The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1869, Page 3

WASHINGTON. The Surplus of Gold in the Treasury. REASSESSMENT OF INCOMES. Chivairie Sports Near George- town. The Rumored Coalition of Eu- ropean Powers. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 1869. Minister Motley and the Alnbama Claims. A special telegram to a Northern paper states that a recent letter from Minister Motiey expresses dis- @atisfaction at the policy which he 1s instructed to pursue m regard to the Alabama claims, &c, On inquiry it is ascertained that no such ictter has been received at the Department of State, nor any com- mumication which exhibits snch a spirit. Government Sales of Gold—Secretary Bout- well No: Intimidated by Wall Street Com- binations, ‘There are between eighty and vinety millions of gold in the Treasury now available for the market should the Secretary choose to sell it, It is not ‘thought by the officials at the Treasury Department that the Secretary will be tempted into emptying his coffers by any movement of the Wall street ‘‘bears,”” no matter how formidable it may appear. Secre- tary Boutwell has not followed the example of his predecessor, Mr. McCulloch, in this respect, for the reason that the Jawer found himself oftener at the mercy of Wall street than able to control it by sell- ing bis surplus gold. Secretary Boutweil will sell gold and buy bonds whenever ne thinks it to the in- vereat of the government to do so, without regard to ny combinations of the gold gamblers. He thinks % would be much easier for the latter to make a corner in gold if they knew that there was little or mo gold in the Treasury than if there were ninety or @ hundred millions in reserve. It is not likely, there- fore, that the demand of a radical New Yorx paper for the Secretary to seli gold in order to prevent the gold gamblers from maki. a combina- Uon'to- advance the premium will be heeded. ‘The Days of Chivalry Revived—A Tourna- ment at Geergetown—Crowning the Queen ef Love and Beauty. ‘The days of chivalry, when knights entered the ate to test their akill for their ladies fair, were in a slight measure revived to-day on tne romantic grounds of Analostan, a |ittle island lying opposite Georgetown. A tournament occurred there, in which ten Knights participated, before a numerous and respectable gathering of ladies and gentlemen. Most of the knights were dressed in costume and mounted on fleet horses. ‘he sport consisted in piercing with lances iron rings suspended tn the air while riding at full speed, the kmght performing ‘the feat the greatest number of times in three tourneys to be the winner of the first prize and to have the privilege of selecting and crowning the Queen of Love and Beauty. Tuere were three prizes—a fine saddle and bridie, a pair of silver mounted spurs and a silver mounted whip. The knights entered for the trial of skill were named as follow: Fairfax, Royai, September, Plain Knight, Ivanhoe, Arabia, Without Costume, Analostan, Stansberry and Montgomery. The first prize was won by Fairfax, second by September and the thitad by the Knight Without Costume. The Judges thereupon announced that the delivery of prizes and crowning of the queen and selection of maids of honor would take place in the pavilion, to which the assemblage hurried, ali the ladies being in the highest state of excitement and expec- tation concernmg the one to be chosen Queen of Love and Beauty. The winner of the first prize singied out Miss Lillie Risk, of Georgetown, a very protty young lady, who was duly crowned and honored. Three other ladics were chosen maids of honor, after winch dancing was commenced and kept up till midnight. Extension of the Election Days in Texas. ‘The substance of the order of General Sherman extending the time for an election in Texas to four days Isent you yesterday. It seems General Rey- mokis telegraphed to General Sherman that the Texas constitution provides for only one election precinct in @ county, and the counties are so large that the voters from a distance will not have time to reach the polling place im one day. On this he asked ap extension of time. General Sherman telegrapned to President Grant at Pittsburg, stating the sub- stance of the telegram. President Grant replied that i any provision of the Reconstruction act allowed an extension there could ve no objection. General Sherman, on examination, found authority to ex- tend the time four days, and telegraphed the order accordingly. Mississippi has not yet asked for an extension. If the same diMculty is found in that State ap extension, no doubt, will be granted. Income Assessments, Commissioner Delano has determined to thor- Onghly sift the income assessments, and to this end has appointed a large number of assistant assessors, ‘whose special duties will be to reassess incomes. The commissions have already been issued, and the Work will commence in the large cittes immediately, The National Intelligencer Revived. It is announced by the Publishing Association that the Washington Express will be issued on Monday in connection with the National Intelligencer as a @emocratic morning journ Another Dangerous Disense Among the Eng- lish Cattle. The Department of State has just received the following letter:— UNITED STATES CONSULATE, LIVERPOOL, August 27, 1869. } Sin—I have to inform you of the appearance in meveral parts of England of a disease among cattle called murrain,jor hoof and mouth disease, which, though not so fatal as the rinderpest, appears to be almost as contagious and ts communicable by one animal to aaother of a different species, as from the cow to the pig. It first spread in the southern coun- ‘Wes, and recently made its appearance as far north as Northumberland, and lastly witbin the Bast week at Lyme Park, in Cheshire, near Liver- I. At @ meeting of the council of the North heshire Chamber of Agriculture on Tuesday last Mr, W. J. Legh, M. P., stated that only a few days ago the disease appeared in one or two of his own stock at Lyme Park, and now no fewer than ninety- #ix head are affected with It. An Essex farmer writing to the Times, August 23, says:—I keep sixty cows for fattening calves; they fre kept at three different farms (not all in one parish), about twenty at each place. On the 11th of this month I had home from Romford Market ten suckling calves; they were distributed to each cow- house. On the 20th, nine days aiterwards, at each place, nearly on the same day, they were taken ill, and are now nearly all suffering from the disease. I believe if | nad not the calves my cattle would now be free from the disease. We all know the rinder- pest emigrated to the country from the London cow- wheds. is not this disease pow spreading from the same source?. Have not the foreign cattle taken it to the London cowsheds? ‘The disease is described as first attacking the noof, which gets sore, and the irritdion causing the animal to lick tt, the mouth 1s soon In the same oon- dition as the feet. Another writer says it consists of 8 pesicular irruption on the tongue, mout! teats and between the digts of the feet, which, if Neglected, runs on to suppuration and ulceration; which, uf occurring on the feet, causes sloughing of the hoof, There is no doubt that it is a dangerous and highly contagious disease, and that prompt measures should be taken at once to guard against the risk of its being imported tnto the United States, Jam, sir, &¢, THOMAS H. DUDLEY. HAmisTon Fisu, Secretany of State. Tobacco Shipments from Richmond. Accounts from Richmond state that during August there were shipped from that city 1,171,000 pounds of chewing and 4,000 pounds of smoking wbacco. Vandal-Like Proceedings of G.evernment Ei ployes. A few days ago some persons connected with the Pension Bureau of the Interior Department went into the library room of the Bureau of Education aod taking ail the books and documents from the shelves tossed them into a confused heap on the floor. The works were very valuable and related to the progress of pcience, art, literature and com- merce in the principal countries of Europe, the col- Jection and arrangement of which had cost Professor Bernard years of jabor and care. What makes the matter worse 1s, that sheae works were the private Property of Professor Bernard, who mnop be vag been acting as Vommtssioner of Education has given their use free of cost to the government. Weekly Castoms Receipts. ‘The following are the customs receipts at the ports nawed from September 4 to 11, inclusive:— x sone 8 $6,501,408 Double Murder by a Negro. Albert Nicholas (colored) this morning killed his wife and mother-in-law by cleaving their heads with & hatehet, Personal. Mr. Giles A. Smith, Second Assistant Postmaster General, Jett here this evening for New York State to be absent a week or ten days, THE PROPOSED QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE, Speedy Recognition of Cuba Predicte@—The Tripartite Alliance of 1852—Our Relations to Cuba, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16, 1869. The reported quadruple alliance on the part of England, France, Austria and Spain to guarantee the latter in the possession of Cuba against we wishes of the United States, forms the most interest- ing subject o1 discussion bere just now. ‘Very con- flicting rumors are afoat, some of them auite starting, and if only trae, certain to eventuate ina collision between our own and some of tne leading governments vf Europe. To add w the excite- ment, our own American Minister of Foreigi Affairs is just now affitcted with @ very gevere attack of oficial reticence. He won't say one word about the ‘ever faithful,” and, of course, people construe the extraordinary caution thus practised into a confirmation of the alarming telegram irom Madrid yesterday. Then again, Sellores Lemus and Rulz, the Cuban representa- tives, are unusuaily secretive. They confess to a solemn con/ab with Mr, Fish yesterday, and though they refuse to disclose the precise nature, still de- clare that only a few days will elapse betore the world hears some news that will be eminently favora- ble to Cuba. Does this mean that Mr. Fish has at last concluded that it will be idle to paiaver any longer with Spain about mediation and purchase, and that he 1s about to grant what Cuba has so long sighea for—belligerent rights and recognition Cuban independence? Judging from the elation displayed by Lemus & Co, would yee ‘that ig the “eminently favorable news” that is to astonish the world ip a few days. But your correspondent has so often fore heard of these sanguine predictions that he is slow to belteve that the moment has at last come when our government is about to take a stand in sympathy with the national feeling and in cenform- Fe bivigy iy 3 mene ianeoricg ‘a certain, how- : gom rewing, though precise what it is difficult to ascertain. a xf Should the Madrid tei turn out to be based upon actual facts it would seem that the course to be pursued by our governemnt 1s very plain and simple, if we adhere to our repeatedly announced policy i times past relative to Euro) ioterven- tion ‘on the American Continent, The views 0 boldly put forth by Mr. Everett in 1862, and long anterior to that date by other American statesmen, that ‘the government of the United States would not see with indifference the island of Cuba fall into the possession of any other European Power than Spain,” ana that this government had an interest in Cuba not to be compared with the Interests of England, France or any other European Power, and that we could consent to no treaty binamg ourselves never to take possessioa of the island, would seem to have committed us irre- vocably over seventeen years ago to @ great and consistent national policy on this subject.” Circum- stances have since then greatly changed; our inter- est in Cuba ts twenty-fold greater; and should a European alliance be consummated, with the object of perpetuating the Spanish yoke upon the Cubans, afver the undoubted evidence of the desire of the Cubans for independence and annexation, of course much stronger language and more decided action on the part of our government would be justifiable than those which resulted in the rejection of the tripartite alliance proposed by England and France on April 8, 1862. That project, it will be remembered, grew out of the filibustering expeditions that prevailed at that time. What the convention proposed is contained in its first article, which at this time is worthy of republication. It 1s a8 follows:— ARTIOLE 1. The high contracting parties hereby several and collectively disciaim, both now and. for hereatver, all intention to obtain ion of the island of Cuba, and selves to discountenance all such eifect on the part of any Power or individual The high contracting parties declare severally and collectively that they will not obtain or maintain for themselves, or for any one of themselves, any exclusive con- trol over the said isinnd nor assume nor exercise any do- minion oyer the same. To this Podge nese wach was Lvapingsnae A made to Mr. Webster by the English and Frenc Ministers, Webster replied on April 29, 1852, that our goveMment would give it due consideration, at the same time remiading them of the policy of the United States ‘to avoid alliance or agreements with other States, and keep itself free from national obit- gations, except such as affected directly the interests of the United States themselves,” Webster soon after died, and Everett succeeded him in the State Department. Everett, under date of December 1, 1852, lied to both Crampton and de Sartiges, the English and French Ministers, rejecting the proposed tripartie alliance on the part of the United States. In his letter occurs the following language:— The Isiand of Cuba lies at our doors. Itcommands the approach to the Gulf of Mexico; it bars the entrance to that great river which drains half the American Continent, and, with ite tributaries, forms the largest system of internal water communication in the world; it keeps watch at the doorway of our intercourse with California by the Isthmus route. If an island like Cuba, belonging to the Spantsh crown, guarded the entrance to the Thames or the Seine, and the United States should propose a convention Ike thls to England and France, those Powers would assuredly feel that the disability assumed by ourselves was far less serious than that which we asked them to assume. SHOOTING CONFLICT ON BROADWAY. An Inoffensive Man Shot—Narrow Escape of Mart Allen, for Whom the Bullet was In- tended—Gallant Condact of a Police Captain. Broadway last night was again the scene of a san- guinary conflict, in which the pistol wag ruthlessly called into requisition, and the result ts that a quiet, inoffensive man, on bis way to a theatre, was rath- lessly attacked by & man worked up by jealousy to the highest pitch of insane frenzy and shot. Tne particulars, as gleaned from Sergeant Christie, of the Fourteenth police precinct, police oMfcers and citizens who witnessed the shooting and are familiar with the anterior facts, are briefly these:-- About halfpast eight o’clock while William Mad- den, @ journeyman butcher at Washington Market, residing with his parents in Horatio street, in the Ninth ward, was passing Tiffapy’s, en route to the Theatre Comique, was det by William J, Hamilton, whose present residence is unknown, but who was formerly a bartender at No. 365 Pearl street. Ham- ilton hastily scanned the features of Madden as he re wheeled about suddenly, drew @ No. 6 Smith Weston revolver, and, taking steady aim, fired two shots at Madden. Only one of the balls Se Ind, from the pistol tgok effect. It entered from beh! just below the shoulder biade, passed nearly through the body and lodged under the muscles, within half an inch of the surface and near the right nippie. The wound was subsequently probed by Dr. Downer, of the Central Police Office; the ball found at the point indicated and extracted. Tne other shot— ‘whether the first or second is not positively known— went wide of its mark, and inflicted no injuries. ‘The wounded man at once staggered against the building and exclaiming, “On! 1 am shot! fell. ‘The surgeon pronounced wound serious, but not necessarily fatal. At the time of the meeting Captain Waish, of the Fourteenth precinct, who was also en route to a theatre, was a few feet off and heard the report, which he supposed to result from the cracking of a whip by one of the Jehus who live on the boxes of Broadway stages. When the exclamation of the wounded man reached his ears Ne turned quickly; his quick eye detected a well dressed young man in the act of hurrying from tho sidewalk to a down town stage. Waish gave him pursuit and a moment after he had quietly taken a seat and pulled out a copy of an evening paper, which he was perusing, seized him by the collar, palied him out and carried him back to the scene of the conflict, Captain Walsh and hiagomMicers at once removed the wounded man, who Proved to be Madden, on a stretcher to the Spring street station house, when vhe surgeon was called, and at a later hour Madden was sent to Beilevue Hospital by order of Dr. Downer. Hamilton, before ing conducted to the cell provided for him by the doorman, stated that he nad met Madden at the above named point, and mistaking him fot Martin Allen, with whom he tad had a dispute, fired upon him, From well authenticated sources it appears that the grew out of jealousy. Hamilton for four years has had intimate relations with a female named Emma Reid, who is well known to the Eighth pipetted police. A few wecks she deserted Jamilton, and, it is alleged, has le Mart Allen’s home her frequent abiding piace. On Tuesday Ham- liton, instigated by jealousy, accosted Allen and in- Tormed him that unless he ceased his attentions to the fair but {rail Emma there would be trouble. Emma, Hamitton alleged | ps! to our reporter, in presence of Captain Walsh, Judge Bedford an Justice Dowling, was still abe eo y Allen, and he resolvedg to obtain redress. Meeting Maaden he mistook him for Allen and at once fired the shots as aiready recorded. The friends of Allen assert that for several days Hamiiton has acted like a man demented; that on Tuesday hog boasted he would kill Allen, who has purposely avoided him in anticipation of a diMiculty, e accused 18 & young man aged about twenty- four years. He will be arraigned at the Tombs to- day. His victim is about twenty-cight years of age aud bears au excelent reputauon, SECRETARY BOUTWELL. His Visit to New York—Interviews with Prominent Gentlemen—Reeception of Bank Officers, Steel Importers and Sugar Refiners—Commissioner Sargent and Staie Harbor Reos—Dinner to Secre- tary Bon well at the Union League. Seeretary Bontwell, who has been spending a few days in New England for the benefit of bis heaith, arrived in New York Wednesday evening from Bos- ton and took apartments at the Astor House. His presence in the city was not known that night, ex- cept to a few personal friends, who called on the Secretary at the hotel, General Butterfield dined with Mr. Boutwell, and the evening was spent in discussing financial matters in New York and social conversation, Early yesterday morning a large number of persons assembled at the hotel for the purpose of presenting documents relating o ap- pointments, but as the Secretary’s time was limited, having considerable business to transact at the Sub-Treasury and Custom House, but few of the ofMce-seekers gained admittance to him, Among those whom he received were Collector Grinneil, General Butterfield, General Merritt, Colonel E. 8. Sandford, Mr. Thomas E, Stewart, Mr. Horace Greeley and Mr. Opdyke. The gold and stock market was affected somewhat early in the day by the presence of the Secretary in the city; but inquiry of the Secretary elicited the in- formation that he was here simply to give his per- sonal attention to a few matters in the Custom House and Sub-Treasury which could be thus better disposed of than by correspona- ence. Several bankers and merchants had also expressed a desire to meet him in relation to the scarcity of small currency, certain matters in sugar refining, and embarrassments in the Importa- tion of steel. It is whispered that political matters had not a little to do with the Secretary’s visit, and that the reorganization of the republican party, al- ready initiated in New York, has been a subject of careful consideration between Mr. Boutwell and some of the distunguished gentlemen with whom he conferred, ‘THE STERL IMPORTERS. About noon the Secretary proceeded to the Custom House, where he was met bya deputation of steel importers. The committee not being prepared to present their subject as concisely as the limited time demanded the Secretary went over to the Sub-Trea- sury to meet a number of bank officers, after which he returned to Collector Grinnell’s office and heard the steel importers. Mr. Firth, of Sanderson, Brothers & Co., represented to the Secretary that in consequence of English steel manufacturers exporting steel to the United States at a lower valuation than that placed on English steel exportations to Conti- nental Europe, the American Consul in SheMeld had refused to certify large invoices of steel to this country, resulting in considerable inconvenience to iron and steel importers. Mr. Boutwell read a number of Sheffield letters confirmatory of Mr. Firth’s statements, and desired that the subject be referred to Washington, with all documents re- lating to the case. THE SUGAR REFINERS, represented by several large firms, including Messrs. Peter Muller, A. Ockerhaussen, Hugh N. Camp and Braddish Johnson, then waited upon the Secretary and stated that previous to the war the Custom House weighers, after weighing sugars, marked the weights upon the boxes and hogsheads, and the goods paid duty upon those weights and were generally sold according to them. For reasons not known to the trade. Collector Barney had abol- ished the system of marking weights upon packages, and the welghers made a return to tae Custom House Of about 200 less than the packages really made. Upon this duty was paid, and the practice still con- tmues, Inasmuch as sugar refiners do not buy high priced sugars for their business, but refine tie low priced article, the grocers are able to compete with them in their sales of the foreign goods through tak- ing advantage of the smatier amount of duty paid than should have been given to the government. Complaints, the sugar refiners stated, had been made to Collector Grinnell, and he, desirous of aiding them, had in one or two instances redressed their wrongs, but the general fact remained as before, AT THE SUB-TREASURY. The Secretary was met by several leading fuanctal eae including John J. Cisco, Heary Clews, . B. Claflin, H. B, Chittenden, J. stewart, George Opayke, Mr. Beimont, of Lucke, Belmont & o.; Mr. Lanier, of Winslow, Lanier & Oo.; Mr, Morr! son, President of the Manhattan Bank; Mr. Ver- milye, of the Merchants’ Bank; Mr. Lowery, of the Bank of the Republic; Mr. Coe, of the American Ex- change Bank; Mr. Kitchen, of the Park Bank; Mr. Donaldson, of the Bank of North Carolina; Mr. Cal- houn, of the Fourth National Bank, and Mr. Knapp, of the Mechanics’ Bank. The conversation was wholly of an informal navure, the gentlemen simply representing to the Secretary the embarrassmenrs experienced in New York from the scarcity of small currency. Mr. Boutwell expressed bis willingness to do ali m bis power to remedy the deliciency, and in a short time left the Sub-Treasury. COMMISSIONER SARGENT’S INSTRUCTIONS to Custom House officers prohibiting the collection of harbor masters’ fees, State health fees, State hos- pital tax and other local fees from vessels were also taken into consideration by the Secretary ana C lector Grinnell. Volumimous correspondence ex- Panes of this subject was published in the ERALD of Wednesday. After consulting upon the matter yesterday It was decided that Couector Grin- nell should address a communication to the Trea- sury Department setting forth ali the facts relating to the question, which communication should be promptly acted upon. The Secretary did not express any opinion on the subject, not having examined the matter in all its bearings. ‘This question has been agitated some time by Mr. c. F. Barnes, Agent of the Ship Owners’ and Ca} tains’ Association of New York, Boston, Philad phia ana New London, and a large number of peti- tions have been presented to Congress Logg Mo vention of the collection of the alleged tlegal fees. The following letter from Mr. Barnes to the Commissioner of Cust gives an idea of the ov- ject sought for by the ship owners and captains and the degree to which Commissioner Sargent’s order will aifect this port if enforced. Nw York, Sept. 16, 1809. To Hon. N. SARGENT, Commissioner of Customs :— DAR Stu—Yesterday, the 15th inst., Mr. Thomas, of the firm of Bentley Miller & Thomas, shipping merchants, No. 84 South street, New York, stated to me that bis son went to pay to the Custom House the entry fee (which he only Sxpected, according to your order of the 13th of August), of $184 60. The officer “J. A. W-" refused to accept and refused to deliver the vessel's papers until the whole bill was paid, which included the Harbor Master's fee, $6; the Healtu Officer's fee, $6 50, and State hospital tax, 50, in all $20, making the whole bill 154 Mr, Thomas gave me the case to work up this morning at ten o'clock. I went to the Custom House in company of bir. ‘Thomas’ son and tendered to the clerk $134 60, which he (C's. A. W.") refused to accept, stating the whole bill must be paid before he would deliver the papers, and refused to give Us a duplicate bill; but after a while let us takes copy, which is enclosed in Mr. Thomas’ handwriting. Having got the copy I then put the question, “Do you refuse to give us the bill unless you get the whole bil, GIB B07" He anid, ¥en.” 1 then said, “T will go to Washington ht and ort the case to Commissioner Sargent.” He said be did not re- a t's order, and finally referred us to another d pay the whole, bill oF leare out the 6. We then returned to clerk . who took the $134 60 and gave us the within bili, and Said that the bills would be sued, and ail sorts of other things, to which I said we would take care of our own Dusiness, an that I would report the mater to headquarters 01 Bir, I hope you will_now order that establishment not to collect State money under any circumstances, Certain mer- chante and brokers want to rule the Custom House, and the New York Custom House wants to rule the Treasury of the United States, Some Custom House brokers told me to-day What they paid no regard to old ‘Sargent’s order, and did not intend to. nd to. ‘Mr. Evans, of the firm of N. L. McCready & Co., 86 South street, Weld ee that the brokers told him that they were not Sai der and did not mean to, ray among other things, sald he was collecting har. bor m feos right straight along; and while we were > waiting and objecting to pay that . W." anid, “If Jou dent pay i your vessel Will be libeiled, ad you éan't ers until you pay this bill.” It was paid in. our Presence, Yours, &c., . F. BARNES. Ail maiters herein contained in relation to the schooner certify to be cor Albert Thomas I do hereby certify ro As before stated in the HBRALD, the State fees above referred to are collected in the Custom House by courtesy, and pay 4 percentage to the United States officials for collection.” The ship owners and captains expect to break up this arrangement, and when the State officers attempt to collect the fees resist the tax in the United States courts, Mr. Barnes has also issued a circular to consign and masters of vessels stating that there is no authority in the lawe of the United States for detaining vessels at Quarantine for non-payment of certain tees, and recommends resistance to the collection of the tax. A great deal of interest is felt in this question by our merchants, ship owners and port oMicials, and the events of the last few days will probably bring the matter to an early settlement. ‘A DINNER TO MR, BOUTWELL was given last Svening ty, Collector Grinnell at the Union League Club, The affair was strictly prrvers in its nature and included about thirt, vited eats, one whom were A. T. Stew Favior, John E. Williams, J. D. Vermily: Knapp, W. L. Vermilye, L. P. Morton, A. A. Lowe, Judge ' Pierrpont, Marshal ©. Roberts, Horace Greeley, Henry G. Stebbins, J. U. Green, &. B. Chit- tenden, Charles H. Russell, R. M, Blatchford, J. Bancroft Davis, John A. low, Gen Butte! field, A. B. Cornell, F, G. Herne, W. A. Aspinwal 4 Lennox Kennedy R. 8. Hone, G. W. Blunt and J. . Griswold. The Secretary had intended to leave New York this morning, but some other matters requiring his attention he will be at the Custom Hovee again to- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Second Day of the Mecting—Interesting Pro- ceedings. Prospect Park Fair Grounds were fashionably but not numerously attended yesterday, the second day of the meeting, the roads being so disagreeably dusty that wearers of elegant toilets preferred to stay at home rather than participate in the pleasures of the day. The weather was charming, however, not- witpargoding the dusty roads, and those who were present of [hg grounds evjoyed a pleasant after- noon’s recreatior, ‘TWO races were on the programme, both of which came Of, but were not exactly in accordance with expectations in their results, The first race .was for horses that had never beaten 2:30,1m which there were five starters, Daniel Boone being one of them and the favorite. Mr. Pflfer was to have driven him in this race, and did so during the scoring for the first heat, but the horse provea so rank and unmanage- able that Piifer declined to drive him in his feeble state of health. His place was then supplied by Dan Mace, who happened to be present, who sub- sequently drove him, and came very near winning the first heat. After he had started. in the second heat and gone a short distance Mace pulled the horse up, and he returned to the stand, the horse being, of course, distanced, and all the money pending on him was lost. Mace alleged as an excuse for stopping the horse that one of his traces had become loose and that he was unabie to proceed further in therace. The race was won by Captain Gill. ‘The second race was acontest between teams, there being four entries and three starters. One of the teams was entered as Commodore Nutt and David Bonner, and as such started in the race and won the first neat. Tne discovery was then made that the horse announced as David Bonner was not that animal at ail, ‘but that a sorrel gelding known as Sorrel John had been substituted for him without the cognizance of the judges, Messrs, Hoagland, Parkes and Fletcher. The race was allowed to proceed until the ftnish. The judges then decided that Jessie Wales and Honest Allen had won the race; that the Boston team, India Rubber, Ben and Lady Walton, were second, and that Commodore Nutt and his mate were ruled out, ana all beta pending on them were declared null and void. The case did not appear to the judges as being altogether a deliberate attempt at fraud, otherwise they would have rulea off forever both team and ariver. They rather inclined to the opinion that the owner of the horse Sorrel John was not aware that he had ever trotted before under that name, but statements were made 6 the judges going to show conclusively that he had trotte 4 at Trenton last year under that cognomen. ‘The decision of the judges was universally approved, and gave general satisfaction to all parties except those immediately connected with the team. Deci- sions Of this kind have a beneficial effect, and will serve to convince dishonest parties that they cannot perpetrate fraud with impunity, and that appropri. ate punishment will be the certain reward of crime, par icularly at this course and at Narraganset Park. ‘here has been considerable misconduct on some of the trotting tracks this season, and itis high time vias prompt efforts mere made to suppress itin the ware, Apart from what we have related above the trot- ting was very good, as will be seen by our detailed report which lollows:— ‘THE FIRST TROT. This was for a premium of $1,500, for horses that had never beaten 2:30, $1,050 to the first, $300 to the second, and 160 to the third horse, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. For this purse there were 31x entries, comprising A. Patterson’s brown stallion Manhattan, Johu Murphy's bay mare Lady Beara, M. Koden's brown geldmg Captain Gill, D. Pafer’s brown stallion Daniel Boone, F. J. Nodine’s bay mare Belle of Brooklyn, and Owne bay geld- ing, Dresden. Daniel Boone was the favorite before the start, Captain Gill the second choice, Belle of Brooklyn the third in favor, while Manhattan and Lady Sears sold as a field. Dresden was withdrawn. ‘Ihe betting was very heavy on the result before the horses started. Alter the first heat there was no change in the betting, the gallant finish of Daniel Boone leading his backers to stick to him, conident of ultimate success, not dreaming for & moment that any accident could occur to mar their prospects. They were doomed to disappoint- ment, however; for Daniel Boone had hardiy got away in the second heat before, to ther great chagrin, they saw his driver pull him to a standstill and return slowly to the judges’ stand. Captain Gill won the race, as the following details will show:- First Heal.—One hour was wasted in scoring fore the horses got away. When they were started Daniel Booue bad the lead, Lady Sears second, Cap- Fain Gill third, Manhattan fourth, and Belle of Brooklyn Seyeral | hs behind. Boone and Man- hattan broke up on the turn and Captain Gill took the lead and went rapidly away from the others to the quarter pole, reaching there in thirty-seven and @ half seconds, six lengths in front of Sears, Daniel Boone third, Manhattan fourth, le of Brooklyn firth. Going ng the backstretch, Cap- tain Gill kept the gi ROR while Daniel Boone passed Sears. janhattan also went in front of the mare, At the half-mile pole, which was passed im 1:15, Captain Gill was stil six lengths ahead of Daniel Boone, the latter being one length ahead of Manhattan, Lady Sears fourth, Belle of Brooklyn several lengths further off. lower end Daniel Boone trotted very fast and gradu- ally closed on Captain Gill, and at the three-quarter pole—time, 1:52—was within four lengths of him. Manhattan also trotted finely, and closed nicely for atime, but he then left nis legs and fell buck. All eyes were centred on Daniel Boone. Hecame with a will up the homestretch, and at every stride gained on Captain Gill, but notwithstanding all the urging of Dan Mace, his driver, Boone was beaten a length. Captain Gill won the heat tn 2:30:14; Daniel Boone second, several lengths ahead of Manlattan, Lady Sears fourth and Belle of Brooklyn last. Second Heat.—The horses were started in very good style, Captain Gill leading, Danie! Boone second, Manhattan thira, Lady Sears fourth and Belle of Brooklyn fitth. Going around the turn Daniel Boone was pulled up, as his driver discovered @ trace loose, and the others were called to by Mace that there was no word. They, however, kept on, Gut Folie to the quarter pole three lengths ahead of Manhattan, who was four lengths in front of Lady Sears, the latter being six lengths in advance of Belle of Brooklyn. Time, thirty-nine seconds, Going along the backstretch Manhattan trotted up to Cap- tain Gill, and they had a warm stroggle to e the half-mile pole, which was passed by Captain Gill In 1:18%, half a length in front was three lengths of Manhattan, who ahead of Lady Sears, the latter bemg eight Jengths in advance of Belle of Brookiyn. The strug- gle continued along the lower end until Manhattan broke up, and Captain Gill came away and won the heat by 1our lengtus, Manhattan second, four lengths in front of Lady Sears, who was about six lengths in advance of Belle of Brooklyn, Daniel Boone dis- tanced. Time to three-quarters 1:56, and the mile 233045. Third Heat,—Captain Gill took the lead with tne word, Mahattan second, Lady Sears third and Belle of Brooklyn fourth, some lengths bebind. Captain Gill opened a gap in going around the turn, and at the quarter pole he led rour lengths, Manhattan second, two lengths in front of Lady Scars, who was two lengths in advance of Belle of Brooklyn. Time thirty-seven seconds. Going along the backstretch Belle of Brooklyn trotted very fast and soon passed Lady Sears and Man- hattan, but she then unfortunately broke up and came to a standstill. Captain Gill was making the best of his way for home. At the half- mile pole he was six lengths aheaa of Lady Sears, who nad ae Manhattan just before reaching there, the latter having broken up. The half-miue pole was passed by Captain Gill in 1:15, and the three-quarter pole in 1:52, at which ume Ire was ten lengths ahead of Lady Sears, and haa the race in hand beyond a doubt. He came along steadily and won the heat and race by ten lengths, Lady Sears second, eight lengths in Iront of Manhattan, who was about four lengths in advance of Belle of Brooklyn, the latter having trotted very fast on the last half mile, ‘ime of the heat, 2:33, The follow- ing 1s & SUMMARY. Prospect PARK FAIR GROUND ASSOCIATION, Sept. 16.—Premium | $1,500 ior horses that hi never beaten 2:30, $1,050 to the first, $300 to the second and $150 to the third horse, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. M. Roden entered br. g. Captain Gill J. Murphy entered b. m. Lady Sears A. Patterson entered br. 8 Manhattan. 3 F, J. Nodine entered b. m. Belle of Brooklyn. 6 4 4 D, Pfifer entered br. 8, Dantel Boone. 2. dis. Owner entered b. g. Dresden....... dr. TIME. Quarter, Half, Three-Quarter, Mile. BT 4 ¢ 18% 31 1:16 SECOND TROT. This was for a premium of $1,500 for teams— $1,050 to the first, $300 to the second and $150 to the third team, mile heats, best three in five. There were four entries for the premium, comprising Mr. W. H. Borst’s black mare Jes- sio Wales and bay stallion Honest Allen, owner's gray ge, Medoc and brown gelding Nabock- ish, Roden’s gelding Commodore Nutt and David Bonner and H. A. Hall’s brown India Rubber Ben and mare Lady Walton. Medoc and Nabocklish were withdrawn. Jessie Wales and Honest Alien were the favorites against the fleld at two to one previous to the start, which rate of odds continued throughout the race. Com- modore Nutt and mate won the firt heat, but Jeasie ‘Wales and Honest Allen the subsequent ones in good atyle, as the followtng details will exnibit:— First Heat,—After coilsiderabie scoring the horses were nicely started, India Rubber Ben and Lady Wation Log | slightly the advantage, Jessie Waies and Honest Allen second, Commodore Nutt and mate ciose up. Rubber Ben and mate maintained the lead around the tarn, Lady Walton running ali the way, but by the time they reached the quarter pole Jessie and Allen bad passed them and reached that point in thirty-nine seconde, two lengths ahead. Commo- dore Nutt and mate woon alterwards wont in front elding | Sepb 1b r - ——t of the Boston team made for Jeasie and Allen. At the half-mile which was BROOKLYN CITY, Pa eS we ans and mat were abou! distance ahead of Rabber and Lady Walton, Nutt and mate then ciosing on Honest Allen and nn Jessie, and at the roe-quarter pole were at the lat- ONITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY, ter’s wheels. Allen and Jessie were a short length A Question of Pilotage—Important Decision, Before Judge Benedict, John Hopkins vs, The Bark Alaska, éc.—This was an action to enforce an alleged lien upon the Ameri- can bark called the Alaska for pilotage. The lhibelj lant, who is a New Jersey pilot, boarded the bark when some thirty miles south-southeast from Bar- negat, bound to New York. He aid not, however, take ' charge until Sandy Hook ignt was just in sight, from which place he acted ‘as pilot until the vessel was moored in the port of New York, which was her home port, For thia service he presented a bill for off-shore pilotage. The owners of the vessel refused to pay off-shore pilotage, but before suit tendered the regular in- sore pilotage, which was refused, whereupon this action was brought. The following 13 Judge Benedict's decision in the caae:— The objection which has been taken to the jurisdiction of the court is not maintainable, A court of admiralty has un- doubted jurtsdietion to entertain a proceeding in rem ageinst & ship, whether owned in this State or elsewhere, to enforce ment for services actually rendered to such ship mn pilot. fog her from ‘sea. If such a service be not maritime, 1 ean ive of none. The Robert J. Mercer, Sprague, 284; Deogno, 10 Pet. 120, Nor can the existence State Pilot laws regulating pikjtage service in aud out of the pert of New York have avy effect to change the nature of e service. The States cannot by legislating in rogard to ime make them other than what they ates regulating thelapyointing and com pomsatlon of plots, m held to be valid laws for auch purposes, wich ean be enforced in the tribanals of the State, and are to be looked to as determining the amount of the compensation to be allowed pilots who hoid offices un- them, whenever the claim to such cempensation may be ‘advanced, but they can have no effect to limit the jurisdiction over all causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction which under tbe constitution has been conferred upon the Dixtrict Court of the United States, (Hobart vs. Doozan, 10 Pet., 120.) ‘The libeliant is therefore entitled to mainvaln his ac- tfon, founded as it is upon @ maritime contract, But upon in front at the three.quarter 4 in 1:53; but as they swung into the homestretch they were nearly par. allel. ‘The very exciting sung ‘was kept up until they Under the string, Commodore Nutt and yan Winning the heat by their heads in 2:31%. India Rubber Beh ‘aoe Lady Walton were haifa dozen lengths behin: Second Heat.—There was considerable excitement after the above heat, when it was discovered that Commodore Nutt had not been trotting with the horse David Bonner, but with a sorrel gelding known as Sorrel John. ‘The judges, however, allowed the team to start again, as no complatat had been made before the race began. India Rubber Ben and mate were first away, Jessie Wales and Honest Allen next, and Commodore Nutt and com- panton third. Tne latter broke up soon after leaviog the score, and Jessie and mate went to tue front and opened @ gap around the turn. ‘They were two lengths ahi of Rubber and mate at the quar- ver pole in thirty-eigut and a quarter seconds, Nutt and mate being eight lengths behind. Jessie and Allen imcreased the daylight on the backstretch, and at the half-mile pole were five lengths in front of the Boston team tn 1:15. Nutt and mate acted so very unsteadily in the early part of the heat tnat they were nearly a distance behind at this me. Going along the lower end Ben and mate trotted fas!, but Jeasie and Honest Allen were four lengths in front at the three-quarter pole in 1:52, and keeping up a steady it came home easy winners by three lengtus in 233134. Commodore Nutt and mate were just inside the distance stand. Third Heat.—Rubber and mate had the best of the send-off, Nutt and mate second, Jessie and Honest Allen close ap, Jessie and mate tcok the lead on the turn and led one length to the quarter pole, tn thir- ty-nine and @ half seconds, Rubber anu mate sec- ond, haifa length ahead of Nut and mate. India and Lady Walton had broken their harness and were running all the way around the turn; in fact they run nearly all the way around. Going along the the facts as they appear he is not entitled to recover the full backstretch Honest Allen and Jessie were passed by | sroount wnich he bus claimed. ‘The evidence shows that the Rubber aud the mare, the latter passing the half- mile pole one length ahead of Jessie and Allen, who were one length in advance of Nutt and mate. Time, 1:17. On the lower end Jessie and Allen closed on Rubber and Lady Walton, and at the three-quarter pole, in 1:55, Were nearly even with them. Swinging into the homestretch Jessie and Allen took the lead and came home winners by four lengths, in 2:35%%, the other two teams close to- gether, the Boston team having their shoulders in front only. The judges gave the second place to Nutt and mate for the otliers Punaink. Fourth Heat.—The start for this heat was even and the teams dashed away side and side. Rubber and mate and Nutt and his companion soon after- wards broke, which gave Jessie Waies and Honest Allen such @ commanding lead that it was impossi- bie afterwards to overtake them. They passea the quarter pole in thirty-eight seconds, the half-mile pole in 1:16%{, and the three-quarter pole in 1:64, and came in winners of the beat and race tn 2:35, six lengths ahead of Nutt and mate, who were one Jength in front of India Rubber Ben and Lady Wa'- ton. The following isa SUMMARY. Sams Day—Premium $1,500, for double teams, to ‘Wagons; $1,060 to the frst team, $400 Lo the second and i Wo the third. W. H. Borat entered bik. m. Jessie Wales and b. 8. Honest Allen.. seseecee lal entered br. g. India Rubber Ben and b. m. Lady Walton.. ae M. Rodin entered b. g. Commodore Nutt and b. g. David Bonner........ 1. 0 Owner entered g. g. Medoc and br. g. Na- on board the vessel, assented the master that bis employ- commence until the vessel 10 bed, was wi t bere sight, and then first took cbarge as pilot. Under such » OP fate he mutt he deemed to, bate first offered bis services ‘as pilot when the vessel reached pilét ground, and to have ved any right which he might dy, i bare bad if he had held the master to accept or refuse first hailed. The decree will according); of the inshore pilotage, and the tender of that amount before Suit brought is admitted ; the decree must be without costs. BROOKLYN A New Mission.—Ground has beer broken for the erection of a church for the mission of Rev. Alvab Guion on Greene avenue, near Marcy. A CHILD FALLS FROM 4 WinDow.—A child of Mr, Charles Sanders fell from the second story window of his resxience in Fifth avenue on Wednesday night and was fatally injured, its skull being frac- tured. A CorTRACTOR RELEVED.—The Board of Water and Sewerage Commissioners relieved Peter Kenar of his contract for cleaning the Twenty-first ward, he having failed to perform bis work to the satisfaction of the Commissioners. Tuimves at Work.—OMicer Speliman, of the Forty-ninth precinct, discovered three thieves at work yestcrday morning Rare the clothes line in J) pilot, when he went INTELLIGENCE. Foy 32 bocklish... yt + ar. the yard of Mr. Bowlen, in rile avenue, near TIME. Nostrand. He gave chase, but the feHows escaped. First hea uae aye es ‘Acovsep oF FALSB PRereNcns.—Mr. Horace W. Second ni » 88% 1:15 1:62 Love caused the arrest of Edward J. Porter yeater- Third heat + 803 UT 1:55 day on @ charge of false pretences. Porter, as al- Fourth heat, » 8 1159125434 leged, obtained about twenty dollars’ worth of maga- zines on a forged order and then ae poo ee ee , ig tobe examin (0 COUNTY FAR. a a ed Second Day—Eight Thousand People Preseut— Scenes on the Grounds—The Trotting. WasHINGTON HOLLOW, Dutchess county, Sept. 15, 1860. } The second day’s proceedings of the fair of the Dutchess County Agricultural Society have closed, and the fair is now pronounced a success, and there are tobe two more days yet. The largest number present at one time to-day was fully 8,000. At ten o’clock the judges, Messra. Berry, Titus and Bullis, called up mares three years old and under four, The first premium was awarded to J, T. Bearin, second to J. Frost and third to W. C. Cooper- nail. For geldings three years old and under four the first and second premiums were awarded to J. V. W. Doty and the third to W. Fitchett. For geld- ings four years old and under five the first pre- mium was awarded to 8. Himestone. For mares four years old and under five the first premium was awarded to F, Chapman. When the prizes had ail been announced the trotting matches were at once arranged, In the race for geldings five years old and over, trial of speed to wagons, mile heats, best two in three, the result was:— i » 1 22 38 ‘Toe PalD FIRk DEPARTMENT.—At seven o'clock yesterday morning the men appointed by the Fire Commissioners took charge of the houses to which they had been assigned. They were not interfered with, but the houses bad rather a vacant appear- ance, having been pretty well stripped by the mem- bers of the Volunteer organizations. The hoases are now being refurnished by the Commissioners. The drivers were presented With their horses, and the department ie now on duty. 3 BURGLARY,—The residence of Mr. James Callen- der, No. 201 Unton street, was burglariously entered during the absence of his family in the country and robbed of $1,000 worth of property. ‘The thieves gained access to the house by forcing open the base- ment door, which was secured by a lock, two bolts and a wooden crossbar. From the appearance of the house it was evident the thieves lad a jolly time, for they left several glasses partly filled with liquor on the table, and some rough specimens of drawing. THE CARPENTERS AND JOINERS’ NATIONAL UNION CoNVENTION.—The Carpenters and Joiyers’ National Union Convention met again yesterday, the presi- dent, Mr. Phelps, in the chair, The following reso- lution was offered:— Resolved, That the views of the Hon. Eugene Casserly, United States Senator from California, ga the aubject of labor, presented in bis speech delivered in Ban Pranciscu, July 38,1889, meet our cordial approbation, aud we cheer- Tully present our thanks to him for his eloquent and able re- marks delivered on the site of white labor and agatust crowd- ing the republic with swarms of coolie laborers, who are in reality nothing more than negro slaves, whose condition was completely changed by the result of thé late civil war in this country. The resoiution was laid over. The following nom nations were made:—For President, Mr. bog 1 of Connecticut; Mr. Hughes, of New York. Vice Prest- dent, Mr. Mowbray, Philadeiphia, Pa.; Second Vice A. W. Storm’s 8. g. T, A. Conklin’s b. & ime, 3:02-8:03. The trot between mares five years old and over, mile heais, best two in three, to wagons, resulted as follows:— J. Smith’s a. m. W. H. Sutton’s br. m. F. Chapman's b. m 11 23 32 Isaac Ganuing’s bik. m ve 4 4] president, Mr. McHoes, Easton, Pa.; A. T. Manly, Time, 3:00—8:10. New Brunswick, N. J. rding Secretary, J. At four o'clock P. M. occurred the most exciting | McHoes, Easton, Pa.; Harry Gordon, Brooklyn, N. trot of the day. The rules restricted the entries to | Y.; Albert Hicks, Willumantic, Conn. Treasurer, J. single road horses and mares of any age owned in the county that had never trotted for money. The race was mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, and terminated as follows:— ter 1 2122 3238 4 44r. McHoes, Easton, Pa.; James Bower, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Convention then adjourned. INCENDIARISM IN WILLIAMSBURG—ARREST OF & Nororrous CHaRacTeR.—Since the 4th day of No- vember, 1865, there have been fifty-three incendiary fires in Williamsburg, and while Captain Woglom and his men succeeded in arresting a large number Seaman’s bik. g. Babertsh eit es c y hi ly succeeded in "Time, 2:47-2:50_2. of the incendiaries, they only succe hr convicting two of them. On several occa- At the end of the third heat Mr. elding | sions a young man named John McGucken and the Titus mare crossed the score nearly head and head, but as the former bad been doing some running the judges Jenene him by ene the heat wo the gray mare. During the fourth heat and when on the backstretch he ran again for some distance, crossing the score a jenn ‘or so ahead of the gray, but the judges gave the heat and race to the latter. Everything passed off qutetl and but one or two was arrested by the poiice on suspicion of setting fire to stables, but he always maniged to es- cape conviction. Yesterday morning, however, Mr. McGucken came to grief. At about one o'clock of- ficers Holland and Hayes observed him and a com- panion named Robert Golden leaving an unoccupied Duilding at the junction of North Second and Sixth streets as smoke and flame issued from it, and thieves were spotted by the police. a x beget hes es concourse of visitors is Pepmesy, Seeiettion rouse, bi our sereet expected, and the Dutchess County Raiiroad will | Golden acknowledged that ‘he went imto the run extratrains. There are only two entries tnus far for the Gold Medal race, which 18 to take place on Friday—Burger and Abdallah, Paul and Com- modore Vanderbilt are expected, however, to be entered before the race comes of. Ponitictans are numerous, and caucusing and can- vassing are gotng on foe lively. Among the sen- tions to-morrow will be a grand velocipede race, for which the entries have already been made, WARRAGANSET PARK. The entries for the purses at Narraganset Park, amounting In the aggregate to $1,500, will close this evening at nine o'clock. Persons wishing to make ‘s entries can do 8o by telegraph up to that hour. The | Action of the Sub-Committee of the Joint meeting begins on the 5th of October, and continues Boards on the Budget. ih lag dr The Sub-Committee of the Joint Boards of Alder- men and Supervisors met last night in the Mayor's ofice, City Hall, Brooklyn, for the purpose of taking action upon the financial budget of the Mayor forthe maintenance of the municipal government for 1870, Alderman Bergen occupied the chair. Alderman WaiTING reported from the committee appointed wo examine the Mayor's statements, Nos, 1, 2, 3and 4, that they had, 1m conjunction with the Comptroller. carefully examined the subject re- terred to them and found that several items amount- ing to $111,691 17 should be stricken out, and that two Items amounting to $25,993 35 should be building with McGucken, and asserted that the Jatter set it on fire. Golden subsequently made the game statemeni to Justice Voorhies, and McGuckea ‘was committed to the County Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury on the charge of arson, while Gofden was detained as a witness against him, Mr. McGucken has the credit of setting fire to nearly all the stsbles that have been consumed in Wil- lamsburg during the last three years. He is twenty- four years of age, @ tinsmith by occupation and bas @ mania for fires. BROOKLYN TAXES FOR 15870. TROTTING AT BINGHAMTON. BinGnamron, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1849, ‘The races to-day were very successful. There was some very fine trotting for the purse for all horses butsix. Hotspur won easily in three straight heats; best time 2:27'4. To-morrow the trot between American Girl and Goldsmith Maid will take piace, Crowds are in the streets and great interest is felt. THE CUBAN DIAMOND ROBBERY. The readers of the HERALD will remember tnat | added, making a deduction in the teeregate Yast Wednesday week Charles W. Langiey, the ee Pe dara nin he oe Pi ge abe oo “diamond fancier,” was arrested by detectives | interest on Williamsburg ‘city bonds should Vaughan and Moore, of the Central office, on sus- | be reduced from $165 to $60, as that will cover all interest that will be due until the entire picion of stealing $1,000 worth of diamonds joan 1s paid. ‘The committee recommend also from the residence of Lenora G. Villaberde, | that statement No. 3--certificates one, two, three, presiaentress of the Cuban Ladies’ Aid So- oe ee eee oe Sins Sciacca or we clety. Langley was one’ of the occupants po re ervtaee: teeaer te for the Sis cre Board . of. the house No, 118 West Twenty-third PE Sp etal relia . in which the lady resided, and evidence of cumstantial character was very strong against him, He was held for trial. A day or two ago the Inspec- tor of Police ordered the residence to be searched by detective Moore, who found tn the cellar a diamond pin—a | goto of the stolen property. Suspicion then fell upon a domestic in the house, named Mary Murray, Who was arrested and taken to the Central ikewise statement No, 4--certificates one to five--for interest on above, amounting to $4, 12, should be stricken out for the same cause. re should be added for tnterest on bonds issued for Vanderbilt avenue (widening) the sum of $18,993, Likewise for Kent avenue bonds the sum of $7,000, On motion of Alderman BERGEN the report of the committee was adopted. umice, where on Wednesday she confessed to tem appropriating $450,000 for lighting the & commission of the larceny, and stated out tampa was then taken up, and after considers that the balance of the property| was in | abie discussion was iatd over for faiure considera. the possession of her brother, James Murray, a coachman, in Morrisania. He was also arrested on Wednesday, and admitted that his sister had given him @ parcel, which he had not opened. He in- formed the officer where it was secreted and yester- day the latter proceeded there to recover it if possi- ble, About eight o'clock last night Mr. Moore re- turned from Morrisania, where he found all the pro- perty, that bad been secreted under the carriage jouse of Mr. Black, for whom Marray is coachman. ‘The prisoner will be arraigned at the Tombs this morning. THE DANIEL WEBSTER MANSION.—The Wednesday last was very violent at Marshfe! trating a large number of trees and hays celebrated elm near Mr. Webster’s house was much epease, the largest branch being torn off and eight trees ee the pond on the lawn were up- rooted. ‘The orchard of which Mr. Webster was 80 fond was nearly stri of fruit, and the whole farm was littered with Branches torn fi the ee and shrupbery. The place remailis vei iu Mr. Webster left it, and it is visited by parties almost pag) day during tae summer.—Hosion Journal, tion. A resolution was adopted uesiing the joint Board to direct a bill to be prepared by the corpora. tion counsel for the action of, the Legisiature, rr viding for the taxation by wards (instead of by general ctty tax) for the lighting of street amps, The item for stationery and public premting, amounting to $20,000, was reduced to $18,000, but e motion was lost. It was moved to reduce the propriation of $10,000 for ee ae buila- Ings to $§,000; lost. The item for building pubite schools, ‘was not changed. It was moved to increase tue amount for salaries from $222,000 to $250,000; laid over. The amount for the maintenance of the city parks eet th not Ca tied ie sum of $250,000 for fire department purposes (given in the M: ‘a budget) was stricken out, said amount being derived by act of the Legisiature from se ea aes el (thd driginal item being $4,000) an Increase of $2,000 Wanrvotst . @ Supervisor of the Seventeenth ward offered a ution to insert the sum of $60,000 in the levy for the purpose of erecting a bridge across Bushwick creek, KE. D. It was latd over, and the committee adjourned to meet again on Tuesday evening next ale of