The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1863, Page 2

» - NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNE TRIAL OF THE RIGTERS. Two More Sent to the State Prison and Three to the Penitentiary. Fifty Additional Indictments Presented. The Grand Jury Requests the Court to Inves- tigate the Causes of the Late Riots and Bring the Instigators to Justice. Additional! Cases Ordered to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Keo dee Ken Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Hoffman. Avavst 11.—The trial of alleged rioters was resumed in the Court of Geueral Sessions this morning before Re- corder Hoffman. District Attorney A. Oakey Hall appear- ed a8 prosecuting oflicer, A DISHONEST SERVANT GIRL SENTENCED, Mary Sheeban, an Irish servant girl, who bad pleaded to an indictment for grand larceny, was brought r sentence. The Recordor said from all ho had been al learn about her she Appeared to beavery bad gil he saw no reason why any loniency should be manifested towards her, He should therefore sentence her to the State prison for ihree years, A STRONG MINDED WOMAN IN COURT. Mary was evidently on the point ef arguing the point with his Honor, when a new actor appeared on the sceno, A little, elderly looking woman, whose face was effectual- jy concealed by a thick green veil, rose in her seat near the door, and waving a fan in one hand and a parasol in the other, addressed the Court on the subject of the riot and rioters a8 connected with sentencing females to the State prison. The Recorder, after vainly rapping to pro duce silence, called out, ‘Take that woman out of oourt.”” This was much easier said than done, as between the talkative female and tho officers of the court about fifty poople were packed. While the officers were forc- ing their zway through, the old lady called out, “I want to tell you, Judge, you sent females without any merey at all, at all.” then branched off about the riots as follows:—* call some of us rioters. Who mado them so? Who made them so? Our children are as good as anybody’s children.” By this time the officers had hold-of her round the waist, and she Was soon outside thd door, still gesticulating with the parasol and fan, and her voice was heard for several minutes afterwards; as though trying to enlighten his Honor through the keyhole. Mary Sheehan then set up a loud cry, and had alsoto be removed before order was restored. The old lady, we understand, {a one of the strong minded sisters, and occasionally holds forth on Sunday in the Ber on *Woman’s Rights” and other similar sub- jects. Shb has lately‘beon seized with a fit of indigna- tion, tn consequence of hearing that women were being sent to the Penitentiary and State prison for tak: da the late riots. me i alunite THE ASSAULT ON THE COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM. Richard Lynch, who pleaded guilty of an assault with intent to rob, was then brought up for sentence. The Recorder satd he believed him to be a bad man and to eee oe associated with bad men, and that been very active man 4 the riots. He was in the neighborhood of tho red Orphan Asylum at the time the disturbance took place there, and wout about calling upon men to give him money, threatening them if they did not. He ht he deserved all the punishment which the law allowed for assault with intent to commit robbery, and coula see no reason for giving him any indulgence whatever. He was Slready sentenced to the Penitentiary for ten months, and from there be would go to the State prison, to which Place the Court sentenced bim for five years. SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY. Conner, who pleaded guilty of petit larceny on an indictment charging him with having stolen several articles of household furniture from the honse of Mr. James 8. Gibbons, was then called up for sentence. The Ro. vorder sald that from numerous circumstances he was mpelled to disbelieve the "gs statement that he the op in Twenty ninth street; but from several affidavits bad learned that his previous character had been, genorally good and in consideration of that circum stance he si only inflicton him the light sentence of three months confinement in the penitentiary. THE TRIAL OF JONN HAGAN CONCLUDED, Tho trial of John Hagan, indicted for robbery in the ret Cay pid Xe Ley The prisoner was wit ving assaulted and mbbed Mr. Henry E. Searles on the night of the 13th inetant, Ex-Ji Beebe then opened for the defence, and ad- dreased jury at considerable epeth on bis (the Judge's) ales fo, tes tavehasion riot, whether in State or city, crashed out. Dur! residence of over ane ip the city of New York he had always ad- vocated & vigorous prosecution of all men indicted and convicted of disturbing the public'peace; but in the case which he was then called u to defend, he believed that u0 one of them wou!d believe the charge made in the tudictment could be sustained against his client, who, he was prepared to show, had hitherto borne an irreproach- able character. The fact that the pocketbook had been found in the left hand pantaloons pocket might ensily be explained, It-was a well known fact that pickpockets were now 60 expert that his client’s explanation of the oircumstance might easily believed that his pocket- opt < taken out and another one substituted in {is place, : Jobn Higgins, the first witnees called for the defence being sworn, testified that he was twenty-four years of 0; was omployed in tho paint and lustre factory of C. & J. soabury & Co,; bad known the prisdner for twelve years, who must now be twenty six years of age; he lived in Easex street, No. 146; witness lived next door, at 144; on tae 18th of July witness was at bis shop until about five o'clock; after 4 time went up town to see what the trouble was; met the prisoner at the corner of Thirty- second street and Broadway; it was about nine o'clock; was in company with him after that until the police ar- rested him, when witoess went home; after meeting they wont down a short distance, and then turned into a sa- 1 02 end got a drink; in that place the pris ner puilsd eit & pocketbook and paid for the drinks; witness bought four segara; they went down a little lower and had aoother drink, and then waiked down to near the corner of Great Jones street, when they heard a great disturb. ance; witness and prisoner had a difficulty with some men there, who rushed over the street to them; they commenced pulling the prisoner about and knocked him down; witness saw one of them pull the pocketbook out of risoner’s pocket and put another in; daring the twelve years he had known him witness uever heard of him being in bad eye know that he generally stayed at home during the evening. Cross examined by the District Attorney—Worked more at the lustre business than at the paint; did not go to work on the day after Hagan was arrested, as wanted to be on haod when his trial camo off, never told any one about soetng ® pocketbook taken out of Hagan’s pocket and another put in ite place; did not like mea- toning it to the police at the time of the arrest for fear they would arrest him; thought it best to reserve his tes- timony until the case was brought up in the Court of Sessions; whon he went up town at five o'clock it waa in company with four persons; left them shortly after five o’elock, and from ae to — ptaenod when he met the prisoner, was wi ‘ing aroun upper part of city, OE Sten . at Allerton's tang mpage od Or jam avd other places; w e met fo Rag told him where ho bad been that aight; neither of them met anybody they knew; could not tell the stréet where they went in to drink, and talked about tho war, not about the riot, except that witness told him where he bad been; gould not form any idea what time it was when they got down town; it waa about three minutes before the police came up that he saw aman pull a hook out of Hagan’s pocket and put another In it; it was close by Great Jones streot; they met ob of about eight or ten persons there; one of the men "put up his right band to strike witness, and asked Hagan and witness what their opinions were; wit+ ness replied, ‘It’s nono of your business; Hagan’s hands were then held while the pocketbooks were being changed ; he was then knocked down and roughly ased. By a juror—Thought there were four men round Hagan; was not near enough to distinguish the difierence in the pocketbooks. Miss Jane Hagan, being sworn, testified that she was the prisoner's sister: was about twenty years of age; ber brother was a glass cutter: bis age is about twenty-si on Monday, the 13th of July, he left home about lack he lly gets home pretty carly, and stays home; le iasteady and industrious, and olps to support the family; the prisoner bad always beon very kind and steady: never knew him to have any bad acquaintances; oo the habit of going to bed before ten o'clock, Cr e# oxamination.—It was very unusual for him to a | out after ten o’clock, iam Turner, being sworn, testified that he was a f ass cutter, of the firm of Turner & Lane, Nos. 44 and 46 yuane street bad known prisoner about five years, and pom eg pkg the best men they in_ their employ never heard anythin inst him bef this proseut aitair. engi inky Cross examination. —Know nothing of him excop during working hours. ', being sworn, testified that he was Joo News ase cniter; had kuown tho ‘prisoner for th Scare, always found bitn to be we working FF yj and nover beard & whisper against his charac- ter. Cross oxamined—Lived at 29 Prince street: out with Hagan on Sunday and certog: a ‘rose bad met him at the corner of Rivington aud Kasex stroves many evonings. Henry Siemon, being sworn, testified ho was twonty.tour ‘care of age; lived in Ridridge street; aud w: inaker, bad the prisoner about seven years, he the last five had seen him alihost daly, during that time could not find any fault with bis character, he was bard and industrious; never sow any ¢ ous or drunkon prooeedi? at the corner of Rivingwa =e Kasex streets Cross examined—On the Monday night he wont dows trom to inquire for Haaan and w fo Faye Loforme’ by bis einice that he & moe topped om their stoop uptil stoprew the) fret withenm timate with Bim as s the next day, and was about five o'clock; vbout pine — o’elock Higgins was almost as with the prisoner: saw H oe Soe On r ohn : our Bo iat "peing sworn, testified that he resides at 146 Fssey stroet; had known’ Hagan about eleven mopths, lived in the same house with him; bis character had during that tiie beon good; witness got home on Mou- day sbout hal’-past four o'clock; bis Business was a car- ra Hagan went out about five’ o'clock, passing witness on the stairs. ‘Cross examined—Prisonor did not tell him where he was going; had seen him a@ good deal on Sundays and evenings. Michael Hagan, being sworn, testified that he lived at 218 West Twenty-sixth street, was not io business at pre- sent: had been for thirty years a master buiider; bad hved in New York about forty-two years; Hagan was a nephew of witness; Hagan’s father had been dead about fifteen years; bad veen @ cattle dealer; wituess had watcbed over the bringing up of the prisoner and had gene- rally heard ® good character of him from bis mother; he was 8 vel bere boy; witness went to see the riot near the Bull’s Head Hotel; went there out of curiosity. Crogs-examined—Went out during the first day of the riot; had not seen his nephew for two months before; it might have been twelve mouths since he had seen him before he heard he was arrested. Miss Hagan was recalled, and testified that her brother had always been in the habit of carrying a portemonnaie or pocketbook ‘This closed tne evidence for the defence. Ex.Judge Beebe then summed up for the defence, stat- ing that believed he had done all he promised and proved ali he had stated in opening the case. The witness who testified to the fact of the pocketbooks being chang- ed had been standing within three feet of the place where the occurrence took place. Counsel thought the testimo. ny of Mr. Searles much more improbable than that of Higgins, who, he said, had evidently thought that know- ledge concealed was the best kind of knowledge; which was bis reason for never divulging what he knew about the pocketbooks unti] he was on the witness stand, ‘The District Attorney, in summing up for the prosecu- tion, said it was only for the sympathy which bad been thrown into the cage by the learned counsel on the other side that he deemed it his duty to address them on what he conceived to be their duty to the public in this matter, Had he chosen to exclude almost the whole evidence which had been offered for the defence, he knew that the Recorder on the bench, his ex-judicial adversary on the other side, and all the legal gentlemen around him, would have supported him in such a course. This @ been like many others where tho pris- ‘way by the intoxication of the hour, stecps pools of the deepest crime, The jearned District Attorney then analyized the testimony of Hig- gins, and averred that the whole affair had an air of about it. His learned friend on the other side had told them that spiritual mediums must have had some thing to do with it; but they were, he thought, simply to look atthe facts and form from them a logical, common- sense conclusion. The evidence of Higgins he characterized as the most extraordinary he had ever hi of in his life, and concluded by say- ing tnat rested mainly on the amount case Of belief which the jury might attach to the testimony of Higgins and of Mr. Searles; that of Higgins contained but @ small modicum of evidence strongly tinctured with that most holy and dangerous sentiment—sympathy. The evidence of Mr. Searles, he thought, was of a strong cir- cumstantial nature and could not be gainsayed. ‘The Recorder, in his charge to the jury, said that tt was purely’ a question of fact. and there was but little occasion him to say much tothem. He then gave a narrative of the case from the testimony which had been taken, and stated that the case evidently rested on the degree of credence they might attach to the testimony of Mr. Searles and Higgins, The Jury without leaving their seats, returned a ver- dict of guilty, when the Recorder remanded the prisoner for sentence until Thursday morning, at which time his confederate, Patrick Sheron, will also be sentenced. THE GRAND JURY. At this time the Grand Jury came into court and pre- eented fifty additional mdictments against parties who are alleged to have taken part in the late riots. It has been deemed prudent to withhold for the present the names of those against whom indictments have been found. ‘The fqliowing preamble and resolution was also handed in by the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury deeming it very desirable that an in- vestigation into the causes of the late riots in the city of New York should be made, apd the instigators of the same brought to justice, therefore, Resolved, That such investigation is not entered upon by the Grand Jury on account of the short term of the pre- sent court; and also because the Grand Jury have under- stood that such investigation can better be entered upon when fuller inquisies have been made. Resolved, That the Grand Jury now request the Court to cause such investigation to be made as soon as it can be done with a ret of success. HUGH AUCHINOLOSS, Foreman. GEORGE H. FRANKLIN, Secretary, pro tem. Tho Recorder asked the District Attorney whether he had any objection to the Grand Jury being discharged at it time, The District Attorney rose and said he saw no reason ‘why bis Honor should not! grant the request of the Grand Jury, but before that was done he wish- ed to that be thought the thanks of the public were very peculiarly due to them for the attention they had given tothe public business during their ses- sion, The foreman and others had come down town at a very early hour every morning to travsact their official Dusiness. They bad attended to it ina room which is ery uncomfortable in winter, and much more 80 in sum- mor, during the heated term. They had labored more hours during this hot weather than it was usual with otber juries {o work during ordinary occasions. Mr. Ga- roim, his assistant, had been with them during the whole ime, and he could assure the Court the Grand Jury had given every attention tothe important public business which had been entrusted to them. The then said he had not expected they would ask to be discharged s0 soon; but he believed the object for which they had been empannelled was now accom- plished. It bad got to bea matter of custom to address 8 few words toaGrand Jury on the conelusion of their labors. Tho present occasion he felt to be a special one. A week ago he charged them, and at the end of that week he was about to discharge them after they had presented somewhere in the neighborhood of one hundred ind‘ctments. b had been dene and would be done, he hoped, to let trait- ors know that the courts of public justice were always open to take cognizance of and punish those who had any connection with or participated in riotous or other unlaw- ful proceedings. He bad read their resolution in regard to investigating the origin of the riots, and agreed with them ‘that it would be better to postpone for a short time any investigation into their causes. After thanking them for their attention to the public business this Honor dis- charged them from further attendance. THE ROBBERY OF BROOKS’ CLOTHING STORE. William McCarty, who pleaded guilty of an attempt et rand Lnenigg 4d on an indictment which charged fim with having been concerned im the rob. bery of Brooks’ clothin, store, was then Drought up for sentence. Recorder said that after making many inquiries about him be had been un- able to discover ‘thing which justified bim in being at all lenient. He should sentence him to the States Prison for wwo years and two months. ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Patrick Monahan, who pleaded guilty of an assault and battery on Mr, W. W. Bloomer, when brought up for sen. tence was told by thy Recorder that be had learned his previous character had been a good one, and believing ‘that he had been led into bis present position by the tn- toxication of the hour, he shoula only sentence him to the Penitentiary for three months. CASE OF RIOT. Theodore Osterstock, convicted of riot on an indict ment charging’ him with hgving participated in the sacking of a boot and shoe store in Greenwich street, was thon brought up for sentence. The Recorder said ho thought it likely that the witness who testified to having seen the prisoner from a secoud story window while standing on the sidewalk might have been mistaken, and as ho learned that prisoner’s previous character had been . he should sentence him to the penitentiary for three montbe. PLEA OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY. A jury was then sworn to try Michael McCabe, an Irish laborer, twenty-six years of ago, who wan indicted for robbery in the first degree. It that the prisoner and another man, on the 15th day July, went into the es, store of Alexander Mit i, on corner of One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street and Third avenue, and tbat McCabe demanded forty dollars from Mitchell which Mitchell refused to give; McCabe then call Mitchell anon of a bitch, and pointed a cheese knife at him. After some fui conversation MoCabe left the store, baving received fifty cents cach from Mitchell and hie brother. On leaving McCabe said there would be some burning round there thal night. McCabe's counsel Offered to put in a plea of assault and battery, which was accepted by the Court, and the prisoner was remanded for sentence. SENT TO THE COURT OF OYRR AND TERMINER. The case of John McAllister, James Lamb and fb. Can- field, indiated for the,murder of the n in Clarkson street, was sent to the Court of Oyer and Terminer. 4 A similar dispesition was mado of the case of John Mitchell and William Ryder, indicted for burglary and riot ‘The Court then adjourned until Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. The Claims Against the City. A® we announced im yestorday’s Lizraty, a committes ef the Board of Supervisors held ® consultation with Comptroller Brennan yesterday morning, in his private office, relative to the claims growing out of damages occa- sioned during the late riots, It was finally agreed upon that the Comptroller should transmit all such claims to the Board of bee mag oy for adjustment, This is in ac cordance with the plan announced in yesterday's issue, which it will thas be seen was substantially correct, The following additional claims have been presented: — Abram Wakeman; Postmaster ...... $26,901 26 Louis Scblanep, 310 East 13th stroet 20 00 James McKinna, 75 Tonth avemue... 36 00 Philip Donnamemme, 679 Third avenue 4,800 32 Charles E. Appleby, 41st st,, near 11th a 10,000 00 Joseph Hemings, 346 Second avenue... + 836 00 Charles Arendorf, $46 Second avenue . + 66% John D. Walker, 679 Third aveneo, + 200 00 Ellen Downey, 679 Third avoaue. : gis Henry Emersen, attack . We F. Mowebach, attack . +» 6200 Joho, Dat ten, at., office of ‘Tan Growina Cxore.—The heat of the past fow days to the growing crops has Operated with great benefit, Corn End potatoes exult in it. The ground had been wetted to a great depth, and under the warmth of the eun every stalk of corn hap become as cary as «mule. Pota. toes slike thrive. The tubers in such weather expand to ‘zo of dumptings. The summer harvest i gathered. tomnal crops are now reoeiring a poworiul stimu oman! perfection, property destroyed in 429 Grand ‘the District Provost Marshal. 900 87 THE DRAFT. The Conscription in New York—A Re- vision of the Enroiment. It ts stated, upon good authority, that instructions have been received for a revision of the eurotment in the first pine districts of New York. This will have the eflect of delaying the drs‘ for some two or three weeks The Draft Elsewhere. The Datly Saratogian says of the draft in that town-— Many curious freaks of the wheel wére exhibited here, as well as elsewhore. The most noticeable feature is the drawing of a large number of prominent young men and native born Amoricans, The Irish element in our village, constituting at least one-third of the inhabitants, very generally escaped. In the centre of the business portion of Broadway hardly a store or office was omitted. In one atore two brothers, and in another three brothers, were drawn. Two clerks in the post office and two hands in the Saratogian office were equally lucky. The list algo comprises one who has died im the service, and two or three now in the field; also several who have recently en- listed. One minister, the rector of the Episcopal church, 4s on the liat of fortunates. Of one party of mutual in- surers, numbering seven, four were drawn. Charles Addison Mott, one of the drafted in Troy, is clerk of the Troy and Lansingburg Horse Railway Com- pany. He wil either go himself or aend bis father, In Weedsport six men signed an agreement to con- tribute equally toward the payment of the exemption fee of any of their members who might be drafted. On the morning of the draft, however, one of them by some means obtained possession of the paper, sad, erased bis name therefrom; and in the afternoon he had the pleasure Seas that of the six men he was the only one In another town six persons formed @ similar associa- tion, Afterward six others were permitted to join. When the drawing took place, every one of the last six drew ‘prizes,’ and not one of the first six, The commenced at Harrisburg, Pa.,on Monday, and passed off with entire feeling, At Portiand, Me., on Friday last, eighty-three con- seripte were examined. Of these forty-seven wero ox- empted for physical disability, thirteen by furnishing substitutes and twenty-three for other causes, It willbe seen that of the eighty-three drafted it does not @ man. In the same city the mother of a youth named Davis attempted to play it smart for him the other day. He ‘was accepted as a substitute, getting three hundred and twenty-five dollars for going, when the mother attempted to swear him out on the a that he was undor eighteen years. But it didn’t work, and he had to go. A rural conscript a) before the Eastern Board of Enrolment, a day or two aince, and desired to be exempt- ed forthwith, that he might return to his country home. “What are your claims’? demanded the doctor. “/’m entirely dependent upon my mother for support,” was the innocent reply. Whereupon the doctor assured bim that the government would immediately relieve bis mo- ther of go unsuitable a burthen. Military Affairs. REGIMENTS RECRUITING IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN. ‘The following regiments are now reorganizing in this oity:— W. De Lacy.. Thirty-elghth......A. Frink... . Lafayette Hail. ‘The following are new regiments and those already in the fleld:— Regiment. Commander. Headquarters. 178th.............Edward Webler....462 Broome street. . J. Byrne. Wasbington Light..W. H. Kammel! Fifteenth... Thirty-four First REGIMENTS RECRUITING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. The following organizations are recruiting and being raised throughout the State:— cavarry. ry dy Governor's Guard. . J. Fisk.. 5 All recruits raised in the vicinity of New York are sent down to the camp at New Dorp, 8S. I., which is uoder tho able command of Colonel H. 8. Lansing. VISITING OUR FORTS AND HOSPITALS. General Canby has issued the following relative to visitors to our forts and hor) itals — CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO PARSER. Heanquarters, Uniren Statxs Troors, New York City ann Hanaoi New Yors, August 10, 1968, The following rnics and regulations are published for the information of all concerned -— Passes to citizens to visit the forts in the harbor will be given at these headquarters on Mondays Fridays, be- tween the hours of ten and twelve A. M.. and only to per- sons who are known or are vouched for by some responsible TOU. Pepassen to hospitals in the vicinity of the city will be ree, lated by the Medical Director, Burgeon McDougall, No, roome street, Passes for the employes of the different departments, when on duty, will be given by the staff officer by whom they are employed. Passes to David's Island and Fort Lafayette will not be given for the present, except in case of extreme necessity, and then only at these headquarters or higher authority. Written application for sueh 8 muet, in all cases, fe the object of the visit, the name of the viaitor, and the of the person to be visited. No 8 to inspect the works in the harbor will be given, and commanding officers will take such measures as will guard against any abuse of the kind. Passes are not transferrable, and will be can- gelled by the officer of the guard after they have been used. By order of Brigadier General CANBY. awnence Kir, Major and A. D. ©., Acting Inspector General. KINGS COUNTY VOLUNTEERS. Colonel M. Murphy, commanding Kings County Volun- tocrs, has received the following orders :— Uniren States Mustrrina Orrice, New York, August 10, 1363. } Colonel M. Moreny:— Sir—You will please notify all the reerutt your regiment, whether in this city or Kings county, that in future all the enlistinent papers must show to which district the recruit belonga, to enable the Provost Marshal to ascer- tain the quote due ‘after deducting the volunteers, Very re- spectfully, your obedient servant, BURNE SMITH, R. Licutenant Eleventh infantry, M.D. It would be woll that Kings county hurry up and offer more inducements to recruit Comnion Counci! of Brooklyn are about to offer a special bounty, and this will, no doubt, materially aid Colonel Murphy in Alling up his command. PART OF THE BARRACKS AT NEW DORP, BURNED DOWN. At eleven o'clock on Monday night the barracks at New Dorp, 8.1., were discovered to beonfiroe. The fiames quickly spread, when nearly one-half the buildings were burned to the ground. The work is su to be that of an incenciary. Colonel Lansing was on the ground soon after the commencement of the fire. It is ee attempted to eacape duri excitement. There are now some thousand soldiers at this barracks. % bea THE THIRTY-SEVENTH RFGIMENT WN. Y, 8, Vv. Colonel De Lacy is meeting with @ good deal of success in the reorganization of the above regiment. There are he entertained that the city will offer a ta: int the necessity for a di may be avoid races this regiment may be expected to be first in the field. THE FIFTEENTH NEW YORK BATrERy, Lioutenant E. M. Knox, of the above organization, is now in town, having received severe wound at the battle of Gettysburg. This gentleman has ae en ba caper bis ae conduct witle 1a ‘action from Superior oMcers, He vow I father's residence, 66 Houston streot, theo name Obituary. CORPORAL IRA D. JONnS, Corporal Ira D, Jones, one of the heroes of the storming of Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863, died on the 3ist ult., at Miton Head, from wounds rocsive’ on that occaston. entered the Sixth Connecticut Volu toors as toners the commencement of the war, ge cing his stripes by his, Sih ne romste mesons "os Se pa ee wi le was but 6 years of age whon he died. ‘The Hon. Perea Texnmoser died at his residence in the town of Farmersville, Cattarangas county, New York, 00 ee ee hobs oaioum cov to which were a t place. Some six was the possessor the of nearly six thousad acres of improved iands. ie was a hoavy dealer in cattle, and rede much of hia large fortune thereby. He was County Jntge in 1842, and agent of the mg gn ge is secumulations amount $0 over S500 508, He $0,006 Wo build and endow an ims! \valiou of learning, to be located a: Franklinyitie, a From New Mexice and Ari: Governor We BoM. Art mae Of New Mexico, 7 Ingtoe on business, On RES through the Indians of the plains, whe are on the Ai rilver, copper, lead nnd coal collected f1 5 seit SON nplece of’ tbe Terthory, when be wid pagel the Interior Department. He hae also xpecimens of the THE SOLDIERS’ AID FUND BONDS. Impertant Report from Comptroller Brenn * ce Der ARTNENT, Comrrnouian's Orrick, August 8, 1863. To Tue HONORAULE THe BOARD OF ALDEKMEN:— Gxwnein—] have the honor to ackwowledge the ro- celpt of the resolution by your Board oo the 27th day of July, 1863, directing tho Comptroller to rep rt ‘the rate of premiuin received by him upon such Soldiers’ Fa- muly Aid Fund bonds as be may have issued smce the 1st day of January last, the amount of such stock issued since that date, the names of all parties to whom such stock hus been sold, with the premium by each pur. chaser; also # full statement of the bide made for the one inition dollars of Central Park additioval fund stock, for which proposals were advertised to be opened on Mon- day, the 20th day of June, 1863, setting forth the names of the soveral bidders, with the seyeral offers, and par- ticularizing the parties to whom any portion of said was awarded, the premium paid by each, aud the gross smount yielded.”” While I am gratified at the opnortunity which this re. solution affords of presenting all the transactions relating the stock and bonds negotiated by this department since I have been in office, | canaot, im justice to the pub- lic interests, refrain from referring to the circumstances attending its introduction and passage in your Board. The member of your Board from the Eleventh district, who introduced the resolution, makes it the pretext for a most gross and wanton attack on this department, which had no other foundation than bis lice, and which was fabricated for the purpose of producing blic distrast in thia department at a peri great pubic exi. gency, when the duty is about to be impored upon it of obtaining by loan the amount requisite to relieve our fel- low Sen from the onerous burdens of the Conscription act o ‘88. In the impartial discharge of the many important and responsible duties of this department | am compelled tu disappoint the aspirations and expectations of members of the Common Council as well as private individuals. In many instances,I am aware,! encounter through these causes the animosity of the Sr gener which is mani- fested in all the waya which their peculiar abilities may bes ys itis Purpose to pursue tbe course which I have marked out for myself, of executing the res] ‘ible trusts which have beor committed to my charge by my fellow citizens witheut fear or favor, and I am prepared to take ali the consequences. If I were not I would not be worthy of my office. I have an abiding faith in the goed sense, discrimination and justice of the people of the city of New York. It is my desire to act in harmony with your Board, as well as the other branch of the Common Council, and no unjustifiable act will be committed by me to disturb the official relations so necessary to the prompt and effective discharge of the public dutics devolving upon us in common, But it is proper for me to add that, while I am prepared todo every act promptly and courteousiy which my duty demands, he menace or attempt at intimidation or other hostile action from apy quarter will swerve me in tho degree from what Iconceive the mandates of duty fo require. I invite the closest scrutiny into all my offl- ‘Cial acts, and ask no favor or forbearance at your hands. The facts whith this communication presente are an abundant answer to the attack to which I have advorted. It will be seen that I have been able to negotiate all tho bonds tssued in aid of the fund for the support of the families of our soldiers, the rate of interest on which has been fixed by me at five per cent por annum, while such bonds had previously been issued at par at eix and seven per cont per annum. I do not refer to these facts as @ re- flection on the administration of my predecessor, the late . Robert T. Haws; for he deserved'y enjoyed the confi- dence of the public to an unlimited degree, and he obtained, as I believe, the best terms which at the time he could se- cure. But I make this reference to sbow that I have taken advantage of the improved condition of the moucy market during my term, and that the credit of the Corpo- ration remains unimpaired. I have a!so been enabled to negotiate all the temporary Joans of moneys required for the support of tho municipal government on equally fayorable terms, In regard to the one million dollars stock for the pay. ment of the amounts for the extension of the Central Park, owing to the unfortunate delay by the Common Council iu passing the necessary ordinance authorizing the loan, the bidding for this stock was made at a most unpropitious state of the money market—at the time when the rebels had invaded Pennsylvania, and when, in the genera! panicas to the ultimate issue of the moye- ment, all business affairs became unsettled, capitalists ‘were alarmed aud financial interests suflered accordingly. Af the ordinance had been adopted by the Common Coun- cil promptly when presented by me it would have made @ large difference in the premiums. To guard against these depreciating {nfluences as far as possible, so taras this loan was concerned, the Commis- sioners of the Sinking Fund, at my request, subscribed tor nearly one-half of the amount of the stock at the average rate of the premiums . All the facts presented in this communication are and have been matters cove erg frecranyg mene heed records are open to pection: mes, especially by members of the Common Council. The Stock Bureau of this department is in charge of the gentleman, Mr. Dike- man, who has been in that position for nearly twenty years. Hoe was unknown to moat the time J entered on the duties of my oftice; but I retained him, in disregard of pergonal and political claims, because I believed him to be an upright aod capable officor, and that bis experience was valuable to the public. I submit that it would have been more just to this de- partment, and more in harmony with the dictates of public duty, for the momber who offered the resolution to have examined these records, 80 accessible at all times, before rising in bis place and making #0 unwarraatablo an assault on the fidelity of the department. i may be permitted to advert to one conspicuous feature of the resolution itself It requires the Comptroller to re- port “the rate of premium received by him upon such Sol diers’ Family Aid Fund bonds since the ist day of January last, the amount of such stock issued since that date, the names of all parties to whom such stock has been sold,’ &c. Not one dollar of stock hus been authorized or issued for any such purpose. It was deemed expedient at the inception of the movement not toadd to stock indebtedness of the city for the relief |, but to issue temporary bonds as a special ac- count standing by itself. The author of the resolution appears either to have been unaware of the difference be- tweon stock and bonds, or not to have known the facts connected with tho isiona of law and ordinance passed on the subject. It doubtless would have been more proper in him to have spared the haste with which he has assailed this department to acquire this primary knowledge, or to have become acquainted with these ele- mentary facts. With these observations on the remarks which accom- panied the introduction of the resolution, and on which its passage appears to have been based, which I huve con- sidered it my duty to make, I wiil proceed to give a de- tailed statement of the facts called for by the resolution :— When I came into office { found that the Common Coun- cil nad by ordinance adopted on the 8th day of Novem ber, 1862, authorized bonds to be issued to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars, redeemable November 1, 1865, in aid of the Volunteer Soldiers’ Family Fund. This ordinance bad not been confirmed by the Legislature, and the authority to issue these bonds rested wholly in the ordinance of the Common Council. The rate of in- terest upon these bonds bad peen fixed by my predeces- sor at six per cent per annum, and he bad issued ninety- three thousand one hundred dollars thereof at par, on the application of partes desiring such temporary invest- it. ment. ‘On the like application, and on the same terms, the re. mainder of the bonds thus authorized were issued by this department, between the 6th and 17th days of January, 1863, three hundred and forty-four thousand four hun- dred dollars thereof being taken by banking or life in- surance companies and the balance by executors of estates and private individuals. The bonds in question were issued as follows: — 625,000 6,000 i 3 “oY W. Clark... 1500 « ~~ 12—Gideon D. Pond, Trustee. . 600 « 12—William Lawrence. 6,500 « ~—12—Nicholas Kipp. 4/000 « 12—Ralpb Voorhis. . 1,000 « = 13—Isaac Odell and John PietebWes bi? 26,000 « 13—J, M. Austin and othe: 6,000 “« Savi : 209,000 « 156—Manhattan Lite 26,000 «¢ 16—Dry Dock Savings Institution 74,400 © 17—William Flinn, ; + 6,000 lay of hog aa the ‘cine tae ‘an ordinance authorizing the issue of five additional bonds in of the said ‘Volunteor Soldiers’ Family Aid runa, Novem. 1, 1869. Theo interest on these bonds was fixed by me at five . It was found necessary to issue one mediately to provide for the payments to the families of the volun- Bonds wore cwount wo institutions and individuals applying therefor at this - partment, blished me in the several Co: the space of three weeks, jovi! for = bids offering less than par were rejected by me,and premiums, aa above, were and ‘secordingly issued for the amount . sgh of the bonds fa quastion bid fo ei q ‘wore bid wolve thousand doll below Md i il ify i gly i E : 2 3 hi S-- 53 monk SS S8525253 ii DAY, AUGUST 12, 1863. act confirm: the said pen comerratag eon ordinance of the Common Council, 8th day of November, 1862, (chap. 25, Laws of 1863) on the aime Guy enacted & ‘ law authorizing the issue of such bonds as should be found ecessary in aid of the aid fund (chap, 26, Laws of 1868). Ov the 16th day of June, 1863, the Common Council adopted another ordinance authorizing the issue of five hundred thousaad doliars additional bonds for the same purpose, payable November 1, 1870. The rate of interest on these bonds was fixed by me at five por cent algo, and on the 18th day of June, 1863, I caused oa advertiantpent to be inserted in suaire were: papers published in this city, inviti Reoponnie for these bonds. But one bid was ne ae the New York Warehouse, hone Security Company—provosing to take the entire amodnt at par, and to pay the same as required for the fund, by which interest wag saved to the city on the amount not required from time to time, which bid was ac- cepted by this department. The following amount of said bonds has been issued on the designation of the said company under eaid bid to the present date, viz— '863—June 19, Cornelius Vanderbilt... + $200,000 1663—July 23, Cornelius Vanderbilt... . 100,000 The foregoing embraces a full statement of all “Volun- toer Soldiers’ Family Aid Fund Bonds,” issued by this department since the first day of January last, ‘showing the amount of such bonds, the names. of all Parties to whom such bonds have been sold, with the premium paid by each purchaser,” as required by your resolution. On the 12th day of june, 1863, notice was published inviting proposals for one milion ‘dollars of the “Central Park Additioual Fund Stock,” referred to in said resolu- (ton. This notice stated that sealed proposals would be received at the Comptroller's office until Monday, 20th day of June, 1863, at two P.M., when the same would be Publicly opened, for the whole or any part of the sum of one million dollars of the said stock, as authorized by chapter one hundred and one of tho Laws of 1860, and by an ordinance of the Common Council, approved’ by tho Mayor June 6, 1963, ard that said stock would bear in- torest at the rate of geven per cent per annum. Fach Faeroe was required to be sealed and endorsed ‘‘Pro- bogals for'Central Park Additional Fund Stock.” ‘This notice was published from the day of its date until the time fixed for opening of the Proposals, in twenty- three newspapers published in this city. A copy of advertisement is annexed, marked A. At the time appointed in the notice tho bids were pub- licly opened, pursuant to the advertisement, and it was found that the total amount thereof was only four hun- dred and twenty nine thousand dollars, at prices ranging from four to eleven per cent premium. The amount to be realized on this stock was to be appropriated to pay- ment of awards for land taken for the extension of the Central Park. These awards wore drawing interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum, from the date of the confirmation of the report, and the parties in interest were exceedingly urgent for payment, and threatened to bring suits against the city for the amounts due thom respeceively, unless payment was at once made. The bids or proposals received under the foregoing notice were as foll ws:— . Bids. Rate. Premiums, Am’t. 1—John H. Contoit.. $50,000 105 00 $2,500 $52,500 2—Henry H. Elliott.. 40,000 105 00 2,000 42,000 3—Saml. L.M.Barlow 30,000 106 60 1,800 31,800 4—Gen, J. Forrest... 20,000 106 50 1,300 31,300 5—Geo. H. Purser... 15,000 10700 1,050 16,050 6—Jonathan W. Allen 15,000 106 50 975 = 15,975 1—E. 8. Williams. . 35,000 101 00 850 350 8—Gilman, Son & Co. 25,000 111 00. 2,750 9—Jobn H. Doty.... 100,000 10100 1,000 101,000 10—Robert Copeley. 4,000 102 00 80 4,080 11—C. Holiman. +++ 10,000 108 00 800 = 10,800 10,000 109 00 900 = 10,900 10,000 11000 1,000 11,000 10.000 106 00 600 = 10,600 10,000 106 50 650 = 10,650 10,000 107 00 700 = 10,700 10,000 104 10 410 = 10,410 10,000 106 10 610 = 10.610 10,000 108 10 810 = 10,810 6,000 106 00 800 5,300 20,585 f ‘Under the circumstances it was deemed expedient b this department to accept all of the bids » whi ‘was accordingly done, the amount thereof being four hun- dred and twenty-nine thousand doilars, and one hundred thousand dollars at the average rate of the several bids to parties who applied for the same, as foliows:— Irving Savings Institution. Gilman, £on & Co ... Brown, Wilson & Fisher. and ten thousan 25,000 a 104 8714 de of the stock bearing five per cent interest were issued to Robert Dinwiddie at par. In order to provide for the balance and to take the stock out of the market, I called a meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and requested that the balance of said stock sbould be subscribed for by the Commissioners for the beoeft of the Sinking Fund, which was accordingly done tothe amount of four hundred and sixty-one thou- sand dollars, at the rate of one hundred and four dollars and seventy five cents, is statement sets forth ‘the names of the several bidders for said stock, with their several offers, and par- ticularizing the parties to whom any portion of said Pea was awarded, the premium paid each, and the gross amount yielded to the Treasury for the sale of such stock,’’ ag required by said resolution. Al ‘not required by your resolution, I annex here- to a statoment of all the revenue bonds issued by this department since I have been in office. These bonds are temporary negotiated at five per cent interest in anticipation of the collection of the tax for the support of dhe city government. I also annex statements show. ing the amounts bid for the Central Park Improvement Fund Stock of 1876, for fifty thousand dollars, issued on proposals received pursuant to the advertisement of the Comptroller, dated February 1, 1863, in the usual form, and published in the usual manner; also a statement showing the proposam received for six cent Central Park Improvement Fund Stock of 1876, two handred thousand dollars, issued on proposals received pursuant - ee advertisement of the Comptroller, dated April + 1863. These statements are marked respect Exhibits B, Cand D, and with the information furni in the fore: Sctlobs in took and bonds ofthe city by tals departinent actions in ls cit la dey it sinoe my accession to office, ve All of which is res} Cully submitted, MA’ . BRENNAN , Comptroller. EXHIBIT A. Cry or New Yore—Daranruent oF Finance, Proposals for $1 p00 tee Cuntrg) Patk, naaleeal. Fond itions Stock. Sealed pi will be received at the Comp- troller’s office until Monday, the 29th day of June, 1863, at two o'clock P. M., when the same will be publicly opened for4he whole or any Of the sum of one mil- lion dollars of “ The Centaal Additionel Fund Stock,’’ authorized by chapter 101 of the laws of 1850, and by an Se ee approved by the Mayor june 6, 1363. The raid atock will bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable quarter-yearly, and the prin- cipal will be redeemed November 1, 1874. The proposals will state the amount of stock desired and the price per one hundred dollars thereof, and the ‘reons whose proposals are accepted wil! be required to loposit with the Chamberiajn of the City, within five days poor the oponing of the bids, the sums awarded to them eapectively. a : On presenting to the Comptroller the recei of the Chamberlain for such deposits, the parties on ‘be en- titled to receive certificates for equal amounts of the par value = Treaty bearing interest from the dates of payments. Proposition should be sealed and endorsed ‘Pro- posals for Central Park Additional Fund Stock,’’ and en. closed in a second euvelope, addressed to the Comptroller. The right és reserved to roject any or all of the bids if the interests of the Corporation require it. @ATTHEW 1, BRENNAN, Comptroller. EXHIBIT B, B wONDS OF 1863, « ri Z Sone oe eS spe Sas Teer ~ Ton wh wRSSSnSeSSeem we mo June ? i F} .S g - 2 one mS 18 German aring? Rank, = ec ro 2eeaces 18 Mrs. FS Bend ——— i a ae, See Rae Fulton Bank. . .Nov.. 1 5 60008 Reeeci a.b 8 New York Des, 2 § 100.000 8..Thos. W. Pearsall... “© 1 6 25,008 EXHIBIT C. sa “ Fifty thourand dollars issued on proposals received ta Pete to the following advertisement of the Comptrol- cal ‘01 if Courmouit’s Oveice, Feb. 1, 1863. Pro f E ‘000 Central Park Improvement Fund posals for $50 | ntral Steck of 1876.—Sealea will be received at the Comptroller’s office until Tuesday, the 84 day of March, 1863, at two o'clock P. M., when the same will be pub- licly opened, for the whole or any part of the sum of fifty thousand dollars of the Central Park Improvement Fund Stock, authorized by chapter 86 of the Laws of 1460, and by an a of the Common Council, approved by the Mayor April 25, 1860. Tho said stock will bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable quarter yearly, and the prinely pal will be redeemed November 1, 1876. The peopenale will state the amount of such stock desired and the price per one hundred dollars thereof, and the persons whose proposals are accepted will be re- quired to deposit with the Chamberlain of the city, with- in ta eg after a ing of the bids, the sume awarded to them respectively. On presenting to the Comptroller the receipts of the Cham berlain for such deposits, the parties will be entitled to receive certificates for equal amounts of the par value of the stock, bearing interest from the dates of payments. Each proposition should be sealed and endorsed Pee posals for Central Park Improvement Fund Stock,” an@ enclosed in a second envelope, addressedgto the Compy trolier, ‘The right {s reserved to reject any or allof the bi Considered necessary to protect or ote the interests ofthe city. “MATTHEW T. BRENNAN, Comptroller. Propgsals publicly opened March 3, as fottows, viz:— git Bid, awards. Prem's, Amownla, ts 4 a Posner. 96.00) nae. » = - S—Foote & Liaise: 8 a1) 5,900, 1.099 6,000 08, * Do. 120 50 1.025 00 i Hg iB 1itSlanmee Do. at 122.00 6,000 100 ao) 0. eee = = ¥ = = —G. 7. 906 00 ba Ferry te "B00 eve 40} 22000 @® . Suv om K| 95K. Whitetro ‘Morison ts ms 10-11. Meigs, ‘J Bmine 280, - - LoMaratcrepor2oatisar = = Clarke & Co°789,000 at 120 00 2,190 420.00 2,600 08 3,800 700 00 4,200 08 Total... 130,000 10,381 40 60,381 40 EXHIBIT D, Ff SIX PRR CENT CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND STOOK or 1876, Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, issued om Proposals received in response to the following adver- tisement of the Comptroller, dated April 1, 1863:— Orry or New York, Derartumnt oF Finance, ComMPrroLLeR’s Orrics, April 1, 1863. Proposals for $250,000 Central Park Improvement Stock of 1876,—Seaied proposals will be received at the Comptroller’s office until Thursday, the 30th of April, 1968, at two o'clock P. M., when the same will be publicly opened, for the whole or any part of the sum of two hum- dred and fifty thousand dollars of the Central Park Im- provement Fund Stock, authorized by chapter eighty-five ‘of the laws of 1860, and by an ordinance of the Common Council, approved by the Mayor, April 25, 1860. The raid. stock will bear foterest at the rate of six per oni apnum, pa po sar Pd and the principal will be redeemed Nor rl, The proposals will state the amount of stock desired and tho price per one hundred dollars thereof, and the persons whose ages are accepted will be required wo deposit with the Chamberlain of the City, within five days after the } cry of the bids, the sums awarded to them re- Bpectively. OD hreedya to the Comptroller the receipts of the Chamberlain for such deposits, the parties will be entitled to receive cortificaces for equal amounts of the par of the stock, bearing interest from the dates of paymeuts, Each proposition should be sealed and endorsed “Pre- posals for Central Park Improvement Fund Stock," an@ =e in @ second envelope, to the Vorap- it is reserved to reject any or all of the bids, & troller. The right the interests of the Corporation ire it. heroes Ot MATTHEW T. BRENNAN, Com; 7 ‘The following proposals were received ani Pened April 30, 1863, viz: publieiy Awards, Prem's Amounte “ia Rerop 8223000 Sooo Eze} 7.0 Coroners’ Inquests. Fatat Acorants.—Coroner Ranney held an isquest yes- terday upom the body of George Smith, a child three years old, who was accidently killed by falling from a filth story window at No. 492 Water street, Coroner Naumann held an inquest upop the body ef George Dillon, a native of Ireland, aged forty-five years, who was accidentally killed by aslab of marble fall upon bim at the curner of Fourth avenue and Forty- street. ‘rbe same Coroner also held an inquest upon the body of an unknown map, about forty years of age, who was found drowned at the foot of Christopher street. Coroner Wiidey held an inquest at the Fulton {roe works, ia Cherry street upon the body of David Mota Jough, aged fifty years, who was accidentally killed being caught in the machinery. Deceased resided at An inquest was also held Regge teri irons pone body of Micbaci Down, a native of Ireland, years, who was found drowned at the foot of Murray street. Joba Morris, a stowa' on board the British steam- ship Louisiana, fell overboard at pier 45 North river yesterday, and was drowned before any assistance could be rendered him, Corouer Wildey held an inquest. William Palmer, a native of this country, Ose 2 years, jumped out of a third story wiadow at No. 26: Hamilton rent re day, and was almost kilied. Coroner Wiidey held’ an inquest upon the body, when it transpired that deceased was a very intemperate man, and was under the influonce of liquor whea he committed guicide. " Ctey Intelligence. AGraxp Prowic Excursion.—During these da; the thermometer ranges from ninety to ninety-five de grees if the shade, it is @ great treatto find means by which to escape from the dust and heat of this ‘“wilder- ness of bricks’ totho purer and more oxhilarating at mosphere of some of the shady groves near oa To morrow (Thursday, the 13th inst.), the F. F. C, Club, of Brooklyn, go on thefr first excursion to Dud- ley’s Grove. place is some distance up the and those ia BCODer doing . ¥ club, whose members, were assured, have been very select in the disposal of tickets. The large steam- boat Rip Van Winkle and two barges bave been chartered for the occasion, and, altogether, a time ia anticl- pated. The boat will leave foot seven O'clock precisely, besides making various stop- pages in Brooklyn. Mimuxa rrom Hem Home.—Mrs. Bridget Murphy, aged seventy years, left her home, No. 6 Marion street, om Monday afternoon about two o’clock, and bad not been heard of up to last ni have succumbed to ladly received by her son, Mr. Geom street, or by ber husband, 70 THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Camp Paro.s, Axmarota, Md., August 8, 1863. As there is no regular correspondent of your paper at this point that we aware of, wo are compelled by clr. cumstances unforeseen by us to ask for aspace in your Amorican seldiers battling for the old fag, demand it as one of our clearest rights. Our first complaint ts this: this camp, being located ia much less keep out water. . ‘Thirdly, are but few sinks dug around the we oe rental ee yen tents are LL 1, a ‘hile the serspe of teat’ and‘bresd. are, strewn around the ground in all stages of decom , filling the ate with « stench which would of i bring disease to the camp. there police rpgniations in camp, and much 0 prevails, and. tbe are filled ve The jg @ motel of neatness and well conducted ; but T ‘pay What the camp in the dirtiess and fiitolest I have seen ‘this war in any place, and ie 200 bait ae clean and 8 Bolle Island, at Rich- mond—the dread of all Union pelsoners. Now the whole ‘upshot is, that the men here and without money oF clothes prefer running the bi Oy ao ceed chodadaiors trom ti Piace. parece Of oe but what la fair end honorable, wod that te Ry ta aca Ry ave to for the sim) And we are oy, the foie and: od by those the contrset itm their share. The awe teve one ‘noraet a fluence to 21.6 f af Yas bore