The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1869, Page 6

MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT, wee Departure of the Presidential Party fro Kane=Mospitality and Loyalty on thi Way—The Reception at Sunbuary-Arrival at Harrixburg—The President the Guest of Senaier Simon Cameron, ” HARRISBURG, Pa., August 17, 1869. ‘This morning, at nalf-past eight o’clock, the Presi- ‘dential party left the hospitabie mansion of General Kane to enjoy, though to a more limited degree in pointof time and owing to engagements, the un- pounded comfort and elegance of the home of Sen- ator Simon Cameron in this city, The presence of Mr. Cameron at Kane will unguestionably be pro- ductive of good to the many aud great interests of Pennsylvania. It enabled the President to be- come more than politically acquainted—that iy, socially familiar with that distinguished myn, who for nearly a half a century has been foremost In his efforts on behalf of the 18’ vorer, amd the development of the inexhaustible re’ sources of this powertul and populous commonwe# ith, No one better knows the welfare of the State of Penn- ylvania and no one 1s better able to promote tt than Simon Cameron. The special train, under the charge of W. A, Bald- win, Assistant General Superintendent, and Theo- dore N, Ely, Superimtendent of "ne Western Di- vision of the Philadelphia and Erie Raijiroad, ar rived in front of General Kane? s residence at sche- duie time, The Presidential ‘party embarked on Senator Cameron's private cay, which was attached to the train, and was accompa aied by Seuator Came- ron, General Kane and lady #.nd@ State Senator Mor. row B. Lowry, The locome¥.ve immediately whistled “up brakes,” and down i.e sicep declivities of the Alleghantes sped at a ravyid rate. It would be useless to particularize upon the hearty reception which attended the President at every railway station, however small. The old and ihe young, men and Women united in that tribute of respect due to sue otice and the person of the the nauion. The crowds were and giving veu hich must have been ple: train, At places the buildings, At encertaiued the » Whien, in variety, would ve considered relay at this point the u a Mr O Presidential p quauuty aud general aiue dinner, Alte Gain once “more proceeded on its way. At Williamsport Mr. W. H, Armstrong, the member of Congress from that district, remained aboard the train during its stay, nbury Mr. Packer, auother member of Coug as received. Here Senator Cameron made a peech to the people, ®ayiog that he was a Sunbur 3 that it gave him picusure now to introduce Lis Iriends, now old, and tue children and grand-cuiiden even, of the friends of iis boyhood, to the President of the United States and the commander-in-ctuef of the armies and na- vies. ‘The demonstration was very enthusiastic. At tus polat J, D. Cameron, son of the Senator aud President of the Northern Central Rallway, and Mr, Biac\eugh came aboaid the train. ‘The train-pusied on rapidly. Mrs, Senator Cameron was iaiormed by telegraph that the party would arrive at eigiit ociock, Shorly before that hour the train passed over ine extensive bridge above the city and dashed rapiily down tarough “tue aarrows,” aud arriv- apg 1h siX minutes—a distance of six miles— Opposite the capital city of the commonwealth i Pennsylvania. The train proceeded acrogs the bridge at tis point, stopping at the Harrisburg end, Here the party disembarked, and op foot proceeded to senator Cameron’s extensive resideuce, about afty yards custant, senator Cameron’s mansion—for such it is in all Teapects—ia a historical building. It is known as the “old Harris mansion,” haying been bullt many Years ago, and to-day is kuown by the name of iis €arly oWner, a descendant of the celebrated pioneer Jonn Harris, who established aierry aud vuilt the first house in the present city ot Harrisburg, more than acentury ago. Senator Cameron came into Possession of the property during the war, enlarged Sud renovated the building and beautiiied the grounds with flower beds, waiks and conservatories. In front ef the mansion 1s the stump to which Harris was tied by hostile savages, who had already lit the Jaggots to burn him to death, when he was rescued through the fidelity of a negro servant, who con- veyed the alarm to some friendly Indians near by. ‘To-night the wails of the “old Harris mansion” rang With the sounds of happinees and hospitality. After &@ maguificent dinner the gentiemen of ihe party re- tired to the library to smoke, while the ladies with- Grew to the sumptuous parlors. At ten o'clock the party partook of some ice cream, a few grapes and an eXira cigar. It may be added, In passing, that the President has reduced his allowance of tue ‘uox- Jous weed” to three cigars before dinner aud a limit- ed number after. The President retired about eleven o’ciock, The Party will leave here at nine o'clock {0-morrow morning to visit the iron mines of G, D. Coleman, near Lebanon, and thence proceed to Mount Carbon by way of ‘Reading. Trip of the Presidential Party Through the Lebanon Valley, Pa.—Visit to the Cornwall Mines—Enthusiastic Reception at Rending— Arrival at Mount Carbon—Informal Recep. tion at Pottsville. Mount CARBON, Pa., August 19, 1869, The Presidential party having enjoyed the wild scenes of the Alleghanies and partaxen of the hospi- tality of the veteran Senator of Pennsylvania, Simon Cameron, to-day, their route jay through the fertile section known as the Lebanon Valley to the great anthracite coal felds of Schuylkill aud Lehigh, By nine o’clock this morning the special train placed at the disposal of the distinguished party arrived at Lebanon, about twenty-six miles from Harrisburg. diere Mr. G. Dawson Coleman was in waiting with Joun W. Killinger, ex-member of Vongress, Messrs. Mish and Weidle, Mr. Wilhelm, agent for the Cole- man estate, and Mr. Lorenz, assistant engineer Phila- a@elphia and Reading Railroad, These gentlemen, dn connection wit Senator Vameron, J. D. Cameron, President of the Northern Central Railroad, General Kane and Mr. McVeagh, son-in-law to Senator Cameron, made the party now to consist of a fair number of representative gentlemen of that section of the State. At the depot at Lebanon a large and enthusiastic crowd was assembled, As the time of the President was limited the train at once moved down the Lebanon Valley track about a mile, where it switched upon the side road leading to the Cornwail iron mines, a distance of about seven miles, Here en- gines were changed, and the cars were pushed by a winding road to the summit of one Of the remark- able iron mountains situated as that place. Thee mountains are three in number, and the highest several hundred feet tn height. After winding com- pletely around the mountain the party alighted near the end of the track aud walked to the crest. These immense deposits of ore compare favorably with the celebrated iron mountain in Missourt in point of uantity and sarpase itin quality. Itis estimated hat at least 80,000,000 tons lle above the water ievel and the same amount or more below. Mr. Coleman removes annually (0 market over oue hundred thou- Sand tons. From the crest of the hill the view was charm- ing. In front and to the right and left lay the fertile valley of Lebanon, extending towards Betrisborg on the One side and Reading on the other. Beautiful fields, groves and the homes of a latgg town and country population could be traced as i as pe eye gould reach, The President and Mre. Grant 2P pine} enchanted by the beauty of the landscape aid the charming ptottire of fartas dnd éafiie, aster thys spending an Rour the party returned to the care, ahd oe descending the hill set out for the residence of Mr. G, W. Coleman. Arriving here | tue ladies were received by Mrs. Coleman, and the tlemen requested to be at home, Time, the despot, put an end to ceremony, In less than an hour an astonishing dinner presented itself to the eager appetites of thoge present. Just as the gen’ men and ladies were to sit do fr, John Tucker. ita iphta wae esi ng Raiload: | qresident of the and ong Of the most Damar railyoad chiefs in the | country, J, B Lippincott, the Phiiadeiphia pubiisher, and C, F. Norton, of the firm of Gorrell & Co., the largest coal RL pantie inthe Ashland region, aud Mr, Loreng, Civ) hoy bear arrived of the company’s gteam carriage. 0 Judge Pierson, of Harrisburg rived from that city. There wad little time to pare, so the dinuer was curtailed as much as pos: sible, and after which the party, with tho accession of Mr. and Mra, Coleman, returned to the train, Mr, Coleman is also one of the largest iron manuts turers in the country, having an immense furnace near his house. His residence la exte' a commanding position, havin, Lebanon valley and the South Atver a aharp ran the (rain re large crowd was at the depot, displaying great en- i em, The train next moved up the railroad, J ing the extensive workehops and roupdhouses (Said to be the largest in the world) of the raiiroad company, aiso stopping at the large rolling mill of the coinpany, The President, in the hauds of W. E, C. Coxe, superintendent of the mili, witneswed the operation of roiling vailroad tron from the first pro- cess of welding the fragmenta of iron into a single mase up to the complete rail, The President was much interested tn the work. The patty thence continued the journey to this piace, Between Reading and here the President rode in the company's steam carriage, as providiog @ better opportunity of aceing the cou fountain hills. The Presidential party were ¢ : th Philadelphia and Reading Raliroud fat Wenident ‘Tucker, a artist in ail matte cheer, had epecial charge. From the t party were con- ducted to the company's hotel, and tirodgn t ite as: Gent of to Philadelphia and, lent o1 ladelphia an ng Railroad, wh had arrived from Philadelphia in advance, wee pro. vided with Jarge and comfortable sleeping accom- modations, party Mr, A itttle after ax o'clock the entire to dinner, At the bead of the tabi » Tucker, _, With Mrs, Graut on right, At the opposite ent of ras neatoa Senator Cameron, with the Preside on NFiqw YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1869, ae termediate seats were occupied the remainder of the cp at j Bra twas” a model ‘of elegance, 4,10 fret aatity of le Seoutig vie nea oe A ni ity 0 ; ia Ee TE iety ‘and character, The sere og ni: dinner lasted TW eprovably never for the manner tn A person would sup- ) hours, and @ pleasante ras had. Our ‘Tucker {3 famous whicn he sroais, bis teeny we that with the bility of managin; The affuire of 80 great ar ad’ay the Readina he would Le 7 ’ al ¥ e ein Dodimeng of wit. “© “LO! Gallantry an After Minner, at eight o'dlock, the ladies attending the poviy Weturned to. their respective homes at Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg—a distance of nine’ ty miles—in the company’s steam carriage. Se" sator Cameron and Judge Pierson lett also. This evening, at @ quarter it eight o'clock, the President and a sew gentiemen, im company with General Cake, the member of Cong ess from this district, and others, visited Potts- vule, about & mile ae im carriages. hey repaired te the City flail, which was elaborately decorated, and a band present. The spacious room was jammed, and as the President entered rounds and rounds of cheers broke forth. | ‘The President received the crewd with his usnal affability, It ts computed at least four thousand peaple Were insiae the building and the sireeta with®ut, The afair, though impromptu, was very gratitying. From the City Hall the President visited Mr. 8. L. be Pottsville, where he was handsomely entertained, and remained about a half an hour in conversation with a namber of geutiemen present. At nearly ‘en o'clock the party returned to the hotel. Mr. Tucker explained on a map to the Pre- sident the remarkable facilities the railroad com- pany had made for the shipment of coal, and muurked out the vast extent of their valuable domain in this section, The President, after indulging in a shert coversation, retured at half-past eleven o'clock, Return of President Grant to New York— Completion of his Journey in Pennsylvae nia~His Departure from New York for Newport. ‘The President arrived in this city yesterday after- noon shortly before four o'clock, on his return from his trip through the coal flelds of Pennsylvania, From the pier of the Central Railroad of New Jersey the President and family took carriages for the New- port boat, which left at half-past six o’clock. The Presidential party, accompanied by John Tucker, President of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, J.D. Cameron, President of the Northern Centra! Railway, J. B. Lippincott, publisher, of Philadelphia, Charles F, Horton, of Philadelphia, Wayne McVeagh, General Cake, General Kane, and Mr. Barber, saper- intendent of the Schuylkul Canal, left Mount Car- bon in a special train, in charge of John S, Hilles, assistant superintendent of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, to visit the coal regions in the vicinity of Minersville and through the Ashland basin. The President, accompanied by Mr. Tucker and seve- ral gentlemen, had extra accommodation !n the steam carriage “Witch,” which jfollowed the spectal at about a mile distant. The President exhibited much interest in the two incline pianes, on which it was necessary to make a descent of 900 feet tn less than two miles, Tue scenery in the vicinity was very rand. From this point the party proceeded to Mahanoy City, arriving at elevea o'clock. Here Messrs, Tucker, Cameron, Lippincott and Barber separated from the Presidenual party, having reached the terminus of their railroad, Another special train was in readiness, provided by the Le- high Valley Railroad, which was represented by Henry Stanley Goodwin, assistant general superin- tendent; James J. Biakelee, superintendent of the Mahanoy division, and Alexander Mitchell, master machinist. At Mauck Chunk, the home’ of Asa Packer, the present candidate on the democratic ticket for Governor of Pennsylvania, the demonstra- tion exceeded everything experienced on the whole trip. An ‘immense crowd of men, women and children were assembled. A drum corps united in the enthusiasm, playing the national airs. The President appearing on the piatiorm of the car was received with rounds and rounds of cheers. There was a rush for a shake of the Presidential hand, and during the time the train remained at the station the President was sur- rounded, not with a row of bristling bayonets point- ing at hum, but a more formidable array of extended hands, big and little, clean and dirty, hard and tender—in fact, a perfect assortment. As the train 1V8, bulit in @fair sweep of the | ed Reading. A | departed the crowd cheered and cheered until out of hearing. At Allentown, Bethlehem ana Easton the crowds were large and feartully vociferous in their cheers. At Bethlehem Mr. Horton left the party, taking the Norti Pennsylvania road for his country seat near Puiladelphia, At Easton the special car was at- tached to another engine, that being the end of the Lehigh Valley road, and the starting polnt of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. At all the atations along the route large crowds were gathered, The train in moat cases darted by, giving but a transient, bleaded and confused glance through the windows of the Presidential car, The Central road was re- presented by its general superintendent, R. E. icker, and E. W. Welstead, who courteously per- formed their part in making the journey comforta- ble. The running Ume was fifty miles an hour by the engine Challenge, Joseph Losey, engineer. Tt must be said that the presence of the President among the hardy miners of Pennsylyania but de- onstrated anew the strong bold he has upon the affections of tne masses, Everywhere he was re- ceived with universal respect and applause. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Companie: handsomely represented by Mr. Tucker, transport the President thiougn their domain in ey style, and the same may be said of the Lehigh Valley Company. The President doubtiess will long re- member his visit to Pennsylvania. The President was metat the Newport boat by Bamilton Fish, Secretary of State. These ‘wo emi- nape officials had a lengt 4 futerview which finished only with the departare of the boat. HORSE We see that the Hardic Park Association, at Wil- lamsport, Pa., baye selected the Sth, 6th, 7th and 8th of October for a trotting meeting. The Narraga: set Park have their fall meeting on the same days, as they announced some months ago. The Hardic Park Association should postpone their meeting two weeks to make it successful, ag all the good horses will be at Narragansett, There is much doubt in the minds of turfmen as to the length of some of the prominent trotting and running tracks in the country, The managers of the wacks should have them measured by competent surveyors and their respective lengths given to the pubiic under oath. The Union and Centreville courses, on Long Island, we know to be a mile; but wecannot vouch for any other. Have the tracks measured, and senda us the lengths for publication, That is the only way to settle the question, Fast ume can always be made on short tracks, you know, Mr. Bonner’#» mare Pocahontas trotted a half mile in 1:11, wagon and driver ee 318 pounds, a few days ago at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds, On the same day Mr. Bonner drove Dexter a mile in 2:28.34 to hig road wagon, Mr. James W, Gillies has recently purchased the magnificent bright bay trotting horse Repeater, by Toronto Chief, dai by Old Abdallah. He 1s sixteen hands high and very fast, and will be uied by air, Gillies as # road horse, Price $6,000, Mr. W. H. Smith will use Tattler on the road, Jay Gould is driving Lizzie Warwick and Rosa Mac on the road. They are very smaii for a road team, bat show a sharp gait, John Dye was out yesterday with hie biack team Benton and Mary, and cut loose up the road at a merry pace. Mr, Corey has oye of the fastest teams on the road, They are bays, and he ratties them at a forty-five gait the length of the roaa. Mr, Qrippen Is driving his sorrel] gelding Newburg, and he can 4809’ “40” gait to a top wagon. He has a record of . Messrs. Andrews Brothers ride in a family carriage nowadays, They are giving their trotting teama rest. Fay {3 driving @ bay aud gray trotting team that steps fast, Sammy Week’s Ethan Alien gelding was stepping very fast on Tuesday afternoon, Abe Dubois is driving @ fine thoroughbred looking NOTES, MAPS PEPSI to ve ie we? peru er hood oF 40". Mr. Green drivea a vely atylish Dow (hat aitiact 4 good deai of attenjion, ir. Howard la driving his recent purchase, a fine ce fast pair of bay trotters, They have style and action, THE CUGAN ENPEQITION FROM PHILADELOIA Examination of the Steamship Hornet=Mer Probable Reto: {From the Philadelphia Ledgor, August 19.) This vessel, which was seized on Sunday last, under instructions trom the oifice of the Attorney General of the United States, remains in charge of the officer who was placed on board of her by Cap- tain Jones, of the revenue cutter Miami, By order of the government @ thorougu examination of the vessel hag been mace, and the report of the examin: ation has been transmitted to Washington, The Hornet, as we learn, t# 900 tons burden, has an tron Luli and was built with a view to speed, as she was originally used for @ blockade runner, After her capture off Wilmington, N. ©., during the civil War she was transferred to the government ‘was employed for naval purposes. At the ol the war she was goid, with other veasels which not heeded, and she has recently undergone repairs as were required to nt her for se cleared at this port for Halifax, Nova Scotia, thence she wae to go to Queenstown, Ireland, coal On board was suficient to last for about fi days. of it i bankers, the rest of 1t isin bags on deck, She has on board @ full complement of engineers, firemen and coal heavers, Altogether her ofticera and crew number thirty-five men. No guna were found on board, and no ammunition, here ‘was nothing irregalarin her papers and the exam: iner Was HOt abie to discover anything about her of an tllegal character. Yesterday the owner of the Jiornet and his counsel were in Washington en Gdeavoring to effect her release, but nothing was heard from them in respect to the course likely to be pursued, The general impression is that the vessel wii be released, THE ROCKLAND COUNTY HYSTERY. Continuation aad Conclusion of the Voroner’s Inguest=The Testimony and Verdtct—Com- plete Vindication of Nathaniel R, Nicker- son—Wiat the Jury Think of Dr, Jacob Henrseler, The continuation of this inquest trom the morning of the 6th of August last to and turough the night of the 18th mst, was conducte® by Coroner John Quackenbos at Haverstraw, as per adjournment, Tne whole of the testimony was taken and verdict rendered, thas ending this famous “Rockland county mystery”? 2 ‘TESTIMONY OF MRS. BRIDGET HOUSE RESUMED. ‘There were three unmarried females in the family of the Misses Stevens; one of these alstere moved away last fall; her name was Mary Ann Stevens; sie went to Philadelphia; it was after the death of Mrs, Sophia L. Nickerson, J think that she teft; I don’t think that she nas been in Rockland county since that time; it was in October her furniture ieft, to the best of my knowledge, By a juror—I can’t say that she ever visited the Nickerson family; don’t know of ner ever riding out with Mr, Nickerson; she did not make any eecret of her going away nor to the piace of ner sojourning; I have visited her at her home in Philadelphia since that time, TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM GOVAN, M. Dy T reside in the town and willsge of Stony Point, Rockland county; am a@ practising physician and surgeoa; have been such twenty-six years continu- ously; [knew Sophia L, Nickerson; I saw her re- mains after death, on the 15th of Aprtl, 1860; saw the body in an outhouse attacned to this nouse (place of Inquest); 1 made a snipe reicial autopsy of the body at that time; opened it, dissected out the liver, stomach, large and smail intestines, and one of the kidneys; tae uteris was also cut off and taken away; I found the stomach and. large and small intestines glued to- gether by some glutinous substance, produced, as I Supposed, by infammation; the liver was in a nor- mal state; the kidney had degenerated into a sort of fatty mass without evidence of decomposition; 1 made no other observations; the external appearance of the body was ol a dark brown color, somewhat shrivelled and of a mummy-like appearance; the general contour of the body, as to shape, was very well preserved; did pot observe any. decomposition of the body, except the soft part of the nose; the remamder was in a good state of preservation; there were no other peculiar characteristics observ- able; I did not examine the mouth; did just as little with the body a3 1 could ip obedience to orders; I have no recoliection of examining the teeth; if a patient is aflicted with a burning sensation in the throat and stomach, accompanied with vomiting and purging, it may be sympathetic with the intro- duction of some very irritant substance or actual poison; the tartrate of antimony would produce these symptons if taken In large quantities, and yet may not destroy life; nux vomica will also produce retening, vomiting and ca oneal action of the muscles; beth of these will produce the burning sensation in the throat, and both may cause @eath if taken in poisonous doses; nux vomica ts classed among the virulent poisons; arsenic will aiso produce these symptoms; minerai poisons Will also; tarirate Of anumony may be put down as a poison; poison when administered 1s a question of quantity; Ido not think there are any agents that would produce these eros unless given in poisonous doses; croton oui will produce all of these LA ae) and if given in excessive doses will destroy life; it is a volatile poison. By a Juror—Arsenic is a powder; anything over the one-sixteenth of a are would produce these symptoms, and death if repeated in such doses; I did not hear Dr. Doremus’ testimony; I sealed up the remains, or organs taken from the body, after the dissection and put them in new glass jars after washing the parts mysell; these were then put into the possession of Coroner Quackenbos; they were sealed, tied down and waxed at that time; this was done to exclude anything from getting into the jars; the latter were previously put into a box, the cover Of which was najlea and sealed, By the Coroner, at the request of U. P. Hoffman. The maximum dose of nux vomica as a remedial agent is two and one-half grains, and if repeated too olfen might produce poisonous effects. By the Coroner, at Mr. Hoffman’s request. Q. Will not unripe irmit, very young veal and many articles frequently taken Into tne stomach as food occasionally produce inflamation of the stom- ach, extending yma pateeealy, to the throat, and that indammation cause retching, vomiting, purg- ing and burning of the parts infamea? A, Yes. Counsel for the Coroner—Dia you ever know of any one suffering from these symptoms by eating veal? A. Yes, by personal knowledge. Q. Can a body encased tn two boxes be preserved by means of the earth, as the body of Mrs. Nicker- ps _— A. Ihave good medical authority to say could. By a juror—I am not apt to give medicine toa patient if I do not know what is tne matter with him; no physician ought to prescribe anything ualesa he is morally certain what the character of the dia- ease is; the body of the deceased was buried 1p a ravelly sot! that might preserve the body. Question by the Coroner, at Mr. Hoffman's request— In a case of chronic poisoning by arsenic wouid not @ careful chemical analysis of the organs you dis- sected and sent to Professor Doremus discover traces of it? A. Yes, sir, TESTIMONY OF JACOB HENGGELER RESUMED. In brief he testified that he never left Mrs. Nicker- gon any pills on the Monday of her last iUness, but had previously for the uterme disease. He verified two prescriptions put up in Mrs, Susan Biauvelt’s el store, Nyack, dated Anguat 13, 1868, as fol- jows:— Ex. of mux vomi grains. cynth, 1g scruples, a tubarb, 1 scrup: Ex, hycyamus, 1 scruple. Ofi of peppermint, 6 scruples, ‘These were to be divided into twenty pills, and to be taken one at bed time, T also preacribed at the same time, game day, a8 medicine:— Byrup of lodide of iron, 2 os, ; to be taken ten drops tw: three tues & day. Lacriahited Coroner—Ie there anything else you want to say? Doctor—Yes, sir; the Misses Stevens’ story “about my leaving Medicine on the Monday night of Mrs, Nickerson’s Illness Ig wrong; I did not; that I ordered an tnjection of opium ig also false, Counsel for the Coroner—You ordered an injection of opium, did you not, and what was its quantity? By Isaiah Milburn, Foreman of the Jury—We want this matcer of putting questions and anewers simul- taneously into the witness’ mouth stopped at once. It 1s the uownimous request of the jury; it has gone along far enough. If the Doctor has any memoranda he desires to refer to let him dott, J, a8 with all of om want him to swear to what he knows, and that ne. Doctor—Well, 1 did not give any directions about the quantity of opium to use in the tajection, bat sald “to get alum and laudanum and mix them."’ At this juncture Dr. Hengecisr narrated tie last scene in the ‘sick room” of Mra. Nickerson quite tragically, meanwhile being asked by Mr, George L. Mann, counsel for the Coroner, if he had “anything moreto say.’’ The Doctor euded his testimony by bk thet nothing ‘‘he gave deceased would cause Here Mr. C. P, Hoffman arose and renewed his request, on behalf of Dr. Sloat and Mr. Nickerson, to cross-examine Dr. Henggeler, and tn this request he spoke eloquently and forcibly, saying tuat as all the testimony adduced before the Coroner had full; dd nee, exonerated both Mr. Nickerson and Dr. oes and that if he was refused on this point he deati to Say this, “that he had been asked by a dozen gen- tlemen, citizens of Rockiand county, to sift this case to ita Jast dregs,’ and in behalf of that public and himself he desired to, and that could ouly be done by_the cross-ex amination sought for, The Coroner refused this request, Mr. Hoffman then continued, ana sald that not only had the Corover’s counsel exhausted all his in- genuity, ali hia inventive powers to point to some culprit in this case; not only had he volunteered Statement after statement under general questions of “Anything more, Doctor?’ “Anything else to say?’ but he had pointed directly to those whom he 4ud thousands in the country knew aa if they wél gullty of murderous transactions, Therefore ni Sired to cross-examine Dr. Henggeler and go rei hig request, and he felt that then he could extract all the venom, all the poison of tue Doctor's testi- mony and show Where he had suppressed important facts, The Coroner again refused the request. A Voice ap y)—What do you want to set aside the truth top, Jolin Quackenbos? Coroner ( ecidediy)—Put that man out, Same Volce~Wul your boitif you dare, lam a of Rockland county and know my con. aclénc Coroner—I will, Same Voice—Do it Tt was not doue.—(Réyorter,) Coroner, by rcquest of Mr, Hoffman, to Dr. Heng- geler—Has not podapuyliia been known, when ad- ministered in medicinal quantities, to produce violent lrritations of the coating of the stomach, re- pe in petehing and vomiting? A, Well, if you ve meé the dose I can tel; (hesitating) not im medi- cinal quantities, Do not medical works received by physicians as authority show that podaplyliin has occasion: ally produced such results, even when administered in medicinal quantities? A, Well, if you will state me a dose J wil answer the question; (with hesl- tancy; no, sir, they do not, Q Has hot One-haifagrain been known to pro- duce and do not authoritative medical works alow that half @ | pa of podaphyilin administered tn @& single dose has produced such aresulty A. No; not within my knowledge. This testimony, particularly the Jatter question was read again and again before Dr. Henggeler would Sign his deposition, ‘The jury reserved the right to ‘amine him, when he retired. onsiderable time was then taken up, ft being af- ter midnight, in the examination of Dr, Thomas 0. Finnell, a8 an expert. The ground he was desired owed the effects of various poisons upon the human body before and after death, much, seem ingly, to the interest and instruction of the jury. TESTIMONY OF JOHN KR. M'KENZIE. 1 reside in Haverstraw; I was a grand ae io know Dr, a. d , ale Le rge Was that they had committed an assault upon him and that (the Doctor) had very strong suspicions that Mr. Nicker- won had poisoned his wife, Here, at an early hour of Thursday morning, Mr. George L. Mann, Counsel for the Coroner, reviewed tue eatimony aad explained to tue watiaaction of the Jury the Coroner's a0 fils position in the inguist- ton; he did this eloqwentiy ‘and submitted the case to their hands as it ‘nen rested. Eighty-five minutes thereafter the folowing verdict was rendered:— We, the undGrsigned, sworn jurors to inquire into the death of Mrs, Sophia L. Nickerson, find, alter all the proof addu in the matter of her decease, the following:—That we ao exonerate her husband, Nathaniel R. Nickerson, from al! blame touching her death, and believe that the compiaint was brought through malice by Dr. Jacob Hengge:e! ISAIAH MILBURN, Foremi JAMES FE. TREMPER, ED. GLaSsSING, Jr. THOMAS SHANKEY, LEVI D. WEST. CORNELIUS DORAN, MICHARI. EICKSTEIN, ‘The announcement of this verdict elicited from pis bundreas in the thronged parlora the follow- ‘or Mr, Nickerson." ‘or Dr. Hengge’ THE LAST STEAMBOAT DISASTER O3 THE O10, Particulars of the Explosion of the Boiler of the Cumberiand—Fifteen Persons Hilled= Complete Wreck of the Bont, ey cero the Evansville (Ind,) Journal, August 16.) ‘The boat was on her downward trip, and at Shaw- neetown bar the pilot had just rung for heaving the lead when her larboard boiler exploded with a ter- rible crash, leaving the boat a complete wreck, and killing and woun ing @ large number of her déck crew, @ few passengers and the mall agent, ag 18 supposed, Engineer Redman, who was on watch, hearing the call for the lead, at once tried the water in her boilers, and finding it satisfactory returned to the engine to be ready to answer the “‘siow bell," which he expected, and had just taken his peice by the engine when the boiler exploded. It is the opinion of her engineers that only the larboard botler exploded; but all the boilers, three in number, were blown overboard, Only @ small piece of the exploded boiler and two small pieces of the fues attached to the boiler head, were found. Jim Matheny, Who was at the wheel, was blown over- board, a3 was also Bruce Hunter, second clerk, who was on watch when the explosion occurred, Math- eny was but littie stunned and was not only able to save himself, but also aided Hunter, whom he found helpless on the water, by clinging to portions of the wreck till rescued by a sku, David Pearson, the mate, was blown up in the air and fell into the hold beneath the furnaces among the coala, After having worked his way out of the bold he discovered that the boat was on fire, and, though badly stunned, bruised and bleeding, he rallied such of the crew as he couid find able for duty, and with thelr aid succeeded in extinguishing the fire, which broke out in another place, but by the timely efforts of the mate and crew, assisted by Alex, Howell, Captain Lowth and others, it was again extinguished, and the wreck, and no doubt many hives, saved, In the meantime the anchor was cast out and the J. L. Graham came along up and towed the wreck to Shawneetown, when it sink gradually, her “buts” naving been started by the explosion, When the explosion took place Captain Lowth and Jim Damron were caught in the wreck and had to extricate themselves, which, with much effort, they succeeded in doing, and jotned the mate and crew in their efforts to save the boat and assist the wounded. Captain Lowth was especially active and efficient in securing the comfort of the wounded, and was nobly seconded in his efforts by Captain Howell and Mr. Daniel Jacobs, of Shawneetown, and the people of Shawneetown were earnest ta their efforts to render assistance and relieve the sutler- ing, fiarion Wright, the first cierk, was slightly burned in his eiforts to save Bruce Hunter’s little boy, who was asleep in the office, in which he was successful, though the boat’s safe in the same room, was blown overboard. George Birch, the steward, had his right hand pa Eide and slightly burned, but will soon be all right, Samuel Copeland, the mail agent, it is supposed, was making Up his mall for Shawneetown, and was not seen afterward, The officers of the Lorena, which passed up last night, reported that six dead bodies had been recovered, including the body of the mall agent and one of the colored porters. Copeland leaves @ young wife at Metropolis, Ill. A young man Who livea between Shawneetown and Equality, Il, a passenger, was terribly mangled re Pan ly killed, His name was hot ascer- tained, Nine of the negro deck crew were at Shawneetown wounded, three or four seriously. Four or five were very slightly wounded, but were able to assist in ee the wreck. There were twenty deck hands and four firemen on the boat, of whom not more than fourteen or fifteen are accounted for, and it is supposed that four or five passengers were killed, but as the books were loat ip the confusion attending the disaster the exact number, or the names, could not be ascertained. There was but one lady passenger, and she escaped without injury, ‘The officers of the boat are highly commended for thetr efforts to save the panccncers and crew. The Cumberland was built at Millersport, on the Upper Ohio, by Captain Bill Knight, if we mistake not, in 1862, and was called tne Rachel Miller, She was sold to the government after having made two or three pe and converted into a gunboat, and as the close of the war was remodeled and named the Cumberland. Her boilers had been giving much trouble for some time past, and it 1s said her officers and crew had determined to lay her UP when they reached Cairo. Weare told that the boat was in- sured for $6,900, and there was $7,000 or $8,000 in- surance on her cargo. THE PRIZE RING, Allen and Gallagher—The Latter Defeated in Eleven Rounds=The Fight Declared a Draw. {St. Louis (Auguet 17) correspondence Cincinnat! Gazette. The despatches which were telegraphed from the battle ground, and sent as specials to different cities, were not only imcomplete but inaccurate. They said that nine rounds were fought and the Aight ended in Allen’s favor, More reliable accounts, brought up by the Louisville this evening, givea different version of the affair, and reveal the utterly base conduct of Allen’s opponents. The first three rounds were in Gallagher's favor, he getting first blood and frst knockdown, besides giving Allen several severe blows, but from that me to the finish the fight was Allen’s, In the seventh round, especiaily, Gallagher was terribly handied, receiving # smashing blow in the pit of the stomach which nearly prostrated him. ‘The eighth and ninth rounds were also desperately fought, but were decidedly in favor of Allen. At the tenth round Gallagher was very weak and easily knocked down, At the eleventh he w: il weaker and too exhausted to defend bimsel nd was sent to grass almost without an effort, t this point Tom Kelly, one of Gallagher's sec- onds, threw up the sponge. Jim Coyne, one of Allen’s seconds, then crossed over to Key and asked, “Tom, are you whipped?” and Kelly ro plied “Yes,” Allen and his seconds then left the ring and went towards the boat. A dispute then arose as to who threw up the sponge, the referee declaring that although he saw the sponge go up he could not tell who threw it, He therefore declared the battle a draw. When Kelly was appealed to he refused to acknowledge that he threw the sponge up, but while ‘olng to the boat he 1s said to have told Dad Ryan, Jien’s umpire, that the fight was Allen's, The referee aiso defends his action on the ground that Alien left the ring before the decision was given. Allen claims that the throwing up of the pponge determined the battle In his (avor, and he ad a right under the rules to leave. There was another reason why Allen migut desire to get away as speedily as possible. Not only had he been hit with a ciub during the fight, but after the sponge had been thrown up he went to Gallagher's corner and heid out his hand for a parting shake, when Gallaguer struck him, Under these circumstances Allon might reasonably have felt that his life was mm aeneer, and to stay longer would lead to serious re- sulis, ‘The facts seem to be that any pretext that offered would be taken advantage of to defeat Allen, and the dispute about the sponge and the leaving of the ring by Aljen were used as a means to prevent him from reaping the bevéft of q bravely fought a wel] won victory. The decision of the teferee, in the face of tie yee of te of witnesses to the Sponge being thrown Up, 1a denounced by every bod: except Gatti harts tri las, and 1 Tooked ‘Spon a another evidence of the determined rascality of en having money uy upon a fight, Allen says he will Oght buc once more—viz., with McCoole, pear Cincinnati—and will then withdraw froin thé r ng, believing he canuot obtain justice at the hands of hia opponents, OBSTRUCTIONS IN VESEY STREET. Great complaint Is made of the obstructions re- cently placed in Vesey street, below Greenwich, con- slating of sheds occupying eleven feet of the thor- oughfare, Several ofjhese obstructions are occupied by butchers, vegetable dealers and fancy article ped- lara, and are constructed in & manner indicating a permanent occupation of the street. The butidings are not the only objects complained of, as vehicles, heaps of produce @nd other obstruc- tions are collected about them, effectually closing wp one-half of the street, The tenants represent that they have permits from the munici- pal authorities to erect these structures, and thata rent of ninety doliars a month and upwards is paid for the ground, the lessees erecting the butidings at thelr own expense, The structures are a nuisance, and if the municipal regulations authorize such ob- structions In a@ busy street iike Vesey, it becomes our city fathers to amend the laws aud correct tie evil. PROBABLE FATAL APFAAY, Aunte-Mortem Examination by the Coroner. Ata jate hour on Wednesday night Patrick McDon- neil, of No, 456 West Forty-second street, and Simon Smith, who keeps a lager beer saloon in the same buiiding, had @ quarrel about some money Owing for drinks and refreshments, Smith finally ordered McDonnell out, and u: club to enforce his order, When they reached the sidewalk Patrick refused to goaway. Smith rushed at hum and dealt him ablow on the temple, His wife then interfered and vook the club trom Smith, McDonnell seized tho club, id a® he wrenched it from the woman’s hand she fell. This enraged ber husband, and ie ran into the saloon and got @ revolver, with which he shot Mcbonnell fg the abdomen. causing a very danger. ous wound. Corongr Flynn hell @n an @ mortem examination, When ‘the avsve tacts Were elieited, Smith was held to await the reswit of the wounded muan's injuries, NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Alleged Weigher’s Frauds—Examination ot Percy B. Sp the Custom House Weigher. Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs, Percy B. Spear,—The exawl- Nation of defendant, accused of defrauding the gov- ernment by the presentation of fraudulent pay rolls, ‘was resumea yesterday. Timothy Long was called as a witness for the gov- ernment, and teatified that he worked in Spear's district on April last, but did not do on any day a full day’s work, Thomas Barrett testitled that he had worked in Spear’s district, and had received some weeks more than seven dollars and Jess than ten doliars; he never signed the pay roils, and did not know who did oan them. James B. Swayne, the acting weigher in Spear’s district, testtfled that since he has had charge of the district, men who had done no work had come to sign the pay rolls, ‘thomas Duvany testified that he had worked in the district thirty-three years; that Mr. Donaldson always paid the men, and that hoe had nothing to do with Spear. With this evidence the government rested, Mr, Allen, counsel for defendant, moved to dismiss the complaint. Motion denied. Adjourned to Wednesday next, at ten o'clock, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Irregular Discharge from Arrest, Before Judge Barnard. Baldwin vs. De Camp and Colion.—This was a motion setting aside an order discharging the de- fendant Colton from the custody of the sheriff, such order naying as alleged been granted without notice to the opposite parties, It appears that the plain. tiff commenced a replevin suit against the defend- ants for the recovery of personal property. The order was issued to the Sheriff, but pending its execution the defendant Colton removed the property beyond the Sheriff’s jurisdiction, On these facts an order or arrest was made and the defendant arrested by the Sherif. Application was made several days since for the discharge of the defendant, on which the Judge reserved his decision; and subsequently, with- out notice to plaintifi’s counsel, another motion was made on new papers. The Judge granted the mo- ton and discharged the prisoner, and fo set aside this order application is now made. The argument will be further heard on Monday, Stewart Rich and Woodford for motion; W. W. Gage opposing. SUPREME COURT—CHAMQERS, The Susqnehanva Railroad War—Mr. Ram-= sey Voluntarily Appears and Gives Bail, Before Judge Barnard, The People et ret Azro Chase vs. Joseph Ramsey and Azro Chase vs. The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Company et al.—Mr. Ramsey, President of the posdnen aaa Railroad Company, accom. panier by his counsel, Mr. Vanderpoel, came volun- artly in to court yesterday morning and gave bonds in the sum of $1,000, which were duly executed and filed with the interrogatories, to be flied in two days and the answers in three days, whereupon Judge Barnard issued the following:— An attachment having been heretofore issued agains: the de- fendant, Joseph Ramsey, and he baving abundantly and prior to'his arrest thereunder appeared in open court to an- Swer for his misconduct in the mtter of the alleged con. tempt, it 1s ordered that upon the filing of a good and sufficient bond in the penaity of $1, to abide the order of the Court in the promises the plaintif’ file his interrogatories within two days thereafter, and taat within three days after the filing of the said interrogatories the defendant file ils answers thereto, and that a hearing upon the same be ad- Journed to the 24th inst., at eleven o'clock. GEO. G@. BARNARD. The hearing in the matter of the Groesbeck in- Junction was adjourned until the 24th, COMMON PLEAS COURT NOTICE. During the summer vacation, commencing 23i of August and ending 8d of September, tue Chambers of this court will be opened only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at eleven o'clock A. M. Motions must be noiced for and orders to show cause made returnable on such days and hour, NATH. JAKVIS, JR, Clerk. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. A Tennessee Banker in Court—Interesting Habeas Corpus Case. Before Judge McCunn. In the Matter af George R. Rutter, President af the First National Bank of Memphis, Tennessee.—The prisoner is charged with emvezzling $620,000 of the school fund deposited in his bank, and was arrested here for the offence on a telegram from the authori- ties in Tennessee. habeas corpus was granted by Judge McOunn jJate Wednesday, returnable yester- day. On the case coming up yesterday District At- torney Garvin made return that the man was held by virtue of a requisition from the Governor of Ten+ nessee. Counsel for the prisoner excepted to the return on the ground that he did not specify any commitment or allege any crime. After considera- bie argument the further hearing of the matter was adjourned over until to-day, Judge wicCunn observ- ing that 1f it should appear that there was probable cause to believe that the prisoner had been guiity of any crime in Tennessee be should remand bim, not- withstanding any informality of the papers. Petition for Discharge from the Houso of Refuge. In the Matter of John M. Gray, James Dorsey and Giacomo Logomacino, prisoners.—Prisoners were gent to the House of Retuge some months ago b; the Court of Special Sessions. They were brought o yeaterday on a writ of habeas corpus, and their discharge petitioned on the ground that being over sixteen years of age at the time of their confine. ment they were illegally held. Decision reserved, COURT GALENDAR—THIS DAY. SUPREMB COURT=CHAMBERS.—NOS, 33, 63, 110, ; ¥ 8339, 345: 8449) 8450, 260%; 8452, 3409, S454,” OO SMM S448, CITY INTELLIGENCE, THe 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 iast year, as indicated by the ther- Mmometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of 8 nn streeti— 1868, 1869. » 86 84 FATAL FALL FROM 4 RooF.—Charies Carroll feil from the roof of the premises 314 West street yester- day afternoon and was instantly killed. An inquest will be held to-day by Coroner Fiynn, Tok Peach TRADE—STILL THRY Comf.—One hun- dred and fifteen car loads of peaches arrived yester- day morning on the New Jersey Railroad, containing 61,750 baskets. If a basket be rated at 200 peaches each, the receipts yesterday were 10,350,000 peaches, or about nine peaches for each inhabitant of the city. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—Yesterday morning Samuel George Morrow, aged eleven years, was run over by a Bleecker street car at Abingdon square, when he was so severely injured that he dicd at two o’clogk P, M, The remains were removed to the arents’ residence, No, 649 Hudson street, where an inquest will be held, Tue MircuEL IMPRISONMENT OASE.—In tne report of the arrest of General Dix at the suit of Jonn Mitchel, published exclusively in the Hera on Wednesday ast, it was erroneously stated that H. ¥. Talmadge had been retained as counsel for Mr. Mitcuel. Mr, Tallmadge pergonaliy furnisoed tne in- formation of his retainer, but Mr, Mitchel states that be ig not himself aware of having retained Mr, Ta\lmadge’s services, TESTIMONIAL TO A VETERAN.—A grand compli- mentary testimonial, embracing among other enter- tainments an open air athletic festival and moon- light carnival, will be tendered to Ned James, the veteran aporiing writer, to-morrow at Jones Wood, Mr. James has been aimicted with blindness and rendered incapayle of following his profession, and there will, doubtless, be a large gathering of sport- ing men present on the occasion. rand bill of cutertainment, with 160 artists, 16 promised, A MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE PARK. — The Park Commissioners are entitled to the thanks of the public for the zeal with which they labor to give the city @ museum of natural history. The upper floor of the old Arsenal building 1m the Park is DOW being Atted up, and ig shortly to receive the celeprated killott couection of bird’, now the pro- perty of the American Museuta of Natural History. ‘Tuere ts aigo preparing for this Museum A large col- lection of 6ntomological specimens, This museum will shortly be opened to the pubile, QUARANTINE.—Mr, Curtiss, Prosident of the Quarantine Commission, received the following de- Spatch yesterday from the hospital ship:—"“Wm. H, Nickerson, aged twenty-eight years, of Barrington, Maes,, mate, and Samuel §, Smith, searaan, of the same place, aged thirty years, from the schooner Mary Jane, from St, Domingo for Boston, were ad- mitted to Quarantine Hospital yesterday. The cap- tain’s cook and oue deaman died of yellow fever on the passage, Thosein the hospital have the same disease.” Nakrow [@ cave FROM Ds#ATH.—Michacl Kelly, No, 227 Mott sircet, an employé of the Croton Board, while eagege (in ao excavation at the corner of Tiudgon anu vane streets, carelewsly lighted 4 lamp in the gewer, There being @ leak in the gas {pe ue flame from the Jamp came in contact with Ir cd Mr. Kelly wag enuvejoved in fire, ie was badiy burned about the face and nani Q fn. bounible by exhatations of the gas, bat coped by fellow workmen and conveyed home, POLICE INTELLIGENSE. A CONFIDENCE OPERaTor.—Charles Spetzer was yesterday arrested on achargo of defrauding, by the confidence game, Mr, Hitz Gerrod, The complainant 9 \hat the accused represented that he owned farm in New Brunswick, N. J., and th hired himself to the latter, who borrowed we dole lars, paid for two passage ticket# and aa the cars ber gan moving run away, The accused was held to ane swer by Judge Kelly, of the Tomva Police Court, ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY.—A man giving his: name as Peter Hart was yesterday arrested for steals ing $350, the property of Geo. W. White & Co., ofNo, 234 Broadway. The complainant, Thomas M. Court, @ clerk in the establishinent, stated that he saw the: risoner near the desk im which the money was ept, and that on going to the drawer shortly after. wards saw that the money was gone. He was held. by Judge Kelly to answer the charge of stealing the: money. ARRAIGNMENT OF ALLEGED BURGLARS.—Edward Quinn alias “Left-handed Jack,” Wilham H, Dooley 4nd William Robinson, the full particulars of whose. arrest on a charge ot breaking into the store No, 273 Greenwich street and stealing $600 worth of gentle men's furnishing goods was published in ide Koh thi red HERALD, Were yesterday brought before Judge at the Tombs. Each claimed to be mnocent charge. They were committed to answer without bail, The same disposition was made of Geo: Hoffmann alias Purser aud Joseph Greenwold, whose arrest has also been reported in the HBRALD, On ® charge of breaking into the store No. 363 Broadway and stealing $600 worth of shirts and velvets. * STABBING AFFRAY.—At the Yorkville Police Cours. yesterday afternoon three young men, named: ‘Thomas Brennan, George Riesner and Peter Alber¢, were charged with having on Sunday evening last,. on Tenth avenue, committed a felonious assault 03 Henry Hoffman, who was stabbed four times in th aide With a knife, Evidence was introduced on ber half of Riesner and Albert proving their innocencg, and Alderman Coulter discharged them. Brenna the other prisoner, was also declared innocent o| having stabbed Hoffman, but he was compelled to ive bonds to keap the peace in consequence: of faving struck the latter with his fist. ALLEGED Fase Prerences.—James §, Black, alias David Ayer, was yesterday taken before Judge Kelly, at the Tombs, on a charge of swindling Mr. B. Pester, of No. 85 Nassau street, out of $289 worth of pocketbooks through fraudulent representations, ‘he complainant siates in his afidavit that on the 230 of last January the accused came to bis place and represented himself to be David Ayer, of Dane sold $900 worth ville, Va.; that he satd he had jus of tobacco to John H. Robects, No. 62 Beaver street the for which he had not ye been paid, and cay would pay for the pocketbooks on the 16th } next mouth, Afterwards Mr, Pester ascertained that the prisoner’s ame was James 8, Black, and’ tuat the statements made. to. him were wholly false. The accused gave ball in $1,000 to answer the charge. ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL ARREST. Police Astuteness and Mystery=The Secreta of Pevcinct Prisons—An Innocent Emigrant Incarcerated and Discharged. The Superintendant of Metropolitan Police is. @ position that is not to be envied, unless itis by those who desire @ lucrative salary and vast influe ence in a densely populated city. Mr. Kennedy's action in arresting the English forgers, Harwood and Hatcher, and shipping them back to England before the arrival of the officer dispatched aan London with the necessary documents to seul their surrender under the extradition treaty, has astonished the legal fraternity who are in the habit of obtaining writs of habeas corpus for the release Ol persons arrested on criminal charges, and ag @ consequence efforts are being constant- ly made to circumvent him and re vent the jengthy incarceration of persons, he Superintendent, after his experience in the above case, has taken especial pains to surround himselt with a web ofmystery, and ali arrests are carefully guarded from all but his inspectors and chief of de tectives until such time as their publication can Do longer be taken advantage of by tne — . a case in point fs now published for the first time. Some two weeks ago the Superintendent wag notl- fled of the departure from England, by the Tea. bel, of a man charged with numerous counterfelts of English currency. A minute description of the criminal was given, and it was also learned that he would io all probauility bring to this country a amount in counterfeit money for the purpose throwing it into circulation. ‘The detectives were at once eee on the alert and on the arrival of thé vessel the countenance of each passenger carefully, scanned. No person answering the oe jon of the supposed counterfeiter was discovel veasel arriving subsequently was also exam on the same gcrutiny of features made with like ree 8a Op the arrival of the steamship Scotia on Tuesday @ man was found who detectives Eustace and Fare ley believed to be the long sought counterfeiter. He was torn from his wife and infant chila, locked up in a convenient prison, his baggage removed to the Central Office and its contents examined, but no- thing except the usual baggage of a respectable eml- gra discovered, ‘The description given in the cable espatch was reread, and the Superintendent waa contirmed in the belief that he had the right man in custody, Lestthe wife should find out Dis where. abouts and secure his discharge be was spirited away to another station house, On Tuesday officer Maher, by superior order, con- re the man to the Twenty-second precinct priso! in Forty-seventh street, where he has been confined until yeaterday, no person but his captors being per> mitted to see him. The man, who gave the name of “Charles Reasly,”” was yeste! , OD thé telegraphic order of the Superintendent, con by officer Patrick Monahan, of the Twenty-second eae to the Central office, where ne was sub ected to a critical cross-examination in the Superin- tendent’s room. A few minutes after he was cau- tlously conveyed to a private room in the bullding, in which he was closeted for some time with Ser- meant Spittle, of the London detective police force, and detectives Farley and Eustace. At the conclu- gion of this interview he was again taken before the Superintendent, and at once discharged, that officer at last discovering that he had incarcerated an inno- cent stranger. Mr. Reasly joined his wife and chila on the corner of Mulberry and East Houston stree! and aster a Fess greeting, in which tears and sm! were blended, the poor emigrant family hurried away to mingle with the mass of humanity with which Broadway was dotted, Later in the day the husband and father stole cautiously into the Central Police Office and at the fame time express wagon No. 693, of No, 4 East Houston street, appeared before the door. Into this the driver and he dumped four trunks and box the addresses upon which he hurriedly tore off, and the wagon and contents were rapidly driven away, On being asked Why he was arrested the man wi look of mortification remarked, “It ls a sad mis- take; Lam not the man wanted. ‘The publication of the tacts Would ruin me, however, so 1 may not give The sergeant on duty at the Twenty-second pre- cinct station house, between twelye and one o'clock in the afternoon, denied ail knowledge of the man’s Incarceration there; nevertheless the facts given above are correct, and another mystery is added to the nfany weekly occurring under the eyes of the head of the police department. At the urgent ree quest of the victim his real naine 18 supressed, as he has come to this city for the cred of entering into legitimate trade upon a small capital saved in Lone don by fragality and energy. COROVERS INQUESTS YESTERDAY, AN inquest was held at 63 Mott street by Coroner Flynn on the body of Daniel Banks, aged thirty- eight and a uative of Ireland, whose death was found to have been principally caused by intem- perance, A verdict to that effect was rendered. Coroner Fiynn aiso beld an inquest at 10 Vande~ water street over the remains of Honora Halsey, aged tweuty-three and 4 native of [reland, who died. from the emfects of injuries susiained on Tuesday by a fall down a fight of statrs on the third floor of premises 235 Fulton street, whore she had been at work, The stairs were, 1t appears, In @ very unpro- tected condition, ‘The Jury rendered @ verdict of accidental deatl Coroner Flynn continned his investigation in the case of James MeSorly, the Park gardener, Who was found in a pond at the cornor of Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, and who was supposed to have been robbed and murdered. Officer James K. Phi lips, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, testified that the pond was in @ very Unprotected and dangerous Cons dition, and expressed the opinion that the deceased had fal'en over the rocks into the water, being there. by ao @nd injured, The case will be concluded to-day, An Inquest was held by Coroner Mynn over the remaina of Mrs. Massevder, the woman who waa believed to have been kiiled through violence by her husband, Willlam Lawder, at Third avenne and 11eth atreet, The jury reucdered a verdict that dé- ceased bad died from intemal hemmorrhage, the result of external violence, the cause of which they could not ascertain, They fully exonerated the prisoner, and expressed the opinion that deceased had greatly accelierated her death by continual in- vemperauce, Lawder was thereupon reicased, Barly eee morning a8 Francis Calla- han, aged seventeen, was at work in a sewin machine wagon at the corner of Mott Baya atreets, he suddenly tell dead, Coroner Fiyan bein; Notified held au inquest, wien it was discovered th: death bad been caused by hemorrnage of the lui ‘The verdict of the jury was iu accordance with the medical testimony. Coroner Flynn decided yesterday to adjourn the inquest in the case o: Catharine MoDamel, who’ cormmiited gulcide at 166 Monroe street, watt Pats ‘The relatives of James Sweeney, who is alleged have been the tndirect cause of the sulckle of de. ceaged, are quite anxious regarding We safety of their relative, a8 they «tate inat he is in custody somewhere, though they do not seem to know who arrested Sweeney or on what ground, This state ment is a rather singular One, 18 there 18 DO Indica tiou that any arredt uae bee)