The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1868, Page 4

4 NEW YORK THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. The Alleged Internal Revenne Frands and Conspiracy=The Investigation Fairly Com- meuced at Last—“A Roll of Greenbacks,” Before Commissioner Guttman, The United States vs, E. A. Rollins, United Stdtes Commissioner af Internal Revenue, Deputy Internal Revenue Commissioner Harland and ex-Deputy Collector Smith.—The investigation of this much procrastinated case, in which the defendants are charged with conspiring to defraud the internal rev- enue of the United States and with blackmailing and bribery, was commenced about noon yesterday before this court. District Attorney Courtney and ex-Judge Fullerton, who has been recently associated with him in the case, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sedgwick for the defendant Harland and Mr. White for the defendant Smith. » Mr. Courtney stated that before commencing the further examination of the witness McHenry, who ‘wag last on the stand he desired to make the correc- tion of certain misrepresentations which had ap- peared in some of the public prints. It appeared a fow days ago, through some of these statements that ‘be (Mr. Courtney) was not connected with this case and that upon Mr. Fullerton was to devolve the con- duct of the prosecution of it. He now wished to say that at his particular request made to the proper au- thorities—after certain statements hati been made— he desired an associate in this case, and one was selected by his consent and at his wish. He was pow here to join with him (Mr. Fullerton) cor- Aially and properly in investigating the case to the ca earl, aud intended to sift Sue case to the bottom, ¥ Mr, Courtney then called Mr. McHenry, to the wit- hess stand. Mr. Sedgwick asked Mr. Courtney to be good enough to let him see the depositions ‘on which the Warrants in this case were Issued, Mr. Courtney stated that he wonld first let the Commissioner see the depositions; and that official, ae examining them, banded them to Mr. Sedg- icl 4 Mr. ig Pile after Pee at the documents, sald that the afidavits made y McHenry did not allege or charge any crime as against the defendants named in tue warrant, or any of them, nor, indeed, did it charge a crime at all. elt me! stated in a omer way that there was fraud in the distil- ery of T. F. Rea, and that this fraud had continued for a considerable time, and that he had reported it previously in ‘his oficial Yeports, based upon jroper authority, The Warrant was against these defendants and charged them with having in or about the month of Decem- ber, 1867, conspired with other persons to evade the payment of the internal revenue tax upon distilled spirits, with procuring themselves to be bribed and with levyiag blackmaul in their official capacities. Commissioner Guttman then handed Mr. Sedgwick steers CITY. , bes (pour street; then a move same from the fact that it was printed matter. Q Whavelse made it similar to your mind? A, From his taking it from ‘he same pocket I saw him put the roll of money in. Q. What else took place between them then? 4, They tyen went off together. Qa w far were you from these parties. when you saw Toll of paper pass between them. A. I think about a hundred yards; it Was less than that, cer- tain; they then went off together and I stood at the corner of Fourteenth street; they went from me up Fourteenth stieet. By Mr. Fullerton: What were you doing in , Washington at that time? A, I was attending to some business of my own there at the time, Q. How long had you known Mr, Rollins personal by sight? A. 1 saw Mr, Rollins previous to thal time, about @ month previoas, I think, at his office. Q. How long had you known Loeb by sight? A. f bank him several times; 1 have known hin since last fall, Q, Do you know anything else with regard to this matter what you have nowstated, A. Notthat J recollect. Cross-examined by Mr. Sedgwick—Q. Were you near enough to the parties to identify the roll which you eaygou saw pass between themy A, I was near enot ‘See thata roll passed between them. ‘ere you near enough to identify the roll so as to say that it was the same you saw with Loeb in the hotel? A. To the best,of my knowledge I should Bay 1t was the same, Were you near enougti to be able to see the roll ant eRe. it at that time as the same roll you saw with Loeb atthe hotel? A. ‘That is somewhat hard for me say that it was the identical money he Pale he might have changed his coator his Q. Idon’t ask about the money. Can you say it was the samo roil which you saw? A. 1 had no doubt about its being the saine roll. Q. Are you able to swear whether or not you could identify it? A. I could if I saw it, ©, Could you swear that at the time you saw the Toll pass between them you then identified it as the same roll? A. I had no doubt jabout its being the same. Q. Can you positively swear it was? A, No. Q. What was your business m Washington on that occasion? A, I was there in the interest of a iriend of mine living in Brooklyn; it was a mutual interest; I was mmyseit interested; my friend’s interest would also be mine. Q. What was that business? A, That business, if it succeeded, would result in my appointment to a place under him. Q. Was that an inspectorship? A. I don’t know whether it was an inspectorstyp he intended to give Ine; it was an inspectorship or something of thut Kind. Q. In whose interest were you prin: patiy in Wasi- ington? A. In the iuterest of a friend of mine, A, T. Wood, who was seeking for conirmation of collector- ship 1n that district. Q. Did you see senator Pierson in Washington at that time? A. I did. Q. When had you ceased to be inspector? A. Some time in February previous; { was tuspector about five months. Q. Dia you ever see Colonel Wood and Senator #nother paper, and the latter gentleman proceeded | Pierson together in Washington? A. 1 can’t say tostate that this second deposition alleged that these defendants, with divers other persons unknown, conspired together to evade the payment of the United States revenue upon distilled spirita by col- Jusign and fraud, and committed sundry other crimes against the United States, and that the defendants, Rollins, Harland and others named, did combine and conspire to procure themselves to be bribed for the purpose of levying blackmail upon peTROnS en 1a the business of distilling and rectifying spirits. He had no intention of making any technical ob- jection to the fact that the warrant issued by the Commissioner was issued contrary to law. But his demand was that the prosecution shail specify what me they allege to have been committed by these efendants; what the specific crime charged Was; in positively I saw them there together, Q. Were you dismissed from the department? A. T received @ notice that my services were no louger required, hi ‘Who signed that notice? A. T. Harland, Did you believe or suppose he was instrumental ing your services dispensed with? A. [ sup- posed he Was, certainly, Q. Did you ever say to Mr. Wood or Senator Pier- son that you would get square with Harland? A. Never to either of them to my knowledge. Q. Did you ever say to anyone cise that you would t square with Harland? A. imay have said that is day would come some time; I cannot say who I said this to. Q. What friend were you looking for in the hotel what matter it was committed; at what time and | 4t the time you speak of, when you saw Loeb count with what object. In no other way could the de- fendants have the benefit of those rights which the Jaw conferred uy) and which the law required that they should have, He then proceeded to cite various authorities defin- ing the powers of United States Commissioners in the issuance of warrants and the law and practice controlling them. The second volume of the Revised Statutes, page 730, held that whenever complaint is made to any United States m: rate that an offence has been committed it snall be the 13 duty of the magistrate to examine witnesses in rela | certainly. tion thereto under oath, and that if it shail appear from such examination that any criminal offence jas been committed the magistrate shall then issue the proper warant. Mr. Sedgwick then pro- ceeded to argue at some length that the issuance of the warrant in the case was f ular, not bein; i ‘anted upon evidence, but upou ec parte Gepost. ions, Ail the counsel participated in the discussion of the question and Mr. Courtney cited authority from sec- tion twenty-six of the Internal Revenue act of March 2, 1807, in reference to malfeasance in office, &«., to show that different proceedings from that authorized by the statutes were regular, ‘At this juncture Mr. Binckley made his re-entree | outside, in and took a seat alone in a remote part of the roow, watching the proceedings with great interest. The Commissioner finally overraled the objection and Mr. Medienry’s cxamination was resumed. a Mr. Courtney—When we took an adjournment in the other room, Mr. McHenry, something in regard to a check handed by Mr, Pike to Mr. Harland at his oMice, 85 Cedar street; will you «tescribe, if you please, where Mr. Harland sat? A. Jie was standing near the door leading into the chief cletk’s room, How much time was occupied in passing this check to . Hariandy A. The check Was handed to him by Mr. Pike and he put it in his pocket; it oc- cupied perhaps a minute. i Q. Do you know what amount of spirits was dis- tilled in ihe distillery of T. F. Rea on the 28th of May last? A. [do not. Q. Do you know what amount of tax was paid on or about that time? A. 1 do not. Q Do you know and if so siate what amount of spirtts wus distilled in Loeb's distillery, Objected Wo as immaterial. Q. Did you ever see Charles Loeb at that distillery at vé seen Augustus Loeb there. Q. Any oiner of the Loebs? A. i have, str. Q. What were they doing there? (Objected to—ob- jection overruled.) “A. 1 generally saw them there managing Q. Did you sce Charles Loeb in Washington in May last? A. Yes, sir. Q. Wh nd when’ A. T saw him about the usth of May, at Willard’s hotel. . Whereabouts in that hotel? faa room on the first or 1 floor of the Hotel. Objection Was taken fo the interrogation of the Witness concerning the Messrs, Loeb, on the ground that they not yet been connected with the case. ‘the Commissioner asked Mr. Courtney if he ex- pected to connect Mr. Loeb with the case, Mr. Courtney stated that he expected to prove by this witness that on that occasion Mr, Loeb was seen in that room counting a large roll of money aud to put tin a paper. That afterwards he left the hotet and walked Lo the corner of the street, and there met Mr. &. A. Rollins and banded him a roll of paper sini- itar Ww that which the witness had seen him make up. MHefoudant's counsel objected to this testimony in connection with Mr, Loeb. The Coumissioner, holding that the prosecution probably intended to prove their case by circum. stances, and this might be one of the links in that chain of circumstances, saui Le would hear the testi- mony. Q. repeated. Where was that room located in the hotely A. Rightim the main hallway; ft was one of the private rooms on the first or second floor, Q. Who was inthat room? A. Charles Loeb; I saw ‘Ro one clee in the room; he was close to the door; the door was ajar. Q. How large was that room? bedroom, Q. Where were you atthe time? A. Iwas in the hallway, on my way to see a friend of mine that was in the hotel. Q. What did you see him do’ A. I saw him count over some money @ State what he did? A. Ife rolled the money up in paper after he had done counting it, and put it in his pockets A. Ab ordinary the money? A. Senator Pierson. Q. How long was it after you saw Loeb count the nm them in defending themselyes | Money in his room did he come out? A. 1 waited some time—probably about ten or fifteen minuces; it might have been more. How far were you from them when you saw the rolis pass between them, A. One hundred 1G. That 18300 feet? A. I know. Q. And you swear that at this distance you saw this roll Was made up in printed paper? A. Yes, tance? A. Yes; ‘I have very good eyesight. totir, Rollins? A. Yes, Q. You kept at their back? A. Yes, from the time they met until they went out of my sight. ment took place as of mony de, Swe, posh more has tl shaking hands, when Loeb handed the roid of paper eg toy and Dakioryy 4 shan 2 to Mr, ins; 1 coutd mot say exactly what that pa- | be into.@ felonious assault, bas " r was; alt Loan aay le. ines Feo paper handed by iited, it seems, a witness by the name of joeb to Rollins was the same I had seen b2fo1 Cann to go away about a week T would Q. Describe the 16@ and Looks of thi r | say, also, wiih reference to Hadden that his atten- You saw pass between them at that time. A, It Was | tion has been directed to other matters for the last White, apparently a piece of newspaper; & paper | two weeks, as is matter of pubic notoriety, and it similar to that T° had seen Loeb roll the | is said by several of our first class clergymen that he money in; I also noticed i¢ as being tke | is a hopeful convert to-day. If thatis the case you will probably never get another chance at tim. There are prayer meetings being held every day 1p Re ace oe Peauize pea ie oe attention not thm je i Speen e it go of for ‘The motion was granted by the Judge. The coun- | Sel’3 Speech ocousioned a great deal of merriment. Hadden tried to look solemn, bub when *Charley” ke of his being too busy to be tried he joined in | ¢ laughter occasioned by the appeal tn his bebalf. It Was said that several white cravatted gentlemen were seen lingering around the entrance to tne court pending these proceedings. Oharles Meyer pleaded grand larceny, the charge baing that on tue 15th of vober, 1867, he atoie sixty-live dollars’ worth of cigars, the property of Solomon Urgler, sent to the penitentiary for one year, John Brady, who was indicted for robbery, Pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to rob, It was charged that on the 10th inst., while Catharine Simpson was asi stieiter at the corner of Twenty- seventh strect jeventh avenue,she was attacked by Brady, who Stole her hat and a pocketbook cou- taining forty doliars, Thoinas Hynes, wo was charged with stealing forty dollars’ worth of rum on the 22d of July, the Lede of Dicdrich Peters, pleaded guilty to petty arceny, He was GRAND LARCENY, i@ Baker, who was jointly indicted with Charies Piper for robbery was tried and convicted of heer larceny, The testimon Jkristopher McKenaa was in oner, corner of Uherry and Roosevelt streets, on the 16th ist, he was atiacked by Piper, a colored man, with whom Annie Baker (white) was living, and robbed of $56 by her, As the case was very strong against tue prisoner, the Judge sent her to the State Prison for five years, Feliciano Montero, who was charged with stabbing William Abed with a dagger on the 14th of August, was convicted of ussault and battery, Sentence was postponed. . Euward Besin pleaded guilty to an attempt at @ and larceny, the indictment charging that on the 2th inst. he stole a gold watch trom William Newby. He was remanded for sentence. Frederick Linning, gharged with stabbing George Aweilon the 2d inst, with @ small knife, was tried and acquitted, the jury beheving from the circuw- stances that he was justified in deiending himself. Josephine Rogers and Nellie Higgins (white young ladies) were charged with stealing dresses valued at $50—the property of Albert Walker, a colored gen- tieman, who toid the Haw that he kept “bachelor’s halt’ in Baxter street. The complainant wished to “hold up’? on the prisoners and tue jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, CITY INTELLIGEAOR. LQurras.s OnowpsR O1Lve, Thomas Goowerd, President, composed of prominent citizens of the Seventeenth ward, went on their first annual chowder excursion on Wednesday and returned last night, alter having a splendid time and low of fun. UNION LEAGUA CLUB.—An adjourned meeting of the club was held last evening, which was very numerously attended. Speaker Colfax, who is at present in the city, was invited to mect the club, but ut alate hour Le aad vot presented himself, and on inquiry it was ascertained he was preveated from accepting the invitation by a prior engagement for the evening. Svrorpe By DROWNING.—Coroner Schirmer yester- day held an inquest at the Morgue on the body of Mrs. Catharine Scheller, a German wowman, forty years of age, who is supposed to have committed suicide by jumping from a ferryboat, she having been found in the water near the foot of Grand street, Kast river. Deceased, who lived in East New York, Was sunstruck last July, which so affected her mind that she often threatened to drown herself. She left home last Tuesday morning aud was not seen after- wards alive by ner friends. ‘The jury found that de- came to her death by drowmng herself while jJaboring under temporary aberration of mind from sunstroke. ELECTION OF SocteTy OFFIcBRS.—The Mechanics and Tradesmen’s Permanent Benefit Building Asso- ciation held their firat meeting at their offices, 39 Q. You swear you could see the print at that dis- | Nassau street, on the 17th inst., and elected the fol- lowing officers as a Board of Manage And at this distance you saw Loeb pass the roll re President; Nelson J. Setar § Vice President; 1 tary; William H. Duryea, ment :—John T. in Miles, Treasurer; Henry P. Cooper, Secre- Counsel, and six trustees, AT the semianaual election held by the Young Q. And you were 100 yards behind them when this | American Literary Association, at 699 Teague Char les Speyer was chosen President; Myer Goid- happened? A. 1 am supposing that distance, ¢ Did Loeb take the roll from his side pocket? A, hand to his breast and then I saw the roll pass be- tween them, Q. What hand did Mr. Rollins take the rollin? A. With his right and he putit into his rightside pocket, ort sack, Q. And while he was putting tt in his pocket was it? A. Q. How far apart were they at the time? A, About two feet. Q. Where is Coenties slip? A. Coenties slip is on the East river; the vessel referred to on whica I saw whiskey was near the foot of Wall street; the Metro- politan Revenue Board met at No. 83 Cedar street; Pike and Harland were both standing when Pike handed him the check; wi Llooked through the glass they were both standing did not look through tue glass the moment Pike caine in; the check wa: passing from one to the other when Tread it; t were Uiree or four feet from. the glass; y Harlan was six or eight inches nearer than Piké; Pike handed Harland the check with his left haad, and Harland pnt it in his pocket; there was one 4 that 1 think had been put tn after 1 two coats of paint; this apparentiy been rubbed once with the brash color ¢ gon the was binek;” stamp eit hand upper corner, 1 thtak; reity sure it was not in the middle of the the date of this occur a the whiskey from 5 1 went into F December 20 and January 8; it was two or three weeks after that Il saw e & Harland together; L first spoke of the inter. w between Pike and Harland, | think, to Daniel Murray; Lspoke of it to Governor Morgan about the middle of March: I told it to others before that: L told Mr, Binckley on Thursday of the last Week in Angust, at his rooms in the Astor House; he sent for me by two messengers; Mr. Fitch called tor me and asked meif [knew a man named Murray, Who used to be connected with Twenty- Tourth street distiiery; 1 told him ! did; he asked me if Murray did nol have facts connecting Pike, Hag- erty , O'Donohae, Smith, Harland and Kol- lina with a couspiracy; he also asked me if 1 did pot see a cheek tended by Pike to Hariand; | asked him who told han and he said “no matter; he then asked me about the Loeb matter; [told him T ad not know where he came from or what he wanted; he then asked me to go and see Solicitor Binckiey; hie said the President had sent the solicitor here to sift these things; I objected to going, but he told me it was my duty as a citizen; | went to see Binckiey and conversed with him; 1 told him I was unwfling to have anything to do with it; 1 said Mur- ray would give what evidence he had, but he must be protected: he said Murray would be protected from arrest—the honor of the government might | be pledged by ite humblest law offcers; I told | him that Marrar had heen @ distiller and that he feared trouble if he talked; Binekiey said Murray should be protectet and taken care of: he aske t me if] would assist him a messenger in that case; 1 told either Mr. Binckiey or Mr. Piteh that f mignt get into trouble; Binekley said’ that my just rights would be attended said that the whiskey ring was powerful and that I might be lured into some- thing—some trap-hole or other; on the same day I went With Fitch to see Murray; before Murray t Morray and Fitch drank considerably; Murray tn- Vited us to his house; Murray and Fiteh were siderably drunk when Murray sald there things: know Murray was drunk; I used to be quite inumate m. | Wanted and that he wouldn't be arrested or trout | drinks outside his own house; 1 told him what t smith, He put it up in his breast pocket, and he put up his | Secretary; Moses S and Myer Kallman, Treasurer, , Vice President; Nathan Stern, Kecording Wyman, Financial Secretary, Isaac Ritter, ex-Pre- sident, was appointed Librarian, with Murray; he is nota drinking man, he never | father, Theodore Martine, residin Fine Mansiau's Rerorts.—Fire Marshal Brackett has submitted to the Police Commissioners reports giving the result of his inquiries into the origin of the ie eae you had of seeing it or identifying | recent fires, as follows:—August 31, half-past two A. M., No. 241 East Forty-sixth street, accidental, origi- nating in the carelessness of the occupants; thirty- seven minutes pust three A. M., No, 172 Kivington street, Caused by the igniting of some dry wood lying upon the top 0: the boiler. eptember 8, fifteen min- ules to seven P. M., steamer Cieopatra, resultiny from carelessness on the part of some oue employed in the engine room, September 19, ten minutes to jour A. M., Higgins & Co., carpet factory, foot of it Forty-third street, spo nevus combustion of refuse particies of wool in tie dusting machine. Sepieuber 22, elght P.M., No. 658 Kighih avenue, undoubtediy the work of au incendiary. SALE OF UNCLALMED PROPERTY—A VIOLATION oF gas Exciss Law.—The fifty-second auction gale of unclaimed property was held yesterday forenoonat Police Headquarters, a catalogue of two hundmd and forty-eight lots, comprising a miscellaneous as- sortment of articles of various » quality and use, from a teaspoon to a fatboat, being offered. Men's clothing, dry goods, watches and jewelry, armsof many descriptions, hardware, boots and shoes, trunks, travelling pags, boots, &c., the gleanings of street aud river—articles lost or abandoned, that have been in the custody of the property clerk over six montis—were brought under the hammer, real- izing, except In some rare Instances, such prices &3 they would probably have bronght if put up at auction in any other locality. The attend- auce was fair and bidding spirited. Among the lots sold was a “demijoun of brandy, one and a quarter gallons,"’ which, considering that the Exelse law protibits the sale of liquor in quantities leas than five gallons unless under special license, is a viola tion of a statutory enactment one would scarcely ex- = to tind committed by one of Superintendent ennedy's subordinates, A “demijohn of wine, four gations,” was likewise disposed of contrary to the statute in such case made and provided. Here is an opportunity for those efficient Commissioners who have such @ strict regard for the requirements of the law, where a constitutional plea is to be put in in de- fence, to exhibit their independence by a strict enforcement of the excise reguiations in directing the necessary proceedings in this as in cases of more igborant criminals, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Tus Reosyt Nore Fororrtes.—Wilkam J, Ree and William M. Martine, recently arrested for com- mitting a series of promissory note forgeries, were yesterday liberated on bail before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs. On the three complaints against Ree Mr. Ellis N. Crowe, of No. 11 Charlton street, gave bail im $5,000 each for his future appearance for trial ia the Court of General Sessions when called upon. ‘The defendant Mariine, against whom there are two complaints, was bailed in $5,000 on cach by his at No. 335 West jartine have been confined in the Tombs for nearly two weeks, Twenty-cighth street. Ree and » 1 see the bills? A. Lsaw f a ¢ wi at were they? A. Those {| saw were $500 | mn relation fo the mat 1 testified to on the dy CUARGE OF ForGkRY.—Yesterday morning detec- bills, f Gxaraitiadion } Kons eng ee sven o'clock | M¥@S Hayes and Stillwell, of the Second precinct, ol nnough t ae Was the ‘ «x lev See or wie Taw tarde OF four ths F this morntty | brought before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, two owners I should say were the same, but yet I will not Saal ung wen, named Edward F. Creech and Charles say they were so; le counted twenty bids. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Dorsay, on the chargeor forgery. Mr. Edward Whit ‘b What did he do with them’ after ty ater! . What did d - ev — ey, 0 clerk fc ll & Ei them’ A. He roiled themuy in paper and pul then | pie ithaht to Compel a Plainti®® te submit ney. aclerk for the Russell 4 Eewin Mannfacturing in his pocket, into his side cont pocket, oual Examination. Company, No. 87 Beekinan street, stated under oath Q. State to the court where you stood when you Age Jones that on the 19th inst. Creech called npon him and saw this: was the door open? The door wae ajar Judge Jones, é i presenied an order for twenty kegs of nails, worth nearly half open, and I stood at the door right on the ) Ww This action is brought to ree) gy rporting to have been drawn by Messrs, Cor- bg t cover large damages from the defendant for alleged | Det & Clemens, of 4 Ann street. ‘The order being Q. What kind of paper was the mone : ‘The defendant by his answer denice | (oUEhE to be genuine, Mr, Whitney delivered the AWA piece of newspaper I thinks 1 untgia mair y hails,which were carted = away by William @ leat from a book, It was printed paper, anyway the on in the complaint, Aspinwall, of 120 Nassau street, employed Q. Whit next did you do, or where did yoa go to The defendant's counsel obtained an order forthe for that ‘purpose, and taken to 46 Ann. street. An} wo «i down staits and waited at the front door jyepection of the person of the plaintiff, who i# ao) Phere the prisoner Doreay met the carman Hil he Sout; Ewaited there to wateh him ane | jyiaat, in order to ascertain the nature of the inju- and directed nim to take the nails t Bowery. fee wi intended to do; he came out and wes kawin 4 counsel for the plaintif, op. it subsequently appeared that the order upon which up Penusrivania avenue to the corner of Fourteentii | josed «uch order, on the ground that the couré had | the nails wore obtained was a forgery. The accused atreet; hed hen stopped at ly ge of F sireet and | no power under (he provision of the code to make | parties, who are ks lng and twenty-two years of stood there # short winle, and then he went on to | gach an order. aye, were committed to the Tombs for examination, the next corner and crossed over tothe Treasury pie vas areued at much length, and various | (twas stoted in court that several other parties have Department; he stood vaere alittle while and cross iw. The Court said the ‘case was an | Heon swindied by the defenaants by means of forged over to the opposite corner avain: he stood at the | impor one in practice, and reserved tts decision. | and fraudulent orders, OEE eee veoliieg’ aud Pennayivania aveniic, | Edwin James for piaintifty Gage Brothers fof Me | gtyy, Soria SysRs IN THOUBLR AGAIx—It rect Rollins ve out from under ti foneaen btlaing, the futernal Revenue Department; 1 sup. 0" has been someting over a year since tus lady was pose from his Mice, COUNT OF GENERAL SES “IONS. | ina police court, About a year ago, as will be re Ayan int wmibea vowerds 1 “haa adhn crrre dl aD | membered, she was sentenced to State Prison for swit “Q. What time. was thik’ A. Belween ten and eo atone ate stl dling sewing giris through the dodge of advertising eleven o'clock in the morning. ‘TOMMY HADDEN” IN COURT. | for them and taking deposits in advance of employ- » What did Mr. Rollie do alter he came ont of | shortly after the opentng of the court yesterday, ne building? A. He walked ap Piste PA Loep She by this me at th orner of New York avenue, He moved away and Mi. Kollins joined him half way on the block. | followed thoin Close and got to the corner of New York avenue ant | Fifteenth street before they reached the otter cur ner, They had just got togeiter when 1 got bo ihe oy. What did you see take place between them’? A. Tsaw Loeb hand Rollins—— What did they do when they met? A. They | ida "4 do anythi Did they snake hands? A, Not at that moment. What took place? A, They walked together ly @ dozen or twenty steps vowards Pour- as Hadden— etter known as “Shanghat Had- at whose place in Water street a daily prayer ting is Held, was called to the bar by Assistant mi i) | was charged with felonious assault and battery, said to have been committed upon a satior named Philip | O'Mfanion, Mr. C. S. spencer, his counsel, said:— “There are sufficient reasons, in my honest judg- Ment, for postponing this case, In the first place, with reference to. the je of the grad 00, & perusal of the amdavite wil! show that in any ovent, if every particle of tue compiainant’s rict Attorney Hutchings, who satd the defendant | put Jud; | Governor Fenic ing them. by she was pardoned her farniliar face ag Kssex Market Poltee Court, ie has heen so frequent a vie- She tried to palm herseif off as somebody else, Mansileld Knew her in a moment. The cause of her present dimeulty was a complaint pre- ferred by Robert Wortherton, managing clerk of Mr. Edward Bassford, the house farnishing dealer in Cooper Institute. It seems that Mra, Myers bought A few wee we showed itself where in years itor, a bill of goods to the amount of $223 on Wednesday and aed payment of the bill on delivery of the at No. 142 Henry street. The were taken there and the man bringing them told to ve Myers. & Oo., 676 Broadway, for his money. fo showed that while | le room of the pris- | | York, certainly establish her as the most recklessly guilty to an attempt at | Mr. Myers could be found, neither oonld the roots be found afterwards. She was committed to prison and stands @ chance of becoming a second time the subject of executive clemency. A SUART CONFIDENCE Womad, Splendid Oareer of Brassy lmpudeace— Wholesale Taking In of Hovel Keepers, Trades People, House Owners and Others— Her Tricks and Devices aa Kevealed ia a Police Court. ‘The catalogue of complaints soaring up like “Oasa piled on Pelion’ preferred yesterday before Judge Mansfleld, of the Essex Market Police Court, against Mrs. Annie ©. Kiey, if they do not quite justify her being set down as the wickedest, woman in New audacious a3 well a8 brifliantly successful of modern confidence women, A woman of dne per- sonal presence and always stylishly dressed, of most refined manners, rare culture and marvellous conversational powers, she has found it evidently very easy to pursue ber vocation of deception. The trouble has been that her victims are so thoroughly ashamed at being taken in by her insinuating wiles and deceptive speech and representations that they have desisted from making any complaint, pre- ferring to sufer in silence their respective losses to publishing themselves to the world ag the dupes of a sharp and fascinating woman. But there is a point at which forbearanve ceases to be a virtue. ‘This point, it seems, has at length been reached In the case of Kiley. Mark @ liquor dealer, at No, 67 James street, headed the line of iors who ap- peared yesterday before Judge Manstield, to make their Various cnarges against Mrs. Kiley. Mr. Lounigan had the utinost confidence in Mrs, Kley. His purse was always open to lend her what money sho wanted, The best liquors in his establishinent were at her command. He went further. Ile be- lieved her stories of the large fortune of which she was soon to come in possession. He endorsed those ne for her and ame her security for $340 peside, Mr, Nash, proprietor of the Arlington House, in Fourteenth street, allowed her to board at his hotel. She falled, according to his statement, to pay her board, But this was not all, she borrowed jewelry of hin under various pretenves, and has never re- turned them, Bat, of hotels and boarding houses there seems to be no end to the list of those where she has boarded aad whose preprietors she bus swindied, Mr. Bassford, the house furnishing dealer under Cooper institute, sold ber a large quantity of silver- are for house she pretended to have just pur- chased at Fordham. She obtained the silverware through reference to Mr. Hollacher, doing business at No, 10 North William street, She knew Mr. Holia- cher, having swindled iis daughter out of a diamond ring and otuer jewelry, but of course had no right to give him as areference, and Mr. Bassford has very little show of ever getting nis bill paid. Another of her victims is Mr. Pease, from whom she hired @ house in Fordham in May last. she owes Mr. Pease $6.0, having failed to pay any of the rent due, Mr. Journeay, the real estate agent, got beguiled into hiring a house to her in New Jersey. The lesson has cost him several months’ rent. trom Mr. McDonald, the pianoforte man, she obtained $80 loaned money and a piano, failing to return the former or pay for the latter. Victimizin, hotel proprietors and tradesmen, it seems, have not conpri the extent of her confidence operations. In addition to Miss Hollacher, who ip eine in court as one of the complainants, Mrs. Baum, of No. 91 Madison street, says that the accused borrowed a diamond ring of her under pretence of wishing to get another mounted like it, and likewise, through the same pretence, borrowed her gold watch and chain. ‘rhe Judge, on the above statements, issued @ war- rant for the arrest of Mrs. Kley. ‘This person is said to have been carrying on this confidence game for several years. She pretends to know all the leading men of the city, and not satisfied with local references, on fitting occasions refers to leading Congressmen and the pops dignitaries in the land, Columns might be filled giving a recital cf her exploits in the confidence way. It 18 probable that an estoppel will now be placed on her swindling career and that her arrest will be specdily effected. The parties named also who have offered to complain against her ex- press a determination to prosecute her with she ut- moat rigor of the law. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST POLICEMEN. A Sergeant and Two Policemen Accused of Beating a Saloon Keeper—A Grand Ch ter of Curses and Caffs and Kicks and Oppro- brious Epithets, According to facts set forth in an affidavit made yes. terday before Judge Mansfleld, of the Essex Market Police Court, three policemen of the Seventeenth precinct—viz., Sergeant McCready, private Daniel Sheehan and another whose name 1s at present un- known to the one making the aMdavit—while on a drunken spree on Wednesday evening were guilty of acts of atrocity of the most flagrant character. The following are the facts of the case as set forth in the amdavit in question:— Michael Baust, who is the complainant, keeps a wine saloon at 99 Third street, He says that between ten and eleven o’clock, on Wednesday night the parties above named came to his place dressed as civilians and ‘‘all of them intoxicated.’ They each took a drink, and after drinking Sergeant ae, asked him who he thought would be eiected Presi- dent. Mr. Baust replied that he could not answer this question, and added that he should vote for Seymour. Upon his making this announcement McCready said, “Well, then, you are my pris- oner.’? ir. Baust pat on his coat and hat to go with McCready, when the latter seized him by the coat collar, knocked him down, kicked him several times after he was down and then dragged him out on the es where le renewed the striking and beating, in which Sheetan and the unknown policeman joined him, made her appearance. men. Sheetran knocked her down and kicked her several times, injuring her so severely that she is unable to leave the house. Mr. Baust shouted mur- der. Mr. Schildnech, @ neighbor, came into the saloon. He asked what was the diticulty—this and nothing more, “i’m police sergeant of the Seventeenth ward, poke up MeUready; “you are my prisoner.” Leavin Mra. aust to get along the best she could after the severe treat- ment to which she had been subjected. The three policemen now took their two prisoners, Baust and Scheldnech, to the Seventeenth ward station house, Simply taking them there did not satisfy these custo- dians. On the way they both were repeatedly struck and Kicked and the most opprobious epithets applied tothem, In the station house in front of the very dest the striking and kicking were repeated, While being taken to their cells the striking and kicking were renewed. Not until the doors of their ceils were shat against them did these assaults and abusive epithets terminate, Mr. Baust and Mr. Schildnech were kept prisoners in the Seventeenth ward station house all night, Sergeant McCready and private Sheehan brought them yesterday morning before Judge Mansfeld. At the court they had no complaint to make, and Baust and Schildnech were at once ordered to be released. The sergeart and private Sheehan left the court room, but not so the prisoners they had brought there. Mr. Baust made a complaint against the policemen, giving the facts as above stated. accused policemen have been notified to appear for examination at ten o'clock this morning. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN, Reception of General McClellan—The Ope of Worth Strect Confirmed—The Market iu the Eighteenth Ward=—The Corporation Mannal, The Board met yesterday at noon, the President, Mr. Monahan, in the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved a number of reports of com. mittees and papers from the Board of Aldermen were received and laid over. A commuatcation was received from the Corpo- ration Counsel in which he stated that the report of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment tn the matter of opening and extending Worth street from Baxter street to Chatham gquare, was con- | firmed by the general term of the Shpreme Court on the 280i of June, 1868, In connection with this document a resolution Was presented and laid over directing that the actnal opening of the above street to Chatham Bquare take place on the Ist of October. ‘The Board concurred with the Aldermen in the adoption of the following resolutions:—In extending the hospitaiities of the city to Major General McClel Jan upon his arrival ia New York; in granting per mission to the Law Institute to use the rooms oveu- pled by the County Clerk and his assistants, when | they are vacated; in directing the Comptroller to issue forty thousand dollars’ worth of market stock, to be applied to the completion of the market tn the hieent ; in authorizing the Comptroller to | ¥ the Clerk of the Common Council $3,500 for come | pling the Corporation Manual for this yi and in | directing the sireet Commisstoner to remove a bal- | cony Which has been erected on the corner of the Bowery and Canal street. A resolution was adopted appointing Theodore | Weatron one of the city surveyors. Resolutions in favor of appointing an index clerk , for the Bours, ata salary a ‘$1,500 per um, and | to provide siationery, maps, dc., for the use of the members, v id over to future action. The Board adjourned to meet on Monday, at two | o'clock, AN ALLEGED Mail, RoseRe ARRESTED, —Jared B. Hemingway, 2 democratic politician of New Haven, | who Was some little time ago appointed mail agent on the Shore line in place of g worthy and capable | man who Was thrust out beoailse ‘he was a republi- | can, Was yesterday arrested by a Post OMce detect. ive on a charge of robling the mails committed to Were the frst to complain of tho. tose trom the were the frst to complain of the Trail on hus foute, it's understood that ne eon fossa his gittlt.—Providence Journal, Sept, #4. 2 NATURALIZATION. Although the Judge of tho Court of Coimmon Pleas ‘and the oficiais of tis court have quite as much | work as they can do within the time the Judge silt | to hear applications for certifivates of citizenship it is evident that the army of aliens, commanded by general committees of both political parties, have Rot yet commenced tte maroh on the City Haul. When the advanced guard appears in view great will be the trepidation of clerks and doorkeepers. Even now that the officials of the Naturalization Bureau have only to contend daily with a mere guerilla band of wild Irish and obdurate Dutchuien their patience is sorely tried. It would seem that some very ignorant people who go before the Judge to be questioned as to thetr age and residence in the | country think that United States citizenship is more ® right than a privilege, and are disposed to resent any inquiry into their antece- dents, In the Court of Common Pleas yester- day Judge Barrett was compelled to order a fellow from his presence for disrespectful and impertinent language while being tnterrogated. Quite @ number of Germans, principally natives of the smaller German States, naturalized yesterday, seemed utterly incapable of comprehending the nature of the privilege Wor sough » With faces as expressionless a4 a beer rel and wide staring eyes, they looked at the judge and from one to another most amusing rplexity, One be- whiskered little fellow from Hesse Darmstadt, who had only been hieen years in the country, at- tempted to set matters right by firing a volley of in- harmonious guiturais into the ear of the puzzied witness, gesticulating violently all the time; but an official frown sent nim capering into a corner, where, becoming conscious of the impropriety ot his conduct, he bowed with the grace and regularity of a walking beam on a ferryboat. His energetic In- terference alarmed the sedate section of the foreign eicment quite as much as did the mystertoas move- ments of the irate oMcials of the court, and they failed utterly to remember when they came to the country or what they had been doing in the mean- time, Judge Barrett sent them away without their papers to reflect on the matier. Very many of the Some yesterday answered the questions put them by the Judge in whisper and with an air of the most profound secrecy. An inland Seu Captain presented a youth of thirty-seven to the dudge in @ manner worthy of the wise Captain Dick Bunsby. Leaning pack against the railing ina re- fective mood, slowly twirling bis glazed hat in bis hands, he ruminated long on the questions asked bum before committing himself to the great hazard of a direct reply. Although slow, however, he was sure, and his helpless youth and himself slowly left the court with the documents carefully hid beneath many folds of blue pilot, The candidates from Emerald Isle appeared iully awake to the impor- tance of getting through with the business of natural. zation as speedily as possible. One shock- headed specimen on being asked in the usual form to “ienounce ail ‘legiance to boo woo buz wuz 00—00 , particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Lre- Jand, to,whom you were formerly a subject,”” volun- teercd # remark that he would “like to murther the whole of ’em,”? which doubtless was the truth, A good deal of amusement was caused in the court by the Ben caony of a Jersey man to be admitted to acitizenship of the United States. The gentleman who accompanied hum as a witness appeared equally anxious that he should be “put turough.’” “How is this?” asked the Judge; ‘“‘are yon not & native of New Jersey and a citizen of the United States already?” “A New Tay citizen, your Honor.” “Weill,” asked the Judge, “is not that enongh?? “Ah, you know, your Honor,” replied the man, fondly pe g the naturalization papers, “I’m aon Jersey, ani Ta like to be a—a—your Honor nows. He was officially informed that New Jersey was now in the United States and left the court with a long-drawn face, on which was depicted distrust and lingering doubt. In the Supreme Court nine persons received certifi- cates of citizenship and in the Common Pleas eighty- nine, Judge Barrett rejected during the day nine Cee for various causes, aturalized September 24..... Previously naturalized., HYDROPHOBIA. Letter to Mayor Hoffman from Mr. Bergh, New York, Sept. 17, 1868, Hon. Joun T. HoFrMaN, Mayor:— DER SIR—On the 13th of April last I had the honor to address you a note, by order of the Executive Committee of this society, requesting tne reduction of the reward offered for the delivery of dogs at the pound, foot of Twenty-fifth street, to twenty-five cents, and forbidding persons under eighteen years of age from engaging in their capture. ta : ‘The grounds of ti application were that the wholesale slaughter of tiese animals was not re- quired by the security of the public, and that its con- tinuance tended to the demoralization of those en- gaged ia it—principally chilgren—while at the same lume it fosters another expenditure of public mouey without adequate advantage. In sul pork. of the theot which prompted the communication referred cited at the time the highest authorities, condemning the practice in a sani and moral point of view. ‘To this request you were pleased to accede, my present put is to show that the intelligent hu- manity thus manifested by you has been justified py actual results. The published report of those in charge of the dog pound states that 938 dogs were re- ceived vata the season just closed, costing to the City $936 84,in lieu of 6,763 destroyed at a cost of $3,828 90 in the summer of 1867. On the 2d of Sep- tember I caused the following letter to be addressed to the captains of thirty-one police precincts:—“Sir— Can you communicate to us any well authenticated case of hydrophobia in dogs in your precinct during the two months ending 27th August ?” To this inquiry twenty-nine captains replied that no authentic case had occurred; but in the First, ‘Thirteenth and Twenty-fifth there seems to exist an impression that one case in each precinct existed and Was treated as such by the destruction of the animal. Without attempting to discredit the opinions thus offered, | would remind your Honor of the fact that dogs are frequently rendered mad by cruel treatinent in the streets, bnt such madness is not hydrophobia, although killed under that impression. It reaulta, therefore, from the foregoing experience, that the indiscriminate slaughter of these harmless and confiding trieads of mankind, hitherto practised by order of the city authorities, may be dispensed with without detriment to the physical, moral or pecuniary interests of the public. To have saved to the city treasury about $3,000 during two months may be regarded with contempt by those who profit by a lavish expenditure of the city funds; but it is simply a question of time and circumstance to swell this sum to colossal propor- tions, And to effect this it is only necessary to in- crease the reward offered, when, in obedience to the laws of demand and Supply, every neighboring county and State will speedily employ its canine re- Sources to satisfy the demand. Trusting, Mr. Mayor, that the Dog Pound will henceforth be ‘abolished, t have the honor to remain, your most obedient ser- vant, HENRY BERGH, President, 98 1,721 NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. DPMOCKATIC PRIMABIES for the County Conven- tion at Hudson City next Tuesday were held last evening. Tuk PerrouRum Exr.osion.—August Pittner, one of the sufferers from the recent explosion in this city, died yesterday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital, Hoboken. CHARGED WITH AIDING A PRISONER TO EScAPE.— A man named John Meara was arrested yesterday on the charge of rescuing William Russell, who was under arrest, He was held to bail for trial, ° Hoboken. ACCIDENTALLY Suot.—Henry Brewer, a young man residing in Bloomfield street, fred off his gun on Wednesday evening, when a portion of the charge struck Miss Michael, but did not seriously injure her, Brewer was fined five doliars by Justice Pope, Newark. AN AMUSING CAT-ASTROPHE Was the subject of ju- dicial investigation in the police court yesterday forenoon. Andrew Fleming was charged with having, while in asaloon kept by Frederick Ahi, after getting all he wanted {n the shape of liquor, seized a large gentieman cat by the tail and slashed it right and left among the glaases on the counter until both cat and glasses were smashed up pretty badly, At this juncture a stalwart Teuton, one Julius Bachmyer, appeared on the scene and dealt, as alle 1, some power! biows on the pate of Ahl, bruising him ney, adly. Both Julias and Andrew were taken into custody, the former on the charge of assanit and battery and the latter for commiting @ breach of the peace. Bail was subsequentiy furnished. IDENTIFICATION OF THE RarmLRoap Svicte After much dificnity the body of the wretched man who was cut to pieces on Wednesday by a train on the New Jersey Railroad has been identified as that of John Sheidou, a cousin of Mr. David Sheldon, of No. 70 Prospect street. It now transpires that deceased had heen for some years | past of unsound mind, Shortly after | mid- night Wednesday morning he was arrested in Market street for maliciously breaking a pane of glass in a store and lodged in the city prisoa. Sub- sequently he was brought before Justice Mille, who handed tum over to the care of his oe advising | the latter to have iim removed to Trenton. The maniac managed, however, to get away from Mr. Siieidon and beyond a doubt pnt a period to tis ox istence in the manner already described. about thirty-eight years of ame. Washingt: FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—A brakeman, Whose name could not be ascertained, was killed on the Morris and #ssex Railroad, near this point, on ‘Tuesday night. It appears he slipped off a gravel train and rolled under the wheels. He resided at Puillipsburg. George Cooper, of Mamaroneck, West- phester county, reci jamped from @ train torday. snormig ear Orange, and wos badly tn- sured about the entearesiemenerestalnieetitentccemt | tae Bryan City tenets, AMUSEMENTS. Tho F: The I: {| : ' wit. GHAU'S NEW PARISIAN OPERA BOUFFE ‘TROOPS. ‘Wie siostoer St, Laurent, which reached this port from Brest on Tuesday evening, brought the largess und best selected corps of operatic ‘artists overan- gaged for this couatry. . The company came consigned to Mr. J. Grau, the jessee and director of the French theatre. The troupe numbers forty-eight persons and comprises, of. the foremost artists in Paris, Among them are Mme. Rose Bell, Mile. Desclauzas, Mile, Foutanel, Mdle. Villa, MM, Beckers, Gabel, Gengt, Bourgoin and Goby, all of whom are transatlantle celebrities of the first order, With this force Mr. Grau purposes pre- senting us with an inaugural season of. operas the Francais upon a scale -of splondor bitherte quite unknown even in Paria. Not. only he secured the finest, talent for this specialty, but: has procured in Parts and other European capitals the entire scenic appointments, the wardrabe and complete properties for the repertoire of operas which he contemplates producing, Besides import: fog this extensive force Mr. Grau has also secured a large auxiliary corps in this city to perfect the com- pliment of the chorus and orchestra, numbering ia ali 140 members, The French theatre has been wholly reconstructed and elegantly equipped throughout, so that now it will rank in point of gize, comfort and elegance with the finest opera beer This (the alteration) has been doné at @ cost $50,000—voluntarily paid by Mr, Grau—and before the curtain will rise on the first night of the coming Season, which commences on the 6ta of October, Mr. Grau will have expended at least $80,000 in prepare ing for this camp: In the absence of the Itallan opera the tide of fashion will naturally tow to the French theatre, which has always been a strong rival of the italam opera, Naturally the announcement of Mr, Grau’ liberal pians for the gratification of the fashionable world has created universal interest, and the sub scription opens as promisingiy ag did that for the first Ristort performances two years ago. The art ists, whose departure from Paris has created a ma- nagerial panic and social despair, are in excetlent spirits at the prospect of awukentug an excitemens in the New World. They are delighted with New York already, and we are sure that New York will be equally pleased with them when the time comes The corps of artists, which, together with tae auxiliary force oust ed, numbers over 120 per: comprises many of the highest puupen reputation, All will be new to this public. ‘The list includes the following principal artists:—Mme. Rose Beil, Mite, Marie Desclauzas, Mile. Fontanel, Mle. villa, M Julien Carrier, M. Beckers, M. Gabel, M. Batailie, M, Bourgoin, M. Goby, M. Emile Petit, M. Paul Mussay, M. Jenot. Taree prime donne have been engaged. each of whom has legitimately won the highest honors and stands in the front rank of European artists, Ditter- ing widely from one another in certain oharacteria- tics, all three may, however, with truth be sald to excel in their chosen spheres. Since it would be dificult and perhaps ungenerous to classify themin any comparative order of merit, the director pre- sents them according to the dates of their respective engagements for New York, Until recently Madame Kose Bell was @ favorite at the Paris Grand Opera, where she earned emmeng§ distinction in the most important 76.28, under het former name, Mdlie Lapomeraye, Gifted with rare Personal charms and a Voice of the noblest quaiity, and being thoroughly schooled im the service of ars, she has readily exa the homage of the apprecia- tive Parisians. Her career In opera bouge, though of recent date, haa been marked by the most signal success, and her interpretation of certain renowned Offenbach roles, 19 accepted by the critical world abroad as a standard point for comparison. She ared with most brilliant success in “La Grande Duchesse,” “La Belle Héidne," “Gene- vidve de Brabant,” “Fleur de The,” &c, Mile. Desciauzas is a radiant beauty, a charming cantatrice, an enchant! comedienne, Her celebrity 1 of Parisian birth, she having gatned conspicuous favor in the French capital as Prince Charming tm “Cendrillon,”” which she played over 300 times, and in “Le Diable Boiteux.” ‘The volatile young artist, Mile. Fontanel, has won the highest admiration as La Grande Duchesse de Gerolsiein, La Belle Héléne, Eurydice (‘Orphée aux Enfers”), Boulotte (‘Barbe Bieue”) and siintiar dis th ries. For this specialty she bas un- equalled and her imfersonations have all the charm of originality and esprit, controlled by the igo appreciation of artistic requirement, Julien Carrier hails Originally from the Opéra pope te, Paris. Percei' he growin; 1 eet of ‘a house, he recently devoted imirabie talents to this branch of art, and entering into the new sphere with energy he has at once taken the highest rank in the leading characters of ‘Barbe Sug La Grande Duchesse,” “ Genevieve de Bras nt,” &e. * . In M. Beckers we find another deserter from the Op- éra Comique, ‘To M. Beckers the lamented Meyerbeer entrusted the creation of the important rdle of Grit zensko in ‘L’Etolle du Nord.’ he entered upon: his prestige has been largely enhanced tl th his illustrations of General Boum, Agameme non, Charles Martel and other extravagant chap M. Gi the al Piton, the world-famed gen- jabel, darme in ‘Genevieve de Brabant’—a part that has acquired a celebrity second to none of Offenbach’s creations. Mesdames Maurice, Deschamps, Taillefer, Bre! Ligny, Murier, Messra. Goby, Bourgoin, Genot, Petit and Mussay have been chosen from the cee Paris theatres, where they have severally occupi iy ages positions and gained distinction, ie, Clementine Villa is also a Parisian star whom the French metropolis sincerely regrets te render up to us. She delighted the audiences of the Theatre de L’Athenée with her fresh and genuine Tepresentations, With her fine eccentricities she incites at once enthusiasm, while she at the same time undersiands how to touch the heart of the listeners, She is unrivalled in this style, which: has been in fact created by her and her huarity aud gayety 1s such as to communicate itself to all pre- sent, Her yoice is very agreeabie and her diction can compete with that of the best comedienne. She is said to have large eyes. Perhaps sie will Make many jealous on these shores, M. Genot is perfectly master of bis art a3 an opera bouffe representative. The principal cliies of France have applauded M. Genot ere he made his appearance on tse Paris stage, where he galaed &@ splendid reputation and took with him the well deserved lanrels of a trae artist. To a comical ex- preasion he adds a complete knowledge of stage of- fects, He 1s gifted with a sweet baritone voice and is a born comedian, which the public seems to under- stand and appreciate by their plaudits, Musical and Theatrical Notes. “Foul Play” has reached Rochester. Ole Bull opens in Boston this evening. ‘The “White Fawn" is on its last iegs in Phitadel- phia, Jefferson dozes as Rip Van Winkle for one week longer tn Chicago. “Weston the Waikist” is the name of a new farce now running in Boston. “Barbe Bleue,” as rendered by Mr. Bateman’s travelling troupe, is rapidly civilizing Chicago. “Fowl Play; or, Chicken Hazard,” is more appre- ciated in the “Hub” than “oul Play.” “A Flash of Lightning” has been conducted te San Francisco, but the theatres there cannot be per- suaded to let it shine, ‘The success which attended the first performance of ‘Caste’ by Mr. and Mrs. Florence, at the Brookiya Academy of Music, was not diminished by the result of the second performance. A good audience and @ large share of applause must have assured the lead- ing artista that their merits were fally apprectated. The management of the stage business, under the direction of Mr. Gabriel Harrison, mendable, requiring as it does a good deal of tact and skill for a new plece upon anew stage. Upon ‘the whole the short season of the Florences may be regarded as @ success; and as an initiatory to the season of the Brooklyn Academy, promises woll for those who have enterprise eno to follow tt up. Brooklyn can support good artists, and a well man- aged company can always till the Academy of Music. The Richings English opera troupe, on Monday evening next, commences a short season of one week ia Washington, opening with the “Grown Dias monds.” Mrs Bowers, at last accounts, was Induigin: nigitiy in the ‘Peep o’ Day” in San Franciaco, but the piece was not much of a success. at 7.0 German troupe will attempt Itatlan opera in Chi on Monday evening, and it is eon expected that the dulcet strains of the Germans, when rendered tn “choice Italian,” will captivate the Innocent Chi Wasitingtonians are now being made happy diabolical machinations of the “Black Crook." J ‘irefty’ ballet, with its lard of! lamps and scanty raiment, affords our legisiators in that city abundant (hemes for gossip and reflection, A French journal announces that distinguished janisl of London, Mr. Chartes Kimdworth” (’) haa yoen nominated professor at the Moscow Conserva- tolre. It is a good thing to have a high C in one’s volce. ‘The tenor Wachtel has just purchased a handsome villa near Wiesbaden for 60,000 florins, ‘This gentle- man is said to have been acab driver afew years ago. Ada Clare—Misae Agnes Stanflelt—the acknow- jedged “Queen of the New York Bohewtaas,"’ com- mitted matrimony at Houston, Texas, on the 9th inet, The happy man is Mr. J. F. Noyes, manager of Texas. The short-skirted Undine and her light fooved nymphs are prancing about nightly tm Young Men's Hall, Detroit, to the great delight of tie appreciative citizens of that moral city. The cancan, with Mile, Wesmaeci as principal wriggier, has almost crazed the Detroit “Woolvertnes.” Barrett and McCullough appeared in “Richetien at Piper's Opera House, Vir; City, Nevada, re. cently, for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum, ‘The Mikado Japanese troupe opened at the Opera House the eile week @ season of cight or nina Brunswick library, Engiat has bean en. Tiched with @ curious collection Of progranos of all countries—some Lod won in number. A con iT juantity refer to the tary, aud af being 10 the itinerant theatras of Gorman. wit faira. collector, & ae HAupler, hos beea oooupied twonty years \p. ing thia gainer.