The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1855, Page 1

HE NEW YORK HE WHOLE NO. 6912. MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1855. ‘dne Joseph Wainer Investigation, HOW JONES GOT THE CONTRACT—MOBER INTENDS TO MAKE AN AFFIDAVIT—THE WAY IN WHICH MB. LEWIS WAS DBPBIVED OF THE CONTRACT FOR RAISING THE JOS#PH RK. WALKEB—HOW JONES SOFT SOAPED LEWIS— SINGULAR, INTBRESTING AND ASTONISHING TESTIMONY OF BX ALDERMAN CO- VEKT--HIS MANNER OF MANG@UVRING IN MONSY MATIEES, ETC. ‘The Committees of ths Board of Aldermen, in ths cass -of the Joseph Walker, resumed their investigation yea- terday. There was quite « considerable number of per- vons present, and the interest in the subject seemed to De undim/aished, Alderman Evy, before resuming the examination of witmesses, made the following statement;—Alderman Varian, said he, by letter aidressed to the Chairman of this Committee, states that owing to severe indis position it wil be utterly impossible for him te mest with the committss soomer than » week from this date, and be asks thas the com mittee adjourn till one weex from today. The com mittee would be very glad to sxsent to hia request, but there e1¢ some two or three witnesses here who want to Jeave town, and their watimony will not be ceomed of very great importance, anit 1# required meroly to es- tablish «factor two, The committes h taougat it their duty under the ciroumstancys—\livss geotiomea being merchants and having mucn business ‘0 do—tbat ‘we shouls near them; but that, should anything trans- pire which would seem to torow upon the sabjact any important light, our associate on the committe should be prerent, For that reason I would suggest to those gentemen that we have had an iuterview with upon an- other subject, whetner it would not ba better not to go into this subject wt mush length. Iam only afraid that Alderman Varian, not being present, will have good the committee with the want of their MITE, lawyer, for Alderman Moser—It the committee please, it would be gratifying to me, so far as {am concerned, to have Alderman Varian present; in truth, 1 erou'd co! like to bave it goon without him. ittee for tke purpose of saying made on a former examina- tion by the , reflecting upon the official cbaracter of an alderman of this ward, Alderman rae od un- , aod, ag bis coupsel, I desire to he ppor- tunity fo show that he bas bean Aalieey assailed and maligned. It ia only proper that be should have the sawe indulgence extenced to him in the way of exami- nation that 0°) ° witnesses have : ‘Alderman ki. —There shouli be anaffidavit drawn up by you, etating in gemezal that what bas been atated is false in regard to Alderman Moser. We would bs ready to. day to receive the affidavit, and we would tave care that & copy of it was placed in the bands of Alderman Varian. Mr, Wurrs—I desire to to the committee that an affidavit 1s in course of pr ation, but thatin conse quence of come business I had to attend t to fivishit. At your next meeting, however, Alierman Moser wil proe under oath, « statement of the inac- curacies and misrepresentations made by Mr. Jones on his former examination. A Ety—The committee will be ready t that; but are hardly prepared to go into an exami- naticn of the character of every man in the community. We will receive the affi d endeavor to do what shali at present examine only jee—peraons who live in the vicinity of the vessel—to show whether it was a nuisance, or in in any way injurious to the public health. R, WaLrek R. Jonys ‘to Mr. White)—I desire to know whether you spoke for yourself or for Aldermaa Moser, Mr. Wurrr—I apoke to the committee first on behalf of Alderman Moser, and in consequence of sta that lave been made to me b; who shall eppearas witnesnes. as the counvel of Alderman Moser. Mr. A, G, Bessox, domg business at No 39 South atreet, was here called, and having been duly sworn, ‘testified es foliows:— Ald. Exy—Do you know where the Joseph Walker is sunk’ A —Yer, sir, Q. Are you familiar with the locality? A. 1 am; I have been round upon the pier, and in the immediate vicinity of where she was sunk, Q. Did you ever discover that there was anything of- fonsive arising from that ship, so far as the public health was endangered? A. No; I mean to sey that ahe was pum; down, and at that time I got a very offensive smell; when she is under watér there is no amell. Q. Do you think she could have lain under water a hundred years without endangering puolic health’ A. Yee, forever: when Mr. Bell took the contract, I advance1 the money through the adviceof the late Walter R. Jones; I though f. was a sure buts slow man. Q, Has Mtr, Be ge made my statement 1] received from anybody, any return 0° any portion of the money ex by bim, as far as you know: A. I don’t know that he has. Q. Bad you a claim on the vessel for salvage whea she would be got up? A. I suppose I had, Q. How did you propose to collect ity A. I intended to makes proporal to the Common Council and give « statement of the money I bad expended, and in that way to regain it; Mr. Joves thought he could get the contract Q Did be give you apy reasons to lead you to suppose be could grt ity “A, I met him, aod asked him abouti from time to time, but he said be know nothing sdout it; 1 soon atter heard thet he had done sometwng; but he sah be had to make different arrangements; he didr’t state what they were, nor who he had made the contract with. Q Well, if the vessel ia got up by the nt process, do you think you would have any claim against the vessel’ A J Con’t know; I havn't given the sabject sufficient consideration. W. 5. BannipGx was next sworn, and testified as fol- lows :—I oma mere! doing business at 138 South atrest, directly in front of where the Joseph Walker is — I dave been some years in business in that lo- ealit, Q. Have you ever seen anything about the Joseph Walker which would lead you to suppose that your health or that of others would be injured by ner’ A. T never did, sir; nor never heard of any stench coming from the veese! that would be regarded as a nuisance. Q. What portion of the day re you at your place of business’ A. 1am there ordinarily from eight in the morning till six in the evening. Ex. Alcerman Grorce H. Covent being sworn testified aa follows :— Ety—if apy questions are anked by me or my anstciate temding to criminate you, of course you are not bound te answer. In fact, I don’t know, Alc msn Covert, why you should be brought forward he Tan scarcely conceive why should propound any quertions to you, or why we ha ight to. Ex.ak Covert —When I notified last bed of sickness; I hadn’t been out for some from that time; [ never, however, helped to joseph Walker, and Know nothing about her. 5 uu know anything about toe matter of raising the veese!, or of its havi referred tothe Commit- ‘tee on Wharves, Piers and Slips ef the Board of Alder. mon? A. [heard so; 1 asked the question myself, and ‘was told ao. Q. Can you tell the name of the committee of whom you made the inquiry? A. I made itof Alderman Moser. Q. Did you have conversations with him on the sub- ject? A. I did, Q. Had you any understanding from Alderman Moser that you were to make apy inquiries about it from any body else’ A. I did not, but 1 volunteered to make in- ries about it. 'Q: Wko did you call upon’ A. I accidentally met Mr, Robert !.. Lane in front of George W. Brown's. Q. Are you willing to relate the conversation’ A. I ‘am; 1 bave no secrecy about the matter. Q. Wau there any one standing about who was in- terested im it? A. I don’t know that there was; there were balf a dozen Coe a | around. Q. Did you request Mr. Lane to go-ani see Mr. Jones, or did you offer to go yourself’ A. I did not rejuest him, but be voluteered of his own accord to go; the ro ye was about the Joseph Walker; I said to Mr, Lane that I bad a conversation with Aldermam Moner in re- rd to the Joseph Walker; and that I understood from iderman Moser the Joseph Waiker had to pass the Board of Councilmen, I thought I could stop the reso- lution in the Board of Aldermen; now understand I make no recrecy as to what { did; I told Mr. Janel thought I could stop it, and that! would like to nee Mr. Jones om the subject. ae . Mr. 1 was o: four da: raise the Q. Do lane went A. Well, Mr. Lane did all ies. iy wi there ® remark by Mr Jane to Mr. Jones that it would t some six oF sevon hundred dollars, I said it would take s thoussnd. | Pest, aiveuou T in the mar for anything o . "Alderman Evy—Well. ‘Wrrvess——Well, sir, thet was for my servicers. Q. Did you ever have any conversation with amy other Alderman except Aldermen Moser, on this ject. A No, air, never kB tor with any man who holds aay publie office wi A . What did yt did't say much to Mr Jenes anyhow. the talk: it. } ever get that six or Tan ta soe TT inten a it 4 . 7 ie thousand ¢o! of 1 chance to make a ars Out of any man would make it. So Waee ee s00 tat place r aconver- Q. How sbout Alderman Moser’ 4, Nover with him Spoert that once, Q. What services ais you expect to render for those six or reven hundred. dollars, ofa thousend?, A. That, sir, was in my own ming after | bad it secured. Q. Did you get the money? A. No, siz, I never got boc “whe did pect to render for this . What services ou ex re or moneys’ A. That L cannot anewer; [ would bave come, for instance, to you, Alderman Kiy, and said it would be imposaibie to have tbat ebip raised in sixty days, and that it could not be done in sixty years. In thia way I would have endeavored to bave kept out the report, I keew that Mr. Jones and Mr. Lane were good for any apount. Mr. Jonrs—I thapk you, sir. Q. Did you have 7 with Alderman Mo- ser in relation to getting any mouey from: Lane, Joner, or uny body else, about the Joseph Walker’ A. No, ao anybody else, Q. Did you ever have apy conversation with Alderman Morer 1n relation to getting any money’ A. No, sir; u> money at ali Q. Well, if you got it would you have given bim any A. Now, you ask me too much; iff got the money I would bave put it in my pocket, aud have dove the best I coulda with it; Mr. Jonss, I knew, was a broker, ont I 4m gaother, ‘and I would have made ae ouch money out of him aa 6; thiv is plain talk; there is no seerety about it at sve | have a rigut to do my own private buai- | have ® mind to, and nobooy has a right to in- terfere with me; it is very curious testimony, but I want to give it to you plain, just as it is; { thought they were making money enough out of the thing, and I wanted to get my share of it; I supposed if { made a thousund out of them it would be well made; { do such things fast enovgd, when I have a chance. Q. Do you saow who owns the pier on the south aide of this slip? A. don’t; neither did I know where the con- trect war got until saw it in the newspsper; I ehould heve called upon you, Alderman ly, and Alderman Voorhis, and ail the reet of tne gentiemen, to induce you to keep back that report; | would have made you believe, if I could, toat they never could got thet ship up; my object would be to delay it, sons to give the more time to mike their contract ( Well, is there more? A | am ready to anawer any questions; there is po gecrery wbout me, ‘Alderman Voonuis—Your cbject waa to makeas much morey as you could. Wrrness—Yea; | would make money out of you or any other gentleman Francis 8, Lewis, My businers, for sunken vessels, Q @ you ever bad s contract to raise the Joseph Waiker? A. I bad; I made the contract with Thomes Pell; he repreee himrelf to me as the contractor with the underwriters, upon whom the vessel bad been thrown by abandonment after she waa burned; hearing that the committee of the Common Coun been appointed, I thought they could not be fully pow up till I presented mysel/, and gave them what in tion} bad; Mr. Beil bad been makin, her, by putting canvass around her, some time before I presented myself asa purchaser; I had previously beea ewployed in discharging the Great Republic, after ahe had been raised; I purchased o1 which Mr. Bell had in his contr writers, and took charge of the work of ing her; after epenaing rome few weeks in finisbing the efforts which Mr. Bell introduced, I aban- ¢oned that plan apd aubstituted my own of raising her, by vessels inside and outside of her, by having chains beneath the ship; in this plan I was ‘successful, and carried her from tne outer end of the pler up into the slip, say one hundred and fifty feet, having the bow of the ship so tar out of water that it needed no cleva- tion to be pumped out; all that was requisite was that the stern should be raieed to the same elevation; during this time we had p: through the summer s2latioe, and had perceived no unpleasant odor trom any of the decompcning substances in the ship, although we hed disturbed them to the very bottom; about fifteen bales ot cotton that we tock out were sold at auction in Wall street; at that stage of the business it became necessary to change my plan.of operations; I could no longer use vessels within the ship as lifters, and having other € being sworn, teatied as followa:— t fifteen years, han been raising ad ited, lorma- t with the unde: pressing basiness, the work was suspended during the coldest period cf the winter; recommenced having had maa in work during the early part of April, charge of the vessel for the entire winter. | com: menced then under the contract which I had with Mr. Bell, ‘and a verbal one with Mr. Jones ; the work was continued till we were interrupted by parties who re- prevented themselves aa comtag from the Mayor, and isposnersed us, taking « vessel from within the Joseph Walker, and taking her out of the head of the slip waere she lies sunk in 35 or 40 feet of water ; previous to this Iwas called om by Walter Jones, Jr., who aaid he bad bought a wrecking echoorer, and wanted her employed in some way, and wanted to parchase a part of my in- terest in ‘the Joseph Walker, giving me » good deal of foft sosp on my en'erprize; he soft soaped me very handsomely, and wanted become &@ pariner of mine: I have no written memoranda of the date of my interview with Mr. Jones; but 1 think it was abomt the fifteenth of April; a Mr. Doyle a dock master, represented the Mayor; I think he took outthe vewsel; atter being dispossessed I called upon the Mayor at bis office; he had been seen on my account by alderman Lord, and had expressed to the Alderman bis willingness to communicate «jl the facts to me in relation to my being dispossessed; after stating to the Mayor how I was situated about the Joseph Walker, he remarked that he was sorry be hed not known my pori- tion before; if be had known he would not have made the contract he did; I asked him if I could have sight of that contract; be said the contract and papers wera with Mr. Furey im the Street Commissioners’ office, ani that he would rend for them if] desirea to have the perusal of them; be alro ——_ bien urged on to this maa sure by ‘articles in the Dewspapers and by petitions from merchants in the neighborhood, who represented the nuisance to be of that character that would jeopardize the health of the city, if left to de- compone in the slip; the papera were not forthcoming; I called again and again for two weeks, apd was then told by Mr. Furey that Thad no right to the papers; that I made a apesulation like betting ona horse race—that I had lost my stake in t business, anc that I could not have a nght to a view of the papers; my object was to find where my meass of redress lay, andupon whom I could put my finger s« the rerponsible party; feeling pretty well convinced that without law or gospel 1 could not be dispossensed of & versel upon which I spent so much time and money without having reaponniole party to look to, I called upon the Mayor four or five tim: I was referred to the Street Commission: me to understand tha! until finally I obteined stake; told the M becom had succeeded & very bad porition to a place where I’ conld ba raised her ina very few days, und discharged her cargo I told the Mayor I wanted’ to find the party wh could hold as responrible, and that ia the reason I w. ed to the papers did mot say anything to me y redress; he said be regrettet what hai taken ), that he was committed, and could not recall what d done; he said he had consulted with the Comp troller or seme other official person; I believe that before the 1ith June every article would have been out of her, and she would have been rold, if 1 hed not been dispos jared, and every man whom I consulted and explained my plan of tions. has confirmed its feasibility; I have raised, I believe, fifty o1d vessels from the bottom of this barbor; more than seven eighths of the work of raising the vessel was dove when I was disposseased; | never undertook the raising cf © verse! but whet I euc- ceeded; I raised the Swallow at Catakill Creek, and she was heavier; pot one thousand dollars would it bave taken to finish the raising and discharging from the time I was dis) sned: I was to raise her, aischarge her and sel! her out; my remuneration was to be salvage, which was upon both om the cargo and vessel, if I had anc- ceeded I never dreamed of assing the city treasury for Diy; Imever felt wore aggrieved fn my life then whea I was thus robbed of my tira farnings 1am & sufferer by matters an they now stand to the’ amount of about $6,000; 1] not only mean to get my $4,000, but all that ‘the vessel and cargo was worth when #he wis taken from me; as now advised, the parties by whom | was dispos fexsed are the corporation; | understand the action of the Mayor was confirmed by the Board of Health; I think I gave the Street Commissioner to understand that I waa ip pursuit of the revponaible parties against whom 1 could make good my lows; 1 thiak somebody will have to ntand the loss for the vessel that was take out of the Joseph Walker, this verse] had been placed Joseph Walker, and when it was removed to t dock, it sunk; I mean to be made sound for ail 1 lowvos I bave suffered im this Joseph Walker busines: by reason of ferveadee teat and I consider the cor- poration the res le partion; it in intention, as ay advised, to commence a suit geinet the corporation ble to xccomplish it; I never abandoned the job, I had turpanded it on account of the cold weather: he admi:ted that the proceeding was wrong, that be had been de- ceived in the matter, aed that Se bi ot and should mot recall it; 1 asked b he sbould mot Co it, after Mr. Jones had coptract, be waa astonished that I right to the v piracy in all my carry out my plane. ‘The committe here adjourned till Tuesday next at two o'clock. Warpes’a Ovvicr, Deca te Hosprr as, Jaly 30, 1866, To = | gn or Yaee Gen of this morniog ic# the proceedi ol jury in the case of s man who fel trom the building on the corner of Foarth ty-third street. It in stated that « rule prevails in Bellevue Hospital ‘« probibitfag the admission of persons whose disease or sichners may seem incurable,’ and the jury therefore recommended that such rale be resein:ied, the Coroner's jury tn tois case must have been Coed imposed upon, 96 no such rule exists; bat, on the con- , the Governors of the Almsbouse published to the world, over two years that all cases of accident needing surrzical tree should be admitted st any hoor of the day or night. The police of all the up-towm wards are, and hare been, in the habit of bringing in all sorte of cases need ing medieal or surgical aid, when found in a helpless condition. Whoever im; upon Coromar Hilton aot Pil fein mur b governed ty very laaproper Or else must y very pet m0 ver. init not singular that the intelligent Coroner abould pot bave wn better! TIMOTHY DALY, Warden « Tissile Maa'* did ot the Now Yor Mecplee Thin *! ise mistake; have sald Bellev ae Hospital. Census of New York City—1895, SECOKD WaxD. a "dings, Families, Popul’n. “0s 142 yt 2189 301 2151 Dotal....ss.ccecesee.c80B 43 3,289 FIFTH Wagp, 242 Toth)... ses cseeee ss 2,660 Ble ELEVENTH WARD, 1 Total... sseeceee 540,408 FIFTEENTH WARD, Thin ward is one of the most respectable in the city— that is, if wealth and fine houses and equipages make respectability. It will be moticed that the excess of {a- milies over houses is comparatively emall, there being 11,067 but one-third more of the former than the letter. following in the report of the marshala:— Dwellings. —Bamilves. 462 8 Tho Poputn. Ceremony of Laying a Corner Stane itn Brooklyn. The ceremony of laying the corner stone of anew build. ing to be erected on the corner of Harrison street and Tompkins place, for the Middle Reformed Protestant Dutch church, tock place yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock. ‘he services were held in the lecture room immediately adjoining the alte of the proposed edifice. The building is to be of brick, in the Norman style of architecture, with two towers in front—the principal one to be 180 feet in height. The dimensions will be, 70 feet front on Harrison street, and extend ‘4 feet on Tompkins place; the audience room to hive a Space of C4 feet in width [tis to be provided wit jeries, and it is estimated that the batldiag will seat about 1,600 persons, The exterior is to be trimmed with brown stone. The cost will ve §: 09. The lecture room adjoining is froated with biue mar- ble, and the new building is vo be paiated ta imitation, The services were cctorwenced with the singing of « and a prayer, when the following statement was y the pastor, Rey. N, BE. Smith, being a history of the orgsnization of this charch:— ‘The South Classia of Long Island met on the 23d of November, 1848, on the corner of Smith and sutler streets, aad authorized the organization of the Middle tertazt Keformed"Dutch Churak, A meeting for that 1 in their own room, at the above namet ber %, 1846, the Rev. Dr. Brodhead presid. ipg On theoccasion 7 umber of members at the 16, first officersof tae church 1g Of December 9, 184¢, con rs and three deacons, The first Jobn V. N. Tal , who was en- procured. The Rey. 2. D Oni left was built, Mr. Oakey remaining as pastor for ‘The next pastor called was the Rey i" rom the Dutch Reformed Charch of Athens, N. Y., who commenced his ministerial ts October, 1460, ‘snd remained about two years, The next regular pastor called was Rev. Nicholas @ Smith, from jthe Re formed Duteh Church of Oyster mezeed his labors February,180:, This new enterprise was commenced in 166), the lots purchased that year and the session room com mepced, ard completed end dedicated March, 1855, when the congregation commenced worshipping in it, and will continue to ure the same until the church edifice now being built is complete Rev. Mr. Ccrtey, of Utrecht, offered a prayer to the Throne of Grace, when short nddresses were made by Rev. Mr. Gans, of Monmouth, N. J.; Rev. Mr. Oakeley, formerly pastor of the church, and Rev. Dr. Dwight. ‘The corner stone waa then Inid by the fer, M Dwient, the rain coming down ia torrents at tue time. The box contains a history of the church from {is or ganization; list of the members and officers; history of the Sabbath schcol, with «fficers and teachers; nawes ot Buildirg Comritiee and architect; constitution of the Dutch eburch; = book and boty Bible; cherter copyolicated city of Brooklya” copy of the minutes of the Jast Generali Synod; Broollyn city directory, and va rious secular and religious newspapers. ‘The ceremonies were them concluded im the lecture room. The church pumbers 264 eommunican being the original number when first organ’ The building ia to be well ventilated, and will with bot furnace Pole: telligence RENCONTRE BETWEEN FEMALES. Adelia Anderson, & good looking girl, residing at No. 6 Thompson street, was brought before Justice Welsh, st the Lower Police Court, yesterday afternoon, charged om the complaint of Agnes Near, of No, 281 Church street, of abusing her sadly in a row that oceurred be- tween them while promenading Broadway by gas light few evenings ago. Agnes says that Adela cut her in the hend and lip with » knife. and left herim« very faint ‘tion on the sidewalx, from which abe was removed bome in a carriage by some of her friends. As near aa could be ascertained, it appears that s regular rough and tumble fight took plice between the females, in which Acelia, getting the worst kind of « Tipping, got angry, and, drawiag a knife, eat the lip and head of Ld asnaue The magistrate beld the accused to bail in the sum of $00 to answer tne charge of felunious aa- vault and battery Brooklyn Ci'y Intelligence. Sexrewces ix THE Covet or Gexenat SemoNe.—In this court yesterday five boys, named John Duffy, (eo. Ver- goron, Timothy Kyle, John MeGenness and John Genly, were severally arraigned on an indictment for bunplary in the first degree, in robbing a dwelling house in Hano- ver place, some eight months «ince. They pleaded fity, with the exception of Ganly, und were rentenced House of Refuge, being ali under twelve years o ly was remanded. bamed Charles Lan ba aged 16, and Joba twenty 0 Sebmidt, ned 17, convieted during the term of burglary In the second degree, were arraigned and sentenced to the State Prison for the term of five yours each. Duggan, convisted of grand larceny, teal) and tering a cow, the y ols farmer fay Ridge, was sentenced to ¢) ‘tate Prison for two years. ‘The Grand Jury presented about twenty fire Wille aad were discharged, and the court aljourned for the term Obituary. Another of Longe lenemacks 06 the evolution which Are Dow 80 very ie ‘Sway a fow days at Fort Viatn, Montg: County, ia this ‘state, athe Geath of General Gro. Hf, Nevis, ‘Thin distinguished gentleman w: f Serene Tomments ‘and served three years at Fort Clyde under in Lyp, who waa in command of » por- ton iy a: ere sent to defen the {rv settlements of the State of New York. of bie service he fought {n several engagemests with oe 4 be id the canes of“ country, on ooeasion, by sever ex . Subse vient! in the war of Hide herved two years as Colonel ‘sal mmandent Sor pent to garrison sad Jefena Sacketts and he acted i : i City Intelligence. Covrtsur Unner Dirricuntixs —ADVENTURES OF A tain Ditchett, of the Fourth ward police, is for the facts contained in the following, which will be seen, on perusal, to be quite a romantic adair, nud might serve aa the basis of a chapter of some future © story of city life ’’ The names and location we suppress, for reasons which will be obvious on reading the erticle:—It appearsa certain young gentleman of this city became euamored ofa young lady reviding in the Fourth ward; and after secaring an introduction to ber—being s good looking fellow, with irreproashable whiskers and a fluent toogue—he managed to gain hor and doubtiess the affair would have ended with bridal rings, wedding cake, kid gloves, erying, k rae, und éimilar vanition, had it,not been that the lady Bad thet indispensable requisite io all romanves—a crue father. It appears the old gentieman did not fancy bia would be son in-law, and was proof egainst ths faoins tions of the sforementionsd whiskers aud inimitable beck tle that had so charmed his daughter; ro he for bade bim the house, But all history proves that lovers, Itke certain witnens before Aldermanic committees, are + contumacious,’” "t do what they are told by oflicious ia ‘their affa ize; #0, Hike Komiso, our horo visited his Juliet, by steaith, whoa the old fogy was asleep aod snoring But these nocturnal visitations were at longtn disco €4, apd every door was bolted aud 4 to ingreas or egress after a certain hour at night. ‘ But love laughs at locksaiths,”’ and our Romeo, if he could not get in the door got over it, and every evening he d tocilmb over a gateway that opens intoa yard mening betwren a church and the housa where dwelt des fair Juliet. Bat, unfortunately, ono evening lsat week our Komeo had acaled the walls, and was already 2y anticipation in the arma of his inamora‘a indulging in “dalliance wweer,”” when was alarmed by what pounded like ling of a couple of unamiable bull- Urriers, whose voices did pot round “Silver §), o8t, As lover's tongues by night.”? And sure enough, before our nero could get to the end of the alley, the dogs were on the ran, witn the benevo- lent intention of making an end of him, or, at least, of attacking his latter ead. Here wae a dilemma. It was impossible to get back over the gate in time, and to contend ina single hanged fight with two wicked Cogs, Was out of the question. There was but one resource, and that waa to jump up andcatch on the sill of the wincow adjoining, and enter the church. To save hia life, his reputation, and his breeches, he made the spring, aud the dogs just arrived in time to see a spot for a nice bite disappeur through the window. Haut our lover's misfortunes had only just begun. He waa in the eburch. But how to get out of it was the question ’ He stole along the alsies to the doors, but they were fest, and he was compalied to jump from the window to the atreet, some twenty fect below. Capt, Ditchett Was paseing at the time, and saved the unfortuoate Romeo the trouble of getting on his fest, by picking him up, and asking him bow he got into the church? As the poor fellow could give no aatisfactory accountot himself, ‘ne was marched off to the Tombs to answer a charge of sacrilege. Here was a pretty kettle of tieh, ‘The poor lover was in despair, and in view of his aaae got quits Ceoperate. Next morning, when brougat before the magistrate, be took advantage of the officer's back being turoed, and mixing with the crow, eacaped unnoticed from the court room. Capt. Ditchett afterwards inves tigated the alfair, and found the facts to be pretty much os above related. We regret, for the sake of our lady readers, being unable to state whether the affair had © bappy texnunation or not, but we shall keep them ad- vised shouid we learn anything more. Verily the cours: of true love never does run smooth. Naknow Escark rrom DRowsinc.—Om Saturday after- neon last, ax Mr, James Bogle, of this city, and his son, aboy about twelve years of age, ia company with a couple of friends, were about returning from a fishing excursion on Long Island Sound, off Port Morris, the boat was suddeniy capsized while at anchor, throwing the whole party into the water. Mr. Hogle bsing the only one of the number who could swim, immodiately on reaching the surface of the water caught hold of his boy by the arm ard drew bim towarda tae boat, was bottom up. The other gentlemen being som! startled at their unceremonion bath, caught hold of the to roll over, thus throwing all Mr. Bogle, after considerable jea in placing his son on tho keel of other gentle precariou tion, the boy, observing that his father was mu usted and over anxious on hia scoount 1] ever mind me; save yoursell for mother’s wake This herore apeech encoursged all hand« to remain pi fectly calm, until their sleastion was observed by an od sentieman, Mr. Weeks, who was ian boat about halts inlie off, who came to their relief, and mucceaded in ren cuiog them from their perilous position. The acsident occurred pear A rmali isiand, known as Anos’s Inland, near the miodle ot the Sound, and would doubtioas ha proved fatal bad not the boat hang by her anchor and the party maintained » very remarkable cogree of seif porsersion. DeaTn op Ex Atorewan Moses Mavwann,—Fx Alter man Maynard ix dead, He was a whig in politics, ant represented the Fichteenth ward cf this city in the Poard of Aldermen in the years 1847 and 1848, He was also well known from his connection with the I Island Katlroad Company, of which boly he was lrea- Cent previous to Mr. Mori, filifag that office. A Sreamnoar Cousin, — As the Staten Island steamar Hunchback was entering the slip at Whitehall yesterday morming, she came in oc llinion with a «mall boat, having in tow a raft of timber, The engineer saw the boat, aad attempted to back water, but could not avoid atriking the towboat, which wasdriven under the paddle wheels, snd her starbeard bow stove in. Two men, who wore in the small boat, sprang up the sides of the steamer and were nuved. SINCLAR ATremrt at Strcine —A man named Andrew Darbies came to the Nineteenth w: ation hours on Saturday night, aad asked for lodgings, which were granted him. In the morning be attempted to commit suicide in am extreordinary manner. He procured a borseehoe nail, and tried to drive it into the lower pert of his stomach. He succeeded in punctarimg the cuticls and merabrace but incovered belore he got it all the way in. A phye we jed, but found the wound not very dangerous. Darbdies was sent to the Volice Court at Yorkvilie on a charge of insanity and vagrancy, Fine in Wasurxaton Stert.—Last night, about 11 o'clock, a fire broke ont in the premises /20 Washington street, cecupled by Joseph Durr, dealer in eider, pickles, and manufseturer of cider vinegar. The upper part of the houre is cccupied by Mr. Durr'a family. ‘The bouse was found fastened up, and when the street oor wan broken open, the fire was found burning un- der the steire in & closet. The flames had progressed pretty well up the atairs: however, the firemen were quick, and extinguished it before it extended mush be- ‘ond the closet and « portion of the stairway. Mr. yorr, nor any of his family, were in the house at the time, nor bed they made their appearance up to 12 o'clock, ‘The elreumatances were considered suspicious, anc Capt. Carpenter, with the Fire Marshal, remuiped at the premises for the purpose of looking further (ato the matter on the arrival of Mr. Durr. The dataage will amount probably to about $50, Presentation of a Sword to Commander In- qranam. [From the Charieston Standard, July 27 | ‘The preeentasion of rd afactured by our German eltizens for Com: Ingraham, evening at the Militery Hall, according to We are informed that it was late expectation to be rather « private affair, notwithstanding the public sanowace The ment, but the result, at least, was quite contrary ball was filled #ome time before eight o'c'o:k by the ma: cltitne who were desirous of witnessing the eremony, aod every thing was conducted doors. presentation was gone th: cut amy ostentation, but in accordance city with which the German performanees of this natur ‘Ube room accompanied by several appointed to awatt him, and reor nd ot Mr Melebers, editor of the Zitung, who accom ia i the presentation with an appropriate apeeeb, de tailing the circumstances which entitied the commander to the compliment, and eulogiring hia conduct Commancer Ingraham, upon receiving the weapon, briefty replied in following w - Mr, Premi¢ent and gentlemen of the ierman Aasoria tlon—I cannot but feel highly gratified that the Germaa portion of my fellow townrmen bare deemet my con dact in the affair of the 24 July, at Smyrna,tin reveuing Martin Korste from the Austrian authorities, of wach « character an to induce them to present me with this bes ful weapon I believed Martin Kowrta entied to toe protection be claimed at my baods and! should have proved reerrant to the trust reposed in me by the gor eroment bad J not extended to him the aid he sought {i bas been a ponree of great gratification to ma that I wee ro vobly sustained Ly the head of the government, ‘the ebief of the department under whose immediate con trol | was, and the whole American people, It le not generally known that | waited on the Uovernor of Smyr pa and urged upon him, tn the etrongert iasguage [ could ure, tee propriety {hie demanding the immedi ate textoration of Korcta to the soil of tu from whence be bad been so crusily an‘ wojustly foros’. Be afmitted all] seid, but as baad nottthe power to enforce bis demand be eonld only (pd case to Conetan’ nople. | thes determined that Korrta shouli not be th the simpli Rrople characteris tusir tain Ingraham eateret atiemen, met thorns the eword from the ALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. Shipbatiding tn Hoston. LAUNCH OF THE SHIP DKPENDER—ArRRCH OF THE HON. BDWARD KVERBIT--LAUNCH OF THK BaKK WILBUR FISK. {From the Boston Atlas, July 30.) Bince the laanch of the clipper ship Great Re- pou we have not seen so maDy prople assombled Mr. M’Kay’s yard a4 were present om Saturday to witness the launch of the ship Defender. Tne weather was mild and pleasant, with just wind enough to ripple the surface of the water, and fil ‘tne ails of toe numerous yachts and pleasure boats pause to and fro in the vicinity. noble whip, joubly ennobled by her name, was orpamested witn flegs and streamers from the bowsprit to toe taffrsil. She is about 1,400 tons, c ipoerly ta biauty of cutine, but packet model in capacity and strength, Designed to stow a large cargo and aall fast, she combines both these qualities 1a an emi nert degrie, and sppears 44 beau'iial a4 & pleasure yacht. A full figure of the late Danie! Webster, ad- muably executes, aod palnted whitg, Ornaments hor bow, ana her stern, which is rounded, iw wet off with gilded carved work. Her bottom js coppsr color; the rest of the hull, eutside, black, and ia wide she is painted buff color, relieved with white, When completed, reagy tor roa, noe will be a4 floe a veavel ot her capa aa Mr. M’Kay haa yes pro- duced. Bhe is owned by Messrs. D. 6. Keudall and ©. H. P. Piympton, of thie city, and will be com: manded by Uapt. Isaac Beauchamp, long and favor- ably koowa as one of the best rH belonging to city. Although beautiful, ably commanded, and built by the prince of mechanics, yot 1t was chiefly the associations connected with ber uame that drew to- her go mavy to witness her launch, and thue another tribute waa paid to one who “though dead, +t liveth” in the beasts of his countrymen. Daatel ‘ebster, the defender of the constitution, taough laid in nfs Brave, lives" in bis works. Among te spectators were Hon. Ldward Everett, Fletcher Webst Exq., ex Mayors Beaver aud Bigelow, Colcnel Adams, Prosivent of the N. E Ma tual Insurance Company, Mevers. Ccockers, Tap pan, Train, T.J. Shelton, V. Bown, ani many others ixterceted in shipping, besides a large uum- ber of ladier. At twenty-five minutes toll a.M., all bat the six foremost b'ocks baving been cut away, she atart- ed slowly, crumbling the remaining blocks uxe duat beneath her forefoot, and then incroasing her »poed, moved grandly along the ways into the ses, saluted by loog continued cneering trom the spectators on tue ebore, echoed back from those on board, and from the flotilla, which hailed ber sdvent afl at, ®@ new born sea queen. The yacht Howard tired a salute as the beautiful ship received her name from the gallant Gifford, Perched on the bow, high above his telluwu, aa the ship tovshed the water, he roared out “Defender,” and at the same thiee smashed a botele of Cochituate oa her head. Noth- ing could have been more imposingly beautiful than when sbe cleared the way#. Torice she courtesied to the spectors on the shore, as she turned aside the whitened foam, then bowing gently, gentiy, she moon cleared the awoll,and skimmed majestically along the ses, a3 upright aa @ monument. Many ladies and gensiewen repuired to Mr. McKay's house after the isunch, and tere partook ot bis bospitality. Afver the collati Kay introtnced Hou Eaward Everett, ae the friend of the Iameuted Daniel Webster, in whowe bonor the nobls ship was named. Mr. Everett then spoke as follows: — Mr. MCKay, Mra, McKay, Lapies axp Gevriamnn:— Although J perceive from the taxnner in which ovr hort han preeoted me to you on thin occanon that ean thing ‘« expected from me, yet | must ray I think ft is en ccearion where anything like & set epeoch would be potonly unusual, but very much out of piace My friend, Me. will bear me witoes, If within the found of my voice, that when he proporsd to me the tifestion of being presect on this occarion uo alg wes at had raid chemaking; and most ceriavaly unprepared for anything formal Hy a workmen aud architect like Mr Msisy. & orator murt be regs: od very much in the light of land-Inbber, end if thould come down here with his tropes ‘and figures on tide water, he would be thought to be playing @ wup rivous apd foolieh pas (laugbter ) We jock wo Mr. Medoy, for te ment on thin occas 5 We have be Tam eure, to have our & ick ad with figures of aperen, but to hear the manic of your ailet wEOCKIDg y the last block, and mene ig off your besutifui verael to ite “beers.) You were good enough, he me as the friend of \het grest and gov well as the bare not half of otners whom t ure (m expreselog Ube for tho tribute y: bo ts honored by the a paid to this great beautiful vesnel i# gone, while living. (Cheers) Sir, it was a just tribute patriotism, to bis long and fatthful, and mu air, ilbrecuited serv net merely 4 He did defend ty ir which be lives, the guaranty of on every wide of tuo United sta , and all of us feel, that Rr surrounding us alike while p) and seewring ws wings such at! firmly believe never before were enjoyed by any other people mace the crestion of this world, (Cheeta) Sir, there is another rea’ nother ground on which it was appropriate to give hin wail enrned title—"'The Defender! to thie noble verse) Mr Webster, among otber reasons, extolled the coastitation of the United States becauce it epread ite gis over the commerce of the country—beceuce \t was, in fact, the bulwark of commerce. He know, as we al! know, that commerce was the great clrilizer of nations, the pa rent of liberty, of the arts, of refuement. Ile kne from the history of our own country, how the constitu tion of the United States has! elevated ite commerce from that miserable point of depression in which It exleted before the adaption of the ornstitation, whea three or four gentlemen, Boston heats, were obliged to subscribe fer the purpose of buliding and fitting out two or three small vervals, because there was not capital enough fn ¢ "* hante to build alone. He resollec Db commerce had joia od the States together, and he did sot forget whet the conrtitation had dore in estab! jb Intercourse between the North and the " and the Wert. Instead of revolutioeary | hostile tariffs, aod capricious prohibition, which browe c Bt mueh th ing us all into the prosperous ug between the several States " feel that I aw upon this topic Inunebed, will roo {th property of so much wal mtané® upow her deck and looks tow sees bin native shores melting in the dle be arsared that the beet wishes of mune. friends, thom follow hin ‘over to no point how er distant cam he carry thet rene! where the na fame of the * Deteuder of the Copatitation”’ will not have precsam! him, [Cheers] enter no port, however distant, where the flag of wm, which his vesse! bears, will sot be « sufficient defence, \nd, mr, | will say one other thing, although you are present, that there le no port, however distant, Which be can reach, where a ship belt by Iomald Me Kay, will not stand “A, No 1. (Loud cheers) Yea, sir, apd if (here were any letter coming before A, or any Ogore standing higher than 1. the voesele of Dowald MeKay would be inclented by thet letter and that figure (Applaone and laughter) [wae ats litte ives, | com fess, to comprehend the secret of the greet success whieh ba our {rend and how. Mighty two nd he bee bullt-—all verses hw een today. Ido not mean that they were all as large, but they were an well compacted, and looked as tplencitly, aa they rode inte the wares, ty two versels NG One else, certainly baadoue more than our friend to improvetthe commercial martne'of this country * has og seemed Wy me thet there about it. ie co Lheve been un [have learred the searet of it ment from. A ee for thin eucowes fo) mercampliad ef eo the father of our wort, 4 the father of such & fam that ever entered the of Liverpool, will bell with pleasure this rth of the map who bas placed their line of Australian 4 ahead of all the world Mr. McKay is doverve friends there will corded abe here. Lon, which baw e ve, by the proceedings ve, thot biarrerita are woll may he continue ns far been #0 creditebie to himself, and useful honorable to our country. LAUNOM OF TH WILBUR FISK Directly acroes the creck from where the Defender was laurched, on the Cheisos abore, in the yard ef Jobn A. Taylor, was ® foe ship of one thoussad tone, all ready to be inunched, ber in the sbip yard and ita vic bers of the people of Orel It war tween Mr. McKey aod Mr. Taylor that the latter should Isunch bis vewsel first, but owing to «ome delay on the pagt of Mr. ‘Taylor in gelting bin vewnel off, Mr. McKoy launched firwt. A good many of the people on the East Boston side became waary of waiting, and retired before the Wilbur Fisk went off. Those who remained were well repaid, At five minutes pot sleven she moved off in fine style, and was loudly cheered. The Wilbur Fisk ia or by Iranc Rich, Eeq., of this city, and ta intended for afreight'ng sbip. Both ships were towed to the Grand Junction wharf, where they will receive thete ural. ‘The Prohibttory Liquor Law. ARRKSTS FOR DRUNKENN KAS YESTERDAY, Forty-seven topers were brought before the magis- Ay t the various police courts, youterday, This ie an inerease of fully twenty-five per cent over the Sverngs number daily arrested. Sunday probably bad a great deal to do with the increase, many of these ned yorterday confenred to having bees @ruek ‘bbath. The following table shows the aam- xamined at esoh dintrict court youter- Commitments. 2 Magutrates. Firet Dint, Police Court, Justice Wels! Second “* be . Justion Davison... Third bd . Justice Breanaa, TOA cece eeees ARKESTH FOR INTOXICATION IN NROORLYN, ‘The total number of arrests in Brooklyn for the forty- eight hours ending yeater¢ay morning, for drankea- re twenty-one, as follows — Viret dintriet.. ... Smith and Curtia disposed of pearly the whole number by inflicting the usual penalty, THE LIQUOK CARRS IN WILLIAWABURG, The trialof Thomas lerry, of the Kastern disteict, which war to have taken place yesterday, before Jas. tice Jacoba and & jury, was postponed by mutual agree- ment until after the decision of Toynbes's case before the Supreme Court, ‘The case of William Guischant will take the same course Six pereons arrested for intoxication by the Fifth Clatrict police, were brought before Justice Jacobe yesterday morniog, ‘and notons of them could recellect where they obtained ther liquor Three of them ware fined, one gave bonds to appear for trial, ene wae seat to the penitentiory, and two were discharged, THE PRONIBITORY LAW IN YONKERS, ‘The care of the people, &e., ve. Oliver ©, Daralew, the Franklin House, Yonkers, came up for trial before Justice Grovhoa, og the 2hth Laxt, Mr. Denslow, counsel for defendant, moved te die- mins the complaint on the followlag grounda:— 1. The law requ Heient to autherioe of suck lave against the prt alleged to have boen sold were perted Haque 4 The we piaint upon Ihe complaint sro lanmd THE LAGER WIKK TKIAL IN KOCTEOTER—& GRARgm AND opinion whieh man duly Ia deeith ng according te ty cide at is com- nothing to ¢o with It becomes me, antl so charge {s constitutional If itis not, there upow it, where it will be de Mt stands. This iow inet Jostpn Kee for so ling intoxicating liquors, aut chargng that he etill does wel) certain Iii wore pained In the warrant, in vie lation Of the fret rection of this act. Now gentiamen, there are three branches to thir case If the prowsen: ticn have sbown to your satisfaction thet thit man haw kept the articles probilited in bis bowe, and that house in not exeepted by this act, be te guilty of violating the firet peetion of the law They bave relied principally upon the snleof lager bier, and a great ame im ralation to the rae bas been produced If ed rho to you that this beer way Kept (or see and wae Seatipg—ii they heve dome that, you must jo @ verdict of gollty. If they bave ‘not doi and pave shown that it is @ malt liquor, a de serited in the Zit section of the act I charge yon pibat it comes under the meaning of the law, au you must bring ins verdict of gnilty Tle te the jaw in the care. 1141! have failed te ehow that be baw kept intoxicating liquoretn bis house eentrary w the waloteif t we whew Vast lager bier ina malt liquor, and ing, you verdict of not guilty. As to the jury by wand the fact If the justice does not they become judges of the law “ ro at all times judges of the baw eppliratie te ave. The points of law pared upon by the) by you an be bar tecised i t, although par duty to rece law F recollert All mot yo nt welg: the law (n the ene requlte dhe jury retived about 1017. M, ot Poles The counsel for defence exonpix companying them, om the ¢ ack om tw (eens! sine took some Ore oF it exceptions we the charge of the Justice The jory te the Court, several thmes, thes they could wet tol Covina! We be inatrwcted on a point of lew b counees for delenee would aot consent Atle ofhcer rng not euch an } + them sent for, whem the jury rendered « verdict ef guilty Ato Cnek 0@ Matardey morning the eourt coare ©! arein, aod some further bavinee was tranvacted 4 Wil of coats onder the act was inate up, amounting over V1). The Ope le 800. After comey cation by Coo « wl, th wae agree’ that nothing forte: be cone foe om wid, fourteen rors Nine of 1 b tok quest eo Att gentlemen toast ow of our beat, Mr. Mikay Vngiand, avers! yrart ago, sed © Mr’ Teale t place that waver failed to this renigence of the De , f \otroduetion, wm triew?d am Uh o ad Iwill cot, however, take up more . 8 ceneln ‘(og sentiment, | propose Une you all drimk the beelth of in Ve case ti 7 FM. Ne move tor the Siecharge of Mr Rau, on s before Jatge Selden. 1 a te eomativutiowalit, of the 4 #16 argued, It wil be dome upow some Cie ogrees upon by the cusel The ZA a Gaye in which to brimg an appeel, The case will uw vet) carrie’ op The verdict of the jury a this came 0 bere Whe elect, ore ft the doubtless, in further provecutions. fa u aruel interest tra) bas bere lowe 000 baw been conducted spirit by both partion The objections noted (eee mort ampowmt toe full cord aed these vied eo eromgly for wucemes ip an The be triad hae rey CHOMAP LE covets, 1. 1—TROTTNG. Mowvat, July W—Mateh, 02,07, two mie beat, te Hh Wentret comet 1 wm taty Frenbll« 8 ©, Wet same gO Shen 3 Tims,