The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1871, Page 8

OF THE MARKETS, . Disease and All We Eat. | { Dirt in TIONS. | he Condition of the Streote—Noieoms and Un- Reakhy Vapors—Tenement Houses- Garbage ig’the Street -The Disease Distributers— Enforcement of Ordinances—Meeting of the Board of Health. Ap unusual interest was manifested in the trans- ‘Potions Of the soard of Health yesterday afteruoon, find tne sitttiug of the Board was protracted to a Moet unusual pour. All the Commissioners were exeept the Mayor, anda large amount of was done, After the reading of the min- the last meeting the foliowing reports from Varlous departments were read by the secre- BUREAU OF SANITARY Inpppotiom) New Yous, August 90, 1571, OARD OF HEALTH OF THE HEALTH DEPART. MREX— As frequent complaints from indignent cltt- ‘to thie Lureaa concerning the fithy con- 4 Washington, Weet Wasbington, Fuiton, kets, I direct d's special in: fon—that they age therefrom from wilful O«reiessness, tu the statement that bad Jo: a make it {possivie to keep V condition. one to improve their condition ng and regula:ion with rover 5 coPreilallg wath reference to ctors sav that almost ail the are fn a filthy condition for ing. The alleya covered with Yinud and crease, There exist med by defects in the flooring, ys under beaches, beatnd bar: wil sides are most a trom eat, the market guiter along thia ufde- ; 4 AYING ANIMAL MATTERG, Lishornble. In the eet alves part.ctlars of ‘hea ty kind, neming the preciee Northwest = corner “baiton” and at 18 und §=6203~Wasbington corner Washington and Vesey hington street, from rom Washing toorner West and Fi reel Rortheast corner 442, 143 We aireet; at eouihenst o streets (collection of street manure on 4); northerst corner West and Bare! Y same from 88 vesey fashington Market the in- jsay—“Phis market cannot be put to good sanitary situatea as it is bebind tuc compost heaps of dumping ground, where thousanas of loade of “manure: being forked - the sun and rain,” with reference to 4 5 pws! TAL pier 1d ive sheets of seini-Culd tiith inthe street and gutter, Ge gutter, from pier 2 Xo sous aide of Dey a:reet, ta ry ‘ad ata PARe and co lections of sireet Airhs on (nd ata Page. § ri Min awdiccros PRYLOCK DEED WISE! ry ‘Sand B0, atjoining per wv. another Rona, ye ter} same condition opposite stalls BI, 83 4%, 41 and 412, ers re -y bulkhead the street and gutt~r are filthy with black of garbage apd rubbish: same in tront of ‘on bulkhead between pera 24 and 25. It was to impoasibie to speci(y ali the parti points ge were collections of dlth and dint which would labor of man and car: to remove, Therefore amber of the stalls are given waere suoh gon i+ Ke Stalin Now, 8 4 8 tds 1s 18, 80 “to ba inclustve, ive.” With one exception ail the avenues In were toaded with heaps of rubbish, garbage and This vile mass, composed of mixcellancous y putrefyloz, thorough y trampled and e crowds of foot passenyers ani teams, bud 7, from the fronts of stands by tne occa k the form of continuous heaps occapring Bilan Sty there tool ofthe avenues. In front o: stali ; of about 108 square feet in oxtent, about six OF FULTON MAREET. Nanect, UVECrUWOED wovden structure, shamefal rutaance, offensive. t ; fetetiveatal othe health 0: every Tndividual of the 0 com) ed to frequent or pase through it conditions are du wo Nhe following dation, defective sewerage, ventilation for cleaning, uve overcrowding of stalls, neon i or stalls, wiich usurp the side- ih and Fu:tou streeis, and largely contribute to streets, or cay. “are the causes Years, bave brougnt this | termed the ‘saturation point’ of tutes every part of the ‘Woich is felt by every passer by, and which THE HTALTH OF THB COMMUNITY | “ww eannot fail to affect and ,featiy deterio- “eaithcl quauity of the diferent kinds nt and expored ‘or aule. valk booths or gtalls, which yns of filth, and narrow the lb, being parciaity over the thereia, aud from watch king, 46, arise, and accu- d restaurant re-use in end tpectors say “that the com- ‘gutter ter would remove ading the market, Front chest, ls wera to, b of surround re mou ea , Phe feuhy eoudition | large boles, rue and de ¥ gatter ooths to with. wish the aduiifon tzpatrick’s oy i, jent corners ior scrape of rinating stopping the cman Chm yet along Cedar resiwurants tow ewalk to reet gutter. 6 and cracks and renders naive and apvarent as if er. Om the side of th ‘Thiele parcicuiary the ase at rear of ‘and the Consumers’ Ice Company's box, asmond p: uiates tp pon: Tear windows of the streets, every nable kind of market opposite the erry crossing there ts .agnant poo, of this most offensive matter, this market and {te surroun ity culminating aroma from 4 i ISi MARKET opposite. Tis dove tie fail dition of South street. er py; M8 long wooden platform E ib boxes of Lh, rows of wag nity grading the street in'frout is co bye mass of muck end Lith, Ite draloage is defective, ters 22andy§. Be.weeo these piers are au Tales, whic catch cons ised bY DOYS a8 a pudtic vaturn, fith and revise from the bends, taiis and offai, reratn f the'sun in fromt of the plat: the market, CATBARINE MARKET better tuan those vofo dency to a'low o age cro; rexete fects fo pr fre Ww voc é and are wi gto detain much rr refuse fis, \rom other causes, Sonciasion the inspectors remari “thet in thatr opinion lary oiioers the standard of cirect cleanliness 19 Car iow, that vo street should be accepted as ‘tolerably or by clean,’ but that all should be alike thoroughly’ y over markets should und accumulation of material Polots must necessariiy produ quantities o° refuse of every klod, which, If not per care of by comperent authority and under and strict regulations, rapidly of ‘Gith, © but co so ction: y daucerous to the pu aystewmactc cieaniineas a but at all times. Not ger public health, but romote rapid dec jon in the vegevabies S odes ae iments ofered fur toformed that the cleanliness of the markets and | Dmediate surround/acs fa within ibe ju ex the con.rol of tt pirolier o: aud gratus of such markets, ference to t fouity Sonsirde the Department of Public Works ba Fespectfully recommended that It Markuts iv complete repair at once. condition of tbe streets surrouncing the mark the joriediction of the Street Ceaniny Com ie rec dation having alreary been forwarded td for daily cieaotng, it fe presumed will be promptly ited with the special reports of Health » BK. Biles ead A. D. Judson, herewith on and repairs Wing Jurisdiction, be requested to pul rvant OREAU MORRIS, City Sanitary Inspector. IKE STREETS. Sanitary Committee respect/uliy forward tne enclosed On tbe Condicson of the principal markets. These have been rep mae sou the papers referred to the proper departmenis, wih the 0 that the needed repairs ve secured aud ihe necessary be regularly aod thorvughiy made. Trese markets, Gonducted, are one of the most conspicusus sources of q jai meateand vevetadiee bro’ ‘are hamacsiately struck with vec BUDE es eee “ Dat “unsuspected causes o( oisrrhoal and and fecal diseases. T! re ant control of the markets, at least 60 far as relates to their repair, fand general sanitary conultion, would seem to be And moet necessary duties of the Board o} aby: jiehat! 4§ te tbeee @: the Comptroiier. andual appropriations for k were. rom All dir, F elas, Ae. VO Ware TV yes. “ng them ii y The accompanying ae Ea | —_— ody of ie Murer WOmaMerteer ene. @ NEW YORK shows that these ol condition, the ‘imperat togeluer with the ecretaing oud, Whoroughly repaired ih Chairman Sanitary Commitee Commitiee re:pecsinlty suduatt for the infor. mal 2 following report the operations Danaea wus during the week ending August 2%, Bureau of Sanitary Inoection, Dr. Morris City Sanitary Inspector, a of "ibe laspections by the ins ae Soleus <i gual duiluing, 454 tene- ment houses, 48 private dwellings, 2% user dweilnnge, 2 saan ufactories and worksly 6 stores and warchouses, 60 ata- lat bles, 3] markets, tannery, id manure dumps, 6 {ai-renderin estabiishinente, oghler Douses, 8 dumping grounds, sunken and vacaut lote, courts apd areas; 48 cellure and basements, 83 waste pipes and drains, % privics aud Water cloacte, 91 sreete, street catol Ddasin, 3 piers, 8 other nt 008, 6 claterns Sencqrons slairways; 88 cases of ‘The (otal number of reports received was 449, During the weex % complaints have becu received from citizens and referred to the health iuspecturs fur investigation aad report, utlere and sidewalk nd cesspool, contagious diseases The Vaccinating Corps have visited and offeres nitous vacoinaii-n ts 6,083 families, ‘fhe number of primary vaoot- lous was 218 ; umber of rovaccinations was 2,652, i-§ ben m total of 8,770 vaccinations. The Sumber of tactories visited durlag the week where vaccina fon was offered was 128, and i2 primary and 79 re- Vaccinations were pero ‘The City Sauttary Inspector reports that the Disinfecting Corps have visited, disin.ectod and fumigated 17 premises where contozious discases were found, and the follow’ Streets and guiters, viz. :—Washington, from Cortlandt atroe! to Battery place ; Liverty, from Church to Weat street; Cedar and Aloany streats, Greenwich io West fi trom Charch to Weat sireet; Nor jo, a @ ich to West stiect; Wo: sr, from Cat Market, tram Division, ra ‘and to nal rant Broadway, Cher jouth’ streets; Division street, from Catharine to on E tre street; Governear, Monty mery, Cilnton, Jeferson, from Divieion to Water street; 0 - Madison treet; igiigers from East Broadway ike mired; Forsyth, ladison, from Rutgers to Chrystie, Eldridge, Allen, Ludlow, Orcbard, Essex and Norfoik streets. from Division lo Delancey street; Thor Worth and Leonard, 2 Weat Broadway to Hudson ; Jay and Harrison, from Hudson to West sueoi} Wasnington and Greenwich, from Jay to North Moore street; North Moore, from Washington to Greenwich sireet; portions of Pea 5 ak- fort, Vandowater, Hague, Vak, Ro jaxter, Mulberry, ‘ames, Oliver, Mailison, ‘Dover, Oherry and Water streets} ‘hirty-sighib, rl ern Fortieth, Forty-frst, Foriy-sec- Forty soveaihe Fe egy Hor Hote Fuiviods, Figo ‘orty-seventh, Forty-el riysnints, Flite, Fiay-Lire, Filtyaccond, Fitty-taird wad Pitt from reath y,caurth'strecta avenue to North River, wud Tonth and Eleventh avenues, from Thirty-eighth fo Fitty-fourth street; West Thiriy- seventh and twenty-serenth streets, ‘rom Ninth to Eleven venue; West Twenty-cigath and third ta, from jeveuth avenue; West Thi Tairiy- from Ninth lo Tenth avénue; Ninth avenue, from Lhlrty-sixth to Thirty-seventh street, and Tenth avenut y-reventh to Thirly-sixth street; portions of Thompsoa, Sullivan, Grand, Broome, Spring, Greenwich, Cherry, Wuior, Pelaam, Pike, Rutgers, Hamfion, Monro Gilt, Rivington and “Stanton streels; Chrystie, Forsyth, rideé, Allen, Ludiow, Orchard ani &ssex streets, from De- Jancey to Houston atreet, ‘A portion of these sireets was disinfected with fresh siacked lime aga the romainier, including the snost fithy, with the Gfrondin disinfectant, whtoh proves by far the mos effective, arresting aud destroying the most oifenalve odors aumont idtantty. Also during the past week 138 sinks ant cesspoo!s have been cleaned and distafected by the night scavengers, under permits ot the Board. Thi complaints concerning street pavements, &c., 1 10 the proper departments, 7 caitle Inapected at the market ch $1 were found bruise and 12 badly bruised; te ‘bere b ards, of 2 wag found sick and beid three days for recovery, after ‘which {t was allowed to be sent to the slaughter house, GARBAGE IN THE GUTTERS, rt wh rf ime the ith tier of the pore nce to domestig cleanliness health, yet it has thus far een found practically impossivle in this City to accomplish fis removal except im tho most Imparfect manuer. While the ordinances regulating the care of garbage are ample and the contract for Ils reworal is expilcit as to the time and mauocr Of its oollection and of ite unal disposition, practically they have fatied to accomplish the desired object. The wealthy classes collect thetr garbage in barrels, boxe: tubs, the middie Glasses, use =” great va- Hoty) of worthless receptacles, | walle the very poor throw their refuse into the streets, The large proportion of that filth, and that wich ts the most serious y detrimental to pubilo’ health, is tuig,constantly accumulatiog garbaye in the more densely populated districts. To secure the collec- tion ant removal of garbage it is necessery that there should be proper receptacies provided by house owne: @ caroful separation of the garbage by housekeepers; rompt and aystematic removal by the carters of the two Vinue of uarbage in separate cars; and, finally, co-operation of the poilce im enforcing the ordinances. The ordinances Of this Board and the tenemaut Louse law make ample Pro- jeotion ai pets peten ter eee "the contract Tor street yy, bourse cleaning Shiie the terms of SPACT MOUS Sara to the time and manner ov its remo aud its fine! disposition by the com:ractor. The c mmit- fee, acter covsuitation and advice with all parties concerned in the enforcement of the regulations relating to ta: removal of carbage, are of the opinion that these ord!uances and Fegulallons may Bow ve euforced. The commitiea respect july recommend for adoption the following resolution :— solved, That on and after ———= 1 » the Board will enforce the following (as weil as ail other) ordinance re- ating to garbage :— Sed. £0. That it shall be the daty of ‘every owner, tenant, jesse and ovcupant of any and every buiiding or piace of usiness in the generally built-up portions of the city of New York forthwith to provide or cause to be prorik and at all thmes thereafter to keep and causs to ve kept end provided, within such buildiog or place of business, suitable and eudicieat boxes, barrels or tuss for re- ceiving and hoidins, without leakage, and without being filed to within ‘our Inches of the top thereof, ail the ashes, feb ish, garbage and hans fairies bd of | lem ee ‘secummulate 1 -six hours from sald build ‘of business, or fue portion thereof of watch such, 1800 be the owner, tenant, lessee or oooupaut; and Srery such bog, barre! and tub designed to bold esbes shali be made oc or 4 wit. some guiiaole metal. Th: rate vessel she” be p fe another for carbage rubbish shall not be placed or kept in the same veasei page aud liquid aubsiances; and ail asues, rubbish, car wand liquid subdstances that should be remored from such building and place of business, or from that part Cor which satd receptacios were provided and none other (with- Out the proper consent), sball be placed therets, and no such boz, barre! or tub remain ob any sidewa‘k or in an: public place Jonger thao may be neediul for the removal o/ the contents thersof. CHOLERA COMIN The Sanitary Commities respectfull the ac § cs forward to the Board cOMpany.ng comimusication of the City Santiary Lo- ir, and re id the adoption of the measures in proposed, In view of the prevalence of Astatio cholera in Russia during the past year, aud ite possible more rapla progress weatward aiong the routes of sieamship travel and emigra- Hop than formerly, tha Sanitary Commiitee recommended to the Board fo April last that the most thorough and syatematio Juspection of tenement houses shouid be immediately made for the purpose of placing the city in as clean.y condition as pos- sivie, The Board accordingiy appointed sixty aduition spectors, and during the months of May and June every tene- Went house was vished, and every room rom ceiiar to attic, with 1 yards, privies ‘and areas, examined, and cleansin; Hime washing, paluting and repairs enforced where red ‘he committee were personally cognizant of Were eatistied that the tenement houses we good savitary condition as ihe majority admit of, or as was ubie without the expenditure of such amounts of oneys as this Board js not auihorized 40 employ for these # thus seoured among the class it people, tenement houses require constant rele) ecsion » The landlords an teuante, in nine cases out of ten, evade | the ordinauces of the Board of Heath by every possivie | ‘meaacs, and hence the cleanliness secured by the inspector is | toon Obilierated by fresh accumulations of fith, Daily, ovrtainiy weekiy, Inspection by the Heauth Inspectors of every tenement house 18 avso.utely uecessary to vecure any- thing like aiequate ceaolinese, Desirable as such a degree Of cleanitocss fe and ureatly as it would promote the heaith and com(ort of the poor, this Board coud not main.ain sach & corpe Of Inspectors as would be required unless ite powers Were increased, aw provided by section 6, chapter 74 Laws i88. In the opin.on 0: the committee such peril to the public health does not at present oxist_as that iaw contem- Plates. In order to preserve, as Taras it was possible, the cleanliness secured by the uspection o! and Juae, ‘such Ispectors ae could be spared from vaccination and the care Of emailpox bave been cons:antiy on duty in the tenement house distriots, enforeimy the Ordinances requiring cleans ‘ng, disinfection, &c. it isthe opinion of the City Sanitary Inspector that sinalipox nas now so far dechned tbat neariy the entire force of Health Inspectors may be detalied to duly in house-to-house ecti ns umong the tenement houses. In this op nd recom- Sb ctor cause a reinspection ie systematic manner as it med during the wonths of May and Juae iast. aif of (ho Sanitary Committee. STEPHEN SMITH. sone RACtaTER OF RECORDS . arts as follow ere were registered during the Work iT eatbe, beta Sus weet, and less toan for the corgespoad'ug week af 1 J motic alfeviions occasivord l20 deaths: constitutional, 3; local, 135; deveiupmenta!, 4, and violent causes, 37. ' The fatal cases of smallpox diminished from 17 to 7, and those of scariatina from 1410 6, being in the former instance the lowest weekly number wince the week ending January 21, anid io the latter the lowest during the present year It is exiremely sutiefnctory to note this deciine in the mortality of two @uch formidavle liseases, « id especially 1p that of smail- pox, which bas continued so perelstauti; epidemic, Measles “in beh caused usin toe past week against 6 in the pre- vious, Whooping cougb, on er hand, after a period of quiescence, bas evinced, during the present deucy to Sncresse, aut inthe past week pro- Greatest weekly mortality within five years. Tyo f Caused 2 deatbs, an increase of 1, and fypoold fever ¢, a uecrease of L. The wortailty from’ diar- rhreal diveases "fei! from 1% to 166, leas by 20 than tor the same week of 1470, Only 54 deaths were ascribed to phtbisis pulmooails, ite lower weexly mortallty during the present year. The following wore the prinorpal meteorolo; the work:—Mean readin toaxtmurn temperature, mean, 73 degrees; Daring tue week gies! features of of the varome er, 30.125 tn. degrees; mist degree of humtaity, Atiguat 12 there Londye Tite deaths, incldalog ¥ irom smallpox, ai pou s6s deaths, incising 6 from smalipox. "1a Neweas. aTyig ana Sander aud the fatal cave of smaiipox bi largely focreased, In Paris there were revurne i 676 de: for the week ending Aazust 11; in Berlin 7 2 inciuding 18 m smaudpox) during the week ending Aagust 10, and in Vienna 2990 during she week ending August 6, Io Kome the monih of July gave up annual death rate of £4 in the 1,000 in habitants. THE INGPROTOR OF BTBEET CLEANING Teporte as joliows:—The regitlar street cleaning has been Gone as ustal, also widitional cleaning recom nen iod by the Board, But the diapidated pavemeate in many sections of tue city cause it to be attended with upsatis actory resule, particulurly when conjoined with the non-en. orceniunt of the or veto throwing Gith and garoaco Into the the First, Fourth, Sixth, Seveati end Teoth request of the Sanitary Committee, e utver disreyard of the ordinance fn relation i, Doyer, Kuyard, Barter, Park, Rose and use streets potato nee melou ripda, "ull# uno ¥e.vtab es, with Kit al, casioned vy ihe displacement of the cobble stones, into which (me water bad aire: dy eccumulated from the recent rain. The Sanitary Permit Inspector makes the followin of Inspections :—1 bare caused to ve ex 4 aces where permits have been grant eben ol oll vine firect, 4 First avenue $91 Taind avenue, Bu archos Firet avenuo, 186 avenue B, . . ions of ibe ipl Lureau during tue week euding Aogoh 28, 1 Nuniber of gotione commenced for non-compliance with orders of vioiaous of bealta laws or or sinances. Numoer of judgments obtained in pendio, Number of actions discontinu 0! all cause of comp.atn! iwepectors examined and form action tipon evidenoe of abate- ounauer on complaints Uy 1 ‘ss or jo) om. “td Kimber of such complains examined aod returned for furtuer ing;@etlon MOA FEPOTE oe icc esi esses 8B Captain Yule, of the Eapitary police, reports the eeizure and removal to the rends Of the folowing quantities of #61 ments: —~C' j sbeep, 19; hogs, 1; veai, 1 carcass uiton, 16 pounds; poultry, pounds; beef, #40 pounds; corned beef, 65 pounds, ne Following loads of night sol! returned at streat, Rivington longa, iy" Number of general orders served... Number of spectal orders served. Number of general orders comnlted Wx at] ae 19 ~~ habe @ wena 5 ie48 than Yor the previous week | z HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1871.—WITH SUPPLEMEN) Buswac OF SANITARY ImsPROTION, Heats DEPARTMENT, No, 301 Mi New Yous, Aagee 1." Boarp oF Heautu or THR HEALTH DEPaRt- -EMMON6 CLA! E; RK, Secretary :— have the fonor to submit the f¢ statement of contagious diseases reported to this a ive bureau for the wo weeks ondi Lo 36, 18711, | Wet Ty “Relape Sears !s Meas Diph- * Bading phu pho.d, iy. a theriag Aug. 36. a1 Db ot 6a } 4 ‘submitted. eéfuil MORLAU MORRIS, M. D., City Sanitary Inspector. BLUEBEARD IN POU SHKSEPSIE, Criminal Coutarint Cenfrented with His Wives. PoUGHKEAPSIB, August 80, 1871. The case of Louls Guiseppe Contarinl, now in jal in this city on a charge of bigamy, is again attract- ing public attention because of its consideration by the Grand Jury now in session here. It is alleged thet in 1861 the bigamist married Louisa Berden- muller, now Louisa Eicke, of New York city; in 1862 Miss Virginia Saunders, of Richmond, Va., who shortly after died; im 1867 Virginta Delaney, a widow Woman, of Boston, by whom he bad one child; and about a year ago Miss Mary B, Distan, of this city, Who still resides here. The much-wived man came to account yesterday afternoon before the Grand dury, where an extraordinary scene occurred. ‘When Contatini’s case was calied the Grand Jury ‘were aware of the presence In this city of THRES OF HIS WIVES, 80 they resolved to have him fully identified before them possivie, Notifying the jailer to briog him from nfs cell they also selected five or =x citizens from the lobby of the Court House to appear in tne Grand Jury room, and when they and Contarimi ar- rived the latter was piaced in the ranks with the citizens, and thus waited the arrival of the wives, ‘The first to enter was a Bostou lady, who claims that she was lawfully married to Contarini, or Con- tri, as he then called himself, in 1868, and that she basa child by him. She givos her name as Virginia Conwi, From other sources it was ascertained that her maiden name was Jane MoShexy, and that she first married aman named Delaney, who ia now dead, and that when Contariai married her she kept A grocery store in Boston; one man says it was a drinki ng place, She charges Contarini also with baving seduced one of the handsomest g:rls tn Bos- +tou, and who became & mother, sne was quite fasiiionabdly attired, wearing a biack dress with biue basque, jaunty jockey, and wore curis, Sne took & seat facing the Grand Jury. The next to enter was her sister, who came ou here a3 @ companion for her. She gives her name a3 Mrs. Lucy M. Gore, ‘the third to enter was Loulss Eicke, Contarini’s New York wile, and the fourth, Mary B. Coutarini, ‘Of thts city (Miss Distan) Contarint’s latest wile. When all the wives were seated each one was askod in turn to rise and look at the men wao were ranged ing row belore them, to see if they could recognize any of them. The Boston lady rose first, took a quick survey, and then, walking right up to Contarini and pomting her finger at him, said, with } great emotion, “OH, YOU VILLAIN | I wonld mark you anywhere!’ Then, turning to the Grand Jury, she said, “That’s the man; that’s Contarini ! The foreman of the jury asked her, “1s that the man to whom you Were Married ia Boston?" At this the Boston lady commenced to wesp freely, and exclaimed, with sobs, “Yes; that’s the scamp that maried me and spent $10,009 of my money gambling and horse-raciug !’ Here she again wept bitterly, and once more said, ‘He took every cent I had, and in a week afterwards my piace of business was desiroyed by fire.”” Contarini stood like a statue, having given her oniy one quick, sharp glance. He said never a word while the Boston wie hesped upon him in ‘red hot’? words her extreme contempt, Presently her sister ‘ot up and Walked towarus her. One of the Grand lury, supposing the last named to be another of Contarini’s wives, sald to her, ‘Where did you marry im?” She repiiea in a very indignant man- ner, “Oh, no; the Lord save me; I never married nim.’ And then doth of the ladies huried such vio- lent language at Contarin: that an oiticer had to be Called im to keep them qutet, The uext to rise wud come forward was the New York wile, Loutsa Klose, a young, good-natured little creature. Upon Contarini’s prelimimary examina- tion, some time since, sne CREATED QUITE A SENSATION in Court with her quick and sharp replies to conn- sel, AS she advance towards tue prisoner her was wrinked with laughter, and sue ex- claimed, laughingty, “Aha! flere you are seain, eh! Doyou know me now?” Then, turning to the Grand Jury, she said, “ins is the man Contarint, but 1 don’t care a snap for him. 1 never wan'ed to see hit again,” and then walked away, etili laagn- tng, Contarini not noticing her. Her identification of the prisoner over, his last wife was callel, She was formeriy Mary B. Distan., She advanced, evidently with much feeling, and, recognizing the prisoner, and he her, sue id, alluding to the con- duct of the other women, *“‘l never Was 80 lusulted in my lie.” She then took her seat, That concluded the scene, when all of the females , Were conducted to @ retiring room, where they | talked together in such an excited manner as to dis- turp the Grand Jury and the County Court, and once more an officer had to quiet them. Ic is strange, with al! of the above facts in view, that Contar ini’s last wife still adheres to nim faith- fully, and as ‘TRUE AS BTERL. Her father is determined to give the scamp a fair hearing, and is the sole instigator of the present procecdings. He is paying for the labors of both the prosecution and the delence—a proceeding almost unheard of before. But the old man is honest, and is doing all for his daughter's sake, She is so infatuatea with tne prisoner that sbe be- Heves the waole thing 13 @ conspiracy to ruin him, aud will not believe him guilty till he admits his crime himself. He will never do that, He will go down the river without a confession. A POLICE PALACE, The New Station House for the Fourteenth Precivot and the House of Detention. Spring street has no very high reputation for the splendor of its mansions, and the station house of the Fourteenth police precinct 1s nothing finer in ap- Pearance than its dingy neighbors, It has an ancient but not @ veneravle air about it, and tt ta, theretore, small matter of wonder that the Police Commissioners should have deemed it advisable to Provide finer quarters for smart Ed Walsh, its cop- compelling Captain, and the able-bodied wide awakes under the sway of his superfine locust, Just round the corner, on the west side of Mulberry street, be- tween Spring and Broome stree's, that noble recog- nition of a gallant oMcer and an important police district has been reared four story and Mansard roof high, aad ts now in process of completion internally, | Beside it 18 the new House of Detention, of the | same height and materials, They are bullt of Phila- deiphia red brick and CORNICED WITH WHITE MARBLE, the basements being similarly strengthened and adorned with granite, The fagade without being highly ornate 1s sufficiently so, the high color of the brick covering a multitude of sins in the eyes of the iuhabitants, who are loud in raise of its generaily stunning effect. The buildings roniing Mulverry street are divided into @ station house and house of detention. In the rear of the station huuse is the lock-up or prison, and behind the house of detention 18 another hutiding con- nected wi.h that Rouse of Weary waiting. The main buidings are advancing towards compieiion rapidly, the carpenters being hard at work therein. The rear iy cited are not 80 advanced, but all is we oO be in readiness by the beginning of 872 THE STaTION TOVEE basement wili contain bathrooms, store cioset: drying room and other conveniences for Capiatt Waisn’s patroimen. Tne first floor, 6 proachable by a stone stoop, will contain the general office, captain’s room (very gorgeous), {wo rooms for sergeants (very neat) and a large sit- ting Jor patroimen (very durable). The second room fivor wiil contain two large section rooms, with bert, clothes closets, &c., for sixteen patroimen tn each. Betier fitted will be the two rooms for rounasmen on this floor. The third and fourth stories will be elevated copies or the first, ' THR LOCK-UP in the rear will nave a basement furnace to keep up the temperature of the atmosphere all over the baldins during the cold spells, There will also here be four dark cells for desperate sprita, Above this are twenty cells, with all the modern conven+ lences, in wiich, if people are not comfortable, they had better keep ont of them, On the second floor wali be the casual ward, in which the home- less and iriendiess of both sexes may stretch their wearled bones, It will be partitioned off into male and female compartments and fitted with nice, soft deal board bunks, THE HOUSE OF DETENTION has @ aining roum for witnesses and two kitchens— one tor the dé cnus, the other private for the famuy of ihe janitor, Sergeant Davis, two sets of wash- tuos, and a dumb walter running to the upper Noor. The first Sour contains the oiftces and janitors dining room, bath room, &c. The secoud and third stories are devoted to bedrooms and parlors for the female witnesses, while the Janitor will luxuriate near rhe sky, The rear building will be used for the accommouation of the male witnesses, who will only use the Main establishment ‘or dining rooms. Jo rewarding tis mass ve pile of Philadeiphia brick ope Insunctively envies the “cops” and wit nesses Of the [nture Who Will domicile within its walls and sntif the odoriferous alr of the locality alter tne ist Of May next, i Tres Men TO Be Hono IN NeW ORLEANS.— Governor Warthoth, of Loutsians, has directed the Sherid of the parish of St, Janes to carry into exe- cution on the 16ta of September n xt the sentence of the Fourta District Court tor that parish, con- demutng John Wiluams, Al:red Decarreaux and Noel, alias Madison Hampton, tobe hung for the murder of Frank Memteath. THE COURTS. The Diamond Smuggling Case—Breaking Promiss of Marriage—A Diveres Suit Settled. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUAT Bankruptcy Preceedings. Judge Blatchford sat yesterday in the United States District Court and disposed of a number of unimportant motions and arguments in bank- epny. In the matter of Wiliam H. Marston, @ enkraph se suijoined question arose on the argu- | ment for His Honor’s decision:—‘is @ person who Uys and selis stock, through bis brok»r, @ trades- Man within the meaning of the Bankruptcy act, and, therefore required to keep books of account +” ‘The Judge,,atter hearing all that was said by counsel in support of the affirmative aud negative of the question, reserved his decision. “UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Passlua Counterféit Money. Before Commissioner Shields. The United States va, J, O' Neill.—The defendant, who had been charged with having passed a $20 counterfeit bill, was held by the Commissioner in $1,000 bali to await the action of the Grand Jury. The Dinmond Smuggling Case. Before Commissioner Osborn. It will be remembered that in the case of the Unitea States vs. A. ©. Radchffe, who had been charged with having smuggled some valuable dia- monds from London into this country, Colonel Whitley, Chief of the Secret Service Department, had fled a claim to the effect that he was the informer in the matter and therefore entitied to the 1aform. er’s molety aiter the condemnation of the goods by the government. A similar clatm was set up by one Frend U. Esend, who had acted as agent and traveiler for Radcilffe in tae sale of the diamonds in various towns and cities in the United States, Esmond alleging that Whitley's first knowledge of this smuggling trans- action was derived from him (Esmond.) The issue thus Knit raised the question—*Who is the informer?’ And upon this point Commissioner Osvorn took a considerable quantity of testimony, the material portions of which were printed in our columns at the time. The Commissioner, upon that vestimony, has presented hia report, deciding that Esmond, and not Whitley, 1s tne informer, and, therefore, entitied to the informer’s share, which wil promebly be $1,000, We suppose we have now heard the last of the Radcliffe diamonds. The Alleged Caldwell Drawback Frauds. Francis B, Howard, who had been indicted in 1869 for complicity in the alleged drawback frauds of R. B. Caldwell, was on yesterday surrendered by his bail, and he gave new bail in the sum of $10,000 before a United states Commissioner, SUPREME COURT—SHAMBERS. Diverce-Secking Parties Reconciled and Counsel Whistling for His Fees, Before Judge Sutherland. Mary J. McGuire vs. Cornelius McGuire,—This 1s asuit for divorce, the charge being iil-treatment, and the case being brought before the Court on a motion for alimony and counsel fees. The plaintiff alleges in her aMidavit that they have been married have to hold you to the Grand ag - D Poulen de M Freuchmen sv day night visi rens street, ¢ Unree colored Minnie Petersr ville stated tha he woke up he the yard, min: pocket at the t. Were arrested cinct, and held i. t ONB HEART Non » Thomas Robinson, agea .. 3 802 West Twenty-sixto street, war cer Nobie, of the Sixteenth precinct, upon the complaint of his wife, Cutharus, charged him with bigamy, Catharine sta‘es tne. five years ago she Was married to the prisorer, and lived with him four years, He deserted her, aud on the 15th of April last was married again in the Stanton street Baptist charch by the Rev. Obris- topher Rhodes. The certificate id the last marnage being produced as evidence against Ropinson the latter denied the charge, and stated he was never married tothe woman who claims to he his first wife. He was, however, temporarily committed in order to produce iurther evidence, 4 COLORED MONSTER, John H. Garrison, @ colored man, twenty-eight Years of age, residing at 141 West Thirty-tifth street, Tuesday night beat and kicked a woman named Elizavetn Brady, of 467 West Thirty-tourth street, in such o brutal manner that she was compelled ‘to’ be removed to Bellcvue Hospital for treatment. Garri- bon wad locked up 10 await the resuit of the in- a NEW J ERREY POLITICS. The Race for the Govornorehip—Leon Abbott Enters the Course—Randolph Hissed at a Mass Meating-Bettle Brushed Aside— Kilpatrick on a Raid with Bolters, <u, two oo ban- * No, 83 Lau- * with Although ‘here have been for the past two months AS Many candidates in each party for the gaberna- torial chair of New Jersey as there are days in the week, new aspirants are springing up continuatly. | Leon Abbett, the rival of John R. McPherson for the Senatorship of Hudson county, ts now put for- ward for the Governorsbip. His friends held a pow- wow at St. John’s Hall, Jersey City, a fuw nights ago, ; and would have overpowered him with their kind attentions but for a ltue breeze which disturbed the harmony of the gathering and diverted attention from the main question. One speaker was advancing the claims of Judge Bedie, wnen some one perched on a window Sill cried out that he was put forward only at a tool of the Randolph ‘ring,’ RANDOLPH HISSED, The mention of Kandolph’s name brought down & storm of hisses and created general coniusion. The meeting would, not permit the introduction of his name asecond time. The propheoy of the HeratD three weeks ago was verified to the letter, Tue op- ponents of Judge Bedle are becoming multiplied as therumors of his connection with Randoipn gain ground, The Judge is not a politician and he vouch- safes no explanation. His unblemished reputation | sixteen years, and that duripg this time she nas | 48 a expounder of the law has been beaten, kicked and cuffed on an average three tumes @ month by the defendant. Her counsel stated in addition that her husband had been ar- rested once on a charge o1 drunkenness, but that the fhagistrate befure whom he was taken dismissed ihe complaint. Counsel for the defendant stated that siace the notice o1 this motion the parties had become reconciled and were uow living together. This statement was not denied by the oppost counsel, but he insisted that for all this ne was en! tied to his counsel fee, and that defendant, who, he alieged, is worth $40,000, should be made to pay it. ‘The Court took the papers, reserving its decision. Alleged eduction and Breach of Promise of Marriage. Manuela Hernandez vs. Meliion Mendozd,—Apyi- cation was made on behalf of the plaintiff for an order of arrest against the defendant on a charge of seduction and breach of promise of marriage. It was alleged that the defendant had known the plainuid intimately in Cuba; that there he was re- garded as her atilanced; that aiter his arrival here be had written to her tocome here, and induced her to do so under promise of marriage; that ne seduced her under such promise, and utterly refused to ful- fil nis agreement. The Court granted the order, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. | De By Judge Spencer. Feter A, Anner et al. v3. Samuel Heck,—Oraer granted, dn the Matter of the Application of Mary Ann | Horrigan.—Order appointing guardian granted, Wituam Henry Brown et al. vs, R. Robert Codling due on the mort granted. vy Judge McCunn. Curry vs. Sarah James et al.—Motion to vacate Injanction granted. John MeDona d vs. Sarah James et al.—Order to continue injunction granted, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett. A BTABBING CASE. The first case presented to the jury yesterday by Assistant District Attorney Sullivan was an indict- ment for felonious assault and battery against Henry Kneisel. George Keck testified that he met the accused on the evening of the 20th instant, and because he refused to treat him be drew a knizo and stavbed hum in the breast. Fortunateiy the wound was not serious, The jury rendered a@ verdict of ‘*guilty of an assault with @ dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, and Knetsel was gent to the State Prison for two years and six months. | LARCENIES. | Jeremiah Lynch was tried and convicted of petit larceny, he having on tue 291 of July, stolen some carpenter’s toois velonging to Dennis Meehan. ‘Two months’ imprisonment in the Penitentiary was the sbentence. James Lute, who on the 15th of this month stole a case of shears Worth #45, the pro} of Herman Wronkow, pleaded guilty, being his first omMence the Kecorder imposed a light sentence—one year in the State prison. William Chauncey Mason pleaded gullty to an at- tempt at grand larceny. On the :st of March he was charged with stealing @ case of satm, containing foriy pieces, valued at $5,000, the property of Abra- ham E. Dater, 176 Waverley place. It seems that the prisoner was a cart driver in the empioy of tne compiainant, and that soon after the goods were stoien a@ portion of them was traced to a house in Bleecker street, Mason left the city and was not ar- rested till the middie of the present month. His Honor imposed the highest sentence the iaw ailowed, which was imprisonment in the State Prison for two years and six mooths, George Leavitt was tried. upon a charge of stealing @ horse, wagon and harness, on the 9th inst, worth $70v, We property of James Lee. Ths complainant gave the wagon into the prisuner’s charge while he made a call, and when he returnei Leavitt and the vehicle had disappeared. At midnight he was found in a grossly intoxicated state, and the horse and wagon were recove.ed. As there was a doubt as to oe Intent the jury rendered a verdict of not guity. COUIT CALENDARS—THIS BAY. Supreme Covrt—CuamBens—Before Judge Suth- erland.—Nos, 78 and 95, JEFFERSON MARKET. A Bostonian and His Moncy Seen Parted= Two Frenchmen Dragued and Robbed—A fo a “Snap” and a Col- Held for Attempting to Marder a» Woman. Like an incessant stream or an endless line crime and criminais are exhivited before the sensation- loving, gossiping, gaping crowd sitting dally io the Court Louse of the old “Market.” Yesterday was no exception to the general rute, From the opening to the closing of the doors in rolled miscreants of every color, nation, people and tongue, The open- ing scene exhibited Albert J. Vanderburgh in a most perplexing plight. Albert arrived in this city on Tuesday evening las’, having bis pockets well filed with cash, and took up his abode in the tHowery. Atter reireshing himecif as travellers are wont to do he thought he would take a walk in and around the city to while away the hours that were to elapse between 1x o’clock in the evening and bedtime. At the corner of Grand and Wooster atreets he MET A FASMIONABLY -DRESSED YOUNG WOMAN, ‘with whom he got into conversation, and after a short ume agreed to treat her to some lemonade at a druggievs, After partaking of this refreshing beve- Tage he started for howe, but was greatly disgusted to find that a bundle of marked money of tne amount of $200 had been absiracted from lis inside coat pocket, Early yesterday morning he infrmed an ofMicer of the Eightn precinct ot his loss and descrived tne enchanting individual so cle@miy that she was readily arrested in Wooster Street, with a portion of tne money Wrapped away in her bosom. She gave her name as Maggie Marshalt, and swore by a that was sacied she had never met Alpert arall. “That's a | Utde Wo thin,” remarked Justice Cox, “and J snail et a!.—Order of reference to commute the amount | SHED LUSTRE ON THE BENCH of his State, and itis to be regretted that such a refutation should be thrown into the rusty balance of politics against that of men whose smartness as Politicians consists in the sacrifice of principle to expediency. Such men are never seen to enter by the narrow way nor have they any scruptes about a hasty conversion if they be only in time to set out on the popular tide, Another meeting of Abbett's friends was held last evening at the New Jersey Club House, where his friends seemed determined to hurry up the canvass. The committee appointe! to canvass the State con- sists of John R, Mullany. A. O, vans and Alfred Berney, ‘This committee busmesa 10 State poil- tics 1s A NEW IDEA, and it cannot be called a wise one. In this cam- Abvett has many true friends, many more pretended ones, ana whatever remain may ve Tanked as time-servers, @ Class anxious to use him tor their own political advancement, It ne tail in this race he may thank the excessive zeal of the first, the duplicity of the second, but above, ail hia companionship With the third, It 1s not generally known, but yet itis afact that the corrupt clique who soit him ont to John kK. McPhersoa on tne Senatorship are now PATTING HIM ON THE BACK for the Governorship with the view of getting him outo! the way. 1tis not auite certaiu that his name Wil not again come up tor the Senatorial nomma- tion. As the counsel of the Erle Kailway he will ‘Meet With a lively opposition in Hudson and Passaic counties if he should aspire to lve Governursnip, Tae simple tnscriptioa, “Harstmas uve’ oa tue tomb of Winfeid is a perpetual warning to lawyers who have political aspirauons, PARKER 13 OUT OF THE RACE, and the democracy of the State have reason to ree gret his withdrawal Haignt is oscillating betweea Toe South aod Wost—waitiag for sque relic. from the East, But he has been CHRED BY PERRY, who is looming up every day. Now that Parker has Withdrawn Hu ison comity 19 open to tae next man, Perry bas already made his advances in that direc: tion. Asa shrewd politician, who can pave nis way into any couuty of the Siate, be nas no puperwr and hardly an equal Jerseymen may lovk out fur an | | interesting TRIANGULAR FIGHT in the Democratic Convention between Bedle, Perry and Haight, ‘0 tala complexion the cupiest must come, The contest on the republican side will be more lively stili, Kilpatrick 13 raiding throagh the State, and his rivals cannot overtake Dim on ine raid. But his booty 13 wsigniticaut, Me was not yet re- pudiated Lhe alliance wiih the Clique im Jersey City, wuo stralued every nerve to deivat George as Huisey jast fail, Cnless be does so very suon the Essex-Hudson combination will crush him. BETILE Ws FORCED OUT of the race early in the canvass, ag was predicted in the eran, He was warned during tie Jatest sea sion of the Le isiatare that if he ensered inte an aluance with the Bumsted “ring ’ his prospecis fur the Governorsiup Would ve reduced WO the vaseless fabric of a vision. le heeded uo. tue warning, aud be now las his reward. Hudson couuty will never support him or any office, ' CORNELIUS WALSH is the rising an ‘There 1s ever; reason to belleva that he has ourred the hatch ot wirn Waa Newark ite. gency, two prominent members of waico have aiready plodged bim an active support. ne state- Ment that George A. Malsey 13 @ Candidate 18 Without foundation. That = gentiemen will not aecept the nomination unier y Clre cumstances, He 18 one of the very Jew repuulicans who couid caffy New Jersey, He tis wciieved more | for uls party during tne pat ve years thao aay republican in the State, Scovel @ candidate wili vanish on the day of | the convention. Ue ts 4D urdent, earnest repub- Hican, vat his time fas not yet come. A standing canuidate ioe oiice Will never De wuolly vereit of Consoation as loug aS comD tmealary voting re- mains in vogue, The mentiua of Juha Wiis aime ig unwarrantaple Jona 18 sill ‘houest,” anal very popular. Hence the anxiecy of many repubitcans to push Dim .orward wituout auy soucitaion ou his pari. CAPTURE OF YOUNG GALLOWS-BIRDS, A Ninetocath Ward Gang Comp etely Broken Up. ‘For a year ov more past the citizens of the Nine- teenth ward hive been suffering irom the petty depredations of a gang of juvenile fuotpads and #neak thieves. The young rebvers have not cons fined their operations to what uught be cailed the legitimate branch of thelr proiession, but occa. sionally essayed A MILD ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY, aiways, however, with disastrous results lo them. selves, for forays of thia nature invariaoly resulted , in the arrest of one or more of the yung, noiavly In j the case of a recent burglary ta Lexug.on avenue, bui vy a lucky accident nearly every member of thie thevish baud is now under ick + H On Tuesday nigat Jona Melvera, O. 2 Fifty-ninch strect, was robved a Ie watch, vaued at $50, Walle drunk. Abont four o'clock yesterday Morning, Walle Roundsinen Ha atltoa aad Pixon, of tne Nineteenin preciact, were patroliing their t Uey eapled a number of the sume gang conduc themselves ina Suspicious mauner, It was deemed advisable to take them imo custody, whtca was done without dificulty, At the stailom house ihe prisoners, all mere boys in years vod Appearance, j inal the names of David Murphy, Janes Keouev, Joreace O'Connor and Thomas quiun, Upon searching them THE STOLEN WATCH WaS FOUND on the person o1 Murphy. A quantity of other sup. posed plunder was takea from the o ners, ‘The boys were yesterday arraigned be ore Justice Coutter, & the Yorkville Police Court. Murphy was committed tor tral in detauit of va. Quin and U'vonnor were sent to te Lslaad for sixty days each for vagrancy, avd Keuney was committed to Lhe sch olsniy, About oue year ago O'Connor was arrested on @ charge of burgiary, but lor some reason escaped unishment. His frends yesterday made desperate but unavailing eforis to seme ALY liberation, » 292 Bast | DROWNING CASUALTY IN HOBOKEN. Yesterday afternoon the body of a boy named Dennis Kerrigan, aged eight years, was found in the water, near the terry house. He was seen at the i place on Monday, and is supposed to have acciden. tally futien in. His mother, Woo 18 @ Wilow, became frantic on hearing the news. ‘There wilt be no tence Placet ul Uns dangerous locality tor the protection of human life ult some tofuenta:, politician meets WALD & Uke Lae. | for $o,95 40, in the name of his . and himself, ROBBING A RAILROAD. Details of the Great Frauds in | Georgia. naw ® ARREST OF 1 Confessions of Some of the Prine. - pal Operators. oe How Carpet-Baggers and Scal- awags Grow Rich. ATLANTA, Ga, August 25, 1871. The Atlantic and Western Ratlway extends from this place to Chattanooga, Tenn, and is about ome hundred and forty mules in length. It 18 one of the trunk roats from the West and North and does a large business, Being the property of the State of Georgia, it was, until leased a few months ago, controlled by the Governor, Who appointed the superinuendeat and other officers, AN UNPROFITABLE RAILROAD, In January, 1870, Governor Bullock appointed Foster Blodgett, self-styled United States Senator, to the superintendency, During the same month Blodgett patd $25,000 into the State ‘Treasury as the Profits of the road, At the end of the next month he patd in $20,000, and thereafter no payments whatever were made, As soon as the Treasurer made public the fact that he was not receiving any money from the road rumors arose that some tall swindiing was going on. Blodgett bore all the charges with Spartan fortitude, and when he submitted his report declared that the profits had been expended in relaying tne track, constructing new bridges and purchasing new passenger and freight cars. Reports, however, were and still ‘are current that the road nad been plunged tnto debt to the amount Of half a million of dollars, and, as Blodgett had only explained what ne had done with the profits and Was silent respecting the ‘debt, the public mind set tled down firmly into the belief that the Stare oad, aa it i3 called, contained a gang of plunderers, HIGH LIVING ON SMALL SALARIES, Worat strengthened the opioion was the fact that some of the employés were living ina style which their salaries did not warrant. To say the least, tt Was @ suspicious circumstance that men who re- ceived trom $1,200 to $2,000 per annum should spend three or four times that sum and be heavy purchas- ers of real estate. To give you some idea of how enterprising these gentlemen were I would state that 1p the case of one of the parties arrested his taxable property increased from $20) in 1870 to $17,000 in 1871, Although the charges of robbery were loud and frequent, neither Bullock nor Blodgett adopted any measures, looking to their investigation. Time passed, and tho railroad was leased toa company of capitatists for $300,000 perannum. A Board of Commissioners was appoimted by the Governor to close up the books of the road, and all the old ofMicers were retained, These continued their work until a few days ago, when, to the surprise of everybody (for people had abandoned all hope of the rascalities being discovered), an exposition wae Diade of startling swindies naving been perpe- trated. DISCOVERY OF FRAUDS, Major McCalla, the bookkeoper of the road, who was retained under the old régime, and who bears toe reputation of being the only honest oMcial im its employ, was the gentleman who discovered the frauds. While engaged in “posting” bis books he ; Boticed that the expenses for the last two months pror to the turning over of the road ta the lessees were frightfully out of proportion to the expenses of previous months. Articles whici had cost only hundreds before now cost thousands. Without making koown his suspicions vo any person ne quietly proceeded with his investi- gations and soon found that the road had been Cheated out of an Imineuse Bum Of imouoy. Taking duty his confidence Major George P. Barnett, a per- sonal friend of his, he umparted to that geatiem: the ‘acts he had ascertatued, Major Hargrove, an able lawyer of Ubts city, Was next calied in, and the three s6t lo Work witha view to (zing the gully upun the proper partes, FASTENING THB GUILT. The first person on whom" guilt was actually fixed was Joseph Fry, who held the position of chief clerk to Edward P, Blodgett, a son of Foster Bivugett, who held the position of general purchas- lag agent to he road. Fry, it appears, hac been authorized to sign Blodgett’s name to bills pre- sented for certification, and ou all th> fraudwent biils discovered his handwriung, signing Blodgett's name, appeared, At this juncture tt was decided that furtuer concealmeat was lmpolitic, Fry was Tegarded as an latimate [riend of Fosver Blodgett, in whose nouse he resided, and with whom he was Supposed to hold confidential relations, BLODGETY AND BULLOCK INVORMED, Major McCalla accordingly acquaiated Foster Bloigett and Governor Builock with the swindles, giving them names and dates. Whether these oill- Gals Promised to take uny steps in Lhe taatter I cane Dot ascertain. It 1s certaln, however, that tney did nothing waoatever for three montus aster taformation was given them. Meantime McUatla prossed his uitous, almost every day discovering fresh evidence of ruscalily, and a3 neither Lulioek nor Hiodgeit seemed willing to proceed he determined to take Upon Munsell ail the responsivity of arrest. Jug and punishing tle rascals. THE FIRST ARREST. Tt was the intention of Mcculla to have Fry ar- rested on one Mouday, To his surprise Blodgott anticipated him aud bad Fry arrestod ou the previous Saturday. Various olotives ure assigned to Blodgs ett’s course, but as it would probably do him injus- tice to repeat tnem I shall tet them pass, Fry waa ‘was brougat before a Jusiice of the Peace and re- leased ou the ridiculous ball of $250, As tins sunt was Loo sinall not to excite remark Blodgett again had him brought into court and the bail bond was increased to §2,0.0. Immediaiely aller his release Fry ieft the city and was supposed to have absconded. A CONFESSION LN COURT. P. Hotch- ‘Tho next arrest made was tht of Mr. N. Klas, Auditor of the road, and ils was followed bi the ‘arrest of Mr. Alexander, a merchant of this city, In the examination Hotchkiss demed big uit, but Alexander made a clean breast o1 his pare in the swindies, He said that Fry had come to him aud asked him if he wonld like to make some. money. Alexander repited that he would. Fry then dectired that all the omoiats employed ou the Stat Toad were steailng ail they could, and that it woul not be bad | they took anand tp the same nefari- ous work, Alexander was perfectly Wiig. In- siracted by Fry-he made out a bill agatnst the rm, which bad pre. viously had bona Ade transactions witn the road, Fry next made him draw up a vill for the exact amount in the name of McGtven, Grant & Vo., an imaginary house doing business in New York, Botn these bills were paid and Alexander got his share of the pluoder, During the examiuation he confessed having paid back $3,900 as “conscience money” re. ceived [rom this and other transactions, THE CONSPIRATORS, Intense sensation {olloWcepneso revelations, which, it was hoped, would result-In laying bare all the rascalities which bad peen perpetrated. Nor was the pablic hope disappointed. Fry no sooner heard that Aiexunder had confesse’ than he returned to Atantaand cold alihe kaew, Major McCaila had long been aware that a conspiracy existed, but the trouvle was to prove tt. Fry now oifered himeell ag witness. He confesced to the authorities that un swindies were perpetraicd by @ rug composed o Jam ailing, the master machinist; Isaac P, Hairis, the treasurer; N. P. Hotchkisg, the auditor, ind shat they had robbed’ the Staw of an enormous sum of money. HOW HR THIEVES WORKED, The modus op randi of the conspirators wag simple, Their cerudcation of bilis was ali that was neoessary to receive payment. Fry certified for kd. B.otgeut, Mullins aud Hotchkiss certited fur them- seives, and Harris, the treasurer, paid the money. Confederates were obtaine: for @ small consideration, to make ow Uiils against the road, and sometimes the conspira. tors themselves made out bilis In tue name of imagi- narv firms and drew the money on them, To give you some idea of the systematic manner in which Wie villains went to work, | would state that Fr: con esses having tho billhgads of “McEwen, Gran « Co., commission and metul dealers, New York agency,” printed in Philadelphia, and how much money has been pald to tals flotitious house has not yet been ascertained, MORB , ARRESTS. A A consequence of Frys confession Isaac P.. Harris, the treasurer, was arrested. He waived examination and gave ball. Immediately afterwards Mr. Wren, late the general wcket agent, was ar- CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE,