The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1877, Page 5

“ARE YOU INSURED? Statement of the Continental, Life’s Re- ceiver Filed at Last. THE IMPAIRMENT ESTIMATED Loss Fixed at One Million Six Hundred and Bighty-seven Thousand Dollurs. Information About a “Profitable” London Bureau. ‘ Alter a long pefiod of watching and waiting the Breditors of the Continertal Lile Insurance Company will receive with pleasure the appended report of the recoiver, which Mr, Anderson was required to file in ‘the Supreme Court at four o’clock yesterday alter- Boop. Itisa document of great interest, as it sheds upon the insolvent corporation the first ray of direct ‘Wght that bas issued from an official source since the failure, From this document it appears that the lia. bilities of the corporation are $6,803,197 61 and the pssets (counting In nominal securities which are con- ceded to be almost worthless), $5,392,108 43. The re- ceiver had, according to the appended schedule, re- ceived up to the first inst, the sum of $102,022 56 and pended $16,506, leaving on hand a cash balance of $85,516 75. Mr. Anderson begins bis report by reciting that be entered the office on the 25th of October, 1876 us ro- eeiver; that he has diligently given his undivided time to the disoparge of the dutics 1mposed by the ap- Polntmeht, and goes on to stute the difficulties and d Jays he has encountered tn adjusting the aflairs of the ‘corporation. He was obliged, ne to send ap a countant to Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago nd other cities West to make up the accounts of the agents at those places. A special agent was also sent to the interior of this State, to look after agents who had collected larze sums of money and who had ae; looted or retused to pay them over, + aX UNPROFITABLE BURRAU, The agent in London, says Mr. Anderson, has not Bont me an account or remitted the balance in his bands, which amounted to about $4,000, according to bis report mado to this office in September last, 1 wrote him by mail repeatedly, and also communicated by cable, Upto this time, however, I have received ,Roremittance, There ts @ suit now pending against the Continental Life Insurance Company Ip the courts of London for £4,000 sterling, brought by W. C. Pres- cott, a former agent, who bad a contract ata salary of 2,000 guincas per annum, which contract was made by Mr. Lawrence, the former president of this company, Several years since, So far as my investigation ex- bends, I can only say that large sums of money have beon, remitted from time to timo from this office to London to sustain that office. I am Bativfied that the company has sustained a loss of over $100,000 by that office, I havo given directions long ince to cancel the lease and close up the office, I re- gret to say that my experience in closing up the accounts of agents has not been satisfactory. I have ro- wecived very little money on account of agents, Almost ail that has been received was through banks, whero Jt bad been deposited to the credit of the company. In nearly all other cases the agents brought tne com- pany into their debt. Allof their accounts are under- going rigid examination. I have refused to recognize their cleime, and shall resist them until I om legally advised to do otherwise. I found th's company with forty Jawsuits in different parts of the country to which I have had to devote much attentiun in order to protect present jolicy holders against the various claimants on japsed policies tor large sums of money, and other cases where the company had incurred ro legal hability. 1 have hadto procure bonds in other Btates in several cases now pending. On taking chargo of the office I found a large and expensive cler- fecal force, together with a number of agents under sal- ary, making the expenses of the office $20,300 por month.. As soon as possible I reduced the clerical force and the sularies of those retained and discharged all employén that could bo dispensed with, thereby re- ducing expenses $17,000 per month, Very many un- favorable comments upon the delay of making this r port having appeared in the public press, it is ais proper that { should say that have not omitted a single effort toward the immeuiate escertaininent 0! all the informatien necessary to place theeCourt and the policy holders in posscesun of all tho facts relating to the business of the company. An earlier report would necessiurily have been detective, ‘Decause | should not have been able to stute the tacts necessary to enable the parties interested to form an Opinion as to the condition of the company. THE WORK DONE. Each one of over 19,000 policies had to be separately valued, involving an actual calculation of the reserve in cach case, and although th uary and his assist- fant havo been contimuously engagea in that work every day and for many nights also, it was only concluded on Saturday last. As now Presented to tho Court the liabilities aro Bhown as of the day of my appointment id tho table of assets set forth just what the peuiliues bad on hand the same day to meet those liabilities with, 1t bas be npot lo for me in the examina- tion Ihave mado of the affairs of this company to ascertain its condition at any former period in its his- tory. Tho investigation necessary to enable mo to form an accurate estimate of the condition of the cimpany, at apy particular date would require a much longer time than I have had at my disposal. I am satisfied, however, from the examination which | have made that for at least six years last past the company bas not bad on hand the reserve required by law to be beld by it against {ts outstanding risks, and that a sritical cxamination of its affairs at any time within What space would have ied to the discovery of that fact, My report has been prepared with grout haste; the waxiety of policy-holders for their own interest has sreated perhaps excusable impatience on their part, which has not decreased by advico from some por- ton of the press. I should have felt moro satisfaction im the rosul of my service it 1 could have devoted a ittle more time to various cetails before making a formal statement, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO COME. ik leave to submit a further sup- beequent investigation shall seem require. 1 # of tho company have included in them $1,208,087 06 of loan made to policy-holders in the Company and are good asset against the policy upon which thoy are made. 1 al wstate belonging to the company consists of the marblo building at the corner Of Nassau and Cedur atreots, a part of which 1s occu pied by the company. The property cost $676,087 09; The building is insured for $175,000 The other real estate owned by the company consists of 200 feet of round in Flatbush, Kings county, which cost 3,490 50; a house and lot in the city of Yonkers, 57 by 280 feet, which cost $10,452 35, and a house and lot in Yonkers whitch cost $9,318 49. The three last items of property wore purchased undor foreclosure and 1am unable to givo the cash value of tho samo, One of the buildings 1s insurea for $10,500 and the otver for $7,600. 1 atm informed that the property is id forthe ubove amount. Tho company hold 218 Bonde and mortgages on property upon which they have loaned $1,031,227 50, t has been impossibio for me to learn value of said property so mortgaged 1 am of the opinion, jowever, that the avernge loans aro wood as the generality of loans made by institutions of a similar character. If the loans are now called and the payment required immediately I think the receiver, to protect the policy-nolders, would bo obliged to purchase at | least one-third of the property covered by the mort. gages, but with prudent management and under careiul Administration of the affairs of the company T have no doubt that the amount joanea on bond and mort. gaxo cun be realized without any great loss, wi deed, the price of property should be lower th at present, which seems hardly probable, The de- sit of $22,175 79 in the Market Savings jank i8 «© worthiess, The depomt in the | Atlantic National Bunk of $11,182 76 = may be collectoa in the end, and the affairs of the bank are in the hands of a receiver, and much depends upon what ty collected trom the stockholders, 1 also report that by an examination of the affairs of said Continental Lite Insurance Company 1 ascertained that within ftteen aays next preceding my apport mont said company had eflected a reinsurance in the ‘ew Jersey Mutual Lito tnsurance Company on a largo Dumber of Its policies, and, asa consideration thereof, had transferre.: to said last company urities to the amount of $314,000, Alter submission of these facts with all papers con- pected therewith to counsel, apon th advice 1 brought an action in the Supreme Court against the | New Jorsey Mutual Lite Insurance Company to recover | the securities #0 transferred, which action is still ending, Tho amount of $102,000 of these securities | us, however, been deposited with me by the New Jersoy Mutual wile Insurance Company with duc transler of tho samo to ue as receiver, their absolute deli being, however, Jonditioned upon a recision of the contract of reinsurance, in which event the sur- fender to meas receiver of about $100,000 reserve vuluc | of the policy clans against this company that hav been takon up by the New Jersey Mutual Lite Insure unce Company under the contract 1s stipulated tor, 1 | shall within a few days lay ali tho facts relative to this matter before the Court and ask its instruction and «i- Feot ion in the premises. WORTHLESS COLLATRRALS. For the deposit of $44,610 39 in tie Loaners’ Bank the company hold collateral security to the auount of $201,000, yet 1 question wh ber the avais of the Collaterals and the dividend from the receiver of tho NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, J $110,458 34, Of this amount the sum of $47,283 76 | he gave his individual note, and afterward, as he testi- wes secured by collaterals of value equal, to if not | fled, turned the matter over to the company. When exceeding, the amount of the loans the balance | asked to explain how the note tad been paid of temporary loans—viz., $63,154 50 was upon | and the bonds returned Mr, Stedwell could make and secored by 635 shares of the Continental Life nO satisfactory answer, said be presumed surance Company, which umount of louns are ot a very doubtiul value. | Gnd the further items of $254,000 upon the books of the company standing against the Empire Mutual Lite Losurancs which company Was some years since iusured im the Coutinental. e Empire Mutual Life Iysurance Com- rez, some years since retired trom business, and | om informed is possesred Of ro axsets to meet this claim, Tam at a loss fram an examination of the books how to expiaip this account, The item of claims herein [ deem worthless The item of $1,000,940 balance due by agents, I found on the booksol the company. | fatled to discover any satisfactory expla these accounts; they consi=t of claims aga large number of persons who have from time (6 time been employed were ageats when | was appointed, Whether the parties really owe the company the unt charged against them or not I bave as yet been anable tu agcer- tain, 1 fear this item will on further investigation turn out to be nearly worthless. Many policy holders baving doubts as to their legal status in the company, Botwithstanding | informed them to the contrary, in- sisted on paying their premium and taking a receipt from me to bold the money in trust unti) they wero Detter informed. This fund 1s in process of belng re- turned to the reepective policy holders every dey on presentation of my receipt. The opinion of my coon sel on the gubject on the reoeipt of premium wus very clear, that while the company was in the hands of the Court no forfeiture for non- payment ‘of premium could of would be enforced, heir opinion was that such premiums as were paid while the receivership was tomporary should be held AB A separate trust, to be returned to the policy holder upon the diesolution of the company or transicrred to the company if tt should not be ordered to be wound up. Ihave acted upon the assamption that my ap- pointment terminated all contracts of the company Fag or Fanning, the company m0 as of the date the Court shal fixed and are to be liquidated ot my appointment, decide otherwise ih » with tho ori the Court in the matter, assets of said company I respe “A,” annexed. F sai annexed. | also annex | disbursement made up to January 1, 1877. the itnpairment is $471,089 38. My estimate of impairment ix $1 submitted to the Court, SOMMDOLE “A,' Real extnte, vost. ai Ronds and mur sennes Se (assets. ) Prewtnms, ity $10,000 Brat mortgage bond of the Adi- Fremium on same. Bills receivable (doubtful) . Youkers, N. Y., city water bonds (cood) . ‘open necounts. Cush on dopoxit Cash on deposit United Stat Cheeks Making 0 total to this point of ‘senmoULE Reserve, on policies in force, RECKIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, Mr. Anderson states his receipts to Januar; —Cash received from Continental Life Insurance Company, $40,074 69; premiums, $220 47; premiu and Interest in trust, $10,615 55; {nterest on bonds and Mortgages, $14,163' 83; agents, $5,325 72; rents, $4,002 87; interest on loans, &0., $285 69; interest on United States bond, $197.32; bonds and mortgages patd, $13,000; bills receivable, notes paid, $872 94; pellet loans paid, $11,748 48; saics of office furni- ture, $625, making a total of $102,022 56, To the same date his statement shows the following disbursements:—Paid for salaries of clerks, &c., $5,256 13; paid for sundry expenses, $1,428 83; paid for counsel tees, $6,544 la paid for fire insurance, $276 25, making a total of $16,506, and leaving a bal- ance in hand of $85,516 75. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE. Mrs, Eltzaboth Damm, of No, 78 Smith strect, Brook- lyn, brought suit in the Suprome Court, before Judge Pratt, to recover $1,000, the amount of a policy held on the life of her deceased busband, Frederick Damm. Objection to the payment of the policy was based on the allegation that when he underwent tho medical examination he concealed the fact that be bad sus- tained an injury to bis kneo, An amicablo adjustment of the suit was had before the Court, the defendant agreeing to pay a portion of the amount claimed. THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE, 1, 1877, AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A BECEIVERSHIP—THE TRANSFER TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL INSUR- ANCE COMPANY—WHAT SECRETARY OF STATE KELSEY SAYS. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Trexton, Jan. 29, 1877, The New Jersoy Mutual Life Insurance Company is making a desperate eflort to escape the bands of a ro- cetver, & movement on its part that was some time since anticipated in the Hraao ina series of articles ex- posing this company’s condition, After the oxamina- tion was bogua by the Hon, HH, C, Kelsey, Secretary of State of New Jersey, the Mnaup positively stated that the corporatiun was insolvent Two courses were pon to it—a dissolution or a repaymont of its G@pital; the former option would have revealed strange things abouts questionable en- terprises; the latter alternative would require too much money. The company’s managers, therelore, adopted a proceeding by which they expected pot only to avoid farther scrutiny, but also, ® may be, to profit- ably dispore of their trust. A reinsurance by the National Capital concern could pot have been made with a view of serving the interests of the policy holders, and sue a resort is unhesitatingly con- demned by the better class of insui men and other well informed people. The amaigamation slyly eflected, not openly and honestly, as should have been done, if warranted by the circumstances, The ex- aminers were deceived, and it was not wotila transfer the secret was divalged, Benjamin Hayes, President of the National Capital, has taken possession of the New Jersey Mutual, and claims to have assumed all its assets and habilitic, With how much of law and right tnis transfer was effected remains to be seen. AN INTERVIRW WITH SECKKTARY OF STATR KELSEY, A Hawa representative visited Mr. Kolsey, at Trenton, last evening, and obtained from him an a count of the examination and the, circumstances attending the alleged umalgamation, Mr. Kel made @ preliminary examination of the New Jersey Mutual Insurance jin September last, preparatory to a more thorough one commenced on the 18th of December, when Mr. Fackler was appointed The officers of iked for «another 3 Investigation. rotested and person on best possible evi and decined to moval fro the commencement of bi Mn Fackler was constantly annoyed, bis motives im- pugned and his couduet and character assailed by officers of the company. Notable among those assail- ants was H, W. Baldwin, Whose connection with the company Was afterward proved to of a not very commendable cha rf. Fackler asked Prosident Stedwell the United States bonds or. produce we to med by company to tho extent of $182,000, which was re- luctantiy comphed with, and only after a secund « mand had be ade by Mr, Kelsey, in person, tho bonus bad been kept in Now York instead of Newark, where they belonged, Daring the course of au examination of Mr. Stedwell, under oath, i was Giscovered that $47,000 of these bonds had been hy- pothucated to secure a loan from the Chemreal National unk; the transaction was made by Mr, Steawell him. k will pay the dovt, temporary Jorn oxietithy etibe ‘dave of my uppolutiment amounted to the nam or | Solf, aud with no authority from the board of direovors mm pany, | ‘agents of this company, some of whom | that the rights of creditors of if Ny of jar stutoment of the lly refer to schedule ‘or tabular statement vf liabilities of company I respoctfully reter to acbedule “+B,” statemont of receipts and According to tabular statements A?” and “+B,” ax prosentod, 0 7,000. All of which ts respecttally Furoiture’ at $7,000). ‘83,077 54 Rents, due trom” TO. Durant Goubthul). tor which the company hold as collateral secur- 11,182 76 028,801 85 so+.$5,803,197 81 had been consummated for moro than two days that | had the clerks ot the famous | Mortgage notori lod by the HkRaLp, and on the day of the examination mentioned he had | brought “the bonds to Newark in his j charge, Noticing Mr, Stedwell’s embarrassment tol- lowing under such pressing inquiry, Hayes | | volunteered the information, in an apologeiic manner, | that the note bad not really been paid, but temporarily taken up by himself in the shape of an acceptance, tn | order that the bonds might that day be produced bes | Jore the examiner, Hayes said be bad no hen upon the bonds. Mr, Foekler afterward as for the pro- duction of the company’s mortg: and they actually Produced but $84,500 of this cluss of their seearities, Affairs became so bid that, on the 10th of January, Mr, Fockler received instructions to make up an x! mnt tement, which he did, with liberal esti- mate for the company. THK PLATTERING SALE, It showed that the company had, in addition to the boads and mortgages mentioned above, $100,000 de- | ongg at Trenton, $100,000 sp sage | belonging to the Hope Company ani $59,000 formerly belong. ing to the Commonweatth, The last two amounts are deposited at Albany and tho New Jersey mutual claim of ownerabip 1 not acknowledged by the New York Superintendent, Admitting this claim | even and adding all their other property, Mr. Foeklen’s statement showed the assets of the com- pany wero $1,208,500 and their lubilities w pot down at $1,630,000. Ou discovering this deficiency of at least $421,500 Mr. Kolsey gave the company notice on the 10th inst. that they must make up the amouns before the 29th, or he would apply to the Chancellor for the appointment of a receiver. KELSEY SURPRISED, Said Mr, Kelsey to the Hxnatp representative :— “Ou my arrival at Nowark yesterday morning, with the purpo: of taking some preparatory stops. I was surprised to hear of the transfer to National ital = That company is a myth, having no stat or standing here whatever. Benjamin J. Noyes, as president, claims to bave as- sumed control ot the Now Jersey Mutual's, assets on Friday night last, What t want to know Is, when there i a deficit of over $400,000, bow the company can pay for its remsurance, Furthermore, the National Capital has no status and does no business, The whole thing 18 @ preposterous outrage. GOING BEYORE THR CHANCRLLOR, To-day Mr, Ketsey will go before the Chancellor and move’ for the appointment of a receiver for the com- Ignoring the National Capital, utterly he that the New Jersey Mutual’s - ac- was in contempt of ‘the authoritics, since he had made demand upon them to make good their deficiency, The New Jersey Mutual will stren- vously opposo the motion for a recelver, and a legal combat of unusual interest is anticipated, ANOTHER STRAMER MISSING, rondack Company... 19,562 50 The steamship George Washington, Captain White- obliga lpi ical adn 1.4% (iy | bead, of the Cromwell Iine, which left Halifax for St. 110,448 84 | Jobns on the 18th of this month, has not since been heard of, She is freighted with about 3,500 barrels of flour and 2,000 barrels of port, with a small additional cargo of general merctandise, Tho officers of the company in this city are of the optuton that her ma- chinery has broken down, and that she has drified to the south, 1t18 also possible that she may be fast in the ice, There were two passengers trom Halitax, W. Archibaid (cabin), and James Powers (steerage), The following 1% a completo list of the crew:— James Whitehead, captain, Brookiyn; J. Krupp, trst oilver, Brovklyn{ Charles’ Dunn, second officer, New York; Bernard Voterson, quartermaster, New York; Lew Jones, quartermaster, Now York; Richard Hop- OTUKR ASSETS,” per, chief engineer, New York; George L. Donton, Lonners' Bunk (fallod and in hands-of re. |. | tral assistant erginecr, Brooklyn; James Sammond, i stoward, Brooklyn; George Phelen, seaman, New York; past everest Nelson, Jf. seaman, New York Robert H. entral Ratlway and 1, New York; J, H. Borrymaa, oiler, value), $150,000; . y City; John Sheehan, oiler, New York; Richard aie income Ce Ay pele Vth fnied Balin, AiseRs, ew orks dames Bashbara, Ore. . 00:20 oe man, New York; Jerry Riley, Oreman, Now York; and Geuiral Bank of New York, Joseph Woleh, fireman, New York; Wiiam ONoti, isht Compu "Long Island, $4,000; 400. cook, Brooklyn; Patrick Caulfield, assistant cook, New ahures Citizens’ Street Railway’ Compiny, of York; Amelia McDonald, stewardess, Brooklyn; Will- Indlanapolls, Ind., nominal at $40,000, jam Extman, messman, Now York; Henry Whitman, {1 doubt very mach if all these collaterals waiter, New York; Robert Smith, oy, Brooklyn, Cash deposited in ‘dank of Monroe, Rochest wre) PamNe eS ps2 3 51.728 o1 SAILORS’ “BLOOD MONEY.” Ameet{ng of the Seamen’s Protective Association of Tate chasaien ts be 814,900 00 | of the United States of Amorica was hold last evening ftid company fog the recovers of said secu i: at No, 92 Mndison street. This arsociation holds its ta Lefure stated, and oult le atill vending] meetings nightly to consider subjects of interest to Cash premiums paid but not entsred 220 47 | American sailors; but the meeting last ovening was Grand total. $5,802,108 43 | called to discuss the grievance of which the sailors most loudly complain—the defects in the present ship- Insurance’ of same, 804, ' ping reguittions, It isa common practice to extort PM dM god ve what is known as “blood money” from Within the next ulnety days the sailors, on condition of furnishing them nine by deuth— Approved by committee and past due. $0,199 99 | AM engagement for a voyage. Shipping mas- Approved by committee and not due 87.016 89 | ters or middie men, by promising a bonus Filed proois furnished) but not xeted upon by to the captains of vessels, obtain irom them the privi- committees, although unquertioned......... 29,828.62 | lege of suppiying their crews, and then compel the Notices of death received, policies in bist sailor who wishes an engagement to ship through their Droofy nov yet reoelved, prowainediy wall’ 35,008 00 | aecney, for which they charge s sum varying from $5 GCiuims disputed, proofs of ‘donth having voon » | to $15. So prevalent has this practice become that it furnished (gross) .. 222,303 Op | 18 exceedingly difficult for a sailor to obtain a shipping Notives ofdeath rece! engagement in any other way, and it {8 desired to put h has an end to this extortion by some co-operative move- Hepes? eee. “ : 68,484 00 ment of lexistative enactment. | The subject was thor. 5 * oughly canvassed at the meeting last evening, but no 1c ae pee age het hog delinite plan of action was decided op. j Jnxettled accounts, bilis presented, 2,298 20 ee ——__—____— UNPAlssssesteeens &000 09 | ‘THE WESTCHESTER POOR HOUSE. MORE ABOUT THE FOWL RAISING AND THE FARMING OUT OF PAUPER CHILDREN. A further examination of the account books kept at the Westchester County Poor House was made by tho investigating committeo at White Pinions yesterday, disclosing some additional discrepancies and ambigu- ous entries. The only witness examined was William Mabie, one of the superintendents of the poor. He testified that Keeper Hammond had never been an- thorized to use the Poor House teams or the labor of the paupers for private purposes, but the witness disa- vowed any knowledge of the keeper having done so In regard to Hammond keeping his own stock on the county farm, the witness said he knew that the keeper kept a horso of his own there, and that the animal was constantly used for County House pur- poses, Last summer tho witness becamo re that Hammond was pasturing a horse and colt on the county property, and promptly ordered bim to ro- move them, which he did. Although the poultry had been inventoricd in the annual reports, after its va! had been estimated by the superinte: in resounce of Hammond, © =6witness «= never new that the keeper owned or claimed any of the fowl! as his own until last summer, whon a dis turbance occurred in the latter's fumily ‘resulting in the disclosures which havo since been mado. ‘Tho wit- ness algo testified to not having seen entries on the books charging Hammond with the use of teams when tho last annual report was ma ber 1, 1876. The eper bas po authority from present Superintendents of the Poor to keep fowl on the county farm, Tho arrangement with Mr, Roselle to board sixteen of the pauper chil dren at Hammond’s place in Pleasantville, the witness said was made by the superintende: The agreement was that Rosolie should receive $2 50 weekly for the board and clothing of each child. Tho witnoss had been to visit the chudren once since they ‘were sent away last September. When the superin- tendents first spoke to Roselle about taking the chiid- ren, the witness did not know that be (Roselle) and Keeper Hammond wero relatives, The investigation will be resumed to-morrow, CARING FOR THE INSANE. The new Hospital for Incurables, located at Fint- blash, L, 1., has just been completed, and some sixty patients have been taken irom the old Lunatic Asylum and placed within its comfortable rooms. fheso afticted persons will receive medical treatment from Dr. Guy Daloy, the Suporintendent, THE BROCK MURDER. Governor Bedlo has not yet decided whether or not to cail together the Court of Pardons to consider the case of Ryan and Oschwald, Under this law any act of the court ts null and void unloss the Governor, who {8 ex-officio a member, is enrolied with tho majority, In other w i all the Court said “yen” and the Gove ornor “nay,” the aifiemative would be worthless, ‘SHE MASSON HOMICIDE, The trial of George Steckert for the murder of Jacob Masson was yesterday resamed in Newark. The sum- ming up will begin to- INSPECTOR DILKS' NEW QUARTERS, Inspector Dilka, of the First Inspection District, will to-day open his new district office at No, 112 West Fourteenth street, by order of the Police Commis. stoners, | When the train on the New Jersey and Now York Railroad which left Hillsdale, at half-past seven yestor- day morning, arrived ata point between Woodbridge and Corona, the axio of one of the trucks broke and the car lurched with such force that the sbock was felt by the engineer, The locomotive was immediately re- versed, and the train was stopped before any of tho cars left the track. ‘There was groat oxcitement among the passongors tor a timo, but when the causo | of the delay was explained the commotion ceased, | CONVICTS DRAFTED. Sing Sing Prison tm still being crowded to its utmost capacity. A draft of fifty convicts was sent from there to Auburn Prison Inst evening. Among those trans- ferred were the Astoria masked burglars, Quimbo Appo, J.J. Mullen and a few other notorious criminals, | vided, That w | that certain SPEC OR PECULATION? HOW COUNTRY POSTMASTERS TURN AN HON- Est (?) PENNY—A NOVEL SCHEME FOR TAP- PING THE GOVERNMENT TILL, The authorities of the New York Post Ofice have for years complaived that the postage on the mail tu ter transmitted through the office has boen greatly in | oxcess of the amount of sales of postage stamps. Publishers and others doing a large business tbrough the mails, and who avceswarily uso a largo amount of stamps, at the New York Post Office, and the question naturally urises how to account for the fact, A | Hxnaiy reporter yesterday called upon several pub- publishors of cheap books, prints, &c., for information, but found ibem unwilling to diseuss the subject. Evough was learned, however, to show that some of them. ure in the babit of taking postage stamps im pay- nent from their customors in small towns throughout the country. THK MILK IN TIL: COCOANUT. Why if this?! is the inquiry, And with the aid of the autborities here the following answer 1s obtained ;— Section 82 of the Postal laws fixes the income of avery Jorge number of country postmasters 10 the following hat the comp sation of postmasters of tho fourth el shall be the box rr elected at thelr of nUes of their offic first 6100 of less per quarter: fiy per centum on the next $100 cr less per quarter; forty per contum on the excess above #40) por quarter: the same to ascortained and allowed hy the Anivor in the setile- ment of the quarts of such postmaster : when the agyr al ot commisste aster of this cl shall report such that, seh postm: and bis salary fix It will*be seen trom the above that in country oflces there is an inducemunt offered to uispose of as many stampa as possibic. What is the result? ‘these post- Inastors send to the General Post Otlico tor a tur larger nuinber of stamps than the postal service of the lo- culity requires, They dispose of their superfuous stock to town merchants at a good protit, and the buyer sends them on to New York to pay bis bills. The only act or order secking to prevent the misuse of postal amps is the following :— The following order of tho Postmaster General 1s published for the information of all concerned :— rons it hus come to the know! ompen r busine! $1,000, y e Auditor ral, in order proper class, s and articles of mer- ise are taken in payment; and wheroas the pr stamped envolopes known a “xpectal requert envel are frequently made the medium of such irregnlar practices, which said envelopes are furnished upon requisition from Any postinaster In the conntry; and whereas the above ta- cited cond hw fuancial interests of the sm be prohibited from orion of their Fexpective # ed ™ uiside tl POAtNgO stamps, stamped envelopes, newKpApor postal cards, ‘Serond—That in making sales postmasters ndhere strictly to the rates established by jaw and the Postal Reeula nos. Third—That postmasters be forbidden to use 6 stamps, stamped enyolopes, newspaver wrappers or postal is ix urticles of traific or for the dischargo of private ations, it no requisition for jored by the departmont the envelopes are ordered resi business within the delivery o! uycod in the office of the postmaster making the requ ys ihe Commercial, that has occurred Fiyth—That a n of any of the terms of this order ; 3 will be regarded as wood ‘cause for tho removal of the IE IRE _YORTE DRG Creates so: MOR: ORO aROnS offender. 8 the shooting of Mr. Stockton yesterday morning, ‘The loss to the government can hardly be ostimated, and there is a strong leeling that the law should be changed s0 as to prevent further speculation, or pecu- Jation, whichever may be deemed the fittest name lor it, A BARBERS COURAGE. The great berocs of history, who never hesitated a moment to throw themselves into the thickest of the battle, no doubt deserve the fame which thoy obtained But when a man dares to walk tho for their courage. streets in agurment which, in the quality of the ma. terial of which it is made, 1s diométrically opposed to all the ideas peopic have of a walking coat, there is no word airong enough to express bis courageous con duct. Mr, Towers is a tailor who, by the a tistic manner in which he made up has acquired fume as a fashionable Not satisiied with this renown be detern fore. 3o he proceeded to design, gown, Out of the finest s1/ designs, using at the sume time every varioty of color, and made a gown fit tor enciroung the form of a king and an object of envy to all who saw it, The worst of these envious people who assailed ‘Towers was u barber named Duddenbausen. Day aiter before Towers and vented his spito quality and shape of the gown, until too much for the tailor, and he de- him “put up or shut up.) 111 bet duy be appoured by ridiculing th at last it beca: termined to m: ‘on fifty dollura and the gown, against iifty, that you ave not got the moral courage to up Broodway in that garment.” staggered at frat, but thought himsel/ in honor bound to take the bet, and thus **to back his Judgment.” The money was put up and it was arranged that he sbould promenade Broadway, from the Fiith Avenue Hotel to the Sturtevant House on Monday afternoon, Yester- day afternoon Broadway wore its customery aspect, The throng of fair shoppers surge! up and down the street, and nothing indicated that any- thing unusual was to —_ occur, About five, however, there was a sudden standsull. Then came the renowned Duddenhausen, quictiy dressed in a suit of black, with the gorgeous dressing gown overall Policemen stepped forward and made way for him, thus forming a sort of vanguard for the boid hero. The recipient of all these attentions pro- coeded on bis march with a coolness whivh is deserv- ing of imitation by all recipients of puvlic ovations, Ho scarocly raised bis eyes trom the ground, so over. and in ome was he with this attention, Cars halted riages and o1nibuses xtopped to let him pass. fact, it was a scene not to be forgotten. But tho tance from the Filth Avenue Hotel to the Sturtevant House is not long, and when tho knight of the brush and razor arrived at the latter place he harried in as quickly as possible, without even thanking the public for their attention. PUTTING OUT A BIG BLAZE. Yesterday afternoon an experiment was conducted in the City Hall Park to show the advantages of a new fire-extinguishing compound, A largo piece of green gauzo was placed in the flame of a wood firo, aud ale most instantly blazed upand then curled into dust, A pivce of the same cloth, which had beon satarated It did not with the liquid was next placed on the fire, ignite, but blackened, then turned red hot, and finally dropped to pieces. ‘It did not blaze, und the places where the flame had not touched ‘were as good as new. A pleco of canvas, strotched on | they mii ight stand aside. Mr. Mansfield saw Fearon io lathe to represent scenery, was, next sub- | his wile’s view ol the case and stwod by her. ‘The re- jected to the blaze, = Alter a fow secqnds | gyit was a row such as tha wildest fancy could scarcely itcaught Ore and was destroyed. A similar pieco that had been saturated with tho oxtingnishing hquor stood the flerce heat for over a minute, then grew red hot, and only partially dropped to pieces when it was taken off the fire. A large pile of wood, 1,600 catie feet in volume, which had been saturated with thirty allons of petroleum and 400 pounds of tar, was next ighted, It soon blazed up flercely aad created such a curront of heat in the air that the crowd of specta- tors drew hastily back. After i had beew burning for about threo minutes some of the firemen approached and commenced to play upon the blazing pile with a mixturo of the mysterious com- pound and seven times 118 buik of water, Wherever the liqnid touched the wood blaze and smoke went out togetber, and the flames were not again able to ignite the parts that had once been touched, Within tea minutes the experiment had been success(ully con- cluded and nothing was left ot the ferce fre buat a pile of blackened timber, flameless and smokeless, FIERCE FENIANS, The fifteenth general Convention of the Fenian Brotherhood assembled yesterday at Military Hall, No, 198 Bowery. A considerable number of delegates were present, representing twenty-two ‘‘circles,’’ an increase of ten over the number represented Inst year, The “Head Centre” of the Brotherhood, Jonn O'Ma- hony, being auable to attend om nccount of sickness, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee called the meeting to order, The Convention then elected a tem- porary boord of offe with Mr Brian O'Mahony, of Greenpoint, a8 chairman, after which an adjourament was had till this evening, when a large atiendance of delegates is eXpoeted and When bho Important business of the Convention will be taken up. The meetings will all be held in secret, BUSINESS TROUBLES. George C, Scofield and Charles H. Scofiela, dry goods, at No. 874 Bleecker street, have been adjudicated in- voluntary bankrupts on the petitions of hve creditors, whose claims are as follows;—Receiver of Cochran, Melean & Ca,, $19,361; Chemical National Bank, $5,700; Metropolitan National Bank, $1,321; M. Batos, & Co., $1,084; Kayno, Spring, Dalo & Co., $745, Henry C. Porter, restaurant, at No, 105 Church street, has been thrown tnto bankruptcy by eighteen of his creditors, to whom he owes about $6,000. Among the creditors ure the Knickerbocker Ice Company, Brambail, Dean & Co., G. Adolphe, Block ford & Co., Howard & Fuller, George U. Usher, Joseph Stingos, Frank Ehiers and lhilip schater, Griggs, Haskell & Co., dry goods, at No, 800 Brood- way, have filed a petition for a compromise with their croditors at twenty-five conts on the dollar, ten conts sh and fifteen cents in indorsed noves. Their habit amount to $77,000, the principal creditors being the following:—Bruck & Russel, $15,024 5; BS Jailray & Co., $4,844 18; Townsend, Martaut & Co., $2,941 70; Dogrieff @ Co., $2,874 16; H. B. Clattin & Go., $10,017 16; B. Goelet, $2,810; Grigg, $1,500, Cs Bahl Bernhardt, importer of kid gloves, at No, 193 Church streot, has ween adjudicated an imvolau- tary bankrupt on the petition of a number of his cred- tors by Register Fiteb, about $20,000, His nabilitien a ib to are not credited with their purchase *) garmonus, tailor. ined to construct a coat the like of which nover existed be- not an ordinary frockcoat oF even a military dress coat, but a dressing he cut the most exquisite walk Duddenhausen folt ANUARY 30, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET | ae | | PROPRIETOR OF THE WILLARD HOTEL SHOOTS | HIS H¥AD CLERK—-DEATH OF THE VICTIM. | The Louisville Courier-Journal of the 27th inst | says: —Tbe most starting shooting affray that has occurred in Louisville since the memorable tragedy enacted at the Galt House by the killing of General Thomas Nelson by General Jeff. C. Davis, during tho civil war, oceurred at the Willard Hote! about baif- past seven 9’clock yesterday morning, in an altercas tion between Mr. W. ©. D, Whips, the proprietor, and | Mr, John W. Stockton, the superintendent of the | house, When Mr, Stockton went down to the office of | the hotel afew minutes after seven o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Whips reprimanded him for being late at his post, A ‘railroad breakiast"’ is served at a quar- | ter past five o'clock, and Mr, Whips claimed that it was Mr. Steckton’s duty, as manager of the hotel, to give his personal supervision to the dining room at that hour, Mr, Stockton replied that the condivon ‘of bis health would not admit of bis get ting up every morning 60 curly, Mr Whips repliod that he should getup early often enough at least to see that things were conducted in proper style, and added that if Mr. ockton would go to bed earlier he could get up earlier, Other words tollowed, and thea Mr, Stockton turned away; but in a moment be returned, some- | What excited, and said to Mr, Whips that he had in- sulted him and done him great injustice, Mr, Whips told him that he had better quit bis p'ace, Some warm words then quickly passed between the partics, whea Mr. Stockton piaced his hand in bis bosom and drew a larga Smith & Wesson revolver, Tho parties were beuind the counter, and Mr. Ingram, vk, being betweon the two, ‘caught Mr, Stockton’s arm, and, With the assisiance of the porter, pushed bin out into the ball aud took the pistol drom him. stock- | ton then walked back toward the reading room, and a | minute or two later returned, Mr. Whips in the meantime took trom the drawer of the counter a large. ‘Trantor pistol, carrying & hait-ounce bail, and walked out into the ball He walked with crutch on one sido aud 1 large cane on the other, one of his logs hay. ing been broken by an accident a tow months ago. As he hobbled out be curried the pistol down by the Side of the crutch, exposed fully to*view, When he reached the foot Of the stainway he confronted Mr. Stockton and askea him why he drew a pistol on him. Mr. Stockton replied that he did it becaus® be had wronged and insulted bim, Mr, Whips’ called Stock tou aliar, Stockton returned the epithet, and then Mr Whips called bim a damped hur, At this Stockton struck Whips two blows in the face with his fist, cause ing Lim to recoil and drop his cane. As quickly as he recovered bis footing Mr. Whips raised his pistol and 8 in Tapid Succession. After the first skton stooped to pick up the cane to de- fond himself, when the other two shols were tired aud he fell to the floor. The sound of the pistol at once Attracted a large crowd to the hoteL Mr. Stockton was found lying supemently, lifeless pear the Jountain, and a few feet distant Mr, Whips was standing with the weapon in bis hand. AS quickly a8 possibie the em- ployés of the house placed Mr, stockton on a chair aud carried bim to bis room. Mrs, Stockton and her litle boy, Wille, were still in their room waiting to bo called to breaktast, and the first intimation she had of the tragedy was the presenco of the bleeding form of her husband, The Louisville Commercial says that tho wounded man died at two o’clock on the following morning. No di Both men are wel} known, not only In the city but throughout the State, Mr, Whips has been promi- nent beiore the people of Louisville for years, He was at one time marshal of the Louisville Chancery Court, which oflice he yacatod so:ne fourteen yours ugo. Ho has fora number of years been proprietor of the Willard Hotel, and several years ago represented the Eighth ward in the lower board o/ the General Coun- ci. At the last election for the olfice he was a candidate for marshal of the Chancory Court, He 1s probably as well known as apy man tn the city, Several mouths ago, while out riding, he was thrown from his buggy and seriously Injured, from the effects of which he has not yet recovered, ‘Mr, Stockton is aiso widely known. “Ho was raised in the city, and several years ago was proprietor of the United States Hotel, which position he held until the building was remouciicd into business houses. He was then con- nected with the Willard Hotel in the capacity of clerk, | performing his duties with entire sausiaction. Over one year ago he went to Lexington and took charg of tho St. Nicholas Hotel, but meeting with reverses re- turned to the city, and shortly after his arrival ac- cepted his present position at the Willard Hotel. r. Whips is $0 wellknown as one of the leading spirits of the city that it would 1.0 useless to give more than a brict skeich of his history. He is a native Ken- tuckian, raised near Middletown. He started in his public career when a young man as constable of the Place, He ts now about fifty-five years old, and camo to Loussville over thirty yearsago, He first engaged in the livery stable business, and in 1856 was elected marshal of the Chancery Court, In the fall of 1865 Mr. Whips becume partner to Mr. J,N, Willard in the proprlotorattp ofthe Willard Hotel, Two years ago just July Mr. Willard sold out bis imtorest, aut Mr. Whips became the sole proprietor, He says be can find no adequate expression for nis deep regret for the occurrence in which he has played so droad{ul a part, He stated to a gentleman lust night that he would give worlds had the ditficulty never originated, A ST, LOUIS DISGRACE. STARVED TO DEATH BY HIS WIFK AND SON AND DRIVEN FROM HOME, [From the St. Louis Globe-Demoorat, Jan. 27.) Kerry Patch is known to every resident of St Louis, through hearsay if not through experience, The “lavericks” there aro the liveliest tn the land— not barring the now Imits—over ready fora shindy, and they can entertain a visitor with a dog or achicken fight ava moment’s notice, But there was an enter- tainment in the Patch on Thursday night in which the boys failed to take a hand, and it is decidedly to their credit that thoy were absent, As the story goes, some days since an old man named Wall, woak and decrepit, was driven from home by his wife and s He was found by a police officer who kuow him, and taken in a handcart to bis (Wall's) sister's, Mrs, Mansfield, who resides near the corner of Sixteenth and O'Fallon strects, in the rear of the house of Judge Philp Doherty. There he died, and the physician who granted a burial permit in the case, Dr. jhman, assigued as the cause of death starvation. On Thursday night tho rehet of deceased callod at Mra Mane fiela’s, accompanied by her son and daughter, Whether | they came to take charge of the body and, by decent burial, make some atonement or to take a last look at the tuce of him whom, ifthe story be truo, they had driven to bis death, is notknown, At all events Mrs, Mansticld bad no sort of idea of putting on bor com: pany manners for the Walls, and she plaiuly told them 80, They had abused her brother while living and joined nands in pushing bim into the Styx aud now picturo. In the centre of the room, resting upon two chairs, was the coflin thut contained the remuins of the poor old man, driven to his grave, The cold, up- turnod face, with a pinched and hungry look even in death, should have been sufficient to have quelled all angry demonstrations, but it was not Th “went for” ouch other, Miss Jo Wall got ao 0° Roman grapple on Mr. Mansfield’s hair and brought teara with evory pull. Mmes, Wall and Mansticld fought like Kilkenny cats, and bad not Mrs, Judge Do- horty, who claimed’ to be present on an errand of mercy, held Ormly to the coffin and protected i from the struggling and fighting men and women, it must have beon thrown upon the floor. The fighters finally separated through sheer exhaustion, the Walls with. drawing and leaving the corpse with the siater, You terday the poor old man was consigned to the grave, DEATH OF KRIOK, HIS ANTE-MORTEM STATEMENT. Nicholas Krick, who was taken to Bellevue Hospital on the 14th inst, suffering from a compound tracture of the skull inflicted by a hatchet in the hands of his son George, died yesterday afternoon. Coroner Wolt- man took Krick’s ante-morvem deposition, which was a8 follows :— I have on several occasions, and tor some years past, had quarrels with my wile, owmg to her allowing character to come to the house, On ovember tn, d to pd kicked me in the abdor bie | out bis movber (my wife) On Saturday, | January 13, atsix P.M, there wae a woman in the house Who bad been stopping there tor several days, She was lying onthe lounge. I had a dispate with her, telling hor to go somewhere else and not come back to my house to disturb the peace of my family. My wife then interfored and said to me that if I did not like tT could move on Mon 1 pushed her and she staggered against the door, Just then my son George came tn. No words passed ber woon shot at mo four times and 1 fell a the door, Ihad been drinking that day, and did not know ony more Wil | fonna | was in the hospital, have been married for thirty-two or thirty-three years and have beon in this country for fifteon years; did not live happily with my wife in Germany, and 1% was on that account I came to this country. N bis SHULAS y% KRICK, mark Mr. Krick was sixty years of ago and « native of Germany. He came to this country fourteen years ago and has since resided here, at No, 121 Forsyth stroet, Tho son is at present confined in tho Tombs on a commitment by Coroner Wollman te await tue result Of the inquest, which will be beld at an euriy date THE CHINESE MURDER, Ah Wung, tho young Chinese cigar maker charged THOSE DIAMONDS. How the Great Robbery Was " Planned and Eifected. TESTIMONY IN THE POLICE COURT Unbusinesslike Negotiations That Revealed Too Much, “CONFEDERATE” none THE M’CARTHY, When the Indian hoiding Naturo’s title deed to M: hattan Island sold it for the paltry sum of $24 he made a very poor bargain, as all will now admit; but Jobn V. Hand, who on Saturday inst astonished the police by allowing himseit to be robbed of $16,000 worth of diamonds, made, according to his sworn tes timony, a much worse bargain, Tho glittering rubies, sapphires, opaques ana emeralds were by him sold to Mrs, Whitnoy for the sum of twenty-five cents! When this extraordinary statement came out in the Yombs Police Court yesterday scarcely one present, from the honorable Judge on the bench to the bomeless and penniless looker-on, bet envied Mrs Whitney, aud secretly wished he could change places with her, Ex-Judge Curtis, coun for the prisoner MeCarthy, was apparently tne most astonished of all, ‘What!’ he exclaimed; ‘sell $15,090 worth of diamonds for twenty-five cents and no other consideration, Great Cesar!’ Yet such was tho tact, A bright, new silver quarter was the only consideration paid by the fortunate Mrs, Whitney for the beautiful and valuable collection, TESTIMONY OF HAND. The examination yesterday began at four P. M., Justice Kilvreth presiding. The prisoner occupied @ seat by bis counsel, avd with his ruddy, Napoleonie face, perfect mustachios and aristocratic fur-trimmod overcoat, looked a real Apollo, Hand took his seat opposite by the # of his counsel, Mr. Mott, The case was opened by Hand takiug the witness stand. I om foriy- five years of age, ho testified; last April 1 gave exhibitions at Fleetwood Park with thirty-siz mustangs; the undertaking was a Mnancial success; 1 first saw Colonel McCarthy, the prisoner, two monthe ho was introduced to me ta the office of the Bal- timore and Ob‘o Railroad by my telend, Mr. Bates, pase sengor agent of tho road; our first conversation on Desiness matters was about’ two weeks ago; I had an vertisement tn tho HeRaLp for a loan of $20,000 oa good collateral; mentioning the clroumstance one day to McCarthy be said that he probably might be able to negotiate the loan for mo and asked to seo the collateral; I showed him the die monds; subsequently we had tions about entering into a copartnership as cattle brokers; on Thursday last MoCarthy told me that he had found a party by the nate of Halsted, wh would advance tho lean; onr understanding at this time was that tho partnerstip depended upon MeCarthy’s success in negotiating tho loan; we went to the Astor House to meet Mr, Halsted, but he was not there, and McCarthy, after making im 1, 1s formed mo that he was. ut the New York Hotel; the following day we weutto the St, Nicholas Hotel and signed articles of copartnership; | also signed a paper om powering him to hypothecate the diamonds, ‘A LAME AND LAWLESS LAWYER. On Saturday the prisoner and myself went to the New York Hotel, where he claimed to have another party; wo there mota man whom he introduced to me as’ Ellwood Thompson, a lawyer; Thompson waa Jame in one leg. (fhe jame man was here described by the witness as thirty tive years of age, five teot wx inches iv beight, thin side whiskers, and, after some littie legal bypiay'on the partof counsel, Le continued. MeCarthy, the lame man and myself, got into a coup and drove to the Metropolitan Hotel, where we had liquid re(reshments; McCarthy and I' remained in the hotel, agreeing with the lame man to meet him a few hours afterward in Judge Sutherland’s office, Bennett Buildiog, where a lady, they told me, was im waiting to advance the money; the lame maa then drove away; at about two o'clock the prison and myself arrived at the Bonnett Building and went up stairs, stopping at a door bearing the name of Sut eriand; MoCacthy entered, and « moment afterward came out, saying that the party was not there; we then went down stairs, intending to go to a saloon all this time I had the diamonds in iy possession; the outer door we met the lame man, and we adjourned to the restaurant; here McCarthy, at the request of. the lame man, went out for a cab, and, bringing it to the door, we all eutered, and drove back to the Bennett Buiding; McCarthy and his companion got out, | handing the diamonds to McCare thy and remaining in the vehicle; after waiting some litle while [stepped down and’ went to the corner, where I saw them in 4 carriage preparing to got away; I gave chase and Captain Murray came to my assiste anco and arrested McCarthy; the lame man and the diamonds were gone, PRCUIIAR DIAMOND TRANSACTIONS, The witness was here subject to a scathing oxaminas tion with relerence to the diamonds. How did you ob+ tau them? trom whom? at what price? did you over seil thei, and to whom and for what? and a thousand kindred interrogatories were piled upon him by counsel witnout mercy, Then he told the history of the diamonds; they consisted of one large diamond cross, #1X stones, one diamond clasp, one diamor pearl and saphire becklace, three diamond rings, one emerald and cluster ring, one pearl and turquoise ring, one puir sapphire and diamond earrings; Wituess pure chased thom of Mrs. Lynch, who keeps the old diamond ton Broadway, agreeing to pay for ther jc subsequentiy sold them to Mra. Whitoey for n of twenty-five cents; the money was duly the property property delivered; this sale ted in order to have the diamonds in one per. son's hands With this lucid explanation the examination was ad- journed until ten o’ciock this morning, Jadge Kile broth refusing the meanwhile to admit the prisoner to ball, SKETCH OF THK PRISONER, During the late war the prisoner, Colonel Fitzcharles McCarthy, was a colonei uf cavalry in the Confederate arty, serving under General Van Doren, and taking part iu the raid made on General G communica: tions, on which occasion he received @ wound in the left band, He was boro in Texas, aud his tather was for many years Sherif in Guiveston, that state. He comes from a very respected Southern tamily, and hag two sisters now living in Hagorstown, Ma. married an English lady of rauk, who now resides in London, He 14, there appears to be no doubt, the owner of very extensive Janda in raid to contain valuable mine eral ores, for the sale ch he has made contracts ith prominent English parties Up to this time there seoms ty bo no question but that nis character stood high, Durin » Franco-Prassian war he fought on the side of the French and received @ wound in the leg atthe famous battie of Graveliotte, Some three ours ago be figured ina duel tn the Luxembourg, Paris, A young noble had insulted an American iIady at the opern, MeCarthy espoused the cause ol bis countrywomun, challenged the tosulter, and in tho combat which ensued wounded the young French gul- lant in the groin, He is an Of thirty-live years of age, six foot high and weighing about 180 pounds. Ho has a face whict bears a marked resemblance to the ictures of General Murat, Napoleon's famous cavalry jeader, and afterward King of Naples, long rly raven jocks, and e; full and piercing. He seems to feel in the most positive manner his homihation ot his arrest, and disclaims any criminal intent om his part, alleging that whatever wrong has occurred ho has been the victim of the arts of other parties, Ho asserts that he made a, contract of coparinersip with Hand to bring on le from T » and that under this con- tract the jowelry was di ed to bim to raise money and that ho was proceeding tn good faith to carry out this ‘pose when interrupted by the wrong ol others. He ts weil known to many Southerners in this city, among whom his associates seem to have been of the first charcter, There was found on his person, when arrested by tain Murray, letters, telegrams and documents show. ing him to be associated in vusiness with porsons of the m © respoctability in London, Among ing th docutnents was curd case, bearing oo with the following a very elegant cigar an outside a silver shield ine puon:—"Presepted to Colonel Wiiham Fitcharies McCarthy by Lord Dougias Brown.” All his private papers abd documenis whieh bad beon taken trom Dim tn the station house were demanded by ex-Jadge Curtis, bis counsel, and were delivered to him by order of Jauge Kulbroth. On boing culled upon for such information i to gard to this remarkuble o as he felt inerty to give outside the imooy, ox-Judge Curtia said be Was not at liberty at preseut to give information as to the contents of the docume but expressed the fullest cooiidence in being to show that Ing chent bad no guilty connection with the robbery. A report that n Mr, Welsh, who was stopping at the Southern Hotel, aid @ warrant for MeCarthy'’s ate rest on another charge in caso of his release, Was em. phatioally denied by thut gentleman, OWNER FOR A DIAMOND WANTED, Tho $1,000 diamond. found in possession of the pick. pocket Meyors at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot im Jersey City ta claimed by Mr, io Williamsburg. Mr. Holi others, for salo in the bands of a jewellor named Klein, Some time ago two men entered Klein's store ho was opening — bia tal jor a watch, While need With these a third man entered, and, soiztog a case o| with having attempted to kill his compatriot, Ab Fung, on Sunday morning, at the latter s residence, No. 17 Forsyth street, was arraigned before Justice Wandell at the Essex Market Court y rday and committed to awalt tho resultot Ah Fu Tabartes, Ab Ha, the ecigatas By lave vo the aduir, bas not you ‘veon arrested by the police, diamonds, including those of Holmes, escaped with them, Two of the meo were arrested aud are sow serving out terms of imprisonment. The third, it ia supposed, was Meyer, who is now awaiting trial m the diamond Hudvon County Jail at Ji bag vy. [ teseripiton given by Hous and Kien was considera ‘unsatisiacter y.