The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1869, Page 6

a MUROUGH THE TOMBS, THE MIRROR OF THE CITY'S GRIME. Talos of Murder, Manslaughter and Sui- cide—Ihe Murderers in Their Cells— The Condemned Real—An Innocent ““Acoossory’’-~A Negro the Vic- tim of Revenge—The Fa- mous McFarland. There are eight men now lying in tue Tombs Whder the charge of murder, One has been con- vVicted, sentenced and has had his execution stayed, The others remain to be tried. The case of McFar- Jand is of the greatest interest, and that of Jackson, te deputy shen who shot Dougias, ts of some dm portance to the public as a test of Low far judictal frmness can withstand political influence. The vest are priuvcipally cases of murder of which rum Was the stimuating cause, It is well to make a record once in # while of the current history of we Tombs, 1s is a remarkable institution, perhaps one Of the most remurkabie in the country. Newgate, tm London, hes older, gloomier ana more exciting Waditions, aud has far more Bu) for tle fancy of tle writer and gearcely identified wit the Baglish metropolis to that extent that the Tombs Is with the city of d York. The latter appears to cryatalize all the cri of the community and act as a “barometer which tells the moral condkion of tne population, “Committed for examination the Tombs’? 13 @familar decision we read every day in the pro- ceedings of the police courts, Committed for days and weeks and months for larceny, burgiavy, mur- der and a thousand diferent deeds contrary to law and civilization, In the social history of New York this edd looking prison playa a foremost part. its Police court discloses all the Jights and susdows in she comedy and in the wagedy of life, ls cells speak of human misery, folly and deepest degrada- top. Its history lls of the serious and awiu! end to which men have come who gratified passion in ‘She Diood of thelr fellow mon, Fo avy one Who chooses to moralize or to be senti- Mental and philosophical thore ts a great deal of food im the history of the Tombs. In fact there 1s an ex- hausilesa supply of what might be termed moral Jessons, ending ix the salutary saving admonition, «ease to do evil, learn to do well.” People, however, With that turn of inind which seeks ‘‘sermous in stones, LOOKS im ruvning brooks’ and something in- structive in everything, are not commonly met wiih @round the Tombs; nevertheless, there are few Diaces where human nature cam be 80 casily, eneaply and profitably stadicd. Areporier of the HERALD visited the Tombs yes- ®erday for the purpose of taking @ look at the cigbt Men charged with murder and asking them afew words respecilyely aS to (he nature of their alleged e@ffences., The clats of people who principally Sought admission were evidently acquainted with the old, grim, gray building. They looked nowise Slarmed or bewildered in presence of the gloomy torrklor reacuiag back into the darkness, and tue high tron railing, with its massive lock and bolt, and tho big parapet opposite, mside of which a man of serious, jatter-like physiognomy frowned mguiring = giances enough to make the glood of a half gulity pickpocket run coid. These awaiting people, desirous of seeing their friends within, were chiefly poor, shabbily Grezsed women, probably Wives or sisters of prison- ers Liside, to whom tuey Were carrying all or & 4 wes ao they Weut in and nly enongh they were Toms to them was “ust Coulter ha 3 Yesterday being by him wot is resigaasion as prison, Lis e railed oib ap ars ol the pri dd permeating th ar to be Well oners, how er, complain @3 the Massive Walls In spt , and that no matter how hot t the dank dung Ms asserts However, taken on the whole. tir worst fare course, but it take oni, ped Losophy to bear the conta = sat. Bailey, Who attends to tis wing of Ue prison, on discovering the buginess of tye reporter, kindly Aung open tue drst iton door on the nd tier of ceils abd exclaimed, “Wood: is, 0 you'd of tho HeRaLp 4 & Jou can, He jast wants t Utes, and you Cun tell im @ou’t like you needa’t.” t Spouse from within, and presently a trap openiag the door fell down and @ round, half-iaiotic face, covered light scrubby hair, wade ics appear- wuce at the openiug. “How Wye do, Woods f" Loquired the visitor. “pimely, thank you,’? was the reply. ‘ve been Joe aitin) wy dinner, aud 1 declare i don't kuow ‘wuen I enjoyed it a0 well.” Woods, a3 he said this, wiped fis mouth with the sleeve of @ striped jacket and jaughed at the thought of tus flourshing etite. “Well, what are you in here for, Wools?” “Sorra.4 kuow | know; Wut they say is for mar- ‘aher.”’ “Qdurder |" “Yis, murdher— “Tell me the you know boat it.” “Indeed, I will, sir. It's a simple, aigy story that Wm vever ashamed to tel), “} came to this country about thirty years ago, and worked ever since a3 @ laborer at oné thing or Fifteen years ago Another, at whatever turned up. 1 got marrica to a woman (Low ni the country, We lived on tue roc Meth and Forty-first streets, near The 27th of lust July 1 was down at the gashouse, foot of Forty-second street, rolling out some tar w a moop lyimg at the pier. After | dono the job, ana rolied out over two hundred barrels of tar, 1 started to go home to breakrast, Thus was haif-past seven ween For in the morning. On my way I met @ woman, @ friend of my wife's, who came up aud saul, “Mr, Woods,” says ane, ‘-l’'ve bad news to vii you. You'li find your wife dead afore you when you go home.” At first { thought the woman wanted to Irighten me, but [saw she was in earnest, and. sure enough, when 1 got to the dovr oi 1 mage & po aan siopped te, ad says le, “i arrest you for maurdering your wife.” “For what!’ says. “Vor murdering your wife,” says | ‘I know nothing of it,” pays }, and wiih inat { was handousied and taken away, and my orotier-in-law also waa handeuifed and brougist oif. {left ny wife that morning lytig asleep in bed, aud two hours after, when I came Wack, as { first touid you, | heard waa dead. i Was brougit fo Jeiferson Marxet aud commutted here, and that’s ali f know about it. [heard wy wife was killed by blows of a cia, but who killed ner fer I canw’ say.” ‘You dou’: seem to be much troubied by the charge “No, thank (lod, I steep well and ate hearty; and, W tell you the truth, tne tung don’t enter o ) iniud Bor disturb we in the laste."” “You are not fright at night by glrosts 9 ‘Ob, t VL & DIt; Taleep as sound as a trout, @nd never thik of such juings.” And here Woods laughed, and seemed ao Lappy as Ui av charge wha.ever were agatust him. OVE, MURDER AND SICADE. The outer door of ihe Geil ou tue epposite side ‘Was next thrown open \ Vasquez, @ Cuban, charged with the ot lus paramour, Jovephine Wood. in Crosby street, and an attempt St suicide With a pistol, Was askeu by Mr. Malley if he bad any objection to see a newspaper reporter, Vasguez jotimand that he bad not, and the cell door being leitajar 9 good view was furnished of the prisoner and bis ingeuiously ornamented ceil Vasquer is # young man, twenty-six years old, Bnd @ native of Havana. He is a mechanic, and has lived five years in this city. He haa a ia face, black wavy hatr, and an efe of Mashing ihe Wore aline white shirtand hw a decidediy aitrac- tive appearance. fis cell was fang around with @teel engravings of various suujects, “F ig to the Cross, The Lover? meeting eli,y and others. A Dit of carpet was laid npon the fidor, and by an ingenious «rrangement of news- Papers curious litte baskets and shalves were aus- wanes by the wall for holding oda and ends ‘asquez has been io prison since the 220 of last Cc. ett He jooked gloomy and Aepresset, and seemed victim of constant and acute remorse. On tue murder of Josephine Wood bo reculievts nothing. ‘I found myself,” satd he, “lying in bellevue Hoa Pital, shot through the neck, aud there { heard that ake was in Beiievae Hospital too. My head, my brain was ailon Gre. (bal a thought of something baving happened to her aud to mic, but f uever Sreamed of murder.” “Who was doseptune Wood!" “She was @ gix'l,” said Vasquez, ‘I got acquainted ‘With over in Pawrson, N. J. Sue lived with me for me time,and pone day quit and New ork, and J nover saw her in pix we J went alter ber, and fvumduer la Vrowuy wiree., woeresome ~ f may, B NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DEC. | tris nad persuaded nex to come. The next thing I remember { ponies, iu Bellevue Hospital, “it was the devil that 1’ passionately cried Vaaques, “the devil got into me, and | Kuew vol what I was ng. Poor thing, she might have lived aud done er; but is no use now,” and then the wahappy prisouer seemea ready to burst inte tears, “16 18 sad to be in this coli, Vasquez.’ “Yes,” satd he, “itis very sad. I feel it whom the night comes on. IL is elose, gloomy, horrtbie, Ob} duo Wial 1 Was done and over.” Le spoke Knglish weil ana planiy, but in abrupt sentences. Inqun- ing as to how be contrived to make his cell 80 beau- tifa, he answered that 4 young tady up town visived baw for sume Ume and brougut the Various articles of ormamentaion aad comfort displayed around tre cell. Her parents, however, ou «discoveripg Whom she Was im the habit of visiting at te Tous on ber errands of mercy, prohibived her from going any- miore, iid since Wen he has had to coutcut himself with king the most of what Le has already re- carved, A SUSPICIOUS CHARGE OF POISONING, At the trap opening in a adjoining cell another man, charged with murder, made his appearance and ‘told We story of bly mnocence. ‘Ints was George Brown, & negro of Port au Prince, aged twenty-three years, ive years a resident of New York and chargeu with the crime powoning his wie. Sarah Brown. George is of tine complexion known as laimpbiack. His feaveres ave not broadly Alricay, but rather 4 compromise between the regu- lar Muhitto ang the native Eunopean, He bas an ex- ceedmgiy mud and prepossessing face and eyes, aud looks WiOUY Incapagle of perpecrating suck a criae 4s be lg charged with, He speaks clear Boxlieh ia & soit, genie Voice, and tells What would seein, judg- ing from G18 manner and the curious ways of Wwe rica TUCe, a Kralght and candid story. worked,” saui be, “as & waiter, for lawyer Smith, on Staten Island, and my wity lived in Airs. ‘Taylors boarding house, No. 76 sull street, and see her ev ume as generally ouce & Week, While oue Week tay Wile fell sick, Was sick fora week and @ied, 1 got vo word of ber Bick- ness unul f came over © New York, a3 urcal, aud found he ’ ot waa Voods 1”? he Was poisoned, On! Yes, sir, she was poisoued, Lie Goctur sald FO WheD he eXaiuinod her body; but under God's heaven, 4 kuow noting about 1? “How did you come to be charged with iti”? “Well, sit, In tals Way:—Mrs. Taylor, the woman tie Dearding House Where my Wile lived, wanted to get her unogs whenghe died, aud when 1 refused to give Wem she gob Mad and said se would maxe mesorry for reusing her. Sue went, m we, and maile the false charge that [pot sonedmy wife, agd on the examination she ulso said, in order Ww Taake her Case surouger, (ues she lieard ime threaten my wile at one time before, ‘Yoat, indeed, si, was ‘a he. My we w lived a8 happy as'any two poor people ever handed @ bit Of poison tn my life was found in my wife’s stomach; but tnere suppose God ouly Kaows. It was tell you; that woman, Mrs. could Jast as Lt Taylor, out of spite, because {did not give her my wile’s things, made up the story out of Whole clotn, as they sey. I told her she never did anytulng for my wile, az it my wiie’s reiuiions Were beter entitied to Wat sae left after her than she was. Tnen sie began to hate me, and this is What it bas come fo,” TUS DEPUTY SHBRIFF JACKSON. A few cells further oa, hear the centre of the wing, Thowas Jackson was sttting near tie grated door looking out upon the corridor. He appeared in good heaith and spirtts, not seriously approuen- sive of avy Severe consequences resulting to hitn for pis erime of Kling Archibald Dougiass on the zyth of ast Ucteber, and Ropefui, M no’ of aoquitial, ab least of a qualied penalty. He declined to say apy- tang about tae booting affair under the advice of Dis couase!, Mr, Kinzey. The facts, however, are as follows;—He and Dougiass, & boced First warder, wet on the 29th of fast vciober in the porter house of thomas Branni- gan, No. 2 Washington street, and engaged M4 = @ Quarrel about politics, Jackson Deing an adherent of Taimmany Hall and Douglass ap anu-Tammauy man, After excianging @ few words and a blow or two Jackson, it t# alleged, drew a pistol aud fired at Dougiass, the bau taking effect in the back pars of the fead and passing luto the bram, inflictny a fatal wound, Tue alarm of murder was fmmeduately raised, when oileer Thompson, Of the ‘iwenty-seventh preciuict, hastened to the place ana arresied Jackson, aud, With Douglass (Who was able Lo walk), louk him ty the po! station da Cortiandt street. Police Sur- cou Andrews was called and dressed the wound of ouglass, and found that the bullet hadi passed in- warts beyond the reach of the probe. in conse- quence of the occurrence the most mtenze excite- weat prevailed among the citizens and business inex of the First ward, where both Jackson and Douglass are well Kuown. Immense crowils of per- sons vol Mm iront of the station. house, all anxtoas to iewrn everything connected wis the matter. +ne most remarkable piece of business connected With this aifair was i rdict of the Corouec’s Jury, oa Which $0 much € comment Was made . ‘ihey found that Douglass caine to his 1a piscol Bhot at the hands of Jackson, faily’? tm self-defence. Another remark. ol the case Was tae ludiciment of the Grand Jury for murder in “the third degree,” which District Attorney ‘vin resused to receive, and "uurd”’ degree Was accordingly altered to vhd Jackson 18 & Dative of tus cty and thi “five years of age. He has a pleasant, good-natur ap- pearance, dad in al ukelinogd never for a laomeut meditated tie murder of Douglass, but yet, the Infuence of bad whiskey and’ pont ve meut, 1035 control of himself and tired the Lacal bullet. ‘Hi KBSULY OW WHISKEY AND BAD HABITS. Acroos tho way Mui Jaunsum @ yuaus FCUUW named Jota Purcell, twenty-two yeats of age aud Qn unuustakabie type of tie Jawless class of native New Yorkers, vold the tale of Mis murder of a pedier Ramed Wiuuam Keenan 10 a style of sang/roid that “wag argite the envy of @ Dick Turpin. Purcell Baio oF gmoke, © jounge aroun. ag Fery Rumerous tribe ia tis city, Who wear aid gel drunk waile stil very young; r= atregl Corer, tm ai and are 6¥el Art" Lor ‘uiug” Of of@adtug and a@row or & wWuas ora -. “a4 Olt Dia ver- avallayig haman heads, Urcell Pawn. save Sion Oi the homicide of Keenan as if it were DO 1. than an everyday occurrence. ‘To do iim justice, be evidenced no fear whatever of the consequence lieving strongly that he did just what auybody Woud do ynGer the cireuinstances, and iar Keenaa deserved the pisiol shot that cansed ws deala, . Dell Sayer 1 was ewthiing one aay Ua Hay in Shersa werest talking to John Tracy, % vender, When Mr. Keenan came Op With & poe wnd suid ne Would bet Gye aollars that this BOY woula hick my brother. [told mm {Woulga't bet five cents, and bade wy brother go away home avout his business. Wea iny brovaer Went Of Keenan calied me ‘a sassy s0n Of a-——,’ said he would kuock my d—n bruins outand pushed me up between two asl vartels on tue sidewal&. My brother hollered to him to ley go of me, when he turned aad caught my vrother. | immediately jumped up, puiled my piston out, shot Keenan and gave mnyseit Gp to the police. i don’t consider I dia anyvuing wroug. We were a little drunk at the time, but drank or sober I'd done tne same. 1 don’ Keenan. He aad I were old acquaintance carried things too far that time.” Slauding at Lue opeaing fa tbe door of this cell the visitor fouud a disagreeably cold, dap breeze blow- jug througil, Which certaiiiy made its enect visible in the bianched aud shiverwg appearance of the prisoger. | CONDEMNED TO DIB. A few cella from tals, on the same ter, John Real, Sentenced vo die for tue murder of officer Smeaicx, and granted anovher lease of jie, iay on bis back 1 bed, ooking Weak, pale and emaciated, The story is not exaggerated that elghteea months’ coaline- ment in the Lombs LAVe Wrecked the physical ays- tem of the prisoner. it was neo sham; for no decep- tion could so counterielt the hollow, justreiess eyes and the faded color in the sunken cheeks, Le seemed very weak, and expressed mimsei€ as betng compelled to tie wholly upon his back, by reason of the growing encroaciment of Uv sidious and fatal complaint Known as Clpcane Of che Kidneys.’’ Lite cell had much religions decoration in the shape of cros: patntiugs and eugravings of holy subjects, whicn gave tho little apartwent mach the appearance of @ monastic celi where a monk or auchorite migut say tus devotions and pass tus celibate and consecrated existence. tne history of Keal’s case 1s too well known to need recapitulation. ie continues still to say taut Swedick hed made it the purpose of his life to perse- cuve and brutally maltreat nim Whenever he was offered the slightest opportunity, Smedick, by his incessant scora of the prisoner and by his unwar- rauted severity towards hima when be happened to fall into his handé by getting drunk, Surred up im Real’s bosom tne fiendish passion of an inappcasable revenge which nothing but biood would satisty or oliay. - hs AN INNOCENT “AOCESSORY."* Onton the corridor, smoking a cigar, with his face shaved and hair combed, Was Owen Clarke, brother inuaw of Woods, the man mentioned first in this article as the aJeged saurderer of his wife, Clarke ‘wae a dealer! horses, ta about fifty years of aye and rather invelligent, He gays he waa arrested as an accessory to tae murder of his sister on the state- ment made by bis brother-in-law, bat that he had no more to do With it than the man in the moon, and that everybody knows that who ts at all acquainted with ive affwir, He says his brother-in-law was a hail crazy, lazy, worthiess fellow, drunk neariy ali (he Hine, and very abasive toward lus wife, He lad | to chaslixe nun (requently, once on A time with a wood axe, which had quite @ sa@iacary effect for some time, The lying aud unsupported statement Of nis brovher-tn-law tat he (Clarke) committed the murder was well known to be false, and he wished very ich vhe trial would be hurried up and tet bin goitee. ‘lverybody says,” be exclaimed, © suat it ‘e murder to keep me here,” and such it 9 Wf there be nothing stronger against him than & mere asser- tion, He did not look, however, ws Mf the prigon discipline disagreed with him very inuch, TAM FAMOUS M’PARLAND, The last mau tosee was the famous McFarland, Who caine up #aus with & parcel under his arm, folkowedt by one of the wardens, and entered his cell as cheerfully a8 i! it were a room in @ first clase hote:. Mac was looking remarkably woll, cheerful tn Spirita, communicative and courteous, pleased with the trearment accorded him, the prison officials, and oply awaited the apeody consummation of bia trial and vindication before the yore to fit the measure of his satisfaction. lac has been siready Mnterviewed there is no occa sion to tell the ofttoid tale of tia domestic infelicity end its fatal culmination. Las? OF THR UNHAPPY GANG, The eighti man confined onc of myirder ja Michaei Cooney, of New York, for aiaobing of & young German in a streot brawl. The prisoner being unwell (here Was no chance afforded of hearing te lustory of nis case, . hom the reporter saw were very oy and appeared pertectly wililng to W Lh WAS TemPeCHYe Gewue, ali a CUBA. More Reinforcements to Aid the Spanish Army. Vaimaseda’s Cries for Men Answered. American Machinery to be Prohibited by the Spaniards. ‘The steamship Morro Castle, from Havana Decem- ber 25, arrived at this port last evening. Purser Albert will receive thanks for favors received, The ArrivafSt Froops and Thety Reception— Numbers Since October—The Isiand to be Made Spanish—Harrylng Reinforcements to the Field=News from the Ineurrection— Insurgent Accoant of the Las Toons Aduir= Burning of Estatce—Sequestrations. Havana, Dec. 25, 1809, Volunteers from Spain continue to arrive and to be recelyed with many honors and some enthu- slasm. ‘The reception awarded the Second battalion of Catalans on Sunday last by far exceeded ali pre- vious ones, A grand triumpnai car, partes m the costumes of the province ap foot and horseback and national dances formed featares of the proces sion, Which Occupied more than an hour in passing agiven point, On the foliowing day, the 20th, they sailed on board the steamer Mociezuma for Santiago de Cuba, from wheuce Valmaseda is loudly calling for reinforcements, and if the fate of those who preceded them ts any criterion, sickness and death await them, A part of the Second battalion, from Barcelona, which arrived on Satarday last and also took fart tn the festivities, are awaiting the arrival of the batance, and will then sati on the Francisco de Borja for the saine point, On the 2ist arrived the man-of- war Navas oe Tolosa, bringing of officers and men a total of 1,840. The number arrived since October is placed at 17,000, and more are on the way. This number is somewhat above the mark, buts approxi- mately correct. The determination as expressed here is to have out from the Peninsula ai) that is ne- cessary for the suppression of the insurrection, and not oaly this, but to prevent the possibility of Bn- other, The yery great proportion of the volunteers coming out do not intend im any case to return. ‘They are composed of men of desperate foriunes, few of them having any relations wiih home which bind, with whom any change is necessarily an tm- provement, and with these it is calculated, fohew- ing the war, will be created a Spanish element go preponderating as will prevent any outbreak in the fusuf. On the other hand the Cubans instst that these men make the worse possible soldiers, that their aliegiance to the government 1s and always will be doabttu), that in sending them out Spain 1s giving but another evidence of her weakness, and that the Isiand is surely slipping from her grasp. Whatever the future may determine, it 18 certain they are hurried off to the field with remarkable celerity to fill up toe gaps made by sickness and the bullets of the Cubans, #he almose frantic haste with which reinforce- ments are belag seut to Valmaseda im the Hastern department contirias the reporia of your correspon- dents concerning Une Lt success of Spanish opera- Wona agatust the insurgents in the ‘“udogote.” Uni- clal and oiher papera too are silent concerning them—anowber confirmation of the same ‘thing. Since the date of my last we bave no furwer detais from there, Teiegrams from the Cinco Villas report a Oght be- , tween the Spaniards and the insurrents uuder Vu- lamil, ‘the former consisted of a detactiment of the civil guardAvoluateers, vascongudos and whose of Manicaragaa, The result is botstdéed farther than that forty-two Maaurgenis were killed and 120 borses. captured, In commenting upon the affuir the jouruals parade the “‘giortes of spam” and the national Integrity, te Usual substitute for lack of detatis, other encounters are mentioned, and in all eaguty- one deatus are claimed. Numbers are presenung themselves, “and we leaders, abandoned by their deluded followers, are endeavoring w take the Way to Camagucy,’”? says tue account, which is bos. Fora day or two previous to the arrival of the telegram a report was lu circulation that Geue- ral Carbo, commanding in the Cinco Villas, had been whipped, @ad the Cubans insist that saen is the case. Smait 1 POSURE ESP ATER ARG HER Mh tad Villa Liouci, and to the estave Valle, itié estes San isidro Guira and Araca Riquelme had also suf- fered to a simatl extent from incendiaries, On the 14th an atteinpt was made to fire the buildings on the estave of br. D. Ramon Yorrado y Quiroga, but po great mjury was done. ‘ihe nightof the Lith the dweiling house of the estate Coromela, situated one league from Santa Ciara, was burned. ‘1 Cot duamios carriad off the hands, 80 they shonkd B: xXuNguish the lire, placing Theti at Where & Guarver of @ league frous the ovcurrence. They aiso set Ure to tic estate of Viejdge jos Aprea, burning the suga? Wii and five hoggh-ada of sugar, {A Dumberior sa nowt eee one league trom paniw cach Were ‘Tae estate Of Donua Bibiana Ferliaits et, Due name jurisdiction, has been completely deSwroyed, toxetiier with fortysive Logaheads of Ipuscovado and fleven of molasses. An attempt) to fire the field failed, as Let ee by hot bura. One of the city papers publishes from an insurgent oiticer a frisad, pp 22, 1869, In reference to the Lay Tunas affal gays:—‘‘Our forces wumbored $00 Bad the Spaniards 600, They were strongly intrenched, bat it did not avail tuem. ‘The attack conitnued for ten hours; we burned nearly the whole town, and failed to take 1 bevause our ammunition gave out. The Spaniards lost 250 mea, inciuding 100 prisoners, Who gave the cry of ‘Cuba libre; four banners and 309 arns were captured. On our side We lost twenty-jour killed aud eighty-sevoa wounded, The Habaneros bebaved beautifully.” ‘The steamer Gaipascos, which recently arrived from Spaia, brought a decree of the government granting the title of Ciudad Invicta the city of ) Manzanilo, apd Muy lastro to the munic! There ts seme reason to suppose tha: Cuba Will shortly suspend paditcaton k ‘ant of support. Though one of the mogs bigoted of Spanish jouruals, 16 is, in the matter Of euterprise, a long Way alead of its old fogy contemporaries, aad 13 suspension Would be a source of regret. ‘the Comuuttes on Festivities are preparing for a grand celebration On the arrival of the gunboats, Ths property of the following persons has been confiscated:—D, Manuel Pascual, Antonio M. Roz aud vablo Perez, now working for the jusurrection in New York; and Juan Mendive, Jose Valdes Fault and Pedro Martin Rivero, the Grst ip Parle and the last two in New York. ‘The following disposition has been made of politt- cal prisouers, subjected to Couutcil of War:—-D. Jose Luis Aguilera, sent to Peninsula; D, Joaquin Maria Carmona, Wo chapge residence io the iwiand; Juan Ramon Tehada. The Duties on “Contrifagal Sugars”—Re- ported Decision of tho New York Collector— Excitement Among tho Sugar Guyere=It is Happily Allayed—What Coastitutes Refined Sugare—The New Ture. Havana, Deo. 23, 1869, There has been much excitement jn business cir- cles ere foushe past few days, owing to a telegram from New York announcing that all sugars purged by the centrifugal process were, according to @ aect- ation of the Collector ef the Port of New York, to be regarded as refined, and the daty of five cents per pound henceforward collected instead of turce and one-half cents, a# heretofore. Happily ater infor- Mation states that the government will not collect such additional duty, aad the ordinary transac. Uons—for the moment suapendea—are going ou as usual. ‘The decision as originally announced was regarded as resulting from the influence of the refiners, who were accused of endeavoring to bring about such in- terpretation of the law of June 30, 1864, as would throw all timported sugars into thelr bands, and reat indignation was manifested, Tue native and panish planters and merchants, not aiways con- trolled by good sense, were in favor of reprisals, and talked of waiting on the Captain General with a re- quest that Go more American piachinery be allowed to enter the Island, while American merchants en- oe in the purchase of sugar here manifested their jetermination to bring @ test case before the courts atouce. The matter has resulted in calling atten- tion to that portion of the act of Cougress bearing on the point, which {8 vague and susceptivle of more = one imierpretation, The duties are thus laid jown;— On all sugar as pers No. 12 Duteh standard ta color, bie ree cate per po ‘On all sugar above No. 12 and not above No. 15 Dutch stan- dard 10 colon, Wares, alt cents per pound. NOt stove dried, and notabe Bo. i buch ‘sian: color, four cents per ting a On ail redned angara ia forms of long, Jump, crushed, pow- dered, pulverized ‘or granulated, and’ alj stove dried or other sugar above No. 20 Dutch standard th color, five cents por poand. The question, too, “what canstitutes refined sugar?” Was much agitated, cohaniealy sugars are those purged of Molasses mechanivally instead of ihe 014 and slower process of natural drainage, and though the result is both quicker aad better th Mn no proper sense be called refined sagars unie it term 18 applied to any improvement gn the very lowest grades, ‘The avalr Lag OW, OF Of the Bntagonie™ Which exists petween the sogar-merchants and the re finers, and itis anticipated that its effect will be to fy at of Congress, Eee a ae oe additional legislation necessar: duties on a footing not to be misande! ‘The merchants and planters of this city are at } gerheads in reference to the amount of tare ta allowed u sagar. Heretofore it has been I two Bpon the box. By a unanimous resolu. tion of the merchants here they now eae fifteen per cent, which will make it, gay, from ten wo sugars on their Almost insuperable difficulties lay around tas, and it ta probabie they will have to succumb. All pure chases thus far made this season by the merchants ave been upon the new basis, though the "a- tors have bought to some extent on the old, they not having come into the arrangement, THE FORBIGN MAIL SERVICE. Negotiations Between, the Postmaster Gen- eral and the Contractors—What Was Accomplished — Pressure on the German Lines — The Norih German Lloyd’s Yielding. ‘Tho ArUsLD yesterday furnished its readers with a Tull and clear statement of the causes of the aim- culties now existing between the Post Office De- pavtment at Washington and tho several European | steamship lines, who have, up to this, carried the Matis both ways across the ocean. Merely referring to these statements of yesterday, showing that the reduction of the rate of ocean postage between the United States and Great Britain was the main nd only cause, tt may be stated that from early in the forenoon till late in the day yesterday Postmas- ter General J. A. J. Creswell and Mr. Blackian, of the Bureau of Foreign Mails, in the department at Washington, occupied the private office of General P. H. Jones, in the Post Office, on Nassau street, engaged in attempting to come to some arrange- ment with these and other steamship Jines by means of which tie carrying of the mails might be dis- turbed a4 little as possible. Among others the National Steamship Company (limited) proposed to carry the British and Conti- nental mail to Liverpool for the stipulated rate of two cents per ounce, counting three letters to the ounce. But the proposition was not entertained, the vessels of this company making generally very slow trips. The agent of the company then pro- posed to carry in theif steamers, at the stipulated rate, the mail for Ireiand only, claiming that the bulk of the mail for England goes to Ireland, by way of Southampton or Liverpool, and that his company could deliver this portion of it at Queenstown about the same time that it would reach Ireland by way of Bogland. Nodecisive reply was given to this offer und it ts neld in abeyance, An arrangement was, however, entered Into, yet for the day named only, that the mail to be de- spatched hence to Europe on Wednesday next, Janu- ary 5, will be forwarded in the Nebraska, of Wil- Mams & Guion’s line, to Queenstown and Liverpool. {tia claimed that in swiftness and safety these ves- sels are but little behind the foreign steamers, and hence the proposition of Messrs. Williams & Guion to take the mails on that day at two cents per ounce was accepted. The Cunard line, the Juman Une and the Ham- burg-New York Company, so far, remain firm in their refusal to take the mail. bags on board their veusels at anything like the compensation offered, They have made some propositions, either all or one or two of the companies named, for a compromise, but all such were fatly rejected, Postmaster General Creswell insisting that uuder no circumstances would Le pay an tntinitesima! farthing more than two cents per ounce, this being the sum fxea by law, and he would not disregard the law, the only other -Eureopean stceamsmp line—the North Germait Lioya, of Bremen—did_ show some signa of wavering. Jt appears that New York 1s much more intereated. m commerce with Bremen than wiih Hamburg, and our German banking and mercantile comnimnity, becoming aroused to the sit- uation, exerted a strong pressure upon the agents of the North German Lioydin this city to induce the directors at Bremen to recede from their position, The argument Was urgently pressed that by the irre- gularny of the maus, which must certalaly follow, great inconvenience would ve experienced by Ger- man bankers and importers; that tne perzisteacy of the German steamship companies no! to aid in tie popular movement Jor cheap ocean postage would create @ Jocling of il wit against them which might ultimately react upon the entive German business community. Hence the conpany was urged, as a matter of policy tor itself and of protection to the German bosinéss Interesis.in this ety and country, to accept the situation, , Whether in consequences Sf inediber Gf Vie “tray of Geiticns & Co., the agents of the North German Lloyd, called upon atternoon, stating nt the Bremen Postwaster General yortetday, u - that he laa sébt & came bs directors asking their rmigsion’ to detain the steamer Rue!n, booked v4 gil id-aay, until Savur- ay, and have ue mails of that day forws*te4 by wer at tivo cents an ounce, He expected an answer this forenoon, but stated at the same time that he proposed tnis merely as a matter of accommodation ww tae American public for one mail day, and not as @ basis jor @ permanent arrangement, Yet he was at Mberty to Inform the Postmaster General that if the airectors ab Broimen cousent to take the twe cents per ounce, the suiliag days of the Bremen sheamera, as a matier of accommodation to the busi- ness community, would probably be permanently cuamgea from, ‘Law 48 Saturday. Batak inthe bape ant the | thon was provision g) ibremen duygtora Would this morning (elégtaph pep GAG 9's Lesent to it. ‘This 13 ail that Wis accow,. DNSued yesterday, but more developments ae log7.eq ‘or to-day. BP ON tm MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, GARD OF ALDERMEN. Violation of City Ordinrnces=—Some Corpora. tion PrintingCity Raitroad Tracks. Pursuant to adjournment the Aldermen convened yesterday, autwo P. M., with the president, Atuer- man Ooman, in the chair. The lobby was only moderately Mied and the Board was not fully repre- sented. There were not members enough present to pass ony general orders, and the session was, of course, short and unintercating. Among the papers introduced was & communication from the Corpora- tion Attorney, detaiiing the tities of actions entered into and prosecuted by him or his assistants on Dehall of the city lor violations of corporation ordi- nances. The paper was ordered on file and the ‘usual number of copies ordered to be printed. This, of course, will not particularly interesting to the citizens at large, but will furnish ‘fav’ tor some pe raor printing establishment, and will, there- fore, ve of interest to at leas: a few of the “working- men” of the metropolis. The resolutions providing for the paving of 116th atreet, from Third avenue to the East river, and authorizing the Second Avenue Raitroad Company to lay turnouts and extra tracks, were called up, ana, on motion, indefinitely post- poned, after which tue Board adjourned until Fri- day, al twelve o'clock. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, A Mild Day’s Work. ‘The Board heid a short ression yesterday after. noon. A resolution was adopted directing the Comptrolier - o Graw his warrant in favor of Mra, Geo, W. Roome for $500 for services rendered to the Mayor and Com- mon Council during the yoar 1369, The Croton Aqueduct Department was directed to have 128th street paved with Beiglan pavement. A resolution was adopted requesting the Comp. troller to insert in the annual appropriation ordi. nance for 1870 the gum of $5,000 a8 @ donation Lo be paid to the Rey. James Boyce tn ald of the funds uf the free school attached to St, Teresa’s church. On motion the Board adjouraed ll this (Thurs. day) aiternoou. THE DELINQUENT POLICE. A Henvy Drunk=—Tho Right of Search—Tho Wella Highway Robbery—A Policeman Dismissed for Froilicking with the Robbers. Commissioner Bosworth yesterday heard evidence in about forty compinints against officers, several were of an important character. Lazarus Meehan, of the Fittieth precinct, was tried for intoxication on complaint of Captein Stearns. The Captain staved teat the evidences uf tntoxica- Uon were very positive. About eleven P. M. he entered the station house, reported to the desk, and reeled while doing so. On attempting to go up stairs he staggered, dropped his clab and fell upon his knees, The Captain charged him with drunkenness, when le declared wat he had not /tonched liquor for twenty-four hours; smelt very strongly of cloves, but denied that he had taken any. On al npr iz the wecond tine to go Up stairs ne reeled badly, got to the top of the first Might, where he dropped hia club and cap, recovered both and put the cap on wrong side foremost, iy got to 5 rgeant Meeks confirmed this evidence. The defendant clauned that be had severe pains aud took medicine largely mixed with laudauum, wien affected him. Judgment was reserved. Join MeCahii, of the Twentieth precinct, was charged by Clara Cornetiaon, of No. wie, Wi'h ioproper couduct. she char that on Juvember 0 be come Wher Louve Wilk a women, EMBER 30, 1869. and ihe ty was not found, A dentist nam Edward iD, living with complainaut, con- atria defendant called the daugh- that she had reason to beileve forty dojlars wort) of her Quplicate keys to her trunks. ROBBERY. John Lowen, of the Twentieth, charged with leay- the MM: where he drank Twenty second, Teoentiy sentenced for faubing ME. Tecently seut robbing Mr. Weils, Thomas Connors, waichman of the stables, swore that Lowen came in about ten; was there wi aud Hannigan, of the Twenty-second, aud Mr. Wells were in the stable and saloon; did not seo him drink; Lowen lett about three or four min- ‘ies before eleven P, M.; Mr. Price, clerk, testified he saw Lowen there; thinks he drank # glass of ale, but won't swear to it; Lowen came in after the other officers, Mr. Wol- ford, si te of the stabi would not positively swear ‘a ‘Was in the barroom, Canta Ouinaa antes but he plain Ci and sergeant Lowery also gave testimony igs that Lowen came in that night at haif-past eleven o'clock. Lowen, in his statement, said he heard an unusual ‘oise in the atable, crossed over to the other precinet, looked into the stable and saw the two oilicurs danc- and singing; went in to get the oifilcers out; they said they would 80 soon as they got a drm; ar arent with Wells, but witness did not; he took a cigar and maded them to come out; Hannigan came frst, then Remsen next; wituess then ran to his rele od int, corner Tenth avenue and Forty-second street; Wella was still in the barroom when he left; it was ten or twelve minutes before eleven when ie entered; when be entered tae sta- tion house it was about twenty-tive miautesspast eleven; the roll was called and Lowen was ynani- mously dismissed. THE POST OFFICE JOBBING COMMITTEE, Secret Meeting of the Congressional Com- mittee at the Astor House—All Pub- Heity Squelched— Why the Commit- tee Was Appointed—Snuffing the Wind from Afar. Yesterday morning the spectal committee of the House of Representatives of Congress entrusted with investigating generaily the affairs of the new Post Omice building arrived tn this city from Wash- ington, in charge of @ youthful deputy sergeant-at- arms of the House, an oificia! phonographer of Con- gress bringing up the rear. After so long and tedious a ride of one whole night, at the public ex- pense, they were quickly made comfortable at the Astor House, also at the public expeuse, Taking good care of the mner as well as the outer man, and this but partially ab the public expense—for Uncle Sam has a8 yet opened no free dispensary of ‘oid cio’ the committee at once, that is after about six hours’ careful consideration, “plunged into medias res”—no, went to business, Orst by renting for their use, also at the public expense, the handsomely fur- nished and spacious parlor No. 41, on the second oor of the Astor, the windows from which afford them a clear view of the new Post Ofilce site and of the ant-like activity of the several hundred work- ingmen engaged In raising ui massive foundation walls. Then @ long and costly table, previded them at public expense, was brought into the centre of the room, paper, pens, ink, pencils, blotters and all the other pdraphernaila of an investigating cont- mittee room, were placed tw position as carefaily as @ military commander disposes Of his troops on the day of battie, and all this again at the public expense; the oficial phonographer took his place at this table with pencil graceiully poised between his Magers, ready, like the mythological Cjio, on the tablets of history, to inscriboa on the sheets belore hig the great and secret cvyeais which “thelr high mightinesses"? of the committee have come on to unearth; and at the door, leading from the cor- ridor to this judgment or council chamber, there ‘placed isuseif the youthiul deputy sergeant-at- arms, Wao has all of them in his charge, ana took especial pams, at the public expense, that the ruue public, who have to pay for all this ummary, sh not mirude. “The press ts not admitted, sir,” saith he, strik- ing a pompens attitude and striking at the sane Uue, With the Mimbie aristocratic Hngers of lus Tight hand, his ninatton chop wiskers, “But the HERALD desires to publish all important information ag soon ag )ossible, 1p the interest of the pubite. Wtlnothing of fhia tavesugation be given to the press as tt is developnas Seat ee uid fa eth BBE, at, Be saith the yo ResgeaDt-at-arios, Qe. Mm pons attitade and an Erusile shake of ‘ouowed, at the public expense. Wherenpon the youthful deputy sergeant-at-arms Who at present wields the power of the dreaded mace of the House of Representatives of tue Uaited states iD parlor So. = if cate nose ity this ory, Ab iNE purus CLNAN pee uly att with @ significant nodof_ the P*iton cho ” each Side of ‘his face and g sly jem of ls bucke-in- phe bei iu from &eék Necésaity and undoubtedly at od bgp emyanaerine representative of jie great public, 1” eng person of the reporter of the HERALD, Wes “avGh to tinderstaud that wiat the commltice ‘m¢eY do or dmit to do—for voth which commission OQ. OMisston 1a6 public purse Will be bied—is not ior the valgar puolic to know. “fake your tme, hiss Lucy; take your ttme, Misa Long,” say this comrnit- vee ihrough weir ftunky to the press and the public, and whet tt 1s their sovereign Will and pleasure tuey will communicate what they deem proper apd wat in their oplaion will be Commensurate wica the di- gestive powers of the limited inteileci of the common people. “Shoo, fly Bat the presence in the commirtee room of the HERALD representative WAS Not at all necessary fox him to ascertain substantially what the charges are which tis star chamber inquisinon has come here to investigate. ‘Iney are, first, that the plans and specifications of Mr, . Mullett, the suiperviming ar- chitect of the Treasury Departmont, are ail wrong; that some other pian saould pave been adopted; that the Jost OMce Commission, whivi, uader v law of Congress, had to decide on a proper pian, did, in fact, adopt a different one, but that Mr. Mullett did unceremonionsly throw that aside, as well ay all the other six which were favorabiy viewed by the com. mission, and, while preparing anil executing one of his own, he had adopted aud is about carrying out some of the principal features of the others, which their authors ciatm to be original with them and their exclusive property, On tnis charge tue seven architects of this city Who farnished plans are the prosecutors in the case, and are also witnesses; and all of them, as s00n as informed of the arrival of the committee, visited tne building site of the new Post Ofice, wens over the ground and took notes, and then repaired to parlor No, 41 in the Astor House, where the star chawbcr committes, at the public expegge, were prepared to take their tes- ttmony. But they must have had somo little com- ire ons of conscienge, though this not at the pup- lc expense, and they cdled a8 the first witness Mr. Jeremiah T. Smith, superiutending architect of the new Post Office, Who, in the absence of Nr. O. 7. Huibard, has sole direction of the work. Mr. Smith spread out the plans before the members of the com: mittee, and explained them, although, it 15 satd, his patience was often gorely tried by questions fromm the committee, who apparently understood as much as the man in the moon of the rliles of trigonometry or of the method of calculating the power of resist- ance of stone, of hydrostatic pressure, and how to determine the superincumbent weigt of a butlding or the side pressure of adjacent earth, sand or other material. When it is Kuown that all these plans might have been Inspected and examined at Wash- ington with ease, Who can say Why Unls Jolly trip to New York was made at the public expense ¢ Laver in the day, about turee o'clock in tne al noon, Postmaster General Creswell, and Gen Jones, the Post iter io tuia city, visited the com- mittee room and had somo private conversation with the members for a shore time oaly. ‘The otuer charge Wich tt 1s sought to investigate {9 extravagance in expenditure, the payment of prices for materials unwarraniod by tue state ot the market, and sach a javish Nae cher of money that the appropriation made by Cougress was already overrun by $20,000—that is, that the amount ex- ioe by Mr. Halburd, or nis supertor, Mr, Mullett, reached the sum of #500, ie AVailadle Appro- priation being but $450,000, while the work at pre- sent accomplished might Lave been doue tor half that amount if the inoney and tae facilities of tie market had been judiciously used and no favoritism shown to any. This, it seems, 18 a charge which the necret inquisition will eagerly pursue and “probe to the bottom, Feces of consequences,’ as the commonplace phrase runs; for there is money in N—urat is, there is money involved tn i In such cases fine noses snuff the scent from afar, and thus to plunder the treasury cannot be allowed. But irom the booxs of the architect it appears that the entire amount expended to yesterday was $231,408, leaving an unoxpende: bm@ance of the appropriation of $194,502, In regard to the contracts awarded Mr, Mullett, in bis last report to Congress on this subject, says:—Con- traota were awarded, after due advertisement, to the lowest bidders for excavation, stone and coment, ‘Ihe two former contracts have been can- celled for nou-tulfliment, according to terms, and May rate. made in open market at more satisfac. Z mu thy Read rates.’ low long this committee, in charge of the youth. fai deputy sergeant-at arma, will remain atthe As tor House, at tie public expense, inquiring secretiy tuto the quarrels of rival architects, who cach and all feel sore at the jil-success of their plang, Is not known; but, from the facts given above, the public will jadge that the committee has sat quite long enough at this trining business at public expense, and should as speedily a8 poseibie pack themselves off to Washipgton, in charge of the yournfal deputy sergeant, rms, with the mace of the House of Representauves as tuoir Weads, “Skog, My.” December and entering | protecting police club over - THE KIDNAPPING CASE. Fresh Developments — Infelicitous Kelas tions—A Bostonian Mrs. Gamp—What She Saw and Heard—Conflicting Testimony—Interesting State- ment of Mrs, Lewis, 4 The Supreme Court room, allotted for the hearing of the evidence in the Kidnapping case, was yester- ay, a8 usual, Much crowded. The interested parties were all present, including the golden-haired litte girl concerning whom the present suit has ine stituted. She occupied a seat next her mother, Mra, Lewis, and though apparently ignorant of the na- ture of the proceedings, at least so far as the technt- colitios were concerned, was not by any mcans in- different to the sympatbizing and admiring glanceg cast towards her, Dr, Lewis, who, as alloyed, kid, napped the child, was seated beside hls counsel and appeared to be composed. Mra. Wilder, the aunt of Dr. Lewis, was the first witness placed upon the stand, She testified that she lived with Dr, and Mrs, Lewis at Jamaica Plaing during the summer of 1868; that Mrs. Alley calied there one afternoon aud inguired for Mra, Lewis; Mra. Wilder told her she had gone to the St. James Hotel; Mra. Alien inquired, “Has sh@ gone to see that? (witness thought she added} “rascal? it might have been “devil; “I would seé himed—d first;’’ she had seen nothing but Kindnesq between Dr. and Mrs. Lewis during her stay vs sne went, in answer to a letier, to see Mrs. Lewis 1 the 20th of Apri, two days before the seevice of une papers, and Mrs. Lewis being engaged she wi shown into a lower room, where Mrs. Richmon and Mra, Allen were; Mra. Allen was tho all the time and was extremely bitter in her oe nunciations of the Doctor; she prayed God to taka him out of her sigut—to take hun away immed ately; she said be was one of the vilest men she ev kuew; this prayer was repeated twice with a ratsii of the hands and Was devotional as far as 8) could be in her present temper; she then went t Mrs. Lewis’ room, ond irs. Lewis told her ove! wing had been pleasantly settled between her aud her husband; she had for some tine been very uny happy, but now she was happier than she had —_ for along me; she had talked with Henry, an believed him mnocent; they would probably 0 the new house soon; se went dut to bid yoodby her sister, Mrs, Richmond, and in twenty to Uurty minutes came back crying aud sobbing and wringip, ner hands, and said, “ii 1 go back to Henry ldo i at the expense of all my frieuds—tI must give up my frieuds,”” Georgiana Wyman, the nurse of Corinne for st years, testuied to the speech of Mrs. Allen on ned Visit to Jamaica Piaius—She agreed with Wilder,.except that she thought that Mm All called Dr. Lewis ‘devil; during the six years si lived with them Dr. Lewis was always very politg and usually very affectionate; she saw no cruelty om his part; somediines taere were differences in wo and he would get up and go off; when she we with the family to Mrs. Alien’s, im the spring, 8! frequently heard .Mre. Allen call um hat names, and use very improper language about him; she would sometimes call him a devil she ‘gaia he was eoniemptinie, interfering with he atfaira, and taking the reins of the whole fail, into his hands; she Nad heard her speak very kind, tohim. On cross-exauiuution she stated that do to February, 1868, Dr. iewis had itved out at Jay maica Plalis; subsequently he went to the St. James Hotel, ana his wife yojecting to go there on her own @nd her child’s account, she remained there tll Ow tober, 1868, When site jomed hin ab the St. James during that time he was only occasionally at homo’ he was supposed to be at the practice of his profes sion; Mra. Allen on all occasions spoke of him as gq devil; this was only withm six mouths of te ting when she left, The next witness was Henry K. Macomber, a former partner of Dr. Lewis, who testified to have ing heard Mr, Kichtuoud say to Dr. Lewis, 10 Jun last, that he would do his best to bring about divorce, ~ MRS, LEWIS? EMPHATIC DENIAL OF STATEMENTS OF PREVIOUS WITNESSES. Mra. Lewis was re-examined and testified that sh did not know of her husvand being treated radel, by Mrs. Allen; during her ips to New York, tnste of being Lappy. as Or. Lewis had sworn, she Ww: uly miseravie; 1b was Aub true that she told vi Lewis on the 12th of April that she had forgive: nis the chef burden of supporting the family tel) upon her, Dr. Lewis contributing very little towards ii; pone Of her imiends avvNed Her to Institute pro. ceedings for Aivoree; it Was entirely her own acts Mr. Ricamond was surprised wheo he heard of it, phe wished now to stale that she would prefer to work her fingers to tue Lone to support her chit dren, than contiaue to live with Dr. Lewis. The wite nesy was here visibly aiected. At the conclusion of tie vestimony of Mra. Lewis, Judge Cardozo named Iriday as (ie day on Witicy he would hear the argument os counsel. THE SEPLEMGLR GOLD MUDD: A Flattering Remnant of the Panle—Speyers? Gold Saics—Smith, Gonid, iiartin & Ca. Again Before the Courts Seeking Protece fonts Mi oy ‘The cfs Cf Henry N. Sintta and others ageing: -- => Cee arns Snaines jonn B, undernin, President of the New York Gold Exchange, and others, came up again yevterday before Mr, Justice Baraard, at Chambers of the $05 preme Court, “ ‘This la an action against Smith, Gould, Martin & Co.; against the Président aud oMecers of the com pany, and against Bonner & Co., brokers, to restrain the enforcement by the Gold Board, under theis rules, Of Kome contracts mate by Speyers in thels name on the 24th day of September—the panio Fety day. In their complaint they aver that Bouner & Co, make two claims against them—frst, for a eale of $60,000 gold at L141, by Speyers, sold by plaints at 120%, om which they clcm $8,206 72; and second, for other saies of $810,000 gold, on which they claim 67,147 96; that etter of these claims is Well lounded, plainti never having authorized Speyers to buy any gol for them, They-aliege that they are brokers m gol members of the Gold Hxchange, Mr. Sunith being tat active member at the bourd; that Bonner & Co. are also brokers In gold, aud have laid thelr claims be fore tbe arbitration committee of the God Bx> change for the enjorcoment of them through the expuision of Mr. Suita Jrom the poara, uniess h@ suvmit Ms Claims aud avide by the result of the arvitration; that as plaiutits belleve it 1s only un+ tended by the constitution of the board that quea+ tions involving the customs of brokers should be presented; that the matters involved in these claims present, instead of such questions, the naked ques. Hon of fact Whether Spevers was authorized to ack for plaintifs, which suould be tried where witne: may be made legally responsible for faise swearin, ‘they further aver that a large proportion of tn Gold “Exchange are interested in similar cl against thera, and that there thence arises a bias and prejadice which will prevent their having @ tair trial before the arbitration committee, and say that they believe that Konner & Co. are pressing this ciaim there on account of this bias, ‘They farther allege that tt 1simpossiple to conduct their — business without a position in the boards that the board bave raised recently their seat to $10,000, and the seat is really worth to them $60,000 Gnd pray an tnjanction against the arbitration an against any eXxpuision, and against Bonner & from pressing thelr claims, except in this action, ‘Judge Barnard granted ap wyunciion in conforab ity with this prayer, * eq IPOStNG CERE ONAL. i Installation of a New Godgeo of the Order of Bual Berith. ‘The Atlantic Association, consisting of about 130 members, mostly young Men, succeeded in obtaining o charter of the District Grand Loage of the Order Bnat Perith, wader tho name of Atlantic Lodge, Ni 137, Last evening the Grand Nast Agh (Dr. Biaberg) ot the First district, assisied by the bigh officers of the Grand Lodge, proceeded to mstall the new lodge and tohand the charter to ten members of the Grand Lodge. <A large number of brethren filled the lodge room, at the Masonic Hai Thir- teenth street, and all were impressed by the solemnity of the proceedings. The following brethren were elected as the officers of the lodge:— Dr. S, Waterman, i resident; Petshaw, Vice ’res- ident; Dr. Schon, Treasurer; M. Glaser, Recording secretary; J. H, Stich, Financtal Seoretary; Fink, Plyer aud Strauss jor cue minor offices. This is the seventecata lodge Which has been instituted sinc the convention Beld a year ago inthis city, The Firat district has passed a law by which the widow of a brother receives $1,000, and &@ movement ts bow on foot to establish a permanent fund In order to ag- sist ellectually sick aud disabled brothers, a8 weil aw to make loans to brothers to heip them dlong in their bosiness, This order 18 prot ‘one of the moss Sourishing and active societies in this country, on @ large scale. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1860, Lioutenant Commander W. N. Allen reports that the United States steamer Swatara arrived at Aspiny wall on the Ith of December, after a passage of weventeen days under sail, from New Yorn, and would sal! for New York in about a week. The Ni eg ebetrag is oMotally advised that a | United earmer Lancaster, ral Lanman' jagship, arrived at Funchal, Madeira, on the ev ing of November 2}, aiter an extremely unpleasant of thirty days from Hampton Roads, Va we experienced some very Heavy weather and ad- verse winds, by which she was forced off her coura® #0 as to sight Sante Maria, of the Agores. | T' ae, would remain at Fancbal until the 26th Novem! When #he Would proceed to the coast of Braail.