The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1870, Page 5

THE NEW REGIME. The Department of Docks on a Tour of Inspec- tion—Condition of the Wharves and Piers— How the City is Swindled and Its Revo- nuc Le:sened—Remedies Pro- posed—An Octogenarian’s Idea. The Commissioners of the Department of Docks started yesterday morning to make a tourof the island and observe the condition of the wharves, piers and bulkheads on either side of the city. For the purpose of making the tour the Commissioners Of Charities and Correction placed their pretty sieamboat, the Minnahannock, at the disposal of the Dock Commissioners, and had everything tn readt- ness to start at the appointed time—half-past ten o'clock A. M.—from foot of ‘Twenty- sixth strect, East mver, At the ume men. Woned there were present Conimissioners Agnew, Smith, Wood and Henry, of the Department of Docks; Commissioners Beil, Nicholson and Freir, of the Department of Charities and Correctien; Mr. Peter Cooper, Mr. Joseph F. Daly, Judge elect of the Court of Common Pleas; Mr, Burnham, Clerk of the Department of Docks; Mr. Frank Squie and a few other gentlemen connected with the mercantile interests of the metropolis. ‘The Commissioners of Docks announced thetr in- tention to make the examination a8 iu'las pos-ibie On such a trip, and for that reason Mr. Burnham— who has had charge of the Bureau of Docks in the Comptroller's office — for some years—came prepared with the necessary diagrams to iiustvate the explanations he couid make. From his long experience in the bureau to to which he was attached he was enabled to imperi ® great deal of valuable and INTERESTING INFORMATION and show that he is an invalmble adjunct tothe departinent, His explanations were heard atten- tively by the Commissioners and together with their own views of the general appearance of the wharves and plers noted down for further consideration, ‘The route taken yesterday was up the East river 80 that the complete circuit of the isiand might be made as far as poss’ble. - Turning around, near Harlem bridge, the beat was headed down stream. It was here observed that the pier at the northerly end Of the island, at 130th street was in pretty fair con- dition, butitseoms that this pier and also several others have ceasea to belong to the city, and are Drivate property. When the bulkhead and pler Mines were establishdd fine city gave grants to the owners of RIPARIAN PROPERTY, by which the latier were entitied to fill in as far as the bulkhead line, and become possessed of the land thus acquired, In several Instances the corporation did not reserve to itself the ends of the streets, and im those places where the bulkhead line is beyond the limit of the present piers the city loses all right toany revenue from the docks. This is the case in re lation to the dock foot of 130th street, for which the. water grant was obtained only two years ago, In fact, majorly of the property owners entitled to granis did not apply for them until withm a few years, or until they saw that the natural growth of commerce of the city would seud shipp.ng up the river, and that the Value of their graute would rapidly Increase, -How muca the city may. lose by the neglect to reserve the rights to the ends of the stre-ts can scarvely be estimated, but the Commissioners mtend to inform themselves thoroughly on the subject and save to the city as much ag possible. ‘Tue piers ALONG THE EAST RIVER FRONT, which are owned by companiea or private indi- viduals, were found to be lu much better condition than those belonging to the city. The pier foot of 217i street Is in charge of the Society for the Re- formation of Juvenile Delinquents, and is in seem. Ingly good order. The pier foot of 114th street ts eased to Stephen Roberts ior $160 per annum. and ig in fair ofder, For pier foot of 110th Street the Harlem Gaslight Company pays seventy-five dollars per year; their lease, however, expired in 1869, and the pler ac the foot of 106th is Jeaged at the same price until 1875. Tuese piers are in good order, as, In fact, are almost all at the upper end of the isiand. ‘At the fot of Eighty-sixth street the city has reserved 100 1eet wide to the bulkhead iine. Seyeniy-ninth sireet pier returns $400 per annum to the city. At the foot of Fifty-third street a water grant has been taken out, and the city will, of course, lose Lhe reveuue irom the pier at the out of this street. The Thirty-eighth street pier 18 leased for $60 per annum until 1875, nd 1s in fair condition, The Thirty-seventh street pier is leased tor $000, and is in good order. From ‘this poiat to Twenty-eighth street, the city has not Tesexyved the ends of the streets and the owners of the Water grants will make on it, The 4 eighth street ae ore for $850 per annum, is in fair order. From pont cnet greet to ‘Twenty-sixth street is occupied by levue Hospital, and the dock ~ the foot of Twenty-sixth bircet 13 in fine order. This, however, is a new dock, replacing the rickety, tumble down concern which existed here for several years, and it ‘was only by the persistent elforts of the Commis- sioners of Charities aud Correction that the City Fathers were induced to build the pier as it is at present. The piers irom this point down which are owned by the city aré in poor condition. Several of them have appareatly good bead but the crib work in many 1s poor, rotten and sunken, The Com- misaloners observed each dock as the boat sailed slowly by, and, as before stated, noted lis condition, Coming to Grand street THE VERRY COMPANY SWINDLES were explained, It appears that the Grand street Ferry folks owe the city sume $100,000, which they decline to pay on the grounds that the corporation has ited privileges and franchises to other com- which shoud be given only to them. This Matter will be looked into by the Commis. sioners, as also the right of the city to compel the Jackson Street Ferry Company to reyalr piers 63 and 64, which the company leascs at fifty dollars per annum, and also in regard to ers 51 and 62, which are icased by George Law. tt ‘was stated that Mr. Law owes the city $16,000;,but, on one pretext or anotiier, he has managed to avoid the payment, ‘fhe slips at the foot of Broome and the streets im- mediately above it are occupied by oyster boats. Some of the Commissiouers expressed ihe opimon that such “ PERMANENT STRUCTURES were obstacles that siiould be removed to some oiler locaiity. Tie draught of water iu this neign- borhood is such that it cold be made availapie ior heavy shipping, Wille these oyster boats and sach like could be transferred to sume oiher point to which heavy shipping couid not go. THE DUMPING BOARDS, ‘mear the foot of James street, were remarked as cre- ating a nuisance and as causing & heavy loss to the city and tothe mercantile interest of the vicinity. Tie filth and stench at this point drive commerce away, Witile, if some morefsu:table place were found fov the dumping to be done, a gdod and valuable dock room coud be provided at this point. This matter will, of course, receive the careful atient:on of the Commissioners. Pier 37 at the foot of Market streét is in bad condl- tion and needs immediaie repairs. Pier 20 at the foot of Burling slip is shockingly bad, aud pier 19 at the foot of Fletcher street is but lite better. Pler 12 ig in middling condition, and has been leased by Mr. Driggs for forty years at $2,500 per annum. The Evie Railway pier, No. 8, which is rented to that company for $6,400 per annum, 1 in good order ap- pureatly. From here to pter No. 6 18 the space re- served for canalboats, ‘the bulkhead needs pepelang im several places. Pier No. 6, between broad street and Coenties slip, is in very bad condition and shduld be repatred immediately. ‘The piers on this side are also in need of attention in several places. THE BARGE OFFICE DOCK, although not coming under the control of the com- m.ssioners, is in such bad condition that is in eve:y ‘way unsuited for the purpoges for which it is used, ‘The baggage of passengers undergoing examination was exposed, while th ngers themseives, Old and young, were ovli to stand on the uncov- ered dock, without any chance for shade or shelter ‘om heat or storm, Had the Commissioners charge this place they would begin operations here, and make, without delay, ® more fitting landing place for those seeking this country, and one which would convey @ more favorable impression of the care of the government to provide for the comfort and con- veniencs of those coming from foreign countiics. The docks and piers ALONG THE NORTH RIVER FRONT, bt ded mostly by private corporations, were found to be in realty order, except piers Nos, 12, 21 and 22 and the pier foot of Fifty-seventh street. One-half of pier No, 12 is owned by the city, aud the other half, together with No. 13, is leased by Pilot Commissioner Siurges. Pier No. 12 has a good Mooring, but the cribwork is very bad. Be- tween this pier and pier No 13 18 an old sunken cnib, which, at thines, causes considerable Gamage to propeller wheels and rudders, and on ac- count of which some ninety or one huudred feet of dock room. is almost lost to the lessees of the pler. Piers 21 and and the bulkhead between at tie back of West Washington Market are in a most dilapidated condition and almost entirely use- Jess. On this bulkhead is another dumping ground, which should be abolished. The picr at the foot of Fifty-seventh street 1s almost entirely gone. A large part of it 1s washed away and the portions that remain are worse than snags, peepmg out above the surface of the water. This view of the docks was necessarily hasty, but the Commissioners had ample evidence of the immensity of the work before them. THE REMEDY SUGGESTED by Mr. Agnew, president of the Board of Commilse sioners, is to have West street widened so as to make a sod, ‘broad avenue, build a stone bulk- head wlong the river fronts and ata proper distance out erect subistanual stone docks, to be connected to the bulkiead by substantial bridges, On the bulk+ head proper and commodious warehouses could be Duit, and thus a great deal of Jabor and nn tothe ing could be saved. Then, b) Bavinga tango mute acer in weacstreet, nce which She sowers. the cross streets should empty, tne and flith could be kept out of the slips. sewer matter covld, by mexns of this main sewer, be conveyed to some conventent point and emptied, or by means of pumps could be brought to the upper end Of the isiaud and the hard maicrial collected for mianunng Durpore: PED in relation to the docks, as stated by nim ina com- nual ation to tie Common Connell in 1855, came tn Very appropriately. Mr, Coopereead from copy of the oficial document contawming the commubica- hon. extracts which show that in making the Sugeestion he was actuated by charitable aud phi antnrople mot.ves tor the poor who were unab'e to obtain eiaployment as well as by & souerd for the Srowlug wants of gie metropo'ls, He suggested rohase the marble COOPER'S IDEAS that the city pu i arbie quarries on tle upper end of tho island, fiom which the stone could be cut and shaped into large equ to butld the docks, [ey outside of . Insti could be titled by pacing the smalt chips and fragments of stone with cement in boxes, The spiin- ters aud cement would waite and form a substance as firm and enduring as solid stone, Mr, Cooper suggested that all those who were able tu work coulttius be furnished with employment, and a gieat deal of poverty and cousequeut expense to the city be profitably averted. Ideas on tie subject were irecly exchanged, and it Was unanimously agreed that the work assigned to the Depurtment of Doeks was one which needed romptattention, Thai the interests of the city had on feartuliy neglected m the, past must of course be Very evident, and the Commissioners, if they carry out ther expressed determination, will insti- bute retorms which cannot fail to meet the views of the commercial portion of the community and prove & blessing aad a benelit to the city, DLPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HiALTH, “AN Hands on Deck”=—The Fat Melters— An Officer Without Any Subordinates— Street Cleaning—Proposed Quarantine Re- form for Discharging Cargoes, President Bosworra called the Board of Health to order yesterday promptly at two o'clock, and, to hia intense astonishment, found ali the Commissioners, even including Mr. Henry Smith, in their seats, She usual reports were made by the Attorney, and the routine orders were entered. Instructions were also asked as to complaints against fat render- ing establishments, and it was ordered that the ordl- nances against them be enforced, The new Register of Records, Dr. Charles P. Russell, came before the Board in a communi- cation a§ a suppitant, It appeared that in the decapitation on Monday the Board had removed every clerk in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, and Dr. Russell found himself utterly unable to perform the duties of the bureau with the raw clerks assizned him. He therefore asked that John Bourne, Charles Sandford, Thomas J. Cox and one other of the for- mer clerical force of the Bureau be retained forfa ume, and his prayer being endorsed by the Vom- mittee on Vital Statistics, these persons asked for were reappoin'ed for one week. Upon motion of Commissioner BRENNAN Dr. Thomas Coiton was appointed Inspector of Street Cleaning at a 8 Of $2,500 per annum, and the following resolution was adopted:— Resolved, That, me Inspector by Sieeet Cheaning coltate' the jc ets no tf « Encte for street clevning, so as to show belay the weshiy omissions in each ward, and that be specify what streets oF parts of streets in each ward most turgently. re nire to be cleaned oftener than the contract species, -an reports be presented to the Board at each of its stated mevtings. ‘The Commitiee on Street Cleaning also presentea an abstract of the reports for tie last week, show- ing the omi:sions to Clean sireets according to the contract, which states that sixteen streets and a number of plers were not cleaned at al, In connection with the same subject a com- munication was received from J. & Brown, contractor for cleauing the ‘streets, wiitcli stated his difficulties m getting rid of ashes and garbage mixed), and asking the Board to pass an or- dinance jose ible people to put out these two sorts of house refuse in different yessels, It was referred to the Counsel and Committee on Law and Ordi- nanocs to prepare the desired law, Dr. CARNOHCAN, Health OMcer of the port, pre- sented the following resolutions, which were re- ferred to the Sanitary Committee:— Whereas the want of auitable warchouses whore merchandise — arrivin, in of N ane ri lew York commerce ren ig it necessary that such merchandise shall be discl ed upon lighters, at a considerable distance from the shore, thus, adding largely to the expense of impor- tation; and whereas such merchandise is composed ehtelly of subject to duty under the revenue laws of Con, and must of necessity be subject to the control of revenue neral government ; therefore Resolved, That in the opinion of ‘this Bourd ft js the duty of Songress to remove the burdens thus imposed upon comi- merce, by ep iiins immediaey, for the erection of one or more anes at some point near the anchor of vea- sels uod rantine where merchandise arriving therein ay. be dandfreed from infection without delay and without additional expense now imposed upon the shipper by the discharge of goods upon lighters remote trum the wharves of the city. Resol That a copy of the foregoing preambles and resolution be transmitted by the President to the Governor, and that his Excellency be and he is hereby respectfully re- quested to pring the matter to the attontion of Congress in such manner as he may deem best adapted to secure favor- able action thereon by that body. The following report from Dr. Moreau Morris, City Santlary [uspector, having been read the Board went into secret session:— BUREAU OF SANITARY INGPECTION, i HEALTH DEPARTMENT City or New You,| May tl, 1870, Emmons CLARK, Secretary: In compliance with the resolution of the Board as follows: “Resolved, That the City Sanitary Inspector be instructed to report, atthe next meeting of this Board, on all fat melt- ing and bone boiling nuisances, and upon ‘the condition of the dock and boats of the New York Rendering Company,” 1 hav he to rt the most prominent of these and inspected, and the following foun In West Thirty-eighth street,from Eleventh avenue to North river, a NG OlY, Pattee Thorp, proprictor, there was offen- sive Odors escaping trom the premises, where the business of fat and grease rendering was being donc. At No, 6:3 Weat ‘Thirty-cighth street, Mighael Donolte & Co., proprictors, the business was being conducted in a much more careful and thorough manner, although not without some offensive odors e: ing. At fo of West Thirty-eighth strect, forth side, is located the large: hog slangbier- i fat rendering establishment of Messrs. ing and Gamule & MeNell.tHere were found offensive odors escaping ym the apparatus, Which Were traced a very considerable distance fro n the premises. At the dock foot of West Thiriy- eighth street there {8 a boat constantly receiving refuse bones brought from. all sections of the city in closely cov- ered wagons. Very little odor was perceptible, as unusual precautions were being taken to disiofect them, both dur- Ing thelr removal to the boat and whie “upon the boat. Upon the dock proper foot of West Thirty-elghth, siroe and alongside thereo’, ty located tho "New York Rendering Company's Works, The dock and buildings thereon and all of their surroundings ap- ar to be kept 1n great eare, no decaying of putritying mut. fer or offensive odors were’ discovered other than those of carbolic acid. Upon the boat appropriated for deal ani- mala, which is enclosed upon all sides, there were dead ani- mais’ being dismembered and rapidiy disappearing into the . Upon opening each animal there Was some eflluvia ping, which was apparent only while apon the boat; it was not detected at any distance fram the boat; no gases irom the rendering process could bo at any visit detected. Upon one boat used In rendering butchers’ olfal and other market refuse a slight odor of decomposition, combined wih the acid odor, was perceptiiie, The removal of the is now so conducted that the least possible odor cau ft being cooled and disinfected to that degree and averred in snch manner to the receiving boats as void the escape of offensive odors. From the renderi tanks no offensive odora escaped. The cases there’rom a 2 6 0 thoroughly consumed that escape Into the atinos- hi none ere. y At Nos. 9 and 10 Abattoir place, in West Ti was found a tallowing rendering estabiis Weil. Here thorough cleanliness was alw: oftensive oora could at any time be detect tight tanks and the xases thorouuhly consumed after being superheated. At this place the question of entirely cor nh siness fe satisfac- nis busineas in -ninth street, ent of Henry raya observed; no ed; procers ia by accomplished, as is done at ‘At No, 17 Abattoir place, We Bolzar has a small steam’ tight tank, from which are condensed in a tight i sive condition could be discovered. No. 89 Abattoir piace ia ceoupied by Turner Brothers for ut cleaning and melting the scrap fat therefrom, From the fine there was a alight odor Setanta which was oifenai Foot of West Thirty-ninth street, north side, is located the hog slaughter house and fat rendering tanks of hiessrs. To- bey & Booth, Here were found consMerable odors eseaping from a new tank that hadnot yet boon mi steam tlyht. ‘The gases are treated in cold water condensers having direct connection with t ‘iver. These include yninth street, George odo and gases No oilen- ver, rincipal places upon the west side of the city directly en, in the business of rendering the variohs kinds of fat, There are guile a number of places engazed in tripe boiling, gut cleaning and businoss of a kindred nature located above Horty-Gfth street, upon the west side, which want of ime has prevented me from reporting on at this date, from which very offeasive odors escape, constantly pervading tg atmosphere, and which need special ennitury attention. he slips between the docks from Thirty-eigtth to Fortleth street and at the mouths of the sewers in Thirty-eighth, ‘Thirty-ninth, Fortigth a1 Fony-eigbib apeets ES ‘ye with a putrid and putrety! fob Is of considerable depth, the resuit of the discharge from the numerous slanghter an fatrendering, gut cleaning, glue, tripe boliing, soap making and other businesses of an offeusive nature. The slips re- quire to be dredged, under the supervision of tue -Depart- ment of Docks, before the public can be, nd ot « very con- siderable part of this west side nuisance. The constant ebul- Ution of mephitio gases in theae miry slips will convince any observer of this great pubiie necessity, In conclusion, from the facts obtained during the past week's inspection and the knowledge of the Uusiness here- tofore, there is but {one deduction—viz., that the process of “tendering’? without causiug offence to’ the public can be far as fa at preaent known in the city) only by ployed at Mr, Well’s ince, Nos. 7 and 9 ma the New York kendering Company, and th by the entire combination of ail geses eliminated during melting. ‘These — gases cannot be jentirely condensed by ,water, neither deodorized by any known material; they éan only be sup- axed for the moment; but passing from tue condensera nto the sewars and from thence into the river they aro aga set free and watted,by wind currents in various directios Hence the source of the nuisance so long complained which, although so apparent at very considerable disianc from ibip locality, yet upon inspection at individual prom- ines i 80 diflcult precisely to locate. Among all the above enumerated establishments thero fs Dut one which bas a permit for rendering—viz., Messrs, Tobey & Booth, Convinced that there is but one effectual method yot de- Fised of auppressing thie moat offensive nuisance to tho in- habitants of this elty, it is respectfully anggested that the permit granted’ Messrs, Tobey & Booth be re: yoked and orders issued diecontinulog this kind of within the city. limits, unless eniirely prevented from escaping Into the ding atmosphere by being utterly destroyed durin, Of rendering, anil that; the refuge from the tan! wed to discharge into the ewer or slips. Means «aud apparatus are employed the business mai conducted without prejudice either 49 the meliors or to tho aviie within the Inia of the city. Respoctfutly, your obe- ent servant, MOREAU MORRIS, City Sanitary Inspector. z Abattoir place, is is were ¢ THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. The June Statement Compared with That of the Corresponding Month Last Year and with the May Statement of 1870. ‘The following statement of the public debt on June 1 has just been wsued by the Treasury Depart- ment. We compare the figures with those given at we corresponding time last year:— DEBY BEARING COIN INTEREST, June 1, 18 ne 1, 1860, June 1, 1870. Five per cent bonas. $221,559,800 $321, 589,300 Six per cent bouds + 1,556,292,800 1,886,353,900 Total bear’g coin tut,.$2,107,982,100 $2,107,083,200 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. Three per cent cert’s. $55,075,000 $45,540,000 Navy Peusion Fund, 14,000,000 14,000,000 Total bear'g cur'y int.. $67,075,000 $69,540,000 Matured not paid........ 6,421,863 8,721,317 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. United States notes 350,059,244 $356, 107,221 Fractional curreng, 83,452,323. 89,603,057 Gold certificates, 23,840,720 86,295,800 Total bear’g noint.... 412,802,267 §181,011,078 RECAPITULATION, Debt pearing coin iut,..$2,107,882,100 $2,107,943,200 Debt bearing cur’y int. 67,075,000 59,540,000 Debt bearing no mt. , 412,852,287 431,011,078 Matured debt not paid., 5,421,863, 8,721,327 Total. seeeeeesee$2,003,201,201 $2,602,215,696 Bonds to Paciic RR. Co. 56,852,320 64,557,820 Grand total...... $2,650,083,571 $2,068,772, 915 AMOUNT IN TREASURY, Coin. $105,180,109 $106,789, 731 Currency, 28,077,350 14,248, 81) Sinking fund, on bonds and accrued jnterest thereon......+ — 35,463,228 Other purchased bonds. . - 82,065,122 Stateutoss Sassauy ioe Decrease of the national’ uebrsince 7S JUNE 1, 1809... ...ceseeseeeeeeeeee $90,614,816 VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR, Increase. Decrease, Debt bearing coin int’st, $61,100 — Debt bearing cur’y int.. = $7,635,000 Debt bearing no interest. 18,158,791 _ Matured, not paid......, = 1,700,317 " ‘The following table compares the April statement of the public debt with the previous one made on the ist of May, 1870:— DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST. May 1, 1870, June 1, 1870, ‘ive per cent bonds. $221,589,300 —_$221,649,300 1X per cent bonds. 1,886,353,000 1,886,353, 900 Total bearing coin int. $2,107,943,210 §$2,107,943,200 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. Three per cent bonis... $54,535,000 $45,540,000 Navy Pension Fund...... 14,000,000 14,000,000 Total bear’g cur'y Int. $59,535,000 $56,540,000 Matured debt not paid.. 3,790,567 8,721,317 BT BEARING NO INT) ST. $350,107,221 82,508,057 159, 800, $451, 011,078 DEI United States notes,... Fractional currency. Gold certiticates. $356,107, 30,354,921 88,840,400 © Total bear’g no int... $429,301, 042 RECAPITULATION, Debt hearing coin int... $2,107,043, 200 $2,107,943,200 Webt bearing cur’cy mnt. 69,525,000 40,000 Debt bearing nointerest 429,801,942 11,078 Matured debt not paid 8,790,567 8,721,317 Total. $2,602,215, 595 Bonds 64,557,320 $2,060,772,915 Grand Total. 15, AMOUNT IN TREASURY. Coin. ++ $15,525,213 — $106,789,731 Curren! “ 6,954,094 14,243,816 Sinking Fund, &c. 85,463,228, Other purchased ponds, 82,065,122 Total in Treasury..... $233,529,160 $238,501, 800 Debt less cash in Tre’sy . $2,431, 693,879 423,211,016 *Decrease of the national “debt wines © eee May 1, 187 sates $3,487,863 VARIATIONS FROM i MONTH. nerease, Decrease. Debt bearing coin int... _ om, Debt bearing cur’cy int. $5,000 — Debt bearing no it,-.... 1,709,136 - Matured debt not pail . - $69,250 “In this statemeat no mention is made of accrued interest, and the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Company are calcalated as part of the public debt. According to the report of Secretary Boutwell, who adds accrued interest and ignores the bonds issued to that road, the total debt exulbits a decrease dur- ing the past month amounting to $11,697,793. The debt of the United States, less cash in tne Treasury, W83 a8 aunexed at the undermentioned dates:— March 4, 1881. $63,180,855 July 1, iss. 8 July 1, 1862 July 1, 1863. July 1, 1864 Sept. 1, 1868. .2,535,014,312 Oct. 4’ 1863... 2,634,643, 713 Nov. 1, 1868, .2,527, 129, 652 Dee. 1, 1863. .2,630, 031,844 dan. 1, 1809..2,540, July 31, 1865. .2, 757,253,275 Sept. 1, 1805. .2,767,089, 571 March 1, 186: Jan, 1, 1806. .2,716,851,538 April 1,1869, .2,542, 744,865 May 1, 1869. .2,620, 168,205 Aug. 1, 1866. 2,633, 807. «2, 6d June 1, 1869, .2:521,825,532 Tau. 1, 1 April J, 18 524,428 Tuly 1, 1869. .2, 509,160,773 July 1, 1867..2,611,500,018 Aug. 1, 1869, .2,508, 708,533 Oct. 1, 1867..2,490,277,443 Sept. 1, 1869. ,2, 498, 00,032 Nov, 1, 1867. .2,491,504,450 Oct. 1, 1849. .2,485 598,695 Jan. 1, 1863, .2,593,125,650 Nov. 1, 1869... 2,469,511, 778 Feb. 1, 1868. .2,527,315,373 Dec. 1, 1869. .2,473, 237,162 March 1, 1863,2,619,820,622 Jan. g 1870, .2,462,415,783 April 1, 1833, ,2,619,209,687 Feb, ¥ 1870. .2,475, 714,275 May 1, 1963, .2,500,523,827. Mareh 1, 1870.2, 463,027,355 June 1, 1863, .2,510,245,886 April 1, 1870. 2,452,289,175 Suly 1, 1863. .2,505,915,192 May 1, 1870..2,431,008,879 AUS. 1, 1863. $2,523,634,480 June 1, 1870. ,2,423, 211,016 THE TRENTON LIBZL SUIT. Verdict of Guilty Against Charles W. Jay— Exceptions Tnuken and the Case to be Ap- pealed~Chict Justice Beasley on the Law of Libel. The ilbel suit of Naar against Jay was resumed yesierday in the Mercer County Court at ‘Trenton, N, J., Chief Justice Beasley presiding. As pre- viously announc:d in thé® HrRaLp, the suit was brought by Judge D. Naar, editor of the Trenton True American, against the editor of the Sentinel, Charies W. Jay, because of somo malicious publication that appeared in the Sentinct cf December 23, 1869, seiting forth that the com- plainant was the leader of a gang of alleged brokers who, through vile and mercenary motives, were secre‘ly engaged in procuriug the release of notorl- ous criminals out of the State Prison, ‘The court room was crowded yesterday, it being genereliy known that the trial would coine of. Mr. iiageman conducted the prosecution and Mr. Green appeared for the defendaut. Only a few witnesses mined, whose testimony showed that the issue of the Cnion Sentinel containing the malicious publication was printed and circulated in the city of Trenton on the 234 of December, 1869, Mr. Charles W. Jay being the responsible editor of the paper at that time. he defence called forth no ‘witnesses, but only put forward the plea that the substauce of the 1 had formed the subject of a conveisaiion in a barroom ata time anterior to the 28d of December, 1869, and that the writer only sim- ply published the facts, then and there overheard, without any evil intent on his part, ‘The Court then explains to the jury the definition of libel and the law bearing on the case before them. ‘Tae charge was a gross one, There was an atiempt made to show tat defendant was misled by tie re- ports overheard im @ barroom. This’ poiat oniy affected the degreo of criminality, but not the defence. An editor had no higher privileges than anybody else, and unless he proved the truth of the libel and showed that in its publication he was actuated by good motives and justifiable ends the defendant should be convicted, Malice aid not con- sist in ill will or grudge. A libel against a person pas never saw was possible, aud the malicious in- ent {n auch a libel was presumed unless the con- trary could be proved, The case was then given to the jury, who retired, and after a few minutes’ consultation returned with @ verdict of guilty against the defendant. Exception was raised by the counsel for defendant on the grounds that the indictment didered materl- ally from the printed publication, There wore no less than thirty-two discrepancies between the two docu- ments, which discrepancies the counsel pointed out one by one. In the indictment some words were imperfectly spelled and others were almost unintel- ligiblo, the writer having used some flourishes that it was almost impossibie to decipher. The counsel cited various statutes showing that where the minutest difference exisied between the indictment and the libel the plaintit was invariably = nonsuited. The Chief — Justice adinitted that the criminal code of English law, now used in New Jersey, requtred a perfect similarity be- tween the Indictment and its publication, and le was very sorry to say that the Legislature did not relieve the syatem of criminal jurisprudence from these embarrassing technicalities, which in many respects were of distant origin and entirely unsuited to the present times, It ts probable that the cage will be carried to the Supreme Court. f SHAD IN AN ALABAMA STREAM, —A corre=pondent of the Greenville (Ala.) Advocate says that shad, such a8 are brought to Mentgomery from Savannah, have been caught recently in the Patsatiga creek, ip Crenshaw county, Tho correspondent thinks they ioe whee come of the litte stg in a jabama river some yeara ago y. Gosner pn worked thelr way round to the Patauligne ‘Thi Fourth heat, Ane length ahead of NEW YORK’ HERALD, ‘THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1670—TRIPLE SHEEP. PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Two Capital Trote—Tempest, of New York, the Winner of the 2:40 Purse and H. W. Genet the Winner of the Purse for Horses That Never Beat 2:26. The second day’s trotting of the spring meeting of the Proapect Park Fair Ground Association was highly entertaining, and the hundreds who wit. messed the sport came away delighted. There were two trots, the first for horses that had never beaten 2:40 and the second for horses that had never beaten 2:26. In the first race there were five starters, and in the second race there were four. The first lot, those entered for the 2:40 purse, comprised Mr. Humphrey's black mare Tempe3t, of New York, driven by Dan Mace; L. L. Dorsey’s bay stallion No Name, driven by the owner's son; Hiram Howe's black mare Tempest, of Staten Island; Mr. Doty’s bay gelding G. W. Patwerson, and Mr, Roden’s bay gelding Penobscot Chief, the three latter driven by the gentlemen who entered them. The race was mile heats, best three In five, in harness, aut was won by Mr. Humphrey's Tem- pest, after very exciting heats, the second one being dead heat. In the third heat both G, W. Patterson and Penobscot Chief met with accidents, and the judges gave permission for their withdrawal from the contest, G. W. Patterson was @ great favorite with the “talent,” and they vid heavy odds on him against the fleld, and, as a matter of course, all money was lost when he cut his quarter and had to be withdrawn, The second trot was a very exciting affair and large amounts were latd on ihe result. Like the previous race it was mile heats, best three in five, in harness. The starters were Mr. C. Revere’s bay stallion Henry W. Genet. (formerly calied Danvers Boy), driven by Dan Pfifer; Willlam Borst’s bay geld- Ing J. J. Bradiey; Mr. Mace’s chestnut mare Idol, and Mr, Hili’e chestnut gelding W. H. Taylor. The betting was very heavy between tne two horses named after our popular Senators Bradley and Genet, and not till the race was over did the betting cease, THE BETTING. When the poolseller opened his books and com- menced operations Genet was the favorite, but be- fore the horses started Bradley had the call. After the first heat, which Genet won very cleverly, Brad- ley was the favorite, as {t was evident that ke did not ‘stir’ for the heat. Being beaten on the second heat, after a struggle with Genet up the homestretch, his backers wese not 80 urgent to lay heavy amounis, Dut still did not despair of treir horse's ‘chances of carrying oi7 the purse, He, however, was beaten on his merits the fast heat, and then his frleuds were satisfied that Bridley haa met with more than his match, The following are a few of the pools sold previous to the race:— 199 ©6200 200 205 180 180 155 165 «(176 «(180 «(150200 35 45 45 40 35 40 THE HORSES engaged in both races seemed to be in the finest possible condition, and trotted about as well as tuey usually do so carly in the seavon, THE TRACK was in most excellent order and, notwithstanding the sight shower that came up about ine time of starting, it night be considered tolerably fast. FIRST RAGE, First Heat.—G, W. Patterson won the pole, No Name the second place, Tempest, Staten Island, third, Dan Mace’s ‘tempest fourth, Penobscot Cilet the outside, ‘The horses had a very good start, Pat- terson taking the lead, No Name second, Penobscot third, Tempest of New York fourth and Hiram Howe's empest jast. hoy 8 around the turn they all got into a “muss” by Penobscot Chief breaking up and colilding with Patterson, which broke both of them up. Thetwo Tempests improved their chances by the accident and weut to tie front, Mace Jeaclans four lengths to the quarter pole in forty seconds an a quarier, Hiram second, two lengths in front of No Name, who was four lengths in advance of Penobscot Chief, the latter being ove length ahead of Patterson, Hiram’s mare trotted finely down the backstretch and overtook Mace before he reached the half-mile pole, showing @ neck and shoulders-in front at this point in 1:18, No Name half a dozen lengths behind, the others out of the race for this heat. Froin the haif-mile pole to the finish the race was very close between the two black mares, but Hiram's mpest succeeded in Janding at the score half a lengti in front of Maco’s Tempest, who was six lengths ahead of the mare, the others half a length further off, Penobscot fourth, and Patterson fifth. Timeof the heat, 2:3614. Second Heat,—Tempest of Staten Island was the favorite how over Patterson and any named horse in the race, Hiram had the best of the send-off, Mace’s mare next, then Patterson, foliowed by Penobscot Chief and No Name last, all close together, They went around the turn without changing their posi- fons until near the quarter pole, whea Hiram took a commandang lead by the breaking up of the others, As his mare passed tie pole in thirty-eight and a-haif seconds she was four lengths in advance of Pattur- son, Who was half & length ahead of Mace’s Tem- pest, the jatter being six lengths in front of Penob- scot Chief, who was two lengths tu advance of No Name. Going along the backstretch Hiram continued to maintain the advantage he had over Patier- son, the others following as before noticed. The hatf-tuiie pole was passed in 1:16. Soon afterwards Patterson broke up and iell away and Dan Mace’s mare took his piace and made play for Hiram Howe. ‘Ihe race to ihe finish was very fine, as when they got into the homestretch Hiram’s mire began to die oi and Mace succeeded in catching her at the score and making @ dead heat of it, Patterson was third, four leugths. behind, beating No Name ten lengths, who Was tree lengths alcad of Penobscot. Time of the heat, 2:35 \4. Third Heat.—Mace’s mare was now the favorite, No Name got away first, Mace’s Tempest second, Hi- ram’s Teinpest third, Patterson fourth and Penobscot fifth, There was @ general break up on the tura, and when they settled Mace nad the lead, Hiranr Howe szcond, No Name third, Pattersoa fourth and Penobscot ficth, When they reached the quarter ule, in forty-one and a half seconds, Mace was lead- ing half @ leugth, Hiram second, two lengths ahead of No Name, who was four lengths ehead of Patterson, the latter leading Penobscot oue length, Going down tie backstretcn Mace trot- ted away from Hiram, who afterwards broke up. He led Le fone rye to the half-mntie pole in 1:19);. From there to the end Mace opened the gap to five she others tatling on a leagth ier given above. Mace cont! tain the lead, and won the heat h engths in 2:3334, No Name szcond, mis Tempest fourth i ndily by three Patterson third, id Peno}scot Chief firth, Fourth Heat.—Van Mace’s Mare was now a great favorite over the field, Patt being withdrawn by permisston of the judges cut their quarters in Wwe List Mace got away ahead of the otuers No Name md, Miratn third, a leagth behind. Golag round the turn Hiram took second piace, Mace going on with the lead and pass the quarter pole in forty seconds, Hiram second, one length aheat of No ON » Golog down the backstretch Hiram’s mave began to quit aud fell off badly, No Name trotted finely aiong the backstretch, and at the huiaie pole was only two leugtas behind Mace iu He then broke up and Mace left hun, aud coming along easily Won the heat by five Jengths, in 230%, No Name ten lengths behind Mira Tempest. Lifth Hed. —Mace’s mare was the favorite at long orlds, withCut takers. Sire tovk the lead at the start, No Name second, Tempest, of Staten !siand, bringing up the reir. At the quarter pole, ip forty and a half seconds, Mace’s mare led threé lengths, No Name second, six lengths m front of Lurau’s Tempest, who appeared to be “piayed ont.” Mace’s mare was alengii aud a half ancad at tie half-mile pole, 4:20, and from that tothe end she had the race hand, winning by six lengihs, in 233394. lng isa vson and Penovscoi in ‘The follo’ SUMMARY. Prospxcr Fam GROUNDS ASSOCIATION, JUNE 1.— Purse $1,000; $600 to the first, $320 to the second, $100 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in tive, in harness; for horses that have never beaten 2:40, D, Maceeatered bk, m. ° 20111 L. L, Dorsey entered b, 4222 H. Howe entered bk. m. erpeat. 04383 |. L. Doty entered g. b. G, W. Patterson 6 3 3 dr. M, Roden entered b.g. Penobscot Culef 4 6 6 dr. First heat. Second heat I heat, Fifth heat. THE SECOND RACE. Furst Heat.—Bradley won the pole, Taylor the second place, H. W, Genet third, Idol ‘outside. After scoring twice they came up pretty well to- gether aud got the word, Taylor leading, Idol sec- oud, Genet third, Bradiey ‘ageing behind several lengths. Going around the turn idol went to the front, and led one length to the quarter pole, in thirty-eight seconds, ‘Taylor second, half a length ahead of Genet, whe was-four iengtis in advance of Bradicy. Going down the backstretch Genet trotied) finely ana soon cut down ‘Taylor and afterwards overtook the mare, passing the half-mile pole, one iength in front, im 1:14)4, Lay- lor third, four Igngtas benind, Bradley on® length farther off. As Genet was gomg along the lower turn he broke up badiy and lost several lengths, Ido} leading him six lengths to the three-quarter pole. When he recovered, however, he came with a tremendous rush, while Idol began to fall away, and at the distance stand Genet had reached her head. He wes soon in front ond came home a winner by two lengths, Taylor second, haif a longa in front or Idol, who was two lengths ahead of Bradley. Time of the heat, 2:3134, : Second Heat.—Bradley was now the favorite over the field, as it was evident he had made no effort m the previous heat, and was now about to commence operations, ‘Taylor was away first, idol second, Bradley third, Genet fourth, but as they went around the turn Genet took second place, idol third and Bradley a one e alee ~ apa ter pole 0] led = one _Jengt enet second, Taylor, who led Brad to eight and three- the Bakatretch Genet and was two lengths behind the leaders, When they the baif-mile pole m, 1:163¢, Genet and idol Were sull head and head, with Bri two lengttis be- hind them. Bradley now began his brush for the heat, aud in going along the lower turn he cut Idol down‘ the Jatver havi dropped back from Genet, aud Bradley closed rapiily on the favorite, being Just one length behind bin’ atthe three-quarter pole. A most desperate struggle then ensued between nee wm ciate, oe orgie oye ards of the score, when Bradle, Senet won the Kidat by three iengths, * Bradt ey second, Idol third and Taylor fourth. Time, 2:2839. Thb'd Heat.—Genet was now the favorite at an, odds required, Idol was first away, Taylor secon Genet thiid, Bradiey fourth, Going around the turn Genet took the lead, closely followed by Braaley, Idol third and ‘Taylor fourth. When they reached the quarter pole in thirtyenine seconds Genet led one length and a half, Bradley second, two lengths in front of Idol, who was one length ahead of Taylor, Ou the backstretch Genet opened the day'izht a little for a moment, but as he ap. roached the half-inilo pole Bradley went up on his wheel, The time was 1:15%. ‘Te race now set in flereely, and Gene: kept Bradley at his wheel until near the three-quarter pole, when Bradley closed again, and Geuet did not have more tian half a length the besi of it as they swung into the hume- stretch, A flue struggic ensued, which was only terminated at the score, Geuet winning by & neck and shoulder, in 2:29. ‘Taylor was elght leugihs be- hind, two lengths in front oi Idol. ‘The following 13 & SUMMARY, Same Day—Purse $2,000, $900 to the frst, $600 to the second, $300 to the third and $200 to the tourta horse, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, for horses that have never beaten 2:26, Dan Piller entered b. 8, H. W. W. H. Borst entered b. ¢. C, Hill entered ch. ¢. W. ‘a Dan Mace entered ch, m. Kol TOR. Quarter. First heat. + 38 Second heat, 85% 4 ‘Third heat... 39 218g 329 ‘Vo-day will be the last of the spring inceting at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds, and there will be two tne toting contests, Tie first will be between seven 2:30 horses and the second between American Girl, Goldsmith Maid ani George Wilkes. Goldsmith Maid was the favorite last might over the fleid av $100 to $70. THE BEST RUNNING TIME. Made at Various Distances on the Jerome Park and Saratoga Courses. For the benefit of those who desire to mark time at the great race meeting at Jerome Park, to com- mence on Saturday next, June 4, we give be- low the best time, at varions distances, made over the two most fasnionable courses in the country:— JEROME PARK COURSE. Hay Mile.—D. MeDaniei’s Bonny Lass, 2 years, 94 Ibs., Sweepstakes, June 17, 1863...... ... Five-kighths Mtle.—V. McDaniel’s Bonny Lass, 87 ibs., Hopeful stakes, June 10, 1868........ Same distance and same time made by L. W. Jerome’s Rapture, 2 years, 87 1ba., Bweep- stakes, June 15, 1868. wf + 1:0635 Three-quarters af a Mile.—A. Belmont’s Maid of Honor, 2 years, 87 1bs., Match vs. Red- wiug, October 1, 1560. Same time mede by F Ruthless, 3 years, Spring Stakes, May 23, 1867, 112 Ib: And aiso same time made by J. 8. Waisor Bonny Braes, 2 years, 87 lus, Selung Pi mium, October 17, 1887 kaiodi One Mile.—T. G. Moore's Bayonet, 3 years, 110 Ibs., Champion Stakes, October 6, 1868...... 1:45 One Mile and an Kighth.—, Lioya’s Nemesis, SB years, 107 lbs, Premium for 3 year olds.. 2:013¢ One anda Quarter Mite.—T. B. Reod’s En- cliantress, 4 years, 831bs. Handicap, Octo- ber 16, 1867.. One Mile and a Hay. mond, 4 years, 97 1bs. 3. 1, 1068..... One Mile 130634 21 » 1:21 ing Race, Octover i seseececes 226134 and Piv-ceighths.—Movonneil & Harneas’ General Duke, 3 years, 110 1bs., Belmont Stakes, June 10, 1863.......... 3202 Same time made by J. W. Weldon’s Aldeba- ea aged, 103 lbs, in Selling Race, June 16, BOS sees eesseesserecteceres 5 One Mile and Threequarters.—McConneil & ‘Thompson’s Vauxhall, 3 years, 961bs., Han- dicap Sweepstakes, Ociober 10, 1868......., 3:003¢ Two Miles.—T. G, Moore’s Fanny Cheatham, 3 years, 92 lbs., Sweepstakes, October 20 1867. 8:8835 Pwo and an kighth Miles.—l. W. Pennock's . A. Connolly, 4 years, 108 lbs., Steward’s Cup, October 7, 1868 +» 8:51 Two and a Quarter Local, 4 years, 114 Sune 15, 1868...... Two and Three-quar' Kentucky, 5 years, 124 tional Handicap, October 3, Three Miles.—R. RSI Haf Mile.—F, Morris’ Remorseless, 2 years, carrying 87 1b3., Won Flash Siakes, August 4, 1809... — overt”: Phree-quarters of a Mi nore: less, 2 years, 87 1bs., won Saratoga Stakes, August 6, 1869....++ " 1:18% One Mile.—Joun Hunt c O04 Tbs, mile heats, Augus’ 8, 1:45 Colonel MeDaniel’s Morrissey, Jbs,, ran a first heat, August 10, 1:45 One Mila and One-cighth.—J.Cou Ludlow, 4 years, 105 malum, August 10, 1869. 1:06 which is at the rate of 1 One Mile and a Quarter. ford'’s Narraganset, 3 years, 90 |bs., Sweep- stakes, all ages, Angst 4, 1869.....0-..026.4 2:10 —which 1s at the rate of 1:44 to the mile, One Mile and a Half.—Vouglis & Joinson's Duke of Orleans, 4 years, 95 Ibs., Handicap, August 13, 1867....... +> 224094 One Mile and Three-quarters.—L. B. Holland's Corsican, 4 sagt (gelding), 105 lbs ae B07 Two AMiies.—F, Morris’ Rutiiess, 3 years, 112 Ibs., Sequel Stakes, August 12, 1867. +. B:8734 Two and a Quarter Mivs.—Jonn Hunter's Kentucky, 4 years, 104 lba., Saratoga Cup, August 8, 1865, sree 4201) Two and a Half Miles.—T. G, Moore's Beacon, 6 years, 100 Ibs., Sweepstakes, all ages, 100 Stiail, years, 108 Ibs., Parse, August 7, 1869........ 5:30 —Which is 1:50 to the mile. Pour Miles.—John Hunter's Kentucky, 5 years, 114 Ibs., Purse, July 40, 1866,. FOLITICAL NOTES AND COMM_NTS, Colonel John W. Forney writes a letter to the edi or of the Germantown Telegraph, in which he declines being considered a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, He says he has not the slightest ambition lor the honor. “ ‘Nobody asked you, sir,’ she sald.’ Does the veteran Tiuriow Weel contemplate start+ ing a country newspaper? Colonel Forney, writing to the editor of the Germantown (Pa.) Telegraph, as Lrecollect that the veteran Thurlow Weed once told me he could conceive no more tranquil closing of & bolsterons career than the publication of an independent weekly mewspaper among an inteli agricultural people, He anticipated it as a froin tou; as alast harvor in which to review the siorms of the past and to prepare for the respons'- bilities of the future, It is all very well for old political sinners to pre- pare for their latter end; but the idea of getting to heaven through a country newspaper office is something like opening a new route to the haven of salvation. Hon. W. B. Washburn, who has represented the Ninth Massachusetts district in Congress for eight years past, has declined a re-cleciion in the following note to his constituents:— To THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF THE Ninta © GRESSIONAL Districr:—The time 18 now at hand when it will be necessary to select a candidate to represent you in the Forty-second Congress. ‘The contidence so often reposed in me by you in the past, and the dally evidence received that this confidence is still undiminished, places me under obligations that will never be forgotten. My own business, too much neglected the past eight years, aemands my personal atiention. I decline, there- fore, to be a candidate for re-election. I shall unite most coraially with you to secure the election of any Good man you may Select as my successor. W. B. WASHBURN. THE NEW YORK HERALD IN CALIFORNIA. {From the Los Angeles Daily News, May 20.) The New York HERALD has entered upon the thirty-sixth year of lis existence, It ts a marvel among journals. It leads the van among American newspapers. With correspondents, telegraphic and otherwise, in every quarter of the globe, each morn- ing’s issue contains an epitome of-the news of the world. It is one of the institutions of modernized America. SUBURBAN IYGEHDIARISH. Althonzh the town of Morrisania, Westchester county, supports a numerous force of police, secu- rity to property in that vicinity appears to be ab- solutely mythical; and while a standing reward is offered for the apprehension of house burners, the crime of incendiarism, instead of being checked, 1s constantiy on the increase. During the present week two residences have disappeared under the in- cendiary torch, the last occurring on Tuesday night, when the dwelling of Mrs. Marsden, 137th street, be- teen St. Ann's and Home avenues, Rast Morrisania, « Was Completely destroyed, involving & lows of $4,000, rr Resumption of the Inquisition in the Burke Gardinor Case Before the Surrogate-- Only One Witness Examined—More Money Unearthed—The Posi- tive Extremes of Memory and Forgetfulness, The Burke-Gardiner case, the specie charges underlying which, as ts well known, are brought by Mrs. Virgima C. Burke, of New Orleans, daughter of the late Captain Alexander, accusing Mr. Ira Oy Gardiner and wife, living in Hariem, of taking and appropriating to their owa use some $50,000 in bonds of various descriptions, sald to have been im the possession of her father at the tme of his death, was yesterday again before Surrogate Hutchings for examination, Except the pariies immediately interested there were but few. present. There were four opposing counsel, ex- Judge Fullerton being senior counsel for Mra, Burke, and Mr. Charles 3, Spencer the leading jegal ad- viser of the Gardiners, Only one witness was exam- ined, a son of the (lefendants; but his testimony, the. striking characteristic of which was great positive- ness of memory of some facts and equal positive. ness of forge:fuiness of others, brought to light $1,100 of the missing money hitherto unaccounted for, and In this sense Was most important, The fol- lowing is his vestimony:-~ a George Gardiner sworn—I hyve at No. 128 East 1271 street, and am clerk in the Sub-Treasury Depart- ment in thus city; Iva C. Gardiner is my father; lam married, but do not live with my father; { knew Cap- tain Alexander very well ; in Amity place, about ten years ago, I first became acquainted with him; be ‘Was then boarding with my father and mother; he remained there most of the time for eight years; the last time he came to board with them was when my parents lived in Hariem; | visited the house at f Lr saw him frequently; ee bo tame | saw him, think Was @ year ago last anKsgIViNg Day during this last stay he consulted me his Property: he did not teh me how much money he had or make any exhibit of money; he came to the Treasury office and I paid him ‘compons: representing about $2,500; 1 recollect the time of is death; I went after his death to my father’s house; I think 1t was the day alter his death, Q. How did you hear of his death? A. My father notified me ; I live but @ block away; I did not see nim after he took sick; I heard of his belag sick; I was not at the funeral. Q. How long did you remain at the house? A, About half an hour. Q. Whom did you see there? A, My father and moter, Q Anybody else? A, Possibly the whole family. Q. Was anything said about the property the Cap- tain lettt A. 1 don’t remember, Q Do you think 2 conversation coud have oc- curred on this subj and you forgetic?’ A. Itia possible something was said about bonds; I made no inquiry about (hein; I knew he had bouds. Q. So you recollect nothing particular about the couversauon? Wai you swear to this? A, 1 will aol. Q. Was any property exhibited to you? A, (Hesl- tating some tue) 1 think not. Q. Are you posiitve, afier all this reflection, that no property 0: ihe old gentleman was exhibited to you at that tite: w? A. 1 am not, Q. Will you swear that no bouds belonging to the . old gentleman during his iifetime were tien shown youY A. 1 cannot recoliect. Q. Were not some bonds given you to examine? A. Am not positive whether they Were showa #t this or @ subseqiient Interview, Q. Did you take any vonds away with you? A. Have no reco.lection; | was asked by mother to call again the next day and did 80; it was before the funeral; Lunderstood he was buried on Sunday; my calls ust have been on Friday and Saturday. Will you state Who was present at your second calt'snd avhat bonds were exhibited to yout A, My mother was present, but cannot say whether my father was or not; my mother showed me some bonds; it was we br greys no pains were taken to exclude anybody frou the room, Q How many bonds were exbibited to you? A. I think ten bonds representing $9,100, ‘There were various bonds—oue of Catifornia, some of Virginia, some of New York city and some of the Brooklyn Water Works. Q, Were there no other bonds? A. No, sir. Are you positive? A. Yes, sir, : Q. Where did your mother take those bon 1s from ? A, She brought them in her hands; she asked me if I would take charge of them; 1 took them to the Sub-Treasury office that day and the next day re turned them; it was two or three months afterwards before I learned of any op teed bemg set on foot about the property Captain Alexander leit. Q. Did you make any statement to avy one abont these bonds being 10 your mother’s easton. Mr. Spencer, of opposing counsel, objected to the question as irrelevant. He claimed that all the wit- 1e38 Could be asked to tell was his knowledge of the bonds. He insisted that the witness’ appearance and position were 1n his favor. Judge Fullerton said he cared nothing about per- sonal appearance and position. He wanted to get atthe facts, and stood ready to show that the wit- ness had denled knowing anything about these bonds, _A gross wrong had been cominitted, and he wished to jearn the trath in the matter. ‘The Surrogate decided that the question shonld be allowed. . Imight have told some one; I never told any oue he left no property; 1 handed these bends to my mother the ext day, at her house, Q Why did you take them tothe Treasury? A, For their safety. Q. Why did you take them back? A. I feared there might be @ suit, and I wished to have voir 4 to do in the matt I gave my mother the Brooxty! and New York city bonds and the Callornia and Virginia bonds, Q What bonds did you keep? A, The government bonds, Q What was their vaiue? A. $1,100, q To whom did yousell them? A. To Henry Clews & Co.; I received $1,196 90; these figures are from my recollection; they pald me ia current money, or rather a cierk whom lL seat; he brought acheck and I sent it back; 1 wok the currency because the money Was wanted; the name of the clerk is Colgate. Q. What were the bonds yousold? A. Two five- tweniles, one a $1,000 bond and the other a $100 bond; they were not registered. Q. Did you attempt to sell the other bonds? A. No, sir; [made no laquiries at Henry Ciews’ as to the value of the other bonds. w Q. Did you collect any interest through power of attorney given by Captain Alexander? A, No, sir, Q. Did you cver sell any bonds for other members of your family? A. No, sir. Q When was you next at your mother’s house? A. Perhaps a weeX after; sbe told me the bonds had been given to Ju Beebe; I made no inquiry at Jay Cooke & Co.’s as to the value of Virginia bonds, and caused Lone to be matte; I think the boads were hot in an envelope. Q. Ifyou thought there might be some diMeculty about the bonds why did you sell some? A, £ obeyed imy moter s orders. r told you to keep the others for p A. The latter I considered optional. Q. Did you Make any suggestions that it would be euler to Postpone selling any of the old man’s pro- ty befor death? A. No, sir; 1 was told the mouey W 2d to buy alot and monument for him ta G 1 Q Do A. No, sir. Q. Was itot som? it spent fora plano? A. Not to my knowlege. Q. Have you ever had any conversation with Graff, our brother-in-law, about the sale of bonds A: Nu, sit; I jearned through the papers tiat some bonas had been given to my sister; [ don’t recollect that my father came to my house sho: tly after the funeral, and calling me out doors and saying he wished to consult mo on important business; at first 1 refused to take we of the bonds; I felt afraid of trouble and pablicliy; I think I refused for a fow hours, when I became satisfied that i$ was all right; I think tiere was no secresy about it; my mol 41d not te] me to Keep the matter a secret, . Q What made you think there would be litiga- tion? A. I presumed there would be by the cap- tain’s daughter or some of his relations. Q. When your mother gave you the bonds did she not tell you she Was afraid she would be called uy to give them up? A. No, sir; my duties at the Sub- ‘Treasury Department is paying coupons; I enjoined no secresy upon the young man getting the money on the bonds; I have not since then collected interest on coupons for any member of my family. Cross-examination—Was it not told you by your motier that the $1,100 was for the purpose of ‘pur- chasing @ lot and monument for Captain Alexander in Greenwood, and that the reat was given to her by thé captain? A. Yes, sir. Further examination-in the case was here ad- Journed to two P, M. tc-morrow, Od. know how the money was expended? TZ RIVINGTON STREET SKELETONS, Examination of the Bones=They Wero Parts of Several Anatomles—Tho Dregs of Science. Drs. Wooster Beach and Joseph Cushman yester- day examined the human remains discovered on the second floor of the old building 265 Rivington street, and found them to consist of portions of bones of two or three bodies, which were diy end nearly reacy to fa to pieces. There mistakable evidences that the remiins had by medical students jor See parpo ter finishing ihelr scientific InveBugation Jess they pecneted the bones between the weather boards and the chimney in preference ty otherwise disposing of them and runing the risk of arrest by having them in tiem posse-s.on. AS yet Coroner Keenan has been unable to obtain information golng to show by whom the remains Were seereted in their hiding | and the probabilities are that none can be procured, However that May be the decaying epcolm: f humanity willremain at the Morgue for a few days to awalt further develop. { meats.