The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1869, Page 5

' NEW ‘YORK HERALD. Ss pes ‘ware. evnes:siek to the State Sridka 000 three NEW YORK CITY. years and sx months, mr peeee gree Ba giRd Christopher Williains. (colored), pleaded guilty te THE COURTS. an attempt at grand larceny, the’ charge being that, ssid th ea pn GHITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Hasteras. - be ee Another Bounty Fraud Case. cused expressed te Wish Het fo be disgraced by Before Commissioner Betta. pitta coped Penitentiary, preferring Ww go uD The United States vs. James McMahon, alias #ompkins.—The defendant was arrested on @ charge of defrauding Patrick O'Mara of $100 bounty by means of forged bounty certificates and checks, He took the certificates issued from the Second Auditor's office, which came into his hands through Swifve Bount; cy oMice, aud upon it procured from Paymaseor z v) check. It is alleged that he made ¢1 ments on it as follows:—Patrick O'Mara, Benjamin F, Tompkins, J, B. Henroe and 0, V. Schreiner, Chatham Bank, Deputy Marshal New- comb arrested him, and went to the bauk and to Mr, Henry, the broker, and from the description of the he believed the man who endorsed the nete to be Tompkins. The broker said this business had been wz on some time, and that the defendant had obtained about $3,000 in this manner. ¢ anlxetoner Betts held the accused in $3,000 A Lottery Dealer Arrested. Before Commissioner Shieids. The United States vs, Big Joe, alias Joseph Young.—The defendant in this case is @ lottery dealer in Canal street, and is charged with keeping &@ policy office without paying the license imposed Pox for carrying on such a business, Examina- ib wet down for Saturday next. Alleged Whiskey Frauds. Before Commissioner Shields, The Untted Suctes vs, James Rooney ant John Rooney.—These parties are charged with running a0 ilieit distillery on premises 546 and 548 West Fifty-second street. ‘Testimony was given as to the seizure, and the illicit character of the work curried on there. Farther examination will be resumed on Tuesday next, The Alleged Customs Fraud. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs. W. A. Van Winkle,—The des fendant is one of the Custom House welghers ar- rested on charges of having made out fraudulent pay rolls, thereby defrauding the United States. The exammation was set down for yesterday, but, on application, the Commissioner postponed the hear- ing therein in the absence of Edgar s. Van Winkle, counsel for and brother of the accused. The AHeged Bliss Bounty Fraud. The John 8, Bliss, charged before Commissioner Shields, on Saturday last, with having defrauded a volunteer named John 8, Haney out of $100 bounty. ig nota member of the firm of L. Brown & Co., as incorrectly stated. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Bishop Divorce Case. Before Judge Sutherland. The People ex rel. Naihaiiel C. Bishop vs. Janes O’Brien, Sheri. The celebrated Bishop divorce case came up before the court yesterday in a new aspect. It appears that in the suit‘now pending in the Superior Court, in which Mrs, Bishop seeks to obtain a divorce from her husband, an order was obtained last June di- recting the defendant to pay plaintiff a certain amount of alimony per month during the pend- ing of the proceedings. The defendant hav- mg failed to carry out the terms of the order, @ motion was made before Judge McCunn for the imprisonment. of Bishop for contempt of court in not paying, the alimony. The order, after con- siderable legal technicalities and motions, was placed in the hands of Sheriff O’Brien, who was directed to effect his arrest and place him in the county jail. A writ of habeas corpus was then served out of the Supreme Court, and the prisoner was brought before Judge Sutherland yesterday, and hug release demanded on bail, on the ground that he eould not be imprisoned for non-payment of vem- porary alimony. Juage Sutherland made an order for his discharge, at the same time directing the shertif to hold him within the limits and liberties of the jail unt he bet have compiled with the order of the court ow. Decisions. - By Judge Sutheriand, Mackenzie vs, Atlantic and Great Western Raw- way Company.—Motion to stay granted, without costa. Tumanners, Rauppins et al.—Motion granted, with ten dollars costs. Spilmym et al. v8, Rauppins et al.—Same. Morange vs, Thurber et ai,—Motion granted, with ten dollars costs, te abide event o1 action, and reference ordered. Stevens vs. Conachie et al.—Motion for judgment granted, but a writ of inquiry must issue to assess damages. By Juncr Carpoza. Ketterer vs, Storrsel et al,—stay granted, and re- ference should be had, cumming vs, Hogan 7.—Allowance to referee Of 234 per cent on sale, besides his disbursements, Lepaugh vs. Bohne et al.—Motion granted. Hungerford vs, Patten et al,—Mouion denied, central National Bank vs, Rocke.—Mowon granted. The Mayor, éc., vs. Ackerman et al.—Jndgment ordered. «. Boissan vs, J. Herman et al.—ludgment ordered. Mary C. E. Morrison vs, George W. Morrison.— Report confirmed anu judgment granted. Cobb vs, Sleer et al.—Order granted. Murtie et ai. vs. J. PF. Alfuro et al.—Motion granted; ten dollars cost to the defendant to abide event. Von Schoening vs. Peters, dc.—Motion deniea without costs. 4 Smh vs, Smith.—Motion granted, with seven dol- Jars costs to abide event, dn the Matter of the Petition of Margaret Diei- rich.—Report confirmed and order granted. Orvis vs. Shepard.—Motion granted on payment of term fee and ten dollars costs of motion, &c. Sarah #. Morgan vs, Henry D. Morgan.—Refer- ence ordered. Hewitt et al. os, Miller et al.—Motion granted on payment of ten dollars costa of motion. SUPERIOR CLURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Monell. Coriat vs. Benolel,—Motion to vacate order of ar. rest denied. Bafl reduced to one dotiar. Conway vs. Keeff?.—Motion denied. Lowerre vs, Chalmers.—Motion granted. Wagner vs. McQuade.— Motion grauted. Ould vs, MeGrath.—Motion granted. Carpenter vs, Brown,—Motion grav Butls vs, Burtnett.—Motion grat ory vs, Stone,—Order gran @ray vs, National Sleamship © granted. McAllen vs. The Seamens’ Bank for Saviigs af the City af New York.—Motion granted, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, Disposition of Busines: Jadge Cardoza opened court, pursuant tv adjourn- ment, at eleven o'clock yesterday morning. A number of indictments were sent in by the Grand Jury, whic the Judge transferred to the Court of Genera) Sessions, aud the court adjourned until this morning. mnpany,—Marion COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Beforo Judge Bedlord, SENTENCES. Before proceeding with the calendar of cases yes. terday the City Judge sentenced some prisonera who had been remanded. Ny Wiliam Dowd, who pleaded entity to burglary in the third degree, was sent w the State Prison for two years, John McCormack, who was guilty of an attempt vo commit that offence, was sent to the Penitenuary sor #ix months, James Smith and James Murphy, who pleaded guilty to petty larceny, were each sent to the Peni. tentiary for six montis. District Attorney Garvin and Assistant District Attorney Tweed were in attendance during the AN BX-POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF BURGLARY AND SENT, TO THR STAIK VPRISON—SIX INDICE MENTS AGAINST TLIM. John Henry was arraigned at the bar, when Assistant District Attorney Hutchings pro. duced not less than six indictments against the prisoner—one for burglary in the second degree four for burglary in the third degree and one for grand larceny. He pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the second degree, the complainant be- yng William Hofman, residing at No. 42 Bast Forty. Afth street, Who alleged that on the 8th of April the prisoner broke into iis residence and stole $150 worth of property. Judge Bedford im passing sentence said:—Henry, you were once s member of the Metropolitan police. You disgraced your aniform and was broken. Since that yon turned to be a reguiar professional burglar and thief, I have before me six mdictnents ainst you for burgiary, and f am informed that there are three other complaints about to be pre ed to the Grand Jury. I shall make an example uch men aa you and send you to the State Prise hard labor, lor the term of eight yey fi Sine ent years and ix vherenniens RUBOLARY. gan, Who was indicted for burglary in the second degree, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. # burvlarious Brown, at Bariew, On the 2a inst, the prisoner effected ance Into the house of Henry 8, Judge Bedford got out the fact that Williams had been already on the Isand, and said he would not disgrace him. He sent him to the State Prison for wo years. Lizzie Kane pleaded lity to an attempt st grand larceny, the indictment alleging that on the 2d inst, she stole @ gold chain aud cross, worth $100, from Alice Powers, She was sent to the Peni- tentiary for ong year, CONVACTION OF A PICEPOCERT. John Logan was tried and convicted of petty lar- ceny frou the person, he having on the night of the 3d inst. stole a silver Watch from John Manz, in the Hy vou pa ht Stns pus out of the way him to the State Prison for five john. Lynch was burglary in the first degree, and another woman testified the 6th of June, the accused and another man en- tered the bedroom and seized Mr. Clark by the throat, th! to kill him if he did not give them money. Mrs. Clark was so frightened that she gave him key of the tsige Chat roig contained ninety dollars in money. The it showed by ‘a witness that he was elsewhere at the time of the alleged occurrence, and his former testified dg to his character for honesty. The jury rendered @ verdict of not guilty. John Lyons and David Williams pleaded 7,2 an attempt at grand larceny, the charge at on the dd inst, they stole $164 from Frederick Cook. Ther rev, en to the 5 Berea Cen ht years. 1 joseph McNamara ga yy in the second ‘degree, ha having on the 29th of June ftreceand stole uunety. dollars’ worth of” wearfug and stole nimety dollars’ worth o! His Honor sent him to the State Prison for ip Bou Jo hins, lored. ho: jimeou Johns, @ col young who was em- Rloyea us an attendant in the sleeping cars from New York to Providence, pleaded lity to an at- tempt at grand larceny. On the 25th of June he stole $210 from Richard E. Mott, he having placed the money in his boots. Judge Bedford in passing sentence said the prisoner was entirely unworthy of holding such @ position on the cars, and sent him to the State Prison for two yea! Frank Richards, indictea for burglary in the sec- ond degree, pleaded guilty to the third grade of that offence, On the 2vth of June the prisoner burgla- rious!y entered a room in a tenement, house occupied by Joseph Joos, and stole a silver watch and other jewelry worth fifty dollars, fle was sent to the State Prison for t years, MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGRER—THE PRISONER SEN- TENCED TO THE STATE PRISON FOR LIFE. John Sievert, who was indicted for murder in the second degree, having on the night of the 16th or August,f1568, stabbed Jacob Stellwagen with a knife, in his own premises, No. 616 East Fourteenth street, infheting a wound of which he instantly died. Judge Stuart, counsel for the prisoner, made a Klatement, Irom which it appeared that the parues were friends and that the deceased kept a lager beer saloon, but had discontinued the business at the time of the occurrence. A quarrel ensued as to the beer and the prisoner was ejected. He returned suddenly and by reason of his Lutoxiwated condition he drewa small knife and inflicted awound of which Stellwagen died instantly, District Attorney Garvin said—It is always a very unpleasant task, your Houor, to say anything with regard to the sentence of a man who has pieaded ( bowpd to a grave offence of this description. in do- ing 80 at this tame do not propose to suggest to your Honor the term of punishment which ought to be Nxed, but I desire to say that tf this case had been, tried before a jury of twelve men, and the facts which appear upon this examination had been dis- closed, together with such other facts as | am ac- quainted with and am satistied I would have been able to present to a petty,jury, it is not entirely clear but what they might have rendered a verdict of murder tn the first degree. But there are facta con- nected with this case which the counsel on the other side and myself are cognizant of which, as a mere matter of consideration for the jury, would probably have reduced this case to mufder in the second de- gree. I am inclined to think that, ifa fury was called to pass upon the facts as they actually tran- spired, that would have been the verdict. Now, our Honor, this being 80, I suppose this case should treated as if a verdict of murder in the second degree had been rendered by the jury. Here a buman life was taken by @ man engaged ta the com- mission of w crime, which is the definition of murder in the second degree. I think J am justified in. eine Ate lea, and itseems to me that your Honor should inflict such punishment as the case demands. prisoner was intoxicated and the murder was cominitted on the premises of the de- ceased. Itseems to me that this is @ case where punishment should be administered in a discrect and sensible manner, 60 as to show the offenders of the law that buman life cannot be taken without re- ceiving the penalty due to the crime, There 1s a very lawless condition of society at this time, and it 1s necessary that the Court ard District Attorney should so administer justice a8 to prevent crime, which is the great object of punishment. Judge Bedford said:—Seibert, you dave veen in- dicted by the Grand Jury for murder tn the first de- gree. After heszing the facts as stated by the coun- sel, and also by the District Attorney, | concur with the District Attorney in his views. that, had he not taken the plea of murder in the second degree, and had your case been latd before the petty jury, they might, in all probability, have rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and then you would have expiated your crime upon the scaffold. The District Attorney has seen fit to take the plea of murder in the second degree. tis a case of an ag- gravated nature, and it is avery sad and solemn duty for me to sit here and pronounce the sentence that J am about to impose; but { am under oath, and 1 musi take the consequences of sittung here to ad- minister justice to the best of my ability. The sen- tence of the Court 18 that you be coufined in the Siate Prison for the term of your uatural lite. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. OVER AND TREMINER.. calendar, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBEES.—NOs, 38, 46, 58, 68, Ti, 74, 86, 92, 93, 94, 99, 104, 107, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 152, 162. MARINE COURT—TRIAL TEKM.—Nos, 2008, 3076, 8304, 3807, 3872, 3381, 8391, 3269, 3008, 3142, 3395, 3396, 3397, 3308, 8394, 3399. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. ight cases, CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tak WeatTuer YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature tor the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicatea by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Build. ing, corner of Ann street:— TRGB. 1860, 1868. 1869, J % 88 82 is las Sie CASTLE GARDEN A‘ essrs. Van Ness and Dreyer bave been appointed by Commodore Vander- bilt agents of the Hudson River and New York Oen- tral roads at Castle Garden, in place of ex-United States Marshal! Murray. THe WRONG NUMBER.—In the report of the pro- ceedings tn the Mayor's Court, published in Sunday's HERALD, under the caption of Female Lobbyist, it was inadvertently stated that Madam Feist resides at 4045 St. Mark's place. It should have read 42:4. Sr, AmMBrose CacrcH.—The Rev. Frederick Sill preached his tenth annual sermon in S}. Ambrose church, corner of Prince and Thompson streets, on Sunday last. We summed up as the result of his lavors:—Baptisms, 1,1 confirmations, 408; com- tunicants added, 711; marriages, 646; burials, 962; charitable offerings, exclusive of parish expenses, $16,001 #6, ‘Toe New York DRavgnreen’s AssocraTion, at their weekiy meeting held on Wednesday last, unani- monsly passed @ vote of thanks to the press for cour+ tesies extended to the association. The prize and diploma for best design for @ column capital was awarded to Mr, William Foggets and will be pre- sented to him by the president of the association to- morrow (Wednesday) evening. DeATH PROM SCALvS.—Catharine Delia, a ohtid two years of age, whose parents live at No. 167 Ohrystie street, died from the effects of scalds re- celved by upsetting upon herself a kettle of boiling coffee. The accident occurred on Sunday morning, and death ensued about tweive hours afterwards, Coroner Schirmer was notified to hold an inquest on the body. Deary FROM Locksaw.—Yesterday afternoon Warden Brennan, of Beilevoe Hospital, miormed Coroner Schirmer that Michuel Oronan, late of 56 Mott street, had died in that mstitution from lock- Jaw. catised by having run a nail in one of his wos. An inquest will be eid an the body to-day. — De- ceased was twenty-five years of age and a native of treiand. THe PLANET Nerrewe.—This planet is now in the sign of Pisces, nt ten degrees northwest of B Riacha or Alpha Pisciom, and rises @ uttle mort of the east cardinal point av hulf-past eleven o’elock in the evening. Its color ts bie, shining as a star of the eighth magnitude. it will be less tian seven degrees MOrLi-uorthwost of the moun, near the pe riod of the third quarter, at baif-past one o'clock on Je morning of the goth, Masonic. —R. W, Fenty ©, Banks, Past District Doputy Grand Master, of thie city, has been ap: pointed by the Grand Lodge of Texas Grand Repre- sentative near the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. This, we believe, 18 the first act of the kind that bas ocourred between Southern and Northern Grand Lodges since the war, and ina pleasing evi- dence of @ restored fraternal feeling among toe Maxonic brethren all over the country, PH RRORNT RAG. CAR COLLISION. David Natio the sum of $600 to await the action of the Grand Jury. The conductor and driver of the Belt Rail- car were admitted to gome days ago. fratornlay teltes themselves upon their suc- cess, It since, however, been sold at an ad- ‘vance of $100,000 to the present owners. Paying THE UNITED Stars GRanD JuRY.—The members of the United States Grand Jury were yes- terday paid for their services by Marshal Barlow. If it is pleasing and beeps to serve one’s Cee ng Ag Dore ogi: aw hove At ‘a ere! coruing. events the faces eb J about the box window in the Marshal's office, where Chief Dep Barlow is disbursing the funds, would seem to icate # that never goes with- general Out its reward. THE ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS.—The prisoners, Field, Wood, Williams and Eckhardt, arrested and locked up at the Central Onice on Saturday night, on the charge of dealing in counterfeit money, have not te been sent before the United States Commissioner y Colonel Whitely. On Sunday night that officer, assisted by detectives Farley and Vaughan, of the Central Office, arrested at Tarrytown & third party, named John Frostiey, in whose house exons Ropes whe Sate on Wes . The mers will on neaday, it is expected. DRowns#p.—Coroner Schirmer was yesterday called hold an inquest on the body of Frank Becker, 3 lad eight years of age, who, on Saturday night, was drowned by accidentally falling overboara from the foot of Delancey street, East river. The parents of the deceased live at No. 120 Broome street. A man, name unknown, was found floating off the foot of Seventy-ainth street, North river. Deceased ‘was about five feet ten inches in height, and wore dark clothes, The remains unknown man, ap- arently but @ short time in the water, were found in the dock foot of Ninety-sixth street, North river. Jt 18 believed the deceased is & man named Ander- son, drowned three or four days ago by the upset- ting of a small boat of the foot of Bighty-sixth street, North river. Coroner Schirmer was nottiied to hold an inquest on the body. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THB. ASSAULT ON OFFICER HigGiNs.—Simon Fitz - simons, Charles McDermott, Edward Lennon and Owen Lafferty were brought up before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yester- day, to answer the charge of having assaulted and beaten officer Higgins, of the Sixteenth precinct, on Sunday, in West Sixteenth street. Lennon was ar- rested at the time of the affray, but the other ruf- flans were not captured until yesterday morning. ‘They were all committed to answer, without ball, to awalt the result of the oMicer’s injuries, which are feared to be of @ fatal character. THE SPINGLER Hous® Ropsery Oase.—William A. Holder,jalias William Reed, arrested some ume since on complaint of Mr. Narceso De Foxa, who c him with having entered his room in the Spingler House and robbed him of a gold watch valued at $320, was brought up before Justice Dodge yesterday ior final examination. The case was fully reported in the HERALD at the time of the arrest of the prisoner, Tne evidence produced not being sul- ficient for conviction of the particular robbery of which he was charged in the complaint, and Mr. De Foxa not being able to identify nim, he was dis- charged. ALLEGED BURGLARY AND THRET.—Patrick Norton was yesterday arrested on a charge of breaking into the clothing store of Julius Levy, No. 117 South street, and stealing some clothing, gloves and silver watches. ‘The. alleged burglary was committed on the 8th of last January, the value of the articles stolen estimated at $240, (eielimges tes ft 4 accom- pushed by the aid of @ “jimmy,” with which was forced off the lock securing thedoor. A coat, identi- fled as @ portion of the stolen property, was found im_ the ion of the accused, and hence bis arrest. He was taken before Judge Hogan, at the ‘Tombs, and commitved for examination. ROBBERY ON THE BOSTON EXPRESS TRALN.—Mr. Wiliam W. McFarland, of No, 1 Madison avenue, ap- peared before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and charged Augustos Mur- ray, Jr., @ colored man, with robbing him -of his pocketbook, containing twenty-five dollirs, and a tobacco pouch, of the value of five dollars, while on Uhe Boston express train from Harviord on Sunday night. Mr, McFarland occupied a berth in a sleep- ing car, of which Murray had charge. When he awoke in the morning he discovered bis loss and called on Murray for explanation, but could not get any satisfaction. Tne conductor, Asba, G. Hyde, was then called, who stated that no one could mm or out of the’ car without Murray’s knowledge, and that he should be held responsible. Under these circum- stances Mr. McFarland caused the arrest of the ree on the arrival of the tram in New York. lurray denied the charge, but was committed to answer, This is a case almost identical with that in which Governor Burnside was interested lately. Tue Boous OxECK GAMR.—Mr. Christian Kraft, of Lorenz & Kraft, No. 13 North Wiliam street, ap- peared before Justice Dodge yesterday morning and stated that George Hammersiey, then present in court in charge of an officer, called on him at his ofice on Saturday and represented himself as Lewis A. Conger, of the firm of Lewis & Conger, and that he wanted to purchase a showcase. une was shown him, which he bought, giving in payment a check drawn to the order of Robinson & Charch, on the Tradesmen’s National Bank, for the price, $103 50, Aiter he left the place the check was presented and nounced a forgesy, by the officer of thebank. Mr. Michael P. Moody, of Mott Haven, also complained that the prisoner Hammersley called on him on the 234 of June, and representing himself as Henry R. Builer, of the firm of Butler, Durfee & Co., Liberty street, New York, bought a quantity of lime and cement, tendering in payment acheck for $87 50 on the North River Bank. ‘This was more than the value of the goods, and Mr. Moody returned hira $35 in money. When presented to the bank the check was found worthless. The prisoner was committed in default of $2,500 bail in each case. THE EMIGRANT SHIP ALEXANDER MAR- SHALL. The Captnin Refutes the Charges and Ex- Presses a Willingness for investigation. Afew days since an account appeared in the city papers giving details of harsh treatment and privation experienced by certain passengers on board the emigrant ship Alexander Marshall, of the Black Ball line, during her recent voyage trom Liverpoo! to this port. The allegations were made by a Mr. Carpenter, of Brooklyn, who claimed that he, with nis wife and seven children, were passen- gers on the voyage referred to; that the food was Insufficient and coarse in quailty, and the con- veniences for cooking wholly inadequate. Mr. Uar- penter also asserted that the passenger cooks were neglectful of their duties, by compelling passengers to walt, oftentimes for hours, before their rations were cooked, and by inattentfon as to the manner in which the food was cooked. Captain Gardner, of the ship Alexander Marshal|, now asserts that the story of Mr. Carpenter is pure fabrication, and says that the Marsnail is a veasei au- thorized by law to carry 647 passengers, her accom- modations being adequate for that number. On the voyage referred to she had on board only 497 gers. Prior to sailing from Liverpool the ship, her accommodations and conveniences were Inspected by the British emigration oMcers, and the food was also examined and sampies taken by the ofliciais. They expressed satisfaction at the condi- tion, quaptity and quality of everything on board. They also examined the crew, the cooks and ‘the full complement of men, to see that the ship was not iacking in these respects, and found them all satisfactory, aya there was no vessel in the tine better equipped and adapted for the carrying of passengers. Captain Gardner tarther says that Mr. Carpenter’s charge that he did not have good altendance is not based upon fact. When Mr, Carpenter came on board his whole (amily was tn @ very si0kiy and deiicate con- dition, apparently from some congenital disorder or Weukness, and several of hts children wore ar- tificia! appliances for the support of their timis, Hie wife also, who was hurmng & youn child, was in # delete state of health. Seeing tis state of anairs Cuptain Gardner says he took particular care iat the family should have all tue reasonable com- fort the ship could (ford. They had = fit rations of all the ship's food, haa good and careful attendance, and almost lived of the cabin table. in addition to the heip with which he satled, Captam Gardner aiso hired a woman who was a passenger to act as a cabin servant at (en doi onth, #0 that there might be no lack of livery day when it was stormy or the ry as d there were; made, under the Cap tain’s orders and supervision, fi lons Of arrowruot, Which was se) and citidren, and the first oMfver of the ship was re- heved from bis ordinary duties and detaiied in charge of the women and chilaren to ree that they were property looked after and attended to, and (his oviver paid also Dartioular attentioa to the cooks and hands to see (hat their treatment of the passengers was decorous and proper. On leaving Liverpooi all the passengers were infermeu that if Ley were dis- satisfied gatgtne quantity of provisions issued they were entitied to have them weighed, and could bave them weighed to satisfy themselves that the rations were full, On one occasion at least, when tasaing raviona of beet, Captain Gardaer says he 1s positive | he taxied C0 fhe passengers 160 pounds of veel more wh sigie $100 Worth Of wuVer | way, euMivesy of the Mariow tain Of cars whicd . Maap Hey Were eDUUed bo im We amgregate, VAD | , TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. tain Gardner says he has no intention of doing any special pleading in regard to the matter, particularly an man! BERET eORRENR fee Onn ross aft lane @ matter, even by Mr. Carpenter, who states that the captain, the doctor and other officers were eg 4 kind and courteous; but while recogniz- ing the fact that there are laws to be observed, and whieh govern this matter, he is perfectly willing that an investigation be had of the charges made by any duly authorized body. YELLOW FEVER. Arrival of Several Infected Vessels at Lower Quarantine—The Quarter from Which Danger Threatene—Yellow Fever in South American and West Indian Ports—Prevau. tionary Measures Here. Yellow fever has made its appearance on vessels arriving here from West Indian and South American ports, with a prevalence and virulence that neceséi- tate, on the part of the Health authorities of this port, the most prompt and ca eful measures to pre- vent the extension of the dreaded epidemic into this city. THE INFECTED VESSELS IN LOWE QUARANTINE, Two infected vessels have within two days been de- tained at Lower Quarantine, on account of yellow fever—one the brig Magaret Powrie, the other the bark Carnhana. The Margaret Powrie, Mifty days out from Rio Janeiro, arrived in the lower bay on Saturday night. On the sixth day after her depar- ture from Rio the carpenter was attacked with yel- Jow fever and died in a few days. Previous to her departure three others had been affected with yellow fever, but recovered, The vessel will be detained in the lower bay until, after being perfectly fmmigated and disinfected, it may be safe to conclude that no taint of the epidemic remains on board. Late on Sunday night the bark Rebecca Carnhana, nine days out from Matanzas, arrived in the lower bay, with several of her crew suffering from yellow fever. During the voyage or since her arrival every one of her crew has been attacked, resulting in the death of four of them, Three of tne crew are still suffering from yellow fever, but are convalescing. Previous to leaving Havana several of the crew of the Valkyria, which arrived at Lower Quarantine on the 7th inst., were attacked with yellow fever. During her voyage the symptoms of it disappeared except in the case of Thomas McCord, one of her sea- men, who hus since died at the quaratitine hospital, PREVALENCE OF YELLOW FEVER IN SOUTH AMEKI- CAN AND WEST INDIAN PORTS. The need of the most vigilant precautionary mea- sures here is evident from the prevalence of yellow fever in the South American and West Indian ports. ‘The latest accounts sepretene the fearful malady as prevailing to an alarming extent at Kio, there being scarcely a vessel in that port which has not had to send some of itscrew to hospital. Sabiniila and other ports of the Spanish matn are very badly in- fected, while nearly every vessel in Matanzas and Havana has lost sume of its crew from yellow fever. PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE MEASURES. That there may be as little fear as possible of the epidemic spreading to the metropolis, all vessels from infected ports will be detamed at Lower Quar- antine. Those baving cases of yeliow fever on board will be kept there until its traces ‘have entirely dis appeared; while the others in which there ts no symptom of the disease will be allowed to proceed down the bay as far as Robins’ Reef aud Bedloe’s Island, where their cargoes will be discharged. If any such vessel should have been infected with yellow fever during the voyage, but the malaly having since disappeared, her cargo wilt be discharged and she will be then thoroughly fumigated and disinfected before being allowed into port, A vessel which bas arrived from & disinfected port, but on board of which no cases of yellow fever have appeared during the p: e, will also have her cai discharged between bins? Reef and Bedloe’s island; and should no sickness have broken oat among the men on board or the stevedores employed in discharging ber cargo it will be presumed that the ship is pure, and she will be allowed to proceed at-once into port. ‘The new quarantine structures at West Bank are already in acondition to receive yellow fever pa- tients, should there not be suficient accommodation for thei on board the Illinois. > THE SUB-TREASURY. Big Counting in the Vaults of the Institution— The Sum of $102,727,648 29 Counted Dollar by Dollar. Wail street hag had in its day some pretty big feats of counting, short as well as Jong, but the re- tirement from office of Sub-Treasurer Van Dyck was the occasion a day or two ago of the grandest task in the arithmetical way that the “street” had ever heard tell of before. When Mr. Van Dyck was in- formed officially that his valuable services in the Sub-Treasury were no longer required and that General Butterfield would take bis place, these two gentleinen expressed a wish that the assets of the Sub-Treasury should be counted. ‘The wish was gratified, and up to Saturday last nimble fingers were busily at work in the vaults of the Institution, overhauling immense quantities of bank notes and ponderous bags of gold com, while the hundreds of bondholders stood in line m the street awaiting their turn to get their July coupons and have their gold certificates cashed, In utter ignorance of the grand time that was going on In the vaults beneath them. About a week ago ail the pretiminary arrange- ments had been made for the oMictal count, and Secretary Boutwell despatched the following gen- tlemen Vashington as counters:—Messrs. Guthrie, Moore, Baker and True. They were selected from among ali the Treasurer’s corps of assistants at Washington as especially adapted for the work. Furthermore, Mr. P. C. Cathoun, Presi- dent of the Fourth National Bank, was selected and requested by Treasurer Boutweil to represent him in the matter. Mr. E. Haight, the President of the Bank of the Commonwealth, represented ex-Treas- urer Van Dyck and President White of the National Currency Bank, General Butterfield. Besides these genutiemen about fifty rapid accountants were se- lected by W. H. Camp, manager of the Clearing House, to which number were added the stuff of clerks of the Sub-Treasury and nine geutiemen fa- mous accountants, by the new appointee. The work of counting began on the afternoon of Friday, June 30, and the currency was the first object of the solicitade of the counters. The counting was con- unued till sunrise the following morning, the various bank presidents being present meanwhile supervis- ing, or rather watching, the nimbie operations. Over £30,000,000 were thus counted aud the figures were found to tally exactly with those of the ex-lreasurer. The magnitude of the work can be understood setter when it is taken into consideration that every dollat of stacks of currency was counted, first by, the ex-'lreasurer’s counters and then by General Butterfleld’s, thus a sum over $60,000,000 being counted dollar by doliar. The specie was next taken hold of, and every day, from nine in the morning until late in the afternoon, the great work was con- tinued; and on Saturday night ali the gold had been overhauled, every piece not only having been counted twice by the two corps of counters, but also weigued and a record of the contents of each bag taken. Altogether, $500,000 in silver and $70,000,000 in gold were overhauled. The counting of the coined specie, however, did not end the task, for over $3,000,000 in gold bars were weighed, counted and recorded on the books of the Treasury before the task was at an end. When every cent had been accounted for it was found that the grand total footed up $102,727,648 29. Wall street has cer- tainly never had such # big time “below stairs’ be- fore, and tt may be a long while to come before the hercniean task inaugurated by the present Sub- ‘Treasurer and his assistant will agaiu be repeated. DARING BURGLARY BY AN ESCAPED CONVICT. Between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning, as Mr, and Mrs. Brinckhart, of 466 Second avenue, were out in the bakery a¢ the back of tkeir confec- tionery store, they heard @ noise as of some one treading softly on the stairs leading to the sleeping apartments. Mrs, Brinckbart ran in to see who was there, and was jnst in time to observe an unknown man ranning out with a bundle under hisarm, She followed and screamed for help, when oficer Nelson, of the Eighteenth precinct, who happened to be near by, grabbed the fellow by the collar and made him his prisoner. On being searched It was found = that’ =he had concealed) = anout his person the most valuable of the cou- tents of fonr burean drawers, which he had forced open, comprising one gok and three stiver watches and @ qnantity of trinkets and wold al tl ver Coin, all of the value of $150. When brought up before Justice Dodge, in the afternoon, he confessed to the burglary and voluntarily ndded that if he had been let alone for a minute longer he would have secured $200 in money which he knew to be in one of the bureau drawers. He further stated that his name was Joesph Acker; that he was an escaped convict from Clinton State Prison, where he had been remoyed from Sing Sing; that he was serving out @ term of ten years to which be had been sen- tenced for a bargiary im the Tenth ward, and that only Oue year had psed when he concluded to leave, The prisoner gave this account of himself in @ jocular way and appeared to be much amused, ie Was remanJod for examination. THE WALL STREET USUSERS. District Attorucy’s Office—Action of the Grau Surv. The District Attorney was in attendance a great part of yesterday, assisting Im the examination of Witnesses eummoned to give evidence of theh | knowledge of the manner to which stock transac: tions are carried on in this city, There has been quite @ number of leading brokers, atock operators, raliroad directors, bank presidents, cashiers and others interrogated up to the present, but the subject, the more it 1s pene the richer is the yield, and | | the Grand Jury are quite satisfied to continue their delving operations yet a little further. The are deus Gf ene of the iqndipa Danke When Grked ii be at any time exacted more than the reguiar rate of interest, mded that he had done so often—avk- nowl t by so doing he was aware that he violated the law, but that no one in the ousiness re- garded the law as other than a dead letter, and the Observance of it was the exception to its violation, It is now officially admitted that several indict- mente have been found, and that bench warrants will be at once prepared for the arrest of the parties impileated, THE CUBAN FILIBUSTERS. Activity of the Cubans This City—Kelict Sent to Colonel Ryan—How the Fourth Was Spent on Gardiner’s Inland. Since the arrest of a majority of the prominent Jeaders and the collapse of tue recent attempted expedition the agents and officials of the Cuban Junta in this city have gained wisdom by experience and are conducting their operations and movements on & mnch more effective though less demonstrative principle than formerly. It is now a matter of the most extreme dificulty to glean the slightest informa- tion relative to their plans. All the persons connected with the movement are now re- leased, ether upon absolute discharge, upon bail or upon their own recognizances, and they are again ‘at work like beavers.” Many of their coun- cils are heid at private residences; the officers who were arrested are reassembling their men, and the indications are that before many weeks the Junta will send off an expedition from a port south of New York under circumstances that will preclude ‘the possibility of arrest or detection, and in such a manner that the first news the American public will learn regarding it wili be either its successful landing on the shores of the “ever faithful isle,” or @ desperate struggle with Spanish forces to achieve such an object. Colone! Ryan still has upward of 200 men with him on Gardiner’s Island; and the fact that reuef and rations nave been sent to them is proof that the Cuban agents tn this city are not inactive and have not abandoned their project. Last Saturday a num- ber of the officers recently released from Ludlow street jail left this city on their way to join Colonel Ryan. ‘ On Tuesday of last week one of the men of Colonel! Ryan’s command, who left thls city with the expedition, summarily and clan- destinely severed his connection with the Cuban patriots on Garainer’s Island and arrived in this city on Saturday. His name is Arthur Johnson, residing in Henry street, and he was among the number of recruits who were quartered at Cooper Hall, Jersey City. His statement of the pinerees of events among the ‘cruisers’ is as fol- jows:— THE STATEMENT. On Saturday evening, June 26, we were called down from our quarters, two at a time, enjoined to secrecy, a countersign given to them, and about forty of us were told to rendezvous at Kim Park, Staten Island. We were ordered strictly not to re- cognize one another on the passage, but to keep as far apart as possivle. When we went there we ex- pected to be provided for at some hotel, but instead of Unat we had to remain outin the ficids and had no blankets. It began to rain, and we were very miserable. About two o'clock on Sunday morning a tugboat came along with about 200 men on board and took us on board also. That tugboat was the Chase. The vessel then steamed down towards Sandy Hook, but afterwards turned back, and wen past Brooklyn up the Sound. We cruised for about twenty hours in search of a steamer that was to take us to sea, but could not find ner, The steamer Cool, which had joined us meantime, was sent to New London for provisions, and Colonel Ryan, in her absence, ordered us to make a landing on Gardiner’s Island on Monday morning. It was then reported that the Cool had been captured with ail the provisions on board. The men grew dis- heartened at this information, and went tnto the in- terior of the island, making themselves as com- fortable as possible, and capturi everything that tey could ake use of. Fish hawks and clams were there in abundance, and the men used large quanti- Ues of the younger birds and the clams as food. In this way wé lived, putting up a 1ew tents and mak- ing brushwood huts for shelter, until Thursday, July 1, when @ tugboat came up to us, sent on by the Cubans in New York, with ten days’ rations for 300 men on board. ‘The provisions consisted of “hard tack,”? corned beef and pork, coffee and potatoes, and were all landed by the aid of a small boat be- long! to the tug and a fisherman’s smack. We then lved pretty high up to last Sunday week. A man named Frederick Bussy had been sent down to New York on business, and he returned on that day (July 4) with a barrel of whiskey and ‘162 tin pails or cups to drink from. Mr. Gardiner, who lives on the isiand, aiso sent us down ten gallons of whiskey for the celebration of the Fourth of July. Mr. Gar- diner joined with us in the celepration, together with nis two daughters, who have just returned from Europe, and we celebrated the Fourth in the woods in joliy style. Speeches were made by Major O'Leary and by Lieutenant Arnold, a young man who claims to be a son of Lientenant Governor Arnold, of Knode Isiand. All of them spoke of political affairs and the Cuban cause, and Colonel Courrier also made an ad- dress, in the course of which he made some aliusion to the late war in which he served as a Union soldier. ‘There was quite a number of Kichimend, Va., men present, nearly a full company, under command of Captain Harrison, and they took offence at Colonel Courrier’s remarks. A good deal of murmuring and hard words followed, and fora time it looked as though there would be trouble, but Colonel Cuurrier finally explained and qualified his remarks, ayd it was all settled quietly. Colonel mar also purchi three sheepfrom Mr. Gardiner and lad them roasted whole in the woods over a slow fire, as a sort of Fourth of July barbecue for the men. The liquor ‘was distributed freely and a — quantity of it was made into miik punches. The same evening some of the men, laboring under its effects, came into the camp and quarrelied with some of the officers, who had also been drinking. Durin; the evening a large number of the officers gatnered in a sort of commissary tent and were drinking and became noisy. 1, with a youvg man named Wilson, belonging to Captain A. Minneni’s company, were near this tent, watching these officers through the bushes, when Colonet Coarrier came out from among them, having caught sight of us, and with a pistol in his hand threatened to shoot us. Wilson faced him squarely, and told him he dared not do it, and afier @ while Courrier cooled down. Courrier was a good deal liked among the men at first, but now they are down on nim. We were gettin tired of being there so long without any comfort, and so five of us—Johnson, MiMin, Weisi, sheridan and myself—went to Colonel Ryan and asked him if there was any chance of getting off the isiaud. We said we bad enlisted to go to Cuba and wanted to go there or be put ashore. ife said he would give us means to get off the island, but when we afterwards called on him he pu us off with excuses. Finaliy, on Tuesday, the 7th of Juiy, we took a yacht, which a fisherman had left anchored a short distance from the shore, and janded in Connecticut. The citizens told us the nearest town was Sag Harbor, and we walked there and scattered. Icame on to New York by rail last Saturday. When we left they stili nad five or srx days’ provisions on hand from the tug. All She men like Colonel Ryan very much, and would risk their lives anywhere under him as they have the greatest confidence in him. fe was always kind, civil to them, and did not get drunk as other officers did. It is customary to mount guards every night around the island to give warning of the ap- proach of suspicious vessels. When night comes on Colonel Ryan and Colonel Courrier seercie themselves in a kind of bole on a hil: as the upper end of the island, from which they can look all over the Sound. ‘They have regular roll call and sometimes parades of the men. One evening “Special Order No, 1". was read complimenting the young man Arnold fot bravery, and announcing his promotion to a first lieutenantcy. It appears that when the Chase was seized by the revenue cutter Arnold, Bussy and Collins were on board, and after the revenue cutter had taken them m tow, they quietly sitpped tothe stern of the ship with @ trunk containing tmpofttant papers belonging to Colonel Ryan, the fag of the regiment and the officers’ uniforms. They dropped she goods iuto a small boat trailing by 4 rope at the stern, jumped into her and cat her adri When they had got about fifty or a hundred yards of the guards discovered them and fired on them, but with- ont injuring any of them, and they finally reached the island safely. ‘The greater number of the men are: disheartened, but Colonel Ryan assures them that he is confident of being able to take them safety to Caba. fe nas With him now certainly not jess than 225 men. Departure and Retarn of a Filibustering Party. The hermaphrodite brig Ala Eldred cleared from this port on the evening of the 28d of June last for Jamaica, in ballast. The bailast 1s said to have con- sisted of one 100-pounder Parrott gun, two 40- pounders, seven five-inch Dahigrens and forty smal! Held pieces, with a quantity of small arms and am. munition. Previous to sailing 120 men, under com- mand of Captains Ackerman and Harrison, were taken on board, and the vessel sailed for Guba, The brig reached Brazos, asmall town about 500 miles east of Havana, after a run of five days and seven hours, and was towed by tiules about twenty-two miles up a river, where she discharged her ‘‘valiast!* and passengers. Cholera iad just then broken out in the camp of the patriots, and in consequence the reeriits refused to enlist in the Cuban ranks, even after they had been offered a bounty of $1,009 tn gold per head, preferring to wait until the termination of the sickly season, ‘On the second day after their arrival it is reported the Spaniards marched upou Hernandez and posted themselves on the adjacent beights; but the Ameri- can recruits, under Lieutenant Clancy, drove them from their position. After this feat the recruits re. embarked and salted for this port, arriving off Satur. } ay with the loss of but two men, named Walsh and jer, of Petersburg, Va, who died of cholera at wen, MukpeRRRS ResPiren.—Further respites have been graces by Governor Wells, until Friday, November 800, of Jeter Phillips, under sentence of dea ‘the Circuit Court of Hearico county, for the murder Of his wife, and to Samuel Baker, under Ike sentence by the Ctroult Court of Henry county, because their Shai cauons for discharge under habeas corpus are iM omy before the United States Court. — nion- (Va) Whig, July Ae 5 THE NATIONAL CAMP MEETING. The Sunday Services—Sermon by Bishop Simpson—Increase of Attendance and Re ligious Excitement. Rownp LAKE, July 12, 1869. Great crowds continue to arrive, and the vast en- campment of forty acres 1s filled with people. Over 10,000 peopie came in yesterday, in addition to at least 5,000 who arrived on Saturday, The Hudson river steamers alone brought up 2,000 Friday night, and every train coming in this direction is heavily loaded with passengers, many of the trains requir- ing two locomotives each, Yesterday 1,500 vehicles were counted paasing,into the camp ground, and at least an equal number were scattered through the woods and fields surrounding the encampment, It 18 estimated that there were over 25,000 persons present, and although many returned to thelr homes Jast evening the concourse does not seem to be per- ceptibly diminished, Notwithstanding the rush, however, all were provided with accommodations, although many had to take up with such quarters as the police station, the bunks at the railroad depot, and a pile of straw in tne large, unoccupied tents. Until Saturday the exerciaes had been rather ex- clusively for the benefit of the clergy and members, with the object of getting “warmed up to the work.” The burden of the ser- mons and prayer meetings was for a more perfect sanctification of the Church, and no general invitation was extended to sinners to come forward for prayers until last night, although there had been several conversions. When the general call for mouraers to present themselves was given a large number availed themselves of the opportu- nity, and an interesting meeting was kept up until a late hour, On Sunday morning a love feast was held in the circle. Persons who bad come from Canada, Califorma, Mississippi, and one from London, with the special object of attending this meeting, were among the speakers, and con tributed in no little degree to the religious fervor. Finally each State was called from the stand, and responses were given by their respective representa tives fm the congregation. Not @ State was unrepresented. These exercises were of unusually demonstrative character. Shouts of “Glory, hallelujah,’ &c., rang out loudly above the sonorous songs, and the voices in prayer could be heard far beyond the precincts of the camp. Dur- ing the day yesterday services were held not only tn the circle, but in the mammoth tent, apd at various points in the suburbs of the encampment. Rude platforms were. hastily constracted, and, with straw scattered around them, a large crowd would be attracted at almost any — point in ® few minutes. In addition to these exer s exhorters, each with an empty dry goods box, copstant!’y on the lookout for groups of person whom they might address; and here and ther the more secluded places individuals by twos threes could be seen ac the base of some large earnestly engaged in prayer. Wherever persons collected in litte parties, either to lunch or to en- joy the cool, strong wind that swept in at the edges of the woods, some zealous brother would appear with one or two strong lunged singers, and start @ prayer meeting inthe midst of them. From the conclusion of the morning sermon until night there was a constant tumult of voices on every side, filling the wooas with shouts, prayers and songs. As night came on the country people gradually wilthdrew to their homes, but the outside services were resumed alter tea, and kept up until @ late hour. ‘The most rigid observance of the day was enforced in the encampment. The barber shop, stores, mineral water establishment, &c., were all closed and the bootbiacks ordered off the ground. In ad- dition to this an order was issued prohibiting the sale of cigars or tobacco in any form at the meeting during the week, the use of that article being rded as a sin against God. I have reierred in a previous letter to the tobacco question, but the antagonism to itm use is greater than ever before indicated. It is now preached by some that the tobacco chewer cannot enjoy the Divine favor, and any person seen using the weed is liable to be approached and “wrestled with” on the subject. Your correspondent, who bad slipped away W @ quiet spot to enjoy a& cigar, was approached and _ remonstrated with by a@ probably very worthy brother for indulging in the habit, and on Sunday morning received a sharp reproof tor placking his boots on that day. [observed that the individual in the latter case had his hair and whiskers brushed to a wondertul degree of perfection and called his attention to the polished condition of that extrem- ity; but he could not see the point, and, groaning for'me, went away. The apprehensions entertained at the com- mencement of the meeting that the asso- ciation would not realize funds enough to pay the expenses of the affair have been dissipated by the great influx of visitors, and it is now qutie probable that the treasury of the association will have a very respectable balance left after meeting a!i the expenditures of the encampment. The sources of income are as follows:— From three to thirty dollars rent for each tent, according to size, for the season. Pian floors for the tents, bedding, farniture, &c., are also rented extra for the tent, so that the thousand tents thus rented out with accommodations complete by the committee yield a handsome income vo the as- sociation. Chairs are leased for the season at frou one to three dollars and a quarter each, Straw is sold at twenty-five cents a buudie; and the same amouat is charged for the privilege of sleeping in the straw under the big tent. Vehicles are admitted to the grounds at twenty-five cents each single admis sion, and for the season private conveyances one, and public two dollars. Thirty railroad companies and several steamboat lines allow the association twenty-five per cent on all receipts from passengers coming to the meeting. The boarding tents and all of the few institutions absolutely ne cessary to public convenience which are allowed on the ands from fifty to one bundret and fifty dollars each for the Phage on aud accommodations granted them; and these amoun's, with the income tax derived trom the rej lodging places of the association form, a ver spectavle income. items that the Round Lake Association, which man- ages all this business, is making a good thing pe- cuniarily out of the meeting; but such ts not the case. Their outlays in | hear. ali these really very excelleft accommodations have been quite large, and after the settlement of all the expenses incurrea in providing for this greatgathering there will not be much of a balance left for their treasury. What- ever remains over will be devoted to perfecting the grounds. No collections are taken up trom the con gregation, and no one is solicited to contribute any- thing. Bishop Simpson preached Sunday morning from the text, “I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, accepta- ble. unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans, Xil., 1, The sermon was very much of the exhorting style. and cannot be satisfactorily curtailed to the limits of a condensed report. It was full of eloquence aud fire, and is re- arded not only as the most powerful appeal that Fas been made at the meeting, but ag one of the Some of the re: It might be bate ong from these best efforts of the distinguished divine. of his discourse were of thrilling force, affect- {ng the immense congregatton extremely, and when at the conclusion of his sermon the invitation was extended to sinners to come forward for prayers a great number presented themselves. In the after- noon Rev. J. W. Adams, of New York, preached from the grand stand, and Rev. M. Bristow, of Ken- tucky, in the great tent, The evening services con- sisted of exhortations and very intewesting praye: meetings in various parts of the encampment. ‘This morning, Rev. Mr. Longmore, ‘hilade!. hia, preached from Isaiah xxvi, 3—'Thou wilt Foe him tn perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth m Thee.” Over @ hun- dred conversions are reported since the commence- ment of the meeting, and the excitement seems to be on the increase. It is expected that the present number, about fifteen thousand, will be maintamed here throughout the meeting. The last two days will probably bring a greater crowd than that of yesterday. In several years of camp meeting experience | have never seen an occasion of this Kind attended by such perfect good order and decorum. There is not @ drinking booth, huckster, fruit or candy stand at or near the premises. The laws of the State prohibiting the approach of apy traffic of this kind nearer than two miles W & camp meeting have been rigidly enforced, and the suburbs of the encampment are as quiet and free trom secular pursuits, witn the exception of the post office, boarding tents, re ligious book store, &c., as the grounds of any city ehuren, No fruit, nuts or fancy notious of any Kind ave offered for sale, ana not a drop of Jiquo has been introduced into the grounds. Notwiti standing the immense rush of people to the piace on Sunday, there was not a single case of disorder or intoxication, The Nationa: Camp Meeting Comittee having full authority over the exercise, no independent meetings in tents oceur to mar the harmoay of the dgcasion. and the secular business being entirely m the hands of the President of the Round Lake Assoctation everything moves along as smootnly as if this were an ordinary Sabbath school picnic instead of ai immense forest city of 25,000 people. The exercises have been free from those: Muscular exhibitions which used to prevail in the prayer meetinirs ai x: erings of this Kind, the array(of ministerial (al very great and ail the meetings have been care it ized by marked solemnity and power. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. Views of Senators Sprague and ‘ole. (From the San Francisco Herald, July Senator Sprague writes to one of the assistant editors of this journal, acknowledging ¢ stipe of & copy of the protest tb the action of ihr tele @raps company, and adds: Be assured I shall continne fn the tine devmioved ant’ Feformatory measures are passed upon aud go The monopoly to which you refer should be“! f the power i now wiside. Following (he examp riiain we should make the telegraph & ‘ayaiem, as they bave made it # part of t Senator Cole also writes in the same strain, de claring that he will hereafter oppore the leleyrapa monopoly with mi bis energy.