The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1870, Page 12

a CUSTOM MOUSE AFFAIRS. A Review of What is- Being Done, Withdrawals and Entries in December— The Warehouse System—Sampling— ‘The New Cartage Organization—A Political Machine—Reforms— Complaints — What is Still Needed. “To cotlect the duties on tmported merchandise at ‘a port like New York, and under the circumstances: @f-the present tarid laws, is evidently a matter of great importance. Here centres by far the largest Portion of the foreignjoommerce of the United States, and hence it ts here that the largest share of the public revenue derived from custoins 18 collected, No wonder tie business transacted is enormous tn extent, For instance, during the month of Decemper last—a season at which trade in foreign goods 1s generally very Uull—no less than 4,606 withdrawais from the bonded warehouses of imported merchan- Wise were entered for consumption, on which the amount of duty reached the sum of $3,165,678. Another report—that of warehouse liquidations for the same month—gtves equally conclusive evidence ‘of the immense transactions passing through the Custom. House. This report shows the following “figures:—Entries on hand December 1, 3 eninies received during the month, 1,848; total, 2,073, En- tries hquidated, 1,737; entries awaiting returns of -weiguers, entries awaiting reports of apprais: @rs, 64; total, 2,073, Where there are to be disposed vor over 4,000 withdrawals of goods for consump- “tion, and over 2,000 entries of new importations were received, and this, too, during the dullest and quietest business month of the year, it 18 evident to all that 1% requires a whole army of offictals and @ rigid adherence to systematic order, especially since the upusually high rate of duty hoids ouc such strong temptations to unserupmious importers to withhold from the governimeat a portion of the duty jegally due. It is well known that the general reputation of the Onstom House lor sirict morality and honest execu- ‘tion of tne law has fur man; years past been none of the best, Nay, those who ciaimed to know thé ‘Ways and means by which employes of the govern- ment enriched themselves at the expense of the pub- Ne treasury were not backward in ascerting that this branch of the public service in New York city was one st sink of corruption. From time to time Cou- gressional investigating committees sought to pene- trate the mysiery and expose the frauds end pecu- Jauions charged against parties connected with the Custom House. What these committees did occa- sionally make public of we results of their investi- gauions was not caicuiated to alisy the apprenen- sions of the people. On the contrary, that litie which Was permitted to see the light rather coniirmed the worst suspicions, and nearly eversvocy came to the fina) conclusion that only a Hercules could clean these Augean stabies, and that unless a com- plete reorganizauon took place, a mere tinkering here and there and a partial change in the persunnel of the corps of officers would not avail. HOPES OF COLLECTOR GRINNELI. When the appointment of Mr. Moses H. Grinnell ‘Was wade by we President the unblemished charac- ter of the new Collector raisea the hopes of the peo- ple that the mora! atmosphere of the Custom House would at iasi be purified, and that those to whom suspicion pointed as hapie to temp. tation and untrustworthy should be removed from aii further counection with the public puree, These hopes are stlil entertained by the enlire mercantile community, though it should be admitted that they are by far less strong and less yelled on thau when Mr. Grinuecli first Loox ofice. ‘The astounding revelations imade since then, the looseness of manner in conducting business 1m the Drawback Bureau, the unexpected lenieucy shown w one of the principal officers of the customs imp! cated in these giguutic drawback irauds, all these and many olver Cilngs thal Lave happened since the appointment of Mr. Grinnell have Weakened him in pubiic estimation as an energetic, relenviess, steru oincer, Stull the peovie hope, aud have ed Wal great approval some Mmportanc re: forms whieh Were introduced into te Custom House, e:tver at bis lustigaiion or through his active co-operalion, Some oi these reiorms are of suin- Cieut Magnitude lo merit a more detailed reference. THE WAKEHOUSE SYSTEM AND SAMYLIN It is well Known that all goods which are janded before the invoices are at lund, and beiore, there- fore, areguiar entry cau be made m ime Custom House, gv to a wareiuouse under general order, whence, on the entry being made, they are trane- feired to a bonded Wareuouse, or, ine duty paid, to the store of the iniporler or merchant. A Tigid con- rol 1s BOW exercised over Charges for storage by the owners or lessees, of public Warcuouses, and the regular mercantile rate is sought to be matutained, Sluce this has been inauguraicd not many com- piulnts of exorbitant charges Ww received, though some have been made. in regard to sampling an entire new rule bas beca , Antroduced, Which is also callea @ “reform,” but on which the mercantile community look with some regret, us causing them cousiderapie mcou- venience. Tis change of system 13 as follows:— Jmporters 1a former years wero in the habit of sending tw the public stores or the bonded warehouses for Sauiples of Lue merchan- aise stored there, and they sold the goods by these surmples. Now tne orde: Uiat @ reguiar app): tion must be made io We Deputy Collector of t ‘vhird division, Mr. WH. M. Wiliauis, supernctending the warehouse bureau, for a permit to take samples, Jor Which a fee of twen’y Cents 1S charged; Us 18 presented to the storckeeper, to Whoin again a Teceipt is given lor the quantity of che mer removed for a sample. ‘the ceipts are Med their aggregate quanuty is ch. nai DUK Of Lie article Lanport removed from oileral control. chants complala of this ¢ rod tapeisin and an their dealings with ra expense and protracting the imal ciearance of tue goods through tie warehouse. The Custom House oificiala, on the other hand, allege that tbey have Ing thisreform. ‘Th iy withdrew, very good reasons for intradt ay tbat some Iniporters occasioU the sape of samples taken out day after day, the contents of a whole case of furs, 8. iuey entered tus empiy ¢ ud iL out of the country on board sip and waved Ue duty on tue goods tney had thus withdrawh a8 saniples, Then, again, the officers | inset that thia new practice is @ protection to the importers against whe pilfering by cinployes in the warehouses, Wiich 18 quite an eXtensive evil, espe- cialty in the case of imported liquors. The receipts BLOW the « ty abarracted for s ad the storekeeper ve beld respousivle ifaby more be anissing. 0 According fot in a bonded war atier (te date of the ent TER INNOVATIONS. jaw, imported goods mi: ouse for the period of three years aud if atter that tine me nd the goods withdrawn trom Warehouse the Collector i authorized Lo sell thom to the highest vidder at public auction. [tis the opinion of Collector Grinnell! that this provision of the jaw does ratner injunously aifece the govern- ment revenue; for in wl these cases We government has to pay the storage. and in many ipstances the value Of the goods Solu is iusulticient lo do Wat. AD action at law becomes then necessary for the amount . of the duty, for which the importer and bis suresies are held on their bond. Asa general rule these fureties pay. it was siated yesterday afternoon vbat for the whole of the (eu years last past the en- tire loss on these bonds to the government was less than $4,000, which 18 an insigiiicant per centage considering tut goods valued at from $35,000,000 to $4u,000,000 were constantly in bond during wiat time. in regard to sales of unclaimed goods it is the Intention of the vilicers in charge to give the buyers uit possible opportunities 10 arrive at a correet knowledge of the nawure of the geods offered and to give 28 iar samplesas possible, noder the circum. siances, With reierence to the whole system of warekoueing it 18 slated that it is self-supporting, geuce We storekcepers are paid by the owners and | Jessees of Lue buildings, and the extra fees and with- rawal and export eviries yleld more Vaan the pay «al (he rest ot Lie officials, “Tiere are wow euwhty- awe bonded Warehouses Witlin the eeilection dis- Wict of the portot New York, mciuding Jersey City 3 al Hoboken, and the nuuver is increawag jeariy a Sropertiva bo (he sunual Increase of Lue Lrade, CARTAGE AND DRAYING. «Qe imporiaut vew regulavieps adopted at the cu Wour House on the last day of December, and pro- mu) Waced exclusively in the columns of the HERALD yest Uday, have’a inach wider bearing than may be appa Wat at first sight to the auiumiaved. Its tn- tenue @ hereaiver to stop ali transiers of goods irow gener: order stores to bonded warehouses, irom be left duty be not paid snips \W the latter, or from one of the latter to avoters Or from a bonded wareliouse to uboard whip for exportation, by tinp 8’ carmen or owners’ Civis. Ail (bis is hereafter to be done by ; eartigen udder the mmediace control of the Custom Jouse authorities. For wus purpose the city and vicinity have Deen subdivided into eight districts, as Jollowes— ‘4a many Cakes, Very unreliable, voRT OF NEW YORK—CURTOM HOt CARTAGE DI6 TRLOTS, Ditvig No. Commences at pier No, 21 East river, theres throngh Fultow street to pier No. | wee souaperly and northerly along the o | wharves buck to pier No. 21 Kast river, the piace of be- | giving A) purtaue within these bounds, and mo Faityo | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. of Proaaway bot iat he atrost (Broadway) and Eighth a ) ani bays» ny ji oe hee, oF tie capes coy: ma 0. Ae side, aad shall constitute the Fourth district. Dich et Nie bm at plor No. 91 East river, thence northerly along the outer lines of the piers and wharves to pier 43 Fast river and Rutgers street, thence through Rutgers mreet to Canal thence through Capal street to Brond- Bray, thence down Broadway to Fulton st: thence down street to ‘21 East river, the place of beginning. Ail bounds and op p' Rutgers street and Cann! strech except those comprised in former districts, aball eoustitute the Fifthg'tatrict, No. 6—Comimonces at pier river, Rutgers i the balance of ‘the city of iing only that comprised in former divisions, te the Biaib district. 7 Shall comprise all business south of Fulton street and Fulton avenue, rm, ineluding the cartage in sald avenue and street, District No, 8—Sbull comprise all the remainder of cartage on the Brooklyn side not included in the foregoing. Each of these districts will be placed in A contractor, who is to give ample security in not less than $50,000 for the faithful comphance with all orders from the Custom House and for strict &t- tention to duty. No individual cartman can be em- ployed ae contractor in any of the districts, with- out the Collector's approval, and he must also give bonds in the 1m of $6,000, conditioned that he will faicasuily discharge his duties, These will be the Case House coemee, alone eer to do the jar carting of tmported met organized by districts, under district superintendents, the whoie ‘brigade of cartmen” under the command of a ral eee directly subjecs to the orders of the Collector, a THE OSTenGTEIR onner ae of this new, semi-military organization a tection of the public revenues, for it is claimed that itis exceedingly unsaie to leave the imported goals joreven @ short tune in the pessession of a cart- MAD NOt directiy responsible to the Cusiom House, but more or less dependent on the good will of tne importer or merchant who employs him. Cases have occurred, 1; is said, where boxes of were to Dave been transferred from one bonded warehouse vo anotner, but were taken to some store, the cou- ten's removed, the boxes again filled with worth- Jes rnbbish, deposited in the warehouse and after- ping re-exported and tus the payment of the duty evaded. A POLITICAL MACHINE, But 1 is believed that this kind of clandestine ab- straction of goods subject to duty ts so rare and did amouné to so small a sum in the agaregate that it 18 very probably not the true reason for the change determined upon. Careful iguiry ng importers and Custoin House brokers elicited the fact that these parties, deeply interested in the pro “retorm,” believe its real object to be @ political muancuyre, by means of which the army of cart- men could be made wholly dependent upon the politcal party which controls the Custom House and become an available force im _ local elections, As these people do generally belong to a class which votes the “Tammany ticket,” and a largely to the “dimmocratic” majority to this city, some of the importers do not hesitate to declare this new movement to be solely @ political ruse de guerre, by which the Custom’ House hopes to increase the republican voting strength in this cily, Whether this surmise be anything more than blind guess cannot now ve determined with anything lke certainty. Butit is prevalent among a portion of the mercantile community, and as such it is here given for What it may be worth. Should it turn out to be true It may safely be predicted that this in novation will b@ counted anything else but a “re- form.” If politics should be the measure relied on even in the acieciion of cartmen, the public service Inay be in Bull greater danger of deterioration. ‘A GOOD REFORM. Secretary Boutweii, by special order, hag insti- tuted one good reform 10 the Custom ‘House m this cily, Thaw was the institution separate ‘‘Hond bureau.” Heretoiore each separate division of the Custom House, and there are ten of them, had tis bond clerks, aad these were located in separate apartments attached to their respective divisions; ad no communication with each Other, and hence many irreguiariiies crept in which it was impos- sible to correct ag speedily as the public ser- vice required. Now, attached to the Ninth sion, under Deputy Collector Clark, there is separate bon@ bureau, composed of all the bond clerks of the other divisions, With a chier clerk over them. Ail the bouds received in any one of the many brauches of the Uustom House are at once trans- jerred futher, are careiully examined, whether exe- cuted in legal form: if found defective they are returned to the parties for immediate correction; they are then registered and compared. The prin- cipal advantage gained is sald to be that the multi- pitcaion of bonds by one rson far beyond his means 18 prevented, through the more careful super- vision an@a more rigid adherence to the require- ments of law than heretofore. YH CHANGES IN THE EIGHTH DIVISION. The Eighth division, under Deputy Collector Daniel H. fLompkins, comprises the public stores on ‘Trinity piace through to Greenwich street. Here exists a “sample room’? which itis worth while to mention. Ever since 1824 mnerchants and importers Lacon ehyl! packages of sampies of goods from abroad deposited them in this branch, where they were ex- amined, and, if found to be of the category of free sainples, Were at once délivered over to the con- signees; If dutiable the rate was assessed, paid and we goods removed. Of iate years, however, this privilege was mucn abused. Steamship and ex- press companies had grown into the habit of sending boxes of dutiable merchandise to iuis sample room and thus saved @ heavy burden ia the siape ol storage, &c. Within a few weeks a rule has been established that no be delivered from this sample room except free samples only, and ail other packages found to contain dutiavle articles are at once transferred to the warehouse and must pass lurough the reguiar course of clearance. THE DBLIVERY OF GOODS. A very practical, and to many merchants quite acceptable, mode of delivery from these public stores has been adopted for some time The ori- ginal order for tis mode of delivery was issued May 23, 1867, and in its general feature is stil im force, with some aimendments, which experience proved to be necessary. Duty paid gooas, which the appraisers mark ‘correct? on tie invoice, are delivered at once. If the im- porter has marked his residence or business place on the invoice, @ Custom House cartinan conveys the goods immediately to thetr owner, and receipts are exchanged, which are kept on file. 11 the im- porter inserts on the invoice “owner's cart,” a per- init for tue delivery is issued by the storekeeper, and if the goods are not removed by four o’clock in tue afternoon, tis permit 1s posted addressed to the umporter aud he can remove bis merchandise the first opportunity. In this way tt happens tre- queutly that goods received one day from on board ship are ready for delivery within twenty-lour hours, MORE REFORMS NEEDED, are undoubtedly a namber of reforms needed, which almost every Custom House broker und every importer can easily point out. A brief reference to a few will be sufficient in this place, ‘be general customs regulations of February 1, 1857, require every tenth package of an importation to be sent to the appraiser's stores for examination. the selection of this one packaze out of every ten is leit to Lhe Geputies and their subordinates, and ts, ¥ In respect to some gouds tis mode of sapling is pronow a highiy impracticable. Ja illustration of this @ case (s givea:—A lumports 500 boxes of clay pipes. Kaci Dox couigins three gross of pipes, and the market vaiue 1a England is Ss. 64. per box. The duty is twirty-live per cent ad valorem. Of this fifty boxes must be sent ior appraisement, government paying lve cartage, Wiuch amounts to almost as much as ‘hole duty, Inthe opimion of importers some mination as to the character of the imported le should be Nad, to save expense, deiay and unuecessury trouble, WHAT IS DONE WITH THE SAMPLES. It lp staved that one of the spectal agents of the ‘Treasury, Mr. Timothy Dwight, hit upon anew mode sof putting money into Uncle Sai’s strong box, and this was of collecting all the samples and selling chem ataacuion. The first sale had was somewhat profitavle, for buyers belleved the articies offered to have been seized and forfeited goods. But when tmey found, as it is credibly asserted they dd, diferent qualities of sugar mixed together to make a package of several pounds, algo of teas, of cofiee; when they discovered all quatities of white wine from the small sample botiies poured promiscuonsly into the same demi- johns, tae unlucky purchasers were not overwell pleased. The importers are of the opinion that common sense should distate to the autuorities ihe propriety of returning the samples to the owner, A NEEDFUL REGULATION ABANDONED. Importers and brokers complain that a very useful reguianon has lacely been abandoned in the ap- praiser’s stores. Formerly the foreman on eacd floor received @ list of all the packages sent there for examination and appraisal, and he had to find rkae each case or pac as it was entered on the list, and verify the latier. ‘Thus @ correct account was kept daily of the numn- ber of cases sent to the Appraiser’s, This is not done now, and irksome delay 18 occasionally the cousequence. Thus one broker complained that a box oi books Was sent to the Appraiser’s stores on December 22, and even yescerday afternoon it nad not yet passed. Thus, white some much needed reforms are being gradually mtzoduced i the system of work in tne Custom House, many irregularities still remain to be cured, and while SM. Grinnell 1s no doubt honestly striving to do hig best he has not yet done all that us Wanted. SUODEN DEATH DF A FAITHLESS WIFE. At a@ late hour on the might of the 12th ult. Mr. Tuchand Conlin, alumber imspector, at we time re siding im Pirst street, Williamsburg, sadaenly returneé to his residence from Albany and found Yaunck Ounningham asieep with Mrs, Con- iin, whose taidelity he had previously eus- ected. ‘Lee lujored husband immediately attacked Juno inghiee with a club and beat him in a shock- jug muttaer, breaking one of Nis arms and inilicting otuer serious podily injuries. Conlin was arrested for Uus asyeult, amd Cuouingham was sent to the City Hospiiat by the police. A few days afterwards Mrs. Coviin removed to No. 72 North Third street, and nothug move Was heard of her until yesterday, | wien Coroner Whitehili was hottfied to bold an in- quest over the body, bg having died rather sud- denly on Monday night at the above dwelling. Knwore prevalied last evening that the wretcued woman polsoned herseli; but this cau ouly be asver tained by an autopsy ROWDY ROOSTERS. Two Unruly Bird Fights in Brooklyn. A Four Hundred Dollar Battle in 4:86— A Two Hundred Dollar Affray Decided 1m 5:36 1-4, Brooklyn, styled out of some inexplicable re- ligtous enthagiasm the “City of Churches,” has for its amusements more ¢han an occasional opera, & negro minstrel concert or a nightly theatrical per- formance, inasmuck as within its boundaries are votaries who sacrifice time, money and home com- forts to witness such “scraps” as the gentlemanly exponents of cock fighting in the land seem to desire and consummate. Two such featnery contests took place last night within its limits, A car ride to @ stranger was necessary to reaeh the point @appui, and when ac- complished his position was not of the pieasantest pa- ture, as he was among acrowd of men whom an old “gporl’’ might have imagined could have convened to notice and wager upon such battling elements as judgment dictated. Be it known, therefore, that last might, in this goodly thira city of the Union, two cock fights of prominence, both matches— one for $200 @ side and the other for $100 a side— were fought within its confines. ‘The pit in which they were “pitted” is known to the initiated only, and although Flanders used to be called the “cockpit” of Europe, this place cannot by any means be termed the pit of Long Island, what- ever may have been the scenes enacted within it, At seven o’clock 200 admirers of old Koger Ascham, who sang, The mains are ready and fast, And the pit is redolent now, gathered according to notice to witness the sup- posed splendid fignting. The affairs could not have been in ponige BAAR, for ail who came were nicely ‘accom! THE FIGHTING. First Fight.—Anxious eyes greeted the partici- pants in this convest, for it was Known to be for the gum of $400. Tyrrell Roberts showed a gray, finely watioued in every particular, while his opponent ent in & black red, with biue bottom, owned by “Brommey” Wilmather, each weighing four pounds eight ounces. Sixteen to twenty was freely of- fered, but not taken, im guesswerk, until the handlers put their birds on the scratch, when the bdiack red had the call, but his [riends soon came to grief. Flap went the gray toward him, and in the first buckle he cut the black’s throat, which wound caused him to give up the guick, hard fighting he first attempted, Soon the black succumbed, dropped his head and tail, which meant defeat, and in 4m. 268. was ‘counted’? out, losing the match, to the disgust of his ad- herents, Second #ight,—This maten, for $100 a siae, was of greater interest, inasmuch as the tirst had been such @ disappointment. A black red muff was shown on the one side and @ brown red on the other, each four pounds twelve ounces, Buckie for buesie, with ten to 1x on the black. They engaged until the black made mince meat of the brown, and gal- lantly won the money for his backers. ‘Time, 5:36 4. THE CHAMPION OARSMEN. Walter Brown at Home—What He Did in England and What He fs Willing to Do Here—The Tyne Crew Issue a Challenge to the St. John’s Oarsmen, Walter Brown, champion sculler of the United States, who for the last five months has been in Eng- land a8 an exemplar of the boating fraternity of hie native land, returned yesterday to New York in the Inman steamship Clty of Baltimore. Walter is 4m perfect beaith, nis physique being really wonderful, the #ea voyage, seemingly, of great benefit to him, as he will to-day pull the scales at 190 pounds avoirdupois. During his sojourn in the “land of fog” he has achieved what no sporting American has before accomplished—a victory over one of the best oarsmen in England—pbeing his con- quest in the race with Sadler, 19h ef November, 1869, over the same course as that which Hamil and Kelley contended in 1766, on the river Tyne, from Scotswood Bridge to High-level Bridge, a dis- tance of about four miles, Brown making the un- precedented ume of 21:51, Hamuili’s time being ‘four minates in excess of this—avout twenty-fives minutes, Brown, for his manly conduct in this race, fully carried out the expectation of his friends in New- castle, many of Whom, after the race, clubbed to- gether and With a short conference resolved upon presenting him with an appropriate testimo- mal With true north country spirit it was proposed to be gold, and gold it was, m the shape of a massive one-quarter second chro- nometer watch attached to a long neck gold chain, appropriately inscribed upon tne body of the “ticker” the foliowing substantial recognition:— Presented to Walter Brown, champion scuiler of America, by his friends and admirers of Tyaeside, in apprectatton of lye straightforward and manly conduct during bis visit. Neweoustle, Dec. 7, 1 Althongh Mr. Brown, now he is at home, prefers retirement, deeming his past record sufiicient to vindicave his rowing Career, yet if any aspirant to the title he now holds desires to meet him ina straight-a-way race of three or five iniles, on neutral waters, he will at the shortest possible moment ac- commodate him, Mr. Brown is authorized, as an agent of the Tyne four oared crew—Kenforth, Mar- Un, Winship and ‘Tavlor—who lately defeated the “Londoners” Kelly, Sadler, Messenger and Hammerton, who rowed and won the championsh}) oft England on tie Tyne, November 18, 1869, to prof- fer to the St, Join’s crew, known as the “Paris crew, who lately defeatea the Warus, the 1ollowing challenge :— “To row them a straight-away race of four and a half miles, with the tide or in slack water, on the Hudson river or at Springticid, Mass., for the sum of 500 sovereigns a side, In gold, and will accept the sum of £200 for expenses; or they will give the ¢ penses and have the race to take place on 41 waters in Kngland, in the summer of this yeur.?? Now, “St. Jonn’s,”? what do you respoudy OBITVARY. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Wil- liams, United States Army. A telegram from Memplus announces the death of this officer on Monday of congestion of tae brain. He had been for some time past commander of we post at Little Rock, Ark., where he died. Colonel Williams was native of Virginia, and was acom- paratively young mun. At the outbreak of the re- bellion he waa residing in Missouri, from which State he was appointed to the army. During the war he served with gallantry, aud shortly before its close was commissioned in the regular army, At the time of his death he held the rank of captain, and was a lieutenant colonel by brevet. The body of the deceased will ve sent to Philadelphis for im- torment. John R. Emmes. John K. Emmes, a leading Odd Fellow, and Past Noble Grand of Canonicus Longe, died suddenly in Odd Fellows’ Hall, at Providence, R. 1., yesterday evening as the lodge Was assembling for the instal- lation of oMcers. He had ofien expressed @ wish to die among lis breturen of the order. He was avout seventy years old. LITTLE BAREFOOY. Revelation of Life in the Grent Motropolis. Officer Gaylor, of the Eighteenth precinct, yester- day morning arraigned two boys, named Arthur Cameron and John Barrett, the oldest of whom was not eleven years, at Jefferson Market, charged with begging. The officer states that on Monday night, about twelve o'clock, he found the boy Cameron in the streets barefooted, shivering with the cold, soliciting alms, and upon questioning him was informed that tus father compelled him to go into the street in bis then present condiuon and golicit alms, requiring him to return home with a stipulated amount, in ten of which hy would be beaten witain an inch of his life. Tne lather, if such he may be called, appeared in court yester: day morning, on behuli of bis aon, dressed in a warm, fashionable suit of clothes, meluding @ heavy overcoat and silk hat, alleging that Ure statement of the officer was false, as le had seat his son ous to sell newspapers, but wus injormed by Justice Led. with that & parent who would seud fs child ih the street 1m such a cduuition, during the incie- went weatner of Monday night, was no bepler tan @ brute, aud the sooner his chidren were placed in some comfortadic institution it would ve to their auvantage, and coa- Cluded to send We UIChil, Wo Was disturbing tae Whole court room with his shrieks, to the Juyenue Asyinm. As toe officer Was Jeaving tae court room to convey the boy to toe Institution, father, ap- parenotiy, became very affectionate. ueariy smouber- lug hii with kisses. OMeer Gaylor states (hatit 1s 00 uncommon occurrence tu ape this boy int ali hous of the night, haif clad, felatiung storied 10 pasecrs by. A STRANGE WOMAN. The Alleged Female Swindler at Pongh- keepsie—She Lives One Week on Two Crackers — Who is She Who Are Her Friends? PovanKKeErsie, Jan. 4, 1870, The HERALD last week contaiued @ full account of the arrest of a comparatively young and beautiful girl, who gave her name as Florence N. Kelly. The arrest took place at Cooperstown, Otzego county, the complainant being Rey. Mr. Synott, of St. Paul's church, Poughkeepsie. He charged her and a male companion with swindiing nim out of twenty-five dollars by representing that they were the children ofthe Bishop of Newfoundland. Miss Kelly was arrested as stated and brought to this city. Since then letters have been received from differ- ent parties by Recorder Taylor which show that nearly every county in this State and places in New Jersey have been visited by the alleged swindiers, who bave obtained @ large sum of money from unsus- pecting parties, 1a sums ranging from $25 to $30. Bishop Potter has been mulcted for $25; J, W. Bene- dict, of Cortlandt county, $28; the Masonic Lodge of Plattsburg, $30; the HMushing Lodge of Long Island, $100;a Mr. Yedder, of Dutchess county, $30; and also operated successfully in Ow je Ye ita eter tron We L, Hoskins, of that pace neyo ‘Since ‘the incarceration of Miss Kelly in the jail here, which occurred about one week ago, her de- portment has been singular indeed, ‘I'he ceil which she occupies is a large and a’ one, into which the sunlight finds its way easily. It is furaished with a ood ordinary bedstead, has an soere’a. carpet on floor, and contains two chairs. that sue was il 1 visited ber in ber cell this ent and found her on the bed, covered wit blankets, her hair down and strewn about in profusion, a handkercmief held to her mouth Gey di Sin ete en We who accom] and asked her if she was sick, She replied ina whisper, and evidently with great difficulty, that when she was arrested abe Was so frightened that “something came up in her cheat aud had been there ever since, but it would soon go down, and tuen she would be well (with emphasis), very well,” Sbe was asked if she wanted anything, when, in avother whisper aud with ber eyes stil closed, she replied in the negative. By the side of her bed stood & chair, on which were apples, oranges and a pitcher of water, neither of which had been touched. The Janer, Mr. Samuel Palmer, informed me that she had ‘ate only two crackers since she arrived in her ceil. Dr. John RK. Cooper, the Jail physician, has called on heranumber of times, but she has positively and determinedly refused to take any medicine whatever, A Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, of unis city, have also visited her and administered somewnas w her wants. It is stated, too, that Rev. Mr. Cady is conducting @ cor- respondence for her and that on the ist of January she was to have been married to @ gentleman in New Brunswick. She bas no mouey, nor up to this time has anything been heard from avy one who claims w be her friend. Ex-Judge Wheaton and Daniel W. Guernsey, of this city, have been assigned by Recorder Taylor as her counsel. ‘There 1s a report that she was formerly a domestic in a family in Kngland, woere she was seduced by the man who has deserted her aud'brought her to this country. Her hands, however, have a very delicate appearance, and her genera! bearing and deportment ure those of @ person not used to the builetings of the worla, Her case 16 considered a very singular one. AMUSEMENTS, Tat Firth AVENUE THEATRE.—Mra, Cenilivre’s muribful but rather tangied ‘double barrelled” love comedy of “The Busybody” was presented at this catablishment on Monday evening, and was enjoyed, to acertain exient, by a large audience. We use the phrase, “enjoyed toa certain extent,” m lie broadest sense. Although the piece, on this occa- sion, was not acted throughout with that artistic falsh and completness which many were led to expect trom those in the cast, and although certain of the performers may have conceived strange notions of the characters which they personated, the play, nevertheless, passed off inavery agree- able and rattling manner, and several times during the evening elicited trom those present the heartiest approval in the way of applause. Though com- paratively a stranger on the metropolitan boards, “The Busybody” i not altogether unfamiliar to the playaoers of this city, having beed periormed at Wajllack’s theatre in October, 1864, since which time ithas not been produced in this vicinity. ‘The action of the piece 1s {laid in the tine of Queen Anne, and the story, which pertums, of course, to “the tender passion,” concerns two vivacious young Jadies, desperately in love with two dashing young gentiemen of the period, Who are opposed by two gouty, cantankerous old gentlemen. who, in the end, are outwitted by the two ladies and tue two gentle- men before alluded to, assisted by two pert and preity chambermaids. ‘The buasybody 19 another young genUlemao—a mutual friend of the other two— who goes it solus throughout the piece, on the modern Paul Pry system, and who, by always inter- fering with the business of other peopie, Is conunu- ally getting everybody else into provoking ‘‘snaria” and atmself into unpleasant predicaments. The piay as brought out at the Fifth Avenue enjoys the advaniage of preity, 1f not appropriate, scenery, aud the acting upon the whole was very creuitable for a first performance. Mr. James Lewis, as Marplot, the busybody, was ex- ceedingly lively, and tilled his réle very acceptably; but he must sink the Lewis individuality more eifectually oefore he can ever hope to make Marplot one of his strong characters, It ts, however, & character admirabiy suited to his peculiar style, aud therefore should receive more attention at his nands, particularly in the way of stage business, Mr. George Clarke, as Sur George Airy, one of the young “sweils,” Was a8 graceful and pleasing as usual. Mr. Frank Evans, the other young “swell,” made the most of his part and acted throughout with care and eage. Diessrs. Davidge and Devere, as the “old buiters,”? were somewhat too blustery, but neverthe- Jess good; but both should endeavor to make jess noise with their sticks, Mivs Agnes Ethel and Miss Fanny Dayenport, as the two loving damsela, were a8 Coy and joyous as could be desired, and concribut- ec 10 no small degree to the success of the piece. “The Busybody” will be repeated to-morrow even- Jug with ue game cast. Musical and Theatrical Notes. Tora Thumb and his “better haif” are exhibiting their vast proportions at Yokohama, Japao. Mme. Kustort has returned to Paris from Brazi), with her foil dramatic company. Mile. Geraidine, @ Parisian celebrity, is endeavor- ing to charm the citizens of Valparaiso and Santiago with “Ihe Grande Duchesse.”’ Jeems Pipes (Mr. Stephen Massett) gives his “Sixty Minutes’ Chat about China and Japan” this evening for the beneilt of the Sunday schools of the Cauurch of St. Jonn the Evangelist, in West Eleventh sireet. The management of Niblo’s Garden are going to try and prevent the speculators from “gobbling” up the reserved seat tickets for Mr. Fechter’s opening might. With this object in view they annonnced that the sale of seats for that occasion will commence to- morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams have received the munificent oifer of $500 per might fromJim Jubilee, dr., to perform in their new drama at the Grand Opera Hot but their prior engagement at Niblo’s Garden prevented its acceptance, They open at the Garden about tne Just of February. EUROPEAN MARKETS. MONEY MARBET.—LONDON, Jan. 4—4:30 . M.-—-Consols closed at 92% tor both money and the account. American securities closed quiet and steady; United States flve-tweuty bonds, 1862, 87343 1865, Old, $63¢; 1867, 8634; ten-forties, 844. Erig Railway shares, 18; Ilinols Centrals, 103; Atlanue aud Great Western, 253¢. Panis Bounse.—Panis, Jan. 4.—The Bourse closed excited; rentes, 74f. 200. FRANKFORT BOURSB.—FEANKFORT, Jan. 4.—United States five-twenty bonds closed firm at 92 for the tssue Of 1862. LivekPoon Corron MARK! LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4—4:30 P. M.-The cotton market closed firm. Mia- dling uplands, 11!sd. @ 11%d.; middling Orleans, 11d. @ 11? ‘The sales of the day have footed up 12,000 bales, inciudmg 2,000 for export and specula- tion. HAVRE Corton MARKET.—Havne, Jan. 4.—Cotton closed quiet on spot and afloat. STATE OF TRADE.—LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4—2 P. M.— The market for yarns and fabrics at Manchester is firm. LIVBRPOGL BRBADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4-—1 P. M.—-Wheat 9s. 7d, per cental for Califor- nla Wiite; 4s, 2d. for No. 2 red Western, and $s. 1d. for red winter. Corn 298, per quarter for European. Peas 45s, per quarter for Canadian. ‘The receipts of what at this port for tae past three Gays have oeen LONDON 46,000 uerters, ail of which is American, EAVERPOOL PROVISIONS — MARKET. —LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4—1 P. M.-L . Od. per cwt. Cheese 693. 6d. per cwt. for the best graces of American fine. Bacon 62s. per owt. for uew Cumberiand cat. LIVERVOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—LINERPOOL, Jan. 44:30 P. M.—Spirita petroleum 1s. 3d. per gallon. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LONDON, Jan. 4.—~ Refined pretroisum 1s. 8'4d, a 1s, 8330. per gallon. Linseed ou £29 15s. per ton, Turpentine 288, 3d. a 2s8. 6d, per cWh Clover seed 488, pur cw. for Amert- can red. ‘tallow 468, per cwt. Caloutta Linseed fra, Sugariirm, bot on the spot and afi No. 2 Datel standasd on Use spot, sis. Od. a 408. per cwt. PETROLEUM MAncRt.—ANTWRRE, Jan. 4.—Petro- Jeuw Cloned Lim vt Ov%*ss. Jor standard woile, SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York=This Day. PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 4, 1870. OCEAN STEAMERS, DATE OF DBPANTONES FROM NEW YORK FOR THR MONTH OF JANUALY, [_si_ |e] es +) Brommanes 22.7108 Broad a” -]Now Orisans.. .)46 Weat at. CLEARED, Steamship Manbattan (Br), Forsythe, Liverpool—Wilhams & Gaton, Bteamshtp Nemesia (Br), Bill sonteanentp Nesnesia (Br), Billinge, Liverpool via Queens Steamship City of Port an Prince, Jackson, Port au Prince —B Murray Jr Steamship Virgo, Buikley, Bavannah—Murray, Ferris & Steamship Charleston, Berry, Charleston—H ® Morgan & 0. Bicamsbip Fairbanks, Moore, Wilmington, NC—Jas Hand, Btoamanip Nii kemany Norfolk’ Oh; Richmond-—Old ayn ed lia Ateamship Brunette, Doane, Phindelpiia—J Lorillard, Steamshin Glaucus. Walden. Boston—W P Clyde, Porn ga, Sm ise, Forfland-B T Thurlow & Sone kK Brig Maria (11a), Naplea—Funeh, E , Bug Angosliwa (Bry Perkinal Cladan BolrazeW 9 Hal- irig Oamilia (Br), Tucker, Bt Domingo—D McColl, Brig Alfaretin (Hr), Ogilvie, Clentuegos—? I Nevius & Schr J W Hatfeld, Potter, Spencer's Island, NS—Crandall, ORO Seen herd cache ab Pe ra CC i e— . Schr Wapeila, Penny, Savannah-N L MeCrend, + ag Schr Marian Gage, Sheppard, Charleston—N L McCready & Schr Traveller, Hodges, Newbern, NC—Thomas, Holmes & Schr J Kinzie, Steelman, Baltimore—N L McCready & Co. Schr Waichiul, Reynolds Providence -ii W Jaskaga & Go. ARRIVALS, RMPORTSHD BY THE HERALD STRAM YACHTS. Steamship City of Baltimore (Br), Jones, Liverpool Deo and Queenstown Mth, with mdse and passengers, to Joho Steamubip City of New York (Br), Delamotte, Liverpool Dec th and Queenstown 19th, via Tidticee Tun S' with radse anc 78 passengers, to John G Dale, Had rough weataer since leaving Halifax. Jan 3, off tucket, exchanged night sig- nals with a Cunard steamer, bound E. Steamship San Salvador, Nickerson, Savannah Jan 1, with mdse and passengers, to W'R Garrison. Steamship Moutgomery, Faircloth, Savannah, Jan 1, with mdae and passengers. to R Lowden. Exper’ strom Jes from SW, wi ery haavy sea, from Churleston to Hat- ras. Jan 2, 14m 8 of Charleston, passed the fleet of racien cones aS Sears, steering 3. XO, with jteamship Fanita, Freeman, Wilmington, NC, with mds toJ Lorillard. eS % Steamship Saratoga, Couch, Richmond, City Point and Norfolk, with mdse and passengers, to Old Dominion Steamship Co. Ship Hel ie (NG), Raschen, Bremen, 62 days, with mdse and 147 passengers, to Ceasar & Pauli, Came the northern parsage and bad rough weather. Had I birth and 2 deaths on 16 PASrAKe. Brig Alice Abbott (Br), Crowell, Demerara, 19 days, with sryar, to Dimond & Lally. Jan ® lai 34, lon 73 22, experi- enced'a strong gale Brix Catawba Hat with timber, to sler & Co, of Newburs well & Co. Brig Kate Fonter, Fickett, Klizabethport for Portland. Behr Tampico, H Tamapico, 19 days, with biden, ko, to Braj & Has been 6 days Not Hatteras. hr Etta, for New York. CW hanna ge AF int 34, lo BB dame co. ye 27, lat jon ig Essex, from Mobile for Barcelona. * ‘ Major, Giles, Pensacola, 18 days, with yellow pine, to m: Schr EB Wharton, Bonsall, Washington, NC, 8 days, with navn: stores, to Thomas, Holmes & Co. ages iad Schr Jesu W Knight, Mumb, Nev:bern, NO, 7 days, with naval stores and ention, to Thomas, Holmes & Co, Schr Henrietta, Clark, Virginia for Thomactoa, Schr Kichard Hngiinh, Baltimore, Schr Ocoan Traveller, Adarns, Baltitnore, Schr Annie Graham, Palmer, Baltimore. Schr Mary G Tarr, Maloy, Baltimore. Sckr Sami Gilmer, Kelly, Baltimore for New Bedford, Schr Lath Rich, Paddock, Baltimore for New jtedford. Schr MA Grier, Alston, Philadelphia, 4 days, with corn, to Thomas, Holmes # Co Schr John Farnum, Baker, Philadelphia for Boston. Scbr Virginia, Hearae, Philadelphia for Boston. Schr Wm Beinent, Penny, Philadetphia for New Bedford. Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND SOUTH. eG il pd Baker, Boston for New York, with oie Steamship mehr tani Ba for Ni chr Hanuiba! wngor for New York, with lumber, to John Boynton's Son & ce beri Bebr Leiin, Foss, Portland for New Yor, fhe Hesperus, Conary, Rockport for New York. chr Paul & Thompson, Godfrey, Boston for Pitad Kehr R'W Tull tobbing, Boston tor Phitadeiphia ee BSebr 0 Hienz'e, Hall, Boston for New York Sehr Thos Kean, Babbitt, Dighton for Baltimore. Schr Charlotte Fish, Willams, New Bedford for Baltimore. Schr RB Amth, Bowman, New Bedford for N York. Sebr J Youngs, Gildersloeve, Providence for New York. Bebr Amos Falkenvur; Terrill, Providence for New York. Behr Fred Tyler, Ulark, New Haven for New York. BOUND Fast. Bchr D Davidson, Smith, Virginia for New Haven. Schr Charlie Miller, Virginia for New Haven, Senr Henrietia, Clark, Sehr Woat Dennis, Crowell, Alexandrin rm Schr Susan, eorgetown, DC, for Bo ton. Schr EM Gre jorndike, Isaitimore for Portland, Sehr G IL Millsr, Tillotson, Balimore for P) Schr John Farnum, Baker, Pailadelphis. for i Schr § E Nass, Nadh, Klizabethport for Provicence, Sehr Gloucester, Hodgdon, Eiizabethport Cor New Haven. Schr Santa Maria, Hardy, ‘Hoboken for New Haven, Scbr Escort, Bali, New York for Bridgeport. SAILED. Steamabins Hammonia, Hamburg; Virgo, Savannal Charleston, Charie Fairbanks, Wimingion, NC? Ni ra, Richmond, &e; Branette, Puiladelphia. Wind at sunset W, light, Awerican Shipmasters? Association. XO. 61 WALI, STRERT—ROOMS B, 25 AND 27, ‘The following approved masters huve received commissions from this association :— Captains —Nos 5858, Ki Edward T Merrill, bark brig Oastpee; 685, Wim A Alexander, sir BsGL, Harmon Curtis, Jr, sehr Harmon Curtis Hewitt, schr Pheve;’ 5562, Benj F Davis, 5st4, Edwin P Listieteld, ‘brig’ Nellie Deshow; 6873, Chas I] Perkins, sclr M ‘Trim, schr Nollie Trent; 5858, Ja Frank; Caleb Sprague, Telen A 383, 5 Honry Whitne: Geo Shearer, acl Hattie Low; 5870, Benj 1 itoed, A Revd; S871, Win K Barker, sehr’ Impuise (Br); 6878, Chas 3 Tarbox ; 58/8, John A Lord, schr George & Mary’; 5B8L, Geo B, Geo W Abbott, schr ‘Chaties E Ker, brig Can Henry M ; 896%, Samuel I; Birdsall in, sehr Mabel F Staples © pita. 'Mate—No GE67, Nicolaus H'Korf, brig Gatjen, bark Uncie Sam. All commissions not rene ually are invalid. Marine Disasters. BARK THROVOSLUS CHRISTIAN (NG), Scbwerdtfeger, from Liverpool for Fbliadelphia, put into Belfast, tJan4, ino leaky condition. BuiG SouTuREN RiGHTs, Brown, from Rum Cay, WT, for Boston, pat Inin Duich Island Harbor Jan l. Lost two men on the puasuze from yellow fever. SCUR NRL BELL, from New York, at Savannah Stat ult, lost deck load of carvoys, galley, fying jt¥, aad sprung aleait south of Hatteras on the With inst. Scum IDELLA, Stall, from Baltimore, arrived at B Me; Ist inst, and discharged 6:0 bushels o¢ cor menced at Hight mod was very heavy on Suad and sinking the vessel, Scun Ipa SMiTH--Absecom, NJ, Jan 4—Schr Tda Smith, Capt Henry Smith, came ashore oo Peck's Beach last nights Sho is light, and will be saved. OONFE SONK—A large schooner is sunk off Bedioe’s Island, North river. SouR IDAUO, Davis, from Portland for Baltimore, dragzed ashore at Gloucester (Mass) harbor bight of 2 inute Tue Lare GaLr:—-During the heavy SE storm of Sunda; many of the veasels wintering at Providence Lroke from their moorings and received considerable damaye in collision with each other. Brig Sea Foam, of Bangor, lost, j:b000m, figure. head and part of headgear, aud had bulwarks carried away amidships and sto Schra Webster Kelly, Of Deer isle, aud Alexandria were somewhat chafed, but re: ceived no material damage. SchraL M Strout,o? Bangor; Or a, of Deer isie, an larriet Ryan, of Deonie, lost Jib- booms “and were otherwise slightly damaged. Schr Ellen Perkiny, of Dennis, ost jibboom and sprung aleak. Schr Thos Ellis, of Dennis, wus lightly damaged, Antwenr, Dec 20The J Cummings, Hookw: York, before reported stranded, bas Ho up the river, ALIOANTR, Dec 7—The J Titus, Lovejoy, for New York, ich grounded im the port of Denia ist inst and became Jeaky, had a full cargo of raising, wine, lead, cc, and which cominenced discharging on the 34, drove on the beach during asirong gale that might; she now lies there with 4 feet water in hold, and it is douotful wh ether she can be repaired. BRUMERUAVEN, Dec 20-—-The F Reek, Denker, from Phila- deiphia, which was on shore at the mouth of the Geoste Dec 17, was aasinled off Inst night alter discharging part of her cargo, and anchored in the Geet CUXMAVEN, Dec 14-—The bark T Cushing, Dahl, from Ham- burg for New York, which put back to ibis’ port leaky, 4c, is dischareing. KinGsrowN, Dec 19--The Zennia, Brown, from Baltimore for Dublin, arrived bere this afternoon. The captain reports ing experienced heavy weather in the Westera Ocean, during which the entgo (wheat) sbifled, and wan obliged to bear up for Scilly. Having secured tie services of a -Liver- pooling, the Zennia left for here on Thursday morning Task, ut when wort 20 miles from Seill e aprang up from SSW, whici tnoreased to @ nurric Wt five o'clock in the atternooa the tow roge parte: deamed away, apparently Cor Milford. Sail was then mave ou the Zennia; and 8b6 succeeded in reaching our bay thia for be The Lochee, Wade, from Philadelphia for 1 has been towed in. The captain reporte fexriul w the wertward, and baving encountered a succession of heavy Fm ;emashing iD on "port bow. > y, from New ed of aud proceeded NW gules, Miscellaneous, sauk—The brig Tula, Reed , Toth wit, made ibe ps tiie whorveat passage LAuNourn -Mossra Toby & Littleseld launched at Porte. mouth, 4h Jat, « bark of about 1000 tons, Lor & Cubs house in Bosiou. She is named Neptune. Spoken. Ship Androw Johnson, O'Brien, from Mauaburg for Callao, Nov Ji, iat 88, 100 39 We <i Ship Suwamre, from Calcutta for New York, Nov 15, lat wb Jon 72 SS ene Ship Gov M oat eee ee from New York for Ban Fran- Ship PI Ge ma ng from Boston for San Francisco, Nov jar We wes, from Philadelphia hilingue, Nou 24, tat 2t'N, lon $f W. ied Rieh, Pe from Guanape for Rotterdam, Bark Hosea ten pos emia Porto Rico (supposed for Baltimore), _ Petar awe) Ports. Axtwrur, Dec 19Arrived, Wm, Leavitt, Leavitt, Callao; 20th, Chas Davenport, Potter, do; 224, G1 v Cook, Posada J Cunning Hookway, Niort; 80° tugor 1 Lowther, do. Sailed 2ist, Cordelia, King, New Orleans; Wile, XYork; 81, Alla, Nielsen, do. a Asti Oct 29—Paased Boy, Apenrade, Davidson, from jacno for NYor ‘ ‘Kron Bay, Nov 18—Arrived, Piccadilly, Morris, Bosto Butsror, Bee M—Arrives, ‘lelcon, Rogers, Ban raat tga at acer Merived bare Theodosius Chriatian (NG KLPAbt Jan ved, bar Bok eiithuted from Liverpool for Philadelpita, leaky n> BREMERHAVEN, Dec 20—Arrived, Adonis, Breckwo Mobile; Christel, Friedrichy, and see Gasape ‘Lincoln, e. "7 ork, BAKOELONA, Dec 12— Arrived, Chillanwallab, Tacker, New york; 15th, Trosperiiad, Mora, New sprraliahs Sete eer oaiiuoa! Dee lt Atrived, Freya, Alm, ¥York 110A, Dec : HURNOS AYRES, Nov I-LArrived, Linda Abbott, Soobey, York, Sailed 14th, Helen O Phinney, Boyd, NYork. P Lh a Lenses Peter C, Campvell, and Niord, uel, Savanni a RTHAGENA, Dec 17—Sailed, Elven Oliver, Blanc, Doboy, DAL, Deo 21-~Arrived, Albina, Waefeiaer, London for NYork (and anchored). Bailed 19th, Sanspariel, for Carat ‘sobert Roak, Jolly, ur. from Philadelphia for Bre- nt tad, Hobs Gouirey, Taylor, London for Bo men; bt Go ndon for Boston. ‘Dunuthy Dec 2 Attived,, Lochee, Wade, Pullpéelplita; Zenma, Brown, do; 2st, Jeremiah, Baltimore. Balled 20th, Queen Victoria, Saunders, New Orteans for Newport. DUNKIRK, Dee 19—Satled, Cyrene, Travicuee, New Or- leans, Dewrrara, Deo 15—In port bark Jonmph for Balti- more ; brigs Sophia, and Geo Wheeiwright, for N York Id Sr greed De paaecvede Favor , Now fork; 2d, Fawn, Nelson, GibRaLtaR, Dec 18—Arri Udola, Whittemore, Leg- horu (and ‘leered 16th for N York, Moe iy Og ag me Mi Hare! ng Sin rna (and cleared for i), a, Kennil, NYork. 4th, Rinde, Thordjornsen, NYork. Towed through the straits ith, Te, nots Howelt, om otras Leavitt (from Palermo), NYork; All n a JE from for Pal iermo. HOuYHZAD, Dee 21—Salled, E H Duvall, Cook (from Liv- ool), NYurk ; 22d, Transit, Perey (from do), Boston. AMBURG, Dec ndaman, OU E Hemptenmacher, Ziclke, do. Also arr ‘Washington, Hausebiid, Phil Herschel, Friedrichs, NY ork. ‘Dec 19—Arrived, Jaines Ives, Foster, Philadel- P HAVRE, Dec 20—Arrived, David Ames, Ames, Savannah; ad, Madeh, Nielson, New Orleans; Atlanta, Kicker, Bavan: ‘alled 18h, Assam Valley, Roberts, New Orleans, Hiouo, Név 12— Arrived, bark Vest, Kirby, Newchwang, Liverroou, Dec —Arrived,_ Ey) fones, Savannah ; Skirner, Bergsund, Galveston; 21st, tyland Home, Curry, #a- vanuah' Star of the West, Perry, Mobile; Jan 3, Alex Mur. shail, Gardner, NYork; 4th, Ironsides, Molland, Savanoab ; Moravian (a), Bri Portland. » Baltimora; 01 Sasled 2iat, Berth Berry, New Ori Peru, York, Cardiff and Callao; Arca diay West, do. sos ant Momon, Bailie, Balimore’, EB a Wi er lo; Wyorning, Ju.! le! las Rosebud, Brimace, Galveston? Margaret Pollock, Mitchell, New Or? y ‘ovile; Wm Ross, Ross, Calcuttag ‘rance (s), Grogan, NYork (and trom Queenstown 43d) 5 Hermelin, Niissen, and Gritlin, Armstrong, Philad sie 5 Agra, Holo more; Aphvodite, Campbell, Norfolk 3 Ganiie (g), Yuomas, New Orieuns vin’ Havana; "2d, Uriel, Bteboldt, N Yor: —Arrived, Ai ju Hacyorr, Qh Chancellor, Patten, Cleared eth, Maypocho, Cockton, San Francisco; 2st, W a G Putnam, Richard, and Rothesay, Hail, New Orleana; 22d, Sovereign of the Seas, Johnson, NY Screamer, Young, and Southern Rights, Weymouth, Savannah, Ent out 20h, Idaho (#), Cutting, NYork; Mat, E dy, Hoifacs, Kostou; John Bright, McMullen, Philadel ‘Tordenskjold, Christiansen, Port’and via Newport; Blane, Herbert, Savannah; Sabine, Breaker, Galveston ; 2%dy Star of Hope, Gannett, Boston ; City of Farid (a), Mirehouse, ‘ork. LoNvox, Dec 21 —Arrived, Melbourne, Tosh, Cienfuegos; Jan 8, Atalanta (s), Pinkham, NYork. Ent out with, Minerva, lvangieh, NYork. Sailed trom Gravesend 23d, Coldbeck, Stewart, Ban Fran- elsco, ‘LAMLASH, Dec 17—Arrived, Maggie Hammond, Boot, Ap drossan tor New Orleans. LXORORN, Dec lo—Arrived, Moses Day, Loud, NYork, MEs6ix A, Dec 15—Arrived, Lolus, Perkins, Naples. Vth, Wolfville, Wood, Nv ork. 8, Dec 2U—Arrived, Scud, Hopking, Phitedel- Dec 16—-Sailed, Finland, Soderland, NYork. Nov 6 —Satied, ship Messenger, Hiil, Boston. Dec i7—Arrived, Island Queen, Brooks, Bristol NW for Charies| Sailed 2b, Aun Gray, Gray, Mobile; Ocean Phantom, ‘Webster, New Orleans. a Navi, Dec 16—Arrived, Carmine, Calero, NYork. PorTLAND, Dec—Sailed from the Roads 21st, Suez (®), from Sunderland for Galveston, MO, Dec 14—Arrived, Statira (a), Way, Messina (and York). yet 15—Sailed, Gustaf Adolph, Larasen, NYork. 31, Waalstroom, Dryver, NYork, WN, Dee ti—Arrived, Winheld Scott, Pike, C ‘Danish Princess, Sopwi N, Ds ed 23d for London) Minnie Cameron, Graham, Philadelphia (and aailed NYork; 25d for Liverpoow) ; 22d, Santa Maria Vecchia, Sprignessl, New ‘ork. Sailed 2st, Uranfa, Pinkham (from NYork), Dublin, ane? ANELRO, Dec—Sailed to lith, bark Wavelet, Griffing, ‘ork. SEAVIFW, Dec 21-Sailed, Desiah, Gilkey (from Bremen), Carditt or Newport. SWINKMUNDE, Dec 20—Arrived, Tribsees, Lubeke, New rork. SOURADAYA, Oct 28—Salled, Herald, Gardner, Batavia na Passaroraug. NT linueNa, Nov 24—Arrived, Insulaire, Fleuriot, Amoy (and sailed for NYork. ‘Bailed 2UUh, Sca Queen, Thomas, New Bedford. 8T Tuomas, Dec 19—-In port bark Princess Alexani Ver- don, from N York, arrived loth; a Wm H Parka, we, from Antigua, arrived 17th; Lola, Milams. and Cliffore K cnr Kena, Bishop, froin Martinique, axriv ath, unc. Sailed lth, schra Roswell, Copp, Savannah; 15tt, Day- break, Blake, (Georgetown, brigs Pe Ket Jamaica to load for Liverpool or Londons Nallie Nowe, Mef- man, Savanni wrt Treat, Mowe, Mayagues, W cargo of four; lth, Vowuntecr, Porter, A elachoda; David nox, Cuba anda maraets 10th, brig Rainbow, AD- ‘Hayts, Dee 11—In port brig Niagara, Beleher, for ‘%, NB, Jun 4—Arrived, brig Ruby, Leary, Philadel- bia. t ittcared 4th, sobr NJ Miller, Denham, Philadelphia. TaixerE, Dec 17—Sailed, Eugenio, Casteliano, NYork. TauLE Bay, Nov 5—Arrived, barke Southcaster, Sandberg, NYork; Bremen, Bullerdierck. do for Batavia, American Ports. Savannal bury, Elzabethport, Cleared—Ship William Woodbury, barks Venus (Br), Saunders, Antwe: and Melbourne (Br), Horton, St Jolin jeans; Scbracieo Ke ‘Thach #4, and John Crocker, iodgdoa, Mol Long, Hardy. St Jobn, NB. Sailed—Suips John’ Harvey, Artisan, U 8 steam abi ?p . + Alaska, outward bonnd, remained at anchor in President Roads. ow, bark Warren Tiallett, from St Vincent, YRE, Jan rivet, barks Crimea (Br), Eng- 7G8 Rogers, Morrison, Navassa; brigs Beta Riv Jaueiro; Black Swan, Podger, Martinique; *), Thompson, Halifax? @ H sent, Smith; H 25 W Ramsey, Crantner, and Maria Pier. ik; Casco Lodge, Plerce; Seu, Morgan, and Sranmer, do; Annie Murchie,” Merrill, New ay, Richards, Matanzas. Below, sblp Geo M trom Callao. eKirivet, schrs G@ W Stetson, Sparrow, and B C Seri- ner, Doane, Fail iver; AC Lyon, Lyon, N York, Clearet—'Bri,s Alice, Boaner, Havana; Mistiestpp: (Br), ra Warren Blake, Meservey, Sa ering, Providence, Briy Pert. BATH, Jan 1—Arrived, schr Ella Fish, Willey, Bueksvilie, a Maggie Firk (new), Fisk. NYork. —Arrived, schr Emeline Haight, Averys NYork, FALL RIVER, Jan 1—Sailed, schr Belle, Winslow, Savan- nat "TON, Deo 27—Arrived, bark Vegey, Motler, Ha- ‘J P’Allen, Alien, und’ Gen Banks, Ryder, New —Arcived, brig Wm Mallory, Wilbur, NYork; wehbr Wm Wilson,’ and, ved—Barks Thermutis, Dick, and Evaina © Litebfeld, Jan 1, AM—Sailed, nchra, Kendrick Fishy Mail adie F yest, Mary Standish. John Stroup Jan Ponder, Only Son, JW Vannaman, Geo Nevenger, M E Fe- merick, Jus Satterthwaite, Adele Trudell, H W Godfrey, Anne ent ved, schrs Thomas Bagley (Br), Wyman, Yar- iadeiphia; Sarah A Hammond, Westgate, for NYork; Robert Myhan, Doane, Glouces ave, Kelley, Harwich for Norfolk. schra Lejuille (Br), Parker, St Marc for Bos- . Lord, Boston for Savahnan; Mabel Hail, for Wilmington, NC, chr Impulse. Arrived, steamship California (Br), auip Matid (Br), Averacthy, Livernool. Watson, Aspinwall Cleared—! Elizabeth, Ames, Gibraltar; kM Hesien, Jones, Bosto . NEW ORLEANS, Deo 29—Arrived, ships Violn, Slater, aad Cirsy, Speveer, Liverpool; bark Kinrara, McKenzie, New- port, B; brig Henrietta, Frerichs, Rio Janeiro. Cleared—Ship Bila Thayer, Thomson, Liverpool; bark Au- relia, Baker, Boston; sctrs J G Whipple, Goodspeed, Rua- tan; Nellie owers, Stackpole, Boston. th—Clearsi, ebip Loretto Fish, briga Theresa Gutler, Butler, Gaiveston ; Ives Doroteas (8p), Kura, Barcelona; Caroline, Davis, Genoa. SouUTHWRST PASS, Dec /9—Arrived, barks Magdala, Cope- Watts. Liverpool; land, aud Glenrailock, Skene, Liverpool; brig KB’ Gove, Harkness, Camden, Ma. Suth—Arrived, bark Rosario (Sp), Tego, Malnga. Sailed, steamship W G'irws PHILADELPHIA, San3—Arrived, schr Bessie Morris, Al- Pensacola, Che: ark Savannah, Scaife, Matanzas; brig 8 & W Welsh, Watson, Trinidad. Arrived, brig Abby C Titcomb, Titcomb, Ivigtut via Hallfax, PORTLAND, Jan 8—Cleared, barks Andes, Sheppard, Car- denas hy Smith, Barbados; i P Swett, Law- rene # Sampson, Car ‘4th Arrived, steamshfp Nestorian, Aird, Liverpool. Cleared--srigs Poinselt, Snow, Matanzas; hmm Hay. Dee 31 Arrived, schrs Benj R 1, NYork. -y Pelham (Br), Vickery, Norfolk ; Ar. and Niabus, Kelly, Liverpool. NGTON, NC, Jan L—Arrived, brig Peter & John chrs, Hamburg, Sanborn, Bolfast. im, Btarr, a, Gregory, MISOBLLANEOUB. BSOLUT DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM Tih A courts of different States; legal every where Ke, suiicient eatise; no charge in advance, |Advice free fF. L KING, Counsellor at Law, 363 Broadway. BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFEK- ent States, legal everywhere; desertion, Ac. sufficient cause; nO pu ef ios’ charge in advance M. HO) Counsellor, & EAR AND THROAT—THIRTY YEARS? clice, exclusively treating these diveases, LM. Dy from 9 untils. 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