The New York Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1867, Page 5

i | FREES 4 He a ! E SF 8s, | jicaLy Cavcat.—Almost nightly for the Tam tep days the store of Mr. Eugene Creed, on the third floor of premises No. 83 Gold Girest, has been mysteriously entered and Fobbed of shoe appers, boot legs, calfskin, &c.,, to the value of from $25 to $100 on each occasion. ‘Me, Creed not being able to unravel the mystery and stop the thefts, engaged the services of detectives Mul- Kin and Harfelt, of the Fourth precinct, who lodged in the store several nights, iying in wait for the robver. On Wednesday Cla 4 while the officers were in their Riding place, Henry Holmes, alias Oscar Hinchman, opened a window on the third floor, from which be swung himself to another window some three feet yee communicating with Mr. Creed’s giore. He opeved this window, and while groping his ‘way around inthe dark jostied against officer Mullin, which so frightened bim that he was unable to move or mike a noise, Hinchman was then arrested, and you. afternoon takea before Justice Dowling, whore Mr. Creed made an affidavit against bim, It appeared during the examination that the prisoner worked on the Qfin toor of and the alleged in- ference is thas described, and helping himself to such goods as could carry Hinchman confessed to entering the store on one occasion, but not with intent to steal. He ‘was committed for trial. Hinchman is thirty-three years of age and a harness maker by trade, Autecep Empazzizuant.—The Fitth precinct police yesterday arrested Henry B. Loomis, late a cierk in the employ of Messrs, Kamsay, Coles & Co., 91 Franklin street, on s charge of embezzlement. Loomis, it ap- pears, in the month of Ag; jast was intrusted with samples to the value of ), which, it is alleged, he sold and converted the proceeds thereof to his own use, with- out the knowledge or consent of bis employers, The aceused was committed for examination before Justice Dowling. Cavcnr on tu Fry.—Last Wednesday evening Jt is ebarged against Charles James that he, in company with a colored man, want into the store of José Ma Bastamante, No. 1834 Thompson street, and, during the absence of the proprietor, the worthy couple stole a quantity of cigars in boxes. The property stolen was estimated at $24. As soon as they took the property, es alleged, they ran away. James was pursued by one of the officers of the Eighth precinct and arrested while on ihe wing, During his flight he flung away the cigars which he carried with him. Justice Dodge com- mitted the accused to answer at the Court of Special Boesions, ALLtcEp Hionway Ropnery on Texts Avexcog.—The might before last a man named James Owens, while ‘walking up Tenth avenue about ten o'clock, was met by @ gang of roughs at the corner of Twenty-ninth street. One who appeared to be the leader of the party, it is alleged, advanced towards complainant, “and, calling Dim by his name, asked him if he was “going to pay for them ball tickets.” The man replied that he had done #0, when the spokesman told hia he a liar, Afew ‘words followed, when, it is alleged, the whole party set pon Owens and beat him badly. When he arose he found that gold watch, vained at $70, was taken from his person, A man who was standing near by says that he saw Early, the alleged leader of the gang, steal Owens’ watch whi je layon the ground. When the captain of the Twentieth precinct was informed of the occurrence he gave the affair into the hands of detective Relily, who succeeded in arresting the whole }, one Dy one, yesterday, as they walked up and down Tenth avenue, They were brought into court before Justice Dodge yes'orday, two of them ironed. Their names are James F, Early, Michaéi Mabady, William Campbeil and Patrick Coughian. The complainant is a very re epectadle man. The accused were brought before Jus- tice Dodge, wno held them to answer the charge at the peed Of Special Sessions, in default of $3,000 bail Wonxixo tas Cars.—OMicer Kealy, of the Eighth Precinct, arrested John Dougherty while on one of the Grand street line of cars, The officer says he saw the accused lay his hand upon the clothing of a woman who ime, with the intention of y 1s well known to thi trai terday, desirous of giving the accused an opportunity to do the State wm voretoy vont him for trial at the Ferocious Assav.t axp Possisis Homtcipe. —Yester- @ay an aged woman named Mary Healey, as ber son, Maurice Healey, alleges in his complaint, was ferocious- Ty assaulted by Sarah Sanders, in the house in East Sixty- third street, in which the accused resides. It sppears the women got into a quarrel, but were not satisiied to bave it out with their tongues and finger nails (the ‘weapons of offence and defence women usually avail themselves of), but instead resorted to iron rods, While the old lady, as the accused stated, advanced upon her ‘witb a poker made of stout iron rod, she seized another ‘weapon of similar character, and, as the deponent stated, mruck ber, Healey, in the head, near the left temple, and so grievously and dangerously injured her that 1 ‘was found necessary to remove her witbout delay to the Northeastern Dispensary. When the case was brought Defore the sitting magistrate, at a late hour yesterday af- the old woman, Mary Healey, was unable to at- tend, Dr. Brush, physician in charge of the medical in- stitute, certifying that she was so ‘dangerously injured ft would not be sa‘e for her to appear.’’ while the acting justice, Aiderman Giecussing the propriety of the accused givi an officer of the court came in and stated that th strong probability of the woman dying in # few bours from the hurts alleged to have been received at the bands of Sarah Sanders. ‘This statement materially ebanged the complexion of the case, The prisoner, who had a very sick child im ber arms, was, despite the strenuous exertions of her counsel, committed to prison to await the result of the injuries inflicted on Mrs, Healey. 2 Deoqnently dofendant’s counsel stated that he had railed at the dispensary, and bad there learned that aue old woman had sufficiently recov to be removed to her home, and consequently asked that the accused, his client, be permitted to return to her residence under such reasonable bonds as the court mightdemand. This the deponent, Maurice Healey, strenuously opposed. The court Snally decided ot to receive bail anti this morning. Subsequently, Hal was THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The Soldiers’ Business and Messeng: pany Again. The Board of Health held their regular weokly meet- ing yesterday afternoon—one of the Com joners, in ‘the absence of the President, in the chair, The weekly report of the Sanitary Superintendent was Fead and ordered on file. There was another lengthy discussion by the officers Asse: Brandreth House and ite tensnteto protest against the Tocation of one of the nuisances on the corner of Broad- Canal street, He said that the spot of ground for the booth was to be only four feet by eight im measurement, but when it ‘was taken imto consideration that such @ spot ‘was worth $20,000 and that ‘would not willingly give up such valuable sites toa com- pany which he felt certain was nothing more nor less than a gigantic corporation, organized in such a manner ‘as to become wealthy from the property taken from owners im this city. He said that he understood how — were cooked up in the Legislature, and how pus through by their advocates, and one of the a ae thie Sees ag It ae bee rau jossenger Despaton ‘om pan. een imsti- tuted for the exclusive benoit To the honor- ably discharged soldiers, the com would have been #0 organized as to have had tne @tock piaced within their at say $5 a share. ‘and #0 afier the affairs of the company would have attained a y ioc stale, and fifteen per cent dividends have be: jeclared. the gross surplus would be handed over to the soldiers, ordinary people might be able to understand the charitabl ject of the concern. He heard of the practice of the livery of Heaven to serve the devil tain that the persons wi int this corporation aj the property owners of the city of New York, which corporation would in wealth and sway the immense power of & monopoly ip the future, were putting the practice to moat perfect adoption, No man would do more for the soldiers than be, 80 far as he was able} but he was con- ‘vinced that he conld distinguish the difference existing petwoon a charitable institution and one brought to lite for certain selected individuals to batten upon. EI 3 int 4 and who desire to protest against the jocetee of the boothe will be heard before the Board at tbat meeting. een TUE CITY CHANBERLAIN’S DEPARTHENT. METROPOLITAN FIRE DEPARTHERT. Letter trom Mr. Peter B. Reergasization of the Depart- te the Charges mont—All the Privates te be Withdraws from ties, All the Companies Above Fourteenth Street Secretat; York,” in regard to the affairs of the offices of City Cham- beriain and County Treasurer, held by me, conclading with @ request for an early answer, after- Roos, without ting a single instant portunity w! r to “anawer,", u ‘was sent to the press and the next" morning alithe daily journals. The ‘Citizens’ Association question, in its controlling members, is composed of a taim number of republicans, who, tn political affairs, ultra partieans, but in regard Lo matters relating to the city government arrogating & sort of supreme autocratic control, claim to be disinterested, influenced by no mo- tive but fairness, justice and truth, and having no object but the public good. How far their acts comport with these high claims to public confidence I leave the citi- termine. If the design bad been to do justice the commonest principles of fairness would have required that when an ‘answer’ was asked in regard to @ supposed condition of affairs “currently reported,’’ that answer should be awaited before the public were cailed on to decide, I think it must bo apparent that no answer was desired, and that the long prepared accusation was at once sent to the press that no reply should be allowed before the public mind was concluded, that the ends of political nn sbip might be secured, and the pretext might be gi for articles such as I bave quoted from the Tribune, The managers of the Association labor to establish that the office of City Chamberlain has no duties of any con- sequence attached to it, or, as the Tribune sums up on their statement, that I, as its incumbent, am paid for “doing nothing.’” They say that the duties “‘are limited to ermreen account with the Broadway Bank, and the bank keeps the accounts."’ ‘This is not true, The City Chamberlain is the trea- surer of the public moneys and responsivie bimself for their safe keeping I give to the city and State 000 security, and my deputy $200,000. I keep the accounts of the-city and county funds which come to my bands, each appropriation by itself; and I am charged with the duty of paying the public debt and the interest as it accrues, and, as all know who hold any city securities, draw my own checks for these pu metimes as many as three thousand at a time, I furnish weekly statements to the Comptroller of all moneys received and disburecd under each appropriation—my office and that of the Comptroller operating as mutual checks on each other, and guarding against i lar payments or loss of the public moneys. geen am city and county paymaster, paying ail the public ployés, except officials appointed by ordinance, who paid by warrants, Iam, in addition, a commissioner of the Sinking Fund, where I have important and responsi- ble duties to discharge. I employ five assistants besides my deput ne hom are paid e salaries, their duties being arduous and responsible, In regard to my duties and my services to the public 1 may be permit- ted to publish the following letter, which the Hon. R. B. Capnolly, the Comptroiler, has kindly sent me:— d City or New Yorx, Derarruxnt or Finance, Comprrotier’s Orrice, Oct. 16, 1867. j To tum Cimizens ov New YouK:— ‘Without intending to mix in any differences of opinion which Mr. Sweeny may have with the Citizens’ Association, T trust I may be pardoned in pertorming an act of justice to that gentleman, althongh I do so in the capacity of a vol- unteer. The Association, in their communication of yester- day, evidently are of the impression that tie duties of ¢: oflice of Chamberlain are not imporiant, and that Mr, Swetny's services are not valuable to the public. My posi tion as the chief financial officer of the city and a member of the Board of Commissioners of the sinking Fund enables me to state that in these respects they are in error. ¢ Chamberlain keeps his own books and accounts in Fegard to all the many appropriations and matters of ac- count with the city and county. He pays directly the pub. lie debt and interest, and is the paymaster charged with the duty of paying the many persons in the employment of the Jabor department of the city government. Alf his acts are re tb Fe depacumeutand tat of the Chamberlain“ oe nico the fy rr e rain operates the =, asa check on the other, and effectually gu: the “pub. ic moneys, But it is as amember of the Sinking Fund Commission that 1 desi a this Commission re to refer to Mr, Sweeny. his services bave been indefatigable and most valuable. introduo. His first act on coming into office was th tion of @ resolution by which all the tive real estate was sold at public auction, and revenue of the city ecey, k ly increased. to all the interests affecting the public property on which the public debt depends has been most faithful and efl- Cient. He bas also iatroduced measures of reform in regard to the public wharves and markets and other property Which promise great public advantage in their ultimate re- sults, Lconsider that Mr. Sweeny’s services have been invalu- able to the public. rather hard when a public officer is doing good work in the public service that his efforts should be depreciated and his influence broken down by those who should sustaia bis hands. It disheartens and discou: public ofiers. Mr. Cooper has evidentiy been misled. | fie, ‘am sure, would do no man a wrong, and he will thank me for this act of jus weeny that he may make such use of iba be thinks pr PRICHARD B, CONNOLLY, Comptrolter. T shall not enter into any further consideration of the duties ot wy office, ieaving thie brief statement and the Jetter of Mr. Connolly to answer the allegation of the Tribune, that I am engaged in ‘‘ doing nothing.” I agree with Mr. Connolly in regard to the fairness and bountiful goodness of intention of Mr. Peter Cooper, with ‘‘obarity for ail and malice toward nove;’’ but f submit that, with all bis guilelessnesa, be is very credu- lous and easily imposed upon. Desirous himself to be a public benefactor, he willingly allows the use of his Bame by artful partisan schemers, without suspectin; thai they are biding their own sehemes under cover o: bis respectability.§ The managers of the ‘Citizens’ Association” in their communication go as far back as 1683 in their quotations of law, making extensive researches in Great Britain, at an early period of ite history, with citations from Lord Loughborough and otber bistorical characters, to eus- tain their position. But they carefully conceal from the public the law Cont grape ros applies to my office, and which was enac' so close at home as in the State of New York, and at so late a period as the year 1866. I cannot suppose that these managing gentlemen were ignorant of this statute, and I leave the public to judge of their motives for deliberately concealing it and mis- representing the fact. The law to which I refer was passed on the 17th day of April, 1866, and may be found in the second volume of the published laws of that year, page 1,319. It re- quires that the“Chamberlain of the city of New York aball, by written notice to the Comptroller of said city, designate not ese than three banks in which ail the moneys of the city and county slali be deposited. It then goes on to provide as follows: Sxction 2. The banks in which such deposits shal! be made prose 4 proportiouately to the mouthiy balances in each. the office rent of said Chamberlain, the salaries to be fixed by him of bis clerks an uty Chamberlain whom the Chamberiain is hereby authorized to appol dismiss, &c. Here is a law which has been complied with, and which directs that the deposits snail be divided up among several banks, and requires them as their part of duty to pay the expenses of my office, and yet these managers of the Citizens’ Association, with full know!- edge of the subject, deliberately say that all the mone: are kept in one bank, and no advantage to the city is derived from their use. My deputy pe ‘a the salaries of the clerks and the penses of the office, aud receives trom the banks pated whatever pay. When the gentieman now holding the office of deputy was appointed by bad received com ively smail amount from those sources, which I paid over to bim, and he bas to this (ime managed that entire business I bave not yet re- ceived and applied to my own accounts single doliar beyond my salary. At the last session of the Legislature an effort was made by certain gentiemen, to have a re Soiree Be Oe Te ence terest to highest bidders for the same, and jeving tho Chamberiata from all responsibility for its 4 keeping Hisattention of od ‘and retura. This the It was epeculation, for obviously the moss rotten banks could rd to pay the highest interest for the money to keep them up, and the public Mee oo osm lig gene glen swallowed 4p some bankrupt institution, It was be Neved to be w Principal and preserve the indemaity of the imberlain for its safe keeping and retura, and so it was left ‘The office of City Chamberiain has been tn existence since the year 1901, whea it was held by Daniel Phoraiz. Tt has been held during the past years by Corne- lius W. Lawrence, J Ki q Kelly, a. ¥. Stout, Ne: Francis W. Edmonds, Platt and Daniel Deviim. Six of these gentiemen have of the chy been Da nary of bangs, and the bave used by these gentiomen in the institutions over which a 4nd 20 one was found to s0- ) couse Cornel! . Lawrence, Ji Lawrence or Rob- ert Kelly, in their day, ‘anfaithfulnees, J shall take care while | am beriain to do nothing which precedents established by them and sanctioned tthe jure and will not justify. Chamberlain ie in himeelf and bis sureties lately responsible for all the moneys which come to his hands, and is the indemnitor of the city for the fidelity of the officials and safety of the depositories ‘hose keeping the money is placed. If there sho failure oF @ defeication in either direction, he m good the deficiency tothe city, If there have been ad- vantages derived from the moneys heretofore, these ‘e been allowed as an indemnity for the risk taken or jord which the has sustained. The difference betwee office now and then is, that then the city paid the expenses of administering it, now pay gach expenses, as & consideration for the adv: which they may enjoy, This the law fixes as the mea- sure of duty of such banks, Ido Ubink ito to refer farther to the com- oe C4 wea gtd io the ‘aust an Association, except to no ement :— procured @ pro- vision to be inserted in the Tax Levy of 1867 givin The County Treasurer $10,000 per year, I was notin Albany for a ingle bour during Session of the Legislature, and I never spoke ® word of wrotea line to any mem- Legisiature im regard to my office in any re- PETER B, SWEE: City Chamberlain and County Treasurer, Oct. 16, 1867, SALES OF REAL ESTATE YESTERDAY, By A. J. Bleecker, 8on & Co, S7th wt. 2 iota Noe, BO Ch w. 10th ay., 2521008 ened. 94,180 Goth ot, dieu, Be, Mb TE Ww. 10M ay, 2b9100,5 each.. 220 old Seventh and Eighth districts under the volunteer system that on many occasions they were short of men, The duty that has been imposed upon the men in the lower districts, with the exception of the last two or three months, has been most arduous, owing to the email number of mem each company is assigned. It will readily be soen that it is almost an impossibility for six men, in cold wintry weather, to stand at the pipe swenty-: the case, without detriment to t! at present only consist of the foreman and assistant, the who are compelled to remain by the engine, and rivers, leaves only siz active men for general dut; ig the genral custom, one man is off ni Tear absence, thus reducing the num! it always takes two men to man a steamer’s pipe, and oftentimes three, there are only two left for relief. ‘The truck men are at most every large fire compelled to assist the engine men, and the greatest confusion exists at all down town big Grea owing to the constant borrowing of men from one company to an- other, It bas been somewhat surprising that the Chief Engineer bas not long since brought about a change, He has freely acknowledged that the department down town was not strong enoug! men, many of whom hav the as by being compelled to stand four and five hours ata Pipe ons cold and frosty night, something should be The change now contemplated is to transfer the pri- vates from all the paid companies above Fourteenth street and distribute them into the companies below Fourteenth street. They then contemplate Ailing up the up town companies with volunteers, who are to be paid 0 much a year, and be allowed to attend to other busi- ness when not on duty. There are at present, above Fourteenth street, eleven steam engine companies and four truck companies, under full pay. They consist of Engine Companies Nos, 2, 3, 8, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 34, and Hook and ler Companies Nos, 7 end 12, Fromthis force they contemp! withdrawing one hundred and twenty-four men, leaving feap & foreman, engineer, stoker and driver under full pay in all engine companies, and a foreman, driver and tillerman under ful! pay on all trucks, Each of the above companies is then to be allowed twenty men, who are to receive about $200 per year to turn out only in case of fire, and to pursue their usual avocation. Thie will make the department quite as efficient im that Portion of the city as before; in fact, more available in case of a large fire. In and below Fourteenth street there are twenty-three he es truck companies, which, when equally distnbuted with the above number taken from the up town companies, will give each company four additional men, making the total strength of each six- een strong. It has been also suggested to ize the whole de- partment! make it a sort of baif volunteer depart- ment. The expenses of running the department will be still less if this plan is adopted, and afford a much Tnow costs for salaries a little over per annum for each company, with a force of only twelve men, With a» volunteer force of five men, at a salary of $200 each, tog a foreman at $1,200 per year; engineer, $1, iriver, $900; stoker, $900; making a total foree of twenty-four Ten at a cost of $8,000, showing a saving of $4,000 on each company, which amount, deducied from the ex- pense of the whole force, consisting of forty-six com- panies, would be a saving of $184,000 per annum, while adding four hundred and Ofty-two more men to the depaaiment—just double its present force, 1t 18 pre- ed that whatever change is made qill be earried out about the first of next moi BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. Show Boards tn Public Places. The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. Brinkman, premding, After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, the following resolution was presented :— Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be and he fs here. by authorized and directed to remove forthwith the show boards and other bulletin boards now placed around and de- facing the vicinity of the several pubilc parks and other Mr. McVganxgy, who offered the resolution, said he did not see why the owners of theatrical amusements who detaced the parks and public places with large post- ers should not be compelled to pay for the privilege just as much as the poor keeper of a peanut stand. The resolution was referred to a special committee of ree, After futile attempts to pass a number of general or. ders that are on the calendar, tbe Board adjourned till next Thareday. COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Purchase ef a New Site—Donations to the Blind. The Board held its regular semi-monthly meeting yes- terday, present all the commissionera. Mr. Nicholson reported the completion of the purchase of the property on the northwest corner of Third venue id Eleventh street, together with the buildings thereon, for the sum of $62,500, the for. mer er of the property to receive the rents of the same until May 1st, 1868. This property isto bea site on which to erect buildings for the use of the commis- sioners. A resolution waa adopted awarding the contract of the carpenter work for the “Centre Building” to Joho Mar. shall at $61,177; for the masouwork on the same to D. C. Weeks at $04,800. A report was received from the committee to whom jeations of blind persons for relief, “1 that there are 396 persons It is proposed to donat these persons cortain sums, to be divided into four classes as follows First Liass—Those persons having at children, $100 and two tons of coal. Second Class—Those having less than five but more than two minor children, $75 and two tons of coal Third Class—Those having one or more children, $60 and two tons of coal. Fourth Class—Married blind persons, $50 These donat to be distributed under the direction of the Superintendent of Outdoor Poor. The sum of $20,000 was appropriated for the relief of the bind by the Leg! ire, but the amount transferred to this De tment was $19,400. According to the foregoing Classi- ication the amount to be disbursed wil! be $20,385. The report of the commitiee was adopted aud the board ad- journed. five minor BOARD OF AUDIT. The Board of Audit met yesterday noon and investi gated the claims of the following nowspapers:— The New Yorker.—Advertising for the city, $796 80 and $2,112 for the county. From the evidence adducec it appeared that this was not a corporation paper; bub that from the year 1863 to 1667 Mr. C, Mathews, th» proprietor of the New Yorker, had never received any written authority to publish the corporation or tte county cdvertisements: but had merely been verbaiy directed by the officers or clerks of the various city ard county boards and the heads of departments to publub the notices. Decision reserved. ty, The Ei mted a claim for $22,186 (2 for ehrrtaney tot toe , and $1,966 60 for advertiaiig for the county. These cisit ‘tend back ae fer ss 1864, It was proved that the Expres was, and had dew, 8 corporation since 1860, Decision reserved, The Board then adjourned. INTERNAL NUE MATTE! Some weeks ago the Distillers’ and Rectifiers’ Arsoiia- tion resolved to suspend the distillation of spirits wil gach time as the price of whiskey bad edvanced to $2 per gallon, As it has been found impossible, howerer, to prevent the influz of ‘{raud’’ whiskey from the West, the local distillers have agreed vo reopen their etab- lishments, Whiskey went nder the suspension but it never resched $2 per gallon. As thet eum ¥ the amount of tax simply, end as selling spirits at that price would still be a | ie is may be set down as a fact, beyond all peradventure, that whiskey offerel for sale ot ices than $2 60 is prima « a'* whie- key and has never paid tax, whether is be of Watern or local manufacture. The following seisures were reported yesterday :~ Five barrels of whiskey at the Erie Railroad pier, Detained for imvestigation as to tte pay- North river. of tax. othe rectifying establishment of William R. Levis & Co, Nos, 101 and 108 Furman street, Brooklyn. Clarae— Having on hand more spirie than are accounted for in the books of the concera. ‘Twonty-Give barrels of whiskey, marked K (in dis mond), seized at No, 66 Broadway and detained t¢ prove tax paid. Ten barrels of, whiskey seized at pior 10 Norti river Detained to prove tax pai AFFAIRS AT THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE A Caso of Conscience~$100 Paid Imo the Treasury. Comptrolier Comnolly yesterday received the follow- ing lotwer:— New Tore, Oot 16, 1867. Conmousy, Beq.:— Bib Enclosed you ‘writ pl ind $1 ing (axes on nal estate amounting to $3,760 due thecity by on of ite tax payers, it to be bheld, but whose en folence will not permit of rest until thie restitutis is ma Please make the proper application of the same * * The Comptroller (orthwith deposited the amount with the City Chamberlain at the Broadway Bai BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. Oly Court Catendar—This Day. Li SRP ET a 9! 4 ve. Ué—Albrecht vs. ve. mons. Tos Berey ve. Voges ‘7—Miehael, vs ot ng ng be pe, ne_eint, sae, ‘& Laird va. Hig- Bea Seag Hatton n. pe -asheare a, ¥ ner Hidewen wa Jones say nets T2—Sebmadeke ¢: ul. ve NITED STATES CUCUIT COURT—EASTERN DISTRICT. An Oil Reofnery Condemned. Before Judge Benedict, On motion of Assistant United States District Attorney Allen the oil refinery of Messra, Liddon & Hicks, in First street, was yeserday afternoon condemned and ordered td be sold. No claimant appeared. The estab- lishment was seized en the a August last, on the eh that fase ret; had bee: vats the gor gd usiness done ry ; UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE. Tho Counterfeiting B: ess—Arrest for Pos- seasiag Counterfeit Plates. \Befe Commissioner Newton. A man named Alexander Cochard was ar- Tested yesterday afternoon by operative Gaillard, of the Secret/ Service Division, and taken be- fore Commissiowr Newton, on the charge of having bad ip his pogession a number of lithographic Plates euch as ar(used in the manufacture of counter fractional cutency notes, Cochard was once before clarge of being an engraver for Lapp ited on thi and Adatti, the Saten Island alleged cor that case is stil pending in the ym m1 188101 Court. His arrest on this ogcasion was the result of discovery the gaernment detectives made of somo @ozen or fifteen of these piates, at bis bouse in Prince street, New York,and bim, as alleged, ir W. question are for ¢! Apations of twenty-ire and fifty cents. In dofault of batin the sum of $10,000, Cochard was committed to th Jail to await an examination jeiters, A man named dl'red Lovett was also arrested as a wit- ness in the case, «nd required to furnish bail in the sum Of $1,000 to appogr when called upon. Charged with Rescuing Property Under Seizure. Befbm Commissioner Jones. United Sates 4. Philip Duffy, John Duffy, Patrick Duffy and Michd Farrell.—The defendants were ar- Tested on the charge of having removed property under seizure at an illidt distillery near the corner of Columbia and Congress sreets, and the particulars of the caso have already bem reporied in these columns, The prin- cipal testimony taken yesterday was that of Jacob Dietrich, f |he keepers of the distillery in queation, who was mised on behalf of the g testified that Jonn Duffy and Michael parties who removed the several barrels of ness further testified she spirits ne was sau yy three men who entered ‘the place and called for Farrell, There was a large crowd about the piemises during the difficulty. ag which the forsher bearing ofthe case was adjouri ; CITY CouRT. Action for nto: Maliclous Prosecution. fore Judge Thompwon, t Ferdinand Gatner vs, William Arker.—This action ‘was brought to jecov@ $5,000 damages for alleged ma- licious prosecuton. It appears that the defendant is the owner of fojr lots of Jand on Twenty-second street, between Sixth md Seventh avenues, in this city, which streot (Twenty cond) is not opened or graded. In May last defendansjwas informed by bis wife that plaintif bad taken disfrom his lots, and defendant thereupon applied to ‘icie Brown, of the Forty-eighth precinct, who directed him to Justice Cornwall fora warrant. The Justice ginted a war for plaintiff's arrest tor malicious trepass im taking ity loads of dirt from Gefendant’s ye, and woder that warrant plaintiff was arrested, bat not imprisoned, the complaint being dis missed by J Cora It was prven by fondant that the dirt was but was upon the land ex- witnesses taken from pout the cei his side of tle strect. He ciaimed ded to thy middie of the street, P! ‘thas thi were not more 1! yn or eight of dirital it it was, not odant’s side 0 tt and that a Mr. Hoyt, who owned the land, ri planet permission to take the dirt. The evidence was somewnat conflicting. The jury yesterday after. noon rendeed’a verdict.for plaintiff’ and assessed t! damages at $150. For pleimid, ex-Judge Reynolds and James Packer; for defendant, D, P, Barnard aod Thomas &. Pearsall. Landiord and Tenastry—Responsibility for Repaire. Emily Larts 0. Peter McMillen. —The plaintiff? brings suit for damages in the sum of $6,000 for injuries occa- sioned by the giving way of an outside platform and stairway of the premises No. 210 Grand stroet, owned by the defendant. The plaintiff was far advanced ina condition of cy, and the fall occasioned injuries which will be painful ‘end cont throughout ber life- ume. The counsel moved for a non-suit on the ground that the piatnti? was a secont sub-tenant, and that the two leases prior to her ow ich was only ‘bai, con- tained @ covenant that tenant should make all ordi- nary repairs, and that the plainti could not in avy int jump over her igjmediate lessor to the original jor, The gon-suit granted. For plaintiff, George D. Reynoide; for defeidant, Crook, Berges and Pratt, desea COUR) OF SESSIONS. Before Judge Dikeman and Justices Hoyt and Voorhees. John Kelly and Thowas Sweeney, two young men of rather respectable appearance, were placed on trial yes- terday, charged with burglary in having, on the night of August 17th last, broken through the front window of Mrs. Margaret Anderson's store, at No, 72 Flatbush avenue, and stoen therefrom a quantity of toys valued at about $10. Mrs. Anderson testified that she saw some man thrus: his hands through the window and remove the toys. From the testimony of officer De eared tlat he traced the prisoners to a stable in the vicinity, where be found them asieep with the tered about them. Mrs, Anderson could not entity the property, but stated that it was lar to that stolen from her store. On the prelim. inary examination veforg Justice Morehouse, Kelly pleaded guilty and stated (hat he was under the influence of liquor at the time of the commission of the ot- fence. The jury yesterdsy rendered a verdict of guilty and the prisoners were each sentenced to the peniten- ear. egro ed Thomas Jackson, aged twenty years, was tried and convicted Ea rapes § afternoon of having stable of James Smith, im Pacific street, ight of the 6th prisoner dizposed of the horse to Busick, of East New York, who gave bim another animal in returo, Judge Diteman sentenced Jackson to the Penitentiary for one ear. : John Moran was tried for having burglariously entered the liquor store of Mr. McCormack, at No. Pacific street, on the night of the 10th of September last, and stoien therefrom about $22 in, peonies, The prisoner was arrested at about beif-past four o'clock on the following morning, in company with a boy named Thomas Farrell, sod « on of the property was found in bis possession. rrell, however, was only detained as a witness. He testified that Moran committed the larceny, while he (witness) remained in The prisoner subsequently an o lot im the vicinity. returned with the pennies, The jury rendered a verdict convicting the prisoner, who was sentenced to the State Prison for three years. Rictard Young, indveted for grand larceny, in stealing | quantity of wearing apparel from T. W. Young on the 26th of August, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to State Prison fer five years, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Tae Purmocta Sapsate Scnoot Fretivat,—The annual Festival of the Plymouth Sabbath School closed last evening and was sumerously attended, The exercises were of an interesting character and off in the most satisfacvory manner. The proceeds go to the Sab- bath school, AN I.ucrt Distitary Seaep,—Yesterday afternoon Deputy Collector Perry seized an alleged illicit stillim an old shed in @ lot near the corner of Van Brunt and Wil- liam streets, South Brooklyn, The still was of some \wo dred gallons capacity, Mone Avoct Tae Miomour Inraxview, Kitchell, whose name appeared in the Herat of Wod- neaday Jest in connection with an interesting (rial in the Court of Sessions, desires to say that she has only been od once, and Bot twice, as was reported to ba’ jwaied in court during the progress of the trial. BROOKLYN POLITICS. Republican Judicial Convention. The Republican Judicial Convention for the Second district met yesterday afternoon, in the Supreme Court room in the new Court House, After the names of tne delegates had been called it was moved that Mr. William Fullerton, of Newburg, be nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court for the Jong term, A letter was read from Mr. Fallerton, in which, he said he would accept the nomination for the short term, He was thereupon bom- inated, A recess of balf an hour was then taken. On the reassembling of the delegates an informal ballot was taken, with the following result:— George G. Reynoids, 10; ©, H. Winteld, 6, §. W. Fal- lertop, 11; @ W, Parsons, 13, and J. W. Brown, 2 —Mre, A, WESTCHESTER. Cannon Exriosion at Kanu’s Panx.—While a number ing the day, recently, an effort was made to give them In doing however, the can! jece of ‘ohdnsnos, through ome ns in the immediate vicinity just at the moment the occurrence took Pisce, the fact that every one escaped uninjured may be considered quite miraculous, Anorngrn Case oF CHILD ABANDONMENT at Monnita- ™ia.—On Thursday evening, between seven and ocight o’clock, » woman named Kunghen, residing on the Boston road, near Wall street, Morrisania, discovered a fine healthy female child, about four days old, lying on the door step. The little waif was wrapped up ina vy woollen shawi, and attracted the attention of Mrs, hen by itecriea, It was removed tothe County meee yesterday by Mr, John Ward, the Overseer of r Grawp Larceny at Forpuaw.—Two men named James McCafferty and Patrick Dunn were recently ar- rested at the instigation of a Mr. John McLave, of Ford. ham, onsuspicion of having stolen from the premises of the latter two valuable sets of harness and other articles of horse gear, Subsequent to their arrest the property was discovered secreted in a stable where Mc- Cafferty had been employed, After preliminary examination before Justice William G. Lent, at Tremont, Dunn was discharged and the other held to answer in the sum of $500. The evidence against the accused is purely of a circumstantial character, A negro in the employ of Mr, McLave, on being questioned, stated positively ho knew McCafferty stole the property. Further questioning, however, developed the fact that tbe only reason the acute son of Ham had for thus be- Neving, was owing to some footprints which he had ob- served in the vicinity of the stable whence the articles were taken, Mornisanta Scoon Avrairs.—According to the census of juveniles resident in the town of Morrisania which has just been submitted by the clerk of the Board of Education, Mr. James Stillman, it would appear there are something like four thousand six hundred and sev- enty children of what is termed ‘school age’—that is, say between the ages of five and twenty-one. Port Mr, Stillman states that out of that number 3,836 attended school during some portion of the past year, and that there are at present on the several schoo! regis- ters upwards of 2,460 names. To teach that number there have been provided thirty-five teachers, all of whom excepting three are females The amount required for maintaining the five schools in the town, including every item, is but little short of $55,000 for the year ending september 30. Tho same authority states that there are upwards of one thousand children in the vil- tage of Mott Haven for whom there is no school accom- modation. It snght here be suggested that some mea- sure be devised by the board at an early day, baving in view the adjustment of the ridiculous strife which has existed for some time past in relation to the location of ® schoo! house for District No, 1, Poot u was held at the Sherman House, in the village o® Yon- kere, yesterday, at which Samuel M. Purdy, of Weat Farms, the present incumbent, received the nomination by acclamation. A feeling of praiseworthy unanimity Was manifested througbout the entire proceedings. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. A Man Fouxn Daowngp.—The body of a man appa- rently, thirty-fve years of age was taken out of the water at the Central Railroad wharf on Wednesday evening by a boatman named John Mahony. He was about Ove feet eight inches in height, had dark hair and ‘was dressed in a black cagsimere coat, with pants and veut of the saine material. The body appeared to five or six days. Ia one of the poci ro found, with a note-book, in the fly- jeaf of which was written ‘Herman Gunther, 238 West Thirty-second street, New York.’’ Some words were written in Gorman in another portion of the book under the name “Dr, Alexander Hogarth,” signifying “God ‘Will take me to heaven.’’ The body was conveyed to a Aimshouse, and an inquest will be beld by Coroner farren, - Commanipaw. * Yacut Racino w rus Bar,—A race came off yester- day afternoon between the Nettie and Lily, which was won by the former, The course was ten miles threagh the bay, <Apother race will come off on Mon- from Bean's boathouse, for the championship. Entrance fee, $3; open to all boats, cat-rigged, twenty- five feet and und The following boats bave been Martha, Beauty, Spunky, Lilie, jeorgia, Hudson City. GanzoTixG.—A man named Robert McKieban was attacked by four men on Wednesday night in South Bergen, near the residence of Mr. Patten, and robbed of old watch and chain, a note of $250 by Woolsey & Co,, a note of $200 by Rogers & Co., and one of $110 by Wretherly, as well as $65 in cash. The thieves caught him by the neck, and straining bis body back- wards stuffed his mouth with indkerchief, keeping him 1p this position tili they ted their purpose. Ove of the party was a thick set man with @ red shirt, another wore a gray shirt, and the other two wore over- coats, Two of the villains can be identified., Newark. Jnweiry Snore Sevev.—The United States revenue officials of Newark have recently seized several of the prominent jewelry shops in Newark on charges of eva- sion of the United States revenue Jaws, Tho names of the proprietors of the places seized are withbeid uptl the investigations are completed. Fine. ~ Yesterday noon a fire was discovercd in the rear of Mr. William A, Garder’s store, No. § Rank street. It was extinguished by the neighbors, after a loss of $60 had been occasioned. Somerville. , Poumicat.—The democrats of Somerset county have made the following nominstions:—For Assemblyman, First district, John J, Berger, Second district, Abrabaw T. Huff. For Surrogate, Wiliam S. Potter, Frank! Deeravcrive Fire. —Avoi @ o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the Forgot Coal Company's turf factory, The entire building, with the machivery and stock contained therein, was completely destroyed, out $10,000; partially insured. A neigh- nd barn attached thereto were saved, been the work of an in- Trenton. A Botp Ronseny. ~ Detective officer EB. Rays, of the Twenty-seventh precinct police, New York, in compli- ance with information received from the puiice in this city, arrested Michael Feber in NewYork and brought hither yesterday morni Fisher ie « tailor, and ren rf scectuinsneat of William Beffe, in this city. that last week he skedaddied, tak- ing with him a piece of cloth, two silver watches and other valuable articles amounting im all to upwards of $100. Partof the booty was found in his possession and recognized by the loser. He was committed to the county jain to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE TORMAY TRAGEDY AT NEWARK. m of the Trial of Walsh and Farrelly. At balf-past pine o'clock yesterday morning the trial of Walsh and Farrelly, for the murder of Patrick Tor- may, at Newark, was continued. The prisoners seemed to realize their position more than on the previous day, The court was densely crowded. Elizabeth Mare, being duly sworn, testified—I live at 245 Warren streot; (hat is on the same side the murder was committed; I remember the night of the 4tn of July; my attention was attracted to something that night about eleven o'clock; my attention was attracted by ascuffle in the siaewaik; 1 could not bee anything from the front window, eo 1 went to the side window and looked out on the vacant lot; | saw three men t! a one with his back toward me and the others with their faces toward me; the one with bis back toward me sald, “You cut one of the others said, ‘' You lie, you of a b—;"" somebody said, You have cut me from ear to ear,’ then one of the men kicked him, the other cried “Watch,” and then the two ran away. | was in ny front room when I heard the noise; | was undrosse aod Ce to bed; I went right away to the window, 4 was by tbe lightning that I saw what I did eee. Joseph H. Carter, being duly sworn, tertiied—Oo night of the 4th of July last T was at Stickel’s Hot 100 Newark street; I was called from there about fifteen minutes past eleven byfotficer Newsome; | went with officer Newsome to the corner ef Chatham streets; | went immediately; wejwere nboul fir going from Stickel's to the gl when I got to the corner I saw a man sitting or leaning against the house on tho northwest corner; when | got there the man was dying; he did not appear to be covecious; | mean he could not speak; IT know be could not speak because I asked him questions; he could not I then held tho man’s head and shoulders; he about Aiteen minutes after I got there; | was holding him daring those fifteen minutes; other people came there while I was there; some had tights; I told officer Newsome that there wae ueed of a doctor, he went for Coat! one; when he came back the man was dead; T 4d not while I wat there end batons bo stayed these ile 1 was died ;, until officer Newsotse and other ofoers tame j 1 was not on duty chat night; I left: the an aw cut over his it cross, was cut im the side by some the man did not struggle, rs died. James J, Deegan, ig duly sworn, 1 Policeman; was on the force op the night of the Fourth of July last; I was sent "pto the ceracr of Chatham anc Boe Pediat about half past two om the morning Of the Sth; I rélievea several officers there ; officer New= ome wasjone; there was a dead man there; he yeeee the corner’of Chatham and Warres ‘stent: 1 id not know bim; I was sent there for the pul of taking care of the body; I left abouts or nd brant and Smith; 1 out of the a made an examination of Warren street whte f was there; I did 80 to tee if T vould find any olow to be perpetrators of the deed; I found two baw; ose wase biack, stiff brim bat; I found it near store about half-past two, before ba fn (bat shown ‘witiess); that is the soft black tat; 1 found that in an all of steps going down from the sidewalk ley, next to a vacant lot; there is ry; the gate was open (bat sho that is the oth the one | found in the y: fourd the hat about six feet inside of the gate. Stewart M. Brant being, duiy sworn, testified—I ama detecive on the Newark police; was on the force on the 4th ¢ July; 1 assisted in removing the body of a dead manio the dead house in Market street; it was about six oclock on the morning; I delivered it in the same condtion at the dead house that I took it from the core ‘ner ¢ Chatham and Warren streeta, Dodd, bemg testified—I am fan; I was on the 6th of July last; I made examination on the body of Patrick Tor eson the neck, as if in abow the cra I tound sab-like wound over the left yo, asif the man bad falleu or some rough instra- menthad bit him; over the right eye, aboutan inch and hal, was a wound as ifcut by rp instrument, the midde of it being through the scalp of the skull; on he right side, about six inches below the uppe margin of the gine between the elevath and twelfth ribs, a little to the rear, was e puntured wound about one inch in length, about three incles into the liver and about three-quarters of an inch intethe walla of the abdomen: it ‘upward, fore wad and inward; the abdominal in which. the liver is plaed was Milled with black biood; the wound was mor- tal I believe the man died from the effects of the wand (witness shown knife with open blade); I believe th, wound might have been made with that knife (cothes shown witness, which be identified, and he ashe the cut made by the knife); 1 saw no other voun Cross-exam!ned—In my opinion the man was in an erct position. (The witness gave reasons for form- inj this opinion.) 1 Was@ man about five fect inches—what we wi call wiry, built tor fa- ge, and his muscies w ell developed; I should not bave thought he was powerful man; I think be ras fitted for endurance; he had no superabundance of fit; the clothes were very much soiled with mud and biod; I think there RO coat on him. Pilip Riley, being sworn, testified—My business the 4h of July was a boatman on the Morris canal; worlad on Thomas Walsh’s boat; I was hired by him; 1 hadworked for him from the Ist of June; Leaw Walsh at hisfatner’s house on the 4th of July; we left the housetogetber about seven o’clock that night; Farrelly went rith us; we went to the corner of Hudson and Warroi streets; I left, and went over bome; I left Far- relly itcompany with Walsh; ib was dressed ina dark oat and pants that night; he wore a black, soft Kesuth hat (hat shown witness); a hat ii that; saw a knife while I worked on boat; called it a penknife (witness looks at large, bitcher looking knife); that looks like the kn and is tie knife to the best of my knowledge; it is knife caled a penknife; the knife was last on ‘the boat on the Si of July; I looked for the knife on the 6th of July anc\ could not find it (a pair of pants shown wit- ness); 1 pve seen Waish wear those - » but do not know as Ke wore them on the 4th of July; I saw Walsh and Farrelly on the morning of Sch; they came to the boat about ax o'clock in the fmorning ; the boat was lying at the deep lock, on the east side of the New Jersey railroad, Charies Azdell, being sworn, testificd—I was in Newark on the 4th of July last; my boat lay at the lock, near the fivémile level, on the 4th of July; I crossed the Warren treet bridge several times that night; I saw the prisoner) that night; 1 saw, them in asaloon near the Warren reet bridge about ten o’ciock; I went into the saloon; kveral persons were there; | called for a glass of ale;pne man stepped forward and asked if I was going tojreat the boys; he was Walsh; I looked around the siloon and told him chat I did not know any one there, aii I did not know aby I should treat; L thought the pea were intoxicated; 1 had my boat lamp on the count¢; I drank my ale and picked up my boat lamp and w# about going out when the same person raid I should tre told him I would not; he then threw a lightid cigarin my face; I turned to the bar- keeper snd @ked him if that was the conduct be al- lowed in his jlace to strangers; the barke:per checked him; I then tgraed to go out, when Farrelly put bis hand on my should and said, “Young map, go quietly out and I willfptevent him interfermg with you;” I them went out and Walsh tried to get up to me; I started for my boat and got nearly there when I beard quick foot- steps behind me; I turned around and felt a sharp in- strument cut my side; when | got to my boat I stopped and examined my side; I found my side was just scratched; it wat Leoni theo. Officer Deegan recalled, testified—i was present when the knife was found; I was sent thero by the Chief of Police to superintend the search in the privy for the the knife was found; Walsh's pte rwnogovers of the privy; o’clock on the m UE he mee. OMcer Bi recalled, testried—I arresteu ly. abet aix 0" jn the evening of on the stoo; store in treet; they talking together waen I arrested the: dark soft hat when I arrested bim. ‘Thomas Clemm ‘at No. 4 Condit street; 1am the son of Mrs. Clemmens who testified here; | was b on the 4th of July; I went out on the evenin; Poe: 4th of July; I went oat im; Walsh had ons being duly sworn, testified—I live was vebind her; I side my aunt lived; a litue and lightened; as I was coming down Warren street I standing on the corner of Warren and Chatham atreets; I saw some men fighting on iho other side of the street, one man came down the street and said, Jimmy, you have given him enough ; the three were lying down, one down with @ man at his breast and one at his feet; the man down was on his back; the head of the man was toward the north; the man lying across the sidewalk, two of the men looked like Farreiy and Walsh; thea one of the men said ‘‘i’m cut, I'm cut;"’ one of the others said ‘You ought to be cut; they then jet the man up; the two men then ran up the street and Walsh said ‘Stand back. or I will push bell oat of you,’ the men then followed the two crying “Watch” and “Murder; I have known Walsh before; he was fre- quently at my house; I have known bim five or six years; I know Farrelly well; at the time Psaw the two men over the other | thought they were Farreily and Walsh; I toid my mother and aunt they were Farreliy and Walsh; I was familiar with the voices of the men; I knew the voices tbai nigot; I judged they were Farrelly apd Walsh as well by their voices as what lightened while | was there; I think Farrelly laid up towards the head and Walsh ee Peg a man that was down got up be “Dm cot, now Up; you have done it now,” I’ve been detained in the jai! singe the occurrence. . Robert Lanr, being sworn, testified:—I searched the houée of Patrick Walsh last July ; 1 am an officer of this court; the first 1 went was to find « hat which they said hung om a looking glass; 1 didn’t find it; £ searched the house also for clothes; I found a coat (pro- deced by witners) under a bureau on the floor; I found thie sbirt and pair of pants (also produced by witness) noder a bed of cattails; I found «shirt under Mrs, Lyneb; she was drank an ine on it; the clothes were wet and muddy, With biood on them; I do not ka: o searched the boat, . Charlos Kelly, being duly sworn, testified—tI traded of with Waleb; [am a boatman employed on Farrelly's boat; I gave Walsh the hat about two months before the 4th ‘of Jniy; he hada pair of shoes which were too small for him and hesaid he would give me the shoes for the hat; I did so (hat shown to witness); that is the hat I gave him; I know tt by two tears in ib which bad boon sewed up; there were other holes io it. The Court then adjourned until half-past pine thie morning. TWE TYBURN (PA.) MURDER, ture and Identification of the Alleged Ansansin. About seven o'clock on Wednesday night detective officer George W. Kelly, acting on the description given of Brown, the supposed murderer of Benjamin Hogan— the full details of which appeared in yesterday's Henato—purssed m Penningiod, X. Jy m8 white man’s bo he bad just hired im Trenton early yesterd weourely confint investigation before M. The news of hi rapidity through police office to catch @ read with electria rn flocked to the jpse of the putative criminal. His (elow roes—male and jeo—congregated in ifested the utmost gratification 3¢ ny volunteered to identify him, Dut none of she darkies were permitted inside the station. Ab elght o'clock the captive was conducted from his bolted cell into the police court He walk- ed atealthily along, and on entering the judicial apartment cast bis eyes on the breathless spec- tators, The conto remorseful aspect, occas and relentiess look mantiod bis vor: table ‘ied bite aa Abraham Brown, and in answer A eation whether he committed the deed Brows tee ‘% was commit wo je count from Governor Geary for bis removal to Penaay!' for trial, . —— Mas. Lincoty.—At the ti tion was of jacoto an LD if in ember, 1865. What amount Woleted unrot eerie country we have Not seem atated, Wi nd, however, that it did net ap~ proach the naliy intended,— Providence Jour- nal, 04. 1°