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— Dramatic and Musical Matters. Notwithaanding ihe terrible fact that we are out of the france, ané tha: everybody who is anybody fe pre BumDed to be out of town, Broadway never looked gayer, the hotels were never fuller aad public amusements ‘Sever better supported. We shall have to eet up Now York a: a summer retreat one of there days. ‘The groat novelty of last week was the series of concerts, hommenced at the academy under the direction of M> ‘Skewart, who differs from the majority of managers by ‘Qeving @ new idea ccoasonally. Tals idea is a very vod ove, and the fet that ore does net exactly know What “Choral Opera’’ means is another altrantion The concerts wouli have been cheap at double the money, apd ft {s good to know that they ave to be continued. The programme to- ‘aight includes an overture, two gallops, a waltz and « quedrille, by the orchestra; two ballads by Mies Ru»ert json; selections fron the frovatore” and the “Travia:a,”” ‘py Missos Simon, Spinols and Signor Arnoldi; » dalled by ‘Mize Bimon, ap 1 other morceaux—all for twenty five cents. ‘Tho Academy ebould be crowded every night. Nimo's Garvan still maintains irs pre-eminence as & Place of summer entertainment. Young New York is deeply evamored of Mie Rolla, a finished artist and an @xceeding'y pretty woman, which latter recommenda ‘@i00 le not possewred by avy of the stars of the bale in ‘Louder or Paris just now. M’lle Rolla draws fall bouses: ‘4 woulda be remarkable if me people did not come, Wecan ‘barcly remember @ nore pleasant en‘ertainment than the combined ballet and vaudeville nigh sat Niblo’s. Thoosst of Perfection,” which excellent piece is like the Collage Premdent’s tnauguzal—not exactly afior the manner of pews—made tt rcom almost a novelty. Blake. G Jordan, T. Plactée, Misses Gannon and Taylor, play ‘Perfection’? perfectly well, The bali:t is excoetingly well gotion up, and Rolla, like ber Peruvian namerake, is a host. To- night “Perfection,” “Selina,” a charming balle and the «Two Gregorion.’’ At Wartack's Taeatee Mrs. John Wood is the reigning tar; she bas played during the week Marie ina very ‘oad English version of the “Daughter of the Regiment,’ ‘ané Portia in Brough’s stapld burlesque, “Shylock.” In tho last named character Mrs. Wood bas had a deserved wuccess, but in Marie she is rather more Roman than the Romans, Any vivandiere after ber style would be re ‘tired without a pension sufficient for her cigarettes. Mra Wood ts supreme im broad farce and burlesque, ‘bot ber style needs taming down fo the higher walks of ®omedy and epera. The bili at Wallack’s for to nigh; in- ‘Tlufies “A Loan of a Lover,”’ and the burlesque of the pe ar played hero for tho first time in Now York ‘Mr:q@od Mrs, Wood play the principal paris in both pieces. At Breron’s TraaTrs Miss Maggie Mitchell, one of the ‘Prettiest and most popular of our actresses, ts playing a @bort engagement Spe plays to-night Naramatian in +The Wept of the Wish.top wish,” and Cleopatra in the farce “Antony and Cleopatra.” The juvenile comedians, under the direction of Mr. R. G. Maresh, bave been playing at Laura Keene's theatre during the past week to fair houses. They appear this ‘Ovening ip ‘The Naiad Queen.” The Bowmry Tuxstry, under the management of Mr. Eday, flourishes. Mr. Eddy produces to night a new drama founded upon some events in the history of New ‘Cngiand, The title ts ‘‘Miantinimo, the Last of the Narra- garetts.” Mr. Eddy and Mrs. A. Parker play the princi- pal parts, The afterpiece is ‘Paul Pry,” with Mr. George ‘Goliand es Paul, Of pubtic amusements not strictly theatrical we have Bome excellent announcements. The colored opera ‘Will attracts crowds to W.0.’s and to Mechanics’ Hall. ‘Wyman the Wizard appears every afternoon and eveniog ths week at Baro }, and the Chines» Jugglers will on Tuesday impale each o her in the most extraordinary way ‘at the Chinese Rooms, under the direction of Dor ning, ‘who ts not eli dormant. Our Broozlyn friends can have ‘ap opportnnity of seeing one of the really greatest ouriosi- ties in the world, the automaton clarionet player, at their Atheneum ‘Twmarnical Movements.—Frezzolial, the prima donna, ‘as to eail from Liverpool on last Saturday The new ballet trou ze engaged by Maretzck for & A. Marshail, inolades twenty two dancers, and is divected by M. Ronzan', a cele- Drated ballet composer. Tae first ballet will be “Faust,” ‘which will be directed by the oomposer. It ls not yet set- {ied whether this company wil! appear first in Ne# York Or Philadelphia. M Roozani will arrive before the first of Boptember. M. Vieuxtomps, the violinist, will arrive here with Frezzolini. Mr and Mrs, Barnoy Wiliams coacladed ® very long and succerrful cngagement at the Theatre Roya) Aseiphi, London, op the a4th July, and then depart. 6d upon @ pleasure trip to the Continent. Mrs. Sinclair (Forres:) was announced to maxe ber debuf atthe Bay warket, Londoa, on the fret of August. Jad now Broadway is oraamented by numorous managers from the rural districts. Messrs. De Bar, Datfiold, Fostor and Buetlacd are among the pumber. Mr. Buckland is con walescent afer a very revere {liness, and will open tho Montreal theatre on the 24th of the present month, with Mrs Caarles Howard as his firetetar. De Bar and Dat- Soi are making arrangements for the Mobile, New Or. feans and St Louis weatres, and Foster is picting ap novelties for Pitwburg. Mr. Thomas Piacide has been ‘ongaged at the People’s theatre, Ciecinoati. Mr A. A. Davenport bas a berett at Wallack’s theatre on Wednes- day of \his week. Wheatley’s Arch street theatre, Palla Geiphia, will be opened for the season next datarday. Mr. W. KR. Biake plays an cogagement at the How. era Atheneum, Boston, commencing next wook. fet the Aibenisns be thankful and make much of him. Tne Atheneam, under Mr. Barrow’s men agement, bas been doing @ very fine business, Mr and Mrv EL. Davenport nad a farowoll benedt oo Friday, on which the Journal bas a sweetly worded notice, to wit:— lh ved La nte be said that the atiendance at Mr Davenport's benefit ia-t ight was large, as it 1s the rule of the boure upon aii orcs uns, and would aot bear of au ex- Or ption at nach ap toteresting time as the farewell avoeer ance »f two such gewlal and refined actors as aod Ure. EL Davenport = ‘Lorerore it was that their friends ant Whe ste. echest patrons of the dra aa turned out In @ boty @ evunciae their adleus in cheers and encourngements Of course Mr. Uavenport mae @ specch,as who could favold giving expression to thanks for the contloued plaudite of eight weeks’ efforts which have greeted the twain, or help feeling @ regret at parting from euch pleasant associa. Hons. Mr Da enport expressed thoro reatiments in dttin, land eleqnent Ispgua,e, regret ing the peossmty that Lim away ere the rerson had ended, yet radiant in the hope of soop again asworn'ng the position now #9 relac tantly Mr Davenport also cemplimen ed the = for grpe O78 Dotces: rm had speared +> to ny ‘bat these uns were among facet eberlthes of uo reminiscences Conaected with the term In ching hit remarks be led forwara Mre Daren- who received & feral oration of sa extended acd ex- ve patare. Mre limcenport also errayod a word of Ut is fair to in'or that Mr. Brougham is going to haves Mmef, but we presume that he w Il at send the andionce (weoying to their beds.’ Saratoga is not witheut a star, a]: te ! ; Btave Coe vention, beld in Dayton: — ‘Tho american party of Ohio, !m convention arsembied, i the foo ming tor princioion of tbe party it mT | Poiteemac. SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY— GINGULAR CASE—OCHLO- BOFOMM ADMINISTERED, Boon after the organisation of the Meirepolitan Police Commissioners in April last, Walter 8 Jarboo, resi ting at No. 204 Madison street, in the Seventh wad, applied for and was appointed as a policeman of that ward He had formerly, up to within the last year past, beoe attached to the old police of tbat ward, baving been appointed on the cid city wach pome years sinos, and before the organiza tien of the Municipal police. He continued on the potice up to 1856, and ts said to have always been found © mom, eMcient and valuable officer, highly esteemed by all with whom he bad to deal. Tt te enid that bis having, tho last fall, votod the republt can ticket, he baving always, previous to that time, heen 0 etrong Gemocrat, gave very general dissatisfaction to bin maby demvoratic friends in that ward, particularly em ug ® portion of the residents in the visinity of Catherine, Bamilton and Jackson streets, some of whom, soon afer his sppointment on the Metropolitan police, were beard to eay, while conversing on the subject in « porter houre in the peighborhood, on Sanday even ‘pg, the 19h of July, that, “by God, be (Jarbon) ehould bo! be on the police three weeks.” Hewes Stvieet, tb accordance «1th threat, to be on ard, bat only laugbed at the icea of any one stoking to co bim an wjary; as he sald he was conscious of never having done any ir} knowingly to eny ope—therefore he did aot b+ Heve avy of the boys ‘would cok for a moment ta injure ‘bim tr or wey. Be left bis house about half past seven o'clonk, Seturday evening, Augus, 1, to go on bis post, on Catherine s roet; and, as ‘he left ihe house, remering to his fami: he said, if it did not rain too boaviiy, or if he was not killed, be should be in agein by 12 o'clock miduight. He did ao’, however, return und! about eight o’clock on Sanday morn. ing, when be bad a very heavy ovt om hs bead, bis face being muob broised and by injured with cicks fe Stated to bis ‘amily that he was on the corner of Heary and Market streot, with bis side partner, offiser Higgins, soon after eight o'clock, when a man came repping up to, and informed, him tha: tnere was & row down the etreet, aud wanted him ‘© rua there with him and stop it. The officer accor togly av companied the men tuthe pisce in Hamilton street whore be said the row wen going op, but on ai there found evorytbing perfectly quiet. He then eabed the man why be bad dec ivec him 40, which question was ang+ered by the man jumping on and dealing olm a powe ful blow uv the back aud bead, The officer immediately drew his olup anc dealt the fellow a beavy blow on te head tp retaro which he bad no sooner done than be was eet upon by a gang OF at least twenty rowdier, who came uvon bia from opreen quarters, and beat, kicked and clubbed hia nati he was ineensibie, exclaiming as they did #0, Meiropolitan son of ——," “Good for him,’ im,’ &>. He thin ver beating bim ‘0 their hosts? coptent, they must Q@tministered chi oroferm to hina, as the first recollection he bad of bis condition afterwards was asa crowd of persuus were conducting bim inv (ne Scventh ward etaion house, about nine o’ciook, where they withed to make a charge egainst him to the officer in command, of ivtoxica'ion, alieeing that .hey bad found bim laying on the sidewalk in [amilion sirect, 1a a beastly state of intoxication. It was Dis (noression that ths chioroform was administered to bim for the purpose of atupifying, ard giving bim the appearance of being intoxi cated, vnlil be should be found and taken to the station bouse, which be think+ must have been dove by rome of the gang who had bean him. He remuined at the atattoa house all night. He remained at his nonae uo to aout five o'clock Sonday evening, during which ume oo is asia by hie family to have acted very strangely, Taey, how ever, atiributed bis sirauge conduct to the effects of s very beavy biow which be recelyed during the meleo of tae preceding evening on the back of the bead, a »parently by club, gaa whieh it was thought had fractured bit skull; also*to the effects of the chloroform, of wulch he muaelt wory otros Dartog the after part of the day, up to about ‘past fovr o’clock, be remained on the grass plat ip tbe yard of the house, reasing a Rewspaner. About baif-pest four o’clock he went iuto the house, washed, cbar ged bis clotbes, ax wan bia usual practice, ani atared out, saying to bie wife that be was going to the tation house t report for duty: that was the last seen of bim by bis distressed family. He was subsequently een to turn out of Mi dison stroe? into Jefferson street, and go towards the hast river, by ove of his neighbors, whiob is the last trace bad of bim, althon, very toquiry and search bave been made for ‘4 only by the memoes of bis family, it @ large pumber of tae citizens of the ward, the members of the Riggers’ Society and Ark Lodge, I. 0. of 0. F, No. 2%, of both of which ne ¥ar a member; and more particulariy by the members the Oid Police of the Seventh ward, with whom be was a0 lung cunvected There seem to tako @ deep interest ta the matier,and are leaving 0° stone untu ned that may abe! the least possible light oa bis atrange ‘irappearance ‘The Riggers’ Soc.cty made arrangements for dragging the East rivor in search of hie remsios on Friday, rat afer a consultation with some of the Old Police and citi zeps of the ward. the project was finally abandon: , as there was no poemibility of knowing where to cemmsnce, or indeed that he bad even been near the river. [i was on Monday morning rumored that be was sean aitting on the string piece of the wharf at the foot of Market stroot. with another man about 8 o’sluck on Sunday evening, but vpon tnvestigaiion the rumor proved to be incorrect, as Abe persou suppoeed to be bim was dressed entirely 1f ferent in every respect. As to the supposition that he was drunk on Saturday veveral ble people tafo-m bis family that him at 20 minutes past € o'clock, at which time he Periectly sobor, and nif not have the appearance of baving draak @ drop of liquor during the day; and it wae ‘but a few minutes past nine o'clock when he wns takea to the station bouse, as described above. Mr. Jarboo was born and brought up in the city of Ralti- more, which place he left a. the age of ten years, aod proceeded to sca tn the mere ant servics, in which be o»n- Upued a a sallor A Ay Rag hee a J Years since when he came with bis family from New Orleans to this city to live, curing all of which time he bas lived in the Seventh ward He was 67 yeare of ago, and loaves a wife and olve chi'd ren—five boye apd four gi-le—three of the children being under twelve years of age. He was about fire feet ono inches bigb, biack hair etugntiy mixed with gray, aud black bazel . At the time of leaving home on Sunday who had brongbt ber husband tw the station nouse on Sa urday night She tne'antiy —— to make loquiries of them concerning the condition her husvand, wheo fourd by them, and from ‘heir strange conduct, and the similarity of ons of them to the d fon given ber by ber husband of the man wh» first came afkr him at the corner of Henry an¢ Market streets, to suppress a row, she acoused hem cf having murdered or mato away with bor husband, [mmediatoly on her doing this, they both turned and left the station house, aod have not sines been seen by bor ys he was always a kind haebaad, good futher aed very peaceable man This character is award ed bim by all who koew bim and bis family, aad while she greatly deplores hie loes to herself and family, yot that ts nothing when weighe) in comparison to the dreadful realiza'ion of the ‘a tthat he has in all probabilit, beeo usbered into the presence of hie Maker wibest a mo ments preparaion She says if ebe could only have krown tha be bad been killed «hile de’enaing the riehts ‘of the citizens, and in tbe of bis duty asec officer, #0 that *be could have sewn and paid the last earth ly reeposts to his ren.ains, then she would fee! reconctlod to her fate; but the idea that he has been mur dered im cold blod by the ruthless band of the aeraas\n le too much for her, sitbough she truss that God bas ordered al! thingy for the best; amt she feels confacat that they will meet bereafter . Jarboo was an aoitve to have the remotert on, alt va tous theories are advanced. Dy sme t's thong that on ing out oa Sunday night partially stuptied and aif ag he was from bie injories. be may have wandered out of hia way ¥ mast ory, indeed,’seeras quite reasonable, when it ts jot Consideration that euch practices have of late yo become #0 prevalent among the lower ow Dr arding houses ip this port. Another idea is, that becoming after walk aboat the ward for afew minutes, end in dread of mised would fall be cap clue be to tare ate Jetereon wre Cag Eg TL to bes man who never bay, any circu lef or remained from’ home longer than twolve hours without (nformi nt A hey ey For the past it le said that he has ceon ober and never been known during oan perlod to bs tno wore for liquor. There are one or two singular im consection with his disap years since a tract visitor of the ward . Jarboo reterning froma visit to one of her handed her a small tract called ‘fhe Barren Dine sera t ae shai ong Sa ae tt was excre Sabbath oy ety At not read @ ‘amediiiely commenced thiabing seriously on , and, frem thinking, bogan to try muoneeded by degress, and since the Bible through by oourse from mes, and is now 8 oharch On the morning of Mr. the sume tract missionary, in left another tract, which Mra. Jar- her basband in oat a8: 3 if And be. meedeth It? Let me fad grace in the of my " etgbt ‘The police and citizens of the Sevcath ward are making every snastinn 0 snd Cy mystery atteoding thie eamesnen cesar e7ae oftioer tm that Sa, oe bopes are entertained of their eventual success. The Muiberry sirest Howleide. ABREGT OF TWO MORE PaIsONERS- THe BR BTATE MENTS AND THS BVIDBNOR OF ADDITIONAL WIT NB-868—QORONBA’S INQUBBT CONCLUDED. ‘The Voroner’s Inquest in the case of theocore L, Tomp. ‘bo states that the lands upon which the survey- tha! they Dave ever menifimted thy greatest displeasure at thetr survey by the government companies. ne The Wamily tHeraid. On Wodnenday next the second oumber of the Famy Basar will be issued. Tule oumber will be « great im- provement on the previous ove, and will contain all the current news of the week, embracing @ full history of the Burdell farce up tothe moment of publication’ the Mulberry street homicide, @ curious case of @ mirsing policeman, some additional particulas in relation to tise Madeline Smith, the annoal oommencements of onr ool legen, the Lynok law care in Kansat, le ‘tors f-om varions yorts of this country and Rurope, together with other highly intereeting matter; also an account of the great a06 for the Goodwood cup, in which the Amerioan horses, Pryor and Prioress, are entere!—ihe 0 forming the best family newspaper published on this continent. Pitoe only four cents, For sale everywhere, Agente will please send tn their orders carly. evening, before Coroner Orane, at the Town fall, Hobo ken. The Hall, 6s at previous sensions of the jury, was densely crowded. Before entering upon the bearing of evider ce, the Coroner announced that since the ast ses eon of tbe jury two pervona hed been arresied on suspl- ov Of being implicated in the murder of Tompkins. The pames of the prisoners were givea as Carston Watk- irvo and Peter Lever, The formor was mvntionsd as be person referred to by one of the previous witnesses as baving come over tn one of the Barclay atrest for. ry boats lest Suadsy morning two or thre hours efter Tompkins wes takem over, and baving men- tiond sometning about giving the Hub:ken boys fla ine Ogbt the wight previous. The othe: man was supposed to be the etrange German alluded te as having boon at No 8 Monigomery street, during the disturbance, and who assisted in tniicting the Bows received by the de- ceased, apd Frazer and Weob baving tated tho fact of their arrest and pointed out ihe prisecers to the Jory (they being neatea alongrice Me Miccueli, aimou ‘the bu keeper, avd Terese Markel, the prisoners pre viously arreste?), the evidenoe ib the case was resumed Mr Livell District Attorney, assieted tne Coroner ta the examination of wiwesses. Seria Maria Louder was the first witness worn, aud teatitied as folin I resids at No. 90 Chathain street; T keep a gentiemen’s (urminbing store; [ was aot wequains ed with tbe deorared; on daurday nigh lat berween twelve and one o'clock, I was on the sidewalk in front of the etore; @ young gerti man came up to me, bareheaded and asked me iff could mroieh Bim aha to go home with; my rely war, sbet | bad noge for bim, be taen put bis band up to bir head; “look here, eee how wy bead ts out,’ I askec bim where bo gut burt, and why be did vot got {i dremed; he made some reply wiiod 8, wea ! did 1 ot understend acd (hea started off on 8 ran; he bad ® biack coat ov and light drab pans, I (hink; my impres sion ie thai be haa ro neckkerchof on; @ few moments ellerwards two Fo men ane by as fastas thay coulo wok, [ thought a) the time thal they were afer ihe tira genil’ mau; ts ocoured to me ‘bat posetoly “he frst gentle wav bad been garroted; be did mot appear to ue ss hongh be Lad been Grinking; he was cutoa bin frenead Apel on the side of bis head; there was consiaeavie blood Bovut ke wounde; tbe young men whe passed afior wards T dd not notice part.orlarty aa to how they were cree or their appearance, they passed on the same «ido of tue sireet, I shui up my etore about fve caiautes after tae last YorDE MEL parsed; Bu pewoa was near the first youay man when he came t > w where | wa B. ory Like, recsiled—1 recogutee Gar sion Wackirao, the prisoner, arresied wince the iast sitiiug of the jury wht present ir court ws ibe person wim [ wentivaed tn my pres lous evidence as baying coma over tn tne ferry boat Bbovt Pu’olock Saturtey mo ping, ence thea I have oot eeen, Din tll thie mc ruing, #ben be was arresiea, [ heara that be wade soe threate after be was arresied, « lady toid me vo; the privoaser was the per-on alluded vo in my firs evicence *b» asked about the Hobokea boys aad valid that they bac been giving come of thom fis; the lady infurmec me that be raia that because [ bad aworn agai him he would run me through, or some bing to that eff 1 con": know who this lady was; I ba-e bad ao conver tion with ‘Unce via No. 8 Mulberry street; the way the lavy knew it was me og bim making re ith him, and poling me out as Brookiyn —Wil:iamso: Bros’, Galleries of buiographa, cameo—o pes and rreary| Fol ghecerephe. come ae dager pes, 349 Faitoa Whe Lmpertal raph made at Brady's 4 ‘ i cy, iy Mo, $68 Srasd way, over At BRADY'S, Lower Gallorg, wer , No, BMS Brondway, ee of Fuluon sireri. Jobbers and Dealers tn (ivthing. Are reapeottully ‘Invited 'o examine our 1k AND Ww st00K, Im addition to our nate! larg ri Lo’ Lone 2 Which we ere prepared o ofthe ai ae how figures as any house ip the trade. he + or elaewbore VLIW & UU. way, New Yorn. Murray & Lanman’s Fiortia Water,—Ao Aimcepher= of perfume exbales from the baw!kerchiof moalt a with this raze florm! earence. Itsrefreshing aroma pre jaininess, and relieves bead ache an’ rere tremor Genilemen, who use tt (mixed with water,) afue- sharin: will obviate sil trouble frum irrita'ion of the ein iby DT LASMAy & CO. wholvealr drnugtate, 69 Waler wirset, Now York, and by all druggists, at fifty cents per bottle Alisopp's Kast India Ale on draught at all hetoly ene restauran's, aRTSUK KENDALL, New York, sole ageat for the United Staves Letd’s Wigs and Hair Uye Agalust the world far their natural appesrence. dnrability and cheap neas, et 489 Broadway, near hownrd wire. Batchelor's tiailr Dye, Wigs and Toupess.— ‘The besi in the wor!d, surpsesine all Made. wold aad applied at the manufactory, 2? Broadway Uristadore’s Halr Dye, Wigs aud foupess, ‘be very best in the country. both on sale. and tha dye pri vataly appites at No 6 Aetor Honse. Prechkies, Sucburn, Mruptions, Discolored akin cured by JO# BS! olf Italian soap, only &a.; Jones’ old core) baw oll, best wing made for bair, & pot Bd Howery and 100 Fulton street, Mili’s Hats Dye—4 Sail or brown No 1 Bavclay street, grewib of bair, Ruptare.—Marsh & Co , tadical Cure @n uss of.ce, removed to Ne. 2 Vewey aireet, Amor House @ Box, Biack Infalitble ongusat for (he the ipoividual mean Francis Webo recailed—I do not identify the priaoaer Wackirno we bavicg been present at No, ¥ Malbe ry ‘ut of tne aifficalty; my {mprorsioa is that Hollowey’s Ulatinent and Pilis —The Giant ae eS aay ec ue | striges of inteicet in tala eeutury ea bave oo. bette ‘ wre 18 of titel tury cap have no beller exo po lay on gg BO nk gered ou gatarday | Bent than the almost absolute ‘cininion over all form. of x wing . ternal ard internal malady achieved by kolicway’s. pi ls Bight, except pis, Frazer aud myself; Lem eare | andomtment kyon to-ofula and other diseases. suppoeed only two gentlemen ‘were in the barroom except | constitutional and ipeuruble, pive way cet we (he ourselves; no young man came inty the room vrevo.s to the ¢ifflculty «nd calleu for a glass of lager bier. Jenece Frazer realed—I do not reeoilect paving seen | either Wackirno or Lever, the prisonere peren (n court, an having been st No 8 Muiborry et, on Sat rday pight last; | think the two mca ta the barroom sere Germans, 20 One, I thipk, cams up ‘ the bar and asked for @ drink prior to the disturbarc:, exce,t ourtelves. Mrs. Mitcbeli, toe landiady of No % Molborry atrost, re calieo—Bith:r 'Wackirno or Lover have evor been ta my | houre tna I remember; the gentlemen at my House on ibe nip ht of the dletor' wero deter dressed, aad do not correspend in eize wiih be prisoners Peter Lever, ove of the newly arrested p'isuners, not being identifies by etther érazer or Webb, and the mis take as to his arrest being app smi, be was allowed to be eworn ase witness, Ria testimony was as fo lows:~T fam deck baaioathe Rodertl stevens; I ai Toecdore L. Tompkins. the dewased; neither known Frazer or “ebb; detween laet Saturday a ternv0a At twoo'occk, mod Movday morning, I was at asi Moproe street, New York, itis a private house; aa ola wemas, whose usme I do nor know, died as the | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. go Y mARK ee Buanay, August 9-6 P.M The stock market closed yererday dot! aud doprened. Speculative holdere find tt very difficuls to sustain prices, even with all the facilities furnished by an easy money market. There in no speculation outside of very email Cliques in Wall street. A few brokers ure engaged in the Inflation Of certain fancy railroad stocks but the great mass of outsiders cannot be induced W touch auyth'ng tp tne rhape of a raiiroad security. They have had a sur felt, and it will take a long time to recover from It, The sudcen fluctuations in Erie, the ups and downs in Resting, the diffonity with which New York Central is moved ap « fraction, aud the rapidity with which it runs down when yg ‘— = a = cuen peak _. the turn takes piace; the corner in Michigan Sontheru, and wat ouce ; this was pearly ; I bave bsd no conversalion with any perso the !mpunity with which the management of that com Pany {ssue thousands upsn thousands of shares of stock at @ time, all alarm the outeide public snd | keep them oct of speculation. So long an the prople At large 40 pot touch those wordless railroad stocks al! will go well enough. Lot the railroad managers and other speculators of Wall street palm off upon each other all tae stocks tbey can manufacture, the commanity will not wuller by it if they will only ict them alone; and our prime objec: In ex posing the rotienness, rascalit. # aud corruptions of theee concerns, is to detor, if poasible, the people from touching them at any price. We bave uo sympathy with the speculators of the Stock Exchange, and oare very litle bow much they fleece each other, At the close of the market yeslerday there waa ® more active demand for money, and there were evideone: of an approaching ‘uripgency Sooner or later the screws apon the money warket will be turned, end then we abail be able to tell betier about how much our most inflated railroad stocks ‘are worth. ‘The exportation of specie from this port last wook was as follows:— belonging to the Robert L 3 evens reladve to the dis turbance w Mre Mitchell's, I caa prove that | was aot out of No 231 Monroe rtreet between the hours I have mou Woved; he vearest I ever came to veing ln any fighs is being ~atched and f jlowed and threatenea by some young men 1p Monroe au cot. Caron Wackirno, the other newly arroated prisoner, was placed on the stand. "he Coroner tuformet nim tha! be was at liberty to make a statemen touching hi+ conaec tion with or kpowlege of the fight at Nv. 3 Mulverry street, resulung in tbe bay of young Tompkins. [a this statement he was pot obliged 10 way avyining bavivg a tendency to crimipate b'm-e The p-tsoper read tae fol | lowlag statement:—Oo daturday let, « hittle afer five o'clock, I wen from my work to aeailor board in Ja ner street, kept Me W ; lavked bm If he Kvew aoytbirg about wy eister's 5 eaid it would | be some time vefore he would hear; [ said here sll abont | eight o’clo-k; I went from here to & Ingor bier saloon in | Willlam street, near Frank‘ort street; I cever was ia tho bouse before; I drank beer, I can’ say bow much, Ul! finally | remember the clerk took me by the oat c>iiar and pu’ me out of doors; after Oelag pat out I fat down slept awhile; when | awoke ap I went o7 IT was; lean 1 was, end bh after which he showed mo the way to the Barolay atreot 4 mo, w i then; I don’t how Iwas Surrmmse oF Sracm yeom tas Pout oy Naw You aes the terry. spine : — Stosmebip Vander vilt, Havre, Am. gold culn. .$205,002 00 at ‘tage of the exemination an alarm of fire was do. do, do. gold bars...... 4 201 6 rung, at which there was a ,overs! stemnede of the #poo- Go. do. do. Caiiforuia gold, 47,620 63 tatore from the room As some of the jurors uxpreate1 a do. do. do. Stlver doilars... desire atiepd the fire snould the siarm prove wel! do. fo. do Freneb gold founded the Coroner granted @ recess of ten minutes. la do. Pbi'atelphia, Havana, Spanish do leva than two minutes (here was a general rosh back, wita do. he announcement that hore was n0 Are do, The jurors now shortly convened and Wackirno proceed. do 6000 ‘ed with bir stavemont —Whee | resched the forry [#howed do. Kangaroo, do. Am. Gold., By ss my Commutation ticket, and parsed through the gate tuto Whe ferry houre, # dere | laid down and got asieap shortly took hola of me aod me, seking if { war going across tho forry; T told bim wont along ‘and | rat down on a bevoh ; after the boat got into the river, « had been, aud wid me that there y Daadkerctiel and we tt wked him if the bioot ; [told the man I could aot toll how face; | did not fee any of the boys that night; as fara I remember, I raid anybody on the boat sbout aay muss during the bight; be only “ificulty wes to ae alittle top heavy; by_top heavy, | mean ng drunk. ‘The pricover was aubjocted to « lengthy orcas examias. thon by the Detrict Attorney, but no com farts of impor tarce were elicited bevond a denial of fart trat be bad pever been ip Mra Mitchell's house to Mulberry sireet By Joror—T think my nose died after being thrown from the lager bier saloon; | reached home ahout 6 o'ol ck wring the evening and night previous | i H : ary gained last woek about $445,000. Albert H Nicolay’s regular smi weekly auction rale of stocks and bonds wil! take place om Monday next, at half pari 12 o'clock, a} the Merchants’ Exchange. The earnings of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company for July were as followa:— 5 e 5, The following table will sb: prinelpal eta ple articles for the week and yoar:— ——~ 1866-1851 We! on terrace; wes deed; I ‘assisted | Week naling Aug. 6. Am’t. Value Amt Value Dr, Chaupert in making a post mortem examinat'vs of the | Cotton, bales....... 2,180 $116,237 4,221 $905.196 body ; immediately above the right eyobrow there wras 460,187 8 016 68 025 contusion, but the kin was not broken; om the ‘eft side of Wheat, burbewr Corn, bushels .... $1,219,175 $496 2-6 with thad of 1856, $723,400 The fi lowing is & comparative «\stemont of the value of exports from tho commoneement of the year to Aug 6: — blow makiag sucha braise would 1967. Decrease render him senseless; the wound * 6,906 183 833,708 must have been id by some- 6,624,604 jung shot or loaded 43,741 otad could not havo 3,463 851 it mignt have been produced 627,940 840,528 |, and each stated 1,0786.8 and Frazer to Mre. -_—— that Tompkins had ever rr - cocee TSI 08 ‘The recent rapid deoline in railroad securities pretty clearly demonstrates the want of confidence in their man agemententertained by a large class of the community For rome montha past holders of these stocks have beea anxions to part with them, while those who have been eo fortunate aa to have their capital in safer |n vestments hare evinced po disposal) toa to embark in their purchase. Under the conjoint effect of a strong disposition to reil on the par of holders, and a disinclinasion to buy on the part of thore who were not, prices have declined to sash an extent as to seem to threaten an entire extinction of the interests of the bad an impediment in bisapeecd, strangers to think him undor the in De Chaupert, who ansisted in the port mortem examine tion of the deceased, corroborated the evidence of Dr. Julien, as to the wounds upon the bead and their auMcionsy to caure There being no further evidence to offer, the Corener afer briefly summing np the testimony, gave the case to the jory at a few minutes before 12 0° 5 Afver a brief deliberation the jury retarned the following VERDION. come roads ‘The jory find that Theodore I ine came te hie | Mockholders in some of the largest ret tm the United death from the effeota of & blow apon the In side of his | States. The chief conse of this exists, not, ae many imagine, bead, inficted a: No. 5 ery 4 be io ae of 4 im the operations o° Wall street, bot in the reckless man “ ; yore “+ ~ ciuee weapon, in tho hands ner in which tho roads have been managed, and the conte Faas Jeon to the Jory waknows. quent inadequacy of the earnings to cover the running ox- Upon thg rendition of the verdict the partios arrested | penses and enable a proiit to be declared among the boud- upon were all discharged. holders and stockholders. Thia seems to be n vw generally admitied, and it Is important to asooriain If It is possible to conduct the buriness apon railroads in such ® manner as to render them advantageous to the commmenity and profitable to the stockholders. The conven fon of failrond mianagere which amembied io New IwporTaNt From TH Puatrs—Reroaren Mcr- per of tae Scavevinc Pantie Toe Kaueat Ulty Brierprie, of Axguit 1, says Letters wore re cotved at Lecompton on the 26th ult, which state | Sass te Careeee of Sioux Indians, of both, have aimox ed geveral of the United States surveying parties jn tne ore were at work bave been siaimed by the Pawnees, and | NEW YORK HERALD, : MONDAY, .AUGUST -10, 1857. York some few years since came to the: comciu‘ion that the prices demanded for passengers and rreignt trafic were inatequate, and advised en increara; but en far from lessening, this has only increased the evil 1; was Competent for the managers of a railroad to aid to their tariff of prices, bat it was equally at the option of the public, tm @ great degree, to continie thcir patronage or withdraw 1); and it bas usually been found that en to Grease of passenger’s fare bas reduced the aggregate recetpte, while a diminution ef them bas tnoreased the re. venue of the road. An average rate of fare [rr all paseon. sengers over mest roads iu the United States at present |+ three cents per mile. Oocasioualiy prices are somewhat be low this; but{t will be found by examination shat the rate of three cepts por mile is a near an approt ma ion as Gan be made, Now, ip England the standard rate for passeagers ie four cents por mile for iret clase, two and @ baif for second and one and 6 baif for third class, while ou the Uoptunent the standard rates are three cents pir mile for frst class pamengers, two cena for second class, and a little above one cont for those of the third clase end yet with these rates of fare the English roads, aa the Great Western, Great North of Kngland, Great fonthern and Western, and Northern and Fasten, pay ennnal dividends of throe, foar and ‘ve per cont, and darecilles, damburg and Berlin, Parisand 4trasbourg, tn wome Instances pay even larger dividends Tho orl rinal wort of all these roace ts far greater, and their eproinime: ts much better than similarly eitoated roads to this conntry , and yet they are onabied to cerry passongers Ai an average Of two Cents per mile —for it mut be remem ered that by far the larger part of the passenger traffic in with seo ad and third ciass passengers and prove a pro- fitabie investment to their ssookholée ¢, These facts so m to Indicate preity olearly that there exists a system of ec nomic management! on European roads which those of the United States most ascertain and aiopt,or they will fall #1) lower iu the public emtimation than they are at the presen| moment. As ap example of the good results of copemis management we clie the article of fuel, which constiintes nea ly one fifth of the running expenses of a railroad, The English, by a system of rewards, have auo- ceeded in reducing (he amount consumed to less tnan half the quantity originally required to perform the same duty* and a! the present momeut are en bled to transport « trata with seventeen pounds of coal per milo, while our own roads require from thirty to forty pounds Oar akiil © the manufnectore of locomot! ress oon esxodly suport or to the Foglieh, and ti ts obvious that the large inorosse to the item of fuel om ovr roads over those of be Earopean is solely due to @ want of proper coonomy in the condect of this department. Tals sing! ‘oatration serves to show that the unpre fitah onoss of American roads is pot due ether & lack of business or remuperative rates, but principally to the want of care ip ine detajiod management of the roads themselves. Let our roads extend to the travelling public every prsible facility at reasonable rates, and et toe sam» time carefully guard thetr expenditures, by cutting of every upnecos sary outlay, and adopting every pew suggestion by which oupense can be faved and the time will not be far dis tant wbon thore which have nct elready ran thetr cost up to eno) move amoants may become profitable and favorite npecter of Ipvertment, and become onse more porsessed of that public esteem which under the present system of Management they are rapidly losing. ‘The following is & comparative statement of the foreign tmports at New York for the week, and since January 1:— 1 1861, 2,801 465 To'ai for the week.. $4,001,760 5,078,902 Total for 7 mouths,. §3,783,22 4,141 160 872,525 Since Jan. 1........887,744 975 198,248,838 166,061,516 Stock Kachauge Sarvmnay, Al a Gaba Mich On| 703% 105 d0....... 70° 10 do... 4066 Til Cent RR ba.. 993g 200 Clov&PitaRR, 18 era National Bok. Lloke 80 ao 16 Gal & Ohio RR. . 17 NatiopalBuk scrip 107 10 Babk Commerce, 1(5 26 *mer Ex Hane 10 Metropolitan Br: imp & Trad Buk. 104 26 Park Bank ...... 10236 66 Onin Life&TruvtGo 101 96 Canton Uo 19 6 Del & HudCanaido 118 84 Proma Coal Co... 8356 24N ¥ Gen RR p&o BPG 40 .....DO0 BIG RIN 38 Bissscst 130 MYRN epee etic ad $0 su 880 T Bay 85 ssaaoie 200 Clev&Pite RR B60 33 a8 NSW STOOK RXCHANOR, 000 shatierd’rGoibit 10 Go. bso CIVY COUMMERUIAL KhPOR®, Sarvapat, Aug, 8—6 P.M. Asrm—Poarle wore firmer; sales at $7 mand $7 7 81M. estorn Canal floar has continued active end itn light arrivals; prices of the low and motiom fe a 100 The beter brands shower no sseue ses . = 33 Pee peeees aa buoyant, the stock quite it tne above ju0'ations. 4outhern flour Beesseaead rh gerecHece asessar boshols 850. a 863¢0. for Western mixed; other descriptions are nominal aad [9 poor sepply AT net) ‘beat—Canadian wh'te 17 8 18% 1” 16 170 1480 1% 1% 1$ 1s Ld 86 86 0 a Southern white. 0% 8 16 Corras—The business was confined to « fow sales of Rio, embracing 180 bege at Lc. a 11\40.; other were rm but quiet Corton —The market continued firm, but was quiet. The alow were (00 bales, at 1690. for middling « and We w 16M for do. New Orieans. Fuaraats —Rates show no alteration, dal, To Liverposl 100 London 100 bbis, rosin at 2s. f wu wee Reef eastern Sorter = wes ; M4 ldo, Qui mons wore higher; sales of 60 6 ess 8 FoRSSccssss ile = agaz 85 x eaeeeesees Fsene: | FFs sisedss ge Rica —The sales embraced 160 Pap nae Uerces, atc a bie far Svucns —The market was (rm and ative to reduere Teyerse vow Porto Ric’ eh WOycrvand 133 bones thea 2.5 rat lOc, and 132 boxes forenbert, ob B9(e., In boed Wrisksy —Tue warket was steady. Sales of 600 obits, Bag oreo eo ren cas — We bear of rales ag? Calcutta ginger Oisc., end 1 000 The nutmegs at 6c. , daty paid. - Hives —Very Utue was done, Holders, howover, re mated Orm. Lxarumn — Prine (nnages of Buenos Ayres command very full prices. The market for sole generally is firmer, oem moderate boetnews 1) doing, ADUERTISKMENTE BERXWKD BUKRT BAT. 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Ld, For aale by ali booksellers and news agents, SOUTHERN AND The subscriber eas reduced the ‘equal to the WESTERN MERCH inform the leave rice of his Bab! ‘Feduetion of sicep and reverse Reak Nr Dr. JAOOH WERDER'S vanruiter ‘art of tatrangta is O88 WITh BRUKER ‘atiturional ed Jovm—Ds Vou —n day, August 8, by the Rey Joserh Sanderson, Mr Ricnany § Jowm to Mrs Faawom & Tm Vou, deughter of Samuel N, Siubbs, Eeq, ali of ot Reowo— Keen it. On Wednonday, August 4, by Rev. Dr. Swain, Govamm A Scomcio Mina Maat L. i Loke Brarpan, aged onmsty Westmeath, Ireiand 0 relauives and friew.da of the family are requested to attend the funeral, t» 4 Stasel tome invitation, from No. 14 Court of Verseillrs, Twenty ax@ Street, between Seventh and Kighth avenues Fanoveom,—On Sunday, Aug: at, after a short illness, Dave Mar, youngert son of Ieane 8. and Catherine &. Fer- The re , and the mem- bers of Manhattan Kegine C»m| No 8. are Invited to attend the funeral, a two o'clock, orest Hagan —\i day evening, Argust 0, (Ramm UO Hagan, aged 64 years, a ‘dative of county Derty, Ireland. nee The friends of the i i z if, will take @ from the Mansion House, a to morrow sfteruoue, ot three o’siean. uainiances are reepectfully invited to a Batol fae 35 Voenvaor.—On Saturday, Acgust 8, Eoouve of A 3. and Emmejeane Vosborgh, 8 months, Bis remains will be taken to Wi ‘Wonn.—On Saturday, Augutt 8, AVOUErUS, infant son of Jobp C snd Mary L. ¥ The friends of