The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1867, Page 15

8 NEW THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT, ‘The examination as to the charge against Benjamin F. "WEIS, aclerk in the Post Office of this city, of having ‘olen 8 letter from the department in which letters are held for postage, was commenced yesterday before Com- ‘mainsioner Stil The points of this case are as fol- Aowes:—Mr, J. Gayler, special agent of the Post Ofice Department, having missed several unpaid letters, insti- Auted inquiries which led him to Delieye that they had been purinined while passing thro! the mail. He ‘a letter, without the usual containing $4 50, addressed to » Mr. Kulser, th Philedbiptita. This tleman holds an official position mm that clty simtlar to Gr'Gayler’s in New York, Dut it was not s0 designated oa ‘the superscription. In the regular course this letter would come into the defendant's department. He was mot actually seen to take jf, bat a report was made by ‘one of the officials, whom Mr. Gayler had instructed to Jook out for the letter, that it was bot among the bundle im the defendant's custody. Mr. Gayler questioned the defendant abont it, but he denied having’any knowledge of it. Mr. Gayler said that, a9, ene gistummtanbos Eee suspicious, he must see if the defendan letters Upon examination, Mr. Gayler, it ‘or money about him, fe alleged, found on the defendant's person some of the ‘marked money he had placed in the mmsming letter. He then remarked, ‘Did you. not know that you would be found out?” ‘To this inquiry the defendant is reported ‘to have replied:—“‘If I took that letter it was the only ene lever took.” Mr. Gayler was examined as to the wasa en- ed for above statement, and cross-examined on the of de- fendant by counsel, who sought to show that the letter by gr the proceeding ay unfair of === defendant, The matter was adjor examination on Tuesday next. BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, Action for Damages Resulting from a Col- Nston. Befere'Judge Benedict. ‘Hoboken Land and Improvement Company vs. the Scam Tug Cayuga.—This action was brought to recover for damages alleged to have been sustained by the libellants an consequence of a collison between the James Watts, 8 Hoboken ferry-boat, and the Caynga, gteamtug. The Cayuga is owned by the Hudson River Steamboat Co. ‘The collision occurred in June last, through the alleged Amcompetency of those managing the steam-tug, the Wayuga not being mopped. nor turned to one side, when ‘the signal-whistie of the ferryboat was blown. It is tur- ther claimed by the libeilants that had the tug been Burned aside the collision would not have occurred. In answer, the respondents state that the course of the ferryboat was nearly parallel to that of the tug, and that in consequence of her being a faster vessel sho passed the tug, and, being then suddenly turned around, an attempt was made to cross the bows of the Cayuga. ‘The collision thereupon ensued. ‘The teetimony in the case has al) been taken. Deci- ion reserved. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. ‘The Staten Istand Embezzlement Case. Before Commissioner Newton. ‘The further bearing in the case of Joseph Crocheron, formerly Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue in the First district (Staten Island) who 1 charged with having ‘embezzled nearly $10,000 belonging to the goverament, and which he had collected, took place before Commis- sioner Newton yesterday. Collector Carman, of the First district, was recalled, and exhibited an abstract taken from the books of his office, showing the amounts weceived from the defendant and the claims advanced to him for his collection. It was ad- mitted by the defence to be a correct. statement of the Mate delivered to defendant as deputy collector, with the exception that he claimed that the total amount was $186,556 27 instead of $187,476 83, as stated in the ab- wtract exhibited by witness. It was agreed that the de- Fendant was entitied to the credits on the lst, save the Srst two items of $5,213 03 and $23,886 52, which were eft open for exam\nation, Crocheron to have the hberty @ ng any additional credits to which he might be ued. Witness states that the first two items of credit g@eovived two other checks amounting to $50, which had mot been either charged or credited to him in ‘the abstract, From the testimony of Mun- e@ell, of the Long Isian@d Express Company, it appeared that the company in September, cf, a ‘taken charge of a supposed tocontain $22,864 52 and to at L 1 The ny Slee wanived fro, hies on yt eg representin, lor which ‘wore forwarded to the ks on which they were drawn, ‘throagh the Fulton Bank, but payment was “i this | fon ahs Ss cleeme at SUPREME COURT—KINGS COUNTY CIRCUIT. ‘Zhis court opened yesterday morning, Judge Gilbert presiding, but eoon urned until this morning, in con- Boquence of its Dalng Rood Friday. il aa POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Rownrsy, Asuvir axp Ropexry.—Abont twelve o’ctock on Thursday night as Mr. Martin Rey- han and ten or twelve others, it is alleged, assaulted, kaocked him down and kicked him in the most brutal weanner, They then ran bebied the bar and rifled the drawer of $10 jn fractional with which = led, The alarm was given, when officers’Craig and , of the Fourth ey arrested Collins and the others Kexring 4 Dwonpenty Hovse.—Mra, Bilen Hatch was yesterday arrested charged with keeping a disorderly Rouse at No. 117 Prince street. The complainant in the ‘agastus Bacon, = resident of the same étreet. ‘Mra. Hatch was required to give bail in the sum of $300 to answer. Mr. Jobn C, ith of No, 564 Broadway be- came her bondsman, Bacon, the lainant was sent to the House of Detention as a witness Justice, Dow- Asrsitrrep Trt Tarrixe.—William MocGibboné, an Albanian by birth, a bartender by profession, and onty Sixteen years old, was yesterday arraigned before Jus- at the Jefferson Market Police Court, on ee i Bat, a Sopnee Boner’ On ibe On Fe 4 @ April it is @harged that McGibbons paid a ib Mr, Koner’s @tere, went behind the counter and was the money, about $50, wheu he was detected by the clerk, who attempted to detain him. He esca: however, gad was subsequently arresied, Justice ig@ com- ROYAL INSURANCE BOND ROBBERY. Additional Testimony. ‘The further examination of witnesses in the case of Robert K. Stirling, who is alleged to have had $5,000 of ‘Waited States bonds in his possession, said to bear the mame nombérs as those stolen from the agency in thie etty of the Royal Insurance Company, was continued yesterday before Judge Dowling at the Tombs Police Court, The following are the facie elicited:— ene hundred and seventy-five bonds stolen; the class of ‘Bonds which are sald to have been found with Stirling ‘were five of 1874 bonds of five per cent; I had examined {personally and taken a note of the numbers of the ‘bonds in the box and made a memoranda of the same; Net my A i i i : tr HEnG i i in ut etrees at fi t | Fe A i g i | & f i fy § i! rt} | i f gj & 3 t Es will be om hand from the De gressive Obapter and De Witt Clinton Commandery. axe. and, as_alleged, on the head, from the effects of which he died. The prisoners were found secreted in the upper story of the residence of a sister of MeCaflery at the corner of Colum- bia and Summit streets, The oflicer and Coroner were told that the prisoners had goue to New Jersey. The posi{mortem examination revealed the fact that there two barreis of the remaining three barrels were retained on the charge night, out and again mado his taken before Justice await examination. clerk in the store of Chris- |. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, 4 Pouckman amavis ny 2 Goar.—Officer Bellinden Depew, of the Forty-seventh precinct, while onforcing city ordinance at Greenpoint yesterday was severely as- ited a Delonging to. Andrew Stolte. The cen cS {Ze aniaat when its owner, hie daughter Bridget and hts son Joseph came to its e Th assailants wore arresied and taken before Justice Dailey, who held them in bonds of $200 each to answer the charge of assault and battery. Covsterrerr Baxk Bints.—Counterfeit fves on the Bank of Unadilla, New York, were put ip circulation in the Eastern District yesterday. A youth Conkling was arrested while attempting © pass one a the grocery store 38 Wythe avenue. Bamed James ALLEGED Burcnars HeLp vor Triat.—James Kerwin, weventeen years of age, and William Smith, nineteen, were yesterday committed to the county jail by Justice Dailey on charges of burglary. are alleged against Kerwin, Both young mon were residents of the Eastern District, where the crimes al- ‘Two separate offences against them were committed, Smith ts a native of arbor and a boatman by occupation, Kerwin was ii pad) in Williamsburg, and states that he is a dock porter by occupation. ‘Tax New Masonic Texrte, Eastern Brreicr —This elegant edifice, corner of Grand and Seventh streets, East- ern District, will be thrown open for public inspection on Tuesday next. On that day acommittee from the Baltic, Pi their on pernicus and Schiller Ledges will do’ the reception reesive and Corner Stone Lodges will receive * Wednesday the Marsh, Emanuel, Co- for a like purpose ore, and on Thursday eh |g Proarror Parx —Work on Prospect Park has begun in earnest. Within the past tw6 weeks moro than four hundred men have been employed, making the whole lorce engaged about eight hundred. Still further addi- tions to the force will be made as soon as the report.of the of Estimate and Assessment for the Commissioners extension of the Park is adopted, which will probably:be next menth. ‘Tre ALLeGEn Homme mm Sourm BRooxtyy,—Patrick McCaffery and Bridget Walsh were arrested yesterday afternoon by officer Haghes, of the Forty third precinct, on a charge of mansiaughter, they having, a8 alleged, on Sunday night committed a felonious assault. on Michael Rooney, from the éffects of which he died. The statements in regard to the affray thus far elicited are not very clear. The son of the deceased was lying in bod sick on Sunday night, and hearing a scufile in the adjoining room ran out and saw his father and Bridget Waish straggling, apparently for the possession of an It is said they had some words, and the deceased took the axe to clear Bridget and McCaflery outot the house. McCaffery then. took part in the affray, struck tho deceased several blows were several wounds on the head of tte deceased, and nearly every one was sufficient to bave caused death. The son of the deceased stated to the Coron r yosterday that his father fell back upon his bed after the affray and neverspoke afterward. The Coroner made arrangements to hold an inquest on the body on Mouday next. Tur Sourn BRooxiyn Riot —The parties charged with participating in the riot in Hamilton avenue on Sunday night were taken before Justice Dunne yesterday after- noon for trial, but owing to the absence of counsel the trial was aga adjourned for one week. ‘Tae Free Commrssioners.—The case in which Mr. Felix Campbell, one of the Fire. Commissioners, was charged by the Chief Engineer with causing false alarms of fire, was to have been summed up before Justice Buckley yestorday afternoon, As the proceedings wero about to commence there were two alarms of fire given, which had the effect of cloating the court room. The case was again adjourned for one week, Avorasr Lot or Wuiskey Sxtzep.—Inspector Cocheu and Deputy Collector E. E. Dailey seized fourteen bar- rols of whiskey, alleged to have been falsely branded, yesterday morning, which they found on a truck, in Navy street, near Sands. The truck and two horses ‘Attached thereto were also taken in charge by the At a later hour the same officers seized e wagon, with horse attached, contain'ng five barrels of whiskey, which Srp fosns, in Fulton street, Tho wagon was marked R idas, East New York, L. 1. The horse, wagon and ro wwefe.reatored to Mr: Mites, aud te @ place other than a Dailey also re seizure of two hundred barrels of spuriously warehouse, the Brcnses wntakey found at Miller’s bonded ‘Tae Parmor OnrmaxHous or Fivsama.—An exbibi- tidh for the benefit of this commendable institution will be given at Plymouth charch, on Wednesday evening next. Dr. will preside, and Lieutenant Governor ‘Woodford and dresses, One hundred ‘late war, will sing on the . Cayler are to deliver ad- fathers {ell in one Ax Ov Orrgxpsr Carturep.—A young man pamed Daniel Callahan, who has the reputation of being an old offender, was arrested by Sergeant Wright, of the Forty- fourth precinct, on Thursday night, on suspicion of bur- glary. The accused, while. under arreat for robbery at one time, made his escape from the “Black Maria.’’ At another eis EBA ag hn woll’s court made his esc: og out of the window: Officer Danilo, the For: nth precinct, jes grab for the prisoner ry and caught hin by @ coat tails, but he slipped the garment, leaving it in the hands of the officer, escape. Yesterday the atctsed was Morehouse, and committed to Inquest Tovcning Tae Recext Garrotine Casz.—An inquest was held yesterday, before Coroner Lynch, into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Mary Thompson, who died on Sunday last from the injuries received-on the 27th of March last, at the hands ot three ruflans, who. Ps elicited from the testimony tak was which ‘been already published, to throw light uj the stair The ty partion ‘unknown, and 0 of course stil! ‘at large. ‘and robbed the unfortunate lady street, near Willoughby avenue. Nothing further than thet are are of A Mocsuant Rs wrra Sroizn Horsrs.—The stable ‘of Mr. Gibben, in Cooper avenue, near Cypress Hills Cemetery, was broken into and robbed of a horse and The thieves drove to Woodna' where Broke into the stable of Mr, ste ben G. W. Bergen and changed horses, one valued at $300, belonging to Mr. Ber- gen. From Woodbaven the party drove back to the city, and broke into the stable of Mr. Quick, in Wash- ingtom avenue, near Flushing, where Mr. Bergen's horse was left, and the party decamped without taking any ef the stolen property. LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE, A New Diemase Parvaime ox Loxa Istaxp.—A new and strange disease has made its appearance in Smith. town. Many persons, have died of it and others are The disease is termed Meningitis ; |isease aro inflammation about the the membranes of is during the of the disease, which sh follows ihe. courge. of & dey of two-con teractions of Ddedy im all the different tudes and 1, Jackeon; Jamaica, drickson, John O'Donnell; coweiee, N. Hallock, R. M. ‘te jeultural Exhibition tember 25, 26 and 27. voting & few a] fnitecs on Apr the fail exh: be held on poe ia'se |, after lations, to meet with the town com- at ten A. M., to appoint judges for Caurcn Ronsen.—Zion’s church at Little Neck, Long Istand, was broken into a short time since and robbed of of Re Pronasta Fatat Accipent.—Mr. Joremiah Lester, of East Hampton, met with # severe accident on Friday last which, it is feared, will prove fatal. He was carting cord wood oar “Boring Beaks, and when descenbing @ the atakes h ‘wood the ene Mr, Taster unger twehomee:toaa. the horses, becom! Tan away, wagon pamed/over nia fodye ! Sevraxcep To Foun Years’ lurricowaent,— Williams the notorious horse thief, was on Tuesday Inst tried for stealing « horse and harness from Mr. Joseph Armstrong, He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to four vente! inpriscement Pris ing Sing. While in the county jail awaiting trial the prisoner janned to make his escape by constructing false wooden ey to fit the door of his He used the wire of his as ith two keys that His being placed y triat tetfered’ with his plane Toe escape. ‘are 8 class of men who are dealt whh severely im Queens county, apd others may take warning thereby. Ronnanies.—Tuesday night the stable of John F. Hogland, at Preeti Meadow, was entered and a valuable horse stolen therefrom. On Ghegome night Whe barn of BS Lou wag eptored, (hab the same pary committed Onvaiep.— Alfred J. Btoad, gon of the Rev. Dr. thead, “of bees with hate exercises, solemnly ordained eee ‘of the pospel ministry. Vexmiot Aqainer’ tH Lora Istaxp Rar.noa Com Pany.—At the late session of the County Court of Queens county, "before Judge Lott, a verdict for $500 damages was given Moses 'R Wells, of Jerusalem. for in- oa ‘the Long Island Railroad, © buggy, wagon, and sotof silver plated harness 26° q both otonces, Pome consequence a pe ne the stand, paid Mesiaeecntaes the accident was the action frosé, and that the road at the place aces saya a er os botw! the plaintin’s testi produced proof that tho tica wero rotten where iCoccarred.” One cf the jury, 1 i¢ stated, wag opposed to a verdict for plaintiff from the first. After being out eicht hours they damages, instead of $1,500, as claimed by plainuifl, INTERESTENG TO IMPORTERS. Investigation inte the Seizure of Spanish Wines by Order of the Secretnry of the Tv jo "Testimony Concluded Yes- Report te be Given in a Few “ ter Days. At'various ‘times during the past year the Custom House authorities of thie city seized, on the charge of under-valuation, large quantities of Spanish wines Which hed been imported here, The importers of these ‘wines, who, inemany cases were men of the highest reepectability, and bad long been engaged in mercantile business, felt themselves aggrioved at what they con sidered the arbitrary conduct of the Custom House officers, who, they alleged, without any previous notifica- don entered their stores, seized their books and papers, took them to the Custom House, and left officers in charge of their premises. In fact, these seizures as- sumed many phases, in some cases the wines having been seized in bond. A few were brought to trial and decided im the courts, but the others, it is alleged, were either arranged by compromise or their settlement post- Poned from time to time om various pretences. The morobants, being thus embarrassed, some time since formed combination for mutual protection, and de- cided on making an appeal directly to the Secretary of the Treasury, They claimed that the delavs and detentions to which they were subjected wero causing them great injury, their merchandise in some cases, they averred, being under seizure for one or two years, compelling them either to suapend Business, submit to compromises or await. “(the lawa’ delay.”’ Under these circumstances they jotued in a strong memorial to the Secretary, which they presented through the'r counsel and a committeo of their number, Mr, McCulloch at once decided thatthe number and respectability of the gentlemen named in ‘the memoria! demanded some consideration at his hands, and beat once appointed a commis-ion, consisting of Mr. B.C. Bamfield, the head of one of the custom house bureaus, and Mr. McElrath, of the appraisers’ depart- ment, to investigate the matter aud report thereon, The prompt attention given by the Seerotary was highly sate fafactory to the memorialists. The commission bas bean in daily session at the Cus- tom House for the past month. ‘The testimony was con- eluded yesterday, and the report will soon be ready for delivery. The resignation of Mr. Hanscombe, Deputy. Collector, immediately aftor the assembiing of the com- mission, delayed ite action for u time, The proceedings of the commission have been strictly secret throughout, the Custom House officials first having been called on to state their charges against the importers, aud the latter in turn appearing with their counsel and explaining what they alleged toobe their cause of complaint, From the great secrecy observed during the investigation, very littie of the proceedings have leaked out. But as many of the witnesses examined by the ission have Cpt A before the Congre: Committee on Public Expenditures when it was in session in January last at the Astor House, itis fair to presume that, asthe |: ay examination was under oath ineach case, there can be Nttie or no difference in the disclosures Members of the Galway & 10, Gomes, Walince & Co, : with rrp & many faye) have been Ganlece on both pa Before the Congressional committes they testified to the serious hindrance which these seizures occasioned to forte Deion and = ee ceclarnd ies if Con- gress did not change as to re from ‘the annoyances to which he was sthjected 5 Jeave the businesa, Other witnesses macnis of wines to thin country until such time as ey should feei more confi- dence im the of the customs regulations. Tuey all testified to the good faith of all the transactions on their part, avowing that nothing was further from their intentions than to defraud the government under any pretence. So convinced was Mr. Hul- burd, the chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures, of the good faith of these witnesses, that in alluding to these seizures in his last report to he says:—“€ertainly something, somewhere and somehow, 18 » to beget an apprehension at home and abroad that our seizing revenue laws are worked more in the interests of iniormers and seizing officera than to protect honest merchants and the rev- enges of the If the evidence taken by the present commission'is similar to that taken by the Congressional committee it will leave littie doubt of the good faith of the importers, The report of the commission will bo anxiously ox- pected by the commercial community in general. LIFE SAVING APPARATUS. & The Government Commission on Life Saving Appara- tus met yesterday and agreed to devote this morning to the examination of the boiler in the Tribune office, as the question is raised whether it is safe or not, and then to proceed to examine the mechanical arrangement of the various life saving apparatus which were examined yesterday. The Commission then proceeded on board the revenue cutter Kankakee, where about one hundred gentlemen interested in various detaching apparatus were awaiting them. Among these was Captain Rythecca, of the British navy, now attached to the British lega- tion in Washington, who was specially invited by Captain Miew, one of the commission, and many other gentle. men well posted in nautical matters. Cay Slicer, of ‘the cattgr, had the boat in her best trim, and the were soon off down the bay, with a number of sm: with a lever, controiied by the craft from the Eee. in e ; i A if f live for a conmd time if pecesstry. The Brown and Levil apparatus also well, Another ap- paratus was worked by a right and left hand screw, and ‘was pronounced and Patten’s boat apparatus also worked to the satisfaction of all ‘are likely to overcome this die extent by their diligence and energy. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. a D. og | of ae Governor Denni- son. : Bridges, North Carolina, stopping at the St Nicholas Howl. bata Bradley Barlow, of Vermont; A. Vi of Richmond, and F. Nielly, of Rochester, pomp = at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, W. E Chandler, of Washington; W. 0, Fargo, of Buty falo, and ex-Mayor John Butterfield, of Utica, are stop- ping at the Astor House, List of CTS ay in Paris for the week THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, nomination of We Giewrick : ir. C.F. Havomeyer declines "the conservative pee ie ‘this erally ‘public opinion to bear on the Seria ana items ‘Council to that effect. &. : wtone (| trom CITY INTELLIGENCE. ; Tun Wearumn,—The foslowing shows the result of four observations in this city af the range of the and thermometer, tbe direction of the wind and the state of the weather during the past twenty-four bours:— ‘The highest range of the thermometer was at three clock P. M., 67 degrees, aud the lowest-was at six A. Tometer, 30.48; -- os--seaernss tes cold, > hazy, pleasant; evening, very hazy, j "a Revoxwep Borcian.—A very strange letter was cinét, from an individual who signed himself « Offender.” After recounting his thieving advent the past, the convert, promises that in future police will never see bis arms in shackles or the prison- ‘his’ shorn for having trod ** irglar’s wep and done his deed of "6th Forty-four safe keys, door keys and keys, 8, twenty-three drills, thi 108, tem files; one ballet mould; one screw driver; four coldschisels, six steel hooks (used for pulling open safes), ied ) one brace and bit (used for boring holes in doors and ‘th six ‘wax, (for taking impressions), one rae B eabaleen moh ‘omeatoal jimmy, three fect screw-wre: long, and one package of powder. Puan vor Rewooruina Tue Ory op Naw, Yorx.— ‘We.have received a.map.of « plan for remodelling the ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE ANT, Anr.—An intelligent and select audience of ladies and gentlemen assembled last night in the lecture rooms of the above association, in Cooper Institute, for the pur- pose of hearing two papers read; one on ‘‘ California and her resources,” and the other on the ‘Northwest passage.” About eight o’clock the chair was taken by R H Williams, Req. The minutes of the previous meetl having beon dispensed with, the chairman ap-~ nounced that in the absence of Dr. & sey on forni Lyou would read.a Peper on the resources It was claimed mparatively, California ran “Hithe KOWAL." HAE? Brood and 'protide ‘val leys require only intelligent husbandry to render them as profitable as. the rich mineral resources witn which the mountainous districts abound, The growth of California is most astounding. Eighteen Years ago she was nothing but a wild uncaltivated wil- derness; ber wealth iaignificant then, mght now be safely catimated at $200,000,000. In 1866 there were over 12,000,000 bushels of wheat and 4,000,000 bushels of bariey raieed in the State, In mineral resources she is almost inexhaustible. The capacity for the culture of the grape has gained for her the titie of the ‘Land of the Vine.” She can compete with the world in the raising of wool, and ber manufactures are steadfiy in- creasing. Since 1860 her have not..only read, but political economy, California, though young, contains as refined and intelligent a popu- lation as an be found in the world Mr J. Disturnell, ip his paper. after paying tribute to the labors of the early navigatcrs, concluded an able paper on the discovery of the northwest passage, by argoing that the only practical northwest passage for commerce from Europe via North America is by passing over the. north Atlantic ocean to the mouth of the St, Lawrence river, then through Lake Ontario into Lake Erle, forming au are of the great circle of tho globe for 3,600 miles, extending from Liverpool to Detroit, from thence t0 Lake Huron to the bead of Lake Superior, which for travel can be dopended on ior six months of the year, then with the ard of the Northern Pacific Rail- road from the head of Lake Superior to Puget’s sound, from which point communication can be made with ee or China, making a total distance from Europe to ia of 13.600, which can be accomphshed by constant travel in from thirty-five to torty days. Rent Parers’ Associatioy.—Last evening a meeting of rent payers of the Twenty-second ward was held in the schoolroom 322 West Forty-third street. Mr. W. Scryton was cailed to the chair, and congratulated the meeting ‘on the nuccess the efforts of the society had met with. of in combi: ing that the rent payers of the ofty gen- Mysrsnovs -DisarrPmamancs OF « Marcuan?.—T friends of Mr. dames L. Smith, of Peekskill, who. so mysteriously disappeared tn this city on the evening of the 8th inst,, as reported in the Hurazp a few days: aré in the Gintress ‘at ‘his absence, Mr. Smith came to New to porchase and hi finished fia ‘addin oa i tale any Ap ets bome ascertained near rently laboring under temporary aberration mind Since that time all'trace of him has been lost, notwith- bis frieads have spared no trouble or nse im He had aconsiderable sum of money in yn after making his pyrchases, and his friends pprehensions that he has met with foul AxoTisr Mirsmo Man.—It would seem that there is to be no end to the already long list of individuals who have come froth abroad and lost their way in this city. rt nen an anne acaprahtc headquarters 8 Mr, Jame: . of New Brunswick, N..J, He came to thie clty tase Monday and has not been seen or heard of since. Tanows rRow A Tuck |aND Kitep.—Coroner Gover was yesterday notifieg to hold an inquest at Bellevue Hospital on the body of John Kahes, who died yester- day, On Wednesday last deceased was driving a truck Gas Exriosiox.—An explosion of gas took place at about ten o'clock yesterday morning, in a house near the corner of Broome and Laurens streets, causing seri- ous damage to the batding in which it occurred. It is that a spark from the pickaxe used by one of toe tmen at work hgaited the Pintch had A from the discharge ofa ironed bai Sg The ‘de wal of the house Tine corner of Laurens street was also injured. No injury was sus Row Oven. —Catharine Gillen, ‘aged seventy years, a domestic, residing ti Fifty-seventh street, between and Ninth avenaes, was’ run over by al ight ed to call at 207 East Tenth street about half-past nine o'clock yesterday ¢ and unfortunately sit; a New Hospital. WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. Sraca, Mxenne ov rae Boarp or Tows Tavstres, Monnmamta.—A special meeting of the Board of Trastees of the town of Mozrisania was held at the Town Hall on ‘Thursday evening. Bills to the amount of $613 70 from a number of sources were presented and ordered to be paid, The Treasurer was authorized to borrow $1,000 for the of survey! of defraying the expenses the Mi district, Specifications for the sewer, to run from 138th street to Harlem river, along Boston road, were A communi. ‘oom te are of outone handred feet wide Gn motion a contract was ordered Yo be made in ration ‘to the proposed grading of Cliff street, & Precocious Yours.—A few days since the ticket ’s office at the Tremont depot, Harlem Railroad, ae broken into, during @ temporary absence of Mr. the agent, and the contents of nis money drawer i azi Bi off Circumstances of a a named Keich, who resides is parents in neighborhood, and led to his gubse- arrest. He was taken before Justice Lent @t the ent Police being kept tn Soe euceeh eves De foaily, centenavé ha ; In con: ion of the respeotai hie i sane empansss ranene a woul ee permit- Tax Reorstration or Vorara,—The inspectors of élec- ona in the various districts throughout the towns of Westchester county wore at their posta throughout the whole of yemorday, bes in nearly every 1 their wore of the ligh i two anes 80: Ushogie metus was rogues. Takown row 4 Wacor.—About five o’dlock’ yester- ay morning, while « man named Rhinebeck, residing im Melrose, was driving along the Boston road in mar- kot Wagon, one of the wheels struck agaist a large and partially the vet bint See oe ree ee ee state of pew a eed end oy Sec trent ha tae Souk ieee oe surgeon and properly: YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1867:—~TREIPLE SHRBET.. Om THE Eapeata.—The Mayor elect, James: serenaded at his residence on Thursday night. Being called Op, be made a few remarks thanking wen of all Parties who supported him, and added the following ob- servation:—“To the Christian community of all ‘and the various temperance associa, who fested so much interest in my minoed Lay nat t will use all power to my Office to and defend sanctity of the Christian $5 cumscribe the fearful vice of rum selling?” ox- Was received with renewed cheering. &| temperance of the. societies are for ‘considering the best means of co-operating with Police Commissioners in the énforce- meas ortholog to the sale of iiquor ‘on Sundays. Newark. Essex County Covrta.—A new rule was established \Vesterday ip the Kesex county courts, ding thas one, tondion vb Reiatant the hours Ame R rat Bine o'clock A. M. to three P. M. In the supreme Court “a verdict of $204 41 was rendered’ tor plaintiff 19 the ne of Fame Dutton and George A. Davis va, Samuel ™morning the stable of Mr. Patrick A Newark Orvicen Fizes rrom Josrick AnD 15 Cavant.—In the latter part of March Jast William Seher, @ constable of the Third ward, Newark, visited Eliza- bethport for the purpose of arresting one of two brothers living af that place, the alleged offence bein: Non-payment of a debt. inieatenaely, the oder visited the residence of the wrong man, brake into the house, and took the gentleman, who was clad only in shirt and pants, to Newark. Upon reaching that city the constable became aware of bis error, and sent the man back to his house, Tho following a complaint was made against Seher for imprisonment and assault and battery, and at the session of the court re- cently held he was found guilty of the charges and baited by Adam Worth in the sum of $300to appear last Saturday for sentence. Upon the time arriving for the sentence to be pronounced Sehér was not to be found. It was afterwards ascertained that he bad con- cealed himself in Brooklyn, and officers were despatched for his arrest. Chief of Police Keron. however, on Thursday morning found him at his residence in New- ark, and at once took him into custody to Elizabeth, where he was placed in jail. A special session of the Court of Quarter Sessions will be held this morning, when he will be sentenced. Lance Teurerance GatnermG,—A meeting of the Union Band of Hope was heid yesterday afternoon at Library Hall, over two hundred children and a large numberof adults being present, Add resses were de- livered by the Rev. Mr, Morrison, a mission: just re turned from China, and Mr. James Gale. e band was organize d by Lincoln Division, Sons of Temperance, about one yo ar ago, and numbers at presenu three hun- dred members, being the largest organization of the kind in the State of New Jersey. Public temperance meetings are held weekly by the band, in which much interest is manifested. Patersen. Axorser Youna Burcuar—He Arremprs. 10 Escare, Bur 18 Finep at AND Cavcur.—A few minates before one o’clock yesterday merning young desperado, who ig reported to have broken into the house of Mr Post, 76 Market street, was arrested by officer Carroli and others, He was captured after much diffi wos taken before the Recorder, who committed €} Ull next court day. He gave his name as Richard Ha-- Rey aad scid he belonged: to Vaterson. On bis were found a amaill pocket knife and five dollars, ia” stampa. $ Prnsacots, Fla., April 12, 1867, The United States District Court for the Northern Dia- triet of Florida has just tesued a decree of forfeiture to the United States government of 152,000 Havana cigars, valued at $00,000." sin ia ‘The soizure was made by a special ‘agent of the cus- toms, The same court also tssued a decreo against the gerous pastime. INTERESTING LAWSUIT AGAINST GENERAL WOOL. From the Baltimore Sun, April 18. In the Gores States Circuit Court i the case of Thomas R. Rich, a citizen of Marviand, against Major General John E. Wool, a citizen of New York, the plaintiff was arrested after tober, 1962, ong of the defendant, and taken to a watch! in Baltimore city, and on the on not ly pro- next day was transported on a vessel ‘proper! vided with food and clothing to Fort Delaware, and {here imprisoned for — days, and treaved with great in- and outrage, aod was appointed in 1868 by the mand of tne Eighth army corpa, and that his mili ae. aacene included part of the State of Maryland and Delaware, and that his headq Pata ‘eatered into conspiracy with a Perazes to bein tha defend: into, disrepa ~ — the Vaile Staten, a , for foe =e inting him in command, him with being blamably epee meter yo persons, fendant was incompetent and jess in oe ahcherge of bis pr She gry ‘er of this mutitary i ad ase oe Boston Advertiser, nt | ives Kig and Littiodeld, of the State constabu- lary, having su — va ty Ne ee 49 yesterday fc “4 Fe ~ zee 235 Eg ig b: ‘The ‘the and a iy Tenney, hed subeid iMr, George Peabedy, who, He ui, FE i 3 t Ss i j G i BaEtEE int i i it was here that my mother was. b.rn—that mother, who, when living, 1 fondly loved, ea iho Amidst pr though lapse of nearly a years, she passed her childhood and her youth: and therefore: these scenes must ever bo to me sacred these reazons I erect vere, rapdet, church, wi ior many gnerations wil remembrance of her virtues, wish but the most kindly feelings for all religious this town, and to say thus publi thi place tha Datiding, whee completed, in the hands of ‘8 particular church and it is the successor und re ive. mother worshipped, and bad she otuer denomiva'ion I should with equal pores it ip the hands ot that always been my belief th: prevated then unkindly feelings in. matters; n would I knowingly provoke fnareerigient vith: ‘their holy purpose. (Applause. ) at here the various ho a eres erin nes Ld jes may enjoy ir peculiar yand 07 in Charity, forbearance and brot' vent prayer, and that both the; chu ; which is Boon to be erected may ‘a bene! fluence in bringing, about that happy: reealt, iction that religion and eee conviction t ry rn teas eset aaah ate and life, » h does net exte: : education jand; that the library and the lecture here as 0 ee ee Tevthe b and that no education is to. eternity. Lhave now to thank you: which you i eee Beane ta oe ple te and the children who have added so large a share. the interest of this occasion. 1 A 4, town always been distingui pertrmemen thi afternoon I bave a "er that the reputation will depreciate during .the G We allheard the old but. very. trae adage “All work and 90 play, kes Jack a Bil boy —(ap- young I oan wie wo nels phasrel with ime ; Te - and my endowment The Peabody Southern Educationh! Fund. Dr. B..Sears, General Agent of the Peabody Educa- tional Fund, hag issued @ circular giving a somewhat detailed statement of the mode in which the trustees of the fund propose to apply the noble charity committed: to their charge. He says:— ‘The direct aim of tho agent will be to encourage and sid common schools in the South; that is, schools es tablished, and tonied by the Houthern: supported ‘ameclven. Apart from this lating object and the maiatenance of come within bie plan. Usually rate amounts will be made where such guishing or are liable to be suspended the means S support. Similar ald, if ‘uni i ro iF Hi ay given in places unaupplied with Citizens shall introduce them and undertake their sup- port, All such ald, however, is to be regarded as tem- é il appliances as he shall agencies, except few, in which the services rendered will bo gratuitous. ‘The agent will not, except in a few Lye exceptional pep ye seme ame teachers. He can thero- such in obtainin, only ames to school committees, oma sling A “Grasp Horn’? tx Donon: axp « Hatr To ux I: —A wel of the ettizens of Dorchester was held in the Halt last evening, for the pu “Grand Hotel’ Mass,—A Mriuiow meeting Lyceum subscribed liberally were read, amon; 9 following:—Edward Burke, $100,000; Nati 25,000; B, P. Tileston, $18,000, Teal Gears and 2 i Taft, $10,000 ‘each, A’ lotter was read from Heury J. Gardner, of Now York, announcing his intention of tak- ing $20,000 worth of’ stock, Th wus bevevel fee that the above subseriptions were made only on the con- dition that a mitiion and a half doliars worth would be subscribed for within a year, It was still farther stated that the brothers Leland, of hotel fame, had mado an offer 10 ened Snead $160, 000, wad guaran. 4 3 noo } linn, ‘vu ry ders six per cent, ron Advere