The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1874, Page 12

b 4 “TOR TENTH NATIONAL BANK.” Palmer’s Reply to Norton on*the Court House “Loan.” —_—-—— TUE THUNDERBOLTS YERACITY IMPUGNED, —_——— @Maavite of W. D. Palmer, President of the Bank ; William M. Bliss, Pormer Presi- dent, and of Wilftam.H. Field, Counse) for the Bank. ‘There was a lively time +a Supreme Court Cham- mers yesterday @m@ the presentation and reading defore the Coum—vudye Donohue presiding—of the pM@davit of Walter B. Palmer, President of the ‘Tenth National Bank, t support of the application for a mandamus against the Board of Apportion- ment bo compel the appropriation of $256,000 al- Jeged to have been advanced by the bank on requi- ‘pition-of the Court House Commissioners in 1871. The aMdagvit covers the entire transaction of the Bank with/the Commissioners; the amounts ad- vanced; ‘the arrangements entered into for such advances, and the checks upon which the various sums were drawn by the Court House Commis- moners. The aMdavit also incidentally treats of dhe business Telations of tne bank with the Com- missioners of Charities and Corrections, The amMdavit of Michael Norton (Thunderbolt Nor- on), whioh caused such a commotion some Jew days ago, is treated with ungloved hands by Mr. Palmer, who conrradicts Norton, de- ying, as was stated by him, that he (Palmer) ever had ap interview with Norton in 1871, and that ®ack andevery one of the allegations of sald Nor- ‘ton in that behals, made in his affidavit of February @, ae to the statements made by deponent to said Norton, and by said Norton to deponent, are un- true. Two other aMdavits were also presented And read—one from William M. Bliss, former President of the bank, and one from ‘W. H. Field, counsel for the bank. These affida- Vita present the bank side of the controversy, ‘Watch the Thanderboit’s aMdavit has orought into such public prominence. Ex-Judges Edmonds and Day and H. H. Anderson appeared for the wank; Mr. Strahan and Ex-Judge Porter repre- senting the Comptroiler. Mr. Strahan asked time ‘Wo consider the affidavits beiore proceeding with the argument, and the further hearing of the case ‘Was thereupon adjourned to Friday next, re AFFIDAVIT OF WALTER B. PALMER, County of New York, ex.:—Walter B, Palmer, being sworn, ‘Pays, that during the year Is7i he was cashier of thé th National Bank, in the city o: New York; that he Bow, and since the month of January, 1872, has been Zresident of that bank; that on the 19th! of April, 1571, assed the Legislature appropriating the sum $100,B00 “for the “completion of the New York Court House, to be expended under the ‘direction of the Commissioners of said County Court House ; and by that act the Comptroller of he city of New York was directed, ou the requisition of Commissioners, to pay over to their credit such gums as they might trom time to time deem necessar thst purpose. That arter the passave of that act appll- cation was made to the Tenth National Bank, then one of three depositories of the public moneys of the city and founty, for leave to open an account with said bank, and ve advances made to them by said bank, to be repaid said bank out of that appropriation, and thereupon en was granted by the bank, upon the com ‘@ition tnat the bank should receive lawful interest upom @he advances until they were repaid. After said geri was made a notice was received the pank, signed by the then secretary of the Commis- in following words :— Ovmice or rar Vie sg or tar New Counrr i Court House, New York, April 28, 1371 ‘W.B Parmer, Bsq., Cashier Tenth National Bank :— Sm—At a meeting of the Commissioners ot the new ‘County Court House, held on the 2ith April, Commis. sioner James H. Ingersoll was elected treasurer, and ‘suthorized to sign all checks for this Commission. There ‘will be no other signature. Yours, &c., W. ©. MILLER, Secretary. ‘That prior to such agreement and reception of that notice the Dan had had no dealings nor transactions Whatever with the Commissioners of the Court House. om the next dav after the dato of said notice —to ‘wit, on the 29tn of Avril—the first advance was mauve by the’ bank noon two checks, mgnéd by said treasurer, ia he following words:— No.1, Pap to ‘te eracr ot D. What ‘ay to e order of ». alen, paymaster, twenty- Me thousand aud ninety $610) ugilars nd 090 36, JAS, H. INGERSOLL, Treasurer. No. 2 Naw Yoru, April 29, 1871, See re es - y e order ot D. alen, paymaster, eighteen Mhousand five hundred and seventy-seven 48.100 dollars. $18,577 33. JAS, H. INGERSOLL, Treasurer. ‘Endorsed, D, Waaren, Paymaster. Every dollar of which. together with the sum of $2,500 wn upon a similar check and paid by the bank on the of May, was expended in Court House, as appears from the pay frolts tor the months of March and April of that year, and the aff- davit of the paymasier of th Commissioners, pow in session of the bank, and from the account rendered y the Commissioners to the Board of Apportionment, ‘and signed by Michael Norton as chairman of the Board of Commiasioners, dated July 17, 1872 HAEL NORTON CONTRADICTED. This deponent turther says that ne never did calTupon er seek for or have any interview with the said Michael Norton with reference to the said certificate or ackno Jeagment of indebtedness, nor suck or have any inte view with him at any time during the year 1871 in reter- ence to the advances made by the bank, and that each nd every one of the allezations of said Norton in that Dehalf made in his afidavit dated Febrnary 4, 1874, as to the statements made by deponent to said Norton and by aid Norton w deponent, are untrue. MORE OF INGERSOLL’S CHECKS, That between said th of April and 6th of July fol- Jowing eleven similar cuecks were drawn on and pald by the bank, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of 8212.96 £7. FETE New Yors, April 29, 1871. ‘That the bank then objected to making any more ad- Yances until some promise was made for that amount; that on July 7 there posited in the bank. to the eredit of the Commissi he sum of $20,000, and mubsequent to July 7 eleven checks. amounting in the ag- regate to $228.65; (7, were drawn on and paid by the ik in the following farm :— No. 12 New Yor, July 10,187L, ‘Commissioners. Tenth National Bank Michael Norton, Pay to the order of J. M. Thomas Coman, Masterson twenty-nine thousand James H. Ingersoll, eight hundred and ten dollars and Jobo J. Walsh. thirty-eight cents, JAMES H, INGERSOLL, $29,810 3a. Treasurer. This making an aggregate of $42,579 M of total ad- vances to the Commissioners of the Court, House by the Dank between the 29!) of April and 7th of September. BOW THE MONEY WENT. That from the account so, as aloresaid, rendered by the Commissioners to the Board of Apportionment it ap- Binz hat of woe sam, ere, was bald as tollows:— 17,74R 740n the payrolis of the workmen, $129.373 50 for’ various matters “authorized by the Board of Bupervisers”—such as brick and materials, fur- Mishing, ftong up, &c., sashes, plate glass, ‘woodwork and) trimmings—and that the ~ bal: ance was paid to eight different concerns tor fuel and Jabor. for timber, carpenter work, €c., for woodwork, furniture, trimmings and doors, tor marble, labor, &c., psc) sor carpets, for pantry and materials and for i ‘THE LIRERALITY OF THR COMMISSIONERS. That accannt also shows that the sum total of expendi- tures by the Commissioners during 1871 was $442,579 31, and that that was provided for “by amount to credit of Commissoners in Tenth National Bank, July 7, 187 20.00," ane the amount “due Tenth National Ban: 579 31.” leaving “a balance unexpended of the Propriation af $37.420 69. IRREGULAR PATWENTS. That on the 2thot April, 171, an account was opened the booke ef the bank with the Commissioners of the w Coanty Court House, in which the Commissioners ‘Were charged with the various advances so made and at the end of evens month with: she interest thereon. That only one of tose charges for interest was ever met, and that was by ® payment January 6, 172, of the interest due _on Previous Ist of August, amounting to hat of the checks on which said advances were made by the bank ebgiit orere payable to the paymaster and geventeen were paid through the Clearing House to bamks who bad advanced the money upon them, INGERSOLL, WATSON AND MILLER, That apon all the checks the money waa paid by the 0 Presentation of the check, excepting only two stances, in which the amounts were deposited in the to the credit of parties who were then jar dealers wth that bank; one of whom was Watson & (0., Who the account rendered to the Board pporilohment shows were creditors of said Comi joners, for furnisainy. tung up, &c., author- ized by the Board of Supervisors November W, 187), and the other of whom. was Ceorge 8. Miller, who, it appeai from said aceount, was a creditor for Uuiber, carpentei work, 4c.,dge to han on June! ané paid on July ‘That at the time of theexistence of this account of the Commissioners of the:Court House with the bank there ARore titteen accounts of public moneys in the bank, to Rid the city and comnty. — ‘ith the Fire Department. With the Hestth Deparunsnt. With special accoun' With the Potiee Department. With the Départment of th the Pouce Insurance Fund. ith Hilton, ag Treasurer, Y With Stebbins, a¢ Treasurer. With the Fire f Fund. qi Searhces Commism ners of C! With @ special accyint. ‘ OVRRDRAPTS. With the Departme;t of Parks and with #he Court Blonse Commimioners, amounting, in the eho mus of $1,734 8, of which’ the. sum OF 86 yy the te x San partments of Charities, Parks That, as depooent is inermed and believes, it was then {@he practi¢e. and has beew for many yeurs. for the de- \posit banke of the public moneve nt the rity and county, ome me og tld Y oh such overdratts, and the ad- ‘ances thus Made by this vasik were in santo Bapeinapaei es concn Ms an von formity with at such overdral fot having teen d pramely as was desired. this deponsa nats aa ine urgent with the pariies jor payment Meer That in consequence thereat thr, Cer musioners of Charitier of their own ancount,and not being on funds, Ave, 1© bhis depoueat @ certivate in tue iuLowlug 1 Devarrurer or Poaurc Cuantries ax Cornronon Commer Tues AvENU any Biernwrn oewpn, 4 New Yorx. cet. 1, iL in pertidies thas she Mayor, Aldermen zhd Cicugeon of dhe ity of Kew York are indebied to the Tenth Rational BRU 2777.5 (6, with interest from dai:, omya- une \s appropriated po the Boaru of Public Charkh ISAAC BELL OWEN BRENNAN, 4468 BOWEN, JAMES B. NICHOLSON, AUEXANDER PREA Commisnionerstof Public Charities and Correction. Tres tbe giving oLsuch coruacawe wpgosted wo de- | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1874—QUADRUPLE SHEET. etme pi of getting « similar one from the Bier departments whe ted overirawa, thst the De partinent of Parks accordingly gave a certificate, which resulted in the payment of its overdrafts, aud ihe cer tiftcate of the Department ot Charities resulted in the avec of its overdrafts, except the interest, which in- rest the Computes, retused te Rey and for the re covery of which a suit is now pending. ‘The deponent’s demand tor some such certificate as to ‘the Court House overdratts was met by a promise that it should be given, and therefore deponent employed his counsel to draw up the necessary paper, and an appoint ment, was made ‘of the hour Aad place at which sue vertificate was to resented for signature. Deponent, ‘scconding to such appointment, attemiled at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, th Pisce appointed, and them gave the paper wie ad thus had drawn up to one of the Commissioners, who revired with itto an adjoining room, where de- Ponent saw all four of the Commissioners then and there Assembled. and in a few moments said Commissioner re- turned into the room where depoment had remained and handed to depoment the certificate signed by all four of the Commissioners, and in the toliowing words:— Whereas the Tenth National Bank of the city of New York was duly selectad by the Commissioners of the New Court House as the depositary of the 1unds which were tw be placed to the credit of saed Commissioners by the Comptrollor of the) city of Mew York, pursuant to requisitions made up by said Comptroller; and whereas the said Commirsioners have made requisitions upon the said Comptralier, barman to law, requiring that the amount of $5,000.00) shall be placed to credit of said Commissioners in said bank; aad whe: said Comptroller Bas ouly complied in part with the sai Fequisition, and said Commissioners have trom time to time drawn their cheeks upon the said Tenth National Banx, moneys necessarily used by them in and about the ‘work of said Commissioners; and the said bank, believ- Ing and relying upon the deposit of said moneys by anid Comptrolier, pursuant to the said requisitions, has hon- gred the checks and mount of $242,579 4 over and mount deposited by the Said Comptroller on the said rea eds Now we hareby: certify that we, the Commissioners of ‘the new) Court House in the said city, are indebted to the said Tenth National Bank tor the moneys so advanced on the said checks to the amount of $242,679 %, and we pledge ‘ourselves that as rapidly, and whenever and wherever the said Comptroller complies with requisi- fons made upon him by said Commissioners, the inoneys shull be deposited tn said bank, and applied to the liguidation of the amount awing to said bank on account of the boheys so advanced on said checks. MICHAEL NORTON, THOMAS COMAN, JAS. H. INGERSOLL, JOHN J. WALSH. Commissioners of the [new County Court House, New Youx, Oct. % 1871. MORE OF INGERSOLL’S SIGRATURES. ‘This deponent further says that he has been informed and believes thai the two. requisitions upon the Comp- troller tor $0,W0ench, and on which an appropriation Of $264,000 was made, were signed by Ingersoll as treas- ‘urer. ‘This deponent further says that in January, 1872, he became president of the said bank, and thal, as such president, he made a requisition on the Board of Audit, of which Be Comptroller was a member, on the lst of February, 1872, in the 1oliowing word: Tanru Karionat, Bawa, } New Your, February 1, 182. To Axorew H. Green, Kaq., Hon H. G. Stkssixs, and Gxonas M. Vax Nort, Esq, Board of Audit: Guntiears—Tbere 1s aue'to this bank at this date the Amounts of money advanced to the departments and com- Inlas.oners of the city and county of New York :— Balance of money. on advances to the Depart- ment of Public Parks ‘Add interest on same to Baiance of money ou ad ment of Public Charities and Add interest on same to date. Balance of money due on Commissioners of the new County Court House. $242,579 94 Add intgrest on same to date... $576,217 14 19,114 87 $595,332 01 Allow me to call your attention to the amount of money advanced by the banks as above stated. and to request an immediate audit and paymentof the several amounts, Very respectiully, &c., W. D. PALMER, Preside nt. That afterwards, and on the 2th of April. 1872, this de- ponent, in answel to a notice calling upon alll persons having legal claims against the Commissioners of the New Court House to present the same to the Comptroller, presented the bank’s claim to that officer. i ‘This deponent further says that he has been informed and believes that during the summer of 1572 the Court House Commissioners rendered the Comptroller an account of thejexpenditures of the appropria- tion of $600,000 -1m 1870, & copy of which is now m deponent’s possession, from which it ap- ears that $556,490 30 of that sum was “expenditures yy former Boards of Supervisors,” and $43,50) 70 were “expenditures by commission” and in which were included “1870 pay rolls, $87,288 82,” as paid by the Supervisors and ad paid by the Commission “Pay roll to December 31, 1870, $10,084 83,” and “D. Whalen pay rolls January and !ebruary, 1871, $22,709 35;"" and deponent is informed and belteves that the said Whalen, as such vay- master, Was not an officer under the said Commissioners, but wad a general paymaster in the Finance Department. NORTON'S VERACITY QUESTIONED. And deponent further says that the report of expendi- tures made to the Board of Apportionment, a copy of which is annexed to deponent's affidavit of ‘December 16, 18/2, and which Michael Norton, in his affidavit of the 4ih of February, 1874 says ‘was prepared by Ingersoll and forwarded ‘by him to the Board ot Apportionment, and which the said Norton further says was entirely the act of Ingersoll and is false and irauduient, was obtained by deponent, not from Ingersoll, but trom the report of Norton him- self, made as chairman of saia Board of Commissioners to the Board of apportionment, dated July 17, 1°72, and published in the proceedings af the Board of Apportion- ayment of workmen on the | fot the Ath Of July, 1802 aon a aaa WALTER B, PALMER. Sworn before me, this 14th day of February, 1874. FRANK WARNER ANGEL, Notary Public New York couniy, AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM M, BLISS, New York sx —William M. Bliss, being duly, sworn, says that the atfidavit sworn to by’him on che 25th «ta: of March, 1872, before Frank W. Angel, notary pubic, is true in’ every resi And “he further says that the account of the Tenth National Bank with tue Commissioners of the Coumy Court House was begun and opened in the ‘ollowin| manner and not otherwise :—In the month of April, 167 James H. Ingersoll tola deponent that a law had pased appropriating the sum of $79,00 tor work on the Court House ; that the money would soon be received trom the Comptroller, and he would canse it tobe deposited in said bank id open an account of it there; that the bank then had accounts with and deposite for sev- eral of the departments of the city and county govern. ment, and he Was desirous of obtaining as many of said accolnia as he could and simply because they were ben- éficlal to the bank, inasmuch as it could get three per cent interest more by loaning said moneys than’ it a allowed to the depositors, and particulary so when overdraits were allowed to those depart- ments, for which they were uniformly charged Jegai interest. that when application was made to him to allow the advances on acceunt of the Bouse, he consented to it, for the reaso! and no other, and he did n in allowing said advances, consult with’ or have the approbation or consent of William M. Tweed, Peter B oweeny, Hugh Stith, or either of them ‘to such advances, and he con- sulted with Kichard B. Connolly, then Comp- troller, and A. Uakey Hall, as Mayor, only so tar as lo ascertain whether it was certain that said ad- yances would be repaid. This deponent turther says that the said advances were neither consented to or made with or to or tor the benefit of James H. Ingersoll persovaliy, but solely wich and for the use of the Com- missioners’ of the Court. House a$ public office and for a public purpose. This deponent further says that neither he nor the said bank had any connection or dealings whatever with the expend tures of the Court House Commissioners for the year 1570, or with the appropriation for that year, nor, | deed, with any. tatters connected” with the said” Court House until after’ the middie of April, isil, and that all the dealings of the bang alter that period with the said Commissioners ‘Were conducted and carried on in the same manner in which were conducted all the dealings of the bank with the other public departments; and it was unknown to and unsuspecied by deponent that any officer con- ted with any of these departments or commissions ad any persoual or private interest in any of their moneyed transactions with the bank. b ; WILLIAM M. BLISS, Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 12th day of Feb. ruary, Isid—Witc1am J. TRimuLe, Notary Public, City and County of New York. AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM H. FIELD. The affidavit of William H. Field states it is not true that Mr. Taintor applied to Mr. Palmer for informa' relating to the advances, except ina very general way. without saying anything about the advances; he called and handed a letter wo Mr. Palmer, which was handed to deponent, and he read it and’ remembers its con- tents. It Was couched in general terms and was & request to permit Mr, Taintor to examine the books on ‘behaif of the clty interests, and without specifying any ‘account. Alter readin that note deponent asked Mr. Taintor what accounts an what business he wanted to examine, and he refused to specify. Deponent said to him that Mr. Palmer was merely an. officer of tht bank, and had no control, and without the consent of the customers could not submit. the beoks to any one without an order from the Court. Deponent again asked him to specity what account, and he refused, except to say it ‘was in rejation w frauison the cily. Deponentthen said If Mr. Taintor would get a letter trom any respecta- ble counsel of the Supreme Court thata fraud had becn committed on the city, and that he expected proof of it could be got’ on the bank books he would be allowed” to examine them, ‘Then he went away. He got no information as to this account, peranse he never asked for it. Nothing whatever was ‘said about Jourt House Commissioners. Mr, Palmer never said he couldn't afford information relating to the accoupts of the bank with the Court House Commission- ers. The first part of Mr. Taintor’s affidavit is true and the latter part is false. MICHAEL NORTON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COURT HOUSE COMMISSIONERS. Ex-Jadge Edmonts read from the printed proceedings of the Board of Apportionment during the year 1872 a report of the Court House Commisioners t that Board, signed by Michael Norton as chair man," and dated July 17, 1872, . which . con- tained an account of the expenditures of the $696,000 appropriated in 1870, and an account of the expenditure of $442.579 4i out of the appropriation of $760,000 o1 3871, and a requisition by the Commassioners on the Board tor $5,00), signed by Norton as chairman, and stated by him to be “under a resolution of the Board,” and “said amount the Comptrolier of the city ot New Kork (Gpon whom due requisition has been made at saine date with this demand) is authorized and directed to raise on the stock of the county of New York and pay aver @ said Commisstouers,” from which report the figures had bee taken — by Mr. Palmer in his statement. To this report nnexed a tabular statement, showing expebditures by the Commissioners corresponding with the warrants drawn by thelr treasurer unon the Tenth National Bank, and containing & statement of the amount due to UI Tenth National Bank in July, 1371, which is the amount clalmed by the ban! ANOTHER APFIDAVIT OF WALTER B, PALMER. A second sMdevit was read of Mr. Waiter B. Palmer. In this affidavit he states that he is President of the Tenth National Bank, and tb nry ¥, Taintor called upon him and presented a letter from Mr. Greene, asking to be allowed to examine the bank dooks on matters affecting the interests of the city, with- out specifying any particular account. Wm, H. Field, an attorney was present, and deponent asked his advice, and Mr, Field asked Mr, Taintor what he wanted, and he | “Amy account that affects the interests of the city.” He did not specity any eccounts. He did not apply for information relating to advances to the Court House, and Geponent did now siaie on hear Mr. Field state that de- ponent could not affordgaid Taintor any information regarding the nelations of the bank to the Court House Commissioners. TREASCARK OFTHE COURT HOUSE COMMISSIONERS. In reply to Mr. Taintor’s statement that there is no law anthorizing the Court House Commission- ers to appoint a treasurer, Judge Edmonds read section 7, chapter 107, Laws of 1562, expressly au- thorizing tat appointmentand payment of proper compensation by the Supervisors. a GLRAM OF LIGHT. Alter the submission iW a memorandam, showing the correspondence of the checks with af account rendered to the Board ot, Apportionment by the Coramissioners, Judge Donohue remarked’that this was a clearer history of the transaction thin he liad got yet, TIME FOR ANSW.NBING, Mr. Strahan degirea ume to consider the amda- vits before proceeding with the arqument, and the cage Was adjourned wo Friday next. “4. being $242,579, ICE-BAEAR ON THE HUDSON. Sevem/Men Narrowly Escape Death. ‘Troy, N. Y., Feb, 14, 1874. ‘The #e in the river in front of this city broke up sud@enly this morning at wine o'clock, Seven men who were at work on one ef the piers of the Congress ‘Street bridge took refuge on two barges moored to the pier, The ice piled against the barges and cut the hawsers which held them to the pier. They Were forced by the tce and current down the river to a point near Albany, when the ice became jammed, The barges are held by the ice in the middle ef the river. Alter the ice stopped moving it piled up in Masses about the boats belonging vo the Bridge Company. During the afternoon the men who were on the boats succeded im crossing on the cakes of ice to the east shore, Alexander J. Swilt, Civil Engineer of the Bridge Company, was the last man to reach the shore, je boats carried away comprised a floating piledriver, coal beat, floating derrick, wg and stone boat, all of which, except the tug, will probably be destroyed. Alter the tce broke up the water rose ten feet in a8 many minutes, The breaking was caused by the ice coming from the Mohawk and Hoosick rivers, The water is now receding, and all danger of a freshet is supposed to be over. Strike of Ice Men at Coxsackie. Pot KBEPSIE, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1874. ‘Three hundred ice men at Coxsackie struck yes- terday for $2 per day. They attacked a gang of 150 men at another house with snowballs, but did not succeed in driving them from their work. A despatch from that place this morning states that the employers have acceded to the demands of the men, who Will commence work on Monday next at $2 per day. SHIPPING NEWS. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR TUE MONTH OF PEBRUA| ‘Steamer. Sale | Destination, | Office. Wisconsin 17..| Liverpool. 129 Broaaway Algeria. I5..| Liverpoot..|4Bowlny Green Caledonia. 18, |Glasgow.. ../7 Bowling Green Powmerania. Hamburg ::|61 Broadway. Republic » +1..] Liverpool..|19 Broadway. Hansa .. Bremen 2 Bowling Green Ethiopia... Glasgow. ... |7 Bowling Green City of Antwerp. Liverpool..}15 broaaway Egypt, Liverpoot..|69 Broad A Marathon. Javerpool.:}4Bowling Green. St. of Pennsiivia, |Fe .{Giasgow. ..|72 Broaaway red. v1 58 Broadway 113 Broadway. vada. ‘erpoot. 129 Broadway. Russia Liverpool. .14 Bowling Green Holsans Hamburz.:|61 Broadway ‘Weser. \Bremen..,.12Bowling Green Almanac for New York—This Day. SUN AND MOON, ficH WATER, 6 54| Gov. 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Steamship Montgomery, Faircloth, Savannab—R Low- den. iteamship Champion, Lockwood, Charleston—J W Quin- rd & Co. potgamanyp Ellen 8 Terry, Salyear, Newbern—Murray, rerris & Co, Steamship Wyanoke, Couch, Norfolk, Clty Potnt and Richmond—Old Dominion Steamship Go. acco Mediator, Smith, Norfoik—Lorillard Steam- ship Co. {Steamship E © Knight, Chichester, Georgetown, DO— > Kenyon. 5 Steamship. Benefactor, Jones, Philadelphta—Lorillard leamship Co. St amnahio Nereus Bearse. Boston—H F Dimrock. gee daipot (Br), eimmons, Londou—FYim, Forwood & 0. Ship Marianna V (Port), Ferrera, Alicante and Valen- cia—L E Amsinck & Co. Bark Win Gifford, Gibbs, Dunedin and Auckland, NZ— RW Cameron & Co. d Bark Florence, Smith, Auckland, NZ—Arnold, Hines & ~ Bark, Freazel (Nor), Norberg, Cork for orders—Funch, ye & Co. ature Ricardo II (Ital), Castellano, Genoa—John C ager. Burk Nellie (Br), Cone, Venice—Geo F Buller, cae Montezuma, Hammond, Barbados—Dwight & att. Brig Robert Dillon, Blatchford, Tarragona—Squire, Thornton & Co, wareone Le Boo (Br), Hatfield, Laguayra—D R De 0) 30. Brig Oliver Cutts (Br), Nelson, Port au Prince—R Mur- ray, Jr. ‘ Brig Clarabelle, Tracey, Clenfuegos—Miller & Hough- ton 6 ‘ig Juliet © Clark, Moore, Cardenas—Jas E Ward & ‘0. Brig T HA Pitt (Br), Tewksbury, Hamilton (Bermuda) Jones & Lough. a Scr Howard Lee, Tobin, St Pierre, Mart—H A Vatable n. Schr Frank Atwood, Bryan, Jacmel—A , Schr Annie Lee, Look, } Ivah Mudgett. Schr Briton, Leslie, Halitax—J F Whitney & Co., Schr GF Beird (Br), Starkey, StJohn, NB—Heney & Parker. gibt Nethe Crowell, Crowell, Indjanola—Evans, Ball K Bentley, Mehaffey, Charleston—Bentley, 0. sehr Warren Sawyer, Crie, Elizabethport—8 C Loud & Co. Schr Ida L, Bearse, Boston—Chas Tw! wich Gen’ Grant,’ Bowle, Marbleleai—Ferguson & F Tabitha & Hannah, Dill, New Haven—Ferguson 00 ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE, Steamship Citv of Antwerp (Br). Laver, Liverpool Jan 29 and Queenstown Sth, with mdse and 115 passengers to John G had @ very rough passuge; Feb Il, y dlaw, Mr Jones, second officer, was ‘washed overboard and ‘drowned ; 6th, lat 43 il, lon 48 08, passed & schooner-ricged steamship, bound west; 9thy lat 41 11. lon 59, a National line steamship, bound east; 11, lon 49.07, @ tour masted st h, 269 miles east of s Steamship Ty bet Samana 4th and sengers to the ‘weather. Steansmp George W Clyae, Feb 3 and K Pennington. Gatveston West &th, with mdse an CH Mallory & Feb 8,off Allizator light, spoke | steamer, Brooklyn, trom Boston for key Westy short coal, and proceeding under sail; offered ner assistance, but it was deciined. Steainship New Orleans, Clapp, New Orleans Feb7, with mdse and passengers to Clark & seaman ° Steaniship Panther, Mills, New Orleans Jan 31, with milse to master. Steamship Leo, Dearborn. Savannah Feb 21, with mdse and passengers to Murray, Ferris & Co. Feb 12, 45 miles NE of Frying Pan shoals, passed steamship Co: lumbus, hence for davan. sth, Jat 363. schr Win M BELUW. Schr Ellen (Br), Tarael, trom Cardenas (by pliot boat Ezra Nye, No 2). SAILED. Steamships Oceanic (Br), for Liverpool; City of New York (Br), do; Hermann (Ger), Bremen: Australis (Br), Glasgow; "Anna (Nor), Kotterdam; Canima (Br) Ha ton Bermuda); Colon, Aspinwall; City of San Antonio, Galveston via Key West; Gco Cromwell, New Orleans; Magnolia, ‘Sayannan; "Montgomery, go; Champion, Charleston; Ellen 8 erry, ewbern, NC; Wyanoke, Richmond, ‘£e ; Mediator, Norfolk; Benefactor, Philad Bi & Knight, Georgetown, DO; ships’ Fearle: Rhanghi Helen Clinton, New Orleans; barks ‘Sarah Hale, Ha Mary M Bird, a; Giulia (ital, Palerm: Mauritius and Calcutta; Achilles Ger), Amsterdam; Gustay Adolf (Swe), Gothenburg: Florence, Auckland, NZ: Wm Gifford, Dunedin and Auckland, ‘NZ; Monte- zuma, Barbados; brigs Cascatelle, Matanzas; ‘Daphne. dagus ia Grande; Jaboatao (Braz), Pernambuco; Minna Traub, Matanzas: Bertha Carrington (Br). Glasgow; Laura Gertrude, Pernandina; schirs Bucco (Br), St Jago ‘Nellie Croweli, Indianola. Wind at sunset NW, light. Shipping Notes, The business in ship repairs continues Inactive. The dock entries for the week are ax fotlows:— Ship New Era, 1147 tons, was lowered from the large sectional dock foot of Rutgers street yesterday, after patching metal. On the small sectional dock adjoining have been pro- peller Minatitian, to put on yellow metal sheathing, and schr M B Bramhall, 336 tons, to strip, calk and paint. ‘The Sound steamer D R Martin has been on the large sectional dock at Clinton street for general repairs, and bark Harvest Moon, 398 tons, fe now on to patch metal. Schr Matthew Kenvey, 178 tons, has been on the smaller Clinton street dock to paint bottom. Steamer Canima (Br), 724 tons, has been on the large balance dock foot of Pike street, to parnt bottom On the smaller balance dock adjoining have been bark Amelia, 683 fons to patch metal, and bark Canessa Madre (Ital), 469 tons, to strip, calk, retreenail and re- metal. Bark Contest, $22 tons, has been on the large screw dock foot of Market street, to strip, calk and remetal. On the middle dock have been elevator Telegraph, to calk, and propeller City of Norwalk, for new wheel On the small dock, propeller James N Thompson, for new wheel; pilot boat J G Bennett, to clean bottom, and propelier Grapeshot, to put on yellow metal sheathing. Telegraphic Marine Correspondence. Newrorr, RI, Feb 14, 1874. The gale was very severe in this vicinity, and a large nnmber of vessels put in here for a harbor. ‘The steamer Empire State, which left New York at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, did not reach here until half-past 1 this afternoon, having anchored in the Sound during the night, Her companion, the Old Colony, left Fall River for New York as usual last night, but on ae- count of the storm proceeded only as tat as Mount Hope, where she lay to until morning, and then returned to Fall River. She, however, left for New York at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and the Empire State will also leave, although it will be at a late hour beiore she can be gol ready. The repairs to the steamer Newport, before renorted in collision with the Doris, will be cempieted by the last of next week, and she will then be on the route as usual. ‘The channel which was dug at Seaconnett Point to float schr Chief, before reported ashore at that place, has proved unsuccessful, and no iurther efforts will be bound N. ship Richmond, Reed, Ricnmond, City Point Norfolk, with mdse and passengers to the Ola Do- or in eee, pea sae ‘ Ship Electra (ot Boston), Hedge, Liverpoo! ‘ Typee 7 days, a ballast, to Crocker. Wood & oe ise ar la (ot Portland), Oliver, Bueno: yre: with wool and hides to tfowe, Whi og eee yar lurray, Jr, Pennington, Gouaives J og gf Whnitay mington, Gouaives Jan 90, with ark F voring (of Yarmouth, Me), Loring, Matanzas days, with sugar to Youngs,’ Smith Miller & Houghton. | fo eee ig Anna M Knig! avis, New Orleans 20d molasses to BH Howell & Son; vessel tad Hi Winchester 0» Brig Alice Tarlton, Tucker, Pensacol lugtber to iaster. ae nsacola 15 days, with rig ighton, Leighton, Jacksonville 14¢ lumber to F Fairchild; veasel to Miller ‘nyocnton Nyae Schr Loretto Fish, Willetts, Jacksonville 13 daye: with yellow pine to master, Is bound to Boston. Had heavy Weather, during which had jibboom aim. fo eaetied Away J m ax) foretopmast Senr Wm Butman, Butman, Georgetown, 80, M4 days, with naval stores to Doilner & Potter, véss a) Burisate toree ter; vessel to KD Schr Baltimore, \dtree, Al Overton & Hawkins. ri Schr Ann Carll, Pettit, Virginia. Sebr W A Low, Cannon, Virginia, Schr RO Burbank, Porter. Virginia. Schr F P Simpson, Jackson, Virginia ‘The ship Colorado, Ingraham, which arrived 18th from Havre, is consigned to JH Winchester 40 it . fore Teported).© eo = oa ee ow Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND sovTH, Schr Albert Mason, Rose, Now I Sehr kdwin Collyer, Simonson, Prov vehi Electric. Plagh, McD Sehr Electric ash, leDonala, Glo ‘N vont whet tard, MePe a, Gloucester for New sehr Charl iller, Jones, New Haven for V1 b phelit Sainuel P Godwin, Waterbury, Stanford Tor New k Schr AJ Wilitame, Morrell, Stamford for New York. BOUND kasr, Steamship Noreus, Bearse. New York for Boston, pcghmshi™ Acushivet, Hector, New York sor New Bed- ford Brig Robert Dillon, Blatehfora, gona. 4 schr Mary Miller, Dayton, Philadelpnia fr Provi- ences iche Apnio McKeon, MeKeen, Jacksonville tor New ayen, Solir Speedwell, Spaniding, New York for Rocklamd. Sehr Agn Amelia, Alien, New York tor Hridgeporte phcir Helena & Russe ‘rovidences Schr Gen Grant, Holmes, Elizabethport for Botton, Schr Geo B Trigg,Linnekin, New York for Danvers. Schr Loretta Fish, Willetts, Jacksonville for Boston, Sehr Geo Oshorae dix, New York ior Rooxiand, Steamer Albatross, Williams, New York tor Fall Brver. Steamer Thews, Gale, Yew York tor vrovidence ia, with coal to York for Tarra- Mehatey, PortJohnson for made to get her off at present. Marine Disasters. Sreawamip Avexanper LaveLiey—The following tele- gram Was received yesterday in reference to the above vessel, ashore at Southampion:—Southampton, LI, Feb l4—"Have had a heavy sea. The Alexander Lavellev ap. ears to be all right.” The Greenport (i) Watchman of Feb 14 says:—'The latest news we have received trom French steamer Alexander Lavelley, ashore at South- ampton, represents her as settled down pretty deep in the sand, which had also banked up inside of her.” STexaMsHIP WesteRN MetRoro.is, for New Orleans, be- fore reported aground on the Southwest Spit, came off same evening without apparent damage. Snip Marcuxss, Joselyn, at Boston Feb 13 from Moilo, reports:—Nov 26, lat 34428, lon 2701 E, experienced a terrible gale from ENE, and were obliged to heave to for 8 hours; during the gale shipped a sea, whicn started forward, house, stove port liteboat and broke spars dc. fluid very heavy weather off Cape of Good pe. which was passed 1,83 days out Was in South Channel from Feb 3 to the lth. Feb 10,3 PM, took pilotof™ the Highlands, and arrived of Marshfield at7 ¥M, one-half the crew being sick and exhausted. Took the wind NW. Nov 10, lat 2525 s, ton 57 30 E, Lous Rudolph, able seaman, belonging to Vera Cruz, Mex, died of dysentery, and was' buried at sea. Suir Erxer (Ger), Kraffts, from Philadelphia for Ant- werp, went ashore on Oherry Island Flats, Delaware Bay, PM of the 13th inst. Suir Ixpustry (Br), for Antwerp, grounded in East River yesterday close to Fulton ferry, but would prob- ably get off at high tide, Bark Axarrt (Br), at Boston Feb 13 from Malaga, re- ports that a seaman named John Burkett fell trom aloft on the 10th inst, and striking on the deck was instantly led, Bau Saran, at Savannah Feb 12 from Port Spain, re- ports lost sails and shifted ballast ina vate on the 8h, 40 miles north of the ligntship; also saw debris of a wreck, & vessel's house painted white, Bark Kate Wituisas, Hale, at Boston Feb 18 from Fayal, on the 25th ult, in lat 42'30, lon 47 W. was attacked bya large sperm whale, who fortunately did no other damage than to tear off the port mizzen cnannels, AX UNKNOWN BARK was passed Feb—, 30 miles NE of Martin’s Industry, with loss ot foretonmast, foretopgal- Jantmast and royalmast, steering for Charleston. Brio Tnauia (Br), Fudze. from Boston for Halifax, about the safety of which fears were entertained, arrived at the latter port Feb 13. She was three times Diown off the coast by heavy southeast gales and snow storms. After leaving Boston Jan 19, she, had. fine weather and northwest winds until she made Cape Sable at noon on the 30th ult. She was then driven off by @ northeast gale: made within 12. miles of Sambro on Feb 3, when she encountered a heavy gale and snow storm from the southeast, and was driven off to the northern edge of the Gulf Stream. in lat 4020, Ton 63 30, vessel being badly iced up and five men frost= bitten le abated on the 6th, and cleared ship of ice and succeeded im again makinz Sambro on the evening Of the l0th, Here she again met another easterly gaie and snow storm, and was compelied to run off as lar as 4200, lon 62°30. The gale continued until the 12th, e made Geddore Head on Friday morning and arrived safely at Halifax, as above stated, Baie Surrax (Br), from Baltimore for Falmouth, which was taken into Halifax Dec 5 after being abandoned by her crew, cleared Feb M to resume her voyage nnder command ot Capt Davis, having repaired Brig Excen F Br), Inness. from Cienfuegos for Port- land, which pot int Key West Jan 27, was discharging cargo on the 3ist. preparatory to undergoing repairs. Brio Macate Vat (Re), from Cientuegos for Boston, at ineyard Hayen 13th,’ bad heavy gales, aud shitted Sonn Ropyry Parxee (of New Haven). Parker, from Baltimore with 0 tons of coal to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Raiiroad Co at New baven, went Ashore on Romer Shoals at & AM 13th inst. the weather at the time being very thick. She has biled and is full of water. The Coast Wrecking Co are at work on_her get- ting the cargo out. The KP is but 3 months old, is 39 tons register, built at Hartford and ts owned by Capt Parker and other parties at New Haven, Scar Anne Mortox, before reported ashore on Mount Misery, east side of entrance to Port Jefferson Bay, will be stripped and abandoned as not worth the cost of get- ting her afloat Scnr A © Bucxzey, from Darien for Philadelphia, was reported ashore on the Hen and Chickens PM of the 13th, and put into Lewes, Del, same night leaky, Scun Ixpex, Cobb. at Philadelphia Feb 13 from St Marys, Ga, had continued heavy weather during the passage: lost foremast, and sprung maingaff, Scun Rionmoxp (US lighthouse tender), trom Port Royal, SC, tor Nassau, NP, was at Gonaives Jan 30 in distress. Bcur Prank Water, Saxton. at Charleston Feb from New York, experiénced heavy gales, during which lost deckload. Scr Fiorina, McLellan, while lying in the harbor of Matanzas, collided with the wharf and was sunk. Her luil was to be sold Jan 29, Scur Mamnaino Cuter, from Para for New York, ashore at Salisbury beach, has bilged and is full of water, Senn Exreniwent (Br), McFayden, from St Domingo for Boston, with a cargo of dyewood and honey, went ashore Feb 13, 1 mile west of Shinnecock. The Coast Wrecking Company have sent assistance to ner. Scrooxens Suxx—Captain Bowne, of steamer Trayel- ler, which arrived here yesterday afternoon from New Havensreports passing, at eight AM, about three miles west of New Haven, two schooners sunk within hall a mile of each other, probab'y sunk daring the heavy biow of Friday night. There was nothing about them by which he could get any clew to their identity, All the sails of one were standing. Steamer Rotnxsay Castie (Br), pefore reported de- stroyed by fire at Point dn Chien, was 177 tons register, and built at Renfrew in 1851. A portion of the furniture 5 SAVE Steamer Havana—A Fortress Monroe despatch states that Capt McCormick, ot the steamer N P Bunks, reports the steamer Havana, trom Baltimore for West Point aground at the mouth of York River. The vessel will have to lighten betore she will come off. Capt MeCor- mick carried the passengers and part of the crew lo Nortolk, where assistance will he procured. The vessel is tected by York spit from the heavy sea, and is in bo danger. Private telegrams from Key West report that the dam- age to the cargo of steamer Gulf Stream, from Baltimore for Havana and New Orleans, by fire in the hold, was much exaggerated, The steamer arrived at Kev West on 1ith inst and sailed the same day for destination, Dur- ing the voyage from Baltimore spontaneous combastion occurred in & case of goods (probably, chemicals) which was soon extinguished, the damage being confi Single case of merchandise. sistas Bruxswick, Ga, Feb 10—It is reported that there has been @ schooner ashore on Little Cumberland d since Sunday night, supposed to be the Paul & Th son, from New York, with general cargo. erally credited hare. Hattrax, Feb 1¢—The schr Wellington, Capt Maxner, arrived from Lunenburg last night. She was bound to Boston (rom Lunenburg and encountered heavy weather. The vessel sprung a leak, and returned w Lune: burg. and came to this port for repairs, Peuxawavco, Jan 9—The Industry, Perry, which put in here Dec 2 leaky, hag been surveyed. and condemned: and will shortly be sold. Her cargo of oll has aiso been condemped. The lugger Annie & Sophie, for New York, which was towed in here Dec 29, having been run into while at anchor in the outer roads by the Wereldbnrger, has been surveyed, and was found to have sustained a good d ot damage to bulwarks and rigging; she will not, ho’ ever, require to discharge her cargo: she is being re- aired and is expected to be ready for sea in about ree weeks. mp- It is not gen- Miscellaneous. Purser $3 Pearson, of the steamship City of Antwerp, from Liverpool, has our thanks for tavors, Purser J B Vandusen, of the steamship Tybee, from St Domingo City, 4c, has our thanks for the prompt deltvery of our despatches, &c. Fast Pa 10 Sam Franctsco—The clipper ship Young America, of Sutton & Co’s Diepaten Line, arrived at San Francisco on Friday, 13th inst, from New York, after a splendin passage of 106 days. Capt Roger G Patten died at, New Orieans on the 9th inst, raed 38 years, Captain Patten was # successful shipmesier, having commanded sbips Ciara Ann, Roch- ester, Kuropa and Prussia, Ovnpne—Fears are entertained that th, May have met with a disaster, tor Philadelphia on thi J (as not been report wevey, are of U schr. City of Sfle sailed from Mth ult laden with since, Experienced Opinion that she ig all risht, anshe wa.neW. stronk veri, apd that the ate nor erly gales have carried her south. Smrrsurepive—At Harrington Messrs Romball, Randall & Coffin are building a vessel ot about 2) tons; she geiled excepting floor; wales on and deck frame it Frames for six vessels (for different parties) are near! gat and skidded, In addition to the six ‘rames named, HAC are having two frames cut in. the provinices' to come in by water in the spring, making eight to be built next season in 1. At Rockland Henry McGtlvey bas contracted to build 2 ship of 100 tons Tor Searsport and ‘other partivs. ahe be launched in the 1 commanded by Ua) G Nichols, of Searsport. Notice to Mariners. SIOILY—CATAMIA HARBOR—RUOYS SHOWING POSITION OF FRO- POSED BREAKWATER. In order to show the position of the breakwater now building off the harbor of Catania two black spar buoys have n temporurily placed. The northern one isin 9 fath ms, with the red licht on the mole bearing WSW 3 W, distant 59 yards, and whe Sciarra Biscari tighthouse SW by W 34 W, distant 1072 yards The southern buoy is in 93¢ fathoms, with the Itght- house on the mole bearing NW i, Ne distant 71 yard id the Seiarre Biscarl Lighthouse WNW % W, distan Vessels bound to Catania should not attempt to pass between the buoys or between the northern’ buoy and All pe Aly peatings are magnetic. Variation 11 11 westerly By order of tne Bureau of Navigation. WYMAN, Commodore, U8 N. Hydrographer. US Hydrographic Office, Washington, DC, Jan 29, 1374. Whaiemen. Arrived at Vineyard Haven Feb lz, schr Agate, Atkins, of and trom Provincetown for West in lies Arrived at New Bedford Feb 12. bark Avola, Bourne, Table Bay Nov 29, St Helena Dee 15, with 95) bbls non = Pi Knowles, 24. Sent home on the voyage 500 bbis ‘oll. Sailed from Provincetown Feb 12, schrs Rising Sun, Taylor, and NJ Knights, Foster, Atlantic Ocean. Spoken. Ship Plymouth Rock, Bi ‘k for Lon- don, Pepi tut 303% ton ee om New Yor Snip Great Admiral, Thompson, from New York for Bens yer Dec i Jat 13 30 N, lon 32 W, No 07h th merican a 75, mn Montevideo for Boston, Jam 30, fat 243) Nc lou 69 13, We Fe brig Mar E Leighton, from’ Matanzas ior Baltimore, Feb 13, no lat, &e (by an arrival at Fortress Monroe 13th: Schr Sadie M Calter, trom for Buenos Ayres, Feb 9, lat 40 44 N, lon 65 15. Schr Northern Home (Br), Borden, from New York for Humacoa, Jan 24, lat 24, lon'62. Sehr Willie Luce, all right, Feb 10, no lat, Ac. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SHIP CAPTAINS. ee Merchants, shipping ageuts and ship captains are‘in- formed that by telegraphing to the Hmxa.p Londgn Bureau, No. 46 Fleet street, the arrivals at and depart ures from European ports, and other ports abroad, of American vessels, the same will be cabled to this coun- try tree of charge and published, OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. TELEGRAM TO iHE NEW YORK HERALD. A Norwegian Bark Leaky—Movements of Shippfig from and for the United States. Loxpon, Feb 14, 1874, Bark Nordskov (Nor), Nielsen. from New York for Liv- erpool, which arrived at Queenstown Feb 13 is ina leaky condition. Bark Cronstadt (Br), Armstrong. from New York for Liverpool, which was driven aground at Baltimore, Treland, during the late gale, bas been got of, and ar- rived at Queenstown on the l4th. ARRIVALS, Arrived at Liverpool Feb 12, steamship Parthia (Br), Watson, Boston; 14th, ships Ragna (Br), Foster, Savan- nah; British King (Br), Quin, San Francisco. Arrived at London Feb 13, bark Prodromo (Non), Ja cobsen, New York, Arrived at Queenstown Feb 13, barks Lussignano (Aus), Giadulich, New York; 14th, Tidal Wave, Crosby, Phila. delphia; Cronstadt (Br), Armstrong, New York for Liv- erpool (see above); Kate Harding, Harding, Charleston; brig Miletus (Nor), Pedersen, Wilmington, NC. Arrived at Havre Feb 12, bark Tidal Wave (Br), Hal. crow, Charleston. Arrived at Malaga Feb lf, bark Lytueton (Br, Hos: mer, New York. Arrived at Vigo, brig Beaver (Br), Ryan, New York, SAILINGS. Sailed from Liverpool! Feb 13, ships Tasmanian (Bri, Willis, New Orleans (betore reported sailed 10th); Nel- son (Br), Walls, United States; barks Elizabeth (Swe), Naslund, New Orleans: Mathilda (Ger), Larsen, Balti- Fanny J McLellan, McLellan, United States; Enos (Aus), Badonicich, New York; Primo (Ital, Bar- biera, do; 14th, steamship Mlinoia, Fengar, Philadelphia, Sailed from Gravesend Feb M4, bark Marie Aste (Ital), Olivart, New York. Sailed from Antwerp Feb 12, bark Paul Friedrich Pogge (Ger), Ohle, Savannah, Sailed trom Bremen Feb 11, barks Lady Duffertn (Br), Walters, United States (Southern port); 12th. Carl George (Ger), Storer, United States. Sailed from Texel Feb 12, ship Northera Empire (Br), for Pensacola. Foreign Ports. Axyas, Feb 18—Arrived previous, ship Titan, Berry, Rio Janeiro. Aux Caves, Jan 26—In port schr © F Mayo, Morrison, for New Yori. Boexos Avnes, Dec 26—In port barks Samuel E Spring, finall, for Boston in 10 days; Sarmiento, Moody, tor do in 20 days. Salled 27th, brig Carrie Winslow, Welsh, Boston. Sailed Dec 30, bark Aspnodel, Marcy, Cuba, {Catcorts, Jan 29—Sailed, ship Fortine. Taylor, Mauri. tins, Goxarves, Jan 30—In_ port schr Richmond (US light- house tender), from Port Royal, SC, tor Nassau, in dis- tress, Havana, Feb 13—Sailod. steamship Juniata, Catharine (from Philadelphia), New Orleans. e Hatarax, Feb Cleared, brig Sultan (Br), Davis (from Baltimore}, Falmouth, having repaired. Arrived 13th, rig Thalia (Br), Fudge, Boston: schr Frellington (in), Naxner, Lanchburg for Boston wee isasters). Ixaaua, Jan 20—Arrived, schr Hattie Card (Br), Moore, Jacmel (and cleared 20th for Koston). ‘Touched Jan 3, schr Experiment (Br), McFadden, from St Domingo City tor Boston (tor slight repairs and stores): Sist, brig A Small, Brush, from —— tor Rich- mond (or slight repairs to iton works). Liverroot. NS, Keb 4—Arrived, steamship Quang Se (Br), Lachlan, San Francisco. Livenrool, NS, Ja 29—Cleared, brig Annie Vail (Br), Hampton Roads. : Mataga, Jan 26—In port brics Belle of the Bay, Wil- jams; Cadet, Leighton, and David Bugbee, Staples, for New York, Ide, SEVILLE, Jan 2%—Sailed, brig BF Nash, Hopkins, New York. Nawtanpee, Jan 26—Arrived, bark Josephine Martin, Fickett, New York St Jonx, NB, Feb 22—Cleared, brig Earnest (Br), Thompson, Havana; schr Mary’ E Staples, Godfrey, American Port: ALEXANDRIA, Feb 13—Sailed, steamship John Gib- pon, Winters, New York. BOSTON, Feb 14—Arrived, barks Caro, Brooks, Leg- horn; Thaines (Br), Couves, London; brig Zerlina (Br), Williams, Messina. Cleared—steamships Flag, Foster, Charleston Oriental, Hallett, Savannah; Johns Hopkins, Hallett, Balti: Philadelphia: Neptune, den Reach, Gilmore, Li Salled—Steamships Heela, Oriental, Norman, and Nep- tune; ship Pilgrim: and from the Roads, ship Sooloo, BALTINORE, Fed 1s—Arrived, sckr Nedlie (not Mollie), Fooks, Charleston, D S A Snow (Br), Smith, Norfolk; schr Resolute, Jacobsen (not Craig), San Andreas, lith—Arrived, brigs cleod (Br), Liverpool; Hy- drantha (Br), Down, Palerino Cleared—Steamships Kerlin (Ger), Putscher, Bremen; Saragossa, Hooper, Savannah; bark Carleton, Trecartin, Bt Jago. BRUNSWICK, Ga, Feb 7—Arrived, brig Ida C (Br), Eastman, Boston (to load for Port au Prince); schrs F Merwin, Pearce, Baltimore (to load here for New York); 10th, Sailie E Ludiam, Ludlam, Charleston via Savannah, Cleared 7th, brig H'Trowbridge, Hinckley, Matanzas; schr Addie Fuller, Henderson, New York (and both lay at anchor In the Sound 10th, waiting for fair wind. In Port lth, ship Huguenot, Peterson, tor Cailao, lig; barks James Kitchin (br), Reynolds, for Buenos Ayres, do; Mary Killam (Br), Butler, for ‘Montevideo; Canny Scott (Br), Bartlett, for do, dg; Guillierma (Arg), Frossa Pietro, for do, do; Raphael (Fr), Gentil, Jor do, do; brigs New Era (Br), Gordon, tor do, do; Kremlin, Wyman, tor Rio Janeiro, do: schs Hattie E Sampson, Davis, Sazua, P Lali, Chipman, Vorto Rico, doi and Wie above arrivals. BATH, Peb 13—Arrived, schr Katie Mitchell, Percy, Savannah CHARLESTON, Feb Ll—Arrived, echr Frank Walter, Saxton, New York. Cleared—Schr Cathie © Berry, Seavey, Port Royal, 96, Mth—Arrived, bark Constantia (Nor), Knudsen, ere pool (has been reported arrived Jan 29). ClearedSteamships Charleston, Berry, New York: Equator, Philadelphia; Falcon, Haynie, Baitimore. EDGARTOWN, Feb i1—In port schrs' Mary B Reeves, Williams, New York for Portia for do; Mar Susan. for Annisquam Pilot ston; Jon Colby. for do, Mary, tor Beltast. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb) 13-Paseed tn, bark Laora (Nor), Wegener, trom Dublin for Baltimore; Yamoyaen, ‘ovey, Rio Janéiro tor do; brig § V Nicnols (Br), Chase, Matanzas for do. Also passed in Mth, «chr Emerson Rokes, Marston, from Matanzas for Balumore. FALL RIVER, Feb 11—Arrived, schrs Cynthia Jane, Gardner, Elizabethport for Somerset; L2th, Sailte W Pon: Ger, Thrasher, New York tor Taunton; 13th, Wild Pigeon, Balcom, Baltimore for somerset (and ‘all remained 13th detained by ice in the river above) GALVESTO: Arrived, ship Jupiter (Ger), Stricker, Savarinah; bark Marie Becker, Steeiman, Ant: wero. 1Sth—Salled, shtp Coronet (Br), Bryan, Liverpool; sehr Albert W smith, Providence, id GLOUCESTER, Feb 13 Arrived, sehr Helena, Potter, Cornwallis, NS, for New York, Henry & Faber, Benson, Newcastle tor Belfai MOBILE, Feb l—Cieared, ship Abby Ryerson (Br, Dunkerton, Revel, Russia NEW ORLEANS. Feb 14—Cteared, steamships Tomas Baranes; te of Minnesota (Br), Hamlin, and Batters (Br), Harris, Liverpool; ‘ship Joaguin Serra (Sp). Yeern, Burcelona; barks Fortuna (Sp). Mal- aga ; Olot Gias (Swe), Nernst, Hayre; brig Barbetta (Itad, Badono, Genoa, Arrived at the Passes Feb 14, sche J W Drury Snow, be i Bt in} Me York, jied—Steamsl Gen Meade, New York. NUWRURECORT. Feb t—artived, sohr Kate E Rich, Conover, Baitimore, NEW BEDFORD, Feb 13—Arrived, steamtug & Myers, New York, to tow bark Alfred Gibbs to or NEWPORT, Feb 12, PM—Sailed, echr Prea Tyler, Tyr- rel, siete conten ir New York. for New York: L n port sehrs Chancellor, Fe son, ir ay Holway, Bryant, tor doy Majestic, Dodge, and Idaho, Saeoe bax poe gf Gon Shela Sheldon, New Or th ved. brig Erni: eldon, be 4 Jeans ay pga sche Leonard A Burnham, Harris, earspor' le, for itimore, MARR AS SE Fed "Ti—tn Daren Ifand Harbor, sour 38 Tyler ty, from Bristol tor _ whew HAVEN, Feb 1$Arrived, sloop Unity, De Wick, ew York, Cleared—Sehrs Ch: 24 Miller, “ia no a opal Jos Seger, Ellis, and Brazos, Tryon, New Yor! ared—Bri rt w ORIENT, 1.1, Feb 8—Arrived. mhr Alice Bell, Hath Provigekes th fond Tae Sevenuah or ‘Port Royal. NSACOLA, Feb i0—Vienred, ships Tornado (Br), Marshall, and War xpirit (Br), Duncan, Greenock ; barks Koska (Nor), Zacharias n, Liverpool; Hope (Br), White- sides, Beltast; brig Gambla, Gilkey, Havana. Uth—Arrived, ship Edinund Kay (Br), Bigoam, Point Pitre. GlearedBark, Eagle (Br), Otway, Newcastle; sehr Baxter, New York. rk Fides (Ger), Allie Burnhai PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13—Arrived, Haiserd, Mon- Ethel Soliton (Br), Schultz, Liverpool; ‘Anna & Bertha \( tevideo’ via Hampton Roads: brig Haney, Cardenas; achra Index, Cobb, St Marys, Ga; Brainard. Crocket!, Darien. rive ‘oline Gray, Pease, Cardenas; Giles Lorine, Lar Turks. Islan’ ; Caroline (Br), nzas: Antelope, Ray, Pascagoula; schrs Parepa,’ Packard, Matanzas; Ruth Shaw, sha: ‘Thurber, Mai ) Sakue. Below. ‘coming up, bark Mim. from ‘Weymouth, £m; rig Continede, from Ferna: ; frofa Brunswick. Cae fui schr 8 8 Bickinore, Cleared—Steamers Abbottaford (Br), Delamotte, Liver pool; Mary, Crocker. and Hunter, Sherman, Frovidence | Ashland, Hunter, Cliarleston; Roman. Crowell, Boston: dark Jennie and ‘Albert (Br), Osborn, London; brig Julia F Carney, Turner, Cardenaa; schrs John Middleton, Jr, Townsend, Sagua; C P Sinnickson, Murley, New York. Newcastie, Del, Feb 14—Arrived yesterday, schr Mary Brice, fro Wilmington, Del, to load for New Bedford or all River, ‘Schr Julia Newell, from New York for Chester, passed up yesterday A M. Passed down under tow, ship Ernst, for Antwerp; barks Meta, for London, and Axei, for Rotterdam. Brig James Davis from Potiadetphia for Matanzas, a emained in harlor yesterday, em x hip Nautilus, from Antwerp, Lawaa. Del, Feb 1t, AM assed in yesterday a - PeKerived last ight, schr A O Buckley, from Darien for Philadelphia, leaking. Nearly all vessels o! vesterday remain, PORTLAND, Feb 13~Arrived, bark Bronswick, from Bonaire. ‘Cleared—Schr Four Sisters, Bickmore, Savannah, PORTSMOUTH. feb 13—Arrived, senrs San Somhin, Allen, Weehawken; Charles H Jackson, French, Phila: delphia, PROVIDENCE, Feb 13—Arrived, steamers Somerset, Doane, Savannati; Morida, Rogers Philadelphia: sebry Char A Coulcom, Fennimore, Pensacola; Highlander, ‘ood, Hoboken, Cledred—Schr Silver Spray, Wasa, Bristol, to finish ading for Caba. vonillcdcschrs Annie M Nash, Nash, Norfork; Whito rnold, Wing, Robbing, Virginia; Hannah Blackinan, NGNCHMOND, Fe 12—Arrived, steamship Old Damtn- 10 ate Schr Porpat Oak, Parker, New Have RAN FRANCISCO: Feb GcArrived. hip. Coquimbo, BT role Sei Gtidreas Rickmors (Ger), Budehnanp, Cork; bark Coloma, Potter, Astoria. Sailed—Ship Revere, McIntyre, Port Discover; mene Frances Palmer, Thrane, Ounalaska; Chasca, toria; Grace Roberts, Dahler, — yaitli-arived, ship Young America, Manson, Now ork. SAVANNAH, Feb 11—Sailed, schrs Ann Ameha (Br), Mosquito Inlet’ to load for Nassau; Helen Rommell, Car: gon, do, to load for New York or Norfolk: Geo W Jowett, ortiand. Mdth—Arrived, steamship Virgo. Bulkley. New Yor; park Delta (Br), Brown, Liverpool brig Waverly, Nerrys 0. Cleared—Steamshin Huntsville, Crowell, New York: bark Assyrian (Bn, McDonald, Suenos Ayres; sch ommell Jr, Mosquito Inlet. 3 wrnlied_—Btcamall San Jancinto, Hazard, New York; yoming, Philadelphia. ? SALEM, Feb 12—Suailed, schr Abbie Pitman, Lambord& Portland, to load for Cuba. STONINGTON, Feb 1s—Arrived, schr “Farquer,” Now York for Newport, VINEYARD HAVEN. Feb 13—Arrived, steamers-Chem apeake, New York for Portiand; Franconia, Port land for New York; bark | Bvelyn | (Bry Pa lermo for | Boston ; "brig | Magee | Vail (rb Gientuegos for do; schry | Lucy "Holm irae Koane for do: Daybreak, Jacksonville, for doi Henrietta mmons, Hoboken tor’ do: Leona, Newall, B Hawes Eftiie T, Kemp and Mary B Dver, Virginia for do; P Whiton, V! ia for Portland; Isaac Keon, Baltimore for Danvers: Helen 4 Anes, Lewis Sherman and: Belle Hardy, Bosien tor Baltimore; bos B Phillips, Way mouth for Baltimore. WILMINGTON, NO, Feb 12—Arrived, bark Retul (Nor), Knudsen, Rouen. kg Cleared—Briy Deiphin (Swe), Ahman, Dantzic. Ei AWA CHINA AND GLASS, . Silverplated ‘Warey Cooking Utensils, House Furnishing Goods, Make your selection from the most extensive stock in the world, Bend tor a Catalogue. BASSFORD'S, = BASSFORD’S, ‘Cooper Institute, Astor place, ‘Third and Fourth avenues. 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He cures CHRONIC DISEASE R and KIDNEY! HUMORS, DEAFNESS, PARALY! and NERVOU: DEBILITY. Consultation free from 10 to $ daily. Office 164 West Thirty-tourth street, New York. Proosteents ANNUAL STATEMENT of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 12 BROADWAY, tor the year ending December 31, 1873, Net cash assets Jan. 1, 1873. +++ $18,408,983 16> Premiums..... $841,694 91 Interest and ren! i » 1,258,485 64 Gain on investments a “i ‘Ol profit and 108s ac 38761 46 9 90a on Total + $28,244,096 17: Claims by death and matured en- puvments «dee Vales andere ividends, surrender vi aunultl veseees 2,969,570 23 Dividend on capital sees . 8,060 00 Reinsurance and commuted com- missions. + (shat7 3 Commissions * Bue Ag Expenses and taxes. Net cash assets Dec. 81, 1373. Bonds and mortgages. Real estate Seed vais Stocks created by the laws of t United States and the State of New York...... . Stocks ot other States nd, in ban Interest and rents due and ac- crued, . Premiums cost of collection)... Deferred semiannual and quar- terl remiun for the yea Head cost of collection).......-++ 679,660 00 Due irom agenta.-. 13h 23 Furniture, ixtures, &c.. i 1,238,881 69 Total assets Dec. 81, 1878. esses SRASTRAIS 6S New business in 187) 1,408 ile” ASOT” a op ing. We hereby certify that we have examine@ the abov® account, and have found the same correct, W. P. HALSTED, THEODORE WESTON, , } Anditors. Total liabilities, including reserve for rein, nanranee Oyseristng policies 920,008,435 98 Papi lock . 100,000 Surplus over iegal reserve 2,760,963 8 5 outstanding has been. of the State of New York. The valuation of the polic: made on the legal standard . PHILLIPS, } pormartos, J Bs VAN CISE, s | @. William ©. Alexander. -y VICE PRESIDENTS, B, Hyde, James W, Alexander. Henry SECRETARIES, Samuel Borrowe, William Aloxander. PHYSICIANS, | gaward W. Lambert, M.D.; Alfred Lambert, M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, | 4 . George @. Kellogg, Wittiam c, ayexander, Wiam @, Lambert fica Mi: Alexandel Kdward W.Larobert, i Dy. John -anchincloss, Daniel D. Lord, jer, James Low, amee sates, a Henry G, Warquand, Jambs Beets Charis, Marta, A John Me Thomas A, Bidd! pA ee Solid. McOvek, Jove #. Navarro, Stephen a, Philips, Wayman Crow Thos. Cumin y Horace Porter pe bay Beunington ¥) Randolph, fatdso! Jean oloa aang i Field, ‘Thomas:t, pete Fitch, “a i Dudiey #, oregory, Reueirs, Rervel Ashveli Greet, L me Parker Hanay iannon Arash James M. Halsted, George baler amuet Tretmies Wien Whitew right 3By Wonry a. Hurlbut Benvamgn WiluamsoD, Henry B, Hyde, Young. Robert L. Kennedy. ‘Thomas 5, Young. 21,644,897 26: ek