The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1868, Page 6

8. a NEW YorRK ciTy. |’ FORO LT ial CITY INTELLIGENCE, eee YPeree Coors ano vax Cry Frtaxces,—Poter dent of the Citizens’ Association, writer, fer to Comptroiter Connolly, under date ¢!, Jnnuary 19, ich considerable fault jp found Wh the manage ert orine city Gnancen, The debi cf tho city being Ax Exreysrve Gar Fercer.—Stephen 7, Curran, a the arsectation * 4e that the | ™®2 forty years of age, living on Long Island, was yes- Fey 2 the Staking Fy, — ot applica | tay arrested by officer Duffy, of the Fourteenth pre. tia liquidation, lewving an faount of $27,142,176 69 | “Bch on the charge of forgery, On Tuesday last the ‘enliquidated, olty ry oped ¢@ the value of $5,000,000, | Sccused called et the store of George M. Mittnacht, 25 mis comeniet, should Psu and the proceeds Se | Spring street, und purchased « safe, im psyment for Seem ol Soa Te OO Nae eee aideht | wnict he tendered a check for $04 76 on tho Manaface ive each, 's % | turers aud Merchants’ Bank, purporting to have been oat ny Sad orp the pee. | fWa by Messre: Eimer & ‘Amend, 103 Third avenue, roperty 1eyesied eu annual (roseckoga $aseroe0 ‘Mittaacht subsequently Jearned that the cueck was fs would uccruo frova the fund ($5,000,000) 60 mvested. " Mr, Paul “Amend toned (hat neither ‘Qt ts also mainta’ned that were the markets is private fusation and that 4% ‘was se forge 4 thereupor ry. Justice eee coe eee Would speedily euuence | Hiegan committed. the ‘accused to ihe ‘Tombs Mie elt would be $250,000, ef Ta2,116 50, | £F tial m default ef $2,000 bait, It is alleged that the by held sat $10,782,800 should han from | Sccused had signed tho aames of Messrs, Eimer & the Groton Department, leaving Amond to at Sfty or sixty checks ranging in amourte from $60 to $200, most of which he bed raised Money upon, and consequently placed in circulation, Persons victimized by these forged and Worthless checks are seid to be the foliowing:——Wm, P, Kingman, 258 Cana! street; H. Waldron & Co., 180 Front atreet; R. Brown, ‘scsle manufacturer, Third avem W. You . 8 Bowery; Morrison & Knowles, 21: Water sireet; S. Osrey, No. 7 Broadway; Seiger & Schwartz; Baggorty & Bri ir, Nos, 8 10 Platt ‘street. The aames-of the other persons defrauded have not yet beer ascertained. proceeds of erage of Ree. Tae A pgmane financier wor en use riber + property, "the amount of over $2,000,000, to be ef, thas reducing the debt to abort $0,000,000, “ois balance Mr, Cooper would*have funded iz sivck, to ‘be known as the Central Park Improvement stock, of whirly, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, ‘thirty-four, Shirty-five, thirty-six, thirvy-sevea end thiry-eigat yearg, which make just oue millwm to mature early after 1898, The writer further proves tha: the penses of tue city government and cemmissions @ugbt not exceed $12,950,000 annually, and contends ‘that the revenuefrom Croten water, the wharves and jer#, Oxcise and ether seurces oughi te be $6,000,000, wing @ yearly balance of $6,950,909, ‘Tus Liny Homicipk.—Tho Investigation in the case of ‘the death of Poter Ling, who died from Injaries rece! on New Year's Day atthe hangs of partios unknowe, ‘Was resumed yesterday at two o'clost P. M., by Coroner Oollins, at the Seventeenth precinct sation house, Only enc additvenal witness, Mr, Adamy, residing at No, 164 Becond street, was called. He war na anal 5 Gisturbauce, and his testimoay, which was only bea evident was unimpenant and threw no ISTERSAL REVENUE MATTERS. ‘The exvitement which for some days past hes pro- vailed atthe Cedar street headquarters and at the vari- ous collectors’ offices in relation to the recent legisla- tion by Congress regarding bonded warehouses and spirit meters bas, to avery great degree, subsided, and the parties interested are anxiously awaiting news from the Distilters’ Convention, whic met in Washington yestercay aad at which the subject will be thoroughly disoussed, It Ig now averred, and with considerable ehow of trath, that the passage of the Warehouse bill 13 due to the persisteut action of the -ovilectors, assessors and other, revenue officers in the West, whose per- quisites, tn consequence of the dally shipment of whis- Benmidi, and Henry Miler. coe: fermen ware [one ot mines teem Denton wamehonste ip thes seo arreated while contributing their sigare as musicians to | 92, Were seriously Sossened; tor, in cases where goods the F gem tol (eaieee = the Greenwood ae wore taken from one revenue district for trausportation e remaining accu! , George Hemmoll, o pad ‘hh Ens thus fur evaded the vigilouce ef his pacaseree Te ig | 22, Mmotser-—from Bt Louis, Chicago or Cincin Proposed, if the facts can be elicit ed in wo other way, to | “Mtl for instance, te the Thirty-second district, New Propose ‘to one of the acoused no tur State’s evi- | York (to which the great bulk of the Wastern product ‘was gonsigned—no commissions were allowed by law dence. - to the Collector of the district whence removal was Tun Cry Bask DEratcator.--Thore would seem t0 1 rade. Lut nccrued te the Callevior at the ether end of Desomething peculiarly strange mbout thie afair just | the roate, inte whose bonded warehouse the spirits were mow to judge fromthe manner 4n which the cndjcct is — os hoot ayy Po is said that Mz. Schenck, treated in police circles, It is efated, and on very hich | Of the House, aud Senator Sherman were ¢onstantly ro- authority, that the detcotire trio was ordered by the | Ceiving leiters fromthe Western officials asking for the Chief of Police to ‘work up” tipe case was yeurrrday in. | PASSKxe Of the bill wuicn has lately become a law, and formed by the bank oflictals that bis serrices would not | Mlvi08 eftectually stops the transfer business, and keeps De required uny further in the ease, This omeomacance | t® Manufactured article in Western warehouses until ass given rise to Ko smell amo ent ef epeculation, posites prmrtespronce tara yncce prpar spd poe lg ) to no ° __ | sconsed in the capacious pockets of Buckeye, Huosier or Boarp or Fine Commissions a3. —This Board held their | Wolverine collectors. The pressure thus brought to boar woekly meeting yesterday, w!1en the Committee on Dis- on Congress had the cpap but’ the Western M. ‘ ‘ - C.'a, while they have made frionds of these otlcials, will ‘cipline submitted « bill of dre as for officors and membere } "54 forced to undergo @ fearlul political ordeal in con- of the department, chenging }m seme rospoots the pres- | sequence of aiding to pass a law Wuicd bas so materially “ent wmiform, The objects ‘sought are eoonomy and | inerferred with the prospective proiita of tho large greaior uniformity, In pure pance of aresotuiion offered | Mimbers of their Saeute Who arer-ehgaged sn ;ttre Dy Commissioner M. B. Wilswn, passed ste meeting of the Fivo Commissioners a few weeks aga, tuore have manufacture of whisie Deputy Collector Porter, of the Fourth district, acting Deen monufsctured for thee department a number of Dadves to bo used by persoas ontitiod to enter within under istructions nved from Coliector Bailey, bas seized the large recuilying establishment of Thomas B. Kerr & Co., tocated ai Nos, 135 and 140 West Seven the porice lines formed at tires oc: teenth eirect, on charges of fraud. Avoxt three thou- ‘The badges will be worn or fly vy ad two hundred gaitons of wicohol wad spirits were Barics of insurance com) panies ud oa the premises, and aiso ubout one hundred duties require them to be ‘presen atreis, which, itis alleged, still retained the in- gotten upin fine style. Th fo brand. in coptiavewuon of tue Revenue law. Metal thoy much resembles the sh woks and papers of the eswbiishment were taken @f the Metropal tan Police, They are « Pvssession of aad Lhe promises pus in cuarge of govern- dosign of a (ire hat sapported by keepers. 11s said that an alcohol distillery waa the centre are several simall ap e! with this concera, aud that underaext the words “Metropolitan Fire De Twclilying estadlisbmen! there was a largo vault for ihe Dold relief on iho tase of eaci,, stornje of ele, Cillcer Porter alleges that when tae number of the badge. 0 soon a o was made a man elnpioyed in the place proceeded been shown the badges and Su ¢ to paint ie heads of ihe empty barreis in order to cover hhas 120d an order relative to them, no person not | up the iuspection marks; but before he succeeded ‘Wearing this pertioviar bade wiil be ullowed within the | in parting more than a dozen bis operations ware dis- Police lines at tres covered and stopped, The matier has been turned over Conisas ey ine Cry oy New wt i -ausorney Courtney for, prosecution : , r ve Meld, of tho Sixth district, reports havin: the trustees of the College of the sorzed w sunall illelt distillery located ‘in the cellar of & Bela yesterday eflornoon, building in the rear of No. 326 West Sixteenth street, @lection of Mr. RL. Larre: ent for the en- tL 1s about thirey gations capactiy, was uot in op @uing year, A communication was received dames Kelty, Inspector of the Thint “choo! district senting te the trusio : to be invested in three P.M. to-day, which timethe Coroner inferined top jury that be e: pected to procure the attendanceef witnesses whe w: present at the fatal affray. Mcantime three persous have the em arrested on the supposition of ‘being implicated ia e%air—'wo brothers, shivers and Killian . have been sand’ coloring of mm by captains 2 by ancat are struck in beneuth them tbe A meeting of New York wne by the mat the thine ot seizure and no ‘one was on the remises, The case was turued over to the Metropuliian Board for investigatio: from pre ior seized the rectifying place of ill, No. 153 Mott street; the re lisument and Nquor store of Audrow Bi treet, Rud Simon Heruaua’s auction store, No. arge against the iatier was Laving in posse sion Co,per stile, supposed to have Leen used Lor hile t distillation, Ail wuese casts bave beeu turued over for !nvestigation. Inspector McHenry seized yesterday afternocn an it aisuillery Of abaut exe hundred und titty gallons iy, located in the cellar of a building ¢ocner of tané Peil streets, The sill! (a copper cue) was in mi at the time, and appeared to have becn in Commis. | S#! for about Bix months. Three hog-heads of mash " were ‘ound om tue premises. A keeper was placed in © aud a report of the seizure made to whe Mowe. a Revenue Board. seotur Harvey sdlzed twenty-nine three-quarter of plug tobaceo at tue establishment of Whit . 11 Whitehali etroet, ou suspicion of branded with coustorfett marks; ond tour barrels of the senior or @raduating class us may be seiectod by ai least two-thirds Of Ube faculty of the college. as | 1B: the game by a inform imap ug their entire ¥ of character folowing genUemen were tien « Bive Commiitss of the college for 1503:—3fesar. ‘Merri!i, West, Warrea, 4 and Hall, Trais at Pouce Berge —The Po! @ioners heid (heir regular wee qaortsy hereon, Comsnissioner Ae te nimeby ore t F There were uo citizen casos of uo Rowas Caruouic Oxraa: @nnual ball of the You y ation for the beaelt of the Now York Orphan & will take place at the Academy of dusie to-night mere mention of its object suvuld be suihcient to induce @ larze atteodan Roman t Asso Revenue Frands=Mecting at the Corn Ex. change. ¢ A mooting was held yesterday in the Corn Exchange for the purpose ‘opting some measure to deteat t frauds now being perpetrated on the gov mm of the tax on whiskey, Mr E. A. Brown ed the moetfog to order and nominated sir. isaac Read as Chaitmaa, cule Aevty ts was ruin , Manulacturars, deaigrs, refiners the cowutry, and that, as tt now siou in favor of the frau opce of ihe present string & OG standstili, and the trade of tne 2. That a copy of ¢ to exch and every drugrist they will stave thew views in we 3 wus the sevretary B ihe Wes. was quite prostrate’ in ¢ Gkasy Sovimry oy Uses Coo: 2 tax, inasmuch the “Grand ~wety of ( et for $140; thar si New York have bees holt during the past two day Hosier street. ihe followin for the ensu twenty and aw. approved by Doan in aivn oe from a organization tito pt eo far us rela. © the mostly, when wit @ very bid at im in coms {that there wae no di ou the revoaue ulcer. by ba ae fing addjtiona! satycript gue of ihe tect. Bat tt was caforcamately epparent th Ward Citiz ‘ that ierchants had heen freqaontiy haragsed by those + cyan: ‘atl edigg ontlcer coving commisstins, to Whose de pre dames Viynn, $10; A ooker, $10; Mathew Par 5. Total, $425. A generat weeting Reid this evening at 416 Greud tree Will undoubtedly Le grew! ‘ i Moiwrmities have viready crectes w large sou the Treavury Ta the revenue ofieore, tho systeu wore daily becum:ng mo No allegaoa war made 'n thove resoiut proved, and {c bobooved 2 wmuaity to endorse them. Junction of / est B.oviwny aus G00 fad Albany had po the Sarne ta if t ame # matter of ‘aterest p eases of ry taxpayer, to unite the ward tue bumuess of opened there Deen sugeesten ’ p Shoole Wilt gi ursued by officers with roving commis he coniuiteo. 0500 G@ offered the resduttons for Fata, Acctoryt in a Boworo War four o'clock yesterday afternoon a © About 4 Avesan » meoting again objected to the passing of the mitted tuat the conduct of the und ne or Bormett foi) wroogis (hie by tym ong Of the | Officers should Sot de bold up m @ucd ® Manno ay was fepper fuors of the bonded wareue No uo satend » matter coruplaiued of bt the “round floor and was aioe Instantiy | was ¢ c neress, end ol, by any ed. voums of | moans, of o only oxeotted anties the bedy wa ‘ Core bodam the building apt one of b be.lef that some mens sequest, Liecensed |.vod Lt pariion'at question’ of the tua were tite a ail @ submitted that the resolutions now . . ‘ crow th# odiuta om ty h POLICE INLELLIGE YEE ne men in Ogngr A insti ‘ F on a ¢ ongteds hampered trade, and she “it " Ory officers ander their bee's Let the meeting Bonorary it Brospway—Arrewi ro AY OP*’ | carey (ue muvier 10 Congress, and if they want @n,.— Shortly aftet twelve o'clock yemoriay mora ng j shat was she piace to outaia It, and les them fkewiso BOARD OF AUDIT. At the meeting of this Board yesterday Messrs, Bon- ney, Martindale and Stewart were present and the fol- lowing claims were argued :— r) Herman Fleitmann presented a claim for $147 27 against the city on the ground that that amount of money had been paid by him, im obedience to an order from the Comptroller, im liquidation of a cla:m whieh had previously been adjusted, but which, owing to soma mogligence on the part of some servant of the city, ‘and not been properly recorded. 1t appoared that a certain Plece of property on Eighty-fourth street, Teath avenue, belonging to a Mrs, Freund, had beon, assessed, for the opening of Central Park, that Wie property had beom purchased by Fleitmana, Subsaquent to this purchase the motice to settle the claim for sssessment was served on Fieitmann, although a reeeips had been given which, he claimed, showed that the asscximont had been paid, but in order to save himself w great amount of inconventence he had paid theclaiva under Protent, for the Corporation Counsel, claljned that Air. Dean, the facts of the case did not entitle the clainyant to re- thoritles Flestwood va. ‘ihe Mayor, dress; and cited te,, 2 Sandford, 475; Trinity Church vs. tHe same, 16 Howard, mk vs. Roebqter, 42 Bare 138; Camnmercial bour, 488; in which the courts ruled that, ae Bold with knowledgo of facts to redeem roal ‘property from lien cannot be recovered back, even wivea paid uu vest; and also that ‘where a iy pays mot wing knowledge or moans of knowio%je of the facts ‘apon which the demand is founded, ‘he cannot afier- ward recover it back upon the groumd that the claim was not valid on him,” ascited in Ciurk va Dutcher, 9 Cowen, 674. Counsel for Mr. Fieitmans stated that he did not erp: pose the Board of Audit wes to take notice of any tech- nicality, and although tn @ court.of law he might not be able to recover, yet he thought that im equity bia claim should be admitted. j Charles F, Cromwolt, owner of premises Nos. 18 and 20 Frankfort street, presented a claim againgt the city for $180, whieh he ciated ha boom paid under protest to the Croton Board in July, £895, The case was argued at length by qounsel for the corporation and counse! for the claimant; but it appeared in evidence that a suit in- volving, in fact, the validity of the claim is now pen ing 1n the Court of Comzon Pleas, and the result of this latter sult, no deudt, will affect tho result of the clam before the Board of Audit. ‘Rev. Raiph Boyt presented a claim against the city for $191 50 for taxes assessed on the Church o! the Geod Shepherd, in Fast Fifty-fourth street. Mr. Hoyt based bis claim on # resolution passed by the Cominon Coun- cil, by which the amount of the assessment was donated to the church. He liad not paid the assessment, but bad been obliged ,to pay mterest en the amount assessed, simply becagse the resviution donating (ue amount, ana thereby virally liquidating the assesm nt, did nob contain any clnuse which would, im letter, cover the amount of int>rest on tho assessment. Tho case of Timothy O'Toole for $300 for wages due Joun O'foole, as Inspector of Encumbrances under Street Inspector Furey in 1855, was presented, and the testimony of the widow of John O'Yoole was heard and farther investigation of the claim laid over, . The cases of E, Jones & Co. & 8, Newbury, Hugh Humes and Lewis & Bell were called, put no persous appearing to prosecute the claims were passed, aller which tbe Board adjourned until noon to-day. PUT Aa aaa le BOARD OF EXCISE. Annual Report to the Legislature. The report of the Metropolitan Board of Excise re- cemly submitted the annual report to ihe Governor of the State to be transmitted to the Legislatare. The following is a synopsis uf the report: pree for a totat period of thirteen om the orgwaiztion of the Board up to , 1867. Tout, Whercas the amount col- Mb accounted for as thus provisions of law which this a0: was tuconsiderable. The amount collected und applied to ine de Bs under this act was, no less than the eleven months closing $1,305,002 duriag t months, con the Ist OF De A, ted la Lue swo ed troin ° been reduced the Istot Decemoer, During the th uited b a a ucgragate of arrosts in the corresponding Suadayt ry large propor- made £ per. e Mm the suburbs ay und duworderly and ouiy to provide few houes in ad- y Mee—o ed drunkards aud ou make such provision. ‘The following ws the report of tke T ‘mou © 1, 1 Fer incerest 0 For laierest « ne Comminntont ng Fund of Brac tes and Correction snd meeling of the Board for the present yer ast @v t Ui, corner of Grand aad cls, a fi rd being present, aud tue I’sesi- deut, Mr. Larremor g been transacted, a « to propare and fur. fehoo! trustees who’ unary 1, + McGinnis for Schoot district was taken up oy rmod. * Bees and : ts —Mocsrs, Patterson, Gray, Tooker, st Messrs. M Hi, Raving, Soop, Euring, Juckson Dupignae ad presonted {or che coae.dors.ron | qe rourteont re endeavor to soy wide the unjuet lawe toder which we Sows Pineel, iF eae Merron precine | tavor. Cager such circumstances he opposed tie passing | Sag bis post discovered # man coming Of (he resolutions as aTecting tho character of Lhe @mder Ment of premises No, 626 Broadway, officers when Congross alums Wae at fault, Ort Lattin, On teking hold of the stra or| Mr B.D. Walmnivce moved an amendment to the t the resolu! peruaal and f ona be printed and laid apon the ew tho: he bad three pairs of new voer consideral Vhe amend. pearly & eted under hig overcoat A t mo. | mont was C Tied, and the ing cordingly aa. Meni anorber may ras from the basemen: and bast | ourned of down Browawa . ipeaed by olieer ~ ——- Hast, ee OF the Founevate’ creciucts and coprare SALES OF REAL ESTATE YESTERDAY, and captured. | Tue prs gave ther noms as Biward Jc ee fogere Iirddy. On sen the iromt door | ana ios noel Of Lafin's premises 1: as aiscovorrd that the pediock | House and iot No. day Bro bad bean forced open wih & joomy cr iron OO" 6 | A use and lot No, 107 West 26 Marks of Who were rh © whe Woodware of 1 @ |! House and lot No. ® Broome Wonty Meniyy announe bund Wedy ut had been made the Board i, February 3. adjourn BuiGALAYERS’ WATIONAL CONVENTION, y of er eins resseerabled yeoterday morning Moricn street, tho Presidcat, John m the cha vanutes cf the previous a election for add: , Fesulting in the bu O'Keefe, of Cinciun Kirby, of Balter tary; Aivert Beart, o: G Hackney of Upor time pr poxe of weorrect record, to be of the convention, after © minutes Was Ngreed upon, tine the mombere guhered sideration of the Premdent’s rocelviag the docamont was iF Attention foreome time, ihe Jied athe report retutive to alidasion lariorers 4! thet next annual convention mes Dit'lod opposition ox the part of Mocsrs Mathews Walsh, they Moding ‘hat (he aniom was not erad- lished for u hat f (here should be sym. ons the pinsterers ‘avers wnd nat they that bocy © previous quesiion, Lowever, ihe Under the cali Teport was recawed Following tho ‘t Ie bronze this disesatom cansod, the atored to (n6 various |, Acommitied of shree » tnem to the dotegates, belug appow With scribed ton sniemn promt cons utution of (he Nation the gubordinare Unions througPout ioe Luited States connected with the organization, and wo aecharge to (he bent of taett ability wctlve dules of ther position, withobt prejudice ality. A communication from Union No. 4 of thiy city was recsived extending an invitation to the Getegetes 10 visit their hall, Tt was accepted with thanks, The te- porte of local unions, de the namoer of members of each te good stendi ‘9 then submitted, wheo th 100 adjourned yail! this morging. Senator Dudley, the President of the Louisville and | cans, aad thata {als | street clea Cincinoatt Railroad Company, returned from New York | yestesday. lo wag succoastu! in making favorable cons tracte for railroad iron and for engines to stock the , Whole reed THE STATE CAPITAL. Wharfage ae of Ne w York nud Breeklyn= he Auti-Congressional Resolu- uge in the Senate ef the New lef Fund Bil York City Poor Retief ; re 45, 1808. wo changes in the committees were announced this ‘morning, Mr. F. H. Wood, ef Albany, one of the few lawyers im tho present democratic majority of the House, wag eubstituted on the Judiciary Committee in the place of Mr, Kiernan, of New York, who gracefully retired to take position on Colleges and Academics, Mr, Kiernaa ig a graduate of the College of the City of New York. form, Mr, Murphy introduced a bill to tmeorporate the Cor coran Irish Legion Association, permitting it to eld realestate to the extent of $25,000. This step won ne cessary in connection with the undertaking of resery. ing a soldiers’ burial ground in Calvary Cemetery, ‘Mr. Hartman introduced a bill which provides that it shall be lawful to charge and recejve Wharfage or dock- age at the following rates from every vessel that uses or makes fast to any wharf, pier er bulkhead within the cities of New York or Brooklyn for every day or part of day :~-Veasels under 100 tons, two cents per ton; vi sels over 100 and less than 200 tons, $2 for tho additional ton hundred and one cent for eac: 200 tons and over, $3 tor the drat hundred ton‘ half cont for each additional ton—one half the foregoing easel Ueing fast outside another vessel Fieri pent thi ali basin; but ng v or at anchor within any slip or basin; shall tess than firty cenws day or part of a day. ‘The charge for each borse ma the dock shall be $1 for a day or part of a day. ‘The law contempiates equalizing ihe charges between private or leased docks and th: id by the city, Mr, Frear bas introduced a fery praiseworthy meas- ‘ure, whicli looks to the better security of human life against the'dangers of botler explostons, and Mr, Kjer- an has presented a bili amonding the act assembliag th titutional Convention a0 as te forbid liquidation of any further expenses of tuat body. a ouiam resolution was offered by Mr. Marphy, calling on the Executive of the United States imme- diafely to demand the release of the Amorican Fenians Imprigonod in England. It was pasced without a single dissenting voice, showing that both political parties y bave yet a regard for the Fenian vote. ‘A resolution offered by Mr. Campbel!, of New i Laie for the appointment of a special commuttes of ive to inquire into the facilities for travel and the pro- tection to life allorded by tbe various ferries plying be- tween New York and Brooklyn, Too many of these Committees bave been suggested already, and the impu- tation has been made that they are too often mera ‘“sirikers,” who visit. public corporations, cut thoir dinnors, drink their wine, smoke their cigars, pocket their bribes and return to Albany without having done anytring to reiorm the evils aimed at, eo make bese investigating committees lesa popular Mr, Keady, ‘of Kings, offered a resolution requiriug all such com: mittee herotofore or hereafter appointed to pay their own expenses, The resvlutions denouncing the military dictatorship aud supreme Court Quorum bil! of Congress were takca. from the taole, he author, M.. Clark, of Schorharie, armendedso ag to etrike out thei concurrent feature aud movod the previous question. Mr. Pitts, of Orleans, the leader of the republican ‘side, rose to @ point of order, aud precipitated a mogt Curious scene of coufusion, ibe democraiic mover was ‘a poor Parliamentariaa, and the persistent little republi- can puzzled and befogged bia opponent—raising the point that a resolution of instruction to the representa- tives at Washingtou must come from the Legis! and not from one house—unti! tt became nei ry retrace his steps and meke a fresh start with tho reso- lutions, which Quaily passed by an almost sirict party vote. ‘Resolutions were also presented providing for commit. teos of luvestigation into the alfaird of the Street De- partment and into tue operations of Washington Marko’. The members wore gudty of & great deal of felly whea tho rosiution came up relative to the motto over the Speaker's chair, for whieh it was proposed to substivue that of Jackson, ‘By the Eterual, the Union must and shall bo preserved.” Aiter various frornatiions one to put the substitute under the mdto, and another (from a republican) to take the motto of that “eminen: democrat,” J. Wilkes Booth, “Sic semper tyrunnis"— the whole subject was tabled. ‘The following }s the bil, as passed by the Senate, ena- Diing the city of New York to raise a fund of $560,000 for the reliei of tke poor:— Syer10N 1. Ht shall be lawful for the Supervisors of tho county of New York to raiso by Joan the sum of $500,000 Tor (hy purpose of providing for the ind gent and destituis inhabitants of the county New Yora such amounts of wood and coal and furnishing such lodging houses as may Le necessary for wilt protection durjng the rigors of the ‘present, winter, by th "ae tion ot a public sock, which shail bear tnierest ’ not excetding seven per cent per sunumy and shall de redeem- the year 1833. aud bo i r ‘indigent w ¢ aurborized to nw treasurer of sich fuud, avd shall appoint an assistant in each Assembiy dis {of sad conaly, w shall disburse the sums to the parsons entitied to relief in the diverent districts, subject to such regululions as the Compirviies may provide, Sd. 3 This act shall take eifect immediately. NEW YCRE LEGISLATURE, SENATE, Aiwant, Jap, 15, 1368, Senator Folger was elected temporary presiient, Petitiuns were preseuted for the relief of soldiers who ved ufwer tue Stale ceased to pay bounties, MILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr, Matioon, authoriang the construction of a bridge over tue Hudson river, between Verplanck’s Poiat and Fallst—-the bill provides for a sus- peusion vridge not to extend over two miles, the capital of the company 10 he $2,900,000; by Mr. Murphy, to enable executors and administrators of eatates of de- ceased persons appointed in other Sisies to maintain aciions fa this State; by Mr Hubbard, to facilitate the construction of the’ New York end Oswego Midland jon ef brauch pg the powers of nae Live Provides tbat fur. ence simil be punished as for perjury ; older shal! sign fdr more than one appli- claias of being a treebulder sual! bo punished xs a misdemeanor, RULIE OF THe POOR IN NEW YORK CITY, nanimuus cousent that the bill los of New York to reise by ort of the poor in paid city ent year be considered immediaie:y. Con- sent was gicnted, and tho bill was read » tied time and passed without amendment, The Seaute agjourn: Commission nigtong false that no f tax $500. for the ft ASSEMBLY. Atnaxy. Jan. 15, 1838, MITTRER, CHANGES IN THE STAN! The Sraaknn announced ihe ¥. , in pines Kiernaa, and Mr, Kiernan oa 1 pluce of Mr. Trainer, PDUCED, 1 ihe act relative to com: vat hereafter ali bills of exebange, payable at sight or on demand shall aot nd payad) days of grace boing © amend the Brooklyn ures for purpose, by Mr. W, &. Clark, to repeat the act providing ‘or a consutationa: convention. MOTIONE AND KESOLU TANS, The fortow Jou was offered by Mr, Meatruy:— solved, If the Senue eonenr, that the ri Ot Conures obosinens, and 1 ei 2008 ROW The rates wore suspended and the resolution. udopted. Mr. W. 3. Crank called up the ‘ohn eitered yenterdny our Senators and Renresontatives in Congres to nse ali the means tn their power to doveas the new Recorsiruction vii bolore Congress, ‘The reso- Iution was ads By Mr McKee pointed to requir: ping con Die, Psst cailed up 4 by yous 64, nays 47, R—Tha a comms 0 tho working Lad rusoimtion calling yon of naturalwed jon Of the tolls on ai) coal going west from tidewater, which Was ulso, ado; wr. Jonxeon cailed up the resolation for the appoint meut of w commiites of five to Inquire into tle affairs of the public maraee In Now York, which was roforreu to tae Vomuitioe on Citl MEETING OF EX*PAISONCRS WF STATE, A meeting of ex-prisoners of State, preliminary te » propored Gomera; Convention, wat held yexerday at noou at Gibuon's Building, Broadway. The atiendance was bat slight, owing, doubtless, to the circumstance that theae victims of Mr. Seward's litte bell are variously located atl over the United Statos, ihe (oilowing geniiemen were named and constituted 8 Genoral Committee for the purposes of considering nad adopting a plan for such General Convention, and designatiag tho timo and piace tor holding the same, vias — James W, Wall, Burfington, N. J.; F.C. Wright, New York M, M. Jones, Albany, N. ¥.; Suinuel North, Uni Y. 5 Joe. M. PLN , St Louis, Me, Worrel!, M. D., Delaware City, Del. ; Canton, Ubio; Y, Jotneos, Galen 1h; Bal Pike, Souhport, Coun. ; G. W. Brown, Baltimore, Md, ; 1, P) Miiikoo, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Houry Clay Dean, Mount Pleasant, Towa; Ji MeHoory, Cambria, Pa. ; Rev, Stuart Robinson, Kentucky; V. KR Jacksoa, Dis. trict of Columbia. ‘The meeting therenpon adjouraod. Tho design of the Convencion ts to endea¥or to obtain fome redress for the injuries to person, property and reputation sufvrod by many of thove iwnprigoved during tho war in Fort La‘ayotte and other places upon ive mo: tr vial suspicione ‘NEW ‘YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 186, 1888, NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Tus Maven axp Common Couxcrt.—At the meeting of the Common Council on Tuesday night Mayor Gopsill sent in a rejoinder toa report adopted by the Comm a Counell at its last meett The Mayor charged the Board with extravagance; Intter retorted ey ing the message, and the Mayor now supports ' pg ments on financial matters in detail by refer agen action of the Council at various times duri “1,8 ~ ‘The two hes of the city governme as yhoo tay Zs coniliet than ever, |. tas Brrarroanssrs.—The Grand Jury of Essex CO” sy weve found true bills of indictment against Dt, yeewen and Mra, Naomi Reeves, sea fantae esores encanta Oi not gu! ra Reoves is sill confined im the Siale Lay Asylum, and itis questioned whether she will be tried on the tndietment, Oorsstoy on tas Raitroap,—As the Bloomfeld pas- senger train, due in Newark at eight o'clock yesterday morning, was descending the down grade of the road, it collided with a coal train bound up, The signals were in preper position for the ef the coal train, and the eeeinaee of the tabeensn tele nad his engine re- ‘Yoreed, but on account of the slippery coudition of the track the train could not be stepped ; hence the collision. The only dam; resulting from the accident waz the b rode of both locomotives, A do- au bour ensued, WEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. Inthe Assembly yesterday » bill was introduced sup- Plemontary to am act to ascertain by proper proof the eitizens entitled to suffrage, Aresolution was presented approving the action of the Senate of the United States in fefusing to endorse the removal of KE. M. Stanton, Referred to the Commit- tee on Federal Relations, when appointed. A motion for a reconsideration of the preceding reso- lation was indefinitely postponed, Considerable discussion arose with reference to the superfinous amount of stationery found on the members’ deske, Tho extravagance was attributed to a-desire to con inue the extraordinary expenses of tho late Legis- ure, Acommittee was appointed to investigate the matter. A resolution toappoint a committee to ascertain the feelings of the people. of the State of New Jersey the acti the Senate of the United States im rein: Secretary Stanton was adopted. ‘The reading of the greater part of tne Governor’s mes- sage was dispensed with. A jolt cancus of the democratic members of both Houses was held in the Assembly Chamber at cight o'clock last evening. In tho Senate the President's message was read and a few local billa were introduced, after which it adjourned, ‘The Governor's repr on hows that the total receipts in the State Fund for tho fiscal year e1 30, 1867, were $683,916 96, and the total di amounted to $599,056 64, being an oxcess of $35,139 over tho reecipis, which is transferred from and due the War Fund. Tbe income for tbe preseat year ha: larger than was estimated, but the extraoidiaary appro- priatiogs of the Stute have absorbed the balance of last Year ($61,125) and created an indebtedness, as alrgady Bhown. Tho eatimated revenue for the enzuing y: $450,000, while the required outlay is sot down at $460,000. The amovni of the war debt is $3,205,600, being adecrease of $90,600 as compured with that of the preceding year, A sum of $651,617 tas been paid to the State by, the United States government on account of war expenses, The disbursements of the Schoo fund show an excess of $14,874 ovor the receipts, The totai amount in the Sinking Fund, after pay:nent of the interest which wil fali due in July, is $931,755, It is calculated that the bral eel debt will be extingushed at 8: ATTEMPTED MURDER REAR NORFOLK, VA Desperate Attack on a White Woman by a Negress with a Hatchet, Fonrress Moynoz, Jan, 13, 1868, A brutal attemptto murder wag made on Saturday Inst at Forry Point, about a mile from Norfolk, in which @ negro washerwoman attacked a lady with a hatchet, and after leaving her for dead robbed the premises of money and valuable papers, The shocking a‘lair took place in broad day. Tho victim fa a Mrs, Winindyer, whoee husband {sn butcher in the Norfolk market, and who so far recovered on Sunday as to make the follow. ing statement;—Sarab, the washerwoman, first attacked me with a broomstick, Idrew the revolver for protec- tion, Sarah wrenched the revolver out of my hands, She then left the room and returned with a hatchet to my room door, which I had locked, She broke the door open end assaulted me with the hatchet This is all I remember. The lady was terribly cut abont the head, showing no Yeas than seven deep gashes—one down the centro of the skall, (wo on the right temple, one on the back of the head and one across the skull. Her bands avd arms are also badly bruised, which she says was done in the first attack with the broom. Tae name of tho assailant is Sarat Thoroughgood. Whon she supposed her victim dead sho wrapped the bod, & package of ‘insur: ture, In this cf v her children, whe gave the and the police were soon upon the track Asea{lant, and arresied her together with ber mother aad brother, Some $476 of the stolen money was recovered. The cook, who is also named Thoroaghgood, was also taken into custody and held for examination. Whon Sarah was arresied there was blood upoa her apron, She had just washed her shawl, but some biood spots still remained on it. Mrs. Winindyer rece!ved tmmediate surgical attention, and, though she sufers uauch, there ts reason to hope for ner recovery. Arnold's print’ works at North Adams, Mass., are running ton houre a day and finishing Ove ‘housand pieces @ week—which dees not leok much like hard _NEWS. SHIPPING Alinauac for New York—Tuls Duy. ae P " Gon sere. 2 Bel move Tay ‘PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 186 CLEARED. Mp San Francisco, Howes, Greytown, Nlo—North iss CO. and. Norton, New Orleans—R Lowden. ocean, Bales, New Orleaus—O H Mallory wwinship Champion, Leekwood, Chariostea—l R Mor. 0. Steamship W P Clyde, Powell, Wilmington, NC—James and. hip Loulsa Moore, Wallace, Newbern—Murray, Fer- Bourne, City Point and Richmona hnson, Portland. yw Bedior. JF Anves, erguson «& , Caulking, Liverpool—Spofford, Tilestom el (Br), Zvang, Liverpool—Nimons & Houg’. Bark W H Mood; (Br), Darkeo, Antwerp—W F Schmidt's tun, Oardenas—Brett, Son & Co. (Br); Weod, Cork or Falmouth tor or. 2. , Louretaes, St Kitts and Puerto Ca. rout, Al 0, PU—W Ray. One}, Sani’ Orns, Cubs—Moss & & Ship Noupa: ton. Sr), Dugsant, Sagua—! Alexand icee (Bi), Morrison, St Jonus, N ARRIVALS. THR HERALD STEAM YACHTS. oney.vania (Br), Murphy (late Lew %, lovt at vee 2d la Glugamstow a 47th, with cages evris wa gettin tmiased his footing and it gave a heavy urch a blowing a feuriul gue saa, and sh p Inboring \ ory w owe after im, tae eng nes hinde called, but mOthing cvild be done to whip deck; woo. the Kregien Were bady reulded, ove e died, Stenvaship san daciat®, Atkiag, Savanaah, with and Passengers, (o Garrison & Al Anobored im Quarauting Hight of 14°h o1 nesoutt Of 160. Stoamohip binpire, Prive, Washington, DC, 69 hours with our, to James Hand. Woon off rive Faiipm Bank met the lee faom he Delaware; night ef 14th, Iv iniles souia of the Highlands, ram {nto thé ee that had passed ou: of Sandy OOK, sumo of which Was very M@avy; Anchored imside tke Hook for daytight, to Pe Steavnahip Brudett®, Spianeyy Wilmtngtoa, Del. to.7 io atenieee De aae this port and Hay ovtion Wika tte Goquert ip Sbakspeare (Ham), Beysen, Hamburg Dec 5, via Dover din, with tndae dud 443 pa: ra, to KM lon, Hulye, 11kd (wo deaths en the {Passed Madeira i 13,Hermude Slit, and Cape tratteras Jan 8, aince witon ine had strong northerly gale, and spr foro 8 lo Sveve (Ital), Gr lewoaatle, &, 68 et te ronan ko, ties very vy waoich lost sails afd stove bulwarks. 18, py ebuchas Mpa) Seeman, native of Gonos, overbourd wnd wi Brig Floewwing (Br), Park, Matanzas. 19 days, to Miler a NoveAtons. Made-the, Highiandes e from Vae 2 Of Wiou bas nd maith with sugar, n 13; ok & aad wan drivon now ‘woe, ty Of Cape ere 9G FLW, galen; los: stay: Newton, Virginia, a, Vir, a, Couaver, Chincntoagi Sebr J 4 Chamber ia Sehr Kffort, Niokerson, 1: eer er Lg bebr Ben) Strong, Brow: oth por tt a ne Ata Rizebethe Kober, uzaveuhy . ir ROL Tay, Bakor, Biteadethport for Providence. hr © Soiree Mi at wien, hi a Bilas! ‘tior New Maven. Sone Win ese, Geeed, Fall ieiver tor Bawuors, Aad Riker’: st See ee eee Deamiy Cove, where, ake was sunk in Wrecking sehr 8 Ls Merritt, Wilton, with rage and hemp from the wreck of bark Persia, ashore om fire Islund, Steamer Albatross. Davis, Fat! River, Providences, 14th from Ardrossan. ts con. Steamer Vceanus, Dn Mark Algeria (Br), arrives ‘Wind at sunset SW, light, . —_—— Arriv=ts at New Yerk, 1867. ‘The annexed stacement shows the number of arrivals of merehant vessels at (his port from foreign ports from Jan 3 to Dec 81, 1867, tacjusive, the elam of vessel, and their mae’ tloaality:— aed Nationality, Stenmers. Ships: Barks Briga, Robi USof Ameriea,,,..,18 ca ‘a i Making a total for 1867 Whole number 1306. ue ray 4 Marine Disasters. Suir “Waper,” from Rio Janeiro for New York, put Into: St Thomas prior to Jan 8 with nmast gone und her hull in a leaky condition, 4 Bark HD Brooxaay, Savin, from Savannah for Liver= pool, put into St Thomas priot to Jan 3 dismasted, Hor cargo was so much damaged as to be unsaleable, ' Bure Heuesa Jane bas arrived at Kingston, Ja (not Hes vana), with loss of rudder. Scur Ligzia Mant, from Baltimore for Jersey City, wid eoal, fs ashore on Thomas Point, below Baltimore. ‘ Sonn Stan, from Chincoteague for Philadelphia, before reported ashore, was hove off Lith inst without discharging any of her eargo, and proceeded up the bay. Scr Ipano—Considerable ansiety is folt at Gloucester, for the safety of sear Idaho, of that port, which haa bees, absent on s Western Bank trip over seven weeks. She wag spoken nthe Banks about four weeks ago, since which’ time nothing has voen heard from het. ‘The tdano Ww 57. PS ‘ister, new last year,and ia insured at Gicucest or $7000, Sone Buz Jav—A despatch was recetvod at Gloncester ith fast stating that the Meshing sear Bluo Jay, of that. town, struck upon a rock {n the harbor of York, Me, and Siled With water, but waa got off withoat damage, ScurT L Micuxr, Wilson, from Fiizabothport for Now Haven (coal), wisicn waa sunk in Bounty Gove last October, and since raised uy the wrecking steamiug Rescue, wae towed to New Yoré yesterday for repairs, Miscellaneous. | Purser J B Docharty, of the steamer San Jacinto, from Savannah, bas our thanks for his attentions, The ice fe rapidly disappearing from the rivers, aday two of the present soft weather will soon remove it altos gether. ‘ Notice to Mariners. ‘The iron buoys Invely in New Haven harbor hare beom takes up, and spar buoys have been placed w inark the ehannela for the winter. By order of the KS Chote X LUDLOW CSRs LH Inspector, 8a Aisirict, 30 Sphjhouse Depot, Towapkinerila, Baten laland, N'Y, an Spoken, 4 Ship Calhoun, Crarg, from Liverpeo! for New York, Dee 6, 10) miles Weat ef Cape Clear, alti Hermann (Brem), from Bremen for New York, Dee lat 1, lon 2 E. Ship Neptune's Car, incorrect ed from Now York for Hong koug, De: li, nowat, + Ae le Foreign Ports. us Canviry, Dec 28—sailed, ship Sylvanus Blanchard, Meady, Montevideo. Mataca, Dec 23—In port bark Fury, Wilson, for Mossina 25th, to load for Hoxton. St Pav. De Loaxno, Noy 19—In port ship Wm Guramings, Millr, de‘atmed for want of me Br Tnoyas, Jaw iin port ship “Wadel.” from Ito Jn- neire for NYork; bark HD Brookman, Savio, from Savan- nab for Liverpocl, both in distress. SrJoux, NB, Jou 9—Cleared, sehr Addie M Bird, Merril, Matanza Vana Cac, Jan S—In port steamship Georgia, Deak av EE ctnk Mea Seen Dee, American Perts. im 14—Chaared, steamer Newman. hrs Alina (Br), Alten, Port de P A soe Copan’ biel Wasson aud it Salied—Steamer Norman: briga Way and Meteor. BALTIMORE, Jan 4—Arrived, steamer George Appold, Howes, Boston. Crowell, =; Cleared—Sehra A@dra (Br), Goodwia, Halfar, NS; H Bene tici, Ellis, Proriteneo, ERNANDINA, Fla, Jan 10—Arrived, sohr Nevada, Douehiy, Havana. Cleared—Bark Cordelia, Port Spain. FORTRESS MONROB, Jan 13—A pilot boat reports the froma Baltimore, passed out he | naan L Fitsgerald, ‘ast Cor ue Bicoriea: prise Biss. & Rontlettn, for Antwerp, © y, and Waredale, for Porto Rico; Georgia, and Eliza, for, Buk; LL Wadsworth, for N York, rived—US steamer Saou, Pasved up, sehr Jackson, for Baltimere. 4 et Survey sehr Bailiff, Savannah, GALVESTON, Jan 6—Arrived, brig Leomard Myera, Hicks, Pensacola; sear Petr , e), C1 rertia GEORGETOWN, 30, Jan 6—Arrived, brig odger, nt Kisis. TOLMES HOLB, Jan 1. P Ireland, Savanna for Boston; N Calais; Ada (Br), Jackson Jackee rod, Inck Swan, rrived, sobr P RBaird, eraon, N York for 9, NB; Charles KB bia, men. nod EK Drew F Mayo. Rich. Belle Bartlet, bi Mary B Dyer, aC Charteston Sea Quee ow, Smith, do Dresser, Chas F Mayo, Bolle Bartlett, » Mary B Dyer, B Preseott, Suilote, ort, Stackpole, an, Phitadele Tull, Robbins, B Satled—frige Carte D, Caroline KE Kelley FR Baird. 10 areivals, n $—~Arr ed, nteamship Dadley Buck, Poms leton, NY 4 LthCleared, ship Baraar, Jetleraon, Liverpool. NEW ORLEANS. Jan 0—Arrivad, Armatcogt, Phi § lips, Live barke John Gaddis (Br), Me 4 Bon Fils (fr), Hriraty Bordeaux, Below ‘brig G A ¢ Conklin from N Yer. +] Hera Calver: 4p Oriental, Snow, Botton, ahi %) and Endymion’ (Br), Wiktama, Liverpoolg lanson Gregory, Gregory, Genoa. DRFOLK, Jan Arrived, sehr Jane Whoaton (Br), Cleared-—Brig W A Rogera (Br), Sanndem, Dornarara, in dampion % vate Imperador, Hurd, from Pes narnbueo 1 NeW Bi an lé—Retarned, eebr Joba Crooker, ‘e Wiley. Prov Joudls. Wom, re Tila FI Charles Me! ar RW Dito if Phitadte! phia. ' Jaa M—arrived, batg Thos Walters, [ Mezry ds, Clea: St Peter, Goodwin, Antwerp. (16H, AM—Arvived, atoamer Hunter, Providencag achra J Knight, Trecoy, Bangor; James Alklerdico, Jacka- anne ‘ea P Stowar Tolland, Seguin; chr F Sea. ao, St The bark Blomidon not rev attacais mms a enieona Arrived, steamer Franeoula, shes N York." "Uteareacaehr Mary 1 Feptott, Gandy, NYork. Ball tolira Ryn Adel, 8 A Hofman, ed, stoninehip) Nosteriau, Dutton, 1.iverpoot vte, ENO, Jam 1h—Arrived, sohrs Lydin Ann May, 1 Trenmt, Kndicott, Georgoto DC: Rome Cuey Jones, Mungy, Balttinore Frok ey, Hix, NYork; Arthu Frohoek, M, Bilzavetnperi, A RORRLARD Jan ioecarrives, sebes Jasna, ¢ Jan id-Ar ina, Gregory, NYore vis Dantoret Bullwinkle, Froveh wae vin Portions, Jonata, Barton, Below seme * far os Hudson, Mi ry from Cemvey iigeing, ao via Boron, “deagak, , Rhodes, NYork: Mary cutter Mahonivg, ¢siisiog, ‘Hh, as NYork; 10th, SAN FR Arrived, shtpe Queen of the Bisst, Stoddard san Juan dol Sur; @ermy Veirei (Br), iricell, ‘Su he ina, Smith Yokohama: shins iMvh, Kadeavor, Doane, Dong 08 Cleared Jan 14 ship surprise, Boston. SAVANNAH, Jaa il—Arrived, brig Redwood, Gariner, lardenas. Cleared—Ships Tiber, Arey, LA ith 9291 bal egtion; Stdainea, Gordon, ‘wih Peete Wesley, Colson, Haifimore. CRALEM: Jas b-Cieared, oohr Manmah Hone, Foster, layonne, Th RPAULIN GOV! Arrived, bask Howard (Br), Turks Islands for stb, eehr Nellie Bowers, an Arrived, sohy Albion, Morse, on. ialied, slonmer Fairbanks, Hunter, NYork, 15u WINTBRPOL?. Jan i0Arrived, scht Darive , Hop kins. Bilzabetayors sty . spanned