The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1869, Page 6

é ‘NEW YORK CITY. THRE COURTS, ae lA Ait ame QHTED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Before Commissioner Shields, AN application was made yesterday morning by ex-Jndge Stuart for a further postponement of the bearing of Ue Post OMce case in which Wiliam H, Hligging and Dudley Cnitrenden are implicated, Mr. Mair is engaged as attorney for Higgins. ‘The Cowmissioner adjourned the bearing woll Saturday next at eleven A. M. Another Letter Case. Wary Wagner, of 35 Eldridge street, appeared he- | fore Commissioner Shields and charged Mary Wil- jvame, who resides in the same house, with inter- ceptng and destroying a letter which had been in We United States Post Ofice and in the custody of @ mai) carrier before it had been delivered to her. ‘The defendant, a buxom Dutch woman, appeared before tie Commissioner in company with her son, a child of five or six years of age. She admitred yeoeiving the letter in the absence of Mrs, Wagner, and stated that she had placed it on a table to await ber return, but that in the meantime the child had either lost or destroyed it. She said, “I tick that boy and ask him for ityhe say he do not Know; I Dek him again, and he do not know.’ Assistant Destriet Attorr wkson, Who appeared for the go- vernment, withdrew the charge, amd the defendant wae dismissed, Alleged Bounty Frauds, Ber Commissioner Betts, Me hearing of the case against James MeMahon War resumed yesterday. Assistant District Attorney Jackson appeared for the government and Mr, Albert owmstock for the defendant, The charge against the defendant ts that he forged the name of Patrick Mara toa check for $100, which was payable to the order of O'Mara for additional bounty under the act of Congress approved July 28, 1806. Mr. Abner BK Newcombe, special agent, Second Auditor in Washington, was the first witness, He merely gave some formal proof as to the payment othe om and the arrest of defendant. H. OB. Reece, paymaster in the army, proved the check presented by the defendant as betpg the one drawn in payment of O’Mara’s bounty. My. J. B, Henroe, stock broker, identified defendant a® the person who presented the check, and who sined the same with the name of Bb. F. Tompkms. ‘She hearing of the case was ad_ourned in the ab- fence of one of the with SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Avother Railroad War wid Against the Tolede, Wabash Kastroad—A Kecei and Fisk NEW ; YORK, HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY. 16, 1869 pened by a referce, and on that ground asked an ad- ety which was coiiek: Richard C. Beam- ish was appointed referee to take the testimony, and ihe mater will probably come up for bearing to- aay. COURT OF OYER AND TEAMINER, The Indictment Agninest the Brokere—The First Ward Murder Cuse=The Assault oi Jadge Jones. Before Judge Cardozo, ‘The Grand Jury came into court yesterday and presented quite a number of indictments. ‘There is Very little doubt that*they imainded some of the threatened indictments against brokers for improper practices relative to the money market and for usury, but the statute seals the mouth of the Dis- et Attorney and his officers tll the parties in- dicted are under arrest. Matthew Campbell, the policeman who sbot Mor- ris Long on the evening of the 3d of July, was ar- raigned for murder in the first degree, and pleaded not guilty, His trial was set for Wednesday next, for which day a pauel of 100 jurors nas been sum- moned. Mr. Spencer and Mr, Vanderpoe) are bis counsel, James Golden, who on Wednesday mate default, appeared and pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Judge Jones, of the Superior Court, He stated in mitigation that he was driving ap express wagon, and Judge Jones passing by feta up his stick to check lis wagon. He strack at him without know- ing him and without intending him any injury. Judge Cardozo allowed him to go unl to-day, to make (urther inquiries. e ~ COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett, ‘The court opeved shortly after eleven o'clock yes terday morning, when business was promptly com menced by Assistant District Attorney Hutchiy, Along the cases on the calendar were two iudict- ments for murder and one for manslaughter, MURDER ON A STEAMSHIP, Stephen Jones, a young man, aged about nineteen years, was arraigned on We charge of having, on the 27thof March last, on board the steamship Lo- dona, compussed the death of a sailor named Thomas Neissen by stabbing fim in the abdomen with @ pen- knife. It appeared that angaltercation occurred be- Uween the prisoner and the deceased on the day i question. in wuich the fatal stab was given. The witnesses for the prosecution are all sailors and a@Way ob long voyages, and it not appearing satis- factorily to the minds of the prosecuting officer and Judge Bedford that the deceased had not by sum. cient provocation come to his death at the hands of the prisoner, he was discharged irom custody, MANSLAUGHTER. John Hilbert, a German, aged sixty-four years, placed on trial charged with the manslaughter of Phza Cailaghan, with whom he had been conabit- and Western | Ing for some time as his mistress, er Appeinted—He Cets the trial that the parties lived in a shanty in Sixty. it appeared on th street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, and #1.575,000 of Cancelled Certificates, ihat they both were very intemperate in their habits. Before Judge Barnard. J, Gould vs, Azariah T, Booty et ai.—J, Gould has Drought an action as the owner of @ large propor- tion of the stock of the Toledo, Wabash and West- ern Katiroad, for himseif and ai] other stockholders who choose to join, to restrain the further issue of #tock by the company. various consolidations by which the company has On the night in question the untortunate woman came home drunk, and i) altercation took place be- tween her and Hilbert, in which he beat her to death with a heavy club. The evidence was purely circumstantial, however, as no one had seen the biows inft! only a litte son of the prisoner, aged about eleven years, besides the actors in the tragedy. His complaint sets out the | Seemed the evidence sufficient to convict Hilbert of manslaughter in the fourth degree, and strongly re- commended him to the mercy of the court. sted, there being in the shanty at the time The jury Tae Re- arisen out of previous companies, and that the com- | corder sentenced him to the Penitentiary for one pany is In connection with the Decatur and Eas St, Louis road. Under these consolidations, he waye. the railroad was limited to $15,000,000 of stock, but had, im fact, issued but $6,700,000 Of that stock up to the 17th of May Jast. On that day a very large authorized, as he bare quorum of the directors, Without consuling t viockhoiders generally. This be claims was ilegal un- | nol y { B h t The ine purposes Of this issue were fraudulent, earoer issue of the stock Was $500,000—' thou- *and shares for the purchase of the Wabash Elevator Company. ‘The, Wabash tevator Company, he says, formed with @ capital of $214,000, erecled wal houses, &c., on land be\onging to Uke railroads, w whe vuderstanding or agreement that the +hould have @ rigit to purchase at any time @ ma- y of the stock at par. Instead of this, he avers, certain of the directors of the company purchased in this ynajority of the stock for themseives, He avers ‘iat the property of that company is wort more than its stock at par, but not $500,000, not wore than $350,000. He claims that this is a transaction by the directors with themselves for their own benefit. ‘The second and jarger issue of stock was for nearly $1,900,000, And Uus was issued to raise funds to continue the Decatur road west, under a contract with that road. In tus contract be claims the «urectors or some of them have secured andue advantages to themselves. When tie sult was com- mnenced this. latter stock had been issued in uit teen certificates to brokers to sell, but bad not been actanily sold. These brokers were therefore made parties, An injunction was asked against the de- Tepdants restraining them from cisposing of these ceruficates and also reilef against the individual de- Jenuants, Somewhat similar suits have been com- menced by Janes fask and by an Ohio stockhoider, the tatter In that State. tn this snit a preliminary injunction in conformity ‘with the prayer of the complaint was granted, and served about the 18th of June on most of the defen- oants, The company keeps a stock registry book at the Metropolitan Bank, but snortly aiter the service ef the injanction most of their other books were transferred from their office here to Toledo. Ob this fact and on certain of the proceedings in tie Ohio ruit a receiver was applied for of the alleged iegaily igsued certificates of stock, and E. 8, Lowe Was appointed suc: rece ver. Heon Wednesday got pos -ession of the certificates for the last and larger is- vk. byt before they were delivered to him the Wae tinct oke celied. "5. rosa ‘The case came up in cor ester & motion fo punish Mr. Azariah T, Booay and Mr. Colburn for oytempt in disobeying the injunction. Mr. Boody ad Mr. Colburu both testified that they bad recely Gg wome of the fest issue of stock aud had disposed , but claimed that this was before the injonction Was serve on them. They also testified that the books of the company had been sent away. Jn My. Colburn’s examination Mr. Field asked him James Murphy, grand larceny; Kelly, grand larceny; Same vs. Jacob Schleer ana andrew nold o'clock yesterd: sup lying the department with pipe, bONeS and covers yesterday. $1 9S per foot to $2 65, for 6-inch pipe from $1 02 to $1 42 per foot, for branch pe from $75 to $95 per ton, for stopcock al per ton, and fOr speast castings th 1 | year, and sent the boy to the Catnolic Reformatory, ne being of that persuasion. The court then adjourned to eleven o'clock this morning. COURT CALENDAR—THS DAY, COURT OF GENERAL SEsSIons.—The People vs. avid J. Gomparts, selling obscene vooks; Saime vs. oseph Acker, burglary; Same vs. Henry Black, Henry Sinith and Wiliam Kane, burgiary; Same vs. Same vs. Louisa uf, grana Jarceny; Same vs. Alicia Key- giand ‘arceny; Same vs. Emma Johnson apd ry Brown, grand larceny, HY INTELLIGESCE. The Wrariter Yesrerpay.—The following record show the changes in the temperature for the ( twenty-four hours, in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by the ther- motweter at Kudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Buildmg, corner of Abn street:— 1868. 1869, 1868. 1869. 72 M. 72 69 3 89 76 1 Average temperature yesterday Average temperature for corresponding date year. FouND Drownep.—The bedy of an unknown man was found foating in the Nerth river yesterday, near Hizhteenth street, when it was taken to the Morgne for the purpose of identification and inguest by Coroner Flynn. ATTEMPTED JNCENDIARISM.—At half-past one yy morning an unsuccessful attempt Was made to set fire to the frame dweliing No, 213 West Twenty-first street, occupied by a number of famnlies. ‘The incendiary was detected in the act, 934 sast 8D and on an alarm being given the wretch escaped. kK fd Theclal castings were opened ‘The prices for 12-inch pipe ranged from Croron AQUEDUCT iment with’ pee aeBSoe Sovers from $60 to $89 ‘THE § Wha the pre- LAR Spors.—During the 1 sent year, to the 13th of this month, the solar spots bave beep unusually numerous. the eastern limb of the sun a group of spots, the ‘There is now near Why they iad been sept away. Mr. Colburn replied, | largest being about 5,000 miles in digmeter. Some- Onder (he advice of counsel, that they were noi fur- | times when the sun appéars of a deep red jor Hiden to do so by ‘be ye ston. spots have been seen with the naked eye. Whirl- Mr. Field pressed for The Mouve, winds cause the spots to rotate; sometimes they Mr. Fullerton obje¢ted that as ils was not forbid- } move TAP A, tales of 263 feet per second. In den by the injuncilou i was immatertal. Jang, , Tepot having a diameter of 77,000 miles Mr. Field said he desired to show that this was done to Gvadé the jurisdiction of the court. The trouble with these parties Was that they were Will- n ing epough to take a y ney, Dut were not wg able by aan ir ierion—We are not willing toabide by New York jaW as now administered, Mr. Fleld—Weil, that looks a little like a refection on the Court, doesn’t it? of 25,000,000,000 of square miles. spots to the number of 200 were counted, was visible, [n August, 1839, aspot bad a surface ‘On April 26, 1846, , A Lapy Fararty Kickep BY A Horsg.—About two weeks ago Miss Carlisle, a lady twenty-nine years of age, was crossing from New Jersey to this city on one of the Weehawken ferryboats, when she & had occasion to pass @ horse attached to Mr. Fullerton sald it was no reftzclion on anyone. | Carriage, From. tome cause. at that ‘mor He meant what every one in thiscommunity knew | ment, the horse kicked Misa Cariisle in to be true, He sacu\i and he believed every lawyer | the stomach or abdomen, inficting very serious would advise any rich company when assailed to re. mjunes. With all possible haste the injured moved its property when ft | could, ! Mr. Field renewed tis question, Were not the | books removed to Wilhdraw them trou Ue jared von of aniswered; that he had done it by the advice of ¢ we), and the further question of motive waa not ’ iin torn nantes Yk Fir dnstice Barnard sald it WA no wonder that some persons should desire to wit! properiy from ts State. But for rascals wht’ among us to do such things tyre would be 1 among usin want of employment. The poor houses would be draine Mr. Fullerton with great sinuation, if Intended to he mate « "They were among the most honor: m7 wen of the business community, and this Cransac tion they should show was entirely upright, legitl- mate and proper. Mr. Field—That does not appear from the evidence now taken. Mr. Pullerton—That evidence was enurely ex parte; tiey had had no opportnuity yet to show the merils, It was @ counsel's duty to defend his ellents from WUjUst Aspersions on thy ter, whe vaine from the bench or elsewhere. That a should perfor f this was intended as a tation on his clients he might | jn It that Would not be pleasant hear. Mr. Justice Barnard disclaimed any imputatl Giseredit on the defenaants: He had berore casion to try and bring Messrs. Gould and Pisk at one nd Mr, Vande Polit at anotier to “ neved they had gone wrong. His reiated no more to these defendants ta ar. Fullerton said, as he undersiood disc'aim any lnputalic r ang more tosay. Mr, Fie) fould. Mr. Field said that as the cow ad given his characterization to this transe cording vo his view, he thought he might characterize He regarded it as, and expected to siow It to be, wholly illegal and improper and he sight add fraudulent. In this he ant counsel for detendants fered and it was this difference that was Tried in this case, r. Colburn’s examination was then proceeded | 1? | ad objected; that he had siready | | | | ve for his Honor to was there to protect Mr. | With. ‘The books had been sent 10 Lo Their main oMce wa York had but ab @flice. In reply to his counsel he said the 500 shares he hela were sold before he received the certificates, and were delivered before the mjunction was served Ahe directors had resolved not tn any way vo violate ‘the injunction which was served on them, In reply to Mr. Field he stated that he did not Know when the certificate was actually deliver except from the ordinary cow f business, nor t exact time when he received the consideration; / ‘was done through a broker; the resolve of the direc | fore was pot formal, but conversagou among Liem iver, ‘The case was then adjourned to to-day. Mesers. David Dudley aud Dudley Pieid for plain- tiff; Mr. Fullerton and Messrs, Crane & Robinson for Gefendants. Phe Dowli McClelland Imbrogiiom (djoarn. ment. Before Judge Cardozo. The People ex vel. McClellan’ ve, Dowling and Keny, Justices, &e,—This matter having been ad Journed over to yesterday to enable Mr, McClelland to obtain aMdavits rebutting affidavits put in on be if of Justice Dowling, Mr. Mel nd presented ‘av aMidavit that Mr, Hotchings and Mr. MeQuade “Dad refused to give bim such afidayiis unlers com. dy was conveyed to St. Luke's Hospital, where she lingered till yesterday morning, when death Coroner Schirmer was noutied to bold an quest on the body at the late residence of Miss Carlisle, corner of Fourth avenue and West Tweifth street, whither permission was given for the re- moval of the remains, Deceased was a native of New York, , POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GRAND LARCENY—A STHANGE Cask.—A colored man, who gave his name as William Lee, was brougtt up before Justice Doage at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, in charge of officer Hudson, of the Eighth preci who arrested him ou a Warrant issued some time since. He was charged by Washington Brokenberry, a colored boy employed on board the steamer St, John, with hav- ing tricked bim out of bis waten and chain in Laurens street on the 224 of last February. The complainant was standing at the corner of Canal street wheo the prisoner approached him and bet him bis Watch against Brokenberry’s that he could not open @ locket he held in nis hand within two minutes, After some conversation the complainant accepted the bet, bat Was so hustied by Lee and two of bis confederates that he failed to open the locket e. Lee then snatched the waich He was arrested yesterday in Canal stree’ dusviee Dodge committed him to aswWer at Lae General Sessions. ALLRORD Anson Case.—On the night of the 12th urred in the dry goods siore of Mr. Kuopf, 180avenue A. ‘the Fire Marshal, suspecting the fire to be of incendiary origin, proceeded to an Investigation, and optained evidence on which he caused the arrest of Philip and Julius Knopf on sus- » of having set ihe premises on fire, Philip arrested at Meirose and Julius in the city, On Wednesday they were brought before Justice Mans- field, who, at the request of the Fire Marstal, re- manded the prisoners until Saturday. ‘heir coun- sei, Mr, Mott, offered bari, whic was refused by the Justice, A Writ of habeas corpus was th pbtained from Jadge Cardozo, and the proceedings were wrought before lima on certiorart. The case came up the writs yesterday morning, when District Attor- Garvin appeared on benalf of Justice Mansfield, nd the Fire Marshal testified that he had obtained further evidence in the case, Which would be ready a d made ¢ inst. a fire ov¢ mg of Havana Sicamehipe— A Hot Fight tn the Board=The Sanitary Committee Indignant. At the meeting of the Board of Health on Wednes- day the following letter was submitted by Dr. Swin- burne, and the Board earnestly urged to recede from its previous action: — THE ATLANTIC BYRAMERTP COMPANY,) New Yous, July 10, 1869. Dr. JouN Swinpunne, Health Ocer, Quarantine Siation, Staten Jl land :— ‘On the 7th instant T took occasion to address a ication to Dr. Harris, the Sanitary Superintendent, to the late order of the Board of Health prohibit! amers of this live upproacbing nearer than within of their dock, and desiring to act advisedly in the mises. Dr. Harris brought the subject to the notice of the ‘of Health at its session of that date. In the disc that ensued ax to toe propriety gt permitting uate come to the gocks the fuck was developed that the law probibited vessels oman infected port approaching within 1,000 yards of wharf, The law, however, was inoperative, and lacked Vitality and application until some wuthorized body ahouli de- cide @ port infected, and the law then took cognizance of vessels hailing therefrom. The Board, in reply to my request, adopted «resolution pronouncing Havana and Matanzas in- fe ots) inteniting thus to remove it from the power even joard itself to grant permission such as was sought in wy communication, But 1 am of the opinion that t Pp was entitied to @ more liberal consis of the Board. The prompt action of the company ey: disposition to question the power of the | and the appeal to the Jaw was scarcely requisite, 10 view of the fact that the resolution of the Board was necet Bury to give vitality to the law, and hence the decision of the Board is final in such cases. ‘This being the case, may Lask you to bring thia communt- catlon to the notice of the Board, trusting they may recent. their action, whieh it In of the utmost tmportance to the company that they do? Will you do me the favor to repre- sent to them that, notwithstanding weekly communication with Hi a during the: it years we Bot had a elagie esse cf sickoeer by contagio line, we disease? We hold that disease communicated b: simply impossible, Dr. Harris asmres the matte Bs the abip, and not the os ana fran wo tm daily ry au ler pam fectanta liberally diatrituied 1m the Rohe ja, and of wt and passen; that is to be Our ships! ‘bilges ‘are pumpell 8 Hevans, and disin- cargo ie put mn the pagmage the hatches are frequently Spend to © ventilation, Op the discharge of the same at ins’ Reef any question as to the perfect purity of the atmosphere and hull is definitely sealed by the villanous and insinuating odor emitted by your ernefbles, good eno call attention to the fact that no communication is allowed with the shore in Havana, excepting by captain and that we do not Jay at «dock, but in the stream. You i we the kindness, 1 kn®w, to testify to the habitual cleanliness of our ships and a strict observance of the rules suggested by yourself, You will also mention the prompt co- ‘operation by the company's officers with your department in the prosecution of onerous duties. And T trust asa result of this kindness on your part the Board will perceive that the company are entitled to more latitude and consideration than ships prosecuting occasional voyages, and extend to us the permiagion asked, that when a vessel arrives with all hands well, die fimieaten, &c. she be pe to come to wr dock on the following Monday, with s vie f to ara the following Thureday. o' " » W (0 Proceeding Believe me, dear sir, your obedient servant, H. J. QUINAN, Treasurer. A lengthy discussion followed, and eventually the subject was referred to the Sanitary Committee, to report at an adjourned meeting hela yesterday. At the hour named—three P, M.—all the members, with the exception of Mr. Brennan, were present. A communication was received from Messrs. Alexander & Sons in rejation to their vessels being detained at Upper Quarantine and requesting per- Mission fo come up to the city. The vessels, it was true, touched at na, but only for a short time, and there was no sickness whatever at the Mexican ports from whence they came, Pending action on this communication the’ Sanitary Committee—Drs. Smith. Stone and Crane—made the following report as to the quarantining of the Havana steamers:— The Sanitary Committee respectfully report that in their “opinion it is not advisable for the Board of Health to rescind its resolution declaring the ports of Havana and Mantanzas infectes, The questions reterring to quarantine should be referred to issioners. 0 is is improbable, t the superintendent grant orta declared or known to ¥ or cholera only after obtaining ‘actory evidence that there is no reasonable danger to be ‘hended from their coming to the docks of New York and Brooklyn. Dr. Swinburne immedtately assailed Dr. Harris’ action and stated that that gentieman had delayed giving a permit for the Columbia to come to the dock from Monday unti! Wednesday. Dr. Srone—It would be more generous for you to make these statements in Dr, Harris’ presence, wads patie ra etre came tn. He denied ha nasi grant @ permit for the ves- sci on Tuesday, the 6th. A ruuning fire of argument, crimination and re- eriminauion followed, in which Harris, Swinburne, Crane, Stone, Boswortn and Manierre participated. Dr. Swinburne defended his position and insisted that health was not: endungered by the vessels coming to the docks. Dr. Harris ‘stated what the vessel came to her dock with. out a permit from tie» Board on the 4th, and applied for it onthe 6th. He sent aman to board her and learned these facte. Dr. Swinburne denied them in toto, and demanded to know why Harris had taken the action he did. The superin- tendent replied that public health demanded ff, that the captain of a vessel had been taken at the dock of the Havana line with genuine Asiatic cholera, from which he died, and that he had good cause to believe it was conveyed here by these ships, Dr, SWINBURNE moved the adoption of the Sanitary Committee's report, and when it came to a vote recorded, lis vote “may,” with Henry Smith, who took the occasion to denounce the quarantining of these vessels a8 an outrage npon commerce. The Teport was adopted and so dectared, Some conversatiog Shen ensued When somebody demanded the yeas and Days. 4 long Aiscusson ensued, Drs, Swinburne and Smith advocating the Telease of the vessels from quarantine restrictions, the members of the Sanitary Committee and Bow Worth opposing it, and Manierre and Lincoln keep- ing in tha ack ground. When it came to the calling f the roll on adoption of the report, Bosworth, tone, Crane and Henry Smith voted aye, H Smith, Swinburne, Manierre take Lincoin voting nay. The vote astonished every » @8 no one for a moment suspected that Mr. Lincoln would so vote when the public health was put in competition with private enterprise; but when he gave the casting vote in favor of Swinburne's party the s pres was still ¥. STONE—There, thgt [8 the end of it. You «is regard public opinion and virtually ignore your San- itary Committee, Dr. CRANE—We wash our hands of this business now and for all time. Dr. Suita—Yea, and let the public know that the Board of Health, to gratify a steamship line, jeopar- dize the lives of an immense population. More discussion followed upor the diecarded re- port. Dr. Harris talked of resigning, when Messrs. Bosworth and Swinburne soothed the wounded feel- ings of the Sanitary Committee by jointly producin the following resolution, which was accepted by all parties: ~ Superintendent grant permits to vessels declared or known to be intileted with yellow cholera only after be is satisfied that there is no reasonable danger to be apprehended from thelr comin to the docks of New York and Brooklyn; and if be shoul think it unadvisable for any ship or vessel which the Health Oticer reports may safely come to the docks to do #0, then be shall immediately refer the case to the Sanitary Co mrattiee for ts action, The Board then eijonrned. RESCULD FROM A LIFE OF 5) AME. A Painful Case—Reformation of a Young Boston A very singular and painful case, which affords @ remarkable illustration of the condition of pablic morals, and points directly to the true fleid of labor for (hose Women who are clamoring for an oppor- tunity of ameliorating the condition of their sex, came up before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Mar- ket Police Court, yesterday. The officers of the court, members of the press and the regular Aabitues of the place, accustomed as they are to listen to tales of saffer.ng and to see misery clad in its worst gar- ments, gave to it thelr undivided attention, and conid NOt withhold the tears that filled their eyes at the recital of the sad gtory. Delia Dillon, a young girl eighteen years of Age, beautiful in face and form, was orought before the Jastfee by her two annts, Mary Anne Smith and Sarah Bond, who charged that she ram away from the house of the latter, in Boston, for some cause that did not appear, and, arriving in New York iriendiess anit destitute, was entrapped by a colored woman, a keeper of a house at No, az Sixth avenue, where whites and blacks met togerhor for improper purposes, and had in consequence been living a ule of shame, The poor girl seemed to realize to the fullest her terrible position, and could scarcely render herself intelligible to the Justice through the violence of her grief. Her father and mother died when she and her younger sister were t children, Surrounded by femptation and pinched by poverty, the two girls early jearned the business Of artiti flower mak- ing, and earned # scanty subsistence in ther native wn of Ciinton, Mass. Deprived of the protection natural guardians, and wanting that intel: ligent and kindly supervision which it isto be hoped unprotected, friendiess, put industrious, girls will one day receive from enlightened American society, they were foredoomed, Hoth were remarkably beautifal, and intellectual gifts of no common order enabled them to take full advantage of the little m- struction they had leisnre to receive. A wealthy on Saturday Judge Cardozo affirmed the action of a Mansfelc, aad the prisoners were remanded unt) saturday OOAND OF POLICE. A vession of the Board of Police was heid yester- when @ charge of defamation of character was nat aT made by J. B. Wood, of the Sin uewspaper Superintendent Kennedy, The Board de Une cane Was one for the action of tn and declined to entertain it, the Bourd made the following preliminary transfer of sergeants:—Jonn Kel re go two 7 first precine:; Richard us second: Brown, Foarteeuth to Eleventh; Phillipa, Fweifth to Fourth Distriet Court: Dilks, Fourth Lie trict Court to Twelfth; Wright, Forty-fourth to Forty- third; Dafour, Forty-eighth to Forty-fourth; Huten- inson, Eighteenth to Twem ih; =Vandusen, Twenty-eigota to Eleventh; Woodward, Twenty- seventh to Twenty-eighth, and ©’ Rourke, Twenty ninth to Tweuty-seventh. OmMeer Kemieh, of the Fire Marshal's ures, Was sent to the Twenty- opi, A Ousber OF DAalrOlMeN Were al*o Wansierrey, merchant of New York, with a famitl of several children, became enamored of Bente, and in due time she yielled and was abandoned to despair. About the same period Nellie was deceived by another as heartless as the New Yorker, and both the unfortunate ones found that they were bankrupt in name ana virtue. On the 17th of September, 1867, they voluntarily came before Justice Dodge, toid their tale and asked to be sent Lo the House of the Good Shepherd, The Justice committed them for one year and six months, but owing to a misconstruction of the order on the part of the officials they Were sent away at the ex- piration of one year, They at once leit for Boston, and took up their an with their aunt, Mre. after Smith, Nee soon got engaged ‘as a lady's maid, end hae since filled that Position to the entire satisfaction of her employer; but Delia was unable to procure a place, and was competied to remain with her aunt. it did not appere that she Was contented, One night last pwatl i) Delia stole out of her aunt's hoose and fed w York, to her other aunt, Mrs. Bond, Failing ther on her arrival she wandered avout the streets, friendiess and alone, the sport of we mid- Bight bacchapal ADA {he eyesore of Women Without ity or compassion. At woman, Anua De uh she encountered the 0 protection, She bral to ~sagel home and protection. , of cout as she af; without knowing the character of the place into which she was brought by the designing woman. Here ained, subject to the infamous ple who controlled her, until one of her aunte, Rappening to see her at the door on Wednesday last, caused her arrest, ‘The aunts the Justice to commit her again to the House of the Good Shepherd, but the poor girl pleaded with passienate teara to be sent to some Other institution. When she was there before, she sald, she was treated very badly; that there were several cruel women there who made her life a burden. Being brought up in the Protestant taith, she thought that she Would be more kindly trea in any other than @ purely Catholic msticution, ‘Tne aunts being determined, however, the ustice had no option inthe matter, and directed ber to be sent Lo the House of the Good Shepherd, which was accordingly done. When leaving the court the poor child cried as 1 her heart would break, THE V!TALMETER. A somewhat novel and at least curious invention Was exuibited privately last evening at Cooper Institut®, room No. 24, by Mr. Oscar Pfeiffer, of Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Pfeiffer, impressed with the idea that numerous well-known in- stances had amply demonstrated the fact that no physician can, at the present time, state with absolute certainty that death has actually oc- curred—at least not until the dissolution of the body has been unmistakable~has constructed a “Vitalmeter,» the purpose of which is to conduct sufficient alr to one reposing in a coffin, lowered into and covered by the earth, and who makes up his mind to trayel once more his ancesiral halis, to respire and call the attention of people in the vicinity of tte grave and thus publish his subterranean intention, 1t may be, as the late Edgar A, Poe has graphically decribed, that men go to sleep in a trance, from which there i8 afuture but indeterminate waking on earth, It is possible that the octogenarian when he lies down in his cold and narrow house is only taking a protract- ed rest, and that with sufficient oxygen he will soon step out on earth to live, like the patriarchs of old, his alloted centuries, Poe, who is the best authority on all matters relating to tne grave, when he pel rated bis singular hoax of “facts in the case of emar,”? found many believers, who, incredulous to that par- ticular instance, became enthusiasts in sustaining the theory that frequently funerais are cases of premature burial, where the supposed death is only an unaccountable example of suspended animation. Mr. Pieiffer is evidently @ convert to this belief, and, working upon it, has built a contrivance which enables @ man to tell whether he is @ live or a dead mau—for the subject must know that ifhe 1s not one he must be the other. The inventor comes to America loaded with imperial testimonials, contain- ing assurances that if his “Vitalmeter” will preserve brief humanity it is a valuable thing—which no doubt tt is, because his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark—not consanguine with Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, but possibly with Hamlet's ebb satrer pares the world and all the rest of mankind that ‘‘the importance of the invention will soon Jead to its practical general adoption,” and he ought to know. ‘Mr. Pfeitter’s exhibition last evening was a great success, plainiy showing that the principle he in- vents is @ vaiuable one, and which, under his mani- pulation, is very practicable. The apparatus con- sists of a small electro-gaivanic battery, with two cups generating positive and negative currents. From this battery run two wires, which connect with the two electrical poles that are situated at the upper end of a long brass tube which goes down into the coifin in which the body is confined. ‘Through the centre of this brass tube runs a long and very light metallic rod, the lower end of which Is terminated by a rod that rests upon the chest of the subject in the coffin, ‘The tube 1s just long enough to aliow the upper end to reach the ground, Uther wires are connected with the two poles and are designed to terminate at a bell situ- ated in the lodge of the cemetery. The victim being in his coMn, with manifestations of life, the small ball, fixed to move in any direction, Tateraily or perpendicularly, is caused to vibrate, and the slightest movement of the chest, as in breathing, will make this vibration, An impulse is thus communicated to the rod connecting with the electrical poles, and the poles meet and a perfect current is lished between the battery and the bell in the ki "s lodge. Until some assistance is rendered to the victim the bell will continue to ring, though it be for years. When putrefaction sets in, no further use of the apparatus is designed, but the ifole is sealed—and “aust to dust, ashes to ashes.”? There is no doubt that this device answers all that it pretends, viz.:—To ascertain if there ls any vitality remaining in a buried body, and, ifso, to rescue the unfortunate individual from the horrors of a premature interment, which the inventor claims is a more frequent occurrence than 1s belleved—even with the great—sic ransit gloria mundi. Mr. Pfeiffer exuibited by proxy last evening, his assisi- ant going into the coftin, while he remained outside and explained the movements, THE WORKINGWOMAN’S UNON. Meeting Last Night—Adjournment for Sw ier Months. The Workingwoman’s Union held a stated meeting lastevening at Plympton Hall, corner of Stuyvesant and Ninth streets, The attendance was thin, con- sisting of fourteen ladies and seven gentlemen, four of the latter being representatives of the press. The meeting was to have comm but, with a lack of punctual males, it Was balf-past eight o’clock before the Presi- dent, Miss Susan B, Anthony, took up her position benmda the desk. After looking atthe gathering, through her gold.rimmed specta- cles, ‘Miss Anthony asked what the business of the meeting was, at the same time remarking that she did not see the Secretary present. As that oMctal was not among the fourteen ladies present it was not to be wondered at that Miss Anthony did not see x. The greatest ignorance prevaiied as to what ihe meeting had been called for, and as a con- siderable hitch was tunminent in the proceedings, a gentleman arose and asked the President to state her experiences at the Saratoga Woman's Right Con- vention. Miss Anthony demurred, and the meeting was started by a gentleman connected with the press, Who stated that the women cap makers had been successful in a strike for higher wages, and proposed a vote of congratulation to them, The vote Was unanimously passed by a faint “aye” from two female throats, The same gentleman then stated tat the Laundry and Collar Asso- ciation of Troy were about to start a co- operative concern, and Miss Anthony expressed her satisfaction at the announcement. Miss Apthony informea the meeting that the trustees of the Conrel! University had expressed their wil- Mngnegs to allow 100 women to enter that mstitution at the beginning of the next term, but that the lady applicants would, like the male inmates, have to do some sort of work in order to afford remuneration to the Board of Trustees. A lady asked if the work would be “mental.” Miss Anthony said it would be as menial as hoeing corn and the other labors in which the young men had to engage. The jady did not believe in menial work. Miss Anthony announced that the National Labor Congress would meet in Philadelphia on August 16, and sug- sted the appol®ment of delegates from e associaion thereto. The association had the privilege and also the right to be represented. Nominations were then made of one or two persons, when Miss Anthony took a pencil and announced the names which she had chosen, viz.:—Misses 8. B. Anthony, Eleanor Kirk, O’©onnell, Shepherd, Nor- ton, Hutchinson, Wilbur arid Mra. Dr. jer. The suggestion was of course adopted. Miss Anthony FO} that the meetings of the association should be jacontinued tli September. Miss Anthony tried ail sorts of means to get @ vote upon the resolution, but only succeeded in again | ay two weak “aye: frou two aged ladies. Miss Anthony then relateXi at some length her doings and sayings at Saratoga, and the meeting at the close thereof ad- journed sine die, THE HUMBOLDT MONUMENT. Meeting of the Subscribers—Reports of the Treasurer Last evening a meeting of the subscribers to the Humboldt monument was heid at Deimonico's, for the purpose of receiving reports and making ar- rangements regarding the inangural ceremonies, Mr. C. E. Detwold presided, and called the meeting to order shortly after eight o'clock. Owing, doubt- Jess, to the intense heat which prevailed, the meet ing was not numerousiy attended. An earnest de- sire, however, Was manifested to do suitable honor to the memory of the distinguished traveller and naturalist, who was born at Berlin, in September, 1769, and Whose great acquirementa, instructive con- versation, his wit and goodness or heart gained for nim wherever he went universal esteem. The ac- count of his great travels, relating to general phy- fics, zoology, comparative anavomy, astronomy, mineralogy, magnetism and botany, has most traly been characterized as a work of gigantic interest and richness, a work to which the modern Jiterature of Europe can hardly offer a paral ‘The death of Humboldt in 1845 created profound regret. It 18 proposed to erect a suitable monument to his memory in the Park, and the movement has, so far, elicited general approbation, omeeely, among the German community in ghis city, treasurer, Mr. F. Kahne, reported last evening that the sum of $2,900 50 had already been subscribed, $2,000 of which had been sent to Berlin to pay for the bust executed by Professor Blacser, of that city. It ap- peared that the citizens of Pittsborg, desiring to pi a like tribute to the memory of the eminent tra ler, were anxious to have @ bust similar to that which has been finished for the whereupon it was moved that the original bust sold to the citizens of Phtabarg, and that @ large statue be ordered trom Herlin instead. This motion, which gave rise to considerabie asion, was put to the vote and lo#t by the casting voice of the chairman. The report of the committee stated that they had entered into & contract with Professor Biacser to have the Lut exeented and that the money had been in the bands of Minirter upon wiueh will Test wal be about nine wi about nine Feet Considerebie time was occupied last evening jn discussing some minor details, but no reference wae made to the inaugural ceremonies, which, how- ever, will be shortly arranged. THE NATIONAL GAME. Stockings. ‘One of the most amusing, instructing aud yet ex- pensive games of the season came of yesterday at the Union grounds. The contestants were ‘the Green Stockings of Omaha and the Blue Stockings of Diccory Dock. It might deprive the affair of a large amouyt of romance to say that poth sides were chosen from members of one party, but it would bring the matter well Within the bounds of truth. Since the recent visit of the “Red Stockings” in this vicinity the number of aspirants for base ball fame has been fearfully augmented, ‘The number of self-thought Allisons and Brainards and George Wrights would almost surpass the Smith or Kelly families. The Mutual nine has done such “heavy”? playing lately that many of the “heavy weights” who attend the ‘ball matches had an idea that they could show the Mutual nine how to play ball, and, as a sort of fi tious spirit had grown up in regard to the matter, it was determined to found two nines who should settle the matter. Agents Were at once set wo work “stocking” the nines, and the result of their nego- tiation was the formation of the two nines named above. The most extensive preparations to give eclat to the affair were made but, as they were no- ticed in full in the HERALD of yesterday, it is not necessary to refer to them again, When the time arrived for play to be commenced there was quite a large crowd of spectators present to witness the game, and more “reporters” than there are papers in this city. Near the reporters’ desk was a handsome tent erected for the player: so that they might be properly groomed an refreshed between the innings. The game could not be commenced at the proper time as Shannon, who was to do the pitching for the ‘Blue Stock- ings,” had not made his appearance. A rumor ‘Was circulated to the effect that the jocund Joseph had disabled the index finger of his dexter hand while practicing @ day or two ago, and that the last seen of him was in an ambulance on the way tothe hospital. There was gloom upon the brows of the Blue Stocking men, and it was feared that they would be obliged to forfeit the game. They the blues in earnest, Orders were about to be issued for the ringing of a fyperal peal on Garvey’s bell, when the earth was /@t toiremble. It was noticed that the sound which accompanied the tremble came from the direction of the horse cars. A delegation went outside to ascertain the cause, and the festive and Perspiring. Shannon was ob- served slowly approaching. His panama hat rested far back on his head. He held one end of his hand- kerchief in his left hand and the other end between his teeth, and he was busily engaged in wringing it so that he might take another sheet of perspira- tion from his brow, His right hand was bound up in true surgical style, and he Dresented the appearance of a man almost wilted. He couldn’t play, that was certain, and the robust Supervisor Hayes went in as his substitute. There were even then doubts as to whether the game would come off. A number of veal butchers were on hand, and somebody said they were to make an onslaught on the players’ calves—which the uniforms showed to perfection—as they might not have an- other opportunity of obtaining such fat specimens of their particular stock in trade, The rumor was found to be false, however, and the players—having overcome their fears and having submitted to be measured by the proprietor of a burlesque troupe for pattens for the make up of the ballei— took up their positions in tne field. The “Blue Stockings” opened at the bat, and at once placed themselves ahead of their opponents. It would be a work of supererogation to attempt to describe the game. It is indescribable. The attempts to catch and hit and run by some were amusing in the extreme, and created the heartiest rounds of laughter from all present. Ellis, in at- ee OnE to run the bases one time and being unable to see whether he lifted his feet properly or not, laid down on his side and rolled along the path and on to the second base with velocipede rapidity. Spencer one time, in attempting to catch @ ball, got well un- der it and caught it on top of his head, Although it nearly holed him he did not hold it. ‘The fun, frolic, incidents and accidents which marked the contest would fill @ page, and can be more easily imagined than described. The score of the game is as follows BLUE ase aie Plaj Clancy, €, 8. O'Brien, 2d b. 7 7 8 6 5 Bl ceeuancann® ‘Totals. . INNINGS. Clubs, Bd. Ath. Beh. th, 7th, 8th. Bh. Blue Stockings... 12 3 1 16 1 1 10 8 12 GreenStockings. 0 6 6 644 o Home runs—Spencer, 5; P. Hayes, 2; Di 1 Ist, 2. 6 9 2-4 aly, 1; Droum, 1— Kenney, 1; J. Hi 3; bomtelloy 2. ses Droum, ‘enney, 2; Spencer, mon, 35 ‘Witlans, 3; Gallagher, 2; 1; Droum, 3. Gallagher, 5. ‘Droum, Umpirer-Mr. C. Mills, of the Mutual Club. Scorers—-Messrs. Monaghan and Devine. Time of game—8 hours, 25 minutes. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.—Uhristopher Fennel was arrested by an officer of the Forty-second precinct yesterday, on a charge of having burglarionsly en- tered the distillery of James Keelan and stolen therefrom a quantity of copper pipe. He was locked up to answer. ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—James Norton, a clerk, was arrested by officer Connor yesterday on the complaint of James Tighe, liquor dealer in New York, who accuses him of embezzling the sum of $289. The accused, a8 alleged. collected the money on liguor and appropriated it to his own use. BapLy BraTEN.—Edward Cooley was found by an officer of the Forty-third precinct in Butier street in almost an insensible condition yesierday morning, having been beaten by some parties whose names he refused to divulge. He was taken to the station house and his injuries being considered of @ danger- ous character he was removed to the Long Island College Hospital. A Prize Ficnt.—Thomas Payton and another young aspirant for pugilistic fame gotinto a quarrel at the corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street about twelve o’clock on Wednesday night, and agreed tosettje the matter in accordance with the rules of the prize ring. They repaired to @ vacant lot at the corner of Fourth avenue and Mid- dle street, where they chose seconds and had a ring formed, Officers Doyle and Morrell found them in the midst of the encounter about one o'clock in the morning, @ street lamp fur- nishing the light for them. The oficera captured Payton and his second, James Cochran; but the other participants got away. Payton had received gome severe punishment, and bied freely from the wounds on his head and face. The parties were locked up to await trial. ‘Tas Hupson AVENUE FeReY—THR Boats Ros- NING AGatn.—The Hudson Avenue Ferry Company commenced running their boats again yesterday from the foot of Hudson avenue to the foot of Jack- som sireet, New York. The first trip was made at noon, and the residents of = the Fifth ward were greatly rejoiced over the matter. The Brooklyn Gas Company haa endeavored to monopolize the docks for their use. They placed e in the slip on Wednesday and tore up some of e spiles. The ferry company sent for the Harbor Master, and he came with orders from the Port Captain to remove the barge. The oMicers of the gas company refused to move the barge, and when they found it was about to ve towed out attempted to scuttle it and let it sink in the slip. 1t was towed around in front of the Gus company’s dock, however, where it sank. The jerry company then got a dredging machine and soon cleared up the slip and put it in order. STREET REPATRING.—The Committee on Streets submitted their report on street repairing at a meeting of the Water Board yesterday afternoon, ‘The work has been in the hands of the committee about three months, and they nave spent thus far 647 50, The repairs effected vary in cost from 266 50 to one dollar. The work is charged not at @ round sum, but ia performed under the di- rection of the Board at the absolute cost in labor expended and material required. The Board has the advantage of the judgment of com- petent engineers, Who give attention to unis busi- ness when required, without charge, although em- ployed strictly in the other departments under tne control of this Board. Inspectors are temporarily relieved from other work in process of construction, #o that to this fund the expense of not a single inspector is chi for an hour longer thay he 1s empioyed on this work, By working those who supervise this business and Wwe men employed in it in thus way it if believed @ great saving ta effected, SHOCKING OUTRAGE ON A CHILD. —Ludiam Cornell, an tron manufacturer, doing business at No. 6 Ben- son street, New York, waa arrested iast evening by oMeer F, B. Reid and jocked up in whe Greenpoint station mouse, on a charge of committing & horrible ontrage on a child of eleven named Anna Larout. TH® compiaipant ip ¢ case is Mr. Charies FP. Giddens, who resides in India street, near Franklin, Greenpoint. He alleges that Mr, Cornell, who is a man, thirty-two years of age, boards in family; that the child, Anna Larout (Gladens! ero , Was left alone with Cornell on Wed lay bo ween the hours of nine and twelve, all the mbers of Mart ett ety tnt oul t el e tim 5 The fact that the cute wi Ss conarmed by an ‘f respectable ‘The victiin of this diaboli- cal’ outrage iP aarapiemmnded girl, and the man THE ARMY. ‘Transfers of OMcers the Infantry and Are tllery. WASHINGTON, D, C., July 25, 1860, ‘The following general order was issued to-day from the Headquarters of the Army:— 1, By direction of the President, the following transfereg to fill vacancies in the infantry arm are hereby announced:— i MeL, Hildt, late Third infantry, to -y; J. F. Kent, late Third infantry, to the Third infantry; 1. 5, Poland, late Second infan- try, to the Sixth infantry; Woodruff, jate Seventh infantry, to the Twelfth infantry; W. G. Rankin, late Thirty-tirst infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; A, M. Brown, late Twenty-fourth Infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; G. H. Highbee, late Bleventh infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; J. H. Bradford, late twenty-sixth infantry, to the T'wenty- second infantry; J. 1. Smyth, late Tenth infantry, to the Twenty-third infantry. As First Liewlenants—R. G. Heiner, late Twenty- ninth infantry, to the First infantry; James Ken- nington, late Eleventh mfantry, to the Fifth in- fantry; W. H. Male, late Thirty-sixth infantry, to the Fifth infantry; G. Barrett, Jr., Jate ‘Twenty-sixtn in- fantry, to the ‘Tenth infantry: J, Wagner, late ‘Twenty-ninth infantry, to the Tenth piel Lit P. Story, Jr., late Thirty-fourth infantry, to the Twelfth infantry; J. R. Mullikin, Jate Fourth tnfantry, to the ‘Twelfth infantry; F. H. Dibbie, late Twenty-second infantry, to the Twelfth imfantry; 4. H. Totten, sate ‘Thirty-fourth infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; iliam Waterbury, late Nineteenth infantry, to the ‘Vhirteenth infantry; T. E. Lawson, late Twenty-Orst infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; G. M, Bascom, jate Seventeenth infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry, vice Codding, who was relieved at his own request; W. 8. McCaskey, late Twenty: second infantry, to the: ‘Twentieth mfantry; T. J. Elliott, late Twenty-secoud infantry, to the Twentieth infantry; W.’T. Dodge, late Seventh infantry, to the Twenty-first infantry; F. J. Dunn, late Eleventh infantry, to the Twenty- second infantry; P. G. Wood, late Fifth infantry, to the Twenty-second infantry; R. P. Strong, late Seventh infantry, to the Twenty-fifth infantry; G. M, Fleming, late Eleventh infantry, to the Twenty- fitth infantry; Jacob Paulus, late Twenty-sevenih infantry, to the Twenty-fifth infantry, vice Grimes, who was relieved af his own request. As Second Lientenants—J, Stommel, jate Forty- third infanty, to the Third infantry; 8. H. Bogaraus, late Fourth infantry, to the Fourth mfantry; N. Bur- bank, late Thirty-seventh infantry, to the Fifth in- fantry: D. G. Risley, late Forty-second infantry, to the Sixth infantry; C. E, Campbell, late Forty-sec- ond infantry, to the Sixth infantry; A. R. Egbert, late Twenty-first Infantry, to the Eighth infantry; J. S. King, late Thirty-tirst infantry, to the Twelfth in- fantry J. ©. Currier, late Twenty-first infantry, to the Twelfth infantry; W. H. Sloan, late Eleventh 'infan- uy the welfth infantry; ©. H. Leon- ard, late ‘Thirty-first tnfanury, to the Thir- teenth infantry; W. A. Newton, late Thirty- fourth infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; W. H. Bower, late Forty-filth infantry, to the Thirteenth in- fantry; P. Fitzpatrick, late Forty-third infantry, to the Thirteenth infantry; T. W. Lord, late Forty-third infantry, to the Twentieth infantry; J. A- Yeckley, late Forty-fourth infantry, to the Twentieth infantry; John Bannister, late For- ty-third infantry, to the Twentleth infantry; #5, Purnoch, late Seventeenth infantry, to the Twen~ tieth infantry; F. H. Ebsteim, late hteenth in- fantry, to the Twenty-first infantry; J. E. Macklin, late Thirty-first infantry, to the Twenty-second in- fantry; Charles Hay, late Thirty-sixth mfantry, to the Twenty-third infantry; J. W. Sansfield, late Seventeenth infantry, to the Twenty-third infantry; P. T. Brodinck, late Twenty-fitth infantry, to the Tweuty-third infantry; F. Taylor, late Second in- fantry, to the Twenty-fittn infantry. 2. By direction of the President the following named second lieutenants of infantry, now awaiting assignment, are hereby transferred to the cavalry and artillery arms:— To the évalry—Frank M. Robinson, late Nine- teenth infantry, to the Second cavairy; William P, Hall, late Nineteenth infantry, to the Fifth cavairy; P. P. Barnard, late Sixth infantry, to the Fifth cav- alry; C. C. DeDudis, late Second infantry, to the Seventh cavalry; W. L. Ledgerwood, late Kigh- teenth infantry, to the Eighth cavalry; Thomas B. Reed, Twenty-ninth infantcy, to the Ninth cavalry; D. G. Swain, late Thirty-fourth intantry, to the Tenth cavairy. To the Artillery—}, Pope, Jr., late Twenty-sixth ine fancry, to the First artillery; J. A. A. Robinson, late Seventeenth infantry, to the First artillery; N. Wolf, late Thirty-fourth infantry, to the Second artillery; A. W. Greely, late Thirty-sixth infantry, to the Second artillery; A. Fell, late Twenty-first infantry, to the Second artillery; A. T. Abbott, late Twenty- eighth infantry, to the Third artillery; Charles Sell- mer, late Second infantry, to the Third artillery; G. D, Jennings, late Twenty-first infantry, to the Third artillery; H. R. Anderson, late Sixth infantry, to the Fourth artillery; George M. Harris, late Tenth infan- try, to the Fourth aruilery; George E. Sage, late Nineteenth infantry, to the Fifth artillery. 8. The officers herein named will report without delay by letter to the colonels of their regiments for assignment to companies, and those now now on duty will jom their posts. Those who are as- signed to temporary duty will be ordered to their compart by the commanders of the departments im which they are serving when they can be relieved without prejudice to the service. Those on signal duty will be at once relieved, and will join their companies without delay. Interesting Case at Hudson—A Mother Sues for the Recovery of Her Child from the Shakers—Particulars of the Case—A Referee Appointed to Take Testimony. Hupson, July 15, 1869, On Monday last Deputy Sheriff Kelmer served @ writ of habeas corpus on Benjamin Gates and Ed- ward Fowler, trustees of the society of Shakersat New Lebanon, demanding the person of Marion 8. D. Barbour, a girl nine years of age, who, it is alleged by her mother, 13 held by the society against her mm- chnation and will. The writ was returnable fore Judge Miller at chambers in this city to-day. The circumstances of the case are as follows:— On the 2d of October, i865, Mrs. Sarah Ann Bar- bour, the widowed daughter of Wm. B. Davie, of New Dorp, Staten island. jeft her father's house clandes- Unely, accompanied by her two children, and went to the Shaker settlement in New Lebanon, avowing herself a convertgto their faith, About a year afterwards her brother, James B. Davie, aged fifteen years, followed her and joined the society. ‘Three weeks ago Mrs. Barbour and ‘her brother, who had long ry restive at the restraint imposed upon them, with- drew from the Shakers; but the latter would not permit her to take her remaining child, the other having been killed by au accident. This writ was brought by Mr. Davie and nis daughter to recover the child and test the law in the case, Messrs. New - kirk and Chase and Hugh W. McClellan appeared for the relatives of the child, and R. E. An- drews on behalf the Shaker society, The retum to the writ was in snbatance that the infant was placed in the custody of Benjamin Gates by an indenture made May 9, 1866, signed by the tnfant and its mother and the said Benjamin Gates; that the mother placed tn such cus- tody before the coming of the writ; that the father was dead; that the said child was and is unmarried and ig under the age of elghteen years; that the child, by and with the consent of her mother, pound herself out in writing; that she is still m custody and desires to .so0 remain, and that the infant was im custody and controlled and restrained by virtue of the indentare. Mr. Newkirk objected to the return, first, on the ground that the indenture was not stamped, and second that 1t was not signed by the infant, and further answered the return by an affidavit: made by the mother of the child, in which she denies that the execution of the indenture 18 binding on the infant oy relator, as the parties did not Know what be diag they were signing; that the pretended guardian 1s nota householder or possessed of property, and is. unmarried; that the infant ts educated in such a way as to destroy all natural affection for parents and relatives, and is detained against her will, and that when she herself signea the indenture she did not know she was giving up the custody of her child vo the said Benjamin Gates, After reading the return to the writ and the answer thereto discussion arose aa to introducing the indenture as evidence, on the ground that it was not legally stamped at the time of its execution. ‘The Judge reserved his decision on this question until the indenture should be introduced as evidence, and suggested the propriety of appointing & referee, ‘as it would be necessary to take considerable evi- dence in the case. ‘The counsel for the relatives said they had no objection to this course, provided (hat the mother of the child should have the privilege of seeing her in private, ending a decision of this subject the court took a recess, fis Honor remarking that he though the mother should have (ull access to her chitd. ‘The child, who was present under the charge of two Sisters, is an Interesttag little girl of about nine years of age. ‘The mother 1 @ quiet, ladylike per- son, and manifests much anxiety as to the result of the’ proceedings. Benjamin Gates and Kaward sowiler, trustees Of the Shakers’ Society, were both dance. tte reassembling of the court inia afternoon a special term order was entered appomting Cornehns Esselatyne reteree to take and report the evidence to Judge Miller, at bis chambers, August 90 next. By the terms of this order the ohild is left in custody of the Shakers ad interim, the relatives to have the privilege of visiting her four hours each day wort the final hearing in the case, THE NEW DOMINION. Excursion of the Toronto Board of Trade Commerce of Montreal, ‘TORONTO, Sniy 15, 1809. On the invitation of the Oswego Board of Trade a deputation of the Toronto Board of ‘Trade will join the Associated Press in an excursion to Oswego on the 24 proximo, The subject of tho new Recl- procity treaty will be discussed, ‘The imports of the city of Montreal for the month of June, 1860, Were $1,776,156 against $2,022,027 for Who in accused of committing the greet outrage ie related by marriaue to ber mother the same month Jaxt year. The dry goods merchants derigp hight importations this fal.