The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1868, Page 5

——$__—— mate of the value ef such publivity according to the number of eyes that the advertisement would be brought before, either by & sign or a card or a pewspaper of large circulation. Ihis view he succeeded in impressing upon the minds of nu- merous business meu in this city, and there un be no dvabt that the ardvice thus given was the foundation of many lirge fortunes, Still another of bis busine-8 rulce is found in the idea so often expressed by him that a man could best succeed by making himself master of some one useful business, and by attending exclusively to that business, This is the converse of the homely maxim to avoid haying too many irons in the fire, but we put it as Mr. Swain himself was accustemed to wention it in his titetime, To this rule he adhered most rigidly in his own case, for he engaged im but one business, and was thor- oughly waster of that. He was sireagly averse to medding in the affairs of other people, and quite as resolutely resisted the interference of other people in his affairs. As one of his aids in carrying out this idea it was his custom to carry im his pocket a little coin or token, the legend on .which was the worus, '*Mins your business.” dn directing the affairs of the Pubii all ‘the foregoing guiding rules and principles were so many lamps to his fect, lig ting him on to the proper way. ‘There were others, however. The whole business, so far as the outside public was concerned, was carried on upon fixed rales, iu- tended to estublish uniform dealivgs with adver- tisers and subscribers to the paper, and to make sure that ali those who had business to transact at his counter should be deal: with alike. The prices were uniform, and what the advertiser or the sub- soriber was to get for his money was jus! as elearly known and invariable as the price of a sailway ticket irom Philadelphia to New York or the amount of chunge a man could get for five dollar note ata bank. The whole system @f busivess wis based upon the idea of fair dealing with the public, with rules so plain aud uniform and just that no one weed ever have auy occa-ion vo fear wat he was ing more for any service rendered by the lic Ledger than was paid by his neighbor or his competior iv business, The influence of such Principles was not loug in being felt in the success of the newspaper of which he was the leading di- rector. He aud his parcuera labored most indus- triously, esrly and late, doiug the work themselves, writing, reporting, setling the types, working the press, aud Mr. Swain even carried around the paper him elf in the canvass tor subscribers, in ‘the early days of his enterprise. Subsequently when the establishmens became prosperous ai d strong, Mi. Swain’s energy aud great ability in his business found vent iu other directions. Find- ing the miils too slow, in the days before tele- graphing, he was active iu organizing a system of @xpresses, and this he carried on in conjunction with the New York Sun and the Baltiuore Sun €which latter he und his partners touudeu in 1837), thus enabling tue public to have the benelit of in Portant news, long in advance of the time when it would have come through the Post Office. This ‘Was a great step of progress, but his next essay was a still more importaut oue, for his fine me- ebanical mind was among the first of those to dis- Gover aud appreciaie the greatcapubilities of the Hoe rotary priniing machine, kuown ut that ime as “Hoe’s Lust Past.” Like all other great iaven- tions destined to revolutionize existing modes of Performing work or doug business, this one met with tardy acknowledgment until it came to the notice of Mr. Swain. Having satisfied himself that it was the Great essential needed by a newspaper aspiring to a large circulation, he encouraged and premoted the development of the macuiue, giving all the valuable lignt of lis experience untii ihe first of them was brought into successful operation in the Printing of his own newspaper. After ihis one Was & demonstrated success, suci was his intercet in the inveution that he made a visit to Eu ope, in evmpany with Colonel! Hoe, to introuuce it unere; and now this machine,wiich was so muc indebted to his early encouragement ani to the success which it achieved in tue office of the Public Ledger under Lis direction, is the suackine that is used in the printing office of every great news, oy in both the Old and the Now World. ss Io a similar way he was among the earliest of thowe who furesaw the value and the great advan- tages of Morse’s invent on of the electric tele- graph, and he became the promoter of that enter- Prise as he was the encourager a, Hoe’s printiug Machine. This laid the foundation of an enduring friendship and intimacy beeween Mr. Swain aid Kendail, and Mr. Barnum, of Baltimore, who were also warm supporters of Professor Morse. In 1846 he became a director of the orginal Maguetic palegraph Company, and in 1850 was made the President of the company. He remained President for cight years. Here, also, the influeuce of his organising mind and system- atic mode of conducting business was felt as it had b:en in his own printing office. In every de- partment of the telegraphic service he in- troduced order and system and despatch. Here, in the newspaper business, his primary ideas were far dealmg with the ublic and efficient discharge of their busiaess. fe tried to impress upon all the essential neces- aity of confideutial secrecy as to the despatches, oft unifurmity in the charges and of rigid impar- tiality with all customers, It would take too much space to go into the details of nis improve- ments in the telegraphic system, but he mas” tered the wuole of it and uuderstood 1 tor - oughly as if the stations and poies and wires were ams, muscles and nerves of bis own body. ep the probier of finding atew material for making prinusg paper presented iteelf Mr. Swain ‘was active in that also, um! aided and encouraged in every way the development of the mauutac ture from straw until it became an estab! success. In the foregoing we have endeavored to give some idva of Mr. Swain’s prominen. characters tics asa business man, and oi the texture of his intellect, But far more would require tobe said in order to do the subject full justice. He hada strong liking for substantial things, for esta blish- ing all mutters upon a permanent and enduring foundatio: He was io his element when exau- ining any improvement in machinery likely to be of public use, aud especiaily vhose in the line of is wn business. He was man of large and varied information, and ot much more scholarly learning than was known to any but his most intimate friends. Th re were but few better political economists in his day than Mr. Swain was. ‘Yo all these advantages and peculiar characteristics were added an inflexible will, an indomitable en- ergy, an imperturbable temper and ¢ sleepless vigNance when engaged in busin ‘The fittiog conclusion to this brief sketch of the decease of a ‘man ot such force of character is, that his death is great public loss, ed + EXTENMS.VE DEFALCATION, ployer’s Funds— Escape of It tsa wtrange fact, which must forcibly havo struck even the most unovservant reader of the Herate dur.ng the last ten years, avd @ thorough substantiation of ‘which was given ina statistical erticl’ in the Henatn on Sunday last, tat robberies, defalcations and swindles of all sorts occur exactly in the munner of “fatal casos” in @n epidemic—by fits and starts, aud several at a time, ‘This was the case in 1866, The defairations and rob. Dories in this city during that year raged ove every month, The year of our Lord 1868 has been ushered fm quite gloriously, defalcatorily speaking, for the publio bave already been treated with the minute details of seven “irst class” robbories since ‘tbe lst of January, not to make mention of the defal- cations im three banks, and once more has another detauiter gone ways with thousands of hia a@mployers’ funds im hic pockets, Ezra Goodrich & Co,, fmmportere, No. 67 Exchange place, being the sufferers, and a young man, lately « cashier the employ of the fhouse, the alleggd dofaulter, The amount alleged to Rave been made away with by the cashier is variously stated to be from $100,000 to $300,000; but what the Joss of the Orm really is cannot be very well ascertained Until « full investigation is made into tho case, Itis alleged that the dofaaiier had enjoyed the @onidence of his employers to @ remarkab! degree, and was from this circumstance the more easily ‘enabied to cover up bis defaications, aud give every- ‘Shing an appearance of correctness befure he bad mad Mind to take bis departure from the houre, with. it giving eves tne courteous notice of a week, which tbe employer naturally expecis from one of his leave- takivg empioyes. {t is alleged that afier bis prolonged fabeence had excited the suapictuus of the firm ibe aashier's books were examined and th, defaications Wore discovered. Immediate steps were ken to ascor- tain bis @bereabouts, aud the working up of the case ‘was intrusted to the vives at = Police juariers; but so far y have not been successful in their efforts to lay lawful . hands on the nice young m It i also alleged that the defauiter tor some time previous to his aurupt rture—for where the detectives would be quite happy to be able tell—bad been leading quite a Mife; that he had, among other tasteful Mster® Hara Wooarten ara Goodrich & Co., joined a elub. and bad a yacht of ilo’ ox mae his tnatabor ebip one of substantial ind worth, It is likewise alleged that be drove bis fast horses and purchased ome very fine houses and lived hiaseif in very aristo- a Staten Isiand, where it is said he Las a ‘This affair has created no smal amount of exctiement, 6 the devauiter was very weil known in uppervendom, and was always considered a man of bonor and probit; fw his private affairs as well as in bis deat): ehants and ott i qnandary about the matter, are clutching wildly for a clue whereby they may be able to obtal NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1868.—TRIPLB } SHURE. troduction to the mis-ing cashier, which ¥-aild be no doubt as heartily welcomed by them as is would be utterly disagreeable to the defauiter. Super- Anteudent Kennedy, bor bas ued that no sone will be left unturned (Gzuratively speaking, of course) until he bas succeeded in tinding the detauiter, NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. perannl int UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—JURY TERM, Inspector Convicted of Exto! Money. Before Judge Benedict, The United States vs, James B. Freeman.—The bearing in this case was resumed yesterday morning, The de- fendant is indicted with baving, while acting in the ca- pacity of a revenue inspector, im the month of January, 1867, extorted money from one Henry Rudioman, keeper Of a feed store at Harlem, ‘The frat witness examiued yesterday for the govern- out was William J. Gjibert, a clerk in tho office of the Chie Revenue Inspector, No, 83 Cedar street; said he knew Mr. Freeman, the detendant, to act as a revenue inspec- tor by reporting to tho office; commissigns to revenue officers were issved from the Creasury D»partment. On cross-examination by Mr. Malcolm Campbeil the witness testified that at the ume Dir, Freeman repoited to the office there were seven assessment districts in New York, but he did not know to what a-serement district Mr, Freemaa was then attached. Mr. Campbell was proceed- ing to toquire if the wituess knew that the detendant bad acted in any district on special duty a8 inspecior, when Mr. Bell, om the part of the governmen’, vbjectod to the question, “The Judge ruet (hat, on cross-exumina- tion, the question was allowabie, Mr. Campbell sad bie object was to suow that ir, Freeman was not an in-pector, The witne-s further stated that he under- stood Mr. Freeman claimed to act on special duty in reference to succession aud legacy matiers; he did not Know that ne aced specially fur any assessment dis- trict; he made out biils at the end of the montn for bis pay.” Witness di not Know o. bis own knowlege that the defendant had pertormed avy revenue duiy; he cailed iv occavioually and reported at ine wflice, Olllcer Tieman, who bad arrested the defendant, was exum- jued, He deposed to the tacts connected with We arrest, which Lave been already detailed at length, Judge Benearct at three o'clock charged the jury, and at hall-past three they retired to deliberate ou tueir ver- eict. After an absence of about tive minutes tue jury Tevurned into court with a veruict of guilty. Mr. Campbeu gave notice of an area! of judgment, and Prayed that the prisooer might be allowed to stand out in bail, in which he was heid. Judge Benedict Bald Lua It was bot the practice to admit 10 bal alter conviction. Tne prisoner sho ld be committed to the custody of the Marshal, who would act upon bis own re- spons.bilitygin that respect; the court had not the power, The arguments on arrest of judgment will be heard by Judge Benedict, in Brooklyn, on Saturday ext, and in the interim the prisoner stands commited to the custody of the diaranal, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—JUAY TERM. The Dintulery Case. Before Judge Blatehiord, ‘The case of the United States vs. the Distillery tu For- ty-fifth street, waich has been on hearing trom Friday Jast, Was resumrd yesteraay moruing. A Jargo number of witnesses were examined to prove the ownership of the concern aud (he work tat oad been carried ov there, Tao wi neases on either side were subjected Lua rigo. sus cross-examination, Case still on, A Re Whiskey. On motion of Mr. Rolin, Assistant United States Dis- trict Attorney, the fullowing decrees of condemnation in vhe cause of the mterual revenue were taken in de- fuwit before Judge Blatcuford, no party appearing to de- fenat:—- Shurty barrels distilled spirits found at 20 Dey atrest. ‘Two barreis sawe found at 603 West twenty-ninth street, ‘Iwelve barrels sa:ve found at Teuth avenuc, Twenty- seventh street, #ive barreis same found on Fuiton ferry boat, ‘One barre! same lound at 125 feuck avenue, Tweaty- fourta street, ‘One pipe sam? found at 179 Reade street, Aquan ity of sams sound at 323 Enghta street. Aquaniity of tue same found ay 3O4 East Houston street. Four barrels same found at 164 Fulton stret, ‘Iwo thousand eight hundred cigars iouud @t No, 2 Stone s'reet. Nine thousand six hundred same found at 07 Murray etreet, Oue chse silk and cotton volves, Four screw presses 1ound at O4 West Broadway. UN.TED STATES i Tate covaT. The Steamship Quaker City—@rder te Stay Proceedings of Sale. ‘The ease of the sicamship Quaker City, of Holy Land notoriety, the sale of which for $18,000 by the United Staves Marsha! on a libel aud forfettare in the United States District Court, the report of which appeared tn tho Hnaio a few days ago, is again brought into the courts, A motion was yesverday made before Judge Biatchford, based on severul ailidavits, to set aside the eujoiuing the Marsbai aad the purebaser from exe- cutibg any transier of or lea upon aid vessel, ihe following 18 1a substagce the affidavit of Wm. S Pearce, one of \e owners of said steamship :— hae Raid Williams. P. arce 1s one of the owners of the steainship Quaker City, and in connection with his co- partners, Jawes Murphy and William P, Buckmaster, own the soven-thirtieth part of swid ship, ber tacks apparel, Kc, That the sbip’s husband und suip for a long time past, and afver the tun bereinatter mentioned, was Arber Lear: York; that the said jeary hed the of employing all the crow, ud receiving ail the earnings of 4 Leary hasimiormed depon nt that againet eali snip and Owners were arranged for and would be duly paid; and, ee depovent t the earuings of said ship on ger las: young to the hauds of eaid Leary, were ai charges for running expenses Depone' that be was not aware of aby vapaid cla ship, nor did he know of the filing of a: her jor such until the present date, w: thereot Blatchford, on reading tho soregoing and other affidavits, granted the order to show cans: wuy the sale of ihe Quaker City should uot be set aside and let Wm. K. Ketonum, the alleged parchaser of guid steamer, and also the Marchal, to show cause in tio same mater, In the meantime the court further enjoined the sad Mare shal and the said Ketchum from executing any traasier of or lien on said veuset. The sherry Wine Case. The cuse of Tho Uniied States va. A Large Quantity of sherry Wine, amounting in value to some $900,000, set down for bearing yesterday moraire, stands over for another day ortwo Ju Blateaford is still hears ing the case of The United States vs, The Distillery to Forty-titth street, wh.cu bas been on since Iriday last, This trial has beee protracted by the examinaiiou of wn u eof the Koverument and woo arecu Tigorous Cross-examination oy counsel tor tue defer From present appearan ase wil ot-upy to-uliay and to-morrow, Tbe .Werry case 1 the next succeeding on the calendar, Filed in Bankrnptey Yesterday. rasio, New York city. leterred to Rogis- ter Fitch, Samson Goldsmith, New York city. Reterred to Regis ter Dayton. Rovert (, Davidse, New York city. Register Allen. Henry F. Quinan, Now York city, Referred to Regise tor Dwicht. Maxim:lian H. Keugor, New York city, Referred to Regi-ter Kevchum David M. Lyon, Rye, Westchester couniy, Reterred Referred to to Register Llose, SUPREME COUNT—CHAMBERS, The Chicnge, Reck Istand and Pacific Rail-e road Litigation, Before Judge Cardozo, ‘The case of Fisk and Belden against the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company came again yester- day morning, on the motion for @ stay of proceedings, pending the defendants’ appeal to the General Ter trom order of Judge Cardozo me: the application to Femove the trial of the cave to the United states Circuit court, The court denied that motion, also tuo applicae tion in the case of Clark, Dodge % Co., to change secu. rities, or order payment of their loan of $600,000 All the motions im the case, includiug the priucipal of original applications for the appointment of a receiver, for the attachment for contempt and the continuauce of the tempor wmjunction have been set dowa for foal argument on rday pext. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Act for Rent—Tenancy Question, Before Judge McCuan, John Berry et at vs, Isaae Goldsein.—Thin was an activa to recover $500, two months’ rent for the Premices No. 67 Warren street, feased by plaintiff ie the defendant, The defence set up was that a or occurred and rendered the place untenantabie for the two months in question, and that unuer the statue they were not liabie fur aby rent during that period, The statute upon which the defendant reled provided that in case of fire, and tuo premices are abandoned, tue + tenant ie not responsible for rent. But in tus case defendant returnea to the premises aud resumed he business, The court held that th dofendant was liable, inas- as he did not wholly abandon the premises in the im: moant by the statute, and that by returning be became responsible for the two moutin’ rent, A yer dick wae accordingly directed for the plaintils. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. eis Judge Jones yesterday rendered jadgment in the fol lowing cases;— Richard Tiundy ve, The Hartford and New York | Steamboat Company. --Motion for @ new wis! denied, | With $10 cots. i John Sent t va, Thomas Steele ¢ ak—Motion for refer ence granted. Juivs Garrelly 08. John Band et al—Motion denied, With $10 cosis to getendant to abrie event. Jams Wallace vs. Morris Mayer et al.—Motton denied, Without costs, Daaid Selby et al, vt L, K, Goldsmith ¢ al.—Order settied. b ae Hoffenbach vs, Isidore Hoffenbach,—Motion gran ed. Crartes Hedges et al. vs, The Hudsow River Railroad C mpany, ion for @ new trial denied; defendant to have thirty days to make and serve a case. No man K. Fre.man vs, LeRoy Nichois,—Motion of re- ference granted, ‘Mariana Jenny vs. James O'Brien, Sheriff, éc.—Mo- tion granted wituout costs. L ma Vrana vs, Benjamin J. Wenberg.—Motion granted and receiver appointed. F Louis Rud iph, ty his Guardian, &c., vs. Louis F. Aldin. ger.—Motion upening default granted on payment of $25 cos ts Herman Hayes vs, John Dilyer et ah--Motion granted and receiver appointed, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Important Decision—Jurisdictions of District Courts, Before Judge Brady, Walsh vs, Basch.—Judgmeat was yesterday rendered in this ease om the motion to show cause why the matter should not bs removed from the Third District Court to the Court of Common Pleas, The court observed that the third section of the act of 1857 declared the juris- diction of tho District Courts of this city. The tuird subdivision of that section provided that in any acuon commenced in pursuance of such section, where the claim or demand exceeded $100, the Justice on the application of the defendant sbali make an order removing the same at any time after iesuo jomed and before trial, into the Court of : ommuon Pleas, upon the defendant executing to the plaintiff av under- taking with one or more sureties, to be approved of by the Justice of the court 1a which such action 1s com- menced, to pay to ihe plaintiff the amount of any judg- ment that may Le awarded aguinat the defendant by we Court of Common Pleas. By section 80, where there are two or more defendants the cause could be removed pplication and their executiag the neces- in this case the defendants made the bat did not 1@ the bond, one of them only having done 80, aud either one of two orders be made in reference to such intormality. ‘Tue ection may be dismissed or continued by the execu- tion of a new bond by the defendant, This Court bas uot the power to send action back tw the Dastrics Court; and it the removai bas been imperfectly accomplished, unless an smeudment could be permiited, an order of Gismissal must Le entered, It was deemed prape thereiore, togive tne plaintiff the rgit of election of the two courses, Ibe Court also might allow she detendant to amend the procecding; but it woud not compel the plain, under the circumstances, to submit to such @ disposition of this motion, No costs to ether party. COUT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Alleged Fraudulent Representations—A War- ning. Before Judge Barrett. Pond vs, Bird.—in this action, which was brought to Tecover £3,000 for goods sold and delivered to one Mylo Pratt, ou tho sileged false and fraudulent reprosenta- tion of the defendant to the effvet that he was doing a good business and was in @ very solvent position, Aithongh wt the time he Was aking an assignment of his e The jury found a verdict tor the pialnul! tor 33, apphieaion, Linbitity of Hotel Keepers. William Fike vs. Henry J. Thatcher,—This was an action to recover $200, alleged to have been stolen frora plainuff while staying at the Buckland Hotel, betworn, ‘Twenty-seventy aud Twenty-eighth strocts, Fourth ave- nue, Tae piainhil avers that he was going to Boston, aud that on the night prior to bis depaiture he rematued at detendant’s hotel. ‘There was a lock on his bedroom dvor, but no boit on the inside, aud in the morning he discovered tbat tho money im question psd been abswruoted frou his “fov"? pocket, ‘ine delence averred Waton the mornieg of the alleged robbory plant stuted that he had lost only $90. Phe jury found for the plainuil $198. davers Fined for Non-Attenda Judge Barrett ordered thirteen jurors to be each for now-aiceadance, COUNT OF OVER AND TERMIER. The Bayard eet Homicide. Before Judge Ingrahsts The trial of Richard Casey for the alleged murder of Wilham Cornel! on the 4th of January last was resumed yesterday morning. Emina Gardiner was oallod as a witness for the prove- cution, and testitied te exactly the eame state of facts as was reported in yesterday’s HErALD in the evidence of Maggie Brown, with this exception, however:—Emma says tbat tire parties (herseif, Maggie and deceased) had turned into Layard etreet with the intention of going into a bavoment saloon; that she (Emma) was in the ad- vance, having already passed down stairs to the second step, and aid not see the inception of the aliercetion; that Phe heard something euid ubout being “insulted,” and heard also the word “money” uved, but saw no meney shaken in the face of aay one present. Jn all other respects she Corroburated the evidence of Maggie Brown. Tho mother of the murdered man, Cornell, was also put upon the stand, but her evidence was not materia! in the ease. 4r. Townsend, who is associated with ex-Judge » Opeved the case for the defence, end called 6 tive 'litst witness . Dr. J. R. Randall, who testified that he resided in Broome stroee; knew the prisoner from having dressed wounds upon hiv fac tion by Assis ma was thary A. fined $10 Attorney Hutehing: lu was some time in December last, f Counsel for the provecution objected to ihe cdmiscion of this evidence, ag these wounds were inflicied about a month before UMS occurrence im @ distiuct altercation and by aavtuer party than (he deceased. Me. Stuwrt argued at some h on the admissipility of this e¥idence as showing that where a uian who was & Umid aud cowardly vature had been violently and seulted, and was sill eaierivg from the i injuries, he might, in the event of his Ned and beaten, in his terror resort to peustires of defence than a person who | condition of mind and body. ment Lhe court ruied fue eFidonce out. e theory of tue defence had not of affairs, (vat pe sacu toundation S WAS @ purely bypoviotcal reason- far by any parccle of evidence. witnesses for the defence having ned till this morning, when air. Stuart wit atdress the jury on bewal: of the accused. Gr rest ss manitested in the tria, and the cours room is deasoly crowded during te bearing. uousiaroed thi court adjou COUT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Couvioted of Asane Hetore Recorder Hackwst, Charies Clancy was tried upon a charge of felonious assault avd bauery, preferred by Patrick Quinlan, whu swore that ow the 6th inat., while working on tt avenue, Diasting rock#, be wae stabbed ia the side of the head by the accuyed. It was shown that Clancy ap- proasved lim ip & menacing attivude, when Qui k the first blow, whereupon the defendant i The jary b invent JKR LO Abe prisoner was remanded for venveuse, In verdict of guilty ot ) bodily buru,, coupied with mercy. COUAT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Seenme Coun 25, 112, 113, HAL Trew —Nos. 8 29, 30, , 98, 101, 110, , 61, 2 38, 143, '127, s Count—Caaumnns, —Nos, 89, 95, 118, 141, Fort 2—Nos, 1102, 1138, 1252, 1256, 1258, 1260, 1262, 1264, 1266, 1270, 1274, 1276, 1278, 1283, Las4, 1286. 1988, 1200, 1202, ‘1294 Part $—Nos. G11, 179,499, 134, 876, 254, 140, 663, 608, #83, 108 14, 900, 410, 1062", 49d, 258, #71, 73844, O41, 164 Scvent Court—Tiiat, Tee, —-Part 1—Nos, 2847, 3361, $341, 3691, 3685, 2709, 3 1, 8643, 3631, 3603, 3699, S271, 2629, 3713. Part 2—Nos,’ 2608, 8704, 8136, 2078, 261s, 8898, 1774, 3642, 8762, 3700, 3448, 3522, 3564, J Govat—Crerrr, Coemon Piese—Triat Terw.—Pert 2—Nos, 942, 686, 925, 956, 694, 976, 970, 993, 995, 065, 949, 888, 696, 630, 903, Manive Cocrt—TRrAL Tree, — Nos, 120, 83, 46, 47, 109, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 200, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 219, 210, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 22, 227; CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tae Boxrp oy Heattu.—The Board of Health held their weekly meeting yesterday afiernoon, Dr, Crane in the chair. Superintendent Dalton sent in bis weekly tary Committee brought im their tb boarding houses im this city, and measures to put an en@to them, The following is an abstract of Dr. Harris’ leer to tl Boerd:—In the week that ended on Saterday, the 101 tant, 448 reone died in New York, ‘pcivsive of the unusual gumber—92 deatbe—reporied from the public institutions OOK lyp buried only 134 of it# inbabitants, avd the death rate in that city as equivalent to only 23.63 per 1,000 apuvally, while im New York the rate was 27 06 per , ansus of 1865 being ihe basis of estimation. ast mumber of impoverisned aud needy poopie aud the unworthy and vicivue Ives of tue metropor immenee abd sodden losses just now uw im i pressure of penury, tmprovidence, broken down constitutions aud bad housing, There were 70 deaths in the charitable and pena: institutions of th Kast river isiands sione, The exc 6 the jast two weeks has beea asverely fei, provivent and nevdy ciasaes, Faawens’ Covn,—A regular meeting of the Farmers’ Club wae beld yorterday at heil } One O'clock, ia | roow 24 Cooper Tastitute, Bir, Bir, the Vresident, in the chair, Communications were received from correapoud- enis in various sections of the country requesting in, formation on the foliowing eublect#;—Ourmg hen dis- enses; whether the moon afects the production of crops; can lee be manufactured by can papivr-maché be used for making cMbduis water meney by ine tun. Aificial means? | ——<$—$ # does clover grass in ap orchard retard (he growth of fruit? showing how geed corm can be pre- served from squirrel raids, it ty smoked, like bacon, before being planted; giving information vs tw the fertility of lands in Yori: ‘county, Virginia, and recommending emigration thither, where land cap be purcuiased for irom $5 10 $15 per acre; requesting information as to whether Kansas iands raie fever and ague; asking bow to keep celery through the Water; avmouncing to the club that locating cinckens near currant bushes will prevent the iruit being,eaien by worms and otber insects. A debate then sprung Up relative to the qualities and usefulness of patent ima- ures, in which thei peared to be about aw equal division of sentinn: mong the disputants. Mr, Wil- hams, of Montclair, N. J., read a paper concerning the best means of Cultivating the potato, after which a vore of thanks was tendered him anda copy of the paper requested for publication for tho use of the club, The Meeting then adjourned. Tas Boarp or Excise—The Board of Excise held their regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon, the President, Judge Bosworth, inthe ciair, Acalendar® ot five cases was passed upou, aud ‘wo licenses were revoked. Tus New Yorx Froarxa Dry Dock Company Meri- ma—Cunovus Disc.osurss,—Yesterday an exciting meeting of the stockholders in this company was held at the Botanic Hall, East Broadway, Judge H. T. Curtis presiding, and Colonel A, Degraw acting as secretary. ‘The principal participants in the debate were Messrs, Dunvam, Degraw, Tooker, Mille, Williams and others, @ report from the investigating committee being the text. Many of the speakers bad come from distant places to tal part im the proceedings, which it was though would inciude an election; but this latter action 1 was deomed advisablo to postpone until a future day and to an ad- journed meeting, on March 3, when two lickets will be placed in the fleld—one with che names of the present board of directors and the other of representatives trom among the discontented stockholders, The report of tue Commitiee of laquiry was read by Mr, J. M. Tooker, the secretary of the commities, which impeached the management and conduct of the President, directors and coutraciors, charging them with incompetency in carry- ing out the works aud in applymg the junds. A lengthy , Allegation against one of the contractors—Mossrs_ Free- born & Burgess—was that, beiag related 10 the resi- dent, the interest of the concera tad been sacrificea to family considerations; that the coutracts were not put up to public competition, aud that $225,000 was paid for laud had been previously obtained for only $75,000, while the contractor received twenty pér cent in addition to the payment fur thecontract. In order to pay the bonds tss.ed to the amount of $200,000, aud raise that sum, alibongy the Droperty of the company was worth $1,200,000, there muds Were sold Without tie consent of the stockholders wa a-law of the President at eighty coats to te dollar, The contracts, im fact, were open contracts, Permitting the consractors to parcuase what they pleased, auditing thoir own bills and charsing their own commissions, without any directorial check or super. vision. The report concluded by recommending Ut stockuolders to take their aflairs into their own Lands forthwith, change the directory, inaugurate evonomy and rescue the under.aking from its present position, ihe report, afier some anmadyvercions from (he stock - bolders, was them ordered to be printed and generally circulated, and the meeting adjourned, Crry Saves or Horses,—Tbe continued cold weather materially affects the market. Owing to this numbers of horses are diswbied and laid up and the attendance at morket is‘ consequently scarce, At Mezsrs, Johnson & Van Tass°ll’s sale roan trotting mare Lady Franklin fetch d $342; @ pair of eieguut jiaw-tails, six years, $1,500; ‘& team of sorreis, $700; a bay tnare, Beven yeurs, $280; a bay horse, five years, $225; Brown Dick, ime 2:45, $455, Trotuin aud road stock at Mr. Vanda- wator’s saio realized good pr Black Bess, 26005 American Siar, $350; Tom Waite, $220; black mare by TEMPEST IN WALL STREET. How gle Stock is Man: “Ball and Bears’ ont ae . — Grand Move—$5,800,000 Worth of Stock iu the Hands of One Mau—Why stocks ise and Fal ‘Wall streei—that is, the vampires and stockjobbing leeches of that ‘‘all fair and above board’ joculity— was thrown into unusual trepidation on Monday last by the dropping in their midst of a torpedo in tne shape of @ Supreme Court injupcuon, based upon ike complaint and aflidavits of Frank Work, one of the directors of the Erie Ruiiway Company, against Daviel Drew, tue Erie Railway Company and its Board of Directors, Thisorder of the court enjoins the defendants from paying to Drew “apy part of the principal or interest of certain moneys, amounting to the sum of $3,480,000, * which were re- ceived by the company at various times during the year 1866 from Drew aaa joan or advance of sixty per cent upon 28,000 shares uf the common stock, aud $3,000,000 worth of the convertible bonds of tne compauy. Ever since the organization of the Erie Railway Com- pany, in 1861, Daniel Drew has been one of its directors, baving beeo annually re-elected, and is at presont one of the Executive Board and tho Treasurer of tue company. Tho corporation was formed upon abas:s of $11,500,000 worth of stock, in shares of $100 eaca par value, and by subsequent acts of the Legisiaiure of New York, un- der the laws of which the campany was created, it was Authorized to issue preferred stock to the amount of $8,500,000 (or the liquidation of unsecured and judg ment indebtedness of the New York and Erie Railroad Company, a corporation out of which the “Erie Railway Company’” was formed, ‘and whose liabisities and assets it had assumed; to in- crease {is capital stock by issuing $5,030,000 of common stock for the construction of depots, machine shops ant other buildings necessary for the business of the road, And to issue capitai stock, to an amount not exceeding $3,000,000 in all, for the purpose of cancelling certuu bonds issued by the Comp roiior of the Stato of New York. ‘Ihe payment of these bonds has since been extended to 1897, and this three millions of stock was therefore not required for the purposes for which it was authorized, and lias uot beeu sued, On the Sist day of December, 1867, the total amount of the capital stock of the company, as appeared by ita stock books aud the anual report, was 251,050 shares of $100 each, making a total valuation of $25 105,800, as follows:—Preterred stock, $8,535,700; common stock, $16,570,100. Of this common stock $11,550,000 had been issued in exchange for that amount of the siock of the old company (New York and Eric), clianve for the fourth mortzaze bonds nd $2,200,009 which bad been 9,000,000 Lor construction, ‘Thus te company at that une was not autorized to issu0 ANY surther stock than the remaining $2,800,000 of the 39,000,000, nor uas it since been sv empowered to do. ju and prior to May, 1868, Daniel Drew was largely engaged iu speculations im Erie stock, partiouiurly in thas particular cings of ‘ransucthous kuowa us “selling Snort,” which consists of agreeing to turorsh chasers with stock wuich the seller does not pos or to # larger aMoUnE (han be oWns, at w speci time, in the expectation of being LL Je to purs Conge the amount required at @ lower precy than that at waich be had agreed ty deliver it, Of course interesbol a “yuord’” seher to depress the mia Ethan Allen, $320; a browa Ciay mare, $450, and others propertionataly good prices, A New Lavon Buresc,—The Commissioners of Chart- ties and {(orreetion are about to orgauize a buras for correspondence with Governors of Western States to ascertain from them what encouragement they can give ora. 1b 18 proposed Wat r names at 1s will be formed what openiogs suere are in the West for them, INSTALLATION CyReMONIES,-—-Last evening at balf-past seven o'clock Rev. Henry D. Norturup was instailed pastor of the Presbyterian church in West Twenty-third street, near Seventh Rev. Dr, Murray presided over the ceremonies, (ke #ermon Was delivered by Kev. Dr Paxion, the cbarge to the pastor by Rev. Edward W. cork amd the ciarge Ww the peop. by Rev. Dr, Arehibald. Fire in Necra AVENve.—Abdout one o'clock on Tuesday was discovered in the six story brick building No. 254 Ninth avenue, It apparenily originated en the turd flour and communicated to the roof, Tue Duilding 1s occupied by Seman Klous, who bas a feed atore on the first floor aud wire packing and patent medicines on the secoud. The third, tourtn and fica are used for storing furniture owned by vanous partios, Yio sixih floor was used for manutacturing the wire packing. Mr, Klous’ lo s will be about $2,000; insured for $25,000, as fol Greenwich, $2,409 Firemen’s Fund, $2,600; $2, Elva, of Hartford, $6,000; Hartiord, $6,000; North Brivsuy and reantile, $5,000; and Phenix, of Hariturd, $2,500, jows on furuiture will be abou, $3,000; said io be partly insured, The building is owned by Mr, Halsey; it 18 damaged to the exwntot $5,000; suid to be msured. Fer in East Hovstox Sirskt—Arrest ox Susiicron oy Anson, —Shortly after eight o’elosk yesterday morn- ing a fire was discovered in the cigar store 281 Eat Houston street, owned by Michael Grodzki. Tue par tition communicatiag with the adjoiuing apartment was broken in and the fire soon extinguished. Assistant Fire Marshal H. ©, Baker was notited, and, aided by eilicer Janes MeGivaey, of the kleventu precinct, mado an exainination ol tbe premises. ‘Tbe slove was found upset ava two burning abvut Lonr feet apart, euch having been made with pieces of pine wood, paper, matches and rags. The siove was cod and tere were no appearances of any coals or ashes taving rolled when (be stove fell over. Some of kerosene. Theres very little atoc the property ts insured tn the Germania fn-orauce pany for $600 Ofliger McGisney arrested Givdz«i. testimony Was taken by the AssiMaut Marsunt and mitted ty Just.ce Shandley, whu commuted (ue ace for & Jurthey examination, burean, POLICE INTELL: < of Tar Rervnuc Ronsery—Murkar Dit o ye Cosrony,—In the case of Mies Murray, tho sporvimg gentleman charged wish baying in mis possessiom a periion ef the $15,000 in bonds stolen from the Bank of tue Republic on the 15th ull, « decision was reachod yesterday morning. Justice Dowhng, after carefully weighing the testimony introduced on both Whe couctusivn thas Murray bal tne he wad recetved from Weed as col- ra toan in his possession wi guiily kuowie hey bud bowen stolen, ingly 4 Aintagainst wim. Th o: Murray was accordingly caucelied and the maginrate dy. The papers im Ho case nad the svolen bonds im bis sussion, Lave been seat buluve the Urand Jury for their avian. ALUKC ov Anson, —Yesterday morning at about eight o'clock Charles Suston, who resides at b0 Kast Houston «treet, om tookiug out of a window of his apart- ments 0 becrved «moke graduatly coming from tue win dow of © cigar store kept by Vicusel Guodz<i at 381, dt rectly opposite. Sutton immediately ran across the siroet and tried to enter tbe store by opening tue door, but finding it locked Le went to the side door on Willet: sirees and by brerkiag dows part of # partition in a room ad- joining succeeded in geting into the store, The smoke, however, was 60 dark and dense that it was some mo. ments,and pot then untit he bad Opened a dour to iet it os cape, balure be could ascorwain the couditiva of swings in the roow. Fivally Le found the siove—iu whico it was subsequently axcertained there was uo fire—upset, pipe lying bek.de ii, Wile a.nong sume cigar boxes wuich ware Yietant about two feet irom the suve a tire was burnivg. On @ further exaumoation of ihe viae of the preminvs the depoucnt discovered fire uuder tue counter, the counter self ber ited and rapidiy burnin, On (bis Conver Was & package of matcues, paper aud kindling Wood, and on the sheives around were coal ashen and Combustible materia! Sulion odiaived some water ana Succeeded 1m extinguishing the flames beiore any engines ot the Fire Departinent bad arrived, and on the entrance of (he Assisiant Fire Marsual, H, 0. Baker, resated to bim the condition in which the siore wae when pe had forced his way into Mt, and algo before ne had mastered Lhe fire, Jt further appeared that Suttor had seen Goodzki leave bis piace of business avout naif ‘an hour previous to the aiarm, Tuese and other tacts ‘which subsequently camg to light mduced the » arshal to arrest Goouzk!, and, a @ full tovestixation be: yutered into, enough vf & suspicious Character implicat- ig Goodaki was bro forward warrant Justice shandley in bolding Lim, 1a detauit of $6,000 bail, until She tirand Jury disposes of bis case by seuding bim io the General Sessions for trial ou the grave charge of arvon, Tho stock and fixtures im :he store wore valued at $100, These the prisuner bad insured for $100, Paesevt? Day Jack Suurranvs —Four youngsters, who gave their names as William Brown, James McCabe, James Engiish and Thomas Drugan, were Drought before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, on the charge of burgiary. inne arged with bu age, are TK premises of Govrge Eprel, forcing a0 Outer Tear window and then getting into the store, from which, it is said, they sto1e ton papers of vovacoo and sixty cents in movay, The burgiary it eyed v0 Lave ued Of the proprietor, conded In arroauing o mn comunitted during the tempurar, Monday ii ny Pics jt r felation to the burg! the others, who were urresied a sb The magistrate committed them ail ior jwuit of $1,000 bail each, apeo mous of soils {10 pai S all of wolco are — until published fer the information of ihe pu ot tue stock, hat bo may hi and diferent dodges are trout eflect Cais opject, ONG OF these Methous is to precipi tuio a large quantity of the stock upon the market ut one time, Wiereby taking the supply to exceed the mand and depreciaing the value.” Pardes wo be such sek nod Who bave borrowed money a hypou cations of such stuck, end obwers Who L Ki vnc money on sucu hypotuecatious, are by this meaus com polio’ to sacritice /he 80ckK #0 Ay potuerated Lor Lue pay- Mut of the touus or wtdyunces made ou it, worl”? sales at an average of about $00 per share, and required several thousand hares to fill, wis contracts, and if be had been compelled to go in tho arset to procure it tho price jn consequence of his demand wouls have materially sdvancea, ana diminished his protiis i puirectors aud induced them, ora 18-u0 to bitn the 28,000 shares of stuck remaiuing trom the 5,000 shares, uid aiso to del.ver to Lim unsecured bonds of ive company to the amount of $4,000 000, ne agrveing to advance oixty per cent on the sivck aud ponds, payabie iv cwo yours, WILD talerest ab seven por cent, aiid to have the right to uso 1b im epecuiauion And 1ecurH it at the expiration of the two years. The company waated money at this time and Drew loaned tiem $8,906,000, aud the plaauitl, Work, alieges converted the turew millions in bonds Lule stock, thereby securing control of 58,000 shares Oo inclusive of tue 28,000 shares of the stuck authorized’ for construction Purposes, ‘This was an immense power to be wieited m Une market by ove mind, aud it is charped that be used this stock to Jil his “whort’? sales, al wa average of $00 per suare, thus securing aa profs the ditference be- tween tuat suin and the amvunt he bad agreed to pay two company tor the stock borrowed. It i claimed that he nus by this means made profits more than sulli- cient to repay his advances with interost, Of course there was an ourcry against this method of “rainy” SOCK, and Ib Was suggested ‘hat be should be com- ount, but tue creditaf Erie waa bad, white govd, und nobody else wished to loan the company Use $3,000,000 it required, Drew kuew prec! and took whatever risk there way, in advaucing to them, to secure this mam- moth **piurn.’? Mr. Work bas now brought this sult against bim, craiming tvat the covenant onered inio by "Drew with its co-directora was ut und that the company is @utiled to bave it sev aside, and to havo au accounting by nim of all profits tuat have accrned frog his cvntrel and sales of the 0,000 wuaros; that the issue to him of tue 28,000 rbarea ‘was illegal, as the stock was, by act of the Leislature, autuorzed to be issued tor ine construction oc depots, doubie tack, &c, ; that in con- wequence of ihe 30,000 shares converted trom tau boads baviag paving Laem scattered and transferred ite the bands of other aud fona fide holders if is now nopossibie to ntemtuy them from valid stuck; and the plain’ ia this cupnection asks that the company be compelted to can el acuflicient amount of its stock to reduce ii capital Lo the amount uuskorized by iaw. ‘Yhe prayer of the complaiat asks further that Drew be required, by the judgmont of the court, to deliver to the company 63,000. shares of the capital mock, and ia dofunit tuerecf that he be adjudged to pay the company (ue par value therevi, $100 por sla: with interest; that Urew bo enjo from demandi from the company eny payment of the principal or »: terest of the advances made vy hita on the stock and bonds; and that ail or auy pay the deieudant Drew of any mon Uansection be eujoined and prouibited, Ths, so far, 15 the present aspect of this casa, the reat question OC mterest to the punlic in wi to be decided by tue cours, and |: the affianrs of @ great railroad, of tue mehest States in tue tor the sole beueit of 18 officors aud empl yes, or for ihe beueht of iis swekbolaes, *uove money is favestea im it, Ii the whoie of the material portions of ho complaint be true it develops oue of tue most repre- hensibie speculat.ons that has over been kuowa, as well #5 one Of, the most comprebensive “put up Jobe” iw stock gambling (hat nas ever astoniabed tue Wail ot tivney and It formed yeserday ¢ prine.pal to jon in ail fluanetal aud eon mercial Circe, aud Will, Of CUUree, attract a large sure of attention every were, 30 11NOs traverse three ion, suall be managed SS.NATION OF A RAILROAD CONDUCTOR, The Murderer Unknown=Post-mortem Ex. umination=Inquest to be Hela To-day, The knife, driven by cowardiy hauds, after @ respite which law abid.ag citizens imagined boded & more secure and por.ect state of society, has again begun ite murderous work, and the hfe of an inofensive citizen while atvending to bis peaceful avocation has been sacriticod, The few facts that bave been elicited in regard to this, the last cold-blooded murder in our midat, are these:— About hal:-past eight o’clock on Monday even! car No. 104 of the Sevouth avenue line was passing through Church, neur Reade stret, the condacuor, T. F. Lavelle, was fataliy stabbed by @ person at present unknown to the police autboritios The circumstances of this crime are partly wrapped in mystery, except that the assassin, who slightly intoxicated, stepped on the car at the corner of Thompson aud Houston streeis on one of its dowaward trips in the early even. ing and rode to the terminus of tne route, Broadway, corner of Barclay street. He expressed an unwill): — 1@ ieave the car there, and #iaried with it on its re turn trip. Refusing to pay his fare when asked by the conductor, amd charging the latter with retaining considerable cuange of bis, dueon the down trip, ac. -cotapanying the accusation with such epithets as “You a thief,” “You are a rascal and I'll watch you,” the cunduetor, afier mildiy remonstrating with him aad ro. poatedly asking him for bis fare, denying at the same time tuat he gave him more than six couts upon the previous trip, aud as repeatedly being anssored ia in- suling language, at last, with exhausted Hence, sured tne stranger that woless bis tare wes lame ely paid be Would remove b@n irom the car, A sculli ensued, the Cat was stopped and the stranger, suemiugly much to bis astonishinent, was qutetl the sidewalk, near t quietly deporived upon nireets, corner of Chureb and (hambers was the trouble, alone seems the incentive cowardly murder cominitted a few moments . ae LUO per-On thus ejected started to ruu for car, aud overtaking iteadeavored to j mp upon tue wep, DUt Laine rau to the back of the car, tuen near the vorner of Reade street, , Cluiehing the irom cal, quickly stabbed the conductor, tueu standiog on the rear Plattoria, jm tbe right ¢¢. SUpPHsdd tum tae coudUCtOr Was Not ima) “t Dy Tam dy AQ wiarm wae lnetiary the car stopped, and in the cunfusivn exeund | 5 jag crimo in & pub- of bal'-past eight rer succeeded im upoe the comimission of such @ lic conveyance, at the early o'clock in the tho mu Making his escape- alchough desiring it to toxicated to pecuniary lion of officer f to the epoi, FS almos tin wie: search for th dvotor to the City Hospital, The Qrsassia is des-vibad by the driver aud Mr, Wil- liam Chrissie, one of the two sougers alluded to apove and a resident of this city, as apparently thirty ftve years of age, five feet seven in ploxion, (ull black whiskers und ver in a sux of dark cloth appeared so quekly a‘lor crime that there are but ttle | Police authorities of obtainivs any Dr Bell, of tue City Hospit Of the assassin, sales Ubat » drunk to rua quite uimbly, imazined that ue was too in~ jeularly in reation to nis Tne atlea- nents before. ho, with the ass ag, acter an ineifectual od the them dyiug con- ALrocuus ned by the ee of im. who attended u ° wai don groin, the incision being one nuda half sock im lengua, two mmches wide and very deep. When brougutto ube hospital, we or threo miautes past mine o'cvck, be was ally at the point of death, He searceiv breathed, but very ellort, although proving Uuavailug, Was mado by the iaculty presen: to save bis ife, Tue nwure of the Wound may be surmised and tue Condition of the en. feeb.ed man imagined wien it is stated thal boin of bis boots were found iiled with oioud 1he conductor m deuth bad an a mast life-like ex- Pression upon bis face He had been apparsuuly a man enjoying excellent heattb, being o: rbus. cousuitutva, He icaves a wil’ avd tatmily of five chdren, ‘A post mortem exawinaiion of the body of Lavelle was made yesienday afternoon, and the costomary ine quest will be held norning by Coroner Rolla, Taat the aidilional faci ehe.t d betore Luis officer will be of soine Little momen! and wid toe auuoritios in the detect. on of this genteel” assassin every law abWling ciizua of New York will earnestly pray. MUNICIPAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Street Commissioner’s Qu Potronizing Art—The Ne This Board convened yesterday, pursuant to adjourn- ment, at about two o'clock, and a @ «hort tims disposed of ap ainouat of important business, Remonstrances und protests were presented trom the residents on Fifth ond Seventh avenues agaivst the pav- ing of those thoroughtares with the Nicolson paveweat, The documents were referred to (ne Commitice oa Street ments; and several commumcations from the Street Commissioner relating to the assessinent Li on cortain improvements, such us s@wers, dug zing, &o. {n up town streets and avenues, were read and ordered on file, A communication from the Street Commissioner war received transmitting the quarterly -ta Street Departmont for the year endisg ! 1867, fa whi h the followiag ary he pr ae Expouditures created by coairact and Owerwy s@. $603, 623 Oc this amount there nas besa drawa upon “iruet ‘Vo meot tho ubove expenditures vouchers hava been drawn as follons:— By Superiotend By Superimtendent of Whar By Supertuteuden: of Lamps sndeut of Repairs and Su super'dent of B pairs aud periutendent of Landy aud Puce liy Superiatensent of Road P Ike amount ot work doue by the Bu Street Improvements is estimated in ance die uu uncuilecied assessments. During the quarter there bave been tranazaitted to the Burean of Collection of Assesaments sixty-tve assess~ meat lists, amounting to $386,745 Amonnt col levied and paid over to City Chamvortaia Peter B. swoon’, $200,007, Of this amount there has beer collecced as interest on aaessinents $ 8, nt due om uncollected asgessments transmitted oliection to the rx Of Arrears, $115.71, ing the year 1467 there vave been transmiied to an of alve at. e Colector of (his bureau one buudred aud eb, y- four assegsment tists beionging to tue Sireet [mprove- ment Fund, and five lists charged to the ussessment fund for tho account opening al widen.ng streets, auounting in all to $1,200,403, The communication was received and the usual num- ber ordered to be printed. Acoloction of Wuereases and resolveds in rotation to the new Poat Ollicn was presented, partly road and tally adopted. Cho document, alter reciting the tart that more Post uffice accommodations are needed in this city, and also that the erty bad -oud @ iuerely Bominal price’? the lower end of the City Halt Park tor tae purposes of having erected thereon a Post Oitice building states that the delay or neglect in commen ing such buiding gubjects tho people to inconvenience wad anuoyauce and causes reat dissatisfaction; and it.cails apon the repre- sentatives in Congress from this city to Urge upon th body the necessity of maxing om appropriasion for and commencing the work at ihe earliest possible moment, Acommunication wos recerveu trom ias Honor the yor returning without his approval the res jut and ordinances directing the iaying of the Mic: pavement in Ninth street, from Sixth avenue to Broad- way; Great Jones street, Exchange piace, trom Brond to Hanover street; Marketileld street, Franklin strowt, from Bim street to West Breadway. ibe communica- tion was Insd over under the rule. The Board took a recess until balf-past Mires, and on re-forming proceciod to the transaction of routine busi- ness, after which geaeral orders were taken ap Turoe hundred and Ufty dul ars were appropriated for the purpose ot waving engrossed the resolutions comp.imentury to ex-Alderman ~hasnon, Ihe resointion trom the Beard of Councilmen, noticed in the Harawot Sanday, authorizing ine Clerk to pro- pare and publish fifteen thousand copies of the Manual { tue Couinon Council for 1868 was taken up und con- curred in A pice of smart dodging was he porpose of forciug through the reso ed to for the reso ing $1,000 each tor poriraits of ex. Maj or Holman, without atlowing them to ta cours, Toe resoleton relating to the portrait of Mayor Gunther was called up and read poser of the Holtman graat tmmediately scheme andaticmpied t amalga nate it witb the other; taking advantage, no doubt, of (ue sbssnoe or Alderman rf o strenuously opposed tae irregalarity of ast meet ng of the Beard cliy appre iste the st 1 thor | of the maniber practice of tue © Aideriman for thee Vae matter should be owed ota the 0 Arts al ve; but Alderman Coman very (nr grey. .y Staied that the resolution had been drawn in “cordance will the reqnest of the Mayor, 60 that (ie macer being referred to (ue Sipog, Comimiss.oner ag contd have tue work done wo sult bimsedl. 449 (hee stated that the quesiioe & {yey poo the aflopuocn of the reson Aud war about lo put" Ger to tie vow when « member of the Hoard asked, * way GOe the resulution uer’s portrait reaa “ASS about vor G The Prosideat (rather sharplyy—they wer > Bot” and the ques‘iga wii! be on the adoption of u. * tion, ‘the roil © nd all present excap, Ye man Milter ag Mirmative, wherenp..~ 'S was announced ihat the motion was curried, and tha the question then would be on tay wiopuon uc the res Jutiou relating te the portrait of ex. cayor G which ail except Aluermen Moore the affirmatize, alderman vole changed, and the Pr Miller would like to have hi dermal Miller said he thouget (ue mat ce ony Ko to toe committee, but he supposed he wight as wol change is Vv A resolution was iatrotnoed and laid over directin the paving of Twenty-third street, petweon Ninth am Tenth avenues, and another for the paving of Suffotk etreet, from Divistow tu Houston tr with Nicolsom pavement, after which the Board adjourned to Thure. day neki, at two PM. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. BirthdaymAm “‘Ansistane’? 11 The Acts of the Legisia- Washingtow braiian Appointed= ture. ‘The Board met yesterday, the President, Mr, Stacom, presiding. Oo motion, the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispenved with, after which the Board adopted the amended resolution respecting the ceieora- sion of Washington's birthday, 11 was sent to (he other Board for concurrence, Arvsolution was adopted in favor of paving Irving place, from Fourteeath to Tweutieth street, with ihe Nicolsoa pavement, where mot already paved wilh Belgian pavement; also Sixteenth street, frown Fourth avenue to Rutherford place A resolution appointing Charles Raulch assistant ti. brarian in the City Library, at a salary of $1,000 per annum, was 4 A resolution was presented directing the Clerk of the Commou Council to procure c pies of ail tille specially attecting the juteresis of the city which may be presented to the Legislature, and tv furnish the mayer, members of the Common Council and citizens with the requisite gumber of copies for wher use, It was lad over, The Board adjourned till Tuursday, EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER AND LOSS OF LIFE. (From the Eve Conconn, N. H. Fen te | ; N. Feb, 18, 1898, The locomotive engine Ww. Siurgess, whicy taxes the early passenger train to Boston, exploded just alter is arrival at the Northerm depot, Lowel, this morning, with’ the greatest vol King insanuy Mr Jona Spaulding. ‘aglocer: Be, mih, master mechanic of the Boston and Lowell row rionely if not fatal= ly wouading the frem an who was standing man were standing outside cling ¥ Got on board in order to transact some bu Hine of the road. The engine, wilh I tender, &,, w low foto fragmonts, aad tue miu victims of this diaaster presented a hew cle to the betolders § Stdlmac Se, the dreman, wi 80 weriously injured that he ed in the afternoon Henry smith aad a so osimed Welcu, of Lowell, were ale soriously injured. Ths 42g. ts © perieet wroek, . and «general jusion of natural laWS aud pusaondeve, the ove being the conjunction of the moon @ita the duper aud Veuws.