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4 NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. ‘The Sherry Wine Case. The United States vs, 1,209 Casks of Sherry.—This case, which has eccupied the court for sixteen ses- sions, was resumed yesterday merning at the open- ing of the court. Before the close ceunsel on either side rested, and to-day the closing address of eounsel to the jury on bel ef the claimants will be de- livered, ¢ case, tt 1s expected, will be submitted to the jury within the week. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Frauds en the Internal Revenue by Customs Officere—Distilleries Under Seizure. ’ Before Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs. Thomas Kennedy, John Bryan and William Ryan,.—The defendants in this case are charged with removing whiskey from the distillery No. 512 West Thirty-eighth street while the premises were under seizure by the revenue officers, Daniel Smith, a police officer of the Twentieth pre- cinct, deposed that he arrested the defendants on Saturday last; om the evening.of Friday, the 13th, he recelved information that whiskey would be stolen from the distillery Ne. 612 West Thirty-eighth strani he, in consequence, watched the premises untt the morning ef the 14th, when he saw several parties going in and out ef the place; he Tecognized one of those as General Gleeson, whe, he ‘was informed, was a goverament eMicer; he watched the place until about three o'clock tm the merning, when he saw whiskey rolled out, and he then ar- rested the parties; he saw ene barrel of whiskey rolled out of the Cen? and acrogs the street imto a lane way adjoining No. 513 West Twenty-eighth street, and taken inte a heuse there, No. 515 same street; the prisoner Mgt rolled the barrel out of the distillery about half way across the street, when he was pone by Kennedy, who assisted him; Ryan at that time was inside the distillery, and sald he was asleep and knew nething ef {t; he saw General Glee- son go into the distillery spot five o'clock; he saw him there after the pacer. ‘ad bech removed and before the arrest. Géorge Hittrick, the assessor of the Eighth district, deposed that the distillery was under seizure; it had selzed on the 12th, The arties in custody were appolated keepers of the dis- lery for the government. Ball was offered for the parties te appear for trial, but refused by Mr. Bell, excepting upon receiving bonds in real estate as security; and the prisoners were committed to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 1. Alloged Fraudulent Representations. * Before Judge Jones. James L, Todd vs. Theodore A. Wright.—This was.an action brought for the recovery of $650, the amount paid by plaintiff te defendant for certain shares of stock of the Carmen Island Silver and Copper Company. Plaintiff alleged that he pur- chased the shares In questiot the representation of the defendant to the effect that the investment was remunerative; that the com owned an excellent mine, the ore from which could be landed at San Francisco at @ mere nominal price, as alleged; that he knew ail about the company and was gure large dividends would be declared on the Kk. Relying on these representations plaintiff made the purchase mentioned, but the stock having subsbquenty roved vatueless he brings the present action. The defence ‘was a general denial of any fraud aad an allegation that the transaction was perfectly bona fide. The jury. being unable to agree to a Verdict, were dis- charged. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Alleged Libel—Action for $10,000. Before Judge Garvin. Rostine Parker vs. Edwin L. Godkin, et al.—The hearing of this case was resumed yesterday morning at the sitting of the court. It is an action to recover the sum of $10,000 for the publication tn the Nation newspaper of an alleged Itbe! on the plaintiff, who is a railway conductor on the New Jersey Rallroad. In the month of October, 1866, Mr. Robert Dwight was accidentally killed on the line, and his daughter, Mra, Kennedy, who accompanied him at tne time, made a statement of the facts attending the accident, in which she attributed negligence and inattention to the officials. Subsequently to the occurrence an ar- ticle appeared in sald paper commenting upon the facts and censuring the plaintiff as conductor of the car, who alleges he was in front and could not be responsible, a3 he was entirely ignorant of the oc- currence. The defence was a general denial of the defamatory sense imputed. The jury feund for the defendants. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. OComMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM.—Part 1—Nos, 771, 595, 1075, 1104, 1116, 857, 858, 1043, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1080, 1110, 1111, 1112. Part 2—Nos. 1064, 886, 376, 343, 925, 950, 615, 791, 1031, 431, 1066, 1067, 1014, 1015, 721. Pi, ae CouRT—SPECIAL TERM.—Nos. 99, 146, 187, MaxINE COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Nos. 545, 278, 467, 520, 522, 524, 559, 560, 561, 346, 516, 518, 566, 567, 558, 669, 570, S71, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 677, 578, 679, 580, Supreme Court—CaamBens.—Nos. 101, 102, 105, 108, 111, 112, 115, 125, 131, 142, 143, 144,” 147," 166, 169, 677, 185, 190,'207, 212, 231. SureME CourT—Cincuit.—Part 2—Nos. 1386, 1468, 1474, 1484, 1114, 178, 476, 1398, 1382, 1400, 1424, 1488, 1492, 1494, 1498, 1498, 1550, 1500, 1502, 1504, isiays. 3—Nos. 109, 759, 554, ‘555, 419. 1665, 1087, 10836, 1083, 886, 1112, 623, 170, 762, 082, 164, 1100, 1130, SraTes District Court.—Nos. 2399, 3541, 2875, 3705, 3663, 3915, 3525, 3201, 3269, 8277, ITS INTELLIGENCE. THE Fink ComMissioneRs.—The Fire Commission- era held their regular weekly meeting yesterday, General Shaler in the chair. The usual routine busi- ness of the board was transacted. No novel or im- Portant business was introduced. REVENUE SEIZURES.—Mr. Wood, First Deputy Col- lector of the Ninth district, assisted by the newly appointed Deputy Collector, Mr. Bernard Hess, has made two very important seizures in the tobacco line—one the factory owned by Philip Derring, Tom; kins street, and the other the establishment of John i. Allen, No. 201 Fulton sireet. In one case, it is stat false brands had beeu put on the tobacco, and in the other it is alleged that fraudulent returns were made. Tue WatER SurPLy or New Yore.—The alleged insufficiency in the water supply of New York is attributed by Chief Engineer Craven to the extrava- gant waste the citizens themselves. Phe total number of buildings supplied by the works is about sixty-five thousand. and during the year 1867 the average daily supply was’ upwards of 62,000,000 gal- toda, aver ing nearly 964 gallons to each building, This abundant supply has led to gross waste, and that is the reason, doubtless, which has caused the recent complaints against the department. It is not in factories or workshops, or at public hydrants on the wharves, that this waste proceeds, but in the private houses of the mefropolis; if a water meter was attached to each building and inspected at certain periods by rd ae officers appointed for the purpose, there is little doubt that this unneces- Bary waste of water would speedily be checked and the complaints against the supply cease. Faast or St. JoserH IN St. FRANCIS XAVIER'S CoLLEGE.—Yesterday being the feast of St. Joseph, exercises were held in the College of St. Francis Xavier, Sixteenth street, by the graduates, The sub- Jecta for discourse were “Lines on St. Joseph,” by J. A. Burns; “Cicero Against Cataline,” by M. A. Cre- min; ‘The Cataline of Our Days” (Garibaldi), by A. J. ingham; “Philips on America,” by J. F. X. Doyie; ‘Address to the Rector, Father Loyzance,” by P. O'Reilly. Then followed play entitled “A Fortu- nate Mistake," in which Messrs. Mubry, O'Hare, Boy- Jen, Finnegan and Fitzsimmons took part. Hayden's chorus, “The Lord ts great,’ was rendered by the college choir, after which the graduates were ad- dressed by the rector, who congratulated them on the manner in which they acquitted themselves, and exhorted them to farther perseverance in their studies. The display reflects great credit on the pro- fessor of this clase, » Mr. Kenaud. GREENBACKS.—For some days it has been rumored in the streets that Secretary McCulloch had tasued Secret instructions to his Assistant Treasury in this city, Mr. Van Dyck, to buy and lock up all the Jegal tender paper he cogld find, as he Gesired to control the market as soon as dhe ‘ibly could in the purchase of seven- thi issues. This strange and unasual state- ax doubtless manufactured out of whole cloth by ie bulls of the “gold room" to appreciate for the oment enbacks, was very gonerally accepted by credulous, Who governed their speculative fancies it. The si ut forth yesterday afternoon wloeraby gual i the original averment of the } eo gp It was to the effect that Mr ‘an D; been authorized to use his own judg- ent {n the matter. The real truth dowbtiess ts that ir. McCulloch never even thought of a speculative ‘operation so full of chicanery as has been thus gra- tuitously attributed to him. CaiLp ScaLpED TO DEATH.—A® inqnest was held yesterday at 98 Ridge street, by Coroner Flynn, over the remains of John Hoffman, aged four years, bi} was 80 severely scalded on Monday by failing a tub of boilt water that he died desterday ea leath by exhaustion from soalds received on 16th instant. from the e1 The jary rendered a ver- ALLBORD Homictpe.—Coroner Keenan held an ‘Inquest at Bellevue Hospital on Friday last over the body of Richard Connell, aged twenty-five, who died, ‘@ Was supposed, from the effects of # fail in the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. street while intoxicated. These facts, as well as the reported at the time tm the HERA. The Ooroner recelved such information since thom as jus- tied him im reopening the case, he proceeded to do yesterday, when three addi- onal witnesses were examined.’ Christopher, of 280 shop door on Thursday and saw the deceased running towards Desbroases street, being followed by James ‘272 West street, Horsho overtook Connell and struck him in the S200, thereby knocking him down, and over eased, and dnding him to be insensible fies and walked hastily away. John P. Young, of 353 ith instant and saw running away from his epporest, who evertook him near Des- face with his fist. John W. Brooks, of 45 Mac- pee poieg alse testified to the same facts. The he was remaaded to the Tombs to await further de- velopments. The inquest will be resumed on Friday, of the weather, who, after all that has been sald about his crustiness of manner, is not so bad as an cratic dogma’’—rotation tm oMce—would persuade “the party.” The fact is, the clerk being entirely im- in the matter ef weather does as he pleases. For he has kept the thermal valve open im the Ho Doubtless he had read the story of Judge Whiting’s troubles before the Street to the conclusion that he ld “hurry up things” and give Miss Spring a nce to dress her early vernal season—commencing with the crocuses and the lilacs and their modest sisters of the field. Of course, “balmy air” and ‘plenty ef sus’ the work of clean- the streets was not se dificult, and behold the and shovels and brooms, and flanked by dirt carta and the other “matertel war,” have been Bowery, Fulton street and the other great business ‘th fares since Friday of last week. It ts even stated rendering of a verdict of accidental death, were fully which West street, jing at his Horsho, porter Wetermsn Brown’s Hotel, No, cninad. ig prostrate body. The porter ex- ird avenue, happened to be as West street on brosses street and ‘knocked him down by a blow in Coroner thereupon caused the arrest of Horatio, and ‘Tus OLD SuBsECT.—For some days past the clerk oficial as those who believe in the “great demo- dependent of political associations and aMiliations, po i p RaCDS, and the consequence is we are Committee of the Senate in the HERALD, and came persen with some of the flowers Flora cultivates in the when the governor of the weather sent coherts of the street contractor, armed with hoes “making things look ively” in Broadway, the by those who have given atten- tion te the matter that here and there such progress has been made in removing the mountains of filth which have been permitted to uprear themselv that the pavement can be see here and there withou' the assistance of a magnifying glass. There ts little doubt now, yniess a sudden and unlooked for change takes place if the mind ef the celestial gentleman who engineers the weather machine, that. to em- toy a Bunsbyism, we shall have serene days and ts for a time at least. POLICE INTELLIGENCS. Hiagway Rossery.—A young man giving his mame as William Dunnam was yesterday committed by Justice Shandley, of the Essex Market Police Court, on a charge ef highway robbery. Martin Adler, a sailor belonging to the schooner Henry Middleton, lying at the foot ef Broome street, who is the complainant, in his depositien alleged that about one Dralock reaterday morn! as he was ing up East way, two men lenly caught pa aw bes coed struck hi bultvieena niew, wi Tender! im moment senseless, and then the three” robbed him of his silver watch. It beimg St. Patrick’s Day he had spent all his money, so the watch comprised the extent of thelr booty. Two of the men escaped, but the third, giving his mame as above, was captured by @ policeman. @ prisoner confessed his crime but oxpromed, an anxiety te make amends by paying the value of the watoh, which fell into the ion of one of his confed and also stand the expense of repairs to the clothes of the complainant, which, through the effects of the assault, were very much torn, The Sodgo, however, could not see it in this light,"but ordered the young man to prison to await at the-Court of General Sessions. . ALLEGED FSLONIOUS ASSAULTS.—Michael Reynolds, No. 876 Madison street, complained yesterday before Justice Shandley against Felix Quinn, whom he charged with beating him with his fists, biting of a Piece of his nose, and winding up with an attempt to stab him with a dirk knife. The accused was fully com- mitted. A charge of felonious assault was also pre- ferred yesterday by Francis P. Keating against Daniel Berry, before Justice Kelly, at the Yorkville Police District Oourt. The complainant, who was struck, as he alleges, on the head by a hammer inthe hands of the accused, is confined In Bellevue Hospi- tal on account of his injuries. The accused says that Keating was trying to break into his house, in Nine- ty-second street, and, believing him to be a burglar, he opened the door suddenly and struck him with a hammer. Berry was locked up to await the result of Keating's tnjuries. A Brace or SHOPLIFTERS.—Yesterday afternoon as officer Barrett, of the Sixth ward police, was passing through Broadway, near Murray street, he saw a boy named James McCue running with a piece of cassimere cloth, valued at $24, which he had, as was alleged, stolen from the premises of Adler & Steinhard, at No. 62 Murray street. The boy was subsequently arraigned before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs Police Court, and fully committ for trial at the Special Sessions in default of bail. James Trainor, another precocious juvenile, was arrested yesterday afternoon by one of the Sheriff's deputies, on complaint of James Horton, who accused him of stealing a piece of linen tn the store of Topping & Co., in Church street. As the boy was secured with the property in his possession Justice Dowling closed the case by granting a commitment, and expedited the wheels of justice by sending the case before the Grand Jury for immedfate disposal, ALLEGED SNEAK THIEVES.—Detective McCafferty, of the Twentieth precinct, succeeded in arresting two men who gave their names as Jeremiah Shan- non and Dante! Ferren, while they were in the area of the premises No. 218 West Fifteenth street. It is alle; by Harris Wile, who resides in the house in whioh the prisoners were detected, that they were in the area with the intention of stealing. The prisoners are said to be notorious characters and well known to the police. Justice Dodge committed them for examination. A GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.—John H. Pierce, otherwise known as “Valentine,” was ar- rested and brought Wefore Justice Dodge, at the Jeterson Market Police Court, yesterday, and charged with defrauding the proprietor of the Columbia Hotel, by means of false representations, It ia alleged that John H, Pierce, alias “Valentine,” called at the above hotel representing himself as having come from Wooster, Mass., and by means of fraudulent representations he obtained board from the Ist of March until the léth inst., when he was ar- rested by an officer of the Twenty-ninth precinct, on complaint of the proprietor of the house. Yesterday the accused was brought before Jnatice Dodge who committed him to answer the charge. A PictuR® SrEcULATOR.—Henry W. Lyon, of 277 Hudson street, appeared before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and made a complaint against Charles Clarke, whom he charged with defrauding him of four lithographic prints of the value of $26. The prisoner, it is alleged, called on complainant, and by representing that he could sell the before mentioned prints obtained possession of the property. The magistrate before whom the prisoner was brought committed him for trial. TRIALS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. An Officer Convicted of n Misdemeanor at Once Dismissed. Among the many officers who were tried yesterday on charges preferred against them by their captains, sergeants and roundsimen was patrolman Fuarsart, formerly of the Fifteenth, but who was lately trans- ferred to the Twenty-seventh precinct. The com- plainant, sergeant Phillips, was sworn, and testified that on a certain evening @ week or two ago he met Parvari in the street, who offered him an anbroken paper of tobacco, The sergeant then asked him where he had obtained it, when Farsari toid him he had got it at store which he had found open on Broadway; that he (Parsari) had told him that the gives watchman of the place, after they discovered ¢ place open told him to “take something,” and he had taken, besides the tobacco, a bettie of cham- pagne wine; that he offered the wine to the Fed prod Who refused to take it and who told him he had done wrong tn her tt from the store. A clerk at the Stevens House, Broadway, was Sworn and testified that Farsari had entered the oitice of the hotel about two o’clock in the morning {n uniform and had asked him and the rif they Wouldn't like to have a drink of wine. They sald “of course they would,” when Farsart produced the bottle he had taken from the store and the three men then “partook freely" of the wine. The proprietor of the store that had been found open also testifted that he had missed some tobacco and cigars from the store the morning after the night the place had been closed by the private watchman and the officer. At the close of the case, when all the witnesses had testified, Mr. Acton told ‘Fareari that if he had any witnesses who couid testify in any way favorable to him in rd to the case he should bring them before the by nine o'clock this morning. Farsart then left the room, when Commissioner Brennan remarked that the evidence against the officer was so strong, and in fact sustained by his fy pe own admission that he took the wine, that ¢ had no doubt the Board had already inade up its mind as to what should be done with him, It was not safe, he thought, to allow such a man as the evidence had shown Parsari to be to wear a aliteld. Commissioner Acton then made a motion that Parsari te dismissed the department, which was ee, adopted, An officer was then sent out Into the hallway to bring Farsart back. Was found jost on the point of leaving the building. When he appeared before the Board his sentence Was announced and his shield was taken from him. He was aso ordered to divest his uniform of the police buttons. This prempt proceeding on the part of the Board The latter ’ created no small sensation among the policemen who Scr netpocd bl fe a fe eal i va x wi procedenied aa it is the meinber of apertnees to be dismissed for the Board to hold a private session, The Commissioners are resolved that no maa of doubtful character, or who acts a8 no honest man should act, shall remain on the force & moment after he has been proven to be unworthy of the department, OUR FERRIES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. Second Day ef the Session ef the Legislative Committee on Commerce and Navigation— * he Ferries, Their Management, Prefits and Losses Interesting Statements — Adjeurn- ment ef the Committee Until Saturday. ‘The Legislative Committee on Commerce and Navt- gation, Mr. L. D, Kiernan, chairmaa, convened yes- terday morning at the Metropolitan Hotel for the purpose ofcontinuing the investigation of the man- agement of the New York ferries, Mr. J. 8. T. Stranahan, a stockholder in the Union Ferry Company, sworn—This gentleman deposed that he was conversant with the management of the ferries known as the Catharine, Fulton, Wall street and Hamilton avenue ferries; was of the opinion that the accommodations were fair for carrying the public; the trustees of the ferry studied defects and remedied them when possible; the defects at present were slight; the chief defect during the past winter was found in the endeavor of the boats te force a way with the usual head of steam through the ice; the boats are well provided. with life-saving appliances; the ferry houses are commodious; @ mew ferry house is much needed on the Brooklyn side; Hamilton avenue ferry boats are run all night; the number of boats are decreased at night and increased in the morning; it is @ matter of discretion with the toll gatherer as to the charges levied en large trucks; the boats leave the slips with twenty-five pounds ef steam, but this force is reduced in cross- ing the river te fifteen pounds; the company has a means by which on long trips the steam can be kept at the usual pressure; the managers of the company are vi watchful; the adding of more boats wou! be a benefit to the public and prevent crowding; if more slips could be obtained the managers would inerease their facilities; of the ferries of the company the Wall street route paid the least; the Fulton street ferry is the most profitable of them all. Mathews sworn. The witness stated that he was United States Local pte of Steamboata and knew something about condition of the boats; they are ing) naually and ge found in good conditiot ef the law; they are aired number of life preservers; some of them ae one and some two fifeboata; tho _ bolle have always stood the test required by the law have heard complaints of their mismanagement; pllots on the ferryboats, not being licensed, are irre- sponsible; we have no control over them; they are only responsipie to their Saperere and not to the roare orthe public; only Lt lots plying between iwo States are juired to be Ii ; this he re- garded as a great defect; would have more lifeboats on these vessels, and hung on davits so that in the event of accident they ceuld be lowered to the water, but in no event would life preservers and boats prove adequate to the saving of ra; inspectors of boats have no control over them. Toa pquestion Mr. hat he thought the Union Ferry of any navigating the hn M. Stearns, sworn—Resides in Williams- burg; am @ lawyer; am not interested in any ferry; about three quater of the boats are sufficient for the travelling public in the day time; in the morning and evening they are not, as at those hours the laboring opulation cross; had seen the decks of the boats Fecrratt crowded; did not think all the boats on the ‘iliamsburg ferries fit for use; the houses and bridges on the Williamsburg side are not equal to the Brooklyn ferry houses—they are not comfortable; in heavy weather the boats are sent across to Grand street; thought iron instead of wood should be used in the structure of the boats, the sterns of them nl pectin think if gates were placed on the bridges many accidents would be avoided; did not know whether people would submit to the detention these would involve in preference to taking the risk of Freely jumping on the boats as they left the bridges; the boats run pretty regularly except when there are fogs orice; his impression was that the fare on the Willlamsburg ferries ought not to exceed two cents; the Williamsburg Ferry Com- pany have monopolized the water fronts, and no im- provement can be made unless the Legislature inter~ venes; the profits of the company are expended in purchasing fina on the river, which they sell with restrictions not to use for fer at own about two blocks from ‘int to South Seventh street, and monopolize the river; the boats run as they lease; did not know the terms of the lease; he paate as to time, are governed by the state of the tide; sometimes fifteen minutes are taken in going from slip to slip; did not know how much the dividends of the company were; they were large; some of the boats are in good condition; the owners run the ferrics for dividends, as other capt- talists would; their policy is perhaps short-sighted, but they make money; there were life-preservers stacked in the cabins, Mr. T. Dyson sworn—Resides in Williamsburg; is a reporter on the Brooklyn Times; the boats on the Williamsburg ferry are tly inferior to the Brook- lyn, the Jersey City or Hoboken ferries; this morn- ing could not find a seat on the boats, they were so dirty; many of the boats are small, dirty and inconvenient; the ferry houses on the Williamsburg side are too small; the water closets are exceed dirty; the Grand street boats are slow; the South Seventh are particularly so; the amount of fare is three cents; new boats shouid be placed on the Grand street route; could not ascer- tain the earnings of the company; the hands on the boat treat the passengers with rudeness st.times; the ladies’ cabins are generally covered with tobacco Juice; the boats are generally dirty; ladies com- jain that their dresses are soiled with Fobaceo juice; have no new boats building; on the bridges the carriage is divided from the assenger way; the company do not sufficiently care Tor the interest and comfort of passengers; thinks about twenty minutes are, on the average, taken in running from South Ser th street, Williamsburg, to James slip, New York; e seen one hundred per- sons at a time waiting; boats in the evening are often overloaded; he had waited for another boat rather than risk his life ina crowded one; the gen- tlemen’s cabin is generally dirty; the ladies’ cabins are covered with tobacco Juice; had seen no action taken to prevent expectoration in these boats. Mr. J. A. Perry, cashier of Union Ferry Company, sworn—Keside at Bay Ridge; am treasurer, director and a stockholder in the Union Ferry Company; have been thirty-three years connected with the company: the ferries are worked to the best of our ability; the boats are as perfect aa money can make them; cow suggest no improvement; machinery and boats are inthe best order and quality; cabins are as large and as comfortable as they can be made; boats, in the event of accident, are as safe as tl can be made; the life-preserving apparatus are sufficient to sustain in the water from two to three hundred people; could not say positively how many could be saved in case of accident; in such an event have a triangie on each boat, which, under tnstructi must be sounded by the pilots, which alarm woul bring to the boat in danger twelve or thirteen others; the managers are considering a system of boats under every sircumstance; the boats are per- fectly safe, however crowded, unless there is a panic, which, of course, cannot be provided against; the erection of a new house on the Brooklyn side at Fulton ferry ts in con- templation, but the structure would be more for appearance than for the accommodation of seugers; the water front of the Fulton ferry is ut two hundred and fifty feet; have three sitps on the urposes; the com- eke. South thus Brooklyn side; have no place to land on the New York side but the present slips; if there were another on this side the company would run other boats; capital stock of the company ts $1,000,000; assets $1,200,000; pay ten per cent dividends; oe. are pald from'$105 to $115 per month; deck hands re- ceive $00 per month; engineers $85; one fireman on a at a time; the hours of of ® fireman are longer tham are those an enginecr; average time of Iabor about eight hours per day; firemen receive $65 per month; under the lense there is a lation as to the charges of transit; do not recollect what the rates are; do not think the fare conid be reduced and com- tinue to pay a ten per cent dividend; profite of the Samer from ae 1, 1866, to May 1, 1867, were $9,400, deducting dividends; there is an annual de- Preciation on boate, fixtures, &c., of $40,000; after Paying dividends the ferries lose some rei they are now really ron at @ loss; for the three or four years have been running the ferries at & loss, the expenses having imereased about sixt; ol ero, enti, 4 on hand of 000; raised the company from $800,000 to $1,000, debts of the company; cannot tell the expense running a single boat; that is put in the common stock; $103,000 is paid annually to the city of New York for ferry slips, &c.; pay money to Brooklyn also; y to the Atlantic Dock Company $1,500 per annum; r Catharine street ferry, to property owners $12,006 and to the city of Brooklyn $2,000; have never paid money to Brooklyn City Hospital; leases of all the ferries expire at the same time, May 1, 1871; should there be a surplus at that time i€ wil paid to the Brooklyn City Hospital; each director receives five dollars for his attendance; have weekly meetings; for attendance five dollars is paki; have had no special meotings since the rule of aying directors was adopted; it is estimated that abont forty millions pass the ferries of the company annually; we estimate this as the average umber; since he was connected with the company but two lives Boa been jor y collisions was hot aware of aay person Injures in Himb or pro) on Premises of ine oR! the briages are tm good condition; have spare bridges; did not think the bridges could be improved upon; the killing of Jobn empston was tnavoldable; he had not te ry lage Way when the accident A. B. Pierrepont sworn—Reside in Brooklyn; have been connected with the ferry thirty qearsy =, ee e orning a Werte me would a on the New York side, near the ferry; mi and evening the boats are crowded; foot passengers have the i cee always; ran now four boats all day; had the company another landing would run ix boats; competition has raised the rent of we ferry stips from can be orery cy the houses are accommodation of the 000 to $103,000; in case of fire competent a Pa uni num sete sry Week, ba fered with the boats of the the at or landing of rs. The routes were mall Toul ad te sae he po’ understand why they should be obstructed by pri- parties the delay of thousands of z licensed on an East river boat; officers ferry ohio to their pilots Ucensed; the law la not explicit on the question licenstng pi East river ferryboats; managers take ad assumed deficiencies; pilots ust moved except before ti icenses and engineers are aanullable; the United States act of 1862 requires that ot engineei be licensed; boats are and under its forty-second all reved n¢ conse may be revol di ferry acting in that “ity under the Uni States law; @ licensed pilot is bound by law to report any defect in the ‘inery or hulls of the boats on which he Cry 8 te the inspectors; penalties; the ferries are alike; there should be som: be thrown in the river in Case ef accident on & boat; there is no rule er law defining the rate of speed in intlogn; llote tnd enginecrs should be suojoot te tas ; pilots an 01 a laws of the United States, Mr. Nathan B. Morse, sworn—Is President of Union Ferry Companys has been so since 1889; United States local Inspectors never appliéd to him to examine the pilots and engineers employed by the com ; the men are trained by the com as tor in ext a Rie oat hi Sen fapialy de ing the the; jes. chan; luring the tides; are examined, he bel lave has no active connection eg the company; has no knowledge of the profits ven the company; the are monthly to the executive committee; any three or more of the fiftes directors ry constitute an executive committee; if all the beard were Wepre Ppoometins meron would constitute the executive committee; cannot say that any pilot has been dismissed for a have been dismissed for ge! pilots have struck for higher wages; the strikers | and the company filled their places; a relative of the ment who had never steered a boat piloted one at that time once or twice very well across the river; Nera men, however, should be put in charge of the 8. Mr. ae ae A eeGainar eae of ee Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company; have been President since 1864; eleven boats are in the service ef the company; charge same rate of fare en all the ferries, except the street ferry, on which two cents are charged; the Grand street ferry is run with- out @ lease; the Bridge street lease haa six years to run; the capital stock is $1,000,000; cannot say what the dividends aro; there are about eighty stockhold- ers; don’t know the assets or profits of the company; Own $25,000 in the company; last receiyed twelve ae cea egg prertonsy: peste mi ae ae $ & surplus on hand; George Law 1a the ye holder in the company; was of opinion that the boats are Kept in proper condition; no one had ever com- preservers ou each bout and ‘ix large Sees; they preservers on ant ones; they are to be found in ‘ach cabins at the time the Idaho took fire there were about tifteen or on board; it was never ascertained ares i tient meehegee opener atthe ime of the con: ion many, doubtless, would fo Ree cena eee a in the day time eight minu! eight o’clock at various times during the Ves ine there are two donkey a gay role pumps al od to put tn play in the event of fire; the donkey engines were at work on the Idaho; we have a hand pum} besides on each vessel; the bulkheads of each Dow are lined with cork; was satisfied that the boats could not sink; think the boats will compare with Sher companies’ as to cleanliness; ts permitted in the gentlemen’s cabin; the is required to walk through the ladies’ cabin on each trip and see that all is in order; there are two Ce oaeinage regen | they cannot prevent nuisances at all times; the deck hands look to the cleanliness of the boats; if more boals were to be run the accommodation would be greater; another boat might be run on the Roosevelt street ferry tn the morning; three except in the morning and evenlig, are sufficient for the work; the Nebraska was inspected by a govern- ment official about three meena and ronounced sound; there is a woman to each bot to keep it clean; the bridges are floating and hi 3 the carriage from the r way ie divided by an A irame; know nothing of the financial condition of the company; pilots are paid $110, engineers $90, fire- men and deck hands $60 each, per month; some of the engineers are licensed, some are not; certificates of ability are satisfactory when engineers are em- be fe | our pilots are men who have been rained to the work; deck hands are made pilots when trained to the work; we have one now in training on the Roosevelt street ferry; there is no stipulation in our leases roguiring the com} to comuiute; the Roosevelt street ferry a rental of $4,900; the ferries, with the exception of Grand street, pay rentals; there are two superintendents of Pilots and of boats; these are pilots by profession; superintendents are pald—one $1, the other $1,250; paid ten percent dividend during the past year, not twelve, as previously stated; the company own'land on the Brooklyn side to perhaps the value of $500,000; the extent of water front is, at a rough one thousand feet; the company own three Loftus Wood owns land adjoining; Wood ts a stockholder in the company; 1 believe all the boats are supplied with life preserving apparatus—that is 8o far as the law calls for them, It being half-past three, the committee took a re- cess until half-past four o'clock, when they resumed and continued the investigation as foliows:— Mr. Luther Smith sworn—I am superintendent of the Union Ferry Company; no pilot can be oes without my Knowledge; I subject candidates to examination; I have no license and have never taken out one asa pilot; have never piloted other boats than those of the Union Ferry Company; I was pipe in the East river business; was employed by the Union Ferry Company as a pilot tn traini for which | received no salary; am only interested in this company so far as my salary is concerned; was not subpcenaed as a witness; Mr. Howe asked ine to come &s you might want to ask some questions; I employ all pilots who receive situations, but was not superintendent when the pilots struck for higher ‘wages; I reeelve $2,000 per year; the pilots receive from $106 to $115 per month; I never took out a license, nor mever acted as pilot before my ment with the Union Ferry Company; never was & lot prior to 1851-2, when I applied to the Williams- if Bese me A for permission to practice; J. Taylor placed me tn charge of the Union never passed Gn examination ex- ats; auother pilot was in he was my examiner; never took out @ employ from four to five hands on the steamers; I pronounce upon the capabilities of pilota; I go aboard the boats and see how they —— candidates for pilota’ positions when they are off A every = und the same examination unless he been in the service of the hea aoa was not on the boat when Mr. Kempston was |, Dut was a tendent; while I was superintendent a number of accidents oo- curred, but remember of but one life having been lost; don’t think extraordinary care on the part of pilots would prevent these accidents; don’t know Protect the of what means could be taken to ht ‘doternatife by ether the boat is teavin } company, $1,200,000; wes tntost itive committee are was intoxicat ecutive paid each for each meeting, if before nine o'clock; directors meet once per month; my supposition is that Mr. Kempston was drunk and was unable to sustain him- nll emprcdaiax posamsanaprich ns cenapaginnemecanina se Mr. Howe said that the committee could have the ferryboats at their service. ir. J. ©. Thompson was called and sworn, one ipso his ae views, [yg ES ia an evening contem on conducting the ferries, “At the conclusion of Nis dissertation the committee rose and adjourned to meet at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. Keroro JvsTicg.—A case, recen county south of this on a*h views of the well ofa" One negro stole jews of the w s Scow from another and was detected. The pi and, ike th re “eying Anay Sounson, Te solved itself into an impeachment black son of an a redetermined on tate thence i 8 or mn one hundi nda wipes on bere, wee lala on; and for ion to the owner of the cow tt was solemnly thi len his to strictly true and Mercury BROOKLYN CITY. ‘BROSKLYN CITY COURT. ‘The Alleged Libel of Mrs. Mary Anua Dean— Verdict for the Defendant. At the opening of the City Court yesterday morning the action for libel, brought by Mrs. Mary Anna Dean against Mr. Moses 8. Beach, of the New York ‘Sun, was again called en. On calling over the names of the jury it was dis- covered that ene of the jurymen was absent, After waiting Ralf am heur the counsel en beth sides con- sented to proceed with the case before eleven jurors. Judge Reynolds proceeded to sum up the case for the defence, saying that while the action appeared to be somewhat a frivolous one and one which should ever have been brought, yet it had been presented to the jury im such taflammatory appealsin behalf of the plaintiff that it became them to try the case care- fully. He was of the opinion that they would be able to satisty the jury that the defendant had acted in good faith through the whole proceedings, and that he was ‘m no way responsible for the publication of the arti- cle. There was nothing that called for the punish- ment of the defendente fore, the eeaien Would resolve itself inte what amount ef damage had been done the character ef the plaintif”. If one man uttered @ slander against another, and did it wilfully, it was a ney eg the court allowed them te inflict damage; but the case of the defendant 1¢ was quite diferent. He neither did this wilfully or maliciously. It was usual when a libel- ous red to ask the publisher te make a when this had been done it wasa reparation of the offence, The retraction went inte the same Paper in which the article complained of it reached the same readers, went into ie game families and all the reparation that could be made was made by the defendant. This article had appeared without the 4 gedlng ob the defend. ant, and therefore he could have ‘no malice in matter. s sir roma ae ns a art cies sel intiff, which a} the Sunon 25th ef april, 1802 and also tire repara- tion made by the defendant by the publication of a contradiction. The article which appeared im the Washington journal, and which was copied in the Sun, was also read as well ag the letters of oorrec- tion which were written by different parties and Ligon by the defendant. The probabilities were hat some female had ado} e name of Mrs. yma ere herself to this charitable insti- for aid. er remarks the counsel stated that he was quite content te leave the case\in the hands of an intelligent jury. Ex-Governor Lowe addressed the jury about two hours, making a strong appeal aif of the plainti®. He saying it he would not have led to what he had, ona Ds have induced Mrs. Dean to have been uw the trial, for her appearance before we been’ a snmcient. He had never seen her but once, and that was when she called at his ofice. He expected to see a different kind of woman; from what he had heard he ex; to giddy girl, but she was @ poor, broken-! woman. She had the cor to her father’s coachman, showing herself to bea true woman. Some women married for ‘Wealth, for place and et position; but there was no Jove {g such unions. Dean loved her husband and loves him better now than she did when he first married her. Others might be sorry for her, but she was not sorry for herself. He contended that the feces aed neato oe ce fot of the le. 18) ie int streets as a ‘drunken vaerant ‘and had her to Bincre well’s Istand, and it was all the fault of the scissors man. These men should be taught that they couid not slander a respectable citizen with impunity. At the close ef Mr. Lowe’s summing ap soc pica! fecbegieera liven tales virgen boKrt oa, ie Jory upon ber of points which he submit ndge Thompson then delivered a brief charge, marking had writ rel that the case been fone over so thor- oughly by the counsel on either side that he should only astract the le upon the law relating to Mien tad. eorlue trom the ata to reputation of one living, ant exper b- lic hatred, contempt and ridicule.” The definition was sie to this case—if it should reach that point in the estimation of the oe ee this publication in question was a malicious one ex- pressed in agen 3 tending to injure the reputation ex her to public hatred and contempt. qui were as to the character of the article and the ee circum- stances under which it was lished. The highest degree of malice in a libellous publication would be where the had invented the libel— whenever he knew It to be false at the time of ita ublication and designed the ressions to injure pnotier party, this would, in nis 0 inion, be an ag- mounts tiven yy the ver- Glerof ejury in the panishment. of bel might be ct of a jury ent Oo: various, from six cents up to the amount claimed. The smount of the verdict might vary be- tween these extremes; net that Jury conld or should give a verdict without any refer- ence to the proof; should be sustained oe proof founded upon the evidence; but after diese ini, "aot po any apsonasve toposes ese Limits, not upon any ve but upon the testimony presented to them, and with the exercise of their common sense as applicable to it. The circumstances which tended to a mitigation of the itbel were nally as various ag the circumstances by which the libel might be Montel upon’ at -consigeranie “teugin "by the ent a constderal counsel who, had sum! this up case, ‘and he could scarcely do better than to refer the jury in the main to their argumentse—sometimes, poses, overstated—and call attention pointedly to e on the one side or the other which tended to vate or to decrease the malice, if there were any, tn this publication, He could scarcely cali their attention to other facts without a review of the tes- timony, and he would only state on the one side that if the ‘information published were derived from a) le source, that 1t was the e@ of his business as m of a ublic — press to prodnce it, these, together with other matters, were proper subjects for the jury to consider tn estimating the amount of malice. On the other side circumstances were to be considered as affecting residence and circumstances of the parties. By this he did not mean their wealth, but the former knowledge of the plaintiff by the defendant, so far as any was shown, and whether or not there was neglect on the part of the publisher of this article in not inquiring as to these facta before publication. At the request of the counsel for the defence the Totes charged the jury upon the several points sub- m! ie Finke nn gl of which were as follows:- That the defendant cannot be held responsible fe any damage to plaintiff cansed by the original publi- cation of the article In the Washington /ntelligencer. The Judge stated that the defendant could not, of course, be held responsible for anything which ap- peared in that journal, ‘The counsel asked the Judge to charge that if the defendant acted as a careful and prudent person should act in the usual course of the verdict should be tn favor of the defendant, The Mad 80 charged, adding that If the defendant had acted In such a manner the verdict should be inp ty his favor. The jury cannot attribute ex) malice to a principal for an act committed by an agent without nis knowl or authority, and @ violation by an agent of his fi lons or his gen- eral charge to conduct @ properly and lly, while it may render the prince! technically Hable for does not warrant the reference of express malice. e Judge 80 ya John Dean cannot be considered in suit; he ts Not the plaintiff. If he has been injured he can and may bring an action to procure a reparation of that injury. It would be a violation of law for the jury to include in their verdict one cent as a compensation or indemnity to John Dean in this suit for anything that was said in this article, That must be and may be the subject for another action. The judge so chat the jury, when they retired to consider their verdict, They came into court at atx o'clock; and returned @ verdict in favor of the defendant. COURT CALENDAR—THIS oar. SUPREME CouRT.—Nos. 175, 176, 177, 178, 170, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 186, 187, 199, 190, 191, 19%, 104, 195, 196, 104, "169, hoa 7, 4, %, 198 15 tna, Tyan OH A Tax Eas? River Baipor Loan.—The Special Com- Mittee recently appointed by the Common Council to consider the question of the city im its corporate character subscribing $8,000,000 worth of stock, the amount of loan sought by the East River Bridge Com- pany for the use of that company, met in secret and executive session at the City Hall yesterday after. — fm oy Mery ene of bw Ca m tio, pres and @ thorough nest discui sion fe whold au in all ite bearings ts said to have taken pl ‘but no definite course of action In the matter was arrived at. The committee urned to meet again at ten o’clook A. M. on Saturday. BOLD THEFT OF A POCKETBOOK.—A lady named Mrs. Edward Fille, while walking along Court street, near Pacific, yesterday afternoon, was robbed of @ portemonnaie attached to a email steel chain which held in her hand. The theft was commit- ted by who grabbed it from her, part- ing ‘she held fast, aud made off The pocketbook about $10. «The en was not pursued, being no policemen wit sight at the time the outrage Was perpetrated. Fait. Ovensoanp.—Mrs. Mary Ann McMahon fell overboard at the foot of Hudson avenue on Tuesday evening and had & narrow escape from drowning. She was taken to her home tn Cherry street, New Fesiding at No, 96 Fiat- at the Full bush avenu fel ovors Hy eater OF REAL ESTATE. 4 large number of houses and acres ef real estate changed hands yesterday, although at first {here was little bidding, owing probably to the jount of Property im the market; but dt last the audience a& the Exchange salesrooms began to wake up from thelr lethargy, and ere the heur of closing had ar rived a considerable amount of business was done. Among the real estate disposed ef was the property of the late General Scott, located at Elizabeth, N. J.. and the Polhemus estate in Brooklyn. A. J. BLEROKER, SON & CO, sold lot 60x98.9, south side of West Twenty-sevent street, 250 feet west of Ninth avenue; a four story and basement brick factory, together with a thirty horse power engine and boller, &0.; purchased for $23,000 by Joseph Blumenthal, Five lots on t! oar aide. of Tenth avenue, 25 feet south of for $1,200 Heme sons oe] a lamsburg, lot ley for $5,000, MULLER, WILKINS & 00. sold three lots on the west side of Ninth avenue, street, each 26 by 100; purchased by R. each. Two stoi Pp and bass iol No, 308 Rorth Second street, Wie by James tween Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh streets, bby 100 each: ased by George Taylor fer each. Also one lot and mansion house, situated om 5 purch: Jersey clty of Elizabeth, N. late Lieutenant aa street, Madison and Jefferson avenues, im the J., Known as the residence of the General Winfield Scott, irehased by Mr. Sutherland for lot 130.2 $11, ime on Jersey street, 50 feet from Jefferson nue, 25 by 100 eac! for $1,575 each. rel agi leery ‘One ot sajorning Mr. Suthi the above: chi by W. W. Blackborn for $2,000. One lot om the corner of Jerse: y 150; West and Hoboken streets, tel,”” A $0, by 80; purchased by E. K. 3. H. LUDLOW & 00, gold two lots south side Fifty-ninth street, 100.5, for Aiea each; purchased Also one lot jofning the above to W. R. Bro’ $18,000. Three story brick bulldi Walker street, and 1ot35x100; purchased lot north side of Fifty-eighth byte 95 ry Broadway, 25x100.5; purchased iwo lots south $10,300, 25x100.5; One lot 100 feet by'W, 8. Duke Fifty-1 urchased by W. S. Duke for $: ing the above; purchased R. Brown for $18,000. Ww. M. sold No. 46 Perry si $18,000, to James 0” BROOKLYN REAL Eat, LER sold five each for $780, by fronts on southwest River street, plot feet on River sti KENNELLY treet, between Fourth street Waverley place; ee brick houses, lot 25: corner 143.11 on ‘land for $1,700. on the seuthwest corner of ifty-minth W. Bogert. y street and Jeiferson avenue, by ; purchased by Mr. Suther! brick building and lot H as ‘Collins’ He» Reynolds for enoh 255 by W. S. Dal mide ake nerth of for $30, hl it a a 3 & i 3 Fi ‘ATR SALES.—JOHNSON & Mite on Pennsylvania avenue, Henry Witte; Bedford avenue aven 85 feet at short end, and 145 feet in rear, each for $360, by seven avenue sa@ five lots on Bedford avenue, sontheast corner Heoper street, each 20x! adjoining, Snynam; five tot corner Hewes si street, adjoining, 57x100, eight lo! (00; and three lots on Hi street '57x100, ‘eight lots; each for $1,160, by oe ts on Bedf for each for $1, A. Suydam; two lots on Bedford avenue, bi side, 60 feet south of Fi for $1,650, by Jacob Metr; reet, each 20x100, the lots on Bed! avenue, southeast corner Hewes street, each 20: each for $1,680, by Jacob Meir; four lota on Hi street, south east of Bedford avenu on Hewes street, adjoining, same three lots adjoining (plot). by H. Donahue; two lots on Penn street, nortR same; $1,006, side, each 20x100, commencing recog Hoyt; two lota 50 16, for $1,035, 100 feet “oct, axioo cack side, commencing 108.2 east of Bedford avenue, each 21.7x100 each for $890, J. Jones; three lots adjoi same size, each for $855, by Jacob Muhr; one lot Marcy avenue, northwest corner Hooper 100, for $1,460, by J. W. Brooks; two lots avenue, adjoining above, same size, each for $970, J. Hang; one lot on Marcy avenue, southwest oe ner Hooper street, 23x100, for $1,500, by William Sweeny; one lot on Mare: avenue, adjoining gr 4 22x100, for $1,000, by William Sweeny; one lot Hooper street, south side, 100 feet west Marcy a1 22.8x100, for $910, by F. Banks; two lota in Hi street, south side, 234.4 west of Marey avenue, eack: 22.4x100, each lots on Hooper street, east of Marcy avenut Blanke; five lots on on Hewes sti of ey ‘Witte; commencing 208.4 east 100, each for $780, by 0! ith side, commencing 229.2 avenue, each 20.10x10, each for $950, by E ve lots on Pennsylvania by west by J. $935, by H. Hawkin: Hewes street, north side, 128.8 nue, each 22.4x100, each $790, north side, commencing 226 feet two lots om of Harrison ave W. Dredger; five each 20x100, each $750, by W. ‘eap street, same size and ad- joining above, each $800, by M. Sweeny; three of Lee H. Witte, avenue, avenue, each 20.) WYCKOFF & LITTLE sold one lot on northeast corner of Clinton and Sac& ett streets, 25x90, purchased by Mr. Cull L ‘Sackett tree four lots on the north side of Sacket east of Clinton st 2x1 00 each, purchased aerbet, at by Mx Cullen, for $1,750 each ; twelve lots on Seven! street,’ bet fourteen lots on ith avenue, 25: x160 aan for $700 each; sve iste feet east of Clinton street, 25x100 mencing 100 ‘ween Seventh a1 ind Eight teenth urchased by William ior, for $825 ots on the north side aioe place, 1 rchased by of Clinton street, 25x: Baker, for $1,325 each ; five 1 183 each, on 1%6 at on Nelson th avenues, feet west Wiliam ‘come each ; 140 feet the west side Clinton street, 25x100, and one lot on the north side 42 feet from Huntington William Geylor; thi street, of Hamilton avenus 25x133, purchased house and lot 238 Smith and south Hoyt streets, lot 22x100, Adam Finck, for $5,400, JaMi sold the Mansion House ES COLE ride, between purchased ty & son and nineteen lots, bel formerly to the Polhemus estate on Fifth avenue Carroll street, lots 25 by 100 each, purchased by Wm. H. Tyler, for 600; four lots on Fifth avenue aad $34, farteas ‘on President street, purchased by J. Rusher, for led each; four lota adjoining the above om President street, 25x100, purchased by James Rusher, for $850 each; four chased by Wm. H. Tyler, for $950: purchased ing the above, lots adjoining by Wm. he above, ; three lots adjoin HH. Tyler, for $1,108 each; three story brick honse and lot on the south- erly side of Pacific street, 188 feet 5 ge Doran, foe avenue, lot 20x100, $4,100; two story atti Clermont avenue, lot above, with $7,000, nhouse, purchased b; ic and cellar 256x125; al lot east of Cl: ick house No. $8 lot adjoining the 25, purchased by R. * F. Storche, for $16,400; two stables No. 147 Pacifie street, lot 25x100, purchased by Joel Rhemp for AVAL INTELLIGENCE. Anaval board, consisting of Commodore John B. Marchand, Captain Foxhall Parker, avis, Paymaster Alexander A. Russeil, John L. Commander Surgeon Andrew A. Henderson, and Chiof Engineer Willlam Roberts, has been convened at Washington to exdmine into and report on the application of the staff officers for a aliferent assignment of quarters on shipboard. Another board, composed of Commodores Winslow and Alden and Commander ed toassemble at Boston promotion. On ait, Telieve Rear Admiral Dahl, command of the South Pacthe § Ranso#, has been order to examine officers for that Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven wilt this summer of the ific Squadron; that Vice Admiral Porter will relieve Admiral Farragat, but te case he should deci! of the probable reduction of Rear Admiral Radi line the Beside. in consequences ie Ruropean sq nad: ford will be ordered to command it Commodere Charles H. Poor has been relieved of the command of the naval station, Mound Git) eae laced on waitti Eaptarn Henry hy! i a of tan 3. W. A. ws ny i as Inance officer, Bi ‘ampanoag Is relieved by at which time she will go oat Wi wil Madison, Matlany Navy Y: when the frigate Sontaowook. iad ‘He will be suc ‘alke. japtain John de Camp has been retired on account cal disabil! Si acd Oap commission. The gunboat Gettysburg is fitting for sea at the Bos- nu er John Irwin has been ton yard. Command to her. Gaon All the _recetvi! on her course. ‘She will be employed in running lines soundings between the West India Islands, for ‘and will then proceed to Aspinwall, Ing ships are to be rated No. 1, i order to give them to commodores as commands. [-war Saratoga, John H. The slooj Commander Upshur, will take acruise on the ist of April dowm the Sound with a portion of the naval prentt and will lay for a while in Gardner's Bay, in order give Them abundant opportunities to exercise at the guns, sails, £0, The corvette Ticond European squadron, ces of the lack of funds at the avy Department, ‘will be recalled from the ‘no relief sent, in conse disposal of the vi Oe STILL ANOTHER FINANCIAL “'LAPSE.” Heavy Bank Robbery by Its President. ‘rom bany Evening Journal, March 17. we ‘often hear ar of bank robberies by te yy At is Y id himself), h estfie! in and burg! robber. Bui at Lyons (Wi ons for some time. able degree, secured with an illustration of fa ‘Westfield has credit, it of P. Re He had, tellers, cash resident tn ‘estield’s Bank, furnished the pab- possibility of suche been running @ small bank af to & very considen the confidence of the pubite A good many ‘business ber of cith po eponted ita him, and quite a num zens had placed thetr securities in his vault for safe three steondod to, This be for bnsiness hi Saturday week he left the place on the wrong was suepectod 0 was sui until beyond the time fixed when some neglected bnsiness day or two, the expiration of for his jad to be necessitated the exam nation of the contents of the safe, when, lo! i found of, all ite rie ecaane as vind ere vail oreditors of the suspicions in advance of his net an to save himself, } but others have about $140,009, with nothing, avallab runs ugh, Sr oourse, and all the crediors are hope. cou! lena of anything the wreok, De ££ Ee