The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1870, Page 8

fo) NEW YORK CITY. The Envelope Game—A Sneak Thief—Cus- tom House Notes—Southern Colpor- tage—A Boston Merchant Killed * A Young Girl Rescued—Excise Fees—Minor Crimea, Acci- dents and Incidents, ‘The following record will show the changes in the femperature of the weather for tbe past twenty-four Bours in comparigon with the corresponding day of ear, by . Hints as fecipaned y_the thermometer at , Broadway, Aman named Charles Fox was found dead in his Bed at 651 Third avenue, yesterday morning, and eer called so hoid an inquest on the “Henry Watton, of the Dupont House, Hodson @reet, bea [orwarded $23 60 to tue family of \he Jato Fr ip tlhe gs aby! f ofp ea bend madeby te boarders at-thac estavlishment, ‘There were no cgses of excise violations tried Yesterday. Mr. Mapierre. reyoried that toe receipts tor Leeuses in November were $16,637 60;gin Decem- ber, $3,772 and in J. , $2,117 60, Wilot tere pela into the hee Lon ine General Palmer, Appraiser of the Port, on the alleged yround of economy, alscharged yesterday the foliewang foremen:—Josepn Pokenhom, vavia Tappin, Jobo 4. Vusenbury, and —— Michil, whose Work will bereaivr ve done by tae Assiwtant Appraisers, Between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morn- tug burgiars shoved 10 @ rickety door jeauing to the of ©. W. sherwood’s grocery store, corner of Sullivan and Spring streets. bored up tarough the flocr, und sioie six doliars from the tL) aud # large nee of tne groceries, Win Whicu they maue eocape. Charics Charleston, a laborer, thirty-eight years of age, aud a native of irciand, whtle engaged in ivad- Ang the ship Twilizht, foot of Pike street, East River, suddenly fell to the pier and aied soon af'erwards. ‘The remains were conveyed to tue lute residence of bu @eceascad, 75 Division stieet, aud Coroner Schirmer Boliiled to bold aa lquest. Rebecca Milla, a womam of intemperate habits, @ied suddenly yesterday morning on tne sidewalx lo Ssont of premises 89 West Houston sirect, Mary Ambrose also died suduenly at premises in rear of Qi Cherry sireet, and auoiwer woman expired sud- denly in premises rear of No, 140 Mulverry street, Voro.er nutitied in Bll of tie above cases. ‘The Executive Committee of the Alumni of Hamt!- 0p Coliege, N. Y., have coanged the day for the an- Byal reunion avd festival to Tharsday, the 17th inst.. she Astor Louse, instead of on the 24th inst. as beeo geveraily aunounced. ‘ihe change is made ae ee one. wath Pa being, observed a5 u 1 fasting and prayer py the colleges throughout the country. pabaan a While an inexperienced driver in the employ of Kenys, Dean & Co., Custom House cartmen, was eiivering some goods to @ Broadway merchant at halt-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, @ &m: Foyue drove off the truck, with three valuabe agen ‘the horse and truck were found at six o'clock ie evening. but no trace of the goods has mm 20Und Up, to Lae present, Mary 8. Eynon, @ young girl sixteen years of age, ‘Who absconded from her home in Newark afew Weeks since, was found by oficer Black, of the hth precinct, yesterday morning in a low bagnio St No, 97 Greene street, and arraigned belore Jusiice Cox, at Jefersou Market, whe remanded wer to the station Louse until this morning, woea her father m @xpected to appear against her aud have ber com- muitied 1o the House oi tne Goou Shepherd, ‘The American Tract Society reports that through se Richmond, Va, agency it ewployed during the ast quarter fifty-seven Union missionary co!purteurs fo the South Atlantic States and Alabama. Ynepe periormed 112 montis’ labor, made 16,781 Curisuuo family visits, held 1,06) public religious Meetings, found 2,80) families habitually negiecung ateodance upon preacning, 2.551 familtes destitute of al religious books except the bible, aud 1,839 Gesutute of the Bivie. Tue society supports cus ‘Work @) aD annual expense of avout $26,500. Last Saturday afternoon a man upwards of eighty years of age was taken With a ft in Albany strect, near Greeuwich, and fell to the pavementin a state @t mgensibility. He was conveyed to Bellevue Hos- DHal and died the folowiag day. Deceased hay @ince been identified as Mr. Kpapicus Warren, late of Latayetic, N. J., by bis son, woras W. Warren, living at No. 252 ‘Henry streel, Brooklyn. At the ue of the occurrence deceased was en route fron Brovelyn to his Home in New sersey. Coroner Keenan ‘Was pouied to hoid an inquest on toe remains. Ar, Warren Was a nauve of Oonnecticat. Nathan Stevens, of No. 91 Liberty street, went into the basement premises of No. 160 Broadway, and ‘while there he met with James Lans, who soortiy introduced another man, who began to draw en- ‘Veiopes [rom @ box and win prizes, Lanz then Put in $300 and a watch as @ prize, ailixing @ Dunder to it. Lanz told Stevens before this- prize could be drawn be most have filty dollard lacea in big hand and the oter man was to have dol ars, ‘Luls Was paid by Stevens and lie drew she envelove wits the number, Lanz then snatched We evveiope from Stevens’ hand aad refused to ee back the sixty dollars, Lanz was brought efore Judge Dowing yesterday and commitced to euswer. Since the promotion of Sergeant Charles O'Don- meh to Acting Captain of the Tweunty-eighth pre- @inct he bag infusea new vigor into the men under bis command, who nave @ number of desperate mver thieves to deal with. Yes- Merday moruwg two young men, named Thomas Mackin, aged veventeen, aud Uwen McLaugnian, alias McGinty, aged nineteen, Were arraigned before dnet.ce Cox, at Jeverson Market, by an oilicer of the Twenty-cighth, having beeu found secreted in the rooms of Wiilam Gist, at 13 Bediord street, on Taes- Gay Digdt, with aw iarge bundle of Cloties ready for Temoval; aso Laving tn their possession a uumber of skele:on keys. They were committed to the House of Refuge. ‘Yesterday morning Mr. M. M. Peyser, @ merchant Going ousiness in Boston, arrived iu this city py the Now Waven allroad. Om jeaving the train at Twenty-seventh street und Fourth avenue Nr. Peyser stood lor a lew moments leaning against one o1 te Powis Lo the entrance to the depot, when one of the care inside =swung around and crashed wm = egaiust «the §post with #0 Muca force as ww cause death in a Jew moments af'erwards. Captain Burden, of the Twenty-uinth precinct, took cuuige of the remains Gud hud tuem conveyed to tue station house in ‘Tulrucin street, were Coroner Keenan was subse- ged calied to hod an inquest, The relatives of Ir. Peyser in Boslon Have been notified of his death by telegraph. and are expected on te take charge of ‘the remains Jor interment DARING ROBBiRY IN RIVINGTON STREET. & Man Assaulted and Robbed in a Liqhor Saloon—One of the Parties Arrested='Tho Complainant’s Statement. A case of robbery trom the person, which exhibits More than usual daring, came up yesterday before Justice Scout, at Essex Market Police Court: The complainant was Mr. John Corney, of No. 14 East Strcet, Who ts better known a8 “Captain Jack,” and the prisoner was a young maa named William Cree- dcn. My. Corney etates io bis atfidavit against the prisoner nat on Tuesday evening, between seven and eigh\ o'clock, ne was proceeding home. ward down Rivington street with two or three mens, Arrived at the cor. mer of TRivmgtoun and Mangin streets, he asked his friendy into a liquor suloon to take @ drink ‘witi lum, When Corney and his friends entered the burrovm they iouyd ten or twelve other persons there. “Captain Jack” asked the whole assetn- Diage to drink with him, and as bis invilation was ceepted whe front o the par assumed @ very evowded sppearance. among the persons who miepped up to the bar was tne prisoner, Wililam Creeden, end whe inbuing at Corey's expense, he (Creedeu) undertook to call the “Captain” a very vild gud imsuiting name. This jea to a quarrel of words. in toe course of which Creeden seized a asiovg and sirack Gorney across the head two, of three. times, knocking nia ayanst thé counter, and renvering iim altogether BEN sles. When Corney wow suillciegty re covers’ from We etfecis of the biow one of lus felends James GN body by name, led tim out of the Buloub Lito Uae sire lid Corney at once jell ma bia NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. Fight hand Noons pocket to see if his ‘was safe, ows, however to find thas the eaure amount, $440 fo bits, nad veen tacea from him. pao Staces that while m tae store, pv 4 poviee tage Agim ay Ho od e ene nale ocx: 8 800n Creeden @ crowd gathered around bin, and he is two meu %, with the corner of street. Croeden was at once pointed out as the ringleader of the gang and the man whe com- Muted the as*ault, aud was at once arrested, When before tue Justice yesterday Mr. Corney’s face und head bore evidence of the tibhusage to which ne hat been subjected. Justice Scott neld the prisoner to answer at General Sesstons, in de- Jault of bail, ‘ibe prisoner in his examination gave bis name a8 William Oreeden, bis age twenty years, his business as pealer, and Bis ence No. 23 For- ayth street. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. WINNING THE BELT, Skinning Emigrante—Cruel Robbery of Emi- grants to Europe—Captain Petty in Trouble Again~$1,000 “Scooped In.” Two cases of crael robbery were brought before Judge Dowhng, at the ‘Tombs Police Court, yesier- day. Itis akind of robbery that deserves the se- verest punishment, but, unfortunately, seldom gets Any, becanse of the legal dimculties that beset the attempis at aconviction, The auwentwon of the Dis- trict Attorneys would be well directed towards the case that Judge Dowling has sent fortna!, Captain Petty, perhaps with the peat intentions, has in one of the cases placed himself in # position demanding an explanation, for at present be tm resting on both horns of a dilemma, The facts devailed in the evr dence are giver below. Henry Sanders, a working man, No. 2 Front street, went into the office No. 9 Hoboken street for the purpose of exchanging United States notes, as he was about sailing for Europe. He gave the clerk behind the counter $1,150, took a receipt for it, and ‘was wold to return the next day and the gold coms would be ready, Sanuers returned whe next day, presented a revelpt and demanded the money, He saw John Ellis, the mania cuswdy, who was behind tbe counter, and who pnt a number oi gold coins in @ leather bag, whica Elis hauded to auovber map, Wao Louk pauders inio # back room and put the Lei around Sanders. In about twenty minutes alter ne went on boara the steamer to Liverpool, and wneo be opened tue bels he discovered tut 1t contained only £1 vs, 1 sliver instead Of £295 4a. in gold. Cross-exaimined oy Mr, Howe.—Had peen back from, Burupe ubout three weeks; wens to the Fith precinct station house two weeks ago; saw Capiain Petty there; ue said there Was & cuse to be settued betore mine; 1 caued upon Capram Petty about a week aiterwards aad Made a complaint asaiust this man; toe tirst hme be Knew ull avout it; Lae next Ume she OCuptam said the otuer cass bad not been Seuled yet; he said he was gurry auytning of tne kind fad occurred; | asked Dim to ar. est bile; 1 saw Captain Petty taree tuncs beiore Eis was arres' ibe Captam said be wouid get the wouey, but ne ad not Wau.t to arrest him until the over job was se ted; the other job was the same kid of a case us mine; | bave been at No. 2 Frout sireet ever since; t went to the station house tilts morning, and Captain Petty told me w go down to the office und try vo get Letra iad been talking w Mr, byrnes about Juaze Dowling sala he should discharge tne de- fendunt, ‘The case had been Knocked ubvut in the ¥iiib wara, and every thief and vayabond in tue ward told about it, and uow there was not evideace enough to convict. 1t wus idie.o sead such cuses belore him, and wereiore Kis wust be discharged, and the Complainant, Le was sorry vo say, must lose his money. TRE OTHER CASR, A Frenchman named Herman Blook, of 24 Green- wich street, went inv No, 142 Liperty street for the purpose of excuunging $000 United ptutes currency Tor gold and silver French cuins. He mes o mad named Leary. ‘There was ine sawe modus vperund as m Lhe above cave, with tue adaition that one of tne KCoWLOFe!s proleased to be going lo Kurope by Lhe same steamer as Block, and accompanicd hin in @ Carrrage w Hopoken, When the sieamer bad got @way Lois Wan Was LOWbere to be found. On Bivch’s revarm Leary was given into custody and Judge Dowilng committed him to answer, COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. The regular meeting of the Board was held yester. day afternoon. There were present Messra. F. 8. Winston (Vice President), James Lynch, of No. 185 Broadway (the newly elected President of the Insh Emigrant Society, and consequently &® memver of tue Board, in place of Mr, O'Gorman), Kapp, James Smith, Leutrel and Bissinger. ‘The usual routine business having been conciuded, the Secretary reported that there were ten applica- tions to be sent home, which, on motion of Mr. Lou- ‘rel, were referred to the Genera! Agent with power, A report of the Finance Commitive, that a second assisiaut treasurer be appointed at a ealary of $2,000 Jour, Was auopied, AD appiication was receivei from James Shan: han, pores and visitor o1 the Board (who was burncd vut On ‘uesoay might, loriug everyiuing but tue clothes he had on), requesting an increase of salary. He resided at No. 30 Fitto etree: Un motion, an ap propriation of $200 was made for the retief of Mr. Shanahan, and the application for an increase of salary, together.with similar applications, was re- ferred to the appropriate committee, with power. ‘The Board then adjourned, BMIGRATION STATISTICS. Number of emigrants arrived to Jan. 26, 1870 Number of emigrants arrived since to Feb, 2. +8,627 657 FINANOIAL BTATEMEST. Balance in bank Jan. 1, 1870 Agarexale receipts to Jan, 25. » 12,646 Receivea siace tu Feb, 2, for Commutation of sees svoversesvesrecseedesdssss+ Ji SOGOUB , as per previous accounts, to sees ee 875,409 OVERLAND JOURNEY AND ViSiIT TO THE MORMO.8, BOWE oe eae Mr. H. W. Raymond, son of the late editor of the New York Times, delivered @ very interesting and lively lecture last night at tue Eastern Branco of the Young Men’s Christian Association, at the rooms 473 Grand street, The room was crowded with the members of the association and their lady friends. Mr. Raymond gave @ very pigturesque and graphic deacription of tne overland journey, including an account of the comforts and discomforts of railroad travelling along tue Pacific road, All the noticeable points on the journey from New York to Sacra- mento, the capital of Caliiornia, 3,250 miles trom New York, were yiguced at iu 4 m. pager that was extremely attractive and imiersperied nere aud there with weil toid jokes, From Sacramenw Mr, Kaymond retraced his steps 800 miles, in order that-he migdt havea look at the Mormons, On approaching palt Luke Uity the must noticeable feature was ‘the huge egg-shaped taber- nacie tuat towered goove every otuer buiiding. A more beautului location for @ city could be scarcely conceived. ‘The lecturer was of an opinion that the religion of the Mormous was a cloak ior immoraiiy. te was Tortonate enoggn to arrive at the city 14 ume for ihe netul-anoual Conference of the Mormons, when there ‘was @ gathering of these people trom all parta of tne world, ‘The church 1s capable of pes per: ons, and the piatform 1,000 more. hind tue pialiorm was go organ secoud in quality to hone in the United States, ‘The government Of the Mormons, whatever i¢ migat be named, was rewly Brigbain Young In the language oi one of bis duwcipes, “Briguam Youug is the Lord and tne Lord 18 Brigham Young.” Briguam Young was @ good father und he (the lecturer) was agsured that Brigham had ouly thirty wives. The revenue of the Mormons was Only bai! a militon a@ year, but Brigham Young returued laat year as the moome the sinail suum of $440. As to polygamy, it was the foul spot of the whole system, at, Kaymond suid he saw one man tere flity years of age married w @ young Woman OL six- teen, and anotuer of the same age married 40 119 stepdaughter, thirteen years old. ‘The Utal Gosyel Daily Reporler wishes Mre. Swwe to come out aud Write & bovk On tacest, ‘Yne lecturer concluded a remarkably good lec- ture by expressing & hope that goverumeat would maintain the iaws of the land m Ustan even if it bad to do i by ntillary rule. ‘A DESPERABO NAILED, On the night of the 27th of December lasts man Tamed Peter Mutner was attacked 10 Thirty-sixth street, vetween Seconfl and Third avenues, by two men—James MoUabe and another whose name tt is not judicious to give at present, as ia he yet at large. Milter was pretty severely beaten by the two rowdies; but, not satisfied with that, Kore Obe of hem Blabbed him in the oeck, Indictiug ® Wound #o severe that the poor man’s life was for & Wile considered tn great danger. ‘The man whose DAMS 18 Hot given here was Lie only one arrested at the time, but oiiccr Heviaud, of the Twenty-tirst procinct, wio had him in charge, allowed hia Le ped © go, tor some reason yet unex- pidiced, For this the omfcer was brought before the commissioners, but what action bas been taken by that _nody with regard to his case bas not yet been made pubitc, so lar as 18 kuown. Movabe Was Hot arrested unul yesterday, when de- wective Lauibrecut, of the Nineteenth precinct, took AUN into custody and conveyed tim before Jusuce Coulter, at the Yorkville Police Court, waere he was commiiced for trl. Maltner is now out of danger and was abie to appear at court to preter a vom- piaint against bia Would-be murderer, y THE GRAB FOR OFFICE. The Contested Seats in the Board of Aldermen. Session of the Committee on Proteste—The Case of Seger Against Guntser — Captious Counsel—Altered Returns. Pursuant to special call the Committee on Protests of the Board of Aldermen assembied yesterday at noon in the Chamber of the Board of Aldermen. The attendance was exceedingly sitm, owing, no doubt, to the fact that the members of the “gang” are not biessed with good memories, and they must have forgotten that the committee was to meet and the interesting debates in relation to frauds in the last elecuon were to be renewed. Alderman Miller (chairman) and Alderman Cuddy were present. Ata few minutes after twelve o'clock the chairman called the gentlemen present to order and directed the clerk to read the call for the meet- ing. This task naving been satisfactonly performed the chair announced that the committee would cou- sider firat the Protest of Nichelas Seger against J. Wiliam Guntzer. Vounsel on both sides were ready, and the contestantd were sealed each beside his Counsel, and noticed with much evident interest the eparring bewween the “learnea gentlemen.” Mr, Gunizer looked generally as careless and listless as U there was nothing going on more than at an ordi- nary meeting of the Board of Aldermen, but he would occasionally brighten up, pall bis “Dune drearies” quite nervously, and grin sarcas- tically at the witness or approvingly at his “learned” counsel, who was exe! ail bi3 captious powers to get the witness mixed and defog we committee on the testimony. Mr. Seger eat with hia tace ruddy and shiny polished pippin, and is eyes strained 80 wide open tnat nis side while kers must have received an immense impetus is toeir efforts to reacn the other nair, Ex-Judge Phillips appeared for Mr. Seger and called as the first witness Mr. Charles A, stadler, who waa poll clerk in the Twenty-minth Election district Of the Seventeentn ward, at the charter evection. Mr, Stadler was sworn and examinea dy Juage Puulips aud cross-examined by We curouic-catarraic counseior at some length, His testimnupy aid pot dider i any inaterlal point trom the tesumony giveu by nlm belore the commitiee of the Buurd of City Canvussers, tHe testified toat he made out ono sel oF retaros, which Were in ibe hauds of tie cierk wo the Board, but that the figures aud words of the aigermanic retura were dilicc- eut frou What he wrote. ‘The returu showed, whole wumber of votes cast, Ixy. For Gunizer, 100; Seger, 47; Levy, 12; whereas the réecurn, as ue made it Gul lMumediately uiter the votes had beeu canvassed, showed for Guntzer, 84; Seger, 73; Levy, 2i; Wat be made a copy Irom the ‘tady lst aud de- iavered it at Police Heaiquarters to ar, Hasbrouck in te Bureau of jsiecuous; he annodaced the result of the count aloud, aud that the canvussers signed the paper from which be read the totals, aod that one of the Cauvassers (Mr. Singer) mude tne rewlark at the Uwe that Guntzer, he ihouglt, wou.d have todo better in some olner disiricc in order wo be elected. mr. Guutzer’s counsel objected to allowing what Mr. sluger said WO Oe accepted as tesuunouy., UD the Olucr side Judge Philips clamied taat any re- mark mude by the Cauvassers ut Lue the tue vole Was unuvuaced, WUen they Would be must likely to be pure, Could be accepted, and was in 1act a part of the res jusiv. The tesumony was allowed by we Coumusioner, aud tue cuuusel for the defeues vpened lire on tue witness in regard to is oF.giual tally list. The witness stated nat the © paper on which he marked # line ag eaco ten Was Calied Out, thal he wade Out a clean copy of tae Tals a3 BLOW by tue tailies, aud tuis payer ue lec at rOlice Headquarters, under the luupression Wat 16 was proper w do 80 Couusel exercised all tue tu- euuity ue possessed to AuuoY the Wiese He Buc ceeded Bot Only In anuoyine tual geudemaa but eViuently disgusted Muny 01 Ie nearer, oiding & prinved Copy ul the tesuiMony taken Welure tue Cou- mitiee Of Tae Boaru of Vunvassers he would seiect lusiguiicaut qaesuons here and tuere aud asi Wil- hess if ue ula testy a9 given in tue priuted docu- meus, Wilness did net exuciy remeuber ull the pre- Vious tesauony, aud He stated thus if ne did #0 vestuy it. was certaialy correct, A paper was preseutea and identifies by Wituess as Wie paper seul OY Lil ob the night of Lhe election Lo the Biation Bouse Mu mediatery alter the uunouucement of tie vou. Tuts Daper bore the siguatures Of tue tWo Cadvassers, aLd bau the figures Guatzer 84, beer 78, Levy 27, Mr, Herman Sussuisn was called, bur he was rot permitved Ww testy, a8 Lue Commuaties had decided Wo exauine only tne poll clerks and canvassers. Mr. DSussiwan was chairinan of an orgauizauon, aad ‘Was present at the poling piace of toe Tweuty-Diath districts of Cus Seveuveeutu Ward during the Cunyass- lug of the vote aud had kept a compiece tally of the leus ag they were aunounced by ie cauvassers. dais testimuiy, Lowever, was vot admitted, Ex-Alderman xepper was Called, aud by consent Of cuuuoe! «a8 pemitied to testy us to bie coudi- Uou of tue returos Irom che disputed distr.ct Wucd huauded vo Luu. He vestitied that we returcus were uot baueed to bw until the Mouday Mo.mlug wi.e. the @ecuon, and then he found them lyiug vo wis desk fo be was canvassing. ‘ Mr. Kepper had io bis possession a copy of the revurh Wich suduld have vee uelivereu Lo him av is House ine duy after the eectiou. ibis paper coubeel for Mr, Seger offered to put io 48 evidence to show the polpabie aiteralions thut hud Deun mude, Mr. Repper vexiilled tuat several a1 tue returus which shoud have been Made to Win were iveu (oO Aldermaa Coauor, aud two or ciree were leit Ut LUC Ulerk’s Oitice. Counsel for tae claimant, Seger, here rested his case. Counsel on the otuer side Lad but tub ueces- Bury Wituesses Present Aud assed to Lave tue case aujourued. Aiderman MILLER then announced that the com- moiwee would udjour@ tue iuruler hearimy of the Case UNL MOD t0-da; BROOKLYN CITY. Alfred Stephens found a portion of a human foot on Ciove road yesterday afternoon, It was handed over vo the Coroner, Mrs, Catharine Mills, who was Committed for re- fusing to testify against her husband, was produced io the Supreme Court yeaterday and released on ball 1a ihe sum of $100, Se Mra. Harlow, a lady forty years of age, fell through @coal hole in the sidewalk, in Walcot street, and broke her leg. She was taken to her home, ia Cono- Ver sree... A team of horses attached to a coach, belonging to James Donnelly, at the corver of Clark and Henry streets, took fright last evening in Flatbush avenue aud rai away. ‘Tue uriver of the Coack wus throwo frow nis seat and severely mjured about tae head, KINGS COUNIY BOARD OF SUPERViSORS, Proposed Sale of Land by the County—The Coroner’s Fees Reduced to Ten Dollars a Case. The Kings County Board of Supervisors met yes- terday afternoon, Supervisor Osvorn io the clair. On motion of supervisor Cropsey Captain Jolla Krau- acher was appointed janitor of the armory in the Sixteenth ward and lus salary was fixed at $1,000 per anhum. Aneffort was made to rush througha resolution giving Jonn Levy, keeper of the dead- nouse, $1,000 & year for his services, ‘The representative from Flatbush prevented its adoption by stating that only two years ago the county paid but @ hundred aollars a year fur this work, and there was even now competition to fill the postuion at an expense of two hundred and filty doliars. ‘The subject was referred to the Salary Committee for investigation and report. A communication Was received from the Clerk of the Supreme Court asking for ao appropriation from the county to deiray the expenses of assistants in the clericai business of that court, The communi- cation was relerred to the Law Commitiec. Supervieor HOWELL offered a resolution, which was adopted, directingsthe Penivenuary Committee to map out in low the land adjoining the Peniten- tiary which can be dispensed with by tae councy. ‘There were, the gentieman stated, between tweive hundred and fifteen hundred lots in that vicinity which couid be reauily sold, and which it would be @dvautageous tor the county to seli, Supervisor CROOKE olfered a resolution calling npon the Court House Committee to notuy the ersons Who Dow bold leases of premises adjoining 1e Court House, of the expiration of the same om May 1. He staced as his reason Jor this Course that tue miserable “rovkeries” which had been leased by the city were @ disgrace, ‘There were stabies, &c., tnmediately adjoming this building Walch were an eye sore to the Boaru, and waica, whea the warad Beason set in, Would be @ sUll greaer nulsance; whereas, if the county were to tear down these budd- ings the’ grouna which they now occupy coula be handsomely {aid out. ‘he Supervisor of the Nineteenth ward, who was s member of the Commitiee op leasing the property alluded to, opposed We resoiuoDeas it Would, he comended, be bad policy to cancel the leases which had veen entered mto in good faity and for the best interest of the city for two years, and now aifurded an tncome of $12,690, ‘Ihe reats were paid regu- lariy, and it would acarcely be lair 0 take Loe course an ex} 8 or $40, Dull down the watiaings and iay out the ground as a bait J was resoludon was lost by @ vote of 11m the aM@rmatnve inst 12 in the negative, 180r CROOKE said that at the last meeting of the , at which he wes not present, and upon Telerence to the minutes, ne observed that there Were several abvsentecs, & resoution had been to increase the fees of tne Coro- here from ten to filteen dollars each case, to effect irom January 1, He was of the upinion that this was far too large an amount. Three thou- sand dollars per year was ample remuneration for anything more than that was in eacess. He moved, therefore, that thelr fece be fixed at ten dollars for each case. The geutleman from the Twentieth ward seconded the motion and sentiments uttered by Mr. Crook, and the motion to reduce the ices prevailed by @ vote of 16 to 9, a A communication was recetved from Dantel Norta- rup, of the Board of Educatton, as«iag that a com- Mittee be insiructed to confer with a special com- mittee of the Board of Education, with a view towards securing @ suitable site, either on the cor- ner of Fulton avenue and Boerum streets or be- tween the Dutch church and the Court louse, for the purpose of erecting thereon a bailding for the use Of the Depot of Supplies, Reteryed to the Law Committee. The Board then adjourned for one week. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals tn the City Yesterday. Protessor Samuel Garamer, of Washington; Sena- tor W, T. Clark, of Texas; Dr. J, 8, Couover. of New Jersey, and H. M. Anthony, of Rhode Isiand, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Colonei J. F, Anderson, of Boston; G. F. Tyter, of Phijadetphta, and Louis McLean, of Baittmore, are atthe Hoffman House, dudge R, D, Rice, of Maine; 6x-Congressman F. E, Woodbridge, of Vermont; General T. Ewing, Jr., of Wushington; Colonel H, 8. McComb, of Dela- ware: General T. 8, Flournoy, of Virginia; Dr. Eldridge, of Eimire, and 8. B. Chilley, of Boston, me at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel. General J. C. Fremont, of Tarrytown; General A. B, McCalmont, of Fraukim, Pa.; W. H. Seward, Jr., and MajorJ.N. Knapp, of Auburn; J. H. Ramsay, of Albany; General G.'W. Cass and Springer Har- baogh, of Pittsbarg; E. G. Kilburn, of Maryland, and M.R. Waste, of Toledo, Ohio, are ut the St. Nicholas Hotel. Juage Sherman, of Washington; J. B. Alley and General B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts; Captain t A. Parker, of the Unitea States Army; M. M. Clay, of Kentucky, and Martin J, Townsend, of Troy, are at the Astor House, Captain ‘1ibbets, of steamship City of London, and W. Herbert Peto, of London, England, are at the Everett House, H. B. Scudder, A. Lowell and P. ©. Brooke, of Bosion, and Thomas Elmes, of Danbury, Conn., are atthe Albemarle Hotel. George Gillum and F. W. Whitemore, of Connecti- cut; R. A. Wanefierd, of Rochester, and G. H. Wager, of Cohves City, are ot tue Coleman House, J. D. Adams, of the United States Navy, and 0, H. Peck, of Omaha, are at the St. Denis Hotel, Major General 8, P. Heintzelman, of the United States Army; Colonel J. 8. Crittenden, of Michigan, and Profedsor F. N. Trowbridge, of Danbury, Coun., are at the St, Charles Hotel, Wiliam 8. Davis, of Worcester, Mass, and Chas. J. Kane, of Connecticut, are at the Irving House, General William Corb, of Wisconsin; Surgeon Wilson, of the Unitea States Navy, and Captain A, Jamieson, of Thorold, ©. W., are at the St. Elmo Hotel, Prominest Departures. General McKaig, for Cumberlands Colonel W. A. Reynolds, for Denver; General Fuliérton and Geue. ral Schofield, for Washington; Judge Nelson, for buf- fato; C. B, Farnsworth, for Providence; Ben Field and Ira Dunlop, for Albany; Henry Cortwright and Madame Walleski, for Wasiington, and Robert Oli- ver Volt, for Long Island, Mayor Banka and the committee trom the city ot Baltimore Common Counc arrived in (his city late Jast evening and engaged rooms at the Metropo!‘tan Hotel, ‘they are on their revarn to Baltimore from the reception ef the Peabody remams. Miecellanceus Personal Movements. Garibaldi is expected in London on @ semi-poiitical | mfssion. ‘The 12th of February will be the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Liacoln. There 1a not @ member of the Wisconsin Legisia- tare who can claim that State as his birthplace. People tn Ohio are again talking aboat erecting a Monument over the remains of President harrison. Lord Lytton has becn appointed a Kuigut to the Grand Cross of the Order of St, Michael ana bt. George. The Rev, H. L. Collyer has been offered $7,000 a year and @ parsonage by tue Church of we Unity, in Boavon, Mw ii, the French republican deputy, is paid frum ppeumonia, aud mis recovery is doubtial, Prince Poniatowski has returned to Paria from Milan, Where tls uew opera, “Pierre de Medicis,” has met with great success, Mig, Pitts, ot Fort Bead county, Texas, last year cultivated Wiin her Own hauds seven acres Of cotton, waking five bales, worth $000, Mrs. General Gaines offers to compromise with those holding her property in New Orieang ior ven cents On the doilar of assessed value, Tne Prince of Birmah intends presenting a golden cross, set 1M diamonds, vo eacu of the prelates at- tending the present Council lu Kome. ‘The lows Legislature has @ strong infusion of the military elemeut. Toere are twelve soialers in tue Senace and vwenty-seven im the House, ‘Tibaidl, the French political convict, who has been recently paruoued, 1uvouds bringtug ap action Aguinst tue authorives woo detained him in prison, A sucecmption is belong rawed for kun m iaris. The fatber and brother of Victor Noir have re- Bolved to 1uBUiLULe @ Civil BULL Aalst Krince Pierre Bonaparte, laying their damages at oue rac, ‘ney desire Loe case v0 be conducted by MM. Ledru Roio and Grevy. THE TRIGGER. Pigeon Shooting on Long Island—Single and Deuble Bird Matchee—Au “Of” Day Among the Crack Shots. There assembled at the grounds of Captain I, R, Sealy, Union Course, L. 1., yesterday afternoon, about one hundred representative sporting gentle med, called there by the announcement that sev- eral of the crack pigeon shots would indulge in one or more sweepstake matches for such @ consideration as would make the affair interesting ‘They were not disappointed, as at an eariy hour Messrs. Ira A. Paine, Jr.; John ‘Taylor, Miles Jona; son, Billy Martin and James Westervelt agreed to participate in three contests of five birds each tor she sum of fifty dollars. The matches were sbot ac- cording to the rules of the New York Sportman’s Club—H and T traps, twenty-one yards rue and eighty yarda boundary, Pelham John, an old expert and a disinterested party was selected Wo trap for the contestunts and @ judg reed upon to decide ali poinis that might ari o-day was wail adapted for the sport—c.ear, bracing apd 80 Ee that all present were exceedingly weil pieazeu. du the first match Martin did nos participate, and it was won by Jounsov, his opponent being unfortu- nate, as Taylor alter tue secoud bird, which he uussed, withdrew, a8 did also Westervels alter his second, and Pame after his third. Iu the seeoud contest Taylor aud Johnson eacit shot their tive pirds, the reuaining principals withdrawing when it was apparent that they had no chance oi victory. ‘Taylor sugKested that the stake in thia match should be divided between bim and dolipson, which was agreed to by tue latter and ac- cordingly done. ‘the third match was woo by rd but it Bt him stand ap vo bis work nely to accomplish It. When these contests bad been decided, another of even greater tuicrest was agreed upon becween Paine and Martin to snoot each five Goube birvs for fisy doliars from the sume traps. Tho respective judges bandied, aud the principals used Taylors un. The birds were frow Jersey and exceedingly vely, 80 muck so, that the contestants kied but jour eack out of their ten, making the matca a tie, and heovssitating the shooting ut of three additional airs, “pair und pair about,” to decide it, Paine Eitled four of thtg six against Martin’s two. ‘The following 18 the score of the four contests:— SWEEISTAKE MATCHES ro | nd. | Third, Tid. 41,510) Luneal 8 11,00, 11—Total, 8 00,11) 1 0—Toal, 7 RavaGEs OF MeNiNorris.—The, Bainbridge Sun pays thie disease is committing “great ravazes 10 South Georgia. At Quincy quite @ number of citl vens have died with it, aud general gloom pervades | the place, ‘Ive disease appears to pre vai alnong We lacks Lo ® greater extent than the whites, SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. ‘Tum Ears RIOTERS ARRAIGNED. —Patrick Scanian and Patrick Morgan, wiio were Indicted for the part they took in the Erte riot, were arraigned yesterday before Judge Kandolph. They were charged with Assault and battery upon Ald Maun and with resist- ing the oiMcers. ‘They pleaded guilty to one charge Pred Not guilty to another. Their trial wili come of jay. ANOTHER Ervort FoR THE Erte StRikeRs.—The Common Council, not content with their solici- tation on behalf of the Ene atrikers and the refusal of Jay Gould, adopted another resolution on Tu night, appointing & committee to wait on Mr. Gould and urge the re- instatement of the men sow out of employment, wade by prominent mea ht wad the Erie Kallway tt woald be too much to expect will yield. Many of the strikers company ‘‘must’’ take them back, Hudeon City. BURGLARS TAKEN TO THE STATS PRISON.—Y ester- Gay morning the following burglars were taken from the county jail to the State prison at Tren- ton:—Edward Rogers (the twenty years man) aud his accompiice, Jobn Neill, both New Normeeee doun Marun, William Ste pee nomas Casey god Thomas Dunuae, ‘he prigouers were guarded by Sheri Mount, Unief of Police Rubinson, Mr, Jones, the jail keeper, and several deputy sheriffs. No attempt was mace to rescue the prisomars, “Ror mes seers aay disorder Wustever. The precautions takea by Sherif Mount disconcerted the gang 01 rowdies, Who were Willing enough to try w hazardous experiment if they saw 8 chance vf success. Compaoy mites shat Jay Gou! boast that the SuRRoGare O'NUILL TAKEN TO THE STATE ASY- iaM.—James O'Neill, Surrogate of Hudson county, was removed yesterday morning to tue dtate Asyium at Trenton, baving labored rcemily under mental aerangement ty such au exteut thet It was con- sidered unsafe to nave him outside che bounds of restraint any longer. He 1s over iorty years of age, and has not quite tuifitied fits tirst term ot five years in the office. ue Was re-elected 10 the office Jor @ second term of five years, to commence Dext April, solely On account Of his family, a8 it was well koown 0 wwe me) Who nowia.ed bm that his reason Was giving Way, aud as he Wus not very tprifty his family were dependent op the vines. The abpointment of his successor is veste 1 in tie Gover- hor, who way order an election ur the eusuing term. Tue Courts.—Judge Randolph imposed another severe sentence yesterday on two men, named Charles Stewart and Peter Lake, who pleaded gufilty Of an assauit on Erost Greve. ‘ihe defeuce was that Greve bad used some sanderous remarks about Luke's sister, and so che prisouers turasucd hiw in retaliation, ‘Ihe sudge ovserved that use .uits of tus kind Lad become su common that it is srequentiy upsate for men to Wwk througe tue streels. AS & measure of prevention, thereivre, he wou sentence tue pri-oners to 1X mouths in tue State Prison and to _paj costs, The boys McDermoit, Dogherty and Donaghue, chaiged with gtealing $100 wortu OL goous irom & dweiung house in Jersey uily, pieuded gully. woguerty Was remanded and tue others were sent to the state Resor schvol, Newark. PROPOSED RECLAMATION oF MEADOW LaNDS,— Laat spring, near the close of the Leuisiative session os 1868-3, @t & meeting of citizens, owners of meadow iands between Newark und Elza- beth, heid im this ctly, 8 comuuttee of five was appointed to prepare a bill to be suvmitted to the Legistuwure authorizing Whe incurporauon of we Kss-x County Land im- provemeut Company, ‘The oll was accordingly drawn up, and yesterday at a meeting of tae com- mittee aud other property owners the ducument Was brougut Jorward aud approved Vituout aiscus- gion, ‘rue meeting was hed ut tue City Hail, under the chanmanuship of Mr. Patlander Bail, ol South Urange, and was We.latienced, 1e secre- fary was Mr. 4, Waillame, Of Montclair, Tne meet- ‘Ug also authorized the committee to couler with uWners of meadow land in Uuiou county and tage all proper steps wevessary ior the passage of the act of mcorporauon. The lauer provides that the capital stock of the Company shall be $1,000,000, divided tnto shares of $iv0eacn. Tae objects Bet [orca In the preanivie tor Lue creation Of she company are ihat we large tract of land known 48 "salt meadows’ sllail be pro- perly draimed, dyed aud improved for whari- uge, aockage nd other purpuses, and for tue sanitary 1wprovement of tae adjacent communities. Tis measuve is a fang movement againat the “Driggs bill,” which uccupied such a large deal of the atyention of tne lag. Legislature. yhe jatier bill, it 18 clanned, was guiten up in the Interest of lund ‘speculawrs, god vy partics nou- residents of the county, none of whom Were owners, whue the new bi. provides that tue meadow owners themselves shall have coutrui of the affairs of company, NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, Special Legislation Condemued by the Sennte— More Raliwny Facilities—A Converging Fire on the Communipaw Abattoir—Sympathy with Cuba—Bevaus to the Rescue of the Justicee—A Ferry from Weehawken to New York—The Sunday Liquor Law Net te be Repealed. In the Senate yesterday the supplement, to the charter of the Hudson county Hospital was passed by 11to07. The medical monopuly clause waa re- Jectea by the same yole, Jt was remarked in the course of debate that any special legisia- tion in favor of the Hudson County Meaical Society would be most oppressive, a9 many excellent physicians are outside the pale of that organization. It 18 proposed in the chartet of the new city to place the Jersey City Almshouse under the complete con'ral of the Com won Council, and @ resident puysiclaa wilt then be appointed. ‘This meastre will correct the abuses arising out Of the oflicious intermedaling of phy- siclans with macters in which they now claim control. ‘The supplement to the charter of the Raritan and Delaware Bay Rallroad, changing the nawe vo the pouthern Ratirvad of New Jersey and authorizing them to iease the Long Brauca sud Sea Shore rdad and ach others as may be necessary, came up on 18 necond reading. Mr, Litres oéred as en amendment that Soulh- ern New Jersey should rua one pusseager train each way every day between Eawntown aud New York, with suitabie passenger puats octween Port Mon- and New York, and te noped that no law Ould be passed to ailow the abandonment of tne ,oute between Port Monmouth and New York. it ‘was pro; to form @ connection with the Sea- shore and Long Branch road at Katontowan juncuon and run down thaé roaa to we Hi forming @ — connection ships for Boston, Mass, leaving the rich agricultural country between Eatontown and Port Menmouth without any ratiroad facilities, or only ic a8 Lhe Company may give tuem. He coucluded a rasher lengihy speech by Ing that @ great many people had been induced to settle along the road aud they wanted a round trip daily to New York, Mr. TORREY objected to vringing in a provision of hte kind proposed where the bill was only to change hame, Mr, Little’s amendment wag agreed to and the bill or dered to a whird reading. Among the bilis favorably reported in the As sembly was the supplement to the charter of the Now Jersey Stock Yard and Market Oompany. This 13 designed to abolish the Commonipaw Abattoir together, and it was Introduced by parties in Bergen, who tried the cuurts, but failed. ‘Tne Abgt- voir 1s backed up by the Central Ratiroad, and ine Bergen “ring” will be demotanea when the bill comes up for a third reading in toe Sevate, A joint resolution was udopted in lavor of Cuban independence and instructing the members of Con- gre-s {rom New Jersey to the recognition of tue Cuban provisional goveriment. Mr. BuvaNns made another effort on behalf of the ines of the peace by introducing @ Dill providing for the collection of fees before indict- ‘ments are found against parties; aiso increasing the amount of said fees and enlarging (the jurisdicuon of she justices. In reply to Messra. Barton and Valentine be stated that this was @ different dil trom that defeated in the Senate. The vill was ordered to be printed. ‘The bill to incorporate the Pemberton and New York Railroad Company was passed by @ vote of forty-eight to nine, Among bills ordered to a third reading was one to prevent the carrying on of unheaithy trades and baste RTs materials, Mr. BRINCKERHOFF Moved to Include al! the coun- ty of Hudson and Bergen east ot the Hackensack, Mr, SMITH moved to Include tae township of North rgen. Mr. BRINCKERHOFF said that this bill and another bill now before the House would sweep the avavwir ancl other nuisances into the Hudson. Mr. SMiTH introduced 8 bill in the afternoon ses sion to incorporate we Dea’s Pomt aud New York Ferry Compauy, waich Is to start from Weehawken an Tun to some point not yet determined m New ‘ork, the capital Stock to be $200,000, with permis. ‘The rate of #0n to increase the same to $500,000, are for pedestrians Lo be five cents. ‘The Committee on Judiciary reported adversely to the bill to repeat the Sunday Liquor law, and on mo- tion tue bill Was tndeduitely puscponed, EXCITEMENT IN A REWAIK THEATRE, In the Newark Opera iloase last night, while Miss Edith O’Gormon was deliveriag her lecture on the “Roumish Priesthood,’ before a large and respectavie gadience, some young men took exception to her remarks and denounced Miss O’Gor+ man a8 @ liar and a <disceputadie person. The, circumstance occasioned Consiterabia excite. meut, and but for tho opporiune arrival of a large | force of policemen, the disturbauce might have assumed @ serions phase, iwo of the turbnient Youlus were arresiel, und qaiciness was restored and the lecture proceeded with, EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS, STATED SESSION OF THE COMMISSIONERS Practical Economy—Flattering Financial Exhibt ite—Apportionment of the School Fund for 1870—Minor Matters, ‘The stated eemi-montnly session of the Board of Education was neld yesteraay alternoon at the hall, in Grand street, with the President, Mr. R. L. Larre- more, in the chair. After the mnutes had been considered, and a slight amendment suggested by Mr. Smyth, the President commenced, aud in hie peculiarly brisk and reaty style called off the titles of the numerous papers on lis desk, and annownced the reference to tne appropriate committees, A re aolution was offered by Commissioner Bell directing that in future ali documents of the Board, except the reports of the superintenaent, should be printed tn the regolar minutes of the Board and not as sepa- Yate aocuments, The resolution was adopted. } The Committee on Norma), Evening and Cored Schobis offered # report au‘t resolution in regard to. the diMiculties which migat a-iss in regard to the appointment of teachers and the granting of certifi- oates, pending the completion of che dally normal school, and empoweriog the committee to make gach arrangemenws to meet those dificuities ag mignt aid ta promoting the eMcient workings of the public achool system. The report and resolution were adopted, after which a report was received from the Finance Commitee ia relation to’ THB GCHOOL FUND FOR 180. This showed the total apportionment for the cum rent year to be $2,360,000, und tnat $49,127 ree mained to the credit of the Board from the ap priation for 1860. ‘fhe apportionment of the was sbown by the report ww be as follows: Balaries of teachers in ward sclivo) | ee of janitors tn ward schouss, port of shoot Bup Sapport of no nd a gt Fue: for ward aud evening schon Gas for ward Salaries of super Incidental expenss Pianos for ward The commitvee recommended that the batanoe of the school moneys Of 18uy |, 4u,127 «5) be appiled for ‘the purcuase of siies or jor suci otber Objects as nay 0@ required aud wiicn had not been already provided for, The report was adopted, us was also another frony the same commitiee 1a reiation Lo paying we bill of Mr. Kicnard U’Gorimun tor services 1D BEARCHUNG TITLES on property purchased by the Board from July 11, 1860, 10 March 3, lxtv. Ibe vill amouala to $2,520, @Nd Was ordered Lo ve piiu. PENNY SUsSURIPTIONS i from the childreu atteudiog ie schools were asked for, 10 & petition trou a uuweer ui leading citizens,’ for the purpose of purcwa ug sue copy of dondon’s statue of Washington, whicu stud go long in the Governor's Koom, in the (uy Mali, to pe placed 1 he Park. The committe requesicd the adoption o! &@ resoluuion granting perinissiva tu cle principals to Fecelve Voluntary coutributivus of rom one to tem centa, The resolution was adopted. THE CKRK'S ACCOUNTS . from December 23 to January 24, a8 audited by the Auditing Committee, were reported by that com- mittee as foilows:— Balance with City Chamberlain, December’ Deposited since by Compiroler’ Total receipts. . SUL ousstanding. Oo schools. Warrants drawn from Dec. 24, 18’, to J ‘Outstanding... ‘ Bours: Bank buok shows a balance on Janusry THE UVO8T OF SUCPLIES in 1869, as shown jn wn eiaburate aud carefally pre- paved ‘report irom tue Coumtee oa Supplies, Wad a8 foilows:— Expended for purchases of books, supplies, &c.. Buck om hand? Devembes Sly bosses Stock on hand, December si, The Committce reports |. bs February, March and Apri, ¥, tue po eceasars of the present Bosrd bad expeaei, (or snppiies, $00, 20, wi Board hed expended only Sa01 Sh or an-averaue ol” g0s 1B mn OF an avel month, from which there cau be eaimated an at per ing 19,915 H6 thout wv saving Ot 19,9 per aanum, without apy damage COMPLIMENT TO CLEDK HITCHMAN. The commitiee in weir reporc take occaston to cerufy their appreciativa of Lue economical admine istration of the alfuirs of lus villce sud the indeiaue gabie exertions of the Vierk, .ar. Willan oivchman. ‘They state further tuat his ceslous care Of bie pro- perty of toe Bourd wad euaoied the commiitee to @conomize im the disiribuuvn of supplics, so thas there bas been no extravayauce, whe the schools ave bad all they required. APLUINIMANTS OF TEACHERS f ‘Were as follows:— , Miss Caroune B. Hutchings to be teacher of vocals ey and chorus siuging 10 the daily Norms 00) Lucretia EB. McGuire to be principal and Emily R, Gratton vice principal tu the primary departmend 6f Grammar Schou; No. 65, in tue sIxteenth ward, John M. Foroes-o be priucipal of Grawmar School No, 45, in the Filteeata ward, Julia M. Elltou to be priucipal of Primary School No. 40, m the Twenty-second ward, Marietta Clark to be vice principal of Grammar Scnool No, 67, in the #welta ward. A large amount of route busiuvess was disposed. of, alter which the meviing adjourued, THE NAVAL HOSPI¢AL CASE. NavaL HospitaL, ew YoukK, Feb. 2, 1870, To THe Epitor OF THE HERALD:— The communication pabiished tn your issue of the Istinst. signed “Victim,” plating that an officer of the navy had been reiused aduission for treatment mro.this hospital, 18 scorrect in its detalia, malle cious in intent, and evidently gotten up for a special purpose at this particuiar jancture, namely—vhat of influencing, to some extent, perhaps, Cougressional action upon @ bill recently preseuted and about being debaced, which is, vy certalm parties, con- sidered unduly favoraole in its provisions in refer- ence to the medical and otner stuif corps ol the Davy. ‘The circumstances misrepresented in the above Menttoned communication to pluce severul Weeks ago; und It ls certaumy s ratuer sgmicant fact thas - the writer, who had been, as ho stutes, “led to en- deavor to Work the caso up,” bad not succeeded 1m doimg 80 before. ‘The reguiatious of the navy pre- acribe the preliminary :gutiue aud mode of admis- Bion to naval hospiials, applicacie to oficers and men of the navy. ‘The suryeon is equally bound 19 his adherence Lo these reguiations. lieutenant Commander Mivcaell, the oMoer re ferred to, desired to eater the hospital in ap irregular ‘Way, and under circuastauces eatirely uuusaal and, I venwure to gay, uupreceuentod. 1 thereiore sug- gested that the case ov reierred 1o tue Navy Depart Ment, there being nu necessity lor lmnediate acuon in the matter; this [ was quite wing and ready to do, if he iad repeated his request, 1 get up a felling of sympasuy vy dlating tuat a sick. Oiicer was turned away [roia the agora of the hos- pital and compelled to scex ald in civil jue, 18 simply Tage and mere twaddie nud nuoseuse, Besides, 1m happy to inform you tuut this ‘sick villcer” wag. never in more robust Keuta in his «fe, the malady ‘under Whict he lavors being w oval one aud @ source of inconvenience rather Loan danger, Had Mr. Mitcnell chosen to conform io tae iuws and usages of the naval service, he would. necessarily, bave bee received and treated with wil cae care aud attention hig case might demand, luciudtug the ‘operation’? reierred to, if he shoud have u spevial preference for it, after being enlignwued as to Lie risks and ‘uncertain results of thas, as well as most, if NOt all, the other operative provedures uivucrw devised Jor tne radicai cure of vurx or varicose ves. The slur that is atrempted to ve cast upon naval medical otticers in the article referred vo fn impudng to them grows professional ignorance 1s ip the worst ossibie Laste and beLeuth conivuipt; Ho also 1s Lhe nuendo that @ “surgeon mn the Laited States Navy’ has permitted @ feedng of auimgonisil, which now #0 unlortuuately prevails, to some extent, among suail-minged people, vot) im vod out of ihe navy, to Intnency him in the conscientious psrioruance of his duties, | Se SACKSUN, Surgeon U ptalea Navy. WEAVY THEFT OF JeWELLY, Detective Abbott, of the Twenty-third precinct, brought to the Yorkville Police Court yesterday morning ® young man only lately arrived in this country from Germany, nuned Wilhelm Scbraden. ‘The charge on which he was arresied was grand reeny, preferred by Mr. Richard Weuner, of No. 96 erat Street, ‘This gentieinad tegailed that on or bout the 20tn of last December about 9198 Worth of elry aud greenvacks, auvunting 1 al) to about Y, Were stolen irou his piace of business at the above number by the pr.soner, ie suspected Schraden to be tue thief, from tug iuct that yesterday, when arrested by ofticer Abbott, in tue German Hospital, In Seventy-seventh streey, wear Fourth ayenne, of which lustitution ve Was sn mivate, several arucies that had been Bile trout deporent were found in the prisouer’s pogsessiugd. Scocudea was held toy eXaMiDavion.