The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1870, Page 8

8 CRIMINALS CONVICTED. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Varies Exploring Expedition Making Ready—Where It I» te Operate—Effect of Presidest Grants Neutrality Proclamation. ‘The United States ship Guard, Commander E. P. Lull, recently arrived from the Fishing Banks, ts now being repaired at the Brooklyn Yard with as ‘he clone of the week’s business in the Ooart of | much expedition as possible, in order that she may General Seasions has been marked with the current be ready to sail om the Darien Exploring Expedition number of cases on the criminal calendar, their dis- | by the 1st of December. She ts being recalked position by the Court and the consequent visitation | above the water line, and is to be thoroughly re- ‘of punishment @pon the incorrigible offenders that | painted iaside und out before she leaves. An entire ‘the bench has there to geal with, aad upon whom | new suit of sails is betng made for her, during the past week the presiding judge has pro- , and other preparations are boing made to enable nounced the heaviest sentences of the iaw. It would | her to make as comfortable @ voyage as possible to be merely the work of Sisypuus, that which | Caledenia Bay and a port still further south, where Judge Bedford has undertaken, if the future | the surveying parties are tobe placed ashore. Com- ‘of his labors were te have no ocher apparent result mander Lull 1s likely to be relieved at his; own re- | than thet whivh contrasts the epening of the term | quest. His successor has net been selected. There | with its advance ‘thus far, Uptethe present the | are to be some changes also among the oMicers of stone ef crime sul keeps rolling back, but it is only | the ship. Itis expected that the Guard will sau te present calesdar of aggressors that are working | from ths port during the first week of December, Jars, Highwaymen, Forgers and Garroters we Paying Penalties—The Bogin- on the mill, When these are ali judtctally cared for, and when 4he terrible example set on their per- sons beceuses to be realized by-thei old associates im crime who are yet free, tt wil indeed be “love's labor lost” im a uew rte uf It has not a Warning not only for the present but im-vether judicial parase applicable #0 the parties referred to for the “term of thei naturel lives,” This is acousummation devoutly tw be wished; nevertheless wo must, while we hope for the best, prepare for the worst, At.all events this ls the motto that Judge Bedford acts up to. ‘The first case called on yesterday before Judge Bedford was that of A WALL STRERT BROKER, THE ASSOCIATE OF SWINDLERS, who appeared in the person of Henry 8. Voorhees, who was charged with forgery, aud whose érial was commenced on Thursday afternoon, and resumed and -resuited in the conviction of the prisoner at a late hour in the afternoon. THE TESTIMONY. ‘The testimony for the prosecution showed that on | the 2d of November, about eleven o'clock, a boy pre- sented a letier to Mr. Davia B, Gilbert, a clerk in the employ of Soutter & Ce., brokers, at No. 53 William street, in which the writer requested to Knew the present market price ol the Mobile and Aiontgomery Railroad bouds, Whieh were on sale there. The noie purported te be signed by James U. Wiigon, and en- closed in it Was a card of the firm of Clark, Wilson & Co, Beekinan street. A writlem answer was sent to the tuquiries, and two hours later the messen- ger returued, bearing another note, enclosed in which Was @ certifed check upon the Market National Kank for $14,258 30, being the amount of a bill ren lor fiiteen $1,000 bonds upon the — Ler of the globe as the cruising ground of the frigate, | Mobile vend Montg ry Railroad. The beads were , Taere is no further use for er in eur harbor, 1t is delivered to Ub , and on the same after. | clear. RL ass be a forgery ler of the Market Bank proved 1869. - Lue purporied cerufication Was Lot appended WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1870. him, and Mr. Wilson Pronounced bis mame to be E STAND rkansas, who 1s how stopping iu this city, bested that in the after- hoon of (he Oist of October he met Voorhees in roadway, Who stated that he iiteen bonds of the Movile and Mentgomery Railroad Company which he Wished bim to seti ior hiat, oitering them | at vighty cents, and stating that he had reasons for not ¢ ing 0! m ii the reguiar way. Mr. Hussey remarked that if they were all right he | (Voorhees) should have no diiculty 1u selling them, | and suggested that the prisoner should visit the oftice of H. EB, Brown, No, 58 Wall street, whieh | he did on the loliowing da pmarking that he had | uot yet received the bon jieud who was | ‘ain, but that he | m a greav while, Inthe . Hu sey inquired of Soutter & Co. about the bods, so tat when Voorhees returned to | ofice on the following day Mr. Porter | ompson, of the firm of seutter & Co. nice to See What developments weuld | vorier conversed With Voorhees and | 0 with hum tor the purchase of wuese iis, Which were exhibited; the prisoner said, reply to & question put to him us to where he got them, tat ‘they belouged to a friend of “his, and were” placed in his hands for sale, brit declined to give te name of his “fTmend.’? bon in | they would arrange tie matter, whereupen be iook Possession o1 the bonds—Voorhees, however, ex- ressing great anxiety to retain the: The parues proceeded te the oifice of Soutter & C prisoner was arrested. mined at great length, but these are established by the prosecution before mitered upon his defer Stuart and Mr. ‘Towns efend the accus number of w of Voorhees, aiter Which the defendant took the stand, where the nc were assigned ‘ownsend proceeded to TH ‘he subst: te broker n to him for sai DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT, story Was that he was a real the bonds in question were by aman named Vanoiinda, a f D 1" broker, ba an office im Broadway, Assistant rict Attorney Suliivan put Voorhees through & A minavon, and subsequently called ri oliver Gil when questio’ fectly iano on rt, Who arrested the prisoner. Voornees, ed about the afiun nt. “if you are Invecent,” rejolned the wio ine guilty parties are and we nded, “1 wili be TESTIMQN d that he I testa swin Officer Doyle soctating with aw Voorhees as- Pine strect, , swore that house said he ars. Counsel up, and, acter 1, ie jury rendered a their stats. Judge Bedfo oorhees, and in doing 80 § with the jury im their vere ddea perjury io your crime of belong to a gang of netorious Bw in order to break them up I will send you 6 Prison for five year TWO RUFFIANS ERUTA ‘The one the calendar y tworoughs, who eof special interest that was on terday Was au indictment against e thelr names as Thomas Neely Oficer Micnaeis, of the Ninth at on the 9th of tls month he was when a gen- alled his tieuan, Who Was accom! attention to the prisoners, who an !nsuit- ing rem , and requested the otiicer to arrest them. While he was proceeding to discharge his daty Dean came up and gr 1 him by the coi- 1 ed frome him. fully with it, and > head. Were tt ium was made of lity of 1 jelly, and the city f the services of a faith. A plea of guilty to the he gene en it into seen deprived an of her miter ce. ford, in sentencing, ¢ have been Jointly indicted for as: pon a memoer of the poli e 18 of & most agg! A lady and gentle overhea voun of you spring knock him down, verity. Such serves the extreme penaity—one year the expiration of the term ied until you each pay a fine ef two red aud Hity aollay WINDLER OF A COMMERCIAL FIRM STATE PRISON. obinson, ailas Jefferson, pleaded guilty s goods usider faise pretences, Tne com- ho the tadictiment was feund was » eed, of No. 410 Broadway, on the who charged that the prisoner nn (eeu, Bartlett & Co.), and rep- » member of the frm of W. HK. Armetrong 4 Cv., of ttusseliville, Ky.; that their stock of goods was Worth $40,000, the entire indebt- edness on Which was $8,000.’ Kuowing that there was such a th in Kentucky, Mr. Reed believea the statements inade by the prisoner and delivered to him a piece ef silk ana 4 .dozen of hese, vajned at nty-tive dollars. Judge Bedford baving hee, SENT TO THE James M. to obigin! Angu culled upon nfs it resented that he v informed that Robin- «on made (rauduivat representations to a number of dry goods houses in New York asked the prisoner ed having made t aamitted that sole pertinent questions. Be dei faise statements w certain firms, & dhe dict to ene speciied house besides Reed, Bartlett & Kobinson lo lke Simg Sing Prison for flye years. already being @ade on the Keane- jee campaign. ap f 50,000 tens, are in process @ferection, Mr. Uheeseman, the great ice king, yall also store # much larger amonnt tan last win- tar i (he coming season is favoranie fer freezing. Sitould such be the caee the increase tn cutting and storiny tus winter on the Kennebec and immediate ctoity wail be 100,000 tous more than last year, aking something over 350,000 tous. Quite a npm- her of new ice companies have been formed, also to cvork on many of the back powis near Bath, from ch place they can ship at any season of the pea re BAuY Ozor IN O#ENANGO COUNTY.—A Cl go county paper Baye that the town of Bam- bradve in tual County is prolific in babies, She can wo-doy boast of more light Jnrantry than apy other iowil of ber size in the State. At the present date there @re_ninety-four ler twelve months old, anid it wan’t much of a year for bables esther. Jf the Lord’s poouuse to t people of Israel, that they should mereage 2nd muitiply, ceutinues to be visited mpon 08, aber the year 18s] we shail again endeaver to revive the guestion of bullaie new school house. For thé present all t are large enoogh play marbies and Jisk--Bainbridze dons vr lool away ber money Tor & schoo! house. OS? Lo mm 3, or “good,” which was the standard of is67—the maximum mark, or ‘“thorough,’? | bemg 4. It is whispered here, however, that Vorter said if ne Would come to the efiice | Mr. Brown aud Mr. Thompe | said he was per- | Kind | © | at Theodore Thomas’ symphony soirées. His Kouor naposed a severe penalty by sending Hapvest 18 MAINF.—Pxtensive Three new | @ and will preceed direct to Aspinwall to convey Com- | Mander deliridge, whu will meet the steamer Sagi. Daw at Panama, trom whence he preceeds to a point on the Pacific side to survey the isthmus of Darien. | The parties on the Guard will penetrate the isthmus from the Allantic side. The geverament proposes to be more liberal with the surveying expeditions | i | ! sent out fer work the coming winter thaa it was | To United Kingdom.... $339,673 30 with the Darien expediiion ot last year. Yue Tehuan- | Te North German Union. 278,498 09 lepec expedition nas w liberal and sudicient ap- | Te Fran $1,808 76 | propriation irom Congress, and the cloth 5,416 3 and supplies expended by the officers an 9,231 86 | men en the Darien survey are to be} 16,970 36 | paid for by Unele im, and are not | 8,181 25 | be at the sole expense of the parties, ee | This 18 as it should ve. {t was bard for enlisted men ++ $739,919 96 | to be compelied to Pay for clething and shoes worn out in severe jabors utteuding expeditions threugh a regien where every step to be cleared | | by axes. The men ot the Darien expedition, after | | enduring all sorts ef hardships and tucurring every | | danger, came home almost out of pocket, the charges | | aguinst them for shoes, clothing, &c., being a set | | Olf te their pay. We are glad to know that this will | | not occur again, a8 Congress has made the neces- sary appropriations for the bare necessities of the | peaceful but severe campaign in the trepics. it 18 a curious fact that since the Presidevt’s last proclamation defining the duties and privileges of armed vessels of nations mow at war, whale enjoy- ing the hospitalities of this nation, not a singic nach gunboat nas been seea in New York harbor. | All the rrenck cruisers seem to dave changed their ound and to have been hunting for prizes in the West Indies, where they have met wiin considerable success. In consequence of this change of tactics ; the duties of ,the Port Admiral’s Hagship, te | Guerriere, Captain Stevens, and her consort, the | Narragansett, Lieutenant Commander Denny, have | been comparatively light. ‘Ney have had no occa- | ston thus far to call the attention of any of the com- batanis’ men-ol-war to the provisions of our neu- | trality laws. ‘The Guerriere 13 likely te be sent to sea at an early day, and the tireatening appearance of acairs all over Europe would point out that quar- Aboard of naval officers, of which Commodore Le Rey was president, has been im session for some time past at Annapolis, for the final examination of | midsiipmen of the class of 1869, who had made ihe | practice cruise im the United states ship Sabine. | The board has sent in its report, which 1s not very ' creditable lo the scholastic or nautical acquirements of the Young “mtddies."? Out of forty who were examined nearly one-half—or nineteen—were found | deficient, and these rejected ones will consequently have to resume Ueir studies at the Naval Academy. This unsatisfactory result was not unexpected, in- asmuch as the graduating standard of the Academy had been lowered in 1869 to 2.5, or “tolerable” | the report of the board has not been very gra- ciously received at the department, and that tne mining oficers were not expected to be too exacting or precise. The rejeciion of tmidship- men may give oflence to Senators and Members of Congress whose political support 1s. needed, and hence the examining board, which had not been | Properly noufied of what was expected, has rather | Jalen into disfavor, Miscellaneous Naval Matters. At the Portsmouth, N. H., yard but very little is doing. The United Stutes ship Monongahela was | passed tirough the dock aud up on land for repatrs | w-aay. When the Wyoming shall be in dock again there will not be a single vessel, except tugboats, laying at the yard wharves, and there are only twe nesses to prove the good charac- | on the stocks im the shiphouses—a state of things | Canadian Line. unknown belore for many years, A letter received here from Captain George H. Cooper, commanding the United States steamer Colerado, the flagship ef Vommodore Rogers, com- manding the Asiatic station, states, with regard to that vesse!:—*She handles beautifally from a light | royal breeze to a good, sti, single reef topsail wind. She will siay like a yacht; and her sail- ing qualities are excellent, and no mistake. she rolls deep, bur easy. We had some noble green seas to try her in doubling the Cape, | and with but ene exception we made every sail ahead, and this was an Engilsh clipper, bound to Sydney, We were under moderate sail in the vicin- ity of the Cape, owing to thick weather, and the clipper was carrying signals. Coming up under our lee quarter she cheered. This was a banter. I got the band up and gave them ‘God Save the Queen,” and then “Shoo, Fly.” We then made sail to stay- sails and ly stole away from our friend, much to her surpri ‘The United States steamer Delaware, now on her way home from the Asiatic squadron, with Vice Ad- miral Rowan on board, is shortly expected to reach this country, the time in which a voyage of that | length is usually made having nearly expired, She will probably arrive about tie lon of December. Surgeon Bates has been ordered to the Pawnee, at Norfolk; Assistant Surgeon Fort has been detached Trom the New York Navy Yard and ordered to the receiving ship at Philadelphia, AMUSEMENTS. SECOND REHEARSAL OF THE PHILHARMONIC Socrery.—The Academ; of Music was crowded yes- terday from parquet to dome bya true Philhar- monic audience, with an exuberance of eleganily dressed ladies and a cheering display of equipages } on Irving place. The contrast netween the atiend- ance yesterday and that of the week before caused | much comment, and was a¢connted for generally | | by the fact Mr. 8. B. Mills, the leading pianist | of America, y for the first time a new, or, atleast, unfamiilar, plano coucerte by Liszt. This work, although written fifteen years ago and per- | formed by some of the Abbe’s pupils, was guarded by him in manuscript form until a few years since, when it was published. It was played for the first | time in this country by Miss Anna Mehlig in Bosten it will never be heard often In public, on account ef the | enormous ciMmculties with which it isoverioaded, The } first concerto (the second, we believe, i strict accorduace with date of compositien) 1s well known here, and has been regarded as the ultina thule of technical dificuity and transcendental ideas. But it falls far short ef the therny patos which lead through the second con- certo. ‘The piano in this work becomes, to a great extent, so identified with the orchestra that it loses its solo entity and the work is more symphonic than cancerto, The difficulty in this respect is still more increased by the endless variety of color, treatment and effect which this new instrument communicates to the orchestra. From a first hearing of such a re- markable work we cannot undertake to pronounce adefinite opmien on its merits; but we can say that Jt cannot fall to prove an imteresting study to any musician. The fragmentary character of Liszt’e works was never more strongly displayed, and eccentric and bizarre effects are poured into it unstintedly, The Coageoe astereed of which we have spoken before, remains unchanged. It is meagre enough for any concert. The first concert takes place on this night week, the soloists being Madame Rosa Czillag, a new arrival here, and Mr, 8. L. Mill. There 1s little doubt but the latter drew ‘ge proportion of the audience yesterday. Mariners To-Day.—The last matinée of Man and Wife” will be given at the Filth Avenue theatre; Jef- ferson will play “Rip Van Winkle” for the ninety- seventh time at Booth’s; Mrs. Lander will repeat her impersonation of ‘Adrienne Leconvreur” at the Fourteenth Street theatre; the exquisite comedy of “The Serious Family” will charm the patrons of Wailack’s; Montaland will sing fer the last time i i { a follows, viz.:— THE FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE. Operations for the Last ® Fiscal Year. WASHINGTON, Nov, 18, 1870. ‘The foliowing statement, showing the operations and results ef the foreign mall service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1870, will appear im the annual report of the Postmaster General. ‘The pestages on United States and European malls were as follows:— amount of post The aggregate e inland and foreign) ou mat is @X- changed. with the United Kingdom..., $646,762 91 Wath North German Union. 563,727 70 Wish France... 146,003 37 | With Belgiun + 10,876 43 | With Netaerlands + 17,979 14 With Switzerland, + 94,886 20 | With Lialy...... + 20,106 80 Being 951480 46 less than the amount reported for | the previous year (owing to reduced rates of post- age Which took effect on the ist of January), ‘The postages on iatls sent to Europe were as fol- dows, VIZ. :— ‘The postage on mails received from Eurepe were Frem United Kingdom....-.. $307,089 61 Frem North German Union 290,229 63 ‘From France. . “ 64,704 OL From Belgium 8,460 13 From Netherlands . 8,607 29 From Switzerland . 17,565 85 | From italy...... 11,925 62 Total.... tees seeceeee $706,022 64 Postages coliceted in the United States. $927,124 56 Postages collected im Lurope..........+ 518,918 Od Excess of collections in- the United state: Qlioacb sosuaibaivc all oeb.us \ QUDRO08 62, Number ot letters sent from the United States Numbe Total.... —Being an merease of 1,772,895 over the number re- ported for the previous year. The excess of postages on mails sent from the United States to different countries of Europe over that on mails received from the same cvuntries was as follows:— United Kingdom. $52,583 69 France... ++ 1144 15 The Netheriau Total... 56 those sent was as fellows:— North German Union. + $11,781 56 | 3,744 24 | 890 50 | 43:18 «$16,415 08 Nuimber of letters and newspapers and amounts of United States postage, so far as reported, on mails, and charged with Canada, the West India Islands, Panama and South Pacific, Mexico, Belize, Brazil, Sandwich Islands, Japan and China:— Belgium, .. ‘Total No, of No. of U.S. Lett rT Postage. | Canada.. 24,181,893 $251,652 35 West Indies, &c... 515,140 84,454 21 Panama and south 30,602 43 5,523 97 20,315 59 371 27 3,816 77 Japan and China.. 18,383. 85 Nova Scotia....... 3,521 44 Total......... $518,621 88 Payments to ocean mail steamship lines perform- ing service on basis of postage earnings during fiscal year ended June u0, 1870:— 4 Amount of Lines. Compensation, North German Lloyd, Hamburg-Ameri- can Packet Company $114,209 34 Intuan Line...... 96,476 42 Cunard Line. e + 48,941 63 | 5 Liverpool and Great Western Line.....2. 17,113 59 + 6387 13 Ruger & Brower 12: Steamship service to West Indies, Mex- 19, Honduras, &c. 72,450 84 ‘The total number of letters exchanged with forelgn | countries during the year was 18,359,378, an increase Of 2,859,378, or 18 44-100 per cent over the number reported in 1869, Of Unis Lumber 9,754,152 were sent from and 8,606,- | 226 were received in the United Staves. The total postages of letter mails exchanged with | foreign couutr were $1,964,505 48, being $50,615 67 Jess than the posiages for the previous year, the de- crease having been caused by reduced rates of letter | postage to Great Britain and other countries on the | conunent of Europe on the ist of January 1ast. ‘The total cost of the United States ocean mail steamsiup service. including the amounts paid for special subsidies to the steamsluip lines te Japan and China, Grazil and the Hawaiian islands, is $1,107,- 576 96, the sudsidies being $712,500, ep onveniions With foreign countries e been made during the year, 1n all oi which there have been reduced postages—from twelve to six ts with i u etherlands, Italy, Bel. gun, Switzeriaad aad the Nortn German Uniom from Hiteen to ten cents. UMTED STATES TREASURER SPINNER’S RE- PORT. Totoi Increased Heceipts and Decreased Ex- penditures for the Last Fiseal Year—Pen- sions Paid During Each of the Last Eight Yeurs—Cost of the Army for Each Year | from 1860 to 1870—Bonds of the Indian ust Band. {From the Cincinnati Commercial.) WASHINGTON, Noy. 16, 1870. and to accompany iiis report to Congress, it appears that the total increased receipts and decreased ex- past year to $68,734,020 29, Relerring to this gain, the Treasurer say “In order to more clearly to such persons as are not in the habit of thinking of money by millions of deliars the great | saving that has been made to the Treasury of the | United States in the last fiscal year over the one pre- | ceding it, the statement is here made that after de- | ducting fifty-two Sundays and four legal holidays | from 365 day utve days remain in the | year, in which time the saving of $63,734,020 29 was made; that (he average saving on the working days of the fiscal year that closed with June 30, 1870, over those of the ychr preceding was $222,440 per day, being over $9,268 per heur, and over $154 per minute, being more than equal to the extra drop- ping of, 2 60 inte the coflers of the Treasury in ad of the time,” The ‘Treasurer in his report in speaks of the inadequacy Of the pay of his clerks and oficers, and claims that this fact demeralizes the business and is detrimental to the public service. He thinks clerks in his office are entitied to more pay than in other departments, because ihey are held personally re- spensible for all pecuniary mistakes. He believes the best reform in the civil service 13 to increase the compensation. He speaks of the suiferings in the | familles of many of the clerks, and details the trou- | vels they incur in keeping out of debt; says that | many of them have to go to the pawnvroker; that if | they are suadeniy in want of money they borrow of | sharpers, giving a lien on thelr pay, and pay ten per | cent a month interest. Several pages are devoted 1 arguments for increasing salaries. ‘The number | of persons now empioyed in his office is 374, The nuiaber employed when General Spuimer came into | omice was twenty. The amount of conscience money received from various persons froin December, 1863, up to and in- i \ cluding June 3, 1869, $118,991 81, and during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, $2,406 03, ‘otal amount received since November 30, 1863, $117,307 S34. ‘The following ave statements of pensions paid to soldiers and to sailors for the eight years from 1863 to 1870, both inclusive:— Navy Army Pensions. Pensions, $932,886 4,902,651 919,187 153,389,460 “Les Brigands” at the Grand Opera House, te make way for Lea Silly at the evening pertormance; the red fire, thunder and other sensatienal effects of “The Rapparee,” will attrast people to Niblo’e; Fox will citertain folks at the Olympic with “Wee Willie Winkie; Lefingwell’s two capital creations, “The Biiliard Sharp’? and “Romeo Jatier Jenkins,” eon- stitote the bil at Lina Edwin's, aad Mra, Conway will furnish the patrons of the Park, Brooklyn, with the creme dela créme of emouonal plays, “Man and wife.” tinées will also be given at the Comtque, Glove, Wood’s Museum, Tony vastor'sa, Bowery, New York «vous Brogklyo Opera House and Hooley’s. % 19,448,088 23,987,469 | TOR. .vedecorsvcsssesrse $16,195,850 — $128,576,331 Fourteen million dollars trom the above amounts of pensions to the year just closed was placed to the naval pension fund. ‘two hundred and ten thousand dollars was placed to the saine fund in the last year that is net mciuded in the last item of the above tables. ‘The ‘Treasurer also presents & table showing the expenses for the army during eagh ef the years from 1860 to 1870, inclusive, the total of which for she eleven years reagbed the 591n OF $5,A08,620,034 79, ‘ |i From a statement prepared by Treasurer Spinner, peuditures of the government awount during the | } explain | } 4 for the same period were ‘The naval total amount deatrored $4,437, 830,424 27, COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. Comparative Statistics of the Foreign Trade of 1869 and 1870—Domestic Exports— Immigration Statistics, ‘compound interest tional bank notes, éo,. Teaches the euormous sum of . WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1870, Monthly Report No. 2 ef the Bureau of Statistics (current series) is im press and exhibits the statistics ef our foreign trade for the month of August, 1870, and the eight months ended the same, compared with the corresponding periods ef 1869. Mr. Edward Young, Chief of the Bureau, furnishes the following summary of its contents:— Domestic | Foreign Periods Imports, | oe | aos Sperte Values. Values, Month ended August 31, Lf cy pe wit. 844,307,656] $30,118,660] $2,051,486 zig 89,179,058] 26,207,168] 1,624,588 pAugiat st, isto. ei 832,142,942] 901,260,366] 21,112,012 August 31, 1869. | 828,142,790] 226,270,949] 19,450,579 It will be seen from this table that for the eight monrhs ended August 31, 1870, the imports exceeded the exports by only $9,750,564; while for the same perlod of 1869 the excess of imports over exports was $80,412, 263, Of the total imports for the eight months ended August 31, 1870, $314,538,342 consisted of merchan- dise, and $17,604,600 of gold and silver; $13,283,817 was free, and $301,254,525 dutiable. Of the total domestic exports for the same period, $250,301,126 was merchandise (gold value), and $50,079,240 gold and silver com and bullion. Of the foreign exports, $11,399,696 was merchandise and $9,712,227 gold and silver. The proportion of the foregoing carried in Ameri- can and foreign vessels respectively, during the eight months ended August, 31, 1870, as compared | with the same period e@? 1869, was as follows:— x L169. 93,311,895) $12,439,877 —_ ‘TUi9,702 The value of foreign commodities remaining in warehouse August 31, 1870, was $50,93 agaist T | $60,501,549 August 31, 1869, ‘The following are the values of some of the prin- cipai articles umported d exported during the eight months ended August 31, 1871 IMPORTS. Animals, living, $5,104,043; coffee, $18,381,528; cotton and manufactures of, $18,015,619; lax and manufactures of, $11,712,422; hides and skins other than furs, $9,570,633; tron and steel and mannfac- tures of, $22,647,520; leather and leather goods, $7,142,165; manufactures of slik, $17,652,727; brown sugar, $45,434, molasses, $10,879,661; tea, 2,343,027; tin and manufactures of, $7,262,799; wines, spirits and cordials, $5,108,659; wood and Manufactures of, $6,180,172; Wool (sheep's, goats’) and camels’ hair, $2,864,771; manufactures of wool, &C., $25,746,374, DOMESTIC EXPORTS. Wheat, $23,; 4; wheat flour, $11,771,247; raw cotton, $152,526,181; manufactures of cotton, $2,499,- petroleum, $27,605,904; bacon and hams, $3,539,312; beef, $1,415,580; cheese, $5,594,120; lard, $3,773,700; pork, $2,252,758; leat tobacco, $11, 298,- 612; wood and manulactures of, $9,417,389. ‘The number and tonnage of vessels engaged in the foreign trade which entered and cleared during the eight montis ended August 31, 1870, wer ared.—— Tims. one.) Number, 17) £548,905 381 ‘American 10,002) 3,582,626 19,100] 5,611,980 20,008) 9,148,606 Foreign. N19] 5,664) Tota’ 243, AUGUBT 81, 1869. American, 735) 9,844) 8,408,219 | Foreign. 19,209] 5,508,051 Potala «| 93,407] 8,080 040] _2¥,108] 8,916,970 In addition to the usual monthly summaries chis nuw contains an annual stavement showing the foreign countries to which the principal domestic commodities of the United States were exported during the year ending June 20, 1870, and a table showing the conaltion of the merchant marine of the United States on the 30th of June, 1870, together wiih increase or decrease in the same since June 30, 1869, ‘The report also contatns elaborate tables exhibit- ing the immigration into the United States for ihe fifty-one years chded September 30, 1870. The com- mercial reports, &¢., maintain their usual interest, embracing a translation in detall of the new Cuban taruf, together with other matters of value to the business community, Monthly report of the Bureau of Statistics, No. 2, contains elaborate tabies showing the immigration into the United States for the last fifty-one years and the number from each country. The following isthe aggregate for each ye: 820 : a 1870 (3 ars.) 14.37 134,416 Total Notr.—thhe years from 1810 to 163 ‘end September 80; those irom 1833 to 1+69.are cnlendar years, 441,619 2 and from 1844 to 1850 i642 and for lel to THE UNITED SYATES ARMY. General Sherman’s annual report has been coin- pleted. The following is an extract showing the strength’of the army:— First cavalry. . +1,023 Seventh infantry.... Second cavairy...... 921 Eighth infantry Third cavalry + 986 Ninth infantry. Fourth cavalry. + 854 Tenth infantry. Fifth cavalry +1,123 Fleventh infantry Sixth cavalry. . 7383 Twellth infantry... Seventh cavalry.....1,004 Thirteenth infantry. s1TL 962 Fourteenth infantry. Fifteenth infantry, Sixteenth infantry... Seventeenth intantry Elghteenth infantry. Nineteenth infantry. ‘Swentieth infantry... ‘Twenty-first infantry Twenty-second inf’y. Twenty-third inf’y.. ‘twenty-fourth iniy, Twenty-filth infantry Engineer battalion: Eighth cavalry, Ninth cavalry. Tenth cavalry. First artillery. 560 ‘crulting parties and recruits not available for assignment, 1,010; @ duty in bureaus or departments, 276; ordnance de- Permanent and res | partment, 706; West Point detachment, 261; signal corps, 82; hospital stewards, 433; ordnance ser- geants, 121; available recruits at depot, 743; recruits sent from Fort Leavenworth to battalions of artil- lery September 30 and October 7, 1870, 95; total officers and enlisted men in the army, 34,870. The General states that in compiiance with the law of Congress the number of coramissioned officers must be reduced from 2,488 to 2,277 by the ist of January nex. The enlisted men must alxo be reduced to 30,000 by the 1st of July next. He congratulates those In the service, and i8 ‘much pleased with the efficiency and discipiine, and states that aithough they are scatiered all over the United States no trouble 1s created, and that they perform their duties in a soldier-like manne! General Court Martial. A general court martial, consisting ef Colonels Sacket and Buchanan, Drum Majors Pratt, Pelansee, Hardin and Dana, and Captains Hawkins and Jack- son, with Lieutenant Kellegg as jndge advocate, has been appointed to meet at Detroit on the 2ist instant for the trial of Captain Fergus Walker. eo | laws of the United NEW -YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. Proceedings in the United States Supreme} sarrison R. —<———————— ‘without leaving thelr seats, gave s verdict for the Plaintis, é. ‘The Alleged Embezzlement Case by & m keeper and Cashier. Johnston vs. Augustus L. Thomas.— Court—The Right of Indians on Reservations | Thiscase, in which the defendant is accused of to Alienate Their Lands—Charge of Fraudu- | ‘Be embezziement of $10,041 15, while acting as lent Bankruptoy—Alleged Mutiny—Petro- leum Oi) Case—Suit Against a Railway Company—Action for Damages—A Heavy Cotton Suit—Business in the Court of General Sessions. bookkeeper and cashier for the plaintiff and the firma of Bakerville, Shermau & Co., of which firm the plain- ur tye de Member, was resumed yesterday morn a defence gave in testimony, the first witivess called berngeane dstendant, who gave a Vers plain and straightforward statement of the matter. All the discovered errors in the account books which the charge of embezzlement was founded he stated were simply the natural and unavoidable mistakes incidental to even the most careful book- ‘UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. pet che awong sna corroborative pone’ The Right of Indians om Reservations to | verdict initia aia pana Puppia eee ee te oF eee SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1870. No, 227, Robert 8, Stevens vs, Victoria Smith and Nos, 28 and 29.—Errors to the Supreme Court of Kansas.—These cases are heard tegether, as they involve the same questions, By the sixti article of the treaty between the government ana the Kansas Indians, of June 3, 1825, certaty reservations were made to each of certain named half-vreeds, among whom were the parents of the defendant in these cases. The parties weut into possession, and the heirs subsequently conveyed by deca portions of their reservations to Stevens, the plaiutiy in error, Suits were afterwards brought by the grantors to recover the land 80 conveyed, on the ground that they were by the provisions of the treaty and the States incapable of alienacing the lands, ‘These suits were decided in favor of the In- dians, the court refusing to allow the documents purporting to be deeds to Stevens to ve introduced as evidence, holding that the grantors named there- in could convey ho title, To that decision this writ of error is taken, and the plainug in error contends that upon the survey and location of the sections reserved and the delivery of possession to the grantees named in the treaty they were by the terms ef the treaty respectively clothed with a fee simple title m the reservations, and that no 1uriher t Was necessary On the part of the government to forfeit their title. But if this is net found to be so, then itis maintained that by the act of May, 1860, the fee was passed to the reservees and therealter they had the right to make a deed to the property and to convey the fee, That act recites that the Jand reserved had been surveyed and allotted to each of the hait-breeds uamed, and in accordance | with the provisions ef the article named, It then enacts “that all the title, interest and estate of the United States 18 hereby vested in the said reservees, who are now living on the land reserved, but that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give any force or efficacy or binding esfect to any con- tract, 1a writing or otherwise, for the sale or dispo- siiion of any lands mamed in this act, heretotore made by any of the said reservees or their heirs. It is contended that the werd iferetofore used in the act by impiication authorizes a sale or transfer after it, and as the conveyances in dispute in these cases were made after the pas of the act the ttle con- voyed 18 vaila. ‘The defendants in error insist that the provision of the same act which made it neces- sary for the Secretary of the Interior to convey jor the reservecs, 1n case they should wish Lo dispose of their lands, make it clear that Congress did not in- tend to tnyest the fee for purposes of alienation in the Indians, and it is. submitted that the rule of jaw that “all contracts which are contrary to the provistons-of any statute are veid” should be ap- plied. The act was intended to protect the Indians against their own improyidence, and they are en- titled to its benetit in that particular, J. H. Brad- ley, J. W. Denver and James Hughes for platatif’ in error; Judge Black for deendant. No. 238. George W. Barnard, Plaintif’ in Error, vs, E. N. Kellogg et al.—Error to the Circuit for the District of Connecticut,—In 1564 Mr. Barnard was a commission merchant im Boston and had received from a shipper in Buenos Ayres a quantity of wool on which he had pa a signient was plat city with instructions no! came to Boston and examined the wool for himselt, Subsequently (ia August, 1864) a sale was made to Kellogg on account ef his firm (E. N. Kellogg & Co., of New York), he having in person examined four bales and decilning to have more opened for his in- spection, In May, 1865, Kellogg & Co. nowfled Mr. Barnarad that the woal was fatsely packed, which was the fact, but theretofore unkgown to Mr, Bar- nard, On the trial it was shown that by the custom of wool dealers in New York and Bosion there is a warranty by the seller implied from the fact of sale that the wool is not falsely packed. Upon these facts two questions arose; first, is such a custom & legal and valid one? ‘and, second, if it 1s legal and valid, is the seller bound by it when he expressly stipulates that the purchaser shall examine the wool to his own satisfaction be- fore purchase? The Circuit Court sustamed the custom and decided in tavor of the purchaser; and the question here is whether that decision was error, the plaintiif in error maintaining that It is contrary to the rule of caveat emptor, and so entirely at variance with that rale as to be illegal. The de- fendants in error contend that the law of custom in trade regulations 1s well established, and that the courts have long sustained them in it, Charles E. far defonaanis. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. harge of Fraudulent Berkrupte: Before Cominissioner Shields, The United States vs, Augustus W. Marsh.—The defendant, late of the firmof Lockwood & Marsh, 13 charged with converting to his own use, while in- solvent, and within a short time of making applica- tion to be adjudicated a bankrupt, a jot of crinoline wire, to defraud the firm’s creditors. The examin- ation has been commenced, and, after testimony ‘Was given by Edward Bryan to th that Marsh told him he lad taken the goods to help recompense him for losses he had incurred en account of the firm being unfortunate in busimess, the further hear- ing was adjourned, Alleged Attempt at Mutiny. The United States vs. Raynaud Rau and Prancis Frank.—Yhe defendants, seaman on board of the American ship Oid Colony, on her late voyage from Cadiz to this port, were brought up charged by Josiah S$, Grindle, the captain of the ¥ l, with having endeavored to create a mutiny and set fre to the ship. It seents that the captain discovered, on the Sist of October, a pio of shavings and other combustibles in the hold, with matches lying near, and suspected the accused of an atieinpt to ire the ship, and they were placed introns, The Commis- sioner hetd them for examination. Discharge of Accused Parties. Philp Hamelberger, the proprietor of a cigar fac- i | tery in Columbia street, between Delancey and Riv. ington; Mandles Burgher, his foren Houran, | who work P sioner Yavenport for examinaty selling Qustamped cigars. The evid : cleared all but Bargher, whose exarnmation 1s to be couunued, The rest were discharged. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TER A Transaction ia Oi) ia Which Oi! Was Not Strack. Before Judges Ingraham, Alden Speare and Another vs i Valentine, Excouriz and Isaac Hudnis ‘or of Charles H, Valentine.—This 18 an appeal from an order of Judge Cardozo settmg aside a verdict for the de- fendant as against the weigit of evidence and granting & new trial. Tie action was brougnt to re- cover damages for the alleged refusal to permit the tspection of certain crude petroleum ofl stored In the defendent’s oil yard in Jersey City, the defendant having a contract with the Erie Rail Company to store here the oll received from the Peunsylvania ail regions breught on their rond. In June, 1866, 1,500 barrels of ol) were thus received and stored on account of the plaintit, 1,000 barreis of which had | been seld prior to the arrival of the oi]. Not until four days alter an order had been given by the sellers to the buyers on the defendant for permis-ion to in- | Bpect the oil was the same granted. Meantime the onl depreciated two cems @ gallon In the market, and $900 was the alleged damage to the plaintitt, ‘The defence was the defendant could not permit the Inspection of the eil oy in its turn and according to the known usage of his business. Decision was reserved. Suit Against the Bajtimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Charles Foodiem and Nicholas L. Cort, Respond= enis, vs, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany,—This action is brought against the defend- ants as common carriers to recover the value of a lot of sheet iron and bundles of iron, The goods Specified were shipped from Wheeling, Va., in Au- gust, 1865. A portion of the same, it 18 alleged, was lost and the rest damaged by rust from rain while lying on the pier in this city. The lower court gave a verdict Jor $659 for plaintiffs. Lengthy arguments were heard on both sides. The Court reserved its decision. nara and Cardozo. = SUPERIOR COUNT—TAIAL TERM—PART |, A Note Trans: With a Result Worthy of Special Note. Before Judge McCunn. Edward Bager vs, The Hercules Mutual Life In- surance Company.—On December 2, 1869, Mr. Ed- ward E, Lambert gave a note for $1,500, the same being signed by himself, as president of the Her- cules Mutual Life Insurayce Company, and by the secretary. The note not being paid at maturity, this action waa breught te enforce payment on the part of the company. ‘The defence was that tae company was not organized until December 10, i862, and, therefore, that the cempany was not lia- hla, At the conclusion ef the evidence the jury, Action for Damages on Account of Loss of Lite. Before Judge Jones, Mary S. Norris, Admmistwratriz, vs, John F. Kole ler.—This 18 an action to recover $5,000 damages against the defendant for the death of Wm, H. Nor< ris, husband of the plainuif, On August 29, 1867, a team belonging to the defendant ran away, and in its passage Tran against the deceased, who at th time was standing by his own wagon. The defen is that negligence on the part of the deceased con~ tributed to the accideat. The jury brought in @ sealed verdict. Li Little Real Estate Business by a Woman. Henry stubber vs. Louisa Roos.—The defendant: owns the house and lot No, 81 Hssex street, and dew siring to exchange it for greenbacks and invest we) same 1h other securities, found, after a good deal of Preparatory talking, @ purchaser in the plaintift— Cpe: being the final price agreed upon. To mak@ 6 bargain good the 2 viously paid $15 tor Poort tne fine nite boughs the property, he says, on the statement of Mrs, Roos that It brought 1m ten per cent 1, supposition that tnis vas irae, hea ares el sell to® third party for an advance of $750. ‘This statement as vo the rental is claimed to be untrue, and, therefore, he dia not make the anor | He brings this action to recover the $275 he paid out and the $750, nls expected profits, A goed deal of testimony was taken. ‘Tne case Is still on. SUPERIOR COUAT—3PECIAL TERM. A Non-Attending Witness Trying to Dodge Szis Fine. Before Judge Spencer. Harvey vs, Devlin.—This is an action brought to recover statutory fine for non-attendance as a witness: civil suit. Defendant demurred to the complaimt*on the ground that it did not set fo Jacis sufMcieat to constitute a capse of action, Us it fated to allege the materially of the witness, that the piaintu was i ggrieved chereby, or that the Whivess refused to attend witpout a reasonable exe Leo The case was argued vt length, and decision escived, SUPREME CO¥RT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. Before Judge Brady. Murray vs Baler et al.—Appeal sustained, Bernheimeret alavs. Bondinan et al.—Order mode fled by Girectiig $10 costs to abide events, Carter et al, vs, Jay et al.—Motion granted, Smith & Rand Powder Company vs, Joy et al Motion granted. Prouly vs. Haggerty et at.—Reference ordered, ern Nort Carolina Rauroad Company vg ‘d Houston.—Movion denied, Before Judge Satherland, Lippman vs, McManus.—Case settled, COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM--PART 1, A One Hundred thousand Cotton Dollar Suit Alleged Fraudulent Trausfer of the Staple Before Judge Robinson and a Jury, Henry J. Gardner vs, William Rowe et al.—Th@ platntuff is the representative of the firm of Gardner,. Bacon & Co., who are extensive dealers in cotton im this city. The defendants appear under the titie of the ‘New York Warehouse and Security Company.’ The present action is instituted to recover 311 saleg of cotton, or their equivalent in money, the being alleged to have been fraudulently obtained trom the plaintuf by the firm of Brindell &Co, cotton brokers. The latter firm, who, it ia claimed, had no title whatever to the merchandise, trans ferred it to the defendants to cover the sung of $28,000 formerly advanced to them. Th plaintul claims that the cotton was sold for casay that the weigning and turning out of the same vov= ered a period of three days; that the weigher’scer= tilcate Was sent to Brindeil & Co. on Saturday fore~, noon, when the inessenger was told that + check: y Edwe Perkins for plaintuf in egror; Welch & Shipman | proud he prepared fot Mina by Oe cee ares that hour Brindell & Co, were not to be found at their office, and in consequence the maser had to remain over until the folowing Mons&y; that om Monday the fact.of the fatiure of Brindsll & Co. was Jade known to the plaimuists, whei a they im- meuiately demanded the revurn of thé cotton, claim~ ing that in consequence of its Raving been @ cash gale, according to the custom of the trade no tile to the could pasa unul payment in cash been made, in the ineantime the cotton Was stored by the defendants, it was discovered, a8 alleged, in the course of further efforts on tx part of plaintift tar receive the cotton, that Brindeil & Oo. haa for some time stored all tueir cotton with the defendants, getting advances on It; thar as far as could be as- certamed Briudell & Co, liad no capital, conductiag. t ‘rade on mere maryiits; that at the time they made the purchase of the cotton in controversy they were in debt $28,000 to the defendants in the Shape of advances; chat im order to fix this trans~ action there Was an wuderstanding between Brindell) & Co, and defendauts that the latter should make tothe sormer an advance of $40,000 on this lot of cotton, and that outof this sum Brindeil & Uo. were; to pay back $28,000, the existing debt, According: to Luis defendants gave tie check for $40,000 to. Brindell & Co,, Who gave in return a $28,000 check. On this advaxce of $40,000 the defendants insisted we their righy to hela possession of the cotton, I further «ppeared from the opening of plaixti(rs cousse/ that the only banking busmess transacted. by beindell & Co, on the Monday follown me Sate urday already alluded to was the depositing of de-~ fendants’ check, tne drawing against that check im their favor tor $25 and ihe drawing of another check in favor of the cashier of another bank for $18,000, to make his account’ square’and leave the balance to meet their account in tacit own bank, and which had been overdrawn, to tue amount of g$lu,0v0. The grounds on which the’ plainuit now seeks to recover are, that no title passed from him, and that, even if it did pass, the: possession of the cotion Was gained by fraud, te which the defendauts were pares, ‘The above facts appeared from the opening of Mr. Larocque, platntiff’s counsel, when the case was a journed until yesterday. Only eleven jurors appear ing in the box when called, Mr. Evarts, counsel for aelend $8 ants, pleading ihe absence of a material wit- areason why tie cuse should go ever, Judge son allowed 1 to stand over unt next term, For plaintiff, Me¥arland and Larocque; for de- fendanis, Evarts aid Choate. CONnTON PLEAS—-SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Brunt. Henriques vs, Martin.—Default opened. Inquest set aside and defendant allowed to comein and. defend on payment of costs of motion and disburse-. ments of trial. Roverts vs, Weed.—the papers marked for identi- fication by the referee must be produced before him, by the witness Spalding for the inspection and de- termination of suld referee as to the pertinency and admuisibility oi satd papers in evidence, Frenk vs. Franx.—Motion granted. Judgment ordered for amount of plaintift’s claim, less amount of defendant's counterclaim, with leave to defend- ant to serve amended answer withing ten days on payment of costs. Same vs, Same.—Motion dented. Vaildka vs, Vahlidka,—Report confirmed ant divorce granted in faver plaintf, COURT OF GENEAAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford. AN ALLEGED INSANE DIAMOND THIEF. Willlam A. Bullick pleaded guilty to stealing & diamond brooch and one pair of diamond earrings, valued at $1,000, on the 17th of October, the property of Thomas Kiipatrick. 1t was stated that the pris- oner was insame, and his Henor remanded him for the purpose of having tue physician of the Tombs institute the necessary examination into the condi- tion of Bullick’s mina. LARCENY OF CLOTHING. Thomas Raymond, who was indicted for grand larceny, pleaded guilty to the oifence, He was charged with stealing clothing, valued at thirty-five dollars, on the 11th inst., the property ef Samuel H. Law. ‘The sentence of the court was two years’ im- prisonment in the Penitentiary, A SMALL FORGERY, Ferdinand B. Kersting pleaded guilty of forging an order, purporting to have beea signed by A. Fer- nier, requesting @ loan of six dollars from Elizabeth Wesendorp, The offender was sent to Blackwell's Island for one month. The Grand Jury brought in a number of tndict- jnents for grand larcepies and burgiaries, and the prisoners Were subsequently arraigned, and pleaded not guilty. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, , ALUANY, Nov. 18, 1870. The following is the day calendar for the Vout Appeals for Noverper 1¥;— Nos. 64, 3z, 88, 494, B4, 6934, 61, 6634, Ol,