The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1869, Page 5

- With hi THE ELEMENTS. Terrific Thunder Storms in Central New York. TWO MEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Destructive Tornado im Georgia. om the Syracuse (N. Y.) Journal, August 26.) Wednesday aiternoon, between the hours of one and four o'clock, a sertes of severe rain storms, accompanied by sharp lightning and heavy thunder, over this ctty and vicinity. The fall of rain ag unusually heavy, the clouds denge and low, and surobarged with electricity, and the thunder in tone and thé lightuing iu vividness surpassed any that have occurred beiore during the present season. The severest of the snowers passed over tui city, cover- mg its whole territory, and over the adjacent re- ions from the west to the vasi, and extending ive Or #ix miles to the south, There were four or five lightning flashes that were particularly grerp, and 80 Apecauly followed by reports that Jt was the impression of, persons in all parts of He City that the bolts must have fallen In their immedi- ate vicinity. The ligatning siruck In at least two laces within the city bounds, one bolt shivering a ein the extreme norihera part of tue city, and gnother striking a dwelling in the extreme south- ‘Western part, che two localities being about two and @half mies apart. A man was killed about four tiles south of the city, and another about six miles ast of the city, im both cases the victims being en- gaged in driving teams along the highway. In one or two othcr instances individuals weve shocked by the electric Nuid, We append dotatls of che fatal re- sults to human Life and other casualties by the light- Dlug. sca KILLED NEAR ONONDAGA VALLEY. A case of instantaneous death by a hghtning stroke occurred a few utuutes before three o'clock, about four and 4 half miles south of this city, on the yoad leading to the indian reservation and within a wie and a half of Onondaga Valley. A young nap named ‘Thomas Purcell, In tue employ of 8, Conift & Dee, stone cutters, of this city, nad been to the reservation quarries for a lowd of stone, In com- pany with anothor teainster named Thowias Curran, ‘ney were reiurning tuward the city whea the storm came on. ‘The two teams were moving along 1n line uear each other, and tho teamsiers were sitting on the sides of their loads. Purcell's team was lead- ing. ampeniately be ra Cpe fash of signe Ding looked aud saw one of Pur. tells Rolets Pika fh the fond and Purcell Stretched on his back across the load of stone, is clothing smoking as if on fire. The horse which was down sprang up, and both commenced rearing and plunging. Curran stopped his team, ran towards Purcell’s aad succeeded in quieting the horses. Going to Purcell, he found himdead, De- ceased was lying on bis back, With the reins grasped in hig hands. The. crown of his. hat was torn int shreds, but the rim, untouched, was about the head inits usual place, The bolt apparently struck Pur- cell on the left side of the head, tearing the crown Of tho hat into pieces, passing between the rim and head and beneath tue clothing at the open shirt collar. On the leit shoulder there appears a burned spot of several inches in diaineter. skipping a portion of the breast, the fluld crossed the body in its Way downward, aud ran along the inside of the rigtt leg into the boot, the foot. of which was torn into pieces and the leg part ripped open its whole length. From the foot the fiuid doubtiess passed to the ground. The track of the fluid ts plainly viei- ble on the body by @ strip of burned fesh from two to four iuches in vreadth. The horse which was Knocked down received a cut across each knee, and ‘bis mate, either from the lightning or his founder- ing, recelved a cut on the hind leg. Otherwise both escaped injury. The wagon was not damaged nor the slone displaced. Curran obtained help, and the body was taken tuto the barn of Mr.. E. Evringham, near by, where lt remamed until a comin could be procured, when it was brought to Ryan’s under- taking rooms 1 this Si On the rear end of Purcell’s load wasakeg of “plugs” and “leathers,” or iron wedges used at the quarries, and sticking perpendicwarly through the Tack of the wagon Was @ steel crowbar, used in loading and unloading stone. The bolt that killed Purcell apparently caine from the direction in-which ho was driving. It was, perhaps, attracted by the steel bar, and Purcell being in the track of the boit, Teceived the electric fuid. Purcell was @ young man, aged twenty-three es and single. He has been in the employ of lessrs. Coniit & Dee for the past four montas, and sustained a good character. iis parents reside m Cornwall, Canada. The particulars of the death of son Were telegraphed to them last cyening. ANOTIES MAN KILLED IN THE TOWN OF DE WITT. ‘The same storm by which the fatal casualty above was caused passed onward to the east aud clayned another victim in the adjoming town of De Witt, at @ point seven or eight miles distant from the Jocality where Purcell was killed, 1t is remarkabie that the second victjm was also a teainster, and that nerwas sitting on bfS wagou driving along the road, the aume as the other viciim-was, when he met his sudden death, In this 9ase Harris Bostwick, living at “the Hud- dle,’? in the southern part of the town of DeWitt, was driving a team employed in drawing plaster from the Hurd plasier bed when he was struck by lignt- ning and instantly killed. Deceased was in the em- Ploy of Mesers. William and James Hurd, of Fayette- ville. One of the horses of the team he was driving was algo killed. Mr. Bostwick was a very worthy young man, and his sad death is deeply deplored in the community where he resided, He was about twenty-elgt years old. We leurnviurther, since the above was in type, that deceased wien killed was on the road midway between Jones’ Landing on the canal teeder and his home at “the Huddle.” He had just delivered a load of plaster. The lightning struck kis head, aased ‘across hig breast, leaving iis black record Burned deep into the skin and down his legs, tearin; the boots off his feet. ‘The course of the flutd an its effect upon the body of Bostwick, were very much like those in the case of Purcell. ‘They were both very large and powerfully built men. Bost- Wick was six leet three inches in height, a giant in strength and activity, and a very industrious, ‘worthy and universally liked man. He was a son of Harry Bostwick, a well known resident of DeWitt. One of his brothers was Killed and another crippled for life, in the war. Deceased was under engage- ment to be married to a worthy young woman, ina few weeks. A DWELLING HOUSH STRUCK. About half-past two o'clock, While the storm was geverest here, the dwelling house of Mr. George W. Wood, No. 1 Holland street, in the Fifth Ward, was struck by lightning and slightly damaged, The electric fuid struck the cuimaey, knocking some of the bricks off, and in its downward course entered the roof, tearing the shingles up for quite a space @round the chimney, and then passed down the Chimney into the cellar. At the time of this occur- rence Mrs, Wood was sitting in the house, in close proximity to the chimney, and near by in a cradle was her infant asleep, The shock knocked Mrs, ‘Wood from ihe chair, stunning ber for an instant, ‘The infant was not disturbed in the least. A servant irl Was engaged at the time in sweeping the steps. She was Knocked over and considerably shocked Neither were severely injured, thougu both were badly frightened, ‘A TREU SHATTERED—SEVERAL PERSONS STUNNED. A large tree af the corner of Wolf and Carbon gireets, in the First ward, was struck and m shatiered. Several men sitting on a stoop across tue road from this tree were considerably shocked, buf sustamed no serious injury. A litue girl named Gifford, Whose parents reside in an adjacent house, was stricken down and rendered tnsensible for a short time by the shock, which was aiso seriously felt by other members of the family. No one of ‘those thus experiencing the electrical influence was wcriously affected, OTHER INCIDENTS. While the storm was in progress a workman, Named George Kerry, empioyed in Hinman’s machine shop in East Water street, while standin; with his hand on a galvanized exhaust pipe, receiver & severe shock 1m the arm, which staggered him for an instant. {From the Utica Observer, August 26,) RAIN AND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. Just after the Observer went to press, ieaterasy, afternoon, with the remark, “Looks Ike rain,’ rain came indeed. The shower was a very heavy one, and accompanied by loud, sharp thunder and vivid lightning. Onc stroke was of unusual suarp- ness, the peal following the light so quickly as to Indicate that the lightning Was almost in our presence, Yet wedo not hear of any damage done in the city or immediate neiwhoorhood. The storm bere lasted about au hour, but continued longer elsewhere, EFPRCTS OF THE LIGHTNING. afternoon was more se- of the county than here. It lasted about two hours, On Babcock’s fiill the lightntag struck a barn belonging to Mr, Lucius Ray, farmer. ‘ity barn Was freshly and completeiy filled and grain. The lightning stroke killed a horse and: set fire to the barn, and this and @ barn adjoining, together with the contents of both, were ar destroyed. The loss is estimated at $8,000 or @ oldest inhabitants of the southern part of Oneida county do not remember such a storm. Al+ th it was the iniddle of the afiernoon, the he 8 Were dark and the raia poured in such a ‘that the rouds were temporarily turned into CULVERT CARRIED AWAY. tream at Waterville was so flooded that the culvert supporting the traok of the Utica, Chenango and Suequebanna Vatley Railroad was carried away. A telegram was received soon after by resident pion who went up with a working train and succeed in getung re; Seer lest night; © TPMT® Coxsploted at eleven Cyclone in Georgia. From the Macon Telegraph, Auqust we ibern trocs several planters in tre city Jesters Some of the dctatis of a terrible tornado twelve ‘weat of the city on Sunday aftern who lives: ab Mitts? Ceomeli ‘ern Kallrond, com from the north, came in over Sirpnan Paull, heavy roar” Mminodintely 10 jowed, and looking heavenward he saw the vapors in terrible commotion. In ap instant, as it were, the wind leaped to the earth, ranning a9 @ cyclone and lapping up trees, fences. and everything Of a light character, It was founel shaped ‘and covered a circumference of about one mile, Taking @ southwest direction it into Monroe county, carrying destraction in its path. Corn and cotton, treea and fences were torn up a aceeeaee ‘oad, Many houses were unroofed, but we have hélird of no loss of life. ‘The tornado was accompanied with awful peals of thunder and flashes of lightning. It lasted only fifteen minutes at any one point. Water fell to the depth of several inches, flooding the flelds and roads. We have not heard the distance it traveiled, but it Must have passed through Monroe and into Upson county, It is 1m) tole to tell the extent of the damage sustain It was grea upon eorn than any other species of crops—tearing it up by the roote And carrying the stalks in many fields entirely away. A!l cotton open was more or less stained and well nig ruined, ‘o rain had fallen in that section for many weeks, bu the scope traversed by this cylone cerlalnly re- ceived ail back rations due, Heavy Storm in Hlinols. (From the Aurora (Iil.) Herald, August 24.) Between seven and eight o’clock on Friday evening one of the mo:t severe storme of rain and lightning that has visited Aurora during this season burt upon the city, the water falling in torrents for about one hour, ‘and during the night and early on Satur- day morning there was a succession of brief storms, The amount of ratn that fell was extraordinary, and many streets were turned into miniature rivers, the soil being heavily wasled by the floods. At the foot of the nillon Main street several loads of vel were washed down to the Aurora House, in-the cel- lars of which water collected vo the depth of nearip eleven tmches, Wherever a roof had been unwit- tingly left exposed, or the sun had shrunken the shingles, there the water came sweeping through. The lightning was vivid aud almost constant during the first shower, but the thunder was not unusually loud. ‘Tao ightning appears to have expended its fury Outside of the city, as we learn of its having done little Gamage. A wagon and carriage barn owned by Jolin Vau Sickies, about three miles northwest of tus iace, Was badly shattered by the fluid, Near Bristol Station, writes a friend, the fne resi- dence of Livingston O'Brien was struck and almost literally torn in pieces. On the building was a jight- ning rod, of Chicago manufacture, made of copper, which proved inetlectual, bursting in many places, and Causing the electricity to enter the house throazh the wails of the parior, which was tightly closed. Yhe current then divided, one branch forcing its way through the tront of the house, where it ran along the eavetrough, down the pillar, and into the earth, The other current forced its way through the partition wall into the sitting room, ronning a compiete circie, Passing out through the rear part of the kitchen, it shattered the cornices and the corner where it entered tne earth, tearing up the sod ina frightful manner. It was @ miracle that none of the Inmates wore jn- ured, Four of Mr, O’Brien’s sons were lying on the 0dr, and when te gurreny cycled the room Where they lay they were thrown up two feet from their beds, but they were lying on feathers and escaped unhurt. The damages sustained by the premises 1s estinated at about $100, ‘Yoo great care can hardly be expended in avoiding spurious copper rods, Glasple’s s2ioon in Wiillams’ block, on Maia street, ‘was vexauously ilooded, Lightning also struck the following buildings:—A barn belonging to Frank Hill, in Sugar Grove, whico, with @ sinall stock of grain, Was consumed; insured, The house of Mr. Barclay, about one and a half mile West o1 Aurora, on the gravel road, Was struck in the chimney, taking of shingles, &c., promiscuously,. Mr. Hunt’s barn, southwest of St. Charles, was burned by digh ening damages not stated. Also a barn northwest side of Batavia had one side torn off, Another barn was struck neér Shannon's quarry, it is estimated that ten inches of water fell. We hear of no loss of life by the storm, A Devastating Fiood Near Waterville—The Railroad Track Undermined—S00 Pice nickers at Putoym Hall, WATERVILLE, August 26, 1869. About three o’clock yesterday a cloud came driy- ing up from the northeast and another from tne northwest, culminating at our village, producing wind, rattling thunder and torrents of water. The Palmer culvert, first above the station on the track, became choked and dammed, the water, which found its way outside of the stone work, washing away the road bed about thirty feet, which let the flood through briskly, causing a food at the rst bridge, where Erye Church had four feet of water in his basement. Below that bridge the water undermined a large storehouse of Messrs, Westcott Bon, and washing away lumber and @ thousand and one things down to the dam of O, C. Harris, where his men and others had lively work in ciearing a passage for the flood, which penree over ine bank and around the south side of his shop, aad rashed down to the premises. of Messrs, Buell & Sona. it spread out and flilea up, sweeping off iumber, ng lime and car- rying gand.and dirt into their vats, causing damage to the amount of Fortunately-no jam occurred at the bridge next on Mill atreet. Dr. Waldo was lucky In having rall so far laid up as to be out of the way. Thro this arch the watera piled and surged, roared and splashed on their way to the milipond below. A union picnic of eeveral Sunday schools from peints south on the railroad of over 800 persons were enjoying themselves in Putnam Hall, who were assured by Vice President Goodwin not to be alarmed about their petting home, for he had sent to President Lawrence for men and materials to cross the Rubicon and take tie joliy load back as easiiy as possible. The promised help came with the genial, efficient President about ten o'clock im the evenin and the train of all the coaches beionging to the road started between eleven and twelve, which ended the day's excitement, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, THe Water SurrLty.—The city uses 17,000,000 gallons of water daily. The Commissioners say they can now supply 80,000,000, REPAVING FULTON AVENUE.—The City Commis- sioners opened proposals yesterday for repaving Fulton avenue with Belgian pavement. For Be! the bids gahaed from $3 39 to $6 55; for ian, astern granite, $3 90 to $5 20, and for improved Belgian $5 33 to $7 50. CONCRETE PAVEMENTS.—The Commissioners ox- amined the Hoyt pavement yesteraay on Fourth avenue, but it had not hardened sufmiciently to stand the test put upon it. Hereafter they are going to leave the inspection of new pavements to the en- gineer of the board. Tau ForTy-roURTH PRECINCT StTaTION HousE.— The work of putting an additional story on the Forty-fourth precinct station house, which is lo- cated on the corner of Vanderbilt and Myrtle ave- nue’, Was commenced yesterday, The building will be turee stories in height, SuppEew Dgara.—Coroner Jones held an inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of Catharine Tur- ner, who diod suddeuly at the house of Mr. Tur- ner, at the corner of Sixth avenue and Thirteenth street. It was at first reported that her death was caused by poison, but a post mortem revealed the fact that she died from serous apoplexy. She was twenty-foar years of age, aud unmarried, Hovs® KoBBERY.—Mr. ©. B. Demorest, of No. 21 South Tenth street, Willlamsburg, last evening re- ported to the police of the Forty-tifth precinct that his residence was entered a few days ago, while his family were abacnt, and jeweiry, furs and wearin; apparel worth $700. carried off. A small pick use by the burglars was found on the premises, The entrance was made by picking the lock of the front basement door. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN. B2ODKLYK. A Carriage Manufactory and Three Tenes ment Touses Destroyed=Loss About $25,000. Between five and six o'clock last evening, a fire | broke out in the wood yard of Taylor & Jones situa- ted in the rear of the carriage manufactory of Mr, | Henry G. Powers, 862 Atlantic avenne. The flames soon communicated to the carriage manufactory, and, notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen, extended from these to three tenement houses ad- cae and ali were totally demolished before he flames could be extinguished. he tenement houses, which were frame, were occupted by a num. ber of colored families, who lost all their furniture, The loss sustained by Mr. Powers will amount to about $25,000, the logs on stock being estimated at $15,000; the loss on buildings, $1,000, Messrs, ‘Taylor & Jones lose $2,000 On stock; insnred In the Star Insurange Company of New York. Anum- ber of sheds owned by Thomag Foley, who has a marble yard adjoining the teudment houses, were destroyed; loss 600, SEROUS AFPRAY AT GOWANUS, A Man Stabbed and an Officer Assoulted. Last evening two drunken rowdies, known as the “Bridge Boys,’ went to the blacksmith shop of Patrick Walker, in Ninth street, be- tween Firat and Second avenues, Brookly: and stole a valuable dog. Walker — follow them for some distance for the purpose of recover- ing the animal, when they turned upon him and stabbed him in the shoulder, inflicting @ serious wound. Several ov rties then became engaged in the affray and the it asstimed & serious aspect, Sergeant Mockellar, of Forty-eight procinct, arrested one of the ringleaders when he was i ately at- tacked by a crowd of the prisoner’s friends, who from also to then left the pi small boat to avoid ar- resied, Johu Cody, & notorious character one. ‘of the parties suspected of having stabbed Wi Was subsequently arrested by Sergeant Mackel ee locked up in the Forty-elghth procinet station vuse. ‘ MEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. WHITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, The Caso of Celene! Spear, the Custom Hense Welaher=Araument of Counsel. Betore Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs, Peroy B. Spear.—Thia case ‘Was argued yesterday afternoon. Defendant, it will be remembered, is a Qustom House weigher, and has been for several days past under examination on a charge of defrauding the government by means of the presentation of fraudulent pay rolis. At the Jast Dearing of the case it was adjourned to yester- oe efternvon lor argument. ir. Ethan Allen, counsel for the defendant, took the ground that te prosecution was the result of conspiracy of the political opponents of the defend. ant, and that no evidence had been adduced shows ing the incorrectness of tue pay rolls, Assistant District. Attorney Jackeon appeared for the government and argued that from the evidence the conclusion was irresistible tant the defendant Wok his office with the deliberate intent of defraud. ing the government, aud to that end nad placed upon the pay rolls the names of men who had never worked and were in no Way entitled to the sums set Opposite their names. Decision reserved. A Post Office Clerk in Trouble. Before Commissioner Shields. The United Sta‘es vs. Adolph Waldron.~-Defend- ant is a clerk in the Post Office, and was arrested on & charge of using cancelled postage stamps, He was heid for examiuation, A Female Cigar Mancfacturer in Trouble. The United States vs. Fanny Frankle.—vefendant Was arrested on a charge preferred by Joseph Archibald of manufacturing cigars withoctfa ilcense, at her house, No, 253 Harrison sireet, She was in- formed that it was conirary to law, but, as is alleged, did not on that account discontinue her manufac. ture. Complainant weut there with a government detective, and just as they were leaving the house & crash was heard on the si Kk belind them, and looking around there lay scattered te fragments of a mysterious eartien vessel that had been hurled 2 them from @ secoud story Window. Faany was beld to answer, SUPERION COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Interesting Divorce Case. Before Judge Barnard. Helen F, Brecae vs. Edinund Breeze.—This. case came before the Court in theshape of a motion to confirm the report of the referee, te whom it was submitted some two months since. The testimony taken before the referee was produced in court, and from it, it appears on behaif of the plaintiff that in 1808 the defeudant and a lady whom he represented to be his sister, stopped at one of the principal hotels in Syracuse, where he registered their mameg ‘h. Breezé and sister.” The roots occupied by them adjoined, but had separate beds, ‘She lady im bahar who 1g about twenty-five, was engaged in the occupation of seliing sewing machines fora living, she being the widow of agoldier who lost nis lite In the late war and left her with two children, The defendant, who ts @ man of about sixty, was engaged at the time in the sale of gas burners, The plaintif contends that the defendant and this lady stopped at the hotel in question for two weeks, during which od the adultery was committed, The nd- ant denies that they ever occupied the Same rooms, while the plaintim testifies that she passed for his sister at the hotel, at the suggestion of her brother and sister, as she was im @ delicate state of health, and it was necessary to have some one near herzat night. Mr. Gleason, on behalf of the plaintiff, contended that the report of the referee be confirmed and Judgment of divorce granted. aoe Court took the papers, and reserved his de- cision. For plaintiff, Mr. Gleason; for defendant, ex-Judge Stuart. Decision. Charles Overlander et al. vs. Caspar Spiers et al.— Motion granted, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before Judge Cardozo, Thia court opened, -pursuant to adjounnment, at half-past ten o’clock yesterday morning, but in con- sequence of there being no business ready to trans- act, Was further adjourned unuil Wednesday next, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Jones. Scudder vs. The Central Gold Mining Company.— Motion to continue injanction denied and temporary stay vacated, with ten dollars costs, Goliz vs. Aylsworth.—Mouion* granted so far 23 to strike out the Ofth faragraph of the answer, In all other respects dented, with cosis, Carpenter vs, Brown.—Motion granted, Jackson vs, Hamtiton,—Motion granted, FIRST DISTRICT COURT. Important to Auctioneers and Purchasers. Hoyt & Wheeler vs, Alexander.—This was an ac tion to recover the sum of $128, the price of four cases of boots and shoes, purchased at auction by the defendant of the plainttils, who are auctioneers, It appeared in evidence that the defendant had been dealing with the piaintiffs for a good while, and that whenever he bought goods at theirauction sales the goods were usually delivered on the same day the gale took piace, and that a credit of six days was given before payment was demanded. In this in- stance, however, payment of the goods was de- manded bofore delivery; payment was refused by defendant. Alter the lapse of five days the goods were tendered to defendunt, but he declined recetv- Ing them on the ground that they were too late, and not within @ reasonable time, as he had lost a market for their sale. and that there was no binding contract compelling bim to receive them. The Court held that the memorandum of sale made by the auctioneers at the time of sale was not ny compliance with the statute of frauds, the de- fendant’s name not anywhere appearing as pur- chaser on the catalogue which was supposed to con- tain the contract of sale; that therefore, unless the gouds, or @ portion of them, were delivered, or a portion of the purchase money paid at the time of sale, there was no such contract entered into by the defendant as could be enforced against him in a court of law; that the plaintiffs having elected to re- quire payment in advance before the delivery and inspection of the goods, it was optional with de- fendant to pay for them in that Meda 4) ‘that he was not bound to Fecelye them when tendered five days aiterwards when the market for them was gone. Judgment accordingly for defendant. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Toe 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 last year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of Aun street:— 1863, 1869, SAL Meveesees 72 68 8PM. 62 OPM jl 9PM Tie 12 PM Average temperature yesterday,, Crt 3 | Average temperature for corresponding date last year.. Musio IN THE PARK.—The Commissioners au- nounce that if the weather be fine there will be music on the Mall at the V’ark to-Gay, commencing at four o'clock, PRACHES—DECREASING RecEIPTs,—‘‘Only” 105 car loads of peaches were received yesterday over the New Jersey Railroad, bringing 47,250 baskets. This 1s a falling off of over 20,000 baskets from te quan. tity received the day before yesterday, Tax ELevaTED RaiLway.—The first passenger car was placed on the line of the elevated railway yesterday at the Batteryend and attracted a large crowd, The car is larger than the ordinary street cars, It is lettered on the sides “Greenwich street and Ninth avenue;’’ on one end “Batiery,”’ and on ‘the otier ‘Hudaon river Railroad, Thirtieth street.’ Why Tus TREBLING OF PRICES?—At tho Wash. ington Market tomatoes were sold yesterday at forty cents per basket, For the same quality of the same fruit at the Central Market, on Broadway and Forty- eighth street, ten and twelve shillings were asked, If this trebiing of prices is continued up town resi- dents will be compelled to resort again to the down town markers. THE PLATS PRINTERS’ STRIKE.—The report that the plate printers on strike had returned to work at former wages is positively contradicted, Messrs, Glascott, Hewitt and Corr, a committee of the print ers, addressed a note yesterday to the National Bank Note Company, asking an increase of ten per cent on the previous scale of prices, to which the com- pany, through Mr. F, Shepard, president of the ex- ecutive committee, replied, at ouce deciiuing to change the prices paid. SUDDEN Deatus,—Joseph Spencer, a young man, nineteen years of age, died somewhat suddenly at 101 Broome street. For a day or two previous to his Geath he had been complaining of diarrhace. Coroner Keenan igh Notified to hold an inquest on the body, Sat ley, about thirty-four years of a without home or faeaus of support; on Thursday = night red the ee of premises No. 134 Mott street to sleep and was subsequently fouad dead ‘there. Af inquest was held on the vody by Coroner ALLEGED WiFR BEATING—-ANONYMOUS COMMUNI CATION, —A note, addressed “To any one of the Cor- oners,” and signed ‘Ti. &.,’' wae yeaterday received wb the Coroners’ offer, City Hall, by mail, The nove in a danger. ous condition in a rear foom on gecond foor of Premlese 238 Eighth aven: from the effects of inju- received at the hands of her busband. be note being of vucertan in, no notice may be taken of the case til! more reliable information is obtained frem the potice or the attending physician, 4 “Wortn's Exvosirion” 1N THE PARK. —AD sociation of citizens, proposing to aid in the com- Pletion of the Washington Monument, intend, as one Of the means to raise the necenanay Tae 0 he a National Fuir or World’s Exposition in this city 10 the year 1070, Thuy have addressed @ request, through their acting secretary, Mr. J, Brigham Bishop, to the Commissioners of the Park, in which uw slate this intention, and ask poring to erect the nevessary building, of iron giags, about 600 by 600 feet, on the “Green,” near the mineral Springs of Messrs. Schultz & Warker, ‘and at the close of the exposition they promise to donate the pelace to the city for 8 national maset No action as yet been taken on this proposal by the Commis- sioners, Tur WATER STREET Mission.—Captain Richard- son, of No. 78 Wall street, 18 chairman of the Board of Management of this mission, which for five years has been located at No, 278 Water street. A mission School on week daya and also on the Sabbath is being maintained and much good is being accom- phshed, ‘The joliowing extracta from its latest re- ports speak for themsel ve During Ove years vo held 1,161 meetings ; al aunts up inh of 2.700 were veamen s 6,986 stood up to be prayed for, ‘and 4,587 aigued the plodye of total abeti- nence from ail iutoxivating driaks, During the last three years were given to seamen, about going to sea, 411 Bibles, 2,72 Testaments, 2,610 packaces of 09d reading, 75,000 packages of tracts and’s large number of "Pilgrim's Progress," “Cabin Boy's Locker,” and “God Bpeasing by Facts.” Tux HUMBOLDY CELEDRATION.—The committee of arrangements for the Humboldt celebration on the 14th of next month held another meeting at the Liederkranz Hall, m East Fourth street, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Frederick Kapp presiding. I'he bec- retary, Mr. Albert Klaravoth, reported to have been notlied by the Turnvereim (society for German gym- pastica), that the Turners of this city and neighborhood would participate in a body in the procession. On motion it was resolved to invite aiso the oifivers aud sailors of German vessels in port on the day of the ceiebration to participate in the procession, On motion It was resoived to notify the Cotauussioners of the Central Park by a special committee of the. details of the programue for the celebration, On motion it was resolved to add the Presidents of the Geographical and Historical Soct- etles of this city and the Director of the United States Assay Onice in thts city to the list of invited oy rag The mecting then adjouraed to Tuésday next. dance FORCE Iv ALD GEAOEs ALLEGED FELONIOUS ASSAULTA—A man nemed Robert.Wilsou was yesterday arralgned before Al- derman Miller, at Essex Maréet Police Court, charged With committing felonious assault upon one Charles Livingston. It appears that ata late hour fast night, Wilson, who resides in Avenue B, near East Tenth strect, saw a number of young men standing at the corner of Avenue B and Ninth street, and that recognising. some of them as having been concerned in taking from him his watch a few days be- fore, he went up to the ‘‘gang”’ and asked for his prop- erty. A tight ensued and in the course of the coafict Livingston was stabbed in the side with a knife, as alleged, in the bands of Wilson. The wounded man, who resides at No. 48 East Ninth street, is 80 badiy hart that itis thought probabie he cannot survive. Wilson was locked up to awatt the result of Living- con's injuries, INGENIOUS CASE OF BLACKMAILING.—A German named Bernard Anderwald, residing in East Second street, who is well known as @ hanger-on around the Essex Market Police Court, was yester- day arraigned at that court before Alderman Mil- ler on a charge of obtaining money by false pre- tences, under the following circumstances:—A wo- man named Julia ;Dakin, residing at No. 167 El- dridge street, came into court on Thursday, in order to try and get her son, who was confined in the prison adjoming tne court, out-of durance vile, The man Anderwald, who is always around the court- room, looking out for chances to make money, see- ing the woman, went to her and asked her what she wanted. When she had stated her business to him the man informed her that he had imau ence with the presiding justice, and that “for a monetary consideration he would get her eon re- leased m custody, The woman ere him five dollars aud subsequently found out that his repre- sentations as to influence were altogether faise. Aiderman Miller held the prisoner in bail to answer at the Court of Sessions. Tus LATE MAssacHUsETTS BURGLARIES.—Another complaint was made yosterday before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs, tn. the caseof the brothers Christian and Charles Start, accused of the commission of a series of recent burglaries in Berkshire county, Mass, ‘This last complaint makes tne third thus far made against them, and 1s probably but the begin- ning of the beginning as the case looks at present, and especially as itis now shown that the burglars, after fini up their programme in Massachusetts, made @ flank movement into Connecticut. Mr. Martin H, Bradford, of West Winsted, Conn., the last complainant, says that his place was broken into on the night of the 29th ult., and $500 worth of boots and shoes stolen. Coming to this city he discovered the miasing goods at No. 434 East Fifteenth street, the place kept as @ boot and shoe store by the Stare Brothers at the time of their arrest. In addition to an aMdavit setting forth these lacts detective Field made @ further aitidavit that the goods thus discovered and identified by Mr. Bradford were in this store at tho time of his arreat of the accused parties. The prisoners made the same plea of not guilty as to the other complaints, it was proposed to go into an examination upon the complaint of Mr. Mathes, of —Willtamstown, Mass. (reported in Te giteg We ERRALD) f but im! the Judge decided that no further preliminary cxaminalion was necegsary, and he ordered the commiital of the acct without bail, to await trial at the Court of General Sessions upon the charges Baal against them. Meantime detective Ficld as received a@ large number of telegrams from varioas sections of Massachusetts and Connecticut, from victims of late burglaries and robberies, mak- ing inquiries aftor missing property. A NOVEL STYLE OF SWINDLING.—Adelrich Stel- nach, M. D., of No. 01 Second street, appeared be- fore Alderman Miller, at Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, and charged two men, named Benjamin J. H. Trask and Louis Beers with obtaining $1,000 from him by means of false and fraudulent repre- sentations, The afidavitoi Dr. Stemach states that on the 234 of February last he saw an advertise- ment i a German newspaper, offering for sale twenty lots of land situated in Harlem. e doctor called upon the advertiser (who was the man Louis holder, residing up town, whose name was Muldoon, Beera), at his office, 10 Centre street, where he was informed that yhe lots belonged to a wealthy propery who wanted (o sell through hig agent, Trask. Tne lots, it was said, Were situated in il6th street, and could be purchased for $2,600 each from the agent, rack. Beers then suggested to the doctor that if ne would pay him a bonus, he (Beers) would introduce Dr. Steinach to Trask. ‘The doctor agreed and the next day was introdaced to the agent (Trask) at his oMfve at No. 9 South William street, where he stated that Mr, Muldoon had authorized him to sel] the lots. Trask also stated that Beers had bought one of the lots and had had the title searched by ex-Jndge Beove, and that the nitie was perfectly good, at the same time showing a bundle of papers which he (Trask) stated were the deeds connected with the property. Dr. Steinach, believing these representations, agreea to purchase and entered into a contract with Trask as Muidoon’s agent to take four lots on the south side of 116tn etreet, beetween Third and Fourth avenues, for the sum of $10,000, Of this sam $1,000 was to be paid down, $2,000 at the delivery of the warrantee, and the remaining $7,000 to remain on ty ae Dr. Steinach states that he paid the $1,000, buf that ‘Trask bas not fulfliled his part of the agreement, and charges that both Trask and Beers resorted to. false representations in order to defraud him out of the $1,000, He also states that Muidoon turns out to be Trask’s Coachman, Judge Beebo went security for the appearance of the defendants for examina- tion, JUVENILE HOM CIDE, A Boy Killed by Another with a Stone—Arrest of the Accused. Ever since the death of Thomas Delany, of 435 West Twenty-sixth street, on Tuesday evening, from the effects of violence alleged to have been received at the hands of Christopher Rafferty, a youth of six- teen years, officer Butcher of the Sixteenth precinct, has beea in search of Rafferty, who made his escape immediately after the occurrence, By the aid of friends Christopher man- aged to elude the police, Oficer Butcher called upon the motner of the suspected youth, liv- ing at No, 435 West Twenty-fifth street, and, after An interview, she promised to produce her son yea- terdav Lying and she was as good as her word, calling at the Twentieth street police station. Mrs. Rafferty delivered her son to oMcer Butcher, who took him before Coroner Keenan, at the City Hall. The prisoner was committed to awalt the Pie of the — inquisition. It appears comrades, were at the foot of Twenty-sixth stree ped and went | North river, when bathing, “While tn the water Delany picked up some small stones and playfully threw them in the water near Ri. the P isoner was standing. To this the r demu: and on leaving the water had aom words with , concluding a altercation throw! @ stone him. The inisatle took effect on Delany's temple, knocking him down in a state of insenelbtiity. PSeing frightened at the result of his act Rafferty ran away and se- creted himself, while the companions of Delany, after vain eflorts to restore him to consciousness, conveyed him home, where death ensued the sane ‘The accused admits eventig, a8 heretofore throwing se stone, Dat dic ny intent to take the life of even a ar the deceased. There is one boy Who the occurrence throughout, and his evidence be taken to-day wheu the inquisition takes place, THE SPANISN GUVBOATS, The Work of Construction Rapidly Going On—Deecription of the Veseels—One of Them Ready to Go te Sen—Action of the United States Authorities. The butiding of Spanish gunboats in this city for the Spanish government some time ago excited some attention in this city, and it was generally be- Meved that the government of the United States having resolved to prevent the gunboats from leaving thia city, the building of them had beca suspended, This i¢ not the case, however, for out of the 900 men employed at the Delamater Works at least one-half are engaged in the completion of the gunboats. Tue total number of these vessels which the Dela- mater Brothers have contracted to build for the Spanisa government 1s turty. Or this number tien @ have elready been iaunched, amother will be Jaunched to day at the works of the Poilion Brothers, Brooklyn, and tue hulls of the others are so hear completion that the rearainder will be Jaunched within ten days, The Spanish government contracted with the Del- amater Brothers for the buliding aud arming of the vessels, That firm confided the construction of the hulls of ten of them to Polllon Brothers, of Broekiyn; of five to Thomas Stack, of Greenpoint; aud o! fifteen to Charles Mallory, of Mystic. Tho hulls are of wood, and all the gunboats ‘are built on the same model, are of the game,size, aud are to have a similar armament and the ne complement ofmen. The length of each tg 105 feet.on the Keel, and each is 22 feet 6 inchesin beam. The armament of each consists of one 100-pounder Parrott rifie-gun, placed on a revolving gun-carriage i tne forward part of the vessel. The compicment of men for each gunboat is forty. The draught of water is 4 feet 11 inches; the engines of 150 horse power, and the gunboats are guaranteed to make ten knots an hoar on their trial trip. The gunboats bullt at Mystic have not yet been towed to Delamater Brothers’ to receive their ma- chinery, Of those already-here the machinery has veeu placed m eleven, and will be put in two others within afew days. One of the gunboats, which las been named The Ericsson, is almost ilalshed, and could be put tn readiness for sea in a few days. ‘The Work On all of them is being pushed lorward with the ubmost rapidity. The vessels are not of a class that would be in the least available if opposed to any regular war vessel. But these gunboats are in+ vended for coast service around Cuba, and have been so constructed that they can be made service- able in very shallow water. Each of the Vessels is fitted with a double screw which renders it easy to turn the gunboat quickly. The quarters for the Officers are inthe rear aud those lor the seamen forward, and are as convenient ag Was possible to make them in such small vessels. ‘The deer aia in and other arrangements are also good. Within the past two weeks the buiiders of these unvoats have beea warned by ihe irrepressible ariow and by Admiral Godon, of tle Brooklya Navy Yard, that'no aitempt must be made to take the gunboats to sea as the Leutrality laws Will be rigidly eniorced. BUASLARY IN WEST TWENTY-FFTH STREET. Three Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Goods Recovered. At an early hour yesterday morning, while oMcer ‘Thomas iiill was walking his postin West Twenty- iifth street, between Lighih and Ninth avenues, lis attention was directed to three men who were carry- ing two heavy bags and acting in a strange manner. Their peculiar movements convinced him that they were not there on any lawiul errand and be accordingly ran forward and, seizing the foremost by the collar, took him into custody, At the eame moment he saw a large sized Jimmy on the sidewalk near him, and of course took possession of it. As soon as he seized hoid of his prisoner the other meu drepped the bags and made oif, but the feliow in custody was made of more stubborn stuf. Seizing a favorable ope tunity he drew a, revolver and presented itat the oficer’s bead ior the purpose of inumidating him, While the latter was debating with himself whether it would be more profitable to let the fellow go or get shot the matter was summarily decided. The prisoner slipped from his coat and made quicker time than the ‘lioxfords, you know,” up ‘Twenty-flith street to Ninth avenue, up Ninth ave- nue to Twenty-sixth street and Yenth avenue to Tweuty-seventh street, where he was met by two oMcers of the Twentieth precinct, wio picky brought him to a standstill, not, however, until offl- cer Hill Jaid him out with his club, He was con- veyed to the station house, where he gave the name of James Edwards. ‘The officers returned to the lace where the arrest was first made, and there found «the bags still ‘on the sidewalk. They were found to eo upon examination, twenty-one pieces of colored silk, fourteen pieces of black silk, ten silk cloaks, ten pieces of satin and ene colored cloak, the whole amounting jn value to $8,000, From inquiries made after the arreat of Edwards it was discovered that the store of Dresch- feld & Co,, No. 207 Eighth avenue, had been entered on Thursday night or Friday morning and robbed of a eis quantity of goods. Mr. Charles N. Dresch- feld visited the station house yesterday morning and identified the goods capturea. The prisoner Ed- ‘wards was arraigned yesterday morning before Jus- tice Ledwith at the Jefferson Market ice Court and commilited to answer. Stolen THE LAWRENCE SWINDLE. The End Not Yet—A Chicago Firm S: Ont of $8,000 Worth of Flour. The operations of the band of swindiers, of whom Giles M. Lawrence, alias Mott Bedell, is apparently the head, appears to have no limit. Every day brings fresh charges and new discoveries, Their doings bave been fully Ventilated in the HERALD thus far; but more remains. In June last Lawrence, who was then operating in South street, under the name of “Mott Bedell,” wrote the firm of Murray, Nelson & Co., Chicago, to send him $5,000 worth of flour, and to direct it to No. 89 South street. In reply Messrs. Murray & Nel- gon stated that they were not in the habit of dis- posing of flour in smai! quantities, but to accommo- date him would forward $3,009 as soon as possible, if that much was desired. Bedell wrote at once to signify his readiness to take $8,000 worth instead of $5,000, and the order was accordingty duly filled and shipped, of course, That was the last the Chicago firm heard of Mott Bedell until the HERALD exposed the swindlers, Mr. P. McMunn, of Buffalo, agent of Murray, Nel- son & Uo., of Chicago, paid a visit to ‘Bedell’? Law- rence, in his cell in the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday afternoon, and had some conversa- tion with him. Lawrence adunitted the charge pre- ferred against him by Mr. McMunn, but stated that be had been the tool of his partners. This is quite Plausibie, for the man secins to be incapable of any mental effort, and to lack the energy first class crimi- nals are supposed to possess. He 18, in fact, standing on the brink of the grave, He has been threatening to fall in for the last five years, but up to this time has disappointed ali those who had the honor of his acquaintance commercially. It 18 quite probable tuat “Bedell” will, ae he should, furnish information to the police as to the connection of certain seem: ingly respectable houses with the gang of conspira- tors of which ‘Bedell’ was one, dled POPULAR JUDGMENT OF A RAILWAY OFFICIAL. The President of the Long Island Railroad Hung in Efigy—He-Gets from the Train and Cuts It Down—The Passengers Locked Up in the Cars. Last Tuesday evening an unusual occurrence took place at Mattituck, a pleasant village about seveuty- eight miles from New Nork, on the line of the Long Island Raliroad. The cause of the excitement was the following:—Oliver Charlick, the Prestdent of the road, has rendered himself not only unpopular, but even obnoxious, to many of the people of Long Island, particularly to a large number of those dwelling in the upper portion of it, The charges against him are that he is not content with the powers conferred upon him as president, that he assumes the powers of the directors, committees, &c., of the road, placing stations where he thinks fit, removing them if the people do not accede to his demands, and per- forming such other acts as have made the Long Island Ratlroad a source of annoyaace rather than of convenience in the estimation of the people. Many of the farmers along the route will not send their freight by the trains, because of the exhor- bitant rates on the one hand and their dislike of the course which Mr, Chariick is pursuing on the other. And there 1s talk of having more steamboat landings — which case the receipts of the roag from freight will, it is Nag E age dimipish, At Peconic, Southold, Mattit aud other sta- tions most of the lauds upon which the depot stands have been donated by the respective towne to the Rg company, aud the depota themselves built, entire or in part, by the respective town. Yet, it le reported, the ae demands more land, or, in case of refusal, he threatens to re- move the stations from their presout places or abolish them altogether. This demand of more land being refused by the inhabitants of Mattituck, mai ent 8 hem, the president or- tereanhe traina vo stop at the old station about five hundred feet further east, This roused the indigna- tion of the Mattituckians. On Tuesday night they gave vent to their wrath by hanging the president in eMgy, and when the train pi this spectacle was witnessed by the individual.in person, who 7 pel on the train. evily was the resident wroth. He stopped the truin, out down 10 edgy and a wie to his angry thoughts. This not Wi the many whose destina- ton waa Mattituck wished to get off the president, it te said, ordered the conductor to lock the doors the cars and thus restrain them from getting off. ‘The passengers would not submit to this, and ac- cordingly burst open the doors and wended their way, heaping not very mild expressions upon the head of the unfortunate president. Fortunately no blood was shed, and Mr. Charlick reached Southold Without further injury, The ramor is that he now threatens to remove the depot from this piace to ‘Titra Day’s Proceedinge—Finances—Explanas tone=Mr, Savage's Message. ‘The Fenian Convention opened its third day's proe ceedings at helf-past nine o’ciock yesterday morn- ing. The first business was the report of thé comi- mittee on the question of the admission of parties who were notaccredited delegates. 4 fong discue sion on the subject of circles in bad standing arose, and it was finally decided to admit but one out of the four applicants, and the Convention reserved to If the right of determining who shoula represent the circle which had been admitted. This business occupied the whole of the morning. A session was held in the afternoon, A. A, Grima presiding. The committee appoited to examine the Hnanclal statement for tne past year brought in their report, and as the use to which the funda of the organization bad been put was a question of primary interest the report elicited much attention from all the detegates, The question of the expenditure of mouey io Ireland was looked 1n.o with gost interest, ‘The majority of the delegates expressed their entire sacsfaction with the report of the financial secre- tary, Mr. Pp. J. Wheiton, of Boston, however, ti some lengthy remarks, objected strongly to certain parta of the report. r, Savage was sent for and cailed upon to explain certain matters in connection with the oxpenditures, acd his explanation seemed to give considerable, but, not entire, satisiaction ta the delegates, A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered to Mr. Joseph Faul for the voluntary and ablo services which, as chief acting executive, in the absencs of Mr, Savage, he had rendered to the organizati A suggesuon In refereace to the collection of arms Was made by the delegate from Kansas, and his- motion madé and carriéd that tue matter be re- ferred to the executive, and if thougut practicabia brought back before the Convention. The message of the chief executive, Mr. Savage, does not seem to have as yet given entire satisfac- ton Lo the delegates, for yesterday many of them de- mianded explanations in referenve to the matter. ‘These explanations Mr. Savage gave and after lengthy a discussion the matter dropped; but it is evident that furtuer expianations on this subject will be asxe for, a8 Many Of the most intelligent delegates do not seein disposed to be satisded with geueraiuesor patcning style of doing pusiness. Mr. MoCorry informed the Couvention that he had information of great importance wiich he desired to lmpart to a committee, and it being decided to etect one by ballot, the following gentlemen were chosen:—Joseph F, Paul, New York; J. J, Marvia, Albany; P, H. Ford, Brooklya; Captain M, O’Brien, Chicago; Edward Mcsweeucy, St. Louls; George ou Boston, and Edward ‘McCartin, Washing on, D, C. A night session for the pusting through ofroms tine business was held, and the Convegtion ade journed to meet this morning. CROTON WATER FOR WASHIKGTON HOIGHTS, Laying of the Corner Stone of the High Service Tower, ‘The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the High Service Tower of the Croton Aqueduct, took place at Oarmansville, corner of 172d street and Tenth avenue yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, Commissioner Darragh, General G, 8. Green, chief engineer of the Croton Aqueduct; W. L. Dear- born, chief engineer in charge; George A. Cushing, assistant engineer; Charles Buckner, alao assistant engineer, together with John L, Brown, John Weta- erill, the contractors were upon the spot and pro~ ceeded to lay the corner stone of this most Impor- tant work to the residents oi the upper end of Man- battan Island, 4 large number of the inna te of the stone in its place, and a degree of in! manifested In this most tmportant and ageful worthy of the days when Croton wae first intr into the city. The stone was deposited im northeast corner, almost directly oper the fe briage and some 100 feet above that celebraicd structure. A memorandum of the progress of the work, specifications’and contracts of ail: appertain- ing to the same,.togetuer with a copy of the HeRaL! all the datily and weekiy papers of the city, an copies of the diferent magazines throughout the country, coins and specimens of currency were deposited in the copper box, and at the appointed time Commissioner Darragh and General Green, assisted by H, L. Robertson, chief clerk of wu Croton Board. spread the cement over the box, an the huge stone was lifted in its proper place, The work of placing the bi biecks Of granite in their place was resumed, and from the progress going for- wafd il is safe to assame that Carmaneville, Wasn- ingtoa Heights and Kingsbridge will soon be sap- pitea with Croton in all ite purity. POLICE Ti ALS. An Qficer Charged with Perjury by Mr. Bergh—Bratal Conduct. Commissioner Brennan yesterday beard evides in about sixty cases of complaints agatnst oMcers, Henry Bergh, President of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, charged John Burke, Forty-second precinct, with perjury. Mr. Bergh's afMidayit charged that on the 20cu of July Burke was called to arreat a man for cruelty to a horse—the animal ing @ bleeding, running, maturated sore under the collar; that on the oth instant, at the trial, the tMcer swore positively that the skin was not broken; that at the time of the arrest the attention of the witness was calied to the animal’s condition, and that the oMeer kuowingly and wiifuily commit- ted perjury. As the record of the court was pot put in evidence the case was adjourned until next Fri- day. Frederick A. Potter 1s an officer of the Thirteenth Ges York) precinct, residing in Williamsburg. Mra. usana Travier isa German lady doing business in Fourth street, Brooklyn, A son of Potter ta habit of seiling tobacco in front of Travier’s store. One day, et he haa license, she seized his stock trade and carried it to & United states assessor. Potter hear. ing of the circumstance arrested Mrs, Travier, and carried her before Sergeant Weinyas, of the ¥ flith precinct, by whom she was discharged. Tae next day Potter visited Mrs, Travier’s store, found her ia her private room, dressing, and dragged her to the station house with nocning on her person but a skirt, stockings and cotton sacque, refusing to per- mit her to put on her shoes, She was arraigned belore Sergeant Hunt, and again discharged. The evidence was very @Xplicit against tne oficer, aud an adjournment Was had to aamit of the recording of Sergeant Wemyss’ evidenc: no THE CONFLICT OF RACES, Another Riot=Attempt to Rescac a Prisoners [Memphis (August 2 correspondence of Cincinnatl ‘oul atl.) The Appeal’s Lafayette (fenu.) special of to-night says @ riot occurred yesterday at Macon, arising from @ diiiculty between a negro afd a white several whites and negroes joining each party, Thi figit soon became Y mesen and pistols were freel, used, One white and several negroes were wou! and one of the latter was xilled outright. The negroes finaliy drove the whites from the ground, ‘The Sheriff and a posse arrived from Somerville thie morning and found 150 negroes armed with gunas and pistols, The Sherif’ ordered them to give up their arms, Which was replied to by @ volley from the negroes. The citizens joined the Sherit!’s party, and @ general fight ensued, lasting an hour, during which four whites were wounded and two negroes velieved to have been kilied. Despatches were sent to Memphis for & body of armed poiice to come ont, but the negroes had, in the meantime, dig) , and ail 18 now quiet, With uo signs Of Another out break. Anatiempt was made at Pocahontas w- day vo reicase a prisoner in the hands of the Sheriff by eight or ten nen from Mississippi. Severai shots were fired by each paity, but with the exception of one man being slightly Wounded no one was hurt. The party attempting the release were driven back across the line, Boston Boor AND Suoe MarKket.—The business in boots and slives has been active during the weer, and tue shipments to piaces outside of New kngland have been very large Indeed. Heavy boots are sought for, and &s the cost of making them is in advance of the prices at which they were sold a few weeks since there is no probability that lower rates will be accepted by the dealers. Western merchants want prime goods, and are making extensive purchases of men’s calfand kip and ladies’ and misses’ boo and shoes. They are leaving serge for the fall and winter and buying light leather goods. Prices of good qualities of light and medium are steady, with apparently more firmness, aud as stocks have peen for the most part exhausted manufacturers are at work On orders which dealers, wishing for goods early, are sending tn pretty freely. The prospect for trade next month ts good and prices manifest an in- clination to advanco, ‘The week's shipments foot up to 68,630 cases, agalust 40,410 last week aud against 86,271 for the corresponding week cf 1863. ‘The toval shipments by sea and rail to places outside of New Engiand since January 1 amount to 900,079 cases, against 614,430 in the first thirty-four weeks of lagt year.—Shoe and Leather Reporter, Augus Tae BRIDE AND THE BRipLe.—The Saratoga Post gives the following its report of the races at that Place ou Monday last;—The grand stand presented a very marked array of beauty and inteiligence, the most noticeable in the jist being Commodore Van- derbilt and his bride, and General Granger and wife, who occupied prominent ig on the stand, and were the observed of all o| Vanderbilt was dressed yery ‘tiny ©) and endured the scrut with com- mendabie grace, considering tl ousness of the trial. As the party entered the stand the whole mace rose to their feet, and so Saxioge, some of the ladies present to get a view bride of a hundred millions that the and crowd was uncoinfortabie, When the ‘Were seated, however, gazing commenced, @ horses ware apparently forgotten. If we were calied upon to de- cide as 10 Which of the two were most altractive, the bride or the bridle, we shouid be forced to ae- cide th favor of the lady. She received the cougrat- ulations of her (rienda in the moat becouiug man- ner, and the Commodore himself wore bis honors. with most chivsiric courage and pearing, In ing down frou ihe stand to the quarter stretch hig ‘Tucker's Lane, hal mile iurcher west, aud to aboilsh Peconic station altogether, Whether this WU) be Gone remains to ve seou, sep WAS elastic a6 that of o man of forty, Mis cate rage erect: and bis whole appearance stxikimgly istrative of exceilent preservation aud iy vigor. of the vicivity were present to witness the aro; f ih Ws pig veroat was forty: |