The New York Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1869, Page 8

SUMMER RESORTS. NEWPORT, 3 & Convention of Hotel Keepers Wanted—The Pleasures of Newport Commenced—General Sharidan—Fast Horses and Fast People The Beach, the Reads and the’ Fort, Newvorr, R. I, July 16, 1869, A convention of country hotel keepers is urgently wequiree to draft a preamble and suitable resolo- thons-afier the manner of conventions generally—to \preseni.to that mythical being known as the “clerk ofthe weather,” in order to tnduce him to change his policy with regard to this mundane :sphere, to shut up the siuices of his rain clouds andopen those “heaven's gates’ at which the old English poet as- sures us that the lark sings betimes of the morning. ‘The individuaiity of this clerk of the weather being a mystery, } weuld suggest that if he should be found an old and timid person the delegation of hotel keep- ers shall-ghake their fists in his face aad threaten Dim to do better than he has been doing forthe past #ix weeks; but if he isa young and susceptible fel- dow, then jet them send a delegation of nandsome and disconsolate belles, who have been all thia time janguishing—‘‘waiting, Walling for the May”—to coax him inte good nature, so that we shall not be robbed of all our summer, our watering places de- spoiled of their early charms, the hotel men de- frauded of :their profits, and your wandering cor- respondent—like Othello—deprived of his occuy tion. The whole month of June and half of July have slipped over, and yet the visitoss at the watering places have bad no opportunity of changing their grumbling about the cold and damp for the luxury of grumbling at the heat and dust, for you know they will g ®, anyhow, They ‘rush’ fr oppre: - re, and complain becaus r of the have al- ready visited six of our famous watering places in 4s any Weeks, and, as my previous correspondence will attest, 1 have found pleasure, beauty, yepose aud health im every one of them. Newport is no exception, If there is less crowding aud scrambling on the beach than there will be a lew ik nce, the surf is not less mviting, the salt p fre . nor the Atlantic less and be Js not so Much noise, dissi- pation @ atthe Ocean sonse, the Aquid- yheck autd the Adantic House, there is quite as much gamufort. The strains of the band at te Ocean House, witich are this moment tormenting my pen into writing rpyme instead of simpie prose, are all the delle: ase they are Shared by a select ew of about one hundred and fifiy i ing beside me, herida bar with his D uny foot and stil tidier cape, and altogether succumbing to the imeuence. The General looks as hearty and healthy as he did when 1 met him a year ago on the Plains, watching n and active eyes “Little Raven,”? tions, white the land fteett ie rich In and the ripe, yellow corn waves gently yA And it should not be forgotten that since the South- side road was opened; the land is more valuable, so that it will mot be surprising if ere Jong the vultures in real estate will pounce upon it with a relish. In a minute or 80 we earsall’s Corner, end @ very nice and ani- mated corner it 1s, judging from,the con; ion of country damseis with ee arms that ha@ seen the :sun, and the crow@ #f vehicles wheels a little water would have ac most renovating effect, But, they carried thetr sengers just as well without, it, and they went their ways rignt merrily. Baldwinsville was reached in abouc ten minutes afterwards, where, from the. bag- e car, scores of baskets, suspicious of laving = jovial contenta, » were the ground. This is and truly rustic locality, pret jue and enliven- ing. And the same may be said of Freeport, with the exception that itis perhapsmore thickly wooded, thongh its dimensions are scarcely 80 extensive. ‘The next station in order is Merrick, a retreat yet destined to be one of the mest fashionable places along the line. Alreaay the ‘of its becoming so are most favorable, and before long brilliant equip- ages will_roll briskly over the handsome and pictu- resque drive which has just been completed, and which passes the summer residence of Mr. Fox, the energetic and Se president of the Southside Railroad. Indeed, to his exertions the suceess.of the undertaking is greatly attribue able. Passing Ridgewood and Seuth Oyster Bay we come to Amityville, a pretty litte piace, with many delightful shaces. Wellwood is next, and then Babylon, where the passengers fer Fire Island alight. But.the road runs some twenty miles fur- mer, and winds up after a very pleasant trip at Patchogue. It.is but just to credit the management of the Southeide road with thorough willingness to accommodate the traveiling pablic, evident from the emecient manner in Which the entire arrangements are carried out. Moreover, property along the route has considerabiy increased in value since the enterprise Was first commenced. Fire Island, however, is the destination and Baby- jon the starting poit therefor, The Babylonians, by the way, are proud of their ancient name, and evidently mtend to retain it, since even the en- deavors of the Southside Railroad Company to change it to Seaview—and tne prospect trom Baby- jon 18 charming— proved unavailing. The mati train teaving New York at eight o'clock in the morn- ing, and the express at half-past three in the after- noon, connect with a steamboat for the Surf Hotel. Those travelling by the other trains, how- ever, can procure @ comfortable little ‘sail. boat, whicn, tm the hands of one of the efficient boatmen, runs speedily across, of a calm and detightful evening with y a breath of alr to ripple the shallow waters ie bay; but more of that anon. Alter a little lodding we turn around to jace the channel and partly hag the Long Island shere. The scene is en- chanting, for the sun has set behind us, but the traces of his disappearance yet linger over the horizon, and the sea shimmers With a beautiful scar- jet tinge. Asifenviousof the sight tne pale-faced moon peeps forth timidly, but now, as the shades of evening begin te close around, her light be. comes more strong, tll at length the beau- tful queen of the night triumphantly reigns in the firmament. The boat siowly crawls along, for our sail hangs loosely, and the symptoms of acoming wind are poor indeed. The sounds of joyfulness are echoed from the shore, and the merry “Yellow Bea “man alraid of his horses,” and other red ekinned rascals wifo nave since ma ® 80 much trouble in his then restricted military str, distr. “aegh Newport /s not crowded, t is full of life. The Oce, ¥ House, under the good old management of Mr, Janu é 8. Weaver, whom all frequenters will rember 4, 4 model Jan@ord, and kept in full ny Mr, ) “Ulam M. Bates, the vital force of the I Fea das a very respectable number of , “eudug as well as tn the list on the principal hotels are not much is not so much the hoteis as “pied by vistors that are the iporary’ Population of the piace. charming eaidences—and there are eautifl in any AFF of the conntry—rent 1 for <1,000 a month, and man,* Of them at a higher price, Newport 18 enlefy mate up of them, and they are in truth the getden spots Rhode {sland To see them 1 the full- nese of heir beauty one ghould ride in the afternoon along the ew Road? to Fort Adams, which sweeps over a ine country Uiat overiooks the ocean with all the picturesgue inlets, boring their Way through broken rovks that hing the wa in tossing manes of foam. <Atthe fi s conmmanded by Brevet Major General Hunter, the afternoon visitor can enjoy the cot the splendid band of the Fifth artilery, of Which Geveral Hunter 1s colonel, aud gan gee 9 sah quota of the fine teams for which Newport fs just Let me enumerate a few of them. ‘There is W. R. Travers’ sorr r nd, Mr. Vyse’s four grays, Gardiner Bre anking dan rode to-day; Matthews and the four ides these Mr. H. A. ew York, and Seth blacks, behind which General She the four bays of Edwin biacks of Perrin Stephens, i Robbins and Wiliam Heath, of Suuts, of Philadelphia, drive each a pair of shining biack animals. §. D. Bradford’s team is well known ip the st ‘The Peruvian Minister driv four-in-hand in good style, and im the matier ot saddle horses Miss Tonance and Charles J. Peterson, o} Philadelphia, make a fige show. 1 need not say that all these teams and adozén more that I could mention keep the town in motion. The hew accommodation line of steamers direct to this point from New York, Old Colony and New- port, makes tlie trip very pleasant, These boats are splendidly furnis and give one assurance of a 0; rtabie night's sleep. The Old Colony has the gdounle advantage of a well appointed smpand a we'l appointed clerk, Mr. James B, Brayton, who, although, to please Admiral’ Fisk, Jr,, he 1s deco- rated with the oificial gold lace cap of the Fisk navy, possesses none of the stiffuess and hauteur of offi: iai station, but, on the contrary, 1s genial and con- Jerate to every one—old and young, rieh and poor alike. [say this much because 1 tink it is due to the gentleman and because I have seen evidences of the facts, which are the more pleasant in view of their rarity in public travel. ‘There are probably not more than 800 permanent or season guests im Newport just now; but, cousid- ering thalateness of the summer, this is not to be considered as much of a falling off since last year, wheu the hot weather commenced early in Junc. FIRE ISLAND. side Ruilroad—Visitors On the Way—De- scription of the Island—What the Peopie Do aud How They Enjoy Themselves. Fire ISLAND, July 19, 1869. Health smiles here with the most bewitching dim- ples. From the youngest walking child in blue ana white to the most stately dame that treads the long piazza of the Surf Hotel, from litte Harry, aged nine and a half, just home for the holidays, to grandpapa, of goodly mien and ponderous watch chain, all Dloom like roses, As for the young ladies, dear creatures, their soft and peachy looks would put to fight the most exquisite powder artist in the world. Had the ayaricious fools of days gone by set gatl for Fire Island uw of searching for the philosopher's stone they might ha digcovered that which the mythical piece of granite never conld have bestowed— rest, health and enjoyment. Fire Island. is not a fertile place, but its barrenness is relieved by the calm serenity which pr Itis nota fashionable resort—fasmonable 1 the Saratogian sense og the term—yet its annual visitors are wealthy, re and sensible people, who come for enjoyment, know how to find it and obtain it accordingly. Hut before dilating apon the rich mine of pleasure which, even in its solitude this lone spot affords, a reference to the Journey here will, perhaps, be read with interest. Hitherto the means of communica- tion from New York were anything but satisfactory. At length, however, a route has been opened which Will, dowbtless, mach facilitate summer travelling. Moreover the trip itself is full of interest, the entire road being Lhandsomely adorned by nature and bears the marked symptoms of fature progress. Com- fortable dwelling nouses are here and there cropping up mong the Way, new station houses announce weir names, and not far from them substantial jooking grocery shops—good companions at all times—begin to show their welcome banners, It is generally conceded that Kome was not built im a day, aud, carefully bearin, that fact. in mind, it is not at all surprising that the depot of the Southside Railroad at South Highth street, Williameburg, is not yet what laughter is strangely mingled with the barking of dogs, as probably some cheerful lads and their faith- jul amumais are together, gambolling in the water. But another sound—stranger and more solemn than the other. At firstit 18 indescripable, but growing longer, the distant notes of a harmonium are clearly heard, Doubtless tne choir of the parish church along the shore are hard at work for their Sabbath display. That could not be, however, for one note only is distinctly heard, and that a monotonous humdrum dirge. Nearer and nearer it comes, when suddenly a dark cloud obscures the Vision of the moon. What! mosquitoes! A sharp Sting on the nose, another on the cheek, another and another, and the grand: spectacle of the sunset, the harmonizing influence of the moon and the sen- timents infused by the country cholr, vanish like & phaniow. Sting follows sting, and just when about to doctor the last one another conies severer thaa the ene preceding, till at length grinding our teeth ina coinplete paroxysm of fury we smite our faces and despatch two. or three invaders. Then a loud murmur of discontent arises, and with a deep aud revenyeful hum myriads of regimenis marshal in array, aud, repay their daggers, which, how- ever, do not gtisten In themoonlignt, exciaim— And shall our brothers die, AN) shall our brothers die, ‘Then twenty thousand mosquitoes Shall néw the reason why. Foiled of thetr prey by a sudden gust of wind that blew them to their home on the Long Island shore, we dart rapidly through the water, rejoiced at our escape, but being, in the vernacular of the prize ring, “heavily punished.” Our little boat shot along like a racehorse, and ere long we reached the rustic avenue or bridge which leads to the Surf Hotel, a cheertal looking siructure and a most agreeable summer residence. Jt was now late, and pearly qll the guests had petired to rest, Sleep wag eas) rn all, and at nudpight Fire Island was wrapped in blissful repose, While the majestic billows of the broad At- Jantic dashed furiously geen the beach, sounding Fev the simultaneous paddling ofa thousand steam- outs, During the winter Mr. D. S. Samiss, the proprietor of the hotel, has made very extensive alterations, inciudmg quite a new and hahdsome structure known as “The Cottage,” which is eonnected with the main building by along prazza. There is also & piazza at tire rear of the hotel, where one might sit the livelong day and watch the large breakers lashing against the beach. The guests at present number about 250, and the most complete enjoy ment seems to prevail. Established some thirteen years since on Fire Isiand, the Sarf Hotel has continued to be the summer resort of asubstantial and highly respecta- ple community from nearly all the counties in the State. Year after year the visitors have steadily imgreased i2 nujubers, and though Hae additions to the premises are spacious, the growing demand will doubtiess render further im- provements necessary. As it is, however, Mr. Samiss,a genial little gentleman, of long experi- ence, has made the most judicious arrangements possible, and nothing is wanting to render the seclu- elon at Fire Island very comfortable in the extreme. As already mentioned, Fire Island is not what is generally known as a fashionable watering place. Far from it; fashion’s votaries would weep to deati in this sandy desert, But while it is devoid of ostenta- tious display and revelry, it has advantages far su- perior to most of the summer dancing resorts, Ks sea bathing is certainly unequalled, for a more magni- ficent surf 1s not easily to be found; and, on the other hand, those who prefer still water wherein to gam- bol and r¢fresh themselves can enjoy that iuxury on the opposite beach. Then there 18 splendia boating and fishing, and above all the purest air from tue Atlante Ocean, which sweeps In baliny breezes across the island. A fine lighthouse stands to the east of the hotel, whence a glorious view can be ob- tained. The visitors spend their time easily and cheerfully, and complete rejuvenation is the result. The isiand is, of course, almost a desert, and a rugged one, 80 that instead of Jolling im carriages visitors are compeiled to explore on foot, and they are all the better for it. In fue, Fire [stand is a most desirable locaiity to those Who love solitude, wish an appetite and desire that peaceful enjoyment which heaith and conteatment can alone afford. WATERING PLACE NOTES, About 4,000 peopie are ton at Long Branch. Something over 3,000 summerites are dazzling Newport. General Phil Sheridan—a host in himself—is the lion at Newport. His lioness is Miss Ida Lewis, Two thousand excursionisis were aboard of the Narraganset on Sunday last, ana made the bay as- sume a very lively appearance, San Francisco is the Pacitic watering place, “ana many distingufshed tourista have set their faces westward. Chureh, the artist, nas made his degcent upon Catskill, where he will spend the summer in search of inspiration. An exchange says Newport trunks are about the size of a snail cottage. The Norwich Light Iniantry has decided to make an excursion to Rocky Point July 25, ‘Troy is to have a tree excursion down the Hudson, ‘The Harvard crews have arrived at Laxe Quinsi- gaimond, Worcester, to prepare for the forthcoming race. The yacht Eva touched at Newport on Saturday, on a pleasure excursion. The yacht Idier and its steamer consort Minne- haha stil! remained in that harbor, ‘Tuesdays and Fridays are “fort days’ at New- port—i, ¢., everybody drives to the fort, The Knights Tempiars of the State will hold a grand encainpment at Centre Harbor, on Lake Win- 4 will be Some day or other. In time, perhaps, dum- | niptseogee, New Hampshire, August 18 and 20. mies Will supply the place of the sweltering horses | ‘The Thirteenth Regiment Association of Massachu- that trudge @ mile or so until they reach the engines, | setts volunteers will hoid their second anaual picnic dragging car after car brimfal o1 anxious passen- | in Harmony Grove, South Framinghaw, op Thurs- gers. The thought, however, that the cars are large- | day, the 29th. ly patronized wil: doubtless stir the company to} Visitors to Atlantic City make fiddling crabs tipsy, Complete that which bas so auspictor menced, Charming little spots grace the line. Here we have a hamlet, whic of cours asted long before a raliroad was ever thought of ex. » but ly been com- entire and then amuse themselves by watching their an- tics. A piece of bread soaked in whiskey and water attracts them in myriads from their burrows. There appears to be less attention given to dress which now, fully recognizing the march of pro- | and ostentatious display this season than heretofore, gress, begins to don an air of anusua! importance. | which is surely @ good and encouraging sign. dt expects to be @ town, and perhaps & city, One or two Engiish gentlemen of wealth and ao- after a while, with a Mayor and a Common | ctal position find favor among the thousand and one Council, The little engine makes considerable | match-making mothers at the watering places. noise, and puits désperately until we Jamaica—a name, by the way, recorded in the sad annais of railroad accidents, and on @ line, too, of some experience, but not of wisdom. Briskly the little iron horse moves along till we core to Valle come to Visitors to Niagara Falls are notitied that a new Treasury regulation imposes a duty of forty-five per cent, !n gold, on ali fancy articles purchased on the Canadian side and brought over the river. At Newport Saturday evenings at the Ocean Stream, and a prettier hitie spot is hard wo find. | House and Wednesday evenings at the Atlantic will Then comes Cedar Grove, a perfect little forest of ancient trees, through the luxurtant foliage of which the chimuey - of handsome dwelling houses are fainuly seen. lere the road branches off towards Yar Rockaway, @ locality not entirely unknown. A modest whistie—not one of those fearful shrieks the seat with terror dhat maxes one grasp and certainly takes the breath from those that ros to caten the train—announces the resumption of our journey. ‘To be sune we are not, comparatively epeaking, 2:40 passengers; we are not fying on for jife or death or intended to be the subject for a cor- oner’s inquest. Not by any means, jor we do not desipe it—not that an action for damages 1s not @ prety Jegacy for one’s reiations, but the sur- younaihg scenery 18 So enchanting that even walk- ing the distance would repay fle visitor. Lovely ells aud charming valleys meet ive eve sn all direc be devoted to receptions during the season. The number of ‘stay at homes’ in New York is greater this summer th before, The beauties ver of the Park and the extravagance of the watering places a great deal to do with it. Guests at the Rutherfard Park Hotel, N. J., are quietly enjoying themselves fining, boating, riding, and croquet playing. At no other watering place in the country are such beautifal and well kept lawns seen as at Newport. Animmense shoa) of Les gd brook trout appeared tn Lake Superior, at Dulut of tue Buffalo Concert Clao encamped at that place and caught them by the dozens. The fish averaged avout half a pound each, though some of them were more than @ foot in length. The national fag was unfurled at White Sulphur on the 4th of Joly for the fret ume Springs, b, last week, The members atnce It wag taken down Mm 1861, was the favorite hotel, Watering place di the Rpg ay Ag South, and, with the La gs ar of a few representa- tives of Baltimore blood, they accepted the situation with @ good grace, ARREST OF FRENOH COUNTERFEITERS, Counterfeit Internal Revenue Tobacco Lithographic Stonee—Exteusive Machinery. Rollers, Printing Materials and Prees Cap- tured at Snake Hill, N. J. A few days ago it came to the knowledge of Colonel Wniteley, Chief of the Secret Service Division of the United States, that there was in eperation, on an extensive scale, & counterfeiting establishment somewhere near or in this city. Colonel Whiteley and his officers set to work, and after a few days of investigation discovered a well organized gang of desperate men and the location of their mill, which ‘was controlled by men who had staked their all in @ systematic conspiracy to defraud the revenue by issuing counterfeit tobacco stamps, With such a well laid scheme and such desperate meh vo encounter their detection and discovery was no easy matter. Whiteley, however, was equal to the emergency, and ‘detailed John A. W, Clarvoe, one of his efficient aids, and other officers connected with the division, who entered upon the work, and to them the goverament is indebted for the success- ful termination of the venture. Itis alleged that Eugene Frank and his father Martin, cigar manufacturers living mm Jersey City, some time ago conceived the idea of evading the payment of United States revenue du- ties, and set to work 0 carry out their idea, After mature deliberanion they deeided that an opportu- nity fora speedy fortune was open by producing a new set of yoverninent revenue stamps, by which they could enter into Sam benuca with the govern. ment in furnishing the article (the stamps) at a mach cheaper rate than they could be obtained in the re- gular and Jegituumate way. ‘This firm, it is alleged, soon discovered that there was an immense demand for stamps daily made upon them, The services of an accomplished French lithographer of this city, by name Paul Bernard, recently arrived from France, whose artistic ability should have directed his ambition into other chan- nels, was secured, and arrangements made for the reproduction of an accurate fac sine of the govern- ment stamps, Bernard’s first work was to engrave the long Stamps for cigar boaes, After this work had been compieted—covering stone slips on the stone—his better nature, it appeared, exerted itself, ana when he was asked to continue the counterfeits, he refused to complete the work. The Franks, % is allegea, became aware of Bernard’s dou ts in the matter, called at his room, on the top floor of a house two doors below the northwest corner of Prince and Wooster streets, and after a conference with him were satisiicd that it was unsafe to trust Bernard. The stones were carried away to thelr home in Newark avenue, Jersey City. % Some time afterwards they again called on Ber- nard, and by promises of monetary considerations, and assurances of the safety of the enterprise, they prevailed upon him to continue the work of com- Pleting the counterfeits of the ten, sixteen and sixty pounds tobacco stamps, for which they paid him $1 After the completion of the stones they were taken possession of by the Frank Brothers, who took them, it is alleged, to Jersey City, where another Frenchman named Ach. Patty was employed to transfer the impressions to other stones, duplicating the ten pound stamp; eighteen timeg on one stone, the sixteen poun stamps sixteen tiiné3 on ong stone, and the sixty pounds, printed from the original work at Ber- nard’s, whicli is said to be one of the best litho- big cy productions ever produced in this country. At this stage of the work, it is asserted, the services of Peter Shoemaker, of Jersey, an expert Mtho- graphic printer, were secured, and everything. put 40 full blast for a stupendous fraud. On the 16th inst. Colonel Whiteley’s oMicers, who had watched every movement of tile parties, arrested & number of the venders of mo stamps at the cor- fer of Seventeenth street and Livingston place, in- cluding N. P. Lawreson, who gives his residence 163 East Seventeenth street, and George Delnore, whose residence is in Third avenue, Tae arrest of these parties led Colonel Whiteley and his squad to make a raid upon the and on SSnake Hill,” five miles in rear of Jersey City, where at the country road house, in the recond story, they found the presses, stones, and other paraphernalia, some of which, being unable to carry away, they broke inte atoms with axes. All the parties inpli- cated were arrested between Friday last and noon yesterday, when the last ones snasaee in the job ‘Were brought in and locked up at the Central Office. Abont three P, M, a deputy of United States Mar- shal Barlow walked into the Central Police Office, roduced @ warrant issued by the order of Mr. Fierrepont, United States District Atterney, and se- cured the custody of the prisoners. They were at once conveyed before the United States Commis- sioners and arraigned, when ali but one entered a plea of guilty, and were sent to Ludlow street jai for safe custody. They were received by the gov- ernor and locked up in separate cells, STATEMENT OF MARTIN FRANK, ONE OF THE PRIS- ONERS. lam a cigar dealer at No. 45 Stephen street, Jer. sey City. About eight months ago Mr, A. Patty came to No. 182 Newark avenue, Jersey City—my brother's store—and represented that he Knewa man who would engrave United States tobacco stamps. I made no arrangement with him. Three months after he came to me at my brother's store, called me outside and exhibited to me a sixty pound genu- ine internal revenue stamp, saying he was getung these made in New York fora Frenchman. Ue asked me for mouey. I gave him twenty dollars at one time, thirty dollars at anotler and such sums a3 I might have by me. They were printed tn No. 1s2 Newark ayenue, under my — supervision. Not considering them good enough, they were de- stroyed by myself and Peter Shavane, of Philadei- phia, who was sent for by Patty without my havin, seen him before. Then { and my brother told him to “clear out of our house with your —— things.” Then @ man named Steele, or Stein, of Ohi- cago, came to our place; said he wanved some ten pound stamps. I got one of an old box and showea it to Bernard, who was present. Berpard said he could make tt as good as the genuine, f told him { had no movey to give him; that { was bursted. Bernard ftnished the ten pound stamp, He then asked me for $200 for ‘the stone. I paid him = $i80 for it. I gave Pat- ty the other twenty dollars, Afterwards the press in my cellar, No. 182 Newark avenue, was re- moved to Snake fill] at the county Road Honse, to enable me to wash my hands of the job, ‘Then a letter was received by me from Stein at Chicago three weeks ago, which I burned. Stein told me i I had some stamps he could dispose of them. itold Patty aboutit. He said “we will go out to Snake Hill and print them.” Patty and J went oat, jomed peter Shavane the printer. Two hundred Sheets of ten pound stamps were printed wader our supervision. When they were done I went to Meyer's at Jersey City and gave them to That 13 the last [have seen ofthem. I have received no money or answer from them. I Was roped into the job by other parties. There were more ten pound stamps printed—100 sheets—by Patty and Shavane, They were sold to the United States detectives by Patty, at the corner of Washington and Cortlandt streets, in Brooks’ lager beer saloon, Who paid him $100 in greenbacks. Patty gave me the $100 bili opposite the corner, when he sald he wanted me, f STATEMENT OF PATTY. Patty's statement 18 important, as he implicates (like Frank) other parties not arrested, He sald:—I am the transferrer of Lorsey, formerly of Brett & Co., No. 83 Nassau street, for seven years. About Sep- tember last Frank and I spoke about making the stamps, He came to me and gave me 4m original to counterfeit, which was not done, Afterwards 4 man named De la Croix got me to get the sixty pound tobacco stamps engraved, I got Bernard to engrave the sixty pound, After that Frank got me to make two cent stamps for ten cent papers, They were made by Bernard but not pur- ished, J made the sixty-six pounds and the ten pounds transfers. MARR AGE \N HIGH LIFE, A French “Count” Married in Jefferson Mare ket Police Court, The usually Monotovous business of the Jefferson Market Police Court was pleasantly relieved yester+ Gay afternoon by an event that cannot fail to excite an immense sensation in aristocratic circles. It was nothing less than the marriage of the illustrious Count Leon Eugene de Saint Clair, third Baron De Ongy, of France, to Louisa Fanny Abbitzer, of No. 52 Houston street. The parties arrived at the court about two o'clock and availed themselves of the first ee to importune Justice Dodge to marry them, he distinguished Count Is twenty-nine years of age, and the Countess owns to twenty summers, He 18 & little, dapper, omtty man, and when ate) ping into the Jusuce’s private room was exceeding! hervous; she, on the contrary, is embvonpoin and ‘Was remarkably Cool and self. possessed, The ‘oure expressed great anxiety lest the ceremony should hot be conducted with ali the solemnity befittl the occasion, aad Mr. Neil Bryant, who nappeacd to Lad ng 4 in the court, was ‘consequenuy re- quested by Justice Dodge to act as the beat man of the distinguished scion of the house of St. Clair De /Oney. A few minutes sufficed to tie the knot, and then the Count broke from the embraces of Mr. Bryant and fied the premises in a most undignified preeipitancy, leaving the Countess to follow him at her leisure. Very little could be ascertained Spnesening the oy of the ilustrious Count, but Mr, Bryan! suggested that Kis Coat of arms was & barber's pole rampant, a bar of soup couchant and an ¢ ined razor on a fivid of lather. However this may be it was a singular circurmscance that whe Count gave the name of hia motuer, the Conntess riage stands Guly recorded on the court, with a)i the utiles in full. The place selected the resort Of those who were in the habit of frequenting that iamous rebellion was only passing through a season of suspended animation. The pi eee asin gsten AGE OCR, the old fag ought from its long hiding eae and the band layed the unfamiliar airs, * Star 5} ed ner,” “Hail = Columbia” = and = Doodie, and the day was one rejoicing as the nters of the known for many y. Of the 400 or ts at the house, much the greater pamber were from the Stampe—Seizure of a Large Number of | power -river where Spanish gunboats were bet juibin the howlinge of the intoxicated crowd of | termination of a man’ De Oney, a8 Emma De Chappeau Rot The mar- | business, spooks of tie | mourn his sudden death, urnside street Inspection ef the Righth and Ninth Wards. It would seem that the Board of Heaith and the street cleaning contractors have finally come to the conclusion that hard work with shove) and pick— and not verbose reports about how the streets of eae ought to be cleaned—can alone keep the pueltt had not | thoroughfares tn a condition ef cleaniiness. Al though the good work has begun it is quite donbtfal whether the authorities most interested in the mat- ter will continue in their new vigor until all the stveets.are put ina fit state for human beings to travel in.without end: ing their health. Itisa well known fact that they have in the past always considered it a speciai point to make a big “splurge” im gome one ward si at the and, ag soon as the Wagar cd began to tee) th: powe fo clean an stroota and A wan determmed e tage of his power to utmost, gud- ey to lay down the shovel and the hoe,” like Old Uncle Ned, of the song, and than aed into an of- cial snooze of four or five months. is to be hoped, however, that the contractor will se continue to spur on the Board of Health that it will watch him carefilly, and thas the Board of Health will continue to follow the contractor up 80 closely in lus work that he will not lag by ae way ti] he has earned his money in Accompiishing all that the people expect he should accomplish. For the past few days the Eighth ward has been under the care of the contractos’s men, and the con- sequence is that the pavements Io all the streets in that classic region have come to the sur- face for the first time in many months, Even the gutters have been cleared of filth that had accumulated in them for months, and some of the alleyways have deen hoed up and shovelled until the curbstones have been actually re- vealed to the astonished gaze of the eerigens of the neighborhood, Still, in certain parts of Greene street, between Prince and Canal, there are a great many “spots” which the cartmen have given the go-by, and which should be looked after before they ive forth their wonted odors. Parts of Grand ana Spring streets, near Greene, are also in a rather miserable condition, owing to the fact that the families in the adjoining honses still cling to thelr old habit of throwing ail their slops into the gutters and sometimes into the middie of the street, and this under the very nose of the policemen who Goze away their rounds on the neighboring cor- ners. Varick street has, it 1s trae, been honored by the passage of the dirt carts, but appearances indicate that the carts only pomet through it with. out stopping to load up—which, of course, has not done the street much good after all. In certain portions of this street the stench from the slops that are oeing constantly throwa into the gutters 18 positively intolerable; in fact so much so that one of the railroad companies, whose cars are com- pelled to traverse 11, talk about erecting a huge bottie In each car which will be daily filed with cologne for the common use and benefit of the pas- sengers. If this plan is carried into effect the dealers in cologne will no doubt pray for more dirty streets, but it will by no means take the dirt out of the gutters, Thompson street, about which the Board of Heaith and several other official boaies had a good deal of fighting some time ago, bas accually mn cieaned at last. The residents hardly kiiow what to make of the circumstance, but at any rate they are now somewhat more reconciled to the fate which keeps them in the street than they were a few weeks ago. The Ninth ward is also be- ing looked alter by the knights ef the broom, and it is expected that ina day or two it will be 1 ship- shape order. Nons verrons. Meeting of the Sunitary Committee. An extraordinary session of tne Sanitary Com- mittee of the Board of Health was called at two o’clock yesterday, when there was a full attenaance of Commissioners, the matter under con- sideration — bein: admission to the docks of the city of vessels trom Havana and Mantanzas, which, by the resolution of the Board of Health, have been declared intected ports. The committee's session was private, but at its adjourn- ment it was ascertained that the committee had unanimously voted against the granting of a permit to these vessels to come up to their docks, except upoa a permit from Dr. Swinburne, health officer ane “qua Harris, sanitary superintendent of th gard, THE SPANISH GUNBOATS. Four of the thirty gunboats now being con- structed in this eountry for the Spanish government have been Jaunched and are lying at the foot of Thirteenth street, North river, receive their boilers and machinery from the Dela- mater Iron Works, tracted for by the government of Spain with the Delamater firm soon after the commencement of the where they will These gunboats were con- revolution in Ouba, and are designed for coast and river duty. The friends of the Cuban patriots, who have had occaston to observe the extensive warlike prepurations carried on by Spain in New York, are, of course, veny indignant that circumstances should lead our government to give all manner of ald.and comfort to Spain, while the struggling Cubans, who have the sympathy of ibe whole American people, are denied every class of assistance, and when tne revenue cut- ters brought the captured Cuban expedition down East river to Brooklyn Navy Yard, it was not g little unpleasant for our oficers to have their attention called by their prisoners to the ship yards along the hurried to completion for Cuban waters. The Cubans them- selves feel very bitter alvout it, and while they ac- fear of the strict legality of facilites to Spain ana punishment to Cubsns for procuring war tha- terial, they cannot perceive how it accords with tlie spirit of our politics which declares in favor of every people struggling for liberty. tic, Conn., has @ con- Mr. Charles Mallory, of M tract with the Delamater Iron Works for eae | y o to build five, fifteen of the nulls; Mr. Greenpoint, L. 1, 18 . the essrs. Potliion, of BrodRlyn, have contragt for ten, four of which have, as above Siated, left the ship yard. It is expected that one gunboat per week will henceforth be launched from each of tne ship yards until the contracts are executed, AS many men as can advantageousiy work together on the vessels are employed at each yard, and the work is being hasiened with all pos- sible speed. ‘The vessels are all of the same size and style, 105 feet iong between perpendiculars, 22 feet beam, 8 feet deep, 170 tons register and 6 feet 8 inches draught of water. ‘They are constructed of the best ship stuff, are handsome models, and ave to have powertul engines, with twin screws. The bulwarks are very low, and the decks are to be perfectly clear . with the exception of the 100-pounder pivot gun on the bow, a couple of howitzers, the masts and steer- ing apparatus, so that when the bo: receive ther machinery, armament, coal, men and supplies, they will lay 80 low in the water as to present very little more surface to an enemy than oue of the New York tugs. The quarters for the captatn and officers will necessarily be rather contracted, but as special attention will be given to ecouomy of space in this department, the arrangement of the quarters will be better than in many gunboats of larger size, The quarters for the men are still More }imited and must prove yery inconvenient. ‘The space between decks 48 sinall, and as ali the room that can be spared from the ofticers and men has been taken for machinery and coal bunkers, the ammunition. suppliea, «c., wiil be kept in lockers oecupying the nooks and corners that cannot be better appropriated. It has not yet been decided who will do tue joiners’ work nor to Whom the rigging contract will be given. ‘The joiners’ work on one of tte boats is being done and will be completed by the day, bit as soou as possi- ble this work on the other vessels will be given out by contract.» he engines are built atthe Delanyater Iron Works, Twenty-live are nearly ready for the boats and one is now going in. They sre constructed on Mr. Ericsson's plan for twin screws and are expected to propel the vessels at the rate of from eleven to twelve knots an hour. Their sailing qualities are to be first class, and with their large schooner rig and powerful machinery it 18 believed that they will make formidable craisers, The vessels will ail be launched by the middie of September, and by the ist of January they will have their machinery aad rigging and be ready for service, ‘The fifth of these boats will -be launched on Saturday from the ship yard of Messrs. Pojllon, Brooklyn, ana arrangements are being made to also launch one at Greenpoint and another at Mystic, Conn., on the same day. STARTLING DEATH IN A BILLIARD ROOM. {From the Chicago Post, July 17.] A sad and sudden death occurred at Brunswick's Bilitard Hall, on Washington street, this forenoon, at about eleven o'clock, the victim being Mr. H. G. Morse, a gentieman well known in the city among a large circle of friends. A party of gentiemen were engaged ‘in playing the favorite game know as “ball pool,” at a table always used for the purpose, and situated in the southwest corner of the larg: 5 There were nine im the game, All were enjoying themselves, pede Gla when Mr..Morse took up the “bridge” to assist him in making a shot, which was @ successful one; bat it was scarcely made when he fell back upon his left knee, then upon his head, aud expired in a minute afterwards, e other gente men of the party w awe-struck at this sudden life under such circumstan- ces, and stood for a few seconds like statues, No assistance could be rendered, the red current of hfe flowed fren, from the bose of the just now animate being stretched out upon the floor, and so quickly out down in the very midst of enjoyment, and Policeman Philip Smith was immediately on the enot, and removed the dead man to a room gdjoin- ing the hall. Inthe meantime business in hall was entirely suspended, and remained so for some ume. ‘the ‘Kicasts. Brunswick remdered aji the aid in Featt beret 4 ordered the stoppage of all play- in their Mh oroner Cleaves was notified of tne sudden death immediately after its occurrence, and proceeded to hold an inquest, The facts above detailed were oiaited, end on Ly of the bod, fy made b} hysicians, who gave their opinion Raine to his death from apoplexy—an afliiction which he had been laboring under for a iong ime— and the jury, rendered @ verdict accordingly. He also a blood vessel. ruptured Morse was formerly @ grocery merchant at the corner of Twenty second street an rie ayenue, but of late has been eng: in the fife insurance and three children to His residence was No, 649 He leaves a SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE AEW JERSEY. Jersey City, THROWWNG A WOMAN Down Srains.—John Donoghue was arrested and lodged in the City ?rison last evening on the charge o{ throwing Mrs. Anale Mack, Of 93 Greene street, down a fight of stairs, which she was seriously injured. ao a, THe Ext® RalLway MANAGEMENT.—It was rumored yesterday among railroad men that Mr. Riddle bas been offered the position of general superintendent of the Erie Railway. He had’ been simply @ division superintendent when he resigned. ‘The directors are beginning to feel that a change is necessary. ARREST OF A Car Conpuctor.—Bryan L. Ritcher, aconductor on the Erie street line of the Jersey City and Bergen Ratiroad, was arrested yesterday, on the complaint of Mr. C. G. Sisson, fer beget possession of the horse railroad at a certain poin' jor the purpose, tt 18 sileged, of obstructing one of the care of a rival line. ‘The accused was heid to bail for examination this morning. How Poor EMIGRANTS ang fuposeD Uron.—A young man named Lawrence Stapleton, just landed from Ireland, jumped on a horse car at tie Jersey ity ferry last evening and told the conductor he was going to South Bergen. He placed nis trunk on the platform, and twenty-five cents was the fare de- manded, The young man not having this sum was ‘niormed that he was on @ Pavonia avenue car in- stead of the South Bergen car, He then got off, but the conductor would not step the car to let him take his box. He ran some distance after the car till he met two police ofticers, Who had the car stopped at the corner of Newark avenue and Grove street. The car was No. 5 of the Erie street line. + Hoboken, THE MURDER OF LAWRENCE—VICTORIA MORGAN PERSONATED.—As was stated in Sunday's HERALD, the young woman who was one of the party arrested for supposed complicity in the murder of Lawrence, was not Victoria Morgan or Victoria Hugg, as she endeavored to persuade people to believe, but more probably Kitty Carroll or Sally Parker, ' Miss Vic- toria Morgan now writes that she has been person ated on the occasion, as she knows poeta at all bout the aifair, and on the night in question she Was in her residence, at the corner of Christopher and West streets, New York, Tue Larest Mysrary.—The large number of startling and mysterious occurrences which mark the history of Hoboken for the past year, »ut espe- cially within the past few weeks, would justify the opinion that Hoboken lives and thrives on mys- teries. Every day during the week just ended has had its mystery. Yesterday morning an old man, named Jacob Svhaffer, who, it is supposed, belonged to New York, was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk. He was removed to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he died after a short time. There is nothing known as to his family connections, Coroner White ‘Will hold an inquest, Hudson City. Nores aND CHECKS FouND.—Several notes and checks payable in gold at San Francisco to the order of Anton Robrecht, to the amount of $2,768, were found recently at Castle Garden. They were handed over yesterday moraing to Chief of Police Robinson. CourT or SEssions.—The Associate Justices met at the county Court House yesterday morning and disposed of the fodowing cases:—William Jonnson, @ negro, stealing dry goods from the county sims- house, was sentenced to the State Prison for eighteen Months; Stephen Sibley, assaulting his wife, sen- tence suspended; John Knoop, stabbing Justice Hay- beck, two years in the State Prison; Charies Butchora, larceny, two months in the county jail; Stewart Buzzee, entering and larceny, nine months in the State Prison; Margaret Sullivan, assault and battery, twenty days in the county jail; James Cooper, Stealing: hoopskirts, three moaths in county jail; Charles Miller, stealing @ coat to pay nis rent, three months in the county jaib The fol- lowing prisoners were arraigned and pleaded hot guilty; Henry Schumann, petty larceny; Charlies Johnsoa, grand larceny; Michael Tuomey, larceny; Edward Reiliy, larceny; Margaret Allen, assault and battery; Bridget Hourigan, assault and battery; Ja- cob Wetterlee, assault and battery. These prisoners will be tried next Monday. * Newark. _ A CASE OF GENUINE ASIATIC CHOLERA.—A man named Frank Johns died here a few days since at his residence, No. 17 South Market street, from cholera. ie was attended by Dr. Doda, the county bysic! who declared the case to be one of genu- the Asiatic cholera. The doctor, however, states that, it is not of @ contagious character, and so long as the ordinary rules of cleanliness and proper sum- mer diet are observed there is no cause for alarm. The health of the city, at this time of year, was never better, SERIOUS CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—On Sunday after- noon, while two gentlemen, named Joseph collyer and Mr. Bomtaiaghotfer, both well-known residents of this city, were driving along the Passaic river road en route for Rutherfurd Park, the carriage struck against a snag of some Kind, and, partially upsetting, threw both occupants violently to the ground. Mr. Collyer was pretty seriously injured. He was taken to hig residence In Plane street, where he lay uncon- scious for ten or twelve hours. He still continues in @ critical condition, He isimjured more imerually then externally. Paterson. ANOTHER INDIAN SKELETON has been exhumed near the Straight street bridge. Like the first one, it was in a sitting posture. There are evidences tending to show that the locality was an Indian ae ground, which was probably on the banks of the river; for the Bround ig of the nature indicat- ing it as the edge of the river in some past genera- on, ASSBSSMENTS.—The Passaic County Board of As- sessors completed their lists yesterday afternoon. The assessments for this year are as follows:—First ward, $674,600; Second ward, $867,200; Third ward, $2,499,660; Fourth ward, $3,682,660; Fifth ward, $2,820,686; Sixth ward, $3,180,000; Seventh ward, $424,000; Eighth ward, $1,618,040; Ninth ward, $644,000; total in Paterson, $16,312,525. West Mil- ford township, $563,800; Pompton, $672,900; Wayne, $773,690; lanchester, $599,620; Acquackanonck, $4,543,850; Little Falis, $593,041; total for the town- ships, $7,746,901. Total for the county, $24,055,420. State and county tax, $194,200, Trenton. THe BoaRD or Directors of tne Trenton Horse Car Railroad Company held a meeting on Saturday evening, when it was resolved to erect new stables in the place of those recently destroyed by fire, on & vacant lot near the Clinton street railroad depot. ‘The old stables will be restored and offered for sale. Gorzp BY A BULL,—On Sunday evening a man named Hampton Burgess, residing across the river, near Morrisville, Pa., was attacked by & buil, which inserted one of his horns into the man’a abdomen, causing the bowels to protrude, and so lacerating them that the physicians found it necessary to cut Of @ portion. Atiast accounts Burgess was not ex- pected to survive. MILITARY PicNic.—Yesierday the Emmett Guards, @ military organization composed of Irishmen, and numbering neatly 100, held a picnic st Edge Hill grove, A large crowd of pleasure seekers were present and the utmost decorum and good feeling prevailed. In the afternoon @ patriotic address was delivered by Major McWilliams, of Philadelphia, amid tumultuous applause. After the address te Major, on the part of the Irish jadies of this city, presented the organization with 4 beautifull wrought banner, A SAFE THAT PuzZLED EVERYBODY.--There was no little excitement yesterday morning at the Me- chanics’ National Bank over the announcement that the safe, containing not only the funds but the re cords, could not be opened. The most skilfal me- chanics in the city were appealed to, but they failed. A telegram Was sent to the firm who made the safe, and one of the best workmen employed by them was sent on, but all his Ingenuity was exhausted without avail. In the forenoon of yesterday the men who had been plying crowbars and sledges succeeded in Opening-the safe and business was resumed. The bank had suspended business for an entire day. THB EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.—On Saturday evening 4 ¢itizens’ meeting was held {ip the Com- mon Council Chamber to consult on the best means of receiving and entertaining the members of the forthcoming National Educational Convention, which, according to the opinion of Professor Hart, will number about 500 delegates. A committee, con- sisting of Messrs. Dolton, Owens and Cook, was ap- Pointed to raise requisite funds and jate for the use of Taylor Hall. Messra, Johnson and Haven Were appointed a reception committee tp co-operate With the spectal committee of the 'd of School Trustees, The Common Council are to be solicited for an appropriation at their meeting this evening, Judge Naar was selected to deliver an address of welcome. After an interchange of numerous sug- ern And opinions the meeting adjourned, sul ject to the call of the President, LONG ISLAND. A SENSATION SPOILED.—The report in the morning Papers of gesterday, setting forth the finding of the body of an unknown man in Vanderveer’s ia near J cannot be authentic Source, aud ‘the Coroners are ina terrible dilemma Klven: “rue report ls looked Upon a fletitious, anno body has ‘bees found in. Vanderveer’s Woods for some 81x months, ana it is supposed that this wa revival of it, THE FAR ROCKAWAY OUTRAGR.—Miss Ella Rice, one of tha vonne Indies whose names have bein mentioned tn connection with the affair at Rock- Sway beach, denies having been on the beach on the mght of the occurrence. and states that she was insulted by no person while at Rockaway, that she made no Compiaint to Corser of having been insulted, and that she heard no n else Make any complaint of having been insulted on the night in question. She, moreover, says that she had no knowledge-of the outrage until she read about it in te papers. ‘ARREST OF AN ALLEGED NoTorious THIEF—HE BREAKS Jail AND ESCAPES.—On Saturday night the sloop Nellie, lying anchored in the Rockaway creek, was broken open and about £150 worth of goods stolen. During the day a very suspicious looking character had been seen furking about the place, and observed by one of the men employed upon the vessel to go upon the meadow adjoining and feign sleeping, In the afternoon he started for Rockaway, but, as the sequel shows, he did not p far, About seven o'clock the men employed on the boat, John S. C. Nogton and A. H. Mott, made her cabins secure and it to get their Cd owe On their re- turn they found that she had been entered anda couple of watches, clothing, valises, fishing tackle and other articles stelen, They were unde- cided how to act; for while they suspected the man of being the purlomer of the goods they knew not. where to find him. Presently along came Jordan Lossee, of New York, who wasjon his way to Rocka- way, and they stated their loss to him, describin, the man in every particular, He informed them thal bs ere person was then on the road joaaine to Jdnaica, with two valises in his possession, They Started in pursuit, the man brought him to officer Scully, who locked him up in the Ja. maica ja, He gave his name as Henry Smith, of New York. He confessed his guilt and told the par- Hes that he had left a portion of the stolen property on the bridge, near the boat. Yesterday afternoon the oMcer proceeded to give the man his noon rations, but Was very disagreeably surprised. to find that he was non ¢st, He had by some means: broken one of the tron rods in front of the cell win- dow, and bent @ second so far as to make a passage for his body, through which he crawled and escaped. Every precaution has been taken.for his reappre- hension, but a3 yet without success, nd eagle Se | WESTCHESTER COUNTY, HELD TO ANSWER.—The examination of Thomas Brown, @ Morrisania constable, charged with at- tempting forcibly to enter a house near Tremont for the purpose of levying on property under an execu- tion, was concluded yesterday before Justice Lent. Brown was held in the sum of $500 for his appears ance at the next Court of Sessions, while the parties who were with him at the time of the alleged offence wefe discharged from custody. Toe Hic Bree AFFAIR—RETURN oF THE MISSING OFFIcER.—The fears which last Sunday morning were entertained for the safety of officer Paul Rush, of the Morrisania police, who endeavored to effect the arrest of the horse and wagon thief at High Bridge, were dispelled on the evening of that day by the oficer reporting himself at head quarters, It appears while Kush was seated by his prisoner in the wagon, which he was drivin, towards the office of Justice Hauptman, an attemp' was made by the robber to wrest the lines from the officer's hands, when the horse **sbicd,'? and, in doing s0, overturnéd the vebicie, throwing both occupants to the ground, In falling the officer had one of his lower limbs severely sprained, so that he was tor a time disabied, seeing which the unknown thief rightea the wagon without delay and drove off with the property, while the officer crept home as best he couid. ‘the stolen horse is said to bave been valued at $1,500. CoronkR’s INQUEST,—Yesterday Coroner Van Tas- sel held an inquest on the remains of an unknown man, who died from the effects of having been struck by a special trainon the Hudson River Rail. road, near Tarrytown, on Sunday morning. ‘The deceased had been seen sitting on the track by a pedestrian, who spoke {to hm =a short =tme before =the train passed, and it was not until the morning way tram came up later in the day that the man was found in @ dying condition, having had the vase of tus skull crushed in. He was removed to Tarrywwa and Tom snes to the County House, miners pe expt esterd: morning. — Fro h ture of ry inary, iris” believed that. in raising his head as the train passed, he was struck by che step of acar. A letter was found oa the deceased directed to Charles Swalz, irom ls lather at Milwaukee; some artists’ materiais were also found’ on his person. ‘the unfortunate man was apparently about twenty-five years old. A verdict of accidental death was returned. AvMost a HOMICIDE AT MBLROSE.—At about eleven o’clock last Saturday night oMver Keilly, of the Morrisania police, while patroling on the Boston road, near 148th street, heard loud cries of murder proceeding from a basement, which was used a8 @ low lodging house. On entering he found John Matone, the keeper of the house, and his daughter, Margaret Fraile, beating a man, who was covered with blood and apparendiy in a dying tate. The officer at once rapped for assistance, and Was apswered by Justice Hauptm: who at once ordered the parties named to be locked up. When the gore had been removed from the features ofthe injured man he was recognized ag Williaux Leach, alias Nolan, who, with his wife and child, lodged with Malone, but it appeaws that tue mother, being drunk in an adjoining rogm, was not conscious of what was transpiring. Medical aid wag called, when it was found ‘that Leach’s head and face Was @ mass of shocking bruises, one of his eyes being knocked out and the sight of the other probably destroyed. A ghastly out from seme sharp instrument, appeared over the left eye, showing that other weapons than clubs had been used in the bratai affray. It ie belleved that one of Malone’s sons assisted in the attack, but he contrived to make his escape. The accused parues were arraigned before Justice Hauptman yester- day morning, and after a partial examination were heid in $1,000 each to await the result of Leach’s injuries, Whiskey 1s said to have occasioned the savage attack. The injured man is yet in a pre- carious condition, but his physician 1a of the opinion that he will recover. AN AFFAIR OF HONOR IN NEW JBRSEY. A Duel Between Two Frenchmen at Pater- son—Both Principals Wounded. Yesterday morning the law-abiding citizens of the manufacturing city of Paterson, N. J., were aston- ished with @ rumor that a duel haa been fought within the vorders of thelr municipal limits, Although the affair occurred on Saturday last it was not until yesterday that the ears of the ever ready talebearers caught the first notes of the rumor, which, being oft-repeated, increased Jike a snow- ball, until it was affirmed that two of the most prominent citizens had engaged in mortal combat and were both killed. The truth of the matter, how- ever, appears to be as foilows:—In many of the sik milis of Paterson Frenchmen are employed, for the purpose of imtroducing the French system of silk manufacture. These people possess all the excitability and sensitivencss at- tributed to their nation. Even among the very low- est there isa feeling of independence not observ- fable in any other class, while the slightest reflection appears to them as a gross tusult, In one of these muiis the foreman missed some bobbins of silk, and charged a woman working in the mill with the theft. Tae husband of the woman, who worked in the same place, was greatly insulted that bis wife should be charged with the theft, and although the missing silk was Boon alterwards re- covered the refiection was too severe to be tolerated. ‘The indignant husband challenged the foreman to mortal combat and the challenge was accepted. ‘The duel took place about half-past nine o’clock on Saturday evening, in the rear of Dexter, Lambert & Co.'s silk mill, near the depot, The: weapons were pistols; distance, ten paces, There was some aim. culty about seconds, those agreed upon not comin; to time, Bo the two principals went off and iad their ight by themselves. What mals were used or in what manner the two extited Frenchmen agreed upon the course of their proceedings upo a tae ground is known only to themseives, At the first shot both pistols were ai simui- taneously. The foreman received a sligh' h npon the lip; but the other escaj injury. But neither was yet satisfied, and at their seli-agreed signal the second round was fired, Neither principal this tine escaped go easily, Both were severely wounded in the right arm, foreman was shot between the elbow and shoulder, the bullet breaking the bone, His antagonist received the bullet in the flesh; art of the arm, two or Uiree inches below the shoul- er. rtles now seemed to be perfectly satisfied, auth they shook han nd wended welt way home- ward, after, it 1s sald, interchangably vowing never to reveal the transaction toaliving soul. It was found necessary, however, to secure the services of a surgeon, for their wounas, especially that of the foreman, Were serious, From those questions which alone .the reticent Frenchmen would answer the surgeon discovered that their wounds had been re- bee in a duel, and yesterday the above acts were ioited, ‘The names of the princ}y however, it was impos- sible to discover. m long in this I has bee! Ee oe ea Sac en ployer inthe Dale Mills; but the urvene’ inncn tee topiie tar the arrest of the betistsy int, were Jad willing to soectty Anna att oceu! came off, none were able to ‘4 jes Hor point out the place wh u y ‘ne Yoana. ‘the attair oausdl no vibe excneucat im Paterson yeateruay. | | | | | 9 y4 sys