef tha total penstoa of tb oldler' rank for th period prevlon to filing th appHoetla.

except ia eeaes of dlaabilltlea which are of reeord, aad whieh bar keeajjermsment la a degre ta ni of pes hsif frusn It Is also reeosnmeoded that th aeetloa be amended ia accordance with the Intention with which It was passed, ao aa to laded under it proviakm claim on eeeouat ef death aad dlaabOitie tnenrredl twruif BowncsissisH ue cjoooog tne war Or i those who aulisted before it eloa. Th adoption of aheae swaovnmendatieaa would. It estimated, reduce tbe amount ni rosary for ar- rears la eaee allowed te $25,000,000, for the eur-reut rear to $1,800,000, and for thenext ansa year to $3,500,000. So rmpertaat are the reeom me adaptions deemed that th Commlaaioner eoaldn It hi dntv. In order to avoid compile tion a.

te delays th final adjustment of all asdlajr claims which are within the provision ef the act, aa well- a arrears due pensioner already oa the roll antll Con-: gr (hall have been Informed ot the wgawetloa mad and ha had aa opportunity te act npon thtaa. X0IE3 FROM THE CAPITAL. Wamixgto, Teh. 1878. It is estimated that the total claim for rabetsy on tobacco and aauff, ahonld th red actio tax' pats, will not fall much short of $4,000,000, in view of the agitation of tha question, atoeka ta th -hand of dealer hare been kept at the lowest ame-ticable limit.

Mrs. Eelva A. Lock wood, whoa admission ta' the Bar of the Supreme Conrt waa anthocfawd by th bOl which paased yesterday, to-day had placed oa the desk of each Senator woe voted foe the bill a mall bouquet of flower, aad the desk ef Meters, McDonald, Sargent, aad Hoar, wh advocated ttsv passage, large beakete of flower were plaead. The Pretldent aent th following nomlna-s -tion to th Senate to-day Surveyor of Customs 11 E. Lyon, at Dubuque.

low William JA Smith, at Memphis. Tna. Indian Agenta Thomaa 8. Free, for the Sac and Foxe of Iowat M. B.i Kent, at th Great Kemahs Agency.

Nebraska Johni Smith, at th Warm Spring Agency. Oreron, end? John A. Hlmmea, at the Colville Anenay. Washington Territory. The Hons Committee" on Invalid Pension.

have authorized Beprnntatlve Hewitt, ef n-t to report to th House, with a fsvorabl recommend, tion, a bill restoring all tavalid pensioner who, have beea dropped from the roll ea areotxat af nK dene during th rebellion, and providing tor th peyment of such pensioner from aad after the pea-, age of th bill subject to tbe United State Peaaioai law. Th pnrpoe ef th bill I te enable Mexican war pensioners who were resident 1 the South during th rebellion to sweat their penalona a befot the war. Th Hon Committee on Expendltured ttv" the State Department, te-day further axamlaedMr. Thompson, ot th Troasury Departmant, with reference to th account of Minister Seward, aa ehowm by tb books of th department. Tb enaction upon which Mr.

Thorn peon wa most particularly exam-. iuedwa ta alleged discrepancy la the Seaman lief fend. The testimony te-day preved that Mr, Seward bad acted la accordance with lastrnetion re- calved from tb depertmeat ia disposing ef tbe fund, and farther, that the aceennu tor ta disburse- menu mad wr on reeord, excepting about $2MJL which ia still partially in dispute. TREABVST MATTERS. Washixqto-, Feb.

8. The TrMavy bow hold $39,250.200 la United Statea bond to se-eure bank circulation. TJaited 8tatee boa depoa-tted for circulation fog th wek ending to-day, $8,962,150, United State bona held for strsule-tlon withdrawn daring tb week eadlng to-day. $6,851,150 1 natloaal bank circulation outstanding ordero.0'-? n.oi9.ii9 r- The Internal revenue reeeipta te-day were $293.. 877 07.

aad the Cat to au reeeipta. 07. Th receipt of natloaal bank note for redetnw-tioa for th week ending to-day, a eoa pared with. tha orreponduig parlod last year, are follow i 18791 $4.009 $07,000 K.w Tork. 107.000 fleetoa Phi lads i.S.1 1 1 KM X0 1,00.000 ledeiDhla MlaswIlssM sua Total.

000 Reeeipta to4ay, $390,000. Th nbeertptlon to th 4. per errt. loaa tnee yea-terday' report have amounted te $3,471,450. The Suffolk National Bank, ef Boston, Mai wa to-day designated a depository of publla asoney.

to receive deposits en awwaal of aubacriptien th 4 per et, loan. TBM COLORADO VTEl WAiruioTOr, Feb. 8. Th President to-da sent to Oongres the report of the eosnntlaate (of which Hon. lot M.

Morrill, of Maine, waa aa saber.) appointed node the provisions the law aa-thwriztag aet-otiations with the "is-i ra the Stat of Colorado for the eonaolidatio of all the Ute hand tut on aganey. te be loeated the White Rive- near that river, aad for ta rrtlngalbsnt ef their right to th eunthera portion of their rer-. yetto. In that State. The reservation there vwane wiu otala about 830.000 The agreemeat not to be binding an til cat by Cougreeefand the President, The Coaonxianio submits th draft ef a bill to carry the agreesaeat tnte effect.

One saUllon eight hundred and ninety-four thoweand acre are to he sold, and after deducting exaeuaae th reeeipta are to be invested ia per eent. United Bute bond for tb advance tnent and welfare of the India. Th real a of the mad be treated aad disposed of ae ethee porttoaa of th pwbUe otnain. AT AI. CHAM OEM.

WAsanoToii. Feb, 8. Aeaiitant T. M. Aabtoa has bee eroared to the Ifarlon, at Kaw Tork.

Mldthipsaaa H. C. Gearing ha reported kht return home, having been ietahl front th Tne-earotu, a Ptnaaaa, aad ha beea planed ea waiting rua A stent Kagtnaer Beaghmaa haa beea e-teebed frota th sUpetiaawatal board, at tfw-York, tad ordered to th Marioa. A MXriClDM IDXSTiriXD The body of the anppeaed ntrdd foexnd so) Island Treea, Long Ialand. tat Trlday, wa yesterday by Mr.

J. K. la Zsprtalla, thla City, aa that of hia awoihar law. Irneet r'lanh -Rleoeeh earn to thi City three weeki age front OoMaxa. Maxiea.

ea hia wag to Hajabwrg. where hia fatally recto, li haft hia twoth. -fa4awe none ea th ainiala of Jan. 20, end ataea them dMectlveTaad beam rhlng for hia without nieisa. The sesuiiei found npon th body had been roeeatly pnrchaead.

aa the ee nenally earrled wa tftat hnma Kleaeehvahxahm watch wa adaatng. bnt whether It had bona aawaed eg atelea ts nasit I Aa had awl, 1 er $ao to snoy. tt la b.lWeed that Is as rut no aaewe tha hliui ih had aho Pti 'f to tortheaet kwa. The auirld was 25 ttiaA aa. ad had aerved la the Prueaiaai Anaaa i i.