The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1876, Page 4

THE COURTS. The Sixth Avenue Railroad Suit Against the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company. Judge Sedgwick Decides in Favor of the Horse Railroad. A BLOW AT RAPID TRANSIT, Litigation Extraordinary and Expensive. Having taken several weeks to answer the evidence and vestigate the questions of law involved, Judge Bedgwick yesterday gave his decision in the suit re- fently tried at Speciai Term of the Superior Court, brought by the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, to re- strain the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company trom building its road on the line of the Sixth Avenue Rail- road, on Sixth averue, between Wost Third and Fifty- ninth streets, This decision and his opimon embodying ‘bis decision is lengthy, and, as will be seen trom the epitome of it, given below, though based upon the same tute of facts included in the suit brought by tne Ninth Avenuc Company against the Greenwich street Elevated Railway Company, arrives at precisely the Opposite result, granting the injunction which ‘was denied in the latter suit, Judge Sedgwick begins by stating that the counsel for the defendant maintain that they denied their power to build an elevated railway from the act of June 17, 18 and the amendatory acts passed before the constitutional amendmonts of 1875; that they gained no new fran. chise to build a railway under the so-called Rapid Transit act of June 18, 1875, but that this last act left the defendants’ right to construct a road untouched and resulted only in imposing upon defendants the duty of Altering the structure in ceriain mechanical and engi. Beering details, which did not alter or impair the sub- stance of the franchise under the first grant, He then says that if this be true the forty-lirst section of the Rapid ‘Transit act bas an important bearing upon this section, and perbaps decides it. This section de. clares that “It shall not be Juwtul for any company or- ganized under the provisivns of this act, or any other Act heretofore passed to construct a stoam railway, & and every such company shall be bound by the restric tions and limitatious as to its route and as to its mode of construction, which shall be estab lished by the commissioner appointed under the Act from which its powers were derived as far as such Festrictions and: limitations are consistent with the Provisions of this act.” He then holes that as the de- fendants were organized, and derived their powers to construct and operate the railway under other acts than the Rapid Transit act, they are Lound by the re Sirictions and limitations as to the mode of construction Btated iu those acts, unless, first, such restrictions and limitations ure not consistent with the provisions of the Rapid Transit act; or, second, unless tho restric- tions and limitations are only such as had been speci, Ded by commissioners appoted under previous acts, and are not to be imposed in this cage masmuch as the Testrictions of the of construction are contained am the very body of the original act, and are not estab. lished by commissioners under such acts. As to the first he says there 18 no provision in the Rapid Transit @ct Which is inconsistent with that part of the statutes which restrict. the defendants to a particular mode of siructure. ‘The section no doubt moant to preserve to somo exient the restrictions us to structure of the former. How could that be done if the Commissioners, under the Rapid Transit act, had power tv xnnul all restrictions, or why attempt to ro- strict if it were expedient and within the objects of the Legistature that the Commussiouers, under the Rapid ‘Transit act, should tinally determine the form of strue- lure of existing corporations ¥ The Comtuissioners Dave ut least power to muke requirements and condi Hons that would be consistent us to the route which is 4p pari materia, ‘The act gives the existing corporation Bew power only when tho route chosen tor the new corporations is the same us that of an old corporation. ‘Tbe important thing is that the restrictions have been Made by the law; it is uct admissible to supposo that an intricate torm of words was adopted to lead citizens to Ubink that the section was to be undersiood and obeyed, when It was inieutioually # puzzle with no ar- Ueulae meaning. From the construction given to the Torty-tirst section it would follow that it was uulawtul to use the muddle of the street for the purpose of the delendants’ railway aud that such use was an incum- brance of the higuway and a public nuisance which might be restrained by action. At considerable length Judgo Sedgwick examined the constitutive in relation to detendant’s clam. The @mendment of 1875 gives power, he says, to the Legis- lature to pass general jaws providing for granting the Fight to lay down ruiirou track. By the very limited worus, “right to lay dewn railroad tracks,” the con- tuution relers to their uso for the transportation of assengers; but the yrany must come trom the general be coustituuon meant to prevent in the future the Well known evils that had arisen in the past, By 4 the sovereign power 0: the State cannot be parcelicd out to individuals or private corporations by the Legis- lature, and hence the Legislature cannot give special privileges us favors or rewerd. In the present case the Fight to lay down railroad tracks is not a political 1rau- Shise, to be granted ouly from the State. Other powers tmust be given in connection with the building of the railroad to constitute franchises. Tho next questions are, Did the Rapid Transit act, if it imtended to give power to the decendants to build their railway in its present form of structure upon Sixth avenue, grant another und ditferent right to lay down railroad tracks, Within the meupiug of the constitution, from the right Biven im the acts which origmally incorporated at, and was such other grant made by u general law, or was it mven by a private billY He holds that the amended Bonstitution of 1875 did not repeal the original cuarter of the defendants, The Legislature could not violate any of the amendments, and could not by any altera- hon, modification or repeal of « special charter, or Any part of it, grant to the corporation a right to’ lay flown railway tracks which they did not have before, Uf the laying of a track or any kind of structure, and the working of a railroad thereon, does not ask a franchise from the State, and no franchise 1s connected with these matters until they ask the right to use w particular plan jor the situs of their ratlroud— Wz, a public street, which must be got trom the Sate. Theu the test is—Do the changes which tho Rapid Trausit act hav. wired trow the detendants, and which they accepted, involve the right to use the street, which is different from the right tu use the street given by the original charter? In a case like this of a right to use the strect the Legisiature bad a ciear reason to jimit the use of the street to a particular kind of structure, The general project was untried, and there was need for abundant cauuon where, only providing adequate means for carrying parseugers, but, in as far as possible preserving those Uses of the street which, by experience, bad been go pe ly serviceable, ‘The’ tuird section of the act of 72, authorized the deiendants un ‘elevated railway, lo be oper- the plan known as the G Elevated Improved Raslway. After - ing the evidence showing tho peculiariies of this plan, he thea says that be this grant the public and sudividuals had certa: ftinite rights in the street tree irom their particular use, The de- fendant under tho Kapid dransit act Was confined to the middie of the sireet. Having cnlatged upon this point be vext discusses the question whether the graat elaimed under rapid trausit is given by a general law, on of the constitution tu to decide whether constitution, requir- , but Would take lor granted Ubat ih seme respects itis a general law. The wet pr Vides for (ue appolutiment of commissioners in each county, on a yo of the citizens, to determine within thirty days whether there is a becessity for the Failroad, Lx the route, &c. ‘The enturcement of these Provisious could never result in investing the de- fondants with ie right ‘bey claim under tuo Rapid ‘Transit 4 (hey must rest their claim on the whi tion, us taken with the rest, ,eneral in Mts structure. 1tit may ruled that a eral law sbould provide for existing corporatious snd ouers such law must give them and ciners equal rights and terms. 11 the true construction of the law desermimes that no right was given to oibe become grantees the equality 18 destroyed in javor of existing corporasious, and the iaw would be specially framed in favor of #existing corporations, to the exclu. tion of others. [y (here nul, Lo asks, to be found fn suet a law ad the objections which rest upon a hike- hhood of 3 those mischief which ate! The tact is, pid Trousit act was to framed that euperior right 1igbt be given to another © ‘ation to work @ railroad on the route defenuant claims upon the con- ingency of a comcidence bappening and the existing corporacion tultilting the conditions, {tis certain thas the ensuing provisions which would resuit io giving tho route to 4 corporution to be formed are us ic they never bad been. The result is that as to the particular chise 1. js Hot general in 1s proflers to all of equal terms Deiendants gain, as they claim, under tho thirty. @xth section, the right, iu the Commissioners settied Upon a route, for a corporation to be formed which co- ineides With theirs, upou conditions, The section might have been by itself, as it hus no typo- graphical connection with the otuer parts of the st Ute, Vertical supports in the middio of the street are run #0 often aud change so much, they should have a right to usethe streets for that purpose. It seems to be quite an immateriai incident to the proceeding which ends im the grant to the defendants that Com- missioners huve ascertained that its route was one beneficial to the pudlic, in the course of finding what would be 4 proper route for ruture operaiions 1 cannot think that such would be a gen- erul jaw; but, on the other hand, think that ‘ue law aa it stands in the = shirty-sixth section is against the that no private law sball grant aright to lay down railway tracks. If tod by itself it would Bone of the attributes of a public law, It would rom a law passed for the beneft of a single privat poration in 1s eo- franchising them as such corporation. 1t would be the equivalent of several private bills under one title If the constitution Teored the elforts of individual persons or corporations, in the parsutt of public tranchises, to be granted 1p a private bill, did 1t not mean to prevent the united efforts of several in the same pursuit? The result is that if the Rapid Transit act intended to give, as the defendants claim, the rightto use the Sixth avenue by placing {ts tracks upon upright columus in the middle of the street, it is in that respect uuconsti- tutional, I have consulted, among others, the follow- tng cases:—Weynhamer vs. , ISN. ¥., 378; Schenectady aud Saratoga Wacher, 11 N. Y., p. 113; Syracuse City Bank va Davis, 16 Barb,, p, 189; Warner vs. ‘The People, 2 Davis p. — Buflalo and New York City Railroad Company vs. Dad- ley, IN. Y., 348; White vs. The Syracuse and Uiiea Railroad Company, 14 Bar, p. 519; Oleott vs. The Tioga Railroad Company, N. ') p 210; The People vs. Allen, 42 N, Y,, p 379; The People ex rel. City of Roshester Briggs, 50 N. Y.; Corving vs, 23 Barb., p. 34; Swith vs. Tne People, 47 p. 331; Mater of Commussioner ot Parks, Albany, 6: N. Y., p. 187; The People ex rel. vs Albertson, 53 N. Y. 51; The Poopie ex rel. Schenectady Astronomi- tory vs. Allen, N.Y. K Upon the tral 1 as clear that the plaintiff suffered an injury thought it povuliar to itself from the use of the street threatened by the defendants, which entitled 1 to mainudin an action in its name. Tho row of posts on either side is a limitation of the space which the plaiuuif bas, under its charter, ao right to use for switches, turnouts, &c., whenever they are required, Especially are these posits a special encumbrance upon the right to take off switches to 18 depot at Forty-fifth street, The above views are but a part of the case as it wus presented atthe trial Many other objections Were made based upon the statutes and upon the constitution, A competent examination of these would consaine wore time than has already beeu tuken, and nothing would be guined toward determine ing practically the rigut of the parties herein, These objections were grave aud important The true con- struction of the uct i open to urgument To sustain the defendants’ clam, if it be correct that a right to use vertical supports In the middie of the street is a particular and new use of the street, then the detend- ants gain a franchise by accepting 1 a8 a condition sn- posed upon them uf receiving the power speciiled in the thirty-sixth section, which is a franchise, But it is best not to gu into other details. Such views as have been expressed seem to mv to be correct, but 1 do not torget that they are against strong positions taken by the counsel tor the deicudant, strengthened by all thit pan be furnished by learning, by reasoning and by the quence of rheioric aud conviction, An appellare court will correct any error that bas been made. the fucts my opinion 13 thut at the time the acts incor- porating delendant were passed the actual plan of Dr, Gilbert, as then known, bad dispensed with tubes tur passenger traific (0 be moved by atmospheric pressure, and had substituted therefor the ordinary open rail- Way tracks, not to rest in a tbe or its equivalent, and to be used by steam locomotives, There should be Judgment for plaintif, and that defendant be enjoined, &c., with costs, THE GILMAN ESTATE, Nathaniel Gilman, for many years one of the leading leather merchants in the “Swamp,” died in Water- ville, in the State of Maine, where he bad a summer residence, in the year 1859, leaving a large estato in this city. By his will bis Ostaie was to be divided into ton distributive shares, and for the widow was pro- vided an annual income of $1,500. The executors named in the will were composed of two sos of Mr, Gilman by his first wife, one daughter by his second aud last wife and two suos-in-law, The widow, who bad been accustomed tothe use of about $15,000 a year during her husband’s lifetime, being dissatisiied with the provision made for her tn the will, went into the courts of Maine and there bad adecree in her favor tor $85,000, with an allowance of $15,000 ponding Utigat:on, From Maine sho came to this city to en- force her claim against the executors, and after years of litigation, and being weary and sick, compromised With tue executors for $40,000. This, however. ended the litigation only so fur as she was concerned, Anna K. Gilman, ber daughter and executrix, and one of the heirs under tue will, seems to have had her bands full of litigation trom’ the begmning, which has been as proioaged us it has been to her un- sutisiaclory und expensi' (t was not until nearly four years ufter ber iuther’s death that she succeeded In getting the active executors of the estute, and who hay the assets in charge, to fle an inventory, This iventory put the estate down at about $1,000,000, while she aud the other younger beirs estimated it at largely over $1,000,000, "A wunt of burmony seems to ave continued from the beginning between the hoirs by Mr. Gilusan’s ret wile and those by bis second, the latter claiming tuat the formor, of whoin tho exe tors formed w part, and who bad control of the estate, were acting adversely to their interests, and compel: ling each, us he or she came of age, to litigate tor pay- Ment of tho suare coming to them, Some years since it became necessary to remove one of the sons-iu-law, Mr, McClellan, as executor, alter his all-ged fuiiure, and about ‘the samo time Anna K. Gliman, the executrix and one of the younger beirs, took proceedings to bave cullicient of the estace neces- sary to cover their distributive slares secured in somo way. This resulted in the Court directing that bonds belonging to the estate smouuting to $200,000 bo de- posited in the Uuion Trust Company. Siiice the de- Posit of those bonds the litigation bas still continued, and in the course thereof there has been drawn out, by order of tho Court, $50,000 tor the benetit of the older heirs and over $50,000 ux couusel fees, $5,000 of which is denvminated custs, ail it is clauned the heirs have paid us counsel fees, voluntarily and iayulun- larily, about $150,000, and ‘that the whole expense of the litigation thus tar will reach over $200,000 In 1872 asort of agroement was entered into by all the heirs except Auna K. Gilman, who was then ab- seut in Kurope, whereby @ ‘sottlement and tho abandonment of all litigution was to result, but this agreement bas never been fully carried Out, except in tho cave of the widow, Recently Auna K. Gimun, executrix, touk proceedings to compel the to give security, Which proceedings are ull and bow in roturn the executors have tuken to compel her to give security to the proceedin| tent of $2,000,000, uithough they, and not she, bave always hod control of the property. Her proceeding was based, as alleged by ber, on the ground that she foarod loss or waste of the estate in these bard times ou the part of the executors, und consequent prejudice to the interests of herseli and the other younger beirs, who have never been ablo to get # fival settiement or accounting from their executors. ‘The latter's applica- tion to compel her to give security is made on the ground that she is a nou-residont of this State, This last application xhe resists on the ground that she has never lad control of the property, but, on the con- trary, with the exception of that placed by the Court in the Union ‘Trust Company, all of i has been held by G. F. Guman, one of the executors, during the past seventeen Yoars without his having been compelled to give any rity. Thus lor seventeen years, it would appear trom the papers mm the case, this iarge estate bas been in the hands of the older heirs, the youuger portion, as they claim, having received only smiail pittances from time to time, aud never a satisfactory settlement or accounting. To tue lawyers engaged this litigation must have given most satisfaction, aud among those Who seem to bave protited most largely thereby are Messrs, Ward, Joues und Whitehead; Fullerton & Kaos, Ira Sbuiler and Kluridge & Jobuson. Part pay- ments to Fullerton & Knox, amvunting to $11,000, aud to Mr, Shaiter and Eldridge & Johnson, $6,000 und $1,500 respectively, are claimed by Anna K,’ Gilman, to have been inade by the lute Surrogate Hutchings without autuority of Jaw, and against him a suitin her hatne is now pending to recover the amount, In the present cross-proceedings us to giving security the executors ure represented by Mr. Charies H. Glover and Fullerton, Knox & Crosby, aud tho executrix by Mr. Welleslay'W. Gage. A YOUNG MAN'S POSTAL CARD. William H. De Kay, a young man of respectablo ap- pearance, Wes arrested yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Newcome, on a charge of mailing ascur- rilous postal card to Mrs. Elizabeth G. Asson, of No, 115 East Nineteeth street, and the examiuation of the case revealed # sad history of an unfortunate marnage and its consequences, 1t appears that somo time since a young dauguter of Mrs. Asson, becoming acquainted with De Kay, was #0 impressed by him that sho was married tv him, and this in spite of the repeated pro- lestations of Mrs, Assan aud her family, who were bot decetved by De Kay's plausibility and genteet appearance, The couple Hved togetber happily fof atime, but the young Wile’a eyes were at last opened to the characier of her husband, and ‘she dis- covered that he was idie and worthless, and worse sul, she had reason to beleve that she bad prool of his totide: She lett Do Kay and returned to her mother’s house and instituted proceedings tor divorce trom ber husband on the ground of adultery, De Kay Was nov Willing connection thus abruptly terminate nent Visits to Mra Assou’s house and maue repeated demands tor money, Ho Was Daily forbidden entrance and Was warned not to show himself there again. About the Oth inst, Mra, Asvon received 4 postal card addressed to horselt and having the Newark post mark,the message being of the most infamous character The card was un- sighed, bat the writing was recognised as that of De Kay. Svorily aiter the receipt ot the card De Kay again called at Mrs, Asson’s house and was accused of writing the scurrtious message, He admitted she fact, aud boasted that ho would write as inauy more as he chose. Mra Aston then laid the case belore Assistant United States Attorney Pullman, and a warrant was issued by Commissioner Shields for De Kay's arrest When taken betoro the Commissioner ho denied hay- ing written the message, aud said that he knew noth- ing at all about it, Bai was fixed at $2,000 and he was placed in custody of the marshal and allowed until the evening to find bail THE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD. It seems probable that the Bleecker Street Railroad will be speedily leased to the Twenty-third Street Rail- toad Company, and that the litigation in regard to this metter has reached its Ouality in the courts, Counsel for the Bleecker Street Railroad and for the various par- Hes interested in it as litigants or otherwise went be- fore Judge Donobue in Suprome Court, Chambers, yes- terday. The counsel jor the Bleecker Street Company presented @ petition setting forth the action of the directors, under His Honor's permission granted in March last He stated that neither the Seventh Av- emue Railroad, the Second Avenue Raiiroad, nor any other ony railroad, could be gut to mak offer to Jease the road, and as the company was unable to set- tle Its affairs otherwise, the directors considered an offer of the Twenty third Street Railroad ought to be acted upon as best for the tutereat of the stock and bondholders. Mr. A. 8. Sullivan, on bebalt of the re- ceiver, announced that all opposition to the leaso had ithdrawn by that gentleman, and that he sub- whole matter to the Court. Mr. Ransom = of the litigating a took the papers withdrew opposition on the stockbolders. Judge Donohue THE MILITARY PARADE GROUND. Thero is still a bitch inthe matter of the military parade ground proposed to be located above High Bridgo, Commissioner Campbell, yesterday, in a letter to Corporation Counsel Whitney, not only refused to sign the petition to Judge Donobue for jeave to acquire litle to the land selected for the parade ground but revoked tho autborization to this effect of his prede- cessor in office. On this state of facts boing made known yesterday to Judge Donobue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, aud the question having been raised as to the validity of the assessments, Judge Donohue con- ted to another adjournment of the case and mean- ume he will consider the question whether to go on without the assentof the preseut Commissioner of I he Works. Betore the adjournment was reached the: ‘was considerable talking done by various counsel, but hot bearing at ail upon the merits of the case, but avon merely technical aud uninteresting points. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Jadge Donohve yesterday rendered his decision in the case of Annie Nelson, charged with abducting two flower girls and taking them into a house of prostitu- tion in Bleecker street, He held that the point ratsed by Mr. William F. Howe, that there was no legal evi- dence that the house in question was a house of ili re- pute, was weil taken, and though morally certain that the priscner was guilty of the offence charged be was legally bound to discharge her, Isnac Goldberg, of No. 20 Essox street, was arrested yesterday by United States Deputy Marshal Holmes, on a charge of selling cigars, without having the boxes stamped. Goldberg employs about half a dozen cigar mukers and his business consists in making the cheap cigars which pediers sell at the streot corners. He was taken before Commissioner jeids and held in $1,000 bail and bis tactory placed under seizure. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TRAM. By Judge Donohue. Rannoy va. Fischer. —Semorandum for counsel. The Mayor vs. Grand Street Railroad Compapy.— Memorandum tor counsel, Burt va. Globe lusuranco Company.—Memorandum for counsel. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Sedgwick. ‘The Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, vs, the Gilbert Elevated Iailroad Company.—Judgment for the piain- uff, that the deiendants be enjoined &c., with cosisa, The plaintift’s attorney will correct findings &e., if necessary, as to details of dates, names, &c., and en- gross them for signing. Kither party may turoish further requests belore signing. s POLICE COURT NOTES. Luke Madden, aged nineteen, of Na. 8 Crosby street, was committed for trial by Justice Murray, in the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, onthe complaint of Sarouel Wolff, of No. 51 Croaby street, who charged him with stealing six coats valued at $60, which Mr. Wolff's father had given him to deliver to a wholesale clothing house. Michael Carey was arraigned in the Tombs Police afternoon on the complaint of John O'Shaughnessy, of No. 31 Hamilton street, who charged him with recklessly driving a truck through Canal street, On turning the corner of Bim street one of the shatts of the truck struck Philip O'Connor, a boy, ten years of age, on the head, knocking him down, the truck passing over him. Carey was arrested by Ofticer Handy, of the Sixth precinct, and Justice Murray com- mitted him for trial in default of $500 bail, REAL ESTATE, At the Exchange Salesroom yesterday A. J. Bleecker & Son sold, by order of the Supreme Court, Oliver 3. Wells, referee, a three story brick house, No, 215 East Thirty-sixth street, north side, 200 feet east of Third avenue, with lot 33x98.9, to Hugh Cassin, plaintin, for $11,410. Scott & Meyers sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, F, W. Loew, referee, a five story brick tenement house, 25x60, on the north side of Forty- eighth stroct, 175 feet west of First avenue, with the lot, 25x100, 5, to B, A. Williams, lor $8,108 TRANSVERS road, 100x200 (24th ward) ; we ©, of Cortlandt av. (2 ); William W. Huntington to E. J. Voessing. ring ruad, 100x200 (24th ward); Bertha d husbend to E. &. i 7 E. Nicholeu: Sey 17.6x1022; BAS ‘also ia 83,11x100,5; PL aE Nieholson and wite to A. je to Wostchentor Ruilroad wt., &e. "2 A Purdy (referee) to Keui 'Rutate Trust Company MORTGAGES. Andrews, Willian D. and wile, to C. F. Goodhue, n. e. corner of Delaney and Tompkins; 3 years, Bernhard and wile, . Tinmen, w. -. 0 of Stanton; instalment. . uid wife. to. Union Theological Beminury, rr j,000 8,300 8,300 8,400 Indus- w. of Orchard 1,861 000 Sth at.. w. of Lexington uv.; 4 year 10, mara, Thomas, to the Emigrant Industrial ot Ist av., between 58th and st. BSchwursler, E. Lith av... A FINANCIER ARRESTED. Ex-Governor Robert K. Scott, of South Carolina, a few days ago applied to Judgo Donohue for orders of arrest in two suits against Hardy Solomon, late presi- dent of the South Carolina Bunk, of Columbia, He charges in one action that aboat June 14, 1875, Solo- mon borrowed $5,000, ana gave bim asa collateral a certificate of deposit in the bank of which he was president The complaint charges that Solomon Traudulently managed the bauk su as to render the certificate worthiess; that he disposed of $100,000 stock he had in the vank to the corporation, then as president closed the bank and had a receiver appointed, und thas In consequence of such activa wil- fully takeb, the defendant was cnabled to mouey where his crediturs coula not reac! papers in the second action charge that on tue 15th of ir, 1875, Solomon secured the Loan of $58,500 dated South Curviina boads of the value ot $12, 350, to be returned in torty Gays, it being distinetly agreed that the title to said bonds should remain in the plalnuff, but that the defendant could hypothecate them. The charge is made that be converted tho bonds to his own use for the purpose of secreting his moucy from his creditors. Mr, Solomon was arrested yester. day by City Marshal y. J. Hanbury on hia return lrom Saratoga to this city. ‘The deteadant was admitted to bail im $20,000, E- B, Wesley owner of the Westminster Hotel and John H. Crook qualifying as sureties, MUNICIPAL NOTES. Jobn T, Kelly, Mayor's Marshal, last week issued 299 licenses ana received $619 in fees and fines. Thore were 88,773 public bathers in the city baths last week, of whom 20,766 were females, The Commissioner of Public Works I doived $9,034 69 trom various sourees, All the street railroad companies have paid up their past indebtedness on franchises, and aro now paying regularly. The suits orderes tv be commenced by the Corporation Counsel to collect $500,000 tor licenses still remain untried. There was paid into the office of the Clerk of Arrears for Taxes $75,000 lust week. POLICE, special meeting of tho Volice Board yesterday, Genoral Smith in the chair, the following business was: transacted :— The contract for constructing the new station house for the Nineteeuth precinct was awarded to James Kiernan, of No, 335 East Forty-ninth street, for the sum of $25,000. A communication from Captain McDonnell an- nounced the death of doorman Daniel H. Tompeins, of his precinct, and John M. Blunt was appoiuted to Al the vacaney, Patroimau Michael Leo, of the Fourteenth precine was Jerred to the Tenth precinct; Aaron Butts, of the steamboat squad, to special duty, and Charies Gabriel, of the Eleventh precinct, to the steamboat iad, ‘The following pertons were appointed patrotn: Coarles KE. Benjamin, Edward A. Moran, David W. Alexander, James L. Calaban and Kdward Lawrence. CITY STATISTICS. ‘The police made 1,710 arrests during the week. ‘The vital statistics forthe week are:—Deaths, 672; Dirths, 490; marriages, 100, aua stillbirths, 40 FLUSHING BAY PIRATES. THE BOARDING OF THE SCHOONER G. 1. BY MASKED AND ABMED MEN—ONE O¥ THE ROB- BERS SHOT. Flushing Bay is s favorite anchorage for vessels in tho coust trade, and has always been considered +0 safe by masters of vessels that they have made a practice of setting no watch. Their dreams of security were rather rudely dispelled on Wednesday evening last when an armed gang boarded several vessels and robbed the crews, In the Hxmatp of Thursday ap- peared an account of the robbing of the schooners F, Nelson and Almon Bacon, both of which were bound out, But, perbaps, the most interesting story of all is that of the boarding and robbing of the schooner G. L., Cap- tain Lovell, bound in from Portsmouth, N.H, The G. L, reached this port yesterday. The captain said that he left home on Sunday night, a very strong wind biowing, necessitated the keeping of all hands on watch during the night. The wind and sea continued bigh during the ran, and when Flushing Bay was reached on Wednesday night all navds bad been up for three nights. In Flushing Buy, off Riker’s Point, the sebooner was anchored, the cable payed out, the lighis set, and all hands turned in, thinking o watch unnecessary. About ball-past twelve o'clock Captain Lovell awoko and foand bimself confronted by two men, who held revolvers at each side of bis head, They were dressed in rather rough clothes, with black slouch bats pulled weil their ey id bandker- chiefs tied over tho lower part of thieir faces. One ot them, evidently the captato, sald, “Keep still; not a word, or we will biow your braius out” A glance around the cabin showed the captain that ali his mea were similarly guarded. ‘Two men sioud over each of them. A systematic aud not very gentle search of the cabin was then begua. Curtuins were puiied from their fastenings and the tops of trunks were broken 1p and ther contents scattered about the cabin oor, ‘The captain’s wallet was cut open and the contents appropriated. His best clothes and those of his crew also jound their way into the bags of the gang, ‘The captain was forced to turn over in bis bunk \o enable one of the pirates to search hig mattress, and was then told to turn his face toward the wail and keep 1¢ there under peril of veing shot. One of the meu found an old musket in the cabin, which waa passod up on deck to @ man on watch there and by him thrown overboard One of the gang, in a spirit of Shiver deviltry, set fire to one of the cabin curtains, but wus ordered by his captain to put it out, or he would blow the top of his headot! The desperado reluctantly extinguished the fire. While the seurch was going on overy one Was startled by the sudden discharge of a pistol, One of the pirates sunk to the floor with a groan. The captain of the gaug with an oath asked who had fired Captain Lovell said that the moment of suspense was terrible to bim, for the dea perado looked at bim and seemed io be consider wg where he could best bit him. Ono of the gang, however, relieved the crew by stating that’ his pistol had been accidentally discharged, Captain ‘Lovell states that the wounded mau was placed on the cabin floor and bis wound bound up with linen torn trom some of bis shirts. He was struck, the captain thinks, somewh He bled profusely, bat was conscious and at vessel with bis comrades. The thieves then coolly lighted cigars and sat dewn In the cabin to divido the spoils, one of them remarking that the haul was not as good as they had expected, they baving found “only thirty cases,”’ probably meaning about $20 which they had yatnered irom the mon, Attor some quarreiling, the spoils were divided satis{actorily, and taking somo luacn trom the lockers and fastening the hatches after them the wretches left the Vessel, going off in two buats. One of them betore going took several photographs of young ladies from an album belonging to one of the crew. Their departure was orderly and very.cautiously made. The losses to the captain, not including damage to the schooner, will aggregate $160. The boats alter they left seemed to be headed directly for the shore. Captain Lovell docs not agree with the other captains of robbed vessels, that the thieves are the crews of tug- boats, but be advances no theory himself as to the robberies. Ho does think, however, that until a police boat 18 stationed at that anchorage these robberies will, from time to time, take place, A WHOLESOME THRASHING, A REVEREND GENTLEMAN OF BROOKLYN TEACHES A ROUGH A BEVERE LESSON IN THE MANLY ART. The Rev. Rollo 0. Page is now and has been for some time past attached to St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church, situated in State atreet, Brooklyn, in the dual capacity of missiouary and assistant. Among the muitifurious duties connected with bis position is that of looking after the poor of the parish and adminis- tering to their spiritual and material comiort, It {re- quently happens that Mr. Page is compolled, by the growing necessities of the indigent, to go outside his own parish to relicvo the distress of some poor and worthy person orfamily. Oneevening this week Mr. Page proceeded to the corner of Baltic and Hoyt streets to visit a cer- tain Mrs. Johnston who resides there, and who is somewhat in need of the neeessaries of life, to toll her that he had a leg of mutton myer | her at his house whenever she should elect tu call for it. As he was about eutering the hallway of the tenement, at the top of which 18 Jocated her unpretentious dumicile, he en- countered ber young son, and to avoid the trouble and inconveaience of mounting the stairs, he took out a eard und wrote upon it au invitation to Mrs. Johnston to call at his house and receive the gift. While spoak- ing to the litte boy a young follow named Kenny camo swaggering along and jostiod up against the clerical gentlemay. The rudepess was passed by unnoticed. Kenny, presuming upon the appearancec! Mr. Pago and bis quiet do- Meanor, repeated the offence, and thrust bimsel! in be- tween Mr. Page and the boy he was speaking to, at the game time making use of some epithet reflecting upon the gentlemen's cloth. Mr. Page then pushed Lim on one side, when Kenny eamo forwara and attempted to strike, The blow was stopped by Mr. Page's shoulder, Fearing that some ijury was intended him Mr. Page mauo a movement toward him, when the fellow backed up, and, plactog bis band upon bis pret yee t, made re Ps a movement as it to draw a weapon. fo then run forward and clasped him round =the Waist, «hus preventing the execution of spy design of that nature, acd getting a favorable Opportunity struck out, uitting Kenny several times in the face. Inu woment Kenny was deluged in blood. Mr. Page then again grappled with im and completely threw him over bis shoulder, Kenny striking bis fore- head on the curbstone, cutting a severe gash, from which the blood spouted out in a stream. The pros- w man seemed incapabie of offering any further ro- Bistance, and Mr. Page coolly waiked homeward, Kenny was cared for by sume iriends who bappened to be im the vicinity, Kenny, who wae the aggressor all through, bears the Feputation of being @ bar room rough, drinking by day ana indulging his ighting propensities at night He is ao large, pugnucious looking man and very mus- cular, Mr. Page is a gentleman of middie age, wiry, and spare, with a fall, brown beard and light blue eyes. Were it not for the hair on his iace he would be rather effeminate looking than otherwise, The aflair has created considerable discussion ia the part of Brooklyn where it took place. BOYTON'’S CANINE RIVAL. Captain Bunee, of tho schooner Leonidas, of Hunting- ton, owns a large Spitz dog named Jack, which may be set down as the champion dog swinmer. The captain originally found him im the middle of Long Island Sound, several miles from land. Ono day last week he accidentally jeit the animal on the East Neck whart, and Jack, seeing the vessel some distance out in tho bay, decided to follow, and consequenily jumped off the wharf, As the vessel was under good headway, however, it was supposed that ‘tinding he could not overtake it, be would svon return, but nothing more was seen of the dog that mght. The next the vessel having meantime arrived at New Yor captain and crew were astonished to find the 1 creature at his usual post on deck, watching ov Vessel, He was quite exhausted by his long swim of over forty miles, and could du but little else than he about the deck and recruit his strength tor several days. While Charles Johnson was sleeping on the stoop of his residence, at No. 89 Cherry street, on Friday night, Jobn Huriey, a vootblack, aged eighteen, resid- ing at No, 122 Roosevelt street, approacted him, and, catching bold of his watch chain, pulled the wateh trom his pocket. Officer Conlin, of the Fourth pre- cinct, shortly ofterward arrested him, and yesterday inoruing Judge Murray, in the Tomus Police Court, held him for trial tn deiault of $1,000 bail A CHRONIC LAW BREAKER. Justus Schwab, the lager beer saloon keeper of Clin- ton street, who persisted in keeping open his place oa Sunday for five consecative Sabbaths, was arraigned Vetore Justice Morgan ut tho kissex Market Court yes- terday charged with disorderly conduct aud was fined $10, Ho demanded a trial by jury and was committed, A WRETCH, Jobn Benson, a printer, aged thirty one years, resid- ing at No. 19 Second street, was arraigned before Jus- tice Dudly, at the Washington Piace Police Court, yes- terday, on a charge of outraging two litte girls, Mary kKmma Telter and Mary Grabam, aved fourteen and ten years, Who resided ip the same house, Me was beld for trial in doiault of § WALKING UNDER WATER. ‘Tho novel subinarine pedestrian match between Jobn Rodgers and Jotn Haggerty has been broken of, on account of the withdrawal of Rodgers, who refuses to compete. The natch was to have taken place on Mon- day, but is now postponed, On Thursday, at Rock- away, Haggerty will compete with Jobu Fullerton inder the saine conditions that were to have governed in the matcn with Kodgera, CANINES CATALOGUED. Different Dogs Taken Detail. in GENERAL CUSTER’'S DEERHOUND. Figures and Facts About Dog Fancying in New York. ————. Un the northwest corner of Broadway and Fiftieth street a cosey little cottage stands, balf hidden by a cluster of sheltering trees, The building is low and rambling: a wooden fence surrounds the little garden; everything is neat, quiet and tidy; the place is unlike the ugly utititarian packiug-bexes for human life whieh occupy the neighboring lots—it looks like a well preserved grandmother, who comes up from the farm to live among her city folk descendants, {tis a dear old remnant of a time Manhattan Island will never know again, and we may be thankful that Mrs. Great- orex has given the spot a chance of immortality im her tender, loving etebings of “Old New York.” On the side walis of the house, just under the eay hagg two long parted pancl4 Time aud weather have dimmed the colors and dulied the outlines, but you can make out that each ropresents a group of dogs. These outward and visible signs are a token of the contents of the cottage, which 18 occupied by Dr. Henry Gar- diner, one well learned in all tho fancies, treatment and disouses of the cauine race. Dr. Gardiner, as he is generally known, is a quict, sober man of color, who was born in Orange county, New York, Forty years ago he tried to work asa cooper in this city; but the clase prejudice, rampant at that time, eventuated in a broudaxe being laid to bis head, whereof he to-day bears the deep indent, and so, having a liking for dogs, he took to trading in that kind of stock and doctoring them when they were sick. Dr. Gardiner 13 well known to the best people of New York, for he is decent, honest and straight going. He kuows dogs well and can talk well about them. Very often I have dropped in to chat with the old man, and ladies will come im to see how their pois are getting along or to see what peculiar novelty in dogs he has got on hand. Let us open the moving gate and enter, We tind ourselves in a large, airy room, three sides of which are boxed off in stalls, with strong wire cages Btanding above, At ourentry ahead peops out from each stall, and perhaps asalutation of bow wow ful- lows; but a word trom the master and silence is re- stored. Indeed, one is astonished at the constant order m which the dogs are kept. There isa whip, but 1 never saw it used, for a word is enough to compel per- foct quiet. “Doctor, I've come to have atalk about dogs this evening.” ‘The Doctor pute a tiny atom of yellow fluffiness Into its cage, takes his spectacles off and replies pleas- antl, Well, sir, I’m willing to tell you allI know. Butl know most about dog-doctoring, That is my profes- sion.” “We will come to that presently. is the rarest dog in the oity ?”” “1 should say that there are fewer bloodhounds and fall blooded bulldogs in the city than any others, There isa law, passed long ago, when they used to hunt colored people, which forbids any ono in this Stato to have a bloodhound in their possession, and so there arc none of them, while full blooded bulldogs are very rare. There was aman in Centro stroct had one, he said was fall, but it wasn’t more than half bull” “So there are few, ifany, blood hounds in the State; now tell me about other hounds,” “Deer hounds come first. They aro thin, long, rough-haired dogs. Hore are a brace of dugs that have just come to the city. They used to belong to General Custer, and Mrs, Custer has sont them on to Colonel Frank Howe. I am tak- ing care of them for him. The breed comes frum Scotland and wall hunt or scent and on sigut. Yhe smooth-nair greyhound will only hunt as long ashe sees his game. ‘These averbounds of Colonel Howe are tine dogs Such animals, when full grown, are worth $100 to $2004 picce. I have got $150 from Mr. Brewster, the currimge maker. These dogs ure ouly puppies, about tour months old, but they are of @ guod strain. General Custer always bad the best.” 1 Jooked at the two clumsy puppies for awhile. Solemm, unformed, awkward brutes, with snake-lik heads and big jointed clumsy, limbs. I thought of Lim to whom they once owed allegince and how he bad fallen, und then the smallest dog drew up near me and Jaid bis heud op my knee, My hand rested on the griz- zied head und tor awhile noting was said, The room ‘was blurred with @ mist thatdid uot rise from the earth and the thoughts of all were far away on tue Western border land where a hero lies entombed on the batile tieid where glory gave him death. After a pause I went on talking to the old man who was to be their guar- diab. “What other hounds are thero in the market?’’ “Fox hounds, they are worth $25 to $50 eaco; har- riers, $20 to greyhounds, $15 to $25. They go to the West mostly; and then there 1s the German beagle, jow set, shambling, Squage suouldered dog that used Lo beu greal favorite torrabbit hunting. They are rare now though, but are worth about $15. Thon thero is the ltalmu greyhound. They were about the first ladies Lad in this country. enty years wore in great demand, audT have known $100 given for one. Of late years, however, they have gone out of style, ”” “What are the favorites now?” “Pugs aud black aud tans. But we will come to them presently. Let us go on with sporting dogs.” “What about setters t” ‘The Gordon setter 1s most in demand at present, Tho breed comes from the kennols of the Duke ot Go! dou, in Scotland, and should be biack and tan without any white, They aro worth trom $100 to $500 each, D’¥e sold one inyself for $300 to Seior Domingo Figarola, a great dog fancier in Cuba, who bas bad a reat many bull terriers and sporting dogs from ime. Next to the Gordon setter comes the Laverock strain. They are liver aud white and worth about as much as the Gordou, ‘The red irish settor ranks next and will Dring trom $50 up. Mr. Rodman, of New Jersey, basa fine Kennel of this sirain. Then comes the English, and white, and there are more of them and tho ¢ 18 less,” “Which of these breeds is the best ?’’ “There 1s po ‘vest’ to 1. ltisin the dog and the way he can work, but certain colors are fashionable in dogs just as in horses All of them will set and retrieve. They have « natural propepsity that way; but, of course, they have to be tramed,”’ “Where do you train them ?? “{ wain them hero myself to fetch and carry and to obey the word of command, When I send them 10 look for a bull I say ‘Dead bird,’ and 1 make them he down to ‘Down charge.’ Then when they bave learned to be obedient I send them to a friend im Rockland ty and he finishes them in game dias." What does it cost to have a dog trained !”" *y worth $40 to get one thoroughly broke.” Now what about spanieis?”” “Phere is the Clumber or land spauiel, A low set dog with jong body and sbort legs. Color is seal brown oF liver and white, Smooth-iaced with a topkaot between the ears, They are worth $26 to 360, Then comes the brown water spaniel, There are two kinds; one with straight hair aud the otver curly, The rst is au Euglish dog and the latter comes trom the uorth ol Ireland. They are very wise dogs, aud although none of them will set, yet they ure worth from $15 up. The cocker eS ext, that is a cross betw the setior aud spaniel, and is ‘a hurd working, low set dog, that will get through brushwood where a setter would not go and where a pointer could not renture. Cockers will sell as high as $60, but they are not fancy Now tell me what dogs. " “By the way, what about pointers?” “they are not favoriies iu this country, for the forests are too thick jor thei aud the brush tears thor gkios, Which are not coated as Leavily as the setters or cockers. But | torgot to mention the King Chari spanicls. They are rare and are of light weight, worth uptu $200, Mr. George Clay, of No. 6 avenue B, tine kenuel of ib 4 Pui Farley, the detec- has a great liking for tuis kind of dog.” ow maby sorts of pointers are there?” “There is the couble-bosed of Spavisb pointer, which is said to be the original stock. He bus a nutural slit down the centre of bis nose, so that you can some- tines see bis teeth turough it. They are worth up to $000. (hen there 1s the English poruter, whuse bose is like that oi auy other dog, There are not a great many poiuters, anyLow.”? “What comes next!” “That about winds up t game dogs. There are a ot of oda dugs, 80 to sy Pomeranian woll dogs nd Siberian bivoduounds, and tuat kind. There are Jot of the latter at Lion Krewery, as | have beard said ‘They all come trom the great Dane dog. You have heard of Butler, that used to live 19 Brookly, and died some time ago.” He and Lextibied ope of the great Dane dogs ail througu Knglund and before the Queen. ”? “How vig was be?” “He stood thirty-four inches honest measure, and when we were walking together he could pat his nuse up to livk my face without hitting a paw. We sold him to an English gentieman for $7u."" watare Si. Beruards worth?” “A good, big St. Bernard will as much as $150 or $200, Sir, Hale, of Middle Village, bas got a fine pair of tuat breed. Newfoundiands are out of fashion and hot worth so much, while Bnghsh mastifls are in great demand for country places, where they have wamps coming round the houses,’ “What next do you think of?"” “Well, terriers come next, Three months white bult terriers are regular iancy dogs. They are terriblo Lgbters, and run as bigh ae $200, Harry Jennings aud John Merrit used to make s business matching and, Mr. Bergh has made them a good troub'e, still they have a dog fight every pot 1 was ut one, though. Then tlere rand the Dandie Dinmont. They range from $10 to $25, and then cor the Skye terrier, the black and tun and the English pug. These three last are tho ladies! dogs. I don’t count the Spitz, for they are no more uccount than cats; not as much, indeed, for Persians and Angoras are worth a great deal of money.” “How do prices run in pugs, Skyes and biack and tans?” Pay are worth from $100 up. 1 lately offered a man $30 for ® pug puppy threo months old and he langhed at ma, He had better have sold it, tor a horse trod ito death afterward. Th jue of Skyes and vlack and tans varies greatly. One of the former was sold by a man in Chatham street for $150 a short time since.” It weighed about three pounds, and had siiky hair that touched the ground, Black and tans are get- ting common, buts choice dog will always Car Ges | price. 1 got $700 from a lady for one once. She ‘a desire to get the smallest black and tan thore was to be found, and she kept me ruoning for the best part of two years, At last I found one with Allen, of the Filth Avenue Hotel, opposste Central Park, away up town. He asked $500 for it, and she closed the bar- gain with three hundred dollar notes right olf and sent the rest the next day. My expenses and one thing and another made up tue $700,”” How big was that dog ?”” “It was full grown, fat und sleek, and 41 weighed two pounds aud ten ounces. The lady weighed it against the dogs that ber friends boasted on, and one weighed three pounds and three ounces and the other three pounds and ei:ht ounces, So you seo she was a long way ubead.”” : “What is the largest price you ever knew put on a dog?” Etve seen it La that $50,000 was asked ata dop show for an English pug.” “How was that? Nobody would give that,’” “That's why the price was put on. It was to comply with the rales of the show, which required every dog to be for sale, bat allowed every exhibitor to name his rice.” ‘Yaiking of shows, havo you been to the Centen- pial?” “Not yet, sir; but I hope to go on when the dogs are op oxhibition.”” And then I came home, satisfied that, while every dog has bis day, Dr. diner knew enough to give dogs under bis cure a chance of extra days when they feel » NAVAL NEWS, THE HEALTH AND PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SQUADRON AT PORT KOYAL—DISPOSITION OF THE VESSELS OF THE FLEKI—CHANGE IN COMMANDERS, Port Royat, 8, C., August 21, 1876, The naval squadron anchored in Port Royal harbor has probably suffered more from the beat and discom forts of a protracied summer than any vessels afloat The season has becn one of excoptional length and cerw tainly of av unusual degroe of heat, without intermis siou or cessation, From early in Juno until the pres- ent moment the mercury has been dancing among the niveties, and rarely, night or day, bas been below eighty degrees. The strong sea breezes that usually mitigute tho severity of the heat have been generally Wanting this season, and the consequence 1s every one feels, more or less, the effects of the enervating and dobilitating climate, In the North you have “heated spells,” frequently of long duration, ut they are always followed by cooler days and nights, when exhausted nature is recuperated and strength- ened, so that it can endure the next siege. Here we have no grateful reliet of that kind, bu: must suffer on, without change or alleviation of the ills that depress us, untilthe autumn comes, with its brisk, crispy, cool winds and lovely days. Notwithstanding the extraordinary and protracted period of terrific heat we have passed through tho health of tne officers ond men on board the vessels here has been won- deriully and exceptionally good, There have beos no cases Of @ serious character due to climatic causes, Although enervated no one ig really sick in conse quence of the weather; and all hands will oon fee) strong und elastic again when the September winds blow. These facts show that Port Royal ts, alter all, ono of if not the healthiest port on the Southern coast, It bas never suilered from visitations of yellow fever, so common and deadly at Key Wees and Pensucola, Malaria of a serious type is nut know, here, although in some of the surrounding islands, where there are pools of fresh waterim the summer, fever is occasionally experienced, but on shipbuard scarcely ever. In the winter the chmate is remark- avly ude and healthy and simple existence is telt to Le aiuxury, Wath coowr weather come the varied sporta which tue land aud water oilers to those who sock them io richest profusion, Tue islands are flied with deer, wild turkey, quuil, purtriages, surpo, curlew and sea iowl of every vuriey, while the waters tceim with every kind of tisb, including the splendid gamey bass, which is frequently of great size und strength. So, in moments of relaxation, officers und men, ut the proper season, enjoy splendid sport with red'and guy, and right at band. 1t is cerwanly the sportsman’s parauise, Jn spite of heat and tho enervating climate the routine of drills aud exercises has been waintained Ly Commodore J. M. B. Clitz, commanding the stavon, witu regularity and success on buard all the vessels of the squadrou throughout the summer, The recent re- duction of the complement of ollicers and crews oi we tron-clads vl course, caused a charge im the ire quency and style of drills. Under ibe new system pre- eerived by the Navy Department the crews of the Inoniturs are united under the command of Captaia A. W. Wrann, of the Dictator, aud drilled on board each monitor in succession. ‘The routine covera ono week on cach vessel, and consists of great gun ex. ercises in the turrets, sinall arms drill ick exercises, Un oue day in the week the maru vited ov the Dictawr or New Hampshire and thor- oughly drilled. Lieutenant N. Barnes, of ihe monitor Mahopac, is drill oflicor of the sailors; and Lieutenant Logan, of the New Hampsbire, wurine ollicer, puts his corps through tue steps, Frequent im- spections wre made by Commodore Chitz, and if uny- thing 18 Wanting 1t is suppiicd at once. ‘The system 18 working admirably, and the efficiency of the suips aud the discipline of tue crows are maintained to a credit bie degree, In cuse of an emergency the monitors could be ready for service at any mement vy placing on board the proper complement of officers and men, They are in excelient condi- tion, looking as clean and bright as new silver dollars Tho engines are under charge of Passed Assistant Engineer Isauc R. McNairy aud As- sistant Engineer Alvert Dixon, who are working hurd aud successiuily in keeping their department in the highest state of efficiency, and as they have four mom tore to care jor their task Is no easy une, especially ip hot weather, It ts understood that Kear Admiral Le Roy, com. manding the North Atlantic flect, bus ordered all ine cruisers under his command to rendezvous here aboul the 1st day of October, jor tleet exercise and drill, He wilt not be present Limself iu the flagship Hartford, Captain 8. B. Luce, as ne 18 to be relieved by Rear Ad: miuaiS. B. Treuchard, The fleet then bere will consist ol tue flagship Hartiord, the corvette swatara, Com mauder A. P, Cooke; tne corvette Shawmut, Com mander Gilbert C, Wiltso; the corvette Hu. rou, Commander ©. G. Carpenter; the corvette Acums, Commander J. W. ' Philip; cruisers, and the Vessels now here under command ov! Commodore Clitz, via Py ae New Humpstuire; monitors Dictator, Captain A.W, Weaver; Ajax, Com. muuder I. H. Kastman; Lebigh, Lieutcuaut George W. De Long; Catskill, Lieutenant Leonard Chenery; Mahopac, Lieutenant George R Duruna; Mavbaitan, Lieutenant James A. Chesiey, and Saugus, Lieutenant Joveph Martbou, The Pawnee, LicuteuantJ. K. Winn, is Wo be repaired and cooverted juto a coal bulk. With the above force there will ve, no doavt, a very interesting series of drills and exercises during the autumn abd winter months, which will probably be witneswed by mauy visitors trom the Nortu who spond tue winter in Beaufort. ‘The various cruisers of tho flect arc at prosent dis- tribated im the North, The tlagship Martiord, Rear Admirat Le Roy, is at Philadeiputa, woere bis experi ence aud happy tact m extending a delightful and cle- gaut hospitality aro brought in constant py i cnter. taining tue vllicers of the toreign men-ol-war visiting the Centennial The corvette Piymouth, Capwin E- Barret, will relieve the flagship about september LL aud act as the patioual bost ut the great Exiivmun, F voasel has beeu north ou 4 eruise, visiting id Eastern ports on our own ae, and will vi New York. The Swalara, Cotamander ‘coke, 1s now at Boston. ‘The Huron, Coustnaucer Carpenter, 1$ doubtless at Portsmouth, N. M., aod the Shawmut, Commander Wiltse, is at New Loudon or Newport. The latter vessels hud a protonged experi. rience of the discomforis of West Jodian craising and are now recuperating the heulth of ther officers and crews. The cor zetia Ossipee, Commander S. Livingston Breese, is under the or. ors of tue Navy Department, on « cruise in the West Indies, probably wt St Domingo. she wild doubtiess show ber Dumbers hero veiore winter. 'o-day we bave the iuiormation that Kear Admiral Le Roy has been relieved, at his own request, of the command of the North Atlantic station, to take eff the jast of August His successor is’ Rear Admieal Stephen B, Trenchard, a very capavie, experienced and popuiar oitiver, Rear Admiral Lo’ Koy will be greatly missed by the vilicers of the fleet, as by hue courtesy, gomial bearing and high protessional skill he hag secured the confidence and regard of all, Aw hoe has mauy years of active service belore Lim it i810 be hoped wo shuil see his broad ponnant (lying again be- jore he finally retires, Iu Adwiral frouchard the tleeb will find a high minded gentieman, who will maintain the excellent discipline aud murked eilicwucy of all the command. MUCH IN A FEW WORDS. A laborer, on Tuesday atternoon last, found a straw hat hanging upou a tree at the edge of Mr, Thomas & Willets’ woods, un the road to Bay Side, town of Fiast. ing. In it there was a piece of paper, worn trom @ railroad time table, ow which Was written, in pencil: “Look in the woods for my body. Tired of hie. J. K.” Upon the lining of the hat is written No. 11 King street, New York." Dete since searched through the woods bat found no body, bat itis said that Str, Willets’ sou beard w pistol stot in toe woods in the morning. ”