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6 THE COURTS. Important Proceedings in the Law Courts Yesterday, The Whiskey War Reopened—A Patent Machine Case—A Million Dollar Will Suit—Action Agaiust a Railway €om- pany—Lawyers’ Squabbles—Tri- als by Jury in Civil District Courts—The New Jvdi- ciary Article, UNITED STATES COMM'SS GNCAS' COUT. The Whiskey War lic-opened—A Disilllery Selned. Before Commissioner Smietts, ‘The United States vs, George Hofinan, Davia Leiversdors and Pour Other Vefendants.—The parties an this case, carrying on the business of disuatlers th the premises of 102 an‘ 1u4 Hester street, are charged ‘With conspiring to defraud the United States by ro- moving distilled spiris frow thetr place of business ‘upon which the required taxes had not been paid, wo @ place other than a bonded warehouse, ‘This is one of that class of cases which, in the fall of 1863, when the concern Known as the “whiskey ying” was i full blast, oceupied so much public attention and engaged the United States Judges of tus and the Brookiya ditrieb, aud which resulied so grievously to Blaisdell & Eckeil, Belknap & Co. aud others of that Uk, The exauitation in this case attracts @ great deal of atention, a8 the property | NEW YORK HERALD, a peretors, ‘with Elmore end taree others, wore @iected directors, Degraaw was eabsequently eleciod by the dircctors presifedt, and bimore treasurer, It was contended that for ati action of the board of rectors or slockholders to (his tme (he original iucorporators had voted, eiiher all or part of tem, neither in any case voting against any such acuon, ‘Phe plaintiis complained that there wete 00 stock- holders at the meeting whereat they (defendants) elected a president and other oMcers, gave ao order fora contract t build two miles of raiir ad, and that the contract was for over $106,000, and Indue their arrangements for th ‘they lurbver clauned Unat the company forfeited their charter for gayi, msued bonds over te amount specified, At the trial the Court held that the Meeting in question Was reguiar ana inorder and that the contract autiorived the expenucure, The complamt was accoraiisy dismissed, and (fom that judgment the plamtills now appealed and asked tor & ueW Lilal, Decision reserved, SUPERIOR COUNT—SCRERAL TERM. A Legal Sauabbic Vetwoen Gentlemen of “the Cloth.” Before Judges Monell, Joues and Spencer. Reuben W. Van Pelt vs, John M. Otter.—'tue plain- uf and Jobn H. Hull were ostensibly partners as al- Uorueys aud Counsellors at kaw, and as such brought Suit for the plainUit in time action Lo recover $10,000 trom the Brevoort Peuroleam Oompany. ‘he sult involved a jong Ntigaton, resulting in @ judgment Jor Uke plaintit in the suin Of $7,618 10. While the suit Was siui unfinished and an appeal penaing Huil and the plaiwult dissolved partnersaip, and, as alleged, tui, togewer with the deteadant (vuer), had settled the clamun for $1,000, dividiug the profits between them. Van Pelt thea brought sult for his services, alleging taat Huli was not an actual partner, that the seittement was made by collusion bebween him and Otter, and clalmiug bo recovery of the whole amount for his servicea. ‘Tue case Was triea before a jury ' the Superior Vourt, resuiting in @ verdict in favor of giaintul for $4,500, oo Which appeal is now taken to the General ‘Term. "The case was argued on nuwerous exceptions as lO the aumussion OF testimony, &¢., and the Court Look the papers and reserved decision, : SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Selting Goods Under Cost—A Skedaddiing Mudie to forfeiture, should the charge be sustained, gumounts in round dgures to $100,000, enough wo | Prompt the best exertions of the law officers fora | Conviction and the defendants to a dismissal of tie | charge. A iarge number of infernal revenue oficers aud members of the whiskey ring were present, @uxiously watching the proceédiags. David Ktiaa, the ostensibie owner of the distillery, and who, Ub appears, nas had some misuuoerstand- Jog Wita Lhe accused parties, Was called as a goveru- ment withess. He testitied:—I live at No. 36 Aterney street; am @ salesman for Messrs, Savin, Clark & No, 373 broauway; ’n Seprember, 1863, I was in she ditstillmug business at Nos. 102 aud 104 Hester sireet; | kept the books; George Hofman, Davia Lewersdort, Poilip Leidersiorf and Julius Kay- moud were the proprietors of the distillery; don’t beiieve that made application to the Assessor Ol the: district to curry on We business of distilier on those premises i my OWA nume; Lieft the books in the poasession of David Letdersdor{, tne pames of ie ‘proprietors of the disuMery were not entered in the books; during Sepiember, 1468, about forty-fve barrels of wh.skey were distilled, on an average, euch day in the disuiery; there was a rectifyiug or compoundmg house adjoining the distdiery, at No. 105 Messer street; | buve no personal knowledge ot an illreit removal of whiskey from the aistiilery to the compounding honse; cousideraple quantities of whiskey were ac the disuliery to the tirm of Webster & Co.; wiolasse> was bought for the distil. Jery from a Mr. bocverty; we greater part of the whiskey Sold was sold by George Hofman; all te ‘Whiskey was sold in wy nam ‘the defence Was noitiled odace the books of tic at the next hear- w Mr. Purdy inforwed the Commissioner that tue governinen: ber i: endad at the present hearing $0 InWoduce tne Lesiiuony of & Witness going to the Feal gist of the case; bat as this witness Was nob present he would haye to ask an adjourament to secure Nis presence, ‘The further bearmg was then adjourned to twelve o’ciock on Monday next. For the governineut, Assisinut vistricc Avtorney Purdy, wud alr, Joseph Vell iur tne deiendaate. the Commissioner to SUPREME COUAT —C. AMBE Jhaporiaat to Inventors and Man Before Judge Cardozo. Henry Lawrence and Others vs, Jonn Good.—The Plaintifs are engaged im the manufactare ot rope, and the defendant was formerly employed as fore- mon In their iactory, He there invented a machine for converting hemp and ajuer fibres into siuvers. After makiog the mvention he, with the consent of his employers, the plaintiffs, aod with the aasiatance of wheir workmen, bulita machine, The defendant testified that he worked over his time and with an elgine supplied at lis Own expense, receiving no exira compensation for his labor; but with the upderstanding that if the machine provet to be success he would charg’ the plamtits pothing for las labor or the use of the machine, and uf it was hota success tue mackine Was to be altered Wo one ‘of we old siyle, which could be aoue at au expense of $100, such expense t ov borne by the defeuaant, ‘Tue machine proved to be wsaccess, ANd las been in ranuing order since May lasl. The piamuiits now bring Us action for specific periorimance, aud obtained a prelimmary injunction, claiming that the defesdant agreea to assign to them half the invention and any letters patent to ve issued for it to Cursideration of tier bearug ali expenses. it appeared in evidence that the defendant had @ppiled for jetiers patent to bimself before com- Mencing to bulid tie machine m quesiion, tuat 1b ‘Was no part of his duty to build macumea, and also that be had defrayed ull expenses of the model, the working 01 Lue cuyine and Jor procuring the patent. He denied in toto the alieged agreement, aud con- tended that ne had oniy offered to make them a present of the particular inachine, When the piainitts rested Mr. Jacobey Gross, for the defendant, moved to dismiss tue complami, on the grounas that, assuuung the contract alleged to have been made, full perivrrunce on taetr part was # condition precedent Lo their risgat vo recover either at law or im equity, and sach performance had not been shown; ais0 that the alleged agree- luent was not esiablisued by the evidence, aud that, assuming it to bave teen proven, it was indefniie and uncertain im its terms and a hard and unreasouabie bargain; that che eon- sideration (or Whe agreement Was grossly Inadequate, wad, algo, thut ine remedy of the plaintife, © any, should dé al action Tor damages. tne sane mate Was renewed at the close of the and the Court reserved ila decision, Which has been Jost readered as Tollows:— Judgo Cardozo said —Upon a careful consiteration of the Whoie evidence I think the case of the pltn- le Must tai The agreement is not proved waen Bil the evidence 18 considered. The whole case 14 femrers. not inconsistent with the defendants theory tial the only interest the piaimtitts were to have was in the one maciine. Complaint Mewissed. For piaintiits, | Matthew Duley aud WD. \ Fianagao and Gross, ‘The Bowne Wil! Case Aguln—A Million Dole lars Involved, Elizabeth R. Bowne vs, Peter Levervdge and Her- manus P. Duryea, Exeeuiors, aut Others,—The bearing of this case was resumed yesterday, when the counsel concluded the argument on denulf of the plaintut, contending that she be permitted to manage te property set apart for lier aud receive ita rents. ie further applied that she be allowed to auswer a9 of ler separate estate. Counsel then pre- sented the auswers of the trustees, and iv appeared that Samuel bowne, the grandfatucr, bad a brother, Rodinan Bowne, who leit the bulk of his property aliou; for defendants, to bis brother ‘Saiauel, and some of this pro- perty came directiy irom hin to Samuel jt, Dur- yea, H. P. Duryea’s son, It was this property, coming directly from Sumuel Bow in which Mr, Ducyea claimed an imheritauce froin hus deccased son, It furtner appeared mi the answers that the trust being unusually burdensome tue trastees de- clined to act uniers dilly compensated. They claimed that one reason Why Ue division of the tucerest was pot made was that plaiatif bad drawn more for her snare Lien the otter beneficiary, and an accounting Was Loereiore necessary. The Wustees deny any un- Jalrness In the Valuation Of Lhe property or any in- Jnstice in 18 Alstinution, or if any, iv wus to the Qdvantatie of the piainam. The further nearmg of Lhe case Was then adjourned tll Tuesday next, | SUPREME COU! Action Against the Hrond Come | pany—Motion for a New Trial. | | The Fast New York and Jomaica Rativoad Com. | pany at the Sutt of the People of New York. Thin was an application fora new trial. The action was | brought in the name of the people by James H. | Elmore to forfeit tne charter and sequestrate tne { property of the delendant'’s company. it appeared | what Elmore had been a director and treasurer of the | company. at @ stockholders’ mecting, eld Febru- | ary 17, 1857, by & unanimous Voie he was remoyed, | aud in the following month he brouglit te action, | it further appeared that the company was incorpo- al ack passed tn 1883, creating Wil- | a, then as | @uccessors, a body corporate by . of ne company mentioned, enacting thay the Lal stock should not exceed $500,000, and permitu: when it nad expended $200,000 to Issue $100,000, ‘This charter was amended passed June 6 1 permitting tue cc $200,000 whenever It ahould have expend ana by act paaved February 28, 186%, © time for compicting the railroad. On Novemver 1864, the incorporators, by resolution and certificate, associated Aaron A. Degrauw with the: e8 as un | tcorporator aud director. In June, T0609, Ces chree, with James H. Kimore, the complainant, and | owwers, held a meeting; resolved themselves tnto w company; appointed # board of seven directors for the company, consisiing of the incorporatora, | Elmore and taree others; elected Mr. Degrauw prest- | dent aod Kimore treasurer; directed the president vw | contract with Kimbali & Co. to extend the roud to | Upton Course lane, and provided for an issue of | stock and ponds of the company. On the same day | books of subscription to the stock of the company apl ng boads tor by al act i | were started, and in tne folowing year | & stockboiders’ meeting was iteid, at whicn | Durland. \ begrauw Daryea, the incur. | | Walluiony taken aud adjourned Uli next Frida, | there were no jury trials. Proceeding. wefore Judge Barbour, Robinson vs, Aitin.—The piaintif sued the defend- ant, who was doing business at 194 West broadway, to recover a debs of $400, He obtained an order of ar- rest against the defendant on an affidavitsetting foren substantially that he was selling goods at lesa than cost; taf he was, generally, in @ failing condition yn Jus pusivess, and tae te had anuounced lis in tention to get all ive money he could on hang and “skeduddic.” A motion was made to set aside the order of arrest on the ground that the afidavit on Which tt Was obtained tulied to set forth facts suill- cient to satisfy the Court that it was @ case authoriz- es the issuance of such an order, adge Sarveur, on the beartug of the motion, neld thai we inere Tact of a man selling goods under cost was not a ground suiicient to autisty the Court Luae he necessarily tntended to defraud; that Mr. A. ‘YT. seewurt aud oiher merehants of this city state that they are doing the same thing Bow, and nopoas Would pretead that they bad apy such intention; that the allegation in tie complaint that the deiend- Aut inteuded to defraud his creditors was merely @ conclusion wm the mrad of the plaimum and wholly insufficient on Waich to ground an order of arresi, and that cae addiuonal statement that be intended to “skedaddle” was equally insuiicent, inasmuch 4s the Court knew of no authority to which it could refer for the detnition of the word “skedaddie.” On the whole, sue Judge was inclined fo thing that the order could not stand, but reserved his uecision. Decisioan, By Judge Barbour. Mansfeld vs. Weirman.—Motion to vacate order of arrest denied, Bright vs. Corbtt,—Motion granted. In the Mater of Nelwe inshop.—Prisoner dis- charged. Ledeve vs, Lavit.—Order granted, Morgan vs. Mudiigan.—Motion dented, Whitelegge vs. Schmate,—Re'erence ordered. Muchel vs. Phelan.—Motion granted. fochinan vs. Brown —Mouon grauied, By sudge Freedman. Birasatl vs. Joslyit,—Kotion dened, with ten dol- lars costs. sownsnend vs, Gould.—JIudgment for plainwtit that defendants and ali persons claiming under them or eliher of them by title uccrumg subsequent Lo the commencement of this action shail be forever barred from all cian to any estate of inneritance or freehold or of a term for years uot less than ven in the premises. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—GCNERAL TERM. Powers of Juries in Civil District Courts. Before Judges Daly, Loew and Van Brunt, Carrington et al, Appellants, vs. Radican, Re- spondent.—An action was brought against the de- fendant to charge him as @ copartner of the defend- ant Whittemore for goods alleged to be sold to them as copartners and delivered to Whittemore, The defendapt (Rudican) demed that he ever was a copartner of the other deleudant, and tits formed the issue i the action, wiilch was tried beiore Justice Quinn und a jury. Tae twstimony on ihe issues Was conflicting, and after the evidence was given and both sides had rested, the Court directed the jury to give a verdict for the deiendant Kadi- can, which was done, and jadement was accurd- ingly rendered for the defendant Kadican, with cos! ‘The platuufts appealed and urged the foliowmug points on the arrument;— Firsi—The Justice erred in not leaving the ey dence to the jury to pasa upon Ms suflicieacy, )is- ict courts are’ justices’ courts; and in justices’ courts, by the Common law, Juries are judges o) the law 4s Well a8 of fact. (See 6 Hill, 326; 3 Jonn, 436; 4 Leg. Ubk., 424; 2 Cowen’s Treat, 357.) Hence, & jas- tive OL @ diptrict court can, In ho case where there is a jury triai, dismiss the compaint or direct a ver- dict for either party. Secowl— A judge of a court of record has no power to dismiss a complaint or direet a verdict after botn re is a conflict of evidence, as See LY Barb, 180: 40 do., 421; 46 VarD., aides resi, where tn tu this case, 294.) The respondent contended that there was ne con- tict of mate al evidence, and that the evidence was ito sustaln Lue complaime, and the jus- Lin directing the jury to find # yerdice ndant. Judgiment reversed, iary ArticleFirst Action Taken with Regard to ite Operation. Gun vs. Went and Olhers.—This case, the final adjudication of which will affect several important cases on the appeal calender, came up yesterday on motion. Originally the suit wes brought by the plainti@ to recover @ bill of goods, and was held “ belore Judge Brady and @ jury, and occupied a cou- siderable Ume, resulting in a judgment for the dejendants. The defendants relied upon a settie- meat, uccording to which Ellery and Hauibaur, of tne firm of Went & Oo., retired from the copartner- ship, and by which Went was to recover the assets of ihe urm and incur all its responsibilities abd indebtedness. Piaintitls, after this settlement, made a demand for payment of the goods gold and delivered to the old tir Defendants set up this agreement and that the plaintuds knew of tt, and at tne time received $3,000 on account. Plaiatins averred (hut the alleged agreement was inoperative, and was obtained by trad. On this ailegation of Traud the case wus subaitted to a jury aud & verdict Kiven Jor the defendants, The plainuf then appeal- ed to the General Term of the court, andi the month of Juue, 1867, the case was submitted to the fur court—Judges Daly, Brady and Cardozo ; pnt vefore called on Judge Cardozo retired, aud on the 2za December, 1809, the judgment was affirmed by Judges Daly and Brady. Now a motion on the part of plainti®? is made for a reargulment ot the case op the ground that the Board of State Canvassers, 00 the 6th of last becember and previous to the judgment bemg so affirmed, announced that rhe juaiciary article No. 8 bad been auopied by the people, and that, consequently, it was iucompetent for Judge Brady’ to sit in review upon a judgweat denvered by nun. ‘The case 1s set vown for furtuer hearing on Monday morutng next. vor the planus, Mr. John B. Fogerty; lor deleadant, Charles White. COURT CF COMMON PLEAS—SPEGIAL TERM. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Van Brunt. guiroto ne. Quiroio.~—Motion denied. ‘he under. thaing an appeal is nov sufilcrent to stay proce: Lage. . SUSROGATE'S COUAT. before Surrogate Robert ©, Hatchings. Surrogate Hutchings has entered npon the inport- ant duties of his oMece with his usual zeal and ear- | nestuess, Through the various subordinate branches oi the court an unuaual appearance of active attention vo business prevails. Since lis induction into office | the aew Surrogate bas sat dally for the hearing of causes and disposal of business, The regular days fixed for che hearing of contested will cases will, till further airected, be the first Tuesday of each monti. in the matter of the will of Henry Barnett, deceased, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1870. BROOKLYN CITY. UMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Emportant Marine Declsior. By Judge Benedict, In the Matter af John BR. Hawes 0s, The Steaming Caleb,—This action 1s brought to recover the damage caused to the schooner Edward Reed by reason of her topmast rigging catchmg the yardarm of the steamer Engiand while she was being towed frou alonguide that swamer by the steamtug M. M. Cateb. ‘The steamer was |) ing on the north mde of pier 47, nearly up to the buikhead, and the schooner was tymg alongside her and nearly up t an eievator which was lymg at the bolkbead, The wind was blowing heavily from the northwest, The ude was ebb and slack m the shp, ‘The tug, as it appears, undertook Lo transport the schooner from the poai- thon above deseribed 40 & position at tue lower side ‘of the pier, and for that purpose made fasta line to the schooner’s bow, which Was carried aft on the schoooer and held by a sip on the larboard quarter, he wg then started the schooncr abeau by the hawser, but a8 the schoover moved aft her stay caught in ther yarcarin of the steamer, and before sue could be Stopped the Lopmast was carried away and other damage done to the rigging, The evidence does not show that any action of the schooner contributed to the acvtuent, ‘Phe men on board gave no directions ag tO Lhe mode of fastenings, or as to the mode or time of taking the schooner out. All this was de- termined Ly silose on tire tug, WhO saw the position of the schooner and who were bound to select @ meted of tukiug her [rota the side of the steamer witaouL injury, The mecbod seiccted of taking ber ous by a stern Hine Was manilestiy attended with risk of carry- mg away the mast of the schooner, swinging at all, as she Was quite certain w do, under the action of the tug. llaving adopted a hazardous method o1 per- forming the duty, tue tug must be feid responsible for the damages arising irom the failure of success, Proper care op ber part would have enabled her to Temove whe sehooner in safely, heavy as ie wind was. Let the decree be forgthe liveliants, with a re~ ference Wo ascertain whe amount. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUFN CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT.—At the an- nual meeting of the trustees of Plymouth church the reports of the treasurer and secretary were sub- mitted, ‘fhe receipts for the past year were $54,045, ‘the rentai for tue Vear 1870 is $56 600, Tue tndebdt- edness for tue church, tnclading the Bethel, is $12,982, A proposition was made to increase Mr, Beocher’s salary by adding $5,000 per aonum thereto, It was decided to call @ meeting for the 13th inst. to take the qnestion int consideration. The sum of $1,000 was dunated Ww the sexton for “extra services,” and $200 a year Was added to the salary ol Ube assistant sexton, THE WOMEN’S ASSOCHATION.—The members of the Brookiyn’ Women’s association met on Thursday afternoon, about thirty tadies beiny present, The onject of the assoclanon, aa set forth in the con- stitation adopted, ia for the improvement of iw members, and itis declared that we organ ization shail be Independent of sect, party or social cliques, Gendewen are admitted as associate members and are aduitted to the monthly meetings and enter- tainments. The following are the names of the offl- cers elected;—Premdent, Mrs. Cella Burleigh; Vice i vesidenis, Mra, Laura Curtis Bullard, Mrs. Theodoie Tilton; Kecording Secretary, Miss Gooding; Corres- nding Secretary, Mrs. Newbould; Treasurer, Miss wttie Kellogg. Board of Directora—Mra. Annie C. Fieid, Mra, Edward Bowen, Miss Kate Hillard, Mrs, Mary W. Manning, Mrs. A. H. Broekaway, Mrs. Mat- thew Wilson, Mrs. Seaman. sonorary Members— Mrs. U. M. Severance, Hoston; Mra. Pauline W. Davis, Providence. Kesolutions of cL to the memory of the late Mrs. Charlotte Loaler were adopted by the meeting. CORINNA LEWIS. Judge Cardozo—Th® Child Restored to lis Mother and Protection Ordered for Both. At Supreme Court, Chamvers, yesterday, Judge Cardozo rendered a decision m the matter of Cormna Lewis, a8 follows:—Thia mater lies within a very Darrow compass, Mis, Lewis brought an action against her husband in the State of Massachusetts, where they then botn resided, and of which they were citizens, to obtaan a divorce. Process iy the suit was duly served upon the defendant. Thus there 18 a litiga- tion in the courts of Massachusetts between citizens of that State, and in that Hght only te this matter to be considered; for the circum. stance that the aefendant cimms to have become a citizen of this State is unimportant and inno way affects the mgtier nor presents any new right, because the change, if made, was after the suit was brought, and after the order next mentioned had been served. The Supreme Court of Massachusetis, in which the action was brought, having thus jurisdiction of the subject matser and of the parties, made an order which Dr, Lewis’ evi- dence shows was served upon him, awarding the custody of the child Corinna to the plaintiff, Mrs, Lewis, during the pendency of the action, After this the father, Dr. Lewis, 18 found witin this State With the child in his possession. ‘Therefore the mother asks the aid of this Court, the chid bemg brougiie by habeas corpus belore a Special ‘Term thereot, wo restore the child to her, that she and tt may re- turn to her home; and comity, if nothing else, re- quires that her request should be granted, The Court 18 not asked to enforce an order of a foreign tribunal against one of its own citizens. No such question arises. It 18 only asked now to permit a citizen Of & Sister State to defea, an order by the courts of that Siaie between its own citizens. by coming here apparently tor the purpose of evading and avoiting his legitimate aile. giance, Lought not to and ldo not pass upon the questions of tact so elaborately discussea before me, i have nothing to do with them. [ ttud a valid order of a court of @ sister State of competent jurisdiction made 1 an action between tts own citizens, award- ing the custody of a child to its mother during a pendency, aud it 1s not for me to mqure into the propriety of iho order, Whetner it was regularly ob- tained, Whether it 18 erroneous, waether for any rea- gon @ modification of 10 should be made, are atl ques. tions which belong exciusively and must be ad- dressed to the courts of Massachusetts, My duty de- mands that I should see that the order 1s respected, and that duty will only be periormed by my making an order that the cnud be delivered to the mother, and that suitable protection be given the child in the motner’s custody apd to the mother im the care avd custody of the child long enough to enable her to return from our jurisdiction, which she has sought for the purpose of recovering her daughter, wo the State of which she js a citizen (see in re Derole, 8 John. 828). If Captain Jourdan, to whom I have confided the care of the infant during these proceedings, will assume the furtner duty of extending sucn protec- tion to the mother and child, the order may be drawn #0 a8 to direct and empower him to do ao, otherwise 1t will command the Sheruf to afford such protection. Let an order be entered accordingly. ORDER OF THE COURT GRANTING PROTECTION. Tue joliowing 18 & copy of the order referred to:— Upon the return to the writ of habeas corpus herein and the traverses tiled thereto, and upon the testimony taken before me (suid Justice) ou'ti and on hearing William F. 5 ia, the relator and tother of said Corinna Lewin, and Birdseye and LC. Crosby, of counsel for Willem 1H. Lewis, the father of said Corinna and the fespohdent herein, atid upon the proofs and documentary evidence herein, it is hereby ordered that the sald infant Corinna be forthwith delivered {sto the care, custody and control of the relator, Serene Lewis, and that the said Serene Lewis have the gole care, custody and control of suid Corinna Lewia, according to the order of the Supreme y f the state of Massuchusetts, heretofore made 4 that mo person interfere with or in-any way mol aid intant Coriuna, suid Serene Lewis as to the custody of pi to take said infant Corinna put of the custody 0: Berexe Lewis, in the State of Rew York; and {t is further ordered that Captain Jobn Jour. dau, of the Sixth precinct, Metvopolitan Police, of the city of ‘Now York, in whose coatody said Corinna naw ts, do forth- With deliver up sald Corinna to said relator, Serene Lewis, cooformably to the terina of this order, and that said Captain Jourdan do enforce the execution of this order by aording to aid any Intringenvent ain Jourdan do wafely, secure, 1 her custody, to the boundary line of the State of New ¥ and see said Corinna safely conveyed, in the custody of Sorene Lewis, unto aaid boundary line, without auy molest tion or hiudrance, CBITUVUARY. General Joseph A, Mower. es from New Orleans received by the War Department av Washington yesterday an- nounce the death In that city, from congestion of ihe Jungs, of Mayor General Joseph A, Mower, the ¢ na- mander of the Department of Louisiana. This tinguished ofiicer entered the service of the United States in 1865 a3 second lieutenant of the Firsi tn- tantry. He was born in Vermont, but was ap- pointed frou Connecticut. At the outbreak of the rebellion he was promoted to the rank of major, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Refore Guoving S Bedford, Jr., City Judge. TNE CALENDAR. The calendar of this court yesterday was made up } defeated of bail cases, and as the defendants failed to answer In some instances the Oity Judge ordered the bail to be Tovielted. SENTENCE, James Wiison, who pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand jarceny a (ew days sinve, Was sent to the venitentiary for one year, O11 AND WHALEBONR.—The stock of oil and bone in first hands in this country on the Ist inst. was 26,022 barrels sperin oll, 41,613 barrols whale oil and 294,900 pounds waalebone. On the lat of January, 1869, the stock was 14,000 barreis sperm of}, 16,700 bares whale oll and 206,000 pounds bone.—New Baiford Standard, | and acted with conspicuous ga!lantry in tne nume- rous couficts which took piace tn the West. One of bis most notable ¢xpioits was at the vate of Cain fiver, Arkansas, where he the Confedepates with heavy loss, During Sherman's celebrated campaigns General Mower, who had by this tune been promoted to the rank of oer by generai of volunveers, commanded a division, nud his services Were so highly regarded by Gen- eral Sherman that ne was placed at the head of the ‘Twentieth army corps. On the 13th of March, 1866, he received three commissions, one as brevet lieu- Venant colonel, another of brevet colonel and a tlird of brevet major geueral, all in the regular army. On the 28th of Juiy, 1866, he was promoted to the full rank of colonel and placed im command of the ‘Ihirty-ninth regiment ot infantry, then newly orgavized. Simce then he has been performing “QUT OF THE WEB; Three Young Girls Caught by an Adver- tisement—They Are Smurglod to St, Louis — Glowing Promises — Re- torn to New York—Safe in the Magdalen. Some aye since, tt will be remembered, an an- nonnoement was made that three young girle had been abducted from this city to St, Louls, under promise of situations, when there was good reason to believe that it was intended by the mad who accompanied them that on thetr arrival at their destination they should be compelled to become in- mates of some house of prostitution, ‘The three girls arrived in this city on Wednesday night, and were on Thursday arraigned before Justice Scott, at the Easex Market Police Court, by their relatives, and all three, at the request of their frends, sent by the Justice to the House of the Good Shepherd for ope year. As the ctroumstances of the case exhibit a new spectes of temptation to which young giris in this city are Mable, a short statement thereof Will be interesting, ‘ TUB WEB SPREAD, On the mornings of December 14 to 18 inclusive there appeared in the Sun the following advertiae- ment: For Culifornia,— Want California, Call at 187 re Among those who answered this catching adver- tisement were Catharte Troy, of No. 313 Fifth street; Margaret Coleman, of No. 12 Sixth street, and Mary Dowley, of No. 86 Third street—tne Orst two fifteen years of age and the latter sixteen years of age. The trio were accompanied by a young friend residing in their neighborhood. The foolish Mies went to the second floor, and the web was at once cleverly spread around them. Am elderly lady, who seemed to be the Occupant of the room, informed them she could not send them to Caltformia, but that ehe would forward them to St. Louis, A gentleman who was m the rvom was introduced and the girls were told thatif they went with him they shuuld have engagements on the stage of. his theatre. The advautages of becoming ‘profesatona- ats’ were painted in brilliant colors, and great inducements oifered uf the girls would go on to the distant city at once. ‘The three girls whose names are given svove dtd not feel the web which was being wound around them; out the fourth—the friend—was conscious that an avlempt was berg made to entrap her. CAUGHT. Catharine Troy, Margaret Coleman and Mary Dow- ley were delighted with the Gazzling prospect held out vo them, and aiter but a littie hesitation ex- pressed their determination to accept tne woman's offer, No time was to be lost, pow that the foolish creatures were eusnared, but the prey must at once be despatched, ‘The obliging geutieman soon had a carriage at ube door, and under cover of darkness tne giris, under the guardianship of the man, were on their way to the great Missouri city. The journey was made as pleasant a8 possibile, and the time went golokyyt but the ladies began to feel anxious about their future prospects. Thew guardian was ques- tuoned a8 to what they were to do when they arrived at St, Louis, and Shey were tola that all they would have to do would be to live in a brown stone house, have @ carriage at their disposal, have plenty of money and dress like ladies, THE WEB BROKEN. Whether or not the girls underssood the meaning of these promises they do not say, but the pubiic can easily eee what was the course of Iile in which it was intended the unfortunates should be piunged. But lortunatety they were rescued. The friend who had deserted tie trio mformed thelr relatives where tue girls had gone, and the circumstances under which they had ie{t, he mothers of two and the sister Ol Ohe determined to snatch their dear ones from she deadiy web. Being acquainted with Ser- geant Thompson, of the Essex Market Court squad, they repaired to bim, apd under his advice visited Inspector Dilks aad rectted to him their troubles, ‘be Inspector promptly took the matter in hand and at once telegraphed particulars to the Chief of Police at St. Louis, asking him to take charge of the oe 48 sooa a3 they arrived within his juris- aiction. ted, young Jadies who wish to goto Chinal street, nowr Bowery, wecond RESCUED. TAwever bright the prospects of the girls may have been as the cars bg a boat their desttuawon, these hopes were vo be biighted, although out of the Diignt more crue happiness was to come to them Unan they could have experienced had they remained tn the apparently golaen weo. When the train arrived in St. Louis they were met by a ponice officer, who at once took Charge of them, Their false com- panion, not liking the warn aifairs had taken, did not watt for further developmeats, but quickly made good his escape. (he giris were taken care of by the police uuttl they were forwarded Ww tnis city, eitilicey here, as belore stated, by Wednesday vignvs “ain. “TRE VICTIMS, When arraigned before Justice Scott the girls were accompanied oy their sortuwing relatives. Catuarie Troy and Margaret Coicman exhibited signs of peni- tence and seemed to feel the humiliating position in which they were placed. Mary Dowley aid notexhibit ny signs Of sorrow or shame, and was heard to say that she would go to St. Louis yet, Justice Scott, in sending thegiris fora year’s residence to the House of the Good Shepherd, spoke to them very plainly, but kindly, advising them to improve all opportunities which would be offered to theim in that imstitution, Last night ali three were saiely lodged in an excel- lent reiigious house. Where they might nave been Who can iell? Jt is seated that the woman who enticed the girls to run away from home is sull at large, and that no steps have as yet been vaken to bring her to justice, THE LAST 08 THE CORSAIRS, Departure of the Isabel la Catolica and Thir- teen Spanish Ganbonts, Yesterday, in the cola, grim, gray morning, when the waters of the lower Quarantine bay were agt- tated by @ freshening breeze, the boatewain’s whistle sounded from the forecastle of the Isabel Ja Catolica callig all hands up to weigh anchor. ‘he sigual for the gunboats to follow in the wake of the mor. ster war-ship was given at the same moment, and the remaining mosquito feet, thirteen ships in all, hauled to their anchors, weighed and stood out to sea, Thus the design and its infamona execatioa were silently curied out, and the enterprise of strangling the latest borp of freedoin’s novlest offspring went un- checked and unchallenged from our shores, Early as the hour of departure was Unere were still many hearty and hopeful sympathizers of the struggling Tepublic of Cuba standing with mournful looks and looking on at this latest evidence of the disgrace gud inconsistency of the great republic. The Isavel la Catolica, witn the yellow Iberian standard at her mizen, nevertheless steamed bravely out the harbor, leaving ip her wake @ broad, black trail of smoke, truly indicative of her dark and tragic mission, and stygestive of the mournful fate in store for poor yet proud, depressed yet defiant, beaten but brave aud invincible O “ , Fallowtne, track of the Isabel, With a sleuth- hi watchiuiness and speed, there are supposed to be at sea SeVeral vessels, well armed, well officered and manned, aud pearing at their peaks the blazing and beckoning flag of Cuban liberty. Around the capes of May and Hatteras there may perchance break upon the maritime ears of these minions of despotism the heavy thunder of aggrieved and ag- gressive Cuban cruisers, bold enough to proclaim that spirit of American indignation from tue mouths of American guns which the time-serving and vacil- lating administration was too cowardly to utier. Nous verrons.. NOT A TENIAN, . BROOKLYN, Jan. 6, 1870, To rue Epivor or THE HERALD:— A telegram dated Dublin, which appeared in your paper of yesterday, erroneously described me asa Fenian. J observe that you have Correcteu that misstatement in your paper of to-day, in which you say that Mr. Martin is ‘not a Fenian.” But you add to this simple denial an assertion which ts cal- culated to mislead your readers almost as much as tue false statement in the telegram—you say that I wasa “Fentan candidate.” Perit me to remark that there is no more propriety in calling me a Fe- nian candidate then there might be in calling Mr. | Grevilie-Nagent @ Fenian candidate. Of course I | should gladly acvept the votes of Fenian electors; and so, 1 presume, Would Mr. Grevelle-Nagent. ‘There was no diiterence between the two candidates at the late election for Longford in that respect. The anfference between them 1s that Mr, Greviile-Nugent 1s in favor of the continuance of Englisa rule tn ire- land, and that [ am against English rie and for irish national self-government. But the aisatfection against English rule, the unchangeabie desire for national self-government, which {humbly represent, are something absolutely Independent of Fenianisin; something above and beyond all factions of what- ever character; something which has filled the soula of the Irisb people since long before Fenianism was invented, and whico will Keep its place in the irish soul though not a single Fenian centre inay remain 1m existence. The Femans are atak the members of a certain political society Younded about a dozen years ago, Wiuch, stating its object to be the national tnde- pendence of Ireland, governs tts memoers and man- ages ite affairs by a system of secret authority which it has adopred. How many members it may have or how few, persons outside of it, like me, can only guess, But tt exercises no more authority over me aaty as department commander, frat in Texas, and Gace Louisiana, where he was at the time of pls deal tian It does over the English Prime Mintater, or eveo over the editor Of the Nkw YORK HRKALD. JOHN MARTIN, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Voynge of the Monitor Dictator te Key West—Affairs at the Marquesas Isinads— Naval Movements in Cuban Waters. Washinoton, Jan. 7, 1870. Rear Admiral ©. H. Poor informa the Navy Depart- ment, unaer date of December 26, off Key West, that the Severn, his flagsbip, in company with the moni- tor Dictator, lefs Tybee Roads on Monday, December 20, for Key West. At tirat they had clear weather and smooth water, the Dictator, under the favorable circumstances, steaming seven knots easily, The men were able to be about deck without any incon- venience, The next day the wind blew strong from tue southeast, freshening gradually unti! a heavy sea commenced, which made constant breaches over the ecks of the monitor, the spray fying as high as the turret gallery. The men were unable to show them- Selves. The monitor was apparently making about four knots an hour. The Severn Waa not able to kecb Up more than steerage way, and when she pitehed it brought the propellers cut of water. ‘the engines raced to such an extent and the propellers struck the water so forcibly that there was great danger of giving way, ad the ship Was hauled to under canvas. The monitor was enabled to hold her position during the night, the Severn being at least twelve rntles to the leeward of her at daylight. During the gale and most of the pa @ 1c would have been impossible to communicate with or render any assistance to the monitor, as a boat could not poxsibly have approached nef, not could any one with satety have a ou her deck. As we ap- re proached Cape the weather mod- erated and = we availed ourselves of the opportunity of taki the Dictator in tow. Sending her a fifteen inch hawser, to which she at- tached her towing tackle, we were enabled to tow six Knots with gail and steam on the Severn and steam on the Dictator; eight knots could not be ob- tained. Much bad weather was encountered going and coming; & heavy nother on the way up and a southerly gale returning, with heavy sea. More than half the time if any acciaent had happencd to the monitor we could have done nothing except lay by her anti tne weather moderated. My experience is thas monitors should not be sent to sea unless moder- ate winds and pleasant weather could be relied on. When in the neighborhood of Sombrero the hawser was cast off aud the monitor came in unaided, arriving @ few hours after the Severn, Commander W. T. Truxton, of the United States ship Jamestown, writes to the Navy Department frum Anna Maria, Bay isiand, Nooksieeva, Marquesas Group, under date of September 30 last, that he arrived there on the 26th of that month, ory es six days from Panama. An attempt is being made by & company of Kaglisamen to grow sea island cotton on that island, and @ grant of several thou- gand acres of land nad beea made ‘by the French government W certain French citizens in Tauiti, who: temporarily vacated their ciaims to the English com- pany. A very limited amount of cotton, sugar cane and tobacco is now produced by the natives. Coim- Mander ‘truxton encloses @ specimen of the cotton produced by the company. Five nundred acres have been enclosed and planted. The plantation is situated in Sipt bay. There is no trade at this piace; even the whalers have entirely given 1t up. No sup- Plies are to be had; even wood and water it ts diffl- cult to get. Since the French evacuated tne place in 1860 1t weems to be failing into decay. The Department nas been oificially informed of the loss Of Lhe steaintug Maria, with four of her crew, in the entrance westward of Vineyard Sound, on the nigat of the 4th inst., py collision with the tron-clad Miantonomoh, produced by he bursting of the ua ‘ia’s blowpipe and the unsealing of her blow- valve. Rear Admiral Poor writes to the Department from Key Weat, December 28, ihat he had reecived trom the United Staves Consul General at Havana a slip cut from @ newspaper in tbat city relating to the arrival of the Spanish frigate Navas de Polote. Tae number of troops brought by her, added to those already on the island, make the votal 13,584. ‘Ihe Cousul General says there are no ioreign men-of-war sp parene, and there is noting Dew iu ihe political ituaito: United States Vessels at Boston Preparing for the Arrival of George Peabody's Remains. Boston, Jan. 7, 1870, There are in this port to-day the Uuited States double-turreted monitors Miantonomoh and ‘Terror nd the corvette Alaska. These vessels are being made ready to act as guard of honor to the Peabody faneral fleet, due about the 18th of January at Port- land Me., and will fire “fifteen inch” minute guns during the ceromonies. To her Majesty’s Monarch Wl be assigned the post of honor, while the United States sieamer Plymouth and the other ships of War will follow in ime, The ensigns will be dis- Diayed at half mast im conjuncuon with the British fi The marines and crews will be drawn up in ime, heads uncovered, the bands will play funeral dirges and heavy booming will be fired at the time of the disembarkation aud transfer of the remains to the autnorities of the State of Maine. A deiega- tion of the officers will accompany the (uneral escort from Portland to Peabody. The oficers of the Miantonomoh are:—Com- Mander, Shufeldt; Lieutenant Commanders, Corn- weil, Wise; Surgeon, Bates; Assistant Surgeon, Dickinson; Paymaster, Woodhull; Chieti Engineer, Zeigier; Lieutenants, Newell, Berry; Masters, Juda, Dayton, Ingersoll; Assistant Engineers, Barnap, Chine, Ford, breaken, Minizer, Weoster; Mates, An- derson, Henderson. ‘The oficers of the Terror are:—Commander, Raw- son: Lieutenant Commanders, Nichols, Barker; Lieutenant, Eiliowt; Masters, Lisle, Trematin, Singer, Derby; Surgeon, Scotleld; Assistant Surgeon, Scott; Paymaster, Tuttle; Chief Kngineer, Kellogg; Assisi- ant Engineers, Koop, Greene, Kelley, Hannum, Ross; Mates, Greene, Kuhl, Cleveland, he oilicers of the <Aiaska are:—Commander, Lieutenant Commanders, Cuester, Rowland; Lieutensnt, Snow; Ensigns, Brown, Chipp, Forse, Wadhaimns; Surgeon, Clark; Assistant surgeon, Latta; Paymaster, Clark; Engineers, King, Cooper. HORSE NOTES, ‘The Prospect Park Fair Ground Coit Stakes closed with seveafy-five entries, In the four-year-old stakes for 1870 there are fifwen entries. In the three- year-old stakes for 1870 there are twenty-four en- tries. In the three-year-old stakes for 1871 there are seventeen entries, and for the stake of 1872 were are eighteen nominations, Of the seventy-fve entries Rysdyk’s Hampietontan is the sire of six, Gold Dust, six; Jupiter Abdallah, seven; Independent, seven; Young Ameyica, eeven; Peacemaker, three; Ash- land, three; Edward Everett, two; Messenger Duroc, two; Mambrino Pilot, two; George Wilkes, two; Superb, two; Jao}, two; Happy Medtum, two; Joe Dowiing, Clark, Chief, Harry Olay,; New Jersey, Rocky Hili, Joe Hooker, Green’s Hambletonian, ‘Thomas Jefferson, Vermont Black, second; Taggart's Abdaliah, Hauiet, Iron Duke, Mauibrino Patcuen, American Star, Thorndale, Fearnought, Volunteer, Nonpareil, Bay Star, Paul and Dictator, are each tie sire of one, Of the others the names of the sires are not given, ‘rhe proprietor of the Union Course has announced that his spriug trotting meeting for 1870 wiil come oif on the 24th, 26th, 26th and 27th of May. This will provably be the first trotting meeting of the season, fas lew of the tracks in the country Will be in condi- ton at Bo Gen a day. ‘Tne Union Course, trom the peculiarity of its soil, has great advantages over most of the other tracks iu the couatry for early and late trotting. WESTCHESTER COUNTY IMPROVEN.NTS. The Taxation ImbroglioThe Injunction Against the Supervisors—The Cousiruction ot Madison Avenne. At a special term of the Supreme Court, in Brook- lyn, yesterday, hefore Justice Tappan, the appilca- tion of Patrick Hanlon for an injunction against the Board of Supervisors of Westchester county, the Supervisor of the town of West Farms and others came up for @ hearing, It will be remembered that a temporary injunction nad previously been granted on motion of the plaintil, restraiing the defenda- ants from collecting assessed taxes ing to $87,150, for the opening and structing of Madison avenue in the town of West Farms. The cas6 was brought up ona motion to continue this injunction, and at the same tine acertiorarl, Which amounted to an injunction in relation to tie collection of a tax of $23,050 for the opening of Berrian avenue, tn the town named, was also before ihe Court on motion of the plaintiff before named, Robert Cochran, Wiliam H. Pemberton and Wil- liam B. Parsons appeared for the defendants, out the former having stated that he was present as counsel for the recetver of taxes Of the town of West Farms, and that Samuel K. Lyon, +who was counsel for another defendant, had been’ prevented from attending, asked an adjournment for atew days. Jobn B. Hasxin, who appeared ‘or the plain, expressed his readiness to proceed with the argu- ment and Was anxious for a Speedy decision; but in deference to the conventlence of counsel signified his consent to @ brief adjournment, at the same time arguing that there could be no objection meanwhile to the Receiver of Taxes proceediig with the collec: tion of all the other taxes of the town, excepting tue tax of $66,200 forming the subject of the present ap- plication. The Court stated that the injunction was not in- tended to apply to tne collection of the genera! taxes, but simply - to whe $57,150 for Madison avenu After some discussion the foliowing amendment was added by the Court to the order for an injunction: mm the re- turn day of this order and on application of tne defendants, the Commissioners for the postpone- ment of the nearing, I hereby modify the foregoing injunction order #o that it shall aot apply to me Receiver of Taxes as to the collection of all or any of the taxes embodied in his warrant, save the above mentioned tax of $37,160 for Madison avenue, as to which the injanciton order ts continued and the hearing adjournea on motion of Mr. Cocuran to the 17th day of January, 1870, at half-past ten A. M., at the Court House in the city of Brookiyn, ‘This order does not affect or prejudice any proceeding involved inthe common law certiorari heretofore issued in the matter of Berrian aud Madigon avenues.” con- ITALY The Detstical Council Adjourned in Naples. Count Ricciardi on the Result—The Free Thinkors’ Mission, NAPLxs, Deo, 18, 1809, ‘The proceedings of the Antt-Oounctl recounted in My letter of the 16th bave been the rast of that body, On the night of that uate it adjourned sine aie ina grand row. To-day the President, Count Ricciardi, Managed to scrape together a dozen members ana Invited them to nis house at eleven o’clock to endorse the following document and the foltowing appoint- ment of an international committee:— Our peaceful discussions having been prevented by ap act contrary law, and particularly article 32 of the coustitution of Italy, we Narigng ea the execau- tion of our work to next September, when the Con- gress of free thinkera convoked by the editor of the Kationaliste newspaper is to assemble in Swit zerland. While awaiting the momeut when we can again raise our voice, und in a jand enurely free, we protest onge more against the yiolation of our rights and emit as a document of the Anti-Council the declaration of principies presented to the Assembly on she 16th December by the oosmuwittee of tve aDp- potnted to draw it, and adopted by four members of the five, toxether with the declaration submitted by the d ing member. For the Provisory Committee of the Anti-Council. G, RICCIAKD!, the President, Nraurs, December 18, 1369, ‘The Provisory International Commitiee appointed consists of General Avezzana, General Mata, Leepold Ovary, Stefano Siklianu, J. Maneyr, Dr. Testa, G. Riectardi; And so endeth the Anti-Counctl—the trst one ever held ag @ demonstration against an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Count Ricciardi recognizes that ag its chief merit, the body having broken up without any practical work or result. Ho Says be is very giad itis over, as he bad to bear the whole burden of it—a burden in ill keeping with his. feeble health, which will not allow nim to attend daring this session to-his duties as a member of the Parilament tn Florence. He w of opinion that the document above given will appear before the world ag an excellent excuse (échappatotre) for the meagro- ness of tne Anti-Councti’s labors. Tne government of Italy, which ought to be ashamed of itself, saw Otto break them up formally and get ali the mem- bers in a grana fret. Hence, he asks, how coula they quietly debate ordo anytuing? His eyes are fixed on a free congress anda tree country for the mouth of next September. The ietters and tele- grams of adhesion received, the speeches and decle- rations, giving a full account of the body amd its doings, Will be pubitshed as soon ay he ig able to find @ publisher who will andertaxe the jooas a good speculation. He seems to think it will be slow work finding such a publisher; ‘now in England or in New York there would not be any difficulty in the premises.” He regreis very much now having bee able, owing to ihe innumerable vbstacies and vexa- tions encountered, to give a banquet to the free thinkers, according to his original intention. As to these gentiemen themseives, they have all gone away, \ouring the Peninsula. ‘The French dele- gates wore waruly to the last and did not leave a good impression in Naples, owing to their ‘oucre cuidance,” to use & word with which they have been painted hereabouts. The German element, in- cluding Dr. Ludeking, the representarive of tne free thingers of St. Louis, Philadelpuia and of the 1etro- polls, were somewhat calmed down beiore leaving. } Ludeking drew up a speech and resolutions based amount. | | borealis ever ooserved in this city. on Jeffersou’s Declaration, but he failed to deliver them except through tne mail to the German papers athome. Atone time the Germans were intensely flery, stated the Anti-Council to be “nonsense,” and awore they Wouid not sign their names tO apy docu. ment or documents put forth by Kicciard! and those “Italian pappiers !’ Througbout Italy no one seems to know or care to know whether the Anti-Council ever agsempied, is still sitting or has been adjourned, Only an infinitesimal few have accorded it the least attention. The mditYerence of the Itauans to two bodies convened at Kome and Naples bas been marked and 1s remarkable, although the Causes tor this are uot difticult to trace, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Work of the Mctropolitan Fire De- partment During the Past Year=—Tav Fires in the City and the Damage they Cansed—The New System of Teiegraph, the Losses and the Apparatus. yhe annuai report of the Fire Commissioners of the city, which has beeu sent in to the Legisiature by the Governor, is @ Very mleresting Oae, and contains many facts and statistics, the value of which cannot be overrated. Among other facts 11 states that the force of the department consists of one engineer, one assistant engineer, ten district engimeers, and 587 officers and mea, The new sys- tem of telegrapning, the Commissioners state, will soon be im working order, when bell towers will bea thing of the past, Four new steamers have been adied to the equipment. All ‘the first class steamers have been done away with, as too cumbersome for a city. Stx hose tenders have been constructed to tuke the firemen to the fires, and for the conveying of the ladders. Twenty horses have been purchssed within the year, seven- teen sold as unsuitable for the work required of an engine horse, aud only three have died, making 156 the total nuinver belouging to the department at present, There are thirty-seven engine houses oc ed and fifleen track houses, The Bureau of Com- Bustibies 1s said Wo be of great service in ferreting out parties Who violate the Jaw prolubiting the use of combusilbles that will not stand the vests Mxed by legislative enactmert, STATISTICS. The following table w'ii snow the number of Gres, &¢., for the years ending November 20, i866, 1857, 1868 and 1889:—~ | O48, 78) 6,711,000) #717,0" —} 740\ 4,842,871 (ia, 620| $1,863,629) =| 860) 2,624,893 33084, 807 ‘Total number of fires Confined to one building. Extended to others.. Estimated loss... How Discowe ringers, 115; Z0u8, 232. ‘Alayms—Telegraph, fires, 554; telegraph, false 100; still, 296, Total, 950. $ Buildings—Siightly damaged, 784; considerably damaged, 89; totally destroyed, 49. Exunguished Without Sending alarm—By off cers, 7; by companies, by Individual meimberi, 64; by police. 4; by citizens, 8. Total, 296. ‘rhe ‘introduction of a system of instruction y classes of the officers of the department, noiding their meetings on three afternoons of each week, w- der the personal supervision of the President, is pr- ducing most beneficial results, in disseminating knowledge of the duties expected to be periormal, and imparting a uatiormity in ihe action of the @ partment. ‘The Firemen’s Lyceum, organized by a vote of te Board giving the use of the large hall at bein’ ters for a Ubrary and cabinet, has, through the }ihe- rality of the Underwriters and a few private cin- zens, become a work involving tle and iabor, and over 4,000 volumes are on the sicives, picked up in ® detail. ‘The fund of $1,000 donated by James Gordon Ben- nett to I’. Bailey Myers, James M. Mclean and Ro- bert S. Hone, in trust, to use the income in perpeta. ity in the striking and presenting a gold medal t¢ such member of the department as they may consi der annually best entitied to the aaine, has beer kept at interest; and Mr. Bennett having also liber ally provided the means ($500) ior the execution a thé die by Messrs, Tiffany “& Co., the trustees wil goon be enabied to conter the first medal. THE RECENT AURORA. Its Appearance in Georgia, | (From the Macon Telegraph aud Messenger, Jan. 4 ‘Those of our citizens wilo were awake yesterdy morning between four and five o'clock and lool at the northern heavens, liform us that they 5 one of the most Oeautiful polar lights or aura It was first o- ticed here by Captain Simpson and Lreutenant Bs- ter, While ai the police barracks, and Captain Si10- son av tie first giance thought it was tre i ordered the fire bell at the City Hail to soundite alarm; but in another moment he saw What tt as aud stopped the veil ringing. Captain Simpson says the light first appeaed about a quarter to four and laste til five oleh A. ML, and at times exceeded anything of the hd | he had before witnessed. ‘She whole sky was dve with an unsteady inmotion, or uudulated rapidly th & Motion jike that of grass wavine to ihe wind, Ite activity was inconcelvable, daring from (be zalth to ihe iorizon, in all directions, 1n the most brijant corugcations; Tays, proceeding from the bogon, flashed in brilliant pencillings of jight hike sarks of electric Hutd, (% vacuo, and reappeared ag@ to vanish; foriuing themselves into one oody ily tae closing of @ Jan and again emerging to flit jross the sky With the rapidity of liht, they show ail the prismatic colors at once, or to quick sucoplon. ANOTHER INSTANCE OF Co-OPmtaTIVE SUC(SS.— Co-operation is doing well in Fal River, Anssoci- ation in that place returns iroia purchases |r the last quarter, dividends of ten per cent to mabers, six and three-fourtie per cent to nou-mabers, with ten per cent per aunum on shares. sice Its organization in 1507, its sales have ben $12¢31 63. It has now & Capital of $9,430 of which §,000 ia invested in real estate. Its aggregate of dijdends AS $8,141 91, ueArly as much as 168 capital.