The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1877, Page 3

sv LYMAN’S REEF. Further Details of the Sad Wreck of the Nichols’. HARSH ECHOES OF SIREN SONGS. The Shamefal and Grotesque in the Bridge- pert Divorce Case. PECULIAR PROCEEDINGS. As the court room in Bridgeport, Conn., where the Nichols divorce case is now being tried, bad become uncomfortably overcrowded, orders were given yestor- Gay morning to exclude every person after the room ‘was once comfortably filled. Mrs. Nichols, who kept on her rich brown sealskin jacket all day, vouchsafed to tho spectators but few glimp- ses of her face, as she had her back turned to the Court and faced her mother, who sat directly against the wall. The developmonts of the case during the day continued to be highly relished by the fair as well as by the unfair portiun of the specta- tors, Ann Dillon, the Irish waitress, resumed her test! mony of the previous evening. She ‘testified in rela- tion to the medicines which #ehe fetched to her mis- /tress, as she thought (or criminal purposes, Alicia Dillon, sister of the last witness, and also formerly a waitress at the Nichols residence, confirmed ber sister’s testimony regaraing the private suppor and Mra, Nichols’ absence for one night. The cross-examination elicited the important fact ‘that the fair Alicia had never considered Mrs, Nichols areal, bond fide lady. One of Mrs. Nichols’ drawbacks as @ lady was that Mr. Nichols ‘wanted the big children to have long clothes’”’ and Mrs, Nichols did not, and they had a debate over this important issue at tho table, and Mrs. Nichols cried, while the stolid Alicia failed to see what Mrs. Nichols had to cry about, Alicia and ber er had some lively skirmishes with Mrs, Nichols’ counsel, to whom they protested their perfect veracity. AN ACCIDENTAL WITNESS. Matthias Mack, a steward on Lyman’s yacht Lois, testified to Mra Nichols’ occupancy of his master’s stateroom, as already brougut out in the testimony of Oakley and Engel. One morning, about three or four o’clock, the water in the galley was out, ard he went into Lyman’s stateroom to get some water, and beheld u male and female head on the pillow. He said “Oh!’” and walked out, He identified one head as Commodore Lyman’s, and the other that of “this here lady” (pointing at Mra, Nichols, who bad her back turned to him, and who turned slightly palo). ‘The witness stated that he aid not say anything about it to any one, and had forgotten the incident when he accidentally took up yesterday in a Second avenue car the HxRAxp, and in reading its report of the proceedings in the Nichols diverce cage the occur- rence was recalled to his memory. He then went down to Mr, Nichols’ office to volunteer the informa. tion he possessed, In the cross-examination, which was a very severe one, the witness pointed out upon a diagram the situ- Mion of the beds and so forth, DRIVES TO CONEY ISLAND, George Batum, a coachman for Mr, Nichols from 1869 to 1872, drove Lyman and Mrs. Nichols out several times, twice to the briny surf on Coney Island; they got outon the last mentioned occasions and went off toward the bathing houses; Lyman never went to Nichols’ house for these drives, but she stopped for him at the corner of Hanson place and Flatbush avenue and other points, where he got in; on the return drive he alighted at the same points, and Mra, Nichols was then drivea home alone; they generally lett at two, and returned in two or threo hours, 1n time for dinner. “MY DARLING, 48 USUAL.’? George W. Pratt, a young light saffron colored gen- tleman, with a high gay colored shirt collar, almost ax suff as his neck, related a queer incident at the Metro- jolitan Hotel, New York, where he was a waiter in Eicron, 1870.’ Pratt in giving bis testimony spoke up ina brisk, sharp, bold manner, as though he wus shoot- ing pistol balls from his mouth. He said he was one of the “private waiters” of the hotel, thus enjoying the rare distinction of waiting upon “private parties” who had their meals im thoir rooms, Pratt is a keen observer of dumun Duture, and has a capital memory. He remembered a certain private party at the Metropolitan Hotel, at room No, 124. ‘This party ‘were a gentleman and a Jady,”” and when he went up to wait upon them and banded them a bill of fare Lhe gentleman turned to the lady and asked her what she would have She replied im accents, which Pratt was not sen- timental enough ‘to describe, “Darling, you know what I always have; he asked again, and she replied, “Darling,” as usnal (loud laughter and intense givgling by the ladies); 124 was a parlor and bed- Foum; the observant Pratt observed when he came back to remove the disves in the evening that tue artics had retited from the parlor; he got half a dol- lar trom the gentleman. TALL SWEARING. Pratt was asked to state how tall the He reptied that the gentieman was eleven inches tall, (Convulsions of lauxhter.) Mr. Fullerton (after having recovered trom the sud- den sbock to bis risibies)—No, no; tell us really how tall he was? Vrait—Well, sir, really, I think he was six {eet cieven Inches. . Mr, Fullertou—Oh, no. Mr. Dooli:tie (Mra. Nichola’ lawyer)—Now, don’t lead bum. Mr. Fallerton—Well, you can have that foot, (Laugh- Pr. Pratt tried to get out of this ludicrous dilemma by saying:—‘‘He wus a very handsome mau;” but Mr. Fullerton, unwilling to have bis witness discredited by such monstroas ignorance, returned ouce more to the charge. meq Fullerton—George, now, how tall are yo Pratt—Well, I think i am about six leet nine inches, (He was perhaps five leet eight.) Pratt stated that he was subseqnentiy taken by to the neighborhoud of recognized the mysto hird street, und there, umong the fair wor- pp of that fashionable church, le pornted out Mrs. Nichols as the female occupant of No. 124. In cross-examination Prat deuied that bo was here tn charge of Detective Masterson and that he had re- teived $40 for coming here to testily. WK CANNOT UNDERSTAND, Jobo Williams, anviner coachman who gave testi- mony exonerating Nichols trom wilful neglect of we | family when tho boiler burst und showed that this calamity occurred while Nichois was away, was cro: am by Mr. Doolutue, in which the lauer endeavored to show thi udge Fullerton aud Detec- tive Masterson had coaches Williams, He was first asked whether he bad told anybody this story betore, Abd protested that be had not. Then Mr. Doolitile desired to know whether be knew what he came dowa bere tor, and the witness dryly and caustically re- Plied, “1 expected a little of 1.” (Laughter. ) Mr. Dooluitle—Did you see this gentleman here (pointing ut Judge Fullerton) before? Wiiliams—Yee, sir, Mr. Dooiitle—W did you see him? Willams—aAt the hotel—at the door oI the hotel, Mr. Doolittle—Did you exchamge salutations ? Williams looked a8 astonished as though somebody bad knocked bim down, “[ don’t understand you, sir,’ he replied, with of- fended dig.ty, amid convulsions of laughter. He evidently thought that this jong, mysterious word ‘sal. utatioms’’ conveyed an intimation Which he was bound to repel. Mr. Doolittle—Did he converse with you? Wiiliams was again staggered, and amid general don’t understand you, & Mr. Doolittle—Did be talk with you? Wiillams—He told me to get my supper, (Loud laughter.) At five o’clock the Court adjourned until Tuesday week, the 23a inst, at half-past nme A. M. Judge Fullerton, who is trying the cage with his usual ability, Buys that tho defence will yet put on the stund twenty OF twenty-five witnesses, AN OLD SUIT SETTLED. Suit to recover $35,000 for alleged wronafal seizure Of stock and goods was breuglt by Isabella Gill against ex-Sheriff John McNameo, about eleven years ago, and the case was tried four several tines in the Brooklyn tour jerday, by consent of the parties, a settle- ment was reached, plaintiff receiving jndgmei $5,000 and accumulated interest amounting to $2, A WILL SUSTAINED. Judge Pratt, of the Supreme Court, yesterday wenied the motion of ex-Judge Dykman, counsel tor Aasiin D. Mooro, to set aside tho will of Austin D Moore, Sr., father of the plaintiff. The property lett Dy deceased is said to be worth $100,000 and the son bas the interest of the money. ME. GAYLOR'S HORSE. Charlos Gaylor, the dramatist, brought suit inthe Brooklyn City Court, yesterday, to recover a horse, valued at $400, which was held at William H. Nelson's livery stable, Defendant's counsel argued that the horse was held as security for the payment of a board bili, The jury rendered a verdict tor the delenaant, but instructed the livery stable keeper to deliver the ores 40 pimolill upon payment of he bill, AMUSEMENTs, TABLEAUX AND CONCERT AT CHICKERING HALL. Chickering Hall was filled last evening with a large audience, on the occasion of Mr, Jerome Hopkins’ Christmastide orpheon festival, The entertaininent | consisted of music and tableaux, the latter being do- cidedly enjoyable. Mr. Jerome Hopkins played bis Wedding music on the organ, and two transcriptions on the piano, Miss Clara KE, Stietsman sang several solos, and Mr. Jamieson, tenor, sang twice, The orpheon boy choir also sang some selections, The tableaux were really beautiful, aud were highiy appreciated by the audience. ‘Among those especially noticeable were the ‘Adoration of the Magi,’ the ‘Three Wise Men Following the Star,” and “Zacharias and the Angel.’” in tho last mentioned a quantity of incense was burned which permeated the entire ball and set every one coughing. It would have been better had this tableau been placed last on the programme. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Matinées will be given at all of the theatres to-day, Edwin Beoth plays Shylock this afternoon at the Lyceum, A concert will be given to-night at Steinway Hall for the benefit of the German Emigrant House in this city. The Kollogg English Opera Company will appear at the Academy of Music on January 22 fora briof en- gagement. Mr. Leonard Grover’s new comeiy ontitled ‘Our Boarding House” is to be brought out at the Park at the close of Lotta's engagement. “Dan‘l Druce” has just been produced at the Walnut Street Theatro, Philadelphia, with FE. L. Davenport in the title rd/e, He is playing to good houses. Mr, Freeman, a leading German actor, will havea benefit at the Germania Theatre, to-night, where a German version of ‘Les Danichef”’ will be givon, “The Lady of Lyons” will be produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre this afternoon and evening, with Miss Fanny Davenport and Mr. Ubarles Coghian in the lead. ing parts, The Olympic Theatro cloges for the season to-night, It will reopen shortly under new auspices as a home ot the drama, variety business being excluded from its boards for the foture. Kiralfy’s Theatre, in Philadelphia, will be closed for some days to muke an entire change in the scenic ma- chinery of the stage from the French to the American system. Elaborate preparations will be made for the production of the now spectacle, “fhe Mysterious Isie,”” reheursal yesterday ut the Academy of Music, under the direction of Dr, Leopold Damrosch, The house ‘was crowded, every seat being occupied. The follow- ing is the programme for the concert to-night:— “Landliche Hochzeit” (Country Wedding), symphony, in dve movements, op. 26, ©. Goldmark; a, Wedding Mareb (variations); 6, Bridal Song (Intermezzio); ¢ Serenade (scherzo); d, In the Garden (andante); ¢, Dance (finale), “Tho Tempest,’’ chorus with orches- tru, J. Baydn. ‘The Ruins of Athens,” Beethoven, This work was written for the inauguration of the pew theatre in Pesth inthe year 1812, a, Overture; b, duet (soprano and baritone); c, chorus of Dervishea (male voices); d, Marcia alla Turca; ¢, Marcia Solemne (chorus and orchestra). ‘@bsence,”” romance, for s0- prano with orchestra, Berlioz, Mrs. E. Butman. Quintuor, septuor and chorus, from the opera, “The Trojans,” Berlioz, Soloists—Mrs, KE, Butman, Miss A. all, Miss E. Cranch, Messrs, N. 8. Leggat, J. R. Nil- sen, A. E. Stoddard and G. P. Warner. ‘*Fantasto,”” for pianoforte, soli, chorus and orchestra, op, 80, Beethoven. Piapoforte, Mr. Bernard Boekelman. “MISS MULTON.” MISS ROSE EYTINGE AND THE ‘‘PARISIAN VER- SION”—A CARD FROM THE ACTRESS, Miss Rose Eytingo, who is to play ber version of “Miss Sarah Multon’’ at the Arch Street Theatre, next week, sends the following card to the HexaLp:— Ancu STRRET THEATRE, Puiapeurnia, Jap, 12, 1877. To THe Epiror or THE HkRALD:— ‘Sik—Wilt you kindiy afford mo the courtesy of your columns fora fow words of explanation with reference to my new play—''Miss Surah Multon.’’ My attention has been called to 4 paragraph more personal than polite, which appeared in an obscure journal in your’ city a few days since, reflecting upon my present pro- duction of the play in question. Ibad my play of “tise Sarah Multon’’ in my pos- session many months betore it was announced in New York, and only postponed its presentation for a titing opportunity. Some of the New York critics condemned what was called the ‘Improvements’? in the version of the piece as produced at the Union Square Theatre, where tho sitle réle was played by Mesdames Morris, Rogers and Thompson. 1 contented with the ver- sion ag presented to the Parisian public by Mexdames Farguiol, Croizette and Bernbardt. I bope and believe the public will resent im my favor apy attempt to fet- ter my liberty of dramatic composition by any oppres- sive acts of managers to whose theaire I have imparted prestige, as every well informed person in New York knows, lam, sir, very respectfully yours, ROSE EYTINGE, FUNERAL OF LUCILLE WESTERN, At balf-past six o'clock yesterday morning the re- mains of Lucille Western, the aciress, whose obituary appeared in the Heraxp of yesterday, were removed from the Pierrepont House, Brooklyn, to the under- taker’s establishinent of Mr. B. G. Oakes, Washington street, near Myrtle avenue, There the body was at- tired in the habiliments of the grave and was placed in a handsome rosewood casket, lined with white satin, The plate on the coffla lid bears the inscrip- tion:— QOCOOne nn en need POPE LATO PERO LENE DOLE IODETEDEODOLOIOD 3 PAULINE LUCILLE WESTERN, 3 Born January 8, 1843, in New Orleans. 3 Died, Brookiya, New York, January 11, 1877. Qovcencnssesseest re reenter eeee nt resent rt eeteeettneet During the day a large number of actors ana actresses took a parting look at the face of the dead. Several beauti(ul floral tributes were arranged about the casket. Among those present during the after- hoon were:—Miss Annie Ward Tiffany, Mrs. John A, Hern, sister-in-law of deceased; Mrs. G. L. Fox, Mme, M Colonel Sinn, R. C, White, Percy Garnett, James Tighe, James Cooper, George Edison, Johu A. Wilde, Thomas Shiel Hender- son and other members of the theatrical protession, Some of the guests at the Pierrepont House aiso calied to pay the last mark of respect to the aeceased, Mr. A. G, Cambridge, Miss Westera’s business manager, speaking of her many noble traits of character, sai yesterday :—‘She bas been the worst treated woman that ever walked the boards. She lost over $500,000 by trusting people who imposed upon her. She was a good woman and had a kind heart.’’ At eight o'clock | last evening the remains were conveyed in a hearse, towed by two carriages, to the Grand Central this city, whence they were taken vo Boston by th North Shore Line at ton ofclock, Mr. Cambridge, Captain Alexander R. Samuels and Mr. Gtliett took charge of the body to Boston, where Mrs, Jane Kng- hsh, motber of the dead actress, awaits her dangh er’s remains, The interment will be made to-morrow, in the family plot, at Mount Auburn Cemetery. A PILOT SLIPS CABLE. Action was brought in the Supreme Court, in Kquity, before Judge Gilbert, yesterday, by Mrs, Kate Nicholay against David C. Nicholay, her husband, for a limited divorce, on the ground of abandonment. The piaintif® testified that sho was married to defendant, who is a Sandy Hook pilot, in 1864; thuhe abandoned her a year after their marriage, and, though he has frequently since that time asked her to live with him, he failed to provide her with a house. She has been émployed for the past ten years as housekeeper by General James B. Craig's tamily, in Brooklyn, Her busband has been twice arrested for abandonment and been compelled to pay her $3 per week. The defendant testificd that when he married Mrs, Nicholay he was earning only $20 per month, being then a boy on a: pilot boa He had offered to provide a home for her, but she refused i. For the past three years he had been a pilot. The Court said it was a wile’s duty to seck out her hus- band, Docision reserved. “BEECHER WAS A WELSHMAN.” “I had an ancestress three or four generations ago who was a full blooded Welsh woman; theretore 1 am Welsh, with a little infusion of New England blood,” suid Mr, Beccner at the close of his usual prayer meet- ing talk iast evening. The oveasion of the remark was a call for help trom a Congregational Welsh church in Knoxville, Pa, which considered that the tact stated above was sufficient ground for frequent ap- is for assistance. Mr. Beecher stated that he had ed $50 and that the other Congregational ches had ween liberal in the matter. The Charch of the Pilgrims Was mentioned as having giveu $250 \d the Chinton avenue eb' 00, 1 siated that he would be very glad of a Mr. Beecher irge collection, SUDDEN DEATHS. Bridget Brophy died yesterday at St. Francis Hospi. tal, of injuries received by ” fall oa the pavement, About noon yesterday David Hoertz, of No, 125 Hes. ter street, was struck by a locomotive of the Hudson River Railroad, at Ninety-second street and the North River and w tantly killed, FOUND DEab, A homeless man named John C. Littio was found dead this morning on the corner of Forty-ninth strevt A aud Third ayenus, ‘Tho New York Philharmonic Soctety bad a public | | ASTORIA’S MASKY RAIDERS. PATRICK CULKIN COMMITTED— THE “SQUEALING” ON ONE ANOTHER. The preliminary examination of Patrick Culkin, arrested for complicity in the Astoria robberies, took place yesterday betore Recorder Parsons, at that place. ‘The prisoner, who is a notorious character, was cap- GANG tured on Wednesday in “Owney” Geogheban’s saloon, No. 103 Bowery, and turned over to the Astoria authorities, District Attorney Benjamin W. Downing was present and conducted the examination, Mrs, Louwa Hillier was first sworn and dotailed the action of the burglars in her house on the night of the robbery. The prisoner then stood up, with @ handkerchief tied around his head, conceal his face below the eyes, and a soft felt hat drawn down over hia forehead. Mrs. Hillier could not positively idenufy bim as one of the robbers, but thought he was one of the two men who packed the bags with clothing and other articles stolen, While stooping over the mask dropped off one of their taces, and she was inclined to think he wasthe man, Miss Anpie Hillier was also sworn, but could not identify tho prisoner. She remembered one man distinctly and ho is not among those she has already seen, ‘THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT. The prisoner is an unprepossessing fellow, tall and slim, and one of his eyes is larger than the other. In answer to the District Attorney be said his real name was Patrick Culkin, that he never had an alias and was never known by the pame of Whitey; he resided with ther and mother at No. 331 East Thirty-fourth and lived there one month and two days; pre- fo that time passed eleven months on Black- Island for carrying burglar’s tools; al two years and six months in State Prison for al burglary in New York city; seventeen months elapsed between the two terms; was a boilermaker by trade, but did not work during that time on ac- count «f ‘kness; was released trom Blackwell's Island December 9 In answer to the charge of being connected with the Astoria robberies the prisoncr said he <new nothing about them except what Captain Murray, who arrosted him, told him; was at home that night at half-past ten; didn’t know Fatty Farreil, and never heard of hist; didn’t know John James; never was in the Fourth ward an hour except the night of his arrest; didn’t know McCarty, Schmidt or Jack Roberts; the latter was once pointed out to t he never spoke to him; left home the night rested on account of some triends who eame to stop there; went (own town to get a bed und stopped at Geogheghan’s to get a drink; never saw Pat. rick Purcell or Whitey; Captain Murray told bim that he answered Whitey's description; that he had an eyo like Whitey. The prisoner addod that he was twenty-three years old and born in New York city. He protested aj st being held and asked that the other men who claimed to know Whitey be confronted with him, Recorder Parsons committed bim to await the action of the Grand Jury. Before being taken back to prison Cal- kin added, “If I turn out to be Whitey, then I’m ready for trial, but (laughing) I suppose it Fou don’t find him, il be sent up to serve twenty years in bis pluce. I suppose you wantto fill tt out someliow; but, 80 help me God, this 18 the first time I have been on Long Island for fifteen months.” Culkin will be taken to Hempstead Jail to-day, THE REST OF THR GANG. The announcement that threc of the prisoners had confessed to their complicity in the crime is denied, They have, however, mguified their williugness (James McCarthy ‘and Riley) to plead guilty providing the District Attorney will intercede with the Court for a light sentence. James says, ‘If we can’t geta light sentence, say two years, we will get out or die in the attempt.” ‘They ‘are particularly severe on Captain Murray, whom they threaten ‘with death shoud they ever get out. McCarthy, the youngest and most talkative of the gang, stated yes- terday to OfMcer Fantry, of Long Isiand City, that Roberts and Schmidt were not with them on the night of the burglarics; that himself and Riley went to Astoria alone in a boat, reaching Green’s dock just as the rest of the gang were leaving Green’s ho’ but that they went to Hillier’s place, ‘1 thought,” McCarthy, ‘that I was all right at the examin in, until Mr. Hillier identified me; I then seen that the Jig was up.”” MeCarthy also avers that after leaving Hillier’s, aud while in tho boat, there was a quarrel as to the division of the plunder, which James became enraged shot ' on of their number; the wound, however, was slight. After which the party landed on the New York shore, 106th stroot, and bid the stolen property at Yorkville, It was then determined to separate and meet again on the following evening and divide, Sames McCarthy and Riley went to the place and tound that the property had been removed, it having been stolen by Pat Caflray, who was arrested on Thursday, and the man who was shot ip the boat. All that Mc- Carthy received trom the proceeds of the piratical e: pedition being $5 and a cigar holder, The three men, James, McCarthy and Rile; without doubt plead guilty upon arraignment, who 1s the ' st desperate of the gang, feels hurt that the police suc !¢_ think him such a fool asto take a cowardly mau like Schmidt with him on such an ex- pedition, for if he did not fall down with tear he would give them all away. A third search of James was made yesterday by order of the Sheriff, and a largo carving knife was found secreted in the lining of his overcoat. The knife, he stated, he had ordered made expressly for the Sheri! THREE BURGLARS TRAPPED. will James, CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK ON BOARD A TRAIN ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD ON A CAR OF THE NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY. Poucuxgrrsrs, Jan. 12, 1877. Detectives Scanlan and Gillespie, of the Hudson River Rauiroad police, and Detective Shannon, of tho Troy police, made a clever haul of burglars at two o’clock this morning, Several days ago Detective Scanlan received information from an authentic source that three well known Troy burglars intended to rob the car of the National Express Com- pany attavhed to the Movtreal train bound south, Taking the other two detectives in his confidence Seanian and his companions watched the burglars. night and day and ascertained that the robbery was to have been perpetrated last night at somo point along the Hudson River Railroad. At Troy last night, the detectives observed the burglars buying tickets to go South and when the Montreal train came along the thieves got on board, the detectives follow. ing closely, but outof sight. Notning of importance occurred until the train stopped at Hyde Park, when the robbers got off uad ran back and breaking a panel in the American Express car, thus making a mistake. The detectives them nicely caged, but let the train move on od a pornt half way between Hvae Park and Poughkeepsie when they signalled the engineer to stop, which he did, and in an instant the detectives were at the express car door and shoved tt back. The robvers hada lightand had broken open some cases which were in the car when they were interrupted, They blew out their light when the detectives thrast revolvers in the doorway and demanded them to throw up ther bands and surrender, At first they seemed to hesitate, but seo- ing determination upon the officers’ faces they obeyed gulleuly, and, jumping to the ground, were captured one by one and ironed, when they were put on board again and brought to ‘this city and lodged in jail, This morning they were taken before Recorder Kovert E. Tayler, when they gave their names #5 Joseph Mott, James Clark and George Meyer, They were fully committed to wait the action of the Grand Jury. The detectives all deserve credit tor their cool- ness and perseverance in the matter. 1t is pot known bow mue was in the sale, but it 1s a fact that considerable bullion i# carried on that train, Two Jimmies, a dark lantern, a sledge hammer, some skele- ton keys ana a revelver wore also captured, WHAT THE COMPANY'S OFFICERS SAY. Mr. L, W. Winchester, Treasurer of the National Ex- press Company, said that it was very gratitying to all parties concerned that the attempt which wax made on Thursday night to rob the cars bad proved to be an utter failure, He inciined to the beliet that the bers were green hands at their nelarious trade, and thought it not tmpossible that hard umes and want of employment might have driven some of the ice com- pany’s banda, now on strike, to do the deed. ‘The train dpon which the robbery was attempted started {rom Troy at ten o'clock on Tharsday night and was due in this city shortly after six yesterday morning. On this train wom two express cars, one of them containing fast freight, aud the other the express company’s sates, having in them valuables to a large amount. In this car were two tn gers Whose duly it was to guard tho sa! The three men wh the attempt got on the train near Hyde Park or six miles above Poughkeepsie, and were afterward observed by some oue in the bagga; force their way into the freight car, doubtless believ- ing it to be the .one which contained th vaiuablo packages. The two messengers, names are respecuvely Gorham and McCoy, bad the ‘would be robbers promptly arrested and jodged in jail at Poughkeepsic. When taken into custody the threo evil doers were in the ireight car endeavoring to make their way into the one which carried th: MASKED PIRATES AGAIN, Captain William Pearse, of the schooner F. W. Hulse, which auchored in Bowery Bay on Wednesday night, was awakened on Thursday morning by @ noiso, and found bis cabin in possession of several masked ruffians armed with revolvers. Alter allaying the captain's excitement with a blow from the butt of a pistol the pirates ransacked the cabin and stole about $400 worth of property, which they piaced in two boats and pulled to the Long Island shore. THE BROOKLYN RELIEF FUND. Colonel Sinn, manager of the Brooklyn Park Theatro, yesterday seat to Mr, Daniel Chauncey, treasurer of the Brooklyn Relief Fund, « check for $2,925 85, tho amount fealized trom the performance given at the Brookiyn Academy of Music on New Year's alternoon and evening, BEL Tho inquest by the Coroner's jury into the cause of the deaths of those persons who perished in the Brooklyn Theatro fire was concluded Inst evening 60 far as ihe taking of testimony was concerned. he Jury, at the close of the evidence, held a short consul- tation in private. [tts believed that the vordict will 1 Bot be given uasil the javer part of next Wook, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, CONSIDERING THE SOUNDNESS OF ITS SPECIFI- CATIONS—WHAT MR. ALBERT HILL THINKS OF THE STEEL TO BE USED. In view of the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Thursday Jast, a representative of the Hegatp yes. terday called upon Mr. Albert Hill to inquire his opin- fon of the proceedings which there took place, and more especially the arguments of Colonel Paine and the Chief Engineer respecting the kind of wire to be used in the cables, When asked if be bad read the reports of the meeting he replied :— “Yes, [have heard of that meeting, apd am also eqgnizant of the tevor of Colone! Paine’s answer and the report of the Chief Engineer of the bridge. Unfor- tunately Colonel Paive’s remarks are really po answer atall to my statements, but simply a general denial of their correctness,” FALLACIES OF COLONEL PAINK'S REPORT. “Will you please to spevily your objections to the ground assumed by Colonel Paine?” “Certainly. In the first place, Colonel Paine takes exception to my argument against their right of as- suming steel of a given density, He says:—‘Now no tor- muia, however correct, can be applied in this case, unless the specitic gravity is oither ascertained or ussuimed., If ap assumption is not permitted then the specifica- tiona in this regard must bo delayed until the wire called for in them can be delivered and the density of each sample obtained.’ | do not know which to admire most, the ingenuous admission that 1am right, or the refreshing innocence with which Colonel Paine attempts to cover up that admission. All that ! have ever contended for is that the density of the steel can- not be taken into consideration uatil the kind of to be used is decided upon, This ts made very rent from the report of the Chiet Engineer, who says, on page 14, ‘Under the specications we would prov. ably have to deal with every variety of steel, from the light carbon sicel, with one and one-bal! per cent or more of carbon, down to Bessemer, containing often less than one-quarter per cent, aud trum that to the still beavier chrome steel,’ DENSITY AND GAUGK OF THE WIRK. “Now,’? said Mr, Hill, *1 have adimiited that the en- gineer has a perfect right to assume a certain density as long as he is willing to sacrifice to this assumy the gauge of his wire and hence the size of his cables, His report seems to admit this by sayiog:—Now if the material which the coutractor uses should prove lighter than the figure fixed avove (484 pounds), be will be obliged Lo slightly Increase the diainoier of bis wire in order to make it weigh fourteen feet to the pound If bis material ts heavier the reverze will be the case.’ But Colonel Paine, on the other hand, fixes the diameter of the wire at 166, and gives this diameter as bis reason tor having stated the size as full. We have here very plainly the two horns of the dilemma, with Colonel Paine clinging to oue and the Cuiet Engineer suspended trom the other. tf Colonel Paine will take the trouble to ascertain the cubic contents of a wire of his diameter, fourteen feet long and weighing ono pound, he will discover by conunuing the process that a cubic foot thereot weighs 467 pounds, and not 483 pounds, as demanded in the specifications.” You havo also attacked, if | remember rightly, the Consiatency between the givon modulus of elasticity and the loast tota tch within the elastic limit de- manded_ by specifications, What does Coionel Paine gay to this?? n n his reply,’ said Mr. Hill, “Colonel Paine has taken advantace ofa typographical error made by the Hera, which I contess. was not fully correeted even on the following day. Alter having made this typo- graphical error bear the burden of his argument, Colonel Pao continues:—'By taking 29,000,000 as the modulus and using toe formula referred to, the results exactly correspond with (hose given in the specifica- tions, as {ar as they are carried out decimaily, which is far enough for al! practical purposes.’ A MISTAKEN CALCULATION, “Tf Colonel Paine wiii use this wodulus of 29,000,000 and also 1,600 pounds as iis elastic limit, be need uot carry the decimal result very far before he will find that the least stretch is equal to 260-100,000, and not 194-106,00) of the 50 feet,” us stated in the Specitications, Perhaps he will also tind that a stretch of 194-100,000 corresponds to an elastic hmit of 1,200, and not ot 1,600 pounds. Here ugain we find lonel Paine riding the modulus, while the engineer ntaing the elastic limit, For the latter says in his :—'As long as lam sure of an elastic limit of 1,600 pounds, and that the maximum strain of each wire in the cable will be about 570 pounds, Lam abso- lutely sate beyond all contingencies, even if every wire were to break with 3,000 pounds strength.’ ‘Leaving aside all further argument on ultimate strength, and the positive necessity ot adbering to his co-cilicient of safety in go important a structure, [ really tail to seo how it is possible for the engineer to have an elastic limit of 47-100 of the ultimate strength, have his wire break under a strain of 8,000 pounds, and still be sure of an elastic limit of 1,600 pounds.” “What, Mr. Hill, would be the practical result of these inconsistencies and errors in the specitications ?”” “In case the contract were to be awarded under these Specitications swo difficulties would arise—frvt, the tn- possibility of procuring the material that would guar- antee the pormaneucy of the structure, and next, the facility with which a contractor desiring to break his contract with the trustees could involve the tax pay. ers of the two cities in a tedious and expensive litiga- tion, in which they would ost certainly be de- feated.”” HORSE NOTES. Wo learn that Charles Rovinson, of Dutchess county, has sold his young siallion Benton to Governor Ston- ford, of Caifornia, Mr. Robinson paid $6,000 for Ben- ton last August, The stallion bas a recurd of 2:20. What Governor Stanford paid for the horse has not transpired, but it is thought that $12,000 or even $15,000 would not be too much for so fine and fast a horse. Tho trotting gelding Dick Swiveller, recently sold to Jobn F, Merrow, of Boston, has again changed hands, He has been purchased by James Golden, who drove him in hig races jast summer, the price paid being $5,000 cash. The racehorse Pastor, by Narragansett, dam Pasta, while racing at the Hippodrome in this city last week, broke his off hind auklo, and had to be shot in conse- quence. Colonel Lawrenco Kip bas purchased P. Lorillard’s fast trotting mares Princess and Belle of Hartford, Both these mares can trot in 2:30 single and can go pretty near those figures together, R. Penaston has sold to Mr. Lilienthal, of this city, a fine bay gelding, 16!4 hands high, by Rocky Hill, dam by Hambletonian, Robert Steol, of the Cedar Park Stud Farm, Philadel. phia, has purcbased of Morris W. Bucon, of New Lon- don, Coun., the bay trotting mare Mary A, Whitney; record 2:23, She is a fuil sister of the stallion William H. Allen, record 2:23';. She was sired by Alden Gold- smith’s #tullion Volunteer, the site of Bodine, Gloster, 2:17; Huntress, 2:20%; Amy, 2 Hien, 2:225¢; Trio, 2:2314¢; Frank Wood, 2: rie, 2:2434. She will be bred to Happy Medium im the spring. This is the third addition to the Cedar Park Farm made within a tew weeks, the two former being Susie Parker and Alathea At Colonel McDaniel’s stud farm, Princeton, N. J., on the morning of the 6th inst, the imported mare Wom- vat dropped a bay filly by Harry Bassett, The foal isa very fine, healthy oue;a bay, with astarand sight blaze in the face, anda little white on the near bind | foot. In conformation she takes aftor her sire. Captain Cottrell, of Mobile, has recentiy met with a severe loss, by the death of seven promising colts, which were being transported from Lexingion, Ky.,to Mobile. The cause of the mortality was the detention of the trains and the exposure resulting from the delay. Tho old racehorse Jo Stonor, aged twonty yeai died at the farm of ©. P, Thomyson, in Hlinois, recently. Jo Stoner was a chestunt horse, and was bred by the late Jobn Campbell, of Maryland. He wa dain by Glencoe, He had a conspicuous career on the turt, but was not very successful im the stud, CURLING. The curling match between the Caledoula Club, of this city, and the Albany Club, was yesterday won by the Albavians by a score of 95 to 5 THE UNEMPLOYED. The Co-operative Employment Bureau of the Bowery Branch of the Young Men's Christian Asgociation, No, 134 Bowery, since veginning operations in Muy, 1872, | bave met and counselled 12,000 men on the subject of work and provided 3,700 with situations, They now propoke to revise their list of unemployed men and ex- tend to unemployed men the privilege of registering their names, with a view to employment, avy day be- tween nine and eleven o'clock A.M, Reliable refer. ences are to be required from every applicant. FOR NINETY CENTS A DAY, Superintendent Walling was informed yesterday morning that the laborers employed on the Riverside | avenue, in the Thirtioth precinet, had strack for an increase of wages, from oighty cents per day, the present rate, to ninety cents. The Superintendent told those in Charge of the work to notily the Central | Office it any unlawial demonstration were made and | be would send policemen to repress it, DEATH OF A CEN ARIAN. . In the office of the Board of Health, Brooklyn, there has been filed a certificate of the death of a German widow named Doretha Michael, who came to this country at the age of twenty-one yenrs, and was ninety-nine years, ten month: phe time of her deat, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1877. | Register Dayton on bis own petition, by Wagner, | and three days old at | THE ISLAND BELLE. TOSSED ABOUT FOR THIRTY-THREE DA¥S— SHORT OF SAILS AND PLOVISIONS—TIMELY AID PROM THE STEAMER CALIFORNIA, The schooner Island Belle left St. Johns, Newfound- land, on the 3d of December, bound fer Boston. She ‘@ large fore and ait vorsel, owned by Messrs. White & Case, of Rocklind, Me. The Captain, Mr. M. W. Woodman, was also part owner. The cargo con, sisted of junk and all kinds of usu, which the owners imiended to dispose of in Boston. A gale threw the schooner off her track, and after beating about for sev- eral weeks the crew were reduced to the last extremity. At this juncture the steamer California, of the Anchor line, met them. “We met them iast Sunday about forty miles south of the Virgin Rocks,"’ said Captain Ovenstone to the Hexaup reporter yesterday. ‘They were very badly of. The Capt 8 wife was sick, and so we took her aud the little boy on board the California, All their sails were gone ana their booms broken. The crew were badly frostbitten, except the Captain. Some of them had feet as big as tu Thi hud been swollen by the frost, We provisioned her and gave them somo sails, The Captain said he would put back to New- toundland, ’? THE CAPTAIN'S WIFK’S STORY. Mrs. Woodman, tne Captain's wite, is a pale, delicate looking woman, of very slight build, and it seemed almost impossible that she could have undergone the hardships she related without their causing ber deatn, “Ldon’t know that I can give you a very correct account,” she said, Iw ry Sick and out of my head for some time, We took the squall off Haifax, Jt wus s0 sudden we had to cut the ropes and let the sailsrun, We hove to and drifted back into the Guif of St. Lawrence’ We ran before the wind, trying to get across the Gulf into Sidney. We bad left the storm trysail, topsails and one jid. We couldn't get any sun and didn’t know were we were. Afier the filteenth day we bad nothing but salt beot and very ite water, which had to be apportioned out to us ib litte doses. The schooner was aimost a total wreck. “sLitst Sunday moraing We met the Calitornia, and 1 was taken off with my child. We were then 150 miles eust of St. Johns, Newtoundiand, The Captain of ihe California gave the crew two barrels of hard bread, some roast beef, a quantity of tobacco and pipes and a fresh supply of Water, Ho also Jett the schooner some sails, ‘The Weather was pleasant the morning we left them, but the sea was still rough, because the gale had just passed off. It the weather continued fair my bosband should have arrived at St, Jobus last Mouday night; but have not heard from him, aud I do not know whether be has got in or perished. The cabin was full of water and 1 was upon deck and iashed fast.” Every wavo that swept tho deck washed over her frail form, already debilitated from fever, How she could have lived through such hardships is a mys- tery. THE MISSING COLOMBO, “We don’t look upon the Colombo as « lost vessel,” said Mr. Wright, her agent in this city, to a Heratp reporter yesterday. ‘Admitting the fact that sixty por cont bas been paid to underwriters on her account, it only goes to prove that there are ine gurers who beheye she will turn up all right, My own idea is that she has become | disabled and is procceuing under sail, and may bring | up at Bermuda or St. Thomas, Of course we lcci uneasy about her, as sho 15 now thirty-eight days out frou the Lizard, ' She left Huil on tue 3d’ December, Sho ts bark rigged, and bas consequently not a large spread of canvas. She had forty days? coal on board, being couled fur the out and hoine voyages. She is capable o1 carrying 2,500 tous of cargo, but vow she has only on board about 1,500 tons, consisting of chemicals, rags, herrings, paper, &¢. She is an excel- lent aca boat, Sho 1s well provisioned, A ROUGH VOYAGE, Captain Phelan, of the schooner White Wing, two | months and eight days trom Malaga, arrived with his craft 1m this po:t ou Thursday night, From the dd of November, when the schooner passed through the Straits of Gibraltar, until the completion of the voy- age, she experienced a succession of terrific storms. Alter leaving the Straits she was becaimed tour days from November 8. On tho 13th she was struck by a gale {row the southwest, which almost threw her ‘on ber beam euds, The crew consisted of Chinamen and Italians, who proved to bo poor seamen, and the ves- sel was bandied principally by tne capiain and mate. ‘The gale lasted ten days and raged with such tury as to split tho sails into ribbons From that timo until Decemver 30 the vessel encountered a series of southwest gaics and heavy | seas, About 600 miles trom St. Dounngo | a gulo of unusual violence arose, ‘the sails were close Tected und schooner hauied to the west. Uhat time ran so high that tho deck was swept clear of everything movable, and the following day the suis were literally biown from the booms, and the sea flooded the cabin and started the deck lights and stanchions. Joon Murphy, the mate, while trying to save the sails, was thrown by an immense wave filleen } The sea at | 8 BANK. FISHKILL Alleged Irregularities in the Cash- : ier’s Accounts. A HEAVY DEFICIENCY. What the.President and Bartow Have to Say. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? Povanksersin, Jan. 12, 1877, The quiet iitle village of Fishkill ia most anxiously and deeply interested in the sudden and unlooked for expose of irregularities in the accounts of Alexander Bartow, cashier of the National Bank of Fishkill. Tho news was first given to the papiic op Thursday, and immediately the air was Olled with the wildest rumors, One was that the deficiency amounted to $90,000, another $60,000, another §=—- $20,000. Another report stated that the money was paid over the counter to one man who bas been living a last life. None of the rumors or reports could be traced to a reliable foundation, and then giving up the gossip of the village I sought an interview with Dr, Lewis H, White, President of the bank, at ning o'ciock ths moraing at the bank in ques- tion, He was in the Presid ’@ room with Mr, L. C. Rapleje, who ts pow acting cashier, Out side in another room was ap expert who had just ar- rived from New York, and who had commenced a de- tailed e ination of all the books of the imatitution, ‘The Doctor said in substance that the latter part of last week rumors were rife that Mr, Bartow’s standing was jeopardized. On Monday of this week the Doctor was away, but when he returned at night the rumors and reports were stronger than ever, and came from such sources that he found it to be a duty to act in o prompt manner, The next morning (Tuesday) he walked into the bank at eight o’clock and found Mr, Bartow sitting ata table ina back room of the bank Working at his books. The inierview was brief, out tothe point, Dr, Waite said to bim abraptly, “Mr, Bartow, your services as cashier of this’ bank are no jonyer required.” Mr, Bartow looked up from his books with apparent great surprise, and with the exclamation, *What jor?” Dr. Wuite thea charged Lim with “irregularities” in bis accounts, when Mr, Bartow assured the President that every- thing would be found ail right, and lefty the bank, The story was brief, but im it was the wreck of a man who has always beeb highly esicemed, Dr, White in fur- ther conversation stated that the amount of deficiency has not yet been ascertained—in tact, he said it was utterly impossible to give any idea of agyet. The nocey paid out was paid on overdralts. When Dr. White was asked who made the overdratta he deciined to say, but stated there were several per- sons on itwhonxe line of discount had been over. Straimed for some time, and Mr. Bartow Knew it. ‘There ure 10 means at present of getting at the amoun of deficiency. Itmay or not reach $50,000. What ever it willturn out to be the people here have the most confidence in the solvency of the bank. ‘There is one bad look about the matter, and thacis that Mr. Bartow has sold bonds that have been placed in trust in the bank tor saie keoping. A BOAD DEPOSITOR'S STORY, I met one man in the bank this morning who had $5.000 in bouds deposited in tho institution, He said that since the developments he had asked Mr. Bartow where they were, and be told bim be had soid them in New York and paid the money tn bank, and that the bank was good for them, ‘bere are no doubt several other cases like Us, amounting in ail perbap $15,000 or $20,000, ail ‘of which will probably be as’ it 18 the opinion of legal men that holding for them, THE RUMOK ANOUT THR SAVINGS BANK. There is a story that Lbe savings bank of this village 1s invoived in (the difiicuities of the national bank, but there 18 no truth in it, ut least not to apy extent, THK REMOVED CASHIER. Alexander Bartow, tue removed cashier, has been | connected with the’ national bank for over twenty ars, He was not appointed cashier uatil 156% His character a @ man ind a ood citizen bas never befor been questioned. He ts warden of the Episcopi chure and in the every day walks of life was looked upou ns @ model for others to pattern after. It is stated, on pretty good authority, that nut only has he sold bonds of outsiders placed in trust in the bank, but bas also sold bonds put in the bank im trust by bis own securi- ties, nen who were on Lis own bond of 330,000 Al Matieawan and Fisnkul Landing the greatest un- casiness was felt all day yesterday in regard to thy ri feet from the schooner, but was miraculously saved by | guit of the pending examination of the accounts catohing hold of the peak haliiard, which was trauing | of overboard, and succeeded in climbing back, This gale lasted thirty-six hours and was succeeded by twelve hours of caim, during which sails were bent and the vessel “put to rights,” Oa the 2d inst. the schooner Was again struck by a gale from the southeast, which | blew away the toresail, split the mainsail and broke the spanker g that the s ed continuously, and the littie vessel was twelve duys off Hatteras, ‘The the bank, but last night one ot the principal merchants at Matieawan, who has $10 000 on depooit, returned home feeling satished @ unolticial assurance that the bank wi he shock, AN INTERVIEW WITH BARTOW, On my way bere ina sicigh from Maticawan, I met cashier Bartow going to the latter place, and made an engagement with bim to meet bim at the Knitlio crew cousisted of eight men, (breé of whom were in an | House in this village ia the moraing. He was on time exhausted condition when she reached port, L'AMERIQUE, The Amerique still hes on the beach at Seabright The removal of the cargo 18 continued, There are grave doubts that sue will be got off. BUSINESS TROUBLES. Jeremiah V. Spader, warehouseman at No. 7 Bridge streot, has veon adjadicated a voluntary bankrupt by His liabilities amount to $162,000, of which $102,000 is secured. The following are tho secured creditors:—New York Cen- tral and Hudson River Ratiroad Company, deticiency on foreclosure of mortgage, $40,000; Peter and Robert | Goelet, $32,531 86; estate of B. Bianco, $10,000; Wal- ter T. Hatch, $6,000; Oscar H. Stearns, $4,800; W. 3. $4,200; estate S, L. Spader, $2,500; Phoonix E, Johnson, $1,500; J. L. Spader, $2,460, The princi- pal unsecured creditors are Peter W. Williwinson, $12,000; William Miles, $0,000; estate of B. Blanco, $6,146 assignee of the Novelty Iron Works, $4,202 62; Hardy & Voornes, $2,400: | Bradle: % rier, 93,453; Kenyon & Newton, $3,077. consist of the following:—Warchouso and lot No. Bridge street, estimated at $35,000; Portiand avenue, Brooklyn, $9,000; lots im Brooklyn, value ‘unknown, mortgaged devis di $9,000; stocks, par vaiue, $130,000, Information has beon received in this city of the | failures of Lauffer, Hurst & Co,, fonndry, at Irwin's station, Pennsylvania, and Horace A. Pinkham, pro- prieior of the Wollaston Heating and Ventila.ing Com. pany, of Boston, The creditors of George Richardson & Son goods manulacturers at No, 620 Broadway and Farm- ingham, Mass., have accepted the offer of composition at twenty-live cents on the dollar, amounted to $144,000. The following assignment was filed yesterday inthe | County Clerk's oftice:;—Joseph Trippo, Je., to William H. Tripp. Theodore Goldsmith, whoso disappearance from his home in Montgomery, Orange county, ‘Trippe & Jovepl the HERALD, Is now’ ‘stated to be both a defuuiter aud a forger. in partnership with ex-Assemblym Frederick ne, and is alleged to have taken all the money when he fled. He is also said to have used Mr, Bodine’s name, without the latter’s knowledge, in connection — with | his own name in .the indorsement of sixtee promissory notes, amounting to about $1,600, on | most of which he is also said to have Iso obtained $1,650 from by the Highland bank, He the bank on notes on wh brother-in-law, Moses Little, Stephen Rapaye others Mr. Goldsmith was’ sixty-live years of was born and brought up in Montgomery, and considered a model of honor and business intogrity, MERCHANTS’ LIFE INSURANCE COM- PANY. Judge Gilbert, of the Supreme Court, yesterday ap- pointed Colin M. Thompson receiver for the Mercha Life insurance Company, vice Edwin 1. Alexander, | deceased. The Teceiver will be required to fur. ce Company, of Brooklyn, $1,800; F. 7. & M. | four houses on | nine houses and | tor | $24,400; bonds and mortgazes, $30,100; notes, $40,000; The habiities | was reported in | forged the | naines of the makers and then had thet discounted bh were the names ot his | ud | as | promptly, and in @ quiet room made the following statement to me:— The capital of the National Bank of Fishkill is $20,000, and thore is asurpius of $30,000. We have $200,000 of bonds in Washington, worth $225,000, oa which there is a cireulation of $150,000 The def. ciency in this trouble ranges from $20,000 to $60,000. It wai caused by overdratts, Some of the bon: were put in the bank in trust were used—say $50,000, ‘They were hypothecated to keep these overdralts up, and when the overdratts are paid the bonds will bé paid, {consider that three-quarters of the overdra are good. | bad the utmost confidence in the men wue made these overdraits, ConneSrONDENT—Who Were the men? Mr, Banrow—Ob, it wouldn't do for me to say now, ConnesronpeNt—W bo was the principal one? Mr, Baxrow—I cannot tell you that either. They are willing to give up their lives for me to-day, aud | they will do sit necessary. [ have seen some oi them since this trouble commenced, and they ba all told mo that they will) stand = by . One thing ts certain, I am not going to leave tow | All the money I had in the world w: vested in the | Dutchess Ore Company, ot whteh Allard Authony, of Poughkeepsie, was Presvient. (With much fecling) L am Lot worth 'as mach as the clothes you have on your back. It was ail lost there. 1 owned a little house | down the street, but tis mortgaged, My wile has teu | shares of Lake Shore, but she offers them pow to ma to beip me out, | never speculated in my Itfe, All tue bonds in trust to which I reler were bypothecated in | New ifthe Lord took hold of my weakest pot. men who never betrayed me bolore. I was too good natured aud everybody knew it. The director were not good, and 1 thot where I was wrong, That 1s all there is of 1 stay here and redeem this wrong as far as I can. This closed the interview, Which trom the start was a | power‘ui one, and at umes Mr, Bartow's emotion wag #0 great that he almost choked with utterauce, THM BANK BESIRGRD. All the morning the t tomers and others, Mi k has veen besieged by cus. y of the callers who had le ping nade a demand tor v , but the ollicers of the bank inforined them that | they could not pay anything over the counter until this matter is settled und tbe full result known, and | that will probably not transpire for several days. Ove | man who came out of the bank this morning’ said he had $5,700 in bonds in the bank, and they are gone. One of the stockholders of the bank is of the opinion that the deficiencies will amount to $100,000 or over. terms of Mr. Barvow's position, | SEAMEN AND SHIPPING LAWS, | A mass meeting of the sailors of the port of Now York was held evening at Botunic Hall, No. 68 East Broadway, the purpose of which was to protest against the provisions of the Shipping act of 1872, and to urge the passage of the ameudatory act known aa | the Ward bill, now before the Senate Committee on Commerce, The hali was crowded, and scores that could not effect an entrance ‘lingered on tho stairs, in tae hallway and about the d RB S. Usborne, ediwwr of the Nautical Gazette, sided, and opened the meeting with en sailors present, in woieu ant 4Y upon the present Shipping nsparing in his criticisins Upon Its mupporters and advocuied & | Beneral combination of che sailors of the United States to secure its repeal or substantial amendment, andcou- cluded by introducing the secretary, who read a series of resolutions expressive of the dissatisiaction of nish Piha in the amount of $20,000, the sum total of | American seamen with the existing stato of the adsets of tho company. | things, = ana asking Senator Conkling to ene champion the Ward bil, he resolutions were passed SHERIFF REILLY’S “DEAD-WOOD,” | by acclamation, and the president called upon suilors eee LN | preeees (6 md their ‘minds ow ias¢ sou ab sue. Kiyo sailor im response told a parnetic To tHe Korror ov tHe Henato:— | story, tn the & imple vernacular of his class, rotlect An article under the above caption appears in to. | rather severely uyou the predatory proprietors ot sail- day’s issue of the Hnaup, Sheriff Reilly’s explana tions to your reporter aro not altogethor satisfactory | to those “who know the ropes.’ upon which 86 much stress ty laid i8 wholly mythical the first case having yet to be reported where an in- coming Sheriff has beon muicted io a wingle dollar from | abilities curred by the transter of prisoners, Mr. Retily says that he is able to discharge the daties of | wth whem he | the fees charged tor | ‘This is sated in face of | 4 his position to the satisfaction of comes In contact, aud states that renewing a bond’ are gil 75, the provistons of the statute, “tor taking ab or the hvertios of the jnil, 8754 cents,” (3 RS, Sth ed, P. 926.) The satisfaction must be one-sided, LEX. Janvany 12, 1 ALLEGED FLIGHT OF It is alleged that a teacher of drawing and painting in an institution of this city, and who had a studio on Brondway, deserted his tainly and satiod for Europe on Wedn ape the consequences of # crimn!= waiter girl of aa uptown restau. all The respontibility | A PAINTER, | | ore? boarding houses, Mr. William Churchill replied at length, vindicating his class, A movement is on | foot to bold @ large mas® meeting at Cooper Institute next work, The Seamen's Protective Association, an organiza. tion baving over 2,000 members, also held a special moeting at the New York Nautical School, 92 Madison street, Dr, Willam F, Thoms presiding. The purpose | @f the meeting was to urge the passage of ap amend. ment to the existing Shipping Jaw, and a rosoluti Was adopted erected against What they styled “levy. ng blood-money,” HEAD MONEY, The Inman Steamship Company, as successors of the Liverpool Steamsuip Company, havo begun & comm mon law suit in the United States Court, against the Emigration Commissioners, t@ recover $1,093,004, alleged to have been unlawtully coileeted as commutas tou money or head tax op emigrants, and the sane company yesterday fied a bill te iH to thee owe, 67 collected the Goma The best peopio of the village speak in sorrowiul _