The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1871, Page 8

THE CURSE OF THE PRISON. End of the Trial of the Assassins of Gustave Chaudey. — Preau de Vedel’s Denunciation ¢! a Fellow Pris. emer—Exoiting Sesne in Court—More of the Barbdarities of the Commune—The Death fentence Pronounced on Preau de Vo. @el—Punishmert of the Others. Panis, Dee. 2, 1871l. ie was bitterly cold and damp In the Riding School tus morning, The shivenng members of the Court and Monsieur le Grefer Wrapped themselves in great goats, but shivered still. The cola had frightened away the sightseers; the Court was almost deserted, Bow much we wished jor their presence © warm the giant Riding School ! Everybody was surprised when, at the opening of the proceediugs yesterday moruing, the President said, “Preau de Vedel, you Bave written to me that you have & REVfATION TO MAKE,” Préau de Vedel rose with hideous, serpent-like expression of countenance, and, pointing to his fellow prisener, the wretched Solpteur, exclaimed, Yesterday Soipteur denied having been one of the fring party. Does he dare to deny that, after hav- Mg despatched two of the gendarmes, he took off their boots, saying a3 he uid so, “Ces C—, n'ont pas voulu saire ous du premier coup!” This enunciation sent a shudder of disgust through the veins of his hearers, Soipteur vehemently denied the accusation, which appeared to increase his bodily sufferings to such an extent that his advocate @btained permission irom the President for his @lient to retire from the prisoner’s bench. It 13 evident that Préau de Vedel has a presentiment ‘teat the sentence of death will be pronounced egainst him, and ne is anxious to drag another with ‘aim across the River Styx. THE DENUNCIATION @f the picture of human woo by the elogantly @Bressed but victous Preau de Vedel was intensely @ramatic. Whatever may be the sentence passed a Soipteur, that on Préau de Vedel will pe death. THE WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION Were then called, ‘he first was the remale searcher Qt the prison of Sainte Pelagic, who nad good reason ‘te be well acquaitea with all ine accused. Préau @e Vedel and Pollet had especially frightened her, Yor they were perambulating arsenals of arms. Bhe would not, nowever, swear tiat the former @arried a rifle on the 24tn of May. The ex-cief turn- Key of Sainte Pelagie condrmed the evidence given by the previous witness, aud declared that ail the accused were coustantly armed. Préau de Vedel made himself conspicuous by the active part he ook in the prison orgies, Benn had on one occa- gion been threaicned with solitary condnement by Ranvier, the Governor of the prison, on the pretext ef baving held communication with the Versaillais, ‘The wituess leit the prison on the ist of May, and therefore could give mo evidence respeciing the maurder of Chaudey and the geddarmes, DURING THE NIGHT WE CLEANED OUT FOUR. The next evidence produced was the deposition @f the prison Greitier, who was unable to attend the Court. The most remarkable passage referred to Préaa de Vedel. According to the Gyefficr that prisoner declared on the day after tae murders, During ihe night we cleaned out four.” Préau de Vedel venied naving made use of tu13 expression, @ad his fcliow prisoner, Berthier, who was present On the Occasion, said tat he had heard notlung of the set. WASHING THE MURDER SPOTS. The surreiitant of Saimte Pelagie, named Dau- Dier, wasthen called. The uneasy ylances and evi- @ent nervousness of the prisoners announced a dis. agreeable witness, He gave evidence that on ar. Fiving at the prison the prisoners recounted to him She occurreuce Of te nigat ond be assisted them to Wasii ine place where tue murders md beeu com- waited, 1h tue corridor Were spois of biood whica baa dripped irom ihe dead bodies Wuen they were Femoved. Sand nad been sprinkled on these Spots. Berthier had told bim that he heid the lantern; the sous brigadier of turnkeys in formed bim that Genul had biown out Chaudey’s ms Will @ revolver. He oad seea Préau do ‘Vedel on that day armed witna rife. “ne prisoner ‘Was coustantly drunk with Kauvier aud the rest, Poliet and Benn were as bad. ‘these prisoners thea BXpressed VirluoUs Indignauon ugainst the test moony given vy tne witness, A TEREIJLE WRETCH 4 man nained oidin, a prisoner in Sainte Pelagie When Kanvier ok possession on Lhe 19th of March, then appeared. He stated that for the first lew days everything went weil. But the new Governor goon allowed himself to be influenced by the per- gons by wuom he was surrounded, and perquisi- ions were made in tue neighoorhoud, we vases im the prison chapel being the iirst Luings stolen. Jol vet gave the order for tnese proceedings, ‘The ch-tiend, the curse of the prison, especially feared Ranvier, Was 1 1éau de Vedel. BOAST OF MURDER. Another prisoner im Sainte Feiagte gave evidence That ve lad beard of the execution of Chauuey froma young xii Banvier’s niece, wo declared that rrcau de Vedel had blown out Chaudey'’s Drains. Moreover, on one occasion, When the Wit — was in the Governor's ditung room, he heard accused boast of tac murder. Jie believed tat Poiiet told tum that the olier accused hud taken Part in the assassination. AN AUbB’S TESTIMONY. The Abbé Beugnoi, chajiaia of Sainte Pelagte, was qepiied. He liad irequenily seen Proau de Vedel at the prison, When ianvier rst appeared as Gover- for tie Witness Was airaid, but ne was allowed to unue lus junctious for Beveral days. Kanvier, Wever, rapidiy changed in maaazer, having re ceived direct orders [rom the Commune that the witness siiould not be allowed to con tinue as an oilticer Of the prison, On Pas- Bion Sunday he was forvidaea to continue dus services; on the Monday ol ihe hoy week Piliage was proposed. This was a iew days alter She Archbis'iop was arresied, and MWe wituess took Teluge With bis iniends, tukiue With lim some ers aud articles Of value. Le inen beard that ¢ prison Chapel and his own hoUce had been pil- ed. Some of his iriends saw iiunvier, and ine Governor demanded to sce the Abbe. Tue witness then went to the prison, where he was asked to sign a@ declaration that everyting in his house had re- Mained untouched. He retused and was tareaiened With arrest. ‘Lo ovtain liverty he signed everyting ani then asked the Governor if he could revura to his home; but Ranvier Vised Lim Not to ao so; “Do not go home, for these ieilows will arrest you.”” Be consequently agaia bid hunsell. Wo to revurn to his nome he iound thar ng Nad been pliaged, aud he was called BY, iorty-live iranes to tue locksmith who nad okeu Open his locks. The Witness, however, de- Clared tat in his opinion Ranvier Lad olien iater- fered to prevent mixchiel. THE WITNESSES LOR THE DEFENCE b pie call ihe concierge % Lue Louse Of M, Galilie: gave @ detalicd accouat of Ue pillage of the house, but sie deciared that eWOlod Ou the Occasion Was Woo great lo recognize any Oo! ine pris- oners. Another wituess stated that Preaude Vedei’s Mother bad given her inicrmation iat tae Com. Manists mended to plilage Lie luca of the Am- Dusance Society. Au pioye ab the rreiecture de Police deciared that Préau de \ede! had curlug We @lege invented a new sysieui for the producuon of However, these Witnesses aud those caued the otter prisoners gave no evidence calculated Gisprove ine case ior Wie prosecuii dn dis 1,8 1 those Which Lave preceded, te pils. ers appear to have clicd es at random juaulity but not quality of evidence hag beea ther ding star, ‘The Couiunissaire du Gouvernement, wpiteine Daily, pictured the terriuie scene ali its details euactod oa the wad Ma @nd demanded the appiicauon, of the iaw with ‘ull severtt st Préau de Veuei Sad his ivliow prison moving terms he ren- Gered givrious t uy to the mnsinory OF Gustave Chaudey and of tie three xendarues. Bals were waning oa tue accunc andGeatil, ‘Their ts @xtsts that the ju Two ex ive Of God Las fo man. ine v6 ssuire da Government bay Oouciuded a reutly abie requisioue, Prcau de Vee Gel's advocate rose to reply, aad the hait-trozea au- Gicuce disappeared as if by enchantment, TO-DAY'S PROCERDINGR, This morning tie Court continued the examina- on of the Witnesses during (hoe day aud b d we Savocaies picad ior neir Clients. After we vonciu- sion of the advocates’ appeal “A DENUNCIATION REITERATED, Pe od President, then turning towards the acc - aude \ecel, do pers ay a mation agains soipreury” /°U Versiet ta your a “mousieur le President,” repited the prisoner, “I dO persist. What | have said 1s thd Sompteur was one of the firing part, gave the coup de grace to th Fobbed whem of thelr THE OLD SsuUOPMaKuR fotteringly rose, aud refuted this deciuring, With Uie lite Lore master, that Préau de Vedei w: ve And then Maitre ‘erré rose in his de’ angigted that the cry serioug charge ag Gent tad been made ‘by a ie!fow prisoner, st ne Court Would conden on Lic sua of ainan Hike i'rceu de Vedel. “Lis speech wa ai to tuo purpose, aud was listened tO with warked pt tention by the Court. The iresident 1 in turn if they had auyuimy bo 5 TREAU DE VavEL's S’ucH Preau do Vede: ruse, vul (ur seme momeuis, over: | since August las unable speak. Ho roe he stuttered a en. Con I with ine seiliier OF the drains, which secured tor Of hoor instead of a wpe id occasion, when [saw M. Rouhet respect- ing another discovery. He offered me the ribvoa, but asked inpumerabdle heer which I to answer. 1 told nitm that had already been robbed by aconseritier of Lhe Preiecture and chat L did uot Wis! to be by aminister. I leit him ina state of great astonishineat, 1 never saw him agaio. 1 left for we ne bass ND SOIPTRUR NA then invoked the induigence 01 the Court on the Tg of being fathers of families, Berthier and Pollet having Urged noting im thelr defence, ie President announced eg Ee on THE TRL 10s: and that the Court would reure to deliberate, Tas prisoners were removed, many Of the audience lefty to seek Warmth in une Oi the adjolaing overcrowded sinall Courts in Wale the secoud and Urird conseils de guerre hold their sittings. Others gathered around the stoves and indulged tu remarks of any- thing but & Compliuentary nature Lo Préau de Vedel, and one of tue barristers irrevereatly lighted a cigar. Thus nearly two hours passed, and thea the Court began to tii with the lovers of the scnsational, anxious to hear the Verdicl, ‘hey nad umed ineir coming to a nicety, Alter an abseuce of two hours the President and members of the Vourt returned, and the ivliowiug sentences were reau, With the accustomed formalities, Zhe Court haa unanir sip ORS. SENTEN Préau do Vedel, to deati. Sorpteur and Bertuier, found guilty of the same crimes, but with atteuuating circumstances, to ten ears’ hard (avor. Follet, to \eu years’ imprisonment. Leun, to two years’ imprisonment, ASTER THE SENTENCE. The court was ‘uen cleared, aud, the ners beiug mtroauced, the juugient was read to them by the Greiiier, in presence ol the guard, The rizoners listened i calmness, except Préau de ‘edei, who, with ungovernable rage, exclaimed:— “Ah | this is what iexpected. My case was pre- judged. ‘ze death of Chaudey has not been avenged, The muocent suffer for the guilty )” LITTLE WaNDER. Agnual Meeting of the Howard Mission Toteresting Siatistics of the Year's Work Election ot Officers. The annual meeting of the Society of Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers, 40 New Bowery, was held yescerday afternoon in the chapel of the institution, for the transaciion of general business, but more particulariy to eciect nine tras- tees tor the ensuing year. Tne accounts given by the superintendent, Mr. Van Meter, of the amount of work done during the past twelve months speak well for the usefulness of the society, which has come to be recognized as one of the most valuable charitics in the city. The subscriptions have never been so latge as they have been this year, the contributions flowing in in a continuous and steady stream, From ail parts of the country succor hes come; but in proportion to the increase of funds there has been an increase of work, as the demands upon the Mission are daily becoming more numerous. None of those who seem deserving are denied the benedts of the society, and as the district in which it is situated 18 DENSELY POPULATED with the very poorest people in the city, it re- quires the most earnest and continaous labor to minister to their ever increasing wants, When the ides of @ mission In the district was first mooted, some ten or fifteen years ago, no one imagined it woud ever be @ success; but perseverance and plyck have achieved wonders, so that the treasurer reckons the annual income by 4 GOOD MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and tue children educated, ciotued and fed some- thing like twelve hundred. Diiiculties and obstae cies of every kind had to be overcome before this prosperity could be reached, and too much praise caunot ve given to Mr, Van Meter, who bas been the chiel Worker in the scheme since it was frat originaied. Ruuy of the protégés of the Mission who were Preserved 1 their early days from shame and dis- grace by its agency have since risen to prosperity and fame. Only a few days since a carriage rolled up to the chapel dvor and a lady, alighting from it, eutered the Lcuse, wo proved to be cue of taree sisters Wo were irst educated and alterwards PROVIDED WITH HOMES, and who are now happily married to wealthy and honored busbauds, Another is OW THE POPULAR PASTOR of one of the most fourisuing churcnes in the city of New York, and muny ovbers have been equally successful, and they all agcrive thelr prosperity to the fostering care of this excellent charity. A striking tucident occurred a few days sihee, related by Air. Van Aicer to those Who Were present yester- day:—A young = of twenty, whose mother haa died, leaving three small children, and wnose lather is a helpless drungerd, had deen laboring for sonie years 10 maiuiain toe litule ones in decency and incependence, and so long as her health was good she was enabled to do so in compara- lve comfort; but some time since atliness seized her aud she could no longer keep starvation irom her nome, Tu her despair she applied to air. Van Meter, stating that there waa nothing tef> but the Poorhouge, tue sireet or we Howard Mission. ‘ouched by Ler story, be took the children off ner hands, aud the same day a Brooklyn clergyman, who visited the school, was strack with the looks of tne i1tie girl, her sister, and as ne had no family he took ber howe, wita the cousent of his wife, aud adopted her. Another has since been provided for, and one Ititle boy remains, for whom provision will shorily be made. Tue Superinteadens states that insiauces like tlus are not isolated ones; similar are occurring almost every day. The cieciuon of we trastecs was by ballot, and the Vora WAS VERY UNANIMOUS, the Old ticket being elecied, witn one or two excep- tions, auiong thei Mr. Caliender, the late Bank Exauiuer, woose name has been stricken Irom the list of trustees, ‘Those who have vee elected ure active and earnest workers mn tie eause, it being a pot with tue members to choose none but those who have made tnemseives conspicuous tor their geal in beait of the missioa. ‘They ure not chosen irom auy particuiar Churci, as the society 1$ S@RICTLY EVANGELICAL, ail Churcnes taktug a part in the management of we afiairs, At tue close of the election the foilo\w- ing genticmen Werejiound to be electes Hatch, iluam Pheips, Watson Sandford, How- ard, c. B. Neseis, G. S. Page, J. Wickom, R. @. Cor- nel Tue work proposed to be done the ensuing year will be of un increased scale, provided whe Ver, liberal contributivas which have characterize luis year be kept up, and, if possible, increased, ‘the work dove cousists in feeding, clothiag and educating the poorer cliikdren of the district, taking charge Of intunts While Laeir mothers are at work, aud atiending Lo the wants of Ute sick inhabitants, ted verore, the demands are constantiy in- 2; VuUL as Yet there has been no curtailmeut Mm supplying them, nor wiil there be, says bir, Vau igecor, ti the public wiil only condnue to matn- tain he iarge-hearced generosity wich nas hitherto been so nobly manitested. The expenses of tie building anu Lie salaries of the officials necessarily REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE MONEY, ocely 18 Wholly maintained by yolun- pious, Raving no City or Svate aid, the ppeal of the trusices to tae public Wil be perceived, Jc 18 our aia not to let the expenses exceed the income, ana this is one of the causes Wuich Lave couduced to make the mission bu buccessiul, The preparations that are being made for the forthcoming festival on Obrisfmas Day exceed anything tiat has been done in previous years, adil te result be at all adequate to the labor tne children will have @ rare teat. Preseuts ol cvery kiud ARE POURING IN DAILY, and abundance of everything necessary to make the as SWil hot be Wuuting, ‘The Messra. jleton, toe Harpers, Scribner & Co., Sheldon & o,, Patuam & Sou aud orbers of the leading Dook- ers have made large coutributions of books, @nu when tue children gave ail received preseats enough wil be leit io make very large additions to tue iivrary, Mr. Foulds, oj No. 39 Jonn street, has given more than cne thousand toys to ecorute tie Cliristuias trees; another drm has sens 690 cornucomas. The oyscer meu have ollered abundance of oysiers for the din- ner, aad other ims lave been equally liveral in their gilts. A iarge quaauty of Clues 18 also pro- vided tO give away to the ebfldveu and their pa- reais, and Louuug will be leit uadone to make te Tesuve scason indecd a tine of merciiment. The Chapel 18 Lo be decorated With evergreens, and in the ceulre are to be placed the Christmas trees, Which Will, 0: course, be the chief ornament, ‘Ihe proceediugs wiil commence with & convert by the Children (aud the singing im this piace is reaily someuiimg woudertul), alter which the great fea- tures of tue day--tne feasting and distrivauion of tue presents—Wwill be gone through. Air, Van Meter is comtident tat the coming festival will be more successiui thau any that bave preceded It, THE CROTON BOARD CLERKS, New York, Dec, 19, 1871, To Tie Eviror or THm HERALD;— fin--Wiil you do something through your valu- able journal for the clerks of the Croton Water Bu- reau? Some of (hem have not received any money and their famiies are almost des- Hine, These clerks can prove by the Water Kegister | oud Chiel Clerk of the Gepartuent that they have faltutuily pervormed tucir duves, Mr. Green ouyects | tOpeyiug as on the ground tho: we are not classed on tie YOU of Av Gerks, sichough doing the . We are reguiariy appointed and in jou ef our appointmens received irom U f Clerk oF the Dey rT us Wat cou Bical Javor on rumen? of Paviie Worke, se lo pura 2, ud com TUL CROTON BOARD CLERKS, A BANK INSPECTOR ARRESTED. COUNTERFEITING. Charles Callender Held for Examination—He is | Tyial of Miner, the Alleged Charged with Taking Bribes and Moking False Reports. MORE ABOUT THE OCEAN BANK. Yesterday Charies Catiender, who had held, under the United States government, the position of Bank Inspector, was brougnt before Commissioner Join A. Osborn to answer a charge of having received bribes While he was acting In his oilicial capacity, 1t is al- leged that Mr. Callender received these bribes for the purpose of influencing his oMciai action and causing him to make false and untrue reports con- cerning the affairs and condition of the Oceaa National Bank. The precise nature of the alleged Offence imputed to Mr. Callender will be learned from the subjoined aifdavit sworn before Commis- stouer Osborn on laformauon and belief only:— AFFIDAVIT OF UNITED STATES DISTRIC? ATTORNEY Srwherm District of ow Yk.” Noah Davi being day sworn, deposes aud ey he is Unitea States District Attorney in and for the Sou hern District of New York; and ‘on his information and be-ief he :urther says, tat heretofore, to. wit,on or about tue Ist day or Getober, 18/1, ana on divera days before and aiter thatday, at the city of New York, in said Southern district, ons Charics Callender, he int aid Callencer) Le} thea and there an officer of the United States, or person holding a place of trust pepe aud aischarging official functions under the jaws United States, to ~ under an appointment mace by the Comptroiler of the Currency, with the appro- bation of the Seci ¢ the Treasury, to examino the affairs of pamking sssoclations aad make fu!l and detatled reports of the conuttion of such ascociations to the Comp- troller of the Currency, pursuant to tic provisions of acction mage of Uniton States Wunds and to: provice secured by @ pi uiten States bunds and to provide seed wonibulos and redemption thereot,” approves Jans 1864, did wickedly, corruptly aml agaium’ the form of the statute in such case made auu proviued, accept and receive from the Ocean National Bank of the city of New York, tue same being an association organized under the wald act ap- loved July 3, 1864, and the acferal amendments thereio, a4 ym mo: oS ‘the oficers thereof divers large sums of ts, rewards, brives and valuable considera- tions, there and then’ paid and delivered and ace cepted and received by hin with toteut to influence his decision and action im the discharge of his cuty in tue examination, in hia said oficial capacity or pluce ol trust, {into the aflairs and condition of the said the Ocean Natioua! Bank, and to affect and miluence his report of such ulfaira and condition to the Comptrolier of the Currency, and to induce him, in his said oliicial capacity or place ui trust, to make false and coloradle reports of such affairs and conaition in the sald examination ‘and report then and there, boing a question, mnaticr, cause oF thing then and there ‘pending be‘ore’ the said Cal- leader or which was about fore bim as such appotutiaent pursuant to the provisions act aforesaid; and said deponent further says, on informa- tion, that said Calender ucierwards, to wit, at'the Umes and sideration of the ploces aforesaid, in co: oneys, presents, rewards and bribes asoreaaid, wickediy and ecrruptly pai ani delivered tu and received and accepted by him, wits in- tent to iduence and induce him as aforesntt, did while Deing such examiner and acting in such ouicial Gapaciiy or lace of trust, make false, colorable and untrae roporis of Bye ad’nirs and condixion of the sald bani fa Violation 0: his aforesald duties and in frand of the Ua! Violation of the provisions of the afore: great injury of the United States and the peopie thereof: Wherefore this deponemt says, on his invormatioa and Delle, that the gala Charies. Gallendar nas been and 18 EULLLY Of the ovence of accepting and receiving bribes to in- against the forni of tho atatate of the United States In such cases made and provided, and he praya that a warrant may be issued ugainst the sald Charles Callender, and that exa- mination aid jaquiry may be bad tn due form of law iuto tho charges and wii¢gations aforesal NOAH DAVIS, United states District Attorney, Sworn betore me, dc. 1th day of December—JouN A. OsuonN, United States Commiesiouer. ‘This warrant was at once placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Crowley. Mr, Callender’s residence is at Newark, N. J., and on Tuesday the officer kept up a watch there, so that he might be able to find the object of his search. On the evening of Tuesaay Crowley arrested Callender as he was in the act of entering his dwelling. Of course he felt much sur- prised when the oficer presented to him the war- Tant autnorizing his apprelension. Mr, Ualiender at once yielded to the power of the law, aud was brought to New York. Having expressed an aversion to being lodged in prison, the o.icet consenicd to Caiiender’s going to 4 hotel, and he was accuraingly taken to the Metropolitan Hotel, where, in charge of the ofilver, he was detatued for the night. As alrealy stated, the accused was yesterday taken beiore the Commissioner bo answer the avove- mentioned charge. He was represented by Mr. foseph Bell as counsel, Afr. Davies appearing on be- haif of the District Attorney, Mr. BELL stated that yesterday, when Mr. Calien- der heard there were cbarges against lum affecting his character as au exaiuiner of banks and as an oficer of the United States government, and with- out knowing that there was a Warrant oul for nis arrest, he made two aitempts TO FIND MARSHAL SHARPE, for tho purpose of surrendering himself to that oficer, but was not able to find him. He next tried to find the District Attorney, but nis e.jort to see that official was a'so unsu jul ‘This, counsel argued, was conclusive thas Mr. Calicuder did not Want torun away or avold exauunation. On the contrary, he demanded a speedy exainmation, and if Uhe government was not ready for such examination Prove the Commissioner would 0x bali at a rena ee Ocean National Bauk made charges, as they mi! have doue, if there was any truth im them, against Mr. Callender. If there was truth im the charges the oflicers and directors of the bank could have made them frum positive knowledge, It was still More sirauge that the District Attorney bad made the afiaavil upon information ana belief. Mr. Davis replied that the charge made against the defendaut was a@ very grave one, He wanted the vail ixed at an amount that woutd be suilicient tosecure Mr. Callender’s attendance. Twenty-live thousand dotlars would be about eno! Commissioner OsBoRN said he had been told to- day that one of the directors of the pank had secn @ certitlcate Which Mr, Callender had signed to the edect that THE AFFAIRS OF THE OCEAN BANK Were in 43 lavoravie @ condition #s the adairs of a bank coula be, He (the Commissioner) had a right to take that {act into considerauou. He fixed the bavi at 90,000, Bail 1u iat amount was soon after entered into on belali of Mr. Callender, wwe bondsmen being Prosper P. Shaw and Allred Taylor, ‘The examination ol tie deiendaut was fixed for Friday next. THES BROKEN BANKS. Action of the Clearing House Committee— Tuolr Powers aud Duties. Tae action of Congress in appointing a special committee, composed of Representatives Mer- riam, Smith and Randall, to proceed to this city) «and inguire into we na- tional banking system, and the arrest of Charies Callender, the ate Bank Examiner for this aistrict, for receiving a $75,000 bribe from the Ocean Bank, yeaterday caused considerable comment in financial circles, It is expected thai the investigauion by the committee will affect mot only tie sus- pended ones, but others now under the protection of the Clearing House Committee, The Clearing House Committee, by request of Comptroller Hulburd, are now receiviug applica- Uons lem persons au2.vas to il the position va. cated by Calender, sud will recommend one of them in a tew days for appointment. Mr. Tappan, of the comuntvee, reports that cue Clearing House Committee Lave not yet @Xamined guy bunks, al- tough requested by the Comptroiler to assume tre functions of examiners. ‘The action of Mr, Callen- der In a) pointing ihem as @xaminers excited much comment irom bunking villcials noc associated with the viearing House; bus Mi Tappaa aopes that it will not be necessary for his couimiltee to examine any buiks outsive of tae Civaring douse. Section 64 of the Natlunal Bank act provides that the Comptroller of the Currency, with the ap- probation of the Secreta SUI, Os OLLC us shall be deemed necdssary or proper, sitall ap- point a suitavle pe amination of the tion, which pe: olliver 1 any association whose afai be appolated © exanune, and who sball Lave power to iuake 2 ihorouga examiaation into aii the alairs Of the aesociation, and tu doing sv Co examine any Of the oblcers aud agenis thereol on oath, wad shail make a full and detailed ropors Of te Cohuition of tue wssoctation to the Compvrolier, Under tuls cinuse 16 wili bo seen that the Clearing House Commitee are empowered to examine banks: outside of their associauou; but, belug bank ofl. Luis, they cannot examine tucir ow; sULItioas as examiners for the Comptrolier. Section 09 of tie acl Mukcs iba misdemeanor, punishable by unpri- somuaent Lot jess tian Years or more than ten, for eny oflicer Of a baat or other person to make any lalse eacry 2 any vouk, report or statement of the association wil inten’ im eituer case to injure or defraud the assuclauon, ‘The supplementary act, approyeu April 6, 185, provides he same panish- n.cut for any eXaminer or other perso 1 yutity of the ucts epumeraied wvove. 1t is provavic Wat under ihe autnority Of tié-c clauses the procecdiogs have been instituted against Air, Callender, SOUTH. Bones PLanration, &. C., Dec. 14, 1871, Now that the cotton crop has been housed, ginued and packed ia Uus section, I will give youa comparative statement of the crops of several of Iny neighbors of this and last ye: Last year 0. maue 220 bales, 1018 year 60; last year G, mace 100 bales, tis year 76; last year W, made 101 balea, this year 40; last year N. made 65 bales, thisyear lest Year (.9 Writer nade 185 bales, is sear 1: © ugziogane List Year Was (91 bives; Us Year Miso) /—nol bau of vast year, The pianvers bained aie n good a& We have, aad te section of county is obo can Low form gone Idea of UL 1.) SeCUCu, a8 you have the ‘Lhe ines Ul the crop has goue to Ui Meas Bud proselay Lecessilies, actua Ngures. Mabe’ Dyvdued uence Ina decision and action in the matter aforesaid, | Counter‘feiter. Continuation of Evidence for the Defence. The trial of Joshua D, Miner, the alleged counter- feiter, was resumed yesterday in the United States Cireuit Court, before Judge Benedict. Mr. Clerrepont, Mr. Purdy and Mr. De Kay con- ducted the prosecution on the part of the govern- ment, Mr. Fullercon and Mr, Benjamin K. Phelps ap- peared as counsel for the defendant Miner. TESTIMONY OF GEORGE W. BALDWIN. George W. Baldwin sworn—He said:—I live to Kingspridge, Westohester; I have known Mr. Miner thirteen or fourteen years; during that time Iand Miner have resided 1n this city and vicinity; in Sep- tember a year ago I was at Miner’s house; I saw Mr. Miner there, and . Hyatt, and another man, I think, Was there; Iwas there a gentleman came in; Miner him Colonel; he said to Miner, “You hi not written me that letter; Miner replied, ‘Keep your seat, and I will write it now;'? he went into the house and there, 1 suppose, wrote the letter; he came out of the house and commenced to reaa the letter to the gentleman he called Colonel; the letter was something in re- gard to a $20 government plate; I think he read the letter; he handed it to the man he called “Colonel;” he took it away; Hyatt went away avout the same time tne Colonel went; Miner told me this gentle- man whom he called the Colonel wanted him to assist bim to get the plate; Whitley said he wanted to see Miner privately; Miner suld he had no privacy, and that he could speak to him there, Q Was there anything said on the suoject of & reward? A, Yes; wheu the Colonel r to go Miner said, “Is there @ rewaru for this?” Ido not Lnow tt Wiitiey made any reply; that is all that I recollect having (anspired. fe cross-examination the witness sald that he had nO suspicion at the Gime avout a counterfeit piate. IMPEACHMBNY OF COLONEL WHITLEY—TESfLMONY OF SAMUZL T. MCLEARY. The next witucss sworn and examined was Saiwnuel T. McCleary, woo testtfled that he resided in Boston, aud tnat ne aa for the past twenty years filled the position of City Clerk of Ubat city; he was Ciers of the Board of Aldermen; he stated that ne haa the records of licenses issued vy the Board of Aldermen to pawndroxkers. Q What is done with the licenses tn case they are revoked? A. Itis matter of record, Q Have you here the origina: revocation of the GE na SrAREAG to Hiraw ©. Whiiley, a3 a pawa- roker cs Q. (Producing a paper) That is the original paper ? A. Yes; i took 1t from tie files, Counsel read the paper, on the back of which was an endorsement to the eflect that the license was re- voked for cause on the 14ta of June, 1807, and H was signed S. ‘I. Mcvleary. TESTIMONY OF MR. ALEXANDER SPAULDING, Mr, Alexander Spauidiug, an attorney-al-iaw and Judge eievt of the Marine Court, testriled at cousid- eravie icugth that he, with Mic, EB. Mamilton aud Mr Crommelin, on thie nigit beore last, Which was @ mwoonugat night, made ab eXamination of the lo cality Where tue goveruinent witnesses stated they arresict Miner, and saw Ballard, as alleged, hand @ package to Miner. Ee was also examined with respect to the distances, and he stated, substan- tially, that at the distances mentioned it would have been impossible to distinguish persons correctly. TESTIMONY OF MR. E, HAMILTON, Mr. Hamilton, an attorney-at-law, corroborated the statement of Mr. Spaulding. He stated that he measured off Lweuty-two paces, or about sixty-six feet, at the locality in questiou, aod though tie moon was shining brighly, gentlemen who were stationed | away attne distance mentioned could not see the operation of passing from oue person to aaother a cigar pOX Wrapped in Wuite paper, though chia operation was specially performed for te purpose of seeing Whether it could be observed ai the dis- tauce indicated. ‘the distance mentioned by the witness indicates as nearly ag may be the distance at waich tie wit nesses for the prosecution were standing trom Ballard when, as tiey aliege, they saw hii approach Miner and hand bim tue package so frequently referred to in the course of the evidence, TESTIMONY OF GEORGE H. TWINE. George H. Twine, @ policeman, deposed that on the night of the 26th of Octooer he was at Miner's house, regarding a water truck that he had left siauding in the strect opposite 4 fire engine house; as he was leaving the house he met a maa whom he now knew to be Ovie coming in; he wes stand- ing m the hallway; on seeing the witness, who was m uniform, Cole looked —constilerably frightened and surprised; Coic made a start back froig bim as li he was scared; he (Vole) had a slouch hat in one band ana the other appeared as if it was in bis pocket; withess went out soon er, shoxtiy alter seven o'clock, and did not see a ul in the street; the Might was dark and ramy; such a night as thathe did not think he could dis+ tunguish such a man as Coie ten leet from hin; wit- ness was 1n tue police ten years, On crosé-examinaion the witness said:—I said to A. B. Newcomb that “I am a iriend of Miner’s;” I did not say to hum “I would say anvising L could in iavor of Miner;”’ 1 wouid teti the tratn regarding im wheiner it favored him or tujured um. TESTIMONY OF CHARLES N. ELLIOTT Charles N. Elliott, a brother-in-law of or. Miner, testitied that on the night of the arrest of Miner be Was at the house of the tatter; he suw Coie going into it; witness passed near enough to push against hun; Witness struck against something that Cole held in bis hand; witness looked down and saw that Cole had a package done up iu a light colored paper in his baad, Witness iuriuer testiued that he saw Cote and Ballard oilea speaking together When Baltlard was employed upon bir. Miner's work. Other witnesses Were exanmned, mciuding Henry H. Weasel, Joseph Wilson, Jr., aud Peter C. sey- mour. The latter testified that be saw a row on Staty-fourth sireot on the night of Miner's arrest; he saw two men sqvaboling; they fell on the ground, and while they were dowa a@ taliman approacied aud threw something; he thougat it was a prickvat or a brickstone, but he could not tell what it was; it Teil close to Wuere the men were squabbung. ‘The furtuer hearing of the case Was adjourned to this morning. SHALL WE HAVE A NAVY OR NOT? New Yor, Lec. 20, 1871. To THE EDITOR oF THE HEKALD:— The Heap has frequently condemned the course ofthe United States government in reducing the army below the requirements of notional defence ana internal security. But shortsighted and re- prehensible as this pwlicy 13 it. may be regurded as the quintessence of wisuom coinpared with the folly of reducing or negiecting our navy. Our isolated positioa enables us in some degree to disregard that terrible logic which compeis each European Power to keep the numbers and efMciency of iis army at the highest point which ine limits of credit and population will aftow, simply because ite neighbors do. But in regard to our navy we cannot 60 congratulate ourselves. By land, maeed, we are contiguous to no great Power, but through our navy we touch them ail, ‘he honor of our fag and the security of our cominerce in every quarter of the Glove 1s con‘ided to our ships of war; and yet, ac- cording to We Ogures stated in the UeYRALD of Mon. 8 UUUCUIL LO AVOId tue conclusion thas our Hag must have been driven ivoia tae sea in aad suddenly ter. itis @& sunpie cal- Our navy nuimvers on paper 189 vesels, ouly ifty, mouating 611 guns, are now in thers are, lor the most part, i such a condition U uit MOU eEXpeet Lo Fein. force thts fleet to any great extent. Ine Engush lave tn active service 206 ships, mounting 1,000 guns, besides a reserve deet Oo: over tour hundrea Ve ‘This lorce includes the most formidavle armored siips ever built. Even Russia bas a navy 01 over three hundred vessels, Uweiity-iour of wich are armored. and the other Kurepean nitions mm proporvon, The Atuerican navy bas well deserved ihe cougdence Which the coulltry reposes m 1s vulor aud euictency, aud wider Whatever disadvan- tages 1b migul be called into action would, doubt not, acquit itself With sigual honor, But, however nigh the morale of our sailors, wey cannot fight without suips, in case o! & war between the United States and any transatlantic Power we should not be liabie to invasion, hor Gould we invade, “he war would ne- cessarily Le fought out on the sea, aud on the com- parauve eiiicicucy ol the navies matched against each otuer the issue would aepend, We suould also remember that in the present state of tue ‘science Ol artillery a navy i8 no longer capa- bie of being suddenly reimtorcel to any extent oy merely Mounting gus On merchant steamers ani puccing armed crews on board. ‘the only class of vessels Which have ang valio tn modern naval war- fare are very slow in building, very peculiar in con- suuciiou. We think we have learued the wisdom Of dispensing With standing armies and depending upon volunteers enlisted on the eve of war, bute modern navy 13 @ thing Which cannot be tnpro- vised; if it 13 to Serve us In War it hiust be prepared ia peace. ‘The results of the shot, sharp wars of modern thes do not depend upon the comparative population and financial resources of the belligerent nations. They are determined by the amouat of avuilable force, mobuized tor immediate uction, Which the combatants respectively possess, Our President, a soldier hivasell, canuot but be sensible of tie iorce of wiese considerations; but, musica by the desire) of securmg political captul, he joins in the cry, for re- trenciment. duccessive administrations may jor awhile rival each other tu reducing the counuy to impotence, A blind spirit of econoay may sell Wwe armor Of tie nauen Jor Old Iroa; Dy uistss our souers to the Jaciories, and, Lo tie wisdom of poluiedl evumomy, evuciude’ WAT Ay Is Wore prod mivated im war with He culation, f which THE PRESIDENCY IN 1872. Opening of the Ball In Missourl—Address of the Liberal Hepablicans—iieview the Situntion—The Possum Democrats Appealed To—Call foe a State Convention. ‘The Uberal repudlicans of Missouri have issued an address, which 13 signed by @ large number of prommment officials, including the gGovernor and Lieutenant Governor of the State, aud may be re- garded asthe osginning ot the Presidential cam- Ppaignin 1872, A State Convenuioa ts called, to Meet in Jefferson City on the 24th of January ncxt. The following are the principal points embraced in the address:— CONSULTATION WITH FRIENDS—9QPPOSITION TO RAD- TCALIS ML Correspondence and cons fiation with friends from every part of tue tate enable us to say tuat the pumber of repud cans who adnere to the principies and position (aleu ia tue Liveral Convention of 18/1 i greater now than it was at the election of that year, The seic-mierest of some leaders or journals and all the power of ths (edera! patrouae have Caused no such loss as to balance the growin; strea.th of 01 cause with tue people, Some houest iiverais, it is true, al Ume when they ieared that the contest of 1:72 would be tween repubucanism and @ parcy of reaction, toox hasty jo avert that danger, O.uers wil stand wateling tue tude of parties. ba: mone will hesitate, when & fit opportunity occurs, their ’ princt- ples ina nutional contest. We earnestly counsel all liberal repubilcans to bold faust their iudependent position, to per- fect their organization iu evecy county, and to prepare victory in ior. It is our proud duty aot to retreat from the field of our iumph, out to beckon forward the hosts of Ibe eralisia in other states to the overthrow of tuat radical domi- natioa which, in the nation evea more than in tue State, ware against vital principies of trus republican! WHAT THE LISERAL REPUBLICANS DEMAND, Wo who fought to entrauchise citizens have next to en- franchise States. Plunderers wuo have sto:en tue republican ame and organization wave fustened upon certain of the to NY Tuptaad cruel as the true freedom of the colored people can desire fo wee them banded to.cther in a soja mass, and wielded for purey partisan ends, We who dexounced aud detied an executive ave<ing to control the people of One State, cannot honestly excuse that power which has alnce masiered conventions, wita armed men in Lovisiana and wits hireling ofietals in New York, and countenanced the re- fection of lezal votes in Arsaasus ans texas. We have de- inaaded a resorm of the el. ii service, It is our duty to make forever impoasivle auch abuses of i:xeoutive patronage and power. we demauded « reduction of the taruf to & revenue bugis, But the President socers at this re‘orm. His power ana tue party caucus are used to re-ciect Senutors wuo pocket biis of repeal seed by a two-thirds majorly im the House. Kepublicaus jn Congress are denounced as traiturs to the party if they vote for defeat of monopolies and relief to the peop.e. Mis gouri, the creat fron-vroduciag state, has dectared that ft does hot nced to plunder sister Staces of the West aud Soath to sustala its indusirie, They will beatti.y support alissoun when we move (erward to free taem, to {ree ourselves and to tree labor everywaere trom unjust aud unuevessary bur- . ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OTHER STATES. Nerdo wo lack encouragement irom other States, Re- publican fai and jab rers in every State of the North- west, uppressel by taxation, lostie to taat dental of local governinent ut the South wuick so greatly swe.s the national expenditures, ani hos to tuat bhnd partisanship Waich makes uption inevitabie, hall with gladness wt bringing luto power any party oi re- ecutre @ thorough reform. In number enoush to he balance of power in every Northwestern Blate, t) neither couraye wor will to achieve reform, but only opportunity. From every part of the South comes up the cry of rejotcing trom siavere patriots wio sarin from the'revival of old asses wieh a democratic victory might there awaken, but !onz fur the removal of disabilities the restoration of local seiv-yovernment, the over-hrow of corrupt combinations, .rown etrong m the nae of lovalty, anu the peace, order and harmony which a iberal triumph would bring. THE TOCSIN OF MUNICIPAL REFORM SOUNDED, In the Exstero States, where the {ahereat and undytn; Power of local self-yoverament has been signally llustrate yy the overthrow of the greatest system of muuiclpal corrup- tion ever witnessed, and where the ublest aud most honored democrats and repidilcans Lave rise above party divisions in a struggle for revorm, the people evervwuere hail the event ag a sim that seli-zovernmeot {n Southern states may soon be permitted to overthrow combraations not less corrupt, and that the honest men o ail pariies may unite In_a victorious assault upon the greaies: combiaation of all, that which sits ned at Wasa 5 favorites t patronage, conventions, A GRAND UPRISING. OF THE PEOPLE EXPECTED, ‘The time seems to us ripe for an uprising of the people, in Kind not unlike that which swopt this State fa 18:0. Look where you wiil from county to county, and from state to Slate, the men who have been promisen: in shaping policies and moulding puvite op{uion are waiting for some move- ment that suail give promis: of a brigater fuure. Thouzh they sey Jittle, there 18 a feeling of pro.ound dissatis(action with the po.icies now dominant. ‘Representaityes of this fesling already speas fn the capitol and thro press, Repaolican statesmen of the largest induence ud the. prouuest record are so united in opinion as io be ready for action wien democratic — withdrawal may give needed opporiuuify. They are known to all the world as fou.des of ‘the repudilcan party— men who batzled for tt ugaiust odds long be:ors those who now clalin it as their pro.erty had discovered any virtue in Nu ideas, Such men, whose name wil risa at once to cve: memory, need no latter-day converts to vouch for their fdei- ity to repuolican principies, nnd If they ruisea standard no republican will fear that tae principles are to be sacridoed, On the ovher hand, the conditioa which alone can bri wes men into united action—tre withd: of the democratic party from the coming Presidential coniest-—secms wei! nigh assured. ‘The ables: and most patriotic of that party f say that the time has come to dispute as to questions upon which it has been defeated, and to open the way lor an effective ellort for reforms belonging to the present and future—an uprising of the people to save the constitution and the vital princip.es of sell-guvernment, ‘They know that as long as dentweracy {is 1n the field it will be assailed most constantly, because more euectuyely, upon past issues. They see that this democratic party cannot suce ceed, but that objects dear to honest men of every party can be achieved if it steps aside. ‘Ihe effort to bring a powercul party to acourse 89 unprecedented is being made with an eaincstness honorable to the pairiotism of those who thus forge: party pride and rise avove party ties; and if it shall succeed no man can doudt that a host of repub!teuna will be found equally ready to forget their pride in a victorious past for the ake of securing to our common country a benetcent future. at an end A CHEERING WORD TO THE POSSUS DEMOCRATS, this with- ‘To streagthen those democrats who are ucgit drawal from a convicilon of duty to the conatry rn as a stroke of party strate,y, it seems to us time Topublicans throuzhout te country to avow their principies and show togr readiness to take the field whenever the op- Portunity shall be givea. A patrictis purposa aeeds no dis- guise, itis due to democra:s to tell them that we are able Sind willing, if left uneacurmdered as to past issues, to struge gle for a cause precious to every patriot. It is due to all re- ub! 8 to Warn thein that party iidelity will not lead ns to kacruice the-weltare of our country. It is due, espectilly to those brave leaders who have publicly avowed oir princl. ee, to assure them that they suall not lack the support of ue republicans, NO HOPE FOR THE LIBERALS FROM THE RADICAL REFORMERS ‘There fs little reason to doudt that’ politics hostile to our principles will control te National Conveatton, uor need we hesitate to face tue fuct. It is no alsgrece to be in ® minority; the republican party itsel was a minority wien it Was most pure. Bat we veileve (uat of the honest votors of that purty a majority woul! sustain our efor bat for the re combination of plunder aided by the mi‘ftary enpremacy at t! South, to p Ventions and suppress the vo:ce of those to whom politics fs not a trade. Whether overpowered or outaun- bered in one patty, our principles will command the support of a majority of the whole poopie. Withous espousing the i teas of oth ‘incipiss t wasnever the past ea obedience to par. i mandiag reform if & majority oO: ts > By that hes been brou z pa Sacrifice puolle welfare purest and, safest of ali governments wuea a body of pat. if balance of power, Liberal repudicans of other public decluracions those lea form. them at the ballot Let us sustain by es who ure fighting (or re- Let us everywhere wyow our readinwss to sustain Lox whenever we peratioa throughout the country, sand purposes with the irancness es ye seiting fo that bests MISSOURI LISERALS LEAD IN THE GRAND CRUSADE Ft PORM. ‘To Missouri botongs the In this Sia!e the Loeral policy has been tried, * seen the peare, order, the pure, no y ‘nment, the revival o! friendly feelia cerful progress in enterprise, comineres wud 1 have been its fruits, Jt, with such ample ju: are wot prompt to. Invite liberal ‘r Other States to achicve a national ary, sail neituer do honor to ourselves nor justice to them. RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL, The Vincennes (Indiana) 7imes has been informed that Cyrus M, Allen will accept the nomination tor Governor, if it is offered ium by the republicans of that State, ‘vhe Muskegon (Michigan) Znterprise (democratic) on the question of who shall Le the candidate of its party for Governor says the democrats have no chance to “succeed as sucn;’? butit suggests a “ree form piatform,’’ with some such democrat as CO, CO, Comstock or Willlem M. Ferry. ‘The Baton Rapids (Michigan) Journat 1s most ra- vorably impressed with the name of Colonel Stock- bridge of aii those so far mentioned as the republi- can candidate for Governor of Michigan. J. ©, Burneti, of Terre Haute, Las been elected Secretary, and John D, Howland, of Indianapolis, Treasurer of the Kepubiican State Central Commit tee of Indiana, The Indianapolla Journal’ says the Japanese banquet {a that city tn honor of George Williams was opened with prayer by Rev. Emsley Hamuiton, “whiskey gauger for the Seve'h district.” The Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman says it is ‘now very evident that Kentucsy, stauding at the lead of tio democratic column, with her clear flity thoussad majority, Is as litte Inclined to adopt the so-caiicd passive policy as she was tofavor tie laio lamented new departure movement.”’ Is not the “passive,’’ otherwise called the possum or pollywog poly, equally as objecticnabie to the Kentucky deuooracy asthe “new depariure” policy ? “Six of one and hall a doze not the ovhei? would be @ Lair Gxpoaie Wonol the uppopylarity of both ideas, el and: | i — WIDENING OF BROADWAY. The Report of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment To Be Presented To-Day— ‘The Facts and the New Figures. The Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment of the Broadway widening scheme will pre- Bent thelr report for confirmation to the Sue preme Court this forenoon. The report will show that the amount assessed upon the Mayor, Alder- menand Commonaity of the city of New York, which the law requires must not exceea one-half of the total cost of the whoie “total benest,” is $1,862,057 61, The result of the Commissionerg” labora shows the following:— Total cost of awards. Collection iecs. Comin! 0. M Estumated cost of preseas proceedings. Grand totat...sesscessessseecsecessne eee e84pA10,100 It will be borne in mind, especially by those Whom the Broadway widening project more directly concerns, that the cmount of assess ments mado the old cominjssion was. over six aud @ quarter mithons of dollars, The revision of the old report py the Commissioners, it will be seen by the above Ogures, considerably lessens the general amounts, The report, however, contains some featnres that may yet cause considers able of a rumpus and PROLONG THE FIGHT, which proved such a bitter one a year ago—in which has been going on ever since the idea widening Broadway above Thirty-fourth street wag first mooted in 1868, and which may in the long rug put an end to the scheme altogether. 4 ‘The bin passed last winter provides for the wideh-« ing and straightening of Broadway, between ‘Thirty-fourth sircet and Fitty-ninwu strect and bes tween Tulrty-second and Thirty-fftn streets, and maxing tue street 100 feet wiae oetween' Forty. second and Forty-seventn strects. The assessment tus time do not reach as faron all sides ot it my Dl thorougifare to be regulated as tuey did 1m ine frat report. ‘the property to be wssessed on the W side tis time extends as iar as Nunta avenue. T! extreme eust 13 sladisoa and portions o1 Lexing’ avenue; the extrema north Sixiy-sixth sireet—ine Stead of Liguty-sixih street, as belore—and the extreme south Waverley plz itis ciained by many of tre owxers of property which is iu the opimon of the Commissioners to b@ benelied by the sczeme, tia. liey nave been age sessed as ownlng larger pivts of grouud juan they really posses3. Por lastance, several have been age sessed lor twenty-five ioot lois wave own simply sevenicen lootiots, These aggrieved parties haves it appears, had NO MEANS OF REDKESS since the books of awaxls aud danages have been Oped tor public taspecitou and exaunuauod. The reason Of this is that wi iuey 001 pluned © the Commissioners asout tae mat ter aud aenmanded a correcuioa my, the amount Of assessmeats set opposiie lacie naifes cuey were told that tere Were Oo Correct aps i tie hands of the Comuuussioncrs, and 1a: ley uad necessarily gO by Wuatover maps they could get. Lt 1s Doliev taal’ the property owuers Who have cause of coms pluint og Unis score Will be abicloave tie mistakea rectuied atéer the coniirawioa of the report. How is Cun be done, OF Whetuer 16 cad ve doue at 13 }t6b DOW & question Wick is boLWerlug thew ver, inuca. Ji may be that the con Will give mse to avery awards for damages 10 © ered excessive in some ASSe@-SMCALS Against Other parties were cried o1 against as belug simply monstrous. The latier, uaturaily enough, fought the oid report tooth an mau, aud, aiter its conu:mation, the mgnt the Commissioners to act as they had done was taken into Court on appeal. O1 course, if those who were anxious to fight th first decision o1 the Commissiouers, on te grount that tisy Were excessively as-essed, now find’ that Uhey Wave been dealt Wid more generously, th. WIL, 10 all prova lily, be less Ruxious Lo Nave (28 Ol Nyat yoo, Walle tkose Woo Way Unk theuseives Overtaxed by ide present report aud us having been geuerously dealt with by Uie uther will eadeavor 3 juake tue old fizures staad good, Tae Wivle case those Who uppeaied agalost the decision of the other report aad carried it into le Courts ig to ascertain whether the Legislature Las power to repedi enact the proy.sicns of Wiricn had already im edect partly been carried out, and ta & manner contirmed as rigat by the Supreme Court. There 1s, It way ve mentioned, cousideravle dissaustac- ton amor inany of (hose wao are to be heavily asses-cu, as they complain U aul the taxpayers, and nut @smail porta of thew, siourd be taxed .OF a scueme witca Is realiy 1u the long run to benedlt the enure city. mation of this report plicated gaestian, The old report Were consid. ikibg utsiances, and the THE FRE DEPARTMENT. Meeting of the Commi-sioncrs—The Furnitere in “Gourteen’#? HouseCan' Fires Bo Fought Without Funds. ‘The Board of Commissioners of the Fire Depart ment inet yesterday morning in staved session, with the President, Commissioner Hitchman, ia the chair, Anumber of complaints against members of the Department for various ofences—negiect of auty, in- toxicalion and such lige—were heard and dispose@ of, alter which tne Board took up the business before them. A lengthy communication was received trom ‘the foreman of Engine Company 1, 1m relation te the furniture tn the house, for whica an ex-offlcer claimed paymeat, and the Finance Committes had Girecied the men to pay Ww the amount of $175. The present foreman, on vehalf oi the men, asks that tne action of the Board be reconsidered, and Mr Wilson be requesied to remove the furniture claimed by him, and that they woul’ checrtatly subscribe for new and better articles. ‘ihe commuauication was reterred to the Finance Committes, as Was also @ subsequent communication irom the same genue: man iu relation to seven pictures and trames in UI ensine house, which Mr. Wilson desired to remove, batwnica he (Foreman Erbe) had tusisted on ree taiuimg until Ue had received auinority from the proper source, THE PRICE OF A DEVICR was levied on 4 member ol Engine No. 4, as he had lost the device from his cap. The Comiaissioners seemed to think there must be some careicssneas about the matter, and accordingly waposed the penalty as a warning to him aud all others in the departuwieat. A RUM SELLER'S COMPLAINT Against several members of the department who had “juny up? small accounts for “ughimmg” was ree ceived and read. It appears the cases of some of the papers had been exauived into, aud the mem found gutity had beea dismissed; but the Commise sloners Would take no actlou to relieve tie rum seller, and determined to let hin collect as best he vould, I¢ he sold rum to firemen he deserved t¢ lose lis money, THs ENTESNTH STREET SEVER came unier considerauiou on sugsestion of the President. It seems a sewer hus been ballt 1a the street, between Ninth and ‘Lenth avenues, in which ts loc.ted the House of agiae Coupaay No. 3 TI property Owners the line of the work had paid for the sewer on their own account: and reyucsted the Commissioners to pay tie amount assessed Against the lot on which the engine house was bullt Commissioner HENNESSY sald that masmich ag the Cu.omissioners Were not tne Mayor, Aldermen aad Coumouaity, and as the title is in tier uame, the Roard-cuuld take no action. The communicas ‘Uon Was referred to the Come Finan THE DECARTMEN were referred to by fre #S3Y, wholt- quired if auything had boca heard from the Board of Apportionent. Jt apye noting had been heard, aud the President sated that he bad under. stood the Board of Apporuoament would not hold any more mectings. Mr, in SY stated that there was no money to pay the men thetr last month's salary; that the source irom Which ke bad ovtatnea money for the P.evious LWoO Months’ payments nad hone Gen re fused to make any more advances; that ceedingly hard to expect the mea to do work liey were calicd on to periorm, Ww! ie families suliering for th wal necessitics of life, With a severe wiuter siaring them in the face, ualesd they Could get some tesurauce of payimeut Toe ratto of fies was Inerensing, the reserve of the De« partment was decluealy ineiticient or insuMicicnt, and the inca were consequenuy obilged w do much More labor than they miyit be calied upon to do it tho Departinent could aifurd to keep @ suillciont re- ‘Vv serve. ‘Jue matter was discussed In a desultory and despondent manner, but nothing could be done unitl tie Comptroiicr suvuld give them the funds te carry on their work, MSTHODIS! TRAGT SOCIETZ, The annual meetng of this society was held yess terday afternoon at No. 805 Broadway, Mr. William Truslow presiding. The aanouncement of utshop Baxer’s dcata having been received Dr. Wise moved for tie appuimtment of a comurittee of three to pre- bare appropriate resolutions expressive of the sens@ of the society upon tie death of this one of its stucined vicw presideuis, ‘Tue oifeers of the #o- ey Ue present were chosen sucd Committers ‘They report to the Board of Managers. Le Corresponding sec ary reported that grants Ol the value Of $4,062 anc approprmuoens tn amount Of $4,025 had beow made; yoy of the latier, Low. Vor, 13 sti due to Germany. The Executive Comin Was appointed to nomt- aiance ip hand, J. 1615, 1 pts since, $i The disvurse= vo $is20 ug the troasary im beside Walch vs is to Lug extoat of $2,103 due on this le y then J 1 Of managers for ing of Unity. 1872, ¢ wea, mind all the bisaops and thet Vg uid aber ‘ it s cy aud Beooklyo, Ld thirly-two Taymon of prow :enee dw Lhe ChurCle Lhe souiely Uned adjourned,