The New York Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1868, Page 8

NEW YORK CITY. ‘The gentlemen composing the Board of Croton ‘Water Commissioners are honest, economical souls. ES SORT: Brennan p But, isn’t there such a thing as carrying honesty esol deus the | and economy too far in such ® corruptcity as is UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. late Harry 4 why to the 4up8 oe this? They mourn over the waste of water; but it ‘The Alleged Assnult om and Challenge te the Nicaraguas Minister. Before Commissioner Betts. The United States vs, Ferrar de Conte—This case, 4m which the Honduras and Nicaraguan Minister to ‘the United States government, the Hon, Ignacio Gomez, was originally the plaintiff, came up for exer mination yesterday morning. The defendant is editor of the Spanish paper, El Cronista, There was @ large attendance of the friends of the parties in- terested in the court room Witnessing the pro- seems to us that the conservation of the public is of more moment, Let us, then, have drinking fonntains for man and beast, This having, like Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, “Water, water every- where, and not @ drop to drink,” leads to the absorption into the system of “Jersey smooth bore’ and “Kentucky aquafortis,” to the upsetting of the law of gravitation and the grievous annoyance of the “peelers” and “perlice” magistrates, If occupants of offices in the lower districts of the John Kinney, thirty-five yeara of age, laborer, re- city would cause (accessible to the recepta- eeodings. siding at the corner of Front and Dover streets, fell | oieg gor their letters to be affixed to doors or Ignacio Gomez, Nicaraguan Minister to the United | ¢.,, cart in South street yesterday, cut is States, was called to the stand and examined by Mr. | Torr, * fe was taken to, Believe Hospital. ing tis | cisewhere, much srroaring and uo lhe ime, woos Qournen har ates, District Atkornay.. Sebor | “Henry McDonnell, a laborer, fell from the gcaffold } be saved to them an e public ‘There fitant BoConte Ih Delmonice’s Hotel Fourecentn | of 8 Hew building In Eighty-fourth street, near | are, for example, one hundred and offices in atreet; witness and a friend were partaking of dinner | Fourth avenue, yesterday morning, and broke his | qrmity Buding, over one-half of which bre without “fetter drops.” Now, it not unfrequenily happens that, in consequence of the absence of their occu- pants, the carrier has to, call two or three times before he can safely deliver his packages, to his un- necessary fatigue and the delay of ojhers, This should be reformed, ‘together in the dining room; defendant came to him while sitting at the table and took a seat at the table elose to him; nothing particular then occurred, but ‘witness and his friend left at once and repaired ‘to a moking room; defendant followed witness and said him, “Al! that I said with‘regard to Comacio, con- sider it.as applicable to. zoe 3” defendant added, “You have ail falsified the truth; you are arm. James Hanlon, nine years of in Getting off a Third avenue car, near Eighty-eighth street, while im motion, yesterday morning, fell and received slight scaip wound, He was taken to his father’s shop in Eighty-eighth street, near Third avenue, BRICKLAYERS’ MEETING.—The Bricklayers’ Protec- tive Union held a meeting last evening at Milleman's all ii-bred men; witness replied ‘tliat such | san corner of Seventh The eight hundred letter boxes aMmxed to lamp- fi r , aud that enth avenue and Twenty-sixth Sion works “oasit mt’ to ask between gentie- | strect. After the appointment of a delegate to tho | Posts im the city are, eight hundred. cast iron men; defendant then said, “I will give you | National Labor Union the committee appointed to | nuisances, It seems to us our active, inventive and sinpped athe £456," Sethe mae time magia Send form & co-operative bullding company reportea | Shiai Postmaster, Mr, Kelly, could get up something Soh" slap witness in the face; dofendant then wala, | NA¥Ibg adopted the following form of organiza: | more vetsting the wervlce. Le him try, “{ will send some one to you;” witness replied th: tm his official capactty he could neither give nor accept @ challenge; next day a person came to the Claren- Gon Hotel, where witness resides, and left for him a card; the same party returned the next day and asked witness if lie had accepted Mr, de Conte's chal- Jenge; ‘witness said the challenge must be given fn ‘writing; the party replied he could not do that with- ont consulting bis friend; be then left, but returned after some time and stated that his principal (de Conte) was not willing to put the matter in writing. Mr. Seury Morange, counsel for the defendant, on the croas-examination, handed the witness a ited circular containing en attack upon the personal char- acter of his client. Witness acknowledged that his signature was to that paper. Mr. Leboy argued that no man of honor would put his name Ph er containing an attack aguinst another party and then shield himself from consequences behind official ition, mires this stage the examination was adjourned till Friday next at ten A. M. Petitions Filed tn Bankruptcy. ‘The petitions of the following named parties were yesterday filed in the Clerk's office:— Henry Wood, New York city—referred to Register orace Brooks, New York city—referred to Dayton. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Important Question of Law. Before Judge Kobertson, Woodroofe vs. Hickey.—In this case a very impor- tant question arose asto whether the report of a Feferee not shown or delivered until after hia death eould be considered legal. The suit was brought upon a contract made between plaintiff and defend. ant in reference to the butiding at the corner of Canal atreet and Broadway. It was commenced tn Novem- bei, 1860, and having been referred to @ referee it eame before the tate ex-Judge Bonny on no less than two bundred different occasions, Up to the time of bis death the case had not been determined, Dut shortly after his interment a report was fonnd in one of his drawers alleged to be In favor of ‘the plaintif, Messrs, Townsend and Galbraith now appeared on behaif of the defendant and ey. ‘the genuiuess of the report on the ground that tt had never been delivered according to the terms prescribed by daw. Mr, &. Y. Bell appeared contra, and having heard the argaments on both sides the court reserved judgment. The Morris Bond Robbery, A motion was made m this case to order the imme- @iate continuation of the examination, It was wtated by Mr. Howe that Justice Shandiey had aa yet made no return to the writ of certiorarl, The facts of the case have already appeared. It will be re- membered that on the 16th day of July last Mr. ‘Thomas F, Morris left bis ofice, second floor of No. 7 Wall sireet, for a few minutes to get a Tne company to be formed and incorporated pur- @aant to the act for the incorporating of com- panies for manufacturing, mining and me- chanical purposes, Said momepeee to be or- ized on the joint stock limit Mability principle lor the purpose of contracting for the erection of buildings, stores, &c., and the altering and repairt of same, and for the further purpose of uniting capl- tal and labor on the co-operative plan. The ital of said company to be $100,000, divided into 6,000 shares of $20 cach. The committee recommended ‘that subscription lists be opened without delay, and that all interested should subscribe without delay, #o that a permanent board of management might be elected and the object of the company carried into effect at once, REOPENING OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND READ- ING Rooms.—The free reading rooms of the Cooper Union, the Mercantile and Astor Libraries were all reopened this week. All appear in their winter dress, cleansed and wellordered. The Cooper Union in particular has been thoroughly renovated. The walls are bung with engravings and pictures, the floors fresh olled, the lights carefully shaded and new paper stands added, Quite a crowd of young men and women were present last evening applying for admission to the free classes of the Institute, The bigh reputation which the schools of acience and art now have dil up the rooms much earlier than tn former years, No little dimculty is experienced by the trustees in confining the benefits to the working classes. Young ladies and gentiemen whose means are ample to provide for thoir own instruction preas forward for admit- tance, Jn all cases preference ts given to those who are unable to obtain a like education elsewhere, THE GUILLOTINE IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE, ‘There have been terrible goings on In the execu- tion chamber of the Custom House during the past three or foar days. On Monday upwards of one hundred victims, bound hand and foot, were brought to the block—although every man of them, rather than be cut of in the flower of political life, was Teady to shout ‘Long live Andrew the Second” and for his ministers throw up their hats if their hands had been at liberty—their heads remorseleasly cut from their bodies and t! souls sent forth ‘‘un- shriven and unanealed” to wander in the mid- night darkness of partisan Hades. On that day twenty-two inspectors and some eighty or ninety other ‘friends of the constitution” were invited by Collector Smythe either to submit to the knife of the headsman of the Treasury Department or commit hari kart, Not having stamina enough to consummate their own destruction they were handed over to the executioner; and now, steaming through the corridors, comes to the nostrils of visitors the peculiar smell which blood gives forth. Everybody is trembling just now in the Custom House, for of the inspectors and other officials none know whose turn will come next, Quite a number have been placed on the tenter-hooks of expectation and will be kept there until the dawn of October, when another batch of victims will be sent to that bourn from whence no traveller (of @ political stripe) returns, We sincerely pity the man who believes iu the certainty of political office just now. MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. ‘The Board of Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday evening, at half-past seven o'clock, at the New York Society Library, University place, Mr. Verplanck in the chatr. As there was not a sufficient number of members present to form @ quorum nothing but informal business was transacted. A letter from the counsel of Quarantine Commissioners in relation to the payment of $50,000 by the Emtgra- tion Commissioners on account of a mortgage on the Quarantine property was read and constdered, The counsel of Quarantine Commissioners asked that the appropriation of $50,006 might be made pur- suant to acts of the Legislatare, passed in 1860 and 1867, The communication was laid over until the next meeting of the Board, At half-past eight o'clock, there being no prospect of a quorum, the Commissioners adjourned. The following {8 the statement of the Commis. monary of Emigration for the week ending Sep- mber 2:— Number of allen emigrants arrived at Castle Garden from January } to Atigust 26, 1443.. 160,413 Totai number of arrivals for the week ending September 2....... Total this year... POLICE INTELLIGENCE, THE BROADWAY THEATRE SHOOTING OvTRAGE.— The further examination in the caso of Deputy Sheriffs Hickey, Moore and Leary, the principals in the late Broadway theatre shooting affair, which was to have taken place yesterday before Jndge Shand- ley, was postponed till ten A. M. to-morrow on ac- Seed the absence of witnesses fur the prosecu- jon. ALLEGED BURGLARS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.— James Phyfer and Joseph Wheeler, arrested on the- charge of breaking into and robbing the store of Benoit Cerf, as previously reported, had an examina tion yesterday morning before Justice Dowling which resulted im thelr being fally committed for trial in default of $5,000 bau each. Phyfer is thirty-five years of age and Wheeler twenty-eight, both being natives of New York. The prisoners live at No. 60 Bleecker street, and claim to be commission merchants, RON OVER BY AN OMNIBUS.—Yesterday morning, ator near the corner of Broadway and Barclay street, Mr. Solomon Schwartz fei! or was knocked oes 164,041 eheck certified, and upon his return $21,000 in To same date 1867 ébevee + 171,619, five-twenty bonds had been stolen therefrom, Sus. | CW When John Geroghty, driver of omnibus 102, INMATES OF THE INSTITUTION, 4 picion rested upon two men who had been loitering | Of the Fourth avenue line, came up, and before the | Ward's Island Hospital....... - 739 about that vicinity but a short time previous to the | 4f:ver could stop the stage one of the wheels passed | Ward's Island Refuge. . 612 bbery, and yesterday these men were arrested by | Over the head and face of Mr, Schwartz, injuring | Ward's Island Nursery. 168 him severely. Geroghty was arrested by officer " , nage! open ath when adeind Britton, of the Broadway squad, for reckless driving, recinct, and taken fore Justice Shandiey, at the sex Market Police TOUR. .-erseeeereree % their ni George Be and | butit appearing that Geroghty did all in his power RRCEIPT: re ee ae cones es. Wats tote taal to prevent the accident, Justice Dowling discharged | Balance Jannary 1. 1968, or + $68,650 12 hess next door to Mr. Morris, tdentified these persona | him. Mr, Schwartz was taken to his residence. Aggregate receipta to August 26 1568.... 305,020 68 as the same he had seen at the time the bonds were Recetved since for commutation of pas- missing lounging about the premises, The case was te BONGETB, EC..ceee ceceeeerceseereeeceeee 10,830 OC adjourned tf unt ‘moraing. THE BRITISH MAN-OF-WAR JUNO. ome seein Decisions. mo Re seeeereee sevecseieweceuessesses, GATS: Jndge Robertson rendered judgment in the fotlow- This man-of-war, designated as @ troop ship’ of | Disbursements as per account August 26, 60.612 20 the British navy, arrived in our port yesterday morn- seeececeees $1NT,588 51 ing and anchored off the Battery about ten o'clock. During the day her great proportions and appear- ance aitracted many observers to that section of the city, Balance September 2.. FIRE MARSHAL’S REPORT. Fire Marshal Brackett yesterday submitted to the Board of Metropolitan Police Commlsstoners the re- sult of bis Investigations into the causes of recent fires, as follows:—Auguat 9, twenty-five minutes past nine A. M., No. 987 Grand street, carelessness on the part of the ohildren of the occupant of the dwelling. Anguat 13, one A. M., No, 635 Myrtle avenue, Brook- lyn, spontaneous combustion of a bale of jute hemp, with a strong implication of criminality on the part of the owner; fourteen minutes past one A. M., Nos, 426, 427 and 425 West street, the result of careless. hess on the part of @ colored boy Smith. August 17, eight P. M., Righty-fourth street, between Second and 7 bird avenues, caused by the acciaentai upsetting and breaking of @ kerosene lamp; twenty minutes past nine P, M., oorner of Myrtle and Bushwick ave- nues, Brooklyn, undoubtedly of incendiary origin. August 91, ten P. M., Eleventh street, near avenue D, originath ing cases:— Brockway vs. Darcey.—Iudgment ordered for piaintit and assessment of damages dy sheri:ts jury. Bast New York and Jamaica Raitroad Company Bs. Lightle.—Case settled. Papers in clerk's office. Brown vs, Victory et al.—Motion granted and case referred. Wikinson vs. Bemster.—Motion granted on $10 eouta ‘THE ORUISS, BIZ8 AND ARMAMENT. The Juno went into commission during the Ist of July, 1868, at Plymouth, and left that port on the 13th of the same month, proceeding to Bermuda via Ma- Geira, where she arrived on the 12th of August. Her duties were incidental to the wants of the garrison of British troops stationed there, which number about three thousand. Until the 80th of August, Saturday last, she has cru ised tn that vicinity, when she sailed for this port. This veasel is comparatively new, her date of launching being the month of November, 1867. She 1s constructed entirely of oak, i# admirably fastened, has two full decks, is bark rigged, and possesses ex- cellent accommodations for officers and-an abund- ance of room for the Pops ooeyene of troopa, Her model does not indicate a high rate of speed, nor ts Gray, Administrator, vs. National Sleam Manu- facturing Company.—Motion granted. Moore vs, Lindall Motion granted, CITY INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tur WEATUER YssTeRDAy.—The following record ‘wil! show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnat’s pharmacy, 218 Broadway, Hgr- ALD Bullding:— from boiler. August 23, three A. M. this necessary in a vessel of character. Her in- Broadway and 110th street, robably Decasioned by ternal appearance denotes an excellent degree of asi v fiscipling. ag every rope is appropriately placed and | te eXplorion of a Kerosene Irimp. Average for Tuesday... . Scorrish GaMEs.—To-day, at Jones’ Wood, the Caledonian Club, of this city, will hold tts annual hering and will indulge in the sporte of “Auld Reekie.” There will doubtless be rare fun on the ‘occasion. Guys IN TaR Parx.—The Tammany democracy ‘were so rejoiced over the nomination of Hoffman for Governor by the Albany Convention that as soon, almost, as the fact was announced by Selegranh. they tretted out their swivels into the on Park aud Bred one Lundred shots in honor of the event. Fatal Fat FROM A BUILDING.—James Flynn, ®irty-four years of age, fell from the sixth story of Stewart's new building, where he was at work, yee. terday, and was instantly killed. Deceased resided et No. 54 avenue B, aud was unmarried. Sevens FALL ON SatrBoanp.—James Morgan, fwenty years of age, residing at No, 433 East Nine teenth street, fell from the rigging of a vessel at the all else on board looks “ship shape.” @ Juno te ‘227 feet in I on deck, 40 8 Inches breadth of beam, 32 feet draws 17 feet of water aft, and is 1,416 tons burden, British measurement. Her armament in position on. the spar deck con- sists of six rifle a weighing six and a half tons each, capable of throwing shot one hundred and twenty pounds tn weight. The size of this vessel in another branch of the naval service would entitle her to many more guns, but the room required upon her decks to pleasantly accommocdate the large num- ber of soldiers ehe is designed to carry necessitates a great reduction in her armament. R MOTIVE POWER. The motive power of the Juno consists of two direct acting engines, having cylinders sixty-four inches in diameter, with @ stroke of piston of three feet. These are supplied with steam from four tubu- lar botlers having a natural draught. Her propeller is sixteen feet in diameter and of cast tron. ‘ith the aid of her canvas, notwithstanding the absence of Satter = ish an excellent rate of apeed. List OF OPPICRY, of the Juno are as follows:—Captain, Pearse; ‘The Cattle Commissioners for the State arrived in this city yesterday morning and about noon held an informal meeting at No. 301 Mott street to receive the reports of Assistant Commissioner Morris up to the present time and confer with the officers of the Board of Health. All the acts of the Assistant Com- missioner with reference to quarantining cattle for Bapeoon were cordially approved. Dr. Manlius Smith, of Onondaga county, has been appointed an Assistant Commissioner and Secretary of the Board. Visita to all the important points where this disease has shown itseif in this vicinity will be made and de- talled Instructions given, The names of the Com- missioners are Marsena B. Patrick, of Ontario county; Lous F. Allen, of Erie county, and John Stanton Gould. Assistant Commissioner Morris reports that Be a of {the disease had arrived up to last ng. WATERING PLACE NOTES. Poot of East Twenty-tirst street to the deck yester- Joc! aaa @ay. He was takea 0 Bellevue Hospital in am bn A. R. tot ie steade, pee Somobody has publicly declared that Long Branch sensible condition. 0. Reese, A.'H. Smith; Sui ig destitute of shade trees, shrubbery, &0,, whereat | Tas HARLEM RarcRoan Towser at YORKVILLE. — ‘The last section of the Harlem Railroad tunnel at Yorkville is now being constructed and will prob- @bly be completed by Saturday evening, in which vase the saddle used in forming the arch wilt be re- Moved on Sunday, after which the trains will no Jonger have to come to @ stand at that point, FATAL ACCIDENT IN THR PARK.—Mr, Dante! J. tn- @ernill, who was throwa from his carriage while Yiding in the Park on Sinday night, subsequently died in St, Luke's Hospital from the effecta of the Injuries re . Coroner Rolljns was notified to Roid an inquest on the body, @ residence of d¢- @eased did not transpire, Deata rrom [xy vntes.—Coroner Roilina yesterday afternoon was notified to hold an inquest at the New ‘York Hospital on the body of Henry Kraus, a Ger- man, whose death was the result of fracture of the spine and other injuries recetved by failing from the roof of a three story building ia Hudson City, N. J., on the ath day of July las, The ocourrend said, was porely accitental, Society OF MECHANICS ASD TRADEEMEY.—This @ociety, ancient and bonorabie, be'd ite reguiar Monthly meeting last evening at Mechanics? I Long Branch has grown wrathy and publicly shouts back “that this is news to the habitués of the place,” and that “the man who could see no foliage there must have dropped aehore somewhere on Coney Island and imagined it to be Loug Brauch.” Rather an unpleasant insinuation. ‘The hotel keepers at Newport are at loggerhead. What it is about no one knows and possibly fow care, There ts a@ general complaint that the public houses at this “sea sidé@ spot’ present but few in- ducements to persoua Of fastidioas or laxurious A genial correspoudent upon this matter s. Long, gran *siashipmn, A. 8. ‘Hamilton, George Filmar ator), nm Mordaunt, Charles Cochrane, m Summet, David Henriques, dames Archdall, A. Clark, Charles J. B Hatchinson. These with the crew swell the number of souls on board to 290, Z ‘The object of the Juno's visit to this port ts to pro- cure a supply of dour tor A et at Bermuda, So #oon as this fe secomplished—not more than three days hence—she will at once depart for her station. Yes‘erday many of the officers came on shore, some the metrop¢ Trominen! ens or OMicials will visit the Juno be- fore she leaves the port and her decks be the scencs of maay genial and hearty greetings. ro have changed th ‘Those who caine yer fashionahie, The men drank in more, There then a faint now it, There was much taik of rruances on the Fashion and Union Cos & brieker bi THE HAYTIEN WAR VESSEL GALATEA, The Haytion war vosset Galatea, which bas been in this port for several months, detained on account of debt on 4 bottomnry bond, will sail in a few days for Portan Prince. Within @ few daya she bas taken on board arxty cases of Springfield rifes, ¢e Provincial, Then they were cosmo: This change, porhane, ta to he commented. At the more fashionable watering places, “the 5 Uttie Marte Antoinette fichu in lace or en snife with Me, Wiison Smal presided, assisted | py ent”. Sve cases of pistols, several fogsand Fomies haa taken the place almost altogether of ad vice presitenta, ‘Taeir | Of,,tbo", shell shrapnel apd grape, The Galaiee ik summer cloaks” tor ladiga, ft ws bot cousideration and disposition Of tUe | Gountor the two war weasels now in possceston of the | tasteful and economical, |, Were private, Opponente of Nair are. eels a p ‘There Toore broadsides boing discharged Boano oF Avotr.—Now that the tavors of this F mst el Ne OPTIENE Renta Tne last fe that 18 “con. Board have ceased, it may be of interest to know METROPOLITAN FIRE COMMISSIONERS. Wretched, crooked decoruity.” Who Wilt catel tbe what it has done since it was organized in april, The Board met y aan a - chiet “desease" after that? 1867. The whole amount of the claims prosentea be- atthe yesterday at eleven o'clock. Cl antucket has been better patronized this yoar Engineer Kingsiana’s report of the work of the ae- partinent during the month of August was handed in. It contains the following etatisties:—The total number of dres during the past month was forty-five, than for decade previously, ‘Fastionable throngs have infused some life into iis uaual somnolent a0: and hops, balls and briil y slot, and in gers rluaat sceges iolow a has fore the Board was about $7,000,000, but the amount allowed was only about $200,000. Claims invoiving $4,000,000 were rejected, and the remainder were fete undecided on account of Wie deaty of Judge Bonney. Tee Internat Reverce Ieertrraattor.—The in. | Of Which forty were confined to the buildings in ae Rae vestigation in the case of Commissioner Rollins and Reh the ir originated and five extended to other Ai -] tp the show of thers, arrested on warrante issued by United States ng’. The Aros were mostly circumscribed, in nes and other hritliant absirdities—have Commissioner Oxtznas, wae ontinued yesterday at thirty ag instances The batidings being but sligntly pared, and now there te ‘verge and room the Astor House with closed doors. ‘Thé amair is so | Gaun@ts Oye cousiderably damaged, and only four ugit for sensibie people wo visit this piace for shrouded in mystery that it was found impossible to siderably anrangna tnd one suigauiy, a urn. Tan ne au (Ussipation aad fashionable obi any nevarate atacement of ie facto che | ber of WicgrapSic tlariun was thirty, of which | — Waite MouRtAln viitors wi: not enter nto polite Koning ia charged with dishonest transactions 8 | mittee om Finance tenor mm orem. The Com. | cal dis thy rotted ae not voucheated, connection with ex-Collector Smith and others. Mr. | recommending the peony Laying examined and PAY edited that “there iano Sunday Koulies and others are sub to appear at the | gato amount of $2 elo. anor thee ene amare’ | At Pepetattt attended worebip Astor House to-day at twelve o'clock. fine Minor routing besinews the Board then Py ehurehes Bebiemtn Eat im Fp eo BOAND OF ri0n.—The Grat meeting of this | jourved. tre enchvap fusehond ta page susegueny Broot NEW JERSEY, Jersey City. Riot IN THE SEVENTH Wagp.—At the democratic banner raising tm the Seventh ward on Tuesday night @ row occurred, in which officer Mack was attacked by @ gang of roughs, who rescued aprisoner hit revolver, ‘arcerinaes Connolly, fngu thot cred oes crow purene Were taken fore the rder roing. man was discha’ bell and Patrick > were held for Hackensack. bs PROBABLE INFANTICIDE.—About two o'clock yes terday afternoon the body of a male infant, bound up ing linen sheet, was found on the Newark plank road, near the toligate, The child was ap} three days old, and @ strong cord was around the neck, thus leading to the belief tha, strangulation was the cauge of death. Coroner War- ren will hold an inquest. Hoboken. Tae LATS SHooTmNG Case.—An inquest was held by Coroner White yesterday afternoon on the body of Catherine Fich, who was accidentally shot through the lungs by her husband, as reported in the HERALD of Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict of “‘acci- dental death,” exonerating the husband from all blame, ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BURGLAR.—A man named James Camfield was arrested by Captain Donavan in Brooklyn yesterday, and conveyed to this city, on complaint of Wm. Conklin and 0. Ryan, who charge Camfield with breaking open a money box at a circus and ao | therefrom about $150. “Recorder Pape committed him to jail in default of bail. Newark. EDUCATIONAL.—The recently completed Third ward schoolhouse, centrally located on Washington street, will be dedicated to the cause of education with ap- propriate exercises this afternoon. It is expected that Governor Ward, Mayor Peddie and the Board of Edueation will be present, Berore Commi NER WHITEHEAD yesterday & man named Hendrich Conover, said to be impli- cated in the robbery of a bonded warehouse in Mon- mouth county, was arratgned for examination. It was, however, deemed best to adjourn the latter over tothe 7th inst, The accused is meanwhile held to bail in the sum of $6,000. ComMITTAL OF ALLEGED OBURCH Ropners.—An examination into the cases of Robert Quail, James and Joseph Sands and Edward Dey, colored, who stand charged with having broken into a new church at Orange Valley recently and stealing therefrom a uantity of carpet belonging to a gentleman named darter, of this city, took place yesterday, before Justice Mills, Althongh the evidence against the accused, the oldeft of whom is but @ mere youth, was very slender, yet itwas deemed ad le to hold them for the action of the Grand Jurv in view of their unenviable reputation, Barnoom AFFRAY.—Yesterday afternoon an affray took place Ina saloon on Ogden street, arising out of an altercation over the respective merits of cer- tain prize fighters, in the course of which, as al- leged, @ pugnacious Englishman, named Charles Edwards, was badly injured about the face and head by blows from an ale mug in the handg of one Thomas Wheian. Though severely punished, Ed- wards’ injurics are not atall serious. ‘The occurence caused much excitement and a generai clearing out of the piace. No arrests were made, Red Bank. Reiiaiovs.—The corner stone of the enlargement of Christ church, at this place, will be laid with appropriate services in presence of the Northern Convocation of New Jersey, by Bishop Odenhei mer, this forenoon, at eleven o'clock. By this enlarge- ment the edifice covers nearly twice as much ground as formerly. In the eveulag the Convoeation will hold a meeting in St, James’ Episcopal church at Long Branch. Morristown, Tre Camp Mretina whtch has been ‘the life and soul of this place for the last ten days broke up yes- terday after a season of great religious fervor and, it is to be hoped, the planting of much good, The magnificent wood was kept alive sot) all through the preceding. night with ‘the preaching, praying and singing of those in attendance. 6 closing reunion for prpite worship yesterday forenoon the roprietor of the wood, Mr. E. Condit, and State enator George T. Cobb delivered stirr:ng adftresses. a noi known where the mext meeting will take place. iterday mo! . The Alder. "Out Tonn cempvel Neil Camp- Trenton. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' CLUB.—On Tuesday even- ing a Soldiers and Satiors’ Seymour and Blair club Was formed in this city with Franklin S. Mills as + ne head The young recruits manifested much en- ustasio. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Posr Orrick ReMovALs.—Severa!l changes have been recently made in the personnel of the employés at the Brooklyn Poet Office by Mr. a. F. Campbell, the new appointee, and further removals are said to ve in contemplation, THs Horse Eripemic.—The disease) which has horses kept at on street stable of the Brook- lyn Ratiroad ¢ any Dag nearly subsided. One eath only Las bees reported w:: the past two days. HELD ror THE GRaND JcRY.—An examination in the case of Joseph Reed and William Bacon, the two Men arrested charged with robbing a goid wateb and $12 ‘n money from John Rooney, a eat at Meschutt's Hote, op jasb Sunday, was held before Justice Cornwel: yeaterday afternoon. The result of the tnvestigation was that Heed and Bacon were reer to Jat to.awais the aciion of the Grand ury. Favat ACCIDENT TO A QBILD.—A little boy four years of age, named Andrew Whitman, residing at No, 151 Navy street, was run over and killed on Tludson avenue, near Myrtle avenue, about one o'clock yesterday afternoon. The little one was at play in the street, and got under the wheels of one of Weber's brewery wagons before the driver could atop his horses, ‘The Coroner was notified, and the river was held to await the result of an {nvestiga- jon. Servs ScarroLd ACCIDENT.—Two mechanics, named James H, Bell and Peter Conroy, while at work standing on a scaffold attached in front of a new buliding in Court street, near Centre, South Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, were accidentally precipitated to the sidewalk. Conroy, it appeared, struck head foremost, and sustained a concussion of the brain, and 1s believed to be fatally injured, while Bell had both arms fractured near the w: besides ts oe hurt about the body. The unfor- tunate men were conveyed to the Long Island Col- Saag by the police of the Forty-third pre- Kixos Country BoaRD oF SvuPERvisors,—The summer vacation of the members of this Board hav- ing terminated, they met yesterday afternoon for the first time in six weeks. Supervisor Osborn pre- sided. The Jail Committee were authorized to ad- vertise for proposals for furnishing oylinder tubular botlers for heating the County Jail, Raymond street, fat a cost not exceeding $12,000. Estimates for the cost of building a new bridge over Newtown creek { of the expense of which fs to be borne vynd ) inty) were pevecntan by eo Clark. “al_expense of the work, as estimat is $43,750. The endject was referred to the tee thee mitiee, Several bills were presented against the county for damages sustained by citl- zens in the loss of teams while cross. ing Newtown creek. Tunis a. ‘Was Suthorized to carry ont the plan of sewerage adopted for the drainage of the public bulldings at Flatbush, On motion a special committee was ap- er to select a suitable plot to be ased as a Pot- rs Field, the ground now tn use being @ decided nuisance to residents in the neighborhood of the burial ground. Superintendants of the poor sub- mitted thelr annnai report, showing that during the Hs ending July $1, 1868, the bills paid amounted to 8,078 63; receipts, $24,277 92 Total cost of the Institutions Curing the year Was $463,800 61, The amount applied for the expenses of the present year was $475.00. The subject was feferred to Alms House Committee with instructions to report the items of expenditures at the next meeting, and the Board shorty thereafter adjourned. WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE, PAIR AND FReTIvat.—Tho ladies of Calvary (Epis- copal) church, of Rowe Hill, will hold a fair and fes- tval on Wednesday, the oth inst, DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN CLUB.—The democrats Of Portchester bold a meeting at Shea's Hall on Tues- day evening, and will assemble again in the course of a few days and complete the organization of a Seymour and Bialr campaign club. SOLDIERS AND SatLong! MeETING.—The demo- cratic sailors and soldiers of White Pinins heid @ meeting on Tuesday evening last and organized a Seymour and Blair campaign clubs The following OMcers were elected:—Matthew Metzler, President; Abi Banta, Vice President; V. M. Hi Re cordin, Secretary; Wm, Banks, Correspond: tary; Richard ©. Downing, Treasurer; Mi ‘Weub, Bogart, Russell, O'Rourke and Long, poeere Soahenitiee, Tie mo.) aoe ne. enrolled eir names. The platform adopted Convention read and endorsed by the club. AGRICULTURAL AND HoRTicULTORAL Mestina.— Ata recent meeting of the Westchester County Agri cultural and Horticultural Society a committee was appointed to confer with Mr. J. N. Wells, Colonel ecro- Metz- John P. Jenkins and others relative to a proposition made by them for @ lease of the fair grounds owned by the society for aterm.of years, to be used in con- nection with other lands asa race course, except during the faira, Another meeting was held yester- day at the Court House, White Plains, for the pur- Ua ate tea eine te ‘ing action the former meeting and ap; pod of the same, Colonel H. B. Todd rose and mittee appointed t consder the ile fair grounds were divided in tueir views, and o a Would - therefore pe. presented to the ty. Under the ciroumstances he Soe ene tet eee tae e in Matter until the next meeting of Boc! meantime all the members would ety. In the have an opportunity of visiting the fair ground and becoming better juainted with the nature of the Improvement and the benefit to be de- rived from. A warm discussion then ensued, nd inquiries were made relative to some legislation ‘which had been obtained in reference to the charter of the society, The secretary, in reply, stated that @n amendment had been enacted and subsequently Published in the Zastern State Journal, but he had RO copy of it. At one of the meetings of the society & committee had been ition of the bylaws of the society and report what S@mendments, ff any, were desirable; but the com- mittee never reported. A vote was taken on Colonel Todd's motion to defer action in the matter of leas- the fair ground, and lost by a smal! majority. Mr. Cunningtiam then proceeded to read the majorl- ae ns co the organ porting foreharions = ¢ proposition to rent the groun Colonel Todd read @ minority report in favor of leas- ing the ground for two years, A motion was made during an argument which ensued to adjourn, which ‘was carried. * Court OF GENERAL SEssioN—THE CONVICTED MEMBERS OF THE MORRISANIA UNION SENTENCED.— Yesterday afternoon the case of Jacob Van Ostrand and others convicted in the Court of General Sea- sions, at White Plains last week, was called up for sentence. The defendants are and were members of the Bricklayers and Plasterers’ Union, No. 11, of Morrisania. They were indicted and tried for con- spiracy, for refusing to work fora master mason who employed a # ipecrd Man named Dawson, who had not complied with the by-laws of the nnton, in being indentured according to their regulations. In con- sequence of their refusal to work with young Daw- son he was discharged, and the parties were atter- ward indicted for conspiracy. Jacob Van Ostrand, who, it was alleged, committed the overt act, was fined $50, and the others $25 each; all to stand com- mitted until paid. Their counsel, immediately on the rendition of the sentence, served a notice ¢! ap: peal on the District Attorney to remove the case the§ Supreme Court, the recognizances of the de- fendants being continued. OATING NOTES. “Pizen” is in town. “Jolly Hash” knows it. Mr. T. Frank Callahan complains that ‘{t is all an error about his wanting to row Mr. Edward A. Kings- land.” Well, it was unintentional and the correction is cheerfully made. It was thought they were both aquatic enthusiasts, and the ramor was credited. Edward Smith, nephew of Josh Ward, and member of the Atalanta Ciub, in consequence of being de- prived of pulling in the single scull contest of the annual regatta on the 10th because cf the arrange- ment of the races, is grieved that he cannot meet at that time Thomas Fearon, of Yonkers, the present holder of the champion single scull flag. Therefore, Smith now challenges him to row @ race in seventeen feet working boats over the asso- ciation course or at Yonkers for a prize to be mu- tually agreed upon; to toss for choice of position and the race to be rowed within two wecks from the day of the regatta. Fearon will accept this notice as oficial. Shonid this race take place it will be a grand contest and highly exciting. Come together, gentlemen. The Oolumbia’s are anxiously awaiting intelligence from the Atlantica. Where is the famous crew of the latter club? Bring ont volunteers, The infants are very strong this year. What says Van Raden? Can't New Jersey sce the “boys in blue?’ At the last meeting of the association, a champion flag was added to the medal for single sculls, and the race made a champion one, the flag to be rowed for annually. Who ts Holden? Muses of the Palisades, answer The regattas of the association, it may well be again mentioned, are always rowel strictly in accordance with its constitution. None but amateurs are per- mitted to participate, and matches are never al- lowed to be rowed for money, The folowing named gentlemen have accepted the Invitation to act as judges on regatta day:—Thomas E. Stewart, W. Radford, General Hatfleid and Judge Dailey. The referee will be General Sealer and the timekeeper S. H. Knapp. Mayor Hoffman witl not ve able tu be present, absence from the city prevent- ing. Won't the “big Judge’ participate instead? Amelung’s defeat at Poughkeepsie has excited con- siderable comment, Will Leroy now row Swan a three-mtle race, or would he prefer to meet Flaron? The Columbias have a strong nine for the barge race, and so have the Atalantas, W. J. Knight will row Ketchum a three-mile race for a suttable prize. Arrange it, boys. ‘Will Mainland row in the, single soull race on re- gatta day against Curtiss? When do the Atlantics row another gig race with sae Passaicst The latter are the champions of New jersey. Two revenue cutters have been secured for the use of the association on the 10th. “FHlash" always does weil. Breathe freer, members H. A. R. A. The commo- dore and secretary have been together repeatediy during the last two days, and who doubts but what this team wil! soou admirably arrange all pretimt- naries for the regatta? They promise it will exceed ig in every possible point and brilliancy, Next The Atalantas have launched their new gig. She ie ele it both in modei aud finish, Friend “Buck”? builds a boat well. This, with the new boata of the @ulick and Mutual Clubs, will be entered in the gig race on regatta . The Coiumbias will row the same boats as they did last year. It is rumored that the doubie scull prize will be carried off by either the Gulick or Atiantic lads. The latter must do some hard work to besuceessful. Thomas Forsyth, exceliently well known as an amateur oarsman, has challenged John Parker and Fred Denike to row a three mile race, he in a sheli and they in a double scull working boat. Won't John and Fred accept these conditions? When auch & race takes @ look out for excitement. Besides the known skill of the contestants its novelty would be sufficient to attract hundreds. “Blue” is the favorite at present In the single scull Tace with McKiel on Mon next at the Elysian Fields, and Biglin the favorite in bis match with I Both races are five miles and for considera- le money. The “crack” oarsmen of the H. A. R. A. should be well resented at Newburg on the 16th. Josh Nees farure mores eacapel pats fed ry y's sport may be antic |. Flaron an withers could show how aquatic felds are won on ‘this occasion. oted watering place, witnessed novel feminine aquatic contest week. It is thus told:—Two women from Boston laid a Ld ‘the other day of $100, to be given to some charitable institution, on a contest of the kind, which was wit- nessed by a number CE a on land and water. e affair, no man a in it, Each boa’ contained four wemen, was favorable, @ stiff breeze blowing from southwest, and the two boats had a fair start. They were nearly matched in size and build and for three-quarters of an hour kept close beside each other. ‘about nine or ten knots an hour, and, having hed the turning point, swung round finely and back, the Plymouth dashing ahead of the Narragansett, to the delight of the quartet of the former end the Giscomfiture of the latter. The Plymouthers were Teceived with enthusiastic welcome, ha’ reached the pier a quarter of an hour before the Narragan- setts, who tried to smile when rg at their smiles were very ghastly and ea of rs were visibie in their eyes, Very soon after landing Oey disappeared, and no doubt spent the remainder ofthe day in unavailing regreta with aqueous ac- companiwents. BILLIARD NOTES. “Ru,” the French artiste, had another tlt with Foster last evening at adown town saloon. They agred to play four games, $25 a side; two four-ball games, push shots barred, 300 points up, and two French games, 63 points up, all on @ second size carom table. There was @ large throng of bvilliard experts in attendance, Who manifested tho greatest interest in the progress of the contest, The games alternated, and it was mutually decided that the first should be @ four ball game, In this Foster was beaten by 170 points, ‘ku’ waking many hing even those who wore canversnt eh his skill, The second qune. French, was won by Foster by 28 pee ro] = ird game, four ball, by Foster by 30 poin fourth. Frenen, by ntin iikewise by ‘*° potnts, The — eripogs Ab ee inception of the games was manifested to the end. their three ball match sme onthe Foster will Piataxe is $250 aside, The stonal pride of the pl will make the earnest and skiitul. Recently In thetr practice Deery made runs of 68, 47 and aud Foster Of 61, 49 woh latent novelties in the Le ares self chaiking cue and a self-closing ene 5 cherie eng ae yaa pas meetin nm 5 and hist Irene express themselves waisted Wii 8 ay. Jamieson has been working wonders recently. | It is said of him that his “plazing ieee monger that many declare that no man ie a can beat him, ‘because the balls are with him, and he has some kind of over ‘where be wants them to ae oe Modo, and HOP where he wills’ well, he has them for so many tbat they ought to begin Peete tes th to have litle « hy. “ula Foster play again to-day: ea Se AR VENEZUELA. Blockade of Luguayré—Reactionary Attempts: Foiled=Capture of Destined to Strengthen Puerto CabellomMovements the Leading Generals. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 24, 1968, ‘The news from Venezuela reaches to August 7, ¥ give the most Interesting items, taken from the Diario, of Caracas, and from private sources, > ‘The war steamer Maparari maintains the blockade of Laguayra for the Falcon-Bruzual government, She had lately captured two small coasting vessels, one of which came from Rio Cifico. with fish, On the 4th inst. the Maparari chased yeasel close in to shore and was fired upon by the Jand batteries, to which she replied, abandoning her chase, The engagement lasted but a short time, the steamer withdrawing beyond cannon reach, appa- rently uninjured, Puerto Cabelio is now completely invested on ‘ite Jand sides by the forces of Monagas, The fighting, however, has thus far been of a very desultory na~ ture, such as can have no influence in deciding the fate of the place, Monagas was sick, and his phy- siclans were not quite sure of his speedy recovery. Generals Lugo, Montagne and Zalazar (Matias) had left Puerto Cabello for the Sierra, Tinaquillo and Agua Blanca, commissioned by Bruzual to head reac- tionary movements in his favor. Notting was knowD at Caracas of the results of Zalazar’s efforts that way in Agua Blanca; but Lugo in the Sierra and Mon- tagne at Tinaquillo met with but little success, and, im part discouraged ,conjointly they had emp owered: Fermin Noblet to treat wich Monagas for thelr ad | hesion to his cause. This gentleman had arrived at Valencia inthe discharge of his mission, General Miguel A. Rojas had also reached that city to confer with General Monagas, General Carballo, of the revolutionary party, had captured at ‘Capadaré two hundred stand of arms and @ quantity of ammunition destined for Puerto Cabello. The news of this exploit is said to have caused quite a sensation in that besieged city, and to have greatly discouraged the garrison. The most sanguine of Monagas’ partisans hoped it might hasten the fall of the place and Bruzual’s departure for Ona to rejoin his political and military friends, Falcon and Gil, The gteamer Bolivar had left Puerto Cabello on the 1st, with General A. fugo nd four aids aboard; but for what purpose or destl- nation was not known in Caracas. ~ General Venancio Pulgar leit Laguayra on Angust 3 in the French steamer Cacique for Martinique, accompanied by his staff. He is reported to be going somewhere (locality kept secret) In quest of an armed steamer, with which he is to return to the attack on Maracaibo. What gives probability to this is that he has been named by the eae vern- ment “Commanding Oiticer in Chief of the National Fleet,” which, thus far, consists of 0 vessels. = News from the State of Barquisimeto announces that {ts capital, of the same name, and the large town of Cabudare had pronounced in favor of Monagas. In consequence General Patino, the Gov- ernor for Falcon, who had lately gotten up an addi- tional revolution that discarded Falcon, Bruzual, Monagas and Miguel. Rojas, and went for Victor Ariza as President of Venezuela ad interim, was ob- liged to flee from the State, ‘General Vicente Catarini had arrived at Laguayra. insearch of General Monagas, for whom he bears ropositions from Generals Galan and Lucas Navarro, he leaders of the “blues” in the State of Coro, for a General Diego Colina, of the “blues,” it seems, had rejected all overtures made him to join Generale Galan and Navarro iu their negotiations with Mona~ gas, and had expressed preferences for Bryzual and the compromise of antemano. Because of this he has been ostracized by the “blues.” He has taken refuge in the town of Horo, which he holds with from two to three hundred men, Generals Galan. and Navarro had commenced the alege of the place and expected soon to captare it @ annihilate the refractory Colina, They have over 1,100 men with them. i8 makes the third siege of Coro within. jess than five inonths. ST. THOMAS. Diving Operations—Opiuions About the Vene- zuelan Rebellion—Business Dull. Sr. Tomas, August 15, 1863. ‘The shtp British Empire, of 5,000 tons, sunk in this harbor tn the hurricane of last October, was success- fully raised a few days ago by Measrs. Murphy & Co.. ‘They will now go to work on the steamer Columbian, sunk at the same time. The “foating dock” re- mains unraised, The company owning it are with- out funds, Several offers have lately been made to raise itfor sums varying from $20,000 to $100,000. Rather a wide margin. From Puerto Cabello, in Venezuela, we have news of hard fighting. Opinions differ somewhat as to which side will win, The impression of the majority appears rather unfavorable to Bruzual and the Fal- conists, believing he will soon have to capitalate. Shouid this happen the Monagas party will be tn fult werin Venezuela, except around Maracaibo, A. | Freach and a Danish man-of-war are at Laguayra. There are no war vessels here in St. Thomas of any nationality nor has there been one for weeks past. There Has been an increased duiness in all branches of trade for. the past fortnight senooially in breadstuffs and provisions, Stocks have consid- erably accumulated and thus have lowered the mar- ket rates. Flour ts worth $8 50 to $9. Meal, $5 75, Mess pork, $23 to $24. Lard, l4c. iter, 20c, to 28. Cheese, 10c. No arrivals of lumber to report. The market is becoming better. W. P. actively inquired for, Extra No.1 cedar shingies ave worth from $4 to $425. American guid, 1% to 2 per cent premium, MILITARY NOTES. Company G, First cavalry, National Guard, went on a target excursion to Bast River Park, Eighty- fourth street, yesterday, and had a pleasant time. Captain Joseph A. Joel, late right general guide in. the Ninth regiment, National Guard, and formerly of the Twenty-third Ohio' Volunteers, having received authority from Lieutenant Colonel Harry Rockafe!- ler, is actively engaged in recruiting a new company for the Seventy-first regiment. Pursuant toa notice already published in this colum, @ meeting was held last night at the armory, corner of University place, ‘when @ number of young gentlemen interested in the success of the company signed thelr names on the rolls of the organization and paid thelr Initiation fees. Captain Joel served with distinction during the late war, and was attached to the staff of Gene- ral Rosecrans and subsequently to that of General Ene eee raar and will make Kof tho venty-first af excellent company. ‘The surviving members of the Seventeenth Con- hecticut volunteers met in annual convention at Norwalk on Friday, The men were met at the depot by Company D Eighth regiment, ©, N. G., with band and drum corps and a num! te in carriages and on foot, esc Lockwood seven tee a exercises — —_ An attractive object on the stage was wi was presented “to the Fowler Guards, of Norwalk, at the time of their leaving for the war, This flag wi md at Chancellorsville, where Lieutenant Colonel Walters was killed; but was returned to mix months Ago by the generous captors. After ad- dresses been delivered oy several distinguished Tsong officers were eli for the government of ‘ue society, after which the company sat down toa bountiful dinner supplied by the oltisens of Norwalk, — @unual targ = jon and aay oe oa Fifth regiment dram corps aoet River Park, foot of Eighty-second fonday, September 14, General Pierson’s brigade of Massachusetts Na- tional Guard broke tip its encampment at Newbury on Satarday. = camp was hed on a low, shel- tered plain, on hard, clayey soil, affording somewhat slippery and diMcnlt footing for marching and ma- neeuvring, the brigade headquarters being on a slight eminence commanding a view of the fleid, near the ee entrance to the camp. Water was supplied ma spring in an adjoining fleld, being pumped through hose by a fire engine company into a large tank near the cook house. Serenades to competent officers constituted an agreeable feature of camp life in the evenings. A grand review was held on Friday in the presence of Governor Bnilock and @ large con- course of people and was ove of the best ever held in the State. There is trouble in Kings county abont the assess- ment and collection of the military tax. It appears ‘shat the assessors of Lrookiyn enrolled sixty-five thousand persons, of whom twenty thousand were exempted. It ia claimed that the expenses of making the assessment and collecting tt will be $21,000, while the sum realized will not be over a third of the assessed tax, Why is this thus? A curious “tell tale’ apparatns is in use at a far. tory in Mulhouse, France. There are four ntylt watobmen on these premises and they have to make ten visite to ninety-three stations, in All 930 visits, ‘On commencing his rounds a cardis delivered to each watchman, which he carries about with him. At every station he has to visit is a frame of the size of the card, at which, at a given time, @ stamp presen» itself and impresaes a mark on the card, ‘The marks are so arranged that when the whole are printed they form one complete Law Any Setar or omis- sion on the part of the iman leaves a blank space on the card which the hour at which the man failed in his duty. When ng off duty the mon sh their cards into a kind of letter box, and as is i8 done the exact time at which they are de. livered Is ited. All this contrivance is oom. the men’s etely controf and there iano lity. of pering with the mechanigm, No of we be invabisinie Without the dra te and was loaded ~ elose union and merging of their cause into his. 50 to