The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1869, Page 5

COUNTERFEITERS IN TROUBLE, The Secret Servico Detectives Supprossing IWegitimate Ari—immense Counter- feiting of Revenue Stamped Bank Checks. - Scareely has the news of one extensive counter- felting concery being seized aud broken up grown cold when the peopie are called upon to hear of another being discovered, in whiclf the government has been defrauded of thousauds of dollars, and Which bas been in quict, peaceful operation for years. The recent instuace of @ counterfeit estab- Ushment being broken up, Where tobacco and other revenue stauips Were priited on an extensive scale, gave the detectives a notion that other branches of counterieiting, juvoiving little skill and no very Great risk of deteciion, must be in existence and in @ flourishing way iu some portion of this large eily. Colouel Whiriey, Chief of the Secret Service Division, whose indefatigable exertions to bring counterfeiters to light and justice bave in some instaives veea signally rewarded, along With his assistants, J. C. Nettlesbip and Wiliam Applegate, put themseives in wainiug to ferres out the truth of certain rumors that bank checks with the governmeut revenue stamp were being exten- sively printed outside of the concern legitimately a@uthorized to du 80. Keports came from the West Wat large quaiitities of ry SPURIUVUSLY SPAMPED BANK CHECKS ‘were passing current im sone of the principal cities, ‘There was noihtiug but vague siatement at first to Guide the deiectives to a tangibie clue, but getting ltule by itue tie facis Logecher that the checks with the counterfeit revenue marks were evidently @esigned aod printcd by one man, and ear marks Were not Wanting to trace the workmanship to parties weil known to the peopie of the Secret Division. ‘ihe discovery was made Jest Friday two weeks ago tbat Conrad Fauteer and his son Conrad were tie persons who have been for @ consideraole time past ooding the country with bogus stamped bank ehecks. Father and gon are 01d hands at tue busiuess, and were detected once belore in slwilar legal operations, but escaped through eome means the penalty to which they were deservedly Liubie, Littie or no information could be obtained of their whereabouts of late years, though Jo Was weil aud truly surmised that they could hhardiy be occupied at any honest business while they were hid away {rom ordinary public observa- tion. Fautacr, seuivr, bas the reputation of being &n accomplished and arjistic counterteiter. None of fila work 18 cimmsy or deiective, He seems to give nis wind aud soul up to the closest study of tie model he means to imitate, and thus it ts that his copies—executed Qs they ure under great disadvantages, without the aid of the miuchinery which the wealthier and more extensive resvurces of the government command— pass side by side With the originals. Co.onel Widtiey, Wascly Geeling bie Lelier piu to be to follow out auc FOLLOW UP THE CLUE he had already vltciied, so as uM possible to meet @il Liuose Who juiant vy Bay Cuanee have direct or dudire t reladogs Wiin the frm of Fautzer & Son, Kept bis wiormuden w luimseli and bis aesistants for Beveral Wecks, vid Ja Lie laerim scoured around to discover i tuere Were any uccompilces. UL course @ yudd deal & didicUly Was Caxperivuced, as buere Ways iS tu Huciog ous the location of tue counter- fetiers’ quarvers. iu this respect tere is fur tore yesatious twonble in store sor the detectives than la conuog up the wiereabous of & whiskey still Seccecy is ali dn au to the counteriencr, ‘hough he needs ail tae SUL pOssalie, Le bus iv Word ia ik and hidden Places, Ficully, Colonel Whitey aud iis aids, re- Boived to Make uw descent, and iis Chey accomplished An Une quict eveutay uours Oo. last sunday, Wuva ao- body save A SOLITARY POLICEMAN Was around. ‘ucy eavered the building No, 216 Wijilai sieet, aud wdvaacing rapidiy up live fights Ol stairs, (OULU Lueueeives 1b a room on the top Blory whd in (he Wedst Of AmMMeEnse masses Of blank @ad priaved paver, printing presses, engraving Wools, large Tous vi Cuevas and @1 tie parapnernala of an @xteusive counlericiung CslALisuMent, A KeriCs OF Toows cumuudicuied with ins waicl they found Blocked Wilh pitted Ciecks, Mlnograpa stones, Jarge quunuities oi Various colored mK, and a Cut US COMECUON OF INECulOUs Louis Lor dierent Uses 1D the Dusiiess Of Cugruving. ikere Was # periect pie- thora of material, wad & business of mammoth di- Micusions appeaied Lo ve carried on. AN AN INSivE RUOM, ond any chance oi escaping, were founda Conrad aniwer Bid le SOU. ‘Lucy Were both placed Ea under arrest, taken to Ludiow street jail, rots Which Labilation Oi: Lue unrighteous they Were Vakeu bel re Couiit souer beits and veld in $20,000 Dail Lo await EXaLuduiUn OL Friday next, ‘Thirteen presses la ali Were seized, Bad BbOUL $80,000 Of rutcd Checks ready fur Wausmissivn. to stalionery 718 In disicreds parts Of ihe country. ‘The tollow- ins is We i ul series of checks wiich were beled :— LPL EOLOLEIOLEDELOLE DEOL LODE LE IOLE LODE DODO DOLED ey New Orerane, ———, 187... 3 TL, THE UaXaue bank 3 188 Gravierat, — Vay to the urdes of in 3 TOWNSEND & LYNN. 3 CunigttaN Hyai1, N. O. it POOLE LETTER TELE TOLELOLOLEIEDTADLOLIOOEE DEDEDE Cbristiad Liy ait ave sitiouers La New Orleans, ‘ant Mt was in Che futiiaient o! au Orver irom them that these Checks Were printed. ‘they desired to have the revenue! two cent staup, Which 1s a light yellow, shicid Shaped eugraving, Warsea - internat reveuue”’ Bi We Op aba “Lwo Cents” wt bottom, and a spread eagle lm centre, printed across the face Ol these Gaccks, They supposed Wit ater Fanizer got Brough with printiag the vianks be would send them vo butler & Carpenter, o1 sbiladeiplua, woo BlOUE 10 all tacae Uniied octaves ave ciutied w print the revenue staiaps va bank In place of Bending tiem jor the goveruueut stamp Fantzer ustliuted the Counier eit oi his WD, ana struck off several Uiousand suecis, ou cack Of Wich be had a Clear pro vi Uwenty-iour coats, ‘ihey were just prepared for transiaisioa to New Orleans when THs DETECIIVES SPBPEBD IN and said “nay.” bautwer, appears, was very well Known througiious tue West aud Southwest tor the Buperiviiiy oF is Chyriving in business matters, Buch as caids, bank XG, And Consequently had @ iarge business frou i ‘Were maoverate and his Work 83 r $Wete UIs paruculur forte, aud On these he ded Much of Lis Ski as an atust. ‘here were found avo alist every city in tue Wose, aod Lue aggregate, if auowed to ve filed oul, Would have delraudcu tic government of nearly a quarter Thiton of dollars. ine execution of the stamp @ngraving 18 excelent avd didicuit of detecuon. Tuere is DOL & Great avai Of arise ability Needed to Qvuuterieit tc stamp, bué Such as it Is nob very COMMON IN tis CouLury; DUL Lo au Oi, eEXperienced engraver like auczer it was as easy us possible, The energy With which Colonel Whitiey fas haunted ‘Up this case gives reason to hope toat belore he resis irom his isbors the revenue will be greatly Deveflied by the suppression of other Miegitimete artists 1a government engraving, Avother “Peck of Trouble”?—Conuterteiting Twenty Dollar GillsBoys Nngaged in the Business—Clever Captare. Otto Kurtzman, Wiliam Baggs and Robert Parker Yesterday found theuiseives occupying @ distin- Guisved position before the community, being en- gaxyed in no less @ difficuity tuan deiending them- Beives in the Commission#r’s Court against some insinuations touching their honesty preferred on be- half of the government of *ihese United Staves,” ‘The first mentioned defendant, the keeper of a retati Cigar store in Hoboken, and the Otners, aged respec- tively eightcen and twenty years, were arrested vy Deputy Marshal Crowley, charged hm dealing in counterfeit currency of the denomination of twenty ,Goilars, purporting to be issued by the ‘Market National Bank of New York. The parties were yesterday brought before Commissioner Osborn, It appeared that Deputy Marshal Crowley nad ascertained that Knrtzman had been tn the habit of selling the boys large quanuties of this money tor some time past at the rate of fity cents on the dol, Jor, and that he haa on Jast Friday met the boys in a rivate room atine Atiantic Hotel, corner of New jowery and Oliver w#treet, and sold them fifteen dweoty dollar bills of the Kind named. Crowley took Baggs on Monaay nigntap to a piace in Twenty. seventh street and there met Parker. Crowley asked Parker for the “stu,” and Varker wanted to know’ What he meant, Crow.ey said he might as well give Ww oup, and Parker asked Baggs if he should, ees answered ta the ailrmative and Parker then handed Crowley $249 in the kind of monev named. Crowley then searched Parke: Dat found no more counteriet money on bir Darga had no counverfe money on hid Parker said he got the mouey from Kurtzman, and an a Tandemeout was mate by Crowley with him to meet Kurtzman in Bayard sireet the next morning. At the time appointed Parker and Crowley were at the tox agreed upon, but Kurtzman did not appear. rowley, however, saw tlm snortly aferwards going along the Bowery and followed him into a Feataurant, when he asked him to prodace his ‘stu. Karizman demen having any, aud none pind hie been tie mere phn] denied knowing Hite doubt of hs gout, sha ioc pega ead Commissioner Osborn committed Ku: faust of £15,000 Val aad the ovhers in g0,00 bal? @acii to await oxammation on Friday pext,’ , NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS. ‘The Investigutions Continued~Tho Nature of Recent Disclosures Not Yet Ready for Pub- lication—Appointment Brokers to be Ex- posed=—New Regulations of the Trensury Department on Withdrawals of Goods from Bended Warehauses. ‘That there had been gigantic frauds practiced in the customs brauch of the national revenue 13 un- doubtedly true. Inve3tgations whtch have beea in- stituted, and which are still pursued with com- meadable energy, left not a shadow of doubt that for years past te federal Treasury was systematic- ally robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars. ‘The word ‘‘systematically” is here used with full propriety, inasmuch a3 the guiity parties had re- duced thetr practices to so perfect a system that for @ long time they carried on their nefarious robbery of Uncie Sam's strong box with complete security. ‘Their audacity was commensurate to their shrewd- ness-in devising means to cover up their frauds. And tt was, perhaps, merely accident, or 1t may have been providential interposition, that the irauds and the modes of their perpetrauion were detected atali, All this the general public know full well, and algo that when once detected tne author:ties strove to do then duty, and brougit such of the cases, im which the evidence Was so overwhelming as to ingure conviction, speedily into court, Out of this arose the general cry of the “Custom House being a sink of corruption,” that at no ume previous to this were fraud and rogucry in that branch of the Federal revenue so glaring aud £0 numerocs a% at present, and many other similar and exaggerated charges. The truth 13 alleged to be, and with solemn asseverations of entire reliabli- iy, that all the systeiwatic, iraudulent robberies of tue ‘Treasury were perpetrated prior to 159, and inany. lateiy discovered, in fact most of them, are said to date back to 1866 and 1065, While here and there attempts of fraudulent entries or withdrawals for export or consumption are detected, the present arate of surveillance, is belleved to be so perfect that it 1s quite improbable, and out barely possible, that any of these attempts can how ve successiul. Sull, the vigi'ance of the chiefs of the several Ku- Teaus has not slackened, and whenever fouad neces- sary, hew precautions are adopted to protect the revenue. = * ‘Thus @ new order, by authonty of the Secretary of the Treasury, Was promulgated yesterday in re- gard to the withdrawal of imported sugars from a bonded warehouse. Under this order another set of samples ia to be furnished to the appraiser, whose duty itis wade to compare this with the samples handed in at ihe time the article was importe’ und entered in bond for warehouseing; and oniy, if aiter such second examination of samples by another appraiser, every: hing js found to be correct, the withdrawal of the goods from the warehouse is ‘to be permitted. This new order is sald to have been quite unpalatable to the importers, Wao com Pain that it interferes with the freedom of com- merece by iterposing unnecessary delay to the withdrawal of their goods frou tue cusvody of the revenue oilicers, after they had been duly appraised, ine duty'paid aud everyting eise the law demanus strictly complied with. ‘The revenue oilicers, now- ever, look upon tnis new regulation a8 an additional barrier, guarding the treasury and stopping anotner leak turough Wiich dishonest tmportérs aigat eu- rich themselves, Anottier evil practice, already briefly referred to in the HeRaLD, Collector Grinnell 18 determined to have crashed out. Tols consists in the habit of political leeches and ers-on, pretending to have influencd with the appointing power, ex- torting and actually tliching from we poor clerks, la- spectors and Watchmen @ portion of weir salary, tureatening to have them removed instanier uniess the money 80 exacted 13 paid, either at once, on the appotutment bemg made, provided the victun 1g the possessor of the amouut or cau borrow it, or otherwise a pledge or secu:ity be given Jor its pay- ment in monthly instalments, Two sucn cases have been circumstantially brought to the notice of the Collector, In one the sum of $300 was exacted to Le pail. The new appointee, with more courage and less apprehension of the threats of the vam. pires, applied airectiy to Collector Grinnell and wold him ail, ‘Tiis gentleman had heard 1b ramored that such things were done, and was but glad or the opportusity to try in this case to find out Who tue recepients oi the extortion money was, \.r. Grinuell presented ibe ofilcer with $300 out of lis private fuads and ad- vised him to pay the money over to whoevef had asked for it, but be careiui to get a receipt and bring the receipt to the Collector, out say nothing about it im tie meantime, Anociver stuntlar case, that of a Watchman with & $1,000 salury, was also laid before the Cotiector, This watchmad bad to pay seventy- tive dollars to @ man who claimed to have intlueuce to get him appointed and to have him removed again unless the money was paid. This receipt and tuas tor tae $300 read alike, appear to be in the same havdwrignting aud run about as fullows:—'Re- cetved of Mr.—— the sum of —— dollars for Jonn Doe.”’ The Collector a sure that his suspi- cions are upon the right ‘persons, but as yet only underiimgs or agents suem to Dave appeared as ine coilectora ef money, and until it 18 ascertained with certainty who “John Doe’? is 1t 18 not thought advis- able to institute any proceed: A TENEMENT HOUSE TOURNAMENT. Bloody Times in the Ninth Ward—A Conple of Familles Engage in a War of Extermi- nation. About seven o'clock on Monday night as omcer Ward, of the Ninth precinct, was leisurely saunter- ing along his beat ta Perry street, dodging around the thousand aod one carts and tracks that nightly pass through the Ninth ward, nis reverie was sud- denly disturbed by hearing the cry of “Murder! Police!” issued from vhe large five story tenement house No, 161. Rushing in the door bareheaded, the first object that attracted his attention was the form of a woman lymg at the foot of the stairs, partially insensibie, ‘with the claret flowing from her nose ina stream that was really frigatfui. nding the stairs 16 eucountered the fragments of broken washbow1l and.& man terribly excited, and besmeared wita viood, 60 as to be Bardiy recognizabie. In an ad- jolning room was a female, apparently a flena, cad- jaa | @ Woman, Who lay on tue door periectiy help- lesa, With an axe, Rushing to her assistance at the risk Of having his own cranium split open, he seized we assailant aud pore her away from the prostrate woman. By inis time reluforcements, in the shape of three or four officers, nad arrived and order was restora. The entire party, four in all, were conveyed to the station house, and gave ther names as George and Mary Smith, Catoarine Carmody and Francis Maho- ney, the women Smith ahd Carmody eaca having an iafant at the breast. Upon being interrogated by Captain Washbourne and Serjeant Wilson as to how the iray commenced, Smith siatea thar while passing througa the hali- way. and when near the head of the stairs, Mrs. Carmody and himself engaged in a war of words, whon she, becoming Somewhat excited and nervous, raised a large earthen pitcher she held in her baud and deait him a blow over the head with it, smash- ing tue jug to atoms, cutting his face and bead wito the suarp edges 1m2 terrible manner, The biood flow- ed copiously, nearly biindmg him and saturating his clothes from lis heels to bis head. Smartig under the pam, and ia order to defend himself from turtaer attack, drew back his arm and planted his fist plump on the pasal organ of Mira, Carmody, which sent her fying down stairs head foremost. Mrs. Mahony, Who witnessed the aftray, ever ready to assist ope of her sex, was making all possibie speed herself to atiack Smith, when tae latter's wile seized her, and, dragging her into a side room, huriea her to the floor, and setziyg an axe whicn stood near by dealt the prostrate wOiman two blows wich it, nearly cutting oi all the fingers on her ieft band. ‘The party, with the exception of Mr. Mahoney, were locked up iu the station jouse all night, an early yesierday morning arraigned at Jefferson Market, naving the appearance of being engaged in a rough and sumbie encounter with an army of Kil- kenny cats. They were covered with scratches, lasters aud o!her marks from head to foot, Mrs, larmody preferred @ complaint against Smith and vice versa, Mrs. Mahoney preferring @ complaint against Mra. Simitn, the whole party were locked up in default of 3500 batl to appear and answer the coarges at tue Special Sessions, THE BOND AOB! A Beaatifal Muddle A ‘Yesterday morning at the Tombs Police Court Jerome Bradley was again brought before Judge Dowling, charged upon the affidavit of Barton M. Johnson, broker, of Brooklyn, with baving had in his possession stolen bonds, the property of the Dutcness County insurance Company. Mr. Howe appeared for Bradley, and ex-Judge Stuart for John- #on, Who is tn custody on a similar charge. us. Howe aaid that hia client denied having given the bond that had been found upon Johnson. It was certainly @ very ingenious mote of ixing the Nability oa to an innocent party, Mr. Hutchinson was then caled upon to give evi- dence, and he testifled that Johnson anid that the bonds had been given to nim by a Mr, Clarke, who resides in New Hampshire. ir, Herbert, who had been an attorney for Mr. Bradiey in @ civil suit atill pending tn the Supreme Court, aes to giving evidence, aa ali that ne knew of the trausaction was given to him by Brad- Jey as pevween counsel and client. This was deemed conciugve and no evidence was given. dustice Dowling satd that 4¢ was very clear to him that the prosecution on elther side were uowilling to put evidence enough in to carry ® prosecution. Judge Hogan had part of the case before hi there would be an examination on Thursda: probaply tt would be through before Monday. Ho would, therefore, adjourn the further bearing until Monday. Pa ig the two defendauts would bo adinitted to bail. Ex-Judge Stuart, who appeared for Johnson, ad- dressed the Court on the question of bail, Mr. Howe also pleaded in the same direction for his client, Ju Dowling said he should not comply with the request of counsel. Ali that they had said seemed to show that the case was in @ greater muddle than it was the fa dd ce day. He shonid take the papers to the District Attorney. ait ors Were ordered from headquarters to @ > NEW YORK CITY. THE CO.RTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Alabama Claims. Jonn N. Cushing and Others va. John Laird.— In this case three processes, with amended return, Were issued, and were called yesterday morning. The suit, as previously mentioned, is brought to recover damages for the destruction of the Sonora by whe Alavaina. I'he got to object to the amended return was waived by the counsel Jor Laird’s agenis. On beuall of tae Modctianw a default and relerence sop BONO fur, The case was adjourned Uil the 2ist ins Condemned Property. The United States vs. Seven Barrels of Distilied Sptris.—The property was discovered at No. 71 Orchard street, and, no clalmant appearing, the property was condemned by default. The United States vs, Tivelwe Thousand Cigars and Forty-five Boyes of Cigareties,—In this case the pro- perty was foond at" No, 75 ulton street, ‘Nhe gov- ernment sought condewnation oa the Wan ‘thet they had not peeu stamped as required by law. A Verdict was directed lor tue claimant, ‘The following property was ordeved to be con- demned by delauit, viz.:—Five barrels whiskey, found at No, 34 Water street; 11 packages whiskey, found at No, 477 Peari street; 8 cases wax tapers, found at No, 141 Maiden lane; 2- boxes, marked Boyu & Co,, and 2 boxes, marked Lewis Daniels & Co., containing steel pet # pieces black silk; Jace coliars and 4444 yards biack thread lace; 5 bar- rels nutmegs, marked N. D. Y. In Bankruptcy. In the Matter of N. B, Montgomery.—This was a case of javoluntary bankruptcy, and several ques- tions were referred to a reteree and subsequently to vhe Court for disposition, whe bankrupt was a merchant in Pracisviile, Greene county, Ib was claimed by the assignee that a fraudulent prefer- ence bad been given W Baldwin Grifin, who had proved his debt, inasmuch as a bill of sale had been executed in tis favor, it appeared, however, tat Grillin bad surreodered the property, and the mouon made by the ussignee to strike Out bis claim was denied. J. B. Clowes made a claim, upon a note, for $500, butt was stricken out. J. H. Opney clauned $22,500, He had moved to amend his claim and was how allowed to move fora suppiemeutal cam, he repurts of the register upon tie several clalus Were coniirmed. UNITED STATES COMI SS ONERS’ COUAT. Robbing the Mails. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs, J. R. Hobby.—In this case, in which the defendant, a letter carrier attached to station i, 18 charged with secreting letters, testl- mooy was introduced showing that he was of un- sound mind, The Commissioner, on the motion of Assistant Misivict Attorney Purdy, held tne defendant to await the action of the Grand Jury, reducing the bail to $2,509, Alleged Revenne Frauds, The United States vs. Patrick Campbell.—The de- fendant was charged with having in bis possession, at West Fiftieth street, nve barrels of rum upon which the required tax had not been paid. In reply to Assistant District Attoruey Purdy, the complain- ant, James Just, testified that he visited the defead- ‘ant’s premises and discovered in the stabie tae pro- perly reierred to, and which was sald to bave been conveyed there from Brooklya during the recent whiskey raid. ‘rhe lurther hearing of the case was adjourned, Robbery on the High Seas. The United Stas v3. James McCormick.—The examination 1a this case, in which the defendant 1s charged with robbing William Ihggins, a passenger on board the steamer Alaska, from Aspinwail to this cliy, of $525 gold com, was resumed yesterday alter- noon. The complainant testified that he had resided in Australia, aud on his passage irom Aspinwall to New York was in the same room with the defendant, @ seaman, and that, baving been rovbed of bis money, he had reasun to suspect him, Captain Gray ang the second officer of the Alaska were examined by Assistant District Atiorney Purdy, end deposed that the mater having beep reported to them, an mvestigation was held, and that finally the prisoner confessed he bad taken the money, which he delivered up, stating that he was under tae influence of liquor whex he abstracted it, 7 He was committed to await the action of the Grand ary. A Lottery Dealer Assessed. In the case of George W. Van Vorst, Mr. Hunt, of the detective force, seized bis books and papers, on tae grount that he had not complied with the requirements of the law asa lottery dealer, Van Vorst was assessed $500 special tax aud $500 tax on receipts, SUPREME COUAT —2 AMBERS, ‘The Squabble Over the Fenian Fands. Before Judge Barnard. John J. Duff, Patrick Daty et als., vs. Roger J. Paige,—Thia was an application to compel the de- fendant to pay moneys which he nad collected into court, on the ground that Nathaniel Jarvis, Esq., acting as referee, had reported in favor thereof, but bd effect of which report was stayed by an injunc- jon. Judge Barnard directed the money, amounting to something near $1,000, to be paid into the Trust Com- pauy, ana that all injuucuons ve dissolved so lar as tuev prevented Mr. Paige from paying it into court. Mr, Fatge When moved for an order to show cause why an order made by Judge Clerke should nut be set aside. ‘Tne order referred to was an order of Judge Clerke coniirming the report of the referee in the above cause and directing the money to be paid over. Mr. Paige contended that the money was the property of the Fenian Brotherhood by whose chief officers he had been directed to hold it. Judge Barnard dented the mouon. For motion, Daly, Henry and Oliu; opposed, Roger A. Paige. The Florida Railrond War. Francis Vose vs. The Florida Ratiroad Company, Marshal 0. Roberts, Ex-Senator Yulee, E, M. Dickin- son and J, K. Robverts.—This case came up ona motion for an extra allowance on a judgment ren- dered in favor of the defendants, in which it was claimed that the plaintut had furnished their rail road with @ large quantity of iron, for the recovery of the value of which he brought suit agaist the trustees and officers of the road, claiming that they snould be personally held responsibie under certam contracts made between Vose and the railroad vom- pany, by which he was to turnish $500,000 worth of iron. ‘The defendants claim that Vose was paid tn cer- tain bonds and stock of the road, which he still holds as security for bis claim and refuses to return, and that there is no personal claim against thein, On the trial Judge Barnare gave judgment for de- fendants, aud the motion now is for an allowance, as already state “ Judge Barnard granted an allowance’ of $6,100. For plaintit, Mr. Trapkagen; for deiendants, Mr. Broome, of Florida. SPECIAL TERM. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Freedman, Josephine M. Allen vs. Margaret Peiertine,—Order dismissing motion, Courtland D. Pinney vs. Georgiana Pinney.—Di- vorce granted. Christopher Marz vs. The New York and Hartem Raitroad.—Motion granted on payment of ten dol- lars costs. Walter Solomon vs, Samuel Sotornon—Order va- cating judgment, Joseph H. Develin vs. Bernard Reitly.—Order de- niyiug motion, Margaret Leusch uer vs, August Leuschuer—Motion granted. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. Decisions Kendered. By Judge Loew. Knapp vs, Doane.—Motion granted., Answer stricken out as sham, with ten dollars costs of motion to plaintim, Fo. vs. Dempsey.—Motion to amend order granted. Coleman vs. Adams.—Motion for leave to serve supplemental answer witain ten days granted. vmrego Slarch Factory vs O'Brien.—Motion granted, Smith vs, Same.—Motion granted, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Recorder Hackett, Assistant District Attorney Tweed conducted the Prosecution yesterday. Catherine Dogherty was placed on trial charged with atealing forty-nve dollars on the 22d of Novem- ber, trom Mary Delany. The testimony showed that @ number of Irish women had a regular Donnybrook fair scene in the house. Mr. Howe caused great amusement in Court while he examined the wit- nesses. As the jury found it impossibie to record the statements of the witnesses, they renderea a verdict of not guilty. Jacob Simon, who was charged with assauiting and robbing Christian Uhl on the 19th of November, while passing thro ‘Third street, of the sum of ten dollars, pleaded guilty to @ simple assault and bat- tery and was sent to the Pentientiary for ax months, ward Martin pleaded guilty to an indictment, being him with stealing $100 in money from Michael Burke on the 16th of November. He was sentenced to the State Priaon for four years and Aix months, The Grand Jury brought in a batch of indictinents DECEMBER 15, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEKT. yesterday, and in the afteruoon the prisoners were pidge Hogan yeaterday afternoon and committed to Joseph Riley, who was caught in the act of leav- ing the window of Solomon Isaacz’ residence, No. 92 First avenue, op the sth of November, was fount guilty of burgiary.an the third degree. He was seut to the Btate Prison for tnree years and six months. Saran Brandon (colored) was placea on trial, charged with siealing $0) in mopey from James Forbes, at a disreputable house in Thomas strect, on the 3d Inst, ‘The trial will be concluded to-day. Henry Jenet, who was charged with stealing $105 fa money irom Harmon Sterns, on tbe 2d instant, pleaded guiity to ang tempt at grand iarceny. te bina sent ty the State mn for two years aad Bix rs 7 Emma Metz pieaded guilty to grand larceny, in stealing on the isth of Uctober ladies’ wearing apparel, consisting of a velvet cloak, fars and silk dresses, Valued at $5,950, the property of Le Grand B, Cauuon, 12 Filth avenue, ‘The Kecorder, tn pass- ing Sentence, suid that the prisoner Was a very bad woman. He seut ber to the Staie Prisou iwy-ivur years and six months, ‘The following is the calendar for to-day:—The People vs. bertha stout, graad larceny; Same vs. John O'Neil, du; Sane vs. James Donaldson, do.; Thomas Coleman, do.; Same ve. Joun } Same ys. Timothy E, Sullivan, do.; ernard Kiernan, Join Shine aud Join Flanagan, do.; sane vs. John Donnelly, d0.; Same V8. Janes Jounson, do; Samdé vs Frederick Haouich aud George Rowleth, do.; sume vs. John Colman and Patrick Kerrigun. robvery; Same v8. Francis Linn, Josepa Shaw and Daniel Kieraaa, d0.; Eooue- zer Ludgate asgauit aad bavery. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surneme Covurt—Cracuiy.—Part 1.—Before Judge Su'heriand. Court opens at haif-pass ten A. M.—Nos, 1337, 1961, 69, 2u25, 1023, 1519, 1705, 1816, 1821, 1829, 1873, 1819, 1841, 721, GS1, 1631, 487, 1045, 1537. Part 2—Hefore Judge Ingraham, Court opens at halt past teu A. M.—Nos, 112), 1434, 1516, 1524, 1550, 032° 1116, 664, 1628, S50, 1536, 1U0, 656, 434, 802, 105)4, 1642, 1625, 1562, 1676, SuPkEaMr CountT—Cuampens.—Held by Judge Bar- nard. Call of calendar at twelve M.—Nos, 172, 179, 187, YAS, 264, 26, 360, 363, S64, 162, 175, SuPReMve CouRT—SPECIAL TERM.—Before Judge Ourdozo. Court opens at nali-past teu A. M.—Nos. 83, 173, 178, 17, 108, 147, 150, 165i, 213, 240, 241, 8 56, 57, 68, 84, 89, 91, 95, 122, 123, 134, 137, 161) 17 a 179, 184, 197,'189, 192, 203, 219, 224, 232, 233, 212, Screnion Court—Triat TERM.—Part 1.—Before Judge Monell. Court opens at eleven o'clock A, M.—Nos. 5236, 240, 247, 049, 1207, 805, 1765 1101 1201, 1261, 733, 1225, 1283, 1285, 1293, Part 2.—Before Judge Fithian.—Nos. 1554, 1640, 1710, 1712, 1Zad, 1716, 1722, 1724, 1726, 1728, 1730, 1736, 1733, 1740. MARINE CoukT—{RIAL TERM,—Part 1.—Before Judge Curtis, Cail of callendar ten o'clock A, M.— Nos. 4275, 4308, 4526, 446, 4443, 4397, 4400. 440044, 4401, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4408, 4409, 4478, 4459, 4440, 4441 4446, Part 2.—-Berore Judge Alker, ' Call of calendar ten o'clock A, M.—Noa, 4370, 4052, 4247, 4427, 4400 bod 4410, 4421, 4423, 4424, 4426, 4428, 4450, 4431, 4447, CITY INTELLIGE [fue WeaTHer YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the cvanges in the temperature tor the past twenty-four hours im compuriaon with tho cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by tie thermometer at Hudput’s puarmacy, HERALD Build- img, corner of Aun sia 069, i2M.. . 8 12 P.M. Average lemperature yesterda) Average temperature ior corresponding last year. seeeeee On Orange Mountain, » javered 24 at six A, M. Tue Five Points Missron will give their usuay dinner on the coming Christinas Day to the children under their charge, and wiil feel grateful for any donations to that eud, in money or provisions, addressed to the superintendent. Pouce Boarv.—The Board of Police Commission- ers yesterday set apart No. 206 Kighth avenue for oceupancy by the Sixteenth precinct police unul the present station aouse in West Twentieta stieet is repaired and enarged. The prispners will be locked ae in the ‘fwenty-nmth precinct station house, in West Thirtieth sirect, Tue CREDITORS OF BuXJAMIN LODER met yester- day at 313 Broadway, according to appoimtment. Tue committee sclected to form a plan of proceeding in Closing up the bankrapt’s estate asked tor further time to prosecute tieir investigations into the affairs of the firm. ‘The creditors thea adjourned subject to the call of the coummitiee. A CHILD FaTaLLy ScaLpep.—Joseph Pasque witsch, a child three years of age, was verribiy sealded yesterday morning at No. 103 Hester street, by the upsetting upon tim irom a stove of a pot of volliag coifes, from the eifects of which deaih en- sued soon afterwards. Coroner Schirmer Was nou- fled to make aa investigation. THe Wav. Street Bounty Bonp SwinpLe.—The dotectives have not yer discovered.tie whereabouts of either Gray or Pra't, the. brokers who secared loans aid altered sccurities. Tbe ofice of Gray eli) continues 1a she possession of tue Sheriit. 1H wee 3895 dace ihe thermome' G, Marquand, ta @ curd, denies a siatement that’ Gray was at one time ia the einpioy oi tie firm of H. UG. Marquaud & Dimock. AxorneR TIN Box KonseRyY.—On Monday, about half-past eleven A. M., two thieves entered the ofice of Mr, Sibley, No, 22 Pine street, While one en- gaged Mr. Sibley in conversation bis accomplice stole a tn box contaming bilis, stocks, &¢., of a large amount. Ag it 1s not Hegoulavle the thieves, on oreaklug Open the 0Ox m a bulidiny near by, abandoned the courenis, which were returned to the owner, Bal Pane ET MASQUE.—A good many natives of “La belle France’ enjoyed a bal pare et masque given by A. Gatr’, che/Worehestre at the Germania Assembly Rooins, Bowery, last evening. The cos- tumes were very artistic—in few tustances vulgar, but in many very elegant. Joan of Arc, Madame Pompadoar, Price oi Condé the First Napoleon, cavalry Murat and many distingutsaed cuaracters o: French history were represented. The dancing was exceedingly Vivacious and the supper was marked by a high order of excelience in tie couk- ia, o. Vfanmulier acied as lioor manager and Gatfré ruled the melodies of the orchestra, THE BANK CLERKS’ MvTuaL BeNgrit Assoota- TION elected @ board of oMcers for the ensuing year, ai the New York Clearing House, yesterday after- noon, The foiiowing is the ticket elected: President—J. C. Parsons, Chemical National Bank; Vice Presideut—Chares W. Hubbet, National Park Bank; Recording Seeretary, O. Hi. Dummer, Merchants’? Exchange National Bank; Corresponding pecretary—W. A. ) , Corn exchange Bank; Treasurer—T, L. Raymoud, Norin River Bauk; Directors—i. W. 5. Middieton, Ameri can Exchange National Bank; J. H. Aikman, Bank ot New York (Navional aking Association), Kichard == W. Swan, ropolitay — Navonal Sank; Wiliam J. Munn, Mechanics’ National Bank; HW. S.\ Murray, Ocean National Bauk; M. F. Reading, Manvattan Company. ‘irustee * A. Camp, manager New York Clearing House; Peter i. Kissam, National Bank of Commerce; ienry tL. rant, National Bank of the State of New York. In spectors 0: Klectioa for 1310—Daniei B. Sickles, tal Sacional Bank; Isaac P. Mailer, Bowery Savings Bank; U. A. Ryder, Nassau Nacoaal Baak. , POLIOE INTELLIGENCE. Tar SeventH Warp AssavLt.—Mr. Dennis Kelly, of No, 630 Water street, who was brutally assaulted on the night of the 6th of December, yes- terday appeared before Justice Shandley, at Essex Market volice Court, and charged tne four men arrested by detectives Jarboe and Shaivey—whose n es are Arthur Gillespie, James MeQuade, Jonu Kudiey and Joon Kelly—with felonious assault and battery. ‘The tour prisoners were locked up for exa- Taination, Kounery IN GRAND STRERT.—A young man named John Murphy was yesterday arratguea before Justice Shandley, at Essex Market Police Court, charged by. erick Kiaetzen, of Norfolk street, wita highway robbery, Kivewen was going Aowe about turee o’clock on Tuesday morning, when he was met by two men. ‘The prisoner, Murph snatched his watch and chatn; but Klaetzen followed him ap and caused 01s arrest. Murphy was held for examination, Tae AvrRaAY IN THR Erouru Warp.—Ephraim Allen, the young man charged with biting the thumb offa nymph in the house of “Madame Lama,’’ in Greene street, on Monday night, and George Reiley, fllas “Rate Reiley,” @ notorious character of the Kighteenth ward, who attempted to shoot oitleer O'brien, of the Eighth precinct, on Monday nicht, facts of which have already @ peared in tue HesaLy, were arraigoed at Jemerson Marwet Police Court yes terday, and both committed iu defauit of g5v0 bail each. r AN ALLEGED’ PickrockET,—Thomas Moore, ailas ‘Thomas Stewart, a young man whose character is none of the best, was arraigned at Jefferson Market yesterday morning by officer Sawer, of the Ninth Seles upon complaint of Karon Clark, of No. 141 ‘hird street, Jersey Oity, who alieges that wate ridiug in @ West street car on Monday night he picked his pocket of a waten and chain vaiueu at forty-two dollars. He demed the charge but w: committed to answer at the General sessions default of $1,000 bail. Youn@ BURGLARS.—The store of Mr. Charles Kosch, No. 7 Madison street, was broken tuto about ® quarter to twelvo o'clock on Monday night, and boxes of olgars, two pistois, silver coin and currency stolen therefrom. Detective Finn met a poy named Hone in Cherry street, with some boxes of cigars under his arm, and on inqutiing where he got thom, he conf 4 to the burglary and satd that the re. mainder of the property was taken to a basement in Finn went to the Bowery aad tound and aiao apprehended another boy butte, They were bow brought before wer, ALLEGED BURGLARY AT THB Compron HousE.— On Monday night a young man registered his name in the books of the Compton House, corer of Third avenue and Twenty-fourtn 8 reet, as Whiliam A, Myers, and was assigned room No. 54, About three o'clock in the morning he was observed by oue ofthe employs of tie hotel attempting to unlock the door of the adjoining room with 4 pair of nippers used by burglars. Otilcer Ryan, of the Kigh- wenth precinct, was called ip, and the would-pe her Piaced in his charge, Upon searching him in Station house a number of skeleton keys and eon. He rson Mar- ket, When a complaint was preferred against him by Ciuristopher K. Clark, the occupant of the room ue attempted to enter, charging him with atteapting to steal clothing and jewelry valued at $200, to which he pleaded not gutity, but waa locked up in deiault of $1,000 bail to answer, Larceny ov CLormino.—Kate Finnigan, a first cousin to Tim Finnigan, of “wake’ notoriety, a dis- sipated looktug female, was ou Monday afternoon, a3 usual. full of bud whiskey, and entering the bedroom of Henry Farz, at No. 176 Sixth avenue, observed a number of pants, coats and vests lying promis- cuously around, conciuded to change her sex and hereatter appear in maie costume and follow the worthy example of some of her sex, and accordingly selected his hest Sunday-go-to- meeting sult. valued at seventy-five dollars, which she folded up very carefuily and packed away to Dilow case taken froin bla bed, and sallied sorta. She had not proceededgfar, however, beforesoiticer ry, of the Fifteenth precinct, arrested ber and conveyed her to the station house. Yesterday morn- img she was arraigned before the presiding magis- trate at Jefferson Market and good naturedly admit ted taxing the property, but offered as an excuse jor her conduct that she was drunk. A complaint was preferred against her, and in default ol $500 bail she was locked up to answer, A Policeman ROGBED.—On Monday night oficer Helmboetz, of the Fifteenth precinct, whose only fault is his love for tripping the light fantastic, con- cluced to amuse himself by attending the ball of the G. A. R., Post Stevens, at the regimental armory of the Four. regiment N. G., 8. N. Y., at No, 621 Sixth avenue, and accordingly arrayed himself gorgeously without regard to expense, whicn had the desired effect among the female portion of the audience, and, to use avulyar expression, the knight of the club jooked ‘stunnin.” When he urst vis- ited the place he removed bis bran new overcoat, valued at uurty-five dollars, and piacing a twenty-five cent map, in front of the boy in charge of the coat room, received a check for his coat and thougnt no more avout it until ready to start for nome, when ae presented his check at the window, but the overcoat could not be found, William H. Lyon, & young man whose Character 1s non: |. best, and who was hanging around the pl: seen to leave in a mysterious manner with a bundle in his possassion, and was accordingly arrested, charged witn the larceny. Upon betng arraigned at Jefierson Market yesterday he deuied the charge, but was locked up to answer in delault of $500 bad. POLICE CGOCRT PHOTOGRAPHS. A Nice Box for a Bogus Detective—One of the Young Men Who Vemand Newspaper Re- tractions and Whip Reporters Taken In and Done For. COURT OF SPECIAL BESSIONS. Before Judges Dowling and Kelly. Judge Bixby (Judge Kelly’s successor) occupied a seat on the bench yesterday moraing. THE BOGUS DETECTIVE CASE. Edward G. Howe, the young man who has been victimiziug the public by representing himself as a detective police officer, came up for trial. ie was defended by Mr. W. F. Howe. ‘The evidence given was contingd to two cases, though there were six set down the calendar— one of obtaining money by false pretences from John M, Ferry, and the other for personating a police ofticer, evidence of which was given by Devective McDougall. ‘The facts of the case have been very recently pubdlisaed in the HeRaLp. Judge Dowling, in passing sentence, said to the defendant:—You bave evidently well practised this irand. ‘Tbe first thing you have done in the morn- ing Was to pick up the newspapers to see who had the misfortune to have any missing property or miss- ing relatives, and then goto them and perpetrate these frauds. You have been tried here only on two cases, but the police have information of no less than sixty persons who have been defrauded. You have represented yoursel! a3 a detective officer, and, providing yourself with forged paper, having the heading of the Metropolitan Police, you have totro- duced yourself as an inspector or as captain of the detectives and obtained money for information you have promised to give in.reference to lost relatives or lost property. These people have expected your return froin Albany or somewhere else, where you said you resided; but you never returned. Your frands were known tome a month ago, and I ad- vised some mode by waic! you could be arrested. Prisoner—t have only done this ac the instigation of others. I have given iniormation, but 1 does not seem to do me any good. Judge Dowsing—¥ou say tat the information yon have given hay done you nogood. There are other cases on this calender against you. You have only been tried on two; the others will stand over you. it 18 well known who bas been behind you tn the: uransactions—quite as well known as 1f 18 to yours for itis your own relation. | am sorry he ts not here on trial; | wish him to understand that he ts Known, aad I wish it to be known also that he ts an oficer of the Metropolitan soll set this sche'ne on foot ce force. It 1s he that has and this man is. your own for you the note paper with a headquarters. Now, | aon’t Know that I can say anything more to you. | must say this to your brother-in-law if he is tn court that {think the best thing he can Go 1s co get out of the poiice department. } am surprised that th Commissioners have not discharged hin befc You will be sentenced the first ofene months’ imprisonment Ww fitv dullars stand committed untl paid: and the same » for the second offence, to commen: sion of the first sentenc AN UNGRA DY. Wallace T. Vanvietchia, a young min respec connected, Who was recentiy employed by th York News Company, was abont puth ago found guilty by tals court of embezzlement. Al tne sug- gestion of Judge Dowling the prosecutors very un- willingly concurred in tue Judge's recommendation that the sentence should be suspended and that he shomd fave another chance in lire. Having obtained this chance ne came to the HERALD ofice, and finding the reporter of this court for this journal he threatenca to “Jick” hima ing dared to report his case at the Special Sessions, and was only removed from the office by the poitce. No aggressive action was taken agaist hun im this ter, as It was only revarded as the eoullition of & istrong and yout temper. He followed thus attack up by meeting one of the employes of the New York News Company at Sweeny’s Hotel aud threai hrough his head. The New ny then took action, and he was arrested on Sanday on a bench warrant, to come up for sentence on the original! charge of embez: ment. Judge Dowling—The Court suspended sentence on you last month in the belief tuat you would bea ‘well behaved person in future, Now that senteuce yaa only postponed on condition that you would behave yourself. Now 1 have been called upon by cutors to put that sentence into effect. The ev ia here, inthe form of aMdavits, that you have threatened to agsanit one of the employes of the company with which you were connected. Not content with thts you called at the office of the HERALD and threatened to ‘lick Mr. Wilson, the representative of that paper, for having published a fair, faitofal and true report of that case. Lam sure youarea ked, bad young man. Prisoner—May I #ay « tew words? Judgre—Certainly; go on. Prisoner—It was sald in that report that I kept a fast woman up town, and that 1 robbed the News Company to keep her; ican prove that 1 kept com- pany with a respectable young girl. Judge—it would iaye veen tar better for you to Je: that statement die ont, and not suritup; you ought to have known that, and pot go to te oflice to provoke inquiry into {i; [told you thea that l wouid keep my word with you, tf you did not-keep your word with me. Lam going todoit. isend you to the Penitentiary for six months. THe VEW f OFFIOR. Appropriation of One Million Dollars Asked from Conaress--Present Force of Laborers Arrival of Grasite~Hifeets of the Cold Weather. The work on the new Post OMce building has progress, d very slowly for the past few days. Taree causes have combined to produce this result irst, lack of funds; secondly, non-arrival of granite, and thirdly, the cold weather. To obviate the first dim- culty av additional appropriation. of $1,000.000 bas Just been asked for irom Congress, ‘The subject is now in the hands of @ committee, which, It is expected, will make 1s report to-lay. It is considered very certain that the appropriation Will be made, The second uliMenliy is remedying liself, A ship load of granite arrived Yesterday, and two more joads wre on their way and expected to arrive within a day or Wo. Jne granite, it willbe remombered, comes from Hix's. Island, of the coast of Maine. As to ihe weather, that is for tunately moderating, bul, of course, at this season there will be more or jes rec 4 ol delay on this acconut, Meantiwie M . the super. intendent, has sheatied ie plers already batlt with Straw and Canvas, so a9 lo prevent any damage from frost, ‘the reiaying of stone will commence to. continue according as the weather p At resent the working force, Which at one Mme num | pered a@ high as 1,252 jen, i only Omen. If the Appropriation applied for i granted this number 5 Will be largely increased. The dirt and sand tn the centre are being dually removed, | ¥ et a digger engine was introduce: to assis'fiu dol he work, whica will enable it to pe doue in future much more zag ay than nerctofure, It was universally suvpdsed, knowing now slowly such kind of work is generally performed, that the board fence around the building site Would remain where 1c was placed two years at ieast. It is plea- sant to note the fact thal this supposition has not ores true in the present case. The fence on roadway was yesterday taken in the wiath, in fact, of the former sidewalk, and a comfortable board walk constructed, greatly to the accommoda- tion of the public. On the remaining sides the fence is likewise to be taken in further aud thus give more room to pedestrians and vehicies. As s00n a9 the position of the fence has heeu changed @ rail Way will be placed on the inner sie for conventenee of moving as required the heavy granite blocks aud other building material, CRUELIY TO BERGH, The Benevolent Bergh Baffled=Lively Row About Dray Uorses—Valiant Conduct of a Dry Goods Mao—President Bergh with His Back Up—£Excitement in Broadway. Broadway, from the Battery to the Park, 13 in such a high state of mud and snow that it will take a litle deiuge to render it clean again. In some places the dirty snow and mud have formed hillocks be- tween which there are pools of water several inches deep. The condition of Broadway between Canal and Franklinstreets 13 particularly bad. ‘The ascent irom Canal is quite steep, and horses with heavy loads behind them of course find it very disagreta- bie to drag over it. The scene at this point yester- day was quite animated, and the snorting of horses, the cursing of car drivers, aud the shouts of police- men were incessant and bewildering. During @ very close jam of stages, drays and carriages about twelve o'clock, an impatient Hiberoian, mounted ou a dray, drawn by a pair of fine horses, was suddenly seized with a fit of cruetty to animals, and commenced @ desperate assault with bis whip on his tired steeds. He had succeeded in lashing the horses into a high state of perspiration and himself into fury when from amid the gathering throng of spectators an awful voice was neard, and in @ momen t after the lugubrious face of THE BENEVOLENT BERGH loomed up out of the neavy fog the thrashed and steaming horses had raised. Ratsing his umbrella aloit and cailing upon his fatthfal squire, Tony Campbell, to follow, the Knight of the Sorrowful Couute nance advanced on tie Hibernian caituf, who, however, did not tremble or tura paie, but ripped out a round dozen of familiar oaths at ihe apparl- tion ana feil to work with renewed energy to whip the poor horses, ‘he more he whipped them te more imdiguant did Mr. Berga vecome, louder suouted tne sympatbizing staxe drivers, shriler yeiled the Broadway squad. It was a bao time to arouse tue lion in the breast of the benevolent Presi- deut ior nis wratu at THE CONTUMACIOUS COCKFIGHTER, who sent fim an invitation to witness the ‘‘Feath- ered Duellisis” at Union Hl, had not subsided, Stepping out before tae admiring populace Mr. Bergh uttered @ sbout Of riguteous wrath which eet all Lue uorses shorong Wik glee, and called upon the srate Jibernian, in the name of humanity, to de- sist rum lis cruel wors. The answer he received Was characterisiic, but discourteour, Jn tact, the wratuy driver requested Mr. Bergh, in the elegant and expressive language of the Curoners’ Map, to go ty —, and never cume back, ‘ibis was CRUELTY TO BERGE, as well a3 crueliy to animals, and so the doughty syUire O1 tie aulicted Kaight of tue sorrowfal coun- teuauce began to yell in a dreadiul way, aud shook both bis isis at the Hibernian. reopie look sides dustiucuively. Sowe backed the draymea; tue dray- man backed the horses and a number of citizens sineked 40 support ol the sacred cause of Bergh, For some Cune tue aa was Giled with direral sounds and ibe dia Was tamense. ieople Degaa to think taal tae Jrivune Oluce had been removed up town, jor a mighty wind of outas and aie imprecations swept among tue sur Invwn bir. berg the Hiberaian only y¥ expostulated and explained, ied tue louder. Whie calcu lating mentaily wacvner it would be advisable to ar- rest the drayuian or Rut, &@ desperate and hlood- thirsty dry goods cers skipped out on the sidewalk and requested tue benevoient president, we squire, ‘Tony and everyvvay to ‘COME ON.’? He would have divested himself of his clothes in order to be ready to receive guy of the popuiace who wight favorably consider his invitation, but there Wus no time, so he mereiy put binself in a boxing altitude and jomed the other citizens in the chorus vl cursing. Getuog ured in ihe arms and hoarse in voice irom the Violence of his advocacy of the cause Of crueity co animals, ihe wretched clerk caught hold o1 squire ony and shook bim, Then ‘Touy caught tue clerk and they bota shook, stage arivers cracked their Whips, horses snoried louaer than ever, and the scene Of the contes: became darkeued with appalling oaths, Both che clerk and Tony were getung Weas With shaking and looked as Mf tuey Lad tue Worst Kind Of swaup ague, woe the worthy president suddeny got HES BACK UP, and fiercely accosted the now persisting clerk. He told nin he Was duly authorizea by the Lezisiature of New York to procect dam» creatures and to arrest all evi disposed dry goods men who interfered with fim 1p ine discharge of fis duty. ithe unfortunate clerk grew when he heard this and tried hard to shake himseil out of the grasp of the squire, and was about to weep when Luouy supped on tue side- wak. Lhe terrified clerk embraced the opportunity and dasued into Jadray’s miius Ws Ha: aud ihe star- bowra side Of ais top Coat. AV?ER THE BATTLE they followed hun and Mr. Bergh raised a view taiido, but tue prisoner made good bis escave. ABs soon as the siage drivers ana draymen discovered tbat Mr. Kergu was present they settled thetr tue unpléssantuess with ther Lorses and made of under, cover of tae diversion cansed by the sudden assault oi tue drygoous Iman. And so tt came to pasa that there Were no prisoners after tis lively eogage- ment. Mr. Berg deserves the thanks of the community for bis jaudave eforts Lo suppress the disgraceful acts o1 cru to the over taxed horses on broadway oy their brutai drivers and should receive the ready ass.seauce Of wil good CluZens 1M bis humane efforts. 4iVe HER A VOTE, Singular Transaction of na Smart Womas— She Hoodwinks Lawyers and Keal Estate Agenuts—A Good Member tor a Legislative Committee Oat of a Job, Some extracrdinary developments, tending in a remarcable to sustain the claims of the weaker and and very modest sex to vote at the polls, 'o canvass clectioa returns, &¢., came to x0 lighe yesterday before Judge vittiaa and a jury, ta the Superior Court, on the trial of the case of Albert Journeay against the Mechanics’ National Bank, This was aa action to recover from the bank the amount of two checks, one for $1,200 and the otner for $1,000, drawn by plaintiff to tue credit of one h E. Bail, and alleged to have been paid on @ torged endorsement, Tue circum: stances of the case are peculiarly novel in their character and were as follows:—In the fail of 1563 & lady entered tle office of the plalauiT, then a real estate agent, in J iue street, in this city, and swted that sae was (ve owner of a house and several lots on Staten Is.and, which she minutely described, and desired to dispose ol, giving her pame as Mary EF. Buil, of tatiiora, Conn, The pamat made the necessary inquiry ANd discovered (at the owner of tue property Was “Mary Bui, of Hartiord, conn and be numedimley placed the property mw the market, WOULD LIKE TO BORROW A PALTRY THOUSAND. The week following the same Jady called at the office In refereace to the sale, stating that she was avout to pay & visit to New Haven for several Weeks, aod could be there addressed in relauen to the matter, She, at the same time, said thats there was any delay in taking tue sale, she desired to opiain a loan of $1,0u, secured by bond and mort gage. Tue plainud communicated wita her at New Haven, anu tue lady presented herself a the oifce of Peck & ¢ °. lawyers of that city, bearmyg the letter of tue plaintill, stating that be Was Ler agent for ihe disposui of tier property in New York, and tuat she desired them to communicate wite bim ip reiauon Co ihe suuject. JAN SECURED, The loan of t v Was ou.amed by the plain- to, a mortga, Wh for that amoune trans tw Peck & Gardner, a6 New Haven Miss Mary b ; returned to Pee! and ou tielr « nent cased in the City Bank of New Haven and pala over to the party make ing the mortgage. TWo weeks subsequently: the sae of tile property Was effecved to auotus subject to the mortgage; @ deed prepared | ecuted in the sam: form as the mortgage; the | amount of the purchase money ($1,200) transmitted | by check, as > previous amount; eashed at | the same bank and paid over to the party making i | the deed, ins check was forwarded threugh the oe de‘eudants Who held ne de- Park Kank and t | posits of the piain A SUIt AT LAW GROWS OUT OF IT, | Almost ® year alter the property was 163014 by the purchaser under tius deed, auc of searcHicg ho tice it Wag discovered toat another deea was suud- ing Ov record also executed by Mary EB. Bull, Upon | @ trial which took piace im the Cireuit Court tn this | clly it was determined that the Mary K. Bull exe- cucing tis mortgage aad deed was not the genuine owner of the property, but had personated the real owner. ‘ihe plauttl ROW Bugs to recover his mone) ; from the buns on tie ground tat they had paid ft | on a jorged endorsement, tints Tosittune claim on the ground that Was endorsed by the purty with Wiom the tut ha hegovlaved, and w whom he haa ded to deliver it aud muke it payable, and’thag tuct that she Had deceived hin as to Der Teal | character Was nob a reason in law Way he should recover back ihe amount as paid, ihe case Was not concluded at thé adjournment . of une court yesterday alternoon,