The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1866, Page 8

2 —— | ee ieee, Pa ie ste ace men Move, Shannon, aad "7 BRewignation of Street Commis- vrarentne epee cog sci -pr RA, “ en 4 ‘ eioner Cornell. *weoavensaléermen cama, Shannon, the Presi- ‘Aldermas Exy moved that this moaraiane 4p Oem a6 lonrn, which was carnigd by @ us Vi the Proms thon jeolared that themeeting be ad- when ow Monday, 190) iDst., attwo o’elok P. journed ‘a Hn uf Tsane Ball will probably be considered ied upon. - The Street Commission and City Comp- troiler Investigation. Attorney General Martindale arrived in the city yes- terday with commissions from Governor Fenton directed to and empowering severally Judgo Whiting aod Mr. John Sedgwick to act as Commissioners in the investiga- ton inte the abuses alleged to be long existing in the Strect Department, now under the control of Street Commissioner Cornell, on the one hand, and into those also alleged to long exist In the City Comptroller's Womination of Isaac Bell as His Saccessor. de, Awtrresting Proceedingy of the Hoard of Alder- men. 1 reaponse to the following eall the Board of Ald°r- men mou yosterday afterpoon, at thoy chambers in the @hty Ball, to consider end take action upon the resigna tion of Charles G. Cornell, Street Commissioner. At moon yosterday there were some rumors afloat antic pa do. de. apne be withdrawal from oifice; and sauiry 8000 0 | Tent: Judge Whitng aud Mr. Sedgwick the suspicion tbat a cl was anout oe us ave secepted the responslilitiee thus imposed, esponaibie for anything | and will enter upon tbeir hereulean task wilt! placo; but noone wished to be s0# a will, and with an Understanding of iatinite — New Your, Nov 17, 1866. work before them, that will result in the cleans ng as Se “7 stables, One of which only in the Han You are hereby direcied to nouly mers of be decmed a task for a hero of an tiquity. The Coftmissioners will enter upon their labers on the 26th inst,, that being in accordance with the late law, which empowers the Governor to call for theso investivations, to give eicht days” notice to the parties to be traversed to be in attendance with all the records of their offices, The placo for holding the commissions and taking evidence is nut yet fixed upon. ALLEGED DISTILLERY FRAUDS. Arrests Made In Brooklyn—The Parties Brought Before the Commissioner—How the Government has been Cheated, &e, ‘The distillers of illicit spints have been at work again, and again baye come togrief, They have made tiaste to be rich, and are now in peril of becoming suddenly very poor, They lave thirsted for the $2 a gallon that belonged to the government, and bave sot abont getting by craft what by honorable means was beyond their reach. For & time their succese has beeo gomething amazing; but now the consternation that has fallen upon them would be ludicrous were it not so dreadful. Their antics to one who has no sbare in the smart that produces them, or Board of Aldermen to mcet in »pecial sevslan Ber of the Board, 4n the City Hall, on Saturday, the 1th th Shin, al five ociuck ®. Ni, for ive iranaaccion ol > come borore the Hos ‘Me puainess as may ORICE, Alderman 11h district. BAR, Aiderm Wilh % Aidorman Aldermusts Of prevont-—Jobn Brice, Esq., President, in tre chair ree ee rvore, Cobans, Norton, Flynn, Shannon, Bly, we, Reilly, Lov, Masterson, McGinnis and Van Voor 18. ‘Op. 1ootion, the rending of the minutes of the previous ameoling wos dispensed with. COMMUNICATION ¥ROM MAYOR BOVFMAN, ‘The following Mesxago Was received trom the Mayor, fravsmitiing & communication trom Charles G. Cornell, Buees Commiscioner, tendering hia resignation font Mayon’s Osricx, Now Yorx, Nov. 17, 1866. Wo tho Hon, 188 Boacp oF ALDERAEN :— Guwrimen—-T respectfully transmit nerewith a com- sunicauion whieh I have this day riceived from Charles edi Cornell, Street Commissioner, resigning bie office, go. aympaty, tor 4 Were Q6lle me. pond. enn SOBN T, HOFTMAN, Mayor, 1 iign: among the minstrels, Their immunity bas beon a MR. CORNELL'S NATION, long ono, and they felt themselves protty secure in its enjoyment. Ever since the passage of the revenue law they have been burrowing in the ground and bestirring themselves by night; but at asta ray of light has broken in upon their subterranean haunts and sent them howling from their nocturnal imdustries, The Untied States Marshal for the Kastern District of New York bas come upon their haunts and takon porsession of them, Frauds to the amount of one anda half millions of dol. lurs are alleged to have been discovered, and proceed- have been commenced against the guilty parties defore Commissioner Newton, Tho names of all the parties arrested have not yet bern Mado public, but eome of them were arrainged a month before the United States Court for the same offence, The matter was then compromised by the payment of Dack dues to the amount of $150,000, through a man pamed Eli Bahme, who fe said to have represented the interests of the distillers, They were then allowed to commence operations again, but the government off}- clals kept an eye upon them to gee that no further frauds ware practised. MORE BUAPICIONS, Ae the detectives who had charge of the matter ob- served their proceedings,:they came to the conclusion ‘that they were again at their old work. Depnty United states Marshal J. W. Higgins, accom. pavied by government inspectors ‘Frederick Getchue ‘and Mead, made & raid ov the distilleries in Brooklyn yesterday, In Hudson avoune, near Prospect street, on the premises supposed to be occupied by a woll known individuel pamed John Devlin, they discovered twenty- eight barrels of whiskey, which were taken in charge by then. ding thence to Charles street, they pounced upou auotber ulicit stilt estabnehment, in which wero found seventeen barrela of whiskey. At ariother place, in Prospect streot, two barrels were seized, while at a smatier distillery inthe rear of Carrey’s Hote), another Darrel of whiskey was brought to hght by the officials. At My. Devlin’s extablichment a number of valuable papers were found, which it ts thought will prove of Great service to tho authorities in bringing to tight fur- ‘ther particolers in connection with the enormous swin- @le waich has for ae long a period been perpetrated upon ernment in the evasion of the revenue tax on Yo the Honorable Jonn T. Hotlman, Mayor of the city ~at New York, aud the Mayor, Aldermen and Common- -plby of sud city :— ® bave been informed through the ote es that “@evernor \enton bas appointed James F. Whiting, Esq., wae of the counsel of the Citizens’ Assvctation, to exer- eige tho judicial functions of a Commiasioner to investi- be charges recenuy preferred against me by that lation. ‘These charges were fully and elaborately answered by me at Albany on Tu last, and J had every reazon ~ “oer ‘a8 the ovidence enti¥ed me to, 4 prompt dis sea! of them and an unqualified discharge. now ‘nd thas My, Whiting, a gentleman well known to this aemmunity for bitter partisanship and (ie most rancor- ‘eve spirit, who has occupied for a ceri’s of years the -Mttude of accuser against public officisix, and the coun- -#al and advocate of manufactured charges, and who |e ‘my personal and political opponent, appointed as my dedge. % ee impartial community that this is not , Dor according to the* due course of public justice. ernor Fenton was my political opponent. We have merged from a contest in which his political and interests wi ore largely at stake, and in which [ deeply enisted in opposition to him. The charges fwore pending dumng that coptest. They were pre- ax it\were, on tho eve of the election, and if were sny grounds for them it might well have supposed that I would have sbrunk per- ‘of my political duty, in order to conciliate the ‘over my office and my character which the law im Geyernor Fenton’s bands. But { hed no fear, ‘Lhad ne cause to fear, because kuew that a fair would result in my vindication. It is dm view of the. pulftieal result. in this city, and @y prominence in the democratic organization, that ‘@evervor Fenton should feet some onagrion. aud act be @isposed to iook with any favor upon mo; but I still geanidored, after the election, in aypoaring ‘before him, aad ip subniiting my answer ap 1 did) eh 1 tbat. thi for the high: -office persona) and ‘with ‘x. political opporen fair | whiakoy. Jt {s also hinted thas cortain h permens, whore * ye mye re cgaeareengne se Dies and thar he-| Cuerscter heratotore ha been above ¢euspicion, will wpon w that no politi appear in a now réle upon the disclosures that are likely wy ont of this affair, ir. Tilton, one of the govermment inspectors in the ‘Third collection district, whose duty it isto mark the Marrels, £0, Was ari fete joon by mabey Marshal Higgins, and last evening, about eight o'clock, the same official suc in apprehending John Deviin while the iaiter was walking through Wil- gperusansbip. I sh also remark, ag perti -seudlusion which I have racbed, that Mr, Whiting ie the the contract for cleaning the streets and ave- ues of the ety of New York, and that this contract re- to sdates to the streeis over which runent exercises ‘B wide and extensive juriediotion. It's the dirvct Inter- | Satu comemlasionoe Rewion, at bis sine ie Monee of Mr. Whiting 1o have the Street Departnient, as street, where Mr, TNitou yave ball for his appearance in olber departments of the city governineut, yabordinate to nis’ Agterosta. Amd two stele” is therefore presented of a contractor, hav- contract from which he can derive emolu- thousand dollars, Devlin was also re- juired to give bailto the same amount, or in default thereof to be committed to the Kings County Peni- & Jarge tentiury for safe keeping, «ments in proportion to the vixilance or want of vigilance 4 WURNING YLUID DRVICE @f tho departments of On city, being tad * Judge was discovered for cheating the government, refer te sit in Judgment and to e Personal and offical | ence to the revenue law tt was assertained that burning -@baracter of the head of the Street Department subject to These distillers at once Auid ia exempt from taxation. resolved to make burning fluid by fixmg the Lam ged of alcoho) to turpentine ‘in the ratio” that would best tally with their interests, The fuld consequently was Ld composed of about ninety per cont of aloohol and ten ‘whom he was given jurisdiction by the constitucion. The | Sercont of turpentine. Arter this compound bad qrocedure agai clear of tho inopecters of the revenue ‘Son an or watter to separate the turpentine from the alcohol and throw the latter upon the market without paying the tax, To such an extent has this been done within twenty days tbat the profits of those engaged in it have renciied the euermous sum of $400,000. A smLURB of sil these distilleries was made yesterday by the United States Marshal, and an examination will come off on Washington ROW THEY HAD RICAPED BETEOTION. Some officer of the Internal Revenue, it is sald, has been w collusion with the offenders, or they could uot #o long have plied their illicit trade undetected. This officer, whoever he may be, provided a way for ail the barrels to be stamped, bo revenue accrued to the governtwent by the stamns used. THE LATE POLICE INSPECTOR CARPENTER. Arrangements for the Faueral. The funeral of the lala Police Inspector, Daniel Car peoter, will take plaes to-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock, from 411 West Tirty-fourth street, and will be attended bythe eutive mcarve uf the Metropolitan police force, 7 1a goneral, and several lodges of the J order of ‘The remaige wil! be temporarity fa wiping rors adhd captains of the various UREABAL ORDER AOS ki ormes or Mea oge rman AS | me to hs Foes the spector arprutsr. tn pars Tc lakal the lan. vial thie a@vty If os . Mpoing t a pares ae 0 persianently | a0’ bte fount, whieh Tih tite plese trom tue Retormed ‘E therefore do hereby resign the office of Street Com- Brome aura . 5 ilasloner of Abo city of New Yori, auch rosignation to | facinding’ 6 rogue Gud Seundeuee, is hivenstes Caticce: take tat once, ch as 1 sow surrender with bales Sod eras pak wakoes everecats, Lannex mg answer to the charges in question as Rss fiers escort to Thi Folk, at the a to Goveraor Fonton, thet my vindication may ee oie a oe H CHAS, G. CORNELL, sum: oner pte ~3 ww Fans, Now. 3 11 u re en ail weet mh ‘Appended ve was 2 copy of Mr. Cornall’s Lin eye | ferred will saawer to the charges pre: against him, yee to of lank Foie Fifth Avenue, thence to cemetery, wiil furnish the waval etre waetion (rom twats TaUiN A. RENNEDY, supertatendenk apes vor haat tage lodge of Free Masons, of which the de- coaged for 8 jong tims paat has been oye pe held oo toner, for the reaone as stated by him, be soceptad, @ unasimous vote of sil ihe ram Gro. W. Dr HA MA ToR's OWNAR, communication from tue Mayor t the wat-then read = Mavou'a Ovren, New York, Név. 17, sae dv vee Howonauce Tar BoaRy or ALVERWEN:— Sepecial meeting last evening at their li and completed arrangemente fur ationding the funeral’ in vody. ‘They will meet at the rooms oa Monday morni At cieven o'>loek Bod protead to the Inte reaidence of the * Cuereexoe--L hereby vominate Isaac Boll for Street deceased, aad in the fineral procession will ect ma epocial Commiasiones of this ory, the office basing Ymcosne | *80Ort Younus Dy the revignatton of Charies @, Cornell, High RReAARN emocs SURADGATE'S COURT, ‘The wills of the follewing deceasod Dereona bare beon Sdmitted to probate during the past week:—H. L. Stol- wage, Richard Smith, Dorothea a. ft, Wolfe, Lemuel G. Kvang, Lucy Embury, Joba #, 8. Buesing, Imabella H. Banks, Charlotte 1. Baka, Jane M. Mubbell, Martha Meratvoa, Jona A. Lequeir. Lettera of administration have deen JOHN T. BOFFMAN, Mayor, Alderman Norrom moved Liat raid cormankation le weferrad to & | commitee of five. Alderman a an amendumes: to sald movon, «fered for adoption the following repolutton — Resolved, That the comm: tag Tanec Kell for Strent Commilesion Apecial comiities of ive con Ting Alterman Moore, “Ely, Reiily,Mastnenan, Ryers 4 bo Parnomy put the qaestion on ee ameadment, on the whieh was lowt by the following vote: gatares of the following decasaed persons.-Riizabeth Ny, ae ; van | Tueper, Ribsaboth Rouble Ms b mpegs (7am ae Bye Hy Noe | Wi Daaas, Fanny pag, Tore Ma deat Aldermen Grier sud Nocioni met he Tes ea’ Faso ‘The PREADEN: then mays Dart eset a . sun -ae eee ines ama Sortng af Anaonine® ae Im 'tiee, conrteting of i” "aoe Melly, Ryors sad Mastersoy. \ wie moved an ar amendment soat\ ine be 1 4 4 wee logs be referred to & cominsites of tre is the be ation on toe auaandsoeatho? Eines and iy loa Man watt? #edject be In. J thas thie Board do vow at. antcation be rested to a . Phin iv B24 previous question op the Proph bana Nol Reed Pa THE CENTURY CLUB. Reception ‘of Cyrux W. Field—Rrillient and ‘Mauunisa Succesatal , re run Coxzaavanve Raronveas Exsoyndn by George | Comurrms.—Tho Executive Commitice of the Comnerva Bancroft, Cyrus W. Field and Others—Deco- | tive Republican General Comm ites, i@ pursuance of a rations, Music and Paintings, &e, The rooms of the Century Association were eplendidiy decorated last evening, un the occasion of the reception of Cyrug W. Field, in honor of his services in the acoom- Plishment of the recent success of the great telegraphic enterprise which has clasped the Old and New Worlds together by a band of electric wire. The Assomb/y Room contained its usual oruaiments of paintings and statuary from the hands of eminent American artista, with the addition of a telegraph, which had been appropriately ito- provised for the occasion, leading to the Art Gallery below, £0 a8 to facilitate an interchange of sentiment from one hall to the other, The banquet room was en- circled by @ profuse festooning of tri red bunting, which also draped and folded over the balustrades in the vestibules and along the various aisles and side rooms Tt contained also many new paintinge by prominent French and American artists, A single tale was set in this hall, with a number of faney and appropriate em- dellishments, at which the collation was partaken, The art gallery on the lower floor possessed special and re- markable iptercst, inasmuch as it contained a large number of Jandscape and other paintings, embodying conceptions of the Snest native and foreign genius. Among these were some of the happiest efforts of McEntee, Cropsey, Whittredge, Peal, Kengett, Gifford, Lang, Huntington, Bierstadt, Boughton, Durand, Grey and others, Tho most of these collections haa never before been exhibited in these rooms, an@ many of them were tendered specially for this occasion by mem- bers of the association, having befire graced. the walls of private parlors, A fine band of music under the direc- Uon of Mr. Dodworth was in attendance, and admirably performed many choice operatic seiections during the evening, THR COMMITTER OF ARRANGEMENTS consisted of Charles P. Kirkland, Chairman, and Messrs, James C. Carter, William T. 'Biodgett, Louis Lang, William E. Dodge, Jr., William Cullen Bryant, Henry L, Pieraon, James Lorimer Grabam, Jr., Albert Bierstadt and Jobn F, Kensett. INVITED GUESTS, The following js.a list of the invited gueste:—Cyrus ‘W. Field und family, Governor Fenton, Admiral Farra. gut, Commodore Ringgold, Commodore Rowan, General Angur, General Pleasanton, General Van Vliet, Dr. Ad- ams, Mr, Gooch, of London; Count ——, of Paris, Be- sides these the regular mombers oi ‘the Century’ wero present, numbering in all about five hundred ladies and gentlemen, The following telegram was received from Governor Fenton: LBANY, Nov. 17, 2866. A To Mr. D, Dongs. Jr., Clnd House, 42 East Pitteenth strect: It will not be practicable for me to aitend the reception given Mr. Cyrus W, Field this evening. I join, however, in sentiments of high regard for bim to whose energy aod fidelity science owes oue of its greatest achievements. R, E. FENTON. ‘YE RECEPTION, ‘The early part of the evening was occupied by social iniercourae Rong the ladies and gentlemen present, up until after nine o’clock, when Mr. Field entered the As- sembly Room, and was wish an enthusiastic welcome. Chas. P. Kirkland, Ksq., in afew pertinent remarks, then introduced Mr, Field, whe was reco'ved 2 oe part of the association by George Bancroft, Esq., esident, REMARKS OF MR. GEORGY BANCROFT. Mr. Bancroft remarked thut while Mr. Fieid had been received by welcomes of the highest ond cholvest nature on the ole side of the water, and from the various States, they met him on this ocvaston on a simpler plat- call made by their chairman yesterday, met last evening at sheir headquarters, at the jonction of Broadway and Twonty-third-street, ‘The meeting was called to order by the Presidest, who tuformed pede ge) yurs ‘Uhat ag the charter election was near at hand he had thought it advisable that the commities shold meet and isene a call for the convening of the Geveral Committee to appolnt a day for the primary elections, Alter some discussion it was resolved that the General Comittee should be called upon, by notices in the public papers.on Monday, to convene at the headquarters on Tuesday evening next, Axnyat Feast ov tHe Ksicure or tHe Rooxo TABLE, — ‘This association will hold its fifteenth annual feast on Chrisunas eve, At © special meeting held at Maison Dorve last evening the following officers were duly elected for the ensuing Prosident, John Under- hil; Vice President, otary, George Marshall; Treasurer, Benerai Committee. F. Clark, Joseph R, Wheeior, Augustus milton, William Lester and James B. Deckor. Frat Hatcuwar Casvarty.--Coronor Gover was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at the New York Hospital on the body of James Farley, a man who died from a compound fracture of the leg and other injuries received a week since by falling through the hatchway ot the store Nos. 5 and 7 Stone street, vccupied by Mesers, W. B, Peck & Co. New York Histor:ea. toamry.—-Thie society will cele- Drata its sixty-second anniversary on Tuesday evening next, Rev. Samuel Osgood will deliver the adders, Subject New York ia the nineteenth ceutury.”” Rescoxp yrom Duownine.—Yesterday while Wredorict Gallon, residing at 50 Chrystie street, was walking along the pier at the foot of Delancey street, ne Jont his balance and fell into the water, Fortunately a man named Johnson saw the vccurrence and plunged after him, succeeding In holding bim above the surface until a boat came to hig assistance. ‘When taken out of the water Galloa was 80 much exhausted that it was cor ered neceseary to convey him to Bellevue Hospital. Tue Sevenry-rist Recowent, N. Y. 8. N, G.—This reviment, which now musters over seven hundred men, {3 making extensive preporations for the coming season. The new Colonel, Theodore R, Palmer, assisted by the eficers and men, is making great efforts tv procure suitable place for drill practice, and {t is understood that negotiations are now pending which, if successful, wiil enable the Seventy-iirat to open anew and splendid pessoa’ within a few months, Nothing tenda more tor it the efficiency of a regiment and iis perfection in mili movements than having for dri!) ground a ren- dezy pot far removed from the remdences of the ameinbers, or fromm where their regiment meets to transact the ordinary business. Many who would willingly attend oxereise ina private armory objcct to practicing on open ground euch as Tompkins square or other such places in the city. Tbe regiment also contemplates pring nd co ‘Lat Steinway Hal! abont the second week of De- cember, at which it is expected the Bateman troupe will assist, together with other artites, alded by the eplen- did regimental band, The officers and men are to ap- pear in uniform, and citizens im full evening dies, and other arrangements are progressing which will ronder the concert one of the events of the scasen, Accipmyr iv 4 Bonpep WaRemouse.—An accident of every sericus natare otcurred to a map named James Barclay at a bonded warehouse in Bridge street yester- day. He was engaged unsiinging some cases which were being lowered, when one of tha heaviest packages > = g x 3 a = form, They met him aga brother anda friend, and | waddenly fell from the fonrth story upon bim, injuring they bad assembied to welcome him among them aiter | him severely. hia reiurn from long voyages. They believed in the greatness of ihis city. The poet hed indeed said “God | precinct. made the country and man made the town;’’ but pleas- ant a3 are the voices of the bird, swoet os is ihe eound of ronning water, charwing as are the solitudes of the srpres r his part he thought there was no companion- sb}p so good as that of men and women, (Applause.) ‘The merchants bad done him this honor in the uame of the city, The idea was that art and poetry were a part of the essence of nature. Butacity was as genial to ES of alikinds, Among the poets of England, acer, Milton and Pope wore natives of Lon- don; Gray was u native of. London; and if we went to our ewn continent here in America the gem, of American literature, the one nearest our hearts, our own Irving, was a son of New York, Im epuimerating the mep who were Giatinguighed in letters, New York and * the Century ” alike were proud of bis noble predecessor, (Applauge.) It bad. been said that cities were places of vice and eve- rything thal was bad, but where do men trust in one another somuch as in citfes? Whore will you find such confidence piaced by man in man? There, by means of a man’s OD apiece of paper, poperty could be tranefe to any of the globe. here, in the reselice of many New York merchants, hd would say yat that city war above all others, and he said it wit the knowledge obtained by visiting most of the cities of the continent, that the merchants of that city, above ali others, were distinguished for thelr tutegrity, Musfor- ‘tunen might befall them all, and if, under apy circum- blances, misfortunes did come, he ventured to say this, that a merchant of New York, if by any chance he was Wa member of “the Century,” and if be hes hada good bringing up in the house of a merchant who is at this time a member of ‘the Century,” =. he ane = i Red ef Egan mis- fortune on him, the time o! prosperity would vd fhe moment when the ordeal Ieft his name spotiess, They congratulated him to-night. They took an interest in all the members of “the Centnry.’” They were brothers to one another, and wherever a member of “the Get ie wont the hearte of his brothers wont with him, ey had been with bim iu his many voy- ages. They had been with him in all that he had under- £025 in all that he badtoiled, in al! that he hac suffered, all that be bad prospered. His welcome was but a compliment of the merchants of New York, who cend out their shipping thet to and fro trom hither to like the weaver’s shuttle, weaving the web that Ddinds us all together. And what has been thne set aivot and carried through haw been more than done by him, for he had filled the chambers of the ocean with the messages of friendship and love. (Applause.) They congratulated on the opportunity of witnessing bis success age Many of those that stood by his wade in the be. Ianing aTé mo more an Wing. Many, too, o ‘of ** the Century * wonid have Galil proud to send their jutations, Who are now mo more, iit on au oocasion like thie what were indivitunis? ‘This wan aa occasion for continents, fer nations! What were notions even? Russias, with thirty millions of emancipated free. men, and fae Sy the bondage of the un4- le ages, stand up in ir con strength end approximate toward unity, nntll in the United Kingdora, voice of your friend, the voice of our friend, ihe voice of one who had always been the friend to this enterp! raises itaelf in briges od sounde—Jotn Bright im favor of freedom and: reform. (Applauee.) Aud finality, they congratulated him on the — opening re to bamenity for the future. Thy, the other day he was in company with some friends of his aud tor the very first time in his life as be sat at teble, they ey left, ie fied Tees ‘ine 4 Dot on 18 it, On the right, but 7, held intercourse with their friends in {onda Sap Francisoo. (Applause) That waa nothi: that which was to come, Hie guectsese 5 tue THEE 3 E : | Z A H == s 2 er = intercovse not only with one another but por. With the moon and sun, Carry bis telographic ere be would, only one tring do not do, remair ‘the stars for they wished him a iong iife. to dotein him Jong frow pean! He woul i ve bim hie sight hand io of atection, the hope of hi sz them with their presence on this occusion, BESPONKE OF CHERUB W. FIRED. In roeponse Mr. Fielt thanked the President and mem. bora most sincerely for the kind words that had been bestowed on him. After the lengthy remarks be had inade receatly at the he was sure he need not trespass on their kind att wiogrepb wos ‘still in ite infamey, All looked wonder upot " bad besv accompllwhed fn the last quarter of « century aince the frit lines wore to pudlic and only fifteen yoare since the first submarine cable was laid to connect France and Eogtaud, end gow ines extended nearly all over the globe, nnd the tir would come whep you would read hero every morniog the news mot enly from Burepo but from Asia.and al parts of Africa, Australia avd India. Jmprov would be made in many direotions. He was tol Trelian (hat could telegraph the far amie of ove any exbibiied © spociinew Which bad been achieved ata dimance of fovr hundred miler. . Rancnorr.if the beautiful Jadies that ere bere to. (Applause ) al i 4 i iste er £ Bo was conveyed in an insensible condi- Uon tothe New York Hospital by an officer of the Firat A Gi. Ixsoresp sy mR Exrrosiow or 4 Kerosene Laxy.—A young girl, named Elizo Seifert, residing at No. 96 Attorney street, sustained serious injurics by the ‘explosion of s kerosene amp yesterday evening. It ap- pears she was filling the lamp while the wick was burn- ing, when the fluid exploded, a portion of glace lodging In ber cheet and arms, She wae taken to St, Luke's oapital. Semove Occunmacs.—Charles Kester had his right hand nearly cut off yesterday by a elreulay saw at 4 kindling wood establishment in Twenty-third street. It appears he had been sawing the wood in lengths, and while 80 doing had occasion to look bebind him, when bis hand wae accidentally drawn uader tbe saw and nearly severed from tho wrist He was taken to Aalio- sno Hospital. sd CANADA. ‘The Feninn Prisoners--Porty-four Macharged, No Hills being Found Against Them. : Torowro, Nov. 17, 1866. No bills bave been fownd by the Grand Jury againat ‘the soliowing prisoners, who were discharged this even- ing :~-Patrick Bellow, James Hogan, Jaa, Lynch, Vdward J. Morloy, Thos, Callaghan, James Qoiiman, Thos. Wilks, Michael Corcoran, Martin MoVormack, Patrick O'Malley, Jus, Reilly, Joun Needham, Patrick Connors, Patrick Garvey, Jobn Heid, Thoe, Dann, John Mayfield, Patrick Dolan, Michaol Jas, Cole, John Deunen, James Lantey, Wm. Brooks, Andrew Mansburgh, Johu Murphy, Jaz, Walter, Wm. Kerrigan, Michael Kilfeather, Jas. Hickman, John Mahony, Michael. Fiani ‘Thos. Mon- day, Jas.’ McDowa, John Dillon, Geo. Miller, Thos. Rey- nolds, Win. Madigan, Francis Miles, John Jobpson, Michael Shannon, Michael Duify, Denis Laviban, Peter Morrison and Jobn Sheridan. The majority the prisoners have no funds, which compels them to watk pony nda to Suspension Bridge, a distance of eighty- wo Mn . Sir Frederick Broce is misinformed when he states in his despatch to Secretary Seward, of November 16, that the American Counsel is furnished with documents in relation to she Fenian trials by the Crown authorities, | Movements ef Deerslayers—Closing ef the umber Sensem--Contederation Troubles, Ovrawa; C. W., Nov. 37, 1866. | A party of stxteen Americans, extensively supplied with rfes, agmunition and deer hounds, have arrived ere, e» route wo the Northern forests, on # deer bunting "P, Summtuats ona barnes oon oyed in carrying lumber a 1g ler! from the Ottawa lumber district for the American viar- ket make their list trips this week. Tt iw reported that the Canadian government has re- fosel to ratify the arrangement by which pic means to Prince Fa- Ped tains pod will eee, 'a Island to enter the ion, ft ie c@rtain, however, tha: all the provinces will coutribute and ren- der aid Soa © the troubles caused by the land tenure in Ald fer the Sufferers by the Great Fire- Cloning of Navigation. Quaszc, Nov, 1%, 1968. cable from The Mayor bes received another " saying Mancbeaier, that th Tus tteamealp,Darvastoe selied for Liverpoct. thie q Toe moatber 1 31d and | COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Hafore Jostices Dow! ing and Kelly. WEOOKING 4 CAR TRACK. Chartes Sonolte und Vrederick Schmithing were ar, migned on « charge of baving wilfully placed an obstruc- tow on the track of the Dry Dock Railroad. It seome from the statement of Mr, Richardson, the President of (hat fine, that the prisoners, at about ten or elevew o'clock on the morning of Wednesda aeporited large block of marble, wel ing ve Anges or oubt tons, #0 close to the as to stop the cara Mr. Richardson himael€ wae in the sevond car thus block: and expostulated with the removing the marble, however, Maine Be § done with very litte ‘rouble, they very abusive epithets, The m was final! ‘a8 (9 allow the cars to pass by the order of aon, The prisoners were diemissed with @ ine vf $10 eech and @ caution, Wire muarind. Gottlied Rickt, a man of res) le eppearance, wen brought up tothe bar charged by hie wife, Kathari Richt, with beating and otherwise ill-tresting her, Sev ral wiluesees were examined on both ‘eides, from whose it appeared that es im question were quarreling, the disputes plaints of Mra. Riot iH if3s tia Hit I oor nenannenen Services Te-Day. Rev. Charles B. Smyth will @eliver another of the series of eloquent and popular lectures to the clergy on “The Nuisances of New York,” at the Cooper Institute, ft half-past three o'clock this afternoon, Iu hislast Sunday’s lectureMr. Smyth anuounced that, having seen im the New Yous Hrrsp some sharp oriticiems on the Immoral charagter of a certain draina oF play now acted at theatre in the city, he had been to see the piece for Limself, that he might the betrer judge, and that he should, on the next Subbath (to-day), give bis conchu- sions on the subject, We expect the reverend gentle- man will contirm the truth of what bas heen said In the Henaup regarding the utterly abandoned and degrading character of the exhibition in question, and adioinister a seatbing rebuke to the manager whose ecpidity permits hi to prostitute the public morality and pander to a Vulgar and prurient taste so outvageously, ‘Iho subject of the leciure Is aonounced lo be “fhe Noked Trath,”’ a candid inquiry into the right or wrong of dancing, ihe ballet, theatrical representation, &c, ‘The community is manttesting its appreciat ou of Mr, Smyth's labors for the reform of the clergy by being prosout at bis lectures in great numbers. The Rey, G, L. Demarest will give his conclading lec- ture on “This and the Future Lie" this ever Universalist church, corner of Secoud avenue aud Kiev- enth street. The Rev. Tresham D, Groggy, D. D., of Dublin, Ireland, will preach this morning, at ‘half-past ten o'clock, and in the evening, at half-past seven, at Argus Bail, 600 Broadway. Morning subject) “Wesloyan Methodisin ws predicted in the Bible; ening subject, ‘America ‘a6 predicted in the Bible " The bell of St. Angustine’s church, Morrisania, will be blessed at hali-past three P.M. by Archvishop MoClos- koy. It weighs4,668 pounds and cost abont $1,000, At the New Jerusalem church, Thirty-fifuh street, be- tween Fourth and Lexington avenues, Rev, Chauncey Giles, pastor, services in the morning at hali-past en o'clock; evening ab half-past seven o'clock. Rey. Dr. Fonerden wail preach for Dr. Deems’ con: gregution, chapel of the University Building, Wasbing- ington square, this morning, at eluven o'clovk, ‘the Rev. Dr, Dix, rector of Trinity charch, will preach the congregation of tho late Dr. Hawks, at the vers ty chapel, Washington equare, On Sunday morn- ing, at nalf-past en o'clock. ‘The sermon on the ‘Unities and Aim of the Bible” will, by request, be repeated by the Kev, F.C, Ewer, rector of Christ church, #ifth_ avenue, cornerof Thirty- Hith sireet, this evedhing. Services at hall-past seven o'clock, . Tho public ave invited, The St. Stepnen’s Episcopal chureh will bold Divine servies in the French chu 1 St Esprit,on Twenty- second street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, at halt- past ten o’clock A. M. and balt-past seven o'clock P, 3M, The rector will preach in the mo ning, and the Rev, J. M, Forbes, D. D, of Si, Luke’s churen, im the evening. At St. Ann’s free church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, Rev. Kastburn Benjamin will preach at balf-past seven and half-pastten A, M. and at inree and hall-past seven P, M.—fie afternoon service for deat mutes, The Rigbt Rev. Bisbop, Southgate, rector of Zion chureh, will preach in All Sainis’ chureh, corner of ry and Seammoel! streets, iuis evening, at hals-past on, o At the Madison avenue Baptist church, tne Rey. Dr. Robinson, of Kochoster Theological seminary, will preach morning ‘and evening, Sermon and collection in the morning in behalf of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Kducauon, } lev. Haley W. Koupp Baptist church, of whic evening. At the Fifth avonue Baptist church, corner of Forty- sixth street, Rev, Dr. Armitago, pastor, will preach at hall- past tea and half-past seven, Subject lor luttur gers vice, “It is Finished,’ being tho sixth in @ course of sermons bpon the seven sentences uttered by Chrut on tae Cross, In the Forty-second street Presbyterian church, tween Seventh aud iighth avenues, there will be Divine service by the pastor, Key. Dr. Seott, ut bai!-past en A. M. and halt-past seven P, M, Evening subject, “Our Creed Concerning the Holy spirit.” Eider Knapp, the Revivalist, wil! preach in Bloomtng- dale isaptiot chore (Dr, Westcoct’s), gouth side of Furty- seoond street, between Seveuth and Kighih avenues, ab Nai-past ten A. M. and halt-paet geven P.M. He will also preach every ay next week, at three o'clock in the afternoon and at [-past woven in the evening, except will preach in,@he Pilgrim he is pastor, morning and In the French church Do St. Keprit, Rev, Dr. Verren, rector, there will be Divine service in French this oF am three o'clock, Sunday school a> two o'clock. ‘There will be service in the Free Church of the Re- demption, East Fourteenth st Dewreen Third and Pourth avennes, at balf-past tan A. M. and half past seven P.M. The Rev. Uriah Scott will preach, ‘The Contral Presbyterian charch, having removed from Broome street, meets for worsbip at Palace Hall, Sixth avenue, between Forty-firey and Forty-second streets, Preaching by une , Rev, James B. Donn, at half past ten A. M. and bali-pastyeven P.M. Evening sub- jeot, “the Siongh of Despond.” Sabbath school at two YM. Pastor's Bible ciass at three P.M. A discourse will be me by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, in the Church of the Puritans, Un:on square, this evon- ing, on “The Conxtivutiona! Amendment as an Intended Robbery of the Colored Race, and the Voice of God against 1.” Services at haif-past seven o'clock; morn. ing vervices wt haii-past ten, At the Chrixtian church, Sretyy-opo. street, near Broadway, thore will be services at [-pastton in the morning, and half-past seven in tho evening. Preaching by Uyban C, Brewer, Subjovt for the moruing, “* What ‘a an Orthodox Christian ?” Bishop Snow, ot Mount Zion, will preach in the Uni- versity, Washington square, at three o'clock in the-alter- nop, on “The Nature and ity of Heaven and ‘Hell. At the Bleecker street Universalist church, corner of Dowug street, Rev. Day K. Lee, pastor, there will be rorvice. at quarter to eleven im the morning, and baif- past seven in the evening. Subject im the morning, “ Meteors;’” in the evening, “John Wesley asa Chrie- tian Leader.” In the Church of the Resurrection, Thirty-fifth street, eset of Sixth avenne, Edward ©. Flagg ", D., rector, will preech morning and evening. Services at Balf-past ten aud haif-past seven o'clock. - A Union meeting in aid of The American Freedman’s Union Commission will be held this evening in the stroe:, at palf-past delivered by the Rev. Crammond Koumedy, correspoud- ing secretary of the Now York branch. A cordial invi- tation is extended to all. vplacopal snare, Brooklyn, KD, are nating strenuous chureh, are maki exertions to relieve the church from embar- russment, have collected $1,500 for that purpose, and expect, through tho iibersl'ty of the Methodists of to ‘miler amount, which " ab three iti At the meeting of the Ohio Synod of the « United Preabyterian Chureb,"’ hee at Wooster, a report wes received from the Ju: Committes asking the 1. Tt ts consistent with Christian cbaracter for » United Presbyterian (0 put up the sign “Tobacco and Cigars” be. fore his shop door, thua tnfiting the public (© buf and use the fithy weed! 2 Should church members sliently acquiesce in righ traf. ficking iu those things #hich are not necessary for Ae aus. tentacon ef ovr oature? The veverable Synod Lay oad of the first of these ices; and in regard te the second, while not con- ning the wee of tobacco for modieinal purposes, or Infuence of advising judicial action, they thought the members should be orerted against {ts «ale, The Philadelphia alluding to the Journal of Proceedings of the Righty-second Convention of the pal Church, in the Diocese of Pennsy!- vania, save that it “brings toxether @ masa of reli- jous statistical ;aformation of great interest, All that Of intorest to the concerns nud growth of this denom! nation te carefully recorded, Fow re!) before all the mem more theroug) their clergy and other officers. There aro to the state, between 109 ond 200 isters on ‘their register, Rach parish furnishes a report, and rk 1% being done lea, The ay ave from Brand a year down. muoh Vaiue, such as the fund, Convestion (and aad the Christ. mes fui resaiting Notwithstanding tae moyen 9 from the decease of Bishop Potter and ines: of there are mesiiestations of @ steady, ii i i i i it i T, Tt was formed iw 1744, ao. now consists of about five thousand scholars, There are over three hundred teachers, Besides instruction in the Scriptures, they teach writing and elementary hook: keeping, with no book used except the Bible, ‘The Gazette de F: of Pat of November 1, saya:—The Rabbis ‘of Europe are po Fi mm ® great connell in Paris next year, in order that the great Sanbe- drim may take place “in conjusiction with the Universal Exhibition. The Central Jewish Commitwe of Paris has taken the initiative of the meebng, wisich will be es pecially called on to decide the folowing questions:— ‘he abolition of the prohibition of certain articles of food; the sappression of the polygamy which exists among the Jews in Algeria; and the recognition of fe Maio chiidron as equally quaiified to Inherit, im thas country, with mates, The French government is sald to be very auxious tor the realization of the reforms relat ing to the African colany, as there are m. Algeria forty thousand Jewish familie, composed of industrious peo: |e he a are uot subject to the general laws of Lue Civt 0 ’ Dispute Between Landlord and Tennant, Hiram Benner and Lemuel Broune vs, Oliver 1 Per ris,—Plaintilta in this case say thatthe defendant i in- debted to therm forthe use and occupation of promiset at No, 63 Water street in the sum of $350, from tte ta? of November, 1865, to the Ist ot February, 1866. ‘hit sum, it is alleged, the defendant retuses to pay, or any part thereot, und the plainut cla#as judgment ior iue amount, ‘The defendant puts in a qualified denia) of the complaint, stating that he hired the from the plaintiff for one year from the Ist of May, 1865, to tie Ast of May, 1866, for $1,400, on the express coud: that no cotton whatever should ve stored in any pari tho building, nor any business connected with ¢ itn be carried on therein, The detendant further alleges that at several tmes during the mouths of Augni September, October, November and December la Plaintif!, contrary to that agreement, stored quanti Cotton in the premises, to the great Injury of the d anv’s business, whi l was that 0 a commission mere for the sale of salted fish; and the con:equen-e was tig serious injury of bis business, which drove him to aban- on of the premises in ldjtion, that the damage he has thus tained should -bo a set off against the claim made him for rent, The case has not been conciuded, uo will be resumed on Monday week, SHiIPPPING NEWS Below. Bark John Trucks, from Newcastle, ' Bark Sheiileld. Brig Leonara Mayer, (For other Shipping Intelligence see Third page.} Die : Ackermany.—On Saturday, November 1%, Braxann J spol, a native of Ceruay, Ht. Rhim, France, agec years. The reiatives and friends of the poate A also thore of his son Bernard 1. Ackermann, and the members of Kane badge, No, 454, F. and A. M., also the merabers of Union Fraternelle, ars respectfully inv'ted to ationd the Toneral, from hir la:e residence, 12 West Forty-fire: street, ‘on Monday afternoon, ut one o'clock, Ecax.—Oo Friday, November 16, Carmarme, infant daughter of Patri arine Egan, ‘The relatives and friends o: the family are invited te attend the funeral, from the corner of North Fifth and Fourth strecta, Williamsburg, this (Sunday) alternoon, at huif-past two o’ciock, Ryay.—On Saturday, November 17, Jonn, eldest sop of Edward and Margaret Ryan, aged 2 years, 1¢ months and 9 daye, The funeral will take place from the residence of his otlmer 10 Bayard street, om Monday m, a one vel [For other Deaths see Third Page.) _ MISCELLANEOUS. A GHEICALFE'S GREAT RUEUMATIC. REMEDY I + the most wonderful remedy ever b before the niblic, A gentleman of this ety who hud lost the use of bir iub6, and bad used crutches for over six montha, has been €ompletely cured by one bottle. ‘Tell your alficied frienue yo try A DAMS & CONE, 684 BROAD' 4A chasers to inspect their extensi ‘AY, INVITE, PUR ve sasortment of firrs close elty built Carri compris Clareners, Co: LANDATS. COACHES and ‘other ‘dne'close sod = wok, of the best material. and by the best workmen, a) ma thew own manufactory, VHEAP AND ELEGANT GOODS. / 1,00 PACKAGES OF GOUDS TO BE BOLD aT 6 GRBAT REDUCTION LN PRICE, FINE CUL GLASS, 1 DOZEN EACH OF GOBLETS, CLARLTS. WINES AND FINGER DECANTERS; Pi i FINE aR. nt. 1 DOZEN EACH OF GOBLETS, CHAM NEA CLA. PTB, W. ND FINGER BOWLS, AND 3 DECAN bir 717? $45 PER SET, WORTH |AME QUANTITY AB ABOVE, EXTRA FINE, $00 PES BET, WORTH 830, a in CUT GLA, 1 DOZEN EACU GOBLETS, CHAMPAG: CLARET, WuNHs AND LIQUEURS, WITH a DECANTERS ga) Pre SET, W . YINE COT GLASS GOBLETS, $8 % PER DOZ FLYE CUT GLASS CHAMPAGNES, $8 PER DOZEA VINE CUT GLASS WINES; $2 75 PER DOZEN. FRENCH CHIN, whirean oe ry DINNES SBT, 198 PIECES, pag pape GRANITE DINNER SETS, 197 PIECES, ¥ANCY DECORATED CHINA DINNER 8x79, 11 vOANGY DEGUUATED CHINA DINNER BETS, u& wraNcY ees D THA SETR, 44 PIECES, 918 AND $18 PER. ser. A JOB LOT 0} CHAMPAGNES, BOWLS, AND 4 “WHITE CHINA DESSERT PLATES 9) WHER DOZEN. 109 RICH DECORATED DINING SERVICER FROM $40 To gion) P F ALRO, Vi) ND Sy ae RONZES, JARDINE Pal AND ABPLENDID ELECTION OF PARIS PA! Ds. oP Ea i ae Baycuwour, 7,800. Nos, 488, 40 and [wei ‘Comer of RES, A LARGE AND (NORNS, BUNIONS, BAD Wai ED JOINTS, eT witha Dr. RI Sead cat eaten HEE BPE BC 1¥0R ALLY OBTAINED IN NEW vo! Dd si oles tates without pubicy or Joe iy ansotuin = B, Se. $9 Meenwe street Donte oMtairny Acooapina 0 grarcin Ge eats ease aes phere Sematary its ps abel eo.witlan street, Rew York fy a4 MADE NEW, WITHOUT Peacr ad: Ee tn cons, Address, Dr. B. 8. Four, way, COMFORT AND CURE Fon THE RUPTURED-SENT Bite Nis) Broadway: New Yor. “wee DF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THE MAR ten cents. ss ala heehee FURNITURE CoVERtNGe PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, ‘ AETAILED Al WHOLEGALE PRICES B. L, SOLOMON TRASBURGER & NUUN--A8 MAIDEN LANE. junporter 0: i, a nnd wi Ge Offer th largest savortereat the pO Ay prices ILBERG's GERMAN OINTMENT.—WARRANTED ' jo cure, without the slightest dauger, for piles scrote on al! bone and skin Al yy all peinedpal drnug.sta Y wre CLORMRING. O08, MODERATE CHARGRS = Pe ra ote ance, Verte, orn then meer vias who may respoad. to W ORTHY AND WELL RECOMNENDRD. BRANDHETH PILLS row go trom the body the-art ase trore wrth te per Mo a a wey a Liver and fiikeue A@ertions, Rive. me tame, Gout, Pain of the Read, of the BIN, Pirysipeten , Brandreth “ New Yore Obervve i “nwures the recuine Mrangeet't Pate” Conerm prion, MB Saft pro, New ¥ ay. mn , reat PER as eT Ou ober,