The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1869, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Adjournment cf the Portu- guese Cortes. HE HEALTH OF NAPOLEON. Farrer ‘Murder of White Travellers on the Sahara Desert. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. Advance Movement of the Fleet and Army. Allied THE ECLIPSE IN ALASKA ENGLAND. Aun English View of the Erle Railroad Scans dals, Lonpon, Augtst 7, 1869. The Times, in aa article on the Erte Railroad scan- Gals, saya:—We need not point out the darkest side ofthe story—the prostitution of justice, The utter @ontempt for its administration, it ia plain, would be fmpossible if the violators bad not had good reason to believe, from past experience, that the Legtsia- fure is as amenabdie to corrupt influences as the gudiciary. These facta are well known in the States, We are not without hope that consclousness of ex- ating evils will lead to the only way of correcting them, FRANCE, Napolcows Health—The Empress Leaves ‘Soulon—Arrival of General Prim. Paris, August 27, 1869, The oMcial journats denounce as falsenooda the™ Reports that the health of the Emperor is worse. On she contrary, it is much improved, though not com- letely restored, pe Empress embarked at Toulon to day for tne ast. : General Prim has arrived in Paris, PORTUGAL. Adjourument of the Cortes—Speech trom the Throne. Lisnon, August 27, 1869, ‘Tho session of the Portuguese Cortes closed yes. rday. The King, in his speech from the throne, ured the members that the goverament was sking every effort to restore the financial equilt- rium and revive the public credit, The ministers ould consider how to augment the revenues from imports and diminish the expenditures of the ad- ministration, He coucluded with the deciaration $hat the independence of Portugal would be sedu- Jously preserved. BELGIUM. Death of an Artiat. ANTWERP, August 27, 15 Henry Leys, the artist, died to-day, aged fiity-tour voars, AFRICA, Maurdor of Travellers in the Great Desert. Lonpon, Augast 27, 1869, News has been received from Tripoli that Mise Minne and two attendants were murdered by their bwn camel drivers while traveliing on the Abergoush road, betweep Mourzuk and Guat. SOUTH AMERICA. The War in Paraguay—A Sattle Imminent— The Allied Army and Fleet iu Mott Lonpox, August 27, 1969. \ The mati ateamer from Rio Janeiro has arrived. he brought as passengers the Duke of Saxe and his , the Princess Leopoldine and family, { The latest edvices from the seat of war in Para- jay show that a battle was imminent. The land and al forces of the allies were in motion. Oficial patches received at the Brazilian War depart- 3 announce that General Portinho had com- ced his maroh on Villa Rica, and the Brazilian Clad fleet was steaming up the Tebicuary to Fuppors the army and assist in the attack on Villa ca. inaction of the Allies=The Paraguayans (: fident—Rumored Kevolution in the Argei tine Republic. Lispon, August 27, 1869, Advices from Paraguayan sources contradict the ficial reports received from Rio Janeiro. The Para- guayans assert that the allied forces are not strong enough to attack the positions of Lopez in the Cor- illeras, and that they have remained in a state of ‘oomploto inaction since they appeared in front. { Rumors were current in Paraguay that a revolu- tion WwW. imminent in the Argentine Provinces against the policy of President Sarmiento, who is ‘gocused of sacrificing the repubdtic to Brazil. THE ECLIPSE IN ALASKA. Report of the Coast Survey Expedition— Twenty Miles from the Central Path of Totality—Secretary Seward With the Party— Alarm of the Indians. BAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 1869. A special despatch to the San Francisco Alta Cali- fornian, from Victoria, says:—The eclipse expedi- tion of the United States Coast Survey left Sitka, Duly 16, in an open boat for Chilkah river, and in consequence of bad weather it was eleven aays in Teaching @ proper position on the river—tn latitude 59 23, jeoaivage 135558; only twenty miles from the central path of totality. It was found impracticable to carry instruments and provisions over the Iron ‘Mountain range, for the determination of tie lati- tude and longitude and magnetic variation obtained Delore the date of tho ecilpse. The 7th of August ‘was the diest day exper.enced; but breaks in ‘the clou pied the party to watch the dittereut and the beginning of the totality was accu- noted, Instantly after the obscuration tie “rose colored Aawes'’ were visible with the unas elevation and 101 Bisted oye; and their extent, pi approximity Measured on the a west parts of the sui’s limb. The ‘visible over @ part of the limb only, The whole p! ture was magnificent. The cud of the ecl Botseen, The phenomena of coming dark wing light were very marked aiong the cou! ft Se vailey, Mr, Seward and party visited Professor Davidson's camp and watched the phases of the eclipse and saw ail the phenomena of the rose “act flames and the corona. party on the steamer Active at the mouth of the river had clouds Bo wee th the beat view of the totality. The space enabled them also the planet Mer- and stars of the fourth magnitude. At Sitka eclipse wae not quite total, and was watched rough broken clouds, At Fort Wrangle the ‘weather was eer cloudy. At Fort Tougass the + eather was favoravle and (he officers observed the time of the beginuing and ending of the eclipse. The Indians were fearfully rmed and bid them- selves in thelr Douses or took to the bushes, MISSOURI. Strange Murder in Nowton County=Lake, the Cireas Proprietor, Shot and Killed by a Would-be Deadhead. Sr, Lovurs, Aug 27, 1809, ‘Wilitam Lake, vroprictor of the Li cirous at Granby, Newton county, was shot on the gist inst. by @ Man Named Killyon, and expired in a few minutes, Killyon refused to pe, for admission to the circus Bod wee ejected by Lake, Soon afier- iiiyon returaes, aud, seelag Lake near th . drew a revolver aud shot him trough the body, near the heart, In the excitement Kiliyon A reward of $1,000 i OGered for his ‘NEW YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEBEY, CuBA. Assassination of Citizens—Alarm and Excite- meut—Another Battle-War Munitions from Mexico. Havana, August 26, Via Key Wasr, Fia., August 27, 15 Advices have beqn received here from Santiago, dated to the eveuing of Saturaay last. Intense ex: citement and alarm continue to prevail there and in the surrounding neighborhood tn consequence of the news of the assassination of some citizens when travelling under escort near Jiguant, There 14 no security for life or property, Finker ano Cisneros, with other prominent insurgents, suc- ceeded in leaving Santlago during the night of the Ist instant, taking with them a large quantity of specie, After marching a short distance they en- countered the troops of Sabanilla, who had been ambushed by the way, An engagement ensued, The insurgent forces heid the flela, Tne troops returned to Guantanamo, reporting the loss of twelve men. They also reported the events of two recent land- ings of revolutionary sympathizers m the bay of Nipe, bringing arms and ammunition from Mexico for the use of the revolutionists, No American War Vossels at Huvana=-Cap- ture of a Fillbustering Schooner. HAVANA, August 27, 1869, During the months of July and Aurust no vessel of war of the United States hus touched at the port of Havana, Intelligence received here from Las Tuflas t# to the effect that Colone! Benegasi, with bis convoy, had reached that town tn safety, A schooner in the aervice of the insurgent govern- ment recentiy landed a cargo of arms at Sevilla Bay, ip the southern part of the Eastern Department, The Spanish troops soon after captured the schooner, and at last accounts were hunting for the arms, which had been taken Into the Sevilla Mountains adjacent to the bay. THE PACIFIC COAST. Reception of Mr. Soward at Victorla—Storms in Oregon—Mothodiom in Californiu. BAN FRANCISCO, August 25, 1860. William fi. Seward and party arrived in Vic. toria, V. 1., yesterday from Alaska; all well. The municipal authorities of Victoria to-day entertained Mr. Seward at @ public dinner, Mr. Ford, Chief Justice of the colony, presiding. Governor Mus- grove had reached Victoria and assumed the gov- ernment of British Columbh ‘The California Conference of the Methodist epia- copa. Church met in Napa city to-day. Bishop Kingely presiued. The attendance ts large. Heavy rain storms have prevailed in Oregon re- cents xf and it ls feared the wheat crop 1s seriously yujured. VIRGINIA. Tho Press Ball at White Sulphur Springe— Governor Wiso’s Health, WAITER SULPHUR SPRINGS, August 27, 1869. Members of the press desiring to attend the press ball here on Tuesday will receive franks over the Chesapeake and Ohio, Orange and Alexandria, Rich. mond and Danville, Richmond and Petersburg, and Richmond and York River railroads on pro- ducing certificates from the agent of tho Asso- ciated Press in the city from which they hall, that they are connected with the editortal staf, gud endorsed by the Associated Press agents in New York, Philadelphia, Washington or Richmond. The railroads between here and Washington, Baltt- more, Alexandria, Richmond and Lynchburg issue round trip tickets for the ball good for a week from the 2etn inst. Many distingtisued gentlemen have ey cH the managers of their intention to attend he ball. Governor Wise {# here, and not in ill health, as reported in the Northern papers, NEW YORK, Destruction of a Dam at Fort Edward— Stoppage of Work tn the Mills and Foun. dries—Au Almost Iucalculable Loss, ALBANY, August 27, 1869, ‘The dam at Fort Edward, Washington county, was washed away last Tuesday, putting a stop to work in all the milis, furnaces, machine shops and pot- teries, A temporary bridge was also carried away, cntting of communication witn the opposite shore, excepting by the ratiroad bridge. If will take $20,000 to repair the damage to the dam, and tue loss of time to the milla wil, it 18 said, amount to ten times as much. Al least .wo-thirds of the working people of the village are deprived of their summer's work, which was just to commence. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘The Baltimore Schuetzenfest closed last evening, after a successful season of five days. Leon Hydenreicht, a wealthy German chemist of Schagticoke, committed suicide on Wednesday by taking morphine, David Hogan, a foreman on the Hudson River Ratiroad, was killed at Poughquag, on Thu reday, by @ premature biast. He leaves a wife and two chil- dren. The South Side Oil works of Levering & Co. were damaged by fire yeowetay te tho amount of $4,000, Two firemen were burned while extinguishing the flames, but not seriously. ‘The residence of Jeaac W. Aiken, in Greenbush, N. Y., was robbed yesterday morning of a goid watch, ladies’ wearing apparel, silverware, &c., to tue value of several hundred dollars, One of the channel spans of the bridge at Louis. vilie Ky., over the Onto river, 3870 feet long, was completed on Thursday. This its tne longest span of a truss hridge tn the country. The whole bridge wil! be finished early in November. Miss Emma Gardner, daughter of Colonel Henry W. Gardner, of Providence, R. 1, was horribly burned, on Thursday night. ‘at the Bay House, at Nayatt Point, oy hor ball dress taking fire from @ lamp on tne floor in her- dressing room. Her re- cov ery 18 doubtfal. While a party consisting of Asa Packer, Mayor Fox and the Councils of Philadelphia and Alien- town were a ty the Thomas Iron Works yester- day, Robert A. P. Moore, special officer of Philadel. pia, was struck on tne head by # heavy log and Rangerously injured, There are no hopes of his re- covery. A Denver despatch states that since the recent re- ports of Indians prowling around near Denver the country has beea thoroughiy scouted by cavairy, but no traces of Indians found. A scouting party leit on Thursday in quest of the Indians depredating between San José and Santa Fé, The fire engine tournament at Great Barrington, Masa., was aitended yesterday by eight companies, The first prize of $200 cash was won by Edmonds, No, 1, of Hudson. The play was 190 feet. Tie sec- ond prize, $100 cash, Was Won by Water Witch of Lee; she threw a stream of 166 feet five inches, The third prize, $50 cash, was wou by the Forest, of Lee; she threw a streaim of 162 feet, horizontally, through 250 feet of hose. The Vermont Editors’ and Publishers’ Association concluded its annual session at Brattleboro yeater- day after a profitable and pleasant time. The omcers of iast year were re-elected, ana the next annual meeting was appointed to be held at st. Albans on the second Thursday of July. G. G, Benedict, of the Burilngton Free Press, was ap- pointed essayist; Albert Clark, of the St, Albans Messenger, subatiinte; John G. Saxe, LL.D. of ‘Albany, poet, and A. A. Karle, Consul at Boston, substitute, EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MON®Y MARKET.—LONDON, August 27— 420 P, M.—Consols closed at 93% for both money and the account. Americal curities closed quiet at the following quotation: nited States five- twenties, 1802, 84%; do., 1865, old, 64%; do., 1867, 82%; United States ten-forties, coupon, 76; Erié Rail: way shares, 2 tiantto an Tow Centrals, v4; Atl My .—PARI8, Angust &7.—The Bourse Rentes, 72f, 200. FRANKFORT, August 27— ve-twonty bonds are firm at 88% for the issue of 1862. AVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVeRroon, August 27—4:40 P. M.— ‘ine market ciosed with a downward tendency. Middling uplands, 13%4.; middling Or- leans, 13%. @ 13%d. The sales of the day have footed up 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export and speculation. AVRE COTTON MARKET.—HAVRE, August 27.— Cotton closed declining 163f. per cwt., both on the spot and afoat. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF3 MARKRT.—LIVERPOOL, August 27,—The market ts nominal, LONDON PRODUCE MARK DON, August 27,— Sugar buoyant, at 288, 3d, per cwt. for No, 12 Dutch oll, £31 108. per ton. standard, afoat, Lit Fine rosin, 16%. 6d. per owt. 1 RKRT.—ANTWERP, August 27— for standard Vester! PRIROLEUM MA 4 P. M.—Petroleum: firm at 64%f. white, wa ‘A WOMANS’ FIGHT. At alate hour last evening # fight occurred be- tween Mary Connelly and Catharine Finegan, bovh ocoupants of No, 0 Mulberry street. The women had a Batic ta fight, Scring which Connelly atwuck Finegan on the head with @ pitcher, The wounds of the woman dressed by Police Sur- eon Armgtrong, of tho Central Once SUSQUEEAINA RAILROAD WAR, TSE ALBANY AX SUPREME COURT, ALBANY, The Evidence of Mr. Phelps, Trensurer of the Road. Bushy vs. The Albany and Susquehanna Rattroaa Company.—The examination in this cago was re- sumed at Albany yesterday. Mr, Phelps testifed as follows:—That he was the secretary and treasu- rer of the} Albany and Susqnehanna Ratlroad, and had been such since March, 1863; was not a stockholder; a# secretary had had the custody of tho books and papers of the company. Q. Where are the stock ledgers, transfer books, scrip book and cash book of the company? A. IL don't know, Q. What did you do with them? A, Haven't done @nything with them. Q Have you seen them since the 6th instant? Yes, sir. Q. Where? A, At Mr, Henry Smith's office on the 6th tmstant, Q. How many times did you seo themthere? A. Once. Q, Did you make any entries tn them at that time? A. Yes, sir, Q. What entries? (Mfr, Hall, counsel for defendants, objected to this question, and to all evidence belonging to the vooks of the company and entclos made therein.) A. Transferred the town of Decatur, Q. Have you seen the books sincet A, Yes, at Mr, Henry Smith's house yesterday afternoon. Q. Describe tne books you aaw. A. Two atock ledgers, two transcript books, one scrip book and one cash book. Q. When was the cash book given co Mr. Ramsey? A, Sometime in the week succeeding August 7, I ave it to him and saw it on Tuesday of this week In Alr, Smith's ibrary. Q. How did you get into Mr. Smith's house? A, Had a key given me by ason of Joseph Ram: Q. Did you give him back the key? A. Yes, air. Q, At that time were ail the books in the library? A. I think they were, Q, Was any person in the Mbrary witn you? A. Yes, sir, Wm. Ramsay and Mr. Van Alstyne, Q. Who took the booke from the office of the com- pany? Samuel .Haird took some on the 6th tn- aad take this back—I don’t know who took em, % Who took away the minute book from the office of the company? A. I can’t remember, Q. Did you give any of the other books? A.I didn’t give any of the other books. Q. Has any entry been made in the minute book aince it was taken from the oMce? A. Yes, I en- tered the proceedings of the two last meetings of the directors, Q. Have any entries been made in the stock ledgers, transfer books, scrip book or cash book? A. Entries were made tn the transfer books und stock ledgers. Q. Who made that entry in sh book? A. I caused it to be made by my ot, Mr, Van Al- styne, on the 6th of Auguat, crediting the town of Decatur for money paid into the office in the neigh- berhood of $1,000, Q. What entries have been made in the transfer books and stock ledgers since they were removed? A. I cannot remember particular entries, They were made by me aud my asaistant, Mr. Van Al- styne this week—Monday or Tuesday, I guess. 1 caunot remember any of the entries. Q. What did they relate to? A. They related to transfers from different stockholders to diferent Stockholders of Susquehanna stock. Q. Has auy stock been trangierred on the books since they were removed {rom the office of the com- pany? A. Yes, sir. Q. From whom and to whom and what amount? A. 1do not remember any person who transierred or aby person to whom it was transierred. Q. Where are the subscription books of the com- pany’ A. In the vauit in the office here. Q. Allof them? A. No, sir; Ldo not think all of them are there, Q. How many are there which are not in the vault? A. Ido not know. Q. Do you of any, and if 80 of how many? A. I donot know. I cannot tell how many, There are quite a number the directors have never returned. Q. Which directors have not returned the books? A. I don’t know any particular one, There ts quite a number, I have understood, along the line of the road. Q. Have subscriptions been reported to you on any of those books that have not been returned? A, No, air, they have not. Q. Is the stock of this company the same as was outstanding at the last annual electian? A. No, sir. . In whut respect ia it diferent? A. In amount and character. Q. What amount and what character? A. It isin the hands of different persons, and has been trans ferred since the election; don't remember the ainount of last year. i Q. In the iast annual report the capital stock out- standing {3 stated at $3,861,303 15, How much more is itnow? A, I don’t know how much more, Q. Do you know that there ts any more? A. Yes, air; there is twenty-four hundred’ shares issued on the contract of Groeaveck and others. Q. Is that all you know of it? A. No; there is bee tween nine and ten thousand shares; I can't give you all the names; Mr. Ramsey has some, | think, Q, How many has hey A. I don't remember; he got them by subscribing in the subscription book. Q. Where 1s the book? A. I don’t Know where; I saw it at Mr. Ramsey's house on the Sth of August, I think. Q. Has it ever been in the office of the Company? A. [don't remember; I have not seen it since. Q. What was there ip it? A, Several subscrip- tions. ig Q. Give the namea and amounts. A. Can't give the amount; don’t remember the names either; Mr. Ramsey was one of them. Q. Mention as many names o8 you can. A. Mr. Rovert H. Pruyn’s name waé there; can't remember any other name. Q. Do you mean that you don’t remember a single othername? A, Not to be certain. Q. What is your best recollection? A. I can’t speak from recollection, ‘Q. What waa the total amount of stock subscribed inthat book? A. Between nine and ten thoussad sbares. Don’t you know exactly? A. Nine thousand five hundred; can’t tell what was subscribed there. Q. When that subsorption made? A, That I don't know. Q. Was any money paid on it? A. Yes, air; uy Pruyn gave me the money for it on the sin of At ust, I thin! bi” In wnat form did he give it to you? A. Mr. Pruyn didn’t give it, vat Mr. Hendricks did, in the form of a drait. Q. Whose draft, and on whom and for what amount? A. It was Mr. Ramsey's drait on D. Groes- veek & Co.; I think for $100,009, . Was it paid? A. I suppose so. . Was it a sight draiv? A. Yes, sir} haven't heard from it since. and if so in what Q. Did you deposit the draft, bank and when? A. Doposited on Sth of August in Mechanics and Farmers’ Bank, Q. State contents of the draft; Mr. Ramsey as President? A, Ld it was signed oificiaily or not. Q. To whose order payable? A. I think it was Janes Hendricks aud by him efidorsed, 1 deposited it myself. Q. W: A was {t signed by jon’t know whether it endorsed in the passbook at the time? sir; 1 didn’t have the passbook with me, Q. What nour of tue day wus itt A, 1 dou’t re- member, Q. Atwhat hour and from whom and where did you receive the dratt? A, Ldon’t remember what hour I received the draft from Mr. Hernek at his bank. Q. Do you know whose money tt was then drawn, that is, Whose money was on deposit with Groesbeck &Co.? A. I don't Know anything about that, . Was any one present when you received the ann from Hendricks? A. Yes, sir, Mr, Prayn. Q. Did eituer of them say anything to you, and if so what? A. Mr. Hendricks said nothing tuatire member; Lm Pruyn said tis check was to pay for he subscriptions. ’ Q. What bubscriptions aid he tell you? A, On the subscripuon book that had seca at Mr. Kuwsey’s bouse that evening. Q. Did you know of another subscription of 6,000 shares made - Ramsey inthe name of Groesbeck, and if so, what do you know about itt A, I know it ‘was made; Ramsey showed me tho book. Q Was it the sane book in which the sabvscrip. tions were entered? A. No, gir. Q. Where is the book? A. Igave itto Mr, Ram- sey; don't ret ber when or where. Q: Waa tt the 6th of Augostt A. f think it very '@ no recollection Of it. y teli you about that subscrip- The only thing Lrecoliect bis telling me Was there was notuing paid on it. Look at the book now shown you and tell me whether that is the book of the company with the Mechanics and Farmers’ Bank of Albany? A. t 18, : Look at the entry under the date of August 5, and stare how the draft for the $109,005 came to be credited at $95,000" A, It was crediled so by my direction. * What directions did you give? A, To credit it 95, At $95,000. Q. To whom was the balance to bo credited? A. Mr, Ramsey, ‘(oe by Mr. Smith on the part of e dere.) — Q. You state that entries havo been made tn the transfer book and have mentioned to some extent 9 there anything more than the book as to the transfer of we re Was not. Q. Then can you tw the entries that havo been made in the books have been contined to writ- ing up transactions that transpired on or before August 7? A, Yes, sir, (a Was tt from what you believe was a legitimate discharge of your duty as secreiary and treasurer of the company? A, Yes, sir. Q. Did you understand the purpose and motive for which the books were removed from the oflice o' the company; if you did, state it? A. Yes, sir, There ‘was violence and force shown by one of the direct on the Sth of August, he attempting to take tho scrip book from my possession; Jacob Leouard was his name. \. Was thore any attempt at mutilation of the books? A. Yes, Q How, aud by whom was it perpetryed?t A f | purchased and the store opened, By Mr, ierriok, then vice prosideet, writing in the serip book aad ie | up certéficate of ook’ (oper. sous, that Mer Uber and Leonard cit o my’ Dio thers bey ceitain towns, oi. ' 'Y or Ke insist upon ir 0 80 A. Yes, sir, he did, a ree Q Anu to do that while the president himself was ws er A. Yes, sir, . Do you remember of thetr saying anything to the president about putting him out, and he had no business in the room! A, Colonel North said to Mr. Ramer that he was no louger director or prosl- dent, and that he had no business there; Mr. Leonard eae to the same effect; 1 also think David Wil- * 100, Q. You have sald that these.things occurred, Have you anything eise to say why the bouks were re- moved? A. There was an apprehension that gemtle- men who had taken that course, which have numed here to-day, would remove the books, Seamnetee pie xuor, were the, bears ceeccres Bf a urpose thaa to guar ry such @ contingency? A. No, sir. 8 ” Keuuce.—Q, Atthe time you speak of was the president (Ramsey) restrained from acting either as president or director? A. I have no knowledge of that, except as these men reimarked to me; do not remember their words, Q. Did you not during this time issue certificates signed by Herrick, as vice presidemt? A. Yes, sir; not during that morning, Q. Did you yourselr issue certificates signed by Herrick, a3 Vice president, after you were informed by these gentiemen that Mr, Ramsey was suspended or enjoined from acting? A, Yes. Q, Since the books were removed have you not re- peutedly reused to give any information io the di- rectors of the Company res; cling the entries in the books made since thoy were removed? A. Yea, sit. When i refused I couldn't tei anything about the contents, me Have you not been asked whether new stock ha deen issued and refused to answer? A. No, @lr; 1 didn’t refuse to answer, I dectined to answer. Q. Was not the certificate which Mr. Herrick wished to fli up one proper to be issued to a man who owned the stock? A. That 1 oan’t recollect. Q You belong to the Ramsey or antt-Erie party? A. No, L don’t; I don't beiong to any party. Q. Have you followed the directions and acted in tho interest of the Ramsey party? A. No, air. Q, Did Mr. Leonugd attempt ake the sorlp book from the office or morely to jook at it? A. He said he wanted to look at it; gatd he would hand tt to me after he jooked at it. instead of that be banded tt to Mr. Herrick, vice president. The shares issued on the Groesbeck stock were tn piace of forfeited stock. Q. Have you since the removal of the books trom the company's Olive made or caused to be made en- tries relating to the new subscription for 6,009 shares? A. Yes, sir; 1 caused them to be nade, but before the books were removed entries were made 1p the cash book reiating to the new subscription. Q. When were they made and what were the en- tries? A. They wore made on the Sth of August, goiue time after dinuer; myimpression is it was done in the waning sometime here in the ofice. Q. Was it after the reguiag business hours were over and the office was closed? A. I have no busi- ness hours; 1 work tlil midnight if necessary. ’ Was the office then locked? A. It was not joc! ed. Q. How near midnight wasit? A. I can’t remem- ver the hour; it was not near midnight. Q. How many atares have you issued on the con- tract with Groesbeck & Co.? A. The whole 2,400, Q. Have certificates been issued for the 2,400 shares, and, if not, to whom are y still to be issued? A. To O. D, Ashiey, 150 shares. Q. Did you not, on the evening of the &th, make any entry in the books at Mr, Smith's office relating to Mr. Ashley's stock? A, There was an entry there made concerning his account, Q. In entering, while the books have been away from tire office, transfers of stock have you entered a transfer of ail the stock of which certificates have been surrendered previous to the removal? A. Yes, I nave or caused them to be made; transfers were made sad entered of stock surrendered on the 7th of August, ui Ol ali of them? A. No, air. . Which have you entered and which have you om ited toenter? A. [can’t teil without seemg the oks. ‘ Q. Have you entered the transfers of the Ramsey party and omitted to make them for the anti-Ramsey arty? A, I have omitted nothing with reference to eeping stock away from elther side. Q. Have you entered the transiers of Oneonta, Colesville aud Davenport stock’ A, My impression ig they are not entered, 1 have given wo directions on the subject. Q. Were you not served with an order of the Court commanding you w transier the Oneonta stock? A, Yes, | was; I was served with @ paper restraining me from refusing to transfer it. 1 have not diso- beyed It. There is time enough (odo it yet. My im- pression Is tt nas not been done. Q. Have you directed it to be done? A. No. sir; I have given no directions anout it. Q. Have you entered transfers of the Richmond- ville and Seward stock? A. My impression ts that they are entered, no objection having been made on tae other side. Recross by Mr. Smith—Q. When the injunction was served on you commandll eon to desiat from neg- lecting or refusing to transfer the Oneonta stock, had you ulready been served with an injunction restrain- — from transferring it.? A. yes, sir. edirect—Q. Was this last Injunction vacated and an order served upon you vacating it, and when? A. It was, aud served upon me several days ago. Q. Wi the order was so served upon you was not @ demand made upon you to transfer the stock ? A. When bk got down here that morning the order ating the injunction E75 in my bands andI commenced reading ft, and before i got through reading it an injunction was served upon Wilbur, North, Leonard and Herrick, restraining them from acting a8 directors—restraining me from carrying out any of their resolutions. Q-.Was the stock to be transferred to Wilbur as director? A. } It was to him individuaily, of course, Sworato, &c. W. 3. M, PHELPS, MOVENENTS OF THE PRUSIDE\T. va Ascent of Mount Washington=Drive to the Profile House—Freezing Tomperature—Tho President's Regret at the Defent of the Harvarde=Whereabouts of Beu Wade and Judge Gilbert. PROFILE Hovss, Waite Mountains, August 27, 1869, } The President and family arrived here at eight o'clock this evening. At nine o'clock this morning the party left the Crawford House for the foot of the Mount Washing- ton, or “Sky” railroad, as it hag been aptly tecumed. The Preatdent, with Mra. Grant, frat «Ook @ drive to the Notch, and then set ous, Overtaking the rest ofthe paity on the road, At the base of the moun- tain railway the President passed some minutes in examination of the locomotive used in this novel piece of engincering skill, and was particularly etruck with the simplicity and safety of the air brake. Every- thing of importance connected with the construction and running of the rallroad was explained by Mr. Marsh, the patentee of the road. At twenty minutes of eleven o’clock, the Presidential party having seated themsolves in the car, the locomotive bell rang, and the machinery was set in motion, and the party began the ascent, moving at the rate of about a mile in twenty-five minutes, The entire height to be attained was 4,500 feetin three miles. At pre- cisely twelve o'clock the train reached the terminus of the road. As it arrived a salute was fred from & small cannon sent up for the pur- pose. The day was beautifully clear, not a cloud visible, and a strong cold wind was blowing, forming ice in many places, After having the different objects of interest polated out the pariy sat down toa fine lunch at tho Tip Top House. He- fore making the descent the Presidential party had their photographs taken in a group. Upon reaching the bottom of the road the party resumed their coaches and started for Bethichem. The President having set out Ina light carriage, in company with Mrs. Grant, Was overtaken a few miles on tne way, quietly unhitching his horses, It was found that the double tree had becoine detached. The accident was goon repaired and the party resumed the journey, Ata quarter-past six the President and Mrs, Grant a HOW PUBLISHERS DEAL \S/Td ALTZORS, Captain Mayne Reid’s Exyetience. ONWaRd Orricg, 119 Nassav San} New You, August 23, 1960. To Tes Error oF Tux HemAaL My calling upou you some days ago was solety to Day nty respects to a gentieman whose Kindness to me on my former viatt to America I had not forgotter through twenty years of a somewhat checkered and busy life, But, during my brief, and to me very pleas- ant interview, a matter was mentioned in which I feel More tau ordinary interest, while your views given Upon It were 80 consonant with my own that I feel very desirous of again secing and h¢aring you upon the subject. The point in our conversation to which T allude is that relating to publishers, ana if you can summon patience to peruse tuis somewhat extended epistie you will see what good reason [ have fur holding views in consonance wich your own, ved at Bethlehem, and were received py ex- alderman Samuel ve seid of Boston, and Judge Brooklyn, N. Y. Lp ees Brertee to seven the President and family and a portion of the party took seats in the Profile House chariot, drawn ie eight splendid bay horses, driven by theirowner, Mr. E. K. Cox, The President and son Jesse occupied the front seat with the driver. The distance to the Profile House, eleven miles, was accomplished in exactly fifty-seven min- utes, the horses making most of the way @ dead run. Tne arrival of the President here is a pleasing variation to the gener: ‘ttractions of the place. ‘The party will jeavo at nil the morning for Little- ton, reaching Saratoga the same night, Ben Wade and a@ few frienas arrived here this morning. On the summit of the White Mountains a despatch was received announcing that the Harvaria were beaten in the boat ri ‘When informed of the result of the race the President remarked, “Well, I am very sorry to hear it,’ ; 8. Crispin ENTERPRISEG IN MASSACHUSETTS, — It is stated that the Order of St, Crispin in this State have already organized between thirty and forty co- ‘ative associations for the purchase and distri- f ries, etc, Most of these are not or- cimen of this process Seoretary Cummings has arranged for the purchase in Philadelphia ands wront £0 Boston of 10,000 40 20,000 tons of coal. cost when landed at Boston will be abont nine dol. Jara per ton of 2,240 pounds, The additional cost will be weighing (fifteen cents per ton) and freigit to the point of distribution. The cost to consumers will be about $9 50, One of the most succesaful ox: poriments in the Way of @ co-operative store Is that rocentiy inaugurated at North Bridgewater. Sixty workmen unlted in @ atore capital of $600. ten dol- lars per share, The Crispin 6 then pald in $500 more to purchase a horse, cart, &o, Th operation Was fairly appiled alike to fod vustomers. Kvery store tn the place marked tts ‘oods down and A strong competition at once set in, in the first tweuty-four daya tae hous arod 208 10, The 8a.e5 NOW average $200 perday, The has been lucreased and | tenia 108 Lace | capital stoe are being made [or MaTUNnY & Co-Op ALY tory, Buea ered, AYR URL BTy 1 have, a8 you are doubtless aware, written a great mauy books—neany forty tn ali—and, whether good or bad, have profited publishers both in Eng- land aud Amerioa to @ very large amount, some hundreds of thousands of dollars, But you are per- haps not aware that I, the writer of these books, have not even made a@ living by them; and but for Other sourced of income, might have had out « miserable maintenance during the past twenty years of my iife, It 1s true some Of this has been due to my own imprudence in too careiessly parting with copyrights; but much of tt is also owlug to the trickery and chicarery of publishers, At an advanced period of my life—with much, tnough perbaps not ita best part, gone—I came to Awerica. Belleving myself respected by a pe, majority of the American people, ani beloved by its youth, I had hoped to enter upon a uew and more PRepitions era. fin- tended it to be a useful one, 1 found my works on this side in the hands of two pubiishing houses, some of them authorized by mo-—the autaorization having beon procured for @ paltry sum. On discov. ering that I had some intention of producing myself an edition of these works, tne two houses in ques- tion mado haste to offer me a “royalty” upon tne editions already in their hands. Feeling unable to Roane them myself, and advised by injudicious riends fae: terms, [ did go. With one house Fields, Osgood & Co.) Lentered into a contract on st November last, and with the other (G, W. Carle- ton) I did the same tn January. In the case of both houses the royaities—accordihg to price and time— at ranging rates; but in two yeara would average about fifteen cents per copy on each book sold. As there are between thirty and torty books, it looked like @ little tncome against old age, and possible prostration of powers. { thougut Ihad at length Teached the true Plymouth Kock and Land of Promise. And it seems tat just tile have [ done, and that on this Plymouth Kock my ahip is to be wrecked, whitie the land behind it is to prove literally 6 Land of Promise aud nothing more, fo be explicit. At the time of signing the contraci with Fields, Osgood @ Co., in November last, they ave me a stavement of what copies of my works hey had on hand, and Lg the royalties on them at once, ip advance. hold in my band a letter dated July 12, in which I am informed that tiey bave not yet had occasion to go to press again. ‘They have in all sixteen of my books—known as my ‘boys’ books.” They are usually sold in sets for school presents, &c., and for tuis reason run pretty square off the counter, Now, one of these books, and one of the most popular, is set down in their statenient of November as counting only torty-two copies on hand. It follows, therefore, tiat in a period of over eight months, during which my Dame has been more than usually conspicuous before the American public, my books belonging to Fields, Osgood & Co., show a sale of less than forty-two sets. Now, one firm in this city tells me it hus aold 100 sets of them Itself since December, What does this ascrepenny mean? I think I need not enlarge upon it to you. As for Carleton, he has rendered me no eccount whatever. Furthermore, I have bound myself to give him other and new books agareturn for the granting the rad be kd on the oid, Iam to labor al the remainder of my life, with no hopes of being re- warded. Tue prospect appais ne, Another statement I take tue Iiberty of laying before you, aud shall beg for your «ind couuse: upon it, Fields, Osgood & Co., acting as 1ny friendly agents here while I was in England, received about £400 (nearly $3,000) from a publisher named De Witt, as payment on De Witi's part for eariy proof- sheets of some of my novels of the other series, now in the bands of Carieton. They have been compelled to acknowledge the receipt of (his money tn’ sac teeth of De Witt's aliogation made to me since my late coming to America. Of this £400 only forty pounds reached me. I came to the United States cursing De Witt as the greatest pirate 1m existeuce, I refused even to see the man after my artival: buc 1 have since seen him and his account books, and they have given mea very divierent opinion of nin, a8 also of Messrs. Fields, Ticknor, Osgood and that ilk, on my receiving De Wiit’s statement and making it known to the Boston firm, an evident excitement ‘was produced, and one of its members came over to see me about it, quick as a telegraphic despatch. He would go back, le said, to Boston and have all their books examined, Ticknor, Sr., the deceas: the man who attended to ali such trausaction: I saw that if any Naw should be found that could Bot be covered up poor old dead Ticknor would tave to stand sponsor for It tn hts cumin, In due time a sent me in which De Witt's money had been forwarded to me in Eng- land. The bolstering was donc in this wise:—All the Various sums sent me for the early sheets of my boy's novels (the series published by themseives, avd of which they could no doubt show receipts by bills of excl and endorsed checks) have becn set down to the account of payments tor De Witt, And yet, with all this cooking of accounts, they have not been able to square the yards, there being still an acknowledged deficiency of nei £100, Thad various letters from them while-in England, telling mé that De Witt would not pay anything, but threatened them if they sold my early sheets to any other house (which I had repeatedly urged them todo) that he would bring out a cheap reprint of their series of voy’s books. Those letters were, un- fortunately, ost in the ruin and disruption of my estate in and. Since recelving Fields, Osgood & Co.'s statement I have apo a to Lae epee ee have! ~ to myself even the consciousness 0 . I ae once determined to bring the affair Delors a tribunal elther of tne law or public opin. fon, and have only been “Tt till 1 should be strong enough to do this. Alas! I feel that I a but growing weaker; avd it is this feeling tha prompts me to approach you as @ seeker of your counsel. ‘May I ask, then, for another interview and an op- portunity of laying this case more fully before yout know that you can—and when you have heard it all have no fear but that you will~do something to gee me righted. With athousand apologies for this intrusion upon you, I am, dear Mr. Bennett, yours, ry faith. tuuy, MAYNE REID, TROTTING AY SPRINGFIELD, MASS. The horses George Palmer and Mountala Boy trotted at Springfleld, Mass, on Thursday, August 26, for a purse of $2,500, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. ‘Tue purse was won by Paimer after four heats. The track was ueavy; the weather fine. First Heat.—Mountain Boy won the pole, The horses had an even start, and Psimer, dashing away rapidly, outfooted Mountain Boy and took the pole ‘on the first turn, and keeping tm front ailthe way around, won the heat easily In 2:28. Second Heat,—The horses got away on equal terms, but Palmer showed the most speed by taking the lead very soon alter leaving the score, which he maintained to the end, winning the heat in 2:28, Third Heat,—Mountain Boy had tho best of the send-off, and in the endeavor to make up the lost ground at the start Palmer was forced olf his feet and broke badiy. This accident lost him the heat, Mountain Boy won in 2:29, Fourth Heat.—The horses were started evenly this time and they went away atarapid rate. Palmer had too much foot for Moun Boy and he trotted around him on the turn and took the inside before reaching the quarter pole. Going down the back: atretch Mountain Boy took sides with Palmer and they trotted head and head to the three-quarter pole. ad been strong all the way, aud Mountain be reached the homestreich, began to tride. Then Paimer commenced todraw im, and Won the heat ta 3:23, The fol- —Purse $2,500; mile heats, 1688. ed br. g. George Champlin ¢ POlMeL, «oss ee ese sees Samuel McLaughiln ¢ tain Boy.. sane Time, SUDDEN DEATH AT A HOTEL, About ten o'clock last night Mr, W. H. Luft, who has been for many months a guest at the St. Charles Hotel, in Broadway, between Bleecker and Houston atreets, died from a lingering disease, Sergeant eph Haggerty, of the Fifteenth precinct. being In- ioraea Toa tne death was very sudden, dcapatohed roundsman Thatcher and oiticer O'Kelly to investi- te she cause of death. The clerk stated that Ni uf, whose friends live near Stratford, Conn., bas been a guest of the house for several months, dur- ing which time he was under the treatment of Dr. Young, of the Metropolitan Hotel, It is probable that ap inquest wiil be held to-day. FELONIOUS ASSAULT. About noon yesterday a fight occurred, the Twenty-filth precinct oMcers report, between James Reed, aged fifteen years, of the Newsboys’ Lodgin| House, and John Berry, of 67 Greenwich street. The affray occurred opposite the Western Union Telegraph office, with which the latter is connected as @ messenger. Perry knocked Reed down, and the head of tue latter, in failing, struck the curb-stone, causing a severe contusion of the brain, from which it was feared tho boy will not révoyer. ‘the wounded boy was taken to the Central Poliee office, Where bis wounds were dressed by br. Pooler, who ordered his removal to Bellevue Hosptial, Perry was arroated W an oMcer of the Broadway, Aquad and logkod up at the Central Polige Oilva. United Joiners’ Meetings ‘The United Joiners of New York and vicinity held @ apecial general mecting at Germania Assembly Rooms last night, Mr. F, Homrighausen in the chair, He reported on his experience as @ delegate to the Philadelpk''@ Labor Convention and then submitted to the meefiug the constitution of (ne Workingmen’s Central Unian. The platform embraced by it advo cates a reductjon of the term required for naturailze tion from five to thrée years, One paragraph was especially objected to by some members—viz., that each mannered the Cenu*s Union pay Ove cents month and in case Of a gonesal strike receive five d lars @ week, for the,reason tirat other trades* unions than theirs would’ more likely be benefited by the latter provision, Though tie mxjority of those prea ent—about 250—were for passing the constitution, it was reverred for action to the 3 meeting. 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