The New York Herald Newspaper, October 17, 1869, Page 5

sates ‘NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. CMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT. A suit has been insiltuted against the Westchester Mutual Insurance Company to recover a penalty provided law for not cancelll twenty-one Biammpe on thelr policies, ka Petitions and Discharges in Bankrnptcy. Doring the week ending yesterday voluntary petl- tions In bankruptey were filed by Franklin M, Sprague, Heory H. Dexter, Albert Elsasser, Lows Bisasser and Herman Worms; and discharges in James Re Jackson, Soun' 1, Bragg, George Mt. Murch and Richard France. 4 UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Counterfeit Tobacco Stamps. Before Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs. Volney Wright.—The defend- ant was arrested on acharge of dealing in counter- felt Copacco stamps. A number of these stamps, suf- Sectent to stamp 38,000 pounds of tobacco, and which, Mf geni would have been worth apout $12,000, was found in his possession. The accused having been brought before the Commissioner, Was eld for examination under $8,400 bail. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS Decisions, Before Judge Clerke, Breck vs, Smith et al.—Motion denied, without costs, Clare et als, vs. Priedlander et al,—Motion denied, ‘With ten doilars costs. By Judge Cardozo, In the Matter of the Application of Benjamin C. Dutcher to be cischarged from his vond, —Refer- ence ordered to take proof, £c. James M. Fleetwood vs, Felicia B, Flectisood,— Report of referee confirmed and judgment of divorce granted, SUAROGATE’S COUAT. Before Surrogate Tucker. While admitted during the week ending Oct. 16:— George Williamson, Lydia Clark, Mary Charles, Char- Jotte Woolsey, Sumner W. Bennett, Friedrich Sea- gi, Rachel E. Suydam, Mary Jaeger, James Sadlier, mas Joyce, Day K. Lee, Eusebius Dodge, An- thony Schaefer, Tetters of administration granted on estates of Bliza Bresnehan, Otto Engleberger, Frederick 0. Hadesman, Susan Hyman, Rachel Mollard, Robert O’Keife, Daniel D. C. Veder, Mary Jane Wilson, Wm. West, John Lennox, Thomas Allcot, Isaac VY. Fow- ler, Sarah Van Kuren, Francis Dayton, Rebecca gohnaken, Stanhope Prevost, Herman Stricker, M Mulvihill, David Mooney, Henry Lohrs, Laugh- din Phryte, James Barelay, Thomas Mooney, John Corbet, Ellen McManus, ‘Alexander Miller, George grt Mary Gerstetter, Margaret O'Connor, John * ae rich, Johaun Hammond, George H. Milling- v Caroline R. Macy. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. A Target Party and the Police—Embezzile- ment—Robbery. In the Court of Special Sessions yesterday morn- ing, before Judges Dowling and Kelly, the calendar contained only twenty-four cases, and those of the most ordinary kind—eleven for petit larcen: vel ‘Yor assault and bane aud the remainder ie hy @onment and gambling. The few cases of gen interest are given aa, i ASCHUETZEN PARTY IN TROUBLE, Frederic Hi ®& German, was the captain of a Sorae conmany: that went out to spend the day at Union Park. Some Frootelngs of a disorderly char- acter occurred, and officer Wright Anderson was aking one mau away to eject him fromthe park. The defendant came up and remonstrated, and finaly struck Anderson, Knocking him down, and, it was alleged, kicked him when he was down. This was confirmed by another oMcer, who took Hissie into custody. Mr. Howe appeared for the defendant ana called. al ‘ber of witnesses, who endeavored to prove that An- dergon had struck the defendant with his club with- out any provocation. The Court was not of that opinion, and Hiesie was fined twenty-five dollars, EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BOY. Peter Matthews, a boy, was charged by his em- ployer, John Meviaiens of No. 389 Bowery, with em! i ten dollars. Matthews had been in MoWeight’s employ only ene day, and the last work he did was to collect ten dollars for Mr. McWeignt cre data ated it, He was sent to the House of ATTRMYT AT POCKET PICKING AT CORTLANDT STREET PERRY, Mary Ann Ward was charged with attempting to steal a pocketbook from Mrs, Ida ©. Miller Py Cort. Jandt street ferry, Mrs. Miller said she was busily engaged looking at a time table, when she felt a hand inher pocket. She grasped the wrist of the in- truder, who proved to be Mary Ann Ward, the de- fendant, who was sent to the Penitentiary for three CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tar WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record ‘will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by the hermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Build- ing, corner of Ain street:— 1868, 1868. 1868, 1869. 3A. M. 43 + 6 61 6A. M. 46 55 9A. M. 52 49 12M... 00 12 P.M. 47 65 Average temperature yesterday... A Average temperature for corresponding date lagt year........ 61 Tae Great CaTuoric Farr in the new Church of the Dominican Fathers, Lexington avenue and Bixty-sixth street, will continue one more week. CROTON BoOARD.—The Croton Aqueduct Board yes- terday opened proposals and awarded contracts for regulating and paving numerous up town streets ana ayenues, “Vita Swatisrios.—The returns made to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Metropolitan Board of Health, show 414 deaths, 476 persons married and 311 births for the week eading Saturday at noon. FELL Down a Hatouway.—Patrick Hart, aged Ofty years, dwelling at No. 220 West Nineteenth Street, Jast night fell down a hatchway of the three story building No. 126 West Eighteenth street and sustained very severe injurtes, ‘WONDERS OF THE PorAR CIRCLE.—Mr. C. F. Hall, the Arctic explorer, will lecture at Steinway Halil -morrow evening, under the auspices of the Geo- hical Society, when he will give an instructive iption of his adventures in tne North. Judge Charles P. Daly will preside. A PeMALe Cnusnep.—Yesterday afternoon Catha- rive O'Grady, of New Jersey, while on her way to visit a friend at No. 216 Cherry street, was ganent between a truck ana the steps of a warehouse, No. 235 Cherry street, and sustained serious injuries. ‘She was taken to her howe by her friends. OOLLECTION OF TAxEs.—During the past week the Receiver of Taxes has collected the following amounts for taxes on personal estate:— October 11... $127,616 15 October tb... $107,750 80 October 12... 224,540 90 October 16... 60,000 00 October 13.., 76,007 75 October 14... 72,185 49 = Total. Tue City Licevse BuREAV.—The following Meenses have been issned during the past week by Marsnal Tooker:—Pawnbroxer, 1; junk cart, 1; ns, 76; drivers, 6; carts, 282; express Sy resins 14; porters, 3; secondhand dealers, i— }, Total ‘amount received for licenses and finer, $763 75. Refunded to various compiainanta, $1,812. KILLED BY A TRUCK.—James Grimes, a boy nearly geven years of age, died at the residence of his parents, 77 Goerck street, from fracture of the leg and juries received by being run over bya truck. A physician gave a certidcaie of death, but it was not honored by the Board of Heaitn, and the on was referred to Coroner Keenan for investiga- ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF THE ROMAN OaTHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM.—This always interesting affair takes place on next Thursday afternoon ana evening, at tre Academy of Music, Liberal prepa- ration: we been imade by the managers, in order that the entertaiament wili meet with its usual graulying success, ‘The twofold attractions of charity and amusement are sure to draw crowds to the Academy, TAPPING A SHIP'S CaRGO.—Captain Todd, of the Harbor Police, reports that on the passage from Pern to this city with a cargo of India rubber, some of the crew of tho schooner Frankiln Treat, Captain broke into the cargo and stole $400 worth, ing that an attempt would be made to remove Wtothe shore ofiicer Doyle was detailed to watel Agno effort was wade to remove the » the officer made a thorough search, aud the found the secreted property. As totn es be identified as the guiliy party no DRATHS ON BLAcKWrLL's IsLANp.—Mr. James Owens, Warden of the Almsnouse, Biackwell's Isl- and, yesteraay informed Coroner Schirmer that Maria @ German wo! sixty-seven years of Ho, baa‘ rarned ‘An ihqueat wil he hela <7 ’ ch deceased wie ate “ran tinder which decease take McKenna, an tumate of the ianatio of Sua pl hay i wi e oD the body Hyon. WTELLISENCE. yb pd s near Monday eveing last, while she was proceeding from Second to Thira avenue, the pen. came up to her and snatched her pocket- 5 Geto g $160, from her hands. Mrs. O’Brien identided the prisoner, and be was held for examination. ALLEGED THEFT OF SEWING MACHINES.—A young man, named John Hines, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Shandley, at Essex Market Police Court, charged with stealing wo sewiug machines, valued at sixty-five dollars each, Mr. Robert Peele, of Fulton street, Brooklyn, was the complainant. Mr, Peele stated that sewing machines had been sent by him to Caroline Flynn, of No, 206 Kast Broadway, and Mary A, Costello, of No, 299 Rivi mn street. About the sth of October the prisoner Hines called upon these jadies and, pretending to have a commis- sion from the manufacturing company to regulate the machines, he removed both. The ladies since have neither seen the machines nor the prisoner till his arrest by odicer Johnson, of the Thirteenth pre- cinct, Justice Shandiey held the prisoner in de. fault of $500 bail in cach case. AMERICAN INTERESTS ON THE OCEAN, Cause of the Decline in Shipbuilding. The Congressional committee appointed to inves- tigate the causes for the decline in the American marine met again yesterday at ven o’clock in room No, 9 Custom House. There were present Hon. John Lynch, Chairman, and Messrs, Conkling, Ca!kin and Hotchkiss. Mr. A. A. Low sald he had always been in favor of protecting American interests, Our laws were framed with a view of protecting various industries, bat they bear hard on this particular interest and are a burden on ships, ‘There are various causes for the depreasion of the shipping interest. ‘The depre- clated currency tended to increase the cost of build- ing ships and sailing them afterwards, The policy of England had given her a prestige, We had only one important line’ of steamers at present. He thought there was scarcely a law that did not inflict injary on our shipping interests, He was mn favor of the policy of England being adopted here, he said, and explained the beneficial effect that would result if subsidies were given to steamers. He did not think that we could equal England in the construc- tion of ships, Engfand had always striven for supremacy in everything, and has driven our ships from the ocean by paying large subsidies, They protect their ships; encourage the shipping interest, and we depress it. He thought shipowners were in favor of bringing English vessels here, and putting them under the American flag; for his own part he would like to see our mechanics encouraged, and that we should build ourown ships, He thought we should be independent of foreign workmanship and skill, England can at present build much cheaper than we can undoubtedly, and purchasing ships abroad and putting them under the American flag would not change their foreign character to any great extent, We should adopt the policy of Eng- Jand, which intains her steamers by subsidies, Whil wath doe “Hat? z Mr. POILLON said his views were fully expressed by gentiemen yesterday; the views, however, ex- pressed by the Shipowners’ Association he thought Were not the true exponents of those of tne mer- chants of New York or of the country, The prohi- bitory tariff affects our shipping tnteréste; the price of copper is seven to eight cents more ‘here than there, aud in iron the difference is thirty or thirty- five cents, Although we pay our mechanics more than the English, still their superior skill, he thought, was more than @ set-off againstit, The effect of putting a duty on foreign ships he supposed would be to cause @ duty to be put on American ships abroad. The only way of recovering our European trade would be by granting subsidie: England and France both follow this policy, an they are more liberal to vessels trading with omer countries than to this; they allow drawbacks, too, ‘on all stores supplied. If all these conceasions were on the trade would revive in two years cer- nly. Mr. GEORGE OppyKE gave his views as to the cause of the depression of the shipping terest, ‘The most important was the depreciation of cur- rency and the th price charged for ecg en Which was seventy-five per cent above the gol price, while the difference between gold and cur- rency was only forty cent. He thought it would be good policy, in order to establiah important lines of steamers, to grant subsidies in certain cases. Navigation laws he considered to be absolutely necessary. If the concessions demanded were granted he thought it would give us the supremac; of the sea; all our people want is an open field an a fair competition, He did not think that exempt- ing from duty the materiais for the construction of other ships would not be sufilctent to enable us to compete with England in shipbuilding. If we were to admit foreign vessels to registration here aud put them on an equality with American vessels, it could not fail to be injurious to the shipping inter- ests. Mr. HOWLAND, of the firm of Howland & Frothing- ham, eonsidered the depression of our commerce: was attributable to natural causes; there was le: carrying: there was an overabundance of tonnage, and the civil war had tended to aestroy our pres- tige. It would be some years, he thought, before we could cope with Great Britain in building tron ships, ‘Their firm own all American ships which sail under the American flag. The shipping interest ‘was small in comparison with other interests; it was considered a poor investment. He was not in favor of abolishing the navigation laws; but if materials for constructing vessels Were exempted from duty, and the stores were permitted to be taken in bond it would undoubtedly benefit Shipping interests, He thought it would be inconsistent to grant more pro- he to shipbuilding than to any other branch of Industry. JouN W. ELWELL, of the Shipowners’ Association, traced the fluctuations in the carrying trade from the period of the Mexican war to the breaking out of the rebellion, when many of our vessels were sold abroad, and there was little building because of the high price of materials and the cost of equipping and running vessels, The expense or labor now is, on an average, two or three hundred per cent more than before the war, but even now vessels can be buiit for sixty dollars per tou. The expense bas been greatly increased by the repairs and the bigh rates of insurance. He thought that the remission of duty on materials for building would greatly tend to tn- crease shipbuilding here, The coastwise trade ts not over one-half W! at before the war; the ouly aoporpat S ‘ade Now ja that of California. SPorFORD, of the firm of Spofford, Tileston & Co., thought that the chief causes of the depression are the subsidies given by foreign governments and the cost of construction and navigation. He thought the policy of our government should be to allow an American to purchase a vessel where he pleased, at the ep a4 market, and register her here. He thought thatno duty, at least a light onty, should be uuposed en oullding materiais. If he were engaged in the coasting trade in England, he believed he would be compelled to put the ownersmip in the naine of a native of that country. He doubted that uf the duty were taken off material we could su ply the demand as fast as the vessels were ‘demande 5 or at so low a cost as in England. He thinks steam- ship lines are managed more economically now than | they were when the Collins line was established. It foreign vessels were admitted to registry here does not think the controling’ influence would be largely heid abroad, no more than by allowing foreigners to open our railroads, Mr. WHITLOCK said he considered that great bene- fits had resulted from the mmtroauction of steam. | ships. The application of all taws should be unl- versal. He favored the removal of ail restrictions by duties, and foster every means by which suip- butlding here wouid be encouraged, Mr. NesMITA said his firm nad had offers from England to build sailing vessels at £14 10s. and as Jow as 212 per_ton. He thought that if the duties were taken of building materia!s the American builder could supply the demand as low as in Eng- land—at least wooden vessels, but ne did not know about iron vessels. He was opposed to abrogating the navigation laws. Mr. WiLL1AM H. WEBB hoped that before the com- mittee returned to Washington they would request shipowners and underwriters to furnish injormation ip writing. . ‘The CHAIRMAN stated that it was their intention to address circulars to such parties. The following Was received and ordered on file: MR, CHAIRMAN AND GENGLEMEN OF TRE ConoRKS- SIONAL COMMUTTRE—[ have heretofore been quite a vessel owner and bullder, but not so now, and thereCore cannot complain tuck; but t fee! prout to think that there hi been enon, ence before honorable body by merchants and shippwilders oi United States to. 0% vince you t abips and ehipbultdi materfals ought to entir 30, merce. Bot there ie another Dranch of taxes which I wish to call your seviaus attontion to. 1 have boom for the last three years contesting the illegality of State and municipal taxes ou the commerce of the United Btates, Those sort of taxcs on vessel property are enormous and attended With obstructions, jamage. Mr. Chairman, you and your commiliee will be untuindtal ih assisting usin preseing our claitns at the next session of Congress to abrogate and finaly break up the different aud various State and municipal taxes that aro impored upon and exacted from commerce at the various ports In the United Staton, we partially wet forth tn this peti- {lous which has been ongress, but which has not sete upon a present. T niao wish to atate to you that within the walls of this edifice the Collector of the port of New York has coliected millions of dollars, and up to this date is collecting, Siate and muni: cipal taxes and tonnage dues from commaice in violation of the constitatjon of the United Staten ; \f the Con- gress of the United States: art ai,uue, Dinrlet of Coltantte in w case decided October 3 7 (Navtilas case); tn violatt of the Supreme Court of ‘decided December term, 167 steamship the United ror ‘Orion mi, jor —Neow Orleans case) ; and, |i in violation 4 y oF Gustotns at Charles of the order CG. F, BARNES. The committee Washington, “nied 1 iuguel IB sine die, ae LPL eas ate 1 ean ae ees, ma am resented 10 | named John Rainbow was observed di) Ey Jersey City- EXOURSION OF THS POLICE GuaRDs.—The Hudson River Police Guards went on their annual target excursion to Elm Park, Staten Island, yesterday. Cavina IN OF AN EMBANKMENT.—The embank- ment which is being excavated on Newark avenue, on the hill, caved in yesterday and crushed a Frenchman named Dupont so severely that his leg a He was conveyed to the City Hos- SBRIOUS CHARGR AGAINST A PHYSICIAN.—Mrs. Rehtil, who resided at No. 26 Railroad avenue, died on Thursday night, after being delivered of a child, Her husband now charges that the physician in attendance resorted to extremely hazardons opera- tions withous consniting any other siciap, and without informing him of bis intention to do 80, A short time previous to ber death the physician, It 8 alleged, stated that there was no danger, but he soon after changed his mind, Mr. Kenill Calis for a Corer ner’s luquest. DISORDER AND CONFUSION 1N THE CaMP.—NO sooner were the names of the fortunate candidates announced at the democratic convention on Friday than the aefeated candidates set about retrieving their fortunes by decrying tne convention and fram- ing “independenv’ slates. These so-called inde- Pendens are quite numerous. The nomination of ohn Kennedy, City Clerk of Hoboken, tor County Clerk, and of Alderman Harrington, of Hudson a for Lett is barony Covey ghee ar — ese wien bearing & character for integrity aus efticiency. No better nominations could be made, But for the rest of the ticket the aciection was any- thing but judicious. ‘The German aod American ele- ments compiaim that the ticket 1s monopolized the Irish, and thelr compiaint ie but too wel founded. Accordingly there Were caucuses and meetings all over the county yesterday, sume being styled indignation meetings, others conventions, A meeting was held last evening in Grand Street Hail; but when it was found that the only men who took aD active part therein were a jew disappointed indi- viduals from the First wi of Jer.ey City the attendance dwindled away. Une speaker declared, in that convention which favorite was rotien. The remark brought down the house, but the speaker insisted that he was serious and did not want to be laughed at. Another meeting was held by the Ger- mans m Cooper’s Hall, The Germans of Hudson City will hold @ meeting to-morrow evening. A fusion ticket was started yeaterday, with George W. Cassedy ior County Clerk and Major Mount for Sheriff, All this bitterness and spleen will pass away, it is hes peed after a few days. The republican ‘Will hoid their primaries on Tuesday evening. Communipaw. THE Srock YARDS,—During the past week 319 care arrived at the Stock Yards, containing 7,683 catilo, 10,200 hogs and 13,091 sheep, There were siaughtered ‘737 cattle, 10,230 hogs and 8,570 seep, Bergen City. Rap ON THE LIQUOR DEALERS.—A large batch of warrants were tasued yesterday by Recorder Mat- thews for the arrest of several parties who keep gin Mills without @ license. There are many persons who applied for license to the Common Council Committee and were refused, without reason being assigned therefor except the puritication of the city entirely from the liquor clement. With such fanatical ideas it is littie wonder that even men well known to berespectable run the gauntlet and carry on the trafilc without license. The fine in each case is fifteen dollars, but the full penalty will not be inilicted except in cages where no applica- Mon was made for a license. - Newark. THE RECENT RAILROAD AccrpENT.—The body of the man who was kilied on the New Jersey Railroad, by a locomotive, near Waverley, on Friday night, was identified yesterday afternoon as being that of Hugh McMahon, a brakeman on the Central Railroad, and a resident of Elizabeth. He was only twenty-threo ears of age and leaves a wife and two children, it appears wife had been visting ber mother, who lives at East Newark and ho bad gone ‘there to bring her home, She had, however, gone before him, Alter stay: a@ few hours he started for Elizabeth in & semi-intoxicated state, ‘and got on board a train without eee provided with a ticket, wherelor ho was charg ive cents extra. To this he demurred and was quite aba sive. For this, as alleged, the train was stopped before reaching @ station and McMahon was put of. He was Killed in a few minutes after by a train coming in the opposite direction. The case, as related, re- flects very severely on the railroad people, and de- mands a proper investigation by the authorities, Essex CouNTy DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.—The democratic convention to nominate candidates for county officers to be elected on the second day of next month was held at Library Hall, in this city, yesterday afternoon. There ,wasa full attendance or ene aoe well as a large crowd of spectators, ‘The proceed! were conducted with order, anima- tion anda deal of enthysiasm. Mr. Andrew A. Smalley was chosen to preside, while Messrs. W. D. Routon and J. W. Tichenor acted as secretaries, For State Senator to represent Essex county the names of John ©. Littell, John H. Meeker, David Anderson and Joseph Booth were offered, but after several ballotings, aurti which @ great deal of mancuvring was indulged in, Mr. Littell ob- tained a majority of yotes and his nomination was Made unanimous. The other nominations made were:—Waldo B. Tichenor, Register of Deeds; Charles 8. Ziegier,- Surrogate; Abraham M. Rey- nolds, Sherif; ward Brogan, John 8. Ball and Milton Baldwin, Coroners. ‘ne name of Mr. Rey- nolds for Sheriff was the occasion of intense enthu- siasm, An Essex County Executive Committee, composed of one from each ward and township, was appointed. ‘whe Republican County Convention will be held to-morrow. terson. ToInTEEN Locomorives 1N ONE WEEK.—Some idea of the locomotive business of Paterson may be conceived by the announcement that thirteen have been sipped from the Paterson shops in the past #ix days. Don’r Want It.—Dr. W. 8. Coursen, nominated for Assembly from the Third district of Passaic county by the republicans, peremptorily declines the nomination. The Convention will doubticas assem- ble again tis week to decide upon & pew man, Trenton, Drep oF Hee Issuntes.—Tae young woman, Mag- gie Rogers, who had both legs cut oi by a freight train on Thursday evening, a8 already reported, died of her injuries on Friday. LAYING A CORNER Stonr.—Yesterday afternoon the Mayor, assisted by several members of the Com- mon Council, laid the corner stone of the new Avmshouse, pear this city. The Almshouse Com- mittee have been authorized to borrow $12,500 to complete the structure, Habeas Corrvs.—James Murphy, charged with felontously assaulting 4 man named Sweeny with a hammer, was brougut up on a writ of habeas cor- pus, before Chief Justice Beasley, on Friday after- noon, and discharged on giving $3,000 security to answer the charge at the next term of court. ‘The injured man, though not expected to outlive Friday night, was somewhat better yesterday, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.—The Mercer County Republican Convention met in Princessville, about five miles from Trenton, yesterday afternoon, aud nominated Israel Howell, of this city, for Surrogate, and Henry T. Cox, the present incumbent, for Sherif, Cox ts a democrat, but by the usages of both parties cach Sheruf is allowed to remain in oifice three years. ALLEGED PRURY.—A respectable man named Jerome Tantum, who was engaged last week ina civil suit inthe Mercer County Court, was arrested on Fridey afterioon and charged with having faisely sworn that a certain bili due had not been patd, when, it is alleged, 1t had. Tantum pleaded not guilty to the charge, and gave bail in the sum of $5,000 to answer at the next term of the county court, RECOVERY OF STOLEN Property.—On Friday a wagon and team worth $500, the property of a man named Thomas Beattie, were siolen from Robins’ wharf in Pennsylvania, near Kordentown. informa: tion reached the Chief of Police here and a mau ving the team down Front street. When he was being arrested the horses took fright and dasted away ala furious rate, Rainbow in the meantime Jumping of the wagon and escaping. One of the horaes was 30 much tujured as to be unable to be removed from Trenton, Stave PRISON ITeas,—The uew wing of the State Prison, designed for an additional indastrial depart- ment, has reached the second story, and work 1s being vigorously pushed forward. Over 900 men are now employed in the shoe shop, who tarn out upwards of 1,200 pairs of shoes dally. For their ser- Vices the State receives from the Contractors sixty ceuts a day for each convict the whole year round. ‘The mstitution at present ts Ina very crowded cou- ditfon, and will receive a large accession before tie fall term of the courts hag ended. It ts rumored that this overcrowding will afford a pretext to the Court of Pardons for an undue extension of the par- doning power during the session of the court in No- vember and December, LONG ISLAND, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.—During a severe thunder shower, a few days since, a barn belonging to Azee Robinson, at Eastport, was atruck by lightning and nearly demolished, and @ valuable horse killed. New Cuvurca av Riverukav.—Work was com- menced during the past week ona new Methodist Episcopal church at Riverhead. The new buildin, is to fine specimens of architecture, and wii cost about $10,000, Rumonrep Carters oF Totrves,—It is ramored that to persons aupposed to havo been concerned NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1869—TKIPLE SHERT. | Thursday two suspicious looking steamers, sup- | Rosed to be Cuban privateers, were anchored in Gar- Bay, one coaling from the other, The revenue steamer Seward is now cruising in these Waters in search of the vessels, The steamers have, however, suceeeded in making their escape, WESTCHESTER COUNTY. YONKERS IMPROVRMENTS,—A new street is about to be opened in Yonkers, to be called Orchard street, of which Mossrs, George W. Cobb, Charles F. Mer- cer and Theodore Fitch have been appointed com- missioners by the Supreme Court, ob SEVERE ACCIDENT.—A laborer, named Patrick Carroll, while at work in a quarry at West Mor- risanta, last Friday, bad one of his legs crushed and Mutilated in a shocking manner by the falling of @ rock weighing upwards of two tons, He was re- moved to Bellevue Hospital, FIREMBN'’S PARADE.—A grand parade of the fire companies from all the towns and villages in West- cheater county will take place at Yonkers on the 2ist inst., after which @ silver trumpet, of chaste design and exquisite workmansalp, will be awarded to the com; that can throw water the farthest, rare AFFAIRS AT SING SING P. ISON, A Rauaway Convict Shot=Novel Attempt at SuicideAnother Escape. Patrick Kavanagh, one of the three convicts who escaped from Sing Sing Prison by seixing a powaer boast during the month of September, 1868, was re- eaptured at Haverstraw, whither he had ventured to see his wife and family last Thursday. On the following di was escorted to Sing Sing by Constable Buchanan and an assistant, but after ar- riving at the railroad depot Kavanagh, by a dex- terous m managed to slip the handcuff from his wrists and once more essayed to escape by run- ning. Determined not to lose their game his recent custodians drew their revolver, and while fol- lowing in the wake of the fugitive fired aix shots at him, one of which took effect in his back, inflicting a severe and perhaps mortal wound. Kavanagh was conveyed to the prison hospital, where all efforts to extract the ball have failed. Should the wounded man survive he will undergo the remainder of his term of sentence for the crime of grand larceny. A haif-witted convict named George Watson, employed in one of the foundries at the prison, extemporized a thoroughly original instrament of destruction wherewith to end his existence last Friday, This fellow’s disordered mind led him to select a piece of ordinary gas pipe, about four imenes in length, in ‘one end of which he placed a large fixed cartridge, on the breech. foading principle, Holding the opposite end of the pipe to lis ear with one hand, Watson took a hammer with the other and by a violent blow on the cap expioded the singular contrivance. For- tunately for him the blow destroyed his aim and the builet sped on its harmless way, while the would-be suicide was thrown to the ground by the concussion. His hallucination will Qoudtiess be attended to. Joln Wilson, allas Paddy Barry, who was undergo- Ing a term of servitude for grand larceny, eacaped from tho prison last Thursday night. It ‘1s believed that he adopted the shrewd device of placing a stuffed image in his cell, The keeper in charge of the corridor from which Wilson escaped was promptly discharged. BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. COUAT OF OVER AND TERMINER, The Donegun Murder—Disagrecment of the Jury. Before Judge Gilbert and Associates, ‘The jury in the trial of Robert Bury for the mur- der of James Donegan came in court at ten o'clock yesterday morning, after having deliberated over the case all night. They stated that there was no ibility of their agreeing upona verdict. The judge asked them if they could be assisted in any Way in regard to the testimony or the law in the case, and the foreman said it would be impossible for them to agree. They were thereupon discharged, UNITED STATES COURT. The Navy Yard Larceny. Join Geary, who for some time has managed to elude the oMcers of the law and who was indicted for larceny of composition metal from the Navy Yard last spring, in connection with Heusted, Flood and Brown, was yesterday arrested by Deputy Marshal M. T. Brennan. Geary has recently been appointed to the new Fire + aempact He pleaded not guilty end was held to bal KINGS COUNTY SUAROGATE'S CouRT. Before Surrogate Veeder. During the past week the will of John W, Ford, of Brooklyn, was proved. Letters of administration were granted in the estates of the following deceased persons, viz.:— ‘Thomas Murray, James C, Myera, Henry Smith and William 8, Conant, all of the city of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of Susauna Travers and John Travers were granted to Elijah D, Murphy; of Catharine Burns and Alicia Burns to Patrick Dono- hue; of Isaac B, Post, Elizabeth Post, Isabella Post and Charles E. Post to Isaac Post; of Francis Zelier to John Bertges, Sr,; of Charies C. Conant and Fred- erick K. Conant to John W. Harway; of Emma Merryweather, Florence Carli and Julia Carll to Henry W. Eastman, of Koslyn, Queens county, and of Elien M. Longhiin to George Hudson, all of the city of Brooklyn. ‘The following 1a the Surrogate’s calendar of con- vested cases for October;— Oor. 18.—Will of Catharine Carney; guardianship of Margaret A. Kine; final accounting of the estate of W. F. Jones; dnal accounting of the estate of Maria R. Lefferts. Oct. 19,—Will of Catharine stilier, Oct. 20.—Final accounting of the esiate of Jolin bi cat final accounting of the estate of Amelia aley. Oor, 21,—Will of Busan Mills; guardian's account ing of James McGuren. jor, 22.—Will of Moritz A. Gescheidt; final ac- counting of the estate of Peter C, Reilly; will of Helen M. Butler; removal of the guardian of Simou- son minors, Ocr, 25.—Will of Owen Regan, Ovr. 26, 27, 28 and 2.—Will of Joseph R. Brick. Oct. Final accounting of the cstate of Charles J. Taylor. eT, 29.—Wall of John P. Born. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Croie.—The total number of arrests made by the Brooklyn police during the past week was 364. Ronpeny.—The barber shop of Philip Clark, No. 89 Fulton street, was entered on Friday night or yester- ar morning and robbed of $100 worth of razors qn Ofieen dollars in money. FaTaL ACCIDENT.—Thoinas Deehan, a boy seven years of age, was killed yesterday by falling from a pile of lumber at the corner of DuMield ana Joinson streets, BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS, Meeting Yesterday=The Lnsure ance Patro! Yesterday afteruoon the Board of Fire Uunder- writers, consisting of the presidents and secretaries of the various Insurance companies of tais city, heid aspecial mecting, for the purpose of discussing the question of turning over the Insurance Patrel into the hands of the Metropolitan Fire Commissioners, After the reading of the report of the Pawel Com- inittee, a long discussion aroge between hose Who were in favor of leaving the patrol im its present gystem and (hose who were i favor of having it Important abolianed, The meeting lasted nearly three hours, on account of some of the members bringing ferwal some very lengthy arguments of the aystet while, on the other hand, it.wae contended that there wonld not be half as iach gamed as in its present state. ‘The Fire Commissioners propose to have one man attached to h fre company, whose sole duty shall ve to attend to covering up and takin; ange of.f!i goods apd wares On arriving at a fire, and receive the sane pay @§ firemen, The expense of keeping and supporting this system would come to about $70,000 per annum, while the present mode ig an expense of $85,000 per annum te the insurau companies, which many claim to be a very large expense, Pesides this, the insurance companies are obitwed to pay an eXtra amonat for watching fires until the companies settie the loas. The meeting then adjourned untit Tuesday alterugon, when Wie question will be decided, ‘The present aystem of the fire patrol was first organized in the year 1830, with forty men, under the command of Captain Cornelius V, Anderson. It was located in the lower part of the city. Having | proved & success, and @ large portion of the mercan- | Captains Fran tile hor having moved furitcr uptown, a new patrol was organized in 1896, under command of Waterbury and John Crossin, with thirty-six men, and was known as Patrol No. 2 Since then another patrol was organized for the | upper part of the city, under command of Captains Jahn and Borstman, with tweniy men, They are Nie@ with oiled canvas covers, brooma and buckets, and run by land, their implements boing contained in @ Wagon, Since the organization of the Metropolitan Fire Department tuey have PN 3 system by Staching horges to the ct wagons, trol are at preaent under the com- mand of rintendent John Cornwell, whose duty is to atte) all fires and wuperintend thé eqtire somgrol of he " will remain ‘The present mh 18 approved of very much b} Mort the aagraace companies, and ¥ Ukely fe ain as fore, ith the exception of the ‘proasnt Fire Patyo) Colamitioe, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL; een SaTonpay, Oct. 16—6 P. M. ‘The weekly statement of the associated banks le Without decided feature. Inasmuch as the loans Dave been decreased and the reserve Increased tt is Not unfavorable, and the banks are stronger for the business of the ensuing week than they were last Saturday. The gain in reserve, however, la lesa than a hundred thousand dollars, but as the deposits have fallen off half a million the addition to tho sur- plus beyond the legal reserve is over $130,000, Two of the changes are inexplicable, ‘The specie bas fallen of about @ million and the legal tenders increased a million. AS the gevernment sold three millions of gold during the week and the banks sent large shipments of cur- rency to the South in return for cotton the specie should have increased and the legal tenders de- creased. Doubtless there are under currents in the general flow of business which have occasioned this transposition. The following are the statements of this week and last:— Nis, 39,220, 604 $2,211,990 © 1144568 +) 8189 + OT1,739 + + 1,211,916 The money market was more active, but the great bulk of business was done at five and six per cent, with exceptions at seven, There wag a little inquiry fcr commercial paper, and rates, although unchanged, showed signs of a relaxation, Govern- ments were steady and extremely dull, closing on the street as follows:—United States currency sixes, 1073{ 0 108; do, sixes, 1881, registered, 119% @ 120; do, do., coupon, 119% @ 120; do. fve-twenties, registered, May and November, 116 a 11534; do. do., coupon, 1862, do., 1201¢ @ 1204; do. do., coupon, 1864, do., 1194 @ 119%; do. do,, coupon, 1865, do., 11935 @ 1104; do. do., registered, January and July, 117% @ 118; do. do, coupon, 1865, do, 117K a 118; do. do, coupon, 1867, do, 1177; a 118; do. do, conpon, 1868, do, 117% a 118; “do. ten-forties, registered, 107% @ 108; do. do., coupon, 10814 a 1084. Foreign exchange was steady, with the following Tange of quotations:—Sterling, sixty daya, comier- tal, 10834 @ 109; good to prime bankers’, 109 a 10945 short sight, 109g a 1004; Paris, sixty days, 5.2214 a 6.1614; short sight, 5.16% a 6.14%; Antwerp, §.22)5 a 6.1654; Switzerland, 6.22}¢ @ 6.16%; Hamburg, 3524 @ 8574; Amsterdam, 40 a 40%; Frankfort, 40a 40%; Bremen, 78 @ 784; Prussian thalers, 70's a 71!;. The stock market was buoyant particularly for the Vanderbilt shares, New York Central rising to 185 and Hudson River to 166, Lake Shore recovered to 92, In the morning it had gone off to 893;. The activity of Central was due in the first place to the covering of the shorts, who are afraid to leave their contracts unfulfilled over Saturday night, espe- cially as on this occasion a report was current that the Commodore would on Monday morning give to the public the terms on which consol. dation is to bo proposed to the stockholders of Central and Hudson River on the 1st proximo, Again, the foeling was gencral that the Central now holds the key to the Chicago extension by the Micmigan Central on the one side and the Lake Shore on the other, The same feeling was reflected in a sharp decime In Erie, which fell to 20%, owing to the success of the Vanderbilt party in the Lake Shore movement, as indicated by the clection of Messrs, Schell and Banker. Tho defeat of the Erle partyin the Obio and Miasissippt election seems to have annihilated the last chance of @ through West- ern broad gauge route under their control, and was the final blow to their hopes. Erie is bow “in the woods” so far as ita western terminus is concerned. Will the wunwearying energy of the men who have done so much in further- ance of their favorite schome fail them at last, or will Jay Gould and James Fisk, Jr., yet succeed? The Lake Shore special committee adjourned to-day without makiag public anything further regarding the involvement of the company by the fathire of Lockwood & Co, Pacific Mail was better and sold up to 501%. Northwest was active and rose to 7% The St. Paul stocks were steady and strong. The following were the closing prices at the Jast session of the Stock Exchange: — canton, 60 a 62; Cumberland, 263¢ a 27); Western Unien, 3634 a 37; Quicksilver, 125 a 124%; Mariposa, 8 a 9; do, preferred, 164, a 17; Pacific Mail, 68), a 69; Adams Express, 58 a 58 Wells-Fargo Express, 22% @ 2344; American Express, 34}; a 40; United States Express, 5844 & 68)¢; Erie, 3114 a Si)4; pre- ferred, 59; New York Central, 181} @ 182; Hudson River, 166 a 160; Harlem, ts1% bid; Reading, 9534 a 96%; Michigan Central, 123! Lake Shore, 90% a 90%; Illinois Central, 185 a 135; Cleveland and Pittaburg, 99'4 @ 102; Chicago and Northwestern, 71% a 71/4; do. preferred, 8: Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 74 a Island, 1067, @ 107; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 6 67; do. preferred, 80), @ 81; Toledo and Wabash, 63% & 64; do. preferred, 75 bid; Fort Wayne, 84% a 85; Alton and Terre Haute, 80}g a 31; do. preferred, 583g bid; Ohio and Mississippi, 27 a 2744; and Lackawanna, 110 a 110%; New Jersey Central, 10144 a 101%; Chicago and Aiton, preferred, 143 @ 145; ; Morris and Essex, 68% bid; Tavnibal and St, Joseph, 10714 @ 100; do, preferred, 108 a 109; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 24 a 2. ‘The following shows the range of the principal stocks to-day: Northwestern preferred, Hy Rock Island. .. + 108% ' Miiwaukee and St. F 67 65 Milwaukee and St. Paul prefer sg WK Pacific Mail...... 60}, dO were steady, but Southern securities dull ta the general jist and weak In the Tennessees. Tue fol- lowing were the closing street prices for ihe South ern lists—Tennessee, ex coupon, G0'y a O0);; do, now, 54 @ 64%; de., five per cent, 50 a 51; Virginia, @X COUPON, 5034 a 51; HI 53 @ 64; do., rest tered stock, 45 a 46; do. istered, 1866, 50 a 51; do, registered, 1307, 47448; Georgia sixes, 81 a »: do, sevens, 91.892; do. sevens, Interest payable by Georgia, 85 @87; North Carolina, ex coupon, 46), a 47; do., NEW, 4054 @ 41; dO., Special tax, 4); A444; Missouri sixes, 87'¢ @ 87g; do, Hannibal and St, Joseph, 83.490; Louisiana sixes, 6% a 69; do. lovee mixes, 4!5 & 66; do. do. cights, 83 Aa 84; Alabaina eights, 92 4 %),; do. fives, 63 a 65; do. sixes, steriing, 99 a 95; South Carolina #ixes, 67 a 69; do, new, 65 a 66; do. registered stock, 65 a 66; City Memphis sixes, 47 a 48; do. Atlanta eigtis, 55 a 87; do, Savannah sevens, 86 & 87; do. New Orleans consola, 72 a do. do, issued ratiroads, 63 a 6, Mobile and Ohio sterling, 63 a 65; do, do. eights, boa Missiasippi Central Ratlroad Orat mortgage, a ; lo, do, second do,, 60 a 62; Memphis and Coaries- ton first mortgage, $5 a 86; do. do, second do., 72 a 14; do. do, stock, 40 8 42; Greeuville and Columbus Railroad guaranteed, 63 a 65, John Bloodgood lias been elected a director in the Milwaukee and St. Paul Road in piace of the late Henry Keep. Mr. Martin was also elected to fill tie vacuney occastoned by the resignation of Mr. Beue- dict. fhe Gold Exchange Bank Ia again in trouble, At sult of Charles Unger & Co., Who deposited money on the Monday following the fawous Friday, Judge Blatchford, of the United States Court, has | enjoined the tnstitution preliminary to a hearing next Saturday, when canse must be shown why It should not go into baukruptoy, Messrs, Unger & Co. haye taken this step vecause, as they allege, there is not an Impartial distribution of tie ase the Various creditors, Subsequentiy the injunction was modified so as to aliow the receipt | of funds due the bank, Tho receiver, Mr. Jour dan, nade @n Oxcited speech at the Gold Nxchauge, which we give elsewhere, denunciatory of the pro- ceedings for an tojunction, Subsequentiy the cred. {tors of the vank Who favor the receivership held a Meeting at Smith, Randolph & Co.'s, and decided to discountenance any further legal obstacles to the resumption of its operations. The mudgie is as great as ever, however, ang probably will remaiy in the courts ag lobe Ae Jerudyye vg, Jarndyce, Gold sto Tri Loans of cash gold were made at 6 to 3 per cent for carrying. The exports of specie during the week were as follows:— October 12—Steamer Hammonta, London— British gold... naan $111,600 Mexican doliars. 000 October 12—Steamer Hammonia, Par Gold bara....... 43,038 63,000 3,000 October 13—Steamer China, Liverpool— British gola........ onede Sones .. 200,000 October 1d—Steamer Main, Bremen—For- CIGD GilVEP............secreeceeeees + 2,700 October 14—Steamer Main, London—Mexi- can dollars. 25,410 Gold bars, 61,701 British gold. 48,400 American gold. aseese 940,000 Octover 14—Stoamer Morro Castle, H vana—Spanish gold vegane 1,646 October 16—Sicamship City of Washing- ton, Liverpool—Silver bars. . 82,000 British gold, teseeeeeees o 9,780 October 16—Steamship Lafayette, Havre— ja bars 43,000 Silver bars........ 600 October 16—Sieamship Lafayette, Wavro— roreign coin October 16. American siive Total A telegram has been received from the manager of the European Assurance Sdctety, in London, stat- Ing that the petition against itim she Vice Ohancel- lor’s court has been dismigsed with ceste, SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Saturday, Oct. 16—10:15 A. Me 5 200 sha MY Central i 700 ae 216000 US 5-29, ©, ‘3000 US 6-80, a 600 U8 5's, lu-40, 0. 1000) Tenn ‘6'a, new. 6000 Tend" 00 1000 do. * 3000 Mo 6's, ILA StS tS ‘5u0 California 7's. 2000 Va 6's, ex con. 60 500 2000 NY Cont 6's, % wo 6ON 2000 Erie 8d m,. Bo BUD 2000 CenP RK gg bat WM Panama RR. . B06, 0, Cia eT 8000 AL AT HL tat 6 oN Chic WNW oo bia #2 2000'T & Wiistm, ex... of 20000 Great West Lut, 83 4 Log Tol & Wab id fw. 84 i 30 do... 200 Obte 4 NW RK 600 de g000 P, FLW & Ch BO) Cley & Pitts 4th 1000 Mor & Es 311 Bao 100 IM Segustes EsGeseeeey etatreurcechsesessatesagercs: so 100d 7 100d 78* 100 Mu a St B pref ¥0 re VS Be Boy 80 50 she Merchants? Bk. 1 100 10% 64 Bank of Commerce. 1546 20) od wo 20 Park Bank 1 168i) 200 Tel, W ¢, 100 West U Tol sf 400 f M6 200 Maripora 16, 10 Tel, W n 100 Pao Mail 88 67% 10 P, FL WAC wis do ; os oo a ee ) di W) do i 8% 25 Del & Hud Can. 0 1) Adams is a7 100 ds 100 de 100 Wella Fargo 100 Am Mer Un 100 US Express ¢ 12 ML. aad 215 o'OClovk P. M, 2000 UB 5's, 10-40, cou. 108% 810000 US 6's, ‘SL 1000 US 6-20, One Clock P. Me 965000 Tenn 6's, n. 10000 NO 6's, 0 r B00 Tol, Wal 200 Del, Lack & West. 100 Ohio &Mine RR. § 100 Merra & Ee RR. Northwestern . Northweatern pt Rock Island. aT Pituburg FEARFUL NitRO-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION, The Magazine at Enat Bad of tho Hoesae Tunnel Biown Up—Three Lives Lost. {From the Adams (Masa.) Transeript, Oct, 14.) On Saturday morning, at ten A. M., the employés at the ecastend of the Hoosae tunnel were startied and deaiened by # tremendous exploston in the Cas- cade ravine, situated about aity rods from the entrance of the tunnel, Mr, Parker, foreman ma- chinist, and Mr, Ayres, superintemdens of machinery, were near (ie compressor building, aud teching the explosion hurried towards the ravine, perceived a coiumn of débris, ike a cloud, ¢ircling some 400 fect high, between the steep sides of the ravine, Mr. Holven, foreman of the works, who was near the mouth of tle tunnel, the instant he perceived the direction the spilnters were taking, hurried to the spot, and found one of the blasters, Lamon. taine, lying on the ground, mortally wounded and distant about thirty feet from the spot where the magazine had been. Lamontaine was bloeding from mouth, nose and at, but senmble, and said, “rhe two others are in the magazine.” An iron kettle over a wood » «ypsy fashion, was undis- turbed and fuil of water, boiling ri The tire was burning briskly but net disturbed, A crater of twenty feet diameter and five fect deep was all that was lett to mark where the magazine once stood, aud the side of the ravine was stripped of every particle of yerdure, On atiempting to move the injured man, Lamontaine, ae suid, “Lay me down; you burt me.’ In fifteen nfinutes he expired. Search was nade for the remains of the two ovher men—Lamontame, brother of deceased, and Mopatt, brother-in-law; but only the scalp and a portion of the skull attached of Laimontaine, with a few frac- tured bones and portions of clothing, could be dia covered, but no particle belonging to Mevuft could be kdeutified, The magazine was converted into ininute splinters, ‘The clothing found was torn inte shreds, butt apparently burned, ‘On Wednesday preceding the day of the explosion 513 pounds of nitro-giycerine had been delivered from the Westend into the magazine, and at that Lime tb was estimated there was about two or three days’ consumption on hand, The door of the pow- der magazine, situated about thirty roda from the nitro-glycerine magazine, which had been securely fastened and padiocked, Was wrenched by the vio- lence of the shock aud found wide open. Itcontained about d00 keys of powder, none of which had been disturbed. ‘The windows of @ ainer’s shanty, about forty rods from the magazine, were blown out and the door torn open, ‘The skylights of the boiler house and steaim compressors Were driven out, There not betog & vestige of the magazine left, the immediate cause of the explosion cannot be ascer- tained. ‘The nitro-glycerine delivered on Wednesda was congeaici! solid with ice and salt, to insure safe transportation; aud it is Knows that one of the Lamou(aines had requested @ iellow miner to assist bit in thawing out the contents of the cans, for, as he observed, “We are late, and have got to hurry up.” Fortunately or nnfortunately, the man, feeling tired, refused. [lis known that MeDuif felt not the alightest uneasiness in handling nitro-glycerine, and tue Lamontaines were infuemced by hia views, Indeed, MoDutt's efforts to convince bis fellow miners of the periect safety of nitro-glycerine irequently cautionary remarks from them. It may be possible that being late, harrying up, and the nitro-giycerme betng thoroughly frozen dactor, @ fact not suificientiy appre- uff, he may have neglected the pre wsary in thawlbg out, and has paid the The above acct. cf penalty of his life m consequence, dent with nitro-giycerine is the firet that has Oo- Hoosac tunnel, where upwards of has beea used, in charges ros sto a pound aad a half each, ave beon fired without accident and snl in re curred at the 10,000 pounds from four oun 15,000 charges with eMciont tht nS fier all operations in a formes oy H skli trained band, and no miner will be allowed to enter the inner magazine, % Tue FLOOD IN THE OTICUT—AN UNPARAL= LELED Pact.—Sinee the t “when the momory of manu ruouct. not back to the contrary” there has never been & mere rain food im the Connecticut er long sustained this, For about two eka it has veen steadily sustained at a height of ty feet or more, ¥ occasionally to twenty- five or tweuty-#ix feet, and ping most of the time fully up to tweuty feet, This Is wholly the result of rain, and it equals the long foods of April, which are sustained by great bodies of melting snow far port. The lower part of the city 18 still Nooded, The river stil continues to rise, At Six o'clock this juorning tt Was up to twenty-one fect ax Inches, and from eight o'clock to half-past nine it rose one Inca and a baif and stood at twenty-one feet elght inches, and was then rising at the rate of about three quare ters of antuch an hour. The river is (nll of drift. wood an’ men are making good hauls of the same,— HarYord Times, Get. 15. Prince Napoleon’s income Is 1,000,000f., or $200,000 in gold, per annum. He ts furmshed with four dences apd complete seryice free, and his horees carriages come from the tuyperial atables. {