The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1871, Page 6

CONGRESS. Senators Stirring Up the Red River Cotton Claim Animated Discussion Over the Legisla- tive Appropriation Bill. The Army Appropriation Bill Betore the House. Prohibitory for the District. a Stringent Liquor Law SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 1871, CUSTOM HOUSE ANUSKS. Mr. Pawrow, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a memorial from New York merchants praying that some remedy may be ap- plied by Congress to the abuses in the Custom House, Re- ferred to the Committee on Finance, MILLE REPORTED, Mr. Nyx, (rep.) of Nev., from the Committee on Territories, reported hack the House bill for the apportionment of mem- bers of the Territorial Councils of Wyoming and Colorado, Passed. Also. from the same commitiee, adversely to the House bill relative to the organization of the Territory of Alaska, Mr. COLK, (rep. trom the Committee on Appropri- pilone, reported dments the Naval Appropriauon i Mr, Howan (rep.) of Mich, from the Committee on the Paciiic Railroad, reported with amendments a bill granting pace Southern Utab Kallroad right of way through the public nds. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs, reported without’ amendment the House bill to protect the bational cemeteries and tor otler purposes; also Ww.thout amendment the bili introduced by himself recently to provide for the selection of eadets for the Military and Naval academies, IDE RED RIVER COTTON CLAIM, Mr. Hown, (rep.) of Wis., chafrman of the Committee on jnuns, rising to & personal explanation, proceeded to reply to an article mm the New York sun, headed “The Red River Cotton Claim,” the point of which, te said, seemed to be to hols the commuitee up to pubiie reprehension because of their recommendation uvon the petition of one R. W. Cor- Win, relating to a distribution of the proceeds of the sale of certain colon captured by Admirai Porter's fleet on the Red Kiver expedition, and libelled and condemned in the Southern Illinois District Court. ‘The decree directed the payment of one-half of the net procesds to the oficers and #eamen of, the fleet, the other wif 0 go to the Naval Pension Fund. This distribution had Deon made, except some $15,004 Deloazing to the feel." The court subsequent reversed its decree, and the Committee on ‘Chcuus was appiied to tor a restoration of the money already paid over anc in the pockets of those entitied by the court to receive it, There was bo authority in the committee to com- pel such a refunding of the money, and the charge against each of its members, who were specifically named in the article reierred to, of an attempt to commit an outrage, was entirely gratuitous, The report of the committee provided for refunding so much of the money as was noi distributed ; but at the proper time be (Mr. Howe) would be prepared to show that not one collar of the money shoud be returned to the court. Nir. DAVis, (dem.) of Ky., @ member of the committee, maid be did pot rise to a personal explanation, as be never made any. Nottung concerned him less than newspaper nolices of his public course. As to the cotton referred to, he thought it bad been seized agalast every principle of law and | ger but there was no application ibrough the committee for any remedy agaiust the Admiral and seamen of the fieet, who had received part of the plunder. If there had been he would have voted for it. Menars. PRATT abd SPRAGUE also defended and explained the action of the committee THE LEGISLATIVE, EXFOUTIVE AND JUDICIAL AvPRO- VRIATION BILL was then proceeded with. Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of 8. C., moved an amendment repeal ing the provisions inserted in the Legislative Appropriation Dill last year, on motion of the Senator trom Missourt (Mr. Drake), which prohibited the admission as evidence in the Court Jf Claims of « Presidentia: pardon. Mr. Sawyer's amendment authorizes the admission as evi- dence in that coor’ of any pardon or ampeaty granted before the suppression of the rebellion under the proclamation of tbe President issued in purguance of the act of tly 17, 1868, Known as the Confiscation act, and before the restoration of the rights of property, where the conditions in said acts and proclamations have been faithfally complied with and the Oaths of amnesty and allegiance maintained inviolate; this Bot to apply to suits in said court other than those arisin under the act of March 12, 1862, to provide for the collectio of abandoned property and the prevention of frauds within the insurrectionary district. Nr. Sawyer's atneudment was rejected ayes 19, noes 22. The ayes were as follows: Mesurs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly of a Hil, Jounston, -— Pool, Kors, Sawyer, Spencer, Sprag' ative Cierigom. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill., renewed a portion of the amendment, He moved to repeal that proviso in the law propowed to be repeaiod by Mr, Sawver, which makes. a pardon conclusive evidence in the Court of Ciwums thi person who presenis it is guilty of whatever offence is Fecited in the pardon, unless upon it« reception he entered @ written protest to ‘the contrary. He regarded this pro- visiou of the law merely as calculated to entrap the inno- cent and to let the guilty go free. He know that these par- done were iekued to persons who never app.ied for them, Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the amendment as too general and as including 4’ class of claimants Whom Mt would be safer for the government to excluae. He argued that the acceptance of a pardon was virtually a confession of guilt, and that the presumption ot an ignorance of the law did hot avail iu bebaif of the pardoned. Mr. CARPENTER, irep.) of Win,, doubted the right of Con- rent £0 nvaltaate the legal effect of & pardon tasted by the resident. ‘Mr. SOOT, (rep.) maintained that admission to the Const of Claims was not an indefeasibie right of the citizens, bet was exclusively a relation withia the province of Con- vis, Fowler, Hamilton MeCreery, McDonald, Stockton, Trumbull of Pi gress. The exclusion of pardoned disloyalisis was not ex- eeptional. ‘Mr. BLAIB, (de of Mo., argued th ‘be allegiance of the citizen was only due when the protection of the government ‘was insured to bm, that these were reciprocal terms. Torough the delgy of the government in moving to the of t#e Union men of the South at the of tbe war the disunionists were sul- estaviish de fucto governments, and to compel the obedience of all” Union men within their borders. Then, too, certain manifestations of what wvs supposed Sut h to be Northern sentiment exercised an influence more prejudicial fto the Union sentiment of that section than were ail the speeces of the Southern Jeaders. The South was not induced to think they would not be interfered wito if they went out. When Alexander Hi. Stephens made bis eloquent speech in behalf of the Union in the Georgia Convention, the only reply made to him was the reading ‘oy Mr. Toombs of a paragraph from tte New York Trifunm to the effect that, if the Southern States wanted to secede they had as much right to leave the Union as bad our ancestors to withcraw tbeir allegiance from Greai Britain. He (Mr. Blair) remembered bow the Unionists of Missoar: were depressed by that article. Mr. FENTON denied that the New York Trioune bad ever acknowledged the right of secession. Hus recollection of its position was not tbat the secessionists bad the Tight to take the Soutberp States out of the Unioa, but that the question mbould be left to the determination of a majority of the ople of those States. The Trifwac had always maintained Eia?thowe who rushed the South into rebellion did su ia flagrant violation of the popular will. Mr, SAULSHUKY, (dem.) of Del., inquired whether the Senator from New York (Fenton) endorsed the doctrine of the Triunc, that if the majority of the people of a State de- sire it to secede, the State had ihe right to do so. Such he understood to have been the position of that paper, which was an jnstitution in ftself. He wanted the epuntry to know by whom it was endorsed in the Senave. Mr. FENTON denied he had ever endorsed secession, That there might be no misunderstanding 4s to the course of the Tribune, be desired to read a brief extract clipped from an ineve oF the paper prior to the rebellion. be article, which was tothe point that the agion should be submitted to a rote of the e country, and, if determined aflirmatively, the should be allowed to go. COLE appealed to the Senate to dispose of the appro- priation bills. Mr, Hs.sTk continued his remar Howard inquired whether, fn bis (Mr. 's paragraph in the Tri/une was justification Ju whole or in part of tbe treason of Mr. Stevens. Mr. BLAU replied that be did not think anything justified treason, nor did be regard the conduct of the South as jusil- Tylvg that treasonable expression on the part of the 7 ‘ter farther discussion a vote was takenon Mr. Trum- Ddull’s amendinent, resulting in a tie—ayes 25, noes 25-—when tbe amendment w: ried by the casting vote of the Vice Pre ‘The Caskerly, Davis, Fowler, Jotnston, MeCreery, McDon ald, Pool, 5 Ross, Sawyer, Sherman} Bpencer, Spracit tockton, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers’ and Willey -25. NOKS—Messre. Ames, Antnony, Buckingham, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbedt, Cragin, Fenton, Fianagan, Giibert, Hamilton of Texas, lioward, Howell, Morton, Nye,’ Osborn; Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Soult, swarns, Thayer, Wilson and Yaves 2 Messrs. Sauabury and Kellopg, in the affirmative, paired of with Messrs. Abbovt and Sumner Vice President votes ay ASSISTAST TREASURERS The in the negative, Mr. TRUMEULL, ob leave, introouced « bill providing for Aasistant Treasurers, at Chicago and Cincinnatl, Referred to the Commitice 0 n Financ Without disposing of the vill the Senace, at » quarter to mx e'clook, aller a short executive seasion, adjourned till ton morrow. HOUSE OF KEPRESENTALIVES. Wasurncron, Fev. 17, 1871 PETITIONS. Mr. JonRs, Wem.) of Ky., presented petitions in favor of dhe proponed Cincinnati and Southern Rafiway and ior the division of Kentucky into two judicial districts, Mr, BROOKS, (dem.) of N.Y, presented the petition of me four hundred manufacte bemp and flax now dan tariff which dis: pay thirty c# of bage made from jute, 4 or thrown out of work by the inst them by making them . the foreign nes In at thirty percent. PRLATION bt ‘The House then went into Commitive o: che Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, Mr, GARWIxLD io the chatr, the general debate being limited to bail au how v The bill appropriates $27,475,060. Nir, NIBLAOK, (dein.) of 'Ind., addressed the House in an Argument ayainst the interieréuce of the wil élections, a use of the army which, in his juaginent whoily unknown to the constitutio Mr, BROOKS, (dem) of N.Y... do what he bad never done be! i that he was going to Tey Oppose ibe whole arme will. He w do it now because the army was per- veried vy the President of the United States, The army which “had hitherto nequired te honors wud giories ut Yorktown and Saratoga, at Chapultepec, or in the Wilderness, or oo the mountains of ‘Tennessoe, was now used and mainly used for clectionerring purposes, cither fy tue Southern or Northern States of tie Union. Be long as the army was used or could be ured for fuich parposes, never, #0 belp him « never, under cirentastanees, would’ he yote # dollar for tte support, The puryore for which Wert Polut oficers were now nsed was bo longer as officers of the wry, but as inspectors and ervinor® of elections; Bo longer 40’ maintain the honor fae, but to stand around the ballot box and we Prosi ; other sount not even wader the despotism of Germi e ibe AFADR where eleeious were occasionally beld she Mussulmen, were armed forces ever uxed in the Nob they had een ased in this country to over- ngland Victoria The high respect nol to feel, for on earth, not even in downtrodden ¥, not even ron ber thro bound te that depth of indignation which he felt against him who on glection day nad dared to use cannon and bayonete to threaten or to slaughter bis (Mr. Brooks’) constituents, at the mere caprice of marshals and supervisors. the moet Wretched outcasts, the very seathings and scum of the gutter ealdron of the city of New York. “No languge could expresa the indignation be felt at him or them who liad pnt the army of the Unitea States on election day at the disposal of thieves and robbers. Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., used against the democrats the correspondence between Governor Haight, of California, and President Johnson for the use of military to oarry last Preaidential election in California for Seymour Blair, and said that it would hardly be believed that the same Governor Haight had recently published « letter announcing Dimself as a canaidate for re-election, and that one of bis pleas was opposition to military interference in elections. Mr. ELoRtvar, (dem) of Wis., asked Mr. Sargent whethor he was in favor of 1? Mr. SARGENT said be was in favor oj it under such circum- stances as existed in the Sixth ward of New York. But even i he were not, the democratic party had shown in the Situstrious Instance he had referred to that it was The discussion on this poiut was continued in a noisy and ¢xcited manner by Messrs. Brooks, Sargent, Randall, Niblack, Morgan and Schumaker, in ihe course of which Mr. SCHUMAXER said that more fraud bad been perpetrated and more votes bought and sold in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., than in all the warda of New York city, and that it was usual for republican Governors, from Seward to Fenton, to pardon convicts about election time, Mr. Brox, (dem.) of Ky., inqufred of Mr. Dickey, who had charge of the bill, Whether the act of last year, regulating the pay of army'ollicers, had not actually” increased their pay. Algo as to what had become of the fifteen millions received {rom the #x'e of arms and munitions during the last nine months; apd also as to how much had beev paid to men sept all over the country to control elections. Mr, DICKKY, (rep.) of a., replied that as to the first in- uiry, the money recelved from the sale of arms could not he used in appropriations, but wonld be covered into the ‘Treasury after the 30ib of June next, and that as to the bill regulating the pay of army officers, He understood that the pay of ail subaltern officers. up to the rank of Heutenaut colonel bad been Increased, and all over that rank dimin- inbed. Mr. LOGAN, rep.) of Ml, contradicted the assertion that the pay of army ofticers had been increased under the act of last year, and siated that the aggregate reduction of army expenses was over two millions, abd that ail statements to the contrary were miarepresentations, gotten up in onder todrive Cougress back to the old system of pay, #0 that the govern: ment might be plundered under the name of commutauon, without any chance of the plunuerers being detect#d, Mr. LAWRENOR, (rep.) of Ohio, admitted that under the law of inst year the aggregate expense of the army had been reduced $9,000,000; but said that was owing to the reduction of the number of office # and rank and file of the army. Mr. JONES, of Ky., offered an amendment, requiring that the titles to alPnational cometeries shall be indisputably in the United States. | He aaid he bad reierence particularly to Arlington, and was prepared to show that the title to that property was not au the jovernment, but in Mrs, Mary Custis Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass, rose to reply, but the Speaker taking the chair announced that the hour of two o'clock having arr.ved, the business before the House, ac- cording to a recent rule, was ‘THE BUSINESS OF THE DIBTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The report of the conference committee on the bill cre- ating a territorial government for the District of Columbia was takea up and agreed to. The bill now goes to the Presl- dent for his approval. ‘The next bill taken up for action was the bill to provide a uniform system of education for the District ot Columbia. Mr. BRSJAMIN, (rep. of Mo., argued agatnet that feature of the bill by which the government contribute one-fourth of the expense of the system. = bill was orde: ‘to be engrossed and read a third me, Mr. BENJAMIN dewanded the reading of the engrossed bill. The bill was not engrossed, and it therefore went tothe Speaker's table. ‘The next bill taken up was one giving a right of action in the District of Columbia and the Territories to any person suffering from injury to person or procercy or means of Support on account of intoxicating liquors being sold to a husband and father. Mr, LAWRENOR explained the bill, which he said gave a woman the right of action against’ any person who sold liquor to her husband which made him incapable ef per- forming. the duties which he ought to perform. (Laughter.) Mr. PorTeR, (dem.) of N. Y., moved an amendment con- fining the bill'to the District of Columbia, Agreed to. ‘The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. EXPORTATION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS. Mr. Hoorn, irep.) of Mass., introduced a bill to provide for the exportation of distilled spirits, regulating the forms to be observed. Referred to the Committee on Ways and leans. ‘The House then, at a quarter of five, took a recess until half-past seven o'clock this evening, the session to be for general debate on the Education bill. Evening Session. There were not more than a dozen members present at the night session. Mr. Stevens, of Ohto, was in the chair. The debate was ‘contined. to the subject of the bill to establish @ system of nationai education, NEW YORK CITY. ‘The tollowing record will show the changes in the tempera- ture for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Buiding, corner of Ann street: — 1870, an BA. Meseecccseeee 3P. 6AM 7 8 6P. 9AM 440 OP. 22M. a7 2 WPM, Average temperature vesterday. ‘Average temperature for corresponding date lust year. or The silver ware raffie in aid of the Union Home and School will be drawn at No. 31 Union square, northwest corner of Sixteenth street, on Thursday, the Md inst., at four o'clock b. M. Tickets tay be procured ut No. 19 John street, where the ware is on exhibition, and 1,275 Proadway. ‘The next lecture in the free course of scientific lectures for the people, at the Cooper Unton, will take place in the great hall, this (Saturday) exening, at eicht o'clock. The subject Wil’ be, “The Last Giactal Epoch in America,” and Mr. W. D. Gunning will act as lecturer. Mesera. Bautier & Murphy, Sandy Hook pilots, of the pilot. boat Abraham Leggett, yesterday morning applied to Mr. John T. Toal, clerk to the Board of Coroners, for permission to take possession of the remains of Robert Poole, the young seaman killed by falling from the masthead of the Leggett while at sea on the 15th inst., aa previously reported in the Heap. It is the intention of the pilots to inter the re- mains of young Poole in their plot in Greenwood Cemetery, ®o that they can be claimed by the relatives in Kogland rhouid it be desirab'e to do so. ‘The necessary order for the remains was givea by Coroner Schirmer. The Rev. Dr. Isnac M. Wise, rabbi of the B'nai Jeshu- run Temple of Cincinnati, and editor of the Isvaclite and Deborah, will commence this evening, at Steinway Hall, a course of lectures, on “The Origin of Christiantt Dr. Wise is spoken of AR being a gifted lecturer, andtthese lectures are the result and es: Of @ long and ‘patient research into Gospel, Epistle, Talmud and ancient history, and are not merely pleasing, but also highiy fnsirnctive and historically reliable. The subject for this evening in *Jenus of Nazareth,” and the novelty of hear. ing a Hebrew’s opinion of the great founder of Christianity should alone be attraction enough to fill the house, ‘The death of James Gallagher, Inte a hostier at the Boule- vard Hotel, Niuety-sixth street and Brozdway, was the sub- ject of investigation before Coroner Young yesterday at the City Hall. Three or four witnesses were examined, and the testimony went to show that deceased had been very intem- rate in his habits for a long time past, and jailing health was the result of bla excesses. Gallagher received @ fracture of the akull on the 7th inst, and a rumor was circulated that he had been purposely assaulted; but the testimony thus far utterly falls to show anything of the kind. On the otter hand, doubtless deceased fell while suffering from. de- lirium tremens. It was stated by Mr. Downes, proprietor of the hotel, that bis barkeeper, James Lewin, saw deceased fall several times onthe morning he ‘was found bieeding and in a semi-stapfa condition, but, owing to the non- appearance of Lewis, who bad’ been summoned asa wit- ness, Coroner Young adjourned the further hearing of the cage tili ten o'clock ‘next Monday morning, when the delin- quent bartender wiil be tn attendance. THE PROFESSIONAL SWISDLE) the Work of John E. Ireland t—His Match at Last. ‘There are but few of the reading public who have not read inthe newspapers of this city of the crimes for whicl Edward Ireland, an an alleged professional swindler, of Mount Vernon, Westchester county, has been ar- rested on various occasions, But, cnrious to state, tbat such has been his ties of this city and where he resides that he hes always managed to escape the punishment which be #0 richly deserves, from all accounts. It is unne- cessary to give the readers of the HERALD a resume of the different crimes of which he has been accused from time to time, and for which he bas been tried in the bivher courte. There is one, however, which has not been yet given to the public, the particulars of which are as follows :— On the loth of September last he interviewed Mr. Reuben H. Plage, doing business at No. 202 East Thirty-ninth street, and stated, with a view to becoming a pariner of his, the amount of his financtal resources, which be set down at a heavy firure, References were asked, given and calied upon. ‘Those were accomplices of bis, keeping an office im Wall street for no otber purpose, as 1s'alleged, than corroboratin; any statements made by their leader, Ireland, The rest was that Plase consented to take Ireland into his business, the ee of a certain apparatus for making gas, for which he bad patents, Ireland, according to the agreement between them, was to have paid immediately ‘on recelving the papers entitling him to hall partnership in the concern the sum of $5,000. On receiving his papers trom Mr. Plass be attempted to leave that genileman’s ofice with- ‘out paying down the $3,000; but he was not permitted, and it was not until threats were made against’ bis life by Mr. Piass and bis brother-in-law that he returned the papers te Mr. Plaas. Yesterday Mr. Plass appeared before Justice Coulter at the Yorkville Police Court, where he made an affidavit. to the foregoing facts and a warrant was isnied for the rearrest of Ireland, who is now awaiting decision In Ludlow. Street Jail in another case of a similar nature, before Judge Suther- Jand, in the Supreme Court. If ali the charges be well- founded which, from tme to tine, have been made against Ireland-—and they appear to be—he well deserves the title b; which be fs generally known, as the “Prince of Swindlers.” Ireland, it is said, at one time attempted, among other ways. to make money by setting himself up ase spiritualist of no mean abilities. His reputation, too, among tbe people of Monat Vernon is not, {i is said, the very best, and to show their appreciation of im ae character belonging to the public, they placed the following inscription on tombstone made expressly for the purpose, on New Year's morniug in frent of bik residence :— D-ecectces secs reeeeerocOPOOOPONneoneLaLL Ot SL HbOh He 8 Tn inemory of J. EDWARD IRELAND, alias JOHN FLETCHER. Died December 24, 1870, “Mark the perfect man, Behold the upright, For the enjiof that man is peace.’ Hark | from the tombe a doleful sound ; My ears attend the wail. Ob! friends, whene'er ye come to town, Step in and go ny ball. eerenene re rees errr Lou. MOO UEIOLE CODE TELE LE LE LE DELOLODELOTELE DO TOLE EE EE TE ¢ THE HIGHLANDERS, Death of a Veteran of the Seventy-ninth Realme: Mr. Andrew Baird, who, with two of hia sons, entered the ranks of the Seventy-ninth (New York) Highlanders at the outbreak of our late civil war, and who distine guished himeeif on many m= hard fought battle field and toflaome march, expired ut his residen in Wiilfamsburg on Thursday night. Private Baird lived to, 8ee ane of bie ailant sous become colonel of the yegiment that he entered. He was a native of Kelso, Rox: burghahire, Bootland, and died at the age of Afty-threc! Hix iuperal will take place to-morrow. alternoon, from the real. dence of bis som. Colonel A.D. Balrd, No. 07 Kenp ety Wilvamabarg, infinence with par- | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1871 OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY. Barbarity of Burglars to An Aged Couple. Three Bratal Ruffians Enter a House, Gag and Maltreat the Residen's, and Steal $1,500 of Bonds and $500 in Money—They Tie Their Victims Down and Leave Them Helpleas— New York Brokers Negotiate the Bonds, and One is Drawn Into the Tombs and Held in $10,000—A Bevy of City Law- * yers and City Brokers in Trouble. At nine o'clock on the ening of the 20th of December last Joseph W. Drake, an old, decrepit, gray-hairea veteran of nearly elghty summers, and his wife, a motherly-lookivg old domestic, retired to reat at their dwelling in Stroudsburg, Mouroe county, Pa. The former, in his style of dress and general make up, could outvie even the celebrated John Owens, while the tone, tenor and manner of his convers: tion are w perfect representation of Solon Shingle. At the might of the old gentleman, even before be speaks, suggests the question, “Have you seen MY BAR'L OF APPLE BAAR@ 2”? But the question is not apple sauce in the present instance, but 81,50) in Scranton city bouds and $500 in greenbacks. ‘The old hero above mentioned had been for many years an industrious and owner; that is, be bought » smail plot, sold ft, and, adding profit to principal, continued to increase in this world’s wealth, the more so as be was constantly study- ing social economy on the most economical of economical seales— until he wasiooked upon as being a man of consid- erable property. He occupied @ house bulit on one of bis own plots, containing six roome, which he inhabited with bis aged and thrifty old partner. On tbe night in question, not being very strong, he desired to retire at an early hour, which he did, suggesting to bis wife that she should occupy a separate bed in t he same apartment, as be might probably otherwise disturv ner ov account of Bis sickness. This was done ani THE AGED COUPLE RETIRED FOR THE NIGHT, atter having firmly and carefully secured all the fastenin; to the house. ‘The old man had failen asleep, but as he made some demonstration in his aleep—some sombambulistic ora- tion natural enough to an aged person laboring under a scnse of physical debility--his wite was awakened and rose to up- proach her busband’s bed; but as she was crossing the room to approach him BROUGH HANDS GRASPED HER from either aide, and belare she could give vent to a cry for heip a handkerchlef was stuifed into her mouth and the wasfas.ened round at the back of her head, This belug done she was seized by three men-—ehe now saw un addi= tional persou—carried back to her bed, her hands were ted across with a cord and fastened together, and her feet wero also manacied. The mysterious personages, without even uttering @ word or sound to indicate thelr reasons tor this strange outrage, next cau;ht the ends of the cords with whieh, her hands were tied) and, puillug her arm above her head, in the manner in which offenders on board ship are ‘caused to stand, ahe was tied to the head of the bed. Hor hunds being thus fastened, a pult was next made at her feet. She was stretched out even beyond ber own length, and her feet were tied to the foot of the bed. A sheet was neat pro- cured, and the three men. one on one side and two on the other, tightened it across tie bed over her rorm until it re- semuied the bead ofadrum. Yhus THE OLD LADY WAS GAGGED AND SECURED. ‘The old man Drake, though being considerably deat, must base been awakened by the scuille, for he rose and sal up in the bed, and shouted, “Good God! suppin’ 1s. not right here.” He next swung himself out of the bed and was feel- ing for bis wife’s bed, when he in turn was rudely pushed first one side and then the other, and ins few seconds he found himself on the floor, Here'the “biggest” man ot the kang approached, Kicked at the feeble old frame, seized @ cord he bad near him, crossed the old gentleman's hands and bound them together, ax if they were so to remain until doomaday. ‘The ‘same operation was performed upon hia feet; he was lifted on to his bed, drawn out in the same manner that his wife had been, gagged, his hands tied up above his head and then to the bed head; his feet were also secured, and THERE UE WAS, NOIBELESS, HELPLESS and firmly secured, beyond. a doutt, Now came the full and impartial declaration of the acts of the futrnders,. They were burglars, and had come, doubtless “knowing the fecble- ness and incapacity of their victims, to rob the house. ‘They were, moreover, impudent burglars, "As soon as the old maa. ‘was secured on¢ of then approached him, and, remeving the kag, shouted ior him toted him “where he ‘could find the macches, under penalty of death.” Half dead already, and fearing, after the rough treatment ne had just received, they. might exccute their threat, he told them where they could procure a light, The candle being lighted three of the Tough- ‘est, must cadaverous, MUKDBROUS 1.OOKING VILLAINS that ever trod the Earth's oll presented themselves to the as- tonlahed view of poor old Drake and his better halt. The next move of the burglars was to push the bed on whieh Drake was lying three or four feet nearer the window and draw ont a trunk from under st which contained ail lus scrip, papers and money. The lock was quickly wrenched open, the contents scattered all over the floor of the room, and #500 fn United States Treasury notes, also three Sci bonds, payable to Deurer, xnd each of the denomi IN ALL §2,000, WERE ANSTRACTED. After turning over all the other property, and fnding that the slocks, «c., could not be easily negotiated, they went again {nto the aiteben, partook of whacever they coum Oud of teat. ables and drinkables,” and subsequeatly took their departarn through the kitchen window, the way in wuich they had en. tered the house, All was now as still as death. Both the Draces were cagged and heipless, and expoacd In a state of semicnndity to the piercing cold at that tine prevailing, By degrees the eld man loosobed the cords with which his hands were tied to the bed bead, and extricated them. THEN THLOWING UIMSFLE HEAD FOR! on to the oor, he crept, kangaroo fashion, across the floor to a.desk iu which a large poinard was kept, Pulling the desk over, be obtained the knife, drew ck his body on to the bed and cut the rope that held his feet. Arter freeing bia self he hastened to perform the same charitable operation for hin wife, who was in a balf-euttocated, cold, fainting condition, ‘This being done and an aiara) subsequensiy Tul account of ge violent outrage and rob ry wa lice, andihe tollowing day the facts were telegraphed to New York. Every litte clue that could be obtained was carefully traced ‘up, but nothing was definitely known of the matter until a few days ago, when it was ‘ound that Benjamin S. Gari. wright, casuler of the Ciiy Bank of New York, was IX POSSESSION OF THE IDENTICAL BONDS, baving purchased them on the 33th of last month.” A tele- gram was sent on to Drake and be cate to tins chy on Thursday, making an alllduvis on the same day seating forth the facta as stated above. it WaS goon ascertained through whose bands the bonds had. passed, and all the parties were subpienaed and. appeared before Judge Dowling at the Tombs yesterday, with their solicitors aad employes, making altogether 4 “heavy The old ‘gentieman claiming the property creuted great amusement by bis odd and eccentne style of orator. but he was uot at all abashed, for he chumped away ot MOST bev; his tobaceo as {f nothing out of tue cummon had occurred, the juice trom which trickied on to his beardot a weeks’ wth. ihe adidavite being read over to Drake, be was cross-ex- amined upon them, but ali his answers only vended to prove the stolen property'to be his; be gave the numbers of the bonds as being 40, 40 and47, and stated that u# each half yearly coupon attached to them became due he cut it off and Teceiyed the money about as be would receive tie cash fur a heck, THE TRSTIMONY OF THE BROKERS, Benjamin Cartwright was sworn, and state! that he was cashier of the City Bank of New York and a resident of New Jersey; on the iith of January be bought three Scranton city bonds, numbered 40,46 aul 47, from Mr. Van Vell, a broker doing business at No. 33 Broad strect; ne bought them in the ordinary business course, received a biil of sale setting forth the numbers, &c., of the bonds, and pave his check for them, valued at 81,3033 he had not the alightest idea HOW VAN VELT CAME INTO PUSERSSION OF THEM; allhe knew was that he had received no notice or had. any knowledge that the bonds were stolen ; he paid *7i cents for them, which he has since learned Was above ie market rice. P¥yudge—I want possession of those bonds. ‘They are stolen property, and as such are within the power of the court. ‘Mr. Cartwright's counsel made a technical objection, st ing that, although thelr identity had been ‘proved, tuere tne nothing to Indicate that his client was liable, and therefore should be allowed to retain possession of the ds. ‘Judge I order the ofticer, then, to execute his warrant and. take possession of them. ‘Counsel —Well, by force then, if you please. Judge—Not by force, but in Accordance with the law. The proverty clerk can retain them pending the exauination and trial. ‘After some parrying between the Judge and the counsel it was arranged to allow Mr. Cartwright to keep them until called for by the Court. Gilbert T. Van Veli was next called, and said—I ama broker, doing business at 23 Broad strect; I have examined the bunds in court and fod them to be the eame that | sold to Mr. Cartwriht; received a check for the amount signed by the latter, and obtained the money jow did you get possession of these bonds?” demanded the Court. Van Veit—I bought them trom Louis Dagron and I under- stood be had them to sell for W. G. ‘1 Brow. way ; I paid bim $1,812 50 for the least I paid ft to Mr. Ernest Diet on his xccount; T iad ho intimation, that they Frere stolen, and did not think to make an inquiry to that er- rect. Louis Dagron deposed that he was # stock broker, having oflicvs at 4 South William street; I have seen those bonds (now produced), but I didn’t know their history; 1 did uot tell Van Velt THEY WERE STOLEN BONDS: I sold them on the 12th of January last for aad on bebalf of G, W. Lambert, trom whom I received tiem; J recognize these bonds as being the ones I sold, asl bare sold but those that city in my 16; the traosaction was of ‘aracter, and coinpleted according to the rexu- ens. TESTIMONY AND ARREST IN COURT — ~ Wiliam G. Lambert, 31 Broadway, said be sold the vondy for $1,312 50 to Van Veit, through the agency of Dagrou; on seeing the bonds he knew them to be the same, for these the only bonds of the kind he ever bad: J bought them fro a Mr. Whitcomb on the llth of Iast month; [have not seen him since; he came into one of my offices some time enriy in the month and asked for Mr. Christie, who bas a desk in my rooms; when announced he sail le was Charies Whit- comb; be told Curimie. in my hearing, shat be bad been went to hun by Mr. Slocum, airiend of Curlatie’s, at Tappan K HE BAD THREE SCRANTON CITY BONDS FOR BALE; Christie took the bonds and tried to sell them; he was out for some time, when be came back and sald he could not get ninety-five cents for them, the price Whitcomb had we- manded ; I then got hold of the bonds and J told Whitcomb if he would leave them with me 1 would ‘try anu sell them; Leither gave them to or spoke to Captain Salsbury avout them, and he went out to see what he could do with them; he took them to Thomas Taylor, who told nim they were worth “par; then Salisbury’ advised me to write to Scranton; I went out to the President of the Socnrity Bunk ‘and got him to write to Scranton ; he wrote and received & letter stating that (bey were only worth seventy-five cents, in the meantime J asked Dagron if he could sell these bonds; Whitcomb declined to accept seventy-five cents; Dagron told me he could get 8734 cents for them; I then tola Whitoom) £ would give him eighty-five cents for them. Dagron 8OLD THE KONDS AT 87g CENTS, paid me bilis for them, and I paid Whitcomb for them in the xame ville; I never haw any advertinement about the bills and did not know they were stolen; how should | have any knowledge if there was anything wrong about those ville? i ped lon re you been in this business 7 “About a year.” “What were you before thin ?"* Lambert—I was nt of the Hercules Mutual Life I surance Company for a few weeks oniy; | sigsted it in com pany with another and then ned; befure tbat 1 was general agent for the Equitable Life Iudurance Company. “Where do you live 2” “Up near Horace Groeley’s place.” “What next 2" “1 went to Europe for two years.” “Where then?” “To California; 1 was @ merchaat in Hangtowa from "5 to "57." “Where next?" “I went to Boston and was a di dealer, trading in company with another, Where Is Whitcombis adice, the man who browult the bo to you?” “don't know.” "Did you take his receipt tur Judge, to Lambert's counse!--As your client in the jst per- acu tavhorn wa can trace the bonds concrade te sae AMBAIGN HIM FOR THEIR POSSESSION, Tehall now put bin va biy Gath and you cap axk lim any vestions you please, fe cannot tell woo Whitcomb is, an srtcczrenianee Berea ete Rheem Pp28| there is no such person as Whitcomb for the present. | Here a battle of argunent waa waged between the Judge aud defend counsel, which ended by former declan | sug he should hold Lambert for baving the stolen bonds, LAMERRT WAS SWORN AB THE DEPENDANT, and told he was ut “liberty to answer or not any questions that might be put” to him. He gave his age and birth as Boston, and entered a strong protest charge preferred. He then contioued his affidavit he could not say who Slocum was He was a friend of Ohristie’s; Christie hud a desk in his ofice; some- times he assisted Chitstie to obtain loans and’ some: tines Christie did work for him ; he never saw Whitcomb be- | fore or since the transaction with these bonds; he know Slocum by sight. Judge-—MIf a person brings bonds to you for sale do you no make inquiries to ascertain if everything is right” about them?” Sometimes I do ; not often. inst the | He said THE DEFENDA Ni'8 PREVIOUS ARRESTS. Jodge--“‘How often haye you been arrestet 2") “Once; T think in September last.” “How many times?” with em- phasia, “On, let me see; three or four times. ell, fe ‘What the first time?” “J don't remember.” ea you do; a man never forgets that,” “Well, I bought @ horse in ‘Westchester connty and paid for jt, half in stock and haif in bongs.” “What was there in that)” “They. the stock | was no good; but I didn’t know that,” was worthless, did you say!" “Yes, sir; T'was arrested three daya after | had been discharged for the sae wffair.” judge- Now, be candid. Have you not aeen me before ? Lambert—Yes, 1 waw you at tho “Fat Men's” ball, (Laughter.) I think you were pointed out to me. “Were you not arrested for a certain bond affair, and had to give #100 bail?” “Yeu, but was discharsed by Judge Shundley. Iwas afterwards arrested by a United States Marshal on the same charge, I surrendered when I knew the warrant was out. there are others, are there | was arrested afterwards and | | not?" OUARGED WITH SUTEING FIRE TO A BUILDING between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, 869 “Broadway, and had a long examination before Judge Kelly.” Judge—When I asked you if you were arresied you snid “yon did not remember” then, “only once,” If a man is comuitted for arson is he likely to forget it J don’t: think he would,” Lambert--I don't call surrendering after the warrant is out being arrested. “Julgesl shall hold you for the offence, bus will take ten thousand dollars bafl for your appearance. ‘The necessary bali was given by KW. Lambert, No. 2 Fast Thirty-seventh street. é jobn &. Christio next stated that he knew Slocum, whe was aretired Leef and pork dealer, and that he resided at Tap- pan; Whitcomb might have gone to Slocum and he sent him to him (Christie); he did not believe Slocum knew anything about Whitcomb or the bonds. After a (further examination, and untess other parties are roduced, the papers will be handed to the Grand Jury, and Nir-‘Lambert will have to answer to them. THE COURTS. Presentation of Indictments in the United States Circuit Court—Suit Against the New York National Exchange Bank—Illegal Brand- ing of Cigars—The Europa Smug- gling Case—A Bigamist Sent to the State Prison—Reported Indict- ment of General’ Jordan. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Napoleon II, Emperor of France—The Right of the French Sovereign to Maintain Suit im American Court WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 1871. No, 182, The Ship Sapphire, &c., v8. The Emperor of the French, Napoleon III,—Appeal from the Cirenit Court for the District of California,—The opinion of the District Court below, where this cause was tried, states the facts of the case as follows:—About five o'clock on the mozning of De cember 28, 1887, a collision occurred in the harbor between the ‘French transport Euryale and the American ship Sapphire. The Prench vessel had been anchored on the Ith by Captain Harrison, the Mare Island pilot, The Sapphire was anchored som four days subsequently. The distance between the two ves- sels when riding to the abb tide is variously estimated from a cable's length (ninety fathoms) to 250 yards, or about 125 fathoms. The answer avers that the distance was about 800 yards. Thy libel charges that the collision was caused by the dragging of the Sapphire’s anchors, and that her ofllcers and crew did not exercise proper care and diligence to pr Vent the occurrence or avert its consequences, ‘The answer denies thas the Sapphire dragged her anchors, and that the Euryale ran into and colifded with the Sapphi without any fault on the part of the latter, and solely by reason of the fault of the oficers of ‘the Kuryale, It is admitted that at the time of and for some hours before the collision agale of unusual violence from the southeast had prevailed, Itis also averred in the answer that the Sapphire was moored in southeasterly direction from the the Euryate; she, therefore, lay dead to windward. Tt is also very clearly established by the proofs that the starboard bow of the Sapphire came in contact with the starboard side of Kuryale near her main chains, the contested point being as to which vessel struck the other. The Euryale had about fifty-six fathoms of chain’ out to an anchor of nearly double the size usual for a vessel of her tonnage. The Sapphire had fifty fathoms of chain to. an anchor not alleged to be in anv respect insuflicient, The tes- timony 1s conficting, nor are the statements of either side in all respects consistent. Both vessels had a fuil complement of oficers and men. The deck of the Buryale was in, charge of a chef de division, @ petty oficer, who commanded watch of eight or ten'men, and who was instructed to report to the officer on duty if anything occurred, Reports appear to have been made from time to time during the night, and the officer on duty came on deck on several occasions. "The mates and crew of the Sapphire appear to have been on the deck during the whole night and up to the moment of collision. After a careful examination of ail the facts brought eut in the evidence, the Court arrived at the conclusion that the Sapphire occasioned the collision by drifting down upon the Euryale. She was also found to be in fault in occupying a berth too near a vessel already anchored, or for not havi ng sooner dropped a second anchor by which her veering wonld e been prevented. A decree was accordingly entered for the French ship for the amount reynired to repair her and costs. Ou appeal to the Circuit that decree was aflirmed, and tne canse comes here, the appel- Jants insisting that the Court erred in ats determination on the facta, and that the suvereign of a country the public rights of property of which have been destroyed or injured by a citizen of another couniry cannot maintain suit against * such cftizen in the judicial uribuvals of the country to which the citizen belongs’ to recover compensation for the injury, ‘The remedy, and the only remedy, of the foreign sovereign is by diplomatic correspondence and arrangement between the two countries. The repose of nations, it is sald, and thelr intercourse with each other, cannot b* maintained if sov- ereigu rights areato ve ‘ascertained and adjudicated by sult in the name of a foreign sovereign against rivate citizen by whom they may have been viola’ ‘he appedee is at a loss to know how counsel for the ap- pellant could have fallen into so grave an error, and it is maintained that in Great Britain the right of the foreign government to sue in any or ail the courts of that kingdom always hasbeen recognized, and even with the assertion or Admission that the deniai' of the right would afford just cause of to the aggrieved government, ‘ne same role recognized by the tribunals of Continental Euro) d especially by France, in behalf of the United States. Expositors of the law of nations declare the rule that while foreign governments cannot be compelied to enter the courts of any country as de‘endants, they may as plai and the right bas heen repeatedly recognizea by the courts of the United States. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Yesterday the Grand Jury appeared in court and banded in a number of indictments. Judge Blatchford then thanked the Grand Jurors for the attention they had paid to the bum- ness before them, sod discharged them for the term. Suit Against the New York National Exchange Bank. The United States District Attorney has commenced a suit against the New York National Exchange Bank to recover Penalties to the amount of 811,000 for. not making proper re- turns of their dividends during periods embraced Inthe years 1667, 1868 and 1563. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Miegally Branding Cigars. Betore Commissioner Davenport. ‘The United States vs, Charies Haggardine.—The defendant, who is a retail cigar dealer at 289 Bowery, is charged with re- filing, 014, used boxes, with new cigars, and algo with trau- dulently branding boxes of elyars, He gave bail to await an examination on Monday next. The Europa Smuggling C: y Before Commissioner Shieids. ‘The United Stater vs. Andrew Wright and Robert Smith.— The defendants, who had been charyed with smuggling into this country from Europe a quantity ot valuable laces and silks on board the steamer Buropa, were held to awalt the action of the Grand Jury. The defendants offered no de- fence, but gave bail to appear when called on, Keported Indictment of General Jordan. A rumor prevailed Jate last night that an indictment has been found by the Grand Jury of the United States Circuit Court against General Jordan, for having issued commis- sions to officers to take service 1n the cause of Cuba; that the General denies he bas ever issuedjeuch commissions, and that Af such be in enintonce they must be forgeries. By the way, at, in the meantime, has become of General Ryan, of uban fame 2” Internal Revenue Appointment. Aifved Daggett has been appeinte i acting Collector of the Fourth district, 1a place ef ex-Coliglor Hartow, recently ap- pinved United States Marshal of theastorn ajdtrier ol New York, at Brooklyn. SUPREME. COURT—CHAMBERS. A Reminiscence of the Blockade Running Epoch. Before Judge Barnard. Theodore D. Jerviz et al. ve. Henry Hart et al.—During the war there was organized the “Consolidated Steamship Company of South Carolina,” having its headquarters at Charleston, 8. €., and {ts object way to run goods through the blockade. Of this company Mr, Hart, tho defendant, was president. The complaint is that Mr. Hart has never made any accounting to the atockbollers, and that he used parts of the fruits of the enterprise in the purchase of real estate in Galveston, which he sold, and, suvaequentiy coming to this cit} here present resides, ied the proceeds in buying a honse and lot in Fifty-ninth street, near Fifth aveouo, and twenty lots in Brooklyn, besides’ holding $828,000 in’ promissory notes, claimed to be the property of the company. ‘The de- fence'ts that the company was organized for an Hlegal pur- pose, and that tae plaintiffs have no iegal claim to any of the proceeds, The gare came up to-day on a motion to restrain the defendants from selling property, and to appoint a re- ceiver, Tne Judge took the papers. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Fisk, Jr2s Snit Against the Albany and Su- auehaona Railroad Company Stil Lives. Kefore Inige Ingrabam, Jamon Fisk, Jr. va. The Albany and Susquebanna Ruil- road Company. On this case being called to-day, Mr. David Dudley Field responded for tive plainuff, and Mr. Tracy war likewise prompt in replying for the defendants. Mr. Tracy protested agaiust the name being tried. He in- ted that it was irregularly en the calendar, Mr. Field urged that the case was properiy on the calen- | ARREST OF THE ¥iw ¥ i seemed r to him that the Sppeet howd be dtepaced of firat, and therefore the case wot to-go over the term. ‘Mr, Field insisted that the case was sit!l In this district, as al aprer been trans{erred, and that it should be tried iin- ediately, testations and counter protestations were indulged In we considerable further leagth between the opposing The Judge, however, was inflexible m his decision, and ordered the case to got over till next term, MARINE COURT—PART I. Suit Against the United States Trust Com- pany. By Justice Jouchimsen, Rarry ys. The United States ‘Trust Company.—Mre, Barty sued the United States Trast Company for y700, money de- Posited for her use with them. The ‘Trust Company answer that they received this money by an order of this court on deposit, under the 122d section of the Code, to abide the event In this court of a suit between Barry and Coughlin, Who had been substituted as defendants, and that they had paid out this money to Coughiin, or his’ attorney, on an or- der made in this court by Jucige’ Curtis, The pluintif now claims a judgment on that answer, and inaists that the order directing the money to be paid was vold for want of juria- diction fn this conrt, inasmuch as this court has wo jurisdic- tion of actions against administrators, and that the suit gaint Conghiin Was a suit against him as administrator, Court held that the answer was suflicient; that the trast company was the depository of the Court; that if any actior could be brought by any party it would be brought by Cou lin and Barry jointly uguinst the ‘Trast Company, assul thein to be the depositers, but that they in fact were rot the depositors; that the deposit’ was made. by the order of this Court and the Trast Company thereby became the offlcer of this Court to preserve its deposit until further order; that the order of the Court having been regularly mace on is face, it was @ perfect protection to the corporation ; tat it could not be impeached or inquired into except 80 far as to see that the order was a genuine order and had the certificate of the oflicera of the court, For plaintiff, W. Haywood ; tor defend- ant, kdgar 5, Van Winkle, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. “Dr.” Gwynne, the Bigamist, Sent to the State Prison for Kive Years. Before Recorder Hackett. ‘The trinl of James Stuart Gwynne, charged with bigamy was concluded yesterday. Most of the time of the session of the court was spent Jn summing up the testimony. Recorder Hackett having charged the jury, these gentle- men retired apd in five minutes returned with a verdict of guilty. MOTION FOR ARREST OF JUDGMENT. Mr, Howe moved an arrest of judgment, basing his motion upon the pointa of law previously submitted, which were embodied in his Hosior's charge. : ‘The Court overruled the motion, and Mr. Sullivan moved for a sentence. ‘Gwynne caid that he told the trath an the evidence which he gave, and was ready to stand by it at the last day. Fame ee SENEENCRS Recorder Hackett, in passing sentence, ‘This is one of the Tost important caves that ever passed under my observation. ‘The poxition which you occupied was a very unenviable one, and the result of this trial must be either a vindication of the position which your wile holds toward you, or in branding her as @ strumpet and sending your children as bastards into the world, ‘It ia shocking to contemplate that matter. I have full falth in the righteous- ness of this verdict and concur with the jury in it. 1 sen- tence you to hard labor in the State Prison for the period of five years, ‘The court room was crowded throughout the day, and there did not acem to be any. difference of opinion upon the Justice of the verdict and the wevere sentence uf the Re- corder. PRISONERS SENTRNCED, James Curran, who pleaded guilty, early in the week, to burglary 1 the ihird degree, was sent to the State Prison for five years. Hermann Kiosi pleaded guilty to stealing on the Ist of February‘ seventy-tour dollars in money from Jacob Drociosfsy, 105 Hudson street, and was sent to the State Prison for three years. Henry Lord, who pleaded guilty to forgery in the third degree, he having otalned. sixteen dole Jars from Joseph Kearney, on the Mdth of January, was scnt to the State Prison for three years, AN AGQUITTAL. Peter Oakes and Daniel Brown were jointly charged with stealing a sleigh robe, valued at 00, the property of Williain Epbitt, but the testimony beiag Insuflcient to sustain the in- dictment, Mr. Sullivan abandoned the prosecution and the Prisoners were acquitted. BERCH BEATEN, Half a Hundred Cars Stopped and Numbers ot Passengers Delayed. Mr. Bergh, of the Soctety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has a number of men going about representing thim in his work of philantropby, ‘an’ all that sort o° thing, ve Know,” or, as one of them says, they are “Meesta Berg clarks ye,now, sir.” ‘These gentlemen ure active and efli- clent—very ecillient. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, an agent of Mr. Bergh's stood at the corner of Elm aud Leovard streets and stopped a Bleecker street car as it was abont to be driven up the bill wnich commences at Pearl street. There were by this procedure over fifty cars stoppe', stringing along above Canal street, and an almost incredible amount of swearii wae indulged in promiscuously by passeagers, drivers an conductors. Some passengers bad waited over half an hour, not knowing what was the mater, and expecting the cars to start every minute, The superintendent of the road was seut for, he drove the car up the hill and was then arrested and taken before Jus‘ice Dowling, who said the half of New York should not be prevented from getting to work by this stoppage of cars and arrest of drivers, and dismissed the complaint. Soon atterward another ‘agent of the society appeared with an officer who had A LLUBMERING NOY by the neck. It was pow past twelve o'clock, and Justice DowHng was engaged on the bond case. He eaid :—Ontticer, you shonid know that this court is closed at twelve o'clock. Now, take that crying child somewhere elee. (Sotto voce)—I suppose they are to make a charge against the child of taking the OAT BY THE TAU. and calling it cruelty to animals, The offlcer with the blub- bering boy aforesaid depart ON TIME. How a Notorious Confidence Man Stuck an suspecting Saloon Keeper with ‘Two Ovoide Watches. Awell knowA confidence man named Hurry Beck yester- day entered Joseph Warmparton’s saloon, No. 53 Allen street, ostensibly for the purpose of getting a drink, but reully to “stick” the unsuspecting Joseph with n couple of oroide watches, Walking up to the counter he called for a drink, and then remarked in # casual way that be expected a couple of friends from Europe, Almost instantly two men came in, and Beck rushed np to them and greeted them in a'very affectionate manner, at the same time making eager Inquiries as to the friends they hadleft behind, After talking a lew ratnntes one of the strangers. intimated that he was a little short of stamps and must either borrow of some one or else sell w couple of gold watches he had brought over with him. One reason for his needing money was the fact of hin baggage having been temporarily detained at the Custom House, and he wanted to buy a few clean shirts and some underclothing. Beck remarked that he would willingly buy the watches were he not a Cath- ole. As it was, his religion forbade his buying anything of a Jew. ‘Turing to, Wampartop, who wag Jeaning SEL BS counter, apparently very much’ interested in what fa on, he said, “Perhaps you have no such scruples, and would like to purchase the timepieces if you can get them rea- sonably.” Wamparton said he didn’t care if he did, and ok the watches in his hand to examine them. He finally ought them for #102, which amount he paid over at once, when Beck and bis two Jewish friends took their departure. He subsequently took them to a friend, who was a jeweller, when he learned to nis utter disgust that they were the very best of oroide composition, and worth, perhaps, fifty cent aplece. He then had Beek at the Ensex Market detault of bail. THE DIVORCE BUSINESS. Kansas Rivailiog Indiana ‘orces, John Simpson, of 133 East Ninety-third street, appeared at Jefferson Market yesterday, before Judge Cox, cargea with bigamy. ‘The facts of the case, xo far as could bo evidence produced in conrt, are xs follows :— John Simpson married the complamant twenty-five years ago, in this city. They tired of each other—or, to speak more correctly, John got tired of his wife in the course of a few years and left her. In 1968 Mra. Simpson received a notice from St. Carles, Mo., that her husban adivorce. she (Mrs. Simpson) went to St. Charles and thi case was dismissed, but in the following year. (1869) ahe got another notice, this time from St. Loui. So Mrs. Simpson went to St. Louis, obtained a disinissai of the cane and an order from the court to ootain $200 per annum trom her runaway husband. ‘A few weeks ago Simpson, who had returned to the fair city of Gotham, ‘married again; hence the present sult. Tested and brought before Indge Seott oliee Court, who heid him to answer in the Issvance of ued from the Simpson produced in court xome law ers purporting to be from the Circuit Court of Kansas, AR the seat on sald papers could not be veritied Jurge Cox held Mr. Simpson for examination, placing the bai at $2,000, Mr. Sinpson's brother became his bondsinan, ORA BUGIS DIVIR E LAWYER, ifrom the Hartford Register, Feb. 16.] On Tuesday we gave the particulars of the arrest of Randolph, the party who, it is claimed, obtamed a frandulent divor After giving the substance of Randolph's story, we haye now to chronicle the arrest of M. House, the noted patent divorce lawyer, of New York city, upon a charge of subordinate per- jury. Alter the arrest of Randolph, oficer McCoy, 40 company with oilicer Roller, armed with @ requisi- tion from Governor Enuwlish, of this State, on Gover- nor Hoffman, of New York, succeeded on Wednesday niorning in arresting (Louse, at his place of business, No, 180 Broadway, and took him to tie boat, telling his wife, who was in the office, as they left, that they were gotng to leave on the three o'clock train. Upon arriving upon the boat they locked him up in the stateroom. ‘Tue wif of Louse immediately got out a writ of nabexs corpn®and sent a deputy sheriff to the Twenty-seventh street depot to serve it, but of course did not find Lis man, Another deputy stierlit went to the boat, but could find no clue to his man, and only discovered from the laughing of the officers as. the boat moved away that the ciprit, was out of his reach, House arrived at the police station in this city about eleven o'clock last night, in charge of the officers, Aud Was committed to await an examina- tion be two charges, one of the charge @f perjury, and the other saubornation of perjury. He ree inained ip the station house ail night, and early this morning was taken to the county jail, where he re- mained wuul eleven o'clock, when he was brought belore Judge Robinson, of the City Court. irs. House, on nding herself forled in New York, tn having the writ of habeas corpus served, came to this city on the morning train, and on her way here she engaged Mr, Olmstead, of Stamtord, as counsel for her husband. At the court Mr. Olmstead, in behalf of House, de- aired that the examination should be postponed unul Saturday, as Mr. House had spoken to Mr. Doolittle vo act as his counsel, and Mr, Doolittle was unable to be present, ‘The charges were read, and after some arguinent ay to the amount of bail, the dar; that it bad been properly noticed and that the trial would be proceeded with at once. ‘The Judge vald he was familiar with the facts in the case regarding the order for the transfer of the trial to Ronaseiaer connty, the same having come up before him aa one or the wt General Term on av appeal from tbe order. Ib the Court fixed the sum at $6,000 mm each of the two cases, aud adjonrned the hearing until Saturday. Mr. House said that he was not able to obtain the bond, and pleaded hard 19 bave the amount xed at a lower bgue THE STATE CAPITAL. Extending the Powers of the Court of Special Sessions. PROPOSED RIVERSIDE The Adjournment for the Recess. AVENUE. ALBANY, Feb, 27, 1871, THE COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS was the object of the only bill of any importance offered in the House to-day. As the law now stands the Judge can only send a prisoner who is brought before him for a serious offence to the Penitentlary for six montns. Of course he can add a smalls fine, The bill I refer to was introduced by Mr. Campbell, and gives the Court power to sen- tence @ prisoner with the same severity he would be dealt with in the Court of General Sessions if convicied of @ grievous crime in that court, For Instance, a pickpocket can be sent to the State Prison for four years in the General Sessions. The idea of the bill is an excellent one, Many hardened villains who elect to be tried in the Special Sessions get off for six months, Whereas if tried in the other court they would be certain to get several years in Sing Sing. An outcry is often made agamsi the Judges of the Speciat Sessions for sendiag soute rascal to the Penti- tentiary for only a few months, bat there are but few people who anderstand that it ig not the fault of the Judges, but the law which ties their hands. Ir Mr. Campbeli’s act becomes a law, thieves and pick- pockets will have reason to find fault with the change. It will not be a healthy one for them. TRE GREENPOINT FERRY. The only bill worthy of notice other than the above, was one by Mr. Cook, to compel the ferry- boats plying between Tenth street, New York, te Greenpoint, to run every ten minutes from five A. M,to midnight, and from midnight to five A. M, every thirty minutes, 3 STRICTLY PERSONAL. ‘Mr. Selkreg created quite a sensation just before wie adjournment to-day by calling the attention of the House to an alleged attack made upon his per- sonal character by other member in a conversa- tion the latter with Mr, Loutrel, of New York, | concerning the action of Selkreg in advocating the law regulating the price the publication of the session laws. Selkreg was Very much excited, and was very bitter in his. denunciations. The member referred te, Mr. Dongal, denied ever having used any language reflecting upon Mr. Selkreg’s character. “This made matters worse, and brought up a question ef ve- racity as between Dougal and Loutrel. Mr, Dougal is a very quiet member, and not likely to indulge in any remarks concerning his con- Jréres, and the general impression appears to be thas: Mr. Selkreg rather exaggerated the matter. It is’ wonderful how touchy members of the Legistature are about private conversations concerning them- selvés. They can villify each other in public, but when the thing sinks to the level of a private con- fab—ah, then it Is a horse of another color. A HASTY ADJOURNMENT. The adjournment took place to-day amtd consider. able confusion, ‘The members who leave by the special New York express were very anxious to get to their hotels im time to pack up their duds, but the Speaker made up his mind, tor the fun of the thing, to stick to the “order of business.’ Several members, — who had bills = they desiced to present, fell into the trap, and a scene of the most laughable excite- ment ensued. Each meiuber jamped to his feet al- Most at the same time, and cries of “Mr, Speaker,’? “Mr, Speaker,” rang out from all sides, Mr. Hitche man, to keep the anxiety of the New Yorkers up. to the fever heat, made it a point to reeogmize the last mau Who got up, and aloud laugh was ind in every time at the expense of the anes ones. Husted and Jacobs were in an awful hurry, and yelled out “Mr. Speaker’ so loudiy; se repeatedly. and shook their bills above their heads so savagely to attract the Speaker's eye, that after keepin; them on the anxious seat for a long while he coo! teldthem they could sit down and wait till he was ready for them. ‘This brought down the whole House in a perfect guffaw and the two members, rather crest-fallen, to tieir seats. Finally, after everybody else had been attended to, Husted and Jacobs were given a chance. Husted had yelled sa loudly before that he could scarcely say, **Mre Speaker,”’ above a whisper when he saw his time had come: but the title of his bill had no soonér been read than his coattaiis were seen fying round the corner at an angle of sixty-five Gh pas The House soon afterwards adjourned, and everybody ram helter skelter down State street, so as to get in time for a “bite? and the train. Albany will now be blessed for a week by the absence of the men wha by our laws and theinseives rich on three dollara a day TAR VOTE ON THE WATER BILL. ‘The fotlowing is the vote in detail in the Assembly last evening on the passage of the bill te provide @ further supply of water tor New Yerk:— YFaS—Mesars, Aitken, Barney, Bartlett, Baylis, Bennetly Bignail, Blackall, Blair, hon Brown, V. P. Brown, Buel Buckley, Bunce, Burhans, D. Burm, Campbell, Carey, Chadwick. Chamberlain, Chambers, Cole, Connelly, Cons selyea, Cook, Coon, Curtiz, Decker, Ficlds, Flagg, R. a- an, ‘Fleeke, Frear, Fuiler, Gifford, ' Green, feng faver, Hayes, D. B. Hill, Howe, Howell, Irving, Jacobs, Re Johnson, Jov, Kelly, Krack, G. D, Lord, G. P. Lord, Loutrely McDougal, Montanye, Mossley, Mulhall, Murphys cl n, Nelson, Nicholas, Oakley, O'Neill, Payhudy Pieree, Razdall, Ransom, Ray, Roche, Sage, Sanborn, Shes pardson, the Speaker, Sunderiin, Sweet, Ten Eyck, Vani Steonburgh, Wagner, Wainwrizht, Waterbury, Weed, Wiley, ‘itson, Woolsey. . i NAYs—Menura, Alberger, Alvord, Baker, Barse, Berry, Bradford, P. Burns, Cady, Carman, Delano, Drew, Durf Ely, Fisk, C. N. Flenagin, Gleason, Graham, Hewitt, J. W. il, Husted, J. Johnson, Kilham, Knapp, Littlejohn, Mul= ford, Pound, Prince, Scribner, Selkreg, Seward, Snipe! Stevenson, Strahan, Tucker, Wade, Winans, Woods, mans, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, . Senate. ‘ ALBANY, Feb. 17, 187, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. CHAPMAN—To encourage and protect endowmentg for public charities, literary and other purposes. Sy Mr. CREAMER—To enable John L, Ireland to acquiré title to a portion of South Fifth avenue, New York. By Mr. GENE, incorporating Weld Avenue Railroaa Com= pany, for the conetruction and operating of a five track eles vated railway around portions of the elty of New York, to bq ea operated by steam and compressed air, and to widen We Breet and Tay outa river side avenue one hundred and aity feet wide, BILLA REPORTED, Making contributions toward the completion of the Washd ington national monument, Providing redress for worda imputing unchastity toa woman. Providing for the incor- poration of trades union socteties of workingmen, BILLS PASSED, Amending the charter of the Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad Company. Amending the charter of the Oriental Savings Bank of New York. Incorporating the Granite Lake Company. Aster a short executive session the Senate adjourned mntit the 27tb inst, Assombly. ALBANY, Feb. 17, 1871. BULLS PasseD, ; Authorizing the Snrrogate of Queens county to adopt » new seal; incorporating the Williamsburg Sharpshooters’ Society; improving certain streets in Brooklyn; requiring insuranoe companies to make their policies more plain and legible; authorizing the Empire Mutual Life Insurance Company to increase its capital stock ¢ amending the charter ot the Mutual Fire Insurance Com any, New York; amending the act extending the fire limiti i the city of Brooklyn; Incorporating the New York Mutu Loan and Savings Societ, fhorizing the intment additionat clerke in the district courts, New Yor! BILLS REPORTED. J Incorporating the New York State Loan and Trust Comy pany ; fixing the fees of justices of the peace and constables in criminal cases; relative to the powers and duties of the King¢ County Surrogate’s Court, amended s0 as to include Wests chester county: ‘relative to. the clerk of the city, and county of New York; to pay certain asseermente on the: property of the Catholle Orphan Asylum, Brooklyn; ‘widen the Ceney Island plank road; incorporating the Hill Association, Brooklyn; {ncorporating the Angio-Ameri can Loan and Trust Company. \ BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr, CAMPBLL~ Relative to Courts of Sprcial Sessions’ in New York, giving the same jurisdiction as possessed by, Courts ot General Sessions. By Mr. Cook Compelling the Green Polnt Ferry Company to ron a boat at the foot of “East Tenth street, New York, ta Green Foint avenue, Brooklyn, every half hour after 19 P. Me and every ten minutes from} A. M. to 12 P. M, iby, Mt Hostep—Relating w granting diplomas to physté jan 1 pri it? D. B. Hi1a-—To abotish the contract system in Brat¢ isons. By Mr. P. Borné—Providing for the testing of Davial steam propeller for canals, By Mr. WEEP—Incorporating the Sgotety of Oblate Fatherd for missions among the poor of the States, By Mr. .0OBB—Making rairoad corporations liable, f damages, for injuries to passengers, except where the pase sengers are at fault. By Nr. BLACKALL-—Fixing the fees of pilots of the port of New York. 7 ‘The House then adjourned until half. P.M. th ante Ho adjourned until half-past seyen < FRENCH BALLOONING. To rn® Eviror oF Tar HnRAL Your correspondent tn this day's issue in entirely wrong tn stating that the Mr. May who loft Paris in bis balloon on the same day with Gambetta was the artist by that name, as the party was Mr. Charles W. May, for two years the residen¢ partner in Paris of the house of Schuyler, Hartley & G1 of this city, and the Mr. Reynoids was an agent sent out the said house of 8. H.% G. Mr. May has since remded im Paris and ix the head of the commission house of C. W. Maj a Furnbaber & Co. No, 50 Boulevard Haussemann, whic facts cau be corroborated at No. 19 Maiden Lane. New York, Feb. 17, 1871. Colonel Thomas EF. Chickering, the piano mante facturer, whe died in boston on Monday, had $50,000 iusurauce on his life in the follow! offices, viz:— Equitable, $10,000; State Mutual, “$5,000; Mutual Benet, $9 000; Anchor, New York, $6,000; Muraaly, New York. £20,000; GioBe Mutual, $20,000,