The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1871, Page 4

i] ¥ t : pee PEEP 4 THE CO Revenue Cases in the United Etates Courts—A Collision Case in Central Park—Business in Oyor and Terminer—A Breach of Promire of Marriage Case—Suit Against a City Railroad—Buii- ness in the General Sessions. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. A Revenue Case—The Lilienthal Sait. Before Judge Benedict. The Uniied States vs, Westray, Gibbes @ Hard- castir.—Tiis was asuit brought to recover duties on @ warehouse bond on an exporta‘ion of rice. The defendants in 1864 imported a quantity of rice @nd entered the same in bond and gave the usaal | Warehouse bond, conditioned to pay the sum of | $12,594 90 on the amount of duties fixed by law. The merchan's claimed that this was ‘ancleared | itce,” aud us such was liable to # duty of only two ceats per pound, which was paid by them on with. | drawal. he OJlector subsequently liquidated this Merchacdis® as “cleared rice,” and without giving | notice to Lie taerchants brought this suit to recover ahalf cent per pound more, on the ground that | “cleared by the Tariif act of 1804 paid two and | @ half cents per pound. | The ¢ utoifered to prove that the rice was uncleared; but counsel for the government objected on the ground that by the fourteenth section of the | Tari act OL 1sd4 the tiquidation of the Collector was final ane conc.usive unless the merchant protested | and appearet with the Ume stipulated in the act. Mr. I Al jor the defendant, argued that the se. lic od applied only to suits brouglt by the merch: gainst the Collector to recover | duites after payment had been made, and did not | apply to a case where the goverament was first | suing upon the bond, | Judge beavdiet decides that no notice of liquida- | tion to jhe merchant was called for, and that the © the Collector Hxed the amount of i the merchant must pay, and against tou he could interpose no defence as to cler of his goods, H oy ¢ of the Conrt, rendered a | r the ut for $3,127. This is re- mportant question affecting the rig: merchants, ‘The defendants intend to Sppeal Lo (ie Supreme Court, at Washington. UN-TED STATES DISTRICT CoUAT. A Neavy Verdict for the Government. Before Judge Blatchford, The Uutted States vs, C. 4, Lilienth2l.—This case has been rt irial for twenty The defendant | was sued by the government for the sum of $104,000, being the amount out of which they claimed they | had been deirauded by the deiendant not making Tull and t returns of his sales as & mannfacturer of tobacco, fhe Jury found a verdict for the gov: | ernment ior the 101! amount claimed. UNITED STATES COMWSSINNERS CIT. | Charge of Scling Cancelled Revenue Stamps. | Before Commissioner Shields. The Uni'ed Sta‘es vs, Patrick Mcrrison—The de- | fendant is le d tn $2,000 bail to await the action of | the Grand di ry ona charge of selling cancelled revs | @uue stainps, SUPPEME COURT—TAIAL TEAM—PART 2. Contr Park and Salt for | 1 Damnges. { Before Judge Brady. Sloane vs. Wiliam Elmer.—On the 21st of | the plainti, with his wife aad son, | naone horse top buggy on what is ‘the Knol in Central Park, viewing vated plaza the beauties of the Park and | count ut. Whtle@hus engaged, the plaintgt allege v though there was pienty of room for horses and vcbicies, they were suddenly run into by @rockgiat belonging to the defendant, driven by a coiored coachinan, his buggy overturned, himself, wife and son preci to the ground and all more or less injured, Mrs. Sloane, Who was the most seriously injured, sustaining a fracture of the right arm, the buggy badly damaged and the horse in his iright running away. A suil was broughtto recover $10,000 damages. The defence was a general denial, | Considera! testimony was taken, occupying all day and promising to eccupy a day or two longer. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART I. Bankers Must Not Aliow Too Viach to Discharged Clerks. Before Judge Jones. Pranz Morris vs, George Ganz.—This was an action tor cover $460 in Prussian bank notes, which | the plaintit! claimed to have deposited November 2, 1609, with the defendant, a banker in Chambers street, fur transmission to Germany. The money ee to have been given to one Bornerman, who was ind the counter, and who, as he an- swered the plaintiffs questions, the latter supposed was one of te vierks of the establishment, and par- ticulaviy as le had on previous occasions given ¢ money to Lornerman for transmission. The evi- deuce of the defendants showed that Bornerman had | been discharged two months before, and at that | time was no jonger in their empioy, but admitted ‘oision in known from Freedom that he was in ihe habit of coming there almost daily and going behind the counter, and that when the plaintiff called he went | w the window and answered bis questions as to the charges, but denied that the plaintify deposited the money either with Bornerman or any one in the employ of the defendant. In con- tradiction of tis @ receipt was produced, written on one of defendant's official blanks and signed with the detendant’s name, This the defendant set up as a forgery; but the writing was proved to be that of Bornerman. The value of the Prussian notes was shown to be worth $296. ‘The Judge charged that if the defendant allowed Bornerman, although not at thetime in his employ, to be behind his counter and | answer the questions of those coming there to | transact business that the defendant must be ltabie Jor his acts, The jury found a verdict for the plain. Uff for the value of the notes in gold, with interest du curreucy trom the time of their deposit. COURT OF GYER AND TERMINER. 4 Busy Day, bat All Cases of Minor import. | ance. Before Judge Cardozo. There wos a large attendance at this court to-day, and the session was somewhat long, but the cases 2 | CounT—Cincuit—Part 2.—Nos, 238, 142, | were all of minor importance. First were arraign- | 634, 834, 90, 53, 223, 268, Lu74, ments and 2 4, 176, 216)6, Je Pleas of Guilty. SPECiAL TeRM—Held by Judce John Ryan pleaded guilty of pocket picking. Sen- | Bee he ag og | 3 7 Law anid tence was deferred till Wednesday. Spidis aarisa Dae laordea ioe Thomas Williams pleaded guilty of burglary. He 158, 159, 101, 101%, 6, 247, 11405 Was sentenced to two years and six mouths m the State Prison. Patrick Kelly and Joseph Herman pleaded gutity of burglary in the third degree. Their sentence was postponed till Wednesday. Eugene Giass pleaded guilty of attempted larceny. He was given one year m State Prison. Negero Gonzales pleaded gulity of carrying a dirk knife. Sentenced one year to the Penitentiary John M. Connolly pleaded guilty of burglary in | the third degree. Seutenced two years and six | Months in {tate Prison, Cases Tried. Jane Couchlin was tried on a charge of stealing fifty dollats from Otto Mudrowski. Th> parties met late at night, repaired to a “dive for refreshments, the girl turned of the gas, and the Sore re of the Polish patronymic afterwards found his money gone. ‘The accused was found guilty, aad sent six mouths to the Penitentiary. dJuho McCudney was found guilty of stealing $1 50 from Ue side change pocket of Alired Akert as the latter was walking up Broadway, He was seut six months to the House of Refuge. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEM. One Willing to Marry, But the Other Willing. - Pefore Judge McCunn. Amelia Onpenheimer vs, Charles Pevere,—This case, the full particulars of which have been pub- lished, and in which the plaintiff, a Jewess, brings Bult fe 000 damages for breach of promise of marr tage by the defendant, who 18 a Gentile, came up to-day pursuaat to adjournment and in the ope to entice the plainti? to marry the de- fendant, the jatter being unwilling to marry hi Counsei on both sides talked at length upon the matter, and at the close the Judge (ita! im. terrogated both parties. The defendant was willing to marry the girl at once, but she insists she cannot marry him uulil he becomes a Jew, which, being a Catholic, he willnot do, The case ls to come tp to-morrow. Decisions. Mark va, Anderson.—Order granted. Before Judge Jones, Brodie vs. Thomas Ciark and Bartholo- | mew W. McDonough.—Motion for @ reference grant. ed with $10 costs, and John ©. Busnnell appoiuted roferee, Before Judge Spencer. Fred. Brodievs. Thomas Clark et a!.—Motion de- led With $10 costs, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TAIAL TERM—PART |. sult Against the SixtheAvenue Ruilroad Come pany. Before Judge Loew and a Jury. Julia Quinian vs, The Sixth Avenue Ratiroad Com- pany.—The plainuf was employed us & nurse in the fauntly of Mr. Vanderbilt, in Forty-eiguth street, and of last April, while returning from the Seatrat Pur, itn Pbaby of her mistress, cleven months old, in her arms, took a Sixth avenue car at Fifly-ninih’ street, On Which she was We only pas- Net URTS. [Be | the par NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET. » When the car had ceeded about three boc! @ team of horses, snother car of the company, broke from the driver's grasp and ran at full speed down the avenue, comlug iM collison with the car in which plainuul was riding, causing her to fall heavily against its side, and pro- ducing concussion of the spine, which has incapact- tated her from earning Ler bread during the balance of her life, The deience set up is that the horses Were not allowed to break ioose through any care- lessness of the company or its servants. Case still ou. CCOHON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge J. F. Daly. Kornemann ve. Laycrort.—Moti n granted, Peretiada vs. Bneas,—Motion denied, SUAROGATE’S COURT. Tho Contesied Will of Mr. George Tilford, Deceased. Before Surrogate Hutchings, This case was appointed for hearing aud the Court cailed upon the proponents of the will to produce the attesting witnesses to prove its due execution. The first witness called was Mr. Vincens, who de- scribed himself as a stock broker, living iu Fourth avenue, and deposed that he attested the documeat @t the request of Mr, Reynoids, one oi the executors, Oross-exaimined by Edwin Jame3—I prepared the Will jrom @ written statement brought by Mr. Rey- nolds tome; 1 then copied it and burned the first paper; 1 never prepared @ will before; when I sigued the will the deceased did not the will, nor was it read to hum; he held | the will in his hand and told me he wanted | me to sign it; nouns was said about the property nor how he had disposed of it; he appeared | read | tg be of sound mind so far as 1 observed; I think 1 | sdw him once ater the will was made and before | his Geath; the will was hot alluded to; Mrs, Tilford | Was ot present whea the wili was signed; she was in the house. Mr, Bettis, the other attesting witness, was ex- anined, and iis testimony was to the same eiiect, Before Lue adjournment of the case Mr. James ap- nd) | plied to the Court fo appoml a special administrator Ww howd the property pending this contest. ‘The Surrogate—W hat 1s the property? Mr. James—Siock in trade, represented to be of the vaiue of $50,000, and there 18 no conidence tu the partner In whose control it now is. The Surrogate asked uf Mr. Tilford, of the firm of Park & ‘Tulord, would give vonds to the Court and take possessiou t . Tilford declined. ‘Tae maiter sicod over for an application to the Court upon the subject, if no arraugemeat can be come to between the parties, Mr. Daniel appeared for the proponents and Ed- win James and King for the contesiauts, COURT OF GENEWAL SES3I04S Before Gunning 8, Bedford, City Judge. ALLEGED HOMICIDE IN WATER STREET—ACQUITTAL OF SHE ACCUSED. Most of the session yesterday was occup‘ed in te trial of an indictment against George Woodruff, who Was charged with honiicide in causing the death of Helen Surrick on the moraing of the 2:d of last No- vember, .t appeared from the testimony of the prosecution that on the nigit m question tho prisoner and Edward Jackson (sailors) met in South street, aud alter drinking {a a saloon proceeded to Quother saloon, coruer of Roosevel’ and Water streets, were they “chucked dice," r lunguage, with at ey, aud drank ull they became 1tox: While in this latter place tue Woman Who Was subsequently louad dying dead down tue steps of the baseinent at the corner asked Woodruil for a drink, He gave her ten cents and she went to ano‘uer Dart of the saloon aud Look a drink, Seon returning aud reaewing tie Fequest to ireak her again. The prisoner refused to give her more movey, and slapped her in the took her part and commenced to quarrel with Woodrutt. dacksou saw the woman and togetuer. They both came in contact, aad lhe saw the woman stagger back aud go down the steps, but he did not think she hurt herself. ONlcor Harris, WHO Was about eighty fect from the corner at the Lune, saw the young men and woman standing converslog On the corner, but did not ob- serve anything unusual except Wat he beard a duil, heavy souad. Soon aller he, in company with another oiiicer, came to the corner of Waiter and Roosevelt streets, aud upon turnin, his dark lantern to examine the basement door discovered the body of tills Woman, Who was Known to him as “Nellie.” It was wari, but life was extinct, As he knew es by sight he, aided by otuer ofl- cers, Lad them all arrested by eight o’clock in the morning. ‘The only proot! in the Ussessiou of Lue prosecution tending to show that Voodruil was gulity of any unlawful act was tle tesuunony given by tne witness Jackson, who, when examined by the Coroner, swore that when Wood- raft and the woman were walking together he saw him give hera shove and knock her down some Steps; that the prisoner Walked on, and when he Wooudrull close (Jackson) asked him waetuer he Knocked the woman | down, repited that he did not hurt her. When Jack- son Was eXamined yesterday by Assistant District Attorney Sullivan he did pot remember swearing to this siate of facts. The deposition ot Dr. Evans, who made the post- mortem examination, Was read, irom which 1 ap- peared that death was the result of concussion of the bra. The prisoner went upf¥u the stand and swore that | he was so drunk that he did not remember seewug | the woman, and positively denied knowing anything avout her, As this was ail the testimony, couue;, nsented | to submit the Case to the jury under th» charge of | the Court. Judge Hedtord briefly submitted the case to the jury, who rendered a verdict of not guilty without caving their Beats, LOOKUP EVANS LOOKING UP AGAIN. Among the cases on yesterday's calendar was that of “Thomas Lookup Evais,” charged with avor- tion. This man is the neiavle “Dr.” Evans of whose “medical” exploits ihe pubiic were fully S@pprised a few months since. At the request of the detendant’s counsel the trial was set down for | Friday neat, PETTY LARCENY. John Gribben, who was charged with burglariously enierms the premises of William Warnock and Slealimg two leather bags on the 16th of April, | pleaded guilty to petty larceny, The accused was ; in an intoxicated condition when he was caught with the property, and, having proved a good char acter, the Judge imposed a slight penalty, which was Imprisonment in the penitentiary for wo mouths, ALLEGED LARCENY 1N A CONCERT SALOON, Lizale McGuire and Andrew Peterson, charged with stealing fiity dollars from Ransow F. Burrows al a concert saloon iu Chatham street on the 20th of April, Were tried and acyuitted, COURT CALERDAIS—FulS OMY. £ COUR 145, 158, 155, 164, 168, 176, 177. ARINE COURT—Part 1—Held by Judge Shea,— 2A7, 54554, 0405, 6415, 6684, 5101, 5528, 5564, 5510, 6445, 5677, 507734, 5678. Pa Held by Judge Alker—Nos. 6554, |, 5056, S687, 5653, 660), 6692, 6095, 6646, 6697, by Judge Gross.—Nos, 6381, 6, 6417, 6572. 1oR COURT—Part 1 Nos, 15, 55, 72, 83, 125, M 6098, 5 90, 6353, 6545, G4Sd, 03, 251, 565, 601, 591, 771, 773, 775, 779, 791, 733, 785, TS¥, 725. 03, O44, G10, 664, STU, 254, 600, 636, 688, 692, 700, 702, 704, 70 iN PLEA 430, 65, 37, 210, 229. COMMISSION OF APPEALS. The following is the calendar of the Commission of Appeals, heid at the new Court House on Tues- day, May 9:—Nos. 104, 100, 107, 108, 111, 114, 115, 116, 11i, 13, 16, 21, 25, 26, 110, BROOKLYN COURTS, (2, 954, 735, B44, 629, 61, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. The Troub'es of the Water Board=The Pro- posed Stornge Reservoirs. Before sudge Pratt. The case of the people, ex rel. Wm. A. Fowler, president of tie Water Board, vs. Martin Kalbdewen, | Mayor, came up yesterday morning for argument, on the mowon Of plaintifs for a peremptory manda- mus to compel the Mayor to sign $100,000 of bonds Jor the construction of the storage. reservoir at Hempstead valley. The particulars of this litigation have already been given in the HERALD. Mr. Jesse Joliuson, the young and able Assistant Corporation counsel, aud Mr. W, Britton yesterda: appeared for the Water Loard, wuile Mr. Edgar M. Cullen and the Mayor in person appeared in delence. Mr. Cullen argued that the Mayor, being the direct, responsible head of the city, had an iudisputabie rigut to say when this money, was required, He was not piaced in position by the Legislature, but he was the representative of the vevple. The law gave no such power Lo the Water Commissioners as the counsel would have the Conrt believe, otherwise they could call on the Mayor for his signature to the whole $1,400,000 provided for by law, and there could be no rewedy. 1his, however, they could not do, and they were evidently not the only judges as to When the moncy was required. The Mayor himself then proceeded to argue the case. He said that the power to sell the bonds was undoubtediy vested In the Water Commissioners, and he did not intend to interfere with their rights in any form; but he denied their nght to judge when the money Was required. He claimed something to say in that matter bumself. They would be estopped i they asked for the entire $1,400,000, and if they cannot lawfully claim a@ large sum, they cannot come into court and Claim the right of de- termining when # number of smalier ones should be required. He was to &i the bonds at any tme that the money was really needed, Lut he did not see the propriety of throwing them They went out in a few minutes, and | Part 3—Heid | Part 1—Hela by Judge | ut being hitched to | | | upon the msrket before the money was requtrea, In the caseof the Central avenue sewer, when he Was called upon to sign bonds for $100,090 before aiv work hat been done he dechned, and thereby saved io the city $4,000. There 13 a continual de- mand for money from the Water Department, and noody knows where it gos. A statement was puilished by the Commissioners, but it 1s 80 fuli of errors that no depeadeace can be placed on it. Tey may be mistakes, but they don’t look so‘ hin, The Commissioners always send elther ‘Mr Johnson or Mr. Britton to him for money, and hets perpetually annoyed with the word mandamus, which appeared to be constantly on these gentler man’s onic. If he did not comply at once, with- ous a Sv aees Oe 16 ~s reate! ed wit Mandamus, Ww jaced 4u © people, And not by the p Pata ey a Ye iatdhded con- tinue his efforts to protect the interests of the peopie, while the gentlemen composing this board | were squandering the money of the sity. He in- tended shortly to lay a statement of facts before the public which will open the people's eyes, Mr. Britton made the argument for the Water Board, and, in opening, asserted that the only | trouble of the Mayor was belief his that there 1s only | one honest man tn the city of Brooklyn, and that 1s Martin Kalbfeisch. He wants the Commissioners to go to him, liat in hand, and persuade him to their views, which any person familiar with | his natural stubvornness knows {8 no easy | matter, He tries to override not only the Water Board, but the Legisiature also. it was a deplorabie state of thimgs to see the diterent | branches of the city government at loggerheads, and art of it, the speaker sald, he was aware arose rom purely personal causes, He remembers the time when the Mayor would sign such bonds at any time. Now, however, it costs the city more for un- | necessary iitigation brought about by his Honor’s | stubbornness than evea the closest economy could save. Ve once had made charges against the vomp- troder, which he was very glad to back out of. Tae Mayor replied that the Counsel was attempt- ing to whitewash tie charges agalust the Comptrol- ler. They are far irom being yet ended, and he de- nied that he had ever gladly backed out of them, The committee appointed by the Common Council faiigd to make a report on account of some members retiring from office at the close of the year, found another leak in relation to those parties whom the counsel was attempting to protect, and he should | speak of it to the Common Council this afternoon. If the Water Boara were to Judge whea the movey Was required, why did they not obtain an act au- thorizing them to draw the money direct from the treasury, as the Fire Commissioners do, at the com- Mencement of each year, without having to account Yor the mverest on it. Atthe conclusion of the argument Judge Pratt took the papers and reserved his decision, BROOKLYN COURT CALEKDAR. “DELLING BE FRUSE.? A Family “Drunk” on the East Sido—Scene ar Essex Market. Loulsa Young, a fine-looking Teuton matron, was arraigued before Judge Scott, at Essex Market, yes- terday afternoon, charged with breaking into the ore of Frederick Yougg, in Division street, near Orchard. Mrs. Louisa, who is a sister-in-law of the complainant, said the store pelonged to her hus- band, and not to the man that claimed it. Another sister-in-law, Mrs, Wilhelmina Young, volunteerea to tell ail she knew ab ut tie affair, and the Judge directed her to go oa with her staiemeat. She spoke rapidly and decidedly, and enlivened her re- marks with a plenitude of gestures more or less graceful. “Now, Shudge," she said, “I dell you de truse und noting bud de truse, and I dou’t want nopody to say auy ting Ull I ged droo,” which request was unecessary, ob ace ness of the lady's speech, mon, Shudge, he t brudder ana my hoospand’s bruder. Dees vooman's hoospand he hase siidore in «le goondry, und he mok shange mid decs Inon. He tend deve, wad my hoospand tend dere, uad dees vooman tend dere ail de dime, “Now, Shudge, 1 dell you all de truse, Lashdt night he breeng hees shweethard dere, und “he get marryid. Und ve hafe a leetie troonk; you know yoursef how dot ees, Vell, ve all get troonk. Dees veller he shleep dere all night mid hees shiveethard, 1 mean hees vile, und dees worning he vont get oop. Zo Loweeza she go und mek de dore open. Dot ees all abowt id.” Judge—Well, I thonzht it was something of this Kind. You had vetter all go home and try to live in peace. Yes, Shude," said Withelmina, not yet tired, and willing to go on for aa hour, “eieryting vot I zay istrues, Iknow'd all de shudges down de Ceety Hall, Shuoge Suteward, Snudge Vaisp, Shudge ‘Towling, Shudge eferybody, Dey all kuow I deli de truse, eleryting vot | zay.”’ Judge Scoti—Weil, that is allright. Goon now. FARMAR NOSTALAND'S ASSACSINS, She continued:—“Dees Their Trial Commenced ia the Queens County Oyer and Terminer. On the night of the 28th day of January last Gar- rett Wirth Nostrand, of Oyster Bay, was murdered in cold blood, He was at Oberlinder’s Hotel daring the evening in company witi John H. Devine, Wil- Nam Kelly, Thomas Cahill, Ephraim Powell and Amos Lrennan. The two latter persons left the hotel to go home at eight o'clock; Nostrand, Kelly and Devine remained until nine o'clock. At that hour man went out by the front door followed by Devine, while Ketly passed out through the back door to | take a short cut through the woods. On the follow- ing Sunday morning the dead body of Nostrand was found in the road about one hundred rods from his residence. His wife went to look for bim and fell over his body on the road. On the following day Kelly and Devine were arrested, and were heid in accordance with the verdict of the coroner's jury. Devine, at the instigation of his parents, stated that Ke'ly had mardered Nostrand, admitting, now- ever, that he struck him the first blow. Keily de- nied this statement, and added that he knew noth. ing of the inurder until Devine came to him and said he had kiiled him, Yesterday morning Kelly and’ Devine were ar- raigned tn the Queens county Oyer and Terminer, Judge iivert presiding. Counsel for Kelly stated their readiness to proceed, but the District At- torney desired to first try Devine. The court ordered a jury, tue calling of whick occupied the greater part of the day, some having formed an opinion and others having conscientious scruples. | The jurors chosen were as follows:—Peter Dick- inson, North Hempstead; Farrell Retily, Newtown; Anthony Boeh, F.ushing; Earl Lee, Newtown; Jonn Corwin, Filusting; Sealy Southard, Hempstead; Elbert Hegeman, Oyster Bay; Jacob bi, Newtown; Charies Petttt, “Hempstead; Charles Hendr.ckson, Oyster Bay; Willata Lamvberson, Ja- | maics Kel as when enjoying perfect freedom. Deviue looks sickly and careworn. He frets a great deal and ex- presses htiusell very penitent, George E, Mott, of North Hempstcad, was catled asa juror, He said he was at one ume a member of the Society of Friends, but was turned out for keep- | ing @ fast horze. Judge Gilt told the Grand Jnrors they might taxe a scat in the courtroom ff they could tind one, but they could not. The room was crowded to sul- focation, Judge Gilbert dismissed all jurors not dawn till Wednesday morning, telling them that it was desirable that they should remain away duriag the progress of the trial of Devine. The court took an early adjournment and tue ex- amination of witnesses will proceed to-day, THE FATAL K:ROSENE EXPLOSION. Investigation Before Coroner §& body to Blame. James Haghes, of 179 Greenwich street, husband of Britget Hagies, who was fatally vpurned on Sat- urday evening by the explosion of a quantity of kerosene oil, yesterday morning called upon Coro. ner Schirmer, at the City Hall, and gave his evi- dence in regard to the occurrences, Mr. Haghes stated that his child, twenty months old, took a can contalning over @ pint of kerosene oll, and, carrying i near a hot navitha stove used for cooking purposes, epliled sole of the oflon the floor, and, coming in contact wirh the stove, the oll ignited, Before Mr. Hughes could suppress the flames the can oil exploded and set fire to his wife's chirmer=Noe Clothes, aud she and others were terribly burned. ‘The | occurrence, says Hughes in his purely accidental. Was subinitted to the jury, and they rendered a ver+ dict of accident THE BIOOAL ‘The regalar weekly mecting of the Common Coun- cll was held yesterday afternoon, the President, Alderman Bergen, in the chair, Tne Mayor sent in a communication setting forth that the appropria- tion for the work of street cleaning, amounting to jestimony, was $150,000 for the year, has been drawn upon to the | A amount of $90,000 during the past six months, ‘This his Honor regards as evidence of mismanageim and asks that the Aldermen invest’ e the matter, The subject was referred to the Water and Drainage Committee of the Board, On motion Hampden Btreet, betweea Park and Flushing avenues, was de- clared bit The Water and Drainage Committee, to whom was referred the petition of tie Water Loard, slaung that »$229,296 would be required to defray the expenses of said Department the ensaing year, re- ported that they hud examined the matter ana were convinced thar the amount named was necessary. The sum was voted, The Alderman of the Twenty first ward moved that the sum any, the balance of the well and pump account for Js7u—amounting to $7,500—bo used by the Street CommissiGner in repairing side- walks througuout the city, Laid on the table, On motion of Alderman (HORNE, the objections of the Mayor to the resolution adopted at a previous meeting pledging the city to repay all assessments held by the courts to be ilegat were set aside and Yhe resolution was passed, He had | int of the rapidity and loud. | dees yooman’s hoospand’s | the murdered | Hunter, | y bears hts confinement well, looking as well | On the above testimony ihe case | THE ERIE RAILWAY WAR. Jay Gould Again on tho Stand—". hose Couverti- ble Bonds” —What Has Become of the Stock? ‘The reference in regard to the 60,054 shares claimed by Heath and Raphael, the English shareholders, was resumed again yesterday at one o'clock, before the Master, Mr. Kenneth G. White. Mr. Beach, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Lane appeared for the Erie Raliway Company, and Mr, Southmayd and Mr. Tweed for the English shareholders. EXAMINATION OF JUSTIN D. WHITE. The witness now produced two check books of the Erie Railway Company, of December and January last, The amount of $110 which appears in the check book 1s a loan from Willard, Martin & Beach, of the 3d of January, and was, as stated therein, de- posited in the Marine Bank on that date; $30,000 recelved from the same firm on the 29th of December was similarly disposed of; $220,000 received on the ensuing day was deposited in the Tenth National Bank; he stated that an arrange- ment had been entered into between the Tenth National Bank and the Erie Railway Company by which the company was to keep a standing balance in that’bank of $30,000, and was not to draw against that sum, An inspection of the statement prepared by M. Giovanni Morrisini, the auditor, showed that in De- cember, 1870, the sundries debtor to cash stood as follows:—$4,487,521 95; cash debtor to sundries, | cash stood $953,685 85; for the same period cash | debtor to sundries stood $1,712,041 06. JAY GOULD RECALLED. Mr. Gould was then recaliea and examined.—He producea a copy of the minutes of the Executive Committee of the Erie Railroad Company. Q. Do you recollect the circumstances connected ‘With the issue of the two convertible bonds of the company for $3,000,000 in December and January last? A. Yes. Q. By whom were the bodies of the bonds drawn? A. One by Mortimer Smith, assistant secretary, and the other by Frederick A. Lane. Q. In regard to the bond for $2,000,000—was that issued in pursuance of any resolution of the Board of Directors of the company? A. It was issued by @ resolution of the Executive Committee, in pur. erence of the powers conferred upon them as a ard. Q. What is that power? A, The power ro issue couvertibie Londs in any great emergency; it was a general resolution authorizing their issue; can tur- nisi a copy of that resoluuion; there was no special ction on the part of the Loard of Directors with re- gard to the issue of these two convertible bonds; they were issued upoa the order of the Executive Committee, under the D sata conterred upon that committee by the board. Q. Do you know when the minute was made in regard to these converlible bonds by Mr. Smith and signed by Mr. Lane’ A. I don’t kuow. Q Wa3it done at tie tine? A, I don’t know, but ; 1 presume so, j Do you recollect seelng it until recently? A. No; 1 recollect tue necting of the Executive Commit- lee at which it was resolved to e these two bonds. Q. Who was present? A, 1" Lane and Gould; it Was heid in the President's oilice; Mr. Tweed was not present; Mr. Mortimer Smith, the assistant se- cretary, was absent, bul 1 dou’t know where he was; T recollect the meeting 12th January, 1871, at which it was resolved to s-e another million of converti- ble bonds; Fisk, Lane and Gould were present; I | don’t remember Whether the issumg of those bonds ; or the action of the Executive Committee was noti- ied to the apsent member, Mr, ‘weed. Q Vo you know whether or not Mr. Tweed was consulted or Kuew about the issuing of these bonds ? A. 1 reported the matter to the board some tune subsequently. «. How long supsequently? A. I think it was in April; that was the frst oficial intimation given to | the Board of Directors of the issue of these bonds; tue matier was generally Known to the alrectors, Q. How was it made known (othe directors’ A, They knew we were 10 Want of money and should have it by some means; 1 can’s specily any one member of the board whom I iniormed 01 this issue, Q. Can you recollect your mentioning to a slagio meiater of that board the issue of tuese convertible | bonds untii after the facts had become known tothe | pubile through the developments in this suit? A, | Mr. White, 1 think, knew of it, Counsei—Mr. White testified he knew nothing aboutit. Cau you how state that he koew of it? A. Istated to Mr. White, wien I gave him money irom time to time, thatiat was the proceeds of these convertible bonds. Q. Can you state Mr. White's evidence in this re- gard is incorrect? A. About tue 1st December, when tire Coal surike occurred, | stated to Mr. White we wanted money, and Uuere Was only one way of obtaiming it; at the next meeting of the Executuve Committee these bonds were resolved to be issued, andi did inform Mr. White, supposing he under- stood it; 1 stated the matter, Q. Do you recoliect saying to any other member of the board anything about the issue of the bonds? A. l stated it to the committee; 1 don’t remember when that report was iade, butit was after the bonds were issued; I don’t remember whether it was alter the fact had been divulged in those proceed- ings; my tmpression is I to d it to other membvers of the board betore this investigation had becn insil- wited, but J cannot say positively; 1 can’t name any person positively to who J told it; I think | men- toned It to Messrs. Ramsdell, Eldridge and Thom, 80; My Linpression 1s founded on the fact that they were members of the committee who icoked over the booksin the Treasury Department and it was necessary Lo inforin them of it. Q. When was tha! comumitice appointed, to the best oi your knowledge? Was it not after tie trouble grew out of the suit for tie recovery of those 60,000 shares Ol stock and the order of the Court directung their restoration to my cilent? A. 1 shouid | say it was aiter, but before the public knew any- thing of tue issuance of tlese bonds, Q. That was the frst tine you mentioned this cir- | cumstance to those people? A. That was the first ; Ume I remember the resolution of the Executive Committee directing the issuance of the two con- vertible bonds for $3,009,000, which were recorded on the minutes; the meeting of the directors at | which the issue of those convertible bonds was au- thorized was about the 16th of April. Q. Las the issue of these boads vee communti- caicd to olber members of the Board besides those Whose names aie signed to the resoluiiony A. think the minutes of that meeting were read at the ; hext meeting of the Board; 1 ao not know of it; | | | | | | I have not S 5 i 3 him since that m cing; the $2,000,000 convertible bonds were converted into 10,000 shares of stock; I gave the order for | the conversion of the siock; the bond was issved | in the moruing and converted tn the afternoon; | the ink liad not been more than six hours dry on the bond when it Was converied tty stock; 1t was on the 26th of December; I was der OF that bond a the time it was | converica into stoc | the owner and li converted. | (. Hud you advanced anytling to the Erie Rall- Way Companay a3 a Consideration for tne ue of that bona beiore its Conversion into stock? A. Yes. | .& How muchy A. I cannot say without Jooking at lie te December 16, $51, | Q When did the executive mmittee decide to | Fe issue thatstock? A, OD the 28th of December, and $61,000 received trom Willard, Martin & Beach to the Erie Railway was a part of te consideration of the bond, | Q. Were not shares of the Narragansett Steam | Company aud the Jeferson Railroad Company as | collateral for U & Beach? Ay Keach held them; thus 260,000 1s an item in the | account current to this dat low uid you become the owner of the bond? | A.“L bought die bond of the company at the market | valne; 1 advanced 969,000 on that’ bond; at the | Ume this $60,000 had been ient by Wiliard, Martin & | Beach to the Erie Raliway Com, any there had been | given as collateral security for it siock of tie Narra- | Kansett Company, but Lyave them up Ww Mr, White; 1 Doughi Us boud from the company, and Tagreed that if the stock which I had a right to conv under ih turn tothe company any Cxeess over the market price; J made that bargain with the executive committee; I had already advanced them $60,000, and then whea the bond was issued I had advanced aliogether $310,000; While it remained a bond I had pala $60,000 on it, and my impression is that when L bought the bond f went down town to issue the | stock, but it could not be disposed of tne day it was issued; J considered that when 1 bougut the bond had advanced the company $316,000, Q. Was Iti any mauner inthe hands of the Erie Rattway Company? A. I consider! held it as trea. } surer; my impression is that | gave Mir. White an ordcr for ihe advance, Q. Uave you any recollection that yon gave @ youchicr to the company for this $250,007 A. 1 think 1 did give Air, White an order; {think I tele | graphed to him that | tad placed that sum to the credit of Willard, Martin & Beach, The Erie Rail- | way held the boud. Q. Who composes this firm of Willard, Martin? . kK. Willard, Mr, Martin and Mr. Beacn; the | Special partners are Willdum M. Tweed, Henry mM, ‘Smith and myself. Q, Was not your arrangement with them to ratse money on the stock? A. No; 1.do not know they knew of these convertible bonds; they received stock of | 20,000 shares as from me, Jay Could; the stock was partly made out inthe Dame of Willard, Martin & seach, and pardy m the name of Wiliam Heath & Co.; | handed over all the stock certiticates to Wil- | Jard, Marin & Beach, to be put in the vauit In the Stock Exchange until they could be sold; the bonds Were converted Into my individual stock; Willard, Marun & Beach did not hold the stock as collateral; Isold the stock; the proceeds of the stock we placed to the credit of Jay Gould's special account; ir, Gould handed tn acceunts furnished to him by Willard, Martin & Beach in reference to this stock; the whole of the 20,000 shares Was not turned into money iu three days; 1_had not soid the stock then, > want to know whether the account of Wil- lard, Martin and Beach, representing the proceeds of two lots of 10,010 shares cach, on the 3ist of Le- ceruber, Wasa fictitious proceeding or not’ A. The stock Was Not ali sald on the 30tn gnd Slat of Decem- $4,906,124 58, In January, 1871, sundries debtor to | ‘bweed knows of the issue Of these coaveriibie bon ds; | al sum gdvancet by Willard, Martin | vey Were not merchantavie securi- | ties, but Mr. Witte thought that Willard, Martin & | bond would bring in an excess | would re- | ber; I directed Mr. Willard to make out the ao- count: I directed them to make out the poe | showing what I had advanced, and as there been @ loss 1 also told them to make out the ao- count showing that 1 nad lost on the suares; 1 made the agreement as to the bond with Mr. Lane and ; Thad an idea in making up the account to show to the Board the actual loss I made on the bond; the accounts show what I paid for the bonds— the amount that I returned to the Erie Railway Company. Adjourned till Friday next, at oae o'clock. THE NATIONAL GAME. Twenty-five to Notting—Boston vs. Atlan- Ucn— The “Hubbites’” Great Victory — “Naughty” Records. _ About 2,000 people assembled at the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn, yesterday to witness the game between the Boston “Red Stockings” and the newly | organized nine of the once famous Atlantic club. Both clubs were promptly on hand, and pre- sented a really fine appearance in their bright, handsome uniforms, From the manner in which the Reds tossed the ball around before the game be- gan 1t was evident the Atlantics would be no match for them; but still every one expected to see them make at least a respectable show, both with the ash and in the fleld. And they would not bave been dis- appointed either but for McCormack, the Atlantics pitcher, who proved to be a great failure. The um- | ire, who, by the way, was extremely lenient, gave women thelr bases on called bails in me first inning, and if he had foliowed the ruies very closely and called balls in the order of their delivery, tie | Bostonians would still be on their first inning, for all they had to do Was to pick up a bat, stand in the striker’s position for a few minutes, and then go to first base on called balls, while the catcher was hunting for the ball over behind the crowd, With the exception of McCormack, however, the Rrooklyn men did well—many of them, indeed, playing beautifully, Among these latter were Chap- man, who captured no Jess than sixteen men at first | base—Carney, Hall and Remsen. Kenny, Delham and Bunting did well (00; but they might have done | better, As for the Bostonians they acquitted them- selves well, the only weak point in the nine being at | third base. where Mr. Schaffer presides. During tue game several of thein played some very pretty points, and played them in genuine old Cincinnatt style, too, The two Wrights especially dislinguished themselves in this particular, Betow is the score in full: BOSTON. ATLANTIOB, Plvers. | RARE POA, L.T.PO- A. G. Wright,a.6..2 8 416 0 016-6 Barnes, 24b....2 8 8 8 3 2220] Birdsall,r.f....8 222 0 O02 0} | MeVey,o.......2 112 1 D [011086 H. Wright, &.f.8 42 2 2 McDonald.ri..0 0 0 1 0 | Gould, Ist’b..... 8-2 B19 L Kenny, 81'b...00 2 9 1 6 Schaffer, 8db... 8 8 3 1 8 Buntiog,c....-- 0 0 01 0 Cone, 1. 8 18 8 0 McCormack p.0 110 1 Spaulding, 4842 0 Carney,2d b...0 004 5 +:25 22 30.27 14 Total. 6 63718 RED Ble ih M1, | o 0 0-0 o 0 ‘Kuns earned—Boston, 3; Atlantic, 0, Umpire—Mr. Tilton, of Athletic Club. Time of game—Two hours. Tye Game in Indiana—The Ever Played. The following account of a game between the Forest City and Kektongas clubs is taken from a Cleveland paper:— Fort Wayne, Ind., May 4, 1971. The finest game of baseball ever witnessed {n this country was played on the grounds of tho Kekionzas, ot th’s cliy, this afternoon, the playing throughout being witout a precedent tn the annals of basevall, and the members of both clubs es tablishing beyom doubt thefr reputation as among the most perfect ball players in the United States, Not an error was made by Cleveland, and only three by Fort Wayne. Tho Finest Game batting was not as heavy as some, though the pitehing was superior, Especially was that_of Matthews, of Fort. Wayne, ‘commented upon, The umpiring | was fair, {impartial and entirely | satisfactory to Voth clubs, Owing to the threatening indications of the weather not over five hundred peraons were on the ground, The enthusiesm ran hizh among the spectators, and wo | doubt if a game in this country was ever witnessed with | | closer atte: ‘The Keklongas won the toss and sent the | | Forest Citys to the bat. The following 1s the game by in- ningsi— FIRST INNING, nd.—J. White led off by going to the recond on a tine hit. rey, by a double play, caught » fly from Kimbali and Be J. White out at second, Lennon took a foul tly from Pabor. No runs. Fo t Wiyre.—J. White took a foul fly from Williams ani a foul bound from Matthews. Foran hit to first. Goldsmith sent a foul fly to White, leaving Foran on tira. No runs. SECOND INN Creveland.— Allison, ter three strikes, got to first. White struck out, Allison going to second, Foran and Carey failing to run him out between bases. Pratt sent a fou! flv to Foran, Sutton out ona fly-cateh by Mincher, Allison being left on second base. No runs, Fort W rye. Lennon, going to bat, made tecond by a fine hit to left Carey ‘struck a fly’ to Allison, who took It finely with one hand on along run. Mincher sent a fly to Kimball. MeDermott bit to first, bringing Lennon bome. Kelly foul fy toJ. White. NicDermot leit on first. THIRD INNING. E. Clevetnnd.--Cariton struck out. Bass, high fly to Mincher. J. White foul fy to Lennon. Side out, Fo t Wiyne.—Williams out on afoul bound by J. White, Matthews same on afoul tip. Both fine catches, Foran out ona ty to E, White, No runs, FOURTH INNING, Cerund.—Kimball and Pabor out on fites to Wiliams. Allison out on foul fly to Lennon; fine catch. No runs. Fort Wiyie--Goldsmith to first on called balls. Lennon | out on foul to J. White. Carey to firsi, forcing Goldsmith | out at second, Cerey made second’ on a passed bail. Mincher out on fly to Pratt, Carey left on second. FIFTH INNING. vevelund.—E. White struck out. Pratt made first on called balls. Sutton poe his first, sending Pratt to third. Sutton out | aturst, Mincher takes Carlton's high fly. Pratt left on third, ‘No rua | fot War | ‘No runs. MeDermot out on first. Kelly hits to first and reaches second, and then third, on ‘passed balls. Hiatns out at Grst, but Keily valies, Matthews out on f bound to J. While, One ran. (Cheering and fateuse excite- ment.) SIXTH INNING. Clereland.—Mincher takes Bass out ona beautiful fly. J, White got to first by Goldamith’s mu. Kimball out on fly to Foran. J. White to second on a passed ball. Pabor's | taken by Matthews. J. White left on second, No runs. fot Wayne.—Foran's fly taken by Kimball. Goldsmith's foul tip taken by J, White. Lennon’ runs, ly taken by Bass, No SEVENTH 1 Cheoslund.—Allen gets to first by Gold White atrikes out. Alison out trying to m: fly taken by Carey. No runs. Fort Wuyne.—Carey out at first. Dermot the same, lay. E. a Prats Mincher out at first, Me- FIGHTH INNING. Cleveland.—Satton out ona foul fly by Lennot out at first. Bass out on ty to Goldsmith, No ru Fo.t Wayne. —Kelley out on fly to Allison, Williams out on fly to Kuoball. Matthows out at f rat. NUNTH INNING, Creveland.—J. White out at second by a lon, | centre field by McDermot. Kimball out oa on mutf by MeDermot. Alii on t. No runs. At this alage Of the game the rain commenced falling in torrents, aud the game was called, leaving the Kekicngas } without the ninth inning at the bat, ‘Lhe following Is the score :— Carlton throw from ly. “Pabor to n struck ous. Pal INNINGS. Clubs. Ast, QM. Bd. Ath. Gti, Bthe TWh. BIN. Hh. Kexlongas : 1 8.0 0 2 Big 2 Forest Cit o 0 0 0 Passed bal nite, 2 ly-catohei 13, Bases earned—J. Walt’, atton, 1y ‘Time ot gam: wo hours | Umpire. L. Boake, of the Live Oaks of Cincinnati. Matual vs. Silvor Star. These clubs played on the Union grounds yester- day, the game resulting as follows: INNINGS, 14% Qh Bl. 4th, Sth, 6. Th. BD. Muti a0 Oe ae Ur ewes Siversiar. 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 ‘Time of game, one hour and ten minutes. Base Bali Notes. To-day the Ailletics, of Philadelphia, play tha Ecktords on the Union grounds, Tiis will be a good game. Flyaway vs. Dauntiess at Hunter's Point. ‘To-morrow, Atiletics, of Philadelphia, vs. Atlat- ‘ ues, on Union grounds. | day, Mutual vs. Resolute, of Elizabeth, , on Unie n grounds, ‘The Olympics of Washington (Bine Stockings) will | | leave that city on Wednesday on their first grand | tonr, and have arranged to play the followiug —May 12, Line Oak of Cincinnats, in Chi ‘h, Forest City of Cleveland, in Cincinnatl; | 15th, Kekionga of Fort + ayne, in Cincinnati; 16th, | White Stockings of Chicaga, in Chicago; 17th, Forest | | Clty of Rockford, in Rockford, INL; Isth, Atnas of Chicago, in Chicago; 20th, Forest Cicy of Cieve- Jana, in’ Cleveland; 22d, Upton Haymakers of Troy, in Troy; 23d, Harvards of Boston, in Boston; 24th, | Boston of Boston (return game); 26th, Yale Univer- sity Nine of New Haven, in New Haven. ‘The blue Stock: intend to play the Neptune Club of Easton, Pa., and the Athletic and Experts of Phi- ladelp| bat no days have been set gaines. They are endeavoring to periect arranse- ments with the Koston Club vo play themin New York while in that city, but the latter have not yet accepted the proposition, j THE BROADWAY BURGLARY. To TRE TOR OF THE ILBRALD?— iat In your report of the burglary at my store, No. 8°3 Broadway, on Iriday night, you state that word | was given to the watchman Shortly after the bur- glars entered, but he, instead of raising an alari | started to give me information, Please do Mr. McKenney (ine watchman) justice by stating that ne lett the store In charge of two oilicers to notify me, | and that we returned together in less than twenty minutes from the time he left. FuIEND PITTS, 863 Broadway. | M. Toy Jer¥ Davis.—The fallure of the mail train on, the Sennessee road to connect with the Orange and Southside trains at this city, yesterday, gave many of our people an opportunity to see this disian- uished gentleman, who, accompanied by his ‘amily, arrived from Memphis and took 9 sult of rooms at the Piedmont House. Many prominent citizens waited upon him during the day, and were | deal—very great recelved with that cordiality and graceiul dignity for which beis remarkable. There was nothin hike @ public demonstration, it ber understood that Mr, Davis desired quiet and rost. He is ap. parently in the Rg eas of excelent health, and looks even younger than he did several years ago. Hia step 1s as elastic and his car as graceful as of ® manin the prime of life, aud his wonderful colloquial powers have lost fone of their distin. ishing characteristics, We learn he will leave fils morning for the city of, New York,—Lynchvurg (Va.) Republican, Mau GOVERNOR [v0. Departure of the Japanese Party for Home< A Few Words with the Governon—Sketch of His Appearauce—Some of His Sen: Remarks. Governor Ito, of Japan, has peen staying at the Westminster Hotel since Tuesday last, but intends leaving to-morrow for San Francisco to catch the steamer for Yokohama. He 1s accompanted by the following Japanese gentlemen:—Fonkoutsi, Mutzu, Kinashe, Nakashima and Kadoya. All of the party speak English, The Governor's secretary, Mutzu, speaks five languages, and 1s especially elegantin Dutch. Governor 1to has spent his time to good advantage since he came to America three months ago, He has given a great deal of attention to the study of our finances, our coinage and national vank system. Tn response to a courieous invitation from his Ex- cellency, the HERALD representative went up half a dozen fights of stairs, to a corner room in the West- Minster Hotel, yesterday, to enjoy at greater ease a conversation with Governor Ito on Japan and the Japanese, The Governor 1s 4 sinall, broad-shouldered man, with knotty looking legs, and when he walks the motion seems like a forward movement to counter. act a tendency towards falling backwards over kis heels, He has a wide, billowy area of face, the color of a mildewed lemon—a pleasant, honest face, | ughted up by a patr of black eyes of the calm, sable brilllancy of anthracite coal, and teeth uncommonly white and regular, The Governor might be thirty or forty. Judged by the American standard he is not a handsome man, but measured by the standard that prevails in Japan he 15 some pumpkins on good looks, He speaks English as no foreigners irom European countries, Dutch, French or Italian, speak it. Half a sentcnee may be pro- nounced witi as pare ani regular a flow of accen- tuation as an Englishman might give it, but sad Genly the other hail drops tato @ whirlpool of vocal- ization that. allows but a syllable or two to be intelligibiy heard, The Governor 16 not perhaps the most interesting of all the Japanese visitors who have come to us from time to time, but he is devidedly the most pract cal and hard-headed student of our habits and institutions that ever spent a brief quarter of the year among us. “What 13 the precise nature of your visit, Gover- nor?” inquired the HERALD reporter, “The study of your coinage system,” he replied. “I am now hurrying back to Japan to make ready for the opening of our new Mint at Nagasaki next July, I have learned a great deal, in three months, livery facility has been afiorded me, espeMlally in Wash- ington, to study your comage system, but I have extended m observations to your banking and gen- eral financial system as weli. Of course, three months is too siort a time to get a good idea of what you are like; but when I have put the Mint ta order at Nagasaki | shall ask teave to return here | and give more time to the study of this great coun- D ys . “HOW would you like to settle down here, Gover- nor “Very much indeed; there 13 such a great deal to leara; but I should not stay forever, 1 would want to go pack and tell my countrymen what I saw, ane try to make them do what you are doing here. [ should want to see railroads and telegrapns all over Japan, and a thousand « ‘her things introduced there which I witness are of so great a benefit in this country.” “Slave you no rallroads, Governor?” “Yes, we are builiinga short twenty-mile ling from Yokohama to Jeddo, but we shall yet havea railroad from end to end of Japan; my coun'rymen learn very quickly; thoy will soon know how to build engines themselves to run on the railroads, “How isit your countrymen show such & par- tlality for America‘? “Yes, we prefer America to Europe very much. The best foreigners that ever came to Japan were two or three Americans. They were love by tue people, and they were kina, patient gentlemen, whe took a pleasure in teaching us many things. Since that time many more have come and we have learned much concerning your country. But this thing 1s only commencing. In thirty or forty years from now, on the dividing line of the century, this country and Japan will be as well known to each other as next door neighbors.” “Well, Governor, I trust you may live to see that auspicious day, and T wish you a pleasant journey home,” suying which the reporter withdrew, very much impressed with that expression of the Gover- nor’s about the “dividing line of the century.’? ‘The party liave spent inost of their time rambling about the city, lo himself devoting most of bis leisure hours to examining the bankmz coucerns of Wail street. THE DNAMALIC FUND. Apneual Mecting of the Association—The Year’s Expenditures and Receipts—Negil- gence of Actors Toward the Arsociation— Tho Years Muss Pateied Up—Sharp Practice in Sticking to the Old Style. The American Dramatic Fund Ass tlon, of which, during the past year, 8. L. M. Barlow bas been President and C. 8. Bernard Secretary, held Ubeir annual meeting yesterday afternoon, at the Assoclation’s rooms, No. $42 Broadway. Tne principal business of the meeting was the election of ufticers ror the ensuing year, and the poll, after remaining open for severai hours, closed at four P. M., with the following result:—President, S. L. M. Barlow; Trustees, A. Oakey Hall, D. Kingsland, W. R. Travers, Jas, Bryce and Edwin Booth; Trea- surer, C. K. Mason; Secretary, C. S. Bernard; DE rectors, William Davidge, F. Chippendale, M. B. Clarke, C. K. Moore, A. Hl, Howard, G. G. Gilbert, Theodore Moss, J. H. Stoddart, H. Isherwood, J. W. Wailiack, D. ©, Anderson, Jonn Brougham, B. F. Ringold, D, H, Haskins aud M, Lanigan, Two tickets were presented, but most of the above names belonged to the old board of officers. The financial report of the Secrctary gave the fol- lowing as the year’s disvursements:—Invested in United States stock $2,000, ata premium of $2203 paid for annuities, $1,593; for widows’ allowances, $909; for sick, $2:6; for funerals, $259; for oMice rent and printing, $375; to Trustees for investment, $300; for salaries, $802. ‘The toial recetpts of the year amounted to $5,039, leaving a balance on hand of $1,005, ‘The association has now about ninety scbseridin; members, but the total nuimver of members euroii is about five hundred, thus showing that four hun- dred members have been stricken from the privileges of the society, and this has been rinecipally on acconut of non-payment of dues, there are at preseut thirty-nine annuitants in the association, each of whom receives Irom fourteen to sixteen dollars per quarter; seventeen widows, each of Whom receives a like donstiou, and sevea al present sick who get the same. During the first eight yeais of the extsience of the society the full amounts orlgiaally estabit-ued by tie as: ‘ton had been pati to those entitled to reliel, owilg to the jailing oi in membere | ship only the paitry sums named above can be given. The original annuai anount paid to the dis- Uressed was ten dollars @ week to annuttants, $150 a year to widows and $100 a year to orphans, Yor @ year past there has been among the actora And others composing this assuciatiou @ misander- standing, Which, happtly, Was yesterday brought te aciose, At tic meeting in June, 1870, in conses quence of the expressed dissatisfaction of several merabers, & commitice was appointed to make changes In the constitution and bylaws; or, 19 other words, to REVOLUTIONIZE THI ASSOCIATION. Other members here resolved to discountenanca in every way the proposed reformation. But in the April meeting of this year the committee aforesaid reported again-t any radical change in the organiza- tion, recommending, however, the names of nine gentiemen jor 1wembership. The election of these gentiemen, ail of Whom were otherwise most ac ceptable, was opposed by the secretary, on tbe ground that such election would be unconstitutional, At the monthiy meeting Usts current month, how- ever, the secretary Was ordered to place the names of the nine geatiemen above alluded to on the books, provided they paid their . INITIATION FEES AND DURS, Their names as candidaies had been presente’ on the 4th of April, but up to the 27th of that month no money had been received from them, aud the rules required that the money should accompany the plication. The mouey, it should be stated, was su sequently pald, but notin time to secure for the nine gentlemen the privtiege of voting yesterday, which was the immediate pointto be gained; tor rule nine of the associmiion provides that if taitia- tion fees and dues of new members are pal be- tween quarterly meeting days the new members s@ paying shail not oe allowed THE PRIVILEGES OF THR ASSOCIATION until after the ensuing quarterly meeting. ‘The last quarterly meeting was heid early in April, and the imiliation tees of the new nine members were not pad until after the meeting of the current monti; fo that not until July next can THE ANXIOUS NINE obtain the privilege of a voie. These facts all came to light yesterday in a report read by the secretary explanatory of his position in the matier, but tas much as the report went minutely into the case, and consequently becarve very personal, the meeting refnsea to receive it after it was read. It would seem, however, that the association has endor: the action of Mr. Bernard, the secretary, in his sistentiy posing the admission of new mombers otherwise thaa in accordance with the rules; for nis narge was placed on both tickets, and ne was re- elected ‘without a dissenting vole, Thus the trouble stands, at preseat, and it remains to be seen how the ‘affair Will end wheo the now nine vote at the July quarterly meeting. THE ALLEGD DIAMOND ROBBERY. The report that a lady guest at the Grand Contrary Hotel was, on Saturday last, robbed o¢ $4,000 worth of diamonds, proves, on investigation, to have been unfounded. The package, sald to contain valuables, was delivered to the owner by tie messenger io person. The bell boy, Martin Fay, who was re- porn to have absconded with the jewols, was at le hotel yesterday as usual. The whole svory, 6 appears, Was 4 sheer fabrication,