The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1868, Page 5

“TVLBGRAPIUG NWS ALL PLETS CF THE WORLD. ENGLAND. Anttoipated Election Disturbances, LONDON, Nov. 12, 1863, ‘The Parliamentary elections commence to-morfow. Most extensive measures of precaution agaist dis- turbatices at the polls have been taken by the police ities, ‘Troops have been sent to Blackburn, tmportaut borough in the county of Lancaster, ‘where serious trouble is feared. Whe New Bishops for Canterbury and York. Lospon, Nov. 12, 1868, It is announced that Rev. Willlam Thomson, D. D., Bow Archbishop of York, succeeds the late Kev. Charles Thomas Longley as Archbishop cf Canter- bury; and that Rev. Samuel Wilberforce, D. D., now tig of Oxford, succeeds to the vacant See at ‘ork. Weekly Statement of the Bank of England. Lonpow, Nov. 12, 1:63. The oficial report of the Bank of England, made Public to-day, shows that the amount of specie in Vault has decreased £119,000 during the week. AUSTRIA. Now Milltary Regulations—Further Explana- tion of the Premiei’s Speech. VIENNA, Nov, 12, 1848, The Reichsrath has passed the bili prescribing new Fegulations for the army of reserve and for soldiers Of three years’ service. Before the passage of the bill Baron von Beust arefiliy explained his former speech so as to re- Move all cause for anx: RUSSIA. Doings of the Internatioual Military Commis ston, St. Perersecra, Nov. 12, 1863, The liternational Miliiary Commission has agreed €o prohibit the use in time of war of all explosive brojectiles weighing less than 400 grammes, The Cerscription fu Russia. Sr. PETERSBURG, Nov, 12, 1838. An imperial ukase fixes the time of making the gonscription in Januar. Four persons out of every thousand are to be drawn to complete the effective force of the army ani n. y MEXICO. Prominent Persounzes on Trial Before erese—Accusations Against Romero-- Tho Poubla and Tamsulipas Roevolts—Tho Patoni Affuir. HAVANA, Noy. 12, 1868. The following news has been received from Mexico:— ‘The national Congress ts about to try several im- Portant persons, among whom are the following:— Seiior Huerta, member of Congress, who is accused of being implicated in the conspiracy of Michowan; General Mejia, secreiary of War, lor expending Moneys without author! a:ion of Congress, aad Gov- jernor Monteverde, of Souora, for vivlation of the ‘ponstitution. Congressman Zambrano has accused Sefior Ro- } cots late Minister to Washington, of acts contrary the laws of Congress. General Escobedy 1s activeiy engaged in prosecut- 3%, sperations against tue insurrect.onista in ‘Tu. DAS. ps have been despatched inst the bandits fan the plato of Puebla. ae 1 General Cauto, the alleged assassin of General WPatoni, pon being brougit before a civil court to wer the churge against hii, demanded a mili- trial. After arguuents ou both sides the court N Ancdigh eoricn a of lati band, ori at t ica a revolutionary band, was ‘qn the neighborhood of Luascar. \ The arrest of tue Sccretury of State of Vera Oraz ras made on the grouud that he hal violated tue laws in accepting a civil ollce while holding a posi- on in the army, | CUBA. Certain Ports of the Tusurgent District Closed= Sagur Markei—Exchange. Havana, Nov, 12, 1888. Captain General Lersundi has issued a proctama- tion closing for exports and imports all ports in the wn depariment of Cuba where no Custom have been estabiished. - Iusugar the market 18 quiet and prices are nomi- ; No. 12 Dutch standard is quoied at 83; a 8% ir arroba. Exchange—On Paris, 149 2 per, cent premium; ‘pn United States, sixty days’ sight, in currency, 24a per cent discount; m gold, sixty days’ sight, 4% a percent premium. aces i THE NEW DOMINION. The Commercial Bank of St. John, N. B. Sr. JOHN, Nov. 12, 1808. ‘There is a better feeling regarding the Commercial Bank. The bank is paying notes to depositors, alg notes are current at eighty-five to ninety conts dollar. Anti-Confederation Feoling tn Nova Scotia. t MALirax, Nov. 12, 1868, Hon. J. Howe's letter continues to excite mach attention. The members ef the Executive Council field a meeting to consider ihe letter, and to-day publish the minutes of the Council contradicting of Mr. Howe's sia ements. It is admitted tl . Howe, at the repeal convention, suggested, a3 ne mode of getting free from the Canadian con- jon, thar the members of both Parita- tse should declare their independence aud oad the insurrectionary movement; but a proposal absurd only provokesa reneral swile, They deny Mr. Howe proposed that tre Executive Counct) ja tender their reviznations and inform General f He that they coud not hold office under him title he held @ commission irom Lord Monck, and from the Queen. ‘The proposition that the mem- i of the Nova Scotia Legisiature and Dominion ‘Hament shouid appeal to the country and pile up h @ Majority ad could Lot be misrepresented in jand was never made, Had such advice been ven it must have aux ously engaged the atiention f the governwent. they procest against aspersion Bpon earnestness and pairiotism, aud deciare they ill noc yield to Mr. Howe in the determination to it their honor and integrity untaruished, Marine Disaster—New Ra cideatal Doo TORONTO, Nov. 12, 1863. The schooner W. B, Allen, laden with wheat for Oswego, went ashore on the isiand last night and ts Veaking badly. ‘The Ciiy Council passed a law granting $400,000 to build a narrow gauge raliway. Asoldier named Lumb iad down oa the railway Bs x the barrack4, wien drunk, last evening, ‘wae run over by a Wain and cut in two, TENNESSEE. Excitement in the State Senate~Attempt to Oust the Speaker on Charges of Disloyality— Railroad Legislation. NASHVILLE, Nov. 12, 1868, Senator Cole, of Hamilton, introduced a preamble end resolution in the Legislature to-day to the effect fhat, Whereas D. W. ©. Senter, the Speaker of the enate, was a member of the Confederate Legisia- turo of Tennesseo under Isham Harris, has favored pany acts oppressive of Union people, and has m cicarly guilty of conspiracy and treason Against the government; that whereas he was jearly Ineligibie to office under the third section of fi fouricenth article of amendment to the constitu. all acts which he has signed as Speaker of the ite ave illegal, and thereove the 8 era chair Bhould be deciared vacant, and the Senate to pro- a RSET new presiding cer. ‘This document created a great deal of excitement the lature, as it was entirely unexpected. It a over Tor action to-morrow, When a stormy time is A bill passed the Sonate on the first reading to- rake fer ated and ‘Kentucky, Memphis, _ . ‘ farksviile and. Louisvil ier and Mo- innville Ratiroada., The bill empowers the Comp- innate wut fos iw het 01 to roa @ they are authorized to lease the roads. Shipment of Arma from New York. eMPHTS, Nov. 12, 1868. Tt appears that the arms consigned to 1. Heiman Were Hought by Checsman Brothers, of New York, ‘on 4 rie tare yo va here to be sold, Lge Anything to do with them, an ie ‘Were Biored Subject to the order of the shippers. ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1868. oo THE PACIFIC CoasT. General McCiellan Chosen Regent of the Uni- versity of Callfornin—The Late Iudian Mase sucre at La Paz. San Franotsco, Nov. 12, 1803, The Board of Rogen:s have elected General George B, McCiellan President of the University of Cali- fornia. Late Arizona advices state that numerous Indian oul had been committed. Governor McCormick has disapproved of the recent Massacre of the Indians by the whites near La Paz, and has ordered that the principal actors be ar- rested, The Arizona Legisiature will convene on ths 8d of December, THE ELECTION. Pennsylvania. Hakrispure, Nov. 12, 1863, The full oficial vote of Pennsylvania is as fol- lows:— Grant’s majority..... Louisiana, NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12, 1868, The voto of this State stands, with one parish in- complete:—Grant, 26,652; Seymour, 81,742. The dem- ocratic majority ‘Is 55,190, ‘The official count will vary frou this buta littl Califorpias SAN Francisco, Nov. 11, 1563, Mr, Johnson, democrat, is elected to Congress from the Northern district by a swall majority. Oregon. SAN Fraxotsco, Nov. 10, 1863. Seymour carries Oregon by about 290 majority. The Election in Cunrleston to be Contested. . CHARLESTON, Nov. 12, 1868. The citizens’ party will contest the election for Mayor and Aldermen on the ground that the election Was carried by iraud and intimidation. NORTH CAROLINA. Excitement in Raleigh Over the Arrival of Arms for the Loyal Militia—Disturbances Feared—Meeting of tho Legislature. RALEIGn, Nov, 12, 1968, Quite an excitement was oovasionel yesterday evening over the passage throngh the streets here of @ wagon train laden with boxed small arms. As they were safely deposited at the State Arsenal it was naturally concluded they were intended for the loyal miiica; but after the most peaceiui election that ever occurred in the State some fecting and ta- dignation resulted from the arrival of the arins. Democrats allege that this will but inaugurate a state of alfau's akin to tat of Tennessee, Arkansas and Flor.da, wich they exceedingly deplore, as the Jace exeiting contest shows clearly there 13 no he- cessity Whaiever for arms. Ail parties, races and colors are peaceably disposed towards each other, and the election of General Grant has ceriuniy established a poiltical friendsiip oa the pari of tho whites towards the bi On the other hand, tie friends of Goveruor iu:den couiend tiatas long us the existing Stave government is denounced as @ usur- pation by the leading democratic orgaa of the State, able to be overturned at the point of the bayonet, it is only safe to guard against vnch a rebellious act. When this ceases the Governor says the arins shail Test safely in the arsonal, but not uatil then, They will provably be issued to loyal vo.uateer compa. nies, and this will ve the begiuuiug of more suarcliv aad strue. The Governor disciaims anything war- like in relation to the arms, but is of opiion they as weilas ®t miiitia are a State necessity. ‘ho arms were procured tu the Norta, shipped to Newbern andl transported thence by rail lo Uiis city. The Legisia- ture meets on Monday next, ‘The Governor sends BADS OF 1iz BOND ALD BANK BOBm—** BAX ROSSERY IN BNOOKLYH. Nine Thovsaud Dollurs Stolen, A robbery was committed on Tuesday last at the Mechanica’ Bank, corner of Montague and Court Streeis, which indicates the utmost adroltness on the Part of the thieves, It appears that the cashier of the bank had gone to New York on the day in ques- tion, and cousequently but two clerks wers left to attend to the business of the hank. About one o'clock in the afternoon 4 man of gentee! appearance stepped in wad inquired at the tellier's desk whether the bank had any United States bonds for sale. tle was told that ic had not, and he was dirocted to a broker's oice, He took his departure thereupon, but shortly after roturned and inquired about Hegotiaing @ bill of exchange, aud wis again re- ferred to ihe vroker's oiice. While leanmg on the counter of the bauk two other men euiered, one of Whow desired to purchase some revenue staups, whieh were ke} t at the lower end of the counter and which took one of the attaches of the institution to that part of the onice. While this wan was cngagmgs tue clerk ia conversation in regard to the var.o.s Kinds of stumps the second man was ocoupied in talking to the clerk at the teller’s desk. ‘Tue person who firs! eniercd the place retamed bis position in | the meantime, lean/ng over a door which opens to admit persons behtud the desk. A short time before these parties had entered the bank the toller had been engaved in counting over a large amount of bills, which had been left in the desk about twelve feet from the piace where the man wis leaning over the door at the counter. dna few annates the trio, having concluded their business, tevk their departure without having ex- cited the Kast suspicion as to their design in the minds of the oictals of the bank, and it was not unul some thne afier that the reat object of their visit was discovered. Then it was found that a pile Of ills, whica the oficers of the bank state contained only about $9,000, Was missing, and suspicion at onve oontred upon the three persons who had re- cently been there. It is needless to state that while the tio fellows engaged the atiention of the clerks the chird secured tue money by @ quict and dexter- ous Movement towards the deak on which it was carelessly left, The 1obbery was reported to the police, who are working diligently to obiain a clue to the adroit rogues, The prospects of their success are very siighi indeed, though the greatest eres has beoa Mawutained ou their part in withholding information On thy sudjoct. THE ROYAL TWSURANCE BOND ROBBERY. Grifin the Alieged Priucipal in the Affair identification of the Plander=Proceeds ef Another Robbery Discovered=310,000 Bail Required, ‘The trouble in which James Griffin, allas Stephens, alias Willlains, one of the reputed Royal bond rob- bers, is involved, see:as to be accumulating, as the property found in his possession when arrested by Capiatn Jourdan and officer Dunn, of the Sixth pre cinot—uas already reported in the HERALD—has been identified by Mr. George S. Puffer, residing at No. 18) Livi Brooklyn, it having beeca stolen from te vauit of the Dime Savings Bauk, Ful- ton sireet, Brooklyn, on the 10th dust. ‘The property stolen, which consists of eight shares of stock Oi one IWASHING TON, Investigation of the Alleged Whiekey Fraads. Charges Against District Attorney Courtney and Marshal Murray, of New York. THEIR DEFENCE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT. WaAsitINGTON, Nov. 12, 1868, A Proposed Ovation to General Graut Nipped in the Bud. Notwithstanding Genoral Grant has expressed bts opinion of men who press him with civilities and courtesies with the object of bringing prominently before nis eyes their exalted morits as government oMovlala or aspirants to such positions, it seems there are Still A number of public functionaries here who have become mildewed with 1ong confinement in Government oMlces and lave not construed the utter- ances of the General aright. To-day the Fifth Au- ditor of the Treasury, Mr. Walker, issued cards of inyitotion to five or six heads of bureans of the radical persuasion, among whom were Commissioner Rovins, Second Comptroiiler Brodhead, First Comp- trotter Tayior, Commissioner of Customs Sargent and. others, to take wine and lunch with him at his residence at noon to-morrow. After the edibles and potables shall have been disposed of it is proposed to proceed in a body to army headquarters to pay a ceremonious visit to the President elect, merely to congratulate him upon bis success, nothing more, Most ef the gentlemen invited accepted. General Spinner, however, whose mental constitution m re- gard to fuss and feather displays is much ekin to Grant’s, wrote a reply to the Auditor, stating, 1t is said, that the first part of the programme—wine and lunch—was always In order, but considering the feelings shown by Ceneral Grant on similar “bun- combe” occasions he ventured to suggest that the second part might be wisely omitted, In deference to the suggestion of Spinner it is understood that the visiting part of the plan hay been reconsidered. One of the invited guests, hearing that the proposal to call and speechify General Grant had been with- drawn for further consideration, frankly admitted that the whole thing had iost its interest and will be nothing more than playing “Hamlet" without the Prince of Denmark. General Grant at the Corrency Buren. General Grant called at the Internal Revenue Bureau this afternoon and had a pleasant interview, Long Island Steainboat Company, one certiticate forty shares of stock of the Myre Avenue and J: Jompany, two ceriliicates of shaves of 8 County Mutual insurance Company, certiicate of ffly shares of stock of the Oil K Petroicnm Company and one certificate of f the Brooklyn Female Academy, was valued ab 300, and beiongs to the estate of John A Cross, deceased. ‘The package of stock had been placed ia the vault of the Dime Savings bauk for saie keeplug, and how or in what manner it Was s.olon ts wakuown to Mr. Putler, who made an attidavit before Justice Dowling charging Gritin with the larceny, John Dunn, detective of the =ixtu precinct, de- pose to urresting the prisoner and finding im his vasession the stocks described in the afldavit of cr. Puller, and oa being asked coucerniug them by the oMcer said most positiveiy tuey were his own private papers, Mr. W ‘, Howe, who appeared as counsel for Griuin, cross-examined both the witnesses, but Wilhoul eliviting anything of material inportance, Tuece beim: no tesimony tutroduced for the de- fonce the inagistrate com:ticted Lae accused to the in his message on Tuesday. Seyerat weighty mat- ters in regard to interaal nnprovements, Stave bonds aud the Qcbt will be disposed of, TELEGIAAPHIG NEWS ITEM. A wheel in the Pembroke Iron Works, at Ezstport, Me., broke last night, kulihg two workmen insiantly. ‘ihe Convention of the General Council of Evan- gelical Lutheran Churches in America met in the Firet Lutheran church in Pittsburg yesterday. Josiah Gordon, of Baltimore, was shot and killed Wednesday night by Michael Kehog, the proprictor of a drinking saloon. Miller’s brewery, on Lake avenue, Rochester, was dostroyed by fre Wednesday evening. ‘iho loss is About $17,000, aud is jasurea for $3,000, Perry M, Hunter, an extensive woollen mannfac- turer ut Norristown, ’a., attempted to comunit sul- cide yesterday inorning ‘by shooting himself. Governor Fenton reviewed the Seventy-ffth and Seventy-firat regiments and the Thirty-first brigade, New York National Guard, at Buifaio yesterday afternoon. The dry goods store of Thomas Kelly & Co., Otis street, Boston, was destroyed by fire ou Wednesday pals ‘Loss $70,000; insured principally in Bosiou oftices. Yesterday morning the body of James Glenn, en- gineec of the Hotiday street distillery, Baltimore, ‘wus found in the machinery crusued to a shapeless mass. Rey. Frank Thompson was ordained in Spring- field, Mass., yesterday as pastor of the First church ia Hilo, Sandwich isianda, and will sail for his fleld of labor on the 24th inst. ‘Tne situation of the dificaliy between the faculty and students of Williams College, Massuchusetis, re- oalits uncaanged, All but three or four of the stu- deuts have withdrawn from the colicge, aud neither party shows any signs of concession. Aman and two boys have died from the effects of @ boller explosion im Shenandoah City, Schuylkill county, Pa., on Saturday last, at the mines of Miller, sous & Roads. The engineer is in @ very critical Seer ‘two other persons were also badly in- jure l, The eriminai case instituted by Governor Reed, of tlorida, against Lieutenant Governor Gleason and Secretary Alden comes on to-day. The opinion of the Florida Supreme Bench in relation to the finpeacument of Governor Keed will not be rendered beiore the 19th inet. Aconvention of white lead manvfacturers was held atot. Louisun Weduesday, The objects were to eect & concert of action im matiers relating io the trade ani to promote the tutecests of the white lead mana- iacturers Stal by reducing the price of white lead and thus ridding the market of aduiteraced material. Mr. Wiliam Wood, of the Eagle White Lead Works of Cincinnati, preaited. Ciicago, Cin- cunnati, Loutavilie, C-evelaud and St. Louls compa- Liles wero representod. AMUSEMENTS. Sremsway Hatt.—Mr. J. FE. Maner, a young Amer- jean pianist, Who has lately returned from Europe after four or five years of careful and thorougii study under eminent masters, gave his “First Grand Con- cert’ at Steinway Hali last evening. Before his de- parture for Europe he had exhibited considerable promise in public concerts, and he was yesterday Welcomed home by a flatterintiy Jal and fashion. abic audience. Several of our most distinguished restdent pianists were present in the course of the orformanecs. While Mr. Haner confirmed our early impressions Of his favorable disposiiions for his chosen profession in the grand duet for two pianos, “pon Juan” (in walch he was accompanied by Mr, Co'by), and in Homme.’s “Fugue en La Majeur,” and while, moreover, he evinced his ambiiton in two compositions of his own—“Reverie d'un Inven- teur” and “Napolitain,’’ a caprice—he did not change our conviction that most American musicians are too Impatient to grasp at once the prizes which in Enrope are awarded oniy to the most prolonged as ardent devotion to study and practice, 1! ideat of our musical public 18 already so high that a sul pot and more severe probation than that to which Mr. Haner has subjected himself would ha insured success far more éciatant and encouraging than any which he has yec won. Mr. Haner was aa- sisted by Madame La Grange, Mr, W, J. Hill, Mr. W. Kopta, Mr. F. Eben and Mr. Colby, who are ail too well known to need more than this brief mention of their names. The p imme of the concert was even too gencrous, for it could not be completed be- fore eleven o'clock. Musical and Theatrical Notes. The receipts of Wood's theatre for tio month of October amounted to $46,601, Bind Tom, the musical marvel of the nineteenth century, plays the plano in Philadelphia on the 16th inst. ‘The sparkling, gushing “Geneviave de Brabant” holds two receptions at the Thcédtre Francais to- Mmorrow—tho first at one o’clock P. M. and the other in the evening. “La Belle Héléne” likewise gives a matinée and evening performance on the same day at Pike's. ‘The evening performance will be given for the bene- fit of the Ladies’ Hebrew Benevolent Society. The name of the forthcoming Drury Lane to- mime Is “Puss in Boots.” 4 oe Lady who a few yeats ago met with but in- different success tn this city, has commenced an en- gagement at the Theatre Royal, Edinburg, aad Piays the part of Kitty Clatterby in “Daddy Gray.” ir. Charles Dickens has been reading to ver large audiences at the St. bs oY by selections from “David Copperfield, Phe opera house at Madria 1 open, Tt 0 jouse Al is now . Tt is and weil decorated. Kossini’s “Matilda di Siuhran” and the “Africaino” are being performed by & vory good company, ‘Vorbs for trial fn default of $10,000 bail, In his ex- amination Grifiin said his name was James Willtam Stephens. He is inirty-one years of age, was born in Ireland, lives in Amity sircet and Is a bootinaker, He pleaded not guilty and said:—“i can prove that this package was handed to me and that 4 was arrested immediately afterwards.” Arrest of a Doctor Charged with Complicity in the Robbery. Dr. Dionysius Cremmen, of No. 227 Henry strect, fas arrested by oMicers Jarboo and Shelvey, of the Seventh precinct poliee, acting under instructions of Hugh Masterson, chief of the detective police in the re of the Erie Railroad Company, Thé arrest of Dr, Cremmen was made by virtue of @ warrant issued by Kecorder A. k. Andrews, of Binghawton, Broome County, N. Y., charging hiin with being con- cerned in the theft of $200,000 In bonds from the Royal Insurance Company in 1866. Tue accused is charged with having some of the stoien bonds in lits Possession at hee imton, and on this churge the ‘Warrant Was issued. ‘he doctor was taken to the latver town on yesterday. AN INTERESTING FORGERY CASE, Bold Stroke for a Fortune—Attempt to Pass a Forged Check for Over $95,000—Parsuit and Capture of the Presenter. The bond robbers, confidence men and gentlemen who live by thelr wits seem to be carrying the war into Airica just now, judging from the number of safes that have been robt.ed, tin boxes of bonds and money atolen and forgeries perpetrated within the past week. The public who do business near the corner of Pine and Nassau streets were greatly excited yesterday over the chase and capture of one of the above class. The circumstances, ag ro- ported by the police, are briefly these:—About three o'clock, as business men were making their closing transactions for the day, a respectably appearing young man elbowed his way through the crowd ont- side the office of the Fourth National Bank, a pe. ceeding to the paying teller’s desk, presented a draft purporting to be drawn by Hen Clews & Co. for $95,109 60, The bank oMfcer ex- amined it minntely and hesitated @ moment, wien the man asked if it was not drawn in due form. He was aaswered in the affirm ative, but requested to wait # moment. The stranger's suspicions were aroused, and, turning, he made bold dash for the door and liberty, 1 rier of the hank checked his retreat, when lie lealt him a severe blow, gained the door and rashed up Nassau sireet, pursued by the porter and some of the clerks, who, with the assistance of the police, brought him to bay and secured him, The presenter of the check gave bie name as James Henderson, aged tweuty-nine years aud @ native of Engiand, By this time an excited and curious crowd had col- lected about tho bank. Henderson was then taken to the president's room, where the accused deciared his innocence an stated the draft was genuine. A messenger wos despatched to Clews & Co.'s bankin house to inquire into the and soon return with the information that the signature was genuine, but that tie amount on the face had been changed from $915 to $95,000, ‘The prisoner was then taken to the station house by officer Fitzsimmons, of the First precinct, who jo the arrost, aud there locked up for the night, wait arraignment before one of the police courts this morning. Hie ts said to have been seen operating around Wall, New and Pine streets for several days, and as he was accompanied by a friend, no doubt he was a confederate to this affair. ATTEMPT TO ROB A BANK MESSENGER OF $100,000. At half-past two yesterday as a bank messenger was passing through Cedar street, having in his pos- session ® package containing $100,000 in bonds and money, he was assaulted by a man who at- tempted to steal the treasure. The messenger was an old man, who clung tenaciously to his pomege and called for assistance. A police man standing near Nassau street, on Cedar, hur. ried to his aasistance and arrested the would-be thief, who was locked up to answer the charge. BOND ROBBERY AT HUNTINGTON, L. 3. On Wednesday night the safe in the store of Roger, Sammis & Scudder, at Huntington, L. I., were blown open by a gang of burglars and $18,000 in United States bonds were carried of. No clue to the bur- glars has been obtained. A reward is o‘fered for the arrest of the rogues. BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB A BAYK AT COBLESKILL, W. ¥. ALBANY, Nov, 12, 1868, a bold but unsuccessfal attempt was made to rob the National Bank at Cobleskill, Schoharie county, last night. The burglars entered the bank through the front door about eleven o'clock, aud were discov- ered from the light of a dark lantern. Stanton Cour. ter, cashier, entered while they were operating on the vault, when they made a hasty exit through the side window. The cashier at the last man, witnout effect. ‘There were four in the party, They seft @ full set of tools belund. STATISTICS OF TAXATION. ‘The Director of the Buroau of Statistics is pre. paring an elaborate roport upon the statistics of taxation in the United States, It will exhibit the federal, State, county, township and corporation taxes in detail thronghout the country. ‘Lue votal sum of these various revenves now exceets $100,000,000 per annum, a sui which formes a ¢ siderable portion of the entire earuings Of Wo poy lation, Tao various forms of taxatio’ are dis+ erased with munnieness; the report einoraces bie Atatisilcs of Uiirty-seven States, 2,169 couatios @ud a Sill larger NAMber Of TQGHICLV of an hour’s duration, with Commissioner Rollins, Mr. McCutloch’s Financial Policy. Notwithstanding all that has been teiegraphed from here pro and con. in regard to the reissue of greenbacks, nothing 1s certain excepting that when the Treasury ring have done “bearing” the market and get ready to “bull” it you may expect an in- crease of greenback circulation to perhaps the ex- tent of the law—$400,000,000, Mr, Secretary MeCul- loch has only decided that he has the right under the law to increase the greenback circulation to the extent named. He entertained and decided the question, so that if there should happen to be, in his opinion, a dangerous tightness in the money mar- ket he might be prepared with a measure of rellef. He does not, however, anticipate any such contingency. Like the secif-confinent antediluylan who, when in, vited to come into the ark declared his belief that there wasn’t “going to be much of a shower, after all,” our Sangradoian Secretary of the Treasury cannot sce any tightness In the money market with rates of interest varying from one-half per cent per diem downwards. Mr. McCulloch must know that money has commanded for legitimate business transactions from fifteen to twenty-five per cent per annum throughout the West during the past year and @laif, and in particularly tight times one-half per cent per day even in Wall street, Iv eof the fact that the United States per capita circulation has been reduced to ifty per cent below that of Great Britain and alxty-six below that of France, and our rate of interest vastly higher than fs pald elsewhere on the face of the earth, he persists in the brazon-faced assertion that “money ia plenty enough,” as, indeed, it i9 with the favored few who manipulate the con- tents of our national Treasury—the Treasury ring— but with no one clae, Tnere was some talk last spring about iinpeaching the Secretary of the Trea- sury. If the President don’t remove or suspend him there may be Ume enough for something of that sort yet. The country can scarcely stand him until next March. The Whiskey Ring Excitemeut—Arrival of Mr. Courtney and Marshal Murray. District Attorney Courtney and United States Marshal Murray, of New York, arrived here thie morning, in obedience to the summons of President Johnson, to answer a eerics of very serious charges preferred against them formally by Judge Fullerton and others. A perfect army of individuals connected with the whiskey ring and opposed to it also reached this city on the same train, AS ®& consequence Willard’s, the Ebbitt, Metropolitan and other hotels are more lively than they have been for mauy weeks, and the city alto- gether wears the appearance that distinguishes it during the height of @ Co ngressional session. Ail the talk is about whiskey and the stu- pendous frauds that have clustered about that bighly intoxicating article. The hotel corridors resound with whiskey; the street corners are alive with whiskey; the Executive Mansion itself Is fairty stormed by whiskey; in fact, in every direction here the HERALD expos? of tho frauds and the probable result of the investigations in progress are the sub- ject of conversation. The friends of Fullerton are numerous; likewise the friends of Sam Courtney and Bob Murray. The principals on both sides are stop- ping in the same hotel, and though the excitement is high and the discussions loud and excited, still everything is going off quietly and peaceably, ap- parently without any danger of any encounter like that which occurred between Binckley aud Courtney at the Astor House in your city. The Charges Agniust the District Attorney. But to come directly to the serfons part of the business. Early this morning, after having brushed up and breakfasted, Courtney and Murray repaired to the Attorney General's office, where they reported to Mr. Evarts and had an interview of about em hour's duration, This over, they proceeded to the White House and about haif-past ten o'clock were admitted to the presence of the President. Here had already assembled Evarts and Fullerton, the latter fortified with his pile of aMdavits and charges, ready to pitch into the slippery serpents of the whiskey ring, and the Attorney General waiting In his quict phiegmatic way to hear both sides, and ald by his legal acumen in unra- veiling the complicated twists and knots that have accumulated about the subject. Tho President re- ceived all in a quiet and composed manner, and after some preliminary remarks announced that he was ready to hear arguments on both sides. The proceedings opened by the reading of the chargos against Mr. Courtney, which being very voluminous, comprising scores of aMdavits and other written proofs, occupied quite a long time in completing. As no outsider was present, of course it is tm- possible to give anything like @ fall sketch of these charges, but from an entirely trustworthy source I am enabled to send you an outline of the principal accusations, The firat charge arose out of four offenders against the revenue laws. These four ‘men, ft seems, Were tolerably reapectadle, but they ‘were light weights in a financial point of view. No money was to be made by letting them up, but they would answer to make a show of vindicating jus- tice, But, it is alleged, two other persons were found to be connected tn the same frauds as the four others, and these two new victims were men of heavy Weight, pecuatarily, and couid afford to be bled freely. Accordingly, if the charge be trae, one of these two mon, or both, were informed that for a consideration the case could be satisfactorily settied, The consideration was $1,500, which was entrusted to @ certain lawyer of the wiiskey ring, who was forimeriy a judge, but subse- quently found more lucrative employment in defend- | ing tho Whiskey swindiers and ts now immonacly rich and out of the country enjoying Inxuitously his | aienouontiy acquired weal. ‘his lawyer, according 5 to the aMldartts, gave th's $1,500 to the District Ab torney, and the rich o‘fenders, in consequence, were allowed to go free, while the quartet of poor victims were reserved as proper subjects to satisfy the de- wande of justice, But the attorney of one of these four poor victims in hunting up the case stumbled upon several suspicious circumstances, and at length had an interview with one of the two released rich men. He inquired of the rich man how it was his case had not been proscentedt “Oh” said the rich man, “I have had my cage hushed up for a consideration,” or words of theac™e meaving, 2 atiorney asked for an explanation, and the rich man expla'ned about the payment of $1,500, The attormey thercupon went in search of the indictment aga@urst the two rich men, but could not find ft, ft was nob to be found filed away in the right pigeon bole, but after con- stderaiie search was exhunied fram the records of some yeara previous. On asking wby this was done the District Attorney's clerk explained that he had been ordered to #ie it away in that »vanner by his supertor. The second principal charge is one of ‘pormitting } the removal frons @ distillery in a period o¥ the cov- ering about three months of a qnantity of whiskey, the tax on which smonnted to about $360,600. The operation was discovered by a government disective, who kept an exact memorandum of every barrel removed, when it waa taken, and where, anet the names of the truckmen who conveyed it to the Harlem Railroad depot. The detective and imforiter having watched ,the operations during the whoio period, at length thought it time to “blow” the busi ness, and therefore went to the District Attorney ant exhibited his memorandum. The prosecuting piicer o* the government, It is alleged, though Iam not sure whether regarding this or some other cage, sald to the informer:—“Why do you meddle with thase people? You had better not meddle with them at all,”’ or words to that eifect. The third principal charge is one which IT mem- tioned in my despatches yesterday, betng the case of ®& $200 check said to have been given to Mr. Courtney on condition of releasing a distillery ihat had been seized. The specific charge is that,Mr. Courtney was first handed a cheek payable to his order, which he refused to receive, but that afterwards, on receiving: acheck payable to bearer he brashed it into his drawer, and the next day the distillery was releasoa. Mr. Courtney’s Defence. ‘These embrace some of the leading charges, and to them Mr. Courtney made a lengthy and elaborote defence. He devoted much of his defence to abus- ing Fullerton and other gentlemen participating in the prosecution, He suid the garrets and cellars had been ransacked to hunt up charges against him aud his brother officials; the vilest offenders were the leading accusera brought up to blacken his reputation and the good name of his associates. The whole thing was a miserable conspiracy contrived to harass and impede him in the discharge of hus duty. Now at the very moment he was ready to enter upon the prosecution of offenders against the law these charges were trumped up in order to shield and pro- tect the real guilty parties. Mr. Courtney then pro- ceeded to answereach of the charges. What was his line of defence in regard to the $1,500 chock I have not succeeded in learning; but as to the second principal charge he declared that the inform- er’s siory Was an entire fabrication so far as he (Courtney) was concerned. He had never seen the memorandum sworn to by the informer at all. In regard to the $200 cheek ho said that he did remember something of an occurrence of the kind. It was altogether a regular business procecding. He had performed some legitimate professional service for the party referred to, and he remembered about that time to have received $200 or $250 from him tn the regular course of business, and that was all that was In it. Judge Fullerton’s Reply to Mr. Courtney. Mr, Fullerton made an equally lengthy and a very powerful reply to this defence. He said he had been solicited by the President to undertake tho prosecution of these stupendous whiskey frauds. He assumed the task very reluctantly, and, as the President himself knew, only after repeated requests to do #0. He had left his private practice to ferret out these frauds and to bring to justice the great offenders as well as the small As to the charge that he had tramped up charges against the offictal offenders at a time when the District Attorney was about to launch into an earnest prosecution of the criminals, his only answer was that it was the President himsclf who had selected both the time and the mode, and that charge, therefore, if it amounted to anything, was directed against the President himself, and not against him (Fullerton). It had been chargod that he had sought for allies in the garrets aud cellars of New York to track the guilt of the District Attor- believes the Attorney Genera! tobe lukewarm, Pe declares, moreover, that the Whole thing depends om Evarts, as the Presttent wilt be guided by bis at vice. The President's friend#, oa the other band, declare that he intends to “pat bis fook down’? firinly this time, and that he will take nobody's al- vice on the subjoet, The professional services of Joha UH. Gilmer Birk Mona, Va., have boon secured as one of the cownsed for Metienry, Mr. Gitner ts sald to Bold @ hey to the whiskey ana tobacco frauds in New York whieh, in the trial of Meflenry, wil unlock many sooo now deemed by the whiskey ring os atterly tae cesaible, Now York Lobbyists Taking Mert It Ws rumored to-nigh¢ that Thurlow Weet atl Vaw Va'kenhergi, of the New York lobby, have deem summoned here to the rescue of Courteay aad Murray. it f# stated Thurlow Weed arred im New York to-day and that he and Van will be om hand here to-morrow. Revenge Inspector Bernard is here with Futlorion, assiniing in expesing the reve nue frauds, Secretary MeCutloch nt tie Witte Howse. Secretary MeCu'loct and Attorsey General Bvarte wore both at fhe White House this merneng and had a long interview with the Presideat in relation to internal revenac matters. Revenwe OMtvers Appelnuwd. The following tufornal reveune app vintments were made to-day:— Storekeepers—T. & Duval Eiehth d'sirict of Kestacky; . Reynolds, Ninth strict of Pennevivant Aykrovd, Second distvict of Penney! Tan: Jowm Parker, Seventh district of Olio; J. M. Sh @w, Second district of Maryland. Gauger:—Robert Nelson, First distriot « f Pomeyt- vania; Oliver C. Cook, ‘Tweltth distnet «thine Rathburn, Sixth district of Ulin Ot; A. ©. P: ird district of Indiana; 1 A. FP Delaware; M. Lineback and 8, 8, Butler, 8¢ ¢0" trtet of Obi Inspector of Tobacco—Dantel Urich, Firs. + district of Pennsylvania. ‘Tho Baltimore and Ole Rafirend on epely. A meeting of the citizens of Washington tt "ested in an. air line raiirowl to New York city aad 800m nection with the Virginia Central Relira wl, #9 ae to form a direct connection with Cinein nat aad the West, and other ratiroal intereats, was bela! 6o- day and altendcd by numerous induent ‘al aad Wealthy citizens, ‘The object was stated to be lade pendence of the Battimore and Obie Rall rad, & riddance of the forty ceut tax now tmpesed om par songers between Baltiaore aud Washingta a aad cheaper freighis, A committee of fiteon Was ape pointed to take such action as is necessary to pro cure charters for all ratiroads which the cfQ* may require, and also to prevent the collection of U1 tax levied by the Baltimore and Olio Rattroad, Jeflersou Davie? Disauiaes Poblication having to-day been ade of the open- iug of the box at the Treasury Department conteln- ing an old calico dress and a woman's shaw! aad waterproof cloak labelled, “Taken from the person | of Jefferson Davis at the time of his eapture by Colonel Pritchard,” a telegram was this afternoom received from in Philadeiphia asking Genera’ Spinner to lend these articles to her to be exhibited atafairtn that city. The appiication was referred to the War Department, the articles having beem deposited in the Treasury vault by Sceretary Seho- field’s tmmediate predecessor, Mr. Stanton, New Depart:zent Commander. neral H. Brooks to-day assumed It % believed the A WHT mT. Tet Nene Brevet Brigadior ( command of this department. present stati will bo retained, Navy Gazette. The following oMfecers in- the navy have been honorably discharged:—Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, Samuel Howard; Acting Ensigns, Thomas J. Gay and Franklin Elms, "WAVAL INTELLIGENSE, Sailing of the War Steamer Contoocook for Huvana—List of Officers. Fortress MONROE, Nov. 10,1863. | The United States steamer Contoocouk, flagsiip of the North Atiantic aquadron, and flying the fag of Rear Admiral Henry K. Hoif, sailed at noon to-day for Havana direct. The following is a complete list of her officers Admiral and Stag.—Rear Adiniral, Heary K. Hoff, Flect Captain, 8. ©. P. De Kalp; Flees Lieutenant, Commander Merston Niles; Rear Adiniral’s Secre- tary, Fred, T. Mason; Midshipman and Aid, Richacd- son Glover; Adimirai’s Clerk, Lawreuce B. Hoif. Officers of the Flagship.—Captain, Geo, B. Balch; Tieutenant Cornmauder, Matthew Green; Executive OMicer, Lieutenant Commander B. VY. Day; Naviga- tors and Ordnance Officers, Lieutenant Commanders. W. R. Bridgman and Yates ere Lieutenants, Geo. M. Atmentrout and G. T. F. Wilde; Flect Su J. D, Mitier; Fleet Paymaster, J. ngineer, T. A. Shock; Fleet Marin H. A. Barilett; Chay goons, George F. Culbreth and J. G. Ayers; Second leutenant United states Marine corps, A. L. Wat- fon; Firet Assistant Engineers, O. H. Lackey apd IL D. McEwen; Second Assistant Rngnees, A, F. ney. His reply to that was that he should never | Mcflwell; ‘Third ae ee bom ge “i aa 3 dream of searching in churches and holy | slipmen, George C. Clay, George M. ams, B.D. places for the traces of the iniquity of the E Head, ie Pe, fa, ig Neen. ROveR whiskey offenders. He sought help where he ee Si ba thgersit £ Ww, cutpp. i Gomi " 01 ns y fred Rilott, James D. ms and ©. W. Jarbal; could find it, He looked for crime in its customary Fiect Master's Clerk, J, J. Connelly; Boatsw rig haunis, not where it was least likely to be encoun- tered. However, the case could not be disposed of in this trifling way. The President had employed him to find evidence of fraud, and that duty he had dis- charged. it remained for the executive to decide what should be done. It waa for the President to say whether or not the main prop of the vast fabric of official fraud that had been erected aronnd our internal revenue operations should be pulled ont, or whether tt should remain standing. It was for the President to an- nounce whether the Treasury should be robbed of hundreds of millions yearly, or whether it should hereafter ve protected from the ax saults of the hordes of public robbers and piunderers by tho removal of dishonest oillctals and the appointment of men of sterling tutegrity. of course an a ccwsed party would ery “Not gulity |" It would be unnatural to expect otherwise, Mr. Courtney was no exception. He could not be ex- pected to confess his sing and thus condema him- self. Mr. Fullerton here referred to all the points made | by his opponent. Asto the $200 check, Which Conrt- ney had represented as having beeu received in the ordinary course of business, It was a very singular and suspicious circumstance tliat the sctzed distil. | lery should have been released the very day after the | payment of that check, In giving this skeich of the arguments of Fulier- ton and Courtney, and also of the charges, I de not pretend to be exact, but I believe it will be found substantially correct. The Charges Against Marshal Murray. Tho specific charge against Murray is that of ran- ning a Fifty-fourth strect distillery, which hed been seized, and pocketing the profits, Te is charged with making a pretended effort to arrest the guilty parties, and of letting the chief offender besides him, one Martin, escape, though he could easliy have apprehended him, ‘The Marshals Defence. Murray's answer to this is that tho keeper Martin, whom he had appointed to watch the distiller, proved dishonest, and without his (Murray's) know|- | But his defence was most weak and impotent. | M. Pomeroy; Gunner, James Hayes, The Contoocook carries out 236 men, and will probably be absent some two or three months im specting the vessels in the Gulf squadron and look- } ing after our interests in the vielmty of Cuba, THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in tho Country. 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The argaments pro and con in both cases lasted until five o'clock this afternoon, All the pai ties are still here waiting for the result, which 13 looked for to-morrow. What that result will be can only be conjectured. Both sides a. pear confident, and I will not strive to anticipate. It is certain, however, that the whiskey ring feel that a great blow has veep levelled at them, and that whether Courtney f# executed or not they will not be able hereafter to carry on their nefarious tramc to souccess. Judge Fullerton, however, believes that nothing will evil be accomplished juntil Court- ney and the other accused offictals are removed out of the way. He thinks the President will place him (Fullerton) in an unpleasant position unless Court- poy is removed after all the damaging testimony vhat has been adduced. 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