The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1867, Page 5

Surviving bim, the bequests ta the will are valid to the extent of one bait his no more (session laws of 1860, Chapter 360. page GOT), and (he testator died intestate ag to the other ball of is estate: the sata one ball, the be- Quest of which 18 held to. be valid, I» subject to the pay~ tient of the annuity of se bundred dollare to his Widow, Aaron B, Belknap, Proctor for exdoutor. COURT OF GENETAL SESSIONS. The New Park Bank tudicted as a Nuisance “ by the Grand Jury, Bolore Judge Russet, AL the opening of. 19e cours pesierday the Grand Jary orougls ‘n @ number of indictments and re- Sutued the dizcliarge Of their duties, Among the bills \. presented by the foreman was an indictment against the « President and.) Directors “of “the Park Bonk for alleged ¢ Misdemeanor. Oar reporier. understood: that the City Judge directed the clerk 10 \ssue a Vener warrant for thie arrest of (he defandants,.and aa charge ja not @ foidny ft 1g nov improper to a{ate this fact, although the ~ parties are not yet it exstody, The ‘oliowing accor of the P INDICTMENT, ¢ Cty and County ef New York, $.—The jurors of the £ People Of the Suse of Now York; in avd for the dody ‘of the cily aad county of New York, upou sbeir oath, went: — Ahat tho President, Directora and Company of the * Nativnal Lark Bask, vale of the Second ward of the cuy of Nes York, in i¢ county of New York aforesaid, on foe first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ana sixty-seven, and ou divers ier days and times between ‘hat day and the day of Making bois inguriiom, with force and arma, at the Werd, City wud county moreraid, vear the dwelliv, ge Of divers inhabitants of the chy aud county o ow York, and als. vear divers public stroots and com- mon bigways tn the said city and county of New York, thew and Liere ip acer-ain street there called and known 4s Eradway, io the Second ward thereof, being ® common ivighway used for all the fnvad- Hants of said city and county to go, return poss and repaes at their free will and plea- @ure, = ynlawiulily aud injuriously did put up and rect, and cause to be pui and erected Over and bs- ond the line of the sidewxalk aud street certain olumns of stone and marbie. and did the on the said otuer day agd times, there unlawfuily per- mit and suffer the said columns ¢ @ and marbie to be and remain in and upon tne treet, Known and cal Broadway, m the Second ward of the said city (tie said stroet veing & and there @ common nigh- Way), for t ace of eoveral days, to wit:—For tho Space of ten 8, Whereby the said mon highway Aforesaid then aud on the said other days and times, for nd during ail the time aforesaid. on @acn of the said Gays respectively was obstructed, strajtened and biocked Up, so tbat the imbabiianis oO said city aud county is not then aud oa the eaid other days and ies go, retura, past spas; and labor in, through and along tue common highway afore- raid, as they ought and were wont and accusiomed to-do, to the great damage and common Buisance rot only of all the iniabitanis of the said city and county of New York, there residing, inhabiting and Gwelling, but also to the invabitaats of tbe said city of ew York, then aod there passing and repassing in, by ‘and through the said public streets and common bigh- Wave, conligeoiw (0 the said common nuisance, and Sgaingt the peace of the people of the Stateof New ork, and their dignity A. OAKEY HALL, District Attorney, A True Bil.—CHARLES H HASWELL, Foremaa, It is rumored that the complainant, who appeared be- fore tho Grand Jury; was Mr. Kaox, of Broadway, Late in the afvernoon an officer attached to the Dis- trict Attoruey’s ofice, politely apprised the defendanis of the action of the Grand Jury, aud no doubt they will Bppear before the court and furnish the necessary bail pending the trial of the indiciment It is doubtful, howevor, if the trial ever takes place, for, no doubt, the alleged nuisance will be abated very speedily. BURGLARY, Charles Momper was tried and convicted of burglary $m the third degree, be, in connection with another wan, having entered the store of Charles Zettler, No. 184 Bowery, on the night of the 8th of August. Throo Fevulverg and two Doringer pistols wero swien. The Prisoner was arrested in the act of selling one of the Pistols to Air Cooper, in Ccnire atreet, on the morning of the burglary. City Judge sentenced him to the Biate Prisoa tox five years, GRAND LARCENIRS, Sebastian Harris pleaded guiliy to an indictment for Stand larceny, charsing bim with stealing, on the 18th of September, $90 worth of bate from the store of Robert W. Dickey, No. 448 Broadway, He was sent to the slate Prison for turee years. James Anderson, who was indicted for grand |: ny, ied guilty to an attempt to commit that offence. je was Charged with stealing on the 19th of September @ box of booie, vaiued at $66, from the store of Melius, Currien & (o., 38 Warrea street. He was sent to the Sing Prison for two years and six months, ‘ikiam Dowd and William Parry pleaded guilty toan indictment charging them with au attempt at burglary. Op the nivnt of the Ist twetant an officer discovered the prisoners in the act of attempting to break into the fur- nisbing store of James Peasson, 389 Sixth avenue, aud arrested them. Sentence was postponed, oe ACQTINTALS. William Doran, who was jointly indicted with two meu named ‘iiler and Wuitworth, cuarged with bur- lary in the third degree, was placed on trial. The tes Since sbowed that on the din of August ap atlemyt was to burgiarionsiy enter the premises of Corneilus Burns, 156 Bowery. A de- fective watched the movements of four men, and towards evening be foliowed Whitworth up Stairs ond saw him bave a *4immy” tn his band, and oo examining the door of Mr, Burne’ office saw marks Which appeared to have been made with » ‘Yimmy.” ‘The officer testified that Doran was standing outside in company with Miller, The jury evidently bad douvts as fo whether the accused was acting in concert with Whit- “worth, fur they rendered a verdict of not gality. William Harrgoo, ® boy, was charged by Joseph Hongh, (an ex-member of the Metropolitan Police De- tment), with attempting to steal a guid watch from im on the 16tu of J.ne, The accused showed by bis einployer thut he was a boy of excetlent character, and the Judge, in nis charge, totimated (hat there was some- Shing mysierious apd unrelian! t the t azainst him, fho'jury ‘without leav ng their seats. POLICE INSELLIGENCE, Bor Atreupt at Svicipe AND LAMaNTABLE Farcre — Bome time since Garrett West bought from a man named Palmer, without consalting his(Paimer’s) wife, an oyster @aloon, doing an excellent business, in Caval street. Mra, Palmer, it sppears—that is, if her statement is ‘worthy ot credence—put six hundred dollars into the @oncern, and. being pecuniarily interested, persuaded herself that the salo was a sham—a conspiracy gotten up between West and Palmer. With this notion running fa her mind she daily besioged the sal.on, fo the great anuoyance of West, and there had several dispaies with him, claiming that he bad con- pented to purchase to pli ber husband, who the real owner. When West found that he could not per- Buade the w into a diflerent view of the case, and finding ber presence there daily, constantly barangulng, bad « tendency to injure his busines , caused her to be arrested and locked up in the Essex street jail, But ho bad bardiy got her safely indged there when, as he stated, he found her at liberty and in bis saloon again “kicking up a confounded muse." On jast Satur- day, at West's solicitation, another warrant was issued @nq placed in the hands of an officer, who yesterday afternoon succeeded in arresting the poor creature while fo Wost’s raloon, flourishing a large carving knife around her bead and threatenine, it is alleged, to let daylight = “oom hg unfortunate successor to her husband's ler hou: 0 When arraigned before Judge Shandley at the Essex Market Police Soary ery subsequent to jas present to press & charge, the breast of his font the murderous ing weapon and said ‘That's what she threatened to cat my throat with!" “It's no such jog, We no such thing, Judge !’’ @rreeched the woman, at the same time baring her ovom and neck; “TI bim I was going to cut my Owa'throat, and he wi me!" “That rue, your Honor, quite truo; but T = oa wo Aa on stood, her mg like @ coupls ‘ving Coa! fro and her upraised, win’ the Jaid across ber throat—I tound, I say, the - edge turned outward. She frightened me at first, I tell you, because, you see, I thought her crazy; but when she saw thal ded her aa @ fraud, trading under oes, sheran at me aad threatened to kill " responded Wost. «1 walked tho kaite out of her hands, right op Here tt is. Mrs. Palinor, who thought sho was losing ground in her» broke in, dec! and that if bi would have made wonld,” and bave dag a jury, besides to ber and tow & coroner, considera'vie employ ment to Ond'out why she id sy sanguinary a deed. Tha would-be suicide, in defauit of $900 ball to ki the pence, was commitied to prison, there to cool her Yerpor of nurse her wrath, aa she will, aguinst the “wter boy" of Canal street, A Feormve prom Justice. Twenty-seound precinct, yesterday arrested Fravk Bar- hey, who, he deposed, was, ou information received by bim, & fugitive from justice from t ® of New Jersey, where be liad commiited an alleged felony in ‘hat he took money and to the valueo $70, the property of one ‘ope, of ihe city of New rons wick, N. J. The accused was, on tne prayer of the OMcor Cottrell, of the otheer, detained until farch noo Could be obtained from New Brunswick by Justice Conudiiy, of ihe York- wit lice Court. AS-AULT ON 4 PouceMAN,—On the 20th of August last Nichaei Barrett, of the Twenty-third precinct, deposed that be had been assaulted and beaten by aman named David McMann, at Bellevue Garden, Eightieth stroet and East river, “who shoved against him tore deponen’s sbirt, ana that mber of other per- fons got hold of tim; and while thus assauited Parick Finn held deponont by his at we ‘en Mo viann trucks. hima Ho Ge Was subsequent thrown down ana by ‘some Aa NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1867.—TRIPLE SHUKY. ‘unknown perso, kicked tn the fnee,” The testimony oftered efacer Barrett yesterday afternoon before Justice polly did pot sustain his charge On the contrary, {t clearly weat to show that be {nord and miciievously exceeded ‘ihe Justice reviewed the law in the case, ai no officer has aright tO arros. a citizen, without a warrant for a misdemeanor, unless the crime was committed to bis noe and ia bis view, Tue accused were from custody, Fevomove ASSa0LT oN ay Orn Lapy or EiGuTy 8Y 4 Maw op Sixty-vive Yeans,—At a late hour on Monday night an old man named Timothy Murphy, who resides on Ninth avenue and. Bighty-Qrst streot, it is alleged, fetoniously assaulted a venerable German woman, Who ta utterly ignotant of English, named Elizabeth Botner: ‘He broke, it was stated, tho fastenings to a window which opens into the “apariment, in the same butidin occupied by the defeodant, and although cries ani otherwise the old lety endeavored to call the attention Of those in the house-to her situation, be succeeded, she © cbarges, in hia diabolical purpose bevore assistance could be rendered her, When arrajgned before Justice Con- nolly of the Yorkville Police Court yesterday afternoon, Murph ded not mullty to the change of 5 as plea-wvailed bitn nothing, as he wag com- in defuuit of 62,000 bait, A Vouvsie Femacx. —Lizzie Quinn, a woman of rather diminutive stature, appeared in court yesterday morn- tng, fully determined, as she trequently asserted, to put Tysmad Gorman through, for having, as sho alleged, committed a gross assault upon ber, Lizzie’s appear- ance was anything but prepossessing, added to which sho was gifted with @ most yoluble tongue, which she used with considerable fiuency in detailing the history of her bunged-up ¢; Wish the greatest diffoulty sould his Honor succeed tn compelling her to stop speaking while he interrogated the prisoner. “Gorman,” sald Judge Dodge, “you bear what this woman accuses you ol? “He das'nt deny it, yer Honor,’’ says the woman with the darkened eye, fa the most bitter tone. Will yeu noid your tougue /” asked the Judge, ‘IT wil, yer Honor, Judge Dodge; but, sur, it makes me vexd w see a dirty loufer like him bate a woman- kiod like mo; —" “Will you hold your tongue?” again asks the magis- trace io a louder tone of vuice than before. pb OS Judge; but I want to tell you how it officer has told it, madam,’ “Yes; but have be towid it right? T just want to fix tas totlow.? “Tf you don't hotd your peace I'll have to lock you up too,” Then addressing tveyprisoner bis Honor in- quired, ** Whas bi you to say, prisouer?’? “Only this, Jadge: that I saW iwo men assault the woman while I was close by at the time, and——’” “There you are,” broke in Lizzie; ‘*now you're going to perjure yourself, that’s what you are, and you kuow it, so gyou are,” and Jizzie might bave continued in this strain for an indefivite period were she not again brought to a halt by the magistrete, who informed ber if she did not keep quiet te wold certainly commit ber, The prisoner then continued:—* And when I saw the muss I stopped to look on, when the woman seized me.”” “Yos, an’ I'd saze you if Twas half dead. Oh! you have it in yer face what you are, you spake," con- tinued Lizzie. © 7Pon my word, Judge, I never laid a finger on her."’ “Will you kias the book to thai??? asks Liz, “Yee, mam,"’ was the reply. “Ab,"? replies Mias Quinn, “ita no trouble tor you to ewear the lie.”” thinking the debate bad beenjcarried on to 28 sufficient extent for ail legitimate purposes, brought oa close by sending the injured female to the of Detention as a witness, and locking ap Gor- man for trial ALLEGED SHOPLIFTING.—Kate Tierney was arrested yes- terday on a complaint made against her by Henry C, F. Kock, !n Carmine street, who alleges that Kate entered his store in company with two other women, and that while Kate's friends were engaged in looking at some bie Kate scuplenes ber time in stowing away six jollara’ worth of cal ‘She was caught in the act, it is alleged, brought before Justice Dodge and committed. Portisa on Stris,—Maria Stevenson preferred a com- plaint against a colored boy named Philip Wright, charg- ing him with stealing a gold ring valued at $10, Both Philip and Marta were employed in the same noure, No. 421 Wost Thirty-fourth street. At various times several articies were missed from the premises, but po account could be had of them until the ring scrape disected «1 picion towards Philip. The ring, ii is alleged, was found ‘with bim, and itis now thought he knows something about the other things, Justice Dodge heid him to answer, Auiecen Borctart—Insipe on Ovtsmz.—Rather an odd case of alleged burglary was preferred by John Curran, 40 Greenwich street, against an Englishman named Joseph F. Jowett, before Justice Dodge yestor- day afternoon. From expianations made by both par- ties 1t would seem that the complainant and accused were at one time partners ia business, but having some difficulty decided upon parting compan: On the night of the 24th of April last Curran avers that the accused broke an outer door leading to the premises stole therefrom two camera ue of $125. Complainant says that be recsived information trom Heory ©. Davis, No, 506 Broadway, (hat he saw ibe accused coming from tho premises: with « good-siz @ box. Curran himself says that tbe accused was locked in the premises which le into or out from, The alleged Durglary Js dated as buck u3 April, aud it seems a littie singular that Jowett has ni a arrested before ths, Justice Dodge set the caso down tor examination this forenoon. ASrace 1111 Tarrgr.—On Monday evening Thomas Perry, entee! appearing young man, clambered upon one of the Fifth avenue stages at Fulton ferry and took a seat with Martin Long, the driver, After the omnibus bad started up town Perry entered into a conversation with the driver, and subsequently drawing out the till containing several dollars in fractional currency, at- tempted, it is alleged, to tran-fer the funds to his own pocket, Long, however, detecied his outside pas- Senger in the act and caured his arrest by officer Farrell, of the Second precmnct. Yesterday morning the accused was taken to the Tombs, and on Lonz's com- — Justice Dowling committed him for triai in de. ‘fault of bail. Hesays he was only examining the con- teats of the box without any intention of disturbing the money, A.ueagp Disorpeary Hoves Cass.—Frederick Schrei- ner, of No. 222 Centre street, was arrested yeaterday by Capiain Gariand, of the Fourteenth precinct, on a charge of keeping a disorderly house—the resort of disreputa- bie characiers of both sexes, On being arraicned before Justice Dowling yesterday at the Tombs Police Court tbe prisoner demanded an examination, and he was re- manded toa cell fur reflection and preparation for said examination. Tas Exrauss Company Emnnzzixwent Case.—Warren Kipp was yesterday morning committed by Justice Dowling to answer two charges of embezzlement pre- ferred against him by Charios B. Wells, Genoral Super. intendeut of the American Express Company. Kipp bad jong been a collector in the employ of the express company, and the utmost confidence was reposed in him Uli quite recently. Kipp is twenty-seven sears ot age, @ native of New York and lives at No, 39 Vostry street. He deuies his guilt, THE PUBLIC HEALTH. Tho following ts Dr. Harris’ weekly letter on the mortality in this city and Brooklyn for the week ending Saturday, 12th inst, :— Merrororitax Boarn or '1 Beneav or Virai statistics, 0 In the week that ended last Saturduy. ( deaths in New York, including 68 in publ 47 of the latter number be.ng Inmat and axylume. There were 191 deaths racis lyn, 17 being in county institutions city limits, It wae a heathy week, and no tendency to any ‘orm of fatal epidemic disease was reported in why poruion of the Metropolitan district, The deat. rate py diarrhavu! disorders has fallen to less thin oneelhth of the lotal iat of deaths by ali causes, and the whole group of zymotics is charged with only about twenty-five peacent of the wortadty ja bot! In the first year of infancy there perished 148 children to New York, oF 34.10 per cent, and in Rrooklyn 65, or 3.70 per cont. The number of deaths in children uncer five vears 280 or 55.07 per cent ef the mortality in the former y, and 112, or 68.64 per cent in the latter, Brain diseases and convulsions, wasting bowel disorders and {uflammatory lung diseases about equally divide the causes of this exces five moriailty im iafuney at thie keason und we are able to state, upon the certified testimouy of the medical attendante of thé litde ones, that faults conditions and bad diet sre chargeable with most of this kind of infanticide. om} 6 1907, here were 44 0 instiiuti ns land hos, red in Brook- The totlammatory and congestive diseases that we group in the cinaa of maladies are now the predominant causes of death, while the coustitutional and zymotic diseases equatiy divide the residue, omiting 8, caused by developmental disorders, and 12 deaths ts and hegitcence. Deputy 1 yn, “Six wards ingle death from azymotic in the Fifth, Eighth, N: he death rate i m prevest ble causes.” The wards in whic! aymouic mortal ft reports the low death rate, and no the First Second and !hird—the Brooklyn Height trict—and th ipeteonte and Twentienth—a healthy. oro deaths by zymotic causes 01 o oF inquiry that Joba Simon, of the English Privy Council, show that the Vital statistics of populous towns In watch there hare beet arrat improvements effected in the iocal eanitary oondit 00%, Jaily in drainage ot streete and dweliiugs and in the ‘Of the poor, pruve that auch sanitary works are fol- marked ‘increase 10 length of lite and a great prevalence and fawity of zymou The average Vacue and the amount of F proved to inorease with ihe progeest and amount of loeal umitery mprovement, In Hine towns and cities in which Dr, Simon's axslstante re ported the results of twenty he de th rate at week. just been published by Dr. df con. je wan need tn like Whe rpennn And, after elose tr Fine rey rignifioant conclusion is reached that, “in tue towne thus exeinined, cholera epidemica appear to hive been rendered practically harmiess.”” Buch results are not foriuitous. They were pred medical men before the sanitary reforms Yet some of the ri ‘bh Dr, Simon ‘A in his reporton the fruite of ee large towns in Great Britain, diction that physicians had ventured to utter. example, that “facts indicate @ partial de: i phibinis on removed, tain work far too coincidence, of domortic and personal of preventin consumptive experi hab Choro local drainage, drying and ness tly reduce the mortality from thie ci mal universally discussed and und tweive percent of the tn in man; jean @ THE BOARD OF EXCISE. Counsel to the haw been Tried Board of Excise held their regular weekly meet- ing for triais yesterday afioraoon, one of the Commis- sioners, in the absence of the President, in the chair, ‘There were only fourteen cases on the calendar, aud the attendance of liquorites in the court room was not up to ite usual numerical standard Joun B. Eller, 619 Teaty nue, was charged with selling Mquor om Sunday, the 22d ult. The defendant testified that, when he was arrested, the two officers who took him into custody received $10 aplece, and that they wentdown to him int li at the station ho! afterword and demanded $25 wore each ‘ before ‘it’ could be fixed.” The officers testified, that at the time Eller alleges they cailed on him in the cell, they were on post on Ninth avenue, The case was adjourned for a week to admit of addi- tional eviden William Gailacher, 70 Chatham street, waa charged with having his place ineffectualiy closed oa Sunday, the 6th inst. and allowing persons in the barroom on’ the day in question. Tho defendant stated that he and bis nophew were in the barroom with a triend, but were not drinking. ‘The license was revoked, Cornelius J. Cronin, of James stroet, was accused of keeping bia place open on September 20ch, The license was not revoked, The case of John Reynolds, Seventh avenue, be- tween | ifty-second and Fitty third streets, tn which the defendant alleged at a previous trial that the olttcer, the complatnant, had make a@ mistake in bringtag the charge of keeping hig place ineflectually closed, as tie bad oot met the officer on the day in question, was dis- posed of by the Board refusing to revoke big license, Joba F, Seigmon, 676 Exghth avenue, was charged with not having bad tis piace effectually clozed on the 6th of Octover, and with having disposed of lager oa the same day. The defendant steted that one of the officers came into his place dressed in shabby clothes, which, added to his forlora look, made iim, Ssigmon, believe that he was ‘poor man, with n to care for hi and feeling kably inciioed, he offered him a giass of lager beer ® quantity that had been left over th: previous, The defendant, who bad but one asked how he lost the other, when he replied, amid much laughter, “at the Constitutional Convention,"’ bis Ment convention did you attend first?’ queried ir, Manierre, “Tho MoClellan convention and then Seymour conven- tion," replied Reigmon. Mr. AcTox.—Well, if you attend aay more of that kind of conventions, you won't have have a limb left. (Laughter, and murmars of di¢approbation.) The license was not revoked, although Commissioners Crane, Stone and Acton voted aye. The license of Henry Metz, 76 Cannon strect, wag re- voked, he being charged with having bad nie place ip- effectuatly closed, aud having also disposed of tiquore on Sunday, October 6, No defence was made, Jobn Mobr, 200 Alien street, was charged with baving sold liquor on Sunday, 16th uit, The license was revoked. Albert Karl, 100 Prince street, was accused of having disposed of liquors at haif-past two o’ciock on tho morning of the 26th of September. ‘The defendant testified that the persons in his place were friends of his who had just come from New Orleans, and that they did not have any liquor, The license was not revoked. The counsel to whom the question asto whether or not the Board could try @ man accused of violating the Excise law after be had once been tried and acquitted for the same offence, reported that if a person is once tried and acquitted acharge of violating the Excise law (before a court of competent jurisdiction), he cannot be tried for the same offence by the Board, COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, The Late James P. Fagan, Superintendent of Ward’s Island. At a special meeting of the Ward’s Island Commitice of the Board of Commissioners of E:igration, held on Monday evening, October 14, Commissioner Loutrel in the chair, and Commissioners Bissinger, Kapp, 0'Gor- man and McElroy belug present, the chairman an- nounced the deata of tho Superintendent of their insil- tutions at Ward’s Island, Tne following resolutions, offered by Commissioner O’GorMaN, were, on motion of Commissioner Karr, unanimously adopted :— Resolved, That this committee have heard with profound sorrow of thedeath of the late Superiutendent at Ward's Island, James P. Resolved, is death the Commission has tore. gret the loss of a faithful, zealous and edicient officer, and 8 citizen, and the members of on bebalt of the board, 10 talents which, during the their institutions on ement. eesclved, ‘That they tender to his bereaved family the assurance of thelr avmpathy in great affliction, aud that they invite thelr fellov” members of the Commission to unite with them in attending the funeral on Weduesday, bbe [8th instant “ Resolved, That the foregoing resohullnte be blished in the daily papers. and a copy be presented 10 the family of the deceased, THE BELT RAILROAD. Interesting Finnncial Statement for the Past Year—A Deficit’ of Nearly $30,000-The New Board of Directors. The annual meeting of tho shareholdera of the Central Park and North and East River Railroad Company for the ejection of thirteen directors and three inspectors of election was held yesterday in the Grand Jury room of the United Statea Court building, 41 Chambers street, The meeting was well attended and was presided over by Mr. Joun Butler, Jr., Precidemt of the company, After the transaction of some routine business Mr, Butler read @ statement of the financial condition of the company during the past year, of which the foliow- ing 1s ap abstract:— ‘otal number of passengers carried on the Western division:— Eastern division, adults, Eastern division, childr Total 1,026,890 Total number of trips, Western division 90,4423¢ Total number of trips, Eastera divisioa.. + 00,965 TOL. ..eececessereceecsees Number of cara run, Western, average per da} Number of oars run, Eastera, averago per day. Total... Average earnings per trip, Western division. Average caruings per trip, Eastera division... Average......+ Total amount received from passengers. Saies of manure... Sales of old iroa, &e. TOtAl. .evssessessseseesesceses seeees «$531,915 Deduct amount paid for running expenses « 40,692 Amount of running profit for the yea » $91,222 Amount paid during the year other than rauning oe veeses Deduct amount of running profit, The total number of horses on hand at the commence- ment of the year 1866 was 088; during the year 261 were bou,! 279 were lost, and oa September 20 of this year there was on band a total of 970, ihe total cost of the horses now owned by the company was $156,730. The average price paid for horses vas been ny 61, and the average price received for horses sold 63, From October, 1866, to September, 1867, 109 horses died im the Eastern division, Of that oumoer 7 cropped dead at work, strains, 21; feet torn of, 7; broken limbs, 26; inflaminationof the diphtheria, j.unkoown causes, 6; In the Western division during ied from similar causes, The election for Direciors and Inspectors of Elections Was then proceeded with, and the following are the pames of the candidat together with the number of votes ohn Butler, Jr., 6077; Unarles Burk. halter, 4,050; Augustus L, Brown, 8,517; Jamos Bowen, 8,517; Tsuneo i 4,200; Charies hurlow Weed, 527; ‘William R. Anthony, Joum K. Pruyn, 4,263; A. ington, 3,434; ©. i. ‘Tucker, Curtiss, 8,175; P. G. 3,754; Lucion Birdseye, 2,670; H, W, Smith, 3,688; W. KR, Stewart, 8,707; H. Smith, 657, and EA, Bissell, 168, For Inspectors of Election Mesers, Henry Smith, Al- jauson aud August Wetter roovived each 6,746 MEETING OF REAL ESTATE OWNE Tho members of the Roai Estate Mutual Protective Association met at their hail, 267 Bowery, last evening and transacted business of an important charaeter, The attendance was slim—but twenty members of the #0- clety bi Present, On the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting the secretary was authorized to notify members by circular to attend the next business meeting. The Executive Committee was requested by resolution, 1t giving them full power to act in behait of the organization to employ counsel, that in the event of any member being broaght into court for neglecting to comply with the Lenemont House law, to defend aud test the Constitutionaiity of the law, Men. bers of the society declared the Superintendent of Bulidings unfit to hold the office, and considerable dix cussion arose as towhether he had been appointed by the Mayor or Governor, and it was generally concluied that the office In question was filled by appolatment of the Mayor, The question ®as referred to the Executive Commities, The Chair then id that the Superin- tendent had is-ued notices to owners of tenement build- ings informing them that wood houses in cel must be made fireproof and bulkheads placed on the heade of rtairways leading to the roof, it of uite would be ipatituted: iat all owners of real pre yy that did got fally com; with the law ten days The members of the soolety towards tho cluse of the meeting Abandoned the more formal manner of conducting business and entered into a genera! convor- sation op the best manner of constructing tenement buildings in compliance with the law, bing (he Maser ig which such should be erect to assure the safely of inmacct ‘2 the event of fire. The meeting then adjouraed to moes nexe SOK) & the usual time wud place, FUNCRAL OF THE LATE DR. IV Solemn Requicm Mass at St. Stephen's Church—Panegyric of Archbishop MeClos- key~Great Gathering of Ciergymen, Yesterday the remaios of the late Ive, formerly Protestant Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina, convert to the Catholic faith, and at the time of bis death Pres!- dent of the Society for the Protection of Destituto Roman Catholic childron, were committed to the tomb with all the grandeur of commemoration acd impress+ iveness of ceremony belonging to the church of which the deceased was a member, 4 solomo Tequiem mass, commencing at half-past ten o'clock, was celebrated at St, Stephen's church, which was filled with a vast congrogation, brought togother by their re- Spect aud vonoration for tho lamented Dr, Ives, whose senseless form, draped in the babiliments of the grave and cuclosed in @ handsome square coffin resting ou & catfalque {n the middle aisle, was preseuted to their sorrowiul gaze. Branches of lights stood at each end of the coffin, casting fitful gleatas upon the silent face on which the snadow of death Lad sectled, shutting out alt Ngbt but the light eternal, vy black drapery shiouded ihe catafaique and cofin aud hid the giamor of the gilded candlesticks, while long atrips of black cloth wound around the adjacent pill marked of a Space as though within were the temple of mourning. The altar looked bare and solema, being stripped + of its ornaments and its necessary furaiture wrapped in Diack, bather Quinn ofliciated ‘as celebrant, aud was assisted by the Rev, Dr, Preston, of St. Anne’s church, and Father Breen, of St. Leresa’s church, a8 deacon and sub-deacon respectively, Within the sanctuary wore the Arcubishop, Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn; Bishop Bayiey, of Newark, and over one hundred priests belong- ing to the arotiepiscopai diocese, The choir of the church was iu atientance, with Dr, Berge at the organ and sang the plaintive, mournful music of Cherubini’s Tequiem With their customary correctness and ability. The sad, touching notes of this great work filled the church throughout service—now low aud sorrowful, reaching the heart and filling the mind with regret- ful memories, and again loud and stormy, like a grief, The effect was peculiar. Toe , moving with silent trad about the aliar, uttering in low tones the various passages of the mass, the sombre drapery and the silent form in fall View, presented a scene at once solemn and impressive. At tho conclusion of the mass Archbishop McCloskey addressed the congregation in brief, referring in ¢lo- quent terms and with much feoling to the many virtues Of the deceased, of his conversion, tho straggle that preceded it, as told by himseif im bis “Trials of a Mind,” and tho sacrifices which he made for tho © of truth, Dr, lyes, cald ihe Archbishop, ta a spec manner loved thé poor; bo felt with @ deep earnest- hess the truth of the words of the Saviour, ‘ite poor Se have always with you,’ and regarded it as a sacred Guts that he should do eoimething for them, espectally for thoze little ones whose lives were so begat with temptation and whose salvation was in such peril. labored with his whole heart to found tue Refor: and died in the ful 3 of holy satisfaction in t sai Fow mon were better fitted he held than he OF a social dispose he chidren love him, and in his inter- course with thei treaied ibem aa companions, The children of the Protectory wore in the church, Deatly attired in black, aud during the detivery of this discourse se-mned tauch affecied. At the cluaion of the ceremonies t.c remains of tho deceased, followed by tha clergy and talty of the diocese, were convered from Si. Siephen’s churen to the Cathedral 4 tempo- Tariiy deposited in vault thera, {a the southeast corner, where they will rr til such time as tie Protectory grounds in Westchestor couaty are com- pleied. when they will be buried im a spot selected by Ube deceased, ositie INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS. The business transacted at ihe Internal Revenue office Yesterday was uot extensive, nor was it very important. Deputy Comm:eaioner Parnell met with the Metropo!lian Board, for the firet tame, aad will hereaitor preside at all its sessions, The case of the bark Harvest Home, on board of which about two huudred barrels of whiskey were scized, on suspicion of having been tampered with after being removed from bond lor export, was investigated and tne cargo released, Jt was found that the whiskey on board tained exactly with the withd:awal bond, so that the Charge of intended fraud could not be sustained, The only seizures reporied yesterday were;—An al. Jeged i icit stil in Puiassi street; Brooklyn, said to being to Edward Duffy, and twelve barreia of whis<ey seized on pier No, 10° East river, Tis whiskey bad bean brought m Philadeiphia and was intended for the Portiaud (Mo.) market, 1t was detained for investi- gation, BROOKLYN CITY. Tae COURTS. City Court Calendar=This Day. ylielt by Judge Thompson, ros. % @—Hrosnan va. the N. Y &l—Monankomp va, Lanzer. Grain Drying and Transfer *2—Sclinesder vs. Hoon. Co. * 8—-Wentworth vs, Ta. 10—‘tel, MeMillen. Hi--sur Groerty et al. 73—Jensen ve. Trannat, ellway va, owed, IW va, Wwuckk. — Howard va, Quigiey. {vie vs. by -Govspurg & Duane va. Wm Little ¥6. re of Brooklyn ‘Lane va. Klaus. Vm. Gordon. Dewey 6%. (are. einaman vs, Campbell, 99—Randail vs. Borle, Sheriff, W—Brenuun vs, deheeley. Ti—sheppard ve. Riley. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONEIS’ COUAT, Distilling in a Dwelling House. Before Commissioner Jones, United States vs. Peter MeNally and Patrick Garvin.— The defendavts were arrested on Monday night on the charge of being engaged tn the distiliing businoss in a dwelling bouve, and without having pald the speciai tax requiced by law. It appeared by the evidence that on the pight in question Deputy United States Marsha! Hir- gins Visited a certain dweiling bouse ia Pulaski street, near Tompkins avenue, in tie basement of which ho found a wis, of ihe capacity of about one hundred gal- lons, in full operation, Th» defeadants wero in the place at the time, and with the acsteaace of officer Van Gelson, of the Forty-minih preciuct, Higgins arrested them, After tearing out the stil) the oflicers left tue house. There was no evidence on the part of the defence. ° Commissioner Jones j.eid the sum of $1,000 each, to awai Jury, ‘endants to ball ia the the action of the Grand Alleged Wicit Hisilery. United Sta'es ve, William Doo'ey —The dofendant was charged wiih carrying on the business of a distitier and also a wholesale dealer, without having paid the special tax, ‘The case waa called up bofore Cominissioner Jones yesterday morning at ¢ o'clock, and as the defen. Gut (ened to appear be was bei to await the action of the Grand Jury. Dooley is at tarye on bail, Charged With Rea Property Under Sciz- “ Cnited States vt. Philip Puffy and others. —Tn this case the defendants ate charged wiih rescuing property seized by the goverument officers at on tit distillery near the corner of Congress and Coloh» sircets, In the ab. sence of all the witnesses f roseoution, yesterday, tho bearing of the casa was posigoued until Tbursaay peat at ten A, Bi. CHY COURT. Action for Avsault and Battery. Vefore Judge Tbompson and a Jury, Mary Mey rvs, Bernard Tighe and wife,—the piainti? sued to recover damages in the eum of $1,000 for an avsault Committed by tho defendants, It wasciaimed by plaintiff thet on the 7th of May last she had some con- troversy with Mr. Tighe, when the wife of the latter rushed jntu the room where they were and assauited her {a euch @ manner that sho required eurgical atteurl- ance. The defence oferol was a genorai denial of the allegations set forth in the complaint, fne jury rendered @ verdict 1a favor of tae plainiif, aud assessed the damages at $59, COULT OF SESSIONS. A Curious CasemA Midnight Interview Under Interest Circumstance Before Judge Dikemaa and Justices Hoyt and Voorhees. One of the most curious casea ever beiore a criminal court was tried yes.erday in tho Court of Sessions A man natned Jobn BE, N» son, apparently about twenty~ one or twenty-two years of age and of rather comely features, was placed on trial undor an indictment charg ing him with asseult aod attempt torob. The com- piaining witness was one Sarah Fillmore, @ pretty young woman of pelite igre and about twenty years of age, end the evidence throughout ebowed that the social alfairs of the parties Counected with ihe care, includ ng several of tho witnesses, were of a siugular, not to say immoral, charactor. It appears from Sara's testimony (hat for about three months previous to the 22d of June Jost the prisoner and the young woman, Fillmore, hed b en living together @# ian aud wife ai tae bowse of Mes, Grace Hardy, No 21 Watts sireet Ou this day she ieit the house during his absence, with the purpore of re- maining away, in Order, as sue says, to lead a beter life. She bad told Nebon previous to thls that she intended to leave him, batdid wot give bim any notiication oo the day In question that+ho was guing then, Sue pro- ceeded to the residence o @ veriain family on Grand sireet, Brooklyn, E, D., where she knew tho family gud began ty make arrangomonts towards earuing ao honorable living by working, On that night, or rather the next morning bosween twelve aud one o'clock, while she was asecep with @ Miss y born, the pris. oner, who bad come over from New York, contrived to eilect an entrance to the bedrooin, and by means of threats compelled her to leave the and accompany him to another room, re he 4 her for He also com. mae § to pay his fare over the ferry. her to take an oath that she would not bave bim arrested. Aftor remaiving | oom for fome time, wit. hers accompanied Neison to the dvor, where he kisced ber and left, On the cross-examination witness testified that abe had been twice married, but did not live with either of her husbands, Mise (?) Fiumore gave Veatimony in 8 rather siraighiforward manner, and & portion of the time with apparent no: 4, ir after hyo | the stand she kept her bandserchier rr v face, ta ‘to conceal her 1¢9) Miss who resides in Kéyp: Pangbora, N. J., tostified that she was on a visit to hor graodmot! oapan Oe (ay Occup. of the house {p question) at the time, aud ware bed with the young woman Fillmore on the morning the prcouer entered room, Miss (?) Fillmore screamed as Nelood tose from behind the foot of the bed. fle told ber tha: bow $0 have p few words with her, and th b ieft the room, NelsdW told witness that if el alarm he would fire at her, meaning thas be w bor with @ pistol which ho had. Ho looked the door, and rem: absent with Miss (?) Filimore about an hour, when she returned to the sy daything concerning the affair, r. A. J. Spooner appeared for the defence, and in Opening the case denied that the prisoner intended to commit robbery or any criminal whatever, Ho waa merely a lover, who bad been deserted by this oung woman, und desired to bave an interview with ‘er for the purpose of effecting # reconciliation, Coun- sel also claitued that the prisoner had been admitted to the house by some person living within; bul this was Rot shown by the evidence, ‘The first witnoss cailed was Mrs. Hardy, who tes‘ified that Miss Fillmore icased rooms in her house for two entiemen aud their wives These parties, incliding igs Fitimore, who passed as the wife of one George Ketchell, bad occupied tho rooms about six weeks, when Miss Filimore confessed ouo day to witness that ehe was not Kotchoil’s wife, She then induced wisness to allow Nelaon to come there, and after living with him lor about throe months she left the house on the 22d af June for Williamsburg, as already stated. Waen Nelson returned home that might be said tuat neither locks nor bolts could keep her from him—not that be would over burt a hair of her bead, A Misa (?) Ketouell, # dashing young woman, who was one of the parties for whom Miss (*) Filluore leased tho rooms in Watis street, testided that the character of the latter for “truth and veracity’? was ‘in‘amously bad.”? Sue also repeated the story of Sarah's loves, and on the cross-Oxam nation coulessed that she herself liad been twice married, but did not live witn either of her hus- bauds. She lived in “another capacity,’ as abo bad a child to support, Another witness was called for the purpose of show- 1pg that the prisoner had always borne & good characier; but he rather injured his case than otherwise, Tho jury convicied Nolaon of assault, and he will be euced to day. room, and would not BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Ssoorma APFRAY.—Two young men, named Jobo Brennan and Frank Kerrigan, got into an altercation about half-past three o’clock yesterday afternoon, at the corner of Myrtle avenue and Hampden street, when they both drew pistols and, it is alleged, blazed away at each other, Fortunately, or unfortunarely as the case may be, they were too much excited to bit each other, and po damage was done, though two persons passing at tho time had a parrow escape from the reckives suooting. yee Youbg mon were arrested by the police of the Forty- fourth precinct aad jocked up to answer, PkESENTATION TO A PastoR.—A committee of members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Monday even- jag waited upon the pastor of the church of that name, Rev, David Mullane, and presented him with a purse containing the sum of $400, The pastor returned his thanks for the offering, and briefly addressed (he com- mitice ia relation to the affaira of the parish and the relation of tho pastor to his fock. The edifice dedicated to St, Vincent de Paul is situated 'n Norih Sixth street, E. D,, and is inadequate to the wants of the large parish. Arrangements have therefore been made by Fathor dul- lane for the erection in the same neigiiborhood of an edifice capable of accommodating his parishioners, and the work is now in progress, Prorante Cup Munvgr,—Tho body of a female in- fant, apparently four weeks old, was yesterday after- Doon found ina vauitrear of the tenement houses 225 and 230 First street, E. D, Tho remains were removed to the Forty-Afth precinct station house, and Coroner Smith notified. Thore wore no marks of violence on the body of deceased, and it fe euyy 4 that it was thrown {nto the vault and met its death by suffocation. Tue body is in a good state of preservation, Burotary,—Charles Langdon, a cierk, was arrested by the Brooklyn police on Monday night, on a charge of having burviarlously entered tho residence of Mr. Jack- son, atthe corner of Heary and Rowsen streets, The accused was held to answer, Fimes—Attemprep Ansoy.—An attempt was made about twelve o'clock Monday night to burn the residence of Mr, Hodgson, No. 1 Beech place, and hadjthe design been successful no doubt several members of the family would bave pershed im the flames, A quantity of in- flammable material was thrast through the fan-lizht, and the flames soon communicated to the woodwork. Fortunately, Mr. Hodgson was awakened, and extin- guished the fre before it had ade much progress, At about two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the cellar of No, 806 Fultow street, [be stock of Mra. Converse, who occupied the first floor, was damaged to the amount of $200, Damage to the building, $150, The Fatal Mistake of a Drug Clerk—Inqnest Upen the Dece j—Kennedy Held to Awnit the Action of the Grand Jury. Coroner Smith held ao inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of Mrs, Matilda Webster, who died on Sat- urday last from the effects of an overdose of morphine, given as a siceping powder by Robert M. Kennedy, o@ drug clerk. Tha de- ceased, who resided in Eleventh street, Gowanus, had been aMicted with tho dumb ague and sent her daughter to the druggist ta get her a sleeping powder, Kennedy, who was acierk in the store of Mr, Boyd, in Third avenue, put up two grains of morphine, invending they should be taken in two doves, but he negiccted to vend any directions. The powder was taken in one dose and Mra, Webster died several hours after, The testi- many elicited ts aa follows: — Ja. gemsirong, a daughter of the deceased, testified that Her mother had been complainiug about three weeks with the dum» ague, and part of thattime was confined to her bet; witness went for the medicne about eight o'clock on Friday evening, to the drug store whore Kennedy was clerk; hes mother told her to get a powder to mako her siecp, a8 she tad not slept any for eeveral nigut#;. Kennedy gave her bat one powder and said no: az; whe asked bim how ft should bo given, and be raid ina little molasies t aay what it was or ther it ed; witness went home, mixed the Pow: der in a Little molasses, and her mother took it without inquiry; she followed Mr. Kennedy's orders, and after her mother took it she sald, “Thank God for tis; TM try and getasieep;” her father retired about quarter past ten and tried to wake her motner up, but could not do 80; about balf-past two A. M. ber father awoke her and told her that somethi jas the matter with her mother; her mother opened hy but could not speak; Dr. Buell came about ser ‘clock and said he thought rhe was wnder the influence of the powder. and if she did not ge out of it belore twelve o'clock they bad better send for him again; he prescribed for her and then left; he came the secund th: and on being shown the en- velope coniaini@g tue powder be said she wos a pois- oned woman; her mother died at twenty minutes to twelve A. M. Thomas Webster, the husband of deceased, testified that his daughter told him she hed given ler mo her asiecping powder which ehe lad procured at the drug store; he endeavored to awnke his wife, but she said “Don't bother me; the deceased bad beon suffering from dumb @ue for some time, Marvaret Jonks testified that eho was a sister of tho deceased, and was sent for on Saterday to see her; Dr. Buell cane and tn reply toa question said that the de- ceased conid not live; (he doctor cailed upon Kennedy, the drusgist, and be told the doctor that be bad sent morpbine, ant that (ho quantity was two grains; de- coased seemed (0 817 tf considerably before dort Dr. Buell testified that he was calied to see the de- ceared abont seven o'clock on Saturday moraing. and found her suffering from the effects of some narcotic poivon; he immediately administered tho usual anti- dovea, belladouna and cofee. and aleo ordered mustord drafts, all, however, to no eflect; tho decease bad the appearance of a person euffering from a dose of poison. Dr. Siepard testified that he resided at No, 141 Wil- lonchby street and was a practising physican; was calied to make & post-mortem examination on iho de- ceased on the morning of Octover 13, found ali the or- pang of tho deceased in a portectiy ‘healthy condition; the contents of the stomach were not subjected io an analy as thie world bave put the county to ex. pense of from $100 to $600; evidence of the m administered ite quantity bad been otherwise ascer- tained, 4 Coroner Smith calied the attention of the jury to the fact that this was the second case which liad oc. curred in Brooklyn recently trom the mistake of drug clerks iv putting up medicine, Before renderiog their verdict he hoped they would go over the testimony in this case carefully, After an absence of an hour the jury returned the following verdict: “We find that the said Matilda Web: came to her death on Saturday, the 12h ¥ of Ove 1807, frem an overdose of morphine sold to her deughter, ° Armstrong, the sane baying iguoraniiy oF cares lessly prescribed by Robert M. Kennedy, droggist Kennedy was then committed to jail by Coroner Smith to await the action of the Graud Jury, Kings County Board of Supervisors. The Board met yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, Prosident Little in tho chair, Tho principal object of the meeting was to take action with reverence to the resoiutions attachel to the roport of the Commitiee on Penitentiary (presented some time since) who were directed to “iako into o nei leration whether some other aystem of labor than the pre-ent one Could DOL 06 introduced imto (hat iMsttiuiiou where it could be made less burden ome jo texpay ers, wid alo eneficial to the health and industry of (he in ‘he firet resolution was adopted, providine hat the keeper of that institution shall, on the firs! day of Des cember, 1867, hand to the committee an inventory of ail prope: ere, ANd shall close up all accounts prior da open a new account, Which account, Vogether with all his booke, &e,, shall bo open at times to the commitiee of any otter commitice Hoard may appoint, He shall report mouthiy tothe committed and make an annual report of the affairs of the institution, - ; Resolution No. 2, a# originally offered, reads as foi. ows: — That from ond after the frst day of —— next engu- ing, the keeper of the rentientiary shall, and raot with “Whe rd tenance of the prisoners, and that he be further & contract the Of ail prisoners, and ail the ve re. eupiieny et * eer a | Mt be fe Sothiag, bedding, shoes, or which he’ may deem pecersary; to make Improvements, alterations oF me 5 contract or otherwise, and to y Siatorials for che sate, to! esnploy Ail tne euberd uatee he may require, and to inetitute such disewpline as be may fron to the wellare and proper joverament of the ey Leon reer and substitutes were of ang and considerable time was speut in the Beard took no action with reference Py 1 weeting having adjourord at balf-past five of ir last amendment was lost, The Board wi 2 09 Tuesday poxt Kings County Politics. The republicans of the Eighteeyth ward bave com- {nated George C. Bennett, proprietor of obeof the local papers, as acandidate for the Board of Supervisors, Both ropublican and democratic primaries are to be held in the various wards to-morrow election of delegates to the i many of the ward gn credentials tare al- Froady been made out for the delegates selected by the priciary king LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE, Danino Arremrt at Hiouway Ropnrry.—On Monday evening, a2 a Long Island farmer was proceeding to mar- ket slong the Jamaica and Brooklyn pank road, and when botweea Clarenceville and Woodhaven, be was ap- proached by a man in dark costume, somewhat con- cealing bis features from view, who very politely asked him to allow him to ride, and before the farmer had time to reply be was upon the wagon with a cocked pistol, poimted close to the ear of the unsuspecting farmer, who, terrified and horror-siricken, asked the audacious individual what he meant by such lawless conduct, and was told that ho wanted ‘his money or his » ‘The farmer, ly knowing what course to told the intruder that be would give him ali bye 10 \ the — wietim surrender the contents of bis pockets, and demanded that the farmer should allow: bim to ranvack bis pockets, which ho did, and while ne was doing the act the farmer, with great preseace of mind, dealt him a terrific blow on the head with tho end of the whip which he held in bis hand, felling bim to the ground and falling also himself, Fortunately, the high- wayman had careleasiy laid the pistol down wy the seat, and when they strugcled upon the level groond the farmer, being in possession of the whip, ved more than @ match for his adversary, and while the encounter lasied he beat him unceremoniously about the head, leaving tim unconscious upon the ground and the biood streaming fast from his head, nose and mouth, Ho was taken up by some persons who were and conveyed toan adjacent hotel, where ald was ren- dered and the wants of the highwayman attended to— the people who took care of him, totally ignorant of the vocation which he was trying to carry on but a few minutes previous—nud when he was 4. to congclousneas he travelled ag fast as he was able; the way he pursued was towards the city, where probably he tried his calling again with more success than in this case, It is a wonder that the farmer, who lives near Piainfeld, did not see that the man Was iaken in cuarge by tue oiticials of the law justoad of driving off and leaving the villain to bis own pleasure, to ‘perform acts of this kind upon ome other persons who probably will be less fortunate in this case, Tur Masreta Suoorixa Case,.—On the 7th inst, Mr. Phillp Groesbeck, bis wife and a female ‘companion, were proceeding along the main thoroughfare, in the village of Maspeth, when they were assaulted by some =, boys by throwing stones at thom, Mr. Groesbeck monstrated with the bt taken refuge, when he started to return to the = ladies and received a blow upon the arm. entered the street one of the boys, nai Garvey, fol- lowed him, having in bia possession a shot gun, which ho discharged, It is alieged, at the gentle: miss: him, the contents of the gum took effect in the dress and some of it passed into the legs of the woman. Garvey has been arrested. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Tux Evenina Ponuc Scuoots.—Thres schools were opened in this city on Monday night, two for males, at Nos, 1 and 2 Pablic Schonls, and one for females at No, 8, The attendance on the opening night was very large. Ferxysoat Cottisios.—The ferryboat Jersey City col lided with a schooner, on Monday oveuing, when ap- proaching the slip at the foot of Cortlandt street, The gentlemen’s cabin was struck, but oot steve in, The pilot was in the act of ‘heading off" the schooner, when it recurved and the boat afterwards struck the pier with great force, The matter will be iuvestigated, Bergen Tur Sarreevinie SHooTinG Case.—It ts stated in be- half of Spencer, who now lios in jail on @ charge of shooting two boys, as published im yesterday's HeRaLp, that the affair was the result of. accident, the trigger of the gun having snapped when Sjencer was about to take aim atabird, There was anot.er boy wi at the time who will be prosuced for the d support this version of the case. 1 Spencer's mother was pot marriid (be second time, but that the Mr, (ripps alluded to, with «bom she is living, is ber fathor-in-taw. Hoboken, Democratic Covstr Nomixa‘iows.—The Democratic County Convention mot at Oda Fellows’ Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose of making bomisations, C, D. Mills, of Bergen, was appointed Chairman, The number of delegates was fifty-iive, An toformal ballot was taken for Sher! th the foliowing reeult:—J. Hy Midmer, 26; James Lynch, 18; scattering, 11: On the forma! baliot Midmer received 31 aud yi) 21, where- upon M.dmer was acciared the choice of the convention . by acclamation, For Coro: Patrick Warren, of Jer- soy C.ty; John Whire, of Hoboken, avd Cornelius sheps herd, of Harrison, were namod, At the \armigation of the proceedings speeches were made by eral Wright and oiners, The proceedings were conducied in a moat” orderly manuor. . Trust or Wetsn axp Farnetty,—The Essex County Court room was crowded to excess yesterday morning by persons anxious to catch a glimpse of the alleged murderers of Patrick Tormay. The case being cailed, counsel for the defence moved that the case be post. poned until this morn: aud there being no 1108, the motion was 1. Both " eg men, Farretiy’s upper lip. i* covered by a moustache, and he kept a smiling coun‘enance while at the bar, West aleo't . it vides teeree but . Aliention to the proceeu: Toe this morning, About thirty witnesses are-so_De for the State. % Tus Late Exvrtziement.—Some weeks since it was stated in the Hewacn that a man of respectable connec- tions had been arrested for embezziemont, but names were withheld until the action of the Grand Jury should become known. ince then the Grand Jury has found a true bill of indictment against the accused. The man’s name is Cults, About ¢leven months since he was em- ployed in the drug store of Dr. Marsh, coruer of Broad and Market streets, at a salary, it ts said, of $10 per week. fufts being married and boarcing with his wife at the Newark Park House at $20 per week, found it extremely bard lo make cuta bviog on his limited eniary. He, therefore, It 1# alleged, occasionally helped bimeelf to the contents of the money drawer, cum alveged to bavo been embezzied ix etaced at trom $500: to $1,000, Tufts found bat! in the sum of $500 to ap- pear for trinl, His family reside ia Rauway and are Teported to bo very Wealthy. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED P sgsee oF CoUNTERF ET MONEY, < Philip Carcuif was arrested at Pottersville, Hunterdon county, on Menday night, and brought to Newark yes. terday on a charge of having passed counterfeit $10 ville on the Flour Cty National Bank of Rochester, An indictment was found against him recently, but he made his escapo to Iilinols, The United states Com~ missioner of this city ordered bis removal to Trenton. InsTALLATION.—Tho newiy elected officers of Charity Division Sons of Temperance, of this city, were duly installed on Monday night with appropriate ceremonies, Installing Depaty, Willy P. Miller, presiding, assisted by WH B, Merchbank, Acting Grand couditewr A brief address was dolivered CC. Treiease, Worth Patriarch elect, and es Bowers, Watson and others, Elizabeth. Rerveucan Nowtsatiow.—The republicans of the Firet Assembly district of Union county bavo nominated . James B Burnett for tho Assembly. Misisrentat.—The Rev. D. H. Miller, DL D., of Trenton, commenced his pastoral labors in the stroay Baptist churca, of Elizabeth, oa ‘The congregation o (he chureh, vat recently wee hoide serv.cés in ie county Court House: but - intention to erect et an early day a One church which to worsli!p. PREG Se Arnest yon Lanoesy.—A man named John Smitthewas? arrested yesterday and committed to the Union cowmty: i. jail ‘or having. it fs alleged, entered the store of Georgel~ dior ot Habway, aud stolen thereirom (wo caaswnese* valued at $3. Ho tw held, . : Trentou. i omp,—James P. Atwood, recently arrested Ya New York, charged with obtain og money tafeo ™ pretences, Waa Drought ap ona «tit of habe fare Cet Justice Voasiey gouterday. | He smection ts cused of forgery, hut as neither allegation Was, 4u the prisoner waa acquiited: . j iit Tose Fain. —A nadonat horse fale tose oe" the grounds of thd Central Agricultural Bobidty tithe city on the 920, 294 and 24th fot th net ‘ Arnount to $2,100, nnd the teots will BO > HORE Wag horses only, ene bei Pouce Excunsiox.—Yeatorday about one, bi fitty of the Philadolpuia police foro. under the 6otie » mand of Captain Speare, camo on & target exourmon ta, Morrisville, Fa, opposite thie ety. A c r ndy of men, and de ordetiy: fa Tas ad e pi wihstavding the officers showed that rome Some tripp 2