The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1869, Page 5

THE ALLEGED CUSTOMS FRAUDS. Examination of Mr. A. O. Doolittle. The Defendant Honorably charged, Dis- UNTED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, € Before Commissioner White. The United States vs. A. O. Dooliitle.—The de- Jendant, son of Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, was charged with implication in alleged frauds said to Rave been committed by certain weighers of the Custom House. The other parties charged are A. W. ‘Van Winkle, Henry A. Smailey and Edgar M. Carr. Separate warrants had been issued for the arrest of these parties. Two of them, Doolittle and Van Winkle, were arrested and balled to await exami- nation. Smalley is at present in Europe, and Carr has not yet been found. The circumstances attend- ing the swearing of the aMdavits agaimat the accused and the arrest of three of them are as follows:— About four weeks ago Mr. A. B. Cornell, United States Surveyor, suspecting fraud in the accounts of Mr. William J, Carr,,an ex-weighmaster of the Oustom. House, exhibited them to Mr. Moses H, Grinnell, the Collector. ‘The latter at once. observed ‘that the services of an unnecessarily large number of ‘weighers were charfred for a small amount of goods, and, ona further inspection, became convinced of the existence of extensive frauds. He directed the Surveyor to use every means of seeking out otner cases of the kind, and the result was that three more ex-weighmasters, Henry A. Smalley, Jacob T. Van Winsle and A. 0. Doolittle, Jr, were found to be detaulters in their accounts. All these oMciais had been appointed by ex-Collector Smythe, at the close of President Johuson’s im- yeachment trial, Doolittle is the son of the ex-Senator from Wiscon- sin and Van Winkle is the son of the Senator from ‘West Virginia, They were all removed by Mr. Grin- nell on his accession tu office, but Van Winkle sub- sequently received the appointment of mspector, which he held until bis recent arrest. Doolittle and Van Winkle were arrested, but Smuaijlley is absent in Europe and Carr cannot be found. The charges agalust the accused are that they Made (rauauient time and pay rolis. Each weigh- master has a district, and is allowed a foreman, a deputy aud a certain number of overseers, There ia a gang of five men to a scale, and an overseer to superintend each gang. The men receive forty cents an hour and are required to sign a voucher for the period they have worked, speci- fying the number of hours of each day. The ‘weighmaster certifies to the correctness of this voucher on oath, When approved by the Surveyor the funds for the payment of all the men under his control are paid to the weighmaster, who then pays his subordinates, returning the pay roll with his endorsement. The ijoregoing gives in substance the charge ainst the accused, ‘he examination of Doolittle occupied several days, resulting in his discharge yesterday. The fol- lowing are the principal points in the testimony:— ‘an sworn for the prosecution -Am ex- amiuer of accounts in Auditor’s office, Custom House. Book of special expenses of weighers and guagers for December, 1868, produced, and for January and Fepruary, 1569.) The pay rolls for weeks ending De- cember J, December 10, December 17, December 24 und December 31 were presented and examined; all the pay roils for January and February passed through my hands; I have no doubt those are the ac- porate) Dreseuveds we nace eae the acoonnts unless P ously sig y. jurveyor or Deputy. Anson F. Adains sworn—Was employes by Mr. Garr and later by Mr. Doolittle; was employed by defeadant a4 weigher; received for my serv! for week ending December 31, $14 50, jor January 7 $11, for next week $15 40, reggie week $17 60, next week $21; signed rolls in biank; I re- ceived all tne money that I had performed work for. (Pay roll’ of weex ending January 7 showed to wit- ness.) This 1s not my signature; I signed the rolls for weeks ending Decemper 14 and 21, also for De- cember 31; don’t know a man named Anson Adams. Cros#-examined—Was always paid by William Donaldson; told Mr. Jayne of those things. William sworn—Worked for defendan Doolittie, weiguing ofd iron; on the 30th receiv three dollars and sixty cents for work done; same during week ending 28th; was paid for all the work 1 did; received no other money from defendant dur- ing January; did not sign the pay roll produced: Donaldson pa.d me; supposed he kept the tim have an impression | signed a receipt: am now ei rs by weigugr Blatchford; have been paid by im four times, Francis McGrane sworn for prosecution—Was em- ployed in weigi department, Custom House; pl NO account of time; worked week ending 4th January, to the best of his opinion; the most he re- ceived any week in January was sixteen dollars; ‘was unable to state aceurately what he received during four weeks; may have received tifty dollars; the receipts are signea in blank; no other party of Ris name under Mr. Doolittle’s employ; all the pay Tolls arc receipved by me in my handwriting. Cross-examined—Has been employed off and on in the Custom House since February 4, 1860; have signed pay rolls weekly since that time, invariably im biank; has been in the employ of three weighers in shat time; seldom saw Doolittle there; the ‘weighers under whom I have been employed were Smalley, Suerman and Doolittle. Mathew H. Cooper sworp—Live at 231 East ‘Thirty-ninth street; was last employed as foreman for Mr. Spier, United States Weigher; was connected with Mr. Doolittle as foreman while he was weigher; worked with him about two years and a hal: ago, and was with nim tll April iast; when a weigher has goods to weigh he has his foreman to do the business; Mr. Doolittle was only casually there; it ‘was my business to collect the time from the various gangs; a8 a maiter of fact it was not customary to render the account of time tothe defendant; as far as I have any knowledge the time was honestly given to Donaldgon, the time clerk; it has been te practice with ali the four weighers to enter against ‘& man’s Dame more than he received; I never made uc any pay rolls for more than was due. Cross examined—Sometimes the rent of the omce ‘Was put down to labor; that was the only way that rent was paid for; did not know of names being put down on pay roll previous to election of persons who had done no work. Wiitam Donaldson sworn for the defence—Am the clerk referred to by the witnesses; have made np wome of the pay rolls; made them out on January and February, 1860; defendant never made one out; defendant took the pay rolls to the Custom House und received the money, but Mr. Cooper or myself er the money out; Mr. Cooper directed me to put in “work,” &c., on pay rolls; defendant never so dtrected me; when I presented pay rolls to defend- ant I represented them as correct; there were men sent to us irom the Custom House to perform work but who used not © periorm as much work as they were paid for, Uross-exatained—Rent was paid to Mr. Chese- boro, | believe; never knew John Long as a laborer; Long was a liquor dealer in same building; he re- ceipted for the rent as “abor;’’ received all my in- structions from Mr. Rayo as foreman; he directed me to put im the itema | have named, rent, &c.; the defendant never instructed me to do so. Mathew H. Cooper recalled—The same office was used by all the three weighers that I worked under; Mr. Doolittle never made any change; Mr. Pomeroy Insiated upon changing the word rent, and he went to the Auditor's oulice and was there told to put down the item as labor; and after that we did so; this was about three years ago, James L, Benedick sworn ior the prosecution—Am special deputy surveyor; have been for sixteen years; look after the weighers; am empowered to employ all necessary labor; was allowed nothing for rent, as rent, but fifty dollars for storage of toois or rent. Jobn sworn for the prosecution—Knows the deiendant; Knew the place he occupied as an oMuc; ‘was agent for Cheseboro, collected the rent for him; never received more than fourteen dollars a month; never signed pay roll, and never authorized any one to sign ior me; I gave receipts on slips of per. ontrose-examined—To the best of my knowledge Mr. Doolittle never paid me the rent; he was some- times in the office when I collected, but whether he knew what I was about I can’t say. Charles A. Howard sworn for the defence—Am employed by United States weigher, Wiliam M. Este; have been employed in Weigher’s omice since March 3; was in the same capacity in 1862 and 1863; made out pay rolls; when men worked little time, but were not to sign the pay roll, put their time opposite other men’s names; this he believed was the practice of all weighers; the practice hag been chan, since this investigation commenced, |. Bunce sworn—Was foreman weigher; H, Smith made out pay rolls; fet the men to sign when I could get them; when I could not get them to sign would put their time to other men's time; did the same with regard to other small ex- penses, such as carting, £0, ‘The case here ci on both sides, Mr. Bthan Allen summed up the case for the de- fence. . He claimed that no money alleged to be | fraudufontly obtained had. been traced to the poss wession of the defendant, Errors had been dis. » covered in the pay rolls, and, through a custom prevailing in the Custom House to some extent, ome incidental expenses other than for labor were Charged on the pay roll a9 labor ex; es, It WAS Impossible that a weighmaster should be personally coguizant of the correctness of all the items of his pay rolls, He necessarily depended much upon the tos par Of others in relation to the items of Assistant District Attorney Jackson, in summing ‘up the vernment, contended that th Moola ket or gate GAR Cars been earned. It was the bust fondant and his duty under his omelat oath, to use ola ce In ascertalni: rolls betore he wigs 2 4 cert! jens, It had been shown that the defendant NEW —— hed recetved st varions times much larger sums of pe emery pay roll claims wanweee yarsed im persons claiming payment. ‘The Commissioner decided that no case had beet made out showing that any in the mind of the defendant to defraud the he was ily connected ment, or iy any peraone in any effort to defraud government. ‘he accused was therefore nonorably discharged. THE NEW POST OFFICE. Work to be Commenced Immediately en the New Bauilding—Location, Exterior and Inte- rior Design of the Structare—Its Dimensions. It 18 now almost conclusively decided that ground will be broken and work commenced on the new city Post Office within a few weeks, and that New York will shortly be favored with tangible evidences ‘that the structure which has been talked of so long that it has almost come to be considered @ ‘‘castie in the air,’’ will take shape and substance, and perad- ‘venture time also, if it is to be constructed after the Gilatory manner of most of our public buildings, vide the new Court House, A few days since, after numerous tiresome Con- gressional debates and reference of the subject to the Committee on Post Offices end Post Roads and ‘tw special committees during the past two years, the negotiations and directions assumed definite form ana object. Various efforts have from thme to time been made by the Speciai Commissioners of the ‘Treasury Department to effect an arrangement with the city authorities for a change of site from the extreme southerly end of the City Hall Park to @ position more central—about half way .be- tween the City Hall building and the lower end of the Park. These efforts, however, have all proved unavailing, and accordingly, having become de- finitely informed of tho result, Secretary Boutwell, on the 6th ultimo, wrote to Mr. A. T. Stewart, as secretary of the commission, a8 follows:—“I have this day directed Mr. Mullett to proceed with the preparations necessary for the erection of the Post Ofice building in the city of New York upon the original site. Jregret that your commission was unable to make satisfactory arrangements with the authorities of the city of New York, but I believe that you and the gentlemen associated with you have done all in your power to bring the matter to @ satisfactory conclusion.” Acting under instructions from Mr. Boutwell, Mr, A. B, Mullett, the United States Superintendent of Public Buildings, passed through this city, on his way from Washington to Burlington, Vt. He wiil in- apect the progress of the new Custom House at toat place and return here in a few days, when he wili take steps towards the beginning of work on tne new Post Orfice. The new building will occupy the extreme lower end orapex of the Park, and is to have four fronts, one of 160 feet, the segment of a circle on the lower point of the Park; one of 475 feet on Broadway, of 375 feet on Park row, and the last of 326 feet 6 inches, facing the City Hall. Its heignt from its foundations to the top of the roof will be ninety- nine feet, wnile above the roof are to be erected four grand centre pavilions, one for each front. ‘Tne pavillon at the south front, or at the lower end of the Park, facing the HERALD building, is to be sur- mounted by adome and cupola extending 160 feet above the roof. A large clock will be in this cupola. ‘The other central pavilions wil be 100 feet in height, and on all te corners there are to be smalier pa- vilions of proportionate siz6 and beauty. The site covers twenty-six lots, and, as will be seen from this general description, the buiiding 1s to be grandly colossal in size as well as splendid and superb in 11s magnificent proportions. ‘the exterior of this struc- ture is to be of white marble, rusticated dome columns, and to extend to the porticos of the prin- cipal pavilions. The pavilions of the second story are be ornamented with statuary—tgures in marble of Justice, Commerce, Industry and others of kindrea symbolical significance. Large marble statues of George Washington and Dr. Franklin are to be placed on the columns on either side of the south entrance, de- signed as commemorative of the former as first President of the United States and of the latter as the first Postmaster General under the new republican administration. The edifice will be of the French renaissance style of architecture, and of most imposing ap; ce a3 well as originality of contour and interior arrangement. The cellars and basements will be of great depth, but admirably ventilated, and are to be used as the places for heat- ing apparatus, engines and mo ao 2 and as store- rooms for paper, mall bags, Cc, This base- ment, with one room 150 by 90 feet, will be divided by brick arches and the celling supported by iron pillars, A grand vestibule forty feet wide leads into the first foor on the south front. On either side are stairs eight feet wide leading to the upper floors. Day and night the floor will present a busy scene of busy clerks, In three large. rooms, two 160 by 90 teet each, and one 150 by 40 feet—the ceiling is 22 feet high—will be divided the principal business of the oMice. Assorting tables for the different mails will occupy one portion; there will be other tables for stamping the letters, and still others will be devoted to recelt ana disposing of the vast newspaper matis almost hourly reaching the city and iz veg away, averaging at this time about 130 tons a ay. In front, creping: 200 feet and conforming to the curvilinear shape of the south front, and taxing in besides twenty-five feet each from the Broadway and Park row fronts,are to be delivery boxes, ‘These will be divided into departments as it is now—that is, windows for regular letters, windows for advertised letters, and 80 on, to meet the various one wants of distribution. Similar ents as now will also continue for de; onting the boxes there will be a continuous space of twenty feet to allow room for the mcoming and outgoing rush of persons to receive and deposit letters, promises to Altogether this any of general deliver be most admirably arranged, and in the roominess and ita entire appointments to take hy far the pre- cedence of anything in this country or in any of the old cities of the Old World. Ascending to the second story by either stairway, at the right or left of the main south entrance, directly in front of this matin fron3, are to be two rooms, each thirty by forty-five feet, and two smaller ones, for the use of the Postmaster. At the right of this is to be the cashier's Dag bye by forty-five foet, and on the left a room of the same size tor the tant Postmaster. Beyond the cashier’s room 1s to be & thirty by 160 feet, for the money order department. Still farther on comes the regi room, and beyond and the opposite side various rooms, of various sizes, for the use of clerks, All these rooms connect and extend to the United States District and Circuit Court roome—aiso to be located in the bulldit A corridor, twelve feet wide, will extend from the Of the main stairs on either side to the extreme northfront. A ficent aky- light, 175 feet tn width in the rear, and converging to a front width of fo feet, fives light to this This floor will be sixteen feet in height. along the corridor referred to above to iron gates oa either side, opposite the Broadway and Park row entrances, will be found that part of the building to be occupied by the United States District and United States Circuit Court rooms, On the northeast corner is the former, thirty ks aad ove! and on the northwest corner the room to be occuple by the latter court, and of the same size. The ceiling is thirty-two feet high, making it take, in fact, what corresponds to two stories of the remaining portion of the building, The chambers of the respective judges are also to be here, together with six rooms, each twenty-four by thirty feet, for the use of Tnited States District Attorney and later will be opposite nis e to the main United States District Court roo with a hallway of twenty feet width between, an on the corresponding corner and with the same width of hall between, opposite the United States Circuit Court room, six rooms, each twenty-four by thirty feet, for the use of United States Commis- stoners. Between the two are to be the same num- ber of rooms for the United States Marshal, his dep- uttes. and clerks. Grand Jury rooms, arbitration rooms and such like rooms appertaining to the United States courts will occupy northern part of the third floor. These rooms will be the same size as those below. Taken as a whole the structure will be mot only a modei as to interior and exterior design, arrange- ment and embellishment, but also one of the most commodious and convenient of the kind in the world, and an ornament and @ credit to the city. THE PUBLIC HEALTH, Street Cleaning—Five Hundred Dollars Per Week to be Spent by the Bonrd. Dr. Harris, Sanitary Superintendent, complains that one of the greatest diMcuities in the way of abating nuisances is @ resolution of the Board that compels him to furnish les of reports on natbahces to parties in in advance of its pre- sentation to the Board. Parties aifected have thus an opportunity of preparing for defence, laying their Topes, consulting counsel, and when the matter comes up for hearing the Boa pared action, The repeal or the resolnon, inane a The et Superintendent of the itan Board of Health has been recently cogitating upon Or cieckes pie gh dag Be. fH’ Tegult of his researches force are in # great measure unclean condition, The ekrests nndee “he contract are cleaned twice Harris finds that, the are not enforced by tne. eee wh careless people to throw Gree peat gen eae ene of the sun for days, producing un’ odors and disease He is pr Ing & report upon the subject covering the entire und of street ‘Oleanliness, to be submitted at the next mee! ‘of the Board, on nesday. m) 18 i us Clean! Departi y tour of city, and assurances have been given that next week earnest endeavors will be put forth Vo abate the nuisances of dirty thoroughfares, YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY lI, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UTED STATES COMMISS.ONERS” COUT. Alleged Bounty Fraud. Before Commissioner Shields. The United States vs, John 8. Bliss.—The defendant was indicted by the United States Grand Jury of this Gistrict for defrauding a volunteer named John 8. Haney out of $100 bounty money, was arrested in Connecticut and brought to this city, He was brought before Commissioner Shields, and gave $2,500 bail to appear for trial. He was subsequently taken before Commissioner Betts, and gave $500 bail to answer two other charges made against him of having fraudulently obtained bounty money. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM A Question of Jurisdiction. Before Judge Monell. Lydia M. Brown et al, vs, The New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.—This is a motion to dis- miss a suit for want of jurisdiction, The action is brought by the administrators of a deceased resi- den of Jersey, themselves residents of New Jersey, on a policy issued to the defendants in Massachu- setts. 4 ‘The defendant claims that as neither the plaintifs nor defendant are residente of the State, as the cause of action (the policy) did not arise in the State and there Js no subject matter. the action cannot be maintained hy The plaintiff aver that under the law defendants Baye 3 Several pacts here, who ed appeared generally, thereby waiving any question jurisdiction; that some of the stockholders of the company are residents of the State; that the receipts of the last two premiums on the pole: are out of the New York office, and tuat, by their setticd cus- tom, the whole business with poitey holders of New Jersey is ‘transacted by the New York office, making the policy in effect a New York contract. and that in similar cases previousiy decided such circomstances had been held to give jurisdiction. ‘The Court reserved its decision. Decisions. Before Judge Monell. Haden vs, Dr, Metz; Sluyler vs. Wiliams; Rhodes vs, Dyinock.—Motions denied. ‘urpenter,—Motion denied and order granted. Muller vs. granted. Sander; English vs. Stone,—Motions SUAROGATE'S COURT. Wills and Letters ot Administration. Before Surrogate Tucker. The following wills were admitted during the week ending July 10, 1869:—James 8, Gillespie, Henry M. pittiesey, Alired Pell, Margaretta Zep- per, John E. Swords, Leopold Heidt, Richard Gould- smith (foreigner), Dennis McCarthy, Jane R. Sey- mour, John F. Keilers, Edward 8. Clark, Henry Regan. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of John Hart, Michael Broman, Patrick Barry, Bridget Doyle, Christian Noa, Jane E. Tyler, Justina Wolf, Edward Finn, Ann A. Reilly, George B, Olmstead, Edward McCafrey, Abraham P. Dema- rest, Ganet P. Demarest, Thomas McCarthy. James Ww. veyed Elizabeth Berthold, John Duty, Francis Scarf. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. How a Very Nice Young Man Stopped Three Weeks at a Broadway Hotel and Did Not Pay a Cent—Don Quixotic Chivalry Played Out— What it Costs to Pommel a Temper- ance Man—Kennedy and His Little Percent age—A Terrible Blow and Judicious Grief, Before Judge Dowling. The prisoners arraigned yesterday were mostly representatives of the muscular Christianity school. Of forty-tive cases on the calendar, no leas than forty- one were charges of assaqlt and battery. The re- maining cases consisted of three allegéd petty lar- cenies and one violation of the Hotel act. A PROFITABLE GUEST. Mr. Morris Myers is a very stylishly dressed young man. He would make a very prepossessing appear- ‘ance in a private box at the opera, or in a Broadway ompibus filled with ladies, or in the vestibule of an ‘up town church, or in @ carriags in @ funeral pro- cession. He is not the sort of young man for a hotel gents that is, of the class known as paying guests, -, Hexter, who keeps the Prescott HouSe on Broad- way, at least thinks so, and goes to the trouble of saying so in open court. “What is your charge against this young man??? the Judge inquired, as the latter, after taking au oath to tell the truth, was clearing his throat to enter upon the recital of the facts. “He swindled me out of several weeks board bill.’ “Why did you let him do it.” “How couid I help myself?” “Not board him so long without pay.’ “J did send ip a bill at the expiration of a week, as is my usual custom.” “and he paid nothing?” “He paid no attention to it.” “And you let him stay and continued to send in your bills weekly. 1 insist it was your own tauit let- ting him stay.’? “He was profuse at length with apologies and promises.” “So much the worse; then you ought to have kicked him out. How about his baggage ; did he have any ?”? “A carpet bag.’ “You have seized that, I suppose?” “Yes; but it has only got a few old clothes in ft.” “Weil,” said the Judge, in the way of summing up the case and giving his decision at the same time, “I cannot hold the yong man. ‘There was no trick or device. You simply kept him after he fatled to his bill, when you ought to have kicked him out of the house.” “I could fill my house with boarders,” interrupted Mr. Hexter, ‘who would like to pay for a weck’s board by being kicked.” “When a particularly nice young man, then, like the prisoner comes along,” suggested the Judge, “then get your pay in advance.” “So you can do nothing?” still urged Mr. Hexter, a8 not liking to give it up so. “Nothing whatever,” answered the Judge. Mr. Hexter left, muttering about geiting satisfac- tion at civil court, Mr. Myers left in an eminently self-congratulatory mood. GALLANTRY DON’T REMUNERATE. ‘That beautiful, chivalric spirit. that im) rich grace to the character of Don Quixot! to be feared, been forever deadened in the sublime soul of that humble, but poor, devotee to charming woman—Pat Reilly. Pat was arraigned on a charge of assaulting Thomas Lowry. The story of Lowry caused the intent listeners to shrink back with fear and dismay from the previously pugilistic Pat. He stood beiore them a “Ping Ugly a rowdy of the lowest grade, ‘‘a lewd fellow of the baser sort’”—as the Bard of Avon has it. tell his story. “You see, your Honor, | was coming from my work,” began Pat, ‘‘and this tow blackguard, I saw him insult two ladies.” “In what way did he imsuit them?’ interrupted the Judge. “It’s not 1 would be spaking what he sald,” answered Pat; ‘‘my blood boiled in me; my river- ence for women was up; I remimbered my mother and the Holy Vargin, and I knocked him down."? “So, you confess knocking him aown’’ “Indade, 1 does."? “You did wrong; you should have called a police- man.” “T didn’t look about for policemen; I give it to him tgo aisy, that’s all.” “{ ddmire your chivalry,” said the Judge; “but the Jaw is the law. You must not take the law in your own hands. I fine you twenty dollars.” “Pi pay it,” said Pat, ‘and 1 nm Bi time be- fore I look around for policemeh when I meet such low blackguards. They must keep out of the reach be my ist if they want to keep out of the reach of 1¢ Law.’ rts such has, it 1s It came Pat’s turn to A TEMPERANCE SPY AND INFORMER. Stephen Cody, a tall, lantern jawed, long hatred and saffron hued gentieman ee ac fe of assault against Antoine Mattes, a robust, smiling Dutchman, whose pl ogee Migr is _very well represented in jol iy prints of Santa Claus. ‘The defendant keeps a lager saloon in the base- ment of No, 287 Eighth avenue, and the complainant ry of the same Le man to it your” the Judge asked the long, lank Mr, Cody. “He was se! fling I beer on Sunday,” answered Mr. Pody, “and I told an oMcer of it and he beat me. “Who begt you—the oificer or Mr. Mattes?"” Mates.) x». a Sing “T thouggt it might have been the officer, gen ved the Judge, ‘‘at his indignation at finding you were that most despicable of all human beings—a sneaking spy.’’ “Tam no spy,” spoke up with angwar trateness Mr. Cody. :‘lam a temperance man."’ “So you gave the information on principle, Well, you let it go so ?’’ aaid the Jud, “He vas a spy, and he told von big lie,” inter- rupted Mr, Mattes, ‘I was not poping lager.’? “You don’t deny beating him?’ ead the Judge Mr. Mattes. ‘ Of Mr. “On, no, I beat him some,” tang you one dollar,” said the Judge, “for such stupid wasting of your muscles.” The court roa with laugnter at this decision, po Men dp alg after atyle prot ta Claus, when he handed over the amount of the fine. tal THE PERCENTAGE ON KENNEDY. The renowned chief of our biue-coated, brass-but+ tooned and locust-mounted conservators of the pub- lc peace came in for a gentle magisterial rap on the knuckles in the next case. Patrick Silverthorn was wae with assault by officer Little, “What was the damage done you!” asked the Judge. aoe see any Marks upon you of extra- ordinary violence, “The principal damage,” answered the officer, ha biouse.”” tesring my . “Well, if that’s all, I'll fine Siiverthorn ten dol- lars, and I want you, Silvertnorn,” continued the dudge, ond renting 6 prisoner, ‘‘to hand the money to Superintendent Kennedy, and tell him IT sent you there, and wit for, and ask him ae a partioujar out.” (General favor not to take any percent jhe court joined as laughter, in which the officers of heartily a6 the rest.) A BLOW WORSE THAN A KICK. Lawrence Levi, a gentleman with not a very be- nign expressien of countenance, whose ancestors crossed the Red Sea, was quietly drinking a giass of soda water in front of a strect soda water fountain. ‘This was all proper rh. Some boy, of a crowd of cept gave @ twitch at the t of his coat while in the height of his enjoyment as the gravefwily cooling soda water gurgied down his throat. Tnis ‘was not the proper thing exactly. Mr. Levi turning around and seeing @ boy standing by very demurely began Kicking, ra saw the kicking and Levi, The A Edward Smith, said he had nothing to do with pulling Levi's coat tall. “I fine you twenty doliars.”’ said the Judge, “Do you mean it, Judge,” wich a gort of bewil- dering amazement, asked Levi. “I mean exactly so,” said the Judge, “I fine you twenty dollars. [repeat the amount for fear you may have misunderstood me to say ifty dollars.” a no fifty dollars by mistake,” said Levi, “but it is a hard blow.” “A blow harder to you than the kick to the boy,”” answered the Judge. “I mean it to be bard, so that you will not be likely to forget it,” ‘ MISCELLANEOUS. CASES. Most of the alleged assailants were let off lightiy. The severest penalties were sending Jobo Burges two months to the Penitentiary for frequently re- curring assaults lately upon bis John Samson undertook to pitch Robert Coly about on the end of @ pitchfork. He was fined ten dollars for such an erratic motion, Fred. twenty dollars for lux- ury of exercising his muscles upon Charles 8B. Tucker, without fret obtaining the consent of the latter. Patrick Farley paid a like sum for @ .ike an- tertainment, Mr, August Clapp in tis second case being the victim, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Courr RECORDS ARE NOT ALWAYS CORRECT.— In the Issue of the HERALD of Sunday, July 4, an imadvertence oceurred in the report of the case before Judge Barnard, entitled Kate Clark (Fisher) vs. Wm. Stanton, which merits explanation. This conssited of mnunendo on the part of the writer in- sinnating that Mrs. Eliza J, Bevins might not be en- titled to the usual “Mrs.” of @ married lady, which msinuation dia Mrs. Bevins gross injustice. It seems the report originated in the fact of the refus at on the part of Mrs, Bevins, ina late complaint against Kate Fisher at Essex Market Court, to answer the question direct when put by the Judge whether she was Mrs, Bevins or not. Mrs. Bevins claims that the question was designedly impertinent, having no bear- ing on the case before the court, and for that reason answer was refusea. The evidences presented by Mrs. Bevins sufficiently establish the injustice of the insinuation conveyed in the report. Tue WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record willshow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street:— 1868. 1869. 1868, 1869, 59 70 85 61 68 66 74 63 81 12P.M Average temperature yesterday... Average temperature for corresponding OAL. eee eee a eeeeeereee THE BAILED CUBANS.—Yesterday’s report of the bailing of the five Cubans by Commissioner Betts should have read Mr. 8. Francis Cameron ‘went security,”’ and not Mr. Crittenden, The latter named gentieman was counsel for the accused. SEIZURE OF ToBacco,—Collector Bailey on Friday seized the tobacco establishment of Messrs. N. & J. Cohen, 12 Fulton street, on information furnished by Assistant Assessor Clayton, of Supervisor Dutcher’s office. Between five and six tons of snuff and to- bacco were secued. ScHooneR Carsizep.—The schooner Eva L. Leonard, Captain Bunker, while sailing up the North river on Friday afternoon was struck by @ heavy squall and capsized. The crew were saved, and ‘the schooner was towed to pier 39 North river by the harbor police boat, Captain ‘odd. A BRILLIANT METEOR.—At twenty-one minutes Biter eieven o'clock last evening a large yellow meteor, apparently equal in size to the planet Venus when brightest, shot into the atmosphere at a point ten degrees north-northwest of Alpheratz, or Alpha, in the constellation of Pegasus, and, after moving over an are of five degrees m an easterly direc- tion, it suddenly disappeared, DBATH FROM INJURIRS.—Coroner Flynn was. yes- terday notified to hold an inquest at 19 Laurens street on the body of Thomas Johnson, a man sixty- four years of age, who died from the effects of in- juries recetved by falling overboard trom pier foot of Laight street, on Thursday afternoon, and striking his head against a boat which lay in the dock, De- ceased was a native of Ireland. Founp INSENSIBLE—DzaTH.—A woman, whose name, from papers found in her possession, is sup- posed to have been Hannah J. O'Neil, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital, She had been found insensible m the hallway of premises No. 64 Catharine street, Jt was impossible to restore her to consciousness, and death ensued soon after admission. Coroner Rolling was notified to hold an inquest on the body. FIRE IN CHAMBERS STREET.—About one o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the third story of the small brick building No, 115 Chambers street, occupied by H. Hollander & Co., hair manu- facturers, The firemen were soon there and had little aiMcul ty in ye it. The damage was principally confined to the stock of Messrs, Hollander Co. and the roof of the building, which are com- letely destroyed. The loss will probably not exceed 2,000. The lower floors are occupied by W. Byfield, dealer in needies and pins; H. Sampler & Son, boys? clothing, and H. Simon & Brother, domestic and im- ported woollens, who will suffer some loss from water. All parties are said to be insured. ‘THE NEW ERIE RAILWAY PasSSENGER CaBS.—The new French passenger cabs introduced in this coun- try by the Erie Railway Company made their appear- ance on Broaaway yesterday afternoon. They are light and elegant, and will probably at once become the most popular mode of conveyance in this city. The body of the cabs is hung low, with a raised seat 1p front for the driver. They are very substan- tally built and are painted China white, with these words in mn and on the sides:—“ Erie Railway Passenger Cap.” Each cab is drawn by @ powerful black horse, and the harness is of the most showy and substantial kind. The cabs carry four passengers each on seats running lengthwise. The interior up- holstering and finish is in keeping with the rest of the “turn oat.’ The Erie company are now run- ning their cabs for the FF amy free of charge, to and,from the Twenty-third street ferry to the corner of Twenty-third street and Fifth avenue and to other ints in order that le going to and from tne Erie road shall be provided with comfort and con- venience. In @ short time they will have all ar- Fangements completed to carry people to all parts of e city. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERY.—Adolphus Berenz, Fmanuel King and Pan! Barbier, Germans, were brought before Justice Dodge yesterday morning upon the complaint of Theodore Bertrand, who charged that while eming, the corner of Thirty- seventh street ana Ninth avenue, on Friday night the prisoners, with an accomplice not yet arrested, knocked him down and forcibly took from his per- son twenty dollars in money. They pleaded not guty, bus Were committed to answer. ADLERS tH A Sieuakine Phebicawexr.—George Egle, a pedier, arriving at the dignity of a horse and wagon, left u few days since his steed and vehicle standing in the street, They did mot stand there long before two other pediers, named Andrew Barnes and Abraham Keppler, as Mr. le jumped into tng reblee ki, 'eatching ab the relns, drove away. The whole establishment, including the harness, was vained at $190, cused were arrested and taken before Justice Dow. ie fecthrvrte dae Meat Ganges cl jer jca- tioh fa che aitain’ ‘Both were committed 10 auawer in defaalt of $1,000 ball each. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE. LEGISLATURE. Close of the Session—A Resume of the Preceedings. {From the Concord (N. H.) Evening Patriot (demo- cratic), July 9. The lature swonrned fins on Friday morn- ing at eight o'clock, after @ nominal session of thir. ty-eight daya—that the number of days for which mbere m pay, which ‘moines # ¢ days. ie number of days on which they werg ix session 19 about twenty-seven; the pmater of al working days about & ta The of acts of all Kinds passed ig 163, @ list of which will be found in this paper. The session has been emphati- call 2 taiting 0B Never before do we recollect a seusion in Which there was so much mere taik, 80 Many subjects ‘talked to d ” 80 many speeches made for the mere e of talking, and at the same time so little grgument, sense and ability displayed. There were many quite important measures before the Legislature, and some important ereeren has resulted, the 6xact character of which can be determined by @ sal of acta Which will soon be published. Party and ob) have had considerable influence upon the legisiation of the m, but much less than heretofore. The ruling y evidently begin to fear that the peoplejs patience and forbearance are qotting exhausted; they begin to seo that It will not do to “crowd the mourners’? much further, and have been forced to defer @ little to thelr known wishes in certain important matters. Whether they have done all that the people demand and expect ‘we Jegve for them to judge, — MAYOR'S OFFICE. Among the establishments at which human nature may be profitably studied, the Mayor's office, or, more properly speaking, the Marshal’s bureau, should take s foremost place. Since Mr. Tooker entered upon the duties of the oMce of First Mar- shal—but five or six months—he has 80 conducted the affairs of the office that he has gained the en- mity of alt the scoundreis and swindlers whom he ¢an reach by bis influence, and has, of course, in corresponding ratio, gained the good will and re- spect of all honorabie and law abiding citizens. Mayor Hali, with his intuitive acumen, and from his experience in dealing with criminality in this city, saw the immense field for good work which the Chief Magistrate of the city could cultiva'e, and he was not slow, when in posseasion of the a‘oresaid magis- tracy. to so direct his oficial ploughs and barrows as to cut and turn up from the roots the ill weeds which flourished in the city, and which were making the name of the metropolis a synonym for scoundrelism throughout the land. Mr. Tooker he appointed as his chiet plougnfifolder, and clothed him wit power to administer justice, to protect citizens and strangers in the name and to the credit of the city, to see that the ordinances coming within the Mayor’sjsuperviaion were duly observed, and, withal, to “amuse the populace.” No more fit- ting commentary on Mayor Hall's wisdom in this Matter could be made than to state that the amount of good already achieved is almost incalculable, and, as stated above, that the Marshal has earned the enmity of ail evil-doers. Day after day the cramped quarters in front of the Marshal’s desk are crowded with seekers after information or satisiac- tion, The lack of accommodations ts seriously feit, and although the matter has been brought to the attention of the City Fathers several times. yet they have taken no steps to provide the necessary apartments. It is in their power to devote the rooms now occupied by the clerks of the Board of Assistant Aldermen to the use of the Marehal’s bureau, and they should attend to it without further delay. It would, indeed, be @ gtudy for any persons who May be curious enough to know how some of the world lives or drags, tumbles or 1s jostied along througn life. All sorta of complaints are made, questions asked, and redress for all possible kinds of grievances sought. Among the most singular of the complaints which have come before the Marshal lately were some showing that FEMALE LOBBYISTS, or females pretending to possess influence, are to be found, not alone at the national or State capitals, but that this city is blessed with the presence of such alady. Itis alleged that she pretends to wield im- mense power. The statement of the person by whom the first complaint was made will more fully explain. The compiaiwant is Mr. William A, Tobin, of No, 672 Second avenue, and in his written state- ment to Marshal Tooker he says:— Having deposited $200 in the hands of Madame Fiest, of 403g St. Mark's place, under a promise from her to get me @ situation, either in the Police, Post Ottice or Fire Department, Tlodged the above aum on the &th of March last, in presence of an officer belongiog. to the Twenty-lirst precinct police. Since that time she ha not got me the situation, and also de- ciines giving back my money. I gave ber the money she told me 1 would have the situation in the course of ten days. When I gave her my money she gave meas a refer- ence the captain of the Twentieth precinct, and also Captain Hartt and a sergeant of the Twenty-first precinct, who were particular friends of here. She told me sho got appointe, 5 Ob the police force, 28 in the Port Oflce, M00 in the Cus- tom House and 185 in the Fire Departinent. She also told me that she had several captains, roundsmen and sergeants pro- moted and was at the business for the last twenty-five years, From her statements and from what! was told about her I fancted I was all right in giving her my #200, I called on her on the SIst of May and abe said she had written to Senator ‘Tweed, whom she was certain would get me the situation, and now considerieg the length of time she was keeping me back I fancied she was only fooling me. So I demanded m} money. She told me there was @ lov speut in wine on sever: gentiemen, among them Senators, captains of police and others, the names of whom, ab t, 1 forbear to mention. Bhe sent me toa Mr. Merritt, No.9 Chambers str she said would get me an appointment in the P Office. Twice he to me on the matter and the third time be said he could not get me the aitnation. think it elmple for giving ‘her my money, ‘but being introduced by these officers and all I heard about her I did belteve she was all but I now find out that abe iw both @ cheat and a swindler. She defies me to take any 8 whom 8 legal her. She says that all the judges, counsellors Pol are her friends, and T bavsne chance of getting it from her. J told her ollicers that introduced me-to her would get into trouble if she wouldn't settle before I'd take proceedings against her, She ht do my best, for ahe would setile all that. ‘And now, seeing I have no chance of getting anything from her, and all my means exbausted, I am now compelled to appeal to your Honor for The complaimant signs himself as an “ex-oficer of the Metropolitan Police, honorably resigned on the 24th of November, 1868.” John Buckley, of No. 142 West Thirty-firth street, Made a similar complamt against Madame Fiest, charging that he was introduced to her by Henry Batch, patrolman of the Twenty-first precinct, in the latter part of 1866. Buckiey wanted to be rein- stated on the police force. He gave the Madame $25, and was to give her $175 more when he ob- talned the appointment. He believed she had the ne- cessary ‘influence’ to secure a place for hun on the police or in the Custom House, but he finds he was deceived. Madame Fiest was sent for by Marshal Tooker to be dealt wi ose swindjerees. mong the complaints lodged from time to time before the Marshal are several against Mrs. Hild, of 186 Suffolk street, charging her with keeping a BOGUS INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. From the complaints it would appear that Mrs. Hild employs a number of “repeaters,” girls who are hired gut to parties applying for heip, but who run away from the employers in a few hours, then back to Mrs, Hild’s and hiring out again, The lady Charges two dollars for the privilege of obtain- ing help at her office, the complainants state that they have reason to believe she manages her bus! eo as to obtain money from them by iraudulent practices. for Mrs. Hild, to answer that some of these hai Tooker sent several of the complaints. She ap) at the or's office, and was very loud in her denunciation of the complainants in each case. She showed plainly that she coud uge her tongue. The cook ints have come to be 80 frequent that Marshal Tooker has de- cided to revoke her license. It 1s not always the dark side of life that appears before the Marshal’s desk; for once in a wile AN HONBST HACKMAN is brought to notice. Some time ago the case of the recovery of an overcoat by the honesty of a coach driver was chronicled, and yesterday a somewhat similar case came up. Bartholomew Cahill, of 133 Monroe street, driver of coach No. 79, had @ fare a few evenings since. The party left the coach, and in a short time afterwards another party ei coach, and, on entering, ngaged the, | found a pocketbook on one of the seats. He informed Canill, and gave him a cara, si that he would retain the book and contents, and that he could be found at the address given on the card. Mr. Cahill applied to Marshal Tooker, stated the case, and then went to the address given on the card and found the matter all rignt. Among the he apep ate individuals who have been brought before the Marshal lately, John agg! driver of coach 505 should take a leading place. e ‘was complained of by Joseph Clough, who stated that he engaged Barry to take him, wife and his brother-in-law, from the Cortlandt street ferry to the Providence boat. Barry agreed to take the party for $4 50, paid in advance, and secure for them through tickets to Providence. He drove them to the starting place of the Fourth avenue cars, in front of the HERALD building, and putting theminto the car left them. The conductor went to Mr. Clough for the car fare, whereupon the fraud was discovered. The conductor directed the party to see @ police oMcer, and roundsman Porcher, of the Twenty-sixth, being found, escorted the party to the foot of Cortlandt street, where the tricky Barry was discovered, arrested and brought before Marshal Tooker. During the investigation officer Keneally, of the Twenty-sixth precinct, spoke up, saying:— OFFICER— hal, this hack driver 1s just after coming off Blackwell's Island, where he was sent one year ago b; Jpeg Dott fer inveigling two very yor js into his coach and attempting to oucrdge the, y—You're got @ grudge agin me. I was inn of that charge. Marshal Tooxer—Well, you were convicted and Ti take Justice Dowling’s judgment against your mere statement. ‘The officer has obliged me by his in- formation and has done bis duty. You are not a pro- er man to hold a certificate of license from this office. Phe com nt in this case is a stranger. He saw our badge aod had faith in your representations . ‘ou deceived and robbed him. 1! am here to protect strangers, and so to prevent further conduct of the kind chi against you | now order you to pay to Mr. Clough the sum of $4 50, pay a fine of five dol- Jars to fa Sua and to give up your badge. Your license is revoked. During the past week 210 licenses have been is- sued, as follows:—Coacnes, venders, 23; carts, rt 18; gunpowdel vers, 42; second hand dealers, 6; junk shops, 2; junk carts, 6; junk boats, 2; intel gence ofMices, 2; express wagons, 3; dog carts, 2 porter, 1; stage coaches, 61. For license fees an‘t tines the sui of $1 have been collected, and $827 have been tee) a for persous rho had been ewindied by various partics. THE POWELL EXPLORING EXPEDITION, Auother Letter from Mrs. Powell, Derrort. July 7, 1869, ‘There ts one of the mame of John Sumoer tn the Powell expedition. My last letter wag dated May 20, A letter waa publisned in your colulans of May 20, dated In the Omaha Republican is a statement from one William Riley that he had seen Joha Sumner in the mountains, the sole survivor of the party, whom he had gleaned the facts of the loss. Sumner gave some names, but had Lor. gotten the rest, althougn he had been with them two ears. The story seems to me improbable. ‘The Jonn Sumner of the expedition tn such @ case would, I believe, have made his way or reported to Chicago or Dotrolt immediately. Sumuer is a most reliable man, and brother-in-law to William Byers, editor of the Denver News. Mrs. J. W. POWELL, PX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN TRENNESSRE,—Andrew Johnson, of Greene county, has accepted an invita- Munday, duly aa; ae Fayettovite, Tuesday, July 18 londay, July 12; at etteville, ‘1 jay, July 1 and at Carthage, July 20,—Nashville Mepubitoat Hy Banner, Jucy & 5 THE NATIONAL CAMP MECTING. Fair Weather and an Immense Congregation— Increasing Interest of the Meeting. ROUND Lake, July 10, 1869, The return of fair weather has brought with it an immense rush of people to the camp meeting, and every tent and avenue ts crowded. The water hag all disappeared from the encampment, and the ground ts alreafy almost as dry as before the storm. The services continue to increase in interest. The oldest preachers say they have never witnessed sa favorable a commencement for a great revival, and all are enthusiastically engagea in constructing meetings in various parts of the grounds. Several conversions were added last evening and this morn- ing to the number mentioned in my previous letters, and to-night and to-morrow are looked to with an- ticipations of great religious excitement. This morning Rev. Dr. Butler, of the New England Con- ference, preached an able discourse from Job xix., 2i—“I know that my Redeemer liveth.” Rev. Dr. Reddy, of the Central New York Conference, hes this afternoon. Every train passing the cemp meeting requires two engines to draw the long, heavily loaded cars. Many of the Saratoga visitors are here, and last night 2,000 came up on the Hudson river boats to attend the Satur- day and Sunday services. Bishop ot hg reaches Sunday ~- morning. at ten o’clock. Not @ single case of disorder has occurred and not an intoxicated person has been seen in the encampment. The large and eMictent. inetropolitan | ne force from Troy has effectually kept off all own bad characters, many of such individuals who came up in the trains having le!t the place !m- mediately in consequence of the warnings giver them by the polier. A magistrate is present on the grounds with full te to try cases and to send any one to prison who may violate any of the string- ent laws enacted for the protection of -relicious ‘worship. THE PARK YESTERDAY. ‘The exodus of the habitual pleasure seekers from the metropo!is to take up their quiet summer resi- dences in suburban retreats begins to tell upon the quality of visitors to the Park, but in nowise ap- pears to diminish the number. The great crowd that gathered there yesterday was of the demé monde, and the haut ton had but a meagre delega- tion. Yet the scene was animated in the extreme, and the ramble, mall, common ana all the by-paths and terraces leading from the music stand were filled by people of all kinds, conditions and dispositions. ‘There was the elegant gentleman of leisure, with eyeglasses and mutton chop whiskers, dressed with a curious mixture of white and velvet, and a touch of the suaviter"inmodo, minus, it must be said, the fortiter im re; there ,was his female counterpart with a slight attack of the Grecian bend, chary of her aris- tocratic smiles, but beaming, all over with a grace and beauty in keeping with che virgin freshness of tne verdure and the light and balmy breezes that were abroad; there was the honest mechanic, with his numerous family, resting after the tolls of the week; there were plenty of shop girls, in neat and modest attire, and a goodly representation of the loud portion of the sex; the infirm and aged; the lounging lazzarom; squalling bapies, urchins, nurses apd an army of nondescripts made up the sugular medley of pedestrians. Of fashionable equipages there were few, because these dazzling concomitants of brown stoue fronts have gone with their owners to Newport and Saratoga; but now and then a fine turnout dashea by, while many stable teams, im- provised with cheap livery, gave ambitious persons of small means an opportunity to make an evanes- cent display. Harlem lane, always the theatre of the finest trotting and the scene of hourly contests between professionals and amateurs, witnessed its usual fast driving. The jockeys already in training for the tall meeting made the dirt fy as they trotted hard against two min- utes, while this famed stretch was equally notice- able for a few decrepit evidently on their last legs. What shall be said of the music? It was good, for Dodworth’s band does not know how to play any other. A fine piece was the galop, “Sleigh Bells; and ringing and sonorous was the marca, “Sword of my Father.” The ‘Passion .Fiower Waltz” was received with great favor, and the other pieces were executed admirably. The rolling sur- face of the Park had yesterday attamed a ee of rural beauty beyond which no er stage of the season can excel. Those who admire Jawns and the matchless sablimity of the undulating sward and all the other fine effects of elegant Jand- scape gardening found a natural beauty of tints and @ picturesque unity of design not seen in any English park, not even in the Bois de Boulogne. ‘The animals at the Arsenal, the zoological collection, fine bronze of Ward, the drinking fountains, the lake, the curve, the bail ground and other sights haa their quota of visitors, who did their sightseeing in fine style. THE WALL STREET USURERS, Twenty-Five Brokers Indicted—No Arrests as Yer. A Daniel has come to judgment among the Shy- locks of Broad and Wali streets, and great is the cynsternation among them in consequence, They have exacted more th: the conditions of their bond, and at last the “laws of Ventce” will be en- forced against them. The District Attorney, ex- Judge Garvin, being made acquainted with the criminality of their proceedings, has laid the whole matter before the Grand Jury, and that body has found true bills of indictment against twenty-five of « the Shylocks who are to be daily found where merchants most do ite. The charge st these parties, whose names are withheld for prudential reasons, is the exacting of usurions and exorbitant rates of interest. The inquiry into the facts connected with the charge has resulted in elicit ing information and evide about the secret operations of the parties implicater. ‘The action of the Grand Jury has not been under- taken a moment too soon, but it is never too late to remedy an evil, and this check to the usurious exac- tions of the money lenders, though long in coming, 4g the more welcome now that it has at last come. Ee modus operandi of their nefarious trafic was in wise:— It bat pe that the clique or ring were in the habit daily of going to the banks and obtaining loans of all the money they had on hand, paying the regular rate of interest and peerage principal as security. They thus placed the in the position of not ‘able to give loans to merchants and others, 30 that the latter were obliged to call at their offices and pay at the rate of 282 per cent for the amounts ber pas ‘The result of the tight money market thus eirected has proved to be so disastrous as to stop building and other operations and also to cheek business generally. action of the Grand Jury has already bad the salutary effect of easing the market by re- ducing the exorbitant rates to six and seven per cent. The action of the Grand Jury in the suppression of the evil and towards the punishment of its offenders so lar 1s right; but to make it eficacious that action must receive the active co-opera- tion of the honest and upright men of the street. A system of fair deal must be established, arigid standard of financial morality rust be ad- hered to, and by this means only can the dishonest Shylocks be driven off the street. As yet no arrests have been made, but there is no doubt that true bilis have been found against ree a brokers. Let there be no hanging fire in this matter. Let the beards of these Shylocks be pulled and their gaber- dines spat upon. Let the law take its course, and let them be brought to judgment and conaign pun- ishment if amenable to law. The evil is a griev- ous one to the community, and grievously jet them answer it. THE OCEAN BANK ROBUERY. Ramored Capture of One of the Burglars— Mysterions Silence of the Bank Officials and Detectives. Atan early hour yosterday morning a rumor was circulated upon the streets to the effect that one of the burglars had been arrested, west of Chicago, brought to this cityand locked up. The Central Office, the bank and other points where it was known information could be obtained were visited by anxious depositors, but the answer was in alt cases, “Ihave not heard of the arrest of any one."? It is @ fact that at about half-past nine o'clock yes- terday Mr, Davis, counsel of the bank, called at the police headquarters aud was closeted with Mr. Kennedy for about an hour. At the conclusion of the interview these gentlenen left the Superiutend- ent’s oMice uncovered, under the pretence of oxam- ing the building. The establishment was quietiy visited from garret to cellar; with what results are best known to the Superintendent. About noon the bank was visited, when Mr. Mar« tin, president of the institution, stated that he had not learned of an arrest, that Mr. Davis had had an hour’s interview with Mr. Kennedy and that, detectives Kelso and Eider had visited the bank. it Kelso, on being referred to, stated that he had not been near the bank yesterday, but had sent one of his oMicers there. He denied all knowled; of an arrest, but stated that he was not aware of the action of the Superintendent tn the premises. The naines of Captain J an . McCord, of the de- tective squad, were mentioned in connection with the reported arrest; but the former knows nothing of qfter tte publication in one of the r the publics one of the even of certain circumstances given acove tie irae pression gained ground that an arrest had been made by order of the Superintendent, who, 1¢ is believed, does not propose to his own officers in amt case, and that the prisoner, through idotramentatl ‘and power, had been eWay to Staten private dorhctive encten Yeitch itp bene by eae be is dented, wi have am Opn Arad sufferers, who natut C7 secure s r sore their lost securities, ~