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‘was argued, - Joh de THE COURTS. Conflict Between Congressional Acts as to the Tariff. COLLECTION OF DUTILS ON RELEASED GOODS. Obtaining Registered Letters on @ Forged Order. HOW INVOICE PRICES MUS? BE RETURNED Judge Wallace, of the United States Circuit Court, | has just rendered an important decision in a case on & | question implying a conflict between different acts of Congress relative to the tariff. The plaintiff, Gautier, imported plumbago and citronelia in a French vesse | from the British possessions east of the Cape of Good Hope. These products thus imported were subject, under the act of 1874, toa discriminattig duty of ten per cent ad valorem, in addition to the duties imposed on any such articles when imported directly from the place of their growth or production. By the act | of 1872 plumbago and citronella were declared exempt from duty. The importation having taken | Place alter the last act took effect, and the duty of ten | per cent being exacted, plaintiff brings action to recover the sum exacted. The case preseuts the question it the act of 1872 repeals by impiication as to articles placed on the free list of 1864 A repeal by implication is not favored, and the earlier act remains in force, unless the latter is manifestly repuguant to and inconsistent with it, Both acts must stand if both can be given ef- fect us to particular plication involved. This may be done vy exempting the articles placed on the free Met, excepting when imported under the special circum- | Stances which subject all importations to a disorim- (mating duty. There is nothing in the guage of the | to Indicate that any distinction between products dutiable and not dutiabie was present ip the minds of | the law makers when they imposed tho discriminating duty, Judgment is ordered for defendant, DUTIES ON RELEASED GOODS. James H. Murray imported a quantity of merchan- ise, the value of which was found to exceed by more ‘han ten per cent the invoice or entered value. The merchundise was seized by the government, and the importer asked remission of the forfeiture, The Sec- retary of the Treasury issued a warrant of remission apon condition that the importer paid the cost of the proceedings and the duties, if any were due, or give inde to export the goods. The importer electea to export the goods, and tho Collector of the Port refused to deliver them without payment of tho penal duty of twenty per cent ad valorem, which occurred by reason of the undervaluation, on the ground that the mer- chandise was subject as before to the additional duty. It wus conceded by tie counsel for the Collector that, if the proceedings for torteiture had been prosecuted to judgment and sale, no cisim for additional duty could have been maintained. This concession is fatal to the right to in: upon additional duty, and, on suit of the importer against the Collector, Judge Wallace wdered judgment tor the importer, RIFLING REGISTERED LETTERS, Alexander Strause, tormerly a clerk in the employ of Robert Bonner, was arraigned yesterday before Judge | Benedict, in the United States Cireuit Court, on a charge of obtaining registered ‘etters by false pre- tences. District Attorney Forster appeared for the government. Itappeared that Strause went to the Tegistered letter department of the Post 0: 28th of last April, and presenting to be signed by David Bonner, obtained Topistered letters addressed’ to that gi rifled them of the money contained in 4) 1ug to about $40. The order was tound to be a forger: and Strause was arrested, His counsel, Mr. Louis Post, moved to dismiss the case, but the motion wi denied by Judge Benedict. The prisoner’s piea of not jlty. was then withdrawn and he pleaded guilty to the indictment He was rem«nded tor sentence, DUTIES ON DISCOUNTS. Joseph W. Goddard and another brought auit against Collector Arthur before Judge Wallace to recover the duty exacted on two per cent disallowed, on an invoico a8 a discount for cash. Judge Wallace has rendered an pinion, in which he says that the question is whether the discount should have beca allowed in ascertaining the invoice price, it being conceded that the net invoice price was the actual market value of the goods in the country of exportation. The return of the appraisers shows that the market vaiue of the merchandise not a subject of inquiry. They at pt to return t! invoice price, and the form of the return is such as to present simply the question for the consideration of the Collector whether the gross or the net price was the invoice price. Judgment was ordered ior the plaintit. THE RAPID TRANSIT SUITS. There was an intermission yesterday in the exam Ination of witnesses before Judge Sedgwick of the Buperior Court, in the Sixth Avenue Railroad Com- pany’s suit against the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Com- | pany. Belore Juage Van Hoesen, in the Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, the examimation ‘was continued, however, in the Ninth Avenue Rail- foad Company’s suit against the Greenwich Street Ele- vated Railroad Company. The further witnesses ex- uwwmined were Edward Hanley, James Gaylor, James R, Kenwintry, Rovert Sea jiliam Orten, James Har- rison, Churies Netman, Robert Allan, Samuel E£. | Geily, George RK. Lansing, James Wright, Ebenezer Conk, Micuaei Maloney, Jr., and Daniel Maioney. Most of the witnesses are residents aloug the line of the road, uud the testimony was principally a tiresome repetition of the evidence already given, as to the effect upon horses of running elevated railroad trains. There have thus far been examioed in this case 113 witnesses, and ut looks now as though the examination would be con- tinued until the end 1 the term. IMPORTANT TO GUARANTORS, An action was tried yesterday in the Marine Court, Part 2, betore Judge Sheridan, of interest to guarantors. | UW. B. Claflin & Co, the plaintiffs, claimed $300 upon the written guarantee of Max Levy, by which the latter became responsible for goods sold to M. Tennebaum. The ‘guarantes was executed January 10, 1872, and thereafter Tennebaum purchased $4,5°0 worth of goods, on which he owed a balance of $697. The defence was ‘hat the defendant was released from all liability by reason of the purchases exceeding the $300 guaranteed for, and that the plaints bad no interest in the guarantee, as they had become the successors in 1874 of Lhe previous firm, to whom it was given, and that the rt t never gave aby consent to their taking it; t he paid $200 on his guarantee alter on their di maod for payment, and be was induced to execu the guarantee upon the plaintiffs’ agreement to pay bim. two anda bali per cent commission on ali sales made wo Tennebaum, which commission amounted to $113, and upon which alleged state of facts detendaut asked inst the plaintiffs for $13 64 A motion ied. Mr. A. H. Reavy summed defendant, and ex-Judge Green for the piain- jury returned. verdict fcr the plaintitte, Detendant’s counsel intends brivging the case upon tl law points involved before the General Term of the A suit bas been commenced by the city against the Forty-second and Grand Street Railroad to recover. About $30,000 claimed to be due for licenses on cars. Im the charter of the company it is stipulated that they | shali pay license for the same as other city railroads. As some city lines pay licenses and others do not tho Forty-second and Grand Street read thought they would keep within their charter by following the suit of a non-license paying ine The re however, is determined wo bring matier to a legal test, and hence the present suit, The case came up before Jud; Lawrence in Supreme Court, Special Term, yesterday, 00 @ demurrer to the complaint ou the ground that it | CITY CAR LICENSES. | does no! specifically pow much license the com- pany . The Court, ater bearmg the argu- ment, took the papers. IMPORTANT TO CITY SUITORS. Tn @ suit brought by Charlies H. Harriman against this sity to recover $200 damages for injaries to his worse ond coupe, which were occasioned, as claimed, through the negligence of the deiendant in allowiug an excava- hop ip Lexington a to re unguarded sod im which the horse and carriag plunged, « demurrer was interposed to the answer that the demand was not presented to the Comptroiler thirty days beture bringing | the swt. Onief Ryan Daly, beiore whom the =" gave jecinion yeastel decid demand must be made, nies SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. David Carbone, an Italian, was convicted yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Bone- dict, om a charge of passing counterfeit fve-doliar bills and was remanded for sentence, In the case of Joseph P. Cooper, against the town of Thompson, to recover the value of certain bonds, Judge Wallace demied the defendant’s motion for a vow | trial, and ordered judgment for the plaintiff! upon tho | verdivt, In the County Clerk's office yesterday there was filed the judgment roll im the suit of the Aibany Lron _ Work- © the Central Railroad Company of Minnesota, | | National Steamship NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, ‘The amount of the judgment, which is for the plaintitt, | wanted to buy a saddle horse. being $26,905 82 In the suit brought by Daniel Dryddy against Ste- phen Lovejoy for $2,000 for professional services for preparing plans and specifications for a marble monu- ment over the grave of Mra, Lovejoy’s mother, which ‘was tried before Judge J. F. Daly, in the Court of Common Pleas, # verdict for $500 was yesterday given for Mr, Dryddy. In the suit brought by Marcos Brod against José ‘M. Mayorga and others, tried before Judge J. ¥. Daly, in the Court of Common Pleas, a verdict was rendered for the defendants instead of the plaintiff, as errone- ously stated. It was an action for alleged traud, which, however, was not proven. Judge Donohue yestercay granted an attachment against the property in this city of Fox, Dilis & Co, commission merchants, The attachment was grant: at the suit of Wilcox Brothers, of Shelborn Falls, Mass., who allege in their complaint that in January last they shipped some tobacco to Fox & Dills for sale on their account, which the tatter sold for $6,670 05, and paid on the same only $1,590, Nicolay & Co. sometime since bought a Titusvilic city sewer $1,000 bond, but for which they paid $760, ot Unger & Co. The bond proved to be a forgery, and @ suit was brought to recover the amount of the money id jor i, The case wae tried yesterday before Judge in Vorst, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, It was set up in defence that the bond was pledged and given up on the proper order, and that the defendants could not be held liable for its being a foi A verdict wasgiven for $865 18, being the {ull amount claimed, with interest, In the case of James McGuire, a bankrupt, one Koebl creditor, asked that his claim might be paid surplus lelt afer the other creditors had been paid in tall, This was done, and the other creditors objecting the assignee brought suit inst Koehler to ount paid him. webiord, who decided thi paid in full, 1t made no difference to them if s claim stood or not; and that as the surplus as between Koehler and the bankrupt belonged to Koehler, the assignee bad no right to sue him and the money should be refunded to bim, ‘Tbe trial of a suit by Michael Driscoll against Stephens Bros, for $5,000 damages for the death of bis daughter, Mary Driscoll, aged eight years, was begun yesterday before Judge Kobinson in the Court of Common Pleas, It 1s aileged in the complaint that on July 31, 1873, while the deceased was on the walk, a pile of boards™in the yndants lumber , on Forty-seventh street, between Eleventh and ith uvenues, fell upon ber, causing injuries from the eflects of which she died, The detence is that the little girl was with an adult person it yard, who allowed her to climb on top of a pile of lumber, which fell in consequence and thus produced the fatal injaries, Ex-Judge Quinn appeared for the plaintiff, and Messra, Nicol, Thurston & Amian for the defendants. + DEGISIONS. SUPREME COURT-—CHAMBEBS. By Judge Douohue. Barnett vs. Selling; Lewis et al. vs. Ross; Bruton vs. the Mayor, &c,, and Moore va Talicot —Motious denied. Brown vs. Simpson.—Motion denied with costs. Hoe vs. Buckmaster.—Motion denied without costs, Newman va, Berpstein.—May take reference to ascer- tain facts. ‘Stotesbury vs. Mclean.—Recciver’s bond approved. Wellenkamp vs. Linnewerth.—$75 allowance. White vs, Thomas.—Relerence ordered. Simon vs- Simon et al. —Denied. In the matter of Foster, &c.—Motion granted. Simpson vs. Mitchell; ‘Brinkley vs. Brinkley, Web lenkanfp vs. Linneworth.—Granted, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Lawrence. Harlow vs, the Bleecker Street Railroad Company.— Motion to,advance cause on the calendar is denied, By Judge Van Vorst, Condert vs. Rowe et al. and Collins vs. Rowe et al.— Judgments of foreclosure ordered, but estate of W. H. Raynor not liable for deticiency. Upinion. lackwell vs, Judig ot al.—Let a copy of these find- ings be served on the other side with notice of settlo- ment before me tor Monday next. The Mayor, &c., vs. the North Shore Staten Island Ferry Company et al.—Conclusions of law and deci- sion, with order overruling demurrer signed. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Sedgwick. Postley va. Dickel, &c.—Motion denied, $10 costa Elverson vs, Vanderpoel.—Adjustment affirmed. Bain vs. Traizer.—Order settled. Striker va, Little, &c.—Motion denied; $10 costs, to abide event. Mary Masterson vs. John H. Masterson.—Leave to put in answer setting up condition given on condition ‘that the reference shall proceed as if such answer had been put 10 originally and oraer of reference made therein. ji Nichois vs, Tredwell.—The plaintiff should have judg- ment on the second cause of action. I am of opinion that plaintiff was not assignee, &c,, of the case aud that Judgment should be in his favor on first cause of action. Vander Roest vs. Herman.—See memorandum. Amolia M, Puseh vs. George F, Pusch.—Judgment of divorce in favor of plaintifl Hegeman vs. Cantrell.—Motion denied. See memo- dum. O'Sullivan vs. Billings; Harris vs. Burdett, and Porter vs. Gracey, &c.—Undertakings approved. Fy ve. Schiffer ot al.—William P, guardian ad litem of infant defendants, Kaliwasser va. Henrict.—Judgment for plaintiff for costs, ke. The Dry Dock Savings Institution va Cobb et al.— Reference oraered. Weed vs. The Matual Benefit Life Insurance Com- pany.—Two hundred dollars extra allowance to de- fendant. Stewart vs. Monyea; Duffy vs. The Ohio and Missis- sippi Railroad Company.—Ordered on special calendar. Dietz vs. Farish.—Commission ordered. Hassell ve. Kamak et firmed. Platt va. Lyon; Birdsall ve. The Ocean National Bank, &c.; Dougherty vs. Same; Reed vs. Samo; Nitscke vs, O'Neill et al.: Richards va, Gould et al. ; Healy vs. Fleming; Poillon va Lawrence, &c.; The mpany vs. Levy etal., and Mar- tin vs. Gould et al,—Orders granted. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEBM. By Chief Justice Daly. Harriman va. The Mayor, &c.—Judgment for defend. anton demarrer. See opinion. Pell vs Conover,—Amendment disallowed, See opinion, chum appointed al.—Referee's report con- MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, Betore Judge McAdam. Swift vs, Crorman—Opinion. Wheeler vs Hall, Converse va. Conen.—Decisions dled. Van Horn vs. Clark; Blundon vs. Tallmage; Railway Advertising Company va. Farwell. —Motions denied. Riker vs, Manhattan Insurance Company; Sacia vs. Decker; Beunctt vs, Austin.—Motions denied, without COsts. Wood vs, Lewis.—Judgment for $345 25, as per order, filed. Lecht vs, Mauder,—Costs taxed at $107 01. Standstrom vs. Captain Paine. —Judgment of discon- tinuance ited. Sera ‘enle; Waterhouse vs. Tealo.—Motions to discharge attachments on justification, granted without costa, The question of the title can be tested upon the trial. Powell vs, Rulon Drug Company ; Meyer vs. Mathews; Hotaling va, Neiss; Rathburn vs, ; Bennett vs, Stead; Lyons vs, Dodm; Farley vs. Lyddy; Mechanics’ National Bank vs. Baxter; Black vs, Evans,—Motions disposed of a8 indorsement on papers, Baron vi inay.—Motion granted as to $116 66, Sandeforth vs, Davies.—Motion for interpicader granted. France vs. Farr.—Motion for resottiement denied; no costs, Strifllor vs. Daberkow.—Motion for new trial granted upon payment within five days of $30 trial fee and $10 | costs of motion. Patts vs. Weeks,—The examination must proceed rd 360) (20 Howat ). ona vs. Dtossy.—Motion to punish for contempt ie Wiege! vs. Hoss,— Motion to open defanit denied. 4 McCauley va Brennan.—Piaintif’ must die seourity jor costs. Faaks ve. Schepeler.—Referred to Rudolf Dulon Cook vs Pabst. —Memorandum tor attorneys. SOsICK, Justice McAdam closes his term in Chambers this day, June 23, 1876, id all orders must be presented for settlement during the day. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Recorder Hackett. BOGUS POLICE COMMISSIONER, Some time ago Daniel Mangan, a shoemaker of No. 4 Montgomery street, desired to get on the police force. Hearing of his application, word was conveyed to him that by paying $100 he could secure the appoint. ment, He met James White, John Graves dnd Jonn MeUurty at the St, Nicheias, one of them being intro- duced as Police Commissioner Erhardt, The place was promised to him and he paid the required amount, but shortly afterward learned that he had been swindled. Graves and White pleaded guilty to the charge of obtain- ing money‘under fuise pretences, aad were sentenced each to uine months’ imprisonment. AN UNLICENSED SAILORS’ BOARDING HOUSE. Georgiana Harris, colored, was placed at the bar charged with keeping a saijors’ boarding house without & license, at No. 128 Leonhard street, From the evi- dence of Joseph Connery, mspector to the Commis. sioner for licensing sailors’ boarding houses, it ap- pears that the deiendant’s name was pot on the regular ist of persons duly authorized to foliow that business, The jury acquitted the prisoner. ALLEGED FORGERY. James Shaw, aged twenty years, and residing at No. 417 East Ninth street, was charged with forging the signature of Richard Walters, No. 27 East Broadway, to a check for $360 on the Oriental Bank, drawn on the 6th inst. and payable to Charles Carroll, In his own bebalf the prisoner testified that he was entirely ignor- ant of the forgery snd had been given it by another party to get it cashed He was acquiuted, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Before Judge Gildersieeve, THE GRAND LARCENY OF A HORSE, Dadicy Yorber, who was convicted of tho grand lar- ceny of a horse on the 18th of May last, was brought up for sentence. It appeared that the prisoner had o to the stables of Mr, Julian Herbert, in Twenty- stroct, and told him he bad # customer JUNE 23, 1876.—-TRIPLE SHEET. Mr, Herbert had known him some time, and beheving his statement, allowed him to take the horse for the purpose mentioned. He also obtained a horse from Mr, Alphonse Bouret under similar circumstances, The prisoner wus not author- ized: to sell tbe horses, but only to show them. He dis- Posed of both of them for $150 to Mr, Louis Bernste of Thirty-ffth sti although Mr. Herbert valued his borse at $225 and Mr. Bouret bis at $200. The pris- oner testified that he lost the money in a street car, and other allegations of a similar nature having been proved against him, he was found guilty, and yester- day sent to the State Prison for the term of five yeara, FELONIOUS ASSAULT. George Brown, of No. 15 Oak street, aged twenty years, was charged with feloniously assaulting Jobn Devine with a knife, inflicting wounds on his face and head, and also with stabbing in the arm Mary Cartis, who was with Devine at the time, He was found guilty of ausauit and battery, and was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. UTYERING FORGED BONDS, Charles G, Williamson, alias Charles Stevens, was arraigned at the bar, charged with uttering forged bonds, knowing them to be forged. The prisoner has already been convicted under a similar indictment and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the State Prison, Assistant District Attorvey Rollins and As- sistant District Attorney Lyon appeared for the prose- cution and the prisoner was defended by Mr. A. Oakey Hall. In opening the case Mr, Lyon stated that on tho 9th of August, 1873, the prisoner tendered forged bonds for $1,000 on the Buffalo and Erie Railroad to the Gvaranty and Indemnity Company and it would be the duty of the prosecution so show that at the time he uttered the bond be knew it tw be forged. On the aay 1m question he offered twenty of these bonds to Mr. Ogden, the president of that company. He asked for ‘a loan on them and received about seventy per cent of their alleged value. He executed stock note in his own name posited these bonds with Mr, company. These hon wards to bé forged. Between the 2d and 30th of August, 1873, the prisoner negotiated other loans on the same issue, leaving the bonds as collater: ‘Thero were in all about eighteen or nineteen He re- ceived from Mr, Hardenburg $12,700 on August 9, and on the same day be negotiated twenty of these bonds, receiving $14,850 trom another source, On August 26 negotiated thirty bonds on the New York Central Railroad, receiving $25,000. On the 30th he offered to Messrs, Eddy & Co, Central, upon which he was to receive $25,000, if the suspicions of Mr. Holbrook had not been aroused and which led to the flight of the prisoner and his subso- quent arrest. In all there were 120 of these bonds, of $1,000 cach, on the Buffalo and Erie and the New York Central railroads, negotiated in twenty-eight lays. Tne prisoner had already been convicted of burglary in the — third ree, Mr. John Sparks, Clerk ot the Court of General Sessions, was first called to the witness stand, but Mr. Hall objented to any evidence being gv under the indictment on the ground that indictment, the alleged offence ed on an impossible day. The in- dictment, hoe said, was al jutely repugnant in regard toany fact of which the Court was expectod to take notice, The indictment recited a previous conviction. He was sentenced to four years and nine months, which term bad not expired when tho alleged offence was said to have been commitied. The indictment, in fact, charged an alibi and did not set forth the manner of his discharge, Commutation, he contended, was not expiration. Mr. Rolims submitted that the prisoner was discharged by reason of his sentence having ¢: pired, part of the term having been commuted on ac- count of good behavior, The question was ably argued at length on both sides, Judge Gildersleeve said he would overrule the motion for the present. Mr. Spark. produced the records of the Court of General Sesuio: of the 11th of February, 1869, setting forth the con- viction and sentence of Uharles Stevens lor burglary. Mr. W. L Hull, foreman saddler in Sing Sing Prison, ideutified the prisover as having been incarcerated between 1860 apd 1873. The hearing of the case will be resumed this morning. HARLEM POLICE COURT. Before Judge Otterbourg. ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. A few days ago the apartments of Alfred Faure, at No, 2,429 First avenue, were broken into and robbed of $125 worth of clothing and jewelry. On Wednesday a bby 4 man named Thomas J. Burke, who resides at ‘0, 226 Kast Broadway, was arrested in Bayard street on suspicion of being the thiol. had on bim at the time, 1t is alleged, somo of the clothing stolen from Mr. Faure; but he ex was held Jor trial at this Court in default of $2,000 bail POLICE COURT NOTES, John Hayes fell asleep on Counsellor Howe’s stops in Centre srect yesterday, John Sullivan, of Chicago, came along and relieved Mr. Hayes’ pocket of fifty-five cents, Officer McKenna, of the Sixth precinct, saw the theft, and arrested the thief, Justice Murray, at the Tombs, held bim to answer At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before Justice Murray, Alexander Sniff, of No. 410 West Kighteeuth street, a conductor, was Leld to answer on a charge of attempting to steal a box of tobacco, valued at $45, from. the store of B. Trautman & Son, in Morris street, At the Fifty-seventh Street Court, Margaret Oliver, from Owensboro, Pa., was held for trial on a chargo of stealinga shawl worth $35 from Ann Morrison, No. 397 Seventh avenue, At the Washington Place Police Court Ph coma William Lillies, aged seventeen, of No 275 Hudson Street, was brought “p before Justice Smith charged with threatening to shoot his father. He boasted in court of having been sent to the Catholic Protectory three -roig Noh ag which he escaped twice; tothe House of Retuge, from which he es nim ind to the school- ship Mercury, where he served foarteen months, Jus- tice Smith committed him to the Hoase of Refuge. Justice Murray, at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday held Alexander Sniffin, of No. 410 West Eighteent! atreot, who said ho was car conductor, for stealing a case of tobacco, value $45, from the Pennsylvania Rail- road depot in this city. In the Court of Special Sessions yosterday Andrew Johnson, of No, 7 Monroe street, was fined $25 ior throwing a kettle of boiling soup over Oilcer John Mobr, of the Seventh precinct, who had entered his house in order to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Detective Handy, of the Sixth precinct, yesterday arrested Michael Maloney, @ tailor, for stealing three coats worth $45 trom Mary Goggins, of No. 116 Mul- berry street, by whom he was empioyed. VELTMAN FORGERY CASE. The examination of the case of William Veltman, William Leith, 8r., and Edward D. Smith, already re- ported in the Hxgatp, who are charged with having attempted to defraud the Merchants’ Exchange National Bank and the Union Trust Company, camo up yester- day betore Justice Murray at the Tombs Police Court. Tho prisons waived ail fur- ther examination, committed to await the action ofthe Grand Jury, Smith in $4,000 bail, and Leith and Veltman in $20,000 each, RICE QUINN AGAIN. Anotber complaint was developed against the noto- rious Rice Quinn, the swindler, arrested by Detectives Williamson and Ferris, of the Central Office, before Justice Smitb, at the Washington Placo Police Court, yesterday. The complainant was Mr. Hazard, ship- ping agent, who stated that he had been employed by Mr. Henry W. Raymond, son of the late Henry J. Ray- mond, of the New York Times, to sell the sloop yacht Avalon, belonging to the latter gentleman. Quinn agreed to give $1,900 for the boat, and handed Mr, Hazard, on the 10th of May last, notes for $1,900 on the Mechanics and Traders’ Bank, drawn by himself and endorsed by J. Decatur Potter, now a fugitive from justice. A bill of sale was made out and executed to Quinn, the latter stating that he owned the house No, 220 Kast Tenth street. subsequently Mr, Hazard ascer- tamed that Quinn’s statement was fulse, that he never owned tho house in Tenth street, that he bad no ac- count inthe Mechanics and Traders’ Bank, and that the notes given in payment for the yacht were worth. jess. On thia evidence Justice Smith, at the Washing- ton Place Police Court yesterday, held Quinn two an- ewer 1p default of $2,000 additional bail, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Court—Cuampari—Hold by Jadge Dono- tis 3 "156, 168, iy 191; 20a! 208 a1 ais, 216, 218, 219, 220, 222° Vi supaiad amon Strkeme Covkt—Srscat Taru—Held L Judge Lawrence.—Law and fact—Noa 278, = 73, 174, Soy set ‘B91, 290, 11, 235, 71, 198, 146, 419, 421, 493, Scpneme Cocat—Craccit—Part 1—Heid by Judge Weetbrook.—Case on—No, 1118 No day calendar. Part 2—Held oy Judge Van Vorst—Short causes— Nos. 2632, 1968, 2024, 3006, 2882, 5 8162, 3228, Lvty Racer 2936, 2692, 3130. 588. 3 Held by Judg ‘remore —Case on—No. 1760. The short causes set down for this day will be called on Monday, June 26. Suregion Court—Srecian Tamm—Held by Judge Sedgwick.—No day caiendar. Sursgion Covnt—Taiat Taau—Part L—Held b; Judge Saniord.—Short causes—Nos, 2699, 2189, 2156, 263, 2005, 2188, 2208, 2210, 2209, 2071. 2168, 2219, 2204, 1227. Part 2—Aajourned for the term. Commos Pieas—Egciry Tram—Held by Judge Van Hoesen.—Cas on-—No, 24 No day calendar. Common Pinas—TRiaL Tanx—Part 1—Hela by Judge Robinson.—Nos. 1680, J W072, 2342, 2456, 1097, 212 1104, 2121, 1308, 2230, 1184, 2118.’ Part 2—Held by Jud Van Brunt. —Nos, 2441, 1045, 1049, 2266, 2169, 2540, 2208, 2209, 2283, , 234, 2361, 231 1191, 1504." Part ‘3—Held vy ‘Judge J. F. way Non 2505, 1406, 2308, 2395, ‘2482, 2408, 2404, 2206, 2309, 2483, , ene 2340, 2421, 2469, 2047, 2164, 2387, 2387 sy, 2434, Marine Covrt—TaiaL Taxm—Part 1—Held by Chief 4 6, 1956. 1945, 7442, 6761, 6770, 6014, 6550, 6916, 4468, 7458, 7148, Judge Sitnott.—Nes, 5214, Coury oF GuNgraL Sxssiovs—Part 1—Hold Re. corder Hackett —The Peopic va John Keenan, he cide; Same va George stewart, robber Same va Henry Bath, robbery: Same va. Robert Smith, teiom- ous assault and batiery; Samo vs. Moscs Lauber, bur- glary; Same va, Albert Howard aud Jobn Rioliy, bur gary; Same va Alice Wilson, grand larceny; Hame ve. John Murphy, grand larceny; Same va, Louis Rossy, grand larceny; Same vs, George M. Ash, grand lar- ceny; Same vs, James Oates, grand larceny; Same vs. Julia Chezel, grand larceny; Same vs. Jobn Alexander, grand larceny; Same vs, Louis Brown, ara @ ve. Anthony Bronson, false pretences; 3: Peter K. faise pretences; Same va, George Smith- son, petit larceny; Same vs. Henry Martin, petit lar- ceny; Same vs. Frank Roche, attempt to steal; Same ve David Dowling, burglary; Same vs. Marcus Buekin, burglary, Same vs. Hyman Goldstein, grand larceny; Same vs. Lewis Kerwitzkie, receiving stolen goods; Same vs. Bernard Sligman and Sigmund Strauss, re- ceiving stolen goods; Same vs, Isaac L. Gans, receiving stolen goods; Same vs. Henry J. Pauiding, assault and battery, Part 2—Held py Judge Gudersleeve.—The People va. Charles J. Williamson, forgery (continued). ALABAMA CLAIMS, 4M IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE COMMISSIONKRS—-THE RIGHTS OF NON-RESI- DENT ALIENS UNDER THE GENEVA AWARD. Wasuineton, June 22, 1876, In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims yesterday the following judgments were announcod for loss of personal effects and wages by the destruction of various vessels;—Case 1,466, Frank Morris, Albion, Cal., $450, Case 1,407, Joseph Costar, San Francisco, $500, Case 1,469, Antonio Jason, Mendicino, Cal, $135. Case 1,470, Emanuel F, Garcia, Santa Barbara, $150, Caso 153, Joseph Thomas, California, $575, Cuse 1,491, Christian Lopez, San Francisco, Cal., $234 50. Case 1,578, Joaquin Jose, New Bedford, Mass., $524 60. Case 1,682, James M. Fabee, Vineyard Haven, Mass, $126 62 Case 1,685, Joaquin Jose, Manchester, Mass,, $500, Case 1,776, Wendell H. Cobb, administrator, New Bedtord, Mass., $200. Case 1,632, Emanuel Hun- mous, New Bedford, Mass., $400. Case, 1,719, James Lyon, New Bedford, Mass, $322. Case 1,600, Free- man K. Johnson, Philadelphia, $1,317. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. The opinion of the majority of the Court in the case of Frederick Schreiber and Arnold Otto vs. The United States was delivered by Judge Jowell This is a very important case and the opinion of the Court has been awaited with great interest, as it involves points which have probably never arigen before in any court in the world. The case was argued by Frank W. Hackett, of this city, and Charies C. Beaman, Jr., of New York, for the claimants, and Joho A, J. Creswell, tor the guv- ernment, The followi! re TUE PACTS, ‘The American ship Texan Star, owned by Americans, arrived at Mauimain, British Lu in November, 1863, in search of freight. Ina di she bad contracted with Abrabam Cohen to carry a cargo of rico from Maulmain to Singaporo under a charter party. Twenty- five days were allowed to load. After the cargo was on board the master and Coben arranged a nominal change of title and namo of the ship to that of Marta- ban. After the cargo was on board a bill of lading making the cargo der of Cohen, who indorred the sain to Bebn, Meyer & Co,, the claimants, at Singapore, and at the same time drew his draft for $15,000, This ‘was in accordance with their manner of dealing. Tho Martaban was captured after sailing and burned by the Alabama, December 24, 1863, on which day und before the hour of the destruction of the vessel the claimants had uccepted Cohen's draft and had received the bill of lading which he indorsed. The draft was paid in Mexican silver as was the custom. The claim- ants seek the value (in currency) of the draft. That they nad the legal title to the cargo settled in the ease of Homer & Sprague vs. Tho United States (opinion of Judge Rayner). Tho great question im the cuse 1s on tho right of these claimants, being non resident aliens, to prosecute this claim der the present law. The claimants wore the owners of the cargo iawfully aboard an American ship, which cargo was destroyed with the vessel, Tho owners have recovered ior tho loss of the vessel and freight, Can these claimants, being aliens who bave nevor resided within tho United States, ro- cover for the loss of that cargo? THE OPINION, The Judge expresses the opinion that the val cargo, as Well as tho vessel and freight, was tal consideration at Geneva and is included tn the award, and that tho owners, as British residents, mado claim for compensation for this ‘oss on both the India government and the British Foreign Office, onthe ground that tho Martaban at the time of de- struction was carrying the #ritish flag, and so ber cargo was under British protection. Their claim was then rejected, and they wore reminded by the Gov- ernor-General of India that their own proots showed that atthe timo their rice was loaded on board the Martaban sho was an American ship, After referring to the probable connection of the cluim to the proceed- ings at Geneva, the Judge says:— «It is not for us, howover, to base our decisions upon what occurred at Geneva, even if wo certainly knew what took Place there, We are to look Into the uct of Congress, wad wi a ©, COUBT OF st in the hands of the After reforring to the fact that the Court has already adjudyed the Martaban to have been au American ¥ sel, notwithstanding her disguise, the opinion stat that the cargo wag placed on her before assuming the disguise, and then asserts that the ‘‘claimants are en- titled to’ recover unless something in their personal condition excludes them under the terms of the act’? Reterring w the exclusions and restitutions of section 12 of the act, the opinion points to the fact that the opinion of Judge Raynor m tne c Benjamin West vs. United States, passed upon the question whence the demurrer of tno counsel of the United States was overruled and the right ot an Unnaturalized foreigner to protection in the premises, and to recover for any loss sustained and proved, was fully stated. In the syllabus is was neld: ‘That the provision (section 12) embraced all persons, rn tive born or of foreign birth, whether naturulized Xeept the subjects of Great Britain, who to be excluded on other grounds. The opinion then refers at length im complimentary torms to the reasoning in_the former opimon delivered by Judge Raynor in the West case, and says:— Since that decision, which was "pronounced at a very early period of the court, & large nunver of claims have been passed upon in which the claimants were persons of nataralizea, and in every cuse this Court in’ their favor, whore they ri 6 provisions of the act, except in the case of native born subjects of Groat ‘Britain, No mgtter what were tho circumstances or doucelt the claimant, not «native born sul jad goods on board of an American veasel by the cruisers, we have given him a Judie ue of the goods Yod, always p he showed that he did not act during the rebellion tistent with the true ullegiauce. The case of Le Vois vs. United States was also re- foreign birth, m has entere ‘® loss under icon ferred to. Le Vois w=s born in France; was a member of afirm in New Orleans; never was naturalized; had not been in the country from 1861 to 1867, aud during that time resided in Paris; was associated with one Vidol, and atterward with one Mathon, in business in New Oricans daring tho rebellion, and during which the house made shipment of goods ew Orleans, which were desiroyed by one ot the Confederate cruisers, Mathon bang dead, Le Vors mado claim as surviving purtner, The cuse was heard aud at first dismissed, on the ground that the disloyal ucts of bis partner (Viol) were imputable to him, A rebearing and farther proof showed that: Le Voir did no disloyal act, and that he was not responsible for the acts of Vidol, und the Court, acting upon the doctrine in the case of West, gave him Judgment. Between that case and the present case the opinion recog 0 difference. Restating the view taken of the exclustons of the twelfth section the Court says:— ye claimant is excluded, unless he was ut the th the loss entitled to tl rotection of the United 5 the premises, and Tion bore true allecian After further elaborating upon the restrictions against Britieh subjects, as contained in the twelfth section, the opinion says:— Constraing thi ce it, we lauxe in connection with the part that 0 award «it, nk the true meaning is tii be made in favor of any pi sion a8 to his property B rniment and against the Uonfeder- an was entitled 60 such protection as Againsi both governments at the exact time ot his lows, yes, If be at any during the rebellion was guilty of any of ui jeciance to the United States, be shall aut im this court. The opinion then proceeds to show that Meyer was not a British subject, that he was never vaturalized in England, that the qualiged naturalization which bo ob- tained in British India only entitied lim to certain priv- id that he did aot reaume his country, ‘The opinion then cites Catef Justice Cockburn as to the effects of naturalization jn the Bri Dominions, showing that in Meyer's case, upon bis revuro to tis own country, bis original nationality would waive, and that in case of war he mighs bear arts against Her Majesty wituout incurring the guilt 0: treason. — Quot- ing from the result of the deliberations of a commis- son appointed by Parliament composed of such learned publicists as Sir-Rovert Phelimore, Sir Kor th Pal. mer and Montague Bernard, the opinion says ‘colonial naturalization confers no rights ol nationality beyond the mits of the colony granting naturalization,” and closes as lollows ‘These citations seem fully to sustain the foregoing eoncin- edo wot think and ox We therefore are of the op titled to recover the loss wis y Judgments for the claimants for $24,786 46, with in- terest from December 24, 1863. A DISHNTING OPINION, Judge Raynor disseuts trom the opinion of the Court with consideravle sharpness and determined the ground in Which be delivered the opinion, a) sabject, mands for bod gg upon the British govern and its colonial franchises. Judge Raynor is of the opinion that neither of the claumants was ¢ tue protection of tho United States at tuo time of the Joss, and that they are not authorized by their situa to seek redress before the Court. He aseerts that her of the claimants of this government. He denies tho Le United States. responsible for the the United States strained ¢' odue and destroy that government. Contederate States bad had tho benefit of some port where the cruisers coula have carriod their captures before 28 court, ipsiead of burn them, such prize court might, and ly would, have re- t, this of being neutral A eargo of Fico as being property. rights of neutrals in such cases. If the Confederate States had gained their independence it is very prova- ble that the destruction of this cargo would have been preferred as @ claim against them by the government which owed protection to the ers, because @ prize court would release or restore # neutral cargo on @ belligerent ship. It does not necessarily follow that the nation t the ship belonged is bound to enforce remuneration whore the same is destroyed. Toe United States claim no alleg’ and owed no protection to subjects of Great Britain and Prussia who never trod if our country nor trod the deck of one of our s! they must go to their own governments and ask for their protection, just a# those entitled to the protection of the United States applied to the United stat ‘This reasoning of the Judge was on the §presumption that the Martaban was an American sbip; but in the balance of his opinion, quoting from the proofs, he takes the ground that she was a British vessel, and from that standpoint treats the case, and further, that in all the original attempts to reeover compensation the claimants made uo other representation as to the character of the vessel, but that their present attitude is an afterthought re- sulting from their lack of success in their demands upon the British government. The opinion denies tho ground claimed, that the naturalization of Meyer was temporary, Referring to the opinion of the Court he sharply dissents from the similarity between the pres- ent case and those of Le Vols and West, and says: Will not the judgment of the Court in this case be re- garded as virtually reversing that portion of the decision of the Court in the case of Benjamin West relating to Brit- Ast While instances of such overruling have oo; I think, but had the honor to wi ferred to, and I ¢ Mm the absen reasons for doing 40. concur in whut directly in cotlict with a decision of this Court atter elabo- rate and mature consideration. MAS D BURGLARS, Yesterday morning Detective Joseph Cottrell, of the ‘Twenty-second precinct, arrested George W. Snyder, residing in the village of Halfmoons, Saratoga county, on a charge of committing a most daring burglary in thatcounty. From the facts as stated in the Tombs Police Court yosterday it would appear that on the morning of the 2d of January. last the farmbouse of Mrs. Elizabeth Brady at Halfnfoons was broken iuto by three musked burglars, who demunded where the money was which sbe had drawn trom the bank. She suid she had no money. They at once tied and gagged her and searched the house. They only found $6 @ud some jewelry, Certain information received by Constable Post, of Saratoga county, led bim to believe that Snyder was one of the gang. He came to this city and obtained the assistance of Detective Cotirell, who arrested Snyder in a saloon on Eighth avenue. On being arraigned betore Justice Murruy at the Tombs yesterday Snyder was handed over to Constable Post for removal to Saratoga county for trial. DILLON TAKEN TO AUBURN. Yesterday morning Warden John Quinn, of tho Tombs Prison, left for the Auburn Insane Asylum, having in charge Romaine Dillon, who, on the evening of the Slst of December last, shot Joho R. Dilleber in the ball of the Westminster Hotel It will be remem, bered that Dillon, a brother of ex-Park Commissioner Dillon, and a very wealthy man, had occupied a parlor suit of rooms in the Westm-nster Hotel for some months previous to the occurrence, Although taciturn in bis habits and speech he was a high liver and the best guest of the hotel. He was regarded as eccentric, but not dangerous. His mouomauia was the belief that a number of persons were banded together to do him injury. In alt other respects he was perfectly no, and discussed difficult subjects with the ease and accuracy of an accomplished scholar. Dilleber, a wine and liquor merchant, doing business in Beaver street, was also a guestof the hotel, He had contracted the havit of walking up and down the hailof the hotel, smoking a cigar, after his supper. In doing so ho assed by Dillon’s rooms, unt the latter, stepping,out om his doorway, shot Dilleber in the right breast with a Derringer pisial, He was at once arrested. Dilleber died on the following day, An inquest was heid by Coroner Eickholf, and Dillon was committed to the Tombs. He was never tried on the charge of murder; Dut the facts of his peculiar lunacy becoming knowa Governor Tilden appointed a medical .commission, under the chairmanship of Dr, Kitchen, of Biackwell’s Island, who unhesitatingly pronounced him insane. During his atay in the Tombs be was quict in demeanor and Lecame quite a favorite with the officials, It is generally understood that his relatives will make an effort to have him released trom the Auburn Asylum, ESCAPED FROM THE ISLAND. Yostorday morning two convicts in the Penitentiary on Blackwell's island, named ©, J, Quinn, alias Fay, and Georgo Barton, made their escape in a daring man. ner, The prisoners wero on the sick list, Barton for bowel complaint and Quinn for scurvy, and both occu- pied cells on the top tier of the hospital At an early hour they filed away the fron bara of their cell win- dows, nearly two inches in thickness, and tearing the biankets of their beds into strips they descended to within afew lect of the ground, outside the hospital. Afeilow convict, named George Sloun, also im the hospital, was in the plot, and let himself down in a Similar Manner, As Sloan jumped to the ground the noise attracted the attention of one of the outside watchmea, who quickly gave the alarm. The canvicts ou reaching the ground separated and ran in different directious toward the river. Bartun and Fay plunged into the water first, closely followed by the watchman, who discharged his pistol at them: They floated with the tide, and, so far as known, escaped in- jury. Slodn was not so successful, ior ax te jumped into the river Keeper Osborn came up and, pistol in hand, compelled bi to surrender. The alarm bad by this time brought Warden Fox and a large number of guards to the river. They quickly manned a bout aud chase to the fugitives, but Were unsuccessful, aud bought confederates were bear by with a boat to enable them (o escape. In the meantime the police of the Nineteenth precinct had been noutled, and officers watched the shore to capture them if they landed, but the men kept away. They are still at large. Quinn, alias Fay, was seutenced to a term of two years aid a half ‘for attempted burglary, Sloan was “dotug time’? for grand Jarceny and Bartoa was on the Island for the same crime. The latter served in Sing Sing for five years, aud was one of the gang that, 10 company with Dutch Harmon, a year and a half.ago euncocted the plot to tree all the prikoners, He ts re- garded by his keepers as a desperate fellow. ‘A (ull deseription of Quinn and his companion was telegraphed at once to the various precincts, and special detectives wero put upon their track, Where the prisoners obtained the tools with which to file away the bars of thoir coll 1s as yet unknown, but an investigation will be ma CELESTIAL CLUBBING. Mr. Wah Lung ts the proprietor of what he calls a Chinese California laundry on Kast Broadway, near Catharine street. He seems in a fair way to gain sume insight into the higher forms of Bowery civilization, He pursues his avocation in the front of a little base- ment. Yesterday, about one o'clock, two roughs en- couraged Mr. Lung in his ironing periormanee by thraw- ing stones and mud at the sbirts upon which he was engaged. To this the Celestial replied by w pailiul of cold water, The aspersed rejoined by a large piteber which was standing convenient outside the crockery store next door, The interchange of civiiities was maintatued by @ piece of paving stono oh the part of r, Luog. This did not satisfy tbe adversary, so Mr. Lung and his assistant sallied forth with two heavy, rough picoes tick and Lelabored the Bowery exquisites, one of was soon covered with bioud. {he bystanders od to enjoy the sport, and did not interfere unul Lung went to lovk for a policeman (how produc- of heuthy exercise !t is that they are invisible on such oceasions!), when about twenty of them set upon Lung, who wegis about fifty pounds, and tore lis clothes off his back, Mr, Long’s account of the afar was highly interesting, bus a# there are no series of letters known to us by which it can be reproduced the graphic description must be withbeld. Mr. Lung man- Aged, however, to tel! the HkkaLD reporter tuat bis aesailant used sundry tonder expletives, No arrests were made. CORONERS’ CASES. Coroner Croker held an inquest in the case of Thomas Dwyer, who died on Tygsday from injuries received the day previous from an explosion in the coul bunker of the steamer Briiannic. The jury rec- ommended that better ventilation be furnished tne ecal bunkers of steambouts, to prevent any tuture ac- cidents of the same kind. PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. Yesterday Bush Aguilar and Ander Aguilar, uncle and nepliow, both of whom are natives of San Domingo and by trade cigar makers, were arraigned before United States District Attorney Teany, Brooklyn, on a charge of passing counterfeit national bank notes. 01 Weduusday they attended # picnic of colored peopl the Atlanuc G ar East New York, where a five doliar bill on the First 1a seer Ww National Bank of wos changed ju paym spurious bill was given in payment for cigars The prisoners, who claim that the money was given them in payment of a bill, were held for examination in do- fault of $4,000 bail, SUICIDE OF A BROOKLYNITE. About balf-past twelve o’clock yesterday alternoon William M, Anderson, proprietor of Washington Hail, @ liquor saloon corner of Fourth street and Broadway, Williamsburg, retarned to his residence, No. 378 Adel- treet, Brooklyn, in apparently excellent cupied WW & pistol, hot Mimself in the right tempe, His ‘ou hearing the report, entered the room and found im lying down jnsensibie, and the weapon by bis side on the He was atended by Dra, Fossen- ie anid have a it is insanity ‘ks past he been compiai great pai the posed that ho was aay sone Ae wi be commutied the rash hich | ‘ Ne ———=70 A BIVER MYSTERY SOLVED, On the morning of January 24, 1876, as s Hamilten avenue ferryboat was leaving the ferry slip om the New York side a young woman suddenly stepped over the forward chain and deliberately Jumped off the boat mto the river. The rash act was witnessed by several Passengers who were standing by the guards, and among the number was a young geutieman, apparently au Englishman, judging from bis dress, who without « moment's deliberation sprang into the waver in the bu- mane effort to rescu, the would-be suicide. It was svom observed by those on the boat that the struggling man could not swim, while the garments of the woman kept * her on the surface, The ferry boat was stopped and a sinall boa: was lowered to the rescue. The woman was saved, but her brave would-be rescuer gunk before the boatman could reach him and was seen no more, A few weeks later a letter was Teveived at the Henan office from a lady residing im the State of Ilinots, setting forth that the writer had read au account of the incident recorded and feared that she recognized in the deceased a very dear triend. She begged jor turther particulars, if such were to be had. Her letter was answered, when she again wrote, stating that ber worst suspicions were realized; thal deceased was Thomas Welles, a native of England. He bad resided in [liinois for several years and bad gone to England ona brief visit to sume of his relatives, who wero highly respectable people, intending to re- turn tp the latter part of January to fultl his engage- meut to wed her, She asked that, if the remaing should be found, she might be immediately notified of the fact, im order that she might provide for a propor interment of the body. On Monday morning, June 19, the following telegram. was received at Brooklyn Police Headquarters from the Eleventh precinct :;—'*Drowned man vt Archer's Stores, foot of Van Dyke street, Can't teil age. Five feet uine inches, Dark hair, pants gnc vest. Small wateh chain around his neck, woollen Gatters and rubber overshox Body very much decomposed,} were moved to the Mor; whence they were interred, by direction of Corner Sims, on Wednesday last, amon, the unknown dead in Potter’s Field, Flatbush, & the pocket of the punts was found a check belonging Castle Gardeu, New York. The Corover communicated with the authorities of the latter place, whe oral trunks belonging to deceased were found, Mr. Welles came to this country ov board the steamship Denmark, in company with two English gentlemen who were to have attended bis wedding, Alter his death they ree turned to London. Before leaving, however, the St. George's Sociuty, of New York, were apprised of th¢ facts and requested to provide for the proper interme Of the body should it ever come to the shores of New York or Brooklyn. Yeuterday a committee of the 3t George’s Society called upon the Coroner, who gave them a permit to disinter the body and to bury it iq the English plot in Greenwood Cemetery, which hu unane office will be periormeu to-day. PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION. In the case of tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company against Richard Irwin to recover the sum of $750,000, alleged to have boon paid to him by Alden B, Stocks well, the further hearing of testimony was had yestern day before the referee, Mr. Brownell. The detatls of the complaints have been published. Mr. Irwin waa present, represented by ex-Judgo Fullerton; the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was represented by Mr. S. B, Boardman and Mr, Rutus Hatch by Mr. A. J, Vanderpoel, The first witness sworn was ex-Judge Pierrepont, who tostitied that he was counsel for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in the latter part of 1862 and the carly part of 1863; he knew A. B. Stockwell; witnest was ebgaged in the imatier of the settlement boyween tho Pacific Muil Steamship Company and A. B, Stock- well, but was not engaged in its negotiation, Mr, Boardinan—What was the nature of the claim of the Pacitlc Mail Steamship Company ugainst Mr. Stock- well? Objected to. Witness—The claim grow out of Mr. Stockwell’s use of stocks of the company; Panama stock and Paciti¢ Mail ewock. Mr. Bourdman—Do you recollect ot six checks drawy by the Vice Preaident of the Pacitic Mail Steamshig Company to the order of RB, Irwin, amounting t¢ $750 0007 Witness—I have no momory of them. Mr. Fullervou—When did (bis claim first come inte your hands? Witness—It never did; I was not the attorney; Mr, Hatch spoke to ie about the claim; he was vice pret dent; 1 uo not know the date of the settlement; I bad d of large expenditures of money of the company at Wasningtow prior to September 13, 1873, by A. B, Stockweil in relation to a subsidy ; 1 had beard some of the directors say that i! Stockwell bad allowed 1 money to be expended ituproperly that he should held liable; Mr. Stockwell never told me that any claing had been ‘made against lim; I have no memory uf having drawn the rejeases of Stockwell and the com. pany, and [do not think I did; 1 uever heard that money had been used in legislation; what 1 heard was that the money had been paid by Stockwell to obtam in some way u subsidy, Mr. Russe! 6 was the next witness, Ho wasa@ director of the ite Mail Steamship Company iw 1873 and 1874; recollected the reiease given to Stockwell, the subject of the exponditure of money by Mr. Stock. well wus a frequent subject of conversation among t directors; they disapproved of it, and thought he should be held responsible tor it; such conversation was held both velure aud alter the reioase was given; the settlement was on the Howe Sewing Machine notes I did not know about the #ix checks or anything avou the $750,000 until six mouths alter the settiement, Alter sume further testimony of an unimportant chare aoter, the reference was adjourued until June 20, ab four P. Me DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK. ‘There was no perceptible increase or falling off yew torday in the number of people. who have, since Mon» day last, thronged the counting room of the Dry Dock Savings Bank to withdraw their deposits About 200 persons awaited the opening of the doors at the com mencement of bank hours, At ten A. M. promptly they were admittod, and paid at the rate of one por Minute, AS last asa dozen depositors were paid the same number of meu or women anxious to withdraw their money were admitted. The business of the day was completed about sevon P, M, Tho crowd around the bank yesterday was composed partly of idiers and thieves, who mingled freely with the depositors, Within the bank pertect order was maintained. When the doors were first opened there was cousideravle struggling for places in tne line, but order and good humor returned whon \t was seen that the depositors were paid without any bemtation and thatthe receive ing teller was engaged all the time in receiving de» powits, Many of the depositors, noticing these tuc| weat away without drawing their money, and some of those who had received their money on Wednesday ree turned and again deposited it Messrs. F. W. Young and Brother, of avenue D, made another deposit of $1,500. The lresident, Mr. Andrew Mills, reported that the amount paid out on Mouuay to 133 depositors was $11,699 35, and the depomts ro. ceived, $15,879 95, On Tuesday the amount paid out was $ 27 9, and the deposits re red, $6,034 44, The payments on Wednesday reached the sum of $157,000, and the receipts $1,400. Yesterday the pays ments reached abont $160,000. The President said im relation to the ability of the bank to continue its pays tents:-—"-We pay ali who come along; that’s our best answer to all dcubting Thomases, We have been of fered money in jargo quantities from other banking ine stitutions, but have systematically reiu-ed, because we don’t Want it, aud our backbone Is stroug enough withe out it” The following abstract from the books shows the assets and liabilities of the bank on Monday morn ing Bonds and mortgages......6..0+sssses+ $2,945,950 00 City and county bonds of the State of New ‘ork New York city bond United States registered bond: Real Estate anu banking houses. Cash on hand lly through the run and then rout by ite assured stabiiity, bi te RAILROAD ITEMS. Mr. John I. Blair has decided, it is said, to build @ railroad from Blairstown, in Warren county, N. Delaware Station, on the Delaware River, where tl Dviaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad crosse@ frow the Jersey to the Pennayivania side of the river, The road will be about eighteen miles long and pase through a rich farming district, crossing Biairstown aud Knowlton townships and touching at Centreville, It wil give the farmers direct communication with New York and the West, The farmers and others aoe the line have donated the right of way, and Mr. will build and equip the road ut a cost of $250,' prevent it to the poopie ot Blairatown, A despateh received yesterday says trains on Chan lotte and Atlanta Ar Line are pow running regularly, ‘the washed-out track having becn replaced, INCENDIARY TRAMPS. Yesterday morning three tramps entered the ros. dence of Jobn Deranes, on Bergen Wood road, Union Mill, N. J., and demanded some money and io d, ine Vimating that if they were not treated well they would ransaeck the house, They were driven away bv some eltizens, returned jater in the day, when Mra, Deranes was absent and hor servant was in the upper part of the house. They saturated rags and paper with ou heh poral 3 @ fire in the ri way. The fire ned cove! iy je servant an extinguished very alter the scoundrels had fled. AN OFFICER PROSTRATED. Officer Beatty, of the Broadway'squad, was se SRNR