The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1868, Page 4

NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. . SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Qhe Erie Railway Litigation—The Gould Contempt Proceedinge—4 Spicy Time in Courts. petore Judge Barnard, 1 Whe People, do., vs. The Brie Rathoay Company et ‘al., éo.—Yesterday morning the great Erte Railway Utigation was to have been bronght On before this court on argument’ in the following. different shapes:— | Inthe Matter of the Petition for the Removal of Daniel Drew.—Motion for leave. to put in a further verification of the petition, and to file the amended verification nuno pro tuno, } The People, éc., vs. The Erie Ratlway Company, c.—Original motion for the continuance of the in- Junction. ~ Richard Schell vs, The Erie Railway Company, éc.—Motion to continue injunction. The People, éc., v8. Diven, Davis, Lane, Skidmore anda Thompson.—Proceedings tn contempt of court. The People, éc., v8. James Fisk, Jr.,ana J, 8, Eld- ridge.—Return of pluries attachments for contempt. About a dozen of the counsel engaged on both sides of this legal “placer” were present, together ‘with a large number of spectators from the vicinity of Wall strect. Upon Judge Barnard taking his seat upon the bench Mr, Rapallo called up the case of the People Against Jay Gould, attached for contempt, ‘and stated that he supposed this matter would take the same direction as the other attachments against the other* defendants who had already appeared, except in re- spect.of the amount of ball. Judge Barnard stated that in view of the fact of is time being occupied closely for some weeks to come and that the sending of the case to @ referee ‘would consume considerable time he thought it ad- visable to have interrogatories filed and 3 upon the defendant [onreny. Counsel for the people were accordingly directed to serve int stories upon the defendant, Gould, at one o'clock, and the further hearing was then adjourned until three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which time the ae- fendant was to answer, remaining meanwhile in the custody of the Sheriff's officer, Mr. Rapallo then stated the other motions and Matters mentioned above, and intimated to the court that he was ready to proceed with the argu- ments in those cases if desired, and if the court was prey to hear them. ir. Field, Mr. Pierrepont and other gentlemen engaged on the other side of the case wanted some light on these questions, in the first place, they did not understand the cases as stated by Mr. Ra- allo, and, in the second place, they did not compre- end whether he was making the motions in those cases, ‘was merely asking what his Honor’s feelings were as to the motions being brought on.” This led to a brilliant display of wit (?) on both sides, in'which the one party raised some nice points as to the facility of the other in s'ating questions, and éxpressing i'self in an intelligible manner. The other side, in equally facetions terms, depre- cated the Inavility of the opposing party to compre- hend a statement that “the veriest neophyte in the profession could understand.” The “learned friends” exhausted themse vos and finally subsided, an’ the eourt ordered ali the matters (excepting the case of Gould) to stand over until Saturday next. This in- cluded the cases of Fisk, Jr., and Eldridge, in which the Sheriff returned that he had been unable to find the parties named within his bailiwick. Pluries at- tachments were issued against them, The parties then left the court and at three o'clock Teassembied with some alditions to the forensic staff, not less than sixteen gentlemen engaged in the litigation being present, including, among others, on the Vanderbilt side Messrs, Henry E. Davies, Charles A. Rapallo, Horace F. Clark and A. J. Van- derpoel, and on behalf of the Drew interest Messrs. David D. Field, John &. Burrill, Jonn K. Porter, Augustus M. Sinith and Edwards Pierrepont. ir. Clark stated to the court that he now proposed to proceed in the matter of the attactiment against Jay Gould, when one of the opposing counsel stated that Mr. Fieid was absent, but was expected aan | and that it would be preferable if Mr. Clark would wait a few moments. Mr. Clark assented by sitting down, and lawyers and lookers-on amu: themselves for about ten minutes by quizzing each other. balancing chairs on ‘“ueir rear legs, yawning and waiting. int Mr. Field arriving and securing a reserved seat Pe COML Mr. oo Clark condescendingly asked Mr. Field Mr. Field appeared utterly obit meaning or intention of the gentleman guestentee him, and being informed of the cause of the delay, Was somewhat astonished at the tdea of being waited for. He directed the gentieman to proceed, if that Was his intention, with whatever business he had ‘under consideration, and assured him that he (Mr. Field) was ready to undertake any branch of the case which required his attention. Mr, Clark then stated that he held tn his hana (which was a fact) interrogatories framed under the Provisions of the statute, addresse( to Mr. Gould and calling for his answers to them forthwith, in accord- ance with the order of the court. The accused, he said, was then in court in custody of the Sheriff, These interrogatories were pre‘aced by a general ee tonne ‘S the ote anh ca conate noes attending minission of the offence, but he sy, h need not read that. Rea Ne Mr. Clark then proceeded to read the first inter- rogatory, the substance of which was as to whether Mr. Gould had been served, through counsel or oth- erwise, with the complaint, aMdavits or injunction in thé suit of Ri rd Scheli enjoining the issue by the Erie Railway company or its officers, orany of them, of any new stock or the conversion of any bonds of the company into stock, Mr. Clark (looking at Mr. Field), I ask, sir, for an answer to this tnterrogatory. Mr. Field—I wouid tike t6 know whom you are ad- dressing. Mr. Clark—1 am addressing the court, Mr. Field—Weil, then, perhaps the court will an- swer you, The Court—la there any answer to that interroga- tory? (A pause, with no audible “answer'.) Mr. Clark, if there is no answer go on and read the next interrogatory, Mr. Field (rising)—Answer to what, sir? Are we to answer those Interrozatories now! What is the meaning of this cofoquy. I must understand this thing, Now, we shail auswer those interrogatorics, but we shall answer them in writing and aiter due and proper tuue, and not before, bi IA ersten ben were tuose interrogatories served Mr. Clark read an aMidavit of service setting forth that the documenis ud been served before one o'clock by belug left at Mr, Field’s office during his absence. Field =here Mr. any one supposed, rose and inquired in the first whether place, that counse! the proper parties to serve inter- rogator an adiy, whether two hours was thin #2 lo answer them, Mr. Gould had during (hose two liours in the custody of the and hac not seen counsel, and how could tt be supposed that counsel could answer them anless the answers were to be imagined.’ He could not understand why this proceeding bad been taken, it ‘Was so unlike anything else that had been adopted in the other attaciment cases. In those cases iuter- rogatories had b en tiled wnd the parties had been al- lowed several days to answer. He supposed the court had reasons for acting in this way. He was informed that his client hod had no opportunity for conierence With counse! and had not seen the interrogatories, and the court knew irom the bulk of the interroga- tories that it was impossible to answer them in the time allowed. {1 4 reasonable time was given, as the law required, they couid answer them, but they Were not w be subjected to the caprice of any man, and if that time was atfordg| written answers under oath would be illed. Mr. Clark said tis was the first application that had been made by any of the defendunt’s counsel for time to answer these interrogatories, The prison- er had never either adiitved or denied the contempt, and his silence had been considered as tantamount toadenial, The accused was now tn court in the custody of an oilicer, and the tnterrogatories mig! be propounded to him orally. Still, if the time asked for was reasonavie, they would not object to iw being ganas. Mr. Pierrepont called the attention of the court to the section of the statute at page ’82 which provided that “when any deiendant arrested upon attachment shall have been brought into court, or shail ha red therein, the court shall cause interrogatories be flied specifying the facts aud circumstances al- Jeged against the defendant and require his answer thereto, to whicu the deiendant shali make written answers O41 Oati Wituln such reasonabie time as the court shall allow.”’ Before Mr, Pierrepont had read the section ae Judge Barnard stated that he thought the section did not apply to this case, but that of the sections on page 470 was applicayle. Page 470 was consulted daily ntly by several of the “gentlemen learned in the law, ‘and a dilemma was abvut reached when Mr. Clark arrived with a timely suggestion that he and his associates would concede the section first read as governing this question. Mr. Pierrepont tuen proceeded to argue at con- siderable length to tue effect that none of the pro- visions of the section had been complied with, and giso that in the previous attachment cases Judye Barnard had declined to hear the cases in court, and consequently referred them, Judge —saed said that Bh Hh a | his being compelled to go into another branch of the charge court to lake of we business then and there Pending. Mr. Pierrepont stated that he did not know what the reason was, but he would ask his Honor ifthe Jaw applicable to tats case Would require these pro- ceedings to gu on? Mr. Clark wanted to know if the gentlemen ap- lied for time, aud stated that he had no objection 0 grant time Wf required, but he had proceeded in this manner becat no auswer bad been made and HO hotice Whatever paid to the interrogatories, Trepon!-—We want (our days. Tk suid the court was In session this morn- ing and the prisoner was brought in Mr. Field (is 4)—ihe prisoner! The pris- oner' does the ge imau say’ Isntc that @ mis- pomer? Mr. Clark (loguitury link not, sir, He was here, Mr. Pierrepont Ricuens that “the gentleman | NEW YORK. HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. sir, in charge of the officer, and was presumed to be in attendance in the coust, The Sheriff had orders to produce him from day to day, and Mr. Gould was in every respect in the positio! After some enl said that if the court thought proper = asked for he and his Seeoclnen had no objec- ion. Mr. Brady then addressed the court at some length on the question as to whether Mr. Gould was a pris- oner by virtue of the attachment and the subsequent release on his bail Bond, after pe Co argued adve! on same poi that the peak was a prisoner, This question then tooka very wide range, when the rescue and at that at Sgt ion ad in the earlier st at at me of the day hho’ directed or intended ae irect, that the interpret should be fil “ and served upon Mr. Gould by one o'clock. It now that he had no counsel in court atthat time. The supposition was that he Was repro sented by some of the gentlemen then presen’ hi te view, therefore, of that and also that there hi not been a compliance with the order by serv! i upon the defendant, this matter would stand ad- journed until Tuesday t, Mr. Gould giving & pra ta sureties raya was ihe sborteat Mr. Field ins! at fou time in which he could give the requisite attention to the case, Clark wanted to know whether service of in- tcrronutorien could be made on Mr. Field, a8 for Mr. oon rtela—Wwell, sir, Mr. Gould is here and you can wee Glark—ivoll, we have left them at your ofice, Vandel seized a copy of the interrogatories anon iyhat on the table, and ‘made a break” for Mr, Gould and placed the documents in his hand, which Mr. Gould courteously received and handed to his counsel. A voice (3 pened tobe that of Mr. Dudley Field)— ‘That's oon let us have a8 many copies as we can Some promtscnons discussion then ensued as to the necessity of fixit Cap eg oa ah ed oy ‘andin the ci of it Mr, Clark said that ere resp ‘ag @ necessity of making a difference between ectable men those who had fled the jurisdic- tion of the court. . This was construed by Mr. Pleld as reflecting on his olient, and a wordy war ensved, in which nobody was hurt, and no one retracted what they had said. The court finally extended the time to answer until Wednesday next at three P. M., and the court was adjourned, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Judge Blatchford sat yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, to hear motions, and first proceded with bankruptcy business, William Wood vs. The Washington Marine Insurance Company. This case Was called, but the court was informed that it would not be proceeded with. John G. Rappe Ver and George S. Rappelier vs. George C. Far- rat, No one answered when this case was called, and it was accordingly dismissed. James M. Demarest) vs. Daniel Packer and Elisha A. Packer. ‘This case was ordered fo be dismissed. The same va. Elisha Packer was called and also ordered to be dismissed, James M. Demarest vs. The Phoenix Park Coal Company. Case called to be dixmissed. ‘The National Bank of the Commonwealth vs. The New York Mat! Steamshtn Company. This matter ts returnable before Judge Renedict. Several cases Were adjourned to a future day. Petitions Filed in Bankruptcy. The foliqwing petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the United States District Court on the 3d and 4th Jewell, referred to Register Williams; urse, referred to Register Allen; } 5 stiburne, referred to Register Dwight; William frier, Edward Frier and Philip Zelanka, composing the firm of Frier, Brothers, referred to register Hetchum, The above petitioners are all of New Yorkcity. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ couRT. There Was no criminal business before Commis- sioner Ostorn yesterday, but he was engaged during a tment portion of the morning in taking man s, testimonyjin a reference case under & commission, in which chrtain parties, who had been trading tn ary goods jin this city, were charzed with having, by means fraiezed false representations, obtained goods to the amount of several thonsand dol- Jars from |New York merchants, and then going to Te after putting the procees of the stock into thelr pockets, The alleged firm consisted of a father and two sons, n that they entered into ja combination to pay the expenses of bringing the alleged offenders up from ‘exes, and fering lawyers to prosecute tiem sor an infraction of the laws of the State of New York. The father and one of the sons are now in the Tombs awaiting a prosecution. As all the proceedings are not yet fully before the court we withhold the names of the accused; but we state that the action taken in this matter by the New York creditors of the incul- pated individuals has been initiated more for the urpose of punishing the perpetrators of the allered raud than of recovering the amount of their respect- ive debtg in this particular instance. SURROGATE’S COURT. Gideon J. Tneker, Surrogate, has admitted to pro- ne: Belcher, Frederick W. Mutert, George At- Inson. He has granted letters of administration on the estates of the following persons, deceased:—Sarah Waters, James McGeouch (otherwise McGeon), Osear E. Lobdell, Thomas Heller, Sarah Morgan, Aaron Goldamith (otherwise Goldschmidt), Niel Madsin, An- drew Hanson, Rachael Newcomb, John E. Johnson, Michael Ronayne, George Kohl, Elizabeth Blanch, James McLe: Alepina Sewell: and has appointed gnardians as follows:—Jacob Strauss, guardian of Charlotte and Lemuel Strauss; Henry Wilkins, of Gustavus Fugenhan; Michael ‘Cotter, of John, Eliza- beth and Ellen Billaney. CITY INTELLIGENCE, INTERNAT, REYENUE MATTERS.—Frequently hos attention been called in the columns of the HERALD to the fact that the most gigantic frauds per petrated tn this city on the revenue have been snecessfully carried ont through the importation into this market of fIllcit and untaxed whiskey manufac- tured {n the Eastern and Western States. That such is detrimental to many interests has been alrealy proved, as the sale of such liqnor ata price far below the regalar tax preventa honest distillers from heing able to dispose of their stock, and in con. sequence many of them have resorted to frand to meet the opposition in the market. Yesterday omeera of the Thirty onl district (C Hutchison since. horse robberies that have taken place of late have not been unknown to this Hutchison, Inspector Dilks has the ‘closest Tequire each withont police will it on his serutiny. earer of the badge to bear @ calcium breast oes to avord the “closest scrutiny.” ‘Tas Laprss’ UNION RELIEF AssoolaTIon.—Under the auspices of this benevolent association, of which Mrs, John A. Kennedy is President, Mr. Vandenho® i reading to-morrow ev: at Steinway ra“the reading to consist of choice Bon oon frome. akspeare, Coleridge. other wi ae authors, “ (3 the design of. association is, in this instance, as are all its designs, purely charita- ble—the proceeds to accrue to the benefit of disabled Union soldiers and their families—it is hoped that Steinway, Hall will be crowded on the occasion. ‘Tickets of admissiun can be had at any of the Broad- way bookstores, and at the box office of the Hall, APPRENTICES FROM RANDALL’s Isianp.—Hereto- fore the indenturing of children from Randall’s Island has been granted by the Commissioners of Charities and Correction to certain charitable organ- from the other guished from ype the izations, but by action taken at the last mecting of the Comimalasionets the indentur hereafter will be of the Comt ‘under the done by. a clerk direction of the Superintendent of Outdoor Poor. This officer will have at all times full knowledge of the di ition of the children, of the institutions and the capabilities of those to whom they may be inden- tured and of the condition and. treatment of the children under them. ATTEMPTED Sutcipe.—Yesterday forenoon, as one of the ferryboats of the Catharine street line was on her way to the Brooklyn shore, one of her passen- Si named James Troope, who resides at No. 336 ridge street, jumped over! |, With intent to take his own life. “The crew of the boat manned a life- boat and were successful in saving the desperate man. Domestic affliction is said to have been the cause that led to sre’ taking so summary & method of getting himself out of the world, PROPOSED GRAND DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION.— It is reparted that arrangements are on the tapis by some of the chiefs of the old Tammany order fora ind democratic demonstration early in the ensa- ing season through the length and breadth of the United States. The well known ‘Hoffman caravan” that perambulated the city during the late municipal election Is to be again brought out, splendidly capari- goned and equipped, and take a tour through all the States in the interest of the democratic ticket. ‘THe New York TYPOGRAPHICAL Soctgry held thelr 118th semi-annual meeting at their rooms, No. 8 Chambers street, last evening. The following officers were elected :—President, Chas, S. Taylor ; vice-pre-. Faulkner ; sident, Wm. Colwell; secretary, Thos. C. treasurer, Jno. G. Clayton ; librarian, Alfred Baker. Directors :—Wm., White, J. G. Garvie, R. McKechuie, mere TEND: Chas. Thomas, Jno. Brusnahan, Chas. icDevitt. of the members present, Mr, Alexander Brady, had been a member of the society exactly fifty years, he having been elected on Saturday eventng, April Mr. Charles McDevitt, on behalf of the Sol- ciety, delivered an interesting address complimenta- ry to the veteran typo, who still wields his stick and preecorns him with an en- Mr. Brady replied in an ap; There was an interesting exposé of the attempt to introduce the art of printing into the prisons of this State, on a contract awarden to General James B. Swain; and letters were read from prominent members of the Senate and Assembly pielaing their hearty opposition to the scheme, The y adjourned to meet next Saturday evening, 4. 1818, rule, and concluded by velope containing $50, propriate manner. Sock when action will be taken in the matter, Horst THIEVES.—For some time past a great deal of trouble has been experienced by livery stable et, by a set of fellows who seem to make ft a practice to never re- keepers and others having horses to {1 turn any horse they hire, and at the head of. whom, it is alleged, is one Hutchison. was brought before Inspector Dilks yesterday, the ecmplainant being Mr. Williams, corner of Third street.and Second place, South Brooklyn. It aypears that a few days ago this man Hutchison, who is said to be abont five feet nine, stont built, weight about 189 his face, and who claims to reside at 54 Sixteenth street, this city, hired a valuable black bob tail_ mare and new top buggy on pretence of going to Flatbush, I.. Of course Mr. Williams has not heard of onnds, wearing black or dark whiskers about As it is thonght that the many given special instruction to the police to have a look out for him. . FATAL ACCIDENT IN NASSAU STREET.—Shortly be- fore twelve o’clock yesterday morning as Mr. Richard W. Harper was passing along Nassau street, in front of the Day Bonk office, 162 Nassau street, he accl- dentaily slipped and fell down a fight of basement steps, and striking upon his head was almost Instant- ly Killed. The remains were taken up and conveyed to the Fourth precinct police station, where Coroner Schirmer was notified and will hold an inquest on the body to-day, The deceased lived at No. 39 Clymer street, Brooklyn. He was forty-eight years of age native of Ireland, Suppen DeaTus.—On Friday night, about ten o'clock a man named Peter Vandervoort entered the drinking place corner Fifty-fourth street and Tenth avenue, soon after which he was seized with a fitand died before medical aid could be procured. Deceased was sixty-two years of age, and lived at No. 522 West Fifty-first street. Daniel Harrington on Friday night was drinking to excess with some friends living on the east side of the city, and subsequently he was found lying dead in the hallway of premises No. 82 First avenue. From a partial examination which was made no marks of violence were discovered on the body. Blood was issuing from the nose and mouth of deceased, and it was thought death resulted from internal hemorrhage. Deceased wasa butcher, twenty-nine years of age, a native of Ireland and lived at No. 127 East Houston street, Céroner Flynn er] notified and will hold inquests in both cases 0-day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ALLEGED FELONIOUS, DESTRUCTION OF A PROMIS- sory Notr.—About ten o'clock yesterday morning Mr. William M. Newman, doing business at No. 110 Chambers street, went to the premises of Simon Goldman, No, 49 Walker street, with a promissory note for $731 drawn by Goldman payable thirty months after date, bearing date New York, June 22, 1865, and demanded payment, Goldman, as alleged, took the note, laid it on his desk and took a check book from the safe as if to fill it up for the amount due, Afiera few minutes’ delay Goldman, as al- suddenty took the note in his hand, tore it in psand threw the fragments into the stove, in ich was a fire. Goldman reseated himself at his desk and coolly remarking to Newman that he had changed his mind declined to give him a note for the amount due. Newmon then caused the arrest of Goldman by oMcer Bohen, of the Fifth precinct, on the charge of feloniously destroying the 0 f § j ‘or | check, which belonged to him (Newmd h Shook's) seized about ten different lots of wh ske', in | intent to cheat and defranid. Thc socused trae taken all about 160 barrels, on the charge of not having | Horore Jnatice Dowling and committed to the Tombs pald tax. The entire quantity came from Philndel- | gor trial, in default of $2,000 bal!, Goldman is forty: pS, jn pa ny hinges Moi fie gd ne fon | two years of age, born Jn Germany, and resides at 67 riya pinch EA or the come 's now | East Fifty-second street. He says’ there iano truth sa at fn eauda The olka muance and | in the. charge, except that the complainant asked enormitios of these frauds the collectors are detet- | him to discount a note of his (Goldman's) which he mine i not to revy any longer on afidavits for reiease, bat to tarn the liqvor over for immediate proseciti: and forfeiture, The tobacco factory in Pear! street, which was seized severa! daya ao, yet remains in the hands of the oMcers awaiting an examina- tion, which is soon to take place before the Collector, Assessors and Dia'rict \ttorney. It would almost appear that the excitement of last year caused by the great number of frauds perpetrated ts likely to be renewed this year to about the same extent. Crry Mortatrry.—The number of deaths reported in this city during the past week was 463—seveuteen tess than the week previous. Work Dox py Toe PoLtor Force.—During the week the following arrests were made by the polices Saturday, March 28d, 273; Sunday, 20th, 143 ; Mon- wth, 288; Tuesday, 3st, 246; Wednesday, April 3; Thursday, 2d, "210 ;' Friday 3d,/ 222. Ist, 2 1,005. BURSTING OF Croton WATER Prrrs.—The Croton water pipes in Harlem were reported as burst at following places at the Twelfth precinct station yesterday morning :—119th street, between Second and Third avenues ; corner of 126th street and Third avenue, and corner of 129th street and Fourth avenue. St. Josern’s Ixpvstria, Home.—This building, intended for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen, without distinction of creed, is rapidly progressing. It 1s situate at the corner of Eighty-first street and Maison avenue, and the object for which it is instituted cannot fail to reach the hearts of those charitable people who woul children from ¢ id save. poor sick little Total, © dangers of the streets and vagrancy, or perhaps worse. The number of such in New York at the present moment, unprotected and unprovided for, is very large, and the Sisters of Mercy, who have the matter in charge, cannot fall to receive that support which the object demands and which the liberal spirit of benevolent citizens never pot) 4 ne ge _ a protection and ining, moral and tudustrial, of poor, friendl young ones is at stake, - or TuR UNITED SERVICER SoOcIETIFS.—A meeting of the Central Committee of the United Service Societies of New York was advertised for last night at Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street; but as the attendance was not large no business was transacted. The principal business for which the committee was called together was to inake preparations for the accommodation of the National Conservative Conyention, which is to assemble in this city on the 4th of July, and to adopt resolutions devunciatory of the partisan spirit (4 which the tmpeachment of the President is being conducted, Tas New Fink Baper.—Superintendent Kennedy will to-morrow issue a general order to the police force in this city calttag their attention to the fact of the adoption by the Fire Commissioners of a new badge, to be worn by certain persons entitled to enter the police gnard lines at fires in this city. In a “sareastick” way he tells the force that the badge is so.similar to the shield worn by the members of the Poilce Department that one cannot be distin Dhte during the past week the wills of the following gecoaty deceased, viz.:—Of Daniel Lord, John Reick, har'es Magnis, Jane Martin, Elizabeth Cairns, Den- nia O’Brien, John Daly, Dorothy Milne, Michae! Clark, inst him, and he ! replied he had no money. The partics were formerly partners in business. Ropstno A Bonpep Wanenovse.—Patrick Brennan and John Troy were yesterday arrested by officer Hamblin, of the Fourth precinct, on the charge of stealing several bales of hemp, valued at $300, from the bonded warehouse of Messrs, Meyer & Smith, 274 Water street, From certain suspicions mowe- mens about the warehouse ocftler Hamblin con- cluded that something was w rong and accordingly rh remained on waten till he saw Thomas Waterson carting away @ load of hemp, which he took toa junk shop at No. 170 South street. On questioning Wa‘erson the officer learned that he had been employed by Brennan to remove the hemp, and that Troy assisted in loading it upon the cart. Justice Dowling committed the prisoners for trial in default of bail. Ls claim to be innocent, and say they were directed by the foreman of the warehouse to have the hemp removed. Several other parties were Arrested on suspicion, but the evidence being insuftl- cient the magistrate discharged them, AN ALLEGED MILITARY SwINDLER.—A tall, fine looking young man, abont twenty-six years of age, giving his name as George Foster, dressed in @ ma jor’s uniform of the regular army, was arrested terday by officer Codett, of the Second precinct’ on the charge of swindling. About three weeks the re called at the store of Mr. H. Murray, fo. 47 uth street, and asked for the proprietor, Who was not in. He told one of the cierks that’ he knew some of Mr. Murray’s friends, and asked for the Joan of @ small sum of money to enable him to reach ts home in Maine, Foster was referred to Mr. H. B, Brookman, of 37 Sonth street, to whom he represented he was from Maine, and being outof funds wished a small loan merely for a few days, For this plausible story Foster received $10 and was not seen again till yesterday, when Mr. Brookman, meeting his man in Broadway, selzed hold of and asked him why he had not returned the borrowed money. Foster only denied having borrowed any money, and breaking loose ran away only to be overhauled by the officer. When before Justice Dow ing, at the Tombs, Foster became very dignified and airlsm upon which he was stripped of his uniform and committed to the Tombs for examination, ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCE.—Sigmund Hanerstein ‘was arrested by officer Andre, of the Jefferson Mar- ket Police Court squad, and brought before Justice Dodgo yesterday, on the charge of false pretences, ‘The Cp gta in the case is John Eckard, of No. 4 Elen avenue, who alleved that owing to the presentations made him by the accused he was in+ duced to et with about $3,900. ‘The occurrence is weported have taken place last June, and under the representations that the father of the accused was a wealthy manufacturer, and that consequent! Sigmund was in a position to make good all te eal he could. Eekard let the young man have the above sum, Not hearing anything further in relation to the matter, he instituied the present proceeding against the prisoner, charging him with making false representations for the purpose of defrauding hun, ‘The magistrate, on reading the affidavit, deoided upou hviding the prisoner for examination, After the usnal routine. business the secretary rose and announced the fact that one An adilitional case NEW YORK AND PARIS FASHIONS. Holy Week commences to-day, and will doubtless be strictly, and, as @ matter of course, religiously observed by a large number of our fashionables, All those who follow out the religious programme of the next six days will evidently feel all the betterfor the short novitiate of alms, devotions and abnega- tions when the glorious sun of Easter morn arouses them from slumber and lights them back from their penitential exile to the charmed circle of gay, frivo- lous, fastidious society. The Lenten season acts like a check rein upon society, and not only affords ita breathing spell in the very midst of the follies and dissipations of the world, but furnishes also an excel- lent opportunity to those interested to survey calmly the dangerous road over which at a rapid and ruinous rate Dame Fashion has been driving them, Low necked dresses have long since been condemned as unhealthful; chignons are similarly classified; thin soled shoes are arranged under the same category; the present style of bonnets has been pronounced useless for protecting the head against: either heat or cold; and last, but not least, we are assured from Paris that the medical fraternity in that city are at present waging a flerce and relentless war against high heeled boots for female wear. They are said to cramp the feet too much for either health or com- fort, and are condemned upon the ground that they very often occasion serious accidents to the wearers by tripping them up. This may probably be the case in France, where the women can do nothing without help, not even 80 much as being able to walk unalded by them- selves; but here in broad America, where our women walk in broader shoes, the case is decidedly different. We regard these very shoes which the busy jack- @napes of France are now endeavoring to do away with,as pretty and comfortable; and we further believe that our women can wear them without ex- periencing any bodily inconvenience or detriment to their health. Many beauttful novelties have been bronght ont this season both in materials and styles. As an offset to the exquisite shade in green known as the Metter- nich we have now the “flame color.” Itis a silk of a peculiar kind of red yellow, well calculated to show off rich lace to full perfection; but can scarcely be termed pretty or becoming. This color at present is all the rage upon the other side of the Atlantic, where anything that is novel or ultra-fashionable always finds favor. The feathers of the lophophore’s chest are exactly the color of these flame dresses, and they are made into headdresses ‘or evening wear, and also into bands for trimming bonnets. Unfor- tunately fashion does not always bother itself about what is becoming, and this zroueoyy, accounts for the monster chignons, huge rosettes of siik and satin, the large, ugly flowers that are so generally worn just at present. Butterfies, too, hold their own, and are principally used to adorn the hair @nd fasten the strings of bonnets, Trains are likewise being ornamented with silk butterflies, which are sewn on above the bottom trimmings, and should be made to contrast nicel with the material in the skirt, as black or white sil or blonde buttersies on blue or mauve trains, Our belles are growing more and more to look iike their reat-great-graudmothers, THairdressing, however, is better understood now than it was half a century ago, and in this age of enlightenment fine ladies do nat scruple about wearing talse hair; for though the head {s dressed quite as elaborately now as the olden time, it by no means necessary to have It done hours beforchand, as Was the case then. All “these nice littie bows and puils, ready for use, can now be found on our dressing tables, or pinned to the pincushions ready to be judiciousiy mingied with such hair as grows on our heads. Gold powder is now used Instead of the white powaer of former times, and it is not pre- suming too much to say that we are likely to be favored with beauty patches for the features in a very short time. The Marie Antoinette and Lamballe fichus are the latest sensation in afternoon toilets, aud are very fashionabie. ‘They are of different styles, and are very pretty when made a black faille, trimmed with gull ure ior the street, and of white or light tas trimmed with bionde or fringe for evening wear, either over a Chambery gauze or a white muslin dress, They can also be made of crepe lisse, and in musiin to be worn over light silk dresses, and when the muslin is trimmed with Valenciennes lace the effect is extremely good. The following is the latest style of fichu:—Two long scarfs; the ia- terial of which they are made is foided exactly in the same manner as the folds or draperks on a low bodice. The folds or plaits are stitched down to the Shoulders as well as at the waist. The two scarfs are then arranged like braces on the bodice, crossing under a waistband and describing four sash ends on the skirt. In the way of bonnets a leading uptown millinery estublisiument leads off with the following beauuful styles:—A charming Hmpress, eovered with plain tulle; a scarf of rich blonde, with fringed edge pass- ing across back of bonnet and forming long barbs in front, with satin piping passing from front over crown and fastened with wreaths of pearl lowers and green satin leaves; a full {rill of bionde orna- ments, the front with pearl leaves for the face trim- ming; @ beautiful round hat of chip, bound with (Aap velvet and faced with white satin; a crossing anit of white satin piaced in reversed piaits on edge of crown, wilh pipioe of green veivet and ornamented with a long drooping wreath of fruit and tine foliage; the whove finished at back with loops aud lung ends of white satin ribbon. THE PARIS FASHIONS, SPECIAL COARESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Fashionable Lenten MusieThe Lucca Bou. quet and a Toilet from Its Fringes—A Com. Pliment from Rossini Beauty, Gems and Jewels at the OperaHow the Aristocrucy Paris, March 20, 1868, Fashionable Lenten concerts are positively an In- fiction. Tney are showering down on Paris as thick as hallstones, All the wails, all the hygienic pillars down the Boulevards, all the demolitions, fences and even the chimney tops, are stuck with the polyglot harmony of foreign artists, who alas! come to Paris with the sweet delusion that the civilized popu- lation of this wonderful capital are the best judges of music in the world, and that to give a concert at the Saile Erard or the Salle Herz is the same desideratum as the possession of the treasures viewed by Aladdin's lamp. If ar- tists of merit would but stop at home, where they have friends who appreciate and encourage, families to support, engagements to fill, aud their native land to honor, we should witness less disappointment and despair when the truty dawns on thein here that they have made a fiasco. This never doves happen with a crash or eciat; a flasco of this noisy descrip- tion is almost as beneficial to an artist's pocket as a success; @ grand flasco draws full houses, Cora Peari’s fiasco in “Belle Liléne”’ drew; Lola Montes’ as a dancer likewise. The flasco that awaits a foolhardy musician is of @ quiet, unassuming, passive kind that deadens his faculties and disheartens him ut- terly, because all his eiforts, his struggles, his men- tal and physical exertions are as ignored as himself. May artists’ wives read me and tell their artistical husbands that unless the Parisians seek them they must not seek the Parisians, ‘The following 1s a truthful sketch of attempts at a fashionable concert: — Firstly, there is the humiliation of begging for pro- tection and patronage at at the Ministries; there is a high price to pay for the hire of a hall, posting, lighting, attendance, &c.; there is almost a tight to sustain With piano dealerg, who never will believe that their instruments are above or beiow the oficial pitch; then an intelligent man (if he is 80, to expose himself to it) has to be looked down on by his rivals in the same line, sneered at for not being a pupil of the Conservatoire and bullied by the small fry. ‘Then he has to go his visiting rounds in kid gloves, patent leather boots, and twirl his mustaches to look Italian, and talk of Pattl as if he and she had had the same wet nurse; if his name ends witha Saxon syllable he must cartall it for a vocal nint; he must exhaust his eloquence on his snc- cess at some imaginary court where an imaginary prince presented him with an imaginary diamond pin, and when he has exhausted everything but his tickets he must play or sing or do whatever he has a talent for before an audience of peo- ple who have been persuaded to come gratis, headed on the front rows by one or two pupils who fancy they are acting the generous for the “love of art,” not because they admire or esteem the concert giver personally, ‘who is only our American music master.’ I say nothing of the fellow artists who volunteer gratis; they are all pupils of some great master, of course. Three lessons of Lablache constituted a pass formerly. The programme tnciudesa violin, who can’t scrape @ bow length without his own accompanyist and who is strong on ‘The Carnival of Venice; a thorough bass, who growls down in the depths of asymphony and no accompaniment what- ever; & soprano lady, Who comes on with a bouquet and inevitably attacks “Robert, tol que J’atine’ with chramatics and shrieks for grdce, as if Robert was not much more in want of it than any one; and afat con- tralto lady, who bas been told she looks like Alboni, and out of a black velvet very iow in the shoulders, some sacred m' partaking of Jeremi: and Handel, ties and classics combined, Let us turn our tion to other artistical consid. erat and firstly to Pauline Lucca’s bouquet. It was given her on the nd of her Senayensenee at the Opera of Berlin by Prussian aristocracy of | the town. The monster nosegay was composed of low roses and violets, and measured over a yard diameter, It was surrounded by a fall of real Brussels lace, and tied with a satin bow and ends— perfect. widths of the lustrous and rich material— and of such length that Mile. Lucca, who Is small in fga will aave @ robe made of thi wlan boador ‘nese ends were fringed gol halfa yard long, The bow was embroidered with the most aristocratic names and coronets in precious stones. A hoy po toilet thus arrayed the fragrant offerit it is doubtful whether the Czar of Russia or the Prince of Wales could outdo such a gift. T have another artistical souvenir down on my tablets. It is nothing of intrinsic worth, but just as | recious to its owner, the fair maid Ophelia, alias ile. Nilsson. Rossint haswritten on the first p: of heralbum most flattering encomiums on her talent, which he has ed the “Monkey of Pezaro” (his native town.) Verdi has filled the second page with some ipa seh ie notations, and Auber has conse- crated the third page with—— well, with the prayer which he says he rs up every morning. 1 have looked that prayer in the face; it is all noted ina nt street, /gpotied ree ches want ts thet som iter very few bars. without any crotchets, because of course crotchet; sige apes do not sound respectful; but, for all ifit isa chy ny? it ig @ very short one, and there are no words to it. Your fashion writer is no theologist, so the matter might as well drop; but somehow I cannot help fancying whether or no the wo:ld would grow wickeder if ail the clergy were to adopt Auber’s form of worship, Iam atrait it wouldn’t get on without 0 much as one amen to make people feel solemn; some of the choral prayers I have heard arenothing but.amens. 1 communicated this doubt of mine to tty, by the by, on that ion, leaning over @ diue eatin chair, and in a white cashmene rybde, with her very fair hair hanging in crushed curls, the evidences of great fatigue on the preceding night, ‘Well, she said, ‘a prayer without words may be a8 good as volume, I believe that the perfume of, ibd oT) out kind of prayer,” and her deen ping & over the "Tuileries geben drawn muslin Ne tains. Now, this is a very poetical idea from lps £avn As the Diva's; but what would the clergy live on with this system? ae ere naturally reminds me of ‘ Hamlet.” On the night of the first performance the opera house wasa perfect daze of beauty and gems; but the fnest diamonds worn were Mme. Musard's, chegree in pink satin, much looped, &/a Pompa- dour. Black and diamonds were the prevailing style, in memory of the death of thé old King of Ba- varia, The Empress has bat just fers if we first deep court mourning for sometiiing less heavy; White and black have succeeded, ‘ Mme, de Metternich was very lovely at her ff reception in a robe of biack tulle trimmed with satin and moire, no jewels, gray Josephine gloves, @ veivet ribbon round her nock and a jet cross. Her Dut brown hair, which is very glossy, was simpiy divided inio two ralsed baniewux with biack velvet bands, and her chignon confined be- hiod with a cut jet comb. The buttet Was splendidly laid out with ail the massive plate bearing the Metternich armorial crest, and silver baskets were glowing under rich fruit and flowers. Ived wines, both Ruenish and French, sparkled in colored Bohemian crystal, and no enterta:niment Was attempted beyond intimate gossip, while guesis wandered from one saloon to the other. Every oue enjoyed this quiet, however, relieved by the abseuce of piano gymnastics, Ail the diplomatic corps iad gatnered together, Lord Lyons, Baron Rowisellia, Colouel Gaiifet, Mr, Alphand, &c, In the tivone roum sat Princess Ypsilanti, Madame Rociier, Madame Ellissen, the Couiesse de Portalis, &. Comtesse de Castellane was in a wiiile satin robe, trimmed with marabout, her waistbelt was a gar- land o/ green leaves, and she had diaimoud ornaments. Madame Fezdeau was remaraable fur a new tead- dress, tier hair was hanging in plaits through waich white lace was treased—it is calied Louls X1V.—ler robe white, lier bodice blue veivet. ‘The Comtesse de Germiny was in silver gray satin, Waite satin bows and yellow roses in her hair, The Duchess of Fernan-Nunez had au underskirt of wiute tulle, over which an azure blue satin tunic, and a lovely sct of turquoise and pear! ornaments, ‘The two snowy White Misses Hervé were in snow wiite tulle and show trimmings, and nothiug but peari snow drops by way of ornaments, No less aristocratic display is shown at present in the new’ptece at tie Gymnase, called “ Les Grandes Deimoiselies.” There they are, ail these grown up beauties, the youngest of Paris actresses in one aviary, and here birds of a feather have indeed flocked together, each plumed in the loviiest toilets, and sharpening their beaks under gastight for the pur- pose of outshining each other. Maile, Massin, wiose photograph is in every suup window, wears a pink gros grain trimmed all over with Valenciennes, a pink satin waist belt and large rosette. Young, maideniy looking Mme, Framentin, as Diana, a white gros grain trimmed lengthwise with white satin cross cuts. Mile. Angelo wears White, striped with narrow blue, the Antoinette fichu of guipure lace and the same with blue taffeta bows on theskirt. It is she who says that Margraves and Burgraves are grave tities that deserve toend in graves. Mile. Pierson, he bionde, the piquante, flashes about in an emerald green underskirt and lilac bodice, paying court to a piano tuner, whom she takes for a novieman and sutbbing a nobleman, whom she sup; to be a iano tuner. Fatal error, indeed, foremerald green opes | Mile. Chaumout isin short white, very snort, but all frilied over with miniature founces and a swau's down sash trimuing. BROOKLYN CITY. THE FARMERS AND CITIZENS’ BANK OF WILLIAMS- BUKG.—A motion was made in the Suvreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Giibert, yesterday, on behalf of the receiver of this bank, Frederick A, Piatt, to dis- solve an injunction which has been issued to restrain the Sheriff from selling @ portion of the estate of the iustitution in question pending the litigaiion, which has for several years past been in progress. A judg- ment was entered against the real estate oi the bank in December, 1867, for $25,000. An execu- lion was issued, it appears, on the judgment to the Sheriff of Kings county at the time, It is cialmed by the bank that the Judgment obtained by the defendants, Patrick Campbell, Sherif, and Burrell, Davison & Burrell, is not a lien upon the property of the bank, The court took the papers and reserved its decision, RECEIPTS OF THE TURD COLLECTION DisTRIcT.— There is a very great {ailing off in the receipts of the ‘Third Collection district of the Revenue Depari- ment, as shown by the returns. The total receipts for the month of January amounted to $75,207 $9 and for February to $30,500, The recent amend- ments of the jaw in the tax biil Just past will make a deficit of about $500,000 a year in this district aione, THE ALLEGED MISMANAGEMENT OF THE HOME FOR Freep CHiLprex.—The managers of the African Civilization Society, to whose care the Africgn Or- phan Asylum was consigned, situated at Weekavilie about a year ago, are undergoing an overhauling for alleged mismanagement of the institution, A mect- ing was held in tue colored Metuedist cuureh ou Fre day evening, at whica a report was subini ted by tue Committee on Investigation, appoinied ti November last to investizaie the subject of the complaints made against’ the superintendent 0: the asylum, Key. H. M. Wilson, and others. The committee verify in their reportt the truth of the cruelty charged, and they recommend a change in the manazement of the Home. Re- marks were made by Mr. Lewis Putnam and Rev, Mr. Peterson, commending the report and urging its adoption. In the course of the iatter gentieman s speech he said, “At one of our meetings Mr. Wison boasted that since he had been connected with the society he had collected over $40,000 for It. Now, how much of that amount do you think did I, a8 Treasurer of that Society, ever have in n hands? Just $100, the proceeds of a concert given in New York ior the benetit of the society.” An- other director of the society, Peter 8. Potier, also spoke, Cott d the views of his predecessors on this subject. e ne was adopted by bailot by the meeting. ‘Notwithstanding taese char it appears that the management of the Rev. Mr. Wilson has been endorsed by Kev. Dr. Budingion and white congregations of Brooklyn, who feel satistied that the opposition he has met with has grown out of misapprevensiou and jealousy, ALLBGED FELONIOUS AssauLtT.—Wilhelmina Hun- derling and her brother Emil, residing corner of Bushwick a¥enue and Jackson street, E. D., were esterday arrested and arraigned before Justice alter on @ charge of felonimusly assault one Jacob Obrest. The iatter’s head was very badly bat tered by a@ hammer in the hands of one of the ac- = ‘The justice will dispose of the case to- OrroW. KINGS COUNTY SURROGATR's CouRT.—The wills of the following named porsons were proved in the Surrogate’s Court during the past week:—John Bevis, Theodore Redderhoif, Horace May, Catharine McLaughlin and Allen ©, Michel, all of Brooklyn. Io sein of administration were granted in the estutes of George Warren Leman, Heistell 8. Ware, Grace Jeffers, Thomas Laurent, Christian Hetzel, of Brook- ym bo William Barkulov, of the town of New recht. 4 BROOKLYN SENSATION, Alleged Blackmailing Operation—Interesting Letters and Testimony—Examination of the Accused Lady=She is Held to Await the Action of the Grand Jury. A decidedly interesting and apparently audacious case of alleged “ biackmati” has been recently de- veloped in the goodly City of Churches, which, notwithstanding {ts notorious plenitude of priests and puipits, shrines and spires, promises, with every prospect of accomplishment, to become the Chicago of the East and actually outstrip the sensational city of the West. The facts so far as they have been un- veiled are as follows:— On Wednesday detective Wonderty Arrested a wo- man naned Rebecca Moore, on the complaint of Mr, Francis Howard, residing at 128 Elliott place, Brooklyn, Who accnsed her with having attempted to extort money from*her by sending letters thrent- le between her and her hus. two or three letters sont in which the sum of $100 lemanded, and two sent to Mr. Howard, which set forth that the writer would impart some important information to him for the sum of $200, ‘The case was called up for examination before Zussce. Morsonee iy afternoon. The fendant, Moo) @ prepossessing womaa, eo are je first was Mrs. How: wi testified that she resided at No. 128 Elliott place, and had lived theve for the past three years; she had no acquaintance with the defendant, (The following note marked “A” was shown and identified as ome she had recelved):— Mrs. Franérs HOWARD—I have LJ for you a long time. The Ag le Bag Regen up the and 00'to keep me still or I will havé to go over Ehabana'e cae and give him a little matter has 80 much troubled to know about you. T know bi $1 butt ost and T know where hie othee sane ai no} a mat onough io e the elip often, but I have what smart enough to now and you must'come down with the stamps and f wast bother you any more, but if you do not I will go straighs te your husband and he will give me plenty. Tf you have not got 2100 about you send me as much as you can,” Tnotice you wear a long gol) chal; you can seni that or ocene diamonds and Iwil paws Years aniieeey tokets to-mo: and your love ou. Tmunt bave'@iv0 today. You must send it by the boy nd don't say anything to him. | You must not come out youre self, for that would spoil all. If you do uot do as | want you T will send my woman to talk to you and she won't have mercy on She would make you so mo take @ fancy to some of your pretty clothes in the bureau; so fooling, but do as I this ith no f thing Witness bes priv 2an received this letter 4 week ago last Friday, the 29th ult.; the boy waited for am answer, aud { told him there was no answer; ni saw the boy since to my Knowledges saw Oo One him; in the first bier ged asked meif ne F} clean my front tbo him no, and thea handed me the letter; he said a woman in avenue gent him, ‘The following letter was shown and identified: ite Beane reste seenere semis 01 ni 80 be’ you ant tt, bal yt, * tes a day, but I don't think he got ‘it, Tse beim one ye I did not tell bim tnt tyr bag him ide oll tell him aboat kbow would: give Eicyaurn manne weet Uaaeoen etal ck. Now, the oY Way Of treating my letter wee jrb aren way for you is to come down with» bun T wont ever bother you again, and he won't know = about ft. im ‘think it was somethin pu 7 donne Leas or liptig: iw words che, inured aoe our present way of livin, rol ou lit I roy ae “4 id re to your house, 80 yee «ith ie Tell 3.8 Row, © as the Post ollice am lara?” Udo not want to send any 0 had better make an appointmen send a letter to you; take some 1 me know in the personals. Mrs. Howard continued—1 received thatiletter ct the 26th of March; it came in a box and was bro in by my servant; I did not see the person who it; Y gave them to my husband; my husband & @ broker, of the ilrm of Dibble & Howard, of No, # Wall street, New York. Mn Francis Howard was next called to the stand and testized that he never saw the defendant untB afier she Was frrested, The following letior wae identified by witréss 43 the one he received :— Maz. HowaRD—I have some very fmportant news to com monaieate to you. Sir, it {3 of the ttuust Importance fo ant {want you to bind yourself to give me $200 for t you, if maiter I teil you should, in & ne vulgmane ofa person, ue to you, Let me know through the HERALD MPersonais" as soon as you cad, You must uot thik Ultle of this, for ik te moat important to you and Invulzoe ta rorteltl ‘a large portion of your property in your fwiniy ct ts PORTANT NEWS. I received this letter from the ost Oilce, | thins on the 23d of March last. ‘ihe following letter was also recetved and identified by witness:— Mr. Howagp—I wrote you an {:nportant letter on Mond: and gave it td a boy to mail, but mayve ue did not doit don’t think he did, for it was so important that. you weaid have paid attention to it, ‘Thinking you might not have got the tirst letter, 1 will tell you again, If you wili agree te give $200 will give you ‘some tacorn that will be urest importan: :o you—something worth # thousand doliars, T wid give vou the most undouvtavie prot of what L say. Halt twe oney mitst be given down and the all pr satisiactory. IMPOSTANT NEWS. Mr, Howard resumed—I opened tiese letters aud showed tiem to my wife. and she siowed we these sue received; I caled upon Capiain Jourdan, of the in New York; 1 first wrote to the defendant ay She was arresied, on the sist of Marci; saw” hor at the tnspector’s onice in Washington street, Brooklyn; she remarked that she be ore. The folowing ietter, wii writien for the purpose of securing accused, Was idendilied by wituess:— AAA BROOKLYN, March 27, 1668. StR—Yon will please write a letuer to Jane Davis, bios! Post Oilice, then Twili kuow where to ada what ‘to write ou, you wii give ime the name, Direct to the addresa, yours, J. DAVIS, Brooklyn Post Olllee. I next saw the letter at the Inspector's oitice; she acknowledged to having taken it irom the Post Oitice. Cross-examined—I frequently read the personals in the papers; never remeber seeing A. A. A, in We ersonals; she said it was unforiunate sie called for he letter; there Was sometiung said about un order, but I don’t know what it was, Detective Wonderly testiied that he saw the de fendant on Monday, the s0th of March last, at tue Post Office in Brooklyn; she went fruin ihe Post Office towards the Park (heatre; 1 next saw her on the 3ist of March, the day I arrested her; I took her to the inspector's oi and in| @ conversation with her sie Bat she had been tn Brooklyn the night previous and.gat+ @ letter out; Witness asked her if tie letter addressed “A, A. A." Was the one sie took from the Posi Oil and she said it was; she said sue met & gen’ ieman al the Fuiton ferry who asked her to cali (or it; assed her ifsne Knew tue maa or where she could fod him; she said she did not know; she told me she lived at No, 73 Cortiandt street, New York, and she was married. Cross-examined—I arrested the defendant; I de not know that any money was received by thede fendant; I saw the deieudant on Monday eveulng, the .0th of March, Captain Jourdan was called by the defence aad tesiitled that he knew the defendaut by sight; aiso kuew 8. W. Moore; In 1965 the Bank of Concord wae robbed and Moore was arrested on that mater ta 1866; we asked Moore to assist us in cap uring Henty (allas Harry) Howard, and Moore lafurimed ua that in case Howard wanted to see Moore he would pubiish in the newspaper “Personals,” and sign some of them “A.” aud if Muore wanted to see Howard he would use four “Aa; in April, May and June, 1866, I think you will find several adver poh ae! of that address; the de.endant’s chaructes 1s good. G, Elder testified that he was a detective. and knew the defendant aad her husbaud; knew the defendants parents, ‘Ine New York ers of May 21, 1806, Com tain a personal addressed four “A's;" had kuowe 8. W. Moore by the name of Charley Norris; culled him Moore t inking that was lis name. Henry Lyna testided that he resided at No, 73 Core landi strect, New York; knew the dviendaut and her st Sunday morning Mr. siovre showed At Was as follows:— in the Brooklyn Post ethos hin @ perso: will find a le “ALAA. to that address. As witness had gn engagement in Brooklyn Mr, Moore requested him to sop at Wie Post Onice and get i He called at the Post Ouice but found i closed. ‘ Frederick Sturge testified that the defendant waa his daughter; Was @ married Woman aud lived Whe her husband at the preseut tive. No fur her evidence of iiporuince was elictied, ‘The Jude held the acensed to answer before the Graud Jury, and she gave Dail tu tue sum Oi §ou0 fot her appearance. i MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD GF ALOEAMEN, This Board convened yesterday afternoon tn the Supervisors’ chamber, and besides the trausaction ef asmall amount of routive business adopied reso lutions directing the Corporation Counsel to ascer- tain the exact effect of the law giving to the Central Park Commissioners control of the grading of streets above Eighty-ninth street; directing the Corporation Attorney to discontinue all suits pending against persons charged with the violation of Corporation ordinances in regard to the sealing of w measures; giving permission to ihe Ciub to construct @ boat house on tue pier at foot of Thirty-foarth street, North river, and forbid. ding persons to peddie goods of foreiyn xo tation without having received @ license from the Mayor, Messages returning, without his approval, resolutions of the Cominon Council directing the laying of the Nicol. son pavement in Second avenue, fron Pourteenth street to Nineteenth street, and in Fourteeuth street, from University place to, Eighth avenue, The mes sages were laid over under the rule, aud the Board adjourned till Monday, at two o’ciovk P. M. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. Nicolson Pavement—Ordinance Prohibiting Pediers Selling Foreign Goods—Commanl- cation from the Corporation Counsel. The Board met yesterday afternovn, President Stacom tn the chair, The Mayor transmitted a communication, accom panied with a remonstrance from property owners on West Twelfth atreet, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, against, the passage of an ordinance im favor of paving that street with wood or Nicolsoa pavement, His Honor also vetoed a resolution adopted by the Common Council to pave Second avenue, from Four. teenth to Nineteenth street, with Nicolson pave- ment. ‘These communications were laid over. An ordinance was en to prohibit pediers ing about exposing for sale goods of foreign manu footie, unless they procure a license from tne Mayor. It was referred to the Committee on Ordi- nan ‘The Corporation Counsel, in reply to a resolution of inquiry by what authority the Second A:enue Railroad Company use steam dummy engines bee tween Sixty-tnird street and Harlem, states that the resoiutions granting the company permission to it a track, &c., provided that no motive power exce horses be used below Forty-second street, are inter preted by the company in such a way that they claum no protubition is made against the use of dumuy — 8 Above that street, Afier the advption of a few unimportant general orders the Board adjourned till Munday afternoon.