The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1867, Page 5

AANOTHER NATIONAL BANK BUBBLE BURST. Suspension of the Farmers’ and Citizens’ National Bank of Williamsburs. INTENSE EXCITEMENT Heavy Losses Among the Business Men of the Eastern District. The rotten and unsound condition of the national ‘Danking system has been again exemplified in the sus- pension yesterday of the Farmers’ and Citizens’ National Bank of Will amsburg, and the transferral of its books and assets to the charge of the receiving officer appointed ‘Dy the Treasury Department, Startling irregularities in ‘the affairs of this institution have been already brought fo light, and yet more interesting and astonishing devel- ‘opments may be expected before the invostigation, ‘which has just been commenced, is concluded, © The immediate cause of the suspension was an order feMued by the Treasury on the Sth inst., which has been ‘already published in the Herman. Tho regulations of he ry require that all country banks, under which class the Farmers’ and Citizens’ was enrolled in the list of national banks, shall ‘maintain a reserve fund in legal tenders in ‘heir vaults amounting to at least fifteen per cent of ‘the gross sum of their deposits and circulation, The Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank held about $1.000,000 of Geposits, and was permitted to issue @ circulation of about $250,000 in national bank currency notes. It had also about $9,000 of old ~tate notes floating about in the Ainaacial world, and as these bills, when gathered i Would be converted into national bank currency, the government counted in that amount as part of the cir- oulation of the bank. In order to comply with the requirements of the Treasury, therefore, the Farmors’ {and Citizens’ Bank oucht constantly to hold in its pos- Seasion about $210,000. About a month ago the agent of the government whose duty it was to see that this ‘Tegulation was observed, discovered that there was a considerable deficit, the amount of which is unknown, ‘and ts various!y stated at between $20 000 and $100,000. A notification that this deficiency must be made up was at once served upon the president of the bank, Mr. 0. M. Beach. The conduct of this gentleman, if ‘the statement of the directors 2an be credited, from this stage of the afftir, has been quite extraordinary and wholly inexplicable. Instead of convening a special ‘Meeting of the board of directors and explaining the eritioal position of the bank, for the prosperity of which they were, equa'ly with himself, morally respon- sible, he kept the fact of the-notice having been re- ceived a profound secret. Since the receipt of this im- Portant notification fur of the regular weekly meetings Of the directors have been held; but the actual condition of the bank has uever been on either of these occasions Gisclosed, or any intimation whatever given of its im- Pending fate, The directors declare that the stoppage of ‘the bank was as sudden and unexpected a blow to them es to any of the stockholders or depositors, of whose in- ‘Yerests they were the custodians; and several of them ‘arge, in corroboration of this, that within the last week they have themselves confided largs sums of money to the care of the bank, one of them having thus de- Posited no less an amount than $26,000, What the Motive of the presideat could have, been in thus con- Cealing the truth from the knowledge of his brother officials is as yet wholly unexplained, but further de- velopments will probably dispel the mystery now rest- ing upon this portion of the affair. Under these circum. stances, of course, none of the measures that might have Been adopted to preserve the credit of the bank and fenuer its suspension needless have been adopted. The stookholders assert that they would bave been perfectly ‘willing to have had av assessment, pro rata, made on their shares, if such a course would have restored the bank toa condition of perfect and unimpeachable finan- cial health, ‘The Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank was organized as a Rational banking association about two years ago, but it ‘had existed as one of the banks of the State of New York for a long time previously. Its capital amounted to $300,000, in shares o1 $20 each, and had all been eub- scribed. Up to the time of the suspension the fair fame of the bank had never been questioned, and it enjoyed ‘an extremely enviable reputation for the strength of its financial resources aud ihe experience and ability of the officers to whom the charge of its affairs had been com- mitted. Its stock only recently was quoted a eight per cont premium, and last July @ dividend of five per cent ‘was declared, and the customary bank statement, pub- Ushed below, showed a surplus of $40,000. This state. ment, however, 18 now geueraily discredited. Some specalation took place in Williamsburg yesterday upon ‘the shares of the back, but sales wore effected only at a ruinous discount. The following are the officers and directors of the ‘bank :—President, Oren M. Beach, gentleman; cash Heary W. Redfield; directors, John Hicks, smit ‘vester Tuttle, coat merchant; 8. W. Woolley, wan: Watson Sanford, grocer; Howell Smith, stationer; Anthony Betts, gentle nan; David Sturtevant, not in the directory; W. J. Poowey, publisher; Sylvester M. Boards, ‘coffee mill; George Ricard, gentieoman; David Williams, dawyer; Daniel D. Leary, not in the directory, Mr. Beards ts aleo tho Pres dent of the Williamsburg Savings’ Bank, and Mr. George Ricard is one of the oflicers of the same inetitution. The following is the last statement of the Farmers’ Cash on hand io circulating notes of other pational banks. ® £ e a Cash on hand in circulating coves of other ‘State banks. : £3 and Citizens’ Bank :— J . RESOURCES, $1,137,816 57 6,744 00 25 000 00 1,082 42 25,057 50 5,440 58 6 968 50 49 524 63 183,650 11 3,909 08 notes... sesseeeeesecess seseces 285,900 00 ‘United States bonds and securities on ban J. 3,300 00 City of Brookiyn certi 800 00 00 oJ 00 0 22 8 i 9,504 90 vidends unpaid. 149 40 Payments on account of paper overd 7,893 09 Provsie due sundry banks and ban! 101 43 +$1,851,207 37 ‘The classes mostly affected by the failure of the Farm- @m and Citizens’ Bank are the smailer tradesmen of the Eas'ern District aud the Long Island farmers, men Of small resources, whose whole available capital was entrusted to the custody of this bank, Considering the amallness of the means at the disposal of each, it may ‘be very well imagined that the number of depositors was very large, and the effect of such action on the part ment and of tetaporary if not permanent distress to a large portion of the population, A umber of the de- Pesitors were men engaged in trade in Wiliamsburg, ‘employing © number of hands, whose weekly pay was Usually drawn from the bank each Saturday, This may ‘Bot affect those with sufficient capital on hand, but many ‘storekeepers, especially in Grand street, weekly 1b were met by @ colored porter, who hia instructions were to admit no one, These ordera were strictly obeyed, and many who feared their worldly al! was irretrievably lost waited long and patient!y for so: explanation frem the officials of the bank; but they did mot condescend to vouchsafe admission, sure.” directors ?”’ asked one. can now; don’t want a snub. and the darky, with @ most mouotonous and nus ereotyped answer, aud will “Nota here—von get Several Indies tried the gallantry porter; but to no avail. There was ‘‘no “Where is the presideut or the “They are not here.” “Where be seenj’” “Well, there goes te president but I guess you better not speak to him if you He feels bad.’” Some inquired if continued his & statement would be made during the day; but they re- ceived no information, there being nobody prosent to were it, For this course of conduct the cliet oificiale Much blamed, and their gilence gave rise to more serious misgivings, and little rings were foriaod in the neighborhood of the oflice, where various opinions were expressed and exchanged’ on the subject. Many were impressed with the idea that the depositors should have been made aware of the state of affairs aud of the warn- ing given the directors by the government some time ago. If this had been done there would not have been ‘80 much excitement among the people as was to be soen yesterday in the Eastern District, Laver in the day tnis excitement and uncertainty in- bank Dime Sai had deposited large sums with the Farmers’ and Citiz:ns? und as to lead to the expectation that a run on ese See S = é itors as rumor said it was feared the fa navoidable, and thatthe Germania and the Ings Banks would immediately follow, aa they afd at one tim this opinion gamed such institutions would follow, ag many of the depos- would beco;mne alarmed for the secority of ther ard earned savings, and would therefore shower in Notices of withdrawal to their banks, Tbe excitement did ni ot, however, up to a late hour assume any such appearance, although the people still exhibited the samo uneasiness abont their savings, and made their com- plaints and misgivinzs to one another, Many of those Persons were evidently of the hard working class, and must bave earned their money by the roughest of labor or the most assiduous and persevering attention to basi- Their anguish at the dreaded loss of a life's sav- ings was pitiavle, and many tnoidents occurred in the vicinity of tne bank that drew forth the most und guised terest in the institution, but who felt sincerely for t! tmpathy from persons having no materia! in- trials and hardships failing on the poor peopio froin the pon spas sy: n which at present controls the national banks of the country. One poor man asked at the bank door for admittance. and on receiving a refusal, inquired, with tears sircam- ing down his honest face, was it'a fact that bis fow hundred dollars, the savings of a life's hard toil, were now could prese lost from him aod his family forever; but none afford an explanation, Those who could were not nt, and the crowd around were as ignorant and as miserable as he was himself. An old lady expla‘ned her tale to the surrounding sympathizers. Sho had beon left a “little trifle,” as she said herself, by her late husband, an offices r, who was killed in the war, She feared it waa lost, and none could confirm her fears or relieve her mind onthe subject. The effc: on future welfare of her httle the Inighter caused this old lady more uneasiness than any sufferings she anti- cipated for herself. One poor fellow deposited $200 the day before, and the clerk omitted to sigu its ro- coir ap by in his book, He was in great uneasiness and dis- intment, as it was the fimt sum saved him ‘after many misfortunes and trials A tailor employing a large number of men expressed his inability to pay bis employs, or even ob- tain money sufficient to supply the fora their heat posit $4,000, bui he was luckil; save this amount, as $14,000 of deposited in the keeping of the bank. temporary wants few days, While these people were making known misfortunes to each other, another, who had not vof the suspension of the bank, came down to de- in time to escap? and his funds wore already His joy at the escape was only exceeded by his anxiety about tho re- mainder of bis money. partn Two workmen Just entered into ership in sme light business had deposited their whole capital the day before, and showed their ancuish ‘at the anticipated loss of their earnings and the ruin and dor Up i of their hopes for the future. to late in the evening the groups stil! continued to gathor ip the neighborhood, and victims like those aiready mentioned were to be mot with at every corner. Many ai ing incidents occurred during the day and idently unacquainted witn the currency, went k to have their notes exchanged for greon- backs, and others came to discover which bank had suc- cumbed, A heavy, stout Dutchman, with a bankbook in his hand, hour with which b ing his moni with three cheers for nis ‘own bank’ ‘din examining it for over half an in order to discover the name of the institution ds were deposited, and his joy at find- not yet lost was truiy laughable, and ay went the happy Teuton. leaving his less fortunate friends to the sad company of tue outsideof the Farmers’ and Citizens’ ok, Persons not depositors with the latter feared that some other banks holding dealings with it would become insolvent and that the funds deposited by them worid be lost, The Germania and Dime Savings Banks of the Western District were depositors amour Alleged Statement to a considerable ut—the latter to the tune of $15,000, ff the President of the Bank. [From the Brookiyn Pross, Sept. 7.) We regret to announce the close of the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank, of this city, and the placement of its affairs in the pands of a recoiver, in accordance with the order of Comptroller Hulbard, We share, eitn the vast majority Z. , ee. are seat be ing of 80 grave s nature should come to an nization of such fong and bonvrable standing, particulariy. os we have reason to believe the annoyance might have been averted, had fairer treatmont been extend led or more generous counsel prevailed. Ta common with hundreds of perfectly solvent banks, this has at tinfes been moro or less, ia the interest of ite customers, short of tne legal percentum of United States currenc; was fair to suppose that tt would be furnished it, wi halt of the Tres tion of its condition. We presume Mr. Charles Callen- der will not deny that thirty, sixty, ninety, and even one handred and 7 aod, in common with such oaoks, it accommodation of time ver the Examiner, in be- ry, Should soe fit to call for an exposi- renty days, have’ been granted to other banka similarly situated, in which to raise the necessary funds, And if this is granted—and if not granted, it can bo proved—it becomes pertinent to in- quire bis action; why Mr. Callender should have been so basty 19 why he should have availed himself so quickly of the opportunity to complain of and secure the close of this particular bank. It will not be pretended that ita officers and directors not sound, reliable men. A better list of Bames it would be diffic 1lt to Gnd in the city, and we are reluctantly for the and the president is at the bottom of the whole It is uafortuni bis to the belief that there is foundation for report tnat personal ill-will between Callender Mair. inform that Mr, Beach did not ear! directors aud stocknold rs of the notices that Mr. Cal. lender served upon him; had he done go, there ts not thé alighvest doubt that the bank wou! have met the Ex- auminer with fall coffers, and at tais moment would be on the fi or depositors and biihol¢ers Ditits Il tide of its success ul career, one thing the coms may be convinced—the s\cure beyond the possi- of loss; the only anfor:unate feature being the io ferential odium unnecessarily cast upon an honored in- sutation of our ct'y, and tue inconvenience in conse- quence entaile? uoon a large body of our citizeas who «ness through its exparieaced chan- transacted t! ‘pels. Suspens ‘ Tenders’? Bank of Green. point, The Mere ead Traders’ Bank of Greenpoint suspended paynent immediately on receipt of the intelligeace of the state of affairs in Wil- Hameburg, as all their deposits were made with the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of the latter place. This was very unexpected by its patrons, and oreated almost greater excitement in Greenpoint than that occasioned by the otherin Wilnamsburg. The de- Positors bad the utmost confidence In the institution, which was established originally as @ branch of the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank, but was subsequently— about nine months ago—organized under the General Banking laws of the State asa State bank. Its opening took place with great éclat, and the promises made by the directors were encouraging to the prospects of the many extensive interests of Greenpoint, The capital was said to have been $100,000, and it was, strange to say, the only banking institution In the Second Congressional district. The moment it became known that the bank had stopped payment, many were inclined to believe it bi le rumor, but om visiting the office, at the corner of Greeopoint avenue and Franklin street, and having ocular proof of the truth of the statement, disappoint- ment and veration was manifest in the faces of all, and murinars and bitter the com; te against of the bank; and incidents oy ‘astoees Williamsburg at the same moment were embarrassed, 8nd were unable to meet engagements, and business in moment of the announcement opening to present their ches any, ai ann Fail Found—Verdict facts, hard facts, sometimes crosses a consider. morning, just as t! ably by the wei; and not ‘having be sank jo th Portion flood, track and head it down th vehicle already submerged. sixteen who had gono thus left with the forwa ore, unharmed, Wiison’s dam, about three but not seriously hurt, the trai and in that singie oase The 1 train, which, though the nowest after all not safe, he supposed that it had sunk it, having within dasned in pieces by the forco of the fall. Eight persons wore: last, cor tunately happened thats at tho time o} foot to convey the intetligenc bury, whence about half-past eleven companied the train, Express; Egbort N. Sperry, of laat three were tracksmen. not been ascertained. damaged, bas been recovered. Yesterday morn! to inquire into the cause bodies bad been rec red, # censurin: the company :— having viewed the bodies of Li Skinner, Egbert on Buabary came to their caused by the cars of the Nat Jurors, was an insufficient structure, A troop of workmen’ employed by the remaining bodies may have been bands of William McKenzie, him that be did O’Fiyno said no door and leaned Ddetween the t O'Flynn did not each other; I don’t know door SINS cova nig; be appeared” 40 three minutes from of the accident been swept far out of sight’ Th scone as the car swept down the stream, the unhappy mariners who clang thereto shrieking for help. the flitting of men on shore to and fro with lanterns and shoutiny anon one to the other at the top of their voices, inust have been sfthesis for pen painting which to have witnessed micit have thrilled with some sort of sensation even t 6 quill of a bloodiess philosopher. The dam at Thomaston over which the car was carried was built upon the principle of the sloping face, and thus the vehicle was drivea over without belug wrecked in its descent; thongb, bad it not been secured before tie second dam, some two miles below, had been passed, both craft and unfortunate marigers must have been ‘As it was, the root and doors of the car were forced off by the cur- , contributed more ‘ail tho srantic har- ening reporied dead or missing, of whom the hodies‘of four wore found tn the course of the day. Every effort has been made to re- the bodies of the missing fou , though it unfor- ¢ tho accident the Fecent thunder storm had 80 affected the telegraph wires that a couple of messengers bad to bs sent off on f the affiir to Water. "clock the next morning @ train was stared off to the reliel of the sui- ferers, The president and supervisor of the road ac- { & Coroner's jury was em) f the deaths of the four who © The foliowing are the names of the persons eat Lawronce McDermott, vaggage master’ Johu Ive: liam Lawier, Patrick slatterly, two tracksmen by the name of O'Donohue and two others whose names have F. J. Whittemore, foreman, A C. Shelton, D A Burr, clerk, Aaron Thomas, William W. King, J. M. Peck, F. M. Foster, Ira-N. Bevins, Robort Alcott, David Shelton, Chauncey Bidwell, Jona A. Wood, plored until the freshet shall have subsided, THE HOMICIDE OF JOHM O'FLYAN. Coroner Schirmer heid an inquest in Bellevue Hos- pital yesterday over the body ot John O'Flynn, who came to his death on Friday, Septémber 6, from com- pression of the brain and fraeture of the skull, at the ‘tng shortly JHE NAUGATUCK RAILROAD ACCIDENT, lare—Elght Lives Leat—Four of the Corener’s ick Railroad accident—of which the tele- graph, always laconic im its utterances and limited to ery hard facts, gave Paragrapbic summary yesterday morning—proves to have been an occurrence of uncommonly harrowing interest, as well from the manner of the casualties re- sulting as from the number of deaths thereby incurred. No accident bas happened upon an Eastern road f ral years, which bas created in its immediate vicinity @ seneation 80 painful and general. About two miles front he the smali town of Thomaston the Naugatuck Railroad p le tributary of the Naugatuck river. A junction between this tributary, which is of cousider- able width at this point, and the Naugatuck, takes place about half a mile south of the scene of the disaster, The facts of the occurrence are as follows :— Late on Thursday night, or rather early on Friday xine had passed the bridg subjected to critical examination since the heavy rain of a few hours befo: upied by the bag: car-coupling was (orn asunder instantly, and the vebicle itself, containing sixteen persous, of whom fifteen were employés of the company, sank suddenly into the river, and was whirled over and over and away by the swollen The force of the current acting upon the baggage car already at iis mercy, swung it round with suihcient momentum to draw the forward passenger car from the stream in the wake of the At this’ point, however, suddenly ar. the coupling of the passenger car gave and the inmates were saved by fortuaate ac dont from participation in the tato of ‘The passenger car was ond swung round at right angles from the track and tn about three feet of water; and, saving fright and bruises, the passengers e: Meaatime tho baggage car, with iis (a sixteen, was swept down the river with singular v the stream being swotlen to six or eight feet its usual depta by tho giving way of a dam, known as les above the bridge. vehicle, made a whiriigig of by the current, in ton minutes had passed the junction of the stream with the Naagatuek, and atill continued floundering tn the cur- rent, Two miles further it was swept aloug with dizay rapidity over the dam at Thomaston, and a mile fur- thor after that leap—until 1¢ finally grounded one mile below the viliage and three miles from the scene of the occurrence, So rapid was the motion of tho current, and so swiftly was the car hurried along by the freshet that men on foot with the utmost running were unable to keep pace with it, and horses were impressed into service to enable the rescuers 1 follow in easy wake of the shrieking sufferers, Duriug the singular voyags throe persons, all trackmen, were washed off from tho “vehicle and succeeded in gaining the shore; and when at last the unfortunate impromptu craft was made fast five others, also trackmen, who bad clung to the debris throughout its dreary voyage down the river and over the Thomaston dam, were taken off with sundry bruises, Only one passenger was hurt out of the fifty on board eo injury was sight and coniisied only of # harmloss cut upon the head. ‘The engineer, Henry Abell, was consiaerably though not seriously bruised, the engine being thrown from the track and left clinging to the abutment of the bridge. ediate cause of the disaster,—the remote thongh principal cause being the insuiliciency of the bridge as a struewure for its purpose—was the carry!ng away by the freshet ot adam known as Wilson's dam, about three miles above the spot where the accident happened, At the time of the occurrence, therefore, the stream, as stated by Mr. A/S isurs, conductor of tho must have been soine eight or nige feat bigher than’ usual, and had been beating with ail the momon- tum of water suddenly let loose and struggling to find its level against the insufficient pers of the bridge, id saiost on the road, was ‘The conductor was tn the first passen- ger car when the accident took place, and, on gettin out and soving tho baggage car gono, ‘siates thal to the bottom— moment The following aro the names of those whose bodies have been fond :—Lucius Skinner, messenger of Adams’ Woolcotville; Patrick Rocher, of Woole»tville, and James Buabury, of Wool- cotviile, The latter two were tracksmon. ‘Sil missing aud unaccounted for are the following, known to have deen in the car at th» time of the falling of the pier:—John Loftly, foreman of tho Winsted di- vision of the road; John Canty, of Wivsted; Mr. Quinn, of Woolcotville, and Mr. McKeo, of Woolcotvilie, The Three mati bags were lost, together with the baggage of the ("ty passengers, some little of which, badly panelled |, "no, atter reviewing the evidence, rendered the following verdict, in sume degree ‘The undersigned jurors being duly empanolied and sworn to laqitire into the cause and manner of the deaths of Lucius skinaer, Egbert Sperry, Patrick Rocber and James Buobury, whose deaths werp sudden and uatime- ty, and the ca ise and mannor of which were unknown, ‘said deceased and considered idence given us, do om our oaths say thatthe said Pairick Rocher and James by accidvntal drowning, tuck Railroad being pre- cipitated through a bridve, which, in the minds of the pany all dragging the river with hooxs and other eclien but isis ghly probable that the four washed further down the Naugatuck into out of the way craanies not to be ex- seve- Tae I never knew the deceased, but I do know the prisoner; I entered the store, and said “Good night” te Mr. McKenzie; he did not auswer uw he and Westerhoid spok: zie said he did not | past tem o'clock | deceased asked me (o hia ish him, when McKeuzis said to me, ‘Don't drink with hat man ;” Idid not drink with him; I left the etore then, and when | got out I heard a scuitie in the store; 1 looked round, and saw Westerbold putting them out, and saw (he deceased strike the prisoner three or four dene) I did not see McKenzie strike the deceased a Officer Smith testified—I belong to the Twenty-ninth precinct; about ten o'clock on Friday while was om my beat, a citizen told me that a man wae knocked dowa on the sidewalk; I went to the piace aud found the deceased lying senseless, and bleeding from the back part of the jad; I raised his head it fell on his breast; | then laced him i a wagon and took iin to the hospital ; was alive, but could not speak. Jobn Calvin Mead, House Surgeon of Bellevue Hos: tal, testified that on a post mortem examination deceased he found that death was caused by compression of the brain and fracture of the base of the skull, After the testimony was taken the Coroner submitted the WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Auserp Hicuway Ropesrr at Naw ocuecue.— Out Of the frying pan into the fire’ would seein ‘o be the case of two men named Cornelius Marshal! and Heury Gol- din, These wortbies bad just served # term of four months in the county jail at Whitt Plains, and were on the point of being liberated yesterday, when a warrant for their rearreat was presented from Justice Hum puroy, of New Kovbeile, before whom # aaye, sanine. thew of highway robbery, alleged to have been coiitted some short time previous to their mearceration, was duly tay The prisoners were accordingly re moved from the jail under charge of a safe escort and conveyed to New Rochelle for exauninaiion. Tax Court or Over axp Tenatner.—Ibis court wil! open at White Pioius on Monday, the 23d instant, Judge Barnard presiding. Tho lists of grand and petit jurors for both this court and the Court of Sessions to sit next month, Judge Robertson presiding, were made out yes- terday. #uccTee Arrkay IN BROOKLYN.—Last evening, abou® nine o'clock, two negroes, named Robert Dates and Harri® jarrel with each other, Williams Williams, became involved in a 4 ab their residence, 97 High street. Subsequen! left Bates, and was about proceeding up si the latter, overcome by psssion, discharged bim, the igbt wound in bis left side. It out the weapon was discharged jired man sivmbled and fell on the staire—a cir- ace, perhaps, that saved his life, as otherwise the would probably have penetrated his body, The wite of Williams, on learning the stare of affairs, proceeded to the York street station house, when Captain Jacobs went en officer to the house to arrest the assatiant. On arriving there, however. \i wae discovered that the bird Lad town, and, as yet, Bates hav escaped arrest, It is stated by some parties the bouse that Williama struck Bates with » brick before the latter discharge & the pist ScRKOGATH's CovaT.—The wills of the fellowing named persons, deceased, were admittor to probave daring the week past :—Cornelius Duane, Josve & Bunce, Elizabeth Sexrence Sxeak Timer ar Morrisanta,—William Cooper, who with another young man named Brower, ~ shapter, Cornelin E srookiye, Letters facia to, the Jury, who rendered a verdict that the | gg stated in yesterday's Hrea.v, way arraigned before | of edmiaistration Were tatt on the eutaien af that J brain and fracture of the base of tue skull at the hands | # magistrate at Morrisania on a charge of wil tapping | John Motiee, a. ete Bateman” Valens om of Witham McKenzie, and passing counterfeit money, was conveyed to th, | Phelan. Jonm Quian and Jobo y, al o county jail yesterday forenoon to undergo aterm of sig | Brooklyn. Drowxeo —At an early hour y man named Hartwig Cromm, Christisoa, lying at the Allantic @ and was drowned before assistance co The body has not been recovered. WEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. An Abscending Defaulter OW for China Increase in the Population of San Fraa- bese y Sax Francisco, September 7, 1967. erday morning @ of the bari: fell overboard fd reach him. months’ imprisonment. in the case of Brower sentenc’ wos suspended, aod the prisoner periaitiod tv go.at large. Fain ov Tax Sociery or Actievirure aso Hormicvt- rors, Wasrcuestex Covyty.—Tho twenty-third annual fair of the Society of Agriculture and Horticulture, of Westchestercounty, will be held on the grounds of the society, in the town of Greenburg, on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th days of this month. The grounds arc delightfully situated about one mile west of White Plains, on the road ranning from that place to Tarrytown. ° CITY INTELLIGENCE. Pexsoman.—M, Alphonse Dand, late representative of the Emperor Napoleon at the Court of Maximilian in Mexico, galled for France yesterday on board the steamship Ville de Paris, Ho was accompanied by the following members of his suits:—Count de Béara, Count de Monclar, M. Hippolite Madelar and wife, Surgeon Alexis Bintot and M, Colleau, Frederick Hooricks, the | Belgium ex-Chargy d’Alfaires to Mexico, and Rev. Dr. of A Jonas King, missionary to Atvens, Greoce, were also | {ie Committes of Arrangements have boon cnoeasing it | Arrangements are being made for the seventeenth atoong the pa’ ho Ville de Paris, The Right p anniversary celebration, on the 9th instant, of the classes of exhibitora, A splendid half mi(e track and a largo number of spacious horse stalls have been added to: the grounds, so that they now compare favorably with any in the State. Coriovs Case oF ALLEGED CunLD AnpuctioN at Mr. Veeox.—On Friday night a man named Frederick Hines, residing at Mt. Vernon, appoarod before Justice Meeks in answer to a complaint Which had been entered against him by a colored woman named Elizabeth How- ard, who charged that ho had abducted her child a few weeks since under the following circumstances:—Mra. Howard, it appears, bas not been living with her hus- bund for some time past. The latter wished to get pos- session of their child, whicn the mothor objected to. Hines, as alleged, was then tnduced to personate an officer, and present himself at Mrs. Howard's residence. The complainant furiuer states that she was intimidated by the appearance of tne accused, and flualiy gave up the child against her wishes, Subsequently sho ascertained that Hines was not an officer, which circumstance caused her to institute these proceedings. As she failed to put in an appearance before the court at the appointed time tho case was dismissed. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE, Rev. J. F.C ‘ope yesterday i tl i | tnman tne. Masonic Fustivat ayo .—The grand Masonic pienic and festival fur the bene tt of the Masonic Orphan Asylum Fund, which is to take placo.at Jones’ Woods on Wedneaday next, promises to be an auspicious and on- tortaining affair, and coupled as :t is with 80 commenda- bie an object, will without doubt prove a magnidcent suecess. Great efforts are being made by the Executive Committee to inake it one of tie most imposing Masonic celebrations ever held in this city, Annan Fark ov THs Aucricay Ixerrture —The thirty- seventh annual exhibition of the American Institute will open on the 12th of Sepiember, and will be continued until October 26, at tho armory of the Twenty-second regiment, It is iatended to make-this the most compre- hensive and successful iair ever yet heid by this scien- de association; and in order to accommodate visitors and furnish suitable space for exhibitors it has been fouad aecessary to erect two commodious galleries, ex- tending the eniire length of the 1arge Wall 0: the armory, wotch 18 one of the largest rooms in the city, covering as it does a space of forty thousand square fect. Among the novel and attractive features of this exhibition will be a pneumatic passenger railway and lotter and package despatch. as well asa telegraph station connecting with tue Atlantic cable and all lines in the United ~tates. The display of machinery and the departments of science and art will also present many new and beauti/ul features and improvements. Tos Book Traps Save.—Yosterday was the third day of the bouk trade sale, and a spirited competition was manifested by the bidders for the possession of favorite works, Among the prominent authors Carlyle, Cooper, Bacon and De Stav! were in active demand, and the various editions of Dickens went off lively under the hammer. Tne Globe editions of the latter author brought"ninety cents, the retail price being $1 50; and “Robiasun Crusoe’? was sold at forty ¢ nts, with a good demand. “Hans Andersen's Stories” brought ninety cents, and ‘Gulliver's ‘Iravels” seventy cents, tho revail price of both works being $1 25. Sales averaged about twenty-eight per cent higher than at the last trade sales. ALLEGED OcTRaGaA —A gentleman named Bender, pro- i | Drietor ef the Mohawk House, Utica, N. Y., tailed on Inspector Dilxs, at Police Headquarters, yesterday, in company with @ young German girl named Louisa Schreider, and stated that be wanied an officer to go aiong with him to @ notorious house in North William 8 roet, in order to compel the proprietress of the place to give ap tne girl's clothing, woich she iilogally de. tained. Acco.ding to Mr. Bender's siatemont, the girl, aged about twenty-two years, nad arrived in’ this city some three weks ago trom Germany, and bad been in- daced by certain parties to xo to the house in North Wii 1am str es, where she was informed she would be empioyed asa servantand be well cared for. Louisa sent to the house, aud had been there bui a few days wuen she discovered that it was @ house of tlifame, ~bo made up er mind to leave the dea at the first opportunity, but was so zuarded by the proprie- tress Of the piace that she was unable to carry her reso- lution inio e.ect Afier she had been in the house ‘about ten days etforts were made to compel her to sud- mit to the villainy of the base wretohes wno frequented {t, Dut ali in vain. After throats had proved useless, she says that abo sas severoly beaten wiin a cub and tiie made :0 do as the proprietress wanted. Yesterd: site rea away from the place aud was pirsued by the proprietress, but was protected by Mr. Benier. who b: that morning heard of the cond ct of the keoper of ¢ house, and he, on demanding of the later to give vee her apy il, was threatened with severe cast igatiqn Inspector Dilks sent an oificer of Captain Thorno’s pre- Willam street deo with Mr Bender u hen her ciothing was recoverea. Tug latter cer » pitying the gd condi ion of ths uafortuuate stranger, employed her asa servant uud took her with him t Utica, Arremrrep Svicrom.—At an early hour yesterday morn ins odicer Casey, of the Ninth precinct police, found a mi med Charles Jackson, corner of Little Tweifth jl. | and Tenth streets, bleeding profusely trom che throat, He was conveyed to Bollevuo Hospital, when it was dis- covered that he had cut his throat wica in:ent to take hia tife, He saved that be had @ few days before arrived from Liverpool; that he was fifty ysars of age, aod that he had attompted to take his own life because be could not obtaio work, Deatu prom Unxxown Cavsza.—An inquest was held yeaterday by Coroner Schirmer, at Bsilevue Hospital, over the body of Mary Aun Forbes. Deceased was found in am insensibdle condition in a yard ia the rear of No, 16 Grand street ou Tuesday last, and death ensued oo Friday. Mrs, Forces had buea intoxicated for seve- Tat days, and it was supposed that she feil and received some injury ta the head. (as of the witnesses spoke of a dra Johnson having struck deceased, but nothing could be proved aga: her, The jury seemed at a loss to determi s0 of death ; #0 they rendered deceased came to her deatn by efusion of blood, cau compression of the brain, from some cause unknown to the jury " hop of Honoluia, sailed for deamshtp City of Boston, of the admission of California into the Union. An iron ligtithouse is being constructed here fdr Cape Mendocino, A stranver, Inte cashier of the San Francisco sugar refinery, was discovered to be a defauiter to the amount of $100,000. He left the State in the steamer Greas Republic for China. He was ip the hi of ganvbling, which led to the commission of the crime. The new directory for San Francisco shows the pepu- lation to be over 130,000, The population was only 56,000 seven years ngo. The mining shares market continues to droop, Alp! $450; Crow Point, $945; Gould & Curry, $307; Halle Norcross, $2,000, & {atl ‘of 1.000 in one week; Yellow Jacket, $560; Chollar-Potasi, $432, Legal tondere unchanged The exports for August were nearly double for tho same month last year. ‘The steamship Siorra Nevada has arrived from Ma~ zatian with $39,000 in Mexican coin. ‘The ship Golden Fleece has sailed for Liverpool. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONAQE. Fortress Moxnor, Sept. 6, 1887. General Schofield has so far recovered from his receat illness as to bo able to visit the tort to-day, He is now busily engaged examining the records of registration im this state preparatory to issuing the order for the election to be held in October. It is not probable he will rewura to Richmond uatil some time next week, General A R. Dever, Chief of Ordnance of the United States army, arrived here this morning on & visit to the fort. He has been inspecting the United States Arsenal, examining the now target which ts being erected by the Engineer Department for experimental firing, &0., to- day. The revenue cutter Nemaha, which has been for the past fow weeks cruising with a party of excursioniste from Washington, arrived last nght from Annapolis, She resumes her former duties at the Capes to-day. Samuel Bacon, of the Norfotk Custom House, has been appointed Inspector of Customs for this port, and en- tered upon his duties to-day. THE INITIAL ORDER OF GENERAL GRIFFIN, New ORLEAns, Sept. 7, 1887. In assuming command of the Military Distmct General Griffin eay: -All existing orders will remain in force, The District staff officers will continue to perform thelr customary duties at the headquarters at Now Orleans until further orders. THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. ‘Wasuinaton, Sept. 7, 1867. The construction of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail+ road has beon coinmenced under such auspices as to ens sure its prompt completion, thus accommodating the tocreasing demands of commerce, tn adiition to the saving of ti d the convenience of passengers by @ more certain and earlier connectioa with Washing- ton of the Westero, Northern and Southern traina, FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. {From the Evening Telegram, August 23,} Bostox, Sept. 7, 1 Simon F. Wright, # well known Custom House official, and formerly at ached to thé Boston police department, was ron over and killed on the Old Colony Railroad, ab Braintreo, this moruing. He got out of the way of one train and got in front cf auother coming from an oppo- site direction. Communipaw. Openixa ov THe Ferry on Suxpays,—The Central Rail- road Vompany have at length yielded to the importanate demands of several interested parties, who complained ‘that travel from New York to Communipaw and the sur- rounding country was cut off on Sundays, This morning the buats will commence to run and continue to ply every “unday in future, Kight trips will be made each way, the first boat leaving foot of Livorty street at seven o'clock A, M., the lasta: “leven P, M. The public have how an opportunity to visit the abattoir and stock yards on the only day when a numerous class of vur citizens can goabroad for recreation Stages run irom Commu- nipaw to the ferry, meeting every boat. Tas Stock Yarp ap Asatror Returxs.—The ro- ceipts during the past week were 196 cara, containing 1,657 cattle, 6,725 hogs, 3,953 shoep aad 280 horses, Slaughtored’ during tue same period 920 cattle, 5,075 hogs and 3,600 sueop, Hoboken. Tas Late ALLxoxp Outrage sy PoliceMEN.—As many persons are under the impression that the outrage com- ~mitted in the Elysian Fields last Sunday night was per. petrated by members of the Hoboken police force, it ts bat right to state that the odiam in this case reste en- tirely oo the squad of special constables who are some- times dignified by the appellation of police force of W-ehawken, and the court ia which the so-called justice was meied out is located within the said township. ‘The Elysian Fields are outside the city limits of Hoboken. and tbe authorities of she latter city are in oo way re- sponsible for the scenes there enacted, especially on Sundays, Hackensack. Desrrvorive Borer Exriosion at Lopi—Severan Persons lxsurep,—One of the large steam boilers in the Print Works at Lodi expioded on Friday morning, de- molishing @ large brick butlding in which thirty-four persons are usually employed. The boiler roso in the air, according to an eye witness, a height of over two hundred feet and through the momen'um of the fail was embedd d bank of earth, Ten persons wore injured more or less, but none tatally, The sowing machines at which the girls were seated wore nearly al! broken and the operatives thrown on the floor in coofusion On» man was struck by @ falling beam im the back and stunned; another bad his leg broken; twu superio tendents were also much injured and a man named Helion is reported to have an arm and jog broken. The building was three stories bigh, sixty by fifty fet, and the lose to the proprietor cannot fall shor of $20,000 Workmen will bo set at once to clearing away the debris, when the work of rebuild ng the factory wil! commence, Tne cause of the explosion remains as yet in obseurity. Trenton. Arroctovs Assavit Witn an Iron Ban —Early yester- day morning @ man named John Glynn, keepor of a lager beer saloon and boarding house, and who had been on the loose all the week, returned to his home muschievously drunk, A contention arose between him eiz0d ao iron bar and i, bruising one in a barbarous manner. He then rushed from his house and unprovokinaly attempted to commit another assault on two men who were passing. Glynn was arrested and locked up tilt Iast night, wnen the Justice bound him in $500 personal security to appear for trial when called on, Tas ALLecen Cousterrermea Case.—An alibi having been satisfactorily proved im the case of Joba Dougherty, be was discharged from cusiody by the United States Commissioner. Dougherty thereupon commenced legal Proce dings against the parties who made allidayis, [oboe uct besa ia tho uth, as already stated, FIRE AT NEWSURG, WN. Y. [From the Evening Telogram of yesterday. } Nuwavrs, Sept 7, 1867. The quiet inhabitants of Newburg and the etraogers who remained over night for the boat race were roused, from their beds at hali-past two this morning by cries of fire resounding through the streets, We got up and hastened to the spot where the blaze had illuminated the neighborhood, but it was a small affair after all, as i shed ‘belonging to Jobn Galt, and aged 1 moring slater. The Volunteer Fire Companies were ont, and No 2 arrived first and worked their hose preity” r was good, ‘The fire being in @ ye Wate>’s edwe, they soon bad a good ron und got the flames under at about fout o'clock, with but little loss, The crowd drawn here to see the boat race turned out en mave to eee the fre, and were rather disappointed that it was not a larger aflair. Tt is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, ‘as there was nobody living in the shod, OMctal Proof from Paris, SVEINWAY & SONS TRIUMPHANT. STEINWAY & SONS are enabled positively to announce that they have been awarded H& FIKST GRAND GOLD MEDAL FOR AME PIANOS, RAN RICAN this medal being distinctly classified first, over all other American exhibitors. In proof of whieh the following OFPIOLAL CERTIFICATE of the President and members of the International Jury em Musical Instruments is annexed:— Pants, July 20, 1867. Loertify that the first gola medal for American 'Piavoe has been unauimonsly awsrded to Messrs, Steinway & Sona, AWARDS OF STREET DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS, Yesterday morning Street Commissioner McLean Soupien Daowsnn.—Coroner Schirmer held an inquest | opened the proposals and awarded the following contracts | by iho Jury of 120 International Exposition. yesterday at Bellevue Hospital on the body of » man, | for street improvements: — Firat on the list im class X. aioe: supposed to be James Campbell, a private of company flagging the sidowalk in Fifty-fourth street, bo- President of International Jury. G, Sixteenth New York heavy artiliery, which was and Broadway, t! G Members foand floating ia the North river, near Pier $8, on Fri of the were =. lo Soe eee Cp ey en Le} Dy. ¥ ~— had made an examination of toe i, expressed the ; SemeDw ATER, s opiuion that death was ‘he result of drowning, there The original Nag ge with ean K ta doing no marks of viole The jury coincided with 9 awards” in which! the name o é “sow | rad ith avenues, | Bimota ul act ara ea wew Yok Daoweta Statwrics. —There were 56 persons drowned hams ean aie aeeuk a mumbers 109 East Fourteenth street, New Henry Westerhold, being duly sworn, testiied—I re- side at 113 West Thirtieth street, and attend bar at 1,216 Broadway, for Henry Stohimier; on Friday evening, about half-past nine o’clock, I was sitting, with my wife and @ gentleman, outside the store; the gentieman’s name is William Hoyt; while sitting there Mr. McKen- aie, the prisoner, came in alone and asked for « glass of Jager, whioh I gave him; about ten minutes after Jobo O'Flynn, the deceased, came in and made some remark to Mr. McKenzie; asked him how eee leenagre pe vole in the New York harbor during the months of July and awarded to BR & J. Cunningham, at po $10.03 207 time: Am * *& 8 sat oe e © @ ® August, 33 being recogaized and 23 remataing anknown. 3, one year. INVISIBLE POISONS, . For alatl img and setting curb stones ia ‘The Medicis and the Rorgias fortified their systems with Of these 66 persons, 60 wore manlen and 6 females, 26 | porty dru. eurosi, etween Eleventh and Twelfth aver nutidotes againats the subile poisons with which Tass female and 29 males, '% | nes, aod flagging @ space four fest wide through the meas gue day be emaploned soniast Soeasctenn, “iene pon sidewalks th the contract was awarded to invisible poisons, almost as deadly, Auvacep invanticios.—An investigation was made yosterday by Coroner Gover in the alleged infanticide case of Anna Coleer, residing at 17 Elizabeth street. ‘The woman gave birth toa full grown and live child Friday in the water closet, which was found in the sink yesterday. In consequence of the iilness of the woman no proper examination can be held at present, and the accused will be sent to Ward's Island Hospital. Anna is twenty vears of a Prass and only four months in this country, nies being guilty, Fata, Macumxat Acctoent.—An inquest was heid yesterday afternoon by Coroner Schirmer, at tho Now York Hospital, over the remains of James Taiff, a native (im; | Of Ireland, twenty-four years of age, who was so Kidney, at $5,008 25; time four months, 78 ; For regulatiag, gradin setting curb stones in One Hundred rr Tniriy-third stroet, between Fourth and ith avenues, and flagging a space four fect wide through the sidewalk th the contract was awarded to Hugh H, Moore, at $11,182 60; time six months. For regalats ling and setting curb stones in 1 against which few of us think of taking ‘any precan ious. These banes are in the air. Wheh is surcharged with them, as i men if at this arn eometi son, pa fevers ensue. The summer which has just olowed a most remarkable one. The amount of rain that an bee bas fallen has been enor- mous, and tho exhalstions from the soil _bave been, and are, dense and copious almost-beyont example. These exbala- tos exeretse ous influence on the vital powers, novne.. Kverrwhere people Ianeitue Combat them early bet comes 4 bat hem eariyecvatore they inpee thing worseewith HOSTEITE R's STOMACH BITTER the most effective antidote to malaria that the vegetah'e Kingom hag ever ielded, Its threetoid—i vigorating, dopurati refient that ie in ealth, and containing fnices medic herbs, it ts immeasural Sive preparation, to any other tonic, resent used in eal practics. A RS BITTERS ta, humanly speaking, against Intermittent and remittent fevers, 36 Dey street. an wide through the sidewalk theroof, the contract was arded to Hugh A, MoGraw, at’ $46,410 20; time, eighteen months INTERNAL REVENUE SEIZURES. ‘The following seizures for alleged violatious of the Ia- ternal Revenue laws were reported yesterday at we office of the Metropolitan Internal Revenue Board :— The rectifying establishmens of Richard Bebrmano, =, street, between Gold and Duflieid, Brookiya, was seized for distilling without licenso. Fifteen barrels of whiskey were seized at Pier No. 7 North river, the taxes on the same not having been paid. rfrct safeguard "New York saloe, Sunmocate’s Covrt.—The following wills have been admitted to probate during the past week :—Fraocis J. Rikerman, Mary Ann Hassell, William Van Wyck, Robert A. Burnett, Ai Avgusta Ketcham, Patrick Garty, Alexander Thompeon, Ferdinand Huton, Joseph THE TURF. Death ef the Trotting Mare Lady Woodrum, ‘The celebrated trotting mare Lady Woodruff, the pro- perty of James Irvin, died at the farm of Dr. Rich, peepee, of Aaecttry’s Be $e in 4 bran hes, Stores, 24 Waliand Nu. éJohe Confectia john 0" .T, Cak and T¥. S93 ies sie a ea SPUR aaa Lait oat | sec inti Seveeea ‘been drinking ® good deal ; Lady Woodruff was once place that morning, between ele a Dr Jett yonqecks of Philadetphta> will carfeloome When druet; be had‘ dispute tr. awarded over 4970 COM cnseerer i ae ee eget telat Cress? 0 Bakers Bleyert Preatan Sewing obfaccEalb zine, Ma datrtaeet ** wiaB Rotadat anit Nervous Headache. fi ight beeta "The, 226,28 004 2380 FUGITIVES FROM THE STATES IN CANADA. Disposition of Counterfeiters from New York York and an Alleged Forger from Chicage. Tononto, Sept. 7, 1867. THe VERMONT ELECTION, Mosrratimn, Sept. 7, 1867, Fp ars