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a ofano solo, bv Professor Keedall of the Bldea costs ta. from wbich be appealed and nuu 1000 fr iaappear.Sc- h. "Ware. Robert W. Hooper, Edward X.

Perkins, J. Elliot Cabot. jFrancie JParkmaa. George W. in tax ia a "Democratic dodge preliminary to an THE ALDERMEN.

the superior couri to be hoi ien Id Ixdh.SI' Boston gailjj 6lobc. April. William Ahem and ham (- ror being unink, were each fined 3 anu ror for cruelly driviug and ill treatm; a hurt- Sitndiy wete each sentenc-d; tn ihren si the house of correction several imporunt rirfi rases occupied the arention of she court Uunn tbe reuiaiuder of the dar. All Ready for the Business ot" the Yeir. Manager JT.

C. JJAILEV CliAS. II. Full List of the Committees Appointed. Taltine- Steps for the Abolition of the Poll-Tax.

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finiMT nuir.r., Year. Ul.l KI.Y GI.OHF. 1 OO fr Annum. Cctnnr'uni'-Btloii relating to natter connected wilt lb I tonal or BiuId! Ifarimene sUoold If sddrrsMd abor. Tiir.

m.op.k kwipa rp.ri co- SW pnhlnKton ilreet Kontiin etized. The itep pro Tea a wis one, and the Greenback era score ylrtory Ko. 1. They alao claimed that a fast as tha greenbacks were received into th treasury they should be relsaued ani not destroyed, which would make a needle a destruction of money and cause a dangerous contraction of the currency. Afu-r contest thia idea was adopted, and by set of congress the secretary of the treasory is compelled to reissoe the greenbacks fast as received.

Victory 2. The fireenbackeri also claimed that the jrreenbfccks should be received at the in pay rnent of duties and for all debts due the government, and tbey pointed out that this would make the greenback "honet money;" it would make It as good, if not better than gold. This horrified the hard-money advocates. Tbey could stand the silver dollar, hut the idea of "rag" money being received for enstoms dues and for debts due the government this was going too far. Tbey could not tolerate the idea of the government thus honoring it own money.

Finally, Mr. started off on his resumption route, and he quickly discovered that he would be obliged to abandon it unless he did thus honor the greenback, and no, without law or authority, be ordered the greenback to be received for customs dues and for all debts due the nation, and thus ho has done, without warrant of law, what the Greenbackers have been demanding should be (lone legally. Sherman was forced to this, and the Greenbackers score victory No. 3. There are still other victories in store for the advocates of a people's money.

Mr. Phillip, wisely as we think, urges that one point be gained at a time. Let us make one point secure and then move on to others till we have a perfect financial system and a and proper paper dollar in circulation. Let us take one fortress at a time; when this is properly manned opera troupe; tour, bv a quartette; duet, or Joeie Huckley and Carrie Hobos; readings, bv Mts Roberts; ballad, by Mr. Carney.

Ihe Chandler family will appear tn vooal and instrumental rr.usic, solos, etc, iucluding a song by Liiiau and Lucy Chandler. Fuller Brirk ttlock. The brick block which the Fuller heirs contemplate erecting In Liberty square, corner of Union and Broad streets, will be built as soon as it is apparent tbat a reasonable number of occupant for it can be obtained. Plans for tbe block have been made and one tenant has been secured. It is proposed to build the structure fouraiories In heiht.

itb fronts on Cnionatreei, the square and Broad street. A Trnablesoms Cnstoraer. Quite an excitement was produced at the Auburn House yesterday forenoon by ah intoxicated in dividual named Wi.liam Cross, who created a disturbance. He waa eleeted by the proprietor and taken to tbe lockup by Officer Ktmbaii. Cross win be arraigned in the police court tbii morning.

Nt A fx mi i Town. A man named Walter Jones was arrested for assaulting Timothy Newton with a kuife. Tbe affair occurred in a shoeshop one day last week. Hugh McDermott was arrested yeaterdav on tbe charge of embezzling tbe sum of 2'J trom Clara I. Hunt.

The women operatives of Lvnn held a private meeting at Pleasant Hail, last evening, to take action on the reduction in wages that have oeeu mxde this season. Tbe aunual meeting of the Sagamore Mutual Benefit Society was hold last evening, when nearly all the old officers were elected. A TERRIBLE DEATH. A lorse-Car Driver Fall Over the Dasher or His Car and la Crushed Beneath It. Last evening, as Michael Foley, a driver of a Metropolitan Grove Hail car, was passing along Washington street ner Grove Hall, be leaned over tbe dasher to strike one of his leader and missed his footing, falling under the wheels of the car.

He was taken out and carried to the city hospital, arrivine there about 10.30 o'clock. It was fouud that both thighs were fractured and aiso ihe knee-cap, and he had received three severe scalp wounda. With but little hope the surgeon went to work, but he died at 11.15 o'clock. He lived on Noriolk avenue, where he leaves a widow and ten children. Foley was an old driver, and considered one of the best on tbe road.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1870. abolishment of registration." The Journal is easily frightened, but the abolition or reduction of the poll-tax most come for all that. The attempt to save the state detectives by threatening a metropolitan police in case they are legislated out of existence will not succeed. Neither force is wanted. Cremation is performed in Milan at the cost of seventy-five cents a corpse.

The fact is suggestive to the friends of the dead body of non-rartisanship hereabouts. Ei-Secretary Bristow has arrived and the Young Republicans are all In a twitter. Grant and Bristow is booming. The aldermanic committees are now ready for non-partisan criticism. Fire away, gentlemen.

Connecticut Republican organs are giving each other the lie on the senatorial que-tion, just as if there was nothing like a gentleman in politics any way. Don Cameron ia beginning to think he will have to apply some of the old gentleman's arguments to the Pennsylvania legislature, and will draw at once on some of his dozen banks. The Rev. Henry Morgan is still a 'nou-parti-san," though not a still one. Eugene Hale is looking for Devens' appointment to the supreme bench as another possible chance for him to edge into the navy department.

General Shields Is to be chosen senator from Missouri. This will make the third state he has served in that capacity, and served them all well. The Journal complains that Senator Thur-man'i letter "contains no opinion on living issues." If economy in administration and the establishment ot a sound financial policy are not living issues, perhaps the Journal will suggest some of its own that are more so. Now they say that those New York customhouse officials only want to be reinstated for the vindication of the principle civil service reform, and will at once resign after that ia done. Hayes doesn't believe it.

arm proie.ctea, ineu we win mov io umcu. A LABOR CONGRESS. The oMicers-eleci ol Paul's lole No 3 ir of wi.l be installed ou Wednesday eveting A FRAUD EXPOSED. Mr. O.

A. Simpson'a Canvassing Capabilities Do Hot Prove Remunerative to Certain Belieious Newspapers. Mr. G. A.

5impon, who forTerlv carried cb a grocery business in East Biston. ard latur La acted as a Universalis! minister and caevs Mr some religious newspapers published in th iW is somewhat under a cloud at pres nt, on a-, o-m of certain transactions wi.irb. hear a sasp oa appearance. The tory of bis career it in-eresnai and perhaps instructive to some puMi-Lcrs employ commissi a g-nu to cl eet Mr. G.

A. Sampson, who ba-ti treble adn', of two extra names iSsrrpson and Sovt finding the grocery buiiuru in Lt isc! ton uoremuuera'ive, set no tt preacner. and. after giving proof devotion to re.tgioiis work In Cl.elsea and Boston was linanj licensed as a I -ir. gyman on probation.

He soon reclea in his new position by snpplyiog the pulpit ia East Cambridge scie V. meanwhi 0 am his residence in East Boston. i bhd a consisting cf a wite and little thud. His 'iii, while not engaged in preaching, was rcrupici canvassing tor tl.e 1'nlyersanst I hhiishins pauy. For a liltie time all seemed eii.

Mmpsng being considered as a very smart salesman, a talker and very successful in bis pursuit. Final Mr. Caverly o' ihe publishing bonse he' ame convinced that all the money r-eived bv Stn, 9 im not turn in aed properly acroonted for, so a watch waa set. and it was not lon before Proof of His Crookedness was apparent, and the reverend canvasser ake-t to explain. This explanation not hein- tory, he was discharge 1.

11 a license to prfavh was also revoked, and bis salary at Ihe church su. oi 10 make good deacieut in his ac one. the publishing house. Belore leaving his Fast Cambridge flock Siteps-a made another attempt 10 retrieve his f. tin-, as he attributed it.

As a consequence. Mr. publisher of ihe Christian Kegis'er. rece vea a letter recommending to his enosiderit-on a legman of excellent canvassing cap.Ttn'ifns. Hits wanted such a man, and.

though be heiutet a little at h. A. Simpson' re- "iimten.iaiioa. finally engaged "his who give nan of A. Simpson.

'Brother" Simpson vvss depat t.i4 IO Lowell, with inslrucions not io 1 olleot r.on 01J, subscribers. His business there was so ory that Mr. Ellis engrain ateil I11n.se ru bi new assistant's a' ihties, and his confhieiH- continued undiminished lor a little whi.e, when it i discovered that Simpson Had Been Led Into an "Error," and had collected from o'd subscriber, and had ur-thei made a mis'ate in nt accoc.ntt ng or Item. The result of enquiries thus set on foot was tta: 30 was necessary to lance aceo-ints. and Brother A.

and G. A. Simpson we.e dis.uvcie.l to be the same person. Mr. Hogers.

business manager of the Wa'clinitin. wits the next to experience the results of Mr. George A. Simpsons business lapacily Last he was the recipient of a cull trim Mr. simo-on.

who slated Ibtit be find cnstderHbls experience in canvassing tor religious pubip-atioui aud desired a situation. Simps. a so rePs.ns In his solicitation? that Mr. Hogers finally to him into his employ, in September it be can evi-deul that, he did not make re. urn of al: the he col.ecied, and he was soon cetect' d.

and ou iieknowltdniug bis error, whicn amounted -one if0, he was discharged. Not long auerwirds Mr. Rogers became convinced that soo-e'bing va v.rong in bis collections, ana alter considt raole inquiry became convinced that Simpson Hart Some Forged Order and was collecting subscriptions and appropriating the money. The matter was placed in tho hands of Inspectors Gerraughty and Harding some two weeks since, who lelejrapio-d to th s' ri'T cf Kingston, It. 1..

wh-re it was euppoed fln-fori had obtained considerable money, and re lived reply stating tbat a warrant tin out for his au. t. The officers then loosed afur iheir man. an-i ai-rested him at 7.30 o'clock Siuirdav morning at he was coming from his house on street. East Boston.

In Mr. Sunns pockets wre found forced certificates au'horizmz him to receive subscriptions for ihe VVaich. nan. and some correspondence which pee-i show that i.i was anxious to exhibit 10 a ladv in Nssiom, N. as a detective.

The present ad of Mr. Simpson is Kingston. R. whither lie us con- 11 compnny witu Sheriff Yoker 1.1 fiat ee to I charges of obtaining money under laise pieun.e. TABLE OOSAie.

HIK A I.Df.ltMKM. Tlie new board of alderrrwie. started off briskly at the first business meeting of the year, and a it romi'iiltci-t get the work laid out it in evident that rapid roresa will im made. In tbe appoint ment of he roromlttees, wtiirh were announced etterdav, the niavor has shown a Hear appreciation of lbs qualifications of the inenitiera of the lrfrd for service to the Sty, and liaa made hi selections wilb the excellent judgment which hit experience in municipal affair hi given him. 'i'lie aereral department of the ritT tovrrnrtient will be well cared for ty these r-otnuiittee.

which are, moreover, i tnorotiglily representative of the purposes of the majority of the citizen of Notion. The temper of the new Uia.nl ia distinctly that of reform. Jt in recognized that thl ia to bnan economical government, a Iiemocratic government, arid a (jm eminent in whicn the 1 jirofier rond'H-t of (ho alT.irs of the, city and the proper filling of tho rltv office shall ho under-1 taken with a clear uiidersiandirig of tho rcstion-! eiliility under which tho repTee.titatl ves of tho people rest to the majority which haa elected 1 tln in. Now lh.it. the omtriittees are made up in both brandies, this fact become apparent to nvery inn.

The, committee are strong, and they will act about and carry out their work in ear ti 'I here are two points on which it ia expected that there will lie entire unanimitv of action, whatever mat lie ihe difference of opinion le-ganiing details of business. These are a strict he re on to the policy of economy and retrenchment, ami an equally llxeil purpose to pi-t rid i.f the durum les of tho city hall ring, tn On-ir terms expire, and fill their places with men in inp.tl h.y with the new regime. Tho record of the Prime inliiilnistialloii of two years ago is a suflirient gtitirmiteo of the former. In repaid to the latter the necessity of unaui-iii'Mit action by the, democrats in both brum bet of (he city council cannot be too strongly insisted upon. Cit hull it now filled with ndherents of the fai Ion, whoso inllneiico is con-: ft.mtly oppoaed to the party which the people have juxt placed iu power, and who will resist tu evciy av any attempt to disturb them.

The llepuhllcanv who in the I at city givern-ririt (iraieil oflii'e for tlnf party mea up to the mtv but day of their control, will act a a unit on every nomination. They i in nil bo met by an equally united JeiTioctacy, and tho great majority of our citienn, who are now excluded from participation in the management of the department at the city ill, inimt be gli-un place and representation there, at it only right and coimiatent with true Tin nomlnatine vj i ii in 1 1 tec a will M'e that tho two liranchen of the city council are given tho opportunity to lo tbit worli thoroughly. It is what the ili'inanil, and with a liarruonioiis and deter-jnined union amonc lia repreaentntivea of fho majoritv, audi aa now exiMla, the new govern-inent will establish It.telf on a sound and per-liianonl bai of uaef ulneta. An Appeal to ths trades-Unions of the Cmtert States The Need of a Congress of Labor. Over the signature of E.

P. Robinson, president ot the national workinginen's assembly, Washington, D. an appeal has been addressed to various trades-unions of this city, inviting them to send delegates to a labor congress which it is proposed to hold in Washington on the third of March next. The document, which is lengthy, sets forth tbe ideas of the assembly as to tbe unsatisfactory condition of the latiorer in tbe I uitd Mates and expresses the opiuion that before any steps can be takn tor ameliorating hts condi.ion it is necessary to have a more perfect union of the var.ous labor societies of the Cnited States. Having attained tins de-irable object the assembly will doubness be prepared to consider the several planks ol its platform, which enibrac- one opposing the present contract svstem for public work.

The claim ia made that the competition thus induced is detrimental to lie interests of labor, as the sue cessful bidder is often so low in tis estimates that the wage bill must inevitably surfer. Tbe assembly takes the ground that no bid should be receivo except upon the condition tbat it is based upon a lair compensation to Ihe laborer. Better tnl, tuey propose the system of day-work, with strict supervision over all concerned. Riilroad and Ltnd Monopolists come in for a share of denunciation, and the document exhorts the workiugmen be true to themselves and support the men and the party which will watch over their interests in tbe national councils. Tbe circular continues: "Shcuid the labor congress be called, with thegenerai consent of tbe variouB trades-unions, it will be one of its duties to Insist upon ihe establishment of a bareau ot labor and statistics, where tbe aggregate wealth of the nation, in every branch of industry, can be ascertained.

Congress lit established an agricultural bureau, and why not one of industrial laiior? By this means could be ascertained the numerical strength of the workiugmen of 'he United States ttnd ihe aggregate wealth of their productive labor." In conclusion, a protest is mad against tbe lobbying system as being "always in the iuterest of capital and detrimental to Ibe true working interests of the country," and a call ia made upon tbe trades-unions to use their influence to put a stop to it. Mr. John W. Armstrong, the corresponding secretary of the national workinginen's assembly, is seeking information aa to tne wt.er-abouis cf trades-unions to wbich he can mail these circulars. Tbe document will uo doubt form tne object of consid eration at the next meeting of the workingmeu's central union of Boston, which occurs on Sunday next, at 2.30 p.

1. Wadman Hall, 176 Tremont street. IN THE COURTS. The great desideratum now the abolition of the national banks and the substitution of greenbacks for their notes. The strength of the Greenback party should be concentrated on this point: "Put only one line on our flag: 'A'o ttate or notional banks of That is financial issue enough for the time.

All the Greenbackers, and about all the Democrats, and many Kepublicans, would indorse this platform, and no reason should exist why tfle idea should not triumph by an immense majority in every stte in the union. There is sound reasou fur it, aud a wise and just policy demand it. Tho prevalence of scarlet fever and diphtheria throughout the country is naturally exciting much alarm among parents and others who have reason so dread the visitation of these dire maladies which aro only second to yellow fever in their terrible ravages. The mortuary record of some of the cities is not calculated to allay this alarm. In New York, out of 555 deaths for a single week, fifty-three were from scarlet fever and thirty-three from diphtheria.

That is. about fifteen and a half per cent, of all the deaths were caused by these two diseases. In Cincinnati the proportion was much greater, no less than twenty-seven per cent, of the 234 deaths during the last two weeks of December being attributed to these affections fiftv-one to scarlet fever and fourteen to diphtheria. Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington and other cities show a similar prevalence of the winter scourge among children, and our own city is not exempt from the visitation. The Rev.

George H. Vibbert claims that he was not present at the last meeting of the Massachusetts Temperance Alliance and, of course, is not responsible for any of the wrangling and hard talk that transpired at that boisterous love-feast. If he was not present, a wrong and injury would done in charging that he was, and it mignt have been expected that a sensitive man, jealous of his reputation, would be prompt in denying participation, as the Kev. Mr. Vibbert has done.

He does not tell us whether his ardor in tho "cause is cooling, or whether he has become disgusted with Faxon or why he was not present on the occasion alluded to; but lets us infer that he congratulates himself on his good fortune in stopping away and not being involved in the disgraceful snarl and recrimination that there ensued on the 8th. Biother Vibbert was in luck for once. We are to heir from the retrenchment committee at tho state-house today without fail. It There was a very large audience to witness the proceedings of the first regular aesslon of me board of aldermen for thia year. All the aldermen were preant.

Alderman O'Brien presided. and buamess waa begun by ihe reading oNPie following committee appointments by the mayor: Mindinc Committee. Armories Flynn, Slade. O'Brien. Bridges O'Brien, Ke ly.

Pope. County Accounts Ha den. Tucaer. Bell. Fsneuil Hall and County Buildings Kelly, Slade, u'Briei.

Lamps-O'Brien, BrecV, Tuker. License fiynn, bfeck. Robinson. Alarkets Slade. Viles.

Bell. Pving Slade, Breck, Flynn. Pewera Viles. O'Brien. Hayden.

Steam Kngioes, Mc Pope, tucker, Bell. Streets mm, Viies, Stebbins. Joint Standing Committee. Assessors' Department Hayden, Breck, Bell. Baibiuii Flynn, O'lirien.

Kelly. Claims Siebnins. lireck. Tu-iKer. Common O'Brien, Flynu.

breck. East Bostou Ferries Viles, Kelly, Robinson. Engineer's Department Koblnsouj Siebbins. Fire Department Hayden, jiobinson. Fuel Pope, Tucker.

Harbor Bell, Stebbins. Health Bell. Pope. City Hospital Slade, Breck. Puolic lnstn utiona O'Bneo, Slade, Flynn.

Legislative Mailers Stebnins, O'Brien. Mount Hope aud Cedar drove Cemeieriea Pope, Tucker. Ordinances Breck, Pope, Hayden. Overseers of tne I'oor Bell, Hooinson. Police V'ilea.

Kobiuson. Putinc Buildings Kelly. Slade. O'Brien. Public losiruction Haden, fucker, Bell.

Puolic Lauds O'Brien, Koblnsou. Printing O'Brien. iles. Public Library-Tucker. Slade.

Stebbins. City isegisirar's Department Viles, 'i'uckea. Salaries Kelly, Made, Pope. Stretta-Flynn. Vilea, Stebbins.

Surveyor's Department Robinson. Survey and Inspection of Buildings Viles, Pope. Treasury Deoarlment rlayden, Siebbius. Waier Kobiuson, Tucker. Joint Special Committees.

Improved Sewerage Slade. Stebbins, Kelly. Punlic Parks Breck, O'Brien. Stony Brook Kobiuson, Viles. O'Brien.

Mayor's Address Stebbins, Tucker. Nominating; Committees. Overseers of Poor Tucker, Flynn. Superintendents of Bridges Keily, Bell. Clerk ot Committees I'ope, Hayden.

Superintendent of Common Slude. Creek. Superintendent of Streets Breck, Kelly. Superinteiiaent Publio Buildings Kelly, Bell. Superintendent Public Lands stebbms.

Pope. Ctiy Arcmtect Slade, Bell. Superintendent of Sewers Viles, Hayden, City Measeueer Stebbins, Viles. City Engineer Kobiuson, Stebbins. City Sui veyor Pope, Beil.

City Registrar Viles, Siebbins. (Juv Solicitor Hayden. Tucker. Water Kegistrar Breck, Kelly. Committee Cedar Grove Cemetery Hayden, Pope.

Directors Publio Institutions Bell, Flynn. Directors East Boston Ferries-Kelly, Breck. Trustees City Hospital Fiynn. Slade. i Trustees Publio Library.

Tucker, Siebbiris. Trustees Mouut Hone Cemetery Keliy, F'lynn. Commissioner Sinking Funds Kobinson, Viles. Auditor of Accounts Breck, Kobiuson. City Treasurer Kobinscn, Tucker.

City Collector Hayden, Slade. Weighers and Inspectors of Lighters Pope. Viles. License Fees to Pettier. An order was passed asking the mayor to petition the general court for an amendment of section 18, chapter 1, of the general statutes, so as to authorize ibe mayors of cities and tbe selectmen of towua to remit the fees for licenses granted to hawkers and ped'ers in cases wbere the licensees are worthy persons in necessitous circumstances.

Luring; Out or Souih Boston Streets. Mr. Popo submitted an order that the street commissioners be requested to take immediate siepa towards laying out the following-named streets in South Boston: Baxter street, between and streets: Bolton street, between West Second and streets, nd between and Dorchester streets; Bowen street west from street, between and aud and streets; Dove street, between and streets: Gold street, between A and and and streeis; I udor street, between and streets and and Dorchester streets. Abolition or the Poll-Tax. Mr.

O'Brien offered an order asking the mayor to petition the general court, that tbe necessary preliminary measures may be taken for the purpose of so amending article 3 of the amendments to tbe constitution of tbe eommonweattn, that ny citt-eu ot tne aiate, otherwise qualified, may vote without the previous payment of any poll or other tax. Change In the Method of Electing Aldermen. Alderman Kelly submitted an order that the mayor be requested to petition the general court at its present session tor a change in the manner cf electing aldermen, so as to provide tbat at tbe next municipal election six aldermen shall be elected to serve for one year, and ix to Berve for two years, and annually thereafter six uldermeu shall be elected to serve for two years; and aiso lor the division ot the city into twelve aldermanic districts of contiguous territory, so as to apportion tlie representation as equally as mar be. according to tbe number of Ieaal voters in each district, and so formed tbat no ward of tbe city ehaU be divided the refor. The order was read once, and will come up for consideration at tbe next meeting.

1) Street Extension. It was ordered, on motion of Mr. Pope, that the street commissioners be requested to consider the expediency and feasibility of laying out street across tbe tracks of the Old Colony railway, at grad, and exieiidine the street trom its present terminus near Ninth street to Dorchester avenue. Petitions Were Received from George A. Sbaw and sixty-one others for establishing a suitable grade on a portion of Blue Hill avenue; from H.

W. Putnam for lamps on Highland street: from Charles Burrill, that his claim against the city may be submitted to Superintendent Harris' Assailants. Among other concurrent business came the petitions asking for an investigation into the management of tbe pavlni department, and for the removal of Charles Hams, superintendent of streets. Air. Siebbins made a brief speech eulogizing Mr.

Harris as a man and an oiticial, and asking that be should have every opportunity to meet tbe charges brought against him. He jfteied a motion providing that tbera should be a public bearing on the matter whenever it shall Le investigated. OBITUARY. m.v:kiiill. Wales, Lemuel Shaw.

Alexander n. nice, Christopher X. Thayer, Samuel Eliot. Benjaonn S. notch.

Arthur T. Lyman. E. W. Gur-nev, John Gray, Henry Cabot Lodge.

Tne report of tbe librarian shows tbat 22 volumes hae been added. 1798 of which have bffn purchased. There are 114,836 volumes in tie librarv, and 4ti.OOO have been iseued during the year to borrowers. During ihe past iwenty years the number of the borrowers has doubled, aid SO 0O0 volumes have been added. 1 be committee on' fine art reported $1294 expended, leaving a balance on hand of $421 1.

Tne report of the treasurer presents the following statement: Amount of funds applicable to general purposes, 05; amount left over from last vear, 8873 33 making a total on hind of $17,327 38; current expenses, salaries, 73; unexoenoed income, $3tllt57; value of property, 76; investments, 09. VALUABLE CURIOSITIES. Products of Oriental and European Skill Shown for the Benefit of the Decorative Art School. The loan collection in aid of tie Boston society of decorative art was opened to the pnblio. last evening, at No.

145 Tremont street, where it will remain for some time. It Is one of tbe best, if not tbe best, collection of the kind that has ever been made in Boston. There is not one of the nearly 2000 articles of which it is composed tbat has not something about it that marks it as a cariosity. They come from three cities; they are the best pieces from valuable collections, and many often have an intrinsic worth as well as that given by age and curious workmanship. There are articles trom Japan, from China, from al parts of Europe; and from North and South America, and they are so arranged that they may be seen io advantage.

There is no overcrowding of cases, but each piece stands out by itself so that it can be carefully examined. Shou.d anyone attempt io ganee at each object at a single visit it would be found tbat no incon-iderable task bad been undertaken, and there are few who will not desire to re turn af tar the Prat insnection to more careiully examine the treasures that lie so thickly around the walls aud io the centre of the well-lighted and thoroughly-ventilated suit of rooms tu which tbey are. The IlnplaT of Japanese Goods is very fuT, and frcm It can be gained a very good idea of the taste of tbat cultivated, but, to Caucasians, eccentric people. Prominence is given to a piece of exquisiteiy-wrought drapery tbat was stolen, some years ago, from the palace cf the emperor, and after passing through numerous hands has come uto the collection of us present possessor, who resides in New York. 't here is tbe armor of a common Japanese soldier, about 150 years old, portions of sets and complete sets of Japanese crockery, cloisonne enamels and curios, bronze vases and incense burners, lacquer cabinets, porcelains, carvings in jadestone.

swords, bronzes, inro daggers and lamps. '1 here is robe of state, covered with suggestive figures, there are tapestries tbat record the occurrence of events, both common and extraordinary, and many other specimens of Japanese goods. In all the attempts to present figures and landscapes there lb that charming disregard of perspective that marks oriental art, as distinct from that of other parts of the world, and is one of its principal charms. China Cornea Next to Japan in the display of goods. Especially large and varied Is the show of ceramics from the land of almond eyes and pm-tails.

There are ancient vases bearing the famous blue land sea pes upon their surface; there are "crackle" vases that would delight the most critical connoisseur; there are specimens of "grains of rice work;" there is a piece of porcelain from the Nankin tower, built in 1411-'30, and destroyed in 1650; there is a saucer having a dragon on both surfaces and dating ha to 15U7; there are Chinese imitations of English waref till just far enough short of perfect copies to show of what character 'hey are, old tans, carved bamboos for burning pastiles or incense before an ancestral shrine or tablet, a repousse triood of brass with blue enamel on a carved stand, two snuff-botiles cut iroin agates, a string of beads of very curious construction, made from the seeds of tbe Chinese olive, and specimens of the embroideries of this strange people. The Needlework of American Toadies is a prominent feature of the collection, and for taste in design and skill in execution it has no superior. Some ot their work is more than a century old; some of it is of very recent date; but all of it is attractive. One piece of embroidery was wrought by Margaret Gibbs, wife of the Rev. Nathaniel Appleton.

D. minister of the First Church of Cambridge, from 1717 to 1784. It contains nineteen different stitches, most of which are now obsolete, and shows in what manner the ladies of tbe colonial days exercised their ingenuity. There am satin disks, upon whicn flowers and allegorical subjects are wrought so skilfully that tbey look as if tbey were painted and not put on by means of silken threads; there are panels of exquisite design, screens handsome enough for the use of royalty, and specimens of stitches that are known only to the few but wbich will fascinate every lady who sees them. In older fabrics there are vestments with gold and gorgeous with armorial designs.

Turkish and Persian towels, the cover worked by tbe wife of the poet Wordsworth tor bia chair; Brussels, English, Flemish, Genoese, Venetian and Spanish laces, Calcutta needlework and specimens of similar productions from all parts of Europe and the east. The Silverware that Fills Several Cases not only has an intrinsic value; it possesses a worth derived from elegant workmanship, from historical associations and from age. Among a host of articles there are a cream pitcher made bv Paul Revere, casters belonging to Pett-r Fanueil, John Adams' cider mug, lea caddies, once the property of Lord Byron, aud afterwards belonging to Thackeray and Dickens; a charing dish presented io Nicholas Sever before handle tif the cover of a soup tureen belonging to Louis a basket given to S. Curson in Peru early in tbe present century, and supposed to be the work of the Indians of that land before they used steel, a snuff-box sent to John Adams after Perry's victory, several pieces of tbe time of Queen Anne, an old Spanish alms-plate of the fifteenth centurv and an old watch and chatelaine trom the family of a Roman cardiual. 'there are also many articles in gold, among them being a Spanish pendant and earrings, set wi yellow diamonds, and an heirloom of the Cortazzo family, and an old Venetian amethyst necklace with a delicate setting of Dearls and cold, a pair of long filigree and blue enamel ear-rings, more than 100 years oldfand a ring found near Luxor.

Egypt, having upon it a Greek intaglio ot the head of Jupiter. LYNX. Another Rozue Ciprnred. On the first of the present month three young men, named William Fairfield, Thomas P. Barker anSidney A.

Beckford, roomed at No. 41 Pleasant street. On the fourth of the month Fairfield reported at the police station that some one bad stolen from his room two pairs of pants, and on the same day Barker reported thai be bad lost two coats and a vest. Subsequently Becklord said be had lost a pair of pants aud a bosom pin. Sus piciou rested ou Beckford as tbe thief, and this su-picion was made f-tronger when it was ascertained that Beck lord had changed his place of residence to Woodeud.

For some diys past Deputy Marshal Stoue and Officer Waitt have been investigating the matter, and yesteruay they obtained sufficient evidence to warrant them in searching Beckford's room. All the stolen property was found there, and early in the evening Beckford was arrested, and in bis shirt-bosom was found the pin which he had reported 8S having been stolen. He will be ariaigued in court this morning. The Five tent Savincs Bank. The annual meeting of the Lynn Five Cents savings bank was held yesterday afternoon, when the following officers were elected: President, Henry A.

Pevear, vice-presidents. William F. Johnson, Herbert B. Newball. Fdain H.

Johnson. Thomas P. Kn bardson, John Batccelder and James Purin-ton; trustees. Thomas B. Newball.

Edwin Waidcn, Wiiiiam D. Pool, liufus Kimball, Dantet D.Clark, Atlred Cross, ltollin E. Harmon, Charles O. Bedee. 1 atrick Lennox, Henry W.

French, William N. Spinnev, Jcsiah F. Kimball, William G. S. Keene, John D.

Moulion, Aza A. Breed, Benjamin V. French. Daniel A. Caldwell, Thomas B.

Knight, James Phelan and Charles H.Aborn; clerk. Henry E. Messrs. Phelan and Knigut of tne trustees were e.ected members of tbe corporation. The SJei.hins Carnival.

Ocean street, which Is so well known as Lynn's "miie ground." was the scene of quite asieigning carnival yesterday afternoon. Tne fpow was rather soft, tor the exhibition of great tpeea. vet a large number of Ly nn citiei together with out-ot peopie. enjoyed lome pretty rapid riding, ihe horse that won all the honors was driveu by some unknown person. The anima: is wen-know iu Lvnu.as good work on a mils-rou last winter, but since it changed hands ba developed great speed.

During ihe afternoon a sleigh, driven by some unknown person, collided with another sleigo, badly aamaging both of them. Th Orlt F.ltows Benefit Association. At the annual meeting of the Lynn Odd Fellows' Benefit Association, the following officers were elected tor the ensuinr year: President, John S. Mansfield; vice-oresident. Arb Ballard; secretary, Char.ea A.

Johnson; ireaaurer, X. I'. During the year 1878 there were five deaths in ihe association. on three of these the premiums amounting to 'J732, have been paid. I be premiums or tbe deaths of Joseph York and Charles P.

lint are unpaid- On the former ite amount wi be taken from the treasury and paid io tte on the latter ac atstsament will be levied on the meu.br ra. Death ct an Fsteevned Lady. Mrs. M. Gertrude Pendietou.

a weli-known acd highly-esteemed iadv of this city, died yesterday morning. Mrs. Pendleton was a daughter of W'ii. ham Pell Newhail of Lynn, and the wife of Captain Tmoihy Newhail the barque George i real. Cap a Pendie'ou is now absent on a vovage from Adelaide, Australia, to omr European port.

Mrs. Pendleton was maxm? preparations to sail for Europe to meet her buaoand. Tbe funeral wi.l taae ilace Thursday noon, troin her father's residence, in Hanover street. Betorm Club Entertainment. The Reform Clnb Associates give a grand entertainment, Wednesday evening next, at Oxford street Chapel.

Ihe entertainment will consist of TII1J IMU.I.-TAX. Some seventr-Cve workmen. employed hy Char'es Edwatds Son cutting and storing tee, on Monday ruck for an advance of wages. "1 bey I. ad bcea receiving SI 2o per day, ana demanded SI 50.

Tbe affair is looked upon as l-advlst as the pne DNDied was that agret-d upou, and eacu n.an knev what he waa 10 receive for his lar or nd the nst-jrs of the work. Messrs. Ed wards are very tr business men and have I ng een estanhst.eJ. AS the striae was no general, but inc.u ied aoul one-half of the force, tt is considered as aa act injustice to Messrs. Edwards.

will be only a partial report, but enough to indicate the general purpose of the majority. In this first instalment will be included the salaries of members of the legislature, and about Tbe id lime liaiirtiiad. The annual meeting of the stockholders of tin Middlesex Railroad ompany was held at tbe president's office, 27 Tremont row, yesterd vv afternoon. I be annu 11 report of the directors was anprovd. The election of a boar oT directors tor tbe erii-ing year resul'ed in the unanimous its following gentlemen.

shares beiug ed: Charles F. Powers, Wii.iam Ii. k-rit, Caleb hand. John Goldthwalt. Nthu I i.i 11., George O.

Carpenter, S. I. Langmaid. Bari ett, Francis Thompson. lucre 111.4 no further to transact the in eel.

adjourned. this item the greatest interest very naturally centres. If the reduction at this point fails to Mary Anderson is only nineteen in. her stocking-feet. The Toronto Globe to the ladies of Canada "Pull up your vests." "My dear, do you wish to make a fool of me?" "No," replied his wife, "nature has saved me the trouble." "Whatever promises a man may make before marriage," said Jerrold, "the license is as a receipt in full." A young husband calls his wife "Birdie," because he says she is always associated in his mind with a bill.

When you hear the phTase, "I may say without vanity," you may be sure some characteristic vanity -will follow in the same breath. When a German soldier of the reserve or landwehr is ordered to join his regiment he lias but twenty-four hours for the settlement of his private affairs. Professor David Swing will not have to preach in a theatre next year, as his Chicago friends are going to build for him a lecture hall costing 150,000. An unsuccessful inamorata was asked by what mischance he lost his divinity? "Alas!" said he, "I flattered her until she grew too proud to speak to me." A gentleman, late one evening, met his servant. "Hallo! where are you going at this time of night? for no good, I'll warrant." "I was coming for you, sir." A Wisconsin student said, in response to a reproof for the lowness of his position in the class, "Well, professor, never mind; I presume I am as much to blame as you are." Mistress McGinty of Paris will walk her nine-months daughter Biddy agin Mrs.

Mc-Gillicoddy of St. Petersburg's tin-month-owld son Dinnis. The stbakes to be wan black tay-pot and an ounce of tobaccy. One of the most delicato bits of humor in the Bible is Hosea's description of Ephraitn as "a cake not turned." The prophet didn't want to hurt Ephraim's feelings by calling him "half-baked." New Haven Register. Caleb Cushing was a great novel reader, and read everything in this line from the trashiest yellow-covered novel, through the light and heavy French schools to the profound works on psychology that the novels of today are getting to be.

Paul Morphy, the eccentric chess-player, has petitioned the courts to eject from the house he occupies in New Orleans some tenants whom he accuses of coming into his room at nights and tearing his clothes, hats aud cravats. Russian ladies are often inveterate smokers of cigarettes, and, at railway stations and other points of transit, scratch their matches on walls or posts, like men. They frequently ask men for a light from their cigars, and are asked in return. Some one writes a card to the London Times protesting against the demolition of Howarth Church, to make place for a new and handsome edifice, because the old church contains the "precious dust of Charlotte and Emily Bronte." In response to our suggestion that not a par-agrapher had yet succeeded iu making a pun on Afghanistan, a local correspondent sends the following: What color are the people of Afghanistan? The Afghau-is-tan color. Lowell Courier.

A leader of fashion in San Francisco has had her chairs and sofas and the cushions of her carriages stuffed with aromatic herbs, in imitation of a practice prevalent among Oriental nations. She lives in an atmosphere of constant perfume. Did the prophet Isaiah ever eat at a railroad station? It certainly looks so, for how could he have described it so literally if be had not? "And he shall snatch on the right hand and be hungry and he shall eat on the left hand and then not be satisfied." In suspense (a real incident of a boxing-night! Mrs Spriggins Mister, thevsars as my name's down on the free-list through a-showiu' o' your bills outside my shop; but I can't find it. Boxkeeper Can't find what, ma'am Mrs. Spriggins Why, where the free list is suspended.

The following unique epistle was picked up in the street at Schuylerville. "Dear Bill The rea-on I didn't laff when yu laft ad me in the post ofis yisterday was hecaw 1 hev a bile on my face, and kant't laff. If I laff she'll hurst. But I luv vu Bill, bile or no bile, laff or no laff. Yure luvin Kate, til deth." Saratoga Sun.

"Don't tell me that times are getting better," growled an old lady tn the post office yesterday. Here they are asking just as much for stamns to send a letter to my son ir. Virginia as thev did during the war." The clerk explained that the price was not raised when everything else went up. which eemed to soothe her. Nornstown Herald.

A Wilhelmj anecdote: He was engaged some reurs ago to play at a private party, given by a Jewish banker, in Vienna. He was to play from 7 to 10 o'clock. The host had no knowledge of music whatever. Wilhelmj began to play the andante of a Mendelssobn concerto. The banker wai dumbfounded, and faming to his guests, said in a semi-whisper: "Excuse me, you ee how these musicians are.

I engaged him to play by the hour, and he plays slow." satisfy the requirements of the boastful programme announced before the meeting of tho legislature, it may reasonably be expected that retrenchment will halt short of its announced destination in other directions. As the loudest shriekers among tho organs for a 300 salary are weakening daily on every hand, there is reason to fear that the committee will fail to come up to the mark. Mr. Thurman is certainly "biting off" more than Teller can "chaw." He is giving him more cases of radical outrage and intimidation to investigate than his committee can wado through in hx months, and they have only about six weeks to live. In the expressive language of a stage driver in bis own classic Colorado, Mr.

Teller "ran a wheel off" when he invited Mr. Thurman to furnish him with intimidation fodder. Great CloslDsr-Out Sale at spldlnz tYales. Tbe ereat closing-out sale whi. Spald.ng Wales.

Nos. 0 and 15 Winder street, inauuraif'' two weeks jo Las I een most e-rful. and ii be continued this week. 1 he.r entire ork 1 d'rsj goods in their wholesale depn-inem bus teei irausferred to the retail depar.nieiit and is to sold at a great sacrifice. 'I heir stoi-K ini-in 'e-, besides a lin of dress lco.Is, goods, ladies' an 4 children's bos en, ladies' and geuts' me ino utidern rar an cr.iuer.

Indies' leu skirt anu iiiWclow Indies nci misses' winter cloaks and suns, i en ire ii 1. as been reduced to prict 3 that hav no eq ml. an I ladies should visit this great closing-out sale, ana 1 personal examination will convince tiiem "i 1B1 rare opportunity mat is offered to sae money ani supply es Is. A er-eme to their advertisetn-nt 111 anotoer coiuou wi.l give an idea cf these yreat bariums. In the board of nblermcn, yesterday, an order was introduced by Mr.

O' Itiien requesting the inaor to petition the Icgitlai ure to tike atept looKiiig to tho auiendmetit of the constitution so that (itizens otherwise qualified may ot without the payment of a poll-tax. Thls la a reform of which the need has long been evident, and which now cornea tip for cuisiditat ion under circunuttances favorable to definite action. The people have come to understand the important part which the payment ot a poll-tax, as a condition precedent to voting, has played in tho gradual but certain corruption of I lie suffrage in Massachusetts. They realic the bunion which this tax places upon the poor man it) times of slack labor and general depression, and tho revul-fton public, opinion against the tax in any ahape, and more especially at the rate at which it is now levied, Is more general than it usuallv anp 'I he argument tor its total abolition aro weighty, and its reduction at least iiefin neeearv for the relief of struggling labor. It.it this is a pail from the question of allishiiig tl compulsory payment as a condition of voting.

This is a political rather than nn economical nimdcralimi. In practice it touches closely upon the question of purity lu election, inasmuch aa it collides with tho riuht of suffrage the performance of a duty of citizen-rhlp iln hw it is in no way related, winch mav be performed by proxy, and which, iRo dlsi harmed, places the voter under )iecunlary obi ial I 'll Id the perton aiding hiru. The poll-tax is legally collectalde by process similar ti iJiat empbied iu g.thTing other taxes. lv our lanx a man must pay it. He can be imprisoned for persistent refusal.

What, then, i the reason (or making the payment of this reinpiilsorv tax a on. lit ion precedent to the nercise of the right of auffr.ige? There might be um Mne in this requirement if the tai were not collectable in any other way; but as it stands now, it it only an inducement far men to sell their votes to anvnue who will pay tho tax and save them from the consequences of their inability or neglect to pay. Tim opposition to this movement for a rbiogc cornea fioui hoar who iu every ruse favor the restriction of the auffrage to the nisre favored and wealthier clases, and resist all effort a to make the ro.ul to the polls easier for the poor man. There can be no doubt that the rrinov al of this conJuiou will tend to purify our elections, as it will surely operate to strengthen the manhood of every voter who no koer se a his right aa a freeman valued at 12 a year It is movement in the right direction, witting out the last rehe of undemocratic property qualification which exists in Massachusetts It ia well that the first official rrquet for tta abolition should come from lWiuevrauc lUiston. First Quality Dress flood at lifly Ceots pel Yard.

At Jordan, Mar-h can be found a lar: line of Parisian novelties, consisting of fortv-eiyt-t-inch dress goods at fifty cen: per yard; ihe sarus grade of good which were formerly so and 52 per yard. Ihcse goods were ini.oried bv spec al order, ai the lad.es enn rely ui.q eecu ing a great bargain by investing In te.e lahr.e. SPECIAL NOTICE- Tho Iloston sugar men do not like the report of the congressional committee upon the duty which tho various grades sdiould pay. They say that the bill as agreed upon is wholly intbe interest of tho planters. "Cuba has beaten us," is their lament, but they propose to carry the war into the bouse and fight it out there to the bitter end.

They will do all they properly can to defeat the bill if they fail to secure its amendment. PRIVATE FAMILY will ta -nhce rr.i:" J7 piano for cash at once. No. li We.tin;t aa t. 014 JsuTiiTh lnv 2 In the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth, held by Chief-Justice Gray and Associate Judges Morton, Ames.

Lord and Endicott. the following law cases for Middlesex county were argued yesterday: William S. Parker, executor, vs. Comfort Parker. J.

Davis for piuintirl; J.N. Marsnall lor defendant. William S. Greenough et al. vs.

town of Wakefield. S. R. Hamilton for plaintiff; E. A.

Cptou for defendant. Soptironia E. Woeds vs. Robert P. Woods.

T. H. Sweetser for plaiutill; D. S. Klcbardson for defendant.

Superior Court First Session Allen. J. In ibe first Session of the superior court William H. Moseley brings an action against William E. Coffin et and alleges that tbe defendants converted to their own use.

on July 1, 1870, at Hyae Park, wooden patterns for a certain coirugaling and equalising machine, ttie property of tbe plaintiff. Defence, general denial. Jury out. A.Eastman for plaiuinf; F. L.

Hives tor defendants. IN OHDKR. 2766 Freehold Pank As- Rowe vs. Mahan. soj'n vs.

Wueelock. vs. roru 31 Pond vs. scott. 3410 Campbell vs.

Kene-8i2u Bauah vs hveombl ri-k. 312 Hey vs. Leu. bars. 2C70 lruntn vs.

Knapp. PI I2G71 Mouciilu vs. Same. Sifi.2 Na.le vs. Foley.

Second Sesilon Aldrlch. J. In the action of Benjamin D. Peterson et al. vs.

Noah Mayo, to recover some $000 for supplies furnished by the plaintiffs for the defendant's lish-ing schooner Lucy Clark in the spring of 1874, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff tor 4570 73. K. M. Morse, for plaintiff; C. Blod-gett for defendant.

Mary Dowimg vs. E. XV. Farr. This is an action of 'on to recover the value of a horse, harness and working wagon, which the defendant as constable attached a tbe properly of the husband of the plsintiff.

Defence, gei.eral denial, and that the property question nelouged io the husband and not the wile. Ou trial. S. A. Bolster lor plaintiff; J.

M. Way for deiendant. IN ORDER. No. No.

318D Dowlinr vs. Farr. I3259 Cl.lck vs. Blrkfnrd. 3191 Kelly vs.

McDonald '32(13 alner vi. M.ib9. 31113-Derby silver Co. vs. 3-j7 I Lord vs.

Hichtiorn. Piympton. IjjS i U.lman vs. tluer. 3195-Critchley vg.Thomp-.1,301 Dr-w vs.

win. '3303 Jones vs. Tavlor. 3217-Eliot Nat, Bank vs 33o9 -Frsuck vs.Hoev. Howe.

lam-Mulvey vs. Barker. 3225 Getchell vs. McEn-1 3329 Griffiths vs. Ball.

ery. Third Session Putnam. J. IK OKDEB. N-.

3364 Dennle vs Smith. 13437 Crockery. Mayo. same vs. Same 343 Warren v.

Central 33bG Cpham v. Ray- square Baalist so. moml. i cietv 3338 Smith vs. More.

3440 Rsv vs. Oakes Jacobs vs Crehore. Meaoey vv Bech'er 303 Mone vs. Dinle. 34AO Rved v.

Paul. vs 359 Connor vs. Harlan. Ktlo Kious v. Brown.

i4 Many vs. iMcvin 4j8-Mccann vs. Kane. 34to Davu vs. VViliiaoii 13o Mullen vs.

West. Admission to the Ear. The next examination for the admission of candidates to the Suffolk bar will be held next Saturday, the supreme judicial court equity-room, at "J.30 a. in. UCIM'f Sleighing: Carnival.

As long as the good sleighing -ontinnes the owner-of of fas', steeds in Quincy and vicinity wi: I Cock to tte town square to test the relative merits of their animals. Yesterday afternoon about fifty rectlemen fiom Quinsy, Braintree. Wee-moutb and Boston furnish. entertainment for several hundred people upon the trotting course from tbe acaaemy to th onoi library. Atnoaj ta laminar who showed good speed, yesierdav, Baoquo, tte lauious Bosion trouer, w.iu a record in me 22r wai a centre of attraction.

J. s. Williams w.ih his cay Prince, and J. Willi, ns of who hed Itover. diviuea ite honor.

may i-e mentioned .1. H. Clapp of Wa mouto. Be'' le-srs. Wil is and Porter of Braintree.

Forbes Mnton. McDonald and Sieaman Wijiiarrs of Qumcv. and bera had fas-. ot.es, and the sport ii; continue night. until tne tutw gone.

'Ihere were tevera. mishaps, but none serious. ibe parties concerned always escaping without injury. Local Note. A debating clnb has been organ'zed fy the Quincv reform club.

will be he'd on Saturday evei.in-s in tbe club room. At tbe last meeting Genree vv Rennin.au waa chosen president and H. Bent secretary. The Quincy reform ciub wiii bold a pnblie meeting in Faxon hail Saturday evening, January 25. Calviu Homand.

of "hiounioo will deliver the lei-ture. Business in ihe di-triet court was very livelv yesterday, ihe civu and criminal cases occupying day. Edward J. Cos-el. of Quincy, for assaulting Cronin with a bottle at tbe a oon of the former tn Christmas nlkhs, fined 2i aa4 POLITICAL.

BUSINESS NOTICES. Captain Frederick Nickerson. Captain Frederick Nickerson died at his residence. No. 401 Broadway, Souib Boston, at a little before 12 o'clock, Sunday night.

He reached tbe age of seventy years on tne 15th of last month. He was born in Brewater. December 16. 180S. He followed a seafaring life for several years, and afterwards entered into partnership with his brother.

Captain David. undT the linn of D. F. Nickersou. Since then tbe firm has assumed the name of K.

Nickerton aud carried on business ou Commeieial wharf. He was a shipowner and aire, tor iu ihe Ccion Pacific railroad, and for thirty Tears director ot tbe Mechanics' bank. He was elected President of tbe Soum Boston savings bank to 8by, and remained so till January, 1376. when he resigned ou ac ount of his filling health, but remained a member of tne board of trustees. He was one of tbe most valuable men conuecied with tlie institution.

Captain Nicaeraon leaves two sons aud two dauibters. He was a worshipper at me Broadway nitartan Church. Captain Nicker-son ia oelieved to have left one of the largest estates in Souse Boston. The funer-t! will place at bia late residence, 401 Broadway, at 12.30 o'clock on Thursday next. JORDAN, MARSH CO, OFFER A Large Line of 48-Inch DRESS GOODS (All Parisian Novelties) At 50c.

per Yard. Sold first cf tbe season $1-50 and (2 per yard. No eiample given. HYDE F.tiiK. The Transcript threatens a revival of Know-notlnngism in certain contingencies.

No one would suffer more than the revivers in that case. The aldermanic committees are made up strongly and well. Longstreet couldn't live up to his Republicanism in Louisiana and so moves to Georgia, where he gets another federal office as a reward for his virtues. It is evident that there will not be this year, a great deal of that sort of "non-partisanship" with which Boston has been fooled heretofore. There is considerable point in the Irish World's remark "The S50.000 yearly salary of President Haves will now buy aa much as $100,000 of the four years of Lincoln's second terra No wonder Hayes says that 'prosperity has returned." Blaine's presidential prospects seem to be under a cloud at present.

The Tilden committee will have to sr-etid more money. Cary of Cincinnati is to reply to Bob Inger-soll iu defence of Moses andhe Bible, and the impression is that Colonel Bob will have to quit theology and devote himself entirely to Republican politics. The money bills ret to be passed by the bouse are the legislative, executive aud judicial, army, nary, cfiioe, sundry civu and icueiii uefi-ciency. The man who edits the forthcoming collection of John Sherman's financial speeches will do it with a pair of seizors and very liiely wear them out, too. In a fortnight hence the agonies of senatorial contests in half a doren states will be over, but a gocd many hearts will ache thereafter.

The Cincinnati Commercial asks: "Why are the Republicans so tender-toed asking for the investigation cf the cipher despatches? What is the mystery?" Tii Joaiul iaJ's tbo abolition, cf the poll- JORDAN, MARSH CO. Washington Avon Sts. Jal4 9t Cur Hall Nutea- CRU VHAI VUTOKIfA The letter of Wendell riUlipa how that the Greenbai kers have been uniformly victorious and imve gairvd nerily all the otcts thT have asked for. We must admit that the peoi le are readily and rapidly converted to the true greenback dttstnue It i only necessary for any disinterested, well-meaning, intelligent citiien to have the gresnback tx-plan est to him to cause him to embrace it. It la a popular doctrine, pronuileated and advocated in the of the people and the whole pro; le, it i democratic doctrine.

Tho Greru bar Iters have been urniug the ndoption of three prominent ideas: Thev askrd thai silver should Ik reiiirtuetiaed and partial repa-ration be thus made for its wrongful demonetization In 1S73. They urged that In paying nl cur enormous dot! and meeting our heavy ex-)euditiirrs it was the tail if wi.Jorn to avail nur-elv es of all ot.r resources; that our silver mit should be ntilued, and that unjust discrimination should be nate in favor cf (titd. After a bitter contest, aid ag.tint the tailed vt Uu reeidtiut, til vet La btoii lexuou William H. Nightingale died at Hyde Park Monday at I o'clock p. aged sixty-three years ten months.

Mr. Nightingale waa one of the "Twenty Associates' who aettied ac Milton, now Hvda Para, in 1857, He wul be buried trom iho Episcopal Cburcb Thursday. The Hopktr estate, consisting ot 2049 teet of land and a sinaii buiiOinj: s.tuaiea on the corner ol Ki.eratieei and centra. Para avenue, was o.d at rtgage sae yesterday by joauua Buckmaa to Amena Baidwiu tor SlsXi. A public iatioa ot the oiEeri of Neponset couucn, No 13o ol the Kovm Arcanum, loo piace in odd Fellows Hail iast evening, conducted by inet Depatv Grand Regent Cliar.es l.

Sur.se a uiusieai aud literary eutertainment held. Annual Meetme of the Cotton Athenaeum I'roprieto a. Tbe annual meeting of tee proDretors or the Boston took place yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Charles Francis Adams presiding. After the rtad cgof the reports of the seeretarv.

treasurer and it.e several committees, tte following geniiemcr-. were unanimously eleseted aa oaHers of tbe Boston AiLetueuK tor tile enumg year President. Ccariea Francis Adaaia vice-president, Charles Dean, treasarer, Clar.es P. Bowducb secretary, Brak Aaauu. Zjusmm Ciiattes DRAPER HALL'S Coardn.

aud Sale Stab rs mid It dinz School, ill E-t Dedll .10 sjlie ri Largesr and best ta'J'ei ia B'- jijston. r.avlna over ii tj ail paee for carriages. I'mtiei'l or it.cju-' th th leail.Ci ho. cis 1 al t.iecit,. L--ery team? 01 eycrvt.es,-ri at on ao Cne sa.l.e hors safe tor ladies ur eioiorea.

ftita ms-S nearty .00 teet diameter, in en-need iraurner. Cs- ot nDhe, horse-. Music aevera1 eyen.njs in ea- ws-. fcal in an: Maul's a nurM-s. ng by exaer.enced woamen, wr.a irr.Die.el chines, price.

1 1 veTy O'UlWtXR t. CORNS removed without pain: also vioLfsstii WAKT-. nl for reference; livm3nd 1 orn Paniou Salve tbe bf known; irics 25e. sent bv 1 throughout ihe country; i'J iut-r trei. Ht Mars-, hou rill cut Uiaeii i.oontLk DIAiiONi.

2 aTaTniax a The mayor haa given Instructions to the police to present "leafioj;" anout tae city tali com Jora- Th ma or of Bath. visited city bait yeatsr da afusruoou, and raa introduced to miaj of ttia aldermen and ottu-lala South boatoo will be well looked after In the board of aldermen, judging tnm tua peuuona and order aulmitll jeaierday. Mayor Prince's committee appointments ia the board of aldermau giea eere genera! aatiafactioo. ad is belieed tbai tle city's fcuaicesi wui be prompt. and tborougbly dooa Gorf H.

Tborndika ia strongly favored by many aa a eandloaia tor aaperiuieadeot of stree a well aa for superintendent ot sewers The came ot Mr. J. Mcoaeiu ia alao mentioned ia coa-Bua aiia Ut as t.d by ilr. Harris..