The New York Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1869, Page 5

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. AN INSIDE VIEW. Its Monopolizing Features Ex- posed. WHAT JOURNALS ARE BENEFITED BY A. [From Wilkes’ Spirit, July 30.) Our recent comments upon the Associated Press have exciwd profouna atvention throughout the country, Yeb we suuply told @ piain story, It might be easy to write invective or make piquant and sar- eantic milenens to the pene. 5 'e have no such UrpORe, ebave Do quarrel W! any pewspaper Sader the dominion of the Associated Press. We an imagine a news partnership that would answer many conditions of usefulness. Such an association ## not in existence, Under the present combination ‘the press is not iree. @ have spoken of the mysterious alliance pe- tween the Associated Press and the Western Union Teicgraph Company. The Cincimmatt Commercial does not think such an alliance exists; for, aa ie editor shrewdly reasons, it would be to the beneiit @ vhe Western Union Telegraph Company w lave may rival associations for the purchase of. news. ‘This would be our own reasoning. But the ordinary foruis of logic Go not seem to govern Mr. Orton, It may | be mistake to call his rejations with Mr, Simonton an alltance. Nor are we justified fm callmg it an ownerstup, a8 we have no facts upon which to vase that statement. Yet we have seen the Associated Press deliberately suppress an Mmportant item of news because it reflected upon Mr. Orton's company; and we must not be accused Mf we place upun this acuon a strong coastruction. Men do not mutilate an important despatch uniess under the iniueuce of some commanding motive. If it can be doue in one case it Cau be done in others. ‘When such a power exists it is well tv inquire into the nature of the man to Whom It is entrusted. ‘This inquiry 1s not pertinent now, aud we make the sug- gestion merely to show that one of the evils of the Assoviaied econo! is tne absolute power Uhat one Man possesses lor good or evil over the news columns of the whole American press. He may pudjisn is own grievances—be way gratify his #pieen—he way purse bis deep revenge! 1t depends upou him moie than upon any human being what news the people may read, what opinions they may form, what they shall think on mutters of national polcy. This power exists. The time may come When We stall show certain abuses that have arisen oe it, But our discussion now rests upon a higher plane. Seven newspapers in the city of New York many Ee ago formed @ partnership. The telegraph ad just been establisued, The tariff was igh, it Was ® tender enterprise, and the owners were wipatient for lar, dividends, Our journais were young, struggling, eager and Wi Dout targe revenues; 80 they united and said they would teke one despatch in common and divide the expense, It was a mantfest and proper @couomy, it was continued. The partnership paid the weekly telegraph bill, and if any other journal desired Lo share the expense 1t was permitted; and right glad were the severat peer th to find a customer. It was by tls means that the Evening ost and Soe Oorinarvaat Eten ae pecans pore purchasers, ‘The economy gain strengt! > Mucnce. An agent was appointed; and, as themere reception wnd trading of news despatches was not congenial to men le dir. Greeley and Mr. Raymond, they threw the iabor and the responsibility upon the agent. for twenty years the general agent of the Associated Press has really been the association. ‘The editors have allowed itto go by erate We question i any gentlemen know less about the Asso- ciated Press than Mr, Greeley or Mr. Bennett. Their mind never influences the association, The agent is practically irresponsible. They take what he 13 pleased to give hem, He gives tone, color and ex- Pression tu the news. Newspapers and readers of newspapers rest convent ander the impression that what Mr, Greeley and Mr. Bennett supermiend and Sell mast needg be the best commodity in the news market. All of thatisimaginary. It is well to re- member this in considermg the “advantages” of ‘the Associated Press. ‘The partnership, which began with a laudable de- aire for economy upon part of a weak Peed gained Streugth. As the country prospered the press pros- pered. Newspapers very soon began to divide an- ually more than 100 or 200 per cent upon their original stock. They became rich enough to buy their own despatches. Until the cable was jaid down between this country and Europe there never was a time when any profitable paper could not hire ite own news and pay for it. The resolute members of the partnership vegan to be restive, for in the very nature of the partnership it was a mistake. Here ‘was an alliance between the strong and the weak— between those who bad much to give and those who had everything to ask. 1t became the interest of the Weaker members to maintain a partnership which Practically gave them protection in the sense which makes protection an embargo. The Journal af Com- mercy had & monopoly of clip news and markets and compiete control of the,down town trade. With nominal circulation it is enabled to make great sums Of money. It has no competitor, It knows it can have noue, even inside the association, unless one of the great newspapers should abandon its junc- tions and become @ class paper. The Express is the only evening r im the association. For tins privilege it pays a certain sum each week—not even & pro rata share of the expenses of the tele- pro ENpie dispatches. There are two other evening rs Which purchase the news by virue of some old arrangement or tradition which may be ‘abro- galed at any time by the vote of any four of the ewspapers. The Ezpress has a virtual monopoly ‘of the atternoon news, so far aa any legal claim to it ts concerned, and yet the Zzpress is only one out o1 many alternoon journals, Look at this table, and ene iow the aystem of “protection’’ operates:— ASSQCIATED PRESS. The Evening Erpress (by partuership). The Evening Post (by purchase). The Lvening Commercial Advertiser (by purchase), OUTSIDE OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Evening Mail, Tue Evening News. The Eoentng Democrat, The Evening Telegram, The Evening Commonweatth. ‘The Abend Zettung, ‘The three Associated Preas papers chargefour and Sve cents, The others charge one and two cents. The right of the Axrpress to object to any afternoon papers having the news excluaes six Gheap, re le, trustworthy journals. {n this case, uow- ever, the monopoly has caused its own relief, for the circulation of the papers outside of the associa- tion is at least ten times us great a8 hose inside. Were it not for the protection aiforded to the inside Journais, those outside would compel them to print either a cheaper edition or to improve the charac- ter of What wey do print. It 1s an injustice to the poor man to say to hun that he canuot buy the com- mon uews despatch unless he pays four or five cents, and no circumstance in the whole matter makes so strong an argument. Nor does the perni- cious feature 01 the mouopoly stop here. Tne only cheap morning journai tuat is aliowed to print the news despatca is the Sux, We have the extraordl- Bary circumstance of a company of newspa) combining to procure news lor a r which is permitted to seil It for one-halr taelr own price. This anomaly has grown up With the association, In the beginning all the great dailies were sold for a peuny, and therefore their criginal economical alliance was upon a fair basis, But while the Times, Tribune, HERALD and World have increased the.r price the Sun has remained at twocents. In We morning asin the afternoon press the remedy is Working out itseli, but in a lesser de- gree, The Morning Siar, a vrght, breezy, well se- lecied paper, has tought its way into a large circula- tion and great infuence, But much of us is due wo tue pecuuar ability of the men who have happenea into editoriai coutrol. Under the erdinary conai- tons of journalism the Star Would have been crushed by the monopoly, We are proud of our New York press. We have long admired the ferslity, the im- dusiry, the commanding power shown by the great dailies; but they have come to a stand. A blight eveuls Lo have fallen upon them. And it is because this Ul-starred monopoy—beginning in the natural desire of & lew Btruggliug papers, twenty-five years ayo, to economize a uews despatch from Washington aud Aibany—has commanded that, if any member of it veniures to show special enterprise or industry the whole advantage must be shared with journals who have vorne nothing of the expense. Let us muke this plainer, “Mr. Bennett sends a man to Abyssinia to witness the opera: ainst “King Theodore. The correspond- ives @ salary for his vine aad an outit and tie CXpenses of his journeying on jand and sea for thousands of miles. He tives for six months with the army. Finaily a battie is fought, The result, in tweuty lines, is telegraphed by way of London, It comes to New York. It 18 the prize jor which Mr. Bennett has totied and waited and paid large sums of moucy, The mere cost of telegraphing tt will probaly cost $60 im gold, The cust of geting It ‘would probably be $10,000. Yet by the law of this partiersip every journal of the association may Cian and receive this prize for one-seventh of the cost of tolls, The prize of great value 1s the common property of Jjouruaia who have never paid one dollar ©: outit or salary or expense of travel What is che Fewuit of this? Simply that M1. Bennett must submit to the tyranny or retire from the association and make an ond san 4 cainpaign. What we UA Mr. bennett ts true of ail tne journals tn theury; but upon hit the practice 1as been the heavy burden. Buch strong, resolute journalists as Mr, Bennett, Unwilling to aecode from the association, submit in paticnve to the exaction, and do now and then, and under te pressure of strong necessity, what they @id constantly in other days. The question may ve asked, why do the members of the Associated Preay—the seven partners who have by reason of wars, and commerce, and great national prosperity, found their economical Sipe. dient @ great power —submit to au arrangement t! ty unjust even to the men who are sup) to prot Why do they not remedy s fault which must ‘be apparent to every though member? We have shuwh bat three of these partners, the Sun, the Jownal of Commerce and the Mepress are each ‘pro- tected In @ valuabie monopoly, even against their own partners. It 19 neceasury to thelr existence we mican tus Indoleus, undiaturbert, care-iree exist- enco—tbat the Aasoclated Press short] pe what it is w-aay, Tey look upon change with as much terror the roe asters of /enveylvanIa upON uy redne- tivg ip she imposes apey Brien Fatis, 8 times F One of Western, Uaion *rCompany.. aud the jompany, an one of the Executive mittee. A former employ¢ ts the London , another a Ha vuna agent. Nor wave these owners and em- Ployéas of the Times been unmindful of their newspaper in the service they render wo the tou. When our lamented friend, Mr. Ray: w lead President Johnson _ fm Philadelphia he had no ally mo werful, More persistent, more unscrupulous the “Asscuated | fe remember how Mr. Greeley mourned and scolded in the columns of hie at journal over (he shameless manver in which he Southern news was ‘This was a matter of pubiic digcussion at the tune, and we merely refer to it ia Mlustration of the help which the Pimes has wiways received from the association, and as a reason for its proud content with the presemt econo- my. These four newspapers make the m: ty. ‘bbey bave every interest Lo strengthen thelr mo- pea and make the odd franchise they énjoy more valuabie and more exciusiye. We presume the Tribune does not care ( make a trouble which with patience, and yet not withous hope. The World withdrew from the assoctation three years ago, aud has never been eent in its opposition and cri im. ‘The ena eo ppen, direct and anbending war. What is remedy? We see none but a thorough Teorgapization. $0 long as great dailics like the HERALD, the World, and the Tribune aré held under the lash by the necessities of the Sun, the Journal of OCurnmerce: aud Ue Express, aud the,iateresta of the Times, there can be no remedy. The mewspapera outside of New York have threatened to secede; but the glamour of New York influence, and the incom- pretiensibie opposition of the Western Union, have always paralyzed their action when the time came lor action. ‘But even now there are signs that this strange dominion ts coming to an ead. We may have @ new association based on true principle; we may have rival associations, We skull certainly not have an association that has outhved its trst design and grown into a monstrosity; that is a mere fungus or excrescence; that injures the press and does not help its most useful and powerful partners. ‘The time may come when even so able ® man as Mr. Orton will see that it is a questionable statesman- ship to nourish a great monopoly, merdy because he gains thereby @ moral possession of Mr. Simon- ton, and a i share of that volatile, mercurial, fascinating day-dreaming called ‘‘the intiuence of the press.”? He may learn one of these days that it 1s good business to invite as many customers as he can, and thatit is not wise to charge A. one or two hundred more per cent than B. for te same commo- dity, and that it will be profitable 10 contive himself sunply to collecting messages of news, and abandon policy, diplomacy, legislation, law and “puolic opin- ton.” This great company will reign only as long as tt serves the American people better than its rivais. Even now it rests upon a subtie: and Neeung tenure. Wisdom would dictate patience and liberal dealing. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. Ihwportant Political Movement in Virginia. ‘The following letter has been addressed by Colonel Jokn W. Jenkins, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Virginia, to the chairman of the Walker Republican Committee:— RooMS REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAS, Commit. TEE, RICHMOND, Va., July 27, 1869, Dr. GEORGE K. GiuMeER, Chatrman Waiker Republi- » cau Executive Committee:— My Dsak Sin—Fora long time previous to the late election you and 1 worked hand in hand in the republican organizauion in Virginia with, I believe, an honest purpose to build up @ party in harmony With the great national party of the country, the object of waich was to exercise a healthy mfuence in restoring our beloved ola Commonwealth to her proper place in the Union of States, and 1 believe I am not presuming too much when I say that, ordi- narily, our views harmomized on the policy of our pe up to the date of the nominations at the etersburg Convention in March last. . You were at the time the honored chatrman of our State Committee, made so im great part by my exertions at the reorganization of our party in January of this year. After the nominations to which Ihave already alluded were made, yourself and others, who have long acted with the republt- can organization of the State, differed from myself and a very large majority of the members of our party in the State, and in consequence of that aif- ference of opinion, you organized what was then, aod 18 now known as the “Walker republican party,”’ and presented your candidates to the people, and by the aid of the entire conservaiive vote of the State your party achieved a victory. Jam not will- ing to believe that the movement in which you then engaged had for its object the permanent disruption of the republican party, The unhappy division of our party at that time was, in my judgment, more a difference of opinion as to men than apy substan- tial variance as to men and principles. The future prosperity of our State depends, in my humble Judgment, upon the fidelity of those In au- thority to republican principles. In other words, a complete and tho h organization of our State government, in all its departments, to ony with the administration of General Grant and the policy of the Congress of the United States and the great republican party of the country. ‘ybis alone, It seems to me, can give peace and quiet to our own people and ‘rostore couditelive te our friends abroad in the permanence and stability of our institutions. When this 18 done, and not till then, will the people of the East, North and West hgye confidence that reconstruction in Virginia has n complete. Then, tao, will the people of all Eu- rope have learned that Me fis is indeed the “home of the free,” and an asylum for the oppress- ed. When this confidence 1s res as it surely will be under Teron rute, immigration will ow in upon us, bringing both capiial and labor, un- equalled in the hiatory of sl 5; and soon, ver: soon, instead of “Westward,” it will be “Southw: the star of empire takes its way,’"and Virginia trom her central ‘ition, genial climate and unequalled resources, will receive into her borders a large ma- jority of those seeking homes, and there will be poured into ner lap the great bulk of ine capital seeking profitable and secure investment. Then wilt her gauant sons who dave gave forth to ople our great Western domain return to the joann. ble at mother, wath a msptris of enterprise sharpens e experience , BD ougage earnest and energetie work to make her record in the future more glorious than the part ‘Then we shall have, not ‘Old Virginia,” but “New Virginia,” grander, prouder, and more powerful than ever before, and soon the proud boast of our— pardon me—your newly el vernor, that ‘Vir- ‘Inia will be the New York of the Union, and her Uantic city the queeu city of the country,” will be Tealized. T assure you that I am actuated by no selfish mo- tives. Asa Virginian, my highest ambition is to see ‘Virginia prosper; and actin; oo these grave con- siderations of public policy, I take this early opportu- nity toeommunicate with you upon the propriety of uniting the two wings of the republican and establisning @ liberal repnblican organization, in whose ranks all wno really love the Union may join, whether they may have been buttoned in the or the blue, aud on ee eee and lasting party, which shali secure t permanent prosperity of the State. ‘ Ihave, within afew days past, been honored by Ty party wien the position of chairman of the Re- publican State Committee, and representing, as I do, over 100,000 voters, it Is with contidence thas 1 now Make vhe proposition for consolidation with that Wing of the party which you have the honor to re- present; and should the proposition which I now make be met on your part with a spirit of concilta- tion and reunion and be approved by those with Whom you are associated, it willbe my pleasure to name a committee of prominent gentlemen of my party to confer with such gentiemen as you may be pleasen to name, as to the plan of consolidation and arrangements of a fature committee for the party in the Stace. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOHN W, JENKINS, Chairman Republican State Committee. The following is the reponse of the Chairman of the Walker Republican Executive Oommittce:— Rooms or THE Executive Commirrer, { TRUR REPUBLICAN Parry, RICHMOND, July 81, 1869, To Coicnel Jonny W. JENKINS, Chairman Wells Re- publican State Committe DEAR 5in—Your lavor of the 27th inst. is to hand, and { am instructed by my committee to respond to it in the same frank spirit that characterizes your communication, We fully agree with you that not only that restoration of Virginia to the Union, but her future prosperity and greatness, are dependent upon the cordial endorsement of the reconstruction acts of Col and’ the declared pohcy of President Grant. In enforcing those acts in March last, when we found ourselves compelled by force of circum- stances to oppose the policy of the President or withdraw from the Wells party, we selected the latter as the alternative, and selecting true republi- caus a8 our standard bearers we Went before the people of the State and incited them to rally upon our platform, based as Jt Was Opon a republican founaation, broad enough for every patriot in the land to stand upon, I need not remind you with What alacrity the intelligent, patriotic voters of the State railied to our call. results of the 6th of July are too fresh in our memory to need repetition. With @ voice almost unanimous the white voters of ham endorsed the policy of President Grant and the acts of Congress relative to recon- atruction, thus openly declaring thomscives in favor of republican measures, True, m: of these gentlemen had in former times acted wit! the secessionists of the South; bat are they less re- Pee because of their antecedents, and would hey have been denied admittance into the Wella arty had they sought admission? We think not, ‘ou Invite @ Coalition of the two wings of the repub- lican party. We cannot admit that the party is divided. On the contrary, we claim that the Grant- Walker party is the national republican par: Virginia, representing the policy of ane heal. True, # majority of the colored the miadirections of the Wells ‘the policy of President Grant; but been opened to their mistake, and they are flocking by hundreds to the Grant- Walker stan: "4 To the late Wells party we have only to aay, we snali ris ein to Our ranks, for we are un- willing to deprive any classé of citizens of the tonumerabdle bicssings that must flow to Virginia from an wnequivocal enforcement of these national Principles of which Present Grant and the Con- of the United Statea are the head and front. tf ours, Se OC. K. GILMER, Chairman True Kepodiican Executive Committee, The Bosivess of the Fall Terms—Notice the Bar. Jndge Blatchford will hold botn Cireait and Die trict.Coarts on the 5th, 6th and 7th of August, for the purpose of hearing short motions aud arguments, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Petitiona and Discharges in Bankruptcy. During the week ending on the dist of July volun- tary petitions in bankruptcy were flied by William Wihiams, Edwin D. Parkhurst, Charles E, Balliere and Anson Mi Daring the same'period discharges in bankraj were received by Alvan 8, Preston, Isaac C. Noe, Garrett Yerance and Peter V. Yerance. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Alleged Passing ef Uounterfeit Currency. Before Commissioner Shields, The United Suates vs, John Schmidt.—The charge against the defendant, a boy of about five years of age, is rather new in its character considering the age of the alleged delinquent. According to the evidence it appeared that he gave in payment for some grocertes a spurious fi{ty cent and twenty-five cent currency stamps. Their character was at once detected and the lad arrested. Commissioner Shields, new in his high office, but always constder- ate and judicious, dismissed the complaint, couciud- ing that the boy iad no idea of the character of the notes as to their Megality. Alleged Violation of the Internal Revenue Law. The United States vs, David D, Lecher and C. L. Lecher.-The defendants were rectifiers at No. 161 Wasnington street, and were arrested yesterday and brought before Commissioner Shields on a charge of retUling whiskey barrels with atstilled spirits on which the origifal stamps had not been cancelled. ‘The ndanis were held to bail. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The Dowling McClelland Imbroglio—Decision of Judge Cardozvo—The Rhadamanthus of the Tombs Triumphant—McUlelland No- where. Before Judge Cardozo. The People ex, rel James W. McClelland vs, Joseph Dowling and Others,.—Decision was yesterday ren- dered in this case, as follows:—Judge Cardozo Bays: Itis very well settled in this not fasue when there is another adequate remedy, but that the converse of that is not invariably tras. Theref though except by that writ, a party may be remedil doea not necessarily require it should but the application for it reste in the sound cretion. of the court, which will grant or retuso. it according as the issuing or withholding it will best promote the ends of justice. Guided by these simple rules, there san be no dificulty in disposing of it not fs plain tha any personal malevolence ag wing te that a mandamus will fails to dixcl but very clearly shows that Mr, Justice De and his asso- ciute, Mr. Jostice Kelly, have long set themscives against system which bas become so notorious that none of us cap shut our eyes to its extstence—w gyatern which drives many reputable lawyers from courts which formerty were graced by the learning and character of such men as the Hoffmans, the the Bradys, the Bluats, the Sandforde and the nora of our profession, and which should be honored by their {mate successors, but who feel that the clacs against whom the action of the respondents is directed bring practice In the criminal courts Into disrepute. Until this elwss con- duct ahail cease and the disreputable practitioners are driven from among us I sve no xafety for those of the poorer class who are obarged with crime before the interior erminal tri- buuals, unless, as I trust will be doue, the Legislature, adopt- {ng the wise atid huruane suggeation th the Z'rshunc of ibe 1¥th snst., shall interfere, and provide for the employment by the county of some reputable lawyer to protect that unfortunate clase of citizens, jnat as we now protect the rights of the rest of the le of the State, by employ iblic prosecutor. If in efforts directed axainat w aystera and a clase ot guard the ractice of the profession against the unworthy, ab ent Fncividual should occastonuily suffer temporarily, it fe to be deplored ; but I should still heitate very long before attempt ing to control by mandamus the acklon of magistrates who, even if it be conceded that they have exceeded the strict limit of their authority, are acting for the higheat Interests of the profession and the public, and deserve the greatest commen. dation and support. I think sound judicial discretion de- mands that, without passing upou the question of power fa the court below, 1 ebould ‘say that Twill not interfere, by this extraordinary — rei ly, believing that & is bet- ter for the public that some temporary inconvenience ‘and loss ahould be borne, even by a per‘ectly innocent indi- vidual, rather than that purposes 60 worthy should be at all thw the action of this court, eapecially wheu I can say, as Ido to this relator, that I have confidence that when ‘on & proper occasion his righte are presented to the magta- trates, they will be fully respected without the necessity of any interposition by this court. That confidence I derive in this instance not only from the reputation of the magis- trates, but from the sptrit pervading the opposition to this motion, which displayed itself, among other things, tn the Kindly invitation by the respondent's counsel to’ the Telator, throughout the case. to prasent a further aM@davit in respect to the inat him by the woman Hoch. Felacor, Under tat invitation, did ata late stage of the pro- make an afidavit ‘much more explicit thaa that which be presani matter in @ different bad original ted to Indge Dowling, and exhibiting th light’ from that’ in which {t frst ap- Poser her 5 S2.Pee crave ines 20 tes tb would bare e wou bea es. satisfactory. © When. T ave see such ad to afford, opportunity to the relator to can antely trust the jastica of the magntraten: God thet . na to therm ho abould ve remafied, ‘These views wold dispost at the present application, and’ therefore Iahall not oousiier the question of the power ciaimed to exist in the court be- Jow, to suspend a lawyer from practice temporarily until the Arges Im ean be reported court for ection. But there are other conckiave reasons why this motion should be denied. If it be conceded that the writ should ge when an attorney is disbarred by a subordinate eourt without authority, which ie the must that gan be Ps ‘atl this application should not be granted, because » we not out. The most that fs that on a single occasion—in to hear the relator, and out juently they stated that they would not allow bim to practice in that court. But this does not amount to agdis- Dafring of the relator, and since the Wood cuse he hafuad Do business in the court and has made no atiaunpt to appear and ice there. If it be assumed that the Court of Spe- cial Sessions 1s only a court of Tor soxe purposes, and ‘that all its orders need not be foi entered fn the minutes s before they are to be consitered perfect — mi Fefusal to listen to the reletorina single cannot alone be regarded se disharring him, aad, there fore, would not justify f. It might be a mere ébnilition of temper, from which no human being fe exempt, engendered, perhaps, by some tem: circumstance oF feeling, for which ‘a writ of mandamus would be a ¥ Bappropriate remedy. But the conclusive answer to the sppiipation is that the oniy act of the abo’ related to but ended before This: proceed! i tinted Ho fore, ing was in! j and, therefore Bis general rights not being aifected, there is nothing pending tm which the relator has any interest which can give him a standing in court to ask for mandamus. In the absence of any record, evidence of an order disbarring the relator—nt Teast a delermined and persistent refusal to hear hin, upow proper demand, when business gave hima right to be heard must be shown before the motion can be auccessful; {n other words an illegal disbarment must be shown, either by an order duly made and ed, OF by act® (not mere words), wi ly work disbarment, tf the to the Justice were ‘i by roinarka attributed ‘ins, Tem not at Nberty to say that when the relator duly, op some proper oocasion when he has business entitiing him wo fy suka recognition of hie license to practice, it will not be accorded to him. [have no right to presume’ that » magis- {trae will not perform his duty, even thongh he may have hastily or thoughtleaaly expressed himself a8 to what his course would be, at a time when he waa not called upon to set judicially. Until some act towards putting into execution determination which the respondents are alleged to have to exclude the relator from practice , has been dor presume that none such will’ occur ; & mandamus should them to retract ‘Until dereliction from duty on the part of clearly and positively appears by aomething than mere words, which may be speken to-~ fe a to-morrow-sometbing more practical than a mere leclaration of an intent as to the future, which may be formed now, ana chan; before the time to put it into ex cution arrives—sometbing, in respect to @ subject lik: ie resent at lana like, for iustance, a8 1 have already Aad, « letermination to éxclude the relator frow practice, exbiv ited either by an order duly entered, or by persistent refusals in canes where the reiator was retalved, and appeared and ¢laimed bis rights, or by some act of the justice manifesting @uch a determination, [ think no case (or tate extraordinary remedy is made. Motion clenied. ox T moat and disre- SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Domestic Infelictty. Before Judge Friedman. In the Matter of the Application of Jane Baldwin Sor the Custody of Her Children.—This was @ motion made by Mr. Nathan Nesbitt on behalf of Mrs. Jane Baldwin, asking that she be awarded the custody of her two children, Hewlett and Nathaniel Balawin, aged respectively six and eight ye: on the ground that her hnsaband, Edward M. Buld wi was a ha- bitual drunkard, and totally incapabie of taking care of bis offspring. Mr. H. E. Tplinadee opposed the motion, and Judge Friedman decided that the Supe- rior Court had no jurisdiction whatever in the mat- ter, except to relieve the children from restraint, the Supreme Court of the State being the only wibunal having jurisdiction to award the custody. Decisions. By Judge Friedman. , Eppoensteiner vs, Barr,—Moton denied, una re Peter Gell,—Writ discharged and prisoner re- anded. Shuyter vs. Williams,—Order for juagmeut, SUAROGATE’S COURT. Us and Letters of Administration. Before Surrogate Tucker. ‘Wilts admitted during week ending July 3i—Jo- @eph Whitheld, John Cahill, Brockholst Cutting, Michael Speliman, Thomas H. Gaynor, Florence H. McCarty, Jean Baptiste, Alexander Thomas Pascoe, Raiph Glover. Letters of admintetration were granted on estates of Ernst H. Lohmann, Jobn O'Connell, Morris Abra- ham, Hiram D. Goodwin, John Molloy, Margaret Becker, Frederick Holzman, Caroline Gattman, Mars ti Bauman, Catharine Edmonds, Charles @. eigs, Jane Ann Sullivan, Mary Mubl, Mi ary Ann Mayor, Aaron Lang, @ ison, Elizabeth Pojand, George P. Traworidce, Madaret Carlisle, Susaa A: Kk HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1869.—TRIPLE Fiender, John Greenficid, Benjamia B. Haliock, Hen Thee Koehl, Kate Bievenson, Amelia Wells, FIST STRICT COURT. Landlord and Tenant—Fmportant Decision Acceptance of Rent After Issuance of War. rant for Nen-Payment Does Not Revive the Lease. Before Judge Quinn. OReilly and Another vs, Reenderg.—Th's was an action for damages for forcibie entry and detainer under the statute, The Justice stated at the begin- ning of the trial that a remedy of this sort had never before been resorted to before him, ‘The facta are that up to March last one George Aufnort was (aa tenant) tn possession of the front house of the premuses known as No. 204 Delancey ate im this city. The owners of the premises are the complainants, Aufnort had held under @ ease for five years, ~ on the Ist day of May, 1867, and consequently in March last there were three years of bis term yet to run. Jn February last suminary proceedings were begun conn him for non-payment of rent. On the 6th OL ‘ch judgment was given in favor of the landlords for possession and @ Warrant issued. It ‘was placed im the hands of the Marshal for execu- uon, Before the warrant was executed, however, & party in behaif of the tenant applied to the agent of the landlord and requested that the tenant should be allowed to remain in gyn and it was agreed that the tenant should so remain until the ist day of May, 1569, or unul the premises were sold, ut & parchaser was found before tuat time, With that understanding the agent accepted the rent for the month of February and the costs of the sammary pi ings. He also gave a receipt, stating that the money was taken under those conditions, and an agreement in writing was entered into between the parties as representatives of the landlords and the tenant for the enforcement of that understanding. Subse- quently the rent for the month of March was in like TMmanner accepted. But when the istof May came round, the occupant of the premises, who was the defendant in this proceeding, retused to move, say- ing that she held under an assignment of the lease from Auinort, This assignment, it waa claimed, was Inade on the Ist day of March, which would have been pending the Haein for non-payment of rent; but it appeared that the assignment was not recorded tll the 3d day of April. Iu addition to that reason for holding over, the occupant of the premises denied that the party wao had acted for Aufnort in the payment of the February rent had any authority to inake the agreement which was en- tered into. In the month oi June last the agent of the owners claimed possession of the premises in the name of the landlords, which was refused, and this action on her part furnished the grounds for this suit. The jury in their verdict sustained the plaintiffs in thetr Clatin of possession, on the grounds that the issuance of the warrant cancelled the lease, that the rights of the tenant under the lease were not re- vived'by the acceptance of the rent and costs, and that the assignee of the lease took nothing by the assignment. This decision will go far towards set- tling the disputed point with regard to the.effect of the acceptance of rent under the circumstances as stated above. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. A Young Jerseyman Takes a Full Mea. and is Put on Dietary Fare for Three Montha— Penalty of a Too Exquisite Taste in the Matter of Liquors and Cigure—The Mascu- line Head of a Boarding House Muking the Beds und the Feminine Head Making Love &to the Bourders—A Hopeful Scion. Before Judge Kelly. There were forty-three cases on yesterday's evlendar, consisting ol twenty-three charges of petty larceny, nineteen of assault and battery and one of violating the Hotel act. A conscientious desire of the Judge to investigate thoronghly the facts in each case caused the session—as is always the result when he is on the bench alone—to be a very protracted one. The crowd of spectators, which, as usual, filled the room compietely, showed no signs of uneasiness, how- ever, APPETITE EXTRAORDINARY. Sancho Panza blessed the man who invented asleep, Thomas Farrell curses the man who invented an appetite. it {s no wonder that Thomas feels thus anathematizingly inclined as regards his own par- ticular appetite, sor its hugeness is extraordinary. His arraignment on a charge of violating the Hotel act developed its extraordinary ca) ity. Jobn BE, Bowden, clerk of the Western Hotel, in Cortiandt street, was the cowpisinant ayetust him, “In what way did this mau Violate the Hotel act the Judge asked the complainant, “He came in the other day and got his supper,” Bowden proceeded to slate, “and was walking vy, without paying for tt.” ‘What did se gay when you demanded pay?” pur- sued the Judge. “He said he had no money, and because I remon- strated with him for his conduct he became very abusive aud threatening; and therefore I had him arrested.” “How did you discover that he had taken his sup- per?’ the magistrate further inquired. “One of the waiters called my attention to the fact of his extraordinary appetite,” “What did he eat?’ “Ke ate three steaks, one after another; then three plates of cold tongue, which he followed up witha piate of cold beef and another of cold mut- to ‘anything more ?” asked the Judge, looking with astonishment at the prisoner, a rather medium-sized specimen of & young Iman, Whose physique would betoken no such colossal-like powers of storing away pabuium. “accompanying the eating of the dishes named he devoured several rolls, and wound up with two dishes of blackberries and several doughnuts.’ “This must certainly have filled him up to the brim,” interrupted the Judge. “Not quite, The interstices he filled up with five oups of tea.” “Well, Thomas, what have you to say to this!’ the Judge asked the accused, “f bad come frum Jersey,” he answered, “and waa hungry.”” “Dia you have any money 7" “Oniy ten cents, { offered him that. Kage ds do.”” a ponds to a‘ “But you were not goin bay bim anything ‘< eit ashamed so offer him ao litte migney.* “afer eating 80 much 1 think you ought to be put on low diet,” said the Judge, ‘i sentence you three months to the Penitentiary.” PENALTY OF KEKPING GOOD LIQUORS, William H. Reagan, vender of choice wines, bran- dies and cigars at No. 5 Beekman street, closed up his place the other evening, leaving sandry dollars in the money drawer. In the morning he misaed the greenbacks, Suspicion fell on Jotin Barry, an unprepossessing looking youth, who had been ‘seen pote g about the piace, and ne was accordingly arrested. “How did he get into your piace?” asked the It was the they! bt “Between the steps and by breaking a pane of ass.” “Did he take anything else besides the money?" “| uhink it very likely; but in the abundance of my stock I cannot tell.”* “Why did you go into this place ?”’ the Judge asked the accused, “| wanted @ good drink and cigar, and T saw I could get in and went in." ‘Are you particular in your driaks and cigars?” 3, Bir.” ‘ou Was particular, too, in taking the money.’* could'nt resist the temptation." “| will put you away trom temptation,’' said the Jadge, “and send yqu to the House of Retuge.”” A MASCULINE CHAMBERMAID, Louls Meaher, a diminutive Teuton, was arraigned ona charge of Lye 3 his wife, a much yout r person and good looking, aud born in this country. “What have you to say to this?” the Jndge asked him, after hearing the wife’s story. ‘This is the third time you have been before me on a similar charge.” eben J marries this voman,” the accused an- swered, “I gave her $960, and we opened a boaniing house.”” “What las that to do with your beating her?” “Very much. I makes de beds ajl de times, and she makes love to de boarders.”* “And 80 you beat her?” “7 couldn't help mineselt,"* “| send you four Months to the Penitentiary,’ said the Judge. ‘The diminutive Teuton sent up a very big how! at hearing his sentence. AN INCORRIGIBLE SON. Michael Dorsey, @ gray-haired and weakly-looxing man, bowed down with trouble and the weight of years, preferred complaint Of assauit against his son, The accused Was & young man of the ‘Mose’ school aa io x4 — Ley lacking the heart and quai -rough champion of the de- Farce volunteer Fire Department, “Why did he beat youy” asked the Judge. “It is not only ome Linen by) haa given me,” in tremuions accents replied old man, “but he is all the while beating me.” jave you always treated him well #"* lways. Have treated him too well, aud what's the trouble.” “Does he work at anything »” «No, sit. “Live with you?” ‘es, sir.’” “Why do you beat your father?” the Judge asked 1. He Geearese it.” am ou are @ 8) 79 ee Ci Ai) ora ee aD “DIL send you four months to the Penitentiary, and perhaps that will have @ subduing effect On oul. “Aye, aye, sit, he answered, marc! with the coolest indifference hms state MISCRLLANROUS CASES. Patrick Dwyer, not satisfied with the pleasure of ry ITY, uccessful tne ng. o as to the Penitentary for two montha, with injunction to abatain from ro on the city cars in this term, Sarah Thompson and Annie Lewis, two not very hopeful young girls, went into a store and pretended anxiety to get employment at working sewing ma- chines. They managed to abstract turee dozen pocket handkerchiels, but were detected, They were SHEET. remanded for sentence, Jolin Wilson, mnercial value of iron, months to Wary. Syivester Reiity hose cognomen is @ mis- Romer, as he 18 a coi w man ot very ebony-like ep. sermi4, was found guilty of assaul Alice Walker, His lack of gallantry com him to twenty dollars fine. William Riley cominitted assault on Michael dollars for allowing ) appreciating some pig the present having no employment, Dulling the nose of Samuel Reed. three months to the Workhouse for change of em- ployment. Johanna Fitzgerald, whose husbaud ‘was killed at Pair Oaks, has since fallen into the habit of drinking and stealing, at ieast so testified her brother-in-law and others, She was sentenced bo prostha « to Blackwell's Cope Aen Bown, & i M Of ap 10001 ole yout who has gra- uated at the House of fase on Hart’s Island, was sentenced six months to the Penitentiary for beating his brother. Anton Schuler was required to et bonds in $300 to abstain from beating his wife for the next six months and give her good support. THE NEW TEAM OF THE COURTS—NOTICE TO THE BAR. Mr. Justice Cardozo will hold Oyer and Terminer, and Mr, Justice Barnard the Chambers of the Su- preme Court, during August. In the Supreme Court, Mesera. Justices McCann and Freedman will alternate through the month. Mr. Justice Freedman will sit until the 34 inclusive, in place of Mr. Chief Justice Barbour; Mr. Justice MeGunn from the 4th to the 18th mclusive, in place of Mr. Justice Fithian; and Mr. Justice Freedman from the 19th to the 2d of September, in piace of Mr. Justice Jones. In the Court of Common Pleas, the Chambers wil) be heid by First Judge Daly. CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tae WeaTHer YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the cor- responding day of jast year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HeRaLD Building, Broadway, corner of Aun street:— 1868, 1869, 1868, +1869. SA.M.. 3 oo BP. M. 87 82 6A. M 68 (OP. M. 79 9A, M. 73 9PM. 15 12 M.. 80 12P.M. 3 Average temperature yesterday. rrais 4 Average temperature for corresponding date :ast VOBL. 0.0 00++eeee 80% Average temperature for the week Average temperature for the corresponding week last year... Ris aersaubes 80 2-7 ARRESTS DURING THE WEEK.—Fnspector Diiks re- ports the following arrests for the week:—Saturday, 24th, 281; Sunday, 2oth, 154; Monday, 26th, 235; Tues- day, 27th, 263; Wednesday, 28th, lay, 29th, 226; Friday, 30th, 222. Total, 1,639, DEATH OF A FEMALE INEBRIATE.—An inquest will be held to-day by Coroner‘ Keenan, at the Essex Market prison, over the remains of an unknown woman, who had been locked up 80 grossly mvoxi- cated that she could not give her name. doubt resulted from intemperance. THE CaBLe LayYeR.—Sir James Anderson, the Captain of the Great Eastern, was iu consultation yesterday with Mr. Allen, the President of the Frank- lin Telegrapb Company, at his office, 72 Broad street, in relation to the connection between the line and the French cable. August, Soppen DeaTH.—On Friday evening John Shay, a man thirty-three years of age, called to visit a friend living at No. 79 Mulberry street, when he was taken suddenly ill aud died soon afterwards, Subsequently the body was removed to the late resi- dence of deceased, No. 35 Baxter street, where Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an inquest. Deceased was a native of Ireland. THE OCEAN BANK RospuRy.-It is not true, as stated, that nearly all the valuable secarities taken from this bank have been returned. On tlie con- trary, the only things recovered were the bonds con- tained in the trunk found by the police some time ago. of thetr losses known. Amon; taken wore $50,000 in bonds on the Po! and Lake Superior Ship Canal Company. from unknown parties aaking to the police authorities. Favat Rat.RoaD ACCIDENT.—An unknown man was run over and instantly killed near Fort Wash- tngton, by the quarter to seven o'clock train from this city, on the Hudson River Raflroad, yesterday pears: on train stepped on the up track, and directly in front of the train named jured, wus taken on board the train and conveyed sorts is khown, however, that the remains of the mangled stranger were allowed to remain on the track for many hours morning. From what could be learned, it that deceased, with @ companion, was w: the track, and while endeavoring to themselves from a down above, Tne ovher man, who was severely Owing to the reticence of the railroad nothing additional was ascertained. It after the accident occurred. ANOTHER FENIAN Rarp.—It is said that tne Fenians propose another raid into Canada. The present activity at their headquarters in Fourth street, near Broadway, and the release of arms and ampunition captured by the government in 1866 and released to the Fenians some time ago under bonds, and now stored at the headquarters, give some show of probability vo these reporta. Those im au- thority in the Fentan organization give no confirmation to the ramor; on the contrary, they point to the close surveillance exercised by federal authorities upon Cuban expeditions and the rigid entorcement of the neutrality laws as the best proof of their own invention not w violate the laws. Others, however, say that these declarations are @ mere blind, and that the “Kanucks’’ will soon have an opportunity to chronicle deeds of Fenian prowess. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Litekaky THIgF.—Charles Sinclair was yesterday arrested on a charge of stealing books from the American News Company, in Nassau street, His taste rau vo “Robinson Crusoe” and kindred works of fic- Alderman Moore, at the Tombs, committed tion. him to answer the charge. Nor a FEvontovs complaint of stabbing him in the back with a knife, Was yesterday released from custody on an expiana- tion of the complainant. The latter conf that being under the influence of liquor he feli through a —_ door into @ cellar way, and thus sustamed his Injuries, A FowL Procerpina.—Thomas McGinness was yesterday arrested ou a charge of cruelty to a fowl. The alleged cruelty consisted in plucking the feathers of said fowl while tt was alive. The com- plaint was maae by John W. Hudson, one of the be ye of Mr. Bergh, the great defender of the rights of dumb creatures. The accused was heid by Alder- man Moore, acting magistrate at the Tombs, to answer the charge, RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—Two men, named James Anderson and William Peters, were arrested yesterday morning at the foot of pier 37 North river by officers Shaw and GriMth, of the har- bor police, on suspicion. They had in their posses- sion fourteen pieces of red annel, supposed to have been stolen, Wheu arraigned before Justice Dodge, at the Jeflerson Market lolice Court, they pleaded not guilty, but were locked up. A PILFERING FRENCHMAN.—M. Bianea Aleza, of No. 134 Ninth street, compismed at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday that Alexander Rein- nert, of No, 229 West Nineteenth street, a French- man, and by occupation an ironmouider, encered his house on Friday, and seeing some forty-six dol- Jars lying on the table appropriated It, innert, on being charged with the thei, did not deny having taken the money, and was consequenuy heid to answer. ALLEGED STaBsinG AFFAIR.—Dennis Connors was yesterday arrested on a charge of stabbing in the nead, with a pocketKknife, Michael McCabe, of No. 69 Oliver street. A brother of McCabe was having a dispate with the accused, when the compiainant, ag fa alleged, interfered and was stabbed, Mappliy only % slight injury resulted from the stabbing, Connors was faily committed by Alderman O’#rien, acting magistrate at the Tombs, to answer s charge of felontous assault. BURGLARY IN WRST STREET.—Mr. Charies W. An- thony, of 227 Weat street, appeared before Justice Dodge yesterday afternoon and charged two pris- oners named James Anderson and William Peters, who were arrested by oMcers Shaw and Grimn, ns Pag lariousiy entered his premises on rriday ni stolen therefrom a quantity of fan- at $200, The jars had packed up ready to take away, when iterrupted, nearly $6,000 worth of i. ‘They ted @ boat ready at the foot of pier 37, near the warehouse, They were committed to answer, A COUNTERFEIT LORD CARRINGTON.—One of tho clerks of the St. Nicholas Hotel appeared before Jus- tice Dodge yesterday, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, and charged a young man named Wilmot J. Mitchell, of Montreal, Canada, then in custody, with having represented himself as “Lord W. H. mington, of England,” and a woman he had with him aa “Lady Carrington,” at the St. Nichoas. His bogus ryt, and her bogus ladyship ran up a biil of fifty-six dollars in two days, and the latter also borrowed from the proprietor of the hotel, or his clerk, $6 25 i money. Onicer Keely arrested the dis- tinguished foreigner When his true character became knowa, Justice Dodge committed him to answer in @etault of $000 ball. Death no It is understood that the cable will be open for public business on the 15th of Many of the special depositors, who lost quite heavily, have not yet made the amounts the securities Lake e bank ofiicers, a short time ago, recelved a communication how muca would be Ute! for the return of the bonds, but they have re- rred this, as they do all similar communications, te AssaviT.—Charies Utz, a butcher of No. 4 Greenwich street, against whom Martin Kubus, of New Brunswick, N. J., preferred a 5 THE FIREWORKS EXPLOSiON. - Coroner’s Investigution—A Recommendation by the Jary. Yesterday morning Coroner Keenan held inquests at his oMfice in the City Hall over the bodies of the boys Thomas Kelly aud Michael Mul deaths resulted from burns received by the explosion of flreworks in Chatham etreet Iaet Wednesday even- hey, whose ‘The Coroner and his jury first went to the New York Hospital and took the testimony of Thomas Maher, one of the parties burned, and then returned to the City Hall to continue the investigation, Sub- joined will be found a copy of the testimony and the verdict of the jury, from which it will be seen that the custom of carelessly handling fireworks is de- nounced. TESTIMONY OF THOMAS MAHER: ‘Thomas Maher, residing at No. 84 Roosevelt street, being sworn, aays:—On the 28th of July I was in a wagon containing Sreworks; we were going along Park row, setting off the fireworks from the wagon; when opposite French’s Hotel I jumped into the wagon; there were then sbout five in the ‘wagon, each having a skyrocket, and were attempt- ing to set them off; one of the men dropped some matches among the fireworks, and they were thrown out; either some of the matches must have been left in the wagon and ignited or one of the skyrockets, which seemed to hang fire, set the frework#in the Wagon Off; they all seemed to go off about the same time; I cannot say how the deceased parties were burned; ali that were in the wagon except one were burned; the wagon was in motion at the time of the accident. TESTIMONY OF JOHN RYAN. John Ryan, of No, 38 uherry street, deposed:—On Wednesday evening about seven o'clock | was ina wagon containing fireworks; there were about seven or eight in the wagon; we were going by French's Hotel when William Kedigan asked me tor @ match; I gave him a bex of matcaes; my back was turned to him and I was talking to the driver; in about two seconds afterwards the fireworks com- menced to expiode; | jumped out of the wagon, and did not then know any one was burned; I atter- wards heard there nad been several burned; ! saw the deceased 1ollowing us; he and other boys had been in the wagon, and I put them out; I do not know whether they were in or out of the wagon at the time of the explosion. TESTIMONY OF MICHAED REDIGAN. Michael Kedigan being sworn says: reside at 45 Cherry str et; fam treasurer of the Jeremiah Mur- phy Chowder Club; on Wednesday iast ie ciub, amounting to about seventy persons. went on an ex- cae ——, to —— Crore Nae Le returning wo sent our baggage wagon to tie ck get some fireworks that we intended to set off in three places in the Fourth ward; we appointed a commi'tee to set the Greworks off: two men were placed in charge of the fireworks till a, were to be set off; they were Ryan and KRedigan; the president of the club was in the first stage in front of the wagon; I was also in the stage; as soon as he saw a rocket go oif he ran back to stop the proceeding, and very s00n afterwards the whole explosion took place; we had not reached the first place where ‘we expected to set them off. ‘The case was then submitted to the jury, who rea- . dered the following VERDICT. “That the deceased parties came to their deaths by burns accidemtaily received by the explosion of fire works in a wagon opposite French's Hoiei, on the 28th day of July, 1869. They recommend the preven- tion by the proper’ authorities of the use ot fireworks On occasions similar to those in which the deceased lost their ives.”? MAYOR'S OFFICE. The work at the Marshal's Bureau in the Mayor's office has been somewhat light during the past week. Marshal! Tooker and his assistants have been engaged almost exclusively in adjusting differences between drivers whose vehicles had come in collision, attend- ing to a few cases of violations of ordinances by par- ties licensed, or who should be licensei, from the Marshal’s Bureau, aud in recovering money obtained by fraud from = VERDANT COUNTRYMEN, The majority of these, of course, are victims of the ‘‘envelope game,” who, despite all warnings and advice freely bestowed, will allow themselves to be duped, Two of the complaints made were against the establishment in the basement of No. 233 Broadway. As before remarked in the HERALD, it seems re- markable that any man with ordinary intelligence would allow himself to be taken in by such a hang-dog looking set of scoundrels as those who Manage the den in question. C. L. Owen, of Piain- field, Onio, and W. D, Nasa, of Steubenviile, Obie, Were victimized by the sweet-acented scamps of 233 to the tune of $100 each. R. Boles, of Ulster county, N. Y., Was swindied. at No. 13 ‘kK Tow, out of eighty dollars, and albert Fiedler, of Pittaburg, lost ninety-five doliars in greenbacke sad fifty dollars in Id at 153 Cedar street. The Marsital’s officers were sirumental in having the money refunded in each case. Reuben Wightman, of Dansvilie, Livingston county, N. Y., lent a strange man—“a rale nice- spoken, honest-looking gentieman'’—sixty dollars te pay adebt to another man whom they met while walking in ¢om| before banking hours. Poor “Rube” was ‘double banked,” as the “rale nice- spoken young man ieft him very = forgot to refund the sixty dollars. suarpel roung Man was sich a 1, mice spoken man that ‘algae think he’d do'sioh a mean ere Marsha! Tooker, satisfy Rube,” sent an officer with nim to see if they oonld come across the aforesaid ‘‘rale nice-spoken young man,’ but, of course, he had gone from the neighborhood of his expioit, and Mr. Wightman returned to home a poorer and a wiser man. During the week licenses nave been issued as fol- lows:—Coaches, 6; express wagons, 7; carts, 43; drivers, 45; junk shop, 1; jhe ca venders, second hand dealers, 4; ‘ding house, 1. Total, 136, Received for license fees and fines, $402. Re covered for parties who bad been swindled, $3,202. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. PoLIcE ARRESTS.—There were 514 persons arrest- ed by the police of this city during the week ending July 31. . THE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT.—Justice Voorhies, of the Eastern District, decided yesterday that po- lice justices had no power to act under the above act, ACCIDENT.—Henry Covell, residing corner of King street and Richards, had his left ankle crushed yes- — while at work by a stone falling on that mem- r. THE SOUTHSIDE RatLg0an.—The Southside Rail- road Company have at last eucceeded in getting » dummy sufficrently powerful to draw their trains to and from the depot, foot of South Eighth street, to Bushwick avenue, Williamsburg, in ten minutes. WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION EXOURSION.—The Wash- ington Association, of Brooklyn, E. D., will make their fourteenth annual exoursion to-morrow to Myer’s Grove, Staten Isiand. This association ia the largest body of weil-behaved young men in Wil- lamsburg. DROWNING ACCIDENT.—Charles Osiri, employed on board the canalboat Margaret and Ellen, lying at the foot of Pacific street, teil into the river while in- toxicated, yesterday morning, and was drowned. Deceased was twenty-four years oid and a resident of Albany, N. Y. The body was recovered and an inquest was held by Coroner‘Jones, Kines County Surrocats’s Court.—The wills of Charles Kirschman, of East New York; Thomas Shanley, Jerusha Weeks, Bernard McGarity, Moody Cummings and Abraham 8. Sandford, of Brooklyn, were proved during the past week. Letters of administration were granted for the estates of ocrs Ciel, of Flatbush; Helen Grimth, ot New Lotts; McGurren, Cornelius fH. Mar- hy Catharine M. Sallivan, Ann Hulbert, J. Weip- ley, Philip Gerity, Patrick Casey, Harriet Holmes and William H. Parker, all of Brooklya. Tae Water SupPLy IN, Sours BROOKLYN.—The attention of the Board of Water and Sewer Com- missioners was called yesterday to the important fact there Was @ necessity to add another pipe for the supply of water in South Brookiyn, the present means bei barely suMcient, ana an accident lable to occur to tie main at any moment, which might cut off the Water altogether from that section of the city. The Water Purveyor who writes the Board on ts snb- Ject says that “some two years previous to the com- HOMEY Wo A the bdehes od Canal it was oe ‘ary @ line of pipe across the canal on the bottom of the stream for the purpose of supplying a Ro Portion of the Hightn ward with water from Ridgew90d_ reservoir. After the commencement of the improve- Ment the line bad been taken up, since which time Gowanus has been eatirely supplied from the Pres- pect Hill reservoir through a twelve-inch main along Fifth aveni This main may be at any time cutoff by an accident ocourring on Filth avenue, anywhere between Baltic and Third streets, a dis- ance of about half @ mile, and beyond the Third street 1 connection, it 18 entirely unpro- tected.” An accident to the Prospect Hill engine would leave about eight miles of streets now sup- with water from that ta avery baa condition: rveyor revommends that he may be empowered at once to prepare a twelve-inch main to be across the Gowanus Canal, connect- ing with Hamilton avenue the one side and Four teenth street on the ovher. The subject was referred to the Supply Com mittee, with power, In Prossia the military telegraph ‘s being reorgan- ized, with the addition of ail ihe latest’ tinprove- meuts, Already each year such a service Was in. use during the great manceavres, and this season a si at- lar one Js to be also attached to the First and Second corps Warmée, in order to test the proposed altera tons In 4 practical manner,