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Gtfenteri ei tha Itatei tttij it lUrles. Church Cholrt.Plrmattth Chnteh. DBTBcttve Pirbs Foor Btrtu)iH09 Bmonro. CangreM. In the House of Representatives on Saturday, the rwkljm REMOVED TO 66 WHITB STRBBT.

JgBBMOVAii. Tub Hull XWs jOpacS' to SO White street. Mew Srk. M.flU rDERWjPetnt Trust and Supported ids. fait inner cedTOtt all' others In use.

ean on 1 tfesjhjrday afternoon, a flro took'place in that port Brooklyn, 'situated iasat ofGowanus, in thd neighborhood of Fifth avenue and Tenth ed qtemperanc village. Tho flrawas discovered in the third of a block of four frame two story and basement houses, and soon not a vestige of any of them remained, save threo chimneys, which stood and erect amid the ruins, like monster gravo stonos. The fire originated in the houso occupied by, Chas. Thomas, and spread on sides to those inhabited or owucd by Mr. Tweedy, Mr.

Bonnet and Mr. Cochran, and spread, notwithstanding the steady persistence of the snow storm, with the alaority of an ignited bundle of shavings. The houses wore owned by tho occupants, who had barely time to save their furniture. Putnam Engine No. 21 was early on the ground, but entirely useless, front the want of water.

The entire loss sustained amounts to about $5,000, upon which there are insurances amounting to $2,000. The scene was one of remakable suggostiyeness the place being sparsely but snow to be seen, and the lonely housos, tho assembled group of anxious, hurrying people, with their neigh bors offoring words of consolation, carrying the effects to some place of safety, and tendering the sufferers suoh accommodation as each could best afford. Tho anxiety of a part at loost of the assemblage was greatly heightened trom the lact that a corpse was in the house of Mr. Cochran. It was that of his daughter, Mrs.

Wright, a young woman, who was on a visit to her father from the vy est, and the sec ond of his daughters who has died in his domioil within a month. The corpse was conveyed from the burning house to the residence of Mr. Jones, in the neighborhood At 8 o'clock Saturday aftoruoon, a large building on East Baltic street, near Smith, was destroyed by fire. It was owned by Philip Donahoe, and was occupied by a numbor of families, who lost most of their furniture and clothing. Mr.

Donahoo'sloss is $8,000 insured for 31 ,000 in tho Nassau Insurance Company. The loss on furniture and clothing is about $1,000 no insurance. Tho fire originated in an upper room, where kindling wood had boon placod on a hot stove to dryland tho upper portion of the house was in flames beforo the alarm was given. A sick woman in the house lost everything alio had, and was taken to the City Hospital by the 3d District Police. On Saturday ovening a carpenter's shop on Oxford street, near Fulton avonue, was fire.

as also was a stable attached, owned and occupied by Smith SoIHck and by James PreBcott. The flames communicated to the houso of Wm. Cochran adjoining, which was somewhat damaged in tho up per stories. The shop and stable were burned down. The entire loss is about $2,000, At this fire it was particularly noticable that the mombors of disbanded ongino companies worked with effectiveness upon tho breaks of the machines in commission, and also made themselves useful in various other ways.

The alarm of the flro in Temperance Village was brought to District Station Houbo by an ofiioor of the 8th ward police about 5 o'clock, the flameB having alroady been in progress' for more than an' hour. Tho engines prooeedod towards the scene, but in consequence of the heavy state of the roads were compelled to turn back. There have been no loss than sixteen fires in this eity during tho present month. This is deemed extraordinary in view of the fact that so many engines are disbanded. Westbbn Gamb.

A groat slaughter of wild game, animals and fowl, has taken place at the West since the cold weather set in. nllowinc of its trnmmnrta tion to distant points. But remonstrances against the practice are very general in the game regions, lest tho war bo carried on to an extinction of thost animal and feathered tribes moHt sought for, and State legislatures aro petitioned for the passage ol laws for their protection. The Milwaukio Sentint says, "few readers can havo any idea of the enormous quantities of game sent East, from Wisconsin and Illinois, buring the cold weather. A few days ago, two hundred boxes of quail, averaging probably 100 to a box, wero Bhipped from Janosville direci for Now York; and the Sparta (Monroe) Watchman of the 8th states that within a short time previous two hundred doer, shot in that county, had been sent to New York.

Tho oft'ect of this is, not onlv to diminish very rapidly the quantity of same in our State, but neatly to enhance tho nrioe 4. Tho Paw Paw (Mich.) free Press, of the 14th stant, says that it is estimated that one thousand door havo been slain in Van Buren county within the last three months and from the village of Paw Paw alone, during that time, six hundred venison havo beon shipped to market. Th'iB year quail havo averaged $1 50 per dozen in Milwaukio, when two or throe years since, they were abundant at from twenty five to thirty seven cents. The Madison (Wis.) Patriot lias the following Deer Freioiit. On Tuesday last, two immense wagon loads of undressed, evisoorated deer our omce, towards me aepoi, xuey wore irom inc oxcolent sporting ground of tho Uppor Wisconsin.

and arc destined for tho New York market. Wc also notice plenty of boar meat in town, This winter has been remarkably propitious for sportsmen. The Illinois game law went into effect a few days ago. The Chicago Journal says It is woll known that, during the eontinuarco of such severe weather as wo have just experienced, deer can be killed in largo numbers very readily, even by any vandal hand that has the nerve to wield a club, and quails can be trapped, or otherwise taken, readily, almost without an effort, in immense quantities. Thcso unseasonable meats, not lit for use at home, lumber up tho eastward express companies at such seasons, to supply the seaboard epicures' demand, and it is woll known to these companies, or some at least, of their many messengers, that tons upon tons of game, after tho 1st of January, in times of a change of weather, hove beon spoil od in transit and thrown away, entirely worthless.

Those wore tho ovils tho game law was intondod to prevent, and its provisions being thus salutary, offenders against it oannot well complain it its penalties arc rigidly enforced. Game in Wisconsin Tho Lancaster ((irant Co.) Herald says "Wo notico from the papers thatgamc is over common, plenty in all parts or the State. We boo veniBon iB sold daily in our street as common as pork and beef, and at about the same prio. Prairie chickens, pheasants, quails, aro offered by the boys at our doors chickens and pheasants at $lto81 25 per dozen; quail at40c, rabbits, 81, The ingenius French milliners havo invented an India rubber hoop, consisting of a tube whiehj may be blown or inflated with great facility, to suit the convenience of the woarer. When a lady wishes to pass through a door, or enter a carriago or any: other narrow place, she touches a spring, which opens a valvo, and allows the air to osqjipo.

When the lady entors a placo roomy enough for the fash ion, sbo has only to put a dolicate little pipo to her mouth and blow herself into tho roquired shape Moke Lbap Yeak Dbvblopementb. The Lowel News says that tho leap year ball of the carpel factory girls came off according to announcement, on Thursday evening, and was a very pleasant affair. The ladios, to the number about seventy five cheory aud lovely took thoir car their beaux, woro drivon to tho hall, whore ladios managed, seloctod thoir own partners, ordorod tho slipper, and gloriously paid all the bills. The partners Bolocted spoke woll for the judgmebt We giyo beloscnneln'HBBsUi sting statistlin relation to the Governors otsuie Btates. Those madwith governors oi rai sgaiuitD States.

Governors. Term ex Sala Elres, Ties, lec. 1857 82.500 Alabama jolin A. Winslow Ellas N. Conway Ns Johnson "Wm.

T. Minor Peter F. Clansev Arkansas'1 Not. 1SSG 1,800 185710.000. May 1850 1,100 California Connecticut Delaware Florloa'i James E.

Broome Oct. LHOI x.ooo 1857 l.WU Georoia JJ. v. Johnson Joel A. Matterson "a 3oi.Ai Wright James W.

Qrlraos S. 11. u. tVTckllire Samuel Wells NOV. :1857 3,000 Jail.

1857 1,300 Jan. 1867 Dec. 185tS 1,000 Aug.lSSZ 3,000 Jan. 1858' C.OOO Illinois." Kontucky Loulnlai a Maine Jan. 1857 1,500 Maryland" T.

Wat kins Lliron Jan. Asas a.uuu 1857. "3:500 Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi; Henry Gardiner Jan. K. S.

Blneman Jan. (1857..: loan J. M'Kca Jan. a.uuu Storting Pf Ico Dec. 1855 2,000 Ralph MctcaU Juno 185(1 rjl.OOO Hoilman M.

Prlne Jan. 1S57 .1.800 Missouri New Hampshire New jersey. New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island 8. juyron a. uiarK Jan.

xboi Thomas Brass, Jan. .1857, 1858' 'Jan. 1857 May, 18,10 Dec. 1868 Oct. 1857 Dec: 1858' Oct.

1850 ooo Salmon P. Chase. JameS Pollock Wm. H. Hoppln J.U.Adams Andrew'Johnson' E.

M.Peaso' Stephen ltoyco x.uuv 3.600 2:000 3,000 750 Ti.OOO 1(250 Tcnncuee Texas I Vermont Vlrinla, Wisconsin jionry a. wise Jan. I860. Wra.iA. Barstow i vDec.

1S6T Territories. Oregon Wm. Carry WUIls" 'A. Gorman D. Morriwother lirlgham Yc nng Isaac J.

Stovans. Mark W. lard Wilson Shannon 3,000 2,500 2,600 2,500 2(600 2.500 Minnesota NOW MCXICO TJtob wasblneton Nebraska' Kansas The Term or 'Governors of Territories 'nnlrea with change of Administration. It will be seen that seventeen of the thirty one States have Democratic Governors. Bolts and the Know Nothings.

BY 3JU. 'Djje quoth Ned, 'that 'bote' w'll please The Northora Hindoo masses 'I quoth Jim, 'a "horss disease' Is good enough for 'asses' I i Irreveeencb. After the settlement of the difficulty between Messrs. Banks, Dale and Kennott, in the House of Representatives on Monday, Mr. Pennington proposed to answer the two questions of Mr.

Kennett, via whether he believed in a future state, and if it were a free or a slave state. He stated that he had been thoroughly imbued with the doctrines of the Westminster Catechism, and did believe most unqualifiedly in that of a future state. He was also taught that an impasiable line (not a compromise line) separated the state of the blest from that of tl damned, and therefore, there was both a free and a slave state. The climate of the region occupied by the denizens of the latter is always described as tefishing a high degree of temperature (Fah'enheft) and therefore mn't be supposed to symbolize the South. He had also heard of a third state that of purgatoiy but of this he had no knowledge except what was afforded this season, by the course of purgation through which some of the members wore passing one gentleman (Mr.

Brenton) having gone to far as to be already past praying for. Mr. Kennett desired to know, as the gen tleman from New Jersey was so well versed In the Catechism, and had announced on Saturday that he had got beyond effectual calling," whether he was able to see his "election sure The House was for some time convulsed with laughter, for the wit on both sides was exquisite and sovere. Fraud in ynE Marriagb Contract. An application for a divorce upon a petition filed by Joseph Rickart against Mary JaueBickart, was decided yesterday by Judge Van Hamm.

The decree was asked on tho ground of a fraud in tho marriasro sou tract. Tho marriage took place two years aeo, and the parties had lived together onlv a few davB when the plaintiff discovered that his wife had an illegitimate child, which was born in Germany. A quar rel sprung up, ana mo wite lerc. i ae planum was anxious some time after that she should return, re marking that It made no difference to him that she should have an illegitimate child but the lady; spurned the proposition, and said she was detor i minodto apply tor a divorce herself, as the fraud was on his Bide, for she would not have married him at any rate if she had known he had a bald head. It was remarked by the Judge that Mrs.

Sick art Bhould have informed the petitioner previous to the marriage of tho birth of the child, and although a foolish expression was made by the husband at one time in relation to his indifference on the sub ject, ho was entitled to a decree. Cincinnati En quirer. The Power op Love. The Tolodo Blade of the 16 th instant says A woman who had lain in iail for some weeks. on a charge of larceny, obtained hor liberty yesterday by prevailing on the man.

from whom she stole tho property to marry hor. Tho ceremony took place in jail, and wheu the man was called before the grand jury as a prosecuting witness, he said tho prisoner was his wife, and ho did not wish to prose onteher. The grand jury, therefore, ordered ber to uo net nb iiuBrty. Marine Intelligence. THIS DAY JANTJiEI 29.

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10 19 81 J6 is SO 8r 3 Tork York roa suaope. New York Qlasow Boston Liverpool Vem Hew York Havre Edinburgh. Fallon MARRIED. Jan. t60t.

by Rev. X. M. Johnson. Wa CtutBWATBB Miss iLir.iBriB Lova.

Also, 26m lost, by tho tame, LaiNDBs Via Nosiaiao to Miss MABQABST COSWIY. DIED. On the 26th instant. Inor Eiwikbindib. In tha 21st sear of her ago.

The rastives and mends o' the Tsmuy are resseotiauy in vtled to attend le funeral on Tuesday, the SBdi Instant, at 1 o'clock P. from her late resldenoe, 93 Prospect st, Brooklyn, without farther notice. On the iSl inst, at 320 Mott at, N. Am Bltnow. aged 44 years.

The remains were interred in the Cemetery of the Ivtr greens. ET Dem. Hep. Standing Commithe" of the County of Hings, The members of the nbove GtmmllieA far Ihm vpkr 1S5. will meet at the Haste Hotel.

Vaitnn street. nnMONntT January 28th, at 7 o'olook P. U. PanptnBA ttecdance Is judn AniifliujUiV, oam, P. Hdn, Beo'y.

The membets of the Committee tor the year are re tomeeton the same evening; at the same place, al i o'clock. faU id 27 Family Flour from new Wheat, at low est market prices. GEO. W. MUMflY, aua sa niton at.

C3. D. Morbis. OouNsELLoa at Law. Office 211 Pulton street, first floor, back; room, Brooklyn uiyi iy tT Dr.

Thomas H. Oockeb. Office 249 Ful ton street, Brooklyn. utnse noura ao iu a. aad 4 to Residence ISO Henry at.

Jj24 dm jr Miles' O'Reilly, BlCTiriXR. ahd DiiTiLtsa, 173 BOOTH STREET, au7 tf York, "Empire Foundry, Fubman Stiret, ons bloek from the Fulton ferry. OasUnitaof evorv doaaln tion made to order. Columns of various slaes, Railing Castings, Sash Weights, cc, constantly oa hand all oraers aiienueu urwiioiiinpausn. lots tt McKlNNEY A RYBft.

Proprietors. WM. B. Paink's Writing ajid Bookkeeping Aoademy, (established 1840,) at 106 Fallon it, Brooklyn. Open everr day and evening.

Entire satisfaction gusranteed. iLadies private writing fclaBses, terms B3, 18 lesaona, all found. dSO 3m All the Magazines, New Works, Nov Hia, muoio.oiauonory, ancy uooaa, noiuret ana mans Books. For sale at MARSH'S ATHENAEUM BOOK STORE, lel3tf No. 175 Atlantic at, Brooklyn.

QTA Card to tub Public Tho undersign od, well known to the public as tho oarrlei of tho Brook, lyn Gaols for the Baatarn District, would announoo tii theolttzeni of that locality thai he has taken a stand at tno fisn market in BouiBSlianaireet, uolween Fourth and Filth for the eala of all the nevananers nerln of tha day; where he respectfully sollolta a anare oi puouo pairanage. van pi rAUUVli me yesterdljr some "twtraing 'but to the tiflallytovorflSwing of the Plymouth5 Church; 1 Severn of "wie rSfants had been loft at home with their nurses. Still better we found several of the little boys, who are understobd'tb sing tenor had beef requested to keop'a respectful silence during the per; formance of any music in which their efforts could riot beverwherme it would have been beat of all if Mr. Pond had politely desired all but one half dozm to re tire, and thus have permitted the few. who.

can sing to have the credit of it. But to continue our remarks of Saturday, Let us ask the advocates of Congregational Choirs, What do you wantl Congregational singing singing by the congregation Jl Very good. But why, to attain that object, why put the congregation into the choir 1 Congregational singing, my goed friend, can be obtained many other moans than having a choir such' as you endorse. We have been in churches by the score In which neither 'organ nor' choir was known, and would not be tolerated; where there was congregational singing, we assure you, with a vengeance 'both in quality and quantity as would make you" open" your congregational eyes. In ycur own lecture room, my friend, yre think, we have heard some excellent congregational singing, and we are not aware that you have any choir there.

You say the members of your choir are in the audience. Well, there is precisely where they should be. Why, it is a farce to put a parcel or men ana women into a conspieuos place and thus stamp them as of su perior ability, who are no more worthy of such distinction than almost any equal number you may pick out indiscriminately, from the audi ence below. A choir is of no use unless its members unless all its members can sing bet ter than the multitude which they profess to lead. It is not a music school, as so many make it, and as it is made to some extent in the choir now under discussion.

We would scorn tho idea of thus prostituting its mission. Now, wo say, if there are members in a congregation, such as the Plymouth, possessed of fair, or even ordinary musical ability and organs, let be 'cultivated, as far as possible, with and eye, to congregational singing, by classes connected with the church, and let them use all the musical talent they possess in their proper place in the sanctuary. There may not be much honor in such a place as a common pew, where we admit, our musical aspirant would be re quired to sit, just like other people nor much distinction to be gained but they would have the satisfaction of knowing that they were not being laughed at as simpletons, grumbled at as bunglers, or sneered at as counterfeiting. Now lot us strip from tho choir these worth less boasters let us take out one by one its mu sically ignorant, its Incorrect, its ordinary voiced members, scattering tliem among the congregation, and we have at the outside some four, five, or six pretty good singers. They might not all pass a very severe scientific test perhaps, (we now speak of the Plymouth choir,) the quality of their organs might be very easily surpassed, we knew, save in one or two exceptions, but the will pass an ordinary muster, causing correctly, with some little taste, and in harmony.

Now, will you, advocates of congregational choirs, will yon tell us that such a choir as we havt brought ours to, theoretically, canuot lead a fongregation better in the well known, cannot aid it more in the less familiar hymus, than tb crowd which usually fills that gallery Will you say that over those of the assembly who do not join audibly in praise, tne noly influence of the sacred songs will nof be purer and stronger when conducted by such a choir, or that those who do give utterance to their praise will not have a far moro intense pleasure in that delightful exercise when led by skilful and superior vocalists 1 But, you say, these quartettes never will be content with the work you assign to tho theoretical choir a leadership of the congregation True, quartettes, such as we know anything about, will never be content with any assistance. of tho congregation, am 61 "we cannot get out of the old 0eea KS VVmCn We Deen so ions, uno mins is certs so long. Ono thing is certain, if such a choir as we have hore suggested is desirable it can be obtained. In the Plymouth Church you arc about to introduce the Plymouth collection of hymns and tunes, and the book certainly does: not fulfil its mission if the congregation does' not sing the music contained in it. We think its author will bear out our opinion, that no such work could well be compiled more unsuitable to' qartette choirs than his own, and we would quite' as.

readily guarantee its use in those of Grace or Trinity, as in the devotional exercises of the: Evangelist. If the music of this Plymouth collection, therefore, is that which the Plymouth Church shall use, we think it is very plain that cnoir or no cnoir, prec eptor, quartette, hermaphrodite, or crowd, that congregation will not be voiceless. Then out with tho useless, who only get into the way of the efficient out with the ordinary', who do no good and may do harm. Let us have the pruning knife in a vigorous hand, that we may see by a by some health and vigor in this worthless and overgrown tree, whose fruit is only sour or tasteless, whose branches giva no refreshing shade, and the most of whose timbers when hewn would, in all probability, be only fit for firewood. G.

An Imaginakt Mistress. The squabbles of xi. ana juaaame ttoncom again came before the French tribunals a day or two since. Madame Ronconf and a 51. Cattabeni were tried for adultery.

M. Crlnieaux, advocate of Ronconi, said It was clearly proved that Madame Ronconi and Cattabeni had beon guilty of adultery, and that oesiaes, iney made no attempt to deny their gnlltj bnt, notwithstanding, Ronconi did not wish to nave his wife severely punished, but merely such a condemnation as should enable him to obtain a separation from her. With (respect to her allegation that he had forced her into the arms of Cattabeni by his adultery with a Spanish danttuse, named Carmen, it was utterly falso, for that no such person as Carmen existed. The fact waa that Ronconi had obtained proofs that his wife was unfaithful to him, and aeteiminea to seperate trom her; but fearing. the ridicule which is generally heaped on a deceived husband, he resolved to feicn a passion for another woman, in order to make it appear that the separation was caused by his misconduct, He therefore arranged with his wife to write let ters to an imaginary mistress, professing the most ardent love for her, and another letter to his wife, declaring that, in consequenco of that love lor anoinor, ne could no longer live with her.

With these letters Madame Konoont was to have gone before the Civil Tribunal and to to have demanded a seperation: Ronconi, on his part, making no opposition. ut she afterwards refused to mlfil these conditions, and calumniated her husband in the newspapers. Extraor dinary as the statement about the non existence ofMademoisoiie carmen was, tne learned advo cate assured tho Tribunal that It was strictly tru 3, and, as a proot oi it, no stated that Madem oisello Carmen was no othor than the heroine of a novel by Paul FevaV entitled, "Les Amours de Pans." The. tribunal sentenced Madame Renconi to three months, and M. Cattabeni to 8 days imprisonment, session was noosed in the disposal, without dm eu8sion, of five resolutions to mo iouowiub: jur; port First No mau should bo elected Speaker who does not fully and heartily sympathise with a large maiorlty of thapoople oftlus country for the restoration of tho Missouri Compromise, or who will hesitate to exert hirasolfforthe restoration of that restriction.

Thie was rejected. Yeas, 102 nays, 103. Second. The restriction should bo restored as a propor vindication of tho wisdom, patriotism and plighted honor of tho great statesmen who imposed it as the necessary and certain means of reviving tho harmony and concord among the States ol the Union. This was adopted by one majority.

Third. Useless and factious agitation of the slayory question in an act of Congress as unwise ana unjust in any section of tho Union, but until the restriction is restored it is a solomn duty wo owe to the past, present and future to steadily and firmly persist in the efforts to that end. This was rejected by a majority of three. Fourth. The agitation of tho Slavery question is unwise pud unjust to a portion of the people, injurious to every section, and ought not to be counte nnnced.

This was adopted by one majority. Fifth. The repoal of tho Missouri Reslrictiou was an example for useless and factious agitation of the Slavery question. This was adopted by a vote of 10S to 98, and then I the llouso adjourned. Annexation or Herat by the Persians, The last news from Bombay shows a state of excitement among the British, at the recent capture and annexation of Herat, by the Persians, who, it is believed, have been instigated to war by Russia, though nominally the ally of the British.

Herat was long considered the key to Northern India, and if the Shah really favors Russia, the frontiers oT India may be threatened at any moment by a Rusa Persian army. The British in India do not fear so much danger from this source as from tho moral effect tho presence of such an army would have upon the disaffected interests in tho empire, and the dangerous intrigues it would give rise to. The Bombay papers suggest that a force of fifteen thousand men should be sent by sea, against Persia, and compel that power to yield Herat to the Sultan. Dost Mahommod, alarmed at tho advances which Persia is making eastward, has marched from his capital with a numerous army towards the the Candahar frontier, and has also written to tho Indian Government for assistance, in terms with the treaty recently concluded, which stip alated the alliance to be offensive and defensive. The indications are that the British Indian government will make these acts the pretext for annexing Herat to the Affghan dominion, with a British protectorate.

Another Abdication. Great vents tread closely on each other's heels. The news of the downfall of the original Black Republican, his Sable Imperialship, Fan tin, of public almost cotemporaneously with the announcement of the downfall of another distinguished "Republican," Gen. J. J.

Chambers, wire puller in ohiof of the cohorts of Fusion, and chief adviser and Prime Mlajstor of Governor Clark. The details of the transaction have not been made public, but it is said on the one hand, that he was suspected by the Governor of having intercepted two letters written by the Executive to Mr. Peabody, offering him the City Judgeship, and deposited in the mail, but which never reached their destination and that he was compelled to resign on this account On the other hand, it is said that he was charged by the Governor with having forged his name to a blank commission for the Judgeship, and that he lesigned because he considered his "honor" affected by such a suspicion. A third report is, that ho resigned to evade arTinves tigation into his official conduct, which it was well understood the Legislature would institute. Newspaper Law Suit.

Tho case of Jones vs. Harper both of the New York Times is nn fl'ial TinfY.tA TiiArra Wart' Vrtflr at Special Term. From the facts elicited it appears that Harper on a Saturday offered to sell to Jones his tho paper (one third) for 850 ,000, and take $10,000 cash and ones' note of one year for the balance, and gave Jones till three o'clock on the following Monday to decide. On Monday Jones accepted the proposition and complied on his part, Harper took tho 10,000 and made it a special deposit in bank, narper's father, on learning of the affair, objected, and claimed to own the interest standing in his son's name. This suit is brought by Jones to compel a specific performance of the contract.

Messrs. Van Voorst and T7. C. Noyes appear as counsel for Jones, and Mr. O'Conor for Harper.

The case was dismissed on Saturday, there being no ground of com plaint. So the partnership in law stands the same as it did. Rhoda Wakeman, says that "the man of sin" undertook to poison her with a compound, composed as the brains of a man, the oil of men's bones, the eyes of logs, the brains of cats, the hearts of dogs, tho oyes of roosters, garden basil, topaz stone, copper, zinc, platina, and the entrails of com raon toads. She affirms that a mixture of these ingredients was put into the cakes by Amos Hunt. Common poison could not kill her, she says, but this mixture came near killing all her family and followers.

We hear that tho Hon. Augustus Schell the distinguished politician from whom the two factions of the Democratic ptrty derive their title, is about to enter the bonds of matrimony with a young lady of Richmond, Virginia. The lady has been attracted by the eminence of tho dis tinguished gentlemen and will no doubt find in him a husband as true in love as ho is to Dem ocracy. Souetui.no of a BunaLARr. On Sunday morning about 2 o'clock, thchousc of Patrick Hogan in Fur manstrcet near Joralemon was foloncously outored by a thief, who, as stated by tho occupants, stolo desk out of the bedroom where himself, wife and children wore Bleoping.

Previous to retiring three ohaire wero placod against tho door, and it cannot be accounted for how an entrance was galhod without waking up somebody. Besides taking tho dotk, twelve shillings wore abstracted from the pockets of a pair of pantaloons beside the bed. Tho desk contained a deed, a will, a policy of insuraneo, and book on tho Seaman's Saving Bank, New York, also throe gold rings, finger rings and earrings. Tho wo man saw a man with dark lantern, but ho got off desk and all! 1 had Sbf" tho patentee ai 58 White fcfftors WSlt of i ap If 3T Edward Wilson's Hair Cutting saloba, 01 Fulton st Is acknowledged to be replete, wUh all thosa comforts and eonvonlenoloa that appertain to saoh establishments his study shall be to render It even mai ner 1 worthy that patrohagohat has hitherto been (6 liberally oeawweuiiptm it, nu stock ononei gooaa wiu vie wuu any keptat similar 'ettabllshmenu, and nrlesk ara Hair CnttlDg Oxs Shumno. dron's Hair, as also to that of Adults; To those gentlemeniTrho cea appreciate: the luaryo! properly administered Shampoo, or an: ejuy removal i the beard.woBayTOto;wtIgori?BSalophi A i Wilson Is an artftf of no oommonSprder.

To feou who doubt, we say.when your hair wants regulating try Wilson's skill, aud you WIU bOThOroaghly satlsOed ha olmnot be surpassed mb.8 tf A SUPERIOR. OOMiV i Tho Proprietors or the LOCUST MOUXiT A1H claim that It yields 97 per otntof earbon and only Spar eeat waste Our tests fully realtie what ihey claim for it, and that there la no coal equal to It for Banaatt IAtr nacos or Stoves. It bart longer, sail, less eltulcera, no cinder, and leas ashes thai any Anthracite we have ever seen' used, Try. a ton. a and opr wordfor juroMi you with a 'tapply of that kiMrotoBllr tfa' aw' 'antt onr arrangement! with tho miners and are prepared so deliver this superior screened from yard, to tamtliea and others in any part of Brooklyn or Hew York, free of cartage.

MARSTtlK; ti POWHK, Coal Depot street, between Pulton and Catberinel'errJes, Beaver street, two doors from WaUatreet. Mew York. i GOTTSOHALK'S PIR8T PIANO yOHrjKOIBEB IN BHOOKLTH. lfr. Iu M.

GOraCHALK, assisted by Mr. APTOMMA8. the OBTB EOIBBH. In the oitiof BrookHB. at thf RWeooak In.ll.

in Llvlntriitnn at. nnMflnnvt ah 7cDB8D'iT0yiS; 'ut. 1. Itiliar Nor ma, lusreiia and M. QOTTBCIUI.

2. goto on the Harp. jtww'M 5. (U1 Last Hope. (Bellslouj Mediation) l(n) Marohe Nult.

''eotsfcttk. i. (By general reaaeit ttoBatyo fantasia ere an Amerwan 8ottoehJk L. M. GorKOHiijc.

OTP piru. 1 8. DanC6 of theSylDhs. Arraneed and nerf oroed by QoiisoUilr 6. 7l.

7. Beptnorof l. IT. ScTiscBitr. fTf Boon open at 7, o'clock.

Pcrtormsnoeto eommeBBa at 8. Tickets 1 each; Udiei cketo, TpSf acu at the Mai'o 8to ea In Brooklyn and ALL BoiraK. ano fjrie and Mmrlo Store. 839 Broadway, eor. ftuPlo.

Piano Forlei the manufactory of Chios erins. ja39 St NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. FOUND the th inafc a Urge Hewlbimdlanl Dig. with a white Kn.it An nta nnAot: 9hA may hays him returned by proving property and paying es Apply to Police Offiser Charles Hide, dStrlet suilon liSSSt SD. BDBEAS WILL BELL AT AUOIION THIS Wnndavl EVBNINO ot MS AtrU IT.

Srn.W. pipes, mktohea. acgar ones, a Quantity of dry goods, also several hundred segar boxej. Sale tooommonce atSo'dook. Terms oaih.

Bale positive. iaSSli HAMILTON BUILDING ASS OC IATION. Annual statement, parmint in Haa lnnfthA AM rifTn. corporation, sbowlag the actual fiaancUI oondltlon of, tha Association at the end of the fourth year: mat nioiu rs. i For Iniranoo Fsee MJ 00 trail Jieryeea'.

04 09 Redemption Fees Lire 00 Due 4i, Finea i. 91 Bills SOOO 00 Miscellaneous Taxes, Interests and Jniuranoee Reallstate 64 00 tsa.i ft to ninmiRiumeTn. For Redemption of 6Ssharea OO wnourawu oi iw JO JJIf (9 Bills oayable S.UW 00 1464 AS Hicoelianeous Taxes. Interests and.ltuurances Vl '83 Balance on 16 01 J. MDKOBLU President.

Tiros, lisua Beoretsry. CitTor Brnnlrliin. Rtnml flnnntv trta QALh AaW af lanuarv 1816 hafhre mA jATAmf mi Umidrilt abiI Thomas F. LesUe, both personally known ta me to be lb" fat dlyldualsdeecrioed who have subscribed their names P.ta luenianaiseoretary oitne Bamiiton uuiwios Asaoeiauon. who being by me duly sworn did severally depese and that the foregoing is a correot statement of the financial condition of said Association tt the btttpf hob kaoaiedgs aodheUef.

JO r. WNRBST. lassn COUNTY COURT OF KINGS COUNTY. ErickR Jsekson asst. fteorse Nevan and Ann his vita.

defendants', Bammont For (Corn, not served To the defendants above named Ton are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint In this action, which was i hla day, Sled In the office of the clerk of the county of Kings, at the City Hall, in Ihe city of Brooklyn, and to serve a oopy of yonr answer to the said complaint en the subscribers, at ineir ocioe. no. la wuuam street, in tne city or new wlthbl twenAv dava arter thn HArvloe of thta mmntAtn on you, exoluslve of the day of anch seryioe; and If yon fan to answer the said complaint within the time plaintiff in thisaetion will apply to tho Court tor the relief demanded in Ute oonplalnt. Aateu new xorx. usoe nD'r xsts, BLANKS, OAKSY tt PIBs.

Atty. 19 William at, N. T. jal8 law6w THE COUNTY; CO0BT OF KINGS OOUN TV. William C.

nlaintllT. inlnit Nthn lei t. MoCrulv. Obsrles nilioelr. w.

fjonlcHnv. Julia M. Ornkllna, Steplen H. Debevolte and Harriet B. uensToue niswae, unaries v.

u. vonc ling, David D. Omkling, Jemimt A. Oonkling. WlUlam T.

Dcgw, Nathan T. Beers. Henry N. Conkling and Samuel P.d.att. Tn Bumnjlf.hA stnA hv virf nA nt IttilffmAnl Af ihA tlcnntv Oonrt of Kings County, entered In the above entitled aeilon on the twenty fourth day, January latheyear i8te win ne soia vaouo auouon at tne jrracxun ine cor ser of Fulton end Water streHS, tn the Sty of Brooklyh.

la pointed for that purpose bs said judgment. AU that certain niaoe or narcal of land ultnala. Mag and bialnff lathe Rroolifvn tn' ihA Ginntv nf ICTnaM and buw "i new xors. oounaea westerly bs uaoitton. avennee northaaaterly by Ohm oh street, and southeasterly, easter aid sontheflyby oonveyed byleenard Haffand.wlfs to William O.

Kuihmore. Togelhar with. all and sttsular the tenements, hereditaments and appurte nanoes thereoato belonajr or In abywise awnrlAininlr. Dated Brooklyn, January asui.lSSS. "7t craiSTOFPyi, U3T.

Referae, Wiluah M. IsaniHAM, Plaintiff's Attorney, JaS)2i3w No. 8 rront street. Brooklyn. OFFICE OF REPAIKS SUPPLIES, No.

4 City Hall, Brooklyn, Jao, 8th, 1858. Notice to Stationers jalod Eitimatea Willi be received at until Monday, at IB o'clock (noohl for making Thx Roila andOB totters for. the year 185, (heiize snu paitornmay nosoenDTca.utng.aiUiisoTee. All uroDOsi.ls inriat be direct In thfi Onrrnlnfnnor nt 9epala and 3hppllea and Esdmatet for mak tne rax nous anauiotters for the year 1856.. i Proposals will not be conaidered anless accompanied with a oonaent in writing of two snretles.

(who khkii (luallfy as to their rejpjnsibllity) that if tho 'contract be awarded to the party proposing, they; will become bound as his surety for ila performance and la eass ha shall neglect or rofui to oxecute the contract, if ao awarded, then that they will pay to the eity of Brooklyn the difference between the price, to proposed; and tbo price of the next: highest' bidder, to whom (he contract may be awarded. juii oi. rtuttr, Com. of Repairs acdBUppltea. OVF1CB OF REPAIRS AND SUPPLlIB, Ne.

4. City Hall. BrooMTD 'Jan. Sflth. IRSB.

Oorpar'atlon Notice. iii ueatoa etumates win be. leoelved at thlaxfflee, nntll Wednesday, the S7lh of February, at 12 noon, for fnrnishlng six hundred gas posts of the Bame iWand oalttrn of thosa now tn in In thn AVMiArA'DWilet said city etch pttBt to be not' loss 350 lbs For further parilculnrsapulyatthlsofflce. AU proposals must ba addressed to Ihe Cominlaaioher of Repairs and Snplles, and endorsed 'Estimate for making iron gas lamp po. rroposais win nos do conetaerea aeeompanied with a consent la wrlUnpr of two sureties, who aball onai ify.as to their responsibility, thai if tho eoBtrae'l be awaraeu 10 tne piny proposing, iney will become Dound as his surety, for the ralthful lnoase he shall neglect or refuse to execute thB contracts eo awarded, then (hey win pay to.

difference betv.een tho price ao proposed and 'Ins price of tha next highest bidder, to whom ihe contract may be) awarded. JOHN M. PERRXi jfrnfi Repairs and Supplies. OFFICE OF REPAIRS AND 8UPPLI88, an. anttvllflll.

Rmnlrlwn. OA lout' 3 Corporation Notice. wiu be received at this ofilae, until Wednesday, the S7lh day of FeBinjry, 1868, si 12 o'clock. u'( uiy IBUI1I, each, lamp to bo of the same size and pattern as those rach lamp to be glazed with the best quality 1 American ana painted two coata of paint, green. All propo aals must be addressed to tho Commlsaloner of Repairs and Supplies, and endorsed Estimate lor making Gas for city lumps.

Proposals will not be eonldred, unless aoeomnabled with a consent In writing of two sureties, fwhoTahBlt quallly aa to their if the contract bo awarded to the i paity proposlng.they.wlU become bound as his anrety ror the falthiUI pai fDrmanee.and In caep hi shall neglect or refuse to oxocu(e the eontract; if so awarded, hen tl ey iirlll pay i3 the city of Brooklyn the difference be. ween the price so proposed, and the price of tho next highest bidder to whom theoontraot may boawardod i JOHN M. PERRY, i Ja88 td Com, of Repairs and Supplies. F1otTsS.S?hTffo BRILUm Tbls Paper boa the Largest CttMtetfaa at My Kvenltig Paper published In the United State, cu Valae as an AdrerUaing Medium therefor apparont. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28.

A Campaign in the Baltic. As the rumors of poace decline, those of a campaign in the Baltic increase. It is said that Cronstadtis to be attached that an army is to marcn against the Polish frontier; that Louis Napoleon is himself ft comma id, and that the gigantic scale on which the war has been con ducted" will sink into comparative insignificance before the probable campaign of 3S66. If the taking of Sebastopol proved difficult, however, the capture of Cronstadt will prove more difficult. The largest naval armaments which England Las ever sent forth, have for two years in succession, confessed their inability to cope with that formidable fortress It is hoped iu Great Britain that the floating batteries which were so efficient at Kinburn, will overcome the disadvantages under which the Allies have labored in thoir attempts against stone walls.

But the experience of tho war has shown that the Russians keep pnee with their enemies in invention. As.fast as a now weapon of offence is discovered, they find out an adequate defence. There is every reason to believe, therefore, that tho floating batteries, if they make an attempt on will experience an entirely different reception from what they did at Kilburn. As for the land forces, they will bo surrounded with difficulties, and difficulties which will increase with every step they take. Even should the allies risk the raising Poland in insurrection, it is doubtful whether the experiment would now succeed for Russia has been doing all she coald to propitiate the the hesitation of tho Allies has destroyed all faith in their sincerity.

With Prussia adverse "or even neutral, a French army would be continually annoyed in its commissariant, ai often compelled to circuitous marches while if Prus suuum uecome nostue. tne perplexities of the Allied geneva's woud increase threefold. Nor is this all. The departure of the French E.operor might put his very dynasty at risk, and a revolution in Paris wpuld be worse for the Allies than the loss of Sobastopol for Russia. The rumored campaign in the Baltic is, therefore, surrounded with the greatest difficulties.

Victory for the Allies in such a campaign, can only be obtained, if obtained at all, by enormous sacrifices while it is doubtful of anything short of the genius of the first Napoleon could win victory under such circumstances. Ihe Navv Yard. Some time since there was a general smash up in the Navy Yard and a. number of bosses were dismissed. Various reasons wore given for the discharge.

Some said that the appropriations had run short, and hence the necessity of retrenching others alleged that the expense of certain improvements carried on there was enormous and bore no proper proportion to the value of the improve ments in abort that in the bricklaying department for instance, the cost amounted to about a. bricklayers day's wagejfor every nine bricks laid. The Evening Post gives still further specimens of maladministration, but wo cannot sav how far either may be correct Tho Po3tsaya that there has been a groat commo 1inn nmnnop lortin nflimdu ni flin XT ard, caused by the disclosure that the Secrotarv of tho Navy was investigating chaises of allogecl corruption among the bosses." As far as we can learn, it'appears that some of the heads of depart ments, in addition to receiving good fat Balance irorn onr government have boon in the habit of doing some business on their own account, in various ways. Among these "skinning oporatious which, if true, equal tho practices of tho shyBtorp tibouMUe Now York Police Courts it is said, was one of hiring mechanics for a less sum than the were booked," and a portion of tho surplus wages was given every pay day to the head of Ihe department, in order to obtain the situation. After tho falling oil' of wore at the Yard, tho men were discharged, and many of them are now probably unable to procure work for the support or their families.

Those who were compelled to pay for retaining tbeir situations, it is said, got together anil brought tho practices by which theylind sufforod to tlie2 attention of Commodore Bigelow, and some others in authority. The investigation which followed dipclosed othei kinds of peculations in several other department, which had been carried on for years past, the particulars of which we suppress for the preseut. The new Commodore promptly called the attention of th Secretary of the Navy to those charges, and it is reported that two "bosses" have already been dismissed. There seems to be a general impresaioi. that the charges made against somo half dozen departments, which are still under investigation, will be fully proved, and the incumbents of those aW.

disebarged. Professor Stone continued his lectures and experiments on Electricity on Saturday eve ning at the Polytechnic. The audience was much larger than on previous evenings, and in creased interest was manifested in the expeii monts. The Professor described the charactei of the Electrometer which produces electricity by tHp friction caused by the revolutions of a glass wheel. Several Leyden jars were also used to accumulate electricity and atiumbei or interesting experiments gone through.

The room being darkened, the fluid was rendered more distinctly visible, and the jets of electric 5ty were so arranged as to form the name of iranklin" in distinct characters. Rank and ignorance are very often combined Admiral Sir Charles Napier writes a letter to the London Times containing specimens of spelling and punctuation which would disgi aco a hod carrier. That paper accompanies the letter with the followiug note Wo publish this strange letter precisely as we have received it. Probably, if we had corrected tlio gallant admiral's spelling or punctuation he would have accused us of "garbling" it. Dastabdlv QuTitAnE.

While Mr. John 1'hincy, formau in tho office of the Independent Press, Eastern District, was on his way home last night he wes mucked by two fellows named Kingsford and Nolan without any provocation on his part. Officers Thinklowo and Sitloy being in the vicinity hastened 10 Inn aiil and took tho assailants into custody. They were locked up and will he examined this afternoon before Justice Jacobs. Thrown toou a Slejgu.

Ou Saturday a horse attached to a sleigh, ran down Kulton street, at full speed, and breaking tho vehicle pitched the lady passenger a distance of several feet upon the pavement, injuring her severely. Seriocslt Injcbko. A Jady wan seriously injured on Saturday, by stopping into an open uniting in front of No' CO Court street. She was conduct rd to her residence by a gontleman who seen the neenr ft.