The New York Herald Newspaper, August 30, 1871, Page 8

VILLANOUS VAN SAUN. Bold Forgery of a Check for $50,000 in Gold. A WALL STREET WILE. Twenty Minutes Ahead of the Detectives. ‘The very much mixed society which calls Wal Btreet its home was roused up from its apathetic ®late yesterday afternoon by the rumor which ran along the “street,” as only rumors can there cir- culate, that a huge forgery had just been success- Tully perpetrated and that the scoundrel had escaped with the plunder. It soon became kaown that the firm sa ng by the operation is ¥. H. Smith & Co., of No, 22 Broad street, and that $56,000 was the amount in which a malign fortune, through the agency of one Albert Van Saun, has muleted them, The Grm to which the latter belongs is 0. M. Harris & Co., No, 28 Broad street, in which Van Saun was ostensibly cashier only, but in reality ®partner, Van Saun has NOT BORNE A GOOD CHARACTER among the men of Wall street, having been regardea as a “silppery’ customer, if nothing Worse, in consequence of some ugly dis- closures that came to light about twelve Months ago last rerbuary. He was then in Partnership witn a man named Angustus H. Wheeler, and an action was brought in a suit for $1,500, on which an order of arrest was secured agamst 8. C. Barr, a broker on ihe street. The particulars of the case ‘were al! published in the HExaup of the period, from which it transpired, on tbe statements of the Mlefence, that the $1,500 had been given by them to | B.C. Barr tor tbe purchase of certain bonds sup- posed to be stolen. Mr. Barr averred that he had, im the simplicity of BIS CONFIDING DISPOSITION, Riven the check to the person indicated as holding the bonds, which were to the amount of $5,000. Ac- cording to the story tis honest gentle- man made himself scarce and carried’ the cheek and the bonds along with him, leavints Barr to meet Van Saun empty handed. Hence the Bait, which bas notyet been reached, ana will not Probably be called before October. The exploit of Van Saun yesterday ts not calculated to tnspire much confidence m his craims to legal prot About the month of April in this year the worthy bond operating house of VAN SAUN & CO. FAILED. Since that bwe the enterprising Albert entered | the firm of Charles M. Harris & Co, “Charley”? Harris is a member of the Stock Exchange, and ts | Spoken of asa clever lellow. lis share, If any, in s transaction itis hoped by his atisfactorily cleared up. This affair, wach up to a late hour yesterday eveping fliled the side- Walks of Broad street with excited operators of all plasses, from THE “SHOO, FLIES” TO THE “SOLID” MEN, which surred up the lately torpid livers of tne | “pulls? and roused the “bears from their lethargy, | happened in this wise:— STORY OF THE FORGERY, F. H. Smith & Co, had been in the habit of doing business with Harris & Co., but had “margin.” On the order of Van Saun he yesterday agreed to buy | old In lots of $50,000 for the firm. Mr. Smith | lieves tuat Harris was cognizant of tis | fact, us the two partners wei in company Bt the time. Others aver that Barns was | kept in the dark by his more clever “ pardper.” Knowing something of the slippery nature of his customer. Mr. Smitu—who is a young, sharp business man of some twenty-five yea tlemanded ihat he should be paid in certified che Yo this Van Saun readily assented. Accordingiy @t avout two o'clock yesterday afternoon Suith called, carrying gold certifcates to the amount of $30,000 and a check for $20,000 gold on the New York Bank, Van Saun met him at the door of the office, and went back for the check, which he handed to Switn, RECEIVING THE $50,000 GOLD IN EXCHANGE. According (o the statement of Augusius A. Whiecler, Feporter, he aid otnefs who were sitting back Io the oMce saw the papers change hands aud te two go up the steps INTO BROAD STRERT AND DISAPPEAR, ’ Harris had been seen on tne street few minutes previously. Wheeler, told our = reporter that = Van sent nim (Harris) uptown early dn ihe day. As soon as Smlih—baving the check in hls possession—leit the office 25 Broad street be Began to doubt the genuineness of we certification. Resolving to make sure, he ran as hard as he could to the paying teller’s desk of the Coniinental | National Bank, Nassau street, and demanded au opinion on the check. Mr. Simpson at ouce pro nounced the signature @ forgery. Wild with excice- mnent Smith cried ont, POR GOD'S SAKE GIVE MU THE ONE it's ouly chance.” The young man, witn this terrible loss sta him in ihe face, at once returned to the down stairs | eu tn Broad street. He rusiied in and cried out, “Where's Van Saunt Tuis is a forgery!” Lut Van saun was not among the things tan- able OB Broad sireet just then, and those fr’’we omce. 1 they had not seen him after their departing fn com: Smith again for the Bank, on Wall street, on Whicb the $20,000 guid check he had banded the forger was drawn, Acuw be was tou heck had just been paid, and it then be hat Gor Orr WITH 1 carrying with bim the entire sum The police were now the closest computation of t {rack, he having only twenty Detectives Kjder and Tilly were however, Baan had $5 communicated Ww 100, gold. and at headway. | e put ub charge of case, but througn entire part ol rday evening they hot appear to gained on the scoundrel. He re- aides at Riverdale, Westchester county, bat gone there. A rumor obtaiued | oredence tat he had a tug chartered to convey him | to the South american steamer, which was reported to have jet at three P. M. ‘This was soon dissipated, for on ingury it was tamed that she sailed at Daif-past eieven A. M. ie excitement created by this event among the speculators was intense, and the pavement in rout of the basement at 28 Broad Bureet was THKONGED BY THE CROWDS OF IDLERS @ho assembie on such occasions and sture at the walls of a house Where anything extraordinary has brick and mortar would become oracular on the evils of forgery. Mr. Smith was found at his o still laboring under a | ainful dex excitement, as ma e imagined of young man who finds bim rome $5 poorer in the afternoon than in the 0 morning. led afterwards that notwithstand- | ing bis reverse the firm Would meet all its obiiga- ous. The iollowing 18 A DESCRIPTION OF VAN SAU He ts about thirty-iwo years of age, five feet eleven inches in height, not stout, sharp, angular features, long ndy mustache (probably gone by tis time), dresses neatly. Charlies M. Harms 4s not £0 old, being twent X years of Short stature, moderately slim, snort kers and mustache, din black, He Blushing, whither, tis charitably suppos | gove. ‘The forged certificate 13 a clumsy ion OF the stainp of the bank, which Is somett he sual form and across the face of the check, as fol- lows:— H “ ‘i At CONTINENTAL « 1861, The check was draw order of F. H, Smith, in the and sign usual form. d, in to the bandwriting, ©. M. Harris & Oc It will, indeed, be emai to our detectives if this forger t mies’ start. Fi ng from the cool, determined isplayed the Criminal, be will be a tough customer to “drop ” on. ARM FOLEY'3 FATAL FOLLY. The Téinmb-Biting Att Coroner Herrman yesterday took me testimony tm the case of Margaret Gerry, the woman lay 08 West Thirty-eightt strees, who died in Belleva Hospital in consequence of her wumb having been bitten by Anh Foles, living at $22 West Thirty. Orst street, during a quarrel between them on the fth instant. John Gerry, husband of deveased, tes- Vifed to being told that Ann on the day in question euterea his aparunen a wincow aud caught bold of Mr endeavored to put ber out’ Aon Pouy seized ver thuind between Ler teeth and bit her. Two days subsequently Ann called upon deceased, and being told what she had Gove, said she Was sorry for it. Poiey, the ac ed, testifving in her own be- If, Said that She and deceased had been drinking and’ were pretty well intoxicated in Mrs. Gerry’s house, Ann concluded to remaip there all might in Conseqnence of velng dravk. Deceased was aly ond strock the witness, whom she auempted to eject, d in doing so her thuinb may have been bilten, hough Anf has no recollection of doing. From the evidence thus far elicited {t does not appear that | ment of the evidence and the law bearing upon it | then | the c friends | juror | To convict the accused. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. — A Patent Suit. Tn the patent suit of Richard A, Tilghman vs. Rowland G, Mitcnell, tried some time since in the | was a mean, above Court, zaies Blatchford has rendered a de- e plainuif’s patent for purifying cision sustaining fat. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Width of Party Walls. Before Judge Sutherland. Guin vs, Bierdenstein.—This was @ motion to con- tmue an injunction. The defendant put up part of & party wall adjoining premises of the plaintiff in ‘Thirty-eightn street, between Eighth and Ninth ave- ‘Dues, and the latter obtained an injunction restrain- ing him from its completion on the ground of alleged trespass, and claiming for such trespass $2,000 dam- ages. For the motion was cited the law of April 20, 1871, stipulating that all party walls shall be sixteen incves in wiath, Whereas the present wail was hes | twelve inches wide. In opposition it was clauue that the construction of this wall was commenced before the passage of this act and that the commis- sioners appoinied under the act consented to its compietion. The Court took the papers, reserving lis decision. Decisions. Michael Doyte vs. Mary A. Doyle et al,—Motion granted. horatio Bateman vs, Joseph Wuliams.—Same. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. Decision, By Judge Spencer. James F. Morgan, Receiver, vs. Elvira Dantelson e( al.—Order granted, COUNT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett, INDECENT ASSAULT—DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY. The trial of Edmund Farrell, charged with perpe- trating an indecent assault upon Mrs. Kelly, was re- sumed yesterday morning. Mr. Conrad Zelger, the juror who falled to appear at the close of the recess, informed the Recorder that he was somewhat hard of hearing, and understood that the Court adjourned for the day. His Honor remitted the fine. Assistant District Attorney Sullivan cross-exam- ined Dwight F. Beach, who stated that the general character of the complainant for chastity was not good. her lewd character was Alderman Pluukitt. The nan was called, and positively dented having such @ statement to Beach. be beach spoke to him that morning about the case, ALLEGED aud asked him if he knew anything about the caso or of the Woman, to whicu he replied that he did uot. When the City Father and the witness were placed face to tace there Was a sitr ip the Court room, aud So positive was Plunkitt's denial of the statement tion. | made by Beach that the Recorder directed the laiter to remaln in Court. : Mr, Sullivan made an able address in summing up the case, and, after an impartial and clear staie- by the Recorder, the jury retired to delbera They came into Court at a late bour in the after+ noon, when Whe foreman stated that 1t Was iumpos- sible fi diem lo agree npon a verdict. They were argea from the further consideration of IU was understood that seven of the were in favor of acquitting and live disposed Facrell was remanded to prison, A FELONIOUS ASSAULT. Roger Heady pleaded guuty to an assault with to t todo bodily harm to Patrick Gilfoll by cut- ling him In the neck with a knife on the 6th of July. The Court, in disposing of Heady, said what iv was providential that he did not take the life of Gilfoil; that bo map had the might to attempt tocnt @ olwer person's throat simply because he was struck; but that m view of mitigating circumstauces he Would sentence the prisoner wo two years’ luprise Onment in the State Prison. ALLEGED LARCENY IN A HOUSE OF ILL FAME. Hattie Christie was tried upon a charge of stealing $400 [rom Franklin A. Blood, on the 18th of August, at a disreputable Lou-e in Wooster street. The Statements of the respective witnesses were irre- concilabie, and, vbere being @ doubt in tue case, we jury acquitted the girl. AN ASSAULT WITH A KNIFE. Eberhard Barnes pleaded guilty to assault and battery, the charge being that on the 3d of August he stabbed Jacob Mayer in the forehead witha kuife. He was seut to the Penitentiary for one year. LARCENIES, John McCarty, charged with an attempt at grand larceny, pleaded guilty to peut larceuy. He was caught in the act Of stealing some coats, on the 22d o! July, from the premises of Falk Brotuers, 114 Chureh street. Six months m the Penitentiary was the judgment of the Court. Join Jones (colorea), who played a gamg of “sweat” on the Sth of July, at policy shop in DUNW AUR too? Oe lot Wa Mahar. WAS. ALAND clerk employed in the establishment. The accused pleaded guilty to petit larceny, abd was sent to Blackwell's tslaud for siX montis, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. “D> Srares Disrricr CovrT—ly BAaNnk- by Judge Blatchford.—No. 8065, owning et. al. vs, The Wilcox Manufacturing uuy; 3062, Clafitn et. al. va. Lederer et. al.: 8109, Durand et, al. v3. Shirtz Kover; 3113, Van Cott 0, Isaacs Vs. Jones; 3122, Cochrane et. Damrebaum; 8126, Adier et. al. ve. Blumeur ), Kead vs. Bolt; 3131, Brown vs. The Ame- wiic Ammunition ; 3182, Stroh Guental vs. Jennys et. al.; vs. Zinerg 3135, Stern Tremain et. va. Jennys Unit Ruricy—Held exe Cocurr—CHampers—Held by Jadse ud.—Nos. 41, 75, 76, 78, 92, 93, 109. LEGED ABDUCTION. A Sea Captain Charged with Abducting a Young German Girl—Proceedings in tho Superior Court. An interesting case came up yesterday before Judge Jones, of the Supertor Court, in which Captain Watts, of the ship Martha A. McNeill, was charged with the abduction of Wilhelmina Borsche, a young German girl, who came as passenger on his sbip, lately arrived from Bremen. According to the affi- Gavits in the case, direetly after the arrival of the ship the wlfe of the captain Jeft for Thomaston, Me., taking Wilhelmina with her, she being told that she must go and serve in his family to pay the expenses of her passage, and that if she did not go willingly he would compel her to go. It 18 averred ly the captain that the girl accompanied his wife without any compulsion on his part, that she was at liberty to leave Wuep she wished, and was in no re- spect restrained of her liberty. Wilhelm Wedlich, claiming to be a half-brother of Wilheimina, testified that he was a sailor on the Martha McNeil; that he had made arrangements to take charge of her on the arrival of the snip in port; that the captain refused to let ber go with him, and sald must work in his family eigut or nine months, and that subsequently he received a letter written by her, stating that she nad to go with the captain’s wife, and under a threat that i ene did not go willingly she would be compelled to go. On his cross-examination the witness admitted that he did not discover that Wilhelmina Was his nall-sister upul receiving the letter from her, Robert J. Wilkinson, roundsman at the Battery, a to serving the writ on Captain Watts; tuat tain snowed him a paper purporting to be an a ut Of service between him and the girl, and he Genounced the ball-browwer as # damned scoun- drel. James Hyde. st inspector of customs, testified that w tue girl on the dock, going away with Mrs, tuat in his opinion she went away volunta- ship gone to ish, rily; that she had belore leaving th the Post Office, and that she spoke The hall-brother, being recalled, said that the girl could not epeak Engiish. Oaplain Watts said sue spoke but very little knglish. Counsel for Captain’ Watts sud they would save the Court and the other side ail further | trouble and would pledge themselves that if the girl was d erty to do 80, The Judge said that he thought there was sum- cleut evidence velore him that We girl was under restraint, and lie regarded 1t a8 his duty to compel Captain Watts to produce her in Court tn obedience to the Writ, and feit disposed to grant a reasonable time for Lier production. An adjournment was finally fixea for two weeks from yesterday, at which time Oaptain Watts agreed to prouuce the girl in Court, esirous Of leaving she should be at lib. TOMBS POLICE COURT, A Young Kentackian Robbed of $150 by a Mushroom Friend—A Woman Robbed ov Broudway by Kufflans—Preparing Coid Weather. Before Judge Dowling. Jacob Kooper came on to this city from Louisville, lars in his possession, Mary Powers, a young woman of dissolute habits, toa saloon and give hera drink. there was any Intent on the part of the defeadant dangerourly injure the deceased, The mVestugalion Wil) be Concluaed W-day, book eanynning §=§160 iD Awiong the parties whom he sald spoke of Stated that for the Ky., a few days ago, having several nundred aol- He took up his abode at a hovel, and at about four o'clock yesterday morning was proceeding to his quarters when be was met by who asked him to give her some money or take her The Kentuckian agreed to the drink, and after the woman had left him be discovered that she had stolen his pocket- | when Judge Dowling currency aud @ ve WEDNESDAY. AUG set of goid Ascertaining ty ee & description of the Angered leay whe had dealt so summarily wit bia property, officer found the female prowier the rear of 46 Baxter street, but, h the studs were found m her possession as @ suMictent basis (or @ criminal prosecution, the money was nowhere to be seen. Mary told the Judge he (the complainant) jastardly fellow to treat a woman to a drink and then accuse her of stealing all his money. Mary was accordingly remanded for examination, and tn the meantime an effort will be made to re- cover the money for the uniucky dat. REVERSING THE PICTURE, Mary Watson, staying at 65 Grand street, said she wished to make a genue protest against the manner im which Robert McNeely, of 366 East Tenth street, had deprived her of the sum of $42, and trusted that the little protest would result in his being sent | to Sing Sing. She was walking along Broad- way the other eventing when the prisoner, accom- panied by two others, at present unknown. took hold of her, neld her hands, stole her purse contain- ing the money and ran off, She did not reside per- manently in the city, aud could not where she would be when the trial should take place; but, to place that matter bevond a doubt, Judge Dowling sent her to the House of Detention and held the prisoner in the sum of $2,000, to answer at the General Sessions, !REPARING FOR THE FROST. Moritz Meyer is @ little wizen-faced Teuton, with a very bad expression on nis countenance. Passing by the store of Peter J. Naughton, No. 70 Leonard street, on Monday, it occurred to him that he might as well prepare for the protection of his valuable body from the coming inclement season. Walking into the store on some pretence of nis own manutac- ture, he “lifted”? a dozen woollen shirts, valued at $90, Naughton saw it, but couldn't let the goods go at the price. Meyer was chased, caught and taken to the Tombs, Here he stated he only wanted to test the quality of the articles, for which attempt at testing he was held to answer in the sum of $2,000. GOTHAIS GUARDIANS, ‘The Chief of Special Sessions on His Mettle—The Notorious Scotty and Billy ‘“Clews’’ Sent Up for Graveyard Grabbing—The Full Penalty Meted Out—Boxing Bal- lad Bawlers and Pilfer- ing Pickpocketa, Before Judge Dowling. Notwithstanding the intense heat occasioned by the overcrowding of the court Judge Dowling stood out a session lasting two hours and a half yesterday morning, and disposed of tne fifty-two cases which had been placed upon the calendar at the Court of Special Sessions. There has been a general tirade of the people agairst the ‘cops’? during the past week; for there were no less than six cases of assault and battery committed by the breakers of the law against those who are placed in authority— in high and low places—to defena it, Each of the blue-coat batterers found that there was no use in trying to get behind the facts, nor trust to fortune to set the Judge against their victims and lighten the burdens to be imposed upon themselves; a visit to the “Island” was the penalty for ali such offenders, MULOTING MOURNERS, The first case of importance was that of the People vs. James Day, alias “Big-mouthed Svotty,” and William Jones, alias “Billy Clews,” on the com- plaint of Captain Ira S$. Garland, of the Twelfin precinct, Probably there are not two other men in this city who could fairly be compared with these. They are both of the most dissolute, desperate hatits, and bave been what they now are, thieves, since the date of thelr eatry into this city. Tne first, who is wuthfuily styled “big-moutaed’’?—that hole in his face being almost large enough to rua in one of the cars on the elevated railroad in Greenwich street— was born in the Hielands o’ Bonnie Scotland; but, be it said, he appears not to have become in- occulated with the same spirit of honesty and perse- verance that characterizes the greater portion of hs countrymen. He arrived here nearly twenty years ago, aud since that Lime he has been A LAZY, CONTEMPTIBLE THIEF, ashocking contrast with Caledontans in general. His companion, “Billy Clews, has been known in diferent circles 01 the same profession and could usually be found in the neighvorhood of Five Points. On Thursday last there was what is usually termed a ‘large funeral from a church at the corner of 126th street aud Fourth avenue, Outside wasa long Mne of coaches, and inside the church was full of mourners and the frends of the departed, whose remains were about to be consigned to that “bourn whence mo traveller returns.” The crowd in- side was 80 greal chat the police were called in to and Yetutanetr there during the service to Keep or- der, While Captain Garland was standing at the top of the centre aisle he saw “Big Mouth” eivowing his way from the altar towards the door and making varlous efforts to pick pockets as he came along. Preseuuly he came ciose up behind a lady who was standing with her face to the altar, and, reaching HIS HANDS IN THE FOLDS OF HER DRESS, quietly withdrew her pocketbook from its niding place, The pocketbook vanished very quickly, how- ever, so that the Captain could not see which way It went or what, for the time, had become of it, At first the thieves did not observe the Captain, but the instant Day caught a glance of him be turned quietly to his accomplice and said:—Look out, hiliy; there’s a big cop.” Billy took the * gan io move of, and attempted to get out of the hurck. But as they were both in the doorway, and seeing the Captain making for them, they made a Tush out from the sacred edi ssed the carriages and ran dowa the avenue a: nk’ pony’ could carry them, The Captain gave chase, and, with the aid of an officer on duty at the chareh, succeeded in arresting the individuals Who were thus trading on the giourners over a dead body. On returning to the church Garland wis infortned of the loss of the lady's pockewook, but he failed w discover ber among the crowd, aad consequentty could not produce ber in evijence against the prisoners at the bar. He had seenthem previously Walking towards the church, and KNOWING DAY TO BE A GENERAL THIE? he gave orders to look out for them. but somehow for a long time the thieves escaped the vigilance of the officers. They allowed it was “all wrong’? be to the church at ihe time, but they told the Captain he ought to allow them to go, forhe knew “dw tt was’ with them. “What have you to say, Scotty ?” asked the Jufge. “Oh, wel replied Big Mouth, “1 don't thenk pve got much to say, ouly lo ask your Honor to deal mereiiully with us. The Captain at the polce station didn’t say he was to breng this prosecatbn agen us noo: he only told us he wud tak os qt o’ harum’s Way, and didn’t make no charge.’? Judge Dowling—It is no use my saying anythbg to you, Day;im fact, all that could be said is tat you have never been anytnmg else than what yar are now. a thiel, and that, too, of a most convemy- abie type. You go about to the var- ous graveyards aud rob the poor peb sons Who are too absorbed in interring tp dead and in grieving for their lost friends to notia that you are there for the purpose of plunde: you also visit the churches wherever there is crowd of tlls sort paying thetr last respects to tn remains of afriend, and never leave without rob) bing some poor persons of thelr money or jewelry, Scoteny, you have done that business for the past eighteen years to my own Knowledge. I do not| know so much avout your accomplice, or how long’ he has been travelling with you. 1 will, however, rid the peopie of your presence, and do my best to stay your heartless proceedings for some time to come, One year each in the Penitentiary and a fine of $200 each, and both to etand committed unul the amounts be paid.” “I cold you how it ‘oud be, Scotty,’ yelled his partner, and with a geploravle atutude the pau were marched over the “bridge of signs.’ BOXING THB BALLAD SINGERS, Jacob Lewis is a tail, y, Sanguine kind of young man, Who was brought into public notice in asingular manner, Martin Becker, Who resides in Greenwich avenue, Was ta company with @ band of Singers a few evenings since, styling \hemselves the Armenian Serenaders, This band of singers had assembled In front ol 66 Greenwich avenue for the purpose of serenadiag a Mr. Herz, who resides there, foarcely had they commenced their song of favter- | ing joy when out came Theodore Herz, a younger brother of the gentleman whom the Armenians de- lighted to honor, and requesied them to move o1, as his mother Was sick, After a short time they moved across the way to a lager beer saloon ana begau to “wet and pipe,’ as Goldsmith says of the thrash, which inducea Theodore and Lewis to go across there also, Somehow, while there, Lewis? FIST RAN VERY HEAVILY BETW) BBCKEW’S TWO EYES, resulting Im an almost Immediate change of color anda large bruise. Alter felling Becker senseless to the ground the pair went away, ana woutd probably bave kept away but for the witching warraul issued jor them from Jefferson Market. Lewis swore it was a driver working for Theodore Herz who struck Becker, Dut as this Wouldn't hold water he was sent down stairs to the city prison for ten days. BHAKPING A POLICEMA Jonn Welsh ts a low-looking, beetie-browed Bow- ery pickpocket , and on Saturday morning at one o'clock Was on a crowued Third avenue car gving down town When James Devins, an officer belonging to the Second precinct, got in at rwenty-eguta street. There were a great many people on the car, about three umes the number allowed by law, and turee pickpockets were quietly working “through” the passengers as the car proceeded. Devins had @ nice-looking guard attacued toa watch in his Vest pocket, Which guard attracted the thiel's attention, He, accordingly, went for the oficer’s waton; and, though the latter felt his coat pulied down in front, he did not miss bis watch until Welsh ‘wae away with it on the front platform, from where he made his escape. Devins watched nim, and in a , | short ime afterwards met him in that lovely den at the corner of Hester street and the Bowery, where he arrested pim, Welsh was as dumb as a mute when asked What he had to say, and left the Court for the prison as thougn nothing had happened sentenced ulm W one year's mitenuary. Imprisonment iy the MUSIC AND THE DRAMA Dan Bryant commences his season on Monday ‘with new faces and all the old favorites. Jefferson's “Rip Van Winkle” wili be the attrac- tion at the Brooklyn Academy next week. The Fifth Avenue Theatre opens on Tuesday even- ing with one of Mr. Daly’s best plays, “Divorce.” Miss Marie Krebs will be the ptanist of Theodore ‘Thomas’ orchestra during the next season. Silly is doing well with her opéra boufe com- pany at Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco, William Keating’s celebrated orchestra ts engaged to play atthe next American Institute Fair in this city. . Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann appear for the first time at the Grand Opera House in “Narcisse’” on Satur- day. It 1s now certain that Miss Madeleine Henriques re- fuses to 1ulfll her engagement for the regular season at Wallack’s, The New York Liederkranz Society give a grand promenade concert and bail at Ceniral Park Garden on September 28, ‘They have a thrilling “machine” play at the Call- fornia Theatre, San Francisco, called “Ready.’’ Wiihamson plays in tt, Marston & Stone’s dramatic company, with Amy Stone as the principal attraction, starts out Sep- tember 4, Kelly & Leon's Mtnstrelsare making a bit at Lina Edwin’s theatre with the amusing sketch, “A Trip Around the World.” The Globe Theatre has an enormous variety come Pany, and its bills (both public and private} are enormous in length, Matilda Heron, once one of tne brightest lignts on the stage, will appear tn two of her new plays at the Grand Opera House during the season. Unsworth bas a minstrel troupe of ms own, and will appear with them at Paterson on Saturday. He is the best in his Iine at present on the boards, Buly Florence, an ever welcome visitor upon our boards, will shortly produce Falconer’s successfal drama of “Eileen Oge,” at the Grand Opera House, Harry G. Clarke inaugurates his season upon the New England circuit September 4, at Providence, R, I, with Oltver Doud Byron and ‘Across the Contt- nent.” James M. Ward will foliow in “Through by light,’ after which Miss Jean Hosmer 1p a spec. mar piece. Mile, Fernanda Tedesca, violinist, 1s enjoying her summer vacation at her home, near Baltimore. Like a true artist, however, she mingles pleasure with study, and has prepared an entirely new repertoire tor the fail concert season, when her ser- Vices as a soloist will again be in constant requisi- tion. This réperioive is far larger an that of ihe majority of violinists, and in- cludes Paganini’s first concerto, Mendelssohn's grand concerto, Rhodes’ seventh concerto, Spoehr’s eighth, Lipimski’s concerto militaire, and Joachin'’s Hungarian concerto. All the above are qnite new to the concert room, To these must be added De Berlot’s second concerto (which has not previously been played by any lady violin- ist In America}; tie caprice of Vieuxteinps, @ thema of Mozart, arranged by David; “Der Rothe Sara- fair,’ by the same composer; the elégie of Ernst, Vieuxteinps’ reverie, Papo! ka's staccato, Ernst’scar- nival, 4 Foreign Notes, A monument to Alexandre Vumas Is to be erected in his birthplace, Villers-Cotterets. M. Michel Mas- son, Secretary of the Société des Geus de Lettres, undertakes to receive subscriptions, Mr. Strange has, according to the Paris papers, concluded negotiations for the leasing of the Chate- jet, Which he intends to transform into a music hall after the fasiiion of the original Alhambra. It is stated in the Gaiio’s that in place of the sub- vention hitherto accorded to the Odeon, the Gym- nase and the Vaudeville, a premium of 100,000 francs ‘Wil be offered to the house which, during the year, shail produce the best drama, The Balfe Memorial Committee include Sir Julius Benedict, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Charles Kehall, Mr. E. Coleman, Mr. Thomas Chappell, Dr. Wylde, Mr. Charles Gruneisen and Mr. Dion Boucicault (honora- ble secretary) ‘Tue bankers to the fund are Messrs, Ransom, Bouverie & Co., Patl Matl East. The sub- scriptions already received amount to £600, The effect of burlesque upon the brain is appre- clable in a Si@ndard nouce of Mr. Byron’s “Giselle,” which concludes with the following melancholy ar- chaism of jocularity:—“ Any one who does not coincide with us has but to go inside the Olympic and conviction will dawn on his unwilling brain.’ This desolate quip of coincide and go-inside had evidently been weighing on the writer’s mind all through the critique and incitung him to eccentricity. French wit is busy taking revenge on the Germans for the defeats sustamed in the late war, and the sensitive Germans complain, Figaro, one of the vnar'ne Parisian censorsMp 18° again resuming its functions, and that on the demand of the Prussian Ambassador the “Chant des Emballeurs” in tne “peut Faust,” sung by Mlie. Blanche d’Antigney, has been suppressed. The strophe which most offended the representative of the North German Consederation runs thus:— De cette tendre melodie As-tu bien saisi les accents! ‘Tu chant’ Vagour et 'horiogerie De Ja chanson, voici le sens Jaime les bois et la campagne, ee pres tout Heder les ciels tont bleus, Mais, dans la candide Allemagne, C'est’ les pendul’ qu'on aime le mieux! This wil not prevent the French from indulging in facetious remarks on the rage for clocks exlibited by the Germaus. ‘SIN SING PRISON MATTERS, Hew an Attempred Revolt Was Checked—A Desperate Convict—Remissucss of an Ofi- cial and Bis Subsequent Suspension, The spirit of insubordination and defiance occa- sionally manifested among the convicts at Sing Sing Prison, and which, through continued laxity in the matter of discipline on whe part of the officials, appears at intervals to assume an epidemic form among the easily insugated inmates, has not, Ww would seem, died out with the late remarkable exodus of a dozen jail birds. On Monday, while at work in the quarries, two desperadoes, whose names conld not be obiained, revolted, by throwing down their tools and DEVYING THEIR KEEPER, hoping, doubtiess, that all the men in the gang would immediately follow their example. In this, however, they were foiled, and both were promptly burried to the prison, Where they were at once locked up to await the arrival of Thomas F. Crofut, the principal keeper. Ere many minutes had elapsed this Oficial arrived on the scene, when Keeper Whitman produced one of the refractory men, whose punishment speedily followed, While the Keeper Was vringmg the remaining convict to judgment, and had proceeded only a3 far as the main hal! of the prison, the would-be revolter broke away from lis custodian, and, rusaing mto the messroomi, SEIZED A HUGE BREAD KNIFR, which he thrust into is boson Atonce emerging mio the yard, aud in presence of a number of guards and keepers, the inturiated felon abused and anathemized the prison oflicers, at the same ume jaring any of them to come and take him. Having ard the inflammatory language of the desperado, rotut, instead of securieg and suppressing lim at i hazards, proceeded to the Warden’s ofice and here reported the eltuation, Afver reprimanding @ principal Keeper for not at once secunng we rbulent convict AD OR ALIVE, fier Russel promptly repaired to the yard and dered the fellow to throw away the Kuife and sur- nver himself, which he did. State Prison fuspecior Ff. L. Lafiin arrived shortly terwards, and having been informed of the cir- instance by the Warden, made an investigation of 6 aliair, Which resulted in the saspeusion of Cro- t and tie appointment pro tempore of Heury ltehantn as principal keeper, {HREATENED INDIAN WAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, August 28, 1871. he Indian troubles in Southern California are re serious than at first anticipated, Intelligence eived from Los Flores as late as 8:20 P. M. resents that the rebel chief Olegario has per- aded the Aguilias to join him in an aitack on the Uement of San Luis Key, The settlers are ponding to a call from Colonel ©, J. Couts, and i join the Command of Cojiovel Brown to-night. ther Aivuch, of San Diego, bg returned and ports that ail the atempts on his part to bring jour a setuement of the dimicuities have been strated by Olegario, ‘Tnere is great excitement tie vicinivy of San Luis Rey, as it is feared there i be @ general aprising of the Indiana THE FORT SILL CAPTURE DENIED, THE EpITOR OF THE HeRaLD:— In your Weekly issue of the 6th inst. I have just ad a long account of the capture of a wagon train ear this postand the putchery of the driver. The fete is sald W have been given by William Mac joore. It is a complete tissue of falsehood. No such affair near this post, and the tram referred 0 is HOW encamped near the post hauling hay, It hard toimagine the motive which prompved the napafactire of such a wilful le. I beg that you ill contradict it, Kespectruily, Fi obedient ser- anit, 8. L. WOODWARD, rat Lientenant and Adjotant Tenth Cavalry, Bre- vet Major United States Army, Post Adjutant, Vout bint. Indian Jersivgry, August 14 1871, ‘The Scare Revived in For about two weeks the of smallpox seemed to die away; but three buried on Monday night in the darkness, ajthe meeting of ‘the Board of Healtn, revived the ff and has placed the city under the influence of dya, The victins who were buried on Monday mo¥ in respectable Spheres of life; consequently theiread is all tne greater amung the inhabi'ants ofpe city. ‘There are now nine bad cases ifhe city, four of which are in hospital, and tunis Bpital the Board of Health declares to entirely un- fit for the use to whi it 18 put A committee of the Board of Hqth was appointed to confer with a committee of t]Common Counctl for selecting a place to be used § a hospital, while citizens are warned to take all ecautionary mea- sures against the spread of the dease. It was reported at the police dce yesterday that the male nurse who sat up withhe of the patients who died on Sunday night wasgiven the clothing and bedding of the victim to bm; but that greed prevailed over prudence, and h¢ook the clothes to is home, dumping out the conhts of the bed into @ street and saving the cover, to have greedily taken ctothu house where the malady had man 1s said to have come f smallpox was prevalent to a It was said at the mectinyon Monday nigit, which was @ late sitting, that ere had been wo much of a disposition to =e: with the disease, nother is reported cast away from a vailed; aud &@ Wo- @ house where wagon for milk. and that now stern measures mst be resorted to. ‘The march of cholera was spodo of, and citizens were warned if they were not cfeful that this dread disease might come to completwhat the smallpox left unfinishea, Dr. Coleman, President of t} Board of Health, gave bis opinion that clioridepf lime is the best disinfectant that can be used. He related his ex- Sipe when the smallpox tpke out ip the State rison some years ago, and were, by the caretul use of chloride of lime, thougiithere were twenty- five cases in one corridor, thefisease did nut ex- tend to the other, | Carbolic acid gas, though naspoken s0 highly of as the other, 1s easily made, az is a powerful disin- fectant. It can be obtained inhe following way:— Put some common table salt ira vessel, pour @ little water on it, then pour vitriol ilo the vessel, and as long a the salt lasts the gas wil rise and the disian- Teectant be produced, Chioride of lime may be unjeasant to smell, but while 1¢ is inhaled no other ogusive smell can have power. iy | HEALTH OF JERSEY CITY. » What the City Ph\sitian Says. To THE Kpiror or The HEhLD:— ‘The remarks in Sunday’s ##RALD on the sanitary condition of Jersey City werdnost truthful, and it is to be hoped that the authoriles will heed the warn- ing. I visited the premises c¢uplained of, and found the condition of the cellar tobe most detrimental to the heaith of the tenants, fhe place needs a thor- ough cleansing, and disinfecants should be liberally used. I have no doubt whapvcr thata similar state of things exists in several jarts of the city, Very many of the cases I have ben called to attend re- cently are to be atiributedto the malaria arising from cesspools and neglected cellars and outhouses, Your recommendation jhat a sanitary squad should be appointed comminds ttself to the serious: attention of every man inputhority in Jersey City, and should be adopted forthwith, In view Of the danger with which we ae threatened by the ap- pea of cholera it is not too mucn to say that jersey City would become *a fertile plague spou” if that terrible scourge should find us unprepared. JOHN LOCHNER, M. D., City Physician. Jersey City, August 28, 1871. PREPARING FOR THE CHOLERA IN LONDON. It is hardly too much to say that almost every trade banished from the haunts of men on account of the villanous smells and the dangerous atmo- sphere which it engenders ts represented in Pleasant Grove. There are bone-bollers, fat-melters, ‘‘cheml- cal works,” firework makers, luciler matca fac- tories, and severai most extensive and flourishing aust yards, where—at this deilghtful season 80 ex- cellent for ripening corn—scores of women anid young giris find employment in s fting the refuse of dust bins, standing knee high in what they sift, In the midst of all this isa long row of cottages, each tenunted by atleast one family, and littie children, by dozens and scores, find delight tn the reeking ken- nels. These are the very little ones; those of some- What larger growth turn their attention to matters less trivial. For instance,a knot of half a dozen were calmly enjoying, at the wide-open gates Oo! a sort of yard, the edifying and Insiructive spectacle of a giant, stripped to his waist, smashing up with a sledge hammer the enzire red skeletons of horses that had just been dreseey.Af-"tnd™ nGEhie” Helle Islanders ate Mot So Venignted that they have not heard of the game of cricket; nor dia @ tack of the recognized appliances needed for that novie game frustrate their pratsewortay determination to do something like what other boys do. A green Sward was, of course, out of the question; but they had, w the aumber of eight or ten, chosen a tolerably level bit between two dust heaps. For Wickets they hada pile of old hats and broken crockery; for pat, the stump leg of an old bedstead, and for ball the head of a ki‘ten. Thts is not ro- mance, but earnest fact. With the thermometer at eighty in the shade, there was the merry young band of cricketers, their faces and the rest of their | visible Nesh the very color of the dust they sported wwong; and, the sun blazing down on their uucoy- ered heads, they were bowling up the Kitten’s head, giving It fair spaoks with the bedstead ieg for ones and twos, and looking out with barbarous relish for “catches” Evidently they were boys employed im some of tne surrounding factories, and this was the way in which they sought recreation in their dinner hour. say evidently they were factory lat because their fantastic aspect bespoke them su There were boys whose rags were of a univers Yellow tint, as though they were intimately ac- qguainted with the mauufacture of sulphur or some such material; boys whose rags were as black as a sweep’s, and Other boys wlo were splashed with many colors, that made them twinkle in the sua luke demon harlequins, a3 they wrestied in the ashes for possession Of the “vail,” Belle Isle is by no means @ small place. Beyond the aelectaple Pleasant Grove 18 another thoroughfare calied brandon road, Brandon road has cottaves on either side of the way, and gives harvor- age to several hundred cottagers, little and big. The road is hemmed in, as Pleasant Grove 18, by stefch factories, and the effect on an individual used to ordimarily wholesome air is simply tude- seripable, The odor makes the nostrils tugle; you can taste It on the tongue as Miough you had sipped & weak sclution of some nauseating acid; it makes the eyes water. And yet, as before stated, swarms of little children and grown men and women abide Winter and summer in tais awiul place; there they cook and eat their fool; and, these suliry nights, When even in open places scarcely a breath of air stirs, they ret.re to bed amid it all, THE JAPAN PRINCE AT THE UTICA INSANE ASYLUM, {From the Utica Observer, Angust 23,] Yesterday morning Prince Azuma, of Japan, aged Bineleen, and his colpanion, Yangimoto, aved twenty-taree, arrived at Bagg’s Hotel irom Niagara Falis, in charge of Dr. D. . Cochran, Principal of the Brookiyn Polytechaie Institute. Prince Azuma 1s the cousin of the present Empe- | ror of Japan, and has been named as nis successor tothe throne. He arrived jn this country the 26th of jast Oetobver, and has been pursuing his English studies at the Brooklyn Polytechuic Institate, Thus far he has declined all public receptions, as he visits this country asa siudent, aud not in any official capacity. He is a good tooking, quiet young man, dresses in the latest fasnionavle New York style. and wears his iiair dia amvricaine, He informed the Observer reporter that this was his first vaca- tion since he arrived in this country and his trip to oh Falis the first visit he has made to the in- TIO. Yangimoto, the travelling companion of Prince Azuma, is Known as a two-sworded nobleman in his own country. He speaks the English langage better than Azuma aud does the greater part of We tuiking In compan ‘The object of r Visit to Utica was to call on Dr. Gray, of the New York State Lunatic Asyium. ‘there are no insutauons of this Kind in Japan, and our royal guesis were quite anxious to understand how the Insane were cared for. Jn crossing the Chenango Canal on the ride to tne Asylum (he Princes were quite curious to kuow the use of the canal locks, which had attracted their at- tention. They said they had canals in Japan, but no jocks. They listened very attentively to the explana- tion given, aud appeare’ to be quite interested. On arriving at the Asylum Dr. Gray gave the pariy a very cordial reception, and they were shown tarough the whole of that imstivauion, While passing through one of the female wards the Princes became interested in the operation of feeding a patient with a jorce pump. They remarked that one of their companions, while coming to this country, became temporarily insane, and, refusing food, had to be fed im the same manner. He was sent back to Japan on a retarning vessel. ‘The hage veutilatiug fan used for forcing pure air through the asylum buildings Was @ novelty to the visitors. They examined the machinery, and re- marked that they wouid suggest the introduction of ard form of venillation into the pablic buildings of ‘apan. r. Gray's annual reports were scanned with in- terest. He was requesied to forward copies of them and other documents relative to the management and care of the insane to the Royal Library of Japan, Which he agreed to do. Prince Azuma and his companion left for New York on the special ex- press this morning. The Heatien Criven.—An examination of the Population tapes just issued from the Census oftice shows that there are Chinese resident in twenty- four States and seven out of the steht ony ized Territories, The entire Chinese population is about 69,000, of Whom all but about 1,000 are found in the Pavidc States and miming Territories. 1 | 2 oe THE AFRICAN GROWL How the Colored Man Loves the Republican Party. Analysis of the Colored Strength of Maryland. The True Condition of the Black Men in the South. To THE Epiror oF THB HERALD:— in view of the near approach of the convention of Southern colorea men, called to meet at Columbia, 8. C., in October, 10 is presumed for national pur- poses, it may be pertinent to inquire into the local. condition of the colored people in the States which are invited to be represented in said convention. It 18 the common belief in this country—in fact, throughout the reading world—that since the crown- ing climax of the Itberal legistation which obtained: in the last ten years—the ratification of the fil- teenth article of amendments to the federal constl- tution—thas America was more than an Arcadia for the golored man, and that bis greatest grief would be his transfer from this mundane paradise to the realms of eternal bliss ut the close of & well spent and fruitful life, that the colored people, as a people, had nothing more to desird and were free from ail the cares, political and other wise, which have been the bane of other peoples, 1 is not known that in many States south of Mai and Dixon’s }ine the condition of the colored people is no better than before the war, and that, except! ‘the exercise of the barren right of suffrage, under the supervision of persons many of whom are in their hearts opposed to the political equality of the negro, he has no rights and no privileges which he could not have had before the fourteenth and fif- teenth articles of amendment became integral parta of the federal constitution, The common school, the jury box, the conveyance of the commor carrier are closed alike against him; and the sacred. right of the citizen-soldier to bear arms dented hiny here in tne State of Maryland, on the public nigh» way to the capital; and although we have some gentlemen who sign calls for national conventions: of colored men to improve the condition of te colored people of the country, no effort 18 made abate these evils and remedy the abuses nearer home, It 1s @ popular belief among the colored people here, as elsewhere, that all good to them flows necessarily from the party of progress—otherwise - the republican party; that all the rights now de- nied will be fully enjoyed when the great republican party comes into power m the State of Maryland, In the present condition of the republican party in this State and its prospects, the tune ts remote whep this hope will be verthed or destroyed, lt is rue that the party now in power here 18 measurably re- sponsible {01 1y ol the evils under whicb the col+ ored peopie suiter, but it is also true thab the repub- lean party is equally responsible, at least, for the sins of omission. Ibe colored people here, occupy- ing a secondary position in all relations of life with the white republicans ti election tat aud then he is atonce “aman and a brother.” Our republican uewspapers and orators publish and declaim against the tyranny of insidious distinction oD account of color, and descant upon the beauties of a system wWaich gives equal civil and political rights to all men and perinits them “an equal (¥j chance in the race of life,” while the common schoo! of tie State 1s entered by the back dvor by the chile dren of the colored taxpayer; the conveyance of the common currier labeiled for his use, as though he were some kind of combustible or explosive mate- rial dangerous to have around; the jury box of the United States District Courts as hermitically sealed against them as that of the democratic State Courts, and the sacred right of the colored ciuzen to form militia organizauions, to bear and to keep arms, is openly violated, und no voice is raised in their de- fence ull the time comes for the “wards of the na. tion” to exercise tnetr right of suffrage at the dicta tion of those whose political existence depends upon the amount of influence they wield with a constity uency three-fifths biack. ‘After the Waterloo defeat of the republican party in the autuinn oi 1870, our white friends tn the re- publican party luiied themselves into a sweet sense of security and inocent repose by lag ho fattering unction to thew souls’? that “the colored element had proved an element of Weakness instead of strength.” The following comparative figores ‘will show how far this ts true a show who Wien nemnne. rset tebe DALLIE Republica gubetatorial vote sees, Republican Presidential vote tn 1863... Republican Congressional vote in 1868 . Republican Congressional vote 1n 1870. White republicait vote in i870... Colored republican vote in 1870, Showing a reduction of (ie white pared with that cast or President in 1865 to 1,457 essional vote of the same year ..... seeesereeses By Not only this, put it can be shown conclusively that the colored vote of the State is largely in majority over their white republican fellow citizens in Ubree-lourths of the political divisions of the State. And yer tis largely preponderatng element has no representative voice in the counclis of the party here and comparatively no status in the ranks of the party (1 tbe time comes for the colored troops to fight prayely for white men’s right to feed. at the public crip. ‘The iollowing table will show the relative strength of the whive and colored republicans of the State, They are collated from the mosi reliable data, and your corvesponaeat—one of the downtrodden— defies the denial of a single Sgure:— Repablican vote of Balilmore city Ward. Colored, While. Ward. Colored, White, Republican streugth in the State of Maryland :— Counties. White. > Cotoreds Allewany.. 2 200 Anne arundel... 99,208 timore city. . Pane Baltimore cou 1617 Carroll. . ‘S12 Calvert. 38 Caroliue, Cecil. . Charles Dorchester... Frederte! Harford Worcester, Colored registered vote. Colored vote not registered, *Colored counties. it will be seen by the above that in the work of redeeming and regenerating there 1s as much and more do in Maryland than im the far South, and (hat the wisdow our friends propose to waste on national subjects at Columbia, in October, would be lur more proiitably used here than in that delightful political region, () Zhe republican party in Mary- land has never accepted the situation in good faith, and its members are to-day as much opposed to the negro a3 the most extreme Bourbon democrat, What we need is recoustroction m_ the repubiican, party here, The colored element here ts demoral- ized almost beyond reorganization and have had enough of the wild clamor incidental to political campaigns. What they want, and what they will have. is Some of tie tangible resulis of the war; these they propose to have within the ranks of the republicun party, tf it may be, but avove ail partisan considerations if it must be, RE sees 26,371 + 13,000 majorities in sixteen of twenty-two EX. THE SHANTY SLAUGHTER, Dr. John Beach yesteraay made a post-mortem examination on the body of Agnes Reilly, alias Agnes Mullen, the woman who died at her shanty in Lexington avenue, near Fifty-eighth street, ay was alleged, from the effects of violence inflicted upon her by James MoGaniey, with whom she was living a8 housekee er. On oreiay the chest the Doctor tound the heart, liver and kidneys showing indications of excessive intemperance, There were some slight contusions avout the arms and lace, but not of a serious character, In the opinion o! Dr. Keach death was the result of disease of the liver, kidneys and heart, and pos: sibly might have been accelerated by vi flicted upon her, Coroner Herrman Wii inquest in the case to-da: D&PALCATION IN MAINK.—Jonu Rogers, cashier of the nate be National Bank of Brunswick, Me., 13 reported to be a deiaulter, An e@xamination shows the amount of the deiaication to be $56,000, and that he has kept two distinct sets of books tor nearly ten years, thereby covering up ols “irrega- Jarities.” His bonds amount to about $25,000, and it is thought that mis real estate will cover tne bal- ance of his deiicit, He is now under arrest. Mr. Rogers has been cashier of the bank and also treas- urer of Bowdoin College for many years, He was a ae church member and @ highiy esteemed