The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1873, Page 8

8 A SUMMER STORM. A Tempest of Wind and Rain Visits the Metropolis, eres AROUND A SLOPPY CITY. Sinking of a Schooner—Trees in the Parks Destroyed—Cellars Flooded, —— The entire month, of August has presented Many strange and erratic phases of Summer Weather, It would seem that the Wind and Sun are renewing the old wager of Asop’s time. At present the lormer unquestionably has the best of Abe struggle. The scorching days of July were followed by @ short season of cool, bracing weather, For two successive days sun umbrellas were laid away, and instances of prostration by the heat ‘Were without any record on the hospital books. ‘Then, 8 in the fable, the sun again shone in all his Intensity; mankind doffed their Fall overcoats, and, like Charles Martel, spread “the shades of their grandsires.” On Wednesday morning another sudden change took place. A somerset thrown in the street will attract a crowd at the dullest seasons; a transition from paltry Summer to forlorn Fall is out of the usual happenings of the history of Yhe year. Yesterday the people of the metropolis fealized that nature had taken a weird freak; they Bteod by and marvelled. The war of the elements ‘was Watched and commented upon by all classes of people. Some were much more distinctly inter- pated than others, and had naturally more to say. A reporter of the HERALD was around the city and harbor yesterday in the midst of the storm, and heard much talk and saw much wretchedness. ON THE WATER, Daylight came lazily yesterday. The waters of ghe harbor, troubled as they had been thronghout She night, were covered with great masses of foam. Not that the wind had abated any of its fury with the dawn; for, on the gwontrary, white caps were everywhere to be seen. Huge waves broke against the ‘wharves with crashing roar, and through the Masts and cordage of the vessels the wind whistled Most drearily. The bay, with its broad expanse of heaving billows, seemed hurrying on towaras the Battery to engulf the venturesome city which had Weared itself so nearly within the grasp of ita waves, The old struggle between the sea and arth seemed capable of ready solution. The Bound steamers rounded the Battery in as rough a Bea as often meets them of Point Judith. The ferryboats began their morbing trips with equal Tegularity, and continued them through the day despite the rain and wind, The sailors ona few Bchooners seen scudding up the harbor were as fctively engaged in bracing up everything as if they were about to encounter the dan- eo of Cape Hatteras. in the North River, ear Washington Market, large amounts of drifting ‘wood were floating and were collected by venture- some boatmen. On the barges and vessels at the piers men were seen busily engaged in covering freight and merchandise with thick tar- aulins. At Use water the ferryboats were ached after climbing the slippery bridges, then ‘at an inclination of nearly thirty degrees, ON THE STREETS, Without warning and in utter defiance of the needs of business, the metropolis was all day Jong deluged with rain and almost dismembered Dy the gale. The wind at times rushed through the streets with such velocity as to render locomo- tion a matter of energy rather than of will power, The falling rain insinuated itself ander doors ani windows and filled the basement entry ways. e thickest garments were no protection im the moisture and the use of an umbrella was beyond the possibilities tor the unfortunate pedes- trian. The heavens were overcast, end thick Masses of smoky-looking clouds Tushed pell mell throuzh the sky, in utter disregard of the great easterly air current. The traditional market woman, with her huge basket, who is always trotted out on such occasions, was present and elbowed her way through the stails of Fulton and Washington markets with her accustomed cool- ness. The omnibus drivers and car conductors bad no words of abuse to hur! at the signal Service mao, for the reason, probably, a8 one of the former ‘was heard to remark to @ pussing brother, “Good ay for ‘knocking down,’ you know.” Many who fought their Ofices in these same street cars and ommibuses were thinking of their friends at Sing Sinz. Not their fellow countrymen who reside in the brethren in the faith who tenant the tents on the Methodist camp ground. Tne busy stream of hu- mManity on the sidewalks did not stop, but Broad- ‘Way did not wear its many features of Vanity Fair. The tall bulidings on the opposite side of tne thoroughfare were seen dimly as through a veil, Men were to be met bundied to the neck in great Ulater coats or army blankets. This tor August! ALONG THE WATERSIDE. The great waterside populace resident ae | the rivers were early awake to the realities of the flood. Cellars along Water and Cherry streets, filled with their degraded populace, were partially fooded with the water which leaked in from the gorged sewers. The guiters were filied with muddy waters, which in some places crossed the [wg in small streamiets and emptied into rison, but their jark basements, All day long dirty women were to be seen carrying buckets of water from the cellars. More ente! sing people were to be noticed plying the pumps with equal energy and in like discomfiture. West strect wore a very forlorn look. Pools of water met the gaze on every side, and broken fruit crates and unhinged sign boards were miscellaneously mixed. Men ciad in oilcloth coats were to be seen evers- ‘Where sitting under sheds to escape the torrents. Several trees were blown down on the Battery. Two trees in the City Hall Park shared the same fate. The Whitehall boatmen, for the first time in years, declined to go out on the bay. South street ‘Was, with the mud and water, next to impassable, Atthe Post Office the mails arrived yesterday with much greater regularity than on the day preceding. UNKNOWN SCHOONER SUNK. Submerged in the Waters of the Hud- of Life—The River Police Investigating the Disaster—No Clew to the Name, the Owner or the Crew. ‘The sunken schooner, which was seen yesterday by ferryboat passengers and others almost entirely fubmerged in the waters of the North River, near the Jersey shore and directly opposite the Pavonta Jerry, still remains in the same condition as on yesterday morning. The river police force descried the wreck as early as seven o'clock A. M. yester- day, and exercised their vigilance and skill to determine ita name or its owner, but failed, up to @ late hour last evening, to do so, There lave been several rumors afloat as to hew the schooner was sunk or who were on board. Among these rumors is one of the following kind :— Two men, about eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, named, respectively, Jones and Handiey, were coming up the river from pier 20, where they bad been mooring 4 vessel, when they heard CRIES OF DISTRY ms Proceeding fro & schootier which had broken Joose irom the New York #i® and which was gircady in midebannel. They immediately pro- ceeded towards her, and, with some difficulty, rescued three satlors from therigging. Another rumor is that the schooner was sunk far up \he river and floated down to where it now rests, “while it is strongly suspected that all on board Were lost. This is not at all unlikely, as no 7re has yet turned up who seems to be able to give any definite information regarding the disasm@r. Last evening, between six and sev/fa o'clock, a HERALD reporter went on board the police boat Seneca, in order to learn from the river police some particulars regarding the sunken schooner. Sergeant Rdsseli was found promptly at his post, and with more than ordinary courtesy ordered the Seneca to be steamed out to that part of the river where the schooner lay. While the Seneca pro- ceeded on ber way Sergeant Russell made ail the necessary inquiries of the hands employed by pass- ing schooners and tugboats relative to the sinking ©! the unknown boat, but failed to elicit any in- jormation whatsoever, On steaming alongside the sunken craft, about ten or twelve feet of the middie mast, and parts of the sails and ropes, with # large portion of the prow, could be seen plainly fbove the water. Beside her was a yawl, bottom upward, which } BORE NO NAME. This was fastened to the schooner by arope. Sus- ke 4 to the Prov. was a signal light, which, reennt Russel! said, had been put on during the a udging from the present condition of the wreck fae to surmise that lives must have been lost Ou her unless & good deal of assistance had been rendered, whteh 1s rather doubtial, especially if the schooner Wus sunk doring the part of the morning, Whew the storm was raging at its highest ‘NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. schooner is ae Vas tun yest Sy aaa, Suppose the Inter ocnbestere to ta os ‘The river palice Rave been viglans iy thei researches as to ther lives have or not, and will con- finue thelr work wotil some Gefinite is ascer- The fo) yt OF CAPTAIN BLA who was pilot of the retynant Jersey Clty, will be counsel, rr was eck ; pilot of the Jersey from four as o'clock in the morn till ten o'clock. Shortly atter I came on daty a northeast gale was blowing river was very rough. At about seven ore! while in the act of approaching our ferry shp at Jersey City, Isaw two masts of a schooner ject from the water, which, trom their size, ed me to suppose that the vessel to which the; Were attached must be-of about a hundred an reabouts, Near the keel upwards, ‘Al ‘LIFE. ve by the overturned position that ee. whole of the crew must victims to the waves, PROBABLY FIVE LIVES LOST. “In boats of the size | believe the schooner to be the crew would in all. probability number about rae tate Abey Mad Src or asin sailors, e poor fellows ance no one would, have heard their cries in mid sats many berposeible that @ collision has occurred, and that the schooner was run down; but if st had been the case we should have heard something of it, im all probability. it th rock today, and 1 have heard reports was at the wrec! ' that no name is to be seen on the boat. The schooner came down the river with the ebb tide this morning, and has now di up to the neighborhood of the Pavonia ferry, on the Jersey shore, and goodness knows where she will bring up. She is in @ most dangerous position tor nu- merous ferryboats, tor her masts would easily Stave @ hole in the side of @ vessel or into @ lerry- boat's cabin, Until she i@ raised or some of the bodies have been washed ashore and some clew found upon them, we shall not kuow where the ill-fated craf' hails from. It’s a sad mystery, avd one I shoul like to see cleared up with as little delay as ponsible THE STORM ELSEWHERE, CO) Oe eS : The Storm in Brooklyn fortunately le@ to no serious damage. Several fences were levelled by the strong puffs of “Old Boreas,’ as he swept down from the northeast. Trees in spme exposed localities were uprooted, signs were swept from their fastenings, awnings torn, and the leaves were rudely brushed off the branches of the trees, and covered the sidewalks until the surroundings were decidedly of an autum- nal aspect. Winter clothing was in vogue, open cara were Called in, and close vehicies rap on all the city horse lines, Along the river front all work ‘Was suspended, owing to the severity of the storm, which prevented the loading of goods. Effects of the Storm in New Jerscy. So far as heard from yesterday, the violentstorm of Wednesday caused little damage tn the rural districts, beyend the spoliation of trees and con- siderable fruit and garden truck. It is feared, however, that in Morris county the peach crop, which already gave promise of a very meagre yield, has been injured stili more. In the cities and towns trees, sbrubs, flower be &c., suffered greatly, but nothing in comparison to the effects of the storm of 6 fow weeks ago. No houses were blown down nor life or limb injured so far as heard from, ‘Tne false report about the steamer Plymouth Rock caused a peuiat sensation in Newark, The appearance of the HERALD yesterday morning with the facts lightened many an anxious heart, as a great many Newarkers go up and down daily to the Branch. In sonsequence of the damage done to the track by the late rains no trains were run on the Cam- den branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad yester- day. The track is washed away in several places, and south of Burlington a train is sunk 80 he] the track that a deal of trouble will be had before the obstruction is cleared away. Toere ‘was also a land slide at Monmouth Junction which delayed the West bound trains for some time. On Staten Island. The storm of Wednesday night and yesterday, ‘was one of the severest that has visited Staten. Island for a long time. The streets along the shore were completely swamped with water which came om the beach and poured from the numerous bills te the hollow below. It destroyed several fine wheat and corn fields in the interior of the county. At Tottenvills a large unoccupied frame house fell with a shock and numerous trees on the island were blown down. At Port Richmond a man named John Morris, while driving ee Richmond Road was seriously injured by the falling of a large limb irom a tree on the road sile, A boy named Wilson was also injured by the fall- ing ol @ shutter, The streets were deserted, and scarcely any business was doing. FUNERAL OF THE LATE GEORGE N. SAN- DERS. The funeral of the late George N. Sanders took place yesterday jorenoon from St. Ann’s church (Episcopal), West Eighteenth street. Previous to the removal of the remains from the family resi- dence, $27 East Seventeenth street, a number of the friends of the family called atthe house and there took a farewell look at the face of the de- ceased. The funeral service began ‘at the church shortly after eleven o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Chamberlain officiating, the Rev. Dr. Gallaudet being out of town. Though the weather was so bad, and so many of the friends of the family were absent from the city, yet there was a good attendance at the service. The solemn eaten read by tne clergyman, and the mournful music of the organ and singers, were rendered more solemn and mournful still by the gloominess of the weather, the church being anlit by a ray of sun- light. Besides the widow and the two sons of the deceased there were present, among the members of the family, the two brothers of the widow, Messrs. A. Gernhard Reade and W. J. Reade, and the widow of the late Major John Sanders, of the United States Engineers, Several prominent Southern gentlemen also attended, among them being General José Gonzales, of South Carolina, ‘The remains were enciosed in a handsome casket with heavy silver mountings, and on the plate was the following inscription :— AONE PELEOLIT ELECTORATE CODDOE LONNIE, GEORGE NICHOLAS SANDERS, Born February 21, 1812, at Lexington, Ky, Died May 12, 1873, LLLL LE EEODELIELE BO IELOLELEDEDEIODEDE DO EELEDS. Several foral offerings lay on the coffin in the chuich; 4 large and beautiiul cross, being the gift Of Mrs. Aigernon S. Sullivan. ‘The pall-bearer# Were:—Algernon §, Sullivan, late Assistant District Attorney; General Joseph R, Anderson, of Richmond; Hou. juua =, Ward, ex-Minister to China; Colonel White, of Charles- ton; Dr. Bayard, Dr. Carnochan, George W. Mc- Lean and Beverley C. Sanders, of New Jersey. Atthe desire of the family the Rey. Mr. Cham- berlain did not preach a funeral discourse, nor was the face of the decased exposed to view in the church, a8 is sometimes customary, the wea. ther interfering with this last tribute of respect. The face of the ey however, when seen at the residence waa almost life-like in apn- rance, the features having a calm, quiet and : .or""' J | | } iw | finned pression. vesigned ex- Cena ee followed the remains to =» wuere tuey were interred in the fam- sot, immediately beside the pias of Captain C. Reade, iather-in-law of deceased, who was commander of the brig General Armstrong in the war of 1812, ‘ THE MCAULEY STABBING AFPAIR, His Ante-Mortem Statement. Coroner Keenan yesterday morning called at Bellevue Hospital and toek the ante-mortem state- ment of Daniel McCauley, te man who was so dan- gerously stabbed on Wednesday night at 622 West Fifty-first street, by a knie in the hands of Patrick Hardigan, living in tie same house, as previously reported in the HrnaLp. McCauley, who was in a low state, believed that he would die from the effects of bis wounds, He made the following statement :—Last night, about bine or ten o'clock, 1 was stabbed three times by the boss of the house, Pat Hardigan. 1 don’t know what he | stabbed me with, unless it was the carving knife, | lam sure it was Hardigan who stabbed me, and I He got out of bed, got up and took | I am sure it was not McGuire who I did nothing to Hardigan at all.” forgive him. the knile. stabbed me. FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY. Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest at lis office, No, 40 East Houston street, in the case of John Fleming, a laborer, sixty-six years of age, who was killed on Fourth avenue, near Seventy. sixth street, on the 7th inst., by being struck by the locomotive attached to a train of cars belong- ing to the New Haven Railroad Vompany, ceased was walking on the track, and, being seen some distance away by the engineer of the train, he blew the whistle and had the brakes applied, besides which uther means were resorted to to save Fleming, but in vain, as he could not be induced to fe the track. The jury rendered @ verdict of >: COURTS. trea cqunt—cUnaE Decisions. Robert Moeller M4 ‘Peat Bonin ot sieMotlon “tone TLS? Nelmerschsiat Memorandum tor Charles ¥. Foutham, ¢} th mre pdt, Wiican k SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERI Decisions. Jadge Barbour. By Works va. pam fader op point Met ES with $10 to plaintif. Mo 5 1a.—Bill of exceptions settled. Joorash ana ‘Another vs. Stover.—Order of refer- ence. COUNT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, have perished. t ny, that the schooner Decisions. was loaded, but not heavily, and was capaized by By Judge Loew. @ northeastern floe, and that the men, probably | qgorman vs. Ramak.—See memorandum with exhausted with hard work di the Bovous clerk. hots of the gale, and with wet clothes, fell easy Best vs, Hemrod.—Motion de! nied, Quinn vs. Crawford.—Motion for leave to serve amended, Answer granted. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, A Chatham Street Gambling Saloon Broken Up—Two Gamblers Sent to the State Prison tor Playing the Skinning Game Upon a gailer. Before Recorder Hackett. There were a great many prisoners disposed of in this Court yesterday, but the case of most in- terest to the public was the trial and ednviction of George Braum, who was jointly indictea with Herman Meyer and Charles Gumpe. Tney were charged with violating an act against gambling, the offence being what is known asthe “skinning” game. Jon Herline, a German sailor, and a com- Tade were “roped” into a gambling saloon at 113 Chatham street, a few days ago, and while there were cheated out of $7. Detectives arrested the prisoners, aud upon searching the place found oxes Of marked cards and the paraphernalia of a ming establishment, which were produced in ourt, The jury promptly rendered @ verdict of lity. His Honor imposed the severest penalty fre law allowed, which was two years’ imprison ment in the State Prigon and g fine of $1,060, The prisoner, Meyer, subsequent pleaded guilty, and was sent to the State Prison tor one ear. i Frederick Richter, who was indicted upona similar indictment, pleaded guilty. There were mitigating circumsiances, which led the Recorder ‘to reduce Punishment to six mouths’ imprison- ment, Burglary. Joseph Fitzgibbons pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree. He effected a burglarious entry into the premises of George A. Baker, 94 Lexing- ton avenue, on the 26thof July, and stole $300 worth of property, The case was clear, s0 that His Honor gave Fitzgibbons the full penalty—tive years in the State Priaon. Heavy Larceny of Jewelry. Victor 0. Julien pleaded guilty to an indictment Tor larceny from a dwelling house. On the 11th of July he stole bracelets, rings, gold chains and crosses of the aggregate value of $3,350 froma trunk belonging to. Alfred Pickard, at 409 Second avenue. The prisoner was arrested in Washing- ton, and a large portion of the stolen jeweiry was found in his possession. He was sent to Sing Sing Prison for four years and nine months, Cutting a Throat with a Razor. William Plummer (colored) pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. The charge against him was that on the 11th of August he cut David Derickson in the throat with a ragor. A Batch ot Pickpockets and Thieves Sent to the State Prison. Charles Smith, who stole a pocketbook contain- ing $25 from Elizabeth Lummis, at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-third street, pleaded guilty to larceny from the person. Plummer and Smith were each sent to the State prisen tor four years, Henry Page pleaded guilty to an attempt to com- mit petit larceny from the person, the charge being that on the 18th of Juiy he stole a wallet containing $11 trom John Stich in tne Central Parl Henry Wilson, who on the 16th of July stole a watch worth $10 from the person of James J, Stanton in Grand street, pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit that offence, George Stoter pleaded guilty to attempting to steal, on the 6th of July, $33 in money from Jeremian Sullivan. Peter Cunningham, charged with stealing, 33 worth of clothing from Robert I. Brown; Peter Williams, charged with stealing a roll of matting worth $40 from William Rowe, and John Mulloy, indicted for stealing $30 from Terence Ryan, Pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. The above named prisoners were each sent to the State prison for two years and six months, Forging a Check. Benjamin F, Gage pleaded guilty to forgery in the third degree. On the 17th of June he presented acheck at the East River National Bank for $31, purporting to be signed by W. Marshall, which proved to be @ forgery. ne sentence imposed upon Gage was one year’s imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Three Little Thieves Sent to the House of Refuge. Joseph McCann, Thomas Carroll and John Mad- den, three little boys, pleaded guflty to stealing, on the ist instant, $75 Worth of copper belonging to Quinn & Guodkind. They were sent to the House of Refuge. Petit Larceniecs, John Johnson, who was indicted for stealing ten Pieces of lignumvite on the 12th of July, valued at $30, the property of Jonathan Ss. Burr, pleaded guilty vo petit laroeny, A similar plea was accepted from John O’Connell, the charge being that on the 22d of April he stole $48 in money from the person of Moses D. Bear, as he_was passing through Fulton street, Charles Black, who was tried for stealing a watch and chain from Mary Ross at 155 Essex street on the gist of July, Cees guilty to petit larceny, the jury having failed to agree upon a verdict. These prisoners were sent to tne Penitentiary for six months each. Henry Wilson pleaded guilty to an attempt at petit larceny. On the 2d oj August he attempted to steal $50 worth of toys, the property of Charles M. Funk, of 20 Park place. He was sent to the Penitentiary for three months. A Tenement House Row. Bartholomew Buckley was tried upon a charge of assaulting Cornelius Sweeney at a tenement house on Hainiiton street, on the 26th of July, and stabbing him in the eye and arm with a fork. The wie of the complainant testified’ that Buckley was attacking her on the landing and that her husband came to the rescue. Mr. Hummel called a number of witnesses who lived in the house and saw the fight on the stairs. They gave a different version of the affair, stating that Buckley was attacked by Sweeney, his wife and daughter, and the accused said that he took something out ef the woman’s hand, which "ust have beena fork, but being drunk at the time, h¢ could not positively state whatit was. The jury could not agree upona verdict, Blickiey pleaded guilty to assault an* Vattery, and Was dent to Bleck 7<!'s island for six months. A Boy Convicted of Watches, Henry Blackman was tried and convicted of grand larceny in stealing two gold watches and a chain valued at $200, on the 7th of July, the prop- erty of Richard Reilly. The proof on the part of the prosecution snowed that the accused told the officers that a colored oy Stole the watches, and that at his request he (Blackman) pawned them, His story was corroborated by other witnesses. AS there were grave doubts about the boy's guilt the Recorder, at the request o1 Mr, Mott, remanded him for sentence. TOMBS POLICE CIURT. Before Judge Hogan. Fdmund ©, Marshall vs. Proprietors of a Large Paper Establishment at 42 West Broadway.—On the 30th of July there was stolen from the plaintif’s place of business nine bundles of paper, valued at $132, Detective Field, of the Fifth precinct, was detailed to investigate the affair, and, obtaining several clews, he traced the property to Joseph Rowland Osborn and Sylvanus T, Sheppard, for- merly employés of Marshall. These young men, after they were arrested and taken to the station house by the officer, told him that they had sold the goods to Patrick J. &T. W. Wallace, paper dealers, at 66 West Broadway, for $20, They al40 accused Wallace of having aided in tne removal. The premises of the Wailuce Brothers were | searched and @ portion of the missing property was found there. Osborn and Sheppard were brought before Judge Hogan yesterday, and also Patrick and Thomas Wallace, “The prisoners were held in $2,000 bai each, the thieves to anewer lor the thef:, the Waliaces on a charge of receiving stolen goods, Stealing Gold forced Payment, Thomas Williams, of 64 Park street, keeper of the lager beer saloon there situate, was arraigned | at the Tombs yesterday morning to answer @ on Tuesday ni; 4 after few ibattgas ‘went to tne rear ‘sand store and When he rei aoe 2 § ment for the pane, which Was or three men then seized Costello thi ” his ete, Moore, ort Sixto te eS ae ee penitentiary, the House of eo Another Capture. Robert Patterson, who is well known to the police of the Fifth precinct, was arrested on Wed- nesday, by Detective Field, of the same precinct, on a charge of stealing seven pieces of cloth, vale ued at $75, from John Ratchell, 36 West Broadway. On Tuesday eve! while Mr, Ratchell was clos- ing his store. fend @ man walk through the hallway, and directly alterwards discovered he had been robbed of the cloth mentioned. Detec- tive Field, who was asatgned to wor? up the case, at once suspected Pattersom, who is a noted thief and pave pertodical visits to the Penitentiary. He had ouly arrived from Sing Sing a few days since, d Detective Fold readi olgained fey bins a rivaner Was ‘hela auage, Hogan BA Peeae et gion. ad to answer in JSFFERSON MARKET POLICE COUT. Grand Lareeny Cases. Maurice Wellinghoff, or 763 Madison avenue, ap- peared before Justice Cox yesterday and preferred ‘8 charge of grand larceny against John Ahrens, of 828 West Twenty-seventh street, alleging that he stole @ trunk containing clothing, valued at $01, from him, Ahrens was held in default of $1,000 to answer, Henry Geigermann, as will be seen by his name, is 9 gentleman of the Israclitish persuasion, and is in business at 635 Broadway. He sells gold watches and jewelry, and for some time back a young man of respectable connections, named Charles Curtis, has been selling watches on com- mission for him. Curtis has been in the habit of receiving watches from Mr, Geigermann to sell and carrying them about on bis person for several] days atatime. On the 2ist of aA last he went to the store in the absence of Mr. igenmann and took three gold watches, valued at $200, ostensibly to gell;,but until last night Mr. Geigermann had not seen him since that day. He immediately had him arrested, and yesterday morning case came before Justice Cox, The prisoner was deiended by Counsellor Mitchell, and considerable merriment was created in the court room by the contra- dictory answers given by Mr. Gelgermann to the puzzling questions put by Mr. Mitchell. At the conclusion of the examination, however, Justice Cox decided to commit Cortis in default of $1,000 bail. Curtis is connected with very respectable People in this city. mes Murphy, of 276 West Thirty-eighth street, arraigned on a charge of grand larceny pre- ferred by Washington Mor: of the’ Orphan Asylum, 110th street, near Ninth avenue, who charged him with stealing a silver watch ‘and a quantity of wearing apparel, valued at $57. The accused pleaded guilty and was committed, YORKVILLE POLICE CCURT. The Murderouy Assault in West Fifty- first Street, Patrick Hartigan, the keeper of a boarding house Qt No. 522 West Fifty-first street, was brought up and charged with having attempted to murder one of bis boarders, Daniel McCauly, on Wednesday night, The prisoner was very nervous, and only held himself up by leaning against the railing in fronto/ the magistrate, Justice Coulter asked him What he had to say, and he replied that he was not guilty at all; that somebody else must have stabbed he Inan atter he (the prisoner) and his wife, as- sisted ae McGuire, another boarder, with whom MoCauiey had a fight, had put him out of the house, Hartigan’s counsel wished to know what disposition the Court would make of the case, and, while His Honor was deliberating on toat ‘point, somebody said, ‘The man is dead. The Coroner is the person who now takes control of the case.” The prisoner inust have heard tne re- mark, for he was noticed to grow deathly pale, his limbs shook as with the palsy and the next mo- | ment he sank fainting on the bench behind him set avart for the accommodation of prisoners brought up on warrants, Justice Coulter, having no cer- tainty tiat the rumor as to McUauly’s death was true, committed the prisoner to await the result of his sete victim’s injuries, Mrs. Hartt gan aud the man McGuire were raigned “and questioned by the magistrate. The wife stated that she was cleaning the knive; in the sitting room when McCanly entered and sai with @ terrible oath:—“McGuire, I have got you now.” He suddenly placed his foot behind Met Guire, whom he threw on his back and began to kick him while down. She and her husband went to McGuire's assistance and all three ejected Mc- phate Who must have been cut after they had shut the door and leit him in the street. As to the pool of blood tound by the police on the floor of her sit- ting room it must bave come from McGuire when he was kicked alter being knocked down. McGuire said he Knew nothing of the stabbing. He and Mrs, Hartian were committed as witnesses, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME CoURT—CHAMBERS—Held by vis.—Court opens at half-past ten A. M.—Calendar called at twelve M.—Nos. 67, 65, 86, 94, 101, 102, 169, COURT OF GENERAL SESsiONs—Held' by Judge Da- by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. John Gallagher, rape; Same vs. Emma Orslak, arson ; Same vs. William E. Reilly, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Joseph Rivers, burglary ; Same vs. John Cummings, burglary; Same vs. Stephen Byrne and Thomas Smith, burglary; Same vs, Thomas Prendergast and John Turpin, burglary; Same vs. John Sanders, Alexander Morrison and Charles aaa bur- lary; Same vs. Edward D. Seaman, Btephon M, rice and William H, Mackey, burglary; Same ve. Emil Stein, larceny and receiver of stolen goods; Same vs. Harry Vails, brag fait receiver of stolen goods; Same ve, bridget illy, larceny and re- ceiver of stolen goods; Same vs, Ferdinand Bon- turi, grand larceny; Same vs. Patrick Devlin, grand larceny; Same vs. John Donohoe, grand lar- ceny ; Same vs. Jonn Baillie, Braga larceny; Same ys. Jon Curtin, grand larceny ;"Same vs. Samuel Robb, grand larceny; Same vs. Samuel Hill, grand larceny; Same vs. ‘Thomas Gibson, grand larceny; Same vs. Michael Farrell and Edward Wade, lar- ceny from the person; Same vs. Charles Votz, false retence; Saine vs. James Waters, assault avd nea? Same vs. James Sweeney, disorderly Ouse. BROOKLYN COURTS. —-+--__ UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Did Not Destroy the Stamps. Before Commissioner Winslow, R. J, Willis, & retail liquor dealer, was before the Commissioner yesterday morning on the charge of drawing liquor from casks and not destroying the stamps on the casks. His place of business is No. 619 Fifth avenue. He was held to bat in $1,000 to Qnewer next week, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Barnard, J. A. Milla_vs, A. M. Biiss.—Motion to cancel lis pendens granted; no costs. Niagara Fire Insurance Company vs. R. r New: ie lotion to discharge order of arrest denicd; 10 costs, R, J, Milton vs, A, Milton,—Report confirmed. W. C, Dayton ye, A, Dayton.—Report confirmed, CITY COURT—SPECIAL TERM. , Thomas Cooper's Success. Before Judge Netlson. Judge Nelison yesterday heard the applica- tion of Thomas Cooper for the care and cus- tody of his infant niece, Anns Cooper. Her mother is dead, and it was shown that when the father left for Europe several months since he placed the little one with bis brother, the petitioner. An aunton the mother's side subsequently got possession of tne child and retained her until yesterday, when the Court de- cided that little Anna must be restored to her ancle, The aunt was quite indignant at the de- cision, es PARK MATTERS, ~ A Short Mecting of tho Park Commis- sioners Yesterday=The Routine Busi- m Transacted, ‘The Park Commissioners met yesto;day morning, ‘Mr. Stebbins in the chair. A communication from A.N. Lawrence was read requesting that drinking fountains be placed in each of the Stuyvesant parks. Referred to the Chief Engineer. An opin- jon from the Corporation Counsel was submitted in regard to the mode of soliciting and making con- tracts under the present charter. Placed on file. A Dumber of bills were then audited—For mainten- ance, 14 72; construction, $4,129 13; Inde- pendence Day (fireworks), $4,264 47; maintenance of bride, $276 26—Total, $10,774 67, Commissioner Van Nort was requested to lend to the Beard such maps aud docuinents as he had made ot the Morn- ingside and Riverside parks and the adjacent streets. The Chief Engineer was directed to exam- ine the sidewalks and fences round Mount Morris Park, with a view to sundry repairs. Jon H Platt, receiver in bankruptcy of the estate of Chris- tian Koile, was pau) $8,200 10 Belonging to the ad- usted claim of Kolle, and the Board then ad- urned till Wednesday next, QOOPER INSTITUTE READING ROOM. ‘The free reading room of the Cooper Union for the charge of robbery preferred against him by James accidental death. Ueceased lived im Weat Sixty: ninth street, Qoutello, Costello averred that he entered Wil- Advancement of Science and Art will reopen, and remain open as usual, on and after Monday, the 18th of Augusr THE CATSKILLS. Ruins of the Third Railroad Built ‘ in America. The Qlen, the Gorge and Marygea Falls. A Bide Up the Mountains--Its “Drawbacks” and Its Pleasures. _— Waits SULPHUR SPRINGS, CarRo, GREENs County, N. Y., August 9, ‘sts, } After a long, but by no means tedious ride, last evening, just as the sun was smiling its last, tinging the peaks of the Catskill in the warm glow- ing colors of sunset, I arrived here in what they call in these parts a carriage. Carriage is a wora of broad significance here, I have been among these mountains before and have become recon- ciled to their travelling accommodations and fa miliar with their beauties. Of the former the less said the better; of the latter more anon, while I say afew words about the general appearance of tne place and how it looks at about the time of day I arrived here. After the san has gone home @ pure blue settles on the east of the mountains and gradually increases in som- breness until darkness pronounces itself. When darkness envelops Nature she becomes boisterous through her lesser {creations, The loud and ani- mated debate of the katy-dide and katy-didn’ts, the monotonous, industrious cbirrup of the cricket, to- gether with the syren symphony from a thousand bull frog throats—to say nothing of the itch inspir- ing buzz of the delicate mosquito—make sleeping ®@ difficult operation. But when one does get te sleep there is nothing to prevent him from paying attention to it until the loud breakfast bell rings tm the morning. Inthe morning the mountains and country around appear to the best advantage. The sun drives an ambient cloud of mist before it, which gradually lightens and ascends, until the peaks of Black Head and Round Tep look like At- lantean shoulders supporting the dome of heaven. From the mountain ravines, which the sun does not reach until later in the morning, there arise piliars of mist that, iorming clouds, foat up into space. Cairo, the town in which these springs are, isnear the northern termination of the Catskill range, and although it once gave promise of becoming an important place it is now the veriest country village Lhave ever seen. Its inhabitants, for the most part, are Micawbers and seem to think that “good enough” should be left alone, Like the immortal Wilkins they hope that one day their condition will be improved; they have a theory about how; by whem they don’t care; and at what time they merely guess. Cairo, as I have stated, once gave promise of becoming .an impor- tant town. The cause of the promise was a railroad; the cause of the non-fultilment was ao order im bankruptcy. Leaving the inhabitants to indulge their hopes, I will indulge in.a few remarks - about the railroad, which | hope will be interesting to your readers, Some time about 1839 a cempany, under the style and title of the “Catskill an Canajoharie Railroad,” received a charter from the Legislature to constroct a road from the points mentioned in their title. This road was the third ever built in the Onited States. It ran as far as Cairo and then on to Canajoharie, from which lace the directors p. ected a branch connec- ion with Syracuse. last part of the pro- mmMe Was never carricd out, and in a short time he traing stopped running, und Cairo was cut of in her prime, the victim of misplaced confidence. It is always allowable to try and something funny, whether you succeed or net, but now | have something serious to state In reference to the road; of the results 1t might have worked and their con- sequent enet ee only on this particular region, but all along the line of the river from NEW YORK TO ALBANY, As before stated, the road was the third ever built in America, and the first in the State of New York, and had it perpetuated, and run from Syra- cuse to Catskill, it would have become the grand freight line for the immense products of the fertile West. At first, no doubt, the freight would have been shipped to New York by boats, lighters and the like, but the demand for increased accommo- dation in the transmission of ireight would eventa- ally have resulted in a west bank road instead of an east bank one, as we have now. This brin; me to another change which the railroad might have made, to wit—Greene county butter would be what to-day Goshen butter is. The soil is not the finest, nine-tenths of what is called the soll being stone, but in the soil there grow grasses and herbs which impart to the milk a pe- culiar rich and reeavle favor. The last remark about soil applies only to this portion of the county, for 1 have seen no other, but am informed by those who know that the northern portion of the county is prolitic hay land. it enterprise were not @ thing so foreign here a road would be built on the old line, aad some of the results which the old road bids fair to produce Would be accomplished. Jf some New York capitalist would investigate this matter he would be convinced that a paying road could be con- structed, Little or no difficulty would be experi- enced in raising a loan, for the people are anxious for something of the kind, but, being timid, they ‘want some one to “show lead,’ and 80 the matter stands, GEMS OF NATURE. To fulfil @ promise made in the first part of this letter I will now say a few words about the beauties around this place. The Glen, situated near the Forge, isa gem of picturesqueness, It is an open seam in the ground, which gives unmis- takable evidence of the antic upheavais that Occurred in this region in bygone ages. Knowing worse than nothing about geology 1 will spare you, and go on with the tale of beauties. Then we have the Gorge, which is picturesque on a larger scale and adapted to the same uses as the Glen, AndI was almost forgetting the sylvan cascade in the wood, near the house called the Warygea Falls. ‘This is beyond doubt the most romantic spot in the neighborhood, ‘The trees and rocks are covered with coupled names, inscrived by gallant swains who have, with their sweethearts, in years gone by—what sad words—‘wasted in woodpaths the voluptuous hours,” ‘The company here is as gay a8 one would wish to find. Proiessor Scmithz, who has timed every one into tune with bis own good nature, and Professor me awkwardness or of hunger in anticipation you will be able to judge as the story progresses, When the excitement was over and the “hash,” figurative and literal, scattered to the winds we began to look whére we were, Without wishing to draw on the “Arabian Nights,’ in a fairy land. We had left the low lamis dnd were now far up on the mountain side, and through the trees we caught a glimpse of the noble Hudson, worming like a snake through Nature’s lap. Now and then we spied a white. sailed craft (without wishing to detract from the beauty of the foregoing figure) walking like a fy on thesnake. The further up the mountain we went the more ‘umhrageous ‘ere the woods and the cooler the atmosphere. Our attention freed from the beautiful view we experienced a sensa- tion of cold, and fortwith waterproofs and over- coats—not unlike Jose} 1 spangled with cae yelks and freacoed with mustard, with here and there a tenacious piece of buttered bread or spongy cake—were brought into use, THE VIEW from the river being shut out By: the trees we had to content ourselves with what msthetics! people call “inner life”? (and no dinner in the basket) un- til We reached the Rip Van Winkle House, situated at the head of Sleepy Hollow, iu the apex of a clove in the mountains. Here we tried to regale ourselves with milk punches; hag the barten- der dida’t know how to mix the drinks, the Whiskey made pills of the milk. When the liquid pot cheese was brought out we were sitting an the Sarcophagus of ol Rip, on which is graven “Sleepy Hollow.” Our disappointment was gr but we made a discovery which enlivened us some. It is this:—that there to louse, and, —_arrivi at the top we thought of dinner, but hav: formed that there was a “deal more n! r than victuals” at this fashionable resort we went to the Laurel House, where our menu masher made every: thing look scarce, and cone-sha| his dinner by tapering of on five pieces of pie. After dinner the Kauterskill Falls were visited, but owing to the dry weather and consequent lack of water, these Were very uninteresting. All who have visited the Falls remember the tabiet of the “Chevalier Bayard of Dogs; but all do not know the melan- choly story of hs terrible death. This is it:~In 1840 @ gentleman came from New York, accom- panied by his hound Vite, He had taught the dog many tricks, and on introduction Vite became @ general favorite, One day while Mr. McCann, the owner of the dog, was standing on the | edi OverpORINe the Falls, some one who had been playin with Vite threw a cracker over the ralliny and the dog, su} Tagg the gentleman was stil laying, jumped the railing, perhaps mistaking it lor a fence, and was dashed to a thousand pieces on the rocks beiow. A yelp, @ convulsion and Vite was ne more. Her mausoleum was inscribcd— “Sans. et sans me? At four o’clock we went back tothe Mountain House to enjoy the view. The atmosphere was clear and the view grand—it imciuded parts of three States. With the aid of glasses could be seen the Berkshire Hills of the “Old Bay State” and the nutmeg groves ot the “Land of Steady Habits,” All the land from the river to the mountain proper is. hilly and undulating; but from “‘tabie rock” it looks like one grand plain. The fields of buck. wheat, green corn and forest patches form @ mosaic in verdure that the eye never tires of look. ing upon, Ene ride home was in the dark, and, like straw- rides and the like, it was a most enjoyabie one. WATERING PLACE NOTES. ee ee There 1s no pier at Narragansett Pier, R. I. General Uraga, of Mexico, is at the Grand Hotel, Saratoga. Hon, Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, is at the Atlantic House, at Newport. Homer A. Nelson, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., is at the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga. Mrs. Oakes Ames and daughter are stopping at: Long Island Hotel, in Boston Harbor. Ex-United States Senator Pomeroy and family, of Kansas, are summering at Westerly, R. I. All the proprietors of watering place hotels, if Scott,—that living contradiction of the popular “laugh and grow fat’ deiusion—are here, much to everybody's delight. Although we are very high up—1,500 feet—there is no use of any one bringing up a “key of heaven,” for the nearest church is twelve miles away. I will conclude with a few words of advice to. those who intend to come up. Come up on the day boat and bring your dinner along lor the beef is tough, and the soup tastes awfully strong of water, A RIDE TO THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE. WHITE SULPHUK SPRINGS, CATRO, Greene County, N. Y,, August 11, isi3.} After having heard nothing talked of for three long days but the pleasures to be enjoyed and the siguts to be seen during a ride tothe Mountain House, I decided to escape certain death in one direction by taking my chances of it in anotner, and made the excursion, which proved to be a most enjoyabie one, At sunrise yesterday morning the matin bell cf the house rung loud and long for the benefit of the | Party that had declared over night its intention of going up the mountains, The party-—ladies and gentlemen—was prompt to the call, and in about twenty minutes we were all seated at the break- fast table, with just light enough to see the way to our mouths. Very little talk, @ deal of and the frugal meal was over. Dr. Imenez dis- tributed cigarettes and we followed the ladies to the carriage. Carriage, as lintimated in a previous letter, means anything om wheels. A hearty “send-off from the people in the upper dormer windows, who shook handkerchiefs, sheets, quilts, chairs, heads and anything else that was con- venient as tokens of “Godspeed,” and we were away, down the road, A@most of us had trav- elled the roads near (that is another word that means something else up here) the house the first part of the ride was aninteresting and many were inclined to take what early rising had deprived and unhappily for our gastronomic capacities, some one stepped infto the basket in which We haa our dinner. Every éne screamed as though it had been his stomach fhat had been trodden upon, and when things cooled off a little and the basket was fished out trom the tangle of crino- lines, skirts, umprellas, Waterproofs and over- coats, it would have taken ®& German chemist to tell which was the pound. cake, which the sandwiches and which the eggs—the presto business with the eggs and beeisteaks, | them of. But, happily for our polite reputations | the statements of correspondents are correct, are Princes. . General D. B. Baringer, of North Caroiina, for- merly Minister to Spain, is seriously ill at the White Sulphur Springs, Va. Lieutenant Commander Dana, United States _ Navy, 18 on a visit to his brother-in-law, General Viele, at Lake Mahopac. Mr. Augustus Schell, of this city, after a short leave of absence from Congress Hall, Saratoga, has returned to his quarters. Ex-Governor, now United Sgates Senator, Wm. A. Buckingham, of Connecticut, has apartments at Congress Hall, Saratoga. Henry Ward Beecher promises to preach every Sunday at the Twin Mountain House, White Moun- tains, where he is sojourning. Mr. Jobn Neill, of Savannah, Ga., with his wife and thirteen children, are at Saratoga. The chil- dren include four pairs of twins. Over 173,000 passengers were carried on the steamers running to the Narraganstt Bay Summer resorts between July 8 and August 8, : ¢ Ample arrangements have been made for the ac- commodation of all rowing clubs that contemplate taking part in the regatta at Saratoga. Ex-Governor William A. Graham, of North Caro- lina, who was President Filmore’s Secretary of State, 1s passing the Summer at Saratoga Springs, , The proprietors of the Sea View House, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, have extended an invi- tation to the members of the New York Yacht Club to attend a hop. Rev. Dr. N. 3. Richardson and wife, of Bridge- port, Conn., are at the Holden House, Saratoga Springs. Dr. Richardson was twenty years editor of the Church Review, . ALong Branch correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette says there is a scandal afloat at that water- ing place, but he fails to tell what itis, who are ths principals or upon what grounds it originated. It is most likely a Bohemian invention. There ig a lady at Saratoga Springs who is ex- tremely fond of pets, She has nine singing birds, one parrot, one tame dove, one peacock, six dogs, pine cats (some of which are kittens), two squir- rels, two gold fish, three turtles and a young alli- gator. Amon; je dogs is a black and tan, weigh- ing only two and a half pounds, for which she paid $75, THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION. Antiquity of the Festival—Grand Ser vices im the Catholic Churches To- Day. Today the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the happy departure of the Virgin Mary and her translation into the kingdom of her Sou. Alter the ascension ofWesus, Mary, His mother, remained at Jerusalem under the protection of St. John the Evangelist, to whom Christ recommended her oo the cross, and de- yoted the rest of her sad life to prayer and the most herote exercise of charity and the other vir- tues, Ecclesiastical writers are not agreed about the place ot Mary’s death, Some say that she retired to Ephesus with St. John and there paid the common debt of nature, But it seems more probable that she died at Jerusalem, St. Willibaid, who visitea Jerusalem in the eighth century, expressiy states that he saw the tom) of the Blessed Virgin, which was empty, in the Valley of Josaphat, at the foot of Mount Olivet. Adamnan an Irish monk, (who made a tour of Palestine in the seventh century) and Bedelecate it at the same place, Androw of Crete and St. Germanus, patriarch of Constantino- ple, botof whom are eminent authorities in tra- ditionaf lore, afirm that she lived upon Mount Sion, at Jerusalem, and was buried there, Al- though it is not an article of faith that the Blessed was corporally raised by God svon alter her a dnd assumed glory, yet it has always been a 8 taditionary behei that, by a singular priv- Re , the body of the Mother of Jesus was pre- served irom corruption and speedily raised by her divine Son to her throne a8 “Queen of Heaven.”’ Of the antiquity of the festival of the Assumption there can be no doubt. Andrew of Crete, @ learned writer in the East in the seventh, and St. Gregory of Tours in the West, in the sixth century, speak of it as an established and well-known feast of the Virgin Mary. Even before the sixth century the cere. monies of ‘Lady Day’ were celebra' with great solemnity in the Latin and Greek churches, as it is evident from the ancient sacrgmentaries extant, and before the reign of the Emperor Mauritius, ag is gathered from the writings of Nicephorus, To. day, tn the forty-three Roman Catholic churches in this city, the iestival of the Assumption will be celebrated with unusual splendor and solemnity, on account of the ¢riduum or tree days’ devotion prescribed by the Pope, to which he has granted out of the spiritual*treasury of the Church a full remission oO! the temporal punishment duc to sing committed, on condition that the faitnfal say latter had been warranted “hard boiled.” The depredator of our dinner was much perturbed in mind and body, whether on account of bis the prescribed prayers, confess thelr sing and ree CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE,