The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1866, Page 7

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ——————— Saruapar, Nov. 17-6 P. M. ‘There was considerable excitement at the commence- mans of business on the Stock Exchange this morning, ‘and the bears resumed their work of hammering, the market, the leading bulls meanwhile offering no open resistance to the decline, Brokers became timid and either sold their customers’ stocks ‘‘sbort’ on their own account, or sold them out where the margins bad run low, while the remainder in most cases notified those of their customers who were ‘long’ of stocks to pay up additional margin so as to keep ten per cent good, brokers being, above all other men in Wall street, the most easily alarmed—pretty much like doctors when taken sick. ‘Fhe latter have no faith in medicine, and brokers have no faith in an adverse market ever turning until it does turm, Then, like w fiock of sheep, they turn with the tide; and at the best they are but ‘weathercocks, ready io tur with every change ofthe popular current. It is not surprising that such ‘men should be the victims of calmer, bolder and more ‘@gacious minds who can stare ruin in the face to-day and reap fortune to-morrow, for it is upon the fears of the majority that the minority in Wall street amass wealth, As Jacob Liitle once said to an intend- ing customer who asked his opinion about the ead of specuiating in stocks, ‘No man speculate in stocks and expect success unless he stands prepared to lose all that he bas.’ The longert heads even more than the longest purses win in Wall ‘treet, and those who are afraid to incur large riske should never speculate, the moral of which is, of course, that speculaters should never venture beyond their depth, but that they should be stubbornly, unyielding to the end after once embarking. As the day advanced the timid brokers with “bull’’ inclinations bocame emboldened to a point at which they actually bought, while the timid brokers with “pear” inclinations became sufliciently terrified to attempt to cover ther “shorts,” although they bad confidently predicted in the morning that there was no dottom to the awful pit into which siocks were falling. ‘The scene was amusing encugh to repay attention to the manifostations of huinan vature under perplexing cir- cumstances. The bolder continued to “bear cireclate with unscrupulous pertinacity, {aise reports relative to the intentions of the Secretary of the Trei- wary and the condition of the money marke', but without effect upon well informed and un- Projudiced minds. Money was easy thronghout the day at five per cent, with exceptions among the * bear”? bavks at six, and the supply of capital was ia excess of the demand, aithough some of the lending insti- tutions showed 4 certain amount of timidity by o closer discrimination than usual of names and securities, ihere is no doubt that strong efforts have been made by the bears to promote an artificial scarcity of monoy, but that is already well understood. They have hoarded legal tenders and they have borrowed upon them from certain banks whose cashiers have feut themselves to &® boar operation, much to their discredit. An apparently unfavorabie bank staleuent is there. fore looked for, because it has been more than dis- counted. But those who look for any other than an easy money market during the romainder of the year will And themselves mistaken, and the fow first months of the ensuing year will wins: a return fow of cur- rency from the South aud the interior generally, thus increasing rather than diminishing the prevailing ons’. At the early session of the open board at ten o'clock, there was a strong pressare to soll. nnd Hato sold at 76% & 3 (sales 7,400 shares), Northwestern ‘(sates 6 900) 49 a XK, Aitto proferred (sales 4100), 72 a 7124, Michigan Southern (eales 5,300) 82% a % At the first Peguiar board there was a further hammering of tho speculative shares, and au enormous volume of business was tranencted at declining prices, as will be seen by reference to the list New York Ceutral closed 234 tower than at the same me yesterday, Erie 3*;, Hudson 2, Reading 324, Michi- gan Southern 25;, Iinois Centra! 32{, Cieveiand and Pittsburg $5;, Cleveland und Toledo 2'; Rock Istand 2%, Northwestern 1%{--preferred %, Vors Wayne 1%, Chicago and Alton 3;—proferred 3!;, Alton and Terre Haute 8, Obio and Mississippi certificator 2)¢, Quicksilver 44. Atlantic Mail was 1% higher. Government securt- ties were heavy. Coupon five-twentive of 1862 showed decline of 1%, issue of 1864, i; iseue of 1865, 5; seven-thirty notes of the second series, 3%. North Carolina sixes were 13; lower. After the call there was further Lammering in the lower hall of the Stock Exchange building and Erie touched ite lowest § point—75. The bulls then came fato the market as buyors, and a stesdy improvement est in, large amounts of Erte and Northwestern deing bid format advancing prices by etrong parties, At the open Board at one o'clock the market war firm and the busi- ness large, the closing prices being as under:—New York Contral 108%, Erie 765;, Reading 112%. Michigan 80 :th- ern 62%, Cleveland and Pittsburg 643, Cleveland and Toledo 11254, Rock Island 10475, Northwestern 60% — preferred 1114, Fort Wayne 1053, Ohio and Mississippi Certificates 28%, Canton 61, Western Union Telegraph 46%, livoiv Central.119, Compound interest notes Were quoted thus by the dealers:—Jane, 1664, 115% a 116; Jaly, 11594 a 3; August, 1149; a 115; October, 113% 114; December, 113%; 8 114; May, 1865, 111% @ 1113. Subsequently thé improv:mont continued to progress steadily, the demand for Erie, Michigan Southern and the Northwestern shures being especialty heavy. The earnings of tue Erie road are officially reported to be largely om the in.rease, thowe for last month having Deen $40,000 in excess of those for tho corresponding month last year. At six o'clock the market closed with ® strong Hpword tendency at the following quotations:— Erie 78 @ 3, Michigun Southern $3 Northwestern 62% « M—preferred 72% a %, Fort Wayne 106 ® 3, Obio and Mississippi certidicates 29% a %, Read. img 113 a $4; Western Union Telegraph iva X. ‘The gold werket was weak, and the “shors"’ interest jargoly Increased during, the day. The opening price ‘was 14254, followed by ® decline to 14134, and a subse- quent rally to 14255. It efterwards dectined, however, to 141, and closed stendy at 141}; a 14. Leans were made at 1-52 1-64 in favor of the londet, and “fat.” The specte shipment to-day and previously during the ‘week has amounted to $526,385. The daliy range of the market for the week is thus shown: — ' Lanoed, hk i 1434 42 Mas, The foreign exchange market was dull and rather heavy. Bankers’ biil* ou England et sixty days wore quoted at the clove at 109; at three days, 10056 @ 110; commercial, 108% a 100, France at sixty days, 6.2234 j at three days, 5.17); 46.15. Bilis on on Frankfort, 6154 4; o» Hamburg, 363, At the first board a the same time y ‘ selling at $6 00 (9, 20); Nye Gold was steady at lle, At the second board Nye Gold closed 4c. bigher thea ot the first board, selling at 16c. Davidson Copper sold at $190. In order to chow the eary state of monatary affairs at Chicago we clip the following from the Chicago Tribune of Thursday — Bariness tn financial cireion was fully as quiet to day ne ‘Some afsths discount bonses epor walt but cisewhere there ware falling of. Ourrency te " supply ia pow iu ex ean of rg ee SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. “ ree ed Nor. of Ap Mm. ‘a, ‘M1, coup. 5 she Pacific M S8 Co at bab One 100 NY Cont beaee ode oe | ggizevystasytts ; Ly © = segs8 SRECEEEES = ct . ton & Terra Haute ton & T Hante pre ry ‘ Alton Bi 0. Estee 2 36 in a as 400 do. pS) SL 90u Pactie Mail $3 Co.. 240 EESSezeze Tide Water Receipts, {From the Albany ai Nov. 17. ‘The quantity of Flour, Whest, Cora and loft at tide. second week in November, in the years 1865<nd 1566, was as follews:— Piur, tbls, Wheat, tu, Corn, bu, Barley, bv. 1865... 48,500 700 960,300" a1, 706, 1866... 85,400 432,600 317,000 «687,200 Ine. 8,900 Dec. 98,100 Dec. 188,600 Inc. 473,600 The aggregate quantity of the same articles left at ‘Tide-water from the commencement of navigation to the 14th November, inclusive, during the yoars 1865 and 1866 was as foliows:-—~ : Wheat, tus, te, Barley, bn. Foo To "7 008'000 15,708 100 3,407,000 4,811,400 22,923,000 4,746,600 Dec. 483,900 D. 3,097,500 Tn. 7,214,800 In, 1,330,600 By reducing the wheat tw flour, the quantity o/,the latter loft at tide-water this year, compared with the cor. responding period last year, shows a deficiency of 950,150 bbls, flour. Tho following comparative table shows the quantity of some of the principal articles of prodvce loft at tide-water from ‘he commencement of navigation to und including the 14 of November in dicated :— Flour... Wheat, busls Corn. Bacon, lbs. Buttor, theese. Wool, + 1,172,600 "554,500 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Ay Exsostve Srime—Ciatuam Sramer Wine ar Five ARS A Borrie—Roworo ov His Money avn Jew- kLey,—Simon Bovon is recont imporiation from Eng- fand, and at present resitos at No. 157 East Twenty-first street, Ou Friday evening Botson left his boarding house and started down town, with tho view of visiting gome place of amnsoment; but the brilliancy of the “Evening Star” of Chatham street attracted his atten. tion, and curiosity prompted Lim to take an internal view of the premises, Once inside Botgon was not long in forming the acquaintance of Lizzie Smith and Jenne Bower, two of the pretty waiter girls, whom, of course, he invited to imbibe, ‘Their tastes were consulted, aud it is not at all strange that they preferred clatmpagno to lager beer, and Botson was just the man te humor them, One botity was called on, and others followed in rapid succession, at $5 each, until Rotson found that he was ininus over $100 for champagne alone, Hiv bead was reeling, and im fact the generous Boiron had wined so froely that be was uot himself at all, in this oblvi- ous condition he left tho place at two o'clock in the morning, after fire. presenting hie charmery with goid sovere(z08 an’ olber slicht tokens of regard. Botson then went down to No. 20) Willian: street, took another driuk or two, and after breaking rovers! goblet was efected and Joy down in ihe hallway of the building. When he awoke an neur or two later he learned to his sorvow tat he had beon rebbed of $200 in Weasury notes, a gold watch and chain, two lockets, two gold rings anda emall amount in gold cua. He tate known lis joss to an officor of the Fourth precinct, which resulted in the arrest of Lizzie smith and Jenny Bower, on suepicion of siealing the money, &c. The prisoners were subsequently taken before Justicy Hy at the tombs, bot the vietim was unable to swear that the defendants (ook his money, indeed he was inclined to believe them wnocent, and the magistrate had uo akernative but to discharge them. It i* probable that after Koteon lar down in the entry way and went to sleep come night prowling thief took advantage of the oppoprtupity presented, and rifled his pockets of thetr contents, Botson Joft the court a sadder but wiser man. TAEFT oF StaWis From A Sauesnoom.—Mr. John Mc+ Cann, of No. 840 West Fifty-fourth street, yesterday ap-,| peared before Justice Hogan and entered a complaint against John Kobpor, who had beon arrested by detective Kinner, of the Merchants’ EaP2. charging him with the larceny of three shawls, valued at $4. Detective Kiuner saw the accused carry away the shawls from a salesroom in Barclay etreet; but the detective was not aware tbat Kohpor hud stolen the goods, After bis arrest the pris- over acknowledged hit ng and expressed a willingness Worevurn thé shawls to Mr. Mecann if he would bis word not to prosecute lim. This aasarance was not wen, and the magistrate required Kohper to give ib to answer the charge before the Court of General Pessions. Breracey Anosixe 4 Wowsx,—George Soren i# a party who has long been an object of suspicion to the police, ae weil a8 on eyorore in the community. A great, hulk- ing, rawboned fellow, with a frame like that of an ox, might, it may be presumed, find amore congenial sub- ject on which to exercise bis strength than a poor, de- Tencelew girl. Yesterday this individual w ed defure Jnstion Dodge for practising the most cruel vio lence upou a wornan. Early yesteriay morning Soren mete young girl named Bella unt, «being of failen virtue, on the corner of Canal and Wooster streets. He had known the girl and entertained « apite Qgulpet her. When, therefore, he saw her ho accosted her roughly, aud when ele %as about to pass him he seized bold of her, aud in spite of Ler cries dragged her headlong into sraivon. Lhere the poor vad wtruggied to get away trom him with all her might. Her piteous cries for help ouly drew from the loafers whe gathered about, evjoyine what was epert to them, jecre snd laughter. Soren the while beat her aud shook and dragged her hither and thither, mutil he had torn her ga almost entirely from her, At this jancture @ policemen iuter- fored «nd Soren was arrested. Justice Dodge «vurmitted bim for trai at the Seesions im default of hail; ant being justly indignant, talked to the fellow tilt he bung his head in shame, The girl was sent to the House ow Hetencion to fusure her sppearnnce agaiuet bir. , Chbee Theater or Vrat.—Mr. Henry Bergh appeared defore Justice Dodge yesterday to prefer a complaint against Herekiah Nothill. The defendant bad been driving & wagon through Third avenue iu which he wns conveying « calf to slaughter. The lege of the aninsl were tightly ted, érossing one another, in a porition D which must have given the poor brate gr This sight was fortanately observed by Mr. ond he hustoned to make the nec ebarge. Ruthill wae commary required to give bonds in the sum of $100 to appear for trial, Avaxvoxen His Wise. —Frederick Mortim was yester- day charged, before Justice Dodge, with abandonment, Two days before he had gone off and left hie wile and two voung children to the tender mercies of @ oid pobuc o8 wife, a nest looking, lndustrions »ppearing ‘Woman, testified that he was ehundantly able to rap her. Justice Dodge ordered wife six dollar that the defendaut pay week and that he give bonds in geon, op Fridsy appeared before Justice Dodge and made affidavit thet Dire, Margaret ©. Anderson, the woman who was “hota few weoks since by her tusband, William T. Anderson, war out of all danger and wan hy bo having discovered her im fagrante Mr Anderson wae brought before Justice fend, ofier a prelimi ezamination, was com- to await the action of Grand Jury, bail being mitt ref SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. jod Fraudulent Stock Transaction. Before Hon. ©. L. Monell, Justice. Sprogur, Cooper and Coltern ot, Rapnacl.—This wna sodstanvally a motion for the comemitinent of the de fondant for (be elec oletung of m@ ey ip a fracde feat manner, ihe om + secorting to the com- plaiut, wont to ¢ ooo the pisint tt, on the 18th of Jane fost aed © & lanet $2,024 for a frieud coiled Coptain o As seourity be ‘ofterest 66) ‘be Cocheco Manufacturing pany os Hepes ce, and promissory note lor the amount fhe stock 0 belong friend Mudeou, and bo to eee that he to be snd oil right Sere wes Dnt snbeequemiy: ‘eptevied by ths trustes of the Beltoap rata, ta Bietteey ereuea oceans w . decree of of eour a tion of things therefore, move for his com: diaieuttse sonocnee ‘ih secre Sedice ars py and RK papert snd y OUR WHARVES AND PIERS. Important Report of a Herald Commission. Docks Dilapidated and Dangerous, CONDITION OF THE BROOKLYN PIERS. ceo. &. &e. —_— ‘The eubject of the defective condition of the wharves and plers of New York having risen to prominence within the past fw days, in consequence of the proceed- ings of the Seaaio Committve in the matter, an in- spection and report was ordered for the Hera, and the result will be found below, It would be well to remark in advance that a careful examinution of the wharves and pliers of this city de. veloped a more startling staie of affairs than most Persons imagined. Taking the piera on the East river as examples, it will be seen by the statement elsewhere tha’! 0. over soventy there are not one dozen tit for use, Indeed it is doubtiul if « board of inspectors, appoinied With power so to do, would not order sixty-six of the seveuty to be discontinued using until they are ro- pared or rebuilt, If the danger existed only for Property, there would; be less importance attached to the subject; but the risks of tosing life are 0 many that prudence alone would render @ change tor the bettor desirable, THR FIRS ON BAST RIVER, The following report gives the condition of the piers ag it wax when they were oxanined, They (the piers) are taken in rotation, commeucing with No. 1, foot of Whitehall street, and feuding with No, 70, foot of Elevonih street: — Pers Noa. 1 and 2, toot of Whitehall street, are used as landings for the revenve boais and for the barge be longing to tho government. Although they appear to be in w volerably good condition from the shore, they are vory defective. The beams and pillars are rotien and the abutments have partially staried. There are a few hoies in the flooring, but nono sufficiently iarge ax to endanger tite, Pior No. 3, at the foot of Moore street, is in tolerable Condition, The supports appear to be in good order, excepting some few rotten beam~, which, if pormittod to remain, will endangor the entire front portion of the str ciure, Pior No. 4, between Moore and Broad streets, ts in very bud order. All the supports are rotten, and have given way in one or two places; tho flooring is loore, in conse- quence of the rotten beams failing to hold the nails. Pier No. 6, between Broad aud Coenties slips, is in tolerably good cond ition. Pier No, 6, betwoon Morris and Essex streets, has been refloored; but the piles and beams’ are rotten, and the entire structure is likely to (all io. When examined thore were several vessels loading and unioading at this pier, and the flooring was covered with merchandie, Pier No. 7 is in very good condition. The beams and soppor strong and the flooring is perfect. ‘Tho floorings of piers No», 9 and 10 are in good condition, but the beams and piles are beginning to rot. ‘The lessces or owners appear to have refloored tho strocture at some time, without repairing the founds. top, and the consequence ts that the floors seem about w float aponthe water. Noiiher of these piors should be used for mercantile purposes, At preseat beavy loads of merebandise are consiantly upon them, and the weight of these resting upon the rickety plers cannot fail to add to their already weak condition. Picr No, 11 ts not im good orde: The abut. ments have started, and the beams and supports ere rotten and are giving way. An examination under this pier showed that it was likely to fall tn atamy time. It ‘appears passably well from the flooring; but this arises from the fact that some little attention has been paid to the top, while the most tmportant parts have been entiroly neglected. Pior No, 12 is in about the same condition as the one last described. Pier No. 13 is barely in tolerable order. A (ow months more of usage, and it will be in the same condition aa those mentioned above. Some of the beams are rotted through and through, and the pilos have greatly decayed. The abutments, however, are in vood order, and with a Mttie trouble the structure can be condition. Piors Nos. 14, 15 and 16 can be written It that the beams and piles have com i i if it E 3 ¢ F 22 = 5, i Hi : § loads of good order, The foundation work is becoming rotten, bud the ure cannot last much longer, ox arained were three large ships aside of pier, and the flooring was beavily lad-n with irom bars and Hife and limb. The beame and capperts are rotten, abutments have siarted, and the foortog bageuak in reveral places in consequence of the supports giving "Vier No. 20 ism perfect wreck. Over one-half way, and nothing now remains outa is HI! iF ie rebut t part of the wreck of the oid rom app arances, is being propped At present verb ng re. mains of & but the siructure, and which, fi tw reccive ibe pew portion. be unsafe 1 (his te dome the piot ‘SUNDAY, NOV the abutments treve and the supports are rotten and have given Ab thore are o of vemwels loading ai canadian, 9 the floor ts eovered with a cons.derable weight of me: aa No 4%is & uew Biructure, and is therefore in good je r. No, 50, foot of Montgomery street, is only toler- able, Tho beams and sup) ors appeur sound and atrong, bat there are holes on the tooring, and sume por soom « have sunk. 101 vory bad order, The beams, supports, flooring, &e periectiy rotten, the posts to witch ships were fastened have bon torn’ away, and the entire structure appears tobe slowly sinking. Notwithetanding this Geagireus state of allaire the per is etit being used tor shipping purposes, When mined thero were several Verses aside of each other; and upon the floor ng 0° No. 62 was & largo quantity of trom and other merchandise, This load a red sufiicieat of itself ve sink the pier, and the men attached to the differeut vessels expresard ‘oar that it would be washed away, either partially ur outirely, before long. Vier No. 53, foot of Jackson street, is in a torrible com dition. Tho' floorng ts literally ‘covered with holes large enoogh for a horse to paas through. Ibe bea: Ac, are thoroughly roiten, and the abutments b etorted. Lo the event of @ tornado passing over this city this pier would not sustain the shock for ton minutos. Pier No. 54 foot of Cortears street, ta i condition, The flooring is full of boles, the supports are the abutments have started, From its appearavce is cannot last many months longer, Vier No 65 14 @ periect wreck, i having given way and been washed of by the water A small portion of it yet renains near the #hore, apd although itis in a terrible condition the lessee 18 still using it for business Purpores, Tho front portion {# being rebuilt, but unless an epliray Dew siructure ts ere: ted It wili not be worth the expense. jer, Bot numbered, adjoming Division avenue wretched order, The front portion bas given part near the shore ia utterly unfit for 3 covered with holes and every Piooe of timber about the pier is rotten. Piers Nos, 66 und 57, foot of Broome str ot, are in very good 01 ‘Therd t# one hole in the flooring of cach, but betug on the sides of the piers is comparatively hurmiecss, The beams, &c., appear trong aud sound. Piers Nos, 68 und 59, foot of Delancey xirest, are per- fect “man traps." The toorimgs aro fall of hoies, the foundations are rotten and tottering (rom weakness, aud the abutments lave started. Hier No. 60, foot of Rivington rtreet, 1a ine pretty fair condition, although it could be made much stronger. Vier No. 61, between Kivingtou and Stanton streets, is most dengeroin to fo and property, Lmmediately in shore the abutments hace eiaried and the wily gives WAY, leaving larqes hoves to be , beans, in fact avery thuber that & a dis race fo the pl for a fow ivet there le no purc of the ooring WhOF® & man, beast or vehicle can Wavere in safety. Entire sections of thts per are untloored, «tio over the greater portion are huge bowed tho gh wich a Wagon caaeasily tall, ‘ihe front end of the pior is a tore wreck, being nothing inwe than @ few posts ond beams rising above the water. Tuere is not a sound board in the Whole structure—everyth ag is in the inst stage of decay, A passing gust of Wind shakes $0 pier to aad fro, Just as if someth.ng extraordinary hud coud the convulsions, ‘The loss of lite here bas been teriibie, Only a few days aco (November 9) the body of a mau was found floating oo the water between the rotten beams. AS & pocket book with over sixty doliars and a watch and chain were found on his person. it ia evident that Lo was drowned by accidentally falling through one of tho numerous hoies on the per. So dang rous is the siructore considered to be that the police officers refuse to pursue fugitive thieves upon it after dusk in the evenin Per Ko, 69 As be ing used by the governmont, and is in very gord couditicn, Piet No 64 ts \n a most dingraceful condition. Beams and piles are rotten and have given way; but a small portion of the flooring remains, and what still clings to tie rotten beams is full of holes. ‘The pior a, bowever, aitil being used, planks being nid across th» teams, and on these wheelbarrows are to convey merchandise to and (rom the vessels, Except the few piauks men- tioned above there ts not a singie sound piece of timber io the whole structure. ‘ihe abutments are started, the earth on the shore end Is raved in—in fact every thi about the pior looks miserably bad. -evem! lives li boen loat bere by falling through the holes into the Water, and even tho sailors refuse to risk th mselves 4 ks after dusk in the evening. tolerabie condition, but could be im- by tue removal of weveral rotten beams aud Piles and the substitution of new ones. _ Pier No. 66 is also tn poor condition, the beams and ou, and th flooring has fallen in, , foot of Eighth street, bas a very flooring, but the fuundatwon ts rotten; on the right band pide towards (he cet and alon ntire front the bears and piles b ‘allen, thus causing the flooring to siuk, aud formin tvity. Lj Pier No, 68, ‘oot of Ninth street, is in a wretched con- dition, The entire foundation t# nothing better than a mass of rotten beams and piles. The flooriny i full of holes and the tei! in, The end of the por is also (na terrible condition, and {4 uuilt for use, This p.er {# being ropatred. Pier No. 69, toot of Tenth street, is giving way near the coatre. ‘The beams and piles are roticn and the abut. ments are unsouui Pier No. 70 ty in fair condition. THE WHALVE: ON EAST RIVER, Commencing from the atiery and ending at the foot of Sixteenth airect, a diligent inspection failed to dis- cover one thousand feet o: sound wharves. The river appears to by ndermined the earth along the entire distance. Huge masses of sand are continually ia, the cavities leit being in some instances ild with infer.or material, while in others remain just a8 they were when tho sand first few in. piles that sbould support the earth and prevent there excavation, are rotten and thoroughly worthless Every day witnesses numbers of them waahed a Z when the tude rises, and the earth consequeatiy fails in. The waters have penetrated the sand for @ considerable dis- tance under the wharv s, aud the result is that deep ruts and cavities form in the ground, rendering travelling dangerous in the day and almost impossible at night, As 1 thing ths proms on this wide of the Island #8 general t ) piers on thin side aro in better condition than thoxe on East river The steamship compavies’ and railroad pores are mostly ail bere, and they appear, with oue or (wo exceptions, tobe a —_ der. ere , 2and 3 ar: in fait condition, Pier No. @ is tn very bad order. The flooring is patched up and joose the beams, and piles are rotten, and the who.e structure rickety and miserable in appear- ance. Pier No. 6 is dangerous to property, being liable to give way at any time. The flooring ia decayed and fall Of patches; the entire foundation is rotten and the abut- mente are unsound. This pit is still being used for mercantile purposes, and very often there are heavy loads of merchandise rect.ng pon the Boor. Pier No. 6 is on fair condition. Pier No. 7 bas @ tolorably yood flooring, but the beams and pilos are becoming rotten. Pier No § has been refloored, but the entire foun'a tion is unsafe, Beaums and piles are rotien and the a'...- ments aro ungafo, is in very good order. Pior No. 10 ts in bad order. The flooring looks pare. bly good, but there is scarcely a sound beam or pile in tho foundation, The abutments are eared, und whole structure is liable to give way beneath the heavy toads 0% dine that are constantly upon ity top ho wagous upon (ue fuoring Beusiciont pier. ver No. 11 ts in fair condition, The beams and pilew trong, abd the flooring is sound, Sinee its Oreo F, the end hax ¢ ay rote Inches foot of Albany street, im very poor . aeutee © 60d up, the berins on (le rides have given way and the entire fuundstion is rotten. Thero \» scarcely & eound tnber in the entire stricture Vier No. 13, betwoen Aibany and Cedar sireets, is rickety and dangerous to life und property, Tho abut mente are unsound, the bvame and piiew are rotten and the flooring parebed up. Piets Nos 14 wd 15 belo road o New Jersey, are Indeed it oems that only Liome tr private companies pl in 00d order. Pier No 16, between Literty and Cortiandt « in Woierable cond: tion. Per No. 17, (oot of Cortland has # tolerably ood flooring, but the entire fou is rotten, The aod nod piles aro parted aud (be abutments are ua wound Vier No. 18 is barely in toleran’s order. Pet No. 19 win bad order, The Sooring Is betoming | rotten and the Leas and » ler are thoruugh!y decayed. Piet No. 20, fout of Bey street, is also in poor cond tion. The abutwents are unsound aod the suppor of the flooring are rotten, Piers Noa 21, 22 and 83 are oli rapidly decaying The foorjugs are wearing ewey Bud tue toundal) us are ter cayil Piet No. 25, foot of Barclay strest, is in very coed order, This is @ new per, « oy ag 4 No 26 9 e email structure between Bercley od Robinson streets, and is in iair condition. Pier No. 27, used by the Neptune steamahip Company, oie gvod order. Pier No. 28 to the Newport stenmatip line The Cooriag is good, bat the beams and plier sre derey ing 0 © new foundaton |. erected tuls pier will ‘wring been erected last sa © very dangerour condition Ne 29, foot of Warren mreet, ia iu very bed ‘The Soortng ts patched up, tne beams aad pire and the abutments are ineound Thi pers Joandation @ apaafe and pile ere rotten aad cannot Fastalb Lhe prea ure . pou it for many mouths x at Miner No. $1, used by the some eompeny, te iv very (008 comati on . Pier No, 02 is new and in good One half (the left baed wide) order of pier 83, foot of Jay SSkz. ; H § i if i emai Crstcen precarious { Pier No. 31, foot ‘Girevt, is io fair order Pier No, 38, foot of (a im the last wtagos of decay. entre band ia owen, and the Bot so far gone, is nevortholess The abutments are uosound This pice is being repaired, but as « deal of the oid and ate mo material is used, the repairs will not benetit it to any extent. Pier No, 39 is used by tho Boston Steamship line, voi {8 in good condition. Pior No. 40, used by the Ine, is in fair order. Pier No. 41, used by the Albany Steamboat line, is also 'n very good condition. used by the Pacific Steamship Company, How, The flooring 0. this per is per foct, but quite ® number of the beams piles are either already rotten or are rapidly becoming #0. Pior No, 42, foot of Canal street, is in very bad con- dition, The beams and pies aro ip a stat the abutments aro started and the “oor dilapidated. When examined there was a large quantity of wood on the pier, and from the wens of the fo ring it seemed as if some portions of the foundation had already given way. The beavy load on this pier endangers tho entire strooture, for the abutments are unsound, A complete coliapse is likely to take place. ean 43, foot of Spring sirect, ts in vory cou- Mon. Pier No, 44, between Spring and riton *stroots, is used by the Now York aud Troy Steainboat Company. Like tho action of all shipping Ccompanios, particu ar at- tent on is pad to the flooring, which ts sound and per. fect. The foundation, Lowever, 16 uns o; the bead: and piles are becoming ruitea aod the abutments are unsound, ‘ Plors Now. 46 and 46 are tn very good condition. These Piers aro used by steamabip companion Pier No. 47, fot of West Houston streot, is used by the Nationai Steam Navigation Company, and is in very 00d condition. Pier No, 4, foot of Clarkron street, condition, The beams, piles and flooring are thorou hiy roiten, and the later is fullet holes Ibe abutments ure aldo un-ound, The holes tn the flooring aro being patched up, but the pier will get be benrtiied by tue ropair; the entice structure ix too rotten; the dashing of tho waves against the plies and beams sulfices t it, and the dangerous condition of the abutment tually prevenis any thing less than: w oundation from being Of the sigutestenect, Aa the pier now wands it iy uangerous \o life and property. Pier So, 49, toot of Leroy street, has a tolorably good flooring, bus che bewmns wud piles are rotting, and uave vay in one or two places, ‘The caviog in of t es adjuiuiog this pier bas endangered the abut meni, Hier No. 60, foot of Morion street, sm bew structure in good order, Vier No. 64, oot of Christopher street, ts barely in tolerable condition, The flooring has wa holes, bub Lhe oandaiion is becoming Unsaie The Deams aud piles ave (olting, gud the abutinents are unsAto, Pir No. vd, foot of Woat Lent street, is laa very 00d condition. Vier No, 63, foot of Charles street, is in a most Wretched condiion. Tue toring ww hierwlly notung inore (au a skeleien, Exo°pt & narrow siry of planks Of about mx Or @ git feet in wid, Where Ww uo place fae A wagon to puss over, Toe beame dnd jiles ary rovev, and many of tiem bave let the structure and ary either Howling in tho water under the pier, or remain standing iu the b dof the river, decayed or decaying. No oflorts appear to have been made to repacr Une yer, and, although it iw sult used for morcautile purposes, the dan er to Ife ana property is #0 WEm bent Chat with the approach of dusk, It becomes ulloriy useies, Acci- ‘On (his pir Lave boen Kumerous Pier No 64, foot of Ferry street, also in very bad o1 The dooring is dilap daied and full of buies urge epough for @ man to fall ough. ‘The beams aud plies are rotten and the abutments sFe@ Uiscuud, On the shore end of the pior Lue earth has caved in, rendering thie passage of velicies biguly dangerous, The eud of the structure has fallen several 1 consequent upon the rowen foundation giving way. Atlogetuer, this por ié a percect “man trap,” and is not Mt Lor use Pier No, $6, foot of mond street, 18 u bad order, The beams aud piles are roleu gud the whole mruciure tw giving way. Piers Nos. 66, 67, 68 and 69 aro nothing more than short structures jutting out frou tbe shure. None of them are in good coud)tion, The Umber usd in tuer con roiwn, aud their geuerai appoarauce is dilapidated and mi o. }, foot of West Thirteenth strect, is in poor order. some of the beams and pilos have given wa the flooring i dilapidated and has several bv sbutments are uosound ad the foandation rot and unreliable. ‘Lie rigut band @nd of the fiunt of tue pio ‘ws @ decided declis ty. 4 West Seventoouth street, is be. ely aud upeafe, The fooriug is compara tively good, but the beams aud piles are ruiting, aad cannot sustain the top for # much er tine, TUR WHARVKS ON NORTH MIVEK Are in a most wretched condition, For hundreds of ards along the river Ube earth bas fallen in, aud lon thus formed remain upmMled, eevtuaily preventing go of vehicles and the wharves dan pedestrians, Tho beams, plies and rockwork the “string piece’ av rotten and brokew down; the waters undermine tie earth, reducing it in some places tou mass of mud and ca 1st Lt ue surface pul ray indy Uae sireets HOTU Sap Meat Hie ltd trace at toe wae is hate totally destroyed, and at high de the water pases through # hole ed runs inv street, Trom wuence it is ed back to the by means of the sewers, Adjoining pier No. 60 the whurt is@ perfect wreck, aud continues in that atace tor several bio ks. Hore and there is @ perfect port of wharves, bul ines, beg Bauked ow both sides by defective ones, aro eituer be.w, gradually destroyed or muxt eventually 09 »0. To writing the foregoing articie it was almoat | joing articic It was en) sible to state the pumber ‘ot holes in @6ch defociive , tue object bemg 10 give & general dexrnipton of their Condition and not to omer lito minute particulara A Visit to any of those desoribed herein as in bad condi- tion will convince the resder of the truth of (ue mate- meat, The necessity of lmsiug ov waik upou « oarrow sirip of planks with yawning lvies on both sides mo Inost unpleasant one, But f eves Lis can be dene with Comparative ease in the days Bowdfl.t folbardy persons will make the attempt ai gight. [he ¢roaiest danger, perbape, ie the lability of the piers giving wey « ey moment, Ad te «4 8 mom serious danger, Heavily ladon wm they are With thousands of pounds of meru!audise, @ few pounds Of additional weight might 1m sume cases precipitate @ eatantrophe leven 3 ip serious lon to |e and property. Many of the piers beretu described uave been in thew present wrethed condition for over two years, Ke fallen ned, ger comport peated eccidenta have occurred, persons lave through the holes in the floorings and been drow Without aay eforts being made to prevent the further reeurrence of euch losses §=New oad theo a few pioces of new plack have been laid ever the Lotes, vut this haw only been done when rendered peceaary fur mercanule parpowes, Hut perhaps the most ve feature in Loe foregoing report ts the small of good end a comparat table wi exhibit the wue state afoire in a mach plainer Hight than mere words can do, On the Bast rivor there are «oveuty are in good condition seventeen, ip North tiver, of wxty thal can be rejarded ss #troog aod o, thus exbiuit gives « exarniustion of the foundation will how teu dangerous cond toe, The Whorves nod Piers of Brooklyn The Last Meeting of the Senate Commitee, ‘The Senate Committes met y -tarday ta tl “bamber of the Common Coun i he City Bai, 9 Brookiyn, for the purpose of bearing the views of the people of that o'ty ia regars to their wharvew and piers, Senstore Peirson, stanford, La Pou and Murphy being present. nator Pletwow, the ot oof the comsmition, in @ fow introdurtory somarks elated (he reaming why the commit we appoluted, aad sino read hi sate of the Inet Ing onght that as the city of Brow apertot } votes im the matter of chy and piers, aud should prow statement of facia of interert as would enable the comm mittee 10 BrTive at & proper opiniom im regard W that city Mayor Booth said that he thacked the Fepate cor mittor for ihe very Cordial rerpuure Wo the resolulton of the Common Counc), an @el) ae bis own requem, wo hold one of they ccrotings there, aod he wae quite certain that be expromued the feelings of thew leading crtizens are which engaged their or a1 no particular claims lo presemt at at tine, and he did not koow thet he should promue oneraily feel, tbat we and matters of erent ay te brought betore the Lagi . which Will equire the clowest invewtigation on the part of og? Teprenepiatives at Albany, nad be trusted that the Oval opinion of the ame would Bot be formed by ibe informal conversion that would be held there The Corporation Cowneel was there aod woud be reaty to talk to them, He wee ut 6 low to know the Coane of the commitioe coming (6 Hrowk!yu ubt! be beet the Satement mate by the ebelrmas of the cours tine Mr, Shoemaker, Ce tion Counsel, gave a mate darken owned ty Brooklyn, «teh were two, ane toes gevee ttatemen: of the tae ner in MIO BBA Leen gradually oxte. 1 the Legu . ainined into then, and resulted tn wharfags except on best is vory destruc by the “act of exceedingly how. The increased ral of 1800 were not aay We compensation at that time, aed now do. tive to the interests of wharfowners, The rates ontabliahod paym inbor aud property of 14, caused by the interests of the war, have largely ad- o*, The laws in Ne « and Brookiya Wore six years ago, ami wharf property All those disadvantages in the bigh price of and —— without any increase belt Canal boate and barges et in p co} wigation canal boate have t oreaged gradually in their carrying capacity, They when thoy carried fifty tons, sixty rH day, when now they carry yy seventy-five cents states & Corresponding pense td keep a. ir. Cad Logisiature should withdraw ea- ly the restrictions now placed upon our property, leaving tt with the wharf owner to exiablish oats ass as bis will command, 94 doserving a rental for property his wharves upon the same principle that Le does upom the upland. eg a be Bow required, ant is very expensive That Cost eleven Couls t» remove now comm which -Ave cents. to reavected its rants to the oity of Now. York, even at a Inte) the Harbormosters had ae risdietion over the owned by tho vity of New ‘ork, Within the fow years business has oxtended at least five millions of isla and large accommeda. tions have been on the lyn shore not ine rior © those of London and Liverpool Our cary are open to the attractive accounts of what Ch cago, Mil- waukoo, Detroit, Toledo and Buffalo are doing iv swetli the grand businesa of the Woat, but who has though that the ao umulaton of all these cities copcontratas upon the city of Brovkiya, Such i the f 1 will only add, a lemon, that the port of Now the grat distributing poimt in tue world, bas and wo are coofident wil receive at your hands your best judgment in its bw haf Mr. Scnores aid that he |& manvifacturer and wished to advocate the caine of who wished ts ao- quire the use of docks which they had b-@o for years de- prived of by those who for years had ow the dooks in the city of Brooklyn, Mr. Hoonms spok: against the canitallata who occu pied the piers of Hrookivm Ho advocated that ® siroet be opened wlong the wharves of the city, and said the oley whould take the proporty and pay for it for the public ood Mr. Frothingbam said that the Shipownore’ Avsociation of New York ety wished to mubmit « communication to the commit ee, If thought necessary it could be read, but if it would hereaftor receive a careful perusal there would be no neces ty for vocupyins th time, The ghairman assured him that {t would receive proper at- 0 ton, Mr. Oscar Colos wished to know If a communication could be handed to to commitioe at alater ait og ‘The Chairman sald that the committee had wot decided to have anosher witiing to hear the Opinions of the pub he, but a commuication addressed to kita at his odloe would do as woll nnd answer every purpone, Mr. George Kelvoy said that be had ballt docks an@ spent Uhourands 0: dollars and then hed t pay $3,400 for the honor of hoving. the city of Brooklyn fay out a atroet through them. waid that every weil regulated ferry company i# better than « bridge. Mr Silliman sald that no one Could aak the right to upon tho iaud back of a wharf by night All the ant that a peton bad t the dock was to use it and go away. Ho gavo the batory of the commission which war ap. Pointed ton years ag”, and quoted extensively from thete abilahed opi tons to abow that Chere would not be rogm ‘or veasols to Lie in the docks if @ street wax nade along the water front of the elty Mr. Shoemaker wished to know if he seriously thought the coimimion Uo bt that sufficient distance does net romain between the bulkhead line and the pier line far abipe and otter vowels to lie, Mir Silliman did not mean to way it jocosoly, but he did pot speak as an expert, but from miormation whicm be hud received. Mr. shoemaker wan informed that three hundred feet pane remain between the bulkhead line aed tue pioe ine. Mr. Robinson wished to substantiate the statements of Mr. Sima searphy ae Senator H. C. Murphy made # stirring epecch, which be aivocated that the docks and plete shoud be continued aa they were, giving suflictont cowalion to the owners to enable thom to keep them 18 ropair Senator Pioron then announced there wore oe more documents to be presented ¢ would adjourn, and alro that the comm! ites would Bo mT) meet tog at dois ho corm ites then adjourned. As ie on that the committee will recommend the epple 8 commission Wy have the ountrol of the wharv 4 plore of New York and Brooklyn, iu ea cordance with the recommendation of the Citizens’ As suciat on. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Tes Uniren Sra¥be ; Govghenty hebdeas corpus case had « hearing yosterday before Judge Benedict. Several witnesses wore examined as to thew personal knowledge of Gougherty's enlistment in the 1, b A only two cou! concern dim sosips Tevan thelr a6 ney SO ee is + fe Dt dented, ihe ge gage be cause, after boing received om buard wound to wear bie citizen's clothes tll be pevel euls which be tad in a pee img oMcer havior bis attention w * thie Se suricreatly dittoeiy to pecan Fea, Soak ™ Gougberty was thea wher The tiougherty stated Wo (be cult Uist so important withem in ihe casp was not ot hand, and (Le (see was allowed lo gy over wid Monday, the 26tp ioat. lila by the persone given be- Ee i P, lat, ond Addivot Ackley, of Ur oklyn. about the seme time, pW J ‘ whey retarned to their Ged that 0" ¢ ae adier A Uvoarn —There was « hearing before Judge Gilbert yesterday of the divores salt wrought by Biraheh BR, Lavine againet Uriah Loviaea because of crest iroat weet Bette: Wiames Were Cxemmed IG beball of the plate, and mobedy appearing for the doleuce tum came ans alowed Ww go by default. Tos Lave Arreurr to Sree 4 Bere Bontono — Particulars of am attempt by coe Ovaries Vey and hers wine time ago to Gre, demolish aod rieal the materials of om extousive brick wailding in Maroy Hy avenue, seer Walton trent, KD, wore 6 the Vohey's oe on Friday ‘0 Court, batore Justoe , bat afew taking sume tesumon: BA inet in the pre’ Pitorss acninet Voley was Gray Lancnat.—Johnm G. Gaeta waa arreniet Vr dey stereo On cmnplaint of Vretericaa, for slug trom ier three : wae ‘ited Maiwe Trenvery CLCUMNS.—-SPECUL TEAM surEnaA COOFT Mel Lee #1 ah Motion pfentes, eed couse . Bemeei etal ve seguetes Orta a he Voieet ve 5 * ‘Ousriee an ‘ oe ee en Wash hinggett.— Hote {Rh Mnyeumayer ve Avtree Weve —pyeoe amet Bb