The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1858, Page 1

Se died — — — eer . 2a See > - we smee TESS ee THE NEW YORK HERALD. ————— WHOLE NO. 7922. MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1858. PRICE TWO CENTs. Shocking Accident on the Central Railroad. Hight or Nine Persons Killed--—-Forty to Fifty More or Less Injured, &e., ae., &e. Unca, May 11, 1 A Srightful accident occurred this morning at 634 o’clock, em the Central Railroad, by the crushing of a bridge over the Sanquoit creek, some three and a half miles weet of {his city, near Whitesboro’. Seven or eight persons are al- peady dead, and five or six others are barely alive. The iujered number forty or more. The killed are :— KL Moore, of Rising Sun, Ia. Head crushed; has since Ged. ‘Iwo children of Abraham Mack, of Cincinnati. 4n wknown man, lying in the baggage room at Utics. 4p Irishman, aged apparently sixty years, name un- mown. His head is entirely jammed in, and he seams to Rave died instantly. A negro, whose logs are cut off. An infant child of Karl Hover, of St. Louis. ‘Fee wounded are:— James Ward, of Schenectady, conductor of the train; Dedily bruised, but believed not dangerously. W. H. Perkins, grocer, of Rochester, N. Y.; very badly hart about the head and chest, and probably will not recover. Walter H. Shube, of Rome, Richmond county, Ohio; Injured about the spine, but it is thought not dangerously. ‘M. Bellman, of Cincinnati; very seriously injured about fhe head and chest, arm also fractured; it is feared he ‘will net recover, 8 P. Tucker, of Dry Ridge, Grant county, Ky; slighy | 7, ssouest adjourned at 11 P. M. till 7 P, M. to morrow- fwjared about the shoulder and side. George Coit, of Columbus, Ohio; wounded in the leg, ‘Pat not seriously. ‘The following are from Louisville, Ky.— . ©. F. Dushe, a lad 15 or 16 years of age; about the head, Slightly. Mrs. Schenck, arm and head badly burt; and Miss Aldrich, slightly braised. ‘A. Oobb, of Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Oo., N. Y.; slight eat on the head, and shoulder severely bruised. Mrs. Phoeven, residence not ascertained, had about three inches of the scalp taken off, a tooth knocked out, and is otherwise seriously injured, Faint hopes are entertained of her recovery. Karl Hover, of St. Louis, bound for Germany, was pretty severely bruised. He was accompanied by his wife and | her passengers are Jesus Maria Guevara, Dr. Manue; iittle child. The former is somewhat bruised and burned. | Paez, Juan Bautista Mijares, Juan N. Echezuna and Simon ‘The latter, an infant child of some two years, was badly Durned by the upsetting of the stove in the car, and will mot recover. (Since reported dead.) Mr. Riley, of Albany, brakeman on the train, has a Droken leg. Mr. Haley, of Schenectady, another brakeman, is | qyoutle with the Foreign Ministers—Resignation of the Ca- severely bruised. J. F. Tracy, superintendent of the Chicago and Rock Inland railroai, was badly cut over the eye, but not dan. John Clemens, of Erie, Pa.; badly bruised and sprained, Dat deft in the next train. Mise Cook, of Sunbury, Delaware county, New York; slightly bruised about the bead. 8. 8. Horton, of Binghamton ; slightly bruised. ‘Wm. Hart, of Cleveland, Ohio; bad contusion on the | ytinister, intimating to the public authorities of Venezuela Dead, and arm bruise1; not dangerously injured. A. A. Langworthy, St. Clairville, Chautauque county, New York: slightly injured. & M. Allen, President of the Niagara Falls Canal Com | criminal charges preferred against him by the anani- pany ; slightly hurt. R. W. Bolkley and sister Mary, of New York; slightly rated. Mr. Bicknell, of Rome, father of Cashier Bicknell; pretty Deadly burt. A lady from Kentucky, mame unknown, is badly | retary of the Treasury, resigned their respective oflices, Wounded, and probably will not recover. Abraham Mack, wife and six children, were on the | resign. General Castro, the bead of the government, train. All were more or legs injured; two of the children | admitted of the resignation of Dr. Urrutia as Minister of fare dead. The parents will recover. Josephine Horbler, a young lady accompanying Mr. | Toro. The protocol and the correspondence on the gub- ead Mrs. Mack, was badly hurt tn the head. David Levi, of Cincinnati, has a bad compression of the | the editorial remarks. riba, but will probably recover. Raphae] Bowman, of Strasbourg, Germany, has @ frac | var, Interior; Fermin Tovo, Foreign Relations; Miguel fared log and wounds in the head. John Wallace, of Eagle Harbor, lake Superior; neck | the Navy. bort Jobn Muaroe, of Greenbush, hurt internally on the left | and the French and English Ministers baye insisted on wide. Hogh Lislay, of Minnesota, (bound for Dover, N. H.:) head cut open badly, the scalp torn off the forehead and eyelid cut ioose. Mr. Yates, of Fulton; scalp loosened, but not seriously injured. G. E. Knowles, of Sanbornton Bridgo, N. H.; terribly who is charged with settling ound Braised about the head, He i now deranged and am | trace of land which Is included in the recent map of Vo- completely cat around, Her husbaad and child, on ad- Joining seats, were not injured. Mrs. Mary Batchelder, mother-in-law of Dr. 1. W. Fas- quelle, of St. John’s, Mich.; hurt scross the uock and shoulders, and internally. John McDonald, of Morris, Owego county; badly hurt | the national ind about the head and right arm, but will recover. Many others were more or leas bruised, but none 80 86- | rect and tr riousty as those above mentioned. ‘The accident occurred to the Cincinnati express train, Guo bere at twenty minutes past six. It was somewhat be- | ornment was read from a hind time at Whitesboro’, and was coming up at « high rane of epeed when it met on the bridge over the Sanquoit @reck the Utica scoommodation train for the West, each ‘on its own track. The engines crossed the bridge; but as the passenger cars of the express and tho freight cars of the soommociation came upon it, the north side | pinay Barry, the representative in the Board of Hduca- gave Way, precipitating the freight cars into the creek, piling the passenger cara we above the other, avd splin- toring the platforms and soats 40 sloms as the cars struck | 164 up in the Fourteenth precinct station house all the abutments. ‘The persons injured were all om the’ @xpress train. ‘the fasmmen.cer Oar on the seegmmoda ‘ion train did not reach the Pridg¢, Different morion are tc Ove is thas an axe of the expross ba,"<*k® o#* 82 Whe conse or the accident. roke aa ‘t 888. supposed to be in New Hampshire. ears and on the timbers of the bridge are frightful stains ef buman blood. ‘Tweve 0'CL00K—MipwiGHT, Acchild on the other side, injured by this accident, can- not live out the night. ‘ One young man at Whitestown station is delirious, a small bole having been made in the top ef his head. He ‘worked for some time to reacue others, without a know- ledge of his injuries, until he became delirious, Thename marked on hie shirt is G. C. Knowles, and bis residence is ‘A.J. Yates, canal contractor at Fulton, is among the ‘wounded, ‘snd badly 20. ‘The Coroner’s jury to-night examined Benjamin Stouten- ger, engineer of the up train, whose testimony shows that both engines passed over the bridge at the same time. He felt nothing until hie engine got on the weat side of the bridge, when there was suddenly a jerk and the tender broke short off. He then looked round and raw the cars piling up im the creck. The engineers have orders not to rum two engines at the same time over the bridge at Rome, but no such orders as to any other bridges. Both engines passed over the bridge and remained on their separate tracks. Charles Champlin, of Yorkville, was then eworn—He ‘Wag at the scene of the disaster immoediatoly afier it took place, and helped to get out the dead and wounded. He had heard several persons talk within three weeks past of the rottenness and insecurity of the bridge, and predict an accident there. George Baylis, Justice of the Peace of Whitestown, de- posed that two weeks since he passed over the bridge and was strock by the rottenness of the wood. Many of the beams were of bastard elm, apparently unfit to bear their own weight. He bad stamped his heal into them by the side of the rails and found them perfectly rotten. This uneoundnees was @0 apparent as to be evident to his eye while crossing the. bridge. He had mentioned the fact in conversation before the accident. The theory of the railroad employes is that the axle of the baggage car on the down train broke, and thus caused the accident. This is destroyed, however, by the fact that the baggage car was over the bridge when the break took place, as wellas by the evident rottenness of the bridge. Important from Venezuela. SERIOUS TROUBLE WITH THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH MINISTERS—ARRIVAL OF A SPECIAL BRITISH EN- VOY—MORE ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY ON THIS CONTINENT—ARRIVAL OF COMMISSIONERS TO GEN. PARZ. Pm.apetpma, May 11, 1868, The bark Rowena, from Laguayra, has arrived. Among Madriz, commissioners from Gen. Castro, Provisional President of Venezuela, to invite Gen. Paez to,return to hie native country. OUR CARACAS CORRESPONDENCE- Caracas, April 19, 1858. binet—Arrival of a Special British Minister—Acquisi- sition of More Territory om this Cuntinent, dc., dc. ‘The citizens of Caracas Lave been aroused in conse- quence of the protocol between the diplomatic corps and the Mipister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Wencesiao Urrutia, agreeing as to the disposition of ex-President General José Tadeo Monagas, he being at the French legation and un- der the protection of the diplomatic body, whose respec- tive flags formed a cordon around the door of the French that the despot, the tyrant and the usurper, was under their protection, and could pot be delivered up to under- go the procers of the law and answer to the nation for the mous voice of an offended people. The protocol was signed the 26th of March, and it only came to the knowledge of the cabmet ministers on the 6th of April, when Senor Manuel Felipe de Tovar, Secretary of the Interior and Justice, and Senor Fermin Toro, Seo- and Dr. Urrutia found it also absolutely necostary to Foreign Affairs, but refused the resignation of Tovar and Ject you will find in the public prints enclosed, aa well as ‘The Ministers at present stand thus —Manuel Folipe To- Herrera, Treasury Department; Jose Austria, War and The protocol has been repudiated by the government, having it complied wih; bat with all thoir threats Gone. raj Castro and his Ministers are resolute and firm. They repudiate tbe idea of foreign Ministers combining with a ‘view to defeat the ends of justice in regard to the domes- tic affairs of the country. Her Britannic Majesty's guayra on the idth inst. Hon. Mr. Woodhouse, boundaries between Rog! claims a with the tho Guayana and Vi no define the een Se ee eee vinve to be equa) to the number sentatives in the last \thout The Coo vention will ‘act all otber necessary for the government on a firm basis. — oy called the Car of Liberty, and |, handsomely decorated . ami Procession, and the city will bo illuminated in Police Intelligence. A Mrmr or te Boarp or Epvcanow wm Trovat.— on from the Sixth ward, became involved in a serious difficulty on Monday night, which resulted in hie being night. Mr. Barry, it appears, went into the saloon of Philip Wolfe, No, 15 Howard street, for smusement sake, but soon after be bad made himer!f ot home in the oa- tablishment he found, to his amazement, that be bad ‘veen robbed of $20. He made known demanded immed! ed at the proposal and treated the matter aga pretty reached the bridge, avd thus threw the ._ of the | Joke. Thereupon Mr. Darry waxed wreth sea ieff tne The other attributes the casualty to the rotten. brenes, vengeace Sr, ern Ge bent of Ge timbers of the bridge. ox. "8 Tet to the saloon, sovompanied by several ae Major Priest, the local Superintendent of the road, hap. rma" Dead Rabbi” order, when a general to be on the scoommodation train. He at once des. | divituais ot w ade upon Wolfe | and tho in. hed a pufficient number of men to the reliet ot the | ODRlwOAE, WAR wm aac hae sufferers, 4 large namber of the wounded were brought | wonlt have lasted far gome t to thie city an¢ takon to Baggs’ Hotel, tho MoGregor | Fourtesenth prec'net police, attracted odds, the Northorn Hotel and the Rasiroa} Haves. others | Lena ge wore cared for At Whitesboro’, Physicians wore sum: | Pstricx Buh, were moned, and ovtry ne W** mate 4 relieve | we we ‘ their euforings. ws ME LATEST PRO‘ THE SCENE OF DISASTER. Urca—11:90 P.M. Tho following #9 the doad up to this time :~ A. Moore, of , Indiana. Daniel. Hrayton, of Phelps, Ontario Oo. , ¢6 children of Abraham Mack, of Ciscinnati—one ® firl, aged twelve years, and the other « boy, aged eix. Jobn Fitzgerald, of Now York, who iad been to Detroit | tice and w en & visit to his sons. ‘Wm. H. Sharpe, a colored preacher. ‘Charles Bettanan, of Cincinnati, aged twelve yoars. Doty was found in the crock just before dark. The bridge at which the accident occurred was entirely Hie Thomeon, rotten, several of the main beams on which the track was p ty ~ A Aald being found decayed all the way through. There is now no doubt but that the accident occurred through the voluntary breaking of there timbers by the | Prot. James wight of the two locomotives passing over the bridge at tho same time. The greater portion of the heart of the ‘wood is like #0 much punk, and the wonder is that the Dridge had stood #0 long. ‘The smash is a most terrible one, and the ruins convey ay vid impression of the horrors of the disaster, He tweon the stone abutments of the bridge isa apace of thirty-two foot; the ordinary length of a car is thirty-Ave foot, and the depth to the bottom of the creck is nine fect, Three entire care lay lengthwise, crushed up like a telescope, between the abutments of the bridge—thus oc- ‘eapying & space of but little more than the length of one | state car. The first and seqmnd care cannot be distinguished one from the other. The third car is entitely demolished, except about one-third of the roar, On the sites of the at ae Lg ing manner. Gikas who prooouced Bi From Liverpool, in stew cock and lady, Mri Gaughter, wigs Kye, and Low P' am, Gre Murloon. Tok er, Mins year, fon, Mr eervant, Mr ia, Mr Rovinson, Mire Goodyear and sister, Jacob Yarem, Shes Koohler, Hoa Mr Bivok, J R&mith, Mre Campbell end 3 children, G Fat, wife and 2 ebijiren, J * Roberia, @ © Stuart and lady, Mra Reid and male servant Mr Fish, Mr Piteh aad wite, Master Sar yn ming, wife, infant and anree, Jardine, J erwin, Bereta ney GM cnet Onl canal per apt anly yataws, rerAc, le iF Hansar, Banh rk Pik’ Barewell Da sone. JT Wald, Mr Wilon 8 re and son, on, ntini, J oe. Pew ATea ite steer nit Root ian Re ep W Ang, aa emp. From Savannah in Courtney, Mra Courtney. infant wd Mi gon, Mien B Hizde, Mre or. Mise Oflibes, Sire Mallon, Mred Reed, Mice Knowles, Mine errant F Lyman, W oD, BP Hates, Ming om, Vise ta Jourette, Mine Ling, Mra'Preeman, Mee sboberg, Mrs Puarews, Mre Gelliem, child and nurse, "Me and Mra @ A Adon. fotant, child ent narse, J Potter svt servant, T Dom 1A Corgi), «Pf Mearthur, © Doitie, | 8 Pay, Mre Mra Rigge Mis Lr Peomett, Infant and nurse, Jk Sat GW Bal J Arnold Jr, WOR Arnold, UT Hyde, ve Mae Hl Maced, Mise Thurston 1 iley, FM Bartahoen Me and wh ‘Guten, J 8 Owen, @ — The National Democratic and 66 jn the steers Damocnratic Appres' Committee of Ttinois have ineved an aidress we im people, Itwhich they reoommend the immediata up of theMittorences in the party, and cx'! (o* a con: action. y may it is pain‘ul to emnotince the fhet, but cannot Be diagnived that forther fealty to Senator Donglas is frengon to tne emooray GREAT RAILROAD FRAUD. Arrest of a New Yerk Banker en Charges of Perjury, Embezuziement and Conspiracy to Detraud—@ther Financiers Included—Dx- pose of the Alleged Swindiing Operations of Seme ef the Chicago, Alten and St. Louls Railroad Directers—The Stockhelders Fleeced, d&e., dic. ‘We suspected that the late financial revulsion would bring to light frauds of a magnitude rarely heard of in this country, and only equalled by those m which criminal prosecutions promptly followed the evil doers in England. In the revulsion of 1837 frauds to the amount of some three hundred millions were discovered, and we should ‘not wonder if indictments and prosecutions were to be in- atitaied in this country for some years to come. A most astounding case of fraud inthe management of a rail- road is now about to occupy the attention of the courts. The most eminent lawyers are retained, and as it involves several millions of dollars out of which the stockholders and creditors generally of ‘‘the Chicago, Alton and St, Louis railroad,” as well as sundry banks in Connecticut and New York mercharts, have been swindled, and as the parties implicated occupy prominent positions in the com- mercial world, it will prove # most exciting case. On the 22d of April Charles Gould, Esq., of Madison square, attended by his counsel, A. Oakey Hall, appeared before Judge Russe!) to make s criminal complaint against Henry Dwight, banker and broker of Wall street, upon which complaint, gubstantiated by the affidavits of Mr. Gould, and those of Samuel M. Blatchford, Seabury Brews- and Stewart Bank, and Mr. Stewart 2D, fora, before chap. 1and offence day of: 0% me Court Piaintits and the Roewer ther as they allege claimed as bel with said ros di tock care that enid Stewart Bro said allegations; having deported Variance with ces tend)p, He Dwi swore in Gould, under April 5, 1865. company.” wilfully and and &t Lo é ter, & Co., warrants for the arrest of 4 Judge Russe)l, and a warrant also for tcbk ise, formerly President of the New Haven County ncer, formerly Vice President Louts Railroad Co, The fol- Hamilton of the Chicago, Alton and Jowing contains the substance of the warrants:— constable, or Metropolitan: rork— of ard from the examinat moa the ann tithe 11 of the people thereof, in that, to wi FOstober, one thousand eight bundred and wilfully and corrupth pen the ssid Henry Dwight feloniously swore, in a eeriain action the ot the Chicago, Atos duced Mr. Hamilton Spencer of pal lestee of ssid road for the said That, to this end, the said pisintiffs offered to fur ni up all arreare of interest then due on the said Irawn up the said but wilfully and. corrupt! be. peorte of the State of { taid sheriff, ¢eputy eberiff, constable and Me! esaid, to forthwith apprehend pany, wilfully and ‘That on the thirty iret day of, said Henry Dwight, certain assignmen’, by ‘Ratlroad Brown, of of Rey de] ‘in Wiliem Brown Statutes, the firm of ‘Brown, Brothers Mr. Dwight were issued deary To any shertft, deputy sheriff, oliceman doing duty in the county of New Y« ” Whereas, appears the production of a one Hi ‘ander oath of Charles rewster, and Samue) M. undersigned, taken pursuant to part 1V.. vised that @ ertminei Own, Mr. Gould, Blateb- the r yj mty and and others were said Henry Dwigh: defendant. to a certain other material matters, to control, and ir influence, and tl August then next enauing, ihe said road leaned to Mr. Spencer, but, in reality, to the plaintiffs, who had alread, ment, and which ‘they Mr. Spc ncer executed to them on the very day after the said company executed the lease to him.’ The having, by bis oath aforessid. denied the ; ard the bury Brewster, by his oath, to certain declarations by the ssid at bis said sworn alle 7 Blatchford having deprsed, un to sbow that sueb of New Yor mer Illinois, to become the nom!- space of twen' ein, maverial, among, tbe following: "That for a long time previous to said day the rothers & Co. entertained a desire to possess menacement, earnings snd profits Bt. Louis Bat road, for the purpose, of paying ihemaclves debie which Wey was nominally wight ; and Samuel M. der oath, to divers cireamstan: Aulngaions were not only false, iy 90—Thi therefore, in the name az ig, command you the tan he ‘body of the wait Henry Dwight, the perron accused aforesaid, and him to take into your custody, and to brieg bim before me, the under signed. & mag Of the city and county of New York, to be 4 = hand oe ‘sea}, this twenty eighth day of ven under Bm: m1 of April A. Drone thounand eight hundred ant #y eight, A. D, RUSSBLL, Gity Judge. tober, otbers uced the said Charles Gould to sign his ten \netrument, woe to him that certain cou pons were good valid, whereas the said Charles oath, alleges Spice, ‘and fraudalentiy, a leory Dwight to induce thereby ‘The warrant for Ys arrest on & of tay ated taken ne ee ss that August, A. ¥ w Compas y, and of ite gud chases ta action and profie D. 180 Spencer and Henry became privy to and put in ures ny of lease, of the Chicago, Alton E said railroad. ‘The second warrsnt, on a charge of perjury, sets forth— That on the seventh day of October, A. D. 1855, the said ‘wilfully. felonionaly avd corruptly, false! eo ‘epenaipe inthe Buen Cour and Were plaints junior, was defendant rein, material; among other materia! :— That in Decemder, one (2.8 certain time 8p cifcer in the said railroad company sod that there- by he violated the act to provide for the p it of the iewue and transfer of the stook corporations and joist stock companies, The warrant on the charge of embezzlement sets forth— “That the said Henry Dwight bad rocian f Be aes, ANS OES. ee Saas ly emberzled and converted to his own use divers income bonds belonging to the said , Whilst a the 198, 3 4 3 i aff s Hf 5 i fli i t "s firm (there eee . Sant age become bis, parteer. To this , not Rowing who Shaum cn the chert *oatey os! Samed by the tafest Smith, on or ‘Chatrey s pame. into his nena ion Ghat be eee tour ‘milion dollars of mortgage aro which he was track and completing the road from the Obiet Engineer of it in @ prosperous condition—the earnings a yoar, but requir! it to Joliet, which sem Dwight rai jorsed b} Se company i the . Hoteh- ‘830.000; Preeident, 16,000. Phenix Bank, icent of Seneca Conn- New York, $18,000 The report of Jee, showed peing then (Now $808,006 to cor flate passing bis notes, end following particn--New Haven Kies, President, $45,000, Henry Hotchkiss, Bank, New Haven, by Read, chente’ Bank, New Haven, by Peel 8. D Pardee, Troster, New Haves Hartford , $60,000; David Skaats, Pres’ by that none of them four lagitg down a 58) $9F0,000 Preaifent, double track, previous contract, according t» so get six millions for laying such ingfield to Joliet. e road, Oliver B. " 6 bon ts for Dwight pledged $2,000,000 second morigag: ga 10h in the board, ho banent, used at used for Mer. 000; ty Bark, $10,000, Femune wigbt, Wm Swinburne, Paterson, $04,000; Brown, ere & Go., (in iron) about $200,000 Northers Indiana Railroxd Company, $960,000, Total, $800,0°0. Previsee this Dwight bad given mortgage bonds wid stock of the company ae collateral severity for his indi ual debts to several New Haven banks to the amount Of 81.185 669. These banks, ‘herefore. bad an interest im of the company , and hey cot ‘ta | the manage®eni procure the eppe meni cf Henry Hotews directors, to look after their interest the deponent Hotcbh ies becam: and charge, be iti nc elo en a charged. Dwight set to work to get the whole board under his thumb, and succeeded bers thereof whore ~ aiplhee ol doing, wi szpenne oo it alles coe 8 on intended to fulfil, and that Dwight knew ‘ie friends on ibe beard for rat tie plan. oes s ease and a age on Tarrytown, Dutchess county, sharebolders and creditors Decanme out Joan of E to indictment for misdemeanor. ther that Dwight, while a director Dezzied and converted to his own bonds, which he assigned taC, N. Potter. ‘were indicted the Grand ties to the fraud Tease, conspir: fraud the creditors of the company; bi the indictment originated without prell vestigation, Oakey Hall entered a molle 5 on the grounds that the indictment would be quashed by the law of the Court of Sessions, stating that this was the sole reazon, and not because he believed the facts in the cage were defective. alarmed at a threatened oxecution, confessed to the that he had taken ,000 of income mort bonds, and offered to give an order for the restoration of the $24,000 of th 4 signed to Potter. The offer was if it was ever given, bnigeonicaagh bey pever used. Deponent alleges | worth of bonds of a number below 3,500,and ub ated the money to his own use, The next act of Dwig! doara of Oho was ee Sank tenet all ye properties of company (6ul ipencer’s lease) to afirm called Fullerton, Brown & Keating, of New York, they contracting to pay all the debts ES the preference to the claims of Hotchkiss’ bank, Me jt and his brother, ana other friends. The charter of e company only extended to two years longer than the term of Spencer's lease. The laws of New York, the depor ent states, being an obstacle to the designs of Dwight and his confederates, a meeting of the board was sud- denly called, and it was resolved. by a majority of Dwight’s friends, that the board should meet in future in Bloomington, lhzoia. Three of the directors, Hotchkiss, Wright and 'Quinterd, then regigned, and Mr. Alexander, the Secretary, a creature of DWigbt’s, Mr Henry A. Gard: per, of Joliet, lilinois, and Dr. Spencer, s brother of Haril- ton Spencer, were elected in their place. Mr. Blatchford, who wes then treasurer, seeing that a fraud was medi- tated , seized the books and papers, and got out an injunc tion from Judge Roosevelt restraining the Secretary (Aiex- ander) from touching them. The board, however, went to Illinois, removed, by reeolution, Mr. Blatchford from bis post as Treasurer, and Mr. Brewster from his office ot President, creatiog Gov. Joel A. Matteson » President’ in his stead. Meantime Judge Roosevelt, on complaint of Mr. Litebfield, of the Northern Indiana Oom- papy, and others, granted an injunction restraining Dwight, Spencer & Botchkies, and Brown, Brothers & Co. , ‘as assignees of the lease, and Fullerton & Oo. , from assign: ing or puttirg it in use, on the ground that it’ was made to hinder, celay and defraud the creditors of the company, and carrying out afrandulent intent. An arrangement was eng ope 4 made between Mr. Matteson and Mr. Litebfield, by which guaranteed to pay the claim of Brown, Brothers & Co., they would devote themselves for three years to the interests of the road and of Spen- cer’s lease an ag it lasted, or ofany new compan: which might be forme, and that they would defond all suits against Spencer on aecountof his }, and endeavor to pore Se So. ¢ - against Dwight or Tr, sun agreements, ith the ‘that © the company, further provided that all company should be mot, provided for, except such as ry rh payment of existence all i I Se ; it it siFigitetasi f i i § g £ “ through the Nitnols creating Matteson Fa Sg er! cope) ur Gorte Heal, Cocotaa agi olber persons wi ‘with bim as aforesaid, i F fi a ? L i E H ry 8 | 5 CRUISER OFF OUR OWN COAST. Capt. Howes, of the sthooner Mobile, arrived last bile, and overhauled the vessel's papers, and declared their intention to seize the versel,she not having a foreign re gister on board, but afterwards left without doing so. ‘They gave no reason for acting aa they did, nor did they deny plainly seeing the American ensign set on our vees- sel. The steamer was the British was steamer Styx. Acavemy oF Music.—Thia evening at the Academy is to be devoted chiefly to the works of Mendelssohn, and the whole of the charming music of ‘(A Midsummer Night's Dream’ is to be given. The programme contains in ad- dition choice excerpts from the Musard repertoire, with two new songs by Formes, and the admirable perform- ‘ance on the violin by Mr. Cooper. After the present week the Academy will probably be closed, the operatic pego- tin‘ione pot having been successfal,on accountiof the exor- vitans derma demanded by some of the artists Naval Ineetligence. DRATH OF PURSER TODD The Poy cert Of the Navy sow on thiseiation met a the Navy Yard yew, °rday mors'ne, to oxprren their coptoiance with the family or their late Drother officer, Samuel P, qodd, who died yesterday Morning. Th waa— - 5 Torr ceey copeer cot Ganwert R. Barry, Purser. oT ek Navt Yard, New Yor, May 11, 1868. Tho romaining marines of (se United stalte steamer Sunquehanoa were paid cif at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday. ‘The United States steam frigate Wabash, lying s the Brookiyo Navy Yard, is ordered to go in commission on the 15th inst, ScrReMR —Part 1 —Noe, 2761, 894 0, £82, 584, 586, S88, S10, O72, 676, GTS, 580, SEZ, 584, 566, B88, 690, 592, 694, 696, 598. Part. 2—571, 45056, 86, 499, BSS, B87, 889, 691. 693, 605, 69T, 599, Gol, 603, 606, 607, 9, 611, 613, 226. Strreion CcoRT — Now, 204, 604, 422, 954, 695, TO8, 984, 1907, 726, 728, 784, 196, 744, 746, 748, 755, 768, 770, 774, 685, B80,’ 64, 778, 781, 782, 789, 784, 786, 786, 790, 791, 792, 198, 794, 705, 108, 797, 708, 799, Sol, 802, 203, 804, 808; 800, 810, 811, 812, B14, 816, 818, 819, 820, 821, 924, 824, 826, 826 4, 828, 829, BBO, BB1, B32, 84B, 834, 815, 496, 837, 8€8, 880, 840. Coumow Prasa—Part 1—Now, 1298, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1944, 1245, $1, 1126, 1188, 490, 1146, 1189, 1082, 1165, 1124) Part 9.-Nos. 1914, 129, 407, 1226, 1998, 1220, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1983, 1296, 1936, (226, 270, 279,) 083, 128 White: News, Pieewen's Somme cone the fire companies io the Faetern district celebrated the veto of the paid fre department ordmance yesterday, by running up (ere on the tone of thelr houses. ‘A Feeling of rejoicing Wee | generally exhibited throughout the distriet. Scott, of Ireland. LARGE ASSEMBLAGE— SPEROHES BY REV. DR. M’OLIN- TOCK, REV. ROBINSON SCOTT, HENKY WARD BESCHER, BEV. DR. JENKINS, OF PHILADELPHIA, AND OTHERS —TOASTA, MUSIC AND MUCH ENTHUSIASM. A grand testimonial dinner was given last evening at Niblo’s Salcon to the Rev. Robinson Scott, a Metbodist minister of Ireland, who bas been visiting this ceantry for the purpose of raising funds for the evangelization of Ire- Jand among the Methodist denomination, in which under- taking be has been eminently successful; and beiog now about departing, had been tendered this entertainment in token of the appreciation of his labors by the brethren in this country. A large and brilliant assemblage partook of the repast, which was of the most recherche description, comprising most of the delieacies and luxuries of the season. The guests occupied four tables the entire length of the room, ‘whilst those specialty invited occupied a table at the head, ‘and consisted in part of the following gentlemen :—Mayor TNemann, Peter Cooper, Esq., Rev. Drs. Floy, Carlton Kennedy, Bangs, Murry, H. W. Beecher, Paine, McClin- and Milburn, of New York; Rev. Dr. Haven, and Jacob Sleeper and ‘Carlor Pierce, Hqs., of Boston; Rev. Thomas Jewell and Dr, Boad, of imore, and Rev. Drs. Jenkins and Cookman, of ia. ‘The following are a few of the names of the vice ji dents, of whom there A. V. Stout, J.B. Dickinson, Wm. A. Budd, John Eitiott, Ralph Mead, 0. 8. Baker, DB, Ross, Jos. Graydon, H. J. Boker, and Moses Odell. Fall justice having been done to the dinner, ‘The audience were called to order by Nathan Bangs, Feq., President, when a letter was read from Senator Seward, expressing bis regret at bis inability to avail him- self of their kind invitation, and assuring them of his hearty sympathy with the o} in view. ‘The Rey. Dr. McCunrock, in introducing their honored guest, the Rev. Robinson Scott, which he did amiast long continued applause, said that fr all were acquainted with the man, with his personal character, his activity in the work he has undertaken, it would not be necessary to in- troduce him at all; but as this was not the case, a few in- ‘at number :—B. F. Ps troductory remarks might not be Their reverend guest was the Principal of the Wesleyan Confe- rence School in Dublin since 1845, having been for 16 or 18 years previously an acceptable and minister in the Tanks of the Wesleyan Methodist clergy, of ireland, than whom there were no men inthe modern rch more devoted to their Master’s work. It was not neces- tary to particalarize, but his labors in the propagation of Protestant Christianity had been unceasing, although in a field most arduous and in many cases comparatively un- fruitful. In 1853 it was found necessary to the educational facilities of the school, provide for a larger number of students, and supply the wants of indigent stu- dents. This he undertook to do, and this only paved the way for other duties, until finally it led to the foundation ol the great scheme which had already began to assume in the eyes of the church and the world pro) 8 of vastness which he bad never conf}mplated, alt gh God had. The plan originating in one mind bad finally ma- tured in the Irish conference, having for its object the in- crease of the Irish missionaries, of whom fifty-six were now employed in the most destitute parts of Ireland, and the cay jocis in the conference bad been increased to sixty, many in the darkest districts, and a high school or college was formed for the purpose’ of turning out more workers in the cause, which met with @ most cordial re- eponee throughout Ireland at it the Methodists, and $70,000 had been raised within & t period, which was @ great dea) considering that the greater partof the wealth of that body bad come here. Whispers got abroad that there were Irishmen over here who had some of the old hood in them, and that if a tation were sent here it would be met, not only by men and the sons of Irish- men, but the whole masses of Methodists throughout the la the most flattering manner. The deputation was sept in the person of their guest and the Rev. Dr. Arthur, and the amount thus far the work being limited to 0 100 “a “y~ enwe) Tt bed. ow bet Roe 70,000. (Much applause.) It agreed amon, the American projectors that $100,000 should be poner Dut last ys financial difficulties would explain the de- cone Many knew Mr. Scott perfectly, he me been throughout the length and breadth of the land wel- comed everywhere as an agent of God, not only amongst Methodists, but smong the various Hons of land. He was now about to leave, and they were ‘ht to let him know that when he set tic to meet his friends there, that behind—(loud cheera)—that ‘with ry of the American people, pepe tr he had iyo tars poe with a track ae one of God's angele carrying blessing wherever he went ‘The first & i ‘The United Kingdom and the United Rtates—May ‘de united for the advancement of Christianity and civ —was then given, and received with unbounded vee Dodworth’s fine ‘band playing “God Save, the eon”? and “ Hail Columbia,” w! ever tion ‘were received by the au- Embree and Webb. this dinner be had bad « vision, which, if realized, see Queen Victoria coming over here ing visit to the President— oe ar Wocdingita. tomst the grave , (continued applanse,) returning to the Empire State to reosive just such a New Yorkers could give hor. feasting her eyes on the en- taking a stand an Was recetved with much applause, followed by the mu- sic, * How Beauteous are their Feet.”’ The third tonat — Rey. Wm. Arthar—A name *h Is the synon: ev. fy pom isthe ym of genius Followed the Rev. Dr The rene Charehes and Slenene ot lretent— tog separate yet harmonious abors for the evan om of Irelued be crowned with abundaat success and blessing. Followed by music, “‘Soon may tho last glad song arise,’ was (AG Meamay (Kirwan) inan excellent . in which he traced the rise and fall of Catholicity in Ireland, and illustrated ita rapid decline b; incidents, which were received America to Ireland greeting with thinks fr the contrtbn tome whieh Tr bas maie to the Drain, the beart and the | ad the Chited Staves, Music, by the band, ‘Murle of ‘Was reeponded to by Rev. Hewny Wasp Beeciram in a hom, Tos and spirited ee be pg To edging the benoftt derived by county Pom trian. S62, at Evmame time ‘shoring that the benelit was matual, J1@ concluded, amidst much applause, by requesting Dr. Scott to assore his men on his re- OPH that the grec UN sent them by this country was no basty or i coe, but Wet, on the contrary, thelr worde ould bat inedequately express their feelings. ‘The remaining tenets were then given, and responded to bey f the mightiest age: ‘Tha Seouiar Preeg—Ote * (he, iknilont secs of elriltan: to”, eePeron the aice 2 VAEIMG AE, Bellgion. Musie-—iBy Read, Beeponded wo by © Pate, sian otis y rene—The wiicient cordjn chureh athe Grtoo! tn the diffusion of Christan knowledge and ths prometon of Christian zeal: may it cultiente the growing Siinitof uoton among Christian ten of all churches tn Dene ficent enterprises of modern ibristend aug shal! eign whene'e rhe Su Responded to by wie Rev. D ‘The Pritieh Wesleyan Conference —a cabbrui, and elf secrifieing miniaters bem in their la ™ 5 bors. Foageated to the Rev. W. The True Union of apipbety verse, Christ. God bles of 5 by the Rev br Adam. The Ww (ta grand schemes fur the tu of ant Christianity in Ireland. We Jedge them our aym) ‘and en uperation, Musie—"Th+ Harp thar {! rn's Hall” Ree) to Rev. Dr. MoCustore After which the audience awpersed at a late hour Perron’s THmaree.—Mr. Burton opened his spring sea son last evening with Wr. Charlies Mathews, who bas re turned from @ succosaful provincial tour. Mr. Mathews played Young Rapid in “A Cars for the Heartache,” and aleo appeared in his own farce, “He Would be an Actor.”” Flis @eting gavo, t# urual, the highest satisfaction to a fair andiencs, wind and? weather considered. ‘This eveing Roweini’s “Barber of Seville” will be given, with Rencon! as Fi On to morrow Mr. and Mra Charles Mathews ¥ 0) appear 0, Complimentary Dinner to the Rev. Robinson | ~~ ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE, MARRIAGE OF THE BING OF PORTUGAL. THE WAR IN INDIA, Slaughter of the Rebels at Jahnsi and Cap- ture of Kotah by the Buglish. ADDITIONAL FROM CHINA. IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON. CONSOLS 97 1-4, &o., &o., me ‘The Cunard steamship Persia, Captain Judkins, which left Liverpool on Saturday, May 1, arrived at Sandy Hcok at half past seven o’clock yesterday morning. ‘The news is three days later than that brought by the Vanderbilt, but is not of special importance. ‘On the 30th of April 1,260 miles of the Atlantic telegraph. cable bad been coiled on the Agamemnon and 090 miles on the Niagara. The directors had decided to order 100 miles more cable, s0 that there should be on board each ship a surplus of more than 500 miles over the actual dis- tance, A despatch from Madrid of April 27 says:—The Minis- ter of Finance presented a bill to the Congress yesterday, restoring tothe clergy the property not yet sold. The debate in the Senate on the bill relative to public honors concluded in favor of the government. ‘The Sardinian Refugee and Press law was passed in the Legislature by 110 to 42 votes, ‘The session of the Prussian Chambers had closed. The law imposing a duty on beet root sugar bad passed both houses. The Minister President, Baron Manteuffel, in ® closing speech, gave a résumé of the labors of the seexion, and congratulated the Chambers on » continued incrsace im the public prosperity, notwithstanding the commer “ial crisis and the dearness of food. He stated tha} the King’s full recovery was almost assured. The marriage of the Princess Stephanie, of Hohenol- lern, to the King of Portugal, was celebrated at Beriin on the 29th of April by proxy. The bride was to proceed to Portugal by way of England, in a Portuguese war steamer. Aavices from St. Petersburg refer to an impression that the navigation wilt not be opened for twelve days yet. Lieut. Geneste, of Hango Head, Baltic, celebrity, bas been dismissed from the royal navy by court martial on the charge of drunkesness. The above officer will be re- membered as the person who, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, entered the port of Hango Head under « flag of truce. According to his statement, his men were shot down by the Russians and himself made a prisoner. A considerable discussion followed between the Russian Foreign Minister and Sir Charles Napier as to the truth or falsity of the statement of Geneste. A despatch from Frankfort yesterday states there « a porsibility of mediation in the affaire of the Danish duchies, as tho English, French and Russian envoys bave requested the Diet to take the Danish propositions into their serious considération, in order to effect an amicable arrangement of the difficulty and go as to avoid a conflict. The Paris correspondent of the London Globe, writing on April 28, says:— hi it ne which be ked pers, baving no very strong The London Post of the 80th of April says:— ‘The steamship North Star wae due at Southampton (in her fourteenth day), but she had nos been telegraphed when our dospatches were closed. The scrow steamer Glasgow arrived st Glasgow 02 the ed (macy others being necessarily absent), and the ment- p he) of & most enthusiastic cbaracter. The Londoa jobe says wae inferred from Lord Derby's remarks that he would not resign even if defeated on the pending Indisa reeclctions in the House of Oommors. on 0" expreanes & oon oat se hare row suo alleged impoas'bitily of legisiaung heard the lat o thas seanion on the aove Tee ot inn. poet Te a a appears pot to be ‘ehtest coudt, according es Landon Nace, that Lord oe my ‘on any qaes- tion of Importance, will dissolve The potas no wiah to eee any chang.* in the adminis- tration, so long as the liberal perty is not co. .structed on solid ant derable basie, until ‘8 principice, both ae to rneasures and men, sbalt be adopted. France. RTS OF GOVERNMENT NGRR—PRINCR NAPO- LEON'S MOVEMENTS —THE RLECTIONS— 1'PLOM A MERTING—PALLING OFF IN AMERICAN TRA The Pave 0 respondent of the London Timer wriar:—— Pay ates Uy 2 whe ‘occasionally have acrees to official quarters: ‘a considerable relaxstion in the pre~ sent system of administration is not m rely probable but, repeated that Fepinasees would soon retire from istry of the Interior, Several names were pay td wan wtceert bin, tho moet prominent boing of 1 a ‘sad to have accepted the post of Governot of Algiers, ander the title of Lieutenant of the inategd of Viceroy. Mths anting of ‘the Corpa Legislatif had been prolonged for he reg by immerial decree to the 8th of May “A comparanye sargunen, of the young