The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1870, Page 3

eee WASHINGTON The First Official Opinion of Attorney General Akerman. Appropriations Not to’ be’ Diverted from the Mises Originally Intended. a ar e MORE FRAUDS ON PENSIONERS. eet : WasMinatox, August 2, 1870, Codiacations of the Mint and Coisage Laws. On the goth of Aprit last the Beerctary of the ‘Treasury travemiited with his approval @ report and bill prepared by Jobn Jay, now Deputy Comptroller of thé Currency, comprising @ codification of all the mint. and coinage laws of the United States, and some important reforms. Near the close of the’ na resolution pussed Congress calling for allthe correspondence of the ‘Treasury Depart- mentwhich transpired during the preparation of the’ The document containmg the correspond- enog bas just been issued, and 1s unique. It con- swewor ninety-six pages, and contaius more than thirty letters from experts tarouzhout the country relative to our present mint and coinage lawa ‘The lettere are wriiten in the most familiur style, aud are forthe ‘piost’ part wgofficial, and, of course, ‘were prepared without expectation of belug printed. ‘They touch upon almost every subject in reference to Coinage, and give suggestions im reference to almost every one of the seventy-one sections con- tained im the proposed bul The information is vatdable, and could not probably have been at tained except i this informal manner. it will fur. mish to the Finance Committee of the Senate the material from which to prepare the most perfect Mintand Coinage act which has ever been enacted in any country. The correspondence includes let- ters from Pattcrson, Peale, Snowden and Linder- man, of Philadelphia; SBougane, of New Orleans; Dunning, Torrey, Maron and Raymond, ef New York; Harrington and Chandler, Teeently Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury; the Solteltor of the Treasury, and many others, with re- ference to the importance of the proposed legisia- tion. There is also additional correspondence in reference to abrasion of coinage and the security of ‘the redemption of the minor coinage. Rxpesure of Frauds on Pensioners and Swindling of the Pension Bureau. Commisioner Van Aernam, of the Pension Bureau, fy continuing his rala upon the claims agents aud attorneys guilty of swindling pensioners ana de- frauding the government. Some spicy correspond- enee has reached the hands of the Commissioner, which promises to develop a whole nest of corrap- tion «and =6swindiing, A portion of the correspondence was between a@ lawyer ip Kew York and 4 noted claim agent in Male city, and laid bare a complete plot to swinale ‘their clients out of nearly one-half the money due ‘them by the Pension Office. The letters explain how, by smart dodges on the part of the Jawyer and claim agent, the poor pensioners would be humbugged and the plotters enriched, Dr. Van Aernam has shown ‘these letters to Secretary Cox, who has them now in Bis possession. This particular case is being ‘Worked up with great zeal, and’it is thought pru- dent not to give out the correspondence for pubitca- ‘den until the investigation is matured. Some very spicy developments are in prospective. @pinion of Attorney General Akerman in Relation to the Construction of the Act Making Appropriations for the Expenses of the Goverument. ‘The following 1s the text of the opinion of Attor- mey General Akerman relative to the construction of the act of July 12 making appropriations for the expenses of the government for the current Qecal year. The opinion was transmitted to Secre- tary Belkn ap to-day, and is of the highest impor Gance to every branch of the government:— DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, July 27, 1870 Hon. WinuiaM W. BELKNAP, Secretary of Wi 81r—I have received your commut the 28d instant touching the proper construction of the act m: fy tons for the legislative, execu- tive and judicial expenses of the current year, approved Juiy 12, 1870. I will proceed to state your questions with my answers thereto. Fine Gan balances of appropriations mae for the fiscal Fa 1869-70 be applied to the service 719” ‘The sections of the act which be conskKicred in answe this question are the fifth, sixth and seventh, ion five is in ‘these words:— All balances of the anni ropriasion ‘Silis‘aud made specifically for the ‘service of any | year, and remaining unexpended at the expiration of auch ‘year, shall only be applied to the payment of ex- penses ly» during that year, or to the fulfil- Sent of contracts properly made withia tant t year; and, such not needed for the anid purpeses ahal! be carried to ‘she surplus fund; provided that this section shall not applv to a tions known as permanent or indefinite Bection stx ropriations contained in made ‘appro- ides that all balances of ‘appropriations that have not drat inst for tr the = Sats sevaais dra coe be Hie pending ta ih unless they shall be required to pay, account in the efice of the auditor; but appropriations for the payment of the public debt, or to which Congress may have given & lon- er duration 0 law, are reserved Irom the operation of thie section. Beetion seven provides that tt shail mot be. lawful for any: of the government to expend in apy one Sscal year any gum in excess of appropriations made oy Congress for that fiscal year, or to involye the government in any con- tract for the future payment of money in excess of such ap- propriations. The examination of section five will show that to ithin its provisions it must rematn— ropriation contamed in the annnal 3 second, from an appropriation speci for the service of @ particular fiscal year; tuird, that it shali not have arisen from an Sh Propriation known as ‘‘permanent;” fourth, that it not have arisen from an appropriation known “Indefinite.” If the balance to whicn your ques- tion relates come within these four conditions they cannot be applied to the service of the current year er to pay expel 1869-' within the latter year; but if the balances do not come within all of these four condilions they are unaffected by this section of the act. Kut such balances, and all balances of other appropria- tions, are, by section six, reserved from current ex- Penditure and carried into the general treasury when they have not been drawn against for two bagi from the date of the last appropriation made yy law, unless they shall be required in the settie- ment of accounts sending in the oitice of the Auditor, ‘The fact that a balance has heen drawn against ‘witbin two years since the last appropriation re- serves it from the operation of this section, no mat- 4er how large the balauce may be or how small the smoont may be which has been drawn against it. ‘This section is expressiy made inapplicable to appropriations for the payment of the interest Ee Prd of ay hee he sl and “to i Congress may have given a lon: dura- dion of law.” To what class of ap) eprismons does this last clause refer? The most Battaractory BRS peat os noir ar eee rv fe only ex} mn of tume to that section with which it can be Compared: the purpose of Congress apparently baving been that . appropriations unexpended and unnoticed by bei! diawn against for the space of two years should go into the general treasury unless, as at tne time or the yes the expenditure was not ex- pected com) mses incurred during the year tol within two years. A narrow and literal construction of the seventh section would Beanen an Sather eisai ret ae wu ¥ nt ol ene to stand Saetwer and have effect, I am brought to the conclusion that the seventh section does Dot prohibit the expenditure for proper objects ef such balances as do not fall within the prohibi- of the fifth and sixth sections. Recurring, to your first question, J am of opinion that of priations made for the year 1869-70, ion, even if contained in annual ap- and made specifically for that Jeat, may be applied to the service of the year 1870-71 so far as, eed to fr ea aan current year expenses pro} curred in the former year; * ani siya Bia peris contracts latter or current 6 18 plamly allowed by express exception pone ged in the very terms of section five, er, 1 am of opinion that neither the fifth nor she seventh section of that act places any restric tion upon the use of balances, first, where they are from Assen wtae org in \petheg oe 3 Second, where they are from appro) tions not made specifically for a particular Asoat ee third, where they are from appropriations wh as “permanent,” and fourth, where they are from appropriations known as “indefinite.” The proper use of such balances is to be determined by ir provisions of law than those contained in sections five, six and seven of the act under con- sideration. Indeed, section six lays no restriction whatever upon the manner of using Moog Ma es. rescrives the time aud manner ir fer to the surplus fund. “Can claims allowed under the act of July 4 MEA, to reairict the jurisdiction of the Opuys 4 or to the fulfilment of the contracts mate { NEW YORR AERKALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET, a * p.Ast) bo id from the year 1870-717" I know Claims &e. (thirteen, Propriations jor the fact wi authorize the 4 ita will, expressed im the law, foliowed, view will, Driations at the end of H urred, end. expenses: inc Year, as euthorized in Fourth—"Ci Falls i are dei fon. of ih terms, | will, for ap cx ve deinition of suc 8, 1 will, i" adopt the owhich’ priations difficulty of our, nt a Bae been in ppreeng aoe be oat -_ ne appropriations” as tnone an un period and “andefinite @ppropriations’”* ‘those “in which iT Honor to be, ve reapeetralty, your ot io . we obedient servant, i . A. T. AKERMAN; Attorney General, Avoropriations fer the Navy—Saving the Blades of Grass. It 16 feared that the appropriations for repairs and contingencies ia the navy will prove very inadequate this year, Congress, 1n its extreme fit of economy, cut down all the government estimates to the very lowes: figure, and the danger now 1a that the exoes- atve parsimony wiil result in “penny wise and pound foolish,” The navy saiiers irom the @conomtcal Policy quite as much as apy . branch af the | government, i not . more 60. . For: instance, in one bureau alone —that of ‘Yards and Docks, which is under the direciion of Caatain Daniel Ammen—the estamates for repairs and contingen- cles were cut down $300,000, ana necessitated the discharge of @ great many wen, including some who had served the government faithfully and well for a number of years. The result ts that the Navy De partment is forced to isaue the most sttingent regu- lattons against exceeding certain sums for repairs each mouth or quarter at the various navy yards; aud though there 1 a great deal of work to be done, and which could ve done expeditiously with far more economy, still 1¢ is mecessary to let it Jag along under the inadequate appropriations, and everything has been reduced to the minimam basis in regard to labor and outlay of funds. 80 closely have the naval authorities been obliged to economise that the very smatiest leaks Lave been stopped up. Asan filustration I will mention one case. At most of the navy yards it has been customary to employ men.to root up por littie straggling blades of grass. growing up “fist In de place where dey ought not to grow.’ What barm the unoffending and inno- cent little gramineal growths used to do has often been @ puzzle to visitors, but a death Warrant Was in perpetual execution against them, and every day @ regiment of laborers used to root, root, root, without mercy. It is said that this grassy War amounted to sixty or seventy dollars a day, Jthas been terminated by order of the navy Department, ‘The rooter roots no more in the Navy yards, and some eighteen or twenty thousand dollars per year are thus saved. Ionly mention this as an instance of how closely the naval authorities have been compelled to scan the means of economizing 60 as to make the best.ase possible of the funds placed ‘at their disposal. 1 am informed that allthe repairs possible will be done at the navy yards. The Norfolk channel will be entirely freed from the obstructions placed there during the war, the docks will be improved, and four large dredging machines have been purchased in order to improve the channels about the Washing- ton, New York, League Isiana and other navy yards of thecountry. This will be good news, particular- ly to the tohabitants of Washington, as no river. vot emer Ue ‘Under the recent act of Congress pre-emption set- tlers who, prior to July, 14, 1870, had filed for un- offered lars, are required to prove and pay. for their claims tn one year irom the passage of the act, Settlers on such lanas will hereafter be al- lowed three months in whieh to file declarations, and after that eighteen months in which to pay for their claims, but afer that period if payment is not made such calms Will pe forfeited. The Commis- sioner of the General Land Office nas taken measures to notify aji persons interested of this im- portant change in the pre-emption system, and will forward circulars to all the land offices in the country to the above effect without delay. ‘The Death of Senor Atocha. ‘The death of Sefior Alexander Atocha was not generally known here until the announcement of his funeral and burial appeared in the newspapers. His death has caused profound regret, as he was @man very generally esteemed, and one, moreover, who atone time made considerable of a figure in connection with the Mexican government. He was @ native of Ferrol, Spain, and descended from a noble family who at one time occupied a com- manding position im their native iand. In Madrid there is a church called St. Atocha, so named from a member of the family, and remarkable in tts way from the fact that ali the flags obtained as trophies are suspended around its walls. At e:xteen years of age Atocha got mixed up with the revolution that prevailed in Spain, and was forced to quit the coun- try. He emigrated to New Orleans, where he mar- Tied Sefiortta Alpuente, a daughter of one of the most respectable merchants of that city. Soon after bis marriage he went to Mexico, where he became intimate with Santa Anna and the other leaders, and soon worked himseif up to the position of the heaviest banker in that country, After a while, in fact, he jn @ measure obtained contro) of the nances of Mexico. He entered into the largest operations with the Mexican govern- ment, and his ability in other ways was so well known that he was appointed. to negotiate = the treaty of Guadalupe Hl dalgo. When Santa Anna was deposed Atocha was ariven from the country. This treatment by the Mexicans he made the basis of a claim of $400,000 against thelr government, which claim has so long been before the American public. Indeed, it issaid that the efforts to have it recognized and enforced against Mexico broke down his health ana caused his death mainly. He was residing in Belts- ville, Md., at the time of his death, but his funeral occurred in this city. The deceased leaves two daughters, one married to Captain Daniel Ammen, of the y, and a son, who is now a prominent lawyer in the city of New Orleans. Our Secretaries of State in Portrait. ‘Yhe State Department is being somewhat tunproved during these warm days. A new partition, shatting of about one-third the corridor Jeading into the Secretary’s room, has been put up for the purpose itis presumed of enabling Mr. Fish to bea little more secluded. A full set of portraits of all the men who eyer filled the post of Secretary of State is likewise being secured. They are to be hung up tn the diplomatic reception room, where quite a number of them already to be seen, including some of the most prominent from the days of Thomas Jefferson down to Hatailton Fish, the present incumbent. There have been, including Elihu Washburne, twenty-mx Secretaries of State, and the portratts of some four or five are lacking to complete a fall set. Suspension of the Collection of Taxeso n Ship- builders’ Sales. Deputy Conunissioner Douglas has instracted Col- lector Selden, of the Third district of Connecticut, to suspend the collection of all taxes assessed npon shipbuilders’ sales under the act of March 31, The Census. The retarns to the Census officer so far indicate that by the 15th of Angust about half the country will have been visited and enumerated by the As- sistant Marshals, and it is thought that the 1st of September will witness the substantial completion. Applications for Banke Under the New Cur- rency Law. About two bundred applications for banks under the new Currency law have been received by the Comptroller of the Currency. The majority of them are from Illinois, while almost the entire number of applications are from the West and South. Several have been received also from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Information from members of Congress concerning the needs of their or indefiutte. fe ‘theit Velialf, ‘and with prospect of success. and jeer This information, from ait States entitled to addl- tional currency under the new law, must be received before the banks can be organized. Revoguition of Consuls. The President bas recognized Basil Wagener as Consul of Nicaragua at Baltimore, Joseph Ovarzabaly J Bucelfi, Consu) of Nicaragua at Boston, and Fran- else Perrera, Consa! of Bolivia at Ban Franciaco, al. Reforms i) the Treasary Department. * The Chief Cterk of the Treasury Department wo day directed that hereafter no purchases on aécount- of the’cUntingent arid other expenses of the Treas- Uury Department wit! be paid for unless thade’ by per sons'duly authorized by him to make the parohase, ¥ , Personal. ut Secretary” Belkuap returned here ‘thts’ morning from “x tour or itispection of the” goverm- ‘Ment firsenafs.’ He expresses’ nhnééif’ very much gratified with what he has seen, and ‘spéaks of the condition of the various afsenals tu the most favor- able Minner. He is at hig post at the ‘War Depart- ment to-day, busily despatcning all the business which ‘accumulated daring’ his absence, se will ‘leave hefe again in a few days for the West: Vite Admirat Porter left Waxhington this morning for Narraganset, R. 1. o ‘Sénators Ramsey atia Nye aré in town to-day. The object of the visit of Congressman Hervey'O. Calkins, Who arrived here to-day, ts to endeavorito obtain employment in the Brookiyn Navy Yard! for several of his Constituents. ‘Ii’ the Seventh District there are a great uamber of méchantes aud laborers out of employment, and Calkins, though a democrat, has made w strdng appedl td Sectetary Robeson’ Bow Trumpbour, the Murderer, Hevetved the News, of the Death of His Victtm—xelte- ment at Cold Spring—Threats of Lynching the Privener. ‘The people of Putnayn county are stil! excited over the unprovoked ahd cruel murder last week of Elijah Jones, of Cold Spring, by a man calling himself Jono Smith, and claiming to nat! from New York city. It has been ascertained, however, that he is a John P. ‘Trampbour, from Chatham Centre, Columbia county, N. Y., though for about two months past a resident of Newburg. Trumpbour isa painter by trade and worked for several weeks at that occupation in Newburg. Abont three weeks ago he left his employers, and from that time to the day before the murder has been seen loafing around a low haunt in Newburg, where, it 18 supposed, the robbery which he attempted and fafled in was plotted. ‘The murderer ts about twen- ty-four yearé of age, and recetved a’ thorough bual- ness education at Eastman’s College, Poughkeepsie, but preferred to labor in the calling of “chevalier @indraer ) It 18 strongly suspected that he was e ed in the recent extensive sale robbery of the fretgntl house of Mailler & Co., Newburg, and also in “shoving” counterfeit money in the vicinity. His working‘tor a few weeks:at the. trade of paiutng was only @*‘biind?? to. give hin ap opportu. Biss. fo pee “how the land lay.” He was seen tn Newburg the day before the’ murder, and again at Cold Spring on the morning of the murder, in com- witi.a well-known Cold Spring thiel, for whom he police are now on the lookout. Trumpbours parents reside at Chatham Centre, and are well- to-do farmers. In Carmel, ithe county seat of Putnam, where ‘Irwupbour is now ‘con- fined, awalti the action of the grand jury, tn Cold ‘epting, where the murder oteurred, there is a feeung Drigoner, and threats are sill made of lyn: m.. Yester- day some of the citizens of Carmel accompanied the Sheriff to the cell of the criminal, ‘and while there oue of them remarked to E ought.to have hung, you right up, and saved the county the ex- pense of keeping you.” The prisoner turned his head away and groaned out, \y God! what kind of are’ in ; this. connty?” He bad) not my nay of the death of his vic- aid Ww: ping his “courage up with the hope that the man would recover and that iis own neck would be safe. On Monday, however, the Sherif abruptly informed him that Jones was dead. Trumpboor was completely overcome by tie intelli- gence, and exclaimed, “Oh, my God! Pil have to swing for tt!” ey IRN ReE aR wy NEWARK 88 WAR. Exciting Sauabbie Over a Sewer “Job”— Interference by the Pelice—One of the Con- tractors in Custedy—Leose Way of Doing Basinces. In Newark scarcely haa the excitement over one sewer and Its sad concomitants snbaided than an- other sewer excitement of widely different charac- ter looms up to engross public discussion. It ap- pears that at a recent meeting of the Common Council Commitiee, whose duty it is tw make awards of contracts for the building oi sewers, proposals were received for an extensive job on Kenney street, something like amile long, from seven or eight diferent parties, At first it was found that the lowest bidder was Mr, Francis Garlin, a contractor, who was notified and ordered to commence work. This he did right away. On @ closer examination of the papers and docu- ments tt was found that the contract properly be- longed to Mr. Michael Shandiey, another contractor; but before he made any move in the matter the dis. covery was a third time made that the contract be- longed to neither one of the parties named, but to Mr. Edward Keogh, also a contractor. Here was a png kettle of fish, truly. Parlin had by this time fairly got to work at the sewer, and would not desist at the request of Mi. Keogh nor of Mr. Street Commissioner Allen. On Monday afternoon matters looked excecdingly serious, and 1t was feared that a flerce breach of the peace would be made by one or other of the rival contractors. While Cariin was going ahead atone end of the sewer Keogh started his hands at the other. On Monday evening, at the imstance of the Street Commissioner, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr. Carlin on the charge of having committed a breach of the peace, be and ae yesterday morning Chief of lice Peckwell and a strong posse of men were promptly on hand at the sewer to arrest Varin and prevent any further @isturbance. Oariin railed to put in an appearance, but bis foreman and la- borers did, and on their tt en | to work the foreman was arrested by the Uhief. He made no re- sistance and on prowising to refrain from further operations was liberated. Meanwhile, about half- eet o’clock, Carlin appeared at the station jouse and delivered himself up. He was immediately liberated on bail to appear next Friday and stand an examination on the charge already mentioned. He Jef vowing that he would resume work, but it scems he did nof. An ofticer was left at the sewer armed with the warrant to arrest him should he intefere with Mr. Keogh, who thenceforward was left in peaccful possession of the work. To say the least of it, the committee style of doing business, according to the above showing, as com- municated to the HERALD reporter by the police anthoroties, 1s exceedingly loose and reprehensib'e. “SISTERS OF THE STRANGER.’ Monthiy Report of the Society—A Poor Ex- hibit. Yesterday afternoon the ‘Sisters of the Stranger” heid their reguiar monthly meeting in their rooms, 45 Bible House. Their monthly report makea the following exbibit:—Received during the month (do- nations), $)4 85; expended, $14 36; balance on hand, fifty cents; on hand for life membership fund, $400; subscriptions due, $49. Of persons aided during the month two were from the State of New York, two from Vermont, two from Virginia, aud two from ireland; one from Peunsylvania, one from Maryland, one from Georgia, one from Scotland, one from England, one from New Jersey, one from Massaciiusetts, one from Florida, one from North Carolina, one from Cuba and one from Swit- weriand; total, nineteen. Of these seven were foreigners and twelve were native Americans. As has been stated before, the society are very much in need of funds. They have every day a greai many appitcations for asstsiance, but are unable to assist all Who come because of the scarcity of funds in the treasury. Dr. Deems, of the Church of tue Stranger, one of the very earliest founders of thin cha- rity, has done all in bis power to aid it, and will sul continue to do so, but he thinks other tninisters in the city should assist him. A subscription taken np once 1 & while in some of the large and wealthy churches would go far towards beiping them. Misé Cecile Sturtevant, the secretary, who is always in attendance at the headquarters to render whatever assiatance lies ywithin her power, wrote some ume since to Mr. Beecher, Mr. Chapin and Mr. Goff, re- nesting them each to give a lecture in behalf of the find of the society, buf as yet she las not beard & word in reply. DROWNED WHILE BATHING. An inqnest was held at Yonkers on Monday by Coroner Smith, touching the death of Timothy Walsh, aged twenty-elght, who was drowned in the Hudson river at that place on the preceding day. Deceased, it appears, arrived with a party of some eight or ten companions from Jersey City in a steam rachi, and shorty afterwards disappeared while thing with his brother, who, it Is stated, would THE NATHAN HORROR. No Abatement in the Ex- citement. Belief that Superintendent Jour- dan Knows the Murderer. The Owner of the “Dog” Anxiously Looked for by the Police—A Strange Letter to the Herald—Statement of Gen. Blair-— The Inquest—-Names of the Jurors Empanelled— Opinion of Dr. Beach, ‘There is bat little avateme nt in the excitement at- tending the toul scenes enacted at No. 12 West Twenty-third street on Friday moruing last, especi- ally among the police force, every manof whom | feels that the force owe it to themselves to secure the offender. Superintendent Jourdan, Captain Kelso and a few picked men of the actective force are silently, cautiously and energetically at work clear- ing up three points—viz., the source from whieh the dog Was derived, the disposition of the stolen studs and watch, and the mode by which the assassin (if ‘an onteider) entered and left the house, with what success 18 only known to themselves. ‘To the tons of reporters the answers are Invariably, have no new cue, but we hope to be successful in developing something new soon.” THR HOUSE WATCHED. It ts certain that every trivial inciaent transptring About the honse where the crime was committed 1s carefully watched by unseen eyes. No person makes an exit or entrance wiibout it being known, and day and night itis under complete surveillance. Yesterday moaning at three o'clock detectives were ip the neighborhood in Twenty-second and Twenty- third streets on guard. At that time all the lights Im the house were extinguished, except one m the hall, which sent Its Mickerings across to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where ten or a dozen hackmen were congregated specalating upon the event. ‘THE VOLUNTEER WITNESSES. The Sunerintendent 1s still being harassed by Im- aginative people, who come to him with absurd sto- ries as to what they inve seen and heard, which, when si'ted, amount to nothing. He listens to all, but goes on in his own Way, inteat opon accomplish- ing What nearly everybody in the community desires, He ts daily tn the receipt of ANONYMOUS LETTERS, | giving theories and information that, are worthless, | and to investigate which wonid be barren of fruits and enly consume the time of the detectives. These | lett@r writers, In many cases, are sem!-lonaties, Tn othér cases cruel jokers, whose only object is to perplex and annoy the oficers of the law. One of these mischievous meddiers on Sunday resorted to @ novel trick to get up a sensation. On the inside of @ paper collar he wrote “WE ARE WATCHED--341—10—81977,” and pinned tt to a tree on the corner of Forty-secoud street and Third avenue, in the expectation, no doubt, that some policeman woold see it and wend it to hoadqurrters, ‘These annoyances are not alone given w the police. Letters are contimually being sent to the newspapers detailing circumstances that never oc- curred und offering information. WHAT ONE MAN BA “hattan Club, where Tne following reached this office on Monday by math * BROOKLYN, Jaly 31st. To THE Enrror or Ta» HERALD:— In regards tothe Murder of Mr Nathan } can give you @ Ititle tight on the Subject. ‘There are buy Five who know ‘who did the deed, I myself am One. - at ny eet at Ps You may say why wont you tell. { qill tell yon me ir tell who did the deed I have got to go long trial. sbotld no doubt I would get crazy and then they would prove that I did it and they would for 1 would have no witnesses. In fact JI could say ting that you wish to i you will 6 through the r I will answer all questions, the murderer 1s in tnis City, and goes to his Office every day. Lam sorry shat fam any way connected wit be aane, for my life is @ burden to me, and always will be, My heart 1s so heavy that I cannot eat, and my hand trembles 80 that I cannot write, and I want you to exeuse this, for I will do better next time. Friend J am not guilty at ail in this affair, Only J Was told after it was done. Ifhe had told me before ue done itt would of stopped him, but it 18 too late now, and I wish I were gone where Mr. Nathan, My Own conscicnce tells me to teli and be relieved from the burden which bangs so heavily upon my heath. If you wish to say afiything too me say It through the Persouals.—I remain yours truly, A. S. G., Brooklyn. ‘The writing ts very pecultar, one sentence appear- ing to have been written by a man who is of steady nerve and the next by a drunken toper, who was with dificnity enabled to guide the pen. His object cannot be divined, Hé may be one of these trifiers, a fellow who destres to have @ laugh over his acute- ness, Or @ party who really knows something and wishes to shield the real offender by starting a new theory. If he have really any knowledge of the murderer his course 1s plain—to call upon superin- tendent Jourdan, or at this office. and confidentialiy State all the facts. The professed fear of becoming Involved himseif is all moonsbine—and then he might win the $30,000 reward. A NIGHT PROWLER'S STATEMENT. On Monday a gentlemen reported at the Central office that a late hour of the night previous to the tragedy he was sitting in Madison Park near a woman and three men, when he heard one of them remark, “We had better not make the attempt to-night.” Considering that a fearful storm was raging for hours that night it is very improbable that parttes wero alring themselves on the wet benches of the park. 5 fi to me also have been drowned, but that a rope was thrown to him. It 1s belteved that both had drinking A verdict Of accidents) drowning was. rep A JIMMY FOUND. The report was circulated about the headquarters on Mulberry street yesterday morning that another @ jury. police cannot afford to permis this eeardh to alfa a4 have the Burdell and cases, ‘The statement in yesterday's issue CA paper strong believing that pertutendent Jourdan ts convineed that the murder: er was a certain person whom it would be Rame just now, caused considerable excitement rday in the city. Upon that carefully jed h strange cowments were some Beers probaly a others wide ae the mark. Fg days w! show while studiously Di re avowal of @ wel:-founded opie , in the absence of the fullest aad com- jon, wi let est, would shock the ibility of the fopeae eevee orasteas Ing out a of 0 A athe whic mind for what te mia. jority cttizens have aapictpered and expect, t was sumored about town vostord ray that an im portant revelation had been inate to the police by 'ajOF General Frank Mair, who has a room on the third Moor of the Filth Avenue Hoiel,just Opposite to Mauston. Like the story of the three black crows the rumor assumed all sorts of shapes before evening, and finally grew to such importance in the eyes of some people, who pretended to know all about tts real purport, that no little excitement was created up town when it was announced that we General's knowledge of what had happened in No. 12. West Tent; -tnird street would be the means of a y the murderer into the dav; In fact, there were so many different reports fying ubout concerning it that a re) rT pald a visit vo the Genera! last evening and vulked the whole matter over With him in one of the parlors of the be he was found. ‘The followiugis substantially the conversation which ensued :— REPOKTER—It is rum General, that you saw trom your window in the hote} the morning of the murder & person mo’ about in one of the rooms of No. 12 West ''wouty-third street. 1 have called to ascertaln the truth of the matter, GENERAL BiATR-~Well, Twill tell you all 1 know aboutit, About hulf-pasi five o'clock that morning J went toward the window of my reom to shut the blinds, as the bord was coming in tou strongly, and 1 Judgea, would prevent me from sleeping. 1 looked out thto the street as [ was shutting tiem and saw a young man sittiug in his night clotnes at one of the windows of the third door, ReronTrer—That {x to say at one of the windows of the Moor aboye that on which the murder wax committed, GBNERAL Buark—Yes, str, RePorTER—Did you know hin? GENERAL BLAUL—No, I did not at tie time. 1 pon A met Lim before, but T could not say for certain, RevoxrER—Have you ascertained who he was? GENERAL BLAIR—-Oh, yes. 1 understand, tn fact I know, he was oue of the Nathan sous; for, about half an hour or so ulterward, the outery about the waurder was made, and { then saw him with bis brother standing ou the stoop, and crying out for help, or making an outcry of sume kind. {couldn't tel! what, RePoRTER—Did you notice any the appearance of the hig?) or of either? GENERAL BLATK—Yes, they were both in their mght clothes, and the one I had seen at the window of the third oor a short time previous had biood on Nis nightgown. RyPoKrHA—Were you awakeued by the mude? General Buarn—I think Iwas. [really don’t know whether f bad fullen into a sound sleep or not after I had retired. After having closed the blinds of my window I went to bed immediately, but I don’t think I went to sleep fora short time after going to bed. When the outcry was rade Emnst have been at least half asteep; at any rate I was not fully awake. When 1 heard the cries frst I did not pay much attention to tiem, as there are so many noises in the street carly in te morning: but as they were con- tinued, and as I became more fully awake, they Hecmed Co me more ike cries Of distress than any- thing elee, so I pou and looked out of the window. I then sew, as I said before, both the young men on hing pecullar about ontertes | the street, one or them with BLOOD ON HIS NIGHT GOWN. The first thought taat struck me was that there Were robbers in the house, thet the young man with the blood on his shirt had been hurt by tem, and that the two were raising an alarn so that some verson would go to their assista nd have the robbers arrested. Rerorrer—How did yon become finally aware that murder had been cominitted ¢ General BLAIR—Well, the young men appeared to be so terribly excited and continued thei outeryv 80 long that i called for a servant and sent him out to ascertain what was the matter. He returned and told me that Mr. Nathan had been killed. Revorten--When you saw the young man sittin; at the window of the third floor of the house di Boe notice whetier or not there wus blood on his shirt? Genera! Beayr—I ain positive there wo on his shirt. if there gad been J ce have noticed tt. RrER—You are sure, General, that the young man you saw at that window was the same one you saw cp the stoop afterward with blood stains on his night gown? eneral BLAIR—-Quite sure, and J am equally post- tive that had the blood stains [ noticed on his night Flown when saw hum on the stoop been on it wien ie Was at the window I would have easily seen em. berg crapr ad Mg the young man ap} as he Salat the window tf Culler about bis manner? raat Db auebehad bes Cae EL ATi He was in no wise Felted 100%. lng; there was nothing peculiar avout Tanner. He weeined just as if he had placed himself at the window to cool of. Th fact did not scan bis man- ner closely, because J only saw him for 4 half inate or so. Idid not think anythlog straage * Pe him at the wingow and I don’t suppose Would have ever given the matter a thought again had it not been for what iimppened in the ft When 1 Jearned of the murder of course the of seeing a, man at the window that morning ut o1 recurred to my mind. RePortBR—Are you certain about the time you saw him at the wiadow? General Buawk—) wink 1 was half-past five o'clock; I did not look at my watch, but J judge it Was about that time; it was quite light, Rerorten—You say alter closing the blinds of your window you went to bed and did not go asleep immediately; ‘then there was certain lapse of time between the timc you saw the young man at the window and when you saw him on the st6dp—that 18, more time than would be required for him to come down two flights of stalrs and reach the door? General BLAIn—There must have been, I think, about a half an hour between my xceing him the first time and the second ume. Ido not want to be positive as to the exact tine, but I tank there must have been about @ half hour. RevorTex—When you saw two men a! the dow did you notice the hait door? General BLArn—I did. RePoRrER—HOW Was iL; Open or shut. General Buaik—It was open; of that fact tam quite positive. Here the conversation ended, th ing that he Waa aor desirous of b prominent in the case, but that he bel no objection to his state- nent being made pubitc ag he considered It the pub. lic’s property. THE INQUEST TO BE RESUMED TO-KORKOW. Dr. Joha Beach announced yesterday afternoon that it was the decermination of Coroner Rollins to proceed with the investigation rekative to the recent murder of Mr, Beajamin Nathan at his late reside: iu West Twenty-ihird street, on Thursday. To-day the gentlemen composing the jury will therefore be novifed i appear at the Twenty-ninth precinct station house, Thirticth étreet, near Seventh avenue, at ven o'clock on Thursday morn- ing, (hat we the time and place appointed for the examination of witnesses. It is uniendea to more fully exainiue Mr. Washingwon Nathan, son of deccased, alter which Mra, Kelly and her sou, in the house on the night of the murde:, will be called upon to give their testimony. As Soon as possible no blood fainiy would wine nera) remark- clue had been found, in the shape of burglars’ instru- ments, Investigation showed that a jimmy and a sledge hammer, stich as are used in safe breaking were found by oMcer Walsnin Madl- sou Park yesterday mornmyg; but no one engaged in working up the case connects this circumstance tu any way with the morder. THE OORONER’S INQUEST. Much dissatisfaction seems to prefail remarding what 16 said tobe the action of Coroner Rolling in conducting the inquest. Itis said that he did not Tully investigate the case and draw out all the evi- dence bejore causing an adjournment, It does seem thar the imqutry is very incomplete. Every person present In the house should have been examuned, and the investigation continue until the Coroner contd obtain no more, and then an adjournment would be proper. YHE UNIDENTIFIED DOG, The sonrce from wiiich the assessin secured this instrument still perplexes the authorities, who would doubtless pay a handsome reward to trace it. Yea- terday, alter the publication in the HERALD of tie statements made by a certain party that he had seen the dog in the stable several months ago, efforts were made to find him, but they were froitiess. De- tectives declare that if tt can be satisfactorily estab- lished that the instrament with which the’ fearful wounds were Infiicted was really red in the stable, then ail the theories of the crime having been committed by an outside party will be dispelled, and the case will be narrowed down to the dis- covery of which of the inmates commiticd the dec ‘To solve this pomny ail the energies of the autho! ties are being lent. HAS URE SUPRRINTENDENT A WELL GROUNDED SUS PIOION ? | Mr. Jourdan carefully guards nis own opinion from alt but His most confidential friends, but from Tait faovements of the detectives within a few iu seems to be pretty certain that he has satis- Hed himself who the murderer 1s, but does not wish to arrest him or give him the least suspicion that he is suspected. A day or two ago all the detectives were actively employed night and d: and oan usual activity was manifested apont headquarters, Yesterday and the previous day a visible change Was observable, Several of the scouts of Kelso's command were called in and a few of the most ere and trusted stil retained at work. ose Who should have opportunities of knowing something of the movements of the detectives are firmly convinced that their directing mind has a settled conviction that he has the offender ander surveillance from which he cannot escape, and that he proposes to dog his footsteps, wateh his every movement and when he haa woven # necwork of ciroumstantial and positive evidence about him from which he cannot escape arrest him. If such be the case It will explain the circumstance that a | the laborers employed in the house will also be sworn, to see If Chey can throw any additional light upon the dark deed. In ordex to facuitate the ex- amination, Corouer Rollins will end ¢ to procure the services of & steuograpllc reporter to take down the testimony precisely as deliveres by the wit- nesses, It imiy be found necessary to adjourn the inquisition irom time to Ume and keep the cuse open for some weeks to come, while the police ailthorities are actively prosecuting the search for the murderers. As &cumplote list of the jurors sworn to make & full and trae Inqany into’ the ctreum- stances under witch Mr. Nathan met his dcath has not heretofore beep published we give the names und residences of these gentlemen: NAMES OV THE JURY. Henry Miler, No. % Union square; G. W. Burn- ham, No. 12s itth avenue; Maunsell B. 30 Stayvesant square; Edward Went Bweuty-third sirect; C. 69 West Twenty-third street; Benjamin F, This No. 38 West Fourieenth street; Henry A, Hori, d 1,493 Browlway; H. Perkins, No. 95% Broadway, OFISION OF DK. BRACE. Join Beach, M. D., Wio nade @ careful and crit. cal examination of the body of the murdered gentie- nan, is of the opinion that the wounds on and apout his heal were inflicted by at least two, and possibly three, different instraments; that it is absoiutely linposstble that the incised wound in the back of Mr. Nathan's heal could Mave been caused by the ship- carpente) ‘dog?’ found in the house after the mur- But the doctor wil more fnlly deacribe the bamre of (he wounds and give bis opimion as the Wwaepond used jo the testimouy which be will submit to the jury. Tit SUICDE OF MONAHAN. Pecuniary Troubles the Cause. An investigation was commenced yesterday ta the case of Mr. Bdwnard Monahan, me produce dealer at Washington Market, who committed sulctde at his late residence, No. 276 West Foriy-third street, op Monday afternoon, by shooting himself in the left breast with a pistol. The statement of the widow, Jane Moughan, went to show that he was embarrassed tn hie pecuniary affairs; in debt to his bank; that hisreats were coming dne, and thet ne had only sixteen dollars to meet these demands, ‘The other fects afduced are substantially the same as heretofore reported In the Herany. The examl- nation wil be resumed wien Coroner Flynn can find time to attend to it. Fike IW HOBOKER. At hall-past two o'clock yosterdey worulag fire et of the force are not as actively employed as eretofore and others that a careful observer must have noticed. It is not safe to state positively that the criminal will be arrested, but there are certainly very } signe of it. it may not be accom- piished in a month, but it is more than likely thas Some One Will Dave an opportunity to anawer before broke out in the market at the corner of Newark and Washington strects, Hoboken, which resnited in the total burning of Meyer's store. But for the energetic action of the firemen the surrounding buildings, including the engine house, would have been destroyed. Tue fire was caused by an incep- diary and the piace wae insured, ' 3 NEW YORK CITY. Local Police Paragraphs and Minor Items @ Metropolitan News ——— ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours im comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Y, HenaLy Building, way, corner of Ann street: 1869, 1870, 1960, BZ % oP. 63 wo 1 OP, 19 90 % $4 oP. % 9% 80 88 12P, 6 2 rature yesterday, eee 86 ravure ‘for corr . eo seem, + 00% ‘The Department of Pubhe Parks annonnee that, if the weather be tine, there wil! be mastic by the Oen- tral Park baud in Washington square this evening, from six bo eight o'cloc Jerry McBride, a hackman, was committed by Jam ice Cox, at Jeferson Market yestergay, upon com- plaint of Alexander White, of the Everett House, charged with picking bis pocket of a gold wateh, Monday might, valued at $60, A company of six Chinese, including 4 Cclestia, woman and two children, left this city last night via the Erle Railway, for St. Louls, They have pi employment wi Liat point through the influence of the Five Points House of Industry. The body of a dead child of recent birth, packed jn a square box, was found floating of the footor ‘Tenth stroe:, Mast river, by John Stebbins, living at 450 East Tenth street. ‘Phe remains were sent to the Morgue, to await the action of Coroner Fiyna. At twelve o'clock yesterday @ boller exploded in the basement of Grand street, occupied by Gus- sett & Phillips as a confectionery manufactory. The engineer, Herman Gurowski, 186 Obristie Wasdtangerous!y injured by the explosion and waa taken to Bellevue Hospital. Rev. M. G. Schabel presided at a meeting last night, Captain R. Zschilske acting as his secretary. Both made speecies in favor of the German arms and agaist the French, and, after appointing the necessary cominittecs, the meeting aljourned to convene again at the call of the chair. John H. sturk, charged with stabning Jona O'Hara, of 185 West Houston street, in the mde with a knife Monday night, during an altercation iu Green- Wich street, was arraigned before Justice Vox by an oficer of the Twenty-eighth precinct yesterday morning, and committed in defanit of $1,000 bail. OMieer Linwood, of the Eighth precinct, was fired at last night and nearly shot by Timothy Hender- son, of 61 Elizaheth street, who was ranni through Primes street, mm a@ state of intoxicauon, & loaded revolver In his hand. Henderson waa arrested and locked up in whe Kighth preemet sta tion Louse. A negro, named James Cenniey, living at 163 Varick street, at an early hour yesterday morning entered the Fourth precinct station house, suffering from @ severe sta) wound In the thigh, which le said he had ree ¢ during w general a8 at Myrtle Avenue Park, Brooklyn, on the previous day. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. The Commissioners of Quarantine held their usual fortnightly meeting yesterday at their oMees, Bx- change place. read the m ‘were appro: ol Mr. Bell presided. The secretary nutes of the previous meeting, which ed. No business of public interest , and the usual routune matiers hay! Sed of the meeting adjourned. trans been Johu MeGevin, one of the grand roundamen ap- pointed by the Police Commissioners to loo.< at recu- sant oficers, was conveyed to the Ninth precinct station house by oficer Twigg and locked up ona charge of intoxication. Yesterday morning, upon bel ned before Justice Cox at Jeiersou Mar- ket, he was discharged with a reprimand. It is ofMcialiy announced by Dr. Johannes Ree- sing, the Consnl General of the North German Union, that a sanitary committee has been formed in Germauy, aid they desire that all moneys col- lected for this purpose should be sent to thein. Thetr headquarters ts at No. 12 Unter den Linden, and ex- Minister of State, Herr yon Sydow, 1s the chairman. Mr.Josoph Hoberts, a gentleman sixty-eight years of age. was taken sick yesterday aftcrnoos ax # Hels ratlroad car, corner of West street and Batvery . and died while helug removed to the Twenry- Beare ees net station house, Deceased, it Te anld, bas relatives living m_ Newar! vd. WHO Bre OX- pected in the city (his mormug to claim the remain jor tulerment. ‘The schooner Clara Augustus, M. Cox master, which was lying in Norih river off the foot of Twenty- third street, was struck Monday night by the barning ferryboat James Watts, which was drifting with the tide, and fire communicated to her which was not exiinguished until a damage of $5,000 bad been done. She was fully insured in the .Atiantio Fire and Mariue Insurance Company, —= Hike Edwards and Billy Anderson, two protes- sionals, were arrested by detective Reilly, of the Fifteenth precinct, on Monday afternoon, charged with picking the pocket of Robert Anderson, of 14t Front street, Brooklyn, of a gold watelt and chain, valued at $100, while asleep on a bench tn Wash- ington Parade Ground. ‘They were arraigned be-, Tore Justice Cox, at Jeflersou Market, yesterday and committed to answer, Detective Rockwell, of the Ninth precinel, yester- day arraigned & young man named Heury Tebbens, eighteen yeurs of age, residing at 204 Wes) Thirtietia street, before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, upom complaint of bis employer, Jolin Lee, of 402 Hudson street, who charges on Saturday last he gave him $101 14 to pay a bill with, tastead of doing which he appropriated it to his Own use and spcoti, He claimed to have Jost the money, but was locked up In default of $1,000 ball. Yesterday morning the steamboats . Kh. Martin, from Oyster bay, and the Searrauhaka, frou Roslyn, engaged in a race under pressure of ali the steam they could ear ‘The poats collided, and ran for # time locke: ausing the ulmost approhen- nr the Lad ou board. at this sors of recklesness is the OF 18D, od In Our Ww: to Indulge the Hite p ssisstppi experience, ts, vy Loud be pros vhere the people do not care asantness incident toa Mis The remains of an unknown woman, about thirtye rs of age, apparently but a day or two m the were fonda in the dock foot of pier 26, Kast river. 1 azed Was stout built, with bine eyes und light brown, short, curly hair. She wore a red and white platd si biack anil white dress, black underskirt. De i had @ out under tue right eye snd some other slight marks about the face, which may have been recelved by coming in contact with some hard substance while m the water. The body Was removed to tke Morgue and Coroner Flynn note fled to hold an inquest, Last eveutog the Washington Tent Lodges Indapendent Order of Rechabites held thetr regular meeting their hall, corner of Bleecker sireet and Cottage place. It was targely atvended. johny Hunt shepard presided, had been calied to -urder, rs were initiated, af e unuuITnOUsly el ell J, © which the t —Jonn W. Brighan 8. Mills, Lev Charles’ E.G McValiongh w year. @ chosen aS trustees for tbe ensuing FIRE MARSHAL'S MONTHLY REPORT. The following is the monthly report of Pire Mar- shal Thomas MeSpedon submitted to the Board of Police yesterday :~- Thave the honor to make the following report on fires for the monvh ending July 31, 1870:~Tuere wor” 78 fires dnring the month. Of these 9 were causew by carelessness of occupants and employs, 18 by kerosene, 2 by spontaneous combustion, 4 by fire- works, 7 of incendiary origin, § unknown and the remainder originated {rom a variety of aveidentat causes. The number of fires In whieh Joss was lest than $100 was 36; between $100 and $1,000, 19; be- tween $1,000 and $6,000, 12; between $5,000 and $10,000, 2; petween $10,000 und $20,000, —,; be- tween $20,000 a $50,000, Total $106,245 Tnsurance on #eo bint) Total ced 3 Ad meal ceeees $684,160 Comparative statement of fires, losses and insurance sor July, 1869—Fires, Losses: wee Insurence ray