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river, a Nebraska io the Vaile} | Ee a Marineton, to uico, en Precious metals, iron, o»pper and Fradaro found. Toe gold and silver’ mluce are there gion solevtificex. | of the govern- Burveyore iu extending ‘he limes of she publio surveys ave shown the fact of tne existence of minerals in the ‘Valleys both east sod wiet oi the Cascade Mountains. ‘The pecegsity ani valu: of the oral produot oo the Pa @ific shores to our Lava establishment, and especially Commercial marine, must be obvious wall Then, in re- d to sterile or iparabie soils found in mining regions, ip the province of science to seek out chemical earths > redeem waste lands aud impart to them fersility. ‘These considerations induce the recommendation that oi¢g:cal and miverai explorations and surveys be or Saray Congress, with authority for the publication of RESUME OF OPERATIONS FROM IsT MARCH, 1857, 10 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1860, EMBRACING ALSO THE ISSUE OF PATENTS aoree.. cw aeeeee ae Quansity sold for cash, acres. Loce'ed with bounty land warran: Certified under raiiruad grants. Baird by cr veye. return for surveys retain 000! private in California. ‘These land saice are embraced in 171,211 certificates of Perchare, each witn its Ct ge | Tecel vers’ receipt, frparately exemined, ported and all interferences aud errore noted, and weasures taken for their correction. Beeides the entries growing out of these sales, were required, duripg the rame period, on account of warrants, Swamp aod railroad selections, pre-emp- &o,, 653 COO + ntrics, io the same books. ty laud warrants examined and registered momber, 161 628; (re emption casee acted, on, 24,720; ace ',11,767—while the correspondeace has 169 902 le‘\ers written, all of which are re- corded, fling 2¢2 follo volumés of 500 pages each. From the sue stert'ng point of this’resume 1» present date, the number of pateots of all kinds Issued ts 5.7,785, tho Feoor: of wh'ch covers 510,865 pages, or 1,022 volumes — peso s a ier P ‘peration of swamp Pateats and railroad Hsts or 19 636 250 acres, required an um oun: of labor qual 19 thet of preparing 244,208 8 for ‘ands sold for ea h, which, added to the nurmber of pa’ ents accually feeaed as above stated, would make an aggregate equal to 761 588 oath patents. Referring to the And extont of the detatls con- Beoted with .be ii service, as indicated in the ing, and to tho Iabors of ite numerous employ és, It ts aif. ficult to ovpvey a jost idea of the complexity of the ques- tons of law and of fect which have constantly arisea for years iv the administration of its wultifarious duties, ‘These related to the regularity of sales, arsignm empticns, rural, mupicipsl ani posta! railroads; swamp, grad internal improvement grants, schools, ao- im surveys tn foreign tities, often with immense interests volved. In the consideration of these subjects ths opinions of the Aiturcey General, dec'siovs of the Secretaries, of the courts of iaw, of local juried ictiou, State aud federal, and the Supreme ourt of tha United Atstes, have reces Barily to be examined with a view to the application of the proper prince ples the right of appeal from the decision of the General Lava Offixe les to the Secretary of the Interior, unter whose revision every important question has ver pass dl upon and flaaliy adjasted, and whe enlighu ued deci sions constitute important contributions to our system of land jarispradence. Respeotfaliy sinmitted. J03 3. WiLSON, Commissioner, Kon. Jacon Taompsom, Seoretary of the laterior, O11 SOATRMENT OF THE SURVEYING RETURNS TO THIS OFFICE, FROM oot 1, 1859, To SEPT. 30, 1860 sHOWING THR NUMER OF MILES SURVRYED IN THM DIFFERENT STATE? AND TRERITO RIES, AND THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF ACKRS EMURACAD ‘THEREIN, £14 347,887 $0,160,777 86 ts 16,575 963 seeeee 8101 223 Orign'l Surveys and Resurveys. Btates and Territories Mulea Uhaing Links. Acres ‘Miesourt 1720-4353 2267.04 89 60899 107.65 | 2 43 958 148 48 89 «691,164,872. 78 1% 74 43 022 83 66 28 5933 | 68 43 186,182 82 45 93 B41 441.48 17 «891,259 598 55 1,109 68 «= 88836 634 03 California. $049 77 «62-287, 163.00 Washington Territory. 2992 76 83 629 575.69 Aggregate. 36,388 «3408611, 680,419.92 NO 2 ‘RXPINT OF THE QUANTIVIBS OF PCRLIO LANDS, BXCLUSIVE OF SCHOOL SECTIONS, PREPARED FOR MARKET AND NOT AD- VERTISED FUR #418 ON 801H JUNE, 1869; ALsO, THe QUANTITY S PERPARED FOR MARKGT DUXING THE ISGAL ‘YEAR ENDING JUNs 80, 1860, AND #UOWING TaR QUANTI- FMS ADVERTISED FOR BALB DURING THE SAME ¥ISCAL YRAR; THY QUANTITISN PREPARBD FOR MARKET AND AD- VERTED FOR BALE DURING THE QUARTER ENDING SRP- TEMRER 90, 1860; A180, TAN WHOLE QUANTITIO® OF UN- Sgro Seavarse PUBLIC LANDS ON HAND smPTXMDaR : Hy petEoee aout sree Beeeciteszay| Fh i remit het | pia sighie apeaur| a bidigt sh RO. BALES AND OTHER DEPORAL OF FURLIC LANDS DURING FIVE avantene neDina 8.40 — 1800. ate Pe ra] a Ray ee P< g ihi $804,841 26 2,860,014.61 9043 788 98 T6107 28 4T8O ETT AS 896.200 863,061.97 877.795 78 1,478-778 1A SG 2087 77092 921M. AT OF 930K wa TH NO 4.—8WAMP LAND. STATEMENT EXUINITING THE QUANTITY OF LAWD SELECTED FOR THE SFVEKAL STATES UNDER THE ACTS OF CosORMR, povey waActh 2, 1840, AND strrmnaR 28, 1860, OF TO opine s¥erasiEe 30, 1860. Bats aia qr , 1880! a gr 1800, Bi gr. 1860, Miuwweris... 9.087.88 63,804.08 | abound overs ehere—and partiy of—we don't exscuy | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1860.-TRIPLE SHEET. 886 680.00 83,401.12 Total....+++++ 29,168.82 482,976.08 1860. 60 Ly States. 8d gr. or Obio.. ie — 4,488.16 = — 1,884,782.60 - 16,961.27 8,260 852.78 — 101,289.12 4,409,492 98 - - 2,606.21 _ 96258.17 8.00 645 29 Basse Oly 480.00 2.679.976. 20 Lovis’a, act 09,446.70 10,706 764.48 Lovia’e, act ’60. $24.24 “608 239.18 Michigans... +++ — 1278,128 73 ATKABPAB Leese — _8,662'112 98 ‘de. ” — 11,190,687.46 Wisconsin — 8,440,238.28 Total......... 814.61 962 960.60 67.187,650.09 NO. 6,—3V (MP Lava, STATEMENT RXHIRITING THE QUANTITY OF LAND APPROVED TO ‘THR ERVERAL STATES UNDSK THE ACTS OF CONGRESS AP PROVED MARCH 3, 1849 AND MorTemnKR 23, 1850, UP TO ADD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1) 1 24 gr., 1800. 145 887.74 21,616.06 486,053.94 Pobbtattads 32 58 as 602 72 60.93 404 673.11 Total....... +. 868 061.07 1674 708.96 44,287,971.80 NO 6—8WAMP LaNu’ STATEMENT PXHTBITING THE QUANTITY OF LAND PATENTED TO ‘THE SRVBRAL STATES ONDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPRUVED S217) MBER 28. 1800 eeeeseecezeea ‘4th qr.,1889. at.gr., 1860 94 gr 1860 = _ 8 SOL HT 282 11 T4157. 66 99 206.87 44,077.63 ‘Bor 127.08 — 460 665 11 177 16 98 Year ending Total since the ‘8d gr., 1860. June 30,60 dateof grants - - 25 640 71 = aed 268 56 +++ 152 843.99 FS 901 89 = 1.087.049 06 60 354 91 110,401 82-2 HF6 Lie 98 - — 2649 618.39 + +0196 ,598 07 - 199,598.07 - — 5,059 041 68 Arbaueas..... — 1,086,821.12 6 O11 367 03 Florice al — 10 613,549.25 Wieer nei -* — 1,674,589.23 Tows.. - 299,722.87 443,834.36 Total.........411,826.97 1,665 697.70 81,461,220.37 NOMA@ER SEVEN CONDITION OF BOUNTY LAND BUSINESS U*DER ACS OF 1847, 60, 1862 ane 1456, SHOWING THR IVES AND LOCATIONS MS COMMEACEMONT UF TH OPARATIONS UNDEA THE SEVERAL ACTS, TO BAPTEMRNK 30, 1860 ‘Act of 1847. Grode of Number Acres embraced = Number warrant, tad thereby Located 160 wores....... 80088 1284 640 74 $70 40 ncres.ccc. 7678) 308.030 601 Total..ssee BOTA 19.180,80 awa Act of 1847 Grodecof Acres embracd Number cut- Acresem warrant therrby Wanding. br'd there bo 9088 1.316 5,000 Totals. see eres 12 2NT, 940 78 (981 880 Act of 1850 Number Acres embraced Number ined, thereby. 27420 = 4.3y8 160 26.848 . 57704 $016 820 B1.918 2° 108.060 4 168 Goo ¥0'384 Total..ss.ses 180080 © 18 102,480 168,650 Act of 1850, Grade of — Acres embrac’d — Number ont- Acres em- warrant. thereby. standing. br°d thereby. 4216 680 To 174 430 4 168,440 462 830 3 616 800 644,040 .. 11984480 1,178,600 Act of 1852. 660,190 2168 184,100 Ack of 1898. rade of Number acres embraced Number warrant. Lxca'ed 73 895 so 301 ast 239 835 | 196,465 eres em. 3 ato 70 1,918,820 1 100 7.310 584 80 17 1000 Ma 6,160 a 20 591,010 Number located 81 07L 13162480 © 188 650 840 9 835 20706000 198.485 | Acres embrac’d thereby +» 14267 200 1 961 8x0 1h 084 480 20 430 1,175 000 659 120 2 168 184 160 94 $14 150 44837 = 6 921 910 W688 000 74408 = 100,680 City Inteliigence. Diery Greve —Tee filib of the streets, expecia ly in the much trodden regions down town, ie becoming a F190 ject of vory general remark. The worst description of Diack mud abounds tm Broadway, Uhatham street, BR oé | ry, Third avenue, and several of tae tide streets, render. | tog pedestrian locomotion anything but desirable or pew | fact This state of affairs te the reeuit partly of the re cent light #vow storms, partly of the flying material ‘rom beticirge in proores of demolition and erect ion—=hioh asec Deon, the public would like very much to be rit of the effect, and ‘clone! aD, our efficieat City Inspector, fa, wo believe, sotively directing his atteution to the matier Mone rgt De HONOR oF POLICEMAN ANDRRHON —It will bo remembered that rome t me subsequent bo the alleged mar der of potice erro, In bis attempved arrast crm |, Lhe frieni® of the decea*ed raised @ audecription Of $189 41 to procure a sultable monument ta bie memory. With thie mowey a jot has been parchased im Greenwood Cemotery, and ® very pretty tombstone erected thereon, So much for a pablic officer who @s criticed bir life in the honest dircharge of duty. Svamcors Free i Rroanway —Yotwoen six and reven o’o'ock Inet might a fre was discovered on the so0omd floor of the baild ng No. 883 Brovwny, in tho premises | of Adelp)! Ze tmacher, menvfactn 4 dealers in | kbirte, Deve, &) Oo Dreakieg Into the promives « chai rd tome ariice of clothing stamdtog close to tho stove, were foond on fire The barniog artic'e were thrown into the etreet, ard the fire + xtinga'shed dr fure other damage was done The slove hada very large fre fo 11, the oval Deing beap’d up io the frepot How the chelr and coat come to be in gueh cloge proximity to the ttove, remains to be explained Frea tx Staxton Srneer —About twelve o’clotk yewter- day noon a re coeurred tn the printers’ tok and ott feo. tory of J. D. MoCreary & Go , No $83 Stanton street The fire wae gon extingviebed Damage to stock and built. jog SbOws $900; Intured. The dro was the rosuit of aol. dect. Whatever the cause of cauree ima Texidence at Greene, Chenargo county, on There tay last, 13 years He wes & vative of Colombia county, ta the Sieve, and was @ representative ta Congress from 1819 to 1821, nod again freen 1928 to 1381. Lieut. Raut of the Firet envairy, United States Army, He wat died at Pot Com/ort, Va, on tie @! inet Mtationed B Baltimore ws rere icing oiloer, aud we! visit to Old Poimt for @ Cay, Wrehola fever, of which be © Military Acadety, appoisted fron lowe Manta Maetayen, 9 mater of te teie Mee Wilitem Pelby, an mother of Mien C. R, Paorne, Me Lowe Mestayer and Mine Keatly di aiaper, ciel la Gotion on bee 80th ait, at the age oF BeFunty fore yerrs ASSASSINATION IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. An Old Lady Murdered for Her Money. TERRIBLE PIECE OF BUTCHERY. Mysterious Affair—No Clue to the Perpe- trator of the Deed, CORONER’S INQUEST. Testimeny of Alanson 7. Jones, Anoa Maria Clark, Suean Ferguson, Elizabeth MeMa- hon, William smeaten and O:hers. THE POST MORTEM EXAMINATION, Abe ae. ae Mrs, Serab Shancks, a wicow lady residing at No. 22 East Twelfth street, between Fifth avenue aod U: iver- Sity place, was found dead yesterday moratng adoat balt- Past ten o'clock, under ciroumetances whioh potut to the igsion of & moat brutal murd Mrs Shancks, it appears, was engsged in the feocy goods and mil, limery business, and carried on the business in her front parlor About haif-past ten o’clock yesterday morning one of ber work girls, named Sarah Fergusoa, residing at No, 169 Sullivan street, came by appointment so receive some work, when, on opeping the parlor door, what "as ber horror to find ber employer lying upon tha floor with her throat cut from ear to ear, fhe girl tnetently gave the rm, woen policemen Davis ard Herbert, of the Fifteeuth precinct, evtered tho house and prooceded care ully to «xamine the premisoe re Shanoks was found to be quite ead, although from ‘be condition of the body it was evident that death nad bot occurred mors than aa hour or 80 previous to the dis- covery of the murder THS SCENE OF THE MURDER is @emall two story frome house, situated on the southerly aide of Twelfth street, vear Broadway, and will be more fully Ulustrated 09 the following diagram of the ground flcor where the deed was committed, This floor was occupied as a place of business by Mrs Shanocs, while tbe upper portion of tre house was hired out to wuants:—- Ha'l wey [Closet | hia: es |Copdoard ted ad ead ‘The apartments wero furnished and fitte1 up ia the mapper cuswma-y tn the catablishments of miliiners and modistes. The stock of the store principally consisted of Indies? skirts, crinoline and other garments of female ap- parel, together with embroidery and needlework of va- rious kinds. The inner room was ocoupied by Mra. Sbancks as 8 sitting avd bedro.m. Here she was in the habit also of taking her meals, and from the testimony of the Iittle girl who brought her ber breakfast at twonty minutes past eight o'clock yesterday morning, the sup- position is that the murder was committed be- tween half-post eight and nine o’glock, and that the firet blow was given while sho was still seated at table. Hea @ murder which, judging from the butch- ered condition of the body, must have been attended with great violence, could have been committed in the fol lighs of open day, and so near a great thoroughfare, {sp indeed a mater of considerable surprise. The tenants above and below heard a noise, which wes not #0 pecu- liar, however, as to atiract particular attention, and they ascribed it to some repairs or carpenter work which they thought Mrs. Sbancks was having done; nor was the apearsin seen, a2cording to the present developements of the Coroner's inquest, eliber entering or leaving the store. ‘The cfloers, upon the alarm being given, hastened to the epct, and at once proceeded to make an inspection of the premises. On entering the little sitting 100m, at the end of the shop, ® ghastly and sicken!ng signs met thotr ey<8. The deceased was lying upon the carpet, with her heed at the foot of the stove and her feot at the door. She was turned on ter right side, with her face partly oopcesied, ber right arm lifted and resting under her head, around which @ deep pool of blood was gathered. By her side was aemall fire shovel, thickly coated with blood, and bent donble, as if by the arsasein in striking ber, Around ber wore the fragments of ber last meal, the pieces of bread which bad falloa from th» tabie and become soaked with blood, together with broken pieces of three bottles, a pitcher and an cartbemware jer, al! of which had boon, apparently used by the murcerer iu consummeting the verritle deed, Her betr was Siled with pieces of the broken glass and jar, ore fragment of the latter still being partially embedded ta the skol!, Near the stove was a plate clotted with blood, together with portions of brokea crockery. Anew skirt creobemise was discovered on the bed in the opposite corner Of the roora smeared with gore, where the mar derer bad evidently throwa it after wiping tts baads. Tne head of the body, which was the only iojared por- tim of the deceased, presented a horrible speotacle. The throat was cut frem ear to ear, in @ jegged, ir segolar waepner, a if with a bdiont kaifo or osber inetiument, severing the trachos, esophagus, carctid artery, jogoler vein maa all the mixor blood vessels of the neck, aud sinking to aud par- tially penetrating the cervical vertebra The top of the head wes fractured, and one portion of the #kall deutod Ubrovgd to the brata, as if by the edge of & chisel or the corner (fan exe, Oa the left ride of the face, begioning at the avg'e of the lower jaw and extentiog tu & carve aroun? to the mouth, was a deep cat, which laid bare the jaw bone and severed the carotid artery, Acrors the note, and reparating its spex, was another gasb, which terminated to the flesh over the chcekbo ne and peutrated into the cavity below the eye, The sealpon the fore bead wan terribly Incerated, exposing the skull to view, ‘and from thelr jogged, irregular appr arancs, the wounds were evicenuy inflicted wisn elsher the buttles or the jar, tbe fragments of which were foand in the vioiolty of the body. The officers, npow turning It over, found, lying immoviately benenth the neck, and up to the time ¢oa- cealed by the porition of thy body, a emall breakfast knife, which had probably fallen from the table ia the (bat most bare taken place, but which, from its ighincer and weak oature, wea hardly capable of todict ng fob extengive Wounds as ihe remelos exhibited The Coceared wae attired in a dross of black elk, the upper portion of which was thickly saturated wita bieod, ber bants and eleowen being aleo smeared with the red flaid, Tee carpet in the immediate neigh vorhoot of ber head war covered with @ pool of blood, while troal or epote cf gore were spattered about upon the floor, ard w rcecnd poct Wes gathered upon the threshold of the door. The jam ard cazement of the door were aleo epat tored with blood, where ber head had probably come ja conteo! when fallieg. From ali indications the blows were given sxd the work completed within the small rpoce ly ng Detweon the stove and door, as thy marks of violence, blood pools and other evidences of the tregedy are confined to this spot. At the southern por tion of the room ® gentleman's shirt was foand lying ppon the back of aera, with two or threo small cirevlar #talne of blood on the bosom, as If #pattered inere by the force of one of the blows—probably the one given by the stone jar, ‘The deep wound in the wock was such as to load to the dolich thgt 8 could wot bave bees given while the de conted Whe in Jife, ae her #rugeles would prevent #0 de Hiverate an operation, Tt murs have been jaflioted whe she wae lying peneelens or dead open the floor, and was probably ibe fleiéhing wtroke of ‘be torrible tragedy. ‘The appearancer of things about the store aad room showed that the mardered women bw! just completet ber morn!ng arrangements for tbe business of the ény, a bad eat down to breakfast. Hor goods were displayed in the window, and fires Nigbted im the stoves, both ia the Ptore anid afiting room, while the aehes raked from them were collooted ins pail near by, ready for the call Of the arb gotberer. THE TRACKS OF THR MURDFARS. Upon further investigation of the spurtment in wh'oh tho body was lying, svitenone tha: planter waa the wtire hich prompted tho morderer in ibe comminsion of thy deed Were apparent on every side. A paper box, in which he Was Ip the habit of Keoping her money, was fund re Moved from tte sconstome’ place, blood upon its ourel’ © andfupon the bottom Its contents ‘sere gore, wib be excep icu of a nickel seat, which was stainea witb blood. The portion of the oapboard immediately aoove the piace whore the doors meet war ©)\ppirg wiib blood, while upom the duors themselves bloody imprestiona of flogers were found, which sere probably mace by the murderer when opentag the closed to tuke ous be momey box. The shelves aud aiil leo bore pote of gore, which had undoubwdty siripped from the arse ein's bands ip ransacking the interior, Ou the wey Go the door lsy @ broken chair, Hike the other articles in tho room covered with blood, aud whlen had prohably beon smashed in the strugg’@ Th» portion of the door arouad the koub was bedauved with patabes Of blood; and passing thence into the Ftore, s quautity of white skirts were fourd pom the fllur with the bloody imprint of foot marked plain'y upou ove of them, to: gether with evidences voat the murdoror hail hers wiped bia blood siatued boots or shoos 4 pile of similar skirts Jying upon @ little table in this end of the store was stained, as if the aseateln Lad wiped bis hasds oo toom Indwations now agrige that bis hauls wero eoverely gesbed or cut to giving bis upfortonate victim she blo va With the bottles and jar, a8 spots of blood were found on whict Fpots were p obebly throws there when the blood evabed airesh from his own wounds, after endeavoring to wipe b's hands dry io tho tk rteon the fable Lf this fs the care—and further investigation would seem to de. moprlrate t'—it will 9 ap importsnt fact iu aiding the police to ferret out the murderer, a8 # person with gashed bands, ruch as those described above, will now be re- garded with suspicion. The footgteps of (uo murderer were next traced to a emali chest uncer the counter and near the window, and on the way the head of an axe was foaod, bearing on one fide the bicody impress of = thumb, and upon the other side similar impressions of the fingers. To what use bo put this, Or in.ended putting It, it ie imp seible to coa- jecture with any certainty. The lid of the chest was covered with floger marke in blood, as if the murderer bad atiempted to raise it, but could not on acceunt of the slippery ovndition of bis flugers, which were be ‘ared with the blood pouring anew from hts cuts sinos wiping bis bande jo the ekirts at the othr ead of too shop. Toat he again stavncbed the tlow of blood is shown by a piece of muslin lying upon the couater im moviately ovr the cheat, upon which are evideac: his baving wiped his bloody bands vefore again att mpi ing to force open the box. The contents of the chact wore found ransacked, bot unstained, as the marferer bat ot very probably succeeded in stopping the blood with the picce of muslin lying on the counter, No farther traccs were evident until reaching the front door, where he made bis exit. At this polot new evicerces of his gushed hands wero witucere i on the lace curtain of the window, where fresh red ryote were foan?, Upon the door koy ® fresh and still liquid globule of blood was discovered, whore {t had beon left by the hand of the murderer to palling open toe door, The step outeide boro one or two spcts of bicod, and at this point all traces of him cease, Whether the assassin came prepared with weapons for the acoompliehment of his fell purpoee, or vsed what cama te hand, as the axe beat, the fire shovel, tue tavie kuife apd the bottles, certain it is taat if he brought any with him he conveyed them carefully away, as no weapon o* inetroment of avy kind, save those already enumerated, was found vpon the premises—a circummtauce which tends to greatly heighten the mystery of this alrea1y mysterious affair. THE vicTiM ‘Was an active business woman, about forty five years old, and a native of Boston, Mass. Sho bas a danglter living at Mount Vernon, Wes‘chester county, who ts mar- ried to Mr. William Smeaton, privotpal of the Fourteenth street publie school, Duriog her business career she ma- paged to necamulato several larg sums of moacy ; but ow- tpg to Lopradent inveetmonts and the dupiic!ty of some ot ber most confidential friends, rhe lost all hor earulogs, #0 that at the time of ber death she was wot worth more than afew bundred dotlars above her debts an 4 liaill- ties, It is eaid that she contemplated marriage, and ac- cording to the statement of her son-in la was to have been wedded to a Mr. Chambers some t mo in the course of the present mouth. Her afflanced was found by the police yesterday afternoon, and it ts probabie that he will be examined before the Coroner on Monday The deceased had a large circle of friends aud acquaintances, and the news of ber death under such terrible circam. siances bas created the most intenre excis:ment. All sorts of rumors are afloat ip regard to the mysterious af: fair, and suspicion points to certain persons; bus at this ‘tage of the case it would hardly be propor to mention pames. ‘The police are actively engaged in invostigating the cage, and before many days olapse !t is hoped that sone clue may be afforded to the perpetrator of the deed. At present the whole affair scems onveloped in mystery, but the police are sanguine of being adie to |'f the veil before the close of the Coroner's inquest, to which all good citi zens say amen. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Information of toe murder was received at the Coro. Ber ‘8 citice about ive o’cloek or Jackman, ao- companied by Dra. Beach and Weltjo, tmmediaiely hast ened to the one of the tragedy, and aided by the Fif- Meento pre-icct pres immediately proceeded to tn vesti- the cane. A jury wet ouemmered, fod after viewing body they wrjourTned to the statioa house in Mercer Mreet for the purpoee OF bes..2" the testimony of the ‘various witnesees who were in aticndancé, Taa,jury on being anewirod to their names as follows: — H Wineer, No 43 Woodhall siest, Brookly: ‘Thomes Campoell, No. 236 Broome etrect; Hf. Moa dows, Ko 1a University pace; Danie! Caapbell, No 1a2 Reet Tweoty siash street; Owciel TF. or, No. 217 Spring etreet; Chi ra Toompson No 161 But Twenty Orat evert; James B Ce Ove, No 5 Casover piace, Brook. lyt; Jac) H Ward, No, 2:9 Broome street; William H Tefforts, No. 16 Abingdon place; John MoOlenahan, Jr, No, 43 Sommit street, Brooklyn, Joma O'Brady, No. 672 Broa! way TRSTIMONY. Alsnton T Jones, M. v., testified as followa:—At a quarter to ¢leven o'clock this moraing I was called lo No 24 Weet Tweilth sticet, w I fouwd dovemsed lying upon ber right side aud partly 02 her ince, with her right si m/raised ana lying ander her head; the floor immedi ately around her person Was Geloged with blood; the oar. pet was gpotted Wikb Dinos, the oom fas in & siete of confusion, ® brogea «Lair sad Drokeb jar and botie b ; upon turning the bocy over I fouad ‘thas Dor ekuli upou the key in the door appeared to, have been mace by the band of the murderer, os it wae frerh Sid Lot coagulated; 1 supposed that ibe murdorer bad pro bably WOonced himeei’, ned left hy mark upon the key of the outer door whie mokicg Le esonpc; | removed a portion of the brekes jer from deceased's hoa there sno dowbt of the Jar baviog been broken on her jie? fa by the police; several articles of of blood, ae M rome ove had wiped tbe rame k seorn, deposed as a sirect, but Tam 6; 1 pave been acqualuted with de ornsed plave a); [baye Worked tor hor; I lat ea ber alive yesterday sfternvuo, between one and two o'clack; ehe Wes w #100w laay; & gentleman named Doi bere viblicd the hous ; be was payiog bis atientions to | her; be j.ve in brookiyp; he did stamping for deceasod ; dcceeped told mo that Ubambere was @ gaged to be mar ried to ber in Jauvery; | bare also seen Mr. Charles Hardy toere; [ laet ew him thers about two mouths ago; he Woe ito engaged to be married to decease; Hardy and deceased had ® quarrel about awatch which do ceased joaned bin to gy toe party with; Garay came there Crunk the Cay efter ihe party and seid be lowt the watoh, deceated told bim to go Rud tod tbe wateh or she would ¢ potulng more to do with him; they hid somo words 4 then they parted; Mardy had alto borrowed $20 from ceoeered, he wever resurned to the boure, a d de- conked vever recovered ber watcb; deceased was pot ja the bab t of keoping much movey in the house, not more #40 oF $80, except oi one occasion, when two cr three hucdred back to lend to some one cesred’s death about twelve o'clock; [don’t know exactly how long ogo it was that ho drow the money out cf tbe back; T thik 1 was in Aognet; 1 advired hor to put the movey up the chimvey for fear of thieves: the Hkcowe phown me i that o” Mr. bers put ihe morey up the ebigpey an I ruggested. Soran F of No. 169 Soliivan street, deposed ae folows =! ‘been acqualnted with deceased about pi montha snd bave vieihd ber ay 1 never heard of her baying aby quart’! with any one; [have met y Mr. Chambers aod Mr Mardy there; this morning, about te tee agai’ wh Geoenesd’s shore to 260 abost Gomme the store and thea went into the beck ¢ | fourd ber lying dead on the fluor; her head the #love ard wne was covered with blood; wes also ateined 4 1 ren into and alar think the came ip Smeaton, do onaed’® Ron-N net she bed @ quarrel with fa ing lowt her wateb; jeovaned sent a your g man to a0 to her, I went to gee bei she said be jobs for ber that pbe ab: ula be rarofu ; Sppenraree miiher, ani Cxprensed a fear that he weld 100 her; she sald He wae 1s tbe Babi of Reaging ‘ound the store longer than he owght to bave done, mace ber Fuente liom: Tbelleve f eould the curisin concea tng the bid at the ond of th) sture, | follows:—I Itve at No 90 Fast bout eight o’olock, I galled at DeF Dredaraat for per; I was tv tho babit of Ber ; Cecrased was then up and dressed; abe felt very well, avd upoo leavin; cai) again at one o'clock, with ber H aione when I last saw ber; we afer loft, © murder anti! a gicl who lives Davis toid me about it m Wiliam Smeaton deposed as followe:—I live st Mount am the pris ctpat of publiercnost No I 4 ton tn law of the deceaned; | lent saw deceased alt Tuesday afternoon, when I entered per store! sae a YOUDR Man, about pinetecn or twenty years of age, stand taiking to her; [ told deceased that it wee very tmpradent tor ber to be go near toe door waen ebe wasnt k; deceased bad just ‘ost the sight in one of ber eyes, avd | was airaid ehe would jose the other; I walked intothe back room and she folio ved me, the youbg man remaining in the store; | axkeo her who the Joung Man was in rather ap uneatirfactory manner, #hen | the raio be was & carpenter, who nad worked for ner | sbout a yenr ago; rho said that be had come to doa jo” | that be hac negieotea 1d she didnot wab | 060; she him (oo tt, ae #he felt sek and could pot watch hi | ebe feared be wae not bosest, and did no | know bow i get rid of him; the young man picked vp a paper at this juno | Bod ermmenced to read it, eben deceareo told bin | he might take it bome, the young man then left; l raw ¥ Bites in the etore, behind the counter, about ex ecke ago; | asked ceovasd who Mr Bias was, when fhe old me he wes Maj ir Bitse, decoated was betaeoa forty apd titty years o age; on Tuesday last I visited ae Geared, wheD she told me sue waa going to be married 10 } afew days, [was voder the Improssiou that r. Cham bere was the mao rho as engaged to: about year aud | & Delf ago doveasea lort arovt $1,100 by toaning 1t to | ome pereors who were «i geged ia toe soap Dunia: | Ebink Met ore of the pertoos sho loaned it to wan | Chari be said rhe o for that, was eponeca to Joaned ber money; .coasd sade all her mouey at millinery bosir ems ap idea that the young man who Was paying hit attentions to her wan doing so for thenake | of ber money; about ex weeks wanted to borrow $200 from bi lend ft, and she took my advice; what osramo of $200 I, don’t know; | thought ene nad deposite! tt in tue Davk, but I have been ti qutriog goeut it wita the police and can find no trace of i: {t is shout to or months eince sbe loaned the $1,700, ene power got it back, the persone she jcaned it 10 CAME was under the impression that deccased we Youre carpenter sieallog something; { dit not like his Appearance myseti, Jane Veamphe't, of 1 Waverley glace, despina as fo! —Tbave known lineteaw her alive 00 Weds ceday; 1 fe ber; a® she oom- plained of being wi dey or two proviour; Tpatd ar ome Dorey, cleven rb.) T thiok, «hen Thad | leoted for hi n «ke | avd T attended hor for two week | here esiled thers | ured to ntamp goous fo | there too; Traw bere; there ne | deceated he he totimaed About to be marr) Cham ere; Une coased \® Keep avy money fn the house THE POST MORTEM EX AMINATION. Dre. Bech and Wetje neiog duly sworn depored as fol- low::— We have mate « post mortow examinetion body of Sarah Shaw-k#, at No 24 Fast Taollta atreot, the body was leuvd !yivg upon the floor, the face, head and bands being oo a with blood; ti Upuer porties of the clothing was ed with blood; npoa an exemfvation of the toa p there were found the’ following wounda:—Three over the frontal bone; twoover the right and one over the jet pertetal bones; one over the lett temporal bone; on ite forebead, over the rigut eyebrow, there were two; on the face thers were four—ne ovo" the bridge of the nose, another extousing from tno outer avgle of the left eye, running ia « circular course to the lower portion of the wose, aucther on the left sae of the upper lip, another ag ison in extent jast ia front of the right ear; soetner commencing about aa inch below and behind the left ear, ranaisg across the wumle Of the lower jaw iu & Atraigat direction, dividing «ne chek and lower lip, terminating at the midtie of the ebio; snotber through the nc ear, dividing tho morcies, trachea, arc snags, veesels | end nerves, exposing the vertebra, ol whioh the bodwa i of the third aud fourth wero ont lute; oa removing tue | scalp a fracture abot ao toh in extent was found over the left parietal bone; ou removing the oalvariam wh dura mater was fouve to be pavctured; on removing to fame the right ede of the brain wes o>served to bo yory muah infected; In our opinion demtu was caused by iho injures abowe described The inquest wes her. adjourned until Monday afternoon, | a: (wo o'o.ock. hoot awe deo med Wok mao vane to be wey dif Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Barnard, A PENNSYLVANIAN ‘SHAVED’ OF $600 IN A SHAVING BALOON. Dec 7—The only cese tried by the jury today was & charge of grand jarcony preferred agatost three Italians, named Antonio and Leopold Gastayelli and Anto nioLavino, and, as will bo teen by ® narrative of the clroumstances, the cage 18 a pecaliar and intercating ove Leopold Gustavell! (a youth, whose appearance indicates Teflnement and Intelligence), demanded @ separate trial, and was defended by eminent legal counsel. The evi deece for the prosecution showed that the defendants were en:ployed in the hairdressing aud sheviog salooa under Patton's Hotel, corner of Greenwich and Warren streets; that on the 2iet of Jane, Mr. James Walsh, « resident of Penosyivania, and a guest at tho above hotel entered the saloon for tp purpore of getting shaved, and that object was thoroughly accomplisbed eft the premiees, for while ho was undergoing that phy soa! operation the comfortable !ittie sum of $600 in bane bills ‘was taken cut of bis ovat pocket The manner in whica the larceny was perpetrated was {ngoutous, aud rorves as & warning to frequenters of such establishments. The seat, the mirror reflecting the objecte hanging upon ‘the rack, The defendants suspectiog that te’ conn tryman bad considerable money in his possession, the great question was, bow ooulé the treasure be abstracted from bie pocket before he left the ssloon? Without Mr Walsh's instructions the barber proceeced to ebampoo his cranium, ard tn doing 80 administered o toa (43 in alleged™oy the prosecution) while tbe complaioant was thus engaged his pocketbook #8 abstracted from the cost Bat it wae contenved. avd prop rly, ton, by the counsel for the de fence, What \t was no. voven that the defendant on trial | ‘wee prerent, aid thererme conid mot have verpetrated the lsrceny; and, if guilty ef <oy crime, he should have been indicted for receiving stolen genis. + The proseen tion fatied to chow poritively that tho prisoner was in the saloon, but aseomed that there was a corspirasy ou the part of all the cefendanis to roo Mr. Waieh: and this Abcory was evtablished by etroag > roumstantial evidence miseed bis eli! and the other barbers jas found secreted in depied bavin the defence proved that the young man’s charactor was ped; bat thie strong ctreumetance, couplet with the fact that Mr. Waieh sect fied two of the bills, and Be come pon ee rene the prisover ontained ‘© money, ‘ v, overthrew tho presump ten of Irnecence ehich bw good character vy tees mm a Tenaga he sea eat ocrder, et clearly who # cn ence between the crime of trend faroeny and that a colving stolen A party could be convicted of larceny if be wes tr collusion with otbers, a tnongh he migbt pot bave taken a phesieal part io the commission of the offence, and if arrested goon after ® larcory was perpetrated with the proceeda tn bis possession, the aw luferred that he wae the thief unless he satiefacvrily accounted to the jory when and whore be r oatred the money. To convict of the erime of recelving atolen g vode the Inrceny inurt firrt be cow plete, and as much was pot the fact in the prevent exre, the prirover, If guilty of any crim{ng! offence, should be convicted of grand larceny. | The Jory hed not agreed upon a verdict before the usual | bows of a-joornment. } Telegraph Cab } Naw Onceaxs, Dec, 7, 1969 | A telegraph cable was succetafully !aif across the river at Vicksburg to day. A Corrox Deaure Rercers to Smut Corros —Une of the mort promtinen! b Kant cflered to purchase 1,000 bales of cotton fn th city w few days ago for 1046. at twomouths, The Fuxtorn | iF undonbted, hut the fantor refased, because of fe igo fiesot e timow? yet developed. 1,060 bales of ootton are ‘th 860 000, | b in po extraordinary sum for one puredase of cotton to this market; bot too mach lo trust to the uncertainty: of the foture, daring these troubled times, when oni. versal firancial ruln overshadows the North,— Norfolk Day Book Arrivals and Departures. ARRIVALS Livenroo: - Beam shtp Avin—¥r and Mra Taylor, Mine Sab Biss Carroll, Mr and Mre Wing, Mre Coban and th M Mra i vatinne, Sian dare ti lies Henry and alater Mr ; Mr and Mt 2 te Mr J1@ Den 4 “aioe Hees Loree Fle crm Se moa wel, WP . dae ,} aiere 8 W Moen h Votes winter. 6 ‘ as May 8 hasten, Joe is ’ Becenoe sone Liverroon Ax Tow pod ad! jer i i in LEMON hip Bash eile—J Je ledy aed ann uae lantan chi ned nares: Mise Bow ion 0 Mater, A Reynard. A ah, Page, || Ma bersen oon, R Lim'ngton. AB Willieme, Liert den © B Kilerd, @ Valentine, Jobn Maddia, Ger @ vaon and wife— and 7 im the siverege. Ab he veun fue was abon’ 17 yeare of age, 1 wee fim bolt sod quite youthfal io eppearance Pimmech MeMabon, aged thirtoen years, cepowed oy Rorrernae-Sh’p Pet Spray cere Johnson and 2 chib dren, Mee Van Wes le. Wareav, NP—Drig Daring ~Mre Susan Bangs and 2 chi@ren | Bom | ror 18o. 8 Be Coftee q 3 Despatches from Earope by the Africa. Br Jomns N. #., Deo, 7, 1360 We learn from the agent at New York, E. Cunard, Ksq., bbas the Africa, Capt Shannon, will, should the weather Admit, call of Osco Race and commuviod’e with the telegraph eration at bas point by means of the news boat of ino press on or about Satorday evening, Decomer 8—thur attording to the commercial public an opportunity © commuoirate to thetr European correspondents four days’ later news to aay that the servicer of the nows boat and agente of the prees at Cape Rave will be entirely gra parties ag may wish &) forward dospa'coes, why 80 through Mr. George Stoker, No.7 Brow etr: : York. News Gom New Me Ispsranvencr, Mo, Dec 7, 1860 The New Mexicay mail, wite dates to the 1@:b ait. ar- rived to-day in time to counest with the mail gotug East bie morning. The snail was detained by very deep suow nd excessively cold weather. The Kiowa ludians stop ved the matte at McKuee’s creck, and kept then half a day. Thelr object, they raid was to make prace, aud they could wipe out the party, but did not feel so dis- pored The Indians are almoet in a starving condition, couse quently they are avaious for peace. The Cumpaigo sgsinet ‘the Navejors bas proved very euccessfal, and they sre Atill proseeuting It with energy. Parker's trata arrived in Santa Fe on the 12th ult., loaded wnh dry goods and groceries. The contractors op this route contemplate runnivg this mail via Fort Wise ou the Ist of Feb wary and the vste- Diishment of @ mail route from that polat to Deaver Vity A gepileman arrivetl hero yesterday from Fort Soott, Who Staten that all 18 quict ovt there, aod that Mont- gomery is not to be fownd, Otner news unimportant, News from Pike's Peak, Fort Kaarsey. Deo 1, 1860. Two coaches from Denver City on the 81 twat pyrred here this morping Heookley’s exprare messergor har $26,000 in tresenre, Charley Harrison, a extvon keeper, ebot James Hitj dead on the &4 inet, and fod Te wea ther for two days has been warm, and the anow is gone. but there are indications of a storm Baild ng im Den ver City is tit! boing pushed ahead. Four large brick houres were cow vleted inet week, and two more were commenced, The Kansas Troables. Leavunwoxrn, Deo, 7, 1860. Advices from Fort Scott to the 3d inet, are to hand. ‘The federal troops were acting as 8 poese comitatus 10 the United Statee Marsual and had srrestea seven persons for belog engaged ia the late murders. No res\etance wanrficred. The troops would move to Mound Clty on the 4th inet, The Remains of General Win. Waiker, Avovera Ga, Dee 7, 1560. The Mobile Fegis‘er af the 4th inet. anuounces the re- tura of Capt, West, who went to Truxiilo to obtain the rempine of the late General William Walker. He was un- sococrafa! In his mission, in coveequence of the jews of Hondvraz probybiting exbumation, Col Rodler bee been humanely treated, and hir rciease wae expected to take place shortly Lhe Misso College. Deo 7, 1860. The Riectoral College of this tate met at Jefferson Oity yerterday, and cust the vote of the State for Duug!ss and Jobuecn, Whe Opera in Patiagel ph Pmispmiraa, Deo 7, 1860, Mereadants’s opera of “Il Guiramento” was produced atthe seademy of Music this evening with magnificent effect, Tae artiste received encouraging suoport for their enterprise from the patrons of tbe Opera, who crowded the houre and enthusiastically applauded thetr efforts Yrom the commencement to the end, The opera was a brilliant suc: * Madame Colson appeared as Eliza, Signor Ferri ee Manfred, Mire Phillips am Bianca, wud Brignoli as Vercardo, The o;¢ra was pro- duced ander the immediste sopervision of Signor Mozio, The dresses were pow and well adapt- ed, The production of this opera could bave been impreved ovly ihrougt the ald of the stockholders tp the way of new rcenery, which they faile’ to provide ‘he public. The nudienoe was the most fashionable since the Prince of Wailer night, and included & num ver of New Yorkere— rs. James Gordon Bennett occupied oae of the jcenium boxes. This succees cannot fa'lio stimulate The aruiere in their respensible undertaking. be produost next week New sccvery it being pa! erp cially for th'a opera at the expense of the artiat ella Hinckley, tho American prima donna, who re cetved go much enon aregement from ber late porforman ore in Italy, and who wes to have de ber début ic New York under Ullman, bas been engaged by thie company ana will sbortly appr ar. Tne Canal Tolle, de. Anas, Doo 7, 1960 ‘Tre total canal tolls for the season amount to 93.007 000. ‘The State Canvarsers met at the State House to-day, Dut did poth\ng, owing to tho absence of the returas from Orange county. Com ptrolier Deantetop bad tolegraphed to Gorhen for the bpures, ana it is expected that they will be vrought up to-dey. a fow loaded canal boats are rtill forcing their way down between Schenectady and Troy. Marine Disacter. Naw Ontaans, Deo. 7, 1860 The schooner M Pette bas arrived bere from Prince Fdward’s Island, with loss of deck load, splitantie, &o. Commerce of the Port of Boston and Charilestowa. Monthly s.stement of the value of imports aud exports: of goods, -wares and merobandise entered daring tho month of November, 1860:— MrORT. Dotiad!e. epterc) for consumpties. . Dutiadle, ware boased. Free (oxeius’ Specie and hei Tota! imporis $1,266,342 121 076 te. PHILADALPHIA @TOCK BOARD. Pun aowtrma, Des, 7, 1860. tooke heavy. Penusylvarie State 6's, 88: Read ng Se livowt, 164%. Morris Onns!, 47%; (ong Inland Ratl-oaa, 9. Pennsyivenia Relirond, 36 Sight exchange on New York 1% & 3 per cent premium New Ontaane Deo 7, 1860 Uottor—Sales to-day, 6600 bales The mar! cased ed,owig & favoraple turn in tne rave of ro ge At Oise The aglos of tho week fo t op 40,000 celpte for the rame time 69 660 bates, ageinet 71.600 bales for tbe vorres- ’ por Jers than last you. stock, 386,060 hal dooseut aide w HMO folly fare Moan wales of the weet, 4 560 bags; Importe for the week, 9,560 bege, toca, 39,000 dage, age inet 66 000 bags inal year. Sterling exobange, 95 a 93; wight exchange on New York, \4 a 3% per cont discount. Fre\ghte= cotton to Liverpool 0. Deo. 6, 1800 Moms, Cotton—Balen 1,600 bales at 9Ke. for middling, Market peg Deo. 6, 1809 Cotton—Helee to day 3 000 bales at 060. for midal Sales of the week 15,000 balre Reoetpts the sauce 19,000 alts! 81,060 bales in the oorreapon week of ‘at year: deoreane of receipts 09 Oe bales. & porte 15,000 bales. Stock fo port 141,000 baa, Ei ornt dwcount. change on New tort NX am ee fy is0 Cottor—Salen to day 1400 wearke| hom withac avvancing tenvenoy. Baise of the woek 8,000 baler, and receipts 4,860 back ty oes, Bauriwone, Flour aol! and heavy. Howar! street and Uhio aro neld at $6; city mills at $4.76 Khost dail aod nominat Oern ready; new white and yellow at 400 a Glo. Provisions romion! Mese port at $174 $1760 Imrd, 100. Oxteo uil, at 190 = 1ée. Whiskey lower, at 185, + in buavele 6.000 corp ty—2 800 While floor, 97.000 , heane scorn. Exebarge on New York soars nomi. 0m. ral ai 80 10 per comt prem" ential thine, Sighs exeb Mones strit gens per Cent premiom,