The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1869, Page 5

What Became of a Vermont Pedler—Incl- dents of His Early Life—Profitable Com- bination of Cotton, Army Contracts, Gold and Railroad Stocks—Tho Crptare of the Exio Rail-oad— fiome Now and Ynterest- ing Reyvelaticus. . ‘There are very few men who have not been loner upon. this mundane sphere than he whose opera- taons in life have attractod such universal attention as those of the irrepressible James Fisk, Jr, He is 2 most ewphauically one of the ‘men of the period,’” and it may as well be said of hin now, as it was in earlier life, “that he 18 remarkably emart for his age.” He has always been regarded as rather pre- cocious, and if he is not what may be properly termed a ‘fast man,’ it is certainly true that be 13 one of those who 1’ most seriously threatenea with speed, and the man or woman is not yet born who dares to call him i the least degree unaophist!- ented. During the past two or three years he has scarcely been less held up to public view and ert cism than the most distinguished politician in the country; but notwithstanding all this there are @ great many Interesting incidents in his early and late career which will pro bably now be given to the world for the first time. It is somewhat surprising tat the Diographers have not dug up his bistory before; but asthe Herap 1s generally ahead in everything it 1s, perhaps, not so astouisiing, after all, that the story of Jim Fisk’s liie should first appear in its columns, It is true that not a few of the littie episodes in bis past career have appeared in the public prints from time to time, and Iris possible there would have been more but for fear engendered among the journalists encraliy in conscquesce of his treatment of Samuel Bowles, of Springteld, when he gave a little historical sketch of him about gyearago. In spite, however, of tho annoyance of libel suits or the terribie visions of a night or two in the Ludlow street jail of New York, the Hrnan’s historian will endeavor to do his duty in avording the public curiosity momentary relief concerning the birth, growth and ripening of the renowned Mr, Fisk, Jr. To Vermont, that grecnest of a!l the green moun- tain States in New Bugland, belongs the distinctiou of his nativity. It was on a cold, frusty morning, about thirty-seven years ago, that tue elder Mr. and Mra. Fisk had came to rejoice at their first bora, and before evening all the oid gossips in the little town of Poultney were talking over this great local event of thateventful day. If they could have foreseen the great commotion cf coming years which that inno- cent Nttle babe was then destined to create, ther would probably have been a great jubilee and carnt- val of all the townspeople. The village bells wonid have been rung, cunnon would have been fired, silver cups would have been showered upon the tittle youth in abundant profusion, and ull the girls in town would haye gathered cround the cradie and almost smothered the little fellow with kisses. But, unfortunately for ail these Intle events which might otherivise have characterized the birth of Jim Fisk, the inhabitants of Poultuey haa no prophet among them, bis brilliant career was not foreseen and he came into the world with only the same demonstrations of joy as hundreds of others have met with before and since. Ie was always a very healthy boy, and managed to weather the measles, croup and whooping cough in a mauner every way worthy of the hero of Wallstreet and Erle, He was also @ good looking little iellow, the envy of allthe other boys arouod ‘ana the admtra- tion and pet of the girls. Varthermore, he was o very obedient son, and seldom merited an applies tion of the birch, elther from nis paternial guar: ans or the school misiress. His father was a pedier of dry goods, Yankeo notions, &c., and being away from home much of the time the early training of tre boy devolved upon the mother. He attended the common district school of the town, and there obtained the only education he ever had, but he wouid probably have been put through a coliegiate course if the pareats had but possessed a fraginent of the fortune which the con has since acquired, Bub, in the case of Mr, Fisk, Jr., ag with hundreds of others whore lives will cover the pages of history, he managed to pick up more than an ordinary educetion by rough contact ‘With the outside world. He was quick and sharp to perceive, and possessing a remarkable memory he seldom forgot anything once icarned by experience, particularly if 1t promised to be of any practical Advantage to him, and it is, perhaps, to this quality more than any other that he ts indebted for his peculiar succogs in life. Jt has been staved and 48 very generally believed that almost the frst busi- ness in witch Mr, Fisk, Jr., engaged was in driving caravan wagon for Vav Amburg; that Le subse quently had charge of the animals, and that after. wards he remaiued tor eigit years ta the service of the great wild beast exibiivr la the capacity of doorkeeper, Curing which time he travelled all over Europe, America und the Canadas. This story 18 pure fiction from bertuning Lo ead. There is no question, However, but this very re- Marable man Was once & peddier, and a very suc- essful one, too, tio beran tu the employ of his father, but soon proved himself more than a match for the senior Fisk, and alter a wile the old man of the son, His stock in f dry goods and such ants in New Hampshire, 3 soon found Mi like, and the country mei Vermont and Western Mas him a jormidabie rival amoug customers, and his visits were anything but w ne in thelr re- spective neighborhoods. ‘the teans waich he used wo drive through country were very eleganuy and claborateiy decorated, and his advent mio the country towns of the Conuecticut valiey was long and eagerly anticipated by his lady patrons, Some- times he would drive four and often ix horses, and hi Usement all along his various routes, Soni he and his fatber went togcther, and occa: they would take separate teams aud over different routes, ‘ihe old at one time thac young Jim was not careful enough in his business; that his schemes were too wild; that he would bring ruin upon him, and that their liabilities—then fnghtfally large— would, wilh the young man’s reckie’s wanagement, result in the father’s carly and complete failure. It Was Wien the old man gave vent to these iearful anticipations that the euierprising son made the Doid proposition to buy Out the farhor's interest, but retain the father in ois employ at a regular salary. They were both ridiag upon ihe box of the wagon between Puiney and Brattievero, aud after having @iacnssed the Watter pretiy f the elder Piak drive man thought Bald:— syell, James, how much of a salary will you give me?’ “{ will give yee 000 @ year, father,’’ was the “ita w barge Cs in, ise reaponded Fisk, Sr. - right,” sald young din; “but [want you to ctly that you are my clerk, and I your d—d airs,’? e Secret business on his own hook. He did welt; owever, but he thought he could do better, He, as ‘well a3 his father berore him, had bought most of their goods trom the 4irm of Jordan, Marsh & Co., in Boston, ‘rhe old man had ran Jargely in debt, but when the son took hold of the business he was more successful, and his commercial ability and the large amount of goods he disposed of attracted the atten- tion of the firm by which le was supplied, Wishing to secure the services of such an energetic young man, Jordan, Marsh & Co, made a proposition to him to enter their employ, This was in isé1, just before the war broke out, Inasmuch as old Mr. Wisk owed Jordan, Mareh & Co, considerable of a bill an arrangement was made by which 4 portion of the salary for the son's services should be applied towards the liquidation of this debi, and with this understanding young Jim went to work as a clerk. He dragged aloug in the ordinary routine for a few months, aud, to tell the truth, tell far behind what his employers expected of him, Believing that hig salary was not a good investment for the services which he rendeved, Mr. Jordan called him aside one day, aud “dames, i don’t think you can do much here in the oly, and it 13 wy advice that you go back into your old peddling business, You can do frat rate at that, but I don’t beieve you Will over amount to much here.” oy ans Biv me a chance, Mr. Jordan,” Fisk replied, ‘Tdon't care nothing about avy salary if you will omy give me asix montls’ tial. if you are not satistied then [ am willing to go.’! anh, ordan consulted with tie other members of ¢ fran and the result was that the new clork Was pass #x months’ trial, with the understanding that i services rendered. It was no Jess fortunate for tho rm than for Fisk himselt that this compromise psd made. Tho war broke out dimost iamediately ie ane Gil kinds of business became suddenly and generally. Aemoralize}, The commercial community aldn’t know wiether it would be the ruin or the making of them. One thing was cerinin to Fisk's pin, Gud that wag the soldiera must bo cloned. Also foresaw that there wor a scarcity in sotton goods aud that bae priced would sogn be greatly vanced, Mrs. Moore, wife of Erasmus D. ‘oore, brs Boston, through the mfuence of Senator lison, of Massachusetts, obtained @ contract for furnishing the troops in the feld with underctoihing. To make the acquaintance of this lady was Fisk’s ambition, but he did not obtain an introduction until after she had awarded her fret sub-contract to Pierce Brothers & Flanders, He wes not intimidated or discouraged by this fact, how- ever; for he immediately sought to influence Mrs. Moore to revoke her arrangement with the firm above meationed and award the contract to Jordan, Marsh & Co., and in this effort he was eminently successful, From this eontract grew others from the same source, and the proiits realized by the Jordan & Marsh firm were immense, Mr. dordan and the other partners at ouce became convinced that Fisk was more useful in other spheres than that of a pedier, and he was soon taken into tne concern. He continued as acutve aud energetic as before, and in every speculation im which he engaged the capital invested Was speedily doubled, and in some in: stances tripled and quadrupled. ‘fhero was a large lot of cetion blankets in the store, which had beep om hand for several Poo and the stock was regarded as almost worth- ess, One day Fisk told hia partners that hethougnt he could dispose Of them Lo good advantage, but pre- cisely how he would not or did notexpain. They jaughed and told him to go ahead and sell them at aly price. Le went to Wasuington and hired an elegant suit of apartments in Wiliard’s, and com- Ineaced entertaining, on a grand scale, We various oficers of the army. ‘tho Quartermaster General, among others, became fascinated with his acquaint- wuce and hospitality, and it was not long before Pisk found out that use ariay was in pressing need of a large supply of just such blankets as those he had in Boston. Fortunavely, if not accidentally, he happened to have a few hundred with him as spect- mens, and when they were exhibited the govern- ment not only bought all that Jordan, Marsh & Oo. had on hand a a f:bulous price, bat awarded @ con- tract for a large puuver la addiuon, | it 1a estimated that “hom tis transaction the contracts obtained exceeded over @ miliiou dollars, wila @ a clear prodit of froin $200,000 to $400,000, Yhe next original stroke for wealth was in the pur- chase of cotton, which was now selling for from $1 75 to $1 80 per pound in New York and Boston, Large quanuties of it he ascertaiued were held inside the rebei lines and could be bought fora mere song, say from ten to thivty cents per pound. How to get it through was an enigma which had been comsidered by mans, but Fisk was the first to solve it. There wasa young man trom Boston, an old iriend of Fisk, who was government superintend- eut of the military railroads in Tennessee, and in tat vicluily was Stored a large amount of the de- sired cotion, He took a hasty trip to Memphis to ascertaiu tbe situation and learn if there was not some way by which it could be purchased and brought safely through the lines to the Northern market. HO was at once satisiled that the thing could be done if the co-opera- uon of some military officials cout be ob- tamed, and tiis having been assured he returned to boston to make bis preparalions, To do the buying aud shipping isi the rebel lines was a didicult und somewaat dangerous task; but if tt could be done successiully there was an immeuse fortune to be made, He did not care to engage in the business himsell; but like the late Arteinus Ward, he was wile ing to sacrifice his reiativ He thereiore secured the services of itis father; also those of a woman, the latter doing most of tne business inside the rebel linea, and K, Sr, attenaing to the shipping of the cotton rim after it mad been purchased, Everything as previousiy arranged by young ‘isk and carr.ed out ucder bis direction workea to a charm, and not less than & miullloa doliars profit ed by the by Aperen 80 engaged in over schemes in rapid sue- cession, as opportunities were afforded trou time to ume by the war, and in nearly every laslacce large amounts uf mousy were made. Among other paying revolutions which Fisk im- auguraied in the im of Jordan, Marsh & Co. that of manufacturing thelr own goods, as far as possible, instead of buy.ng them irom manulac- turers aud commission dealers, the senlor embers of the lirm looked distrustfuily upon this sheme at first, but aiew experiments convinced thein ot its advautage, and they at once went to work pbuilding und porchusing ali the mills they could, and they have not relaxed ther efforus in tals direction since Visk left the concera. One timo he was in New York city, and, learning that there was likeiy to be a great demaud for aceriain kind of Nauncis, he conceived the wise idea Of obtaining control pf tho market by purchasing the only mil im the country then engaged in the Manufacture of that particular kiud of goods. He tmmodiatcly telegraphed to his drm in Boston to send a man to Gaysville, Vt, forthwith, and conclude a bargain for the mul at all hazards. An agent was started forthwith, and the mill purchased upon quite favorad.e terms, but inside of an hour alter the transfer had been effected there came a telegram from a rival firm in New York, offermg Mr. Greeu- banks, the former proprietor, $5,000 more for the property than be had just received, The mill was operated by the firm of which Fisk was a member for abouta year, ata profit of about $300,000, and then the property was sold back to Mr. Greenbauks, the original owner, Daring bis business carcer in Boston, as well as since, Fisk dealt with Ute everywhere on a grand and imagnificent scale. He was always beiore tie public in some form or other, but of course nov BO conspicuously as during the past year or two. He sailed around upon the surface of the best society in Boston, and upon all social occasions there were few prevent more gay and festive than Jin Fisk, About the time that he left the firm of Jordan, “Marsh & Uo, there Was & grand compilmentary ball ta honor ot hiia at the Boston Music Hall, and at the ‘ime it was justly regarded a8 one of the most britiant and magniti- cont affairs Of uho seagon. Everything was provided 10 the most Clegant and iiberal manner, and the ov- casion was the theme of happy gossip in Boston for many weeks after, When his niilttary reputation Was at its height General McCiellan caine oa a visit to Boston, and there was much dissatisfaction oa the part of the public because he became the guest of Mr, Wisk anda few other gentlemen, Wherever the General went iis movements were directed by the irrepressible Jim, and the then geeat mlidcary hero of the aay seemed to be very much carried away with him. Notwithsianding Fisk made the Jordan, Marsh & Company firin the foremost tin Boston, its basiness was not sufficient to satisty his ambition. He, there- fore, aiter a connection of about two yeurs, drew out, with a fortune variously estimated froin $100,000 to $400,000, He then engaged indiscriminately in cot- ton and other spectiations, aud bad a store on the cotner of Summer and Chauncey streets, in Boston. From this ttae forward he was not aiways success- ful, Sometiines he would make a ‘strike,’ but often his Operations were attended with tinancial failure. A heavy loss now and then did not dis- courage him, however, and wiat would have made some insane did not seem to scarcely ruftie his tem- per. He was always ready to consider a fresii enter- prise, and if it promised to yield @ profit he em- parsed initatonce, Tous it was, with this persever- lug and indomitable energy, combined with original metliod, that he managed to earn the disunction which is now accorded to him. He carried on his Sumner street store in boston only a few monihs, and wien ne closed tt up the popular impression was that he had jost heavily. Inasuuch as ue pala ahusdred cents onthe doilar it 1s fair to presume that if the siore failed to pay he was suecessiul m many of the other speculations in which le was en- ged at the same time. ‘The fact is not geacrally known that Mr. Fisk was the fivat to conceive the idea of running @ line of py nger steamers (rom Bristol to New York. Two years before the line was estadiisied he discovered that by tae shortening of railroad travel a line from Bristol would of vecessity be the most popular of any of the passenger boat routes between New York and boston, and he, having suggested tue ad- vantages, lis plan was carried out by others, but, as Wil be soon seen, they reiouaded to his own profit afew years laver, Almost lis first prominent connection with rail- roads or steamboats was when he purchased the Stonington line of steamers, some two or three years since. There were parties in Boston anxious to obtain control of them, and Fisk, becomiug aware of the fact, undertook to put himseif tn the way of making 4 few doliars out of the transfer, if it could be effected. He immediately went to New York and procured an tatroducton to Daniel Drew, who, it Will be remombered, Was at the head of the company owning the Stonington boats, Mr. Drew was at once very favorably impressed with the young man, and placing the utmost confidence in his ability and sagacity he authorized him to act as bis agent in the sale of the steamers. Fisk conducted the sale fu a manuer eminently satisfactory to old Mr. Drew, and mutual friendship ‘and conil- dence were greatly sirengtiened thereby. Sti continuing to display original enterprise and remarkavle foreth it in alt bia transactions, Commodore Vanderbiit, as well as Mr. Drew, were to ognize him as their equal, and, more th jad out ail the old heads knew, they were reluct compelled to acknow- ledge themselves outwit jot a start in business, partially tarough the triew of Mr. Drew, and having gained the benedt of tue ~ Uemian’s jong experience, there followed a quarrel which resulted in Fisk going Into business on his own hook, He deait largely in government securi- tas, gold, railroad aad other stocks; but in his early experience the oid stagers of Wall street were more than @ match for h At one time he was nearly broke, but tue adventurous courage and persever+ ance which had before attended him did not desert him now when it was most needed, und his late ope- lous aud counter-operations aud the altending success 1s still fresu in the publio mind, But, to make the narrative connected, It is quite necessary to Say something here about the counec- tion of Mr. With the Erie Ratiroad. It is, per- haps, the most complicated and most interesting of any chapter in his career, 1t was in 1867 that, in connection with ® few Bostonians, he surpri: couuwy by capturing tuat great thoroughfare and ail its appurtenances, and the country then for the first ime began to ask, “Who tn the world ta this Jim Fisk?’ The bistory of the Erie Ratlway Coim- pany hus always been a checkered one ever since tis organization in 1843 and the opening of the road between Lake Erie and tidewater, eighteen years after; but the most exciting and interesting facts connected with it have trauspired during the last two years, or since Fisk has been identified with it, it is hardly necessary to recapitulate the incidents of Fisk’a oapture and management of the road and the gigantic odds he had to contend with, The intrench- ment of tho momager over in Jersey, the issuing of now stock and the locking up of currency, the cousequent excitement in Wail street and all over the country, and the accompanying details of ali these transactions are atlil fresh in the public mind, Fiok, it will be remembered, out-generalied all of his ©O;ponenis and ovtained and now maintains the sapreme MaAnAgement of the road—o thoroughfare hardly secoud la importance to any other in the couniry. ‘bathe acquired great wealth from hia operations 1s & Jac’ generall, imlived, bat there | sy who always have and always will question Taina ia punta Wedel ae yy an honest purpose. ether not itis absolutely certain that tlose who fought against him were not slow to resort to any jallable means to point, but at ery corner mi and defeated them. Suits and Itttwaions almost without num~ ber have grown out of his manipulations, aud there 4s probably not a court in New York and jew in New Jersey where the name of James Fisk, Jr, does not Appear upon the records in from one to a hundred cases, in which the Erie Railroad 1s involved as plaintia or defendant, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., author of the famous “Ohapter in Erie”? published in the Norih American R w, has well said that the history of Erie during Fisk's connection nas not beeu, and probably never will be, fully writven, and the names of those who achieved notoriety or Infamy in connection with it will be famillarly remembered long after those secret facts in history, whtok they alone can impart, are buried with them forever. When Fisk, i connection with Jay Gould, got con- trol of the Erie road, he founa it with an emoty treasury, and if it had not been for a prosperous sea- son then at hand there 13 a possibility that the whole concern would have goue into bankruptcy, The reputation of — Mr. Fisk, Mm cousequence of his manner of getting into power was not the best, aud some went so far as to attribute ls success to & purchased co-opera- tion of the law makers and Jaw administrators, but a8 no pubiic ofilelals have ever been. impeached or removed jroia office for their decision in cases in which he was sa interested party 1t is almost par- donable to assume that those decisions were tn accordance with ‘the law and evidence.” Many of them were, peverileiess, very remarkable decisions, bacit shonid all tie walle be borne in mind. that James Fiak, Jr., is avery remarkable man, Itshould be stated, periaps, that in the early part of the struggle for Erie Fisk was surrounded by a few Bostonians, Josiah Bardwell, John 8, Eldridge and General Whitney among others, but they drew out of the game one by one and ieft only Fisk and Gould iu command, 1t 1s hardly necessary to add that the withdrawal of tbe parties named from the game was involuntary rather than willingly. They, like old Mr. Drew, foresaw that Fisk possessed talents which could not be harmoniously combined with their own, Fisk concentrated ail his energies and abilities in rescuing the Erie elephant from threatened ruin, and having gained increased power from the result of au election which came soon after, he managed to so manipulate the Erie stock as to send it up, not only in this country, but all over Kngiand, and the English capitalists weut into it with a frenzy and enthusiasm almost bordering upon insanity. The strange weakness of our foreigu frieads for Erie ‘ock, toxetuer with the clever and seductive man- ner in Which its disposition was managed in Wall strect, was the salvation of the Erie road and tho birdied of the career of Fisk as aheroe. A great eal having been said at one time and another about the Inflation of Erie stock by Fisk and Gould, tt be well to record it here, as a matter of hi-to1 the stock of the corporation was increased £ 4,265,300 July 1, 186s, when Fisk ousted Drew, to 57,765,209 On the 24th Of October of the same year, or to the amount of 2.6,030 shares in jour months, all of which was doue without any consultation with the Board of Directors. During all this infla- tion there was (he wildest excitement in New York and great Interest throughout the country. It was at one time given out in some of the papers that Fisk had run away to Canada wiih millions of the Erie funds, and so credulous was the public con- cerning anything in which Fisk was implicated (hat the story was pavilally believed, He dented tt most indignantiy the dey following, however, and com- menced several sults against the newspapers for defamation of character; but nothing Las ever yet been heard fro them. Without atie:npung to give a further summary of the ups and downs of Mr, Fisk in his connection with the Erie roa’, an equally refreshing chapter in his career can be gathered from the remarks of Charles Francis Adams, Jr., m a pamphlet which he has issued within a day or two upon the subject of the Erie yond, Mr, Adams has shown up the trans- 1e in their most unfavorable light, and all through bis Work Mr. Fisk is more conspicuous on account of the absence rather than the presence of his pame tn its pages. In Mr. Adains? concluding remarks, which are reproduced below in substance, he gives @ pretty full account of some of the more recent operations of the hero of tila sketch, and wale they are not very flattering it is doubtfat if the HERALDS historian could tell the in a manner more intevestlag aud adiere to truth at the same time. Having given three long chapters, Mr. Adams winds up With this:— ‘Phe sudsoquont Mintory of the Erfe Railway, under the Management of the men who had thus eucceeded’ in gaining absoilite control over it, forms no part of this narrative. ‘The aitempt has simply beoh to trace the course of events which ing a national thoroughfare in the hands of yamblers and to describe the complications heir progress to power. The end was finally Attained, When, afwer every opponent had, by fair means foul, been driven from the eontiict, that alrange are many enacted —w) assured these’ men, elected a ft ears’ term of powers |b ot thelr stookiolders. From’ that eat resources of the ‘The country jal not long to wait before si was runde to rea- lize what an element of disturbance such a power might be- come. In April New York, always fond of excitements, had its tantes gratitied ina novel way. Nassau street for houra rang with the cash of sledge hammers, while the doors of a safe, in which were secured the records of a great corporation, were pounded in, Itwaswraid in the sof the ring on the Union Paciiio Railway. Zhe judicial oraera in the case naturally bore the siyatmanuat of George ©, Barnard. Jaroes Fink, J atti, and Willan ‘weed, Jr., 8 gon of the Lirie carector and sachem of Tammany, was the rocetver appointet by the court, ‘Again, afew weeks only were allowed to pass before the country was startled by other and greater outrages under the forms of law. Tho Erie chieftains coveled the posscasion of @ connecting road, wich opened to tho Este a way to Albany, and the qpntrol of which would give them absolute power over extensive cowl rezions, The method of procedure was slightly o! 1g, Dut cminently characteristic, A volley of injunction 1 the tray, by which every oflicer of the fled oration was ‘restrained frou performing tho f ‘The was loft to operate fi asd ¥ pening being thus created, it wi rd, one evening at ten o'clock, at tho Irie otieos, to gragp, the conirol of the prize through a recelycrship. ‘The trasty Bar hard was at hand, chough not present in the council chamber, and fn fifteen 8 the signature of that emincnt magia: strate waa affixed to an order appointing James Te, wT another receivers of the Albany and Susquehanna Rallroad Company. This was, probably, ae trregtiar as any order ever signed by a judge, but i led to scones even mor strange and disgracelal than fiseit. tice, where judges pelted each ott mado a jest of their grave proceeding: of corporations, where scuiiles look place between eontend- ing receivers, Both oileers of the rane court, and that the Supreme Court of New York. ‘The military took possession Of the road; the contending lawyers agreed to place it In the control of the Executive of the State, and the extraordinary: spectacle was witnussed of a Governor, in time of profound peace, detailing a military oflicer to Operate e railroad be- Pattee the peace of a whole district hud been disturbed by the riotous proceedings of the ofilcers of the law, stimulated and directed by justices of the Supreme Court, ‘The crowning (ustration was, however, yet to come, The raid of August on the Albany and ‘Busachaona volving road had been but a amail aia! the peace, the business and tho courla of a A larger display of power on a grander theatre was now pre- was to be taught the power f all the railroads of the land were to jon, Ite foreign commerce wan to be 4 exchanges thrown into confusion, ‘od, and all values unsettied, that F bear aw: enor Gambling board. Tho acheme Jed vasi transactions in gold 0. lena vast in socks politics. if high ojil- not be drawn into the conspiracy directly, meana oil to create a bellef that they were tmplicated se of producing effects upou others. ‘The Pi herefore waylaldon his summer journeys by mem- clique, traps were cunuingly set for Bim and for f the freasury, d both were pereecuted * of alivice, Members of Gencrai vehed with andacious bribes in the on.their into the fod_nbout, uivistration aring; the whole country bf the i On ted one; it inelu’ must be de: andshameful.y garbled telegrams were create the funpression that the ed on. Here, amid the rnin they had contrived, it in best to leave the Erie Railway, its directors, ueir (ool# and their victims, the Exchange, the business community aud the gold board. When ail {s said and done the confusion and dismay prevail: ing were only no more than what the presence of such a dis- turbing power as the Brie Railway, in the contro of such hands, must always render powsible, even if it riodical, In thenielves the men are nothing; as ri corporation they become terrible. The spring and anturan of 188 and the spring, summor and autumn of 1669 had seen the last appilances of clvilization perverted into the machinery of oryauized theft, and through thom acts of treact (feos violence had beeo anblus trated before all inen. Since the daysof the fi no private hands had wielded such power ina way so unscrupulous, flsk will not deter thom, for ruin cannot touch them; to them belongs the gain, but not to them the loss. Other depredators, by sea and ‘by land, fy from the ofiiers of justice; but these men ever find securest shelter under the protection of courts of Iaw whose m: make. Save in that protection, cowed fit and proper here to leave them, master 2m conrequence, masters of the sithation, but a biot upon civilization ofthe nineteenth century, and a lasting disere to that financia’ and commerotal organism which ren possible aud that public opinion which tolerates thelr @ ence. Tho story of Fisk's active life could not be com- plete withont some mention of his management of the Fall River line of boats between New York and Boston. In the summer of 1868 there was lively competition on ail the boat lines between the two cities, and, as the fare was only a dollar, every com- any lost money. The Bristol line was then running opposition to the Newport line, and Fisk con- nd, the idea of obtaining control of the New) merging the two lines into one, and having eastern terminus at Fall River instead of Ne t or Bri; The Boston and Providence Ratiroad-Gompany was the principal opposition to overcome tn carrying out this scheme, but Fisk Was aa irrepr now as ever, and he caine off Victorious fh annullM®g Aa existing con- tract requiring the boats: to ram from Bristol aud in connection ith the Provi- dence Railroad. Ho then had. to elfeot the purchase of the boats of the Wport lin and ag the stockholders were reaping go profits from their investments they were reluctant to sell owt, and probably they never wi hi sold if they had not feared the opposition o with his Bristol boats during the pase summer, at & more ruindusly low fare than that in the sumther of 1968, Considering the matter in this light they ac- cepted Fisk’s terms, and the travelling public was then given the Fall River line, It ts merited credit for the managemont to say that it has been aito- gether the best and most popular of any of the boat routes between New York and Boston, and Mr, Fisk has bestowed more psrsonai attention to it than to any of the other numerous irons which he has in the fire, ‘The purchaso of Pike's Opera House, in New York, ‘or $820,000, 18 also another j1ttle transaction in Mr. Fisk's life which should not be overlooked. Although he failed aa a theatrical manager his Investment in the Wai House biock was nevertheless a Fa ead for the annual rental of $76,000 whic! te from the Erie it a amount thyested, and besides this he has the receipts from the Opera audi- torium, a hamber of stores and several houses included Le olin it was a ompenul pe A wild one to wiuioh be ¢mbark NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEM ‘+ Inthe Matter of Margaret Foster ‘Alleged For 2% and he can weil a‘ford the few thousands which lost in experimenting as a theatrical manager. ‘The only family relatives of Mr. Fisk are @ father, mother and @ younger sister, Miss Minnie, All are living m Brattleboro, ¥t., and the father 1s hope- lessly crazy in the insane asylum im that town. fis insapity is sald to be on account cf some unfortunate ana delicate circumstance connected with hts jour- ney South while purchasing cotton dor his son. Mr. Fisk, Ji., has been married about a dozen years, but uf he should die to-morrow there would be no descendant heirs to his vast wealti, His wife was a Miss Lucy D. Moore a Springiieid girl, possessing rare accomplishments as well as suriking beauty, Sho 1s sort and chubby, like Fisic himself, and the two together make @ very hand- some as well asa very comical couple, They live very happily together now, aud always have, idle gossip to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr, Fisk supports & nice mansion in Chester square, Boston, aud Lady Fisk presides over it with grace and dig- nity, and hospitality of the tallest kind 1s the chief characteristic ofthe house. During the week Mr. Fisk 1s generally found in New York, but be almost invariably comes to Boston to spend the Sabbath. ‘Yo conclude, this James iiak, Jr., is a very remark- able genius, His taient is of a peculiac kind, but he is withal erally regarded asa smart man. He started wiih nothing, aud now, before reachin, the prime of life, he 19 @ railiionnaire. He has settie several hundred thousand doliars ou his wife, and if his whole fortune should be swept away in some adventurous specuiation he will not come to Want tn consequence. He has a great puny warm enetles and a score of earnest friends. He is generous, social and warai-hearied, and has “a sort of winning way” in his general deportinent which it is impossible to describe and almoat ma poe ble to resist. He is one of those kind of men with whom it ig much better to be on friendly terms than other- wise; for he wilt go far out of his way to obtain re- dress for @ real or fancied wrong. Like all frail humans, he wiil bear close watching in the every day transactions of business life, and H is then ten to one that he does not get the best ofthe bargain. He ig, or has been, intimate with men of all classes— from the President of the United States down; and, what is more remarkabie, his acquaintance is sought by the very ones who denounce him. His future career will be watched with intevest by the whole American people, and whether jus life is spared for a@ionger or shorter period ne can make bia exit from the world with tne proud satisfaction that he once Made cousiderabie of a stir in it. NEW YORK CITY. TRS COURTS. STATES DISTRICT COURT. UNITE Petitions and Discharges ia Bankruptcy. The following petitions im bankruptcy were fied during the week by Cyrus R. Crane, Lorin P. Crane and George Santord Price, and discharges in bank ruptcy were received by Henry B. Mead, Isaac A. Peery, Marcus Could, Henry D. Blake, ‘Thomas W. Abbott, John Lane, Benno Diamant, Salo Diamant, Henry Werner, Louw Mitinger, Edgar Hudiler and Zachariah A, Deas, UNITED STATES Cl UT COURT. cry=Motion to Discharge the Defendant. Before Judge Benedict. The United States vs, John Bismar.—A few days since the defendant, who belonged to what is known as the permanent post of the regular army, was tried and convicted upon a charge of attempting to passa forged chec! Jt appeared it evidence that the defendant oilered to sell the check, which was signed for $100, for ten dollars. A motion waa made toset aside the verdict of the jury on the ground that there was no proof that the check in question was @ forgery, Inasm a3 the name alieged to have been forged was iH Pratt, army pay- master, Whereas the name attached to the check was Hi. ©, Bratt. The case having been fully argued, the court re- served ite decision. Lmbezziing Lettors. The United Slates vs. Dantel J, Kelly and Patrick Kelly.—The first mentioned defendant was indicted for embezzling a ietter from the Post Office, and the latter with having counterfeit money in Dis posses- sion with intent to pass the same. In both cases, the defendants faillug to appear, their recogaizances were forieited. Charge of Perjury. The United States vs. Willett Ferguson.—The de- fendant 13 charged with perjury in the McHenry case. His trial is set down for the 271h ist, UNITED STATES Smugsiing Cigars. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs. J. H. Schroeder and Isidore M. Bow.—The defendants were chargea with smug- gling cigars. John A, Albram testified that he knew the defendauts; has had transactions with them; received a check from Mr. Bow for @1,700 for cigars; sold him 20,000 or more cigars; gave thé che o Joseph Scuroeder in the course of business; the cigars came from Havana; witness purchased them there and brought them on here; never pait duty on them after ne received them from the ship; the cigars were (ruer luis control until he disposed of them to Schrogjer & Bow; placed the cigars at a store, corner of fin aud Nassau streets, in Octo- ber or November, 1408, at that time he sold the cigars ata little less than the inarket price, else he could not have disposed of them; the cigars not being stamped he was enabled to sell them at a lower figure; never took invoice to the Custom House, In cross-examinatiou the witaess stated that he was # Cuban and had been here since 1853; had never been arrested; the cigars were put up ma bad way in sugar poxes; had not been promised that If he gave his evidence ho would not be cuted; was not Inthe employ of the governinent: did not expect to get paid from tne forfeiture in this case; witness deait only with Mr, Bow; took the samples to him and he bought the cigars; they were not stamped when he received them; carried on the business of a retail dealer 1n cigars at 307 Broadway, The witness further stated that asnugar box would hol from 5,009 to 6,000 cigars. doseph Schroeder then testified as to the general character of the last witness, and the further Bearing of the case Was adjourned Ul the 10th inst. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, rose- Interesting to Bankrupts. Beiore Judge Ingraham. Matthew Hellman vs. Charles S. Dicker et al— This was a motion on behalf of the defendant, whose discharge under the Bankrapt law was obtained atter putting in his answer in the suit to be allowed to plead his discharge by supplemental answer, Judge Ingraham, in grauting the motion, said that under the old practice an tnsolvent discharge was allowed to be pleaded, althougi obtained afcer suit; but the plaintuf was allowed to discontinue without costs it would be unjust to deprive a party of the benefit of a discharge under the Banx- rupt act because the action haa been commenced be.ore the discharge. The motion must be granted, but with the privilege to plait to discontinue without costs, Decisions Rendered. By Judge Ingraham. Bel et ai. vs, Curtis.-Motion granted on payment of costs of defendant and motion, &c, Demarest v3. Demarest to direct a reference to tnquire, &c. Hall vs. Duncan.—Motion granted. in the Matier of the Arbitration upon he Controversy Between Brock: and Wilcor.—t Hurpet vs. Bingley.—S Strong vs. Child Lopez vs. ATroyo.—Sane. Inthe Matier af Owen Keegan vs. Waller et als.— Motion granted to confirm report, &c, S N. Handy Hogan.—Aouvon denied, with leave to renew, & Hens va, Schneid lars costa. Matter in me. v.—Motion denied, with ten dol SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TENN. Another Gold Transaction. Before Judge Fithian. John J. Pardee et al. vs. Randall H, Foote.—This Was an application to dissolve an injunction granted against the defendant aud also against the New | York Gold Exchange under the following circum. The defendant Foote, in pursuance of an order from the ee purchased on their account $120,000 gold at the rate of 185, whica he charged tn their account, as he alleges, to cover previous short sales, ‘fhe plaintids, while admivting the order to parchase, deny that the gold was doiivered to them the followiug day, as required by the rules governing such transactions, They further allege that defendant threatened to sell this gold under the rales of the Gold Exchange and enforce the payment of the differ. ence; that they are not liable to be charged in law with the gold, and that a sale by the Goid Exchange ‘Will tend io injure their credit and standing as mem- bers of the Board, aud to restraim this act au injunc- tlon was trsued. Judge Fithian, after hearing argument, vacated the injunction restraining the defendant from selling te gold, but permitting the Injunction against tie Gold Hxchauge to remain in force, Dovisions Rendered, By Judge Fitnian. Pardee vs, Foote,—Injunction dissolved. In the Mater of Patrick RaJerty.—Order grauted, ‘The same, ~£raig vs Pond.—Motion granted, mich va. Clagtin,—Order granted, Hvdort vs, Kerrigan,—Order dismissed In the Matter of Wm. Campbdell,—Pilsoner re- manded Lyng decision, snunert vs. The New York and New Haven Rail- road,—Motion granted, without costs, Stardvuek vs. The Adantic Mail Siearnship Compa- ny.—Monon graated. Richards 08. The New Haven Insurance Compa- ‘ny. —Motion granted, Same vs. Te NV Cat Germania and Repudlio In- surance Compagtes,—Sane, Rudd vs, ‘Boetotok,—Sanne, SURROGATE’S COURT. Wills Ad-nitted During the Week. Bere Surrogate Tucker. The Wile gf We following BER 7, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. fotion granted so far as Domed perkons, de- | Leadon, of ceased, were admitted to probate during the week:— Mary Featherston, Wm. 1, Mitchell, William Wal- ton, Margaret Killoran, Margaret Matheson, James Robinson, Edward Mehdiog, Frederick H. Bartiolo- mew, John Gonnoud, Sarai J. Glass, Albert Kor- hammer, Ann M, Clark, Itobert Henry, Wim. J. Peck, Caleb Brush, Jr., Catharine Barth. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSiUNS. Before Judges Dowling and Kelly. KLOPEMANIA. A lady named Mary Pearsall, who, it will be re- membered, was remanded for sentence on the last court day for stealing a collar and euffs aud a pair of kid gloves from the store of Mr. A. 'T. Stewart, Broadway, came before the court to-day, She had been nm the Tombs since Monday, and she was evi- dently suffering great mental anguish. She asked the court for mercy, and said that she would cer- tainly never be gulity of 80 foolish and wicked an ach again. She was accommodated with a chair and cOuld scarcely sit quict enough to hear the Judge, great was lier neivons excitement. Her counael Gald that he was prepared to submit to the court a number of afidavits from gentlemen of high position in Brookiyn, who spoke of the hitherto unstained moral character of this lady. Judge Dowling said that the Court had becn in- formed that the iady was connected with very highiy respectable persous In a neighboring city. The Judge, addressing the prisoner, said:—For a paliry pair of gloves you have dis@raced yourself for fe, prisoner—Oh! Judge, do have mercy upon we. I will never do this again, Judge—Your appearance indicates that you are in eat distress at the remembrance of this crime, ir. Stewart nor any of his people are here to ask the clemency of the Court, and Mr. Stewart's pro- perty must be protected as well as that of the poor- est nan in thiscity. Some of the most induential men in this city aud in Kings county have asked this Court to exerciso its clemency In your case. L undorstand that you are a member of one oi the most distinguished congregations in Brooklyn, and that congregation you have disgraced by our conduct, 1 think, however, that since your ucarceration here you have suffered ag mach for this offence as if you had been in the Penitentiary six months. Now, what the court will do in this sentence will be to suspend sentence in this case, on the condition that you remain tn Brooklyn, and don’t come over to New York. If you do you will probably be brought up for seultence on this complaint. The lady, closely velied, theu lef the court with her Iriends, A WARNING TO OWNERS OF SWORD STICKS. A well dressed and respectable looking man named Thomas Powers, Who “runs” a saloon at 61 Beaver street, and is supposed to be @ man of large property, was charged with having in his possession a sword cane. The complainant, officer Nichol- son, said that there was & “muss” at tits man’s saloon, which he did not see, and as he was on his post in Beaver street he saw the defendant standing at the door of his saloon with the naked sword, defying the people with it and pointing it at some . lie touk tue sword from bun and he was taken into cus- tody. Powers satd in his defence that a man had threatened him with a kuife tn his saloon and he had used it in his defence. The Judge said it was q contrary to the law for him even to do that, especiaily us the police were there. ,That defence was, however, not thought of when he was before tie police magistrace, and not a word of it was in the affidavits, Had Powers strack anybody with that weapon, the probability was that he would have killed him. These naked swords must not be brandished about in liquor loons, and the Court found him guilty. He would he sent to the Penitentiary for one fhonth and fue: ‘fifty dollars. ; MISCELLANEOUS CASES. tealing @ bavrel of River Railroad depot, tenced to three months in the fenttenttar} dolpu Schultz was charged by Charies Irigger, of 122 Seventh street, with stealimg six pounds of pork. ‘The prisoner was suspected and followed by the com- Piamant, who to the pork concealed round the waistband of the prisoner’s pantaloons. There seemed to be some doubt a3 to whevier the prisoner had not been tempted todo this by want, and the Court gave nim the beveit of tt, and he was gent to the City Prison for five Y nth wio had been in the ha a looking girl named Jane Moss as she came fy employment, was sent to the Penitentiary for on month as @ punishwent for his “rough and tambie" exploits, THE WSATHER YESTa&RDAY.—The following record willshow the changes in the temperature for tne pest twenty-four hours in coimparisou with the cor responding day of last year, as indicated by the thermomever at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Baild- ing, corzer of Ann s' 1 1869. “+ 69 4 43 4005 Average temperature for last year........ tee 5g ARRESTS FOR THE W were 1,421, VITAL STATISTICS.—The «leaths for last weex were 421, against 498 tu the previous weck; 654 persons married, and 893 births. ProposkD New Kipina ScHoo..—Leonard W Jerome has offered to Miss Middie Morgan $20,000 to establish a riding school in the upper part of the city. THE AVONDALE FUND. he arrests jast week —Meassrs. Ryerson & Brum, John MeNicol, Williara t, Egbertson & Mott and Pelton & Mckwen bave each contributed tive dollars for tho heneilt of the Avondale suiferers, THe WORKINGWOMEN’S Froveorivg Unio election of ofiicers of the Workingwomen’s Lec tive Union for 1870 is to be held at the building of the Union, 48 Bleecker street, to-morrow afteruvon, at half-past three o'clock. Tue VARIAN TREE.—This old landmark, which has just been demolished, after weathering the storms of two centuries, is belug cut up and sold for butch- era’ meat chopping blocks at seventy-five d rs each, The “sfces’’ are avout six inches thick each. Tur New York HosriraL roR WOMEN AND Cuti- DREN.—On Tucsday eveniug next a grand concert will be given in ald of this noble charity at Apolio Hall, Mrs. Moulton, of 8, & new and im admired cantatrice, will appear as one of the nut ous atiractions offered. Tus License Burfsav.—Marshal Tooker, Mayor’s Office, issued the followlng lic: -—Coaches, 4; vendors, 61; express wagons, parts, 1,054; inteliigence oilice, 1; second ust dealers, 11; drivers, 34: porters, 22 Amount ceived for licenses and fines, $1,730 50; relunded to various complainants, $1,004. KILLED BY FALLING Down Starrs,—Mrs, Sarah McEvoy, & woman fifty-four years of age, died at No, 810 Rivington street. About Ave weeks ago she feildown a flight of steps and fractured both hor legs, and deaih doubtiess was, from exhaustion, accelerated from the injuries received, Coroner Schirmer was notified to Lold aa inquest on the body. Tus GILDERS THREATEN TO STRiRe.—The Gilders’ Society, numbering 150 members, met at 335 Bowery last eventng and declared their Intention to strike on Monday next unle: ir employers accede to the demand for an increas five cents an hour on the present rate of wages, V to thirty cents an hour. to pay the advanced rate. TAX RECEIVER'S OFFICE.—.The Receiver of Tax has collected durmg the past week the following amounts for taxes on personal and real estate:— November 1, 62 November 5 Noveinber November November November bever 4,505 63 150,000 00 see G8 Post Orriog.—The Total...... Lirrove. Nis OLD old Post Oftice being found imadequate for all the demands made upon tt by the rapidly increasing IN (1B business of the department General Jones has begun a number of repalrs that will add greatiy to the comforts of those employed there. Three new heaters have becn put in operation, at a cost of $2,000, and @ number of otuer improvements have been added that will greatly tcrease the eliiciency oi the establishment, Dear in A Carrtace.—Coroner Fiynn was yea- terday notified to nold an inquest im the rear of premises No, 78 Suffolk street, over the remains of Mr. Frederick Hamlin, a man about fifty years of age. Mr. Hanlin had jong been compiatning f disease of the heart, and lis relatives arrange his admission to St, Luke’s Hospital. He accord ingly entered @ carriage, accompanied by his wile and daughter, and while en route to the hospital Mr. Hamlin was taken suddenly ill, and expired tna few moments afterwards, IMPROVING THE “HALL OF RecoRDS."'—Peopie have noticed the high feuce and the scaffolding now being erected around the ‘all of Records’’ in the City Hall Park, the building the ground foor of wauich is used the Register’s oitice, But few know what this is done preparatory to raising @ third story on the present ediice and topping off the whole with an attic probably in the shape of a mansard roof. Thus enlarged the whole wil be fitted up for the Register aud the dingy, dusty, dark, dirty holes, of which everybody justiy complains, ‘Will De nO more, - A OASR OF INFANTICIDE.—TwWo or three days ago ® young Woman, whose name does not appear, en- Gaged as domestic with a family living at 42 East Ninth street, On Friday the girl gave birth to a child, which was snbsequently found dead uncer olrcumatances which indicated beyond a doubt that violence had been resorted to on the part ofthe mother to produce death, The matter was subsequentl, be ad to the attention of Captain ty ifigenth preginc Who removed Lhe where an investigating, roner Rolling. Captain other to Bellevue Hospital for METEORIC AND AURORAL DisPLay.—About hour and a half before sunrise, on Saturday morn- ing, the most briiliant red aurora prevailed that has hig hemisphere since 1936 and ‘The auroral arch waa not above the horizon, neither were the auroral beams or corona visible, but the whole heavens were filled with the great beauty and priliiancy of the varie- ties of the red color. There was the bright carmine, the scarlet, the rose and pore color. ‘These colors, mingling with the light of the early ant lave twilight, produced a singularly beautiful elfect, Muny meteors were also visible. At sevene teen minutes after fve o'clock @ splendid emerald meteor suddenly burst Into the atinosphere, fifteen degrees sonth-soutneast of Sirius. It moved over ® sharp curve of tw southeasterly dire It appeared one-t the “outal moon, its dazzling light POLICE INTELLIGENCE, VioLaTion OF THE HoreL Act.—A man, named Henry B. Williams went to the Metropolitan Hotel on the 2d of November and engaged room and board. x He said bis baggage was on board the éteamer and is thar it would be sent to the hotel next day. On the Bi Sth Williams was presented with his bil, which amounted to $15. He then stated that he was un- ahle to pay it. He was brought before Judge Hogan and committed to auswer. Tue LEGRAND B, CARMON RonoeRy. —Lasl even- lag Officers of the Twenty-ninth precinct recovered about $1,600 worth of the goods stolen from the residence of Mr. L. R Carmon, 811 Seventh avenue, by the bookkeeper, Mrs. Emma Metz, This, witb the amount recovered by the Oentral Omce ety leaves about $8,500 still to be hunted up. That four s last. evening were in the pawn shops 438 Third aye- 4 nue and corner of Sixt) avenue and Twenty-seventh atreet, P STEALING VALUABLE Docs.—On Wednesday after- noon last@ man named Bergmann broke into the store of Thompson & Cully, 105 West Broadway, and took away two dogs valued at $160, As he was tak- ing them out of the store @ man by the nameot Samson Simmons observed him and the dogs. When Simmons heard of the loss he communicated what he saw, which Jed to the apprebeasion of the prisoner. Yesterday he was committed by Judge Hogan to the Special Sessions to answer. CHarngs oF FoRGRRY.—A young man named Ernest Oppenhelmer was yesterday arraigned before Justice Kelly by Sergeant Wright, of the Nineteenth precinct police, and charged with forgery, It ap- pears that the young man passed two forged checks, one of fifty doliars and the other of twenty doliara, and endeavored to get rid of one for $100 on Fritz Handrich, a wine merchant at the corner of Filty- Hith street and Third avenue. Tue young man will be held to answer, LARCENY FROM THE PERSON.—Two women named Annie Whelan and Ellzabeth Wells were yesterday charged by Minnie Stolmenger with picking her pocket, before Justice Manstleld, at the Essex Market Police’ Court, Mrs, Stolmenger stated that the, prisoners met her in Graud atreet, near Clinton, and entered iato conversation with her by asking where Columbia street was. When Mrs, Stolmenger met the women she had her pocketbook, but when the women Wi away she missed the pocketbcok and vilars which were in It, The women. e locked up for examination. SHOPLIFTING AT SreWaRi's.—Yesterday afiernoon a respectable appearing woman, named Hannah Tay- lor, residing in flariem, entered the store of A. T. Stewart & Co., at the corner of Broadway and Testh street, ostensibly for the purpose of making a por chase, and was observed by one of the clerks to reinove a shawi, hat and a quantity of lace, which she }-aced in a convenientiy assigned , aud was in tae act of leaving She was arrdigned at Jeferson & complaint preferred against her charging Ler with stealing the property, valued at foriy duliars, wo which she pleaded no’ guilty, but was committed in default of $1,000 bail. EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN SECOND AVENUB.—A gentieman named Charles F. Sanford yesterday ap- peared before Justice Mansfield, at Essex Market Police Court, and preferred a charge of, against three young men named Join George Davis and James Campvell, M: appears, resiles at lo. 150 Second a during the summer months he has been out On his revurn to tas cily he found his scripped, and carpets, wearing apparel, dinner and ciocks to tte value of $1,165 removed. Mr. Sanford reported the case to Captain Davis, of the Tenth precinct, who, in conjunction with detectives: King and of the same precinct, under- took to W up the case. Alter little fell Mpon the prisoners, and they Were arrested, and lo their possession a por- tion of the property stolen was found, He, there fore, charged them with burglary, and further stated that a portion of the property had been discovered in a place mentioned by one of the prisoners. The meu Were comrutied to answer. Davidson, deial' BircR BilTEN. ult of Purchasing Bonds for Less aun Lheiy Negotiable Value An officer of the Efglteenth precinct yesterday afternoon arratgnea @ young man, fashionably at- tired, named Stevens or C. A. Stephens, as the occasion requires, before Justice Ledwith at Jeffer- son Market, upon compiaint of C. C. Bute scent. at No. 49% Cheever place, Brooklyn, and « ness at No. 840 Fourth avenue, um was prisoner was charged with defraudiig $700 on the 20th of October last, ander the circumstaaces:—Mr, Bedeil states that on lastmonth the prisoner came to Wim at tl House, they having some previous acquaintance, and stated he bad a $1,000 five-tweuty United States bond, of the issue of 1662, ia he was desirous of disposing of for $1,200, 28 he was in want of funds, ana would leave the boad, which he exhibited, with him until the foliowiug day, so that he might consult experts and aseortain whether It was genulue or not, and meet him at the hotel and receive the money for 1t, gbould everyting be sutislactory. Mr. Bedell took tue bond to We bulls Head Bank and was informed twat it Was genume, and accordingly met bis ¥ friend Stevens at the hotel per agreement. aud informed lim he could not purchase tae bond S tuat day, as ouly had $700 in available funds jueet him on the followiug day oe amount, Stevens, in reply iid bot make any difference tor & balaice (¢5v0); that he woud tay and tue valance when he w; disposed to pay it, at the same thme.re Wty to Inake oul sale. The bond, Walch was in possession OF s s, Was wrapped up in @ piece of newspaper, aud Beceil alleges that whue ne was making out the bul of saie Stevens removed the genuine bond and substituted a spurious one fn its piace, wh jact he did not discover unul be had left the hovel with the money. All eliorts to find num were fraitless until yester- day morning Sr, bedeil accidentally mes him in the street, and hauded hin over to the custody of oiticer Tripp, of tie Eighceeuth precinct On the zith of September last Colonel Henry De Anna, also resident of Brookiyn, doing busimess at 122 Water sireet, appeared before Justice Dodgo and made ait on Which & Warrant was issued aud placed ia bands of officer Brennan, of tie court squsd; that one Stevens (supposed to be the same party) met him at the Astland House on the 2och of september, and stated he had a five- twenty $1,000 United States bond whieh he would dispose of for $600, The difference was a great in- ducemeut for tae Colonel to deal, and a meeting was appointed on the following day, at a certain place on Broadway, where Stevens should present his bond nicely sealed up tn an euvelope, and exchange it for the pile of grevubacks of the Colonel's, which were tobe done up im a similar manner, Tho parties met, excianged packeges and upon the Colonel retiring to some secret piace, where it was safe to examine his purchase, he broke the seal, and in lieu of a §1,000 bond found a $500 bond on the county of Lyons, lowa, the same ag that substituied in the case of Mr. Bedell, and which was not worth the paper it was pritted on. Colonel De Ahna, since makimg the complatat, has gone to Europe, and was cousequently unable to appear at court yesterday and state whetier the prisoner was the same party who had victimized him, although it is presumed be is, He denied the charge made against lim, but gave bonds im the sum of $1,600 to answer ab the General Seasons, Robert H. Libby, of No. 67 irving place, becoming his bondsmaa. A FRENCH HAVAL VISITOR. The French corvette touche Treville, which arrived at this port on Friday morning from st, Pierre, N. F., lies at anchor of the Battery, and will remain in New York avout two woeks, after which she will proceed on her cruise, The vessel is about the size of our tlird rate sloops-of-war, and carries fonr rifed guns. Her officers are:—Captain G, Baa- set, commanding; 1 Rogues, A, Danvin, P, Ga- courne, A, Gendet de la Valle, A. de Gagorene de Coanvatiies and Surgeon B, Rochefort. All weil on d. In her voyage irom 8%, Pierre she encoun. tered very heavy Wiuds; but reports no incidents of importance, f-. "OBITUARY, Frederick I. Vis This well known citizen of New York died at hig residence yesterday morning, He was bora in tis clly during the early part of the present cen. tury and was descended from a Knickervooker family. Ho was for many years Under Sheriff of this poet, and from 1866 to 1863 was Seore. — about him, and pay him vo Lis, stated Lo Ww fow days about ~~ tary of the North River Savings Banks, the ful establishment of which institgtion was. 4 due to hig caergs nud business skull Mies vi vi possessed of many warm friends, Who ' rewret his death.