The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1869, Page 3

NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Alleged Perjury Case—Collector Bailey Fol- lowing Up the Defunct Whiskey Ring—Tho Defendant Creates a Scene in Court. Before Judge Benedict. The United States vs, George B. Davis.—The de- fendaut in this case was indicted at the October term of the court, with several other parties, some ‘of whom nave been already tried, convicted and mentenced, with having committed perjury, in making certain false Col- lector Joshua F. Bailey,, then of the Fourth Collection district of this city, From ‘the full reports given of the trials of the parties more prominently connected with the institution ‘Which was known as the whiskey ring, the notoriety of the parties themselves as extensive distillers and dealers in whiskey, and the daily announcement of the heavy frauds committed on the government and the country by the ring, together with the prompt trial and speedy puuisament which the delinquents met with, the readers of the HERALD are conversant with all the more principal puints of the prose- cution in the present case. It will be enough to state here briefly that the first efforts of Vol- lector Builey to execute the imternal revenue law in this city and to bring the vioiators of that Jaw to justice were met by a combination of dis- tillers, Chief amoung whom were Blaisdeil, Eckel! and others, afew of whoim are yet awaiting trial, wo entered into a conspiracy to Irusirate the Coliector’s eforts in tiis cirectiod, The ordiuary means—at ast those which had been prevailing up to Mr, bailey’s appearavce awong the trateruity—having fuiled, parties were sougtt and found ready to swear anything and everything that might influence the then authorities at Washington to remove the incor- Tuptil le Co lector of the Fourta district. Among the charges against Parties tu suborned, the deiendant Davis is © dito dave been one, and in this capacity he ® is indicted and was yesterday brought up for trial. A SCENE IN COURT, On the case being ca'ied on Mr. Henry Lepaugh, counsel for the defcadant, made anotier appeal to the court on bebaif of Lis client, urging the assur- ance (hat had beea given by the law oiicers to his cilent that in consideration of certain revelations tInade by him of facts within his knowledge in con- nection with the conspiracy against Mr. Baiey, he B.0uld not be brought to trial on the indictinent found against him. Deiendant had accepted these conditions, and acted in good faith thereon, having durnisiied valuable information to the government, The Court said that 1t Was most improper on the Ras of the subordinate oficers of the government to buld out inducements of tumunity from punishment, or condonewents of puntsiiments to paruies charged With crime with the ooject of extracting statemeats or coniessions irom them. ‘Ihe Court would admit of no such piea under any circumstances and the case Low betore it must proceed. A jury was then empanelled to try the case. ‘The defendant Davis, with his wile and some friends, were duriug this time in court, Davis and wile sitting near his counsel, Mr. Lepaugh, he evi- dently laboring under some suppressed or rising ex- citement. Mr. Beli, after the jury was sworn, proceeded to Open the case, and was commenting mm the usual Way upon the fucts as, he alleged, would appear in the evidence for the prosecution, When he was in- terrupted by the defendant, who, jumping suddenly on his feet, exclaimed, “ou area d—d liar! How much money did you make out of the business? 7’m an Englishman, and you won’t give an Ameri an’s rights,” &c. "Tne Olticer in charge at once hurried to the side of the defendant, who had by this time worked him, self into a state of great excitement, and endeavored to quiet Lag, Wut MA Yala. ‘The Court, comprenending the difficulty that Wat likely to ensue from the excitement und passion of the defendant, ordered his removal from tae court Toom im the custody of the marshal, and this being Gone, directed the case to proceed. Mr. Lepaugh here interposed, objecting to the cage being proceeded with in tie absence of the Gelendant. The deiendant, more excited than ever, suddenly drew @ small phial out of his pocket and, putting it to his mouth, actually crushed the neck of it with hus teeth. declared that he had taken poison, which he had Drought from Iudia, and that he would be dead in ten minutes. This created fresh excitement, and not a few of the spectators anxiously awaited the consummation; but the drug, or whatever it ‘Was, belied the prediction of its eiticacy, even to the end of the scene, when, haif an hour afterwards, ‘the prisoner, with his wife, was put into a carriage and driven off to the Ludiow Street Jail. The Court, being in the meantime informed of ‘What had occurred, directed an oificer of the court to summon a doctor to examine the bottle, and, if necessary and possible, to counteract the apparent suicidal imtentions of the defendant. A professional gentieman Was soon at the scene, but the wife had Outside the court room the excited man concealed the botue, and only the cork was forth. coming, and from it no dedaction could be drawn hy Udy lat it contained or what the man had swal- wed. THE FURTHRR PROCEEDINGS IN COURT. Mr. Lapaugh, on the conciusion of the opening of the Pistrict Aworney, denounced the action of the Ouliciais acting 1a the case, in bringing into court a man who was evideatly suffering from indulgence in ardent spirits, allowed hin by some of those in Charge of lim, It was clear the Man was either not in his right mind or intoxicated, Deputy Marsial Robinson, in charge of the pri- Soner, Was then called and exammed by the Court, uswering that the prisoner had been but a short tine in his charge, that he had received from ‘the Sheriff of the county of New York, and that while 4n his charge the prisoner had not drank avy intoxt. cating liquors, ‘the Court, being satisfed that the defendant was notin acondition then to be put on his trial, ad- journed the case tll cus morning. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Condemnations. Before Judge Blatchford. Judge Blatchford yesterday morning issued orders of condemnation in the foliowing cases for Violations of the Internal Revenue law:— The United States vs. 5,000 cigars, seized at No. 200 ‘Third avenue; thirty-three gross of friction matches, seized in Duane street, near Washington; five barreis distilled spirits, seized at No, 31 Beaver street; five barrels and five half barrels of distilled spirits, seized at No. 43 New screet; five barrels of distilled spirits, ed at City Hall, New York; two stills and conneo- seized at Thirty-ninth street and Ninth avenue; two stilis and connections, pipes, &c., seized at No. 26 Kast Thirty-eighth street; seven cases of tobacco, Seized at pier 21 North river; seventeen boxes of ®inokmg tobacco, seized at No. 40 Vesey street; one Bull aud fixtures, seized at Thirty-eignth street; one case and two bags and one barrel of tobacco, seized ai No. 171 avenue C, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Ten Eyck Committed for Trial. Before Commissioner Usborn. ‘The Ten Eyck bounty case was resumed yesterday morving. Mr, Francis Butler, who appeared for the defence, contended that no evidence had been presented showing that the checks were forgeries or had been stolen from the Paymaster’s Department im Wash- dngton, and that the only question to be decided was Whether the defendant had a right to know that they were fraudulent papers. ‘The Commissioner then reviewed all the evidence, and held that the checks taken from Paymaster * office belonging to L, Nathan Allen aad Gar- vot were forged checks, or the names were forged, because positive testimony had been pre- sented to that effect. He also hed thac the fact that tue defendant had been employed in the Paymaster’s and Second Auditor's departments, which had been relied on by the defence, was unfavorable to the ac- cused, as he must have been aware of the real char- acter of the transactions in which he had been en- gaged from those circumstances, He then committed Ten Eyck for trial, fixing his Dail at $2,000, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Decisions of the General Term. The following decisions were rendered by Judges Daly, Brady and Barrett, sitting at General Term:— Herman, Respondent, vs, Aaronson, Appellant.— Order amirmed. Allen, Respondent, vs, Knapp, Appettant.—Appeal from judgment of Third District Court. Afmirmed, ‘with Costs, Abel, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs, Williams, De- Fendant and Appellont.—Appeal trom Seventh’ Dis- trict Court. Judgment afirmed, with costs, Gail, Respondent, vs. Kraushaar, Appetant Appeal from judgment of Third District Court, A firined, with costs. Poerschke, Plaintiff and Appellant, vs. Kedenburg, Dejendant and Respondent,—Order made at Spec ‘Term aMirmed, with ten dollars costs. Kelly, Trustee and Respondent, &c., vs Penoyer, Appellant, Goldsmith, Plaintiff’ and Respondent, vs. The Man- hatian Gaslight Company, Defendants and Appel- dants.—Appeal from judgment of Fifth ‘sudiclat Dis. trict Court. AMirmed, with costs. Torpey, Res ‘spondent, vs, Williams and Others, Ap- pellanta—A\ tro Ms Court “amppea! from judgment of the Marine Orde Leslie vs, Leslie T confirmed. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Case of Conners, of the Broadway Police ‘ Squad. Bofore Judge Beatord. ‘The trial of Joha Conners, a member of the Broad- way squad, charged with assault and battery, was to have been resumed yesterday at one o'clock, The o , defendant and witnesses were in attend. Gece? cht Swing to the abeenoe Of the seven tnt jot Attorney, who had an important oMcial en. Phceckont clscwliere, the ‘rial Gould mos pecseen, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. Counsel for the defendant consented to the with- drawal of ajuror, and stipulated to try the case on ‘Thursday. HIRST DISTRICT C:VIL COURT. A Cotton Case, Before Judge Quinn. Dante ackerman et al. vs, N, E. Alloway.—rhis action was brought to recover the value of a baie of cotton, weighing 489 pounds, part of a lot of fifty bales which were delivered from the warehouse of the Messrs. Ackerman & Co., corner of North Moore and Washington streets, to Mr. N. E. Alloway, the defendant. it ap by the evidence that there were only forty-eight bales delivered at the store of rejected. ‘The warehouse- one for the forty-eight bales, and the plaint now brings suit to recover $158, the value of the missing bale. A large num- ber of witnesses were examined to show that the fifty bales were loaded and de- livered on the sidewaik to the defendant’s carman. Several witnesses were examined on the part of the defendant to show that there were only forty-eight bales carried away, and that the rejected bale was put back into the plaintiffs’ store. ‘The cotton was loaded by two colored men named George Wash- insta, Jr., and Albert Alloway, both of whom test- fh that only forty-eight bales were put on the carts and carried away. ‘There was evidence on the tot the plaintiif tending to snow that the first load contaiued eleven bales, which would include the disputed bale. The jury found for the defendant, SIXTH DISTRICT CIVIL COURT. Before Juage Lane. Judge Lane was occupied from nine o'clock yes terday until near two in hearing Board of Health and Corporation cases, of which there was a very heavy calendar. Now that the hot weather 18 80 near at haud the health oilicials are more than ordi narily vigilant, aud Mr, Morris, Mr, Bliss’ assistant, is prosecuting the offending parties with unrelent- ing vigor. In both elasses of cases Judge Lane im- posed tines ianging from $100 down to $10, and the day’s proceedings shouid consequently turn in o handsome suim to the City Treasury. COURT OF SPEC'AL SESSIONS. Before Judges Dowling and Kelly, The session yesterday, though unusually brief, was unusually interesting. There were twenty-four cases on the calendar, twelve being charges of petty lar- ceny, nine of assault and battery, two of malicious mischief and one of being found with burgiar’s tools. THE LAW'S DISCRIMINATION, The law is a great mstitution and its fine points most delicately drawn. Illustrative of this was the first case tried, which was that brought against two men giving their names as George Ellis and Edward Healey, who were found with a carpet bag in their possession cuntaining a pretty full assortment of burglars’ tools. Oiicer Rusher, of the Seventeenth precinct, testified that at haif-past three o’c'ock in the afternoon of the 12th instant he arrested them as they came out of Paige’s Hotel, in Spring street, “You saw tle men commit no burglary?’ the Judge asked the complaining policeman, “No, sir.” “Why did you arrest them ?”” “I saw them in the hotel drinking together, and I thought there was something suspicious both about them and the carpet baggers.”’ ae thought these carpel-baggers worth looking after “| believed them to be thieves or burglars.”” “Well, it is about the same, thieves or carpet-bag- gers; one {8 about as bad as the other.” The carpet bag and its contents were produced. Their evidence was mute but quite conclusive on the subject of the prisoners being found with burg- lars’ tools in their ssion. “T have uo doubt,” said Judge Dowling, after an examination of the contents of the bag, ‘‘that the prisoners are burglars, but they cannot be hejd go the SYdepee. The law ig explicit on the point, Ne ingfouna :* We daytime with burglar’s tools in ‘one’s possession :* 49 Violation % any law. They must be found at nigh @d near #o.2¢ house, The prisoners must be discharged.” STEALING FROM A YACHT. John Stebbins and Francis Cassily were arraigned onacharge of stealing some sabres and eyebolis from the yacht Henrietta, Stebbins pleaded guilty and Cassidy denied having had anything to do with the larceny. Captaim Martin J. Lyon, in charge of the yacht, who appeared as complainant, testifled to the loss of the property and its being found ina junk store. He also stated that Cassidy adinitted to him having stolen the articles. The evidence be- ing conclusive, Cassidy was sentenced six months to the Penitentiary and Stebbins four months, MUST HAVE BEEN A HERALD YACHTMAN. Such was the exciamatory announcement of Jud: Dowling before he got half through the case, and the observations of the Judge are generally to be relied upon as having discretion and sound commen sense as their basis. Dr. Kennith Reid, one of the subordinate physicians @ttached to that institution known as the Qui had caused the arrest of James Cody on a chai of being on board the steamer Westphalia without having any business to be there. The doctor stated that in pursuance of lis duty as a deputy Quarantine officer he boarded, on the afternoon of the 10th inst., at about half-past four o’clock, the steamer Westphalia, just arrived from Hamburg, and found the prisoner on board, not only without any justidable authority but in open and direct violation of the Quaratitine laws, in such cases particularly made and previced. ‘Do you know how Cody got on board the steamer?” asked Judge Dowling, jo, sir.’? ; “You diag gee him go on board “No, sir: he was too smart far that.’? “ee ee him come from any other vessel ?”” “No, sir. “He must have been a HERALD yachtman,” pur- sued the Judge. “That's what I suspect,” repHed the doctor. “I suspect he may have been in the HERALD employ,” continued the Judge; * but it is very pos- sible that for the sake of getting the earliest news for the HERALD he may have gone on board at Ham- burg and concealed himself in the smoke stack, The HERALD atn’t to be beat on news, you know.’? “I know that,” confessed the doctor. The law on the subject was read and counsel had something to say, and at length came the decision. “1 must dismiss the complaint and order the re- lease of the prisover,” said the Judge, “on these grounds. In the first place there is not proper dis- crimination made in the complaint between Quaran- tine and New York as a simple port of entry, ana in the second place it is not shown that the prisoner was illegally on the steamer.’’ Mr, Cody went away with head erect, a dignificd mien and a placid smile lighting up the dark shad- ows of his’ bronzed complexion, Tue doctor with- drew discomfited and disgusted, REMANDED CASES. John Steele, at the last session found guilty of stealing a march on officer Hilderbrand and beating him, was let off witn a fine of twenty-five doilars, this being the estimated damages to the epidermis and sensibilities of the wearer of municipal blue and brass buttons. Thomas Taylor, a young man found gutity of helping himself to three rolls of cotton goods in a store in Church street, had premised tes- timonials of good character, but the testimonials were not forthcoming and he was given four months to the Penitentiary. Two boys, James Cardman and Amos Stull, convicted of helping themselves to a portion of the contents of an express wagon, were let go on the intercession of their parents and pro- mise of the latter to indemnify the express company for its losses occasioned by the peculations of these youthful scions. ALLEGED SHOPLIFTING, A very nice looking young man, whose name appears on the calendar as Michael McCabe, and two young girls with hair of fascinating blonde type, were arraigned on a charge of shoplifting. Two detectives testified to following them about, and after they had gone in and come out of several stores, arresting them, An important witness was found to be wanting, and it was said he could be brought there in five minutes, The Judge waited about twenty minutes, “The court will take a recess till nine A. M. Thurs- day,’ announced Judge Dowiing. The nice young man and two blondes were re- manded to prison till the expiration of the recess. COURT CALENOARS—THS DAY. Supreme Cover.—Circuit.—Part 1—Nos. 1207, 1491, 908, 1629, 1551, 1657, 1661, 1567, 1875, 1683, 1589, 1525, 1618, 1426, 1620, 1681, "1065," 1611, 1683, 1605. Part 2—Nos. 3702, 1206, 1212, 784, 1000, 1082, 1396, 1224, 1392, 4996, 240, 1458, 1460, 1478, 1482, 1484, 1436, 1488, 1490, 1492 Part 3—Nos, 265, 1284, 824, 892, 5080, 1023, 1451, 140%, 1028, 1216, ‘1717, 1313, 1260, 792, 1097,'1306, 1239, 1299, 1341, 043, 1543, SPECIAL TERM.—Nos. 266, 257, 20044, 332, 333, 334, 897, 398, SM1, 843, 346, 92, 112, 115, 145, 326, 348, 349, 360, 140. CHAMBERS.—Reserved cases—Nos, 23, 45, 48, 51, 64, 58, 69, 70, 70%, 70%, 75, 70, 77, 86, 90, OL. Cali, 98. Screrion CovrT—TriaL Term.—Part 1—Nos. O17, 881, 269, O21, 865, 791, 860%, 773, 303, 660, 746, 653, 967, O71, 973. Part 2—Nos, 960, 786, 722, 570, 678, 66S, 970, O72, O74, UTG, 97H, O80, 982, URE, CoMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM.—Part 1—Nos. 690, 586, 925, 488, 676, 687, 372, 635, 450, 316, 688, 470, 640, 1203. Part 2—Nos. S22, 162, 641, 193, 194, 544, 444, 517, 638, 643, 373, 446, 1934, 304, 68, CoURT OF GENERAL Sessions.—The People vs. Mary Reed, grand larceny; Same vs. Samuel er, and larceny; Same vs. Charles Davis, attempt at od larceny; Same vs. Joseph Driscoll, larceny; Same vs. Dominicus Strasser, receiving stolen i Same ve. Gustavus Dusquesne, obtaining is by faise pretences; Same vs. Patrick Hanley, burglary. CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tas Weatner.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty- four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HeRaLD building, Broadway, corner of = street:— >> 38 » 69. 12 ‘Average temperature, yesterday Corresponding day,’ Inst year, “ tee AMERICAN GROGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL So0- clETY.—On Thursday evening, at eight o'clock, this society will hola their annual meeting and election of oflicers at Cooper Institute. Mr. William ii, Ox- den, a gentleman t ly acquainted with the whole tustory of the Pacific Katlroad, will then read @ paper on origin and progress of that road. Tue FUNERAL oF THE LaTs Rurus L. Lorp.— The funeral services of the late Rufus L. Lord, the well known banker, took place yesterday at St. John’s Episcopal ehurch, Varick street. Dr. Weston, of St. Jolin, oulciated, assisted by Dr. Morgan, of st’ Thomas, and Mr. Cook, of St. John. The music was furmshed for the occasion by Dr. Peck. Many dis- tnguished business men were present, THe HELL Gare DROWNING CasUALTY—INvesTI- GATION CONCLUDED.—The imvestigation before Coro- ner Schirmer in the case of Jeremiah Flaherty, late of 38 Hamilton street, who was drowned by the up- setting of a small boat in Hell Gate, on Sunday af- ternoon, by being run down by the steamtug KR. 8. Carter, was concluded yesterday afternoon, at the Coroner’s office, No. 11 old City Hall. The jury re- turned a verdict of death by accidental drowning. THe James Sip CaSUALTY.—The man run over in James slip by a team of horses attached to a truck, driven by Luzerne Stewart, but owned by J. N. Manning, of pier 35 East river, 1s supposed to have been James West, late a resident of Water street. ‘The occurrence is believed to have been acciaental; but oiticer Buckley, of the Fourth precinct, having arrested the driver, be is detained to await the re- sult of an inquisition which Coroner Schirmer will hold to-day. FURTHER CHANGES IN THE UNITED StaTEs MAR- SHAL’s OFFICE.—Wiliam H. Thompson, First Dep- uty Marsbal, Frederick A. Thompson, Chief Clerk in the Marshal’s office, and Thomas H. Sease and Rob- ert Patterson, Deputy Marshals, have all resigned their positions under Marshal Barlow. With the ex- ception of the appointinent of John E. Dowley to fill one of the vacant Deputy Marshalshins, no ap- pointment has been made to fill the vacancies occa- sioned by the above resignations. Drownine Cases.—The body of an unknown man Was yesterday found floating in the dock foot of Dey street, North river. Deceased was about five feet seven inches in height and wore dark vest and pants, plaid shirt, but was minus a coat. The body was much decomposed. Coroner Schirmer was notified. The same coroner was called to Lold an inquest on the body of a man, whose name is unknown, which was found floating in the water foot of Stanton Street, East river, Deceased had on dark clothes, and had been apparently a laborer. THE CONJUNCTION OF MaRs.—At fifteen minutes to eight o’clock last evening the planet Mars was jess than two diameters of our satellite on the nortn- west. Between the parailei of latiiude thirty-two degrees south of the equator and the parallel of thir- ty-uuve degrees north, this pianet was occulted by the moon, the eclipse occurring at sreneenine Minutes after tive o’clock, New York time. The lu- bar star Kegulus was also less than two degrees west of the moon. Thus the trio formed a triangie, the shortest side being that from the planet to the moon. THE POLICE CEMETERY.—An association, whose Particular province it will be to take care of and manage all the business connected with the ar- rapgements of that part of the Cypress Hilis set aside for the burial of policemen. was formed yester- day at Police Head au aTicrs It consists of the Board of Police Commissioners, the Superintendent, the inspectors and captains of the various precincts, The treasurer of the Police Department will be the treasurer of the association. esolutions were passed ordering @ monument to be erected on the mound in the centre of the police lots, the monu- ment to be in metal, on @ base of stone, representing a policeman at ‘parade rest.” Tue statue wil be of heroic size. FREE BaTus.—The next public meeting to discuss the question of free bathing places in the city will take place on the 26th inst., at St. John’s Methodist Episcopal church, West Fifty-third street. All per- sons aré invited to present their views in public discussion tg Jocation, construction, main- | tenance and tion ¥ seit water baths at sundry points on the Kast and Hudson rvers, of fresh and salt water baths at the Park, and of warm and cold water baths at other places in New York city, and of a grand union bathing establishment, on Governor’s Island, for the cities of New York and Brooklyn. Fifty thousand dollars of the tax levy are for the immediate erection of two free floaung baths—one on the East river and one on the Hudson river. All persons wil be permitted to use the same without charge, under suitable regulations, SINGULAR RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—On Sunday last, ateleven A. M., as car No. 38 of the Belt Railroad was at the depot in Tenth avenue, near Fifty-fourth street, a singular accident occurred, which should servé as a warning to patrons of the city railroads. ‘The car, which at the time contained about twenty- five had just arrived from down town, and was detained until another car from the same direction came up with more passengers, who crowded and filled tiorm of the first one. The car then , and when near Fity-fourth street the passengers were alarmed with cries from the outside of “Uh! my foot; stop the car.” The car being stopped, it was discovered that an unfortunate man was pinioned to the step of the car with the taper end ol @ railroad switch through the lower part of his leg. After a short time he was leased from his painful position and humanely car- by two men somewhere for surgical aid. Mayor Hatt on Doos.—Mayor Hall has sent to the Metropolitan Board gf Hegitn a letter, stating that upon the Consideration of the third section of the act Of Apri! 19, 1866, amending section twelve of an act of February 26, 1866, to create a metro) litan district, &c., he was clearly of the opimion that the Mayor is’ prohibited from exercising any autho- pd previously conferred by the ordinances of city in the “Provision Concerning Dogs.” and that whatever powers exist on that subject de- volve upon the Board of Health. As the seagon is approaching when it is usual for the Mayor to issue @ proclamation and reward for the appreliension of dogs running af large, he deemed it proper, in order that the board might be able to take such steps in the matter 9s they might deem necessary and appro- priate, to inform them as to his views upon the sub- fac that he did not expect to take any action ¢ premises. “SWORDS AND SWORDSMANSHIP.”’—A lecture upon this subject was announced for delivery last evening at Steinway Hall by Matthew J. O'Rourke. The ad. vertisement stated that the lecture would be given under the auspices of disiinguished officers of the reguiar and volunteer service, and that it would be closed by @ trial of skill between Mr. O'Rourke and one of the best swordsmen in the United States, The attendance was very smali, and the lecturer apologized to the audience for thé necessary omission of the trial of skill, owing to the fact that the gentieman who was to have assisted in it was unable to be present. Under the circumstances he suggested the advisability of the persons present leaving the hail and receiving their money at the Lox office. AS a few persons rewained after this reque.t, Mr. O'Rourke spoke for some three-quarters of an hour, upon matters indirectly connected with his subject. Tue DEFRAUDED SOLDIERS’ ASSOCTATION.—A regular fortnightly meeting of this association took place last night at No, 113 Bowery, the President, George J. Green, presiding, and Henry J. Smith act- ing as Secretary. The object of the association is to take up the cause of soldiers who have been defrauded of their bounties, It is pro- cs to prosecute Mr. Van Dyke, of the Sub- 1 ury office, for having paid checks on improper endorsements, The case of William Finiey, whose bounty, it is claimed, was paid to unauthorizea parties, is to be made @ test case. A law in 1857 provides that all powers of attorney most be freely made and executed and in the presence of two attesting witnesses, alter the allowance of the claim or issue of the warrant jor the payment thereof. It is claimed that the powers of at- torney on Which many bounties were paid were dated before the making of the claim, and therefore within the Fag Smad of the law fraudulent, ana that by virtue of the fraudulent pees of attorney the checks were endorsed on which the money was paid. The asso- ciation claim to be pt jing advisediy, having con- sulted with eminent counsel. The regular counsel of the association is Mr. Charles 8. Spencer. All persons are eligible for membership who ha ght to complain of in the matter of the collection of their bounties. An initiation fee of twenty-five cents and monthly sums of fifty ceats are required; but in case these dues should be a hardship in any individual case they will be remitted. ‘The design of the association is to make the righting of the wrongs of the soldiers @ common cause. There was @ good attendance last night, but no business was transacted beyond the receiving of new members, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, BURGLARY IN HENRY STREET.—A young woman named Pauline Weber was yesterday arraigned be- fore Justice Mansfield, at Essex Market Police Court, charged with having burgiartously entered the shawl and mantle wareroom of Mrs. Amelia Rosenthal, at No. 208 Henry street, and with having stolen there- from a silk dress and silk basque, valued at $155. From the statement of the compiainant it appears that yesterday afternoon she was sieeping in a back room and heard footsteps in the showroom. As the door had been careruly” locked before Mrs. Rosen- thal Aye to sleep, she wondered who was in the room, When she went in to see abe found the eS in the room with the on her arm. uline Was held in $2,000 bail to answer, ALLEGED BREACH OF Trest.—Edward H. Brie, broker at No, 48 Broad street, was yesterday ar- raigned at the Tombs on @ charge of making wrong- ful disposition of 867 shares of Cairo City stock, of the value of $3,000, under the following circum- stances:—Hiram Ketchum, lawyer, at No, 29 William street, wished to raise $1,600 on this stock, and for this Cy deposited the same with Mr. brie, who Eten a Sota of Seca em loan, "wi ai vane to oo Serer tener ae Cees es ee = 4 ment on the former having been stopped.” Tey ae: cused, who denies the charge preferred against him, gave bail in $3,000 beiore Justice Hogan to answer the charge. THB URNTRAL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD BOND ROB- BERY.—In this case, in which, as will be remem- bered, William Morris and Warren N, Herrick are charged with having received with a guilty knowl a portion of $13,000 worth of Cen- tral Pacific Ratlroal bonds, the property of Dr. McKelvey, of Trenton, N. J., Wh ood a cee enn Pee ee, vi 0 bef the Tombs rollee Court. "The ‘trst ‘amdavit, at of Dr. vey, mainiy recites the fact of the robbery, the numbers of the stolen bonds and their identitica- tion, The second and only remaiming affidavit is that of detective pase, ving the "details of the arrest of the acc ana their alleged efforts to negotiate the same. No new facts was given ad- ditional to that published in the detailed aceount of the affair published in the HeRALD directly succed- ing the arrest of the accused. ALLEGED HOM:CIDE. A City Marshal Fatally Beaten in the Dis- charge of His Duty—Several Persons Are rested—Investigation Before Coroner Schire mer. Some years ago the office of Constable in this city was abolished by the Legislature, and in ite stead that body passed a bill for the appointment by the Mayor and Board of Supervisors of City Marshal. Among the first appointments under the new bill was Mr. Alexander Lippmann, recently residing at No. 417 Sixth street. Mr. Lippmann was an energetic and fearless officer in the discharge of his duties, In the execution of which many matters of an unpleasant character fell to his lot. Owing to his anexpected death on Monday evening, from the effects of al- leged violence while in the performance of a legiti- mate duty, the greatest excitement prevails among the people of hts nationality on the east side of the city. It appears that on the 28th ultimo he was entrusted with a dispossession warrant issued from Judge Gates’ civil court, No. 163 East Houston. ‘street, for the ejection of a man named Freund from the premises No. 180 Orchard street. The business having been performed he leit the house, but, re- turning soon afterwards, found several persons engaged in a quarrel. He interfered to quell the disturbance, aud in doing so Was struck on the head with a billet of wood, alleged to have been in the hands of a man named Jutty, knocking him to the pavement in a state of inseusibility. The marshal was conveyed home and attended by Drs. Kammerer and Krackowitzer, un- der whose treatment he partially revived, and at in- tervals up to avout the Ist instant was able to be up and about the house. He was then taken worse, and continued to fail gradually up to eight o’clock on Monday evening, when death en- sued, Subsequent to the assault, Freund, whom Marshal Lippmaim had ejected from the premises No, 180 Orchard street, and several others alleged to have been engaged in the fatal affray, were arrested by Captain Mount, of the Seventeenth precinct, ana the officers of his command; but it is said Jutty, who struck the fatal blow, made bis escape and has not yet been arrested. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Schirmer being notfled of the death of marshal Lipmapn, pro- ceeded to his late residence and empauelled a jury, who took a view of the body. Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman and the physicians who attended deceased previous to bis death were to make a post-mortem examination on the , When the cause of death would be positively determined. In all probability death resulted from compression of inflammation of the brain. The further investigation of the case was adjourned till to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at ten o'clock, at the Caroper’s ofiice, City Hail. The deceased was forty-four years of age and a native of Germany. He has left a widow and one child, besides hosts of other relatives and friendg, to mourn his violent death. In the execution of his orticial duties Marshal Lippmann exercised great prudence and judginent, and was ever mindful of the wants and wishes of the poorer classes witn whom he was brought in contact. The assauit which resulted in his death is represented as having been malicious, brutal and perfectly unprovoked. During his resi- dence in this country deceased had acquired a hand- some littie Jortune of about $50,000. UNSAFE BUILDINGS. The following buildings have been reported to the Superintendent, Mr. James Macgregor, as unsafe, during the past week, and the necessary noticrs served on their proprietors;— Report No. 125—Rear, one story frame build/.ng, situated at 442 West Twenty-fifth strect, souch #1de; foundation wail in rear of stables falling down, rear part of stable buiged ten inches and liable to ‘all at any moment; should be taken down. Owner, R. Brown. Report No. 126—House No. 52 West Twenty-fourth street, vouth side; rear wall cracked and iv a dam- sndition. Owner, Mr. John H. McCv.nn. oy = az Bones No. 60 [Be hit on aod south side; easter! part: above an unsafe condition aud Mable to fall over on tha rool of ad. joming house. Owner, F. Bader. Report No. 128— House 746 Greenwict. street, west f sgttlea, cracked and bulged, Qwuer, John 8S. Stiger, : at gue Report No. 1209—Hotisé No. 44 Foutth street, south side; front and rear walls buigea and cracked; also the party walls, between Nos. 44 and 46, are badly cracked from settiement. Owaet, Henry Harrisson. Report No. 130—House No, 194 Greene street, east side; chimney above roof in an unsafe and danger- ous condition, Owner, C. V. S. Roosevelt, SEWARD AND WASHBURNE. Letter from William H. Seward—At Home After Twenty YearsKnows Nothing of PoliticsLooks Forward to a Visit to Mexico. AUBURN, March 19, 1869, My Estremep Mr. ****:—I thank you for your kind letter of the 20th of February last. It is par- ticularly valuable to me because it permits me to Judge of the degree of exactness contained in the rumors which are communicated to us with regard to the late insurrection at Puebla. Always hoping for the restoration of the republic, under the admin istration of President Juarez and what you have done in this important work, I found myself called upon on every occasion and everywhere to quiet those who sympathize with us but who vaci- late in consequence of the news, always exagger- ated, which We press and the telegraph communi- cate to Us. Your jetter found me in my home after twenty years’ absence therefrom. If ai any time you should leave Mexico 1t would give me much pleasure to re- ceive you here again, and it would also gratily me to recetve any one Whom the President or Mrs. Juarez should be pleased to send. I know nothing of the policy of the new adminis- tration wit regard to Mexico, and for the present, at least, shail avoid inquiring into it. Nevertheless, 1 expect that the condition of things consequent upon the change of public oflicers will prevent any notable change therein, I find it thoroughly, absolutely, impossible to visit Mexico this year, forlam so engaged in changing our residence to Auburn that I have had to deter it ull later. 1 beg you to continue your correspondence, which is as useful for our country as for yours. 1 am sin- cerely, &c. W. H. SEWARD. Letter from E. B. Washburne=His Interest in Mexic: Affairs—Opinion of President Grant's C inet. WASHINGTON, March 12, 1869. . * - * * * . * I had the pleasure to receive your letter dated the uth of last month, You may be sure that I have Jearned with pleasure that the affairs of your coun- try in general are prospering. You know the in- terest which I have always had therein, and the satisfaction which it has been for me to know that a country is happy and prosperous. You will have kLown of my appointment as Secretary of State, bat the condition of my health is such that T am compelied to say to the President that it will not be possible for me to perform my duties in a manner convenient for the public Interests and saustactory to myself. He has accepted iy resignation and has nominated me as Minister to France, which charge I shall accept ana shall sail within five or six weeks, I shall be pleased to receive letters from you tm that country. The President has now organized his Cabinet def- nitely, and I believe it will merit the confidence of the country. The President himself enjoys perfect health and is at the height of the position which you and I hoped. Present my respects to President Juarez. I am, very sincerely, KE. B, WASHBURNE, DESTRUCTION OF THE ST#AMER YI CoNFIRMED AND THE LOSS OF FOUR OF Hen CREW.—It will be readily remembered that the New Yo HrraLp contained a detatied description of the destruction of this snip by fire in the river La Plata on the night of March 13, and as the HERALD was the only paper which had the news some doubts were entertained concerning it. We are pained to announce that the news i fully confirmed in ail its details. This fine ee ve hey in East tn by Messrs, ay jus at an expense }200,000, was burned to the water's edge on the night of March 13, and four men of her crew perished inher. Among them was Mr. kverett Cottin of Nantucket, @ young man of about twenty-tive = of He served his time as a machinist with esers. McKay & Aldus, and went in the Yias an oiler, We knew him and can C4 that he was a young man of much promise, upright tn all his deal- moral and upward in the world. ings, well educated, strictly Pape y icket, but he has 13 mi jantu e two brothers and several other friends who now reside in East Boston. Those who worked with him speak of him with feelings of deep sympathy, for he was ry it favorite with his fellow workmen. We have yet heard the names of those who perishea with him, and do not even know whether they were Americans; but this we may safely say—that they have left behind some one who loved them, and who are, therefore, entitied to our ayvapathy.—Bos’on Traveller, May 18. WASHINGTON. WasHINGTON, May 18, 1869. Settlement of the Greek-Turke Question— Note from the Grand Vizier Upon the De- cision of the Paris Conference. The oMcial Red Book, published by the Sublime Porte, has just appeared. From it is selected the following document, the existence of which has been contested by the journals of Europe:— SuBLIME PorTE, Jan. 24, 1869. THe GRAND Viziex, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SUBLIME PORTE aT Paris, LONDON, VIENNA, BERLIN, ST. P ETERS- Sin—tne condaence which lence which our august sovere} reposed in the equity and disinterestedness of the great Powers in aahering, without the least hesita- ion, to the reunion of a conterénce to consider our differences with Greece, has been fully justified The judgment which this diplomatic Arco) unanimously rendered is @ reconsecration the sound principles of morals and law. 1t demonstrates to the sae of the entire world that justice is yet sufficiently powerful not to permit mere ambition to trouble the peace of neighbot States. By order of his Imperial ity 1 invite you to express tothe Cabinet of his Majesty the most sin- cere thanks of the Sublime Porte for the efficacious ration he has been pleased to lend to the pacific solution of a conflict which we have done everything to avoid, and which Greece has sought by all means to embitter and prolong, ‘The it conduct of Greece, and the conciu- sion of the proclamation addressed to the Hel- lenic people by the new Ministry, are not such as to inspire us withgreat confidence in our future relations with Greece. A vigi- lant surveillance on the part of the Great Powers a) pears to us indispensable to insure the reality of the prouines Greece has been obliged to make to the vonference of Paris. In thus expressing ourselves we intend no complaints by anticipation. We protest against all suspicions of an arrvere pensee in regard to the kingdom of Greece. It will find the imperial government always ready to do everything com- patible with its rights and dignity to maintain auicabie relations, Nothing will be done on our part to disturb that good harmony which it dnly depends on Greece to establish between the two countries, What we de- sire is to announce now—which the proclamation spoken of above necessitates—tnat if, to speak frankly, Greece, notwithstanding her engagements, begins to follow again the same line of couduct which almost compromised the peace of Europe, the responsibility for the consequences of such a State of things Will rest entirely with her, We will not tolerate, in any case, that the Hellenic govern- ment, under the mask of revolutionary commit- tees, shail continue an endeavor to mislead the minds of our Greek populations, to give to the eyes of Kurope the appearance of coming to the “aid of coreligionists, who groan under the yoke of the Turks.’ Our Greek populations only ask to be let alone and to develop their well-being. They are more and more convinced that the equality of the different races that people Turkey is henceforth the fundamental law of the empire—exemplilied every day in proofs that are notorious. Our august master has more than once proclaimed this great principle, and watches himseif, without ceasing, the realization of ress, It 1s not necessary to insist upon the truth of what T advance; facts suificiently attest it, Receive, &c., LI. The Busteed Investigation Committee. Five members of the House Judiciary Committee, Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Eldridge, Davis and Loughridge, met here vo-day, in accordance with a resolution of the House allowing them to sit during the recess in the case of Judge Busteed, which was under investigation at the close of the last Congress. W.E. Chandler, of the counsel for Busteed, appeared and maden argument on the merits of the case as developed by the evidence taken during the Fortieth Congress. After this the question before the com- mitwee was whether they should decide the case upon the testimony already before them or go on and take further evidence? The members of the committee, especially those who were not members of the Fortieth Congress, were averse to any action at present, because they did not know the character of the evidence taxen, and wanted time to examine it, Without coming to any conclusion the committee adjourned until to- morrow. Should the committee determine to take further testimony it is thought they will proceed to Montgomery, Als., to do it. Reissue of Bonds Destroyed by Accident. ‘The Secretary of the Tseasury is constantly receiv- ing letters from persons who have lost bonds by sea, fire or other destructive elements, asking that new ones be issued to take their place. To ail such he replies that the department has no authority to do 80, and they must seek for relief from Congress. Payment of Stolen Bonds Stopped. The directors of the Beneficial Savings Soctety of jadelphia, an institution which was robbed sons sme af having satisfied the Trea- sury Department fhat they had m_ their custody certain United Stateg bonds at the time of the Jrobbery, which were abstractea with the other valuables, the Secretary has directed the Register of the Treasury tq enter caveats, 80 a8 to prevent the bonds {rom being negotiated by parties other than those to whom they belong. It is thought that in this way thf bonds may be recovered. Complicated State of Affairs in the Treasury Department. Affairs in the Treasury threaten to become rather mixed. There are so many new and inexperienced hands employed that mistakes are daily occurring and the business in consequence getting mixed up. Afew days ago the diseovery was made that one clerk was receiving three different salartes—one of $1,800, another of $1,200 and another of §1,000 per year, though the law expressly forbids anything of the kind, This happened, of course, through care- lessness in auditing accounts. Reorganization of the Patent Office. Notaces of the dismissal of some forty clerks be- longing to the Patent Office were prepared to-day and will reach their victims to-morrow. No one tn the office knows who the unlucky clerks are except Commissioner Fisher himself and the gentleman who prepared the notices, and consequenuy there exists the greatest anxiety among all the attachés to learn the names on the black list. Mr. Fisher seems determined to make @ thorough reorganization of his ofice, and is going to work with immense vigor, Appointments by the President. The President to-day appointed Albert Sigel, of Missouri, Recorder of Land Titles for Missouri, and Gustave Javecki United States Consal at Altona. Trensurer of the San Francisco Mint. It has been concluded to appoint Cyrus A. East- man, of San Francisco, Assistant Treasurer of the United States and Treasurer of the branch mint in that city. General Dent Becoming Belligerent. General Dent, of the White House, is becoming ill- humored at the late amusing references to his dis- charge of the duties of usher-in-chief. He now threavens to hari all guilty correspondents out of the window in case of any future offences. Baltimore and Bremen Mails. The Postinaster General to-day directed the mails to be sent by the Bremen line of steamers from Bal- timore direct to Bremen. The service is fortnightly each way. The steamer will leave Baltimore to- morrow with the mails for the first time, The matis in other parts of the country will be forwarded un- der the existing arrangement. In addiuion to local correspondence, such other mail matter will be sent as may be specially directed. Velocipede Exhibitions Taxable. The acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue de- cides that velocipede rinks are liable for the spectal tax on exhibitions, and on the gross receipts from such exhibitions the same as theatres; bat that tuition fees received from scholars and receipts from strangers and for the incidental use of velocipedes are not liable to be returned in such gross receipts. THE DYER COURT OF INQUIRY wveetigat on inte the Accusations of the Senate CommitteeAcquittal of Gene eral Dyer. Wasntnerton, D. C., May 18, 1969, The Dyer court of inquiry convened in Washing- ton on the 9th of November last, and was composed ot Major Generals George fH. Thomas and Hancock, Brigadier and Brevet Major Generals A. H, Terry and Hoit—the last named Judge Advocate General. They proceeded to examine into the nature of the transactions of Brigadter and Brevet Major General Dyer, Chief of Ordnance, and the accusations against that officer contained in the report of the joint select committee on ordnance of the Senate and House of Represontatives, submitted to the Senate on July 17, 1868, The deliberations of the court extended over @ period of many months, and the testimony taken makes a closely printed record of about @ thousand pages. The greatest latitude was allowed the ac- cusers to produce both oral and documentary evi- dence in support of their charges. They were per- mitted to appear and to be represented by counsel, Several of them Were also heard as witnesses in sup. port of the all jons, and, it is believed, that no evidence Cpe excluded from the con- sideration of the court whieh couid possibis have shed any light upon the question involved. or which would have aifected the decision a te npm9 The case ny subin tted — 4 parties. The court say they the subject a full and thorough investigation and sube mit their conciusions, Keferring to the evidence that Geueral Dyer said he was entitled to oe the Dickenson and Zare sheil, the court ve the expression was not made with the expectation of deriving any pecuniary profit by that association. He never took out a patent for it. There ig no evi- dence that he ever received any pecuniary advan- tage from it, and the court 1s satisfied that he has not. They further say that his motive in making the remark was either the pride of an inventor or @ desire to protect the interests of the United States, In reference to the charge that the displacement of General Ramsey, as Chief of Ordnance, and the appointment of General Dyer to that oitice, had begp rocured by an intrigue, the court say it is clear em that the appointment was unsolioited by Gen- eral Dyer and was not controlied by any outside influence, but was alone determined by the convic- tions entertained by + Lincoln, Secre*ary Stanton and Assistant Secretary of War Watson a3 to his peculiar fitness tor the position, As to the charge that General Dyer was guilty of wilful misrepresentation and falseliood in claim! to be the firat inventor of the plau of casting metal sabots on the iron bodies of projectiles, the court say, from the _ evideice resented, that they are of the opinion that Gen- eral Dyer was not the first person to propose that plan, but that, although not the tirst inventor, he was an inventor of it, and that he was the first per- son to recommend its use by the Ordnance Depart- ment. The court discover 10 the testimony no ground for questioning his good faith and sincerity im making the claim of originality of invention. The various charges against Dyer are noticed in their respective order. The court vindicate him from all of the accusations concerning projectiles, arms, wilful Ar eae ‘of a portion of the record in relation to ng, reports, &c, Tue report covers 1,800 printed pages. The opinion of the court was promulgated in gen- eral orders from the War Department, which is that “no further pi ings are necessary in the matter of the complajnts against brigadier and brevet Major General A. B, Dyer, Chiel of Ordnance, in his administration of the Ordnance Department, as contained in the report of the joint select committee on ordnance, and the testimony accompanying the same, reported to the Senate of the United states, July 17, 1568.7 The report of the court and the opinion above quoted were approved aud contirmed by the President, The court of inquiry was accord- ingly dissolved. SU\DAY SCHUOL UNION. Celebration of the Fifty-third Anniversary of the New York Sunday School Missionary Union. The various Sunday schools composing this union met yesterday at a quarter past two o'clock P. M. and celebrated its fifty-third anuiversary at the fol- lowing places:— German Presbyterian charch, Montgomery sireet— 0. C. Morse, committee; Sclovis Nos. 20, 56, 61, 69, 113, 156. Spring Street Presbyterian ciurch—Joho Morse, committee; Nos. 25, 30, 35, 57, 5s, 66, 108, 130. Manhattan Reformed church, avenue B and Filth street—Samuel Raynor, committee; Nos. 44, 53, 93, 157, 162, First Presbyterian church—Lau-~ mer Bailey, committee; Nos. 27, 49, 106, 132, 139 Fourwenth Street Presbyterian cnurch— Charles Fanning, committee; “Nos. 47, 60, 83, 84, 177, 186, 208. German Evangelical church— F. W. Foeiler, committee; No. 140, Bapust Taber- nacle—William Kemp, committe; Nos. 11, 109, 176. Olivet chapel—Henry Boak, committee; Nos, 59, 146. Seventh avenue m'ssion—Dwigut Baker, committee; Nos. 127, 163, Scotch Presbyterian charch- Riddie, Jr., committee; Nos. 5, 14, 52, 81, 118; also church school and mission. Mercer street Presby- terian church—Thomas Bond, committee; Nos. 4, 24, 80, %, 172, 221, English Lutheran ’church— P. P. Keller, committee; Nos. 92, 102, 103, 114. Fourth avenue Presvyterian — chureh— Ralph Weils, committee; Nos. 9, 42, 45, 67, 86, 188, North West Reformed church—Floyd Clark- gon, committee; Nos, 25, 36, 39, 74, 88, 120, Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church—Richard Amer- man, committee; Nos. 19, 28, 29, #2, 65. Keformed church, Thirty-fourth street and Eiguth avenue— Wilitam Carr, M. D., committee; Nos. 8, 50, 117, 202 and Friends Mission, Thirty-third street. Madison square missione—David Westmore, committee; No. 17. Brick Church mission—Joln E. Parsons, com- mittee; Nos. 3, 207. Knox Memorial chapel—E. 8B. Monroe, committee. Broadway fabernacie church— Caleb B. Knevals, committee; Nos. 26, 58, 54, 151, 191, 203, West Presvyterian church—D. A. iald- win, M. D., committee; Nos. 38, 64, 70, 75, 128. Fortieth street Presbyteran church—B. B, Atter- bury, committee; Nos. 4, 8. liz. @rotestant bpis- copal chapel, Eleventh avenue and Fifty-secoud street—Rev. T. F. Caskey, committee; No, 155. Presbyterian church—J. Q. Adawis, committee; Nos. 40, 124, 166, 204. Immanuel chapel, Bioomingdale— Irah Chase, committee: Nos. 31, 82, 99, 115, 165, House of Industry—S. B. Halliday, committee; No. 141; Juvenile Asylam—R. P. Perry, M. D., com- mittee; No. 201. North Reformed Dutch church— Rev. George Hatt, committee; Nos. 2, 10, 12, 37, 122, 134. Presbyterian church (Allen street)}—E. P. Tib- balls, committee; Nos. 18, 22, 86, 46, 68, 96. York- ville—George W. eale, committee; Nos, 72, 116, 159. H. Burr, committee; Nos. 34, 63, 78, 76, 87, 101, 123, 126, 15%, 195. Morrisania ana TremonteJ, Archibald, committee; Nos. 95, 133, 148, 154, 167, 200, 220. The exercises consisted princtpally of singing, and began simultaneously in the different churbes at half-past two o’clock. They lasted about an hour and a half. A tew addresses were delivered. After, the exercises were over a bountiful supply of cakes, candies, ice cream, oranges, &c., was distributed to the youngsters, who evinced the most lively satis- faction thereat. The committee of arrangements consisted of sheophilus A, Brouwe7, Chairman Itab Chase, S. H. Burr, R. P. Perry, &. D.; J. Cleveland Pyrd . " i The evening exercises were he'd at the Re- formed Dutch church on the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street. Rev. Isaac Ferris, D. D., LL. D., president of the Union, presided. The orde1 of exercises Was as follows:—Hymn, “Outside the Gate,” by a choir of children: prayer a the Rev. Dr. Darling; annual report, read by P. H. Vernon, correspon secretary; address by Rey. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D.; anniversary hymn, “Love the Lord:” anniversary -hymn, “vb, Bless the Lord;’? address by Rev. Stephen H. Tynug, Jr.; anniversary hymn (as Doxology), “Glory to tue Father; bene- diction; election of oMcers aud managers for the ensuing year. The annual report states that nearly 4,000 Sunday school teachers have labored during the past year for the religious culture and couversion of moro than 41,000 children in tae New York Sunday School and Missionary Union; that 2,348 children have been introduced into the Sunday schools, 367 adults have been persuaded to atiend church, and 498 conver- sions have taken place. The number of schvols con- nected with the New York Union at the date of the report is 155; 135 being located im_ this city and Ofty in tts — vicinity. Forty- five theological ‘students have been employed during the year a8 missionaries; three lady Bible readers have gone around from house to house, preaching the gospel, and the German missionary of the Union, Mr. Schaffer, had accot ished a great deal, The student missiouaries and Bible readers made over 30,000 visits to families, sought out 2,900 children who had been marked as absentees, and distributed 27,571 tracts. Mr, Schafer has dis- tributed 16,000 tracts, two-thirds of which were furnished by the New York City Mission, The excellent service rendered by lady Bible readers was dwelt upon. Sixteen of the sclovls of the Union employed missionaries, who gave the whole or @ greater portion of their time to minis- tering to the famiies represented in the Sunday schools. Thirty-three prayer meetings bad been con- ducted through the year in the various Sunday schools and tenement houses. Keading and cotee rooms had been opened in connection with afew of the schools, at which voffee and ampie food were furnished, The benefit of such rooms in connection with missionary ch: at which papers, magazines and periodicals could be ob- tained, was calculated to counteract the evil influences of billiard and drinking suloons. The building of one hundred mission homes in the southern portion of the city and along the river is advocated. A Sunday school teachers’ read- ing room had been opened, under the direction of the executive committee, for the purpose of furnish- ing @ place for the conference of Sunday seiooi la- borers from all parts of the country aud for tie ex~ amination of every paper, periodical and book relating to Sunday schools, The reading room |# at present located at No, 7 Bible House. ‘The loss sas ined by the death of John I. Sprague and Richard H, Pardee alluaed to. The following oficers were élected:—President, Rev. Isaac Ferris, D. D.; Vice Presidents, M. C. Mor- an, J. W. C, Leveridge, Albert Woodraf, Peter haieu, B. Batterbury, G. $. Scofeid; Corresponding Secretary, P. Harwood Vernon; Kecording Secretary, Charles M Earle; Managers, Thomas Bond, Geut Beale, H. Brewster, T. A. Brouwer, S. Hi. Burr, J. C: Cady, Jer, Chase, ‘C. Fanning, A.'S. Jewell, Wile liam Kemp, W. B. Kline, J. W. Lester, Willtam iF, Lee, Ralph Wells, R. P. Perry, Samuel Raynor, J. Finley Smith, A. P. Stoke, D. N. Steiger, William Taylor, J. H, Herrick, E. E. Wilder, A. ©. Wood, A. 3 Sullivan, John Archibald. AQUATIC, Hudson Amateur Rowing AssocintionAnnual Review and Regaita, The annual review and regatta of this association will take place to-morrow, cn the Hudson river, opposite the Elysian Fields. The following clubs will take partin the review:—Atalanta, Waverley, Gulick and Columbia, of New York; Hudson. of Jersey City; Atiantic, of Hoboken; Vesper, of kors,’and Mutual, @€ Albany. After the review n single scall race, over the three mile will take place, with the following entries:— the Ai She prize of the rs e pi of the it race Will be a beautiful vase, valued at $275. The prize in the ae ‘Will be $60, Bot! rizes are given David Banks, Jr. e races will be pulled in teen feet working boats. “A steamboat will accom- W the contestants over the course, the of Christoplier street at one o'clock P.