The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1877, Page 2

om NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, ‘1877.-W LOST AND FOUND, Tee re ae ‘Terie Siut; wore pi ou wn ard sin ‘be paid for her ret 3 bo 100 West dita st. “OST—PAUKAGE J AN EXPRESS COMPANY'S Le eM itera rownrd for their return to 81 Had- ion wt, au <ASBANK BOOK, NO. 426,057, OF BOWERY Choe. inter will ploase retare to the owner, Mr. PATRICK KELLY, 85 Kust 4th ot., city. 2 F OSt—aT CHARITY BALL, A FINE POLNT LACE Mlandiprebicl ‘The Ander will bo, suitably rewarded by Teturning it to N. 8. & CO. . Broudway, RN sath UST—LN OK NEAK MA‘ . TEN YARDS OF BLACK Luce, Liberal reward given by returning to or addruss- ing 214 West 125th st. Sap ONES vi ae “OST—A LARGE BLACK DOG, HAVING A LEATHER ollar. The finder will have @ suitable reward by re it to 29 West t2th ot OSTA SMALL ¥ hound, blue ribbon around Will be paid by return her to No. 13 W POSTON THURSDAY EVENING, AT bull, Academy of Music, an Uld Guard Budge. It will return it to Me: ‘A. J. DAM & SON, Union Square Hotel, @ liberal reward will be paid. tt OST-GOLD AND O. in centre, Return to ward. OS8T—GOLD WaAtcil OPEN No. 18. J. Tobias & Co, makers; Henry fvan: back, Broadway cur 35, Wednesday evening lust, 6 o'cloc! ard. Hi, C. 4 Wi ! — COLORED ITALIAN GREY- d neck, A suitable reward t 12th 08" ARITY BALL, Taco Handkerchiof with embroid Bultably rewarded by roturaing same to 338 Lexington av, TRAYED OR STOLEN. OG. Woight memths old: ‘throe small would spots Manwers to of Winkie, Liberal reward if r 233 West 34th : i REWARDS. = REWARD. ECST, A LOCKET, CONTAINING two pleturox, betweon Cortlandt street ferry aud Duane Bt, finder please call at 25 Duane ste PI _ REWARD. LOST, 4 La GRAY WOOLLY Dog. white breast ani feet. The finder will be paid tho wbove reward on returning him to 49 W. REWARD WiLL BE PAID BOOuaee aden tora stiver, Tester sin Pounds; natural oars: short tall, “esurn to 8. ching live dridge st. cr SPORTING—DOGS, BIRDS, &C. : WIUATED WILD TUE white Bremen Geese and 4 Geese, white Dorking pure, write for what you want. 8, SMITH, Port Meo CHAS. W. BARKER, Jarge bronze ur otters; two of them 5 d Five thoroughly roken, bixhly br rexulurly shot over. are the noted Gordon breed; have bee Also five younss rr Siumbers, handsome au pictures, just ready for breaking, One Cocking Spaniel Bitch, with five Puppies, two mouths old. These dogs are , Aud some of the well worthy the attention of sportsmen Spaniels would make beautiful laaies’ pets. Will be sold without reserve, on Pebrnary 7, at 10 A. M., at BARRE & BONS, Now York Tattersali’s, corner of Broadway wud “STILWO RE ES «THIS (SATURDAY) EVE! . February 2 TROTTING FIRST TROTTING PULSE. Mile heats, best 3 in 5. Several well known horses entered, TROTTING—SECOND TROT!ING PURSE, Mile heats, dest 3. in 5. Entries of tamous horses, GREAT TROTTING MATCH FOR $250 between YRON PERRY and BAY BiLLY. Running Race, acing Race, and oth PURSE, $25, FOR MEN wer. Apply to J. D. Walton to-da; ut noon, BXecords made on Gilmore's Garden track only recognized. Communicate with J. D. Walton on all matters relutiog to these ri 3 is me HORSES AND CARRIAGES. Aare eeee SON'S CITY AUCTION MART AND NEW YORK TATTER- SALL CORNER OF BROADWAY AND 39TH St. Major CHARLES W. BARKER, Auctioneer, REGULAR SALES of Horses, Carriages, dv., EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, TWENTY-FOUR hours ullowed for trial, THE ONLY Driving Ring in the State, CATALOGUE OF SALE THIS DaY ‘AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. THE FOLLOWING vainaile TROTTING HORSES, the roperty of private gentiemen, and svld for want of use, hg, THE PROMISING young blood bay Trotting Colt, UNION BOY, 1544 high, Soyears old: got by Micchell's Americun Ethan, son of Ethan Allen, dam by Cotunbus: @ driver ; has frequently’ shown trials of from 3 60; Is warranted sound and kind, ROUKAWAY, NEAKLY now, by Terrell. AKGH LOT of Double and Singie Harnoss, ing a fast nd handso Gelding, 1534 high, 6 ye: 1d, got by axon of Volunteor; is a game and oxtra stylish un trot in 2:50; is safe for any one to drive, fenr- pmotive, and warranted sound and kind,” Also Brewster top side bar Road Wagou, fine order, Harness, dc. TOP DEPOT © Y Wagon, by Vundergaw. CANOPY TOP Basket Phacton BEAUTIFUL BAY ‘Trotting Gelding, 15% high, 6 years eld, got by Gooding'’s Champion (the sire of St. James, Castle Bo: yy, &e.); is Un elegant driver; hus shown a trial of clow to 2:40; is gaited like clockwork, fine to the pole, aud is warranted sound und kind " NO TOP side bar Koad Wag TOP EXPRESS SUPERB CO. Mure, Kentucky bri and handy drive for saddle use; goes every known «ait; ranted sound and kind, Phacton, new. xpress Wagon, by Howard, EURATED black Trotting Gelding CRANS ¢ by Phil Sheridan, dam by ception, one of the rich pearing a one of the finest guited horses alive & record of 2:34; iy perfect in drive and style; is without an equal as u gentiemanys roadster aud is warranted sound acd Kind, CLARENCE, BY Wood Bros. FULL spring Road Wagon. TUE VERY destrable young bay Ethan Allen Trotting Mare, MARTIN GURL, 1546 high, 9 yeurs old; wot by Dune lel Lambert, first dam by Young Columbus, second dam by Uurris’ Hambletonian ; ® very promising lly and one that nd to rank: rotted at four years old in cil beat jeudid und. safe and und kind, wn single foot in SALES NEVEK postpones MAJOR CHAS. W, BARK: THIRD DAY AND INCRE Rs the S a a, Bot arrived from PARIS, KY., to tuke pluce on ny NEXT. February 7, at 11 o'elock, at BARKER & SONA tity auction mart ‘und New York Tattersall’s, corner of Broadwa ¥ ry -S1X and 30th st. and. rising TWENTY - JNPARALLELED SPEED and RICH BREED. trotin trom 2:50 down to BETTER THAN and SCOTT counties with extraordinary TROTTING- bigh COACH TEAM and all warranted so D and all represen OWN before the sale; and TRIAL: gentlemen are r to CUMS AT ONCE and RIDE BEMIND and Ts: including sever: PAIRS und the PREMIUM 16}, several fine Saddle I. SPEED and driving quatities of any of the lot at th PREVIOUS to silo, Tha: thestuen CAME FIOM KEN: TUCKY the BILLS of lading, I PTS trom point ¢ shipment, £e.. &e.. will be shown to those desiring’ to seo A THE ROBBER CUSINIONED AXLE, ZA. .tuily tested und approved by many of thé best carriago builders in the country, is vow being applied by the follow. ing well known firms iu this ef W. Fi DUSENBURY, 402 Brofutway a3 Ist st, and Lexi Mlayette plice, ¢ upon vebicl WOOD BRK The uso of this cures #8 of any description SAFELY, COMFORT and ECONOMY. by lessening vibration and jul cushions ae. eared within the h the'weight of the entire vo- biele iving the shock an when pass avomeuts, roads and tall trucks, ADI: may sles with’ ou from either of the toliowiny man Neti dedi THE TOMLINSON SIGING COMIaAD &s PERCH COM A THE SPRING F THE RUBBER CUSHIONED 14 upon all ti Sure, these tests having proven it to bo ¥ fuveniion ever made toward sey economy fu the use of wheeled vehic wre wlso pri pared to appiy thy ubber Cusitons to axies on carriages Already in use. Broadway, 47th and 45th sts ANDRAU (OLD *TAND OF CARR LDER, 74 y q, AUMBER be hind at Me: Bach sts. Oven GOOD H e oF NO wall; soung, youus and fast; superior suc be seen any day (Sunday included), at Metropol Academy, 34 av., Gad, 4th sis TGILSEY HOUSE STARLE two Trotters, two fa fonch Harness, roa at's bargain RBETT, VERY LIGHT AND ke. at a low fh LEO GAN emmy, Sd wy. and 68d cond band kaways and nd Vhaetous, top uw ind secor oP op and Harness, Binnicets, i:obos, W Wa. HL. (or REWSTER & 3 aave reauved their sal: bait aorth wing of their tne: Wiway, 476h if busi BROOME. st ms trom Sth av. wo the newly FoR. 84 LE=TWO sultabl for grocer, { it, ITABL no work: 2—THREK YOUNG HORSES farmer of any business; must ba. ington st. POK SALK—10 SEITLE AN ESTAT Fixueres of « fee class ost Peg : ark, desirabl, sed uy wi, doing & KOud cash a ray leewted Wh, BLUMQV INE, 19) Nn Le & TAYLOR ning fy all grades and qual Grand, Chrystie sod Forsysh ota, Brondway and 20th #. for Cussy,. and now ho hes in is dite rave im the back «yard; §20 worth of | | handsomesi, curhest, most decidedly snap. | pisu lite Pomeranian "that ever dog” fancier | tempted a woman with, That is why [aways cuilod HORSES, CARRIAGES, GC. - TIRE HORSES, SUITABLE farming, c., cheap. 145 Madison st., 1 RENT—THE PRIVATE STABLE NO. 4 EAST soTH ste; mp Sige and ample oni rod oes 4 a) ai ts suite! couch: 8 fo | o le le HENRY. ‘Sow York feral, or tw A. DURYEE, Sti Cherry ste KUEA BIN Waen-s LOW BODIED PLATFORM SPRING Wagon; strong, well ironed; a peculiar shape pre- ferred and as good as new, VPartivs having such aa article may ap IER old established bookbindery of BE. WALK kA 9 20 3 ALSO, BUSINESS HORSE; Atrial allowed. 11 Hester st., foed store.” roe D(), BESINE ALL BiZEs, FOR EX. SU pros: croerr mulk, depot, Wagon Mauutactory, 226 3 i Bee “GLASS for sun baths, conservatori D. A. VANIURNE & CO,, Tmporters of French Window Glass, snd 22 Murray st, New York, Re UR way: Breaktast, a {urnished Kooms to transient of permanent parties; eral, THE DEADLY SPITZ HIS CAREER AS A DOG OF FASHION ENDED— OPINION OF CORRESPONDENTS~-A MOTHER'S APPEAL—GZRMAN OPPOSITION TO HIS DOWN- FALL, "Tha flat of society has gone forth, and as a dog of fashion the barbarian litte Spitz is no moro, He has had his day and wow passes into history as having been the main inatrament in introducing hydrophobia into good society, and in rendering it teshionably ro- mantic to give up one’s ghost in hydrophobic hysteria, As a promoter of scientific investigation be has served fu important purpose, and wilt long be remembered by medical men as having contributed more cadavers to the dissecting tavie than the famous Burke did in the heyday of bis briliianteareer, Said a gentiewman mov- ing in the first circles in this city to @ member of the Hxxnacp staff yesterday, “I have parted with my Spitz Not being able to sell him I tried, with a great show of magnanimity to present him to a very particular inend who honors me rather too often by dropping im to diuner, He was wary, declined the profier, and will probably live to dine with me more troquently than bejore, Finally, with the gentle firmness of cue who must, but would rather not, 1 handed bim over to a policeman with $1 to pay Lim for the trouble, The fellow cost me a little fortune; ‘but then, you know, a man can’t live with his nervous centres in constant perl.” ‘The dog tanciers, also, bear cespondent witness to the sudden unpopularity of the Spitz, The animal has almost altogether ceased to exist as a commercial commodity. What suspicious little graves in back yards and out of the way places will be planted with pansics in memory of little curly- headed Fidos and Laurellas that are nomore? A young lady who recently owned a black Spitz named Pun has bad him buried where be will spring up anew in June in roses and violets, ‘Their odors will be walted to me on every vephyr,” said she with senti- i mental sadness, ‘and I shall have a clever pun in every violet.’? Meanwhile the police should bo in- structed to deal tenderly with vagrant Spitzes who have formerly moved in tho best circles of society, and, in view of their former grandeur, must necessa- rily long for a dissolution ut once speedy and certuin, DRIFT OF PUBLIC OPINION, It should be understood, however, that, although the career of the Spitz ag an animal of fashion is ended, his extermination is a serious problem. A corre- spondent, resident in Sixteenth street, near Lexington avenue, a neighborhood mainly peopled by Germans, gives a’ciew to the principal difficulty that will be ene countered in the prosecution of un anti-Spitz crusade either of public sentiment or of the authoritics, “Nearly every German family Iu our vicinity,” writes the correspondent, “hus a Spitz doy.” He would ni Teflect discredit upon or in any way disparage th yaluable and tnfluential class of the’ community, but he thinks they are a little obstinate and will deciine to part with their Spitzes except under compulsory pro- cess of law. ‘Cannot some measures be adopted,” he asks, ‘to protect our city from such a terrible and in- creasing scourge as must follow the toleration of this animal as a domestic pet??? Another correspondent complains of a snappish lit- tle imp owned by a Third avenue shoe dealer, a Ger- man. This dog has, he says, bitten two persons within the last two months, ‘Iwo weeks ago, without provocation, he flew at a littie boy and bit him se- verely in tue leg, “I had,’ says this correspondent, “the pleasure of kicking a beauuful Spitz pup im the ribs, on Fourth street, yesterday und 1’m onty sorry I | did not kill the whelp, I hate the creature, and as he is now proved to be a public enemy and newspaper talk will pever accomplizh his extermination, | pro- pose herealter on the sly to give u piece of medicated Mutton to every Spitz I fad atlarge. Owners can take warning and keep their Spitzes indoors or pre- pare for funeral services over them.”? Ab anxious mother offers some sensible suggestions ag concerns eniorcing the statutes relating to vagrant dogs. She resides in a neiguborhood troubled with a plurality of Spitz dogs. ‘*l have a boy seven years old,”? says this troubied woman, “and a litte girt eight years of age. Secarcely a day passes but one or the other comes home crying with fright from the attack of one of theso sav- age and aggressive little brutes, 1 have appealed to their owners to keep them indoors, but it 12 of no use, and now that the HekaLp has taken up the matter in curnest I hope something will be douc to protect people against such an enuoyance and pest as this 1m- pertivent little scourge has become, at least in our neigh- borhood,”” DR. DUNKELKOP¥ OX HYDROPHODTA, Afourth correspondent reprimands the Heratp in terms more emphatic than grammatical for indulging “im such foolish subjects as hydrophobla.” **As you very well know," writes our indignant critic, ‘‘nearly every case of the so-called bydrophobia is nothing else than delirium: tremens; “nothing else than delirium tremens”’ being a Teutoure periphrasis that it would re- quire some ingenuity to translate, Our corresponden' ig obviously a German doctor— Who leads about nis little Spitz, And gives his pucients pills tor tits. ‘The man who confounds bydrophobia with delirium tremens 18 entitled to scientific commiseration, aud should study the investigations of Muller, Bruck- miller, Hammond, Buda and other emment medical gentlemen before writing communications on the sub- ject. It ts obvious from the tenor of those letters, and froin the jast us well as trom the first three, that tho duliculty to be encountered in exterminating this snappish and dangerous pest is one that tt will | require considerable ingenuity to overcome. And yet the facts are so decidedly positive und uoauswerable as | concerns the peril of extending the same toleration to the Spitz as to other and more usotul breeds of dogs that no comprozise can be olfered, A VERY SAD CASE. Eprron oF the HeraLp:— article in Wedneaday’s Heraup has caused such a commotion in our neighboruood that Spitzes are in great danger. My wite was thoroughly frightened, and [have had to part with our dariiag little Cussy to pacify her, Cussy, by the way, 1s a tender and cupsonious modification of Cusa, lavented by my wife to cover a dash of profanity in the original, Yes, Cussy is defunct. Some weeks ago Mrs, Smith, in a sudden gush of alfection, threw her arms around my heck and wanted me to buy a Spitz—a perfect littie love of a fellow!—just as a companion for our Bessio, @ toddling little nursery seraph, four years old, with the divinest pair of biue oyes and fingers just like the links of a country sausage, I paid a fabulous sum To THE Your Mr. | him Cuss, which Smith softened into Cusey. | Weil, Mrs, smith he article mthe HkkaLp and | that eaded his ‘Sell him to Mrs, Snafiles, | } Willian,’ said 0 mith, coutidingly, “the womgu’s @pertect nuisiun Hut Mra, Suaitles did not ike Dpilaes, they were getting to be so common. 4 offered | to present him to an importunate creditor, but ve had | secu the Hxnanp. Thon | sent Cussy to my mosher- th-law, with the compliments of her affectionate son and th * note you ever read; but she, too, bud How shall Lever look her in the | 4 to take measures, and Cussy ex- r full anwsthesi, at ball-past hoon, shapping at imaginary To conciimte Bessie 1 had to have iar {unoral over him, pula piece of erape on the have his remams carried to the back yard {n the | baby curt and say some sort of mummery over them. A handsome stone, with a reclining Spitz sculpvared upon i, will mark the little coquin's grave, I have | composed an epitaph commemorative of the virtues of | the departed, which will ve ingeribed in giided letwers Upon the stone, Just veneath the pathetic monosylia- DiewmCuss, Perhaps you would not mind printing tt, ag it may be wauted for otber Spitzes:— Sleep, litte Cass! May gentle slambers lap Thy little jaws that never tatiod so aap, f id of spirits may they find suited to theie eis put their cba ach of thy fastidious no: And may thy Jaws snateb their at From spurciv ‘That one that always loved to pick « Vono Cannot return to ewrth to pick his own | Lought to tell you, as@ hint to owners of Spitzes, that a manufacturer of bologna sausage who lives In our neighborhood oifered me twenty-five conta, and no questions asked, for Cus4y’s remains, But! spurned the offer with the contempt tt merited. Very respect tully yours, WILLIAM ©, SMITH, New York, Feb, 1, 1877. THE MARRIAGE MYSTERY. erecta mente oe ‘ Continuation of the Putnam County Trial Before Justice Gregory. INTERVIEW WITH THE BRIDE. mon The Noted Personages of the Trial—-Queer Scenes in Court. \ = +e : Justice Gregory, ot Carmel, Putuam county, again held court yesterday, and the scandal-moogers of all the adjacent villages and towns flocked to the Court House to oar tho latest developments iu tho suit of Miss Knox to obtain recognition as the wile of John A, Merritt, of Lake Mahopac, The sleepinets ot Carmol eurpasses belief, A brisk sleigh drive from Brewster's Station brought tho writer to Carmel at about ten o’eh when he found an ompty, freezing court room, and it was nearly noon before the people woke up and the trial began. Betoro the case was resumed the writer was honored with an interesting interview by the heroine of the case, Migs Kuox, in the parlor of Cicarwater’s Hotel, She was thero in company with ber elder sister and father, and two ober women residing in the hotel broke in once or twice during the conversation and disjointedly participated. A SKETCH OF THE BRIDR. Tho bride is a thin, bony little woman of twenty- seven, With a shurp, gimlety head, with prominent cheek bones, broad forehead and pointed chin, glaring dabs of red color on both cheeks, a long, fleshiess, but not over straight nose and two imposing, massive upper front teeth, which, protruding between the hips, form the most conspicuous featuro of hor countenance, ‘The open wide mouth, the long-drawu expression of the face, the lifeless gray eyes, and the intense carmine, or rather yerinilion of ber cheeks, made her tho very embodiment of an unprepossessing but utterly guileless young country woman, Not quite clearly understanding the nature of an interview she was at first unwilling to submit to the process, “You can’t get the minutes of the Court from me,”’ said she, with maidenly coyness. ‘Youve got to go to my counsel, Judge Ryder, for that’? “Oh, he only wants to talk with you for a minute,” her father, a plain, honest looking farmer, expostu- lated, SHE CONSENTS TO UNFOLD HER TALE. “Well,” sald she, opening ber ruby lips a litte wider and disclosing a few more of her pearly tecth, “Are you certain Morritt 1s your bridegroom?’ she was then asked, “Ofcourse 1am,’ she rejoined determinedly. “I am sure he was the man,’? “He told you on the wedding day that he wanted to get a divorce from you??? 9 “Yes, on the drive home,” she returned, “be told me that on the day botore he had been to the lawyer hiller and got him to draw up the divorce. He asked me tI wouldn’t sign it, so that he could marry Miss Merritt, at Somers, and whether I wouldn't sign it any way. I asked him what he wanted to get a di- vorce trom me for, and he said be wanted to marry the other girl” “That was rather an unpleasant communication to mako on the wedding day.’* A YRIENDLY SUGGESTION, Miss Knox looked indignant, and one of the females present chimed to, ‘1 ought to be the woman in this case—I'd put a bullet through him!” ‘This sentiment seemed’ to please the bride very much, and she turned buck and said, “Yes, you could manage him, I bet!” “What vexes me so,’ exclaimed the unhappy old futher, ‘‘is that we should have ever bud anything to do with such a darned tool !?? “Lf the Judge decides in your favor do you purpose living with Merritt?” the bride wus asked, “17? ano queried, ina voice of mufiled tre; “why, 1 wouldn’t live with him a minute—not a minute,” “What she wants,”’ cxplained the father, good hu- moredly, ‘is to compei him to recognize her as bis wite; that’s all.”? “And how do you explain his conduct In marrying you when he wanted to wed Miss Merritt??? The bride bad no theory to offer, but her elder sister, who is a little more good looking ‘but five years older, volunteered thi “Pil tell you. When he was com- ing to see Mary at our house I told him that he shouldn’t keep company with her unless he really meant to marry her, (With a look of deep sympathy.) Poor Mary! she had haa trouble enough, He told ine that ho would have to marry her because, if be didn’t, she could sue him for breach of promise. Well, you know, ho washlfaid that. shoe would sue him, and so he thought the best thing was to marry her first and then get a divorce trom her, so that he would then marry Miss Merritt, The fool, ho didn’t know that even tf he got a divorce or separation with her consent he couldn't marry again im this State 1?” A CHURCH CLIQUE PROTECTING MERRITT. “Why does the mintster not acknowledge that Merritt was the groom’? Mr. Knox took up this query and said, “Yow see, he is u great triend of Rey. Mr. Humphrey, ttfe Methodist minister at Lake Mubopac, where the Merritts attend, and Humphrey has been trying to get young Merritt out of the scrape. They are ail Methodists and stick together.” “Are you not Methodist also, Miss Merr.tt?”? She curied ber short upper lip and ber two upper front teeth tairly dashed as she repited:—*'I hope 1 am not anything he She then guve some instances of his former devotion to her and said that he bad often told her tnat he prayed for hee in the eld, “Did be never pray for you at church?” “He said he did]*’ she returned, energetically, and then she related bow he toude her acquaintance two years ago and immediately asked {f bo “might keep | company with her next Sunday evening.” “Yo go to church ”? “Oh, no!’ she returned, **he didn’t want to go to church with me.” “How did he part from you after the marriage ?’? “Why, he drove me to father’s house, kissed me good night and suid he’d call for me next Saturday, when we should go together and get the marriage cer- Vilcate from the minister,” TUB DKYENDANT AND THR LAWYERS. This ended the conversation and everybody repaired to the court room, where « rough and motley crowd of guping and boisterous countrymen were waiting with great anxiety for the \ pening of the proceedings. Miss Knox and bor father and sister tuck seats inside the bar behind their counsel, Messrs. Ryder and Miller, while the defendant, Merritt, stole Surtavely like a crimipal to a seat bebind his lawyer, Mr. Williains, of Chappaqua, Merritt is an undersized, low browed, stupid looking fellow, of swartny- muddy complexion; coarse, heavy feuturea, whose most conspicuous features of countenance aro 4 wide, fleshy nose and au intensely black growth of hirsute bristles over hig Viunt chin abd thick lip. Mer+ Tritt, who sported a gay blue scarf, was also solicited to explain hie side of the story, but bis counsel, Mr. Will- grim, Puritanic style of man, probably ing that anything his dull chent could say would only prejudico his case, forbude bin to epeak to any tative of the press. On the Bench sat Justice Gregory, a compactly built, rather dumpy man, with @ cleur cut, prepossersing face, cluse cropped brown hair and’ a hgut brown, frizzly full beard, cover- ig the lower portion of his expansive ‘counte- nance, Beside bitn were several representatives of the press, Mr. Ryder, of Miss Knox’s counsel, pre. senied quile a notabio appearance, being a thin, tall, sinvoth-iaced; sallow-complesioned man, with a strong, beaky no sof the inteusest blue aud wavy Iron: gray bair siveakiag a hich torebead, HOW THE CASE 18 co! Rip Van Winkle was a very fui sort of boy compared to these country lawyors This was the mode of conducting the examination of a witness. Tue lawyer wouls mechautenily recite the question put to the Witness, pronouncing the words at the rate of abou & Word tu &@ Minute, and writing them slowly dow at the same time, ws, for Instauc Question (pause of a minute)—Since—the—night of—the—inarriage—have— you — he — nn — who—Wway-—tarried—at—the—ume f' The rural spee- tutors did under this snailiike proceeding in their rapidity of atieran imes break forth and prociaim two wor es would shout, “Stop: Stop! Don't yo so inatl’! and thus the sleepy per: formance went on, only enlivened by the spats bee tween counsel, Which Were extremely amusing, ‘THR CHRONIC OMROTUR. Mr. Williams, Merriti's counsel, objected to prety much every question tuat was put, Slump speccues between his objectt so chfoute that the Justice's fiat, ruled,” -beeume a monotonous addition This became Dhjection over to. every query—so much s0 that Migs Knox * counsel, Mr. Ry- der, Gnatly anticipated the Justice's decish nd when Mr, Williams had showed, “i object,” Mr. | Ryder would quievly litt his cyes to the Justice and stiggestively inquire, “Objection overruled?” as though that Was a matter of course, All these and other side trusts of counsel were relished as keenly by the auJicuce as (hough the legal contestants wero Serjeant Buziugs and Dodson und Fogg. ‘A MAGNIFICENT ORATION, The first witness was Mr. Emerson W. Addis, editor of the Brewster Standard, who contradigied the iminister, Dr, Dean, ou sume utterly unimportant pout But it alfordod Mr, Williams a welcome opportunity for an oration, He rose, and, addrossing the dumb- founded Justice, said:—"Your Honor, L object to sach questions, The people havo no interest in pursuing this young tan, and the law bas no interest in having law- Yor’ appear against him who, avery ime they strike at him, strike blows below the beit, Tie law waute to treat young men ike my chent jast like # child—to make bim patriotic in peace a¥ well ag in war, ‘Tne law is to this young manasa iather 1s to his entid.”” Mr. Willams pronounced this noble oration i tho tr Websterian attitude, and bis harsh, grating vorce was broken by emotion, Mr. Ryder (Miss Knox's coun een speech is aimed at the New York reporters. (Laughter, ) Mr, Williams—Well, sit, the reporters have a righy injected litte | to come bere from another county but a lawyer basn’t (Laughter.) ‘This was a sarcastic allusion to the circumstance that be (Williams) was from Chappaqua, which is in another county. 5 Mr. eyaer—Well, sir, | am sure you have been treated quite ag courtoously as if you were from this count; ‘This elicited a retort which brought out a counter retort, and so on, and it was half an hour before the witness could proceed. * ‘A BAD PUS, Mr, Addis wont on to relate bow he went to inter- ow Mr. Merritt, ond how latter, prove an ulibt, told bim that on the evening of the alleged wed~ ding at Brewster's, on November §, be drove down to Ferris’ store, at Croton Falla, to get a matcn, | Mr. Ryder—He procured one match. ‘This delicate allusion to the bride elicited a loud followed the testimony, a@ accurately fore- shadowed in the Hxrasy of Thiraday last, Mra, Will- the house of tho Rev. Dr. Dean, who ceremony on the evening of ber 8, positively identified Morrftt as the bride- groom. Of course the poor woman, while all along desiring to be understood that Merritt was the groom, pottitoggery of the lawyers that a dozen times, She declared him out of 40,000 men,’ recognized him ‘the minute sho put her-ege on hin.” Then came the boy Brown, who, a8 anticipated im Thursday’s Huraco, teatifled that the buggy standing at the minister’s gato looked like that } driven by Merritt, The Rev. Lr. Benedict, a Baptist | minister, but previously a hatter, testitied to secing Mere ritt and ‘Miss Knox drive from Ferris’ store, at Croton of November 8, ¢ marriage took place. He caused boisterous laughter by the declaration that Merritt *Mooked nervous.” Then followed an hour’s cross-ex- , amination about the kind of coat worn by Merritt, into which was also drawn an clucidation of the co rect position of his top boots, trouscrs, &c. It was suggested, as it was getting dusk, that an evening ses- siou bad better be held, but Justice Gregory protested that he was a farmer, and it would not do lor him to in- tringe upon hig early hours, ‘The Court soon after adjourned, BRAZILIAN EMIGRATION, ‘whe could teli A TERRIBLE STORY TOLD TO THE COMMISSION- ERS OF EMIGRATIUN--EIGHTEEN EUNDKED AND THIRTY DEATHS IN TWO COLONIES WITH- IN FOUR MONTHS—THE COLONIES ABANDONED, During the last three years the Commissioners of Emigration have been forced from time to time to care for emigrants from Germany arriving at this porten roule to Brazil, Some who landed at Boston were sont to New York and thrown upon the charity of this State, The only plea thoy made for relief was that they had left their home in Germany, sold all their house- hoid goods to pay steamship faro to Brazil, believ- that Rio Javeiro was opposite New York. ‘they were told 80, and believed the story. Yesterday the Commissioners of Emigration were startled by the following story, given as an affidavit by aman who has been subjected to the horrors of ‘Brazilian emi- gration ;"— AN RMIGRANT'S STORY. My name is Thomas Dillers. 1 arrived in this city with my wife and child about two wecks ago, after a-vyoyage of nine weeks trom Rio Janeiro, 1 ame on the bark Cuba. I ama native of West Prussia, and by trade am a mason, About four years ago a man named Louis Hermes, of Antwerp, sent circulars through my native place to induce = the people to emigrate to) )—- Brazil and vo settle in a colony called “Tierra del Oro.’? It was said to be about twenty miles southerly from ‘Bahia’? Mine, with seven other families, concluded to emigrate, and in May, 1874, wo sold our goods und started. The conditions made by the agents were as follows:—Each passenger must pay $25 jn Prussian money for passage from Antwerp to Babia, After their arrival af the culony they agreed to work at the rate of one mil reis (about filty cents), a head per day for one year, for the colony, Alter that time they were to receive twenty-flvo acres of land for each family, but to pay $50 for the sald land after three years, lt was agrood, also, that the emigrants should receive ther provisions at one-balt of the market prices at Bahia, All of the cmigrants signed those contracts. In the cireular published by this man Hermes, it was stated thut the land was already cultivated, and that o nuntber of block houses had beon erected to receive tho emigrants, When the families wero ready to sail it wus found the people could not go via Hamburg, be cause, they were told, the German goverument had torbidden emigration to Brazil, Theretore, the families were sent via Antwerp, LIVING ON ROOTS. Seven ships with emigrants wero sent to Brazil by Hermes—four to the colony of Tierra del Oro, and | three to the’colony of Munis, or Mung! The owner of these two colonies was a party called Baron Munis, or Mungi, living in Bahia, Alter a passage of about eight weeks the emigrants were landed as the ort of Cumandalo, as we understood the name. from thero we were taken by large boats to the colony of ‘Terra det Oro, On our arrival we found there neither houses nor cultivated —lands—nothing but primeval woods We found there some of the passengers by the first smp. My family was in the second vessel, We found those people encamped in tents in the woods. In conse- querco of ramus and the want of proper food and nourishment, about 500 deaths occurred during the tirst month, that is, to the bestol my belict. Baron Munis promised to seud provisions from Babla, but failed to do so, During the first month we were coms pelled to live on roots called inanticca, of which the natives make flour, and whatever else we could gather. During the second month the steamer arrived ut the col- ony, bringing provisions. The meat was not good and the prices high, Ln thore two mouths the eimigrants were working to clear the wyods, and the next three months were exhausted in building block houses. For those five months the emigrants were paid, according to the contract, one milreis per day, Then Munts re- quested them to take the twenty-five acres allotted to ; each furmily and to cultivate them, but refused to pay the agreed sum of one milreis a duy, sayins that the einigrants could live tor the remainder of the year on the money which they had earned during the first ive months, Under such circumstances the peuple ro- used, CALLING OUT THK MILITARY, Then Baron Munis told them thus ho would get soldicrs trom Bahia, and be did #0, for very soon after the retusal of the emigrants to work in violation of the contract mado wit them. 500 Portuguese soldiers ar | rived and garrisoned the colony. Guards were pinced | in such @ mann to render it impossible'for any ot the emigrants to leave the colony in order to seck re- dress trom tho German Cousul at Babia, The guards arrosted colonists whenever they attempted to pi tho line id put them in prison ata place calied Cu. nanduba, ‘That isthe name as near as] can tell it in German, About 100 of the members of the two col- onics were so imprisoned, The terms of service varied in that prison from two weeks to one tnonth. TI beard, but do not know of my own knowledge, that the guarus shot one of the colonists in the woods, A NOBLE VICK CONSUL. Finally four of the colonists succeeded in passing the guards and made their way,to the office of the Germano Consul at Babia, where they told the story of the sufferings of their comrades ana begged tor reliet. In the abseuce of the Wonsul tor Germany his repro- sontative, Mr. Julius Meyer, returned to the colony with those four men and demanded of the inspector of the colony that all of the colonists should be dis- | charged tinmediately, The order was complied with instantly, and the ctuigrants doparted jn differs ent difections, Baron Munis told the captains } of vest to transport them, The majority ot the people went to a sinall town called Ibleos, about ten miles from the colonies, They remained there about two weeks. Many took sick and died, A ship agent at Ihicos, named Louis Adam, sent a number of the poople to Bahia, whence many of them returned by German steamers to Hamburg. The money to pay their passages to Hamburg was raised partly by collections trom the resident citizens and partly by the mouey carned by the owigrants whilo in thus place, | | | i | A PRANPUL MORTALITY. Out of 4,000 colonists in four months the mortality in the two colonies reached 1,830 souls, Alter reuching | Ehleos I made the acquaintance of Captain Kettleseu of the Norwegian bark Cu’ | my family from Rio Jat expense, cilow fever, | Inleos tu February, wioners of Kimigration is to aid me to get work, 1 am | destitute, York at bis own My wife gave birth to another child at A GEM BY GEROME, In the United States Appraisers’ Department, cor- ner of Washington and Laight strevts, among other articles of art, bas been received up oi painting, which, when cleared of the dutiable encumbrances imposed thereon and become “tree gooils,’? will cause considerable admiration and surprise, The picture is 823gx24 inches tn size, and encased in 4 very massive gold tame, The subject ts ‘T! ord Dance,” painted by Gérome, Engaged tn dancing on a fine India rug {s ® lovely fomale, barelooted aud attired in a homeiy costume of Oriental style, Over her head and face a green veil is fastencd, the ends of which flutter in the breeze. Her charming features ure dis- tinctly visible through the gauzy covering of ber face, especially the rows of pearly teeth, lu her mgot band ehe holds a sword at urm’s leogih, while on ber head @ gracefully balances another. In the pose she ‘assumos while dancing the powertul rays of the gun play transversely across her body and tall i flery spots on the bare floor at the edge of the rug. The domicile iu which the Terpsichorean party js gathered seems to bo a common tavern, as the rafters of the ceiling are plainly visible aud the fire- place 1s in an unfinished condition, At one end of the room a swarthy piper and another musician the beauty to danee, while near by an army o: clines on a chair and im this position is served with bet'by a female, At a balcony Window tn the ckground a venerable Turk watches the motions of the dunseuse with evident delight, and leaniug on tho end of the eb with won: on the scene, is au ol je painting is invoiced at | $48,000 and is a marvel of fue art, | transactions, 1n tho direction of j | logs to understand the transaction. brought we aud | One of my children died at the colony tfom | Ail. that lagk of the Comunis- | ITH SUPPLEMENT. BROKEN INSURANCE COMPANIES A New Receiver and Open Examination for the Continental. THE CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS. What the Continental Policy-Holders Have Paid in Fees to Adverse Counsel. Excitement tn life insurance circles was greater y: terday than ever before, Discussion binged principally upon the criminal indictments foand, and to be tound, against guilty officers, it was generally conceded that some of these wily geatiemen would prefer lite in foreign parts to @ strict accountability for their past | Indeed, it is strongly rumored that Messrs. L, W. Frost, ©. R, Frost, J. H, Stedwell aod Robert L. Case, Jr., have already begun their pil- grimagea. A fow days will perhaps sBuilice to de! mine tue truth of this rumor, It is a pleasant thing to report one conscience | stricken individual, in this crisis, who desires to mako reparation. Receiver Wickham, of the Security, yesterday received a letter inclosing $45, and ou a small scrap of paper was written, ‘Add this to your company’s cash.”” Thore was no signature or oth means of identification, and Mr, Wickham was at a There is plenty of room in the Security's treasury, however, for the $15, ‘THX INDIOIMENT AGAINST SECRETARY ALLES, Divesied of its legal verbiage the indictment found by the Grand Jury against Secretery Allen is, that in the statement of assets of the company required by law to be made at the end of each yeur, both he and | Prestaent Case appeared before Moses B, Maclay, a notary public, on the 19th of Februury, 1876, presont- iny a Statement of the company’s assets on the Bist of December, 1875, and swore, among other things, to the following under the head of “IV, Assets,” la, Cost valng of real estate, exclusive of ull cucumbrances, us per schedule A. .,.. $460,875 00 6c. Cost value of Bonds and stocks, owned absolutcly, as per schedule Kk, 592,197 75 7. Cash in company’s oilice 32,818 11 8, Cash deposited in banks. 172,890 88 Both Caste and Allen swore that the above was a truthful exhibit, In behalt of Allen it is charged that such oath was “knowingly, falsely, corruptly, wilfully and inaliciously made. WHAT RBALLY WAS THE TRUTH. The indictment theh procecds to show what wero the real lacts, so far as the above statements ure con- cerned, First—That the cost value of tho real estate, tho ubsolute property of the company on the date men- tioned, exclusive of all encumbrances, was not $460,875, but only $300,000, a gucresnuay of $160,875. Second—Vhut the cost value of the bonds and stocks | owned absolutely by the company was not $092,197 75, but no more than $100,000, a difference of $492,197 75, Yhird—Vbat the cash belonging to the sald company and tn its. office ou the date mentioned was not the | sum of $82,318 11, but amounted to $5,000, leaving of $27,818 11 to be accounted for. Fourth—That the cash deposits in banks on tho date mentioned were not $172,890 57, but only reacted the sum of $160,000, tho difference.botween fact and false. hood being the sum of $22,890 57, So, “in truth and in fact,” of the amount of $1,258,781 43 claimed by Secretary Allen to be the assets of tho company, thoy ; only amounted to tho reduced sum of $555,009, leay- tug the snug amount of $703,781 43 to exist simply | upon paper, and no where elee, THE GRAXD JURY'S FINDING, in consideration of these alleged facts the’ Grand Jury in duty bound hold that Secretary Isaac H, Allen, on the 19th of Yevruary, 1876, “ot bis own act and con- sont, and of his most wicked and ene mind, falsely, knowingiy, wiltully, maliciously und corraptly did commit wilful and corrupt forgery, to the great displeas- ure of Almighty God, the evil examplo of others and against the form of tho statute in such cuses made aud | provided, apd against the peace of the people of New York and thoir dignity.”? | | i ALLBN GIVING BAIL, Shortly after two o'clock Secretary Allen, together with several other gentlemen, walked into the lower apartments of the District Attorney's oftic and, tnquirmg for Chief Clerk Clark, were shown up. the well-known circular — stair. | case to the floor above and into an tuner | | office. There the usual questions were propounded to Secretary Allen concerning bis readiness to give | bail to answer the charge preferred against bim, and, upon ascertaiuing that a bond of $20,000 was required, be ‘ptroducod his sureties, Mr. Stephen R. Post, of No, 265 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, and Mr. Henry Dickinson, of No, 786 DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, All preliminaries being arranged the gentiomen pro- ceeded to the Court of General Sessions on the oppo- site side of the hall, and before Judge Gildersiveve each of the bondsinen as above Justified tn the full amount. a moniont fater and the usual business of tho Court was resumed, Mr. Allen is an aged, gray-haired person of delicate phys:que. He scemed to feel his position most eenly. 4 & sue REMAINING INDICTED OPsiCLALs, Indictments for perjury have .also Leen found against Robert L. Case, President, and Robert L. Case, dr., Actuary of the company. The Vico President, Theo, RK. Wetmore, has been indicteaffor grand larceny and embezzlement, It is ramored that some of these persons have fled, but the offictals are in hopes of serving all the warrants in time, RECKIVER ANDERSON'S STRWARDSHIP, In Brooklyn this morning two or three motions and orders are returnable betore Judge Pratt, all of which bave the same object tn view—viz., the retirement of Mr, Anderson, and the appointinent of a new receiver forthe Continental. At the same time that be asks the acceptance of his resignation, he will be required to show cause, on motion of the policy holders, why he should not be peremptorily removed. All sides are satisiied that Mr. Anderson should go out, but the manner of his gomg creates a little differouce ot opinion. The order undyr which the Butler reference case proceeded was too’ broad and comprehensive to suit the receiver and his friends. This is the whole | cause of his resignation. The reference was a mystery to all for a time, and was thought to be a machination | of the enemy, But it became apparent at the last meeting that agencies were at work to turn the tide of investigation the other way, and any hoped tor whitewashing was —forsuken, qt was a clear overthrow of tho = rig and | policy holders of the Continental may svon expect an open administration of their alluits and funds, 1t18 not likely that the tirst referee appointed, Mr. De Witt, of Albany, will ever hold his first ses- sion, One very important fact, discovered in the last | meeting of the Butler reference, was that Mr. B, Wyn- coop owned 110 shares of the Continental stock, of which, as shown by the books, be transferred fifteen shares to John 0, Hoyt, who brought the suit tor a solution. ‘hese fifteen shares are shown to have been transferred in May last, yet in tho following August Mr, Wyucoop was paid the dividend upon the 110 shares. ‘there hos been considerable speculation as to who should succeed Mr, Anderson, but ft seems, from ail | accounts, that the question Was defluitely decided yes. | | terday to the satisiaction of all concerned, The name ot k. % Laurence will be presented to-morrow and very provably accepted by Judge Pratt, The gentie- mun 1s of well known financtal capacity. SONK RAMIFICATIONS DY AN KXPERT, The Continental office was thronged with lawyers and experts yesterday eXamming the company's books. The result of one xecountant’s discoveries in the new field are given be Some time ago Mr Auderson said to tho Herat representative that it they did not let bim alone the whole assets Would go tor counsel fees, and the following figures would suz- gost the truth of bis assertion, The expert examined Tuto the amounts pard for legal retainers and serv during the months of Novemver and December, 1976, with the following result: COUNSEL PRKS PAID, 9—George W. Miller, Magone, Jt. , Fullerton. Pp, Clarko, 1 28. A. & D. J. Nove: 19—George Biddle A. Q Kensby Total. $6,544 60 This wi ® mo paid for counsel lves in the published statement of Reociver | Anderson, which was made up to December 30, Since tbat time the following additional sums bave been | paid — | January 8—W. H. Randel. January LS, R, Matthews January Sewell & Pierce. January 16—Willam Fullerton, Total fees paid in 1 WERE THRSE ANTEDATED ‘The expert, iu looking back lor a short period pre- | vious to the receivership, tdund large sume paid for | | counsel fees, which suggest the idea that they may have been paid (on the books) a littie too much in ped vance. A receiver was applied for ou October 11, and Mr. Anderson was appointed October 2%. Ln the few Weeks preceding his appointment the expert discov-, ered the following counsel fees charged on the boc 1976. Sept. 6~J. H, Stedwell Sept 3, A & D. J. Oct. 11-8, A. & D. 3. Noyes. Vet. 18—G. Hilton buer. Get 13-—Lassing & Willett Get, 21—Willam €, Whitney, Get. 21 Oct. 23—Wil Ove. 2 Oct, | Vet. Oct. Oct. $1,250 00 + 285 40 864 23 2,765 00 100 00 iain M. 0 JS. A & D), J. Noyes: o—Jobn S, Hill, Add amounts paid tu November, De and January, us above., TOW s.6.0ssseecveeess +66 639 A sum like that, distributed in a period of a little | set upon by Pureell and several others, who j ted, —_——_ ne over four months, ts very eucouraging to tho legal profession. Another entry of interest was discovered by this same expert The rab inca under the title of “Purchased Policies.” date of October 21, 1876, paid to W. R. Blake, $5,242 44, This Mr. Blake is said to ba’ been and muy now be aclerk tn the employ of R, 0. Frost. CALL LOANS ON STOCKS, The following incomplete entries were found on the books of call loans on stocks :— Bank stock, Atlantic Nationa! Bank..,...... $3,105 00 Jan, 1870—J. E, Southworth, 207 shares Atlantic National Bank...........++0+02++ 15,000 00 Sept, 1872—L. M. Frost, Coutinental stock. 10,625 0v Sept, 1872—M. B, Wyakoop, Continental io W. C. Whitne: oe Jan, 1875—W. ©, Whitney, Metropolitan Steamship Company® stuck. . eee Feb, 1875—W. C. Whitney, Metropolitan Steamship Company’ stock... » Whitney. C. Foote Jan. 10, 1 ‘nd Jan. 10, 1876—Joun J, Anderson Jan, 10, 1876—-A. B. Cornell Jan. 10, 1876—Loaners’ Bank. 4, May 8, '1876—D. J, Noyes or W. H. Randel, 1 ‘Total... aa nicas odiigahagane eal aMVOO® Of the above sums there have been paid:— N.C. Foote, $2,000; John J. Anderson, $4,000; A. B. Cornell, $9,748 48; W. C. Whitney, $5,014 72; total, Balanca on old books. THE NEW JERSEY MCT The Nattonal Capital bas issued some formidable cir. cularstothe New Jersey Mutual policy holders, and similar documents have proceeded trom Henry W. Ballwin, formerly agent of the middle department, and now connected with the United States Life Insur- ance Company. Mr, Kelsey, the New Jersey Commis- sioner of Insurance, stated (o the H®RaLp representa- tive that many of the recipients of such circulars ap- plied to bin for advice in the matior, Ho said that he invariably cautioned thom against sten- ing to these solicitations or paying money to tho authors, Mr. Kelsey remarked ol Heory W. Baldwin that if be had all along been ignorant of the illegal deal. ings of the New Jersey Mutual he must have been in- comprebensibly dull, and if be had been familiar with them then his connection with several transactions was (ar from flattering. THE METROPOLITAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Yesterday morning Justice Gilbort, of the Kings County Supreme Court, on the petition of Charles E, Appleby, receiver of the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company, made an ordor by which he authorized tha receiver to carry out an agreement with the Uons tnental Fire Insurance Company, by which the latter company agrees to deliver up its policies for un- expired torms to the holders iu the Metropoliten com. , the latter to deliver up their policies in the Met. ropoiitan to be cancelled, and the receiver agreeing to pay the Continental Company seventy per cent of the unearned part of the premiums on such policies, NEW YORK'S COMMERCIAL SHRINK. AGE, A comparison of the foreign commerce of the port of New York with that of the whole United States is shown in the New York Chamber of Commerce report for the year 1875-76, from which it appears thas New | York nas lost over $93,000,000 of her foreign com- merce, whilg her rivals have gained over $11,000,000, ‘The decrease in the foreign commerce of the whole country exceeds $1,000,000, The following figures will be found interestin Port of Alt Ports of the Foreign Merchandise. New York, bad States, Innported, + $811,712.910 677,871 Re-exported. Pr » 18,868,321 0.035, Consumed on baud. 207,844,589 $455,407, 856 Domestic Produce. | Expo a eae se++$294,703,902 $655,463, 969 Excess of foreign imports over domestic exports... 17,007,008 eal Excess of domestic exports over foreign imports... — $178,786,098 erce of the port of A sees $520,287,138 Total foreign commerce of all éther ports of the United States. 583,124,742 *Total foreign commerce of the fi United States, 1875-76.. seeees +81, 153,411,875 Total foreign commerce of the United States, 1874-75........eee004 1,238 051,003 Decrease during the year 1875-76....... $81,619,199 Total foreign commerce of the United States, 1875-8. ... ......+4.--.$1,153,411,875 Total foreigy commerce of tho Uaited States, 1874-5. Total foreign commerce States, 1973-74 te ae Total foreign commerce of the ed States, 1872-73.........0.0006 s+ee 1,840,899,221 Total toreign commerce of the United States, ST1-T2.....ceseseesnseesseeeee 1)212,328,233 Total foreign commerce of the United ‘Stutes, 1870-71... buss seeeee 1,132,472,253 zn commerce of the United 1869-70 991,895,889 0 port of Now Decrease of the pe York during tho fiscal years 1874, 1875 und 1876, compared with all ports of the United States for tho me period:— Port of All Ports of the New York. “United States, Fiscal year ending June30, 1874 ‘ eeeeee veee $8,296,136 $16,794,615 Fiscal year ending June 30, 1875.. 3 1 86,785,805 89,073,638 93,054,416 $1,619,193 Decrease iu three years. $133, $187,487,346 ' Increase of the foreign commerce of the port of New York during the bscal re 1871, 1872 and 1373, compared with all the ports of the United States for the same period :;— Port of All Ports of the New Fork, United States. . $140,575,369 79,865,975 , 882, 128,570,988 Increase in three years. .$234,121,582 — $349,002,337 * It must be borne in mind that the foreign importa represent gold values, and the domestic exports, ox+ cept $50,038,601 of coin and bulir are in currency values, from which an average of twelve per cent (lot the fiscal year 1876) should be deducted to make the basis of the latter equal to that of the former, THE FORGED CHECK. Fiscal year ending June 30, “1871 + $139,225, 849 JULIUS KELTER TAKEN BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT ON A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS--HS 1S STILL HELD AS A WITNESS, Julius Kelter, committed to the House of Detention as a witness in the case of Horace E. Brown, William H. Chadwick and George L. Maxwell, charged with be- ing implicated in the forgery of tho check for $64,225 purporting to have beon given by the Union Trust Vompaoy upon the New York Lifo-Ingurance and Trust Company, obtained through bis counsel, Mr. George M, ' Stevens, a writ of certiorari for the purpose of having the proceedings inthe matter taken before Justice Dufly, the police magistrate, reviewed in the Supreme Court, This writ was granted by Judge Donohue, and the matter came up for argument betore’ hiin yesterday at Supreme Court, Chambers, The return of Justice Duffy to the writ was rend, setting forth that Kelter was brought before him on the 2lst of January last, charged with being implicated with the parties named above with the torgery of the check in question, The return states that Kelter voluntarily gave mtormation that he had re- ceived « gold check for $9,500 from Mr, Baumana pre liminary to entering into copartnersmp in the manu. facturing of glass, and that upon the testimony, it voing shown that this gold chock was part of the prov weds resulting (rom the forged check, he deemed tt visable to hold hin as a witness, and fixed his bail at $5,000, in detauit of which he committed him to the House of Detention, A brief argument ensued between Mr, Stevens and As- sistant District Attorney Leary, former contended that the bail was excessive, that it looked very much like holding Kelter, not as a witness, but as a princi; and that viewing the matter in such hghtit was a palpa ble abuse of the powers of the Court, Mr. Leary con- tonded that the charge was still undergoing investigae tion, and he claimed that there ought not to beany ‘nterterenco in the matter until it was determined vhether Kelter should be held as a witness ora prins mul. After hearing the argument Judge Donohue dim missed the writ and remanded the prisoner, ONE OF THE BOYS. Felix Parcell was arraigned before Justice Wandell at the Essex Market Police Court yesterday by Officer Mackinson, of the Thirteenth precinct, who charged him with assault, It appeared trom tho testimony of the oflicer that about two weeks ago Purcell and an unkuown mon wero fighting in Monroe street, and on his attempting to arrest tho partios be was © the rror of the neighborhood, and was veaten severely by them. They took his hat and would have in ail probability Killed him, but that the oilicer drew his revolver, at the sight of which they Purcell, who is said to bave been the leader of the gang, Was not to be seen in the vicinity until Thursday: night, when he was arresved by Oilicer Mackinson, On the ofticer attempting to arrest him ho again assaulted him, The pohceman rapped for assistance, and after a desperate struggle ibe dosperado was finally locked ap in the Madt Feet station house. Oa the way to the court y day, Purcell threatened to kill vilicer Mackinson when he gotout He was committed ‘or trial in default of $600 bail bo await the action of the Grand Jury,