The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1868, Page 10

10. CHINA. Minister Burlingame’s Leave Taking the Imperial Officials. ee ¢ Admiral Bell’s Death Announced to the Fleets. an Naval Officers Who Have Died in the Asiatic Waters, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, Bion, Anson Burlingame Embarks for the United States=Suite of the FEnstern Mine tster=Farewell Visits=Extreme Honor from Viceroys and Mandarius=Opinion of the Mise sion—Movements of the Uuited Siates Saund~ ron—Naval Promotions. Snaxonam, China, Feb. 25, 1968. The Costa Riva sails at noon to-day to cennect with the China at Yokohama, and takes the mail Yor America wa San Francisco, She takes a goodly numer of passengers, among them the Hon, Anson Borlmgeme, Ambassador Extraordinary from §he Emperor of China to the courts of the Western World, Mr. Burlingame is accompanied by nis suite ‘of about forty perseus, the majority of them being Chinese dignitaries of position near the throne and ‘Meir secretaries, servants and attendants. Mr. Burlingame recently made @ visit of courtesy ‘to the Viceroy resident at Nanking. Prier to and @uring his absence the oMcial proclamation of the ‘ereation of the mission and the appointment of Mr. Burlingame wss issued, and since his return to ‘Bhanghae, ané during his temporary.residence at the house of Messrs. Russell & Co., the high man darins ‘and government officials in the region round about ere have mrade oficial calls vpen Mr, Burlingame, ‘pnd manifested in every way Me extreme respect pnd awe in which they ‘hold him. in conse- Qvence ef the position in which he has Deen confirmed and the ‘snprece tented dignity conferred upon him, Te waa found impossi Die to prevent them from prostrating themselves vefore Mr. Burlingame, ana he could onl; asslve and receive their ettentidns, Mr. Bu: aves here in the Costa Rta with the good wi al! who wish Amerioa we'i and her official and com- Mnereial relations with the Eastern World prosperity and success, ‘The tocal sentiment *rhich ma: arious nowsparers,exd which ev Asapprobation oa the mission and any (vod arising from it, is prompted by envy en the one band and a sptrt of’ personal disuike to Mr. Bur- Jingan.e on the oiner, and hence cannot he considered A fair statement of tre sentiment of foreigners in te bust ‘The United Stater naval steamer Ashuelet sailed esterday for Kong Kong. The United States amer Sbenandeat arri i e last ‘Thursday, february 2. f waseki, i te f Lieutenant Hatfeid, sts here in the nces a epirit of ack Of faéth in porary commar a'e her exec nder ey ve officer, her commander, Commodere Goids- rough, mavingwssuieed command of the squadron, and, therefore, ef th hip artfora. The Hart- ford is new at Hong Kong and will seov pro i to Binyapore, there to wievt tie new flagship Piscataqua, With Admiral! Rowan, Upon the arrival of tae Shenandoah atGhis place Commander Febizer, late commamnting the Ashuciot, took command of the Ste Randoah, and tke Ashuelot proceeded 4o Hong K in temporary command of Lieutenant Commande Mattiesd, who, wpon the arrival of the Asiu Hong Kong, will assume command of tb Slates steamer Unadilia, whose captain, Commander Baker, wilitaen command the Ashuelot. Lievtenant Commauder beardsiee, commanding the United States steamer Aroostook, bees fer rartly invaatded, Lieutenant Cor te Executive oil! if Manding the Aroost ‘ VOCUS anc Uvited States steamer Oneida were at Agaaaki when the Shenandoah came away, aud tue trouble, which had assumed a t attitude, Was becoming quieted. Lienteaant W. W. Maclay Was trauslerved from Jord, as feet Meutenant, gome repulms, will pr Make some fT Vo ye & a sOHAIG 40 theless Of tue Geuc yourdex ofthe edicews and crew. it ia now known ‘that the Genera! Sherman was not burned as report- ed, and ber hud! fas. been bearded by Chinese pilots Jrom Chefoo, It is bulleved that some of the men onee Attached to her muy be alive. If so, and it Jommanter Febiger will take’ stepa te ore thum. The United States steamer @nward, Voiu sleutenant Communder Pierre (Giraud, left heron Wednesday morning last for javasaki, there to avvait the arrival of the United tates steamer ddahe | from America, when she will iseharge into her and Proceed to San Francisco and hence to Hong 4 The United States steamer jonoeacy is at Y, ama. The United States supply ‘pup iaat Whampoa, abd from thence will proceed oie. a” to the Hari- nandoab, alter there to the eed to ti Suv News of the Bescth o f Admiral! Gell, U. § The Anvouncecsent\ in the China Waters Honors te the Mem ory of Commander Reid, Hie Oficers usd Men—Amevienn Ofitcers Lost in the Asiatic-S wundron ServiceWash- ton “Red Pape? an: Its Consequences. SEAN $UAB, China, Feb, 4, 1868, M™ accordanse wit! the general order recently desued by Commodore Jotn RK. Golésborough, pow commanding the Amestcart squadr @eath of Admire! i. B. Buti, la mmander of th @quadron, and ite Fleet Lie Wtenant Commander J. H. Reid, and ordering tie-e1s' omary leetinonials of ri @pect to be shown, at. tweive o'dock noon to-day Baiaute guns were Gred srymythe Uni'ed » tates naval steamer Ashuclot, new atanchor in this arbor, As goon as the salate wes Anizved on board the Ashuctot Jt was taken up by the Engisinsioop-of-war Pearl, in obedience to an order from Admiral Keppel, noy visiting this pla Flags avere displayeé at h lamenting the is Sucrman and the | NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1868—QUADRUPLE SHEET. America have mét the ided of this climate or of affording protection to their orticers, A step, however, been taken in the right way. By are- ‘cent order from Washington American naval officera are permitted to wear citizens’ suits when py the shore. One step more and the matter is ugly Let there be a regu- Jation uniform established to be worn from pot to September’ inclusive; let tt be of white linen or cotton, with ‘some plain and simple ran device, ting respective which experience has proved to be the best protec- {on for the head in the East) be Sicpiol, and not only the comfort and health of the oillcers will be promoted, but their lives prolonged, Officers ana privates of the English army stationed in China and the East are uniformed somewhat alter the manner above alluded to, and itis incompre- hensible why the same regulation is not fully oper- ating tn their navy, though they have some alievia- tung features in Uieir summer uniform, Let not the American Naval*Department wait until some other nation inaugurate this change, Let the cases of officers who have been tnvalided and sent home and of those who have died in the harness be arguments amply suMicient to establish tuis needed change. While alluding to this matter, it 18 apropos to speak of the possible acquisition of an American naval station on this coast, General Kiernan, for a few months consular resident up the Yangtse, is back in America, and, it seems, advo- cating the acquisition by the United States of the lo- cality Kaown as Woosung. ‘This isa pointof allu- vial land at the junction of the Woosung and Yantse- Kiang rivers, low and notoriously hot end sickly in the summer season; und the idea of advocating is adaplability is simply ridiculous, ‘The island or isiands of Chusaa, in latitude thirty degrees, are easier of acquisition and one of the test spots in the East. be by ine it occupies a cential postion ob the coast of China, A portion of the land is hilly; its climate Is delightful, aud in summer the hot aud sickly atmosphere of China never prevails, It i8 known to the foreigners in China as the healthiest point on the coast, The Mugiish see it, aud are ulready making ita sanitariui: for tie sick Of Lheit navy. Adimirai Keppel has just made it a visit, and two English men-of-war, one of them the flagship, are now there, Foran American naval station itis pre-eminently fitted above any place om the Coast, and the oilicers and ine of tie aimicsicad squadron who Were sick might be seat here wih Uiemost bene- Heial results, Admiral Bells Death Fall Part Catastrephe=siruguies for ceased Commander and Bis tiie! panions. alars of the owche Dew fated Com- Suananag, China, Feb, 3, 1863, By the arrival of the Osaca trom Japan we have the particulars in regard to the death of Adiniral HH. Beit, commanding the United Statics Asiatic squadron, Fleet Lieutenant Commander J, H. Recd eid a por tion of the crew of the Adimtral’s barge-a calamity whose dark shadow resis beayily upon ae inaugurar aloss seriously felt by the Americans resideat in China, During the 7th, Sth ead 9th of January a gale ef unusual power and extent prevavted over the da- panese waters, Aciwiral Beil anxfously awaited ec moderation of windand gea, that be might be enakted to make a farewell visit to the American Mimtsicr, then ia Osaca. tad blown heavily from the evest- ward and the bar, which has #o be crossed tercach Osaca, was white with surf. On the evening of the 10th She wid was ‘ess se- vere; the sca ‘had partially swhsided, and there w promise of pleasant weather, The Admiral went on make his projected visit. morping of January 11 be signified hie anieation of going ushere, and seni word to laeutenant © mander Reed, who, in bis oficial position of Lieutenant “Commander, usually accowpanied inferming him of his intention, Liewtenant Com- munder Aveed seeined te tink there prt be troubie fn getting ashore, and jocuiarly spose to his asso- clade oillwers Of the possibility of disusier, 1t would alpo seem Unat the Admiral acemed it a0 easy tnatter io reach the shore, iaasmuch as wire he leit the Hartiord he toni Contuander Belknap that he should take Ou tis sword in che boat. ‘The barge Was pulied away from the IL About nine e’eieck on the ford, and | ipatew momenis came to We tarhalent water on | the bar. ‘The barge had scarcety reached tiis point wien @ ea partially tilled it and the totlowtns \ Boats from the iarierd, Lroquol vessels put Off immediately bar a8 600! as possible, but wo mivrai or Lieutenant Comm both of nas they were lited upby the sea, Of the crew oi tke Adiniral’s barge Luvee were saved, two were supported by floaung oars, and the other was clinging wo Ue Keel of Wie capsized barge jearned Wiat when ti “broached to” by one Bea and anotier instantly struck and capsized her. Commander Keed and the rescued man succeeded in reaching and clinging to the keel of the barge, and there they saw and spoke of the boats coming to their rescue. A number of times te violent sea lifted them and wreached their hands from the keei of the barge, but they succeeded in swimming back again. Tie atmosphere was ciilly and keen, and tue water cold and beaumbing. At last the Admiral was wasied away from the bout and failed to return, and then Lieutenant Commander Keed was unable ty reach and regain his hold, At this time the boats sent to the rescue were but a few feet away, and ina few nioments more th ee seamen alluded to were reached and saved, ‘The very life blood of the unior- tupate men who were lost must have been instantly chuied, fur Lieutenant Commander Reed was an cx- geilent swimmer, as undoubledly were tue oluer qien aiso, ‘This cause only can account for their ina- duiity to remain atioat any longer, Sven after the return of the boats to the ship it was hoped that the unfortunate men might have been picked up by Japanese boats, An oficer was sent ashore, but could obtain no satist ory infor- mation. In the afternoon other boats were sent over the bar, and the bodies of the Adiniral and one seaman, that lad been washed ashore, were ob- tuwed. A watch was set, and tia night and the day tollowlng the bodies of aii were recove: ‘The crew of the barge consisted of tweive seamen and thewosswain, Of this number ten were lost. Ali tue bodies were buried at ilioge, and at the funeral War a iaoge wblendauce of civiliaus and of American aud foreign oflicers. ‘The bodies of Adtiral Beil and Licumuant Commander heod will be disinierred and taxeu to ilong Kong by the United States steamer Aj oostook, aud from thence to America by the Bariigrd or Supply. it is a calamity of more that usually distressing | whom had been seen now and th Mast on board the mon-afwur and the merchant | churacder, Admiral Beil had survived some of those qeanets in the harbor, an wel o variows Con. | Ve¥FMIC ights Which stand in prominence from the Mierevepr pork a vec abstr nb Varlows Con- | youn American War--pecullarly a ileree and a M cantile house] on the cegstw | guluary.one. iiere, in Giese remove waters, where weave 1 severe Mase bh atforded the topic of | Wwe Eo tage pame ‘i a byword, he has Gouversation for tho day, andJe.8 cance ts eu Wiikaed anew, ane rmly, an inineace che "for the dag, ands canse of Tamenta- | Ovi eung the slvength, siabuity aud —perina- hy li classes nen Y af American institutions, With an ve ‘The mind roverta’ to indred losses, and | ollics, U career just closing he was on tie eve of re- Mie ortolity the officers’ of American, | rnb W to Aierics to pass the remauning days wiieh pitiadeie ch : * | i. was PUpposed Were sllovied bia ia Veace aud quict; yuadran in ‘ era lias been something | pat tue Wwagorous and active lite wi t would seer srightfur the deuti of Captain Robert Town. | Was ai Wart entilled W go oul in pence has been at Chinktanx, on the ¥ ianx river, ip | Shatehe @away by @ Violent dea, wad America August, 3860, Luen commanding tie United States | here—A, Weelewas the worid over—unite thelr syn Pioamer Waciuse' riod of less tkan seventeen | Unies wit & Lhat nation Whose redetincd lie was onthe, eleven officers have died. tained at tke Lunds of such as tie Ensign Kelly, of t welt, died in Angust, | Lieaten, Vat Couunander Reed, Tough he had taken *) an weuve iin America’s great strugyic, had but ain Jehn P, of the United States | just passea © the Uireshoid Of life. 40 nan mative id retursing fume, | vad been ROU in her gifts. Ponsessed t Aden, Arab of & stronyé Sonstitation, great vitality of tite Lieuienaut Commander McKenzie, of the | Sha © inet ee, De was 8 man Pioriford, wae killed by Formosan savages, Juve, | wom it ood look. Aw an jou. | Paymaster's €lerk George BE. Martin and Cap fale és Oera J. W. Mackey di dat Shangiae, Augas', uigeon MeSherry, tat Vessel on her of the Wyoming, dicd on be ay home, aud was bur rd retary — jovemyer, 186’ Aswistaut’ Surgeon GC. I. Ged at Nagasaki, December, Lov | Admiral HM. He Bell aud Fleet Lieutenant Com. | gins rd. H, Reed, were drowned off Osaca, January | t » deee, ‘Truly terrivic havoc i@ this in these fe wittly | OWN Inonths. In every corps a gap has been mad. ut among the line officers the loss has been terrtbie, | Nothtug approaches it bat the sudden sweep of the | African govst fever on board the Kearsarge in 18e6. | Not at the passage of the Mississippi forts, not at Mobile, save in the sinking of vessels, has death | joade such & sweep as among the officers of the Hart- | Jord within the last seven months. Five deaths, in- ce g the Admiral of the squadron; four from the wardroom of the veasel; one ip less than every two months; al Mm, perhaps, oficers of more than fwsnal ability; eaths ornamenia to the ser vice and promising Im the future an eiiciency that | could pot but reflect evedit upon themselves, their Profession and their country. Sone of these deaths have been the result of un- Foreseen casualty, ut others must be ascribed to iMate causes, In conbinati“n with an improper injudicious mode of irese. Foreigners resident Or, for that matter, in any of the Chi ‘idiy adhere to &'yles of dress auited to changes of cilinate, fiom May to October ers are rarely #vcn in the streets during the ve Or Mix hours of midday, end wien they are they @ro carefully hate and clad in linen ta. It is no unusual thing for the newly to ridicule this caution observed hy Peterson died at Naga- @aki, Japan, of the Hartford, | 8 aware caped | or sickness a8 a result of his careless. ness. CJ & fact that the direct rays of the pun, OF even ©: to the heat of day, these a has an ex- eredingly injurious effect in the hurnan oF. jem, sometimes re for life, Yet two we have officers com: wearing doubie breasted Proouen wuts a'bing cloth ‘and wit 4 pit ne clot when we said, # hg 90 do his we were anevve “Thid je nM, arg | am forbidden to come ashore with- ils dress," way this is virtumlly saying you Fewain aboard ship or take the chance of sun- busuly it Quid secre that the autborities in 1 lubelligence a, Wiusulwvily Were tly blended lo inake lus Worth app. Weak As a taessiuate is kindness un jal lite Was, Wietceable, Toward the friends of lis we hada huaeh warm and tender, aud a haud tyoner WS; LO.OtNErs Le WAS NO liypoeriie, as uid » WHARUOUSESS Were iis characteris ya Weltive of the honor aud rep Swag aud his profeasion, he ¥ cay wo vin &eale them fp such manner as his ‘ment u ined best. Promising unusual obey as an Of &, bis country and his service by bis death susiala as not easy to fil, Tie friends Lint he las made in We Bast Will rencuber hin with a pied wed @avly by tie realization of snel tevrinle jeviug «= = friendship, tis squadron frieuda will not e Wwanourn his loss. J uppeod te general suder issued by Commodore J. Gondsborotg iii GENERAL @RDER—NO. 1. It ia with pain and = @vow that the senior omeer in the Asiauc squadvon aRROUDCES 10 Lhe oflleers, seamen and mariaes U € auddeo pnd melancholy death of the Coumman ein-Chief, Rear Admiral Meary Hay war i, Th €@ Gucutmaianees attending his death are t ewr Admired Bell and his his eed, sith thirteen of the ¢ of tie tlactford, bevb that ship about nine A. M. ov the morniug of the Lith of Janvary, Visit our Minister im the city 9 Osaka, dopa; boat neared the bar sie | Waacbed to," and the following sea capsized tier, 4. Gate fom the differeat vessels in digit at the tine w ee /mediately sent to thelr assisiance, aud noLwiti. ing every effort Was made to reacue them, onty \ saree afthe crew were saved; all the others met | aa untimely and watery grave. Kear Adumiral Bell was born int. Ye State of North Carolina on the (3*h of April, 1805, entered the Mavy ov the 4thof August, i823, b © digi himself in the revettion, avd wag ino. 4 of the divisions of AUmiral Farrage YS feet when the; ee IY passed the iurtstn the a, Wsssippl which be Was promoted to the rauk of k Wr of isbs country, Nt y h s Lieutenant, Comm Sader h ty sad As a mark OF reapect to his memory th. ® q cer directs that this communteation be F.4d OD the day after its reve pt on Lie quarterdeck of & couy the Asiatic Squadron, ta ihe pre of all the oMezrs and crew; that the naga ot th ed ent vessels be hall-masted from sunrise till Wuset; that at meridian each ship in the squacton fr’ ¢hir teen minute guns, and that ail omicers im ire Ac@atio Miron Wil Wear crape on the left armp above Hie w, for the er ye days, GOLUSBOROUE Commodore, United States Navy, coun ding Vnitted states Astatic squadron, UNITED STATES STKAMBHIY SHENAN DOAN, } OFF Opasa, JAPAN, Jan. Li, i868, |} tion of the opening of the new Japanese ports and | a deck both before and after breakiast, loeked over- head, and tken at the ber, and noticing tat the Japanese boats from Hiege crossed tie bar with ap- parently littte diMcuity was prompted probably to and from thw ian it was wut reached the sur! she was Tue Aduural, Lieutenant THE COURTS. THE ERIE RAILWAY CASE. The Alleged Contempt of Erie Railway Di- rectore—Examination ef William Heath, James M. Ellis, Martin E. Greene and Others—Spicy Developments and a Legal Tournament. Before Judge Barnard. The hearing of testimony in the contempt pr o- ceedings against Messrs, Gould, Lane, Thompy on, Skidmore and Davis, directors of the Erie Rai? way Company, was resumed yesterday in the Suy reme Court, General Term room, before the referce. A large crowd of interested spectators w? g in at- tendance, The usual array of counsel on ¢ ach side was present. TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM HEATIF William Heath, .a member of the fir of William Heath & Co,, brokers, was the first wi ness called for the people, an was examined by ¥ _r, Ciark, tes- tifying that he presumed he wag in Nev ; York on the ‘7th and oth days of March last. Q. Did you make a sale of a large amount of Erie stock on or about the 9th of March? Question objected to by Mr. FieY | as immaterial and objection overruled by the cour |. A. Upresume [sold some Erie sf ock on that day. Q. What amount of it did you se’ \ton that day? A. T could not tell with precision why yt amount | sold. Q. Spate as nearly as youcan. A. To the best of my knowledge I did not sell any Q. Did your firm sell any on WU jat day? Question objected to on W ae ground that the answer willbe based upon hew gay and not u witness’ own knowlede, Av uncompli fi cussion by counsel and the of jection ov A. Lthink—yes, sir, they a’ a @. State the amount as near as you can. About 50,000 or 40,090 share 4, Q. Did your drm sell any ’ stock on that day through other parties? A, Yes, 8fr; Mr. Lippincoit is the oaly oue of these partiey [can remember, aud Iam not positive as to him, Q. What amount did shares. Q. Did you not sell more than 40,090 s day? A. I think not. Q. On whose behayf did you make thore sales? A. My prin Q. Who was youy principal? Objected to by Mr, i as asking @& conclusion fro: facts not yet A. A. About 5.000 he sell? res that proved, Mr, Clark—The © uestion is put in the right form. Mr. Field (rising )—We are informed that the ques- tien is put in-the/ right form and [suppose that ls to close the diseussi on, (Laughter.) Question repeg ied. A, James Fisk, Jr., of the firm ‘of Fisk, Reldeny & Co. Q. Was lie @ director of the Evie Railway Com- pany? A, Téa n't know. Q. Don’t yor. understand that he is a director? Objected te Joy Mr. Field that the question has been answered s@/.ar as the witness’ knowledge goes. Mr. Clark ‘(petulantly)—That is more turbulence, sir—(laughre r)—and I desire toclicit my own answers, ‘The courts ruled adversely to Mr, Clark, who then said, “L wil waive the question.” (Great laughter, and a rew?nder from the court that this was no! theatre, Af the conduct was persisted in the court room, weuld have to be cleared of all but those per- sons/who were engaged in the case.) Q. When were you employed to make those sales? A. Om the day the sales took piace; I cannot say what¥iay it was. Q. Have you a bookkeeper, and what 1s his name? A. }have; his name is Henry Hooper. Maw Clark (to his associate counsel)—Subpeena him to produce the books of the firm. q. Whereabouts were you employed to make those sales? A. I do not recollect, q. Where did you seli the stock? A, I don’t know whether I sold it in “the street’? or on the siock board; it was one or the other. Q. Who was preseat at the time the order was given to sell the stock? aA. 1 dou’t think any one present. Q. Did you receive the certificates from Mr, Fisk ? A. No, sit, Q, Did you make deliveries of.the stock ih aceord- ance wil your sales? A. Do you mean individuai- I cannot say; | presume we delivered it. Q. Did you retsive any money for those shares? A. NO, Si Q, Did the firm seccive it? A. I have no knowl- edge wiiether the firm received any part ef the money. Q. Did you receive eny checks for it? A, 1 know, sir. Q. Your ‘books, I presume, will show? A. I pre- suine 80. ° . Who has chargeof your books? A. I presume per haa, Q. Did you see anyvor the certificates? A. No, you a delivery clerk? A. No, sit, u alied so. Q. Who wakes the deliveries of stock? A. The cashier, Q. Can you give the dates of the certificates? A, No, air. 4. What did you do with the proceeds ef the sale of that stock? A. Ldidn’t do anything with it, Q. What did your firm do with the proceeds? don't know, sir. do not oy ne Al Q. Have you any ofit still in your possession? A, don’t know. @. Dou you mean to say yon don’t know whether any of the proceedsof those salea. ave still in your pos- ou Fell that stock. session? A, Yes, sir. Q. At what price did A. At various prices; in the neighborhood of 75 to 84. Q. What was the gross amount of those sales? A, I don’t know, sir; | suppose I could figure it out. . Was it upwards of $2,000,000? A. Yes, sir; about $3,000,000, ( should say. Q. Do you mean to say that you ao not know whether you have or have not in your possession that money’ A. hot of my own knowledge, Q. Do you know from any member of your firm or your cashier? A, No, sir. Q. Have you never asked the question? A. No, sir. Q. You have had no curiosity ou the subject? A. Not the slightest. (Laugiter.) Q. Do you keep hank accounts, and if so in what banks? A. We do, in the Fourth National Bank and the Hank of New York. Q. Who sg o> checks of your firm drawn on those banks? A. Myself amd my partner, Mr, iilis, Q. Have you, or not, signed a check on any of those banks for any portion of the proceeds oi the sale of that stock? A. I don't know, sir. Q. What is your best recollection on the subject? A. Tsign them ali in biank. . Was any party besides Mr, Fisk @ party to your employment for the se of that stock? A. No, sir, Q. Where is Mr, Fisk? A, I don’t Know. Q. When last did you see. him? A, About a month ago. Q. where? A, At Taylor's Motel in Jersey City. Q. Did the price of Erie stock rise or fallin the market consequent upon your sales? A. I don’t know. Q. Are the books td which you refer still in the oftice? A. I don’t know. Q. Have any of your books been destroyed? A, I don't know, sir. Q. Have any, 80 far as you know, been destroyed ? A. tbave no knowledge 6 the subject, By Mr, Vicid—Were you preseut when any of this stock oy sold? A. [was present when some of it was sokl, Ry Mr. Clark—Who did seli this stock that you didn't s¢ urself? A, Various persons, #ir, Q. Name them, sir, A. 1 have al named — ele; Mr. Lipplacott was the only one | remem- yer, Q, Will your books show who soid the remainder? = | A. T don’t know whether they will or net. | The testimony of inis witness being considered closed Mv. Field moved to strike it out as not proving anything. ‘The application was denied on the ground that the books would have to be produced before it could be determined whether any(hing had been moved not Mr. Cork then resumed the direct examination, and elicited from the witness that Mr. Moss, tie | - stant of the witness in his office, sold some of 12 Stocks Mr, Fullerton asked witness whether a Mr. Lapsiey had sold any of the stock, 4 witness repiied that he thought Mr. Lapsiey nad sold about five Ureusand shares; witness could remember no others. Mr. Heath was notified not to leave the court, as he would be recailed, TESTIMONY OF JAMES M. BLLIS. Mr. Fills, being called as a witness, conversed privately with Judge Barnard a few moments, and at Its close Lie court Stace! that Mr, Ellis was the busi- ness par of the former witness, They, together with tielr clerks, had been subpoenaed as Witnesses, aud their oiice was left without any one to altend to business, ‘the court would therefore suggest that ee ae be permitted to leave to attend to his sine: : Mr. Fullerton said he should judge from Mr. Heath's testimony that his clerks and those of his firm would Fo what their business was by the time they got ere, Mr. Heath was then examined by Mr, Fullerton, and tested that he resided in New York. Mr. Vaerrepont rose and asked that Mr, Heath be permitted to go and attend to the affairs of his oMce, The Court suggested that Mr. Fullerton should allow Mr. Heath to leave, Mr, Fullerton thought that Mr. Heath had not com- mended huuself to the approbation, and he was not, therefore, inclued to grant him any favor. Mr. Pierrepont asked no favor; he merely asked his Henor to allow Mr. Heath to leave to attend to his office, as a matter of prop ries ee as Bp “yo thai Mr. Ve pny be r 0, to return at two o'clock with the books of his dtu, pa oh: Mr. Sd gy ope that 4f the witness during his absence made inemexanduws from the books which would enable him to at all the questions fal that would be sufieient, withedt bringing in the . Mr. Fullerton did not bage lis sights upon his fogs oy Bhd posione of what t ints eres g jes Dh 7 to dis set wes. court had mo power ir, Meld contended that if Mr, Heath wae directed to produce the books he should adyise him not to do 80. Mr. Heath was Mnatly all , to return bah Ag p’elock, ant dbasaeiniel bail § ie ination of Mr. Bills resumed by Br. wullert ; bys Q. Did you sell any part of the thirty nel shares of stock of which Mr. if dy? A. Edon't remember; F think was @ very small ampunt; I yey! did not. 0 you Know of any person whutever who veld indoe shares? A. No, sth forty Uiow- nh has testi. not; if T did it tuiak Tean swear pos Q. Were th’; stock certifieates 1 no member of ¥ our firm? - Draubteni the ed fay “clerk, received "ron Whouel’ Ret dé not know. Were you when they were delivered? — Viink reas but cannot swear positively a8 to’ amount 0. You were then? A, I cannot swear to tbs stock, sip; | was present when Mr. Quincy was ¥ ecetving various ; it was @ very busy day. Q. Didhe receive certificates for any pug the thirty thousand or forty thousand shares’ A. T pre- sume he did; 1 cannot say of my own ki that I saw any Erie stock cert ay the ig. Who elivered iL? A, Some boys, . Who delivered it? A. re Bis ortio of the testimony, already given, was | ret Ww what stock Was meant, as the wit- | ness claimed that none of it had been iMentitled se that he could speak accurately of it, Q. Did you receive stock from boys who left it ta that way at your office? A, Certainly. Q. Did you receive any that day from Mr. Fisk, or any of his firm? A. | don’t think any Erie stock was delivered at ail ck that day; on the following day the stock Was sent in. Q. From whom? A. From Smith, Gould, Martin & ake i cannot, remember the auiount; I brought some of it myself. Q. Did soe firm sell that stock represented by those certificates which you received from Smith, Gould, rtin d& CoP Mr. Fullerton had several times audibly commented upon the correciness of the answers by this witness, and imputed to him a desire to conceal the facts, and : At this juncture Mr. Field rose and claimed that It was not proper for any counsel to say to a witness what had been said to this witness, Mr. Kilts was, for aught that appeared, as respectable as any one else, Instead of concealing anything he had already told more than he appeal actually to know of his own knowledge, and the court should fn} pre Lo prevent such allusions, Mr. Fullerton—What E said, sir, is true, and 1 re- it, If the witness has a certificate of good ‘acter he had better produce it; he will need it before he gets through. Mr. Field--{ ask the court if this is proper? ‘The Court—I fon’t think any such language should be addressed to the witness at all. Mr, Fullerton—Now your honor knows that. the witness is trying to evade me in this examination, and I desire to—- Witness—That is not the truth, Mr. Field—I ask whether tie counsel is to be per- mitted to use that language? ‘The court—If any objection is made hereafter to language used by counsel it shall be stricken out. Mr. Chark—1 objest to thus catechism of the court by counsel, Phe «ciples Clark, the court Js able to take care of itself. Mr. Field—I ask you, sir, to say that the observation was improper. If you refuse to say 80, that is enongh, if you have, forgotten what the language was, sir, the reporter will read 1t, ‘The court—1 shall say to the counsel that if they have said anything wrong the court rebukes them. Mr. Fallerwon- nen, sir, it does not come in Uibs direction. (Canghter) Witness, turning to the court, sald that he desired to be protected, as the proceedings of the previous day had »een published in the newspapers, and he presumed this would be also. Mr. Fullerton had said that what he (witness) had said was not true, ‘The court—If he said thas, it was wrong. Witness answered the orig:nai question, 1 know nothing of my own Knowledge; 1 presume the books will show, Q. What amount of certificates did yop receive from Smith, Gould, Martin & Co.? A, Tid arrange- ment was to take about two thousand shares, Q. Who gave instructions for tie sale of | received from Smith, Gould, Martin & Co, ¢ know nothing about that, Q, Did you receive pay for it? A. 1 did not. Q. Did your house receive pay for it? A. As to the whole of it | Know nothing; 4 presume pay was re- ceived for pari of it. Q. What did you do with the proceeds? A. That I know nothing about. Q. Did your firm purchase the stock? A, Idon’t know whether it was bought or not, Q. Don’t you know what the arrangement was? A, No, sir; the stock clerk informed me thac—(Mr. Field objected to what the clerk bad talormed wit- n stock Awl «. Have you any idea what that stock was sold for? A. [might have an idea. Q. Weil, will yoa give us that idea? will not. q. You won Q. Whei A. No, sir, t "t? A. No, sir, L won't, a deai in stocks do yeu keep the num- bers of the certificates? A, Ido not, sir, Q, Does any one of your firm? A. i suppose they do; they ought to. q. In what hook? A. Mr. Quincy will tell you, q. Dowt you know? A. I do not. q. What entries are you in the habit of making in your books of the numbers of certificates of stock Wich are Sold or purchased by you? A. f can ouly slate as to the general practice of tie oitice, ill you answer that? A. 1 will, if fam an- 3 hot else, Wierton (looking at the court)—W. have some instructions. It is about time ¢ an objection, (Laughter) A. ‘The general prac- tice is that we do make entries ; very ofted itis not done, Witness was crogs-e: show that the business: amined by Mr. Pierrepont to ausacied in Heath & Co.'s sometimes amounting to and that witness could not keep himself informed as to the details of what particular stock transact ous were made, &c. Jonathan W. Dillon, a messenger lad in the efice of the Secretary of the Erie Kwilway Company, was cailed and, testified that le took a siock certilicate book from the ofice of tie company to tle house of Mr. Diven, the Vice President, on Sunday, March 8; took it by direction of Mr. Hilton; Mr. Diven gave him another book which he brought down aud gave to Mr. Hilton at the oillee, Witness ideatiied the books. TESTIMONY OF MARTIN E. GREENE. Martin BE. Greene was next called, aud examined by Mr. Clark, . What is your business? A. 1 amin no business, . Were you at the Fifth Avenue Hotei on the 7th of Marci last? A. Yes, 8 Q. Did you see David Groesbeck there? A. I did. }. Did he make any apptication there, so you, sir, and ifso what was it? Mr. Field objected that the question was incompe- tent, but the objection was overruied. A. Mr. Groesbeck Made an applicatiog to me about $5,000,060, (Mr. Field objected that the exact language of Mr. Groesbeck must be used.) Witness —I don’t Know whether I can use the exact lan- guage; Mr. Groesbeck said Mr. Drew wanted to sell me 35,000,000 worth of the convertible bonds ef the Evie Railway Company, hoiding me harmless of all Joss in the transaction, (A pause.) Mr. Clark—Go on, sir. Witness—-I have not the full scope of the question; I should very much prefer it if your questious were specific and not so comprehensive, sir. (Laughter,) Mr. Olark—The rules of the court require me to pu them in that way. What further was said as to price and terms? A, Nothing was said, 1 think, sir, ex- cept that Mr. Drew could dispose of those bonds to other persons, but wished to sel them to some per- gon on whom he could rely. Q. ‘The terms of sale or price were not the subject of discussion? A. No, sur. Q. Was any su ‘ion made as to your going any- where? A. Yes, sir; to Mr, Drew's house, Q. Who went with you? A. Mr. Groesbeck, Q Where did you go to in Mr. Drew's house? A, Into the dining room, Q Had you an interview there? A. We had. q. Who were present there? A. Mr. Drew, Mr. Groeebeck and myself. te what took place at that interview. (My. eted on the ground that tie subject of tui net been connected with the case Odjes orruled.) A, Mr. Drew repeated the proposition. Q State what Mr. Drew said. A. I think Mr Groesbeck spoke first, in reference to my _ buying these bonds. Myr. Drew » he wisied to sel them, % Q. State what Mr. Groesheck said. recolicet sir, qQ. AS near af you can recollect, was any reference ina te to the conversation wich had passed between yourself and Mr. Groesbeck at the Fifth Avenue Hotely A. Ido not recollect; I presnie that Mr. Drew was aware of what Mr. Groesbeck tad done. (. State what was said as near as you can, by each person? A. Feannot teil you whit cach person said; i think Mr. Drew said, Yor, he Wisued to sell me the bonds. . By the Court—Did Mr. Groesbeck repeat in Mr, Drew's presence the conversation had at the Fin Avenue Hotei? A. I think he did, sir, By Mr, Clark—Was anything said avont price ? Tasked Mr. Drew at what price he wished to » said seventy nts, I think, on tae doliar, f A. 1 do not ier Anything avout terms of payment? A. Not ere. Q. Anything about your being guaranteed or in- demnified? rt Y “al sir; Mr. Drew said he would indemnify me from loss. Q. Was anything snid about stock of the Brie Rall- way Company? A. No, sir, I think not. Q. What loss was guaranteed ? Ubjection by Mr. Plerrepout, Q. How were you to pay for the bonds—was any- thing said about it? A, Not ihere, sir, (. Was anything said about injunctions there? A, I asked Mr. Drew if he had the right to sell those iy and he replied that he had; that he had pur- el them at the Erie Railway Compan: ofiice, fre bait an hour afterwards he was sei with an junction. Q Was anything said about the stock into which these bonds were to be converted? A. I don’t thnk there was; there might have been between Mr, Groes- beck and myself. Q. Was anything said as to the source from whence the money was to come to pay for these bonda? A. No, sir, Was anyth revious!: that Je TG0 tok recolien, TE subject ? bid thy those | >. aw Mr Jay Gout 8 we here otetiag oak af ths , Did you all. go ont her? A, Yes, air, . Fe wt é oe purpose, it was deeinseat (onjeo- out? . What was sald rpose ais, Drew proposed btm Pu ome A to . Did VOU Mart to go there? bY ¥ started 10. go there? ‘a Me. Drew, Mr, Q Who , Gould, Mr. Groesbeck and aT you arrive there? A State whom you saw there, iiliam Belden, Taw MY. Field wi whom I knew by sighs; o.cnly peregne. 7 % rt ow hat time Of night was itt A. It was atlout Occurred at Mr. Field’s house as> ton orviok al 0 . 1. stave ‘what nearly as you can, and state anythipg tat was sald by any of the pariien as accu! 1 rauca. ree Mr. Pierrepont objected to ignores Bene answered, and it of two, Hours: duratiol ensned as ta lla fesibil 5 He Roatan in Mes ing that whatever took place at Wat interview in Mr. Ficld’s presence was confidential and sacred fa & .disolost to counsel, that relation being held by ‘Mr. Wield) to. Mr’ Drew. The facto! ~ a bee being mh whom Mr, Field was not taco, tr. Gr cog ty oa eneral aublest ir. Greene e under discussio! cee mays) of secrecy which the Yew had it upon revelations between attorney and client. Mr, Pierrepont cited numerous Author! ‘ties, quoting largely from “Greculeaf dn Evidence’ ‘and other standard authors. versely to the ground taken Mr. O’Conor by Mr. Pierrepont, and at the close of the discussion the court decided as follows:—It appears from the testimony that Mr. Field was the counsel of Mr. Drew, and not of the witness on the stand. It also appears that there were some gentlemen at the house of Mr. Drew, who ai his request went to a person's house who he said was living in the upper part of the city, ‘They accordingly proceeded to that i and while re they consulted together. is rivileged, because the presence strangera. divested it of its privileged character. It is of no importance whetiicr there were four or four thousand persons present, This proceeding is not against Mr. Drew; he has no inter- st in It Whatever, aud nothing whatever is brought into the controversy in. regard to this particular sult before the court. The authorities cited by Mr. O’Conor T deem to be conclusive, The objection is overruled and the witness is directed to answer. {t beg then too late to proceed with the cxamin- ation of the witness the court adjourned until tals morning. UWTED STATES DISTHICT COUIT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Refore Judge Blatehford. In the Matter of Wicks, Bankrupts.—This cas which stood adjourned, was again up before: Judge Blatchford. On motion of Mr. Augustus Smith, counsel for the creditors, it was proposed to appoint a committee of the creditors to receive the gobds and assets of the bankrapts in trust for the benifit of all the creditors. Alrcaly $200,000 of their property had been reeeived by tue creditors, to be hereafier distributed, by order of the court, among those entitled to receive it; and there were in the eutire amount something about $500,000 to be realized by the estate, Mr, Dittenhoffer, on the part of the bankrupts, moved an adjournment of two weeks, and not being opposed, the case was accord. ingly adjourned, to be tw by a jury on the 4th of May. UNITED STATES OISTRICT cal —IN ADMIRALTY. Collision and Loss of Life. Before Judge Blatohford, Jonn Low, Jr., Owner of the Schooner Triumph, vs. The Steamship Western Metropotis.—in wis case the schooner was struck by the steamer, junk, and lost cargo and had several of her crew killed by the collision, It appeared in evider that the schooner was on a trip Trom Gloucester, 4 to New York with a cargo of fish, and on the 17th ol March, 1864, the steamer, also bound from Bostou New York, came in collision with her ni as if tucket Shoals, struck her on the starboard and in- stantly suk her, Case still on, Me: Benedi & Benedict for the libeliant, and onue for claimant, Another Collision Case. ‘The case of Theodore Parker vs. the steamboat Only Son was heard, and the Court reserved its decision, UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Juternal Revenue Case. Judge Blatehford yestesday rendered his decision in the case of the United States vs. the United States Telegraph Company. The case had been heard several weeks ago, and was in substance this:s—That the Internal Revenue claimed $542 from the company as additional tax in the impo: tation of telegtaph cable. A duty of thirty-five per cent had been paid on the cable when received in New York in 1865, and the aim in the present i- stance was for an additional duty, to which, it was alleged, tie cable was liable upon account of the pe- culiar manufacture and tie material of which it was coinposed. ‘The Judge gave his decision that there must be a judgment for tie defendants, Condernations of V iskeys On motion of Mr. Hollins, United States Assis- tant District Attorney, the following deerees of condemation in the cause of the Internal Reve- nue were taken before Judge Blatchfor ‘Twenty- two barrels of disiilied spirits, found at the ree- tifying etablishinent Forty-cighth street, ‘Tenth and Eleventh avenues; four barrels same; at 154 South street; tlurteen barrels same, found at the ree- tifying establishment. West Thirty-fifth street, near Tenth ® barrels same, found at Bridge and tirce barrels same, at 140 Front strect: ten barreis same, five barrels alcoho! and tive barreis spirits, ab 66 Broadway. COURT OF COMMDR PLEAS. The Stuyvesant Diverce Case—In Reference. Theodore Stuyvesant vs, Catherine A, Stuypesant,— The testimony on the partof the defence was re- sumed yesterday, Dr. Conway, ae was ex- amined by Edwin James, counsel for defendant, and deposed that he attended Mrs. Stuyvesant, who was contined to her bed for two months, and described her sufferings. ‘The adultery is charged on the evi- dence of acolored woman to have been committed at this ee. Dr. Buttler was called on the part of the plaintit? and gave testimony in contradiction of Mr. Bowran, who ts alleged to have committed varions acts of adultery with the defendant, He stated that Mr. Bowran, when he came to attend Mrs, Stuyvesant at the request of her husband, ordered him out of the house, and refused to allow him to make an examination, which was necessary. Mr. Tomlinsoa and Mr. Phillips, counsel for the plaintiff, argued against the admission of evidence of the conduct of the plaintt? to his wife since the com- mencement of the proceedings for divorce. Evidence exciuded and exceptions taken, ‘This closed the testimony, and the case was further adjourned, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. iD FALSE PRETENCES—ACQUITTAL OF E, ALLIEN. ‘The case of Edgar 8, Allien, charged with obtaining money by fulse pretences from Schultz & Taller, was resumed yesterJay. Assistant District Attoracy Bed- ford appeared for the prosecution. According to the testimony of John W. George he employed Mr, Alliea as broker to sell the brandies in question to the comp!ainants, and aut red him to use the name of J. G. Carruthers, the party named in the indictment; that the moneys which Aijlien re- evived for this liquor were handed over to Mr. George, | and the only prodt which the accused received was the comwisvion given for the saie of the goods. Other Wo incoses testified that it was enstomary for Whoiesnie |iquor merchants to dispose of their pro- ALL perty by tnyihical names. Tne ecorder, in his charge to the jury, said that he ¢ aiged serious doubts as to the charge being inst the accused, but be thoowhet beiier, of the same mind, that he should be yin- | If they we about five minutes, rendered a verdict of not juiity. ‘The defendant was tmimediately surrounded by mer- chants, Wao congratulated him upon tue conclusion of the case, ROBBERY. Riel ard Reilly was convicted of robbery, having on the nigit of the Sth inst. attacked Levi Palmer, i James sereet, and took from him a gold chain, ‘ti Keo: ler sentenced him to the State Prison for five years. MRS, WEVIR, THE ALLEGED BOARDING HOUSE THIFr. Adehuce Weyir, alias Mary Lee and other aliases, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with lingt on the 7th of December, 1867, from the house of Wiliam H, Newsehaffer, 2109 East Thirty-first street, silver 8] napkin rings and dresses, ed at $2i7, There were @ number of similar plain'a on file in the District Attorney's oftice ava.vst the accused, the particulars of which have already veen given to the public, His Hongr in- Moted the highest gy? the law allowed, which was imprisonment in the State Prison for five years. George Howard, charged with ee ogy enter- ing the premises of Nora Drady, No. 3 Catharine sup, beaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, Sent to the State for iwo years and six months, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. see ea ereeegT, vals 706,003, 00, 06S, » O27, 41: , i Lone, Atte 1213) 1216.” oo 110%, 1188, 1 SUramoR. TsRM—Part 2.—Nos, 3714, 306: Fy 8980, 3940, 390, ine foe Se oe SSPREME COURT—CHAMBERG.—Nos. 56, 67, 74, 75, i 85, 108, 208, 20%, 251, 114 146, 100, 122, 123, 124, 128, BT at ra area rE bs 1S 4, Sa, as aR, ed, ‘sh, 64, 055, 956, 962, 953, 064, 955, AAILROAD LEOISLATION—THE ERIE COMPROMISE, ‘The Albany Argus, April 21, referring to the com- promise in the Legislature between the Vanderbilt ag ev pe each other agai of oo! mo- lives, we . in con- ference , Vanderbilt, and successive old Ohief of the Erie over fase Mra ete inti baa ewan and u rs belligerent journals and vituperative counsel that the single point of contest left in the lurch, like cock boats stranded a tide, ‘This, indeed, has becn the fate of S a germs, to | dicated by a verdict. ‘The jury, after deliberating , | district inade a descent upon an tilicit dist 4 —_———— BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. iikeddeddnaakaee ‘SUPREME. COURT—CIACUIT. About a Monument. Before Judge Gilbert. H. A. Aven vs. John Karnan ana J, ‘This was an action the possession of a marble m nt, CO) by the defendants by contract aii ae. Allen an an image of the wife of that gentlemat. The which was to cost $1,800, was to be paid, for staiments. Upon the completion of the ' yy, g j ment $1,730 of the purchase } paid defendants, ae and an pooney, ans | ‘was sent to convey its destinat! pay the balance, $70, T! Piconriting Eicrry ne there was $500 due them for extra labor addition to the origingl sum agreed pon, this te er expense was claimed to have been i in ree modeling the work, by “idealizing and ing” be porate of the deceased person commemoy | | rated he testimony of the parties as to the labor and time occupied was of a contradictory ¢! ~e ‘The verdict was for the platntiif, the jury assessing the value of the monument at $1,800, x SUPREME COURT—CIRGUIT—PART 2. Dicision in a Divorce Case. Before Judge Tappan, Judge Tappan yesterday confirmed the referee's report in the action for divorce brought by Sarah EB, Warner against her husband, Augustus J. Warner, *ganting the plaintiff the divorce sought, and giving - her the custody of the two children. The parties were married by the Rev. H. W. Beecher in this city in 1857, where they have since resided. The action was based by the plainti’ upon the alleged “cruel and intuman’ treatment received at bis hands, ‘The defendant, who was an officer in the army durin the war, med that his treatment of his wife a been both kind and affectionate, . COUT CALENDAN—THIS DAY. Srereme Court—Circuit.—Nos, 92, 96, 107, 27, 46, 118, 119, 127, 128, IVY COURT, 57, 61, 62, 112, 124, BROWLYN INTELLIGENCE, Heavy BoND Bopeery.—On the night of the 17th inst. the residence of Mr. William Hunter, No. 95 Fort Greene place, noar Fulton avenue, was burglarl- ously entered by some unknown persons, who effect. ed an entrance through the rear basement window, and opening a safe which stood in the front base» ment by means of false keys, abstracted therefrom the sm of $3,700 in Western Union Telegraph cous pon bonds, The robbery was reported at the Forty~ Fourth preeinct station bouse and the case was giver to ollicer Wonderiy to work up, A servant girl in theemploy of Mr. Hunter remarked that aman named Francis Jackson, who lives in a smal house in the rear of No. 95 Fort Greene place, and dealt at a store in that vicinity, where she was also in the habit of making purchases, had questioned her On one occasion as to where the safe was kept. suspicion in the mind of the onle party in coer, who fg @ costumer, might know souiething of tae robbery. Justice More- issued @ Warrant ior the arrest of Jackson ; , and officer Wonderly made the arrest in None of the missing property was ‘fhe accused was held on suspteion te await examination, THe ALLEGED HomicrpE.—Dr, A. W, Shepard mad a post mortem examination of the body of Patrich Murphy yesterday afternooa at the residgnce of th decease] in Carroll strect, near Fourth avenue. I was ihe opinion of the physician that Meath wa: caused by compression of the brain, there was: cut over the rizhi eye, and the left arm was found te have been broken. The deceased, it will be remem bered, was the victim of a bratal assauit at the hand of two men, who are now in custody, while proceed ing along Vourth avenue on the night of March 31 Coroner Smith em, ied a jury yesterday and wi! hold the inquest toanorvow (Thursday) at the Count Court House, : Fourtare INpicruayts Founp AGAINST REVENU OrriciaALs.—kax-Deputy Collector John 8, Alten an) ex-otiicer Richard C. Enright, both of whom wer indicted some months ago for issuing alleged forge bonds in security to the government, were arraigne, before Judge Benedict, in the United States Cour Cirouit, yesterday on a similar tndieiment base upon additional information, The accused plea not guilty to the charge, and were a mitted to bail in the sum of $10,000 eaci The hearing of the case was set down {i Thursday, the 2: inst, These parties, in connectlo with ex-Collector T, C. Callicott, were indicted at tl last session of the Grand Jury on the aifidavils of tl District Attorney. The total amount involyed in ti bonds is nearly $600,000. SeizuRB OF A WAISKRY STILL IN MYRTLE AV NUE.—One of the ofticials of the Third Collectic 2, 13, 34, 53, 63, 72, 75, 81,83. . 8, 9, 17, 22, 27, 37, 41, 42, 47, , 83, 87 Fy 26, 24, lery in the gub-cellar of No. 85 Myrtle aven: yesterday morning at an early hour, The were two men engaged in distilling wh: the officers entered, one of whom, nam John Van Voorhies, was arrested, whiie the oth made good his escape. The prisoner was taken t fore the United States Commissioner and held for e amination. The still seized was of the capacity about fifty gallons, There were also two doubler one worm tub ana a cistern full of mash found « the premises. The ground floor was occupied as buiter and cheese store and a butcher's shop. T contents of both stores were also seized and cart olf in custody of the United States Marshal. THE CATHOLIC LIBRARY AS3OCIATION.—At the & nual meeting of this association, keld ou Mond: evening lust, the treasurer's report, which was sv mitted, showed the total receipts for the year ta ha. been $2,590, and the expenditures $2,190. Two hu dved and twenty-four volumes have been addel the library by purchase and donation, Sixty- members have been added to the roll of membersi, and the administration of the affairs of the assoc tion has been very sucessful. Owing to the di culty in procuring a suliabie site more than to a other cause, the directors siate in. their repo nothing de@nite has been accomplished in relation the now institate in contemplation. APPROPRIATIONS FOR Ww Sooo, Houses.— special meeting of the Board of Education was hc yesterday afternoon at the depot of the Bourd in KR Hook lane, Dr. J. 8. Thorne in the chair, The obje of the meeting was to ascertain what money th Was subject to the order of the Board for new ache house purposes, how the funds had been app: priate? and what scheols the Board hat deo upon. Mr Bu 1a aa Commitios, 8) that the appr ‘and lution, which 8 iat the balance the money, amounting ¢ 63, be and t same is hereby appropriated for the follow? purposes to wit:—For buiding an addition to > 1, $20,000, building new sclool hows No. $80,000; building new schol house for No, 0, $50.0 building wings to selool Louse 8, $19,000. Ppurcaase of site for No. 4, $10,051 18, $16,000, Total, $221,500, and that ihe Se 6 an , House Committee be empowered at onve co proct esthiuates for No, 10 aud report the me to t Board. Afier the transaction of some furiuer bu hess of a routine order the meeting aijourae |. Eastern District Fine Derartaeyr TION OF A CrrEF ENGINKER.—The board of o:tc of the Eastern District Fire Department mer at Fi men's Hall, Fourth street, last evening, for ihe p pose of nominating a can lidate for the office 0 Cb Engineer to fill the vaeancy caused by the expt tion of the preseut Chief, Thomas M, Doyle. 4 Jatier gentleman presidet and Mr, John Greany act aa secretary. Mr. Doyle was renominated, but « clined the honor in a neat speech. The follow! nominations were then inade:—John W. Smith, [Hc 8; Rodney Thursby, Engine 2; Wiliam M. Mina Engine 4. On the first mal ballot Mr. Smith ceived 23 votes, Mr. ‘Chursby 6, aud Mr. Min Mr, Smith was thereupon declared the nominec the Board. The election will take place on Mon? evening, the 27th inst. OBITUARY. Henry J. Hartetene. [From the Macon (Ga, ) Telegraph, Aprii 18.) It is with heartfeit regret that we clronivie 1 death of Henry J. Hartstene, formerly istinguished oiticer of the United States Navy, a awe soouatiy of th d! e Coufederate service. He on the 30th ult, Captain He stene was @ native of South Carolina. the United States Navy tn early life, and contipr He enter in that service, Where he was justly distinguist for his nautical ll and galiantry, til the. rect ruptut ‘when, With a heavy heart (as we hi pen to jw from an intiiuate acquaintance), | thotic. reoolve, i joined the fortunes of his peor le had chi the evacuation of Fort Sumter, & to the creation of the Confeder navy, believe he went abroad early in war ted his government in some offic lose of the war. Hartstep eed _ ee ee sad hig honorab! je made the celebrated voyage Arctic Ocean in search of Dr. Kane prt Sir Jc iklin, and was successful him Kane, in pa he. was entrusted’ by Saka emi Bh oe at. val atihe supp nmani oe personal fri as 5 bim well Bereonal fiend an oy orth we east shia umole buie on his grave.