The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1871, Page 10

‘1 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Commissioner Parker's Defence of His Administration. / I Explanations Respecting Allegea Frauds. Orvrce OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Jan, 12, 1871. Smi—During my necessary absouce in the Indian ‘Territory, whither I bad gone, under your orders, to attend the General Counc!l of the Indian tribes of That Verrfvory, a letter aldressed to you by Mr, Wiittam Welch, of Philadelphia, was published 1a many ef the datly prints, alleging frauds in the DEPARTMENT OF THR Fhe burchese and ‘ransportation of goods for the Indian service during the past year, I @a not this letter until my return near the close of December, ently learned that the Appropriation Committee <f the House of Representatives had been ordered to mvestigate the same, I deem at, therefore, wy duty, in justice to myself, to briefly reply to some of the allegations in said letter, and | Fespectiuity to request that the reply ve fied in your @epartment. The allegations of fraud relate princi- pally to contracts entered into for beef and flour Qnd the transperiation of Indian goods to Points on the Missouri river, principally for the Sioux of Dakota, The charges are very general and cannot therefore be answered as specifi- cally.as might be desired. To a proper and fair un- derstanding of the act.on of this office, ia entemng into-contracts for beef and flour,.it 1s necessary to explain that an arrangement existed with the com- ‘Mussary branch of the army to feed Indians, the Sioux ©f Dakota not included, until July 1, 1 W be paid forout of the appropr 20, 1862, of $2,000,000, “to enable the President to Maintain the peace among and with the various tribes, bands and parties of Indians, and to promote eivi.ization among said indians, briug them, where practicable, upon reservations, relieve their necessl- ties and encourage their efforts at self-support.” The Si of Dakota, the Southern Chey es and Arapalioes, and the Kiowas and Comauches, Whom the Peace Commission of 1se7 hot Jocated = about ai tes they nad egteo- Ushed, received most of the benefit of this @rrangement. Ali janillar with Indian aftay-§ Will admit that these tribes of Indians are amyng the Wildest and most warlike of the remaining Indians ‘Of the Untied States. dhe inducement eld ont to them to couse weir warlare agunst tre citizens of the United States and settie ppon reser vations was that they should be clothed and fed and ultimately taugut . ine useiul aris pertaining to civil zed life. A large por- tion of tiese Indians Leen thus? cated and fed for more 1 cighieen Months previous ASTI, and svat une & comparative ad been maintained! aong fe Western tron- It was knewn ana admitted by all who had dealings with them thar it was PD the food ax clothing that kept tiem gq ott the agenc and it was the unceusng appreltensien or that the moment weir supplies cased they Would abandon their agencies and at once re- sume their nomade habits, raking from ciuzeus Whatever they miznt lancy am Inavgurating a war 4f deeme:! to ther adva tage- 10 the month of June Tast but Itte pros} existed of passing the Indian Appropriation bi} betore the Ist of July, at which time the arrangement with Hue Commissary Depart. ment wos toiernimate. In, May and June, 1870, Kea Clous, Spotted Tal ana oeher S.oux visited Wasn- fmgion to secure better Ulderstanding with the Buthorities of the Untied. Sta‘es respecting their Tuture. They were assured that if they stayed upon their reservatiows and remained ‘at peace Shey wonld be fe and clotied. The Indians then complamed thett they hac not been either well Yed or suMcieauy clowied. No positive promise upon any matter * prescuicd by them was made on denall of the Inclin Ortice, a3 everything depended upon the action: of Congress on the Indian Appro- Priation bill. hen pending in that body. Tne fact ‘Was patent to the indian Office end all ‘amihar with japeeselations to the Indians above nained that, un- Tess someting was don» to continue their subsist ence aiter the Ist of July, that they would very goon thereafter abandon the agencies around Which they had jJocated, return to the plans a@nd again commence their ; redatory habits, The Tuctan agents then in Washington staved’ post- fivel, tha: in cas: of failure to coutinue tie suppl (the Indians would commence depretating an! p haps inaugurate a geueral Indi war, Such a Fesuit was net to be desired, large expeudi- of moncy and labor, which had resulted in producing a comparative }eace and safety Blong most of the Indian fronver, was not to be recklessly thrown away. ‘the Indiau Ouice feit that the couuuy demanded tit peace should Ponlinue to exist, and tat the horrors attendant @pou an india. war should ve averied. There was Dat one senument respecting Indi n uffairs, and that Was the continuance of peace. To obiaui subsist- eve for the =10ux alone required time, Their treaty Stipulated certain supphes for them, and they de- Manded it in person as weil as through (ieir agent’. The treaties with the Southern Chesennes and Arapa- foes and the Kiowas und Comanches embrace of sabsisience for them gad Ss wthout it peace cannot . Upto June 15, 1570, no Tudian ns had passed, and deeming it of the ut- Unat immediaie steps should be taken to keep up the looked about t tind some respons bie party who could furnish suppies within a limited time, and $f appropriations Leg made to pay no stzpulation THY CONTRACTOR, KIS WORK AND PAY. s Among the many perzons who were etther recom- mended by trends or applied in person to ao the re- quired work | scl cted Mr. Besler. i bad no partica- Lar personal knowledge of him, but he was repre. Benicd lo me as baving at different umes supplied ‘the army posts ou the Missourt; had aiso had some dealings with tue Peace Commission im tie matter of furnishing supplies ior them during their nezouations with the Indians, and was generally familiar witn every diil- culty to be overcome m contracting on ihe Missourt Tiver. The manner in which he executed his con- tract fully justifies the confidence the ofice placed in him. An abundance ef good provisions was soon supplied. ‘Ihe Indians did not abaudon the acencies, and an apprehended expensive Indian war Was arresied. But it 1s alleged that the prices for beet and four were too high. To tus I can oniy eay that, gwith the iniormation the ofice then posses-el, they did not seem extravagant. Prevediug July 1, 1569, General Harney, acting under the sanction of the Peace Commission, pu.d ior beef 790-100 cen’s per pound, gross weigit, jor lecaing: these same Indians. The same commission paid 6 cents at Fort Laramic. 1 was also credibly in- for. ed that the Commissary Depar it were pay- fng 5 cents for beef at Fort Rand 910) cents at Fort Rice, and had at tne: 8 high as % cents per pound at the latier » . Five cents had been puid for the oeef in Sioux City, and in 1839 ihe Commissary Department, wider 1ts arrangement with the Indian Office, was getting Deel for 4 44-100 cenis. In 1867 the Peace Com- mission pari for four $6 per 1v0 pounds; in 163 Inaian Commissioner yior pald $6 60 per 100 pounds, delivered at ‘the Ponca and Yank- 3; $9 at Crow Creel $11 at Fort which the Cheyen Agency 18 4 ted, and $12 50 at Fort Rive, near which fa the Grana Kiver Agenc huperimtendent S. M. Janney has paid during the past summer, tor use at the Szntee Agency, ver 100 pounds, General Harsey, while in Charge o! these Indiaus. had yaid 6% cents for flour delivered m Sioux City and 11 cents delivered at the Whetstone Agency. 1 was also iaiormed that the Commissary Department was ying for its flour durtwg tue pust summer $3 86 per 00 pounds, or thereabouts. No arrangement beyond duly 1, 1870, could be made with the Commissary Deparuuent for iceding tue ludiaas. They would vmake no agreement wuti! assuved by an appropria- tion by Congress 1n bulk, Which the result suows did not occur. . Hence it was evident that tere was an emergency demanding hot only immediate acion, but actien which wenla not operly be sunject fo the rule of ordinary purcvases or contrac’ paid e, ear because we time Wiihin which a amount of beef and flour must be livered at points remote- from the depots of supply Was very short, ices than a month, and a Jarge amount of capital, some $309,000, must be Fisked upon the contingency of a future appropria- | tion—an investment Wich would not be made, at | guy rate by 4 majority of those governed by the reg- @ilar rules of trade; aud witiie other contracts and archases Ip te saine loculiiy are presented as giv- @ scale of prices, and this purchase is sub- @uitted without hesitation to iheir test, it should bo borne in mind that they were made in the in when there were tunds in the hand the parties contracting or applicable for their ment, Such being my general intermation and reasions at the tine 10 Arranging terms with Mr. er, Ifeei confident that Ue bargain wae not a badone. As before stated, he premptly executed bis work. No faut has ever been found vy tke In- @ians with the quaiity of the suppiies he furnished, Or that the quapiity was deficient except in the ‘weight of veel at tue Cheyenne Agener, referred to im saidsetter. The papers show that zt this timo the areucy ‘were ont of repair; that every pro caution was then taken to the manner practised xt frontier poste to get corre erage weizht of the , aud experts were catled i from Fort Swly to assist m the imatter, Tkere was Ao sus- on of iraud in the manner of arriving at the — aud the contractor had a right to expect pay for Weights thus agreed upon, THE PRIOR PAID FOR TRANSPORTATION. Respecting the transportavion, to which reference fe also wade as being high, and therefore conciu- pic aud, 3 rep iy that nearly all the Indian it, Cons.snng of annuity goods and some other Hee, Poached Signx City in October, at a time 4 navigation on wie Upper Missouri had nearly uns «of low water and gg approach of cold weather, and afl made the very $ terms 3 could | with the ivesugation of this matter to reveai the most sib) Parties —ran- ‘on the upper river to insure the certain of the indian freight, The prices paid, in it, were reasonable, and will compare iv with what has been paid im former years that paid ¥ the army for the fall months of the psent year, itmust be borne in mind that the season Was late; all Indian freight was bound to be taken up to the respective destinations or endless poate ae be el result rd Sere, Spd wales 10 was cheaper than , thoi both were bigh. oai9 “4 "vy THE CONDUCT OF THE AGENT AT WHETSTONE AGENCY, , Resnecting the allegation made that Captam Poole, then agent at the Whetstone Ageucy, refused to receive ibe cattle because he had an abundant Supply on hand, and yet was ordered by the Commis- sioner or Indian Afairs to receive the eattle, I reply tat no one was more urgent than Captain Poole, while in Washington with Spotted Tal! and his party, that there should be no interregnum of supplies at lis agency, He repeatedly stated that, he should be out of everything alter July 1, and b, representations had certainly much weight 1 ¢¢ trolling the action of the Indian Oitice at this tipg! he having but recently left his agency. turning he repeated his request by telegraph, Sioux Ctiy, saysug that he snould be oat of 8. on ence for his people on or about the Ist of IUachad the same day he was notified that the depart i made definite arrangements to supply hj Yet a as the other agencies on the Missouri rivay abun- few days after he telegraphs that he D9 received dance of catue, which, it seems, he Dwnich this from the commissary contractor, but fang when, otlice had no notice or imformation ‘the omco therefore, those contracted for Deeive them, Feached there, he declined to jation of Cay having already acted upon the infOeted as sta tain Poole and otner agents, Conty ‘and therefore the office could not legally 141 sent letters to oneored him be ae org catule, “rie information other agents to do the same, ' upon which the ofMice acted 4p, sou esi tive that suppiles were get 3 WHY TUE INDIAN BOARD thet tie Board oP ine Respecting the allegatigry;, consulted in the pur- dian Commisioners we four, I have only to chases made of beef ai ‘orizing such consulta Say that the act av a yy on the 15th OE a hg shen” the contract complained .2 17, 1870, nearly one month Ne passe ‘of the’ act. Respecting the Pinade by the contraccors, 1 can say Socemoa Boney They will probaly 7 vhing about it, Rua T knawe. op louse charged | be called by Fy e committee of the price paid by th m to execute their contracts and the prog) tey nade. THE MOTIVES OF THE CHARGES, In -nclusion Is desire to express a conviction | whi-l has forced itself upon my mind, that these | gra Uitous charges upon the Indian Oitice are | bur 4 deteruinaiton to carry out certatu theories | pre forth by Mr. Welsh in 1869, It will be collected that in April, 1869, President appointed Mr. Welsh ‘as ‘one of the Jian Commissioners authorized to be appointed er the act of Conzress of April 10, 1862. ile then claimed that the expenditure of all Indian \ppropriations Was algo intended to be placed in the hands of said Commission, To this propo: ny ho. J. D. Cox, then secretary of the Interior, and myself, dissented, and i this we wer? sustained by the President. He then resigned | from the Commission, and has since labored as | @ voluntary agent, it seems, keeping a watchful eye upon the transactions of the Indian Ofice, with a view to detecting irreguarities and exposing them, and thereby taking from it tle Management of the Mdiun funds. The deter- mination of the Prestdent to cal inthe religious element of the country to aid in the manage- ment of Indian affairs, and the Episcopal so- ; to have the verdict set aside, | the bili of sale Was made out in the name THE Boston smuccr2s - Guilty and A Couple of Principals For the Accessories *** Custom House Officials The at aha by the Absence of Wit- wee in Canada. Boson, Jan. 12, 1871. ve of those villanous Boston smugglers, 40 have been on trial here inthe United States ‘Jourt during the past three weeks, was finished to- day. Samuel C. Lund and Dexter F. Mills, a couple of the principals in the stupendous transactions, were found guilty, but their counsels filed motions on the ground that 1t was contrary to the evidence in the case. | Perry, Freeman, Skeele and Uaderwood, who were in the employ of the men found gulity, were acquit- ted by the jury, and they were discharged. Mr. Restleaux, the confidential detective of the Collector of the Boston port; Mr. Sanderson, another officer in the Bostoa Custom House, and Mr. Gamleld, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and an officer in the New York Custom House, who were all indicted by the Grand Jury, Rave not yet been tried, and probably Will not be, inasmuch as Gafield is in Canada, and toe witnesses against the others are also sojourning within the jurisdiction of the New Dominion. The HERALD has already given an account of the extent of these glaring smuggling transactions, but I Will nevertheless add the chief facts which have been elicited at the protracted trial. It appears from the evidence that early iM the spring of 1869 certain par- ties in Boston, New York, and Yarmouth, Nova Sco- Ua, conspired to take certain goods stored tn Boston out of bond (receiving drawbacks thereon), export them in the usual way to Yarmouth, and trom thence ship them coastwise; but instead of lanaing the goods at a coastwise port the vessels carrying them rendezvoused at Tusket Island, on” the Nova Scotia coast, where they were transferred to the vessel employed in smuggling them back again into Boston and New York, ‘Tis latter vessel was @ small schooner of about forty tons, named the D. H. Hodgkins, belonging to tais port. She was bought for Benj. Stanwood, of Yarmouth, N. S., but of Captain Wilham Snow. A captain named Snow was em- ployed to command this vessel; bat the p larity of the transaction was, that whue tne cap- taia’s name was George Snow (the person tn whose hame the bill of sale was execuicd) lis brovaer, Who was a teamster, was named George Snow. A crew beimig obtained for the Hodgkins, she cleared for New York; but instead of going there direct went to Tusket Island, where a cargo of goods were taken on board, taken to New lork, and there landed, as if direct from Boston, A num- ber of empty domestic liquor, flour and other var- rels Were taxca, iato which the liqaors were trans- m tue original packages, and nutmegs, the nutmegs belng marked “oak plugs.” ed Gaiieid, a Custom House inspector in New York, acted as agent for the goods in that city, though Sianwood, Mil's and Lund were, ac- cording to government witnesses, seen there en- gaged in the business connected with the smugglea clety, of which ir. Welsh 18 & prominent | goods, Aster landing her cargo in New York und member, having had assigned to them most asec ty reis, & ard t of ihe Dakota aistrict’ as their special fernirt Sei eee Gee ee field of labor, has opened the most plausible pretext to renew the attempt of 1569, at least so far as that society has acquired jurisdiction in Dakota, notwithstanding the Indian Ojtice has Maintained the peace and kept the Indians com- paratively quiet there aud elsewhere. J will not sert that he and his associates, or any other reli- gious organization, are not as competent to manage and disburse Indian funds as the Indian Bureau; but there being at present no law authoriz ng such a course, the bureau is bound to repel ail such attempts. Since the accession of President Grant to the office of Chief Executive of the nation the Indian Bureau nas been conducted soleiy and wholiy with a view to the maintenance of peace and the avoidance of expensive and horrible Indian wars, the ammelloration of their condition and their again for boston, but went by way of Tusket Jsiand, where another cargo was taken on board, ‘The evideu.ce as to the complicity of Stanwood in the Loston —importations is conclusive enough, but not quite so direct in reference to Milis and Lund. Vhbe latter, however, was the party, in connection with Cornelius Hyson (one of the gov- ernment witnesses), Who gave bonds to have the identical goods smuggled exported to Yarmouth. ‘The goods that were rua into New York were ship- ped by rail Lo Boston, and those received in Boston were shipped to New York, so as to throw inquiry on to a very dificult trail to follow. Among the goods exported was a large quantity of castor oi, Wich Was transferred ito oii barrels on board the Hodgkias, and marked ‘machine oil.’ Freeman, who was in Mills’ employ and stored advancement in civilization. I also think It proper to rewark that during the past and preceding year the communications from Mr, Weish relative to indian affairs have not always been couched tn those terins which might be expected from one not authorized to dictate or control; but as there was @ peeteiliey that his motive was a desire to promote ‘he wel are of the Indians, his wishes have, as far as the same were practicable and not incompatibie with existing laws, been complied with. Very re- €pectiully, your obedient servant, ELY 8S. PARKER, Commissioner, To CoLuMBUS DELANO, Secretary of the Interior. “THE TARIFF. How the New Thing Works—Bungling where. ‘The revenue tariff of July 14, 1870, which went into operation on the ist of January, 1871, seems to have caused considerable trouble amovg importers of wines and liquors. The section relating 10 the importation of liquors reads as foliows:— Brandy and other spirits manufactured from grain or otber mateclais and net otherwise provided for, two doliars per proof gailon, Under the old law brandy paid three dollars per gallon, and two dollars and a half per gallon on all other liquors. This law was in force up to the 1st of January, 1871. Importers, in their circulars for the me some of the smuggled goods at a warehouse leased by his employer, at 41 India street, was implicated as having a guilty knowledge of tne goods stored. His plea was that he was acting for himself; had no guilty knowledge of the smuggling, stored the goods as he had done other goods not smuggled. Perry, skeele and Underwood were teamsiers ‘employed to cart the smuggled goods, and thetr plea was tnat they had no guilty Knowledge of the smuggling. Perry, how- ever, did more. He hired acellar at India wharf, ‘where some of the smuggled goods were stored, and afterwards seized. Lund was proved to have paid bills on account of the smuggling schooner, and to have sold some of the liquors smuggled in His connection with the business was pretty well estab- lished by the government evidence, though he eas to be acting simply as a broker for other parties. Mills, if he was one of the principals in the tran- saction, had covered his tracks so well that it was. hard to make outa case against him—the only di- rect evidence obtained as to his complictty being the active part he touk in the disposal of the smug- gled goods in New York. An attempt to prove an a/ibt io this case was not successful. The principal witnesses of the government were George Snow, captain of the smuggler, who turned State’s ev deuce, and bis brother Willam, the teamster. Gaf- figia and Stanwood escaped to Canada, though the latter was in Bostoa last fall, and bad promised to give important testimony in the case. the D. H. Hodgkins, during the spring and sum- mer of 1669, smuggled ten cargoes of goods Ne York and cignt into Boston. One of th smuggled was principally composed of nutmegs, }ear, based their prices on the new tariffas mean- | the duty on which, tf paid, would have amounted to iug two doilurs per gallon on all liquors. On the | nearly $3,000 The fi cargo was brougnt into 3d day of January the new law took effect. Two | New York in April of 1869, and the last one in No- Gollars per gallon was received for ail liquors at the Custom House, and up to two o'clock on the after- noon of the vth of January this amount was re- ceived as the duty upon all imported liquors. Afsier that tle IMPORTERS WERE ASTONISHED to learn that the Deputy Coliectois fixed the rate on brandy at two dollars and other liquors at two and 4 half, the same rate as in the old law. The Col- Jector Was appeaied to by the importers, wno were referred to Assistant Collector Clinch, who held that only brandy was provided for in the new tari! and that the other liquors were provided for in tne old act and at the old rate. That this ruling was con- trary at Jeast to the spit of the law may be found in the fact that the bill itself was Intended by Congress to reduce taxation generally. General Schenck, now Minister to Eng- land, tbe chairman of the Committee of Ways and , to Whom the matter was referred, stated that the pill as aulended was a reduction, and in that hghtit was passed by both houses. Another fact worthy of notice is that under the present ruling gin and whiskey, Scotcn and Irish, bought on the other side at Jrom forty conts to one dollar per ullon pays more duty by ity cents per gallon than ‘rench brandy which costs ten dollars in gold per galion in France. Many merchants find that this hobbie, Wuich is EVIDENTLY A MISTAKE elther in the engrossing of the law or tts interpre- tation by the oficials here, causes great trouble Nearly all the importers have sold liquor accordin, to the terms of their price ists, based on the reduc- tion of the tarif. Tue government holds the im- orters’ bonds and will not release them until they ave paid the Amounts Claimed by the government as duties neg.ected to be charged; while, on the other hand, the importers’ customers in many cases refuse to pay an additional raie, apd many houses—a very large house among others—refuse to demand addi:jonal rates trom their customers, 2nd state that they will stand by teir bargains whether the government $ faith with them or not, The Secretary of the Treasury states that he will not rule in the matter until the question comes before him on an appeal irom the Collector of Customs here. J. H. Stedwell, jate deputy collector of the Tuird division of the Custom House, has been retained by the importers, and is now in Washington for the purpose of obtain- ing either the Secretary of the Treasury's tavorable onion or a joint resoluuon of Congress amendug ¢ law. eaicbaacs a THAT FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Conclusion of the Coroner’s Inquest—Verdict of the Jury. Alter three protracted sessions Coroner Whitenill and a jury got a verdict at an early hour yesterday morning in tie case of Nicholas Stephens, Dantel Muthollard and Francis Xavier Lussien, who lost their lives on the evening of the 29th ult.. by the ex- og of a boiler at the iron foundry of W. L. ilier, Defreese & Co., North Thirteenth street, Wil- The following is THE VERDICT. “We find that the deceased, Nicholas Stephens, Francis Xavier Lussien and Daniel Mulholland, came to thetr death from the explosion of a boiler in the iron foundry of Miller, Defreese & Co., North Thir- teenih and Second streets, and that tne cause of the explosion was insufficiency of water in tne boller tnrovgh the neglect of the engineer, Nicholas Ste- hens, and further that said poller was used without laving been itmspected, and that it should have yer by the boiler inspector, who had been notified. liamsbarg. EUROPEAN MARKETS, Loxpox Money MAnxET.—Lonnon, Jan. 12—1:80 P. M.—Consols, 92% for money and the aecount. rican sogurtien quiet. ‘Piveiwenty bonda, 1603, 89/43 1 1867, tockasteady Tiunois Central, Atlantic and Great Western, LIVERPOOL ‘COTTON MARKE: 4:0 P, M.—Cotton closed q' lands, 7%d.; middilng Oriest foot up 1; bales, toeiuding expo IVERPOoL, Jan. 12—1:%0 P. M.—Cotton dull, Mid : ands, 74d. a 144.5 middling Orleans, &d. a 83g. Sales 4K) bales. LifELPooL BREADSTUTFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Jan. 13-170 P, M.—Wheat—California, white, 11x, 74.; rea’ West ern, No. 2 to No. 1 new spring, 8 10s, 64. ; red winter, lus. 1d, Corn, No. 2, mixed new, 82a. Live Rvoor PRoVIGIONs MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Jan, 12— 10 P, M.—Provisions remain unchanged in price since the close yesterday. Lard, 5&6. 6d, Loxpon Paovu ARKET,—LONDON, Jan. 12—1 ‘Linsoed ofl, 439 0 439 be. Common rovin, 6a. 84. vember of tie same year. Only a portion of the last cargo was seized by the gevernment, The amount supposed to have been frandulently brought into the country in this vessel is estimated at about $350,000, and the loss to the reveaue by the transaction some $125,000 to $150,000, in gold. one aber A -WATER FAMINE IN BOSTON, The Supply of Manufacturing Establishments to be Cut Of Next Wednesday. Boston, Jan, 12, 1871, The Boston Water Board have announced that, in consequence of the daily increased consumption of water, they will find it necessary to cut oi the supply from manufactories on Wednesday next, in case there is no intervening rat, in order to keep intact the supply for domestic purposes. It 1s obvious that, in view of the dearth of water in the Jake, prompt and efficient measures musi be taken to prevent a water famine. The water at the lake 1s four feet lower than It was last year at this period, and tho consumption of it seems to be greater this month than last, Which is accounted for in the practice of many people letting the water run over night to prevent its freezing. The foot of the conduit at the ii 1s fourteen feet under the surface at high watermark, and the water at the p’ mnt time 13 only about five anda half feet avove the conduit, It it should fall two feet, more then the manufac- turers will have to sutler*that domestic needs may be supplied. It is estimated that the mannfactories, including distilleries, sugar refineries and railroads, use from 2,000,600 to 3,000,000 of the 14,000,000 gallons daily cousumed, and should the order be issued shatting of the supply next Wednesday from 15,000 to 20,000 artisans, mechanics and Working men and Women of all classes would be throwa out of em- ployment. If the water falls below the mouth of the conduit at the iake engines or some other force will have to be employed to lift it from the deeper places in the luke, “Such engines are not in readiness, ana could not easily be procured. The lowest point the water ever reached was in 1564, When it fell to four feet and ten inches. East Boston was then supplied. Now, without East Bos- ton, the Water is down to within a very few inches of that point, and at the recent rate ‘of consump- tion the supply will last only two or three days more. During the dronght of 1864 arrangemen were mde to connect Dudiey Pond with the coi duit, but betore the actual necessity arose rain came in plenty, This year the supply in Dudiey and Dug ponds has actually been exhausted, So there 18 nothing to rely upon except the lake, THiT JERSEY WATER P.PE, Shifting the Responsibility—The New Pipe to be Raised in Position To-Morrow. The grumbling in Jersey City and Hoboken on tl Water question has abated somewhat, as there is & fair supply of water to every quarter of the cities for one hour each day. It was expected that the Com- mon Council would entertain the question at their late meeting, and Alderman Thomas offered the fol- ‘Towing resolution in reference to the water:—“Re- solved, That the Board of Water Commissioners be requested to communicate to this Board, at its next regular meeting, what means were taken to against such an accident and what measures have been adopted to prevent a@ recurrence of 1t,”” ‘This resolution fully covered the ground, but no sooner was it offered than Alderman Sheeran took up the endgel for the Water Commissioners, and with the help of Alderman Kege defeated the resolu- tion when tf was put toa vote. This extraordinary proceeding Jurnishes sufficient evidence that the “ring”? which the people defeated at the polls last Novomber is not yet entirely broken, and there is @ very bitter feeling in the matter. That any apolo- isa could be found for the Commissioners can only aie by the existence of a coalition for re- establishing the domiaion of the “ring” at the next mite work of paring the n i} work of preparing ew progresses Tapidly at Belleville. The machiners for ratsing the pipe will be in working oraer by to-morrow morn- id i6 is expected that by Monday al! wil) be THE WILLIAMSBURG MURDER. Further and Important Testimony Before Coroner Whitehill—Adjourament of the Inquest. Coroner Whitebill and jury last evening resumed the inquest in the case of George Wilson, who was fatally shot on Sunday morning last by Silvie Mail- Jard, under somewhat mysterious circumstances, at the Grand street ferry, Williamsburg. A large num- ber of citizens listened attentively to the testimony and closely scanned the alleged murderer, Maillard, who is a diminutive Frenchman, about twenty-nine years of age. ‘The following 1s the testimony elicited: — Willard H. Taylor, sworn, deposed—I was driving ® milk wagon down Grand street, on my way to New York, on the morning of the tragedy; when within one hundred feet of the Grand street ferry I saw two men in the middle of the street; one was retreating and the other was following him up and making mo- tions to strike him; they had both reachod the side- walk, when Lheard a pistol shot and saw the flash; I then got off my wagon and went to where one of the men had fallen; I found there Mr. Benson, whom I knew by sight; aiso saw the prisoner there, and knew him by sight; did not know either of their papers H apked wh ut the matter was, and Ben- on tat man ~ Ben- son then ran up the tree Bhbbk Pah an omcer; while he was gone some men and myself took the deceased into a saloon; I then got on my wagon and went to New York; |t was at that time half-past two o’clock in the morn- ing; I did mot speak to the prisoner at any time; did not see any blows struck by the man who was following the retreating man; if any blows had been struck I think I should have seen them; I heard no words spoken; the Man who was retreating 3 throwing up One arm as if to ward oif blows; I recognize the prisoner as the man who Was retreat- ing; there was only one shot fired; I don’t know whether the men were under the influence of liquor or not; after the men reached the sidewalk I ob- | Served a person on the other side of the street; heard no cry for police, Albert Quinn, sworn, deposed—I am an officer, attached to the Fifth precinct police; was on duty on Grand street on the morning of tne 8th inst.; at about twenty minutes after two o'clock, while walking down that street, L saw aman at the corner of Grand and First streets; he was acting in a peculiar manner, as if looking for somebody; he started on a run through First street toward South First, and thinktng that he was running away from me Ll ran after him; when 1 got a short distance an old man told me that he was running for a doctor; i then turned back and saw @ man running through Water street, and I followed him and brought him back to where the deceased was lying; the man I brought back was the prisone: took the deceased lato the saloon op. posite which he was lying, and leit him in charge of @ person there while I sent for assistance; I sent @ watchman to the station house for two men and a stretcher, and then Benson came back from the doctor’s and gave me a pistol that he said he took away from the prisoner; I theu took the prisoner to | the station house; when I asked the prisoner for nis pistol he told me that the man with the white coat (Benson) had taken It away from him; when I asked him what he shot the man tor he said that he (the deceased) crossed him twice, and that he thought he was a loafer; the proprietor of tio saloon No, 10 Grand street and Benson both told me that the prisoner snot Wilson, ‘Lhe inquest was here adjourned until this evening. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, Wednesday, Jan. 12-11:47 P. M. WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE, UNITED STATES ARMY. Place of Obser F. vation, i Force of the | State the Wine Weather UML, ‘eulog a Augusta, 87 . Gentle, Cloudy, Baltimore, N. E.|Very gentle, 3 oston. 7 “]Very gentle Bulaio. Gentle, Charieston. Calm, Cheyenne, Gentle, jcayo. High, ‘Cfnemnati, Detroit. K Lake Cit; Milwauk Moblie Calm. [Very bring, [Light rain, New York.. Very gentle, |Clear. Very high. | Qioudy. Brink. lear, ‘Very gentle. |Ciear. Calm. ‘al Clear, Cloudy, Bria) Clear. Very gentle. [Cloudy. Gentle, Ciear. Calm. Washington. .| Very gentle, Wilmington N Norfolk, Va .,.|3u. Mt.Washingt'n |29, Barometer correct: lear, Clear, SEASONABLE.—A Vessel is loading at Parker’s Head, Maine, with ice for this city. As it is said to be the first shipment of the season from that State, we suppose we may properly speak of it as an isolated case.—Norjolx Journal, Jan. 11. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—This Day. Sun rises. Sun sets, . 7 23 | Moon rises.mora 12 00 455 | High water...eve 1 18 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORX FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. ‘Steamer. Australia... hein City of Wash't'n Heiveti Jan Jan 5 Broadway, |69 Broadway. Nebras 29 Hrondway, Vine de 58 Proadway. Eri 69 Broadway, 15 Broadway. 69 Broadway. Deutsebland. Washington. india. Wyoming. way. Bowling Green 29 Broadway. PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 12, 1871, CLEARED. Steamship Missouri, Paimer, Havana—Atlantio Mail Steamship Co, Steamship Gen Barnes, Mallory, Savannah—Livingston, Fox & Co. ip Georgia, Crowell, Charleston—H R Morgan & Steams! 0. Steamship Wm P Clyde, Sturgis, Wilmington, NC—Loril- lard Steamship Co. Steamship Loulsa Moore, Salyear, Newbern, NC—Murray, Ferris & Co. Steamship Chesapeake, Johnson, Portiand—J F Ames, Steamship Nereus, Bearse. Boston~H W Whitney. Ship Jessore (Br), Santord, Liverpoo!—-Snow & Burgess. Shp Washington, Chase. Liverpool—C L Wrighi & Co, loveis Schamyl, Snow, Brindisi and a market- Fabbri & auncey. re Ebenezer (Nor), Olsen, Alexandrta, E—Funoh, Edye 0 Bark Mayflower, Hotchkiss, Barbados—Hy Trowbridge’s one, Brig Joseph Howe, Wilson, Uork or Falmouth for orders— HS DeWolf & Co. pits Detmar (NG), Wenke, Cuxhaven for orders—Funch, ive « Co. ; Brig Helen O Phinney, Boyd, Matanzas—Miller & Hough- jon. Schr A L Putnam, West, Port an Prince—Brett, Son & Co. Sebr Vincent J Wallace, Allen, Jacmel-—S © Loud & Co. Schr 8 A Hammond, Westcate, Cientuegos, Schr David Babcock, Colcord, New Orieans—N i Brig- bam. Schr Sparkling Sea, Falkenburgh, Savannah—Bentley, Miller & Thomas, Schr Ben, Davis, Wilmington, NC—E 8 Powell. Schr E B' Wharton, Boneell. Baitimore—Wm Chalmers, Sehr Perais § Smith, Robinson, Boston—S W Lewis & Co, Sehr Blackstone, Milis, Providence—H W Jackson & Co. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Cleopatra, Phillips, Havana Jan 7, with mdse, to F Alexandre & Sons. Had strong head wind and sea. Steamship Mary Sanford, Chadwick, Wilmington, NC, 4 days, with naval siores, to Evans, Ball & Co. Steamehip Sar Couch, ' Norfolk, passengers, to the Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamship Wyanoke, Bourne, Norfolk, with mdse and pas- nzers, to the Old Dominion Steamslilp Co. Steamship EC Knight, Johnéon, Georgetown, DO, with mdse, to GB Merric Ship Riversdale (Br), Martin, tta Sept 22, with mde, to Munzinger, Pitzippio & Co. wed the Cape of Good Hope Nav 19, St Helena zi Dec 1 on 30 90; panned Bermn A Dec 'l, lat 1738 E. lon 322 W, rom Amoy for Georgetown 96 days. Dec 2, off St Hi abip Ghyange, from Calcutta for Liverpool. ip Bessie Parker (lit), Cox, Briton Ferry 47 days, with railway iron, te order——versel to Jax W Elweil & Co. ‘Came the southern passage ; had fine weather up to stroug head winds. Bark Hedvig (Swe), Hammargren, Batavia Oct 23, with sugat and paper to order—vessel to Wendt, Tetens & Bock- mann. Passed Anjier Oct 23, Cape of Good Uope Nov 24, ‘crossed the Ewuator Dec 17 in lon 8; hnd tine weather up to Hatteras; has been 7 days north of that point with heavy NE . and NW gales; Oct 27, Int 18 98 lon 91, E Osterblom, sea- man, & native of Sweden, aged 18 years, died, and was ‘bu- ried Nov 13, Jat 27.53, lon yoke ahip Barly Morn (Br), from Mauritius for Cork, Bark Loch Awe (Br), Farquhar, Batavia Aug 28, via Pas- saroeang Oct and St Helena Dec 3 with sugar, to Moc 4 Philips. Passed Cape of Good Hope Nov 14 and crossed the Equator Dec 18 in lon 30 W; had fine weather up to the Jast 7 daya, then strong N and NW_ gales; Oct 23, lat 24 07 8, Jon 1 6 48 E, spoke ship Glenalien (Br), from Manila for New 0 Hatteras, slce Bark Lelia M Long (Br), Lewis, Liverpool 37 days. with mare. to Carver & Barnes’ Had strong westerly gales the entire passage. are C'V Minot (of Bath, Henly, Liverpool Nov 2, with Indse, to master. Bark Candido (Ital), Trapani, Antwerp 65 days, with mdse order. 6 the southern and had heavy wee ther; lost and apiit satis aud stove bulwarks, Bark Biola (Br), Irving, Pernambuco 32 ders. with sugar, rt Of provisions, ermuda, wind SSW: J steering east. Heuvel, Montevideo, with hide had eather N¢ if *thip Goldon State ‘hence frou south 21 days, with rubber, Ac.. to ». been 9 days north of Hatteras, with strong N and NW winds, Jan 4, Iat 8 83, lon 71 05, saw ship by il tsery steering SW; no date, dc., saw brig Emily ‘owle! io. ir Tmpulse (Br), Curtis, Curacoa, 28 days, with hides and skine. to huilinsky, Lo & Coy Has’ been 7 days north of Hatteras with strong N and NW gales; left no ves sels in port. Schr D Sawyer (of Jonesport), Drisko, Mayaguez, PR, 17 4, with oranges to8 Michalena—veesel to master, Had heavy gales from all quarters of the compass, with heavy northerly 4ea, the entire passage, pe he chr Setagawa (of Gloucester), Bryrnt, Baracoa, 14 da: with fruft, to Douglas Griftin, Had strong N and Nie winds the entire passage, Been 6 dave north of Hatter: Schr Azelda & Laura (of Georgetown), M Inda!, Bai Jédayn, with cocoannts, to J & J Pearsall—vesiel to B d Wenberg: been 6 days north of Hatteras, with strong N and NW winds. Jan%, lat 88 40, lon 73 42, spoke schr Edith, from —, bound aouth, Schr Frama, Whitman, Virginia, Schr Wm Thomnson, Peterson, Virginia. Sehr Elizabeth Whit yp, Virginia, Schr Aun Amelia, Decker, Virginia. Passed Through Hell Gate. “" BOUND BourH. Steamshin Leopard, Baker, Boston for New York, for or- ers. Steamship Wamsutta, Fish, New Bedfora for New York, with mdse and passengers, te Ferguson & Wood. Sloop Oregon, Watroull, Providence for New York, BOUND EAST, ‘Steamship Chesapeake, Johnson, New York for Portland. Steamship Nerens. Bearae, New York for Boston. Schr Martha Weeks, Flowers, Port Johnson for Provi- ce, Schr Anthony Burton, Fenton, Hoboken for Providence. Schr francis ‘Weeks, Robinson, Hoboken for Boston, loseph Lindsley, Hoasdon, Hoboken for New Hayen, Schr Leontine, Pratt, New York for Sal t es Elizabeth M Smith, Doane, New 01 B Bae: SAILED. Steamships Calabria, Liverpool; Gen Barnes. Savannan; Georgia, Charleston; W P Clyde, Wilmington, NC; Lot Moore, Newbern ; Hatteras, Richmond, &c; Missouri, Nassau and Havana, Marine Disasters. SrraMsntr ANGLIA (Br), Cralg, from New York (Jan 7) for (iluseow, put into St Johns, NF, 12th Inst, leaky. Snip YouNG AMERIca. Cummings, which arrived at San Francisco Sth inst from New York, struck on a reef of rocks Cape St Roque, where she remained over 4 hours, 8 finally got off, after a considerable quantity of ber cargo was thrown overboard. The pumps were sounded, but no leak found, and no damage of a serious nature was done to the vessel, Suir AnTisaN, Smith, from New York for Rotterdam, which arrived at Brouwershaven 2th ult, enconnterod very heavy weather on the passage, and when ‘within 4) miles of Fayal, which she endeavored to reach. out was unable to do. fo, sprung a leak and shifted cargo, and made as much as 14 inches water per hour, BAnK SAnAn M SMITH (Br), from Liverpool for Poston, 4s nshore on Shovelfui Shoal. She lies easy ani does not Liak. An attempt was made to pull her off AM of 1:th, but it failed. More of her cargo woula be discharged, and it was thonght she would be got off last night, Bank CrNTAuR (of Sheet Harbor, NS), Williams, from Liverpool, bound to New York, with general cargo, pit into St Thomas Dec 27 in distress, She is badly damazed, with mate. Sh6 was 98. survey shows her to hae been badly strained and crippled; makes nix inches of water as she Hes in the harbor. Some of her cargo was ard; forward house broken to pleces and 165 fathoms of chain'and best hawser gone; foremast, main and maintopmast sprang; stern started and butts’ open; back of ruider and rudder braces started; running ;ear Share and, stranded: loss of salle. It was recommenied at the whole be repaired and replaced and cargo dis- charged till leak is stopped, . ” BARK ADA, from Chariottetown, PEI, for Enrope, is stranded at Cape Jack, Straits of Canso. Fart of the cargo (oats) has been -gaved’ dry, and the balance in a damaged condition, Bank MAGDALA, Coreland, from St John, NB, for Liver- pool, which put back to the former port walerlogged, drag- fed hier anchors and went ashore recently on Navy Ialad. 1¢ was got off Dec 8, and will goon blocks. Bank VoLUNTFER—Captain Blake, of the bark Volun- feer, from Malaga for Boston, before reported, atates that at 8 AM 9th inet discovered that’ the bark had # feet water in the hold, Wind NNE, snowing and very cold, Made an to Provincetown, but the bark became water- her side. Took to the boats and wn, The steamer George Shattuck af- he V into Provincetown, where she wil bo eee 5 ti discharged. Big ALBERTI, Harriman, at Molmes’ Hole, from Shields Nov 5 for Boston, was driven into the Bay o” heavy northerly and westerly gales, and was obli all possible ca Finisterre booby hatch and lost everything moveable off deck; came the southern passage, as far south as lat 93, and had no Na trade winds; since passing lat 30, lon 60, had # succession of northerly and westerty gales. Bria Sunpntsx (Br), Coalflent, from Cadiz. Sept 28, for New York, heretofore reported, put into St Thomas In distress, has asked for fondson resronsible bond; offer at 14%, subject to inspection of accounts, and that only the ugual commission shall be charged. The Dunkeld. which carries forward ehe cargo of the Surprise, gets $5,000, gold. Bara SAPPRO, of Prince Edward Is'and, coal laden, was stranded at Georzevilie, north aide of Cape George, on the 25th ult. The bull, rigging, &c, were sold by public auction. SOHR ALEIDA (Dutch), Lubberinch, from Antwerp for San Francisco, put into Valparaiso Ist uit. SonR WANATA, Munsell, from New York for Bilboa. at Fayal with loss of sais, was having new ones made on the ‘Tih uit, and was nearly readv to proceed. Scur STariient, from New York. arrived at Pensacola ‘ith inst with loss of foremast; had been 40 days on the pas- Scum Joun E Darury, from Brunswick, Ga, for New York, before reported taken into Norfoik, was on the rail- way at that place 9th inst, and Ler entire shoe found to be gene.andgome butts and planking started in her bi tom, Her repatra will be moderate; salvage on vessel and cargo dumber) 1850, ScuR ANN Exiza, from Baltimore for Boston, ashore on Sharp's Isiand, has been pumped out nearly dry a second time, Captain Baker arrived at Nerfolk 9th inst for a diver and another steam pump, and with taese he anticipates cet- Ung her off and back to Bailimore for repairs. Sour REDINGTON, from Rockland for Richmond, loaded with lime, ran ashoreon Monday night, th inst, 12 miles south of Gape Heory. The vessel it, Sonn SEGUIN (of Rath), Davis, from Portland for Baltt- more, with a cargo of potitoes, dragzed her anebors night of Sth inst at Newport, and went ashore on the obstructions near Long Wharf. Sle was got off next morning at 8 o'clock without damage bythe U § revenue cutter Moccasin, and will proceed, Scie NIAGARA—The stenmer Resolute and two schoon- ers were rendering assistance to schr Nia; » from Mobile for Providence, ashore on Rody Island, tn inst, The wen- ther had been very unfavorable for working on her. It was, however, thought that she would soon be off and into Norfolk, WRECKING STFAMER W TTRoxToN, of the Neptune Sub- marine Co, has arrived at Bridgeport, Ct, having in tow the coal bargo Gratis, raised by the Truxton of Milford harbor. The barge will be hauled up for the present on the flats near Cook's Point. Caniz, Dec 19—The Kyrre, Halvorsen, from Leith for Philadelphia, which put in here yesterday making water, has been conipelied to take assistanse to pump; she may have to discharge the whole ot her cargo (railway iron). Loxvox, Jan 12-Ship Crescent, of Havana, was rnn into in the Mersey and sunk. Severai of her crew are mis- sing. RockKLAND, Me, Jan 11—The revenue steamer McCulloch reports the schr M'S Dyer, {rom Boston for Franklin, with a valuable carzo, as having gone ‘ashore yestertay on Horse Ledge, near Herring Gut, and had ver hull stove. The schr was hauled off t wy by the McCulloch nnd towed into « safe harbor. The McCulloch also to-day fell in with a achr laden with wood, from George for this port, that had lost her sails, ‘and towed her in. Miscellaneons. Parser J T Baldwin, of the steamship Cleopatra, from Ha- vana, has our thanks for favors, STEAMSHIP ARIZONA, Seabury, from New York Dec 22 for Hong Kong via the Suez canal, arrived at Gibraltar on the morning of the 8th inst. Ali we!l on board, Bank CALEDONIA, of Boston, built at Sunderland {n 1855, 407 tons register, was sold by auction at Valparaiso tor $4200 Notice to Mar ners. The Dolphin, on Great Ped, Providence river. been knocked over by ice or some passing vessel removed and replaced hy a further notice wi!l mark the By order of the Tighthonse joard. STRONG, LH Inspector, 3d district. New York, Jan 12, 1871, * “ese aaa Spoken. Steamehtp Yazoo, erine, from Philadelphia for Ha- aud New Orleans, .an 8, off Savannah, ran Bark Capella, Huvert, P ark Capelia, Huvert, from Leith for Philadelphia, Deo ark Gemabok, Bunker, trom New York for Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, Dec 15, lat 12 N, lon 83 36. Foreign Ports. ANsIRR, Oct 20—Passea by, N yAniTEe, Oct 8 yee ¥, Naval Brigade, Knight, from ee 22. RI, having has been spar buoy, No 1, which until 5 te. vi Arrived, brig Sarah Peters, An- amer Mexican (Br), Windar, San- Slat fe and Liverpoul Carthagena and Port an Prince) UKE si ii Salled 2th, bark rot Ritchie, Thoma, Cienfuegos, LAW, Dec 24.~ 3 teball, New York for Glasgow. u7ivets bark Spankery BRoUWFRSHAVEN, Dec %6—Arrived, Artisan, Smith, New Nork (not Philadelphia—see Diansters). rs BREMERUAVEN, i , » yENMERUAVEN, Deo i4—Arrived, America (s), Busslus, ‘Safied, Borneo, Proctor, Sourabaya. ZAI, Dec 20.-Saslea, Steilian, Percival, Mesrina. CALLAO, Dec 5--Arrived, {p' Mount Pleasaut (Br), Pen- treath, King George's Sound, > wOUa! : In port Dec 21, ships Elizaveth Cushing, Colby, and Witch of the Wave, Bachelder, une; Brewster, Collins, d d Dec 14, ahipa Helle of the Sea, Spear, Mailesta Tal- ‘0 load guano for Hamburg or Rotterdam; 16th, Gen Shepley, Merriman, for do, do (both before reported sailed for Guahape), CLENFURGOS, ’Jan 1—Arrived, achra Ramon do Ajuria, McBride, Philadelphia; T W Vaunaman, Sharp, do; 2d, thos Shay, Fisher, dc FAvAt, Deo 7—In port achra Wanata, Munsell, from New York for Bilvoa, to anil soon; Lath Rich, Paddock, con- gemned ; Volunteer (Br), tor St Michaels, with cargo of achr GRANGEMOUTN, Dec 24—Salled, ship Western Ocean (Br), Davia, Pensacola, ogttway, Dec 2%—Sailed, ship Kendrick Fish, Watts, GIBRALTAR, Jan 8, AM—Arrived, steamship Arizona, uury, New York for Hong Kong via Suez Canal. Guerrows, ‘Nic, Dee 16 Salled, brig Alfarata, Wallace, jew York. GronGEtowN, PEI, Dee %1—Arrived, sonr Glenwood Be) Anaenen, Savannah (and commenced idg for New- Foundland), Hawncna, Jan 9—Arrived, steamship Thuringia (NG), York (before reported in port Nov. + ship Sonora, Paine, noon. HAVANA, Jan 1—-Arrived, bar Wilson, Wilmin, ork. Arrived at do previous to Deo 18, ew York; Baltimore via. Key "Wat Pensacola; sehr ye Soha Arrived at do fs ‘Vera Crus. t0 sali fer HONG KONG, Nov 5—Bailed, ship Oxceola, Walden, New Franciseo via Honolulu, for Mantia, 8 i ad, 3 iA me ae Rawlings, J 4 bare James B Ward, P ork; bth, sober Jan 4 Beye eh Sem 1 aswwet, eater Arrow (Br), PIGpsees Pes tn port shin Nationa (Fr), Soret, to lew KINGSTON, Ja, Deo 17——Arri joa ia; schr © Balled 19th, sohr Chim if onaventure (Br), for io. Orleani In ort Bee 24 abip Wonavent or ; wehre fon, for. Ne 0 Merritt, une; Wriones, for New Works i Conservative: for dorado? LtvERPoor, Dec 8—Kalled, Alice Bnet Fendilan, Genoa (was reported cleared 24th for Boston and’ fork). MESEINA, Deo 17—Arrived, Springbok, Nash, Gibraltar, Yah, Sandy Hook, Walls,’ Licata; 20d, Dantel Webster oaton, alte 20th, “Andros, Taylor, New York; Heroine, Mayo, a a Pickens, Rogers, do. aM ARsrtuas, Dec 17—Arrived, Moses Williamson, Lakey re. pak Atay Dec 21—Arrived, brig Nellie Mowe, Merrymant nia. MELNOURN®, Nov 7—In port ships Springteld. Dwight, une; ? Pendleton, Pendietom: doy brige, Nellie itastiogns Hall, and Protege, Knowles, do; schr Maggie Johnson, Days ton, do. Sailed Nov 5, bark Columbia, Maynew, Newcastle and San tharine W May, Hen- vy. Havener, As, Jan 3—Arrived, schr deraon, Philadelphia; ith, brigs Not Idi ity Bradford, Apaiachicol: al NEWOASTLE, NSW, Oct «t—Salled, bark Envoy, Berryy Bong Kong. NAVASSA, Dec 22—In port brig Iza, to load for Wilm! ton, to sail about Jan 1; schr Eri, to load for Wilmington, sall In 4 day Pailed , brig Lewis Clark, for Baltimore, PANAMA, Deo 27 In port ship Valley Forge, Carney, frora Niiou One, Nov 22—In port barks Agincourt (Br), Ramm; ING APORE, Nov 22—In arks ins ) for Patang and New York. Napier (Br), Singh for Bos- ton; ‘Little Williams, Henry, for do, to sail 28d; Metin Smith, for Java, SANTA MARTHA, Dec 22-—Arrived, ackr Frank Treat, Bare ker, New York (10 Yoturn to Savanila and Carthagena). Sr Jouns, NP, Jan 12—Put in, steamship Ang.ja, from New York for Glasgow. VAntabatao, Decl port shin, Vermont, Hlgging f Callao, divg: bark Iaane Hall, Coleord, for do, do; Buteh Lubbernjeh, from: Anwwerp for Sen Francisco, aay Nov 18, ships Sabino, Paine, Mejillones; 19th, J 2 Stetson, S:eteon, do--both to toad for United Kingdom. 'WHULINGTON, NZ, Oct 81- Sailed, Charles Brower, Graz. Newcastle, NSW. ji American Ports. BOSTON, Jan 11—Cleared, steamship Saxon, Boggs, Phi» adeiphia; schr B & L Marts, Marta, Char'eston, Saved—Wind NW to SSW’ and SW, steamship Saxon; baz® Azelio. 1%th— Arrived, < 2 feamship Ontario, Town ; 4, Averpodt § barks Chineserin (Br), from lquique; Oc: Fg house, Pensacola; brie Josephine, do; Mary Leblanc, SB ‘are, Below—Bark Warren Hallett, from Cape de Vera. BALTIMORE, Jan 1l—Below, 1n Annapolis ronda, barks. Lapwing, hence for Rio Janeiro; Gussie ‘Truman, from terdam, bound up; and of the Voikin, schrs Dan! Holmeay aud Maria Pierson, both bound up. --Steamships Blackstone, Loveland, Boston Leipzig (NG), Jneger, B ed) Young Eagle (Br), Diek, Dublin ni naa; schra Win T Einerson, Dorr, and Clara, GF ‘ork; J W Roberts, Thompson, Belfast ; Ella, Grindadl, SSWICK, Ga, Dec 25—Arrived, achrs Abbie Burstow, xara ew Sig cea Hendnak anes, Wyatt, Bangor; Sist, mburg, Smith, New York. ‘Sniled Bee 20, ephrs Alavela; Jani, St Crotx; 4th, 8 R i Hall. In port 6th, bark Eos; brig Plover; schr Garland; and the above arrivals, BRIDGEPORT, Jan 12--Arrived, schr John Temple, Save Port Jeferso: ‘ailed—Schre Escort, Rafford, and Isaac McKeen, Mo- TON, Jan V—Arrived, bark Howard, from phi Roosevelt. Savannah, Ballad snares _ fBP. Cowen, Liverpool; Cisear, for Barcelona; Joven Beatr'z, do. ‘12th—Arnived, sehra Willie Martin, New York ; Lizzie Carr, Belfast. ‘Eaileai—Steameh'p Sonth Carolina, Reckett, New York. 5 MONROE, Janu li—Saiied, bark Serapbina, FORTR ‘4 w York. Pat in—Sebr Virginia, from Virginia for New York, in &i for Ne Passed ont, steamship Lelpziz, for Bremen; ship Qeean, for do: barks Steele, for’ Rotterdam; Mauitou, for brig Airolo, for d HOLE, Jan 19, PM—Arrived, schr Adelbext, Farnham, Richmond (and sailed 11th for Boston), Sailed—Barks Ocean Eagle, Onineaeren, Sam! E Springs prise Josephine, Mary -Lebiane, Gen Inrabam; sobre, Wie liam. Idella Small, L'T Knight, Montebelio, R Leach. lith, AM—Arrived, brig Albert, Harriman, Shields, B, for Boston; schrs John Grifiith, Coombs, Port au Piatte via Newe port (and oailed for Boston; Statesman, Nutter, Elf naa sall PT ROKSONVILED, Jan 7—Arrived, schr Mald of the Mist, Ss QACKSONVILE mith. New York. MOBILE, Jan 7—Arrized, ship Lizzie Fennell, Mshoney, Havana: brie Tgnscita (Sp). Tomas, Matangns. MOSQUITO INLET, Dec :9—In port schr Laura H Jones, Consing, for Poston, ready for sen. + NEW ‘ORLEANS, Jun 7—Arrived, brics Folo, Cormme,, Ceite: Marie Angela, Sensat, Havana: schr Challenger, Woodville, Utila, "Below, coming up, abip Good Hi tt Freeman,’ from Antwerp (betore reported arrived 58h)s fare : ton: Sung a ‘arb'ehead, Colina, from Bos! ma Caritt ; Maria Kosa, ‘schrs J B Ingrabim. Packanl, from New York; BB Emery, Clayton, from Philadelphia vir Key Went, Cleared—Steamship Bienville, Baker, New York; ship Riverside, Randall, Bremen; barks Mag-ie MeNe! 3 Sea (Br), Bonner, and Nova Scotian (Hr), Hatt ol; brig M: Johnaon, Chariestun; sch’ PBry'simpson, Vera Craze Anns Lrone Kemp, INh—Arrives, steamship Achilles, Colburn, Philade!phta, Pase-A-O0TUE, Jan 7—Arrived, brig J M Barnes, Wy man, Turks Island. Sournwersr Pass, Jan 7—Arrived, ship Helene. Raschen, remen. Satie’—Ship Alexander McNet'l; bric Helena M Rawleys ‘hra Florence N Turner, and Gertrute Hawes, BERN, Jan —Arrived, steamship ES Terry, Bearse, Eunice P Newcomb, Newcomb, Tang: wih bowsprit sprang; Isabela Lb Pearce. Pearce, Boston, NEWPORT, Jan 10, PM—Salied, schr Lizzie Mills, Arm strong, New York (not Bangor’. 11th, 9AM—Arnived, schr Mary J Mead, Thrasher, New YQEW'LONDON, Jan 10—Arrivea, schr 8 J GM Me EW LONDON, Jan 10— cl more, Donald, Marien, Ga. for Norwich, NEW HAVEN. Jan 11—Arrived, achr Connecticut, Ste won, Elizabethport; sloop Caroline Ross, do. —Brig Thos Turuil, for Porto Rico; echr Ama i. MACOLA, Jan 6--Arrived, shios Calista Haws Minehsn, Kingston; Conference (Br', Wiihams, Waterf: Tweedsiale Br), McHicken, Port Glaacor bark Clenfs ECS Allen, Cienfuegos; Augusta C Sma'l (Br), O’Brien, ith, Eugene, Terry, Indianola; ‘Starlight, Wobinson, Wi ork. Cleared 6th, achrs Electric, Murray, Indianola; A L Butle Butler, New York, PRILADELPHIA, Jan 11—Arrived, steamship Hunter, Harding, Providence, Clearet—Steamship Aries, Wiley, Boston; brig Hermes (Br), Lees, Laguayra and Porto Cabello; schr Thos Clyde Chain, Trinidad de Cuba. Levis, Jan 11, AM—One schooner going to, Vessels } teady. harbor unchancel. Win PM--Nothing pacsing fo to-vlay.” Tn harbor, schr Rng ‘i chr AJ Raymond, Ist anchor? White Seu, for Raltimore, lost anchor ; schr Lottie, from Philadelphia for Boston ; for do, returned, and tugs America and Hudson, The L eo lightship was towed in harbor by the Hudson, The bay reported covered with ice. Wind SSi, cloudy, and haze to keaward. PORTLAND, Jan 10-- Cleared, bark Mary EF Libby, i Havana (not New York); schrsJ_G Cralg, Maxwell, ry more; Neliie Chase. Upton, New York. Salted—Bark Mary E Libby; brig John Sanderson, ana th—Cleared, brig JR Brown, Bain, Matanzas; schr On- ward, Bunker, Ponce, PR. PROVIDENCE, Jan 11—-Sailed, schrs Wetanga, Sf Washington, NC;'L A Rose, Kose, Newbern, NC; d W Powell, Baliimore. Salled—Schr D W Saunders, Murray, Newbern, NC, RICHMOND, Jan |0—Arrived, steamships G B Upton, Bo- nd Saratoga, Couch, New York, o7 F Farland itum, Rio Janetro, SAVANNAH, Jan 7—Cleared. bark Geo Durkeo (Br), Leslie, Liverpool Ralled—Bar< Douclas Castle (Br), Lindecreen, Liverpoaa. WILMINGTON, NC, Jan 8—arrives, schra Ella Hodsdoa, Nickerson, Navassa Island; F Merwin, Pieroe, New York, $th—Cleared, xchr Eva Adele, Euton, New York, Hal, LOTTERY IN + from “One Who Knows.” To THe Eprror oF THE St. Louts Tres :. Happening to be in the clty for several weeks my attention has been arresied by the frequent articles which bave ap- eared in your elty papers touching an injunction obtaswed By Ben Wood, of Kew. York, againt Mesers, Murray, Miller & Co., managers of the Missouri State Lottery. 1am Informed that Wood has solemnly sworn that he is =. large owner 1n this franchise, I am more than surprised «& this because the w: iter, being well acquainted with all the arties for many years, and also intimate with ull theim Jot- ery rights, happens to know, of his own knowledge, what ‘Wood's claim amounts to, atid witich, unon an elimination of the facts, will turn out to be as follow: On the'MMth of October, 1863, Wood, by bis deed, duly exe- cuted, conveyed to three’ trustees, Messrs. Murray, Simmons and Davis, every right in any lottery franchise, 1n the United States, in which he was interested, for the term of ten ‘The business went on for several years, when, in Jur I became fully cognizant of a deed from Wood to Mi for the large sum of %276,260, the receipt whereof 1s thereby (zed, the futention; as expressed, being to convey only thirty-ooe and a sourth per cent of there franchises, ‘aud which {s declared to mean every nd interost im auy lottery grant, and the business thereunder whatever. - simmons then took posseasion of the property wna control of the business until the fail of 1804, when by & aequent arrangement he was to ecll back to Wood for sum of #162.250, to be paid by instalments out of the earn- foya of the business, passing no Ute whatever untll all the me as paid, which will be seen b ference toa de feasance in agreement, which deci of te payments reverved to’ shalt rem: paid at the time stated and ten days (hereafter all the jot.ery rights aod in- terests intended to be conveyed thereby shall temain with the said simmons as Cully as if the ayreement had never been executed, Wood theu took control and eatried on the bial ness successiully for over twelve months, but instead of com- piving with the obii;ations under the ayreewent, pail Mr. immons but $20,000, This left Mr. Simmons to his only remedy, which was to take possession of his property unier the very terma of the agreement itself, By the affidavit of Mr. Joselyn, Mr. Wood's cashier, be. swears that ina little over one year he paid to Mr, Wood over $165,004, and Bays the rearon why he cannot give in de- taiji the partict the particular times was thet Wood took possession o} the books and schedule of ae- counts and destroyet them, and therefore he has had access thereto. The object in destroying these Car accounts must be left for othersto jadge, Another of clerks, Mr. Hinds, cashier In charge’ of another department of the business, swears that he paid Wood He0.0c0, Tt wid, therefore, be seen that fr in June, 1°66, til December, I there was paid to Wood the large sum of $681,250, out ot which was taken out of the business which belonged to Mr. Simmons. | And now. in the face of theas Pregnant {nets he swears that he 18 the owner of thirty-nine anda half cent of the Missourt franchiee, and by whlch, I underst he obtained the present injunction, NE WHO KNOW! mone DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN different States, Desertion, &e., eufficient cause, No publicity. No charge mnti! divorce obtained, Advice free. M. HOUSE, Attorney, 180 Broadway. that If any one GODSEND, Dr. }HORPS NEW SYSTEM, office 56 West Twenty- fourth street.—Miracles percormed ‘every zo The lame walk; the deat hear; the dumb speak, and those near their raves raised to perfect health immediately, GREAT REDUCTION IN TEAS.—EVERYBODY 4 bet oak 6. 26) foseeyfs ran at = ia riees oO! ugaré, Floar anc Gh Berlex; one prices egah ely. THOMAS R. AGNEW. © MORE MEDICANE.-PERFECT HEALTI N ‘tore to all-by D¥BARRY'S delicious REVAGENTE. hb effectually cures ‘eowsti) ra genoa rece Sane on ; 1 2, 18 Ibs, BARBY & CU., jew York, and a8 all and grocers, LSOSTUNEpY OUARD BY DR. WEaTOR, aay