The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1869, Page 6

TE WAR ON THE CUBANS, Examination of Goicouria. The Complaint Dismissed and the Accused Discharged. The Cubans Enthusiastic Over the Result. VRITED STATES COMMISSIONZRS’ COURT. Before Comunussiener Betts. The Vnited States vs, General Goicourta,—The examination in this case was resumed yeser ay, foe court room was densely erowded, several ladies bei.g present. Xr. Phelps appeared for the goverument and Mr. Lowrey tor une devendaat. ‘Phe orst wiiness called was George W. Hall, agent for the. Peansylvauia Irou Works, au No. 71 Broad way, who t <4 be met General Goicouria m the bu. ding, In the front ofice, on tue second four; saw omer geritiemen there; did not know their nawes, Q Did you revelve a check m payment ior arms Yast month? Mr, Lowrey objected, as he wished the examina- tion to be cunilued to the defend Bxamir ion resumed—ke eck for guns from Wiuiam Gor , Who was in the oiee; a Mr. Reed took Wem from fis worss in Chester, numer of strangers were — present time: met Goucdies several umes ai Gowour la lews Wilh ¢ n the ita of Jane ab aiueod Nin bo the Gener the ume; for pay a te the General as Cue acento Works; the ¢ iteid ann v ithe n Lout Uke CLAVE Pay Pond testiiied tha: he was a mer- C.sul, doing DUSIESS al 1iy broadway; deais atic es ay, evluuing to arms; did Lot ARuW Of any tu delivered a6 Wis pluce of DUSHiess; Kaew la; did not Know OL tue aTival of goods at sllferd which were put ou dd busiuess relauons with ral Goicouria lor some years; had appucauous War materials from the Geueral during we hast had application past Wo plicauons ¢ uin tue pure gouds by Ge result im the ad wot r al Gotcuu. such goods Jecline to answer, as it might jute uly sell, ‘ler soue discussion the question was aamitted, AUG Uie Wines testitied that parues came to han Ou Lh WMeNGAUOR Of Golcouria, and Le soid soine goods In wilich be Lad wn inierest Wipped Lo him from Governor's Isiaad to Mu- for; could not tell the exact me they left; thoaght the goods iett Governor's Island mdiveclly oy us vave directions for t seis LO go When had an undersiandiug With 8 paty that li be shipped bis goods on voaru of a ~sel he should be paua for them; did uot Know the oF the Vessei; the Vessel Was to be on the Loug sound. Lowrey objected t) the witness stating wit! Wivm he hau the understanding, wuless it was con- fence charged General Got- Seatie to epee first whetucr he comes within the promibiuion of the statute, by taking up the con- itions of this offence. First, then, there wust be a miliary expedition to be conveyed hence against the dominious of any foreiga prince or poteniate. ‘ow it has mot been testified by any one Genera | NON, ‘vas tne uitimate purpose of the expe- n concerning Which some evidence has er piven, but whica has not been proven ‘to have been an expedition, although the terin has been constantly used in speaking of it. I only ase the term because the thing Mseli is best Known by is, This was not in reality a@ military expeditien, wren the meaning of the law, go far as the proof oes, There 18 nO proof whatever of any organized | muitary expedition, No one witness has sworn that apy one connected with a supposed expediiion Intended Lo commit hostilities against Spain. and yeur Honor cannot mier that at the present tune there 8 any war existing be.ween Spain aud her colonies, Our government has not recognized such a state of things, and your Honor has ho means of kuowing of such a fact—if the fact existed—inan through te po.ttical brauches oi the government. And the government, 80 far as you are informed, is entirely Uuaware there prevails any disorde:, civil War or disturbauce of any kind w.thip the territories of spain. ‘The District Attorney bas failed to show that it Was the purpose avowed or withhelt o} any person Whose Lae Was Menuobed Wita tue supposed en- terprise to comut hostiltues aginst any person AgAtust aay foreign prince or Stale, exeept aya’ the potentute Wao rules over Gardiuer’s isiand, Wuere (ney wanded. And Mf it had been shown to your Hours sausfaction tut were had been or- ganized anenverprise or military exsedition such AS 1S forbiddion tO be carried oF seb om foot here agaiusi (ie territories of a soreign Power the uc- cused has not been Mapiivoted therein, ‘Lo Sustain the charge agulust The accused MW iuus’ ve proved buat ue hud vesua tis expedition, tha: be bad set it on jovt, aia (hac he prepared and provided tae means for a military expedition, Now 4 insist your Louor wus search m yain jor any proof that he provi i or prepared in auy way tue means forthe prosec tou o: Us expedition or any other expediuo And yet, perhaps, ib way be proper to hiuus tie in. quiry to the expedition concerning Which there has been some prool, Now with that expediiiou, what. ever 1b Was, there IS not a scintilia of evidence con. necting Ge fo.courla wii it, The preseeuwon point to his purchase of wacerial ‘suscepudle ov use put concerning Wiuca chere is no furiner evidence inal use it was proposed to put tacty demtes caat te urn with any arins, and he d “es any reaue.tor General Goicouria or by 1oR. he geuies any Kuowledge of aa and he did Nut KNOW Where the arms he 1rs Were gone to. Mr. Cody has shown rat C.tanve Whiting was pat or an experhtion cas ouiy tat @ call it a Cubaa expedition at ail is deduced from tie tuet that vir. Chnsiy Woea he Went ou board ihe Juno lound ans on board. Freuch testified that he was eniisiea by Colone: Ryan to go to Cuba and figAcagwiuse Spain, ont there is no connection what- ever estaplishe | ‘between tue Catharme Whitin, Culonel yan und General .0.couria. The L ict Altorucy Wl argue that there is provable cause to cominit him for providing means Through Pond jor a Cuban expediuon, But every ove OL Cue propositions J submit as against such a clsi0u ts Sustained. Furst, tat there is no proof ‘0 your honor of any furbidden expedi- uoa. » that ytuey are not abie to suow he pur- cuased arms for any expedition, It was Said he had a fat io tus cabin found there atter bis arrest, aud as having that hatis seized upoa as alms to comect him tothe Cuban expedition, because some shuilar hats were fouud among ihe parties arrested. The evidence 1s that he owned (uat hat jor a long thine, and that was just the sort of @ hat wanted jor a warm climate lise Cuba. Mr, Pielps—Have you been there ¢ i Mr, Lowrey—Yes; and I hope Cuba will'ere long receive all American cilizens as fellow citizens, aud tuat there we sual have accorded to us the same rights as In any State of the Union; then I hope we shail be permitted to wear our hats in peace, And now I reiterate that it is not uniawiul to be con- nected even with an unlawful enterprise or expe- diuon, Itwould not be unlawful for me, having heard that an expedition Was avout to be fitted oat heeled WAL Mie Case as Le Disuiet Aliormey should noi le permitted to go un With guesswork i the iver lor tue purpose Of Other prosecutions, ine Commissioner permitted tue witness to ver. mination resumed Had an understanding ora that if the goods Were detvered on a a ue goods about whicn standing took piace Were guns, cartridges, tue amount being about $70,000" or $40,003 have had so much conversation with Geueral Giuconrit that he could not remember If le had any conversation with the General on the subject of the understanding he had with Mora; Mr, Gonzales had ho .LoWiedge Oi {us conversation with Mora. Huh sioan, second steward ou the steamer Catha- rine Whiang, deposed that he Was a seaman for ni. Yeurs; the Catharme Whiting lay at the Atlan- Uc Dock il saturday, 26th of Jane; she left that aiierocn and anchored of Bedioe’s Island; the crew nunivered tbirty-tw6; there was oue passen- ger; he believed that he was the defendant; thought ignt be the purser; did not Know What the Whiting bad on board, simed artic.es to go to Gal- ve t wand Key West; tue Whiting lay im the stream tui sue Was taken to the Navy Yard; she bad steam Bp oue ai Noross-e amined—Was subpenaed by one of the Marsuals; ine Marshal told him he siiould make a good tumg u be would come; he said he would muxe $100 out of it; the money was to be paid by Deputy Marshai Davis, woo was employed by Marshal Barton to look after Cuban matters. Mr. Lowrey here asked Mr. Pheips, the District Atturhey, to reproduce the informer french, but the latier said that French, baving fears for his personal safety, went about ls own private business, as he and Bariow had told him that he would not be re- quired any more. Mr. Lowrey was sorry for that, as he had obtained some facts about the antecedents of Freach which would discredit his testimony, ‘Lae government here ciosed their case, ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL. Mr. Lowery then rose and said—May 1t please the Court, | ask to have the accused discharged from custody, being, as far as the evidence here presented ves, as Innocelt @ Maun as any one in this court rovui. I need not suggest to your Honor the neces- sity of distinguishing between those things which are rovable and those Which are merely suspected, and ere it will be proper to first advert to the offence charged against General Goicourla. The District Attorney agrees to limit the discussion to the sixth section. There 1s nothing whavever in the evidence to counect lim in any way With the third sectiou— that is, dtuiug out and arming a vessel mtended to cruise and to commit maritime hostilities. Mr, Phelps—I don’t agree to that. Mr. Lowery—Trhen I ask the Distriet Attorney to de- scribe the offence under the stavute he claims was coumitied by General Goicouria, ‘The Commissiouer—Lhat is but fair and right. ur. Pheips—I have no objection to that. ‘The evi- deuce shows here that the offence was comumitted ugatust both tke sixth section apd third section of tire statute. Mr. Lowrey—Then you proceed on two charges— one pe third section aod one under the sixth hould ve pi y to determine that there has been a vessel or sip iitied ont and armed wiib an intent—that in- tent being Lo cruise und commit hostilities; and it aust ve Dtied out and armed, and the mtent exiai iu the mind of the accused that such armed vessel was to be used 1m the manner described in the statute. So that, therefore, if it should be round eference to the Catharine Whiting—the only vessel named—if it should be found that ‘That vessel was fited out aad armed, and one in its character and equipmeat qualided to cruise and to cowmt hosulives on the high seas, it must stu be fund to have been dtied out, armed and cquipped by the accused in this case, General Goi- couria. With regard to the vessel herself no evidence has been given whatever concerning her character in that respect. Sue is described merely as a steamer ‘with a crew of thirty-two ten—certainly not a tight- ing crew, Tuere i no evidence that she was provis- iui, muntuoned or prepared for cruising; nowung a’ all tu couvict the vessel as a cruiser, and fatling to cobs ict the yessel the prosecution ce: tainly {ails to convict General Gotcouria. For it 1s not to be sup- posed iat It will ever happen, as it never yet aid happen, tuat a common passenger found on board & shy will be condemned by the law relating to ves- Seis a8 cruisers, This section has no re‘ation fo-uch # vessel as (his, engaged In peaceful pursuits of com- Inerce aud carrying passengers. it is to be presuned that te Catharine Whiting was merely such a yes- sel; aud she Was not the Distrlet Attorney would be only too ready to prove that she was a vewsel capable fof "cruising. This part of the case falls to the ground by the weight of its own ab- surdity, And even if the vessel was equipped and armed that (uct does not connect General Goicourta with the purposes of such arming ‘and equipment irow the Lact that he was found on board, ‘The testi- inony Says that he was represented and had the ap- peurance of @ passenger, Some one said he was a dd SOME OLE Says he was introduced by a ot hisown, Butthat is nothing. ‘The Dis- Attorney will have to argue this absurd and ancenable proposition—that whenever a vessel shail be seized by the Marsal it shall be deemed to be an armed vessel, and any person found on board stall be presumed to know that such vessel was armed juipped us a cruiser destined to commit hos- t bo far as the destination of the vessel was concerned it has been proved that the vessel was destined for Galveston by the way of Key West, Your Honor will be bound by the evidence, and from that we fd that the vessel was bound on a lawinl voyage, without any equipments of any kind whatever—nothing at ali about her to bring her Wihin the desertpyion of the vessel named in the tiud section. The‘nore serious offence must be de- coded as to the sixth section; and here, in this con- nection, J must call attention to all the circum- stances surrounding the case, Gen) 4 accused Of an oflence made so by prohibition. He 14 accused of an offence in which he bears a certain relation to General Washington aud Bengamin Frank- lin, O10) calles travors, and who might nave been niaide to staud In some conrt to answer such charges as General Goicouria stands charged with here. ‘The real offence 18 one which reflecte no infamy on private character. Itis not forbidden for the ac- cused or for any man to desire to ald his coun- try and the’ frends of his country by any means within bis power, provided the thing done 18 not specifically forbidden by the statute, And long distant may be the day when it shall ve forbidden Lo any man in tus country, not only to sympathize with but to ald ail the efforts of any people wherever situated to gatn good jaws, 1 order and good governmont for themselves as ruch a bapplly we any + ulink We may go more tul y and ig @ more eflicient way into the considera- OLCOUrIS 18 | of the Kind, Jorvidden_ by Jaw,, and being led by my sympatines to connect myself with that expedition, to go on board aud desire to shed my biovd in aid of the purpose contemplated by the expedition. Would it noi, therefore, be lawful for General Gotcourla, whose home is in Cuba, to go on board a Vessel in this harbor and seek to get there? It ts not an unlawfai thing to torm the purpose here and then go to Cuba and there shea nis blood for the just cause he has espoused. it would not be an Uuniawiut act Jor hun to persuade otuers to combine with him, A Mr. Lowrey quoted precedents in support of nis Views on this polat, and proceeued, The laws seeks only to guard our own government and country Irom useless and unnecessary complications. ‘The purpose of the act ts more to preserve our national unity than to suppress the hopes or sympatutes or to control the aims“ef any persons within our terri- tories, except so far as they might seek to carry into ultimate performance their hopes and aims and objects, in the manner exgressiy forbidden. I re- peat there is no evidence to satisfy justice or to satisty your Honor that General Goicouria should be held to ball on a charge that he attempted to set on loot an armed expedition, or that he attempted to fit out a vessel, with an intent that that vessel should cruise on the high seas aud commit hostili- ties against the citizens of another state. ‘The only vessel that can be recognized by the Court in this matter is the Catharine Whiting, and she is not @ vessel intended by the act—not a vessel capable or cruising and committing hostilities on the high seas. but even so far 98 reganis General Goicourta there has been no evidence to com- nect him witn that vessel. so that the government fails on its preliminary charge against Genera! Goicouria on that branch of the ai- Jeged offence. And in conclusion it fails, because there 18 no evidence here whatever of the ‘fact that there was an expeaition of the sort torbidden, or if there was that General Goicouria had any knowledge ofit. [submit thé case of the accused with perfect confidence in the learning, impartiality and integ- nity ‘of the Court, ir. Phelps, Assistant District Attorney, addressed the Court for the prosecotion in an abie speech, re- viewing tne testimony as it reflected most upon the oo and strongly urged the vindication of the jaws. REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONER—HE DISMISSES THE COMPLAINT, Commissioner Betts then delivered his ruling on the case. He said—There is reaily no question of law involved. The question is one purely ot fact, and probably I am aa well qualified to de- cide now, with the impressions of the testi- mony freah upon my mind, as } would be by let- Ung the matter Ue over for further deliberation and consideration. There are two questions, ag stated by counsel, involved in the case, One is Whether any expedition was begun or set on foot from here against Spain and in ald of the party in Ouba contending there and fighting against the Spanish government, The other question 18 Whether, If any stich expedition was set on foot, Generai Goicouria came within the provisions of the statute as having taken a part in beginning or setting on toot or providing and fur- nishing the means for it. These two questions are independent. Although the -evidence in the case bears on both, | am satisfied that the govern- ment have proven that an expedition was set on foot from here intended as against Cuba. The testi- Mony of French is positive on this—that ne was en- listed with turee hundred other men, who all sub- mitted to the same orders as to their movements, Independent of that, wnen the tugs were seized there were fonud on board maps and charts having Teierence to proposed movements and operations in Cuba and Nags appropriate for the liberating army in Cuba. | There was aiso a standard on which was worked the word “Guba.” All these circumstances combined with the positive testimony, shows that this was @ military expedition consisting of certain. over one hundred men, orgauized for the purpose oF invading the tsland of Cuba. ‘Therefore as to this military expedition 1 hold that the government las made out the case. The important question then is, Whether General Goicourla Is proved to have begun, set on foot or provided tue means of this expedition. ‘The testimony of French powuts to no single act on the part of General Goicourla which connects him either with beginning or setting on foot or provia- ing or furnishing the means for this expedition. There are many acts whicn parties living here may rightfully engage in to aid the ine Surgents “in Guba. It 18 in accordance witlt law tnat any one here should, Wf they thought fit, provide them with arms and muhttions, if they did not go So lar as to organize a hosile ex- pedition, if General Goicouria was simply en- gaged in | igen 3 arms and munitions in aid of we Cause of Cuba as against Spain, provided he did not allow his efforts to go su far as to organize an expe- dition, his acts were in that case within the limit of the law. If the government seeks to charge him with golug beyond that, it rests with the govern- Mmentato prove it, Hut it is the duty of the Court to ul the most favurable interpretation upon his acts ia this respect, and so fur there is nothing in French's testimony to implicate him in a criminal act, nor has the government proved that ie took any active part in organizing the expedition. The Commissioner reviewed the testimony of other witnesses, aud continued—We now come to the leading leature of the case—the capiure of the Catharine Whiting. Now, if the government had shown by testimony that the Catharine Whiting was employed and engaged to carry the expedition to the island of Cuba, and that General Goicourta was ‘then on board under aujassumed name and churacter, that would be a strong circumstance to indicate his activity ta providing these tinportant means to make the expedition effective. But the go- vernment has failed to establish the fact that the Catharine Whiting Was to be engaged in that way beyond suspicion, She hauled into the stream with a crew shipped for Galveston. But independent of the Circumstance of Gen. Goicouria being there,there Was nothing on board that could be regarded as suspl- cious. It would certainly be beyond the question to Say that his being on board was to make the charac- ter of the vessel suspicious, or that he is to be condemned becanse he was on board the Whit- ing. Under all the circumstances of the case I hold | that the government has not produced suficient evi- ce to show that General Goicouria has in this matter gone beyond the limits of that sympathy and co-operation with Cuba which by law he cun feel and express. The prisoner is therefore discti ‘ged. At the close of Commissioner's remarks there commenced a clapping of hands which changed into tremendous cheers, again and again giyen. Soon the whole courtroom was in general confusion, the General’s, compatriots vag 3 forward to embrace him and congratulate him. Sevesal ladies were in court, and they mingled with the enthusiastic throng, shaking hands and smiling upon all. Thus ended the Gotcourls examination. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1869, NEW YORK Ci “a HE COURTS. Y. COUNT OF OYER AND TEAMINER, Before Judge Cardozo. The court opened at hait-past ten o’clock yesterday Morning, when the following cases were disposed fi by FORGERY. Daniel Marsh, @ man of about forty-five years, was arraigned for torgery in the first degree. It appears that some time in 1867 he drew his cheek om the Ocean National Bank for $2,100, whieh check he had duly ceruted, as he had’ that amount deposited in the bank to his credit. Subsequently, however, he tered the check by making it $21,000, an’ passed it toa troker by the name vi Harriott. Judge Stuart, who appeared a3 counsel for the accused, asked the Court to adjourn the case 80 a8 to alow him tme to obiain a coMMIssiON (0 EXBaNwe Vitnesses Lo prove anai, Judge Cardozo postponed the trial aauil Monday next. LARCENY. Sobiski Johnson pituied guilty to an attempt to commit grand jarceny aud Was Senteneed to Slug Sing at hard labor for two years, BURGLARY. William Sheppard, Michael Lanegan and Florence O'Connor Were arraigued on the charge of burg: jary. They were three rather decent looking boys, ranging {rom tweive io fifteen years of age. They peeaded guilty to an attempt as burgiary in the third degree, Dut as this was shown to be thelr tirst of fence aad provaviy owing to the result of evil coun- se. aud company, the Court suspeaded sentence and suifered thein to go. GHAND LARORNY, John Withams pidided guilty to grand larceny and was sent to sing Sing for four years, August Feigenuny was arraigned on the double charge of grand larceay and jarceny, and having pleaded not gullty was remanded for triai. BURGLARY. George Rammoond, George simms and were arraigned on the charg pleaded guilty co the turd gr: was sent to the State Prison for two years. | of the other two was postponed vo Monday. fhe jurors summoned were then discharged until Mouday next, on which day the Court will again sit. ne tonal COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Sutherland. Hodge vs. P yer,—Motion denied, without costs to either party. In the Matter of the Application of the Lower Hud- son Steamboat Company Jor « Dissolution.—Mouon granten. lolph, vs. Randolph.—Byidence insuiMcient, SUPRE! Cutler, Jr.—Motion denied, without costs to either party. rs. boone et al.—Motion deuied, withs ts to either y i s. Crocvker.—Detault opened and motion to be heard on its fuinutes, without custs to either party, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisi i. By Judge MeCunn. Gehegar vs, Buller—Mouon to place cause on short calendar denied and case referred. The Hardarray Bolt aud Spike Company vs. Cala- well.—Motion for stay granted. Wolf vs, Schener,—Reierred to Wm, M. Tweed, Jr. Phelps vs, Zinn.—Motion to vacate order granting Costs denied with ten dollars costs, Ely vs. Kuinps/.—RKelerred to Wi. Aiken, Simon vs. Sinon.—Keport of referee confirmed and judgment of divorce granted. Adams vs. Adans.—The same, and referred to William M. Tweed, Jr. Dayton vs. Siuyoesant Insurance Company.—Case and amendments sevtied, Birdsak vs. Hexter.—Motion to strike out answer granted, unless the defendant consent to refer. Th that case the subject matter is referred—short notice, “Rupp vs. Hochherz.—Motion to discharge defend- ant from arrest granted, Jonanique vs, O’ Neill,—Motion to refer granted. Bird vs, Hartiey.—Motion to discharge from arrest granted. Conway vs, O Keeffe.—Motion granted. Campoell vs. Travtman.—The aitidavits in this matter are so contradictory that I refer the case to William M. Tweed, Jr., to take proofs as to the truth or falsity of the charg: Motion to set aside order of Henderson vs. Stan reference granted, unless the plaintiff elect to receive amount cerlined to be due on the execution now in ‘the Hands of the Sheriff and thirty dollars costs. Hills vs. Ree.—The defendant must furnish the last bill of particulars, to come duly certified, and must also produce before the referee all the papers and books relating to the transaction in litigation. Castle vs, O Roberts,—Motion to strike out answer denied with costs, Jolnston vs, Witliams,—Referred to Willlam M, Tweed, Jr. Lunch vs, Moore.—I can’t change the order of Judge Freidman in this case. I therefore deny the mouon to serve @ replv;* bat the plaintiff can give evideuce of the facts ne wishes to set up im nis pro- posed reply before the referee, Lang vs. Lang.—Motion for alimony referred. Bailou vs. Mortimer.—All interrogatories aud crogs- interrogatories allowed. Townshend vs. Gouid.—Motion to renew applica- tion for a new trial granted. Murphy vs. Brdler.—Motion to place cause on short calendar denied. Cause to go to a reference aud short notice of hearing allowed. The Same vs. The Same.—The saine. In the Matter of Neliie Kempf and Mary Stem- ae to discharge prisoners from arrest jen: Moprentvs. Dixon.—Motion to confirm referee's re- port granted. Allowance $250. Gibbons vs. Gibbons,—Motion denied, as there is a reference now pending in the matter. Anthony vs, Atkinson.—Jadgment for plaintift. Spetr vs. Newton.—Motion to reduce allowance denied without costs. Gerker vs. Plate,—Motion to discharge from arrest denied, with cost. O'Mahony vs. Belmont.—Motion for permanent injunction and receiver granted. Defendant (Bel- mont) to pay the funds in tis hands tnto the hands of the receiver and the receiver to deposit the same infthe Irish Emigrant Savings Bank, there to remain Subject to the order of the Court. Memphis El Paso, &c., Railroad Company vs, John F. Prickerell.—In this case application ia made to me, ex parte, to diskotve an injunction granted by myself, upon the ground thatthe subject matter in dispute had been adjudicated upon by the Common Pleas of this city. 1 find, on looking at the papers, that although the circumstances differ in some minor detalls, yet, mn substance, the facis here and the facts in the Common Pleas are substantially the same, and as this matter has been passed upon by that court—a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction—I must, therefore, vacate the order of ijunction granted by me. Adelaide M. De Larelette vs. James Fisk, Jr., et al.—Motion granted and cause referred to William M. Tweed, Jr. o The Same vs, William Lloyd et al.— Same disposi- lon. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Bedford, BOLD LARUENIES—SPREDY JUSTICE. Joseph Morgan was tried and convicted of grand larceny, the evicence showing that on the 3d in when Peter Bruner, a@ farni- ture dealer, was returning from the bank with ® package of money containing $1,609, to pay his employés, the prisoner ran up and snatched the package, He ran, away and was pursued bya number of citizens, Judge Bedford, in passing sen- tence, observed that the prisoner not only commit- ted a daring larceny, bat added perjury to that ermine. The highest oenalty of the law/was tmposed, which was dve years’ imprisonment in the state Prison at hard labor “oveyh Reeves pleaded guilty to grand larceny, the chiarge being that, on the Zid of June, 1809, he stole ® package Of moucy coutaining $1,637 from tne store of Frederick Freese, 916 Broadway. ‘he City Judge said this was also a bold thett; but, in Cot sideration of the prisoner pleading guilty, be duced the punishment to imprisonment in the State Prison for three years and six inontha. Florence Mahrnedor plealed gnilty to an attempt at grad larceny, he having stolen a silver watch, vatued at thirty dollars, from Antonio Diswold, on the 20th of December, ‘He was sent to the State Prison for two year . Julius Down pleaded guilty to an attempt at bur- giary ip the third degree, the indictment charging That on the 28th of June the accused purglarioasly entered the premises of James x, Cutehinson, 42 Firstuvenue, He was sentenced to the Peniientiary Tor one year. John McCormack gave the Prosecuting oMcer a similar piea, he being charged with entering the shoe store of George Craig, 95 Beaver street, on,the ‘2ist of June and stealing twenty-cignt dollars’ Worth of property. The prisoner was remanded for gen- George I. Farrell, wno was charged with bur- gartously entering the premises of Gerard Manistadt, South street, on the 26th of Jnne, pleaded guilty oR A As there were Taitigating ciroul stances, the Judge sent him tothe pr i fe bn fa he Penitenitiary COURT CALENOARS—THiS DAY, Court oF OYER AND TERMINER,—, ed ats 12, eae A.M. ihe danced eg JPREME URT—CHAMUERS,— caaes.. Nos. 43, 46, 51, 65, 70. Call Te ered By MAKINE COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Nog, 9298, 3302, 2908, 3187, 3108, 3258, 320, 3322, , $307, 3150, 8384, 8879, 3375, 8386, 3300, 8301, 3302, avd, Court oF GeyeuL Sessions, -The People vs. James Smith and James Murphy, ropbery; vay Joseph Hayes, rape; Same va. James O'Connell, feloni0Uus assault and battery; Same vs, Rachel ACK: Jay. fee larceny; Same vs. August’ Felgenancy, Grand larcony; Same vs. Same, grand larceny; Sam vs. Same, larceny; Same ve. Chucios B, Cassell, grand larceny; Same vs. Nathan N. Lowoenick, rans jarceny; Same ve, John W. Russell, embezzie- CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tae WEATHER YEesTERDAay.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, tn comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at budnuls pharmacy, H&RALD Building, corner of Aan eaten lemperature yesterday Average temperature for correspon tracts on a large number of smal! jobs—grading, flagging, &c.—were made yesterday by Street Com- missioner McLean, PATAL FALL FROM 4 WiINDOW.—Coroner Keenan ‘was notified yesterday afternoon that Thomas Geary had died in Bellevue Hospitai from the effects of in- Fined received on the moruing of the 4th inst. by ‘alling from the secona story window of premises No, 245 avenue ©, to the basement. Geary was thirty years of age, a native of this country and by occupa- bee a@book pedier. An inquest will be held on the }Ouy. To THE Azws or THR LATE LIEUTENANT CoLo- wEL J. FRED. PEARSON.—L, N. Feweil, of Manasses Post OMice, Virginia, has sent a letter to a gentleman of this city, stating that he 1s the custodian of the sword of the late Lieutenant Colonel J. Fred. Pearson, oi tae First regiment of New York Volunteers. Mr. Fewell states that the sword was captured at the bate of Manasses Junction, aud \hat Colonel Pear- son was fatally wounded while gailanty divecting has command in action, ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.—Yesterday afternoon a man named Thomas Finivy, living at 333 Spring street, while engaged in fliling with water the tanks of the steamship Queen, lying at the foot of Houston Sireet, North river, fell overboard and was drowned, ‘Yhe body was subsequently recovered and lake to the Twenty-eighth precinct police station house, where Coroner Flynn was notitied to hold an inquest. Deceased, who was about thirty-eight years-or age, has left a widow and five children, Tus Ecuirse o¥ THE MooN.—There will be a Partial eclipse of the moon on July 23, invisible in America, This eclipse will be visible in Eastefn Asia and Australia, A little more than one-half the moon wiil be immersed in the shadow of the earth, This eclipse precedes tue great total solar eclipse of August 7, Which will be nearly total m New York andjtotal in Burlington, lowa, Lonisville, Ky., and. south of Raleigh, N.C. The width of the line of totality 18 about one hundred miles. The eclipse oe- gins in New York at twelve ininutes after five o'clock in the afternoon, Union LeEaGve.—Tuis committee met at twelve o'clock yesterday at the St, Nicholas, aud continued in session til! nearly three o'clock. In the absence of Governor Geary, Vice-President Goddard presided. Thomas T. Baker, of New York, was secre ‘the following gentlemen were present:—M Rich, of Maryland; Dell, of Arkansas; A. collector of the port at Charleston, 9. C Pinkney, Van Clett, McWaters, of New York; Volney Green, of Brooklyn. Steps wcre taken to secure the appointment of republicans to office, and the pend- ing elections in Texas and Mississippi were con- sidered. Some other matters were also considered in private session and the committee adjourned to meet in Philadelphia the first week in August. CENTRAL DISPENSARY.—The surgeons’ report of this Institution for the past quarter is as follows:— Thenumber of new patients treated in the diferent classes at the tnstitutton, viz:—Class of heart and Jungs, 288; women, 47; ad and abdomen, 339; surgery, 126; eye and ear, 30; skin, 79; vaccination for April and May, 114; new patients visited for three montis, 1,105; total number of prescriptions dispensed, 2,560. This instivution 18 located inthe Twenty-second ward, near the Park, and is doing great good among the poor that abound in that district in the miserable shanties and tenement houses, The directors, mostiy business men, have supped the means to carry on the work aud now gent out an appeal to the public to come forward and share in the'resuit. THE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—Yes- terday morning Coroner Flynn commencea an in- quisition at his ofice in the case of Joseph Shaifer, the child, four years of age, who died at No. 163 Chrystie street from the effects of injuries received on the Second avenue Railroad. Only two witnesses were examined, one of whom, John B. Lewis, de- peed that he saw the accident, ‘The driver of car Oo. 32, of the Second avenue line, was going at an unusual rate of speed, and atter the child was knocsed down and trampled upon the driver refused to stop when called upon, and was pursued three blocks by the witness, and then an officer took the driver in charge. Mr. Lewis seemed to think the driver was behind time and was going fast to make up. John 8. Smith saw the accident, and in his opinion the car was going at the usual rate of 6; ; the driver stopped as soon 8 possible after the accident. Deputy Coroner Shine made a post mortem examination on the body and found that deceased nad sustained a rupture of tue liver. Deceased was not run over, but only eee upon. The investigation wili be concluded lay. COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.— ‘The regular meeting of this Commission was held yesterday. Tne following appointments were made:—Martm Ten Eyck, Clerk at Labor Bureau; William Bumstead, Keeper at Penitentiary, vice Corrigan, resigned; Toomas Redden, Night Watch at Lanatic Asylum. The salaries of Samuel G. Lewis, Jotm Mullane and Daniel Mullane, of the Outdoor Poor Department, were increased to $1,000, and that of Michael Mean to $800 per annum. It ‘Was ordered that five men, one cook and ten boys be transferred from Hart’s Island to school ship Mer- (ft receipts of the past two weeks were $29,191, inelu 000 for Infants’ Hospital and $1,700 for Boar iducation. A department for the re- lief of sick at their homes was organized, and rules rescribed for its government. is department is for the purpose having patients treated at their homes and furnished with medicines free of cost. A resident ae is appointed for each district, and it will be his duty, on notification by ‘the superintendent, to visit the sick and prescribe the necessary medicines, which shall be compounded iS furnis! by the apethecary to the institution. vhen hospital treatment may be required the dis- trict physician shall so certify anda the patient be conveyed to to the hospital in an ambulance pro- Vided by the department. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, THF THOMPSON STREET STABBING AFFRAY.—John. Holmes, William Henry Lawrence and Williams, three colored men, arrested yesterday by officer Laughiin for being concerned in a stabbing alfray in Thorhpson screet; tn which Frank White (colored) Was dangerously wounded by a knife wound, were brought before Justice Dodge at the Jeiferson market yesterday morning and committed without bail, to awalt the result of White's injuries, ALLEGE FeLONIOUS ASSAULT.—A young Man named Solomon Lazarus was yesterday arraigned before Justice Shandley at Rasex Market Police Court, on a charge of felonious assault and battery. From the statement of the complaining witness, Mre. Mary Holman, it appears that on the night of tne Stn of July Lazarus was standing in the front base- ment of No. 48 Forsyth stroet, and there Hired off tive barrels of arevolver. The two last shots entered the rgom of Mrs. Barbara Moser, in the above mea- tioned house, and one of the bullets entered that lady's side, mficting @ severe but not dangerous wound, Lazatus claims that the shooting was acci- denial and gave bail to apswer at the Court of Gen- eral Sessions, Danjr@ BURGLARY BY TaRBE Boys,—About four o’clock yesterday morniug, a8 oMcer Richard Han- jon, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, was patrolling Luis post, and when passing the house of Dr. Thomas R. Conrad, of No. 42 Bast Forty-aecond street, he heard noises proceeding from the doctor's house, and rgtitiy believing that burglars had gained an enirance tiere called to hia assistance oiicer Mor- Tissey, witn Whom he entered the house through the rear basement door, which was found to have been forced open, On searchtug about she officers dis- covered three boys, named fieury tWlacke, Henry Smith and William Lane, secreted ia a closet. In the basement were found a jiminy and @ dark lan- tern of reguigtion pattern, The yoututul burglars Were about DPAKiNG Off WIth & quanlily of silverware, Wearlag apparel and bed elothing, of te vaine of $649, when dtscovered, ‘The prisoners were brought before Justice i ad yesterday aud commitied wo answer without bad. nen neticenclt THE CUSTOM HOUSE, Collector Grinnell has instituted & vigorous inves- tgauon tuto the Weighers’ Department of the Cus. tom House and discovered numerous frauds in this especial branch of the department practised under his predecessors. ‘Two of these criminally suspected Weighers escaped to Burope; two more are at vresent {un paison, The oilector, under. es the nature of this affair, hag taken recautiohs to prevent @ recurrence of these Hegitiinete transactions, The ce-# consista in determi the val merchandise, and ts, fore, branch of custom house duty. in. voives responsibility and res to de supervise by men in whom are reposed the utmost trust and conidence. Of course, in the nt faahton of mak- ing political appointment! 1 Dot Oasy to BeCUTe cow petent men for the discharge of this work, Ool- lector Grinnell, However, has exercised such wise fund intuitive cliscriminatton {n the selection of men to iil the various departments under his control that the entire vusines# is now being conducted wiih Cotdpieteeliciency and satisfaction, Opening ef Proposals for City Tax Retief Stock. At the Comptroler's omce yesterday proposals for $2,767,000 Of the city tax relief bonds were opened. The amounts of the proposals mtade and the pre- Mum on each, as given below, show conclusively that the credit of the city stands high among the financiers. No awards were made, but in all proba- bility they will be announced to-day. The bids made are as follows:— Didier, Amount Rid For, Premium. Chas. D, Matthes ; Chas, D. Matthews br tir] iO 8S w Yor! if € New York Life Inmrance Go. York Life Insurance Co. Inburance 60: T. D. Lane. Mahion Apgar. Mahlon Apgar. Rolert Usher, Jr. ¥. Chilis, Keicham & Ciark.... 2 Y, Siate National Bank, tate Natl. k. of Alba ny Sa ings Bank. Albany Savings Rank Albany Savings Bank Albuny Savings Bank, 8. S. Sands & Frank & Gans. Frank & Gans. Frank & Gans. Frank & Gana. W. W. Conoklin. 60,000 Bm00 0 q iglit ( Wheelwright (President) Wheelwei dent). B. F, Wheelw B. F. Wheelwrich 8. F, Wheelwrty B. F. Wheeiwrich Third Avenue Savings Bank Third Avenne Savings Bank, venue 8: Bank 200 Franti Bank youn ranklin Savings Bank. x Metropolitan Savines Bank. 122)000 Dry Dock Savings Ban 250,000 Dry Dock Savings Bank. Oy Jos, Cox (Brooklyn). 400,000 Citizens’ Savings Bai 00 Citizena’ 8 Ban! 50,000 Citizens’ Savings Bank 50,000 Citizens’ Savings Bank. (1,000 Citizens’ Savings Bank. 0 Citirens’ Savings Bank. 50000 Citizens’ Savings. Ban! 60,000, Citizens?’ Savings Bank. 250.000 ‘Total amount of proposals, $13,054,500. LABOR MOVEMENTS, End of the Cap Makers’ Strike. The cap makers, male and female, who have been on strike for nearly five weeks, went to work yes- terday, the employers having agreed to pay the ad- vanced rates. Since the strike the cap makers? shops have been coppiced, deserted, the employers not having attempted to get new hands. Some cap!- talists a few'days ago offered to open a factory and employ all the old hands on strike, the offer was ac- cepted, It is thought that the fear of losing the services of their old employés altogether led the bosses to grant the advance and end the strike, The Harlem Railroad Brakemen. The strike of the Harlem Railroad brakemen is now perfectly hopeless for the men. Mr. Vanderbilt conceded an advance of five dollars per month to the brakemen of the luggage cars, but the men working on the passenger cars he thought ‘got enough,”’.and he has succeeded in filling the places of the strikers with men competent to do the work, The Troy Delegation. - The Troy delegation of women in this city for the purpose of collecting money for the strikers, have thus far collected $1,076. No society applied to for aid has refused thus far. Trouble at the Harlem Iron Works. A few weeks since this company discharged a society tron moulder on account of his wniting a letter tog non-society man. All the union men left work, and have prevented the company getting freah men. The owners of the works have applied for a warrant for the arrest of the society on the "“con- sptracy”’ tact, but no magistrate could be found to [rd one. The employers state that the man was ischarged because he was a poor workman and not on account of his letter writing. Quarrym Strike. There is @ strike now in progress among the quarrymen employed on the work of James Martin, Fitty-third street and Broadway and on Fiftieth street and Sixth avenue, against a reduction of wages. About fifty men are on strike, Operative Bricklayers’ Union No. 2. ‘There was a very full meeting of this co-operative society at its hall, corner Twenty-third street and Second avenue, many new members being present for the first time, and who were induced to join the Union because of the great reduction of the initia- tion fee trom twenty-five doilars to five dollars, The death of John McCunn was reported and the sum of sixty dollars was appropriated, according to the bylaws of the Union. A communication was re- ceived from the president of N. L. U., gtvi jotice that the third angual session of the National Labor Union will be held jp Philadelphia, beginning at ten o'clock A. M, on 16th day of August next. A great many new members appeared at this point, and after undergoing a rigid examination and taking the following pledge were admitted to tellowship:— PLEDGE. You hereby solemnly and sincerely pledge your honor asa man that you will not reveal any private business or proceed- logs of any individual action of any of ite dd that you will, without equivocation or eva nd to the best of aur ability, ao long ak you remain a member thereof, abide by the constitution the particular scale of prteay of work adopted ty in the will of the majority, ai . by every honorable means within your power, procure employment for members of this Union, On the first Mondsy of Angust all journeymen bricklayera who are not soctlety men will not be per- mitted to work where any wiembers of the different untons muy be employed. QUARANTINE, The Well Passengers on the Frolic Ree lenved=The Yellow Fever Disappeared. The yellow fever has totally disappeared from Quarantine and yesterday all the well passengers on board the Frdlic were allowed to come to the city, after having obtained a complete outfit of new cloth. ing. There are at present Wut one or two persons on the hospital ship who belonged to the tll starred Saratoga, but they have very neurly recovered their health and will, in a day or 80, be permitted to go their ways in peace. The Saratoga, which is now anchored in the lower bay, although she has been thoroughly cleansed and fumigated, will be kept at Quarantine until the cdld weather comes about. Of course no person will be compeliea to remain with her, at least none of her former crew. THE POST OFFICE. In this department there have been no removals or appointments since the recent ones announced in the Hsnaso, The erection of a new Post Office is the great theme of conversation and speculation among the eo hd In the ofice. General Jones, the Postmaster, feels, as did his predecessors i office, that the present accommodationa—mote par- ticularly in the etter Celtvery department—are totally Inadequate to ery, the growing wants of tne public. He has had full and sumMcient reason for complaint against the general fovern- ment for this lack of accommodation for our citt- zens. The general hope ana expectation ts that the present grounds tor complaint will soon be re- moved, that the long continued Atly-dauuing apenas the selection of @ site will be terminated, that the question of the public interest will de transcen: to private spoliating schemes, and that somewhere, only the sooner the better, a mcg! Hoge bulla. ing will be erected for our General Post Office, THE BALTIMORE SAENGERFEST. From the Baltimore |, Jaly 8.) ‘The Tpectal committee ot ne Hhoestive Commit- tee of the sae of Messrs. George P. Steindac eene, A. Kammer and Otto unckel, w: on Gi Bowte yoster and vee on ibyect Of et had an inter sul milit rt tinuance of the Saengerf and twas deelaed that it should taxe piace ou Mor day next. The nine ts Of composing i fc Toea eee tachde, but ies thought neither the only Jad be gree eee gaeee deter: A ‘and the oMcers ote regiments | meet at Adjutant General Bler's ene 7 -day for the purpose of making tho wemeuts for t display THE CASE OF HOWARD. Sentence of John Howard, Jointly Indicted with William Varley, alias “Reddy, tho Blacksmith,” for Robbery---Remarks of Judge Bedford and Histnet Attorney Hutchings---Letter from the Mayor of Boston---Interesting Statements, * COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, ‘The court room of General Sessions was crowded this morning, the intimation having been given that Judge Bedford would sentence Howard, who wag Jomtly, indicted with the notorious “Reddy, the Blacksmith,” for a bold robbery perpetrated gt @ saloon in Chatham square, : JUDGE BEDFORD'S ADDRESS TO THE PRISONER. The Clerk called Howard to the bar, and Clty Jude Bedford addressed him as followa:— Howard—You were jointly tucicted with Thomas Brennan and William Varley, alias “Reddy, the Blacksmith,” for robbery in the first d e, allt to have been perpetrated in the drinking saloon of the said Varley, at No, 7 Chatham street, in unis olty. ‘Thomas Brennan was placed upon trial ‘and the jary promptly couvicted hun of the charge. After con- vichon the Instrict Attorney informed me that Bren+ nan was a notorious Thiet and the associate of cut- taroats and an ex-convict; | therefore deemed it » duty which LT oyed to the community to mete out @ severe penalty. the hope that it might prove & warning W suniar characters, 1 therefore sen'enced him to the state Prisuu tor ihe termol fifteen years, The Disirict Attorney then called the case of William Varley, alias “Reddy, the Biacksmith.’? ‘The neople were realy ana anxious for a trial, bat Varley, for reasons best Known to himself, fled the city. ‘The bail was tmmedtacely forfeited and a penchy warrant issued for his arrest. ‘The District Attorney, through his assistant, Mr, Huvchings, with the fulk determination to do his duty in this case, then placed you on trial on the Loth day of last June. ‘The jury, after hearing the evidence, convicted you of robbery in the drst degree, with a recommendation to mercy. Upon the rendition of this verdict 1 remanded you for sentence, stating at the time L had reason to be- heve that an attempt nad been made to put you im the position of a scapegoat and that & would be mon- strously unjust to send you to the State Prison for a long term while another whom the evidence showed to be implicated with you 18 still at Jarge. Upon the trial you testified im your own behalf, thereby rendering yourself Mable to a cross-exatination, But the District At+ torney, with all his ability and energy, failed to elicic anything against you, and was unable to calb way oue to prove .hat your antecedents were bad. l remanded you for sentence, in order, for my owm satisfaction (the jury having recommended you to mercy), to ascertiin through my oificers what your past lile had been. I now iearn from them, that as Tar aa the city of New York is concerned, and as far as they have been abie to ascertain, that you are am entire and perfect stranger; that you are @ sailor by profession, and was never arrested in this city; ail this you yourseit testified to on the triaL The story you then gave was substantially as follows:—That you were a sailor and had iollowed the sea ever since you were fifteen years of age; that you were on @ frolic on the mightin question, aud that it was your misfortune and not your crime to be at Var- Jey’s during the trouble, aud that you nad nothing whatever to do with the robbery, I believe, How- ard, that you were under the influence of liquor at the time and that you saw a fight going on, and, sallor-like, “pitched in; but Ido not believe that . you were aware of the tact that a man was ne | robbed, and I do not believe that you ever receiv a single dollar of the proceeds of the robbery. If the punishment was in my discretion I would use a broad one; but the statute makes {t imperative npon me to send you to the State Prison for a term not Jess than five bor more than twenty years, Tane compelled, ander my official oath, to sentence you to the State Prison for the term of five years—the Towest known to the statute—bus shail (heeding the Suggestion pf the jury, who recommended you' to mercy, andalso with the eoucurrence of the District Attorney) intercede with the Governor for your par- don, simply because, considering all the circum. stances, I deem 1t my bounden daty to do so. REMARKS OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY BUTCH INGS. \ Mr. Hutchings then rose and said:—I deem it my duty to state that’I concur entirely in the remarks which have been made by your Honor. They do credit to you as @ judge. All that the law requires 1s that the guilty should be pun- ished, not that mnocent men should surfer for the deeds of the guilty for the purpose of satisfying pubs lic clamor. 1 had such serious doubts of the guilt of Howard that, in the language o1 @ certain evening per in this city, I presented the case more to the jury as @ judge than an advocate, which article wag Neaded, intending to be ironical, “A mode! prose+ cuting officer.” The jury, however, found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy. The verdict itself showed the doubts the jury had of the guilt of Howard, for 1 cannot believe that if they were cer- tain of his guilt they would have recommended him tomercy. The lens course for them would have been, if they had doubts of his to have ace juicted him. I am satisfied, after @ full examina tion of the case and an investigation into the antecedents of the prisoner, he being unknown to the police ar the dents of the Fourth -ward, that his story was true—viz., that he a that he had been on shore anly afew days, Ii tae complainant was robbed in this saloon of $500, as he testified, ] am,satisied that Howard had no part in the transaction. I hold in my hand a letter, which has been brought to me by the father of this young man. You may recollect that the prisoner stated he was a sailor, but bis father was a table mer> chant in the city of Boston, which is corroborate® by the apj ince of the tather, Mr, Hutchings thes read the following LETTER IN FAVOR OF THE PRISONER PROM THE MATOR +OF nowro: ‘This isto certify that John Howard, of this city, has the reputation with (hose whe: Enow hiss, of betag, an Nasetl, am satis. well meaning young man. After proper inqt fled that he f Hot obe who would omrait @ dishonest act for the sake of gain, and hope that his ’ SSS Geen stn OE Saree madre NATHAN B.SHURTLIF, Mayor. Mr. Hutchings continued—This letter shows that your Honor is corroborated tn your opinion by ed ni oficial of the city of Boston, who is well acqualt ‘With his father. 1 would also state that I shali m the application to the Governor for the pardon, of this young man, and your Honor can make order to keep him in the City Prison and not send him to the State Prison, fee having performed the duty which the law requires of you, until that petition 1s presented to the Governor. sete Bedford—Let such an order be entered, Mr. {iutchings—I deem it my duty to move for the discharge of a young man named Smith, also in- ateted with Howard, and whois also asailor. i hag @ conversation With oiticers, who stated that they did not believe that he (Smith) had any part in the transaction. In fact, Grahain, the complainant, om both trials—the trial of Brennan and that of Howard never implicated Smith as having @ paft in the rob. bery. It 1s a fact that he was in the saloon at the time, but Grahain did not testify that he touched his Person, or had anything to do with the ropbery, oa Bedford suggested that @ nollie prosequi be ' entered ip the case of Smith. HEAVY DEFALCATION. The Cashier of the Central N: Absconding Detaulter—Loss to the B: $100,000. é ‘The fact has leaked out that the Central National Bank, of No. 620 Broadway, bas recently suffered heavily from the dishonesty of Wm, H. Sanford, tte cashier. The discovery of the loss was not made until Saturday Jast. On the previous Thursday Mr. Sanford left the vank in the day time, ostensibly to, visit wis sick child, who he sald was at Westport, Conn, Mr. Sanford lived at Flushing, L, 1 ‘On Pris day, at the furthest, he was expected by the piaely dent of the bank to return from Westport, He fatlea to do 80, however, and as he had not been hea from a messenger was sent to Flushing to tnqui as to the cause of his absence. There the,messengeél learned thas Mr, Santord bad not been to Westport and had no child at that piace. His wife and famil knew bps of his whereabouts and were muc! alarmed at his absence, as he had not been bome wince Thursday morning, On learning of this state Of affairs tie suspicions of the directors of the panic were aroused. An examination of the cashier's desk at the bank was made, and in @ box, which bi to be forced open, a note was found, which soly the mystery. ‘he note ran thus:““Pray forgive me. | have taken nothing with me. God bicss py poor family, ‘They are destitute.” This brief touching meg ay ee to Mr. Wheelock, the president of the . ot examining Mosely into the affair it was fonna that Sunford nad failed to account on the books for $100,000 in bonds which had peen placed in his hands by the correspondents in country banks to be \ deposited in the antral National Bank for safe woop + The bank has assumed the responsibihiy of the loss, and will Bay, it from the surplus recently left ey the half yearly dividend. This sur- plus 18 said to be more than three times the amount of the defaication. Sanford, the defaulting cashier, is @ man of about forty years of age, and has occupied the position of cashier in the bank from its commencement. -He was at one time @ partner in the well known firm of Clark, Pardee, tes & Co, and they became his bondsmen When he applied for the position of cashier to tne bank, He was generally oateemed by ail who knew him, and ing} the utmost confidence regarding his integrity, His manners were very unassuming, his hab Eg ind his moral character un- impeach »ble. ing @ large salary, an econom- loaily managed home at Flushing and a small family, it was tiougit that he could not fall to have sat money, But it appears that, unknown to the direvte ors of the band, he has Le heavily, and to = save himself temporarily from heavy losses ro~ Priated the ponds placed in his hands for sate Keep. ing. Misfortune, however, pursued him, and It probable that he lost the whole of the $1 appropriated. His family, consist of a wife and three children, and bis mother, whom he suppo' are Joft entirely without means, and are in ternble suspense regarding the fute of the enfortunate mag. al Bank an of