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Grand Jury charging the defendants on two counts— with obstructing public justice, and the Eons count with Pomel wo Seal the Mr. H. L, Clinton ar; the motion to quash, on ‘tlegea of e thatthe indictment did not t forth the act which constituted the fence, Simons and Bell, United States District La ye fy argued against the motion. On the conclusion of & very lengihy argument the Court denied the motion. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. A Collision Case. Before Judge Blatchford. Eidad, Higgins et al, vs. The Steamship Cella,—The Ubellants in this case are the owners of the schooner Nellie Brown, and charge that on the night of the 3d and 4th of December, 1866, the schooner was on a voyage from Boston, Mass., to Richmond, Va., loaded with a cargo of ice, fish and otier articles of value, when she was collided by the steamshi Cella, it veing then about twelve o'clock mid- night, The libeliants set forth that at the time yo ae collision the ie Brown was on. r proper cowise, having the juired lights burnil was well ‘apparelied, with full complement of oiticers and crew, &c. That some time before the collision the steamer was seen about two points on the port bow of the schooner and in a munner which indicated that the steamer was proceeding in a westerly direction (the schoon- er’s Course being about it-southeast); when the steamer was iirst seen by those on the T of a coliission was apprehended, but by degr ces the steamer approached nearer to the schooner, and wien within about an eighth of a mtie from the latter, as near as could be judged, the steamer attempted to bear ByAy with be itt fatention of passing to the leeward the schooner; that tue schooner kept on her proper course bg, ag till the steamer had ap- proached wit feet. of the schooner, and then the master perceiving a colliston was inevitable, luifed in order to render the blow more angular and less destructive; that the steamer then struck the schooner a glancing blow on the pore bow, carrying away the cathead, stav- ing in the top of tie bow and carrying away the fore and main rigging and rendering the schooner per- tectly heipl-s3 and unable to proceed on her voy- » The libellants tor the damage to the vessel. which they present us itkely to become a total loss, aud for the loss of the cargo, lay their damages at Tho respondants tn Miele wuswer vriue each and every materiai allegation bearing upon the real circumstances of the collision, and pray the court to pronounce against the libel. Moesrs. Leebe & bo.ohue forthe libellants; Messrs, Scudder & Carter for the respondents. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COUAT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Before Commissioner Osborn, United Stales vs. Valk and Another.—The charges against the bankrupt founded upon the 44th section of the Bankrupt luw, for alleged illegally disposing of goods, were appointed to be heard this day. Mr. P. 0. Talman counsel for the creditors, stated ‘that Mr. Lynch, whom he learned from the HeraLtp . had been seriously injured by some robbers in mak- ing an attempt to steal his property on his way home from his stere on Saturday nigit, Was one of his chief witnesses and was unable to attend tne exam- ination from serious jiness. Gdwin James, counsel for the baakrapts, urged the Mmmeiiate disnussal of the proceedings. Sucit charges ought not to be kept for weoks Mnapendtng. ‘th ®, alter some d aetion, Was appointed for week at two 0% a UNITED STATES COMMSSIONEIS’ COURT. The Alleged Castom House Frand—The Ac cused Fionornbly Discharged. Before Commissioner Betts, The United States vs, William Marsh,—The lear- ing on thts case was resumed yesterday. On the part of the goverment several witnesses were sworn who testified that they kuew nothing of the matier charged avainst the defendant, and to which they ehad been catied upon to give evidence; that their first knowledge of those allegations caine from the questions touching the same put to them on their xamination by counsel. ‘the phase of the case seemed to surprise the pro- | secuting counsel, but he conceded with the view of | the Commissioner, that tacre was no ground what- ever for the charge. The Commissioner then honorav! Aeiendant, ren ng that there evidence io J mnsiituced in the The McHerry Case. Before Commissioner White. United States vs, John Mcifenvy.—The defend- ant in this ease was indicied for perjury and ad- mitted to bail to await trial, On Monday, not an- swering When called, his ball was forfeited. Yester- day morning, however, he surrendered bimself and re‘eased hig bail, to appear on the day xed for the tial of the indictment against hina. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBESS, Merchants? Union Express Company Litigation. Before Judge Ingraham. James W. Blatchford vs. Elmore P. Ross end others.—This case came up.yesterday on & motion lo show cause why the injuuction previousiy granted | to restrain the annexation of the Merchants’ Union | and Ameiican Express Companies should not be continued, Mr. Strong, on behalf of the plaintiff, read the am- davit of Charles Grace, which se forth certain trans- actions alleged to have been committed by the de- Tendants, to the effect nat early in 1860 they directed ayient to each member of the committee of 500 as compensation for services. That about jay, 1807, they directed an ardvance of $25,000 to a iirm of brokers to protect their stock from aasaults in the interest o/ other companies, About June they directed the payment to each trustee for past services to date of $2,590, and fixed the future saiary of the trustecs at $2,500 a year, and the salary ofthe president was fixed at $10,000; of the vice president, secretary and treasurer $8,900 cach, and of the methbers of the execuiive cornmittee at $5,000. In Sepiember a further advance to the same fri of brokers of $40,000 was dirceted; that avout Novem. | ber a further payment to the members of the exeen- | tive committee of $5,000 each was directed; a few days after $1,000 to M. B. White for extra services: soon aficr $50,009 to each. member of the committee and the attorney, on com tition they should invest the amount in stock, In May, 1868, this Latter grant was discharged the 8 not a tittle of mgs that had been The repealed; that a loan of $29,010 was made to a mem- hat im May, 1598, oare a duplicate of reacinded 1868, il. ber of the executive committer the secretary was required to pr the mmutes, omitting repeaiod end orders and resointioas; tat In Augnst, the committee fis the salary of W. Seward, Ji, at oo and paid tim tor past services; that in November, » | they directed the issue to IL. W. Slocum and John A. Green, Jr., of 750 shaves and to KB. S. Stokes 500 shares on the pretence of remunerating them for their retirement from the committee in order to eflect the consolidation; that 8. F, Comstock was made o trastee in May, and that in October and No- vember they voted him $20,000 for his personal | services, $2,500 for interest, and took his note for | 10,099, pryanle tn legal services, Avout Mar, 18 they purchased 2,99 shares of stock stock at $35, the market pric being $23 that in December, 1808, (hey sold about 7, at from $17 to 818, ment levied on the othor stock; that thé committee has allowed $62,000 as travelling expenses; that as one tnducement for subscriptions to the stock they mado a provision that they would not merge the company without the consent of a majority of the stockholders, and that they have revoked this provi- # mm Counsel for the defendants read their affidavit, jo. nylng the ailegations contain? ‘oe roregolity and also the AN4V'>’ fo tho Coniplalnt, the substance of Whica PgF already been published. ‘The answer do- Ded that tae $7,100,000 were paid by bona fde anb- seribers to tho stock of the company, but alleged at the sum received by the Merchants’ Union Ex- press Company as capital did not exceed the sum of $6,000,000, The defendanis further denied that they ever made or realized the sum of $700,000 or any sum whatever by selling stock belonging to the company and baying tt back again and wer. it to the company When they could obtain it at a lower price, aa charged in the complaint: that the Executive Committee mismanaged the affairs of the company or disposed of or expended the money which had been realized, franduiently or in violation of the rights of any stockholder, iW shave; d shares | bout titty per coxt of the axsess- withstanding, the defendants, ordered the own Ss a the defendants were entitled to a to pay verdict. e evidence upon points was very conflicting, and the rendered a verdict for the defendant, sain COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Bedford, Burglary. The calendar yesterday was @ small one and the court adjourned at an early hour. Dennis Gillen and James Burke (boys) pleaded guilty to an indict- ment charging them with burglariousiy entering the premises of Edward G. Towt, 336 Broadway, on the 16th inst., and stealing fifteen dollars’ worth of lead pipe. They were remanded for sentence. Marcos Raymond, who was charged with bur- glariously entering the house of Sidney Dillon, No, 5 West Thirty-seventh street, aud stealing two over- coats valued at $125, pleaded guilty to grand lar- ceny. Counsel for the accused said he had afidavits showing the previous excellent character of the prisoner, Judge Ledford remarked that he could not see how a man who bore such an irreproachable character as the accused was represented to have could so __ suddenly commit a bu ry. The counsel replied that be could only explain his conduct by stating that the prisoner on the night in question was returning from paying attentions to a young lady and became intox- icated, His Honor observed that it was no excuse in law for a young man who, after seeing a pretty girl, became intoxicated and then perpetrated a bur- giary.. He was remanded Sil Belay for sentence. ROBBERY, Julius H. Wenan (whose right name {ts Herman) was placed on trial charged with robbing Krnest Gleffer on the 24th of June of $115 in the yard of a James street dance house. A number of witnesses were examined for the defence, whose statements contradicted the testimony of the complamant, ‘The jury, however, believed his story and rendered a ver- dict of guilty of grand larceny. He was seatenced to the State Prison for three years and six months, COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. A Too Clever Witnese—Larcenics and Assaults. Before Justice Dowling. Shortly after the opening of the court yesterday a case was called which illustrated how danger- ous @ little learning is to a witness whose organ of self-esteen! happens to exceed the ordinary size. dacob Stettheimer, who lives et 310 West Fourteenth street, appeared against his coox, Amelia Martinctte, and her brother, Soloman Martinette, whom he charged with stealing certam botztes of Curagoa and @ quantity of four and ineat from his larder. Solo- man, who belonged to the race, if not a lineal de- scendant, of the great Jewish polygamist, wag, it was charged, an accessory only, Amelia being the princi- pal in the alieged theft. The case was nearly con- cluded, when counsel for the defence cailed awitness wpe speedily put a different complexion oa the affair. Edward W. Arnauld, a gent!eman who smiled all over with satisfaction at iinding himself the ob- ject of" general attention, appeared on une stand, Mr. Spencer—You have an interest in this busi- ness, I belies Yes, 1 have in interest in drinking the wine, Mr. Speacer—“What wine, the Curagoa or the brandy?" “I Gall all liqnors wine, and my opinion 1s,” re- pitied the witness, leisurely crossing one lez over another and smi ing blandly on the counsel, “that the law of the matte will sustain ——"? Judge Dowling, interrupting—“Ifold on, sir! leave that part tolae, Answer the question of the coun- sel without any nonsense of your own. The case was clear enough for the prosecution unill you appeared on the scene’? ‘The witness, however, tn his efforts to show him- self a better lawyer (han the counsel for the prison- ers, could not be got to hold bis tongue until the Court, in disgust, ordered him from the witness box. ‘The prisoners were acquitted, A VIGILANT OFFICER. OMicer Thomas Vitch saw Stephen H. Smith one evening lately prowling about the store of Samuel Miller, 120 Greenwich street, in company with sev- eral other suspicious characiers, and watched him closely, Soon Stephen was seen to enter the store and bring ont a piece of oilcioth of consideravle vaine anu make “if with it, ‘Yo his great disgust, however, he ran! raight Into the arms of the vigilant oficer, and Was a cor ingly. committed to answer, Judge Dowling having livard the statement of the oflicer, looked at the prisoner for some time, and then cold him to repair to the Penitentiary. ASSAULT AND BATTERY. William Ochiemeyer appeared against Michael Holland, whom he charged with beating him, Wil- Maya's left eye was indeep mourning. Justice Dowling—“Where, how and why did he beat you, Williain ”* “Le beats me twice times, Shudge; I goes down Hndson street; looks and sees what time it was and he—imine fren’ mit me vot vorks in the sugar hause—he looks up see vot clock ‘twas, an’ den dis man, ‘Ollan’, he meets me mit ‘la fist and knocks mine pipe down mine mouth and blackens mine eye.” After delivering himself of this interesting evi- dence in jerks WW lilam subsided, Justice Dowllng—“Well, Holland, Ml remand you for (ie present.” ‘There were twenty-one cases of petit larceny, elght of arsault and battery aud two of crueity to auunals on the calendar, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. 8, 1 x 1345, 1337. CHAMBERS. —No®, 23, 93, 76, 86, 09, 141, or Courr—TRIAL Ti Nos. 665, 575, 679, 555, 507, 431, 557, 607, O15, 331, 187. Surreme Cour L Sussions.—Before Gunnin; ire.—The People vs. Lena \il- he Same vs. George Ruckert, » Peter Mur ‘Ov or Bedford, Jr,, Ctt ler, geand li disorderly how ne glary; The Sane vs. Eliza W: za Gil ford, lareeny (second offence); The Same vs. Patrick MeGrath, grand larceny; ‘the ‘Same vs, James Scott, giand larceny; The Same va, William Heaney, and | Froucts ¥ox, robbery CITY INTELLIGENCS. Tus Wrarare YesTarvay.—The following record will show Changes im tie temperature for the past twenty-four hours, ag indicated by the thermo- meter at Hudnut’s pharma Broadway, corner of Ann ecre BA. M. uv 12) : Average temperature fs 24¢ New Porren’s Frei Commissioners of Charities and Correction have purchased Hart’s Island of the general government for $75,000, It is intended to use st as a “Potter's Tield.’ | The build. ings erected by the general government on the island during the War, and Which stull remain, are sald to have cost over $100,000, > sae é rn bP RY sorte ‘Tar Rockers Munden Tarrst.—The inqnest rpon the lato Charles M, Rogers will be continued by Coro. ner Flynn to-day at eleven o'clock A.M. In expec- tation of a large attendance of citizens who feel deeply interested in this mysterious case the Coro- ner has decide! to hold the session in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, Fine IN F Ne STREPT.—At haif-past two ovclock yes%rday morning a fire broke ont ia the two Flory trame stable 613 East Fifteenth street, oc- cupled by Simon Grimith, ‘The premises were entitely destroyed, Four horses aad two coaches, were also consumed. 3, $1,800; insured for #i,150. ‘The building 1s owned by J. Byrnes. Loos $250; uninsured. The adjotulug stable, owned by Stephen Terry, sustained 9160 damages, upon whieh there Was no insurance, A MAN STABBED WiTit A PAT® OF Scrssons.—Yes- terday morning James Grady, tater, living some. where in Weshington street, became tivelvyed In a quarrel with his wife and family. James wiiott, boot and shoo maker, living near by, interfered wan a view to pacify the tallor, When Grady turned upon him and before he could defend himself stabbed him in the abdomen with @ pair of scissors, ir, Van Yoorst, who wypeared in behalf of the American Bxpress Company. yead the alidavit of Mr. Fargo, whieh sot forth facts alrcaay published, ‘The Court adjourned the argument of the case till this morning. For plaintil, Mr. Strong; for dcfencants, Messrs, Rapallo, Porver, Comst , Sewell and Yan Voorst. SUPERIOR COUAT—TRIAL TEAM. Interesting Question as to Goods—Ordors, Before Judge Friedman. Thomas & Burdett vs, Alecander R. Mefivaine et al,—In 1664 the defendants made an order for a cer- tain amount of pork, valued at about $4,000, in favor of one J. & Brower and the plaintit advanced th . In the course of the trial the amet rained | the question whether an order for checks, was agsignablo, eras F commercial mev. by delivery The wound is an ugly cad dangerous one, that will confine Mr. Fillott to the City Hospital for some woeks, i( it does not prove fatal. Grady mado his escape, but the police are In search of him, SoHOOLSHIP FOR HOMRLRSS Bova.—'rhe Board of Commisstoners of Charittes and Correction are sert- ously entertaining @ project which cannot fall to deeply interest the meroaatile community and com- mend itself to alt classes of our citizens for its profit- ableness to a valuable ond. There ts a large num~ ber of boys now in the Randall's Ts! institation who are beyond the age wiich permits their further Accommodation there, yet too young to be consignet to the Workhouse, and whom it would be a pity to turn adritt upon society to seek a livelihood as best they could, tN is therefore proposed to schootship, tobe anchored opposite Hart's Island, and give these youngsters a thorough theoretical and practical Knowledge of the art of navigation, ‘under the euvermtondence of competent ape expe- HibRaLy building, | purchase a toner Schirmer also held an inquest over the body of Barbara Schmidt, who died at 257 Stanton street, from disease of the neart. was @ Dative of Germany, and sixty-four years jo, a laborer, @ native of Ireland, residing i Forty-seventi street; was found dead in a cellar of of Eightieth and ‘Third aveaue, with his neck broken, supposed to be Tue Coup SNaP.—Yeasterday was one of the cola- est days of the present season. The sky wa3 clear, the alr was sharp and biting, the wind was cold and blustering, and the thermometer stood as low as it had been for some time past. Everybody who had fingers of the gentlemen, and a beautiful color upon the faces of the ladies which put to shame all the ar- tifictal colorings so much in vogue nowadays. Lo!- terers were rarely seen yesterday on any of our streets, but the current of hucau travel proceeded on its way at a quick and hurried bos endeavoring thereby to counteract the effects of the biting atmos- phere. Pedestriaaism was more fashionable than riding, stages and cars losing many of their regular fares, who preierred travelling home on foot to get- ting hatf frozen. Tae LaTe Pang BANK Ronpeny.—The man giv- THE LABOR MOVEMENT. and, judging from present indications, tue swindling agents who bave done so much during past years to render poor Jack’s life so miserable will come to grief much sooner than they expect. There are among the seamen--who are, naturally enough, very strongly opposed to the reduction in their wages or the in- crease of the agent’s commissions which are de- ducted from their month’s pay—many who are acting very unwisely in their opposition to the agents by doing everything that les in their power to make trouble of a serious kind between the sailors as a class and the respectable shipping mer- chants. These malcontents, not satistied with tne energy dispiayed by the majority of the seamen in presenting a formidable front against swindling agent monopoilists, think it necessary to unite their fellows against every person who is known to be an agent for the employ of sailors, and as @ consequence a great many of the merchants who at first felt very well disposed toward the movement inaugurated by the tars are being grad- ually dragged; despite themselves, into the ranks of that class of employers who are exerting their very best to grind Jack down to the lowest level of Gegradation. The great majority of the strikers, however, to their credit be it said, are peaceable aud orderly in all their organizations which look. for- ing his name as George B. Pinton, who lately robbed the Park Bank of $3,000 in bonds, through broaking one of the desk windows aud then abstracting the bonds, if the statements made sgainst him are true, is no novice in crime. OMicer Cole, of the Fifth pre- cinct, 938 he positively identifies him as one ot the parties he arresied on the 20th of Getober last while ia the act of putting in a wagon six trunks i!led with silks and rillinery grods, which subsequent investigation proved to have been siolen from the. store of R. Franks, No. £08 Canal sireet. Three men were engaged fn taklug away the goods, two of whom were arrested and the third escaped. The man he now identides as one of the prisoners gave lis name a3 George Williams, It will be re- Inembered that this iman Williams had the ward to the crushing out of the monopolies and ex- press themselves quite strong enou; to overcome any ill-timed movements that may ugurated by the leas mentons and the unwise of their number. As far as tue furnishing of vessels with crews by the sailor boarding house keepers is concerned the captains of vessels who have been spoken to on the subject contend that they are very much in favor of the system carried on by the boardinghouse men, They alt agree that the —— like most other sys- tems in which money has an all-powerful influence, hasagreet many defecta, which ht be very readily remedied did the keepers manifest more in- terest the sailor's welfare than the: do; but that, other things being equal, it Is about as good as could possibly be devised under the circumstances, If they do not approve of the extortious resorted to by the majority of the keep. basement underneath Mr, Frank's store, and that the robbery was effected through making a hole | through the ceiling and thence Jettis the goods down from the store Into the basement. Williams and the party arrested were taken before Alderman Coman, at the Tombs, and comunitted without bail. Captain Petty, of the Fiith precinct, who says he has tad. a taorough in- vestigation in the case since, avcouuts for the prisouer being at large in the following Ww ‘The papers in t ase, he alleges, were sent on the da; succeeding the airest to. the District Attorney's of- fice and receipted for in the usual way. On the 10th of November, he further nileges, Alde: the committing magistrate, obtained t! ere, ceipted for them end took then away, aad that thereon tue prisoners were set free. POLIWE IVPELLIGENCE. Serrovs AFFRAY.—Some ten or twelve seulors un a strike around the dock at the foot of Thirty-second street yesterday afternoon attempted to boara one of the boats which they lad recentiy been éwployed upon, anc from which they bad been dismissed, and were ordered by George McCarty, residing at No. 280 Front street, having charge oi the boat, to leave the doc, when one of them, named Nie! McGowan, strack iim in the jaw, whereupon MeVarty drew a X-barrelicd revolver irom his pocket and fred at his assailant, the ball lodgmg in the pit of his stomach, An oMmicer of tie Twentieth precinct, hearing the firiag, hastened to the spot, arrested both parties and conveyed them before Justice Shandiey, at Jeterson Market, when McGowan pre- ferred a compliant of felonious assault against Mc- Carty, who in tura preferred a complaint of assault against McGowan. McCarty was locked up in de- fauit of $500 bati and McGowan taken to a surgeon for the purpose of having the bali extracted, AN AtLecED DESPERATE CHARAcTER.—OMcer Grierson, of the Fifteenth precinct, arraigned a Spaniard named Disadora Gonzales betore Justice Shandiey, at Jefferson Market, yesterday, upon com- plaint of Joseph C. Pronta, of No, 446 Greenwich street, who charges that during an altercation on the nighé of th 6th of January last he cut him on 6 the head with a kulfe, inflicting a severe wound over six inches in leagt, from the eftecis of which he is still sutvering, aud has ‘been contned tn Belle- vue Hospital unui the preseat time. ida Keys, of No. 176 Wooster street, charges that on the 13th of @iic present month he stole Ofteen dollars’ worth of vthing from her. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, bat was committed to gnewer DR. KENYEDY. gE RECENT BEATA OF His Partner Locked Up by the Coroner. An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Flynn in the case of Dr. John Kennedy, who died recently at No. 116 Chatham street, as is alleged from the ef- fects of intoxicating liquors given him by Dr. Wal- ter Powers, alias Lookup, The following is the evi- dence adduced before tae Coroner:— Thomas Lookup, alias Waiter Powers, testi ed—! am a practising physician at No. 116 Chatham street, under the assumed name of Walter Powers; pro- vious to that 1 went under the name of Thomas Ward, at No, 12 Laight street as a doctor; after- wards I used the name of Powers, in Lispenard street, in 1965; I afterwards practised un- der the name of Kennedy in Bim street, then in tou street under the name of Powers; I kuew the deceased, John Kennedy, nine years; he was no relation of mine whatever; the louse No, 1) Stanton street stood in his name froin the time of purchase in 1907 up to withia # month of his decease; he paid the money for the purchase of the sam fiso held @ house in Urookiyn, No. 154 Adauis street, up to the thue of his death; he paid x00 for the house in Stanton street and $10,600 jor the house in Brooklyn; he also held & house in Brooklyn, No. 100 Ninth street, up to withia a monih of his deain; | $5,500 was paid for it; © was a t of laud at Long Brauch, N. J, for ich §=$2,000 was paid; for the three: months he was confined to the house; he no pl stcran in attendance withia @ month of bis dea pre property to me ho was mot delirious elihe the effects of drink or divense; f thiak he aS fectly sensible; ue died ou Wednesday, January i, 1s per- amed Powers who was ar, and Tased his name | i which T have a doctor; ie afcerwards; the cert given is in itis nam the house wae min $ y Whieh purchased | the reason that the property n his name Was ‘hat lu the event of my getiinir trovbie he coutd become my ball; [ was vn tn this country by ther ‘ Loowup. e A a testhied that av with Powers | ve years, and knew the deceased, wh was not a par any time, and ree 1 the same sary as the witne sod had suscred from a cold ahd couch for t before his death and « giving him the money Powers to Dr. Kimba who prescribed for the deceased &14 exp | opinion that he coutd not live tong; Ds. Pow evan ati to his we: is indent! wake “ick TAs, of 16 Vag Levnt street, Brooklyn, ical eek no “nig De, Ramee Nad MalTTIOd Ke *s (Wo sisters ; 2vont a month yevore Kenneoy + jeath he told witness tint he ha | purcaased some jand tn New Jersey, and that he had equal interest in the property with Dr. Powers; ne aso aald that Dr, Powers iad not pald hita in three years. Willlam Duggan testified that he had worked for | Dr. Powers for five years, wud that the deceased | drank excessively since fast May; when peopie | caiied tor Dr, Kenuedy Powers would assume lis fitness had seen a homoepathic docvor at. tendiag deceased, who said the patient could not live long; Dr. Powers had beea arresived tyice and | had passed under the names of Ward and Kennedy; liquor was kept under deceased's bea for some thue bofore his deatin. Mary yan, a consin of deceased, testified that he had told her tat tho houses in Brooklyn and Stan- ton street were in his name, and she had never heard hhn gay that Dr. Powers’ money had patd for them; deceased was a partner with Dr. Lowers for nine years. ‘rhe jury rendered the following singalar verdict A the rosult of ‘heir delberations:—"That the de- ceagod came to his death by phthisis palmonaits, ac- celerated by alcoholism, ged by, the excessive use of liquor suppiled y ‘Thontas Lookup, alits. Waiter Powers, supplied with fraudulent intention.” WOW WWE METROPOLITAN EXCISE MONLY SHOULD BE AP= PROPAIATED, i | | To THE Boiron or Tite HeRaLD:— Tnotice in your paper that a bill has been brought before the Legisinture to amend the Metropolitan Excise law. Ltroat that the friends of the amend. ments needed in tho present Excise law will not lose sight of the Impornnce of an amendment in sald law to save $128,000 for wa henefit of the sink- era, by which the saflor is made to work for a month for almost nothing at all, but they are of the opinion that boarding house keepers and other agents of the same kidney are a very necessary evil which masters of vessels have always to patronize to a greater or less degree, according to their wants. As an Illastration of this assertion they bring forward the fact tuat in nine cases ont of ten a vessel on arriving at this port from abroa/l loses her crew almost immediately after she has Veen moored to the wharf. The mea composing the crew, as @ general rule, having becn employed and paid for the voyaje only, feel that they are no more bound to remaia with the vessel after she arrives, and therefore scatter ticmselves about the city to enjoy all the delights whieh terra Jirive can give to satlor appet tes wheited by long fasting at Sea. As a maiter of course, it follows that the masters could no: if they endeavored to, exert any controi over thelr movements. In such cases—whick are the majority of cases, say the captains—the masters have to get new crows the best way they can, and the agents men to load and unioad the siiips the best way they know how. They contend that, when placed in these tight corners, fthey were to depend upon the chances of sedinen Calling at the ships for employ- ment or on their own @xcrifons ih “arammin" up 19 would have to watt for days upon ys, not to say weeks upon weeks, before they obtain ati the assistance they desires. Under these circumstances they find the agents aud board- img house keepe's a very valuable nid, from (he Tact (iat ail they have to do is to call upon one of themata certain hour, aud they are pretty certain of baving a fuil crew of seamen or a full complement of workmen furnished them within an bour afterwards. What commissions the agents charge they say fs an afar with which they have nothing todo. There ave, they actuaily beileve, many ol the voarding house keepers who are honest and mean weil by the sailors, but who are always lookiag out a littie too stricily for their comnussions and tue advances on the pay. of the tars in vonsideration of value re- ceived In the shape of board and lodging during “rainy days,” which are, unfortunately, so frequent in a seamnn’s life, Tee masters of vessels express themselves—at least the greatmia ority of them express themselves— ae thoroughly opposed to the redaction proposed by the agenis, who desire to turn a dishouest penny at the expense of poor Jack, who, of all men in the world, can little afford any reduction in his wages according to the present standard, The ship- png agents in good standmg are almost a unit agains: the grmading, short sighted policy which the sinail fry agents are endeavoring to make practicable in their negotiations with the sadors, and, as far as talc is concerned, seem to bo as anxious for the destruction of the sailors’ enemics in this particular as the seamen are themseives. They are, however, oppo it to anytidog ike Wap LD fue fee in their oianized opposition, aud co) tond fier it is bat fatr that the questions fn dispute between the two parties should be fairly and peacea- bly Gisecassed, and that, if that is dove, the seaman are with him in his efforts to show that he is, as well as any other laborer, “‘worthy of his hire.” It may be said, in conclusion, that the Sailors’ Boarding House Keepers? Assoclation as 60 far done iis utmost to sustain ok in his rights and to detcat the 8 of the sharpers who, by a little sharp practice. have eudcavored to sell the seamen out for sixteen dollars a month, when respectable shippers are willing to give them inalvicnally thirty dobars a mon ii for European voyages and for other tripe in propostion. ‘The saitors on the at pulh street yeste held an informal meeting afternoon, at which 1t was ruined to or society which would in every respect deal jairly by the seamen, and see to it at they Ubialned thelr wages direct from re nized agents of vessels and not through sharpers who pocketed one-half as net profits. ‘rhe following Communications m reference to this sailor question will prove of interes: to those con- cerned — New York, Jan, 26, 1842, To THe Eprron or THe IBRAL Sin—As you have been so Kind to lay some of the grievances of the sailor before the pubtic I wish you would be so Kind as to insert what [ now propose fy for the part alluding to shipping agents. that legislation is necessary—a law abol- offices and establishing one aloue in he sanction of the Board of Trade “gaily con A ody, the shipping ive u stated yearly salary; in fact, after things ln giand, “Any American 1st Notice the striking coutvast ve two duferent sy: 14, While the ‘captain tn Ragland each pay one shil- + for shipping. 1 myself, in the in London, paid a Jew clothing store al) the sum of one pound sterling to skip in the Great Kepubiic, aud t beheve Such a siate of piuirs isa Diot on Lhe acter of such a great amerciat nation as this, and Lean assure you ray 8 in the miud of every antior. We hay men of ool education, wha, baving ci n & se: ing life tn boy! god, ave how unfified for any other empioy- ineut, and yet we de net receive Lhe Wages Of a cou monliborer, I could write more at length on the model 0 i Feainan ling a8 expen apring of 184 keeper to pet a subject. but WIN not trespass on your valuable spac So, hoping you will see fit to make this public, and that some persen of Infnence may adopt my sug- gesiton, 1 remal, your obedient servant J. Le BECE WITH. e@ Nrw York, Jan. 24, 1509, | To run Epiror or THe NeRaLpe— There bas beqn a deal said upon the subject of callors! Ughts in diferent inatitarions m this eit but all with he success to our rights, and we would be obiiged to you tg take the subject Intg gonsidera- tion, We have to suffer a deaf at sea—probably much more than some of you are aware of—and there is no law in any merchant shipping act whereby a sailor muy obtain his rights in this port, and there never will be unless the government take it Into considera- tien and establish shipping ofices to be controlied by officers wider government, But we have over thipt spippin offices in this port, who ali obtain a tb h stroot viug persons, You may go down A visit (hose shipping oMloes when & lip ts signing articlesof agreement, and there yoo will see che Mon pa ng. a8 much as Ove and ten ws for an opportunity to go ina certain - at the small wages of Swenty dollars per month. Tt ts ashame, and | wonder the government allows sucit roceedings. We humbiy that some rentieman in Congress WIil, on Cur behalf, introduce the subject of satlors’ rights, J see a rood deal printed in all our daily newspapers of working classes of men of all trades; but a seaman seems to be ded as an tcast in every one's ey Directly we enter the rt a class of Mt eer on board catled board - ing House ranfiei all show thelr diferent cards gud invite the sailor to them, and we go ashore with then have to ip ay sum of seven doliats per week boarding in houses, There are over 200 of those houses licensed by government to keep sailors only, and unless we board there we don't etand stich & good chance of ship, 98 they are all attached to. shi offices ian soolety. reading to-d: Sailors’ Magazine of the, captain Austin, In San Fran shipping ig crew in the Labor bxchange ai ‘a crow better than he ever mine the ship Ellen ing funds of New York city ana Kings county, ii- atend Of paying it over aumnually ua the st ais ighamton, wiich has already ebriate Aaylinm at Bin received over $825,000 from the Metropolitan dis- trict, and $179, of the from the other count! State, As N ¥, anierre is a trustee elect of the Hinghamton Asyiim, aad creasurer of the Metro- politan Bxeise Hoard, perhaps he wit) ad us in try- sng LO say Hie TnGCy for our respecte cities, had in any shipping oftice tn tof te world. Would that some out sea captains would follow bis example, It would be more beneflctal to our sailors. i ‘A SAILOR, New York, Jan, 26, 1009, To Tan orton oF re ARAL pie Sin—Your reporter has misconstrned my speech at & mecting Of the seamen Of the post, nel’ wt Fralh- i | Dr. Storrs. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1860.—TRIPLB) SHEET. _ im square op Monday afternoon, the 26th inst. You teaks mo oat “thaw mo s shipping master end I Cp to latest advices the strike of the job printers has proven successfal, the largest firme, with but few exceptions, having granted the terms asked for, ‘These firms are:—The Metropolitan Job Printing Of- fice, Harper, Appleton, Russell, ‘row, Smith & MeDongal, Francia & Loutrel, Stone & Barron, the Sun, Evening Post and Journeymen Printers’ Co- operative Association, There was some little trouble in regard to the arrangement with the Messrs. Appleton, who were willing from the start to pay the scale of prices established by the Typographical Union, but owing to # mis- understanding of thelr proposition the printers were led to believe the reverse. A free conference yeeterday afternoon set matters right and the men all went to work again, A meeting was held yester- day at noon at Botanic Hall, No. 68 East Broadway, at which the Presideat of the Union, Mr. Stirk, pre- sided. aaee mnecting out very little wi a cept receiv! re) 9 aigorgnt charged with Sicottarnng ne lews of employers. These reporis gave the establishments mentioned above as paving the Union rates and also Horsford & Son and J. J. Reed. A recess was taken and ihe meet- ing re-assembied at three o'clock P.M. No further reports of any consequence were received; but several gentiemen present made energetic speeches, exhorting the printers to stand firm and thus to insure success to their just and rightful demands. A large committce was ap- inted, which in the day and dividea itwelf up into sub-committees, to visit the several establishments where the prices asked are still re- fused, and report to a mee! to be held to-day. It lay it comp! ,200 men; then the princi establishments have acceded to the prices asked, aod 1,700 men have returned to their work, leaving only about 500 still on strike. The treasury of the Union is stated to be in good condition, capable of supporting all who may need it, and also of taking care of those who may come here from other cities to take the places of those on strike. The Special animosity of the Printers’ Union seems to be directed against the New York Printing Company, which is said to be an association of poiiticii filling their pockets out of the ® publlo treasury, I peeing to pay the smail increase asked for. if the a} to the Common Cou! now in the hands of the Committee on Printing and Stationery, is not successful, @ general ventilating of the affairs of this political printing corporation may be ex- pected, giving the people some ‘Insight as to how the “ring” works its way unknowingly to the public. ‘The merease of price asked for by the printers i# fully explained by the following articles of the ‘Book aad Wob Scale,” adopted by the Union on the 19th done in the English Innguage, common matter, ipt or reprint, shali be patd for as follows :— matter, hity-Fdur cents per 1,000 eras. Matter leaded with an elght 'to lead and less than a four to pica, filty= two ceuts per 1,000 ems, Matter leaded with a four to pica or thicker lead, fifty cents per 1,000 ems. Under an eight to ox (o count as solid. and Diamond, five cents per 1,000 ems extra, sitora employed by the week shall rocetve not less tham twenty dollars par week, not more than ten hours to be considered a day's work, and not more than uine boars on Laura BERUA COLLEGE, Mecting at Cooper Institate. A meeting in behalf of Berea College, Keatton:, to raise funds for erecting new buildings, was held Jast night at Cooper Institute, Rey. Dr. J. P. Thomp- eon presiding. There was a good audience present, though the house was by no means full. After prayer by lev. Mr. Belden, the chairman made a brief stacement of the object of the meeting. He said it was neither polftical, nor ecclesiastical, nor sec- tional. It addressed itself alike to all patriots of whatever party, to all Christians of whatever de- nomination and to the interests of the whole country. The school in whoge interest they were convened was not for tie klack man as such, but for the train- ing of mea without reference to color, without reer- ence to race, Rev. J. G. Fee, ® gentleman whose name has always been associated with that of Berea College, was ihe next speaker. fle gave an account of tie institution, 1s origin, situation, the difil- culties it has encountered, the success it jas attained, its present needy and its uture prospeci# avd its future hopes, It was situated, he sald, about eight miles froin the rail- road leading from Richmond to Louisville, and di- rectly on the proposed route from Cincinnati to Knoxville. The object of the college was to edu- cate woth black and white together, and the | experience of the past showed that it | could be donc. ‘There were already two | hundred puplis in attendance, half of whom were white aut half black. The white pupils were not cverced in their attendance, Moss oft them were ge the age or sixteén to twenty-iwo. The Ret. EB. H. Fairchild, at present of Oberiin College, it was said, Was about to become president of Berea, Key. Henry Ward Beecher was introduced, and spoke of ihe necessity of education in general, and the difference beiweea the American and European idea of education, All ancient and medieval Mtera- tures spoke only with contempt of the common a pie, when it reierrad to them at ail, calling them “hordes” and the "rabble"? Even Engifsh literarare down to the days of Cowper, showed no greater respect for the great 1ass of the people. In England and on the Contineat there was devotion to the cause of education, but tt was for the educa tion of those at the top—those who had the greatest aptitude for learning. Tue Amert- can idea was to educate at the bottom, it being believed that whatever boiled the bottom of the canitroa would boil the top of tie canidron. Men, to be eanly governed, must first be taucht to govern themselves, This being the casefsafety for a nation lies in the direction of edueation. In speaking of the reasons for being iuterested in education at the Sonih he said that it was both the duty and the interest of commerce to afd education there. Suppose a man had a castle with fifty rooms in its IC he only farnishes one room, that would be the Kitchen. If he furnished (wo rooms don't he e to buy twice as much? if he furnish forty or tfty rooms he will have to buy a preat deat, and the furnishing of the last rooms will aiways be more expensive than th of the first. they rise in the aocial seate, have more wan are more expensive in their habus. Asa cial city 1t 18 for the interest of New York to etn- men every where, 80 to ma Nn she has to si » Every loom ¢ school book! school book? “Every stithy says earning | learning 1? » Howard Crosby spoke of tho necessity of qualifying the people of the South to become teach. ers there. He was followed by Rey. Mr. Vairehitd, the prospective president of Berea Ct and ‘The meating then atjourned after takin efit of the college. subscriptions for the ANOTHET NOBBERY IN WALL STREET Yesterday the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's oiice, in Wall street, coraer of Hanover piace, was the theatre of oper: ms of one or more adepts in the present flourishing recregtion of the “swell mob” Known a8 a tin box robbery. It is generally presumed if @ tin hox is seem in the hands of a person on the street or is observed to stand on an office desk that box contams valnobles and is worth “nipping.” Laboring under tits very plausi- ble impression some scoundrel fatd violent hands yesterday on “a tin box’ at the oflice of the above pemed com ay and decamped, and the company found that the thief had obtained checks representing vaiue to the amonnt of $9,875 62, heaides certificates of 446 shares of stock of the company. The robber mace a success of his venturé suMiciéntly fur to establish peroud doubt his dexterity and the fact that he Is an individual whom the State would be willing for its own security to provide wii) apartments at Sing Sing, a plea ant re- sort on the margin of the beautiful Hudson. Be- yond these demonstrations of his capacity aud tim. portance to the pubile he made a fizzie of i", 98 the company immediately upon discovering thelr loss stopped the payment of the checks and the transfer of the certificates, which had all beer tesucd to bona fide partios, Whose mames were on the coupany'’s books, FEE Sonadis. Meeting of the Assoctation at Delmonico's ‘The Sorosis held a meeting at Delmontco’s on iast Monday, and, as ts (he pleasant custom of the mem- bers, partook of a “frngai repast”’ before the busi- ness of the meeting was commenced their motto, however, not being necessattly the reverse of ‘“busi- ness before pleasure. ck onthe re+ ‘Miss Dinsmore was calied to the chair, jorge number of the tes Toted thelt Hames. Alter the various business spol comm ‘ad made their reports one of the lady ere nade avery ‘interesting re phesnl a in which the ona fashion tha! comes from Paris, as well as of tS argument of the lady was that women free to choose the colors and tastes and thengelves as f was algo made housebi establiahment of an ind icra rans the ray (ay abe the of ing & VENEZUELA. Attack en the American Convention—Ped- tion of Mr. Talmage—Venezucla Trying to Avold Payment. Dec. 11, 1968, ‘The Federaltista of to-day contains an attack upon the convention for the settlement of claims of Amert- can citizens, and announces that the government is regolved to send to Washington @ special commis-' sioner to demand the abrogation of the treaty and endeavor, moreover, to find out there the personal responsibility of the American commissioner, , Mr, Talmage, the American commissioner, will be able to exonerate himself from any imputation of fraud. The commissioner of Venezuela, Sefior Jose Gregorio Viliafane, and the umpire, Seflor Juan C, Machado (the latter appointed by the Russian Minis- ter at Washington, according to the provisions in the ), ere both native citizens of Venezuela and had it in ee ee to reagr ag Hy Talmage. have been presented to the ve ent of State at Washington or to the United States at Caracas, otherwise could be received by the mixed commission, It is believed every claim before the commission had been long pending as international claims and had been discussed by the American Ministers with of State at Caracas, and were handed over by the American Minister to the mixed com- mission for final decision. ‘The first insialment becomes due the Sth of Feb- ruary—about ©150,000 in American goli—and, with a view to stave off the payment, the acc of fraud and robbery te introduced only six weeks be- MR etisradicta, ie govermencat Oran, accuses none Organ, of ‘fraud, &c., as being both Judge Mr. Talmage and . ‘This is @ slander on the character of the United States comunissioner reflect- ing on the appoin' er. Let the Ad- imal on thon A Wort nab tation be ordered £1,500,600, besides the entire revenue of the counary, without paying any of its creditors. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Book Notices. OvrLines OF CoMPosITiIon. By H. J. Zander and T. E. Howard, A. M. Boston: Robert S. Davis & Co. So very doubtful is it whether adverse criticism on the productions of learned Bostonians falls short of sacrilege that we pen this notice tremblingly and with many misgivings. The work, we are told in the title page, is “designed to simplify and develop the principles of the art (of composition) by means of exercises in the preparation of essays, debates, lec- tures and orations.’’ Now, it seems to us that any atiempt to mtroduce certain rules a wae writers must prepare thelr composition is ply ridiculous, But if even that is not Raa paspoes in this book we still failto perceive its utility, Putting aside the important fact that persons must have ideas before they can compose, and that not all the books on composition that were ever written can aH ideas, the book is of no use to the student. It is neither necessary nor practical. The requirements for good composition are few, and those few are t it in every grammar and spore book, It “Outlines of Composition” was to be get used. by scholars the growing generation of men and wo- men Would possess @ weary sameness of style in writing. We cannot, therefore, recommend this book to the public. Waar I Kxow Asovr Ben Eccues. Abrahi Page. Philadelphia: J. b. Lippincott & Co. If, as intimated in the preface of this book, the “Life and Opinions of Abraham Page,” written by the author of the above, and published not long ago, was received with “much favor by the public, we can only congratulate the publishers and wonder at the taste of the readers. Certainly a less interesting book we have seldom been called upon to read, The work before us is somewhat better than “Life and Opinions,” but there would have been no biank left in literature had it never been written. It would be no compliment to say that it is no worse than the generality of stories written nowadays, and it Would be positive injustice to say that it is netter. Under these circumstances we must simply wish the author and publisher good luck. There are many persons in this country of 8 meditative, melanci turn of mind whom it might interest to learn what known “about ben Eccles,’ Woman’s Compiere GutpE To HeauTH. By M. E. Divix, M.D. New York: Townsend & Adains. Dr. Divix has evidently devoted much time and study to the production of a much needed work. Whether this book will supply the demand we are not sufficiently well versed tn medical knowledge to say, The only dificulty that strikes us 1s that of fp tepals — to siicag ha asian shareuien a general rule, prefer vo de] upon their physi- cians for a Riomioage of their ailments, and until the manner of educaung our daughters is changed we can scarcely hope to see them interested in the atudy of physiology, The Magazines. Tar Moruer AT HOME AND HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, Febraary, 1569, Edited by Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. New York: Hosford & Sons. Could we dare to adversely criticise this second number of a new aspirant for public favor’ Not for worlds. The odor of i‘lymouth church warns us that it is not to be lightly noticed or sneezed at. We have, besides, a model sermon by the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, short, but sugges- tive and fall of good ideas. But, jest- ing aside, this is an excellent magazine of its kind. It has a tevch of women's rights isms about it that gives a spicy, cheery coloring to its con- tents, which are, probably, too religious in their tendencies for the work at iarge, but which cannot fail to be acceptable to those sober going church members who design rearing thelr chiidren in a cer- tain manner not adopted by the great majority of mothers, but, trath to tell, beneficial to their mora!s if even somewhat “‘cribved, cabined anil conflaed’? within the narrow limits of a too rigid dixcipiiae. As the guardian of public morals we heartily com- mend this new magazine, the worth of which will be readily perceived on perasal. a Youne Aurniva, February, 1869, New fork. This “boys’ and giris’ magazine” is very good—not 80 we'l conducted, perhaps, as some other publica tons of the Kind, but witaal sprightly (as it claims to be) and entertaining. AMERICAN MIGROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. The second annual exhibition and reception of the Amcrican Microscopical Society of the city of New York wae given last evening at the Mott Memorial Library, No. 63 Madison avenue. Between 159 and 200 persons were present, a large proportion of whom arrived after the president had concinded bis report, and as the rooms of the institution were not. calculated to accommodate so large an as- sombiage the majority of the guests were forced to content thet: es With standing immovabiy ia @ jam fn (he room where the microscopic exhibition was given end leave tneir imaginations to weave out ideas of What wonders the array of brass tubes on the long table were revealing to those whose vrivilese it was fo penetrate with their powerftil jenses the arcana of nature. of the evening consisted of the lreport by Dr. Gerritt, president to hear which the mem- bers, ests and a few representatives of the press assembled in the lower hal, The address Was an abstruse and thoroughly scientific document, replete with technicalities that were clearly cowprehensibie to those who understood them and were wont to search for science through un Of a double achromatic raicroseope. ru. the me After the address the upper hall was thrown for ition of Ee te These t: mepta gpurece pil the atest improvements and nave Drst class magnifying powers. Microscopic objects from all the kingdoms in nature were brought under their powerful leases, unfoiding the voiumes of nature's mysteries and disclosing nove!- ties and monstrosities that the unassisted eye could never reveal. By far the most interesting and curi- ous of these stibjects were the infusoria and insects. The microscopes, some twenty-five or thirty tn humber, — We! arranged on a table, extending alo! the centre of the hall, but were accessible to but comparatively few of those present. At the termination of the exhibition refresiiments were sorved to the company In the lower room. The occasion was an interesting one (o the members of the society, aud passed off ap- rently quite satisfactorily to the Committee of Ar Par nis This committee consisted of John By ich, M. D., T. D'Oremieuex, Johu H. Hinton, M. D., James 8, Ward and William Dean. WON, JOMN SCOTT, OF PENNSYLLANIA, AT HOME. {Uuntingdon, Pa, (Jan. 23), correspondence of the Pittsburg © c John Beott,, niced Beatea, iis