The New York Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK CITY. MME COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Arrest of Collector O*Callaghan, Before Judge Blatchford, The United States vs. Thomas O'Callaghan, Fnomar Nolan and Joshua D, Miner.—-A new indictment aas now been found against the defendants in this case, on @ charge of conspiring to ilhcitly remove 100 barreis of whiskey from a. distillery in Fifty-fourth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues. The defendants were arrested by officers McKay and Dwyer on @ bench warrant issued by Judge Biatch- ford, and gave ba'l in the sum of $5, ach to appear for trial, U'Callaghan is,Coliector of the Ninth district, but is now suspended from office. It will be Feinemieved that some time since he was arrested, nd ig now awaiting trial on a charge of conspirmg to iilicitly remove Whiskey from a distillery tn his district. “Wm. P, Hail, formerly aclerk in the Ninth Collection district, was also arrested by officer Robinson on a similar charge. He was heid in $6,000 ‘bail to answer. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Before Judge Blatchford. In'the Matter af John Robinson and Enoen Cham- derlain,—This' case came before the court on a register’s certiicate on the 26thof February. Mr. Robinson, with counsel and the creditor, attended a mecting, when the counse! moved that the creditor's deiiu't be entered. his counsel not having appeared, aud 1 was accordingly entered by tue register, Subsequently at another hearing, when the bank- rupts were aosent, the creditor and his counsel ap- peared and an order was taken for the examination of the bankrupt, who objected upon affidavits, at the same time claiming the right by meaus of the certificace to restrain the procedure of the creditor. The Judge, m deciding the matter. said he saw no reasou for interfering with the mavier. UNITED STATES COMPMISSICHERS’ COURT, Charge of Blackmnifing. Before Commissioner Osborn. The United Siates vs. Farnham B, Tucker.—The hearing of this case Was resumed yesterday. Tue _fefeudant, 23 an ollicer, was piaced in ciarge of the distillery belonging to Mr. J. F. Ray. ‘The alle- gations were that the defendant received money to prevent certain charges being brought against Mr. bee who, jhowever, affirmed that he always paid his AXES. J. R. Quinn was produced and examined on behalf of the prosecution by District Attorney Courtney. fie iestitied that Mr. Ray had told him of the occur- reuce, aud requested him vo. go to his office pn the 1ith of January when he would see the money paid to tucker, as he wanted to have a witness present; Ray said he was determined that he would not be black:ialled by any person, as he paid taxes enough; witness thea stat thaton three occasions—viz., tue t.tu, 16th and 28d of January—he was present when he saw Ray piace money on Tucker's knee, wheuce the latter transferred it to his pockat On cross-examination witness said he was In the coui business; when he went to the office he had Do conversation With Ray about the matter; ‘Tucker . and bs bp seated near @ heater, while witness was op the ioange in the office spperenty, reading br paper, br feae oats si tae His; RAL id DOL sa ig when ing the money, but Tucker observed. “that was all right now;!? af ion by Ray’s request took @ memorandum of whac ne saw; on the morning of the 16th he beard Tocker ask Ray for a@ couple of hundred doliars; Kay said he would tet him have them as soon as he returned from the bank; later in the day he saw Ray give Tucker two $1.0 bills; @ similar circumstance took place on the 234; he made a memorandum of all that occurred, ‘The case was adjourned till Tuesday next. SUPREME. COURT—CigCUIT. Tho Nitro-Glycerine Case=Verdict for the Plaintiff. Before Judge Barnard. Danford N. Barney, President of Fargo é Wells’ Ex- press Co, v8. Otto Burstendindér et al.—In this case, the particulars of which have already appeared, the ne gga @ verdict for the piaint Damages SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART J, Aetion Against a Stenmship Company. <Refore Judge Fithian. Zolano vs. the Ne ‘This was an action to re following in company.— Cee it 2-Eppe Plait yy 5 Heivetia, rty of defendants. On the arrival of vessel in this port the 1 was ‘placed upon a wharf, bat a box belo! Piaiutif suddenly disappeared. He now sues for the value e howe box, bie wes on nope hor cema nd a quantity of valuables, wi sovereigns. The defence averred that the statements of the piainti in regard to the value of the box and its contents were unreliable, as she had formed the officers of the 8 arucies of clothing, and wouid cover the foss, tas euring of ths cade WAS adj prnematiaes ‘COUNT OF GENERAL sessions. —~ Before Judge Bedford. , - Assistant District Attorneys Hutchings and/Tweed appeared for the prosecution yesterday. AN ASSAULi DPON A Woman, ‘The first cage called to be ttied by a jury was an indictment against Alexander Owens, ‘alias Alfrea Jores, for an alleged felonious assanft upon Eliza Davenport. She swore that on the Ist wstant the deieudant came to her house, 233 Greene street, and Drandished a large knife over her head, threatening to kill her if she did not live with him. It appeared on the cross-examination that the defendant was divorced from her a few months since. As the defendant did not actually assault her the jury rendered a verdict of assault and battery. Four ot ihe jurors recommended the prisoner to mercy, Judge Kedford, in passing sentence, said he never regarded @ recoinmendation to mercy uniess {t was unanimoas. He understood that the prisoner had coutinuuliy threatened the complainant's life, and was convicted of a cruel and cowardly assault. The kore reminded him of the «nife Jerry O’Brien lunged into the body of his —a crime which te expiated on the scaffold, Owens was sentenced tu the Venetentiary for one year and ordered to pay @ Ane of $25y, and to stand commiitied tll the fine is aid. 7 THE WALL STREET BOND ROBBERY. George King, who was jointly indicted with John Doobs tor grand tarceny, Was placed at the bar. The eharje Was that on the {st of Jannary box con- taining United states and railroad bon $io),v00 Was stoien from tile ofee of Cambreieng & Pyne, 14 Watt street. King pleaded gutity. duuge Bedjord said:—King, you have been jointly Indictei with John Dobbs for grand larceny, being tinpiicated in the theft commited upon the office of reviously in- that it contained only sovereigns Carobreieng & Fyne, 14 Wall street, on the ist of January, when $150,000 worth of bonds were stolen. Tus is the first bond case successfully worked up and yon are the first part, indicted, oad from the overwhelming evi- dence forced to plead gufity, The community are greatly indebted to Captain Jourdan and detective Meovord for theic energy and success in working up thie ‘Through their efforts $39,000 worth of vonds have already been recovered. There are some $40,000 or more worth of bonds yet to be re- covered, Now I shati defer passing sentence tn this ease until the lost day of the term; but 1 here tel) yeu in open court that if you see fit between this and || the sist of March to réegtore the balance of these bunds, or any pact of them, the fact of your restor- ing them wii go in mitigation of your gentence. Adolf Sehwedt, who pleaded guilly during the week to forgery in (he fourth degree, was sent to the Penientiary for one year, Wiluam Hoimes pleaded guilty to an indictment ‘g'ng him with stealing o gold watch and chatn Valued at seventy dollars, the property qf Elizabeth Baiicy, on the wth of October. He was sentenced to the state Prison for four years and six months, ALLEGED ROBBERY. John Hudner and James Haley, who were in- dicted for the crime of roboery, were tried and acquitted, ‘ihe complainant, simeon Loucks, tes- tified that on the tla of Pebruary, while passing through avenue A, about six o'clock, be was attacked by Uiree men and robbed of $iss. He couid not wlentuy Hhdoer, but claimed that Haley was one of the wen. The defendants proved excellent ci acter, aud lialey showed by four witnesses that was at a velucipede hall the time the complainar wore te was robbed, The jury, without delivera- ton, rendered a verdict of not guilty, CITY INTELLIGUNOZ Tue Weatuen Yestenpay.—The following record will show the changes In the temperature fer the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther. mometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, H#RALD Bailding, Broadway, corner of Pu Lr 9) 13M... verage temperature............ averafe temperature on Thursday. ExpLosion OF TORPRDORS.—Yesterday morning, at the store of Mathias Gimel, No. 86 Madison street, re ae ta and te slightly damaged, MAIL Bag ASTRAY.—Yesterday morning ofMicer Coyle, of the Fifth prectnet, found on the corner of Waker street and Proadway a mail bag contatuing mail mater marked ‘Cioged mall for New dork. The bag was taken to ihe Post Office, St. Janka Panisn ScHoo.s.—Kev. Dr, Anderdon, M. A., of Oxford, will lecture m phe Churen of St. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET.: James, James street, on the 17th inst.. on the sub- ject of St. Vatrick and His Children,” ‘The proceeds ‘Will be appiled for the benefit of the parish schools, AcOIDENT ON THB Hupson River RalLROAD.— Yesterday afternoon a Prussian named August Mass, aged fifty-five yeara, Was run over by the train of the liudson River Ratiroad that left New Y@rk at mid- day, at Mount St. Vincent. ‘The man received a &¢- vere scalp wound, a foot was feariuily crushed and one leg, irom the down, mashed into @ fat peck Gf bone and flesh, He was taken to Bellevue ospital, where patpatatan was performed, t 1g adouvtiul whether he wiil survive his injuries. ARREST OP AN ALLEGED Horse TgjEer-—Some days ago a pair of horses and a carriage, valued at $000, were stolen from Andrew T. Cobb, of Per- sipeny, Morris county, N.J., by a young fellow named Henry ©. Wardell, aged thirty-five years, The detectives of this city were put upon the alert, and yesterday morning detective Farley, of the Cen- tral Oilee, captured the accused, who waived the formula of an examination and was driven back to Morris county in the same carriage he had stolen, the sale of which he Was negotiating when arrested, MLNoR INQuESTS.—Coroner Flynn held an inquest yesterday over the remains of an unknown man, which had been found floating in the North river, near pier 16. The jury rendered a verdict of found drowned, and the body was taken to the Morgue for identification. Coroner Keenan held an inquest yes- terday, at 18 Laurens street, over the remains of Rovert Whitney, @ native of England and seventy- two years of age, who diea suddenly yesterday. The post mortem examination Dr, ach showed that death had resulted from patural causes. Coroner Rollins held an inquest at the Barclay street ferry beuse over the remains of an unknown new born infant, which had been found in a box in the ferry house. No clue to the parents of the child could be obtained, Women’s Arp Soorsry.—The second report of this society, situated in Harlem, corner of 124th sireet and Second avenue, gives a very encouraging account of the operations of the society during the past year in its efforts to protect @ nuinerous class of young females, mostly from the country, peculiarly exposed, by reason of poverty and inexperience, to tle tearinl snares aad dangers of city lite. During the year there were received into the institution 125 females, making 152 with those in the house at the beginning of the year. Of these there were piaced in families ninety-two, returned to friends fifteen, recurned to hospital twelve, left by permission eight, and died one; leaving tweniy-four remaining m the house at the commencement of the present year. ‘The treasurer’s report gives the expenses of the year $9,6.0'63, and receipts from donations, including balan¢e on hand January 1, 18¢8, 0,445 34; leavi $254 29 balance on had at the commencement of the present year. Satz or a LAw Lisrary.—Lawyers in search of authorities and precedents, and inquisitorial gentle- men having a taste for the mysticisms of musty law books, atteided in large numbers an auction sale at four o'clock P. M. yesterday, at the salesrooms and art galleries of Messrs. Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co., in Clinton Hall, of the law brary of the late Judge Robertson, of the Supreme Court, The average of prices. was very satisfactory, fully coming up to that of the uniform prices at private book stores, Of course the books were bound in the irrepressible lewal hee and calf. Most had the aut h of Judge Robertson in them, @ few that of in Van Buren, quite a number that of John Van Buren and one that of Thomas Addis Emmet. These autographical additions, je tiah bel had ve 1 eit on the prices, books § an not chi sraphicai specimens being the main things for which the buyers were anxious. They were sold in lots, The following prices of some of the leading works will indicate about the bac rices re- alized:—“Abbott’s Digest of New fork,” six volumes, $33; “Barbour’s Supreme Court Reports,” forty-three volumes (volume twenty-eight wanting), we Court ” ten jases in the 27; “Daniel's h Court of Re- sixty-seven Notas, Say 60; “Johnson's Casea Adjudged in the Court of Chancery York.” $22 15; “Law Library of Philadel a volumes, $234; ‘Comstock's Reports ew York Court of Aj ”” four volumes; “Seldon,” six vol- umes; “Kenon,” four volumes; “Smith,” thirteen volumes, and ‘Tiffany,’ ten volumes, $87 88, and “Robertson's Superior Court Reports, five volumes, $22.50, On Monday at four o’clock in the afternoon, * at the same piace, will be sold a large and valuabie collection of autograph letters of prominent Ameri- cans and Europeans, om " POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tart or A Hors aND WAGON.—William Shute, @ laborer, living in Mott street, was yesterday arrested by officer Howell, of the Third precinct, p Siagofemngretinlpen ity oe | wagon and quantity of groceries, valued in all at Ne to Hi Busing, li at No. 190 ene ereet Brooklyn May sing Jett Lie bas Sad drove away. Prederish vi ‘which led to the cused. Justice ie com! trial in defaulg of $1,000 bail. FORGERS —An examination was to have taken place yesterday moraing before Justice Hogan in the case of Edward Manoux, charged with forging the name of Alexander Hornby to a check on the Bull’s Head Bank for $275, but the accused waived his rights and was fully committed in fall for trial in default of $2,500 ball, Manoux Js twenty- ht years of born in Vermont, lives in Ami sitet und ine broker by ooo tion. He denies hi it. Alien, againat whom there are 0 on inthis for A waived an examination, now in the in of $5,000 bail. last Man of the ac- the accused for SURPRISE AND CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR.—About one o'clock yesterday morning, as officers Torbush and Grimth, of the First precinct, were on duty, they heard the rattling of window glass at the blank book manufactory of Messrs. Janton & Sweezey, No. 60 Ex- change place, and, suspecting somethingwrong, hag- tened to the place to make an examination. It was then discovered that the shutter and sash of the front basement window had been broken open, and from a light burning inside a man named John Mur- hy was seen rumm: desk and closet drawers in search of plunder. Rem! in a secluded a few minutes the officers saw Murphy em the basement with a box of sperm candles,'parior matches, and other stolen property in his possession, He was arrested and taken before it Cherry, at the New street Pore station, where the a prieonse displayed a very bold spirit, and remarked to the it, “This will be another Smedick case,” from which the inference was drawn that he intended to waylay and assassinate the officers‘ after the manner of the murderer Real, now under sentence of death for killing officer Smedick, of the Twenty-first praee.: pwew, os is twenty-two years “ at ives wil 3 paren [very respectabie al 23 William street, and is said to be a bad man, ‘tre- juently beating his father and mother and commit- ting other acts of violence. The accused was takén before Judge Hogan and committed to the Tombs Tor trial. t for from CONVENTION OF IRISH SOCIETIES. Aconvention of delegates from the Irish societies was held last evening at Hibernian Hall to com- plete arrangements for the celebration of St, Patrick's Day. Patrick McArdle having been elected chairman, the committees appotnted to call on Colonel Cavanagh, Sixty-ninth regi- ment, and the Police Commissioners reported that their request for an escort would be complied with, John Dwyer, chairman of the committee who called on Mayor Hall, stated that he promised to review the procession and invite the Corporation to join with him. The position of the va- rious societies and the line of march adopted for the procession was then read. Charles A. Clarke moved om following resolution, which unauim- ously:. Whereas we hare recently heard that some of the Fenians who have suffered imprisonment for their devotion to the tivo have been liberated; and whereas {tis some mark of our esteem and Irigh patriots I imprisoned a, and be A resolution to invite Mr. Michael Connolly to jom in the RET was adopted. Some discus. sion followed on @ proposed change in the line of march, after which the meeting adjourned. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Liat of Americans registered st Drexel, Harjes & Co.'s, No. 3 Rue scribe, if the week ending February 25, 1860:—New Yor 8c au John J. Wysong, H. M. G Mr. Turnbull famtiy, Mroand’ Mra. Jaines €, Wilson, Miss Bllza K. Wilson, Wm. Kumbel Wilson, Miss Louisa K, Kum- iss bel, v. P, Fetridge, P. Coolidge, H. A. Dellile, Phil. adélphin—Mr, and Mrs. Ml. Weaver, Mrs. Mary Ay ‘Townsénd, W. B. Bullock and family, Miss Annie By Biddle, R. A. Townsend, Mra. L. B. Fetterman, 8 Espen, James A. Sea Miss Edith Wright, Theo- ny dove Wright, Joseph F. dtamily, Havana— . U 4 providence. Baton, Meadville, » York, Pi jorace Bon N. Dimmer, Cincinnatt—Mr, am Mrs, George P. Howler, Knelande Miss REAL 4SfATE MATTERS. ‘The sale of west side property by Muller, Wilkins & Co, yeeterday was an important event tm the real eeiate market just ot thes time, While ell interested in the present movements aio anxtously iooking for signs of the future of tae market, and even the most confident are excited to doubt by the expressed can- tion of mmuny whose ghility to judge cannot be doubted, the resnit of this sale will no doubé be re- garded as setiing aside tv a great extent the fore- bodings uttered of a tnreatened reaction im 80 far as these have been apj.tied to city property, Without aby extra effort in their presentation ‘the prices ob- tained for these lots are fully equal to the best tis year and exhibit continued activity for property in 8 neighborhood, Being regarded to some extent asa test of the present feeling in the market this sale was eagerly piendes and a general salisiactiva was {elt as the resu itshould be borne in mind, however, that there are exceptional causes operating to the appreciation of this property of @ nature to Maintain 1¢5 irmuness in the market, which have buta sligit infuence on other descriptions, Noticeably it 1s subject to the quickening effect of cdmpronemanss long in purpose, and others ail: ly eompleted, The attractions of the Park and Boulevard are not prospective, but accomplished facts, and ‘the movement of the fashionable quarter in this direction has already commenced, caus! it to be very much songht after for building sites and insuring ite continued advance in price from (he constant increase of its attractions. Locali- ties more distant from the city are influenced almost who ly in thew appreciation by advantages to be provided iu the distant future, Which are undoubt- edly detay too sanguinely discounted. The effect of the abanioament of many of the schemes now re- a 380 certain of accomplishment would be Isastrous in the extreme, and it is the uncertainty that necessarily beiougs to projects of such maga tude, operating to check fnrther advance al- ready very high figures, that has caused the appear- ance of reaction belore noticed in this connection, Auction Sales of Real Estate Yesterday. NEW YORK PROPERTY —r ULLER, WILKINS AND 00, ‘House and lot ne corner th av and 47 19.6x75.4, House and jot, No 103 West 2h 4 lot n » 22d bt, 260 ft o of Lat ay, ft w of 9b wy, 20x108.2. ‘same size, ench jot 8 8 74th st, 2b ft w of 9th wi ‘same size, cach. 28, ea ots adjoining, sume size, each BY A. J. BLEECKER, SON AND OO. commencing 200 ft w of 1 lot on Muiberry’st, 100 f¢ Real Estate Notes. Real estate on Long Island still conunues quite active. The following are among the most impor- tant of recent wransactions:— Mr. Hampton House has sold his farm on the County road, at Riverhead, to George L. Luce, of Northville for $3,200, Mrs. Roswell Warner has purchased the house on Main street, Sag Harbor, in which she now resides, for $10,000. Mr. E. Edwards, of Patchogue, some three woeks ago bought from Brewster Terry his fine farm, situated about a mile from the Village, for $5,000. Mr. Edwards bas since resold the farm ata good profit, The property of the late T..M. A. Weeks, at Thom! son's Station, has becn sold to a gentleman residing in this city for $12,000. The property consists of 360 acres of land and a large stone awelling house. the Bassett MaLit, Greory, of Novae, has sold. elghty-soven acres of land to David be A for $1,600. a E. W. Phillips has sold his beautiful mansion and On; Main street, Greenpoi lonsell for $9,000, ee OR Ad Mr. Monsell recently ht forty-three acres of land from the Reformed church at Flatbush for iia. and sold it within a few days ata profit of forth Tuthill, of Mattituck, has sold his farm of ae acres to Peter Wyckoff, of Brooklyn, for Henry Reeves, of Mattituck, has bought fifteen acres of from Amanda Terry for Dac Mr. Tuthill has gold to Mr. T. Robinson, of tl sixteen acres of land for $3,200, Mr. H. Reeves, of Mattituck, has sold to Mr. D. M. Tathill thirty acres of land at that place for $4,000. Mr. Robinson, of Mattituck, has sold to Mr. Silas Hallock;thirty five acres of land for $4,800, ‘The property known as Irving Hall, on Orchard been purchased by County lor $2,000, later T5100, situlved on Bate streel, Sing Sing. to at 15100, on 8 Ing Sing, to Mrs, 8. A. Jenks for $5,000, male Otctal Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday. Seuss ry! 6 ft w of Columb! ta ei, 47 9xi.6. jdge road, Fort Washington property, a n gabri Wve, I acres, i rood and ia A) a z Paro > 4 eee: me nF PRPER RP: reyes re ie SSeS: ae, eEEeSSESSEEES PEP R EE: [7 58 ts “> 3 S58 Gabees © Ge055 37 gz! 3 Fyget 0. Rose st Seventh wt ay, W 8 oy w at,’ 8, $00 fw Sackett ato a TU © Bt Felix at, w a, 196 (ts St Feltz a . Pines na, be w aur, North ae 23.3 22n2 8283 £ : ees ix 16U.6x5 129" 2100 3, pee; LEASES Bi Notes, store, wales ead Hudson property, between wi dg acre ea and Th road, es ‘Seem ond <eeOreacentingene trees LONG TRLAR: a Gh at, hy tntetnlte ese Se weet tarnta (ew eeTonesehR White Piains road, lot B, central Mt Vi Beh av, wa, lot contral Mt. Ve Sthav, m4, lot NPWOABTLE. Yam Taaedll of, 9% sdipining C Yan Taswntl, INEDEB «4» 1800 Crotan shy w % adjoining C Chase's, 74s. namen Jobo ui Bie eerie, weres. bate) ‘ge gornez, “143. ee es te uot st, Guzlos. fate if ia ees Portion of Wan Tichernor’s inn? acceas: Church . MONTCL. fashing.on st, @ 8, indefin:te locality, 64x79. . TRANSFERS IN HUDSON COoNT Montrose av, @ South * an, Sonth st, 4, from Piercoay, 7, block Brambal! 8 of Chelsea, Eiewe si Sse E Polk st, @ 6, lot 119, Maackeus 4 Co.'s map, 252100... ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT / OF BUILDINGS. En ne ‘After an unusually long delay the report of the Superintendent of Buildings for 1868 has come to light. It was submitted to.the Board of Supervisors during the prevalence of the printers’ strike, and to the existence of the strike must be ascribed the non- appearance of the report before the present time. Mr. Macgregor, the Superintendent, bas given a report which differs from the majority of oficial reports inasmuch as he has prepared a book which is not only interesting because of the subject on which it treats, but is arranged in @ readable and entertaining manner. The Superintendent commences his report by call- ing the attention of the Supervisors and others to the insnfficiency and inefMiciency of the law govern- ing the department, and the frequent unsatisfactory results of the manner in which the courts are obliged to adjudicate on the matter when brought before them. He says:— Loco! prejudices and the desire to concilinte conflicting In terests Lave always intervered with the enactment of proper aad stringent building awe by the Legislature; and the {mae mende pressure of private an nal cases on the calen- ‘greatest good to the greatest number.” The Superintendent suggests that the officer en- trusted, with the execution of the law should be clothed with power to act promptly and decisiv in all cases; ihai as he is gener supposed to hol in hig hi to @ great extent, the lives and pro- perty of our citizens, he should have power to crush out completely any agent cot under bis direction by which the lives or property of our citizens might be end red. On the other hand, he should be hela personally and even criminally responsibie for his actions, ‘The report then’ calls attention to the amend- meats adopted by the Legislature of 1868. Section thirty-one, of chapter 873, of the Laws of 1866, was amended to read as follow3:— Before the erection, construction, alteration or repatr of ‘any building oF part Of-a building, fa the alty of New York, Department fr tre Survey. and Tospection of Buildings: and ent for the in shall submit a detafled statement in writing of the specications ey such erection, eonstru: n OF re- pair of such buildin, rtion of the of New Work os fine canary, from the N. oF Hi north of the northerly line of Eighty-sixth Mong the wenterifside’of Eighth avenue 10 ibe, ifartoxt river, is hereby excepted from the provisions of this act. Commenting on the above, the Superintendent Bays:— street to the erly That the above section was loosely and 2.4, re without ol \dera- mn to wi it should be enti will be evident to any person reads carefully the latter clause. A law had besa eat ti pCetoneeerrien co neers eee Coronas tae el ong Srocee: ce seeoden. aiid nga dashe ry Ox~ | cept on permits from this department. e quoted, was no doubt intended to those who desired to erect frame or wooden buildings in the limits mentioned, but ee ty the careless wording of sien all that portion of the city mentioned is ly exempt from the yn of t, and the benei be derived | proper enforcement Another amendment was made to section ten of chapter 939 of the Laws of 1867, in regard to means of escape in case of lire, and is.as follows:— ) dweiling bi now erected, decupted by or built to coutain two cuore foaiioa oe nayor ins foort ‘above the oy einen Sere nicatamer acmeneaa ah aorrene more s ve & irwi ‘with @ proper Dulkhead leading tothe roof, end al the rooms shail eontect vy jneen from {ront\o rear, and every such dwelling house \. have ‘placed thereon m encape that shail be approved by the Superintendent of Buildings. Commenting on this section the superlotendent saysi— section may, on strict construction, fo be iuaicrows in the extreme. Take ht. If, ae often second floor, Ro fire escape, continued stai head, sb the buildings are enerally from 4 ave bulkhead, shang tbe Pave kivraya been of The opinica thet of the building as well as The following selections from the report will ex- BS acer ov mee be SS ee examined by the fi ge reported phan on ‘means of escape in case of re necessary i \d. proceed! red & in such ata ware guy given covered and ob* ae ce 3 \d founda the bul from over See men Sake ies Comraak at cae = After ing in detail the case of the er House, Fey oy that although it was fount ne careful survey to be in ® dangerous condition the ofticers were compelled to allow tt to remain so, the report says:— Instances like this this depariment auch summary po harge at ‘Of the work that he quired to render aa unsai® building’ or part of building secure. Fire detectors and heating. and warming aparatus find a piaco in the report and are cotumented on at length. THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, other than as above mentioned, during the past year 1s given as follows>— fine hundred and sixty-four sets of plans and pons 9 now buildings examined. These plans rep! it 2,012 butidings claasided and divided as follows:— Fost class dwel tee Second clase iwelfngs 853, ‘Third class dwellings (tenement houses) 304 First class enna cu0May sacs ‘ ; i ti ae id & #8 oF ven! ey Ba ee Sooner put into ‘these batidings “hoy are closed Up by the tenants and made entirely useless for any purpose whatever, apd that— is was ae eater ie foes Pint beceges the or second, that {1 they were To ibe teve lo wiles they were constructed, the ¢’ on their successful opera Hon dependa do not exist, 1 do nok here poepase 40 a ‘what T believe to be the proper system tion 5" buildings must have tts” connection hot air tues or chimneys of the bulls 20 * to de self. and so arranged as to be beyond the of Stare, eaaeaeeg ts carer oS this department has control over this subject ‘the fact fist the laws say that the Seyiiaigy Io Be yal all be ote ecuaning AR Chia Lehane: aecee seeeendeties Bunatn, 1 do not ao regard it; and the Metropoliian Byard of Hi have never informed me that such was the = sels. Le ga Sqoteaiens 04 may approval either directly or indirectly. ‘The conflict poker 4 which has arisen from the passage of the law giving to the Board of Health Be repelstion ot, houses in New York and Brooklyn is explained at By this law not only is the sanitary condition of suc arrangemen' area of slecping apartments, arrangement of flues, &c. In relation to this subject the Superintendent gays:— When plaus and speciiications for the erection of tenement houses were submitted P erning this department were concerned, wi Tect as to certal enued when I was satistied that such plansand specific .were {n conform~ ity with the building laws in charge of ibis Uepartment. The consequence bas been that when buildings were ted under plans and speciications approved Ly me, the owners were put to a great Sera, to alter their buildings, and make the same conform to a law they knew noting of, and to reg ns adopted by the Metropolitan Board of Lesh. It may be said that it was the business of architects end butiders to know aud understand the law. This is weil asa general rulo; but when the etty.ia wt the expeuao of sustain ng bureau’ supposed to be charged with fuli control over the construction of buildings and requiring its oflicers to be Praciical architecis or builders, and aluo to pss nn exaininer tion as to their competency to ‘discharge the various duties {ugposed by law before thetr appointment to office, st fainto presume that all matters reiating to the mechanical arrange, ment of buildings would naturally ‘aud property be given charge. In consideration of these circumstances 1 respecttully re- commend that all parts of laws relating to the construction of buildings, now under the covirol of auy area. in this city other than this department be repexted, and that the same be with such amendm powers or of Heath; but Take this recommendation for the purposy of entirely avoid- ing any possible conflict or division of authority among pub- Mc ofiicials over go important a matter, audto do away with what I deem the iniiiction of unnecessary annoyance aud expense upon property owners. Several appendices are attached to the report. One of these gives tue correspondence between Veter Cooper, on behalf of the Citizens’ Association, and Mr. gregor, the Su; tendent. Another gives @full tabular record of new buildings, and another, after giving a full description of every thea:re and ublic hall used for amusements, concludes with the following table, which shows the number of persons eaca theatre contains seats for, Wwe largest Lumber of persons that have been admitted tuerein at one time, with the excess over the number for which the same are constructed and the time consumed by the audience in leaving each: z in ® 5 | ee i lp ae mae TUE ieee 5 aé i &ef ifs) Bis 18 8,000 406 = te. eis | Kaul $31 bios 905) 1,200) 295] Sto7 1,822] 8)5.0) 5to7 1804) 1,950) “"648) to 7 vel tel Brees fe tes eal det tie 800 | igs no] 1,800] 590 4 Tits A ‘ 9 toll iss] im] eel Tos} Fn] 1,897 6 1576) 2,00) “My Ato 8 801] You} 249] 9 to 11 282k] 88,620] 18,58) leaving the‘snmne, sad the fargete nutaber of persous that Have teen admivted therein, at Gne tirae cannot be comput aa the performances are varied and ap cigfecems pecs of. ee ie Acddemy of Mone belug trequevdy fed for balls, and the fa and out at all largest number of persons admitted at one ttme and the time Be- in the growth of the aud wil amply re; a careful perapale aM an EY SIDEWALK OBSTRUCIIONS. Usurpations of the sidewalks of the city have been so rapidly progressive and promise such continuous progressive developments that it 1s time some strin- gent measures were adopted to put a stop to these illegal encroachments. Mayor Hall, with his broad and intnitive conceptions of the rights of the public in this regard, ie evineing a just determination to oust these sidewalk squatters and prevent a con- tinuation of their glariug infringements upon the publicdomain, =. * sg Qh A primeval exercise of doubtful charity by the Common Qouncil introduced tue peanut stands and apple stands, the cigar stands and soda "stands, ‘the ice cream stands and root beer standy, the refresimtnt stands and ail the multi tuditous stands of smal venders of small wares With which the sidewalks abound. Granting permission to some aged and heipiess widow or crippled old man, having no other means of sabsistence, to occupy a portion of the sidewalk—and this was the inception of the evil which has now grown mto an Gobearavle nuisance—as a peanut or apple stand, and thas ena- bliug them to eae outa living and become self-sup- porting fnstead of 2 burden aud expense to the city, was, to a certain extent, justidabie. The time was when these permits were ouly se referred to, granted to such Pivcue as ¢ and no one ventured to obtrude his stores of streot Merchandise apon’'the sidewalks without permission from the Common Coancil aud Street Commissioner, The times have changed. Vermits ate nos the of, are not asked fur, and in no wise consut an essential preliminary to the ocoupaucy of our sidewalks. Strapping hale men ani wo men, enjoying & Superttity of robust healcn, aL oxed to hard and honest labor, and having no scruples on the subject oF adding to the bills of mortality throngn the viltanousiy umhealthful character of their wares, usurp ie sidewalks at will, There ts only one Way to combas the evil, and that is to do away with i; ciatirely ana at once—to sweep out of existence all these stands — to isaue @ pronanciamento dem and any further occupancy of the sidewalks, aad make it as irrevocable as the laws of the Medes and Persians. And while the Mayor and Street Comaisstoner are about it let them look eter sigus suspended in vioia- tion of the law, after the blockading of the walks by boxes and bales of goods, and after every sort of in- fringement of the city ordinances regarding street obstructions. In view of the present ourden of city taxea it may also be advisanie to ferret out those city railway corporations and others who may have been exacting a occupying the public streets, which has been and ts being done, and compel them to into the city treasury every dollar thus ex- acted. The clerk in the Street Commissioner's of Mr. FP, W. Dayton, under direcuous of jommissioner and in accordance with the re- has commenced a crusade have 80 and the public squares and pari rdera in the lower part of the city. This has frequently been attempted before, when the ‘of the warehouses alluded to would ve notice to remove their insuiutions they would‘call upon some friendiy city oricial for whom they had voted early and perhaps often, aud i's interference to EA fake ing angel. i cammeuee% 1: removal for the the cases, wo hed and that heme of 008 el & good beginning in this matter, ing at last made inning in this matter, cat et persone of popular aupport in their evorta. 7 ‘The examination of the parties charged with per- Petrating frauds on the government by means of {aise claims for drawback, Korn, Laidlaw, Dicken- son, Wilson and others, was continued yesterday. The cross-exaiination of Riescuberger was com- pleted. RIBSENBERGER’S TESTIMONY CONTINUED. Jerome H, M. Riesenberzer recalled. To Mr, Noyes—(Claim No, 51,248, of Chas. L. Ray- mond handed witness.) That is one of the claims Whimster handed me to get the certificate of Laidlaw; «I procured the certificate of pond fied; 1 have seen the draft with which this Glalis was paid; I recelved balf of the nev iajcanis of this clam from Mr. Whimster; the drait is en- dorsed by John QO. R. Wilson; the handwriting is his; Ihave examined the claims made up in the name of RK. L. Kitchen; 1 gave the chevk given in ment forthe claim of A. J. Williams, No. 53,587, himster; 1 gave it to him on the corner of Bea- ver and William streets, opposite Delmontco's; ne took 1t and gave me a check on tae. Broadway Bank for share of it; it was endorsed by Vacigoiupe; draft No, 2,483 was received by mo in payment of a claim; when I received it is was without aay endorse- ment; it was endorsed by Vavigoiupe, aud I tuen gave tt to Whimster and he signed the naine of George Ebling on ‘it; he pail me my share of the draft. with a check; Wilson. endorsed his “name ‘on the draft and gave me @ cneck for my share; the dralt was given in payment of cigim 64,148; claim of lL. M. Arnold. No. 4/,503, has Dickinson's handwriting; he signed the name of G. N. Thompson on it; I received the mouey on the Claimand divided: it With Jickins0p; Gralt 46,603 Was given in payment of 66,287; the name of KE. Russell looks like Wiison’s haudwritiag, but not exactly. To Mr. Hollis, (Claims 61,199 and 51,346 were shown witness.)—I procured the certiicates that the bonds bad been dow this lase claim; I dou’t know Whether { got tucm bovn ub-the same time; I went to Laidlaw tiree umes; I taink | got four cer- tiflcates from Laidlaw; I teil these Clams on which 1 got his ceruticates by the guiounte; they amounted aitogeiner to $15,000; told me after these claims passed in, Washington that they didn’t want any more clalins with Laid. law’s certificates atlacued; thee Was ust aniaterval of over a month between the first papers and the Jast that I got of Latdiaw; 1.0 not Koow which two clélins he gave Me At LAG suime tiae; Lhereis noue of my wand Whiting on that; clatin 4o,0us, | think, 18 lgpart genuine and part bogus; the goods uumed were actually shipped, but in ailferent Vessels; tue coliec- tor’s certificates are true; lor Elwood and Ki so far as L kuow, put through aay cor fore these bogus ciaims were pus thrvuZ: Well put through a great may clalias ior ma tat were genuine; Laidiaw signed, about tairyy papers for me one morning in La Fiura’s; 1 dou’t know whea he signed them; I'sent for Latdiaw aod offered to way bin for signing them; I do uot know that I paid in; he owed me money wich t lent him on several (iffereht Occasions; it was while thts busmess was going on; I first met Laidiaw in Broad sireet, in a saloon; Dickinson brought him over; I spoke to him about whiskey to see if auythiug could be done in that line; Lient him money after we had half a dozen interviews; I canuot recollect that | leat mit money before we had auy Conversativy aoout furnianing certificates; the first time that Laidlaw did @ corrupt act was in giving certiticace ior tuese tour ciaums of Whimster's; tiese certificates. were signed at the desk 7 the window at La Fiura’s. Q. What argument did you briag to bear? A. We took a cocktail together: that is the principal argu- ment I brought to bear, * Witnesg—Laidiaw satd he did not thnk Dickinson paid hun e 3 1 toid Laidiaw that {had a good man now, that [ had Whimster and things would go all suraaght; the first corrupt act was in November, 1867, that Laidlaw did jor me wiue 1 was present. Q. How long did these corrupt acts contmue? A, After I got these papers signed; I didn’t want much more after tiat. Q Why not? A. Because there was enough already to load a ship with. Witness (@ certificate shown him)—This 1s one of the thirty ceraticates that Laidiaw signed at oae ume. ‘to Mr. Wood—Dickinson was in my office almost every day after he leit Korn & Elwood; Mr. Dickin- #02 signed the papers in No. 44 Broad street; I saw Dickinson sign the ure of G. W. Thompson to tais paper Regt 3 to clalia shown him); Dickinson ‘Was a0 en strauger to me woea | first saw him; the first claims taat ne got were legitimate ciaims; t never passed say ciauns saat Diakinson: § 7 the, were all passed over to Korn & ktwood; I to Dickinson to allow Latdiaw ive per cent. ‘To Me. Webster--l was not iuteresied in any dust- ness of Korn & Elwood’s except sowe claims that I tarwisned; | tiunk the Mrst calms they put tirough were fraudulent; tie amount of the urst clam was $1,000 or $2,000; the claims were payable to my or- der, . To Mr. McDonald (claim No. 51,346 shown wit- ness)—J. Vincent n tue certificate of % he went to Massa- Gamel: tax paid; Whimster said ti chuseita, to the assessoc’s office, to get aciue as to wio had paid tax; it 1s oniy by hearsay that I know anything avout the signatures; the eudorsement of i. 2. bly aud RE. Russell on the draft, by which claim No. Ce was paid, isin the handwriting of Wilson; Wilson had two aud a haif per cent for cashing the checks he cashed; Wilson was not over two and a half percent; Ido uot know of my own knowledge (tat he got even that. To Mr. Noyes—! am fumuliar enough with Wilson’s handwrisng to swear to ft; the certificate of the collector of tax paid in claim 61,436 is in Wilson's handwriting. To Mr. Parris—It was about @ month after ing the four papers that he signed the twenty or thirty certiicates; the nym certilicates 1 got was the last trausaction I had Laidlow. WM. W. RUSSELL RECALLED, To Mr. Noyes—The signature to the power of at- torney to the claim No, 46,991 is mine; Koon’s ture fs om the power of atiorney; | never acknowl. eaged the paper; the papers are fraudulent. Adjourned ull ten o’clock Monday next. BROOKLYN IN cz Suppen DeaTe.—Henty Mggérhoits, the doorman ot the Forty-pinth precinct, died suad at ywelve o'clock on Thursday pigut. Gorenes tence held an inguest, Whea @ verdict of apoplexy wasyendered. Pickrockers IN WiLLTAmsBURG.—Mrs. John Glass, of No. 175 Second street, E. D., had her pocket picked of a wallet, containing eighty dollars, while walking on Graad street yesterday aiternoon, EMBANKMENT ACCIDENT.—Micnacl Wedlock, & lavorer, was severely injured yesterday afternoon by the fallofan embankment at the corner of Canton street and Park aveaue. He was taken to the Cny Hospital. ACCIDENT ON SurrpoaRD.—Peter Conway, While at work on board the ship Peruvian, lying at the wharf atthe (oot of Pierrepont street, yesterday afternoon, feu through @ Ratehway and disiocated bis kip, He Was taken to tae Oily Hospital. 4 ius BeproRD AvENvs RerorweD CuvncH.—The young ladies of the above church last evening cone. claded their fair and festival in Washington Hall, The air was one of the most attracive ever held im the district. The young ladies made up their mmds to furnish, In part, Dr. Porter's new aud elegant churck in Bedford avenue, aad the iair was Tated to obtain funds for Wats purpose. lt Wasa gratilying success, aud the young misses deserve the taants of the congregation for tei spirited and cumwmendable undertaking, ComPoUNDING A FELONY.—Martin Murphy identi- fled two men, named Walsh and McCann, about month since, as parties who had assaulted and rob- bed him of the sum of fifty doiiars, They were sent to jail to await trial. Murphy failed to appear against them when they were brought up, and yesterday he Was at by Captain Jacovs, Who cha! him with com; ing @ felony, having, as @ bribe to. siay away irom court. He was up to answer. AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF RIDGBWOOD,—The Water and Sewer Commissioners find that it is necessary to put down about twenty-five miles more of water pipe during the present year. and accord- ingly advertised for proposals tor the ite quan- tity. Proposals were received on Wi for the following quaniities of pipe, suMcient to supply about ten mies;—2%5 tons six inch A pipe, 360 a Bix new 3 pipe, 60 tons eight eg 225 tons 70 tons tweive inch b pipe, 72 tons ile RK. D. Wood & Co. be Many ethan! = the Whole smount taken together the Warren Foundry and Machine we lower on some classes. duontity reauired was therefore di- tO Re D, Wood & Co. Revs a senza ++ $34,629 to the Warren Foundry “ Making the cost for The following are ich the Most of the pi plied from fou tion tariff made it rather who isan agent ie to a, ins tals ainouat of iron t $48,001