The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1872, Page 5

| THE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE, Another Three Hours’ Exami- nation of Mr. Lindsay, “Where There is Money To Be Made Men Will Make Ii.” WOW LEET'S JOB WAS COVERED UP, The Difference Between Concealing and “Not Advertising” a Fact, BEET’S WHITE HOUSE MESS. A New York Legislator Put! Through His Catechism. SPECIFIC CASES OF CORRUPTION. ‘The Senatorial Cuswm House Committee resumea ‘their labors yesterday morning. More interest was manifested in its proceedings than yesterday, and the Collector's room was crowded with er ' many of whom were footie a tothols i Bave attendea the coaventions of the various re- pubiiean factions in this city. The following was | the evidence taken:— ‘Mr, Lindsay recalled—In reference to my testi- | mony yesterday in regard to what Mr. Haw told me about the Custom House I wish to repeat what I sald yesterday; what I sald was in substance cor- rect; Mr, Haw told me on the same occasion that he ‘was a bidder for the labor contract, in partnership with Mr. George K. Leet, and 1 think he said the | fate of the contract was to be $83,000; 1 also wish to add something to my testimony about the assess- ment papers that were circulated in the Custom House under Mr. Grinnell to raise funds for political purposes, but that I wilido when Mr. Gaylord 1s summoned, The witness then produced a copy of | the letter from Mr. Leet to which he referred, It tead as follows:— Lavpeay, WALTON & Co, 68 JomN STRRET, NEW York, July 20, 1869, F. W. Bix tees to the controlling ‘the | rencral order Gusfneas of the North Klver’ exeept whe faman ‘and National line of steamers, the sua ot #5 ver aonum protite, payable in monthly ‘instalments in advance, and ud Teceipts from the storage of gent order goods execed the sum of 10,00 per aunum, then the amount in excess to be equally divided between Mr. Bixby and the co- | ther whose influence directs the business to bis ware- uses. It te understood that all receipts from storage of | eral order goods are to be considered profits, Mr. Bixby | rotahi: jouse room as an equivalent for the indu- @hce above quoted. Should this agreement be continued | beyond one year, then the sum to be guarantee: to be $5,000 per annum. This to take eilect from Juiy 15, 1869. | The witness then continued—Mr. Leet told me in Washington that he was going to leave vhe army to make money, and that he thought :his business wag | likely to be profitable; he told me that he had Associates with him, | Q What were the names of bis assoviates? A. | General Porter and General Babcock; the infuences | that removed Mr. Grinnell were secret; we aid our | best to find them ous, but 1 do not wish to give names, as it implicates certain persons; I will say, however, that it affects in no way, shape or manner | the President of the United States; I may say that Only last night 1 was told that I was only a volun- teer witness here; I cannot say whether the party | saying that was a Custom House officer; 1t was un- derstood that General Leet was @ party to the asso. elation of which General Babcock and General Por- ler were members, and that he had to contrivute to their support at Washington. Q. Did you understand that the profits of this bust- ! ness were to go to Wasiington? A. Yes, sir; Gen- | eral Leet stated that he could not support his share - of the messat Washington on $6,600 a year, and his army pay; I think General Leet was at that time re- ceiving $4,000 a year in the War Department. Q. You understood then from General Leet that Generals Babcock and Porter were interested in this basiness? A. Not in the business, but in the mess; in no instance did { hear from General Leet tnat ‘they were directly interested in the funds derived ty the general order business, Q Have you any idea now that Porter and Bab cock have any interest in the general order busi- ess? A. Emphatically no, sir. Q Well, what ts your airect meaning? A. Gen- eral Leet and Generals Babcock and Porter were in | the same mess, sq General Leet said, in Washing- ton; Ihave received: several letters from General Leet while he was in Washington; they were dated from the White House. Q. From the White House? A. Yes, mr; Iremem- ber one letter acknowledging the receipt of a pack- age irom Mr, Grinnell for the use of the mess; the package was acase of wine. Q The business of this mess, then, was eating and drinking only? A. I suppose so. Q What disposition aid you make of the general order business after Mr. Grinnell made the order wending goods to such store or stwres as you indl- cated? A. Mr. Bixby’s stores in West street; I was Mever in those stores in my Itfe. Q. Was that the commencement of General Leet’s connection with the general order business? A. I believe so, sir; Mr. Leet had at that time completed bis arrangements with bir. Bixby, Leet still remained in Washington? A. Yes; I Q do not think he came on to New York to live uu! about the time Mr. Grinnell was removed. art Trssemnelt wes made? A. H Ne fe lio was in New York frequently; I heard from him when he was in ‘Washington; he complained from the start that this $5,000 fer sunuim was not enough to pay his share At the time of tliese transactions In 1869, how had you known Mr. Leet? 4A. I got acquainted him eo cane General Grant had his pi ‘at City low ap a you known mr. Stocking? A. I + Stocking until about three months he came here. Telations with Mr. Leet purely per- oye Telations intimate? A, re this general order business he told ‘pin to go to New York and get some ‘ou remitted his share of the eral order ‘as that while he was in the War Department? aves, ar a ‘Woat were his relations with Porter and Bab- ? A. Very inumate, Q His receipts, then, from general order business ‘was $6,600 and his salary about $4,000 more—daid these constant complaints that $9,600 were not sufll- eient to defray his share of the mess bills attract your attention’ A. No, sir. Q Do your omer relations continue? A. I have seen very little of him during the last year. yay for your services ic Did you ever receive any ander Mr. Grinnell? A. Mr. Grinnell’ himself paid 1,500 or $2,000; my i i 1 | g a Febe Hick 2. s i ©, me a salary; in all, I received mame was not of the pay roli of the Custom House. . When was Mr. Stocking appointed superin- tendent of cartage? A. I cannot say; Mr, Stocking came from Washington; he was a sutier during the war; he was ulso connected in some way with Gen- erai Sturm, the agent of the Mexican government; he had some contract about supplying arms to Mex- 400; 1 was offered the appointment of superintend- ent of business in January, 1870; 1 declined Mt, and on or about the same time Mr, Stocking was Appointed; the cartage system is not now in ex- Matence; I believe It was abolisned when Mr, Grin- Qell went out of office. Q Are the rates of the general order business, Waich are proved to be now from $1 50 to $2 25 a ay } Until the beginning of June; taere was.a dispute ‘NEW YORK’ HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. stores; where there ie money tobe made men wij pees ne Grinnel) ~ you about try stores 14 1s said, Ar you an the associates with | you;” why was that? A. Because it wae on- derstood that I was toselect Mr. Leet; 1 suppose it ‘Was to cover Mr. Leet up. Q. That phraseology was put in to cover Mr, Leet? A. Yes, sir; but] never had a dollar interest in the matter, Q. Why is the plural number used? A, Perhaps Mr. Grinnell knew that other parties were asso- Suet, with Mr. Leet; the rumor was that they e. Q. You indicated Bixby’s stores? A. I aid; Bixby’s stores were two in number; there was one other store on the east side of the river—Messrs, squires & Oo.—and there was Mr. Wood’s store on ng How aia Mz. Grianelt h to call . How i. Griunel! happen upon when he was appointed if you did not know iim previously? A. lhave no idea how the introduc- tion came; he salu at the time that he did not want to tell me Who it was; Mr. Grinnell was, I tunk, @ very good officer, 9. 0 you think he would do snything directly or indirectly to deceive the public? A. No, sir. Q. Youdo not think he would attempt to cover thing up? A, No, sir. Why tnen did he say “yon when he meant Mr. Leety A. Everybody who wanted to snow could tave found it out; Mr, Grinnell aliply did not Want to advertise the fact; he knew that M he gave out that Leet had an interest in it Phere would be a hue and ery awong the politicians; | think you will find that there are a thousand things in ard 10 the Custom House which, though pertectly honest, had better not be published; Mr. Leet wag at this ume recetving pay from the government, and] do not know whether tt wasillegal for him to draw pay trom the Custom House as well; Mr. Leet told me that tt was noproper. Q This ietter was drawn in this way to conceal from the public ths fact that General Leet was draw- ing pay Irom the army and the Custom Honse too? A. Yeu, sir; it was Mr, Leet’s nent. Does it not seem to you that you and Mr, Grin. nell were assisting hin to cover up that wrong, if it , ‘was wrong? A, There was no intention to cover It up; 1 helped Mr, Leet out of friendship, Q Do you think it friendship to aid a man to vio- lave the: law? a do not xnow uae tt was 8 Viola ion of the law, 4! 4 me it Was it~ Propets Lbave not HWA fea that there was any | mi agent ies! ode Q If there Waa any frand do you not think that, by this paper, Mr. Grinnell and you are parties to itr dane nota lawyer aud cannot say. Is were any fra ‘That 1s reversing our positions. But was hot there something that the public had a right to com- plain about in ity A. The only purpose im it was to conceal it from the politicians, Q. Are yousure that the Secretary of the Trea- sury understood and approved the cartage arrange- ment? A. Yes, sir; I have @ paper here which shows it, Witness here read the following letter:— TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Nov. 2, 1869. Sim—I am in receipt of your letter of the Ist instant, gub= mitting your views upon manner of conducting the public ¢arting at your port, and in reply thereto have to atate that the plan proposed meets the approval of the department. You wil please report the amount of the penaity in the bond to be executed by government cartmen which you deem aufl- clent, gnd also what changes or modifications of the existing ecuidfona df any) are necessary, In yo ur opinion, in order | | to car out your idea, ‘ours very respectfully, ry OW ToutaM Ae RIGHARDBON, Aas tant Secretary. | ew Hon. Mosse H. GBINNELL, Collector of Custe: York. ¥ bbe rie " | Q, Yon have heard of colinsion between the whip- pers and the general order people—ot what kind? A. ‘The object of the man on the ship is to get tho go0ds Out as quickly as possible, Q. This order and other papers that you have, are Dot part o1 the records of the Custom House? 'e8, Bir, Q. Why have you kept themi A. Well, when you know that there is a combiuation against you to cut your throat you take every measure to protect your- self; 1 know that there has been @ combination agalnst ine about this cartage business—hign ofi- cials, too, Q. Do you know of any official of the United States interested in the general order business now? A, No, sir; General Leet has resigned trom the army. Q. About warehousemen paying, inspectors; what inspectors do you mean? A. ‘The imspectors of the Warehousemen whose stores they have charge of; their per diem 1s paid by the warehousemen, Q. ‘That combination against yoa—nave any of the persons you alluded to been present in this room during this uivestigation? A. Yes, sir; General Leet has been here and so has Mr. Haw. Q. Has Mr, Haw been connected with the Custom House business dnring the past two years? A. No, 811; but he has sought to be, R. C, Collins, sworn:—Am an importer and Jobber | | Nave been for the tast five or six years; | have nd | Knowledge of the general order business; my goods always go to the bounded warehouses; have never had avy dificuity with the government; | have ; never found any embarrassment in doing’ business | with the Custum House; my business is in sugars | and teas; the government never carted a package | for me, except here ana there a stray one. Q. Are there any officers who accept bribes to | pass goods or baggage oi travellers? A. 1 do not now. Wiiltam Redmond sworn:—Am en importer of Irish iimens; have been in tue business iorty years; am lamiliar with the genera) workings of busi ness. . Is the, general order business carried on in | an improper manner? A. I only know toat they charge $i 50 for storage and cartage at the general | order stores, while at the bonded warehouses the only charges are 36c, cartage and 40c. storage; we therejore avoid sending goods to the general order stores as much as we can; I never gave a Custom House officer a aollar in my life; a couple of men once presented themselves at my store and asked to see my books aud papers; they had a letter from the Deputy Coliector; this was on the 3d of April; tney took my papers and kept them about some duties; I wrote Lo the Deputy Collecwur about It a June, but have never recaived a reply to it; tae parties who Came to my store seid that alle davits Were made that we were importing goods at grand cost; I asked the names of the parties who made these aflidavits, but they refused to give them to me; 1 think that this was a very great hardship; 1 understand that the informer gets a share of ull seizures and moneys recoverei; T suppose that this Was te motive for Unis false aflitaviv. . Was Lot that afldarit tied vefore the District Judge? <A. I presume it went oo the files of the Court; I do not know. Q. How go you think these matters might be re- formed—speaking as an experienced and hovorable merchant? A. 1 think that Custom House officers should exercise some judgment im these matters, Q. Would you suggest any amendment in the law as at present’ a. I think it was very hardly exer. cised in my case; if a rogue had been concerned it Would have been a*very good law, Q. Was there any ground for the accusations made in your case? A. No, sir. Harvey G@, Eastman, sworn:—AM @ member of the Assembly of New York from Dutchess county; I pe- lieve 1 ain referred to im Mr, Greeiey’s testimony yesterday. Mr. Greeley’s statements in reference to Mr. East- Man were then read. ‘The witness coutinued—The statement that I was influenced by any person in my vote for Speaker is not true in any Way whatever; 1 never said Ww any | Man that General Ketchum induetced my vote; | Generat Ketchum and | had several taixs upon the | subject; I saw. him frequently, in my own county aud in New York, in regard to the organization of the Assembly, Q. Dia he advise you to vote for Mr. Smith? A. That 18 rather a dificult question to answer; m:; Ketchum support ! impression was that General the administration, and that the administration were involved in the contest; my interviews with him were of @ general nature; 1 sup lknew Whom he wished to be elected as Speaker; I knew the general had several appointments in the Custom House under Mr. Murphy and General Arthur; at the time of my conversation with him several mem- bers were prominent for Assembly, ana it was not poritively determined that smith would be the ad- Ministration candidate; I supposed that ne would favor the administration candidate, whoever it ‘was; General Ketchum did not go to Albany; 1h no conversation in Albany about what General Ketchum wished with any one: several Custom House officials were up there—Mr, Cornell, Mr. Lafin and others, po What were they domg there? A. I do not now. Q. Were they simply taking the air there? A. I do not know. Q Did not you know what they were there for? nme they were there in the interest of air. ihe Q Then Mr. Smith was the Custom House candi- date? A, 1 suppose so. $ Do not you know so? A, Well, yes. . Did you not support Mr. Smith because he was the Custom House candidate—is not thas so? A. I scarcely can say that 1s quite correct; my tnter- views with General Ketchum were general. Q Have you avy irlends in tae Custom House? A. Acquaintances—no particular friends, Q. Any acquaintances, whose appointment you solicited in any way? A. I suppose there are some. How many? A. Uh, not many, sir—two or three; I obtained their appointment through Gen- eral Ketchum, Q Wo you still mean to say that you did not know who General Ketchuin wished elected as speaker? A. Ido not mean to say that. Q. Do you know of any men bet turned out of the Custom House because they jonged to the Conkling wing? A, No, sir. Q How many of the employés of the Custom House were at Albany? A. Iam not able to answer that question—very few of them; it would be very dificuit for me to say. Form some kind of an estimate, A. There i Back: her than the old system? A. I should par op oe rates are about double what the were. old ones Have you any knowleage of control by poll- th in the Custom House by which they get moneys for the appdinuments madet A. I believe such @ system exists. Q. You think, then, they get appointments and levy upon the appointees for their own benefit? A. Hy] ow that positively, but 1 have no reason Q If you have no knowledge why have you no doubt ity A. Because Mr. Grinnell tola me that he had no doubt such things occurred even Si his administration; he made an examination in ‘ matter and had severai men up about it, Q. What politicians were implicated? A. do not @ Doyou say that warehouse men give pi to it inspectors? A. guess you will find Unat Leet and stocking pay. tnelr ins store Q Diu they ever tell rou so? i think Mr. mg. Wien and wire? A. 1 ere am positive that Mr, ell told me that such had in the case; hegrd it in Various ways; 1 believe sr Lost sont ine hat is the motive for payin; 4 cannot aay; it might be for seusioy wovus’ to theld were not many that I knew. woSgnte aret agcee el one Nas 0 eight; ot col makes a good deal apa i a cit cae low many men do you know my House? A. [ suppose twenty-five, 9. ‘Then one-third of all you knew were thero? A. (witness very confused), Scarcely that, sir. Rueneee Ly ye Agpincnrm nang hi been fg mon ot New York city; ir 6 Even ing Post; a8 to the eneral order, buslteas, T nave no knowledge except general rumor; as to miscon- duct under this administration, 1 have no special knowledge; [ mean the administration of General Grant; there are three branches of the Custom House in which © have Pe gles amounting to moral certainty, of gross and habitual misconduct under this admimsiration, but it would not be received in & court of law; in the Sur- yeyor’s Department the inspectors are in ine habit of receiving bribes for passing baggage; @ number of gentlemen have told me 80; 10 one case (00 tons of baggage Of passengers were brought on @ Cunard steamer, and a passenger, tol me that i any passenger did nut bribe the o! cer he did not know it; in another case some houseliol furniture was passed for @ vribe of $60; when J my- ‘ neay told me that he had met a Custom House _ Corraption is the necessary resait of vhe political » Who was | pata $50 tor it? | how 1s it that that which 1s Kuown to everyboay } moble minds now assembied het Ts | fused to pay them? A. Only by dismissal from their you to dots to let allowed him to do made a call upon me at a col plaints are now universal; another de! the pparaneey Del ment; I have little wfoi ton that is direct, but that little ny side yesterday afternoon, 1 m- Nt 18 rma js convincing; by in leaving here, two Young men, fellow passengers on the car, and from their conversation, also evidently Custom House om- said to the other, “You cers, said this: the first gare; that means know what we mean by being cl stuting our pockets a8 full as possible; that was said in the hearing of the conductor; I have put.m various evidence of the enormous frauds now practised in the Appraiser’s Office, at the office of Judge Noab Davis, and the committee may refer to it; 11 this department, swindling is the rule and honesty the exception; the department I know anything avout is that for refunding duties; | I collected evidence on this point recently; Mr. Ken- | broker who said to him, ‘You imported @ lot of | goo a certain ume ago; you have put in no claim | on those gooas for damages;’’ Mr. Kennedy said, “hey were not damaged; the broker answered, “Thav’s no matter; give the claim to me and | will | collect 1t for you and we will divide the profits; ‘the goods were railroad tron, goods which were in- } capable of being mjured; Isaw Mr. Boutwell on this subject, and he told me that he nad | Many cases of this kind and had not found one which Was not tainted with fraud; with Fr to each one of these departments I do not know that there is more corruption now than formerly; tne ! ment of the Custom House. | it wnat received phe furniture and | A. Mr. Parke Godwin. Q. When the man, in 1867, asked for a present did you giveit to him? A, Yea, sir; 1 mentioned 1t to several People, not with the idea of attacking any articular inspector, but ine system; | wink Mr. ‘akeman catled on me about it, and he assured me freee the only passenger who had ever com- Mr. Wakeman, who was present, here interfered, but Was at once stopped by the Semi Q. How do you account for abused BO notorious escaping the notice of the heads of deparrments— | else should faitto oe Known to the officer whose enief duty it is to tind it out? A. Weil, Ican gee how it it ts that passongers may know all about 1% and so circulate the knowledge among the general public, and yet ho Complaimt be made to the Sur- vayor, . Some three days ago you did make a com- plaint; were not the remedies plain and apparent? A. On the contrary; Secretary Boutwell told me that 1t Was a very dificult Lhing to do; to devise a remedy 1s well worthy of the best attention of the | re, Here the Senators en masse acknowledged the compliment by a bend of the head, while the crowd of spectators and the reporters indulged in a general titter, . You know, however, of no attempt navii Ree made after that complaint to remedy the evil , BIT. Q. Then you have no knowledge other than news | paper information? A. No, sir; and that I suppose is Hardly tnet which will satisfy this committee, apep you do not iook upon newspaper intor- mation a§ Knowledge? A. Well, yes, sir; and of a highly important kind, }. Have you, as the recorder of dally events, been able to ind # single case in which one of these mul- | ‘utudinous frauds in the Appraiser’s office has been | puulshed? A, On the contrary, 1 have not only not known such acase, but I have known of the pore sirange and upccountable omissions to pun- h even proved cases, Q. Would not these frauds be checked more efficiently by one conviction than by ten thousana settlements? A. Well, no, sir; an officer »0 pun- | ished would only be looked upon a8 an unlucky man. Q. Then crime detected would be looked upon simply a8 & misfortane? A. I think that among Custom House officers, from generation to genera- tion, there isa very low standard of morals, and crime would certainly be so regarded among them, Q. Do you Knuw whether Custom House officers have influenced tne last Republican Convention and the last election for Speaker in the Legislature? A. I nave no reason to doubt it; Ido not know it mye 1 Q. How about political assessments? A, I have heard of them constantly, Q- And of oiticers being dlacharged if they re- ace. ‘ot our THE BANK NOT BROKEN. The Panic at the Third Avenue Savings Bank—A Clamorous Crowd Yester- day—Disorderly Demonstrations— The Institution Still Paying. Bank Superintendent Howell to the Reseue— What He Says, AS was predicted in the HERALD two days ago, the “backbone” of the run on the Thira Avenue Savings Bank “has not yet been brokén,” and the number demanding admission yesterday was fully @ouble that of the previous day, or about fourteen hundred, Before the flickering gas lights were turned off yesterday morning by we mysterious lamplighter, Who usually treads the silent streets when eager de- Positors are in that happy state of slumber that no ghoste of broken or breaking banks disturb them. fully two hundred early risers were in front of the bank on the corner. They were reinforced | momentarily by others; and asthe fleeting hours passed the gathering increased very visibly. At ten o’clock there were fully fourteen hundred per- fons present, lining the sidewalk from Tweaty-fifth street to the corner of Twenty-sixth. The ser- sonnel of the lines was an interesting study, and the comments of the depositors were highly amusing. In the limes were many } best trades people; old Just toppling into the grave; beggars, led by chil- dren; soldiers on wooden legs and crutches, and Women wisn tender infants in theirarms. When ‘the doors were opened, at ten A. M,, the lines were animated, as if moved by electrical influences, and for twenty minutes tnere was a swaying to and fro and @ scramble for positions. The police, ‘under the guidance of Sergeant Groo, tried to act impartially in giving each man and woman his and her proper place, but, when the lines were tormed within the banking office, many of those who Were first without found themselves among the last ‘Within—or at (he fag end of the line, About two hundred were admitted, when by some stupid blun- der in a misconception of orders the front door was closed as tight as a drum, and those without drew Gown their lips and cursed their luck in being lave, ‘The cry went up, “We're sold out!” “The bank’s closed.” ‘Didn’t I tell yez sof”? when Mr. Owen, one of the trustees, discovered for the first time that the doors were closed. Turning to one of the em- ployes he exclaimed indignantly :— “Open those doors, quickly! That is a pretty sign for the people who pass in the cars, They will report that we have suspended! Move quickly ? A moment later the doors were thrown open and f thousand p eople who were trembling for the sta- bitty of the concern, breathed freer, The bank was wont open during the remainder of the day, and dollar for doliar was paid out over the paying ‘Veller’s aesk. Avont one o'clock Captain Cameron, who with his officers has been indefatigaviy at work in aiding the depositors and protecting thein from the thieves, en- tered the private omice, lighted a cigar, and sitting down awaited orders. A consultation of trustees J. H. Bates, BH. A. Harrison and K. E. P. Cool was had, and the result was tne posting on the outer door the following card:— ‘There are as many inside as can be pAid before three o'clock. The bank will be opened at ten A. M. to-morrow, ‘This card, which was written in large letters, had the effect to iargely diminish the crowd without, which then numbered about seven hundred per- gons, and unui tue Closing hour the payments went on regularly. Among the large depositors who had been trown out f the line early in Does this system extend to other branches of the ‘Di rederat service’ A. In tho Internal Kevenue service, yes; 1do not know Whether thatis or nob Ue case | in the Custom House, Q. Do you know whether men can hold their places here it they diifer in political stripe from tuat Of the authorities? A. That is notorious; I have never heard it doubted; not only that, bul a man will be removed if the triends who had fim ap- polnted are independent in their criuiciams; | know cases of that kind, Q Their tenure of office, then, 1s dependent upon submission to poultical Opiniogs-er ther wupe- hiors’ A. Yes, sir; but my evidence on this point 18 worth littie; Lam but an echo of universal rumor, You think, then, that political appotmtments aré prejudicial to the public service? A. Yes, sir; I think that. permanence of service and adequate salary are absoluicly necessary to secure a relorm of the frauds I have alluded to, Q. Doyou know anytuing of the profits made by the special agents of the Treasury who make these seizures? A. A special agent sometimes goes to the fraudulent merchant and lets him know that he Is / @ware of the contemplated swindle and offers to | Share the profits; I state this simply as @ mater of common belier, Q. Does tls arise from the power ot these detec- tives to make seizures without making any prelimt- Dury examimation? A. Tout js one of their facilf- tues for corruption; but 1 have heard of cases in Which money is made by threats ol seizure ouly; I have heard of honest merchants who have peen Victimized In this way. ‘The committee then adjourned till this morning. MISSIONARY MEETING. News from the West. The second of the sertes of public missionary Meetings, under the auspices of the New York Auxilhary Association of the General Board, was held last evening in the Church of the Holy Saviour, in East Twenty-fifth street, near Madison avenue. After tie missionary service, Bishop Purrex made a few remarks, aud introduced Bishop RaNDAL1, Of Colorado, who spoke of the great need of missionary work, and the needs of tho West. There are three Territories under the charge of the Bishop. Colorado alone is two thousand square miles larger than all New England and Omio added. He found when he Went there an intelligent community, ready to ac- cept the Protestant Episcopal Church. He preached sometimes in @ dance hail, sometimes in a grocery store or in & log school nouse. The result Was good. He wants money more than men, for he knows of men if he could get money, to support them, Several churches have been built by a littie pecuniary help from the denomination. If the Episcopal Church 1s to have the controjiin; ten reilgion and learning must go hand is Rana. Schools are wanted. A school for boys has been ee fiply — The Fe ag + is being settled idly. 3 8 len opportunity, The reatures of the Episcopal Shureh Tat ait itt be the Ciurch for our own commanity here fit it for the frontier, aud wf the Church is wise it will take possession of the empire in embryo, Rey. Mr. TuayeR, formerly missionary in Africa, spoke of the heathen, so called, as in many in- stances auxious seekers for ign. He had = known mothers anxiously trying to educate their children in the right way. Ships go from America and England carrying recklessness and sin and c ime till the heathens have learned to think of Europeans as everything bad, It 18 not the tend whether our civilization shall go to the \ eathen shores, but whether it shall be represented oniy by godliness, Shall tnis Church let the Master's name be blasphemed aud make noeffort to counteract this Wrong. ‘Lhere has been much said of tne fail- ure of foreign missions. The man of the world in foreign lands does not like the presence of the mis- sionary, This is what lies at the foundation of the stories about foreign missions. ne slonary is the friend of keeps him in the light, put the trader doesn’t want tue light brought. Foreign missions | have in the last fi years accomplished a work ‘that should set this Church aflame with enthusiasm. Bishop MORRIS, of Oregon, sail tuat the field he Occupied was the most remote of any, and only a littie largerthan all New England aad the Midale States. There is a great waut of iatelligence in regard to the missionary work, and, indeed, in re- gard to the geography of the country where this work ts carried on, In @ iltue over two years foar churches and three parish school nouses have veen built. One hundred ana thirty persons have the morning on account of being defi- cient in muscle, which is necessary to fight one’s way in a clamorous crowd of tis kind, were Professor J. E. Frobisher, the well Known elocu- | tionist, and Mrs, Bacigalupi, who for three days has , been present in the line with @ tender infant in her \ arms, Several ladies of good standing in society, alter sweating in the limes for hours, fainted, anc | were tenderly lutted by Captain Cameron and | officers, resuscitated ald advanced to the teller's | desk, where they received their money and went to } . arott two OretoeK the crowd had so diminished vhat the police captam retired, leaving in charge of {the bank OfMicer Frank Smith, of the Fignteenth precinct, who, unt the hour of closing, ably | handled his platoon. Tuere were several sergeants aud captains of police present to draw out their money, DUt DO lavoritism was shown them, aud they were forced to take Lheir piace in the liue, Detective OMicer McVay, o: the Eighteenth precinct, | was present, protecung the depositors from the thieves who lined the outer walks, but as yet no | Cases Ol pocket picking have been reported. It is | very certain, rom the remarks of those who were yesterday turned away irom the bank unpaid, that he rup is not yet near its end, and that the bank | oilicers will be taxed to their utmost to keep suf- fictent cash on hand to meetthe demand. Presi | dent Lyon, however, seems to more hopeful than ever, and aia not all disturbed by ‘appear to be at the demonstration of — yesterday. About three | he came in smiling o'clock yesterday and remarked—“ Well, I have been down town all day, and the time has come tor work. We will pay to- morrow, next day and all next week if necessary,” In answer to questions put to lun by a HERALD reporter, a3 to the result of Bank Superintendent Howell’s examination of the bank on Thursday night, Mr. Lyons, with @ look of astonishment that the tact of Howeil’s presence in the city haa leaked out, deciared that Mr. Howell had spent three hours in the bank, and had lett after the declaratioa that the bank was all right. Mr. Lyon intimated that the long looked: for statement of the assets aud Mabiliues would be sent to une press belore ten last night, as the trustees Were 10 meet in special session at half-past seven, The payments yesterday were evidently purposely rolongead in view of the run, as will seen by the following actual time | taken to pay thirteen deposhiors, The fgures | | show minutes and seconds consumed in the pay- meat of each depositor from one to thirteen inclu- St, 2:36; second, 2:01; third, 2:01; tourta, sixth, 2:51; seventh, 1:21; eignth, ; tenth, 1:54; eleventh, 1 1; thirteenth, 2:36. essrs. Weeks were the paying tellers. After the bank closed Mr. Weeks invited the HERALD reporter to enter the vaults, and there he personally examined three cubic feet of greenbacks, At the above rate of aying out these three feet will keep Mr. Weeks Rasy for a week paying out, uniess he displays more vim than he dia yesterday. A Night Session of the Trustees. At half-past seven o’dlock last night a meeting of the trustees of the bank was held to consider the propriety of publishing a statement of the assets and liabilities, for which the depositors and the Bank Superintendent have so long looked in vain, Le up to this writing it has not been furnished to e press, What Superintendent Howell Says—H* Wants to Pretect Depositors. A.D. Howell, of Bath, N. Y., 18 the gentleman who has vhe general supervision of all the banks of the State, and he, being Superintendent of Banks for the State, has an office at Albany. Learning that he nad paid @ night visit to the Taird Avenue Savings Bank, and falling to obtain from President Lyons any satisfactory state- ment of Mr. Howell’s investigations, a HERALD reporter last evening searched the hoteis for an hour, and finally found him located at one of the uptown establishments, By the aid of the cierk Superintendent Howell was located in room 40, and @ card sent up brought back the response that “No, 40 is out.” Five minutes later the courte- sies of the hotel detective were called imto Feguisition, and he pointed out Mr. Howell to the reporter, who ba him, introduced himeeli and stated his business, Mr, Howell, who 18 @ well preserved gentleman, offered to give nim all tne information in his power, and, passing Com- Missioner Henry Smith's iriendly nod, settied down in one of the rear rooms for & chat. Mr. Howell was not at all communicative, but Withal was very anxious fo learn the feeling of de- been confirmed. There are 400 communi tors terday at the Third Avenue Bank, Cants spread all over tis vast field, fter many side remarks he stated that he In Portiand there 1s a flourishing School of 180 | had the interest of the jepositors in ail waco ae church, Besides this | the savings banks of the oe at heart; that on Vad is i pac one of pany ae pupils, and | Thursday night ne visited tne Third Avenue Savings growing that the present buildings will not | Bank and spent some time with the trustees; that accommodate it, Ajter some more remarks concerning the Western Work and @ call for funds io erect buildings for Schools, the meeting closed. THE CONSOLIDATION SCHEME IN HOBOKEN. Although a vast number of property owners in Hoboken have already spoken emphatically against ‘the proposed consolidation of their cit7 with Union Hill, West Hoboken, &c., nevertheless the promi. nent citizens of the surrounding townships are vigorously endeavoring \o create a change of pubiic jen. The “politicians especially are jt rs leet- ip ‘Fiopoxen, may be that the idea will yet be realized, Mr. caeres favors the measure on grounds of economy in the administration of the local govern- ments and the enhancement of property. Despite % apparent diversi interests ween Jersey iy, of those towns they are doomed nsol- date a no distant date maith they—or, correcting himself—Mr. Owen, showed him a memoranda of the condition of the bank, and for the interest ef depositors he had not interfered, Speaking of (he examination of the bank after the Octover run, Mr. Howell denied that he had made 0 examination of it aifairs and declared that ne Dad examimed ‘he statement of the Trustees, Finally he remarked, “if, upon the report of Messrs. Hennessy and Keyser, who were named y me 0 examine tne affat of the bank, | had supposed that the interests of the depositors would have been promoted, | would have taken the necessary steps to appoint @ re- ceiver, But I thought @ diferent course was ad- visable, 1 had nothing but the interests of the de- positors in view.” “But,” said the reporter, “you have, within twenty-four nours, met the trusi of thé bank, What ts the result?” 1 have not seen Sai pree to change my mind as to the course adopted me mthe past. The press seems (o think that Baaking Superinten- Gent can appoint @ receiver. That is a mistake, Have you seen the law of 1871 9"” “| do not recollect it What law do you refer to. Mr, Howell /” “it bill juced 11 the last bl passed at te last seasion Certainiy, and is the law governing my act hy iw my action “I have not-seen tt. What are its provisions ?”” “Iwill send youacopy. Alll can say briefly is that I cannot appoint a receiver. if a bank 1s ina critical condition it is my duty to report the evi- dence taken by the examiners to the Attorney General, whose duty it 18 to | age areceiver. So far J Jail to find any a for the appoint- for the Third Avenue Bank. Still, it is very proper that the trustees should give you & statement of their assets and liabilities.” “Not tome, Mr. Howell. Say to the press,”” “Yes, I mean the press when I say you; and if they do not give it to you to-night, 1 will see them to-morrow and them to do so.”” urge This terminated the interview as far as the public | are interested, and Mr. Howell, bidding the reporter goos night, remarked:—“I wili do all I can to aid 6 press and protect depositors,” Mr. Howell has come to New York to stay until | the panic ts over, and it is sale tosay that if he uoes | Dis duty fearlessly and faithfully he will return to the capital only after every bunk Of savings in the city has veen carefully examined and the securities in which their trustees have invested tue savings of | the poor are personally handled, i THE MUSICIPAL CONFUSION. The Aldermanic Deadlock—Mr. Coman and Mr. Plunkitt Not Yet Sworn In—The Sale by the Sheriff of the New York Printing Company—An Injunction Served Upon the Sheriff. | | | The City Hall. The Aldermanic deadlock was not moved an infl- nitesimal portion yesterday. Several of the nowly- elected Aldermen, including Aldermen Vunée, Conover, Cochrane and Falconer, were at the Clerk's office, and in the afternoon there was & committee meeting, but the proceedings thereof did not transpire. Ex-Aldermen Coman and Piunkitt were in attendance on the Committee on Protests, but the committee did not organize, and therefore the ex-Aldermen had no opportunity of bemg heard. The Mayor was at his office during the greater parse tne day transacting the usual routine business and receiving the visits of city oMicials and friends. ‘oller’s office there was more even al activity, The Comptroller and Deputy Comptroiler had been absent at Albany during the greater part of the week, and the num- ber of hungry seekers for the settlement of unpald claims nad accumulated, To one and all the same answer was retarned—namely, tBat as soon as the Legislature had legalized ‘these payments the money would be promptly forthcoming. The “Comptrolier’s bill,” as the measure introduced to the Senate py Senator Benedict is known by, was the topic of conversation among the frequenters of the Hail. The universal and nearly unanimous opinion was that it would not get through the Legislature in 1t8 present shape. Nobody doubted the safety of placing such large powers the hands of the present Comptroller. pass, however, a law that gave such enormous power to one man would be establishing @ precedent that 1t would be very diMeuit to lose the eifect of in future legisiaiion. Mr, Green states that it is only for a specified time that such powers are given him, and that the law would bear upon its face a temporary character. All of which 1s A 4 ,» or ie unwillingness to see any man, however noble, “clothed with so much power. } \ true, but does not soothe the popular fe The Sheriff’s Office. Yesterday was the day fixed for the sale of the property of the New York Printing Company by the Sheriff, The sale was consequent on the inability of the above company, which is for the most part | formed of members of the Tammany King, | to satisfy a claim of the receiver of the Ocean Bank, who holds $109,000 worth of the companv’s protested paper. At ten o'clock the hour fixed for the sale, there was a very large attendance, many of whom were present, however, prompted by no other motive than tnat of curiosity. Presently Sheriff Brennan arrived, accompanied by his deputy, W. H. Burns, and the auctioneer, Mr. Field, It was intended to sell the presses and other portions of the stock in lots, but the re- ceiver for the bank, Mr. Davis, ex- Examination of Witnesses in Behalf of the Com- plaint—The Case Assuming a Tangible Shape—A Wharfinger on the Stand. The often-postponed continuation of <he inquiry into the alleged frauds in the Harbor Masters’ De- partment was resumed yesterday in the office of the Captain of the Port. On the assembling of the Court Mr. Benedict, the counsel for the complain- ants, called Mr, William C, Mainland, the witness who was under examination when the Court ad- journed on the 29th ult. On taking the stand the witness requested to be allowed to make the following statement:—“Mr. Davis, counsel for the defendant, asked me last Friday if 1t woula not make a difference In the charge if the warehouseman gave his personal supervision to the removal of goods from the whart. I aid not at the tme quite understand the question, so wish, in explanation, now to state that such a course would be unusual, a8 mercantile lines and dock keepers generally do that themselves, If I was requested to do it I should, of Course, try 0 make something out of 16, Mr, Davis—Would you, then, charge more if you gave your personal superintendence to tae removal of goods from the dock and storage? Witness—I would charge them the regular rave and get 1t done under the rate; thav’s where I make my profit. Mr. Davis—In the charges which you have sworn to as being usual was the work dono under the regular rates? WITNESS-—No. Mr. Davis—Can you get work done under the reg- ular rates? Witnzss—Cartage I can, generally; 1 SOMETIMES PAY REGULAR RATES for cartage, but my reason for so doing is my Own business, By mr. Benedict—If 1 was called upon to give per- sonal attention to the removal of flour from the dock I should not charge extra for storage. By Mr, Davis—1 never did give persunal attention to the removal qf flour from the dock. By Captain of the Port—I never knew of an in- stance where a warchouseman personally superin- tended the removat of flour from adock; I can ged work done at uader rates by employing men who * are not regularly employed by any firm; rather than be idle such men will work under rates pro lem, but tney would not undertake steady work at the same rate; I take advantage of that fact to make my money out of cartage. Mr. DAVIS—Why would you be more apt to em- ploy those cartmea in @ case where.you gave per- sonal superintendence to the removal of gooda than in any otner? Witness—Having answered that question once I reinse to do so again. Mr, BENEDICT—What is the regular rate of cartage on flour? Wirness—Usually about five cents per barrel. Mr, Davis—Is there any regular rate? WITN#SS—That seems Lo be the customary rate; I | never pay more or that distance—irom my store to tue piers Nos. 1 to 9 | mean. William K, Nivers sworn, stated:—I am a wharf. inger, and ao business at 4; Front street; pave had cnarge of piers Nos. 6, 6and 7, Kast River, for tbe last past eight years; 1 remember tnat the park Torryborne was removed irom pier No. 7 in Decem- ber last; pefore she arrivea the berth had been un. occupied three or four days, it was occupied the day after she was removed; two brigs succeeded her; at the time she was removed two vessels, @ brig und a schooner, were lying at the upside of the pier; was not on the dock at the time of the bark’s re- moval. By Mr. Davis—I don’t know whether Hart was ap- plied to for a berth for the Lorryborne; about a vear ago I heard Hart say that if a vessel wished to berth 1n that (the canal) district, ne shod be APPLIED TO PERSONALLY for it; Ido not know whether Hart, wt tne time the Torryborne was removed, had assigned the berth to any other vessel; I had no instruetions from the captain of the port, or air. Davis, to allow vessels to come to that dock. By Mr. Benedict—I remember the fact of some flour being removed from pier No. 6, in July last; but I aid not see tt removed; pier No. 6 was not ob- essed & desire to sell the megperty, as including the lease ing. There were two bids, one for 600 and the other for $50,000, by Mr. Joho F, w. after @ long time spent in amendeavor to get an advance, it was finally sold to Mr. Trow. To Duane street, where the “Manufacturing Sta- | tloners’” stores of the Printing Company are situ. | ated, the Sheriff, with his assistant and a large num- i ber of persons present at the sale of the printingestab- | lishment, proceeded immediately aiter the former i by Mled ii dia vel, he fe | sale, There were several lots sold, when the sale | was interrupted by an officer from the Superior Court, who gave to the deputy sheriff the following information: F ‘pany—On the petition of Edward Hi. Tracey, executor, at ment of James 4%. ‘Taylor, late of the city of New York, de jet, the plaintiff herein. the Ocean National Bank, of the city of New York, thelr attorneys counsellors, agents and servants, show cause before infs Court, at a special term thereof, to ve held at the Court House, m. ity of New York, on the 6th dav of January, 1872, why astay of proceedings should not be ated upon the judement rendered upon the 17th day of 09,380 86, and upon the execntion here- woe issued to the Sheriff of the city and county of New ‘or! And in the meantime, and untti the hearing of the motion on the return of this order to show cause, the said Sheriff of the city and county of New Yorg and the said plaintiff, and all thelr counsel, attorneys, agents and servants, are hereby ed from selling any roperty of the decendents, whe eretofore levied upoh by the of New York, under and by of any executions issued upon a certain judgment on virtue or about the 17th day of November, 1871, for the sum of 19,330 86, and recovered in tuis action by the plaintiff the said defendants. ‘against ‘And the said Sheriff and the said plaintiff are hereby re- strained trom taking any proceedings of sale apon the said execution in the meantime. JOHN M. BARBOUR, Chief Justice. Janvany 5, 1872, The delivery of this document, of course, brought the sale to a premature close. There were various | speculations as to the cause of this injunction peng | served at the eleventh hour, but from those who | would ve likely to know no information could ve obtained, ART NOTES. Mons. Mercier, the accomplished editor of the | Courrier des Etats Unis, has just published a phow- graph of bis spirited painting of Jerome Park Race Course, As a representation of the American “Dervy” Mr. Mercter’s work possesses con- siderable interest for the public, and ex pecially deserves the. patronage of the sport- ing fratermty. It is a successful attempt to represent # familiar scene, and the artist furs nishes evidence that he thoroughly enters into the spirit of what he portrays, Ali the Hie bid got without the introduction of color, thé artist depend- {ng on his treatment of light and shade to si 6 the color contrasts. In this he has suc- ceeded tO @ very great extent, but we are 80 interested with the action every- ‘Where visible in the composition that we forget the absence of color. One of the carriages in the centre Of the painting, with its groups of lovers aud sight- seers, reminds us strongly of the work of Frith and is full of evidence of observation. Indeed this quality strikes us as pervading whole picture, This class of work has been very successful in England, though the severer art critics are of Opinion that power and skull would be better directed than®in painting a kiad of photograph of contemporary life. We have no doubt, however, that works of this description will one day be sought after with the most intense Interest for the insight they wili afford into our daily iife, Mons, Mercier’s enterprise 1s praise. worty and we wish it every success. The vest proot of the growth of art taste in Eng- land, a8 well as the recognition of the tmportaace of art Knowledge, ts found in the creation of art pro- fessorships i the Various English universities, EB. J. Poynter, A. R, A., delivered tus inaugural lecture | at the London University Uoliege on the zith sep- tember, and reviewed at some length the compara- live merits of the systems of Instruction pursued in Engiana and » He condemned the English system of prolonged study of the antique betore suf- ficent knowledge had veén acquired from the stuay of nature to enable the student to nize fully the beauties of the oid statues. 1t was hits intention, he stated, to reverse the usual order of study, and give the drat place to drawing from life. ‘The lecture was interesting and instructive, and was listened to with ane quarrel between the qi ween authorities of the South Ken: Museum and the London shopkeepers aud manufacturers relative to the establishment of “annexes,’’ where the foreign manufacturer will be able to see his goods (ree of rent aud taxes, becomes more serious every day. The cituzens threaten to call on the imperial Parliament for protection il the re- eaten is oe brine of tn his apjust A unpatriotic ing up the Journal, wich as taken the in, deomnes “vhat “in museums anda exnib! eaunot” be. poliucaly Tight oa rent cally right. A rent-free bazaar ut Kensington 13 an jinmoratity; ulumately be fain. 4 Af persisted in tt will exhibition rawings heid tn the gall pA a ee ‘Seen in Water Colors, or the onsumpiive mau tent aucoesn iD hospital, was a ny the joss by death or emigration of skilied artizans during the lamentable events of we. ho iaraees ig languishing in many mauulaciarers e tovex _ oe ere are unabl ‘the Massacre of the inteligent workmen of Paris by the “holy bayonets’? of M. Thiers’ reactionaries promises to inflict ag Jasting an injnry on France as ular side, dec! tons, as well in ch 13 morally wrong ++ the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Ovcan National Bun'e vs. The New York Printing Come | ‘Laura B, Taylor, executrix. of the last will and testa: | | boa! t structed either in July or December sutticiently to necessitate the removal of flour. By Mr. Davis—1 don't know whether I saw the November lot of flour on tne pier, so cannot tell how Jong it laid there; | have requested Oaptam Hart to remove goods from some of *he piers over which I have charge; pernaps, three times; some years ago; | to the best of my recollection, I never applied to him to remove any of the flour of E. W. Coleman & | Co, from any pier over wnich I lave charge; I would have bad Coleman’s flour removed if 1t was encumbering tie docs the same as any one else’s; I might nave asked Hart to remove Coleman’s pro- perty, not knowing to who it belonged. William Lioyd, sworn:—Stated that he did busi- ness at No, 31 Coenties slip; remembered Coleman's Nour being removed to Gardiner’s store; there was nothing in the coadition Of the pier to render re- moval necessary; he occupicd two berths at the ume on the upper side of the pier, No. 6: did not know Gardiner's stores, or whether Hart hed an in- terest m them; never heard 0 other property vemng removed irom the pier to Uardiner’s stores vy Hart’s direction. By Mr. Davis—Have known flour to remain three weeks on that dock; don't know whether appiica- ton was made to Hart to allow the four in question to remain; have never had A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY with Hart, but have had a business disagreement, no hard words have ever passed between tart and myself; when I sta'e that tere was no reasou for removing the flour I mean that there was room on the pier for thousands of barrels; 3,000 barrels of flour might be upon the pier and not opstruct bus ness; besides the tour there Was upon tue pler at the time in question only a very litvie merchanatse; don’t know how many barreis of flour were there; had a tue merchandise upon the pier; cannot state what it was or ali the merchandise that was on the pier; otner barrels were there; remember Coleman's four, but cannot be positive as to the property of sell; think that a few barrels of patny, or merchandise consigned to me were there; canyy swear exactly wnat | had by Ameer Lae = ge to dates, excepy Qo a's and those t unig! ve haa; there eve been others; 1 wis aét asked. by any one to notice particularily thy dition of the pier at the time the float was i; ved; I don't kuow whether any vessel had &pplied for a perth at the pier where that flour was lying, for the purpose of receiving or dischargin; cargo; I do not think that another v came tnere, from the fact that Coleman's barge occupied the herth for about three weeks; I reiuse to state What time of the year vessels are not allowed to come there; tne boat from which the flour bad been discharged in November still lay alongside the pier, I think; I fancy sue lay several days after Coleman’s lot of cargo had been landed; I think it was Captain Wood's boat; 1 ya not swear positively that the boat irom which that four wae discharged remained at the bier until man's whether @ canal Was dige cargo Was stored; 1 cannot “ k that place directly after tue dour ol ee : by Mr. Benedict—It was BY SPECIAL AGREEMENT that the flour | refer to as having been three weeks On the pier was allowed to remain; I lave known two or three thousand barreiy to be on the pier without interfering with business; pier No. 6, at the time in question, was not encumbered—there was plenty of room upon it; [ never saw that pier so Clear as it was all last summer; the lower end of the pier, halfway up, was entirely unoccupied at the ‘Uime the flour was removed; most of the boats that come in at that season are giain boats; they dis. charge into vessels aud only Lie there fur orders, By Mr. Davis—it was by special agreement that some flour lay three weeks on the pier; Mr. sald- win, who attends to Coleman & Co.'s flour, and my- self were the parties to this agreement; we had an understanding that the four should remain on the dock until it was sold; I agreed to let it remain; it ‘Was in my possession; I was NOT PAID ANYTHING for permitting it to remain; when I swore that I had seen 4,000 barrels of flour on the picr without Incommoding business I referred to my own mer- chandise and that of others, after & few more questions of but trivial import had been put to and answered oy the witness Lloyd. Captain Jones adjourned the Court until hall-past ten o'clock A, M. to-day, CBAMBER OF COMMERCE RELIEF FUND. Mr. A. A. Low, Treasurer of the committee ape pointed by the Unamber of Commerce to obtain reiief for the suiferers by the fire at Chicago and the Northwest, reports the following addiuional sub- scriptions received since the 22d of December up to the Sth of January :— Balance of contributions by the Chamber of Commerce of Bremen, through Joseph Selig- a LA Hid, = onsin, © lem From: the "Bhetield. (ogiaad) through Mr. Thomas Jessop, Mr, Crosby, Bank of Commerce....... A. F, Potter, net proceeds ot enteriainment at ‘Adsoctation Hail October 80, 1871... are, London, through Ai ‘or Chicago... y entary donatio 44 Relie! On Thursday last Charles S. Hawley, of 17 Riv- ington street, lost a tub of butter, Arter a diligent search it wasfound in the Kitchen of the liquor store and restaurant 10 Catharine street, formerly kept by “Reddy the Blacksmith.’’ Mrs, Bowe 1s the props, etress at present, said to be a relation of “ ly."* The varkeeper, Corneiius Murray, who acknowl- edges receiving the butter from two stranuers, Was arrested yesterday. He was brought velure Judae Scott aud held tu answer,