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NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The “After Dark” Controversy, Before Judge Blatchford, Augustin Daly vs. H. D. Palmer.—Thia case, the full particulars of which have been previously given im the Hexavp at length, was again called up yester- q@ay forargument. Only an hour by consent was given (after the regular session of the court) for the fendant’s counsei to state his case. The further hearing of argument is set down for next week, when defendant's counsel will resume, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Shaffer Extradition Case, Before Commissioner Osborn. ‘The cage of Henrick Shaffer, who is charged with the murder of his wife at Bretzenheim, in Hesse- Darmstadt, came up again yesterday morning. The extradition of the prisoner is) demanded by the laws of Hesse-Darmstadt, of which principality the Prisoner is subject. The prisoner, it will be re- membered, was charged with murdering his wife While living at his home in Hesse-Darmstadt, Tue evidence elicited at the Coroner’s inquest to the conclusion that the woman committed suicide, but in a subsequent investiga- tion poison was discovered in the stomach of the @eceased. It was then currently believed than the risoner had adininistered the poison to his wife for e purpose of getting rid of her, so that he might ge @ widow in the neighborhood, with whom, was stated, he was on too friendly terms. The body of Mrs, Shaffer wa; exhumed, previous to which, however, the prisoner tied to this ponniry, and his whereabouts having been ascertained he Was arrested at Paterson, N. J., and brought before the court, where a full investigation of the circum- stances was heid. The evidence was chiefly docu- Mentary, consisting of the depositions of witnesses fm Hesse-Darmstadt. The case closed yesterday, and the question at issue is whether the prisoner ‘Will be held or sent back to Hesse-Darmstadt. SUPREME COURT—SENERAL TERM. Another Railrond Case. Before Judges Ingraham, J. F. Barnard’and Mullin. Duke Merritt, Respondent, vs, The Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.—On the morning of the 19th day of January, 1366, the plaintiff, Merritt, who is a milkman, was in Hudson street, near Duane, seated in his milk wagon, and proceeding Borthward on the westerly side of the street. While so doing, and when quite near the American Express Company’s building, a railroad express car which was coming down the street was “switched” so a3 to run it through the archway into the express com- Fisv’s building. The plaintif attempted to drive ‘is Wagon between the car and the building, but was caught by the car and had his leg severely in- jured. ‘His wagon and horse were also injured con- Biderably. On the trial the Jury awarded him a ver- dict for damages in the sum of $500, and the defend- ants actually appealed from the judgment. ‘The case was argued on appeal to-day, and at the close of that argument the Court at once affirmed the judgment of the court below. An Important Appeal Case. Before Judges Barnard, Ingraham and Cardozo. The People ex rel. Ramon 8S, Latorre vs, James O'Brien, Shevif.—Upon charges of fraudulent pur- chases on credit of about $120,000 worth of goods from various New York merchants, and the fraudu- lent shipment of the bulk of his property to relatives in Havana, the relator was, at the instance of one of the creditors, arrested in February last under a “Stilwell”? warrant. Inthe same month the relator was finally convicted of such frauds and committed to jail, where he tas cince remained. Some time in August last the debtor applied to Judge Russel, under the provisious of the Kevised Stutates, en- titled, ‘‘of voluntary assignment by an insoivent for the purpose of exoncrating his person from imprisonment.” Judge Russel thereupon, after certain proceedings hed, granted an order of exoneraiion, &c. Upon this order tle devtor ap- pea to Judge barnard tor his discharge upon ha- 48 corpus; but Judge Barnard hk: 2!d that the order of Judge Russel was not eifectual to release him on the ground that the Stilwell act of 1831 repealed the law of 1813, under which Judge Russel had acted, and remanded the prisoner. On appeal from such Jast named decision argument was inade by counsel early in the present general term, and tie following opinions aiirming Judge Barnard’s order have just ‘been pronounced:— AFEIRMATORY ORDER. Judge Cardozo, on hearing the cause, decided as follows:—The apparent (for there is not any real) difficulty in this matter seems to arise from the re- Jator’s counsel having confined his attention to the ninth section of the act of April 26, 1831 (Ed. Stat., vol. 4. 465), overlooking or ignoring the [ith see- tion. i ninth section provides that the final commitment of the defeudant shall be to the jai of the county in which the hearing 1s |, to be there detamed until he shali be discharged “according to law.” The eleventh section points out the law according to which the deiendant may be discharged. That section provides that the defend. ant 60 committed “shall remain in custody in the Same manner as other prisoners on criminal process until a final juagment shall have been rendered in his favor in the suit prosecuted by the creditors at ‘whose instance auch defendant shail have been com- mitted, or until he shall have assigned his property and obtained his discharge, as provided in the sub- sequent sections of this act.” When the act of 1931 Geclares that the prisoner sha'l remain in custody ‘until discharged according to the sections of that statute, it is preposterous to argue that he could be Gischarged under the provisions of a prior statute, The language of section eléven excludes all other remedies and reduces the defendant's application for discharge to a proceeding, under abd pursuant to the provisions of that act. The statute of 1813, re- enacted by the Revised Statutes (Hd. Stat., vol. 2, p. 49), Was therefore inapplicable to the relator’s case, and the decision of the learned Justice below was clearly right, and his order should be affirmed with costs. Ordered accordingly. JUDGE INGRAHAM’S VIEWS, If the act to abolish tuprisonment, &c,, 1s to be considered operative, I concur in tie above opinion, amMrming the order appealed from. The reason is apparent—viz., that in the proceedings under the tweifth section, the assignment is for tie beneiit of the proseculing creditors Le haat vs. Wardell, 1 N. Y. ., P. 144), while under the act of which the de- Mfendant availed himseif the assignment is for the ‘Denctit of all the creditors, Order should be med. For relator, Joseph J. Marrin and Messrs. Beebe, ynahue and Cooke. For Sheriit, Brown, Hall and fanuerpocl, For creditor, G. A. Seixas. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Disputes Among Ocean Telegraphers. Before Judge Cardozo. Little vs. Hidden.—The complainant stated that the plaintiff was the laventor of certain tmprove- ments in ocean telegraphy; that the defendant, by Promise that he would pay the sum of $7,000, in- \@uced the plaintiff to assign to him one-half of a pateat which had been iasued in Great Britain, and that he had been induced to make such as- iment by fraud and collusion, and the plaintit sought to have such assignment cancelied and ithe patent to be delivered up tohim and an accouyt ‘Of all the profits received. } To this complaint a demurrer was put in and the was argued by Edwin James for the piaintit ! by Clarence 4. Seward and H. R. Cummings for defendant, ‘The Court reserved its decision, SMPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, he Erie Warfare—Suit fer the Appointment of Jay Gould as Trastece of the Company. Charles Mackintosh vs, The Brie Railway Com- Pany and Others.—The plaintiff files his bill of com- plaint, setting forth that he is @ stockholder of the ‘Brie Railway Company, and that the company ts now ‘fm a successful and prosperous condition; that it ts disimed by various partics that there has been a large amount of stock issued by the said company fm excess of the amount authorited py law; that ther persons claim that there has been no excessive Asane of stock by the defendants, but that all the stock issued and now ontatanding was issued under @uthority conferred by the acts of inco Fation of the Erie Ralilway Company and the acta amendatory thereof; that there has been re- cently very heavy speculation in the stocks of all corporations, and tat the speculations in Erie Ratt. ‘way Company's stock have also been very large; that spany persons have been engaged in selling the sad “short,’? and that in order to further their inter- ents in that respect ney will endeavor by consiant and annoy iltigation embarrass =the oMcers aud the management of the prey and to injure and obstruct itin its business capaci. ties and to throw discredit upon the company in every possible way; that among other modes which ‘will probably be adopted will be the obtaining of an injunction or injunctions from some court, on ex parle aMidavits, Which orders of restraint will neces. sarily retain {n force until a hearing con be had upon them; that applications for the appolatment of g@ receiver of the properties of the company will be among the other means resorted to, and that the Fesult of these procecdings can only be to effect in- Jury and depression of the property and credit of the ‘company; that Jay Gonld is president and treasurer of said rie Railway Company, and ia a person of ‘CO Wealth and personal respousibility, and is thoronghiy conversant with the business and man- ment of the company. he plaintitr then prt that the Court shall adjadme ‘And deterroine in this a a whether there has been any excessive isaues of stock, aud to what extent, if any; at what time such issues were made and to whoin the samo was issued; that the Court will wettic the riguts of all parties growing out of or connected with anid issues, so far as tho company is concerned, and that meantine Sud in order'to prevent any litigation from embar- Faswlog iho company ig the legitimute use Of ite NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1868—TRIPLE SHEEM, moneys im the proper and conduct of tts SS So a nt and ai bin ayy ft and disburse control of all the moneys on them only fn the regular and business and transactions of the pompeny. Messrs, Brown, Hall and Vanderpoel, attorneys of ped g d applied to Judge Barnard upon these papers, an order of injunction was granted by hat justice, restraining a parties from prosecuting Sie ae Spelt e's a point as aE Cane aT coin] Teso- Tutions of the Board of Directors and the Executive Nie furthe) said Gould file @ bond, r ordered that le 8 5 with sureties, in the sum of $2,000.000, for the faith- Snl perfommanee of his dnties end crusts, : injunction was served on the parties on Mon- day morning. The Belmont injunction was served later in the same day, A Singular AMdavit in Reply to Daniel Drew— Peculiar Assertions and Counter State- menteLight Wanted. The following amdavit was made yesterday in the Erie litigation, and is presumed to be @ reply to the aMldavit of Daniel Drew, published in the HERALD of yeaterday: samy ana others ey iy ny ai ana county of New York, 38.—James Jr., being duly sworn deposes and sp ro on Sunday morning, November 15, 1868, Mr. | Drew unex- pectedly called upon me; he said that he had come to make a clean breast of it and to throw himself upon our mercy; that he was short of Erie stock , shares; I told him that I knew that, and that was not half of it, and that he was short in addition 40,000 calls; he complained bitterly of his position; he then entered into an explanation as to certain proceedings that he said were being got up by parties who were to attack us in the courts; he said that he had been in the enemy’s camp, and all that he cared about was to look out for pumber and if we were will- ing to help him he would make a clean breast of it; I told nim that his dis. Position and his nature were so vaselllating that I should not him unless he made a clean breast of it to begin with; he finaliy, after much hesita- tion, said he would tell me; that Work, Schell, Lane and Thompson were embarked in a scheme with him; he refused to tell me in whose name the pro- ceedings were to be instituted; upon inquiring closely of him whether the case was taken bir its merits or as & mere stock operation, he itted to me that it was to relieve those who were short of the stock; I presented the idea to him as to what the ctbers would do, and he sald that he could take the ringleaders with ‘him if they were also pro- vided for, aad he would break up the whole scheme; he begged and entreated that I should go and bring Mr. Gould, paring shad he ena that if he couldsee Mr. Gould he could benefit his sion, and would tell us who were to be the plaintiff in the suit; I tried to convince him that this was one of his old tricks, and that he was the last man who should whine at any poniton. he had put himself in with regard to Erie. lly I consented to go and get Mr. Gould, and did 80, I was not present at the entire interview be- tween Mr. Gould and Mr. Drew, but such portion of the conversation asIheard was of the same nature that Mr. Drew held with me, and also he urged many arguments upon Mr. Gould and my- self to induce us to help him with regard to the stock; he stated to us that it was within our power to protect ourselves, and urged us to issue more con- vertible bonds, saying no one could know any- thing about it. 1 Mr. Gould and myself declined to accede to, At this time ‘he told us that a suit was to be brought im the name of August Belmont; that he was present at a meeting they had last night and heard the papers read; we told him over and over again that we could not help him; he would not leave us, but in- sisted on remaining, and Mr, Gould and myself finally, unable to get rid of him m any other way, told bim that we wonld meet him again at ten o’clock that evening; we then jarted; sabeednenays about eleven o'clock, we found Mr. Drew walting for us; at that time Mr. Gould was not present, and I again told Mr. Drew nothing could be done; he said, “then if yon put this stock up Jam aruined man;” he harped upon the fact that he was willing to pay a large amount of money for the use of 30,000 or 40,000 shares of stock for fifteen days, and offered me as high as three er cent, Which would amount to nearly $100,000 for the use of it fifteen days; finding he could not in- duce me to accede to his wishes he took another tack, saylng there was & conspiracy against us, and they would ruin us if they could, and that they wduld have the stock down at all hazards; and that if 1 would not agree to anything with him he would ive his affidavit to the other side, having be- fore this stated he would not give his afi- davit if I came to his rescue; he said, “you know during the whole of all our other fights I objected to ever giving my affidavit, but I swear I will do you all the mI can do youif you do not mein this time of my great need;” he also sai ‘ou can loan me the stock,” and repeating, “I will give — three per cent for it; Pag have the power to ie more convertible bonds, and I will buy the bonds from you 1f you are caught, or I will buy the bonds of you with the understanding that I shall not pay for them unless you are caught; 1 positi an¢. unequivocally declined his roposition @ I hat on each occasion. After talk- ng in this strain for more than an hour, I adhering to my decision that nothing could be done, he, at about one o'clock Monday morning, said, “I will bid you good night,” and went away. JAMES FISK, Jr. Sworn to before me this 18th day of November, 1863.—Monrimer Sauira, Notary Public, New York. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Tho Royal Insurance Bond Robbery Habeas Corpas Case. Before Judge George G. Barnard. The People, éc., vs. Crimmins.—Tho prisoner, a8 reported in yesterday's HERALD, was arrested in Binghamton on a charge of complicity in the Royal Insurance Company bond robbery, in 1866, and was brought to this city on habeas corpus on a petition for his admission to bail. The case came up yester- day morning, pursuant to adjournment, and after argument the Court remanded the prisoner to the Binghamton authorities, on the ground that the peti- tion did not show that there was no court in Broome oounty having the authority to grunt the reiief soug! COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. The Grand Jury—Charge of Forgery. Before Judge Russel. The Grand Jurors who were in attendance yester- day moruing were discharged from further attend- ance, the Grand Jury of the Oyer and Terminer not having completed their labors, Charles Dorsey pleaded guilty to fotgery in the fourih degree, the chal ing that on the 19th of Se ptember he presented a forged order to the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, purporting to have been drawn by Corbett & Clemond, No. 45 Ann street. The prisoner was remanded for sentence, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Le 204, 1801088 10 Te 355,386, Bh, OO, 188, Yo, 14d, Teo to, 2s, dar oN 3, 355, 872 247, '261, 269, 277, 287, 201, 202, 804,°833, 347, 900,864, ed SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS.—Nos. 39, 53, 61, 63, 74, 81, 62, 83, 85, 95, 97, 117. UPERIOR ‘Covrt—TriaL Tenm—Part 1.—Nos. 315, 267, 275, 817, 511, 229, 399, 857, 433, 255, 209, 463, 423, 1, OYER AND TERMINER AND SUPREME CovrT—CrRr- curt—Part 1.—Nos. 1093, 1261, 761, 1229, 623) 1235, gi 1289, 1207, 1801, 1271, 1265, 2289, 1819, 1339, 27, » CoMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1.—Nos. 1424, 1877, 1868, 1374, 1432, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1450, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1547, Part 2.—Nos. 431, 857, 858, 1413, 5, 1093, 1433, 1499, 1349, 1389, 1400, 1615, 1191, 87, 1458. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tus WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The Zollowing record ‘will show the changes in the temperature, for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated b; e ther- mometer ‘brosa Beran Bi 3A. M Hudnut’s pharmacy 218 way, uliding:— 62 8 P.M. 63 «OP. M. tes Average perature. Average temperatare Tuesday. ConFIRMATION.—The Most Reverend Archbishop McCloskey administered the sacrament of confirma- tion in St. Mary's church, yesterday motuing, to over 800 children. ‘THe Nerrox® Civs.—In the report of the ball at Ferrero’s Apollo Hall, published in yesterday's Herat, the name oMhe club was etroniously ited the “Neptune” instead of the “Independence.” The Neptune Club ball, which is generally a splendid affair, will not take piace for some time yet. Tue Park Hovss Sutcipe.—Coroner Keenan held an inquest yesterday over the body of Benjamin B. Bangs, who shot himself through the head at the Park House, Jr., in City Hall square, as previously Teported in the HERALD. As no additional facta could be elicited the jury rendered a verdict in ac- cordance with the evidence. The remains have been taken to Cainbridge, Mass., for burial. : A Mrrcnaxt Rospey.—On Tuesday evening Mr. Joun L. Roderfelt, merchant, corner of Duane and Greenwich streets, while crossing the river on one of the Pavonia ferry boats, was at tacked upon reaching the dock and dragged by thieves tofan adjacent dock, where they ropbed him of aA gold watch valued at $150 and fifty doliars in money. He reported the robbery at the Twenty- second pei] precinct, but no arrests have been made. ‘The robvery occurred at seven o'clock in we evening. * Tite FATAL RATLROAD ACCIDENT.—In the case of Frederick Marx, ¥. little boy run over and killed on Tuesday, in the Bowery, by car 19, of the Fourth avenue line, Coroner Keenan began an investigation yesterday at the Fourteenth ward station house, though he could wot conclude the case owing to a a en a ee Te other engagements, Tne evidence taken yesterday showed that when the boy ran across the track he fell about a dozen feet in front of the horses. Robert Berg, of 210 Bowery, saw him fall and called to the driver, Samuel Bogan, to stop. He only pulled up his horses, and did not appl; brake until he nee the boy. The will be continued to- Tae Caner oF Lire AssuRANCE.—The annnal ‘Meeting of the Chamber of Lite Assurance was held Yesterday in tae directors’ room, American Ex- change Bank, H. D. Morgan, Vice President, in the chair. The question of the formation of an Actuarial Board or National of Life Assurance was dis- fates os psouna ins optuion that the preseot forma: ex) 0} e n of the Chamber was not so eMicient as could be desired, There was how & t measurement of Uabilities in some of the States, and it was urged that steps be taken to form a national measurement, The question was under discussion when the ad- jJournment took place, Svicrpg at-THE CONTINENTAL Horsi.—Coroner Schrimer held an inquest yesterday at the Con- tinental Hotel, over the body of aman known as J. B, Coy, who committed suicide by taking morphine. He had been in the frequent habit of visiting the hotel while intoxicated, and on again SP. peared there, when he announced to a friend that it would be the last spree he would ever go on. Shortly after being shown to a room one of the parties dis- covered him to be in convulsions, so a physician was summoned, and he ascertained that the patient had swallowed morphine, an empty bottie so labelled being found in the room. Deceased was forty-two years of age and a native of Massachusetts. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.—A meeting of the Board was held yesterday, all the members being present except Commissioner Myers. A letter was Tecelved from James M. McLean accepting of his ap- pointment as a member of the Board, vice Abbe, de- ceased. @hief Engineer Kingsland reported the names of members of the department who deserve special mention for fey in saving the lives of inmates of Stewart’s Hotel, Nos. 478 and 480 Broad- way, during the fire on Sunday morning iast, as fol- lows:—Assistunt Foreman M. D. Tompkins, Hook and Ladder No.1, rescuing a woman on fourth floor, with assistance of Assistant Foreman Dono- hue, of Hook and Ladder No. 9; fireman Cc. Fliek, Engine Company No. 20, assisted by fireman John Kavanagh, of Hook and Ladder No. 8, safely removing a woman and child from the second story; fireman James Heany, Hook and Lad- der Company No. 9, assisting a lady and gentleman. to escape from the second story. A number of ap- plications for promotions were received and referred, and the Board adjourned, A SENSATION SPOILED.—Yesterday morning an entry appeared on the returns made to Police Head- quarters by Sergeant McCullough, of the Twentieth precinct, of a very startling character. The sub- stance of it was that at forty minutes after two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon @ man named James Cahill, who had been working at Beaumont, came to the station and reported that while crossing the Weehawken ferry he was attacked by thieves, dragged to the dock at the foot of Forti- eth street, where they robbed him and then cut lis throat with a razor. He was sent to the Mount Sinai Hospital; but, as the doctor was absent, was subsequently taken to Bellevue. Upon this infor- mation the evening papers in good faith published the particulars of @ daring attempt at murder in broad daylight on ® crowded ferry. Inquiries at the station house of Captam Hedden resuited 1a as- certaining that Cahill was probably insane. When he came in he made the above statement and pro- duced a bloody razor from his pocket; but his ueck had but a small scraich upon it. Sergeant James made the entry on the blotter, but falled to telegraph it to headquarters, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Tax CANAL STREST ALLEGED Anson Case.—Fire Marshal Brackett appeared before Justice Ledwith, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and submitted the testimony taken by him regarding the alleged gullt of Heman Leviin setting fire to Meyer Levi's store, No. 499 Canal street, on Saturday last. The Court deemed the evidence of such a nature as to warrant the prisoner being hela, and in con- formity with this decision he was committed to await tne action of the Grand Jury in default of $1,000 bal. ALLEGED Larcrsy oF Monry.—Walter Myers, doing business in Clinton Market, appeared at Jef- ferson Market yesterday morning and complained that Lewis M. Meliny, who had been in his employ a8 @ clerk until September 1, when he was dis- charged for calling upon a Mrs. Randall, one of his customers, and collecting the sum of eighty-one dollars, which he illegally retained. The accused, when asked what he had to say relative to the charge, said that he had been a partner with the complainant, that they had cause for separation, and at the time their accounts were not adjusted aud are not now; tuat he had ag much right to col- lect the sum as his late partner, Aduitted to bail in the sum of $500 to auswer. More Alleged Outrages by Mombers of the Force. The Board of Police Commissioners held a session yesterday for the trial of complaints made by citi- zens against officers, Several of them were of an important character, and the evidence put in shows that some of the oficers of the force have been guilty of brutality that justifies their im- mediate dismissal. OMcer Hopell, of the Seventeenth precinct, was | arraigned on the complaint of one Lee. Mr. Lee charged that one night last week he was attacked and badly beaten by a@ German. When the oftcer came up the German was kicking him. Hopell arrested the German and he offered to go to the station house and make a complaint. The German said something to Hopell in the German language, when the oflicer released him, The complainant and others called upon hin to rearrest the Geran, when he threatened to club the complainant and refused to give his number. Adjourned until next Wedaesday. Peter L. Browne, of the Forty-second precinct, was charged by abeth ‘Turner, a widow, who is the mother of five children, with forcibiy entering her premises, clubbing her in her room and dragging her through the streets of Brovok- lyn with nothing on her person but a ekirt. her evidence she swore that she was on the sireet looking for one oy her children when the officer came up and called her adrunken murdress, She retreated to her room, locked the doors (the premises were 62 Adams street, Brooklyn), which he broke open and entered, where he clubbed her, and, taxing her to the station house with nothing on but a skirt, se was sent to the court and discharged. The woman farther swore that the justice reprimanded Brown and toid him he ht to be arrested. Mrs. Turner proved by three Witnessess that a forcible entry was made and by one that he clubbed her. Ail the witnesses swore to having seen marks of violence upon her person. Officer —— R. Dillon, of the Third precinct, was cl by Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of No. 95 East Broadway, with using unbecomiug language and calling her a thief. The evidence of the lady and her mother, wife of ex-iecorder Martin Dale, extab- lished the fact that @ few days ago, while in Wash- — Market, the complainant found a pocketbook, which the officer snatched from her, cating her a thief. A gentieman at once accompanied the ladies to the station house to see that Dillon reported the case and handed in the pocketbook, which*contained between one and two dollars. « Dillon called two witnesses, whose evidence, so far from showing that Mrs. Jones had attempted to retain the Property had offered to to the station house with it, While none of them heard Dilion call her @ thief, they all said he might have done it before they came up. Dillon charged that Mrs. J. tried to hide the pocketbook under 4 ehawl, bat Mrs. Jones ‘on the cross-examination showed that she did not wear @ shawl on that day, The case was adjourned until next Wednesday. PROBABLE HOMICIDE IN THE SIXTH WARD,’ At twenty ‘minutes after four o'clock yesterday afternoon James Saunders, aged fifty, of No. 26 Bax- ter street, and John Hall, aged twenty-five years, of No. 8 Catharine street, both colored men, became involved in @ quarrel on the second floor of No. 25 Baxter street about a woman, to.whom both had been paying attentions, During the progress of the quarrel Saunders crew the colored assassin’s instru- ment—a razor—and attempted to termifiate Hall's career of usefulness and at the same time put a dan- gerous rival out of the way. Hall observed Saunders’ Movements, and being a younger and more active man, quickly drew a re- Volver and fired at Saunders. ‘The ball took effect in the left side of Saunders, inflicting @ severe and Ras ph wound, The wounded negro was taken to the New York Hospital for treatment. Sergeant Kennedy and officer Wooiridge, of the Sixth pre- cinct, 60 hearing of the facta proceeded to Baxter street and took Hall into custody. He was locked up in the station house to await the result of Saux ders’ injuries. In THE HARLEM Fig. Farther Particnlars—List of Insurances. The amount of loss in the account of the burning of the floar muiil in 120th street, Harlem, on Tuesday night, was much overestimated. It seems now, by & further examination, that the loss on the building will amount to abont $15,000, on the stock about $12,000 and on machinery, bofler and engine about $20,000, making a total joss of $57,000, The In- Burances are ag follows:--(n bullding—Manhattan, $5,000; Columbia, $6,000; Wilhamsburg City, $6,000; Metropolitan, $2,500; Corn Exchange, $2,500; North British, $5,000—total, $25,000, On stock—Queen, $5,000; Hartford, $5,000. On machinery, boiler and engine "a, $2,600; Hamilton, $2,500; New Yor Amecerdam, $2,600; Grocers’, 5005 ‘Montauk, of Philadelphia, ering, ; Pac Niagara, $6,000; Franklin, 000; Chart 5 500. Eo . ‘ter Oak, $2,500; Metropolitan, $2, The firemen did well in confining the fire to the mill property. It seems that two watchmen were formerly employed in the miN—one by day and the other by night, Within a few days past the day Watchman had been discharged and the man put on the day watch, so that the mill was left alone at night. The day watchman closed the mill at about half-past five on the evening of the fire and Went away. At between nine and ten o'clock the fre broke out. It is believed the fire was the act of ‘an mcendiary. BOARD OF EDUCATION, Appointment of School Inspectore—Trouble Between the Board of Commissioners and the Local Boarde—Receipts and Expendi- tures, ‘The stated semi-mqnthly meeting of this Board ‘was held last evening at the hall corner of Grand and Elm streets, with the president, Mr. R. L. Larre- More, in the chair. A communication was recelved from his Honor the Mayor nominating the following gentlemen to fill the vacancies occurring a8 school inspectors on December 31, 1868, viz.:—Firat district, Anthony J. Oliver; Second district, P..J. McAlear; ‘Third district, N. Jarvis, Jr.; Fourth district, Harvey H. Woods; Fifth district, Robert Ennever; Sixth dis- trict, John Tietjen; Seventh district, Robert McGinnis, The communication was referred to the Committee on Elections, " A communication was received from the trustees of the Twenty-first ward, in which it was alleged that the Board of Education had arbitrarily construed the laws in regard to the duties of the local boards of trustees and their power in regulating the limit of the term of appointments, the changes in positions and in the salaries of the teachers, The communica+ tion alleges further that the local board of the Twenty-first ward has been greatly embarrassed to its movements by the action of the Board of Educa- tion, It recites the case of the principal of School No. 49, in Thirty-seventh street, who was removed for alleged incompetency by @ unanimous vote of the Board of ‘trustees and reinstated by the Board of Education. The local board signified its intention to decline, therefore, any further administration of the affairs of School No, 49, and protested against the interpretation of the law as made by the Board of Education, This communication gave rise to a spirited debate, which resulted finally in referring the subject to the Committee on Bylaws, with instructions to report at the next meeting of the Board; 1m the meanwhile the Board of Commissioners to take no part in the government of School No. 49, A resolution was offered by which the president and clerk of the Board were authorized to pay all bilis incurred for the maintenance of the schools in various wards in excess of the amounts appropri- ated to each ward, provided the entire amount did not exceed the amount of the general appropriation for incidental expenses for the maintenance of the schools. The resolution was adopted. A resolution was presented and referred to the Committee on Bylaws by which the committee was directed to examine and report whether any addl- tional bylaws were needed to protect the teachers in their right of appeal to the Board in case of dis- Inissal. ‘This resolution was prompted by tnforma- tion forwarded to the Board to the effect that it was the custom of the trustecs of one of the wards to appoint teachers for the period of one year, for the purpose of preventing the teachers from having the right of appeal and to iguore certain provisions of the law in regard to the duties of inspectors. Messrs. Wr. Jones and Norman A. Calkins were unanimously elected Assistant Superintendents of Schools for the term of two years irom January 1, 1569, ‘fhe Comptroller was directed to place to the credit of the Board the sum of $400,000, ‘The contract for furnishing Colored Grammar School No. 3, on West Forty-first street, was given to J. W, Schermerhorn & Co. for the sum of $6,901, ‘The report of the Auditing Committee submitted to the Board the following account of the receipts and expenditures of the Board from June 24 to No- vember 7:— r Receipts June 24, 1868— E nce with City Chamberiain.... + _ $58,157 Deposited since by tue Cohiptroller 1,165,000 Total PECCIPIS......ceeeerereereeereceee $1,205,157 Paythents— Warrants outstanding June 24, 1868. $4,793 Sull outstanding... 118 Total payments... see §— $4,075 Warrants drawn from June 24 to Novem- ber 7, 1868........- $1,177,205 Warrants outstanding, . 30,925 - $1,146,369 4,005 ‘Total paid out....... Leaving balance to the Bank book shows balaace on May 7. Ammonut pad on forged warrant with! City Chamberlain. seseeess 17,500 ‘The report of the committee was approved, and after sume other routine business the Board ad- journed, THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONVENTION. The Second Day—Interesting Declarations The Rich and the Poor—Rent of Pews—Free Charcbes—War on Sectarianism. The true character of this Convention developed itself somewhat more fully during the proceedings of yesterday. It appears that there is an under- current ot sentiment moving a majority of those in attendance in favor of a closer union of the several Protestant denominations and the downfall of sectarianism in tho interest of the Church. But it is doubtful whether this Conveo- von, having no legislative nor any other authority over any of the organized branches of the Christian church, will be able to do anything towards this, since even a resolution introduced yes- terday morning by Mr. Reynolds, of K ingeton, on an entirely different aubject was objected to, as the passing of resolutions waa not the object for which they had convened. From nine to ten A. M. there was a prayer mect- ing, led by Dr. Chickering, of Boston. A summary of the discussion of the day previous was then reported by Rev. Dr. Sutphen for the day's meetings and by Rev. Dr. Chickering for the evening session, Rev. Dr. Washburn, of Constantinople, then opened upon the first topic for he day—“Woman’s Work in the Church.” In earnest language and with many filustrations drawn from his own ex- perience he detatied the different ways in which wo- man may exert-her benign and powerfil influence for the Church, and gave an extended description of the ignorance and superstition ruling in the Kast. Drs, ‘Trask and Dyer, of Massachusetus, and Blair, of New York, all exhorted woian to give her ald to the Church, as one of the powerful auxiilaries for the spread of the Gospel,and Dr. Corey, of Utica, referred to the fact that spending a Sabbath with Spur- geon in London he.saw over 600 ladies employed in Sabbath school work. his discussion closed with a@ hymn and @ prayer, and then Dr. Cyrus D. Foss, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church of this city, commenced an essay on the topic “Why do so many churches fail to reach tie poor?” After an introd: tion, in which he spoke of the different conditions of society in republican America trom taat in mon- archies, he stated that many churches do not ‘ant to reach the poor. Individuals may, bat the organized church will not. ht oUutposis, missionary chapels, but will not admit the poor to the church on terms of equality; and if @ Inborer, with his hard, horny hands, were to enter one ot their churches no one would rise to give him a seat, and the seats are neld so high in price that the poor cannot afford to rent them. Promiscuous assem- bites only are conducive to the weifare of the charch, for tn rich congregations corruption sets In, the preaching becomes emasculated and the Gospel is virtually suppressed. He was iollowed by Dr. Vaa Doren, of New York, and Dr. Adams, of Connecticut, ‘The latter declared that there should be no pew rents, no buylng and selling of seats in the church of God, which was loud! pplauded. Mr. Waterbury, of brooklyn, would say “Amen” to this, as he is for free churches and believed that th W rent sys- tem must give way. lev. Dr. Crosby, the chairman, took the floor, remarking that while striving to take care of the poor they should not i. the rich, for it is among the rich that the worst heathens in this city are found. Arter a number of others had sj to the same subject, Mr. D. L. Moody, of Chi- cago, called upon them to be honest and admit that many churches de not want the poor, and he related that once he endeavored to take @ crowd from a street meeting into acharc! and the pastor aaked him not to do it, as they would soil the carpets. The practice now ts, he suid, taat to the rich the Gospel was to be adininistered ‘on a golden spoon, While pewter was believed to be good enough for the poor. Rey. Messrs. Banvard, of New Jersey, and Ferris, of Pittsburg, defended moderate pew rents, when Mr. Reynoids, of Kingston, offered @ resolution on the sutject, which, being objected to as not germane to the purposes of the Convention, was reierred to the Business Cominittee, Other Ken { speakers followed, when Rev. Dr. McMilian, of New Castle, “brought down the house’ by quotlag from first Timothy, ch. ih, ¥. whrastcr To like manner that women adorn themaclvaa in modest a joy) with shamefacedness and sobriety, aot wit roides air, or gold, or pearl or costiy array. He declared that, contrary to this Scriptural in- Junction, most women go to the church bedecked with ail the ludicrous fneries and follies of fashion, to show themselves off, because tt was cheaper than the thea After some other speeches on the same subject Convention took a recess at baii-past tweive o'clock. Afternoon Session. After prayer Mr. Ralph Weila, of New York, gave his views at length wpon “The Rest Method of Con- ducting Sabbata Schools.” His exposition, based upon his own experience, was 60 detail edo and) = 80) «much bed ° Yas by the Con- vention that when is twenty minutes expired, he was given ten minutes more by the upaninous vote of the house, Ne touched apon everything that humap ilixenuity can suggest to oc een, and fila Sabbath schoo!—to inter- est the idren by lectures during the week on ea- tertaining subjects, a3 geography, natural history and the like, and thus to draw their parents within the pale of religion. The uses of the blackboard and the nature effect of object teaching were fully | explained. Rey. Messrs. Cromweli, of New Jersey; Cook, of Buffalo; House, of Cincinnati, and Doe, of Providence, each giving his own personal experience of the t influence Sabbath schools do exercise if perly conducted, and with a hymn and prayer Pie tiscussion of this topic was brought to a close, ‘The next topic was ‘By what means can we reach those who do not come our churches?” and Mr. Moody opened. He detailed how they did in Chica. go, divi the elty into fifty-two districts, having a Visiting committee in each, and already two-thirds of the population have beon visited. The Church should do as the political parties did, who canvass a whole State, reach every man and know beforehand how each will vote. What they wanted was live reach masses and the rich will re in London, and then said that opera in churches can’t do it, as in Beecher’a church he had heard as much talk of the singing as of the ing. He would rather preach to @ crowd in a billiard saloon or rurnsito ‘and do more good, hardened sinners than he could by meachinn $0 who have set in cushioned pews regularly for ten or fifteen years. Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby stated that at his church, corner Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue, tive minutes after the opening of the service all pews not occupied are free. Rev. Mr. Hastings, of Boston; House, of Cincinnati; and Miles Grant, of Boston, followed, and Rev. Mr, Morse, of the Christian Observer, remarked that & church of all poor may perhaps be at times @ neces- sity, but a church of all rich was a monstrosity. Bourne, of New Jersey ; Trumbull, of Boston, spoke next, and a hymn ant pager closed the discussion. The next topic, and the last for the day, was:— “What is the Work of Young Men’s Christian As- soclations +” for which Mr. Cephas Brainerd, of New York, Was announced. He mentioned what work these associations had accomplished, and that they had now an agent at work in the far West organiz- ing similar associations in the new settlements, as they spring up along the line of the Union Pacilic Rallway. He concluded by referring to the fact that the young men of the country vote, they talk politics, and their mind should be trained by religious fotluences that they may exert their wer in the right direction. A number of clerical and lay gentlemen spoke next; but wheo Mr. moody declared that in his opinion the mission of these associations was to sweop secta- rianism from the face of the earth, the applause was tremendous and lasted several minutes, He did not Want the churches froze together, but he wanted them to fuse together by the spirit of God, Let them sink their denominational BiciNyen ld in the holy essentials of Christianity. eral others also dis- cussed the subject inasimilar manner, when Mr. James Stokes offered the following resolution, which ‘was unanimously passed:— Resolved, That the Convention bear with pleasure that steps have been taken to organize a Ohi Jonyention in the city of London, England, and hereby {nstruct the Commities on Summary to embody our feelings iu a suitable resolution Or address to the people interested, Last evening addresses on Christian works were made by members of the Convention in the follow- img churches:—Baptist, Twenty-third street, between Filth and Sixth avenues; Tabernacle church, Thirty- fourth street and Sixth avenue; Reformed, Thirty- fourth street, near Ninth avenue; St. Paul’s Metho- dist Episcopal, Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street; New School Presbyterian church, Fourth ave- hue and Thirty-fifth street; Old Schoo! Presbyterian chureh, Thirty-seventh street and Fifth avenue; Pro- testant Episcopal, Madison avenue and Twenty- eighth strect. fhe Convention will open with a Union prayer meeeting, from nine to ten A. M., at whieh hour the discussion will be recommenc “How to inake week day meetings of churches effect ive for spiritual purposes,” the attraction of which be that Key. Henry Ward Beecher is announced as the principal spokesman. The Conventid close on to-night With appropriate 6: pes at the huveh, corner of iwenty-uiuth street and Fifth a TUE FULTON FERRY DISASTER. Continuation of the Testimony, but No Light on the Subject. rned inquest in regard to the coilision be e Fulton ferryboats Hamilton and Union on Saturday morning last was resumed yesterday afternoon at the Coroner's ofice, in Centre strect. ‘There was no testimony elicited which tended in any way to make the affuir clearer or to throw any new light on the subject, The testimony taken was as follows: -~ ‘The adj. GOVERNMENTAL REPORTS. Annual Report of the Postmaster General. ‘The annual rel of the Hon. Alexander W. Ran- call, Postmaster General, has not yet beeu finished, but all the statistics and the ordinary information which is to be communicated to Congress in Decem- ber have been furnished by the heads of the appoint ment, finance, contracting and auditing bureaus, and the material points in the report have already been decided oa, ‘The estimate of the Postmaster General for the ordinary expenses- of the department, including .tue service @f the at Lgep rer] This mails for 1970, is pinced Bum does not include the ex, ta service to China, Japan, Brazil and the wich Islands, which wiil require an additional sum of $725,000, The entire receipts of the t for the flscal year ending June 40, 1868, derived from the gales of © stamps, tage coll &c., are $16,292,600, This is the ordinary revenue of the departinent for a year, which last year (1967) Was avout $15,237,026. The report will show that the expenses of the department ha&ve been augmented in greater proportion than the recelpis, It will also show that the expenditures have been so great that they have absorbed noi only all of the recetpta, but all the propriations and all the funds standing to the credit of the department, so that the department has nothing to fall back upon except the current re- cepts of the coming year. Mr. 1, in view of this condition of aifairs, will ask for @ de- ficiency sppropriation for the current year of $4,000,000, Tie overland mail service, @& vel expensive enterprise, has tended greatly to increase the deiiclency, owing to the fact that it has cost largely in excess of the appropriations of last year. The new aid expensive mail routes estad- shed in July last by an act of Congress will also hell to swell the deticiency, The Postinaster General does not expect the departinent to pay its expenses out of the ordinary receipts, and says that the latter will be inadequate in the future as they have beem im the past to support the service. The free delive- ry system cost for the year $995,974 59, The report willallude in detail to the non-paying routes and will show that the maintenance of the postal service ou expensive routes in the remote States aud Terri- tories has cost $3,849,660. Of this sum only $1,014,700 26 has been reimbursed by postaljreceipta. ‘The restoration of the old and the opening of the new routes in the South and Southwestern States, which were suspended during the rebellion, have been the source of expenditures, The excess of the expenditures over the receipts in those States is $1,237,000, The foreign mail service, the railroad postal car system and other matters of large expense} are also alluded to by the Postmaster General as, helpiag to make up the de- liciencies. The working of the money order systems is alluded to withsatisfaction. The system continues to grow in general favor and is self-supporting. The number oforders has increased from 474,406 in 1867 to $31,937 in 1868, having nearly doubled. The ag- gate amount transinitted in 1867) by this syetem throughout the count Was $9,239,322, and in 1868 it is $16,107, The amount of revenue to the department realized by this system is $54,168, which 1s more than suiiclent to pay the various expenses. The number.of post oifices in operation in the United States and Territories ts 26,481; the number of changes of postmasters durin, tho year, 7,691; stamps and stamped envelopes sol during the year, 14,006,139; stamps and stamped en- velopes issued to teppei during the year, 13,863,124; number of mail letters delivered by car- riers, 64,349,486; local letters delivered, 14,051,906; Lewspapers delivered, 16,910,715. Annuzl Report of the Commissioner of the Land Office. Commisstoner Wilson, of the Land OfMice, has made one of his elaborate reports, again giving not only tie amount of public tands surveyed and disposed ot but his views ou the future commercial La gh of the ventral portion of the continent. A large portion of the public lands disposed of has been up by actual settlers under the homestead , While ‘the remainder has been located with itary land warrauty the sales for cash having n comparatively small. The 7 ircudy enriched by numeyous spectmens of min- ala, objects of natural lustory, &¢, which have becu classided by States. Annual Report on the West Point Academy, General Edward Solriver, Inspector General of the Aruy, has subioitted bis anaual report on y Point. He says that the academy was er in betier or more promising condition. number of cadets now there is 221; the low when the Southern 00. He enters at lengih ing the number of cadets, 1Z that 400 can just as weil be ile strongly recommends an ney ‘The number authorized by Siates are all admitted, i: the question of inc nd concludes by aay educated there as 244. George Sammis, of 88 Ninth street, Brooklyn, tes- tified as follows:—-Came into the Brooklyn boat on Saturday morning; came into the ladies’ cabin; 1 think it was about bali-past seven o'cloc the boat, 1 think, was the Hamiltoa; walked intd the ladies cabin, took a seat abaft tne wheel on the inside of the boat. Iwas engaged in reading and pai¢ no particular atiention to te length of time we were on the river until I heard the beli. to si I did not move immediately, as { thought we were not in the slip, untit some of the passengers got up, then I folded my paper, stood up and walked forward; when I was within reaching Uistance of the door I met the errand boy who works in the store with me, I stopped to speak to him, and the first thing I knew I heard a crash and saw the people jammed back; I ran back towurds the wheel and when the boat wlieeled out t worked my way aft, got on the string piece on the down town side of the slip and went ashore; J then went around to get on the boat toiind the boy 1 had left and there | saw the b_y Brewer lying dead; Llooked at him to see if he was the boy who was | with me and saw that he was very muci mangled. The bell I mentioned was the only Theard; Tam used to hearing belis, but to the be of my knowledge and belief there was only one belt rung until the crash; when I heard the nell t think the boat was outside the silp, as I looked ont of the window and did not see any pier; 1 should judge tr was about a minute from the time I heard the ring until the crash. Henry J. Topping, of Tompkins avenne, near Wai ren street, Brooklyn, testified:—I ama New York Sandy Hook pilot; | have not read the testi this case, particularly enough to form an opinion on | the subject. i Hereuvon the deputy coroner gave a digest of the testimony—or rather a story of the disaster—in order that Mr. Topping might be able to form an opinio: Mr. Topping having been th A to form ar opinion he gave it a8 his opinion that pilot was correct in coming into the alip the way he d'd, but as the propeller was clear of t! ip he did not think the propeller could f caus the coillisto; and as the boat was 80 loaded down she taight po sibly not have answered her helm so as to avoid co! Hiding with the boat or the rack, and then the tide might have taken her stern and carried it up so as to cause the collision, (Here the examiner and witness spoke 80 low as to be almost inaudible to those present. It appeared, however, a3 if the wit- ness thought there Was an error of judgment some- where.) ‘Then there might have been a bore of a tide; there is no rule about these tides—they come up inatmoment and go away just aa sudden; a maa with the very best Judgment inay at any time be lla- bie to mect with an accident; it is very likely that there might possibly have been an eddy enough to swing the bout around, especially as ths boat was so low down; about half an hour before high tide the tide runs perhaps a knot or a knot and @ half; there might be an eddy in the slip that would take the bow while the steri was in the regu- Jar tide; 1 don’t know but what there might be rues in the charts avout the strength of the tides, but f _ mostly from observation; the tide is intinenced by the wind and moon; we generally look for the eddy at this point of the river commencin, about Beckman street; I dare say the eddy is caused by the piers themselves; I don't think the eddy rans more than half as strong as areal, good flood tid if the boat had not been so loaded down I think ft pilot could have steered against the force of the ed easily; I have not had any experience with 8! boats, bat I think 80; I think it migat possibly have been harder to bring the boat in properly If sue was not on @ direct line; if she was on a sheer It would have been more dificult to have entered the slip. Charlies Reade, of No. 33 [licks street, Brooklyn, testiied:—I was standing on the outside of the chains on the Union just near the potnt where she was ruck; I saw the Hainilton coming into the Blip nd noticed that she was unusually heavily “Pil bet that rapi \ }.8 frlend who was with me sal increase to that number. The only additional ex- p will be for tue board of students, there being teachers, books and apparatus, enough. He ) 8 that the necessity for an increased num- b officers is admitted u given, attention the to y Will not diminish in the fuinre. Various schemes are proposed to meet this nee, but all are more expensive and more or less te or tuceriain in their value to the nation, tie goverminent in the West Point Academy means al r command for supplying wenls He agks that Congress be requested aciton in the premises, The whole Lis | to take some | number of graduates to this tune 1s 2,273; the num- bep who entered, bué did not remain to graduate, The total cost of the Academy to date is $ 712 Tis includes the cost of grounds, build- jogs, books, Work, jasiruuients, fon pee as well a8 Ule pay of tenchers aud the board of teachers and cadets, General Scliriver speaks about. the notion that the Academy eulti aristouracy and is tine- tured with dieloyalt <t under this last head he says that of the graduates im and out the beginning of the war more than three- fourths remained lov Of the whole number of graduates in aod outer the service, vorn inor ap- polaied in the South, one-half remained loyal. of we gradual lo the States that actuatly seceded more than one-lourta remained loyal. Of ie mumber of living of the service at the graduates who served against .the rebelhon mure than ono-tlurd were wounded and one iw ive kilied ia batt says, in conclusion, tha the i to ask for of Visitors recommend the Acad provements. and leat be raised al. the Robbers is Met in Caunda, and the Pure euer is Murderously Assaulted. t m the Butlalo Ce or, Nov. 17.) About two years ago aman of considerabie wealth, auued Wood, residing on ied creek, in this State, a $45,000 wort of war f the interor countics, and ased during the rebellion. Ho M. W. Brand, a lawyer of Syr 8, wh given largely of his nisand energy to the macter ever since, about # year ago, had so far satis. as to the identity of the robbers— but without being in possession of all the proof he regu at he opened negotiations with some of the parties and seen succeeded tn re. ‘ing some 00 of the bond. He continued yors and about a month ago had a promise of the returr of $16,000 worth more; bat tha promise the partics refused to fulfil aud Mr. Brand deemed it advisable to procare their arrest. The principal es- exped inte Canada and for a ume all hope of fur- tuer negotiations vas abandoned. One day last week Mr, Brand received @ Ieiter from Fort Brie, Canada, informing him that fhe would come to that place the wm r of the stolen bonds would be settied. The jeer did pot bear a full nate, but the initials were recognized by Mr. Brand. On ‘Thursday iast he came tol 'Y, and acc’ Fann by a detective went to Port Price, It being auderstood by his companion that he should not be seen with him on the other side lest his presence malght excite suspicion, but to keep within @ reasonable distance. Pursuant to directions Mr, Brand went to the house of # notorious refugee nainod Eli Vosburgh, and there met the escaped ring- leader, John di, sims, the anthor of the letter. Braud was invited to a seat by the stove; sation Was commenced in relation to stolen bonds, and so far as it proceeded on the side of Sung jed Mr. Brand to the coniident belief that he was in a fair way to consummate negotiations for their return, But his hopes were to be dashed aside, for before the conversation had been considered closed, Sims suddeuly gen upon — with the ferocity of a tger, and catclung lim by his hair and whiskers twisted hi to the floor, and com- menced & murderous assanl kicking alm in the face and head, till exhausted by his brutal rage Be conver- boat is on the centre and can’t back; I sald tt was funny she did not back aud that she would come against us with a crash; I noticed that the stern was swinging towards Beekman slip very rapidly; 4 noticed that the deck of the Hamilton was at least two feet lower than the Unton; the Hamilton care on and sirack us just be- tween the rudder and the wheel; I don’t understand anything about steering a boat, bub T thought te iiot had lost command of the helm; J assisted in Feiping the wounded: I noticed that the wheels of the fiamnilton were perfectly still as she turned mto. the silp, and I positively swear that the wheels were not backed until after she struck; L noticed articularly, a8 twas trying to get alittle giri out Rom between the boats at the time; I should judge the boats were fifty yards apart when I first noticed the Hamilton coming in, and I noticed also that the tide waa running very hard. ‘Thomas H. Love, of 295 Gold street, Brooklyn, tes- tifled:—Was on the Hamilton on Satur noraine, in the horse gangway at the front; | saw the pro- peller across the slip; the propeller left the slip whea we Were about three-q fs of the way over; When we were about fifty iv irom the slip 1 heard one bell sound; when we were about half a boat's length from the Union I heard two bells to back up; | I stood there until we were about twenty feet from | the Union, and as I saw there was a collision coming | I backed out; after the collision J heard the bel! again and the boat backed out; after the first bell rong the wheeis were stopped and remained per- fectly still until the collision; T don't know how, many were injured but saw several carried awa: ‘The further iavestigation was adjourned until Fre day afiernoon, at two o'clock, FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE Wasitinotox Retay.—On Monday night a lady named Mrs. Starkweather, aged sixty-one years, travelling from Washington in company With her husband, James Starkweactiter, to their home in Michigan, was run over by the New York express train at the Washington relay, *uetain- and the violence of his attack he gave his victim chance to release himself from his flendish hold, During the assault Vosbargh and others of the same ber in the room, looked cotmplacently on aud ATered not the slightest interference, aad had not the detective came up at the me it w nos probable that Mr. have been mur- c erie had auy other Mr. B. to place himself 4 pala cin scarcely bo lel which we have bus und returned to this once took his depart- ure for Syre er for his interview ie ite Wretclies Who are sheliered under te Uaiew ack. ‘This scoundrel jn the power of Sims thought of, in vie dectly revealed. was convicted in the United States District Cor 1 others, about two years for passing felt money, and was sun- ced to ten years’ inprsonment to Auburn ouths’ conduement he was par 1 the eiroagth, as It 18 be: 5 worities at urred Dolore + s¢ he hats been the vers in trying to 5 , protitiably to hinsels, for thelr rev ty WhO has also bec Vosbury cha mnt pa a Notes rie, aud he and StF atimutely connected wi ing such injuries as resulied in hor death early yes. Verday morning.—#aliimore Sun. Nov. 18. ie u boldest: and vewdeet counteriviters in the United States. It ia stated that Sims las strong Intluence with prominent men on this side, Who Would not fecl at ail gratified with fis cullvics } Yon, ‘the Fort Exieana must be bappy With Wo suen characters { iy Waist » The ashburton as it now stands fs but ? yy th thor be abrogated altoge ive! more sweeping Ii tte pro why intry should be compelled to x ands Of criminals 18 not clear to U ended 88 nh ad possible, dad such met ae Suns, Vosburgh and company will be likely t gey what the law Lae 80 long OWed WiGlly 5 -+ ‘