The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1869, Page 8

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WepNespAy, June 16—6 P, M. ‘The Ouctuations of (he money market to-day were quite remarkabie and very significant of the dts- turbed and unhealthy condivion into which our local Mpances have drifted, Conversely to yesterday, its easier state was at the close and the most stringent period durmg the earlier hours of business, The highest rate paid was one-quarter of one per cent per day, but it varied down through the imterme- diate figures to seven per cent, currency, a few minutes before three o'clock. The demand had been eutirely supplied by this hour, and we group gathered in front of the Stock Exchange, where the money market has become a fixture, suddenly found themselves all lenders. Loans late in the afternoon were made at six per cent, and were offered at five by half-past three. In accounting for this sudden change it should be borne in mind that Wall street can always get money if it will only pay the rates demanded. Those rates were paid in the forenoon and the market sup- plied, Again, it is very probable that the bankers who received the Sub-Treasurer’s checks in payment for the bonds which they sold the government at noon to-day were very anxious to get interest for their money over night. Hence the free supply of Tunds offering after two o'clock, the amount thus thrown on the market being about one and a quar- ter millions of dollars, It was also said that the banks had sent in $300,000 of their three per cents for redemption, and a story was current that the Secretary of the Treasury intended disbursing about ten millions in payment of claims or other objects not specifically designated. The effect of this stringency was not so perceptible in the Stock Ex- change as might have been expected. Prices at the Opening were very strong and the market looked Dvoyant. The alarm first came from the Gold Room, where it was discovered that some of the cliques had been selling gold to get currency with which to carry their railways, the rate for cash geld ad- vancing to such extreme figures as 5-32 and 3-16 upon the money collaterals. The effect was a brief decline, New York Central falling to 1874, North- western to 81}, Pacific Mail to 8834, Michigan Southern to 103%¢ and St. Paulto73, The yleld- ing in the rest of the list was not so marked. ¢ ‘This was the lowest point of the day. Thence- forward there was a steady improvement, although Without great animation. The cliques, in stiffening up prices, were without the prestige which they would have had were the money market without these unusual fluctuations. It is hard to make the Public believe that they are sincere in ‘‘bulling” Prices at such a time, With the steady drain of money into the Treasury, where the currency balance 1s fast approaching $30,000,000, the money market bas no guarantee of uninterrupted ease. The sud- den relaxation of this afternoon may be a device to induce the public to buy again, but the latter can have little faith im the renewal of easy money until the Secretary of the Treasury bas so shaped his policy as to deprive the market of its sus- ceptbility to such sharp contraction as has been Witnessed during the past week, The most that can be said is that the situation is befogged and befog- ging to the street, and hence the duiness and hesi- tation that were observable in the investment de- mand for stocks after the recuperation of the money market. A policy on the part of the cliques waich Would lead the street to oversell the market would be just as profitable to them as any other; hence there was apparently a pause in glique strategy, as if to test the temper of the public and ascertain its adrift, According as that manifestation shall be will the schemes of the next cam- paign in stocks be shaped. The feature of the speculation this afternoon was Pacific Mail, which advanced to91\. Northwestern preferred rose to 9544. The improvement in the stocks which have been most prominent during the recent excited Period was of a corresponding character. The fol- lowing were the prices on the call at the last session of the board:—Cumberland, 33% bid; Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, 314% a 31%; American press. 40 a 4034; Adams Express, 5934 a 59%; United States Express, 694 a 69%; Merchants’ Union Express, 15; Qui iver, 15417; Canton, 65)4 a 63%; Mariposa $44 294; do. preferred, 17 @ 1734; do. certificates, 43 248; Pacific Mail, 89% a 89%; Western Union Tele- graph, 40 a\40'5; New York Central, 188% a 185 Hudson River, 155'% @ 155%; Harlem, 143 a 147°; Reading, 984 a 984%; Chicago and Alton preferred, 156 a 159; Alton and Terre Haute, 89; do. preferred, 66a 60; Wabash, 71 bid; do. preferred, 80 @ $3; Mil- waukee and St. Paul, 73%; a 737%; do. preferred, 84% ® 85; Ohfo and Mississippi, 32% a 32)¢; Michigan Central, 130 a 136; Michigan Southern, 10434 @ 1044; Iilinois Central, 1435, @ 144; Pittsburg, 955 a Rock Island, 118% @ 118%; Northwestern, 82 a 82),; do. preferred, 94\, @ 949,; Boston Water Power, 16), 16%; Delaware and Lackawanna, 1174 118; New Jersey Central, 110 a 110%; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 120 8 125; do. do. preferred, 120 a 122)4; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Centrai, 39 a 40, Governments were aull and heavy, despite the ad- vance in London to 80% @ 80%. The activity of money induced realization to obtain the high rates on call, while the speculative interest was almost entirely suspended. In the more stringent hours of the money market 67's fell to 119. With the easier feeling in all the markets in the afternoon there was @ recovery in prices and the following quotations ruled on the street at the close:—United States sixes, 1681, registered, 1164 @ 117; do., do., coupon, 1214 a 121%; do., five-twenties, registered, 116% @ 116%; o., do., coupon, 1862, 122'¢ a 1224; do. do, cou- pon, 1864, 116% @ 117%; do. do., coupon, 1865, 118% @ 118%; do. do., coupon, 1865, new, 119% a 11934; do. do., coupon, 1867, 119% @ 119%; do. do., coupon, 1868, 119% a 119%; do., ten-forties, Tegistered, 107}; a 107%; do. do., coupon, 105 a 108%; currency bonds, 106 a 106%,. The government bought another million of bonds, making a total of six millions of the public debt re- deemed thus far. The tenders amounted to nearly five millions. The awards were of the following Prices;— $250,000 1867 coupons at 115.31; $250,000 1567 coupons at 116.30, $250,000 1867 coupons at 115.29, $250,000 1867 coupons at 115.28. Foreign exchange was firmer tn consequence of a better demand for pills induced by the decline in gold, Good to prime bankers’ sixty day sterling was quoted 100'4 & 109%, and sight 110\5 a 110%. ‘The exorbitant rates required in carrying goid led toa pressure tosell, which was precipitated by a strong clique movement, having for its remote ob- ject the obtaining of currency wherewith to carry stocks. The price declined sharply, touching 137°, Dut thence reacted to 197% when its baoyancy was secured by the sudden change in the money market. ‘The highest price was 158). ‘The larger transactions @re reflected in the report of the Gold Exchange Bank which is as follows: Gold cleared. ” oe Gold balances. Ourrency balances...........6 ° ‘The course of the gold market is shown In the bie:— 10 A. M. 10:10 A. 11 A.M. 11:30 A. M uM 1PM. eeee ec eeee apeM. . ’ oooee BM Cash goid was in so abundant supply that the car- rency collaterals advanced upon it commanded ex- travagant rates of interest, ranging all the way from nine per cent per annum to 6-32 and 3-16 per diem. The disbursements of coin interest amounted to $34,781. ‘The feature in Southern securities was a sharp ad- Vance in Missouri sixes to 07—the street price after the boards—based upon the decision that the bonds are payable, principal and interest, in gold. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund having made the inquiry in a letter to H. B, Johnson, the Attorney Genera) of Missouri, the latter replied as follows: Your letter of the 25th instant, asking my opinion Jn regard to the legal obligation of the State to pay the principal and interest in gold coin on bonds issued by tke State, has been seceived, After care- Jujly examining tho decision of the Supreme Court ot the t States, and the various laws under Which bonds were issued by the State of Missouri to the Pacific Railroad, Southwest Branch of the Pa- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. comparatively steady in the general list, the tollow- ing being the closing prices at the last board:—Lou- isiana sixes, 71 a 7 do, levee sixes, 6614 & 657%; do, do, eights, 88; Tennessee sixes, ex coupon, 64% bid; do. do., new, 624 a 6254; Virginia sixes, ex cou- pon, 57%, do. do., new, 614¢ bid; Georgia sixes, 82 bid; do, sevens, 95 a 97; North Carolina sixes, ex coupon, 60a 61; do. do,, new, 5534 a 555%; Missourt sixes, 957; a 96; Missouriand St. Joseph’s, 95 a 9544. With reference to the recent charges of intended repudiation on the part of the authorities of Florida, we have received the following, signed by 8, B. Cono- ver, State Treasurer, and R, W. Gamble, Comp- troller. The bonds referred to as ‘issued under the Glea- son-Osborn dynasty” were sold to defray the ex- nses of the iate constitutional convention, and the accrued interest thereon, to March 1, 1869, was promptly paid, as also the interest due June 1, on all the bonds sold of the ‘tive hundred thousand autho- rized by the last lature.” The entire debt of the State does not reach $1,000,000, and, perhaps with one or two exceptions, is less than that of any State in the Union, and the idea of repudiation is as false as it is preposterous. The whole statement, from beginning to end, is a base fabrication, and, we are constrained to believe, malictously and wilfully conceived for the purpose of injuring the State credit and retarding the State government. The State Treasury is not bankrupt, and it is untrue to say that any interest obligation of this State government has been dishonored. The following shows the comparative earnings of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad during the second week in June :— $266,913 89 805,496 12 seeeeerees $88,582 23 SALES AT THE NEW YO3K STOCK EXCHANS:. Wednesday, June 16—10:15 A. M. 33000 USO's, "El, reg.... 116% 100 shs Am “ort! Fx.be 40 10000 US 5-20, F682. Hey 100 50 UB 6-20, c, "65, a. 19 481000 US. 5-20, c, "67... 119) Sud do. 63 118 20000 Tenn 2u000 do. 2000 Tenn 10000 Miasourt itv do. 100.0 do. 1000) do. 200 di 100 ©, C, Cin &1 RR 6W0 Chic & Rk 1 RR, 1500 tig. 5000 ClevekTol sf bds. 100 200 1000 N J Cen. new bds. 100° 50 do. 1000 Tol & Wab 2d m.. 8834 100 Mil & St . de 1 do. +0) Tol, Wab & West... rt 100 Pitts, Fort W&Chic.. 15535 100 “do. sere UBS 100 + 155% 200 155 400 5 1 156 200 Ohio & Miss RR..... 323; 100 NJ Central RR.bc 110 200 Del, Lack & W. ny 31 &W...... 100 do.... . BL 100 Dub & Sioux C RR.. 106 100 Adams Exprews..... 6093 SNYANHRR...... 133 12 M. and 2:15 o’Clock P. M. 820000 US 6's, "81. c. 10000 US 6's, currency 106 Feit US 320 ce is 10 USO. Cor Mos 10000 do....1. 1233 1000 do. 63 11917 1000 US 5-20, r, "64. 25000 c 119g 2000 US 5-20, c, 47500 do. . 119%, 1000 US 5-20, c, °65. 65000 do. NY 50000 US 5-20, ¢,"65, 80000 US 6" 1083, One o0’Clock P. M. + 6494 515 she Hud River RR... 15539 ‘3 100 do. b10 156 810000 Tenn 6's, ex ¢ 1800 1000 4 20 di 100 Tinoia Gentral RR. 144 20) Clev & Pitta RR..... 90% 800 Chic & NW RRL. 8000 La 6 6 ‘500 Chic & NW int bds 2000 Mich So sf ba. 50 abs Ninth Nat Bi 100 Cumb Coal pf. 100 Canton Co. 200 Mariposa pre 500 Pacite Mail 8S 200 West U Tel. 00 Fi STREET QUQTATIIN3. Half-past Five o’Clock P. M. wee M1 Ohio & Miss. ‘ en Reading. Northwestern ., #2 a 83. St Paul. + 736 8 Rorthwestera pi 9515 a 9575 Ft Wayne. 155 “a 15536 COMMERCIAL REPORT. Wropnespay, June 16—6 P. M. Asurs.—Recetpts, 22 bbis. Pot were quiet but steady at 87 €2)g a 87 87 \y, while pearl wero eull dull and nominal. Corrger.—Rio was in improved demand, and more firmly held at the close, The sales were 4,000 bags ex Speed, 1,616 do, ex Wayfarer, 505 do. ex Goodwin, and 73 do. ex Lindbeim on private terms. Other kinds, though quiet, were steady at yesterday's quotations. Co1TON.—The market for this staple opened active, ex- cited and about We. higher, but closed quiet though steady wt the improvement.’ The sales were 4,007 bales, of which were taken for spinning, 158 oon valation, and 198 were im_ transit. For future delivery there was more demand and the follow- ing sales were elfected :-200 bales for July Sic. 59 do. low middling for November and Decembe: ‘e., 100 do. for December at 24;3¢.41W) do, for January at 130 middling for Noveinber : and Florida. Wg s RA’ Receipta, 12.629 bbia. flonr, 62:306 els wheat, 18,241 do. corn, 16,881 do. oats, £000 Uo. rye. The four market ruled very quiet to-day, and there was no change elther one way or the ot There was but little de- mand for export and but little was don was dull and nominal; the sales were Southern four was slow of sale and pric heavy; sales 375 bbls. Rye flour was firm, with a moderate sales being 850 bbia, Corn meal wi sales 150 bbls. We quote #4250 95 00 - 60a 590 . 600 625 62a 650 500 5m 5iba 6% + 60a 700 Round hoop Ohio, shipping brands. £0— 60 Round noop Obio, trade brand Te 850 [70a 750 T50e 800 Sha 950 SI 00m 1100 Southern choie! family 90a 1150 Southern superfine and extra.. 50a 80 California Sour (aacks and bbis. - He obo 4a 62 Ma 450 be 4000 495 ean receipts, At the clone the market was hrm, with @1 43\ free y bid for No. 2 spring, to arrive. No.1 epting was about le. higher. Cal fornia’ and winter wheat was dull changed. The sales a 81 @ a Bl @1 45 tor & to arrive, and nominally w i ‘bus! State, and #1 42a ¢1 was dull and nomifal and Se, a be. choice new high mixed “ratiroad;” the sales 60,000 bushels, at 0c. = 98e. for Inferior to choice “railroad,” ‘Ble, @ We. for Western yellow, and for chotee do. white. dull and nominal, with sales of 25,000 bushels at —the inaide price for mall lots and T5ige. Kye was inactive, though firmly heid Hoth barley and barley malt still continued to rule dull and nominal. FREIGHTS were quiet, but ti for . Petroleum apd market was firm, expecially asels were sought after to for the latter. Ir a, to. Cork for or- ders, one with 200) quarters grain and the other with 3,200 tere do., at Ss. Sd.; a Norwegian bark, to Cork for or- ders, with 2,600 quarters grain, at bs, 64. and 6d. off if direct ; & British bark, to London, with 8,000 quarters grain, at 64. an American schooner, from the Satilla river |, with 18,00) feet lumber, on private term: Jadelphia to the Baitic, with 2,700 7igd.. and a Russian bark, from ity bbis. dos, at 4a. 91, ere quiet but firm at I6jge. a ITe. for bage and yat former qu Hier, Petail lots at We wel 13, lon and short do. at We, a 96e. . The market was tolerably active at steady re were pales Of 3,000 Bogota at old, and 4 Buenos Ayre P.—The mar! quote (nominally) :—Manila, I a be., do. ; Binal, 100. @ 10\g0., dow in bond, 40. hominal for all kinds, & Ve., wold; jute, de. Tampico, 8. a 8'ye., Hove. There wae scarcely any demand, and the market was beavy at be. a Ibe. for Inferior to choice grades, Saiés 20 bales. MoLAs#rs.—The market was stil) dull, the demand continu ing light prices were generally leavy, Sales 16 hus, Forto B Naval 0.—For apirite thepentine the market was Anil, the demand from all classes of buyers being I with holders generally anxious to real and fully Jee. lower, elostn ge. for roe the A, and 42@. (or do, to arrive, There we Py bbis, at Aigo. a dig. Rosin was less sought the was ‘ilght, though prices, were ge z co, Bat 2 65; 101 There were sales of 200 bbis. ined at $2 4 32 do. almoet yee seis it 89. We q 9 423g; No. 2, #10 0'82 1b, Noh, #4 Oa 85 60, extra do. Bn # window glass, #9504810. Tar w: I and nominal wt aa dull #8 126 A ‘25 for Wilmington, and $2 60 « @2 62g for Wash 1 d was duit at $1 03 #1 OH, in casks, and we Other kinda, though quiet, cific Railroad, Iron Mounsain Railroad, North Mis- vy hh iad sour! Railroad, the Omro and Fulton Rail- PROVIts1ONS. Recetpt I bbe. beef, 100 do, pork, 270 do, road Company, @od tie Platte County Rall- | lard avd 22 do, cut meats. The market for pork was quiet, road Company, I have concluded that the | there being bat litle demand, but prices were quite ateaiy, State having soid all Of said roads under the tien the | Closing at it 832 75 for new meas. were Lil State held on them for security of principal and in. | Db, at #82 Piwe. for pew mere BW + p State h ee an D. | for prime ft For fa delivery wo terest in sald bonds, and the State having by said | fart of ‘Again higher, bein ules assumed ail the obligations of said railroad | quoved re 44K head, whic companies, 18 legaily obligated to pay both the prin. | were terers. Beef was quiet, Cipal ant dnverest of sad LONdS 1h COIN as they be. | but prices wer i. W bbie., at #10 a BTA for come d | plain tens and 12% 18 for do. Of beet barns, which . Were somewhat utreyuar in value, 1 bbe, w id a blade bouda were weak im pew Tenneasece, but | Qé/tur Soutberm and Western, Tiere beet remaine and nominal at $20a $25 for prime mess and $25 a $81 for India do. Cut meats were but with # light stock the market wag firm at 3c, ‘a Losge. for dry naited and pickled shoulders, ic. » 6c. for stnoked do. Iéc. = Wie. for ickled hams, ive, @ 2c, for smoked do, and 1#}4e. a Ae, for aged do. Bacon was duli, owing to ‘the suraliness of the Kc; prices were firm, was bat little sought after, but held with firmness at former prices, The sales were 276 packages at 13c. a 20\4e. for No. 1 to prime steam and kettle rendere: PRIROLEUM.—Crude, in balk, was held at 1630. a 17e. but there was no demand of consequence at these prices, abd wo heard of no sales of importance, | Orude, io bbla., was dull and nominal at 2c. a 2igc. Refined was sparingly offered and firmly held at Blige, a S¥e.; but there were no buyers above Sic., and business Was restricted in consequence. The les were bbis., on the Spot, at Bic. 5 do., for ly, at 81%gc., and 1,500 do., for July, August and Sep- tember, reported at" s&ige.; also, 16,000” gallons dn ting), at 88 Napbtha* was tn” some demand ‘at about former prices. Sales 1,500 bbla, for the last balf July sc. In Vhiladelphia the market was duil at Jie. « 3146. nly sales we heard of were 1,000 bbls. standard white ptember at 33/40. and 3,000 do. from July to December at Bige0, Hicx continued in demand, and sales were made of 800 Herces at from 8'qc. to 9c, for Common to prime. Srepa.—Calcutta linseed was dull and nominal at $2 12%, gold duty paid, while grass were dull at yesterday's quota- jon ry Stearine was steady, with sales of 10,000 bbls, within the range of lve. » SUGAR.—The market for raw was more active, the demand being principally from the retiners, but, prices were heavy at The: a 1is(e. for fair to good refintog Cuba: The sales were 1,260 hhds., part at Iie. a 11%. for Cuba; also 50 boxes at Ie. Refined was moderately active at about former figure hard selling at 15%c., soft white at Migc, a 1474: 13gc. a I4c., and extra C at 1dige. at 1dge. ‘ALLOW Was steady, with sales of 70,000 Ibs, at 113¢¢. Wittsxry.—Recefpts, 975 bbl. ‘The’ market waa irmer, though quiet. Sales 173 bbls. at $1 023g, tax paid. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. ‘The excursion of the Real Estate Owners’ Associa- tion of Staten Island over and around that island, which took place yesterday, particulars of which are given elsewhere, may be justly regarded as an event in the great real estate movement now in progress in New York and environs. While other localities less favored by nature, either as regards situation, beauty of surface, picturesque landscape, variety of natural scenic views and general healthfulness, have felt the appreciative and speculative influences of the real estate excitement of the past few years, Staten Island has been almost completely overlooked, and, either through the apathy and indifference of the property holders there, or from a spirit of exclusiveness, has not had in that period a fair presentation in the market. It has not, however, stood altogether still, but has been steadily unproving in the multiplication upon its many verdant heights of a superior ciass of resi- dences, ita proximity to the business centre of the city bringing it into great favor with merchants, bankers, brokers and others whose offices are within a short radius of the Battery. The villa houses of these gentlemen appear on every hand, adorned with all the charms of grand primeval surrounding and cultivated luxurlance of lawo and park. ‘The excursion of yesterday, however, initiates a movement to popularize the isiand and induce people of less means and more modest ambition to inake it their home. It marks the decline of a pretenscus spirit bordering on snobbishness, which has in a great measure in the past prevented the legitimate development that the excitement in other directions would have stimu- lated here, some of which yet remains to present in stronger relief by contrast with the larger recoguition of afew leading minds the grand tendency of Ameri- can progress toward pure democratic feeling. Much has of late been written upon the subject of Siaten Island, a RR, Mcp which existed i have no removed, by proof of their absurdity, and general attention has been directed to what 1s regarded as its ‘manifest peal in connection with the growth of the me- tropoiis. In addition, an opportunity, suggested douvtiess by the circumstance that now was a chance to obtain a fair hearing, 18 shortly to be af- forded to those who may have been favorably im- pressed, either through personai view or by uppre- Judiced reading, regarding Staten Island, to obiain suitabie sites for building. Mr. Charles K. Hamil- ton, of Hamilton Park, one of the choicest estates on the island, situatea on elevated ground, at New Brighton, overiooking New York city, wuich appears but @ few minutes’ sail distant, and is im fact only thirty, as wellas Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, the Hudson and East rivers in front and the shores of Jersey and Loug Isiand on either side, bas in- duced to oifer a portion of his park in building lots. ‘The grounds of undulating suriace, are beaucifully laid out with winding drives and waiks, terraced avenues and macadamized roads. Forest trees have been preserved, and ornamenied trees and slirubs planted to beautify the place, the entre design being ot that spirit which has made our own beautiful Park the glory it is to our city, vu ‘The application of art to ine better display of the patural beauties of the place while preserving the variety of scenery which already abundantly existed. ‘There are Low seventeen first class modern houses of the villa style built upon different paris of the Park, 80 admirably located as to each seem to enjoy the place of prominence and be chief among the num- ber, thus adding to the delights of a suburban resi- dence, all the clarms of sociai surroundings. Four of these houses will be sold, with about 200 lots on the 22d inst. The market yesterday was animated and active, two very large sales being held out of town. One of these was at Plainield aud the other at Rutherfurd Park, N. J. The aitendance at both was excellent and the prices indicative of continued firmness, she Kutherfurd Park sale will be continued to-day. Anction Sales of Real Estate Vesterday. The following are the particulars of the dealings in the market yesterday :— RUTHFREURD PARK, REN, BON AND CO. f 84 2 lots cm Livingston #860 3 lots on Livingston 265 1 lot adjoining, 80) 0 1 lot on Devoe av, 50x250. 45 1 lot on Livingston ay, O0xa0, 60 Slots on Ogden place, each dix) 20 5 lots on Livingston av, each 50x. 280 4 lots adjoining, each 5x15, each 35 1 lot on Lake av, 602200 el 7 lots on Ogden place, 250 1 lot oa Delatield a ees 500 $ lots Ogden place, oacn O0xi50, each. 20 1 lot adjoining, 60x250, : 450, 4 lots adjoining. 220 1 lot adjoining bio 6 lots ndyoinin 250 4 lots adjoining, each 0x170, each 25 § lots on Rutherfurd av, each 5x1 205, 1 lot on Lake av, #03206. . fy 1 lot adjoining, Box20 560 2 lots on Livingstor 385 2 lots on Livingston Bw 4 lots on Ltvingstor i 200 2 lota on Stuyvesant av, each x 295 4 lots, Ogden place, exch S0x1b), ¢ u7 5 lot#’on Court av, each B0x150, exch 235 5 lots on Conrt av, each 60x150, each: 1 lot on Stuyvesant av, Liix140. 2 lots on Stuyvesant 6 lots on Stuyvesant 4 lots on Stuyvesant 4 lots on Stuyresant 4 lots on Jay ay, eac 4 lots on Park 1 lot on Park ay, 1 lot on Riversid 1 lot on Rivers: Llot on Riverside 2 lots on Riverside lot on Riverside ice phicas eesee 160 PLAINFIELD, N. J., PROPERTY.—UY A, MELLIOK, Ji, AND DROTHER. $49 = Lot 9, block B. . 425 Lot 1%, block 8 2400 Lot Il} block B. 400 Lot 19) block B £445 Lot 13) block B 40 1 P Lot 12, bloc Lot 18, block Lot §, block B Lot 6, block B. Lot 7, block B. Lot 8, block B. Lot Lot 14, block A. Official Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday, ay rns IN NEW YORK CITY, No #2, 21,1045 260. Oliver at,'ne corner Oak, Sixt na, 20.9ft from ground a saben ave ya No se mt, wa, lot known aa No ‘880 fhe of Sd aw n% 5 20H 100.5 8, 404.3 ft e of Ut TAX 1 00,5, on, 09.4 ftw of av A, 16.8x109.10. A, 18.94100.536. Oxi) corner 7ith st, 6 ‘av, 08, 64.2 not FT wt, 6hMullUxds.dxdiday ov. 6 0, B.A Ti 8 oF ioinh ai, idig xi05. ‘ Of Louth at, Te big x ‘exio0. DIN NEW YORK A montha, per anni: ERB IN KINGS COUNTY. Liv 5 fle of Hopkinson av, 40x2%x TRA Decatar #1, Decatur rt, #8, 500 ft w of Pateben ay, l0uxiug, Ewen at, w 4, 100 fn of North 2d at, Lai00..., Filimors piace, # », 71 {tw of 6th st, 06 Hantington 120 Ft @ of Court rt Jackson st, Tt of Leonard at, 2,2" Madison at, o #, 275 ft @ of Stayer Madison st and Nostrand ay, nw Tae Monroe et, #8, 100 fi w of Patoben ay, Lavi 100 Middle at, @ & 426 [te of 94 wy, 1.88500 on 1 Moore at,’p @, 195 ft @ of Smith wt, Bxlu0 i aed Oxford i, 6 @, U17.10 fb or Atlantic i, Pulaski 1 #, 200 ite OF Lewh t. Ww Fa] Fulton bh 0B 8 w of Hb on av, and Sv Fel Heid wv, au7h, ne corner, 2 208 4B. " Lot W0, rear and n part, on N Wy: Lot 23 rear apd w part, eame wr Lots on H Conklin's map. .... prepa hel hierari ry TE oa TRANSFERS IN QUERNS COUNTY—OOLLEGE POINT, ing Nostrand estate, 60x49. adjoining Hoffman's upland and NPW ‘Suydam place, n s, 250 ft w of Chicago av, 36.32100.. HUNTER'S POINT. East 4th st, n s, 250 ft © of East ave, 25x10v. TRANSFERS IN ESSEX COUNTY, Or) Bioomtield Ne Se NBN Indefinite locality, 30 ft front... ‘ays, nw corner, 150 ft front. 96 f¢ frout.sees #5 ESSe's 2 af BE NORTH BERGEN. 2d st and Meyer's 8 W corner, 350x20022503100x100 1 24 ut, 6 6, 100 ft a of Meyers av, SB0x100 tet Howell st, n a, 60 ft w of Arnetia st, 38x100. 385 ‘Lots 36 to 39 and 46 to 48, block ‘stonnelle 4,700 Copper Mines road and Radiey, nv corner. cond a0! Lot 781, block 80, map of North Hoboken, 351100.......+ 650 BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISFRICT COURT. ‘The City of Norwich Case. Before Judge Benedict. Charles Plod and Others vs, The City of Norwich.— The long deferred argument of this case was com- menced yesterday. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. An Alleged Smuggler. Betore Commissioner Jones, Last week an account was given in the HERALD of the arrest of a man by the name of Bartlett, the master of the steamship San Francisco, plying be- tween New York and Havana, on the charge of smuggling. It happened, aa it will be remembered, in this way:—In January last @ seaman by the name of Price was arrested at Staten Island on the eharge of smuggling cigars. He was tried at the last term of the United States Court, and was convicted of the offence. In order to make his sentence as light as possibie he gave information which led to the arrest of Gordon Young and James Arnold, his associates in the transaction, When Arnold and Young were arraigned they pleaded guilty, and then gave information which led to the arrest of Bartlett, ‘Who was in the court room at the time. Yesterday Bartlett was brought up for examination, and Young and Arnold were the only witnesses who were ex- aminea for the prosecution. Young testified that Baruett was the master of the ship Francisco, and that he was If the second mate; on the night of the llth of February the vessel arrived in New York harbor, having on board 2,000 cigars owned by the witness, 300 owned pv the carpenter, 3,500 belonging to Price, a seaman, and four or five thousand beionging to Captain Bartlett; the night of the ship’s arrival was very dark and foggy, and the captain suggested that it would be a good time to land the cigars. Young replied that it would be, and they were accordingly taken ashore at Staten Island and vo the house of James Arnold, The latter person testified that between eleven and twelve o’clock of the night in question Young and some other men came w bis house and left some ackages, which Arnold said he supposed were clothes, ‘The men stayed avout an hour or 60 and then went back. In the morning, finding out that the packages contained cigars, he started for New York to see Captain Bartlett about it, and found him on his vessel. Bartlett at first seemed surprised and to know nothing at all about the cigars. He finally said that Jim Eggieson would go for them. ‘Lhe captain sald the cigars were all rignt. On his cross-examination witness admitted that he knew the packages contained cigars when they were brought in that might, The examioation was ad- journed until to-day. SUPREME COURT—C.RCUIT. A Man Pretending to be of the Firm of Baring Brothers Obtains $3,000 Worth of Goods—Action to Recover the Amount, Henry J. Stevena vs, the Rockville National Bank.— Plaintif in this case is a merchant doing business in New York. In the fall of 1863, he was waited upon by aman hailing from Rockville, Cona., who gave his name as P. H. Pease, and represented that he was a member of the firm of Baring Brothers, of London, England. He bought of the plaimtif’ 500 kegs of naiis, giving in payment therefor a drait upon the house of Baring Brothers, The nails were immediately shipped to Rockville, and no sooner nad they arrived than they were turned over to the bank, the defendants in this action. Jong aiter the draft came back from Bat Brothers protested, and Stevens at once post off to Rockville to look after his nails, when he found them in the custody of the bank. The day that Stevens went to Rockville Preston, the cashier of the bank, went to New York, in company with Pease, the man who bought the nails. Preston rep- resented to @ Mr, Place, the confidential clerk of Stevens, that if Stevens would not commence a suit against the bank for the recovery of the natls that he would see that either Pease, himself or the bank paid for them. The cashier, it 1s said, was moved to make this offer on account of his knowledge of the fact that Pease had palmed himself off more than once in New York and Boston as one of the firm of Baring Brothers, In the meantime Stevens was toid at Rockville by the president of the bank that the goods were taken as security for advances to Pease, The president not being dis- posed to compound the matter in any way, Stevens Stated that he should replevin the goods. Upon this the same proposition was le by the president to Stevens that was made to his confidential cierk in New York by the cashier. But the next thing that Stevens knew of the natls the bank had disposed of them. It was set up in defence that the bank had uo knowledge of the represen- tation upon which Pease bought the 8, and that they were received in = faith for ad- vances, It was alsowet up in defence that the bank ‘was not liable for the acts of its officers. Verdict for plaintiff $3,804 69. Batcheller & Jenks for piaintiff; Wm. E. Curtis for deendants, CITY CouaT. Action to Recover a Broker’s Co mwinsion. RW. Poller vs, Guilford Mayer.—This action Was brought to recover brokerage for the sale of a house for defendant for the sum of $16,500, The de- fence set up Was that the contract was to be com- pleted at a specified day and hour, aud that instead of this the purchaser failed to appear at the ap- pointed tme. Verdict for the plamtid for full amount. Knaebei & Pray for plaintiff; Hubvard & Riggs for defendant. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Accipent.—John Dillenbury, residing in New York, while attempting to step upon a ladder from the second story window of the house at the corner of Lafayette and Tompkins avenues, missed his footing ‘and feli to the sidewalk. He received in- juries of an internal character, and was removed to the City Hospital. Serious ASSAULT BETWEEN WomEN.—Eliza Cros- by and Mary Marion, residing in Adeiphi street, near Atlantic avenue, became involved in a quarrel yesterday, when Eliza seized @ carving knife and made a severe onslaught on her opponent. She cut an ugly gash about two inches 1a length upon one of Mary's cheeks. Eliza was arrested by an oificer of the Forty-fourth precinct and locked up to answer. A PRECAUTIONARY MBA: —The Fire Commis- sioners are securing co-operation in the suppression of fires within certain sections of the city. The presidents of the Brookiya city railroad companies have given them permission to place about ten lengths of howe, with wrenches, in the stables of each company, to be used by the employes of each com- pany on duty to aid in suppressing fires in their Immediate nelghborhood, Accusep OF FALS® PreTENces.—Michael Moore, the proprietor of a liquor store at No, 114 York street, has been arrested and locked up em @ charge of false pretences preferre’ by G. L. Simonson & Co., of No. 67 Liverty street, New York. ‘The complainant sa‘ that the accused came to his place of business and purchased $168 worth of liquors on credit, repre- senting that he Was solvent and doing & good busi- ness. He now alleges that Moore is insoivent and that bis effect# are in the hands of the Sherif. The defendant pleated not guilty. The examination will take Diace before Jw vaish. PLYMOUTH Cuv nor Pionic.—There was a very large representation of the members of Plymouth chureh Fable class on the annual excursion and picnic of that. congregation yesterday. ‘The party, which abered probably 1,200 persons, embarked on the steamboat Sleepy Hollow, from the foot of Fuiton street, about nine o'clock, and shortly alter that hour they proceeded on their pleasare P up the river, with colors fying and bands p! ing, for their place of destination, fona Island, near reeksktll, Here the pienic grounds, which are really very handsome, were fitted up with great taste. They remained on shore here for about turee huura, when the picnic: jans, Who wer companied by Mr. Beecher, their pastor, re-ernbarked and returned to Irooklyn, well satistied with the resuit of thelr day’s excursion. THE JUST FIADLE SHOOTING —DISCHARGE AND RRARREST OF THE Neano FRANCIS DRAKE, —Dis- trict Attorney Morris, after having examined the evi- denve taken ai the inquest over the body of William Fitapatiiok, who Was shot on sunday morning by Francis Drake, a colored man, during a fight at Weeksville,’ ‘concluded “that thes shooting was nid justifiable and informed Coro- ner tel that he might discharge the accused. Drake was thereupon taken from the jail and discharged. ‘The brother of the deceased, Captain Peter Fitzpatrick, learning that the accused was at |; procured a watrant from Justice Riley, and had rearrested on a charge of murder, Drake was pocordingly sent back to jail again to await examination. ‘The evidence already taken in the case showed that the accused was com- Pelled to from his house on seyeral occasions when attac! by the deceased. There has been no thne fixed for the examination of the prisoner. LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE FIRST Moravian Cuvrcn.—The corner stone of the First Moravian church of Brooklyn was laid yesterday afternoon on the site of the old church in Jay street, near Myrtle avenue, whicn was destroyed by fire some months There was quite a large assem- plage present to witness the ceremonies, It is to be a brick structure, with brown stone trimmings, and Measure 36x70. The lower part of the building is to be occupied as a school- room and will seat 350 children, The church will be capable of seating 700 people. The cost of the struc- ture will be $21, and '39,000 of the amount, it 13 stated, has already by the Right Rev. David Bigler, and addresses were delivered by Rev. Storrs and Dr. Schenck. The openin: offered by tae Rev, Mr. Hunt, of Hi Pp Methodist Episcopal church, and Rev, Mr. Fietcher read @ portion of the Scriptures. The audience was dismnissed with the benediction, nm raised. rr mons he laid nnsylvani: Dr. H. ”. ray FIRES IN BROOKLYN. Destructive Confingration at the Atlantic Dock—Low Estimated at $60,000. A fire, involving losses of $50,000 or $60,000, oc- curred about a quarter after two o'clock yesterday morning, at the Hamilton Flour Mulls, situated at the Atiantic dock, and embracing Nos. 17 to 22, The fire was first discovered by Thomas Martin, the miller, who said it originated behind the chimney on the fourth floor of the stores, He called up the engineer, Henry Biglow, but the flames had gained so much progress that they found it finpossible to extinguish them. ‘The alarm was immediately given, but considerable tune elapsed before the firemen managed to get streams on the burning structure. In the meantime the breeze which prevailed accelerated the flames, and they extended from one part of the structure to the other, threatening @ more disastrous confiagra- tion than what occurred, Captain Hart, with the police boat, soon appeared and put on some power- dul streams, which helped to check the Aames. The mulls were owned by Mr. Abner Greenleaf, wno esti- maies his loss at from $60,000 to $70,000, Mr. Greenleaf has an insurance on his property of $42,000 in various companies. : Fire Marshal Keady had several employés at the mills before him yesterday, and they stated that they believed the fire to have been of accidental ortgin. ‘The miller who first discovered it thinks it occurred from the heat of the chimney. The en- ginecr stated that when he first saw it the flames were breaking out from behind the chimney, so there appears to be little or no doubt as to the manner in which it occurred, He also added that at the ame the tire broke out he had on about forty-five pounds of steam, but they usually carried trom sixty-eight to eighty pounds. Fire in Brooklyn Avenue. A fire broke out at eight o’clock yesterday morn- ing in a small frame building im Brooklyn avenue, corner of Douglas street, owned by John R, Ken- nedy. and occupied by Thomas Eagan. The building was damaged to the extent of $1,000, and the dam- age to Eagan’s furniture will amount to $200, ‘The fire originated from some kindling wood which had been leit under the stove to dry. SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. A PUBLIC BaTH.—A resolution to establish a free public bath at the foot of Warren strect has been brought before the Common Council. Messrs. Camp- bell and Eagan. were appointed a committee to ex- amine the proposed site and report accordingly. A building capable of accommodating sixty persons can be purchased for $2,600, and the proposition meets with universal approval. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A RAILROAD PASSENGER.— At seven o’clock yesterday evening aman named Laurence Ryan, @ passenger on the Erie Railroad train from Paterson, atiempted to jump from the car at the Grove street crossing, but he was forcibly hurled against a heap of rails lying at the side and injured ina shocking manner. His right eye was knocked out, his head badly cut, and his internal in- juries are of a dangerous character. He was re- moved to a house near by, where medical atd was rendered. His injuries are of a doubtful nature. Huésen City. A CHILD FOUND DEAD—PROBABLE INFANTICIDE.— Yesterday afternoon the mangled body of a male infant was found ina box near the bridge on the road from West Hoboken to fludsoa City. From the mutilated condition of the remains it ts believed that the child was undoubtedly murdered. Coroner Volk was informed of the case and an inquest will be heia to-day. MURDER OR SUICIDE—A WoMAN FounD DEAD at Her Home.—On Tuesday night Mrs. Caroline Obst was found lying in a pool of blood in the room of her residence on Clinton avenue, near Franklin street. Her husband, Wiltlam, had been from home during the evening, and on returning found all the doors of his apartments open, and on entering his working room saw the lifeless form of his wile. A long, broad-bladed knife was lying at her side, and also @ pair of scissors, covered with blood. ''T'wo physicians were at once sent for to examine the cause of her death. Two deep wounds were dis- covered in both of her eibows and a slighy scar on one of the temples. Coroner White was notified concerning the case and he visited the piace at noon yesterday. He was at first refused admit- tance and the door was locked against him, but the inmates finally succumbed to the power ot the law. ‘The body was then furtuer examined, and the testi- mony of the doctors having been heard by the Cor- oner, he consented to the interment of the body. ‘The remains were thereupon removed for burial in Cypress Hill Cemetery. In the afternoon a jury was summoned and the inquest was adjourned to ’ri- day. [tis asserted by some that the deceased at- tempted to commit suicide a short time ago. St was thirty-five years of age and a native of German. ‘The husband was hela to await the result of the i vestigation. Bergen City. ATROCIOUS ONSLAUGHT ON AN OFFICER.—On Tues- day night @ man named Martin Killeen was, as al- leged, beating his wife in a brutal manner, when the shrieks of the latter attracted a policeman in the vicinity, who immediately ran to the rescue. He arrested the husband, but was severely inured by a few terrific blows of the prisoner. The ofMicer cailed on a citizen to assist him and was thus enabled to fai 6 Killeen to the police station. He was com- mitted to prison to await trial, but was subsequent- ly bailed by the Recorder in the sum of $1,000. Newark. INTERESTING TO TAXPAYERS.—Upwards of $136,000 was paid into the ofice of the Collector of Internal Revenue during the past two days by citizens of Essex county and the townsuips of Harrison and Readney, in Hudson county. CusaN REcRUITS.—It is stated on good authority that the movement to raise recruits for the Cuban patriot army is being briskly pushed forward. Be- sides several ex-army officers there have been en- rolled, it is positively asserted, upwards of seventy- five young men. Everything is conducted wish tie utmost secresy. A former resident of Cuba, now living here, is reported to have supplied the recruits ‘with uniforms. MYSTERIOUS Case OF DROWNING.—About noon yesterday the dead body of a Frenchman, named Peter Getle, late of No. 205 Market street, was found floating In the Passaic river opposite the City dock. It appears deceased had not in home since last Saturday night, when, in presence of his wife, two men carried him off to have some liquor. Subse- quently a little girl named Coben saw the men puil- ing him in the direction of the river. Deceased was a jeweller by trade, and served tirée years in the Uniou army during the war. Paterson. A New Way To Eseor TeENants.—Mr. ©. Wolfhegie @ short time since parchased an old tenement house corner of Eliison street and Burhan’s alley, and ‘ave the tenants notice to quit as he wished to tear down the buiidmg for the purpose of erecting another, There were five families in the house, all of whom refused to move, claiming that they were not legally notified. The new landlord accordingly yesterday, proceeded to tear down the house with the peopie stil ia it. The carpenters entered the doors but were soon obliged to retreat before a charge of the infuriated housewives, armed with kettles of boiling water. They then commenced work on the outside, and boards al the people still retained possession of the air: ters, and the usual routine of household work cu be seen from the street going on on each floor. ‘Th tenants last night came to the conciusion to mov out their furniture, but to test the jegality of the tion of the landiord before the courts, in an action for tresyass and damag WESTCHESTER COUNTY. ut MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL SitenMAN,—Yesterday afternoon General Sherman arrived at Tarrytown trom West Pont, via the Hudson River Railroad. As lew knew of the General's ng, his arrival was marked by no demonstration Whatever. [tis ance! stood that he will be the guest of William H. Asp! wall while here, Kunopanies ar Yorrene.— During Tacsday night or early yesterday morajng the office of Ackert & Quick, builders, on Atherton street, was burgli ly entered by parties who commenced operations im @ manner only practiced by “professionals,” A hole ‘was drilled in the safe and afterwards charged with wder, which, on being Bred, had the effect of lowing a quantity of plaster and other filling out the door ‘of the safe, leaving the lock and fame ale most uninjured, in which state it was found at the usual business hour yesterday morning. Had the burglars sueceeded in their they would have secured aconsiderable sum of money. It 1s nota little singular that an employé of the firm named above, who lives but a few yards from the office, was undisturbed ouring she night, ‘The residence of Edward Moore, ‘on’ North Broadway, was visited also, on Tuesday night, by thieves, Wbo gained ingress to the house ‘by climb- ing upon 8 piazza and then crawling through a win- dow. Finding themselves in an apartment from was barred by the. doors being locked, the parties contented themselves with a much-prized clock and valuable meerchaum pipe, both of which were carried off. The usually active police of the village are nonplussed at the conti- guity of lawiessness to their headquarters. MIDDLETOWN, CHANGE ON THE ERIE RAILWAY.—Mr, W. H. Tator, agent of the Erie Railway at this place, has received notice that he willbe relieved on the 1st proximo, and his place filled by Mr. L. W. Brainard, Jr, Mr. ‘Tator has been in the employ of the Erie Railway Company for nineteen years, the last ten of which he has been agent at this place. Tae Ricur Rev. BISHOP POTTER aT MIDDLE- TOWN.—Bishop Potter was at Grace church, Middle- town, on Tuesday, gnd administered the rite of con- firmation to nineteen persons. The veteran bishop was looking very well, and is apparently enjoying better health. His address to the candidates was excellent and touching. WESTCHESTER COUNTY COURT OF OYER. AND TERMINER. The Sing Sing Tragedy—Samming Up of Counsel=The Judge's Charge—Acquittal of the Prisoner—The Rosendale und Craft Murders, WHITE PLAINs, June 16, 1869. Pursuant to adjournment from nine o'clock last night the second day’s proceedings in the O’Nelll murder case were opened shortly after eight o’clock this morning. In consequence of the early hour at which the court opened the attendance of spectators Was rather limited, but towards ten o’clock the court room became densely filled, and, as on the previous day, a large number of ladies was present, anxiously listening to the summing up of cqunsel, and evincing a deep interest 1n the result of the trial. Mr. Larkin summed up on behalf of the prigoner, Charlies Sullivan. He commenced by alluding to the new law whereby prisoners in criminal cases were permitted to testify in their own behalf, and com- mented on the prudence and wisdom of that law. He said the act in reference to this matter, which Was passed py the Legislature of this State last winter, entitled the Legislature to everlasting credit. He read the law from the Revised Statutes and contended that it concerned this case, and that Sul- livan was justified, as @ public officer, in shooting the convict O'Neill in order to recapture him. He showed how the officers of Sing Si prison were justified im shooting any convict who attempted to run away, and until the Legis- lature furnished the power to enclose the prison with a wall that state of things should exist. As long as the Legislature furnished the pistols and builets to the officers of the prison for that purpose the officers were entitled to use them in preventing the escape of convicts. Let the jury convict Sullivan and there would be a shout of triumph raised by the rascals in Sing Sing Prison, and they would go to work and burn the place im twenty-four hours, when they understood that the law interposed m favor of convicted felons and against eficient and conscientious ofMfcers who faithfully discharged their duties. Toe counsel then entered into an elaborate dissection of the evidence for the prosecution, and closed after an hour spent in the delivery of his speech, District Attorney Dyxeman then summed up on behalf of the people in an able and lucid address. JUDGE BARNAKD'S CHARGE. At twenty uuputes to eleven o’clock Judge Bar- nard proceeded to charge the jury. He said:— GENTLEMEN—The prisoner, Charles Sutlivan, has peen put upon trial by the Grand Jury of this county charged with the crime of murder. 1t 1s beyond all doubt that the deceased O'Neill came to his death from the effects of a pistol shot wound, the pistol having been discharged by the prisoner now on trial, Where life is taken the law has provided that if an excuse is rendered which shail jusufy the act itis a crime of some grade, There is no dispute in this case, but that death oe tht at the hands of the prisoner at the bar. Therefore the question which sometimes enters into cases of this kmd—namely, whether death was occasioned by the act which the — 1g alleged to have committed—is removed. What, then, is the prisoner gutity of? The law de- fines murder to be the intention of killing a human being trom malice aforethought—from preformed design. But every killing, with the actual preformed desigu of killing is not murder, and that presenus the question which the prisoner claims exonerates him from the effect of histact. It is a statute which makes certain killing, although done with a pre- formed design, justifiable. It makes the y @ sheriff, under the judgment of a court, justifiable. It makes the killing necessarily committed in retak- ing felons who have escaped justifiabie. Now, then, you are brought to the first great question which you ure to determine in this case, as to the guilt or absolute innocence of the prisoner in every respect. He avers an excuse which, if true, 18 ee in law and which makes him guiltless of the killing of this man—that the act was necessarily committed in re- taking an escaped felon. You have also to deter- mine the ion of O'Neill, He was a convict in the State on of this State. He was in the lawful custody of the persons who control that prison. He had no ae to his liberty and he had escaped. ‘Therefore that part of the law which I have quoted applies to the case on trial, Was this act done in the necessary retaking of that convict? That con- vict by jadgment of (his court stood different irom any other man. He had no right to his liberty. He stood without right to personal liberty, and any berson iu the State had a right to take him and re- turn him to the prison. It was the duty of the prisoner to take him. It was the duty of the escaped convict to surrender to the person claiming him to return him to the prison. Was this act, then, necessarily committed in the tal of this escaped convici? If the escaped convict had had an empty pistol in his hand, hol ing iting ceant manner, then the prisoner wot have been justi in taking his life, although there was no necessity in int of fact. Becuuse the officer of the law is not und to look to see whether the pistol is loaded or not. If the convict stood in an attitude of defiance or resistance, not allowing the oficer to take him, it was the rignt of the pi two shoot him, if necessary, to enforce obedience. If & con- vict had st and run it would have been the right of the prisoner to have shot him to bring him down, Itts not a question of self-defence. In a case of self-defence the law requires that the per- son who offers that as an excuse should flee to the wall—that is, he shall flee until a wall or other ob- struction prevents further flight, and then he can turn around and shoot his pursuer. The pri- soner’s duty here was to approach the convict and not to flee from him, and convict’s daty was to surrender and not to flee. to think that it was necessary to fire his pistol, he is absol from the consequence of this act. But, was @ convi erage this convict, because he |, beyond the principles I have stated, ail tt rights that — other person has in the community. If, in point of fact, he had surrendered to this officer with open hands and satd—“Ohariey, don’t shoot me,” and if that oMoer shot him, he is not prosected I 6 this section of the Statute. and he is gutlty of something. There are some ebay tions of the evidence that seem tome te be lly irreconcilable, and if there pe @ reasonable, rational doubt as to where the trath Hes, that doubt imures to the benefit of the prisoner. this convict sur- render, or was he shot after his surrender with the words of surrender in his mouth and his uplifted hand showing he had no arms and no intention to resist? Or did he keep himself in a threaten- ing attitude, with au appearance and mannor such as to cause the officer to suppose that he had dangerous weapons with him? if the convict was in that attitude, then the r Will be wholly absolved. If you find against the prisoner on that issue, then the verdict will be either murderor manslaughter tn the fourth degree. THe VERDICT. The jury then retired, and after an absence of about fitteen minutes returned tuto court wiil a ver- dict of acquittal. There were some clapping of hands and applause in the court room on the announcement of the ver- diet, which Jadge Baroard sony, suppressed. Sullivan then lett the court aan che gs THE MURDER OF ED' . At noon Jon Burns, George Lowden and Henry Muller, convicts in Sing Sing Prison, were arraigned the charge of having caused the jeath of Kdward Craft, one of the guards of the prison, on the 17th of March last, on the occaston referred to on the trial of Sullivan. ‘fhe name of John Mulvey also appeared in the indictment, but on motion of his counsel, Mr. Larkin, the Court allowed him Ly ‘ate trial. Mr. John D, Townsend the prisoners, ‘The same dificulty im procuring a jury which ex- isted In the case of Sullivan also characterized this case, and a considerable portion of the afternoon way in challenging. heed pee RORENDALE MURDER. A recess of an hour was taken at one o'clock, at the expiration of whict ir. made & iwotion on aMdavit to postpone tnefnarof Wallace Mcpantels, who stands charged with the murder of Thomas E. Corwin, at the Rosen. io Hotel, inthe town of Morrisania, in May ast. ‘The ground of the application Was the necessity of rocuring witnesses as to Character, Which were not immediately avaliable, Judge Barnard said the application was not sur fictent for & postponement of the trial, Le therefore denied the application at present. THE SING BING CASK NO, 2 RESUMED, The empaneling of the jury in this case was then resumed,