The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1868, Page 8

"e 8. “NEW. YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1868.—TRIPL railroad company, fer a stay of proceedings, pending an appeal te the General Term, im the order ef Judge Car dozo, refusing to allow the case of Fisk & Belden NEW YORK CITY. “TEE COURTS. QMTED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—JURY TERM. @harae Against » Rev: Inspector of Tak- ing a Bribe. Before Judge Benedict. ‘The criminal calendar being called ever yesterday morning the case of the United States va James 3. ‘Wreeman was reached. ‘Mr, Malcolm Campbell moved tha the trial of the fase be postponed, for the reason that {t was only on Saturday last he bad been engaged in it Mhe case had been fully tried in the Circuit Court Mast yoar, when the jury had disagreed, and then occu- pied some four or five days; the testimony was volumin- as, and there were some points of law in ithe would of Clarke, Dodge & Co,, who hold $500,000 worth of this stock, to have the oncnni given by them changed or..order the payment The third motion was on a new suit commenced by William Belden against the defendants, and involving precisely the same questions im relation to the cl ° hi Iden as were raised in the original suit. fourth was an application by Fisk & Belden to have an order of reference set aside as to one William A. Falle, cashier of the Corn Exchange Bank, The witness was called upon to answer, i affidavit, certain sneer tions wale to Via pa 3 upen and with the inal be is cepnected, and in which he responded negative E web rgue, Com yparati | or stated that be did know without having examined the he would, asa mae ee imself gol a wat ‘dooke which, it is claimed, 3H bm ine @uigence of ihe court. s information £0u are the main motions in case touching the questions of the appointment of a receiver, the attachment against certain of the defendan’ afi ee ‘and the con. uanoe of the temporary injunction. — the first, third and fourth applications the court will render decisions this morning. In the second the court reserved the question for further co! it is involved in the application for tbe appoin.m« ver, one of the principal motions, And to the remaining motions the court wilt jay for the full arguments to be had, NER. COURT OF CYER AND TEI Trial of Richa asey for the Murder of wi m Cernell. Boforé Judge Ingraham. The People, &c., vs. Richard Casey.—Yesterday moms ing Richard Casey was placed at the bar of this court on trial upon an indictment for murder in the first degree, for having on the night of the 4th day of January last shot and killed William Cornell, The occurrence is of such recent date that the general facts are already in the recollection of the public, and a brief recapitulation only is necessary :— On the night in question the deceased, in company with two courtesans, passed into Bayard street from the Bowery, and when near the New England Hote) was met by Richard Casey, the prisoner, Casey shook come paper money which he held in his hand in the faces of the party, and an altercation between him and Cornell ‘ensucd in consequence, in the course of which Casey shot Cornell with a bullet trom a revolver. Cornell fell into the gutter, and Casey, advancing towards bim, fred & second shot, which also took effect, while he was still prostrate. Cornel was taken to the hospital, where be shortly afterwards expired, and [the murderer was ar- rested, together with the two women, After considerable time had been expended in procuring a jury, Assistant District Attorney Hutchings ia an abie address opened the case on behalf of the prosecution, reciting tho facts of the murder and soliciting from the jury an impartial consideration of the tostiinony to be elicited, and a true and uobiassed ict, in accordance with the nature of the evidence as eloped on the examination. Maggie Brown, a witness from the House of Deten- tion, was first called for the ple, and, veing sworn, testified that on the nizht of 4@she was with @ irl named Emma o'clock, on the corner of Canal street and the Bowery, they met by William Cornell ; they walked down the Bowel together and turnsd into Bayard street; the prisoner was standing on the coruer, and, Bass, them, thook some currency which he held in h hand in their faces; Cornell asked Casey what he meant by*insulting them in that way, and Casey replied that he had aright to shake a five doitar bill st them if ne chose; Cornoll said he had no rigut to do ao, but that {t was no barm if be was a stranger; Casey replied that he was not astranger; they then quarreled Casey knecked Cornell's hat mto the gutter; | was then standing a litt co from them and could vot hear the words they wero saying ; Cornell stepped to tho gutier and was stooping to pick up his hat, wheu Casey tunbuttoned his coa: and took a pistol from his left inside ccat pocket and po:nted it at Cornell; then he tired, and Coral! fell into the gutter off the curbstone ; (asey then tepped over and fired another shot a¢ Coruell a3 bo was ying in the gutter; I have been dependent upon myself ‘or a living aince 1 was ten years,oid. On her cross-examinatiun tho witness etated that sho know Casey by sight; had known him by seoing him several times; had not seen bim viously on that z; could not teil whether be was intoxicated or not; witness had not beon drinking that evening; never wae in the habit of drinking; did not drink «ny strong drink; had been in a saloon that night; went in to get supper; afterwards went into another saloon to get something to eat with anothor person; did not go in be- cause she wanted anything more to eat, but because she was asked to go in, A physician who examined the deceased upon his be- ing taken to the hospital testified that he found two ‘wounds from pistol balls in Cornell’s bead; one woun was at the side of the head, near the ear, aud the othe! at the back of the bead; tho brain had been penetrated by the ball; both of the wounds had a lateral direction; death, in the opinion of the witness, was caused by the wounds described. Being cross-examined the doctor stated that he could not tell whether tne wounds were in) while de was standing or when he was prostrate; the wound at the back of the headjbad neither an upward nor downward direction ; it was about horizontal turough the Thomas McCarty, « youth of about nineteen yeas of deposed that he resided at No, 71 Mulberry sireet; Detween twelve and ove o'clock he was passing through Bayard street, and when near the New England House ner and the deceased standing together the two girls were standing a liitio distance ornell’s hat was off; witness psssed them, ‘on the corner of the Bowery and Bayard street turned and saw the prisoncr raise bis hand and extend bis arm toward Corneil; saw something shinit in Casey’s hand; he pointed his hand toward Cornel and fired, and Cornell fell int the iter; Casey raised his hand fire Cornell stoop a litte, as if adous to ick his hat aot had his orm extended; the report of the tol was very loud; Caney held it close to Cornell's ; Witness then ran a short distance up the Bowery soon afterwards witness came back with » police office! was examined at the Coroner’s inquest, was a cierk the employ of the Franklin Telegraph Company; the company bad an office at 11 Brosd aireot. Crons-examined—1 was going toa ball at the time of this occurrence; 1 was not under the influence of liquor; T had just before left « tnend, joung man, at the cor- ner of Mott street and Bayard; I bad been invited to the ball by Mr Abbott; it was held at the Germauia Assembly rooms; I bad been walking about the streets during the early part of the evening: I know the two girls, Emma Gardoer and Maggie Brown by sight made their acquaintance until T spoke to them in the station house; [| could not teli what prisoner and de- Ceased were saying when | passed them; they ap to be quarreling, and I turned at the corner to look at them; I did not see Cornell's hat; it was off when [ came up to them; iam aot in tle employ of the Franklin Telegraph Company now; I was discvarged from the employ of the ‘orapany on Wednerday last; bad mo previous acquaintance whatever with the two gris; 1 wae arrested shortly after the murder aud taken to the station howe; it was after I came from the station house the first time; I was'stand- ing near the scene of the occurrence and was talking wbout it, and an officer arresiod mo because he thoughti knew something about the affair; 1 was relexgod from avrest in an hour or two. Re-aireet—I was discharged from the telegraph com. pany’s office for being absent from my business; it was on account of my absence last Weduesday, when | was here as a witness on this trial. The jatter witness testified in the most direct and poal- tive terme to every incident of the occurrence of which he claimed to know anything, and altvough subjected to a rapid and ekilf.) cross-examination, bis evidence was not in the toast shaken. At three o’slock the court adjourned until baif-past ten this morning. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett V-KRLLY HOMICIDE—TRIAL POSTPONED At the opening of the court yestorday morning Dis- trict Attorney Hal! stated that the Grand Jury had found four bilis growing out of the occurrence, in the month of Decomber, near the Fifth Avenuo Hotel, known as the Sharpley and Kelly affair, The Grand Jury dismissed the cbarge against Leon and found two dilis against Sbarpiey and two against Kelly, varying from felony to homicide, Mr, Hall said proposed to try the casos in their order of gravamen, and thorefore called the case of Kelly, Mr, John Sedgw: ated his olient (Kelly) wi oro by advice of his phyaicia ary for him to be im the city for som Prepare tor trial, There were mat absont, aod he therefore moved to postpone the case till the April term. Mr. Hall, in reply, desired counsel to stipulate to try io three weeks from thie time, Aiter some cases to extend every indulgence to couneel, ‘the liberty of the citizen ig in question, Sut ‘Mhere is a limit to such things, and that limit nad been Beng tnnce reached in this case, It was called on some four weeks ago, whem counsel appeared and tho caso ‘was set down for two weeks from that date, When the ese then came on counsel for the accused asked for a further postponement in consequence of bis engage- ment in a heavy case in the Court of Common Pivas, ‘Zhe court ted a postponement for four daya longer, ‘with the distinct aunouncement that on the gext day @et for bearing counsel should be in attendance and @eed with tne trial of the case, When the day arrived @eunsel had another excuse to make for a further post- ee counsel, it appearing, not feeling disposed to we ia the case, Counsel was notified that no such excuse could be taken—that the trial must goon. J can @erefore listen with no fe cl Mr. Campbell then obi ‘Ment to evadie him to | Gho former trial or tho forma) busives was 4: Lz defendant was in that month he went to the place of business of one Bonury Budieman, 118th street, between Third and Fourih avenues. Budieman kept a feed store th fondant iatroduced himself, and informed Budieman t information had been received from Washington to the effect that fraud hed been detected in his re- ‘turns and that be was sent to examme bis books, &o. Bevera! sntorviewe followed, and Budleman consented to pay over to Freeman $50, to be paid to the detec. ‘tive under Freeman. During the negotiations Budle- man reported the whole affair to the proper authorities, and afier the money paid over to Freeman and to Muller, who, throughout the transaction, was repre- sented as Freeman’s clerk, the parties were arrosied, ‘The case was tried once before, on which occasion the dary did not agree, Case stili on. Mr. Beil for the government; Mr. Campbell for defendant. Charge of Stealing a Lettor from the Post Office Containing Articles of Value. ‘The United States vs, Alfred Rawlings.—In this case, ‘when previously arraigned, the defendant pleaded not guilty, His counsel, on the case being called on, in- formed tho court thet his client would withdraw the plea and plena guilty. Mr. Waite then explained that ‘the defendant was a young man, married, who up to the Gate of the offence charged had borne aa irreproachable ebaracter; that the letter in qu jon came into his ee by mistake, and that be bad, without con- lation of any crime, ope: it Ho had broughs tmte court several respoctadie parties, former employers @f the defendant, who would testify as to his previous good character. Judge Benedict interrogated witnesses a9 to character, and then directed the prisoner to sent himself at the clerk’s desk, withdraw his er plea and record his plea of guiiiy. igoner @idso, when Mr. Waite, hig cowusel, moved for ap are of judgment, Mr. Bell, on ihe part of ihe prose. @ution, acquiesced in the wiolion, as the prisoner had Been in continement for over six mouths. Lhe Court, ‘Mhen addressing the prisoner, said that he had listened favorably to the motion to poud Judgment in bis ease, had taken the paing (9 soud for bis late em. plovers in ordor to be satisfed ua to lw previous ebarac- r. Considering, thorsfore, th was 2 young man, With a wife, that thie was lis frst offence ond that he already sustained somo punis! iment, be would tthe movion and noi seatence lun to tho State , af he might otherwise lave dove. satisfied from ihe character jhe court had received of him that Re would io —_ — con courses, he would wow disch im, Rawlings then leit the court with Bis tendn =” iis Motion for Arrest of Judgment. The Case of the Univd Siales vt, William Spike— The defendant was tried and convicted during the pro» @eat term of the court of having in bis possession a quantity of counterfeit United Statescurrency. Yoster- 4@ay morning counsel for the prisoner moved for arrest of judgment on the ground that there was a vance between the notes as described in the indictment and the description of the note itself, The court had the ‘Mdictment produced, and then examined the inaccuracy waimed, which, however, was found not to exigt, and ‘the motion {vr arrest was thereupon denied, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—JURY TERM. The Champagne Cases. Before Judge Blatehford, Judge bford on opening the court yesterday <@alied over the calendar in reference to the champagne @een, Counse! for claimants stated that with the con- eons of the District Attorn Bicdce Benedict said that he was always willing in because ‘ourtney said he had no objection try wine case should be tried first, but for the be would require that the cham; je cases dar. thought to be carried out proceeded with Internal Revenue Case. The United States vs, The Distillery im Por'y.Afth Stree. —Thie case, which stood adjourned from Friday, involved the issue of forfeiture of the distiliery premises in question and all the property therei: if Whateoover Kind, real estate or leasehold ii cluded, The ct: conveying distilled spirits from the premises, thereby @efrauding the government of the tax imposed by law. Case Bt)! ov. The Great Sherrv Cane. The long expected trial in the case of the United States against w large quantity of sherry wine, amount- tog in value to about $900,000, will be commenced this morning in the Mnited States District Court, before Judge Blatchford. A large array of counsel is employed in the contest, which promises to be a very exciting and pro- ‘acted one. Counsel for the claimat re E. W. Stough- ton, Wedser & Craig and Erastus ( dict; for the ment, Messrs. Evarts, Samuel G. Courtney and Alien, The latter named counsel wil! open the cane for the government, GHITED STATES DISTRICT SOURT—IN B Important Decisions, Before Judge Blatchford, ‘Tho following decisions were yesterday rendered in ‘bankruptcy — In the Matter of Nathan A, Son, Bankrupt. bankrupt in this case had applied for bis final di but | was opposed by certain creditors who flied speciil- eouens in opposition. The specification ro submitted . who holds that joo vavue and triable, Tu efore grants the RUPTCY, atter of Charles G. Patterson, a bankrupt, the decision bas been rendered pears by the record that in November, 1866, a named Shepard obtained a judgment in the bape. ‘on Nor Coart of New York against the bankrupt for § Aefauit for want of an answer to the summons ser Yeuced $000 to the bankrupt for the express purpose of During and paying for goods to bo shipped to Ruother nt, and in that capacity he agreed Lo col- lee\the proceeds of the goods and refund the money to Sheard. 1s wan alleged the bankrupt did no apply §he money to the purpose for which it was intended, but Swudulently misapplied & and never refunded it to Bhepad, ia Juve, 1567, the bankrupt filed his peil- tow, Ad was adjudicated a bankrupt in the Septemver foilowyy. In January last Suepard issued to the Bhoriil vf the city of New York am execution on the Judginey be had received in November, 1865, command Ang the Heri to arrest the bankrapt and commit b'm fo jail Oui the judgment should be satisfied or (he aukrupt discharged according to jaw, Under those Sircumsisices the bankrupt applied to the court to resira, the Sheri rr bim on the exeerjon pending the eoliugs in bani ruptey, 16 was claimed the bankrupt that she judgmen was a debt which would be discharged by © discharge Udor the Bankraptcy aci, that the original cause Of actin wae merged in tbe judgment which jn now the wly debt; that it could not be said, on it wax mutually agreed to arrange e day — section A of the act, that the debt way creaced by betes ap ite not provable thas the case will be tried raud, becnuse \ho original claim, though created 0; ete fin ok fraud, was extiniuished by the judgment, and the Trad Assi eiant District Attorney Bedford prosecuted the reat of the cay: disappeared wig the judgment wae obtaived, The Judge said:—I fannot assent to those views, The qhestion at to whether tne debt represenied by tne Jedyment wes creted by the fraud of the bankrups [ ALLEORD HORGLARY. charged with burglary, was convicted ing $36 worth of dry goods Henry 3 of gr Fegerd a nels I ou from the sto strauss, Savenue 3G it 8 provided thet "Noo deni crested vy ibe | ee HB inst, ‘State Prison for Av ont Tieatttoowlement of the bankrupt, or | 4 oragerttenid BD OF TRAM’ ‘aicaton a a public officer, or while acting in a & roLCe an, r kduenry ‘capacity, shall be discharged under Pg Be man was convicted of atesling this act’’ The (et \n this cage not being ome to be af. ” fecred ye Gvcinrse ho bankrupt Is wot exer pt from White tae ey Rin sed the " arrent application of the bankrupt is conveyed ie Toland, Banos Sanford Le Baron yn Porter Yor the bankrupt; Rillod | DAy ine bee The iarceny ¥. Shepard for the erditor, Petitions Filed ky Bankruptcy Vesterday. Ogden Hoffman Thoipe and Lemuel Ds Cam i" York Paterred to Register Dwight, diag . h Adler, Now York city,.—Reforred to Regtater im. Dubernet, 2 Referred * ea ee 1, New York city,—Ref te Regie. a SUPREME COURS-—SPECIAL TERM. Rock Inligd and Pacific Haile ‘tate Prisom for Ove years, RCRD, ith atealing @ set of double preperty of Joseph Kin, grand laroony, and was two years and six months, COURT CALENOAR—THIS DAY, Driven Srares Mierucr Cover, fs, 7 19, 14, 1 17, 20, 46, ren, 0, SO Sovanwe Counr—Srects’, Tenw,—Nes, 17, 29, 86, 96, #1, OA, 118, 496, 187, 188, 199, $a, "tia! oe 1 180, 149, 261, 248, Boreewe Coont-—Ceam neas,—Noe. 94, 80, 96, 106, 111, Surreae Oovet—Cracorr—Par 2.—Noe, 1184, 1986, 1198, 1290, 1222, 1994, 1228, 2228, 1290, 1304, 1234, 1296, 128%, 1280, 12K, 1248, 1248, 1948, 1480, Pant 9, Darness valued ploaded guilty ent to the State Pri $50, thy thar Thip inte, "MinAbiC case waa op agun yesterday more Ina on seven Wetinet raotiona, ™ ee Sih: 278 TS. 008 Gia 28 208 306, UA OO 008, £83, 10436, 900, 410, 1062: 268, 761. Surmuion Tuk Taas—Pars 2 —Nos. 2420, 8728, 2704, 9608, 9736, 2078, 2618, 1774, 8338, 3642, 3062, 3882, 3664, Oven anp Texwisan.—No, 8857, Common Prese—Taia Teru—Part 2,—Nos, 942, 886, 870, 905, 925, 066, O04, 075, 916, 082, 993, 905, 913, ¥16, 120, 1198, 1a U8 ee My dee aT; 108 188 26, 137, 186, 187, 158, 189, i 192, 195, 194, 195, 196, 197, iss 199, 200, 201, 202 CITY INTELLIGENCE. Se Oa eTE Tas Sraets.—The streets of the city were mm & horrible condition yesterday, particularly on the route of the city railroads where salt wae freely sprinkled, the corporation ordinances to the con- ‘vary notwithstanding, It is high time that something’ should be done im regard to the city ratiroads to compel them to keep the atreets free from snow and ice, Ateach successive siorm the plows of the railroad companies are set to work and the snow @ proportions Oo} jocks, to the ote Pubho travel, frequent injury of limb and the of some unfortunate pedestrian, AG mattors at perveat siand, the city railroads evjoy full monopoly of the privcipa thorough ‘ares, to the great injury of a large portion of the citizens of New York. Tox Fire Deeartwent.—The Assembly Committee on the Aflairs of Citios, appoiuted to make an investigation into the operations of the New York Fire Departiwnent, tho Croton Board and Brooklyn Water Commissioners, convened at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday, The comm'ttee consists of Messrs, Frear (chairman), Murphy, Johnston, Jones and Paimer, democrats, and Messrs. Bristol and Worth, republicaua, Tue sergeant-at-arms ts Mr. John H. Kemper, from, the Slate Senate. For the present the inyest will be confived to mat- ters pertaining to the Fire Deparsment ouly, on which Ft pd the commities acts under the iollowing reso- tion :— Resolved, That the Committee on the Affaira of Citles be and is hereby authorized und instructed to make diligent inquiries iniO the workings und ascertain the cause of the inetlciency of the Metrupolitan Paid Fire Mepar tment and the cause of its failure to meet the requirements of tne taxpayers of the city of New York; also the cause of from fixity to seventy vacancies existing when rea were mont prevaient—whether it was from insuiliclency of money to ay Or the Inability to agree ws W who should Bll said vacan- cies, and (0 report to this House, by bill orotherwise, as #000 a8 possible, Subpcnas were issued for the attendance of parties capadio of giving testimony in furtherance of the ob- jects of the session, and the commiitec adjourued to meet to-morrow morning@at ten o'clock, ‘The legisia- tive committee which is euzaged in taking testimony io the Brooklya contesied election case has adjouraed its sessions to Dodworth Hall. Correcriox.—The statement published some time since in relation to the saloon of Mr, Thomas Lynch, No. 239 Eighth avenue, was based upon information given by a detective officer, which that officer now ad- mits was erroncous and contrary to facts, Wo have no hesitation, therefore, in pronouncing the statement in- correc: in every particular. Proposep Mutitany Musium yor New York,—The nucleus of a military museum and library for New York has just been formed, under the patronage of the Boara ol Officers of the Thirty-seventh regiment, at their arm- betwoon Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth lection is a curious one, and comprises &u assemblage of weapons and projectiles used a: ring recens War, There are ail varieties of rebel shot, shol! and torped: number of newly invented pro- Jectites, weapons captured trom the Confederates, sur- mounted by the colors of the Yinrtysreventn. The col- lection is in the custody of Mr. D, Edwards, the armorer of the regiment, : Tux Prussian Famtve Retr Frxp,—Up to yester- day, according to the returns of Messrs, Kuhne and Glaubensklee, members of tho committee, the total amount contributed to the fund by the German commu- nity in this city amounted to nearly $2,000; but this 1s ‘understood to ve ouly a tithe of what is required. The committee are about to issue au appeal to tne American mercvaats for contributions of food and clotning. Annust oF AULEseo Tuimves—Tho store of James P. McAloon & Co,, No, 3 Coohdgo Building, Bowdoin aquare, Boston, was entered on the 24 of February and $2,000 worth of fine cloths was stolen, Three men named Kinible, Gormley and Gordon were arrested as alleged perpetrators of the robbery, and two men named Sonim aud Rowen were yesterday arresed in thia city by detectives Farley, of this city, ana Lynch, of Boston, on the c! of being concerned in the rob- bery. They were taken to Boston last evening. Ine MonGvr.—The body of a man was brought to the Morgue last evening, from Fourth avenue aud Eighth street, having died in one of the Fourth avenue cars, The age of deceased is about fifty-three years; five fect ten inches high; black hair ahd heavy beard, slightly gray; had on a gray overcoat, black cloth business coat, dark cloth pants, gray vest, check woollen shirt, white knit drawers and undershirt, biack necktie, heavy boot and blue woollen socks, marked 1. on one, and B, on the other, and is supposed to be the body of Lindley Beach, of Catskm, N. Fray i West Tinery-E:cuta Srarst—Anemst on Svs- PICTON OF ARSON.—About one o'clock yesterday morning a firo was discovered in the vinegar factory in the rear of 520 West Thirty-eighth street, owned by Moses Strauss & Brother. The damage to the stock and fix- tures will be about $500; insured for $2,500 in the Ni- agara Insurance Company. The building is owned by Mrs, Mary Londey. It is damaged to the extent of $1,000; insured for $3,000 in the iradesmen’s Insurance Com: pany. ‘The flames extended to ihe promises 622, 524, 626 and 628, owned and occupied by Israci Ferguson, dealer in piasterers’ hair. Loss about $5,000 on stock and building. Insured for $19,000, as follows:—st. Mark’s, $2,600; Adriatic, $2,500; Tradesmen’s, $2,500; St, Nicholas, $3,600; Niagara, '$2,500; Glen's falls, $2,500; Market, $3,000, Charles Keily and George mer, Who occupied a smail building in the rear of No. 526 as a dwelling, have sustained loss to the extent of $1,000. They are insured in the Continental for $750. ‘The rear parte of six frame tenement houses on ‘Thirty-seventh sireet were damayed about $2,500 by fire and water. (bey are owned by Charies Newcomb, and insured. About fifteen poor iamilies are rendered homeless and their household effects are more or less damaged in consequence of tis unfortunate occurrence, Officer McConnell, of the Twentieth precinct, arrested ‘Moses Strauss on suspicion of arson, Fire Marshal Baker made an investigation aud had the suspected party takon before Justice Dodge for examination. Fine of Etizanera etresr—Kiour Horses Buanen to Dratu.—Between five and six o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in @ stabie attached to a blackem th shop at 215 Elizabeth street, The firemen wero Promptly at the premises and prevented tho spread of the flames beyond the stable, but tho dense smoke prevented them from rescuing the borses, eight of which perished from sufipeation, The horses were owned by poor mon. ‘Two belonged to Mike Jourdan, and were worth $200; three to Charles F. Chapin, worth § ene to James Hanlin, worth $100; one to Mike Geary, worth $125, and one to Wim McLaughlin, worth $160. There were also two coaches considerably damaged, Only two of the horses were insured. The building belongs to the Gordon estate, and is damaged to the amount of $500, itis said to be insured. The Diacksinith shop is owned by Joba Green, Damage alight; no imsurance, Fine ix Gneaxwicn Srerer. —About six o'olock last night a fire broke out In a cigar store, No, OY Greenwich street, occupied by David Routembery, It was caused by Mr. Routend*rg accidentally cropping a kerorene Iamp upon the door, when the ot] immediately took fire, and in try- ing to extinguish the flames he burned bis hands and face, ‘Lue dames spread to the upper part of the build- ng, and before extinguished the entire building was de- stroyed. «Mr, Koutenberg’s loss will be about $500; faid to be insured. The upper part of the building was ocupied by Frits Hendrich a4 an emigract boarding house. Losa about $2,500; insured for $2,000 in the New Amsterdam, and $800 in the Germania Insurance Company. Tho’ bailding is owned by EB. fBurke. Lose aboutgs 000 Insured for $2,000 ia the Astor, and $1,000 ta the Yonkers and New York insurance Company. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tum Bayk oF Tue Rercoic Rowneay,—Purther evi- dence for the defence in tho case of Miles Marray, charged with having in bis possession a portion of the $15,000 iu bonds feloniously abytracted from the Bank of the Republic, was introduced beiore Justice Dowling at the Tombs yesterday afternoon, Frank Campbell, of No. 39 Kast Fourth street, deposed to having been ac. qualnted with Mr. Weed (also implicated In the robbery) about six or seven months; was kuown Mr. Murray about twenty years; remembers the precise day, on which Weed and Murray were arrested; on Sunda: before the Monday of the arrest tho witness saw Me. Murray and Weed wae with bim; Weed asked Murray if be had any morey with him that he did not ‘Want to use till the next day; Murray replied had some money, bus wanted to use it the Weed then wok a package out of his breast pool said be wanted & loan of $1,500 on it; the package was Dills; they were oot Treasury notes, looked like State bills; Murray looked at the package end ond “Why, this ie pot good, ie it 1 Weed replied it was worth between seventy aud eighty per cent; cannot remember the atnount that was stated, bat thick it wns Ddetween $2,500 and $2,600; Weed at the same time said, “Why, you have got necurity enough in she package; I gave you last oight $10,000 ia bonds,’ don't recollect whether he watmad the bonds; Mr. Murray ont Weed ee". to be returned the next day at tweive o'clock; Weed said that he would see Murray the is day im morning; the next the witness saw of Murray was om the nex! Tuesday at the police headquariera Some other testi mony, but not of an important character, wae offered, the case was submitied, end the magistrate will reuder bis desision to-day. Can Ovraacet,—A mont contemptible eat- Nleged to bave been committed on ene of the ling up town im one of the Broadway care and occ! a plece on the front platform, When she conductor came round to gather the fare the doctor tendered three jee and @ three cent stamp, The conductor re- Roeed fo take tho siamp aed from the rode manner im which he ectod Dr, Percey rafased to give othet money, wherevpen ihe conductor pelsed {emPLOR te check him from the car, The Gocten, maine tained ‘until, a2 stated, 0 fellow who Senrgis, Mieear ete miee falling. ective Mecarthy, of the Twenty. pre- oe arrested and brov; before ayy The prisoner’s name ts Peter Bowen, and the conductor, wuo will be brought before Juaticd Dodge to-day, gives his name as Joha W. Riley. . ARRESTED On 4 CxAngu OF Axsow.—A man named ‘Moses Strauss, was brought before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and a com- the accused ag » vinegar factory, but has occupied for sume weeks, The property was insured in a New York Compauy for $2,500. The further hearing of the case is set down for to-day, until which timo Strauss will be beld for examination. AuiEceD Ferostovs Assauit.—Patrick Duffy was brought before Justice Dodge yesterday on the charge of committing a felonious assault on the person of Joho Darron, by shooting him with a pistol, the ball from which entered his collar bone, and inflicted a serious if not dangerous wound, The complains against tbe accused was made by George McLaughhin, of the Eighth precinct, Darron not being able to appear in court, being confined in bed in hospital. The magistrate committed the accused to await the result of injuries inflicted, EXPLOSION ON BOARD A STEAMBOAT. One Man Killed—Several Men Badly Scald- ed—Probable Cause of the Amid the tidings of fierce storms and merciless hur- Ficanes ;fof wrecked and burning vessels; of hairbreadth escapes; of starvation and death that continuously low im with every fresh arrival from the boom of the broad Atlantic, and almost bourly occur at points along the coast, and before the public, whose palsied souls have: attested its sympathies for the terrore stricken and unfortunate wanderers of the ocean, have recovered from the frightful recitals, another catas- trophe, full of suffering, death and loss of valuable Property to those who foliow the water as an occupation, comes wafting to our minds ita sad details, more vividly impressed thereupon as the scene of the disaster is but ‘8 biscuit toss from this city, Reference is made to the explosion of the boiler of the sicamtag James A, Wright while proceeding up the bay yesterday morning, making her acompleto wreck, setting her on fire, frightfully injuring her captain, who was also her owner; her pilot, mate and ongincer, aad in all probability killing her Oro- man, o The business of the tug at the time of tho frightful accident, the damage it sustained, the charactor of the injuries received by the unfortunate men, the supposi+ tion of tho whereabouts of the missing fireman and the appearance of the shattered hull, was told our reporter last evening by one of her officers as he lay suffering from frightful scalds upon one of the many beds at the City Hospital. THE TUG JAMES A, WRIGHT-—HRR CREW, This ill-tated tug was a wooden propeller, quite simi- lar in construction to the hundreds dally seen darting quickly about in the rivers and bay of New York, She was about ninety-five feet in lengsb, was fitted with a direct acting engine, having a cylinder twenty-two inches in diameter by twenty inches stroke of piston, She was constructed in Pailadelpbia four years ago, where her present owner purchased her, In the matier of Guting in the engineer's department it is represented that sho Was fuliy and sufficiently furnished. ‘The crew of this tug, as she loft ber moorings at Jor- sey City yesterday morning, was composed of six meu, howe viames and relative positions o duty were aa fol- jows ' Captain and Owner—Silag Dayken. Mate—Wilham E. Jaycox, Pibt—Benjamin Fishor. Engineer— Andrew Fuveman— Alonzo Dit Steward—Thomas F, Herron. The Wright has been an aniortunate boat iudeed, as three weeks since, while steaming along the East river, by a misconception of Is, she was run into by the ferryboat Pacitic, cutting her dowm to the rail and ne- cessitating an expense of nearly $1,000 to again put her in condition suitable for the rough work of towing, This accomplished, yesterday morning at half-pass two o'clock Captain Dayken, overjoyed that he could again be actively employed and fecling that misforiunes should certainly come singly, @ the order to his officers to “cast off,” and the boat the on . ce her repairs wi made, to catch incoming vessels, everything passed pleasantly, and it was remarked that the captain and his officers as the boat sped to the gate of e ocean, with ‘hat charicteristic versatility m¢ of their ilk are noted for, held pleasant? converse in regard to previous ill luck, speculating on and hoping for better fortune in the futare. Thus the night passed, and at daylight they wero ten miles beyond the lightsbip, where be- yeath them rolled the limitless ocean. At balf.| eight o'clock they fell in with the hark Gangeng Rolfe. Terms of towing, dockage, &c,, were quickly made, when the See her hawser, headed for the city and began or work. The explosion of her boiler and its attending incidents of disaster and suffering, with the supposition in regard to its cause, #0 far as can at thi derived, as alluded to, from STATEMENT OF MATR now in ward No, 9 of th had arrived opposite Governor's Island when Captai Dayken and pilot Fisher, who were in the pilot house, suggested that wo should drop the hawser and take ber @ us to dock the bark. Our engi could retlect a loud report was heard, and simultaneously with it Iwas lifted from my feet and bodily dashed where they relieved me as well as they could under the circomstances, Within « few moments Captain Dayken and pilot Fisher wore carried 0, each and bruiged about the heads foros trightfally of the explosion, 1 heard them say, bad blo ilot house on the deck of the bari found. I kaow but little eise, sa was badly damaged. Mr, Jaycax.is badiy burned ut the lower portion of the body, and bie head is cut by il of the berk, INJURED AND TIKMIR CONDITION, The explosion, with its aceorapenying. thundering report and the scattered coals from ti furnace— instantly setting fire 10 the wreck—atcracted the atten. tion of the many boats in the neighborhood, a instantly the eteamtug Howard, Captain Burger; the Staten Isiand ferryboat Northfield, Captain Isaac Cree- land, and the United States revenue steamer Una, Captain Thomas W, Leary, went to her assistance, By the tumely use of sue Northfeld’s hose the fre ‘wae quickly extinguished. On searching the wreck for injured persons the engineer, A. J. Finch, was found biown into the cabin, where he lay under some portions of the woodwork with one of his legs broken in two places, Besides, he was badly scalded and bruised about the body. He was at once transferred to the ferryboat, where an army surgeon, who was forte. nately on board, attended him, making the broken limbas comfortable as possible. &xtending their search, they found the steward, Thomas F, Herron, in the after- part of the boat, but fortunately he bad escaped witn but slight injury, that of his chin bemg cut by being jammed against some part of the shattered woodwork, Ou boarding the bark Rolf, Whose crew had administered to the suffering captain, pilot and mate in the meantime, the two former were found in a frightful condition, ‘Toe force of the sieam had blown their clothes into stripa, their faces wore out ‘a every conceivable way, portions of the kia had already peaied off, and, from examination, it was feared that tho captain bas lost an eye Taey presented such @ frigntful spectacle that many of the bardy sons of the ea around them, inured to every hardship and familiar with death in evory slape, were almost moved to tears, The feolings of the captain, thas he should thus be the vietim of so much misfortune, that when business was again beginning t smile upon him, whon the futare jooked so bright, were more then bis nature could bear, and his cries of “Where is my poor boat!’ resounded through the bark, All atthia time wore accounted for but the fireman, Alonzo Diver, and although the hold of the wrecked vessel war searched, ‘as well ay thezmaas of the débris, he could net be found, It 18 supposed that he is buried under some portion of the bolier in the hold, The disposition made of the injured mem was:—Cap- tain Dayken and -pilot Fisher, taken co the Long Inland Hospital, Brooklyn; mate Jaycox, to the City Hospital ; enrineer Finch, to Staten Isiand and lodged in the Seamen's Retreat; the steward remained on the wrock, whieh was, with all practicability, towed to Jersey City by the tug Howard. [tis probably that all the injured men will, with judicious treatment, recover. PRORANLE CAUSR OF THR REPLOSION. The cause of this fright{ul accident is not known; the engineer, it it anid, bas the reputation of being an excei- jont man for such a position, yet it is feared that tue bollor lacked a sufficiency of water, This i# conjectured from @ conversation the tugboat room, and calligg (he captain, said ptain, one of our tanks leaks, and it y ver in it Captain—Can’t we get to the city without using salt ator? Engineer! hope ao, and will try, It the supply of fresh. water which the deen using was found to be deficient, and salt water was afvorwardr used ip it, some little clue may be of the caves of this disaster. It ie all ti boiler afterwards examimed wae found to be quite old, or rather almost worn out, reveral of the braces being defective, six of them showing marks of old fractures, APPRARANO® OF THR SMATTERAD VeOsEL. A visit to the wrecked ‘4 lying balf sabmerged im Smith's basin, Jersey City, improsses the observer with the violence of the explosion. Tha after end of the bo'ler ie blown off, and the boiler iteeif from ite featonings and sm the engine, which has al Dove sorted sntonsl fat froms its eriginel position. The entire forward deok hee been blows away, and where piles of werk, | ropen oe "praking vile” waumiay to "the torts Toree of the escaping steam, The cabip ranlie nrevemp s i i fue ey res iH ‘ H i Ka a a iF iH island; one that im the last few years has changed ur- Procedentedly, and im the few years to come will change beyond any present human calculation, But with the growth ef population bere, with the extension of wealth and those progressive improvements, the allies of prosperity and enterprise; with the Duilding ef magnificent temples of worship, with the Parl, 80 unapproachably perfect in all ita detaile; with the prospective Boulevards, giving most splendid adornment to the upper end of the island, and tasteful villas and drives, adding value, beauty aud enjoyment to tho grand sveno 80 clearly showing itself in the horo- Scope of the future, the poor, with their pitiful, plead- ing faces, follow on in tho track, the painful, omal- Present shadows in the background of a picture lit up with joyous smiles and resplendent with beautiful cinots tm this city to carry out the proposition of the Charity Commissioners with due regard to the actuas condition of the applicants for relief. INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS, Deputy Collector Purdy, of the Eighth district, seized. yesterday two illicit stills in the cellar of a siaughter house, situated at the corner of fbirty eighth strees and Ninth avenue, The ogly entrazce was through @ trapo doer in the building, which could not be found uatil « thorough investigation of the premises was made, 18 was then discovered to have been hidden from view by a. Pile of iegs of slaughtered cattle, which covered it, = | Of the sills was about seventy-five gall each, of giana be found who knew any: by em. flowere, sunny skies and luxuriant sbundance, As to fe rectly ing house No, 448 Weat Oy ee J sad the h ‘was also seized on a charge, among others, ving az poor here now, there are plenty of them, almost as atcahal sail eomnacied re plentiful in proportion to the population as are to be found in the lower wards of the city. The cause is the came— the general depression in business—and thousands who have never known want before havo been reduced to extremities through being thrown out of employment. Public and private charities are liberally extending the helping band, Already the turuing point of the winter has been passed, and with coming spriag a revival in business is anticipated aud a termination of the suiter- Ang and distress that now prevails, In all this vast district ‘RO special relief committees nave een organized, and unless more positive suffering shows itself, and surpass- apg she ability of the ordinary charities to relieve, it is Bot prot tere will be any organized. Meantime the Sixteenth ward station house does its share nightly ia giving lodgings to those having wo other recourse for ahélwr, in the ‘Twentieth ward station house the Jodgings are in @ rear building, aud unusually spacious well ventilated and compactly filled every night, Within the boundaries of the T'wenty-second ward there are two sation houses, one in Forty-seventh sireet and the other in West Eignty-fourth street, near the Bloom- ingdale The former ‘is one of the best station houses in the city, and the lodging rooms—where about seventy-five men and women are given lodgings each might--are endowed with much more than ordinary Spaciousness and facilities for inhaling air containing something like a decent share of oxygen. ‘The otber station house ig not 20 roomy, but still many homeless ones find under its roof nightly shelter and warmth, Four station houses, but, like the two just mentioned. represent different police precincts, are lo | to restore our shattered commercial caved witnin the limits of the ‘Twelfth ward. | by the creation of @ new turm of injusticey The first, one (im Yorkville) 18 a miserable affair afd | and Congress is to be called upon to grant subsidieg tho only accommodations for lodgers are in miseravly | 0 lines of steamers tor the pur; of enabling them dark, Contracted and jily ventilated cells in the base- | Sustain themeeives in the contest UFO) ment, ity, however, fullevery night, In Harlem we | rivals, thus favoring private interests at the expense o station Louse ia much better, though capable of very | the community] and utierly stifling all honest competia: visible improvement, This likewise has all the possibie | tion. This (s but a part of the legislative system erro~" room it Can sparo occupied each night with free lodgera, | neously termed protection which uow cunirols the policy The station houge in Tenth of the government, and watch, io 8 iutile effort to = of Also the rectifying place No, 451 Tenth avem Charge, fraudulent inspection brands found on barrels in the premises, and a discrepancy of sixty barrels ex~ ‘Detween the amount of spirits rectified and those Pp Also an illicit tobacco factory in Thirtieth street, De- tween Eleventh aud Twelith avenuce, About three hundred pounds of tobacco, preases, scrows, &0., were found on the premises, but mo owner for the factory could be discovered. ‘Al the above were turned over for prosecution. AMERICAN COMMERCE, 4 4 To ras Eviror or tae HERALD:— Your article on American commerce in the Sunday, issue of the Hxraty contains much that is worthy of consideration, but doce not, I think, state the true causé ofthe decadence of this branch of our industry nor suggest the proper remedy for ite revival, It is noo doubtedly the case that lines of steamships organized by English, French and German capitalists have well pigh crowded our once famous sailing vessels from the markets of the world, and it would certainly be vers desirable that men of enterprise, energy and wealts headquarters of the nes police, and aan et Up certain industrial pursuits by the concession of Manhattanville, have each lodging accommodations, | Special privileges, bus ators, erties ete! oe a ‘though in limited degreo; but far away aa they are there be age sag . at ea wall hoon pose + ve a(ordod in this specialty, nia .sabout exough on station | 1 tw Cons foreibiy Se ee Amerte house lodgings on tho upper end 01 the isiand, but euch | can and protects the ioreiguer. | The American snipos Tecord necessarily constitutes part and parcei of the | Heeds no subsidy, and should ask for none. He glory concerning tho poor of this secon. Not, how- ever, among these hovgeless wanderers of the night, as much ag they aro to be compassionaied, be taeir present | man can buy or build his vessels on the Ch condition thelr own fault and tracebie to their improvi- | lowest possible cost, No laws forbid deuce or evil passions or what not, arewe to look for | fer to the flag of bis own nationality, the, Cy painfut nee of nag picture. sad not 2 shus pros pao i hres hea tig Pan ie “4 crowded tenement bouses damp basements ani 3 — lonely uttica is the most to be seen, Many strong wen Liew) we Ce rue, tt Dna and igh minded women, who have neverjbefore experi. | Wi is America ‘ ‘ : 54 re cuced the pinchings of hunger and cold and nakedness, | of bis own country from s similar privilege. No! Tue aud never dreamed of the necessity that would compel remedy for the decay of yr com them to ask for charity; and who suffer everything but deain itself beiore making known their situation and ony for absistance, are the keenest sufferers frum werty, me gone through all the wards of the city a trip of necessity of hasty strides, though lacking se league boots—we will the results of our observ: ‘sons and inquiries. It 1s clear that there bas not been @ winter #0 severe poor of this city since 1857, and traceable to the same cause—general depression in business and such pumbers being thrown in consequence out of employment, At the least calcu- lation over one hundred thousand people who are in the babit of earning respectable livelihoods by jabor{ are now out of employment. High rents and the high prices demanded for the piaineet necessaries of hfe are adding largely to the general suffering. Many ‘out of empioyment are Iiving on the savin, past earnings; many are living on tbe credit them by their landlords and the grocers and butchers, who, knowing their past eharacter and honesiy, tave uo fear ip trusting them, knowing that they will pay as s00n as they get work again; many, baving nothing laid up and being too proud to make their disiresses known aud a fe credit, ba ed with @ erything they |—jowelry, keepsakes, bedst and bedding, ff, of the Twenty-first United States infantry. even the ciothing on their back—to procure food for oe p AB enhe race the posts of Ni ic, on themselves and tittle ones, Visitors from established | Hamilton and Yorktown, together with com; charities and church missionaries’ are gradually ndieg | Firth United States attiliery, ‘wow stationed at Postrond those cases out, and thus have prevented any actual | Monroe, but mot attached to the Military School, Ge caves Of starvation thus far, although there have been | grat Barry nas been in command of thd sub-district woil authenticated instances of whole families having | Fortress Monroe, in connection with the Artillery one two or three days without tasting food, It 18 paius | ice School, since nis arrival there, Hb | 1 vo know and believe such facts; to know that multi- | the sub-district of Norfolk will relieve him of bid pentagon ae eo peas the elie | dutie, Major Woodrull arrived at Fortress Monros om “ “ want of food, are thus all about us treading on the con. | ?T#4aF ‘© assume his new position. / of starvation. eee { fines come RO os ‘The following table shows sue operations for the past WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, OID oF tne Association for Tinproving the Condition | 74, New Commander of the Asiatic Squadreni No, Familiee No. Percona Amount u ‘The death of Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell, commands Wards, L’opuiawn, Assisted, —Assiied, of Kelief. | ing the Amatio aquadron, leaves Commodore John Ri dow mands simply to be piaced on an equal footing with bia brethrea of other uavioas, The German or the French Vaxation, but it ts contained im two very simple ¥ the meaning of which we seem to have nei tea—I meau |i! @nd justice—liberty and justice ta all eoastitute the. only lasing policy that can imsure our commercial prosperity ag weil as that of every form of industry. to the American ahipawsee what the governments of Europe ailow their own gubs Jects—namely, the right to purchase veasels tm thd cheapest markets—and we need uv special privileges. enable us to regain a share in the ‘trade of world, from which we ha’ aris stupid legislation, Order ef General Se! New Sub-Distric By direction of Geueral Schefield, in General Orderq No. 7, the district of Fortress Monroe has been abolished and a new one formed, to be known es sub-district of Norfolk, with headquarters at Norfoll the command of which bas Deen given to Major Woods aa 4 = $321 | Goldsborough, commanding the corvette Shenandoah, 6 306 1,008 369 | the senior officer in the squadron, Acting Rear Admiral 6 168 567 327 | and Commodore, @ arrival out of Rear Admiral i = ous ‘ = Stephen C, Rowan, who is now en row'e to his station 268 43 | the flagship Picataqus. Commodore Goldaborough ¢: 10 136 471 | tered the service November 6. 1824, his iL 420 ¥92 | commission being dated April 13, 1867, Duri wi 12. 67 174 | Commodore Goldsborough saw active and 18. 216 799 | service while commanding the steamers Union 14 820 737 | Florida and trigate Colorado on blockading duly. 1 16, $7 108 | Commodore 1 an officient and galiaat r, Of 16. 22 745 | experience and periectiy au fait in bis rots. He 17 436 1,24 | will not prove deficient im any way as commandes BUI 807 ‘58U | of the Asiatic squadron. 19. 1 4 ORDERED. ‘ ry = tis | Commander W. W. Queen has been ordered to 2 ss $80 | coed in the steamer of the 2ist March, vin “apphe ed pi "®4! | San Francisco, and report to the Commander of Tol... 106,000 aur $1a,70a | More's Island Navy Yard. to command the United corvette Tuscarora, to join the South Pacific sq upon @ three years’ cruise, (Nore —The according to last advices, had been condemned at More’ Isiand. [he report seems to have beeo incorrect.) Lieutenant Commander James M. Pritchett bas beoq ordered to the Tuscarora as exocu'ive officer. Lieuter> apt Commander Pritchect bad command of the Vande ‘The statistics of population are from the last cousus, taken in 1865, since which time the population has in- creaped to fully 850,000 beyond During Inst monta Mr. Kellock, agent of the Commissioners of Charities, distribuied $6,000 in money among the poor and about 4,000 tons of coal The nomber of families assisted was 4,084 ihis charity divides the city into | bil: for some time during the war, and warexecetive seven districta, having no relation to the ward divisions. | officer of the steamer Augusta, Capiain Alexander Murs, Mr, Kellock says tuas the number helped is twice the | ray, in her famous European cruise, in wich she umber assisted in the same time last winter, and as it | veyed Mr. Fox to Rusia, He is @ clevor and galisal 1s, f be bad considered the necessities of the case and | ofticor. not been limited by the small appropriation at a his command, be would have given away three THE LATE AOMIRAL BELL. times the money and coal he has, Mr. Assooration tor Improving the Condition of the Poor, Navy Yann, New York, Feb, 17, 1868. says that wero it not for lack of funds their ments would be quadruple what they are. In additi to these there are a multiplicity Other charities societies for philanturopic and ber To rus Evivon or tte HeRraco;— In the obituary notice of Rear Admiral H. H. Bell, mm this morning's Henaco, there is a slight mistake, The late Rear Admiral H. H. Bell was never 1 command of thie Yard, Rear Admiral Charles H, Bell, the present commandant, ook command on the ot Less, The paragraph commencing, “In Jui ing “from partisan journals,’ should named Admi York is maguiticent in her as in everytning else, It is an astonishing fact that with the growth of New York iue growth of indigence bas been sixfold, The Aimshouse Commissioners and Commissioners of Em: tion in the past twenty-five yoars has increased Afty-p = the disbureoments for tho poor have increased four bi THE PRIZE RING, dred percent Toe great element of the ebronic pau Ritly Bawa: sume Ratt Cotsen vm with which we are troubied is ‘tbo the past twenty iF immigration. re have been Billy Fawards, tno “white-headed whistler,’’ whe hag made many frieuds in as well as outside of pugilisti@ circles since his cojoura in this city, yesterday accepted the conditions presented by Sam Collyer, champion of the light weights, and having deposited an equal sum of money to tha! had 10 18 Proms peck that yatio ring’® 124 pounds Poverty might be prevenved and a guaranteo the deserving poor be furnished by establishing pe t ward relief associations, They abould be ‘ ‘on thy same basis as ihe Association for Improving sue Conaition of the Poor. fos $1,000 each. OMicial Action Rexarding the Poor. The following com cation Was received by the ing Tel mm, Fob, 17.) Police Comminsioners a few days ago:— Jouopll Mathews, 2 ouetegged man, wae arrested an To THe Merroroutan Boanp or Pouce :— arraigned this morning before Justice Shandlo; ry Ganth em There is a very number of poor per- | charge of assaulting and beating « umber icemen. sons who make application for lodging at this (Si It appears that Mathews got inte precinct, They are ‘who are out of em, Blauvelt undertook to arrest bi and are generally of @ better clase of persons than | officer in his arms (he i¢ looked nth precinct police) hed to the ry ing bie collar bone. wall av ry - vo per night, males and females, Out of thie number y wit ank for something to est, w oy On the receipt of this letter Mr, Acton sent the follow. tng com: cation to the Commissioners of Charities :— To the Comwiasiowmns of Oaanimim and sa GumrumexThe, Board. Of Hn Police ot ie jired, yworfal aad me bes gual pistlon of men 10. a1 DI if Blauvelt was sont to the City Hospital for tre referred to the precin the crowded portions of the city rows canes similar to those mentioned ig the com- munication of Jourdan, ‘ Veg eon is yore mec In anawor to the above Mr, Aston yesterday received the following: o » AND Desarae oe Fem coe Teta} Mr, ©, ACTOW = Dy freien reply te your eommagiention of the Conn., Inst Sabbath, says the Bridgeport er Sherwood wae bewse Standard, a colored man named Che: iP) OF ch ‘The reply was, i dou't went to the beach for 9 here ft, and hed several | 5 egovered, carried home, and ie evil nie