The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1867, Page 8

8 NEW YORK CITY, Tuk couRTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The Case of the Reveuue Officer Charged with Biackmailing—The Bali of the Accused Increased. - Bofors Jadge Benedict The United States vs, James B, Freeman,—The hearing tm thia case was resumed yesterday moreing, the de- fendaut being charged with extorting money and xcept; fog a bribe, tho witness, Heury Budleman, being agaio ealled to the stand and his examination continued. Wit- mess desired to amend the evidence given by him on the previous day ip some particulars, In oue of the conver- sations with Miller, Freeman’s clerk, witness said ne ‘would think about settling the matter, and asked Miller what benefit it would be to bim, and Miller replied that & would save him from being arrested by the Sherif; asked Miller to whom the money should be paid, end Miller replied to him,and tbat he would give a receipt for tt. On the cross-examiuation witness testified that @a the day he paid the money to Miller, and previous to the arrest of the parties, he asked Miller for a receipt, and when Freeman subsequently came in Miller asked Bim (or a receipt for the money, and Freeman said, “There is no occasion, I will make it all right,” adding hat he didn’t waata cent of movey for bimself; the reason he (witness) did not pay over the money to Free- aan Was because Freeman ieft tho matter all to Miller; was informed that Wiggan was the name of the detec. tive who had gives information against hina for detraud~ dng the government; had made arrangements with the @etectives that the $150 which be was lo giveto the par. fox suould be restored to bin, Henry Budieman, Jr, was the next witness—his tes- timony completely corrovorating that of his father as to dhe interviews at the store, tha conversations, the pay- ment of the $150 to iilicr, and the subsequent arrest.of he parties, Heary Vaughan, an officer of the detective police force, deposed that on the 19th of January fast he aw Freeman and Miller get out of a Third avenue car at @ue Hundred and Tenth street and go into the store of Budieman; that after ashort time Freeman came out @od weot down the avenue; he (Vaughan) then went into the house and Miller; at tue time of the arrest he asked Miller what tho parcel in bis band con- tained, to which he replied money which he had col- lected from Budleman for Mr. Freeman, s -Collector of Internal Revenue. ‘The witness narrated tho incidents that ocenrred from the time of the arrest to the arrival at Police Headquarters, where Freoman eald to Inspector Walling that there must have been some Moisiake; thas he was an officer of internal revenue; Phat Miller was bis expert, and that he bad often em- plored him to detect fraud; Freeman was not known at jeuiquarters as a revenue officer, whereupon an ofc. of internal revenuc was called in, and he, too, w: fgvorant of Freeman, and did not recognize him Ofticer of internal revenue; Frosman exbibied his com- Mission 3 an Inspector of Interaal Revenud at bead- 5. John T. Tieman, Inspector of the Detective Police force, gave testinony iu periect corrodoration of the etoctive officer, the provious witness. Duncan J. Miller deposed that he was accountant for Mr, Ergeman, Inspector of internal Revenue, for about threo months; that in a conversation with #reeman le tola witness tuat he waated him to go to Harlem to in- Vestigate @ case in which a party worth $100,000 had not mado proper returns; he and Freeman qioeneees to Budleman’s store, and asked to see a books and papers, which were. produced; Budletman seemed alarmed on being questioned about is bus) ness and property; in aconversation wich Budle- man, after the first luterview, witness told Budieman ‘that the tuing could be arranged by paying the detec- Give’s feces, $150, and the detective’s name was Wigzan; be advised Budieman to settle the matter as quictly av possible by paying the detective’s fees; witness did not gain seo Freeman until Saturday. when be told him that Budleman promised to come down to his office and pay the money at twelve o'clock; Budleman did not @ome, at which Freeman expressed some int ‘ment; Budieman, Junior, came down aboat one o'clock end wid Freeman that his father had gone up town, but ‘that he would be in the store from four to five o'clock ‘that evening, and that be would then settle; Freeman eailed witness into his private office and said he wanted to do do what was fair, and that as he had the greater risk be ought to have the larger share, @nd proposed to take $70 for himself, which would lvave $50 to be divided between witnsss and Brewley, the informer in the case, who was also present , both agreed to what Freeman pro- posed; Freeman, ley and witness, all three, pro~ ceeded to Budieman’s #tore in the evening, and, on going tn, Frocman said be was very angry with Budle- man for not keeping Lis word, and again said, + Settle with tbis young man (ineaniug witoess), and it will bo all right; Freeman then went out, and witnees re- mained and received the $150 from Budiewaa, Th witness proceeded in corroboration of previous’ testi- mony in refercace to the arrest, kc, On the close of the Girect examination of the witness the case was ‘Glosed for the day. APPLICATION TO INCREASE THE RAIL OF THE ACCUSED. Mr. Bell, prosecuting officer, after the Jury had left the @eart room, applied to the court to have the bail of « Mr. Sedgwick sald this was aa uuheard of aplication, the amount of vail being already large, $2,000, fora misdemeanor. The court said the practice in such cases war to order the party into custody absolutely. He would not do ‘this, but he would direct the bail to be increased to $5,000, which was done, ex-Recorder smith, one of defendant's ceunsel, goinz nis surety. The case was then adjoursed till eleven o'clock this morning. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. In Admiralty. Before Judge Blatchford, ‘The case of John Collins, Jr., vs, the ships BE. C. Seran- tom and the Emerald Isle, already reported, bas not con- @leded, owing to the absence of s witness, When the ‘witness turns up the case will again, probably, be re- ‘The Judge, at the sitting of the court this morning, strock off several cases, owing to the absence of counsel i er the not'being ready to proceed to trial. ‘The Judge then took up the caso of Murphy va. the bark Emily, which is libelied for damages at the suit of the hbellant, who ciaims & vessel, his property, hed been damaged to extent of $800 by ®@ oollision with the eee of Staten The testimony has closed with the exception of the testimony of tain Morris, which is to be taken out of @oart afier the case bas been summed up. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—-IN BANKRUPTCY. Power of Registers to Dec! on the Validity of Questions Raised Before Them. Before Judge Blatchford. dn the matter of Charles G. Patterwm—Aanother de- @iaion—a short one—has been given in this case by Judge Biatehford. Certain questions had been put to he bankrupt in reference to the sum of $5,000 which he stated on examisation he bed acquired afier tho date of filteg petiion, and objections were raised by bank- Tupi’s counsel as to the prety of answering theso questions, The decision ef tho Jodge on this pablished in the Hiensny of yesterday. To the forty- @ighth and forty-ninth questions proposed to the Benkropt, the bankropi, through B, Sanford, eue his attorneys, objected, for that ia matter of law the examipiog creditors have no right to inquire of the bankrupt to any property am his possession and acquired after the commencement of the eats im Dankreptey under which this examina- is had, or if they bave been exhausted by preceding by the bankrupt. The Jadgo the foregoing statement, to rm Objections raised by the counsel for the forty-sighth and forty. etberwire, or whether t bankrapt to the th questions are valid or Register was correct in ad- Mitiing these questions, for the reagon thet it does Rot appear whether the $5,000 inquired avont wag, in fact, properiy acquired by the bankrept after the com. Mencement of tie proceedinen, iho Register, bow. ever, would not, in any eveut, have power to deeide on the validity of the objections or on the admissibility of questions, On this mader hiv Honor rofer Gecisions in the case of Samuct M. and Mark Le the case of Charlies G. Patterson, Bhalla Beokrupt while Under Examination and Hefere Anwwering Qu with Hix Counsel? In the above case the bankrupt was being examined Dy means of written interrogatories, He requested that be might be permitted torough his counsel, Mr. B. Bantord, in relation to his answers to such interroga- tories as may be proposed to bim before anewer ng tue @ame,and to avail of the assistance of hiv counsel in drawing bu answers. The Register (Mr, Dwight) allowed ‘the requ Counsel for creditors (Mr. Benedct) ov- Seow, and that the question should be certitied Judge for bis deci-toa, Register ac- companied the certificate Qn expression of Bis opinion that the privilege asked should be accorded to the bat Provided that euch consultation did not causé delay tm the proceedings, ‘The Judge hoids that the Register is the proper judge of the propriety of allowing the baskrupt sugh privilege, and declares that the cours wil not intermere with the exercise of such discretion im ordipary cases. Petitions Filed. ‘The following petitions were filed yosterday :—Jona- than & Bard, Now York otty; referred to TRogister Dwight, Joshoa Davenport and Joseph P. Davenport, New York city ; retorred to Register pants Ay SUPREME COURT—CHAM22a5. A Street Repairing Contract=Application for an Injunction. Before Judge Savheriand. The People, de., oa. vel, Brady w2. the Mayor, Comp. troller, de,, and John L, Brown,—This caso, which has been previously reported in the Herato, came up again before this court yesterday on an application for a per. manent order of injunction, The aMdavit of the relator upon whieh the application was made sete forth that he fo @ Laxpayer and & certat que traxtes of the publie funds and property; that by the provisions of ctiapter 586 of Whe acts of the Leguslatare for 1867 the Board of Super- ‘wtoors was authorized to raise by tax certala moneve for NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1867.-TRIPLE SHEET. the use of the Mayor, &c., and that among other amounts so anthorized to be sum of — $190,000 oo, Wing and re) the stree' Syuaree of ng for the current year, the work to be dove and (he coutract therefor to '), warded nd that no contracis were to be ut sum; that by av ordinanos of passed aod duly approved on the Bist day of May, 1867, the sum of $190,000 was appro~ riated for that tnciading af! materials aod finer required; that eotwithstanding such provisions of the charter, laws and ordinanoes, and im fraud and con- iravention of the rights of the plaintiff and other eestut que trusteas of the property, funda and effects of the City, the Street Commissioner of said city of New York, Goorge W. Mclean, entered into and awarded @ contract as provided by law made in excess of the Cominon Counc’, Jobo L. Brown, and ¢ agi to pay to Brown therefor the gam of $130,000, lesa the sum of $5,000, reserved Ww defray the expenses of superintending and ins the work dunng that period, the money to be paid in regu- lar semi-monthly dnstalmente; that Brown has been paid ait (he sms due upon the performance of the work up to the present time; that the contract was not made in c@nformity with the laws, which provide that seaicd proposals shall'be made for all contracts for pub- ic work 0 be done where the amount shail be in excess of tbe sum of $250. and that no publication in the newspapers was mado advertising for such proposals; that the Contract was not awarded to the lowest bidder; that the Street Commissiover fraudulently awarded the contract without iblic_ notice, or recelving or re- quiring, or inviting aby proposals, or causing such pro- posals tobe ia the presence of the Comptrolier; she, sum expended under the contract «f 1665 was $60,000, and in 1$66 $97,000; that by the terms of the contract of 1866 the coutractor having the work was re- quired to keep in employ ment not less than two hundred handred men, with their proper complement of carts and horses, and that Prown is not required to keop om- ployed on ontract awarded bim more than ous hundred m that the contract would have been Her therefor men, and bas not kept the streets in pro} the-eontract is wholly void and fi Payments thereon have been made by and with the con- repair; that ‘and that tho sent of the Mayor, Aldermen, &c. On the 16th of September Judge Clerke granted an ordor to show cause wy un injunetion sbould not be iesued, and on the 24th of September a temporary order of injunction was granted. The application yesterday was to make that order perpotual, Counsel for tho respondent sabmitted an affidavit of A.W. Craven, Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct Department, setting forth that the sum allowed by the terms of the contract was not excessive for the amount of labor to be performed and the materiais to be fur nished, Atthe close of the argumeut the Court took ‘the papers and reserved its decision, For the relator, ex-Judce Emott; for the respondents, A. J. Vanderpoel. The Union Pacific Railway Litigation—Cor- rection. Ross et al, va, the Union Pacific Railway Company (Eastern Division )—In the report of this case’in yester- day’s Haran, in whieh damages to the extent of about $5,000,000 are claimed, tt should hai ft was the “Eastern Division” or Kai Pacife Railway against which the suit was brought. line ts about three hundred miles south of the Union Pacific Railroad, proper, acd the organization ia in no way connected with the Union Pacific Railroad. COMMON PLEAS—CHAMBERS. The Recent Expulsion from the Open Board of Stock Brokers. Before Judge Van Vorst, Cumberland G. White ws. the Open Board of S'ock Brokers of the City of New York et al.—This case, which has been previously fally reported in the Herarp, came be- fore this court again yesterday for reargument, Judgs Cardozo, before whom the original arggment took place, having resigned pnor to’ rendering his decision on that motion. The plaiatiff was a member of the Open Board of tock Brokers, and, in consequence of an ailezed de- fault om contract, arising from the sale by imtif?, “short,” of $1,! res of Hadson River stock, was, after being cited to answer. before the com- mittee, expelled from the sessious of the board. Platouff subsequently obtained an order of injunction restraining the defendants from excluding him from the meetings of the board, and tho case came up yesterday on a motion for tho dissolution of that order of restraint, At tue close of the argument the Court took the papers and reserved its décision. CITY INTELLIGENCE. AN OvrraGs.—Yesterday afternoon an elderly lady and a young girl, both well dressed and having all the appearances of the highest respectability, entered a jewelry establishment in John street and asked to seo an assortment of gokl watches. After examining several they took their departure without makiag any purchase, apparently not having found in the watches shown them the quality they desired. The cierk who waited upon them afer Jeft he missed 3 ee, “lea waa | cvestsaea a cauee toe io erm a sa bo 3 the Broadway squad, on a charge of shopiifting, The ladies in the most vehement manner that they were not guilty, but the clerk insisting upon his charge they wero taken be- fore Inspector Dilks at police headquarters, who had them searched by the janitress, who was unable to find any watch on their persons, or anything that would lead &@ person to believe they were shoplifters. The elderly Jady said that she was the wife of » merctant (who:e name she gave), residing at Elizal N. J, and that she had come to the city with her daughter to pur- chase & watch as @ present for a young lady friend who was about to become a bride. They were honorably dis charged, I ¢ Dilks expressing his regret that they should have been so unfortunate, A similar case to this happened a few years ago, and the lady who was ac- onsed of the shoplifting recovered $10,000 damages {rom ber accusers. ALL Sauts’ axp Att Sours’ Days,—All Hallow Eve was last night celebrated in the Catholic and Episcopal churches, and is one of the greatest festivals of the year, It is common in Engiand to celebrate this oecasion with and pastimes, and in Catholic countries the day on of peculiar festivity. To-day tbe Church cele- brates the festival of ‘‘All Saints,” whereby db] peculiar honor aud reverence to those servants of God who, having passed through this lachrimarum vale, mow, according to Catholic belief, enjoying the beatific vision of heaven. ‘To-morrow will be ‘:All Souls’ Day,”’ pointed by and set apart by tbe Catholic Church for he relief of the suffering souls in purgatory. The col- lects and prayers at moass to-morrow have this special object and will be participated am by thousands of Catholics throughout the world, Acapert ro a Fxaarsoat.—The ferrybeat Clinton, of the Fulton street line, collided on the East river yesterday with a schooner, whose mainboom made a clean sweep of the after raloon of the steamer, Fortu- Daiely there war i ‘cabin’ at the time, or the consequences might have beea fatal. Fatal. Accipests.—A German named George Discher was instantly killed yesterday at the Jewish synagogue, in Fitth avenue, near Forty-fitth street, by being strack on the head with board. Tho remains were taken to a Morgue, fags. eee ; A jnesday ig the maccaront fact in avenue A, died yesterday at Beilevue Honpital." Guraier ‘aered wos Dotided to hold taquesis to-day, Afreurteo Svicives,—Margaret Kelly, au insane wo- man, ran down East thirty-eizhthstreet to the river, yesterday morniag, intending to jump off the dock into the river, but was prevented by oillcer Griffin, of the Twenty-Orst precinct, About noon ® prostitute named Jennie Barnes also attempted to commit suicide by ping imto the river the foot ot Leroy sire, A named Martin ya: rescued her, Can Accrpest.—Mlicbae! Malloy, aged twenty-two years, @ Unamith by trade and residing at No. 244 Rast Thirtleth street, was taken to Bellevue Hos- pital, about one o'clock yesterday morning, by officer Smedick, of the Twenty-first precinct, having sustained sevyore injuries while sttempiing to leave one of the Clinton street cars. It appears that the nofortunate man was somewhat inebriated, and In attempti joave the car be fell, the wheel passing over his fe’t arm, fracturing !t in two parte and braising bis ‘body in nu- merous places. Swriovs Accipgyt.—Charles Johnson, a wagoner, aged thirty yoarsy and residing at No. 247 Spring street, yos- terday morning fell from his wagoo in Sixty-third street, near Ninth avenue, ana the wheels passing over bis right jeg he sustained a compound fracture of tha thigh bone. The injured man way taken to Bellowne Hospital by officer Woidress, of the Twenty-second precinct, where, giver a careful examination, it was declared necessary to Se tm order tw save the unfortunate man’s itfe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Zevo Burwnam Not Lieeuap Arter Att—He Wrre- DRAWS Tar Comrtaiyt.—Agreeably to previous appoint- ment the defendant in the case of alieged line! against Zeuo Buroham, the auctioneer, by Oswald Ottendorfer, edrtor of the New York Zeitung, appeared before Jus- tice Dowling yestertay and announced himee!f to m with the examination, Before any st¢ps be eu ww this ead Barnham made his eer also, jcontineutly withdrew (he eompl nt givie ae for #0 doing that De bad ascertained that the { Lue Supposed lsbelious raph Was an ‘ i appeared that no libel bad been Coxresery Hi Genr.—Jamos Preadereast was er. rested yesterday by officer Mullin, of the Fourth pre- cinet, on A charge of stenting a coat Valued at $25, the ly of Edward Jer of % Oak street, When the prisoner was a nigaed balene Justice Dow- fhe confessed bie guil “ wwe necessary ‘ailidavit wes held ph fa the peo Worts Savixe.—On Wednesday morning Jona Fite- yen, a gentleman of the German persuasion, got wp from a bed on which be bad daring the night enjoyed Lethe Tepose, and fecling ‘first revo” thought he would pase’ the day by going o & “big spree.” Accordingly, Joho, who when at home om the corner of Tenth avenue and. Thirteenth marted on © vilarimage to the shrine of Konig Gambrinus, whore, when yd rg Raph oop an oe fod German john can stand @ rity of lager, and, being flush, “went his ‘conten a the keg. ‘The result was, be got gloriously fuddied about sup- down, Starting homeward, as he supposed, he, as drunken mea urvally do, took the opposite course, and, @t baif-past nino o'clock, found himself in Rast river, at the foot of Delancey street, splureing and plunging sbout \ike @ sea caif, howling at the Same time at the top of tue voice for Fortunately for the Ddidulons Dutchman, offi Falvey, of tho Thirteenth precinct, who happened to be ic nity, attracted by the eries, ran .o (he end of the dock ood demanded to know who was there. “Ach !'’ cried the ualf sobered inebriate, ‘id pese I, Shon Fitzyen, Helf mier herrous{ Heif mior her- rows !?" “What do you say ?” cried the offleer, not understand~ ing the exclamations of the maa, who'kept rolling and splattering about in the water in a most agonizing con- dition of mind. “Ach! dunderand biitzen! What vor you don’t—oder foh erdrincke! Oder ich erdrincke! Und pe tam! Splew, ach! Helf mier herrous! Ach!" A gentleman who bappened tobe present very detiber- ately—being, like Moves, slow of speech, first putting his hands in his pockets, while be leisurely and con- siderately placed his back to a post, and so'emuly re garded the jeviathan lke antics of big drowning coun- tryman—transiated into Duteh-Englis p the tenor of bis remarks, and then suggested the propriety of bis being taken out of the river, unless it was thongbt desrabie to set his body for eeis as a sort of pot, in which event be would be not only food for fishes but for coroners The peopie who had gathered on the dock now came to the conclusion that, as the Dutchman was of ‘no ac- count anyhow,’ it would be well to save him; and accordingly he was taken out, Shak- ing himself, be commenced swearing ‘copiousiy”? at all hands, who sediagly: solicitous to know if hi fond of and talked *turkey.”” Jotm was taken to the station house, “bung upto dry ;” but, notwithstanding the police to quote the aaga of Mantilini whe: ratened before Justice Shandley st the Third District Police Court, he looked like an “exceedingly dem'd damp body,” whom it would require considerable tos8'~ ing to make dry. The half drowned man was remanded to prison, where he will remain untal the Judve is saiit= fied he can stand another dose of patent iager without undertaking to make the East river his bed clamber, Bonratary mm 4 Cuormna Warevouse.—On the night of the 20th of October, the clothing warehouse of Brooks Brothers, 116 Cherry street, noar Catharine street, was burglariously entered by forcing the skylight, and robved by tho parties named below, as one of the deponents, John Brooks, a member of the firm, believes, of about orty pairs of black. pantaloons, six overcoats, and twelve flannel coats, opaiien of the vaine of five bandred dollars, which subsequent inquiry has satisfied the firm, as they allege. were taken by Phomas Wilson, William’ Butler, George G, McKnight, Mary McKnignt and Mary Ellen McKnight. The fact of the burglary be ing made known to the captain of the Seventh precinct police, officers Pike, Prindle and Waiker were instructed to inquire into the facts of the case, and if possil = earth the depredators, On Wednesday night, at eight o'clock, satistied that they were on tho right track, offl- cova Walker and Pike entered the house Ne 10 ton street and arrested the persons wh: se nam given above, finding on the body of one of tuvw, George McKaizht, a pair ot pau'aloons and an overcost whicd were subsequently identified by Johan Brooks as belon; ing to tho establishmeat, Besides these, other gar- ments were found im the apartments of the MeKnights, in Hamilton street, and taken to tue station house, Shortiy after the arrest and inear- ceration of the accuged, officer Pike went to 69 Mott street, and in the reat of the lot ima wood house found sen pairs of pantaloons nd again at eight o'clock yesterday mori formaiton which course of his search, he called on William Donnelly, grocer, 13 Pell street, and by bim was, in answer to @ question, informed that Thomas Wilson and George é McKnight bad left in his care bag, which on examination was found to contain thres of pantaloons, gay These _—_ es part of perty of the firm by Jobn Brooke, At ono orelock 9 ‘esterday afternoon the above facta were deposed aug r Pike, John Brooks, of Brooks Brothers, and William Don- nelly, of 13 Pell street. It is believed the goods will ait be recovered without damage or loss to the firm. The accused parties ri for examination by Justice Shandley,yof the Third Police Court, Mary dic- Knight is a woman of thirty years, and Mary E., her daughter, who is an exceedingly good looking girl, gave hor ago as sixteen years, Axgest yor CRUEL TREATMENT TO A Horss.—OMficer James Auld, of the Nineteenth police precinct, arrested, yesterday afternoon, John Leonard for driving, attached to a cart, @ horse through East Forty-ninth sirect, which, on the back and lege, was covered with ronving, wasuing and disgusting sores, aod which animal other- wise was totally unfit. te be used ordriven, Qn being before Justice Kelty, at the Fourth Disirict Police Court, Leonard attempted no defence of bis con- duct, and was consequently held in $100 bail to appear ‘and answer at the General Sessions for using his borse in acruel manner—a misdemeanor ‘act pro- hibiting cruelty.to animals, here b Attzomp Ropeery sr 4 Servart.—Bernard Finkle, of 268 West Forty-second street, appeared before Justico Kelly, of the Fourth District Police Court, yesterday, orpament be had found in hertrunk. The discovery of this article ot bijouterie in the piace stated led him to be- Meve the accused had also taken—for it had di at same tine—a gold pearl-iniaid breastpio, of the vaiue of $5. As Bridget could not oxplain in what man- ner the bracelet came into her possession, in default of bail she was committed for trial at the Special Sessions. Tox Curck Swpier AGatin—He Ross raw Man.— United States Deputy Marshal George W. Gillespic, of the Western Division, appeared before Justice Dowling at the Tombs yesterday afternoon, and requested that Wm. A, Thomson, the alleged check swindler, be sur- rendered to him ona charge of robbing the Pittsburg Post Office on Sunday last, when it is believed be ob- tained possesmon of the check belonring to A. & D, H. Chambers, of that ones which he attempted to get cashed by G. W. Hubbard, of 76 William street, as al- ready published in yesterday's Hezatp, Tho magistrats declined to give up the prisoner. A man named Robert Black is under arrest in Pittsburg on the same cl as that preferred against [Thomson yesterday, be having ‘Deen caught. it is alleged, in tue act of robbing the Doxes in the Post Office. . ALLEGED Tuer? or 4 Horse axp Wacoy,—Edwin Skidmore, residing at 636 West Filty-second street, ap- peared before Justice Dodge yesterday and preferred a complaint against &@ man named John M. Allen. The prisoner was accused of stealing @ horse, wagon, har. ness and robe, in value amounting to $200. Compiaia- ant alleges that be drove up Broadway, stopped at the hotel at the corner of Ninety-fourth street, and after putting the borse in the sned went intothe house. Re. im a short time he discovered the proparty was stolen. One of the officers of the Thirty-second pre- cinet secing two men drive at a furious rate in the neighborhood of 169th street and Tenth avenue, brought them to a stop, when one of the men jumped out of the wagon and ran away. The other man was arrested. Subsequentiy Mr. Skidmore arrived and iden- tied the property as bis, and made a compiaint agaist ‘Allen. On being brought before tho magistrate yester- day and a charge preferred against iim, he was commit- ed tortrial in default of $1,000 bail, The alleged aceomplice is still at large, Loeixc & Pockerpook.—About one o’cloek yestorday morning} a gentieman manied Jacob Stith, at present sopping in this city, from Wilwingt Delaware, caased the arrest of two women, whom he charged with pickinghis pocket, Complainant states that while he Wes walkiug up Broadway he was met by the prisoners; they aeked him to accompany them, but he refused. After parting with them ho walked a short distance, when be discovered that hig purse, containing $23 and a wallet holding a namber of private papers, was taken {rom bim, Mesting officer Jackson, of the Eighth precinct, he acquainted him with tue transaction. Shortly after. ward the officer arrosied tue two women, one of whom Mr, Smith identified as having spoken to bim. Tho sum of $1275 was found on the of one of them, and the wallet was su’ juently found in On being brought before Justice names as Ann Murphy and Kat pleaded innocent of the charge, but aoewer. Laxcayy ov 4 LarjRopa.—Two men, who gave their Dames as Thomas Lynch and Johu Sutton, were arrest. ed yesterday aud brougnt before Justice Dodge charged with stealing a lap robe from off a horse which was standing in tue street, tho property of Jobn J. Fleet, of No. 192 Kast Fifteenth street, Two boys gave the \ufor- Mation which led to the arrest of the accused. Justice Dodge committed thorn for trial, PERSONAL INTELLIGE Majof General Duryea and General R, 8. Witlfams, of the United States Army; Congressman Mallory, of Oregon; Senator Nye, of Nevada; Sefior M. Murillo, Minister, and Senor Salgar, Secretary of Legation trom Colombia, and Senor T. Avelto, Consul General to the United States from bogoti, are in this city, Senator Sumner is lecturing in the West. Ex-Governor Seymour is in Buffalo to-day, Judge Thorman, of Onio, is at bome resting after the fatigues of his recent campaign. Seuator Wilson ts in this city, Revel ease eae who recent! dene poe bis editorial tion ou a Kemps Ls 8 Of acce, mg 0 profeecorsip ina Sontuere eatape 4; i Hon, J, H. Hubbard, member of Coneress from Con- on street. jas purchased the bouse in Washington that been occupied by Senator Sumner, iY) a. Grow has purchased a railroad tn Penn- syivenia. * Ristort plays Fiizabeth in Washington this evening. INTERNAL REVERUE MATTERS. A deal of excitement waa occasioned about the Reve- nue office in this city yesterday in consequence of a Tumor which obtained circulation to the effect shat re- movals of Cabinet officers wore being made, and that among others Secretary McUulioch and Commissioner Roilias had reesived hia demit, big he P, M., gothing wae Reors in thie particuar.. The create excitemeat, pre. THE BOARD OF HEALTH. A regular mgeting of tbe Board of Health took place yesterday, President Schultz in the chair, The Sanitary Committee presented‘ the following opinion ef counsel im relation to the powers of the Board in deciaring in- fecied ports im quarantine afier the 1st of November :— At the last meeting of the Board there was referred to me a communication of the Health Uificer, aad I was re- quested to state what ate the posers of this Board rele ve to requiring performed Ist of November arr mesti¢ ports, it aucorize the Quarantine authorities after that date to emia heaith authorities chapter 275, define the Board (or rather define the powers to which this Board has succeeded) over Voase!s, and these powers are again stated in the 147th Chapter of the Laws of 1856, sections 24 to’ 27, inclusive, These powers are as {ol- WB i— i= 3 2. Bat the proclamation must ft the- wit! which pipe ypamenayr en ation mn a be from time to time extended, on giving the defined Public notice, 3, During the period provided im such proclamation, veasels arriving in tbe port of New York from such ‘‘in- Gaelevee at nas oie See ae ot Tue Board tae aleo sh! ver, the f E s manner o exercising which 1s n01 provided, ‘a regulate the inter- course between land and watet between adch infecied fecaeiges aia oe apebenden kar eee resul reben a Ip my opinion the Board, way issue an, appropriate pre cipelee a mave Ee ene, the exer. ‘ose of a part or alf of powers, as it shal; dovermine any threatened danger 10 toe public health veinands, bation ty B, EATON, Counsel M. B. H. of’ proclamation. < PROCLAMATION BY THE ‘There berny good reason to RD OF HEALTH. polar that a certain con- tagious, iufectious or pes*tiet disease, to wit—the yellow fever—does: pow exist at Lavacca, Corpus Guristh, Indianola, Now Mobile, Key West, Vensucvia and St. Aagustine, that there is danger of the same being brought from thence to this port of New York appropriate quarantine regula i enforced in eos So sae a coming from such places, ani \@ save DOL au. thorized with aba vamation of this Board: oat Now, therefore, @ Board, in the discharge of its duty in the premises, by virtwe of the power by sections twenty.four, iw rt! enty-five and twenty-six of the 147th chapter of the laws of 1856, and the twelfth and osber the 74th chapier, and the third section of the 606th chapter of the laws of 1866, do hereby prociaim and deciare said to be seve! an infected piace, within health'law of this State. And the proclamation shail continue until the 21st day of November of the present year, and shall on tuat day at noon cease to bave effect. ° no by said Board, at its office, No, 301 Mott street, in ihe city of New York; this 8st dey of October, in the your 1367, as witness the seal of said Board and the signatures of its President and tecretary. The proclamation was adopted. = The report of the Sanitary Superintendent was re- ceived aud ordered en fite. Among other things the Superintendent sets forth that the enloading of hogs from the Hudson River Ratfroad at Filty-seventh street, and the drivmg Of the same through said avenue to the hog yard at Forty-ninth, street, ie @ nuisance of aggravated character, In fact, the, naisance at- taching to this business is worse now than when the pigs were unloaded at Fortietn street, close by ‘the yarda “In my nfon,” continues Dr, Dalton, “tue citszens have a right to demend that these animals shail be uoloaded, not upon the pubife street at any point, but directly in the hen yAah. «It appears that in this matter the interest of the Hudson r Railroad Company and the proprietors of these y: are tdenti- cal, and I would therefore recommend that if said yards Oe eee wrens yyw oe do remain Dresent Fequired to cause a'switch to be laid. from the Hudson Raver Ratiroad into these yards, and that no pigs be un- loaded except within the enclosure ’’ Pail Gly, of No, 25 Waat Foren, strest com. plained by petition ‘Of ¢he slaughter houses. Noa. and 330 of said street, as a pabire nuisance, and being the cause of the death of his wife and children in con- sequence of the noxious smells The smeils arose from the melting of Mr. Ely also complained of No, 398 and No, — of same street, for the same cause. His petition was endorsed by a umber of citizens resident in the neighborhood. Re- ferred to Sanitary fhe question of called Soldiers’ Bu: Swinburne, The Board refused to grant permits for erection of ‘as applied for, viz.:—Southerly end ot Burling alip, Twenty-fth street and Broadway, juno- tion Beaver and Pearl, corner Nassau northwest corner James slip and South street. Permission was granted for the erection of booths on the janctton of Canal and Broadway, and junction of Hester and Division ; northeast corner Al lon square, southwest corner of Eighth avenue and West Twelfth street, and on Jackson square. THE DEAN RICHMOND DISASTER. Confiicting Testimony. The imvestigation into the olrcumstances attending the collision between the Vanderbilt and Dean Rich- mond ts gradually being unfolded and likewise wrapped up in a series of extraneous evidence that has no direct Dearing on the case in point, On behalf of the Vanderbilt the first witness called yes- terday was Clarence Burtis, who happened to be a passen- geron board that vessel on the night of the collision. He deposed that he was not sleeping at the time, and his wife was looking out of his cabin window; and that just be:weon twelve and one o'clock his wife asked him if the Albany boat bad passed down yet; jnét at that time he heard one whistle from the Vanderbilt; he then got ap and looked out and sw a pro. petler with barges in tow going to New York, and they answered the whistle of the Vanderbilt; soon after that he heard the Vanderbilt ¢' another single whistie, and looking up the river be saw the Dean Richmoud coming right down across their bows: he then ran out of nis room to the second door open on to the fi rd deck aud remained there until the vossels struck ; at the time he was looking out there he saw po other person oa the forward deck at all, ‘On cross examination he rep ated the same testimony, and’ was porticul: saying that he only heard three whistles before collisiou—one from the Vi then au answet from the propelier and then py On examination by the Board he.said that the way he know the Dean Richmond was heading east was because she to cross their course in @ diagonal direc- able to state whether there ani the first whistle of the Vanderbilt lor. Jocob Burbaus,- the mate of the Vanderbilt, was aroused from sleep by thé suand of istie from hw boat, at the raitie of the whisile wire, which pasced over the top his cabin on the bur ricane deck a little obaft of the pilot house; he next heard another single whistle from the Vanderbilt, about a minate or @ minute and a half after the first, but beard po others at all; he heard the bells of the en- first of auything elso he kaew nessne. George Keys, a witgess of the Dean Rix bad civen — metal on mn sooond fon Bane rae ‘was then pl op tho stand again, M re- called at the request of the counsel for the Vanderbilt He stated thet he had boea to Captain Hancock's office (the owners of the Vanderbilt) on the badges of the day io Kad given his previous Leatimoay, ‘asked by them to come on the and say that his Orst evidence was faise; that be bad been for this purpose by Mr. Hancock's asked to go up the river and bring down bis brother-in- law, Melville stewart, to contradict his said he tad received $20 or $30 Mr,’ Smith, the Secretary of tho Frome Tamm, ‘for his towage before he gare evidence for tho Dean Richmond; Mr, Hancock and several other wit- whatever an Keys or timony; Mr, sweet, on bei: that the $25 he had boat to Newark, in ordorto enable him for examination, and it was mot bribe, nor did be know what pete a the going zx give as regards the whisties amined. ‘Theso interesting little details been ail gone through, the investigation was ‘eajourned wotil this morning, and will be er setarday, when the evidence will be forwarded to OOMESTIC MISCELLANY. In his speech at pee, Friday evening, Senator Wilton sad Th Pe Be L. 8 thing Condemned; he scorned and gpit on it; he asked no bmn ae it, and would give sone, It was fore- * The Mediso reports three one me ist weet ta tbat fon iy matance one bape room: fourteen Hon. Joba Wentworth of i reported to have $10,000 to the general fund her 28. Pe NEW JERSEY. this city was bela in Cooper Hail on Wednesday night for the purpose of organizing a branch of the Printers’ Union, The preaident and secreiary of the New York Ty Union were present, The meeting ad- Journed fo meet neat Brady. Hoboken. Tax Lats Stameino Apraay.—Edward Ryan, who was emer prey =n eee Stuele, Sole = rma nate John Mack, haa not been arvested Hudson City. Tan Covsrr Covrt.—The trial of young Spencer was resumed yesterday forenoon, One count in the indict- ment charged him with shooting with attempt to kill; other was assault . The Br sroraie ot gull x ‘he iter @ ome taken up, and will to-day. Two of the con- stables have been acquitted. Weehawken. River Tairyas.—It has become « matter of notoriety that a smail saitboat crosses at night, under cover of darkness, from the New York side, and shelters under the Guttenberg dock, This costo has been followed for two or three past one obtained satis- factory explanation of the ohieeh oF, this night traffic. From movemonts of the crew it is cop- Jectured that {a considerable smuggling in ‘and that the merchandise consists principally toy On a recent octasiog the party was and retreated. to, their boat and pushed % rapidly as Fie a Four pistol shots were fired boat, but ’ Newark. Tan Pay-Axgucan Covnoi.—The Right Rev. Bishop Odenbeimer, who has returned from England, delivered 4n interesting sermon in reference to the Pan-Anglican Council em Wednesday evening at Grace Episcopal, church. He founded his remarks upon the words er hold . how aod pleasant. it is for brothers to di together unity.” After referring to irture from two months’ since, and the incidents ocournng in that short space of time, be proceeded dwe:l more particularly = the Convention of Sichons held at Lam! Those seulor clergymen had visited Lambeth all. quarters of the earth at whe: solicitation the Archbishop of Canter- The conference was com men bury, of epee education, yet meekuess was their character- istic. ‘Tie palace where the convention Leeds. | =. J beth place, dates back to the tweifin century. ati im which the bishops met was formerly the armory of the palace, but now its walls are adorued with the por- traits of bishops. Bod chief stration pesenes gpeakerzemar chapel. a tl jouse isbop White aa fag ey ishops who laid the foun- dation-of Episcopacy in this country were . Bishop Odenbeimer then referred to the character of Arehbisnop Parker, whose body rested in the fan and dwelt upon the objects and a eee persrore Reformation. The ence, which he consi¢ered the most estical meeting since the days of tho convention did not waste its precious time by consider! ing disputed dogmas. It was called for the purpose of antting the people of the Church in more fraterna- pal pat gtee result had been sccom- Tox Bar Bawar.—A mectitig of citizens was held at Dramatic Hall on Wednesday night to take action reta- tive to the alleged obstruction to navigation by the Cen- tral Ra'lroad Company's bridge over Newark bay. Mr. Jonn T. Johnson, president of. the Central Company, made a statement in to the bridge, after whicn other made remarks upon the same subject, A resolution was adopted thirteen gentiemen “to apply to the next Legislature to vacate the au; ment to the tharter of the Central hesagioeg Ma in 1860, extending it from, Elizabethtown to y City, on account of violation of charter.” Other resolutions were passed, one asking the City Coungil to run ice boats to break up the ice during the winter months from Newark to the bay bridge. ORPHAX AXMIVERSARY.—The twentieth: anniversary of the Orphan Asylum was held on Wednesday night in tho First, ehuroh. The exe: wore of an in- bo pepelat 5 rises Aixcey Graxp Lancesy.—A woman, named Mary McIntyre, was arrested yesterday on a charge of haying stolen a watch, valued at $25. from the house of Mr, Theodore F. Reeve, at whose house she had been board- ing. She is held for trial. Senrexosp To Coxvinmuant.—John Wood, who was convicted on a charge of horse stealing at the last ses. sion of the Oounty Court, has been sentenced sighted taonthe’ ove tuamest in the tate Prices, he ‘Trenton, Fouxp Daowxen.—Yesterday morning the body of a man memed James Magill was found floating ia the basin in a suburben district, The deceased was addicted to drink, and it isthe prevalent opinion that he was to the adjacent lime kiln to si when withthin dean. Ho leaves a wife end family. tag! Paterson. PourricaL Merrivas.—A radical meeting was held on ‘Wodnesday night at Preakness, The meoting was ad- dressed by Major B. W. Hoxsey aud Samuel Gerow; but thejattendance was'very small. A democratic meeting was held_on Wednesday night at Little Falls, Ht was ad- dressed by Mr. John and Captain Thompson. There was a large BurGrary. —About three o’elock on Wednesday morn- ing the house of William Youmans, at Allendale, was entered through the basement and robbed of $50 and a silver watch. Mr, Youmans hearing a noise lighted a candle, but tne thief had escaped, Mr, Yoamans then proceeded to the railway station at and there aman whom he thought looked Shooting ot a Husband by His Wife—Van Arsdale Found Guilty of Murder. [From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) Somarnvinis, N. J., Oct, 31, 1867. Last night, between nine and ten o'clock, Mra. Walker shot Ler husband, at Bound Brook, N. J., five miles east of this place. Charles J. Walker, her husband, has been cohabiting with a woman at that piace for several years, which led the outraged woman to avenge her inthis summary manner. Walker and his wife lived in New Brunswick, N. J, and occupied a respect- able ition im society. hire, Walker found her husband in the barroom at Bound Brook, and after requesting him to go bume with her, and he're(u she drew a pistol and shot bim in the torehead, the bali glancing and inflicting only a flesh wound, 16 Cause of the deed eppescs > /baxe -ane that she considered him unfaithful to his matriage vows, ‘The triat of Jacob Van Arsdaie for the murder of the boy Baird, in June, was concinded here Inet ‘The jory, after being out two hoursand a half, brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the Arst |degree, but 2 a lim to the mercy of the proper authori. New Jersey Polittes, The republicayg of the Sixth Assombly district of Es- sex county have nominated Samuel H. Baldwin for the Assembly. Timothy W. Lord has been nominated for thd Aesem- bly by the republicans of the Fourth Assembly district of Besex county, A republican meeting is to be hold at Passaic to-night, to be addressed by sevoral radical leaders. ‘The republicans of the First dietrict of Passaic county have nominated Jas, Aitchison fer the Assembly, a for- mer candidate baving declined th® womination. Jomah Spee: been nominated for the Assembly by i i L have uominated P. W. Vail for the Assembly. Silas D. Corey has been nominated for the Assembly pg Tepublicans of the First district of Morris ‘A well attended democratic meoting was held at Dra- matic Hail last evening toratify the county nominations mado by that party. Democratic meetings will be hold to-night at Belleville end Orange. Senrovs Ceances Acarxer TH® PiestpesT or Grin Cornede—Hie Rewovar.—The Directors of Girard Col- lege, Phiiadel bave,published a statement rd to the removi the tate President Smith, of that Ine stitution. They state;—Inefficiency was enough, Dut something worse ti Tinging tn the ears of the directors, clamorous for relief against cracl punistiment; mothers im tears at the private houses places of business of 1 for to ouirnged children; pax cruel stripes upon og yg ; 8 rated under the lock and key for weeks upom Weeksin mid-winter, in the to; rooms of : busta heat was allowed sem—oo. gut en evening came—no books given them to Tend—siripped in some instanées 7,and ia other et children condemned to the House of on the part of their mother or friends, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. | Married. Barpwix—Graves.--On_ Wednesday, Orange, N. J., by the Rev. J. to Lizae, daughter of the aise ew one” No “start Seabees ae ee Seay, Bt. ot this city! . Hart—Baaxes.—In Brooklyn, on Wed! ‘at the. Chure of the Holy Trinity, by the Rev, Litdejonn, Grrrorp R, Hast, of the city of New York, ‘to Parris B., ‘Of the late Charles L. Barnes, ofthe former : Mean opt, ore {hter of Nathan Mendelson, Ten. ) and Lynohbur lease co) Grpmtwon On, Wedtenday” October SO, at y the Rev, Dr. Josgrams Bagys, Mr C Bruns, bath of this city. ter of the late John Bergen, Jr. No cards. Paul's cl Brook, ED, Ger. William “A: Lo haybin, Fiance Ta a Pies Sors, a Wrvan—-Suceriix,— At San on Wednes. day, October 9, Mr, Hesay Wsver to Axmsz Saur vii, formerly of this city. is Died. iy October 29, Misr Brixnar,—At Yonkers, on Marr J. Berksar, in tho 67th year of her age, The relatives and friends are invited to bho the o'clock. ian church, Henry street. Downey.—In Brooklya, oo Panter. Cones 3 Patrick Dowssy, youngest son of Mary ey, aged ‘The friends and relatives of the family aro respectfully invited 40 attend the funeral, from the late ot geen 810 Hicka streot. as 7s , October 31, Mrs, Canouins vow ieccnrabinmie tices cv Enicxson.—At Washington, D. C., on Sanday, uctober 27, Captain Jutivs KE. Eaioxsom, aged 56 years, 2 fg edn By tayo Friends of the ily are invited to attend the funeral, Sep Da te seeiienes s0. Fee Sra near Seventy- steele fe consbiaption, Assim MoCREA, Funeral takes place at_ tw barebones a rE. acquaintances 6 family are requ Montreal : i McDoya.p.—On Thursday, October at the resi- deace of her father, James Matligan, first street, near Fifth avenue, South Eumapera Mo- Tho relatives and friends of the fam! respectfal invited to attend the funeral, on ey, McDoxxtt.—In Brooklyn, on October 31, Jogern McDowsit, a native of county , bis age. ie aver ak. wo Church of emir by m street, where a solemn requiem mass ‘be offered up for the repose of his soul, and those of bis son Den- to attend the funeral, ov Chureh of St, Fravcw here fully tnvi PE nee Thursday, October 31, Ricuanp Quiy, in the year of his age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to atiend the funeral, from the residence of hie uncle, Janes Quirk, 46 Ubariton strect, on Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock. His remains will be taken 10 Calvary Cemotery for interment. Rixen.—On Thursday morning, October 81, Jouw Penny in the G4th year of his ago, : Relatives and friends are mvited to attend the fanere!, from bis late residence, No. 311 East Twenty-lourid