The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1873, Page 10

CREDIT MOBILIER. Proceedings of the Poland | Wiftertmenberes tat Committee. Statements of Benjamin M. Boyer, James M. Wilson, Commodore C. K. Garrison and George W. Kennedy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 1873, dudge Poland's special committee to inquire into the Crédit Mobilier charges resumed its session ‘this morning, and Benjamin M. Boyer, ex-member ef Congress from Pennsylvania, being sworn, madé Ahe following statement :— BENJAMIN M. BOYER’S TESTIMONY. Tappear voluntarily ‘before the Committee, without a Ihave been mentioned in the testl- summons, because mony as the owner of stock in the Credit Movilier while J was a member of Congress; 1 desire that I may be ex- amined in relation to my purchase of that stock ; 1 have NOTHING TO CONCEAL foncerning it; I took the stock in my own name, and have so held it, as the books will show; I held seventy- five shares a5 my own and twenty-five shares as trustee for my wife, making one hundred | shares | in all; I” always regarded it as # legitimaie stock ‘operation, and never denied having made the investment; it did not interfere with my dutiesas a mem~ + du Creat Mopitier nor the. ionicn Bacide Katiroad required ress i yen LAND GRANTS AND SURSIDIES to the Union Pacii fic Railroad nud all been voted before T became a member of Congress, and the legisiation relating to the postponement of the interest on the payment of the overnment bonds took place after I had left Congress; Fiain'not conscious of ever having voted whilst in Con: ress {or any measure in the interest of either the redit Mobilier jor the Union Pacific Ratlroad; I invite the most criticafexamination of my record; the invest- mentin Credit Mobilier stock was recommended to me by Dr, Thomas. Durant, who was my personal fricnd, and with whom 1 AGREED FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE HUNDRED SHARES at par, at a time when the success of the enterprise and the profits dependent thereupon were by mo means cer- tain’ this was in the Winter of 1866; the stock was not ac- tually transferred to me until long after J had agreed to take it; there were some difficulty and delay in obtaining all I had agreed to take; at first seventy-five shares were Paid for and transterred to me in December, 1807, and some thine afterwards the additional twenty-five shares which [had transferred to me as a trustee for my wife: this completed the original contract between Dr. Durant and myself, and L had no idea of wrong in the’ matter, nor do I now see how it concerns the public; no one con’ nected with either the Credit Mobilier or the Union Pacific Railroad ever directly or indirectly er in any ‘way hinted that my SERVICES AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS were expected in behalf of either corporation in con- sideration of the stock I obtained, and certairly no such services were ever rendered; I’ was much less embar. Fassed as a member of Congress by the ow! Credit Mobilier stock than [ should have been had I owned stock in a national bank, or in an iron furnace, or & woollen mill, or even as a holder of government bonds, tor there was important legislation while 1 was in Con: grees affecting all these interests, but—no leg tever concerning the Credit Mobilier; I the: find nothing in my conduct in that regard ‘to regre ‘was in my judgment BOTH HONEST AND HONORABLE and consistent with my position as a member of Con- Kress, and as the investment turned out to be profitable ny ohly regret is that it was no larger in amount, a ii answer to questions of Judge Poland Mr. Boyer testi- fled he did not inquire particularly in what way or through whom he was to get the stock contracted for; he contracted tor it in the usual way; the negotiation was wholly with Mr. Durant; it commenced in 1866; witness Was feady to pay for the stock long before it was de livered to him; received the seventy-tive shares in De: cember, 1867, through Dr. Durant, and paid for it when it ‘Was transterred ; could not remember the total amount of dividends whicli he received, but had no doubt he re- ceived the same as other stockholders; he had no nego- tiation with Mr. Ames; did not think he ever conversed With him on the subject until after witness became a stockholder. By Mr. Merrick—Left Con; smother any investigation Pacitic Ratlroa James M. Wi follows : ‘ess in 1869; never voted to into the affairs of the Union n, of Iowa, was sworn, and testified as JAMES M, WILSON’S STATEMENT. T once bonght and paid tor ten shires of the capital stock of the Credit Mobilier of America; the par value of the shares was $100 cash—in ail, $1,000; the purchase of this stock came about in this ‘way :—When Mr. Oakes Ames was soliciting subscriptions to the stock of said company he ‘ASKED ME TO SUBSCRIRE FOR $5,(100 OF 17, which Tdeclined to do; I heard nothing mote of this stock until sometime in the year 1468, the exact time I cannot state, but certainly not earlier than May; when Tinetin this'city Mr. H. 'T. McComb, with whom I had been acquainted for several years, character 1 had never heard any reproach, who, during a conversation had between ug, asked me df I held any Dredit Mobilier stock; I told him that I did not Ames had once asked'me to subscribe for $5,000 that I had declined the offer; Mr. replied that T could get that ‘stock yet, and that he wished I would do s0; I told him that I knew but little about it and inquired its value; he said that would depend somewhat on circumstances, but that I need not hesitate because of thi ut par, and that he would take it, furnis ay for it and allow me an advance, wii eon A LIBERAL COMPENSATION FOR THE NEGOTIATION; he then related the circumstances under which he had subscribed for a number of shares; that he had made the Subscription in good faith; that the company reiused to recognize his subscription and were trying to cheat him out of his rights under it; that he was DETERMINED TO HAVK THE STOCK, and that it he could not get it quietly and peacefully he would enforce his rights at law; that he did not want to have or make any unnecessary ‘trouble about it, but that he would not ve cheated out of it, and that ke was willing to do anything for peace, short of surrendering his rights; That to go to law would lead to «trite, defay aml expense, but that he would go through with it all if drivyn to it} the impression which he inade om my mind was tat if he could get the stock, even by indiréction, he would ra- ther do that than resort to the courts, aad in this connec- tion he said toat there was other stock in the same post- tion as that, which he said I could get, and that theretore that was no reasonable excuse for the company treating him as they had done; as A RESULT OF THIS CONVERSATION and against whose the money to ch would have Thad an interview with Mr. Oakes Ames; T inquired of him if there were not $5,000 of Credit Mobilier stock that 1 sould 1 he said. “No; you declined to subscribe for it and it has been disposed of;” Trepited that I had been informed that that amount, ard more, was undisposed ‘of aud that | could have fitty shares; he ‘replied that the stock was disposed of, and that whoever had told me ‘WhatI had stated was inistaken; I communicated the re- sult of this interview to Mr. McComb, who said that it was JUST LIKE AM! and that if he could take care of himself and friends everybody else might whistle for their rights, and said, “see Ames again, and tell him that there is no mistake bout the mattar and that 1 McComb) know there is 1 did see Mr. Ames again, who seid that Mr. Me- Comb’s statement was not trie, and repeated his former statements; I then asked him it it could not be arranged Fo that [ could get the stock ; he replied that he did not believe that it could be, but’ that he was soon going to New York and would see what could be doue ; sofne time terward Mr. Ames told me that he had arranged for. ten aresfor mie atpar and seven per cent «x prior dividends; that that was the best and most he could do then, but he ‘would see if he could do my more: I took the ten shares and asked him to arrange tor the rest if he could, but no more were arranged for; when I subsequently told Mr. Mc- Comb he said, “Well, that is another of his tricks; he don’t want to’ do any better, but if asiston it he will,” and that he (Mr. McComb) wanied the stock on the “ground floor,” just asthe rest had had theirs; | had talked so much to Mr. Ames that I CONCLUDED TO AWAIT HIS MOVEMENTS that anything further would look too much like impor. tunity; but, as I have stated, he never arranged for any more stock, and the ten shi y hands; C held the ‘stock until some time in the Winter of 1809, when I told it, the reason for which I will state :—A good deal of jon had sprung up among the parties interested Union Pacific Rallroad and the Credit Mobilier to the management of the affairs of the sald com- panies, and an effort was tobe made ata meeting of the stockholders of the Union Pacific com- Pany, in, March, 1860, to change a part of tho Board of irectors; my opinion was asked for concerning the Fight of stockholders in the Union Pacific Company to Vote shares held by them regardless of a proxy which ‘Was said to run with the stock under the terms ot the con- tract and agreement existing between said company (the Credit Mobilier) and certain purties designated as trus- tees; inorder to enable me to understand the question ‘ou submitted copies of certain papers were placed in my | hands, some of which Ihave now in my possession, and aunong whic! contract of Oakes Ain first part; Oliver Aimes, Jolin B, Al ner ‘illon, ell, Henry 8. Me: sin 8. Bates, of the second part; America, of the third part—an agreement between the Broresakd parties of the second part, in which they BOUND THEMSELVES TO YOTY THEIR OWN STUCK and that for which they held and should hoid proxies, ‘wnich Was represented to embrace ull that issued or to be issued under the Oakes Atues contract in the mauner provided in the agreement, and some other papers not aring directly on the question summitied; lexamined the question atid gave an opinion to the effect that stock- holders ef the Union Pacific stock could vote their own shares, recardiess of the proxy running with it the a®airs of the corporation could not be tied hands of a few individuals in the way yy the terms of said contract and agree- merts, amd that the scheme of the Credit Mo Diner ‘wus one which might render every officer and Girector of the Union Paciflo Ratirond Company, which ‘was « party to it, accountable to the latter company tor the profits accruimg to him trom the construction con tract: down (o ihe time these papers were placed in ny ie L knew almost nothing of the organization and tt iis of the Oredit Mobilier or of the value of its stock, Lut then saw that there was MUNPANT GROUND FOR FURTHER TROUNLE AND LITIGATION, , as one of the results, sold out my i! ny ime since been In any manner interested in th obilier, nor did T at any time or in aay manner nterest of any kind or character in sald other than ag fiereinbetore stated; so far as si concerned, bis action was the result of my &vplication to him for ‘the purchase of the stock; my action was induced solely by the conversations had wick MeComb, who was actuated, as Lundersiand, by what he Genounced asa gross injustice practised on hiin by the Company, and it was well known to both of them, as it ‘Was \o everybody, that my connection with Congress Would end with ty third term; the reports of the vesti Moony given betore this committee, as published in the Pewspapers shew that Mr. McComb has testified that wud requested Mr. Aines to let me have some Credit Mc Diller stock; not one word of this ever came to my know: ledge trom iim, Mr. Ames or any other person, except 4s have retated in this siateinent, and | esice here to re call the jact that when the transactio o" ed ‘oceurred action above related THE WHOLE COUNTRY RESOUXDED Weis ENERGY manifested by the constructors 1 ul, Foad; they had pushed the work w Aer wreat difficuties; in March, is» lowing the difeultt a e past two ye e b the Indian eouritry with « and hostile ; our best and ed; oUF CAs, sialions and ranches burned driven off and our stock stolen: graders y tiemen and ftation Dullders have | under and have gone to their work in the daynme with cir picks and si ind. their meehanical vo and, and their rifies in the other, and they have otten drop the one and ure the other: the gr ent to their work as soldiers stacked thi as by the cuts, end worked all day with hostile banc DIANK IN VIEW READY TO POUNCE UPON TitKM and kill and scalp any unlucky or nogligont person » ave tiem an opportunity: do this time the i _ eston the bonds advanced by th n r aid by the company and with, Bitios of the rond coms loved; th vernment in the cost of try 5 ia over one million five | nd that up in the atte PRAISES OF THE uion Pacific Rail- \ great vigor and the Chief Engineer told the country had been built 1 the trite st mem hia be our men ———— ship of hat he thought he could get it | , and have | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1873,-TRIPLE SHEET. ‘every person seemed satisfied with what was being done, and Zstonivned at the rosults Broguced ‘these facts, to- gether with the rec high character ot most of the tlemen connected with the enterprise, were sufficient: sate ‘any person unlearned in. the data which those in ‘THE SECRETS OF THE CREDIT MOBILIER archasing stock in elther company possessed, and it the praises of what was being. done swelled on untf they burst fo bells and the firing of cannons all over this country ; Spring of 1869, it was announced that the i en driven and that the tracks of the Union Pacitlc Ratlroad and Central Pacific Railroad companies had been united and that an iron way spanned the Continent from acean to ocean, the comple. tlon of the road brought to the surlace the contentions and quarrels among the parties who hela the secrets and power of the Credit Mobilier; there ce; ed the facts which now give direction and to the public Indgment, but they are not those with Which to meastire'the motives and actions of men who acted under the former state of f what [did was under the former state of tacts, with no suspicion that were not true and would not continue true to the he very fact that Mr. MeComb, threatened to carr im to the Courts for adjudication was of itself cal lated to allay any suspicion of fraud or wreng in the affairs of the company, for such a suit would of necessity bring to light the whole history of the operations of the company; T wish. to say in conclusion that when I en tered Congress in 1861 T'did so ax the representative of T CONSTITURNCY UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF THK CONSTRUC- TION OF A RAILROAD TO THE PACIF my predecessor had been chairman of the Committee bn ihe Pacific Railroad; to his efforts in favor of the con- struction of such a road more than to any other one thing he owed his last election to Congress; my district At that time embraced nearly one-half of the State of fowa, and extended from the Mississippl to the Missouri River; I desired to secure the location of the road so as to have it commence on the western boundary of my dis- trictand thus secure connection with it for the Towa roads, then projected and in course of construction ; th Dill of Isd2 secured this result, and T supporied it ear estly; I supported the bill of 1864, believing the represe: tations made as to its necessity to be true; I worked rficiently as I could to promote the interests of the sec- tion of the country I was representing ; 1 WAS TH PRONOUNCED FRIEND OF SUCH LEGISLATION gs would wend to develop that great, Western countr I regarded the Pacific Railros the greatest of al Measures proposed to effect that result; I believed that i would hasten the construction of the several roads pro- Jected through Iowa and thus secure to our people at an rly day the facilities for transportation so much ced to promote the growth, prosperity and settlement | of the State; the result proves that my Judgment in this respect Was not at fault; consider what that country was a decade ago in comparison with what itis now, and i ask for no more perfect justification of the support which T gave to the measures of legislation which have produead the result, Mr, Wilson, turning to Mr. Ames, asked him if the state~ ments which’he just made relating to him were true? Mr. Ames: rep jed they were. Mr. Wilson then asked Mr. MeComb if the statements so far as they related to him were true; to which Mr. MeComb replied they were, most emphatically. The witness then tesiified, in answer to questions of Iudge Poland, that he sold the stock, carrying the di dends with it? to the best of his memory he realized a paofit of $3,000 on the stock; knew nothing about any other members of Congress having held stock; as a gov- ernment director of the Union Pacific Railroad he DESIRED TO ENTER HIS PROTEST NOW AGAINST THB REPORTS GOING AROUND. the country that the government would lose its invest- mentin thgt road; he had no doubt the road would be uble to, pay back every dollar; neither Mr. Ames, Mr. McComb, nor any oné else aitempted to influence the action of witness as a member of Congress; did not know, at first, whether he had a profit or a loss on the stock ; WOULD ACT AGAIN EXACTLY. AS HE DID under the same state of facts. ‘ By Mr. McCrary—Witness was in Mr, Grimes’ room when Oakes Ames came in and asked Senator Grimes to take $25,00 worth of stock in Credit Mobilier; Mr. Ames said to Mr. Grimes, “We must raise money, and if you will take ‘stock Iwill guarantee you-ten per cent’ on your money, providing you will divide all the profits over (en per cent with me ;” Mr, Grimes replied, “Well, I am satixied with ten per comt on my money,” and agreed to invest. Mr. Smithers, counsel for Mr. McComb, said in the statement submitted by Mr. Alley there were PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON MR. M’COMB which had nothing to do with this investigation, and he desired that Mr. Alley’s statement be supervised by the committee, and those personal statements erased. If they be allowed to stand Colonel McComb should be allowed to produce witnesses to refute them; but this Would prolong the investigation and that they did not de- sire todo. The Chairman announced that the committee would consider the matter. EXAMINATION OF COMMODORE GARRISON, Commodore C. K. Garrison was then sworn, and test! fled that he never was connected with the Credit Mobilier or the Union Pacific Railroad to the amount of one dollar, either directly or indirectly ; was entirely ignorant of any dealings of any member of Congress or any Senator in the stock ; MR, BROOKS INTRODUCED MR. DURANT TO WITNESS; Durant desired him (witness) to take an interest in'the Union Pacific Railroad; aiter considering the matter he declined; understood that Mr. Durant desired to dispose of a portion of the stock to New Yorkers; did not re meinber of having application made to him to take Credit Mobilier stock; had no knowledge of either Mr. Brooks n-in-law holding any Credit Mobllier rt. Merrick—Has been familiar with Mr. ve 3 stock, Brooks for idge Poland as to what he he had heard, the witness years. In answer to a question of believed of certain statemen replied, “Oh, well, You CAN'T BELIEVE RVERYTHING YoU GENTLEM if I were to believe nli that [hear I should believe that one-half of you gentlemen in Congress were interested mm the road.” (Laughter.) HEAR, ; GEORGE W, KENNEDY EXAMINED. George W. Kennedy sworn-—Resides in Mass, orth Easton, isbookkeeper for Mr, Ames; owned no stock in the Credit Mobilier; never had any information that stock stool in tis name on the books of that company; never heard Mr. Oakes Ames say to whom he sold stock. Judge Poland—On the books of the company which have been produced here it appears that thirty shares of the stock stand in your name, You never had any infor- mation of that tact! A. No, sir. By Mr. Merrick—Do you know of any dealings or any contracts to furnish anybody with Credit Mobilier stocks made by Mr. Ames? A. T think I have seen on some books some transactions, but T don’t remember what they were: it has been a long time azo. . Can you recall any of these entries? A. No, sir. You “have them ? no memory at all touching A. Nothing positive that L can swear to: Tthink I saw on these books two or three entries in reference to parties I supposed to be members of Congress; 1 remember, sir, but very little about it. Mr. Merrick—Well, be good enough to tell ne what you do remember. yu have just said you remember some “names? A. Ihave READ $0 MUCH IN THY NEWSPAPERS LATELY that I have gotit all mixed up; I remember nothing that Tecan swear to posit Q. Have you any impression? A. My impression ix that some entries showed some members of Congress had stock. . Who were they? A. I think Mr, Ps . Can you state to us any impression have in r, Patterson? A, T think for some of the stock; that is, I judge ‘son Was one. reference to entries touching 3 he had som mone tries, Well, what other names? A. Well, sir, T don't re- meinber;'the only one T seem to remember distinctly, and [am not positive of that, is Mr. Patterson; did not Temember the name of Mr. Garfleld; dtd not remember the n thought he saw something about Mr. Wilson; thought he saw something which tende reter to Mr. Coltax uld not remember whgt it wi | the entries were made in a pocket memoranduf book | Judge Merrick—Can you say, under the obligation ‘ou have taken to tell the truth, that you have no knowledge. direct or indirect, touching Mr, Ames’ dealings with mem | bers of Congress’ other than what you have detailed ? | ; [don't remember. mithers—Had Union Pacific stock transferred ; between six and seven hundre uid no consideration; aiterwards ferred them to Mr. Ames, ADJOURNED. Ata quarter past tweive o'clock the committee adjourned until ten o'clock Monday morning. PROCEEDINGS OF THE WILSON COMMITTEE. ae Testimony of Oliver W. Barnes ow the Charter was Obtaincd—George Francis Train on a Mission—Congress- men Immaculate=—Mr, Durant ix Re- called, and Explains About the Fran- chise of the Sioux City Branch of the Unten Pacific Railroa WASHINGTON, Jan, 18, 1873. The Wilson select investigating committee met this morning at eleven o'clock. OLIVER W. BARNES WAS SWOR: Witness resides in New it Mobilier from May the ywas y; made investments ‘occasionally Id stock ; had forty shares in the Credit Movilie: acquired them 'in 1864, paving for them; the first dividend was paid January % 1867, when witness received bis dividend. Witness exhibited | in the compan rinted circular of the © r the agreement of February, 17, m- st be allowed from the date of payment, July 1, 1867, nandaha't per cent 'per annum, mount from tuly 1, 1867, to January | and interest on the 1, 1868, at the rate of seven percent perannum. It was was also resolved that a dividend of six Tr coat per | annum be declared tor ‘h year ending the Ist of No- vember, 1866 and 1867, payable in stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, at the rate of thirty percent on the vale of the registered sto Having been interrogated as to the history of the Credit | Mobilier witness said that the charter was obtained from | the State of Pennsylvania; it was a living organization, | but had not been user | were paid in small amounts, not more than twe or ilve per cent on shares of $109; ORG PRASCLS TRALN ork to Philaseiphia and aske ey conrolled. the ehitrt ; the first instalments to the stock and came from New and witness wheth replied they did; Mr. Train suid the ebarter was wanted for the purpowe Of using the organization In the «onsiti: | tion of t " elie Railroad, nd that they wor be paid thelr expenses and asmall cousideration (or car rying it as long us they had; an offer was made, and wit Noss thonaht $20,000 on $3),0% were rary ror 7 sLAWreR, | _ Witness signed the transter papers in New York at the | request ct Mr. Durant. Witness wasinterrogated at length as to th ironsae. lier in the matter of dividends Fiscal Agoney, afterward changed to Credit Mobilier, was obtain November 1, I=50) ter nster of (he charter th im York, altbough the or; Philadelphia Witness being interrogated by ti Dusiness was’ tran mization Was preserve ed in eS e chairm he did not Know cf any member of Congress being Cuployed as attori the’ Union Pacifle Railroad, nor d kuow of any money having been used by that compa or the Credit Mobiller or by any one conne: with for the purpose of 1 FLUENCING MEMBERS OF or assisting in their eleotion:; money having bean used for pr the road, &c. se In reply to the question whether he knew of being placed in the hands of Oakes Ames toc engagements, the wicness matier spoken of in the offic | Over three hundred shares; the Credy | contract with the Union Pacitic en in any other business than the construct the road the capital of the Credit Mobilier was derived from the Union Pacifle Railroad Company. MR. DURANT RECALLED, Mr. Durant was recalied, and testified as chi ¢ of the Sioux City braneh of the Union P: Rail road. On being asked whether he knew ot money Having bees paid to any persons to have certain objecis Colnplished, witness Feped that he thought OAKES AMEN AND JOHN BR. ALLEY HAD LAKGK INTERKSTS there ny stock sply with aid he had only heard the he amount was something ier had a ng fran IN 1 heard Ames say he had to pay others for their interest vnd that he paid $9,000 aplece to two of the Iowa mem- rH Of rH were nest Was trol of the franchise; the mein. son and Willian B. Ve as ty Allisow, in the ringing of tit Mo. | bilier, dated Januai 808, stating thatata meeting of | the EXecutive Commit the preceding 28th or De- sived tat in order to equalize iLe rate Allison, but wit , Mr. Durant was examined at length and his testimony concluded, ‘The committee then adjourned till this evening, at hali-past seven o'clock, Evening Session. JOHN F. WILLIAMS? TESTIMONY. ‘The committee met this evening and examined Joun F. Williams, who said T reside at Cambridge, Mass. ; was treasurer of the Uni Pacitic Railroad trom’ May, 1869, to March, 1S71; was elecied a director, but never served as such ; was ONK OF THE ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBERS for $20,000, and held from time to time stock to the amount ot three or four hundred thousand dollars; took an interest im the Credit Mobilicr im tne beginning of 1505; he (the witness) and his partner Gliddon subscribed $1,500 each; was a director trom June, 18%, to May, 1867, and on the Executive Committee with Thomas 0.” Durant and A. Griswold Gray; the management was committed to a railway bureau of five members March 16, 1865; the railway bui was ap- ponted by the Executive Committee; the bureau ap- pointed Qn executive committee without whose approval or here should be no coniracts ‘appoint. ments; was secretary of the railway urea at the time the Executive Committee was appointed; a! tempted to make a con'ract with the Union Vaciflc Rail- road, November 4, 1867, to build 267 miles of railroad tor 00a mile, to Ne coinpleted January 1, 188; the pro- posal was" made to) 'd. Carter, the | Bocre: ry of the Union Pacific’ Railroad Company; he” thought a small portion of the rond ein: braced in the line had already been constructed; ‘On being asked his purpose of offering to build a road, the contract embracing a portion of which had already been constructed, the witness answered it was for the Purpose of getting it into right hands— ‘TH HANDS OF DILLON AND DUFF, instead of Durant, confidence having been lost in the manayement of Durant, who was too Sxtravagansi the interest of the Union Pacifle Railroad and the Credit obilier was identical—they were virtually one concern. During the examination Mr. Hoar asked whether wit- ness was acting in good faith with the government to return as part cost of the railroad ten or twelve millions of dollars divided among the stockholders t Witness answered they did not consider there was any breach of good taith; they should look at the matter ‘om THE STANDPOINT OF THE THIRTY SEVENTH AND THIRTY-EIGHTIC CONGRERSES, and not the Forty-second Congress; they understood the ‘overnment Would never call on the company for the in- rest on bonds or five per cent net earnings but retain only about one-half of the amount for government transportation. Mr. Hoar also asked whether the first mortgage bonds and also the stock os the Union Pacifle Railroad had not been divided among those who received a division of the profits of the contract? ‘The witness replied :—“Some of them.” The witness DID NOT KNOW THD PRECISE COST OF THE RAILROAD to the persons who built it. ‘The Chairman—You said you considered the Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobflier the same thing? A. So nearly identical that there was no diversity of interest, Q. Was the cost of the road larger to the Union Pacific Railroad than to the Credit Mobilier? A. You have to consider that this is a question as to-whether there was more money in one pocket than in the other, but all be; longin to the same parties. The chairman wished to know how the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Credit Mobier were the same thing ‘The witness made some calculations to show how af- tairs between them were made even, but the chairman u calculations proved their Inequality. Shiirman asked the witness whether he knew of ynoney having been paid by the Union Pacitlc Rall: rout Cc Credit Mobilier. or by any persons con- atany time, to influence or procure election of amy Senator or Representative in Con- ‘er to a question, that Lesai A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, WAS PAID THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS by the Union Pacific Raliroad Company ; it was reported that Butler received $5,000, but witness could testity to $3,000 having been paid} he had seen it on the treasurer's books; this was in the Fall of 1867 or the Spring of 1868; BUTLER GAVE ADVICE as to the Oakes Ames contract and helped the company ata mecting of election of officers; Mr. John B. Alley brought Mr. Butler to New York as his attorney, but the tock his advice and paid him for it, Mr, Aller, who was present, asked how the witness un- derstood that he brought General Butler with him to New York as his lawyer. Had the witness any ground the statement ? Witness replied that that was the general understand- ing and report. Mr. Aliey rejoined that he had nothing more to do with General Butler's going to New York than the witness himself; the President of the company sent on tor Butler, JOSEPH B. STRWART'S TESTIMONY. Joseph B. Stewart testifled—Witness Is a practitioner of law in the city of Washington. Having been asked whether he had rendered any service for the Pacitic Kailroad Company or the Credit Mobilier, and if s0, when, the witness sald he bad been AN EAUNEST AND CONSISTENT ADVOCATE OF ALL PACIFIC RAILROAD PROJKCTS for many years and of national improvements generally ; he had urged these measures on members ot Congress, a8 any ¢ had a right to do; he tried to induce Congress to ioster, sustain and favor the persons who had invested their property and fortunes in building the roads, The Chairman—Were you engaged in what are com- monly known as lobbying schemes: A. I disclaim the performance of such service on any occasion; tor the ‘ast. twenty-seven years I have had much to do getting business through Congress, and have addressed mysel! to Congress through its committees, and showed why laws should be passed for the relief of ‘my clients; 1 acted earnestly in the matter of having passed the Union Pacitic Railroad bill of 184; the service was not gratui- tous on my part; 1 WAS PAID FOR THE SERVICE BY THE COMPANY or those representing it. Q. What amount?” A. Twas paid a fee of $30,000 on ac- Count of railroads for my individual, services by Messrs, Durant and Hallett; another tee of $10,000 was paid. to BENJAMIN: F.: BUTLE me by C.D, Huntington, in stock of the Union Pacitle Railroad in 1464; a great deal more money came into my hands; 1 received it in order to discharge my duty as an attorney in cases where railroads. were concerned, and as A MentaToR, Negotiator and compromiser of conflicting interest busi of to any Senator or Re a A tor these purposes $24),000, part of thls. Pacific Railroad bonds. to state to whom he paid th bonds, but they not paid to any Member Conxress. He repeated that most of the money was paid to settle the dispute with the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Weste Railrond idered himself the agent of all the ; he was employed to rame a propo- acceptab to aid and strengthen the condition of the companies, and he was the author of the tenth section of the Union Pactfle Railroad act of 1864, The committee at nearly unt! Monday, at ten o’clock. midnight adjourned THE COURTS. Yesterday Aaron Hudson, steward of the steamer St. Thomas, frem St. Thomas, was held in $3,000 bail for examination before Commissioner Shields on a charge of having smuggied into this port five cases of brandy and seven cases of whiskey. Joba W. Norton, cashier of the money order de- partment of the Post OMce in this city, was in- dicted some time since on a charge of having em- bezzled $115,000 government funds, He gave bail in $20,000, United States District Attorney Bliss, considering this bail inadequate, obtained a bench warrant for the arrest of Norton, bail being fixed in that warrant at $115,000, the amuunt alleged to have beer embezzled. Norton was arrested yes- terday, and counsel on his behalf went before Judge Woodruff and moved to have the bail re- duced, The Judge, on ascertaining that Norton had no property of any amount, reduced the bail to $55,000. The ease of Mr. Ahlander, who is charged with having embezzled money alleged to have been *he property of the government of Sweden, was yes- terday before Judge Blatchford on certiorari in the United States District Court, On the examination before Commissioner Osborn the Commissioner heid there was sufficient in the evidence to justify bimin remanding Ahlander for extradition. The particulars of this matter have been often and jully repeated in the HERALD. The counsel for the accused now sveks te set the decision of the Com. missioner aside on the grounc, among others, that | even if Ahlander did take the money tn question it was not government money, and that he never held oMce under the governient of Sweden. The | opposite view is maintained by counsel for the | Swedish government. Judge Blatchford took the papers and reserved his decision, Judge Barrett, holding Supreme Court Cham- bers, yesterday refused a stay of proceedings in the suit forthe recovery of some seven thousand | dollars, claimed to pe due for preparing county r | cords for printing. It will be remenibered that the Judge recently rendered a decision in the case at- recting payment of the claim, From this decision ihe city las appealed, and a stay of proceedings was solicited by the city on this account. Lippe, arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of | having set fire to his picture gallery in Nassau street, and confined since then in the City Prison without any examination by a police magistrate, the full facts of which have been published in the MIERALD, Was yesterday brought on writ of habeas corpus before Judge Barrett at Supreme Court Caambers., After hearing th 8 in the case the Judge granted his discharge on the ground that there was uo suillcient reason for detaining him in custody. A CHANCE FOT STOKxs, Is the Present Jury Law Constitu- tional!—Was Stokes Tried Kefore a Legal Tribunal! A question of law wiil be argued at the General Term of the Supreme Coust to-morrow morning vy Mr. William F. Howe, which, if decided in bis favor, will have the effect of interfering very efectuaily | with the execution of Edward S, Stokes on the day fixed by the Coert for the last sentence of the law. fo prevent the disqualification of jurors who had forined an opinion, from reading or otherwise, as to the guilt of a person accused of crime, and with a view to avoid the consequent dimecnity thereon of obtaining a jury In capital cases of any persens Dat those Incapable of exereising common sense, the lasi Legisiature, on the 3d day of May, 1872, passed: an act enfitied “An act in relation to the chal- | lenges Of jurors in criuinai cases. section 1 of this act reads as follows:—‘The previous forma- tion or expression of an opinion or impression in reference to the circumstances upon which any criminal action at law is based, or in reference to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, or @ present opinion or impression in reference thereto, shall not be a sufMicient ground of challenge for principal cause to any person who is otherwise lega:ly quali- fied to serve a8 @ juror upon the trial ofsuch ac- tion, provided “the person proposed as a juror who may have formed or ¢x- pressed, or has such opinion or impression as aforesaid, shall declare on oath that he verily believes that he can render an impartial verdict according to the evidence submitted to the jury on such trial, and that sach previously formed opinion or impression will not bias or influence his verdict, and provided the Court shall be satisfied that the person 80 proposed ag a juror does not entertain such a present opinion as would influence his yer- dict as @ juror.” Within @ few days after the passage of this act Mr. Howe was retained to deiend a man by the name of William J, Barclay, who was indicted betore Recorder Hackett tor burglary at the Grand Hotel, in this city. The prisoner was con- victed; but, owing to some objections ‘of @ technical character interposed by his counsel during the trial, although the guilt of the prisoner was clearly established, Re- corder Hackett granted the counsel’s motion ior a new trial. ‘the then District Attorney, feeling that he had a notorious criminal within his grasp, deemed it his duty to immediately place the pris- oner on trial for the same offence, This being the first case tried under the operation of the new Jury law, Mr. Howe objected to those jurors who had heard the case aud had consequently formed an opinion as to the guilt of the prisoner. The learned Recorder then put the following question to the jurors whom Mr, Howe challenged :— Question—Can you, without regard to any im- ression you have formed, give a true verdict on ‘he testimony to be given In this case ? Mr. Howe, in an argument of great length, in- sisted that the act in question was wholly uncon- stitational, because by its provisions it deprived a prone of his right toa comion law jury—a right guaranteed by the constitution and upon which no Legislature could infringe. Counsel fur- ther claimed that under this jury law a father or a brother of a prosecutor would be a competent wit- ness while entertaining the most bitter and ma- lignant feelings against the accused, and that, substantially, this unconstitutional enactment actually makes @ juror the judge of his own com- petency. The Recorder overruled Mr. Howe's objections, upon which exceptions were duly taken, a writ of error obtained and the entire proceedings removed into the Supreme Court, before the General Term of which this very interesting question will be pre- sented to-morrow. ‘Thus it is obvions that if any jurors on the Stokes case were empanelled under the statute referred to and subject to legal exception, and the General ‘Term to-morrow should agree with Mr. Howe that the “Jury act” is unconstitutional, then of course the decision will apply to the Stokes case, and a new trial must be granted him. SHIPPING NEWS. &UN AND MOON, HIGH WATER, Sun rises.......... 7 20] Gov. Island...morn 12 10 Sun sets, eee 5 03 | Sandy Hook,.morn 11 25 Moon rises. eve 10 48 | Hell Gate, OCEAN 8 DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, Steamers, | Sails, | Destination, Spain Liverpool. Tauh Liverpool City of Brussels... Liverpool. .|15 Broadway Silesia ‘|Hamburg. :/61 Broadway. Ville de Paris. Havre .....|58 Broadway. Atlantic. Liverpooi. 19 Broadway. Hansa. Bremen, ...|2 Bowling Green India asgow...|7 Bowling Green Minnesota Liverpool. .|20 Broadway. . | Liverpool. .; LLiverpool, Hamburg. Liverpool. Bremen. 9 Broadway. 15 Broadway. 61 Broadway. Ing Green 7 Bowling Green 5s Broadway. 19 Broadway. PORT OF NEW YORK, JAN. 18, 187 eee OLEARED. Steamship Celtic (Br), Murray, Liverpool via Queens. town—J Hyde Sparks. Steamship City of Washington (Br), Delamotte, Laver- pool via Queenstown—John G Dale. i Steamship Main (NG), Oterendorp, Bremen via South ampton—Oelrichs € Co. Steamship Schmidt (NG), Dannemann, Bremen—Her- man Koon Steamship Laguayra and Curacao Steainship City of Merida, Timmermann, Havana and Vera Cruz—F Alexandre & Sons. TOGA Steamship G W Clyde, Cole, Galveston via Key West—C H Mallory & Co. Steamship Cortes, Kemble, New Orleans—H_ B Crom- well & Co. pitgamstip Western Metropolis, Baker, New Orieans— uker, qfteamship Huntsville, Crowell, Savannah—Robt Low. en. reamship San Salvador, Nickerson, Savannah—W R Garrison, Steamship Manhattan, Woodhull, Charleston—H R Mor an & Co, nteamsiup Fanita, Doane, Wilmington, NC—Lorillard eamship Co. teamship Volunteer, Crossman, Philadelphia—Loril- lara Steamship Co. Steamshiv Glaucis, Bearse, Boston—s F Dimock Steamstiy Acushiiet, Fish, New Bedford—Ferzuson & California Washington Oceanic Pim, Forwood & Co. ‘ood. Ship Pearl of India (Br), Johnston, Liverpool—E E Morgan's Sons. . Ship Zoroaster (Br), Brown, London—Grinnell, Min- turn & Co. Bark America (NG), Koper, Bremen—E Unkart, Bark Guiseppe d’Abundo ‘(Ital), Camaroti, Gibraltar and Genoa—Slocovich & Co. Bark HD Stover. Pearce, Havana—J FE Ward & Co. Brig Linus (Br), Morris, Exeter, E—G F Bulley. Brig Oliver Cutts (Br), Nelson, ‘Kingston, Ja—S de Cor- dova & Co. Brig Loch Lomond, Dearborn & Co, 2 Brig Carrie Purinton, Whittemore, Caibarien—Miller & Houghton. 5 Beli Hobert McK Spearing (Br), Thomson, Cleafuesos— ova & Co, wit ¥ McLeod (Br), McLeod. Halifax, NS—D R De ‘ol CO. Schr Uncle Tom, Huntley, Jacksonyille—W Ray. site Eclipse, Rowantree, Sayannah—Overton & Haw- ins, wont Volunteer, Smith, Portsmouth, NH—Ferguson & ‘ood. Schr George H Squire, Haley, Providence—Overton & Hawkins, Steamer North Point, Foley, Baltimore. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE, Steamship Idaho (Br), Morgan, Liverpool Jan 1, Queenstown 24, Halifax 16th (where she put in for coal), with mdse and 126 passengers to Williams & Guion. Steamship Holland (Br), Bragg, London Dee 28 via Havre Jan 1, with mdse and passcagers to F WJ Hurst. Ship Sea Serpent, White, Hq King Oct 10, with mise toGrinnell, Minturn &Co. Passed Java Head Nov 8, Cape of Good Hope Dec 6, and crossed the Equator Dec So'fn lon 88; had fine weather the entire passage except ing the last 7 days, when experienced light batliing winds with occasional squalls and torrents of rain. Gilchrist, Cardenas—Borlana, Passed through Sunda Straits im company with ship Ar- cher, from Manila for Boston, and ship Duke of Athol Br), from Shanghae for New York; Dec 8 lat 2810 8, lon 19 E, spoke ship James Livesey (Br), from Rangoon for Liverpool, 56 days out; Jan 1, lat 720.N, lon 4530, brig Jane, of Greenock, steering NW; 13th, lat 31 51, lon'74 30, bark’Archer, from Buenos Ayres’ tor Boston; Mth, lat 33, Jon 74.90, bark Alsen (NG), trom Liverpool tor New York, 66 cdays out, April 2 (outward passage), lat 26 23, Jon 17915 B, Jas Peter Swendsen, seaman, ot Denmark, aged 22 years, fell overboard from maintopsatlyard; it being dark and stormy and the ship going 12 knots it was itapossible to save hiin—Danish papers please copy ‘Ship El h Dongall (ot Dundee), White, Swatow Aug #5, with sugur to & Moring & Co; veasel_to Peabody, Willis & Co. Vassed the Cape of Good Hope Nov 26, Helena De touched at Equator Dec and sailed 9h; crossed the ; had fine weather. Jan 15, ship Cultivator, from Singa 01 Peinip Mary ‘eursport), Sweetser, Oct 5 with sugar, &c, to Youngs’ & Co Buck & Co. ed Anjier Oct 10, Java flead Of Good Hope Nov 21, touch sailed bth; crossed the Equator Dec 21 in lon 3 weather throughott. Ship © H Marshall, Hutchinson, Liverpoot 6% da: with mdse and 43 pa rs to © H Marshall & Took the northern passaye, and had strong westerly gales throughout; was days west of the Banks, N Brown, seaman, & native of England, aged 30 washed off che jibboom overboard, and. was lost; Dec Fadward Gillespie, seaman, aged 40 years, was ked the lee rail overboard, and was drowned: ‘Dec 31, Javob Jacver, seaman, a’ native of Germany, aged §i ‘years, fell from the forctopgaliautyard into the sea, and ars, WAS was lost. Between lat 45 and 47, fon 20 and 40, passed a large quantity of wreck stui, consisting of deals, spars, masts, &c, Bark Mary Nelson (of Newcastle), Deshon, Auckland 8, with gum and flax to H Rolt & Co, Had lightenst- y winds th 4 days; Oct 30, lat 86 05, lon 138 W hail a severe cyclone, revolving according to'the law of storms in compliance’ with Paddington's work; barome- fer 29 1; Novs had another evelone, revolving as above and both blowing with the creayest fury from NW to SW Teceived no datage only the loss of maintopsailyard; Nov 1d passed Cape Horn, and had very high winds and SE trades to the wator, Which was Crossed J in fon O8W: had strong N dea to Int 27N; passed Cape Hatieras Jan 15; since had fine weather, 16, lat 17 8, lon $0 W, spoke bark Kingdom of Fiie, from Lon: don for Bombay ; 7th, lat 16 5, lon oke'ship Ther: Trom London for Trait d’Union, hence t ot Watt Cruz, Muscat 101 days. with mdse to Arnold, Hines & Co; vessel to Vernou If Brown & Passed Cape ot Good Hope Nov 25, and erossed the Equator Dec 25 in lon 30, Had fine weath Bark Syra (of Pembroke), Corning, M with fruit, &c, vo Gomez & Arquileaum, vessel to Pret, Son & Co,’ Pawed Gibraltir Dee 13; came a sovihern passage, and, excepting the first ten days, had fine wea- uier. Bark Liberia, Fossett, Teneriffe 24 days, with mdse to Yates & Porteriield, Had tine weather. The & brings 10 men belonging to the crew of the ship Beunington, Fe- cently wrecked (before reported) Bark Imogene (of Liverpool), Down, Pernambuco Dec 20, with sugar, te, to Bowring & Archibald, Crossed the Equator Dec 29 in'lon 39 40; took the NE. trades in Int 2 Ny and carried them to Jat 26; thence to Barnegat light and SE winds; Jan 17, passed a Jarge red can buoy. Bark Morning Star (of Turks fsland), Waugh, Guanta- gama via inaua 13 days, with salt to Waydell & Co. ad fine weather. Brig Bams (Nor), Isesier, Palermo Nov 2h with frait to Sgoble & Day; vessel to master. Was 8 weeks tn the Med- fterranean, with strong W gatos, Passed Gibraltar Dec 1B, Took the southern passage and had strong, variab ales to Madeira : tnence tine weather. Shirly Electric (Wa). Meyer, Teo arande 87 days, with hides, &e, to master. eed tae Equator Dee 25 in lon shad tue weaiher. bar Bark John Worster (of Boston), Po spol va, Thomas (Br), Drakeford, Port au Prince, } Brig Salinas (of Barbados), Tathill, San Blas La i] with cocoant 4c, to Hoadley, a $ ‘to Cartwright & Harrison. Had strong northe s 10 lat 33; from thence fine weather. Jan off Band Ke: e bark CP ers, from Mobile for Washington, DC Jat 83, lon 77, brig C A Sparks, trom Zaza for New La Creole (Dutch), Spalekhayer. Curacoa 12 days, tie, &c, to Dovale & Co, Had moderate weather Schr Martha M Heath, Nichols, Para 22 days, with rub- 4c, to FG Demarest; vessel to Evans, Pall & Co. Had fine weather. Schr E H King (of Lamoino), Bragdon, Montego Bay Ja, 24 days, with logwood to A H Solomon & Co; vessel to¥ O Loud & Co, Had rough weather. paohrs K Lawrence (of Surry, Me), Torrey, Mavague: sal days, with oranges to J £'T Pearsall; vessel to 1 Wenberg, Fad fine weather. Schr Laura A Webb (of Deer Isle), Hatch. Jacmel 13 days, with | ‘00d to F Marquez; vessel to B J Wenberg. Had moderate easterly winds; been 2 days north of Hat- Schr John W Dodge. Taylor, St Martins 14 days, with salt to HM Baker & Co, Had Strong easterly winds; wa! 9 days north of Bermuda, ohcor EM Wright (of Wellfiect), Freeman, New Orleans thai ha ge Norturiy winds“ a Hae g ortherly winds; ith, of latte yas, passed sch ‘G H Lawrence. Yrom’ New Orleans tor Schr Matthew Kinney, Barter, D: Gi lumber te Henry Reimess; vesssl tos U Laid & Co. Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Schr Ada (Br), Belyea, St John, NB, for New York, with Jath to order, Doane, Boston for New York, with Schr Nellie Paine. mdse to E Crowell & Co. yigit Andrew Peters, Hopkins, Providence for New ‘ork. Schr Brazos, Tyron, Providence for New York. Schr Enos §'Phillips, Smith, Boston for Baltimore. Schr Wm Farren, Lindsley,’ New Haven for New York. Schr Warren Sawyer, Crie, Boston for Baltimore. Schr Wm Mason, Small, Boston for New York. Schr Sarah Cullen, Cullen, Boston for New York. Schr Charlie Miller, Jones, New Haven for Virginia. Sehr P V Duryea, Carpenter, Glen Cove for New York. Steamer Thetis, Gale, Proviaence tor New York, with mdse and passengers. BOUND EAST. seeemship Acushnet, Rector, New York for New Bed- Schr 0 © Acken, Mead, New York for Stamford. Schr Nadab, Cheney, New York for Providence. HeRacp TeLeGRarH STATION. Wurrrstone, ‘LI, Jan 18—7 PM. The prevalence of a northeast blow to-day tended in a great measure to choke up this section of the river with driftice. As a consequence sailing vessels bound in this direction will forthe present meet with considerable ob- struction. A number of eastern bound propellers have pat in, the weather showing an indication of setting in logy. ‘tiie following table shows the number of vessels which passed this station during the week ending Jan 15:— INWARD BOUND. Steamshij Barks. Total Steainships.. Total SIS Blo Steamshins City of Washington, for Livernool; Celtic, do; Denmark, London; Anglia, Glasgow; Main, Bre: men; City of Merida, Havana, &c; Geo W Clyde, Key West'and Galveston; Western’ Metropolis, New Oriean: Cortes, do; San Salvador, Savannah; Huntsville, d Manhattan, Charfeston ; Old Dominion, Richmond, Albemarle, Norfolk; Fanita, Wilmington, NC; bar! sea Rich, Havre; Iva, Maracaibo; Lord’ Baltimo: Janeiro; Victoria, Queenstown; brigs_ Annie Vail, Hali- fax, NS: Alexandra, Alexandria, E; Liberty, Havai schrs Silver Star, Para; T'S McLellan, Kingston, Ja; repa, Aspinwall, Marine Disasters. Asie America (NG), from Bremen for New York, ch put into Falmouth, i, 17th inst, with machinery: made the necessary repairs, ‘and resumed her Voyage on the 18th, at6 AM. Sreamsmp Acaptan (Br), {rom Baltimore for Halifax, with a cargo of coal, before reported sunk in Chesa: peake Bay, ts lying between Hawkins and Leading Points, in about 17 tect ot water, in a comparatively safe position, the forward compartment only being full of water. ‘The disaster was caused by one of the plates on the starboard bow having been knocked off by the heavy running ice while the steainer was going down 16th, PM, oft Swan Point. She then put back and sunk, as above stated, Her forward deck is covered with ice, one J M& AJ Foxwert, Graves, of and from Baiti- more for James River, with a carzo'of 105 tons coal, was cut through by the ice 17th, AM, and sunk abreast of Fort Carroll, Ches Bay, inthe track of passing Ee i alterwards carried away a. for Port Spain, while ke Bay on the Ich Was ran Southport, and had boat She arrived at Annapolis ‘One of hi The crew Ames, being towed down Chesape: +P Willard, 1 broken, Roads snme afternoon. WRAL Amertca, Roberts, from Inagua for New W miles north Scene © York (before reported), lonndered Jai ly of the is tot Mayaganana. Stew sx, from Por socket c ed with the and arrived at Yarmouth will repair in a few days. 2 JaAcon Myers, from Philade! pi £ Co (supp shout dam pt 17th, waiting for a change of win! The lighthouse steam tender Holic to pret apeake ashore on the 1th Inst, at Hawkin Bay, by the ice. Revenue tux Guibrie cavcavored to | get fo her, bat there was mot snfficlen: depih ot water, She was to go to her assistance again ou (he atternoon of the 17th, Hatirax, Jan 18—The steamer Alpha nvrived here to- day trom Vormuda. the wreck of the steame it and southwest and twenty mound first urt of in- whed by Messrs be the eneine he andedt here to-day. He mate remained at Bormui quiry will be held. reslauer, of Loni men were ony streck the have her keel 10 and sev xaunit Foreign Vorts. Corunna, Dec 26—In diya ig Agnes Barton, Knight, bark Curacoa (Br), Lockhart, Jan 18, 6 4 nN (from Bre New York paired machinery). Hatirax, Jan 16—Sailed. prig E (from Demerara), Boston ( Jacmen, Jan Now York in 6 days, Liverroot, Jat 16é—Arrived, ship Cal! New York: i8th, steamship Exypt (B Jane Goodyear (Br), Davis, Ww Orleans, Lingan, CB, Jan 15—Sailed, brigs Salvo, d Havana; 16th, F H Odiorne, Horn, do; 17th, Storm Guadaloupe. Montevipko, Nov 30—In port brig T A Darrell, Locke, for New York, lag. Mavacuez, Jan 3—In port brig Frank E Allen, Cooper, for Delaware Breakwater in 4 days, Matuewrows (Inagua), Jan 1—Sailed, bark Gazelle, Gr) Shanks, Long Cay (Crooked Island), to load salt for a Northern port. . In port Ist, bark Morning Star (Br), Waugh, from St Javo, to load tor New York; brig © 'E Holbrook (Br), White, to load for Boston ; schr Edna Harwood, Harwood, for Baltimore, to sail about 3d, Para, Dec 26—In port schr Clara Clark, Cross, for New York in 10 days. Port Caukpoxta, CB, Jan 17—Arrived, brig Ell to load for Cardenas. QuxENstowN, Jan 15, 8 AM—Arrived, steamship Oceanic (BP), Bristow, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded). StJouns, NF, Dec 6—Arrived, brig Harbor Grace (Br), Brown, New York (and cleared [7th for Pernambuco); 13th, bark Parejero (Br), Young, do (and cleared 16th for Pernambuco); 17th, brigs Commodore (Br), Whelan, d 2d, Cora (Br), Taylor, do (and cleared Jan 2 for Bare Sailed, steamship America shaving re- en), e (Br), Fisher, zan, do; brig Jona) ; 3ist, Lady Mery (Br), De Pay, do; Jan 2, Portia | gir}, Brout, Philadelphia; Solario (Br), McLeod, New York; schr Portland (Br), Coffill, do. American Porta, BOSTON, Jan 17-~Arrived, schr Chas Sawyer, Ander- ck e. ‘ared—Steamship Wm Kennedy, Foster, Baltimor: barks Mary (Br), Oxner, Montevideo; Sylphide (Nor), Christensen, Rotterdam; WE Heard (Br), kaymond, St John, NB; schrs Flora Condon, Condon, Jacksonville; | Tosepy Maxticld, Davis, Philadelphia; Abbott Devereu: Rich, Belfast, to load for Baltimore. 8 mship Wm Kennedy. The ship Sonora, outward hound, remained at ancnor in the Roads at sun- set, also several schrs, Steamship Win Lawrence (not Wah Kennedy) went to sea fram the Roady on Thursday nigh Isth—Arrived, steamship Trent (Br), Dumbreck, Liver- Pe ool. BALTIMORE, Jan 17—Arrived, ship Hermine (NG), Wilms, Bremen; barks Norsk Flag (Nor), Wieisen, Deme: | rara; Cort Adler (Nor), Larsen, Oity Point, Va; sehr Ed- | win Reed, Hawes, Boston. | Ciearea'—Barks Lapwing, Benthall, Rio Janeiro and a | | market; St Lawrence (Hr), Steed, Demerara; Mary EK Chapman (Br), Hopkins, Ciéntuegos: brigg HR Jones (Br), Wolte, Liverpool, Ns; Brooklyn (br), Butler, Hal fax; schrs Trade Wind, Ingraham, New York; Belle Hal- liday, King, Hoboken; Freeman, MeMillen, Bridgeport Sailed—Steamship Liberty Bremen, in tow: barks Gert dam. do; Kate Sancton, Dublin, do; Svalen, sehr Wm D Mare vel, Hobok CHARLESTON, Jan 15—Relow, bark St Peter, Curtis, from St Thomas Cleared—Bark Anguste (Ger), Onderburg, a port in. the North Sea; sehr Abby K Bentley, Mehatfey York via Jacksonvi ISth—Arrived, steamer Frances, New Orleans for New York, put in for supplies. ‘aiied—Stermships Mercedita, Marshmen, Boston; mplon, Lockwood, New York; brig Helios (swe), Falmouth and & market; echrs Currie Bonnell, Pinkham; Mary, Gilchrist, and Old Chad, West Indies; A K Bentley, Mehaifey, Jacksonvilie ;P Wy ny Perry, and o@ Rogers, Sheppard, New Yor! Hawking, Wyatt Port Royal, pEL@ABETHPORT, Jan 14—Sailed, sehr JW Rumsey. rown, Providence, "ESS MONROR, Jan 18—Sailed, ship Brilliant eh (irom Batavia). New York; bark Traveller Penield (rom Pernambuco), TALL RIVER, Jan 15— Arrived, slogn fred, Brown rasher, from Providence, to load fo , GALVESTON, Jan 10—Cleared, bark Jennie Armstrong B o" OTRCRSON rrived, schrs, Kenduskeag, att, New 1 Charleston. Ticated—Sehrs Harmon Curtis, Curtis; Georgietta, Jel- Neon ant Sallie Mair, Powell, New York; Winner, Pal- Be 5 w Ke ‘ ‘p, Jan 17—Arrived, steamship Clyde, Kenne- y : for Galveston (ind proceeded) ON YER dan ts—arrived, brix Hannibal (Br), Gyles, Bio Laneire rt chr © M Newins, Ruland, for Providence, MG oRFOLK, Jan 16—Cleared, schr Florance Tower, Ber- Fy iT ad yeod, sehr Ida Lewis, Huestis, New Fork. Havana, nif, Rot ‘otk, do ship Chloe, y fi imship Corinthian (Br), ler, Liverpool cont tied a el RE Pecker, Amsbury, Demerara, RW PORE, Jan 16, PM—Arrived, schir Etta & Sylvester, Goodspeed, Providence for Virgina. Sailed—Sehrs Jas Pheips, Rockwell, Baltimore for Fall River: D Fillis, New York tor do. NEW LONDON, Jan 16—Arrived, schrg jt T Townsend, Hoboken tor Pembroke; J V Wellington, %o for Boston; Bopantips: Boston for, Baltimore: Sharlotte Brown, New York for Rockland; Franktin, do for Gloucester; Belle Harvey, Portland for New York. PORTLAND, O, Jan 4—Io port, ship Victoria Nyanza Brown, tor_Liverpool, dg; bark Barracouta (Br), irom Liverpool, arrived St; brig Augusta, itud: jm Honolulu via'san Franciseo, arrived 2d, Arrived, echr Roger Drury, ers, BP ASOAGOULA, Jan It uba. Gage, Port Bemon, Nie, to load for € FHILADELPALA, Jan 17-~ Ar |. steamships Alt 1 aneo, nls, Provic ; Achilles, Colburn, and Saxon, | Urowell, Boston: Benctactor, Jones, New York, i L , ogee tig oer omme t No : s Lewes, Del, Jan 17, PM—A 3-masted schr passed out at 2 ae Tare and Sf Steamer at id PM. Hn atin gL Spe cella jan 17—A ft rig, im ballast, from Havana, was towed into harbor last nf ht, and ran into the coal whart, carrying away her jab- boom. . PORTLAND, Jan 16—Cleared, steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York; schr Ella, Humphrey, do, Iith—Arrived, schr Sea Lord, Minor, trom St John, NB, for New York, PORTSMOUTH, Jan 15—Arrived, brig Colorado, Kerri- gan, Turks Islands, PROVIDENCE, Jan 17—Sailed, schrs Nellie M Snow, Snow, Virginia; Wi Mason, Freneb, and Calvin P-Hi ris, Balcom, Baltimore; Wm Boardman, Ballard; Hyne, Oliver; Brazos, Tryon, and Avail, Smith, New York barge Satanella, Childs, do, 1m tow. of steatntug Cora E Staph ROG sehrs Herald, Hodgdon, ROCKLAND, Jan 15—Sailed and New Z k, New % SAN F In port bark Corea, Barton, from Mol! red tor Europe—gets £4 2s 6d to Liverpoo! direet, option ot £4 58 6d to Cork for orders for United Kingdom. SAVANSAH, Jan 18—Arrived, steamship Virgo, Bulk- ley, New York, Also arrived 18th, sehrs AC Buckley, Buckley, New Tee Mason, Harding, Wood's Hole, Mass, Mleared—' Arrican (Iial), Rossini, Cork ; Johanne Marie (NG), Herck- en. camships Montgomery, Faircloth, and San zard, New York: barks'Pepita (Sp), Pal, Bar- eatrice (Sp), Wirschoffer, do; Carioca, brig Iza; Noyes, Ha sehrs Ire Mavgie Mulvey, Allem, Boston; Sarah Bessie Black, Ludlow, St John, NB. . Jat 15—Arrived, schrs Arti¢ Gi wood, Youns, Boston ; Martha, Smith I6th—Arrived, brig Musca (NG), Gelsa, New York. pcleared—Brig Town of Liverpool (Br, Elliott, Liver. MISCELLANEO! ‘A*soLuTe DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN iho publicly Foaulied ; Percents ec, Mumictene causes ; mb charge until divorce granted. Advice free." 'M. HOUSE .Attorney, 18) Broadway. FINE ASSORTMENT OF CYLINDER, PEDESTAL A and other Desks. Chairs, Stools Bejor sale or ex- Wareroom, 113 Broadway. Lode wh sienenneicheca BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBLTAINED FR Ordifterent States: logal everywhers: os pusitates fo fees in advance ; advice free; commissioner tor every State. FREDERICK I, KING, nsell Law, 363 Broadway. A WHERALD BRANCH OFFICE, BROOKLYN, + corner ot Fulton avenue and Boerum street. Open trom 8 A. M. to9 P. M. On Sunday from 3 to 9 P. M, YOMPRESSED IVORY BILLIARD BALLS.—GREAT’ / improvement; mode patented 1570; 2 inch, $4; 244 inch, 85:2") inch, $5; 15 Ball Pool, 2% inch Sever sets 1S inch Checks, $50 per set. WM. WELLING & CO. Sor and 209 Genre street, New York. \ONSUMPTION.—A GENUINE EFFECTUAL REMEDY J for hopeless Consumption, Ulcerated Lungs, Coughs, Pneumonta, trom an eminent retired physician) for in- Yalids sending address and stanp to PHYSICIAN, box 2 ‘ost YORNS, NAILS, WAR’ J mors, Wens, &e., cured without pain by 208 Broadway. ‘cornér Fulton sireet. COR) AND PILE CORE by mail, 50e. R. J. SCHENCK, OF ILADELPHIA, WHO FOR the last 35 years hasdevoted his attention exclusive- ly to the cure ‘of pulmonary diseases, will again be At his consultation rooms, 32 Bond street, New. York, on Tuesday, the 2st inst., where advice will be given free to ail, ‘but’ for a thoroigt examination with the Respi- rometer the charge will be $5. {MINENT MEDICAL AUTHORITY LIKE DR. WIL- dard Parker, of New York, and Dr. Warren Stone, of New, Orleans, prescribing And recommending BE THESDA SPRING WATER tn diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, isa suficient guarantee of tts wonde control over such diseases, Wholeszle and retail depot, 20) Broadway, New York, Dr. A. H. HEATH, Agent vice free. RBECMATISN AND, KIDNEY COMPLAINTS CURED ‘at the New York Electrical Cure, 14 University piace. Also Neuralgia and all Nervous Complaints suc- cesstully treated, Send for circular and investigate. CHENCK’S PULMONIC SYRUP is the only medicine that will cure AL CONSUMPTION, SCHENCK’S PULMONIC SYRUP is the only medicine that will heal DISEASED LUNGS. Sometimes medicines that will stop a cough will often: occasion the death of the patient; they lock up the liver, stop the circulation of blood, hemorrhage tollows, and in fact clogging the action of ‘the very organs that caused ne cough. Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the causes of two- thirds of the cases of Consumption, Persons who are now complaining with dull pain in the slde, the bowels sometimes costive and sometimes too loose, tongue conted, pain in the shoulder blale, fe very restless and at other times drows; is taken lies heavily on the stomach, accompanied with acidity and belching of wit.d—these symptoms usually originate from a disorder: condition of the stomach or @ torpid liver. Persons so affected, if they take one or two heavy colds, aud i: the cough 'in these cases be suddenly stopped, the lungs, liver and stomach clog, and remain torpid and inactive, and before the pa- tient is aware of his siwuation the lungs are amass of sores and ulcerated, and death is the inevitable result. ‘Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorant which does not conta any opium nor anything caleulated to check a cough suddenty. Tt acts as food, mixes with gastric |uice of the stomach, digests easily, nourishes tie system avd creates a healthy ulation of the blood. But s vies the system is so debilitated that SCHENCK’S 5 2D TONIC is neces sary, and when the bowels ar ¢, skin sallow and the patient is of a bilious habit s 1S MANDRAKE PILLS are required, Dr, SUHENCK believes that too much cannot de said in favor of the curative powers 0: the MANDRAKE Their action is peculiar, ertain in all cases Did bowels or disease 1s too frequently the primary cause of a broke stitution, and eften passes under the name of cus waption, when that disease does not exist at all, or if it docs is readily curable by a proper attention tarestoring a healthy action of the stomach, liver and other tuuctions, whosé duty It is to eliminate and carry of the unhealthy deposits which Clog and render sluggish the wheels of the animal © nism. M4 People often spent of special medicines to purity the blood, when the truth is, thacif the stomach will properly digest the food, and turnish healthy chyme and chyle, the latter of which becomes blood, there will be no need ot the “blood purifiers.” Tt’ ix food that purities the blood: bread and butter, beet steaks and mutton chops are the medicine that make blood and heal dis- eased lungs. Instead of taking something to stop the cough, get atone to the stomach and healthy action of the liver; then the biood will soon become. pure, the cir- culation natural and ali morbid matter in the lungs or elsewhere must ripen and come off, SCHENCK’S PUL- MONIC SYRUP is sure to bring about this healthy action, and by persevering in its use it has even cured scrofulous Aiveases when the patient has been nearly 4 mass of running ulcers. SCHENCK’S PULMONIC SYRUP, SEAWEED TONIC anc DRAKE PILLS, prepared by J. H. ‘OK & SON, NORTHEAST CORNER SIXTH AND ARCH STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, For sale by all druggists and dealers, JOUN NRY, No. 8 College place, New York, Wholesale Agent. ps TU: Dr. RIG! |, BUNION GRAPHIC COMPANY, pital, $500,000, gold, Nos. 89, 41 Park place. JAMES H, GOODSELL, CHARLES M. GOODSELL, i This Company is the sole proprietor of processes which. Business Managers. have been gradually matured by years of the most care- which, ful study and experiments, and being now brought to ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, will work at once a complete and radical REVOLUTION in AND ENGRAVING PRINTING, The GRAPHIC COMPANY, after months occupied in fitting up the largest establishment inthe United States, with the most extensive and perfect machinery, and a large force of the most skilful artists and workmen, now places its unrivalled facilities and processes at the com- mand of the public. Its operations cover the entire fleld of ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPHY, PRINTING, AND ELECTROTYPING, It is prepared to fl orders with a rapidity and cheap- ness, and ina style and beauty, entirely unapproachable. ‘Phe graphic processes render it ensy and cheap to re- produce with the most absolute exactness the flnest line ENGRAVINGS, MAPS, DESIGNS, DIAGRAMS, PORTRAITS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PATTERNS, PAINT ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MUSTC, nd everything of which @ fac-simile in short, anythi or semblance can be given op paper. They require but a few hours w fill any order, while | all other methods oceuny weeks In preparation. White other methods are expensive these processes are reach of every one. so cheap as to be with IN CHROMO LITHOGRAPHY the Graphic Company offers inducements such as can be | * obtained nowhere else. The attention of publishers, print and book sellers, stas tionors and the public generally is respectfully directed to the above announcement. Orders from any partof | the country promptly filied. THER GRAPHIC COMPANY, sod 41 Park place, ow York, ap Resoluda (Sp), Coll, Liverpool; karks + ), Bo |