The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1866, Page 8

8 sane tt THE SOUTH. Wenerals Steedman and Fullerton at New Orleans, Westing the Civil Rights Bill in Louisiana, WORE EVILS OF THE CONTRACT SYSTEM. ~& Soldier Forbidden to Olaim ‘COL, WHITTLESEY TURNING UP AGAIN. SATIGFACTORY STATISTICS OF THE CROPS. New Oxusaxs, Fourth of July, 1866. ‘“Bo-morrow Generals Steedman and Fullerton sail for [exas, and as in that country of magnificent distances I “apay possibly be placed for several days in a position far ‘@emoved from mail or telegraphic communication, I vio- Mate the Fourth by transmitting you a few notes of the wecent proceedings of the Commissioners. THE LOUISIANA CIVIL RIGHTS CASE, It happened that on board the boat which bronght us ‘from Vicksburg to this city were several gentlemen -whose names may possibly become historical in connec- ‘tion with one of the first important cases (if not the first important case) litigated under the Civil Rights bill. ‘The fact of the arrest of two magistrates of Louisiana Yor en in{ringement on the provisions of this measure Des deen already made known to the readers of the ‘Herawp; det probably they are not familiar with all the ‘Circumstances of the case. I learned them from the Parties interested on both sides. The magistrates SraveHed down with us on the steamboat as prisoners ‘im the custody of the United States Marshal for Lonisiana, and 1 have since conversed with Mr, T. Lockwood, the person principally concerned on the other side. Mr. Lockwood resigned the position of Bost- master at Milwaukee td come down South and plant cot- fon. Ho settled in Concordia parish, Louisiana, a fow weeks since. While he was away in Cincinnati his everseer, H. B. Barringer, took on eighteen negroes, who, it is alleged, had entered into contracts with Messrs. L. P. and Henry Connor, neighboring planters, ‘They appiied to the overseer ta give up these men, Mat he refused todo so, On Mr. Lockwood's return he “waited on one of the Mesara. Connor, and told him he ‘id not approve of tho action of his supermtendent, for he @id not (ink it to be a neighborly thing for ove planter tq engage the hands of another; he therefore offered ‘to discharge the men. Mr. Connor repiied that tt was ‘mow Wo late, for proceedings had been commenced in ‘the civil courts, Suro enough, in aday or two, Leck- “wood, his overseer Barringer, a treedman in his employ wamed George Walker, aud a white man named Jack ‘Wayne, were brought before Mr. G. W. Green and. ur. James Norman, two magistrates of the county, under a mtatute of Louisiana which makes it a misdemeanor for ‘aay person to hire freedmen who have centracted to work fer another person. Eigtiteen cases were entered inst @ach one of them, making in all fifty-two suits, ‘ben the alleged contract between Messrs, and the freedmen was called .or it was found to be no contract at all, but simply a memorandum, neither dated nor signed The magistrate, howaver, held-that this was suffl- eat evidence of the existence of a contract, and re- quired substantial bail to the extent of $18,400 for the appearance of Mr. Lockwood and his employés to an- wer tie charge. Inthe meantime in order to give the ‘eontract legal effect it was taken before the Freedmen’s Bureau of the district aad dated and signed. The agent, ene Captain Brown, entered into this prosecution, or amore properly persecution, of Lockood with apparently @nuch zest. I have good reason to belieyo that the con- @uct of this officer will shortly be made the subject of a @ourt martial, and, therefore, will express no further nion on the matter, ‘The arrest of the freedm ker, brings the case under the provisions of the Civil Rights bit!, and under that enactment the magistrates, as! have already stated, have been ‘arrested and heougt ‘80 New Orleans for trial. iy vod, finally an o month & two 5 ro wife, but her employer fe the hardship of and received . back the nt to the uals, and that the power of the Bureau will only manife justice. There such injustice in this case By this endecomment the receguined pris of Ia Teeogn inciple w @hat a man hasa right © claim wife wherever he can ‘Bnd her is set at btas much as it was when the ne- were slaves their wivea belonged to their mas- The pianter’s contract is ranked above the mar. contract. Arrests of freedmen for non-fulfilment wracts are of pretiy frequent occurrence, both in and in Mississippi; bat bad as the byte THe i i es lected. ' It. would seem man, and the “thuifty” mode of pun- was notan isolated case. Mr. Per- ter of North Carolina, naw in Mississippl, General Stedman the other day that one of his megroes, being convicted of some offeuye and sentenced oa year’s ard labor, had been duly pyt upon the farm ‘which Colonel Whittloney, the Assistant Commissioner, and Chaplain James, his ‘unpaid subordigate, were ran- ming in partnership, to work out his sent@oc, THR FRERDMEN'S BUREAU ferred to milMary control, ‘Major General A. Baird, the State Commander, being the ‘Assistant Commiasiouer. Hero, as every whew else, bene- Mt has resulted from the change, though \here ‘is still oom for improvement, The former Commitsioner, the Rev. Mr. Conway, seems to have possessed ing hich de- ree toe qualifications which reverend Bartan agents we generally manifested, and under bis admip istration matters wore just as bad aa they could possibiybe, Tho Rwo races were thrown into antagoniem, labor was sus- wpeuded, the Bureau centres were surrounded ty thou- Bands ol idle negroes, waiting for Che good thingt which Shey were aesured government had in store for them; and in the ¢ al confosion most of the snboMinate agents of He Burean teathored t ved from dety Th fing. It becomes wearis Atle mean nese ani tt Bised on the freemen under Philavtro; Or A might ape ora bay! Potail ng that the dear frievds who tem bu & ; i i F i i i i i HEE rE i u 55 E or newts, and ewe re husetts to ; Emighe sista Suppressed Augusta joyal Goorgian nogre and Calvin Pepper, of Norfolk, Va., wh Ying op mrife among the Jreeam n. by le qual Fights, and chargind the poor celude y cents ora d&llar ca tw n common e:tor i the pAust be bygot yant, of the fn Louisiana are ra nge done by Months of th omploymen ebildren to \ ber is believed to be a soldier named Mall Emerson’s ho has sudden}; Se er ae. ‘at Emerson w a io traces of him havo bean discovered. vs POLITICAL GOSSIP. The Commotion About the Fortheoming Phil of the Conservative many Democracy in # Quandary—The ‘Wood Family Trying to Obtain a Seat in the Synagegue—They Are Roputed as Being im the Pay of the Radicals— Curious Developments—How Are Dele- gates to be Elected, dc. ‘The city politicians and the leaders of the several cliques and factions of this city are still in a quandary im regard to the proper course for them to pursue in ref- erence to the forthcoming Philadelphia convention. It seems that the call took them all by surprise, and they are asa general thing still unable to decide what to do under the circumstances. The conservative republicans, in this locahty at least, appear to bave been the only parties who had any forewarning of the contemplated convention. To them it was no surprise, and they wore ready to take hold of the movement at onca, In fact the whole thing appears to havo originated with that class, and to have been thrown out asa bait to see whether they could secure sufficient number of democrats to unite with them in making a party powerful enough to cope with the other parties, It may be considered, therefore, as ap experiment, to that extent at least. The conserva- tive republicans are anxious to cut loose from theeradi- cal faction in their party, but are anxious at the same time to retain their prominence and secure official posi- tions, This could not be accomplished except by form- ing an aliiance with the democrats to such an extent as would secure success to the coalition. Otherwise a break with the radicals was sure to make them powerless. ‘They might, it is true, defeat the radicals, but they would atthe same time destroy themselves. But few politicians are willing to commit haré-kart in that way. They are too fond of official position and prominence for that, The Philadelphia convention has been called to obviate that necessity, in the hope of building up a party that will become the great Union party of the country, occupying the medium ground between the democratic amd republican parties of the day, and still enable the conservative portion to retain their promi- nence, THE DEMOORACY IN DOUBT. The conservative republicans were anxieus to com- mence demonstrations by endorsing the call of the con- vention at the outset ; but for some reason they found the democratic politicians all shy and non-committal. Espe- cially was this the case with that class from which they anticipated a hearty co-operation. This fact compelled milence and non-action for some time. In fact, the ques- tion was one of great doubt whether the democracy would take hold of the movement or not, unti! the dem- ocratic members of Congress from other sections of the country came out with a proclamation disbanding the democratic party and endorsing the new movemeat to come off at Philadelphia. It was not until after this address was issued that the conservative republicans Yeceived any encouragement whatever from the modo- rate democrats, It is doubtful if they would have then, had it not been for the spasmodic convulsions exhibited by the radical journals the moment that the Philadelphia convention was mentioned. This led to the inference thatthe movement amounted to more than appeared upon the surface. The democrats commenced inveati- gating it, and in many instances came to the conclusion thats movement which created suoh fluttering among the radicala must be of some importance, and was perbaps the very thing to kill them off. Had the radical journals remained qniet, and treated the call with silent contempt, it is doubtful if the movement would have assumed any formidable proportions, The democratic politiciaas in this city were a jong time com- ing round to an-endorsement of the convention, and even to this day they are only about half-way over, The trouble is, however, that the leaders, as well as the rank and file on that side, have been making such ‘strong professions of approval of the President, that they find themselves in a position which forces them to go with Johnson. But the question with them 18, whether they will do this throngh their old party or- ganization of through this new movement. On this point there is a wide difference of opinion, but the ten dency is toward the Philadelphia convention. The endorsement of the movement among the democracy appearsto be much stronger in other sections of the country than it is in this city, The course that will be adopted by Tammany Hall is still very doubtful, The managers of that organization have not as yet come to a decision satistaotory to themselves, OTHER FACTIONS MOVING. ‘While the Tammany leaders are hesitating about what to do, several new organizations are springlog up in dif- ferent portions of the city with the express purpose of participating in the Philadelphia convention. These par- ‘ties call themselves democratic, and are making consid- erable nolae, even if they do not embrace large numbers in their organizations. It is also reported that there will ‘be a State convention of the Young Men’s Democratic ‘Association, to be held about tho Ist of August, for the special purpose of taking action in regard to the Phila delphia convention and that they will send delegates. THE WOOD FAMILY TACKING BAIL. ‘The Mozart Hall General Committee has already beld meoting on this question and adopted a resolution au- thorizing the Executive Committee to send delegates to the convention. This is conclusive that the Woods are ready to. unite in the movement, for it is well known that all that there is left of Mozart Hall is the Wood family. All other names that turn up at the meeting of the general committee are mere dummies, brought forward to make the public believe that there is really somebody connected with that organization beside the Woods. ‘This movement of Mozart has started the cry that the Philadelphia convention is only a move to regalvanize the old defunct peace democracy, and this cry deters many from taking a part in sending delegates who other. wise would unite in the movement, Thero is also a rumor in political circles that Fernando Wood has enter- ed into a bargain with the radicals for the purpose of killing off the Philadetphia convention. It is well known that he had a private understanding with Chase and other radical leaders during the war, and that the peaco conventions and peace demonstrations indulged in by that faction were concocted in radical circles and set off in accordance with the programme between them, the object being to give the radicals an excuse to resort to extreme measures to carry out their programme. It is believed by many that this move of the Woods at this time is a dodge of the samo kind to disgust the real friends of the convention and give the radicals a handie to use against the convention before the people. There is certainly a great deal of plausi- bility in this report. Whother true or not, it is believed by « large majority of the democracy of this city, and tho entire portion of the conservative republicaus, It Will be useless for the Mozarters to attempt to refute the report, it has already taken such deep root among the people that no amount of evidenco will dispel the belief that the Woods are playing @ star engagement in this matter under the direct management of the radicals, Tue latter are exceedingly morvous over the idea that they have abargain with the old peace faction, and appoars to be afraid that the detaifs of the private bar gain will leak out. WHO ARB TO SEND DELEGATES? This is Che question which now appears to trouble the comervative republicans more than anything else. The ard-Woed wing of the republican party of this city are caucusing over the matter, endeavoring to decide what sball be done, and to mark out a line of action ao- The call for the convention fixes the number of delogates ut four from each Congressional district and two for each State Senator. Tho Weed republicans atone time proposed out of this number to take one from each district, and two from the State at lange, leaving the balance tothe democracy, But the qu tion arisas, which wing of the democracy is to olect dolegatos? The republicans are anxious to leave ft, as far cording pporting 39, ung f& work. Sev m, with thelr rete @hich will increase ota le given above The freedmen, as a r orking ikdustriously, at ‘wages ranging from eight to fifteen dollar’ a mopth for first class hands, Wages are, of course, @nly kept at this low rate by the infivence of the contkyt aystem, ‘The deck bands of the Mississippt steansoata, the minors and the free working at other avocations shich the Bureau does not regulate, and where there it Yeontract system or labor laws to grind then, down, vive wager four timos ax large. Atiians raised 700,000 bales of cotton before thé war il probably raise all that amount this year, and than doable as much ns sho did laat year old poopie, Gistricts ha che Robbery of Paymaster Emerson. Nasnvinus, July 11, 1866. Major Emerson, whose safe was robbed of seven thou od dollers, hes requested a Sourt of wawry. The rob-_ as this city is concerned, to Tammany Hall; but they aro thus far unable to obtain any positive assurances that Tammany wil! wnité in the movement. Tt ts said’ dhat the leaders in that organization do not like the idea of allowing the small faction, as they term the conserra- tive republicans, to have one-half of the representation in the convention, The movement, if it proves to be a wuccens, will, in thelr opinion, have to be made up in the bulk of democrats, and they should have representation accontingly in the convention, Here, then, i « stum- bikig-Dock at the outset, Mozart is ready to unite on any terun; bat the conservative republicans declare “that they connet and will not unite with that faction. it would result in the disgrace and defeat of the whole Movement @hould they do Tt would be much bevter for them to receive Joi Davis an a doleaate than tlie Wooda” With tlie decided and ing the rebellion will give strength to the convention. A few days will determine how this will be, A decision ‘must be reached now or it will soon be too late. ‘WEED BECOMING FRIGHTENED. The prominence obtained by the Mozart faction has | alarmed the conscrvative republicans, while the radi- cals are so elated at the idea that the Woods, Vallan- digham and that crowd are to go there in strong force ‘that they can hardly contain themselves, Were it not for showing their hands and exposing the game that they are p'aying, they would celebrate the event with firmg of cannon and appropriate fireworks. They realize that the admittance of the Woods, Seymours and Vallandighams would be one of the best cards for the radicals that could.be played. But there is still another point which troubles the Weed faction, They have been offering one-half of the delegates from the Northern States to the democracy. In looking over the field they see that the delegates sent from the South will all or nearly #0 act with the democrats in the convention, and thus ecure a large majority against the republicans, ‘Weed sees that this will prevent his manipulating the convention and running it to suit himself. He has be- come quite uneasy under this phase of the affair, and has commenced calling the movement a failure. This is sup- posed to be the secret of Raymond’s declaration in the Congressional caucus against it, It is a failure as far ap to Seward and Weed being able to contro! and manipulate it If the old peace faction secure the prominence which they are laboring to obtain now, it will be failure in another sense. CONGRESSIONAL OANDIDATES. It appears tobe morally certain that the Philadelphia convention is daily growing more popular with the people. Thediagust-for the present Congress is increasing ‘on all sides, and this Philadelphia gathering is looked ‘upon as one of the movements to secure the defeat of the faction which roles there. This wea has taken Possession of the anti-radical candidates forrCongress from this city, and we find Brooke, Raymond and that clas@ allin faver of the convention. Especially is this true with regard to Brooks, who goes in heart and soul for the convention, and no doubt con- siders that it is his road to success in the next Congressional election. As for Raymond, he is in more doubt. Qneday he secs his way clear, but the next some new vision presents iteolf to bim, and he tries his band at making friends with the radicals However, the convention will soen assemble, when al) hands will be called upon to take sides, Until then we cannot expect anything either oxciting or amusing in our jocal politics, except it may be the fluttering about the delogates to the convention. Before the day arrives for it to assemble the question will not be who will send delegates, but who will be admitted when, they reach there. Thore will doubtless be four or five sets from this city. This is necessary, for no convention of avy party, Siate or national, could possibly be declared legal uniess there were from two to four sots of contesting delegations from the city of New York. These things are part of the the grand show, and cannot be dispensed with, PAPER MONEY. Promiscs—Ii the Same Dex ripi [From the London Cit! The Jead.ng article of last, was devoted to the anbject of Aweérican Snance. There can be no doubt of the importance o! dis subject, not only as it bears on the national prosperity of the-United ‘but as it involves principles closely connected wth the well-being of the whole civilized world. The rp of the imes on this subject deserves constdera- , Hot @o much from its \ptriusic value as from the that a number of persone, botl’ in England and the Times thinks, and accept this and especially on tw express Ntoalt f i American with con- Ee are too young to remember the term!- nation of the war with », in 1815—which war, like the recent ove in America, was carried on with “ incon- vertible’’ paper money—refer to hi for the account of what occurred in 1816. Steps were immediately taken 1m tbs country to return to ie payments, A distress so overwhelming re LA sheopere peace; they have disbanded their armies and reduced their expenditare, How has this affected them ? “The actaal income,” says the Times, “of tho American goverpment for the quarter ending at Michaelmas last was upwards of £29,000,000, ropresenting @ yearly sum of £120,000,000, instead of £*0,000,000, as estimated." Tt was “calculated” by the Recrotaty Of the Treasury that the taxes would produce £80,000,000, The pros- perity of the country has been such that they are actuary: producing an amount fifty per cent in excess o i mates; at the same time the estimate of the x penditure bas been reduced by Mr. McCulloch from £70,000,000 to £52,000, what under these circumatance does the most ordinary common sense point oat to the Americans. enormous debt, contracted in greenbacks, nally paid off in greonbacks? Bat what advise’ Tt advises a return to specie pay- menia, and that creditors who lent greenbacks should be repaid in gold! and the Times has the audacity to give as reasons for thix coutee the following ridiculous assump. tions:--"A enrrency,” ft says, “based on nothing but redit puts the Treasury at « disadvantage jn ration ft has undertaken, throws the mark tater out of relation with the rest of the world, introduces in all bergains an element of chance which unaetties the stability of commercial affairs, besides encouraging = of gambling fetal to rego lar indost onder(ul is the hardihood of such a statement in Immediate connection with (he facts that the Treasury of the United Statex has wt this moment an income at the rate of £120,000,000 a year, fifty por cent above itt own estimate; and that, as to ‘the markets of the world,” tho importations tnto New York now aver to nearly £760,000 a wook, or more than twice the average weekly importation of several years before the ‘war; while, as to “the stability of commercial affairs’’ and the “tho spirit of gambling,” the Times recommends ‘a return to the system we have in England, under which Girrete ut dtssowas hasbeen changes Eiteed times di the current year, and joint stoek companies of the wil est and most speculative character threaten to supersede “‘pegular industry’’ altogether, The Fone an will be mach mistaken i after having of paper veturn to ja England etill ing under enormods det? it a tool t bulitonists insisted Co toe LS a contracted fy paper. Why are we visited periodi cally with ruinous panies, but in abeard and obsolete roonctary system? Americans have proved that the worst of all wareee civil war—can be ataiged =owith the — sasiste ance of per mon based, not on gold, bat on path credit have seen prosperity wnasamuied sBoe BD hbbvibe of age, chargi Facts in the caso au dee that on the From 3 appears found William Mublken, of ‘com| loped before Justice Hogas, Sao of the ath instant jane of ago ( ly, a Scotchwoman, twenty-three her with kidnapp' the little Leary represent cme! _ 5 he was of illegitimate birth, and ihat mother, who was now on Bietkwell’s Island, bad left the child im her care; but being unable to provide for bis support she had brought him to the House of Industry to be taken care of at the public expense. Mr, Halliday took the boy, and subse- quevily saw an advertisement in the ‘Hewat ask: ing for information concerning a child swering the description of the one Jane had left with him. He answered the advertisement, whereupon the parents, who had been searching and night for their lost one, came over to the city and identified him. between the parents and child was truly sonal of the kidnapper det magistrate lity to taking child, and she to the Tombs for trial in default d¥ one thousand dollars bail, Child stealing seems to be a ma- nia with the prisoner, as she has been arrested once or twice previously for the same offence Arrest op Foarrive Staves rrom Havana—Tuwy Row ‘Taur MASTER AND Suit FoR New Yorx.—On the 80th ult, Mariano Estrado and Paulmo Gaunzo, Spanish negroes then in the service of J. Emilo Cespedes, a Cuban planter, during the absence of their master on bis ee ee ae eee cane Aten 719 hott ish iD, two, watches, diamo! ger ant cur rings and bracel ‘besides other articles of jewelry and clothing, valued in all at about $6,000. After securing tho plunder the slaves sailed for New York in the steamstip arriving here on tho 4th instant. On discoverin, loss Mr. made an affidavit before United ‘Vice Consul Savage, and forwarded Oe, Napeeiine. them to the fugitives arrested, matt r was placed in the hanes of detective McOord, attached to the D strict At- torney's offic, and he éventually succeeded in arrest- ing them. In possession of the was found a quantity of wearing apparel worth one bundrod dollars, which they confessed steuling in Cuba and bringing to this eoun' ‘nr. Francisco Azoy, of 63 Broadway, davit against Bstrado and Gaunzo for the larceny, and Justice H Defore whom they were takon, committed them for examination. The prisoners have.confessed to stealing th ir master’s money, watches and ry, and said they left the plander with a friend in Havana to bring on to New York, as they did not wish to do so themselves, fearing arrest and dete tion. Estrado and Gaunzo will probably be tried here for bring- ing stolen property into the State, Extensive Taner sy Pickrockers ms 4 Rat Car-—Por- ion oF THE Mowry Recovermp.—A very bold case of pocket picking occurred on one of the cars of the Belt Railroad late on Wednesday afternoon, and resulted in tho theft ef $1670. At the time named Mr. Goorge W. Suepardson, doing business a: No. 321 Broadway, was riaing on the front platform of a car then passing through West street, when three or four young men fumped on ‘and commenced pushing and jostiing him abvut in a very rude manner. Inafew momeuts Mr. Shepardson discovered that a wailet containing $1,670 in legal tender notes avd fractional currency had been abstracted from his pantaloons pocket, Among the perwne who pushed against Mr. Shepardson was Wm. mpson, an old and well known pickpocket, and as he was making bis excave officer Thompron, of the Twen- ty-seventh prec net, pursued and him at the request of the victim. In posses-ton of the prisoner was found about $800 in legal tender notes, similar in ap- pearance to those stolen from Mr. Shepardson ; a pack- age of fractional carreney dope up im precisely the sam * manner a6 that taken from Mr. Shepardson, was also found im one of thé prisoner's pockets. The accused was y y tak n before Justice Hogan and commit- ved to the Tombs for exumimation. other parties concerned in the robbery escaped with the balance of the stolen movey, SreaunG From River Streams —For some.days past several steamboats and other vessels, lying at the North river piers, have been entered by thieves and robbed of trunks, carpet bags, valises, coats, &o., &c. At length complaint was made to Captain Greer, of the Third pro- einct, wie detailed detective Tilley to make an efort to secure the offenders, and lay he su jed in arrestiag Robert Lhompson, a young man, twenty years age, who was caught in the act of stealing a coat, peon business, and detective Tilley is in search of them. ‘Tuerr op Taa.—James Murphy, s seaman, was arrested by officer Gilbert, of the Fourth precinct, on the charge of stealing a half chest of valued at forty dollars, from Wi or Ne, 221 South street. The ca stolen property was found in posseamon of the prisoner, fu Juice Hogan ‘committed hum for tcial in default of Comarrrep.—Charles Mannel, one of the,Eighth ward rioters, was committed, in default of five hundred dol- Jara bail, for assault on officer Carpenter. Hi eases £ i ; and further understand that they do not possess re overriding the express visions of the law. In the present case Prong Pano —_ the complainant as 1 course it was necessary for C and the Court Cuance or ExnezeLraext.—Pobert Watson, aged nine- teen, was lately in the employ of Stephen Teets, stove doaler, 646 Eighth avenue, The duties of Robert were many, and inciided collecting billa Thore is a certain proceeding, Known to the initiated, and far more exten- sively practiced than the records of the Police Court show, fully and completely explained in the curt phrase of “Knocking down.’ The Ine, less nico fn its distine- this little operation’ stealing, sometimes em ‘obert Watson appeared beiore Justice Con- y, yesterday, charged with having engaged in this Kind of business, It was charged that, being fami- liar with Toot’s business, ho collected bills due Teot and appropriated the money to his own uxe. A particular bill ‘of $50 50, due from ¢x-Alderman Darragh, is stated to have been collected by him and the amount thus disposed of. Robert denied the allegations, Justice Connolly ordered temporary committal to give an opportunity for procuring evidence. Feriovs Driving ix THe) Pank,—James Wells, ar- arrested by officer Monaghan, of tue Park polics, for fast and reckless diving in the Park, was fined one dollar by Justice Connolly, Maxie Hasta ro ax Riov.—On the Fourth of July Mr, William Levy lived in Phitadelphia, He had lived here for some time provions, Horman Rosenweig lives there now, and deals in miliinory gooda, On the Fourth t ii the possession ht before Justice Shand- ‘The yorterday aiid committed for trial, A Coewrarwas ov Mes —Mr. Jay G. Oreutt, recently of Nome, N. ¥., bas Deen stopping for a day or two at Levy. wee the Park Hotel, In enterprise he must be far ahead of We peowle of ha own vicinse Certelnic, goers ie iM # ‘| BE Ht itt. | ri 2 at i af i a 3 E eee EEE : [ More rHan ux BancaIneD YoR.—Thomas Glover is in command ef the ship Markchester, owned by Anthony Strong, of England. He brought his ship to this port a few days ago. Wishing to discharge his cargo he em- ly not far from right, as did not engage to take it off; he would, and for once be more lil in his dealing than was his wont. He took the bell, as was alleged, and concealed it in his lighter, The captain did not so much object to its going on board of the lighter as to its not coming off, As it did not come off, officer Van Ars- dale went on board to see why, and brought Brown, who confessed to having stowed away the bell, before Justice Sbandley, by whom he was held to account, Honssry on A Tmp Avenve Can.—Yesterday morn: ing Captain Thorno, of the Fourth police precinct, com- ing from his residence to the office of the precinct in & Third avenue car, accidentally drop, his pocketbook, conteiniag # considerable sum o1 ie ‘and some valu- able papers. Before he discovered his loss be had changed cars and visited several places on business, In the course oi the morning Theodore F. Kerr, the con- ductor of the Third avenue car in which the captain rode, brought him the lost pocketbook with the valuable contents intact, He declined receiving any compensa- tion for the act. Ercxep Down Stama,—It is alleged tht about eight o'clock: last evening Martin Hull kicked a German wo- man named Elizabeth Sands, down stairs at No. 12 Jay strect, inflicting injures which disabled her from ap- pearing to complain aganst him Her husband, how- ever, procured & warrant, and Hull was arrested ty om. cer Delanoy. Suort Commons at tas Porick Courts.—The business of the Fourth district Police Court is seridusly embar- rassed through want of the necessary blanks, it is stated that repeated requisitions have been sent in to the proper quarter, the Deputy Superintendent of Re- pairs and Supplies ;’ but the reply received was that tho appropriation for this year was alreaty exhausted, and consequently no more printing could be done until a new appropriation was made. Cuance or Arson.—Thomas Y. Kissing and James 8. Waiker, arrested by officers Hillman and Brown, of the Twenty-third precinct, appeared before Justice Kelly yesterday, charged with setting fire to premises on the easterly side of Thirdavenue, between Eighty-fourth and Kighty-fifth streets. Kissing & Walker occupied these premises as a grocery store, with a dwelling i the rear of the store. The upper part of the building was occu- by Mr Matthews and family as a residence. The inner part of the store was completely: burned out, and tho parties arrested were committed to the examination of the Fire Marshal, bat Justice Connolly required that some evid ‘nce should be produced against the prisoners Ame afternoon or he would discharge them from cus- ly. Board of Supervisors. SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PIKE DEPARTMENT—JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE CITY—THEIR LIQUIDATION RECOMMENDED—THE POLICE, ETO. ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, the Presi- dent in the chair, The report of the Committee on An- nual Taxes on the appropnation for the Fire department was submitted, stating they had carefully examined the estimate, qnd after confernng with the Fire Commis- sloners they believe it to be correct, and they would av- cordinly recommend the estimate setting apart $700,000 for the expenditure of the Fire department for the year 1867 be approved by the Board of Supervisors, acting as a Bourd of Revision, under section 10 chapter 29, of the act passed March 30, 1865. SRITLING THR CITY INDERTRDNESR The same committee submitted a report on the com- munication re eived trom the Comptroller in relation to the payment of the jud<ments obtamed against th» city. ‘They state that the Comptroller having stated in his communication that in most instances executions have been issned and the ceutrol of the jud¢m nts passed into the bands of the sheriff, who bas already seized upon the personal property of the city, which will be shortly sold if steps are not taken to provide the means of pay- ment; and as by section 3, chapter 489, of the Laws 0’ 1859, the Board of Supervisors are empowered to authorize the Comptroller to issue revenue bonds to pay any jndgments obtuned against the Mayor, Aldermen and Com.nonalty of New York, in view of the increas im aceumulation of costs and charges on the property seized, they would submit that the Comptroller be authorized and directed to issue revenue bonds of the city for an amount sufficient to pay and fully discharge all the’jndgments against the city especially referred to 1m bis communication and obtained prior to the passage endl law of the year 1866. This was also RAISING TRE FAY OP THR METROPOLITAN POLICE. was also received from this Committee on the A report subject of an appropriation for the purpose of paying the increased salaries of the members of the Metropoll- tn? Potico foros, F Ba Ya a ey report that, as appears by an 6 le by the Board if of Merropolitan Poles, to pay the increased salaries and compensation, the amount of $317,301 64 would be required. That while the Commit- te are well satisfied the incr ased cumpensation allowed ing the expenses of collection, be*appropriated to diminish the expenses of the Potice ‘tment. They understand that there has been rece! on account of feenses upwards of one million dol and therefore they do not deem it advisable to add to the tax levy of the t year tue large amount asked. And it seems to the Jarge amoun: derived from hovnses will be amply anfficient to pay the extra expenses of the police y recommend that the extimate of the Police c iesivners as for the ap} jon, and a copy of the Excise law, ir 678, of the laws of jtted to legal officer for bis opin! with as Overloading the City Cars—Cruelty to Antmals. TO THE RDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yor, Joly 12, 1866. In reply to your article in to-cay’s Herat, calling My attention to the inhumanity of the Bleecker street and Fulton Ferry Car Company, in permitting their horses to be forced up the bills in Elm street under the terrible toads of human beings, which are daily wit- nessed by our citizens, I have to say that this society is now and has been earnestly occupied with this subject for along while, and itis believed that the evil is in course of reform. Nor is this the only city railroad route that has engaged its attention. There are numerous other grades so severe upon the toiling beasts that it makes the heart bleed to witness their strugg!ing eflorts — what nature never designod should be required of em. ‘As a reault of my experience I wonld say that tn no other form is crucity so eonspicnous in this city as by overloading. The carte or drays of the present day are three or four times the size they were formerty, and loads are impoaed upon their horses by the carcmen of our city and neighboring towns such as cannot be seen in any Other part of the world. BUWdnese and lameness and other evils are the results of this criminal treatment of these most useful and faithful friends of mai d it is surprising that self interest, if not humanity, does not deter thelr owners from disabling and destroying their own property. You may ¢oniidentiy rest assured that this soolety {relax its efforts for a single day in suppressing these and all other eruelties inflicted upon the brute Creation, great and «mall, which come to tts knowledge; dd it respeet?ully reiterates its t that the public large will aid its parposes. HENRY BERGH, President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animale. Meeting of Commissioners of Charities and Correction. PUBLIC HOSPITAL BUILDINGS —MEDICAL REPRESEN: TATION--WOUNDING OF A FRISONER ON BLACK- WELI.'S ISLAND, ETO. ‘The regular meeting of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction was hold yesterday, President Bowen in the chair, Messrs. Renwick and Sands, architects, are to be allowed three and a half per cent on the amouat of contracts for building tho new Inebriate Asylum on ‘Ward's Island, in full remuneration for their services in Superintending the erection of the building. It was ordered that the Inebriato Asylam be charged for the Iabor of cach member of institutions employed in digging the foundations of that puilding one dollar and twenty- five cents per day. President Bowen Iaid a letter before the Commission- ers from Dr. J. W. Draper, ident of the Medical of the New York U stating that that instital had not an equal jon on the medi- cal staff of Bellevue Hospital with other medical schools, conseque’ of the death of Dr. Mott and the resixna- of Dr. Metcalfe, and asking the appointment of Dr. ties A. Budd for obstetrical service there to remedy that deficiency. The President was directed to write to Dr. Draper and state that it was the intention of the Commiasioners to place all the schools of medicine on the same footing in relation to the hospitals, and grant Ho privileges to one school not enjoyed by the others, ‘and also make the representation of the several schools ne nearly eqaal as possible, As the Board is already larger than is mecesaary, this can only be done aa Vacancies orcur, And even if it wore depmed promey <<<“ | | ) 4 Academy of Mount St. Vincent. AROHBISHOF M’CLOSKSY—THB OFENING OF THB: NEW HALL—THE SUFFERERS O¥ FORTLAND, ‘The annual distribution of premiums at the Academy of Mount St. Vincent took place yesterday, and was prev sive building, one hundred by eighty feet. THE VISITORS AD PUES There were at least eight hundred visitors, parenig: and friends of the pupils, who number over twe hun dred. These young ladies were dressed in virgin white, some decorated with the badges of homer that they had won bem prac pt bg py these n were Archbisho} jos Dr. Starrs, V.G ; Bishop Bacon, of Portland; Bishop ‘McParland, of’ Providence; Rev. Messrs. Musart, Quin, McCarthy, j &c., &c.; Judge Hogan, J, B, Kirker, aud several prom. inedt Roman holic gentlemen of ‘thus city and neigh- Le Prin’ js } os Misses Columb, K. Reilly, Cult Onastdy, "Redmond, i Re Witla, Sema Gilimer, ion, Zahm, L, Ken: ‘Mindhaugh, Coronation—Acade: jon 3 “ay 4 Goustavos Sohmite Grand March and _$sustevus Sohmite Pianos—Minses O'Connor, ‘Kent. Beecham, Hughes, Rossi ter, 8, Hennessy, Moore, Cleary, Mci Silany, Connolly, Spiretiburg, MeKinzie, Dempster, L- Dulan, Busing, Harpe—Misses Phelan and Keenan. ‘Attila, di Verdi—Misses Casey, Byan and Weed- Terzetto, d’. rate Harpe—Misses Solo La Sonnambula, Misa ¥ Welcom (T SEOOND. Pari Reveil du Lion, sixteen hands... Pianos—Misses M. Reilly, Kent, Oi Isherwood, Fitzpatrick, Finale, Sonnambula itichthigck, " Caweg, Reuly, Ryan, O'Rorke, DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS. Overture de Concert, twenty-four bands..-.. Pianos—Misses De’ Rivera, Farrel ‘Wood, O'Rorke McAvoy, Sadler, Casey, Gilligan, Keenan, Phe- lan, Mulchin: The beautiful and affecting valedictory, “Life's Ve The ode ex the opening of age,” was very finely given, the new hall was composed by one of ae most acoom- plished sisters of tbe establishment, aod the music wag by Professor Schmitz, The. farewoll addreas was very aifecting; the young lady who delivered a, by several companions who bad them graduated, smoke with “proper emphasis and due diseretion,” would have done honor te many of those who “strut and fret their hours upon, the stage. ”” dressed herself to her young compantons; the home of her childhood; to the good sisters; the vewerated Mother (Jerome)—-to ail of whom she bowed aud bade farewell. amidst much deep feeling. ADDRESS BY BISHOP M‘CLOBKEY. Archbishop. McCloskey briefly addressed tie young Indio. He said:— ‘After so many words, my cbildren, after so of eloquence, spoken with so much taste and after so many harmonious strains of music stall in our ears—after, or he might say in the midst: many enchantments he feared to break the charms which they still wished to remain, yet be did desi make known his feclingson the occasion. He at mast oy, er emery aye ee term; how charmed he D be very performances which he had witnessed, Ew iechndes, could not have desired a more beautiful inauguration of this most beautiful hall to-day. H» considered it honor and a privilege to have endowed those happy children the crowns and wreaths which they wear. His Grace then alluded to the struggles which mind bad to encounter in ov the culties of Os att but they wore rewarded | rit after years, would say more 2. them, but was told thero is nothing young distike flattery. (Laughter throughout the whole alluded to the scene him in saw happiness depicted im the around. ‘here could be no holier young girl than to give pleasure to the hearts Tents, He then paid a high compliment to the of the ‘Voyage of Life,” which, he the production of minds within institution. moniched the young graduates that were now. the voyage of life to be virtuous and avoid those which they had so graphically abhorred upon the mimic stage. ee rennet wee: wry es were made, and a for tbe sufferers of Pertiand, Bishop Bacon. The Meteor Case. It will be remembered that several months ago the steamer Meteor, lying at this port, was seized by.order fitted out by agents acting in the Interest of make war against Spain—a power with which the United States were then and aro now at peace. were taken for the condemnation of the vessel. The case waa Boston, poo that he would take the der the matter. formal et been vy sane a Sone un- "en pronounced Aerstood that he ts’ of "Sptnices tian the vausel ought te be con and that his has becn comm: cated fo the diate Department at Washington, Ly The New Boulevard. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OF ESTIMATS. AND ASSESSMENT. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Before Judge Clerke. JcLyY 12—The Court bas appointed the following gen- tlemen Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment im the new up-town boulevard:—Mesers. Wilson G. Hunt, George A. Osgood and Wiluam P. Lee. The Turf. Sorrel Dan was the favorite last night at one handred to eighty against Shark, in the trot to come off this after- noon st Fashion Course. Fenian Chief was not in the The Brig Rodman Pratt Burned at Sea. Boarox, July 12, 1866. ‘The brig Rodman Pratt, from Baltimore for Falmouth, England, with two thousand barrels of petroloum, was destroyed'by fire on tho Sth inst, in latitude 40, longi- tude 70. On discovering the fire the main hatch was re- movet, when the flames burst the who'e cargo ap- pearing to be on fire. So rapidly the flames extend that the crew barely escaped in a boat, saving nothing but what they stood in. They were without food or drink until the night of the 1 inst, when they were picked up. They arrived at New Bedford yesterday. Convention of Steamboat Engineers, “ Loursviuaa, July 1i, 1866, A convention of steamboat engineers has been in ses sion here for three days, No results have yet been achieved. Resolutions will probably be introduced and acted upon to-morrow. Lowavie, July 12, 1866. The convention has adopted a series of jesolutions looking to the safety of the travelling public ogainst ox plos.ons of steam bollers, Arraurten Hicnway Rowuery m Six Jose, Mo.— On Tuesday, 34 inat, a party of gentlemen arrived at San José from Fort Benton, Nevada, and put up at ‘a hotel, When leaving they took a carriages to the | steam cars, two of the party having in charge upwards of three hundred and fifty pounds of gold latter party was otlacked by a gang of ro lied on the driver to stop, With singular 4 one of the occupants of the carriage fearing the ox istenoe of a conspiracy between the driver nud the ban ditti, placed a revolver at the head of the former with an order to drive on, while his companion biwed away would-be robber, Im a short time they reached their destination withoot further molestation. One of the party arrived in tt clly yesterday. Tae Loxoxer Briven i mim Wortn.—Much has bear, written by tourists and journalists about the varioas long bridges in this and other countries, It is pr ally conceded that tho Niagara Suspension splendid «pecitnen of that kind of arct great dimensions have made tt, Pride with hose who had any find, however, by the mi account of the Thirty- the of Cincinnati and Cov- comnected by the longest bridge orld’ history. Thus: Green Clay Smith, living tn Covington, Kentucky, says it is 76€ mites 'to Washington; Mr. Pendleton, living in Cincin- i, Saye itis 872 miles to Washington, The exact the bridge over the Obio river, from Cincin- Sovington, can be ascertained by simpic subtrac- tion, im this way :— From Washington to Cincinnati, From Washington to Covingtor and ite justly, a subject of in tts ‘constracuon, eighth Congress t Length of the bridge connecting Covington and 1 Cinginnatl,... 6.6 ror 1 ane Now, if any one knows of a louger bridge than that I’ like to hearfrom him—and a« single at that—one Correspondans hundred and #ixteeo miles |— We Cuncinnacs Commercias