The New York Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1877, Page 3

THE GREAT FORGERY. The Prisoner Brown Held for “Probable Cause” in $10,000 Bail. ARREST OF THE BROKER MAXWELL, Louis Baumann, the Supposed Utterer of the $9,500 Gold Cheek. AN EXTRAORDINARY CRIME. Tho great forgery cuso, ny it is developed more fully, | seoins to stand forth unique in the annals of counter- foiting. The coolness and adroitness of the principais, the oxtent and accuracy of their information and tho skill with which they mado uso of or hoodwinked their intermediate agents would alone suliice to make the case a marked ono, But itis the namber of the gang engaged, the variety of their several talents and the admiravio execution ot that masterpiece of counter. felting, the torged check, which, in the opimon of authorities, stainps the caso as unprecedented, Ex- perts who havo examined the ebeck are of the opinion thatevon the government stamp upon it is 4 counter. feit, and that from tho care aud expense reqnisite to engrave tho plates the work upon them may lave been in progress for several months past. ‘That the design was carotully maturod is evident, and itis yet to ve eXMained how tho forgers obtained the genuine check of the New York Life Insurance Company which they copied se closely, and bow the number given on the check was identical witn that of another check issued | the samo day. These and other vexed questions | might perbaps bo explained by Mr, Horace E. brown, At present residing in the Tombs, {f he would donde. fcend to open his ips on the subject; but, although he is by no moons taciturn in or out of jail, ho has the happy faculty of talk- ing round a propostd subject ll, at tho tnd of an hour's conversation, the inquirer is no wiser shan he was at tho beginning, Brown has nover ap- peared concerned about himself, and the close of yes: lerday’s examination found nim as cool and non- | thalant as ever. His bail has been set at $10,000, and itis thought by nb means improbable that his sup. posed friends may club together and bail bim out, | whieh would still eave thom a profit of about 400 per tent on their little transaction, The other new developments of the day are Mr. G. i, Maxwell's arrest at his home, on Twenty-third | kireet, and the ascertainment of tho name and descrip. tion of Sir. Kelter’s partner, the supposed utterer of | the $9,500 geld cheek. H AT THE TOMBS, | Atten minutes to four o'clock yesterday afternoon | Brown Was brought betore Justice Duffy at the Tombs | Folice Court, Counsel on both sides were present, | afr, Hewitt, in bebulf of the prisoner, agreed to waive | all exumination. Tho Judgo then asked Mr. W. H. | Peckpam, on the vart of the prosceution, to state the circumstances. He went over tho facts already pub- | lished, showing bow the prisoner attempted to do- | | | fraud Mr. Dimock in a mawner precisely similar to the fraud im the present couse, He admitted that there was no direct proof in the evidence, but said there was probable cause sufficient to hold the prisoner, Mr. | jewitt was asked what bo had to say, and replied: —,| Nothing, unless you wish to discharge the pri oner,”” The Judge rephed:—*Under tho law the police jus- | tices havo power to hold a prisoner for probable cause, The onty question now ts to tix the amount of ball, 1 think 10,000 would be rigiit,? Ovjection was made by prisoner's counsel to the | araount, but he did not succeed in reducing it, The prisoner was then brought forward, and in | Auswer to the qnestions put to him said that his name | was Horace KE. Brown, aged forty-five, born in Massa. | chusetts, and living at No. 224 Seventh avenue, “I | nm not guilty,” hoe sitd in answer to the churge, He | was then committed. Jusitce Duly explained to a Henan reporter ofter the court had ‘adjourned that he bad fixed the ball at | to low a tigure because there Was no conclusive evi- Senve against him, and in any case the Jistrict Atior- | acy hud powcr to raise or lower the sinount, H. E. MROWN?S CAREER ‘The prisoner was born in Charlestown, Mass., in tho year 1931. His parents wero natives'of Maine, Ws father rewoving {rom Portland to Charlestown betore the birth of bis son, He was for some time emp! iu a counting house {y Charlestown, trom which hy noved to this city. He is « widower, | | | j To. He went into | bus‘nees as a shipbuilder at No, 41 South street, where | cupied desk room in the office of Messrs, Georgo § Stephenson & Co, He bad a clerk there, W. Hurlburt, who teft Brown ;ome time down East, but is now back in this hames of both were seep patoted on the outside of tho door at No. 41 as tate as the Ist inst, when’ the janitor obliterated thom, Brown also acied steamsuip broker tor Messrs, W. P. Clyde & Co,, Hing them on one occasion the celebrated steamship Fiorida, known tn connection with an alleged expedi= tion to “Cuba — Libre.’ Browa Iso dealt, it 8 reported, in the bonds of the “Cuba Livre,” and disposed of many of them at Wash- ington, He was once agent of a tine of small ate rs plyipg between this port and Boston, ope of whic was lost on the Long Island coast while coming to this port. He was also employed by a leading South street slipping firm for the purpose of opening up the trade with the Island of Nasgia and mado sev- eral trips to that place cn the Florida, that vessel being chartered to them. He showed in this matter great intelligence aud activity. THE UTTERER OF THE GOLD CURCK, Last Monday atternoon at three o'clock a was beld by appointment in the office of Mr. M ue L. Marka, No. 176 Broadway. Mr. Marks was tven to | fraw up articles of coparinersnip between his cheat, Mr, Juhus Kelter, and aman unknown to him, butone | with whom Mr. Keitor hid been in negotiation jor sev- gral months, The only thing standing im the way of their agreement was the want of the capital, which the stranger had at lust professed Inmeel! ready to furnish, Tne articles wero drawa up by Mr, Marks, in the frm vame of Julius Kelter & Co, ‘aud the firm was to conduct their business as tho Pequot Glass Company, The stranger, who avo his name as Lows saumann, was to bind imselt to furnisu $6,000, ball at the time of the sig- natire of the agreement and the other half within 21x monchs’ time, The copurtnership was to last threo yrurs, and white Mr. Kelter gave practical direction to the giass tuanulacture Baumann was to solicit orders collect billy. Ail profits accruing were to be di- Vided equally between the partners, it was expressly stipulated that neither partver shout have the power to indorse accommodation notes or avy thing of the Bort without the other's consent, A -SUKEWD SPRCIAL PARTNER. Whiie the articies were being drawn up Baumann was ry attentive to tueir wording, and pariiculariy to the | siriugency of the conditione which interdicted esther | parinor from making contructs on his indiviaual re- sponsibility, When it was signed he handed Mr, | that | xother different conclusion. | 17th and 18tb inst. Keltor a check, toiling him toget it cashed and pay back the balance at their meeting tbe nextday, after deduct. | fog #2500 and the lawyer's feo, This pot certified and was drawn on the Bank of New York | for $9,500, Mr, Ketter touk the check, giving his ie. | ceipt for it, and carried away also the drait of the articles of partnership, on the suggestion of Baumann, | greeting to return them tu be copiod for record on tho next moruing, Betore the day was over Mr. Marks | met Kelter on the street, and told hits to keep a ebarp wateb on hs partner, for ho eeemed too shrewd anu overreaching to be trustworthy, and Kelter might be sorry that he ever had any business relatious with him; ‘The man bad the alr ot avery sharp aad tritky fellow, and Mr. Marks distrusted his look trom the first, HOW BAUMANN LOOKS. He was a man ot middic height, perhaps five fect eight or nine rpchus at most, and appeared to be.torty five or fitty years of age. Hoe had something ot the typical Yankeo look, wearing neither mustucue nor | Whiskers, but only a light beard, or goatee, Mis hair and beard were eaudy brown in color, fast turning to gruy, the hair beg quite jong and brushed back frown the forehead, ‘The man’s complexion wae naturaily lair, but his face was deeply tanned avd reddened by Apparent exposure to the sun and Wind. ‘The color of bik eyes was steel gray, and they Wore a Very restless aud inquisitive look. As he lett the office 10 was wos | teed that he bad a jow-crowned dark felt hat, and t, or clowk, with a cape hanging ARREST, Mi. MAXWHE! At halfepnst one o'clock yesterday Detectives Sam, heck and Fisher entered Mr. @. 1. Maxwets 260 West Twenty-third street, and arrested warrant issued through District Attorney Mr. Maxwell, too unwell trom his re- adent to be fet un officer was placed tn sharge of the privoner at his house, The eburge is, ot course, an alleged complicity im the recent torger, with whieh Mr Maxwell’s connection as pegotiator Of the #64,00) check hus been already published. A Hakanp reporvor has made several calis upon Mr. Max. Well to obtain his explanation of the circumstances connected with the presentment of the ebeck, and especially im regard to the forged money orders uf the life’ insurance company, authorizing the pu chavo of gold, Ihese orders, Mr. Franklin has stated, have been well known on the street to be fraudulent, for tho Hie insttenes company has never purchased | a dollar's worth of gold sine on | & Written question. inf portant | pore being s turned referring tie reporter to the Un i pany tor tatormetion, How that company was to ex. | Pain {his errenmstanee did not oppear obvious, but the tiravee was given that Me Maxwells !njury—the | eture of one ewnkle bi sbiiged lth to see | no one bat ais faimtiy and a arctan, Lt as thonebt by the ollivers connecied with’ the ease that | Mr, Masweil tras shown an extraordinary Inek of ud miniable iy anee in the whale mw that a gutlty compheiy in the forgery phiened. General John. Foster, ol No, | 4 Mr. Maxwell's counsel, waited upon | y Phetps last evening to agree upon | hy on Trust Com- tue bail tu vet NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, “FAT CONTENTIONS AND FLOWING : FEES.” 4 BOLD LAWYER'S FIGURATIVE FLIGHTS—THB LEGAL EXPENSES OF KUNNING A GREAT HOTEL, When the Windsor Hote! Company was formed it be- came necessary, of course—this being onc of the neces- sities, either fortunate or otherwise, ivetdental tc the formation of all corporations—to employ a lawyer. Mr. Wililam B. Martin, at present one of the Park Commissioners, 18 a lawyer, and the Windsor Hotel Company employed him to attend to its legal business, It is not denied that Mr, Martin discharged the legay duties thus imposed upon hig with great skill and ability. he only dental in fact appearing thus tar has reference to tho justness of the bill rendered for such tervices, Mr. Martin rounds off his bill witha grand total of $60,000 charges for nis legal services, Believing that this bill ts extravagant and wnreason- able in its charges the liotel Company, instead of giv- ing their chuck tor the amount, employed Mr. Luke A. Luckwood to contest the claim. A motion w made yesterday in Supreme Court, Chambers, oo behalf of Mr. Martin Jor a reterence in the caso, He based this motion on the ground that it invelved the examination of a jong and jutricate acount. The detendants oppose any reterence, but insivt that the case 18 of that peculiar kind that it should be tried before a jury, the fact being, as stated, if the mattor went before a referee, any quantity of lawyers could bo found to testy tuat too bill was: in no respect exorbitant; whereas a jury would jock at the case from different standpoints, and reach, preugly an alto. Aside trdm all this the dofendants deny that any services were performed by Mr. Martin upon the retatper, but that whatever legal services he performed in the int reste vi (he hotel were upon the credit of Mr. John VP. Daly, the original owner of the hotel, who paid bitn $1,509 for such sor- vices, and which gum it is claimed was far more than they wero worth. Judge Donohue, alter bearing the arguinents on both sides, took the papers, reserving his decision, The sollowing are some of the items contained in the disputes biil:— . #1088 Organizing the Windsor Hotel Company. Drawing & lease.....ece- tetas tee 000 Drawing summons and compliant 500 Appearance in two bankruptcy sult 2,000 Defending a forcelosure suit 10,000 Drawing mortgage aud bond: 15,000 Detending « morigage suit. 1,500 General counsel too. seee5 20,000 Added to the above arc charges for misceilancous | service anounting to nearly $10,000 more, making a zotal of about $60,000, It should have been stated that in addition to the $1,500 the botel company nm that he has altogether ‘been paid about $9,000, and, under the circumstances, they do not want to pay apy more if they can avoid It, UNION VETERANS. CLOSE OF THE SESSION OF THE VETERAN RE- YORM ASSOCIATION, A convention of the Union Veteran Reform Association was hold atthe Wostmoreland Hotel, New York, on the All Northern States were roproe sented except Rhode Island and Oregon. Tho reports of committees showed a membership of 180,000, exe clusively of Union veterans, and that large numbors were daily joining ja all portions of the country, in- cluding many ex-soldiers who liad voted ior Hayei Chairmen of State committces wero design follows :— Maine, Colonel A. W. Bradbury, Portland; New Hamp-hire, General M. 'T. Donohue, Keene; Vermont, Captain A. N. Merchant, Burlington; Massachusetts, Major D. T. Bunker, Bosion; Connecticut, General dames 5, Coit, Norwrel ‘ew York, Goneral William ¥, Smith, New York city; New Jersey, Geuernl Gi shom Mott, Bordentown; Pennsylvania, General 3, A. Mulholland, Poiladelphia; Muryiand, Colonel William P, Muulaby, Westuinster; Ohio, General Durbin Ward, Lebanon; [vdiana, General John Love, ludlanapolis; Minow, General Daniel Cameron, Chicago; Lown Colonel H. H, Trimble, Bioomfeld; Nebraska, General W. W, Lowe, Omaha; Kansas, General Charles Blair, Fort Soott; Minnesota, General H. H. I St P Wisconsin, General F, i. West, Miiwankeo; Michigan, General J. W. Romeyn, Detroit; Colorado, jed as | General BM. Haghes, Denver; Cullfornia, General P, F, Welah, Sacramento; Missouri, General James | Shields, Carrollton; District of Columbia, General Danean 8, Waiker, Washinzton, Soveral members wore added to tho National Execn- tive Committee, which now stands xe follows :—Gen- eral John A. Corse, Litineis, chairman; Colonel A. W. Bradbury, Maine; Colonel Henry Waiker, Massacbu- setts; Generals Willian B, Franklin, D, N. Couch and James B, Cott, Connecticut; Generals Joseph Hooker, Wiham F, Smith, Franz Sige! and M. T. MeMabon, New York; General 3. A. Mulbotiand, Pennsylvanii General Georgo B. McClellan, New Jersey; Genera Thomas Ewing, Ohio; General M. D. Manson, Indian General John’ M. Balmer, Hlnow; Colonel W. Mauisby, Maryland; General James Shicids, ¥iesourt; General & W. Stoneman, Caiitornia; General Duncan 8. Walker, District of Columbts, treasurer; Captain A, N. Merchant, Burtington, Vi.; Captan J, F. Lewis, Baltimore, M4., and Colonel Jobn Tracey, New York city, s¢cretaries, ‘The Convention adopted a circular to the following 11 Reform Axsoctation was organized in A udianapolis, “Subgeanentty, at the Con tion bord in AM: t . k inittea was appol Branches were formed at all peine ern States for the purpose of det veterans place devotion to tl Mere partisnn tive, Soldiergand sallors who served in war for the Union are lavit jon the organizations es tat lished in their neighborhoods, for the ptr of pre- erving irom destruction by the Insidious en nmonts of power tho institutions they offered their liver to Local organizations are requested to report xh their oflicers to their respective state, District and ive committees. The ehalrmen of the dit- ‘Jorritorial District commitiees will re- National Committee through. Genera! JOUN M. COKNK, Chairman, Territorial Exoet ‘Chieago, 11. ‘or Colonel JOHN TRACEY, secretary, esxtmorelund Hotel, Sew York. The Convention adjourned subject to the call of the National Committeo, “ART NOTES. Thesalo of the Tomes collection of Spanish paint. ings was concluded Jast night at the Loavitt Art Gallery, There was a fair attendance of buyers and the prices realized were somewhat better than on the frst uight, but in most Instances wero far below the real valve of the paintings. Among the high. est prices realized were $210 for Sala’s Noa- politan Bagpiper,’’ which had received tho first prizo ithe Academy of Madrid. “The Duel,” by Domingo, also a prize work, went for $170. “A Stil) Life,” by Olavida, sold for $100, Madrogo's sketch, “A Market Secne in Madrid,” which had formerly sold dn this city lor $: was knocked down at $55. A copy of Murilio's “Waters of Moses” sold for $175. The other works were sold at prices rangiug from $5 to $50, If there wore any Custom House appraisers present they must bave gone away sadder but wiser men, The buyers have every reason to be content, for many of them obtamned very preat bargains. Siunor d’Amore’s group of statuary representing “Columbus Discovering America” is on exibition at Sarony’s Gallery. ‘This Work was in the Centennial, whero it attracted a good deal of notices. The grou represents the great discoverer in consultation wit one of lie ollicers at the moment when land is sup- posed to be deserted, It will well repay a visit. Mr. Parke, an American sculptor returned trom Italy, has plneed on exhibition at Booth’s Theatre, Studio Building, a number of bis works, Next month they will be disposed of by auction, ‘The annual exhibition of the american Soetety of Painters in Water Color will open to the public on Monday at the Academy of Design, Tho private view for the artists and the ‘gentlemen of the preys tnkes place this evening, The jadies’ reception of the Unton League Club is appointed to take pluco on Thuarrday evening, Jaou- ary 2 GATES LIBRARY SALE. ‘The eile of the Gates Library by the Messrs. Leavitt was concluded Inst night. Tho attendance was largo and the bidding hvely. Knight's “shakespeare,” tno original edition in eight volumes, bronght $136, Itob- erts’ “Sketches in tho Holy Land’! sold for $06, Preseowt's “Historical Works,’ the Boston edition of 1554, in Alteen volumes, brought $24 50, An carhee edition of the same sold for $2062 B. ha “Peintre-Graveur,”? in twenty-one volumes, bronght voluine, Schooleraft’s “Indian Tribes” brought A Boston edition of “Shakespeare,” 189 A household edition of the Novela,’ in fifty volumes, sold for $57 £0. The Turne Gallery brought $62 40, Joseph strutt's “Dress and HWalite” and + nd Ecclesiastical Anuquities of Engiana’” sold tor $6 each, A collection of “Historical Portratts,”’ three voinmes, brought $25 60, ik iS. The feast of St, Agnes occurring to morrow the ser- Vices at St. Agnes’ church, Eust Forty-third stroot, will be more than usually grand and imposing, at the solexan high mass the roloists will bo:—ignor Brignoli vod Mme. Brignoli, Mies Lottie Simpson, the soprano ol St. Agnes’; Mts, L, B. Rovinson, Miss Ne Wailace, and Meases Reidel, Martin, Samson, Dolan and other artists, with Signor K, Marzo to act us organist apd director. Tho Rev, Father Langeak 8. J., will preoch the eermon, BROOKLYN JAIL BIRDS. In the Kings conpty Court of Sossions, yesterday, the following prisoners were sentenced ;—- James MeCue seven years and Charles Trace tn years, attempted burgiary; Maurice Hennessy sault and battery, five years and six montos; I Nolan, burglary, two ‘years o'Keete, Witham taney and Thomas Forter, larceny from the person, two years and ¢ix months each; ang Codd, keeping a disorderly honse, one year; Jobn . assault and battery, one your, also one yeur r carrying 60 weapons; Johan Kiley, alos Dennis Doian, varghiry in the third degree, one ye Jubn Nolan, common gambler, sixty days, ry lo wix monthe; Jobu HE STATE OF TRADE. | Failures During the Last Year and the Liabilities, a eee THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Evils of the Bankrupt Law and Causes of the Depression. ———_+__— Dun, Barlow & Co.'s Mercantile Agonoy, No. 335 | Broadway, buve just published thetr annual circular of statistics, showing tho number of failures that have oceurred throughout tne United States and the Do- minion of Canada during the Jast year, togethor with ; she amount of habilitics The number reported in business In 1876 in tho United States is given at 630,099 and 64,282 in the Dominion of Canada. Tho number of failures during tho year in the Unjied States was 9,092, the amount of ‘abilities being $191,117,756, The number of failures in Canada was | 1,728, the liabilities being $25,617,991, Theso figures judicate an increase in failures during 1876 of 1,250 in numbor as compared with 1975, which, im Its tarn, showed an increase of nearly 2,000 over those of 1874. Tho liabilities in 1876, notwithstanding the increase in the number of failures, show q diminution, and the averago smount of indebtednoss last year ip cach failure is | much lower than | for many years previous, The average liabil, {ties n 1876 in the United States was $21,020. Of the | 9,092 tallures inthe United States, 887 were In New York city, the average liabilities being $37,479, The total number of failures in tho United States during the four previous yoars was as follows:--In 1575, total failures, 7,740; averago Mabilities, 960; in New York city, 951 failures; average Habilities, | $51,769, In} total failures, 6,830; average Habili- | Mes, $26,627; In New York city, 645; average linbili- tes, $50,510, In 1873, total failures, 5,153; uverage Nabilities, $44,085; in New York city, 644 failures; average habilities, $143,843, In 1872, total failures, 4,069; average liabilities, $29,996; im New York city, 35 fatlures; averago abilities, $53,724. The circular then says:—''Tho marked reduction in the average habili- tes of 1876 indicates that the wider the wave of trouble extends the greater the number of small traders it ineludés, It may bo interesting to discover in what sections of country the flaanctal pressuro bas been tho most severe, and with that view the following table is presented :— ——~—1876, —_—___, No. of Amount of Failures, aliuities. New England States.. + 1314 Middle States: 2,909 Western States veee B19 Southern Stat sees 1,361 Pacific States 0 Cannda.. New England States, Middle States. Western State: Southern States Pacille States. Canada... New England Statet Middio States. Western States, 33,073,000 | Southern States 1,126 20,690,600 Pacific Stat it si Canada, 96 7,696,765 BF Now England State 509 $29,550,000, Middlo states 140,946,000, Western States 86,040,000, Southorh Sta 19,685,000 Pacitlo States, — Can on 12,324,192 New Engiand State: Middle States, Western State Southern Stau Vacifle States Canndn,.... - = In 1876 the number in. business, the porcontage ot failuros and the average linbilities were as follows :— ‘No. in’ Percentage Average business. of failures, Liabihties, New England States. 77,559 1 in 69 $28,628 Midule states, 1 Lin 57 24,800, Western States, + 226,309 lin 72 16,843 Southern States, Lin 64 16,960 Pacific States 1in 60 14,261 an . Lin 32 14, 707 An examination of the above table confirms the im- pression, which has been yery general, that trade in the Western and soutbern States has beon less disas- trous than that of the Eastern und Middle States, It is w wsgnitcant circumstance that tho failures in the Middio states nre 1 in every 57 names reported in busin while inthe Western States the proportion 18 1 in every 7: at the compurison between the Kast and tho South is even moro significent, for in New England, with all its wealth and solidity, 1 in every 59 bas yielged to the pressure of the umes, while in the South, with all its poverty, its political and other dis- abilities, the pereentag? of inilures ix only 1 in every 04. Even in Canadn, where there is a gold basis, light tyxation, freedom from political complications and all other favoring conditions, the above showing 1s indica. tive of much greater pressure than in the United States, the failures in the Dominton being 1 in every 32 In Fogland no very accurate figures arc obtainable, and none of course as yct for the past year, but for 1875 a return was made of 1,700 failures among 60,00) firms prominent in trade,’ indicating 1 failure jor every 36 firms reported in_ business, with an average latility or $87,870, The figures for the United # showing a failure of 1 in every 63, with an a lability of $21,00%, indicate that the pre: times bas been either not so great in tht try as elsewhero, or that it has been borne with less disas- trour results, TUK BUXINESS OUTLOOK, If the safety and pro<perity oi the trade of the coun- try 18 to be judged by the comparative number of fail- Ures in business, the above figures for 1876 would in. dicate that there conditions are jurther away than ever. The markea increase in the number of these | casualties in the year just closed, following the equally large tnerense tn 1875, reveals a condition of th Jar from encouraging, and were it not tor the Mion that these disurters are the results of o stances not directly chargeable to the besiuess opera- tions of the yeur, the prospect would be Weli-nigh disheartening. * But that a large number of these fare | ures are the results of departure trom correct business | principles in years gone by there can be vy and the condition of ex: over valuation which it revealed, have ha to do with causing the numerous failures of 1576 than havo the business uperations ofthatyeur, The wot the depression and necessary contrictions of 1574 and 18/5 were hardly more apparent in the failures of those years than they are in those of 1576. It would be entirely unreasonable to expect that the restricted nd protitiess trade of these later years would be suMicient to sustain the large number of traders «hich former prosperous seasons xeduced into business, while even those along Wine in trade, and possessing all other elements of success, found it impossible to soive thot inost ditticuls of problems--of reducing ex- penses with the same rapidity ag their trade and Nis diminished. To mtrench on capital aud largely duce it was of course the necessary consequence; Wat unfortunately a very Jarge number of traders, unmindful of the axiom that ‘to depart from leziti- jad in the good times in- ‘Atious, such ve real mate trade is to loxo money, vested their eurplas in oat estate and other permavent assets, so that when tho | need for active capital came npon them, they were tn | No position to respond to pressing obligations, The | consequence is seen im tho augmented het of failures above presented. It is truc many of these tailnres aro the result of other influonces, hereinafter retorred to, bUL It Will be readily admitied from tho forego; that to other causes than those which have ortginat: and prevailed during tbe past year, may be attributed | a large share of the misiortunes which it has been our unhuppy duty to chronicle. It would, therefore, be unfair to conclude that the tradoof the country’ $8 in an anpromising enndition because the failures show such a marked imerenwo. A wider view would include many circumstances thot would bring more comtort, For instance, it 16 unde- niable that the past year bas witnessed a’ marked sm- Provementin the vaiaes of many leading staples as compared with the prices provailing in A8ié, itis | ally true that imextent of profitable tras there been a perceptible pain, ana there is no deny? th inuc 1 that in many | branches o€ busin intger number have adaed to t avle surplus during = 1876) than in LST Many articies had roached = pac value, in illustration of which the statement may be ventared that as far os further depreciation in prices wos cour ie payments might have been resumed in | the early port of 1876 without causing any material | disturbance in values, Not only bad some prices reached par, and in some cases bevow it, but Wh Was a getiled conviction that the stock of goods in nearest the consumer hid reached the lowest po aint. Production, warned by previous loses, bad | bocn regulated to the extent ot positi wots; and the Pressure to sell, 8o apparcnt im 1875, was lurvely dh minisbed, Thus, barely the iret betf of 1810 ens reached when all the conditions of stock, supply, da mand and price favored an improved condition of business, That this imp pt did take place m September and Uctober was everywhere evi the heated Presidential contest, and the miser Mmaudile as to the reel of that contest whieh bus einee | | prevatiod, hae almost completeiy purniyzed business, Tho jast two months of the ye dinuppointing, wod trom eine porary tn character, the promi yement in business was not fultille slvniticant, however, that the failures tn ts ler of 1876 are less by twenty per for the lost quarter in 1875, waste tu for the last quarter of 1870 are not the corresponding quarter of 18 he some favor. | able comparison alm holds pool o@ tothe deer 1 Humber of saiures whole voeurred jn tho fourth quere | rar) last quar Whim number than | otal habiliiies ne-halt ot whore of | contest obscures these | 8s JANUARY 20, 187 ter of 1876, 28 compared with the larger number in the third quarter, KVILS OF THE BANKRUPT LAW, But the iucreased number of failures of the past year is not altogether chargeable to the business oper. ations of 1576, tor ether infinences have been at work against which 1418 difllon!t forany business to contend, The chrel of these adverse influences source of failures, the natioual Bankrupt law, ever Inadable purpose was coniemplat din the - iment of such w law, it is Vastly everbalanced by the encouragement it aflords to those who desire to force their ereuitors into accepting less than the lace of their claims. So jong as the law is allowed to remain in force iu its prosent shape just so long will unprin- cipled traders, with the nelp of loca: and timorous What. creditors, be able to dictate terms lo those whose iteresis should entitic them to the perma. nent vontrol of the bankrupt’s estate, Ax ub prevent applied, the law not untrequently legalizes a froud upon creditors, which 18 x8 disgracetul to the COUnITY as it 48 disustrous 0 its trade, The disposi- tion is already suMlciently strong on the part of whole. edness, and thus sto remain in busin by their wetrate their lack of character, eaprenty or capital; butt in addition to this the parties thems cs can, by the ald of the Bankruptlaw, force creditors imo ayreeing to thei tering, tb of & preventive, becomes a virtual encou' of troud, renters buses unsaie and places est trater, who iS anxious 10 pay a bi the .dollay, at a tremendous” disad weeding ‘out process which these hard should produce, in order that the rest trade of the hour may not be divided among a so large us to yield profit to none, Is virtually at a standstill, for the number of those who go out of Yust. ness, in proportion to thoge who fail, 18 a Inere Laga toile, ‘The whole future of the mercantile trade of the country is bord up inthis consideration, The navaral jaws whieh govern commerce, as to the number whieh can live on the busmess of say given locality, should bo atiowed to prevail, Certatnly it was never’ the in- tention that legislation should intervene to. prevent their action and thus legalize tatlures, enforce promises, unsettle values of goods in euct locality Ane encourage a competition for a limited trade, in which all the advautages are in favor of the most unprincipled, There are possibly im: jects of grave importance that Gongrass can occupy Hself with during tho present sossion; but af, on its part, there ix any disposition to give attention to sub- Jeers ot really practical advantage to the trade of the country, there 1 none to whieh its best ability could be more profitably directed than to the repeal or the amendment of thé Bankrapt law, KNCOURAGING PROSPRCTS, The same conditions which favored an improvement in trade, in tue autumn of the year just closod, and which to some extent were participated in, sul! pre- vatl, Itistruet wtage, a winter of extreme Some extent; but that these not only exist umd continue to increase, none can doubt Tho year just ctosed has been a most ‘prohfic one in Jargely augmenting the wealth of the country, Cotton, grain, sugar, tobacco, gold and silver, petroleum and numerous ‘other resources of this great continent have been pro- in quantities sufficient’ 10 yield nearly 100,000,000, as Us been yuomy of ils peuple bus been equalty clearly domonsirated on the other, Tho importations have dwindled to dimensions smaller than was atone ume Ihought possibie, and the resir.cted purchases of do- Iestic as weil as foreign goods, in all sections of the country, uflord the strongest possible indication that the foolish extravagance which so universaily prevailed fu the first live years of the dovade is boing succeeded by lessened living and business expenses, anda safer basis generally 1s thus being reached, Kiven the severity of the wiater, which to many 16 an undoubted calamity, has componsating advantages which may contribute to an improved spring business. The abundance of snow, whieh is termed the poor man’s man aud which unquestionably enriches and irrientes the soil, aiso protects tho fall crops, besides exbibitiny providing an abundance of water for the cattle on a thousand tills, which were impoverished for need of it all tho early spring last year, tt alo makes maguificent” country roads, the advantages of which are obvious when it ts remem. ered how soriously trado Inst year was interfered with at this and later periods, when the roads in whole scctions of the country were impassable frow the want of trostand snow. The delivery of gram, pork and other furm produce will during the present season throughout tho Norih and Northwest be at jeast doable that of the wintor mouths of last year, while tho opera- tions of lumbormen will be greatly facilitated. Tho consequence will be much freer purchases at country stores, a lurger ubsorption of goods and a more active circulation of currency than has been witnessed tn soine yenrs past. : The steauy improvementin the value of the cur- Toucy. the stability of the credit of government issues, the approach to par of gold and other values by nate ural causes, the steady demand at excellent prices tor all the products of the land are ail circumstances whieh point to a healthy condition, It seems necdiess to add to these other considerations which are selt- evident fainiliar ogall, such as the variety of re- sources possessed by th@ country at large, the fertility of 118 soil, the industry and trugality of its producers, the positive prosperity of the agricultural community, the vast and devoloping wealth of its mines, the com- pletevess of the means of jntercoimunication and transportation, the excellence and extent of its mann- facture nnd aboyo all the genius of its peuple; all these, ough known and appreciated, may neverth Joss be enuimcrated as guarantees of the future that ta m store for us, abd iti a comfort to reflect that, in the faco of the puny figures which for the moment Hlustrate our distress, all these are placed under con- tribution toward a return of a prosporonus and safo con- dition of trade. BUSINESS TROUBLES, The firm of Burrows, Regan & Roche bas been adjn- dicated bankrupt by Register Dayton, on the petition of Edward Roche. Tho schedule gives liabilities amounting to $17,000 and states that the assets, whitch amounted to $10,000, were delivered to Thomas orge, Who Was appointed receiver by the Supromo Court, and that he absconded with all the property. The assignee of John A. Dougen, hatter at No, 102 Nassua strect and restaurant at No, 97 Sixth avenuo, reports the liabilities at $20,000 ond assets $4,900, Mr. Dougan cla:ms to bave lost $37,500 by unfortunate investinents, Francis A. Carpenter, stationer, at Nos, 51 and 53 Maiden lane, has been adjudicated a bankrupt on the petitions of Edward I, Spencer, Newton Carpenter, Richard L. Hunticy, Chartes F. Mackin and the execs tors of A, A. Ward, by Register Dwight, His habilities are reported at about $25,000, The cluim of Newton Carpenter is tor 318,643. BANK TAXATION. The committees appointea by the Chamber of Com- merce on Bank Taxation mot at the rooms of the Chamber yesterday at twelve M. Messrs, George '. Hope, Benjamin G, Arnold, Gustay Schwab, James M. Constable, Anson P. Stokes, James Haslehurst avd Martin Bates, of the committee, were presmt, The irinan Was requested to correspond with the Wa: and Means Committes of the House of Representa: tives, with the view of having an eurly duy fixed for hearing the committes on the bill introducea in tho House by Hon, Benjamin A, Willis, to provide for the repeal of all taxes wpon capital and deposits of na- tonal and Stato banking tostitutiony he petition adopted by tho Chamber on the 11th inst. have re ecived the atures of 1,400 of tho leading business and manufacturing firms of the city. Tho ono ad- dressed to Congress will be presented to that. body curly next week by the committce having it in charge, EX-COMPTROLLER GREEN. A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TENDERED AND DE | CLINED. Several bankers and merchants of this city hat tendered ¢x-Comptrolier Andrew H. Green the compli- ment of a pubhe dinner, which be has declined, The followlng brief correspondence In relation to the mat- tor has Just taken place: THE INVITATION. New Yorx, Jan, 11, 1877, er Stit--Vie wing with pride and pleasure your untiring itu dzilance in the dixeharge ot your duties as comptroller of the city and county of York during the past five years, and admiring the fnaemitable eoura; nabled you (o resist unjust claims apen the ety, we net allow the oecasion of yonr retirement from your official Gution ty pass withont expressing to you our tall ap: preciation of the good service you have rendored the e'ti- veus ot New York. We have to ask you, therefore, to name a day that will be cam venieut for you to meet us at a dinner to be given you by ur trivndy and follow citizens, Very respectinily, your rie A. Hitigarte ort Charles Lanter, Samuel C.Shompxon, Levi N. Phelps, James B, Colgate, Adrian sxelin, nucl O. Batcook, X. P. Patinery G. sehawab, William H. Gnion, John Sloane, William A. Wheelock, W. I. Dodge, Atisow Phelps stokes, Wiliam IL, Bo ote Roosevelt, Mosow Tnyler, Hoary Havemover, W. on, Benin: I. Sherman, Fe D. In 4.1), Vermilye, Witlinn ry F Spautiing, Jolin W. Bilin, J. D. Jones. Booth, Geor Lane, Samael oi) rene 1 sey cOnrdy, FON, Fs. Winsto din. Hh et. Willi Hrysom iY. w Yorn, Jan, 16, 1877, wopr eniive note, the protiint He dinner, asking the designa: agreeable io mo therefor, wns ry FV ich. a Dowd, Julius 1 Five Avy =Your ve rocoived Inst evening Hermit me to preaent kind and eomptine tah to aliude to th during the yeurs ot 1 acien and diMcultion wit ry. ie 011 my warmest ackaowlodgments for tary terms in whieh. you are good hie Fininee Dejarts ) it, a perlud of nt Inthe anoals lie A meetin, tool t' vasirine FOUe ert, ai) am guuittesaen, ours, very scenes. ANDREW TH, GREEN, DOINGS. POST OFFI Two trains via New York Central and Hadgon River Railroad brought to the Post Uillee yesterday 173 bags of mail matter from Australia Via San Francisco, and which are to bo forwarded to-day por steamer Britannic, of the White Stor Line, to Rarope, The business transacted in the Money Order Burcan Ck yosterday Was very lwavy, #8 WHLCO seen by Ue Boe nexed statement: fowl deposits in Park” National Bank, $42,502 39, of whieh 4) wax surplus money order fund from’ posimasiers. Loval $49,518. Number of orders patd, ¥, $20,948 08, iNburseMments, amounting hat fruitful | ut tho gloomy cloud of the political | divens somewhat, and that | with difteutty of trans. | portation and other causes, retards their action to | Jayoring conditions | White the producing power of the na- | uself on the one hand | if THE STATE CAPITAN. somcenpncenecmnesna ness of New York. A TILT BETWEEN 5 What the Street Railroads Are Expected To Do. ENATOR Auvasy, Jan, 19, 187 Both houses adjourned to-day until Mouday evening, In the Ansemoly eeveral bills baving a more or lees important interest for New York city were introduced and reverred. In the Senate a grand rigadoon was. ex- concerning the count of the electoral vote, but it failed to come off, to the great disappointment of a full au- dience, ANOTHER REFORM MRASUUE. Mr, Ehot C. Cowdin, whose pockets are fall to burst. ! ing with bills tor the reformation of New York, itro- duced one to make tho street cleaning business of the | Police Department more thorovah and complete than itis, Mr, Cowdio hag six more bills to follow, and Intended to correct as many abuses in muni- cipal affairs, Ho will let these out gradually, so | as not to give the House a eurielt of reform. His motto will be, “Ono ata time," as the cat ts sup- posed to bave said when sho stoie the chicken off the table. Between Mr. Cowdin and Mr, Eaton there will be no luck of maguificont schemes to bring around tho millennium in the governinent of New York, Tho foatures of the bill introdueed to-day in Street cleaning are these:—Exisiing laws are #0 | amended as to give the Byard of Police exclusive power and authority in the matter, It imposes on them the duty of cleaning all pubic streots, avenues, wharves and piers, and keeping them at all times thoroughly cieaned; to remove daily and as often as and sweepings of the streets and all dead animats ofal and other refuse matter, all fish, birds and poul- try io a condition untit for human food, and all wnanure and all tainted or immature or impure meats, fish, fowl, and also all other matter or nuisances which the Boara of Health may order to be romoved, the same to be disposed of in such a inanner as not to bo offen- sivo or injurious to the public health, The Board shall contract Jor the sale of street sweopings for the benefit of tho city, on condition that the same shail be promptly removed and in a manner-not detrimental to the public beaith, and also to enter into contracts with responsible parties for sepurato districts, each | district “not to exceed a precinct, for clean. j Ing the streets and collecting und removing to the dumping boards of the department, or other location stipulated in the contracts, of al treot sweepings, rubbish and garbage, such con- tracts to be for ove year or ese period, specifications and conditions n ry to xecure a complete performance of the work. Ihe Bourd, when sntisiled that any contractor tins failed to perform the | conditions of the contract, tnay abrogate the samo at one day’s notice, The bill also gives the Board nower, on liko stipulations and conditions, to contract with responsible persons to remove the stroet Cleaning from the dumps of toe department und to dispose of the same. All monoys recetved from those Kources shall tracts mado shall bo filod in he Finance Department of the city. LARGE OARS PKOM ACORNS, The smallest man in the Assembly, J. C bein, four foet four, has Introd of bills, He makes a grout deal of noise for bis 1% He was very joyful over a bill he introduced to-day, | amendiug the law of 1873, so as to permit tho sale of lager beor on Sundays, and let whiskey take its chancos. He thinks in this move to cut out Yacov Stein, Casper Bauden and Christopher Columbus Flecke and capture the Gorman approbation, REDUCING RAILROAD PARES. Mr. Coulter was sponsor for a bill probibiting tho Now York Elevated Railroad Company trom charging moro than flve cents a fare between the hours ot five r A. M. and sever b and botween five I. M. and eight P, M., so a8 to accommodate working people. COMPELUNG THE YOUNG DRA. Dr. Hayes bad u bill amending the law of 1874, giving Increased power to trustees to compel the attendance aut school of children ander fourteen years of age for A period of at least sixty days, MUNTING THY RAILROAD COMPANIES, Tho ratiroad companies, especially those that have tracks laid down in narrow streets, must feel uaeasy when they read tho stringent provisions of Mr, Keclo- sine’s bill, It provides that it shall be the duty of the railroad companies to keop the tracks between the railsand for a space of six feet on either side free froin all heapsot soow or other substance that Inter- fores with the facility of travel over the road, and to Tomoye the sumo within twenty-four hours to such dumping ground as may be designated by the authori- ties, The penalty for non-compliance with these pro- visions ts $1,000 cach day during which the failure to comply continues. The complaint may be made by any owner, lesser of occupant ol real estate fronting on the line of the street oravenuo where the nuisance oxists, Any omployé of tho company or corporatioa who shall violate the provisions of the bill shall be decined guilty of a misdemennor and be imprisoned, not beyond a year, or pay a fine of $250, or both, FUXDING THR CITY DENT. Senator Morrisscy ia still preparing his bill on the funding and Imitation of the erty debt and will hardly havo tt ready before next week. Tho measure wil! be liberal enough in its provisions to prevent any aban- doument of public works at present ander way, Alter the actual debt is ascertained the heads of depnrt- ments are to estimate the cust of finixbings the works under their respective charge. The whole amount it 18 then proposed to fund in fifty-y car bonds, paving interest at the rate of five percent’ A portion of theso bonds will be of the denominations of $50 and $100, for the benefit of persons of limited means why havo lost faith im savings banks and other modes of investment, The Senator claims that, if the bill is passed 1 will have tho effect of bringing the peoplo Into closer rela- tionship with the Svanctal goverument of the city and Re capitalists to invest once more in real estate, WHAT HAPPENRD IN THE SENATE. Tho scene 10 the Senate When the resolutions offered by Mr. Woodin on the electoral vote were called up dh yho il for a flerce attic. ciutory was Interspersed with sharp saliies of wit and caused far more Jnughter than serious concern, colleagues recognized their grave importanee, and in apectal order for next Tuosday. Woodin was on his feet in a moment, and said that the primary object of the resolutions was to alford the republican membors ap opportunity to express their views on the subject ailnded to in the Governor's message, They tad Jost all hope of converting the democrate, they were so stiff-necked, and as republi cans were not in the habit of bull-dozing they had also given up all hope of captaring them. Previous to this, howover, the wily Jacobs had procured the adoption ball-past twelve, “You cannot,” said Woodia, “hope to defeat these resolutions, so if there is to be a dis- cnssion it might ag well be now as any other time.” Jacobs said he understood the honorable gentleman to say that the resolutions were intended to obtain the continent of the Legislature ot the State of New York, at whieh Woodin quickly replied, “We nro the Leis: Jature.” Then Jacobs grew grandiloquent. He would have the gentler iron the Twenty-tiith to under. stand that the democratic iminority in the Senate rep. Fewented a very large majority of the people of the State and he thought tho question Khould go over, Tho very highest representatives of the republican party in Washington had denied the sontimonts ex: pressed jn the resolutions, at which Woodin grow wroth and denied the statement of the entieman from tbe Third, and said that the President of the Senate was tho’ legally constituted authority to count the electoral vote. There wax a good deal ol sparring mght and Jett, in which the face. tious Gerard nd the senteatious Bradley tovk an Active part—Gerard saying that he was absent yester- day when the bombs was thrown into the Chan ber, and Bradley intimating Uthat it was a traud to havo these resolutions uo out us the voice ot New York. MeCatthy suid the bombshell, it any, was | thrown by the Bxecutive, and the republicans should havo a chanes to express themselves; at when the * ponderous Starbuck—and a great old buck he i6— if the republicans wanted to give their views an airing they might do tt as they hod already done, ox evi | denced by the resolutions in canes, and not ondeavor | todrag im the representatives of the majority along | with ern, The hour appointed for adjournny approaching, so Woodin, getting in shots, sid thet ine the other side, and in order ty give tem a chance to Hudy upon Setutday and Monday, bat not on san. day, he would Inke pity on the poor benighted Seun- tors and withdraw his objections. He was quite sure they should great deal about revurning bee military interterence and federal bayonets, but as Ut had been bored to death for the past few months wit «was rapidly Ne OF LO playtt ‘4 h Little tonger, GENERAL NOTHA, Levi 8. Fulton, of Rochester, who bas been fifteen bs by bonras of he Ith Reorganizing the Street Cleaning Busi- | pected to be danced over Woodin’s set of resolutions | regard to | may be neceesary all ushes, garbage and rubbish, dirt | and to contain | 8 | be paid over to the Chamberlain, and copies of allcon- | m being bloodthirsty and denun- | Aiter | tho rorolations wero read Jacobs said that he and his | consideration of the Inet moved that they be made the | of a motion that an adjournment should be had ut | a | of the helpless ignorance of that sort of stuf ho supposed they could stand i 0 | RVC Las a bill vu the stocks providing a parade ground {n the Contral Park for the National 4, and Cowdin lus anotver repealing the act parade ground on the upper part of the island, whielt Js wotd Jo have been passed to put money in the pockets | of some real estate sperutaton j , Renator Casper Bi » would have, according to bie Dil, & cominiasion, consisting of the Mayor, Comptrol. lor and one Commissioner of Taxes, to look inte and andit claims aguast the elty for w | hes trom January, 1871, to May, 1576, aud the Compe | troller is authorized to issue bouds to ineet the obliga- hows. ' Senator Doolittic 1 very much troubled by the habit | rome people have of ceiting ou railroad trains without | purchesng (hei tickets wt the station, aod his ball authorizes the vioated corporations to eharge ten | centsextra when the fare 18 colieeted on the ears, When Luke Cozzans buckles down to work and gots { @equaro zrip of Lhe inipari asufes allecjing New + York that are im and coming in be will show a degree Luod Wisdom in debare thet no other demo. bly | of tores oratin th Voliaive’s Asse! an equa pbare Chronique,” Platarch’™ Ancient History” and “The Last of tbe works Peter Mitebell i study: at speech on the question of i lumimating York city n ad, in speaking of Robineou's messag that he recoenized tle band of Lucius but the voige of muel nord says bout Wood's resolaiions that the hand of Denis (hat is Senator ) eo) Wiliam (whieh 18, Woodm), ard’s bill provides (or the printing or engeaving of insurance policies sn sach A mapoer that rosucera | will be able readily to undeseiand oli of the restrietions | aud requirements. 0 | “Lives,” Kolins? | the Mohicans” a | tng for his | gas in CAPE ANN IN MOURNING, FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GLOUCESTER ING FLEET—-LOSS OF TEN VESSELS AND ONE HUNDRED LIVES—-LIST OF THE MISSING VESSELS AND CR ws, Grovevsron, Mass., Jan. 19, 1877, There seems to be no louger any doubt but tloaces. tor has suffered more sadly and severely in her fishing interests during the past season thanover before, The anxious forebodings crused by the December gales, in which, it seems, ten vessels and over 100 buman lives have been sacrificed, are being renlized as melancholy facts, and it is generally given up that the fleet which Was exposed to their tury and vow lang overdue will never return to port. Aside from the serious Gnanoial loss involved, tho whole community 1s enveloped in sadness and gloom over the great loas of human life, and there 18 universal sympathy forthe many bereaved cnes whose homes havo been rendered desolate, ‘The vessels which are beyond all doubt lost forever, togother with the names of the brave men who went down with thom, aro enumeratea in the following list:— SCHOONER JOUN 8, TYLER sailed from this port November 1%, for La Have Banks, ace which time she has not becn seen or heard from. She had a crew of ton men, as follow: Arthur O'Noal, master, leaves a widow and threo children; Felix 0") widow and five children; Murdoch Mevioud, widow and one child; Alexander McCloud, his son, all of Gloucester; Edward Berry, William Laney, George Allen, Louis Wilson, Willam Sallivan aud Henry Maddox, natives of Nova Scotia, bat bave followed lishing trom Gloucester several years. Tho vexsel was owned by Messrs. Sidney Friend & Brother, was 63 tons, and valued at $4,600, on which there wag an insurance of $4,025 and $400 on the out{ts, in the Gloucester Mutual’ Fishing Insurance Companyy SCHOONER J. Fe WUNTRERS vember 11, On the 30th she was in Shel- . 58., from which port she sailed the same be was spoken a day or two previous to the of the 16th, and n@ tidings of Ler have since been heard. She had w crow of ten men, viz.:— Richard Rose, master, leaves a widow and tive chile dren in Southport, 'Me.; Georgo I. Hendrickson, widow; Frank M. Andersou, widow; John M, Johnson, } Charles J. Anderson, widow; Andrew Andere son, widow und four chiluren, all of thia city; Harry Beek, Peter J. Olsen, Thomas Thompson an John Beck, all single men, who have followed fishing from this port for several y » The Huntress wag owned by Mr. Satnuel Haskell, was 63 (ng and valuod at $5,900, on which there was an insurance of 163 and $400 on hor outfits in the Glouvester Mutual ishing Insurance Compacy. SCHOONER HOWARD BTEELE left port for Ja Have Banks Novembor 25, was spoken, December 8, the day previous $0 the terrible gale, and ‘this is the Jast that has been heard of ber, Sho hada crew of eleven men, viz.:—Edward Murphy, of this city, master, leaves a widow and one obiid; William Silvey, widow and childron; Patrick Costello, of Bose ton, widow; Barnard P, Scanian, Rockport, single; George Moiroy, Peter Stapleton, Edward’ Walsb, Thoms Ready, Petor Collins, James MeQuillan, Daniel Carts, all single, and have followed fsuing from this | port tor several years The Howard Steele was owned | by George steele, 60.37 tons, valued at $5,150, on which there was an insurance of $4,508 and $625 on outhte in the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company. KCHOONER MODENA B. seRATLD left this port November and leit Eastport fore Have Banks the 40th, since which timo there bare been no tidings of her, She had a crew of eleven men, viz. :—Charies P, Mitchell, marier, loaves a widow and two children in this city; Edward Hatnon, widow and two children; John C. Haines, single, brother to Edward; Michacl Keefe, widow and chil. dren; Freeman Snow, widow; Wilham Snow, brother to Freeman, single; Edward Herring, widow and threo children; B.D. Joyce, single; Lowis D, Martin, widow; Emanuel Rose, Daniel Gardiner, both single, The veasel was owned by Messrs, D. ©. & H. Babson, was 70,34 tons, valued at $6,506, on which there was | an insurance of $3,900 in the Gloucester Mutual Fishe ing Insurance Ollice. SCHOONER WYOMING loft port November 15 tor La Have Banks, and has not since been heurd of. She was commanded by Captain Henry Nass, and thero 18 no doubt that she is lost with all on bourd. She had a crew of nine men, whoso names have not been ascertained. The Wyoming was owned by MeKenzic, Hardy & Co., 65.21 tons, vained at $5,500, and tusured in the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Ollice for $4,352, with $400 on outhts im $b same ofllce, SCHOONER JOSEPH PF. ALLEN sailed for Western Banks October 2, since which time nothing bas been heard of her. It is supposed thet she either foundered in the gale of October 16 or was rag. down and sunk whilo at anchor on the Banks, She had a crew list of ten men, as follows;—Jobn Camp- | bell, master; William McNare, Joseph Brown, James Brown, Alpheus Campbet, Woodbury Lewis, Smith McDonald, Angus Mebonald, Wilham Rogers and Thomas Russell, So far on woe can learn they wero all single men, natives of Nova Scotia, but bad followed fishing froin this port for several yearn, She was owned by Ik Maddocks & Co, built at Exsex in 1867, 62.63 tons burden, valued at ‘$4,625 and insured in tho Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company tor $4,025 and $1,000 on ber outfits, SCHOONER KLLEN PRANCRS, also owned by 13. Maddocks & Co., sailed on a herrin and trading Voyage in September, Sue lett Souris, P, K. I, with a load of potatoes, for this port, Decembor since which time nothing has been heard of her, he probably foundered tn the galea which com- menced on the Oth and cootinued through the 10th and 1lth of December, Sbe was commanded by Captain Join Lunergun, of Beverly, and had a crew of four men, shipped in Boston, whose names we have been unatio to learn. she was nuit at Essex tu 186! was 65.44 tons and valued at $2,450, There was an n= | surance of $2,144 on the vessel and $1,000 on her out. | fits in the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Com- any, aud $1,000 on her cargo in the Gloucester Fire | Insurance Company, 1 PCHOONEH WILLIAM T. MERCHANT, | Owned by Messrs. Shute & Merchant, left port for @ | trip to the Grand Banks, November 10, and bi | absent nine weeks to-day. She was seen atter the | first gale in December with windlass badly disabled, and a8 no tidings of her have come to hand there is every reason to suppose that she is loKt. Sho was & | One Vessel of 76.76 tons, Valued at $5,500, and insured jin the Cape Ann Mutual Fisting Olfico tor $5,075, | There was also an insurance on her outfits of $1,000, | partin the Gloucester Mutual and part in the Capa | Aun Mutual offices, She had a crow of twelve men ng | follows:—Angus Anderson, masier; Barney Frazier, Charles Frazior, brothers; John Barry, Robert Miles, Alexander Bobbio, Samnel Tharber, Charies Andel son, B. W. Alby,’ leaves widow apd two children in | cr; John Mckay, Joseph Gorby and Moses | Staftord. The crow were All single with the exception of the one mentioned, and natives of Cango and other | ports in Nova 3 | port several years, | SCHOONER D. ¥, | owned by Meners the Banks, Oe | weeks out, on the Seal Island gronvds, been seen or beard of #1 65-25 tons, valued at § Fisuing fisurance offi outtits. she had a c Frovktie D, Pinkho r; David 8. Corson, both of Boothbay, Me.; Andtow M.” Anderson, of this ety | (leaves a widow and wo children); Williom Olsen aud Oliver Olsen, Swed ow Haneon, John Brant Edword Sperting, J © and 1a, but had followed fishing trom this woopneny, Gott, leit port for a trip te d hos never Sho was a tne vesset of ; Insured in the Gloucester or $4. and $700 oo the men, As follows known, Those o | Scotlans, who had foil lishing trom this port for | several years, and all single men #0 fara’ we ean rh. A singular fact connected with hdward Spore Hing 18 thet he came in trom the Banks, aud without Dp take out the fish, shipped on board Y and sailed itumedtateiy. One of tho | crew who had shipped was ander the infacnee of quot whon the vesso! Woes reagy to sail and she went with | out Lim, aod hits lite was thereby saved, | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Karly this week work was resumed oo the East River Bridge, and if the weather continues as mild it has been tor she past tew days, the temporary foots ridge will be carriod across belore the close of pext week, During the first week of January a portion of years Superintendent of the Kechester Penteutin this foot bet w Yorn anchors aod ® DOW Sayeriniendont of che Western House of | age ond the tower, but the Work on it was suddenly Retngo, ww bemg urged by the western members of | stopped on account ol the severe weath: The worke the Legistature for yerintendent of State Prisons, men wero very basy yesterday H LOL sided Of Madison, introduced a bill prowiunting | ol the fiver — fixing gy proparatory to reasnrer iroin honoring wny Warranty not | the laying of the remaluder tovibridge,” Boe Signed by the Comptrader, It scem# thatthe sue | sides this footbadge work, Foreman Charles Young perintendent of Paviic Instruction and Commirrion- | bax beon engaged with # gang of ined for the part two ers of Schools have now the privilege of drawing on | weeks boring at ditleront points in the "Swamp"? s0 the Treasurer without their Warrants being seen by | Und a secure foundation for the stone piers near the the Comptrotier, anchorage, ‘The boring 18 carried to the depih of about Hayes resurrected a bill introduced Inst year by | Whiriy feet, and so fat, (hough several .pornts tn the Husted to provide a registry of births, marriages aud | viewliy have been tested, the soil is such thatit diMenit to way Where it would be reasible yo locate the ext pier.