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NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Naturalization Frauds. "Before Commissioner Osborn. ™e United States Frederick Renper.—The de- nee + 400) i Sendant wad Charged with having cated # frauda Jent naturalization paper. There wer. wo tharges preferred, one of which -~ “ ; other having be-~ was dismissed, and the Bepper ~ .u postponed till Saturday next, Mr. as held to appear on his own A. POST OFFICE DELINQUENT PARDONED. The President has pardoned Benjamin F. Oakey, eonvicted of embezzling jetters, and sentenced at he jast term of the Circuit Court to ten years’ im- Prisopment in the Albany Penitentiary. UNITED STATES DISTRICT couaT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Petitions. During the week ending on the 14th inst. each of tho following persons filed @ petition in voluntary Bankruptey:— William G, Tompkins, Frank S, Holmes, Ebenezer Barlow, Joseph Goulding, Simon Sanger and Abra- ‘Ram Sanger (one petition), Alexander Davis, Samuel Geuiding and Edwin A. Graves, ail of this city. During the same week each of the following per- sons received a dischatge in bankruptey:— Thomas Dugard, Frederick Berthoud, Augustus 8, aizell, William H. Sigourney, Michael J. Quigley, hn Sharp, Oliver H. Keep, Joseph Wragg, John M. Connell, Chester P.” Dewey, Cornelius Vreeland, Henry A. Patterson, Van Nest Talmage and George Ke SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. Before Judge Sutherland. Fast River Bank vs, Steinorich.—Motion denied, without costs. Mutua Lize Insurance Company vs, Clark et al.— Report confirmed and jadgment ordered. Duryea et al, vs, Levey et al,—Injanction, as modi- fled, continued until the hearing and determination of the action, with ten dollars costs to plaintiffs, to abide the event of the action, Brick vs. Smith et al—Motion denied, with ten pile costs to plaintiff, to abide the event of the on, Saine vs. Same.—Morion denied; ten doliars costs ‘tg the defendant, H. E. Christy, to abide the event of the action. Same vs. Same,—Motion denied, with ten dollars ours to the defendant, Smith, to abide event of clion, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. A Habeas Corpus Case, Betore Judgo Barbour. am re Eizabeth Donnelty.—Elizabeth had deen ‘tommitted to the House of Refuge when under six- teen years of age, to remain until she was twenty-one, for the crime of petit larceny. She was brought up ‘@n habeas corpus and discharged on the ground that the law oniy provides for six months’ imprisonment for that crime. The discharge was opposed on the ground that the institution to which she was sent Was a reformatory and not a penal institutiou; but the court rujed against that point, holding that the commitment was void, ab initio, 88 bemg made out bas) pun ros ererninen for a longer period than the law ar COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Jadges Kelly and Dowling presiding. BOOTED AND SPURRED. George Grant, without leave, but taking things for gtanted (a played out pun), was placed before the bar on the charge of stealing a pair of boots from the store of Patrick MeCancher. George acknow- fedged the soft impeachment, and by order of the Court was walked to the Penitentiary for four Months. Decidedly the boots had changed legs that sme, A KNOW NOTHING CASE. Lena Levy, a tall, resolute-looking specimen of femininity, walked to the witness siand and swore that John Brown had stolen from her a lot of coats of the value of twenty-four dollars. Lena, in her testimony, said she didu’t know the first thing about it. She never saw the “gentleman” iu her life. She only knew that the goods were in her room and that they were ‘wk.’ An officer undertook to swear that he iad arrested the prisoner but found no goods upon bi ‘As Ul was a witness somewhere who, it ws thought, did know someting, the Coart came to th eonsiusion that Ht would be well to remand the risoner untli sie, he or it could be found aud made testify. TAKING THE “PREECHES."? Herman Ruddian, at the instance of Fishiel Gola- stein, who “sbokes der Englis’ ach so goots,”” wes jaar at the bar charged with stealing “von bair of ntaloons vrom his sdore. “Well, sir,” demanded the Court, “when did you aniss your goods /"” i, Lloze mine preeches on der same tay vat I Joze dem.” “How long was that? asked prisoner's coun- acl. “Dat vast apout thri tay, und der man der bre Hen tays avder f bat nY mit der boliceman’s and bat lado laughter id vash dat saw him sdole ter bandalvons. The daughter, a child of about six years, was called to the siand, admisstinility of her € did not imme: recalied complain: but the answers were lic Kelly in ho'ding : t upon the suggestion end Athen questioned the child, such as to Warrant Judge John Raren was cl Bpon his wife, bad o1 home g' she was driven ‘(0 sell eve tek’ of furnit had in order that she might support entidren.”* that » she and Jot ar? to be let off, “Now Susan, te dariin’, A, Joost let this (ime I bea dm. Alanna, . Mt# mestif that'll be a pathern ov @ hoosbaad tll ye, avic. Let me off this \ojme, now, Vout ye, aveur- ul the wife, “ye've fooled pin’ to y ad man—ye are. support yourself without him {” a er # dt Court, upon a former charge, will seud you to the Penitentiary for three months."* “its hard, your Honor,” «aid John, in’ to promise to be sover whiniver L © this the prisoner made hia ‘LY NCHE Thomas Lynch, @ stout I'm will * and with sailor-looking enstomer, Who had enormous plug of "baccy In his tar wueket, aigned at the lastance of Julius Cro- ger, who charged him with stealing frou his store in the Wory @ coat, What have you to say, Lynch 7 questioned Judge Dow lina. “Woat hey ** repeated Thomas, In a deep, “sen he quid in his mouth from yard Bide, jokes tn court, Th aly ine my tarry topligita a rows, I it not to joke, 1 hev on! Shem tops a4 part of my cargo. Hut the proof, strong as Holy Writ, was agamet ‘Thomas, aud the Court sent him to th ygteal department on the Isle four cal- endar micuths. the Innocents for SToeY OF A SAIRKT. Alexander MeCar houest appearance abd who w tual Was out of his reach, w gentieman of u't take anya Jed up tor 84 ing @ pair of shirts from his emp! Wiliam W. smith, ‘The complainant stat in Su3pl- clone aroused as to th y he hod determined to discharge him. Ke did so, and when toe man left Lis plac question. They were arrested. {have you to gay tn our defence demanded Judge Kelly. “That U'm an innocent mao you how came about, th ook with him wud io bia posse e shirts in sion when MeCarty fir. oust let me tet You fee, #lr, when you Now, | nthe young man left, fn another room, . I iad two shirts, sir, you see, and hy man he weat to the other rodm, you kee, and when, you see, sir, Mrs. od we, Mra, Smith, you see, sir. camo young man, str, Hiris, you se mp to Tae aud said she to me, you ave, sir, Bald she, 4Mr, MoCerty, you've left a hi airs. 0 have f,’ » } , sir, you nee, ‘11 sir, you see, I have Jiving in . you seo, air. And then etter take your bundle with you; 1 sir, ag ehe Was ‘about to hand tt to 1 arcljontaily opened It, ou see, sir, and then she said to Me, Siith, ‘Why, I declare if here are not two of yor rta; isn’t that fanny? That's wiiat she sat, fir, Now. J had two shirts wien J went to Mr. sinith's, ein, ou see, Tew ppose wy shiris got sortot mixed up ith Mr, Smith’, yon see, vir. “Yea, Taee,” eafd his Honor, “ond thet you mar have fuil time to unravel the mystery Of the shirts I ‘will, by way of a wind up tothe “tail,” send you to the ‘mineral departwent on Biuachwell's le for two monthe.”’ MAKING A SPROTACLE OF HiMst Abrahain Wolfe was charged by a <peciacl tieian vamed gohan sehlotie with seallug a pare Mr. Smith 1 went mtow room to | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. Sehlotte, on the stand, desired to havea contidential oe with their Honors. gad wid Judge Kelly aloud, “what do you “I vants do have bosthoned undil T makee ein panda’ ‘ad ” “I gee; you want to compound the th “Nein, nein, Shudge,” responded thi “I merely vants do get money vrom biuw."? “How much have you bad already f” “Fieve tollar,”” much were the spectacles wortli !* “A dollar and a halt” ee , Your Honor,”? here broke m tne prisone., _- owe oF, ‘ve dollars and they he ge tt SULELy » » ind now he wants to get It oUt OL ME wo the | “Well, you may go; but I advise you pay, complainant, Sehlotte, the worth of the spectacles | twelve shillings.” . co “On, es, your Honor, PU pay eg, aid thd pre soner, ag he delibersieiy room, - the round period of eight years. Thomas H. Griffith, the complainant, went upon the stand and stated that his residence was next to that of the prisoner, and that he was urgently in- vited by a yor woman to enter the place, she stat- ing that Long, if not interfered with, would certamly kill his child, Upon going into Long’s room he found the child tied, with his arms stretched over his head, to a hook driven in a post, the body resting on the balls of the feet, and, apparently, from the cruelty See of the punishment, in’ an exhausted con- ‘The accused attempted to prove that the boy was very bad, very unruly, and that it was necessary something should be done to amend lus manners, “Yes,” said Judge Kelly, looking at the little fel- low, who was hardly large enough, seemingly, to walk, “he must be a ierribie fellow—a very hard cha- racter, He looks like it—I don’t think.” “We shall prove that there was no unusual cruelty in this case, your Honor,” remarked prisoner's couu- sel, ‘The boy 18 notoriously bad, sir.’? “Yes, yes, we admit all that. He looks like a bad boy, counsel—don’t he?” replied the Court. “Have you any witness for the defence ?”” “Wehave, your Honor,” answered the counsel; and thereupon a German who could not speak Eng- lsh as fluently as his mother tongue was called to the stand and said: “Shudge, I shall say vo# der brisoner, Herman Long, dat nis poy is der vurst poy vot ish.’ “Tuat does not excuse him for inflicting torture upon him, does it, sir?’ asked the Court, “Kna! kna! I knows dat, but den you pese seeing dat der poy isa pad poys,” persisted witness, “a Very pad poys.”? “the Court has already admitted all that,’’ said Jndze Kelly. “I suppose when a child you were punishedwhen you did wrong?” “Ach, do pe sure I vash.’? “Were you tied up in the manner this child was?” “Ach, knaj! I vash nod.” Herr Long here interrupted the conversation and aeclared that there was a mistake. “What is the troubie ?” asked the Court. “Der questions ish nod but right, Dat ish der droables,”” “Weil, we'll Nx that, Long, by sending you to the City Prison for thirty days.” Long was removed, Had the Court examined the boy’s back, which was covered with cuts and brutses from repeated and cruel fageliations, it is probable the “cruel parient” would have had the fall benefit of the law. by being sent to the Penitentiary for six months, CALENDAR SPECIAL SESSIONS—YESTERDAY. The calendar contained fifty-four names of defend- ants, of which twenty-one were for assault and bat- twenty-six for petit larceny, rloting six and for cruelly to animals one. wiil show the changes in the temperature for ;the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnuv’s pharmacy Heraiy Building:;— BA bi 218 Broadway, 3 P.M. 6P. M 9PM wPeM Average temperature Frid: Average temperature for the past week Tun Broapway Bre Tho work of the re. moval of the Broadway bridge will commence to- morrow. Meut. Gare.—The machinery tor the removal of the rocks tn Tell Gate 18 nearly completed, and the work of removal will commence in a few days. Arrests DURING THE Weex.—Saturday, 7th, Sunday, 8th, 138; Monday, 208; Wednesday, 1ith, 248; Thursday, 120i day, 13th, 186. "Total, 1,447. THe Hoe Gvarp.—The Hoe Gnard, Captain Abram Southern, consisting of the emplovés of Hoe’s print- ing press works, of this city, went to Melrose yester- day on their annual target excursion. ScupvEN DratA.—A man named John Connolly, sixty yedrs of age, died suddenly yesterday morning at No. 221 East Twenty-ninth street. One of the coroners Was notified to lol an inquest om the body. ‘THE INATOURATION OF MR. TlorFMAN.—Governor (elect) Hoffman has accepted the invitation of the 3 YSN. € nanding, to act as an e upon the occasi nent will turn out in $ o¢casio! cH Farr: 3 oth, 216; Tuesday, 10th, 220; Fri: Colonel Par- ort tothe Gov- of his uaugara- their new Seventy-first regiment, melee com ernor 10 Alt tion, The r uniform upon CaTHOLic CHU gress in St. Bernard's chure! pastor), in West Thirte: ‘The object of t g extensive itaproy cently m: on the church. r will close with at at panorama of the Holy Land. Tor LiceNse BUREA of the Lice the bosines# done in his ¢ fair ts now in pro- (ey. Gabriel Healy, nih street, near Tenth ave- aise funds to pay i alterations ro ‘Tappan, in charge o's OMice, reports ut during the past week as foilo 62; drivers, vende 1 boarding together Ine perint orl which mu xed to th 4 tle preventic 0 gota the theatre ter t Another he visi assages belug blocked up by camp tools, chairs, &e. Inspectors visit ihe theatres nightly to kee that this is prevented. Paran far yesterday i pital on th was the resuit of injur! It is said that, wht on the track of & tion, moan Casvalty.—Coroner Keenan tan inqnest at the Mouat Sinai Hos. body of Edward Cutloten, whose death recolved on the 20th uit. led, deceased lay down River Railr on near was tu ‘ % & Compound fracwure of t ee. The iim) was sul» amputated ur death followed. De twenty-cight vears of age and a native « Tax ReceiveEn’s Orrick.—The business of the col- lection of taxes still goes on in the misera’ ments in the dasement of the brown stor house. Collector Smyth and Deputy Vredenbargh have been at their poss during th may he seen from the followmy lat of $172,9 Croger's cars, thug 6 Tight leg and st week, a Friday... Mouday....... i doen 0 maturday wheel! of the barrow this affair is 1,000 having been staked by either ', to be for- feted in the event of non-| flimentot the terms of Unless a provision was inserted prohibitin, “dumping,” the winner 1s likely to come of pecont Tne HEALTH Boarp anp NvisaNnces.—Forty ad- ditional complaints were placed in the hands of Marshal Lush, of the Sixth District Court, yesterday morning, in which the Health Board are plaintifs. The nature of some of these complaints is different, betes * from those heretofore monica’, oe wit be seen from Che fice iat Commodore oe complained of for allowing stagnant Water to re main “on vacant lots en Simon street, village of ?~ -vaovu avenue, near Bay (he)? te * wugewater, Richmond county, New ... uisobedience Of & notice served upon hit vu the 2d day of August last, and the penalty of $100 is sought to be recovered of bim. The phi! cape John W. Farmer also appears on this new list of de- fendants} for allowing rubbish and garbage to ac- cumalate in the rear area of the tenement house in the rear of No. 0 Ludiow street, and not removing: it. anes ordered to do so on the 10th of September t) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Citanax OF FALSE PRETENCES.—Thomas Mclivane, captain of the canal boat Horizon, was yesterday arrested by oflicer McNamee, of the Fourteenth pre- cinct, on the charge of having obtained $360 from Messrs. Thorn & Deek, of No, 195 Stanton street. ‘The accused represented himself as captain and owner of the canal boat. He brought 178 tons of col from Schuylkill consigned to the above named firm and demanded the above named amount of money. It subsequently appeared to Mr. Frederick Thorn, one of the firm, that the resentations made by Captain Mclivane as to his being the owner of the boat were false and untrue, and that he had no authority whatever to collect the money, Alderman Coman committed the accused for examination. Tue Broapway Stace Rossery.—William PB. Roberts and John E, Townsend, the alleged thieves who attacked and stole last evening from the person of Mr. Jonn T. Schumaker, ex-District Attorney of Kings county and Congressman elect from one of the Brooklyn districts, a valuable diamond pin, the ful! partigulars of which have already been published in the HERALD, were arraigned before Justice Dodge at the Jeiferson Market Police Court, yesterday morn- ing, and a charge embracing the circumstance of the robbery made, when the aceused were committed to answer without bail. Roberts and Townsend are recognized as old offenders, and although they a fess to be entire strangers the authorities declare that they are weil posted in evil affairs in the city, ALLEGED LARCENY OF WEARING APPAREL.—Wm, R. Taylor, residing at No, 99 Macdougal street, ap- peared before Justice Dodge at the Jeiferson Market Police Court yesterday and accused Harriet states, alias Harriet Johnson, colored, who had been em- ployed by his wife since October 8 as a servant, of stealing from his dwelling wearing apparel, napkins, sheets and other household articles to the value of about $200, The last lot was carriea away on Friday by the accused, and because she did not return at evening, as she promised her mistress, suspicions were aroused, Which resulted in the discovery that the property had been purioined. Detective Murphy, of the Fifteenth precinct, into whose hands the co was placed, found Harriet in Pell street, secreted m the room of a friend, The ofiicer, after her arrest, obiained several pawn tickets, which represented sixty dollars of the stolen property. The accused Was committed to answer. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED Saoritrren.—Charies Ward, a tall, good looking man, about thirty-two years of age, was yesterday arrested by ofticer Mc- Laughlin, of the Thirty-second precinct, on the charge of stealing twenty-three pleces of lace, valued at $400, from the store of Scott & Buun, Nos, 304 and 206 Canal street. It is alleged that on the 11th dey of July last the prisoner and another man not yet arrested eniered the store together, when Ward engaged the attention of Sidney Watts, one of the clerks, inquiring the price of goods, &e., While the stranger followed thein up closely, and after a time both leit the premises together. In a short tine the lace was missed, and no one but the prisoner and his unknown confederate were near where the wissing goods had been kept. Ward was taken before Alder- man Coman and committed to tae Tombs for exam- ination. BRacs OF DESPERATE SuoPLFTERS.—Late on Fri- day afternoon special depaty sherif™ Kinner and Woife discovered two enspicions characters, known as Henry Dann and John ‘Donohue, lurking about the streets of the Fifth ward, evidently with the intent to steal. Soon alterwardsa the eMcers s: Yunn advance tn front of the store of Mr, Will Hayes, Nos. 125 and case of . valued am Duane street, and seize a forty dollars, with whieh he walked away. On turning the corner mio Church atreet the gave it to his cou! 10, Donohine, when Mr. Kinner and his assistant rush upon the thieves and arrested them a desperate struggle. Dunn and Donohue resisted with all their power, anc’ Dunn, drawing a kuifo, threatened Wolfe with annihilation, During the struggle detective Ficid, of the Fifth precint, came up and took the prisoners to the Leonard ¥ireet poiltce station, where they were searched and com- mitted to the cells, Yesterday morning the accnsed Logo were arraigned before Justice Dowling, when uward FE. » au attaché of the store frow which the goods were stolen, appeared and made a complaint against them, They were fully committed to the ‘Tombs for trial. Dunn ts twenty-two years of lives at No, 31 Chrystie street and tsa wood Donohue ia twenty-three years old, lives at Prince street and claims to be a carman, Fonerp Cnrcks.—Wo H. Post, teller of the Manufacturers and Merchants’ No. 561 Broadway, appeared before Justice Do at the Jefferson Market Police Covrt, yesterd afternoon, in company with Captain Mills, of the Eighth precinct, who had in custody a boy, J Kent, and gave the court the particulars of t known forgery in order to defraud a bank prisoner called at the bank about noon and prese! acheck, signed Alexander Th. Spe favor of W. C. Marsh, for $500, bul by the teller as a forgery, the youn: tained and require: he came in posses: markably strs kon of a polic t them that while out to his dinner he was accosted on the corner of the Bowery and Houston street by @& man, who asked him to ran over to Broadway and “get money fora paper’ which he handed to him, and when he re- he wonid pay him half a doilar for his Thinking that he could en his time to e Kent took the chec nd, after re- bank, and was rt Ke +, Who Was gio ( in court, remarked that the signature ‘vas 4 forgery, und further explained that, about throe weeks ago, his name was forged in the same mau- ner on the same bank for $506; and Mr. Post, not discovering the worthiessness of ihe check, paid the money. As there was no evidence of criminality on the part of young Kent, he being inade the dupe of an eccomplished viltain, the Court discharged him, with the instructions, however, if he ever saw the n who gave him the check, to call an oilicer to est him aud notify the proper authorities, Bo.y Hicaway Rospery.—Chriatopher Van Duser, a colored walter employed at the St. Luke's Hotel, Washington place, appeared before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday afier- mand accused three repulsive looking rascals, James Donnedy, alias “Friese,” James lagher and James Willams, with murderowely assaulting and robbing him on the corner of Broadway and Bieceaer ete at half-past twelve that day. The particulars of this outrage. eo far a9 obtained, ere that Christopher having been deapatched on some business by lia employers, Was about crossing Broadway at the point designated when the th: The man was de- auation of how tol tnraed trouble. no ever purp: coiviug instr m™ men sluded to approached him aud without the Tuesday least intimetion or provocation on his part, Don- Wedne aay... 186,681 x naliy, who id @ known thief, struck him a violent | Tharsda: meee Total.. him down, When he and bis associ- | Previous tod. ‘ oumenced t suarch his pockets, ! om 2 small sum of money Total collections. heen wateh, ‘The outrageons conduct Rowan Carionte Onenans’ Bait. At &® meeting 4 — ha Mage by be grea, r on? ‘ elk o Everel rong (at are constantly passiog the point of the Young Men’s Assoctation, beld at tue Everett | OP aoe mrteaon, come ‘a Prony ‘. we given. House, the following oficera were electe! to conduct the twelfth anaual bail in aid of the Romen Cathotic Orphan Asylum of this city:—Preside Firat Vice President, Walter Koc exident, Charies O'Connor; Treasurer, Francis Higgins; Recording Secretary, W. J. Kane; Finan- clai Secretary, J.T. MeGowan. The ball will take { piace at the Acsaeaiy of Music on Tuesday, January fi, 1368, ‘The association wil) endeavor to maxe it worthy of tne fm support of the public. The | proceeds of the lass ball amounted to about $8,500, PARDON OF 4M BMAE7ZLING Post OFrtce CLEaK.— Kenjamin . Oxte, who about eighteen months kince was sentenced to ton years Imprisonment for om- ‘Denzling w lever wnlle acting as cierk im the Post OMes in this city, bas been pardoned by the Presi- dent. There were many mitigatt elroumatances ieged Gakie’s previous clar- acter had been exeetient. He sncenmbed to temp- tation in committing the crime, bab sincerely re- Ry ited and confessed hia quilt shortly afterwards, he jw ‘ elternatlt prisoume' Quinlan Vie fm this case, and tt fs re Was no t to nentence him to tem years’ im- an, John W. Chanier, Dia- wney, nine of the jurymen who and several o\ner persons petitioned found him guilty ¢ ‘Mayor jloim tiet Attorn convicted Ox! for bis pardon. SErTLina aN Enection Ret...on Tuesday nexta mediam sized member of the onierrifed democracy Will settle af ejection bet by propelling a wheelbar- row, containing @ somewhat porlly republican party from Sixth avenue ta the HewaLn building. Stare | Ing from Sixth aveune, nesr Fourth atreet, punctn- at balt-past two PM,. fhe muscular democrat trundle the portly pariisay of Grant and Colfax Hleecker Atreet and thermwe “right wheel? | Broadway, whicu leads to the puto Unless ie patios mathgertied pub Qe of destination, ¥ spokes ip the ed out of B® court “My monish, my monish! I want my monish !”” cried poor little Schlotte, running after the Wolfe, It was of no avail, When he overtook him that indi- vidual te his ttngers to his nose and with a gyra- tion told the optician to go to Hades and see if the | 1a) governor thereof wanted ‘them spectacles.” A CRUEL “PARIENT.”? Herman Long, a dark-looking, exceedingly nervous and thin specimen of Dutch manhood, tie lateral base of whose brain is unusually broad, showing anee destructiveness and cruelty, was arraigned for unduly punishing his son, a little boy apparently of about five, but who it was understood had reached { Offtver rughed h pursuit of the block he overhauled Dounelly, Uenry, of the Fifteenth precinct, iy io the spot and at once started in ycouding bighwaymen. nin a and aa he was about to arrests hin he saw him throw the stolen watch away into the gutter, which was afterwards picked up. With asmstance rendered by o ts of the Fourteenth j tthe confederates of thia leading spirit were nrrested, and after being conveyed to the Station houre tu Marcer street they were arraigned 88 siated, but either being @runs, or aseurming it to that extent which incapacitated then from answer. ing to their names, the accused Were remandeit until this morning, whem they will undoubtediv be fur- nished with soch papers that will instruct them whatare (he rigits of pedestrians iu New York, ba they White oF Diack. Oren. HOPERTY OF Max Maawiven Artacten.— The wardrobe, properties and various goods and chattels, belonging to Max Maretvek, of the Italian opera, NOW perioruung at Mozart Hall, were aeiwed yesterday, under the formal process of jaw, aa | Atiachment for that purpose having been placed in the hands of the aberid. The attachment was sworn . J. Miles, as agent of George 1. Fuller, nant, Who if propr of & theatre in The petition Med in she Clerk's office alieges that the defendant coutrocted with the plain tiff by telegraph for the occupation of is theatre for one week, commencing November 2, 1403, for the su of giving performances there with the Rai ian opera troupe bearing hie nawe, and as rent thereof the defendant agreed to pay tie sum of $3,000. Pursuant to this contract the plaintit aaye that he prepared his theatre for ihe use and occupa tion of the defendant, and tendered it to him, put the defendant violated his contract and \einsed to the rent agreed upon, to the damage of the piain- Pit the sum of $1, Other counts of damages ate recled. Mr. Mareizek’s answer has not yet been entered.—-Cineinnati Commercial, Now, 11, bound to come off, | CITY POLITICS. The Keacral Offices in the City Falling poration Counsel—The Vacant Justiceship, Assistant Aldermen, School Commissioners and TrusteesA Lively Election Time Ex- pected, tite) ‘The undxpeczed presenee or segt@’ Grant, Lina Gent elect of tue Yuiied States, in this city on Fs aay last set the whole tribe of oMce seekers “SS 20 7 vive, ‘There is an evident Geter” ination on the part of thoge Wid iiinx they ere on the inside track to push things to a crisis and to send their opponents to Coventry st once. General Grant, however, ia nota man to be swerved in the slightest degree from his purposes or from the course he intends to pursue in regard to his appointments to the lucra- tive offices that will be at his disposal, The impor- tunity which had such eifect on the “nnjust judge” will rather retard than advance the sult of those who come to “torment him before his time.’ 1t would, therefore, be well for those who are now pressing their suits so unseasonably to call a halt, to husband thelr strength for the day of arbitrament, ‘and then go in and win if they can. There fie some highly important and lucrative ofices in this clty to be filled, for it is hardly to be supposed that any of the present incumbents will be retained, the rotation im office, particularly among the heads of political departments, who have pre- cions little to learn, and seldom learn even that, being the very best that could be devised for the public service and the public good. The greatest amount of good for the greatest number Is a sound Political maxim that can be as well accomplished In achange of offictals at the proper time as in apy other application of the principle, an application that the President elect will put into force, It is a very good thing to “stick’? to a good thing as long as one con; that 18 an individual matter, so far as the desire goes, but even the strong man must go by the board when a stronger than he wiils it. And so with the present occupants of federal ofices in this city. ‘They must all go by the board, and the sooner they have made up their minds to walk the plank the better for thelr own peace of mind. Haw ing given them a plece of our mind on the subject, we proceed to give a list of the oftices that will be at the disposal of the Executive as soon after his inau- guration as he may desire to inaugurate a change, FEDERAL OFFICES TO BE FILLED. Firet in importance, lucrativeness and amount of patronage is the Collectorship of the port. Among the more prominently spoken of as those who may have the refusal of the office, and those who will not get the chance, are 'H. Grionell, Henry E. Davies, late Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals; Marshal 0, Koberts aud Edwards Pierrepont. After these come Hiram Waibrid, Waldo Hutchings, Chauncey M, Depew, Rufus FP. Andrews and other aspirants too numerous to mention, The office is one that ought noi to be filed through party or political favoritism. A great amount of the confl- dence of merchants and commercial men ina just administration of the custom or tariff laws depends upon the sort of a tnan that Mills the high oflice of Collector of the port, @nd as that confidence is sus- tained or impaired so will the customs returns be in- creased or diminished during a collector’s term of office. The incumbent ongit always to be a man well versed in mercantile pursuits, only thoroughly acquainted with the laws regulating iinports and exports, but with the “custom of the trade” in regard to commercial business intercourse between the residents in the United es and their foreign dealcrs. The loss to the government through incompetent collectors and their fsubordinates—the latter the creatures of the former—has been incaleu- lable through non-payment of duties and expensive litigations in the conrta; while the same inconp tency has been seriousiv, sometimes rumously, felt by many merchants, This is a state of things which ought to be remedied, and the appointment of one or other of a few of the abovenamed candidates might go lar towards such a remedy. SURVEYOR OF THE PORT, Three of the candldates for the Collectorship, in case they should net (which is not at all likely) wet the refusal of the office, are also candi- dates, among others, for the Surveyorship. we candidates at present in the feld are Rufus & An- wa, Chauncey M. Depew, Isaac J. Oliver, Hiram aud Frank E, liowe, These are ali eager for “¢, and each ig moving in his own way enand earth’ to succeed, ‘The President will probably take a Jarger survey than is comprised within the influences of the above named, and ap- point anable and capable man for the oflice, irre- spective of late campaign claims, which are entirely aeifish, and jm most instances hollow and tntangibie. yresont imeurnbent, Wakeman, ia also a candi- daie, but his chances are not likely to awake any serious aux among his would-be successois that he will be retained, THE POSTMASTRRSIIT 1a not yet an object of such aspiration among the host of political oice seekera as either that of the Collectorship or Surveyorship. It is not, of course, as Jucrative as either of the others, but there are many o would “jump at it.” Horace Greeley js the most promin spoken of a8 a candidate, and if he promise to run it, without the aid of a stockholder’s company to assist him, he might get the plac itis, his chances are slim and need hardly exercise the speculation or fears of any competitor. There is & good deal of work, With little emoluments above the salary attached to the ofice, with but small patronage to make it a pecuilarly desirable object to ihe many who are tiving at higher game. Besides Mr. Greeley there are several otters out in the deld skirmishing, Wailing thelr chances for a dead shot, NAVAL OFFICER. The only maa promineatiy named as a candidate for tis office is John D, Ottiwell, There are others anxtous for the office among late leaders of the Vurlous campaign ciubs, bul they are quietly work- ing each for himself sad holding back for @ more favorable and seasogable time to advance their re- 8 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP. For this office there are a host of candidates in the field. It is known that the present incumbent, Mr. 1 Couriney, is not looking for a re-appoint- therefore the coast is clear, ‘The present ididates are Ethan Allen, Charlies 8, Spea- o Hutchins, Hooper C. Van Vorst, H. R. hen Fullerton, John Sedgwick, F. J. Fithian tient Smith, The latter served one term ith great distinction, performing aome to the government and the country. wipiinisiration of the office that the first ad tinal blow was given to the siave trade in the captare. conviction and death of iho notorious Gordon, and the conviction of the mer- chant slave trader, Albert Lc Yen siave slips were seized td eondeumed during bis term+of of- tice, and during the same Ume ihe drst successful ratd was made upon the host of government defraud- era that exisied during the earller years of the war and which cur the break. ing up of the whole the convic- on and se has been several years aa efficient Assstans District Atiorney, Me is an able lawyer, painstax- ing, zealous and thoroughly conversant With the legal aad administrative duties of the office. Mr. Jolin Seagwick is prominently —" of asa candidate, sad is a dangerous competitor, Spencer and ike offers are making violent efforts in the race, Uut their chances are nowhere in tie pools. As to Who shall be the successful candidate depend’ a good deal upon who will be the Attorney Geueral in the first year of the coming national administration. ‘TH UNITED STATES MARSMALSHUP will not “go a begging,” there being several candi- dates for the oMice, but no single pereon is ay yet prominently named for it. This closes the lst of federal oMices to be flied in The “ins” are in a terrible state of pertur- Jneon- 1 Surrender Grant 1s after them and they Know Le will move upon their works and rout the whole “caboodle” of them if he should once make up his mind to it, ‘The “outs” are sincerely anxious that the General shont!d #0 act, and they ently in a fever of anxiety to be ordered to take ny’# Work& When that the ¢ 4 will be vae victts, “ow with the heads, #0 mi tor the Buckinghams."’ THR CHARTRA RLRCTION—THS MAYORALTY. The whole political world of New York is shaken to its centre over the Mayoralty question. Wiil the Governor elect resiga bia office of Mayor? ts asked on every stde, but Bo one Can respond to the momen- tous query, For the fires time ia our corporaie his- tory has the present diMenity arsen, and in vain have precedents been sought for to guide the coun- of the brave, The red men have eppeaicd to the but from It they have received no enlighten- ment and they are lett to their own devices. ere is confusion on every vide and the party ts broke: up into the “resignera” and the “non-resigners, Between those two parties there is as much cont tion as there existed between the aubjects of Liliput in the oftiee signal servic Ii was d e order is gi as to whict end of the egg should be broken whoa preparing it for Conaumption—oue party holding to the doctrine of the big end; the otber quite as fanat- it in for the ceremony of breaking the egg @ end. ‘This Liliputian controversy be- ittic enders’* had e ‘big enders’’ and tuo oa much sense mn it ag the Bignavion or nou-resignation « y Bismarck was badly wanted to seitle this Mayor nest egg question, and we bellove be did put in anh Appearance last eveniug, ant did actually io time for the just Ge the Mayor will bg copie to elect his successor December, Mr. Recrge W. McLean will be tno nominee of te part and wiliin ali probablilty be elected. There will, however, ve a strong Oppoaltion to Tammany from the Dermocratic Union say A meeting largcly at tended of tuls body was held on Friday evening, resided over by tue temporary chairman, Coone james K. Bagley, at which @ resolution waa adopted pledging the General Comiattiec, and as far as pos aibie ie whole organization, pot to support the nominees of the Tammany ring, The Democratic Union party will run acandidate, Their first choice for the auiicage of their fellow citizens of every de- nomination opposed to the mmany rie will be ex-Siate Konator and ex-Congretanian Joon Win throp Ch Mr. Joho herr is prominently Lg ha 4 Mr, Chanier not accept, So now hag the inviuelble and Aage Peter i. has willed it, the aliens will in Pecember next have the privilege BROOKLYN IWTELLIGENCE, eee of voting f Cf roting tr a Ohiet Magistrate tor the ungpired FER OPRPORATION COUMERL. | | ‘The contest nt ‘Tamn nomination pr this ARRESTS BY THE POLICcE.—There were 339 persons office lies, a3 we before state, between Mr. Renard | arrested by the police of Brooklyn tn the various pre- pay an ot . zemeenee, r-. fWO | clnets of city during the past week. u ea oes Somewhatin favor of Mc, Gorman, TieDemo- | FATAL Acgipexr.—A young man named John cratic Union party with a powerful auxillarypodv of Bucht, employed at the lumber yard of Welles & Co., Soren at their Dack will make @ dfperate | East New York, was killed instantly at that place ow it to wrest the Corporation Counsel! oftice tom the ring. They have not yet selected their mar, but in aw sare he will be preaeated in all due foi@ to the Friday afternoon by 2 pile of lumber falitog on Dim, An anes wht be eld on the body by Coroner vi THR V. aN a _DBADLy Assavit sce ACANT susriépant ~, 3 sing ee PRS Tho big justice bas not Sricnemir. ustice } $WO men, narigg {ABO five o'clock last ovening mei en: Finnegan and Henry Cum- -ouag8, Dad an angry discussion in the hquor store of Owen Rudden, corner of North Seventh and Fifth strecta, E. D., when the latter threw a brick at the jormer which struck his head and inflicted a com- pound fracture of the skull. The injured man re- ceived prompt surgica) attendance, but his condition at # late hour last night was precarious. Cum- mings, who is represented to be a hard case, made Be escape, but will not probably long remain at large. OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE VOTE ON THR Orry TickeT.—The city canvassers of the Aldermanic committee have completed their canvass of the vote on the city ticket. The following are the official tigures:—Collector—Badeau, dem., 38,276; Scholes, 25,776; scattering, 61. Comptroller—Johnson, 38,13 "iC charged ou Of the Fourth | district, It is Pasay ‘inst him that he'is deffsaing the etie™* district of their right to elect ® “cessor n accord- ance with a promise Of © compact with te ring for his nomiiauon to the Registership, that 1e should leave the appointment of a successor to tnGovernor elect, who in due time will appoint Me nephew, Phillip L, Hoffman, to the office. ‘The cardidates in the district are John Masterson, Heny Genet, Patrick McCarty and Joseph Maguire, ihe latter supported by all the influence of Terencel/arley. ASSISTANT ALDERMEN AND SCHOOL COMMUSSIONERS AND TRUSTEES: will be elected in December—twenty-one of the for- mer, seven School Commissioners and ciwenty-two School Trustees. All of the present Caqncilmanic body are candidates for Assistanc Aldemen. ‘The present School Commissioners and Trasteés are also all candidates for re-election, - ud With all this material for a lively timé, it may be 122; Spader, rep., 25,776, Auditor—O’Brien, safely anticipated that the charter électian of Decem- | dem,, 36,401; McLeer, hay on 26,950, ‘Treasurer ber proper, with the Mayoralty contest thrown in, | Sprague, de) Studwell, rep., 25,683, Police jay 38,074: Tustice-—Walsh, dem., 87,125; "Adams, Fep., 26,068, Justices of Peace—Delmar, dem., 35,141; Buckley, dem., 86,910; Lynch, dem., 37,328; Cockl 25,943; Frost, rep., 26,022; Jack, rep., 25,941 committee wit! report at ‘the meeting of the Com- mon Couneil on to-morrow (! y) afternoon, Business AT THE SURROGATE’S CouRT.—Im Kings County Surrogate’s Court, before William D. Veeder, Surrogate, the wills of the followrag named will give excitement enough to the péiticians till near the Christmas holidays, “No State Shall Deny the Right f Swirace on Account ef Race or Col.” {From the Baltimore American (republian), Nov. 14.) This 1s understood to be the precise wording of a constitutional amendment which will roposed 5 probably on the first day of the reasse! ing of the | Persons, deceased, were admitted to prooate daring ‘ortieth Congress next’ month. The expectation is | the past week:—Henry Morrison, ‘of Flatlands; that it will, before the middie of January, bo passed by a two-thirds vote of Congreas sent to the State Legislatures then in session far ratification, and that by the 4th of March, 1869—the day of the inauguration of General Grant—it wii be part and arcel of the constitution of the United States. he constitution provides for its own amend- ment and states distinctly the mode in which it can be amended, The republican Platform declared that the question of suffrage should “be left to the States.” ‘The States, therefore, Will, by their action on this constitutional amend- ment, decide the question of suffrage, The oniy Opposition that will arise in Con; to the pro- posed amendiment will be an effort to make it apply only to members of Congress and President and Vice President of the United States, and not to State oiticers. It is, however, @ forgone conclusion that the colored man in every State of the Union will be eutitied to vote for members of the Forty-second Congress, two years hence, and for thenext Presi- dent and Vice President. * It is one of those events that cast their shadows before, and we expect to see the democracy make an early commencement to electioneer for the colored vote, It 1s, we epee almost a fixed fact that on the first Mona: fovernber, 1870, two years hence, the negro will be entitled to registration and entitled to vote for candidates for Co! in the city of Baltimore and in every State of the Union. If he Is refused registration and denied the free privilege of panting his ballot any election that may be held will be uull and void and the candidates that may be elected will not be allowed to take their seats. As to the action of Congrass and the ratification by the States of the proposed amendment let us how the ground ltes, In the following States ti colored man has already been granted the priviles of the ballot, either by State action or by Congre: rene provision, to which we add their recent ma- joriues, Maine... Veriuont..... 05 New Hampsture, Massachusetts .. Khode Island Wisconsin. ‘Thomas Crifin, Charles Miller, Ahijah Mann, Jr.; Benjamin D. Phillip and Emma Whitney, all of Brooklyn, Letters of administration ‘were: granted in the estates of Peter Pigot) and George Kock, of Flatbusa; Henry Detry, Olt Vanderbilt, Mi ine Striker, Frank E. Tyson, Martha Plowman, Georgé W. Smith, George McMafian, Ann R. Simpson and Elizabeth’ Heerschats, all of this city. Letters of guardianship were granted to Eliza F. Dare, of Fred- erick, Edwatd and Mary Dare; to Ann N. Mackey, of Margaret and Sarah Mackey; to Dennis Doug! erty, all of Brooklyn, DESTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATOR—LOSSES AND IN- SURANCES.—The loss occasioned by the destructioty of the elevator Manhattan, by fire, at the Atlantle dock on Friday night, amounts $30,000, upon which there is an insurance of $20,000. The following are the companies and the amounts in which barnes tor is insured:—Astor Insurance Company, 3 Bowery, $2,500; Columbia, $2,509; Western, of But- falo, $2,500; Standard, of New York, $2,500; Me- chanics’ and Traders’, $2,500; Commonwealth, $2,500; Greenwich, $2,500, It appears upon an investiga. tion made by Aaststant Marshal Keady, that the cir- cumstances attending the origin of the fire are some- what singular, and he has caused subpoenas to be served upon the watchman and officers offthe veasel to attend an examination which will be held op Tuesday next. ‘The Manhattan, which proves ®. total loss, was owned by Messrs. George V. Heeker,, E. Annan, T, B. Lane and T. Fogg. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. Tax Conpuctors on the Central Railroad wil! im afew days receive uniforms, The blouse is a hande some blue and the brass buttons will have the name of the company engraved thereons A Lucrure IN AID or THE FaTurr Matarw No. 2 Society was delivered before 2 large audience at the Catholic Institute, on Thuraday svensk, Ae} B. Alston Lavender. The subject was—“The Spirit of the Roman Catholic Church.” Tue Harsiuvs Cove QUESTION.—A meeting of parties interested in the settlement of the question of the vaiue of the lands under water in Harsimust cove, granted by the late Legislatare to the Railroad com Sites, ‘convened at Taylor's Hotel on Thursday. The State was represented by commissioners, The report will not be given to the public for some times ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUM Laws.—William Earl Arnold, proprietor of the bank and exchange ofice in Exchange place, was Tennessee... North Carolina. te Je 0 + Rep. Legisia' a 4,0 The whole number of States in the Union is thirty-seven, and the above seventeen may be re- garded as secure for the constitutional amendment giving suffrage to the colored man. By the terms of the reconstruction acts there must be no rejec- tion of the colored man in Texas, Mississippi and Virginia when admitted, which will make twenty Seates for the amendment. In New York and New Jersey, under certain property qualifications, they are now entitled to vote, and we may add New York to the number of States, making twenty-one which will certainly vote lor the amendment. iterd: In all the following States the repubiteans hola tho | Bnd taken before Commissioner Jackson, yfateriag Legislatures and these Legislatures are competent perv cancelled, and which, it is ‘sleged, were #ubs to ratify the amendment for the peopie of their re- jec to some’ chemical process which obliterated spective States:— Rep, Ma}. ++ 8,011 ihe ink marks. He was held to bail in $5,000.. Mr. Arnold denies ths charge and says he can establiais his iunocence satisfactorily. Newark. A New Swinpiina Dopag has been successfully played on a number of jewellers in this city. Four of them have discovered that after having exhib- ited cases of plain gold rings to parties some hourm oesquentiy hey found that instead of solld finger Connecticut... New York... 18,00 + 20,000 These States, added to the twenty-one before enumerated, would make bs Re in favor of the amendment, leaving only the following four as posi- tively against it:— circlets there were substituted common ‘are Dem. Maj. rangements. The victimized jewelers already knowm™ Delaware 2,500 Kentucky. are Goven Spence, J. R. McDonald, James T. Row Maryland 31,409 New Jersey.. + 2,693 | and Messrs, Wobb & Freeman. More will doubte Twenty-nine comprises three-fourths of all the | less turn up. ‘ States of the Union, and we have shown above that the Constitutional amendment guaranteeing negro suffrage will, in all. probavility, be ratified by thirty States, omitting Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, which are not yet reconstructed. It will therefore be seen that there is good reason to belleve that the last election has been held tn the United States, elther for President or for Congress, and probabiy for State officers, In which the colored man will be excladed from the right of suffrage, The States of Maryland, Detaware and Kentacky, should the proposed Constitutional amendment DARING THEFT IN AN INSURANCE OFFICE.—About; three o’clock yesterday afternoon three men entered the office of the Newark City Mutual Insurance Company, No. 153 Market street, and carried om some bnsiness conversation with the clerks, Soom after they left three checks bearing the signatures 08 ny 30% ides $53 in casi 5 po inventus, The thieves doubtless got all the checks cashed and easily made their only apply to elections for President and | the city, as the authorities were not notified unl Congress, ‘will probably refuse the suffrage | nearly eight o'clock. fi to the negro at elections for State oificer. Nover Tror at WAVERLEY PaRrk.—This beantifal But the question will then arise whether a United States Senator, elected by @ Legistatore chosen by exclusive white suffrage, woulda be eiit- tled to take his seat; whether would not be elected in deflance of this Constituuonal amend- ment? We think he wonld, and hence we hope that when the qnestion is submitted to the Legisiatur of the several States it will be in a form that will leave no doubt on the subject, and will settle forever the whole question of suffrage, obliterating ail re- atrictions on account of race or color. Since the foregoing was written it 1s announced from Washington that General Grant has expressed a hope that a constitutional amendment giving the right of unrestricted sulrage to the colored man, Making it universal, will be among the earliest acts of the approaching session of Congress, As its prompt ratification by three-fourths of the States ts undonbted, it is proposed to call a special session of Congress for the necessary legislation to give the colored man atthe North the right to vote at the next fail elections, NEW YORK POST OFFCE, The following is the last quarter's letter and post- age transactions by the foreign department of tho New York Post Office with Europe. It shows that the number of lettera within that period received Was 938,111, and gent away 1,065,650, the total num- ber being 2,001,761 letters. The amount of postage within the same time received was $121,590, and sent @way $158,808, together resulting In a total of $260,399 30:— spot, just outside of Newark, was yesterday the scene of a rather novel, though by no means exciting nor interesting, trot—a match against time, in whicty the trotter was accompanied by @ saddle horse am a sort of “urger.”” The trotter was the Vermont Hambletonian Nellie Holcomb, owned in Newark, and the running horse her mate, & dun mare nat Katie. The object of the race was to beat the time of Beppo, the winner of’ the recent gentlemen's trot—240, Much to the chagrin and disap- pointment of not only ner owners but ais those cognizant of the mare’s fine trotting oe. She failed to approach their expectations. Her time in thrée heats was 2444, 23% and 2464. The general opinion was that if properly driven sha could greatly improve this time, The attendanc ‘was pretty fair and included =", & sprinkling of Indies and handsome turnouts. Panic trots wit Careless and mate on Tuesday next for a purse o' #500. These horses are very closely maiched ought to make an exciting race. Enst Newark. Sioceina Drari or a CatLp,—On Friday evening , while a stove dealer, named Alfred Bayley, waa re- pairing one in his store on the tarnpike, the head of a hammer in his hand flew of and struck a lighted lamp which his little daughter, a girl of ten years, was holding. An explosion was the conseqnence, and the poor little creature was burned 80 severelp that she died yesterday morning. Hadson City.| ‘ Tor Rew.y Mcrpver TRIAL.—In consequence of the iltness of one of the jurors, George Schumann, who fs suffering from indammation of the liver, the trial of James Reilly was postponed yesterday morning till to-morrow morning at nine o'clock. ‘The trial will be concluded to-morrow as ae. Bedie will go to Trenton on Tuesday to take part In: the session of the Court of Errors, REGED, Switzeriand. Ttallan.... ++. THR County Covart.—Sevoral prisoners received, Total... sentence yesterday, among them Jane Cook, convicted prftesn, of obtaining money under false pretences, who war Bremen aad liamburg.. sentenced to the State Prison for eighteen months. North German Lloyds ‘The prisoner represented herself aa an it for the Freneh Home of Friendiess Children in Jersey City and ob- Belgium tained donations therefor, She formerly resided at Netherlands New Rochelle and later in Thirty-ffth street, New Switzerland. York. She is quite respectable in appearance. ' seseeee ‘ Commonipaw. i beeen = | Taw Srock Yanps.—There arrived at the stock 5 ee) 5 38,803 nagar, dalaritccavton ov rocr. | 7atds during the past week 200 cars containing 1,90 TRAS. AGE. cattlo, 9,920 hogs and 10,221 sheep. During the game Reecived. 938,111 Received. . $121,590 | time there were slaugitered 617 cattle, 10,111 hoge Bent.... 1,063,650 Sent.. 153,808 | aud 9,300 seep. panantetes Beraen. ‘ Total..... 2,001,761 = Total. .66. se. +6 $260,500 BoneraRry.—On Friday night the residence of Mr. Underwood, on Garrabrant avenue, was entered by thieves who carried oif napkm rings, tvory and sil- ver handled knives and some clothing. Some of the + articles were afterwards found tn an adjoining yard. rhis ig the third time Mr, Underwood has been visit od by night prowlers within a few weeks. No trace ‘of the robber: FOOTPADS IN QUEENS COUNTY. A Farmer Assaulted and Stripped of Ils thine. A daring ontrage was committed shortiy afior eight o'clock last night on the Queens county side of Newtown creek, in the neighborhood of Caivary Cemetery, the particulars of which appear to be theso:—A farmer named August Karcher, tire loca. tion of whose resiience was not ascertained, whitle waiking on the iine of the &\ushing Railroad was set upon by two ruMans, one of whom struck him upon the back of the head with a atick, The blow ren- dered Mr. Karcher ineensihle and he reeled and fell upon the track. His ruManly aesatiante then stripped him of evecy particle of bis clothing, en bis shoes aud kocks, and fed, Whea tue Injured man revived he crawled to the banks of the creck and Washed the blood from his head and after. wards found refuge in a barn, Having succeoded in making his condition known to a person on the LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Following closely on the Fulton ferry disaster wo have to report a collision which by chance aia not result in a fearful calamity, As the train due in New- York about ten A. M. yesterday on the Southside Nailroad was passing near Pearsall’s Corner, on its way to Jamaica, t ers were astonished by f prolonged whistie, No shock was experienced ip the passenger cars when the train plopped, bot {t Was sacertainod afterwards that they had ran into a hand car filled with workmen engaged tn re~ dj, and these latter barely escaped a the car, which was premises, he was kindly cared for and wuppited with | with thelr lives by Jumping o| sufficient clothing to ‘obver his Wekoinee when he | left a perfect Sete, ‘The etigine was romewhat was taken to his home in a wagon. Mr. Karcher | aamaged, Had any of the crowbars, pieces of trot had only @ small sum of money in his poseession | braces, Ac, fallen across the track the train mu when sssauited, and if the object of his cowardiy assailants was merely piunder they met with dis- appointment. The highwayimen wore so ‘Alagnise Chat it is doubtfal whether Mr, Kareuer could rec hive them If apprehonded. have been thrown off, There were three passenger cars and quite a number of passencers, ‘The anper- intendent of the road Was on board. Culpabte negii- gence cau only account for this accident on such & jevel aud clear road