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8 THE COURTS. Interesting Proceedings in the United States, New York and Brooklyn Courts, The Jumel Estate Suit—Decision in an Admiralty Case—Dissolution of a Fire Insurance Com- pany—Decisions—Old Divorce Suits— Business in the General Sessions. UMTED STATES SUPREME COURT. @Oases of Collision Betore the Courte—T! Vessels Bridgeport and the Margaret Bvens—The Mary J. Vaughan id the Telegraph. WASHINGTON, Jan, 25, 1872. No. 85.—Steamboat Bridgeport vs. Shaw and Another—Appeal from the Circuit Court for tne | Eastern District of New York,—Tmns is a case of olson between the Bridgeport and the ship Margaret. Evans. which was owned by the mbellants. The Evans was moored for the dis charge of cargo at a plier in the East River, and the Bridgeport was bound im from Bridgeport, Conn. The collision occurred in a fog, andthe deience was that the pilot acted with his usual care and caution in entering the sitp of the sleamer, was guilty of no fault, and therefore the ease was oue of mevitabie accident, The decree ‘was for the libeliants, the Court holding that the muster should have known his course well enough to have avoided the accident, - This decree was afirmea at the Circuit, and is brougut here tor review, Where it 18 contended that tne Couris below erred in their rulings and in their conclusions of law, One ol the points made is that (he rule laid down by the Circuit Judge, that it 18 incumbent upon the ty pleading inevitable accxient vo show adfirmauvely that the collision could not have been avoided by the exercise of ordinary care, caution and mariume skill, is erroneous, and that the cor- rect rule is that If it happened mosrieemocies, such care, &c., then the accident is inevitable. B. Uwen for appellants; D. VW. Lord for appellees, Nos. 86 and 87. The Propeller Mary J. Vaughan, and the Steamboat Telegraph vs. Gordon and Others—Two Cases.—This is an action brought by the appellees as consignees of a cargo of barley, shipped on board a canal boat, which was in tow of the Mary J. Vaughan, to recover damages ior tne loss of the grain, resulting from a col Uston between the Vaughan ana the Telegraph, also ® towboat having a barge in tow and going the Oppose direction from the Vaughan. ‘ne libel ‘Was filed against the two towboats, and they botn appeared separately m the sult, and flied ex- ‘ceptions to the iibel for insuiticiency in not detatlng minutely the movements of the two steamers. The exceptions were overruled, and subsequently the District Court rendered a de- cision against both the steamers. Their defences had been in respect of each that the other was guity of the negligence causing the disaster, and. | they now insist upon such determination, but sub- mit that m case the vessels were voth in fault the decree should have been against eacn for a moiety only of the joss. ©. Van Stanvoord for the Vaughan; J. Fitnian for the Telegraph, Same—f, Lyon for Gordon ei al, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUAT. The Estate of ‘dadame Jumel. Before Judge Smpmap. The case of George Washington Bowen vs, Nel- son Chase was resumed yesterday. Nearly the whole of the session was taken up with the ex- amination of one witness, a colored woman, who had hived in the family of Madame Jumel, and who testufied with respect to a great many circumstances Which appeared to have very little to de with the merits Of the suit. She was subjected toa long, able and searching cross-examination by Mr. Charies Conor, the leading counsel tor Mr. Uhase. ‘dhe plainud’s counsel ofered to read in’ evi- | Van Brunt.—Nos 725, 1215, 1311, 16s), 1691, 173%, aence the depositions of certain witnesses | 1921, 2 2473, 2475, taken at Saratoga; but the defence objecied | 2495, 2499, 2601, 2605, to them on the ground that they were ec parte, | 2645. that they nad been taken without notice to the de- | | SurERIOR CourT—TriaL TeRM—Part 1—Held by fendant, and that they are uot properly certilied in conformity with the act of Congress, Judge Shipman, having heard on this point argu- ments of ccunsel, reserved lus decision, which he ‘Will deliver at the sitting of the Court this morning. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. A im for Wag Deciaton, Yesterday Judge Blatchford rendered a decision wm the case of Join B. Zabriskie vs, Ashbury B, Fountain and others, The jivellant clatmed com- pensation for bis services as master of whe steam propeller Sarah A. Brown, belonging so the respondents, for the term of four yeara, from from June 25, 1866, 10 June 25, 1870, at the rate of $900 ver year. Lic claims under four yearly agree- ments, each for a year, and alleges that he served for one month of the year beginning June 25, 1869, when he was, without cause, turned out of the ves- sel by the respondents. His claim is for 600, less ® credit of $1,466 07, leaving due 33 93. The respondents, while admitting the rendering of the services for three years and one month, set up that whey hired the libellant by the month at the rate of $75 a Month, to ve paid him for the services of himself and bis sou—to wit, $37 50 a mont for himself and $387 50 a month for his sou—that they have paid tie Wbellant $2,752 50, being for limself $1,392 60 and tor his Son $1,360, being in full jor all the time they worked for the respoudenis on the vessel, and that the libeliant is indebted to te respondents in the gnm of $578 71, with interest Irom August 1, 1809, * for momeys collected by him while in weir service from sales of produce made in tue discharge of ots duties, Wlich sum they claim to be allowed by way of counter clalm, recompense or set off against apy sum that may be found in this suit. The Judge says:—On the whole evidence I na that the hiring of the father was by the month, at $75 @ month, the lather to provide the services of the son for that compensatt A reference is ordered to @ commissioner to state an account oy Gebii and credit between tue parties on that basis, and to imclude any sums with which the libeliant or hig son are properly chargeable for moneys re- celved by tem on account of the respondents, in transaciing the business of the vessel as master or clerk. All other questions are reserved until the coming in of the commissioner's report. SUPREME COURT — MAL TERM—PART I. An Old Divorce suit Revived. Before Judge Van brunt, Ellen A. Price vs. Joel ), Price.—this old divorcee suit, 60 long aud frequently before the Courts, was retried yesterday. Short work was made ot It, as tae panied ony pte previous trial coml Counsel—Messrs. Monell and Zeglis for plaintiff | end Messrs Fithian, Clark apd Smith for defendants. | SUPREME COURi—SPECIAL TER®. The Justh Uiverce Suit. Belore Judge Cardozo, \ Emi! Justn vs. Virginia W, Justh.—This case, the | full particulars of wbich have been pubilshed in the HERALD, came up yesterday for a further hearing on | the motion to allow the rather to see the children, At will be remembered that the defendant claims to have paid in December, 1870, to ue plaintitt $30,000, as the condition of @ separation and the delivering ‘up of a confession of adultery on her part, which | confession, she says, was extorted from her through fear and is untrue. He claims that the money was accepted in full pay- meat of twice this sum expended by him ap furnishing her house 1p ‘Thirty-lourth street and upon her country residence in Oyster bay, L. 15 and, Jurtner, iat he did not suppose the separation agreed upon was to prevent lis seeing their chil dren, Mr, John Shafer, on behall of Mr. justi, con- fended that it was not right to cut whe father of from seeing his children, and feciingiy appeaied to the Court on this point. Mr. Jono D. Towosend urged sirict adherence to the articles of separation, and that it was pot right for the father to attempt fe #ee the chilidres, iu Violation of such articies of separation, without first paying back the $.0,000, Mr. Shater read a series of ietiers purporting to have been written vy Mrs, Just to John L. Bur- leigh, an ex-colove! of voiun , wna by him to her, | showing, as be insisied, an unproper intimacy ve- | tween (he two. As to these letters, Mr. Towusena | owned that some of them were genuie, and these | | ouly in the nature of a frieudly corre: feuce, al Abe others ~ those going to show im r macy—were iorgeries, the jorgeries beng cha ae the joiut work of the plaivtul and a Mr. W. Van Wyck. Mr, Townsend preseuted a batch of afMidaviis showiag up Lhe conduct of ihe plaintdt end bis assistants in an alleged conspiracy to Viackep the character of both the deienduat and Colonel Burieign, Among them was one deny- ing @ statement that ie Colonel bad bought abortion pilis at a drug store in Greenwich reel, bul showing that Mr. Justh, a8 alleged, | nad endeavored to bribe the druggist inio | Swearing ‘lat Colonel Burleigh had bought the puis there and ideulily him as We purchaser, Anotuer aiidavit slates that Mr. Justh offered a deiective $500 Lo ‘*put the jo. up’ on the Colonel, Alter seading the papers the counsel summed up. Air. surance Company.—A formal order dissolving the defendant's company was made yesterday, In the Judge Freedman—Short causes.—Nos. 1763, 867, 1774. 241, 1048, 68, 847, 369, | A portion of the money which the detective haa | Nasu lett nis nome NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1872.TRIPLE SHEET. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Dissolution of a Fire Insurance Company. Betore Judge Barrett. George W. Montgomery vs, The Market Fire In- same order Was continued the receiver aj 1d Lo Wind up its affairs, mee Decisions. Seaver vs. Cartwright et al.—Motion granted, ‘With $10 costs, Lester et al. vs, Cohen et al.—Motion adjourned to first Monday of February, to be held at the same (me as the delendant’s mouon for a resettlement, &e, Kank for Savings in City of New York vs. Blake et al,—Judgiment granted, In the matter of the final accounting of D. Levy vs. The Heirs-atlaw of H. Oppeaheim.—Memoranda Jor counsel, Bayer vs, Bayer.—Report contirmed and judgment of divorce granted, Dietz vs. Dietz.—-Memoranda for counsel. Merwio vs, Brett.—Motiou granted. Preis vs. Ryalewski, —Memvranda for counsel. Woldheimer ys. Seii et al —Judgment granted, Butts vs. Long.—Motion granted, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions, By Judge Barbour, Hatch vs. Hatch.—Movion granted. Strong vs. The Woodward steam Pump Manufac- turing Company.—Order granved, Astee vs, Wileman,—Same, Colton vs. Seaman.—Same, Lush vs. Beckerman.—same, Battelle vs. Lawson,—Same. Bacon vs. Risiey.—Motion denied. Barnard vs, Barnard.—Order granted, MARINE COURT—PART 3. Decimonm By Judge Joachimsen, f Wilson vs. floitmann.—Judgment for plaintiff for $283 27 and costs and $25 allowauce. Memorandum | occaston to visit the newly acquired home of his late | on papers, Bristow va. Clancy.—Judgment for plaintiff for $848 08 and costs and $25 allowance, Byrnes vs. Wilsou.—Reference ordered to Mr. Jacob A. Gross, Spaulding vs, Akin.—Judgment for defendant, ‘With costs and $25 allowance. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Burglaries. Before Jadge Bedford. Yesterday Michael Campbell, Jonn Masters and Michael Maylan (youths), Indicted for bugiariousily entering the dwelling house of Lansing C. Moore, 124 West Fifty-third street, on the 10th inst., pieaded guilty to grand larceny. The youthiul burglars carried away three overcoats and a plated sugar bowl, which were recovered. Masters, being the leader oi the gang, and well Known to the police, Was sent tothe State Prison for four years. Camp- bell was seatenced to the Penitentiary for two years and six months, and Maylan, being under ere years of age, was sent to the House of luge. Thomas Hagan was tried and convicted of bur- jary in the third degree, he having, on the 18th of cember, entered tne apartment of Bentamin Downing, 47 Jay street, and stolen a silver watch, which was found upon the person of the prisoner several days afterward. He was remanded for sen- tence, ‘The Petit Jury was discharged for the term, and the Court adjourned till Saturday, wnen Judge Bed. Jord will attead to meet the Grand Jury. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY? UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY.— Nos. 146, 2, 18, 89, 40, 67, 132, 158, 159, 160. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Ju.lge Bar- Tett.—Nos. 62, 08, 77, 84, 105, 106, 113, 124, 126, 127, 183, 162, 166, 167, 176. Call, 184 Sorrems Court—Oincuir—Pal rt 1—Held by Judge 1511 1585, 1054, 1662, 1761, 1465, 1707, 1436, 1283, CouRT OF CoMMON PLEAS—TR#AL TERM—Part 1— Heid by Judge Larremore.—Nos, 1102, 493, 932, 827, MARINE CouRT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Spautding.—Nos. 8637, 7427, 7675, 707, 7840, 7679, T8H4, 7595, 7896, 7897, 7898, 7809, 7Y01, 7900, 7102, 7607. Part 2—Held pe ge Gross.—Nos. 7802, 7877, TIT, 7805, 7809, 7602, 7696, 7689, 7834, 7889, 7890, 7891, 7892, 7893. Part 83—Held by Judge Joachim- Adjourned to Monday, January 29, BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. A Disbonest Letter Carrier. Be.ore Commissioner Winslow. Samue) A. Gurley, a letter carrier in the Brooklyn | Post OMice, was arraigned before the Commissioner yesterday morning for having stolen money from letters received at that oflce, Numerous com- | plaints having been made to Postmaster Booth by | parties who had lost money, that orticial deter. | timed to watch for tne thief. Suspicion finally | rested upon Gurley, and in order to ascer- | tain whetner he was the guilty party or / not Specta! Detective Gavler enclosed some | marked bills in a letter, which he placed among a | | number Of other letters to be taken out by the car- ners, This wus on Weduesday afternoon, The e- tective remained in the office and kept a watcn on the carriers, Gurtcy subsequently took the letter containing the money, with others, and yesterday morning, When he arrived at the office, he was summoned to a private room and charged with having committed the robberies. He at first denied it, but afterwards confessed that he had opened some letters, though he had never taken money from them. } marked and several opened letters were found in Nis possession, when he made a full confession. Ile confessed that he had practised this system of rob- bery since Deceinber. but did not think that his pecu- lations would amount to more than $30 in all, It seems that Gurley opened letters which were to be delivered by other carriers, never tampering with hisown. He is about twenty-seven years of age, | married, and lives in Eighteenth strect, near Fitth avenue. The Commissioner fixed the amount of bail at $6,000. SUPREME COURT—CiACUIT. ‘The Trouble the President of the Marine Bank Has With a Painter—A Charge of Blackmail, Before Judge Pratt, Matthias Terriault vs. James D. Fish.—Plaintist claims $6,000 damage from defendant, who ts Presi- dent of the Marine Nationai Bank, of New York, for alleged false Imprisonment, The platotiff was ar- rested In December, 1870, at the instance of | Mr. Fish, and Justice Hogan, of New York, sent | hun to Biackwell’s Island, Where he rematued seven or eight days, being then released, as he swears, withouta nearing. The defendant deutes that the arrest was made without cause. Terriault, who 13 & Paiiter, swore yesterday that he went to the bank, wheu defendaut called in an officer and had him arrested. i Counsel for defence endeavored to elicit from the | Withess Why he went to-the bank ana otler litle things, but counsel for plaintiff opjected, masmuch as the answer did not contain any justifeacion of tne Ariesh Counsel. for defence asked leave to | swer, which the . ane eco yg Went over, mts: Sten hia Terriault, 1t would appear, accased the defen with being too intimate with the wife of one a (Terriaul’s) friends, and has kept a close watch ou Mr. Fisb’s movements, The deiendant, on the other | hand, says taat the pialnut is a blackmatle } that, by the advice o1 counsel, no had him are In seli-iefence. Some queer developmeuts are ex- pected on the trial CITY couRT, Suit Against the Agent of the Children's Aid Sociery for the Alleged Kidnapping ot Boy. a Before Judge Neilson, Thomas Nash vs. R. D. Dougiass,—The defendant in this aotion 1s agent of the Children's Aid Society, | and plalaum, a bricklayer, brings tmis action to re. cover $1,000 damages, charging Dougiass with hav. | ing enticed away his son Wiliam and causing nim | to be sent out West, One day in April jast youn: No. 174 Graham street, ad aid Subsequent search for him proved in uot returo. vain. Finally, ove Harry Duggan, a yout who was missed at about the ume youug Nasi disappeared, | informed tue parenis of tie latter that he had seen their son in Missouri, Where he had been sent py the | Children’s Aid Society, Nas went there by the | name Smith, and on May 8, 1571, ois mot wrote to him, addressing him as “Wm. Smith, Mil- tou, Randolph Co. Mo., In care of James Wright,’ | Which Was the address furnished by Wuggan. ‘Tne mother impiored him to retarn howe, and promised that a free Ucket shouid be sent him. Noreply was ever received (o (his letter, and although the pareots frequently applied to the society, in order that wey migut get their son back, they could obtain no satis- Townsend said, as to Colonel Burieigh, be boldly Javed the music, a used to during army iiumes, and bis standing in the business community and In his private reiaiious spjeids iin from al such altacks upon bis character, Ag to Mr Justh he stated that nothing else conid be expected from @ man Whoee first appearance on tne American stage Was 4 plano player in a negro house of proststution in Sau Francisco and tie advance to iat O/ keeper OF B sIMAI Larrouio iu the same city faction, Piainudl thereupou brought tats sult, and stated Mis case as given above. The plainum nis wile and young Duggao Were examined yesterday, | Case on. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALBAXY, Jan. 25, 1972. Day calendar for January 20:~Nos, 93, 27, 26, 13, 4%, 97, 14 Bud Tip i TOMBS POLICE COURT. Another Complete Letter Writer—Forging a Check—A Dishonest Room Mate—Burglare Committed to Aaswer, For some time past business—that is business of any particular unportance—has been extremely dull im the above Court, and yesterday was no exception 4n this particular, 7 THE COMPLETE LETTER WRITER, The letter writer of the period, Alexander J. Howell, who was arrested Tuesday last for writing indecent letters to ladies adverusing in the columns of the HERALD, was arraigned ut the bar of justice early 1n the forenoon, Judge Dowling asked him why he engaged in such business, but Mr. Howell had not a word to gay: he was too intent on looking at his feet and attempting to conceal the sense of shame and mor- fication Which burned im his face, After reading him a severe lecture, in the course of which he told him his wile had been to intercede in his benalf, the Judge allowed him to go his way, but with ine assurance that if arrested again on a similar charge he would be severely punished, FORGING 4 CHECK. On the 15th of the present month John H. Oakey, & clerk in the employ of White, Morris & Co., No. 18 Wall s'reet, bought a check of a young man namea Jonna Desseler, Jr., Which had been drawn by U. A. Arthnr, Collector of the Port, to the order of Lahey & Delrod, for the sum ef $141 40 in gold, The coeck bore on the back the endorsements of the frm to which it had beea drawn, also that of William Rum- ner & Co, Mr, Oakey paid for this peice ot ie ir $153 tn currency, and afterwards ascerta! that the endorsement of Lahey & Delrod was a forgery. Yesterday he secured the arrest of Desseler and had him taken before Judge Dowling, who committed dim for trial m default of $2,000 pail. A DISHONEST CHUM. Ernst Kraus and Adam Eisinger have for some tame past an oti apartments together in an up- town boarding house. They always got along very amicably togetner until about the 17th of the pres- ent month, when Adam missed his watch, a pair of pants and a pair of shoes, He then accused Ernst of having committed the theft, but that gentleman indignantly repelled the asper- sion; but, nevertheless, at once changed his boarding place. Feeling convinced that he was right in nis suspicion, Adam took companion and there he found, as he had expected he would, a portion of his property. ling heard the case and then committed Mr. Kraus in defauit of suitable ball. BURGLARS LOCKED UP. Gustave Perumer, alias Walter Moffet, and Jacob Wiams, the two individuals who afew nights since broke into the cutlery store 14 Warren street— the particulars of which appeared in the HERALD of yesierday—were taken to Uourt yesterday morning and committed by Judge Dowling. HORSE NOTES, Mr, George B. Alley has lost his four-year-old filly by Hambietonian, dam the dam of Dexter (iull sister of Dexter). She died on the 22d instant of hemorrhage of the jungs, at Mr. Backman’s place, In Orange county, cently been offered $5,000 for the filly, ‘The trotting horse George Palmer is being jogged on the road every day. He 13 looking fine and bids fair to come out fresh in the spring. W. Ridabock owns a very fine four-year-old bay gelding by Prize Fighter, dam Lady Victory. This 1s ky promising young trotters of good size and jon, Mr. Barry @ short time since purchased of Mr. Ely avery fast chestnut stallion, of Royal George lineage. “He 1s a capital road horse and has shown 2:33 in @ private trial. Isaac Philips 13 driving his well-known gray geld- ing Admural Farragut on the road. This horse is now going very fast and 1s ta fine condition. Harry Hamilton 1s driving a gray and bay team that are fast, Ex-Sherit? James Lynch and hts well-known old | w; trotter Dan Webster will be seen no more on the | road togeiher, a8 Mr, Lynch died on Monday last. ‘This gentleman was a constant driver, and he and the old favorite )an Webster could be seen on the Toad every day when the weather would permit, — | A good deal of good trotting has taken place on | the road during the past week. The Eighth ave- ; nue has been 1n fair condition to show speed, and many a merry rattle has come off between fast road nags. Horsemen are weary waiting tor an old- fashioned snow storm, and sleighs may be now had at a sacrifice. ‘The steam rollers that are used to pack and smoothen the boulevards are objects of great terror to many high-mettied road horses, and_ tne persons having charge of these rollers very often whistle and blow oi steam when an approaching horse | Snows fear, This 13 malictous, and ought to be stopped before some serious accident occurs. ‘The roads 1m the Park require an immense amount of work to kcep them in order, aad men are con- unually engaged In making repairs, nocwithstand- ing their great hardness, A ram storm always washes and gullies them to such an extent that 1t requires a great deal of Lavoe to put them in shape agaip. Since the widening of the roads on the east side of the Park travel has become much safer and pleasanter than formerly; but sull the roads yw far too narrow during the driving season, and should all be still further widened, if possible, The improvements already made are appreciated by the public, Harry Hill has purchased the sorrel colt Curiosity. He is by Stockbridge Chief, out of a second Star and Blackbawk mare, but three years old, and stands fitteen hands one inch. but there are that he wiil im time exmbit mu speed. Curiosity was raised by Mr Fietener Vail, residing three miles irom Middletown, and so little was he thougt of by this gentleman that he allowed him to rau wild until @ year or so ago, When he was sold for $6 to bodine, the trainer and driver of trotilng horses. Alterward Curlosity Was rated for $100, and again for $50, when he re- turned to Mr, Bodiue's hands, A third ume ne was subjected to this game of chance in.regard to own- ersutp, When luck Caused him to remain with Mr. Bode. The latter individual by agreement with “Dunk” Brown gave him one-half interest in the horse for breaking htm; but becoming disgusted horse 18 ceriamly against him, assurances n | With the property Mr. Bodine sold is interest finally to “Dunk” lor $15, Who shortly atter went about the country exhibiting Curiosity with a four-legged chicken. Mr. James Newsome purchased the colt for Mr. Hi, paying Mr. Brown $1,500 for the singu- larly sha,ed animal. He 1s a curiosity and will re- pay a visit vo dir, Hill’s stable, THE CITY LABORERS, The quietude that has prevailed for a week past at the City Hall and neignborbood was broken yes terday by @ slight excitement, Information was received from Police Headquarters by Captain Thorne, ai the Twenty-sixth precinct, that the large Pipe men, of whom there are about eight hundred employed on ienth avenue, atove Ninety-third street, at $250 per day, contemplated a cali in & boy upon the Comptrolier in reference to ther back pay. There are tour pay roils in the Comptroller's oMce showing im the aggregate an Inuebtedness of over Oug hundred and thirty thou- Sand dollars, This is a very laige sum to be owing to men who are altogether dependent upon tuelr monthly pay. They seemed to have thought that they had waited long enough, and had de. Veruilned to call upon the Comptroller in a body. Fearing that this might lead to a breach of the peace a deiachment of police reserves, under the ; Command of Captains Thorue and Allatre, were | Vey ou duty mi the vestibule of the Court Rouse, iM the afternoon @ contractor waited upon the Compirolier in reference to the paymeut of his men, aud the Comptroller told him that he had arranged to men at nine o'clock this (f A telegram was despatched to the works, and tue men were stopped trom marching on to the City Hall Park. ‘this morning Mr. Cady will proceed to tie work and the men Wii be paid the amount that 1s due to them. News of the passing of the Audjt bill by the Senate Was received yesterday afternoon, just a3 the clerks were leaving their desks, and caused feelings of great joy. For nearly Jour months these hard- worked servants Of the city have veea either living on credit or on the savings of former years, The prospect, therefore, of speedily obtaining what is rlaay) mornin; | due w them was a jusufabdie occasion for von. , gratuiation, MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMISSIO: A meeting of this Board was held yesterday, President Agnew 1a the chair. Commissioner Huyt read the report of the Execu. tive Committee, An appileation from Mr. Ferris, Jr, for permission to build @ platform at tne bulk- head of piers 16and 17, with. east Ru The report of Superintendent Richardson as Tepairs of che Screw Dock Company at pier st River, was ordered to be placest on fie, 4 report of the Auditing Committee was read by Comiaissioucr Wood, witch recommended the pay- Went Ol Lfy-one biils, AiNOURUNE to $36.603 68. Tho largest hihi was thatfor H, Delamater & Co.,:jor Eeaaions cerrick, amounting to $3, 32k. ‘OT DISSIO1 said Liat the payment of these ¢ Commission without any funds 10 f commission, The report Jere Was adopu A, rev ag AuOn Was mi from the Kunhardt a nburg-Arberican Packet, Company for informa. on as tO the possidiiity of supplying this come pany with @ pier on the New York shore, as the lease of the pier in Hoboken expires neXt year, Kelerred to tie Executive Committee. A letier was read irom Mr. Hurst, agent for tho National Line sieamsnip Company, tention of the Commission to ine onbine bank, about two Hundred fect indeptig ary ve the passage of the France and otner steamers {rom the pier. Mr. Hurst said tat he had spent already $3,000 on dredging at that pier, ana he irougnt that Was sufileient, and tat (ae bank siouid be removed by the departinent. It was ordered to be Telerred vo the Engineer-in-Chief, with power. Commun. cations asking for repairs of vnikneads and removal of obstructions Were also read and re- Jerveg to the Executive Committee, Judge Dow: | Mr. Alley had very re- | The appearance of tnis | commence to pay the | was complied | THE REGISTER’S FEES. The Citizens’ Association Ask that the Prices Be Reduced—iheir Reasons Therefor—Corre- spondence Between the Associat'on and Register Sigel—What the Register Says of the Place and Its Perquisites. CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION OF NEW York, Hon. FRAN” Sion, Recigut BECADWAY, Jan, 0, 1872 Drax Sin—The Citizen called for some time past to the abuses which exist in the Register’s Office, and trusta that these abuses need only to be pointed out to you to be corrected, You were elected to this jucrative and responsible position by the combined action of democrats and republicans, without regard to party distinc. tions, and in spite of the fact that you had Jong been afilll- ‘ated with the party which is in a complete minority in this The gentiemen who nominated and whose in- oa el you are among the best known and wealthiest bankers, and lai this city, and they are you will justify by vour management of your office the conlidence they have in you. These gentlemen, either individuaily or for | it ‘und extensive trausactions with the | correctiy, informed, is very the time of Charles G. Halpine, when the fees ' cliente, iave iarge store Otles in the purchase or sale of real estate, | ‘were much leas than they are now, the net prolits ved, over and above all ex- nes of every kind, amounted to fully sixty shel Key | and are interested in having its tees moderate, just and Jezal. ‘The income of the Regt the association is thousand dol- | mi the | year. Under the late incumbent, who augmented the | charges considerably, the proceeds have been I aoavieg and will sate if they 1.0 not exceea, $80,000 a So ‘or the three — years during which be beld tue’ o '9240,000 during his term, over and above xpenses of every kind. Such incomes as these from an oflice requiring absolutely no labor, for all work can be performed by # deputy, and Dut little responsibility, able and extravagan the grow- the three are unreasonable and in view of the conaition of public affairs and ing sentiment in favor of economy, in direct opposition feelings of the community. ‘The ‘sum ie, more Limes the salary of the President of the United States, and a the government to ten times as as that the Juages ‘of the (tnd ky ‘at Washington. itis more than all the cy office, nearly one hundred in number, for their arduous labor, while the Register has absolutely nothing to 0 and is at no expense for books nished by the county. But ob- or stationery, which are fur! Jectionable as it may be on abstract principles, it becomes doubly a0 when investigation shows that it up of illegal exactions and unwarranted char; rendered in the oflice. ‘The largest source o! enue is from extra fees for searches, which are done “out of time,” agit is called, ‘the law requires ail searches to be completed within twenty days, but the exigencies of the legal profession de- mand that they should be often furatahed fn less time. Such kearches are supposed to be made out of oflice hours, and for this labor an extra charge of @ mere arbitrary amount Ip made. Notanly are these charges unreasonable in them- selves, but the pretext for them 1s utterly unwarranted, such searches being invariably made in. the ordiuary course of business and during the hours which ought to be devoted to the regular business. Were they really made as they are | supposed to be, the other work would be so advanced that | the ordivary searches could be completed within ten days at | the farthest, which would satisfy the needs of the profession. | Phe force of the ofice is reaily abundant to furnish all | searches at the time they are needed, as specified by those requiring them, and still give abundant'pay to the searchers, many of whom now make $10,000 a year over and above .the ‘amount pata to the Register. ‘There is no authority in law whatever for sach chi and this Association hopes that they will be ip ail cases dis- continued, except where the work is actually performed, as it is assumed to be, out of the usual hours. In addition to this loyal source ‘of profit, excessive, fees are demanded | upon all papers offered for record, It is true that the prac- tice has been to avoid quarreling with the members of the B ifa reduction 1s Iusinted upon, 1s is allowed; but this’ ly an act of policy, to avoid the serious conse- | quences which might follow a persistency in demanding ex- toritonate fees. It proves that the Registers have always been | aware that their exactions were unwarranted in law; but aa they are invariably at first aaked for, they are usually paid without question, a diiculty witn the Kexister's Oillce being | # serious annoyance to lawyers having much real estate busi- nena, e ‘To specify ‘ticularly some cases, this association would mention the following :— inary deeds the charges is. 2 50) al foes are... For bist ‘@ quit claim deed... ‘Whereas the legal fees are. For a mortgage the The legal fees being. For an Astor, Trinity church, Rhinelander lease the charge 1s. SSeSREGTSNSE SasSE: For a Lloyd lease the charge i ‘The legal fees being... For the assignment of a lease. While tne true charge is onl 12 Se mee te: ‘res es arc. For filing x chattel morta hereas the charge shoul And for examining a chattel m ‘The true charge being ouly: For reoordiug instrument even more excessive, Here are overcharges full one hundred per cent on the proper amount, and which have no pretence of justification in They ‘make the cust of abstratts of title so heavy that if the value of the property is, not Inrge people often prefer to run the risk of the existence of an encumbrance rather than incur them. And they are © serious tax on real estate by interfering with its tree transfer, ‘They should cease at once, for without either of these sources of income the protts of the office yleld # large and abundant Income, To facilitate the examination of titles the association asks your co-operation in securing the passage of a iaw at Albany requiring all searches to be done in ten days, instead of twenty, as now required; and a further provision authoriz- ing the use of books of printed forms in place of copying legal instruments m full; the latter improvement would only 0 18 equalling be adopting system which Js universal among convey- ancers, no lawyer ever drawing an ordinary deed at lei but using blanks which are sold at the stationer’s, and w are adapted to ordinary cases. Books of each of there forma coula be kept without the leant derangement of the business of the office, and woutd be an, immense saving of labor, as well as a great convenience to amining them, while the extraordinary papers coud | be copied uf length, as at present, By assisting the associa- | ton in these two particulars you would be conterring a boon | om tie community ad would justify the exnectasion of those | who elected you. Very reapect{uily yours, | PETER COUPER, President, RegisreR’s OFFiIcr, HALL OF Recorps, 2 CIty AND County oF New york,( Jan, 11, 1872. zens’ Association i | thos Prren Coorrr, Esq., President of the Ci. of New York :— Dar Ste -Your communication of the 9th inst, in regard to the adrinistration of the Rexister's office was duly re- ceive e different points referred to will receive my ear- Lest and most careful consideration. Since I entered upon | the duties of this oflice my time and energies have been Cully | occupiet in having the buliding, which I found in a | most filthy and dilapidated conuition, swtably repaired for ite occupants and business, in ascertaining the duties and qualiiications of every clerk, und in makiog such changes In persons and pinces as the exigencies most needed, On the two points to which you ecial attention and ask my co-operation in jslative action, I respectfully submit that, in my Judgment, it would not answer to curtail the time for com- eting to ten days, as this would involve doubling the rorce of searchers and a corresponding Inereave oc fees, From my own observations I at prepared to aflirm that the | eight searchers in this ollice require to work from eight or nine o'clock in the morning to six, seven or even ten o'clock in the evening, in order to keep up the business under tue present imitation of twenty days. In regard to books of printed forms, I fully agree with your suggestions, and I had already ordered copies of sumplé books, such as are used in other places, tor examination or adoption. t 1s my Intention to make and keep the building in a suit- able condition for the health and comfort of its occupants, for the conventence of 118 patrons and for the credit of the city and county of New York; to fill every office with com- petent and reliable clerks; to administer all the affaira of the office with economy and ‘juatice, and, as far ae it m® in my powrr, to the satistaction of all fair-minded men. Ho far L ave acted on this basis, even at personal sacrifice, at the cout of friendships, and with the certain prospect of reducing my income trom t ¢ office a number of thousands of dollars annually. With assurances of my hearty co-operation in every needed reform, | am, very reapectiully, yours, ne ie F. SIGEL, Register, CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION OF NEW YorK,/ £18 PROAOWAY, Jan. 24, 1872, "5 Hon, FRanz Storr, Register :—- in acknowledging the would respectful: y DFARSIR—The Citizens" Axsociation, 1 | receipt of your letter of January 12, 1872, | call your attention 19 one matter which seems to have es- | eaped your attention in the first communtcation sent to you— | that i: the over charges tor recording and fling papers—and | would beg to differ with you as to the amount of lavor | required from the searchers in the Register’s Oilice in order | to,complete all searches within ten day: | tion. You bave mavieno reply to the statements that largely ex- travagant fees are demanded for recording papers such as are | rpecitically set out in the original communication, and which | amount in the aggregate to nearly donbie the true and proper rete to learmtbat, insvend of | gharges; and the Association reg | these being disconti hey have been tully maintained, ; ‘for searches have actually been in- creased. | while the extra char; The reduction of the number of clerks in the office isa matter in which the public has vo interest, and simply re- suits in increasing the already excessive income of the teg- tater, of nearly elghty thousand dollars » mies'in these particulars go into hie pocket #0, long as the fees are maintained at thelr present extortionate standard ; and as to the clerks, the public ts only concerned in knowing Wuat they are earefal aad competent, most of them being mere copyiata, ‘The Association has come toa different conclusion from that contained in your letter in reference to the fexsibility of completing the searctes within ten days. There are search- ern enough to do the work in much less time than you ape- cify did they perform all extra work out of office hours, as they shoutd nired to do; these men now earn’ as manch as $10,0.0 a year and are only enzaged some atx hours daily, and as extra compevsation is paid im almost all | searches, they at present practically complete their work much within twenty days, often furnishing searches in a week when pald expres: The County Clerk already made this desirable change voluntarily, as the Association 1s tnform: all scarches vent to his oflice in ten day | allows him twenty. However, were to do the business raplaly enough to sult general convenience they should be employed, and their being ao employed would entail no more expense on the Register than the great profits | of bis office woula amply justify. Without raising the ques- tion as to the propriety of the compensation now received hy these men for a few hours’ daily labor, the amount need not be reduced, but another mode couid be pointed out that | would at once remove the difficulty. At present the Register appropriates to himself one-half of all their charges for searching, both their regular fees and thet es, 80 that be receives merely for certifying they get for making them out, giv- nd time in examining the books wad ing the records, ia an unfair and unjust division of the profits, and tt that tf the Regisver were to be satistied with one- for so dolag. i} | er instead of onv-halt, to pay for examinations of titles and were the Kecister's fees more reasonable, they would beable to meet theexpense, Un both thers subjects the Association hopes that you will see the justice of its views as bowhof them are essential to the due admimatration of the Lp pet coiice and to the realization of the hopes of re+ form fh which tue people indulge, as ® result of your election to office, Many arguments could be produced for making the ofiice purely a salaried one; but this would not oe necessary were the work performed promptly and at fair and correct rates, nd the nid be satiated that the Register should be attend eficiently to th PETER COOPER, largely ¢ Very res ronnerated di ectfuliy. c ip What General Sigel Snys. A representative of the HeraLp called on Register Sigel yesterday, in order to ascertain [rom him more jtizens" Association has had its attention | | to adopt a rate of fees which was in existence ' date of the comniunicatt: dressed to him by the Association, The ememen con that body ‘m in department government, and if they would only in thetr req was determined to so regulate his office thal general satisfaction would be given vo all who had business with it, Already he had incurred some responsi- bility in making such repairs to the oulldiug a3 would insure the safety of the records, as Well as the coavenience for working of those eogeaet in his department, When he came into the place it was & pigpen; he would have been ashamed to take any | @entieman into it, He bad endeavored to renovate | ML, thas it would nos be, at least, a positive disgrace to the city any longer. He and all the employes had | Worked from nine o'clock in the morning till six or seven o'clock P. M, every day since he took charge ' tbe office, m order to tacilitate business, ; and he proposed to do so as long was | Deceasary, i bis health permittel. He | Was now asked by the Citizens’ Association | twenty years ago, bimseif ‘and his employ¢s any compensation fact, if the extreme reformatory measures Ww! gome persons seemed anxious Lo mtroduce Into the office couid be carried out, he would actually have | to pay a few thousand dollars every year for the honor of being Register of the city and county 2f New York. quired of him. He should mtroduce reforms into his department, both as to fees, searchers’ charges | and ail other matters, just a8 soon and as fast as | they became necessary. His desire was vo have the | affairs of his office conducted fairly and equitably. For the present he couid truthfaily say his opeuree i had exceeded hs receipts. The rates of cl es | now in vogue were agreed upon oy the lawyers and and which would hardly yield | 3 In hich. | Teal estate men themselves, though whenever they | othe were too I reduce the) POLITIC. The Presidenc: igh he should, notwithstanding this tact, Mh, AL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS. y—Hancock, Gratz Brown and Greeley. {From the Washington Chronicle (republican ad- maunistration), Jan. 22.) It 1s rumored in thia city that the leading demo- crats have agreed upon Generai Hancock for | President and B. Gratz Brown for Vice President, It is also hinted that calcula- tions are made on the probable conrse of Mr. Greeley. if he should not be @ candl- date himself, it 1s conjectured that ne imay bring out a candidate with the view of weakening the regular republican nominee. * * * We do not gay vhat General Hancock would countenance anytning which he believed would imperil the live of the nation. ut he would be in the hands of his Roruern wing, as it has always done, and if troubles like those we have referred to should the party itself would disintegrate and fall to Pieces, and tus be powerless for either gooa orevil, * * * Mr. Greeley was not made Lost- master General. We have no idea that he is soured toward the republican party on account of any fan- cted or real slight of this Kind, He ts too much ofa philosopher for taat. But if his democratic friends, whom he has been advising of late as to what woul be thetr best policy in tac campaign of 1872, shouid happen to carry the country and attain power, they mos notveven make him Postmaster in New York clty. Miscellaneous. The National Labor Committee desire returns of delegates to the Columbus Convention, on the 23d ; ult., to be made to them ia Washington. The Charleston Courier, referring to the message of Governor Parker, of New Jersey, says it discusses With “singular force and precision the issues which, under the acts of Congress, have imperilled pubiic Mberty and placed free institutions not only upon trial, but in jeopardy.” New Jersey’s favorite son seems to have become guite a favorite lately with the Southern press. The Cincinnats Commercial 13 of opinion that “the administration Senators,Carpenter, Morton & Co. are not as nappy as they were.” Is this not a rare singular remark for @ paper like the Commer- cial to make? A Western paper thinks that in case John W. For- ney should ve nominated for Vice President on the Grant ticket the democrats would have to run a Ucket against a “live donkey and @ dead duck.” A dead duck ought to make a goo electioneering dodge, especially if 1t should bappen to be of tne “canvass” back species with champagne surround. ings. Fred Dougiass says he objects to “playing me- nagerie” for people—that 1s to stand up and be looked at by @ vulgar muititude, He has for a long ume been the colored man with the long pole who has stirred up We politica! menageries of tie “plain’? jaces, THE ADMINISTRATION WAR ON HANCOCK. GENERAL A New England Review of the Situation. {From the Boston Advertiser (administration), Jan. ) Upon the death of General Halleck, who com- manded the Military Division of the South, the division was discontinued, and the commanders of departinents were directed to report to the head- quarters of the army in Washington. This nas ex- asperated the friends of General Hancock, who are again rehearsing his alleged grievances and renew- ing the old charges in his behalf against ine President. Tue history of this matter, so far as the public have knowledge of it, is given in @ long correspondence published by General Hancock witn the permission of the President more than a year ago. The correspondence consists of letters written by General Sierman, General Han- cock and others. The grounds oi Genera! Hancock's complaints are these:— Firsi—That being ® major general, when ho wag relteved from command of the Division of the Atlantic he was as- signe tothe Department of Dakota, in the division com. | manded by the Lieutenant General, ‘the least important de- partment of the three Mn tue division, when he had expressed ‘& preterence for the department with headquarters in St, Lows, in which were three times ax many soldiers, the com: mand of which was then vacant, but was subsequently given to an officer inferior in rank to Limaclf, Second—That upon the death of Major General Thomas making a vacaucy in the command of the Division of the | Pacitc, he was again degraded by the assignment of General | Schofield, bis junior in rank, to the command of the division, | while he was kept in command of au unimportant depart- ment, Third—Tnat when Lieutenant Generis permission to g0 abroad, he was not, duty in the division, directed, in accordance with army usage, | to assume the command, but that the division was retained withont a commander untit Lieatenant General Sherida: return, the commanders of departments meanwhiie repo ing to General Sherman in Washington. ach and ail of these proceadincs were, he maintained, contrary to the pro- ceedings of army government and an indignity to his rank which nothing in his record as a soldier warranted. Having appealed to the President without effect, General Hancock, if our recollection of the circum- stances is correct, appealed to General Sherman to intercede for him and obtain an expianation of his treatment. At allevents, General Sherman wrote a letter setting forth to some extent the motives of the President’s course. The circumstances of Han- cock’s conduct when in command in Louisiana at | 1 He hardly supposed that this was re- | 84° | atreets for the general order busine ri | rates then were thirty-four cents labor and | cariage; sometimes it was as high as forty; I had no under- | Standing with the Inman line by ‘The Southern wing would dominate the | | packages ure twenty-live | storage; sometiines one case isa load, sometimes two aud ree, ‘ not overtake the country it would be because | #! } ness of the three 1 | ij | | Sm, | hess there were only three charges against me, and (hese did | not welte nis own application; his tame was THE CUSTOW HOUSE COMMITTEE. Pilfering by Custom House Carmen and Officials. A Couple of Assemblymen Deny the Soft Im peachment of Having Been Influenced by Federal Officials-An Ex-Custom House ‘Weigher’s Assistant Peaches on His Former Employers—Paid by the Government for Electioncering. ‘The Custom House Committee met again yester- day atthe Filth Avenue Hotel, There was a better attendance of the general public than during the | last tew days, and, as wili be seen from the follow- ing report, quite a number of witnesses were dis- posed of:— George J. Wood testified -Am aclerk in the National line of steamships ; was a Custom House officer about three years 0; Lunderstand it has stated here that I received ratuities for taking care of the goods af Bloomfield & Co, from one of kw; I did receive &b for taking care of their goods on the dock, but for nothing else; I had no id did tot a thal power over tl an tI had, or fay that Twas an inspector; there was no inspector at that ime named Wood; such cases as that with bloomtield & Co.) do not happen mors than once or twice a year; I know noth- Jug about Custom House oficials receiving money from mer. chants for collusion; it is xenerally considera: eral order carmen have prefere! im getting their over wine been sworn, stated that be was a remo; of the Agsembiy from Oneida county, an e ry een influenced jn any way by federal ofticlals in voting for Mr, Smith as Speaker. E. B. Biglow sworn—Read the testimony of Mr. Mudgett; in reference toa conversation he had with me about @ cer- tain mapector I have to say that it was strictly confidential, and thal the inspector simply said that having done us @& service at our request he wouid call upon us; I don’t know the name of the inspector; we gave him '@5; he got the money from my partner; this kind of cases are of frequent occurrence, I suppose; 1am not aware of specific cases, where money ig paid to weighers for a copy of tneir revurns, but I belleve it ts done. . Henry J. Meyer sworn—Am in the warehousing business, with eleven stores; have been in that business for ten years? I had the general order business for three years aud @ bal! under Collector Smythe, and I fixed upon certain rates which I lieve we satisfaction: this business was always re- jarded as @ rich plum and has oft caused considerable rouble; Lhad stores in Bank, Greenwich, West and Heach casa; stores in Jersey City and Hoboken were thea aso in oj ite) erase y ir cents: which I ‘got #1 50 @ pack- age for might work; sometimes a hi like a carriage would cost #10 or 815; to charge according to size ; the price paid to laborers then was higher than now; we had rates for small packages as low clght cents; my srerage prices at present for A. T. Stewart nts labor and twenty-five cents Q. Do you believe those rates are still fair? A. I would be content to abide by them under all eireumstances:; the busi ines in Jersey City would probably be equal ot more than that of New \ork. 9 Were there any other ceneral order stores in New York. atthe time you were in that business? A. I bad the most of them; at first I had the entire charge of it, but subse- quently one or two divisions were given to other parties; Mr. told me that during the whole time I bad the not amount to much, Q. Are you aware if the custom is now to hurry goods to the general order stores’ A. 1 don’t know; in my time there was an opportunity offered the merchants to get ther ds away, but this, of course, reduced the business of general order; 10 my opinion the whole general order busi- hess should be done on this side of the river, and I suggested that to Mr. Smythe; I would undertake the entire business now at $1 per package; I never made a profit on the cartage. | when I had the business. Danie! G. Fort sworn—I voted for Mr. Smith as Speaker of the Assembly; I was not influenced in any way by the Collector or the Postmaster of my town to this vote; neither of them was at Albany during the contest; I did talk with the Collector about this matter, but he did not ask me to vote for Smith nor for auy one élue; I do not remember that apy one ever asked me to vote for Smith; it seemed to be taken for granted wuen I came to Albany that I should voto ‘or bim, ‘Benjamm Tomes sworn—I am an importer; goods are con- stantly abstracted from cases; ina recent case we lost from £10 to £13 worth of goods; the case was in bad order when it reached the public store; we appealed to the ship people, and they said that they had delivered it In the same order a& that in which they had received it; we then appealed to the carman, but he said it was m bad order when he got it; he signed & receipt for it as, beinx in good order; my beliet 19 that the case was robbed in transit from the ship to the pub- Ve store; we have the cast row in the hands of a lawyer, who is how suing the carmen; Gross and Garrett are the carmen--well known puble store carmen. our lawyer tried to get a copy of the receipt given to tne carmen by the pub- jc store people, but Failed, john McCabe. sworn—Was in the employ of Robert Ed- wards, United States Weigner, and Fred Conkling, assistant weigher; Edwards did not weigh all the goods that’ came to him} neither he nor hia assistant were on the dock during the regulation business hours—only in the morning and af ternoon for about fifteen minutes on each occasion; it was his business to report to the Custom House each day at noon; he just took the (orelgn marks on tie cases and entered them: ina acrap book; soda ash 1s never weighed, nor antimony ; sugar is sometimes and sometimes not; 1 know of a man, named Oglesby, being pai’ forty cents an hour as a laborer, without doing Anything; I was away from work. for a week or ten days prior to an election on election business; vot my pay just tne same—ten hours a day; f°" judge Pthat ““others got pay. the. same. as { did; at one primary’ election several laborera were sent to the polls and piid for thelr time the same as if they bad worked; Ihave. known Edwards to frequently re- ceive money from merchants to hurry up the weixiiing of the yoods; I was discharged for no reason except that Murphy did not wish me to remuin, as Thad attended a ré.orm meet ing, where the republicans’ were denounced as corrupt; F. A, Conkling made a speech there. Q. Were yon ever sent to political meetings by Mr. Mnr- ? ; Twas seat by Lim to one meeting, but for ‘not say, except it was to make the crowd purpose I ca! igen. "Bo you know of a party of Custom House men having been sent up to an election 1a Connecticut in order to curry an clection there? A. Lhave heard of tt, but do not Koow tho particulars; this was about three years ago; | know of one mau having been appointed as night inspector who could Van Cot; he could not read, and many wines asked me to read articies from newspapers for him, . When you were away on political duty what did you doY A. [was Inspector of Registration and of lection; when I was away another man was pat in my place; I was to receive pav as inspector of election at $10 a day: that was to be paid by the county, but [ have not got it yet: | asked to be “checked up" by my ‘olicial superior tor the ume i was away and he agreed to it, Q. Do you think that was honest ? Objected to by Mr. Bayard, on the ground that snch ques tions scarcely tended to bring out evidence such as would as- sist the objects aimed at by the investigation. Have you any information as to other men having also poe paid while away? A. I bave beard other men talk about it; one of them toid me that he had got paid while was away on election day; Oglesby, the man I have mei tioned, was republican challenger; when I got the appoint ment under Edwards, I was recommended by John D, Law- son and F, A. Conkling, both prominent republican: *. H. Schneider, swori—Am a manufacturer; bave know- ledge of articles abject to duty passing throush’ the Custom House without paving; on last Thankayiving Day | had ocea- sion to go with a friend to the dock ofthe Incoming Inman- steamer from Europe; I 8 rings and other jewelry, a foot square, passed by one inspector, and another Thapector said to some passengers that he would expect to get & cratuityif he passed certain other articles ; I saw a noted thiet there with a pass moving about among the ; the man fa well konwn to the police, and was there with a pass from the Custom House people aiithorizing him to be there; the subject of Custom House xbuses is one of interest to me, and Thave looked into ft; I think that Importers as a general thing are greatly dissaiisiied with the present management of the Custom House; they all seem to have some urlevance; there is a disposition ‘on the of the smaller firms, however, not to come forward and give evidence to the coumittee ; they are afraid that their coming forward would 88; ag Acase in point, one firm told me dence, but at present they were fre- quently at the mercy of the Custom House won the steamer the invoices arrived after the steamer with the yood in such cases they now feo the inspectors to prevent the Ja from going tnto general order, but if, they appeared pefore the committee they would make themascives a target for oppression; @ merchant friend of mine, Mr. A. A. Love, told me that he has (reqnently paid money to inspectors to Keep goods from going into general order when the invoices are dela ‘Mr. Robert, recalled, stated that he believod it was n genes ra practice to give gratuities to United States inspectors, and cou'd give instances; the name tor them, however, was not “oribe,” but extra labor; he had done this himeel¢ In one in- stance. The committee then adjourned until half-past the time reconstruction was in progress, when he persistently thwarted the purpose of Congress and the known wishes of Genera! Grant, then conimand- ing the army, for which conduct be was relieved of his command, were cited, and it was alleged further that when General Hancock returned to Washington he not only neglectea the usual official courtesies towards the General of the Army, but treated him publicly with contemptuous disrespect, and boasted of it; and finally General Hancock was informed, by order of the President, that “it be- longs to the office of the President to select the commanding generals of divisions and depart- ments, and that the relations you chose to assume toward him officially and privately absolve him from regarding your personal preferences.” Gen- eral Hancock's fmends have since indus. triously represented this as a studied insult to an officer of high character, unquestion- able patriousm and @ military record distin- | guished for brave and meritorious eervice. Upon the death of General Halieck there was & vacancy m the commands of divisions, and Han- cock being the only major general without sucn a command, it was confidentiy expected by his friends that the President would be compelled by ctreum- stanceg to ize What they elect to consider the claims of their favorite to such a position, They are, therefore, a8 much surprised as chagrined at the order abolishing the division, by which the Presi- dent 1s enabled to keep lim in Dakota with as muci Justice as ever. This is the state of facts upon watch ‘the new endeavor to make capital tor Hancock 19 based; and the great necessity now laid upon the democratic party to ind a man who can be made avaiable as a Presidential candidate against Gen- | eral Grant may be expected to urge them to magnliy geven o'clock. Eve The committee reassembled at half-past seven o'clock, but no witnesses could be found, Messer gers were despatched in ali quarters in search of them, but an hour elapsed without a single one turning up, the Senators patiently waiting. Finally, on the motion of senator Howe, the investi« gation Was adjourned until ten o'clock this morning. SMALLPOX, The Vaccinating Corpr. The following order was issued yesterday by Dt. , Morris, the City Sanitary Inspector, to the physi- cians composing the vaccinating corps of tne Health Department:—"All vaccinations and revaccinations performed by the officers of this department are gratuitous. No fees can be accepted by any ofMcer. of the department for their services under any cir= cumstances whatever.” This order was Issued in consequence of the reports @ number of the medical profession, which saia at many rsons reiused be = vaccinate unless the doctors consented to receive fees, Ten cases were reported at the Surewn of Sanitary Inspection yesterday, and 35,000 smaik points were given out by Dr. Morris. ‘the people geverally throughoat the city are showing a disposi- uon to assist tae health authorities in stamping out this disease, and, fae tie continue as they are now, there is @ probability that smailpox will soon dis- the incident beyond ali reasonabie limits, General Hancock served throughout the war with conspicuous gallantry, devotion and eftictency. He was an officer trusted allke by his subordinates and his superiors. No ¢ zen ol the republic desires 1o abate anything of the honor or gratitude jusily due for his great service in the hour of peril. But he, like General McCicilan, has dimmed we bright. ness o! his glory by ambitious coquetries with the arty that set iisel! to defeat the national purpose. When he was sent to Louisiana he pursued a policy obviously dictated more by the prospect of possible political advantage than by the desire to assist at length his views with regard to the subject matters contained in the foregoing correspondence. In substance General Sigel said that he deemed tta most singular proceeding on the part of the Uitizens’ Association to take him to task, ast were, regarding the duties and emotnments of nis oMce, while yet he was barely installed therein. Common sense Ought to teach any one, he thought, that the work- ings of so important a position as that of Register of the city and county of New York could hardiy be known to @ Dew-comer within the few days inter- Vening between his instaliavion into oftice aud the jaitnfuily the accomplishment of the work on which the nation had determined, When he was rejleved iis flatterers persuaded lim that he was a martyr whose apotleusis was certaim. Not wholly iree from the temptations of vanity, he assumed the airs of a man whose disgrace was but the prelude to a triumph, and bore himself toward those tn a thority with the premature contempt which 18 ways hazardous, He was deceived, and now, when he feels the inconventence ot @ practical application " “ jeasure ye mete it shall of the maxim “with what im eae ‘the privilezes be measured to you again,” he pi Of that service Whose commanding obligations ne had #0 Jauatliy despised. appear altogetner from New York, A HIGHWAY ROBBER COMES TO GRIEF. On the evening of the 23d of September Jast, ag Hugo Doerger and his wife were*icaving Jones* Wood, where they kept @ shooting gallery, James Gillen and others met them, and, after speaking to Mrs, Deorger, Gillen knocked Mr. Doerger down with a blow On the head with some sharp instru- ment, While Doerger was down Gillen vook hig watch from him and was about to run away with it, when friends who were at- tracted by Mrs. Doeger’s screams of murder came in sight, Gillen, While running away, threw the wateh Mm him, and it was picked up and re. turned to Doerger by one of those who haa come to the rescue, Ever since the occurrence Gillen and those who Were with him have kept out of the way; but yes. terday morning Officer McWilliams arrested Gillen in bed in his own house, He was arraigned at the Yorkville Police Court, where he was committed tor examination. He admitted the charge and gaye the ; neues Of others IuMplicated iu the robbery,