The New York Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1876, Page 8

~ DISTRESSED. WORKINGWEN, Mass Meeting in Tompkins Square Yesterday. Representations Made by the Men to the Heads of Departments. ‘THE ANSWER GIVEN THEM. Several hundred working men, who met on Sunday and passed the resolutions that appeared in the Hxwatp Of yesterday, reassembled yesterday morning in Tompkins equare to enter their protest against the nog- Ject of the heads of the city departments to provide work forthe thousands who, anxious to earn their Dread, see their families suffering untold privations for ‘want ofthe necessaries of life. It had been rumored that the meeting might presage a riot such as once before isgraced Tompkins square, and a lurge foree of police were present while others were held in reserve, Happily there was no occasion for the em- ployment of the police, for the men ‘Wore orderly and extremely mild in their utterances considering the bad plight in which they undoubtedly are. Speeches were made by Mr. John Ennis, Thomas F. Roach, William F. O'Connor and others, the burden of which was the necessity for the workmen standing frm and united in their demand for employment and the propriety of avoiding all threats of violence. The Speakers counselled firmness and moderation and the exercise of the elective franchise in the next election independent of party affiliations. Tne following pre- amblo and resolutions were adopted amid cheers, and a committee, consisting of the following members, was @ppointed to act as their spokesmen during their subse- quent visit to the Mayor and other officials—viz, Messrs, John Ennis, Thomas F. Roach, William Mo- Govern, Joseph Burke, John Eagan, Richard Connolly, William O’Connor, James Howe and James Connolly :— Whereas tho condition of the working classes is 4 questio ofdeep iwportance at all times, but especially so at the Present moment, when at loust 330.000 men are out of em- peut with at least half of that number subsisting on ublic charity, Whereas it is a sad thing to see so nian ble-bodied men who are willing to work walking throug! our streets day a a Woereas this is 4 great evil, of persons upon the charity Independence of mind in’ the recipi time produces diseuso in the ody pol laborer is bound tu protect and God has given. into his charge, be is not to ullow them to Perish by brute force or. by hunger: or by miserable tood or y waut of proper clothing; and whereas our city covern- Rient, as operated at present, is a most yrievous burden dorne by the people, governed in w xreat decree by auti- Qusted precedents of the dead past Instead of tho issues vf class destro; ‘and at th @ living present, costing Vaxt amount of money to all taxp simply in many cases gratifying a morbid taste for ising the tricks and for the beautiful uncertainties the sense of this meeting, That the condition ofthe hi 1x classes imperatively deni js immediate legislation for the prosecution of the public works on prin ples of common sense and justice, prominent among which Shall be w provision prohibiting’ the intervention of auy third party in the performance of the same. Resolved, Th: we, the working men, in mass meeting as- lly request His Honor, Mayor Wickhum, of the city government, to call, by oardof Aldermen to meet in spec by th e1 wed in them by | and we further ayor will use bis authorit: les oxistiog between i In our opinion thas is where the evil li rl . ence to settle all ditticul Ppartmonts, the people should know It. Alter the meeting had adjourned at the equare the laborers, numbering betw 400 and 500, formed in rocession, and, headed by the commiitee and the tars and Stripes, proceeded to the City Hall Park. They formed on the southern side, and were met by Captain Leary and a large force of police. Tne Cap- tain informed them that they could not be permitted to enter the building as a body, and requested them to send their committeo in. This request was complied With very reluctantiy, but on entering the Mayor's ffice they found that Mr, Wickham was out of thecity and acting Mayor Lewis temporarily absent, The com- mittee then proceeded 10 the rooms of Commissioner Campbell, of the Department of Public Works, To Bim they explained the objcet of their visit. Mr. Campbeli assured them that nis duties were merely executive, and tbat he had no power to give them work. He stated that he had recently given out a large Amount of work by contract, und that at the rate he bad been pushing the public works tho appropriation Or the year wouid soon be exhausted. President Lewis, acting mayor, subsequently received the commitice very kindiy und expressed is sympa- thies for their condition, but as he was merely acting mayor he was unable to give them the relief asked for, He assured them that the Board of Aldermon had every sposition to give them work, and that the responsi- lity rested with the heads of departments, The committee then watted ov Comptrolier Green at the Finance Department. They were thea invited Jato the Compirciier’s office and Mr, Ennis presented @ subject on the part of the comuittee, stating that there was great suilering at this time among the laboring classes, who wished to ascertaia if possible where the responsibility for it lay. It bad been stated that money had been collected from tho assessment for Riverside avenue and was now lying uselessly in the bank. When he had concluded Comptroller Green said that the representations tnade were of so general a charac ber as to make it somewhat difficult to know how to re- spond. It was apparent to any person of the least ob- Servation that a great toany persons were out ol e Ployment, amoug whom’ were many, very mai pectable mechanics and laboring men who were de: Sirous of working, but found it impossible to get any work todo, That was the condition not cuiy of the city of New York, but of every city and town ip the Union, A general paralysis existed all over the coun- try Some attributed 1 to one cause aud some to an- Other. It was very apparent, however, that this gen- ral Stagnation of business Was on us and that we had deal with it as best we could, His function as Comp- troller of the city was to raise the money and pay 18 to those who pentitied to be paid. To certain de- partments is cuirusted the management of certain Works to be performed. These departments have the power to go on with the works, and it ‘was their business to do so when they thought roper and not his to employ the laborers and conduct he works. If the depariments went on with ‘works and the claims were lawfully contracted it was Presumed that they would be promptly paid, as they always hud veev, It was not true that money had been collected from assessments for (he improvement of Riverside avenuc; but whenever the work should be Procceded with under the liw mouey would be pro- vided to pay for it’ The Comptrotler said we should | ase on facts only. Misrepresentations are short lived and soon corrected by the truth. He did not deal im demagogism. It is best for all to ascertain and Btand on the basis of truth. Misrepreseutations can do no good, and he aid not wish to hold out hopes and expectations that may prove illusory. A good deal bas been said lately about the condition of Tompkins square. A sufilcieot sum of money had been aiready expended on it by the De- Partmevt of Parks to put it in compiete order and afford a breathing place for the poor in that Comptroller also stated that the pay of wil the departinents, when correct, have been promptly paid, and there are nove tn his department now unpaid.’ While be was desirous that all honest clams against the city sbould be prompily Paid he was equally determined that no unjust vills Should be allowed and none paid which bore the ap- Pesrance of robbery, if he conld help it Mr. Ennis here’ remarked that the Comptroller ‘Would be sustained by ali good citizens in this deveri Ration. The Comptrolier said tnat be had been engaged for many years in the Department of Parks im carrying ou works for developing and veautitying the city, aud Knew of no complaint that (he various works un- his charge bad not been carried on with fairness Wo the laborers and economy to the city. In the present geveral paralysis of our industries | arf trade we must not torget the class of people whe | are taxpayers of moderate means, who furnish the Means of carrying on the city government and paying all it expenses There many living on the east hide of the city and on the west #ide, in the Ninth and Olber wards, who are barely able to keep a roof over their heads and pay the calis on them for taxes. The means are suferiog from loss of eas avd occupation, and find {t dificult to keep their heads above water. Their interes: ould be Considered, and itis demanded that all high salaries and jovberies shoula be put down, and that for every dollar expended by the city an equivalent should be Feeeived. The city, as you kuow, said he, bas been Fobbed of millions of iis movey; its debt is great and taxpayers have to sufler. The city of New York, Qs your chairman has said, isa great and rich city, Dut is affected by those ali-pervading influences which bave prostratod tie whole businoss of the counter, Ne regretied excee ingly the destituion aud suferi that ex'sted and the dificulty experienced tn procur employment. The public industries were very trifling compared With the great mass of private enterprises And businesses which are all suifering from this con- Gition of afuirs, The Comptroiier conciuded ing that it would give him great pleasure to do what- aver he properly could in aid of setting the wheels of lndustry in motion and to bring about a better state of ‘ts With US at this Lime. the committee fu ie which a report of tu beads of departments was made by Mr. E who ad- vised them to avoid all disorderly demonstrations, but fo stick together for a few days ubtil some satisiaction Is obtained from the city authorities. The color vearor tempted to leat the way through the City Hail bo tne park in the re: put the police kept them back, ad they sovn af Tacd. PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY. WHY THE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE NOT BREN MADE—WHAT THE WORKINGMEN WERK TRYING TO FIND OOT-—-GOOD NEWS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. ‘The delegation of workingmen wi they visited City Hail, | visits to the various | 1 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST! 1, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. wan that he did not originate work but paid for what those in authority ordered He said tf the depart- ments would proceed with the uptown improvements— the Riverside drive andthe Boulevard—he would raise the money to pay tor the work. A reporter of the Hezaup called at the Department of Parks yesterday afternoon in regard to the matter and inquired why the work was not proceeded with. Commissioner Martin, when he heard what Mr. Green | had stated, said:— “Why, Mr. Greem has been preventing us doing this work for over two years, He bas ratsed every possiblo technical legal objection, He said he would not pay for it, and we have a letter on file in this office to that effect. We have all aiong been deterred from boginning the work by him, although it bad been duly author- ized, At last we went to the Legislature, and only in June last did we succeed in having a special act passed authorizing the opening of Riverside drive aud requir- ing the Comptroller to pay for the same. Mr. Green fought the act all eccoal sna at the last moment suc- coeded in having # clause inserted requiring every portion of the work to be done by contract. But,’ he said, “Green will wriggle out of anything,” TH WORK TO PROCKKD. The bill, the Commissioner said, had been signed but afew days by the Governor, yet the department had proceeded as rapidly as possible with the work. The engineers had been engaged upon it several weeks and he expected a report trom them on Weduesday. As the whole work had to be done by contract of course some time would be lost in advertising, and men could not be put to work immediately. It was bis purpose, however, to push the work as vigorously as possible, This work will give employment to over 1,000 men. STRIKE OF 'LONGSHOREMEN. THREE THOUSAND MKN VOLUNTARILY STOP WORK—THR SITUATION AT PRESENT. Yesterday morning the men employed in handling the inward and outward bound cargoes of transatlan- Me steamers baving wharves on the Hudson River front of this city, ‘‘struck’’ work to enforce thoir de- mand for increased wages. The demand was resisted by the employers, and the men, known technically as ‘longshoremen’’ from the nature of their work, quietly retired to tho streets along and near the shoro to await coming events, It is probable that a conference will be held to-day and the matter take a definite shape. During the last two months the matter of a strike for increased wages bas been agitated informally among tho workers on the Hudson River shore. They number between 3,000 and 4,000, Most of them are men having large 1amilic, They have been trained to the business of breaking out and stowing cargoes in ocean going vessels, and claim that their work is not fully paid tor, CAUSES THAT LED TO THE STRIKE. 5 Passing along West street yesterday a Henan re- Porter, in conversation with soveral of the ‘longshore- men at the steamship docks, gathered the following ideas from the men as their leading motives for the atrike-— “How many men are on strike?” “About 3,000 or 4,000, sir.” “What did you strike for?” “For forty conts for an hour’s labor in the day- time and for fifty cents an hour during the night.” “Why do you charge more at night?”? “When we bave work in the day it is vory heavy, as all our work 1s, sir, and woe need rest at night or we would soon be laid sick. The less work have at night the more we will have in the day. “What caused you to ask for tho increase of five cents an hour at night and tou cents an hour for the ay work 1” “We did not want to make any trouble by doiug so either to the steamship companies or the merchants, but we bave found, sir, tnat we cannot support our: selves and families at tho existing rates of wager, Look at it, sir; a strong, able inan, anxious and will- ing to do the worx, gets thirty cents an hour, Well, if bis work lasted all day he woula make $3. Every workinginan in New York would be giad to get that; but our thirty cents an hour may not last forty-five minutes; 1t may last two hours.” ‘ What is the average weekly pay of a longshoroma: take the year through ?”* Jai ine dollars a week, That’s God's truth, Some of us have large families, and, of course, have to pay more rent than others. "” “What do these mon about us pay ?”? One man answered:—‘I have a wife and two chil- dren; I pay $6.” Another said, ‘1 have ten in the family and pay $14.” Another paid $9. All in tene- ment houses. “You must make more than $9 in some weeks,” “Yes, sir; we sometimes catch a week that brings us in $15 or $16; but maybe the it two ks we are ide, If we buy a little pair of shoes for the baby it unust be done at the expense of food for the whole family. People ask us why we do not live across the river, whore rents are choapor, Bocause it is more economical to live near our work, so that we can go home to our ineals. If we did not we would bo obliged to pay forty or fifty cents for our dinners, tor men who have to handle cases of bacon weighing 600 and 700 pounds each cau’t live ona sandwich and a glass of milk; they might as well order a colin from the nearest undertaker at once.” “How fast do you Landle such cases?” “I have seen them come into the bold of an ocean steamer at tho rate of three a minute—180 an hour— and they were promptly stowed.” THX PEELING OF THE MEN. ‘How do the men feel about the suecess of their plan?” ‘There 1s but the ono feeling. Walk among them, from pier 20 all wlong the shore, and talk to tuem your: selt.” The reporter passed through the groups of men, They were all sober and apparently avoided the liquor shops. Many of them were being paid for their work during the previous weck and were orderly and quiet. . Soon after eight o'clock A. M. yesterday, while the work of discharging the cargoes of the European steam- | ers north of pier 19 North River was slowly prozross- ing, the falling rain preventing the discharge or recep of perishable merchandise, a party of unemployed men visited the piers aud ordered the men to stop work, ‘The telegraphic instruments on the picrs promptly gave injormation to Superintendent Walling at Police Head- quarters, and Captain Irving, with the Harbor Police boat, with reserves from several precincts, was sent to the Pacific Mail stean p dock at Canal street. The strikers were ordered from the wharf, and obeyed without making any resisiance. The work on the ves- sel Was then resumed by the crow. THE SITUATION. Atthe Anchor line, pier No, 20 North River, the crew on the California, directed by the stevedores in the employ of the company, continued at work on the cargo. On the Othello, of Wilson's line, for Southamp- ton and Hull, the crew alone were working. At pier No. 46, the Williams & Guion line, the company steve- dores were directing the crew. Atthe French Trans- Atluntic Company's wharf the same action was taking steamships will not be involved in the movement until the question has been settled with the transat- lantic vessels, Meanwhile the agents and owners of the various lines are in consultation, They say that the strike may dolay the sailing of the steamers about one day. They declare thomseives in favor of reaucing the wages for day work to twenty-tive cents per hour, and they seem positive that they can procure all the heip they want at that rate. At present the e of wages on the Bremen and Hamburg lines is only a quarter of a dollar an hour, and there is no difficulty in getting mei don the Old Dominion line to Rich. mond, pier 37, and also op the Krie lailroud, the rate ts only 174; cents an hour and nothing extra for night wor! REDUCING WAGES IN JERSEY. ‘The wages of tho men employed in Thompson & Co.'s Steel works at Jersey City were reduced twenty per cent yesterday. ‘The laborers on the coal docks at Bergen Point were cut down from eighteen coats an hour to sixteen cents, and the dissatisfaction {sso groat that a strike i# im- mineot, A large number of the men are irom the re- centiy disturbed coal tivids of Pennsylvania, and they are not disposed to submit to any reduction. Some of them openly stated yesterday that the strike would take place during the present week. Several threat- ening letters ha’ been received by Mr. superintendent at the coal ducks. CONVICTED BY HALF A. FOOT. Jobn Platt, the reputed leader of a gang of thieves on ‘the north shore of Long Island, who was arrested at Port Jefferson on Sunday morning bench warrant issued by tue Queens County Court, he baving been in- dicted at the last term ot the Court for a burglary com- mitted at Towusend’s mill, Oyster Bay village, some co, Was taken belore Judge Armstrong, at Ja- maica, yesterday morning and tully committed for tral The mancer in which this robbery was traced to Piatt was peculiar, About With two of three other y off Glen Cove with the intention of robbing her. “The crow was aroused, and the mate, sermiug an axe, strack Platt ou the top of his lett foot, cuiting it so padly that it Was necessary aiterward to finish the amputation, leaving only lialf the foot forward of the heel. He aiterwara wore a boot with straw stuffed in the tov, aud whieh, as it turned up when be walked, left a pe- culiar track, and it was this track whieh enabled the officer to trace the robbery of Townsena’s mill to bim, A large part of tie grain, flour, &c., stoleu was found in bis house, A LEAP FOR LIBERTY. On Satarday night Officer O'Neill, of the Twentieth precinct, saw Louis Fischer, of No. 425 West Thirty- Sixth street, and a man named Julius Sadeo, leave the premises of Michael McGill, No. 389 Ninth avenue, Fisehor carrying alarge bundle. Suspectiog that ail Was Hot right be made inquiries and found that several lengthe of bose, valued at $23, had been stvien trom Mr. McGill's apartments, Olficer O'Newl at once went to Fischer's house, and, on entering his room, tound Fischer aod Sadeo together. 8 Jumped out of the and escaped. Fischer was arraigned betore Justice South, at the Washington Ilace Police Court yesterday, was beid Gomptroiler Green yesterday were told by that gentie- | for tial AN AUDACIOUS IMPOSTOR. ; HOW H&S OPERATED ON THE CONFIDENCE OF PIOUS PEOPLE—THE Y. M. G 4, AMONG THE VICTIMS. Last Thursday morning Prior A. Simon, a Chris- tian worker in Rev. Dr. Tyng’s Gospel Tent, in Weet Thirty-fourth street, left his home, contrary to the ad- vice of his friends, to meet aman on South street, whom he had been helping with money for some time past, and who professed to be a seeker after religion. Mr. Simon not returning to bis home that evening bis friends felt considerable anxiety about him, not kuow- ‘ng his whereabouta This morning Mr. Simon re- turned safe and sound, just in tjme to find the man he had been helping in the hands of the police on a charge of forgery and obtaining money by fulse pro- tenees, Tho following facts in relation to bia arrest will prove ipteresting:—It appears that on the 15th inst the prisoner, who gave his name as George J. Simpson, but who also is known by the aliases of “Raymond” and James,” called on Mr. B, S Gilbert, the librarian and acting secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, at No. 111 Broadway, and stating that he was an ex- couvict and desired to reforin, asked for a letter to Mr. Septimus I. Williams, the assistant treasurer of the as- sociation, Ashealso stated that ho was promised a situation on the Fall River line of steamboats at a salary of $30 per month and board, but had no funds to procure the necessary outfit for the position, Mr. Gilbert, relying on his statement that he had been con- verted in the Gospel Tent, gave him a letter to the above gentleman, requesting him to send a messenger with Simpson to the oltice of the steamboat company, to see if his story were true, aud then to farnish him with the necessary amount, Simpson soon afterward opened the envelope and wrote an- other epistle from it, striking out and inserting such sentences as best suiied hia purpose, algo stating that he had a brother, who was his only relation in the world, euginoer on board a United States steamer at Washington, whom he desired to visit before taking the above position, signing the let- ter B.S. Gilbert. On presenting the forged letter to Mr, Williams that gentleman immediately procured for him a ticket to Washington, and sent him to Mr, Radtord L. Gilbert, from whom he procured a complete suit of clothing, including shirts, collars, cuffs, draw- ors. &c. He afterward sold the railroad ticket. Mr. Williams subsequently saw the prisoner in this city, und-suspecting that all was not right, informed the police, Detective Irving, of the Twenty-sixth pre- cinet, was detailed to look after the impostor, and ‘this morning found him lounging around the docks along the North River and immediately ar- rested bim. On searching his prisuner the officer found about forty letters on his person, purporting to come from numerous weil known and respectable citi- zens of the city, and several from Rev. Robert 8. Whiting, the chaplain of Moyamensing Prison, in Philadelphia, recommending him us a proper subject for the assistance of the charitable. He was taken bo- fore Justice Wandell, in the Tombs Police Court, yes- terday afternoon, where he admitted having sold the ticket for Washington, and also that he had served a term of six months in Moyamensirg Prison for receiv ing stolen goods, He says ho is twenty-six years of age and bolongs to Philadeiphia. He claims that he has made only $60 out of the business altogetber, and ex- presses a little anxiety as to how he will be dealt with, He was held for trial in detault of heavy bail MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wickham {s still absont at his country seat on Long Island. Alderman Lowis ofMfciates in tuo meanwhile, Alderman McCarthy introduced a resolution recently, which passed the Board, providing for taking down the obstructions across the streets at Jones’ Wood Col- osgoum, The Commissioner of Public Works has just caused those obstructions to be removed, in accordance with the spirit of the resolution. Comptrollor Green, the Tax Commissioners and tho Finance Committee of tho Board of Aldermen will mect us . o’clock on Wednesday to fix the tax rates for 87 City Chamberlain Tappan makes the following state- ment of funds in his hands during the past week :.- Balance July 22, $749,086 62, Payments, $901,688 62, Balance July 29, $720,770 22. Payments, 930, 2. Mayor Green, of Manchester, England, was among tho visitors at the City Hall yesterday. ‘The total number of bathers at the floating baths last week reached 71,62 WARRANTS SIGNED, Comptroller Green signed warrants yesterday on the following accounts, and transmitted the same to the Mayor for bis counter signature:—Dock fund, $35; Public Charities and Correction, $32 87; advert 7 $97 GO; interest on the city debt, $2,849 31. Comp- troller Green paid yesterday the laborers on the Bouie- vard, js and avenues for the two weeks endipg July 22 The amount disbursed was $6,629 62. CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Thirty-eight male and nine fomale prisoners were received into the Penitentiary last weck. Six patients were received into the female lunatic asylum and four into the male one. Michael Kelly, a patient, died iast week. The number of visitors to the asylum was 124. BROOKLYN'S STORAGE RESERVOIR. PROGRESS OF THE LITIGATION TOUCHING THE HEMPSTEAD DAM. Yesterday the attention of the Supreme Court, Kings county, Judge Barnard, was occupied in hearing argu- ment in the matter of the mandamus of the city of Brooklyn against Commissioners Adams and Fowler, of the Board of City Works, to compel those officials to advertise for bids to face tbe dam of the Hempatead Reservoir. The detendants contend that tt 1s 2 misde- ™meaner to contract for work for which there 1s no specific appropriation, and that thero are no funds available to pay the $30,000 voted by the Common Council for tue work, except it be taken from the $500,000 appropriated by the Legislature for that pur- pose, but which the Board of Aldermen refuse to inter- fero with. The reiators propose to raise the required amount by the ordinary means of taxation. The Corporation Counsel read an affidavit from His Honor Mayor Schroeder reviewing the origin of the contract made by the city with Contractors Kingsley and Keeney, and setting forth that “the reservoir, constructed at an expense of $1,400,000, has lain com- paratively uscless, whereas, by the trifling expen- diture of $20.000—the entire investment required— the reservoir, completed, may be wisely and beneficially utilized and operated for the welfare of the people and to the increase of the water revenues of the city; that, according to the repeaied public written declaration of the Board of City Works. the city of Brooklyn has been in danger of a water famine or the exhaustion of its supply of water by the demand thereior for more than y that the Board having tho said water work: nd especially the reapordent, Witham A. Fowler, representing this imminent and terrible peril, the people of this city urged the con- Siruction of a storage reservoir, as said reservoir will be constructed by tho simple expenditure of $20,000 in the construction of the stome wall aforesaid, asa means ofaverting such water famine, which w city could not with safety posipone; that 1t is now a fact that the use and demand of and ‘water in city of Brooklyn presses closely upon the means of joply; Mat there is grave and serious danger of the supply ranning short.” 1; is further charged that Wi fan A. Fowler and Thomas W. Adams, Commissioners of the Board of City Works, “wilfaliy, wrongfully and unlawfully refused tocarry into effect’ in avy manver the said resolution and the directions of the Common Couneil therein coutained,"” From rresident Slocum, of the Board of City Worka, an affidavit was preseuted setting forth the retusai of the respoudents to comply. The case was argued at length for the city by Mr. W. C. De Witt, and by Gen- eral KR. A. Pryor for the responden Judge Barnard took the papers and reserved his dec BERGEN POINT INCENDIARIES. CAPTURE AND CONFESSION OF SILVERSTONE AND HIS ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES, Julius Silverstone, the tailor charged with setting fire to his store in Cottage street, at Bergen Point, on Sunday morning; bis brother Louis and Abraham Jones, of No. 190 Ewen street, Williamsburg, who are charged with having aided him in the design, were brought before Recorder Meyers at Bayonne yesterday for exainmation, In the hayloft atthe rear of Silver- stone’s house was found a bundle wrapped in a news- paper, containing several boxes of maiches wrapped with pieces of cloth antl tied with vits of cotton satu- rated with kerosene oil, Under the edge of the building | near the back duor a similar but larger bundie was found, [thad been fired, but being too tight the fire soon became exiinguis! Whea Chiet of Pohoe Whitney cailed on Stlverstoue to arrest Lim the later suddeniy exclaimed, “I know it, but I didn’t do it” ‘A few minutes later be begged for mercy and made a full confession, implicating his brother and Jon He said he bad bis piace insured for $2,000 in the Continental Insurance Compuny of New York, and the tmes being dull he wanted to make money out of the company. Louis Silverstone, the younger brother, coniessed that ho had been ‘eoncerned in the recent attempts to barn Deviin & Teal's store, He olfered the sum of $50 in Dills, with a promise of $100 more to the Chief ot Po- hee, if he would jet him go, The property in Cottage Siroet is in the inidst of irame buiidings, which were hot insured, and as the district Is unprovided with any fre apparatus to cope with a conflagration the exerte- the inhabitants ts Imiense, The three committed for trial, Chief of Police Js collecting evideuse to comnest them with other re- cont fires, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS BURGLARY. PROBABLE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DECEASED * THIEF. Yesterday Coroner Simms empanelled a jury and viewed the body of the Italian desperado who bur- glariously entered the house No, 21 Monroe place, Brooklyn Heights, on Saturday morning, and assaulted the proprietor, Mr. Sylvester Hondlow. The inquest will not be heid for several days with a view to awuil- ing the recovery of Mr. Hondiow whose attendance at the investigation is desired, The condition of the pa- tient remained favorable yesterday, and Dr. A. W. Kissam expressed strong hope of his ultimate recovery. Detective Curran, of tho First precinct, and Benedie Marteila, an Italian interpreter, who have been endeav- oring to Jearn something about the deccased burglary think they have a clew which may prove correct in determining the question, They learned from ‘T. Barnardy, boarding house keeper ut No. 4¢ Franklin street, New York, that the name of the burglar was Carlo Corbe, That about two years ago he went to work on the Brooklyn docks with a gang of Italian laborers, the longshoremen then being on a strike, Carlo, be said, lost one of his fingers aud injured the other while hoisting a bale of cotton on board ship. Barnardy had not seeu hit for nearly eighteen months, but had huard that be lived in Brooklyn und made a living by singing in saloons. He was a single man and vore the reputation of being a hard workivg and honest fellow. Subsequently Bar- nardy Visited the Brooklyn Morgue and viewed the | body, when he declared that it was not the man whom he supposed—it was not Carlo Corte, He also denied that he had given the deseription to the detective which corresponded with the deceased. The body wil not be cousigned to Potter’s Field tor a few days, but will be kept for the purpose of identification, if that is possible. Police Superintendent Campbell bas several officers at work on the case. STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED. Yesterday forenoon Detetective Butts, of the Brook- lyn Central Police Office, searched a house in Hicks street, near President, for stolen property, and was re- warded by the discovery of silks, eatin, pebble goat skin and other articles amounting to tne value of $1,000, believed to have been the proceeds of a recent New York burglary. The property was found in a trunk secreted in the cellar of the house. The clew to the case was obtained on Saturday afternoon by Detec- tives Looney and Zandt, whose attention was attracted while on duty on Fulton street by the suspicious bear- ing of two mon who carried two parcela. The officers followed the fellows, and saw them enter a pawn- broker’s shop on Sands street. There they learned the mon had tried to sell some pebble goutskin and a picce of satin, but the pawnbrok-r would not buy. The de- teclives next saw their gamo go into a Myrtle avenue shop, and, upon again making their appear- ance, they took them into custody. The property which the men were trying to dispose of was worta $12, The prisoners claimed to have been solicited to sell the goods on commission by a tall man, whom they claimea to have met on Fulton avenue, but whose name or place of residence they did not know. One ot the prisoners said his namo was Patrick Riely, aged nineteen years, and that he lived at No, 56 Carroll Strect, The other man gave his name as James Connor, aged twenty-lour years, residing in Hicks street, near President. It was atthe house of the latter that the property was found. The detectives are of the opinion that tney have opened a vein of information which will lead to thie recovery of more of the proceeds Qf recent New York burglaries, as itis expected that a prisoners will put them in the possession of facts thal will lead to several important arrests. THE ATTEMPTED SAFE BURGLARY. SOMETHING IN THE ‘‘VENI, VIDI, VICI” STYLE YROM A CRACKSMAN. Charles Hastings, the young man who attempted to rob the safe in EK. M. Stratton’s coal office on Saturday night, was fully committed for trial at the Fifty-sev- enth Street Police Court yesterday, in default ot $2,000 bail, He was also held for trial on a charge of stealing the tools used by him in his vain efforts at broakin; open the safe, and which were the property of Ezekiel Doherty, whose carpenter shop is next door to Strat- ton’s office, On going to his office yesterday morning Mr, Stratton found this note for him:— Dear Sin—I cracked your erfb, Yours respectfull JEAN VAL JEAN. The writer was probably Hastings’ companion, who succeeded in escaping arrest THE RIGHT BIRD CAGED. 4 FIRST CLASS BURGLAR AND A SEILFUL PICKPOCKET IN CUSTODY. On the police records of this and several otner cities but fow burglars have their names displayed more con- spicuously than David Peyton Jones, alias ‘Nat’? Jones, alias Percival, For years he bas been noted as one of the most daring and desperate of his class in the country, and although he served three different terms in State Prison for burglary ho pursued his criminal avocation up *> yesterday with a daring seldom met with, Yesterday morning, however, he camo to grief by falling imto the hands of Detectives Fields and O'Conner, of the District Attorney's office, who cap- toréd him atthe corner of Eighth street and Sixth avenue. ‘The officers had been watching his rendez- vous at No, 34 Greenwich avenue tor some hours and captured him shortly after he came out. They then went back to the house and arrested his temale pal, Polly Jones, formerly the wife of George King, alias “Curly George,” a noted thief, who died in Polly is known to the police as one of the most expert pickpockets and shoplitters im the United States. In the house the detectives jounda full kit of burglar’s tools of the most improved pattern. They also tound several vaiuable silk dresses, two imported lace shawls and several other articles of c.othing, evidently stolen property. lt is believed by the police that Jones is implicated 1 several burglaries recently committed in Brookiyn and m. live main Held of operations was Baiti- more, where he broke iuto several houses, getting large’ quantities of booty. ln August of last year he was arrested by Detectives Prater and Mitchell, ef that clty, for burglary, but managed to get away, The prisoner was locked up inthe Sixth preemet 0 house, and will be sent to Baltimore unless some is ‘victims 1n this city come forward and prosecute, SILK ROBBERY. Herman Berliner, aged twonty-ciglit, aclerk, residing in Hoboken, was arrested by Detoctive Von Gerichten, of the Contral Office, yesterday, for stealing a piece of silk valued at $14, from his employers, Henry Ber- liner & Co,, of No. 56 Walker street, Several similar robberies wore discovered by the firm during the past two months, but they were unable to discover the thief until Detective Von Gerichten arrested the pris- oner, who, on bei raizned before Justice Stith, at the Washington Place Court yesterday, pleaded guilty and was held for trial. BURGLARS ARRESTED. Samos E. O'Brien, of No. 223 Thirty-ninth street, who claims to be a machinist, but whose real name 1s said to be Edward Cassin, was arraigned be- fore Justice Smith, at the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, and held for trial for vreaking into the house of Mr. George W. Post, of No. 415 West Twenty-first street, and stealing # valuable clock and property worth $40. Ralph McDonough, a lather, residing at No, 637 West Thirty-ninth sirect, on being arrested by Officer Gay- lord, of the Twentieth precinct, for intoxication, con- fessed that be was oue of the burgiars who broil nto | the residence o! Mrs. Sarah A. Alien, No. 852 West Thirty-ninth street, and stole a viol and other prop- perty valued at $100. He gave intormation which led to the recovery of the stolen goods, and on berg ar- raigned before Justice Smith, at the Washington Place Court, was beld for trial in default of $1,000 bail, Uscar Stump was held for trial at the Washington Place Court yesterday for stealing 4 child’s carriage, valued at $19, from the residence of Mr, John Shaugn- nessy, of No, 11 Clark street. - STABBED WHILE ASLEEP. On the 19th inst. Giovanni D'Alessandro was twice eriously etabbed while asivep on the roof of his residence, No, 43 Sullivan street, by another Itaian, named Francisco Petrocelli, of the same residence, Tho origin of the quarrel was a refusal of D'Alessandro to borrow $100 from Petrocell. The latter having asked too high a rate of interest, $00 for the use of the $100, D'Alessandro obtained the money elsewhero, and | Petroceili became angry and resvlved upon revenge, Pesrocelii escaped and bas since sent threatening me: sages to D’Alessandro to deter bim trow taking legal) steps against him and offering $80 hush money, D'Alessandro was not to be ‘rightenod by this, but communicated the facts to Mr. EB. P. Bergarain®, of No. 15 Centre street, ana the latter reported them to Supermtendent Wahug yesterday worning. Officer sars, ofthe Eighth precinet, was detailed to take ge ot the case and to arrest Peirocellt, CHARGE AGAINST AN AUCTIONEER. John W. Campbell, Jr., an auctioneer, doing business at No. 7 Amity street and residing at No. 80 West Twoltth street, was arrested by Officer Fleming, of the Second District Court squad, on a charge of Iraad, pre- ferred against him by Mr. Michael Furlong, of Sing Sing, N.Y. The complains stated that Mr Furlong ‘was the proprietor of the saloon No. 74 Beaver street, which, With its stock and fixtures, was worth $1,200, On June 23 be embloyed Campbell to soli the place. He asserts the sale Wax not genuine, that many articles were taken away which were not sold, rn charged excessive commission on articles sold, frauded bim ot the estimated sum of $500, An exami- nation in the case will be had to-morrow, - THE COURTS. A Spirit Medium as Defendant in a Divorce Suit. The Wife’s Revelations of His Mediumistic Arts. Rothelin’s Story of the West Point Shooting. The particulars of the suit brought by Helen Maria Flint against her husband, Rufus Wagner Flt, for di- vorce, have already been given in the Henaup. The last stage in the legal programme was an order from the Supreme Court directing the husband to pay ali- mony and counsel fees, Mr. Flint dia not comply with this order, and a writot attachment was granted against him. A writ of habeas corpus was also granted in the case, The matter came up for hearing yesterday be- fore Judge Westbrook, holding Supreme Court, Cbam- bers, Mr. John D, Townsend appearing for Mra. Flint and Mr. Lyman B. Brunell for the husband. After some argument the writ of babeas corpus was dis- missed, the Court holding that 1t was not a proper pro- ceeding in the case. The matter of the attachment was then taken up, the explanation of Mr, Fiint being that his reason for not complying with the Court was his inability to do so from want of means. Mr. Townsend read papers from which it appearsd that the order had been properly served and alimony demanded, He also read the affidavit of Mra. Flint, who states that defendant pretended to be a spiritual medium and sup- ported himself by professing to answer without open- ing letters sent him through the mail addressed to deceased persons and charging $2 in advance for his trouble. She further stated thdt the business wus car- ried on entirely through the mail and her belief that defendant would remove from this State if temporarily released, Judgo Westbrook refused to dischurge tho prisoner on this proceeding, and delendant’s counsel took out an ordor to show cause, returnable next Friday. Mrs. Flint, who was in court, has in her possession manuscript books, found, as she claims, after her husband deserted ker, and which contain copies or minutes of the “letters to the spirits” sent to the medium from ail parts of the country, they all boing in tbe busband’s handwriting. She has also a little tea kettle, which she says the defendant used for the purpose of unsealing tha letters sent by the credulous correspondents of the spirits. The correspondence is from fathers inquiring whether their children are happy im the spirit land; from brothers about sisters; irom wives asking their hus- bands how to “go to work,” and several are from daughters relating their trials and cares to deceased mothers, Nearly all these eredulous people were in hopes of being mediums, and inquired how best to become ‘developed.”” The most curious exhibit of all was a copy of the circular sent by defendant to his correspondents. It is beaded “Explanatory,” and reads as follows:. Dean — —:T am controlled by one spirit purporting to be my guide, who is the scribe for the spirits, delivering (in his own bundwriting) what is dictated to him by the spirit com- municuting. am in» normal (not trance) state, but unconscious of the composition. M: d is moved to write from right to left (backwards) independent of my will, aly, gidime the writs 0 read. The spirit letters should be securely sealed, addressed to the spirit, giving his or her name full, and sigued by tho writer's name in full, but no address on the envelope. When leit open they cannot be answered, my agency belug only efficient whon tay mind is passive and blank to both questions and ans Put your questions clearly, directly, briefly. Tne mixed and many kind defeat the object of the investigation, T would advise my correspondents to register all letters ituining money. fave my photograph forsale exhibing my spirit guide's nd arm, taken while answering a sealed letter, Rus.—For spirit letters, $2 and three cents poxtage stump. Photographs (imperial size), filty cents, THE WEST POINT HOMICIDE. Jobo H. Rotholin, the soldier who shot Washington Putnam, the carriage drnver, on the 8th inst, at West Point, was taken before Commissioner Osborn yester- day for examination, but the proceedings were ad- journed until next Saturday. Rothelin, who is an in- tolligent German, about forty yoars of age, says that he bus been in'the service for the past seven months as a private in Company E of the battalion of engineers. On the night ofthe 8tb inst. he was on guard at the South Gate, when Putnam's carriage approached on its way out. -In accordance with ordors Rothelin says that he brought his rifle to “port arms,” and culled out, “Who goes there?” Putnam answered, “A iriend,”” and Rothelin rejoined, **Advance, friend’? Patuain continued on his way and Rothelin then cried, “Halt!” as Putnam was a stranger to bim, and the orders were positive that strangers leaving tho garrison mnust de stopped. Putnam made no attempt to rein in his horses, and the order to halt was repeated twice and was disregarded each time, At the tnird command to halt Kotheim advanced toward the fore part of the carriage and brought is rifle to the position of “charge bayonet.”? As be did so he says that the barrel struck one of the wheels, and in raising it {t was discharged in some manner unknown to bim. He claims that the shooting was accidental, and says that be never before saw Putman and had no ili feeling toward him. As a proof of the shooting being an accident, he says that the ball struck the lamp of the carriage, split in two, passed through the cusiion of the seat and then en- tered Putnam’s thigh, one fragment lodging about the middle of the hmb, the other pear the knee joint, Rothelin feels his position very much, and does not like to revert to the subject, Deputy Mar: comb, who has him in charge, says that he has the sympathy of the officers and soldiers at West Pont, that his character is xood and that he was never Lefore in the guard house, side up to the light the answor can SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Judge Blatchford will open tho United States Di trict Court, bankruptcy braueh, to-day, at twelve ‘The motion calendar will be first called and cases set down for hearing during the term. . Tne will of the late Alderman Patrick Lysaght was yesterday offered to probate at the Surrogate’s Court, The deceased gives to his wife, Mary Lysaght, the whole of his propert, ai and personal, with the exception of $1,000 he leaves to bis sisiel payment of a debt. Henry M. Harding, a broker, was yesterday adjudged alunatic by Judge Sandiord. The judgment was on the testimony mainly of Drs, Hammond and Segaiv, According to their testimony one of bis hallucinauons was that he was being toliowed with hostile designs by Fenians, DECISIONS. MARINE COURT— CHAMBERS, By Judge Goepp. Orgler va Quigley.—Motion granted. See opinion filed. Hernandez vs, Savignac; Manchester ot al. vs. Gavin; Lyddy vs. Strong. —Sce opinion filed. the German Exchange Bank vs. Bod Same.—Motion granted, with $10 costs, Griswold vs. Tompkins.—Substitated order of at- tachment Sehwarzansky vs. Arnold, &c.—Order appointing John KR Tyler receiver. Levy vs. Gullinger.—Oraer to amend undertaking. Raynolcs vs. Salmon et al—Urder denying motion for judgament. Peice vs. Vincent —Order opening default. Peterson vs. Hoch.—Order tor judgment, &c., && Prescott va. Ganoag; Goodwin vs. Dennis et al, ; Ad- ams vs. Fitzgerald; Snyder va Lewin; Vail et al. vs. Conklin; Wilson vs, The Oriental Bank; Grosse va Gray and Muller vs. Ernst. —order: od." By Judge McAdam Stephen Birch vs. Charles Fiewellen.— See opinion filed in Clerk's office. COMMON PLEAS—SPRCIAL TEBM. By Judge Van Hoesen, Avery va. MeWiliiains.—See memorandum. Searing v& Piuansel.—Motion granted and reeeiver appointed. Moraoge vs. Prober,—Taxation of clerk affirmed. See memorandum. Witbur va Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company.— Reteree appointed. Werner v8, O'Brieu.—Receiver appointed, POLICE COURT NOTES, At the Fifty-seventh Street Police Court, yesterday, Michaei Sheridan, a foreman, was held for examination on cuarge ol not proper!y covering a blast of which he had chargo in West Sixty-ttth street. The warrant was ivsued on the complamnt of one Mrs. Mary Nevins, bat she did not appear to prosecute 4 summons was issued for her to be in court to-day, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Surunyx Cover, Cussunns—Hold, by, Judge Wort 62, 4, 238, 245, 244, 249, 252, 254, 200, Caiendar call Same va, Court opens’ at uaif-past nine A.M. led at vcleven A. M. NITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. i CASE OF JAY COOKE, M'CULLOCH & CO,—BANK- RUPTCY aS AFFECTING THE UNITED sTaTxs GOVERNMENS—THE PRIVATE ESTATES OF PARTNERS AS AGAINST GOVERNMENT CLAIMS, Noi, $05, Edwin M. Lewis, trustes of Jay Cooke & Co., ‘nits, vs. The United States.—Appeal from bi t rn District of Pennayivania, ere ix no con ay Cooke, MeCuiloch & Co, ted bs United Staves b the leh 1 sere io thele bands tor di iaced iv ir bands tor di about troversy” abo bankers, of Lon disburs bar ements ihe sum of £191,010 98 64. Us or partmcat eee casey heen emeeat one ae Company placed Ia the handy of the United Staton or avents a of collaterals for the security of the ceeds collaterals Inter debt arising inthe same ‘way? iy the amount Brat tentloued, with interes, Ie sll The frm of J eonsisted Hugh McCulloch, J. Wr Palentee wet ren a {is of Groat Mritain, and of ey Cooke Fahnestock, “Cook >. Thomas r., reside: wore baukleg bowke’ ie Poinene patie artncrs in the bases of eo ‘McCulloch COnnhe deh of November 1878, all the Cooke & Co. were 4 Cooke, McCulloch & Co the this latter firm are proceed! in bankr: Lewis ted taste of as been appoln' f the bankrupts of the firm of Jay Cooke & Co., and received aud holds their several, separate individual estates and as- sets and tho estates aud assets of the firm aswell, The es. tates of the bankrupts are insnilicient to pay all their im. edness. The United the statutes in such of the suel estates of Apel, ro was aiready nccumnlated in the hands of the trust the fe claimed @ Bankrupt act of March 2, 1867, declares. th order for & dividend, “tho following claims shall be emgitieg topricrity of proference, and to be frat paid in fallin the following order : ‘irst—Fees, costs and expenses of suits and veral proses iines under this act, med for the pn ht pas ESherein provide: Second—All debts due to the United States and all taxes and assessmeuts under the laws thereot,”” ‘The fifth section of the act of March 3, 1797, statute 515, enacts — “Thut where any revenue olficer or other person hereafter becoming indebted to the United States, by bond or other. wise, shall become insolvent, or where the estate of any deo coased debtor in t] hands of executors or administrators hie! cient property to pay all his debts, ‘ass therepior in which no initted. ho well to pause here and carefully analyzo this consider tho purticulurs of the emtegory it de- 8 apply to tho case in hand. indebted to the United States.” tatnte. joint or several and principals or sure. istinction is made by the statute. All ys. The Bank of ‘Delaware, 12 Pew. erupt CR the I cy GF else insolvency, ia ature and the authoritiey'apon the sub ject. As bankruptcy exists hero we need not look beyond joint in thiscase. Congress had power ip pemtvones 55 398). ace of ® statute In transparent and it, Where ‘the lan; meaning clear there is no room for the olive of construe tion, | There should be no construction, where there nothing to construe tutes vs Wiltberger, S Whos: 95: Cherokee tobacco, 11 Walle, O21), ee ar That the facts disclosed in the record bring the onse lain terms and meaning of the section in ques- ms to us, viewing the subject from cur standpwint, almost too clenr'to admit of serious ontroversy. -Athrma: tive discussion, under such ci gumont in support 0 mislend or confuse. It eannot, strengthen the pre: conviction (11 Wi The statute m vail unless its effect shall be over: come by the considerations to which our attention has been called by the learned counsel for the appellant. ha arcued their construction with a wealth of learning and abil- ity commeusurate with the importance of the case. ‘on ‘@ shall respond to their propositions without restating tf nm. The United States are in no wise bound by the Bankrapt act. The clause dove quoted in in puri materia with several acts giving priority of pavment to the United Sti and was doubtless put in to recognize reaffirm rizhts which those statates give, and to exclude the possi: bility of a different conclusion. ‘That the elaim of the Unit States was not proved in tno bankruptcy proceedings ia question {s, therefore, quite immaterial in this case, | (U, 8, vs Herron, ‘5; Harrison vs. Sterry, 5 Cr., ‘The case presented ts that ofa trust fund, atrustec holding and costur que trust claiming it. Tnis gave the Circu! Court original and plenary jurisdiction. ‘That the fund arose and the trustee was appointed under the Bankrupt act fect the right of the United States to pursue both Jurisdiction invoked. The same rem- if the fund had arisen and the tras- c (12 Pet., sup Thompson vs. Smith, . 425, The United tates were under no ‘obligation to pursag the partnership effects of Cooke, McCulloch & Co. before fling this bill. The bankruptcy of the American partners dis- tolved the firm of Cooke, McCulloch & Co. not only as to themselves, but also, inter ease, ax to the solvent partners, In ‘unnlozy to the, proceeding at law, where there are joint debtors, aud one is beyond the re he dt a8 Jurisdiction, F 2 e hi 5 for t ma 510). In Nelson hat the creditor of coed at law against the instance into ceased partne exhanst nis jai A pret and that it was not necess: Fomedy at law against | the ing partner, befure, proceeding @ in | equity against theestute of the deceased. @ solvency of che surviving partner {is immaterial. To the _ same and Collier Exch effect are Thorve vs. Jackson, 2 Youn 553, Wilkinson va. Henderson, 1 Myine ana K., ex parte Clegg, 2 Cox’s cases, 372; Camp vs. Grant, 21 Conn., 41. A court of ba jem will nos entertain the question of marshalling assets unless both funds within the juris- diction and control of the Court, (Adam’ uity a: 548, note; Denham va Wiltiams, 39 Georgia, 312; see alsa Waiker ys. Covar, 2 South Ca i. 8. 16; Dodd vs. snyder, 34 IL, 53 bodies by vs. Skillman, 33 Barb,, 378; Shunk’s appeni, 2 Barr, 304; Coates’ appont,7 t vs. Keyuer, 6 Watts, 221.) Ifa judgment ® copartnershi| each ix alike Hubto te c (Me re conclusi could otherwi by the two The Bankrupt law declares that the United States shall be first paid; the fifth section of the statute of 1797 enacts that where there is a debt and ba they shall have priority of payment. Netiher statute contains any qualitication e and we can interpolate none. law as wo find it, not to equity which would drive thi carry through «litigation of uncertain duration and re- salts again ‘there before they can be permitted te roceed against the parties and property here. It is « itled principle of equity that a creditor bulding eollaternlt is not bound to apply them before enforcing his direct remedies against the (Kellock's easy, 3 Chy.: Ap peals, 708; Bonser vs. Cox, 6 Beav., ‘84; Tuckley Johuson and Momming’s Chy. |, Ocoan Bank, 20) Penn., 334? Nef's Appeul, id, 36). This’ is admitted; but it isinsisted there are’ special here which. gnght to take the case ont of th Our duty isto execute the it. It’ would be 9 (thinly osite tendency. One of . ‘The fucts are set forth w United States to the cross Dill of the appellant, and need wot be more particular; adverted to. Another of these considerations applies to al the collaterals and is conclusive. There are parties entitled to be heard touching the application of the proceeds who were not and could not be brouht before the Cireuit Court. According to the best considered adjudications no burden touching these axsuts can ade to rest upon tho United States which they are not wilting to assmme. udtless uestions will arixe involving much delay before the adinin- ration of the fund is completed. In the meantime the d States canuot be barred trom enforcing any remedy to which they are entitled. The Court below committed no error in holding that the reference of the United States as a creditor of Cook jeCulloch & Co. applied to the separate and individu estates ot the bamkrapt partners, thus supersoding the ral in equity recognized by the Bankrapt rare yo Bo tnere ship propery is to be firat applied in payment of the part. ‘ty iu pay! of the nership debts and individual prop Individual debts. Ie is,sullicient to payme: ‘upon this subject, rgument of the appellant’ opposite view overlooks ct of the statutes. The ques were indebted to the d they had separi es. This entitled to, the, preference elaimed. Oue of the the United 5 obvious purposes of the fifth section of the act of to abrogate the rule insisted upon, ana it has clearly done 80. The provisious of the Bankrupt act relied upo: as wo have shown, alfect the United States, Th tons of those parties to the United States tn veray are just what they would have been ‘fividual debtors: of tho Caled States, and the. Ard “ouke, McCulloch & Co, had noyer oxisted. ‘The separate and individual interest of the ners in ti rtnet property of Jay Cooke & an be only the ‘of each one of what may ve lett after dix charging al be nothing, the firm be! be hopelessiy insolvent. have no interest with respe: affairs, Any richts as States, claimed by ot! present proceeding, 1 collaterals beld by the United must be settiod outside of the hey exnnot be adjudicated upon in this ease. ‘The siecree of the Circuit Court is affirmed. Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion, A BLIND MAN'S SEARCH. Roundsman Folk, of the First district, brought te the Central Office yesterday a blind man named Johg Murphy, who bad just arrived from Leavenworth, Kan., in search of his brother Elias, living on Sallivan street’ He managed to reach the Grand Central depot without troubie, but could go no further, The police will endeavor to find his brovner. OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE, EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE EXPORT OF COTTON Goons, A sufficient number of corporations making the best yotton fabrics having expressed their intention te Jorn in the sending of samples to the various countries represented in the Philadeiphia Exhibition, one om more sets of samples will be placed at the order of the Commissioners trom the following countries:—Args tine Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Chili, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, way, Veru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tunis, Switzerland, Turkey, Cape of Good lamaica, New South Wales, New Zealant Queensiand, South Australia, Victoria, Venczueia Laxembourg. it ts Hot Intended to make any effort to sell goods by means of these samples The purpose is sim| make an exhibit of American cotton fabrics tn ali variety, coupled with such information as may opet the way for future trafic; but the actual sale or export will be leit for each contributor to promote or direct 18 his own way. ju respect to England no arrange ment has been made, but persons are pervecsng a plan by which the counterteiti Eo, Americsn stumps and marks, which bas nu 8 common on our drills and sheeting may be stopped, * gemedy seems to be ol under the acts of Par nt, 25th and 26th Vie., Cap, 83, August 7, 1802. The English statute appears to give the same protection to all trade marks, whether British or foreign, and the penalties for counterfeiting (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)