The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1865, Page 1

WHOLE O. 10,590. ——— THE FRAUDS. TT WN A ay) emennt 7 rear and opening into the larger apartment. There the defaulter remained for some time alone, quite calm, and entertaining no fears as t6 the disposition he ex- pected would be made of him. On the appearance of one Of the detectives ho requested the loan of his watch key, OUNG KETCHUM ARRESTED | producing at tne samo time a gold timepiece from his fo Has Not Been Out of the City Since the Forgeries were Exposed. vert pocket, “This watch was presented to me by my father, some ten or twelve years since,” he remarked. ‘I was then @ good boy, and it was bestowed upon me asa reward for my behavior, I doubt that he would give it to me now!”’ At a later hoor he observed, alluding to the descrip. tion of his personal appearance incorporated in the circular stating. the reward offered by the Importers’ ‘Has Appeared in Public, Visited the Park | and ‘radere’ National Bank, that ne did not think and Béeaped Recognition. THOUSAND DOLLARS RECOVERED. ement of the Prisoner at Police Headquarters. s Deportment and Conversation Since His Arrest. Oharge of Forgery Preferred Against Him. MESTIC ITEMS AND MORALITY BY MAIL. tion of the Police for the Bx- traordinary Financier. genious Little Affair at the Custom House. Reported Sixty-four Thousand Dollars Defaleation in Boston.” etch of the Career of the Al- leged Forger Gladwin. &c. &c. &c. the Aabitués of Wall street and the business of the town, who had been somewhat at a loss for stimulant, were aroused from their listlessness |a startling piece of intelligence. Edward B. Ketchum, in the firmof Morris Ketchum, Son & Co., name has been.on the lips of all for the past ten had been arrested the previous evening, and trans- from his comforfable city apartments to the gloom darkness of a cell. THE OASE IN HAND. diately after the discovery of the defalcation, the universal excitement attendant upon the de- which were being made from hour to hour, wore taken to seoure the arrest and committal to of the guilty one. Mr. James Buel, President of Importers’ and Traders’ National Bank, having offer- ja reward of five thousand dollars for the safo finding defaulter, thereby stimulated the desire of the otti- at the Police Headquarters to effect the capture, and Young, of the detective force, placed the case in hands'of detectives John Gilmore and Christian B. Do for proper working up. The steamer Asia about to gall from Boston for Europe, and detective ore at once started for the purpose of searching the and ascertaining whether or no the young wan taken paseage for the Continent. Unfortunately nen voute for Boston broke down and detective re bad at once to telegraph to the Boston polfve the of the case, The steamer was searched by the of that city, while Gilmore returned to New York, By eing positive thatthe gulty arty ad dott the bye despatch he subsequently received from Bos. detective Macbo=sal) apd himself proceeded to glean information as could be ed, Wl jch might nl. ly lead to the arrest.\ It is r to state the theory universally ‘redelved Was that young g had wever left New York, and, as “assurance made doubly sure” by the reports forwarded from _ @r towns, they set out upon the work assigned them, Bhally the case, the officers, with pardoiablo*re- evaded answering apy qtestions relative to the which -led to the capture of the defaulter. if published, might prove highly in- ‘but would be likely to endanger the effect of Operations of the force. It is known, however, for two successive days and nights the detectives Watch near by a house located on the next block that on which stood the residence in which young man was @nally captured. At length, some means or other, it ame to their knowledge that acoused, under the name of 0, R. Lowry, of Cincin- ‘was stopping on the premises at 223 West Twen- street, and thenceforward the officers did not hose of the suspected locality for an instant. At length, poritive asto the whereabouts of Edward B, on Friday afternoon they obtained admission his rooms, and inquired for the defuulter by his sup- name. They were told that he was out, but would ly return, and accordingly they determined qui- to await his appearance, A short time elapsed and ly the guilty man entered the room. As soon as he the door he perceived detective Gilmore, who formerly been on duty in Wall street, and divined once the mission of his companion and himself. On informed that he was their prisoner he betrayed astonishment and offered no resistance. He was and the keys of his trunks and drawers taken him, in addition to sixty-seven forged gold certhcates three epistles, published in full below. In o drawer the buyeau was found, having been carelessly thrown corner, @ black travelling valise. On opening this cle the detectives Inid hands on forty-nipe thou- dollars in United States logal notes, which were once secured, Subsequent to this proceeding a car- was called for, and the absconding financier, not in least downhearted, entered the vehicle, seated him. betwoen his two guardians, and was driven on to bis of confinement. THE DEMBANOR OF THE CULPRIT. fm appearance he was not disconceried by his arrest. obatted glibly with the detectives while roiling the Polico Headquarters, and kept up the con- with considorable verve, Ho afuded to speoa- fm general and his own in particular, Though ‘was not his ox; opinion, he certainly seemed that his wore susceptible of future and Jastification, When asked by his companions the amount of his defaleations bad been cor- i ‘he answered that he could not reasonably the exactness of the reports. He looked at the ae of @ heavy gold speculation by to win @ fortune or love his all. ie wag cast be was willing to abide by the of his The borrowed money, pa ba by guec ‘would have been refunded to his pedité d payment wae certainly not imposible at Qetant day. Meantime the prisoner wns being oon- Byed to a cel) whence no one can tell when ho may be jaw DBPAULTER IN CONFINEMENT. drew up in front of the Police Head. rake Mulberry streét, The officers alighted tbo a sn Ketchum to the dotectiver’ shown into a small recess ita good one by any means, and added that it would never have led to his detection. Becoming more and more communicative, he spoke with entire freedom of hie business operations, and declared that at one timé he owned property valued at six million dollars, His losses began with the decline in the premium on gold. The amount, in his opinion, involved in his various éransac- tions—his liabilities, as he facetiously called them—may ‘be set at four million dollars. He also gave full details ae to the mode of life adopted since his flight, and eaid that he had not left the city for one hour. He was on the street every day for the past fortnight, save on the Tuesday on which the facts of the defalcation were made public, and was not recognized, having shaven off his mustache. On Thursday last he rode ont to the Park, and remained there several hours, It is even ramored that he conversed with several of his former frends, who must have been singularly well disposed towards him not to have handed him over to the mep- cies of the police. HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. Shortly after the arrival of tho prisoner at the Police Headquarters he was visited by his father, wife and friends. Among the latter were several prominent law- yers and the officers of one of the banks which bad re- ceived a part of the forged paper. He spoke to all with unaffected simplicity and kindliness, and betrayed no emotion until his father appeared in the cell, when his insouciance failed him and an affecting scene ensued. The meeting of father and son cannot well be described. Both were moved to tears, and Morris Ketchum clasped his child to his bosom, saying repeatedly, “My son! my son! you have rained me, but I forgive you!” The in- terview was protracted, and the two men parted after a perfect reconciliation. The persone who called on the accused showed no disposition to reprove or prosecute him for his crime. Yesterday he was visited by Sheriff Kelly—who attached the property recently in his posses- sion—Distric! Attorney A. Oakey Hall and John Sedg- wick, Esq., with whom he was engaged in conversation for some time. THE CASE IN COURT. Ata late hour yesterday afternoon District Attorney A. Oakey Hall xppeared at the Tombs Police Court, vefore Justice Hogan, and made the following aff- davit:— e First Police District, State of New York, City and County of New York, ss.:—A. Oakey Hall, being duly sworn, dey and says that he ie Distnct Attorney of the sald city and count# of New York, and is public prosecutor of ,complaints wherein the people of said city and county are complainants; de- ponent says that the said people, by him as moving complainant, complain herein against one Edward B. Ketchum (now under arrest at the otlice of the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Potics district, but without warrant, and on suspicion of having com: mitted a felony), to wit: that deponeut is informed and verily believes that the said Edward B. Ketchum at va- |, rious times within the city and connty, within the dates of Jone 1 and August 14 last past, wilfully and felo- niously forged three hundred pecuniary obligations, pur- porting to transfer rights of property, each of which are in writing, printing and in figures, and each of which, changing respectively numbers, signatures, pages and dates, are in substance as follows :— No, $8,002, New York, Ji of ‘the Bahk af Nee York, Nationa Thanwing Association, pay to the order of ——— five thounaud dollars ($5,000). Contersigned on the face thereof. Registered No. —. A. P. B. JONES, Register, 0, J. Buren, Teller. —That the parts wh of eaid obligations ymmonly called a gold check, and by neage commercially negotiable) which are feloniously forged, are the'signaturor of the drawers of said cheeks, ‘That deponent is informed and believes one Chari ham, of No. 42 Exchange place, now has in his custody or under his coutrol a number o said forged gold checks; that deponent ‘s inforimed and believes that the names of Brockelmann, Unger & Co. and Hallgarien & Herzfeld respectively, ex! and recog- nized ure to some of said chicks; that deponent is informed abd believes that the said Edward B, ‘at the dates and places aforesaid, felontor many of said gold cheeks, and received value thereon, to the said Charles Graham and to the Fourth National Bank, with intent to defraud; that deponent Is furtber {pformed ‘and verily believes that the said Edward B, nm had on hig paren or under his contro! when ahd seuw-eayen & as-aforésaid, and wh OT thie eminap el Rene deponeat believes 1 be new forgeries, and which ote hereof made part; th: deponent is further informed tbat the faid Edward B. Ketchum when ariested was conceated at house 223 West Twenticth street, in said city, under the false name of C. R. Lowry, and whey arrested there were found with him three letters, hereto annexed, whieh, in deponent’s jndgment, and ag he charges the fact to be, seem to indicate that the writer or writers thereof are accessories with the said Edward B, Ketchum. Deponent therefore prays that in accordance with the statute in such eases nade and provided ap examination may be had upon the preliminary complai cna dugis (e-wm served upon said Charles Grabam, the and Artif aforesaid, and on such other witnesses as from time to time nisv seem expedicyt, to the end that the said Edward B. Rewenum may be held to —_— said char,e of mas 9 in the third de and the writers of said letters possibly discovered and daly prosecuted, and such other proceedings had as are advisable for public justice under the provisions of the Revised Statutes, and the case of the People vs. Hicks (15 Barbour’s Reports). That deponent 08 this complaint because be is informed and believes that there are no private complainants desirous of relating or prose- cuting unless ly compelied, and because he is in- forme! and believes said forgeries or forged paper may be lost ae exhibits; and further says not. A. OAKEY BALL. Sworn to and subscribed befgre ue, this 26th day of August, 1865. FE. Hoax, Police Justice. dorsed on the complaint and affidavit is the follow- ing :—Witnessas pike gg, = the within named :—Charles Graham; Mr. ‘Leverich, Bank of New York; Detctiv: eal President Calhoun, Fourth National Bank, and ere, DOMESTIC CORRESPONDEN The subjoined epistles were, it is alleged, found in pos- sersion of the accused when arrested :— Crnersxan, August 23, 1865. My Drax Covsin—Your mother desires me to say she should write you to-day, but having some important household matters to attend to cannot well spare the time; she has, therefore, requested me to write her accustomed letter, and, however incapable I feel of filling her place, I have cheerfully undertaken the tsk, my only fear being that you may not be able to read my ee whieh, as you know, is proverbial for ite indistinetness I think you would have been happy could you have seen Frank’s delight after recetving me, present. I really think he was as much Ifke # child with a new toy as anything I know of and just about ax happy. Every- thing here is dail and quiet and all mise you, and you are inquired of frequently, with many kind wishes for your improvement. 1 think there are one or two fair hearte who, to ray the least, are a little more sad since your departure; But then T’must. stop telling tales ont of school and flattering yourvanity, or else there will be no living in the house with you should you return, [ wonder if you are as fond of teasing a8 ever, and whether you have found ‘i ene upon whom to Vout you abilities in that line, If you have I pity them, but should nevertheless be willing to pat op with Just a little teasing for the sake of seeing your dedr own eelf. Now, I sat down with the intention of inflicting # good long lovter uj ms, just because I know you abominate long letters, but Tilt have to abandon my fea, aa there ie an arrival, callers, and your mother calls me to go down and see'them, Bo good by, with lots of love, which your mother sends, and just alittle from = RLLEN, This letter boro the superscription :— P.4 ©. R. Lowry, No, 223 West Twentieth street, New fork. BPISTOLARY SATISFACTION. CInciyy. ani, August 22, 1865, My time. ‘Blany, me. man} day or two. With ther, in + CR. Lowny. ‘This second letter was postmarked “New York City, August 26," MORALITY BY MAIL. you must pleasure In to place yon under any — every confidence in four pre sake neoesrary your eeonomy, Your frie ve inquired about and how t people you noe seconded i and I cannot énforeo too i i i 3 = Ww Y NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1865, pér clase, do not give them up lightly. I trust you will not confine yourself too closely to the house, as a proper amount of ‘exercise, If not carried to an cannot Dut be beneficial. Matters are going on here about. aa ‘usual. I have recently made some purchases of real estate, which, I think, will prove eventually, if not immediately, profitable and — remunorative. The family all “send much love, and will eee severally write you during the coming week. should write more at length, but am called down by an appointment, and therefore bave ouly wo ed affectionate FA’ . R. Lowry, Esq., New York. KETCHUM WILL NOT ADMIT VIBITORG. During his confinement Ketchum bas been the auto- crat of the Central office. ‘The utmost deference has been paid to his wishes, and great care has been taken to in- form him of the precige siatus of parties calling to see him before they were admitted. In every instance he refused to see any one. With the intention of gleaning some further particulars relative to this extraordinary case, the reporters applied in @ body to Chief John 8. Young for the privilege of seeing the prisoner. That officer peremptorily refused. Inspector Leonard was then applied to, and directed that Ketchum should be informed that the reporters were there for she purpose of seeing him professionally. Detective Vanghn opened the door of the vault in which the prisoner is confined, and which was very dimly lighted. The accused could Just be discerned stetched at full length on his bed, a copy of the Heratp shading his face. Upon being asked if he desired to see tho reporters he replied, ‘No,’ in ‘a faint voice, and the door was again closed, his slightest wizh in this respect being most religiously regarded. Prisonere held at the Central office are usually brought out that the reporters may see them and be enabled to give the public some idea of their personnel. In this case the prisoner seems to have overawed the officers and challenged their admiration for his extraordinary finan- ciering. For a full description of him, therefore, the public must walt until the officers recover their equili- brium or the prisoner is brought to trial or eeasee to be the autocrat of his custodians, RUMORS. As may be imagined, rumors unnumbered relative to the defaulter, his crime und arrest are current. Some say that Edward B. Ketchum, while at liberty, deposited $150,000 in a safe place, and then, relieved of all apprehension ag to his fature pecuniary welfare, was indifferent as to capture, fancying himself prepared for all emergencies, Not a few opine that the family were well aware of the young man’s whereabouts, but, sympathizing with the misfortune which has befallen him, were reticent as to his mode of life. In a word, countless speculations are indulged ip, and at the prer- ent writing the excitement and curiosity of the public are intense. No developments beyond those published above are as yet worthy of belief or insertion. Frauds in the tom House. An ingenious fraud has just been discovered in the Custom House, which proves with what perfect faciltty the government and shippers may be robbed by brokers or atiaches of the department. “It appears that on Thursday last a lad, the messenger of a broker who is the agent of a certain shipping merch- ant, was despatched to the cashier’s office to pay the amount of duty which appeared on a certain entry. The sum and the merchandise on which it was levied were distinctly recorded, the amount being $3,100; but the figures were subsequently altered to represent $3,000, by making the ‘1” into a “0,” the construction of the figure rendering such an operation quite simple. On presenting the entry to the cashier, the ollicial did not discover the alteration, and gave a receipt for the sum as it stood on the document. Not till the ensuing day, when the books were compared, was the fraud dis- covered, and the messenger, who was made the inst ment of the fraud, sent for. The information he have given has not transpired. As yet the broker has not been arrested, and was seen yesterday, in the Rotunda, transacting business as ust Collector Draper has ordered a full investigation into all the circumstances relative to the fraudulent tranenction. THE GLADWIN FORGERY AND ROBBERY. Mysterious iri—Gladwi other Lover, &e. ’ {From the Hartfor! Courant, Angust 26.) We have already given some facts concerning the 0) Tations of one Ira Gladwin, a resident of Berlin, this State, and lately a soldier, who was arrested in Now York’ a few days since for forging a dsaft for three thon tand nine hundred and sixiy-six dollars and seventy six cents, drawn in favor of H. Trowbridge & fons, of New Haven, which he vy cashed at a jewelry establishment on Broadway and for obtaining + ocean and four thousana dollars’ worth o is ¢ and Fort agit faldeke Goajany Sctmang tom wes ke tleman, from the safe of the St. Nicholas Hotel, by rep: reventing himself to be the owner thereof, After secur- ing the money in exchange for the draft, he left the metropolis anil went to New Haven, where he formed the acquaintance of a girl of bad repute, who called herself Emma. Gladwin knew her by no other name, and therefore since his arrest and cyn- fesston, has not been able to give any information con cerning her, and the police officers im New York and New ‘Haven were equally ignorant. It is important that she should be discovered, as she has in her possession about $1,900 of the stolen money, and a detective bas boey sent to Chicago, where she is supposed by some to be” » mr itfermation—porfectly reliable—obtained yee terday, we arc able to follow up the cae somewhat more clearly than it hag yet been done by the nowspapers, and pf Sorers the mystery, to a certain extent, which eur. rounds the girl “Rimma."’ - ~ ‘As already stated, Giadwip met her in New Haven, on ‘is retaro New York, and urged ber to make on excursion to this city and elsewhere. Finding m4 e was plentifully ‘gush with fands, she readily con- sented, and they reached here the third | aftor the forgery was committed, Rooms were engaged at one of the hotels, and Gladwin, though not dressed in very at- tractive style, was particularly noticed by the free nse of his money, A ride about town, in a stylish: ¢ 7 was one of the resorts fo “kill time’? by the forger and his companion, and while driving through Main street, “Emma” spied a friend, who shall bo mentioned hero: gh ~ Pr i uina,”” it appears, enggested to » day “4 Giaawin’ that they should make this city their perma- nent residence; fit up a house of ili fame, &e. ie be finally consented to, and it was agreed that arrange- ments should be made at once. For this purpose Glad- win placed in the jon of “Emma” ninoteen hundred dollars, to be used in making purchases, Subsequently she left Gladwin to walk o ‘and while promenading met the (riend spoken above, who was a notorious runner for. a notori ong house in Springileld, named T— K. To tim she related her adventure with Gladwin, and told of the mouey she had received, and for what’ purpose. Hore was a working mine, and K- ‘was the Inst man to flank it, He proj that they give Gladwin the «lip, and make off witl ws funds, which was agreed to, a subseqtent events ve. ‘The plan of getting rid of him was as follows:--He was invited by ““Kmma’’ to visit a house of ill-fanit, and on reaching there was tnttoduced to K———._ A brot! of the latter, who was in the ring, managed to engage the attention of Gladwin for fifteen or twenty minut and in tho meantime thetbitds had down. The name of the mirl is now important, Casey, and sho is about eighteen years old, lives in Pigville. She hax not been in Hartford for o one year and # ball, most of her time having been #p Springiield, Before leavingwith K-— che went to rs house and told her that she had ma ealthy yeatloman who lived West, and she was g with him to Chicag Gladwin soon discovered that he had been duped, and a very bold manner to quiries concerning the rouaways Going to th asked varions questions of officer Sander cor Crane, of hackmen on Honse, and finally went to the police headquarters and made ‘complaint to Chief of Police Chamberlin, saying he had been robbed uf nineteen handred dollars, Get- ting no satiefartion, he returned to New Haven, and had not been there long before « New York detective nabhed bim and took him into cugtody. ‘It is not known where Anna Casey and ber our have gone, but it is believed to Chicago, one of our shrowd Rartford detectives thinks it eas likely that they are in Now Bedford with their old friend Dan Green, who is te bees Gladwin was in thie city on the 10th of the present month, and the polfce were aware that he had in his possession a quantity of counterfeit t dollar gov- ernment bille; but as it could not be ined that he tis Anna had any or attom; to, he was not molested, Subsequently a soldier tried to one of the bille Kil 'e dance, in Gilman’s Hall, and from bim it wae that Gladwin was offering to eell them for thirty dollars per one hundred dollars. Butin thé meantime the ecamp had left town, and was not heard from again until be was arrested as a fc and robber. He le a nd the ry is tho best place for Salen : SEE ane ee aR nee necessary EMBEZZLEMENTS IN THE ARMY. nnn |The Ketchums of the United States Pay Department, ee Arrests of Army Officers in New York Charged with Numerous and Heavy Forgeries on the Paymasters. Paymaster Binney’s Operations Involve Several Millions of Dollars. eee Fourteen Other Paymasters Said to be Involved with Him. &e., &e. &o. Another Case of Fraud. FROBABLE IMVLICATION OF ARMY OFFICERS. ‘Tt seems the era of fraud and embezzlement is but commencing. The late instances of the dishonesty of some of our apparently most reliable citizens, the defal+ cations of Mumford, Ketchum, Jenkins and a host of others whose integrity society never for a moment ques tioned, cause every man to view his feliows with sus- picion, Bankers dream of nothing save absconding tellers and defaulting clerks. The “bulls” look doubtingly on tho ‘bears,’ and the latter as meroi+ Jesely look upon the former, Each check pre- sented at our banks is carefully scrutinized through the microscopic spectacles of the manager, who, while doing so is carefully eyed by the president and directors, who are, im turn, under the supervision of the public. Ledgers are examined and daybooks ransacked, in order to discover errors which the scruti- ‘Bizers ere almost sure exist, Clerks are interrogated by oil-redolent stockholders, who look upon a blushing check and stammering voice ax evidences of an innume- rable quantity of false entries anda multitude of appro- priated greenbacks, and, under such circumstances, it is only uatural that the government should awaken from @ lethargic state whicn they have been in for some time, and cast their eyes over their accounts of the past five years, in many of which the groesest chicanery, is manifest, Every one is aware that the greatest fraud has been exercised during the war by brokers, agents, éee., and now suspicion points to men holding mueh higher posi- tions. Forged enlistment papers bave been things of frequent occurrence, but a new field of forgery has been found, and the public may shortly expect some startling disclosures. A man has enlisted for the purpose of mak- ing money or some guch sordid end. He soon, however, becomes aware that military life bas its troubles aud is anxious to get away from bis regiment. Not caring to Ton into danger by what is known as bounty jumping, aware that the chances are against him, aud knowing if canght he will be shot, he vurns his attention to the next best way of escape, and finds there is some officer in his regiment who, having no title to the name of gentleman, follows the profession of “discharge dealer.” These men, through some collusion with others higher in au- thority, procure for @ consideration an honorable dis- charge for the cowardly applicant; but more frequently call to their aid forgery, at which many of them are adepis, aul xo many of those useful articles have been obtained. > 7 A cage Danie natare hag come under our notive. As yet the evidence is incomplete to iegally conviet the Prisoner, a Inte army officer, of the crimes for which he will have to answer, and on this ground and also in or- der that no warn/ng may be afforded by us to the many who have carried on @ similarfousineas, we refrain from stating further on the matter; suflice it to say that one of this class has been arrested and is now in safe keep ing. Captain H, P, West, Provost Marshal of the Fifth district, hae seized important papers which tend to con. nect him with fraud and forgery on the Paymaster’s De partment. We refrain from publishing the name of the prisoner, bit ae the case will shortly disclose weelf the public will not long be left im ignora’ The Case of Colonel Binney. OVA KICBMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Ricumoxn, August 4—5 P.M. PHE DIFFICULTY IN THE PAYMASTER’S DEPARTMENT OP Vif. INIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,” _ From all sourees Ihave been enabled to gather the following factejn yeroropce 1 the inharinouy in the Pay Department. They are in addition (© my despatch of yesterday, Lyoutenant Colonel Amos Binivay, edaig! Pay: master in charge of the Department of Virginia and North Car Wa Fojourning at Newport, Rhode Isfand, Of the 17th of the current month, when he re ceived official notification from Lieutenant Colonel Gib son, Inspector General of the United Htatee Pay Depart- Ment, to report at once at Norfolk, Virgimin, the head quarters of the Pay Department for Virginia wnd North Carolia, Colonel Binney at once complica with the terms of the notification. Upon his arriving at Norfolk he wag. displaced from his position, and, as stated in « previous despatch, Colonel Thaddens ff. Stanton was temporarily placed in charge of thie pay district. Upon this official action Lieutenant Colonel Gibson and Lieuten ant Colonel Binney iminediately proceeded’ to Wash- ington together, 1 herewith append what are be- lieved 06 gome well established facts in felation the charges against Paymaster Binney. I learh from Norfolk that on the 30th of June, the current year, © United States Paymaster drew from the Chief Paymaster of the Department, the accused, the sum of half a million dollars, greater or lees, Of this sum about one hundred.thousand dollars were paid to this pay- master In seven-thirty bonds, bearing date July 15, 1805—that is to say, the interest commencing to acerne from that date. The preliminary investivation, it is be- Hieved, will ghow that Payinaster Binney las realized the sum of eighty cents upon each one hundyed dollars of theee seven-thitty bonds, from the fact that the govern- ment permitted their issue from the United St Treasury at ® period of time anterior to the accu mulation of interest upon them, covered by twenty daye. It shoal be giqigd here, when the government isaned those bonds to the banks and brokers they dirocied that the faterest should be computed ui the rate of seven And thite-tenths from tho date of the ale of the bond to the date of the hand, July 15, at which time the interest commenced toacerne. Colonel Binney, it is supported, converted several millions, more or jess, of the funds isened to him from the Treasury into these seven-tylet} | bonds, for the parpose of feilizing to himself and con- fedorates, whoever théy may be, about eighty cents on every handred dotinrs; which, in case he ehoald have, 8 alleged, 80 converted three millions of funda, world net the parties concerned some twenty-four thousand doilare, This tonrse of procedure ie known to have sul. Jected the eldiors receiving these bonds in satisfaction of their cinims against the government to a discount among the brokers, sharpers and the whole race of cut throats of from four to eight dollars on every hundred dollare, which the government by no means tontem- plates. The case will doubtless be investigated at once by @ military commiséion, The army regulations ex- plieitly provide that no disbursing officer of the gow- ernment “shall be concerned directly or indirectly tu the purchase or sale, for commercial purposes, of any article intended for, making a part of or appertaining to the department of the public service in whieh he ie en- gaged, nor stmil take or receive or apply to bis own ase any gain or emoloment, under the guise of presents or othorwiee, for negotiating or transacting any public buei- ness, other than what is or may be allowed by law.” ‘This in believed to be a comprehensive and plain state. ment of the facts in this case, THe GOVERNMENT REDEENS THRESH SEVEN-THIRTTEB, The Paymastor General has ordered the paymastors not to issue any More of th © bonds to either officers or poldiers, Ho has aleo ordore’ that whenever thowl that have been thus issue rep: nted to the paymasters for redemption, they shall woceve thom in oxchango for Jogal tenders, COLONEL BINFRY'S PREVIOUS CHARACTER, 1h i@ due to tip truph to state that Colgnel Bipney er has heretofore borne ah exéBllent character for ability and honesty, and wherever these facts are known the surprise iy equally widespread that such charges ‘should exist against so accomplished an officer, Fourteen Oghney Paymasters Arrested, OUR RILAMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Ricwonn, August 23, 1865, Tt is now beheved and asserted that fourteen pay- masters in this department are involved with Colonel Binney in the alleged fruids growing oub of the issuance of the seven-thitice, It uow appears that the Norfolk Bank bas M7 seven millions of these sevens thirties, six millions gad a half of which have actually found their way into the hands of the paymasters. A rigid investigation ie going on.and has proceeded so far that there is no objection, so fa as I can lcarn, to these facts boing mace public, At is farther belived that a targe uomber af Northern paymiasiers fe involved in similar transactions, who have had charge of disbursements at depois and other Northern rendezvous where troops have been sent to be paid off. The gress amount of frauds will, it is believed, prove to sum up to a startling figure. CITY INTELLIGENCE. yrom MaRkers.—A publication has “lately been made of the income derived from the different city markets for the past six years, There appeura tp have been a gradual increasé of revenue from this sourge last being considerably in excess of any year p ing. The following is the slatement for three years:— | 1862, Wort Washi fashington., 471 We nD. Se Fulton .. 19,210 ane 7149 206 6,904 $155,346 Rails: f, «+ $186,089 r If the markets could be put in repair or new buildings $171,983, from them would erected upon their sites the loonie bm the date of the readily be doubled in five years improvements. Tumioration. —Several uotives have already been taade in the colimns of the city newspapers regarding the number of emigrants coming to this port from forign countries. The following figures are from the booke of the Superintendent at Castle Garden, from, which ihwill bo seen that there has, thus far in the year, been a alight falling off in arrivals, as compared with those of acor- responding peviod last year. The figures below are.in- doudtedly correct :-— Number of emigrants arrived to Augnst 16, 1865. .104,2 Number of emigrants arrived since, to August 23. 8 MO +108, 728 To same date in 1864. 132275 ‘ a Balance January }, 18 Aggregate receipts to August 1 Received since, to ‘August 23, for Commutation of passengers, &¢. 9,818 00 ———— 314,369 75 eves 1 $061,008, 06 Disbursoments ay per previous count to Angust 16. $320,542 63 ‘ 320,642 63 Balanee in bank. . teceeeecsee es S4L3TTAS Since August 23 till yeeterday there have been 2,092 arrivals, A large increase may be expected during the ensuing month, Fe A Great Day ror Poor Cumores,—The first annpal pienic of the Convention of Lrisb Societies of this ity, which was to have taken place ou tase Wednesday Jat Jones’ Wood, will come off at (he same plave on Tues day next, August 29. Should the weather prove. fia- favorable on that day it will take place gn the follot en. YY, Under the sume teree ‘Lae proceods are & on to Dr. L. &. Silliman Ives, tonid in the ereciion of the Asylum of the Society for the Protection of Desti- tate Catholic Children, The assomblage will be ad- dressed by Richurd O'Gorman, Eeq., LL. D., and others. All those who have purchased’ tickets for inst Wednesday will he admitted, Tickets will also be for sulo at the Wood on the morning of the occasion. SrsamR Exeunsioxs,—Several members of the German Liederkranz—amoug others Messrs, Paur, the Dirigent of the Saengerfest; Clason, Ernst, Brantigam, Nembach, Trost and Steins —went to Columbus, Ohio, ter day, where they will participate in the W engerfest, The members of the Arion and Colona societies ‘will proceed to Phiiwtelyhit on Monday, where will as. sist im a musi on which bas ‘anged by the Young M , one of the chawpion societies of Philadelphia Gunsex Suwmex Niotis FPeerrvan —At Funk's Union Park, on Sixty--econd street and First avenue, the Sebwaebischer Suengerbund, @ prosperous German musi ca) organization, colebrated last night a summer night festival, which was quite a successfal affair; for on this the orggsion jt was noi disturbed or interrupted by Pane Re A at Bo ae On forma Magione. The festivities of this society were once interrupted by ‘he 9 becaum they Were arranged on a Sardday—the cise of musi and songs not being allowed of Ia sinee the Sunday law isto be enforced. his was on When the fectival was to comme Sunday, the 16'b of Sys oifa! the Bellic GatéB. On anotiver océaston the fostiyities had to be postponed on acconnt of the rainy wralhér. Last night, however, the festivities were brought toa successful conclusion, and they were con tinned until an early hour in the morning, notwithstand ing the Sunday jaw and the police.’ This festival was, however, ales and quile a. select atfatz The singers of the society at iutervals gathered around & tree on the platform, dnd there rendered a series of ine chorus songe in g very perfect style, the prinetyy whieh was the Well kuown poem ot Uhjand, composed Kreutzor—"Dae ist der ng Ga Herr ° & 6 is composed of about one hindred @tive singéra, 7 are members of & singers’ union in their native Wurtemberg, from which the name of the society is rived, The text books of the so iy pub lished in Stuttgart amd thence forward d to New York ‘Tho fostivitics commenced laie in the ‘evening; bat, the | weather being favorable, the grounds were visited by about two theueand pérsone during the night, Axonme Sonik Messexcen.—James Smith, mes senger No. 4, of tte Soldiers’ Messenger Corps, yesterday took his stand In Falton street, opposite the Hrrauo establishment, for the purpose of carrying and deliv: ing snch parcels. and packages as the public may commit to his care . Fine rx SorroLk StrKet. —About eight o'clock last ove- ning a fire oceurred in the basement of house No. 166 Suffolk street, in apariments belonging to Albert A. Hol, The fire was soon extinguished by the members of a hose company near at hand. The lowe is estimated at xbout two hundred dollars. Insured for seven hundred and fifty dollars in the Germania Insurance Company. Fire Marshal Baker reports the origin of the fire in conse- quence of the owner leaving a lamp burning on a wash stand by the bed, The Hght set fire to the washstand, and the flames extended to the bed Nine Hundved Negroes Resolve to Retarn to Their Masters. ~ OY bit lobile Register, August 16.) Upon the tt of ay old citizen who was present we have to report the roca & LAY extgaordin- ary meeting of negroes, BUEN jopk piace on, suns ss ta or thy luv. in rion of Dog river. Nin dred Ge tne nbled to consider their condition, oir righ Hos under tho new state of existence upon whieh informan’ was surpri moderation of t ractical nd pokesmen of the at the bh ith whieh the mooting urge we long talk and careful deliberation, thie meeting resolved, by a vote of seven hundred voives to two Londred, that they had made « practical trint for three months of the freedom which the war bad bequeatbed to them; that its realities were far from being co dattering as their imagiva- tion had printed = it; that they had dis. covered that the projrdices of color were by no means ined to the people of the South; bat, on the contrary, that it was stronger and more marked against them in the stran; from the North than inthe home people of the South, among whom they had been reared, that negroes, no more than white men, could live without work, or be comfortable without homes; that their Northern detiverers from bondage hil not, as they had expected and been taught to expect, undertaken to provide for their happy extatence in their new state of freedom; and that their old masters hed ceased to take any interest {n them or have a care for them; and finally, that thelr “ last state was worse than the first,’ and it was their deliberate conclusion that their true bappineess and well being wired them to return tothe homes which they bad ndoned in w moment of excitement, and go to work again under their old masters, And 80 resolutions were passed, and at last accounte the wanderers wore packing up their little atock of movable goods, preparatory to the execution of their sensible purposes, The Arrow © =A Dental. TO THR EDITOR OF THE WENALD. The statement in the Meraun of the 261h inet, that T Band been duly notified and ret to attend 48 & withoos te Arrow ditacter inquest tx unter Mrs. Wes\ioko lined, Pose wet'sy third wen very sek nod? abeked Sy care abd 1: nilon. Ido nud desire to visit such placos out of ov tority, but am ready to attend at any time when woo!) | S84 witness, und duly notifie! of the fret by the corener. MAGGIB VAL LABEL. both ORK HERALD. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ‘THE SHENANDOAH. TERRIBLE WORK AMONG THE WHALERS. Eight More Vessels Destroyed by the Pirate, The War Steamer Saranac to Cruise for the Shenandoah. ke. kee ae ‘The ships James Maury and Nile, which had been cap. tured and boarded by the pirate, arrived at San Fran- cisco August 2, bringing the crows of the following ad> ditional vessels cay by the Shenandoab, about June 28:—Ships Nassau, unswick, Hillman, Waverly, second, Congress second, of New Bedford; Favor. of Fairhaven; Covington, of Warren, R. I. THE VESSELS DESTROYED. The fellowing is the tonnage of the above vessels, timo when last heard from, and amount of oil on board:— Ship Nassau, Captain Green, 408 tons, of New Bedford. Sailed from home December 3, 1863, and was last heard from April 12, 1865, at Honolulu, with one hundred bar. rels of sperm and one hundred barrels whale oil on board. - hip Branswick, Captain Potter, 295 tons, of New Bed- ford Satled from home October 15, 1862, and was last heard from December 6, 1864, when she left San Fran- cisco \o cruise, having landed her oil taken up to that date. Ship Hillman, 883 tons, Captain Macomber, of Now Bedford. Sailed from home October 28, 1862, and was last reported the present season in Behring Sea, with one whale. Bark Waverly, 327 tons, Captain Holley, of New Bed‘ ford. Sailed from home November 25, 1868, and was last reported as sailed from Honolulu April 14, 1906, with no oil on board. Bark Martha, 2d, 360 tons, Captain Macomber, of New Bedford. Sailed from home October 1, 1862, and was heard from the present season in Behring Sea, with two whales, Bark Favorite, 298 tons, Captain Young, of Fairhaven, Pailed from home May 16, 1863, and was last heard from the present season in Behring Sea, with two hundred and thirty barrels sperm and seventy barrels whale oll. Bark Covington, 351 tons, Captain Jenks, of Warren, R. 1. Sailed from home November 7, 1860, and when last heard from had one thousand six hundred barrels whale oil on bo Bark Congress, 2d, of New Bedford. When Inst heard of was inthe Arctic, with seventeen barrels sperm om board, Ali the foregoing vessels were captured in the vicinity of Behring’s Straits. INSURANCE ON VESSEL8 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DESTROYED. Of the whalers reported yesterday destroyed by the Shenandoah the bark Gypeey was owned by Mesers. I. Howland, Jr, & Co., of New Bedford; was valued, with ouifits, at about $30,000, upon which there is no insu- rauce in New Budfofd, but she is fully covered in officer in Now York Bark Nimrod was owned by William Gifford, of New Bodford, and othere, and was valued, with outfit, at $32,000, upon which fhere is a war risk at the Ocean vitice in New Bedford of $4,000, and reinsured in New Kork; also $20,000 besides in New York, Bark Isabella, 316 tons, owned by Thomas Knowles & Co, and others, and valned, with outtits, at $90,000, upon which there is a War risk of $1,000 at the Commer- cial office (not reinsured) and $2,000 at the Union Mu- tual, New Bedford, which is reinsured in New Yorks also $8,000 besides in New York Bark Catharine, of New London, bad an insurance of $16,000 upon her at the Ocean office in New Bedford; reinsured in New York Bark Wm. ©. Nyc, of San Franciseo, formerly be- longed to New Bedford, and is iustred at the Union Mu- bial ofiwe, New Bedford, for $20,000, which is reinsured in New York. Bark Gen. Pike, bonded, is insured, with war riek, a the Ocean office, New Redford, for $6,000; reinsared in New York. THE WAK STRAMER NARANAG PIRA A despatel, re last night from San Francisco, dated on the 18th inat., that the wer steamer Surana is to cruise for the visste Rbenggiond, IN PURSUIT OF THB at airtion. BOAT KACK BELWEREN THE VOLANTR, OF THE aTAa- LANTA, AND THE OOLUMBIA, OF THE COLUMBIA S—THE COLUMBIA THE WINNING noaT— MILER IN TWENTY-TWO MINUTES AND NDS —ACCIDENT TO THE VOLANTR, BRO. Another rowing match came off yesterday afternoon tp the cove off the Elysian Pieliy botween the Atalanta and Coiumbia boat clibe The Atelaniar, in return for the challenge for the six oar mee of Inst | we ved the §«=Columbias to row their six oar ontrigger Colambla against’ the Ata laqta’s fonr oar outrigger Volante, the latter club | barring ont three of the crew of the Columbia ‘which tiled in the jast contest, and placing their four crack } oarsmten in the Val The Volinte is (en feet suorter | than the Colombla, whicteis forty-five foot, notice of the race which appeared in the morning apers of yesterday drew a large crowd to the Elysian Folds, and added a considerable pumber of small row boals to the fleet which accompanied the contesting «, filled with people interested in the beautiful, ath- lotic and healthy aquatic sport of boat racing. For some reason or other the Volante and Columbia did not reach the vendezvovs until long after the appointed hour for the start, which was half-past four, The judges’ boat, he yacht Mutual, was anchored on the same spot a» on lust Seturday, ‘the course being the same, to Dayes’ Point aud back, throe miles. The officers were as follows:—Judge for Atalantas, Henry H. Dyer; judge for Columbias, John R. Simpson, Referee, Charles A. Pevervlly. The Atalantas won the “tose’s for choice of positions, and, both boats having taken their reapective pI th signal “'go"” was given at fourteen minutes to six o'clock, fn the start made, The Columbia did notstart im as good style as asual, owing to one of the crew having “caught acrab,”’ or, in other words, slipped his oar, ‘This error was, however, immodiatoly corrected, and both crews plying well (holr oars, shot over the rufited bosom of the water in @ most creditable ree ae vere { the advantage by about a hoat’s length, wore ionaiy ghecred as they passed the crowded banks, | end certainly’ Pal? A Whighe appearance in thetr attrace ai t pennants ayifi? from aw, aud with their ft vttiat yf 1 Dock, WWD és ¥ of their veesola, thfort ird of t ateh ia y 1 y tue watt Hi) tree oars, when the mam who had worked that oar, in a spirit highly ereditable to the boating fratergity, juiuped overboard, 80 as to lighter the boat and if foseihie enable tne erew to still far contend the taco with the Columbia, which latter was this time considernbly The gentleman who ba nobly ligttencd the Yolente was picked up almost immediately by the barge which followe in the wake of the rowers. With but three oars Colum: bin's six, thoy justly thought it advisable to return, which thoy did, leaving a clear feld to their nts who came in in beautiful style, haying made The ‘th miles in twenty-two minutes and fort, |. beating tho time made ou tho last race by fifty-five when, it will bo remerabered, the Atalantas were the winners, The following are the names of the Columbia's crew im esterday « race:—James Hi, Hutchison, coxswain; J.C. jamy, stroke; J.C. ONeW, 6; J. ¥ Bolen, 4; Peter Metndoo, 3, 0. T. Woglom, 2; Edgar J. Brown, bow oar'ty man, The Volante was manned as follows:—J. Ogden, coxswain; George F. ir, William A. Kaapp and Wi race ee ee -f the ' pargook of an elegant supper, in and enjoyment, as Is customary bptwees tauta aud Columbia clyba, the Mobaw = the Balance the and Fort Plata, limbs being covered we wand, Thi tech was, F | eattied awa above the knev, oaty com, and, with th oneen a hor feet, entirely nude. RQ] Mut over rightear, Her right om her body, lying about von fyet HGP MOTO, HH ogee with i b ae ficided i & powt mor examination, Th came to her death by = It yee who, was, and the whole fuir is wrap; body had beon for o long wwe 4D Sue Walon cone Argue, Augus! 2%.