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SIXTH WARD BEPPBLIOANS. runob by the order, is so entorod upon tho nooks of tho kitchen, but many pooplo would call it a good sizodj that fills tho rivers instoad of fee tera, as many suppose, Tho clouds draw the water from the Boa and sprinkle tho land, filling the rivers; The sea is a regulator of climates and ils breese is the very life of man. The soa acts as a scavenger andpuriflea the earth, oarryiug away the excess of decayed animal and vogotable matter, of which it is estimated thoroarea thousand millions of tons washed away per year, from both continents. All go to tho sea to recover health. It gives us agrloultare and commerce, and runs our factories.

It possesses living animals for food, and the man who calls the sea a waste of water should uever eat an oyster, or any other delcotable morsel irom the sea. It needs no guano, nor to be harrowed or ploughed, for it frooly yields its all. The Englishman BingB "Britannia rules the Waves," which may bo all very nice In calm weathor, but the sea cares not for kings nor tyrants. Tho lecturer related many pleasing narratives of the sea and enlivened the lectnre throughout with vivid descriptions, bumoroaB anecdotes and. laughable illus tratione, ond was warmly applauded.

He was peculiarly warm In eulogizing the sailor as largo hearted and noblo, a considerable portion of tbe leoturo being devoted to this heading of the theme. Thero was pleasant musto during tho evening by tho choir of the church, under tho direction of Mr. Juan Al zemeda, organist. CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE COiWENTIOJf. THE Mr.

Allen R. Beach, tho father of Lieut. Gov. Beach, wo8 seriously injured last by a falling tree. One having lodged, the son was cutting tho other tree, tho father sitting somo distance one Bide, Whon the trees started to fall tho boy halloed to hia father to get lurther away, the boy running in tho opposite direction.

Mr. Beach failing to reach a proper distanoo was struok upon the head with a limb and borou to the gUIiai crushing his right arm and otherwise teuising President Grant has sent in his first veto. It is that of tho extension of a patent for improvement ia pistol waking. The Patent Office itself has beenfoo favorable to monopoly, too ready to extend patents far seven years more, alter the patentee or his assigns havu mado an amplo fortune from the invention. In the few cases where tho Department refused oitension, Con grcss has been too prono to specially legislate in the patentee's favor.

President Grant has dono well in bo ginning; to check this form of excessive monopoly. Mr. Paine, a Kepublican Congressman from Wisconsin, haa introduced a bill to punish election frauds. From the reports it does not appear to create any speoial Federal officers to participate in or manipulate the management of State elections but provides for the prosecution of rcpeators, personators, bogus voters, ballot stuffers, in the Federal Courts. Thw State, and probably every other, haB already ample laws providing penalty for election fraud.

The only result of the now bill. If passed, would be to enable the State officers to shirk their duly upon the Federal prosecutor, and vice versa. If this law were now in force in Brooklyn, the people could not hold District Attorney Morris responsible for prosecuting, but between the two Btools, him and tho. 8. District Attornoy Tracy, election fraudists might Bafoly drop out of sight.

Tho drawback frauds appear unlikely to result in legal punishment of anybody. Blatchford and tho rest were to bo let off on becoming witnesses against tho minor offender, Caldwell. Caldwell, being arrested in Montreal, has been allowed to escape. Now the public arc amuBed with tho assurance that the United States officers are "in quest of him." Meanwhilo another great fraud on the United States Government in Now York, turns up to effaco the memory of tho drawback frauds, just as thoy wiped out the recollection of tho gold gambling transactions of Treasurer Butlerfield Co. This timo itis whisky.

Supervisor Dutcher of thiB city, and Collector "General" Pleasonton, the hero of tho Fifth Ward military raids, seized twenty or more distillories yesterday, among them ox OporaHouse Pike's the greatcstjof the whfBky ohiefs. Ono of the seized distilleries "accidentally" got on fire after tbe seizure, and probably tbo evidence in that case was burned up. The Trilu says this newly discovered batch' of whisky frauds "amount to millions of dollars." Messrs. Sidney Webster and James B. Craig at last appear in print to vindicato themselves from tho abBurd aspersion on Mr.

Webster of having received moro "Spanish gold" than thoir legal Borvices' woro worth, in order to influence Secretary Fish, Mr. Web ter's father in law, against (Hiba. They Bhow that their engagement as Spanish counsel commonced in 1803; that the fees instead of being $10,000 in gold wero $10, 000 in currency and from the testimony of tho TJ, S. Attorney Pierrepont, Mr. Stoughton and others, that the services rendered were fairly professionally worth the $10,000 paid for them.

The foreign moils just arrived bring particulars of a fearful thcatro accident at Bristol, England. On tho night after Christmas, during a pantomime performance, a false alarm of "firo" was raised. Thero was a rush for the doors, twenty threo pooplo fell, wero trodden on and rendered insensible, and eightoen of them died. The performance was resumed after the Human Bights. As Sumner was silent it may be assumed that Roddy is not a negro.

It is to bo hoped that Grant willnot permit Roddy long to remain conspicuously alone, but that tho disagreeing Presidential pen will send nnany bills to keep his company. Frequent opportunity and abundant variety will be offered. If tho President should veto every grant 'of land to railroad speculators he would oarn tho public gratitude. And such operations in real estate are only one of many methods of squandering the people's property. Even if Boddy's olaim be a just one, he may havo earned a martyr's reward by getting Grant in tho happy habit of vetoing early and often.

It is stated that tho clergyman whoso elopement is tho current sensation was suspeotod of impropriety during his pastorate at Mamaronock, that the Bcandal was investigated by officials of the church, that thoy found sufficient evidence to support tho charges, but that in order to save religion from reproach they suppressed the matter, and permitted the faithless minister to depart in peaoe and repeat bis practices in other parishes. The result shows that tho Mamaronock elders, instead of holding tho ohurch involved it in deeper disgrace, and fairly inourred a Bhnre of responsibility for the latest shame. Tho best method of saving religion from reproach iu tho oxpoauro of impostors who make its profession a cloak for villainy. Tho mutual and warm affection subsisting between John Bright and tho hereditary legislators of England was freshly illustrated laat night at Birmingham whore the Cabinet Minister sarcastically said in apublio speech that the House of Lords was a "placo of the greatest antiquity and of tho greatest influence." The fact is that when tho London Times pronounced the upper branch of Parliament tho most useless body in the world Bright had the rare pleasure of agreeing with that newspaper. Tho supposition that the Legislature of Massachusetts had refused to participate in publio honors to tho coming remains of Mr.

Peabody because of the doubtful loyalty of the philanthropist whon living proves a mintage. The legislative nonaction is a noble resentment of the affront offered tho State in the landing of the funeral iron clad at Portland instead of Boston. The dispute as to the rolativo attractions of the harbors is one of long standing and tho decision of the officers of the Monarch in favor of the former port is a doop wound to Athonian vanity. It is true that Boston has provod her incapacity to maintain a regular lino of ocean steamers, and the Cunard managers, at longth of running in ballast, some time ago withdrew their ships. But she could at least piovido safo anchorago for tho Monarch and sell all the supplies the British Government is prepared to pay for.

SIX MHDIIED HUE ESCAPES ORDERED. Grant and His "Friends." A division in the ranks of the Eepublioan party is oonoeded. A oonfliot between the purposes of the President and the determination of Congress is apparent. The inconsequence of whatever the Executive wishes or promises is never bo thoroughly exhibited as when it devolves upon the National Legislature to traverse it. The disposition to head off the Chief Magistrate has already been notably demonstrated in several' instances.

The same men who were quick to defy tho obstinate Johnson take equal pleasure in snubbing his feeble successor. Such cavalier treatment as General Grant receives from powerful Congressmen is explainable only on tho hypothesis that the great powers which the latter have. in late years usurped have so intoxicated them that they revel in the causeless and splenefto display of them. Having a giant's strength, they are tyrannous enough to use it like a giant, and being confronted with a plastic President they realize the weakness of being wroth with weakness. It will hardly bo surmised that their wrath upon tho latter can bo attributable to latent approhonsion that ho will kick in the party traoes.

If there bo a trait which our military President has shown himself devoid of, that trait is tho poBsossion of civil courage. Henoe their ire which they are so superfluous in wreaking, can only be accounted for by supposing thorn drunk with the wine of stolon power, or incensed at having had to fight the Conservative Phillistines last yoar with tho contemptible weapon whioh theretofore Samson alone had dignified by use. Practically to illustrate the concrete form which this abstract animus of enmity assumes, it is only nooessary to consider the measures which have been and are being forced upon, and carried over the weak will of the President. It is notorious, for instanoe, that the nominations of the imfamous Ashley and the yet more infamous tiicklos were wrung from the Executive by the personal pressure of Congressmen. For Ashley every Kepublican member of the House of Representatives signed what was tantamount to a compulsory demand upon the Executive The Minister to Spain, too, was clothed with his functions in response to the dictulo of Senators who would repel tho charge of approving either adultery or murder.

Ourning from individuals to statutes, it is also well known that the present Tenure of office law was signed by the Prosidont under moral though not published protest, and that his crucial bid for ils repeal was defeated by the lust, and has been kicked aside by the present Congress. The impulsive Mr. Bingham was bad tactician enough, also, on a recent occasion to blurt out that President Grant had assured him that lh poition of his message dooreoing proscription upon Georgia never was inserted with his consent. Though sharply called to order for WmNSDAY ETBWIWC, JAN. 12.

TOMs paper has tbe Largest Circulation of any Evening paper published In tbe srnUetf states. Its value as an Advertlslns; medium Is therefor ap parent. Vfae Financial Condition of the City. We publish in another column a communication from ex Superviior Scholes reviewing at length, and without any apparent personal ani mus, the recent message of Mayor Kalbfleiaoh. Mr.

Scholes' long connection with the City and County government gives weight to statements, while as a public officer he never could be fairly classed among those who oxpress boundless confidence in the future only to divert attention from existing waste and extravagance. Like the Mayor, the ex Supervisor claims credit for having always been on the side of economy, and both alike would rather be charged with depriving the city of a needed improvement, than commit it to an expenditure beyond its ability to meet. From a motive essentially good, Mayor Kalbfleisch presented as gloomy a view as was well nigh possible of the financial condition of our local government. Ho has been so successful in carrying out his purpose that he may bo said to have overshot tho mark, and it may be taken for granted that, when Ex Supervisor Scholos find fault with him, a very large class of the solid men of Brooklyn, who are commonly found on cho side of the Mayor, have made up their minds that even the part of an economist can bo over act od, and that there are many luxuries not nearly so exponsive as an official exhibit of tho affairs of the city which may be summed up as a warning to those who would avoid high taxation to keep away from it. A comparison between the figures prosantod by Mr.

Scholes, and those furnished by the Mayor show how our affairs seem when viewed from two essentially different standpoints. The Mayor figures up the debt for which tho city is responsible at about $27,000,000. Compared with tho assessed valuation of the real and porsonal wealth of tho city those figures, if loft without any explanation, might well creato apprehension and inure to the grave detriment, of Brooklyn. Figures provorbially don't lie but it will bo soon from a comparison betwooa Mr. Scheie's communication and the Mayor's message that thoy can be mads to tell widely 'uifferent stories.

Mr. Scholes classes tho dobt proper of tho city under four heads: For sundry purposes wo have issued bonds amounting 100; the water works have cost us Pros poct Park has cost, exclusive of tho amount raised by tax, $7,205,000, and tho Wallabout Improvement making a total of something over sixteen millions five hundred thousand dollars. Tho wator department, be sidos paying its current expenses, pays interest on nearlv six millions of its debt, so that the A dint to Cnf ortunate Wives. Mrs. Coates of New York is afflioted with a husband with an xinfortunate propensity for drink, aggravated by a habit of conveying household goods from the premises to convert into cash to buy whisky with.

Mrs. Coates' cose is not altogether singular, it is quite an old complaint, but though many speoifics have been recommended no infalliable remedy has yet been discovered. Mrs. Coates hit upon an original idea and carried it out last night. Coates came home, as he had often done before, full of whisky and was soon sunk in slumber.

While in this unconscious condition Mrs. Coates slipped a' pair of handouffs on him. When Coates woke up he was much astonished to find himself in such a fix and he wandered out into the street in a state of bewilderment. Here he encountered a vigilant policeman who noticing his handouffs apprehended him as an escaped prisoner. Coates, however, managed to convince tho officer that ho was only the victim of a praotioal he supposed on tho part of some fellow boarder.

Tho policeman escorted the helpless Coates to his residence, when Mrs. Coates entered into an explanation that she meant to restrain Mr. Coates' pilfering propensities and cure him of the habit of carrying off furniture, if she couldn't stop his drinking. Coates was shamed and repentant the policeman was moved and pleaded for him, until Mrs. Coates relented, produced the key that unlookod tho handcuffs, and restored Coates to liberty promising he never will do so any more.

Tho police have long recognized the efficacy of handcuffs as a means of restraining the mischiovously inclined, but this is the first time we have heard of their employment as an instrument of domestic discipline. The unreasonableness of the motions to increase the salaries of the City Hall deputio3 to $3,000 a year is illustrated by the fact that some bf the heads of departments are salaried only at the same figure. The Street Commissioner, for instance, gets $3, 000, yet, before the echoes of the Mayor's message upon the magnitude of the city debt have ceased to sound in tho Council Chamber, aldermen of both parties proposed to raise the deputies' salaries to the same figure as that ot tho head of the street department. The Health authorities have raised a hue and cry against the confectioners and are about to make a raid on tho manufacturers of caudy on whom the horrible suspicion of poisoning the infant stomach is now fastened. It has just been discovorod for the one hundred and sorne thingth time that poisonous chemicals are used to color candies, and that the confections are adulterated with chalk.

Some of the coloring ingredients if taken separately in large do3es would be fatal as a dose of strychnine, while it does not require any chemical testimony to assure us that chalk is not a nourishing or wholesome kind of aliment. The Board of Hoalfch has not yet obtained statistics of the number of children poisoned annually, but the slaughter of innocents must have been immense, especially during the holidays. There is great consternation in candy dom, for the Board has sent out its spies and detectives who are going round to all the candy shops in the two cities buying up specimens of their sweets for ohemioal analysis, and woe unto the oonfectioner who has tampered with the infantile stomach. 'dinner. It is intended for soven persons, and; was sent over a railo after being cooked.

The report from it was that it was delicious, and the family was onrollod as a regular customer of the kitohon. It is below: 3 pints of tomato soap, 45 pounds of turkoy with gravy, at 35o. 7 plates of mashed potatoes, at 5o 35 7 hominy, at 8o 56 5 peas, (two cans), at OOo 1.00 cabinet pudding, at 20o 80 Total, for soven peoplo $5.85 Cost per person about 77 cents. It will bo soon by the above that the meat is sold by tho weight and it dopends entirely with' the person ordering how much shall bo sent them. From the number of peoplo who havo signified their intontion of being supplied by tho Kitohon, Prof.

Blot is assured of success and thinks that before the Winter is over, ho will hare to proouro larger quarters. THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TAB CUT. EX SBPEBYISOR SCHOLES REVIEWS THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE. Tho Debt the City What Wo Etave to Show for It Tho Public Improvements made this Year A Moro Hopeful View of tho Future than that talc en by the Mayor. Tt the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle.

I have been requested by some of our largest taxpayers to oxamino into tho statement made in tho Mayor's Messago relating to our bonded indebtedness. Having on two occasions as chairman of committees of the Board of Supervisors examined and reported to that Board on the subject, and my reports being so much at variance with the Mayor's statements, they wished mo to continue the examination down from tho timo I mado the report to the present time. THE MATOE AMD THE MTV. DEBT. The Mayor makes our city dobt $23,254,0501 make it a very different amount.

It would be much moro satisfactory if space would allow mo to set down the several kinds of bonds issued by the oity in detail, but this would make far too long an article for publication in a daily paper. I tbereforo proposo to classify the bonds undor several heads BONDS THE CITI HAS 10 PAT. City bonds for sundry purposes $1,118,100 Water bonds 7,205,000 Prospect Park bonds, for land taken 4,004,158 Prospect Park bonds, for improving, 8,260,842 Docks, JiC, Wallabout Bay 803,000 $10,529,100 The abovo are all the bonds tho city really owes. THE SINKING FUND. TVe havo in our Sinking Fund $1,189,000 in bonds.

Part of thiB I havo deducted from the bonds I quote in their several classes. In addition to bonds wo have in tho Sinking Fund $100,000 in cash and $109,630 raised for this fund in this year's taxos our oity revenue, do rived from collection fees, defaults, fcc, will bo over monoy advanced by tho city to pay interest, on bonds issued for local improvements, to be repaid whon tho assessments are laid, $195,175.48, to be deducted from the debt of $10,529,100, leaving it $15, 444,274.52. WHAT THE OITV HAS TO SHOW FOB ITS DEBT. With regard to tho first itom $1,130,000, tho city has to offset it our City Hall and land surrounding it. Washington and tho City Park, School houses, Station houses, Engine houses, which aro all pledged or mortgaged to pay our bonds and would sell for ovor doublo tho amount of this itom.

THE WATEB DEPARTMENT DEBT, With regard to tho second and largest itom the Wator Bonds, as a burden on our taxpayers. It can hardly be called a debt against the city because the receipts from tho Water rontB nearly pay the wholo interost on these bonds. On the 4th of October last, "the Mayor sent a communicatioa to th Board of Supervisors from whioh I sxtract tho following, speaking of tho Water debt and tbo money to bo raised to pay the interest. He says The Borenue tho Department is now sufficient to pay its running exponses, and the interest on all tho debt contracted for tho erection of tho 'WorkB, up to 1EB7. Tho national Water Main laid in 18B7 Engine No.

3, authorized in 1868, and the new Force Main laid this year, coBt together, $1,280,000. The interest on the sum oxpended on thoso Works ordered mainly in view of tho future is $70,800, and this amount, it will bo necessary to raise for the current year, in tbe gonoral tfjc Martin KiinFLEisoH, Mayor. Bvau Johmsoh, Comptroller. Thus it appears from tho Mayor's official statement that this large Bum of $7,265,000 calls on us to raise only $76,800 per year for a few years to meet tho interest which, with $50,000 for the sinking fund, will givo us the water works free to tho oity, and wipe out this $7, 265,000. TheBe works aro specially pledged to pay these bondB, and would readily sell for double their cost.

THE PKOSPEOT PABK DEBT. The next item is Prospect Park Bonds. Tho oity paid $4,004,158 for the land, the largest portion of which was taken before tho recent rise in the value of real'eatatei and if' It were decided to abandon the Park and. sell it out for building parposos, and weallowod for the samo rise in value in this part of the oity that has takon place in other parts, then the Park would to day sell for far mora than $7,000,000 for building purposes. THE WALLABOUT IMPROVEMENT.

Dock property wo all know rises in valao daily, and as the $863,000 represents the cost of the docks and im. prov omenta without the Band (for that was obtainedfrom tho United States Government) it is fair to assume that these docks aro worth far more than the cost $863,000. THE WATEB DEPAETMENT DEBT AGAIN. Thus it appears that although the oity owoa a bonded indebtedness of $15,444,274.52, yot wo have only interest to pay on $9,544,100. Tho revenue from the Water Department according to tho Mayor's communication to tho Board of Supervisors paying tho interest on $5,985,000 and ho assures the Board that the $1,280,000 "is oxpended for workBmainly for the future" therefore tho interest on it has only to bo provided temporarily and tho Water Department will soon pay tho full on all the bonds issued for these works.

This will relieve us from interest on the wholo $7,205,000 and thus with nssets purchased with these bonds that uro worth double the amount of the debt, we shall only be called upon to pay interest on half of it for a fow years until our Sinking Fund provides for it in full. DEBTS CONTRACTED BX SPECIAL COMMISSIONS. I now como to another claBS of bonds issued by tho city undor direction of special laws passed by the Logis lature, organizing special oommlssionB, suoh as Third streot, Oowanue Canal, Bushwick boulovard, otc. In these the city loans its credit, but tho laws provide that the property benefited will havo oventually to pay for tho bonda issued. Hero aro issued of this class of bonds, $2,524,500.

Some of those improvements have been finished, and assessments have been laid and are in process of collection in ono Instance nearly tho whole is collected. The Collector finds no difficulty in collecting. The money is paid in yearly instalments. and the Collector is continually asked to recoivo tho whole amount due on tho lots, instoad of the instalment provided by law. Some of tho Commissions have unjustly dehtyod fin ishing np their business, and the city has had to advance money to pay interest, but for this the oity had a Hen on tho property which will be oollectcd when tho assessment is laid.

The Collector apprehends no diffi culty in collecting those assessments. Numbers of property owners call on him daily to know if tho assess ments have not been laid, they being anxious to pay be fore any defaults or penalties are incurred. These im provements are seattored over tho whole city, and have greatly improved the property fronting on thorn. Tho Gowanus Canal Improvement has ohangod worthless salt meadow and Bwamp into valuable dock lots, soiling for over $2,000 each. THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

The street improvements have doubled and trebeled the value of property on them, lots that could be pur chased for $2,500, Belling now at $10,000, and other lots sold Just before the improvement was made for $600, now selling for $2,500 each. As these improvements sel dom cost over $900 per lot, and the assessments aro paid in yearly instalments, extonding over ten years, thore can be no doubt as to tho safety of the city in loaning its credit by issuing tho bonds. ASSESSMENT FUND AND SEWERAGE BONDS. I now come to another class the Assessment Fund and Sowerage Bonds. Of theso tho city has issued $3,742,450.

These are only temporary loans, mado to onablo tho city to pay contractors for building Bowers, paving streetB, Thoy are mado for throe years, to enablo the city to finish tho work and oollect the assessment. The interest at seven per cent, is always paid by tho property benefitted, and as a largo portion of this money is couected and paid ovor to tno Commis sioners of the Sinking Fund three months after the assessments are laid, the city derivoB a large profit for loaning its orodit. Theso bonds havo never before beon considered as a city debt. Ko interest has ever boon raised by the city for these bonds, and although they have been issued for years the amount issued has never befoio been published. ffHB 1XTENT OF TEE IMPBOVEMENT3 MADE THIS TEAR.

Th rapid increaso of population in our city, and tho largo number of buildings erected in tho past three years, has compelled us to extend our Wator Works and likewise to build sowers and pave streets to a much grcater'extent than we havo ever done before. Vacant lots on improved streets were boing fast taken up, and we had cither to extend our paved streets, water pipes and sowers, or entirely Btop the growth of the oity. To moot tho demands for moro improvod property wo havo in tho post year graded and pavod eleven miles of new Btrccts and have seventeen milos undor contract (partly paid for.) Wo have laid 125,000 squaro feet of sidewalk wo have repaved four miles of cobblo stono wo havo replaced nearly cloven miles of cobblo stones with improved pavemonts; wo havo laid twenty two miles of sewers and twenty two miles of water pipe, all but the latter to bo paid for by loeal assessments. Nono of thoso assessments havo yet been collected and these with the improvements made for tbo past three years, account for this $3,742,450 of local improvement bonds. The bonds boing issued for threo years cannot bo paid until they become due.

THE GROWTH OF THE OITT. To show the necessity for these improvements I will glvo tho number of buildings erected in eaoh year, for the past few years, 1864, 710 buildings; 1865, 721; 1866, 1807, 1868, 1869, 2,994. ThUB we havo orcetod in tho Oity of Brooklyn in tbe past throo years 7,887 buildings a eity in itsolf. Wo have had stroct houBos and tho. conveniences of a oity to provide for this inorease of population.

To provide for it in our yearly taxes would be and a middlooourae has beon adopted. A part is provided for In yoarly taxes, part is extended ovor three years until assessments can bo laid "and collected, and part is extended for a term of years, with a sinking fund provided for in our yearly taxes. Our debts whon oonaidored with reference to the objects for which the debts were contracted, aud ob increaso of population, aro evidences of inoreased prosperity. If wo stopped paving streets, building sawers, or extending our water mains and sudoIv. wo should in two years entirely stop tho growth of our city.

We aro yearly paying off bonds oontraotcd Tears uast.aad as our ratio of population increases year lv bo onr bonds issued increase likewise; when our eity finished our debts will rapidly diminish, but tho moro rapidly our populotion' inoreases the more, rapidly our temporary debtB will increaso wtowiso. FBED. K. SflHOLES. Tt.t.

Tjientenant Colonel Briosa of the Thir teenth Bogtment, is, wo are paiaed to loan), oonflned his house by BOTere lit oi Amendments Proposed Xhe omlnjr Contest Bough on Assessor "Webster. The regular monthly meeting of the Ward Republican Association was held last night at No. 273 Clinton street, near Degraw, tho Association Headquarters. The room was pervaded by a strong odor of hartshorn arising from the presence nndernoath of a stable. From the wall a libelous attaek on th physiognomy of the Chief Magistrate "of these United States" cowled askance at the assembly.

Otherwise all was as well as could bs expected, and, if a oomparlaon bo not too odious, the prevailing perfume etc. was a docided Improvement on the numerical succossor of this ward. Mr. J. W.

Peckett, the new Association Prosident, took tbe ohalr, and In brief, well ohoson words thanked his constituents for his election. Mr. T. C. Monro acted as Secretary.

After some usual formal routlno business, the Chair expressed a hope that steps would be taken to pay all outstanding debts of the Association. WOBK LAID OUT FOB NEXT MONTH. Mr. Wm. Colt savo notice that he should, at the next moetlng, propose an amendment to the by laws, concerning the calling of special meetings by the Prosidont anu secretary, and cuanglng tue number or mombors at whose request such meetings must bo called, from 9 to 7, and omitting tho part requiring that one of these shall bo of the General Committee.

Tho proposed amendment was recorded, and laid ovor until tho next monthly meeting: THE TROUBLES OF THE DOUBLES. At the BUEnestion of the chair. Mr. Ciit. onn nf Ihn delegates to the General Assembly, stated tho nature of the trooblcs lately risen in this hlthorto pcacoful ward, and the prospect of tho deloROtcs elected by this meeting for recognition by the General Committee.

There had, he Baid, been two sets of delegates oleoted, ono by tho regular organization represented here, and the other by a body of whom he would say little, except that they were not Republicans Both had presontod thom elveB for admission to the General Assembly. The action of tho other party and the result would not affect the true contest which was to take place heroaf tor, tnougn tnoy naa, djt a rule or tho old Committee, managed to secure seats aB delegates. A committee had been appointed to hear the arguments, investigate the repoit for decision. The now committoo ho uopea to got jusiico irom, as tuoy nau not the Inducement to perpetrato the outrage on their rights that the old ono had, and if they didn't do justice the blame would rest unon them. There were many Republicans in tho ward who desirod to uphold tho right, and their desires would be respected.

Air. uoit was louuiy applauded on resuming his scat. Mr. John Cockle moved aB an amendment to be considered at next meeting, tho appointmont of a Sergeant at Arms who should keep out all intruders from their meetings, as the lato troubles wero duo to tho effort? of persons from other wards, who camo in on purpnso to ueBiroy tno narmony oi ine meeting, xno proposea amendment was recorded and also laid over for'future action. A WEBSTERIAN PHILIPPIC.

Mr. Joseph Plodwell arose to offer Bomo romarks sug pealBd by Mr. Colt's statements, and proceeded to lay tho cause of tho troubles in tho Ward on a certain "carpet bagger" who had come into the Word only recently, and commenced operations in his own houso, which be hired already furnished, aud could leave at any moment, and whero ho treats his adhorents to Fronch braudv from French bottles, that it waB doubtful if evor paid import duty; who commenced his career as' a "carpet baggor" in I860, by appearing as a delogato from one. then most remote torritory, and on credentials which it was understood ho himself wroto, got into tho Chicago Convention who during tbo last "ay nasty" procured an appointment as Assessor of the Thirty second District, considered tho best offico of that kind in the Stato. But since General Grant camo in this man had been out of offico and was anxiously ondoavoring to get endorsed by reBpectablo men in ordor to cot into notice and so get office again.

But failing to get tho endorsement of rcspoctablo Republicans, he and his "man Friday" galbcrod a party by scraping np tho off scourincs of Brooltlyn, Irom Furman street and beneath Montague bridge arches, and thore ho brought up to vote and repeat. One of thorn is now undor Indictment for murder, These men he used to seeuro endorsement and entranco to the General Committee. He was not worthy of tho confidence of any honest Republican, and was a disgrace. He would turn out everybody bo could to make offico for himself, "That's all I've got to say," concluded theirato and scathlnr? speaker. His remarks were warmly applauded and throughout elicited signB of approval of the hits at tho objecs of attack.

Mr. Parish stated concerning the question of voting, that tbo vote of E. H. Pardle had been refused, as his name was not found on tho register, bat afterward was found Boratched having been confused with that of Hiram Pardie of Sackett fltreet. It was stated that Mr.

Hidden did tho scratching and as he had no right to dp so without the consent of tbo committee, bis act was illegal and void and Mr. Pardie's name was replaced. Some propositions were offered on the manner of taking votes in aBBombly, as a prevention against the mischief done by outsiders who wero introduced only to mako confusion aud call for a division of the House. Mr. Plodwell proposed that instead of calling tho roll the regular members pass tho Secretary's desk and loave aye or nay on a disputed question.

Some one humorously Buggested that "they might repeat." After some little discuBsion, the matter wsb settled by Mr. John Cudls giving notice that at the next meeting ho would offor an amendment of tho by lawi in the mattor of counting votes. A RECREANT MEMBER EXPUNGED. Complaint was mado that S. Reynolds', of No.

2 Tiffany place, who was enrolled as a membor of this Association, was an acknowledged Domocrat. The matter was referred to tho Investigating Committee, to one of whom he had owned his political faith, and they reported at once and his name was stricken off. On motion the meeting then adjourned until tho soc ond Tuesday of noxt month, tho time of tho regular meeting. THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. Address by Win.

L. Stone, Before tbe Hiongr Island mistorical Society. A well attended meeting of the Long Island Historical Society was held last evening in tho Chapel of tbe Packer Institute. The chair was ocoupied by Ex Judge Greenwood, Vice President of tho Society, who, after the transaction of the usual routino business, introduced Wm. L.

Stone, of New York, who proceeded to read a paper entitled "The Buocaneers of America." Mr. Stone said in nursery legends and tales of fiction tho name of William Kidd is set forth as tho boldest of Buccaneers, and many of tho superstitions of Connecticut and Long Island aro associated with it. He was howover, ono of tho last of that long lino of Dold soa robbers which was flrBt organized on tho Bmall Island ol Tortuga, in lovo. a snun trnio tney became a somewhat important organization, disregarding the laws of their own countries, and considering themselves free to act os they saw fit. Tho term was dorivod from an iniplemont used iu cooking by a tribe ot Carribeans; it was called "buchan" aud all who adopted tho Bome method of cooking soon learned to call themselves buccaneers.

Ab they became more numerous tho Spaniards endeavored to dislodge them from their 8tr.ingh.oUls, but fow or none of tbe assailants returned to toll of the failure oi the enterprise, and the buccaneors bocarao the solo proprio1 ore of iho Tortugas. The oxpoditlon of Sir Wulter Raleigh aud Sir Francis Drake wore of a character closely bordering upon the piratical, and many of tho adventurous spirits who took part in those expeditious, afterwards allied themselves with tho freebooters. 'JClie Spanish merchantmen woro their peiu b'nr prey, but occasionally tho ships of other nations Buffered, and a market for the proceeds of their rob tieries was always to bo found in the island of Jamaica. As their numbers increased Ihey became more audacious, and proclaimed that thnv were commissioned to banish the Spaniards from Mexico, and to avengo tho cruelties which had beon inflicted on the peoplo of that country. At length tho oommorco of Spain was broken up, and then tho buccaneors determined to strike at the mlues.

They plundered tho City ol Lima, which nt that timo waB paved with Bilvcr, and swept over South America from Florida to Peru, bo that the great roads wero soou almost deserted, and tho land, liko tho sea, was left unploughed. HENRY MORGAN. Ono of the greatest names among the freebooters was that of Henry Morgan. Ho was the son of a wealthy farmer in Wales, who sailed for Barbadoes, and after remaining there lor a fow years went to Jamaica, whore he soon af terwards joined the bnccaaoers. Having won the confidence of his companions ho was elected their captain, and fitted out a fleet of nine vessels, with which ho sailed for Porto Bollo.

Tho castles defending that place wero Boon captured, together with an immense amount of booty, aud having been joined by a large number of recruits Morgan iu 1670 determined to attempt tho capture of the rich city of Panama. Accompanied by twelve hundred picked men he started off in tbo direction of that city, and for nine days their march across tho Isthmus was ono of great vicissitudo and singular interest. On tho morning of the ninth day they reached the summit of a lofty mountain, from which the great city of Panama and tho Pacific Ocoan were visible. Shouting thoir battle cry, Morgan and hia men ran down tho sido of tho mountain and beforo night fall were encamped on tho great plain in front of the oity. The first fight betwoon the garrison and the buccaneers resulted in tho slaughter of 600 of the Spanish troops, and when tho pirates Bhortly afterwards renewed the attack tbo city wis easily taken.

At that time Panama was the See of a Bishop aud contained seven monasteries and many other splendid publie and privato buildings. Theso were all condemned to be burned by Morgan, who then turned his attention to plundering tbe inhabitant, and br torturing them he soon ascertained, where thoir valuables had been concoaled. After vainly endeavoring to corrupt tho virtue of the wife of one of tho Spanish officers, Morgan left tho city and had with him one hundred and seventy five beasts of burden laden with tho booty ho had collected. The greater part of this he appropriated to his own use, aud sailed with it for England, whore he was received with great honor and subsequently appointed to a position in tho royal navy. THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS.

Aftor Morgan's time the buccaneers boganto disperse and disappear, but tho last of them appoared in 1801, when Napoleon imitating the example of Morgan, and taking advantago of the feebleness of a neighboring nation, induced a young archduke of the house of Hapsburg to go and take possession of it. Tho nvnntH in the career of Maximilian were of too reoent a date to call for any detailed account, but through it all thero wob a strong resemblance to the career of Morgan on tho Isthmus. Their careers wero parallel except that, unlike Morgan, Maximilian did not live to return to his master laden with plunder. The country in which Maximilian had caused Buch wholesale butcheries, had, nn Ihoiiebt a eloriouB dcBtiny in store. under the bloss ing of Christianity, and tho protecting foods of the stars ana stripes, ana neeaea no prupuunc vision io see Iho dawn of a brighter, day in the Halls of tho Montozu mas.

(Applause.) On motion of R. 8. Whiting, a vote of thanks was re turned to Mr. Stone, and the mooting then adjourned. MILITARY MATTERS.

47th Beglment, Col. Austen. A thorough course of instruction for this regiment is laid out as will bo seen below. The last section troats of a matlor of interest to the entire National Guard E. Jan.

7th, 1870. Grnjihai. Oupfjis No. 1. 1.

This Regiment will as semble at tbo Armory in "fatigue uniform" for drill and instruction, aB follows: Bight wing, (Companios on Monday, January 24th. Left wing, (Companies C. AJon Friday, January 28th, at 1 P. M. (Members only admitted).

II. The members will assemble in "dress nniform" on Friday, Fobrnary 4tb, at the Bamo hour and plaoe. (Armory open lor visiiora). III. The Wednesday cvoninir drills will hereaftorbe held as follows: First Wednesday of eaoh month for commissioned Officers only.

Drills lor Second Wednesday ofcach month are heroby couutormaudod. On each succeeding Wednesday, omccrs ana nou uuuuuis Bioned Officers will assomble for IV. Special Orders for "Guard Duty" will bo isBuod to Commandants of Companies. Absenteos will be duly returned by the Officer of the Guard to tho Adjutant, V. A Special Agsnt bf tho "Board of Abbobbotb authorized to tako necessary affidavits, will bo present at tbe Armory on Wednesday evening, January 12th, at IU P.

M. Members who deslro to obtain their Tax Exemptions, and avoid going to tho City Hall during day office hours, can for a very trifling oost then soouro their allowance. A compliance with tho provisions of the accompanying olroular will be required. By order of Colonel David E. Aubtek.

Got F. GosMAir, Adjutant. Not to be Confounded. Captain Georgo N. Diek, lato of the Flfty Bixth Regiment, is anxious that he Bhall not be confounded with the Goo.

W. Dlok, who was lately expelled from the Thirteenth Rogiment. Captain Dick (a an old member of the old Engineer Corps of the Thirteenth Regiment and received an honorable discharge. After serving uaceptably for some time in tho Fifty sixth Regiment, he was honorably discharged from this regiment. "The Beauty and Bounty of the Sea." An eloquent and entertaining leoturo, bear ine the above title, was delivered by Rev.

A. A. Willots, nf Philadelphia, in the North Bcformed Church, on Clermont avenue, nearMyrtte, last evening, befor ft larae and cultured audience. The Bev. Doctor commenced by saying that, as it wsb difficult to find a good subjoct for a lecture, ho would go out to sea, and after a lively and laughable, in tronMlon.

continued, in substance: Very few know tho benefits of the sea, and some think that tta depths should he earth, hut tbe sea 1b the very thing that TnokB tho erasi orow on the mountain WD. All the dsw ewneBfroawe bi nd. it is ttw flw of the sea The Ministers in Council Flans for Saving: tbe JDrnnluard Protest Atrainst the Repeal ot the excise Law Proposed Formation of Church Temperance Committees, A number of evangelical ministers of Brooklyn, forming a sort of Ministerial Tomporanco Leaguo, held an adjourned meeting on Monday afternoon in the ball of tho Young Mon'a Christian Association building, corner of Fulton avenue and Gallatin placo. Being a cold water organization the room was appropriately oold, though it was rumorod that thero was a current of heat somewhero in tbo room. (This waB subsequontly tucked away under ioot, but so mild and undemonstrative was it that it escaped notico until our rcportoracoidentally trod upon it, in going out.) Rev.

Wm. I. Budingtou prcBided. Rev. Theodore L.

Cuyler stated the objects of tho meeting to form temperance societies in tho churches and introduce temperance machinery, to provido for the preaching of temperance to the young men. He referred to the resolutions adopted at the last meeting, which bad been widely circulated, and met with responses from various parts of the land. Mr. Morton also addressed tho mooting, briofiy referring to the temperance labors at the Park Theatre, and said thero was Btill a wido field for labor in this oauso; as for tho laBt eighteen months wo had scon rum running riot in our city, and thought a breakwater oujjht to be raised against its devastations, and askod what they intended to do to accomplish this result. SCIENCE LNVOKED.

Rev. Mr. Martin wished tho paBtors of tho city to tako hold of tho work, as thoy had more power in their churches than any ono man besido. Ho instanced a pastor who spoio to his charge requesting thorn not to placo intoxicating drinks beforo their guests at fashionable parties or on their New Year's tables, and that many complied with his request and voluntarily stated their actii to him without his having to question them. He thought the ovangelical pastors should cooperate nith other churches, interchanging pulpits and favored the introduction of loutuies from physicians and men of science, showing the evil physical results of intemperance, Tho "clinical argument," as on eminent physician called it, was stronger than tho moral, and it would startle tbo heads of families and tho young men.

to see the ravages iuteraporauco made in their systems, thoroughly inoculating thorn aud passing down as hereditary and ineradicable diseases. The phyiiicul side of the argument, presented by puy BieiauF, would do more than all tho lntlo efforts uf this If tho church was right on this question then it waB to begin on it, the work should begin in tho house of God. Mr, Brown Baid tho young men and all others should bo told thai intemperance was a wide wasting postilonce, and this could not bo brought about savo by publishing statistics of tho wasto caused by would bo a good idea to publish in eomc daily paper, in a column Bet apart, ttaifsiics and accounts headed "Effects of tho liquor traffic for the week ending" andincludo suicides, murders, fires, etc. Why not purchase a column oach week lor this object, in one or moro tof tho Brooklyn papers. TEMPEBANCE SEBMONS.

Mr. Patterson suggested that ministers now and then preach a tcmperonce sermon from their rcspoctivo pul Eits, he dwelt on the evils of furnishing wines nnd quors at New Year's tables, and related bis offorts to reclaim a confirmed drunkard, who was a member of his church. He also touched upon the proposod ropoal of the exci80 law, regretting tho contemplated actiou of the Legislature. Mr. Cuyler said ho was just going to propo30 to protest against any tampering with that law, as ho was told that it would not be on ho statutos for many days longer.

To day the bottle damns more souls in Brooklyn than any one cauBO and to make that known and felt needed a thorough discussion from the pulpit as does the preaching against infidelity or Sabbath breaking. Ought not each church, to have a temperauco organization within it until the guns of the church were brought to bear upon the evil. Hoping they would not consider him egotistical if bo roforrod to tho influence of his preaching iu his own church he gave some instances of good accomplished by such efforts, and instanoed a certain "Judge" who was a brewer, and one of the Board of TrustceBjWho, during one oflhis temperance sermons. Bat gnawing his ivory cane head till, he 'thought he'd nibble it to bits, and all said that it would drive him out of the Board; but ho was overheard replying to a question to how he liked tho sermon, said, "If the little man believes it, let him preach it." Tho main object of this move was to get tho churches organized for temperance. Mr.

Hubbel said that as few churehc8 had temperance organizations within them.Buoh as had been spoken of by Dr. Cuyler, he would offor a resolution, asking tho Temperance Committee of tbe Y. M. C. to preparo a list of those who had, and also recommend to others to form thsm.

Some discussion followed this. Mr. Hiscoxsaid he had Been so many inside Booieties in churches which almost sapped the life of them, that he wished to havo some better plan than the formation of church societies. Why not havo a committee of three or flvo persons from each church, who report to a General Committee? This would causeless friction and complicated action. Mr.

Cuyler would liko to recommend tho formation of such societies, with a Sub Committeo also. Tho resolution was then amended as follows, and carried: Jfeaolrcd, That the Temperance Committee of the Y. M. O. be requested to obtain alist of tho ohurehes iu this city which havo organized Tomporanco Societies, ond have Ohurch Temperance Committees; and that they call the attention of such churches as havo not such organizations, to the importance of scouring them at an early day.

Baid he would liko to offer a resolution that would give ahapo to tho movoment, ho had no great faith" in Church Tomperanco committees thoy had ono in his church and ho thought it ncc03sary that tho Historical Soeiety should mako an operation upon it to find out who and what it was, and what it had boon doing. tho passing of tho forogoing resolution, offered tho following:" That tho Tomporance Committee of the Y. M. C. A.

bo asked to organize such a Bystom of temperauco labor as shall contemplate tho delivery of sermons by clergymen, lectures and spoechoa by laymon, and such other provision for the supply of pulpits and platforms as the importance of tho subject may suggest as boing neceasary. Referring to tho proposition topurchase a column in a daily paper ho said that statements of facts cost money and this should como from a central body. Temperance sermons, too, wore good, and ministers might do good service, but thoy also wantod laymen who know tho world and ho, to approach mon of tho world. A centra) committee was of no uso without a power, ond that power money. Mr.

Herries1 resolution was Mr. Huntington then offered tho rosolution printed below, Baying a simplo statement of facts, without comment would frenzy tho public mind au'ain3t iutoinpov ance, and it was no use to losislato until tho stato of tho public mind would sustain legislation. Tho resolution as offered was this: Resolved, That the Tcmperanco Committee of tho Y. M. C.

A. bo directed to collect from tho Police Department and other sources, statistics of the evils of iutom publication in tho Brooklyn papers. Adopt ou. THE DUTY OF MEDICAL MEN. Rev.

Mr. Budington again spoko on tho subject of in torfiRHncr nhvsiciana in this work of temperance, and making them feel that thoy woro an honorable profes sion and It waB their duty to worn: win me clergymen in this cause. PKOTEST AGAINST THE EXCISE BEPEAL. Mr. Hubbel nrooosed a resolution protesting against tho proposed repeal of the Excise law, and oonsiderablo discussion followed, many fearing that it would look as if they were meddling in politics, and all disclaimed any such intontion, as the convention was formod from all political parties.

Dr. Cuyler was strongly in favor of a protest agaiuBt any repeal or modification of the law. Mr. Morton thought it no use to appeal to the gisla ture and moved that no action bo taken in that direction. He thought the repeal of the law was certain, ana wisuea the onus of its repeal to rest on tho present Legislature.

Rev. Mr. Martiu thought that the question could havo no political bearing now that tho election was ovor, thoy had deferred the subject until now for that very reason, of course anvthing that tended to political action had better bo lot'alono. Thero was perhaps no roal nood of it, as their influence in tho political community was good, for the accomplishment of the result desired. Rev.

Mr, Cuyler had no faith in the avail of any protest but wished to record thoir protest at least, but if it would make any trouble ho would withdraw hi3 suggestion, but subsequently, and after others had spoken, he said that as somo scorned desirous of voting on the question he would not withdraw1. CONSCIENTIOUS SCKUPLES. Mr Wnln. wlm rnitered lato.roso anil said that ho could not vote for the preservation of the law, as it favored licensing, and ho was conscioutiously opposod to legalizing the liquor traffio; any license law was an imposi Mr. Hale spoko strongly on the subject, and Dr.

Budington, who had loft his scat to Mr. Hubbel, was sorry that Hie auestion had been renlaced, and ho aud Dr. Cuyler argued the point back and forth for somo timo, and finally the resolution was modified so as to read in very general terms, and in the following state, adoptort: Resolved, That we, as Christians, will never coaso to protest against any legislation that shall tend to facili tate tho liquor trarnc. Tho meeting aujournea budjcoi to a cau. THE HAMILTON LiTERARY ASSOCIATION.

This time honored Literary Association cele brated their thirty ninjh anniversary last ovouiug by dinnor at the Plorrcpont Houso, wnicu, ua uaui with the dinners of this Association, waB a bucccbb, cu linarily and literarily. Tho dinnor was got up iu mu best style by Mr. Anderson, and tho flowers ana otuur adornments which graced tho tables, wero tastofuUy arranged, and charmingly beautiful, air. jonn wvas low presided, and was flanked on cither sido by Joshua M. Van Cott, Alden J.

Spooner, and others of the founders of The Association. After tho excellent nds provided by Mr. Anderson had been disposed of the doth was removed, and the first toast of tho evening "Tho Memory of Alexandor Hamilton," was glvon and drank in silcnco. The othor toasts wero given and responded to as fol Country May the Association's Patriotism bo worthy of its proud name." ReBpondod to by Joshua Tho On its ability and integrity depends tho respect for Law, and on therospectfor Lawdoponds tho exiatenco of Liborty." Gen. JeBso O.

Broun responaoa. uu in tno uuurau ui his specoh called attention to tno iac inst wnue a great many other localities the Judiciary was in disrepute, in Brooklyn we had a Judiciary ef whioh we wero proud. Thn nnr Tho defondor of the Civil Rights of Man: mav it ever advanco tho causa of Truth and Justioe." JOStlCO H. a. Uaiy reBpouueu.

oo wuiymuuiuuu tut) Bar or Brooklyn for the amount offecal ability it pos sossed but at the same time ho called attention to the loose manner in whioh persons who woro not properly qualified wero admitted as tho ovil effecta which this syntem worked totho community. Ho want ed to BOO a more strict exnmmauKui ui uauiuuMbuo iui au miBBion to tho Bar. The next toast was "The Press May it bo worthy to form, as well a reflect, PubUoOpinion." Mr. O. T.

Lewis, of tho Evening Post, responded in tbe most eloquent Bpoooh off tho ovening. Ho Bhowed tho relations botweon tho fresa and tho publio In a dear and concise style whioh shewed a conscientious examination of the r.ubjeet. "The Pulpit In the Ciky of Churches may it always teach the great commaadmonts, Lovo to God and Lovo to Man and may ita liberality never become toleranoe nt ahnmn." There beina no stereyman present, Mr. O. Y.

Bell responded. "The Atlantic and, the Paolflo Our two ooeans." TtPRTinuded'to bv Mr. A. B. BayliB.

"The Hamilton of thirty years ago Look around for Un Alden J. Spooner responded, and gave somo' intefeet ing reminiscences of the oarly days of tho Association, when they used to meet in an oyster saloon, kopt by a onWort mm named John Jones, in Prosneot stroet He concluded toy sitiging a Bong omposed at the time, by one ot mcmoers, in corapumuuc iv uouu oysters. The last regular toast was "Science The comprehension that brings ordor out of chaos; the knowledge whioh connects faots with principles. May this Association ho one of the causes of ita progress." Bcepended to by T. 0.

Van Cott. After this came a number of volunteer toasts, the most prominent feature of which was a camio song, sung by J. Walter Stoons, who finished by giving the toast, "Woman; our arms her defence, herTa our reward." Several jovrag gentleman essayed to reply, but their feelings were too strong for uttewnoe, and ou motion ttie party brofcs up. vvui.a u.iiu uavi. uii 1.UU lll.u I1UU CUgliail phlegm and insensibility the living crowd sat out tho pantomime, v.hiln thodead bodies lay in the saloon of tho theatre awaiting the Coroner's arrival.

The Bepublican party, having the Pennsylvania Legislature, are about to Mibjcct Philadelphia to a course of Commispion tyranny and oxtravagance suoh bb New York is about to be released from. The first step proposed is to make a MetropolitanPolico Commission, to withdraw from the Democratic Mayor tho control of tho city polico force. Tho Democratio press of tho State, seeing it in vain to protest, merely call the attention of tbo Now York Domocracy to tho meditatod outrage, as a stimulus to our friendB at Albany to bo tborouch in wiping out every vestige of Radical tyranny in New York and Brooklyn. The number of failures in the United States during the past year, according to tho annual circular of tho mercantile agency, was 2,700, with liabilities amounting to while iu 1803 thero wero 2,008, with liabilities amounting to $63,771,000. European advices give details of a severe storm which visited tho southern connties of Ireland, December 30.

In Limerick city, in ono houso, sixteen individuals, being in bed at the time, wore buried beneath tho debris of the falling building. Five were taken out dead, and Bovcn soverely injured. The others were slightly ibjured. The astounding statement is made that during the past eighteen monthB one ninth of tho ontiro able bodied whito population of Arizona, havo been killed off by the Apache Indians. There aro now only fifteen hundred troops stationed in tho Territory, and tho term of servico of about half of theso will soon expire.

It would be well to Bend tho satraps of Georgia, Texas and tho Southern States to Arizona to protect citizens of Territories instead of to oppress citizens of ates. The East Biver Association, which G.W.Blunt, the Pilot Association and ships implement man, is the leading spirit, met yesterday to urgo the Legislature to pass a law requiring the Sound steamers to start from above the foot ol Grand street. Thoy romark that tho East Biver is only 1,320 feet in width between the plor head liueB at pier 45, always full of sailing veBBels, and the Sound steamers, twenty five in number, passing through that reach aro several of them over 800 foet in length. These steamera pans at right angles to the ourso of the Long Island ferry boats, twenty five to thirty of which, loaded with passengers and teams, aro always in motion during daylight on tho rivor. Tho length of the narrow reach (from Battery to Corlaer's Hook is and within it aro eloven ferries, having at least twenty boats, which aro constantly crossing, and which, at tho hour when tho Soundsteam ers pasB through it, aro crowded with passengers.

It ia not likely tho Legislature will grant this reasonable request, for Henry Smith, tho Republican Polico Commissioner, i'b a steamboat owner, and a special Act is now being passed to keep Smith in office as a Supervisor of New York, in place of John Foley, the Democrat who was elected. If tho Legislature loves Smith better than its party, it will also he likely to prefer the interest of the Bteambdatmcn to the safety of Brooklyn pooplo's lives. The Wall street gold gamblers yesterday expelled Mr. Marvin from tho Stock Excbauge, bocauso he insulted Messrs. Fisk, Gould Gold Exchange Bank by demanding security before depositing a little sum of $900,000 in said bank.

Thus ib begun to bo accomplished tho only mode in which the public can get straight with theBO Wall street men. They can only get tboir doBorto by punishing each oher. So it is with tho Jim Logans and tho Floreuco Scannels of uptown locality a different but not much moro mischievous class of public nuisances. The law seems as powerless to deal with the gold gamblers as with tho plug ulieB; but once in a whilo members of theso classes inflict summary penaltyupon oach other. "Soi atnief to catch a thief" is an old adaue.

Tho modern rendering of it should bo, "Leavo Wall Btrcet gold operator to bo persecuted by hia fellow operator3, and leave a rowdy to be shot by somo rival rowdy." The "Tenth National Bank," of New York, has got a new list of diroctora, which reads like an ex tract irom tno ron cau oi tno rpumany uonorai uom mittee. Of tho fifteen, ten are New York officials. Let us hope that honcefc. th those gentry will put np nil their little jobs at tho expinso of outside capitalists in tho money market, carry on the public affairs without making a dollar over their respective salaries, at the publio expense. TWENTY SEVENTH DIVIDEND.

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Buddings erected in all parts of the eity andVopuntry, fur whioh improvod and unimproved property wii bo takon in part payment, by W.H. TAYLOR, Builder, Obauncey tt, near Patchen avo, Brooklyn, BALD HEADS Can be covered with a pleoe exactly fitted to the bM part, to perfect, and with work so ingonioualy contrived as to appear eaoh hair just iwnfag torn tho skin: the hair being exactly of tho same shade find texturo as the growing hal't the; are so perfect they cannot bo detected, atadoonlrat BATCHKLOR'8 WIG FACTORY. Brooklyn Tenement Blouses torics. and Fac The report of Mr. Pryor Rorke, Superintendent of Buildings, which appeared in the Eagle of yesterday, affords incidentally an idea of tho number of tenement houses and factories in Boooklyn, which is greater than any one ot conversant with the facts would havo supposed.

It appears from the report that in the progress of the examination of buildings, now and for Borne time past being carried on by the Building Inspectors, six hundred buildings have been found liable, undor the law, to be compelled to erect fire escapes, and orders for their erection hare been accordingly given by the Superintendent. It is a singular illustration of the confusion into which the Are laws of this city have now fallen, that by the Paid Fire Department Act of last year, the Are wardens of Williamsburgh wore incidentally legislated out of office, and the Buildings Department of this district, under Mr. Borke, was not extendecfover that part of the city to apply thovaounm; so that now, by law, a man may build any sort of an inflammable structure anywhere In WilliamBburgh with impunity, while in this part of the oity, ho Is subjected to an absurdly high fine of $500 for eaoh violation, however teohnical, and tho power to remit or mitigate tho fine Is not vested In the Superintendent, who is familiar with tho subject, but in a private, irresponsible committee of a volunteer association. Anothor law last year incidentally conferred on the Buildings Department the control of fire escapes ovor the wholo city, though in all the rest of its functions tho Department is limited to a portion of the Western District. Mr.

Rorko has boon carrying out an inspection under this law, and as yet ha3 had about ono half of tho city inspootod. The inspectors are furnished with a survey book, in which, blanks are provided for a full record of all particulars respecting the size, location, matorials and construction of tho hoaso. If it prove to be a factory over two Btories high, or a house inhabited by four or moro families, a fire escape is required to be provided. About two thousand houses havo been thus examined, and as yet six hundred of them havo been ordered to be fitted up with fire escapes. As the survey has not yet oxtonded over more than half tho city, it appears probable that tho total of tonomont houses and factories in Brooklyn, roqulrlng fire escapes, will be found to bo approaching throe thousand.

It would seem, therefore, probable that thore aro at least two thousand tenomont houses in this city, having four or more families resident in eaoh, and about ntlA Miniuijilid faotovioa over tiro stories 1U height. The Legislature should loso no time in transferring to tho Buildings Department tho authority, now disused, formerly vested in tho Volunteer Fire Wardens of WilliamBburgh and also in placing the Buildings Department undor the control of the Common Council instoad of the Committee of the Volunteer Fund. Mr. Rorko has evidently been working hard in the Burvey of buildings and the enforcement of prooautions against fire. But the law as it stands is bo confused and partial that no effective superintendence of buildings throughout the city is possible.

Thore is no legislative reform moro urgent than an ainendmont of tho Fire aud Buildings Laws, to placo Mr. Burke's department under tho City Government, and extend his functions ovor tbo buildings in tho Eastorn as well as the Western District. THE CENTRAL KITODEJf. Commencement of Operations The modus Operandi The Advantages to be Gained Brooklyn to be Etcltevcd from Dyspepsia A Practical Example. On Monday last Professor Blo't put in operation his much talked of project, fhe Central Kitohon.

Ho has established himself at No. 105 Hamilton street a few doors below Myrtle avenue, and from this depot proposes to supply people to order with meals already cooked, delivered at thoir houses. Tho Prof ossor is in fine spirits over the prospects of snocess, and has not the least doubt of obtaining a sure footing. Monday was the day fixed upon to oommeneo operations, and upon that day ho did commence although hardly prepared for it. The orders camo so qniokly during the day that he was compelled to refuse very many.

Ho is the roeipiont of many visits from persons who como to inquiro into the modue operandi and from tho30 visit ora ho recoives the assurance of support. THE M0DTJS OPEBANDI. Although the project has already been detailed at length in the Eaolb, a brief description will be given again. Prof. Blot hs dompleted a kitchen where he can preparo daily, food for three hundred poople.

His customers are furnished with a bill of fare, embracing as great a variety of dishes as can be found upon tho bill of faro at Delmonieo's, with pricoa attached. The customer selects what he wishes, and sonde the list of selections, with the number of persona to be catered for, and tho hour at which thoy would dine, to tho Central Kitchen. At the Kitohen the soieotions aro prepared and placed in tin cftUB or pails, aud these act in a bosket lined with felt. As this felt is a non conductor of heat, the dinner is kept perfectly warm for hreo hours. At the proper time tho dinner, alroady cooked, arrives at the house, and tho family has but to sit down and cat.

ADVANTAGES GAINED. Very naturally, tho question arises of what advantage is all this What is a family to gain by boing supplied with meals already prepared 1 Well, hero are Bome of tho advantages. Money is saved, health is prosorved, and comfort is obtained. MONEY IS SAVED. In tho first place, Professor Blot in preparing food for thrco hundred peoplo buys in large quantities, and consequently buys at a muoh chcapor rato than tho buyor of a family can, and preparing it in largo quantities can do so at less cost than can the families.

In the second placo, tho family baving no cooking to do in the houBO dispenses with a cook and Bavca'her wagos. It is not necessary to havo a rango in tho houso, and consequently tho cost of from ten to twenty tons of ooal per year is saved. Cooks are not the most economical peoplo in the world, aud do not exert themselves as a general thing to economise the materials with which they havo to deal, so that tho wastage is also savod. A gentleman, who callod at tho Central Kitohon at tho timo our reporlor was. there, stated that his oxperlenco in houso keoplng bad taught him that his cook wasted of tho materials furnished her to prepare food for his family fully one half, and he felt justified in saying that he could, by adopting tho plan of tho Contral Kitohon, savo, by roduotion in servant hire, coal bill and cost of cooking materials alono, fifty dollars a month, or six hundred dollars a year.

In tho third placo, on being served by tho Kttchon with food for just tho number required, thore would bo no great amount of food thrown away after moals. In tho fourth plaoe, as Prof. Blot buys in largo quantitios, he can sell to tho consumor at prices, even below the cost of tho raw materials to tho families, HEALTH IS PRESERVED. In France cooking has been raised to tho dignity of a science and digestion oatcred for as muoh as is tho palate. Dyspepsia docB not find so many victims as in this country, where nearly every man and woman who reaches maturity may thank their stars, that nothing hut an iron stomach has granted them a lease of life.

Prof. Blot employs cooks who havo mado tho art of cooking a Btudy, and he, who is himself a soientlno cook, practically as wU as theoretically, superintends all. Thus you will havo far better prepared food than if it were done at home, and your digestion bo batter looked after than it is at present. COMFORT IB OBTAINED. By adopting this modo of being supplied by the kitohon, tho annoyance of having the smell of cooking food pervading every apartment is avoided.

There one less sorvant to bo watched over. In evef house, preparing for meals is fully thrce quartere of tho duty of a knoBe keener. All this is avoided. There 1b no going to the market, nor to the grooors every morning. There is no failure of thebutoher, or grocer, or markotman, to come to lime at the right moment.

All tha petty annoyances (and these mako op the Bum total of human misery) are avoided. No 1 under the now order of things the bill of fare 1b taken up, the' selection made, and the meal dismissed from the mind, until it la time to eat Husbands, think how your comfort will be inoreasedl Tour wives, having no meals to look after, can derotq thoir whole timo and energies to keeping your buttons on, your shirts, and a thousand other little comforts. Great it Blot. A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE. Below we present tbo copy of a biU for a lunch soot to a family residing upon the Helghths.

It la callod a. telling talcs out of school, the accuracy of Mr. Bingham's statement has nover been impeached. Another case in point, was the imposition upon the Executive of th nomination of the late Edwm M. Stanton, the pressure that time being applied by piling upon the President the signa tures of all his party colleagues in the whole Congress, That General Grant should willingly honor a man who tried to prove him a sot, and his Aohates, Sherman, a traitor, is incom prehensible.

Cotemporaneous occurrences likewise go to reveal tho small respect with which he is treated in the house of his frionds. Virginia, for whose readmission the President spread himself in his message, has been foot balled through the two Houses for more than a month, and the leadership of the Executive interests in those Houses shows a lamentable lack of character. To Mr. Stewart, tho great brass heart of Nova da, the uncompromising proscriptionist of la3t year, of whom Andrew Johnson said "I could have bought him for five cents, but thought the price too high," has been committed the championship of the White House in tho Capi tol and while Trumbull, Conkling and Morton follow him in this matter, they are sensitive to show that they are led thereto by a regard for their own record purely, and take care, on nearly every other subjeot, to dissent pointedly from the President's postulates. The demand made on General Grant, a demand as anomalous as his compliance with it was cowardly, to withdraw the name of George Yeaman of Kentucky, proposed for a Circuit Judgeship, before the Senate had faced the music by considering it at all, is not a small link in tho chain of evidence showing him to be the creature of those who politically saved themselves by trading on his fame; and yesterday's little veto of a private bill was, in the ridicule wliieh its reception aroused, illustration of the same contempt and ingratitude.

"Masterly inactivity," a phrase of Demo crahc fabrication, exprespes at once tho attitude and the duty of the Conservative Congressmen, who witness this unseomly family feud among their The necessity of taking active notice of the divisions of their opponents no longer exists, and the latter can be judiciously allowed no opportunity to close up their mangling ranks by reason of any coquetry between their mutineers and the supporters of the Constitution. There is nothing in the situation, there is nothing in tho Executive character or want of character, there is nothing in tho future, to counsel any hope of success by trading cnjhe dissensions of our adversaries. An overture from us would only consolidate them as of old. Let alone, they are losing their own coherence as rapidly as thoy are forfeiting the confidence and even the forbearance of tho country. The people of Suffolk County are somewhat agitated about their taxes.

They evidently don't like taxes, and think their taxes too high. How the taxeB come to be higher this year than the taxpayers think they ought to be, is explained once a week in all the Suffolk County papers, but we cannot somehow get the hang of the statistics which are relied on to prove the case. Tho exhibit como3 in the form of a table, which sets out with a statement of the number of acres of land, and the amount of personal property then there is the general tax, school tax, figures on roads and bridges, and finally the dog tax. The assessed valua tions of taxable property in Suffolk County aonears not to have increased, but wheth er this is owing to a falling off in tho num ber of acres of land or a depreciation in the real estate market is not quite clear. The dog tax is actually enforced in Suffolk, and yielded last vear SI, 530, quite an item in a small budget, but it affords no consolation to the citizens of Suffolk, who complain of having to pay over one per cent taxes, which is three sixteenths of a mill, or theroabouts, higher than they ever paid before, and it is the prevailing opinion at Montauk Point that unless some thin a is dono that end of Long Island will go to ruin.

Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey, in his annual message vestorday, "broke ground for an ulti mate educational list as an an admission to the suffrage. In a not otherwise startling docu ment, he is careful to advance this "votive view" on his own responsibility, and not in his representative capacity. We are glad the Democracy of the State in a body have no inno vations to advocate in this cardinal matter. Tbe time toonsider tho suffrage will be after the defeat of the usurpation known as the Fifteenth Amendment, which it is due to say the Governor opposes.

It is proposed in the U. 8. Senate to subject the commerce of the port of Now York to the infliction of nine federal harbor masters in ad dition to tbe nine appointed by the State. Congress may as well at onco legislate for driving away the commerce of New York to Boston by multiplying the exactions upon vessels at this port. It will be one way to punish New York for being Democratic, and at the same time reward Boston for being the oity of Kadi cal notions.

Petitions for a law against the re use of. flour barrels are being circulated. It is alleged that empty flour baraels'are put to all sorts of filthy uses and afterwords bought up cheap and used again by the flour men. How this could be' prevented by law is not easy to perceive but it could be made the pretext for croating a new batch of officials, for tho inspeotion of flour barrels. How long will it bo before the officials outnumber tho tax payers, and every man lives at some other man's expense? Mr.

Greeley dedioates his essays on Protec tion "to tho memory of Henry Cloy." Any friends of the dead statesman who are at onoe more ehivalrie and considerate than Mr. Greeley, have a right to invoke a liberal protection of his memory and manes from all suoh posthumous and ponderous reproaches as Mr. Greeley's book. interest bearing debt for which the city is especially responsible is but a little over ten millions of dollars. The city has, however, not merely pledged its credit, but has issued its bond to the extent of between seven and eight millions to pay for improvements special in their character, and nearly all of them authorized by diroot legislative enactments at Albany.

Mr. Scholes claims that this money will be paid back; but the Mayor, whose utterances are tempered by direct official responsibility, intimates that there may be some doubt about it. The former asserts that the property owners assesssed are anxious to pay; the Mayor very significantly reminds us that from one cause or another there is very little of the money coming in. There is such a thing as overstraining one's credit even to accomplish a good purpose. Tho Mayor fears this danger, and that it is not an idle fear is shown by the fact that some of our bonds have been sold below par.

When the notes of a private individual cannot be negotiated without his submitting to a shave, it is certainly time that he should hesitato before issuing more of them, and the city is in about this position. Mr. Scholes proves clearly enough that the past is reasonably secure the Mayor that the future is not freo from danger. But, howover Mr. Scholes, the Mayor and the two classes they respectively represent, may differ, all fair men are agreed that the present rate of taxation in Brooklyn is too high; that no matter what attractions we may provide for our city by increasing taxes, they will bo more than offset by the repelling force of high taxation.

It is possiblo to save in tho management of our local concerns, an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the debt of the city. Tho Democratic party cannowshapo thepolicy of our local government. The leaders have accused thoir antagonists of extravagance. They can now back thoir words by deeds. In doing so the principles of Democracy are at stake.

We have steadily contended that the citizens of Brooklyn can manage their own affairs more cheaply than people who meet once a year at Albany could manage thorn for us. Party policy not less than public interost press upon the dominant party retrenchment in expenditure. Tho local leaders of the party can now shape local policy not morely here, but at Albany. Let them resolve that they will save a million dollars this year in the expenditure oi our local government. It can be done, and when it is done, the present party manigors need fear no division in the ranks.

They can go before the people with a certainty of success, and with a million reasons for do serving it. Wo have no panacea against party disaster, in the long run, but the ability of party leaders to provide good and cheap government. When the local party managers make up thoir minds on this point, any pilot can run the ship, and it will not be in tho power of the few selfish mutineers, who now seem to excite their apprehension, to wrock it. THe. Bonaparte murder.

Tho most striking fact elicited in the reports of tho shooting of editor and representative Boobefoit'a friend by Pierre Bonaparte, the Emperor's cousin, is that all parties were armed. The Prince had a pistol in his pocket, and his visitors had pistols too. It has always been known that tho barbarous custom of dueling still prevailed the highest circles in Paris; but it was not supposed that princes and editors and everybody else carried pocket pistols, at home and abroad. The vaunted civilization of France, equally withitsboastedpersonaloqnality and its government of order and efficiency, seems a sham. The Parisians are as far from having attained tho humane height of the civilization of Teutonic races, as thoy are behind the latter in the possession of, and the ability to obtain or maintain, political freedom.

All along the Napoleons have boasted that while they deprived France of political freedom they gave her perfect order and a model civilization. Thoy now reveal themselves as having demoralized society as well as tyrannized over it. Paris we Irnew was politically enslaved but wo thought its government tho pattern of order. Now wo find that it has tho brutal violence of backwoods society, without tho compensating benefit of frontier ireedom. France is not only not freo, but it is not woll governed.

It3. right of universal suffrage is a fraud, being held subject to the one man rule its dospotism is not tempered by assassination," the people in tho last resort shooting at the tyrants but it has a despotism aggravated by assassination, for it is a member of tho tyrant class who shoots, and one of the people who is the victim. The Clerical lilopomenl. Tho second stage of tho Cooke Johnson elope mont appears in to day's Tribune, which gingor ly pleads the minor and prior merits of the man heretofore, and assorts roundly that Miss John Bon did her level best to Beduce him. The other morning papers adopt tho Eaolb's view of reprehf nsion of the clerical adulterer, and of a presumption of girlish gullibility in the case of his companion.

The Trilnme'a championship of the man will surprise no one who recalls the course it pursued in a recent social tragedy. Just imagine, however, its last hypothesis to bo correct, and suppose all the school girls of sweet sixteen to be raiding on all the married divines beyond or below 30 years of age Flesh and blood revolt at the idea. Are our preachers thus in perpetual peril? That, in a perfectly pure sense, pulpiteers are the pets of the petticoats will not be questioned, but we protest against the ln bune's giving to this fact such an absurd and impossible twist. Le.t the Star "read and it will know" among many things, that Tuesday's Eagle had both an editorial and a telegram relating to Pierre Bonaparte as a shootist; containing enough other news, also, to make the fortune, and almost save the reputation of all the New York evening journals. Tho anticipated competition in ocean telegraphy, with its resulting advantages of cheap rates and efficiont service, will not be realized if tho plans of tho capitalists can be perfected.

Already the Fronch and English Companies are preparing to unite their lines and secure a prosont absolute control of the business. Future wires will probably he subject to a like manipulation. It is not at all unlikely that the land consolidation of tole graphic interests will be supplemented by a submarine monopoly. Whorefroin thpso who urge tho Government to abandon tho simple work of governing, to engage in what is properly a private enterprise, and to control the transmission of telegrams as it now manages the carrying of letters, gather groat comfort. Following tho impressive obsequies of George Peabody in London the soizure by the British Government on technical grounds of land hold in England by the late philanthropist seems harsh and discourteous.

Peabody being of alien birth and unnaturalized a title to real estate could not vest in him, and it is surprising that a man of his careful and exact business habits should havo ignorod tho well known provisibn of law. It may bo that tbo Government has seized tho land as a prepar atory step to another compliment to Peabody in tho form of a special act removing tho disability in his case. Congress is rapidly sinking to an organ loss con dition. The persistent policy of oxclusion undor tho nanio of reconstruction finds no newspaper supporters above tho lovol of Forney's twin sheets. The Nation at once the most positive in conviction, the plainest in Bpeoch, and the ablest in argument oi rtepuDiican journaia promptly condemned the Congressional attitudo toward Southern States, and tho N.

Y. Times to day takes a like position in an article on "tho persecution of Virginia." The well worn plea of insanity is already entered in the clerical olopement case. Bev. Drs. Stevens, Woodruff and others are reported to have expressed a belief that Cook is insane.

This defence is thus pushed to the extreme. A worldling of large experience in vicious attachments never developed in tho most carefully matured abduction more of tho method of madness. If now a right eously indignant relative of Miss Johnson should successfully pursue the fugitivo and unrighteously shoot her "betrayer," and the excuse of lunacy should also bo offored in tho murderor's behalf, tho absurdity would be complete. Tho ministers had better surrender the insane theory to hard pushed lawyers. Some of the newspapers are exposing the worth leBsness and worse of certain quack nostrums.

The motive is undoubtedly good but the judgment is questionable. Tho attaclts really advertise the dangerous nostrums. Headers whose attention is thus directed to the noxious preparations will yield to the enticements of "certificates" and forgot tho editorial caution. It is with tho quacks and thoir spocifics as with G. F.

Train and his absurdities: thoy would rather be denounced than letalono; thoy care comparatively little what is said about them so long as they can "keep it before the people." The issue between the Western Union Telegraph Company and its employes seems to be determined in tho general judgment by the popularity or reverse of the corporation most nearly concerned. That portion of the press which holds pleasant relations with tho Company say that the operators are without oxcubo for their action. On tho other hand the leading journal which has a chronic quarrel with the Company and smaller Bheots similarly situated encourage the strikers. Tbe success with which the Cable man escapes the publication of interesting news has been the subject of frequent romark. The mails continually bring important and readablo intelligence which tho telegraphic reporter wholly iguoros, while ho carefully records such facts as that Zaimis, Valovritis, Soutzos, Delyannis and Tompais constitute the new Greek Cabinet.

No doubt those gentlemen are all able and accomplished statesmen, and it is to bo hoped that thoy will serve thoir country with boundless zeal, unimpeachable integrity and triumphant results. But as the mass of Western mankind nover heard of them beforo and is not likely to hear again, a simple announcement that the Grecian Ministry was again a unit would havo Berved for tho present, while tho detailed composition of tho Athonian Government might havo been safely resorvod for future and lei.Kuroly Btudy as a curiosity in nomenclature. Almost tho only newspaper mattor which re fuses to yield to tho latter day policy of condensa tion is diplomatic correspondence. Hero is a Bories of SpnniBh American notes on the Cuban contro vcrsy filling noarly seven columns of one papor, whilo a fow simple "annotations" on the Alabama Claims question spoil two columns of another. It was believed whon Mr.

Fish took office that he would bo moro sparing of stationery and printer's ink than his predecossor had been, but tho volu minous way in which he begms promises tho accumulation in tho State Department of a library of correspondence that shall rival Mr. Seward's. 1 Tbo Tribune to day says a timely word for the legitimate drama but cannot forego its customary fling at tho burlesque blondes, describing them as "superficial distempers that certain low blackguards have foisted upon" the stage. When tho light haired and light clothed brigado first invadod tho city, among thoBO who "foistod" it on tho publio at Wood's Museum none were more active than tho clever dramatic writers of the Tribune. And nobody called them "low blackguards." Congress had its first sensation ycetorday in the roceipt of the initial veto of Prosidont Grant, who has thus far been as sparing as his predecossor was liberal in the use of the prerogative of dissent.

Ono Boddy White was the occasion of this inception of non concurrence and a private bill for Mb relief it object. What Boddy wanted and what he was to get by his bill cotemporary history in the reports of the daily journals does not tell us. The Senatorial equanimity with which the message was however, shows that the mattor did not involve alarming antagonism of the Executive and Legislative branches of the Government on any grave question of.