The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1873, Page 5

TWEED A CONVICT. William Marcy Tweed Found Guilty on Two Hundred and Four Counts. From Four to Twenty Years’ Punishment Involved. —_——. “NOW FOR INGERSOLL.” The Jury Unanimous and Resist an Attempt to Corrupt Them. The Ring Broken from Circumference. Centre to “WHERE IS THE BOSS?” After patient waiting till a quarter to three o’clock yesterday morning in hopes that the jury in the Tweed case would bring in a verdict, the an- oouncement by Judge Davis that the Court would adjourn till 10 o'clock, as the latest advices from the jury room gave no indications of their speedy agreement upon a verdict, fell like a wet blanket upon the large crowd in attendance. Their inter- eatin the result no language can describe. It is true, they were mostly friends of Tweed—men whom, itis said, he bad lifted from poverty to wealth, and this made them feel keenly tor him, Tweed’s counsel showed almost equal de- pression. A supposed sense of duty kept them beside their client, for whom they had faithfully fought, and in whose behalf they had so fully exhausted every possible device of legal strategy. As, buttoning up their overcoats, they retired from the court room, they showed in their faces that hope deferred that wakes the heart sick. MR. TWEED BEFORE THE VERDICT. Astor Mr. Tweed, his face still beamed with its wonted smiles, and he looked almost as fresh and Fadiant as when in the palmiest days of his power he led the gay festivities of the Americus Club in the halcyon period of its proudest terpsichorean triumphs at the Academy of Music. ** How do you feel,” the HERALD reporter asked bin. “Never felt better in'my life,’ he gayly answered. “Ts it possible you don’t feel any way nervous about the verdict ?”” “Not the slightest nervousness,” he quickly an- swered, his old smile mantling his features. He said with serious but firm gravity, “They may con- vict me, but my exceptions will knock their con- Wistion higher than a kite.” IN THE JURY ROOM. Soon that great legal caravamsary, the new Court House, the prior scene of so much bustling animation and excitement, was left in compara- tive solitude. There only remained the jury, in room 13, assigned for their use, and the oficers keeping their viglis outside. Of course what transpired in that jury room cannot be toid. Itis only known that at times loud and earnest discussion could be heard in the Then there would be a prolonged stiliness, only broken by the sepulchral-like echoing of the officers’ footsteps as they walked to and fro over the marble floor, and then the discussions inside ‘would be renewed with increased ardor. The hours moved on apace, slowly, but surely, Daylight came, ‘The gas lights were turned out ana the oustle ofa mew-born day began. The jurymen were still talking. There were no closed eyes there, OPENING OF THR COURT. Long before ten o’clock, the hour fixed for the reopening of the Court, a large and eager crowd Milled the Oyer and Terminer Court room, Ata tew minutes to ten Tweed’s guintriumvirate of counsel made their appearance and took their accustomed seats, A moment or two after Mr. Tweed, accom. panied by his son, Richard M. Tweed; his private secretary, Mr. Dewey, and Mr. Eggleston, the law partner of “young Dick,” came in from the ante- room. The great ex-‘Boss” looked as bright as though he bad just come from a ‘Turk- ish bath, and nodded smilingly to the hosts of friends greeting him on every side. Whisking off his overcoat he took a seat by his counsel, whose jaded looks were in striking con- trast with his own, and after exchanging morning salutations with them chatted away, seemingly in the most agreeable mood imaginable. At five minutes after ten, Judge Davis entered, followed by the counsel for the prosecution and the jury. The latter took their seats and Judge Davis ordered the reopening of the Court. Mr. Sparks, the clerk, then called the names of the jurors. Every eye, of course, Was turned upon them to see if it was possible to read in their looks the result of their deliberations, “Have you agreed upon a verdict, gentlemen?” asked Mr. Sparks, and the most oppressive still- ness succeeded the question as the joreman rose slowly to his feet. “We have not, Your Honor,” answered the fore- man in @ Voice of calm deliberation. A disagree- meut thought hundreds—a conclusion as suddenly dispelled as it had been suddenly formed by his quickly adding, “We aesire additional instructions on the fourth count in the indictment and to hear some of the evidence read bearing on that point.” JUDGE DAVIS’ EXPLANATIONS. Judge Davis explained that the general charac- ter oi both sets of counts is the same and the punishment the same. The fourth count alleged, in substance, that the defendant, holding oficial position and charged with the duty of auditing those accounts that should be 1 Beech to the Board of Audit, corruptly and knowingly made these certificates. He then reviewed the evidence im support of this allegation. The Keyser bills, xed up so as to misrepresent their character, were paid in full, were endorsed by somebody without Keyser’s knowledge, and the whole mount deposited by Woodward, who on the same day passed 24 per cent of it to Tweed. From May 5 to September 1, 1870, over a million passed to Tweed’s account, the proceeds of these warrants which he had drawn tn the inter- val, and concurrently he drew it from the bank, except about $30,000. The allegation of the fourth count is that he took these various steps and knowingly did these acts to oring about veyurent of these immense sums for his own part, sharing the spoils, so to speak, with those various persons wou! itis tA aes ey have been engaged in frauds. Following these explanations the jury again retired. After the jury had left all remained in their Beats. It was believed that their absence would be very brief. “A conviction sure,” whispered several in bated breath, as if atraid their whispered words might ¥ some possibility reach the ears of the distant jurors. ‘The crowd had not long to wait. In ten minutes the jury came into Court again. The spectators, in their eagerness, rose tn their seats. Againon the pie was centred every vye. Judge and counsel ed in the same direction with almost equal imterest. Tweed scanned cach face and each eye. THE VERDICT. “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict ?”” gain asked Mr. Sparks, “We have,” answered the foreman—two mono- syllabic words the effect of which upon that in- tently eager crowd can only be imagined and certainly cannot be described. “How say you—is William M, Tweed gutity or not guilty?” “Guilty!” “Of what? “On the wholo four of the counts,’ “You say you find him guiity on the first, second, third and fourth counts, and also on the 113th to e 216th counts inclusive?’ pursued the Clerk. “We do,” answered the toreman, “We find him guilty on all the Keyser, Garvey and Davidson coun! Mr. Sparks then made out the verdict in the proper form, giving the numbers of the various abled on the Warrant under which the jury con- wicted, “an to the residue of the counts, you find him fot guilty ’” asked the Judge, “Not guilty,” answered the foreman, EXCEPTIONS AND POLLING THR JURY. Counsel for the defence entered exception toany verdict except a general verdict on the counts, and @ special exception to the special verdict, and to the finding of not guilty on the counts not embraced in the verdict, Ex-Judge Fullerton then demanded that the jury be polled, which was done, Judge Davis—Gentiemen, you have nad a very ardu Jabor in hearing during the trial of the ease a vast amount of evidence. The Court feels ound in discharging you to tender you its thanks for the attention you have paid, and for the anxious manner in which you attended to this case, Foreman—I am requested by the jury to say that mince van degided Wy kgen us together we Wish to room, | | of ‘WEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. tender our sincere anda heartfelt tnanks for the kindness shown us, and also to each of the oMcers who had us in charge ior the delicate ene in which they performed a disagreeable uty. Counsel for the defence complained that the prospention never came to close guarters with the jetence, but Mr. Tremain, who, he was willing to concede, ranks so high at the bar, scouted their arguments, Counsel had a brief prepared, and he wanted the case set down for hearing some day next week. He wished to argue thal as a Super- visor Mr, Tweed was only punishavle in the one way providea by the Revised Statutes. He also eulogized the able manner in which his associates had argued on these points already. Judge Dayis concurred in this, and said the points were ably and clearly put, and were passed upon by the Court. He was so convinced on these points that he thought it would ve waste of time to hear argument on them again, and he thought they should ve heard by another judge. Counsel for the defence replied that, considering the lallibiiity of human judgment, the matter should be delayed, or else a punishment that would dis- grace aman who once held so high a place in the community might be held never to have been in- Micted, and that a delay of a few hours would be creditable to the Judge, The javelin of the law Was fastened in the defendant and the axe sus- ended over his head, For his part he never could look on a fallen foe except with an eye of pity. Judge Davis said he was thinking of hearing the argument to-morrow, but he could not possibly put it off until next week. Counsel for the defence said he couldn’t possibly be ready. Mr, Bartlett suggested that, considering that his associate counsel had only got two hours’ sleep for the last eighty hours, he ought to get another a. ys Judge Davis said he had no objection to let the argument come up on Friday. istrict Attorney Phelps said he would move the Ingersoll case for trial on Monday. Mr, Tremain said he could not be here on Satur- day. ‘The argument was then set down for Saturday. TWEED’S COMMITMENT. Mr. Allen—Meantime I ask Your Honor that the defendant stand committed by order of the Court, Judge—Yes, Skeriff, take Mr. Tweed into custody. Mr, Tremain—I think it right to say that, on moving for judgment, the counsel for the govern- ment will suggest, rather than argue, that there be a separate judgment on each of these four counts, which may be divided into two offences. We will suggest that, on pronouncing sentence, if aterm ol imprisonment be awarded, the term of imprisonment be the same on each of the four counts; that there be a separate judgment on each one of the counts, making 51 distinct claims, or 204 distinct counts. Counsel for defence said that point was disposed of when the Judge refused the separate chal- jenges under each count, on the ground that no ree how many counts there was out a single otleuce, sodge Davis said, on the contrary, what he held was, thac the challenges applied not to the counts, but to the person. The prisoner was then removed in custody of Sheriff Brennan and Deputy Sheriff Shields. It was very evident that Tweed felt most deeply the disgrace of the verdict pronounced against him. For a moment his breast heaved with his pent up emotion. .1t was the monster lion strug- gling in the jungles, His great self-mastery roved dominant. He quickly rallied, and when @ saw that he was not to be ordered to prison at once, but left in the custody of the Sheriff's ofticers, he became himself again, He was the old smiling William M, Tweed—tne old “Boss”? Tweed. Although almost everybody had thought a con- viction a foregone conclusion, yet very lew in the court room could realize the tact that such was the verdict. Itcame upon them as a thunderbolt, They had come to believe the great ‘Boss’ invul- nerable. But while there were stricken hearts among T'weed’s iriends at this ignoble tall of their old chieftain there were but few who had the bra- very to deny the justice of the verdict. TWEED BREAXING DOWN. It was to very many persons in the Court—by the way, there was not one lady present to even give the great corruptionist a solacing smile—a most significant moment as the burly figure of Brennan stooped down to the side of the bench and, looking in the face of the inflexible Judge Davis, whispered a few moments to His Honor, and the magistrate then assenting, Sheriff Brennan picked his way with great difficulty through the crowded court to the side the doomed and convicted man who was to soon fill a felon’s ceil. Sitting near Tweed on his left hand was Richard Tweed, the brother of the accused, an aged, white-haired and white-bearded man, with the same prominent and marked Jewish features that are noticeable in allthe male members of the Tweed family, both young and old. Richard Tweed seemed greatly moved at the disgrace put upon his brother, whom he has always looked upon as one who could, like Archimedes, move the world if he chose, and now none were 80 poor as to do him reverence. Closer in the circle sat young Bill Tweed, or “General” William H. Tweed, who was made, it is said, a “general” in the militia and a member of the bar on the same day, and two weeks after being made a member of the bar was made an assistant district attorney for the good county of New York. This young man is a dark visaged person with side whiskers and has the name of a good natured young fellow about town. His eyes were red with weeping and he seemed overwhelmed with the disaster which had befalien his father, Behind the prisoner sat his son- in-law, Ambrose Maginnis, of New Orleans, whose bridal hour had been crowned with bushels of dia- monds and silks, and purple and fine linen, that outshone ‘the wealth or Ormus and of Ind.” Magin- nis was crying and his lace betokened real sorrow atthe doom of the false public servant. At the right of Tweed sat Charley Lawrence, formerly a speculator in the ballet business and who was now up to his ears in @ business of a far more serious nature, He wore lasses = and looked at Judge Davis appealingly, but that face was like the lace of a rock set inst a sto! ‘These peopie were the special guard of Tweed, an: they seemed to think from the expressions which fitted to and fro uneasily in their counte- nances that the conviction was a most incredible thing to their minds. DISMAY AND DESPONDENCY. Tweed himself seemed struck with dismay, and terror shone from every line of his large and usually jolly features. His face blancued as his old political companion, a@ man whom he had led in many ao ward and Gen- eral Committeee struggle, placed his hand on his shoulder—the hand of the law—and asked him if he was ready. Tweed tried to smile. but the attempt was a failure, and he blanched like a sunflower in the rain as he nodded his head that he was ready, and Sherif Brennan, warrant in hand—or rather commitment in hand—beck- oned to nis deputy, Shields, who had been deeply interested in the drama. And now there is a hum, almost amounting to a low roar, and Tweed, the eat plundercr, ex-prince of politics, proprietor of palaces, diamonds, and who was at one time in command of 16,000 retainers, rose to go forth in the stern grasp of the law. Passage was made slowly, and the numerous bands of Tweed sympathizers gave way on either side—Tweed and his friends passing into an adjoining room, The doors were shut to with a bang to prevent a rush upon the prisoner, who disappeared. HOPE DEFERRED. Then Deh NH 0] thered in the little ante- chamber, and Richi Tweed shook hands with his brother and said to him ;— “I guess it will be all right in the end ?” “T hope 80, 1am sure,” said the convicted ex- potentate of the buried Ring. Then the Sheriff and his deputies went out to get @ carriage and to delude the swaying and excited crowds into the belief that Tweed was going out by another door than that by which he really was to leave. Then mass after mags of people poured out and through the immense Court House—one of the few monuments of Tweed’s pence in this city. Down the rotunda they rushed and out into Cham- bers street, cursing and swearing and trampingon each other. A carriage at this moment drove ta- pidiy down Chambers street from Broadway to within 200 feet w of the Court House and there stopped, the driver bringing his horses up with @ jump. Sheriff Brennan came quickly from the west side of the Court House with Tweed and Deputies Shields and Carroll, who almost ran Tweed, bulky as his fram ito the carriage. Tne door was slammed to witha sharp dash, and the horses’ heads were turned towards Broadway, the crowd rushing after the carr hither and thither among the horses’ feet in the direction of Stewart's marble store. The writer immediately asked Sheriff Brennan, who was proceeding in the direction of his office, where ‘Tweed was going. and to what prison he was to be consigned. The Sherif would give no information, simply saying, ‘He ts in my co: ."’ The reporter then went to the Tombs, as the District Attorney had asked that Tweed should be committed to the City Prison, as itis called. The place wuere Tweed really was taken was No. 85 Duane street, his old law ofiice, Where @ number of his friends were in waiting, and where @ comfortable lunch was in readiness to console the Jallen plunderer in his misfortune, The carriage turned sharply down a side street until further pursuit was evaded, and then its bulky load was dropped and hurried into concealment, At the Tombs Warden Johnson stated that he expected Tweed to be brought there and surrendered to him, as he believed that that was and Proper piace to hold him pending sentence, and, aiter sentence, until a further transier was made of his person, But, although Warden Johnson waited Tweed came not, and when the Tombs was closed last night Tweed had not yet seen the in- side of its walis, Various were the comments meee as totais extraordinary conduct, by which Teed was allowed to remain at large simply Decause of his money. It was not believed that Jadge Davis had agreed to keep Tweed from the =. while an ordinary malefactor would have en immediately consigned after his conviction and pending sentence, The reporter iso made strenuous ingniries at the Lud- low Street Jail to know if ‘tweed had been brought there, or if he would be brought there during the day. The officials at this place denied ail knowledge of Tweed’s whereabouts, and de- clared that they did not believe that Tweed would be brought to Ludiow Street Jail, a8 all people in such circumstances as he was placed by the law would have to go to the ‘Tombs to await sen- tence. And then a visit was made to the oflice of the District Attorney, where the reporter saw Mr. Allen, the Assistant District Attorney. ‘This gen- tleman declared that he beeved that Tweed was SAFELY, LOCKED IN THE oe but when he was informed by the HERALD re- porter that he was not he seemed dreadfully astonished and sent a messenger three times to Sherif Brennan to know what he had done qwith Tweed, The latter sent word back that ‘Tweed was “in his cus- tody,” and further satisfaction could not he got as to Tweed’s whereabouts, asit was getting late at the District Attorney’s office, Mr. Allen stated. however, thatit was quite probable that Tweed might be punished with 20 years’ imprison- ment on tthe different counts, and stated that he had been proven Cyne and convicted of 102 offences known to the law as misdemeanors. At the Sheriff's office the reporter was denied access to Mr. Brennan, but he saw Judson Jarvis, who saw Sheriff Brennan, Gnd Jarvis stated that the Sherif informed him that Tweed was “‘in his custody,” as per arrangement with Judge Davis, and no further satisfaction could be got on this most extraordinary proceeding, which will, no geube cause @ great sensation when fully ven- lated. WHAT THE JURY SAY. A reporter of the HERALD went to see the jurors in the Tweed case yesterday, immediately after they had brought in their verdict and had been discharged, He called first at No. 43 Walker street upon Mr, Adolph Opper, the second juror. This gentleman was seated in his place of business, enjoying @ nap after the night’s work that he had done. When the reporter stated his business Mr. Opper was very unwilling to give any information, saying that there had been an agreement among the jurors before they left the jury room that no intelligence of their consultations should reach the public, and that he felt bound in honor by this agree- ment not to say anything. Upon the reporter's representations that the matter was one of great public interest, and one in which the conduct of the jury was a thing of prime importance, Mr. Opper gradually re- treated from the position he had at first assumed, and consented to give voice to some things, which, as he stated, he did not consider came within the agreement which had been made between them al, * “It has been stated by a person in authority that at no time was there any one of the jurors in favor of acquittal,” said the reporter. THE JURY UNANIMOUS, “That is true,” answered Mr. Opper; ‘from the first moment that we retired we saw plainly that not one of us was in favor of acquittal. Even those who did not agree with the majority were in favor of some punishment being meted out to the accused. Jndeed, on this point there was more unanimity than I had expected.” “With so unanimous an opinion,” said the reporter, ‘what was the reason of so long a con- sultation, lasting ail night?” “This is one of the things that I do not feel at liberty to state. But I can say, generally, that it ‘was on questiong of law which were not perfectly clear to some of the jurymen. We all wanted to do our duty, and we did not feel like going outside of the pure technicalities of the case at any mo- ment, This caused, of course, much argument and consultation, which was not settled until morning, when we cgme out to ask the advice of the Court.” “There has been much said about attempts at bribery. Did you hear or see anything of the kind?” “No, Idid not. I donot believe that any such attempt was made, and even if there had been it would have been entirely unsuccessiul. I believe that the jury was an honorable body of men, who would not have iistened to any advances of the kind. I believe all of us took the evidence for just whet it was worth and nothing more, and on that evidence we thought there were overwhelming proofs of guilt. ButI prefer not to speak any longer, as I may say more than IJ wish.’’ The reporter then wentin search of Mr. Fred- erick Lewis, the tenth juror, at No. 24 White street. This gentleman, fatigued by his labors, had already gone to his home, in Forty-sixth street, and had said nothing either one way or the other about the case to his business associates. The reporter then looked for Mr. Simeon David- son, the eleventh juror, at 367 Broaaway. This gentleman was in his office, and upon being ques- tioned as to the consultations of the jury repeated the statement of the previous juror, that the jury- men had agreed not to say anything concerning the doings in the juryroom. He added that this was done in consideration of the demands of some who did not apparently wish their doings to be Known; not that they had done anything in any Way reprehensible, but that they simply did not bof have what they said reported in the public in Pain answer to a question as to the statement that no one of the jurymen on the first ballot had been in favor of acquittal, Mr. Davidson said that this was perfectly true, and that not one of them seemed to be for one Moment in favor of acquittal ; that they differed to some extent as to THE DEGREE OF THE PRISONER'S GUILT, but nothing more. “On @ charge of misdemeynor,” asked the re- porter, “how was it that any diflerence of opinion should take place?” “As I before stated, there was no doubt of the guilt of the prisoner, but we were trying him on four indictments. The first three were for misae- meanor or carelessness in ofiice. Of these we were all satisfied that the prisoner was guilty; but the fourth indictment, holding some 50 counts, like the former three, were for corruption in office. On these we differed for a long time, and could not very easily come to any conclusion. Some of us were of opinion that the prisoner was not guilty of wilful corruption in office, but simply of gross carelessness. Others believed him guilty of the corruption too. We discussed these matters in all their bearings, but could come to no conclu- sion. At the same time in all this there was not the slightest chance of a disagreement ®n the whole, for, on the other counts, we were unanimous in our opinion that the accused was guilty. As you may have seen, it required our consulting Judge Davis to ascertain how this matter stood, and when we received our instruc- tions then we had no difficulty in agreeing, and brought in our verdict of guilty on ail the counts, making over 200 in all. “Your verdict seems to have astonished every- body.” “Phave no doubt of it, andtne only ones it did not surprise were ourselves, We were all quite convinced of the it of the prisoner from the moment that we left the court room."” Mr. Damdsan here excused himself from saying anything further on the ground that he did not wish to violate his promise. Mr. William Sloane, the twelfth juror, could not be found at his place of business in Broadway, nor Mr. Leonidas A. Van Praag, the sixth juror, at his piace, No, 375 Broadway. e reporter called also upon Mr. Theodore Goldsmith, in Fulton street, bat found that that gentleman, like the others, had one home exhausted. Mr. Albert Schuitzer, of io. 1 Cedar street, was in the same state. All these seemed, from what was said of them, to have been quite overcome by their labors and unabie to do anything further in the way of business. Mr. David Palmer, the foreman of the jury, who could not be found at No. 1 Stone street, his place of business, was accessible at his residence, in Seventh street. This gentleman was the foreman of the jury, and was more communicative than the others had been, at the same time reminding the reporter that he had promised to say nothing. ir. Palmer reiterated the statement that all the Jury were IN FAVOR OF CONVICTION. He said that be at heart sympathized deeply with Tweed at the thought that one who had been so high should have falien sosow, Atone moment he thought Tweed was not guilty. This was when the counsel for the detence had finished his argument, which he thought ‘Was very persuasive. But when the arguments had been coldly taken up and dissected by the other side he saw there was no bottom to them. Tt almost unmanned him when he leit the Court to think that he wouid have to find Tweed gniity. He had no doubt @ majority of the jury felt as he did, but they were not governed by sympathies. The reporter asked a question as to whether the jury believed that Tweed was guilty on ail the counts. He did not like to give an answer to this, but Anally avowed that the argument haa been longest on this int, and that after arguing it nearly all night, the jurymen turned their chairs upside down, made pillows of them, and went to sleep, as he believed, at the times There was no possiblity of coming to any decision on the last count of corruption until they had consulted the Court upon the matter, and then they were unani- mivus in everything. “Was any sympathy expressed for the pris- oner 7” “Yes, one of the jurymen satd that he thougt it was rough to send ‘Boss’? Tweed to pris Who had been so powerful. But this voted right through for Feis and never swerved." “Did you hear anything of any attempt at bribery #” “can’t say that anything came to my personal Qotice at al) in connection with any bribery, aud even if any member of the jury naa been Inenea to take & bribe—which I ain convinced was not the fact—there would have been no chance for such @ thing, for we Were closely guarded,” be ome all through the trial together 7”? “We were, and went only out toSt. Paui’s charch- yard and to the Battery for a walk on Sunday last.” ia Dia no one of you separate from the rest at any me “Well, Mr. Mayo, the eighth jnror, went to his house in kyr! of an officer. ‘The house was un- locked, or something of fue kind, and 1t was neces sary he should be there. “And guring the trial you noticed no attempt to approach any one of the jurors or influence them?” “Well, one night that we went over to the Astor House we found upon the tabie some 15 COPIES OF AN OLD RING DAILY ORGAN, @ paper which still defends Tweea. How they came there I do not know, but upon opening them, for we had seen no daily papers for some time, we found a long article defending Tweed and calling Garvey a liar, We Look the papers and threw tuem into the fire,”” “Have you any idea as to how they came there?’ “[ do not know, really, In the morning Mr. Mayo had been talking with the editor of the Ring organ had asked him to send him (Mayo) @ copy ol @ previous issue, Which the editor said he would do, and did. but nothing was said, | believe, about the issue of that day with the article deiend- ing ‘Tweed.” “Was the conversation between the Messrs. Mayo and the editor of the Ring organ relative to the trial?” “] presume it was, or else Mr. Mayo would not have asked Lo have a paper sent him. But I know that Mr, Mayo was not in any way influenged ip favor of the prisoner by this. His action the jury room proves that.” “But you did not ee this editor attempt to con- verse apy more with one of the jurymen ?? “No, 1did not, He was in Court every day, but 1 saw nothing of this kina.”? “There seems to have been, from what some of the Beat have said, some misapprehension as to the law in the case. Did you periectly, for in- stance, understand the Judge’s charge ?”' “I aid; but I believe there were some of the jury- men who did not, ‘They were a little beiogged as to the law and did not quite comprehend some things in the case. But I believe tnat before we separated every man on the jury quite understood what be was doing, and did | accordin; the law and his to belief. But still there was not a distinct under- standing by some of the jurors for a long time, and that’s what we came back for, It was only the corruption count that any of us had any doubt about. We suffered in the jury room to some ex- tent. It has very bad accommodations and is not fit to keep twelve men in all night.” Tne reporter then went in search of Mr. Sloane, at 151 Madison avenue. Mr. Sloane was quite on- willing to Say anything but that from the first the Jurymen were unanimously in javor of a verdict of guilty. Other jurymen were unwilling to say anything, One, however, said tout he did not believe some of the juarymen knew enough law to have been intel- hgemt in the action they had taken. RAILROAD ENGINEERS AND THE PANIQ, What They Are Going To Do About Commodore Vanderbilt’s Reduction Policy. POUGHKEEPSIE, Nov. 18, 1878. A committee from the engineers of the New York Central and Hudson River railroads passed south this morning, enroute to New York, to have an audience with Commodore Vanderbilt relative to the order issued on Monday affecting the en- gineers’ pay. Mr. McArthur, of the committee, says that the orderissued wy the company reads that on and after November 17 engineers and firemen will be paid by actual trips only, and will not be allowed any shop time or any other time except that of actual trips made. Five years ago the en- gineers of the New York Central made a contract with Dean Richmond. In the inteview which then occurred they asked pay for working days only when Dean Richmond proposed to pay them $3 26 for every day in the year, saying then the company would have a claim upon them whenever they were wanted. This proposition was accepted, and at a later period Mr. Torrence, the Vice President, advanced the pay 25 cents a day more, making it $3 50, which even then was only equal to wages paid to engineers on the Erie, Pennsylvania, Cen- tral and other roads, All of the committee seemed impressed with the idea that they had not been Jairly dealt with by the new order. They say that President Wilson, 01 the brothernood, has not been at Albany lately and that the brotherhood has held no meeting. They hope to convince Com- modore Vanderbilt that he has committed an un- intentional error. all ATTEMPTED MURDER AT ELIZABETH. Terrible Fruits of Love at First Sight. Elizabeth, N. J., is greatly excited over the re- cent attempted murder of a German woman by her husband, near Schordien’s Woods. The strange story, briefly related, 18 as follows:— About two months ago Herman Kowing, keeper of @ liquor saloon at the corner of Thirteenth street and Sixth avenue, New York, turned up in Hamburg, Germany, and, after a very short intimacy, won the heart and hand of a fine-looking widow, named Lucy Schileanam, wite of @ decease, banker. Herman is a fine-looking man of over forty, standing six feet two. He had no money; she had consider- able. Aiter marriage they started ior America and arrived in Philadelphia in due time. They started for New York. At Elizabeth tney gut of the train and there Herman, as alleged, tried to murder the woman—shooting her and cutting her hands s0 as to make sure job. He left her ror dead. She recovered, and, alter five days’ hard labor, the Elizabeth Chief ot Police caught the would-be murderer. Yester- day he was confronted with his victim. She recognized him and he was remanded. The Chiel has a chain of evidence, he says, which cannot be broken down. The woman is rapidly recovering. Kowing resided in Hoboken, at No. 216 Bloomfield street. IN MEMORIAM, Respect to the Memory of Deceased Journalists. A meeting of the journalists of the Brookiyn press, as well as the Brooklyn representatives of the New York press, was held in’the reporters’ room, New Court House, yesterday aiternoon, for the purpose of taking action relative to the recent demise of Messrs. Richard McDermott and Ed- ward V. Quigley, both journalists. Mr. Robert Birch presided, Speeches respecting the profes- sional labors and the social characteristics of the deceased were made by Mr. Thomas Kinsella, Mr. Robert Birch, Mr. William C. Hudson, Mr. Andrew McLean and others. Resolutions of condolence and regret were passed. It was resolved to attend | the funeral of Mr. McDermott, which takes place this morning, at hbalf-past nine, from St. James’ Roman Catholic Cathedral, Jay street. The remains will be conveyed to Holy Cross Cemetery, Flatbush, FUNERAL OF EDWARD V. QUIGLEY, The funeral of Edward V. Quigley, the repre- sentative of the HERALD in the Eastern district of Brooklyn, took place yesterday afternoon, from his late residence in Fourth street, near South First. The attendance was quite large and in- cluded various representatives of the press. The Rey. Dr. Johnson conducted the services, which were of an sg a po character. The interment was made in the Lutheran Cemetery. BRUTAL MURDER IN.OONNECTIOCUT, New Canaan, Noy, 19, 1873. Mrs. Joseph Silleck, a widow, owning and oc cupying alone @ small place in this town, was brutally murdered this morning with an axe, her clothing saturated with Kerosene and her body nearly consumed, and the honse was on fire when it was discovered, The axe, with blood an: hair: a small piece of the skull and brains and an empty kerosene can were found in the room, with a large pool of blood on the carpet and the floor. A small rocking chair was upset and partly consumed. A hole had been burned through the floor, through which the charred remains of the body had falien into the cellar, The skull showed two cuts with the axe. No suspicion, so far, rests on any one, and no motive can be conceived of except piunder, The house had been ransacked. The Coroner's in- quest will meet again to-morrow at ten o'clock to take evidence, THE SAULT ST, MARIE SHIP CANAL, Derroit, Mich., Nov. 19, 1873. The Sault St. Marie Ship Canal closed for the season at eleven o'clock this morning and work was commenced on the cofferdam. The work of enlarging the canal will be prosecuted with all ssible despatch during the winter. The con- Tactors have 400 men now employed. The steamers Mayfower and Craig were ex- pected to pass through the canal last night, bound south, but were detained by @ snow storm, and SL pede to go Into winter quarters at Sault St. arie. REAL ESTATE. At the Exchange yesterday Messrs, FE. H. Lud- low & €s. sold, by order of the Supreme Court, under the direction of P. G. Smith, referee, a four story tenement house on 117th street, west of Third avenue. The Supreme Court sale of property located on 127th street, west of Fourth avenue, an- nounced by Mr. Jere. Johnson, Jr., to take place to- day, Was adjourned to December ist. Also James M. Miller’s supreme Court sale of lease of property on Fifty-fifth street, west of Eighth avent adjoursed wo Reventon ‘26th. “5 nee 5 THE HARLEM BOILER EXPLOSION. Saas QOvening of the Coroner's Investigation—A Large Attendance of Spectators and Coun- sel—Sixty-six Witnesses To Be Exam- ined—Evidence of Rezidonts in the Neighborhood of the Explo- sion—What Daggert, the Hoister, Has To Say. Coroner Kessler commenced yesterday, at the Coroners’ Office, in Houston street, the inquiry into the cause of the death of Louisa Virginia bass- ford and six others, in Harlem, at the time of the re- cent explosion, on Tuesday week, Mr. Alexander Thain appeared jor the contractors, Messrs. Dillon & Clyae; Mr, Joseph Fetterich for Mr. John Bal- more, owner of the boiler; Mr. 'T. Otis Hall for Messrs, Warren & Beemer, sub-contractors; Mr. Leo Schwabb, from the office of Messrs. Howe & Hummel, for Barnum, and Judge Koch as counsel for the contractors generally. The Coroner in open- ing the inquiry delivered the following address :— CORONER KESSLER’S REMARKS, Coroner Kessler sald :— GantLeMEN OF Tue Juny—The fatal explosion of @ m boiler is on trial to-day, but no less is the Coro- ‘yon ancient and time-honor stitatfon ‘of the Anglo-Saxon race, come down to us trom remove centuries. Your action will determine whether ith roe id to the obsolete rubbish of the past or whether it is endowed with the spirit of modern progress and en- lightenment and stil answers the gree. for which it was created by our ancestors. It is, tortunately, but at rare intervals Unat so high and ible a task is im- ‘@ Coroner's lien to your Lot to sentiment when [ in your acknow! nce and integrity @ well-grounded guaranice for its taithiul discharge, In ovening the oficial inquiry into the fatal boiler explosion, which has cast intense gloom and sor- row into many a housebold, and which has deeply agitated the public mind, it would not be becoming my Position to induige in pathetic und passtouate appeals at might move your heart, but cloud your reason, L Wish rather to impress you with the obligation that your duty and your oath require you to approach the coming investigation with a calm, clear and dispassionate judg- ment ahd an unbiassed mind, that the verdict you shall ually render may be the legitimate product of the con vicuons which you will gain trom the evidence (o be brought before you. Ihave diligently labored to gather evidence from all quarters of our metropolitan city, and having completed all, preliminary progeedings which are indispensable for a proper, thorough and gatisfaclory investigation, 1 now invite your faithiut co-ope jon, You solemnly sworn to make @ true inquisition into the cause en human beings that were killed without & momen’s warning. and in the spirit of that oath you have not only to ascertain the physicai and mechanical cause, but also the Intellectual, and fix che responsibility where it properly belongs. cubic opinion and the satety of society dewand a rigid investigaton, and, tf criuninal negligence or recklessness be proven, the people look to you tor a verdict that shall punish the guilty and serve 4s a preventive against similar calamities that are doubly cruel and unjustifiable in this age, in which phys- ical sclence ana technical experience have established al- most absolute safeguards against steam explosions, and in this country, where mechanical skill and genius al THE TESTIMONY.—£VIDENCE OF JOHN ORMISTO! John Ormiston, of No. 2,370 Fourth avenue, who was the first witness called, testified that the explosion took place opposite his door; saw some men moving the boiler revious to the explosion; witness was standing at the Dourt House, and was thrown on his back; the boiler was on a platlorm; at the time of the explosion the men had planks under the boiler lifting it up; saw the vietiims lying aloueside the boer when he left the Court House hought the explosion was caused by carelessness; the boiler was tended by a man and bey named Daggert; had seen the engine and boiler in sole charge of the voy: wit- ness saw Mr. Barnum at the boiler about two hours pre- vious to the explosion. TESTIMONY OF HENRY L. DWYER, Henry L. Dwyer, a grocer, of 128th street and Foarth avenue, being sworn, tesiified that at the tame of the ex- Pplosion ‘he was at work in his cellar; he heard the report of the explosion and rushed up stairs, where he saw the goods tumbling trom the shelves; he then ran outside and saw the body of Miss Basstord lying on his corner, with the head entirely severed from the body: he also ‘saw the body of the Italian girl lying on the bridge; he heard several persons remark before the acettent tat the man who had charge of the boiler was not an en- gineer; he identified the man Daggert and his son as the ‘ones who had charge of the boiler: he saw the boy seve- ral umes alone in charge ot the boiler; he never saw Barnum at the boiler. i Beak, of No. 2350 Fourth avenue, a saloon keeper. corroborated the prisoner’s testimony in many particulars, as also Henry A. werger, of No. 2,62 Fourth avenue. EVIDENCE OF HENRY BAKER. Henry Baker, who keeps barber shop nearly oppo- site to Where the boiler was situated, said:~l was in my shop when the explosion occurred; the shock burst | in ny windows and threw down my ceiling; rusued out and fearned that seven persons had been kilied; [have seen the boy Dagaett several times ulone attending to the bouer. Join Barnum, who Is said to ve been the er- gineer, here stood up, but the witness failed to remember ever having seen him around the boiler, EVIDENCE OF WILLIAM MOORE. | William Moore, of No. 225 Last i2Ist street, testified that he was an eyewitness of the explosion; He tirst heard the report. and on looking im the ‘lirection of the boiler he saw three or tour bodies flying into the air; he then ran up and saw all the bodies: their heads severed from thei man Dagget and his son at w tine boiler; the man acted as boister and hisson attended to the engine: he saw the boy feeding the fires; he also saw the man Barnum several times around the boiler; he nad a con Yersation with a practical encinter on the subject of the | by we were at work usually the pressure on the bofler was 00 or 70 aes Baroum Re jeft me about 16 minutes betore this accident occurred ; as tar as I remember the pounds just before the explosion; | saw it and machine al pressure was 40 on the gauge; we mot e bout 10 feet; Inover have Al voller with water: f did ‘not alate the water in the boiler: I never saw Messrs, illon & Clyde on the works; the engine was on the same platform as the boiler. At the conclusion of this witnesses’ evidence the inquiry was adjourned until ten A. M. to-day. THE MONETARY SITUATION. estate THE GENBRAL CONDITION OF THE BANKS during the week has been thus far one of improvée ment. The banks held on Monday morning $28,380,000, on Tuesday morning $28,815,000, and Yesterday morning $30,475,000. An awkward error occurred in even the limited statement of the Clearing House on Tuesday, whereto the banks were represented as having lost $655,000, The mistake was made known yesterday morning and explained a8 aclerical error in the memorandum of its con- dition furnished by one of the banks of the asso- ciation, In the meantime, taken in connection with the report of diMculties in the Mercantile Bank and the failuce of the Domestic Sewing Ma- chine Company, fully explained yesterday, and further aetatis in respect to which will be found elsewhere, it had its effect on the market on Tues day. This was further helped by THE REPORT JUDICIOUSLY CIRCULATED at the same time of the failure of the London, Asiatic and American Company, in London, stated to have resulted from complications grow- ing out of @ loan recently negotiated by it for Tom Scott. Messrs. Purden & aay, agente for this corporation, Brompiy deniéd this report, stating that they were in hourly communication with their principal in London and that it was wholly untrue. Notwithstanding this emphatio denial effort was made to repeat the rumor yester- day, when it was again as promptly and emphati- caily dented. THE EFFECT OF THESE EXPLANATIONS, CORRECTIONS AND DENIALS was quickly apparent yesterday in @ much im- roved feeling in business circles, which found its fair expression on the Stock Exchange, and a more confident tone in other departments of trade und speculation. Money ruled on call at six to seven per cent and in commercial circles 12 to 18 per cent, with an increased proportion of the day’s business at the medium of 15 percent. General expectation has been exctted here by the statement from Lon- don that @ reduction of the minimum discount rate of the Bank of England was looked for at the regu- lar session to-day. This, although somewhat damped by the reported further large shipments of coin, as well as arrivals, is yet looked forward to here as among THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SITUATION, the rate for money in the open London market having receded to eight per cent. It is trae, how- ever, gold was less firm yesterday than the day previous, when it touched 110%, the recession in Tespect to it being explained by two hypotheses— that the shipments of coin from England hither are yet likely to continue for some time, in which event the Bank is most unlikely to reduce its discount rate. This supposition is further supported by increased firmness in loreign exchange, which ruled yesterday at 106% to 107 for 6v days’ bills and 1085¢ to 108% for short sight, against 106‘ and 108, respectively, us the rafing rates on Tuesday. The second hy- pothesis is that the premium was advanced upon the flush excitement of tne possibility of a war with Spain, since considerably toned down by the deprecatory tone of the Washington semi-official despatches respecting the popular outburst. THE REPORT OF THE CLEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE on Bank Reform will come up to-day for discussion, ‘The leeling, as has been noted above, is quite ‘Warm upon the subject of the proposed reforms and new articles of association, and may cause @ postponement of discussion upon the report at this time to avoid heated action. The Committee of Nine, however (by whom it was drawn), affect, at allevents, ifthey do not feel it, a confidence in its adoption, while others, who are opposed to it, Say 1t Will certainly not be adopted without Such modifications as will essentially change its character. The principal objection appears to be that tt proposes the creation of a central power, which practically takes the management, in im- portant matters, of each bank out of the hands of the directors and oficers of the bank and transfers them to the central organization, making the new Clearing House not a mere machine for clearing the business of the banks, but a supreme power over the banks. A strong issue prevails im regard to the payment of interest on deposits, and the following substitute for the statutes proposed the Clearing House Committee in their report will be offered at the meeting to-day :— Firt—any member of this association may interest upon deposits not exceeding the rate below | named—three per cent per annum on aeposits payable y check at sight; four per cent per annum on deposits | Payable on aud attér 10 days’ notice. | Whenever the deposits in any bank member of this association exceed in amouid three times the amount of iis capital and surplus, said bank shall thereafter keep on | hand in legal tender a sum equal to 5d per cent of such ex- | cess, and if the deposits exceed four times the amount of boiler; the name of the engineer was Maguire, and he lives in Harlem; he minutely examined ihe boiler and | found 4 seam between two bands over the door: the | seam was covered over With white lead, and Macuire | stated at the time that he would like to'be about 1.0 yards trom the boildr if an explosion should occur, TESTIMONY OF HENRY A. BYER. Henry A. Byer, a baker, of No. 2,854 Fourth avenue, testified that ut the time of the explosion he was waiting upon a customer in his store; wlien he heard the noise he exciaimed, “There goes the boiler,” and ran into the | Street; witness had for some time apprehended that the boiler would explode, sooner or liter; his reasou tor | thinking that it was unsafe was because {t looked old and rusty; a piece of the exploded boiler, about six tet by two feet, was thrown in (ront of -his door; never saw farnum at the boiler, but had frequently seen Dagzert and his boy attending to the boiler; the boy was sume- tumes left in sole charge. “ EVIDENCE OF OFFICER GARSIDE. John W. Garside, of 115th street and Ninth avenue, an ofiicer attached to the Hariem Police Court, testitied that he was sitting withim 3) teet of the boiler when it ex- ploded, ana was thrown from his chair by the concus- sion; Be had watched the working of the machinery nearly every day; on one occasion he heard the boy Daggert, who was tending the boiler, tell the man at the brake of the hoisting machine to watch the steam gauge While he went to get some water; witness had, when a boy, «tended a boiler himself and came very near blow- ing himself and others into exernit, Witnese had never examined the boiler, but had fre. | quently seen it moved, and thought the manner in which it was done was perfectly sate; the boiler wasan upright | tubular one. EVIDENCE OF MR. BASSFORD, George W. Basford, of No. 51 East 125th street, father of Miss Louisa Bassford, who was killed by the explosion, | testified that he was on train coming trom the city ai | the time ot the explosion; witness jumped off the pla iorm and ran to the bridge at 120th street, where he saw the litle italian girl Iying dead> is daughter was lying dead on the other side ot the bridge, 1 feet troni the | explosion; he Was Not aware that his daughter was | Killed at the time, and, hearing some persons calling out that the bridge ut To Tall, Witness ran and crossed the bridge at 127th street, where he was told by some per- son that a young lady had been found with some apers in her possession, and they thought it must | be?Some. one. belonging to him: wituess went. to the 126th street police station, und there identined his daughter; a few days previous to the exptosion the engine Was standing opposite the drug store, at Iz3in street; had seen men moving the boiler with crowbars | and levers, without any other assistance; understood | that the boiler Was used asan experiment,’ and was ap: | rehensive that there would be some accident: the | oiler was rusty and exposed to the weather; had | warned his children net to go near the boiler: witness had seen a boy in attendance, and frequentiy seen the | tackle out of order. TESTIMONY OF JOHN J. MARTIN. John J. Martin, of 122d street and. Second avenue, tes- tified that he went to the scene of the explosion tne ‘ol- lowing day, and during a conversation with Officer McGiven he heard him state that a tew days previous, while standing near the botler, he saw the boy in charge turn on a valve, and, instead of water, burning sieau came out, and He. alarmed, ran away. TESTIMONY OF JOHN DAGGERT. The next witness examined was Johu Daggert, who Was, in charge, of the hoisting machine. | te said > 1 reside at No. 1 127th street; | am a carpenter by trade; 1 have also in my time farmed some; Ihave worked on | railroads; have had excavating work on railroads; the Jast ching’! have done is running a hoisting machine in the Fourth avenue improvements: I have been at that two weeks or more; 1 Was engaged by Messrs. Coyne & was to work for them at anything they put e been engi h Beemer; I me to do; I have been transierred d_ since January last; T raiiroad improvement t Work was running @ hoister is @ machine for hoisung ngs hoisted dirt out of the — pit up and grade the street; sometimes 1 had charge of we engine and the machine for the hosier; the machine was conuected with the steam apparatus of the boiler; I was in charge of ix under | the direction of the engineer when T came to the work Ttound Joan Barnum in charge ot the engine and boiler ; I was under his directions with regard to the machine; when T first came on the work I found the botler and ap- | paratus located at 126th street, Fourth avenue; we moved | it to the centre of 128th aud L:ch street; when we moved it we moved it with the platform and en. gine, (The witness here described the mode of removal of the platform, which description wie the same as that of previous witnesses). Mr. Bartum had charge of the boiler altogether, and was present during most of the time we were at work; I don’t know anytbing about Mr. Barnum having charge of any other engine; he saw that the boiler was in proper order, and did everything that should be done engineer; sometimes he was absent; yt at any particular but at different intervals; to my knowled) absent an hour, ea] tne last few week: one time; we should not move the engine without the fireman giv: ing us particular orders; we always waited for his ordera; 10 0, Twas present at the time Just previousto the explosion ; | placed rollers under the pletform, on. jank, and moved the machine along by the ste enum was there when we commenced to mot don’t remember the exact time ; it was somewhere in the neighborhood of four o'clock ; the fires were under the con! ot MI =. who left them LS propee state, iP arnam gave no par T directions ; thing was right with reference to the et anything of the quantity of water in it at t ‘ nothing to do with ‘the boiler; never boiler; only knew occasionally as to e quantity of water in the boiler; occasionally. 1 turned the water gauge eou! tell whether there was water eno! im the boiler tor two guages: if ho one was there and it wanted water I should put some in, Mr, Barnum exclusively attends to all tn: I never heard him give orders to anybody to do that; my son Waited upon him and attended to any orders he gave; Mr. Barnum said that everything was Lif Sg just before the explosion ; | was about four feet trom the boiler when the explosion took place; after I had heard a est noise I don’t remember anything cise until somebody lifted me on my feet; then I iound my coat was saturated with steam and t was scalded about my neck 1 saw some bodies lying on the ground ; I think I saw only three Loa | ies betore I left the ground ;1 don't Know what cause: the explosion. id 1 don't in reply to the foreman the witness said :—t think there was any fuel pat in the firebox just pre vious to the removal of ths boiler; the Gre doors were dpeny Tanw them: that was ro stop tne draught ant fet the fire go down: just previous to the removal i tried NEW YORK PROPERTY—By E. Tr, (story bk. ten h. and |. ns 117th st, Of 3d Ay., 104 19100,13, B, Philips. in the upper gauge; there Wee tien wauge cocks, wey. were about four or five Juche; t; there was # ball on the saleby valve; when | unlawtul and immoral for che banks to in | former President, | would fall below the bank’s reserve of $391, | without numerous precedents for bis action, capital and surplus, then the entire amount exceed: four times the capital and surplus shall be kept on hai in legal tenders. The charges to be made for collecting out of town checks and draits shail be left open to competition; itis erator. union” to compel merchants and ottiers to. pay prices lor collectiag xed by an unlawful cowbination of capital- ists It is a conspiracy Dot authorized vy law. At a meeting of the Committee of Nine, held qeateraay aiternoon, Mr, Williams, President of the Metropolitan Bank, withdrew from the committee upon the plea that he was not prepared to go into argument upon the report and desired the poste ponement of its consideration for 60 days, Mr. J. Q. Jones, President of the Chemical Bank, is ex- pected to take similar action, THE LATEST RESPECTING THE MERCANTILE BANK was an advertisement made on Wail street yester- day afternoon by the Bank Examiner that he haa examined the condition of the Mercantile Bank and found it periectly safe. The cashier more modestly explains that while he is not prepared to State the loss which the bank hag sustained by the imprudent advances made by its Mr. Blake, to the Domestic Sewing Machine Company he was confident it The loans to the sewing machine compan; variously stated at from $330,000 to $350,000, ana were chiefly secured by the paper of the company. ‘The President of the bank, Eli J. Blake, is stared to be a large stockholder in the sewing machine com- any aud a brother of its President, David Blake. joesh't this open & new vista to the Clearing House Committee on the subject of bank reform. Congress would do well to give heed to it when it enters upon a consideration of the same subject. There is quite too much of this sort of thing In the national bank management, and Mr. Blake was he le has, however, secu fit to resign his presiuency of the bank, aud Norman White was installed yester- day as his successor. CONDITION OF THE BOSTON BANKS. The following exhibit of the condition of the Boston national baaks is of interest just now to many jobbers and otters in this city :— 5 ease, $911,100 e 2,410,200 Increase, 266,200 | Lewal tenders: $614,800 Increase, 215,600 Due from other banks 14,325,200 Increase, 423,900 Due to other banks. 17,949/200 Tnerease, 422,100 Deposits + 44,381, Increase, 473,300 Circulation. 25,749,100 Increase, 413,000 From this it will be seen that these banks hold resources in legal tenders and specie amounting to 00, against liabilities in geposies and cir- culation amounting to $70,130,300, ing & surplus of $1,535,465 in excess of heer legal reserve of 16 percent, or a deficit of $4,477,575 upon the 25 er cent basis of reserve required of the New York anks, The Boston banks also admit an indebted- ness to other banks, over the amount due them from other banks, of $3,624,000, leaving the actual pas peaty at less than $1,000,000 in excess of that re- quired. DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, Interview with the President, Mr. David Blake—Ihe Assets of the Company $2,700,000, the Liabilities $1,200,000. Areporter of the HERALD called on Mr. David Blake, President of the Domestic Sewing Machine Company, yesterday, in order to ascertain the exact condition of the company’s affairs. “The report in this morning’s Hera.p {3 quite correc! and so complete that there is nothing to add to it,” Mr. Blake said in answer to the reporter's queries. “We have not lost any money, and have a large surplus. Our assets are $2,700, and our liabilities NOt over $1,200,000. ido not include the value of the patents tn this surplus; nothing but solid prop- erty—bills receivable, merchandise (such as sewing machines, goods, needles, silk, &c.), and less than $300,000 ia tied up in real estate and machinery. The company was establishea three years ago under the present organization. The original cap- ital of eS a Son appa to $150,000, and, one ese 80, to $1,000,000, * “Is there the slightest chance ofa failure of the company ?”” : “No, We have not seen one creditor thus far who was not willing to make all necessary conces- sions. We have been negotiating with the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Compa ith a view to amalgamation with them. They b xamined our books, and are satisfied that we have «clear sur- plus of from $1,000,000 | to $1,500,000, The amaiga- mation has already been agreed upon, and the new company Will be named “The Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company,” and o1 under the laws of New Jersey, A mee Of directors will probably soon be for the pu of effect- a complete reorganization and e new omMcers. The papers necessary. for the amalgama- tion are being drawn up new.”* INCENDIARY FIRE AT MILFORD, MASS, MILFoRD, Nov. 19, 1873, A large new building on Peari street, owned by General Orizon Underwood, was set on fire and destroyed last night. The building was about to be occupied by B. H. Spalding as a be rngens of straw goods. He nad placed bis machinery al alarge stock of goods in the butiding. Ried burned out shree or four montha § Oy, joss 18 $30,000; insurance on the baliding, Spalding was