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NEW YORK CITY. ‘THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CincUT COUNT. ‘The Alleged McHenry Perjury Cuse. Before Judge Benedict. Fhe United States vs. Jonn D. McHenry.—The trial ‘@f this case was resumed yesterday. William Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, @allea by the defence, testified that he was retained by Pike to effect the release of Pike’s establishment gnde settlement of the charges made against him Collector Bailey; that ne was retained on account bs fi experience in legal points touching the inter- nal revenue service; that the matter was settled by Pike paying $70,000 tnto court, through him (wit- new), ‘and that he (witness) never any govern- ment official anytning to have either this or any other matter settied. Several meaneaes were then called, who uniformly that McHenry’s character was good, John W. Goodwin, captain of this port, called by the defence, not ouly sestified to McHenry’s good character, but algo testiffed that, so far as he knew, the repatation of Mr. Harland was bad, and he ‘would not believe him under oath in a case involy- ing his reputation and interest. forris Augerstein, cailed by the government, tes- tifled that he had heard Metenry, shortiy after the latter had been discharged from the internal reve- mune service, say that he would break the bead of that departinent if ie was not reinstated, ‘The case wiil be resuined this morning. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Habers Corpus in the Depew Case. Lefore Judge Blatchford. It wili be remembered that one of the last acts of ex-President Johnson was to pardon Jacob and Moses Lepew, father and son, who had been con- jcled of rescuing seized whiskey from the custody ‘of internal revenue oificera, Jacob had becn sen- tenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined $500, and Doses to one yea.s’siniprison:neat and fined one dol- Jar. ‘The parton had not reached the Depews at the rant was inaugurated, and he it. Yo lost the power of Prest- w, Co revoke & pardon under n@ question is Lo be brought beiore Judge Btatenford toy decision, Mr. Clarence A. Seward, of counsel for the Depews, has obtained a writ of fiabeas corpus, returnable in a few days, requiriys iegal cause to be shown why the Depews are detaned in custody, and the matter wil be arjcued vefore Judge Biatchford on the return being made, time when President USTED STATES WSTRET COUAT—h ADHMBALTY. A SalvageyOase. Eefore Judge Llatchfora, In the cave of Thomas F, Marshaii and otbers va. the British ship Stratton Audiey, In which the libel- ants, owners of the tugs Yankee and Rescue, sought to recover $20,000 for salvage services in towing the Sip from an alleged dangerous position on Romer Bhoals, Judge Blatchford decided that the claim 1s groasly exaggeraced, ond is not a salyage claim, but sinply a clann arising under a coniract for lowage, and the iellants are’ allowed only 41,600, wihéne corte. th UNITED STATES COMMISSWNERS’ COURT. The Berlinghot! Alleged Frauds. Before Commissioner Betts. The United States vs. John G. Berlinghogy and Other's,—Berlingiot, a cigar manufacturer, at No. 834 East Third street, was charged by Collector Blake with having conspired with Nicholas Heyney and Theodore Wolbert, mm executing a fraudulent bond for the payment of tax on cigars, The ch ‘Were dismissed at tae request Of the goverau there betug no ovidenve agaimsi the deicudant elent to how them for trial. Whe Alieged Mailuy and Murder Case—The Pefendaats Di He Bejore Commissioner Osvorn. Witiam G. Parker and four others, who were charged with having mautinied ou the American bark dava 2d, in the port of Larantuca, East Indies, and miurdered the third mate, J. W. Jones, have been discharged; the Commissioner having become satis- fect that the defendants tad not beon guilty of mu- tay, but had simply Jeft the vousel on account of ill treaunent; tit was doubtful whether Jones died from tajurtes received froin the iefeadants, and that, in auy event, no intention exirced om the part of de- feudants to Kil Jones, SUPREME COUAT—CHAMBENS, Decision Keudered=fhe Olympic Theatre me0 By Judge Cardozo. Jesse N. Bolles, Recciver, &e., vs. John A, Duff ¢! ai,--Motions of this Kind are sometimes made a Special Term and there may be some qnestion of the progr, even if lawful, of making it at the Special term, Without deciding the motion at present i shall allow on the same papers au order returnable at the next General Term to show cause why the re- lief asked should not be granted, and staying pro- ceedings in the interval except to notice the appeal for argument for the next General Term. Tho Atlantic and Great Western Suit—Appli- eution for Change of Venue. Angel v3. The Atianticand Great Western Raiiroad Company et al,—The plaintiff brings suit to foreclose the second divisional mortgage of the Atlantic and Great Western Ratiroad Company as it existed be- fore ita consolidation, the plaintiff being one of the bondholders, and setting up that the defendants have failed to pay the interest. Yesterday @ motion was made by one of the eiendants, who is the trustee of the mortgage, for ‘the change of the venue to Chautauqua county on the und that che ene and Cattaraugus counties ‘Were the counties in which the mortgaged real estate Me located, A twotion was aiso made on behalf of the plaintift ‘that the case be retained in tis county for the con- Venlence of the witnesses. AN aMdavit mm opposition to this last mentioned Motion was read, setting forth that the convenience of a large number of witnesses made the trausfer bo Chautanqua county desirable and necessary, The Erie Railroad Company are~party defendants in the action, and it was argued on their behalt that ‘under the provisions of the code there was no au- thority for the change of a cause for trial to another county, when application for such removal was made by but one of several defendants, particuiariy @0 where that party was a nominal ports, having nO personal intercst, and the remaining defendants oppored his application, he Court wok the papers, reserving ite decision, SUPERIOR COUNT—THIAL TERM—PART 2 Alleged Misrepresentations iu the Sule of Stock. Refore Jnige Monell. Rush C. Hawkins va, Nathauiet.--Vhe action in ‘this case was to recover the sum of $12,000, wiil) In terest, under the following cireumstances:—ihe Plaintif tn 1866 purchase 100 shares of stock in the Neptune Steamship Company, on the representa- tions of the defendant, who, it was alleged, faeely stated that the company Was about to declare & divi- @end of twenty-cight per cent. it was further Qverred that, alter the [aliure of the company, the Gefendant gave the plaintil $500, saying that, as the had failed, other parties who had sold had made concessions to the puarchasera, and ‘he was willing to do the sume. Tho defence was that the were believed by defendant to be true at time; that the treasurer of the company had made @ mistake in his ut, and that the de- fendant was entirely innocent of the real condition ofthe company. The jury found a verdict tor the Plaintif for the full amount, With Interest, $14,149 23, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM, Alleged False Pretences—A Cheesemonyer Re- | teased from Durance ov Baii. Before Judge McCunn, | In the Matter of (he Habeas Corpus of Jenks Rud- | tong, @co—On the 25th fost, the petitioner, Jeuks Budlong,.a cheesemonger of this city, was arrested on acomplaint charging false pretences against him, The complainant was Clinton Gilbert, vice president of the Greenwich Savings Bank, who al- Jegod that in 1896 the defendant and another party, who has not been arrested, called upon jaintit and represented that he (Bodlong) who owner of yperty in Geauga county, C) Ohio, worth "815,000. Upon the tations made plainti® endorsed promissory for the defendant to the amount of $35,000, ac+ cepting as aecurity A mortgage on the property ia Mr, Gilbert further alleges that before he could transfer the mortgage gtven to Geauga county ‘to bo recordea the defendant, Budlong, had exe. ented a second mortgage to another party co ‘tho same property, and that this mortgage hi = im the Geauga connty records, and, of course, Atala over tho mortgage given to hun (U1 Jato yesterday afternoon tho matter came before ee Qn Sh application of habeas corpus and uracil ivened |b, a m wt prisoner to inl y Judge MeCunn to admit the if Assistant District Attorney Blunt made the objeotion that the writ was not what it purported Lo be, All writs of ‘habeas corpus er corieeal Ne | claimed, wero supposed to be issned from fhe Su. | Ree eek And bit Honor had issued tis writ Kulng a8 A Supreme CourtCommiasoner, ‘Thi writ D ot been done in t 3 Hoerotors snvauc ‘Lis Instance, and it ad t yan overruled the point fin ‘he: writ wae Roguintiy” tana tea held rim, and end that he understood thie 8 WAS a Colles! ion dodge by some 1 tho District Actorney does not wie, ‘bva show ie wacge LUBY) did NOt eg, le wad have this man in that way; Berane gtare lea, eae aa tuled to be on sur bail; $5, would be sufficient him, and the Court was satisfied that he would not ran away, Mr. Blant objected to the amount of ‘and sald that it was customary to hold the ner in double the amount ia which he was charged to havo conver tm Obio, and was not a resident of this State. Prisoner's counsel wanted Mr, Blunt to bring up of the non-citizenship of Budiong in New There was nothing here but an allega- The Court held. the security to be ample if a good bond were furnished, Prisoner’s counsel then asked the Court to pasa upon the suMeiency of the bail to be offered, as he (counse]) had “had some intimation that no bail would suffice, not even A. T. Stewart,” Asa Stephens, of No. 7 East Broadway, then offered himself as bai! and was examined. He de} that he was the owner of real estate in the nh and Nineteenth wards of this elty of the value of $60,000, or $10,000 over and above all debts and encum~ brances, and his be in $5,000 was accepted and the prisonerAlischarge Devisions, Judge McCann rendered judgment in the follow- cases yesterday: — Trufant vs, Merrtl,—Motion staying plaintiff's pro- conan until the coming of the report of the referee granted, West et al, vs, 4, Oakey Hall,—Jadgment for defen- dant on the motion with costa, West et at. Moore Impleaded, de,—Judgment for the defendant on the demurrer with costs, Macauley os, renfleid,—Motion granted. National Bank of the Commonwealth vs, Temple et a?,—Motion granted, Beamish, I ', &t,, tS. Button et at.—Motion ferred, cause referre Kinab v: verman,—Motion granted, alt v th Avenue Railroad Compary.—Motion granted. Eilvuj ts, Biling,—Motion granted and tojnnetion vacater icy vs, G@rigith,—Motion granted without COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Jouctusion of the Trial of Martin Reld for Alleged Perjury=The Prisoner Declared Not Guilty.’ Refore Judge Bedford. The trial of Martin Reid, charged with perjary in falsely swearing that he paid Commissioner Wilson the sum of $275 to get him appointed on the police, was resumed yesterday, The prosecution having rested, Mr. Jamea M. Sheehan, counsel for the defence, called the pris- oner, Martin Keld, who gave a lengthy statement of his transactions with Mr. Wilson. His brother, the parce ay, made him acquatnted with Wilson at efferson Market Pohce Court, and failing to get him employment as a “eck hand on a Williamsburg ferry boat, promised when he was made captain. of police he would procure him an éppointment Tok \ } seeped ful Pct ar 2 Thomas urn A éxamined add rejected on account of physical inca- pacity. Wilson sent himback to Sen: earns and said ho wanted him (Reid) to give him $176 if he wantod to get before the doctor the second time; he patd him $175 at Wilson’s house in Et, ty -third street, but nobody saw him do it, The defendant not belug successinl In procurt & place on the force, he visited Wilson several times and carried him botties of brandy und boxes of cigara. Whe Wiigon became Fire Oommissioner he Promised t do somethtag for Reid, stating that he had morg in- tence now with the Police Commissioner, tniin be- fore he Was made Comaissioner, Mr, sMantere did not give him much encouragéinent, and thea Wilson Ato him, “f thiok the best thing I can do ts to put you on the Fire Department two or three mouths from now, but you will Nave to give me $100 more.’? ‘The detentans testified that the day aiter he received the letter to Mr. Maniere he paid Wilson $109; that Thomas Karly weat up with him to Bighty-third but did not go into Wilson's house. Hutclungs put the witness through a rigit x@iniuation, He satd that he worked along- cros shore and had put $700 in the Seamen’s Savings Bank, 9 portion of which he obtained by engaging in the “substitute” business during the war; he patd Wilson the $175 in the rear of house, in the back way, and the $100 at Firemen’s Hal. Reid devted that he had been discharged from the repair yard for drunkenuess, and said that about election tine Wiizon raised a banner im the Park, and the Superintendent of the yard told him that he would have to raise a shout; Reid went down to the First ward and took some men up there; at that ime probably 100 men were employed, none but good repnblicans having @ chance. Mr. Hurley, a lawyer, Was called to contradict a statemeut made by the brother of the prisoner re- soecting @ conversation between them in Hurley’s office; but, a8 16 was @ collateral matter brought out on croas-examination, the Judge ruled it out. Oatharine Brown, a domestic ta the employ of Mr. Wilson, was called, and testified that Reid visited her employer's bouse a few tines; he brought three bottles of brandy and abottie of wine and a of brown sugar to Mrs. Wilson; sie tasted the liqaor, but he made her sick; she never saw him bring soap or cigars, Mrs, Wilson was sworn, and said that Reid came to her house four years ago and brought a bottle of Bourbon whiskey as @ present to ner. He brought dark sugar, and a bottle of Madeira and a bottle of gin, The sugar was put in the cellar, and when it became full of red ants {t was thrown out. Thomas Karly, who ts indicted for perjury in swearing (as ts alieged) falsely in this case on the (rial in the Marine Court, testified that he waa in company with Reid, when he told him he was going to pay $175 to Wilson to get on the police force; he went with him to Eighty-third street, but did not go into Mr. Wilson’s house, ana subsequently accompa- nied hita to Fireen's Hall, Retd tellingyhim that he was going to pay another instalment; he had money in his hand, but he (Early) did not see him give the money to Wilson. Henry P. Marshall, the cashier of the Seamen's Savings Bank, testified that m October, 1863, Martin Reid ropa $185, which was withdrawn the fol- lowing July, andon the i7th of September, 18¢4, he put in $600, winch was taken out tn November. A noinber of respectable residents of the First ward gave Keld a good character for industry and honesty. After the summing up Judge Bedford delivered an Impartial and clear charge. He informed the jury that the only question at issue was whether the prisoner pata Fire Commissioner Wilsou $275, and in consideration of such payracnt = To place the privoner on the police force. ‘The testimony was wreconctlable, an it was the duty of the jury to give the prisoner tie benefit of all reasonable doubts, especially as he proved excelent character. After au absence of an hour anda half the jury rendered @ verdict of nor mutity, own dwelling Johu Serly, Who was fadicted for the same offence, | was th wcnedt, and Judge Redford stated that | fa the e cyvience would be adduced againat him that was brought to sustain the indictunent against Keia, he deemed it his duty to diseharge him, ORAND LARCENIRS. Christian J. Peter, against whom there were three indictments for larceny, pleated gutiiy to one of the charges, On the i7th inst, he stole a silver watch i, Valued at fity-five dollars, from Jacob His Honor sent him bo the State Prison for four years, e James Johnson pleaded guilty to an attempt at Ge larceny, the ¢ ange being that on the 20th natant he stole thirty-eight dollars’ worth of Indies’ , the property of Asher, Frank & Co. Thomas Twoay Robert Steahouse pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree. ‘The indict- ment alieged that on the night of the 224 they bur- Jarionsly entered the premises of Peter Murray, but if not succeed in carrying away any property. The above prisoners were sent to the Bt Prison for two yeurs and six months, DISCHARGE OF TIE GRAND JURY, ‘The Grand Jury brought in a bateh of indictments, and the foreman aunounced that they had finished Weir busine: in discharging them sald:— AND ORNTLEMEN OF TUR GRAND JuRY-~ 04 that you have letad the terth. gratied to say thi gent in your exerilons, having pnas and sixty billa, some of which being intricate and difjenit character, You are now discharged from further at- of, with (he thanks of the Court, Assistant District Attorney Vanderpoel prepares the business for the Grand Jury, and it is owing In a vreat measure to his exertions that 1 has beea able to transact ao Inven business during each term, COUNT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. ‘Thirst for Glory Nothing to His Thirst for Whiskey=Rensult of Sleeping in the Battery—An Attorney Lnterdicted fram Proctice=ains and Penalties of Powmmel« ling Policomen=Who Threw That Last Brick@=A Specimen Brute, Refore Judge Dowling, ‘The calendar yesterday consisted of thirty cases, of which nineteen were Charges of assanit and battery, seven of petiy larceny, one of false pretences, one of embezziement, and one of assanit and attempt at pieking poe! . AN OLD SOLDIER'S PASSION Fron WHisKRY, Jt may be eet down as an incontrovertibie military axiom that pext to a Unirst for glory or “bubble Fepntation at the cannons niouth’ 14 a soldters thirst for whiskey. The first case tried gave ample Muastration of the verity of the axtom. Richard Oravea was arraigned to auswer a charge of ateal- jug ® eult of clothes belonging to Patrick Mahon. The prisoner took his place at the bar with a sol. clot pon over one hundrod of the most dierly bearing that was unmistakable, fe saluted tie Judge in the most approved atrie of military etiquette. The case was plainly against him. “What do you eny to this charge?” the Jndye asked the prisoner. tole the clotues,”? confessed the prisonor. ny did you steal them! money to buy whiskey," fuat's a frank confession.” wontdan’t le for the wor! old golfer to tell an totrath,”” w long have you been a soldier)" “Twenty-Uvé years!” tej tho Uiniiod BtQteR pervioe “Yoa, sit,’? ‘SF fought onder Sal through tho Nexicay war, mi too much of an was on the frontier afterwards, ht through the rebeitiou and have been fighting Indians since.” “And Wind Up your career with stealing? I's ® be) now but I was ont of money and wanted whiskey. 1 pawned the and bought w! with the money.”” ° “You look a8 you wore just off a drunk.” Wen ‘as you ave done sneh good service to the ae ‘and have been so earnest in the matter?— “1 told 09 se trath, om the honor of a soldier,” rrupted ier. eri only sentence you t0 @ month in the Peniten- tlary,’’ resumed the Judze. Thank you,” said the soldier, and he went away, seem! A fectly satistied. SLEEPING IN THE BATTERY WITH THE GATES OPEN. Charles O’Hara recklessly went to sleep on one of the benches of the Battery, without having taken the prelni! cantion to see that the gates were securely untimely intruders, His temerity cost him the loss of his hat. Williain Kelly was accused of abstracting from the caput of the somnolent O’Hara his chapeau. The evidence was clear against the prisoner, he having been found, ag Was testified, wearing the hat. “Did you stéal the hat?” asked the judge, “No, it was given to me.” “Who gave It to you?” ‘Don’t know; a stranger." “Your de! and explanauon won't do; six months to the Penitentiiry.”” A LAWYER WHO CAN'T PRACTICE, Practising lawyers in this court must present & satisfactory record or the show for professional per- quisites is very small. Acase of alleged embezzle- ment was called, and Mr. John A. Andrews an- nounced himself as counsel for the prisoner. “You can’t appear as counsel in this court,’? sharply spoke up the Judge, * Pied not, sir}? was the quiet interrogatory of the attorney. “Because you still stand convicted of being one of the alleged Jeaders tn the riots in tlus city in 1303,’” explained the Jadge. uc, your Honor,” interrupted the lawyer. here, that’ll do,” spoke up the Judge more sharply than before.’ “Ihave told you you cannot practice here, and that’s enough,” “But won't your Honor listen?’ again interrapted the pertinacious counsel. “No, sir, not @ word more,” sharply answered Jadge Dowling. he case 18 postponed until the prisouer can get other counsel’? aT lawyer subsided and the prisoner was re- moved, PRACTISING PUGILISM UPON POLICEMEN. It is evidently the Judge’s opinion that policemen are not altogether the properest subjects in the world upon Which to practice the pugilistic art. Three cases were tricd of assault and battery com- mitted upon policemen while ip. fhe, discharge of their oficial duties. John P. Sinith Was accused of interterng with oficer Mullaly, of the Fifteehth pre- cinct, while attempting to quiet a disturbance. It was shown that he wound up his intérference watt Baring: a brick mt the conservator of the peace, hitting the policeman on the head an ares 3 injuring him, «You are a dangerous character,” said the Judge to bim; ‘you gave your name at the station, after your arrest, as ‘Brickbat Jimmy.’ “But I was joking then,’’ interposed the prisoner. “Perhaps you was jokmne when you threw the brick,” continued the Judge, “I certainly was. rau BOs SER SD hit him.” , ‘ me: are. 1d joking. give you six month on ane faa *Setire yourseit Of the hibit, and meantime you can solace yourself with the soug ‘Who threw the last brick 7)? . < 4 loa besa ber ja that of Charles Ons, who pia and guilty of striking of Muligan, e game precinct, on the head wits Rimaer i was sent one month to the Penitentlary. Tia third case was that of William Garvin, found gullty of striking oificer Tillinson. Paying a fine of ten dollars was the penalty inflicted on him, _- MODEL OF BRUTE Andrew Andrews, a Very gentce) looking young ‘man, was fount guilty of bratally striking and kick- ing Mary A. Clark. The complainant belongs to the demi-monde, It was shown that she had said no- thing to the prisoner and in no manner provoked the treatnfent she received, “These” unfortunate creatures, who are more de- serving our sympathies than any class of human beings in the world,’ said the Judge to the prisoner, at the conclusion of the evidence, ‘must be pro- tected against snch brates as you have shown yonr- self tobe. I find you gulity and remand you tll the next session of the court for sentence.”” MISCELLANEOUS CAS Henry Straus was found guilty tealing seven dollars from the pockets of the clothing of John Croft, No, 308 E{udson street, was_sent four months tothe Workhouse. Ellen Luych, for stealing uwenty- five dollars belonging to Mra, Elizabeth Foulke, No. 112 Roosevelt street, was seut one month to the same institniton, Roger Conway paid ten dollars for kick- ing Mary Carrolton, and Antony Onhausen paid the same amount for striking Margaret Mulvy. Louis Loetf was fined twenty dollars for assaulting Frede- rick Peters. An argument was heard in the charge | of abandonment preferred by Sarah V. Skillman against John EB. Skillman, when the Judge took the papers and reserved his decision, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Nos. } 4851, s 5065, 2752, 3019, 3282, 3412, 2550, 3574, 8608, 3922, 4134, 4142, 4200, 4284, 4326, 4364, 4332, 4398, 4416, 4424, 4498, 4624, 4780, 4790, 4802, 4812, 4813, 4820, 4830, 4862, 4888, 4896, 4910, 4918, 4922, 4978, 6010, 6016, 5026, 6032, 6054, 6073, 503254. SPECIAL TERM.—NO8, 375, 389, 390, 391, 393, 894, 306, 808, 400, 407, 337, 338, 150, or 183, 163, Tad, 168, 160, 168, 109, seri. , 401, CHAMBERS.—NOS, 78, 1 170, 174, 175, 178, 179, 182. ’ Cali Surenion OoURT—TRIAL TERM.—Short canses.— Nos. 1652, 1381, 1503, 1498, 1446, 1204, 1713, 1423, 1468, 1461, 1495, 1560, 1209, 1: 1396, 1817, 1698, 1826, 1847, 1677, 1307, 1707, 1320, 1826, 1 i 1849. CommoN PuRAsS—TRIAL TeeM.—Part '1.—Fauity causes.—Nos, 106, 107, 108, 190, Part 2.—Equity causes, —Nos, 142, 113, 147, 160. Manixe Court.—General Term calendar, CITY INTELLIGENCE, ‘THs Weatu®e.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty- four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day last year, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HBRALD building, Broadway, corner of Ann street:— 1368, 1869. 9A, M. 12M Average temperature yesterday... ones OBE Average temperature for corresponding day ee MoRNING STAR SUNDAY SCHOOL.—A grand mu- sical entertainment will be given to-night at Apotio Hall in aid of the batlding fund of the Morning Siar Sunday School. FATALLY SCALDED.—Coroner Keenan held an in- quest at No. 112 avenue B on the body of Charles Schaerer, a child threo and a half yeara of age, whose death resulted from scalds received by falling backwards mto a tub of botiing fat. DEATH FROM BuRNs.—Frederick Wingenstarf, a child three years of age, whose parents live at No. 118 Division street, died from the effects of burns received by hia clothes catching fire while playing with fire crackers on Wednesday afternoon. Coro- ner Keenan held an inquest and the jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. STRRET OLEANING COMMISSION.—A special meet- ing of this commission was held yesterday at the Mayor's oMce. The only business done was adopt- ing the report of the committee on the assignment of the contract by Judge Whuting to Mr, J. ©. Brown approving the sureties presented by the latter gen- tleman. Found IN tHE WATRR.—Tho remains of an un- known man, far advanced in decomposition, and which apparently had been in the water for several months, were found floating at the Randail’s Island ferry, foot of 1224 street, Kast river, and conveyed to the Morgue. Coroner Keenan will hold an inquest on the body to-day, GRAMMAR SCHOOL No, 35.—The Gates Literary Union, attached to Grammar School No. 35, gave their first Iiterary entertainment on last Wednesday evening. Tho programme was composed of oration, vocal and instramental music and declamations. ‘The affair was very creditabiy condacted, and al- forded great satisfaction to all those who were present. SUDDEN DEATH OF A SAILOR.—Yesterlay morning a seaman named Andrew Delois ahipped aboard the brig B. F. Nash, then lying at the foot of Hast Twen- tv-first street, and, after working an hour, was seized with a fit, which resulted in doath shortly afterwards. ‘The body was removed to the Morgue, where Coroner Koenan will hold an inquest, afier & ost mortem examination by Wooster Leach, M. D. veased had shipped as second mate of tho Nash, Fara, Casvaury.—Coroner Keenan was yesterday called to hold an inquest, at No, 108 Third street, ov the vody of Henry Wagner, a German about forty years of age, whose death resulted from injuries ro- ceived, on Thursday afternoon, by a brick falling upon his head from one of the upper stories of a new building in Essex street, between Delancey and Broome streets, where he was employed, Deceased has jeft @ family consisting Widow aad several children, Tax CoMMissioxens’ OFFiCy.—Affairs at this oMece remain somewhat tn statu quo, The new Commissioners are at the oMce daily and are study- ing up the workings of tho department, They seen to appreciate fully that thelr departtnedt Ione of the most important, tf not the most important, of ty and county government, and should be cou on sirictly commerciat principles, They tn- tend to reorganize the department go as to have tie busivess transacted in as complete and concise style as that of any banking or commercial house. Testimontar, TO A SHA CAPTAIN,—Yesterday Captain William Farquhar, of tho British brig Dia- dem, was made the recipiont of an olegant goll watch aud chain, accompanied by an address, from the bua Matael and the Union Satual Insurance companios, of tia city, os a testimonial of their re- IAYOO jy proLeoULS PORNO PF the AYpITY be disp) their interests on the late voyage of the Diadem from St reat peri he showed altho qualities of a aulled and intrepid sattor. Tus Firra Warp Reron OvuB,—An adjourned Meeting of this cluo was heid last evening. The subject of the corruptions of the Tammany ‘‘ring” was again under discussions. The means used to pase and ceriain bills during the last session of the ire Were pretty fully expressed, The association proposes to work for @ reform in the eal ment of local affairs, and in future t work it the managers of the Tammany FavaL FALL FROM A WINDOW.—About one o'clock yesterday afiernoon Mrs, Caroline Bauer, in washing the wicdow at the fret story of her residence, No. 124 Forsyth street, lost her balance, and falling for- ward into the area strack upon ber head, Mra. Bauer wad taken up insensibie, and having recelved @ fracture of the skull died soon afterwards. Coro- her Flynn held an tnqueston the bod ‘The jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. Mra. Bauer was twenty-two years of age auc a native of Germany. ‘Tux FammNDs’ Merrina.—The Friends (Quakers) of both sexes held separate meetings yevterday morn- ing 1n the sections set apart for each in the meeting house on: Fifteenth street and Stuyvesant square. Their business was quite private, but addresses were je to the women by some of the “Friends,” and sto the men by ihe elders. In the Twentietir street meeting house te Peace Committee held a meeting early in the morning w discuss Indian affairs, The select m Boe: of ministers and eiders was held ab rel oth Kessi0u8 Were strictly private. DeconavioN Day—A Prorest.—the New York Sabbath Committee protest in strong terms against the procession and minute guns in conneetion with aecoration day ou Sunday. They say:— We protest, not because grateful thoughts and words about our fallen sdidiern oF w quiek visit to thelr resting places would desecrate the day, but because the gathoring nnd mayching through our streets of the long procession, with mu>ic and banners, is a direct infringement upon the feelings aud righis of Curmtian households and eo) tions and the recaznized uses nol ageoclations of or Aierlean Sab- Tt will aerioualy interrupt pubile worship, and thereby contravene the laws of our State, draw off thousands of at- tendants from our mission and Sunday schools and Oil the streets with crowde of idle spectators. ‘The protest is signed by Wm. A. Booth, Jonathan Starnes, Wm. EK. Dodgo, James Brown, D. D. Mor- gan, Wm. C. Bryaut, Mosea H. Grinnell, Pitt Cooke and others, SAMARITAN HOME FOR 1B AGED.—The second an- niversay of this institution was held yesterday after- noon, The exercises were opened with an address by the Rev. Dr. Washburae, of Calvary ehurch, ere are at present fifty inmates of the house, a Wf Hy whom are females, The report of hort ie othe 3. Ha jowed that the eceipts for the Women’s departinéhs! Guring the past ear by donations and subsériptions had been 8,204 Hb; expenses, $7,637 47; for the male depart- Tent from the same sour $5,549 46; expenses, $4,527 32. ‘There 1s a balance im hand for thé foriner Of $618 87, and the latter $1,022 14. ‘The interior of the house, under the supervision of the matron, Mra. Anderson, 1s kept scrupulously clean and neat. Dur- ing the past year three of the inmates have died, one of whom was buried at the expense of the fom: During the year donations of $1,000 were ie wo the Home by Peter Copper and Joseph Sampson; also a donation of $500 from H. K. Corning. Ps POLWCE INTELLIGENCE. CHARGE OF Passina A WorTuirss Cure! man, giving his name as E. P, Davis, and residence at Harlem, was yesterday arrested on a charge of giving to Nicholas Doll, tailor, at No, 6 Beekman sireet, in payment for a suit of clothes, a worthless check for sixty-eight dollars on the National State Bank at Elizabethport, N. J, Justice Dowling, at the Tombs, beiore-whom the accused was taken, com- mitted him in defauit of $1,000 to auswer the charge. A Tater Cavcut.—John Collins, of West street, ‘was yesterday arrested by oficor Brennan, of the Ninth precinct,on thecharge of stealing a frkin of blue kerosene oil paint, of the valine of $108, from Nickes & Co., of No. 188 Front street. The property was lying on the dock at Buil’s Ferry on the 2éth, and the accused was seen by John L. Rose, of the schooner Catharine, to convey it from his boat to the deck of the Catharine at the foot of Charles atreet. The captain of the Catharine, suspecting it to be stolen, detained Collins, who was yesterday couimitted by Justice Dodge for trial at the General Sessions. Goup RosBERY ON THE Henry Caauncsy.—On the last up trip of the steamship Henry Chauncey Martial Dardot and Pierre Prat were passengers. DanioG who is a cripple, represents that he placed himself under the care of Prat, and paid him to ad- vance for assisting him about the vessel. On her arrival here Prat left the steamer hurriedly, and, Dardot swears, carried away with him a bar of gold and some gold coin, of the valae of seventy-five dol- lars, Omeer Flannigan, Ninth precinct, yesterday arrested Prat, upon whom some of the inissing ons was found, and he waa committed by Justice Be. Tae $35,000 FaLse ParTRNCE CaSB.—At three o'clock yesterday Justice Dodge and Keeper Smith, of Jefferson Market pricon, were served with a writ of habeas corpus, issued by Ju: Barnard, com- manding them try Produce tne bey of Jenks Bud- long, the Brooklyn merchant charged with cheatin, Clinton uilbert, vice-president of the Greenwic! Bank, out of 000, and the pa) in the case before Judge McCunn at four P.M. The prison keeper prom} responded, but the Justice de- clined for want of time to respond, and stated that he would send the papers wo the trict Attorney at once. MAYOR'S OFFICE. ‘The Marshal's department at the Mayor's oMoce was rendered quite lively yesterday by the number and variety of complaints eatered and disposed of. Avery awusing case of MARITAL INFRLICITY was developed in a etunning flow of rich German. An old lady, clad in the height of the fashton of some fifty or one hundred years ago, stepped up to the Marshal's desk, and nodding to the bland digattary with so much vehemence that the front of her coal-scuttie bonnet almost tonched the inner edge of the desk, commenced laughing with go much gusto as to excite the risibilities of the crowd present. AS soon as the Marshal succeeded in getting his faco composed, by flerce tugging and brushing at his flowing beard, he asked the latighing fomale what he could do for her. “Wie genta, mein Herr,” quoth the Jaughist, with another sweeping bob of the coalscattle, Then in a perfect torrent of German and laughter she went ‘on wntii the Marshal, flading himself ready to burst, cried out for relief, calling, “Mr. Reifert, Mr. Ret- fert—quick 1” Mr. Reifert—who acte aa interpreter for Freach- men, Germans, Russians, Greeks, Irishmen, Jersey- men, or any other foreigners needing a faithful inter- preter at the Mayor's office, who is, in fact, an ent're polyglot bureau in himself—very quietly stepped to the desk, and by a few well directed questions ascer- tainod from the woman that her husband bad at tempted to split her head with an axe, and that she wanted something to teli hira not to do it, Marshal Tooker directed Mr, Relfert to give hera note to Jndge Dowling, remarking that he knew how to tell people not to do such thi about as well as any man in this town, ‘Another case of infelicity was presented by a v res) ble looking old gentleman, Who Was ari wil bowl! of butter, and who asked for advice as to the course he should pursue, It appears from the old gentleman’ ent that his wife, who ts some years older than hiroself, had left him on Wednesday, and that he, like @ true philosophe undertook fo bachelor’s hail. He had eaibl in the house, and among other thi me very nice butter, He took a meal, at which ho used the buttor, and was soon seized with a violent fit of vomiting, and on examination of matters and things he came to the conclusion that his wife had put arsenic in the butter for the purpose o/ trying to ivon hin, A scientific gentleman who was present remarked if there was arsenic present in the butter it would be as sweet as sugar, and then quietiy asked the complainant “Was she sweet?’ ‘The man, misun- derstanding him, said ehe liad jeft bim now aud he belleved she wanted to poison him. Mnrehal Tooker | guggested to the gentleman of sclentific procelivities that he might examine the butter and see if he could discover any traces of arsenic. The gentle- mon decimed the whereupon the Marshai di- rected thé complainant to vist Judge Dowling, at the Tombs, and make his statement to Lim. Too keepers of BOGUS JEWELRY SHOPS despite the repeated exposures made of their mode of doing business, appear to find fools enough to enabic them to drive @ flourishing trade, Peter Patterson and & companton, bearing the euphonious and uncommon name of John Santh, were enticed into the 1 ptd den at No. 154 South street, aud were fi out of twenty-nine dollars, John Moa roe Davis, despite his illustrious name, was made a victim of the Keepers of the den at 179 Broadway to the tune of forty-three dollars and a silver watch. | All three succeeded in finding the Marshal to have thelr money recovered for them, The Marshal seat his comptiinents by oMicer Mc of the establishtuents in each case, bowing to the will of the Marghal and the stalworth dgure of Me Grath, refunded the money, AVTRE MANY Days an amount of money was recovered by a German Who hod been feecod at an exchange ofice In Liberty street. Augustas Schvettel, the complain. ant, Went Into the establishment complained of on October 13, 1868, and gave £306 in greenbacks to be changed ito French gold. He was put tirough the ordinary course—Kept until the lost moment, the comm wrapped up for him, and le harried on hoard the steamer. Op examining the money at tls lemsure he fonnd he had recetved only forty-four half sovereigns, and gold ab the time boing 188%, he claimed tint he ‘was defraaded ont of tweuty-four pounds steriing. Marshal Tooker, on hearing @ say siptowmeus OF LuO NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. claimed by the complainant. ISCELLAN| x 1EOUS CASES Were disposed of, These consisted chiefly in tung and reprimanding persons for violations of city or- disances, The proprietor of Riker’s Yonkers Ex- Press was obliged to pay $42 25, which he re- ceived lor delivery from a Mr. David L. Gurnic, but, a8 alleged, had failed to deliver. RAILROAD ACCIDENT IV GREENE STREET. Negligence of a Physicine—His Censure by a Coroner's Jery ‘The inqnisition in the case of Edgar A. Wiley, the man who was ran over corner of Greene street and East Washington place, last Monday efternoon, as heretofore reported in the HERALD, was investl- gated at the Morgue yesterday afternoon by Coroner Keenan. The evidence of two witneses showed that deceased, apparently intoxicated, attempted t jump on the front platform of one of the Broad- and University place ine of eara, when he fell before the wheel and was ran over, the driver doing everything In his power to prevent the ident, Deceased did not motion the car driver to Stop, or he would have done so. A very grave om n of duty rests against Dr. John Veinante, who was called to the Fifteenth precinct police station to attend the nred man almost immediately after the oceurrenve, fticer Gillen, of the Fifteenth precinct, who took deceased to the station house, deposed before the Coroner and the jury that Willy was biceding pro- fusely, and, mm order that the flow of blood might be stopped and if possible his life saved, a doctor of No. 30 Amity street was called, but instead of doing anything to stop the bleeding ordered the sufferer to be conveved to Bellevue Hospital. Nathaniel G. McMasier, oue of the hospital sur- geons, deposed to the admtseion of deceased to that institution in a dying condition, and to his deata in about thirty seconds after. wards; the witness examined the body and found evidence of death from henorrhage; deceased bad acompound fracture of the mght thigh and « location of the left, aud a contused wound on the right arm, from whicn the hem come, ‘The Doctor further said hemorrhage haa been arrested by proper means his Aife might have been saved,” ‘The jury then rendered the following verdic “That deceared came to his death by belag ai dentally run over by ear 37 of the Broadwa University place line, on the 21th day “3 suey ceusure Dr. Joha Veinante for negiect of duty In hot arresting the hemorrhage wheu ealied apon to ettend deceased at the station house."’ Keview of the Ninth Regiments eran and favorite young regiment paraded yesterday afternoon, and were reviewed by the Mayor and members of tie Common Council at the City Hall Park. Shortly after four o'clock the regi- ment entered the Park at the west or Broadway gate, and forvied in parade line, facing the City Hall. Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Wilcox was in command, and under his direction the regiment per- formed several movements of the manual of arms quite creditably, ‘The meubers looked quite neat in their mew uniform of bine, with yellow trimmings, but there were ahuost too many who wore the fatigue jacket instead of the dress coat. Open order having bee formed, the Mayor, epcormpanied by Brigadier Gen- eral Varian, walked around and inspected tle com mand, after which the regiment marched in review past the Mayor and visitors and out on to Broadway, to return to the Armory. The review disclosed the fact that the regiment contains as good material as any of our city regiments, ‘The marching was fair, but the right face was marred by the nervous- ness or overzealousness or Ofticiousness of some of the company commanders. One or two of these gentlemen, mstead of allowing the men to fall in, commenced, as s00n as the order to face was given, pointing with their swords to some who, they thought, perhaps, would make a mistake, and by thus pomting they succeeded in confusing soime of the privates, and thus made them appear quite awk- ward. Aside from this litte yaux pas the review waa quite satisfactory. LAGOA MOV MENTS, Grant and the Eight Henr Law. ‘The officers of the Workingmen's Union yestemay addressed ecireulars to all the trade unions in this vicinity inviting them to be present at the coming mass ineoting. ‘whe meeting will probably be held in Union square, and ts called for the purpose of ex- yess thanks to General Grant for his prociama- jon recognizing the Fight Hour law; also to de- mand the removal of Secretary Borie and to con- demn‘the action of Mr. Clapp, the Public Printer, Stunde will be erected for German and English ers, and music and Greworks wil be indulged Peg expense to each union will be about tweuty jonas. The Framer Strike, ‘The resolution passed by the window and door frame makers, demanding four dollars per day after June 1, meets with considerable opposition on the abe ofemployers. A meeting of the latter was heid yesterday, when the majority of the bossea deciared they would not accede to the demand, In this con- nection it might be mentioned that the bricklayers have resolved to lay no bricks on buiidings wiere the framework is not done by society men. SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Free Traps.—A branch of the Free Trade League is about to be established in this city, The first discussion on the merits of protection and free trade respectively will come off before the Everett Liter- ary Union in two weeks. Corpus CHRISTI.—Tiis festival waa celebrated with great colemnity in St. Peter's charch yesterday. Solemn high mass was celebrated at half-past ten o'clock, at which the children of the parochial schools attended, the girls being dressed in white and the boys wearing red gasties, ‘Tar Inpiorments AcAlnsr Cétborarioxs.—It will be remembered that the Grand Jury found bills of in- dictment against several cities and townships in the county ot Hudson, on the charge of maintaning rosas in @ neglected condition. On the motion of the prosecutor of the pleas, Mr. Garrettson, the court bas iasned notice to the corporations concerned to appear by their counsel and plead to these indictments. Hindsen City. A POLICE OFICER SEVERELY BITTEN BY 4 Dow. — Alderman Elwood. having observed symptoms of madness tn his dog, procured tiie assistance of oMeccr Ludwig to dispatch him. The oiticer dragge? tie animal into the yard and was in the act of reaching with the right haad for a loaded revolver which Mr. Fiwood held, when the dog snapped suddeniy and sank his tecth into Ladwig’s left wrist almost to the arteries. The officer procured medical assisiance, but there ave Indications that Infammetion will set In, Newark. Wan ON THE DOGs.—Mayor Peddie, of this city; issued @ proclamation yesterday calling for tho indiscriminate slanghter of all unmuzzled dogs, “male and female,” found running at large. Tar RecENT SUNDAY ScnooL~ CONVENTION .—Ac- cording to the report of the Rev. Prentiss De Veuve, chairman of the ‘‘Lunch Committee’ of the recent National Sunday School Convention, the cost of pro- viding lunch for the delegates (and the Newark gor- mandizers) Was nearly $525. This t# within ile amount which had already been subscriped by avout $158. The latter amount goes to assist the City Sunday School Association. OPENING OP THE New Hosrrran.—The new how pital of the Sisters of the Poor was formally thrown open to the public yesterday for inspection, The building was formerly a residence and is quite nicely and substantially constructed, Itis located on the corner of the ground purchased as @ site for the pro- sed brick edifice which is to be commenced in the jail, There 1s at preaont room for about forty patients, but it is expected that folly 100 can be ace commodated in the brick building. ‘The institution 1s admirably conducted by ten slaters, four of whom are German, four Irish and two American, - The place had previously been blessed in the usual wan- ner by Rev, Father Doane, CLERICAL OPpostrioy TO SUNDAY Tonse Cane -- A very slenderly attended meeting of clergymen and others opposed to the ranntng of horse cars on Sun- day, & question which is now greatly agitating thts city, and which i to be definitely decided by the ers at an ciection to be held next T , wae el 5 id Yesterday forenoon at the Central Methodist Ppiscopal chure’, in Market street. Rey. Dr. Whson occupled the chair, whilo Kev. J. K. Burr acte secretary. ‘ihe clergymea present chien: sented the Presbyterian, Bapiiet aud Methods bodies, After considerable discnasion, ia whi running of cars on Sunday was strongly nounced as a desecration of the consequences on the religions cor city depicted ta a most do efal agreed Uiat something shonid he done, Not a tow of the elerteal gentiemen declared thet the action of ‘omnion Conacil it ordering an election on the waa illegal and beyond che authority of that body, A resoiniion was reported by a committee appoiuted for tat purpose, celiing upon “ail our fellow citizens to oppose by their votes aad Inducnce tue proposition to allow the ranaing of horse cars on the Sabbath day.’ A comuiitiee of five was ap- pointed to report a pian of action, when the mevt Ing adjousned Wii to-morrow, South Oranges A Buakestan Cor To Pinoms,—Yesteciay aller noon, about Daif-past ug o'clogk, While a brakemag The yy the count ‘the deceased “was unmar ifackettstown. Asornen Parsi RAILROAD seven o'clock on Wednesday evening » brakeman — Mamed Ebenezer Horner, in attempting to jump pon the car of a ireight train just leaving rene ff tion, Was caught between the ear and te depot, and ja ap instant go frightfally mangiet he died in three m! the house of tho ased, ‘Trenton. » ConPUS Cauisr!.—The feast of Corpus Oheistt was opserved in the Irish and German Roman Catholic churches yesterday with unusual pomp and solem- , nity, In St. Johu’scharch, on Broad street, the: Rev, Father Scemidt, celebrated nigh mass ‘hat past nine o’ciock, The altar and surronudings were tastefully decorated with floral otferiuzs su exami sitely iturin: After the conclusion of the 3 gospel Father Schmidt delivered an iinpresstve and appropriate discourse ou the origin cud observance of the festival, taking ms text from the sixth chapter of St. John, After mass & procession of the sel children—the femates dressed in white aud the nicciy clathed, and all bearing lighted tay Marched throng) the body of the church, followed by the pastor, carrying the sacred host. In the eveme ing a benediction was given, Which will be reponey each evening during the octave. Rev. Dr. Gerber ~ oMciaied in the German church. SATE PRISON ITHMS,—Perry Fuller, a negro com- viet, sentenced in Cumberland county in October, 1867, to two and a half years’ incarceration in the State Prison, died on Wednesday of pulmonary con- snmption, and was buried on the same day in the. State Prison grounds. Yesterday three of his friends visited the institution and requested the possession of the body, which was refused by Mr. Hennion, the keeper, in consequence of He decomposed state and the expense necessary for Its removal, One of the inspectors has gone to Now York to purchase a catalogue of standard works wiih the appropriation ($500) conesded by an act of the last Legislature, catalogne was selected by the inspectors and moral instructor, and consists prin f ight aud ariryciive regting, rday four convis varying from three years. of shema Were convicted of grand lareehy and ¢ receiving stolen goods, ‘The new sianghter Louse is rapidly approaching completion and is “4 to be in operation in the course of @ ‘The State is causing the old rutted read he prison wo be raised and graded, widely | Was sadiy needed. At the suggesiion of Mr, Hennion 2 lookout ts Be- ing erected on te roof of the institution, to be o¢ou- pied by a watchman for the purpose of preventing escapes through the roof, ‘The stracture will be furnished with a movable deflector, which will en- fabio the watch to see over the Whvle premises at once. fhe cost will not exceed $200, LONG IS". Queens Country HoxticuLTURaL Skhow.—The horticuitura! s.ow of the Queens County Agricul- tural Society takes place on Wednesday, June 23, at Mineola, It wil! undonbtedly be one of the best dis- Plays of towers and cariy fruit Queeus county bas ever had. Tne Fisweries on Lone Isiaxp.—The menhaden fisheries in the bays of Long Istand thus far have been more successfal than for many years past, Within the past two weeks iailions of menhaden have been taken, most ot them unusually full of oi for so early tb the season, The factories on the island are rad ning day and nirit. The anthoritics of Jaaatca have forbidden non-reskients to set eelpois or cateh sh, crabs or lobster im the Waters of ‘at tows under a penalty of $12 50 for each offence, and no resident 13 to be permitted to go Into partnership With non-residents for suet parposes wader & penalty of twenty-five dolars; and no uon-resideat is to plant any oysters or claws in sald waters under a penalty of $100, nor caf a resident enter into part. nership with & non-resiient for any sach purpose under a like penaity. Other towns on the island wiil probably be (siven into the adoption of the same €ouree. WESTCHESTER COUNTY. fis CoyskeuaTION.—It is announced that the new Episcopal church at North Salem, on the Harlem Railroad, will be consecrated next Wednesday by the Right Kev. Bishop Potter. APPoINTMENT.—E. ¥. Morris, of Yonkers, has been appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Tenth district. His predecessor, W. W. Woodworth, has discharged the duties of the office fo. the past eight years. MrwoniAL OnsERvANCE.—The citizens of Sing Sing and vicinity will observe next Sabbath afternoon as the occasion for placing floral offerings on the graves of their soldier friends who fell fighting for the Union, A concert to ald the decoration was pie in the village on Wednesday with a succesafas result, IMPOSING RELIGIOUS CanEMONY.—Yesterday being the festival of Corpus Christi was observed with un- usual pomp by the German Catholics of Morrisania. poh ate was formed in which there were about school chifdren clothed in white, whfle wreaths of the same coior encircled their heads. Thee, in addition to an immense assembiage of grown peo- ple, including Catholtte socteties and a full band ot music, swelled the number to perhaps 1,200 persona, Jn front walked the ae tlevating the con- secrated host, before which a bevy of youthful female devotees strewed the way with flowers, The pro- cession, marched with reverential mien throngh the principal streeis of the village. EFFECTS OF THE AURORA BOREALIS UPON TELEGRAPH LINES. How the Lines are Worked Without Batteries. That well known electrician and author of work on the telegravh, Mr. George BR. Prescott, makes the following explanation of a phenomenon noted during the late auroral displeys:— On the evening of (he 15th of April a magnetic storm of uausual force prevalied over entire northern sectiow of the country, which s0 serousiy aifected the operation of the wires tat, on some clr cuits, they could ovty be worked by taking oif the Daiterics and employing the auroral current instead. ‘ghe eTect of this great disturbance of the earth's magnetisia was manifested with particular er upon the wires between New York and Boy » and for several hours (he ines upou this route depended entirely upon tuls abnormal power for thelr working. current. During the prevatence of this storm, how- ever, T operated upon two wires between the sbove cities by a plan witch rendere? them as free from the effects of thesc earth currents as @ locai cireult, Every one has observed that the auroral current comes in waves of ever changing polarity, corre- sponding in length and direction With the seintilla- tions of the visibie aurora. Sometimes these waver continue but a few seconds and sometimes for # longer time, but their constant change of — prevents the suocessiul operation of a wire, ise atone moment the auroral wave may angment the strength of curreut on the line while at the next it entirely neutralizes tt. Therefore it has freqnentiy been found advisable 10 remove the batteries entirely and work with the auroral carrent alone. But the operation of the iines in this manner ts very ansatis- factory, owlug to the uncertain and ftfal character of this force, and, therefore, any feasibie plan by which the wires may be worked under sack ciream- stances ts wortly of adoption, The plan by which L overcame the diMeculties aris- ing from the disturbauce of the earth's magnetism was hy disconnecting two wires from the carth as Boston and connecting them together, while 1 rounded them both at New York, thus forming @ oop extending from New York to Boston, As two wires were both upon the same supports the anroral wave travelled over cacit in the same direc tion, and by nuiting the two wires at one end the auroral Infldence upon one wire was made to nets a (ae upon the other, and thus the wires were jeft entirely free. ofr course it imakes no difference how often the polarity of the auroral current changes, oF how fitch the strength of this current may vary, since the direction of the current snd its strengil change h upon one Wire aa the other, and therefore t rreut upon one always exactly equals and noutralizes the other. THE OPPOSITION TELEGRAPH LINES, (ror the Philadelphia Post, May 27. Good accounts contione to come to us of the ope rations of the movement in opposition to the great telegraph monopoly, Some twenty-one States now traversed by the lines belonging to the tion companies, aud when the Preach cable Jaid in the ere or early fal an im given in the direction of competition greatly increase the influence and number of new lines, m rir ou wasn bent to Sait Lake City which, tt 18 ex} ied on to Omaha 1m & month or two, there communication will soon be regularly tained with the Atlantic cities, A convention the opposition Hines hag been called at Louls in September, and there will doubtiess ba measvres then taken which, wil result in 9 union which, thougn not at first ly or political, influential as the present ‘Will ba found on a basis so radically point of common sense and common justice that It cannot fall to works. 0 complete revolution in the presont system of telor graphing. There ts no coubt but that these cous ponies, of this dalon of companies, wil be will and prepared to take contracts (rom the govern! to transmit messages under a postal telegrapnte tem, and, ViewIng all the sigus of the tes, there erent reason to hope that this present year Past away, withont ether tre establishment nineh Aveted system or euch steps on the part a ‘as eiall dead to i adepiom Accrpest.—Abomt 3. The body was removed to