The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1872, Page 5

BOARD OF AUDIT. Meeting of the Board Yesterday Under the New Law. Appropriations for Salaries—A Protest Against the Payment for the Water Meters—The Teachers and Employes of the Board , of Education OrderedTo Be Paii— A Long List of Claims Audited. A meeting of the Board of Audit was held yester- @ay afternoon in the Comptroller’s office. The at- tendance of the public was larger than on any pre- vious occasion. Among those present were Cororers Herrman and Young and Justice Fowler. minutes of the Jast meeting were read by the Clerk ef the Board (Mr. Storrs) and were approved. THE COMPTROLLER ON THE NEW LAW. The COMPTROLLER presented a number of claims shat bad been passed on at previous mectings of the Board for final audit, and they were ordered to be paid. ew act passed by the Legislature as to the Board of Audit, which had been brought from Albany by Mr. Commissioner Van Nort, who had kindly gone to Albany to forward the passing of this bill, and to , whom the people were greatly indebted for nis ex- ertions. Tothe Legislature was due the thanks of Qil the city creditors for the promptituae with which tney had pasged the bill, for its effect would be to greatly facilitate the action of the Board, and therefore expedite the payment of all claims, POLICE PAY ROLLS, Commissioner Van NorT moved the following, which was adopted:— Resolved, That the Sieh roll for the Thirty-second precinct He the municipal police for December, 1871, ing 866 29, and the pay roll for the Seventh precinct of the department of the city of New York for December, }, anounting to $0,498 46, be audited and allowed. BOARD OF WORKS PAY ROLLS. Commissioner SvEBBINS moved the following, Which was adoptea:— Resolved, That the pay rolls for the ent of cers PMorage Weservolr for the, month and assistants of the Storage ir for the month of ber, 1871, amounting to $812; pay roils of engineers ‘and ussistants on High Service work at Carmansville for October, amounting to $741 33; for the month of November, Bl, woio ss, and ber, 9646 88, be audited and ordered ROTEST AS TO WATER METERS. 64 WxksT TENTH STREET, NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 1872. To the BOARD OF AUDIT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, or to whom 1% may concern:— PROTEST. I, James Coohrane, citizen und taxpayer, do hereby ty swear and protest against a claim in favor of Jose ¥. Navarro, for brass water meters, for the sum of end hereby forvit the payment’ ot that claim on ‘the grounds :— Fird—Of frauds in tie trial ana procuring of the con- Sccond—Of the poisonous qualities of the material of which the meters are constructed (brass). Third-Of the cost, which ts at least three times that at which better meter can be furnished for. Fourth—-That the only trials had were in secret, The COMPTROLLER read the above, which was @rdered to ve laid on the table. Depa pa SAPS ta Sea, Den pay rol ui jurean, m- ‘er, 1871, speciors oa pavemaata, August, beplember and ments, AU, mber an ric te ephamench adn ipeuleredecmaeteteny tt Ociober, November 14816 0 13,599 ae 1,879 96 Inspectors of sewers, August, lon Water Works exiension, storage reser- Wolr, pay Poll of Hngineers..cece.vecsersesesesee, 812 00 plies for Gleaning Public Olices— rere, Sepiember, I8ll...,cccsseesees soeeeese Iy1O7 00 Free Fioating Baths— Pay oficers and appointees, August, 1871... 1,115 00 TLaioplignters, Ac., October, 1871 226 68 5. Painters, oe October, 1871. 6,157 00 The above were submitvea by the Comptroller, and were ordered to lie over under the rule. BOARD OF AUDIT CLAIMS, Statement of claims presented by the Comptroller @f Now Yor« as chairman of the Board of Ar Or Monment and Audit of the city and county of New York, February 10, 1872:— Miebael Connolly— Money advanced f¢ each. Money advanced 5 ‘Nine tons of coal at 7 per ton, for allowance as Funds... 1,000 00 Canaries O. Jolie. For Clerk as Commissioner of Streets, 1871 833 88 James R. Byrne— For bookbinding and materials,......... 238 1 Moris Weller— For witness fees in Court of General Sessions... 10 00 For bookbinding, December... oes 44:10 Police Life Insurance Fund— For the amonnt of deduction on account of lost time in month of December, 1871, of $2,193, Members at $1 each... 2,193 00 To fines as provided for. 1,767 67 Total......, eens $3,960 57 ‘The above were laid over under the rule. SALARIES, List of unpaid salary payment on tax account te pecember 31, 1871, on file im Auditing Bu- reau:— Salaried Legislative Department— Clerks Board of Aldermen, September, 1871.... $6,274 92 @lerks Board Assistant Aldermen. 4,998 28 Aldermen and Clerks, Uctober. 11,524 87 Assistant Aldermen anc Clerks. 11,608 1 Aldermen and Clerks, November. 11,524 87 tant Aldermen. 6,999 98 4355 11,986 Toa 7 4,933 8,666 62 8,666 62 + 8,666 62 partment of Public Work: Balance of roll for September, 1871.........000+++ 7,318 28 Balaries Department of Bulidings— Balance of roll for September, 1871 749 9 ae and Ii jon— ber 12,016 54 ‘November. 1,191 56 8,403 23 ", Courts— facob A. Hatzel, Stenographer, Fourth district, The | He also submitted a certified copy of the | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1], 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE CAR HOOK MURDER. Before the Supreme Court, General Term, Upon the Application of William Fos. ter for a New Trial—Points Urged For and Against the Prisoner— Decision of the Court Reserved. In the increasing cycle of exciting events that fol- low in sure and swift succession the track of the whirllgig of tme all recollection of the atrocious car-hook murder, the scenes and incidents of which as publisned in the HERALD on the morning of the 27th of April last produced such a startling efect upon the community, are slowly passing from tne \ public memory. Justice, outraged and indignant at such an atrocious homicide, sought speedy avenge- ment. Avery D. Putnam, the victim of the murderous assault, died three days later in St. Luke’s Hospital. A Coroner’s jury | declared that he came to his death thruugh vio- lence at the nands of William Foster. Promptly on the heels ot the Coroner’s inquisition the Grand | Jury found an indictment for muraer against Fos- ter. Upon this indictment he was speedily brought to trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, con- victed of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hung onthe 14th of July. The public ap- Proved the verdict, and justice seemed in a fair way | of being satisfied. But, mstead of Foster being | brought forth for execution on the day ap- pointed, there came the interposition of the law’s delays. vsudge Pratt granted a@ stay of proceedings; Governor Hoffman granted @ respite. In pursuance of this’ judicial order Foster was granted a longer lease of life. The question to be decided being whether Foster is to have a new trial or not—was heard yesterday be- fore the Supreme Court, General Term, Judges In- graham, Barnard and Brady on the bench. REVIEW OF THE CASE, Mr. Bartlett, one of the counsel for Foster, made the opening speech on the latter’s pehalf. Me told how Foster, on that unfortunate evening, mad- dened into complete stupefaction by lquor, got upon @& car of the Broadway line to ride up town; how he happened to come in collision with Mr. Putnam, and how, with one blow of the car hook, not knowing what he did, he felled Putnam to tho ground, causing in- juries which resulted in the latter's death, He urged that Judge Cardozo, who tried him, was him- self under a strong excitement irom the recent bratal murder of a near connection of his; that there was but one question before the jury, the de- gree of the offence, and on that question the jury were prejudiced by the Judge’s refusual to charge that if the prisoner made the assault with a deadly weapon, with the inteat to maim tne de- ceased, but without any intent to effect death, such killing is murder in the second’ degree, and merely charged that if the jury found “sole inteat was to commit an assault ana battery upon de- ceased the resulting deatn is not more than man- slaughter in the first a ” Heargued thatthe invent to break Mr. Putnam’s head was an intent to maim, but not to kill, and, the Court really took away from the jury the ht of so finding, and therefore finding murder in the second degree. He insisted that the facts, severely as they told against the prisoner, were not sufficient upon which to base @ conviction of murder in the first degree, He dwelt at considerable length upon the good charac- ter of the prisoner. Altogether his remarks only aimed to eniust the sympathies of the court in the prisoner’s behalf. ARGUMENT OF DISTRIOT ATTORNEY GARVIN. Succeeding the remarks of the opening counsel Mr. Garvin, District Attorney, entered upon his argu- ment against the prisoner’s application for a new trial and in support of bis conviction in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. He reterred first to the several special pleas inter; by the prisoner on his arraignment for trial and the demurrers inter- posed as rejoinders. Finishing up this prelimmary branch of his argument he recited the facts. He referred particularly to Foster coming 1n from the front platform ol the car and attempting to take a seat by the side of one of the ladies with Mr. Put- nam, which was prevented; how then he took a seat opposite to them and began to jeer at Putnam; how the latter took no notice of this; how Foster asked Put going aid up, and, recelvit rasponine his questo » and, ving no res} to this question up from his seat, and nau infuriated i iy «Well, Iam going as far a8 you go, y leave this car I’ll gtve you hell.” His closing allu- sion 10 the facts of the case wus further quoting the words of Foster, “I laid him out. I am the man, Who wants me?” He entered upon the points of his argument. His first, point was thav this ‘was & case of premeditated. murder, and from this he urged that the plan, threats, means used, instra- ment used, stealthy manner, all indicate a design and intention vo kill ana murder; his second point was that the form of the indictinent has been held sufficient to sustain an indictment for murder in the first degree; the third poini, that the Court was roperly constituced; the fourth point, that chal- jenge to tor principal cause 18 without sub- stance; the fifth point, that the attachment for jurors 18 matter of discretion, that no juror was away by design of his own or that of the prosecu- Uon, and that courts cannot walt tor absent jurors; the Sixta point, that the objection to oath in case of Deloveign, @ juror, 1s without foundation upon his { own challenge; no specification was made of the | ground or cause of challenge, whether tor principal cause or to the favor; not a word said about triers; the juror was he could not have been prejudiced; he was re- | jected on juror’s own appiicution; the seventh { point, that MoSwiggan was properly excluded; the eighth point, thatthe wife of the prisuner, Jane Foster, called by prisoner, was properly excluded; his ninth poiat bad reference to requests to charge; hig tenth point was that it is never necessary to submit questions to a jury when there 1s no evi- dence to support it, and that {t would have been improper to charge with no evidence to support it; the eleventh point nad reference to the charge ot in- toxication and insisted that the charge was clearly Tight; hig twelfth point was that in all cases the re- view should be confined to questions of law arising upon exceptious taken upon the trial, and errors appearing upon the record; his thirteenth roms that ic bemg very apparent that the suppose errors could not have affected the result, where ought not to bea mew trial, and his fourteenth point, that the judgment should be affirmed. ARGUMENT FOR THE PRISONER, Ex-Judge Porter made the concluding argument for the prisoner, He also recited the facts from his ae seesesegee.. seebessers 166 66 | standpoint view of the case, and also enlarged upon Rolls of Pohoe and Civil Courts— Foster's previous good character, that the October, November and December, iact was proved and undisputed ‘that, down to tls : 51,893 54 | occurrence, Foster had always sustained a i; 8830 48 | Character, and that he had been trom boyh industrious, orderly and peaceable citizen. He also added that various exceptions were taken on the 1,285 8 trial, whioh the defendant does not waive; but he 3,285 $3 | Proposed to discuss only the questions arising upon i Tea 99 | te refusal of the Court to submit to the ment of Finance— ¥ jury the issue upon the murder in the strolier’s Oflice (incomplete)— second degree, His first point was inat the single 6,251 05 | question involved is, as to the degree of murder to ay | whieh the offence belonged, a: crror of the PLD udge, in relusing to subm: e jury the issue Bapanee of Lompsrclle's Oftes— 1,355 65 | wheter the prisoner was gullty of murder in the Auditing Bureau— | be ean cas | Second degree. His second point, that the Judge ber, 1871. 1,816 64 | properly charged that, under the indictment, the 1816 84 Jury could Jawiully convict the accused, either of 1,483 81 | murder in the first degree, or murder in the second degree, or of manslaughter; and it was, therefore, Hid 8 | plainly erroneous to refuse to instruct them as to $1335 9g | the conclusions of fact deducible from the evidence, which would watraat @ conviction of homicide, in October. 8817 98 | either of the degrees of crime embraced in 8,817 93 | the mdictment. His third point, that the jury Decembe: 694 13 | was thus instructed as matter of law—and as ber. 1,921 99 | he submitted erroneously—that though the Ouloner eas 90 dant used @ dangerous impicment, they had ber. *. 7,623 09 | No alternative upon the ewidence but to impute to December. 1,666 01 | him & premeditated fon bare of death or to exoner- ate him trom any intent beyond that of an ordinary Qetoder. 2,234 13 | assault and battery—an every-day misdemeanor; Socem 3:43 ® | and his fourth pont, that there was evidence which 3,287 76 | would authorize the jury to find that the defendant ‘October 2.404 98 | made a felonious assanit upon Putnam, intending . 1496 88 | to maim ai disable, but not to murder Decembe: 7088 | him, He insisted under this head that the | implement used was aeterminea by mere chance, od 8 | being that wnich happened to be first at ; that PS sg la it was an instrument often used in quarrels between Quarier ¢i December 31. car drivers, but never with serious consequences, yer Whalen, © ther bvelore, or since, except in (his solitary in+ temper to . stance; thatthe pt result a ht have nee The ver under the rul walking cane, a heavy Board of Punic foetruction , and no one could have Salaries and Expenses for the year 1871,,......498,399 88 | thought puting to the party using it a purpose Board of Ilealth— of delive: and premeditated murder, and that jovember and December, 1871 ~ tno #7 | the fact Was undisputed that the defendant was a peeeeetery sess + 601k drugged with intoxicating liquors to such an extent ‘The above were ordered to Iie over under the | th: ‘utnam turned hi! upon hi and all the witnesses that he was. drank, On motion of Commissioner Stebbins the Board | not only at the time of the homicid edjourned until three o’clock on Wednesday. HEAVY EMBEZZLEMENT. A Clerk Employed by the Lackawanna Rallroad Absconding With $10,000 in Cur- rency. SCRANTON, Pa., Feb, 10, 1872, John O'Connor, a cierk in the paymaster’s office @ftne Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road Company, in Scranton, Pa., absconded on Friday night with $10,000 of the company’s funds. He has been traced to Binghamton, and probably Went from there to New York. The amount taken 46 probably iarger than reported. He is a young man and unmarried. ‘The ten thousand dollars was drawn from the First National Bank at six o’clock last it memorandum check. It is not kaown W ner the Damor encapen tis’ not. xnown whether be ook additional funda from the companys n but five hours after, by the officer. His fifth potnt was that there 4s no room for any claim that the offence of the de- fendant 1s embraced 1 the second subdivision, of murder In the first degree, and his sixth and con- clading point, that the degree of murder dependsjon the actual intent of the accused, and the refusal to give to the jury the mstructions on this point re- quested by the prisoner entities nim to a reversal of the conviction and a new trial on the indictment, DBCISION RESERVED, After listening to the argument the Court an- nounced that it would reserve its dectsion. The opposing counsel thereupon submitted their papers, and it is probable that the Court will render its de- cision, and the long perplexing problem as to what ia to be the final issue of this case be definitely set- ued, HORSE RACE ON THE EUDSON RIVER, PoucukeErrsiz, N. Y., Feb. 10, 1872, In the horse race to-day on the Hudson River G, arpstern’s red won, beating John Gager’s Pucca Ma turee ctsnlebt Neate” Time-—as42, 330, 2: argument upon this stay of proceedings—the main | MILLER’ INSURANCE RECORD. . The Story of an Insurance Secretary Erasing Miller’s Name from a Ledger as the Reci- pient of $1,000—Another Blank Check Operation—Examiner Briggs Turns Counsel for the Exchange Insu- rance Company and Makes a $1,000 Fee—Some Very Mysterious Points To Be Cleared Up. The Assembly Sub-Committee on Insurance re- assembled yesterday morning, in the rooms of the Fire Underwriters, No, 156 Broadway, to continue | the inquisition into the affairs of Superintendent Miller's department. Mr. Tobey occupied tne chair. | After waiting over an hour for Mr, Miller to put in } aD. appears the Chairman swore Fase Voss Nel eiock GBOtOe We'mere exentacd su mpany, caj Bu | fa'December, 1810) by Mr. ‘Sou came. Monda ! ir, Southwick, who came Mon: 1 pone and concluded on Saturday; we paid $260 for it that is all; Southwick bad, the previous summer, examin the Fireme ‘und and receive: I paid him the same 3250, 60 bain; we were examined in 1868 by ommlestoner Woolford and paid about thirty dollars; pad no money to influence de- ment To Mr. Miller—Weolford was a regular deputy ; South wiok was not; received his pay from the companies: don’t know of improper charges made by you; know of no reason why & company should fear the Superintendent ; if a company 1n 4 solvent conuition d don't think {t could be mjured To the Chairman—A life msurauce company might be injured by delay in making reports, or agency companies in | the fire business. John K, DeWitt sworn—I am President of the United States Life; nover have been examined, nor used money tu ‘influence the department or for any Pp to affect legislation ; the Insurance Department has One of our floors; the 'oflice personally used by Miller is one we loan to him; don't. know how the door is marked ; it has been used by him about six weeks; the offices Of the department are rented at $3,600 per year; have not prevented persons from giving testimony ; some portions of the Miller bill I objected to; we contributed no money for j; employed no one to influence legislation; all ts passage ; bills introduced {n both houses are forwarded by the Journal Clerk of the Senate, for which we pay bin a small sum; I circulated the . Miller testimonial for signatures among both life and fire com ies; the I artment has no more power for evil over a life company than the press; during my experience in life insurance busi- ness Thave had dea‘ings with both Barnes and Miller, and in both casea I have received courteous, honorabie treatment ; 1 have not threatened anv insurance editors that if they took witness saw English prompting Barnes ‘object to that man at your left prompt- is'a alscharged employe of ours." Mr. Miller—If the press representa that the oflicers are generaliv complaining of the administration of the Su- erintendent 1 think ft {s the duty of officers of companies Bay 80, Alexander Stodart sworn—I am general agent of the Ger- ia, Hanover and other companies; we were examined at requeat of our companies; R. A. Southwick made them after the Chicago fire; the object was to show we were he was ten days at it; I paid $200 for there are five offloes or companies ; ought in the certificate and I sent him a cheex for $1,0W0 on the Loaners’ Bank; tnat iv not all I paid him I gave bim a jackknife; that is all the money I ever id. P*ro Mr. Miller—I profered this sum myself; you have never asked a dollar for examination; jusi at that time I would not have taken 50,000; if I had thirty-four hours after the fire it would have been worth 100,000 to us; we had just had a shot below the water line; n't know of any insurance olficer who has complained of your extortion. Harry D. Stodart sworn—Am a ‘tner of last witness; know of a loss made by E.& D. Miller, of Broadway; Su: rintendent Miller called at the office one day know why the claim was not paid; he appeared alittle bit angry; Treferred him to Mr. Stodart; he said he did not like business done that way; he said he did pot un- derstand why the loss was not ixed up; an attorney named Briggs called afterward, but I did not see him; he saw C. W. Stodart; the losa was paid, but after deduction had been made. To Mr. Miller Have seen the Miller firm often; they never said they were relatives of yours; you did not say you were relative of the firm; you demanded very emphatically to know why the oss had not le; you spoke of a third 'y, & creditor, being mixed up In the matter ; Briggs came 10 our office about a week after you were there, and claimed to be connected with the insurance department, To the Chairman—I understood him to be the counsel of e department ; we did not like the manner in which he acted; did not claim to represent the insured; the insured threatened to bave us examined every day if we did not pay ‘the loss. James 8. Hollinshead sworn—I am agent of the Philadel- you, ‘That man pila, North American, Pennsyivana, of Phllateipbia, ‘and the Boston National fire insurance co! nies ; 1 understand the North American was e: inet last year; the Pennsyl- vania was examined, and $260 charged’ by Miller’s agent ut the president of the company ‘nai they compromised sk 150; the president said he was there for a few hours only. George T. Mope sworn—In my regular examination I stated that wherever an insurance company had declined to sign the paper I called to learn their objection; I should have stated that all of those gentlemen, with one exception, signed the paper; no marine company was asked to sign the paper; it was thought to be a busines in which New York companies alone were interested; Judge Savace, Mr. | Mo: Corday an¢ a number of others, including myself, assisted in circulating the. testimonial; the Presidents of the Star ry ra, the Vico President of the Niagara and the President of the Equitable refused to sign the paper origi- nally ; there 1s another gentleman whose name I do not want to give; will give his reasons i you will not require bis name; bape wogeriy| who refused ‘to sign said they had read so much ut Miller in the papers that they feared all ht, and hence they did not wish to scn it; I urged them to make investigations of the charge, and, after done 80, all but one signed the testimonial. ‘Mr. MILLER took occasion, while waitin: for witnesses, to state he never took a fee for more than the actual expenses of the examination. Harry D. Siodart recalled—Gare the amount paid to B. & . Miller and the amount claimed; he admitted that he had oe with English on the subject last Thursday. c | . Combs sworn—I am Vice President of the Ex- change Fire Insurance Company; we were examined in 38 occupied from four to six days; f5 August, 1870, by Bri ‘was not made at my request ; Southwick assisted ; South was there every day ; we paid #80 for it; paid no other direcuy or indirectly, for this examination or for other p Pore; they reported we had declared a dividend, not having enough, and Miller wrote to ‘re; ‘Autorney General: 1 retained as to go (before the Attorney General ; they reduced us down $10,000: I paid Briggs 81 not paid by the company, but by the President and myself; did not understand that part of the money should be paid to Other parties; we paid in currency because it was an indi- vidual matter; he asked for currency, as he did not keep a bank account; he sald he was going to Albany; Mr. Goreon, who recommended Briges, intimated that it would be nec sary (o retain soine one in the Attorney General's ofice; Mr. Thorne is our counsel; did not consult him as was out of the city; our capital is 200,00) Wehave increased it since ‘the Cbicngo tire; that is all’ tha money we have pads Brigy $1,050; I gave him 350 when him the balance afterwards. To Mr. Miller—He sala the cost would be from $500 to 81.000; he hesitated about taking a retainer from me ashe bad participated in the examination ; I urzed him to act and he did; I had no idea any of the money was going to the Superintendent; I signed the testimonial voluntariiy; | I understood there was to be some payments to an attorney in Albany before the Attorney General. ‘Oliver A. Drake sworn—I am Secretary of the Hoffman Fire; we were examined a year ago by Southwick and Briggs ; they were there toree days, three hours per day; we paid #000 for it; that was all we’ pald; then we were ex- ‘amined after the Chicago fire by Southwick, who was three or four hours at it; paid him $lo0 for itby check in bis name; that is all we paid for any purpose. To Mr. Miller—The second examination was at the re- nest of the company; you have never made acbarge for the examination, nor have we paid you anythin, ‘Toomas B, Jones sworn—I am President of the Nassau Fire Insurance Company ; the Company was examined at mv request in the fall of 1970; Mr. Miler made it in. person, at Our request; Miller said there was no charge, but | insisted upon giving’ him $60 for his expenses, which ‘he reluctantly accen' To Mr, Miller.—It gave me great pleasure to sign the testimonial to you. ‘Darius M. never reudered a bill for the he went to Albany, and paid sworn—I_am aclerk in Prindell & Man- m's agency ; I was once ry of the Commonwealth jomvany: it’ was examined in November, 1870, and February, 1871; Southwick did it; Was at it about two hours’ per day for three days; paid B200 for it; this was the first examination; it was not made at Our request; the second examination was made by South- wick, Miller and. Eldridge; it consumed about four days; these were charged in the papers; we paid $1,600 to South- wick; part was paid in cilis: the item was 00 h Anotiier of #360, and then $1,000 was paid to somebody; made the entries ; the $1,000 was a check to nobody's order ; thé check 1s likely in the'hands of the recelver, William M. ‘weed ; the whole charge was made to George W. Miller on ks; Hawes, the President, ordere1 mo to erase Miller's name, #0 it wouldn’t show on the books; Haws did Rot say the money went to Miller; Haws and I signed. the check; Haws said it was to paid to Mr. Miller; did not say why the $1,00U check should be made in as 1 aid not know why Mr. Miller should be ashamed to have his name appear in the check; the check was drawn on the National ‘Trust Company ; {tis an unusual way of drawing and paying a check; I think th all that was paid; don’t think @ bill’ was rendered o: cetpt given. "To Mr. MILLRR—I was connected with {t as secretary four or hve years; was @ clerk before; never saw you at first examination; the check was charged on the books before the completion of the examination; you called my attention to the erasnre of your name; I ¢1 your name from the book in the premises of George T, Haws, but on what day I do not recoliect; Mr, Haws cat wo. and said, “Mr, Miller will be down here and Mr, Miller must not see the charge;” I replied if the money goes to Mr. Miller he should not be ashamed to have bis name on tho ks; there wore some changes of irreznlar entries and you detected them ; Fowler and Haws were examined before the referee, and Fowler admitied shat the proceeds of the check were paid to him. Joseph Ecciesine sworn:—I am editor of an insurance paper; I have some knowledge about examinations of com- panies, and know something about the winding up of the reat Western Company as reported; it was asserted by the Officers that Miller did not adord therm deficiency, or they would gladiy have done so; 1 statements from the stockholders; I have pul inion of the department and i adhere to It; appointed ie to fill up the rd simil i sider toe manner in which he inexpe- rienced persons to. make examinaiions—such as Carr, Briggs and Southwick—very improper; none of them bad any insurance experience ; Briggs, being a law- yer, was better qualinea; Car have been ® ood ac- countant, but not famwar with insurance; Southwick h no experience; Uarr and Southwick exanided one company I know of, withheld the certi.cate, and I was informed by th was made that a gentiema: "a certain gentleman at ee examination afterwards; the gentleman hi @ Mr, Goodsell; in the course of visit department in 1s7) to life companies; Miller him mformation as to the live companies; I called brs atten tion to the Knickerbocker, as showa in tue report, and he red cissatia! ¢ asked me to give bim a brief: I Passed and nothing wus done; after the German poiicy-hoiiers, Mr. Miller's report was published as an advertisement; 1 considered the report was pre, in favor of the company —bolst the company in auch @ manner that no judicial ciicer attempt its justification; at that time I did not know received a cent, but I} jearn it was over $2,000; M Wit, who was examined h jaw, I belleveywas my’ business I jake extracts of iked me to give to-day, conversed with me about Miller's bill that did not pai aod declared that if it passed it would winter; opposed it ive Miller sufficient patronage to be elected Governor of the State; 1 went to scratched out pn Oo Ne ‘out objections to the bill be mon cross-examination Mr. Ecclesine admitted that Thomas Creamer and Frank Bixby, two Tammany politicians, had been Piaget Receivers by the late Superintendent Barnes; Mr, Miller sought lo blacken the character of Engish by westious which were ruled out; Mr. Miller declared he was e t this Was a conspiracy and that Stephen ‘nglish was ator; Mr. Miller complained of the press reports and to the Chairman certain in- porn Ad the pgp ined which Mr. Tobey very sensibly The examination of Nir. Ecclesine not being con- >) omaaenaed adjourned until Friday next. active steps in the prosecution 1 would witharaw advertise- | 060; 1t was | PARIS FASWIONS AND GOSSIP. The Marriage of Princess De Nemours and Prince Czartoryski. Brilliant Scene in the Church of ‘Chantilly— Bishop Dupanlouy Performs the Ceremony— Magnificent Toilets and Distinguished Guests—Another Marriage in High Life—"‘Le Roi Carotte,” Sardou’s New Play—Fashion Chit-Chat— The Masked Balls. Paris, Jan. 17, 1872, The union of Princess Marguerite de Nemours fore yesterday (15th inst.) within the parish church of Chantilly. A royal wedding! Allow me to make the most of'so rare an event, for in these demo- | cratic times princes and princesses are not met | With every day walking up aud down the aisles of | churches in bridal gala, There was a time, alas! when your fashions’ correspondent had the choice | of, atleast, five prmcely heads every afternoon be- | tween the Madeleine and the Bois; but since then, | ‘le pétrote a changé tout cela?” 1 am told it 1s the thing’ for sovereigns to stop at home now, in personal charge of thrones, The only exceptions to this statement 13 the case of, firstly, the King of Araucania, who left his crowned head behind him; and, secondly, that of Soulonque’s only daughter, the Princess Marmelade, wno has come over here to Marry a grocer and set up sundry sweet wares on the Route de Vincennes, PRINCESS MARGUERITE.DE NEMOURS. But to return to Chantilly. The venerable shadows of the Bourbons and Condés must have thrilled | With joy if they threaded in ghost-shape the bril- Mant lines of asembied aristocrats round tue nup- tla! altar of blonde de Nemours. The Marguerite of | the day vied in beauty with the “Marguerite des Marguerites” cherished by Francis I. She was at- tred in white satin, over which a cloud of Alengon point was raised by four large opal brooches, Her veil was of plain tulle, benind which her ‘sunny tresses shone out just as rich autumn sheaves do when the morning haze still lingers about them. Her throat was encircled witn gems, PRINCE CZARTORYSKI, cate | the bridegroom, 1s considered one of the handsomest | men of the day, though he 1s nearly forty and his | hair 18 slightly tinged with gray. He is tall, erect, | and quite the type of those valiant Poles who ig- | nore the word “surrender.”’ The charity, gene- rosity and loyalty of the Czartoryskis are bywords | now; they are known to stand up for Church and State, and consequently the wedding ceremony was performed by Bishop Dupanloup, who took occasion to allude to thelr patrimonial fideltty in language as grandiloquent as that of Bossuet, ‘whose souvenir is attached to Chantilly, and whose powerful voice once echoed under the wide-spread- ing oaks around. ‘THE MORNING OF THR MARRIAGE- Nevertheless, it was a bleak, loggy, yellow morning, and nothing less than such a celebration could have induced the invited to leave Paris by express at 80 early an hour. The train reached Chantilly at twenty minutes past ten, where carriages and landaus stood im readiness to gallop off with them to the charch. Each had a numbered ticket, which corre- sponded with the conveyance the bearer was to fly to, and the drivers were decked with white bou- quets and streamers in their button holes, CHANTILLY had assumed a grand gala aspect, its townsmen Uned the streets, and as many as could crowd in the church when the occupants of the last carriage had | atime only. ‘The choir was decorated with flowers from the hot house of the chateau, and evergreens. AMONG THE GUESTS came first the Emperor and Empress ot Brazil, the Comte ae Paris and his Comtesse, | may say all the Orleans counts and Countesses, Dukes and Duchesses, who are our contemporaries, not forget- | ting the Princes de Joinville, de Saxe-Cobourg nor the Princesses of Salerne, de Caraman, &c. What nobody could ever forget, either, are the otner illustrious names of people whose early spelling masters deserve a f00d pension for having taught their pupils to sign the appediations given them tn baptism without making a mistake. For instance, there was a General in eleven consonants and only two vowels—General Bvstrzonswski—nis soldiers sneezes aud a hiccougn, Ocher Generals were Planer, such as Comte Grochotszki, the Comtes Zamozskl, Driajazski. &c. The ladies terminated in ska instead of ski, which 18, however, a curious contradiction, for ski being equal to heavenly, so gallant a nation migut have lett that in preference to the Jair sex. THE DRESSES OF THE GUESTS are infinitely easier to get. over than their names, but 1 will only mention the richest toilets. ‘fhe Comtesse de Paris was in a striped ’satin and velvet robe, The satin stripe was peaci color, the velvet one scabious; her casaque was trimmed with sabie. On her head she wore the Orleans caputet, a kind of headdress that forms a garland above the forehead and 1s draped with rich lace, ‘The garland was of leaves, in which curled on one side @ lovely peach-colored plume. ‘The Comtesse resides at present with the Duc u’Aumate, who has purehased the palace that formerty belonged to M. ‘ome, On the Faubourg st. Honoré. She attends mass at ten every Sunday in her parish church, St. Phillippe, which 18 close by. The Duchess de Montpensier wore a claret satin robe and @ velvet mantle of the same shade, trimmed with sable. ‘The Princess de Salerno was in violet velvet and lace. As 1 looked atthe groups I thought of Florence and Venice, and my historical souvenirs carrying me thus jar from Chantilly, L wondered if these privileged mortals would be content to become the saving patrons of france—lovers of art, such as were the Medici and Pope Leo; whether they could see how much happier it 1s to distribute royai favors than rule a fickle nation; whether posterity would not be more grateful to them for their encourage- ment than if they preferred the shadow c! grandeur to its substance. As I thought I looked up, and three cherub heads peeped over the choir from the private gallery reserved for the Orleans family in the Church of Chantilly. These were the chubby ghildren, the hopes ol ine Comte and Comtesse de Paris, It must be owned they looked out with more jollity thun was official. but oficial babies are not half so picturesque. The eldest son oi the Duke d’Aumale, who 1s known as the Duke de Guise. ap- peared in ill heaith, “WELCOME HOMB.” Some emotion was caused at the end of the cere- mony by @ gatheting under the porch ot old, white- headed domestics, who have outlived their exiled King, Louis Philippe. ‘Welcome home” was their greeting. A deputation of twenty young ladies in white presented & huge bouquet to the happy couple; but, unfortunately, one of them recited a piece of poetry, which lasted not one second jess than five minutes, and it proved @ damper in s0 cold a season, ‘Thanks and compinmentary acknowledgments tell, however, from the lips of the briae, aud the guests proceeded to the cliateau. BACK TO PARIS. Breakfast was served at one o'clock, and at haif- Past three @ special train conveyed ail but the imme- diate family circle bagk to Paris, Banguets and | breakfasts are being given and returned all this week by tie diflerent Princes. ‘fue Emperor of | Brazil will wind up this series with a diner monstre | at the Grand Hotel on Monaay next, THE OLHER RVENT OF TUR WREK in high life is the wedding of Mile. Pilie (sister-in- law to the Marquis of Onasseloup-Lauvat) with the son of the Austrian bauker at Brussels, Mr. Hirsch. It Was @ Bouapariist gathering, tnougn it took place in the very rural church of Chaillot, which was | crowded to excess. The famed fortune of the Barons de Hirsch was fitly represented by the gor- fer tollets of their intimess bnt in this season all lescription of attire Is @ repetition of wnat has ber seen since the month of November. ‘The shades are cimnamon, solitaire, amethyst, excellence, bright- ened by a flash of brighter satin lining, Velvet and striped fatile are the costliest, and the only new combinations of color are not so pretty as original—in fact, what ladies call “queer.” Cur. rant—that 18, dried currant—and turquoise mixed, are one of them; lavender Maroon; réséda and aqua green; opal and peach: carmelite and salmon, These tew can be Worn With great success by special beauties, who wouid do well, however, to consult the shade of pet hair and color of their eyes, before trusting to fashion, | | biae, and THE “ROL CAROTTE” has been the great question of the day. At length this stupendous affair has come off, and wonderiul to relate, has not disappointed moderate expecia- tions. 1¢ 18 proved that Sardou can get up a fairy piece as well as a drama, and that all the glitter of fuiry-iand 1s at his disposal. When harnessed to Offenbach, as in this new production, the heignt of scenic art is attained. it would be too long tell all the story of the piay; suffice it that King Carrot is ®& ghome, bred in @ carrot field, from which he rises a8 omdines do out of sil- very waves—but in a deformed monstrous shape. He is the creation of a certain fairy who is in want of @ prime minister for the purpose of overthrowing Fridolin X1V., who is awfally degenerate. In my opinion Sardou meant that King Carrot should be the Commune and the naugoty se is intended to tigure Ayalité, Fra: ternité and all that sort of thing. She 13 very active, but poor Fridolin ts under the protection of a Clan Who 18 No leas energetic than she 1s. Their are a kind of spear and turust duel, but and Prince Czartoryskt was celebrated the bay be- — their respective | I can oppose | been let down found standing room for one toot at | could never do that, i should say, In less than tiree | the clan gets the up} hand atlast, King Carrot is defeated and nas to, Teturn to his clot. Such is the very incomplete texture on which the most unsurpassed mise en scone has had to work pictures, and what pictures! These are called the “Farandaile,” “Pompeil, the Isle of Monkeys,” “The Insects,” “The Revoit.” The splendors of | Pompe under the Romans, with all the plastic beauties of those days to make that underground place an abomination, could only have been excelied by reality, ‘the insects are & thick swarm, from the ant up to the biggest cock- chaler; not one is forgotien, and a microscope M+ stead of an opera glass could be usefully leveiled a the crawling, creeping, tying thiags, some ot which hang on to others by hooxed legs, claws, feet and antenne, or hop impudently over thetr felt lows, or come on them unawares in the off-hand style of dandy-long-legs, There isthe sleepy mole, the furry fly, the slimy snail and the noxious spider, Alter having looked at these different Populations of @ peculiar world the observer, fancy- ing he feels them tickling his braius, wipes his skull instinctively; if ie happens to be bald he scrubs ,1¢ {uriousiy. strains can be fancied, It may be here mentally noticed by your readers that 1 have come to the end of the space allotted to me without mentioning one of the PARIS FASHIONS announced by the beading of tuis letter. The rea- 80D wobvious, Fashion has left drei alone, and ; attends for the present to nothing but military uni- | forms. She has mounted a battle horse and ts go- ing through the ranks with a riding whip, slashing at every bit of Prussian blue and scarlet clotb, | army is getting all the new cuts in one word, and female styles next spring will bein the regimental | line. “All under arms’? is lent excuse, too, for turning int» grand duchesses, M. Thiers is not expected to lixe it, but members | who are as old as he will come over to the female service in khypskas, sabretasches, talpacks, algiets, | visors, kolvacks and breadebourgs. As the youth- fui Ilashion of 1872 has already suggested to her , daughters, ladies will go in for obligatory service. THE DEJENER CUSTOM has revived matinces: but they are very tame af- fairs, and the spirit of sociability is still dormant, Public entertainments doin no way make up for | pleasant soirces athome, and not a single aance | has been down on the cards this season. It 13 | called ali very proper. Women who have been | shelled and pbomvarded ought not to dance; but that does noi preveat their wishing to do so, THE BAL, MASQUES, , however, at the theatres, are still Kept up. It 18 true they are solitary and melancholy. ‘The follow: ing was heard at the sortie of vhe last of the opera:— “Well, were there many women at the ball this nignt?? “None at all.” “No women at the Dal masque?” “No; none but their mothers.” With such an inducemvnt as thls it is hoped no dal masqué will be allowed on the 28th inst, which | 18 the anniversary of the surrender of Paris, PINANGIAL AND COMMORGLAL, } The WALL STREET, SaTurDAyY, Feb, 10—6 P. M. On Change to-day wheat was dull and tirm, cotton market was quiet at a slignt advance, THE COTTON MOVEMENT. ‘The receipts of cotton at all the ports for the past week were 86,236 bales, against 92,668 the previous j week. The total receipts since September 1, 1871, sponding period of the previous year, showing a de- crease tn the present crop of 507,598 bales, The ex- ports from all ports for the week were 54,384 bales, against 96,982 bales for the same week last year. | ‘The total exports for the expired portion of the cot- ton year are 1,075,027 bales, agaist 1,504,993 bales for the same time last year. The stock at all the ports is 575,407 bales, against 661,594 for the same date in 1871. BUSINESS FAILURES IN 1871. The commercial faiiures in the United States in 1871 were 2,915, involving liabilities of $85,252,000, ‘This record is compared with 1869 and 1870, as fol- lows:— Failures, Liabiltries, 1871. 2,915 $85,252,000 } 1870.., ib 80,242,000 1869. +2, 799 75,054,000 ‘The suspension of a heavy sugar house ia Baltl- more, With liabilities of $250,000, Was reported to- day. THE BANK STATEMENT, ‘The weekly statement of ths associated banks 18 | unfavoravle, and bad a depressing influence on the | stock market this afternoon, The banks have ex. panded their loans over $2,800,000, although they have lost about $2,700,000 im legal reserve, Tnero1s | aslight gain in legal tenders, but the chief feature | 48 the decrease in specie to the extent first specified | a8 expressing the loss in reserve. The statement: | compares with its predecessor as follows:— 23,086, 100 | Cireulation + 28(218,700 28,161,700 | Deposits. 220,906,700 221,019,600 | Legal tenders, 46,565,800 3,616,100 ‘The changes since last week being as follows: — Tnerease in loans. Decrease in speci Decrease in circulat | Increase in deposits . | Increase im legal tend An analysis of the above shows that the banks now hoid only $5,593,100 above the limit of reserve required by law—a decrease i their surplus since | last week of $2,677,400, MONEY RASY. The money market was easy at 6 a 7 per cent among the stock brokers, and at 6 a6 per cent on government collaterals, Prime double name paper was quoted 7 a8 per cent discount, ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The demand for foreign exchange in connection with the importation of United States bonds from Europe allowea by the sudden fall tu their price yesterday and day before conitnues to siurengtnen the rates for sterling, @ further one-eighth per The following were the closing tions:—Sterling, sixty days, commercial, 10334. a 109; do., good to prime bankers’, 100% a 10944; | do., short sight, 109% a 110; Paris, sixty days, 5,92 @ 6.2734; do., short sight, 5.233{ a 5.224; Prussian thalers, 71% a 72%; Antwerp, 5.264% a 6.2234; Switzerland, 5.2634 a 5.2234; Hamburg, 35%{ @ 36; Amsterdam, 405; @ 41; Frankfort, 40% a 41 Bremen, 78 & 7554. GOLD STEADY— 110% A 110%. ‘The gold market was steady, with the quotation most of the day 1104 a 110%. The better leeling in the Lordon market induced sales at as low as 1103¢ and the loss of specie in the bank statement a reac. tion to 110%. But these extreme prices were litte cent more than quotations, and no considerable amount of gold could have been Lought at the one or sold at the other. The fluctuations of the day are shown in the table:— In the gold loan market the rates ranged from 2 to 63, per cent for carrying. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:— Gold cleared... $71,777,000 Gold balances 2,319,537 Currency balances, 2,628,990 THE SPECIR MOVEMENT. ‘The exports of specie from this port during the been as 1ollows:— Total for the week. Previously reported. $50,012 1,542, 34 Total since January 1, 1872. $1,622,353 Same ume 1871... 4,310,675 Same time 1870 3,674,417 Samo t:me 1869, ++ 518 %172 Same time 1663, ++ 9,752,227 THE IMPORTS OF THY WEEK. The imports other than dry goods and specte for the past week were $3,276,909, The imports of¢foreign dary goods at New York during the past week and since the beginning of the year were:— . For the week. 1870, 1871. 1872, Entered at port 936,004. $3,502,736 $4,283,506 Thrown on market, 2,406,424 373,977 4,400,154 Since January 1. Entered at port. 10,565,757 11,944,811 17,251,488 ‘Darown on mar! 9,130,525 11,506,087 16,388,151 ‘The total imports were therefore $7,500,475. The total exports, exclusive of specie, were $5,308,173, GOVERNMENTS STRONG. ‘The steadiness in gold anda continued large de- mand from importers imparted further sirength and activity to the governinent list, whicn left off at tne highest figures of the day, as follows:—Unitea States currency sixes, 113% @ 114%; do, sixes, 1881, registered, 114 & 114%} 0. do, coupon, 116 a 115%; do five- twenties, regustered, May and November, 110% 11034; dO, do, 1862, coupon, a0., 110) & 110%; Ao. do., 1864, do. do,, 11014 a 11034; do. do, 1865, do. do., 110% @ 11134; do. do., 1867, registered, January and July, 110% @ 111%; do. do. 1865, coupon, QO, 1106 @ 110355 GO GO» 100% AO UO, Abbi | Of ‘This scene with Otfenbach’s | ‘The | the motto, and an excel- | are 2,003,053 bales, against 2,510,651 for the corre- | which was advanced ; to-day. | quota | | past week and since the beginning of the year have | —r a 114; do, do, 1808, do. do, 111% @ 112; do, fives of 1831, funded, registered, 103 9 108%; do. do. do., coupon, 108% &@ 108%; «o., ten-forties, registered, 106% @ 10734; do. do., coupon, 110% a 4 sai STOCKS DULL AND LowER. ‘The stock market was very dull, but kept a fair amount of strength until the tenor of the bank state- ment was known, when It became weak and prices declined. Wabash and St. Paul were exceptionally firm and Norchwestern common steady, Hariem fell to112%, Pacific Mail was dull, regaraless of the session and proceedings of the Investigating Committee, The Southern State bonds were dull and not so strong, except the South Carolina Jan aary and July issues, which advanced to 3534. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES, ‘The following table shows ‘he highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Highest, Lowest, New York Central. 97% 9136 New York Central s 2s 113; Sone i 4 ‘Northwestern prefer: 0 56 Rock Island..... 1% St Paul... oS St. Paul preferred . Tig Ohio and Mississippi 44g Union Pacitic, 86% | Hannibal ana'st. Joseph. aT | Western Union Telegraph. 10% | Pacitic Mail............05 67 Boston, Hartford and Erie. 4 THE RAILROAD BONDS. ‘fhe following were whe bids for the railroad bonds, the chief feature in which was a further sharp advance in Boston, Hartford and Erie:— New York Cen 6's, 1883.. 95; New York Cen 6's, 1887. rad a New York Cen 6" New York Cen 6 mn 7 Clev & Clev « Clev & P eerie tt Yao RR 7a, Cen Pac Q “Es D, Tok # & W, Burin di Tok, Pao War 2 m 3 N York & N Haven Bost, Hart © frie Ist jos, Hart & Erie gtd. set enigtack ttt wi ‘Tol & Wad Ist m, ex. Tol & Wab2d m'. THE CITY BANK STOCKS. ‘The following were the bids for the city bank snares:—New York, 134!4; Manhattan, 145; Mer- chants’, 118; Mechantcs’, 132; Unton, 137; America, 145; City, 225; Phenix, 100; Tradesmen’s, 150; Ful- ton, 156; Gallatin Naticnal, 120; Leather Mapuface turers’, 180; State of New York, 111; Commerce, 117; Broadway, 270; Mercantile, 125; American Ex- change, 11343; Bank of the Republic, 112; kank of North America, 102; Hanover, 10014; Irving, 4235 Metropolitan, 137; People's, 135; Kast River, 110; Market, 120; Nassau, 105; Shoe and Leatier, 15: St. Nicholas, 114; Marine, 165; Importers and Trad- ers’, 167; Park, 156; Central National, 10034; Fourth National, 1091s; Ninth National, 10734; Oriental, 160; Gold Exchange, 101; Bankers and Brokers’ As sociation, 94, x SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE, Saturday, Feb. 10—10:15 A. Me © & Misscon bds.. 100000 U 8 5's, *A1, c.880 1073¢ 20cou a e108 10900 US 6's, ‘ti, ‘2300 Liab aad ce lo. 4 sea stan Seteasgei KREK SoSH: aes Quy AltéTer H % 5000 T & W Ist,s pf. La 50 20 Chic 1000 Lone Dock bs..... 92° ft Aiton. 200 Chi & NW con... 83 100 H &8tJo RR 41% 4000 Del, L& W dm. 100" 100 do 4g VHan & StJos'Kob 98 24 12000 Mor & Ea ist m!... 108 Fy 4000 N J Cen Ist m,'n.. 103; i BM) Cley & Pitse ef. 96 Bos. H ce 4% 500) Ohio & Miss Ist... 99% "20 Cin,Ham & Day RR 2 do.. BS 100° doves: ar) 8000 Ohio & Miss 2d.... 8649 12:15 and 2:15 o’ Clock P. Me 40000 U8 5's, 1881,¢... 108 #10000 US 5- 5 uj0W) do 108 12600 85's, 40000 US 5-20, 7. 62.."... 103% 10000 US 6%4, curn'y.. 20900 US 5-20, c, "65, n-b3 110g One Clock Po Me 100 rhs Quick MCo..... 007% 400 she LS AMS Ru... 90 100 Maripona, pt... 24 100 Un Pac RR BNICL&tmpCabe 7%" 100 do. 18 Del AH CCO.sec.0. 119 500 Con C of Md ¢ 700 Weat Un Tet 0 CLOSING PRICES—4 O'CLOCK P, M. Western Union. 70% 705g Rook Ieland.... 10% 1107 tan OY SOP ohn bee STq4 We St, Paul 6: 7% Wabash 16% 30%; 44 Bos, Har & Erie 4 Han &StJo.... 46% 47 % Han &St Jovi. biiga 6 Northwestern. Col,C&IndCen Wea 22% N'western p' SENATOR WOOD'S INVESTIGATION. Hagh Hastings and Joun Chamberlain Exe amived—The Senatorial Committce to Re+ turn to Aibany To-MMorrow. ‘The labors of the Senatorial investigating come mittee on the charges agaist Senator Wood were continued yesterday at eleven o'clock. Mr. Hugh Hastings presented nimself, with the request that he be permitted to tell what he knew of the matter, by way of explaining some of the testimony | that had gone before. His examination consumed the morning session. In the afternoon Mr, Jonn Chamberlain was made the subject of a searching inquisition, When his testimony was closed the committee adjourned, The nature of the evidence obtained 1s as much & mystery as ever, thanks to the indomitable Spartan- like taciturnity of the delegutes trom the Senate, who conceive their duty to Mr. Wood to bind them to silence until the full proof on both sides 1s ready to be disclosed, To-morrow the Committee intends to proceed again to Albany, ail the witnesses who are in New York having now been heard. Atthe capital twey will sit to hear evidence from a number o/ the fmends and neignbors of Mr. ‘ood = from county, “who have been sum- appear, This will probavly oc- week, 80 that the report be laid before the Senate obdejore the 22d, Senator Ames says that the fairest and most important statement of the case will be pre- are’ and the evidence will also be printed 10 full. The committee in their report will express no opin- ion or recommendation on points about whicn vhere may be @ poasivility of error, and the bth left Iree to act upon its own united judg. ment. TREASURER MAROER’S SENTENCE, jing Froud in the hina—A Great A Sure Way of Preve I Gfilces of Phi PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 10, 1872, In Quarter. Sessions to-aay a decision was rene dered refusing the rule for trial and overruling the motion in arrest of judgment in the case of Joseph F. Marcer, the defauiting city Treasurer, and Charles T. Yerkes, Jr., broker, Marcer being sen- tenced to pay & fine of $300,000, witn imprisonment in the Bastern Penitentiary, by separate or solitary confinement at iabor, for four years and nine months; Yerkes to pay $500, Witn the like mopri- sonment of wo years and nine months. “ARMY BULLETIN, ; Second Lieutenant William Davis, Jr, of we Tenin cavalry, 18 oraered to convey a detachment of recruits [rom Port Carmmbne to the DeDartigens