The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1872, Page 8

a More Cases of Star Chamber Seiz- ures of Books and Papers by Treasury Agents. How a Deputy Collector Set About Ruining a Man. EN, PALMER ON CUSTOM HOUSE POLITICS ‘ ~ aye Marphy’s Management of the White House. Protest Against Custom House Manipulation of the Committee, Phe Custom House Committee resumed their in- wentigation at the Astor House yesterday morning. Anuinder of additional instances of the shameful ‘buses of liberty perpetrated by Custom House of- @ciala were brought oat, ‘The fouowing was the evidence takea:— Francis Paysoo sworn—In the early part of 1871 ‘he books of our drm wera seized on a charge of ; the end of that time a card came out thet | Sident would see no one that day except Mr. Joun entering fajse weights of wool; subsequently Mr. Jane, the special agent who investigated the peizure, made a charge o1 a mistake in entering teas; | we were also charged with bribing Custom House efficials; on the woo! question Mr. Jane said the whole cargo, worth $140,000, would be forleited; Mr. Jane said that unless we were very gure of our ground we had better take | NEW VORK HERALD, TY ni tha hiner arcane ae vb 40 atom tha : i nied Was to be ‘gia » year ago a peouemen guuno te <O'4 Viet he uuderstood hat the administration Wanied; this gentleman | was General Alfred Pieasoron; he sali lurther that three gentiemen under ave were members of the committee and asked, me to influence them in reference to aiding ‘At, Murphy’s views; I deciinea to do this; be said ‘Mat he was a friend of mine, and that all men WOR certainly be turned out who did NOt voto as req’ ; i oraer to let the men know how they styl, however, I thought at best to let them know Low Shey stood; I said to one of them, “Mjor Parkes, what would you say if I asked you to vove for Mi Murphy this evening?” he suid he should be sorry to gO against my W! » but af went, for Mr. Murphy he should be going against Wisoes of his-constituents; all the three men al- ruded to voted that nignt against Mr. Murphy, and two days afterwards [ received instructions from Secreiary Boutwell to discnarge them; Mayor Forbes was an espécially useiul officer, as he was an expert in ey goods, and I ad not know bow to replace. him very well: I wrote a letter of remonstrance in regard to two of the men and submitted 1t to some friends, but was eounselled not to send it; there were many other discharges of other oficers abont the same time, aud, as I suppose, for the Nr. Grinuell Was ordered to disct feast under him; since Mr. Murphy power tne Custom House has been used in the in- Verest of a icular political faction in a way that 1do aot believe ever existed before; in my oMice I never dismisged a man for political ns; 1 re- tained some democrats in oftice; 1 appointed several Conkling men; I took little part in polities myself: 1 attenaea the Syracuse Convention once, and wasa@ member of the regular republican organization before the split; after ti iplit I de- ciuned to belong to either of the factions: Imade afew Catthed during the campaign in behalf ol General ‘oodford; 1 was removed owing to misrepresenta- tions made to the President chat I was a Tammany republicana—even » democrat; I went on to Wash- ington and had great diMcuity in seeing the Presl- dent, in consequence of the diMculties thrown la my way by General Porter; 1 waited half an hour atthe White House to see General perten, bas 8 Russell Young and Mr, MeGee; 1 waited, however, another half hour, at the end of which time Mr, Buutwell came out, and sald; after [ had told im the case, that 1% was very strange, and be would see about it; he went in ahd came out, and satd the President | would see me soon; at last a young gentleman—Mr, 7 to Douglas, I think, a very short gentleman—came out and Wold methe President Would see me} the Presl- dent was alone, and seemed iriendiy; Ptold him what I had heard had been represented to nim; he said he had been toid 1 had worked in the mterest, some other course; I understood that that meant a | ot the oper sidg And" Shitront ms WR these false @ompromise; I had three interviews OMW aS Dor of. Fensive fi thelr demeanor when making the seiz- ‘are; atthe last interview Mr. Jane said, “If you go to the District Attorney’s and pay $800 you Will get your books back again;” we refused to pay this, but got our books back all right, Q You paid no money theu at any time? A. Only accusers; I offered my resignation, but I added tha’ if 1 was to be removed for political reasons | wishe to be heard about it; | told him the reagon for these Inisrepresentations was that | was supposed to be a frien of Mr. -#enton, but my friendship for Mr. Fenton did not prevent my being also. a friend of his; three weeks after. Wards F was removed; the first notice I had of the removal wasin the Evening Post; the President did not keep his promise; I came unaer for ine cartage of the books; some or our books | the notice of the department first, I believe, by my Were kept three months and others five months; Whenever we wanted to refer to them we nad to go #0 the Custom House; they were kept tn Mr. Jane's room, connection with the Blatchford case; that case in- volved avout a million of dollars; the guilty partics have never been convicted; | think that if they had een top men they would not have escaped easily, Here @ little interruption ocourred, owing to Mr. Q, Was there any need for the books to have been | Bliss’ persistent interierence in the business of the Rept Ove montbs? A. It would not have taken a eompetent person more than one hour to have seer | geniy said to the wituess— all there Was in the books bearing upon this sub- jects the cause of the wool dispute was a-discrep- enoy betwoen the weights of the weighers and our Weights; when the last offer of $800 was made I aid we might, perhaps, pay that, if he freed us trom the imputation of fraud, but that ne deciined te do; the Custom House weigher who passed the ‘wool never weighed the woo! at all, but esti- mated it. Ezra Wheeler, having been sworn, testified that ‘Bis books had been selzed in the latter part of 1869, 4m consequence of an alleged mistake in the weights of a shipment of teas and sugar. adjusted, however, in four or five days, and his Dooke were returned to him. donn D. Terry sworn—Am a Custom House oMcer; om clerk in the Impost OMee of the Auditor OMce; ‘was luspector of Election at the Twenty-first Assem- committee, Observing this Eenteman passing questions to Senator Howe, nator Bayard sud+ “Do you know the gentleman behind you?” The Witneas responded at once, ‘Yes, that ia Colonel Bliss.” Q. Is he one of the counsel for Mr. Blatchford? 4. Ido not know. A “scene” then naturally ensued. Mr. Bliss ex- plained, Senator Howe explained and Senator Bay- ard explained, tue latter two geutiemen growing in- deed very warm and earnest and personal. Senator VASSERLY said that at the Custom House Sessions the activity of the Oustom House agents been very unpieasant, This was the great rea- son for the rewwoval of the investigation to the Astor ‘House. He did not see why six Senators could not get along without so muca active interference on che part of the officers of the Custom House and of The diMcuity was | their friends and followers, Senator BUCKINGHAM said the session wag oven to all, whether an oilice-hoider or a private cilizen. Senator OASSERLY admitted this, but ebjected to the business of the commuttee being interfered with 9 it had been, ‘The witness then resamed—There were no assess. ments made under me in my department for pollt! ly District Republican Association; Ihad aconversa- | cal purposes; at one time, I think, the money was son with Mr. Grant, but did noc telt him that there ‘were fraudulent votes at that election, nor that I advanced by some persons and then collected sub- sequently; when the application for a certain a@monat came to me! refused to order the assess- Bad used my power to sign or to refuse to sign the | Ment, but I catied the men together and told them @redentials of election to force the Custom House authorities to promote me; I believe that there were | ever in their chances of keepin; Wregularities in the election; I turned away one joan for attempting to tliegatly vote; it was claimed ‘Wat @ number of illegal votes were cast, and that the election was illegal. dohn 8, Beccher sworn—am an ‘importer of teas Qnd wines a6 96 Front street; some goods of mine were seizéd in the fall of either 1805 or 1866; we fade a compromise with the government by paying $90,000; the goods seized was sherry wine; we set- Ned the case, not because we thought that there }ad, in fa6t, Deen an undervaluation on the invoice, | MT _ Dut because ovr Psiness =nMered so terribly by tne Soret our v 1 de oot Knew that there was watt abou ever Was summoned & Coy Sbow Who the money ye $000, ue ayes Bs om House, tonbie there: (ha goverp- wo 1 beneve, yweugh thé Yoods vho then glves the tales Weigher, vo never seit; 1 \hiak that is the gereral prac- tag t had ac bu) wd greay trouble we never paid ‘ut about " ur bual- ' uniess | pald the wise c no came a other Il went the next torping and ea, the Lepnty Colieotor, snout the ye Issued & ehort order abou! it, and eo auy trouble fifteen was then + aember } has alway: een the goolsenterec quickiy ‘\ink < know jough Lnever S United © Ony ged to tea amount was § to Foe Sdviced Dp avonug Oe clerks; I should a geoat tawny of tho eniay clerks take with « and Work Over-night ay bo puD ug! vas told that I was to BY fore tui Committee; soon alter I weveralother merchants, avd 1 warned him aha tell the cominittee what He had bim- (@0i wold me; be had wid me that when he was juror be examuncd a case against the govern: and paving examined ihe vcooks be haa that afraud bad been committed of over hundred aud twenty thousand dollars, and that were the clearest evidences of goon @iter this cuse was settied by {ne jeuts--of the government for less than fity taousand dollars; there are not suMcient clerks now to enter goods, and the continerce of port has suffered from vhis cause; 1 would sug- iat there should be more clerks and iewer OULCADS and that there siould be more ample wmodations provided im the ay ; where are objections ib; ; 1 do not mean to charge that the present im House clerks are incompetent, but simply ere are not enyigh of them. race & Clarke ¢worn—I am a general com- mM merohaat; my books aud papers were nied Clifford Thompson, on or Thompson was a enue; 1 was attend- en came in aL mi desired to wee my government book; he said he wauled to look over my stock; he then sued me that lie was 4 deputy collector, and tuok ovtession of premises; & Warrant was 1s- ued the next day for my arrest; he sent a versal notice through a0 juiormer named Eliott, , been in my employ, and was Thompson's Oberin-law, that a compromise could be effected 000; 1 Rad discharged Elliott ior embexzie- wd J found out that he had previously been it ; the offer of compro- , 1 retused it, saying ‘one of that class Of merchants; | con- @ase 1p the United States Court, and the What the Court decided in my favor; the w Ci $25,000, aud It cost me ) try ond ges them back; alter the the Vour aly got back $2,600 from sunt oS WOrd Wee, weit Lda mh Was u ‘re geo ds had been gold Leonia eaother irm that he weuld sonseut to the compromise; ed by General Grant in con- jul bransactions in regard to sorip; the men who y goede were More or less intoxicaved and Hoo 400%” private articles disappeared she urst charge against me was that Without a licemse, but finally they Hd took up oth I bave heard mises being effected; my Vustom med ihe recentiy that our business saaui@ied at the Custom House by paying ve Prk, and Uuat this Was @ customary anone New York merchants, Gooreo We Paliner sworn—Am a lawyer; Ye ‘he carly part of Mr, woe *‘\Ipepawvendent of the Appraiser’s Depart- ember Mr. Murphy coming back from Lon} a hat the President took a gre ow York ¢ ome oiltics, and dculary de- 1A & Win Damed 7, in what was known oy ng! ot Wie gov i remember also the re- men under my adminisiration esenve Of political opinion; op 1 in the tea pust- ifsf ‘ath Tig 1 no § a8 Uadl done bere aré } of | chose, but that if they felt un- ould make no difference what. their office: there can be no doubt that Custom House officials con- trolled the last two conventions, The Comumictee then adjourned until this morning. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Reorganization of the Bonrd of Education= Bernard Smyth Re-elected President. The Commissioners of the Department of Public Instruction met yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. Wood was chosen President pro tem., aud on taking the chair sald afew words about tne stana ing of the Board, showing that they have a very to Pyne el if the, able to afford it it si wo good record in financial matters, as they have calied for less money than they have been eutitied to, During the time of the administration of the present Board they have been entitled to over $9,000,000, find nave used something over sevon militons of dol- lars. Mr. Wood referred to the various changes in the schools pnder the Board and to the success of the Normal Golieg: success” which Mr, Wooa thought reflected @ great deal of credit upon the Department “of Instruction, He Would gradg¢ a6 Teasonable expensg in keeping ‘up the Nofmal College, and he expected at the close of the first three yearg of its existence that there Would be such a corps of teachers turned out as had never been seen in New York before, After Mr. Wood's remarks the Commissioners proceeded {0 ballot for President. Nine votes were art resulting in the unanimous re-election of Ber- ae Cc fall, Ls i dt: t. SMYTH gracefully acknowledged hts appre- ctation of the honor conferred upon him ori election as presiding officer for the fourth me. He afiirmed that the Board was ina most foarishiny condition, that economy nad been practised, thai the schools were weil sustained and that the pre- sent Board first Inaugurated reform, Alter the minutes of the previous meeting were Fead and approved the usual business proceeded. Communications were received from the Mayor @ppointing trustees and imspeciors, Communications were received from trustees conceining repairs, excuse of teachers for absence, lurnishing, &0, A resolution was introduced by Mr. Jarvis and adopted by the Board, making the number of ses- sions of the schools for a year 422 insteaa of 426, A report was offered by Mr. GRoss, in pursuance of a former resolution, providing tuat any children meeting with accidents or attacked with sudden iiness “be attended by the police surgeon of the nearest station. The report stated that inquiries had been made and the police surgeons respondea | cheerfully to the arrangement, A resolution was passed by the Board wate 3 & Correct list of tho police statioas to be furnished to the principals, ana thanking the surgeons for their prompt kindness, The resoiutiom empowering teachers to callon the Police surgeom Was amended by tials thatin | the avsonce of the surgeon the nearest medical a% | sistance should be calied on at the expense of the Board. A resolution was ad appointing Miss Saran E, Cooley and Ellen J. Clark ag Principal and Vice | ae oe ol Primary Department of Grammar School Caroline Hammton was aj Hl wae uae No. 2 ero r. Woop offered a resolution providing that such ome as ee tae twenty per cent aueonoes rom their Classes Le discharged, the teac! hig ee he ret bets monn! i¢ sacha A resolution was offered providing ti be allowed to enter the Normal Volisgeuaane teoe teen, Relerred to the Commitiee ou Normal Col- | lege. Resolutions were offered, and unanim ed, thanking Bernard Smytn, President, Laweeeee | D. Kiernan, Clerk, and John Davenport, Auditor, for the abie manner 1a which they had periormed their duties, The Board then adjourned, to meet one week from date, THE OAK STREET MYSTERY, Another Fractured Skall, The mystery connected with the deatn of the man | fownd in the hallway of the premises No, 60 Oak street, about four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, as | previously reported, grows deeper ana deeper as the investigation proceeds, and there now remains | Dut littie doubt that tne individual, whose name ts thought to have been Moass, was foully deait with, Two men were seen carrying Moass down Monroe street, across Catharine, and lay him down in the buiiway of 60 Oak street Ave minutes alter which be expired. ‘he men who had deceased in charge walked or ran away, and Were seen no more. It 18 believed that they brought their victim irom @ groggery in the Seventh ward, took him ao- cross the line into the Fourth, in order to direct suspicion from themselves and lead to tne suspicion that the crime was committed where the body might be found. Captaio Allaire, of the Fourth precinct, has wie ease in charge, and, with his detectives, will make vigtiant efforts to’ soive hy’s adminis- | the mystery, and doubticss some arrests will be made, THE POST MORTEM EXAMINATION, Late yésierday afternvon Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman, M. D., wade @ post-moriem examination Pei ge RAY on the body at the ~ ae and found that deceased the | had compression of ¢ ‘ament as | fracture of the base of the skull, the result 01 vio- 2 brain from an extensive lence, Voroner schirmer wiil make an invéstiga- tion of the ag @-day providing all tho witnesses a I Re Our, (URED A THE COURTS. Important Decision in Bankruptcy—Charge of Counterfeiting--The Yorkville Police Justice. ship—Collision Case in the Central Park— An Old Municipal Ring Case—Liabili- ties of Warehousomen—Business in the General Seesions— Decisions, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. ‘A Property that Has Passed Through Many Hands—Intervsting Decision of Judge Blatch- ford on the Service ef 8 aay and the Jurisdiction of the Court. Yesterday Judge Blatchford rendered an interest Ing decision in the case of Thomas Hyslop, assignee in bankruptcy of Ely Hoppock vs. Ely Hoppocx, Caroline Hoppock and Erastus 8 Brown. Tne question disposed of relates to the proper service Of suvpoenas so as to bring parties allegea to have Made conveyances and assignments of property in fraud of their creditors within the jurisdiction of the vourt, We print the main portions of the de- cision. The Juuge says:— ‘The bill in this case was filed on the 5th of Octo- ber, 1871. ‘Tne prayer of the vili is that a cor.vey- ance made by Ely Hoppock, the bankrupt, Novem- ber i6, 1867, of a lot of land oa Thirteenth street, in the city of New York, to me. Samuel Cary, and a conveyance made by sald Hoppock, Octover 1867, of a lease of a lot of land on Fourteenth stree to one Walter Barnes, and which lease was assigned by Barnes on the same day to Caroline Hop- ock, the wile of the bankrupt, aud assigned vy her Rovemper 15, 1867, to Barpes, and assigned on tae same day by Barnes and the bankrupt to Vary, and the properties covered by which conveyances, lease and assignments were devised pad peqyeatned, by Oary by his last will and testament, made Novem- } ber 29, 1870, to said Caroline Hoppock, may be de- creed to have been fraudulent and void as agalnstthe creditors of the bankrupt, and that the properties and the proceeds therevl, and. she right of actloa therefore may be aecreed to have vested in the plainud, and that the detendans Brown, who alleged to be receiving the rents of the Cee er ay be decreed to account to tne plaintiff tor such Tents from the 1st of May, 1871. and that we bank- Yrne end nia wite may 06 Ohjuined frow parting with or encumbering ‘the broperties and irom re- ceiving the rents.tnereof, aud that the plait, May be appointed receiver of such rents, On the filmg of the bil @ subpoena to appear nd answer was issued on the 6tn of Qctober, 1871, returnable on the first Tuesday of November, 1871, and directed to the deiendants. On the 6th of October, 1871, the Mar- shal, in writing, deputed Charles L. Clarke serve the subpwena, In an afiidavit sworn to by he Clarke on the ith of October, 1871, and flied on jhe 9th of November, 1871, he deposes that ‘‘on the ity day of October, 1871, he served the suypena on ly Hoppock and Varoline Hoppock, his wife, two f the defendants, by leaving copies of the subpena for each of the de!endants at the dwelling house or ‘usual place of abode of Hoppock and his wife, No, 88 West Fonrteenth street, with a free white person, @ member or resident in the family.” ‘Lhis service urported to be made under the provisions of rule 3, In equity, Which says:—"The service of all subpoenas shall be by a delivery of @ copy thereot by the officer serving the same to the defendant ersonaily, or, im case of husband and wile, 0 the husband personally, or by leaving & copy thereof! at the dweillng house or ugual piaco of g@oode of eact deiendaut, with some free wilite per- gon who js a member or resident in the tamily.”? On such service @rule was entered on the 9th of No- vember, 1871, taking the vill as confessed against the delendants, Ely Hoppock and Caroline Hoppock, his wile, tor waut of an appearance. Those defend- ants have come into Court wituout appearing gen- erally 10 the cause, and move tue Court tbat the order pro con/sesso, and the subpoena and iis alleged service, and the ailldavit thereof and all sunse- quent proceedings o/ the plaintiff on the subpoena and order, be set aside on the grounds among others:— Firsi—That the subpens was not made returo- able on a rule day, but was made returuabie on the firat Tuesday of the month. Second—That tae piace mentioned in the aMdavit of service, 38 West Fourteenth street, was not the welling house or usual place of abode of the de fendants or either of them. it is satisfactorliy shown by the aMdavits that neither of the two defendants has been personall rved with a subpwena; that 83 West Fourteent! reet was not on the 6tn of October, 1571, the dwell- ing house or usual place of abode of either of them, Qnd bas not been their abode sinco the 30th of April, 1868. Where the dwelling house or usual place oj abode of the defendants bas been since Juue, 1863, or is now, 1s not shown; but it would seem to be in- dicated that it is pow in Cunada, if anywhere, Al- though the bankrupt may lrave tied {rom the juris- Giction of this Courtin Bankruptcy to avoid the consequences of frauds committed by him on his creditors, ana althougn his wile, thé recipient of the benefits of such frauds, may have accom. panied him in his flight, and although he aoa she may be hiding just over the lines in Canada, and venturing into the State Niagara Falls, only for the purpose of making an amdavit for the purposes of this motion, yet this Court, rere | in equity, for the purpose ot this suit, has acquived no jurisdiction over We persons of the deiendants by such service of the subpoena as has been made. ‘I'his Court cannot decide, on the evidence, that 38 West Fourteenth street has peen at any time since the 3otn of April, 1863, the dwell- ing house or usual place of abode of elther of the deiendants. The question Is one of the jurisdiction Which this Court, sitting in equity, in this suit as Acquired over the perso.1s of the deleagen’ , .ehty ult by process issued and served Lb 4 #4 pry pod regularity i making the sun” ashi, turnabie on the tirst tues" vane ip Ue case re on the trst Monue~. .-eway of the month, aud not Court onthe” «+ ‘There 18 anew term of this Dut iwe urst Tuesday ol each month. There are ge v or ‘ree terms of each Circuit Court in the yeat, and hence the general equity rules provide that Uhe subpwaa shall ve returnable on a ruleday, that the first Monday ofevery month shall bea rule day, and that the return day of the subpmwna shall be the next rule day, or the next rule day but one oc- curring aiter twenty days from the time of issuing the subpwna. The motion must therefore be granted in respect to setung aside the urder pro conjesso, aiid the alleged service of the subpoena, and the aMdavit of such service, and ail subsequent proceedings of the plaintid on the subpona and order, aod denied in respect to setuing aside the subpoena, The plaintiff also moves that he may be appoluted receiver of the reuts and profits of the Suid properties, Inasmuch as Mrs. Hoppock is tne person alleged to hold the properties adversely to ‘he plaintiff, and she has not been served with pro- cess, aud the defendant Brown 1s not alleged to haye acted otnerwise than as agent tor others in epee 4 the rets, the motion lor a recelver must be denied. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Crimiual Cases. 4 Judge Benedict sat yesterday, and proceeded t dispose of cases on the criminal calendar. Counterteiting Internal Revenue Stamps. In the case of Benont Howard, who Is already in- dicted for counterfeiting internal revenue stamps, & new indictment has been found against aim for substantially the same offence, Mr. WILLIAM FULLERTON, who appeared as coun- sel for the de‘ence, objected to the defendant plead- ing to the new inaictment un*il he had an oppor- tunity of arguing against two indictments being allowed to stand agatnst his cuent at the same time for substantiaily Une same offence. He did not want to go to tria on one indictment while another of sub- stantially the same character was pending against him, ‘time tor pleading to the indictment was ex- tended in order to give Mr. Fuilerton opportunity ty submit the argument which he desired to address to the Court, Counterfeit Nickels, Charles E, Radke was indicted for passing a few counterfeit nickels. Mr. GOoDLET, who had been assigned as counsel for Radke, informed the Court that Radke stated to him that two lawyers who had promised to appear in the case on bis behalf, and to whom he had paid fees amounting altogether to $30, bad deserted him, eae Nad lain 1D jailsix Mouths expecting to be 1e Mr. De Kay, of the District Attorney's ofice, spone to the accused in German, and was informed that the names of the counsel re.erred to were Kus- geil and Feuchwanger. Juago BENEDICT Animaaverted upon the circum- stance, observing that if the facts were a8 stated by the defendant, it would be the duty of the Court to conskier what should be done im the matter— whether or not the names of the counsel alluded to should be stricken from the rolls of the Court, ibe tnal of Radke was postponed, and ne was allowed to go with @ Deputy Marsnal to obtain the attendance of wituesses Who, he said, would clearly Prove his innocence, it was subsequentiy ascertained that the names of the jawyers mentioned are not upon the rolls of the Circuit Court, and if ihe statement of the de- fendant is true as regards them, they took his fee, @s he says, without rendering service lor it; and, moreover, they had no right to practice in the Court, never naving signed its rolls. Attachment tor Coutempt, A man named Michael Stiner, who had been at- tached for contempt by Judge Blatchford in the dankruptoy sult of one Ulrich, voluntarily gurren- pha himseif yesterday and was lield in $3,000 all, SUPREME CCURT—TRIAL TERM—PANT 2, ‘the Yorkville Volice Justiveship, Belore Judge Brady. Murray vs. Coulter,—The trial of this cage was re- sumed yesterday, the court room, if it were possi- ble, being more compactly crowded than on the pre- vious days. The defence entered Upon tueir evi- dence by placing Judge Coulter himself on the wit- ness stand, Me denied, in the most emphatic manner possible, the statement of Hamlin about ine Making out of new election returns in &@ private room at Lovejar’s livtel; bo met Hawiio ip front of tf ae al, JANUAR ie Ovy Mall, Vigo rere ‘ave him the veiarne, aaa cos wards Went with O’Brien to. the bar of the hotel”and no farther; he never meddied with the Yyeurns at on cross-examina- is tion he - stated that he knew nothing of hg Tetarns. for Police Justice until after the Cauvassers finished their canvass. He receive the returns of \ne Twenty-second ward as Alderman of thal ward; ho knew noti of the carrying of the vallot boxes to the station house and did bot apply to the Police Commissioners to send canvassers there; with the getting up ol the Hugh Murray ticket he had nothing todo, and mice vo arrangement with Mr. Farley about it; he had bee an office holder for the past ten or twelve ears; he had bene ® Harbor Master, Police Clerk, ‘arden of the Tombs, an Alderman and Schoo! ‘Trustee; he resigned as Schoo] Trustee and John Stacom was appointed In his place, but it was Sironep: no srrangement of his, Q Did you say to Mr. McKeon that you was afraid Haulin was sorry for what he had done relative to making out new election rewurns and would tell? a = 33 No, sir. Q Tha you tell Mr. McKeon to promise Hamlin a ce in your court if he would Keep quiet? A, 0, sir, Mr. J, O’Brion was the next witness calléd. He testified that he was Assistant Assessor o! Internal Revenue for the Eighth district; he was canvasser Gf the Fourth district of the ‘I'wenty-second ward he saw Coulter all the time he wasin Lovejoy Hotel; he saw Hamlin give Mr. Coulter a return be- fore going into the hotel, and the latter put the onan into his pocket and never took it 0.t while tn he notel, On his cross-examination he stated that he was not quite sure tnat he was canvasser of the Fourth district at the charter election in 1869. Did you not once keep a place on Eighth A. Yes, about twenty years ago. Q What sort of business did you carry on? A. Oh, @ very respectable business, Did you have a piace for Gog fighting? A. No; put Thad a place tor rat killing (laughter): gentle- men brought their dogs there and we gave them a show at the rats (renewed laughter), Q Did Judge Coulter priak his dogs there? A. The Judge had no dogs, but he frequently came With other gentlemen to my place (laughter). The witness Was subjected toa much longer cross examination, after which whe Court aujourned. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART }. f the Risks of Driving In Central Park, Before Judge Freedman, Joseph Fleisch! ve, Stephen H, Mason & Oo,.—This ‘Was a suit brought to recover $10,000 alleged dam- ‘ages for personal injuries, On January 23, 1870, the Plaintiff and bis wife were drivuig to a hght wagon in Central Park, A hack belonging to the defend- ants, who are livery stable keepers, collided with the plaintif’s vehicle, throwing him and his wile to the ground, and, as ciaimed, severely injuring both of them, besides breaking one of the waeels ft the buggy. A suit by the wife for damages for the injuries she sustained 1# stil tobe brought. The testimony showed vhat pluinui received a cut onthe eye, and aiso injuries to nis hip and right aide—the jast injury interiering with the normal condition of his respiratory functions, For the de- fence the evidence showed thut there were several vehicles driving rapidly in @ line, that the plamtit was driving immediately in front of the defandant’s nack; that he brought his horse to a sudden stop, and vhat the driver of the hack reined his horses to one side, when the plaintii’s horse backed, the wheel striking the flank of one of the defendant’s horses, causing them to become unmanageable, and thereby entangling the hind wheeis, upsetting the plaints vehicle. The Jury are still out. SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Probable Cause Sufficient Ground for Arrest for Theft. Belore Judge Van Brunt. Patrick Dempsey vs, Appleton & Co. —The defend- ants, on February 22, 1868, were engaged in moving their bookbinding establishment from Frankiin street to Williamsburg. The plaintiff was employed in assisting the removal, and it was alleged that he took some of the parcels to a grocery store in the vicinity, upon which a policeman was called, who arrested him and took him before Judge Dowling, by whom he was held on a chal of robbery and his trial get down for the Court of General Sessions. Two alleged confederates were arrested at the same time, and similar disposition made 1672—TRIPLT! SYWAT, Court granted, on the and that there was no: | negligence estabiished onfdefenaane's part, and that: | negligence was shown on the part of plainuf in allowing the goods to remain in a place of danger fatter receiving notice in July of the probability of | ig For plainutf, David McAdam; for detend> ant, Wetmore and Jenner, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford. THE OBSCENE LITERATURE OAsE. Counse! for William Simpson, indicted for selling obscene pictures and books, stated that he was not in Court on Tuesday when the bail of the defendant | was forfeited, and remmded the District Attorney of the understanding he had with him that the de fendant shoul appear on Friday. Judge Bedford directed Officer Fitzmaurice, to whom the bench warrant was given, to have Simpson arrested the moment he came within the riedtonien of the Court, ‘The officer informed His Yionor that Simpson could not be found at his store or place of business. folin Russel}, colored, was tried and convicted of @n assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm to David Palmer on the 23d of De- cember. The evidence showed that these colored men and their friends had a difficulty in Baxter street, and in the course of the disturbance Palmer ‘Was stapbed by Russell in the shoulder, the biade entering the arm. He was sent to the Penitentiary for two years and six months, Jobn iiays, who was found gullty of petty larceny on Tuesday, was gent to the Penitentiary for six mon’ David Mitchell (an old man) was convicted of stealing a smal! quantity of rope from a coal barge, and the Judge, naving some doubt as to his guilt, suspended Judgment ACQUITTAL. Henry Moody was tried and acquitted of recelving $10v from Mr. Lord, of the firm of ord & Taylor, on the 16th of November, by means of a check purporl- ing to have been drawn by Livingston, Fox & Uo, Upon the Fourth National Bank, in lavor of Wiliam Ward, for the payment of $200. The accused tes- tifled in his own benall, stating that he was a com- mussiou merchant, dolag business 1n South America, and only borrowed $100 from Mx. Lord to toan to @ iriend; that and another cheok he received from Ward in part payment of a debt. Tne jury credited his story, and rendered a verdict of not guilty, Alter the defendant was discharged and left the court room Assistant Vistr.ct Attorney Sullivan learned there was another indictment against Moody for a similar offence, Mr, McUiclland explamed that case to the Court, informing His Honor that District Attorney Garvin had examined tt and pronounced it a doubtful one, believing that the accused, if tried, could not be convicted, THE GRAND JURY IN COURT. The Grand Jury came into Court in the afternoon, and the foreman tn handing a vatcn of indictments to the Judge, make use of tue following significant remark:—"‘All these cases, Your Honor, lave been passed upon by a committing magistrat ‘This, 1 will be remembered, 18 1n accordance with @ resolution passed some days ago, not to act upon the municipal traud cases during the session of the Oyer aud ‘lerminer, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SUPREME CoURT—CHAMBERS-—Held by Judge Bar- Tett.—Nos. 34, 44, 45, 52, 54, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 87, 88, 00, 96, 116, 117, 121, 180, 1377 154, 158, 163, 170, 1877 SUPREME COuRT—GENeRAL TenM—Held by Judges ingrabam, Barnard and Caraozo.—Nos. 138, 154, 108, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 164, 167, 168, 10, 121, 172, 173, 174, 178, 176, 177, 178, 179. Supreme Cournt—Orrcvit—Part 1—Held by Judi Van Brunt,—Nos, 78134, 51% 23.4 381, 14144, 211, 805, 800, 897, 899, 80034," 909, "008, ‘907, 911, 918, 917, SupgRion Court—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman.—Nos, 1138, 901, 903, 905, 907, 909, 911, 535, 1125, 1181, 129, 1269, "1278, 1275, 1283, Part 2—Held by Judge Monell.—Nos. 1068, 60, 448, 900, 902, 904, 906, 008, 910, 1638, 244, 780, 782, 832, 888, 950, Court IMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Hela by Judge Larremore.—Nos. 893, 1143, 589, itty Hy 106434, 1065 4g, 846, 347, 1028, 68, 846, 847, > 241, Court oF Comvow PLEas—GENERAL TERM—Held by Judges ©. P. Daly, O. J. Ingraham and Robin- los. 12, 22, 32, 35, 42, 86 Maning COURT—TRIAL TARM—Part 1—Held by Judge ET LS 7584, 7610, 8108, 8472, 7049, 7482, 7488, 7542, 7667, 7658, 7659, 7667, 7671, 7672, 7673, Part 2—Held by Judge Gross.—Nos, 7365, 7475, of theif casca, The result of the trial Was | 6288, 76783, 7679, 7680, 7681, 7682, 8125, 7 i Suspension of sentence against his alleged | 7329, Fo00, $040, 7686, 7686, 7689, ene 8 eld. by confederates and divmissal of the complaint agaiust | Judge Joachimsen.—Nos. 8541, 8385, 78. 1 alge aad poneato Ha paket | Mites teat is prosecutiol jain OniTED States Distrior COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. — on being called to testify in his own behalf swore ey ‘te never gl Pein th charged, 4 hae ae ee eels “ashe workmen also tesu! at he could not have ‘APE taken the gouds beyond the wagons at the door haces ess CALENDAR. without their knowledge. On the part of the de- dence it was testified that the arrest was made in god Jaith and from a belief from the facts commu- nicated to them that the platntif was guilty of felony. In charging the jury the Judge stated that 1. was not necessary to ilnd the plaintiff guilty of the theft charged against him, but that the defend- ants had provavle cause for supposing him guilty Of the teft, and upon this caused his arrest. The jury, after @ brief absence, regdered @ verdict for the defendanis, ~~~" = AR yo SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, An Old Municipal P*sg Case. Before Jul~ 4 parreth upper The People ex rel Tninaes H. Kingsland ve, John 2. Bradley ap@, ‘4, 4, Green.—This 1s an action for @ mandamis to compel the payment by the defendants f $3,208 to the relator, who Is the assignee of Wil- liam H. Bell, Superintendeat of Printing of the Commissioners of Record, appointed pursuant to an act of the Legislature in 1855, to examine into the condition of the records, indexes, Maps, &c., of the Surrogate’s, County Clerk’s, Register’s’ and other public offices of the city, a It was claimed for thg plaintim@ that the act re- ferred to empowered ine Board of Supervisors to raise money to pay the Commissioners, and, further, that Bell performed ius duty as Superintendent, and at one time procurea an order from tne Court dr Tectung the payment to him of $833 and interest. Mr , representing the Corporation Counsel, submitted afMidavits of Mr. Storrs and Mr. Wetmore, setting forth that the meetiags speciiied by the Dlainti@ had not been held by the Commissioners since July 12, 1 that these affidavits were 864, Mr. Trull insisted merely upon tuiormation and beilef, and did not affect the merits. Mr. Dean urged further that the plaintiff had no right to ask for a mandamus now, one naving been heretofore granted in the case, and that being suifl- clent, In addition he insisted that the act under which the commissioners were appointed was un- constitutional, because of the appointment by the Legisiatare of omcers who, under the constitution, must be Ke Seti by local authority or be elected by the people; that the work performed by the com- Missioners belonged to the incumbents of the offices in question; that the mandamus will not lie ‘ainst the Comptroller, and that under the act of 1867 no money can be paid except upon vouchers, Properly audited by the County Auditor, Mr. Trull said that the application was withdrawn against the Comptroiler. After hearing the argument the Judge took the Papers, reserving his decision. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Barrett, Reisser vs. Reisser.—Motion denied. Norton vs. Townsend.—Motion granted upon pay- ment of term fee and $10 costs of this motion. Ryan vs. Taylor.—Motion to strike out, &c., granted, witn $10 costs, Woodson et al. vs, Larkin.—Motion granted. Franklin Manu acturing Company vs, Holman ét al.—Motion granted upon payment of term fee and $10 costs of motion, Norwood vs, Rathbone.—Motion for injunction cae and temporary injunction dissolved, with $10 oats. Allen et al. vs, Porter et al.—Motion granted, By Judge Cardozo, Knapp et al. vs. Catdwell.—Motion denied, injunction vacatea, and Decisions. By Juage Barboar, Johnson vs. The Ocean National Bank.—Order granted, Kech vs. Werdir.—Reference ordered. Nelson vs. Kopp, Motion granted, Walker vs. Gilvert.—Order granted. eeppenman va. Hinchman.—Order vacating judg- MARINE COURT—PART |. Liabilities of Warehousemen, Before Judge Spaulding. ‘Travers et al, va. McBean.—The plaintiffs, during the years 1869 and 1870, collected a large amount of jute tow, amounting in all to about twenty-four thousand pounds, which they stored, as Collected, with the defendant, a warehouse. mun, at Peck slip, it veing placed on the fifth floor, On the. fourth floor quantity of bleaching powder was stored, which, daring the very hot summer of 1870, worked, and the odors emitted 80 acted upon the jute tow as to destroy the fibre to a large extent and cause it to deteriorate in value, This was not seriously dis puted, Plaintiff claim that the loss amounted to about two cents Cot gag Mags which they seek to re- cover in tas action, The state of facts testified to by defendant was that he received the Fares as plaintit’ testified, but that to July, noticing tnat the parts of the jute appearing he tne bags were changin color he called on Mr. Travers and notiiled him ol the tact, but that he sieges a) barge ee cember, excepting a single of it, removed in August, Piatntid admitted the notice, but claimed that the delay grew out of negotiations inte ard to aetiling the damage, A large number of ware- housemen testified to constantly storing bieacning powder in close proximity with jate tow and other foods, chat tt was a general custom, and tnat they fina never knowa of any damage arising therefrom. At the clase of the testimony délendanvs counsel moved for The following is tne catendat rie Cah of Appeais for Thursday, J anuary 11:—Nos, 281, 28: % rg 184, 246, 264, 277, 800, 811, 313, 314, 160%, 6 THE ALLECED CLUBBING OF HEYRY SWAN. vt elie sey, PO raat g Mr Ee mn Oe oo No Feundation for the Report—Coroner . Keenan’s (vestigation. Yesterday aiternoon Coroner K look wr ths 1 an took pp tug case of Henry Swausey, a baker, laic of 1,134 ifoona wronuc, who, samo daya-ago, died in Bellevue Hog pital from the effects of a fracture of the skull, alleged to have been received by a club in thé hands of un officer of tie Nineteenth precinct. On what authority shch a report gained circulation did not Appear, but it Js certain there Was not the least foundation for it. It was impossipie to learn in What manner d received his injuries, but probably they were the result of a tail while intoxt- cated. A brief synopsis of the evidence and the verdict of the jury will be found below. Wiliam Swansey, ot 161 Elizabeth street, deposed that on New Year’s Day he was called to take his brother out of the Yorkville prison; went thers, paid his fine of $10 and took him to his home in Second Qvenue; his face was bruised, and the witness talked to him about getting drunk; next day was informed by an old woman that his brother was very ill, and was told wnat he had been clubped by @ policeman; other parties, among whom w: deceased’s employer, said he had been clubbed; doctor attended him till Thursday, when ne was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he died tie next day; never struck deceased; he often interfered to make peace between the witness and his wife; de- ce was not injured at the house of the wituess; don’t know how he received hts injuries, Alexander Bower, of 1,184 Second avenue, de- posed that deceased was in bis employ: he was a temperate and industrious man; on Saturday de- ceased left to see his brother; on Monday morning heard that deceased had been arrested; an officer gave the information to Charles Smith; deceased ‘Was subsequently released by baying nis fine, and came to the house of witness with his brother aud sister; deceased then moperes vo be sick and com- fiona! of great pain in his head; he ate his supper, ay down, and, after crying out ouce or twice “Oh, my God!” became unconscious; did not tell the brotner of deceased or anyvody else that the latter had been clubbed by @ policeman; on Mon of night the brother of deceased and his wile quarreiled, when she said to “God damn you! why did you take him out?” Swansey, pointing to his brother, said, “I ought to have given you more” or “You ought to have got more. harme Rupert, of No. 320 East Thirty-third street, di that at two o’clock on Sunday Morning she saw deceased lying on the landing in front of her door, and he lay there shivering ull six o'clock; he appeared to be drunk; the brother of capenene and his wile then lived in the same house witb witness, OfMcer Kennte, of the Nineteenth precinct, de- osed that on Sunday morning svout one o'clock Fie tound deceased lying on the pavement im Sixty - second street, near Second avenue; hited him to nis feet; asked him what was the matter; he said nothing, only that he was a littie drunk; took him quietly to the station house; he made no resistance and Idid notclub him; he had a black eveanda siight cut onthe back of tne head; Dr. Swan was called and attended deceased, who was ailowed to lie on the sofa im the back room; the wounds seemed to have been inflicted at least twenty-four hours previously; deceased was rational and periectly aple to make a statement, but made none; did not complain of receiving any violence. The medical testimot wus then read, and Coroner Keenan submitted the case to the jury, wao rendered the followmiug VERDICT. “That Henry Swansey came to his death by frac- tnre of the skull, cauged probably by a fall received on or about January 1, 1872, and we exonorate the police trom the charge of clubbing decased.”” JUMPING FROM STEAM OARS, The fact of astranger being found lying between the rail tracks of the Harlem road near 121st street, on the evening of the Jst instant, in a state of insensibillty, with blood on bis face, and his sub- sequent death in Bellevue Hospital, has aiready ap- red in the HERALD. Since then the body has n identified as that of Michael Garmon, a rock- blaster, who worked in 116th street. Qoroner Kee- nan yesteruay examined the witnesses who found deceased and took him 10 the Hospital, but Done ot them knew how he received bis injuries. Wooster Beach made a t-moriem exauiination on the body and iound a iracture of theskull, His injuries are supposed to have been received by falling or Jumping from a train of cars while in rapid motion. THE RECENT RAILROAD AGOIDENT, Coroner Schirmer yesterday heid an inquest at the City Hall in the case of Mr, Henry Joan, the milk- man, late of No. 266 Second street, who received fatal injuries on Tuesday morning by driving his Wauon against a team of horses attached to car 74 of the avenue B line, corner of Essex and Grand greets, a9 previously reported, Mr, Jean was driving bis miik wagon towards the Grand street ferry, and on Calf] Essex sireet Jonn Connor, driver of the car, called on him to stop, but he heeded not the caution, and a collision with the car horses, resulting In the upsetting of the wegon, was the result. In striking on his head Mr. Jean frac- tured his skull. The jury, after hearing tne evi- dence, rendered a verdist of accidental death. Con- nor, driver of thé car, was dmecharged by Coroner Aismussal of the pomplaint, which the , Aebirmer. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Sanitary Condition of the Metropolis. SMALLPOX ON THEINCREASE ‘Meeung of the Board of Health—Vital Statieties~- The Record of Deaths—‘omparative State- ment of Dangerous Diseases. At the regular meeting of the Board of Heaith, held yesterday afternoon, the following reports from the various bureaus were received and adopted:— ‘The Sanitary Committee respectfully submit the following: rernn ter thefweek ending January # 1td— GANITARY INSPROTION, ‘The City Sanitary Inspector reports a total of 1,357 inapea- fiona by the Health inspectors, as ioi.ows, viz. i—) er | building, 692. tenement houses,’ 95 private dweilings, other dwellings, 7. manufactories and workshops, 11 stores pe warehouses, 83 stavies, Jiard rendering cstabilshmntay SLAUGHTER HOUSES, ' Banaaieelis O71ehe slencing renee it beeen and t lots, 60 yards, courts and alleys, 24 ce base- ‘Vacant lot ys rt and alleys, are teow atid dewaikny ‘titer nutaanoesy 4 piggeriony ® dan gerous stairways, aud 71 visits to CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, The number of reports received from the Health Insped tore was During the weel 24 compiainte have been re ceived from citizens and referred to the Healta Inspectors for investigation and report, His report that ‘during the week the disinfecting corps have visited 65 promises where contageous diseases were found, aud have DISINFECTED AND FUMIGATRED “ 61 houses, 61 sinks, together witn clothing, Reepeite cases of amailovx were removed and I dead body to the Morgue by the a ubulance corps, His Teportaiso shows that 53 sinks and cess have been cleaned and disinfected by the night scavengers, under par mits of the Board, and 15d loads of soil removed from the city. Permits have been granted to 25 vessels a TO DIBOHARGE CARGOES on vouchers from the Health Officer of the Pt ‘The vac- clnaimg corps have visited 11,037 families, and 5,121 vacuiaations, of whieh ‘662. were primary and Secondary. - There have also been 1,st2 cattie inspected af the arkcet Yards, of winch 3 ware found _ orulsed and 18 uised; one com; int wag referre tne Department Puplie Works. i Sada the following is a comparative statement of contagiows diseases reported for the two weeks ending December isi; aud January 6, ait: . bay Fevers fc. i ital Te Mea- Diphe hus, phoid. Scarlet, lapsing. ves. o December Bont SMP e: Boi: lansing Was ther January 6, : uu During the past two weeks several cases of smallpox have sent to the hospital, coming from beyond the city himits. | This will explain some of the sources by which thip contagion is brought Into our very mi Two.casea were sent here by a physician in Passals, N- Ji, who had con> racted the disease from a patieat in 4 BOARDING 4OU8R in Passaic. One came trom ‘ireaton, N. J.. and three were recently arrived emigrants trom Kuro] Europe and H: who had contracted the disease ou board those vessels probably, as they were taken sick in (rom one to, fier taeir arrival, : seven days at i The Register of Records reports as foliows:—During the pant week there were registerod 414 deaths, being aa tucrease of 26 upon the previous week and 6 less than for the sepoormae (and et ia rinotic rages occasioned ; constitutional, 116; local, 214; developmental, and violent causes, 24." The ve FATAL CASES OF BMALLPOX decreased from 18 to 15, those of scarlatina from 28 to 1 those of whooping cough from 17 to.14 and those uf. ty; fever from #to 8 ‘The morcality of diphtheria and cro together increased from I to 21, that of typhus fever from tol, that of remittent fever from 1 to 6 and that of the diarrheal affections trom 14 to #4. Intermittent fever caused 2 deaths and phthisis puumonalis 75, vem in each instance the same number as in the preceuing week, ighty-tnree deaths were dus to the LOCAL RESPIRATORY AFFECTIONS, an increase of 8. The following were the principal meteoro- logical features of the week,.as recorded for this department, ‘at the Cooper Union :—Maximumn temperature, 51.5 degrees: minimum fomperss , 29 degrees; mean temperature, 86,67 .88 degrees higher tan that of the corre- lod during the past ten years; mean reading of arometer, j mean deeree of humidity, 71..0. The Attorney reports as foliows:—Number of actions com= menced for non-compliance with orders or violations of health laws or ordinances, 48; number of actions discon: Hnued upon evidence of ata:ément of all canse of com- plant, 57; number of complaints by inspectors examined aud form of order endorsed thereon, 109; number of suck ‘Gomplaints examined and returned for additional Captain Yule, of the Sanitary Corps of Poll 5 x Of meal tab, ey selved ana the following as the amount we eg and ry. 208 Deal «veurth, is The City Senitary Inspector seporte the slaughter houses of the clty as bemg in good sanitary condition, Several applications were made to the Board for = change of the names of deceased persous on the records of the departments, Two such applications were sent from Londun, England, but they were fle) HL gases by the Board, 23g any in we pia a; Sues Wouia iateriere With the value of the records, The Sanitary Committee presented a report om the cleaning of the streets, attached to which was the following comparative exhibit of the work done for the week ending January 6:— Nunwwer af Miles Number of Miles feared, wants the tag Noe cl ve BM roo 2. ws 8 ~ % bs None, = | 5 — 6 71-19 6 4% rm 7 8 8 “ 5 96-100 9. 834 8 Is 40 gg w ‘70-190: 1 6 12 None. shore 3 1 4 68-190 ld 2 2 162-190 15 6 3 110-190 16 None, 13 164-190. 17 None B 18, 4% 19, 61-16 gutters, 19 20, 33 4 21 No report recei' done, 55 15-16 miles; nos done, 176%. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION AND TRACT SOCIETY. Reports and Election of GM-ers. Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Union was held at 806 Broadway, Mr. H. D. Rolph presiding. Rev, Dr. De Puy read reports, which showed thatthe re- ceipts at the treasury in this city amounted to $22,000, but as there are half a dozen sub-treaguries throughout the United States the full amount of re- ceipts do notappear here. The disbursements the shape of grants reached $19,226, leaving a bal- ance in the treasury herve of $2,773. One thousand oilars in gold were appropriated to Sunday school work in Germany, @ similar amount to India and nearly as much to South America, The Sunday schoo} aper’s circulation is nearly four hundred thousand Fopies annually and nearly halt a miltton Sunday ri school books are published and circulated. for 1872 were elected as fullows, Seether: with & Board of Managers:—Presi/ieut, hop Morris; Vice Presidents ex-oficio, Bishop Janes, Bishop Scott, Ee a bling ames; Vico Prest- dents el D, Rolph, O. He Applegate; Oorre- sponding Secretary, J. H. Vincent, D. D.; Recording’ cretary, W.H, De Puy, D. D.; Treasurer, 8. J, enough. ‘the Tract Society. Immediately after tho adjournment of the Sanday Schoul Union the Tract Society met, Mr, William Truslow presiaing. The reports showed that grante of tracts of the value of $11,269 had been made dur Ing the last quarter; that the circulauon of ther paper monthly averages 72,000 copies; that 610 12mo tracts are published, 460 bandbilis, 18 book tracte and several leaflets, making altogether more than 1,100 dtiferent tract puvlications issued by the society. Ths treasury has received during the quarter $1,040 and pald out $1,118, and there gre bills still due amountmg to $3,349, The Executive Committee had appropriated travis, &c., valued at $1,054 during the quarter, The special’ cominittee previously appointed reported muuntes regarding the death of Kishops Baker and Clark, which were ordered to be entered un the jouraal and copies sent to the families of the deceased. Mr, GOODENOUGH called atiention Lo the dixcrepan- cies existing between the reports of collectious for Sanday school and tract purposes as made by the pastors to the annual conferences and as recelved yy the treasurers according to their reports, He read extracts covering five years, from 1866 to 1870, in which the discrepancies amounted to over eS thousand dollars. The Sunday School Union ni appointed & committee vo inquire into the matter and seek its rectification, He asks for a committee of conference of the Tract Society also. Messrs. Sammis, Howe, Applegate and Trusiow, laymen, and Rev, A. K. Sanford were appoimted such com mittee Some general remarks followed on the work of the Society, Mr. Applegate thinking the Society wag not doing all it could or should. Kev, Mr. loliisand Dr. Wise showed that they were doing a grcat deal, thougn additional “steam” might be put on, The Sollowing officers were clected:—Bishop -Morris, President, and the other bishops Vice Presidents ex- opicio, with Mr. W. Trusiow and T, A. Howe Vice Presidents elect; Dr. Wise, Corresponding eoreta- ; Dr. venham, Jr., Recording Secretary; Dr. Lan- ‘fan, Treasurer, add the usual committees on finance, applications, &c. Adjourned, THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK. The Knights of St. Vatrick of Jersey City hela their annual election of oMcers on Tuesday even- ing, at St, Peter’s Hall, The following are the Officers elected:—Aineas Fitzpatrick, President) James M, Brann, First Vice President; John tgna- tus Cullen, Second Vice 'resident; P. 1. O'Brien, Recording secretary; John McLaughiin, Corre. sponding Secretary; James Crowley, ‘reasurer; John ©. Bailey, Sergennt-at-Arms. Commitees ‘Were appointed to make preparations for the ban- 1 @uet and festivities on St, Patrick’s Days