The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1867, Page 8

8 THE BOILER EXPLOSION IN EIGHTH AVENUE | Doter.tetue mfext entand eneapset tO oroten: and eugineers expect to be well paid jor (het services, and ~ | {ts tothe terest of aM proprietors of machivery to Further Particulars—Burial of Chidren—Funeral of the put it in charge of euch persons, for though they nay Pave to ey them a trile more haa they woul @ per. | got knowledge o: his duties. yes tent nina be mach cheaper im the loag rua, MAv—Coumuuicat ous on the Subject. they witfind it 10 Yer jerday the scove of the boiler explosion om the | When cost of repairs (which would others be avo dou), x durability of machinery, &e, are take: conside:a- Premises of Mr. Weick, between Twenty-seventa aud | gion: } thould be ® imw passed imposing @ heavy Twenty eighth streets, adjoining Eighth avenue, pre- fented a busy appearance as workmen were engaged from (he early moruing pulling down the partly breken down walls, removing the fallem roof aod ciearmg out all the beeps of brick work, crumbled mortar and wrecked beams aud woodwork which @lled the base- ment where the eng!ne and boiler bad been prior to the eccidont. It is alleged that this boiler which was one @ Densmore’s patent, was similar to one which exploded on board the tugboat Enterprise, at the foot of Thirty- eighth street, Norte river, last winter, and bad been only f use @ month, The principle on which it ‘was constructed vas (bat of having a large heatiog sur- face by spreading the Sues all through iis interior, there ‘Deing 132 1m Dumber and possessing but small capacity for waer supply while requiring only @ very small amount of tue to keep up steam. Alt ough Ho accu- Fate in‘ormation cau be vvtained in coaeq ence of the Grain Of the engineor and fireman, it is said that the bad only sixty pou ids of steam in it when itex ‘aud that the accident arose through steam being heraied somehow or other ithe bottom casing, AS Ne of the exterior sur'ace of the voiler is Dow 1a- fact nearly, this theory appears 10 have sowe truth tu it, Dut the matter will douoticns Le further expia nea a the fnquest, which will take place carly next weck, Tee rives all the machinery im the large ‘cupied by Mr. Welch was not avery I ‘Dut the boiler was of eighty borse-powor capacity, ‘was remarkaole for the rapidity with wuich it generated ‘oce employing & person 83 epginesr wh be “ane ereaitably pasa a very rigid examination, for it nd be the means of diminishing the frightful toss of cooee jife here is daily from belies explosions. New Yous, Sepvemver 1L RMLE TO THS &DITUR OF THE HERALD. New York, Sept 11, 1867, article op your editorial page this morning, frighiful boiler explosion Seeing asking an inyestigation of ¥ in (wen'y-Eigbhb street, and wishing the facis to be known, I deew ita pleasure to inform you Low a great mauy of such disasters occur, In the crst place, they want to rap thelr establishment cheap, Toey Lave to cet men to do their principal work of trade, ind pay them good ; but whee 's comes gineer, why, they say there are plenty that they can pe ci.eap, and we will advertise, amd the cheapest ove wo will take, In answer to the first question, who are these men that they get cheaper, 1 will explain in afew words. Since the war begam op to the timo it was over there were more engineers made in a mouth's time than be- fore the war in twenty years You ull want to know how these meu were made engineers. I will teil you. They get some influential friend who gives bim @ strung ndation, im consideration of value received, goes to some local inspector and geis a wu oes «to «Kome «BieaIns.p nd manufacturer who has to ruu, aud asks them what they pay. Assoon as he hears the amount 008 to the Metrop stan Keard, ead a certificate ie gr him. Now, Mr Euitor, | know of frequeat boiler explosivas #bich eccurred in my time by this same way of getting engineers, aud know at present many in chutge of sy both marine aud Faliroad, wie are wot Capable of tak ng cuarge of an engive cuan Iam the mauaweme:t of your most Valuable news) Yours, respeciuily, AN ENGINEE. BOARD OF AUDIT. How City Ofiicinis Are Appeinted by Fere nande Woed—How Said Officials Are Puid— Where the Money Goes. The Board of Audit met yesterday aftersooa, im 19 Chatham street, bir, Depew presiding, ‘The firat case cailed was that of Péter Kabn, the sec- oud that of A. H Lynch, and the third tuat of Jobo L/ noon, which was tue only one in which an appoar- auce was put in, There was no claim died with the Board, and the caso was put off Tne mext case was thatot W. W. Lyon, It was for thirty six days’ salary, at $4 a day, for service in the City Inspector's office, Stepten A. Loe’s case being called, the claimant ap- peared, aud stated that nia claim was for $100 fur copy- ing buck minotes for the Supreme Court. ‘The case of Wiidam H McArthur was next called, but the clsimact pit in no appesrance. P. Manges was next culied, and stated that his eluim was fir aitidayits drawn up for the Goard of Ex- che. The Corporation Cvansel showed that he was en- ployed by the counsel of tue Board, wuo bad cuiiected some of the atuoua 8 cla med as costs The next cla) 4 Up Was that of William Haves, who clatmed $2,205 87 for serving summonses and sud: por.as (or the Corporas.on Counsel at various Uimaes since whica he was not paid. owner of some ®@ stationary engi scapes of parties en the premises at the sivu were truly marvellous Oue man King at a lahe by ‘he windos wuich was ouly some eignt feet from the ground Moor, was bur ea to the other side of thi part ment and knocked down by the shock. The sasheyand window by which be bad been siand- aad destroyed, und piles of brick and tor. framework of re all bro mortar work were d into the ruom; bat b tunitely escaped with a wcratcies alinough bi Buffered severely from the shock to bis system ever since. Many other escapes eccurred through the provi- deuitial absence of some who wero in the habit of work- fog at that hour: aud considering the violence of the @xplo-ion and the damage thas resulted from it, tt is ‘wonderful bow more lives were not lost. The feed p.pe ef the boiler is neariy uninjured, as 1s alan the bottom easing Were the flues were iounted. Crowds of ; copie ‘were lookitg on yes erday while the workmen were busy ‘on the ruing, aud the curiosity to see the spout Das not Jet died away, The fuvera. of Hr. Housman’s children took place at an early hour yesterday morning, and also that of the Breman, Richard brady. Quite a large concourse of Morrning coaches followed the bourse of the latter to the cew tery, more than thirty carr.ages being presemt. ‘The funeral of the enginesr, Jacob Madden, will take Piace to-day, and a geod deal of sympatby 1s felt for all those who have sutfwred from the catastrophe, . Ty fireman was # agile, and left no family to mourn his I he had @ larse eirc! friends; but Jacob den leaves a wife and child behind t»strage¢ on without bim, He had only been married cighieen months Mary Dowling, the honsemaid of Mr Housman, is re- covering rapidly from her injuries, aud the surgeons at The Mount Sinai Hosp.tai dope that she wil! suortly be Festored to health, al.hough she wli suffer for a long ime frou tho effects of tue accident, Maria Weiverzal pearly weil, aud her was truly miacuious, as the boiler im its Ye dwelling. testified that the claimant was exnploved ia the ollice of the Corporasion Aitorvey, Dot by aim, but with bis covsent; Fernando Wood bad tue power to appoint such mea; Fernaud was not Savor at that tie (laaghter); Mr. Wood mate the appoinim ir, Wood told bim to pay $800 to wetile @ suit ior this cam; Mr. Wood ordered him to pay it, and he did, and charged it to him; did oot pay it out of the moneys of the oflice, but out of ts owe pocket; Mr. Hayes was not ®ne of his appoiuimen's, but reuiued im the office by Mir. Fernaudo Wood, (Langhier.) ‘J. D. Hut, one of the cierke of the office, was next called to the siaud, He id that the villa for serv- ing subpxepas, were for atime sent in in the nane of veKenna, whose business it was tu eerve summou.es, because he had the patronage of the oilice froin Mr. Fernando Wood —(\anguter)—ae employed Hayes as his depu y, It was undersiond that McKenna was recoiving money for all tue subpwras tat were served; he books were never withveid from Mr, Hayes; he o tea asked witness to use uis influence tor him to raise bis compensa!ion; he was aid at a certain rae per aunu’n at tbe expense of Mr, McKeona, eb bis onderstand ing; $000 « year was ‘he compensati n; this muney aod the same auount so McCarty, another atiaché of the office, was paid out of SicKe na’s iees; ovher moneys were paid to other partes; witness had'an understand. jug with McKenna for the pay:eut of these men. Did you pay Feranude Wood any money? A.-T am ready to auswer If th art Bo rules, Mr. Depew—ihe avewer migut give tion. Witness—T would rather answer the question if the Court rated that it was admis-able, Mr. Depew—It bas no reierence to this case; Mr. Wood has uo claim, (Laughter.) On the cross examination of this witness be testified that McCarthy was dismissed, and toat putting in a bi tor his services was tue uccasioa of bis - Ress could nut tell whether McKenna $1,100 to January, following, thongh # though tue bilis were McKenna; could not teil wit proportion McKe remewbered paying the money to other parti care about meationiog the bames; consdered 1 un- Tuesday afer ad Z @f those who had been killed to be buried. The rezu- Tar official juguest wall be held early next week, as suum as a compet nt jury has been ex panelied. Wo have received the following communi fn ject of the disastrous explosion, which wi print be- TO THE EDITOR OF THE NERALD. On reading an article in your paper this morning in Felerence to the corouers of this city, in relation to the @eath of the ch idren of Mr. =, Hoismaa, I know you @o great injustice to one of said corovers Coroner Wildey catied at the bows and did everything that was bie, and the family feel grea'iy indebted to him for ts kindness and atteution, aud were astonished at read- ing the card of Mir. Kattel, tne sexton, in today’s Peper, which was entirely unavthorized 8. ROUSMAN—per M. Seeligmana. New Yonre, Sept. 11, 1567. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. The freq! ot ‘er explos ous, and the fricht- ful joss of life whic o..ca atvends accidents of thie na. ture, has suggesied to me ibe propricty of giving some Rinss revarding the ariaugement o that useful, thoagh @angerous agen’, steam, [cali it dangerous, weaving tha: tis so when iimpropery handied or tried with, Ahough when handied wita cure itis a8 harmess as tt Wa> previous to its conversion from lis oriviual inte this werful state, Most accidents of this kiud are eiiner ihe result of ignorance or carslessness (und too often Doi of these) ou the pars of tuose to wh. se mauage- ment boilers are confided, and itis with aview of lessen- fing the number of casuaities arising frou the former of Shese ca sea that lam writing this article, Owuers of machinery for which steam is used as the Motive power do 00; take into consideration tue teartut 1@ | onsibility they assume when they employ iucompe tent persons as engineers; they do not stop to think of the number of lives they may be the mesns of sacrilic- fog, or of the destruction of propert) whic may tollow their injuuicious selection of mea w take charge of and Control this migaty Clement of strength; wey, in com- fon wih maay otuers, epleriaiving the erroneous $dea that any one who start and stop au en- \uabie informa. " cua cd due Becessary re eee ee eee ite ane | Mr. Houney—Doos it make any difference who got t “capety, and it has taught | the movey pad by the city when you did not get iit concernivg the action of heat Cou.sel for clatmant—Certaisly bot, sm (Laughter) Mr, sicKeana went upon the stavd aud econitadcted & siaiement of (he last witness that be bad swora to the Dilis; on the Contrary, MAVY MORLAS passed in sbich be gor no money, aud Would not, thereiore, swear to the bills, (hougu he was obi ged to siga them. (Langbier ) lustead 0: re ety ing $2,900, a2 the: bills snow, io turce or four monies, he dia nut believe be received $500 ail the time he was there, Mr. Hayes beng again placed on the stand, contra. idence of Mr. Hunt to the ei*ct thar he had orderei bim to deny bis counsél access wo the records in the oice, ‘Tne Byard iheu adjourned until this morning. osiItvaay. Brigadier General Edwin F. Cooke. Leeatios or tas Uarn Stires, Santiago, Chile, Aug. 10, 1867. Sin—I Dave the honor to commupicate tue painful in- telligence of the death of the secretary of this Legation, Brevet Brigadier General Sdwin F. Cooke, of New Jersey. General Cooke entered the United States service at the outbreak of the rebellion, as @ capiain in the Second New York (Harris) light cavairy, aud by distinguished gallantry rose to the command of bis regiment, and alterwards to the respousibie post of chief of staf of the New York cavalry division. With the lamemed was placed in charge of the picket jndred mon seat to eater Richmond {rom the south, on ihe : ccasion of my expedition for ths release of our prisuners in 1863, and had his horse killed’ under bim by the tame volley which terminated Dabi- greo's heroic i.e, He was taken prisoner and confined tor several months in ove of tue dark underground ceils in Livby Prison, whero éepriva of food, Nght and warmth competely broke down his vigorous constiu- tion §=From Lidvby Irisoa he was sent to other points in South Caroi.oa aod Georgia; and Guailly, after enduring for eighteen mounts the crueiter of reveliion, rewurned howe a wreck of bis former self, He accepted tue po- sitiog of Secretary of Legation by the advice of bis phy- thougbt thas this saubrivus climate migut ruined beath. But as time elapsed he sank into a gradual decline; and, after a year of coartant til. hess aud grea: eullering, expires on the Gin inst, & vic tim to (reason aud revsiloa, ‘The funeral exercises were very impressive. The gov- ernment authori d the ceremonies tu take piace in the day) and furnished @ large escort of cavairy, with music, The citizens sent tueir private carriages for the of the frends of the logation, aad the Dells of tue churches tolled as the curicge, cv ng Of cavalry and Aifty carriages, passed tarouga tbe wirecia, As the laws Of Corie probibis the couvevance of the dead tan the city im the daytime, and Protesiante are regarded ‘Wits most Intense disfavor oF the tw trons on the par. of the goverament and people of Chile ave Very sigmiicant aad meris our most gratelul appre- ciation. ntof tue projuct thereot “ny causes, but T shall treat priu proper doxree of know edze and First and (oremust 00 tars list 1 the tn ufliciency of t, Whieh, when discove Wo often sovght to be remedied vy tho immedia pieation © the feed pump, by which cold water ts juced, and iteoming in contact with overleated sur- pidden coutractivn of those paris of tue ier mi evitubly follow, a large quantity of stema fa thus suddenly generated. and its action 1s similar to y carefuiness Yo hear of au engineer who would confess ui this cause had ever vappened to thing I have yet todo; they ail ormeot before they had examived goes, which indicated a sufficiency of wal eretore, the explosion was owing to some otber cause, &e.; in many instances, a» dou to @ truthful Gis assertion, for cuages will make fai-e indications im ‘the event of the boiiers foaming or priming, meaning ‘that the water is in a violent tate of agitation or ebuli tion, caused by au undue relation of temperature be- tween the steam and water; thus, with very hot tres and comparatively hitle water, whe engwe working rapdiy. a larg? quanury of steam ts taken from the Doiler at every stroke, te result is (foaming) a rising ap of tue water from ail pare of the botier. which wisi coa- tinue as jong as the engine is 1 motion, but on stopping ‘the engine (he pr -ssure and tewperature will immediately Become equalized, and the water wiil fall to its true Devel, which wili be found to be more or less lower than the gauges showed {t while the eugine was werking, there>y proving that gaug-s will at times iadica'e m re ‘Waiter (ban in rea ity exisia, Te ascertain if toaming is ter, then reduce te ere foaming. Water wili not come out of the i gee solid when foaming. If it is found dangerousiy w immediately give engine sicam again ()f possi- be, if which wiil renew the jeep the croap sbi and other parts of the boiler subjected to @ ve Dhigh temperature covered, when you can with safety @pply the feed pump; bi is found | en alarmingly dangerous degree, fest plan to por. Bue is to open the safety vaive, haul the fires, and wpon Bo account pump cold water into tne boilers Want of Gteam space in boilers will also make (hem foam; carry- tng too mucu water will occasion this, To suppress biow out the superabua- whether there ciency of uot, betore stated, it will oiten be found less than peared previous te stopping. Another cause of iplosions is allowing botiers to be run too lonz ‘without sca! All water will (more or leas), by the acit in of beat, eave a deposit tonacipaily & substanc: TD e@ time) on ail parts of the boler; bat, om th se Pri nv of Wexpored to the greatest loat there the do- 7,08 t will De tre greatest, and it being a very ooh @itor of esloric, the from upon which it accu. roulv'ed cannot communicate the beat to the water, and ¥ becomes burued, ant (Ws sirength thereby Prop rho ately rv uced, until, foally, unable longer to Sustain iis accustomed prema ay it goes, carry robably deatn, and always deeruction, iw tw trai srefore the necessity of frequent examinations and gealing of boilers, if either safety to Info aad propery oF economy of fue! is a consiseration Corrosion is aio produ ve of many disasters of this Kind; bene fanotier reason why bollers should be inspected often, ‘fas in this way many accidents may be deiayed if not pre- venved +1 bave thus far written only 00 the ex plosivr whicd are more often than otherwise the rosu! ignorance or culpable carelessness ou the pars of those Baving boi! rs tn charge, ead I pave given sowe infurma- tion e . ail from these iron ased in facture, aud Workmanship displayed im the Gomsifuction of Doiers are lee proteo causes of cope: “eee come opposi'e each over, aa they Gua) Tttroduced le sheets 1 to the Feet jon by tue doep gratitude for this great proot of (riends! ty States, aud to assure te goverument of Clie that ite kind considera jon aud the generous ayimpatiy of ite citizens on Uits Meiancooly Gocasiga shal be CUM tay coautry as an bond of upton betweeu the two republica, I bave the boner to remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. KILPATRICK, Hoa, Wu, H, sewann, Secretary of State, REGISTRATION IN VIUGINIA, [From the Richmond Whig, Sept. 10.) We stated in our issue yesterday tia the registration Teturne received at Leadquarters made the @atire vore of the State 216,000. To be more accurate, however, wi Ve instead Of iv round aumbers the actual vote, Which 7. hove number of voters 115.157 are ee nS ee H I i iif Ghlwve : i " i MASONIC PICNIC. Grand Entertainment at Jones’ Wood. At an early hour yesierday—soog after breakfast in fact—the brethren of the hod and trowel began muster- ing tn large numbers to celebrate their annual festival, and the Third aod Fourth avenue cars were crowaed to excess all day long conveying the enthusastic Mason © picnickers to Jones’ Wood, be-ides the many oper car- Tiages and other private vehicles which might have beea seen reiting along out of tne city in the same direction from ten o'clock im the morning up to nightfall. On entering within the grounds, the first thing that atiracted our a tention was a blind fiddler scraping away ‘at his violia with might and maiu near the gateway, and making tbe strings re-echo doieful siraius the air of “Auld Robin Gray.” A little way from this in- @ivideal another blind Gddler, seated also on the grass, was essaying in « languid manuoer some fe-tive Jig, while a third knight of the ca‘gut, atili for- ther on, w: Dg away at the patriotic air of “Yun kee Dood! The blind element was apparent all the way down w Jones’ Wood, for trom the Third aveuue Tuirond depot down to the gates of the park there must have been at least a dozen biiud beggars atatioued alung tue ruad. Ove of these, it app ars, must the ps Of ea recalar statikeeperim the v Insh womae was expostulating with him v aud waving bim to “clear out’? er eke she would do mething dread: ul, @ bind Nesior, wer, did not d Lhe irate Mil im the least, but kept tis pos stordiy, and held oui bis cap to the last ception of auy stray coppers trom the ‘Tho Masons cersaiviy ck of viding @gond entertai ¢ for their friends, and the festival (bis year was no exception to this geuera! rule, *bi be Wihoutexception. The spot they selected ior their picnicis one admirably adapted for the purpore, At was secluded aad retired irom the public road, ne-tied Wm trees, abounging in gras-y piois and undulating hills aud dales, and had at ihe back a »piendid view of tue East river aud ono of its preivies. porns, the arrange- meats ef ths cummittee appeared nighly satis.a tory, judging by the manver in which the vistors enjoyed toemselves all day; and from mor tlleve the scese was one rouad of consiaut excitement and festivity, There wore two dancing platiorms, one op an elevated plateau im the centre of the grounds, and foe einer just ou tue margia of the river overiooking the limpid waters below; and bere two fine baads per ormed all day the pewest and most culiveuing dauce music, trom wwe gay gaiop and entraucing waitz to the romp Jig aud conventional quadrilie, not forgetting a. oc- id Virginia reel ve furiti ‘uy up the Dancing was but one of the many Siause ments provided; were s#inge and round- nd speechi(yings, sonzs by the Arion D gates by te Caldoaiap Club, atb- fete feats and pede d any variety of oiner performances for nd amusing the eravon OF & pre- au presided, wening with music and cancing again ud been pres- dit would y were in and Ail these peopia appeared io and there wag uo visorder pres ut were abi of ihe 10st re of Mr. Huteninss, ou New York aud (he various sce uty Lie, was bict y to. (erg ang, apd gained mu euiion from @ larse ale Mieave. who Histened alten trey 40 it for coasideravly everan hour;and th me .be performance’ of Joba Dueilleid, the great acolee, WhO Walks Gull a mie, rus bait a mile, Waks haifa mile backwards, ruus Wi r distance, trundies a crt wheel, picks up a hunered eggs, siauds op bis bead, aud does any aumber of iocompre- hensivie ieais, ail witiiw tue space of half an nour, A (re.nendous riug ef people, six and eigat doep, svud all round tie Course while the gymnast was going through bis eoteriamment, and bis exploits aud those of bis bottle Loder, Wi udoimistered stimulanis every now aud ton, were cheered Considerably, There was lnore singing ufier this, and addresses by the hev. Mr. Caraweil and Mr, Barciett on the subject of the }asonic Orphan Asyiam, tor wuese beuellt tas fesiival is held anoualiy, aud Wuica 18 @ Moss meritorious stitution, weil deserving of ue support it receives, More music and siaging, aud then the scottish games were next ou the po.raomo, There was the usual amo: tiog the gut sione,”” “puting ihe uea' leg” raciug, aud such like sports as U and whtiom lassie Occasionally ind Mus Wison, “oaly seven years od, fan prodigy, Wuy coplinue te descnpuon, emphatically a bonny day, aod every oue had a ‘gvod ine enterdinment was good, the feed mau, and lkewise tue large bumber of quadrupets thas bad beca drivea up, excelea', aud tue Masonic fete a raud success Thus passed ie day Vv eve,” cud w. the shades of ni ibe festive sceue the wauiog auurs Tecalied tu mak ra home, All separated pieased, happy and satis- fied, thanking the brotaeriy stusoma for oue of the pleasaniesi picnics of the season, METAUPULITAN FIRE COMMISSIONERS. The Board of Fire Com:m::sioners held their regular weekiy meetung yesterday morning, Present Shaler iu ube chair. Commissioner Wirsox offered a resolation, which was adopted, directing the Chief Engiweer to order an 1mime- diate report from tue members vi the department on all violations of the law regulating the closing of Latchways At night, with the names of tue owners, witnesses and dare uf each Viviation, iD Ordertunt eult may be brougLt tach Ollwuder; atoo a draft of reguiations for the siora.e and sale Of Breworks au Lie cily of New ts main features provide that nu reworks sual! dereafier be mauuiaciured, stored or kept on suie tu ihe city vi New York, except weder a peru duly iseyed at the discretion of (he Board of Fire Coaunissiouers, par: 1aut to section $4, chapler S74 Session Laws of | iS06, aud prescribing the Manuer 10 whica said Lreworks way be g stored and sold, Presideut SUsLE. ww Toduced a substitute for an exist- ing regulation, wiich was adopted, that the Chiet La Gibeer way grant leave of abserce to ali meubders of tue department tor a period not exceeding Live days, upoo writen appheaious, duly approved by the proper aud cowpany coumaudants to grant ieave of Qbseuce to the mic \D (hei cuwpanies tur tweaty-.our Lours twive ® moush, sucject ty te approval of we Cael kagiveer, The r. port of the Commitiee on Appointments, their ac:iun iu several cas # of coupia.ni ior ¥ of rules and reguiauions, was receved aud adopied; aud tue Board adjourned, BOOK TRADE SALE, ‘The sixth day’s operatigus of the semi-annaal book trado sale were compicied yesterday. The auction was op ned with the invo.ce of Goud & Lincoln, of bostea. Tue prices brought as follows:—Avassiz and Gouli’s Principles of Zooogy, 65¢; Haven’s Montal Fhuosopay, royal 12mo. cioth, embossed, §1 20; Haven’s Moral Philosophy ¢o., $1; Hopkin’s Lectures on Moral Sciewce, royal 12mo. cluih, Toc: Hamiliou's Lectures, 2 vols roya: Svo, $2; Looms’ Elements of Geology, 12mo, cloth, 40c, Rogers’ ibe-aurus of Eug- liso Words and Purases, I2mo. cioth, $1 20; Ritter's Gevgra, hicad Studses, 12me, cloth, 650; Wayimau’s Ele- mente of Moral Science, do, 0c; Wayiand’s blemeuts of Polina. :conomy, do., tic; Paley’ Nuturai Tueul. ogy, do., 6c; Peabody's Corsi anity the Religeon of Nature, do, 40c, The Excelent Woman as described im the bovk of Proverbs, illustrated, du. BSc; Imita.ioa ef Christ, by fuenas A Kempis, erght thousand psop'e must hi ent yesiruay aliernoun, at taree o eloci ba fi possivie ne culate how wi adoul bue grouuds ab Digat or unruly respectabie ige im; aad ith @ wonderful “i clot, 706 ; Hi Lessons at toe Cross, ldiny, ct 600, ; Mansel's Limits of Religivas Thou, Esami e HH, AO., O2 pu. ; The + Bvo, sioth, 15¢.; The Stir Hi God, vy Frovessor l’heips, 16a civth, 574gc.; The Suffering Sorrow, or Modiiatious wwe Last Days of Curist, Rmo, cieta, 906. ; Our Live Opes ia Meaven, 12mo, chin, 420; Pailosopay oi ue Pian of Saivation, do,” 65« ; Ihe Great Day of Aione- meat, by Charlotie Luzaveth Nebsiin, lem, cioty, oe. ; Arvine’s Cyclopeda of Anecdvies of Literature ' Arta. svo, cieih, $229, The Churea io mes, 16m0, clot, Soe. ; Wes'cott’s lutry- ady of the Gosper, royal, i2u0, clown, ihe Dictionary, 16mo, Clow, s0c. Of iMi-ceilaneous books was Bext pul wader tLe hammer, aul v.ought govd prices, TASUBGADINATON OF UNIT STATES SOLDIERS, Sr Lovis, Sept. 11, 1867. Ap Omaha despatch says that @ baitaiion of four hundred so.diers arrived thew on Sunday, er route to she Piains w ght Indians, Sut before leaving they broke imto we American Trausier Company's ware. bouse, drove out the watchmen, stove in the heads of whiskey and wine barrels, got very drunk ana broke opem canned fruits and ojsters, The subord:nace omficers are said to have deen # bad asthe men, and ihe ovionel 12 Command had ae control over them, THE GOSPORT NAVY YARO, Fontxste Mosnon, Sep, 9, 18957. At the Gosport Navy Yard work i# almost suspended. ‘The frigate Lacca: whieh arrived trom the Pacific @ome Monies ago, ia beng oterhauled and rediued, and ts to be again put in commission, She will be supplied with Eames’ percoiator, ior reducing sea water inte freak water for the bovers, as of board the Unwea States stoemer Brovklyn. Among the improvements at the Yard is the erection of a iarge craae, Which bas been im course of Consiruction since May Similar to the one at the Wastiogtoa y Yard. It wil bo maty feet bah, aod i cau to (aise & Weight of over sixty Loos, aud is desigued for taking Out BG adjusting bowers ‘end beavy oranauce. The folow.ng vessols are gow at the yard:—Gundoats jam, wh cb have B&B coud boats Texas, Columbia, Albemarie, Mayo: Re im ordimary, irgnte Lancaster, repai ew pauire, ured as @ receiving an. eady to go |p oo! f ot Mes Sisodicn an ds sana, employed ‘evens a Jean om around the bardor. F ad THE AFFRAY AT FAR ROCKAWAY. Tv ta stated that no weapoes of aay kind were used tn the affray whieh took piace at Far Rockaway on Tuesday last, Detwees two buchers, samed James O'Donne.t {atectored ana evparaies we pare rs = CITY INTELLIGENCE. Paxsonat.—Chif Justice Chase left the city yesterday morning at twelve o'clock for Puiladeiphia, where be will ly remain for afew days, before be returas: to tis offic! duties at Wa-uington. Fravos is tam Usirep States Pay Derantuent.—The Congressional Committee appointed to investigate ‘ato the alleged frauds ip the payment of bounty and back pay is sitting daily at the Astor House, Four members of the committe are now here—Hon. 8. Linco! Chairman, aud Messrs. Cond, of Wisco Colemaa, o! Indiana, and Scholleld, of Penasyivania. ‘bree wit- nesses were examined yesierday, bu: the proceedings were, of course, sire ly private, Quananrive Iwreciiceyce —At both the upper and lower quarautine stations everything was remarkably quiet yesterday. Dr. Bisscll, the Deputy Health Officer, in charge of the hospital ship Falcon, rerorts that there. are at present only seven patients on board that vessel, all of whom are convalescent and will be discharged 10 @ few days. The following gamed vease's arrived at the lower Quarautive siati a youterday from infected ports, but bad uo cases of sicknessen board—tne brig luraada, from Rio; bark |. Framd, from Cardenas; brig G, Downs, from Demerara, and the steamsnip Fab-Kee, from St. Jaga, Concre-eiorat Commirtes ow Reraxscowent.—The Sub-Committee of Retrenchments, of which General Vau Wyck is Cheirman, was organized yesterday and commenced business They meet to-day at the Custom Hunse, Most of the time will probabiy be occupied ia examining whiskey and tobacco violations of the inier- nal revenue. Axenicaw IxetTitTUTS Fain.—The thirty-seventh a Bual exhibit:on of the American Inostituie commences to-day at the Armory of the ['wenty-aecond regiment. in Fourteenth street. The Far betokens a favorable begtnuing, and will las: for six weeks. This ev ig at eigh: e’clock Mr. Horace Greeley, who is the Presid-at of Institute, will deliver an Opeving address, and “Miles O'Reuly” wil algo deliver @ wumorous peem descriptive of the Fair, Ruusr vor rus Cretans—The suffering among the Cretan women and chiidren is represented to be very great, and as the winter approaches it wil: be still furtber gogmented, It is authoritatively slated that im the committes deavi this city are exerting ofS to provide clothing and other necem«ries tor vufortuvate creatures. All persons aiding $0 werthy an enterprise can do so by turwarding their contributions to the office of the Treasurer, Nu. 66 Wail street, Tus >cuvetzes Orgamizations.—The various commit tees formed by the Sehuetven organizations of thre city and vicinity to prepare for the tuird national sharpshoot- ing festival in this city were in seasion at the Germania Asvembly Rooms on Tuesday nicht, when the Board of Trustees were «nzaged iu revising the list of members, a3 none bat persons of good standing are allowed to be members of North American ~chuo:zen Bund. The Prnting Commmities has prepared an address to the Schuvtzen organizations in Germany and Swiizertand, iw wuieh thoy are caiied apon to participate in the grat Patoval sharpshovting iestival on this side of the A tlautic. A Contract has been made with Mr Morr, the owner of the grounds in Morrisania, whereon buildings aad galleries are to be erected for the accommodation of the partic'pant= in the festival, waica, jidziug from the preparations, will surpas@ all other similar celebravpns that bave beon beid either im Germany or in this coun- try. Mooxuicnt Parape or Tas Sxvexta Reoment.—To- morrow evening the famous and favorite Seventh regi- tmocut wil! parade im :uil uniform, under the hght of the “Lady Moon,” Colonel Clark bax ordered the roll to be called at balf.pas. seven PY, M., and, should the weather prove favorabie, th parade wiil no doubt be crediiavie and enjoyable to both participa.ors and epeciators. JOLERA ON GoveRNOR’s IsLaxp,—Several fatal crses of cholera have recently taken place in the Unn'ed states garrison on Governor's Isiaud. All communication with the latter place is probib ted—even workmen employed by g» ernment are not allowed to leave the Island, quar- ters being furnished them by the commandant untu ihe digease abates. A Pouce Dopce.—In that peculiar portion of this wouderful city around which a complicated Garland is permanently twist d there is a cerain alebouse, once prosperous but pow teariully anticipating the “deep damnation of its taking of” in consequence of a dudge Practived upon {t a fow Sundays ago, It is alleged that the propristor of tuis place made antl-excisers wet their whistle to gratifying perfection on Sabbath days behind his closed sivutters, and the Garland tried to twist some- th ng tangibie out of the rumors that went about seeking whom tiey could convince, but in vain. Finaliy, an officer from another precinct, whose name, greatly to the damage of posterity, could not be obiained, under- Wok to tind out woetver t l@ map did or did not do as » rx. Grundy swore he did, Got inio the piace by ordi- bary means he wonld, bat could not, so he ransacked among bis spore brains fora bright thought, aud found oue and acted upon it F led witu feelinzs akin vo those which must bave avimated the breast of Julius Cavzar when he crossed the Rubicon, be upon a livery stable keeper in the vi of the alehouse last Sunday, and iutroducing self ag Lord knows whg’s ‘sep, he iniormed th horseman that be had been recommended io cali on him by his pari riend, Mr, somebody eise (mestivn of Whose real name would not be of any interest), and shat be desired two coaches to be sent iate in the after- noon to bia residence, No, 142 Deiuncey sirect, Tus stabre keeper wrot ‘a the order, and smiled, [Note— Siable keepers always smiie when tuey “Couldn't @ fellow get a drink about he: ofMcer in disguise; “i'm so thirsy, and [ain't much wequauted ip this ere local Now, the siabie keo er | xed bis grog once while, as tue offlcer kpew, and generally got it strong the alehouse avove mentioued «no ‘ae whieu was also koowa to the dodger. “Well, ne; 1 don know of any place,” dubi- ously replied t ery man; “but, bold, come with and keep dark.” Yue doduer kept dark, followed the stableman by @ devious route into the beioved siehouse, caliea tor drinks, swallowed ‘em at a gulp, swore they wero excellent, said ho was a policeman, showed his stueld, aud—there was one liquor store less in the city. Foun Daownep.—Yesterday the body of another un- kvown man was found Svating in the water near pier 52 East river, The age of the deceased appearsd to be about 45 years; he was Gve fect eight inches bigh, had and was clesa shaved. He bad om « brown y ves 4 pants, white suirt, vray kort d drawers, black silk necktie and bow The body was oo much decomposed tw be p.aced in the Morgue. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. Seuuwe Liqvon Wirsovr Licey: —Patrick Ford was arrested yesterday on s warrant issued by Justice Quaiie, charged with selling liquor without a license. He gave bai! to appear vetore toe Grand Jury. Rosner on 4 Bcucowsr.—Some time before daytizht yosterday morning the schooner Anne, lying at the foot of Essex was boarded by river thieves, and ® forexa!, jib and hawser, valued at $75, was stolen thereirum. The thieves escaped. Newark. Boro Rosrerr—Annust or tas Tmer.—About two o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Charles Smith, who re- fides in the upper portion of 14 Monroe street, discov- ered @ wan in bis room, and caught him by the hair be- fore he had time to escape, The thief to free bimeel, ver, and eacep d through a wiadow, but Mr. Sm bad him, as Matt the mao #ho lived oa the iower Qvor of the sme house, ait was accordingly arrested aod commitied for trial, He has recentiy been released from tue State where he had been contined for dealing in eounterfeit money. Upou examimation 1t was discovered that §: ty gold and §4 in Duls bad besa stolen from Mr. smith's apartments, Paterson. Exrrosom at tae Paterson Inow Worns —An ex- plosion occurred on Tuesday at the Paterson Iron Work: which, fortunately, was not of a very serious character, It eteme the workmen to clrarge of the bushelling furnace ry ‘ime to cool, t being ata te heat, dashed in the water, the consequence being toat the furnace was biown to pieces. The man was severely Durued. Trenton. State Prreox.—It is rescived to Impose a donation om all persons visiting the Prison. The sum thus realized isto be devoted tothe purchasing of books of such Kind as is best calculated to elevate the moral and intel- tatus of the prisoners, The movement is mect- ing with the cordiai acquiescence of the citizens, who rightly beievc that the guilty are not imprisoned to PAiiaLe revengerul feelings, but to relieve society from their d-predations, and any undertaking for the refor- character person APPOINTMENT OF A JUDGE CF THE MUSTINGS COURT, OF RICHMOND, VA. Ricumosp, Va, en AR Sch taaed ti colonel H, B DuMbbam, Judge Advoeate Ualted Stat , Judge army, to act a8 the Judge of the Court of Hustings of this city, his removes the necessity for an election n4 ae pospta to fill the vacancy occasioned by the AMERICAN POMOLGGICAL CONVENTION. skins Cope Sal een dees fore tne Gouvepucn tus afarsces NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Judge Blatchford, Habeas Corpus In the Matier of John Reilly.—This ease came before ibe court under the following circum- stances Reilly bad enlisted ase soldier im the United ‘States army, and was at iho time, as be claimed, only nineteen gears of age. His counsel brought the mattor before the court under a writ of babeas corpus, and Qrgued that ep enlistment of s minor was void, where it ‘was not sanc'‘oned by (he parenis of the party entist- hat as (be parents of Reilly in to the entistment, he should a pamphlet had been printed at ‘3 got out ander the sanction of General Buvierdeld. It contain sions 1p relation to questions of deciding this care he should Nik copy Se Counsel for Reilly referred to an opinion of ssiice Bigelow, of Meassachusetta, which decided a point simiiar to the o} ow arsed, Judge Blatchford said he would also like to havea copy of that decision, as he wished to decide the mattor as 5000 as t BaXEROrTCY. The following petition was lodged yesterday —Joseph A. Horsfall, Hyde Park, Dutchess county. Referred to Register Beale. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Commissioner Stilwell, Frederick Davisand Elizabe: Davis were charged with pas-ing counterfeit twenty-tive ceat currency stamps. The evidence adduced against the defendants went to show that they had gone into stores, purchasing small ar- ‘icles, aud paid fer them with couaterteit stamps. When arrested the iemale prisoner bad a quantity of bad frac- tena! curreucy in wer hand, as if about to throw it away. I Davis was committed for trial, counso! for the woman reserving some points which be proposes to submit to the Comunissioner on ber behalf, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Butchers and the Board of Wealth—Mo- for Aujunction Against the Board. Before Judge Clerke. Me Perple a, vel. Lemuel Valenline ve. The Vetropolitan Board of Health.—This was an spplication for a writ of permanent injunction against the defendant, to restrain it trom interfering with the plaintiff im bis business of slaughtering cattle, at No. 306 East Twenty-seventh wireet, in this etty, Mr. W. H. Apthon, plaintiff's coun- d that tt was such an application az would have = party, bad it not been that a special reso- need into the act providing against tho tssuaace of sach erders against the Meiropoiiian Beard of Heaith, then read the com- mt, vetting forth plaintiff was en- used in business as a butcher, and had been engaged in siaoghterieg cattle at his present sluaghter house for ten years; that he slaughtered at ine rate of two head of cattie per day; that bis business was conducted in a cleanly manuer, aud was not prejudic al to the pudlc beatth; that his business and premises were of creat value tobim, acd that be had ven en- Jjoned by an order issued unlawfully by the defendant, from pursuing bis leg tima:e avocation, &c, Mr Biss, covarei to the defeniant, then prepared to read affidavits for the defendant, in opposition to the motion, when Mr. Antuon objected to the reading of any such papers in opposition to the motion on the ground that the section of the act referred to stated that notice should be given to the de! Bo ri.bt was given to appear for U! irpose of oppos- ing tae motion for preliminary injunction. ve court bere remarked that the case could more lant, Mr. An‘hon ed, and denied that was eniitied to « hearing in this court. After considera. ble dis ussion between counsel the court finaily referred tue motion to the General Term, denying an application for wjunction during the pendeucy of tue hearing. SUPERIOR COURT—CHAMBERS. The Granting of Orders of Arrest. Be‘ore Judge Barbour. Margaret Fox vs. James For,—The parties to this suit are v-ighbors, though not relatives, and the case came up yesterday on a motion to vacate the order of arrest obtained against the defendant, on application of the plaintiff, The complaint upon which the order was granied set forth that defendant had applied a varicty of disgusting epithets to the plainti?, charging her with uniaith‘uloess to the marriage vow, and atieging that defendant concluded his tirade by breaking tue wiadows of pisiuif’s residence, Couasel for the plaintiff ad- Milled that the action was not for slander, but for damage to properiy, the opprobriows language being inseried to show the animus of ¢@efendant’s subsequent action, The court held that plaiutid, not beng the owner of the property, coud mot recover, and cen. sured in a hich degres the praotice of grauting orders of arrest withnut due proof upou wich to base such action. ‘The order of arrest was vacated. objected to the case being de! WARINE COURT. mt Cannot Bring Suit tn His Ows Nam Before Hearne, J. Allen Cummings Agent vs. Herbert Musion.—The plaintiff sued the detendant for goods sold aud delivered io him. Tue defendant interposed a general denial. On the trial it appeared thas in fact the goods belonzed to Mr. Waxe- field, of Boston. Heory H. Morange, of counsel for de- fondant, moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground coat the plaintiff wasaot the proper party, plainuil not being tue real party in interest, and that tuere was po cause of action shown io piainuMl Tne court granted whe application witt cosis, W. B. Putney ior piainwil, Henry H. Morange for cefendaat. COURT GF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. EMPANELLING OF THE GRAND JURY. At the opening of the court yesterday the Grand Jury was empanelied and sworn. Mr. George D. H. Gilles. ple was selected to act as foreman. The Recorder briefly charged the jury, observing tha: the delay occasioned in securiag aGrand Jury was owing to a defect in the law, which should be remedied. As the law now exists, oniy thirty men could be drawn out of a panel of a thou- sand. The prison was full at present, ana bis Honor re- PracticemAo Ai upos which the prisoners were arraigned, ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY, of the day was occupied in trying an in- pide. § The @icument for grand iarceny found against Mar- ray and Wm. Davidson. Murray demanded a separate trial, From the testinooy it appeared that on the 16th of diav last Francis Schudel lett a trunk comming wearing a) aod jewelry, amounting in the aggre- gate to $1,600, 10 the custody of Mr, Coten, in Broome street; that be received intormation that the trunk and ite coptents were stolen, and subsequently found a por. tion of the stolem property in the house of David.on. The circumstances wh'ch the prosecution aileged con- nected Murray with the larceny were, that about three eng we eal ae Mgr and uae woman, wamed Mary Ann Aferica, which cow Dlaioant claimed to belong to bim—a senting it being in the truck, The tue alieged mistress of accused that ip the — ne Nowpe 4 Po moant declined to sum ‘Up the case ye jury afver deliberating a few moment Feadered « verdict of vot guilty. go Aviogaton was tried on a c from the person in picking the pocket Stokes, on tue S0b of J Six o'clock tn the event at Houston street, whereupon Mr. Stokes missed bis watch. He gave \oformation of bis Joss at the Futeenta precinct station house, togetuer with @ des ription of tue person who pusbed bim, and upoa that description Livingston was by an ofticer, woo wid tim he arresied bim on a cuarge of stealing & gold watch, Woen told that the comp! % could Tecoga ze bim. ne said be would “nab” bim (a slang purase for identify) and he would get five years, The prisoner in @ subsequent conversation said he was @ thief, but bad oot stoien auyibing for five months, ‘and that he was not guilty of that charge In bis examination beiore ¢ omagisiraie be stated that be was Bravdage’s diniag saloon, on Broad- way, at the time Mr, Stokes lost hie watch, and conversed witb a waiter oamed Frank, It appeared in the progress Of the trial tbat the driv rof the car saw a man with s green paich on bis eye, who was samitied to be the Most nov tous pickpocket in New York, aod that Mr. Stokes bad ® conversation with @ maa named Stanley, im the lo: jan alleged confederate of the notorious D.ck pox hh Stanley gave a conditio sal lent. Wheo Liv- x foliow, the robvery be was not posi- y identified: bat at . Swkee sudsequeatiy said be convinced he was the thiet. It was proved by Frank McNulty, the waiter tn dage’s saloon, that on the evening of th L vingstom entered that establish: e2 and 1 med tll nearly corder, in his charge, instructed the jui Gtand:ng the reputation of the coousel, they believed ‘the testimony of the waiter, they should reader a ver. dict of not guilty, Mr. Bedford aiso intimated tnat if thoy believed the alibi they snould acquit the prisoner. The jury, after berating half s boar wie ‘& verdict of not ’ the premises of James Boyle broken into and y only coutamed yard and found th pal prisoner, apen whose person yards of fuse were found bo the office 4 blown open tLe vale sa {0 take the chaness, sent to the Sing Sing prison ior four years, 1 Daniel Lynch pleaded guilty to an attempt af bifglary im the third degree He was jomtiy mdicte@with . on! King for burgiariously eptering the clothing gto: ‘a Willtam Heist, No, 20 Frankfort street, on the ro July, at woven tae over @pe Bundred doliars wo: cioth ng was stolen, Lyuch was sent to the State som lor two years and six moothe COURT CALSNOAR—THIS DAY. » } Scrreus Coorr, Craxsens,—Nos 24, 81, 194, 11 121, 125, 126, 185, 143, 144 Call commences at 5» irr BROOKLYN INT&LLIGENCSE Autacep Fs.omoce Aseavit.—A mea named Johq Levison was walking throug tend bour on Tuesday night, when he was seized from by some person who put. bis arm around his neck, tw bim to the ground, siavoed him ia the with a kaiie, Subsequently a man named Williaio fee was taken into custody by officer Woolsake, of Forty-fousth precinct, on suspicion of baying ¢ the assauit, He was held for exawination before Morehouse, Accipext To 4 Conoxen.—Coroner Lynch would to be particutarty unfortunate, vaving twice or” times with the past tweive months sustained of the knee joints, Yesterday morving, while act of stepping off the road on to the curbstoue, Opposite the Forty-fourth oct station bouse, slipped, and falling, fraciured bis lef knee cap. SuNGULaR Cass ov Suvpex Dara. —A German in an advanced stage of preguaucy, uamed Eunnl Batt, die@ euddenly at ber residence, No. 39 sirect, Williamsburg. om Tueaday night. Yest post morte: amination was herd, avd the fuil body of » cutld, of course dead, waa removed from mother, It waa found that the deceased came to death from disease of the beart, rendered fa:al by preznant state, 7 ALLEGED B:cawy,—There was a goodly attontanee the curious and scandal-loving persons, who evince a taste fur the morbid and depraved episodes life, as evinced in the polic’ court, yesterday m at Josiice Dal! court, KD. The sensation was examination of Loulsa Valmer, reiting at No, 130 street, New York, wo was srre-ted on the day vious om a charge of bigamy, the complainant bell Martin Wood, she beg, it 1s alleged, tho lawlul wife of Ferris Patiner, did un:awfnily and feloniously marry, Peter Wood, knowing at the time that her hushaad iivieg, he complajeant fa:ting to put in app. the case was set down for a bearing this morning, Ax OLD Gawe.—A butcher pamed Henry Small, ing store on the corner of Leonard and Colyer st Greenpoint, was the recipient yesterday of a visit a@ respectable looking man, who purchased some steak and tendered in payment therefor a filty di bill, The butener bad not tue amount of chroge req site, when bis customer desired him to send the around to his house and give bim change for a ten bil, This was dope. Tue boy met tue gentleman at door, to whom be delivered the mouey, when the told nim to leave the sieak on the door stoop and foil bim, as he would get the change down the strect, boy soon lost sight of the mau, and ibe butcher lost money. Tus Basy Act—Discnancs or tue Devexpanr. —J' Dailey yesterday rendered his decision in tlie cage Kellam against Wells, discharging the defendent,” particulars of the case have heretofore been pu The action was brousbt by @. #. Kellum, late dry al dealer in Grand street, E. D., to recover the amount anote which fell due in July la«t, but which Well 4s alleged, protested against the payment of, on plea of being a minor at thetime tho bargain for purchase of the couds was eutered into, The Court cludes that the musrepre-entation of the def to bis age was aot made with an intent to cheat or fraud, and the arguments {or the prosecution seeming ym based upon the assurnption that te plea ef; ili Bab sil terthought arising trom cons! ney Was ao Hence Mr, Warren Wol!ls was digg with bis counsel, charged. AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. t —-> Second Day’s Session. The second day's session of the America: ceutical Society was held yesterday at tho New Y¢ University. At nine A, M. the Committee on Nominatious rey ed the following persons as the officers uf the for the ensuing year. The report was accepted the gentiemen designated elected:—Mr. Juba wi Now York, President; Robert J. Brown, Leavon’ Kansas, fret Vice President; N. H. Jonnivgs, more, Md., second Vice President; Daniel Hiach Boston, Mass., third Vice Presideat; John \!. MM Boston, Mass, Secretary ; Charles A, Tufis, Phi The reports of committees placed on file roster were then read, after which an animated discussion om variety of topics counected with chemistry and phage’ macy took place. The aduiteration o: creum tartar an@ tte monopoly possessed by the manufacturers of cake of sodium and potassium in this country were very fully discussed. f ‘The Chairman of the Committse on the Drug Markeg ry interesting renort of tha present gate . Tre importations of drugs mte the York for the year ending Juiy 31, 1867, rge, but less ti! those of 1865-6. There consideranle importations of rhubarb rees as Of this tt oas bern said the extractive ot than of tue cathartie: qualities, A quantity of this root grown in Massacnt setts has been found to pes-ess the cathartic pri almost to the exciusion of the astringent, and the growes, of it feels so encouraged that he intends planting a large tractin the West with this root, | astor of has bad. | market more freety of late from the West than fore, and it was to be b > riciaus pant, which the oil is made, can be raised a: so low a com to excinde the foreign article from the od liver oll we receive in large nee it is adulterated very mucb by oi! made trom the Ii of hake and pollock, and is cod liver oi! only in nama, Many other drugs were noticed in the report, but hese named were the princi al, The foreium drugs im: bere bave been generally of good character. Of the ime @iginous products tue essentia! oils, such as winter? y Peppermiot, sassafras, tausey, &c., have {aiied answer satisfactorily te test uf puri.y. Tue Commit , regretted very much that wih the “increaging intellle gence of the people medical empyricism and quackerf should keep even pace, and that so large a proportic® of tue «rug trade shoild be made up from tho tratie im the product of ignorant cupidity and bold-faced chariag taniem.”” 4 of the Committee on Internal Revenue | r The al er confined to a review of tne frauds coinmit on the revenue oy whiskey disiillers and reveuus cers, The committee recomm-ads that the tas whiskey should be reduced one-hal’, and thal a: class of collectors and inspectors be appor rofessional politicians and adventurers ai Ming those offices, and in 10, the report states, are tog it aud thriftiers to earn their living in hovest ome purpose of making money be goverme ment. The tack of honest and true men in places of wich Se whose promotion and perm: aplow would on their honesty and noten the success of a politiong party, should be appointed to those officer. ‘| the trapraction of some rouiine bus ness he meeting adjourned unt: ine o'clock A. M. to day, ' ‘The exhibition ot chearca! «nd pharmaceut ratus im connection with the asseciati n 1+ patronized by the pubic, and the only visitors ‘were the members aud exhibitors, ‘ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, Arrivals. Hoivetla—J Gardner and 1 rJackson. Mr Henry, Sr sewer sod lady, Mrs Lewis and two dat Mr Markl ny Mr Geuner, or Pipre. a re Me Coleman Mr Brand je Wainwrght, Mr Hall ‘aud lody. Nr Clarke, Me Dewan, M wife and cuild Mr Butterworth, Mr Bey Departures. { Paxama, &o.—Stexmship ay Gwin, Frane Williams, P 3 Nehards and wife J G Rickard, Mes Dows JT Jerty and wife, M x Lia Rebmidt, a tHoelacher, tude g Wek of B Power 7 tt CB Po Taraiiy: aden Ulari ASrinwatt, M Lore | packer. 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