The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1872, Page 10

| | | 10 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BAR ASSOCIATION. Ymportant Proceedings—Report from the Committee on Extortions, Excessive Overcharges in the Sheriffs, Regis- ter’s and County Clerk’s Offices, Proposed Abolition ef the Ma- rime Court. A meeting of the Bar Assoclatton of this city was ‘held last evening at their rooms, in Twenty-seventh ‘Street, for the purpose of considering a variety of matters in reference to propesed legal reform, and atso a bill which has been drafted with a view to ‘the abolition of the Marine €ourt and the establish- mentin tts place of the Muntcipal Court of the city ‘of New York. Mr. S. P, Nash, in the absence of the Vice Presi- ent, was called upon to preside. The reading of the minutes was dispensed with. There was mo report from the Executive Com- mittee. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EXTORTIONS. Mr. D, H. “lmstead said there was a report from ‘the Committee on Extortions, which he would like toread, The report, which 1s written by Mr. Olm- ‘stead, is ia the following language:— vue BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW ‘ORK:— The undersigned, to whom it was referred by this agsoctauion to inquire Into ‘existing praccces of dilegal exactions in various public ofMices in this ~elty, and to consider and report whether any, and, if any, what, measures can be taken to prevent the same, report as follows:— Your committee have met from time to time, and made sach investigations as were possible respect- tug whe -matiers reierred to them, contining their in- quiries to the following offices, supposed to ve par- Ucularly contemplated oy tne resolutions of refer- ‘ence ‘to wit:—the sheriff's, County Clerk’s, Regis ver's Su e's oitices, and the ofmces of the Clerks of the various Courts. GENERAL FINDINGS, Your committee find and state that fees and charges not authorizea by law, or in excess of those allowed by law, are, and for many years past have been, habitually charged and coliected tn ihe offices above named, especially in those of the Sheriff, County Clerk and Register: that the lact of such excessive charges 1s notorious, and within the con- stant and almost datly experience of all the mem: bers of the legal profession, and that no report of your committee could add to the general knowledge of this association on that subject, ‘These excessive charges partake more or less of the character of extertions, and in some cases can ‘be defined by no other term. CAUSES OF THE ABUSES. Your committee tind this coudition of things to be due to mauy cau-es, rend which may be ‘enumerated the hunverless small charges allowed by law jor the services of the onicials und their ‘ks and deputies, and the great variety of statutes reguiating these charges; the mternolation ol provisions sor fees and perquisites in general and special laws, some of which would seem to have been designed by their promoters for the sole object of increasing official ~emolu- ments, without a corresponding public benetit; the obsolete character oi many statutes, and the want of adaptauon of others to the’ present praciice; the frequent ‘sanction of excessive charges by the Courts, and. the censurable neglect of members of the legal profession in sudrattting to unauthorized charges without objection, the politt- eal corruption extant tn this city which has hereto- fore prevented any redress in such matters and the Possibility of electing by popular suffrage and tor partisan purposes improper persons to tuese offices, which should be filed only oy those qualified by ‘their education, fitness, and integrity to nold them, SPECIFICATIONS, Of course it 18 1mpossible, even were it desirable, for your committee to report ull the cases of fllezal charges which ave come to theyr notice, but they propose to direct your attention to a few instances, SHERIFFS OFFICE. In the Sheriff's office, urmg the year 1871, 2,338 new causes were put upoa the calendars of the - Supreme,’ Superior and Common Pleas Courts in (duis city jor trial, returning @ revenue to tne Sheriff of $1,169 per montn when Circuits were held tor summoning jurors in those causes alone, without reference to his pay tor summoning jurors in the Marine Court, for which he regularly draws pay from the city, or to his revenue from the large calendar of causes remaining over in those Courts from the preceaing years. And masmucn as it 18 two or tree years before causes In the higner Courts are reached in their turn jor trial in this city itcan readily be understood how 1arge is the income of tne Sherif for this comparatively trifling service. It ts claimed by him to be @ legal charge, out upon the face of the statute, as wei as Uke circumstances of the case, tne law platoly never was mtended to be applicable to the present condition of the calendars, Tne excessive fees and perquisites re- ceived by sheriffs upon attachments and replevins for poundage, Keepers’ fees, charges for anctioneers: and advertising, oppressive exactions from those arrested for debt—all these and many other unwar- fantable and excessive charges aud extortions on the part of sheriils’ deputies are weil authenticated, The yearly aggregate amount of the illegal transac. Hons in lis oitice can never be accurately Known, but must be very cou COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, Numerous isens on real estate, comprising judg- ments, forielied recognizances, notices of lis’ pen> dens, certificates of sheriffs’ and marstals’ sales, imsolvent assigninents, notices of foreclosure by ad- vertisemeny general assignments, orders appointing receivers, mechanics’ and wosafe buiiding lens are ied in the County Clers’s oillce, searches for which on the examination of titles are requisite, to the great gain of the clerk and to the great cost of we Party requiring them, Of late it has been a rule in ths oitice to furnish a search to any one desiring It, out of its oraer, On the payment of filty per cent in Qddition to the legal tees, which Would Dot be 80 ob- lectionable as a mere business arrangement did 16 not retard over searches trom being mace in their regular order; ihe {act now being that tt 13 impossible 10 procure the return of a search before the time fixed as the utmost Mmit of its return by law (ten days) Without the payment of the extra fee.- The law requiring a return within @ specified me is intended whoily lor tae bevelit of the pubuc and not of the Clerk, but the Clerk construes it in his own favor by compelling those who are under the necessity of completing their contracts for the mortgage or purchase of real estate within a certain time either to pay tne extra fee or be in defauit on their contracts, or trangier their titles without the search bemg made. ‘These fees for searches aiford a very large revenue to the Ulerk, and he would be Well paid lor making them at the legal rates. ‘The County Clerk’s charges for copying, certitying and tiling papers, including copies of optuions aud returas to the Court of Appeals and certificates of surrogate’s decrees, are most invariably in ex. ess OF the iegai rates. REGISTER'S OFFICE, im che Register’s ollice the iees usually collected are ui and excessive. In 187i there were re- corued m that office, by actual count, 13,549 deeds and 15,183 mortgages, including assignments of mortgages, and about 7,924 satisfactions of mort- és and 305 powers of atiorney, being a less num- r tan in some previous years, The legal tee tor recording an ordimary deed is about $1 60; the cnarge 18 $250, ‘he Jegai see for recording a mort- gage is about $145; the charge its $275, The legal Yee far recording a satisiaction of mortgage is twenty ight cents; the charge i# $4, and on short and leag leases, contracts and extraordinary \ apers tie overcuarge 1s still greater, Bo that, mak. ing aiair ailowauce for the proportion of assiga- ments of mortgages, it is safe to conclude that the 4 Vercharves on the instrumenta recorded in this + @ Mice 11 iy one year will average in the ‘egate a Bout £40,000 beg Sagat Besides this there are the illegal charges wo searches, and searches done out of dhe 'F order, one-halt of which goes to the Rey ‘ister and) =the other half to the gear Chera, all swelling the amount which the pup. he is Calleg upon unuecessarily to contribute to the supp, TL of this ofl But the evil does not stop here, ‘ines exor' tives, together with the great nuur> er Of liens now existing on real estate, impede Ata tra, usier and seriously afect its marketable value, Ireely purchase land, or aeal in ch burdensome exactions, rs are retained in the iegister's office th rough every administration, who, by reason of thelr « @Xperience and peculiar facilities’ im the way of priva te indices, which they claim to own, are deemed Necessary to the prompt and careful transacth 20 of dis business, While Jt 14 admitted that these gentlemen, in view of tne lav, Interesis depending upoa the fattisul discharge Of their duties, and by reason of their long experi ence and well established reputations as careful seer. chers, Ought to be retalued in the office at fair sala "ies, there 18 still No ground for their being retained at 80 Piper an expense to the pubic as at present, and jf their services are absolutely and at ail eve, "Its neceasary to secure the safe trans. missions of f1 tles a new system of record! and indexing had Letter be devised at once. As before remarked, the Kegister receives one-ualf the fees for wearches apci the searghers the other nalf. His revenue irum 118 source cannot be much Jess than from $20,000 to 330,000 per abnum, whicn, added to his illegal fees for recording, amounts to from $60,000 to $70,000 per annum. RECORD COMMISSION, An act was passed by the Legislature in 1855 “Lowa of 1855, chapter 407), appoinung four gentie- men commissioners of records for tie city and nty Gf New York, ith {ul powers to examine ino the condition of the records, documents, maps wand indices fu the ofllces of the clerk, regisver and surtogate in said city and county, and to have the same copied and printed in such form and to such an extent as they may deem proper, and to do such furthes’ acts for the preservation and convenient ex- Buinati of tue same as the public may require; Bald Gers’, Fegister and surrogate Buall be ex oficio commissio Bers in reverence to their respective Ofices.”” “we Commissioners were to reeeive no oa ens: Boe reid co on expenses incurred em were’ pe by tl it Weasurer. ® i enscedanand ‘The printing 0. the indices authorized by this act O8 ODD ING Cus" HALIDE 485, to the county of about six hundred thousand dol- a zeere were printed of nae indices =o volumes grantors, ol Le6s, Judgments, 8,000 oF pean ‘ant 1,000 of cherie? and marshals’ im ali 86,000 volumes, which were stored at No, 30 Liberty street, at an expense of $800 per anDUM, exclusive Of the insurance and keeper's fees, where, with the exception of the few Volumes sok, they have since remained, with little or io venefit to the public. About one-fourth of them are pound nether because the Clerk, Register and Sore were ex officio Com- missioners, and ini ted in @ measure in repressing the distribution of these indices or because the price put upon them has been too nigh, vertain it is that nearly all of them remain sul stored where they were first placed and are not accessitie to the public or protession, except at a cost of $100 per sev for the lis pendens, $5 per vol- ume for the inaex of sheriffs’ and marshals’ sal $7 per volume for the set of fifty-two volumes 0: indices ef conveyances, while the indices of judi ments having now become of little or no value, except as waste paper, are sold at from $20 to $30 entire set. It is presumed that the ‘indices of conveyances will some day also be disposed .of for waste paper, when we shall have such an improved system of recording and indexing as to render them value- less, When it ts further considered that there is a custodian of these books, whose bill will some day have to be audited, and that the expense of their contemplated removal to rooms in the new Court House has been estimated at $1,000, and, still further, that the Comptroller has declined to pay any more bills contracted for these books, your committee think tnemselves justified in suggest- ing that an act of the Legislature be at once p: providiog for the sale of a large portion of them in single sets to the highest bidder. SURROGATE’S OFFICE. Great complaints have been made in years past and with reason of the excessive fees and charges Jevied on all estates administered in the Surrogate’s oitice; and, while it is fair to say great improve- ments have been made in the conduct of this oflice under its present administration, there 1s still room for reform, During the present year, since the appointment of this committee, an estate was appraised in that oMfice to $366,756, the appraisement con- sisting of two written pages, and the bill rendered to one of your committee, who was proctor in the case, irom the Surrogate’s oMice, Jor such appraisement, amounted to $743 10—being a filth of one per cent of the appraised value ot the property—and $14 60 10r other fees, Upon a note being sent Co the Surrogate’s office requesting the items of the charges, the proctor for the estate was informed that the ‘bill nad been rendered under a mistake, and another bill was returned for the same Service Of $368 50, or one-tenth of one per cent, ac- companied by a letter stating that the bill was made out according to the custom of the ofiice for the past fifteen years, and that im addition the ap- praisers usually char; $10 for a copy of the _appraisement, letter was alterward received from the Surrogate’s chief clerk an- nouncing that, “as there appears to be dissatisfac- tion with the rate of one-tenth of one per ceni, which he (the Surrogate) understands 18 charged by ap- praisers under the statute (as a reasonable compen- salion), ne bas made an order that hereaiter no ap- praiser shail, in cases of estates over twenty thou- sand dollars, charge more than one-twenticth of one per cent of the appraised value.” When it is considered that the appraisers are ap- Pointed by the Surrogate, and entitied only to a “reasonable compensation for their services, to be allowed by the Surrogate” (z R. 8., 82), It can- hot but be supposed that he. has been cognizant of tne charges heretofore mude by the ap- raisers in ‘is office and approved of them, Fifty dollars would be & liberal compensa tion for the appraisers in almost case, ‘Their duties beimg without personal lability there 18 no theory upon Which they “should receive a per- ceniage, while copies of inventories should be charged for by the folio at the iegal rates, In the country it is customary for the Sur- rogate to appoint one appraiser, of his own motion, and another nominaied by the representa- tives of’ the deceased, and the two are usually paid @ few dollars for their services. This, your com- mittee understand, was the practice im the New York Surrogate’s Court until after the admtnistra- Uon of the late Surrogate Bradiord, and there 13 no good reason why it should not be continued. The Surrogate’s Court is constituted for the care of sacred trusts, and widows and orphans frequently ufide to it the entire business of settimg their estates, without the itervention of an attorney, aod 5 ofice should, of all others, be without ro- proach, TAX AND ASSESSMENT OFFICES, Inthe tax and assessment offices the books are 80 Kept that none but experts or those familiar With them can make searches for unpaid taxes and assessinenta aud sales, and the Charges for the same are excessive, there being a monopoly of the bust: hes by & 1ew persons, Whose incomes are suid to be quite large from this source, With — the geutlemea who have built up this business, through many years’ service and attention, there 1s no cause of complaint, it peng their own Private business, for which they are entitled to Charge what the public are willl But all searches in these offices Witnout charge by @ salaried clerk especially ap- Poluted for the purpose; so that any one can at once, without expense to himself, be intormed whether his property 1s subject to any taxes or as- sessmeuts, The present usuai charge tur searches for taxes, assesssments and sales On each lot of land 13 irom $7 Ww $12. MARINE AND DISTRICT COURTS. The charges m the Marine and city District Courts, especially in the latter, are illegal and ex- cessive, and bear heavily upon tne poorer classes, A trial fee ts always demanued in advance by these Couris, but rarely repaid although no trial takes piace, Severai dollars are usually charged on issu- ing process on summary proceedings, contrary to law. ‘she law requiring the summons 10 the District Courts to be served by @ Marshal is unnecessary and should be repealed. ‘There is no reasou why an exception in the manner of the service of a sum- mous should be maue as to these Courts, THE LAW ON THE SUBJECT, There is a provision in the statutes that “No Judge, justice, sneriff or other oiNcer whatsoever or other person to whom any fees or compensation snail be allowed by law for any service shall take or receive auy other or greater iee or reward for such service but such as is or shail be allowed by the laws of this State.” (2 R,S., 650, sec. 5.) By the seventh section of the same title a violation of this provision 1s declared a@ misdemeanor, and by the eighth section it 18 made the duty of every Court at which a Grand Jury sail be summoned to charge such jury specially to a, into any violations of Jaw by pubiic oiticers in that penalf, Your committee, soon after their appointment, caused to be coiluted certain of tue statutes regu- jating the fees and charges of the various officials, and submit the same with this reporw RECOMMENDATIONS. Your committee, alter uch deliberation, recom- mend the following measures as, 1n their opinion, best adapted to protect lawyers and the puolic from the abuses complained of:— Firsi—the preparation and adoption by the Legis- Jature at once of anew fee bill for all the offices avove named, making it uniform for the State, and the repeal at the same time of all existing statutes relatiug to une fees and peas of those oimces, With suitadle provisions for enlorcing conformity to such new fee bill, Secomd—All said offices to be salaried, and, so far as practicapie, fees abolished; but when fees are re. tained, they are to be as small a8 the services will warrant, and in the more important offices be paid to a person specially designated to receive them, give receipts therefor aad pay them over into the public treasury. In this manner it will be soon found what offices are self-supporting and what reduction or merease of charges 18 proper. Third—F¥or tae purpese of facilitating the trans- ler of titles to real estate and lessening the expenses: thereot the foliowing changes are to be made:—1, ‘The number and duration of liens on real estate to be materiatly reduced. 2 All such liens, ana also wills and decrees affecting real property, to be re- corded im the same ofice in each county where deeds are now recorded; and no judgment hereafter recovered, or other lien hereaiter created, to be operative a8 such antil the same, or a transcript or @ uotice thereof, be filed in the recording office. FourthThe new fee bill, when enacted, to be printed in convenient form by this association, which should pledge itself to proseute all tnirac- tons of Its provisions, All which 13 Lata as submitted, DWIGHT H. OLMSTEAD, 7 ; * Majority SAML, J, GLASSEY, “4 BERNARD KOELKE! htog rod GEO. W. PARSONS, MJ committee, New York, March 1, 1872. Mr. OLMSTEAD read portion of a letter from Mr, Edgar Ketchum, stating that he haa it on authority thatalate Register had recetved one year $80,000 for nis services, Mr. VAN SANTVOORD, one of the Committee on Ex- tortions, read a minority report, it being his own, in which he differed from some of the views in the report as read by Mr. s \. He took pleasure in commending the zeal evinced by the committee. He was led to believe that charges not allowed by law, but which seemed to be sanctioned by usage, were often made io pubtic offices in this clty—in tne Sheri’s, Regis- ter’s ana County Clerk’s offices. He referred to charges affecting attachments on personal prop- orty, and aaid the tees for seizures at a certain amount should not exceed a fixed sum. it was then moved and seconded that the reports be laid on the table for the present, and this motion Was adopted, RESOLUTIONS, On the motion of Mr. Olmstead the following reso- lutions were adopted: That {t be referred to the Committee on Legal Reform to inquire into and report to this Association concerning the pediency of reducing the number and duration of exiting on real estate in this State, and also whether any, andy ‘any, what better method of recording such liens than tho t can be devised, re be requested to pass an act providin leat public auction, in single sets, o1 ‘a portion of the bound volumes of the indices presented by the Commissioners of Records under the act of 1854, and also to make provision for the deposit of a reasonavie number of such sets in the pubiic libraries of this State. PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE MARINE COURT. The bili for the proposed abolition of the Marine Court and the establisiment in its stead of the Municipal Court of this city, was then brought up for consideration, Several amendments were pro- je and suggested by Mr. Olney, Mr. Barnara, judge Davis, Mr. Tremain, Mr. Price, Mr. Uondert aud other members of the association. The chief amendments were to the effect that the Judges for the proposed new Court should be appomtea by the Mayor, or by the Chief Judge of the Common Pleas; that the officers of the Court should be di ly responsible to the Judges and be remoy- able by chem; and that there should be a clear and distinct udverstanding as to what the fees of the Court should be, There were other amendments ag to the detail@. of the’ bill and as to the fees to ve Weboe ous ex; le! a pre their notes, After consideraje time haa been | spent in discussing the amendments 11 was re- solved to refer back the bill to the committee for Sureer consideration and report at the next meet ng. The consideration Of the bil whieh proposes tO e e ro) poe o Ran, Courts an msec vas ad- ured next meeting association. Fe danas broke up at @ quarter pust eleven clock. THE MISSOURI BOND “RING.” The Inhabitants of Cass County, Missouri, Order- ing the Arrest of County Court Judges and Others Selling Bonds Stated to Have Been Illegally Issued—Action of the St, Louis Chief of Police— Arrest of Several Venders. Sr, Louis, March 4, 1872, An alleged case of fraud and theft in connection with the issue of county bonds has been in tne hands of the police since Saturday, but not much was known until late to-night. It appears that in 1857 Cass county, Missourt, voted to issue $100,000 ten per cent bonds in aid of the Missouri Pacific Rallroad. Only $5,000 of these bonds were delivered, it being claimed that the railroad company failed to 1ulfli 1ts agreement in the construction of the road, and the remaining $95,000 were LOCKED UP IN THE COUNTY TREASURER’S SAFE at Pleasant Hill, During the war a raid was made upon Pleasant Hull by the federal troops, when these bonds were found and sent to General Scoflela, then commanding this department, who, supposing them to belong to the. railroad company, turned them over to its oilicers, After the war Cass county refused to acknowledge ‘the legality of the bonds and virtually repudiated them. The railroad company, however, retained the bonds, and, with accrued interest for fourteen years, laid claim against Cass county for $229,000. It has recently been determined that the claim of the railroad company is valid; and, it 18 alleged, w ring was formed em- bracing ‘some members of the Cass County Court and several prominent citizens, by whom it was prnnoset: the county should issue $229,000 in bonds Ting eight per cent interest, payable in from ff. teen to nineteen years, which should be given to the railroad company, and the original bonds be taken up. It Is reported THE PROPOSITION WAS STRONGLY OPPOSED by the citizens of the county; but it 1s alleged the bonds were prepared and, during last week, ap- proved by the Court, received the necessary signa- tures, and Friday night Judges Stevenson and For- syth, of the Vounty Court; James K. Cline, lawyer, of Harrisonville, and two or three other gentlemen took possession and then came to ft Louis, ‘Telegrams were received by the Chet of | Police of St. Lous from the Sheriff of Cass county, ordering the arrest of any and ali parties offering the bonds for sale, Stating that they had veen fraudulently issued and stolen, Inquiries by the police this morning re- veaied the lact that several banks and bankers had been visited on Saturday. ‘he few bonds found have been leit at several places, ‘The parties having them were to call to-day to cone sult regarding their transfer or sale. About noon detectives entered the banking house of Bar- tholomew Lewis & Co., and arrested two men, who exhibited a document which, it is alleged, be- Jonged vo the county records, and 1s said to have been abstracted therefrom, EXPRESS RECEIPTS WERE FOUND on the men, oue for 129 ponds, which had been sent to Northrup, Uhick & Uo,, New York. Another for thirty-five bonds, sent to Mr. Stevens, No. 7 Nassau street, New York. All these bonds were subsequently recovered through the agent of the United States Company tn this city. One hundred and seventy-six bonds are now in the possession of the Chie! of Police. Judges Stevenson and Forsyth carried fifty-three of the bonds to Kansas City, Mo. Another party, name unknown, went to Sedalia, 0. The parties who have been arrested here are now in jail. Sheriff Bryant’s Arrival at St. Louis—Ex- planation of the Bond Ring—One of tho Prisoners Arrested Shoots Himself Through the Heart. 81. Louis, March 5, 1872, Sheriff Bryant, of Cass county, arrived here this morning, and has been closeted with the police au- thorities most of the day. His stavement and that of A. ©. Hutchinson, who ts algo here in con- nection with the alleged frauds in that county, 43 in substunce as follows:—The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, after holding the origimal bonds for $100,000 for several years from the time they were turned over to them by the military authorities, and finding the people of Cass county averse to paying them, waived tneir claim and delivered them to the agent of Cass county, taking bis receipt therefor, Subsequentiy the County Court made an order to destroy the bonds, which now stands on the county records; but it appears they were not destroyed, and a few ot eral ago, it 1s alleged, a ring was formea in and out 0 THE COUNTY COURT TO LEGALIZE THESE BONDS, im some way and sell them. This became Known, and was strenuously opposed by the people, who Tegarded the whole thing as a barefuced fraud. New bonds were printed, however, to tue amount of the original issue, with accrued interest at ten per cent; and last Friaay, after the adjournment of the regular session of the Court, and one of the Judges Who Was not in tue ring had left 1or home, the remaining Juages (Stevenson and Forsyth) re- convened the Court and approved the issue of the bouds, and Judge Stevenson, James Cline, Robert 8. Higgins and Ladue and _ Nichols, who were arrested here, yesterday took the bonds and immediately leit town. Previoug to recon- Vening the Court the Clerk was invited out, osten- sibly on business, by two of the ring, but really 10 get him out of the way, and it was during his ab- sence that the bonds were approved and the Court record signed by a young deputy clerk, who was persuaded to do so On repeated assurances that the acuon of the Court was legal ana proper. It is stated that these vonds are iu favor of some land and trust company, Whose exact name, how. ever, 18 hot known, It 1s also stated that they are in ald of the St, Louis and Santa Fé Ratiroad, Judge Stevenson is Known to have come to Seda- lia, whence, 1 18 believed, he went West on the Mis- souri, Texas and Kausas Railroad. Cline was at Wyandotte last night, Dut eluded the oiicers and has probably gone West, J. 1), Hine, another of the Ting and Cline’s law partner, has also fled and itis supposed has gone to Calllornia, 4 TRAGIC END OF ONE OF THE RING, R. B. Higgins was arrested last night and this forenoon shot hunself through the heart with a Derringer pistol and ‘ied instantly. Judge Forsyth dia not flee, as stated in last night’s despaten, and according to telegrams received has pledged him. self to remain at home, convene the court, and, witn Judge Copeland, rescind the act by which the bonds were approved. All these parties are men of standing and have families, Hine and Cline were prominent iawyers in Harrisonville, and Higgins was @ merchant and has heretoiore borne a good reputation. Additional Particulars. Sr. Louis, Mo, marcn 5, 1872, The statement already telegraphed corcerning the Cass county, Mo., bonds affair, substantially agrees with the accounts published in the papers to-day; but it does not yet appear that any swindle has been perpetrated, nor is it Known what disposi- tion of the bonds was intended. Whether the county judges and otner parties concerned fled for fear of personal violence or whether they acvually ab- sconded with the bonds also remains to be seen, From the following despatch to the Democrat it ‘would appear that the Juages apprehended personar violence, ‘Tne despatch says:— “Considerable excitement prevails in Cass county on account of the issuance by the County Court, composed of Judges Stevenson and Forsyth, of $229, 000 in bonds, for the purpose of {unalng the debt of the county on account of her subscription to the capital stock of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com. pany and the interest which has accrued thereon." The Harrisonville Democrat published an extra on Satarday relating the circumstances, accompanied by a handbill calling a@ public meeting at Pleasant Hill on Wednesday of ail opposed to the fraud, This hanabul 18 Of an incendiary character, and appeals tothe people to resist the payment of the bonds and to oust the present Vounty Court, appoint a Committee of Seventy to defend the county and prosecute the offenders, &c, Messrs, Ladue and Nichols, arrested here yestere day, insist that nothing criminal has been done, as will appear when all the circumstances of tae case are made public. EUROPEAN MARKETS, Lonpow MONEY MARERT.—Lonpon, March 64:00 P, M.—Consols closed at 493 for both’ money and the ac- br i ates five-twenty bonds, 186u"s 02% 5 1866's, old, 98; 2; ten-lorties, 8 Paxts, March cluding 6,000 for speculatio expurt, The siipments of cotton from Bombay since the Jaat report to the 4th inst, have been $4,000 bul IN MANCHES Me {vices from Manche cause activity Jn the market here LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFTS MARKET, —LIVERPOOL, March 3) P. M.—The breadstuifs market is heavy. Wheat 12s, per cental for Califorma white, lls, a lis, 2d. for red West ern spring, and Is, 8d, a La. fd. fo winter, The re- of wheat ee Ba. three fs have been 11.000 including merican, * | Pi.ODUCE MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 6— Vetroloum, 103d. @ Migd. per gallon. HAVANA MARKET, HAVANA, March 5, 187% Sngar quiet and weak, Breoange weak; op the United = Sialgey HY as, WIS Bi 0 1B : ABOLITION OF COMPULSORY PILOTAGE. Important Measure Touching the Navigation of the James River. RicuMonp, Va., March 5, 1872. Both houses of the Legislature. have passed a law abolishing compulsory pilotage in James River. This is a very important measure, and will greatly benefit the commerce of the port. NAVAL ORDERS, WASHINGTON, March 6, 1872. Commander Pythian is detached from the Pacific fleet, and 18 under preparitory orders for sea ser- vice, Lieutenant Commander B, P, Smith is de- tached from the Powhatan and placed on waiting orders, Lieatenant Commander Horace Elmer is Gaiachied from the Vandalia and ordered to the pee. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—This Day. 6 27 | Moon rises..morn 4 56 5 57 | High water...eve 6 18 Sun rises. Sun sets. . OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, PORT OF NEW YORK, MARCH 5, 1872. CLEARED. ogteamanip Leo, Dearborn, Savannah—Murray, Ferrie & Poni, A dacriag Adger, Lockwood, Charlestoon—H R Steamship Isaac Bell, Blakeman, City Point and Rich- Pp mond—Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamship Wm P Clyde, Scott, Norfolk, City Point and Richmond—Waahington & Co, Steamahin Nereus, dearae, Boston—H ¥ Dimoc! Ship Thereso, Mudgett, Havre—loyd & Hincke Ship Glad Tidings, Thompson, New Orleans—N H Brigham. Bark Catharina (Swed), Andersen, Havre—Tetens & Bock: mann. acne ree seanere Alexandra (Dan), Verdon, &t Thomas and croix n & Co. Bre ‘Waltham, Paxall, Port Jobnson—Borland, Dearborn Scbr Impulse (Br), Curtis, Demarara—F W Whitney. Bohr Lizsie Batebelder, Knzlish, Havana—J B Phillipe & Sons. gScht Lotbair (Bn, Flewelling, St John, NB—P 1 Nevius & ms Schr W R Beebe, Lozier, Savannah—Evans, Ball & Co. Schr My Rover, Brown, Charleston—Evans, Ball & Co. ae Annie W Colins, Tooker, Richmord—Van Brunt & 10. cht Mary E Smith, Dole, Wilmington, Del—Evans, Bal & Steamer Deiaware, Crocker, New Haven. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship City.of Bristol (Br), Philips, Liverpool Feb via Queenstown 2ist, with mdse and passengers, to John Dale, Experienced strong westerly winds the entire passage. 6s, lon 60 20, passed a West Indin Co's steamer, und E. Sieamship Britannia (Br). Greig, Glasgow Feb 17 and Mo: ile 18th, with mdse and 8? passengers, to Henderson Bros, iad moderate weather east of the ‘Banks; from thence strong westerly gules; 8d inst, lat 40 80, lon 69, passed steam- ship Allemannia, ence for burg. New Craik Feb 25,,with fama Steamship Cortes, Whitman, mdse and passengers, to H B Cromwe! ‘0. Steamship Magnolia, Vaimer, Savannah March 2, with mdi nd pasgseners. to W R Garrison. ship Huntaville, Crowell, Savannah, with mdse and passengers, to R Lowden. if Steamship Champion, Lockwood, Charleston, March 2, with mdse and passengers, to H K Morgan & Cc Bark Humboldt (NG), Schweichel, Whampoa and Hong Kong Nov 13, with mdse to Everett &Co, Had strong mon- soons in the China Seato lat 5N, then light winds, with much rain; cane speouan the Straits of Banka; in the Java, Sea light winds ahd much rain; passed Anjier Nov 29, Ca; of Good Hope Jan 1, and crossed the equaior Jan 98, in lon had cne trades up to lat 20 N, then light winds to lat Fannie, 80 miles SE'of Barnegat, and anchored ¢ Highlands at 9 PM. Brig Normanby (Br), Otis, Anguilla, 88 days, with salt to G Wessels; vessel to master. Had heavy NW and NE gales; carried away foretopmast head, and lost and split sails; ppea 10 cave north of Hatteras. The N is anchored off the lan Sobr Enos Briggs, Curtis, Virginia. Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Steamship Norwich. Hines, Salem for New York, with mdse to Murray, Ferris & Go, Steamer Galatea, Nye, Proviaence for New York, with mdse and pi BOUND EAST. Steamshin Nereus. Reorse. New York for Boston. Schr James Fiteh, Jr, Rogers, New York for New London. Schr John Manlove, Hullock, New York for Providence, Schr la A ‘ate, Hoboken for Bridgeport. Schr . Burns, Philadelphia for Boston. Schr Adelaide, Allen, New York for New London, Wurrrstons. LI. March 5—10 PM. ‘The vessels reported last night aa drifting from moorings brought up all right, and are now safely at anchorage under Hammon ‘The weather hereabouts for ihe past twenty-four hours has been the most intensely cold of the season. cc forms rap- fauy ia the river, notwithstanding it blows heavily from SAILED. Steamships Leo, Savannah; James Ager, Charleston; W P Ciyde, and Isaac Bell, Richmond. Also sailed, barks Idaho, for Cardenas; New York. do; brigs Eagiet, Kingston, Jn; ‘Marv M Williams, Arroyo, PR} Lochinvar, Buenos Ayres; Giance, Bania, Wino at sunset WNW, fresh. * Shipping Notes. Tce in large quuntities has againemade its appearance in our rivers, aod has, with the strong nor'wester which com- menced Monday evening, packed itself on the Brooklyn and North River shores #0 as to cause quite serious delay in the trips of the ferryboate, The U Sfrigate Uunandaigua, which was anchored in the North River, had her copper badly dem- aged by the ice, The brig Lochinvar, when towed out of the East River, was carried ashore on Governor's Ieland, but succeeded in getting off again, with the aid ot several tugs, apparently uninjured. The steamships City of Bristol and Cortes were unable to get into their berths in consequence Of the slip being blocked up. Steamship Montgomery, 876 tons, of the Savannah line which revurned Monday with rudder loose, is on the large sectional dock foot of Rutgers street to repair. Bark Annie Krell (NG), 417 tons, is on the sectional dock foot of Clinton srreet repairing shoe and patching metal. Steamboat C Vanderbilt, of the Troy line, wnich has for some time past been on the mammoth sectional dock at Ho- boken for extensive repairs to bottom, was lowered yester- day. Schr D W Saunders, 126 tons, owned by Messrs Jonas Smith & Co, is on the People’s dry dock foot of Gouverneur street calking bottom. Steamer Chauncey Vibbard still remains on Dean's railway at Red Hook being extensively repaired. Ship Caravan, 1451 tons, owned by Messrs Thos Dunham & Sons, is now at Messrs C &R Poillon’s yard, Brooklyn, hay ing been thoroughly rebuilt by them so as to class % Alin French Lloyds, or as good as new. ‘The bark Henry Buck, 685 tons, is also attheiryard put ting in a new deck, ‘The ferryboat being built by them for the Brooklyn and New York Ferry Co is in quite an advanced state of con- struction, and they now expect to launch her in about two weeks. In addition to the above they have on the stocks a fine- looking yacht for Mr Mahion Sands, and have just taken a contract to build two propellers for the Jopancse govern- ment—one about s0U and the other 250 tons, These propel- lers are to be used in the coasting trade of Japan, and have been ordered by the government as specimen vessels, They will doubtless prove sati tory models for a merchant ma- rine that will soon leave the time-honored junk a monopoly in the hands of the more conservative Chinese, Marine Disasters. ScnR CLARA BELLE (of Rockland), Amsbury, with a cargo of coal, from New York for Boston, went ashore at two o’cldck morning of Sth inst, about three miles north of High- land Light, Cape Cod, The weather was intensely cold and the wind blowing a gale from the northwest, The officers and crew, seven men all told, attempted to reach the land, but only one man succeeded, and he was half frozen before he gained the shore, The others, including Capt A and the mate, perisned in the sea, The vessel 1s a total loss, BRIG Mystic, Hoepman, from Baltimore for Boston, with coal, foundered at sea at six o'clock on Sunday morning, five miles south of Cape Henry and twelve miles from land, ‘The Myntic sailed from Baltimore 23d ult, and put into Hamp- ton Roads, where she remained on account of bad weather until March 1, when she went to id was caught in the storm of Saturday. At 1:00 o'clock Sunday morning, the brig having her masts and jibboom carried away, and being in a sinking condition, Capt Hoepman, with his wife and ‘crew, took to the small boat and remained near the brig till she went down at six o'clock. They then made for the land, but were picked up by the steamer James ‘y about two clock on Sunday afvernoon, Nothing aved from the wreck. ‘The Mystic was owned by the captain and others, ‘and was uninsured. STEAMSHIP YAz00, at Philadelphia, from New Orleans and Havana, reports:—Mareb 1 and 2, experienced a horri- cane from 8H, veering to SW, thence to NE, cross sea; at 1:30 PM diseovered a waterloy to leeward ; bore down for her and haul As close as Was prudent to ascertain her name be a schooner of 160 toni breaking clear jr, spark hanging. to the by um tached thereto, all as if not been long in the water ; her , epara- tevtrora the hull, was dating aster 0, being held there by the main sheets, with two pa ‘of square Umber head bite uppermost, looking, at a short distance. like four men in ® boat; radder gone, stern stove in as though she had been run into; bull painted black; she {sa dangerous obstacte, lying directly in the track of steamships bound norin ana south; ee ‘Of wreck when seen, lat 36 16, lon 13, 19 fathoms ter. from New York for Boston, Bans Vineyard Haven of the 20th uit, wud anchored by Vineya lave ntucket Shoals the same night; on the next sivmh HW gga one nagbor aad atk aad ie. ‘been as far as Nauset ; put back to V Hon the 2d daring the snow storm, and errno 5 PM without further begin 22 Bank Many C Fox, hence Feb 27 for Portland, Me, aut Monday mo last off Follock Rip: crew saved by i pone San one aii ow wot tain reports, in a blinding #2 sasartsy night, the ark. pet hers lureh and shifted the cargo of coal, which threw the vessel on her beam enca, the Sen sweeping the decks and breaking the boats; crew worked all-nig) the coal, but were unabie to right d all hands at the pumps: at A M righted ship; got ship betore the wind and headed for the land; at $:80 PM, off Nauset, the lon; and ‘soon took” us in tow. some of the crew being badly frozen; fresh plied by steamer. As the steamer started ahead the bark neariy capsized; half full water and unmanagable; heavy sea hawner five times, but finally succeeded in getting ‘on the shoals one mile trom the Pollock Rip Light ship, where she struck bottom and came to anchor 2 AM Monday. sent more men aboard to work the fotthe bark underway in tow for {7:80 signalled to the steamer that the BRIG CLRo (Br), Corbett, from Wilmington for Queenstown, before reported wrecked.’ Was being towed out to sea lat inatant by the steamer Waccamaw, having on board a bar Pilot at the time, when her hawser suddenly parted und she was canght by the wind and driven ashore on what ix :nown as the Middle Ground, on the inner part, where -her bottom was stove, No, blame can be aitached to any one, a8 the parting of the hawser was the entire cause of the accident ¢ Cleo had a cargo of 1,500 casks spirits turpentine and 125 barrels rosin. It is thought that much of the cargo wiji be saved, The Waccamaw has p22, down to ber and will suve all thas it is possible to get out of ber. Souk PEARL (of St George), Smith, from Rockport, Me, for Fortress Montoe, ‘anchored onthe’ Shoals Si inst diving tne mow storm, and lost both anchors and « part of her chaing, and strack several times on the shoals, but sustained no damage; will secure anchors and proceed. Sour HELEN, from Boston for Mobile, with a cargo of 1ce, put into New Bedford 4th inst leaking 600 strokes per hour when under sail; carried away on Nantucket Shoals flyin.- Jib stay and bobstay. Scun Ina J (Br), Walsh, from st John, NB, for Provi- dened, in going out 'of Newport, harbor ‘AM Sd, collided with scbr l, from New York for Boston, aiso under welgh, going out Of the harbor, ‘The Ida J had mainmast broken off about 20 feet below the croratrees, broke main oom, fore pelt and ore mainsail and, toresall: The If wore foresal and proceed ida J coming to an an- chor in the harbor, Proceeds - Sone EMMA, Whitman, from*Virginia, with oysters to JE Morrell, was driven ashore jnet by West n, Sandy Hook, ip the gale of Monday aight, She ts high and'dry, Scun Litre KATE, a fishing vessel. belonging to Glouces- ter, is ashore near Wood End, Cape Cod, and full ot water. Her crew were saved. Sonn HIAWATHA, Dizon, from Newcastle for Newbury- ROr> when off Nahant last’ Monday, the 26th ult, had heavy W'winds, which broke mainboom and split’ jibs, when she was put before the wind and run ito Provincetown for repaira, Pio? Boat Jane, Nol, was driven ashore Monday even- ing during the sudden squall on the Long Island shore, near Owl's Head, where she still hes, 1eSto0n SonnrH Ts Morr, Mott, Renee Beh inst for Chinco- gu , when off the Highlands, carried away her mast close to the deck. SAVANNAH, March 5—All the vessels arriving report hav- tng experienced a terrific gale. trom the northeant on the Ist and 2d inst. The steamship Tonawanda idst her sails and her pilot house was carried away, and was hove to for eight hours, The steamship Oriental, from Boston, lost her sails ‘and was hove to for 6 hours off Cape Henry. Vinnxanp Hava, March 4—A heavy, NE gale, with snow, ‘commenced here at 18 M of the 2d, and blew ver heavy until 12 o'clock PM, when the wind hauled to the nort! and moderated; the veusels in the harbor sustained no dam- age. Miscelancous. We are indebted to Purser J © Webb, of the steamship Magnolia, from Savannah, for favors, We are indebted to Purser R H Ferguson, of the steamship Huntsville, from Savannah, tor courtesies. The purser of the steamship Champion, from Charleston, has our thanks for favors. Whalemen. Arrived at Taleahuano Dec 28, bark Edward Everett, White, NB, no oil since last report. Had shipped 575 bbl sp oil by bark Andrew Hicks, for New Bedford; would sail soon to cruise off Massafuero, ark Spartan, Osgo od, of NP, was at Talcahuano Jan 13; Would sali that day to cruise, and be at home in July. Spoken. steamship Samaria, Billi from Boston for’! eves, Int elon aT be ipl nlted ar ‘Steamsny) pimyre, owns, from Bostop for Liverpool, “is hee ae 2, Ship oO ay yamasay, from Boston for Liverpool, March Ship Game Cock, from Melbourne for New York, Dec, 7 lat 42'8, lon 150 E, f Ship Mount Royal, from Calais for New Orleans, Jan 28, Jat 18, or Ship Cuswater, Hi from Penang Oct 16 for London, jallett, 8, lon 18 E’ (by the Gottsche, Falke, at Fait Neill, from Manila for Boston, Jan 10, Bark Fonfrede, Labadic, fro: Orleans, Feb iy lat 44 15,160 16 86. os Bordeaux for Now Bark Nicoline CO} rom New York for Rio Janeiro, Feb 1, Jat. 27 40 N, lon Foreign Ports. ANTWERP, Feb 18—A rrived, Winifred, Johnson, Philadel- phi 19th, ‘Wien Hohen felde, Schultze, New York; Storkers, richsen, do; John Ban field, Davies, ‘do; na, Know: thu, New Orleans; Flor de Maria, Ursutia, Savannah; Rich- ard, Lowery, Boston, ANoy, Jan 4—Sailed, bark Bentinck, New York. March 5—Arrived, steamahip St Laurent, Lemarie, New York for Havre. BARCELONA, Feb 15—Arrived, Rafael Pomar, Vivet, Sa- vannah ; 1éth, Mercedita, Fabregas, Charleston ;’ Pensativa, Walls, Savannah: Arauca, Mas, do; Josef, Nicolau, do} Catalin: ogee eae Polar, Ilubera, do: Porvenia, Cahue, New. Orleans; Urbana, Mural, Mobile; Manuel,’ Pares, Bailed 16th, Pedro Plandolit, Mon New Orleans; Nuova Micheli; Scotto, New York ee BuENos AyiEe, Jan 14— Arrived bark Tonle, Powers, San NEtnpleR, feb IT Cleared Beary Pelham, New ¥ ‘ARDIFF, Fel J C jew York; Francis Cuiting, New Orleans, pink se i ROOKHA VEN, arc! |— Passec steamaht Atlantic (Br), Perry, from New York for Live LA i CEBU, Jan 6-18 pout ships Cornuvia (Br), Wilson, and Southern Cross, Hughes, for New York, | CaLouTTA, Jan 26—In port ships Arethusa (Br), Lamont; Cholula (Br), Cox; Cumeria (Br), Brown; British’ Monarch (Br), Rowe, ‘and Weatherafield (Br), Keye, for New York, Idg; Jeypore (Br), for do do; Importer, Ave: Alaska, panpaeey: Satara (Br), Thomas, and New Ei bson, for Boston ; Teow jennett, and Cleopatra, Doane, for Dnn- dee, do: Whittier, Swap, and National Eagle, Jordan, from Liverpool, just arrived; bark Lizzie H, York, Idg ; and others reported later. Sailed from Saugor Jan 22, ships Corlic ‘ York: 26th, Elizabeth Nicholson (Br, Webater. CALDERA, Feb 2—Arrived, ship ye Newton, Cardi’ (would proceed to Callao, and load guano for Great Britain). DuBuin, Feb 19—Arrived, Abraham, New York, FALMOUTH, Feb 19—Sailed, Meteor, Thorsen, New Orleans, yipasaow, Feb 19—sailed, Margarita ©, Scarpatl, New ‘ork, peat Feb 20—Arrived, Chevalier, Stirling, Pensa- cola, Sailed from Lamlash 18th, Alaska, McKay, New York. HALIFAX, March 2—Sailed, steamship Dacian (Br), Laird (from New York), London. LrveRroot, March 6—Arrived, bark Constancla, Anvre- coechea, Savannab. Sailed 17th, Athena, Patten, New Orleans; Ivtn, Uttone, Camoglt, New York. Ent out 19th, Wyoming (s) Whineray; China Macau- Jay; Rosa B, Bari agelat and Nettuno, Travega, for New York; Esmeralda, bey Li Franciseo. LONDON, Feb '29—Arrived, Malacca, Sjobeck, Boston; * Clenred win, Goomantine, Creevy, New York. constantine, New Yor! Lrcuonn, Feb 13—Arrived, Frank Marion, Duncan, New Yor rk MOVILLE, March 6—Arrived, steamship Prussian, Dutton, Portland for Liverpool (and proceeded). MrssiNA, Feb 12—Arrived, Charles E Gibson, Thatcher, n, Davis, Genoa, ‘New York; Fury, Loud, Phila- ten, New York. jeared, Resource, New York, ‘ork; Mary EB pring, for New Br), Sorrte, New er. do, ‘Newrort (Mon), Feb 17— Entered out 17th, Eldswold, Smith, for New ferchant, ‘Taylor, New Orleans. MANrLA, Jan 6—In port abips Highlander, Foster; Belve- au Libby, Libby, and ‘dere, Crowell, and Anahu: ing, for New York, ldg; Ceylon, Woods, tor Bowwon’ d Derby, Goff, for San Fran- cisco, do; Clytie (Br), ‘lopgood, for New York, rena, Tem- nr, Fessenden, for Gebus to lord for Liverpool: Pudsey waon (Br), Cole, from Probolingo for San Francisco, bark Chatbam (Br), Roe, for San Francisco, UEENSTOWN, March $—Arrived, steamship Egypt, Gro- gan, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded R, Jan 17—I ships John Ciark, Ross, for ;. Mary Emma, Patten, from New- le, ‘k Uranan (Nor), tor ny idg. LDS, Feb Geos ae raata ane Peerless), New York : 19th, Capt Otto, do; bemetria, ao, Vico, Feb a Arrived, Joven Thomas, Goorda, New York, Warkrrorp, Feb 19—Arrived, Zia ‘Catterina, Sarinich, N bias American Ports. BOSTON, Masch 4—Arrived, schrs Ciata Rankin, Falker, ‘Wilmington, NC, for Kennebunk (put in for a harbor); JM Fitzpatrick, Smith, and Bonny Boat, Kelly, Balumore; Etta, Day, Dix, Ellzabetnport; Anoa Burton, Frick, Philadel- hia. P Cleared—Sbip Nonantum, Pratt, Bombay; briz Lone Star (Br), Kennedy, St John, NB. Sallea.-Barks Greyhound, and Francis Millie; brigs Elsie, and 4 W Goddard, ‘Sth Arrived, steamship Wm Lawrence, Baltimore. BALTIMORE, March 4—Arrived, steamer Blackstone, Hallett, Boston via Norfolk; brigs Cheviot (Br), Nelson, Demerara; Clytie, Dow, New York; broke windiass and lost anchor and chain in the Chesapeake, 2d inst; Torrent, Tib- betts, Cardenas; schrs Anna C Leverett, and Ed Siade, Soper, New York; Archer & Reeves, Kean, Providence; Rho- b fd Van Gilden, and Marietta Steelman, Steeiman, jew York. Cleared—Steamship Austrian (Br), Brown, Liverpool ; brig Mississippi (Br), Marchant, Demarata; schrs Peerless, Pat- eat gt pend Woolsey, Harker, and Daniel Holmes, Butr, Hoboken. Sallod—3d, bark Ardour, for Belfast, Ireland; schr Wm D Daisiey, Nassau; bark Bessie | Ro; Queenstown; schr Meg je & Gri for Matanzas; bri yrre, Cor! BRIDGEPO! March 4 Arrived, schrs Mercer, Wasson, Elizabeth jOagphine, Bayles, New a Londoa; H B Drew, Ki Hoboken. "Anson Brown, Mills, New Yor. fasled 8 Sr es Ralledy sobr Central Amerioa, Roberts, cop VERLY, March 8—Salled, echr H Simmons, Godfrey, lade! phi POU NRLESTOR, March 6—Arrived, brig D B Danegtrom, Jens. Caraiiede- Steams Charleston, tor New York, CAMDEN, Fed 28—Cleared, sehr Florence N Tower, Verry Savannal EASTPORT, Feb 26—Cleared, schr White Swan, Hinds, altimore, BUOKGETOWN, SC, March 1—Arrived, schr Ridgewood, Derrickson, New York. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 29—Arrived, ship Palmyra (Br), Webb, Newport; bark Trinidad (8p), Keheria, Havanay brig Juleto (Sp), Abricl, Matanzas; schr Mary B Tower, Car hoon, Port Antonio, J <fieared Ship a. clin King (Br), Liverpool; bark Josera ; brig Stabia (ital), Romano, Tarra: », Scott, Philadelphia, Feb d9—Arrived, bark Sunrise (Sp), S Roig, Matanzas. ‘Ship Mount Royal, previously reported outside, sailed this jing for Calcasie: ONEWBERN, NG, March 4—Sailed, steamship Ellen $ Ter. . New York, TRONCOLK, March i—Sailed, barx Hilgardt and brig Flo- ria, for Queenstown, NEW BEDFORD, arch 2-Arrived, schrs Addie Mur. chiey Murchie, ‘Focamset for New York; Herbert Manton, Cr Arrived, sche John Randolph, Parker, Wareham for wath arrive, ohrs Aijce Seranton, Stewart Port Joliason ; if for Mobile. BAEWPORT, March §, PM—Arnived, sche Wm 1! Bowen, ce Tor New York, Ter hdcwehe Lipne, Hally New York for Boston. 4h, 8 AN—In port, brig H Meane, Matthews) Providence for New York; schra Elisha T Smith, alk Abbie Willard, Rich, fen pba ord, ag he Hower’ Enyopabire, Providence, fe 40; ML, St Pierre (Br), Haley, for ohm, iy ond tee above arrivals not ee 08 * h 4—Arrived, schrs D L Stury ite “Anderson, and tt Walcott, p Charlie, Raynor, Graeuport ; Kead- Chase, ue Dauer, New York ingtatin! Ea sone Sieh ey: Mart aan, a filled 7 Manecn, Henson. Baltimore; ard, Indianola; schr lark, Lot Cleared—Sebr Geo A Pierce, Linnekin, Matanzas, PHILADELPHIA, ‘steamship Ya200, Catharine, New Orleans; achr John H Perry, Patt ted Beatord. < Cleared—Schre Naonta, Smith, Barbados; J W Bartlett, Bartlett, Cabarien; Ella Amsden, Smith, Portland via N Castles J D MoCarthy, Simpeon, $01 Went to sea—Ship Fi to sea on Friday evenings E: s Ewes, Del, March 4.—1 Boat, Flanacan reports sed in yesterday, bark ‘Arlette, from Matanzas. Ship nee Freat went to soa Frinay evening, Passed bark Chancellor, brigs A ‘4 Curtis, E sort’ came: into" tie harbor: this AML” About 33sdlre ge- ‘ove, came inito the hal Neumer Yazoo passed in at 8:80 this AM, and = threes Tasted steamer at,9:0, During the storm on Saturday the ‘schr Caroline Hall’ Capt Burbage, parted her catle and went ashore in the lower partof the harbor; the sebr 7 Granger went on.the beach about half a mile aboves ter was hauled off tis AM by F C Maull & Co. Wi A Iigut snow ; thermometer 32, MVORTLAND, March. 2—Arrived, bark Di Staples, Boston, to loud for Buenos Ayres; schrs Nathan Cleaves Atwood; Delia Hodgkins, Berns and Albert Clarence, Freeman, Pai ngier, OVIDENCE, March 4—Arrived, schra Marian Draper, aoa WIDEROE, ‘amos Falkenburgh, Racket; Wm O Irish eri: Saraiora, Brown, and Henry May, ty en 5 te xter, New Yor! ‘Salled—Schrs W. if Rowe, Whiteman, Philadelphia; Maria, MEICHMOND,” March, 2-Atrived, steamship Albemarle, ¥ arc! 7 Walker, Now York; vrig Bessie Greenfelt (Br), Greenfelty doin 7 OF pong aiken do, BS OCKPORT, Feb 2 sal l, echra George ‘or Pray, Norfolk: 234, ‘Alloe, 8, Alley, do; “BeariSmnfthy fortress 25th, G W Rawley, ic. Monroe; 25th, wiey, Wiitmington. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5—Arrived, ships Sea, Serpent White, New York; Dashing Wave, Lawrence, Shanghae ra] Houg Kony SAVANNAS, March 1—Cleared, ship Wim! (Br), chrine, Darien, Ga, m ballast; bark Carl Georg (Nit ‘Bto- rer, Queenstown { chr George H Mills, Tillotson, Jacksonville, to load for New York. Sth—Arrived, steamship Oriental, Boston; bark Occam cht, Pons Meliocs orig. Helen, Ballimore; sehr Chas Mor Ne be oCteared’—Stouinsiip Virgo, Bulkley, New York; schr Ade. Cleared. , Satilia River. “VINEYARD HAVES 2—P M— Arrived), bark Hows ) March land, Tucker, New Yorx for Boston, brig Black Swan, Wins Pr i ‘St Domingo City for do; schrs Wm Arthur, Hutchin« ioe Elizabethyort for Portland; Robt Myhan, Doane, New York for do; John DGriifen, Gould, do for Saugus; Morn ing Star, Edwards, do for’ Cohasset; Commerce, Rockland for New Yor: Revenue, Morse, Portland for do, Returned—Scbrs Nevada, Ada Louisa (Br). Sailed this A M-—Schr Frank & Nellie. 8d—arrived, stenmer Panther, Mills, Philadelphia for ton; schrs Ellie L Sinith, Smith, ana Senator Grimes, ore Johdson for Boston; Hyne, Hall, Elizabethport for dos Clara Belk Brean hey, ecu tor ao; Pei Smith, Rockport, Me, for Fortress Mouroe, Salle “Sches Helene, Robt Mybam, John D Griffen, r Ln |——No arrivals, Sailed—Sieamer Panther, bark Howland: brig. Black ert O Pal; Swan, schrs Dasher, Benj Franklin, Alb 4 Paine, Warren B ah cage trereg Nellie, Sent ie Bartlett, Fannie A Bailey, Sandalphon, Gen Grant pring Bird (Br), Blondel. William Artnur, Morning Sts Le merce, Revenue, Ellie L Smith, Senator Grimes, Hyned CWVILMINGTON, NC, March 1—Cleared, stenmabtp Pantiag, Doane, New York’: achr W G Dearboro, Scull, do. 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