The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1878, Page 4

4 THE GULF STREAM Captain Coffin’s Discovery Fully Discussed and Illustrated. “GO| OF THE DIRIGO. Chart of the Course and Distance Sailed in the New Current. Captain Coffin’s discovery of the errortn the chart Of the North Asiautic, first explained in the Azra, bas excited much comment in naval circles as well a8 ‘im the merchant marine, While all admit that the ite of the Gulf Stream are variabie, but lew go so assert that a difference of sixty miles in ite course could be occasioned by wind or other tempo- ‘rary and local causes. There are a few, bo rer, bhas ‘think this difference attributable to such influences, andconsider that sixty miles 1s of suall importance 4n so large @ body of water as the Atlantic Ocean, (But when it is taken intoconsideratf@u that 4 distance ret 800 miles separates ine point where iho trac line of the Gulf Stream diverges {rom that imd down on tbe charts and the ‘point where they again become identical, and con- sidering the fact that a vessel steering by the ordinary ebarts and keeping on its course during all this dis- tance—a Journoy of several days—would be set back Dy acontrary current of betwoen one and a half ard ‘wo miles ap hour, the discovery rises to one of the ‘rst importance in navigation, it has been urged that the season of the year might have something to do with the change; but that pomet is set at rest by Bhe fact that two years ago, Iu the month of October, Cupsain Coffin, going over tho came ground, met with Bhe same contrary current, THK LOG OF THE DIRIGO. That the scientific reader mhy judge for Dimself of Bhe nature and importanee of Captain Coffln’s dis- covery, which was trst noticed inthe Huraup, the fotlowing extracts from the log of the vessel are given, Whey were compiled every day by she first mate, B, W. QLebmav, The extracts begin with August 22, the day before the Dirigo frst touched the Gulf Stream, end end with September 2, when the vessol finally en- fered the stream on its way across:— ‘Tnhurspay, August Veloeity tive knots an hour, Counme N. W. dg W. Wind s. W. by W. Cloudy and buzy weather. All suils set to best advautage. Uouvy sea making from the wostward. Took in Light sails, Mid- night, weather »qually and tempestuous, Prabay city four knots, afterward do- wroasing tothree. Course N. W. Wind 5. W. by ‘and squally woather; light sails tu led. miles of current setting due east during the past twenty- 24.~ Velocity four knots an hour, W., then W.by 8S. W d ; st part of the diy fine clear weather; bil saiis set to best advantage. Latier part squally and Vbreatening; took in light salls. Wind hauting to the gorthward and dying out. At three o'clock a light wind Byrang up from the northeast, Weather uasettlou; vessel ‘under hoavy canvas. Noar the close of the twenty-four hours wind increased ana all sails were set. No observa. tion by the sun to-day. I allow twouty-four miles of cur- ent getting to the eastward during these twenty-four Velocity five knots, increasing to 8. Wind E. The day opens with cloudy vd a moderate breeze from the east. All sails et $0 advantuce. At noon jot out of the wuif Stren Joward nicht wouthor squully, heavy rain falling. No ob- pervation vy the sun ‘Monpar, Aue locity four knots, decreasing vo Bree. Course W. 3,5. Wind Es E., them E, This day Pomes in with cloudy and ye Under heavy e same, vut moderated toward the close of the R to three. Ci —Velocity three knots, lucreasing ge. Course NeW. by W. 4 W. bys. Wind » 8. a W. "Five clear wouthor and light B.S.E. All satls sot. Atter sanset, wind increasing sn Wweatbor cloudy. Midnight, sume. Latter part sqnally: wind irom Wy Huhtatug. Brix tacked. No observasion by en, WenNEsDay, Aw Bo one, Course > cloudy, with Ii Later ‘clear. Tacked 8 WwW 4. First pact «All sails Midnight, sa ‘elocity two kness, tucreasing to N. W., thon W., then NW. Wind 5.5. W., Be Se Ligh, breeze trom 8. 8. W. Ciond weather. Ail salle sot, Miduischt, storm rose from 8. 8. I. Took in iicht sails, Wind Banling'to 5. 6. and incroasing. No observation by sum, Discovered belay in tho Gulf ama. aznst 30.—Velocity nine knots, duereasiny to ng totwe, Merousing totlires.” Course sw. v. N. W. N,N. BE. Heavy rain, Kun: . 1 allow twenty. east during the by 3. Wind W. XN. W., Bing under whole topsai four miles of current sett Ewenty-fonr hours. SaTuxpay, August 31.—Volocity three knots, increasing bo roven. Course S. W. by 3. S-by W-. Wea N- a We Wind N,N. KE, ine clear woather. ut winds from west. Ail sails sot, At four P.M. incked to north. Atslx P. My sacked to west, Toward midnight wind hauled to N, N. E. Latter part, E. N. Day ended with fine weather, i day. “Course 0 twenty-four Burpy, Sept. 1.—Vetocity five knots Wig W. Wina BN. i, ie 8. 5 hours begin with fine, clea ° breero Irom the oust, Ail suils set toadvantage. Midnight, same. Latter part, wind hauled to Jibed the mainsail. End, tine weuthe Monvay, Sept. 3.—Velocity six knots all day. Course, Woy NUN. Winad. 5. 6.5.8. W., 5,8. We Day bo- wins, with strong breeze from 8.8. K. Ali hulls sot. Latter art, wind hanied to W. Midnight, same. Day enus ‘With stroug Lreess from 3. W These are the rough results arrived at by the mate’s calculations and differ consicerably from tho more exact conclusions of Captain Coffin, The tormer were compilea by dead reckoning and other methods, Captain Cofin’s observations were made with instra- ments. POSITION OF THE VESSEL, ‘The following table shows the exact position of the Dirigo at noon on the dates mentioned, as ascertained ‘by Captain Coffin by ard of tnetrument Latitude, Leg. Hine Longituae. Dege Min. Sepiember September 2. The eailorlike brevity of the log requires some Little expinuation. On August 22, haviog a good wind from the soutuwest, the Captain took advantage of it and pushed into the Galt Stream, finding 1% hore in its usual position, as marked in the charts At noon on the 224 the Jatitude was 88 dog. 10 miv., Jongitude 45 deg. ‘rhe next day in the Guif Biream, at latitade 29 deg. 10 min, and longi- tude 46 deg, 46 min, it was found that the cor- Feut was sotiing due east at the rate of two miles ap hour, As the yesvel cid not enter tho Stream until midnight the mate only allowed Gfieen miles loss to the vessel daring the twenty-lour hours, ‘he next day the wind died out ‘aud the vocsol made very intl headway, the current setting against them over one mi! Dalian honr, The latituae was 39 deg. 11 m the longitude 47 veg. 40 min. The course of {Vease! Was changed 0 a8 te bring it out of th Biream, and thts the Captain succeeded tn dome. At BOON on the 2th of August they were in lativade 38 Geog. 20 min, wud loogituse 49 deg. 60 min, The next uy they Kept newer the ed of the Stream, and by ailing aiinost due west ought they would avort it altogether, but on the ZTiu, in latitude 37 deg. 16 Min., lopgMade 55 dog, 0) min., the capiain conctuded @hat he was juss on tue odge of It, The course was uthwest by soeth, and tne wey agen free. On th lauivuae dew 2% min, long. tude 56 deg. Ot mib., they tt na them- Beives agnia well within the edge of the Gulf Strenm, ‘with a currest of avout two rile ao hyur seting due west, Ou the B0Lb the mare silows a loss uf Wwenty-tour miles auring tue twenty-four hours, Coptain Coflin then couciuded that the course of the Gull Stream a6 printed in th art Was imeorrect, @1id that to avoid ite current be would Lave to steer Mueb .furiner south. The brig wee necordingiy tacked on the BUim lo A Course HoMtlwest by Louth, This brought ber successfully out of the Gull Stream 0 suiled clear ot it for three days, not entering agaim until the 2a of September, when, having a fair Wind from the south-southeast benind thom, and come to a harrower part of the Gull Stroam, MheCaptain decided to cross it. This he did and came at-once to New York. The ronson for waiting 80 etose to the Gulf Stream 4m returning trom Meditorranewu ports iv that by 80 doing sea captiins are enabled wo take advantage ot Abe cooler carront of water bouvding exch side of the and flowing In an opposite direction to MN, a8 explained im Tavsday’a Henan, se the charta ATO NOW prinicd a Cuptain buking them as guide would, Dy Westward Ly tbe wide paroage, naturally bout the tuirty-cigubh parallel of aden 1 himsell in the coun: ult St near longitude 60 deg weet, a @ifoulty whieli be would entirely avoid by taking tb Birty-sovontn parallel as far as OO deg, west longitude nd there woking aod standing to the southward wbout thirty mites. OMART OF CAPTAIN COFTIN'S DISOOVRRY. The accompanying chart represents tuas section of the North Atianiic Ovcoon betweca poraliele % and north latitude, and between 46 deg. and Jo woet from Greenwich, The parallels the degrees of Jougitude are mark! ST The ine rumoing near latitude JO und paratiel itm i} marks the sonthern limit of icebergs, All J Preguiar iaterver represent t aration of the Compass 48 af the upper portion of the map is occupied by the Galf Stream, The httle arrows within its area accompanied by @ figure and the letter K indi- cate the direction of the current and its velocity in Knots, or pautioul miles, per hour, The light dotted curved line shows the southern limit of the Galf Stream as printed upon the charts, The heavy dotted Mae represents its true position as ascertained by Captaia Coffin, The livtle cireles accompanied by & date represent the position of his vessel on the suc cessive di in which the current of the Gull Stream ingeriered with his voyage:;— cs 20° = Tent. 21397 39°N.LAT. 40° ce} 3 nF a? 36° 37° ‘THR CAPTAIN'S BTORY. The captain lays vo ciaim to any discovery in the matter, as he says the error of the chart was known to many captains coming from Europe by the middie paseage, aad that they simply corrected thoir charts Wishout reporting their observations on arriving in He instanced Captain Snow, of the bark Clif. ten, who had recently arrived from Marseill id bad notroed the same diflerence between the chart and the trae course of the stream, Captain Coffiu said he had reported the fact because he bad observed it before, und was convinced that it was permanent, and thought it might be of assistance to other captains travelling that route. When asked yesterday by tho Henaup re porter to state the oxnct limits o: the southe boundary of the Gulf stream as he tound it and tue difference between it and the line laid down in the chart, be answered as follows:—‘The poiat on the chart where the southern limit of the Galf Stream di- Verges from its straight course ia in 64 deg. west lon- gitade and 36 deg. 55 min. north Jatituae. I contend Ubat there is no divergonce at all, but that the stream flows on and on until its waters are lost in the ocean. The true limit crosses the meridinn of 60 longitude tn 37 deg. 30 min, north latitud charts it is marted ut 38 deg. 15 min., a difl 45 miles. ntinuing eastward it cresses meridian of 55 deg. ut 37 dey. 33 min. north Iatitude; on tho charts tt ts placed at 33 deg 40 min., a aifferonce of At meridian 50 deg. | caicalate the point of crossing at 37 deg. 45 mip.; on the chart itis at 38 dog. 35 min., a difference of 50 miles.”’ UNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE, ‘The Untted States Board of Trade mot yesterday at No 212 Broadway, Leslie E. brooks, of Mobile, Alo, in the chair, It resolved to hold the next meet- ing on Wednesaay, November 6, and it bas been de- cided to invite to thut meeting the preaidents and dol- egates from the diferont Cnambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade and Produce, Commercial and Mari- time Exebanges throughout the United states, Among the sobjects which will ve brought up for discussion at that timo are the foliowing:—Raiiroad supervision by goverument, national bank taxation, civil service relorm, the currency, American ship- ping, the Bankraptcy law, occan matl contracts, postal savings banks, tariffs on importe, Isbor strikes, the ueory laws, industrial statistics, municipal taxa tion, foreign tnarkets for American manatacture and the homestead jaws, CUSTOM HOUSE NOTES, Four packages were taken to tho seizure room from & passenger’s baggage on the Scythia, from Liverpool. They were found in the bottom of four trunks, and contained valuable wearing apparel, which bad never been worn. Inside of each box or carton was an ele- gant dress, The first was a biue velvet, valued at $200; the sooond a black satin, with rich silk fringe trimming, valued at $200; the third was of black em- press cloth, with silk braid, tringe and guipure lace trimunings, vaiued at $200, and the fourth wes of em- pross cloth, with volvet and beavy silk cord trim- mings, Valued at $175, They are supposed to have been made by Worth, Inspector Donohue seized fifty-two bottles of brandy avd 200 cigars on the Wioland, Among the seizur , aad the Castom Houso ofMicials stato that the same party brought over six more watches, which were stolen from him, They have, however, been recovered and will be brought to the seizure reom. A passenger oa tho Scythia complained to Collector Merritt, yosterday, that Custom House inspectors had compeliet bim to pay $280 in duties, He admitted thar‘all the goods ou #hich duties were charged were new and had never boen worn. His tdea of the low was that a inan should ve allowed to 1g anything free of duty in his trunksa, The Collector jained the law to him. Collector Merritt § that the collections this month irom passengers’ baggugo arriving from Bu rope will exceed any since the Custom House was o avized, The cause is the strict eniorcement of th 4 respecting the examination of pasacogers’ bag- ago. . ine following assistant weighers were appointed yesterday:—J H. Bixiey, George H. Warnburne and Thomas Bell. They tke tae places of Oscar Reqaa, Nicholas Kent and R. J, Richardson, the two former promosea to a clerkship in the ¢ SUGAR FRAUDS. Kumors have been current for some weeks past that the goverument officials bave come into possession of information tending to show that the revenue being defrauded throngh collusion om the part of ownere and consigness and persons engaged tu the weighing of sugar at thie port. Last woek three coopers—Doniol, Enoch ©, and Jobn Prontz— father and two sone, of the well known couperege firm carrying on busutess at No. 2 Gouverneur jane, this city, wero arrested at Robin son’s sores, Brooklyn, where they were at Work, on 6 of Conspiracy to defraud the goveruinent in Weighing Of ongar, It was alleged that feaxuo will assistant yevern- and the owners of the sugar, this oity, to etth or to overstao th mont Youngs & Co., ot woig! weigh the suger Civil suite have been commonced ayainst the latter Orm to recover damages Gloimed by the government, The Prontas were arrugned botore United Staves Com misioner Winsiow when arrested, and wore releared On bail mthe sum OF g nklin Woodroll becoming bondsman, Vt place to-day CARGO OF THE DARK PANSY A. S&RYRM SEIZED, By direction ot Collector Merritt the papers in tho Case Of the sormure of a cargo of sugar Consigned to Brugiere & Co, of tus ony, which arrived on the examination will take berk Fanny A. Server, vogewher wih an ap- rawoment of the same, were handed to nited States Distries Attorney Tenney, of the Kawvern divtrict, yesterday mogning, With in- siructiona to bring suit against The bem. Lt was seized op September 7, the allegation being (rag lent colideton with a United States a The entire cargo has beon rowerh and it was found buat to od agar (bore Was 4 diiler the Urm and against the ¢ sit Wil be Lrougntior tue Value of the entire cargo 4 also lor the appraised value, hogsty WITH LIFE THERE'S HOPE. HOW MICHAEL TOBIN, THE CONDEMNED SOLDIER, BECEIVED THE NEWS OF His REPRIEVE FROM WASHINGTON. “So much more time to make my peace with God,” said Michael Tobin, reverentiy, a8 he sat on the bed of his cell in Ladiow Street Jail. Hedid not speak like a murderer, snd tho gaslight that fell upon bis aa through the grated door showed a pair of mila Dine eyes und a face altogether gentle. On the altor- noon before Deputy United States Marshals Wattles andJooes had visited the prisoner to tell himof a short reprieve ordered by the President. He was to have been executed on the 20th of this moath, but now adelay bas been granted until October 25, As he listened to the official commanicatton trom the Assistant Attorney General at Washington to the United States Attorney for this district conveying the above intelligence only the faintest ray of hope lit up big careworn countenance, It will be remembored tat Tobia was convicied of shooting a comrade in the service at West Point for & supposed invasion of his domestic peace. Bat from tho time a petition was forwarded to Washington, with a favorable indorsement by the District Attor- timating all the circumstances, seemed areprieve, aud, perhaps, a commuta- tion of sentence would follow in due tim PREPARED TO ANSWER, “] shougbt 1 should—vhat is, 1 thought It would have taken place on day set down,” said he to H&KALD reporter. We 1,7? with joulders, ‘it must come eome time’? The man was entirely calm when speaking the awiul doom that overshadowed him, Many a time hag he taced death on the batue fleld without quull- ing, and now it seemed he was prepared to moet 1t 10 its most chilling form, where shamo is added to the infliction. “Did you hope for a reprieve?” tho writer asked. “1 can’t say that I hoped fer anything, sir,” be answered sadiy. ‘My counsel, General Foster, hus been working bard for me; and without a chance of reward, fort havo nothing to give him. 1 believe those Who are coming to my assistance aro strangers tome. I bave hardly any friends here; they are all in Leavenworth, where I lived before the war. Pere haps they don’t’ know what has happoned tomo, | lived in Leavenworth when it was « buby towa, as you might sa; “Did you hope for s commutation of your sen- tence?” Not a gleam of desire illumined the prisoner’s face in response to the inquiry, He seemed not to care for, life and answered 1n a mechanical way:—‘l’m sure 1 don’t know anything about it. Ima pretty Oid man to come to this—over Mtty-five—and though I may took younger yet l’ve borne a boup of trouble— trouble,” be added, solemnly, is only known to myself and God.” Then he told the story of nis domestic unbap negs and bis erime much at bis trial belore Judge Bened: kill Dim 1 the quarters,” said he; “but if 1 found him in my house ugain 1 did not know what I should do. Why, when I told him that I knew of his inu- macy with my wile and warned him to keep away, he did not even say he was sorry. I did not speak of the matter to my wife, because she bau a tongue that I feared more than a revoiver. ‘That morning when | killed him 1 did not know wnat I was doing; my brain wos im a whirl.” jobin said bis wife had been to sce bam in the ahe heard be had pi- ed THE PRIDE OF A SOLDIER. Ou the walls of the celi the writer noticed Tobin’s military outfit, aod mentioned the fact to him. “Ab, yes,’ said he, shan’ need them any more,” and he looked at them fondly and then at the citizen's dress he wore. “Well, weil! tor five years back I’ve been looking forward to a pension to make my old age a little lighter, but my prospects are very different now. Ever since he was dismissed in disgrace from the army what little spirit Yobla possessed hus disa For twenty-two years he was in the servi and from all reports he never tailed to do bis daty. was only when the couversation turned in this direc: tion that he gave way mach feeling. lt was to gee whore his pride was crashed (he mest. I the Keope hberties, ay their tern Warden Watson and the Keepers said that Tobin was very well bvhaved and gave them no trouble. ‘Ag the writer left he expressed the hope that tne jentence of death would be commuted. ‘We shail .” said Tovlo, with a feeblo attempt at cheertul- ess, “But dou’t a ything te burt me—I’voe been burt too much now,” aud the prisoner closed the tron door of his cell. PROBABLE HOMICIDE. On the second floor of an old fashioued house at No. 168 Bowery is located the dance house of Wiliam McGlory, the scion of a family who have for years been frequent attendants at police courts, Though open but a few months the place hag won the reputa- tion of being one of the yilest of the many low dens of the district, and, under tho name of ‘Burnt Rag No. 1,” has become familar to the abandoned deni- zone of all that quarter, When the cry of “Murdor!’* was heard in it yesterday morning, mingled with the sound of views, the officer ou post wade baste to give the ularm and force an entrauce. On the floor « man was lyiug 10.4 pool of blood, His ince was gashed aud bis head covered with wounds, while # ‘wil seemed to be fractured, The huabitaés of the piace had bardly recovered from their excitement and were Just making ready to secure saiety by flight. The door was closed, however, till investigatien could be made. Vrom what was then gleaned it was discovered that the wounded man was Heary Schneider, of No, 185 Orchard sureet. He was seen prowiiug about the Bowery drivking danpg the course of the evening, and at midnigaot, when stupe- flod with liquor, he ontered the dance house, Soating hitmeelf at ove of the tables he called fuf more drink, and when it was furnished him became overboaring dabasive, When payment was demanded be re- fused it, and uttered soveral mer ip a maudlin, Incoherent way. MoGlory inverfered, and vriered bim to settle. = Schooider replied tauntiwzly. Then came hard words, a blow or two, and the proprietor canght up o chair and brought it wh ogaio and again on the bord and face of bis opponent, Each stroke tola whero it jell, aod crashed the man, Dieeding and inseneibie, to the floor, When the pelice appexred MeGtory was pat under arrest, and Schoel- der was carried to the Eldridge street station house, There it was found that his wounds wore extremely serious, and an ambalanco was sent for which cou- veyed nim to Bellevue Hospital. Tho injuries are tere provoun ore that a fatal result is feared. Meantime Schueid assailant was com. mitted without bail by Jua; asmire to awalt the result of bis viewm’s injart SLRUCK WITH A HATCHET, Jobn C, Lynch, twenty-three years of age, of No, S41 West Forty-frst stroot, was arraigned tn the Fifty-sevonth Street Court, yesterday, charged with feloniously assaulting Michael Clition, of No. 206 Kast Vorty-fourth street. At the same timoa certificate was produced from H. WilMamson, a phy+ siciag, stating that Clifton was in a dying condition at from a compound tracture of tho Fannie, appeared as corptat is her story:— On the 44 iast. she and hor basband were living at No. 239 West Thirty-winth street. Lynch and Cuton left the house on that day, and, atwr a druskeo carousal, retarned jute in the evening and qoarretiod at te house. The men had a Derce struggie in the room, tn tho course of which Lynch picked up a small hayehet and mit Clif. ton a severe blow with 1ton tho bead, knocking bim Sensoiess to the floor. Mra. Chilton notified Captain ount, of the Nineteenth precinct, of the facts. Officer Phillips and two others went to Lynch's boure that night. Lynch made a dosperate effort to escape. dle was captured, however, before he-could efle is purpose, ‘The accused statos that the night of the dgbt he went homo with Clitton and Iaid down to get over the effects ut bis debaach. While be was asicep he re- ceived a heavy biow on the side of the head and to find Clitton at his side with a heavy stone in bis band, rendy to repest tho attack. Clif A mason and Carries the clise! about with bim. Lyneb jamped up and tried to get posseesion of weapon. A struggle took place, but the prisoner de- nied that he used a bate PAKK DEPARTMENT, Tho usual weekly meeting of tho Commisioners of Public Parks was held yesterday, at which tho fol- lowing bustness took place:— The eatablished coat tor the improvement of Tomp- square was plicod at $61,000, exclusive ol the 8. Work Will be commonoed on tho square next Monday, when 200 laborers will ve put to wor! Kuginver McLeam reported that the Cemtral Bi over Harlem Hiver 18 in immediate need of rep and estimaled the cost at $777, hero ts no appr priation to meet this demand, ootwishsianding the fact that the Board of Kstimates and Appropriavion ‘were appoaled to 10 the matier several woeks ago. ‘The bridges over the roux River are also reported 10 be in a bad condition, Comintestoners Wetmore and Lane have bees appointed a committee to con- for with the officials of Kast Chester wo determine the feasibility Of erecting a now dridge over the Bronx at Woodlawn Station, in piave of the old wooden 8 ure Which now doce vervice at that pines. Mr Ae As Carsey, secretary 01 the groenbuck-labor porty, asked for pertnission to ave the pings at Union sqaure and (ae Circle wt Fitty-ninth etrees and Ki Avenue one night Of exon week from now uatil November 8 tor the parposo of holding public meet- Inge in auvooacy of the candidates ot the greonvack= labor party. The Commtasioners rolused to give euch a general permission for the Uso of these public aquares, but stated tbat when applied to they would consent that Meetings Do eld on Kay owe specified ever FIRE DEPAKIMENS. Colonol Jussen, secretury of the Board of Fire Com- Miestoners, reporis that lat week the department expended; on apparatus aod supplie (ter deducting Mabilith cates 19; on apparatus pu aud supphos, TRAVELERS’ TRIBULATIONS, Annoyanoss of the New Custom House Regulations, REFORM THAT NEEDS REFORM. A System Which Disgusts Even~ the Custom House Employes. The recent outrages upon travellers perpetrated by Custom House officials, and reeently alluded to in the Lneazp, have excited widespread indignation tn thiscity. Itbaseome to such a pass now that whena traveller returns from Europe with his wile or sister it makes no difference whether be is a man of the highest reputation or a well known smuggler, every stocking and every handkerchief will be raked over, and every dress rumpled aud overhauled by rough hands, and probably weuring apparel of the most moderate quantity and strictly intended tor the lady’s personal use, will be seized or levied upon. As & prominent gentioman, who was a passenger on the Russia (and who witnessed the Palitzer affair) said yosterday :—‘*Lt is certuinly a discreditable thing for this government when it allows ite officers to act in such & mauner that ite best citizens turn against it with shame, and, after having returned from countries under autocratic and despotic rulo, unanimously de- clare that nowhere in the world would such outrages upon the rights of a citizen be tolerated as are here practised, apparently under the direct inspiration of the government.” It ia true that paesenge: nearly every day leave the steamship docks declaring, after their experiences in all the custom houses of Europe, that this is the **meanest government on tho face of the earth.’ Theso are passengers whose wives brought perhaps from Eurepe a new dress, a bottle oF two of cologne, halt a dozen gloves or stock- ings, which were swooped upon by the “special agents’? for duty. 4 SYSTEM OF ESPIONAGE. It should be undersiood that the examiners them- selves are not the principal parties to blame. They try wo do thoir duty, and formerly they generally per- Jormed it, ag all travellers say, with fairness and con- sideration, But very recently tho “reform” ad- ministration which removed Movssre, Arthur and Cornell has sent down three gentlemen, whose busi- ness it is to show to the world bow dreadfully corrups and wicked the Castom House was under the ante- reform régime, These gentiemon ure General Curtiss, chief special agent, and his adjutants, Jackson and Brackett. They pave been set as spies upon the regular examining officers and appraisers, aud ter doubttal in any case whether certain articles of wear aro uutiavio and give the benefit of the doubt to the tourist, Messrs, Jackson and Brackett swoop down upon the baggage, whieh has already been duly passed, seize the trupks, report weir triumphs to Oartiss, who forwards 1 to Waebington, aud then the examiner and apprairer, who bave been periectly honest and tair in the discharge of thew duties, aro suspended or removed, apd thus room 1s made for some “reform” friends of the aunupistration, In the Ruseta affair tue officer who mado the exatnination, Mr. Ware; apprawer, Mr, Brown, andthe Deputy Navai Uflicer,. Colonel Burtea, obief in charge of the examination, were all very doubsful of too propriety of levying upon the dress, bat they satd Mr. Jackson was stand ing bebsnd ‘and woula be sure to seize it, even if they passed it, which would be 6 reflcction upon them, and then collected the $60. Thus the regular officers are drivea into what they themselves consider 4 wrong upen the ‘traveller—ior surely 10 a case of doubt, as between this great gov- erpment avdan individual, the latter ought to havetho benefit of any voabt—vy the fear o/ the odious espion- uge set upon them, The whole thing isso couvempubly Manoged that Messrs, Curtiss, Jackson and Brackett are said te Jook oiten heartily ashumed of the mean work they have todo. ‘Tueroure those who say that the teur which the regular customs officers pretend to have of the special axents’ espionage, and under which duties are levied by them upon weariug apparel of th most moderate quantity and. in “actual use,” is a mere sham ond humbug, and only used to cloak up she fact that they are really seagued together. ln support of this assertion it is pointed out that trunks irom the Ruseta leit the Canara whart without being sourcely looked tnvo. 1t 18 then askee, “If the exam- ners are 60 afraid of Messrs. Jacksop aud Brackett how could they pase these trunks in the sight and pres- ence of the last two vamed gentlemen, aud haa nov the special agents pecalii these instances with tho dogs of the examiners?” Bat tn justice to both parties it should be stated th. alter imvestigatipg the matter no convineing proofs of this assertion couid be obtained, Ail tae Custom House officors, at any rate, indignantly scout the cuarge. VIOLATIONS OF LAW, It ie pleaded in benalf of this Custom House in iquity that it is merely “carrying out the jaw,” but, as will be shown from extracis of the Revised Statutes Dearing on the sudject, nearly all of tie injustice and bardeliip practised upon tourists revuroing irom Ba- rope is ig violation of the spirit und letter of these Jaws, tairly and liberally interpreted, as they should be. Soctien 2,505 exempis from duty ‘*weurtng ap- parel in actual use and obuer personal effects (not merchaadise).’’ In direct confitcet with this fair pro- visiou of the foliowing ilhberal “Trensury rogulatton’? was promulgated 10 Fobraary, 1875, by “Kolormer” Bristow, bat it has never been eniorced Jn all its bardsptps votil Dow, when ‘reform’? Is sup- posed to be in iis most glorious devolopment im ile Custom House ;— . So far as wouring apparel is concerned, only those-artt cles which huve been in actual use * * © New articles of clotuing ad, and not necessary for the pr vomiort or convenieuce of the vwaer, are char wituduty; Wud the inet that they aro intended fort fucure use of the person who brings them, ur of anvther not tor sale, decs nut exempt them froin and passengers are, therefors, cautioned to proverve the proper caro, when ‘arriving with articles cisimed W pe irce as personal effects. in making n sep- arate stutoment of their effects whish have been in .ctual use abroad from those which are new. in order that the curtoms officers may readily decide what portions are lia- ble to or exempt from duty. Under this beantifal “regulation,’? which probably would nvt stand tne test of any court of jaw, the Cus- tom House officers take it upon Wemuelves to make the traveller swear that a coat or dress has been worn “on several ocousions’”” or “irrqueatly,” ovberwise it must poy duty, Lt is not evowgh tat amon has worn a pair of socks once, for that, the Custom House says, Was only “trying them on,” but they must have boon worn repeatedly. A VERY PINE DISTINCTION, It ja manifest to any one that the statute properly interpreted never meant such an absurd disiiuction, which, a5 a matter of (act, couid not be carried out. “Suppose a laty nad iried on a dress, would she have to pay duty on it?’ a high Custom House oileer was asked yesterday, “Undoubtedly she woald,” he replied. “Sati she had worn it on the street or in the par- Jor once, of at a ball or dioner party ?* “Then It might de cou rea to have beon in actaal * tho oflicer replied, ‘and would be iree of duty, at suppose she Had tried it on and only gone to the parlor or street door to show it to somebody, what then?” “Weil, do not know.” er tried it on until the morn- came inte port aud bed it on shen, be in actual use ?’” ‘The oliver did not know, bat Collector Merritt, to whom sume of these questions were put later 1a the day, thought 10 that case the dress would not be ta use and showld pay duty. ‘As BR atver Of fact tt is almost impossible to judge trom the appearance of a dress whether it bas been “worn’? or only ‘tried on;’? fur even the ‘re. Custom House officers gyevorously admit that if a dross: “ered on’? 1 ” huge”? Te a very nice di jon, and when the task of deciding thts fue point on a vuluable silk or Velvet dross 1s ontrusted to officers and special agents, Wuo know nothing about dresses, how can tnjastice and blundering be avoided? la the care of the Ruesia the oilicer, Mr. Ware, Whe made the examination, had been a sitrect car ovnducior by vocution, wna bis kaowleage of dresses was so deep that he wu to levy daty upon some Dew dresses Aken from timere to Europe and now brought back, aud whiew bad been work at least a dozen times When officers, imoteover, rake among ladies’ underwear trewiy us they would turn up and down mm coats-—all a the bope of escaping a rep Moosrs. Ourtis, Jackson and Brackett to Washington which would take the bread from vue mouths of ther obildgen (for formerly the oflicers nearly always practised a certain decent courtesy in such matters)— ‘8 faint idoa will be had Of tne Workings of “referm’’ by means of ospionage. ILLEGAL BEIBOR BS, Not ony are wearing apparel ‘ne! personal efeets iiegally levied upon, f tran are pudsed avd taken home the ‘special agents,’ to make tho seizure doubly annoying and butwiliating to the owner, proceed Lo his House, search 1 and coully take the trunks away. Section 3,065 authorizes ho searon of aay butidiog Dut adwelling Louse without warrant, and section 4,085 authorized tue soarch of Any aWellivg Lous suspected to contain merchandise fraudilently jotredueed, bat only upon & warrant granted by a justice of the peace (vbis term is con. to ombrace a United States Commissioner). This Yon und saleguard ts uniformly disregarded, and made in the homes of travel- urned, Without @ warrant, ana elore Without @ shadow of law. HOW If 18 DONE ADROAD. It the common remark of Americans returuéng from Burope that, while thet trunks puss through all the custom houses of Kurope without their con- tents being susrony, ever disturbed, their bavgsge of fate is patin New York through the most diegrocofol process of overhung, One tray 16 iakew oul atter (sae Aud everything 18 tnzned Lopay-wutvy an lig tn use” and replaced im the most haphazard coadition—ail th 10 ‘work of “relorm.’’ _§.08 thie . strange. contrast, Coileowr Merritt, in yeaservey poinvercal NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1878.~TRIPLE SHEET. x here * ty ed | ee Value of goods sent out of the country he sald ot duties; rag oe re Hremen he was opposed to giving such information, because tariff is probably far more comuphentes ul oura, and the importation into France of maiy articles is even absolutely probibiied. Yet the cour- tesy and forbearance practised at French custom bouses is proverbial, and. officers have ygiing In goo e over Dis baggage. There is a very sensible provimon in the French Custom laws which exempts bagguge for per- sonal use aed fixes the quantity ‘io harmony with the social position of the traveller.” In England a sharp lookout ts kept for spirits and tobacco, but what respeotable American tourist ever had ine trunks all turned topsy- ? An official of the Cunard ine, who expressed pimnself in terms of great indignation at the roe- cent proceedings of the Custom House, mentioned the followiog incident as illustrative of the manner in which travellers are treated at British custom houses, When he arrived in Liverpool from Havre he had a box of cigars under bis arm, “I can’t pasa those cigars in this way,’? the ofticer said, “but ik you will open the box and drop the cigars loosely into your bag I'll pass them” The narrator added that the man did not even ex+ pect a cigar for this kind turn, The steamsnip officials gonerally—though they are afraid to openly attuek the Custom house officers tor fear of the mischief they might do them—are well nigh Boanimens in commenting with severe indigua- tion upon the recent ‘‘relorm” proceedings of the Cus- tom House, tor which, however, Secrotary Sherman and tue “reform” administration are universally heid responsible. WHAT COLLECTOR MERRITT SAYS. Collector Merritt, when interviewed ou the subject, sald that ne tried to ontor: the law impartially, und or the men under him. Secretary of Merritt the Treasury. thought, while some injustice might lately have beon Practised, yet tho system of corruption which for- Coliector merly prevailed had to be broken up. He denied that the examiners and special agents were in league with each other. CUSTOM HOUSE INQUIRY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE COMMITEE OF WAYS AND MEANS—A SCHED- ULE OF GRIEVANCES. The sub-committce of the Committee of Ways aad Means, in the person of Mr. Fernando Wood, met yesterday morning in the Comptroiier’s oflice. Gon- eral Banks and Jadge Phelps were both expected to be present, bat neither put in an appearance. As tbe committee represeoting the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Jacksen 8, Schultz and Mr. Robbins, of McKesson & Kebbins, accompanied by their counsel, Mr, Sherburne B, Eaton, and Mr. Henry B. Hyde, the counsel for the Board of Trade of Boston, were present, Mr. Wood decided to bear them, Mr. Eaten, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, submitted the following points for the consideration of the committee, in all of which, ho said, reform was neoded = sdjebe Sbelition of tripltoste invotoes and consular cer 8 2. Goods procured otherwise th: invoiced at actual market vaiuo at period of expor 3, Duties on purchased goods shouia always be ine. ‘euirtes to be made before notaries and com- missiono: ‘he government to retain in its discretion the whole or any part of xn invoice for not moro than ten days. 6. The reduction of penal bonds trom double the value of the goods to once the value of the goods, 7. Let reappratsod goods be bende: 8. The equalization of appraisoments at tho different ports, 9. No duty shall be charged on goods stolen or otherwise Jost while [a bonded warchousos. 10. (the inw for discharging export bonds should be sim. plifie The total abolition of damage allowances. ‘he payment of dutios in certified gold clocks. qd, Completion of liquidation of entry within thirty ays. 14. The abolition of petty fees, including fees for por- mits and entries, * 15, Let there be an adaisional United States Judge in New York for the hearing of eussoms cages exclusively. 16, The }d pay interest aud costs on + a. ELADORATION OF THE POINTS, In bis argument Air, Baton said that on the first point the Chamber of Commorco wanted the law changed back to what it was before 1863, as tripheate invoices were useless, The merchants now propese to say to the government, “flere aro the goods, and here is the invoice; now make up your duty.” In rogard to the second and third points, he said it was ‘a great hardehtp to merchants to be requited to in- voices their goods at the market value at the time of Production. If the market goes up the importer has to pay the increased duties, but if it goes down he pays tbe market value at the timeofsbipment, This, he said, was one sided. Whtle some merchants favor the abolition of the oaths altogether, what the Cham- ber of Commerce was usking was o matter of con- venience only, 60 that merchants would not be re- quited to wait at the Custom House during the busy hodrs of the day in order to tako the oatbs before the Collector, The bonding Of reappraised goods he believed to bo eminently just both vo the importer aod the government, but the power of tho appraisers over the merchants was so great that the latter had no remedy against arbitrary decisions, rhe same class of goods were diflerently appraised at different ports, and this evil Was so great that i¢ shoutd bo amended by statutory law. lt is unjust to honest merchants thut there shouia bo a diserimination im one port us against another, On the nioth point Mr. Eaton said be thought i very uolair that merchants should be compelled to pay from the warehouses on ac- thought business would be facilitated by ti certified gold checks instexd of cviu, and urged the polition of petty tees, or else their payment io stamps, which could bo affixed to the invoices. In regard to the fifth point Mr. Eaton argued at length, saying that at the present time any case against the government was likely to occupy wore time tuan the Merchant could afford to spare. if he sacceeds be bas to pay all his own costs, and if be fails hoe bas to pay both. An additional court was a necessity, ARGUMENT OF MR, HENRY B. HYDE. Mr. Henry J. Hyde, counsel of the Boston Board of Trade, next nddressed the committee. He said our customs Jaws wore establisted wen the Union com- prised only the thirtoon original States, and it was 10 wonder the countr; 4 outgrown the statutes of that time. It woul 6 too mach time to dotatl all the objectionabie points of those cumbersome utes, but it was plain commerco is impeded by thom. In customs matters the simple process of interchang- ing mercnandise between two or more countries be- comes so complicated by government regulations as to make it almost impossible for the merchant to know if he pays the duties correotly or not, An entry, he thought, should bo a mere statement of goods in- ported aad mount of duties to be paid, The value of goods should be actermined at the port of entry by Xisting at the time of importation, and when are paid the goods should be promptly de- Consular certificates he rogarded as useloss, because the telegraph outstrips th Is was impos- sible wo determine the exact value of many goods made, say io India or China, and the constlar certitt- ate would have no vaine in ihe city of New York. staples should be regulated by the home values. Mr. Hyde then spoke of the hardsbi; d delays which atiend the delivery of goods. The merchant has to travel from desk to desk before he can pay the duties o plication of accounts ia tbe collectors’ and naval offices. thought the Verification suouid be made after liquidation, Li goods are wanted with despatch, belore the exact amount of duties can be ired to give a urged; but ing to the ment 4 pasted rate of daty they shoutd be delivered witbous @ bond. VIEWS OF JACKSON 6 SCHULTZ. Mr. Jackson \ Schultz next gave his views to the committes, Merchandise comtug into New York, he waid, Comes Oonsigned to the Voileetor, The vossel, the cargo at The Collector's wor bens 80 abso! ponsibie, Mr. Sehuliz thea compinine in tho jose reise of that control by the Collector's subordi- es, AD BugZeSsted that Lhe commitice send lor the agents Of the steamsbip hnes to ascertain whether they havo sulferod by the detention of their veunels through the action of the detectives, No ship bas over yet boon vonfiscated, but ship owners are ire- quently threateucd and very much anvoyed. Inthe custowns service Lbey are trying to establish the prin- eipio that owners aro responsible jor their subordi- haves. Ho wanted the same principle applied to the Collector, Mr, Sevultz was very sovero on the ad- ministration of the Uastom House, and espectaily Naval Office lie derided ‘the force of try c'erks—thore m as the entry val Officer 1s only used to correct the mistakes of the entry clerks. ‘These do not protend to be rigut and the Naval Officer only adds to their mistakes. Tho liquidators Gad cont the errors five to one originate ia tho Naval Uitice. But Mr. Schaitz said he wanted to magnity the oilice of Appraiser. He thought the final adjastment should be ia that office and that tho Appraiser should have ou auditing dure he said he proposed to aboln 8 altogether, then the Custom House brokers will tind their occupa- tion gone, Owing to delays he ward that a mercuant who foliows the rates of the Custom House vad waits | for liquidation to settle with his consignees will lose is trade, Mr. Schultz thougit the inspectors were wot properly paid and are not fitfor their duties, They aro NOL experts in the articles they are required to Judge, aod he laughingly told an anecdote of a clergy- Man im the employ of the Custom House who didn’t know g when gested the ine of the war Mr. Schultz said, by way of 2 10 the Customs service, “We are Og @ Man at $3 per day to adj value of cargoes inwhieh there may ve a di! of from 93,000 te $6,000 in the matter of erades. If ine charges that are made in this regard afe true it Is time we tad some change inthe law.’ He tuvored the e#tabiisbment of « ure of arbitration, to be composed of m member frum oven of the Uhre citles— | ew York, Boston and Paitadolpiia — Morcuants ‘Would be gratetul for a court whieh thoy could reach. Speaking of home vatuation he said A. T. Seow jae the Obly man Who.o' aupesed hy it would be injurious to trade. Merchants sheald not be compelled to give such information; and in reply to the suggestion made the other day of pen- aities for nov-complianee he said, “Retnember, Jayne ‘3 sUlll living.” YIRWS OF MR. ROBBINS. Mr. Robbing, of McKesson & Robbins, was last heard, He discussed specisl phases of Lhe appruiso- ment of goods and offered the submitting of invoices to pablic inspection, It 1s a pardship to business uren to have their invoices exposed and the govern- ment should not call for them uniess it suspects frau Mr, Robbins opposed home valuation and, being a druggist, he illustrated his views by a story of a ‘core ner” in quinine, where his house found it impossible to estimate the value of the article and preterred pay: ing the penalty for undervaluation. Our requirements for exporting goods were simply absurd. What the merchants wanted from the government ts not jas- tice—that they would not get—but equal dealing and to know what they to pay. In conciusion Mr, Robbins said that to-duy the attitude of the merchants ana the morale of the Custom House are better than they were a few years ago. Beloro the committee adjourned Colleotor Morritt, in response to Mr. Schultz, said the inspeetor’s torce 18 not larg: enough, that they bad only the same force of inspectors and weighers as they bad iu 1835. He agreed, however, that as steamers are now doing the work of sailing Yessels an increase bas uot been found necessary with the growth of commerce. The committee adjourned until clevea o’clock this moruing. EXCISE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN THE CASE OF DANIBL KABLY—EXCEPLION TAKEN BX DEFENDANT'S. COUNSEL, Tho Commtszioners of the Board of Excise yesters day resumed the trials of tho alleged delinquont Mquor dealers against whom the Society for the Pro vention of Crime bas complained, and asked that their hconses be revoked.’ ‘The first caso called was that of Robert Burkhardt, doing business at No, ‘TRIALS, 57 Bowery, who is charged with having os May 22, 1878, sold two glasses of gin wv violation of the Excise law, Mr. Gesner, counsel for the defendant, produced a ietter from Commissioner Osborn, setting forth that the accused lad been brought belore him and the complaint dis- missed, Counsel urged that it was evident trom this letter that no offence hud been committed, and asked Jor a aiscontinuance of the case, Commissioner Morrison said that while it was evi- deat that tne Unitea States Court bad exonerated Burkhardt, attll the Commissioners cou'd not take cognizance of such exoneration, as they had had no Jogul ootitication of the action of the Court in she promises, Alter some further remarks of counsel the case was adjourned to tne 234 tnst. ut four o’eiock P. M. When the cage of Daniel Karly was called Mr. Childs, clerk of the Board, read a lengthy and ex- baustive decision of the Commissioners tu regara'to ibe argument advanced at previous beariag oy ex- Judge Dittenuocter, eouasel for the accused, and ip Which he insisied that the Commissioners of Excise had no rizbt to revoke the Mocnse Of any party on the ore that they were nos a legally coustivuved joard, ‘THE AUTHORITY OF THY BOAUD AFPIKMED, The decison proceeds to state that the authority of boards of excise is distinot from that of the courts in anvulling licenses, and quotes from the laws of 1857, 1870 aud 1873 in support thereof. It says that the Jaw of 1873 gives @ discretion to boards of excwe in instituung proceedings where any party has been complained of by any resident of the city,* and that the representa- tives of the Society ior the Prevention of Crime ot bo considered to act as tadividual reside te city 10 making shese complatous, The iang) of the iaw makes it imperative that there must then bo an examination beture the Board of Excise itselt, and this without reference to any other proceeding olsewhere. As to the second pot of objection, the decision holds that the authority to revoke a license for cuuse is confirmed by the law ot 1857, which is mado a parm of tie act of 1870 As this offeace is also provided for in tho same act, the objection raised, 1t states, scems to fall to the groend. After pas: review t. Joctions tho @ecision concludes as follo' present Commissioners ato of opinive, ther: the law a6 contained the statate books preted by judicial agthority eoostrains shem to pro Geod with the heariog of this complaint. bey there fore vverrule the objections made and direct testl mony to be taken.” EX-Judge Dittenhoefer then addressed the Com- missioners, claiming that they had no aatherity to sake testimony in this case a8 they were nota judi- cial tribunal, He said there were many points in the accision trom which ho dissented, and that he would, at the proper timo, buvo to review it by a writ of cortiorati in thoSupremo Court. Under these circumstances, bo said, it bad beon agreed between Mr. Whitney and himself that a further hearing of the case be pose poned antii October 9 at one o'clock P. M, It was accordingly set down jor that time. The witnesses in the case of Maurice Baumel, a saloon Keeper at No. 37 Bowery, not putting ta an ap. pearance, the matter was further postponed until to- duy at eleven o'clock. POLICE TRIALS. President Smith, of tho Poitce Board, sat iu judg. ment yesterday oa the cases of four patroimen against whom charges had been preforred by citizens, Frank —Lober, of the Thirty-first precinct, mounted squad, was accused of having drank beer and talked with mon and boys on tho Kingsbridge road, August 14, He denied the complaint in foto. Michael Arnold, of the Tenth precinct, was churged witu having created a disturbance in aud about the saloon of mrs, Hauer, at No. 102 Allen street, on the evening of August 15, Several witnesses testified that tne officer threatened to shoot the proprietor of the eaivon and her castomers, ond had struck some of thew, He acknowledged having used nis fist and threavened io use his revolver, and was reproved by Fresident Smitp. John C. Gilligan, of the Tweoty Oth pi eine, was charged by Mrs. Corly, of No. Second avenue, with having insulted hor and threatened to assault ber and her husband, in their cigar store, om Saturday, August 24 He protessea iunocence. The Presid reserved bis decision in these three cases, and disinissed that of Patrolman Michael Gitroy, of the Fourteenth pre- cinct, who was wecused of having clubbed und se. vorely injured Mr. Charles Hive, at the corner of Mulberry aod Park sircets, on 28d of July. The officer maae a oral Goutal of the charge, aod proved that he was not on duty on that post at the Lime of tho alleged aszault, POLICEMEN ACCUSED. Patrick McDonnell, sixty yoars of age, of No. 105 Canton street, Brooklyn, was found by the police of the Fourth precinet, of that city, on the street on Fri+ day evening last, unable to speak. He was taken to the station house and afterward to the City Hospital, where ho did. The post-mortem examination revealed the fact that aeatb was the result of a fractured skull, Mr. Edward Lynch, a nephew af the deceased, hus entered a complaint with the Board oi Police Commissioners against the police ef the Fourth pre- cinct, whom he churges with carclessness ia not t his ancle directly to the hospital. He claims t aw the deceused just previous to bi and is unable to xccount jor bis injuries, gation bas been ordered by tho Commissioners, A JUST IN JAIL, Kerns Dolan, Tuomas Loaghiin aud Justice Kane were in company togsther at Cliiton, 8, 1., on Tucs- day evening, The two last namod are In the employ of the Richmona County Gaslight Company. A dig. pute arose between Loughlin and Kane about some matters connected with the gas company, whem Dolva mado aromark which dispiensed the Jusiice, wo cought bold of Dolan and beeen to boat him Loughiin also took a band inthe fight, and Pola, when rescued, presented « piltiui sight. Alter his wounds had been dressed he went before Justice Fiaunigan, av associate Justice in the samo town with Justice and swore out ot for tue arrest ol bis assailants. hoy we: touy yesterday aad brought belore Justice fiaunigan! who held Loughttu in $1,000 bail w await the action of tue Grand Jary, aud committed Justice Kane to jail wituout bail for further examination. Kano dowanded au examination aud stated that be was ready to furnish bail, Woien Justice Fisonigan, how. used to accept. Justice Kane thereupon ery excited and demanded to be namitied to vut Justice Flannigan again refused to accede to sce: sued between his request. a the two, and Ja an ght the presiding jus+ tice by the throat and jitted bim ‘rom the bepon ta the floor. The court room was now in au aproar, bat ihe oflicers interfered and separated the two inen, Alter order bad beon restored Justice Fladnigan Stated that he Would mot uecept bart now under any circumstances, as (he prisoner had boon gatity of cou tempt of court, and ordered him to be taken to jail, Which was accordingly done. POSTAL AFFALRS, In pursuance of the rogulation adopted by the Post Office Department the rogistry of third clase inatier will go into effect on the Ist prox. Tho Knge jah plan of requiring tho public to ill our thetr blanks for receipts which (he Post Office aathorities arc to stamp I# NOW ander Consideration, likely to ve adopter in order businces 1m that department four additional clerks will be appointed, Superimtenuent Purdy, of the Lnqairy Office, seized esterday & large box, sent by mail, addressed ‘Vogts Liven, Kisenach, Germany.” It eontained dead veoties, chaos age and vutterfiies, ile also seized another box with similar contents, addressed “Baron Alexander Kreseubausen, Graiz, Austria.” Tho law Hibite the carrying Of Such matters by mail, aud two boxes aud contents will be kept tor thiriy ay® Lf not claimed at the ond of that period they will be desif Agslotaut Pootmastot Marry G. Poarson is at prem ne Acting Posimaster, Mr. James ia absens at tuo White Mountains, whither he Was sent Ly his pay. ‘. insegard aw OX accoumt of a severe Attack Of hay Hyver,