The New York Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1874, Page 10

10 PETTIS, THE FORGER / Man Who Says if Pardoned He Can Make a Revelation. THE BOLLES FORGERY CASE. Story of Complicated Trials and Convictions. Exposure of Detectives. Boston, Mass., Dec. 26, 1874 | Both in this city and in New York there 1s at | present considerable excitement among capitalists | in regara to the pardon of Spencer Pettis, & COn- | vict in the Massachusetts State Prison, as it is al- | leged he is needed to testify against Gleason and Roberts, who, it 1s said, are implicated in issuing forged railroad bonds to a large amount, There 1s | considerable inquiry as to what Pettis knows con- cerning this case, aad as it is an important matter &@ HERALD representative bas been enabled to ob- tain not only a statement 1a relation to the New York case, but in relation to the Bolles forgery | case and other matters which cannot {fail to be of | interest, setting forth, a8 they do, such alleged Jacts as tend to show corruption in police | circles. Pettis is employed in the spring bed fac- | tory of the Massachusetts prison, He appears to fee: keenly nisimprisonment, and wears a sorrow- dul look, although at times a smile will brighten ‘up bis countenance and snow that he is not heart- broken, Pettis has spent most of his time in New York, and may come, perhaps, under the appeila- tion of a “curbstone broker” and an operator in the negotiation of stolen and forgea bonds. Accord- | ing to nis story a little difficulty led him afew | years ago toseek business in Europe, and during | an absence of two years he patented a breech- | Joading rife in Paris, but the gun has as yet Jielded him nothing pecuniarily, On his return to | this couutry he opened a broker’s office | in New York city, and for @ while, | on @ capital of $10,000, made about’) $100 per week. He continued in this business for a time, when an officer notified the parties with whom Pettis was doing business to look out for him, and his patrons deserted him, He then returned to HIS OLD BUSINESS. Pettis was educated with the intention of enter- | ing the naval service, but upon leaving school he | committed some misdemeanor which causea his | imprisonment and led to his changing his future mode of life. THE BOLLES FORGERY CASE. The cause of Pettis’ incarceration in the State + Frison is on account of being implicated in the | Bolles forgery. Pettis is indignant at the manner | in which the case was worked up and tried, | and says it was only through fraud and chicapery that he is now an inmate of a penal in- | stitution. By his request @ version of the case, as he tells it, is herewith given :— PETTIS’ VERSION OF THE CASE. In the month of March, 1871, Matthew Bolles & Co., of Boston, received a letter trom Taunton, Mass., stating that their certificate for $10,000 was Geposited in thet cuy. The letter was signed Henry J. Woodford. Subsequently the office of Mr. Boiles was visited by aman giving the name of Holden, who represented that he was a clerk for | Woodiord. On Saturday, March 18, Holden pre- | scnted to Mr. Bolles a certifleate of the Machinists’ National Bank of Taunton that $10,000 was deposited with them to Bolles’ credit by Messrs. Woodford. Bolles upon this paid Holden $5,000 in | Northern Pacific Railroad bonds and gave him an | order for $5,000, to be paid on the following Mon- | the New York | who proved to serving out a itfe sentence in Great Britain for | committing forgeries on the Bank of Engtand. | | Pettts put in turther evidence of George Bidweil’s day, Mr. Bolles meanwhile discovering that a forgery had been committed, refused on Monday to pay the remaining $5,000. Un information~re- ceived Officer Farley, of New York city, procured @ warrant for the arrest of Henry J. Woodford, and @rrested Pettis a8 that individual. Pettis was then taken to the office of Superintendent of Police Keiso, and was there confronted by Mr. Shepard Boiles, who delivered the bonds to Holden, and Said that he (Pettis) Was not the man, and he was thereupon discharged. After this Pettis saw | Roberts, and toid him concerning his arrest by | Fariey, and was in‘ormed by Roveris that if he (Pettis) nad been identified be (Roberts) could | have ebtained the bonds, THE NEXT PHASE 1 of the case was the appearance of Eustice J. | Cooper, who, acting a8 an agent lor Bolles & Co., | visited the office of Superintendent Kelso and asked to see Pettis, Accordingly Pettis, in auswer to 4 note received irom the office oi Superiotend- | ent of Police, visited that office and Caotain Ir- | ving introduced Cooper to him as a gentleman — jrom the West, ana was toid by Mr. Cooper that | he was desirous of obtaining some stolen bonds, He then told Pettis about the Bolles bonds, and said he would give Pettis $1,000 if he would re- | cover them. Pettis told him be would try, and | went and saw Roberts, wno said the bonds had been sold, but that be coula get them for fifty per | cent cash. Pettis told Cooper the facts, and he returned to Boston. Cooper again visited New | York and there told Pettis he would give bim the fifty per cent jor the bonds. Pettis then told Cooper he wanted to have power of attorney, so | as not to be mixed up seriously im the affair. Cooper then wrote the form oi one, and Pettis told him that would do, when properly signed. Cooper revurned to Boston, and a third Ume visited New York, bringing with him the power Of attorney, and in rezard to it said be would send it to Petts. Arrangements Were then made by Pettis to meet Roberts, and so Pettis saw Cooper and went with him to Twenty-third street, near the Masonic Tempie. RKoberts remained in one store and Cooper in another. Roverts then gave Pettis one yond of $500, and Cooper paid bim $250. koberts then ga him @ bond jor $1,000, aud Cooper paid $500, The next bond was jor $1,500, and Cooper paid $750, Roberts theu told Perus toat the remaining $2,000 in bouds he would obtain and meet mm at the Astor House at a cer- tain ime. Fettis told Cooper the circumstances, vuLat the time designated by Koberts he saw neither that man por Cooper, nor could he obtain the remaining bonas from Roberts. Aiserward Cooper went to Boston and told Mr. Bolles he nad reasons for believing that some of | THE STATE CONSTABLES | nad received some of nis bonds, Pettis was then arrested again in New York, August 17, 1571, and brought to Boston and was told by Chiet Constaoie Jones that it was said some of his officers had the bonds and he wanted Pettis. to get them or he would hold him in Taunton at a bail he could not obtain, Pettis was heid in Boston for five and one-half months witbout a trial on the charge of iorgery in tne Bolles’ case, but was finally tried on a charge of forgery for $19,000, committed six years pre- viously, and out of which several detectives re- ceived @ percentage. On this@narge Pettis was acquitted. Fetus considers the attempt to convict on this charge to be an outrage, as he was an innocent man, John Wiliams was tried, convicted and sen- tenced vo the State Prison Jor aterm of eignt years on (his charge, Pettis 8 Williams’ conviction was caused by Andrew L. Roberts, nK Hall, Peter Smith and Kaward Hali, who, he alleges, commit+ lorgery, aud then, he alleges, paid Bo ves—Hant, Jones, Heath and Baker. to convict Willams, the money being neid by Sturge. J When Pettis was | BROUGHT TO BOSTON Re was arraignea before Judge Parmenter and bad an eXammation. The government at taal lime introduced two experts—Puippin and | Sawyer—woo swore that a letter dated June 10, | 1871, signed “G. 5. Pettis,’ sent to Mr. Bolles, Was in the same handwriting as the forged cneck | and letters recetved irom Woodford, and upon | their testimony Pettis was held for trial in the Upper Court. After Pettis was acquitced om the oid jorgery case his counsel, Messrs Hyde and | Dickinson, demanaed a trial on the Bolles? forgery case, and District Attorney Cheney set Janaary 25, 1872, @8 Che day for the trial, A lew days previous to tbat time the District Attorney iniormed Pettis? Counsel that for want of juris: diction the case = would be tried at Taunton. Pettis was taken to that place and was given @ bearing before Judge Fox. At that ex- amination two experts, Southworth and Drenton swore to five letters a3 written by Pettis and that he wrote the Woodiord letters, and aiso the letter of Jane 10, 1871. Wore the same as Phippin and Sawyer did Boston, Pettis’ counsel, | a. D. Hyde, then took the stand and tes- | tuned that one of the five lecters sworn | to a8 written by Pettis Was written by Nim | self, another by his partner, Mr. Dickinson, | another by the Clerk of the Boston Water Power Company, another by agentieman in New York, another by @ clerk in ws office, and that the letter of June 10, 1871, was nitten ‘by a gentleman in New York. Judge Fox then ered Pettis to be discharged, and he returned to New York. Mr. Cheney feeling chagrined at the result of ibe ex- amination caused another requisition 10 be is- | sued, and Pettis was again arrested and brought to Bostop on the same charge of jorgery and Jor being accessory to the crime. He waited four weeks for a trial, although if was demanded iin- mediately, Ten mouths alter the second arrest a Sal Was given him in Boston, His counsel ie | heaivi-giving sport NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. Jormed nim that he would need no experts, as the sufficient to ac- er Of- Jered to sh that Pettis was in Bost the bonds were received, and when Phippia aud Sawyer went on the stand to testily Mr. Dick- erson, counsel (or Pettis, asked for the letter of Jone 10, 1871, ana District Attorney Cheney said he did ‘not know where it was, and for want of this letter there was nothing to contradict the seamony of the experts, and que. t this trial Pettis proved be | unton letter W: ne etenmaen Teles ced an intercepted letter while the former was in. stated he was in Amity The government introda jail in Boston, in which he Se eet Vu tne time the Taunton letter Was written. That Pettis was in New York at the time stated would have been proven uf George Parent, a witness, oat Base arrived irom New . ne missed the train, ciel r MOTION, FOR Pied hi iS je, and Pettis prodaced @ p' Was mateo called at Mr. Bolles? office, ami an aMdavit of the keeper of the boarding bouse where the man god his companion stayed while in | . He also produced a letter from Holden, Lapse (Rs George Bidwell, who is now conversation with Robert A. Pinkerton when un- der arrest in Cuba for committing forgeries on the Bank of England, and he said that Pettis had nothing to do with the Bolles lorgery bul that he (Bidwell) did the job. Bidwell also said that Hardes,in New York, wanted to get rid of Pettis because he taiked too much. | ‘The time was set for the further consideration of the motion fora new trial, and meanwhile District Attorney Chepey was shown the aMdavits; but Judge Bacon came into Court, overruled the mo- ton lor a new trial, and Pettis was seatenced to | ten y in State Prison. ‘This 1s the story told by Pettis. THE NEW YORK FORGERIES. We now arrive at the New York forgeries, for Which, a8 Pettis says, nis petition for pardon has been signed by Boston and New York capitalists who represent $400,000,000, _ Kob- erts and Gleason, the New York mer iin- plicated in the forgeries with others, issued jorged bonds to the amount of $800,000 on the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Buffalo, New York and Erie, and New York Cen- tral Railroad companies. Governor Dix wrote a special letter on his benalf, Of the amount of we forged bonds the parues received $480,000 in money, and of this sum certain ceived ten per cent. The property of Roberts and Gleason has been attached to tue amount of $200,000, and the New York merchauts and moneyed men, desirous of obtaining their property and baving justice done them, a-Ked for Pettis’ pardon that he may testi'y against and convict the implicated parties, Among the parties whom Pettis says he will implicate he named George Ingull, Wal- ter Sheridan, George H. Williamson and Phil Hargraves. The latter, Pettis says, 13 wn intimate friend of Officer Farley, of New York, and that he narrowly escaped conviction on the Bank of England forgeries tor receiving $20,000 in bonds from aman named McDonald. Thrs is all Pettis will say at present concerning the New | York torgeries. THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS. Petti ys that Gleason is an engraver by trade, and has been a@ counterfeiter ior twenty years; | also that Roberts is a counterteiter and dealer in counterieit money, and hat be was convicted of robving the Adams Express Company in Connectl- cut and served four years 10 that State, and was pardoned in 1864 Of the detectives Pettis has considerabie to say. His opinjon of them is ex- ceedingty poor. THE POOR NEW YORK DETECTIVES. He says 01 the number of detectives concerned in the New York forgeries that they are using all their influence in Boston to prevent his veing ,ar- doned. Pettis says further that detectives are | after money, and that there would be very few thieves if detectives were only honest. He has considerabie to say regarding Detective William K. Jones, of the Massacuusetts State constabulary. WHAT PETTIS WILL DO IF PARDONED, “If I receive an unconditional pardon,” says Pettis, “I shall go to New York and give my testi- mony in the case of the New York forgeries in spite ofeverything. I know there is considerabie opposition to my being pardoned, as en the 20th of October, my counsel, Mr. Hyde, when on a visit to this prison, told me tbat Roberts had said he would spend $20,000 to keep Pettis in prison, and would make him serve out his full sentence, Ihave been used unfairly. I can earn a living easily enough at an honest basi- ness if the detectives would only let me alone. If Igo to New York I know tnere is an old case that wil be brought up against me. But they can’t sentence Me more than five years, and 1 will willingly serve that if I can only succeed in break- ing up the gang of detectives who, in a ‘ministerial capacity’ (these words, says Pettis, have but re- cently been engrafted on our language) came on here and are in league with thieves ana forgers.”’ Pettis says the statements made by him are true and he will swear to them, and can produce evi- dence to prove the correctness of them, SKATING IN THE PARK. THE WINTER SPORT INAUGURATED YESTERDAY WITH GREAT GAYETY. - The skating season was inaugurated tn the Park yesterday. The “nail” went up tothe head of the Museam flagstaff early in the morning, and in an hour alter Minnie and Tom, and Jacky and Sissy, as well as every other boy and girlin New York, seemed to have learnea the good news. “Halloo! the pvali’s up; ain’t that bully?’ shouted scores of youngsters, and in less time than it takes to tell it they had rushed home and obtainea the consent of their mothers to visit the Park, thus nelping to make up that “gay and festive scene” which presented itself to the older visitors | long before noon. It was the old story—skating | Was such an enjoyable amusement. Everybody that knew of it was on hand. their make up. Rough and ready were a few, but | the mass looked spruce and healthy ana well cared — for—that character ofa throng one mentally re- marks when he sees it, “These peopie have friends.” As the afternoon advanced the squad- rons of pleasure seekers increased, and at three o’clock the picture on the lake was one to be rememered. ‘The temperature was delightful for the sport. The healtuy, life-giving oxgyen o! the atmosphere was more than usualy exhilarating, and it seemed to impart to ail a leeling of joyousness ana good will that rendered the social gattering of the assemblage one that was really pleasant lor @ philanthropist to contemplate. It was a cheery, moving throng, a ceaseless panorama, swt ‘fying and varied as a kaleidoscopic glimpse. Ail the aiternoon and into the night the sport went on. The occasion was charm- ing for the beaux aud belles, Such were eariy to arrive and late to depart. What cared they for the bare and cheeriess landscape? Fatigue was out of the question. So long as they couid, nand in hand, whirl trom one end of the lake to tne other, and their laughter keep time with the music of their steel-clad feet, tuey were content. Not until the rain came on, when the ice Jights were put out, did tuey think ofieaving, The keen observer would novice during the day and evening that there were a large number of sus- picious lalls by those of the fair sex who had mas- culine and. youthful attendants, ‘The se- quence of suca tumbles, which necessitates faking the prostrate girl around the waist to itt he up and to hoid her until she recovers irom the sudden shock—which they are somehow or other slow to do—seemed to a special attraction of itself, Then, too, the jolly fun that cotues trom a party of hali a aozen who are old riends can hardly be described. One can be so free without rudeness, so mischivous without ill-will, so intimate without objectionabie Jamiliarity, and 80 affectionate without “serious intentions’’ on well ordered, crowded and lighted skating ponds, such as those at the Park, that really it would be dificult to find anywhere and at any time such thorough and legitimate enjoyment. Large as was the crowd and good iumored and | Kindly disposed as were young and old, there was one great drawback which somewhat marred the occasion. That was want of good icc. ana snowy. The storm ol last Sunday had depos ited nine or ten inches of snow on the two and @ Half inches Of clear ice then on the ponds, which were flooded, as it could not be removed. ‘This Was at once frozen and, of course, was easily cut through by the sharp skates. Stull the bracing, was greatly appreciated, though it might have been more fully enjoyed if the ice had been harder and smootner, The Park authorities had everything in reasi- ness for the occasion. All the reiresument houses Were in readiness, and the venders of oranges, cakes, beer and appies in their piaces, ready tor | those who degired to patronize them, Tne man who lends skates for @ consideration was a!so there, and the ice lights had been in their places for some time, ready to let loose their food Of light so soon as Hight set in, Plenty of seats to accommodate the weary and the lookers on were aiso to be found; in fact, everything had been fully crowds, The ruies posted about the ponds asa | guidance to the skaters, and aigo to govern them, | go near bim uatil ten o'clock, wi are as iollows Do not go on the ice except by the paths provided for that purpose. Use the foot scrapers on the gangplanx before stepping stumps. paper, nut- Avoid crowds. thick, and if persons iy may suddenly tip and endanger the lives of ali upon i it Do not go near the men engaged in cleaning the ice. Ceudions irom @ Park keeper should ve immedialy complied with. The want of civil attention or the charging of more an the preserived rates at the retreshinent, chair or te houses should be reported to the Uaptain of the ‘ark keepers or the Superintendent of the Park, A ball will be hotsted on the flagstai at the Museum and a white flag, with red centre, at the Belvidere whenever the ice ts in a fair condition for skating on either the lake pad, and on the Cy St. Vincent when the ice on the Harlem in condition tor skating. ational fag will be set on the flagstaff at the nitage at the pond and at the south beach of fat the cottage at Harlem Lake whene ve ns can go upon the lee with saiety or skate wit out seriousty injuring it. A red flag hoisied on the flagstait ind danweraus to go Ubon the ice, Pettis Cs) found | detectives re- | They came from | divers directions and by devious ways, judging from | it was soit | s Lake is tes that it iy | ANOTHER BOY MURDER. A YOUTH OF SEVENTEEN SHOT IN A DRUNKEN BRAWL—HE DIES WITHOUT TELLING WHO SHOT HIM, Rapidly following the story about tne youth Patrick Walsb having been fatally shot in some | mysterious way there came to Police Headquarters | yesterday morning a report that @ lad of seventeen | Years, named John Mangin, had just died at nis | home, No, 535 West Fitty-third street, of a knife | wound, which he had received on Thursday night. | The report agreed in every detail, except the one referring to a knife instead of @ pistol as the fatal weapon, with the account of young Walsh’s case. Mangin from the moment of his discovery by his mother, lying wounded on the door step of her shanty, up to the time when he became un- conscious, relused to say how and by whom he | hud been hurt. He died without making any statement, | Coroner Woltman went to the home of the | youth’s mother yesterday afternoon for the pur- pose of making @ post-mortem examination of | Mangin’s body. He empanelled a jury and went | with the party into the room where the young man’s body lay to witness the process of dissec taon, The dead form and the room were in 4 mis- | erable condition of neglect, and the atmos- | phere im the apartment was so horrible | that some of the jurymen. be me quaim- | ish. The result of the éxafiihatic Feveale that Mangin had not been stabved, but had bee shot. The wound was if the lad’s back, and was so‘small that it appeared like the apertare which | can be made by @ small knife being turned aiter | beimg inserted into @ person’s fesa, The dept b | to which the bullet went seems to indicate that | the pistol was discharged very near to Mangin’s | body. The projectile went through the great sacro- | sciatic foramen, or aperture, into the pelvic | cavity, aud caused a wound in the stomach’s | Coating. It then assed down and lodged just over thefleft gluteal region, Peritonitis resulted and kilied young Mangin, The jury rendered a | verdict in’ accordance with these discoverte! | “It now remains to be learned how Mangin was shot and by whom. His mother says that every evening when he had returned irom his work, | Which was that of a helper in-a toundry, he leit | the nouse as soon a8 his supper was over. On Christmas Eve he leit his home at about seven o'clock, and she did not see him again until after some unknown persons had brought him to and laid him on the doorstep of her shanty. He was | then bleeding protusely, and the doorstep was | Stained by blood. He relused to tell her how he had been hurt. He lingered until the next day without medical attendance, and finally died at nine o’clock yesterday morning. | A man named Bernard McEntee, who resides | next door to the Mangins, says that he saw the | deceased young man on ‘Tenth avenue, with several other lively fellows, before he was wounded. Jonn Biggin, a resident of Stryker's alley, which runs out of Fiity-second street, also saw Mangin with a hilarious party on Christmas | Eve. The most important witness yet found is a | Mao named Samuel Van Pelt, who 1s now detained | by Captain Ward in the Twenty-second precinct siation house, This witness met Mangin and two other young men on Tenth avenue and took | several drinks with the party. He says he leit | them at about ten o'clock, before Mangin was hurt. He has given the names of Mangin’s other companions to Captain Ward, and that official and special oMcers were searching for their bearers last night, TRAGEDY IN BROOKLYN. | A CHICKEN THIEF SHOT AND FATALLY WOUNDED BY A GERMAN BAKER. Shortly before ten o’clock last night a German | named Christian Ecks, who keeps @ bakery at the corner of Schenectady avenue and Union street, Brdoklyn, shot and fatally wounded Thomas Corr, achicken thief, whom he detected in the act of stealing chickens frum the yard in the rear of his | house. Previous to the shooting, while Ecks was in his store attending to customers, he heard a noise in the yard. He had suffered repeatedly from | the depredations of the poultry thieves who Mfivest | the neighborhood, and when he went to investi- | gate the cause of the disturbance be armed him- sel! with a double-barreiled shotgun, loaded with | buckshot. As he stepped from tne back door he | saw 4man run from the hen house toward the fence, He called upoga the intruder to stand, but | witnout effect, scale the fence. Just as the thief | his hands on the top of the _ tence | Ecks fired at him, the charge striking | him in the right arm and side, inficting a terri- ble wound. dropped to the ground. A crowd soon gathered, and the thief was carried into the bakery. An examination of his injuries showed that he was in «a dying condition. Roundsman Barry and Officer Chichester, wno were attracted to the spot by the explosion of the firearms, summoned an ambulance, and the | wounded man was removed to tue I'welfth pre- | cinct station house. Ecks was arrested and also | taken there. | On prt the station the dying thief with | great difficuity said that his name was thomas | Corr, and identified Ecks as the man who shot | him, Corr was then removed to the City Hospital | Toe physicians pronounced his wounds fatal, and | Coroner Jones was notified to take is ante-mor- | tem statement. Ecks was locked up. PROBABLE MURDER OF A CHILD. Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock a | tragedy occurred at No, 43 Franklin street, Green- | port, though the Jatal termination has not yet | been reached. got over his Christmas debauch, and, feeling very suriy, quarreiled with his wile, finally beating her brutally with a baluster. The neignbors, shocked at the severity of the blows and her tear- ful shrieks, interfered, whereupon Ewen turned | upon them and in bis fury aimed a blow at @ Mrs, Coilins, He did not strike her, however, but the biow sell on the head of her child, aged four years, inflicting @ serious, and, as Dr. Asheim says, a javal wound. The neighbors then closea tn on Ewen and secured him til the arrival of the po- jice, tO Whom he was transierrea, ANOTHER MALPRACTICE HORROR. placea TWO FEMALE PHYSICIANS ARRESTED ON A CHAR: | OF MURDERING A BROOKLYN WOMAN. At a late hour last nignt Sergeant Kelly and De- tective Woolsake, of the Fourth Brooklyn police | precinct, arrested Johanna White, aged thirty- two years, and her servant, Margaret Smith, aged eighteen years, at their piace of residence, No. 98 Staaton street, New York, on @ charge of murder. Tuese women, who state that they are iemale physicians, are accused of having caused the death of a Ger- man woman named Christina Sieleit, who died at her residence, No, 208 Myrtle avenue, on the sth inst., (rom malpractice. Coroner Jones was noti- fied shortiy aiter the death of Mrs, Sie/elt to noid an inquest. A post-mortem examination was made of the remains, aud it revealed the tact that the woman died from the effects of an abortion, ‘Phe inquiry by the Coroner eee eres witha view of securing the guilty parties. Jn 8ume manner suspicion fell upon ‘Dr.’ Mrs. White, and a warrant was issued jor her arrest, but up to last nignt she had managed to elude the ofticers. Tne accased were locked up at the Myrtle avenue police station. | A MAN RUN OVER AND KILLED. | Last evening, at half-past seven o'clock, a loaded wagon belonging to the Adams Express Company was passing out of the ferry gate at Jersey City, when one of the horses struck an old into the ferry. He Was thrown aown and sustained injuries 80 severe that he lived only ten minutes afterward, body was afterward conveyed to the Morgue, it was not identified, The number of the wagon having been ascertained, the driver was pursued into the Pennayivania Railroad depot and arrested. Compiatnts have been frequently made of drivers of! these wagons for reckless driving, but without effect, DIED IN A SALOON. | | of applejack, which he drank, and then sat himseif | down on a bench in the rear of the saloon, He was | prepared for the convenience o! the anticipated | very quiet, and as the attendants thought he to doze @ little, they did not the barkeeper | went to rouse him up. imagine his asionisnment | at discovering the man to be dead! Officers were | called in amu, having procured a stretcher, car+ merely wished ried tae corpse to the Second precinct station | | house. The name o! the dead man couid not be | ascertained, SUICIDE BY HANGING. For some time past Mrs. Mary McClegogan, who | | lived at 526 East Fourteenth street, has been much | depressed in spirits im consequence of business troubles, but her friends thought she would rally | and be restored to her former cheerfulness again. On Friday afternoon Mrs, McVlegogan told her son | he had betver go out and enjoy himself; and, being | left alone, she improved tne opportunity and hung hersei! irom the top of her bedroom door by means of a rope which she had secured jor that purpose. On returning home late at night the young man | found his mother hanging to tue door, lire then being quite extinct, Tne 0ody was cat down and Coroner Kicknotl Was enhsequentiy notified to hold an inquest. Deceased was lity years of age aud a native oF Ira as the man endeavored to | ‘ne wounded man with @ cry of pain | Edward Ewen, a laborer, had just | man who was crossing the walk on his way | fie was carried of by two | oMcers irom the First precinct station, and tne | About seven o'clock last evening a man entered | | the saicon No, 31 Park row and called for a giasa | BURGLARS SURPRISED. TWO MEN DISCOVERED ON THE ROOF OF NO. 292 BROADWAY, BUT ARE NOT CAPTURED. Between eight and nine o'clock last evening an officer, standing at the corner of Reade street and Broadway, discovered two men on the roof of No. 292 Broadway, _just opposite. An alarm was instantly given, and in a itew wmin- utes the entire block in which the building is situated was completely surrounded by policemen. On entering the building, which is occupied by A, Le Nuno as @ pocketbook factory and store andsby several real estate brokers, the ofMfcers found all the doors ieading trom the various apartments haa been forced open. A closer investigation disclosed the fact that the scuttle bad also been burst open, thus showing the man- ner in which the intruders had obtained admis- sion. Now it was that the search-for the burglars began, every nook and corner being rigorously examined, but to no purpose, for the game had taken ht and flown, no one knew where. ergeaut Dougias, of the Sixth precinct, delved into the sub-cellar and roamed about in the most promiscuous m: ner possibie for at least hal! an hour, but failed to unearth anything in the way of nouse breakers, although be did fall over at least one suinbreaker. Whether or not the burglars succeeded in carry- ing off any goods could not be ascertained, as the occupants of the premises had not been found up to a late nour last night. DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE. A FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLAR CAPTURE OF SMUGGLED GOODS. For the past ten days Special Treasury Agents F, E. Howe and Thomas Brown have had under surveillance in the Public Free Stores sixteen large cases of about four feet square each, the sworn contents of which were, as made by afi- davit at the custom House:—Shells manufactured into boxes, work baskets, &c.,” the value of each box being about $40, Colonel F. E. Howe and Mr. Brown, thinking that from their great weight there was a negro in the fence, cut a private mark on each case and waited developments. To throw further dust into tne eyes of the government ofi- cials the goods were carted to avother warehouse, and while in transit their marks and numbers were changed. The holders of the goods reckoned witnout Uncle Sam however, and left fhe Treasury officials’ tell-tale marks on the packages, For twenty-four hours, while the process of changing warehouses was going on, the officials managed to lose track of the cases, but througn private information discovered them again and watched them during business hours, Waiting to see where their next trip would be. Yesterday morning gome o! them were carted away to a well known auction house on Broadway. | The truckman wno had brought them drove olf alter delivering them, the officer taking the num- ber of his truck and his name and address, Alter @ short time the auctioneer’s assistants pried open the cases and commenced taking out the contents. While so engaged the Treasury officials entered and commenced helping them in their lated silverware, handsome sets of knives and forks in mahogany Cases, card receivers, tea sets, all of a very valuable kind, and on which there is a very high duty. The anct.oneer was in- dignant and said he had advertised the goods for sale, and knew of no fraud being commi'ted on the government in their importation, and that the would be defrauded ot his advances i! the goods were seized on behalf of the Customs. ‘The officials told him sympathetically that they re- grettea he had been made a dupe of, and forth- with carted of four of the cases to the seizure department of the Custom House. The remaining twelve cases were seized subsequently in the Free Warehouse, where they Dow ure and will be confiscated for fraud. ‘The totai value of the seizure is from $12,000 to $15,000, The importer, who is held to be guilty o! perjury, will be ar- rested either to-day or tu-morrow. SNOW ON THE CROSS-WALKS. New York, Dec. 26, 1874, To THe Eprror or THE HERALD!— The crosswalks in West Twenty third street, from Sivth avenue to Broadway are in @ very | dangerous condition. The sweeping machines of the car companies piled the snow in heaps at the | Sides of their tracks, aud right across the cross- waik. It nas since irozen hard, and has become very slippery by being Walkea over. Is it not the business of tie police toclear the crossings? Yours respecttull: T. M. RODMAN, SHIPPING NEWS DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY. 0 Sails, | Destination. Office. 113 Broadway. 4 Bowling Green 61 Broad wi jambure. 1VerDOo!, rd ole -|7Bowung Green 2Bowlng Green 9 Broadway. 4Bowling Green 72 Broadwa: 50 Broad wa; .|19 Broadwey, 1b Broadway. 7 Bowing Green ‘56 Broadway. 2 Bowling Green a Liverpool, Hamburg. Liverpool Hamburg... | 13 Broadway. | Liverpool. is 4 4 Rowling Green evi. é City ot Brooklyn. Liverpool. = = Pe 2 Bowling Green 7 Bowhrg Green 4 Rowling Green 72 Broadway. 6) Broad wa! 0 Broadway 15 Broadwat 1y Broad ‘6 Broad way 61 Broadway. 2. Liverpool. Liverpool. 23,|Wavre 28.|Hamburg.. 20, | Laverpool. |19 Broadway. | | ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. SUN AND MOON, WIGH WATER. | | > 7 93| Gov. island,-morn 11 30 | . 439] Sandy Hook,.morn 10 54 e 9 38] Hell Gate......eve 1 24 | CLEARED. Steamer Victoria (Br), Hedderwick. Glasgow—Hen- derson Broz. prighmer Tyrian (Br), ros. Steamer State of Georgia (Br), Cooper, Glasgow— Austin Baldwin & Co. Steamer Oder (Ger), richs & Co. Steamer State of Texas, Bolger, Galveston via Key West—C H Mallory & Co, ee mer New Orleans, Dearborn, New Orleans—Clark eaman, Steamer Mississippi, Crowell, New Orleans—Frederic Lawson, “Glasgow—Henderson Von Oterendorp, Bremen—Oel- ake re Steamer Regulator, Wood, Savannah—k Lowden. Steamer Sap Jacinto, Hazard, rannah—W R Gar- rison. ‘Steamer Champion, Lockwood, Charleston—J W Quin- tara & Co. 2 | “steamer Old Dominion, Walker, Norfolk, City Point and Kichmoad—Old Lominion Steamship Co. Piety Jobn Gibson, Winters, Georgetown, DO—J C enyon, Seamer Vindicator, Morton, Philadelphia—Jas Hand. Steamer Chesapeake, Mangum, Portiani—J F Ames, Steamer Gen Whitey, Hallett, Bosten—li F Dimock. Bark Laura & Gertrude (Ger), Schutte, Bremen—J A rar Hedwig (Ger), Warnken, Bremen—Chas Luhng & xesrhDostor Falk (Get) Haupt, Hamharg—Verman gBnis Favorite, Woodward, Barbador—li rowbridge's _ Brig Guisborough (Br), Enos, Jzom:i—B F Metealf & | “Sirig James Miller, Parker, Houghton. s ing Wm Mallory, Jr, Forsyth, Galveston—C H Mallory No. | Schr S P Tharlow, Tabbutt, Beyrout—Brett, Son & Co. | sehr Maggie Todd, Ricnardson, st Domingo City—A Nones & Co. i Sehr Lavinia Bell, Bayles, r. Sehr Ocean Pearl, Wilbur, Jacme|—G Wessels. (Schr Kacehorse, Miller, Port au PiattemA Nones & co. pont, Prairle Bud (Br), Caldwell, Windsor, N8—C W rtaux. Sebr 5 8 Buckingham, Mack, Gaiveston—W C Adams Clentuegos—Miller & Cape Haytien—R Murray, Co. sclir Wm M Jones, Davis, New Orleans—N H Brig- ham. Sehr Blackstone, Wickson, Providence—H W yackson Son. : he Oe. rsaiie Burton, Burley, Stamtora—Stamtora Manu- ring Co. 4 A Forsyth, Hobbie, Stamtord—Stamford Manu- ‘ s factui ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE. Steamer Gen Meade, Sampson, New Orleans Dec 18 nd the bar i9th, with mdse and passengers to Frederic jaKer. | Steamer Leo, Daniels, Savannah Dec 23, with mdse | and passengersto Murray, Ferris & Co. Crowell, charieston Dec 23% with | tod W Quintard & Co. | tor, Jones, mington, NU, Deo %, | with naval stores, lyde & Co, | Steamer City of Dallas, H Morehead City, NC, # hours, with mdse and passengers to O H Mallory & 0. Steamer Albemarie, Kelly, Lewes, Del, with mdse | and passengers to the Old Dominion Steam sbin Co. i} Bars Catuarine Scott (of Arbroth), 3 io days and ot elena Oct 19, with y. Passed Cape ot Good Hope ' Oct 19, a juator Nov 6, \ 2 W: had variable weather to * revolving wale. Jasting to the 2d. in task, That they were unwelcome visitors 1s easily understood. Tne goods turned | out to consist of opera glasses, electro- PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. 26, 1874, | - | ton, NC hich lost fonr topsails, split maintopsail and Teceived otuer ‘damage, aiterwards srong and J aw mn n- ‘ancesco Danovaro (Ital), Ce ye Fenn . rk Fr corey, 56 Cay, in ballast, to order. winds PRE srg FWhitney. middle pa trom thence 8 tat 82.54, lon chain attached, with Og “South Shoals” painted on it. : Brig Maria (Ital), Porzio, Palermo, 5 days, with sul: eminent Q Bermuda 00 thence 30 days, with strong ehh aNFotiar Anderson, Corpus Christi 16 davs, it} ides, Ac, to is se a b Sehr Ania M Dickinson, Cook. Corpus Christi 15 days, Wichr Buch Roblavon Boer ‘ re ynnah 7 days, with sehr Rui no} ers, Savi vs, Jumbe ind cotton to orders vessel to Bentley, \ilder- leeve Schr Lizzie Florence, Lippincott, Nortolk. snr John Hal. Powell, tirginia, with wood to Over- ton & Hawkins. Schr Cordelia. Adams, Virginia. Sehr ha J Granger, Somers, Vireinia. Schr Mary L Compton, Fogerty, Virginia. Schr Gertrude Somers, Snow, Virginia. Schr Wm Young. Somers, Virginia. Sehr Wm P payig, Fleming, Lewes, Del. Schr Mary M Grier, Pardee, Lewes, Del. Schr M BE Gildersieevé, Jones, Lewes, Del. PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE, BOUND SOUTH. Steamer Franconia, Bragg, Portland for New York, ‘with mdse and passengers od F Ames. Steamer City of New Bedford, Fish, New Bedford for New York, with mdse and passengers. Steamer Galatea, Gate, Providence for New York, with mdse and passengers. Schr Ring Dove, Swain, Calats for New York, with lath and lumber to Jolin Boynton's Son & Co, Schr M E Higgins, Nason, New Haven for Virginia. Schr Dictator, Hammond, Chatham for Virginia. Schr Allen Green, Nickerson, Newburyport tor New ‘ork. Schr Alligator, Reed, Calais for New York, with lum- vellrrAlice Scranton, Lathrop, Stonycreek for New Sehr Alice Scranton, 70) York with stone to C Dresien & Lo. Rockland for New York, with lime to Candee & Pressey. yogtr Samuel ¥ Godwin, Waterbury, Stamtord for New ‘ork. Sloop Ida Ann, Rand, Great Neck for New York. BOUND BAST. Steamer City of New sedtora, Fish, New York for New Bedtord. Steamer Albatross, Vavis, New York tor Fait Rtver. Steamer Galatea, Gale. New York for Providence. Steamer Delaware, Smith, New York for Norwich. 6 Schr George Gurney, Gurney, Port Johnson for Provi- ence. SAILED, for Liverpool; Belsic (Bri, do (Fr), Havre; State of Georgia Br), , do: Victoria (Br), do; Oder Ger), Bremen; State of Texas, Galveston and Key West; Mis- sissippi, New Orleans; New Orleans, do; 5an Jacinto, Savannah; Regulator, do; Champion, Charleston; Old Dominion, Richmond, &c; John Gibson, Georgetowa, DO; Vindicator, Philadelphia; ship Highland Light, San Francisco; barks Caprera (Br), Glasgow; H D Brook- man, do; schr Henry Lippett, Anjer, Wind at sunset, calm ana very hazy. HERALD MARINE CORRESPONDENCE. Fire Istanv, Dec 24, 1874. Your valuable paper of Dec 22 contains a statement made by Egbert H Terry, master ot schr Ada M Hallock, giving the particulars of nis passage from Dec 16 until he anchored under the lee of Fire Island Bar, as he states, about 10 o'clock PM of Dec 18, This is no doubt true, as his signal light was signted, and, supposing it to be that of a fishing vessel, no more attention was di- rected to it. Inthe morning I sighted her again, and found she had a signal set, and proceeded at once to ascertain what was wanted. Capt Terry stated that he set a signal of distress. I say he did not, Had he set his ensign with union down I should have known what he wanted: but thinking, from the kind of, signal, that the schooner wasinward bound and needed a pilot, I de- cided to put one of the crew on board and bring her into the inlet. I ordered the boat in readiness, having about one mile to draw the boat and carriage through the sand, which 1s not the work of a moment, and would have poarded her in twenty minutes more haa not other aid arrived. Capt Jeffrey, with his sloop, tay ina More favorable position. having only about two il les to sail with fair wind and ttde, and arrived at the schooner very soon. From Capt Terry's statement one would sup- pose that the crew from the life-saving station made no move to render any assistance, but that is untrue, and Thold the tain responsible for misrepresenting to the uubiic the tacts of the case. I tnidk he has been misled By those who ate both enemies to the service and to the | crew. LEANDER THURBER, Keeper, Us Life-Saving Station No 22, MARITIME MISCELLANY. See cable news. Steamer Hupsow, of the Cromwell line, from New Or- leans, which arrived here 25th inst, bad a cargo sald to be the largest in weight that was ever brought from New Orleans, It consisted ot sugar. molasses, oil, hides, cotton, &c, ata weighed 1775 tons. Samer Ro¢kaway, Cameron, trom New York for Flo- rida, put into Norto'k Dec 24 1n distress, having encoun tered a heavy gale from Ni: off the Ca aware, which carried overboard the smokestack and slightly damaged the machinery. Ber damages will be re- paired: and she will receive such outfit as will be neces- | sary to complete the voyage. é Bank Epwiw, Hughes, tumber laden, from Victoria tor Adelaide Dec I, has been lust on the west coast of Van- couver’s Island. Scar HC Dyer, Foster, from Franklin for Boston, be- | fore reported lost. carried away her Jibboom and head- gear on the Sth inst, and put into Bass Harbor, Me. for repairs. On the ith, in attempting to go to sea, she struck a rock and stink tn ten minutes; the crew es- caped in their boat: no insurance on the vessel; cargo insured. The vessel's masts are parily out of water, and it is believed she will be raised and repaired, Scur Mary Cons, from Baltimore for Providence. be- fore reperted at Nortolk in distress, will discharge cargo and go unon the Ways at Graves’ shipyard for genesal repairs, Scur Frances (Br), from Bahamas for Baltimore, put into Charlestou on the 24th inst with loss of satis and leaking. Sone Francis Satreny, at Philadelphia 25th inst, trom Fernandina, was 14 days trom Fernandina, with very heavy weather: lost boat, stove house, and had other damage; hull strained and is leaking badly. Sour MW Horrer, arrived below Philadelphia 26th inst from Fernandina, lost maintopmast, foremast, jib- | boom, head gear and Weck load in a gale on the 20th inst. Fourteen sixtv-fourths of bark Uhestina Redmond, 533 tons. builtat Boston in 1873, have been sold at auction for $6000, cash. Savannan, Dec 24—Schr Jennie Stout, which sailed from Savannah Nov 20, and supposed to be lost, was passed, Dec 8, sixty miles north of Hatteras, hove to under close reeted main and mizzen sails and laboring | very hard, by the schr Addie Jordon, New York, at Brunswick. - Lavxcnep—At Weymouth, NS, Dec 23, ship Souvenir, of 100) tons burden. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Newront, RI, Dec 24, 1874. ‘The Coast Wrecking Company have suspended’ opera- ti bark Bessie Rogers for the winter, and Steamers Erin (atled 25th) ; Pere Glasgow; Tyrian (Bri b: Compass. Her mainrail is out of water fore and att. ha the and in high water she lies in 444 fathoms, and bears from Government Island light by the compass N by E, distant about 16 feet. A signal fight will be placed on her deck at night time, WHALEMEN. Cleared at San Francisco Dee 25, barks Marengo (Br), to cruise; Northern Light, Smith, of NB, do. | NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS. Merchants, shipping agents and ship captains are informed that by telegraphing to the Heraxp London Bureau, No 46 Fleet street, the arrivals at and depart. ures from European ports, and other ports abroad, of American and all foreign vessels trading with the United States, the same will be cabled to this country tree of charge and published. OUR CABLE’ SHIPPING NEWS. | Antwerp, Dec 25—Arrived, bark Adolt (Swe), Lund- | berg, Philadelphia. Bewrast, Dee 2%6—Arrived, bark Sataina (Rus), Hage- man, Philadelphia. Salled 25th, bark Roska (Rus), States. Corx, Dec 25—Sailed, bark Henoch (Aus), Haggie, United States. Fatmorta, Dec 26—Arrived, bark Diana (Ital), Bollo, New York, Giascow, Dee 26—Arrived, ship County of Ayr (Br), Me¥ie, New York (see Delow). Hamavne, Dec 2%, 9 AM—Sailed, steamer Goethe (Ger), Wilson, New York direct. : Havre, Dec 25—Arrived, ship Hellos (Ger), Kriezel, New York. Liverroot, Dec 26—Arrivea, ships Hampton Court (Br), Volk, and Preston (Br), North, Savannah; Iron- sides, Austin, Mobile; Missouri (Br), Cook, do; Virginia, Barker, New Orleans; barks Malvina Schutt (Ger), Kro- ger, Wilmington, NO (see below); Robert Boak (Br), Irish, Charleston; Friiso (Nor), Olsen, do; Kong Carl (Nor), Clausen, do; Sabine, Williams, Galveston; Viking (Br), Hansen, Wilmington, NC; Casma (Br), McCulloch, San Francisco; Beatrice Hayner, Havner, Bangor, Me; Luigi Ruggiero (tal), Ruggiero, New York; brig Haze, Roberts, Boston. Sailed 25th, ship James Foster, Jr, Howes, New York; brig © F Eaton (Br), Radford, United States. Lecnonn—Sailed, brig Winogene (Br), Lotvering, Phil- ade\phia, after putting back. Soutnampton, Dec 26—Arrived, steamer Hannover (Ger), Himbeck, New Orleans and Havana for Bremen. QuEwRyZOWN, Deg %—Arrived, ship Carrie Reed, Urow- ell, San Francisco. ae + Arrived 25th, 9PM, steamer Abyssinia (Br), Harns, New York for Liverpool, Wuawroa, Dec %4—Sailed, ship Beemah (Br), Black- stone, New York. Warervorn, Dec 26—Arrived, bark Fortunato Padre (Ital), Gerassino, New York. Yororama, Dec 2—eailed, steamer Colorado, Morse, Ban Francisco, Bijorkqvist, United Salled from ——, Industrie, for United States, Loxpon, Dec 26—The ship County of Ayr (Br), MeFie, W today from Now York, and the bark Mai ut (Ger), Kroger, at Liverpool from Wilming , are much damaged, having experienced heavy gales, The crew of the bark Caplolant (Br), abandoned on the bassawe from Brisbane to San Francisco, were sever FOREIGN PORTS, sg at Ha aera ry Helen G Rich, Collins,, aati Me. fork Crarvoncos, Dee 22—Arri’ ‘New York: 2d. schr Kit wCampa as 2s Arrived led a rt N HH Wright, M * ‘Sauled 23a, brig "avaroy New York ; schrs 8 T Clark, Fallows Mexico; Lewis 8 Davis, Starling, Uaibarien; Wells, Havana, Dec %4—Arrived, brig Leon (Br, Glac Bay; 2th, steamer Juniata, Catharine, Phicdermnis & it’ procéeded. for, New Ori pedis. Gilkey, owpees S ‘ortl ina); bark ; brig Annie R Sto i earcagna ‘steam pan). (from , Deaken, ry ) tt, i Davis, Cardenas; 25th, Hautrax, Dec’ %—Arrived, brig saxon Smith, Demerara; 25th, steamer Caspian (Br), Trove Livennsob via St Jonna, SF, tor Baltimore. Sailed 24th, brie Bertha, tor Vemerara. Sauied 26th, steamer Caspian. Maraneas, Dec 25—Arrived, bark J E Chase, from New: Youk, brig Ellen P stewart, Miller, Philadelphia; achrs.~ Kate Cook, Harg, Jacksonville; Marcus Hunter, Hen- ley, Pensacola. Sailed 22d, sehr Donna Anna, Whaley, North of Bat. teras; Geo Waiker, Coie, do. Panama, Dec 23—Arrived, steamer Costa Rica, from San Francisco via Mexican and Central American ports. ‘Sacua, Dec 23—Arrived, schr Maggie Helen, from Port- 1nd. ux, NB, Dec %6—Arrived. schrs Emma F Hart, Lizzie Wilson, and J W Scott, Boston; The Star, Lizzie G.and Litue Annie, Portland; Carrie Melvin, Balti- yeunours, NS, Dee 24—Sailed, ship Cambridge, New ‘ork. Bal New Orleans), Barcelona ; New York; achrs Lizzie Dewey, Florence all, Pascagoul: AMERICAN PORTS. BOSTON, Dec 25—Arrived, steamer Saxon, Snow, Phil~ adelphia; sehr Sahwa, Kelly, Hoboken. Salied-Bark Sadie: brig Flora Goodale, ain—Arrived, (steamers, France, Br). Altres, Lizer- : Al 1, Ly more: POON works achrs, Emma’ F vewis, Smith, Virginia Minnie’ 0, Taylor, “Taylor, Port Johnson via Fo! , Cameron, New Yor! Laconw<Bark Ocean Pearl, from Turks Island vis Vine- y8Ed Haven: selrs Hathe & Sampson, from Cadiz; Jonn adi. rerrad_ Steamers Jolins Hopkins, Hallett, Baltimore ; Roman, Crowell Philadelnnia: barks vabarfeldD. Cape Town and Auckland; Signal ney, Ne ork; Mintehaha, Douviass, New Smyrna; Addie Blaisdell, Cuhoun, Baltimore. ‘Also cleared, steamer Glaueus, Buarse, New York. Sailed—Steamer Samaria (Br), Lavervool. BAUFE OKB, Dec 26—Arrived, steamer Blackstone, Mallet, nce; brig Chesapeake (Bri, Wilson, Demerara; schr Paul & Thompson, New York. Also arrived, schrs Freeman, Provincetown; Morni Light, North Carolina: Wm Clarence, Boston; Jonn Willitms, New Haven; MB Rulen, New York; George R Vreeland. do. Below, schr J Taylor. from San Andreas. Oleared—Steamers Ceivzig (Ger), Hoffman, Brement Seagull Dutton, Charleston: bark Preciosa (Ger), Vali, Bremen: schr Geo Peabody. White, Bristol, E. iso cleared, bark Wave King (Br), Corbett, London- derry, I: gehrs FN Merwin, Perce. ‘New Haven; ¥ Wo 5 it ston. PCHAILESTON. De cleared, schr Ida Richardson, ww York via Georgetown, SC, sett Arrives. steamer Raletgh, Baltimore; sehr Fran- ces (Br), Bahamas for Kaltimore (see Miscellany). ‘Sailed—Bark fae (Nor), Havre; schrs WR Drury, Wood's Hole: Ancroid, Rockport Uauier has been re- rtes i Ye ported stteived.” steamer Charleston, Berry, New York. schr Lily, Cole, do. Sutied—Bark Jens Brandis (Nor). Nielsen, Cork tor’ orders. ‘26th—Arrived, schr Annie Freeman. Harris, Baracoa. Cleared—Steamers Virginia, Philadelphia; Raleigh, Baltimore. GALVESTON, Dec 2!—Cleared, barks Pomona (Nor), Moller, Liverpool;,1 ll Armstrong. Mauran, Providence 5 Martha P Tucker, Tucker, Fall River. ‘25th—arrivea, sclir Mary E Rankin, Fuller. Boston. Cleared—Ship Speculator (Br), Pitman, Tybee, in bal- MSACKSUNVILLE. Dec 19—Cleared, schr M W Drew, Ne rk. “alate Arrived, seit John Slusman, Adams, Baltimore. JH Schr Victor, Fozzara, Port . Seq Oleared, scur Louls Waish, Randall, Philadel POYOBILE, Dec 22—Arrived, schr Stampede, Dow, Ja- maica. a—Brig Elizabeth, Stubbs, Pascagoula. GEWORTEANS, ee 4 Arrived up, bark Maria Cathe arina (Duten), Sluisman, Amsterdam; schrs Kate E Bue thanan, from New York; Henry Waddington, Selover,. 0. is arrived up, bark Gen Sedgwick, Rogers, New eee eee Jaime Gp) Sureda, Barcelona fo antonia (Sp), Havana; he Paebent Edwards, wnsend, Hi 3 ‘oods, ¥y Boleared— Steamers United States, Burdick, New York; Knickerbocker, Kem! do; barks Voladora (Sp), Casa— bella Barcelona: Kato Cann (Br), Smith, Havre; sehr & J rrison, vender, Boston, 14 Mived 221, schr Lily of the Velley. Leitch, Utilla. iarqeoorme, Dee 3—Arnved, sehr CH Lawrence, , Boston. Souvnwnsr Bass, Dec 25—Arrived, bark Kallista (Nory,. Tarragona; schr & & Fabens, Anderson, Ruatan, Nailed—Sicamer WP Clyde. Havana, ac; schr River- Mit arrives, stonmer Bolivar, Port au Prince; ship: ; . Havre. Aiko nerived. ahip tr 1), Walls, Carthagena; = 3 ‘Aiso arrived, ship Trenton bark Blomidon (Br), Card, Aspinwall for or ORFOLK, Dec '2i—Arrived, steamers Arch Dratd ir), Thompson, New Orleans for Bremen; Rockaway, ‘ameron, New York tor Florida (see Miscellany). NEWBUBYPORT. Dec rrived, schrs Nadab, Che- ney, Newcastle, Pots merican Eagle, Newton, dos. Moite Christ), Blake, Newo * PORTLAND (Oregon), Dec 12—Satled, bark Dtrsinane g ‘ope, Queenstown; 131 Roslvn Castle (Br), Jexander, do; bark Nemphar (Br). Walker. co, Ta Saliéd” ship Louisa Cane- FOWT DISCOVERY, Dec ar er yy), S . Calla Mest PLeonee Sele. | ccived, bei O Henman Gaedhehn (Ger), Bethio, Hamburg; schrs L.A Rom- mel, Penaacolo; Kate Rominel, New Bedtora. Below—Bark Ann Elizabeth, trom Pensacol; Annie Lark, trom Mayaguez Heraty, Wilmington, N Mary W Hupper, Fernandina (see Kienzle, Boston. Cleared—Steamers Catharine Whiting. Harding, Providence: Nick Boston: Equator, Hinckley, Charleston: Mary. igers, Provi 3 Fanita, Howe, New York; Wyoming, Savannah; barks Otava (Rus), Elfving, Limerick; Harrisburg, Cody, Dun- ‘K. Kifalled—Steamers. Norman, and Catherine Whitime bark Ahkera (Rus), Cork: brig Pride of the Channel (Br), Bristol, E (and leit Lewes, Del, A M). PORTLAND, —Arrived, schrs Ada Ames, Adams, and Wm Farrell, Gregory, Rockland for New York. 2sth—Arrived, schr Kalmar, Baltimore. Cleared—Steamers q br), Ritchie, Liverpool; re Cromwell, Bacon, New Yor! SHMOND, Dec w4—Arrived, mer Wyanoke, Couch, New York; schrs John © McShain, Cavalier, City- Point: John C Henry. Donnelly, Philadelpht Sailed—Schre L T Whitmore, Whitmore, New Haven; Joseph Farwell, Gregory, New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 18—Cleared, schr Undaunted, Honoluli Cornwallis (Br). Hammond, Liverpool: led —Snij brig Amelia (Br), Reina, Magdalena Bay. ‘%4th—Cleared, ships asiern Monarch, Donaldsen, Liverpool ; Three Broth Cummings, do. 2%th—Arrived. ships Carricks Castle (Rr), Thymme,. Newcastle, NSW; Young America, Manson, Liverpool. Sailed—Steamer Aucon, Panama via Mexican and Cen- tral American ports. . tech Arrived, bark Monkenester (Br), Lees, Brisbane; Salo. steamer Cleopatra, Sara (Peruy), Casaui SAVANNAH, Dee 25—Arrived, Buikley, New York: barks Nellie T Guest\Br), Messenger, Havre; Atlantic (Nor), Jackson, London; Toledo (Br) . do. Also arrived. schrs Seventy-six, Teal, Wilmington. NC; | Burdett Hart, Brooks, New York; Mary Louisa, English, | Halifax. Sailed—Schr Stephen G Hart, Hart, Providenow 2%6th—Cleared, sup Goschen (Ger), Baxer, Breinen. ‘Also cleared, bark Manuel (Sp), Egrero, Liverpoot Arrived—Sctir Geo Washington, Rolf, Baracoa. Sailed—Steamers Carroll, Wright, Boston : Tonawanda; Witbank, Philadelphia; ship Grahams Polley, Clapp, ew Yor! VINEYARD HAVEN, Dec Arrived. brig Altavela, Inagua for Boston; schrs Farragut, St George tor New York; GM Hinds, Portland for fordan L Mott, New- buryport for do; Wm Todd, and Mott Haven, Calais tor | do: Ida della Torre, Boston tor Charleston. Carrio Bell, do for Savannah; Arthur Clifton, Boston for Virginia; B 8 Young, do for st Marys, Md. Also atrived, bark Ocean Pearl. Grand Tark, TI, for Boston; scnr Nellie, Hoboken for Chelsea; Jolin L Mer- rill, Cadiz via Dutch Island for Gloucester. ee by—schr F A Magee, from Ejlsworth for New edford. rived, schrs annie & Edith, Newcastle for st: Georgé amos. South Amboy for Portsmouth; Emeline McLane, Philade!phia for Quincey Point; Hat: tie E Sampson, Baltimore tor Bucksport; Ralph (Br), Chesapeake Bay for st Jolin, NB; Helen Thompson. Port Johnson for Boston Also arrived 25th, scnrs Minnie Reppliier, Philadel- piia; Steelman, Bast Harbor, 1, via Delaware break- water, for Boston; Lucy J’ Keeler, Freeman; Mollie Proctor, Tarton, and Nellie M Snow, Snow, Virginia for do: T Benedict, Crockett, South Amboy’ for Portiana ost maintopsail); Emma B shaw, Springer, Boston tor re. Schrs F A Stimpson, Randall, and Sophia, Philadelphia tor —— chs Win Todd, Arthur Clifford, BS Young, inds, Mott Haven, btta May, Heien Thomp- Sou, Hattie E Sampson and George Ames. ith—Arrived, schry Lulu, Siow, Philadelphia for Boston; Lucy Ames, Bishop, New York for Portsmouth ; Frank & Emily, MeGobb, Hoboken for Gloucester. Sailed—>enrs John L Nerrill, Ida della Torre, Lucy J Keeller, Nellie M Snow, Ripple (Br), Mollie Proctor, Nel- Ne, and’ Fraak & Emily, WILMINGTON, NC, Dec 4—Arrived, schr Wm Hunter (Nor), Nielson, Norway. ; lirs OW tiolt, Delay, Matanz Marston: Hooper, Cubny lls 3 Staph int Beaton Marston, oper, Cuba; Eliza J Staples, Strout, Boston; Wm Freterick, McKeen, New York.” regi 26th—Arrived. steamer Rebecca Ciyde, Baltimore; schr © C Ber Seavey, Charleston. MISCELLANEOUS. BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER- AA. ent States—Legai everywhere; desertion, &c., suffi. cient cause: no publicity required: no charge until divorce granted ; advice tree. |. HOUSK, Attorney, 194 Broadway. BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM COURT. of different St no fees in advance state. egal everywhere; no publicit vice free ; commissioner for every EDIGRIOK 1. KING, Counsellor-at-Law, 609 Broadway. CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE.—pR. 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