The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1870, Page 6

THE COURTS. weeditia thats © extams @tates Circuit Court- Found Ou ity of Altering United States Bods Charyes of Coun er. feiting—An O14 foit AN Areund— Liudilities for Comisions—Di- | juestion he on was e ba ¢ had jast given, been! wad a ‘ouble-got @ relauun of Miteen Bei Be tobi“ fie y Mr. Davies-—What Induced yen to aller thove Brat bonds vrought to i by Mr, Guibert? Witness—I thought it the dat) otf. thi stop udulent bonds, and then visited wise Task, tbe (sage pes Ay oe bin ott 0 fact. es rendered a verdict of aud prisoner was remanded for seuteaces The Civil Calendar. ‘The civil calendar will be called on Monday next, , UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Passing Counterfeit Money. Before Commissioner Davenport, The United States vs, Thomas Fay.—The defendant es charged with passing a twenty dolar counter. pease upon one Roger Giibude, a grocer, of G Emil Louis was held to answer ona of door Buthead Mauer taut ec tttan vor 1 jer becr saloon "No. 100 Hester stFeet,'in paymneut for arinkse Before Commissioner Shiclds. The United States vs. Louts Meyer.—'The defenaant Was charged with attempting to pass a twenty dol- ‘ar counterfeit note upon Amelia Matafall, keeper of pisdice: boarding house at No. 16 Delancey street, it Was not shown that be attempted to pass the bill fo question, but being unable to gatistactori: ly gecount for another connterfelt twenty dotlar note in his possession he was held for further examination, SUPREME COURT—SENERAL TERM. Qn Old Suit Against an Old Western Kall- road Cowpany, Growing Out of Uld Stock Speculations. Vose vs. Cowdrey et al.—The firm of Vose, Liv- Ingston & Co., In 1656, made a contract with the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company to sell them 11,000 tons of ratiroad iron, for which they wok in payment bonds of the road at eighty cents on the dollar, The understanding was that the company was not to issue more than $2,500,000 of bohds in 1857, and that if they Issued any below tighty cents on the dollar that Vose, Livingston & Co. should be entitled to any reduction or advantage, If any, to the subscribers or purchasers of such issue, The company, however, Issucd more than $2,500,000 Worth of bonds, some of them at forty cents and pome at thirty cents on the dollar. The plainttits id these bonds below forty cents, after which the company became insolvent, and a foreciosure of the mortgaze securing the bonds was given, The obief point in the action is that at the time of the tasue of the bonds at forty cents the old company was bound to issue Vose, Livingston & Uo. bonds at forty or thirty ceats on the dollar, equal in market value with the original bonds at that price to the original value of those bonds, and 1f not to that specitic relief, at least that they had a claim for dam- fagea tothe same amount, On the foreclosure the bonds issued to Vose, Livingston & Co. were held to bea lien at par, while the other bonds issued at rty and forty cents were only allowed for the money actually paid for them. After the foreclosure some of the oreditors and bondholders of the company. formed an agreement, which was to include all the assenting creditors of the company, to purcbase the property of the com- ny on the foreclosure and form a new company bay it basis, and appoint trustees to make the pur- chase. Mr. Vose says that they were willing to put In their claim, now, in fact, assenting creditors, but that the new company declined to acknowledge this tlaim, and therefore they: bring this suit. In the court below a judgment was found for the defend- ants, and twe plaintiffs appeal. There was a lengthy argument. Decision was reserved. fnteresting Decision egarding Liabilities for Commixstous. James H. Stephens vs, LKdward Cark.—This was an appeal from a judgment entered on report of referee finding a judgment in favor of plaintiff to the amount of $610. The action was to recover commissions for introducing the defendant to cer- tain parties, whereby the latter obtained orders for a atented article to the amount of $8,000. The de- fendant ¢laims that if the plaintiff was entitled to recover any commission it was simply Jor the first order, the one given after the introduction, and not on subseqnent orders. The Court heid that the lainti® was limited in his recovery to the amount { the first order, and grante 1 a new trial to the de- fendant unless plaintiil would stipulate to reduce bis tech to $276. Samuel H. Randall for appellant, and 8. B. Law for respondent. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. A Habeas Corpus Case. Before Judge Brady. Megs et al. vs, Richard W. Akin.—The case of she defendant, which has aiready become quite a notorious one in the courts, came up in @ new shape yesterday, that is to say, upoa a writ of habeas corpus, to try and effect his release from Ludlow Street Jail, where he has been for sometime, It will be remembered that in May, 1869, Akin, as It was charged, mavaged to run away with about $115,000, the alleged proceeds of fraudulent transac- tions in Wall street. He fled to Canada, where he was arrested and kept in jali for six months. Last June he veatured back to this city, when he was immediately rearrested by one of bis victims and placed in Ludlow Street Jail, where he remained about three months, By some meat he was liberated from durance vile, but only to be arrested again last mouth by another victim and thrust into jailin Dutchess county. A metion was made.on his behalf before Judge J. F. Barnard, in pa fel a to vacate the order of arrest, which motion was denied. The writ of habeas corpus upon which he was yesterday breught before this ceurt was issued on the 25th instant, and directed to the Sheriff of Dutch county, returnable yesterday, ‘The case was argued at longth by opposing counsel. ae yindes naee pia, ceaia ena te jaeranaent Pi ye ‘eturned back to jaarte! at Ludlow Street Jail. Wit a! Lidgants in a Divorce Suit Contesting the Custody of Thelr Child. In the Matler of the Care and Custody of Samuel D. Lane.—Upon application of Eveline M. Lano, wife of John C. Lane, between whom a sult is pend- ing for divorce, their infant child, Samuel D. Lane, five years old, andat present in custody of the father, was broughi before his Honor on @ writ of Habeas corpus. AS the father by order of the Gourt gaye her twenty dollars a month she claims that be- ides being the legal custodian of the child, she ig abundaauy adie to take care of it, The argument the case vas adjourned till Wedaesday. Discharge Tirough a Defective Conmnitment. Tn the Matiergy the Application jor Vie Release of Feary & Rayniond.—On the 12th of this month Houry 8 Raymond was commited to Hart's Islavd me of la’ tt ver habeas A tup ona jing coe ground that fe col Datenent edednite us to time, Decisions. Jacob Marshall.—Report of judgment of divorce granted, ve. James Null et at.—le- TRIAL TERM. Decision. Before Judge Barnard, Darter 4 al, 08, Coddington et al.—Case settled, es Before Judge Spencer. Crew m8. Moughton.—This ws an action on a charge ‘of orem, con, the pleintia’ accusing the defendant ‘the sedeotion of his (the piaintif’s) wife and ume au arder was the defendant should not i pon te tho facts in the case. This P=] retarnaiie yesterday, but the deiendant Ld » fis Couuset said he was si An waa iened for his appears on ), Ween there will be aa investigation in Divorce Saltt—“hewtag the Trials and ‘Tribu- lations of a Bewliching Blonde. Before Judge Speucer. Predevick W. Ford es, Mary Elen Ford.—This ts a #0 for @voree on & charge of adultery. The plaintig * €0 aseieent clerk in the First District Court. Pietoumt, He hase very hartened, repeliant took, end has thinly seatiered mustache and jack-lusiro RASS See ee * ng in to the ‘order’ of Deautoously and being neatly and tastefully ‘Dis complaint he charges her with marital indiscretions with divers persous, tie shortly after thet He Daly. Phabe 8. Rynders va, John J. Crane and Cecelia Burton. —Thta was ap action in relation to notes for by Mr. Burton in his lifetime te plaintitt, ‘Who ts the wife of Capt, Ryndera, A defence, among Ia getting tbe government to rent, with the privilege ra the old Burton theaire, In Caatmbers On the part of plain. tu it was claimed that the notes Were given to pay borrowed money amounting to nearly $4,000, w interest, which claim was establisued by the testi- mony of Deputy United States Marshal Thorpson, ‘The appeal was taken on tius ground as well as on the ground of legai transfer to his wife. due Court reserved 18 decision, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. The following decist were rendered yester- day:— y By Judge Loew. Weil vs, Wetl.—Order of refereuce granted, By Judge Larremore, Towle vs. Taphouse.—Mution w dismiss action ranted. By Judge Joseph F. Daly. Schermernorn vs, Haskell,—Motion denied, Dube vs, Trouttel,—The Marshal having denied the allegations in the morning papers, he must be identi- fied a8 the person who extorted the money. For that fm pepe be must attend at Special Yerm oa two day’ notice by the moving party. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Ganning 8. Bedford, City Judge. A COLORED MINSTREL PARTY IN TROUDLE—ONR OF THE MUSICIANS STABS A FELLOW PERFORMER SEVEN TIMB3 AND IS CONVICTED OF A FELONIOUS ASSAULT, The most of the session yesterday was occupied in the trial of George Freeman, charged with commit- tng @ felonious assault upon David M. Green. The parties are colored men, and it appeared from the statement of the complainant thet a party of them atarted out on the evening of the 18th of July with a tamborine, @ guitar, a violin and other musical instruments; that as they were passing threngh ‘Twenty-ninth street, near Sixth avenue, an-oficer oftne Seventh regiment engaged them to perform, and that after they finished their iprseemonass a quarrel ensued upon the sidewalk, man calied Green some bad names and him three tim he endeavoring to ward off the biows, The thi time he struck Green he used @ pocket knife, Infict- ing seven wounds upen his body, three of which were in the stomach. The complainant did not know at the time that he was being stabbed, but shortly afterwards saw the biood upon his person, and gradually became #0 weak as to be unable to Walk; De was taken to the hospital, where he re- mained two months and a half. Upon cross-examin- ation it turned out thac Freeman was taken from the Hudson County Jail to testuy in tuis case. It appearcd, however, when Judge Bedford imquived fully into this tact, that detective Field learned that Freeman was arrested for a sun) called up by Judge Bedford, truthful manner, told the circumstances ng his arrest, aMirmt that it was # ‘put up job” by Green’s frie who threatened that ti he prese- cuted in this stabbing affray they would thrash hun. Charles M. TlwWan was sworn and testified ina’ ‘Was present when the quarrel took between the complzinant and the vefendant; (hat they were behing him, and juently, d:@ not see who siruck the first blow; that wien an oflicer was ap. proaching he took Green away, aud, peroviving that je Was stabbed, ran for a doctor, When he returned he found that tue partics had been taken to Wie station house. Goorite Freeman gave his version of the affair, which differed materially from Green's account of it, He said ne had been a waiter two years ago at Saratoga, but gained a@ livelihood principaiy by playmg upon a musical instrument, Un the night of the stabbing he and other colored musicians were engaged by an ofiicer Of the Sovenih regiment to play at his house, receiving three doliars and a bot- tle of brandy for the eve: ‘8 performance. They drank preity freely, “Mr,” Greeu and “Mr,” J . gon, the violin player, showt cir conduct that they were unusually “bigh,’? When the min strels reached the corner it appears that Freeman commenced to criticise “Mr.” Green's periermance, he asking the pregnant question of the latier if he did not know better than to piay “reels”? at gentic- mon’s houses, coupling the query with the observa. tion that “they didn’t want any such music as thet’? “Mr.” Green turned round and in apt pro esaioual terms informed Freeman that he “putting on airs,’ and that he could “liek” him. Knowing taat Mr. Green had “a great name” in Providence, not only as’an accomplished musician, but as a sucecse ful bruiser, he (Grecn) didn’t show fight ana walked on, followed by Freeman, who siruck him three times and knocked him down, His assatiant held him on sidewalk avd “partly knocked the wind” ther musical phrase) out ef him, and while tuus held in bondage by this Freeman be used the knife, inflicting upon him several wounds, Assistant District Attorney Suilivan summed up the case, claintin, fondant’ was guilty of perpetrating ihe ofeuce for which he was indicted. The jury seemed to take that view of the case; for after a few moments’ consultation they rendered a verdict of guilty of assault and battery, with invent to do bodily harm. Mr. Spencer moved for a postponement of the sentence until Wednesday, in order to present #6) facts which might go to muigate the punishment that his Honor might see fit to Intiet, Judge Ledford grapied the wotiou, remarking from the testimony that the de- | | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1870.— ‘that it was @ pretty serions affair to stab a saren times, and thus run the riak of ‘aking his ALLEGED LABCBNY BY AN EXPRESSMAN—ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSER, Henry Hall, a city expressman, was tried upon & charge of grand larceny. The testimony Was that on the 16th of June spingham & Co., No. 6 Burling Slip, lost a bate of tobacco, vuined ab $100, A wit ess saw the accused put it on his wagon. Hall gave a straightforward acccunt of his connection With the affair, stating that he was employed to carry it to the James lip ferry by a man unknown to him. He accompanied Mr, Spingham to the ferry and showed hin where he was told to Geponis it Having proved an excellent character for ity the jury rendered w verdict of not guilty, witnout Jeaving their seata, A LOVEW'S QUARREL ABOUT A GOLD RING AND A TIMEREEPER, Danlel Charter (colored) was charged with stealing & gold Watch and two gold rings, Valued at elgity- Wo doltars, on the 1st of Juue, trom Mary E. Patter- son. ‘The compiamunt,a geatee! looking colored lady, Tequested permission of bis Honor to withdraw the charge, not wishing te prosecute tke matter further. Counsel for Charter exhibited a bundle ef “ove letters” written by Miss Patterson to Mr. Charter, and read an extract from ove of thom in which Miss Patterson sent twenty-five kisses to Mr, Charter. Judge Bedford dismisseu the ease, JUDGMENT SUSPENDED. Charles Warner pleaded gutily to stealing a coat om the 24h of October from Patrick McKenna, Valued at twenty-tive dollars, ‘I'he loser of the coat interceded in behalf of Warner, and when Judge Bedford was perfectly satisiicd that Warmer had heretofore been honest and that he took the coat When under the indueuce of liquor, he suspended Judgment, LARCENY OF A VALUABL® DIAMOND BROOOH— SENTENCE. Willtam H Builick, who was charged with stealing, on the 17th of Octover, a diamond breoch and ¢ rings vaiued at $1,000, the property of Thomas Kurk- patrick, pleaded guilty tast weck and was piaced at the bar tor sentence, ‘The property was recovered. Itgeems that it was supposed that Bullick was la- sano, and at the request of his {enor the physician of the Tombs examiued the prisoner, 1t was Dr. Nealis’ opinion tnat Bullick had been drinking very freely, but that he was fully responsible for hls acts. ‘The defendant admitted to nave taken the property, and gave as an explanation the statement that le Was thea laboring under an attack of delirium tremens. Ths phyisical appearance showed that ie must have been an excessive drinker, He was seatenced to the State Prison for one year. BROOKLYN. COUAT CALEWDAR, Surremk Court—Omcurr.—Nos, 76, 49, 63, 26, 62, 77, 6, £0, 40, 113, 140, 147, 143, 140, 160, » 168 to 16s fuclusive; 108 to 176 luciusive; 178, 179% 181. COURT OF APPEALS CALEKDAR. ALBANY, Nov, 28, 1870. The following is the Court of Appeals day culendar gd ig aes 202—Now. A915, 43, 4934, 31, 06'4, OL, 1, ONZE MORS UNFORCUNATE. OMcial Tnvestigation of the Wuter Street Homicide Conflicting Testinony - Three Men Held by the Jury. Au investigation was held yesterday in ths case of Ellen Surrick, the ahaudoned woman kilied on the morning of the 22d inst. by being thrown down & Hight of stone steps of premises No, 928 ale® street. Tho witnesséd first examined were Faward Jackson and Robert Carey. The TESTIMONY OF EDWARD JACKSON went to show that himself and WoodrufY bad been drinking together at different places 1a (he Fourth ‘ward, and atthe corner of Roosevelt and Water streets the deceased, who was there, asked us to treat her; she appeared to bo under the infuense of liquor; Woodruff! gave her ten cents to pay for her own drink; she came to him again and be was golug to GIVE HER A SLAP IN THE FACE, but 414 not; prisoner and Robert Carey were going to quarrel and the witness interfered to prevent them; the woman also went out and followed after Woodruff, who gave her a shove and she staggered aod Kil down @ Might of basement steps; the prsener then walked away; the witness walked up to bim and asked why he pushed her and be satd he did not intend to hurt her; he said she was following hun about ati the time; the witness had been drink- ing considerable that night and so had Woodrut?; the Witness did not again see the woman till he saw ber 7” the station house; the witness did not go to see the decoased atter she fell because he did not know she was injured, ROWBRT CARRY, @ har!ooking c@racter, having but one eye, living at No, 205 Water strect, testified that about one o’etock on Tucsday morning of last week he had a Grivk WiLh & Mau At the corner of Water and Roose- | Veit strees, alter WUich lc, Jacison and the pris- ouer “CNUCKED” FOR THE DRINKS, and afterwards a woman asked Woodraff for a drink and he Would not do so, but gave her ten cents to buy Uquer with aud she took a drink bebiad the sereen in the barroom; the woman ovine to Woodrul agei, when he threatened to slap his iaee, and the Witaess, In attempting to defend her woman, fei); tue witness and Woodrult went ouside and the Wouwan fo'lo the witness went into aaother place and * ueked* dive with the barkeeper, aad when he caine out he saw two Fourth ward officers taking the woman up fipgm the sta Way; they took her to the station house, and also tvgk him ta, OFVICER MICHARL Marrs, of the Four precinct, deposed that about two o'clock on the morning of the 224 Instaut he saw Ubree men and & Woman standing together in Water sires should judge that a was Woodralf stood between Curey and Jackson; Woodruif seemed to have the Wowan around the waist, and, turning is head, beard A DULL, HRAVY BOUND, and looking around miased the woman but saw the mian on the sidewalk; heard no alarm; thonght 1 posmbie the Woman might have gone around the corner; the three men ihen crossed the street and weut down James slip, vo Which the witness fol- jowed them; the witness then went as far as Cath- ariue street and met another officer, when they re- tured, exauining doorn cellar ways and coming to the basement of 328 Water strect leoked down and saw THE BODY OF A WOMAN lying at the bottom of seven or eight stone steps; her arms were partially under her 3 examined the women and found that she was dead; there Were cuts on the forehead aad mouth, but not mach bioed en the Body or sleps; as the officers lifted tus body to the sidewalk Carey came out of a liquor store on the corner and Was asked where his com- panions wore, and he said that he did not know; ‘arey, on being questioned about the woman, denied knowing aaything about her; took Carey to the sta- tion hou and ‘aubsequenily secured Jackson and Woodrud, with the aid of oficer Buckley. THB PRISONER'S BIATEMENT. George Weodrulf, the prisoner, Was examined in his own ochaif ond said he Was very drunk on the night of the fatal occurrence, and remembers being awoke by @ policeman while asiecp in an alleyway; remeinbers uothing ot What ocourred as testiiled to by the wWenewmes; When arrested did not know jor nce, Dr. McEwan, who mage a ‘mortem examina- tion on the body, testiGed that concussion of the brain, the resnu Of violence, Was the cause of death. Coroner Fiyan then subsulited the case te the jury, who found a verdict In accordauce with the facts, on which tee three prisoners, George Woodrut, Rovert Carey and Edwawi Jackson were commited to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afterncon, the President, Alderman Coman, iu the chair. No business of any very great impoitance was trans- acted, It was ordered that Thirteenth street from Fifth to Sixth avenue, Porty-ninth street from Eighth to Ninta avenue, Seventy fourth street from Madison to Fifth avenne, Tenth avenue trom Fourteenth to Sixteenth street, J wenty-second street from Fourth | avenue to Broadway aud Twenty-for street from Sixth avenue to North river be paved oe paren } avement; that & gas main be fiy-Dith street from First to avenue A, that a free drivking hydrant be west corner ol Bighth ‘The Fesolutions Pp: to place a * tive lamps in tromt of & corner o! Fifty~ our’ a 1th street aud No. 4 Bast Lighth street, were cou | curred ia. Ponrd of Awsisinmt Aldermen, The Board met yesterday afternoon, but there not beiog members cnough in attendance to adopt | icra,” & motion fo adjonrn tll Thursday, | ‘clock, was made ant carried, WOTKING WOMEN'S PAUTECTIVE UNIO. ‘The objects or the Working Women’s Protective Union are to protect female labor from the rapecity aud beurtiess injustice of the harpies who | week to defraud them of the scanty and hard. | carved fruits of thew labor; and at ame ume to fort of gratuit employment b en inti a a t does @ great deal of good and is | sat al. ial menting ef the Unton was held srnoon atthe rooms, No, 5s Bleecker amount Of busacns, chi TRIPLE SHEET. THE “AMERICUS.” NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lannch of the New *teambont Named tn | The Dariem Expedition—Arrest of United Honor of the “Tigers”—A fine Hiver and Mates Officers at Havre us Prussian Spies 5 NEW YORK CITY. General Localisms and Metropolitan now. - Sound Craft—A Pleasant “sead Of” by « Jolly Crew, ‘The huil of the promiwing steamboat, the Amert cus—a craft designed to take the place of the late Am Explanstion te be Demandced—Move= ment of Ships la the Europena Squadroy, ‘The United States ship Guard, Commander E. P. Lall, will eave on the Darien expedition about the Items. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- Sound steamer Stamford, burned at her whert in the | &b of wext month. Commander Selfridge, who has | town of the same name & Year OF HO Mince was | COtemand of the expedition, will take passage in the | launched yesterday from the yard of Mew. Law. | Guard ond preceed at once to the mouth of the rence & Foulks, foot of North Eighth street, Withee j A’rete river, when work is to be begun. After or- burg. The occasion was made an linportan! Oneby the | Seelelag (he various partis whieh are (o perform the | of such goods is oui of town, a routing, Was tranaced. ihe receipts of the Uu.oa tor (he past year were stated to bave bees $5,220, @.auisi ap expondiiure gi $0 0N ; menbers of the workd-renuwned club after which the boat has been named, and in hover of the event there was an attendance of ladies end gentiemen | seldom seen gathered together to do homage toa | Kindly and pleasant act. } At noon the goodly steamboat Nelly White, at the foot of Market street, East river, was placed at (he disposal of the Americus Club and their lady and Benticmen friends to attend the launch. In lese than hal! an hour after the freight and passengers of the boat's morning trip had been removed her saloons and promenade deck were filed with (hose Who desired to witness the “kissing of her native element” by the Americus, The folly crew of the occasion was made up of mer chants, ship owners and members of the club, among whom were Folice Commissioner Smith, Owen W. Braman, Joseph Jackson, John Vanderbeck and his brotucr Frank, John Mef. Da Vidson, Isaac J, Oliver, Edward D. Basford, Peter D, Braisted, George Butts, James Berryman, Chas, Hi. Hail, W. A. Schafer, Christian W. Schafer, Jas. Southworth, Captain Jones, Charley Lyons, Lewis J, Kirk, W, B. Dunley, J. F. Ames, James Bishop, Gua Plillips (better known as “Volty Goott’), Thomas Donahue, James Ryan, and Coroner Keenan (the twin cherries), ex-Com, Hatgnt, Frank Forte, M. 0, Grammon, I. J. Perkins, and others. Many of these gevtiemen brought their wives and chiiiren, and ‘thus the pariy assumed in many respects a tamily gathering, An good season the Nelly White steamed to the acene of the launc!, and, everytning being ta readi- ness, at nine minutes to one o'clock THB BLOCKS WERE KNOCKED from under her, and the Americas, amid the cheers of the nen, the waving of delicate caimbrics by the jadies and the shrill whisties of @ score of sieam- boats, glided from the ways to the river, She was al ouce taken in tow, avd, the excursion steamer making fast to her, the Interested party from the Neliy White went ou board and shorananty in- spected her coustracuon, sv faras was practicable at the time, ‘The eb ening of the Americus, really the piea- Santest feature of the day, was most gracefully and successfully performed by the pretty and accom. lished Mizs bila Olver, daughter of isaac J. Over, ate Supervisor of unis city, As the bottle of Ame- ricus Cinb” champazne was broken over tue bow of the craft Miss Oliver said tn an aud.vle tone:— FRIENDS A L have been requested to name the new craft, Therefore, 1 honor of the Americus Ciub, of which the Hou, William M, Tweed ts Presl- dent, I NAMB THIS BOAT “AMPRICUS!? Cheer upon cheer rent the air ia return, while Bassiord’g “heap, heap,” helped along ty a thun- devtitg no finity Sot The route takén by the excursionists was from the yard of Messrs. Lawrence & Foulke’s, down the yiver tO @ point between the Fulton and Wall street ferries, back to the foot of Adams street, where the Americus was left to recetve her machinery, and thence to the foot of Market street, where the in- vited guests were landed, During this little excursion a sumptuous coilation ‘Was served on the after-deck of the Nelly Waite, and At can be truthiuily said @ More satisfactory repast was never indulged in. Colonel M. M. Van Dyke, of Long Branch and this city, was everywhere seem- ingly, and by his exertions the ailair was made more genial and pleasant. The ladies thanked him heartily for his kind atientions, DESCRIPTION OF THR BOAT. The keel ef the Americus was laid in August last. She 18 175 feet on deck, 28 feet breadth of beam, 8 feet depth of hold, and of very Gites draught of water, She is constructed of oak, live ouk, chest- nut and kackmatack, and sqnare fastened with cop. per and treenaiis, Messrs. Hubbard & Whittaker, of Beooklyn, are building her engine, the cylinder of which 1s be 48 inches 1n dtameter by 9 feet stroke of piston, The Americus isowned by Mr. R. Corvell Wulte, aud will be runas a day boat on the route hence to Stamford and Greenwich, landing at the Jatter place at the new dock recently constructed near the Americus Club grounds. When compicted the boat will have cost her owner $65,000. THE POLICE COMMISSIONERSHIP. Appointment of Mir. Thomas J. Barr to tho Vacant Chair~lutercsting Letter from Mayor Hall. Vhe long agony in relation to the appointment of Police Commissioner to succecd Mr, M. T. Brennan, Sheriff elect, 1s Nnally at end. The oficial declara- tion has been made, and Mr. Thomas J. Barr proves to be the fortunate individual, Accompanying the notice of the appointment Mayor Hall trausmitted to Mr. Barr the following communication:— Mayor's Orrior, ) New Yorx Ciry, Nov. 26, 1570.5 My Drar Barr:— When I was a young Assistant District Attorney, and yon were an Alderman of the Sixth ward (and thereby ‘an Asso- elate Justice of the two Courts of Sessions and of Oyer and ‘Terminer, in which I practised), a friendship sprung up be- tween vs which I am pleased to remember has continued ever since, In those twenty years ago you and J, in conncetion with our mutual friends Brennan and Dowling, bad a hand an rescuing the Sixth ward from threatened disastron: in police affairs that seemed imminent from certain irrezu- laritfes of a police captain, At that time I had occasion to the just union there was of your experience as an ot and an Alderman of the Sixth ward, and of execu- tive capacity and familiarity with police discipline, Thea, too, the Alderwen selected as well a8 supervised tie police force in thelr respective wards, Subsequently you became a Btate Senator, a Member of Dongress, and during the civil war an ofticer by appointment from the War Department. In all these varied trusis you ob- tained experience of and practical information concerning all metropolitan matters, You were also born and bred « New Yorker, and learned to know thoroughly our citizens, to fee! a just pride in our inunicipal welfare, and to reallze the exigencies of Iife and society which require police regu lation. These and ‘many other ausiliary qualities eini- nently adapt you to faltil the duties and discharge the re- aponalbilities of Police Commissioner. Last spring I bad determined to appoint yon, if Mr. Brennan, a8 then seemed possible, had declined re- appointment, The fact of your removal in lato eara from participation jn_ political details places you Ina more impartial attitude with reference to tho deleato of the office. I confess I have been embarrassed vy applications and presnure made in belialf of nective d valuable members of the party, each of whom st would ave gralified me to have nominated, except that I felt 6 ied by my aettied impressions of your fitness for the p j and fn respect to one candidate I conld not, in justice {othe due administration of criminal justice, remove him from the court in which he seems to be d necessity. er \stnporary disappolutmenta may be felt in’ other quarters, Tam confident experfence will demonstrate, even htlemen who have competed for the appointinent, ry ym of the selection; and that in the administration of your responsible duties together with yonr nssociates— you will never represent parflal or syectal fntorests, and that this nomination herewith tendered will evidence ‘a re- rt he best welfare of this department in whoxe prac- Lcal duties you #0 long ago acquired valuable knowiedye, Very sincerely, your friend, A. OAKEY HALL, Mr. Barr, accompanted by Mr. Brennan, appeared yesterday at the Mayor's oftice and took the neces- sary oat, He will enter on the discharge of his duties on Tharsday next, Ist proximo. CHARITY FAIRS—A SHOPKEEPER'S VIEW OF TIlE To THE EpiTor OF THE HERALD :— Seelng your article in this morning’s issue on the “Success of the Two Great Fairs,” let me call your attention to the other side of the question, by stat- ing the serious loss and detriment to o deserving class, who are almost, and in many cases entirely, rutned by tnese fairs. I allude to the up town store- keepers, many of them widows struggling for a livelihood, who, in addition to their scanty stock, make up litle articies for sale, such as are always found at fairs—where, in consequence of having boen given, they can be sold at © merely nominal price, and the storekeeper, who has to pay rent and other expenses, finds his or her trade cut ow just at a season When they had expected to make up for te long, dreary duiness of the hot season, when — every purchaser Tam an importer of fancy £00 18 adapted to the holiday season and sell to several of ihe up town stoies, aithough thatis a very ‘united portion of my business, and one of my « ners, Whose daily expenses are thirty dollars, aad who ordinarily takes in from $100 to $150 da'ly doving November, has not suld an average of twenty. ove dollars’ worth per @iem during this month, owing, witout doubt, to the fairs, as his stock is fulier and richer than usual. You ean easily see how soon this man and hun- dreis of others must take advantage of the Bank- rupt Act at this rate, and, while commenting on the wonderfal snocess of the fairs, bear in mind they £ro the rain of hundreds of ojhers, who by reason of them caunot pay their rent, and after expending their littie capital in fitting ap a iittle tore and lay- jug in a little stock, parily ou credit, se their honest efforts completely thwarted by the ‘saccess of the fairs.” Keopmg the kind of stock Ido, I can within bounds state that during the past two months I have bad at lease Aity applications for donanons to the Monn! Hinal, Pounding Hospital, German, French, Pesuene Band and church fairs without namber, to wauy of Whieh Ihave donated liberally, particu. larly (he Freach #aiy now belog held; bat were L to onl to all tae © a the jaw applicants insist w it that L must, uh ily giv ay @ large portion Of my goods, Which 13 My capital, without any equivalent, 1 mitt also comment npon the gambling propen- QUESTION. | paired aud supplied with ad eutrely pew boiler and | sities Insulled tuto the minds of the young by tho “chances” offered at almost every jair, but tha part of the subject L will leave to. the moralist, coutent- ing myself with a view of the case that ) 8 you have lot tho: f Rew YORE, November 23. 1870, JIMPURTER. bydrographte and ehore duty Comman ler Selfridge ‘Wl take the Nipmc, Lacutenant Commander Byron Waeon, due at the Atrato the middie of January, and | procee) te Aeplowali and Panama. At the Jaiter Pert he Whi Ghat the steamer Saginaw, witch has been detailed by the department for the purpose of carrying om the surveys from the Pacific side at the | eutrance of (he Daren river. Tne principal work of | Commander Setiridge’s expedition 1 to be prose- cuted on the Pacide site, ‘The steam ‘aan hb, which performed good work last season with the Guard, has been thoroughly re- again juraiehed to the Guard, This iamense boat | is smugly stowed ma cradle on the quarter deck, ebeit the matomast, for good, solid work on the Alvato river in towing beats or iu making a regular recommolasance Up the siream, among snags and | Aillratorm, wherein the steamer has a great aavan- tags over tho caster. beparty watch is to take its passage on the Guard is rapidly assembling ia New York, Most of the civihans have pat in toe appearance and have placed their I ou board. The photographer oF (he expesinen has already fixed wp his “dark roo.u" aud satcly sored away his chemicals, The civilian seteutiic staf ls 0 be very strong on the preseat Darien expedition, It will be composed Ol On ssonomer, UALeralint, photographer aud civil engineer from the coast survey. A portion of these | gentemen Wil go mon the Puetic side lvter in the | seaeon, ‘Tne corvette Juniata, eight guns, Commander Ste- | phen &. Luce, Was ae last accounts stoned inthe port of Havre, France, looking out for American imte- Fests in that ety. She lies at Lue man-ol war quay, Just astern Preach steamers rannin, nue, near Twelfth street, M! on the laws of health, and gives some solid common sense talk in a most elegant ind eloquent style. parison with the corresponding day of last year, as fadicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Phar- acy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street:— Isue, 1870, 1069. 1870. 4 40 . 62 400 41 62 4. 8 perature yesterda, temperature for corresponding ae Average last year, The Rey. J. E, Cookman enlightenea the attena- ‘nis at the rooms of the Eastern Branch of the fin Men's Christian Association tn regard to “The Infiuence of Art on Our Institutions,’ The pupils of old Grammar Scoool No, 29 who studied under Mr, Thomas Foulke will meet to- iworrow in the school house, Nos, 97 and 99 Green. w ich sireet, for the purpose of forming @B associa: on. Charies Sumuer will deliver bis celebrated lecture on ‘fhe Duel between France and Germany, with its'Lessous toCivillzation,” on Thursday evening next be‘ore the Mercantile Library Association at Steln- Way Leall, W. L, Ormsby, Jr, delivered a lecture last even- dag, 1n the rooms of the G ‘wphical and Statist. cal Booiety, on “Educated Self Interest.” ‘The lec- ure Was, of course, as Sparkling as ginger pop and as substantial a3 vld-fashioned surzapar ita nf Mrs. Dr. Mary Dixon Jones delighted and in- str. \1 @ large auditory of ladies yesterday after- noon, at the Presbyterian church, on Seventh ave Dr. Jones lectures A solemn high mass of requiem was given yester- between | diy morning at the Cathedral for the repose of the Havre and New ¥ AD unpleasant meldent had occurred to some of the Warrant vlicers of tig | £0Uls of deceased members of tho Purgatortal Socie- Juniata while y were ashore on leave, im | tyofNew York. Vicar General Starrs officiated, that wh the carpen- | & i by Fathers Metneray and Poole as deacon er were g¢ towards the | a n,aud Father Kearney as master of uniform, wey Were ponnced upoa | ceremonies, OUs squad Of soldiers aud arrested as i rus. They were at once the jail A bartender named Adoiph Fossmer, doing bual- monn they : pte eye fay oe yn gh rg | hess for John Streham, of Third avenue, was yester- sorts Of unpicasant nawes by te tuluriwied home | 2Y arraigned before Justice Kech, at the Essex naids. As soon as informa ; Market Police Coart, charged with stealing from ary arrest reached the the money drawer of lls e.nployer $503. je ace sent ashore to identity par- | hnowledged his guilt aud was hela for trial at me fe out after @& great palayer , Goneral Sessions. the; were released, Cow Luce Was at the time absent on a brief visit to Rouen, nd no steps lad been takea to or nat peta yee for this-olence. No apology had been made, at fast | accounts, by the authorities, aluiouch ib as prob bie that iiey will be ade to make a catistactoi explanation and apology when Cowimander Luce jaya hefyre them @ formal compiaus The ar- résting party consisted of a deiactimuent of twelve mea, comuanded by & Bon-commlssioned otlicer, who dispiayed more zen ue adatr, ‘The Juniata was # of her relief, the corvetio Shenandoab, ander Olark H, Welles, irom Lisvon, before she proceeded to the Mediierranean ior ihe wiuter, ‘rhe corvette Plymouth, tweive gnns, Commander K. Randolph Breese, was at Southampton November 10, having Just arrived from a cruise In the Baltic, The Piymouth and Shenandoan are to remata in tie north of Europe durtng the wiater, while the balance of the European squadron will erutse in the Mediterrancan and ou the goutuera coast of the Continent, Affairs at the Norfolk Navy Yard. NoKro.K, Nov. 28, 1870, Tho United States steamer Endeavor, ia the Coast Survey service, has arrived, and alter masklog slight repairs will go to Savannah. The United States steainer Severn, Commander j; Fitzhugh, will drop down to the tioads to-morrow, and alver adjusiiug her company will sail for hey West. Paymaster Thomas T. Caswell, of vhia yard, has | becu deiached and placed on wailias orders. Naval Personals. Commander P. F. Harrington las been orterea to | the California, and Passed Assistant Paymaster J. Q Barton to the Nipsic. Commander Earl | English is detached from the command of the Delaware and waits orders. Lieutenant Commanders Francis Morris, Henry B, \ Robeson, C. M. Schoonmaker, UO. A, Batchel Lieutenant Royal B. Bradtord, surgeon R. T. Maccoun, Passed Assistant Surgeou Henry 8, Pitkin, Assistant Sargeon Frau, Chaplain E. C, Bittinger, Chief Engine hen C. Hibbert, George Schalagerbor, an uphotsterer, while om- ployed in the house of Wiliam Belden, No. 11 Park avenue, on Saturday last, stole a gold watch and chain valued at $300 and pawned tt at 486 Grand street, He was arrested yesterday by Detectives vans and Madigan aad committed by Justice Suandley, at Jefferson Market, to answer, Wiiham Sheehan, a lad twelve years of age, yes terday morning, while at play on the roof of tne five story buliding 66 Cedar street, made a misstep and feli to the flagging of the rear yard. He struck on his bead and Was aimost instantly kilied, By per- Taission the remains were removed to the residence of deceased’s parenta, 34 Jon sireet, where an in- quest willbe held, 7 Coroner Rolling yesterday afternoon held an ine quest in the case of Hugh Gray, late a driver in the empivy of the Second Avenue Railroad Company. Last Thursday night Gray was driving a team of horses attached to car 63 of the Second avenue road, and while whipping up the Lorses nesr 106th street he was pulled over the dashvoard, the car passing over his body, thus causing fatal injuries, Gray, however, was able to tell William O’Brien, conduc- © of the car, how tt occurred. The jury rendered verdict of accidental death. Deceased lived at © West birueth str ‘The Hebrew Fair in ald of the Mount Sinal Hom pital and Orphan Asylum will open in the Twenty. second Regiment Armory, on Fourteenth street, to morrow evening, on which occaston an address will Le delivered by Governor Hoffman, Public atteus tion has not been cated to this fair in advance, for the simple reason that, im the = preltusinary arrangements, the ladies of the Iebrew congregations in the city have relied for ald solely own people, who have responded gene- ral public are invited to par+ ti prise Which, though under Jew- Lhsupervition, ia no less beneficial to the Genii popuiation of this city. But benevoience aside, the Tair promises to | coud in interest to poue which Nas been held, the visitor will receive ample quid pro Tuo for ail his investments. Furst Assisiant Engineer R. ul. Gunne econd Assistants J. FP. Bingham and W. MH. iicrms are detached from the Deiaware and wait 6 Pays amaster A. I @ en ce to settle accounts, Tho warrant Heers and attaches of that vessel are also detached and placed on waiting orders. Commander Francis A, Noe has been detached from duty as chiet of staff of the Astatic fleet, and | awaits orders, Passed Assistant Paymaster J. Vor- omis has been detached from the Nipsic and ; hus, On Sunday afternoon Mr. Charles Schraldt, of No. | 68 Greenwich street, while out riding with hia wife, stopped at the lager beer saloon corner of ‘Tweuty-cighth street and Eighth avenue, leaving horse and carriage ta charge of two boys, Ho not deen la the saloon bat @ short time be- James Murphy, a Tw y-elghu hiee, of treel, came along, and ed to settle accounts; Captain John M. BL Clitz from the New York Navy Yard, and ordered to | the command of the Caitfornia; Licatenant Com- | mander John McPhale from the receiving suip Po- | tomac, and ordered to the California; Lieutenant | Commander E, M. Shepard from tho Michi, and ordered to the Caifornia; Lieutenant & Peck from duty at Jeierson Barracks, Mo., and or. dered to the Cailfornia; Surgeon Joha S. Kitehen, | irom the Board of Examiners, and ordered to the California. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. Colonel T. W. Sherman, of the Third artillery, has been ordered to report to General McDowell, Prosi- dent of the Retiring Board, at New York. BURGLARIES IN WESTCHESTER. During the past few days a series of burglaries have been perpetrated in the town of Westchester, Westchester county, which for daring and adroit- ness In execution could only have been pianned aud carried out by professional robbers. Houses have | been visited, henneries and coach houses in- | vaded, barns broken into and even pediers’ wagons emptied of their contents in broad daylight, by par- tes who have, up to the present, escaped detection, The carriage nouse of Benjamin Bradford, on the Kastehester road, was entered a few nights ago and robbed of 4 harness valuod at $209, About the same time the premises of Nathan Bradford were also visited, and | @ quantity of property of & similar nature carried away by the thieves, But the greatest suterers, perhaps, have been a number of poor families living | on the Willlamsbridge road, many of whom are to a greater or less extent dependent on the raising of poul'ry for their sustenance. The depredations on | the geese and turkeys owned by this class have been | especially nuinerous. In view ol this state of attains the cluzens are thoroughly aroused, and declare their iateution to show no mercy to any marauder | who may be caught on their premise | BROWN’S BUYS IN WILLIAMSBUAG, The parade of the William A. Brown Batialion yesterday, through the principal strects of the Eastern District, was one of the most imposing dis- plays of Irregular military ever seen in that section. During the afternoon the battalion indulged in tar- | get practice at Myrtle Avenue Park, where they | fiso partook of @ substantial dinner. In the even- ing they were escorted to their rendezvous at ihe | Odeon by the Junior Washington Voiunteers, all | carrying torches. A large nuiaber @f conspicuous | Brooklyn and New York politicians were invited guests of the battahon, ‘Ife prizes will be dis- | tributed at the Odeon to-morrow evenmg, mip boys attempted to drive of with. ti on to detaim his property, an. f ed down and badly kicked beaten about the head by the ruiians, who were d by rounisman Satie, of the Twentieth inet They were arraigned before Justice hhandiey, at Jeverson Market, yesterday, aua beld for examiuation, A stated session of the Commissioners of Emigra- tion was held yesterday, at which a large amount of routine business was disposed of, in the course of which the following semi-monthly report was offered:— Number of alien passengers arrived to No- vember 1%, 1570. ig OO, sees 199,499 Number ef allen pi bgers arrived since to November 24, 1570 pop sinensis teen «(S088 Total to date........ 203,012 To sale date m 1869. . 244,657 Balance in bank January 1, $79,373 Aggregate receipis to November 24 580,009 Total. eeeeee + $659,440 Disbursements as per previous account to NOVOMIDEE 24... ee ceee eee seee G37,286 Balance with City Chamberlain seves $22 165 TRE EGHTEENTH WARD FEUD. Death of the Victim, Hines—Post-Mortem Examination. Edward Hines, the young man who was shot dur- ing aquarrel with William MeNevins, in Sixteenth Strect, near Firstavenue, on Sunday morning, died at our o'clock yesterday morning in Bellevue Hos. pital, Deputy Coroner John Beach made a post-morwm examination on the body and found @ pistol shot wound about five inches below the navel and an inch to the right of tre median line. The builet passed thronga the, utesiines and bisdder and was found embedded tu one of the muscles on the rignt side of the vody. A jury Was empauelied in the case, and after view- ing the body it was taken tn charge by friends and removed to the residence of the aunt of the de coased, No. 416 East Sixteenth street. Coroner Roilins will hoid an tavestigation Mor mo iT tthe at eleven o'clock (0 morrow (Wednesday) ree Witnesses were detained, one of them tho brother of deceased, who telis conMieting stories concerping the circumstances tumediately pre- coding the shooting, A large and liguly exeited crowd of persons, mostly relatives and friends of deceased, gathered | atthe Morgue aud were tuvd im their denuncimuow of the MeNeving crowd, A LEAP FOR LIGERTY. The Two Chorged with the Crime ArrestedExcitement in the Localiiy. {From the St. Louls Republicen, Nov. 26.) The murder of the Lapine family, near Potosi, ap- | peas to have created a profound excitement tm the | jocality, Which is not surprising, jor a more utterly horrible crine has seldom sturiied a community. | T ¢ people, however, seem to have wisely develuped | their indignauon at the bloody deed by ‘determined eflorts to capture the perpetrators, Bands of | motnted men started 1a pursuit and, we are nappy , to say, with successfal result. On Thanksgiving Day the two miners charged with tie ne were capiured near Kushiower, in Jet a county. Their names are Charics Jolly and John Armstrong. They were captured while they were resting and etl 8 The pursuers surrounded them completely and they surrendered wiihoul opposi- tion. They were promptly bound with ropes conveyed to Potosi, no efforts to lynch them being | made, which, inthe excitement preveliing, speaks to the credit of the citizens, Joliy 1% nearly @ full Djooded Indian, and both are reckless and daring Minera characiers. Pending judicial examination it 1s dit fleult tow and What motive coud have ine spired the drs ‘ul deed, the murder of a husband | and wife, ther two chiidren and auother woman, Mary Christopher, sister of Mrs. Lapine, The fends appear to haye acted too deitbera’ to fsuppoce | them to have been crazed by drink, ‘The kilhug of | the two chitdren and the burning of the house lid. | cate a cool ferveity and an intention to destroy ihe witneases and evidences of their crime, which pre- | veots ie presumption of thelr being iasane from the | edects of arink. | Further developments in the tragedy will be | jooked jor with much interest | dy up to the head of the be Al an early hour yesterday morning three men were seen prowling about tm the neighborhood of tle premises No. 19) East Houston street, evidently bent on something evil, Two of the party were Ueory Carroll and Willlam Srowm, The Ghird ia vukgown. Golng up & porch leading to the premises aforesaid, they slipped under & window of tha fioor, and, piactng a ladder wget the wail, Ove Of them cin ed up, and, Ufting tke win- dow sash, Went inside. The other two followed sult. dn @& bed in (he adjoining room Ars. Kuts khuow and lier husband Were sleeping soundly, aud ina cradle near by reposed an infant one year old. As dolselcssly as possible the robbers proceeded it ihe outer apartment (o rausack Dureaus, tenuks and | every place Where angthing of valne was likely to va and, having done bere, the boldest of the ou where Mrs, Kunow and, creeping cautious. us about to insert hilt aa noe Cf somethin ates, Kanow from hee foun uvo, Carroll, catered the acd her husband were ssiee Hand under the pillow, wi falling on the floor awa slumber, As sue 9: 1 her eyes the first oljecd she beheld was Cary phe utiered a loud screand avd (ne villain fea, confreres and himself, not ng to descend tie ladder, Jamped pell meit from the window Into the y rd. Mis. Kunew tole lowed and haliooed © * from the window. Onicer Madden, of the Seventeenth precinct, neard the air and At (he Same time saw thtes men rene n swiftly doWa Mott street, two Of Whom le tas moulately arrested, They were taken to ihe Base Market Police Court yesterday forenoon, and, eome fessing their guilt, were held tO answer at ue Gems eral Sessions