The New York Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1872, Page 8

Mr. Beach Concludes His Argument in Favor of the Respondent. JWOGE VAN COTT FOR THE PROSECUTION, In What Respect the Accused May be Considered Guilty. Sanatoaa, N. Y., August 15, 1872. ‘The Court met at ten A. M.; twenty-nine mem- ARGUMENT FOR DEFENCE. Mr. Beach, of counsel for the respondent, con- tinued his argument. He said, at the time of the e@djournment yesterday he was calling the atten- tion of the Court to the fact that Commodore Van- @erbilt brought an action to recover $5,000,000 in ‘Donds in order to settle the Erie litigation, and this Action was opposed to the last by Fisk & Gould. Pris, Justice Barnard in the Fall of 1871 rendered a Jedgment against Fisk & Gould. This showed that ‘De was not, as charged, always acting in the in- those parties. the contrary, Bexible and incorruptible Judge, jta, not in favor of this manor that man, it in favor of jnstice only. @eeded to explain the origin of this litigation, ‘Which was in an effort made by Commodore Van- @erbilt to get possession of the control of the Erie Railroad, and, said he, the struggle is not ended yet. It is matter of great and overshadowing in- ; itis no mere personal interest, or an in- rest confined to any one or two or three men. Vast commercial interests aro and have been In- Volved in it. Nor was Judge Barnard the only age - who has become connected with Counsel then pro- Fespeots, one may or other, with that taken by Judge Barnard, and if this Court condemns him it must condemn all. Counsel then called attention fo another instance of what he termed not only gust and wise, but a bold action on the part of Judge Barnard. He referred to the injunction fpon the New York city officials. When other Judges shrank from the responsibility Judge Bar- Bard, with a boldness worthy the memorable examples of the past, came to interests of the people. gaked, can this action be reconciled with the antly and so pertina- um? This Court mey not like his Menaere, but, he submitted, he was undeserving t and unscrupulous, ctousy marisa a has been scrutinized as, perhay Deen before, and yet what do we find? The gommittee of the Assembly, which had made a thorough examination, declare that they him with pecuniary corruption, ry ) nO man’s has figate plunt tog @ woman must reject ge. He then referred Teminding the Court di ut a ity testified direct! d and ticing the threat inade b: ving driven one set of scoundre! he was going to drive another, the ent Ir was done in the spirit of plessantey, and ne e spirit of pleasantry, an to show that this érusade against it was not reasonable to sui pone cise , bout toe ri a ic Pronounce his intentions” act against would near of it. these parties out of the asked, if these mae s i that those he ES t they not to be driven worse criminals are there jose Who hold our courts in contempt and against their decrees? He stimony given by the wit- Judge Birdseye, as to indecent expressions Barnard, and said that it was that no such case as Birdseye refers to was on Judge Barnard's calendar. ter 101 whatever but the witness’ dicted by the record and several witnesses, would set themselves u; 1D referred to the then referred to d his friends as ref- hat this was entirely proper. Who would int his enemies to ac’ wes statements should ap; that taneously in of New York be aenninig here of il-omened fo! it about among the mem- of this Court, whispering in their ears that un- respondent is convicted it will be the death t democratic party. Well, sir, said at democratic part; ion of the honesty an: of this Court. then let it die and part the publ against Frage on this Oouft, and ent with an eloquent peroration, pectatore (when he taken in the and in exerting its EY. ef counsel for the prosecution, then proceeded to ment, and in commencing re- to the respondent's counsel's attacks upon bar and others, and asked why it was dent had so many it was blessed with ited to make for him friends e the cloning al ualities well calcu- Instead of enemies, ing to the counsel, he 18 surrounded He asked again how was it that he jes? Do they come out of the ground, 4 yet, accoral nemies. e has all the enemi austog everybody to turn agutust hima’ The ¢ causing every! 0 turn ust him? The coun- bel then referred to the reproaches cast upon the Bar Association by the respondent's counsel, and Gefended that association from his attacks. He also Roticed other remarks and declarations of the coun- Bel, and then proceeded to state that the impeach- Ment of this respondent had been instituted ac- @ording to the constitution and laws of the State. e charged that the mode of defence adopted by Tespondent was without precedent. jachmnent cases the re: tail, giving the law and the fact. this case we have only iB PRITY LARCENY PLEA, ral denial. Thus the prose- F owing what TH Not guilty a gene Bonen after ‘ofabo wore deprived 0: th ‘the defence was to be. In illustration he referred to the testimony concerning the chairs. ? said the counsel, “to & question of identit; the identity of tl then one witness (named, push) testified that to be mad lieve that there would as to those chairs, je chairs is admitted, the chairs were re and id for them o1 janction, the counsel said arkable 11 fonction should issue, and it was red a week's argument.” it was on the order to show ‘Mr. Van Cott—It makes no difference. ¢ was required for the injunctio ites were able to get injunctions ‘Bt once. Beach—So did Foley afterwards. There was Fender to show cause snd upon that was the ar- van Cott—I repeat eae oe ete right rope! Oo ue who secured it, said 1 ce o ry 000, Counsel then examine: ard had declared that he had won 1D of judge, ant won what, and how, and counsel, this Judge is impeachadie upon THROWING HIS LEG OVER He declares that of the office belonged to as the office of 4 hie duties; he was aJudge; how it look for @ Judge to appoint jurors? What Guties of a referee, and pointed out ve Of suitors, Thie referee business i NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1872—WITH SUPPLEMENT. the aps 8, pret ‘judge Van Gott-¥ fir; they were sold and for vi Ir; they wi But Lord Mansaeia claimed that he had a ape sell them; that it wasa patronage of the of belonging to the same as it 1s claimed in unsel dwelt for some time upon this yunsel referred to other charges, among tion did not ry = that this present was made to to the J as direct peyeent for services, but the inference rly is that the present was made to affect the disposition of the Judge. Fisk was not the man to make such presents without a purpose. He insisted that this gift was utterly unexp'ained But what an exhibition One day a gift is made; bank book is taken to the house of to prove to his mistress how much ven, As to the decorations of Judge Barnard’s house we have the testimony of two witnesses. Andrew J. Garvev and his brother Jonn both testify that the work was done and that {t was elaborate and worth $1,000; that Judge Barnard ordered it done, saying that he had seen Tweed and that it would be all right. On the other hand, we have the statement of the Jud, that Garvey waylaid him and asked him when his family would be out of town so that he could goand touch up his house; that he did go and touch up the house; did a little painting here and tnere, and he believed ted some few taceson the walls. That was Now, which is the most probable pe The counsel then 1d the prosecution made the following propositions :— Firet—That all hts of persons or property are held ae the He and are the passe Towal jon. Seoond—That there is an established course of Jastice which is Grn nia with those who are ceareed with the judicial administration of the ate. Third—That all wilful violations of right and all wilfal departares from the established course of justice by those who exercise judicial functions, to he necessary Wrong end injury of sultors for jus- tice, are impeachable offences. Fourth—That whether such violations of legal rights and such departures from the established course of justice were intentional ls a matter of in- ference from the intrinsic circumstances of each case. and from the intrinsic facts showing the rela- tion of the Juc to the rties and the probable motives from which he at irtial admin- istration of justice, or the exercise of Judicial tunc- tions, or the principle of patronage, is judicial cor- ruption, izth—That the well being of society and usefal- ness in the office require that the Judge should so demean himself in respect of his judicial actions as to inspire confidence in the Judge and in the Court; and that any d°meanor of the Judge as Judge which has a natural tendency justly to impair that confl- dence degradation of the ofmce of the Court ‘which calls for his removal from office, Seventh—That in each of the several particulars above specified the respondent has been proved to be ity of fraud and corrupt conduct in his office, ‘That the entire punishment which the mild provisions of the constitution be intlicted on an accused who shal! be found guilty of auch enormons offences, Involving limmense loss to the parties, and also the degradation of that de- partment of the government on which the security Of society so absolutely depends, The counsel then proceeded to argue these at length, presenting the facta and circumstances of the cases referred to in the charges, and discuss- ing the effect of the action of Judge Barnard in the Various cases. The hour of three arrived before Judge Van Cott had concluded, and the Court adjourned till to- morrow morning. LAUNCH OF A NEW STEAMER. The First Ship of the American Steam- ship Company's Philadelphia and Liv- erpool Line Launched Yesterday. PHILADELPHIA, August 15, 1872. An immense crowd assembled on the Kensington river front this morning to witness the launch of the steamer Pennsylvania, the first of the Liverpool Line. Every adjacent point, including three other steamers of the same line on the stocks at Oramp’s shipyard, was thronged. The river was also crowded with steamers and other craft loaded down with spectators. At the appointed time the vast hull, 350 feet long, commenced to move amid great cheering, but had scarcely moved her own length when some obstruciio: on the ways marred the beauty of the launch. After a short lelay the tugboats pulled her off, and she floated into mid stream amid the salutes and cheering of thousands, The delay was caused by the tallow on the ways having been melted and run off by the extreme heat. The hull received no damage. DESCRIPTION OF THE PENNSYLVANIAN. The following are the principal dimensions:— Length over all, 355 feet; length from forward part of stem to sternpost, 343 feet; from forward part of stem to propeller, 836 feet; beam, extreme, 43 feet; depth of hold from top of floors to top of spar deck, 82 feet 6 inches; hold, molded, from spar deck stringer plate to top of kecl, 83 feet 6 inches; depth of floor plates, 2 feet; hold, from top of floors to top of lower deck, 16 feet 8 inches; from top of lower deck to top of middle deck, 8 feet 4 inches; from top of middie deck to top of spar deck, 7 feet 6 inches; from top of keel to top of spar deck, 84 feet 6 Inches, Tonnage, O. M., 3,016; capacity of coal bunkers, 729 tons. Cargo pace—Midi ie between decks, 65,101 cuble feet, at 40 cubic feet per ton, 1,627 tons; after hold, 24,107 cublo feet, 602 tons;' forward, 42,082 cubic feet, 1,052 tons; upper between decks, 22,946 cubic feet, 573 tons; total, 154,236 cubic feet, 8,854 tons. Capacity for a cargo of compressed cot- ton, at 30 cuble feet per bale, 6,141 bales. Her draught will not exceed 20 feet 6 inches in fresh water, with conl bunkers full and a dead-weight cargo of 1,740 tong (2,240 ponnds) or a mensure- ment cargo of 3,854 tons (40 cubio feet) ; also.a full complement of saloon and steerage passengers, oMicers and crew; all necessary stores and outfit on board. Her draught is not to be less than 19 feet 6 inches. The hull and appendages have been built and fitted out in accordance with English Lloyd's Register, in addition to which the main or middie deck has under its four-inch yellow pine plank a deck of 6-16 iron for two-thirds of the length of the ‘vessel, securely fastened to the stringer plates and deck beams, Passenger accommodation Is provided for seyenty- six in the saloon, which will be fitted in a style of extreme elegance. The steerage will afford ample room and comfortable accommodation for 854. The average contract speed is to be eleven and a half knots on an average consumption of forty tons (2,240 pounds) of coal in twenty-four hours. ‘The materiuls entering into the construction of boilers and engines, the joiner work and is, a8 far a8 possible, of American manutac- poral should ints hull, outfit, ture, ‘The saloon Is located at the after part of the upper between decks, and it will be finished in hard wood, highly polished, and will have twenty-four staterooms opening tuto ft, fourteen of which will contain four berths and the remaining ten two berchs each. Adjoining the main saloon will be the Jadics’ saloon and bathrooms, On the midship por- tion of this deck are located the oiicers’ rooms, waterciosets for male passengers aud officers, sa- Joon and steerage Kitchens and aculleries, | ice- houses and butcher shop; oll and lamp roome, hos- Pital, steward’s room, and the varlous store- rooms. Forward are roomy quarters for the crew, separate apartments for quarter- masters and boatawal firemen and coalpa 8, Washrooms for seamen, Ts, and water closets for steerage and crew. An engine ia kept at work constantly to fill the tanks for water closets, The space between the midship and forward sections of the main deck contains 5,278 square feet of deck room and 1s iltted to accommodate 234 steerage Passengers, allowing 14 square fect to each paa- senger. The balance of the steerage passengers, 620 In number, will be accommodated on the lower between deck, Where there is 8,680 deck room. In addition to the ordinary tron fun- nels for ventilating the steerage apartments, arti- fictal ventilation is furnished by w fan driven by steam power. cre BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. cloveeaimitnemnmin Fatal Car Accident. Shortly before four o'clock yesterday afternoon an unknown man was knocked down and run over by @ Greenpoint car on the corner of Flushing and Washington avenues, The wheels passed over his body, and death was almost instantaneous. The Coroner was notified, and the remains were re- moved to the Morgue to await identification. Death in the Lamp. The Coroner was notified yesterday to hold an inquest over the body of Catherine Jones, twenty- ‘three years of age, who died from injuries received by burns, Deceased was in the act of pouring keronene oll from a lamp over some material which she had deposited in the stoy hen the fluid pas and, scattering over her clothes, burned the unfortunate woman 60 shockingly that death ensued yesterday, The Coroners are reaping @ rich harvest. Brooklyn Death Record. There were 253 deaths for the week ending Satur- day Augnat 10, being 21 less than the preceding week. Of the deceased, 85 were men, 41 women, 82 boys, 95 gir: were children under one year and 8 were upward of eighty years of age; 196 were natives of the United Btater, 26 of Ireland, 16 of Germany, 8 of England, 4 of Scotiand, 2 of Canafla and 1 of Nova Bcotia, ‘The highest death rate was in the Sixteenth ward, where there were #0 victims, Consumption carried off 22, marasmus 22, chole infantum 68, typhoid fever 6, croup 6, whooping cough 6, dysentery 9, diarrhea 19, pneumonia % disease of kidneys 4, hydrophobia 1, smali-pox 1, typhus fever 2 remittent fever LONG BRANCH. The Latest Political Move—A Colored Servant Getting Up a Demonstration in Favor of General Grant—The Programme— The Latest Arrivals and General Gossip. Lona BRANOR, N. J., August 15, 1872, The personal friends of General Grant do not leave @ stone unturned to Increase his chances of re-election. To accomplish this they resort to all kinds of devices, rivalling, in that respect, the ad- mirers of Uncle Horace, although the latter have invented nothing yet se ingenious as the reading of a gushing letter of the boy Ulysses to his fond parent. The next thing on the tapis isa colored masse meeting, to be held in Long Branch on August 22. Rebel documents have been bought to “fire the Nortnern heart.” Now the order of the day ts to “fire” the colored heart. The soul of this demonstration is said to oe Mr. George W. Childs’ colored servant, Richard Garrett by mame, eishogan suspect the idea originated in the minds of his betters. A colored committee of five, headed by a young man named A. G. Davis, intended to wait on the President last evening at the railroad depot before his departure, but somehow they m! im. The President was off before the committee could get at him. Mr. Childs’ colored man, Iam told, has been making days and nights hideous with prac- tising in Joud voice the speech he is going to make at the demonstration. I fancy he is now walking by the beach practising, like Demosthenes, with peb- bles in his mouth to obtain a clear utterance. At times he becomes so enthusiastic that the sound of his volce drowna the braying of ghe President’s jackass in the Relahboring stable. The colored waiters at the hotels have already contributed $10 each to defray the expenses of the demonstration. The programme includes orations, with the inevita- ble music by a band at intervals, then a torch. light procession, and lastly a serenade in front of the President's cottage. Mr. Childs’ man oxpects that about three thougand persons will take part in the demonstration, The colored speakers will be Mr. Isaiah Ware, of Philadelphia; Professor Lang- ston, of Washington; Rev. Garnet, of New York, and several others, Fred Douglass has also been invited, and his acceptance is considered cer- tain. Mrs. Senator Conkling and daughter arrived yes- terday at the President's cottage, where they Will remain about two weeks, The President received a great number of visitors yesterday, Among those who called were a dele- gation of Quaker ladies and gentlemen in their Peculiar costumes. Among the latest arrivals at the West End are General Beal, wife and three daughters; Mr. V. Wertenberg, the Belgian Minister at Washington, Mr. Rosa Campbell, of Baltimore; Mr. Winpenny, Philadelphia; J, 0. Babcock and family, New York, and others. General Stewart L. Woodford ts ex- pected here to-morrow. The new ocean steamer California passed along the Branch yesterday afternoon and fired seven- teen salutes on her way. Arriving in front of the President's cottage, she fired three more salutes, dipped her colors and turned round, taking her course towards New York. ON FAT LADIES, Fat women abound at the Branch. A charming lady, the wife of @ prominent official, asked me last evening, “Did you ever see #o many fat ladies a@tany one place?’ I was, in truth, obliged to reply, ‘‘No, | never did.” There is a stout lady, on the shady side of forty, just standing in front of me, hiding the sea from’ my searching gaze. She weighs 250 pounds if she weighs an ounce. It is amusing to see them bathe, particularly by con- trast with slender, reed-like igen You can see any day a female Colossus, in the ample folds of her gee dress Ce firs the beach by the side of a yp -like form with her dress hanging loose. Looking at them, methinks I see a goddess of peace and plenty talking to an allegorical rep- Tesentative of famine, It would take the arms of a Cardiff giant to enfold the ample dimensions of the former: two medium-si could en- circle the slender waist of the latter. UB DISTINGUISHED PORRIGNERS, There are several Cot ae Ereigners at the West End; gmong others igian Minister and a Gel wn count with an unpronounceabie name. Another foreign representative is expected here, who is said to be very partiai to ladies. He has been a monk, and many years of monastic se- clusion has only taught him to ite the fair 80x all the more, om newere: by mo means an Adonis by looks. organ ig only an in- significant little stump. Apropos of this same nasal organ the irrepressible but unlucky little Mosco- vite, Catacazy, who was fond of his own joke be- = all things, and would get into hot water for ihe ake of a mot, delivered himself of a very witty pun, teh Soserves to be from oblivion, Being told that the foreign representa- tive above mentioned professed matrimonial inte! tions towards a certain young lady, he remarked :- “Oh, tl veut avoir un nouveau né(2).”” ~ The cool ocean breeze here F signs @ great con- trast to the torrid heat of New York. Crowds of re arrived this evening telling piteous tales of he sufferings of poor sweltering humanity in the metropolis. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT The Watch Returns—A Dull Day—Cham- Yesterday was an unusually dul) day at the above Court, there being only thirty-four prisoners on the watch returns. These were disposed of by Justice Cox. Eighteen of these are at present locked up and sixteen discharged. There were twenty-five males and nine females. Seventeen of these were for intoxication, five for assault and battery, four for disorderly conduct, three for being drunk and disorderly, one for grand larceny, one for reckless driving, one for malicious mischief, one for violation of the Corporation ordinances and one vagrant. CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE. Charlie Garduer, a boatman employed on the barge Republic, is a high liver and fond of the deli- cactes of the seasons. On Wednesday the Atlanta Bost Club held a regatta at Pleasant Valley. The barge Republic was hired to convey the iriends of the Club up the river, on which occasion Charles Robinson, of 216 East Seventh street, acted as caterer. Tne latter charges that when the barge arrived at the foot of West Tenth street Gardner, who was employed as a helper on the barge, and some companions stole a basket of wine and a lager beer fawcet, all valued at $8160, from the boat. Robinson ciaims the party proceeded up the river a short distance, and seating themselves be- hind @ pile of lumber on the dock drank twelve bottles of the wine. When arrested by Roundsman Grifith, of the Ninth precinct, Gardner gave his name as Owen DeVerey. He denied the charge, but was committed in default of bail tor trial. A RETURNED CALIFORNIAN, Joseph Dice a short time since returned to this city from California, where he had been sojourning for several years in og So of making @ fortune. Upon his arrival in this city he made his home with his mother, a widow, sixty years of age, residing at No. 448 West Twenty-elghth street. Mrs. Dice, although advanced in years and In delicate health, is compelled to eke out an existence over the wash tub, which made it doubly hard on her son's re- turn, as she had also to provide for his support. Ever since his arrival in this city he has been under the infucnce of liquor, and has not done a day's work. Wednesday evening he drank so much fighting whiskey thathe ran against some person's fist several times, to the great dam: of his head and eyes, which became handsomely frescoed. oat oak under the punishment he had received, and not having the money to purchase a glass of whiskey to quench his thirst, he visited his aged mother, who had been working hard over the wash tub all day, ond demanded money from her. Upon her refusing to comply with his demands he seized her by the hair of the head, threw her onthe floor and beat and kicked her until her cries for help brought to her assistance several neighbors, who tore the in- human and brutal son from his victim. His mother, who was covered with black and blue bruises from her head to her hips, was placed ina bed and is at resent confined there, unable to leave her room. ce Was arrested by Oficer Frazier, of the Twen- tleth precinct, an pte 4 temporarily com- mitted until his mother shall have sufictently re- Aa to appear and prefer & complaint against AN INHUMAN MONSTER, Martin Forester, an Englishwan, twenty-six yeara of age, Fesiding at 263 West Thirty-fifth stroet, was presented by OMicer Wolf, of the Twentieth pre- cinct, on complaint of a little girl, about nine yeare of age, vamed Hervina Gast, residing with her arents at 248 West Thirty-fith atrect, who charges im with bern | her into a room Wednesday after- noon and attempting to commit an indecent assault upon her. He denied the charge, but was commit- ted for examination, THE WAGON THIF, Moses Whiteside, arreated by Detective Hogan, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, Wednesday afternoon, having in his eaion & ink dea Wagon, which he offered to ofto a junk dealer for $15, was again arraigned. John Richards, of 664 Ninth ave- nue, appeared as complainant and charged the prisoner with stealing the property, which is valued at $100, He dented the charge, and stated that two companions, whose names he refused to reveal, had stolen the property and given it to him to dis- eof, He was committed in default of $1,000 bail 0 appear for trial. KILLED BY AN IRONING BOARD. Sergeant James McGtven, of the Seventeenth pre- cinct police, reported to Coroner Keenan, yeater- day, the particulars of the death of Catharine Gal lagher, bi four years, residing at 423 Kast Twelth street, While pl in the yard an ironing board being used by a Mrs, Dougherty, on the third foor, fell trom the window where it been lett, - striking the child, indicted injurier from which 1 | died soon after. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Superintendent Thorne yesterday submitted the following report on street cleaning, for the week ending August 10, 1872:— Miles of streets cleaned— ret time. There was removed ‘during the week of ashes, Tubbish and dirt as follows Ashes, loads... Dirt and rubbisii: Labor—3,866\4 days, Ash cartmen—1, at i Dirt cartmen—sw days, at $4 per day Total cost... DEPARTMENT OF DOOKS, The regular weekly meeting of the Commissioners of the Department of Docks was held to-day. The application of Mr. Hugh McKay for compen- sation for plans supplied the department for im- Proving the water front of the city was, on the re- commendation of the Chief Engineer, disallowed. The application of Mr. Soutnmayd for repairs of the bulkhead between plers 35 and 36 ‘North River ‘was placed on the file. The application of the Ful- ton ‘Market Leacbacny ae Association to have the slips between piers and 23 East River dredged was denied, After disposing of some other unimportant bual- ness the meeting adjourned, THE BOARD OP AUDIT. The Board of Audit met yesterday. The following business was transacted :— Claim of James L. Crosby, salary for services as Stenozrapher, for four months, in 1871, $833 aliowed, Olaim of Joseph P. Nagle, who claime: $197 60 for services connected with Bureau of Sew- ers, as axeman, was disallowed. Claims to the amount of $1,304 69 were allowed upon report of Ex- aminer, Among them were those of the New York School Journal, $140; of the Harlem Gaslight Com- any, $800 40," and Ferris. & Brown, for maps of olty of New York, $125; claims of Browne & Co. lor stationery, allowed, $194 85; claim of George Ronan for services as armore! » lowed, $400; claims to the amount of $4,416 42 were allowed. Among them were claims of Daniel Berrien, $868 92; W. D. Gibson, for carpenter work, Pu 74; August Naumer, $2,161 80; claim of David M. Nagle, for services as assistant clerk in the Mayor’s Ofice, ‘Was allowed at $187 50. The following newspaper claims were allowed :— Bvening Mail, $25,061 95; Scandinuvisk Post, $3,213 40; Clulzen ‘and Round Table, $3,618 15} Courier, $3,704 75. MORE ECONOMY. Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department of Public Works, has addressed the following letter to the Superintenaent of Repairs and Supplies :— Derantwent or Pustzc Works, Commissionses’ Orrice, 237 Broapwa New Yong, Aucust 15, 1972. Witsow Smatt, Esq., Superintendent Kepairs and Sup- Lies :- 1 will please proceed at once tomake a personal ion of all ty departments, including civil and lice courts, in this city, who are authorized fo make re- guisitions on this department tor fixtures and sup- lies, and make an inventory of all the movable fixtures m each department, court, 4¢., including particularly such articles as de safes, blank books and sta- tionery, sang th of the same, This inspection and inventory I deem of Importance, as requisitions are constantly being made on_ this depart- ment for fixtures, supplies, do. guid are usually made to no inconsiderable exten: upon the Incoming ot’ egoh new administration. I desire that the appropriations for these purposes may be husbanded to the greatost possible ex- consistent with the requirements of these several de- partments and courts. Respeciuiy /EORGE W. VAN NORT, Commissioner of Public Works. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Commissioner Van Nort Petitioned with Respeet to Market Wagons—Clearing Away Stands Placed on the Sidewalk— Further Reforms Expected. On the 13th of August Conitsstoner Van Nort received the following -petition from the residents in Fulton street with reference to the market ‘Wagon blockade in that street which occurs every morning. The Commissioner instructed Mr. E. B. Shafer, the Superintendent of Street Encumbrances and Obstructions, to Attend to the matter, and the consequence was that officers were detailed, who warned the drivers of the wagons otf in tie hours specified in the petition, and they have since failed toappear. The oiicers explained to them that hould they reappear their wagons would tie seized i sent to the Corporation yard, in Gansevoort street, The following is the petition:— New Yorn, August 13, 1872. Hon. G. M. Vax Nonr, Commissioner of Public Works :— Drax Sin—The undersigned, residing or engaged in business in Fulton street, betwoen Broadway and Nassau street, would stato that the use of said street by the mar- Ket wagons irom the country has become an iniolerable nuisance. They come into the street between the hours of eleven P. M. aud four A. M., occupying botl generally until eight or nin given their teams, the refuse thrown trom nd the manure remain in the street all day immense swarms of files, &c. r the etreet cleaners have but to bring the matter to your notice to obtain im- mediate relief. Your obedient servants, HUGH }. HASTINGS, and about forty other signatures follow. Commissioner Van Nort has also caused the re- moval of five stands, partly situated in the street and partly on the sidewalk, at the southwest cor- ner of Vesey and Greenwich streets, a8 interfering with public travel. THE INGERSOLL PAVEMENT. A Letter from Comptroller Green—Plain Talk and Advice to Commissioncr Van Nort. The question of the payment of Mr. Ingersoll's claims against the city for repairs to wooden pave- ments bas been referred to ina long letter ad- dressed to Commissioner Van Nort by the Comp- troller, in which the latter agrces to audit the bills in question. The following is an extract :— The only explanation which I have received from you in reply to my communication of the 15th ultimo is yours o1 the 24th ultimo, enclosing to me a copy of the opinion ot Mr. O'Gorman. If you peruse this opinion you will see that it deals prin- cipally with the question as to the duty ot your department to maintain the Croton Aqueduct works. In so ‘ar as the opinion refers to the mat- ter of repairs to street pavements, I consider it has but little application to the partict uestion pre- sented on Mr. Ingersoll’s bills. ese bills, or the facts reluting to them, were not apparently lald be- fore Mr. O'Gorman. When a special case doos arise where the defect pavement is of such a character as to en immediate danger to the citizens—which 3 re is substantially the point referred to in Mr. O’Gor- | man’s opinton—I concur as to the necessity of im- mediate action on part of your depai tment; bat where the defects are not of such a character the prov. sions of the 104th section of the charter ap- ply and ought to be observed, Where the repairs of a particular class of wooden pavement exceed the sum of $1,000 on a particular street, it is at least doubtful whether you have any power under the charter to proceed with the wor except a thorized by the Common Council, an it by contract, upon sealed bids and @ letting to the lowest bidder, If this course had been followed in reference to the work performed by Mr. Ingersoll (no part of which falia within the exception pointed out by Mr. O'Gornan), I am satisfied that the result would have been equally a3 good work and a saving to the city of iy doi) of twenty per cent upon the amount of his bills, at which rate I understand responsible parties are ready to do work of this character. Other work I also find 1s proceeded with by your department in similar disregard of the charter, and im some instances the first information which has reached the Comptroller that such work had been undertaken is furnished by laborers demand- be their already earned wages. t seems to me that such a state of matter as this ought not to continue in the administration of your or any other department of the city govern- Ment. The policy of a fair Tene letting of work to the lowest bidder after full notice has been too jong established and assented to in this city to war- Ex) a departure from it without express authority of la How, in the circumstances I have opmes, the Dills of Mr, Ingersoll should be dealt with is a ques- tion which has given me considerable emburrass- ment. Not without great hesitation I have con- cluded to exercise the powers vested in this department, and direct the bills to be audited tor payment, but it must be expressly understood by your department that no further work is to be done of this character without compliance with the provisions of the charter, If you prefer rather than apply to the Common Counci and obtain the proper a glia for the work and have the same advertised and let as the charter provides, then the responsibility must rest with you and not with itis department. It will give me great pleasure to facilitate the operations of your department whenever Its action a the antherity of law and good administra- Pn, and you will scarcely expect me to sanction @partures from the provisions of the charter of ne city, which ts alike your guide and mine, ‘The match, open to all comers, for the champlon- ship at croquet was commenced in the grounds of the All-Engiand Cinb, at Wimbledon, on the ith duly. The prize offered to gentlemen was a siiver cup, value fifty gnineas. cond prize and the title ot lady champion was offered for the compett- tion of ladies. | cheers which welcomed THE COURTS. The McCabe Lanacy Case. Before Judge Barrett. ‘The argument in the case of Sister Mary Stants- laus, already reported in the HERALD on Wednes- day last, was continued yesterday. Mr. A. J. Van- derpoel, on behalf of the Commissioners of Char- ity, contended that the act of 1842, relied on by the counsel for the petitioner, related only to the State Lunatic Aan, and even then was only directory; that the object of the County Clerk’s certificate referred to was only for the purpose of enabling the State Asylum to have recourse to the ir pay in the of insane. paupers, and that to Gischarge e tomatic the statute made the certiticate of the attending physician necessary, Mr. Townsend replied briefly, reiterating his points taken yesterday, and Ju Barrett took the Papers for consideration. Decisions. Holloway vs. Stephens.—Memoranda for counsel. amas | ahaa va. Alfred Barmore.—Application |, £0, . in, &¢., va, EB. L. Northrop.—Three orders granted, Inthe matter of J. B, Myer etal. Report confirmed and order ited, The Oswego Starch Factory vs. Fredertek Stotzen- berg.—Up@a additional amdavits, and the defendant being in default, the plaintiff’ may take its order. Elihu J. Granger vs, Isaac P. Morrison.—There must be compliance with new rule 34. By Judge Brady. O. H. P. Archer, Receiver, &0., vs. John McKenzie et al.—Motion granted, but without premudice to any defence already interposed, and ten dollars costs to defendant, to abide event, unless cause com- menced by leave. Same decision rendered in ten similar suits, COURT OF GENFRAL SESSIONS, Another Bateh of Prisoners Sent to the State Prison and the Penitentiary for Larceny. Before Judge Bedford, The first prisoner disposed of yesterday wasa charge of grand larceny against Anton Olven, who Pleaded guilty to attempting to steal $51 worth of Jewelry from Henry Berentha, on the 17th of July. He was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. William H. King pleaded guilty to petty larceny from the Spee in stealing on the 1st inst.a oeme on containing $1 85, the property of Annie Mr. Hummel stated that the prisoner was dying } with consumption, Judge Bedford took that into consideration and sent King to the Island for six months. Thomas Delaney, a Pa rere) pickpocket ad- mitted that he was guilty of stealinga pocketbook containing the sum of $2 from the pocket of Mra. Annie Bowman as sho was crossing West street. He was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months. James McQuillan, indicted for stealing a velvet cloak, @ silk dress and other wearing apparel valued at $111, on the 16th of Jnly, the property of Edmund McPiam, pleaded gullty to an attempe at grand larceny. Alexander Hevenet tendered a similar plea, He baie lat ashe oe = eee ade leces of vel. vet valued at on the 25th of July, the proper! of Harrison D. Hunt. -f pet’ ‘These prisoners were each sent to the Island for one year, Willlam Burgess was charged with stealing a horse and wagon, valued at $400, on the 29th of ae the property of William A, Doran r, McClelland stated some mitigating ctroum- stances, to the effect that the accused reeently came to “ne city, and was never charged with crime efore. Judge Bedford said that while this Court was ever ready to deal in the severest manner with Sroeea ay thieves, it was willing to extend leniency to those who were charged with crime for the first time. Judgment was accordingly sus pended. Edward Fagan, charged with attempting to stab Officer McInnerney, of the Twenty-seventh pre- cinct, with a Knife, on the 27th of July, pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Mr. Hummel had the defendant exhibit his vest, which was saturated with blood, the officer having administered a powerful blow upon the head. ae hence sent Eagan to the Island for three Mary Reilly was sent there for the same period upon & plea of attempting to steal $40 worth of clothing, on the Sist of July, from Catherine Wait. Carl Wagner was tried upon a charge of steall & coat, a silver watch and $4 In money, on the Tote of July, from Wolfgang Schiess!. The evidence was circumstantial, and ag none of the stolen property was found with the defendant the jury gave him ae benefit of the doubt and rendered a verdict of guilty, Joseph Bentz was tried and convicted of stealing @ pocketbook, containing $55, from: Fritz Barker, on the 5th of July. He was sent to the State prison for one year. Samnel Belasco pleaded guilty to grand larceny in stealing dresses, jewelry and money, the aggre- Ga of which was $402, the property of Judge Bedford satd:—I learn from the complain- ant that she keeps a little laundry for the sup} of herself and children; that as an act of charit, she took your wife and employed her. You tool advantage of this and aided your wife in robbing the complainant of all that she had—viz., $375 worth of clothing and $76 worth of jewelry, and a locket containing her lost daughter's hair. I shall give you until the 2d of September to reimburse this poor woman. If <= do, it will im mitiga- tion of punishment; tf you do not, I shall certainly send you to the State Prison for five yeas. ‘Thomas Cody was convicted of stealing some boxes of cheese, which were in the custody of Phillip H. Knighton. He was sent to the Peniten- tary for six months. Herman Kuscky pleaded guilty to stealing a ated watch chain, worth seventy-five conts, from jacob Robinson. ‘The sentence was imprisonment in the Penitentary one month. An Acquittal. Jonn Finlay and Patrick Lynch were tried upon @ charge of burglariously entering the liquor shop of John E. Owens, in Forty-first street, and stealing three spoons, @ evidence was insaMicient to sustain the indictment, and Assistant District Attorney Fellows abandoned the case. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Rubinstein has been to pay a farewell visit to Liszt, at Welmar, before his departure for America, Mr. James Unsworth, Mr. Eugene and @. W. H. Grif_in have been engaged by Mr. John Stetson for the next season at the Howard Athenaum, Koston. M. Verger has engaged MM. Gardoni, Mongial, Delle Sedie, Bagagiolo and Tagliafico, Mesdames Penco and Volpisi for the winter season of Italian opera in Paris, . Mr. Daly has arranged with Miss Emma Howson, formerly prima donna of the English Opera Com- ans, tor her appearance in ‘Le Roi Carotte” at the Grand Opera House. She will assume the character of Cunnegonde. Miss Clara Lonise Kellogg has recetved the most tempting offers to join tie company of the Imperial Opera, St. Petersburg, for the ensuing season. She has, however, been compelled to decline them, owing to her engagement at the New York Academy of Music. Signor Verdi's “Aida” has met with the same success at Padua as at Cairo, Milan and Parma. ‘The summer season at the Malibran Opera House at Venice, has commenced with Rossini’s “Motse,” sustained by Mesdames Vaneri and Mariani, Signori Villani, Maurel and Medint. Mr. Lytton Sothern, son of the well-known actor, made his first appearance in London at the per- formance given at Drury Lane Theatre in aid of the funds of the Royal General Theatrical Society. The ues were unanimous in saying that the youthful ¢butant showed every promise of rising rapidly in his profession, One of the most perfect representations of Mozart's “Nozze di Figaro” perhaps ever witnessed on the Italian operatic stage was that givenon July 17, at Her Majesty's Opera, under the direction of Sir Michael Costa, with Tietjens, Kellogg, Nils- son, Agnesi, Lacie Peleg Bauermetster, Rinaldini, Sinigaglia and pont in the principal parte, The orchestra was magical and the ensemble pertect. The London Times of July 26 pays the following deserved compliment to Mr, Sothern:—"Probably in the history of the theatrical profession there 18 no fact more extraordinary or more honorable tha the appearance of Mr. Sothern on Wednesday nij In the middie of an American engagement, crosses the Atlantic for the express at of re- panties his great character, ndreary, jor the benefit of the Royal ral Theatrical Fund. Of course, everybody was delighted with an exhibition of character which bears witness to an original genius hick of Rabelais; but the his graceful words of fare- well were given not merely to the Ee actor, but to the generous benefactor, The deed of charity done, Mr. Sothern recrosses the Atiantic and pur- sues the course of his en; ment. In the spring of next year, it is said, he will reappear at the Haymarket.” An exchange thus speaks of a young violinist, well known to the New York public, who lately ap ared at the Rochester Festival:—Mile. Fernande ‘edesca eye fresh evidence of her genius as a vio- lintst and of her fervid nature as a musician. She erformed in each concert, and so well that it is ard to decide which to comment on specially. But we think her selection from Vieuxtemps for the afternoon concert was her best performance, as it gr more satisfactory evidence of the contrasts In jer style, breadth of manner and delicacy of expression and execution. Her tone is rich, full and equal throughout the scale: her execution is clear and rapid, and her intonation without a fault. Her bowing 1s not only Capel) but expres. sive, and her gesticniation, while not exaggerated, indicates the fire and the passion which give the reality to her hes fg ns and render her playing 80 fascinating to all hearers. In all her efforts sho Was loudly and cordially applauded. CANOE DOLLY VARDEN. The Explorer of the Mississippi's Souree Short of Provisions. Searching for Food—A Trip Inland to the Red Lake Indiane’ Village—An Interested Young Chief Inquires Who Is To Be the Wext President of the United Statee—Entertaining Dolly Varden with Traditions + of the Great Northwest, CANOR DOLLY VARDEN, LAK® WINnrercognn Upper Mississippi, June 17, 19r } The stay at the old trading post on the shores Winnibicoshish, despite its rémance and wierdn, was not fraught with the pleasantest of prospect We awoke to the alarming fact that the seve: raids from which the cutstne had suffered through the sociability and thefts of the Indians, had reduced our stock of provisiong to an exceedingly low ebb. The twenty-six pounds of ship’s bread bad dwindled to a mass of broken crackers, the twenty pounds of pork were gone, the stock of condensed meats, milk and coffee was exhausted; game or fish we had noney the last can of peaches was broken for the event meal, and together with tea and broken pe formed the whole of the bill uf fare. MORE PROVISIONS MUST BB HAD, ‘The flour—we had started with half a sack—haq been wet so often that 1t had soured and had bee! abandoned, The water was much too rot to troll for fish, What to do we not know. At this critical junoture the Indian informed the crew that there was a sete tlement of Red Lake Indians distant about half @ day’s voyage up & smajl stream which enters the lake further tothe northward. From these Indiang we were in hopes of obtaining some dried fish and sugar. There was no way left but to start in the morning, after a VERY SLIM BREAEPAST, for this settlement, leaving the Indlan in charge of the Dolly Varden. The birch bark furnishing ac commodation for the guide and myself, was selected for the voyage. The fear that the Indian might take it into his head to capture and convey to some unknown region the adventury ous craft at first made us hesitate, but the desire td see the tribes of the interior soon overpowered all doubts. It was a critical moment, but the guide Was ordered to prepare for the trip. Having made up a small pack, including the Roh Roy cutsine and some tobacco, the guide shouldered the birch bark, and, with a parting oath to the In- dians, started INTO THE BRUSH. The crew of the Dolly, with penoil and noteboo! followed. A portage of about two miles, leadi through forests of poplar and beach, brought us ta the small creek which was to be ascended to tni yulte: Many small swamps had been encoui tered, but the gu de never deviated @ yard out his cuurse for a bog hole or mo! and the crew, had long since learned to follow, without a word off yemonstiance, no matter whither he led, The canoe was launched, and the crew of the Dolly, for the first time, pdddie in hand, took seat in the stern of the bireh-hark eratt. sluggish little creek did not encourage even cance navigation, but its sharp bends and said bare em« barrassed us at every turn, Thue for ten og twelve miles we TOLLED UP THB STREAM, " gettin out Into the water times without num! lift the canoe over brush, sand bars or th rapids. The soil through which the streant meandered for most part, black loam, with occasional streaks of sand per nies These in every case caused a rm at that point. The sun wae at ite height ere the ue was sighted. First we were gree! the barking of the dogs, and then the dark faces the savages appeared from every lodge. seemed astonished at the character of their visitor but welcomed us in their best atyle. A white ig not seen every day, A judicious distribution ie gene made them at once sociable THE VILLAGE consisted of some twelve or fifteen lodges structed of birch bark, blankets and poles. If were not forthe birch tree it is very hard to agine how the Indian would exist. it furnishes hi the material for his canoes and his lodge; it formed into crates for sugar, salt, flour and wild rice, and the fine threads of the bark serve for sew- ing together the sides of his ip = and his cane The bark ignites like rosin, and with it a fire can started in the forest, although the wood be wet. I ig the greatest friend which the red man finds the forest. - | _AN INDIAN LODGE. A number of poles, about fourteen feet tn len; are driven into the ground around a radius of or twelve feet. The tops are pulled together and tied, fo ming 4 conical framework, about which the long, wide strips of bark are fastened. The ia left open for the escape of the smoke. It might he very properly mentioned in this connection that @ low, smouldering fire is always kept burning, 80 that go to a lodge at what time you may you can always light your pij or dry ur clothes. The great use of the fire, however, tg to protect the inmates from the mosquitocs. The braves make It a matter of valor not to pay the. least heed to the insects, but the squaws can't en- dure the bites which they infict, Around the entire circumfcrence of the lodge, except that part opposite the dcor, ts seen a bed some three feet in width, slightly raised off the ground by sticks. After a little practice the Indt- ans find no trouble in iz in femi-luaar posture. It 18 probably dimicult than to sleep standing against » tree. This they find it meceasary to do not unfrequently, when night overtakes them in the swamps and the trees are too small to give them shelter in the branches, HOW 18 THIS FOR LO? Pushing aside the blanket of the largest lod the crew stood face to face with the son of Chief of the Red Lake tribe. He was a burly Indi of very unpreposseasing mein. His face wi painted red on the right cheek, 1d yellow striped adorned his left. A heavy black streak was on over each eye. As he gave the bis hand it was found to de as sofe and delicate as a lady's. He evidently enjoyed a life of ease. His father, the Chief, was with the Main branch of the tribe on the shores of Red Lake, some fifty miles to the northwest, After an ex- chauge of bows and the receipt of a plug of navy tobacco he became quite friendly. The crew en- gaged him in conversation, and, through th: inter- preter, both elicited und imparted in.ormation, HB ASKS THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. “Thave heard,” he said (the guide tnterpretin; roceeded), ‘that there Is to he a new Great 7 » What is his name ‘The crew then expiained that there was soon to be an election, and that & man named Horace Greeley had been chosen a8 one candidate; that the people would choose between him and the present Great Father, “How many white people are there now in the great country ?” he inquired. “About forty millions,” the crew replied. ‘The looks of the Indian manifested great surprise when he had heard the answer, and, shaking his head, he muttered something to the effect that he could not imagine where they all came from. After learning that we were from O-muss-kose, or Itasca, he was Pay henn | anxtous to learn about it, In return he tmparted the following INTERESTING TRADITION, which, he sald, was current among nis people. He said that about two months’ voyage to the north- ‘west there was a great lake, larger than the Gitche Ga-mee, LAKE BUPERIOR; that the trip thither was one of great danger, as forests of weeks in length had to be passed, mang of them so dense that the sun could not be seen. (The Indians know nothing of distance save regards the time taken to traverse the coun! The shores of this lake abounded in fur beat animals. Tho elk, deer and mink were there, an the water swarmed with otters, seals and rate. A tribe of Indians dwelt upon the lower shore, who MURDERED EVERYSODY who came there to trap, 80 that he rhe never return to disclose the secret; that this eat nea water” had been known among his tribe dari the time of hie grandfather, but that none of people had since dared to go there. The only safe ‘way of reaching this hunting ground was in winter time by a dog rok He said that this great lake had been kuown for a long time to the Hudson's Compuny, but that they sworn of = the! People not to disclose it: that they reaped the greatest harvest furs from that source. When urged to locate It he sald that it was off to the westward, several Ways from the lower end of Hudson's Bay, and that it Tan north until it was shut up by the ice. He dwelt upon the majesty of the lake, the dark color of ita water and the fabled density of the great foresta and hilis which encircled the “big sea.” He con- cluded by saying that when he became chiet he ie organize @ band of braves and penctrate to ts shore, The crew was greatly interested with this tradt- tion, The Indian was questoned clorely and be- came almost ani when the crew ventured to in. timate that it might be an old tradition regarding Hudson 8 Bay, the name for which in Chippewa ia utterly unpronounceable for one whose tongue te not early educated thereto, The crew reflected that there might possibly He in that tradition the SOLUTION OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE mystery. The guide then spoke of our wants on@ informed the red man that we were willing to pay CONTINUED ON NINTH PACE,