The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1876, Page 10

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE COURTS. RAID ON CIGAR PEDLERS. ‘On Sunday alternoon-Mr. P, R, Hawley, Deputy Col- lector of Internal Revenue, made a raid on cigar pedlers who dispose of their goods in different parts of the city without being provided with a special tax license, At the lower part of Broadway, West street aud South street, Collector Hawley, assisted by poiico oflicers detailed for the purpose by Captain Sanders, of the Twonty-seventh precinet, urtested Frank Harris, H. Koslosky, Mark Boody, William J. Archer, Meyer | Feldstein and Morris Meyer. After the prisoners had been takem to the Church Street Polico Station Col- | lector Hawley turned his attention to Chatham square, where a number of Chinamen seli cheap cigars On his first attempt to arrest the violators of the law at this place he was obstructed by a large num- ber of the Chinese inhabitants of that quar- ter and was obliged to call upon Captain Wiliams of the Fourth precinct for assistance. The police then | &rrested Quimbo Appo, A. Coul, John Wackspie, Rob- ert The, Robert Han, Robert Acorn, William Ch and Sing A. Lung, all Celestials, and took them to tho on house. Yesterday morning the | Pprigoners were taken beiore Commissioner Shields tor | examination. Quimbo Appo, an intelligent, meek-look- | fag Chinaman, who w sail to have served aterm of | ixieen years inthe Stato Prison for killiug mis wife, | When asked what he had to say, replied that be waa | 80 poor he hai no money to pay for a hcense, and that be must make a living somehow. “I got no monoy, ho friends,” continued he, “and the law oaght to allow Me to make a living. In three days | took in sixwen cents. Iwo cigars forfive cents, one cont prott. I | got only ove meal in three days. If you no let me go | fend me to my countree, China, where ’Melicans mak: plenty money, Then { satisted. I starve here. Commissioner Shields told nim that it was very unfor tunate, but if he could not furnish bail ho must go to Jail with the rest, and he was committed, DECISIONS. MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Sheridan, lornly va Bryant,—Motion granted with $10 costa raf Va. Duchardt. —Motion to vacate order of arrest Branted with $10 cost Hermann vs. Moore.—Motion denie! with $10 costs. Sullivan ve. Kdwards.—Mouvion granted with $10 | costs, Ebret vs. Huff. —Motion denied with $10 costs. Darnall vs. Jones. —Motion denied with $10 costs, Kemerer vs. Keuter, Jr.—Motion to dismiss com- plaint granted, Farley vs. Roberts. —Motion granted. | Merrick vs, Adyms.—Motion to dismiss complaint granted. Quicker vs, Roadell.—Motion to vacate order of arrest granted, Strassburger vs, Altman. —Motion to dismiss granted, Wagener vs. Reuss.—Motion grapted; Judgment for | and $10 costs of motion, ne ve, Same. —Motion g Haghan vs. Von Schoenin, Hautman vs, Bates, — Datelbaom vs. Girard uted; no costs. | —Motion dented, ‘eiver’s bond approved. } kvs. Many; Mazard vs, Conklin; Lord ys Huntoon; Thomas ¥ Yonnor; Collins ys. Brackett; Kggert vs Rosenstein; Maguird | va. Kenstg; Schicnick vs. Klinsman, —Orde ‘signed, | SUPREME COURT-—-CHAMBKRS. | By Judge Van Bran’ | Doyle, &c., vs. New York Hye and Ear Infirmary and | another. —Thero belug not a single reference upon cus or amendments to the stenographer’s minutes, show ing where the evidence is to be found, the bill of ex- ceptions canuot be settled until such reterence is made. POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, bofore Justice | Murray, George H. Martin, aged 31, a native of Chi- cago, was held to answer a charge of stealing $46 worth | of pocket-knives from the store of Louis E. Howard & Co., No. 105 Chambers street. A salesinan of the firm found the property in the prisoner's possession and Caused his arrest by Ollic Westtefeit of the Fourth precinct. Al the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, be- fore Justico Duly, Joan Canary, aged bineteen, was Brraigned by Oflicer Wall, of the First precinct, for Biealing $ ind a siver watch and chain valued at $34, from bis father Jon Canary, a laborer, residing at No, 522 Washington street. Lizzie Adams, white, was held for trial by Justice Duiy, at ithe Washington Place Court, for siexling $7 | from 4 negro named James Lewis, of No. 22 Cedar Btreet, Newark, in her apartweuts. at No. 60 Thomp- B0u street. ‘The complainant was sent to the House of Dotention for witnesses. Minme Miller, age uineteen, a dressmaker, of No. 450 We » Was charged at the Wash- inyton | urt, yest Charles. Riclly, a trock master, of © Sixteenth str with and chain, valued at $ Jt ap. | parties had attended the pienie of the m H. Burns Association, and, on returning, sat de by side in West enth street, where ‘hea he awoke ho found tbe ¢g: and his wa hein gone. The prisoner stat | Rieliy had succeeded in electing her ruim, an it he | bad Cromped up the present charge in order to get rid efher, She was held for trial in detault of $1,000 bail, | and Rielly was sent to the House of Detention for wit Besser in lack of ccurity for bis appearance as @ witness, COURT CALENDARS Surrewk Covet—Cramnrrs. down Riel THIS DAY. Held by Judge Dono- CONVICTED BY HIS LITTLE SON, Franeis McGuire, of No, 330 Kast Thirty-fitth street. who stabbed his wife Ann in the abdomen on Sunday Dight with a carving knife, was arraigned at the Fifty- Seventh Street Court yesterday, and was fully com- mitted for trial. is httle son, tweive years of age, was the complaining witness, His testimony, taken | Underoath, was that his mother was abused by his father, who called her ugly names; she abused him back, and suid In acswer to something that the father had ‘said, that it w one of bis business; the prisoner then instantly picked up the carving’ knife ad jabbed it in'o his motter's stomach. The boy was | ni to the House of Detention, The wound is said to & dangerous one, and it is feared peritonitis ma pervene, The husband admitted that he had in flicted the wound, but said tt was only in seif-deleuco and to protect bimself from tho assanlts of his wite, who had thrown everything portable in the house at ABANDONING HER CHILD. Annie King, having no home, was committed for triat by Judge Kasmiro, at the Fifly-seventh Street Court yesterday, for attompting to abandon her infant ina vacant lot near Eightieth street and Fourth ave- | nue. Lizzie ht her friend, was seut to te | House of Detention as a witness, Both women have been down from the Charity Hospital on Blackwell's | Isiand only a fow days, Yesterday they called at Ham- fiton Park, Seventicth streetand Third avenue, and | arked Jolin Hild, of that place, to ‘hold | bundie for them a short ‘time He dso and they went off; bat he followed them, having suspicions as to their intentions concerning the child which Anu‘e King carried in hor | arms He witnessed the abandonment of the in(ant, | zit in th re of & Woman in ta borhvod caused the arrest of the two women by r Ward, of the Nineteenth precinct. The un- mother said that she was too poor to take care ot her child, and that not wishing to kill it she placed WM where found, hoping that some kind-hearted person Would adopt it’ She tad avked the Sisters of Charity bo take chargo of the child, but they had retused, “REVENGE. A BRUTAL HUSSAND'S At the Fifty-seventh Street Cuurt yesterday Michael | Dalton, of No. 305 East Foriy-sixth street, was held tor trial, in default of $1,000 bail, on a charge of cutting open his wite’s head with apitcher mn several ploces, Dn Saturday he was brought to court Ing his wite, but had to be dischary sppear. Had she not allowed her ieciings te got the better of her judgment spe Would not now be condned to her bed in liellevuc Hospital, with every prospect of Fomaining there lor some Weeks The calee of the as- | Beull With the pitcher Was in revenge for his arrest for | the first assault. | CAPTURE OF RIVER THIEVES. John Murphy, William Duntam, Joon Ryan and Jamos Gallagher, four boy Of dock rats that infest in the neighborhood of Fy for trial at the Fif on a charge of boat ste: fet of stealing a boat from a romie, of the mounted squad, and Another oflicer, pursued the thie Phase across the river toward the oppo. Mort but exciting, the ofticers Hoally Muieves about the middie of the sireain UNSEASONABLE PLUNDER. 0 for assanit- # she fatied to | and men of the gang North River, shore of th th sirect, wei uth Str ing. They y committed Court yesterday, were seen inthe | wer by Oiticer with (he aid of na bout te shore Was overhauling the Three men on the 2d inat. entered the fur warehouse of Mr, Charies A. Hirspech, No. 0% Mercer street, and poe of them ropresented himeelf as Mr. Kugene Man- | fon, of Eastern Peunsylvauia, engaged in ine fur busi acss and desirous of purchasing sume gooda The | purty were shown through the warebouse by Mr, Hirspeeh’s manager, and left, saying they would come Azam next day, Soon after their departure it was found that sixteen sealskins Vaiued at $600 bad beeo Boren. Sergeant Healey, of the detective squad, Jailed Detectives Lyous and Woods to work the | case, They became satisied that the thief was a Lo- Jorious shopiitier naroed “Munster,” Bernstein, Yesterday wey arrested hint ina low Tenth alas Joseph | Ward beer saloon. lie was taken to Police Headquar- | ters and placed in the detectives’ sittung room with | Shout a dozen cietks employed in the building Mr. Kirspech and his manager unhesitatmgly tentified Munster as the man who called at their wareboure andor the pamé of Manvon, Munster, who gave the pume of Charies Berger wud sad be resided in Will- samaburg, on being arraigned before Justice Morgan at the Essex Police Court yesterday, was committed tor ‘trial in deiauit of $2,000 bait, | guardian, | homes, | chiidren | sociation state that | Fourteeath street, + a SENDING CHILDREN WEST. THE HOPE CASI—IMPORTANT DECISION OF JUDOR NEILSO# DENYING THE APPLICATION OF THR MOTHER—HOW AGENTS MAY ACT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF PARENTS, Yesteraay Juste Nelsen, of Part I, Brooklyn City Court, rendered qdecision in the matter of the applica- tion of counsel {ef Mrs, Hope, who sought for a writ of babeas corpus toeompel the managers of the Brook- lym Industrial Sool and Homo for Destitute Children to produce her pur children—three girls and a boy— whose ages ranje from four to fourteen years, ‘The case, which bag attracted considerable local attention, was one of pegular interest, aud involved a nice ques- tion of law andequity touebing the right of au institu. tion to send away out West to unknown homes | children committed by a parent for temporary caro without the knowledge or consent of the natural B appeared trom the complaint that in the eafly part of last tall tue husband of the plantf, who was a person of humble circum. stance aud ro education, deserted his wile and family in Brooklya, and, in November, the wite being unable to support the children, gave them over to the custody of the Bowd of Commissioners of Charity of Kings | | Cruz, experienced on the 23d and 24th of July a very county. Tae latter body surrendered the four county wards—the Hope children—to the Home for Destitu Children. It was the custom of the mother to call frequently at the Home and see her children, but on | her visit m the carly part of May she was told that | they had geen semt out West, under the auspices of the Children’s Aid Society, and the managers could not say where they were located until such time as the ent of that coucern reported the disposition he bad made of them, The distracted mother ap- | plied to the Mayor, and the local news- papers) expressed their sympathy with her, while several citizens volunteered to render pecunhry aid to eflect the restoration of the little ones through legal processes, denying the right of any insti- tutiou to take minor children from the custody of a moth¢r, ‘The case was argued in court, and the man- agergot the Home for Dostituto Children 10 their answer alleged that the plaintit was an inebriate, had been in the Penitentiary, and was genorally an im- prover person to, retain the charge of ber offspring. Jucge Nielson, in rendering his decision yesterday saij:—"No relief can be given under this writ. The ehiddren have not been restrained of their liberty wishin this State, It is not necessary to consider whether any relict could be obtained in any other pro- cmdings, as by action in equity. I had occason ty consider such a question in the case of Nash vs. Douglas, (reported in vol. 12, Abbott's re- ports, U. Sp. 187), where the plaintiffs son had deen Sent Woat, and the action was brought in the proper form, to compel Douglas, the ugent for the Home for Destitute Children, to return the gon or pay damages, In that case tne father was, and had been, able to provide property for his son, and the son had been useful to the family. The son, however, assumed a false name, represented himself tu be destitute, and u nt, Without the Knowledge or consent of the parents, sent the son West, In that case I. considered Miat the question of hability depended on the good faith of the agent, or Howe for the Destivute, &c., in thug accepting and providing for the boy, and that a claim could not arise where there was np noghgence in the defendant, Iu view of the argument theu pre- sented by counsel I had occasion to expres my convic- tions as to the character and merit of the institution thus established for the benefit of the desti- tute, 1 have seen no oecasion to change or modify the views then stated, In we case now before me the tour chidren were brought to the How Mr. Cunningham, as one of the Commis- sioners of Charity ior this city. The mother bad brought them to the Commissioners to be taken care of as puupers. They were afterward, and without ber knowledge, sont West, and there providea with gooa and, according to the return, in the same ily, where they cam frequently see each other. The father had previously abandoned his family and has not since been heard trom, The mother now making this application has been, according to the prools, in distress; not only poor, ‘but dissolute. So far us the aro concerned, and with reyard to thoir in- terosts and weltare, it 1s doubtless well that this appli- cation cannot be granted, their condition !f they were hero under the control of the mother and dependent upou ber for support would be ceplorable. But still, if she had the strict legal right to their reclamation that would be granted, (hough with reluctance, Tne writ and proceedings discharged. SAVE THE CHILDREN, Tho West Sido Relicf Association state that unless aid is soon extended to them by the public their Sani. tarium at Seabright for sick poor childreu must be closod. During the terrible heated periods of the present season there is no doubt that this imetitution alleviated much suifering among the little ones and saved very many lives. Members of the association find every day in crowded tenements hundreds of chil- dren perishing from want of proper tood and from the poisonous atmosphere of their abodes, lt was long ago seen that these little ones could not recover with- out being removed trom amidst such terrible surround- , lor w time, at least, and therefore the association ‘ured and fitted up asa xort of hospital tor their puon, the old Rowan mansion on Raritan May. The house, whieh contains thirty-one rooms, 1s situated close to the beach upon a slight elevation, It is sur- rounded by 150ucres ot orehard, meadow and wood; and there is attached to it about one mile of beach. Besides the physicians tn attendance who have voiun- teered their services the only paid officer im the in- stitution is the matron, She is assisted by tho cheapest and best nurses possiblo—the mothers of the chidren. Yo this place are sent sick children, accompanied by their inothers, Wholesome and well cooked food 13 provided, aud, according to the health of the child, it is allowed to remain from one to three weeks | ‘the weekly expense is, for adults $3 and for ctildren $1, Children nos found in tenements by the visitors of the society are taken care of upon ap- plication being made by the mother at the office, No. 483 West Twenty-ninih street. Tne oflicers of the as- large trame pavilions, opening toward the sea, could be erected at little expense upon the grounds, and thus accommodations could be pro- vided tor 1,500 children instead of the 159 now cared tor, Even the latter, however, must, it is said, soon be relegated to their squalid homes and to probablo | death unless the public comes forward with ald, A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENS. Samuol Woodcock, of Thirticth street and Kighth avenue, fell from tho roof of the new Essex Markot Court House yesterday and received severe injuries Taken to the New York Hospital. During an altercation with her husband yesterday morning, Annie Dunn, of Xo. 46 Thomas street, jumped from the second story window and sprained her aucle. Sont to the Now York Hospital Patrick Guion, of No, 281 Spring street, tell from his truck at the coraer of Thomas sircet and’ West Broad. wry, breaking several ribs, Sent to the hospital. Mary Geraghty, aged thirty-six, of No. 61 James streot. who fell irom the window of her residence on Sunday night, died yesterday. | ACCIDENT AT THY FULTON FERRY. About eleven o'clock erday forenoon, William Dutty, aged forty-four years, was severely imjured at the Fulton ferry, on the Brooklyn side of the river, Deing caught between the ferry rack and tho string piece, on Which he was seated at the time He was re- moved to his homo in Pearl street. SUDDEN Dé: HS. The following cases of sudden death, the causes of which were unknown, Were reported at the Coroners’ lice yesterday :— A dead female infant found in Twelfth street, near Now avenue, in the Twenty-tourth ward; probably died andonment, pdrew Kessner 155 Rivingion street. Anton Marenensky, aged twenty-six, a native of Poland, died in Forsyth street; supposed cause heart dis 4 No. THE MURDER OF O¥ aged forty, dropped dead in frontof , agod thirty-six, found dead ina yard at Sixth avenue ICER BROCK. The inquest in the c of Policeman J. Stanley Brock, of Newark, was resumed at the Court House yesierday afternoon by Coroner Osborne, It was ex- pected that Oschwald and Ryan, the pervons held on suspicion of being the burglars who murdered Brock, would attempt to prove an alibi, but they made no 1 offered no defense Whawver, idepee the jury returned the Arne erdict— “We tnd that Jobn S at the city of Newark, 0: froni eflects ot vley Brock came to bis death sbursday, August 10, A. D. + gunshot wou ived on the srhing of August & A. D, 1876, at the bands of Charles Osebwald, and we believe that said Charles Oschwald 18 parity of murder, and that Thomas Ryan 18 wn accessory beture the fact, The prsoners were remanded to the County Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. Th dence woven around them ts considered very swrong. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN WkST ORANGE, At Wost Orange yesterday James Quinn was danger ousiy if not ally Wounded by one Levi Talbert, Quinn, with three others, was at Talvert’s place, the Asior House, a shanty on Northfield road, Against Tal- verv’s wish he drank rum, Tasbert s and blew away Quinn's che beun arresied, Quiou may die, FOUND IN THE RIVER aw shot gun An unknown man was found drowned atthe foot of East River, yesterday afternoon. He was about twenty-three years old, five feot eight inches high, had black hair and emooth face, wore browa linen dusior, gray Vest, white shirt, ble trowsers aud cloth gaiters, with patent leather tos The body Was taken to the Morgue and the Coroner notitic Two safe keys were found im his clothing, with the name Lucien McMullen, No. 165 Water street. | Friday uext chata of evis | ek wud face, Talbert bas | | | in a fit, and the wheels passed over his body, | | where ber machinery is boing placed in posi | for commission by Javua | Unit \t NAVAL NEWS. MUBLICANE AT VERA CRUZ. Torr Rovat, 8. C., August 9, 1876. The last of the cruisers of the North Atlantic squad- ron have now arrived bere from their cruising grounds in the Guif and West indies, and will soon be off for the North, when a cooler“and more healthy climate Promises to recuperate and build up the enorvated frames of officers and men, strained by arduous duty in the tropics The corvette Hurea, Commanaer ©. C. Carpenter, arrived on the 4th irom Vera Cruz, where she had been for some time. As she bad coaled at that nest of yellow fever, Dr. Thompson, Health Officer, was com- pelled to quarantine her for five days “for observa- tion,” All on board were as well as could be expected from the nazure of their experience for the past four or five months, No one bad been touched by grim Yellow Jack, but ull had felt the effects of the long contirued heat. This tnorning the Huron is to have pratique, and will at once proceed to Port Royal to tako in ccal, when pe will start jn for Portsmouth, N. H., when her crew will hayo liberty apd all will enjoy the strong, crispy Northern air. ‘Tho Huron, while lying oif Sacraficios, near Vora severe hurricane, which did great dauago to ‘tho ship- ping at Vera Craz and in the town, besides, as it was reported, killiug no smull number of persons. ‘The ap- proach of the hurricane was telt some hours before the wind began to blow, A very heavy swell set in in the afternoon of the 23d, which rapidly 1mereased in size and force until, even before the blow had begun, a number ot vessels were tora from their anchorage and thrown ashore. When the storm of wind came it con- claded the work commenced by its predecessors, the waves, All the lighters inthe harbor, if itcan be called such, were destroyed, drowning many persons. A Spanish ‘cattle steamer ‘from Havana was driven broadside on to the walls of the Castle of San Juan de Uhoa, aud crushed 1m like an egg shell and wrecked, Another steamer was torn from her anchorage and car. ried out to sea with only her captain ard one or two men on board, Other vessels suffered great damage, and the beach was strewn with wrecks All the trees 1n the plaza were uprooted, and many roofs were blown off, filtog the air with flying brick ‘tiles. Other dam- #8 were caused by the terrific force of the wind, ch have not been equalled in many years. Yhe Huron rode the storm out with threo anchors down, but all hands were glad enough when it was over, ‘The corvette Shawmut, Commander G. C. Wiltse, which sailed from Vera Cruz on the 21st, encountere: & portion of the hurricane at sea, She had it very heavy for six hours, but passed outside of the centre | on the starboard ‘tack. She received no damage, | though she rolled about in a manner anything but pleasant, | As the Shawmut coaled at Key West she made a brief | stay here, leaving yesterday aiternoon with a home- | ward bound peunaut tying from ner mainmast nearly 200 feet long. She proceeds to New London, Newport and New York to give men Itberty anu to improve the health of the officers and crow. She bus been in the West Indies about three yeurs and will doubtless bo Put out of commission in the fall. ‘The heaith of the squadron here ts excellegt BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN AND LACK OF PATRONAGE—UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN—VES- SELS AWAITING LEPAIRS AND OUTFIT—OP- FICIAL CHANGES, During the present month and since the passage of the Naval Appropriation bill by Congress thousands of applications for employment have been made to repub- lean party managers for work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, bat very few have been appointed. These have managed to got their names on the payrolls of the Boreau of Yards and Docks and on the Construction Department rolls, but the total number of workmen jn the Navy Yard does not exceed 300. Since the campaign has opencd threats of deser- tion irom the administration to the Tilden Danner are heard among tho disappointed republican workmen because of the contmued apathy | of their party to their urgent want, There is consid- erable work on hand at this statiou—suiticiont to keep 2,000 men actively employed for several months; but the diftcalty lies im the fact that the money which should be expendod ia carrying out neoded répairs at this period has to go toward the payment of deticien- cies incurred in jobbery in the past. The sloop-of-war Brooklyn, which came in lately from tho Atlantic or Home squadron, ts ordered to be thoroughly overhauled, and will shortly be taken on the dry dock for that purpose. She will then ve fitted for sea, and will relievo one of the vessels new on the Mediterrancan siation. The sloop-ot-war Vandalia, Captain Haxon, which has just been floated out of the dry dock, whore she had some of the copper replaced on ber boitom, is how lying at the long dock. She will reinforce the Euro- peav squadron in a few weeks, Tho steam transport Mayflower 13 lying at the yard awaiting needed repairs. The old steam sloop (side-wheeler) Powhatan was taken from this station to Norfolk last week, where she will discharge the crew and go out of commission. The venerable cruiser has doubtless made her last vovage. The now sloop-of-war Trenton, which was bailt at the Brooklyn yard, is now at Roach’s dock, New York, tion, She will then be titted at the Navy Yard and will bo ready y 1, 1877. ‘the surveying schooner Gedney and two other ves- seis of that branch of the service are awaiting repairs as svon as the working force available will adm of the execution thereof. On September 1 Rear Admiral P. Rowan will be re- lieved trom command of the yard by Commodore Ed- ward T. Nichols, The Rear Admiral.bas filled bis pres- ent post four years, MASONIC VISILORS. Yesterday morning Oriental Consistory, thirty-second degree, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rito, arrived from Chicago m this city, en route for Phila- Geiphia. They number ninety-tive members, under command of the following oMicers:—A. Russell, Grand Minister of State; G. W. Barnard, Commander-in- chef; H, H. Bond, First Licutenant; John O’Neiil, Second Lieutenant; and £. P, Toby, Grand Chancellor. They left Chicago on Saturday evening, stopping one hour at Niagara Falls and reaching Jersey City via Ene Railway, at seven o'clock yesterday morning. There they were inet by « committee of about twenty mor bers trom the New Jersey Consistory, under command of D. B. Wyman, Jobn H. Perry made them a wel- coming address, whicn was briefly responded to by Mr. Gilbert’ W. Barpard. Then, escortod by the New Jersey Consistory representatives, they crossed to New York. At the Twenty-third’ street depot they were received by cominittecs from the Aurora Grata and Cosmopolitan Consistories of this c Charles 1. MeClenacbao, commander in cluet of the Aurora Grata, gave the address of weicome, whieh wasreplied to by Mr, Barnard. A procession was formed, and the entire party, arcompauied by an ex- cellent band of muste, 1 ito the Grand Central Hotel. The Oriental Cousistory is the only one in the States that is fully equipped, and they made a tine appearance in the line. Their uniform consists of a iiltary black suit, the coats being the same as those worn by Kuichts Templar; biuck hat, with red and white plume, and veivet baldric, handsomely trimmed with gold and silver braid, After a brief rest at their hotel the major portion, togethor with some thirty ladies who came with thom, wok the steamor Plymouth Rock for Rockaway Beach. There was a delightful serf, and the visitors were well pleased with the excursion, A party of about twenty-five gontlemen missed tho boat at the start, and these spent the afternoon driving in Central Park. Last evening visits were made to more’s Garden and to varlous theatres, Their programine for to-day is as follows:—At nine o'clock they will form at the Grand Central and mareh to the e Supreme Filth Avenue Hotel, the headquarters of t Council in this city; from there they will Supreme Council, making a detour down Fifth avenue and up Broadway to the Kane Lodge Hall; the visitors | will then pass the remaruder of the day in such enjo: ments as they may select; in the evening they will ai 1 the Consistoria! ‘Chamber, Masonic Temple, ther with the New Jersey and Coxmepolitan Con: istories, andthe Suapr Council, where the Aurora Grate Consistory will exemplily tbe nineteenth grade, Grand Pontit.” This ceremony has been in careiul rehearsal and is expected to be very impressive, To+ morrow the Chicago visitors will depart for Philadel- phia, where they will. be received by the Philadelpbia Consistory. ‘They will remain iy that city until Satur- day next, and thon return to their homes, LARGE CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURE. Yesterday evening Custom Honse Inspectors MeCort and Hagan went on board the Scotch bark Havelock, lying at pier 48 East River, and seized litty-eight eases of cognac, of the finest quality, which, it is believed, the captain of said vessel intended to snuggle ashore, ag the cases were not entered on the ship's manilest. ‘A FATAL FALL, Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, was notified yestorday morning to bold an inquest over the body of Michael Quirk, a painter, aged twenty-three years, who was ine stantly killed by the fall of a scaffold ow which he was ot work on Vabdlic School No. 50, Wolcott street. De- ceased was removed to his late residence, Garnett sud Hicks streets, The fall was occasioned by the break- mg of x rope, and the height from which ho fell was forty feet. {HE BRESLAU LITIGATION. ‘The long fought contest touching the relationship ex- dating between the two founders of the City of Breslau, South Bay, 1. 1, has taken another phase, jeier caused the arrest of his former partner, Thomas Wellwood, on charge of perjury. He alivges that the detendant swore falsely when he made aitidayit that “all the property beld by Abby Wellwood m Bresiaa was purchased by her with her own indi Viaual money, and that the same allegation was ma- terial ynd pertinent to the isswe joined in said action,” Mr. Weilwoou approved betore Justice Morse and pleaded not guilty, The examination was set dowa for aries THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. THE TWO CITIES JOINED AT LAST—STRETCH- ING THE FIRST WIRES THAT BIND NEW YORE TO THE CITY OF CHURCHES. The Stars and Stripes floated from the two piers at the Kast River Bridge yesterday, and the event in honor of which they were unfuried was the stretching of the two first wires across the broad space to be spanned by the big bridge. By a slim chain the two Cities are at last united through tho piers of the Brook- lyn Bridge. Tho City of Churches was the base of operations. The needed preparations for this union have been in progress for several days. Everything being at last in readiness the work of running out the first of the wires commenced at nine o'clock yesterday morning, under the immediate supervision of Chief Engineer Martin and Mr. Farrington, tho master me- chum, To witness the work in hand, which bas been the subject of so much curious inquiry for some time past, crowds gathered about the bridge pierson both sides of tho river and clambered to advantageous po- sitions on vessels lying In adjacent docks. One end of each of the wire ropes which were then to be stretched across tho river had been previously carried over tho Brooklyn pier and drawn over tho intervening housetops to the top of the Brooklyn anchorage, where they were firmly secured, Nearly 3,000 fect of cach rope Iay coiled at the foot of tho pier. Tho ropes are three-quarters of an iach in diamoter, of twisted chrome stec! wire strands, capable of sustaining eight- een tons to the foot, One end of the rope which 13 named the “traveller” or ‘working rope,” was placed On a scow which stood ready to be towed to the foot of the New York pier. Tho cable was so placed on a frame that ag the scow moved toward New York it was unwound by the strain from the Brooklyn side, where its end had been fastened, The scow with this ¢oil of wire rope on it was TOWRD ACKOSS IN RIGHT MINUTES, the rope meanwhile being paid out and sinking to tho bettom of the rivor as fast as it was unwound. At the New York side it was made fast to the dock, and what remained on the reol was removed trom tho scow to the wharf The New York end was then hoisted over the pior by means of a stationary engine of fifteen horse power which stands on the dock a little back of the pier. This engine works ordinarily at the rate of liftty revolutions per minute, so that there was not much time lost in getting the cable over tho pier. It was brought down un the other side apd attached to the drum worked by this engine, woere it was held in readiness to be hoisted at a given signal. As a pro- cautionary warning to passing vessels, 4 gun was fired at about halt-past ten o’elock, but the traille on the river Was so brisk at this hour that the work of hoist- ing the wire could not be procteded with immediately. For a full hour the crowd that had agsembled to wit- nese this preparatory step to the permanent union of the two cities were compelled to wait But this did not Wear out their patience, and the delay only in- creased their numbers, Anotber gun fired at twenty- five minutes past cleven o'clock was tho signal for cutting the rope. that tied the slack wire to the dock at — Brooklyn. lt also served to notify captains of appreaching craft that the work of hotstiug had actually com- menced. Immediately after this gan was tired the stationary engine near the New York pier was set agoing at its briskest rate. With the force of its rapid motion the rope soon swung clear of the York dock and then arose steadily from the bed of the river, watched with eager attention by the mass that had assembled at and about the piers, In loss than three minutes it was clear of the water, and in about two minutes more it stretched across irom pier to pier atan elevation of more than 200 feet above the water level, A THIN sPIDERY THREAD, but greetod, nevertheless, by the Vigorous cheers of the assembiage, ‘This ovont in the bridge’s bistory | occurred at thirty-nine minutes after eleven o'clock A. M. ‘The second rope was towed across. to the New York pier in @_ man- ner precisely stm! aboxt two o'clock in tho afternoon and was hoisted in presence of another large crowd at about bult-past three o'clock, the work of raising it occupying just five minutes ftom the timo, the signal was given to start the engine, The next thing in order now will be to splice the ends of these working cables aud form with both an endless chain which is to be used for future operations. By the wid of this endless chain—the engagement ring in the marriage preparations of the two cities, now fairly on the way to become oue—seven other ropes are to be carried from pier to pier before the actual work of lay- ing the wires that are to form the cables for the bridge proper can be commenced. Seven other cables with which to forma foot bridgo and “cradle” supports for the workmen. ‘The manner of construction and arrangement of the foot dridge and ‘‘cradles’”’ have ai- ready been noticed im the Herat. Alter the stretching of the tirst wire the writer clam- dered to the top of the Brooklyn pier, undertaking a jo which, though somewhat exhausting, is fully ‘compensated tor by the splendid view aiforded When “i018 considered that one bas to climb upward of thirty flights of winding stairway, the toil of the ascent on a close August day can be readily imagined, but all this toil 18 instantly forgotten when THE PICTURE YROM THE SUMMIT spreads out at oue’s feet. The buildings of both cities look dwarfed beneath the overtopping height of the tower; the streets seem narrowed down to lases in Brooklyn and to mere pathways iu New York. The view of the river and the bay, with their islands and the restioss muniature looking cratt that dot their sur- face and flit restlessly to and fro, with the great mass of low lying buildings, makes an extremely fine pic- ture, What a spicndid set of photographs could be ob- tained from this point! Doubtless some enterprising photographer will seize the chance. When the first of the working ropes was hoisted the passengers of all the passing ferrybvouts guzed steadily | and curiousiy at it on their tripe to and fro. It was an object of interest to many thousands of people yester- day. It will doubtiess continue to be until the jurther progress of the work furnishes a fresh object for their wondering gaze. This will probably be two weeks trom this time, when, it is said, the first of the cables tor the foot-oridge will be run across. After all prepara- tions shall have bocn completed the working rope erocted yesterday will bo set on its trips for the laying | of the cables proper. These will be laid in single wires, 6,270 of which go to each cable. When these single wires have been lowered to their positions they will be compressed into a cable form and go secured by a vin gle wire being wound around them and their ends being mado {ast to the anchor brages placed for them, and the Temaining masonry will be built up about them. “REAL ESTATE. The following sales of real estate took place at the Exchange Salesrooms yesterday :— By Scott & Myers, Supreme Court foreciosure of a house, with lot 17.8x92, No 119 West Seventeenth street, norih side, 290 feet west of Bixth avenue, for $9,100, to Edwin Coftin, Jr. Also similar sales by Scott & Myers of a house, with Jot 18x74.10 on Fourth avenue, southeast corner of 127th street, to Audrew Soher, tor $9,000, *. Mever, Supreme Court foreelosure s: with lease of lot 25x100.3, on East Fit- south side, 319 fect east of First avenue, leased January 1, 1869; term twenty years and four months; ground rent, $800 per annum; sold to Chris- ick for $6,600. By William Kennelly, Supreme Court foreclosure of house, with lot 28x100, No. 61 Bleecker strect, north aide, 262 fect east of Broadway, to James N, Brown for $11,000, By M. A. J. Lyheh & Son, Supreme Court foreclosure sale of a four story and basement brown stone front house, with lot 20x100.5, ou East Sixty-sixth street, south side, eighty feet west of Madison avenue, to 8. Cadwell, for $30,000, TRANS 8, 309 ft e. of ‘Adams aud husband to V. TS te. n. of 7 wife to Jumes Fee Ss. w. corner 101th id wife to A. H. Jonas 160 ft. w, of 4 : Helen Morrison 10 I. Lyden... 10,000 ‘24th ward; James O. Moura dler...... . * of ‘Taylor and others to Thompso A. Van Sth. ay. Fay, T2sth st Chetw Leask. Division st,, No. 191, 5 years; Joveph P. Win, Wesvell fie Chandler, A. ©. Gath ward) : ins Dusonbeiry. John HW. aud wi Broome st. N 5 years. Ernest, L. Husson; 4d dus; Thompson st, w. 8, Jouns, A. Hi. aud wile, to Willtkin J. Crager, Mulberry t., ¢, of Bayard st. ; 3 Same to V. Tt. Craver, a 5 of of Bayard st: B years. ooo... Same to Wiliam tH. Gebhard, sw. cot ton ay. and 104th st Sumo to same, sw. TORN sts B yeaa gecesszenee Meagher, M. J. and husband, to Daniel P. Ingraham, sw. cor, Ist av, and 120th at; 1 year... Same to William Daily, sw. cor, Ist ae. st; Tyear bass Olmvis, Joseph M, to Germania Fire Insurance ss Milat..e of hth avg 1 year... Same ty same, ss 8th st., ©. of Oth avi; Ty yan Tassel. JA. and others, to W. G. Lewis, «8. of w. of Sth wy.; 1 year. Weigelt, © and husband, to A. Abel, & «Oud si of 10th ay. reese" A NEW FREE BATH. Yesterday there wasa new tree bath opened at the foot of Thirtieth street, East River, The attendance of bathors was quite large. CREEDMOOR. ‘THE NATIONAL GUARD AT BALL PRACTICE. The Second Brigade of infantry, ¥irst Division Na- tional Guard S. N. ¥., General Vilmar commanding, Bent out strong detachments yesterday to Creedmoor for ball practice. In conformity with previously issued orders, tho troops belonging to the different regiments forming the brigade—the Ninth, Eleventh and Seventy urst—as- sonibled ut their respective armories sufliciently early to admit of their taking the nine o’clock A. M. tain from Hunior’s Point to Creedmoor, which latter point was reached in time to commence firing at the 100 yards targets at half-past nine o'clock. The Ninth regiment had on the ranges 200 officers, non-commissioned officers aud rank and file, of which number $5 qualified to shoot at the second class tar- gets, The Elevonth regiment placed before the butts 129 men of all ranks, and of these 52 went back to the second ranges, The Seventy-first regiment brought out 114 marksmen and sent 48 back to the longer ranges. The field officer of the day was Colonel Umbekent, of the Eleventh regiment; Major ©, E, Orvis, brigade in- spector of rifle practice, directed the fring; Captain Britton, of the Ninth regiment, acted as regimental in- spector, in place of Captain Harding; Captain Davis, of the Eleventh regiment, and Captain Hoffann, of the Seventy-first, discharged the duties of rifle inspectors tor their respective corps. During the forenoon the weather was warm, but in the afternoon the sky became overclouded, the at- iosphero cooled down to a delightful temperature, anda gentle, favoring breeze and excellent light ren- dored the conditions for shooting extremely favorable, Jt was noticeable that in marching from the 300 and 400 yards tiring points that the detachments of several regiments were formed up in tactical order. The Ninth regiment appeared in light marebing order, tho Eleventh in undress uniform with baversacks, and the Seventy-first in undress uniform without baversacks. General Vilmar aud the following members of ms staff were on the field attending to the details of their respective duties :—Colonel Van Wycke, Major Earle, Captain Seoit and Lieuteuant Gilsey. ‘The toliowing summaries of the cores show the re- sult of the practice at the second class targets (300 and 400 yards):— THE NINTH REGIMENT. Corporal McEngle. 43 Corporal Hoeckor....... 42 Lieutonant Henderson, + 89 Private Graham. Private McCabe, Private Brown. Corporal Harpe: Sergeunt Best. Private Henderson. Drummer i Corporal Bryce. Private Didway Lioutenant De Gri Private Frank. Private Wilson. . 39 Private Kohiberger 37 Private lravers... BL Private Faiter. Private Walther. 28 Lieutenant Hertz Captain Auld. Private Smith, Private Tupper. Private Seckerson, Private Douglas. Private Crike Private Rumme Sergeant Watson. Private Wilkinson Lieutenant Springe Lieutenant Hausman. Corporal Walton. THR RLEVENTH RRGIMENT. Colonel Umbekent. Captain Marrar, Private Ledzeiser Captain Davis. Lieutenant Linde! Private Webber... Captain Keiter.. Corporal Welsh.. Private Han: Corporal Kop Private Beutlor. Sergeant Guttaman TY-PIRST REGIMENT. Private Edel. Q M. Sergeant Loezoi Sergeant Seaback, Sergeant Steinert Sergeant Bender Captaiu Burk: Private Keyser. 2 Private Roth... Lieutenant Shorny Corporal Tager. . Captain Kick TH Private Williams 44° Private Cevkean -2 Captain Hoffman Private Howe I 35 Sergeant Herrick. .. Captain Belknap - 36 Private Hamma, Captain Enuly., + 82 Sergeant Timson Private Habn, . ol Private Addison Private Aliso’ + 28 Private J. Stee! tt 26 Sergeant White. Alter the first four ranges had been shot over the oflicer in command ordered those who qualitied to shoot for tho marksmaa’s badge to do 80, this practice being at the 200 and 500 yards targets. The hour was so late when the men wentto the final range as to prevent some of them irom completing their scores, The Ninth regiment men were unable to finish their prac- tice ut 0 yards im time to return to the final range at 200 yards." ‘he scores made for the marksman’s badge are, therefore, incomptete, tis useless, avd ouly a waste of ammunition and time, for regiments to attempt shooting over the entire Six ranges on the same day. In consequence of the railroad authorities having to telograpt for an engine and a couple of additional cars, the troops did not leuve Creedmoor until alter seven o’ciocl BUSINESS TROUBLES. Messra, Thomas Atkinson & Co., shipping and com- mission merchants, of No. 14 Broadway, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditora, This year their crodit has not been very good, and they have bought almost entircly for cash, but they for- merly did a large business, Messrs. Enrlich & Steinfeid, importers of fancy goods, of Lispenard strect, have also made an assign- ment for the benefit of their creditors, They have not stood well for some time past. Atameeting of the Depositers’ Committee of the Mechanics and Traders’ Savings Lnstitution held August 10, 1876, after a lengthy interview with the receiver, Mr. W. J. Best, he said he ‘tis now prepared to sub- init for our consideration a brief report of the affairs of this bank, but he prefers that wo should wait till such time as be will be able to render a report full, complete and comprehensive, which will be not later than September 10, next ensuing.” The commit- toe, in view of the complicated nature of the receiver's investigations, ure of the opinion that the boat interests of the depositors wil! be consulted by a further delay till about the 10th of September, at which time Mr. Best assurcs the committee that he will be ready to submit to the depositors a full, detailed report, em- bracing roatters of great importance. The disclosures consequent upon the efforts of the receiver to unearth the mysteries which surround many transactions of the trustees of this bapk (which will be in the detailed report) will, in the opition of this comnutiee, tally compensate the depositors tor their commendab! cise of patience and iorbearance. A voluntary petition in bunkruptey was filed yester- day by David M. Clarkson, the Known real estate broker, corner of Broadway and Pine street. His lia- bilities amount to about $100,000, one-half of which is held by ladies, Amoug the largest creditors are the | following:—Mary I, H. Webb, $16,686; Elizabeth M. Caldwell, $12,000; Richard C.' Gage, $12,000; Willian Laimbeer, $11,200; Horace W. Foster, $9,500; Mrs. E. D. Buttman, $8,000; Maury G. Pinekney, $7,600; Sarah E. Raynor, executrix, $7,000; Dr. W. ‘A. 0. Culbert, 5 estate of Lorraine ‘Freeman, $3,400, His assets consist of thirty-cight lots on Eleventh avenue, near Ninety-tifth street; Tenth avenue, near 15001 street; West Seventieth strcet, West Meth street, West Ls4ih street, Ninety-lirst street, near Madison avenue, aud at Carmansvilie. They are mortgaged to various purtier for about $75,000. ‘The liabilities of Robert L. Wooas, syrups, of No. 47 Dey street, who has gone into voluntary bankruptcy, amount to $7,500, and the assets are merely nominal. Among his debtors was notorious firm of Tallinadge & Co., Who owe him $445 23, Nicholas & Coon, flowers and straw goods at No. 640 Broadway, have been thrown into bankruptcy on the petitions of the People’s Bunk, 8. C. Reynolds, George Weimess, Ira Beard & Co., KR. D, Jackson, Zeimer & Feldstein, C. Peltoher, Spooner & Bauer and L. La- fon, ‘The claims of the petiviouing creditors amount to $11,000. Tne People’s Bank nas a claim for $3,811 40, SC. Reynolds $3,110 and Zeimor & Feldstein $1,538, Messrx, Max Stadler & Co., the wholesale clothiers of Nos. 565 and 467 Broadway, who failed avout ten days ayo, have issued the tuliowing circular to their credi- tors:— i New York, Angust 12, 1876, Dean Sirs—You are respectiully requesced to attend » general meeting of our creditors, which will be held at our Ottice on Wednesday, August 1U, Wt eleven o'cluck. Very re- specttully yours, MAX STADLER & CO, The objoct of the meeting is the presentation and consideration of a statement to be offered by Mr. Fred- erick Lewis, the person to whom the bankrupt firm made un assignment The creditors who petitioned that the firm migbt be adjudicated mvoluntary bank- rupts will be represented at the meeting by their attor- neys, Messrs Carter & Baton, aud quite w lively time may be expected between those creditors who want tl affairs of the firm thoroughly ventilated in the Bank- ruptcy Court and those who express themselves satis. fed with the assignment made to Mr. Lewis, The tor- mer express the opinton that the assignment was made to prevent a thorough investigation by the creditors, A representative of a creditor of the tirm told Mr. Car- ter yesterday that be heard the firm expected to pay avout sixty cents on the dollar, Mr, Carter replied that he did Lot boheve that the firm was really insot- vent, and that they could not lave lost the amount of over $250,000 doring the short time they have been in basiness. Judge Blatchtord, who is at Newport, has, on the papers submitted to him, granted an order requiring Stadler & Co to show cause detore him, on ‘Tuesday, to inst, why they should no. be adju- dicated involuntary bankrupts, “If the firm ts so adju- dicated the administration of its affairs will be taken out of the hands of Mr. Lewis, the prosent assignee, and transierred to an assignee chosen by a majority “in number and valu { the creditors. The short tite that this Grim hes been in business and the large amount due its creditors has caused vousual interest to be evinced in business circles relative to the result of the action taken by T. Stewart & Co, and the other creditors who desire to throw the lirm into bank- ruptey. MUNICIPAL NOTES. City Chamberlain Tappan’s treasury statement made yesterday for the year ending August 12, 1876, is as follow , Balance August & + $413,077 72 Receipts. #91, 667 OS Payments» fie GOLGLS 43 Balance Aug: « 743,027 02 Mayor Wiekhi 18 vitice during the day ov- Cupied Jorthe invst part m signing payrolis, ) THE LA RUE POISONING. AREAIGNMENT OF THE PRISONERS BEFORE JU TICK DUFFY—MRS. DRIGGS AND HEB STEF® 5ON SENT TO THE TOMBS. Captain Van Dusen and Detective Slevin, of tha Fifteenth precinct, yesterday arraigned before’ Justice Daffy, at the Washipgton Place Court, Mre, Supby H. Driggs and her stepson Alfred C. Driggs, arrested for robbing and attempting to poison Mra, Amelia La Kue ather boarding house, No, 12 Clinton place. Justice Duffy on finding that Mrs, La Rue was unable to leave her bed directed a clerk to proceed to Mrs. La Rue’s residengo in order to obtain trom her, tf possible, am affidavit of complaint, He found her in an exceedingly weak condition, She made a statement to him similar to that published in yosterday’s Heracp, but her con+ dition was so weak that the surgeons tm ebargo of the case refused to allow ber to muke any formal affidavit, and Dr. Dorn furnished tne following certificate for presentation 1 court:- Lhereby certity that Mra. Amelia La Rue, of No. 12 Clinton piace, is lyimg in a very critical condition, suf. fering from dysentery of alow typhoid form Iu my opinion she 12 in 4 very dangerous state, JOHN Hl. DORN, Surgeon of Police,” On this being presented Justice Duly decided on tak- ing an affidavit from Detective Slevin, 1 order to lay a legal basis for the commitment of the prisoners. Tho detective, after producing tho stolen jewelry, made the following affidavit:— “Edward Slevin, detective of the Fifteenth precinct police, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that on the 12th day of August, 1876, deponent was called to tha house No. 12 Clinton place, and was there informed by Amelia La Rue, who was lying on a bed Ina weuk and exbausted condition, that.she bad been poisoned, and that Sophy H. Driggs and Alfred C. Driggs had taken, stolen and carried away froin under the pillow of the bed whereon she was then lying sick one case, contain- ing one gold watch, one gold chain, one gold bracelet, one pair of’ gold earrings, two diamond rings, one pearl set ring and one chased ring, in all of. the value of $200-0r more, That deponent arrested said Sophy and Alfred and found in possession of sald Alfred ove pawaticket representing one diamond ring, aud in possession of said Sophy deponent found one receipt representing the balance of sald property, all which property said Amelta identified as her own. That she, said Atnelia, bad not authorized said Sophy or Al- trod to take said property and that said property was deposited in tho namo of Driggs. Wherefore deponent prays that said Sophy H, Driges aod Alfred Driggs may be hela tor further testimony. ”? Justice Duffy thon called the prisoners before the desk and said. “Sophy and Alfred Driggs, you are charged with the robbory of Jewels trom Mra Amelia La Rue, and also with attempting to cause ber death with poison, What have you to say in anawer ?” Counsel for the prisoners said he found no charge of poisoning and oniy hearsay evidence as te larceny. His clients were ready to meet all charges, They do manda discharge, he said, us they have not been com fronted with their accuser, and have had no opportu: nity of cross-examination, Judge Duffy—I tind probable cause to suspect and be. lieve, and on the affidavit of Detective Slevin will com. mit tho prisoners for further examination, Counsel—W ill not Your Honor tix bail? Juage Dufly—Under the circumstances 1 cannot. The prisoners are committed tothe Tombs without bail. I will grant an examination at the earliest poss ble date. ‘The prisoners were then removed in the prison vam Their arraignment in court caused no little excitement and the greater portion of an unusually large Aaa stood up in order to see them as they passed out, NORTH SHORE (8. I) FERRY. COMMODORB GARNBR’'S DEATH WILL NOT AFFECE 11, There having been a rumor in some of the newspapers that owing to Commodore Garner's death the boats of the ubove line running to the North Shore of Staten Island would bo discontinued, a HyeRaup reporter waited on Mr. William H. Pendleton, the President of the company, at the ferry foot of Whitchall street, to ascertain she facts in regard to the matter. Mr. Pendleton said:—‘* The rumor of the discontinuance of the trips of these boats was evidently started by the Opposition line. Itis quite true that the late Com- modore Garver was interested not only in the boats Casticton and Pomona, which run from this slip, bus also intho D. R. Martin running from pier 8 North in both compavies, in other words—but that his death wilt make any difference in the working of the hme I am prepared to deny. Our boatn have proved @ great accommodation to the people and we are daily receiving abundant proots that the Staten Islanders appreciate the advantage oi having more than ove line running to their shores. According to our published time table we touch ut New Brighton, Snug Harbor, West Brighton, Port Rich moud and Eun Park, The boats make three tript down inthe morning and five in the afternoon and evening, at hours which prove a great comvenience tt tho travelling public, and, of course, the mval Vander bilt hne is injured just to the extent of our success, Therefore, every short time we hear through the pa ad of the daily losses of the North Shore Staten island Ferry Company, rumors of the discontinuance of the line and the sale of the boats; but we keep ran- ming all the time and are hkely to continue to do su.” At the time of the reporter's visit to the dock the Castleton was in, and to judge of the lively manner in which crowds of persous were hurrying on the steamer and the ainount of light freight goimg on buard it seemed extremely improbable that the trips would be discontinacd. CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. In the Ponitentiary fifty-seven male and four female prisoners were received last week. Forty prisoners will bo discharged from August 29 to 26, Thirteen patients wero received into the Female Lunatic Asylum last week and six into the male asylum. The latter institution was visited by 122 per- sons during the week. The following contracts were awarded :—J. M. Inger- soll, 600 Iba. whitey brown machine thread at $1 90 per 1h, ; 50 Ibs dark blue thread at $1 90 per Ib; H. B, Clathn & Co., 250 lbs. dark biue linen tbread at $i 41 per ib; R. M. Masterton, 2,500 Iba, z, sifted, at $15 56 per 1b.; 2,000 bushels oats wav ase! per busbel; H. K. & F. 8. 'Thurber & Co,, 250 Ibe. pare mustard at 17c,; 20 boxes lwundry starch at $4 79; 1,000 Ibs. dricd apples ut $3¢c. per Ib.; one cask of prunes at $5 24 per Ib.; 10 ibs. pickles at $9 25 per bbl. ; A. 8. Pratt, 2,000 Ibs, cheeso at 9c. per Ib, ; VU, T. Marshall, 2,000 boxes of coarse yellow meal $1 U0 ab 1d; C. P. Woodworth & Co., 600 bbis. potutoes at $ per bbi.; Teltuir and Snedeker, 1 bbl. pure spertn oil at $1 45’ per gallon; Jessup & Childs, 3 tons pure white lead, at 9.2 cents per lb. ; 100 Jb. Venetian red at Yc. per 1b. ; 100 Ibs, raw stonna at Ile. ; 100 Ibs, burnt sicuna at 1le.; 44 bbl shellac varnish’ at $3 20 per gallon; 1 bbl, pure lard oil at 80c per gallon; Ad- ams & Shaler, 600 § good damaged sole leatner at Watrous & Wilson, lumber as per specication, $741; John Pettit & Bro., 20 Ibs. chloride of lime at 13¢. per tb.; 2cusks of same at lic. pet ot retined iron, 2 5-10e per -100 por 1b, ; 10 bundies sam 2 G. Huorscel, 17 bars refined iron at 25-10c, per Jb. ; 12 bundles same, 2 9-10c.; 10 bundies same, half- wound, 2 7-10. ; 1bundle same, quarter-wound, 36-100. DOWN WITH THE POLES, ANOTHER PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THR FaLL OF A TELEGRAPH POLE—DOES anyY- BODY OWN IT? Another accident similar to that which caused the doath of Mrs. McGuire, but which did not have go seri. ous a termination, occurred yesterday morning. Jere- mish D, Tencan, aged thirty-tour, of No. 78 Suffoli street, employed by the Fire Department, was at work yesterday morning mending the wire at the corner of Madison aveoue and 124th street. When his work was. nearly done the pole fell, rying him with it and se- verely injuring him. Ho was attended by Dr. Roid and sont to the Reception Hospital, in Ninety-nintn streot, ‘To establish the ownership of these poles seems to be very diienit, A Henatp reporter called to inquire about this matter on Mr, Charlies T, Chester, at his oltice, No, 104 Ceatre street, yesterday morning. Mr. Chester stated that on November 6, 1871, he sold the old Firo Telegraph poles to Mr. William F. Coffea “It was about the 6th of November,” he said, ‘ut least that 1s the date in my books. — I was not paid’ ti afterward. They tell into my possession ey rhe to take them by the terms of the contract, and | wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible, because that is not my business, Among their roates’ was this One through Centre street. 1 turmished a diagram and plans to Votlee. He took thei as secretary of the Manbattan Telegraph Company, of which Mr, Alfred Nelson is President. Mr. Neison is also Secrotary of = Auantic and Pacific Company,” By reterence to the Coroner's inquest in the case Mrs. McGuire st will be seen that John heevecoey Med recognized the fatal pole as belouging to the old Fire and Pohce Telegraps Company. If his judgment t+ ta be relied upon, this pole, therefore, passed into Mr. Chester's possession, and was by him sold to Mr. Coftve fer the Manhattan Company. Mr. Chester told the reporter yesterday that the uew poles were put ug iu 186%. ‘The vid poles, among which was the one that killed Mrs. MeGuire, had beon erceted perbaps ftiwem years previously. At first there were but three tele: graph lines in the city, the Police ines tue Fire line and the Ainerican Company's line. ‘The latter was abe sorbed by the tern Union, and the two former were sold to Mr. Chester when the new poles were par up. This would seem to indicate that the fatal pole belonged to the Manlattau Company. any of the poles that are in so dan, Hon are loit standing in the streets without any wire merely that the owners may have a quasi claim to the rigut ot way Not deriving amy prout trom the the owners ‘Hot public spirit enough to Keep them ju 4 safe condition. Strange to say, no record of the old fre poles could be found at the Fire Department in Mercer street. They bad turned over all thoir pa —— plans to Mr. Choster when the new poles were ‘The reporter next proceeded to the Atlantic and Pa ' (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGER)