1 The Fleto-Hork Times, Thursday, february 99, 1877. IN MEMORY OF WASHINGTON. BUSINESS TO BE GENERALLY SUSPENDED WELCOME WITH SALUTES AND THE RINGING OF CRIMES- -PARADES, DINNERS, RECEPTIONS, AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS--THE MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA PARTY AND RECEPTION. The 145th anniversary of the birthday of Washington will be observed so-day with scarcely Jess cerempey than that with which it was kept in Zebraary, 1876. the Centeanial of Independence.
The streets will week day aspect, as share will be an almost total suspension of ordinary business, and the majority of citisena will tura themselves to the pleasure ot making the most it hoped beet- use of the brief bours between daylight and midnight remembering properly and agreeably the day which brought one most revered patriot, soldier, and citisea into existence. The City Hall will throw out that wealth of banting whica the breeze without prejudice as readily on the birthday of Washington on St. day. From the fortifications in the harbor the national ensign will be run up and saluted with rounda of thandering cannon. There Dave been DO preparations for military parade except by one two organizations.
Daring the morning the Regiment will be reviewed at square. The rapidly disappearing veteran of 1819 will assemble in the morning and parade in their old-fashioned uniforms aDd Boon will bave dinner at the Sturtevant House. The banks. exchanges, and public offices. with the exception perhaps of the County Clerk's Office, the effice of the Clerk of the Court of CommOD Pleas, and the Sberill's Office, will be closed.
The Post Office will lose for buth foreign and domestic maile at 10 A. and the Custom- -house, which la to be epened at 9 A. M. for the entry and clearance of vessels, will close at 10 o'clock. The chimes of St.
Thomas, Grace, and Trinity churches will tbe holiday with programmes of patriotic and old-time music. At Dion Mr. James E. and Mr. Thirinal perform varied programme on the Trinity Church chimes.
The stunents of Eastman's College, Pough. kre osie, will come to this City by a special train at and spend the day in seeing and dining aDd cramping. The Order of United American Mechanics will hold celebration at the Cooper Lustitute at 1 D'olock. At 2:15 P. M.
there will be an entertainment at St. Joun's College, Fordbain, by the st. John's College Dramatic Association, for benefit of the Bi. Vincent de Paul Conference, of Fordaam. At 3 o'oluck the inaugural exercises of the Eleetro Medical College will be held in Chickering Hall, Fifth avenue, Besides celebrating the one bun.
dred and forty- anniversary of the birthday of Washington, the sixty-Arth anniversary of the birth of the founder and President of the college will be observed. The annual reception of Abe Seventydrai- Regiment, N. G. S. N.
Y. will be beid at the armory, Broadway and Thirty-fith street, in the The Veteran Association of the Eighth Regiment, (Washington Greys) N. Y. S. N.
will meet in the evening at the regimental armory, No. 226 Weal Twenty-third street. There will be patriotio celebration in the Eleventh Ward Boys' house, No. 700 East Eleventh street. An address will be delivered by Hon, R.
Brady, Judge of the Supreme Court; there will be patriotic songe and recitations by the boss. Judge Hooper C. Van Vorst will preside, and the exercises will begin at 7:45 o'clock. The annual of Washington's Birthday by the students of the Cooper Union will take place in the Hall of the Union at 8 o'clock this evening. under the direction of Mr.
Fizigerald Tiedail, Pa. D. As the Macdougal Street Baptist Church there will be a fair and testival during the afternoon and evening. lecture on and Vicinity in the Olden will be delivered by Hon. Charles H- Windeld, in the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, Greenville.
The tirty-cuird anniversary of the Brooklyn Institute will take place in the hall of the institute at 8 o'cluck this evening. Tne annual report will be read by Mr. Jesse C. Smith, the Vice President an pratiou will be delivered by Rev, Joseph T. Duryea, the will be distributed by Pref.
N. A. D. THE MARTHA WASHINGTON RECEPTION. The preparation for the reception at the Academy of alusie and at Nilsson Hail, for the benefit of SE.
John's Guild, promises to be a samptuous success. The cosumes are said to be exceedingly rica, the decorations and appointmenta have been prepared with a lavish hand, the number of boxes and admission tickets disposed of assure the financial encDeaR of the affair, and toe list of distinguished guesta will honor the ball by their preseuce will be large. Among those who will undoubtealy be presentare the Russian Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantine and taeir suites, CommoGore Nicholson, Gen. Hanco*ck and staff, Gen. Snaier aud staff, ex-President Lerdo, of Mexico, Mayor Kly, and large number of officers of the United Stales Army and Navy, and number or prominent members of Congress.
During the the combined bends of Grafaila, Downing, and Surnstein wul play the Rassian national by THE DEATH OF KATY REIDEL. CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST--NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE ELICITED- -FURTHER LOCAL MISCELLANY. TESTIMONY BY WILLIAM WELDSPIEL. The inquest to determine the manner of the death of Katy Reidel, was continued last evening in the Police station at Stapleton, Staten Island. The father of the dead girl did Dot appear, expected he would.
During the propredings telegram received by Cor. ODer announcing that he woald arrive on Staten Island early this morning, Louis Hansen, an elderly gentleman, was the frat witness examined. He testifled that he lived as No. 144 Thirty-s0cond street, New York, and was purse agent, that is, be provides with nurses; me know Katy Reidel, baving met her for the drat time in 1874; she then told bim she bad come from Pennsylvania where her child had recently died at the age of two mouths: be took her his home. and after three days procured her situation with Mrs.
Rosepbury, No. St. Mark's place she visited witness second time on 90, 1875; she gave ber name Catharine Weldsplel: she also stated she was married, and that her maiden name was Reidel the second sime she called carried boy baby, seven weeks old, in her arms; she then said if ber busband could get work abe would take a situation abe left witness' house and be aid not hear of Der again until alay 5, 1876; on that date be procured per a situation as a wet-uurse; man representing bimself ber busuana called witness olice several times and asked for ber: sno told witness cost ber goud man, bat jealous, and continually alter ber in ver situations; wituess reiused to allow her to take situation 10 West Rousion street, because of the character of the street. WIL ness here recoguised Weldsperl as the man woo called al Die house, and represented Kay's bosband. Jona Vandam and William J.
White, two youthe residing in New Brighton, teactied that beiure w'oleek ou toe morning of Sanday. Feb. they met a large wan op Coutral a Venue, Dear to the old Quarantine Ground be appeared tO Loom suddenly, trot bebind large tree, and sauntered slowis, keeping his 18c0 turned from them until they passed him; then be quicapued or lessened his pace au accordance with keeping ci.se tuom desirous to bear their cou in this wag be followed them to their Waliam Weldsuiel, being recalled, indignantly doused that be decoyed Katy away Buston and tast be paid her board while be left his family Lao charity of In to from the Coroner, De said what 1 coald for Katy, aud she helped me and ay fainly woen we were had her Davy in Now- Yurk 1 belped ber; I gave ber come wouey, anu I toid people sue my wite: diu 16 because ado asked me aud said wonld uelp her 1 woull do 1 again- would give my lite it Katy conti be male now. In respouse to the questions of a juryman, De espiained auw be drat an interest in tue girl. Sue aided his wale an her housenold urs aud be paid ber, and Mrs.
Weldspiel weal to Germauy he paid toat sue could a companion to dis wife; Katy and her family had some avubie sud she reinsed to live at nome, aud took 10 tamily: he her Dune several times, bus floaily she loft per parents and wok atascon 14 novel at Cheri grown, Weidaples visited her there, and tried to dace her to as be thougas her place Was pot a die one for a young, lupusive, and confid. Ind her retura to busion De helped per with such small sums of may as he could spare, in order ace 01.0t Jive respectably sue could procure si nation, determined Dut live among abe termed tamuy. Katy bad puc meited Mira. Weldsp.el in Newvataia two De said, becanse she aid not want her so know that sue Dad a tune become a polDer veing married. inquest Was hete as journed antil this ing at 10 c.ock, 16 will be resumed in the call of Now-Brightub, Staten Island.
LOW CABLE TOLLS Cyrus Field said to a reporter yesserday that the Cable have under considration a proposal to reduce the cable tolls to the general pablo to the rate of 25 cente, gold, pee word. Personally, be in taver of trying abould the reduced tale for a year, then af the reanis fair profit upon the amount of money of derived from the tante of would make a public statement of the percent. the past 11 years, and raise the toile thereat er to paying basis. He believed that the proposed re dnetion will he favorably considered, and that the red aced tarif will go ante effect before long. INSURANCE MEN IN TROUBLE.
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITOL AND NEW- -JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED- THE CASE OF THE CONTINENTAL The New-Jersey Secretary of State, Henry C. Kelsey, has instigated criminal proceedings against J. E. Sted well, President of the defunct Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Newark, and Benjamin Noves, President of the socalled National Capitol Life Insurance Company, to whom Sted well transferred all the assets of the Newark company. The ground of the proceeding for conspiracy to defraud the policy-bolders, and Sted well la to be held also for perjury, in having falsely 10 his andosl statement of the condition of his company, fled in the Secretary of State's office.
The complaints were mike before Justice Jessup, in Newark, and were at once sent to this City to get a quisition from Gov. Robinson for the apprebension the accused. The officials experienced some delay in securing the deeded papers in Albany, but bey bave been secured. Mr. Kelsey expected that the two Presidents would be arrested yesterdas, and that be prisoners would arrive in Newark last evening.
Up to 10 o'clock no return bad been made to the warrai.ta. It is learned from other sources that Sted welt and Noyes were seen in the act of leaving this City two or three days ago. It is s08- pected that they got wind of Mr. Keisey's designs, and are in concealment somewbere. So far as could be learned yesterday no negotiations bave taken place bet wren ex-Gov.
Parker, the Receiver of the New Jersey Mutual, and Benjamin Noyes, President of the National Capirol, looking to the transfer of the assets of the former company to the castody of the Rece. ver. It is understood bat Mrs. Juliet D. T.
Frost, the wife of Luther W. Frost, has communicatec with the Receiver of the Contineutal, and requests that the papers in the suit againat her husband be served upon her counsel. As order yesterday obtained from Jus. tice Gilbert by Condert Brothers, counsel tor William R. Grace, Receiver of the unental Life Insurance Company, to Willtam Fullerton, of counsel tor John J.
Anderson, directing him to hand over to the petitioner the $102.000 of bonds and mortgages which he received from the Now-Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Compauy settlement of the suit instituted fur toeir recovery. These bonds and mortgages are a portion of the $314,000 transferred to the New. Jersey Company in consideration of the reinsurance of the risks of the Continental. AN OLD MISER'S SECRET. MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF HAVING MURDERED HIS SISTER--WHAT SEARCH OF HIS MISERABLE ABODE REVEALED- -THE OLD MAN'S ECCENTRICITIES- SISTER'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Capt. McCullagb, of the Fifteenth Precinct, was called upon Tuesday morning to make an investigation into a singular case. Michael Boy. Jan, a native of the west of Ireland, bowed down with age and entering upon second has been suspected for some time by the people of his immediate neighborhood of having secretly murdered his aged sister. He had occupied two apartments in a house belonging to Sheriff Reilly, situated on the north-east corner of Tairteenth street and First avenue tor over 15 years, and until last April his widowed sister, Katharine Gilligao, had lived with him.
About that time she disap-1 peared, and nothing has been seen or beard of her since. Micbael, who is well known old Mickey Boylan in the neighborhood, and who has been frequently ridiculed and made a butt for jokes, has always anawered when questioned in regard to the whor*. aboute of his sister, that she had entered the set. rice of a fainily up town as a cook; that he bad forgotten the street in which the family resided, and that he supposed she kept away from him because as she had often said, she didn't want him to follow ber. This explanation of the woman's 'disappearance received for while.
but latterly grave misgivings have been aroused as to what has become of bet. Adjoining the rooms of Michael, on the same floor, his brother Thomas Boylan and bis wife, also an aged couple, occapy apartments. Dur. ang the past few months they have become uneasy on account of the prolonged absence of their reintive and are very anxious to clear up the mystery of her disappearance. Michael is believed by some tO be insane, although it is stoutly maintained by others, Capt.
McCullagh among the number, that he is only very far gone in his dotage. Ho 18 a man about five feet four inches high, white haired, with a wrinkled and colorless face, stoops as he walks, wears dark clothing, ragged and dirty, and a white bat. He is apparently 75 years oid, although he sags that he is only 60. As proof of his partial insanity, the fact is cited that he tells people that be owns a large amount of real estate that is known to belong to otbers, and that he also chenabes a delaston that Jefferson Davis will be 006 day President of the United States. He was, according to his OWD story, in the Confederate army, and Davis was his great friend.
Sheriff Reilly's house, in which he lives, he says, la his property. He has paid DO rent for about six months. and recently gave the Sheriff notice to eject all his tenants and the right. fat possession of the property. The Fifth Avenue Hotel, he says, also belongs to him, and be bas been waiting for some time for good opportunity to sell it to advantage.
His chief employment for years has been the care of furnaces in the manstone of some rich people in the Citv, and he has also been always ready to earn a quarter for any odd fob that fell in his way. His missing sister did chores and washed clotnes for a living, aud the pair, up to the time of her disappearance, ate together and slept in their wretched quarters. When Capt. McCallagh began Dis inquiry on Tuesday he was furced to break open the door of Micaael's rooms, as they were trebly secured with an ordinary lock, a padlock, and cross-dare. The spectacle which presented itself was viting.
The room was dirty, everyshing was covered with dust, and the Captain Was obliged to pull off bis coat and roll up bis sleeves before he began his search for the remains of the missing woman, which, it was a pposed, might be coucealed. on the premises. Michael, who had been aroused trom sleep on the floor, looked on dazed and heipless, as the officer and his assistant carefully examined every trunk, box, and nook aud cornet in the place. Que of the rooms is about 12 feet long and 10 feet wide, and the otber feet wide and 10 feet long. Around the stove were piled pots, pans, and boxes, and lot of old trumpery and an dammable material.
Four cigar DOXES were found Sited with Contederate notes, amounting on their face to -over 121,000. money, oid Michael afterward explained, he had bought dur. ing the war, with greenbacke, and he expects Davis is declared President that he will receive all that the bills promise to pav. A straw bed, devoid of bed clothing, was spread on a rude wooden bedstead, and in boxes were tound plenty. of blankets and comforters.
Boxes well filled with law books and standard literary works, Cud and two old pistols were, lound, and, among lot of oid trumpery, several out women's dresses and shawl, supposed to belong to Michael's sister, were discovered. In one coruer copying-press was tound 80 tigbtly screwed down that it seemed impuss*ble that thing could be held between the plates. It was unscrewed, and three bank- books. wrapped in newspaper, belonging, as was shown br the entries, to Michael's missing sister, were brongat to light. The amount of Katharine's savings, as revealed by the bank books, amounted to $3,000, the monev being deposited in the care of the Unshule Arch pistop of the Diocese of York and in the Bleecker Street Savings Bank.
The otticers, atter further diligent searub, tailed to find any otber traces of the missing wOman. Michael was taken to the Seventeenth Precinct Police Station, and late brother made complaint againet him, the object of the proceeding being to force the old man to teil what he might know of his sister's disappearanco. Before he locked up De searched, and $99 50 were found sewed up in bis clothing. The mouev in new currency and bills, chied the latter. McCallagh coaxed and chreatened him veruately in order to get from him the secret of bia stater a whereabouts, but witbout success.
He was accused of baving murdered the and cut up and destroyed ber body conceal his crime. The old mat, talling on his knees and praving, avowed his tanocence. he Was taken yesterday morning before Justice Murray the Essex Market Police Court, and, after examinadon by reician, wa0 pronounced him to De of Weak intellect but. barmless, consigned 10 the care of a lemala relative residing on the east side. Meanwhile no tidings have been recerved of his sister and peeple who have known the pair for years are stall strongly inc lued to the belief that he ocula tell the story of per disappearance if he would, and their suspicions are streugtbened by the tact that abe had sand repeatedly in pabiie that be would some day kill bet.
Capt. MoCallagh is of the opinton that the woman has met with death by accident in some unknown way. As she was a wuman over 50 years of age, and rather weak-minded, he theory seems probable. RECEIVER FOR A MACHINE COMPANI. Assemblyman Griggs yesterday applied to Chancellor Runyon, At Trenton.
N. for a teminjunction and the appointment of a Re the Todd Raffarte Machine Ca pany in Paterson. The concern of the Largest machine companies the country. Mr. Joseph C.
Toda is the applying creditor. He owns over $100.000 worth of alock, and holds a mortgage for $150,000 which is now in process of foreclosure. The Chancellor granted the temporary injunction, and made the rule to show cause why a Receiver shuaid not 06 appointed returuable next Tuesday morning at 10 o'olook. ANOTHER BATCH OF NEW DOCTORS. COMMENCEMENT KXERCISES OF BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE- -DEGREES CONFERRED -THE GRADUATING CLASS.
The exercises attending the sixteenth annual Commencement of the Bellevue Medical College Hospital, beld yesterday afternoon at the Academy of Musia, attracted a large audience. The stage was occupied by the Facalty of the college, a large body of the representative physicians of the City. Prof. Saco, of Rev. Alfred B.
B. Beach, D. Chaplain or the college, and Rev. Dr. MeCosh, President ot Princeton College, who delivered an address to the graduates.
The seats distely behind the orebestra were appropriated to the use of the graduating class, which numbered 147. The rest of the building from pit to dome was occupied by the friends of the young gentlemen who were to receive diplomas. The class, besides having representatives from nearly all of the States of the Union, also 10- eluded studente from Cuba, Central Canada, New-Bruaswice, Australia, and, Dr. McCosh said in bis address, from nearly all over the world." After prayer by Rev. Dr.
Beach, the degrees were conferred by 'Dr. Isaac E. Taylor, President of the Faculty: The following prize were then awarded: For the best elinie report, $30, George Mingies; for the beat examination in obstetrics, 850 was equally divided between H. W. Rand and R.
M. Diabrow: for best examination in physiology, $50, George S. Conant: and for the best essay on psychology, $50, was awarded to A. R. Robinson.
In his address to the graduates, Dr. McCosh congratulated them 00 having chosen "about the bighest of all profesNo one, he said, sees so much of human natare as the practicing physician. He has less of routine than any other, having some new phase of character or disease to come under his care every day. He was glad to testify that physicians were generally tenderhearted, and be believed they gave more in charity, and did more charitable work than any other class. He advocated very strongly raising the standard of medical education, and was astonished to bear that Bellevue College had 00 endowment fund.
He knew that there money in this country, and there were many erous men- As an evidence of which, be said, the college with which be was connected bad received, in some mysterious way, within the past few years, 82,500,000. After insisting on the need of an endow. went and the addition of new branches of study, the speaker said the beat way to prevent an overcrowding of the profession, of which there some complaint, would be to require more thorough study. With some pleasant words of ment to the newly-made doctors, the address, which received marked attention, was brought to a close. Eiisna D.
well delivered the dictory, and the audience dispersed. Following are the names of the graduates: Thomas Addison, Michigan. Stephen M. Disbrow, N. J.
Charies W. Alden, N. B. William F. Baman, N.
Y. bester G. Allen, N. Y. Curtis R.
Estabrook, N. J. Fred. A. Anderson, Warren C.
Kustis, Minn. George K. Appleton, N. J. George T.
Fanning, N. Y. John a. Arton, West Ind. Abram -A.
Parwell, Canada. William M. Baird. George T. Finch, N.
Y. Bend. J. Baldwin, Ala Campbell C. Five, Tenn.
Edward P. Barnes, William B. Flot, Illinois. ferrick A. Barnes.
N. Y. Walter L. Foley. California.
Charles B. Bates, Cal. Oliver K. Forster, Penn. Irvin J.
Beeknoli, Orson 8. Fox, New-York, Edwin Bentley. California Charles L. Furman, N. Y.
Richard H. L. Bibb, Texas. LeRoy Gale, Connecticut. Henry K.
Birdsall, N. F. Du.itua 8. Gallaper, N. B.
Charles B. Borden, Pena. Aionzo R. Maine. Alexander Bowen, Ind.
Eugene Garretson, N. J. Toos. Bowen, West Indies. Henry A.
Gates. New York. Alfred L. Buedan, Wis. Henry Gilmore.
B. Samuel C. Buenan, Wis. James d. Glass, York.
Martin G. Busch. I.huois. John Gleises, New- York. Witham d.
Brandt. Indiana: Joan New-York. Austin C. Brant, Obia Lamartine G. Hardman, Ga.
Altred J. Brown, New-York, William d. Heard. Ark. George S.
Drown, Arkansas. Sydney Hear Nova Scotia. Nelson W. Cady, Indiaua John J. Hul, Georgia.
Thomas T. Calbreath. Mo. Reuben W. dill, California.
Welcome H. Calfee, Texas. Frank M. Hoyt, New-York Harry U. Chase, Indiana Harry D.
Hull, alichigan. Richard beataam, Tenn. Rowland C. Irving, N. Y.
George 8. Conant. N. Y. George W.
Jacoby. N. Y. Alexander J. Connell, Penn.
Joha Keating, Connecticut. James McCoy Kendall, Ill, William P. Empe Conn. George E. Crawford, 10wa.
Kenneth K. N. C. N. V.
Cuoniugham, 8. Jan. Kingstury, Australia. Leander A. Vascomb, Me.
Charles P. Koapo, Pean. Robert T. Davidson, N. I.
4. Lacayo, Cen America. lease T. Davis, Louisiana. John J.
Lawson, N. B. John Devo, New- York. D. N.
Gordon K. Dickinson, N. J. John Lincoln, Virginia. Frederick F.
DIckman. Kan. Kruest M. Lyou, New Jersey Lovert N. Disorow, N.
Y. George A. Lyons. New-York. William nagili, Mich.
Joan D. Rupp, Penn. Y. Cent. Am.
Perley Sandorn, N. H. Thomas Marquis, Ohio. August Scheffer, Kv. William S.
Martia, Illinois. Wuliam K. Sharpe, N. C. J.
de J. Martinez, Cent. Am. Winiam Shira, Onio. Franklin H.
Maxam, Ind Charles W. Sibley, Illinois. George M. McCombs, N. Y.
T. P. Simpson, Penn George P. N. J.
Joseph 8. M. Smart, N. B. Martin A.
MeGevern, N. Y. George P. Smiley, Mo. Malcolm C.
McLeod, N. 8. David M. Smith, New- York. Astred Hi.
Melleran, Neb. Prank P. Smith, NewJohn G. Miller, New York. James H.
Spend. Alabama. Poter B. McD. Miller, J.
Cal. Arthur Spohn, Texas. -Stephen V. Morris, N. Y.
P. Stephens, New- York. Maurice C. Sagie, N. Y.
Raiph N. Y. Thowas J. Naylor, Ga. William F.
Taomson, Cal. Michael W. Keefe, George Titus, N. Judson C. Palmer.
N. Y. W. Tobias. N.
Zoran E. Patrick, IL William R. Up am, N. Y. Alberto C.
Perez, cuba. Willian K. Vance, Tenn. Porfirio C. Perez, Cuba.
Jacob P. Van Horne, N. J. W. Perham, Pean.
Joseph G. Wallach, N. Y. Pereival R. Pine, Ohio.
Oria W. Ward, Ohio. James P. Pineo, N. 8.
Milton H. Weaver. Penn. J. Lampton Price, Ky.
William C. Webb, Kg. fatnuel G. Priest, Mass. Frederick H.
Wiggin, N. Y. fleury W. Raud, N. N.
Holt C. Wilson, Oregon. W. Ray. Ky.
Clarence W. IIL. Warren H. Ristine, Ind. Mil.on La Wood, Oliver P.
Rovinson, N. C. Dudley Woodbridge, Ohio. James 8. Mogera, Mo.
Wildam R. Yuill, Mich. Calisto J. Romero, Por. Rico.
Total, 147. LEAVING EMPLOYERS IN THE LURCH DISAPPEARANCE OF GEORGE R. PETTIBONE, OF THE HOWE SEWING-MACHINE COMPANY--THE AMOUNT OF HIS LIABILITIES STATED AT FROM $10,000 TO $20,000. Something of a flutter was created in certain mercantile circles yesterday by the announcement that George R. Pettibone, Superintendent of the Howe Sewing- Machine Companst for the State of New- York, was a defaulter to the amount of from $10,000 to $20.000, and had absconded pending an examination of his affairs.
Mr. Levi well, of the Howe Company, refused to state anything defnite in regard to the case beyond the fact that Petti. bone had resigned pending an investigation. Mr. Stephen A.
Walker, counsel for the company, admitted that considerable irregularities existed 1n Pettibone'8 accounts. He Was positive, however, that the company would lose nothing. Pettibone, it is understood, is withholding funds belonging to the company, and it is expected that civil proceedings will soon be brougut fur their recovers. It is reported in certain quarters that the ex-Superintendent's fall is due to swck-jobbing ventures, bat Mr. W.
G. Wiley, of No. 46 Broad street, through whom be 18 rumored to have operated, states that Pettibone has done no business with that house for fully year past. The missing official 18 about 33 years of age, and has been in the employ of the company for five years past. He was formerly engaged in the upholstering business in Nineteenth street, near Brund way, with a Mr.
Whitney. During his connection with the sewing- machine company be has resided at Davenport New-Rochelle, Westonester County. Here be kept horses and carriages, and lived in luxarious style, the only drawback to his happiness being matrimonial troubles, which culminated in his wife's procuring divorce on the ground of ill-treatment. BUSINESS MOVEMENTS. At the Produce Exchange yesterday, the provision interest was quite buoyant, on more confidens movement in mess pork, and Western steam lard, leading to a pretty sharp rally in prices, especially in the instance of lard, aided by the more encouraging advices trom the West.
In the grain line, the feature of the dealings, in regalar forms, was the activity in corn, which advanced 1 to 1 cent. per bushel. Oats were also more sought after, by City jubbers, and were quoted Father dearer. Flour was dull and ausettled, influenced, in part, by the increased depression and manifest uneasiness 10 the Spring wheat connection. which was again very unfavorably affected by the earlier telegrams trom Cuicago, where the speculation continued notably against the operators tor higber UD to near the close, when some improveweut was advised of.
About 40,000 bushels No. Chicago Spring, in store, were purchased here at $1 41, on speculative account, showing decline of fully 9 cents a basbel, (with bids from shivpera reporieu as nor exceeding 81 38:) and a boas load of No. 2 Milwaukee Spring, in store, was taken for export, at 01 47, or 3 cents a bushel under the asking rate of Tuesday. Tue small lot (1,500 bushels) of Spring Wheat, of recent arrival from Glasgow. not offered for sale.
The quality was inferior, siready mentioned by us. Petroleam continued on the downward course, making a pretty thorough surrender and refined for New- York, Palladelphia, and Baitimore deliveries, quoted during regalar business hours down to 17 cents, and late in the das, lg to 1 cent of ever this materially reduced figure, as againet 26 4g to cents per gallon at the close of last week. At the current quotations, the esport movement reported fairly active. Ocean. freights exhibited less animation.
and ou the bersh, vessels were loading up very slowly, raled low. The gold was decidedly againes free esport operations the produce line, THE MAST RIVER BRIDGE. CRETING OF -YORK PROPERTYALONG THE PROPOSED LINE OF THE BRIDGE- A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONFIDER THE PROPRIETY OF OPENING WIDE STREET ON EACH SIDE- THE SUBJRCT FULLY DISCUSSED. largely-attended meeting of New-York property-owners along the proposed line of the East River Bridge was held in the office of Schults. South wick No.
63 Cliff street, yesterday afternoon, in response to a call lasned by Messrs. John McColgan, Jackson S. Sebults, Ambrose K.Ely, and Hon. Henry A. Barr, to consider a communica.
ton from Hoary C. Murphy notifying them that the approsches and viaduct of the bridge leading from Chatham the anchorage Franklin square are soon to be begun, and calling for an expression of opinion to the propriety of opening a wide street or avenge on one or both sides of the bridge, and of taking advantage of the requirementa of the bridge to improve this section of the City comparaitvely email expense. map of the property affected, with the projected lines of the bridge and of the proposed widening distinctly traced upon it, was bung on she wall. The meeting was called to or. der by Mr.
Schultz, on whose motion Mr. Oswald Ottendorfer was selected Chairman, and Mr. Ambrose K. Ely as Secretary. Mr.
Schults offered a resolation for the appointment of a committee to consider the expediency of opening a street 80 feet wide on the south side of the bridge line. He urged the importance of such measure. The bridge Trustees have no power under their charter to do it, but they propose to get the necessary legislation from Albany, and they ask the property. owners to say how the necessary assessment shall be paid. They agree to pay one, third, if the property-owners directly benefited pay another third, and propose that the remainder be assessed upon the City at large.
It will be necessary to raise the grade of Ferry and Gold streets to conform with the grade of the bridge, bat taking the expense of this into consideration the improvement will undoubtedly be good one, and the property-owners on. the line are desirons to have it done, even though it be hard times, as their property now la most undesirable. It is necessary to 400 abont legislation on the subjeet at once if authority is to be obtained this Winter, else the story of the opening of the New- Bowery and Worth street will be repeated, and under such circ*mstances the property-owners pray to be delivered from the measure. If no action be taken, the houses along the line will be within 19 feet of the bridge, and their appearance will be most sightly, while if the street be widened, a number of Ane storehonses can be built under the bridge which will rent at from $100,000 to $120,000 per anDum, the improvement of the adjacent property will be very great, and the various lines of street cars will undoubtedly extend their termini to the river. A gentleman offered an amendment to the effect that the committee be instructed to consider what is the equitable distance to which the assessment should extend, and whether it la desirable to raise the grade of the street and to what extent.
Mr. Fraser end that at Frankfort and Vander. water streets filling of at least eight feet will be required, and that the Cliff street bill will have to be cut down, as good grade from Chatham street to the river will be necessary. This will involve a large expenditure, but he did not believe in spoiling abip for a penny worth of tar. He would have the gore taken from Chatham street, and a great thor.
oughfare laid out. The bridge will be one of the sights of New- York and the approaches to it abould be commensurate to ita greatness. Another gentleman said that the opening of New. Bowery and other streets had been of no benefit. The City, could have got along just as well without them.
the improvement is to extend only to the park he could not see the good of it, and he wanted to know whether an other steps were to be taken to furnish outlets from the park to the remote portions of the City. As Chatham street is at present, with cars passing every few seconds, it will be 110- possible for trucks crossing the bridge to make use of it. The improvement of that street ought to be the first thing to be considered. If the new street proposed solely on account of the street-cars he was opposed to it. Another gentleman said that the mere cost of grading would be trifling.
If the grade be raised, all the bouses on Ferry and Jacob streets will have to be taken down and rebuilt, involving an mous expense. Three additional amendments were here offered, to the effect that the committee approximate the cost of opening the new street; that they state bow much of each person's property will be taken by the widening, and that they consider the advisability of making the widening on the north side of the bridge, and report which side would be the better. A gentleman owning property on Beekman street denouneed the method in vogue of levying assessmenta as legalized confiscation and robbery. fore taking any action, the meeting should consider well whether it was going to result in any practical benefit. For himselt he did not believe in 10 years alter completion the bridge would Day two per cent.
It would be time enough to talk aboat wide street after the bridge was bailt. He was loudly applauded. Mr. Schultz said that the gentleman's property was out of the line of assessment, which would not extend more than 400 feet. The latter retorted that similar promises had always been made and broken.
He had paid thousands of dollars for having traffic drawn away from Beekman street by the opening of New Church street, and he had been sssessed at Fourteenth street for Central Park improvements. Mr. Schnits said that a proviso in the bill not to go beyond 400 feet should be satisfactory. A gentieman said that there are now more streets than people to walk on them, and shanties are being built in the pablic squares to occupy them. Another gentleman asked whether the City, would be better or off than it now 18 without the widening.
He was informed that the Bridge Company are to take away the present Frankfort street and open another of the same width-40 feet. The question before the meeting was whetner this shoaid be widened to 80 feet. Mr. Shultz objected to outsiders speaking against the measure. He said that all the property-owners within the assessment line were in favor of it.
Mr. Squires and Mr. French disputed this assertion. They were opposed to it. Mr.
Shults said that Cyrus P. Smith, before he died, told him that the Union Ferry Company intenced to turn line of boats to the new street as soon as it was opened. As for dissatisfied property owners, they can find sale at once for their land at present market prices. The tieman from Beekman street asked that a provision be inserted in the proposed bill that no person aball be assessed for the improvement more chan his proportionate share of benefit, to be determined on bearing by a jury of his peers. Such was the custon in Loudou.
After considerable more discussion the resolution was carried with all the amendments tacked on, and another that the committee shall bold public meetings, due notice of which shall be given, and that they shall listen to arguments for and against the measure. Messrs. Oswald Ottendorfer, Jackson S. Schultz, William H. Hooper, Ambrose K.
Ely, and George H. Squires were appointed as the committee. The meeting then adjourned. THE OROOKED WHISKY SUITS. The suit of the Government against Boyd whisky dealers, of No.
50 Broad street, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the Government, came up for trial yesterday before Judge Blatchford, in the United States District Court. Anthony C. Hessing, who was tried and convicted 10 Chicago as the head of the famous whisky ring, and was subsequently pardoned by the President, was called as toe Arat witness, but he denied all knowledge of the transactions charged against the defendants. He was asked if it had pot been the practice of dealers and distillers to pay Government officials to permit fraudulent transactions to pass unnoticed, but Mr. Hessing professed complete ignora.de of the whole matter.
The case will come up again to-morrow. METROPOLITAN POLICE FOR BOSTON. Mr. W. F.
Spaulding has prepared a bill to be presented to the Legislature of Massachusetts, which provides for furnishing Boston with a Met ropolitan Police. The bill is based upon one drawn by Gov. Andrew in 1865, Tae proposed act pro vides for the transfer of the administration and control of the Police force from the city authorities to Board of Metropolitan Police, consisting of three Commissioners appointed by the Governor and Council, and liable to removal by the same power after a hearing upon written charges. Their salary shall be $3,000 for the member acting as Treasurer, and $2,500 for the other two. An expense of $2,000 is allowed for the salary of a clerk.
The terms of the Commissioners shall expire in sucoes. sive years. The board shall nos increase the ber or pay of the patrolmen without the consent of the Mayor and Aldermen. The Police shall ex. ercise all the common law and statatory powers of Constables, except the service of civil process, and all the powers given to the Police or watchmen by the statutes of the Commonwealth, or the charter or ordinances of the city.
Tbey shall obey all orders of the Governor in relation to the presetvation of the public peace or the execution of the laws of the Commonwealth. They shall especially endeavor to suppress unlicetised liquor shops, gambling places, and houses of The commodations required shall be those need by the Police force of the city, if the same shall be placed at the disposal of the board; otherwise, the board shall have power to provide suitable accommoda. tIODa The board may provide an office for themselven, the, expense of which shall he paid by the Common wealth. All expenses which are not otherwise provided tor, including the pay of the Police, aball be by the City of Boston. A detailed report: shall be made annually to the Legislature, and a report quarterly to the Mayor and Aldermen of said city.
The act, in ita relation to the tion of the board, effect on ita passage, the upon the lat day of Man CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS. NEW-YORK. several I solos. BROOKLYN. A Association, made up of five delegates from each ward in the city, is about to be formed.
As a rosnit of the revival now in progress under the Now- York Port Boolety, 488 persone have applied for church membership and 813 bave signed the temperance pledge, The jury in Part 11. of the Supreme Court yesterday returned a verdict in favor of the City in the suit brought against it by Owen W. Brennan to recover rent for the premises at No 514 Pearl street. Wilhelm Barbe, a vagrant, attempted to commit suicide yesterday morning by cutting his throat with rasor while in the basem*nt of the new church building in East Houston street, Dear the Bowery. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Marshal Kelly, of the Mayor's offloe, yesterday revoked the license of Thomas Harreman, the owner of hack No. 811 for allowing the latter to stand in front of Joe Coburn's saloon on the night of his attack on the Police, without any one in charge of it. The pupils of Eastman College, to the numof 300, headed by the college band, and accompanied by Mayor Kastman and other prominent oitizens of Poughkeepsie will rielt Booth's Theatre this evening. The theatre will be magnificently decorated in honor of Washington's Birthday. Francis S.
Lathrop, the Receiver of the NewJersey Central Railroad Company, fled his bond, under. his order of appointment la this State, in the County Clerk's office yesterday. His sureties are William Walter Phelps and A. V. Stout, each of whom qualifles in the sum of $50,000.
Capt. James Milward, the newly appointed United States Consul to Ghent, sailed with his wife in the steamer China, yesterday. A large party of City, State, and Federal officials gave him a receptiou on the steamer. He was on the staff of Gen. Dix as Exchange Officer, stationed at Fortress Mouroe.
The Park Commissioners have announced that they will, unless objection be made before Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock, declare adopted the map of the streets and avennes in the Tweuty-shird Ward, west of Riverdale avenue, which has been before them for aboat a year, and to which propertyowners have had abundant opportunities to protest. Detective Williamson, of the Central Office, yesterday arrested Charles C. Kahn, on a warrant issued by Justice of the Peace in which he charged with baving committed a felonious assault upon Frank E. Wheeler, a resident of Essex, Mid. diesex County, Conn.
As the prisoner consented to return without the formality of a requisition he was surrendered to Constable Bugbee, of Saybrook, who took him back to await trial. The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange held a long meeting after business hours yesterday to consider the recommendation of the open meeting of members that the rates of commis8100 be reduced. After debate the various plans suggested were ordered to be printed, and laid on the table until next Wednesday, and the meeting adjourned. It is reported that they are seriously considering the advisability of placing the Paciflo Coast mining stocks on the regular last. The annual reception in honor of Washington's Birthday WaS held yesterday at Grammar School No.
3, of which Mr. B. L. D. Southerland is Principal.
The programwe was most interesting, consisting of recitations by Masters A. Hartfleid, William Heasley, Samuel Mayor, Augustus elly, Frank Paige, and W. C. Sullivan. The chorases, The White Squall," Spangled Nobly Our Flag." "Men of da, were rendered wits excellent effect, as were also the The Supervisor at Large yesterday filed his veto of the resolution providing for the purchase for $25,000 from the Brookirn City Hospital lands upou waich to erect new jail.
The Brooklyn Bible Society, according to the report of its Treasurer, bas a balance on hand of 8428 24, and needs $1,750 to meet claim of the parent society for books purchased. About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Miss Clara Smith, of No. 296 McDonongh street, knocked down in Lewis avenne by a ruffian, who stole silk handkerchief and escaped. Miss Smith was so frightened and stunded that she was unable to call for belp. The trial of the suit of Messrs.
Kingsley Keeny against the City, to recover $178,000 for work done on the Hempstead Reservoir, Was tinned yesterday. The evidence was merely a repotition of that elicited during the taial of Commisstoner William A. Fowler before the Board of Aldermen. Inspector Raymond reports to the. Board of Health that the five deaths from diphtheria which recently occurred in the tenement-house No.
354 Smith street were occasioned by an open sewer. joint through which the sewer gas escaped. The board direcied that she house be disinfected and the open sewer-joint closed. A special meeting of the board to discuss the subject of house draining will be bela on Friday at noon. NEW JERSEY.
Mayor Russell, of Hoboken, has vetoed the reselation of the Common Council selecting a site for a now sobeol-house. Ellen O'Brien, residing on Jersey City Heights, has commenced a suit for slander against Catherine Barney, who called her thief, laying damages at $2,000. The case has been sent to Reteree. The Hudson County Board of Health and Vital Statistics reports 329 deaths in the county during the month of January. Of these 230 occurred in Jersey City.
43 in Hoboken, and 56 18 the ocher parts of the county. The bondsmen of Frederick the Union Hill Collector who absconded about three years ago with about $16,000 of the town's money, Dave succeeded in effecting a com promise with the authorities for $5,000. James Clayton, a newspaper compositor, aocidentally fell down stairs Tuesday night at bis residence in Sussex street, Jersey City, and sustained a fracture or the skull. is feared that brain fever will set in and prove tasal. The tuneral of D.
W. Wyman, An eminent Mason and the Superintendent of the New- York Elevated Railway, will take with Masonic rates, to-day at 19 o'clock in Jersey City. The vices will be conducted by Marsdal B. Smich, of Passaic, Grand Master of Masons of New Jersey, and there will be a large following of eminent Masons from Now-Jersey, Now- and other States. Ellen Sheehan and Mary Lee, residing in Jersey City, bad quarrel a few days ago, during which Ellen declared that Mary's children were illegitimate.
Mrs. Lee's husband, hearing of the charge, declared that he would not live with his wite until sue could prove to his satisfaction that the children were legitimate, and left her. She caused his arrest, and aiso the arrest of the traducer of her character, and the case bas been set down tor examination before Justice Carr. The trial of Terence J. McDonald, an exDirector of the Board of Education of Jersey City, who is under indictment for malfeasance in office, was commenced yesterday in the Hudson County Court of Sessions.
Ia 1874 McDonald was Chair. man of the Committee on Heating and and he ordered new heaters from the Arm of O' alara the bill for which amounted so $1,384 32. Tae law did not permit any committee or any member of the board to expend more than $900, without advertising tor proposals, and hence the charge of malfeasance. To obviate the ditticulty about vertising, O' Mara Bros. divided the total amount into smaller bilis of $200 so as to comply with the law.
The case was still on when the court journed for the day. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS TO BRAZIL. On Saturday last Mesars. John Roach Sons dispatched Mr. Tisdale, an agent, to Brazil via Liverpool, to negotiate with the Brazilian Goverument for a subsidy toward the establishment of new line of steamers between this port and that country.
The Messrs. Roach do not ask for a large amount, and agree to put on four steamers within 30 days of obtaining the contract, and two more within two months thereafter. Ic is proposed that these steamers shall touch at Para, Pernambuco, and Bahia, and make Rio Janiero their terminus. It is beneved that sutticient pasiness will be found to make the venture very. profitable one.
Toe trouble with Commodure Garrison's line of Brazilian steamers, discontinued two years since, is said to nave beem that they were unfitted in size to the trade between the two porta, being over-large and reqairing the consamption of too much coal 50 made the business pay. Mr. Roach's steamers will be email and of great speed. It is expected that they will wake the trip in frem 17 to 90 days. Toe Brazilian Consul is of the opinion that Mr.
Tisdaie's mission will be entirely successful, A TENEMENT HOUSE INFANTICIDE. Lamb, of the Twenty-second Precinct, while on patrol duty in the vicinity of Eleventh avenue and Fiftieth street, found the body of a newly-born male child in a vacant lot joining the tenement-house No. 550 West Fiftieth street. The body bore no marks of violence, ex cops a slight discoloration of the peck. Tno officer learned the tenement-house that Henrietta Robson, aged 96, whooccupied the second door with her brother, had given birth to the child yesterday.
Coroner Ellinger was requested to attend the woman confessed that the obild alive bora, and that she bad ibaown 14 out of second story window. She said that she was not married woman, and had thus disposed of the in order to hide her shame from her brother. She refused to reveal the name of the father. The Coroner had her transferred as a prisoner to the ninth Street Hospital. THE MURDER OF BAUER.
THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION CLOSEDOPENING OF THE CASE FOR THE DEPENS--THE THEORY ADVANCED THAT KATE HOFFMAN COMMITTED THE MUMDER. The remainder of the testimony offered by the prosecution in the trial of Frank McConnochie for the murder of Maggie Bauer, was taken yesterday, and at 4 o'clock P. M. Mr. Armstrong.
opened the case for the defense. Cornelias cross examined by Judge Busteed. He was asked ir. be had testifled in this case before the Grand Jury. Witness a Aret sand he did not then he denied having done so, and concluded by admitting that he had been before the Grand Jury.
George Bauer, the father of Maggie, was the next witness on the day his daughter wad murdered he was away from home; he returned home at 3 P. M4 witness identifled the bonnet that shad been worm by his daughter; he know Stephen Payne, the detective; had first made his acquaintance soon after the Coroner's inquest: witness and Payne met the prisoner at Jamaica by appointment on Oct. 24: they drove up the Hempstead turnpike, and McConnochie identi. fed various localities on the road as places at which he had stopped on the night before the murder: prisoner had slept on the stoop of store Queens; witness did not recollect the night; prisoner had stopped at Ross' shoe shop, where he begged something to eat; he next stopped at Mrs. Baker's candy store, where he also obtained food; witness continued on the road to his house, where be had dinner with Detective Payne; after dinner the party went to the woods where the body had been found and the corn-field in which the murder had been committed; John De Mott Henderson, Cornelias Lawrence, and others were also there.
Charles A. Sprague, the Assistant Janitor of the Town Hall at Jamaica, testifled that he had had an interview with the prisoner when the latter was confined in that institution, during which the prisones confessed having choked little Maggie, bas said he "didn't mean to;" he held his hands around her throat longer than he had intended to. The prosecation here rested their case. and Judge Busted moved that all the testimony relating to the alleged confessions of the prisoner to Stephen Payne should be stricken out, on the ground that as the prosecation had not called Payne as a witness, and thus given the defense an opportunity to cross-examine him, it was not proper that others should state the confessions which it was alleged he had received. Payne was a Deputy Sheriff; De was an offloer of she law: he had arrested the prisoner without a warrant; he had taken the prisoner before the outraged family, and yet the prosecution bad not called him, Payne had said to MeConnochie that 1f he did not confess be would hang him then and there." and if the prosecution bad plased Payne on the stand he proposed to prove that that man had extorted those confessons for the gratification of his own personal greed." Judge Pratt denied the motion, on the ground that the court could not undertake to decide how the District Attorney, who was the counsel for the people, should conduet his case.
His opinion was that the prosecation should have introduced the testimony of Payne, but because he did DOt the court conid not strike out the testimony already adduced by the Dietrict Attorney. Judge Busteed took an coption, and the District Attorney said that as he had no wish to conocal anything, he would call Detective Payne. The latter was therefore placed on the stand; he had resided at Hempstead for four years; was living there last October after the prisoner had been discharged by the Grand Jury witness was driving along the road to Garden City: be overtook MoConnochie and took him into the wagon, and conveyed him to Mr. Jennings', in Jamaica; the prisoner had a shirt rolled up in a newspaper; it was a white abirt with blood on the left sleeve; he bad another shirt, ether dotted or checkered, on the inside of the right sleeve of which was blood stain; witness arrested the prisoner in Brooklyn upon warrant issued by Justice George R. Bennett on Saturday, Oct.
21, 1876; he took him to the Town Hall at witness subseqaently went to the Town Hail at Jamaica with Mr. Bauer, and took the prisoner to Mr. Bauer's bouse by the circuitous route previously described by Mr. Bauer an his testimony; arrived at Mr. Baner's house, witness asked McConnochie if he committed the murder; the latter replied interrogatively, "Won't yeu let them hart me!" witness replied that he sbould not be hurt, and the prisoner then said, "Yes, I killed her." Witness next parrated the particalars aboat the examination of the spot where the murder was committed, in the field, and the woods where the body was found the prisoner told witness that he had paid oat the 10-cent.
piece with a bole in it, whion he took from Maggie, for some cakea, at a baker's suop, our he could not remember, where. The crons-examination of the witness by Judge Busted occupied the greater part of the atternoon. Witness testified that he was born at Newport, Herkimer County, in this State, and was 57 years old he was never attached to any Police force in the United States; he had been counected with the detection of a large number of cases bis coupection with the detection of the guilt of Frank MoConnochie was undertaken in the hope of a reward which he had heard the Supervisors would offer for the apprehension of the murderer; if the prisoner would be acquitted he showid receive no compensation; he never cautioned McConnochie that what he said might be used against him in a court of justice, This closed the case for the prosesation, and Mr. Theodore J. Armstrong opened the case for the defense.
He adopted the theory that the murder of Maggie Bauer was committed by Kate Hoftwan; be proposed to show by credible wituesses that Kate Huffman had been in a state of per vous excitement on the day the murder was committed, and that certain tracks in the corn-field corresponded in shape and size with the ganeta worn by Kate Huffman at the time ot the murder. Before the argument was concluded the court took a recess until this ing. AN AMATEUR ACTOR SENTENCED. Justice Walsh's Court, in the basem*nt of the, Brookiyn City Hail, was crowded yesterday morning by the friends of Thomas F. Clark and Dougiass Walker, amateur actors, who appeared in the of complainant and defendant.
On Monday, the 12th Walker horsewhiped Clark bebind the scenes of the Academy of Music, attacking him: from behind and assaulting him savagely, and, according to the testiMODY, 10 most 4 cowardly manner. The cause of the quarrel has not been definitely ascertained, bat is is rumored that jealousy about WOmAn originated the difficulty. The testimony taken on Monday last bas aiready been publisbed. When the case was called yesterday an effort WaS made to have it adjourned. The motion being denied, the prisoner pleaded guilty.
Counsel thea spoke about the prisoner's high character. Assistant District Attorney Snell said that the tion was ready to admit that they had no fault to And with the previous character of the accused. Mr. Bird, for the plaintiff, dissented from the views of the District Attorney. Carlin urged that the mere imposition o1 tine would meet all the requirementa of the case.
Justice Walsh thought differently. The business of horse-whipping had increased of late, and he proposed to check it if he could. He sentenced Walker to 60 days in the Penitentiary. His friends are very dignant, and his counsel, very soon after the sen. tence of his client, obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Gilbert.
The writ is returnable tomorrow, and in the meantime Walker will remain in the custody of Sheriff Daggett, who 16 his 1 personal friend. A LOVER'S ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Considerable excitement was caused in the little village of Good ground, Long Island, on Tues day night, by an attempt to commit suicide by a young man of the name of Orlando Penny, the son of a well-to-do farmer of that place. It appears this Penny has been very attentive to Mias Fanny young lady of 16, who resides in the same village, and was engaged to be married to her. It came to her knowledge a short time ago that be had been drinking to excess of late, and she informed him of ber intention to break the engagement.
On Tuesday evening be called on her, by appointmeat, and the correspondence that had passed between them returued. Penny then went to his father's house, and at the usual bour retired to nis room, which be ocempied with his brother. At an early pour yesterday morning he arose, and taking a revolver from his di essing-table, shot himself in the breast. His brother, who was awakened by the sound of the explosion, sprang from bis bed and found him lying upon the floor. A doctor was called is, and, upon making an examination, tound that the bali had taken a down.
ward course. At a late bour yesterday afternoon the young man was in a very critical condition, and it was feared that the wound would prove fatal. AN A OTRESS ROBBED OF HER WARDROBE. Henry E. Waiters and Lola Waiters were before Justice Otterbourg, at the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday charged with grand larceny.
They were arraigned on complaint of John W. Kelsey, of No. 196 West Twenty-ninth street, who informed the magistrate that his sister, Miss Lizzie Kelsey, the bad been robbed of a large por. of ber wardrobe and quantity of jeweiry, valued in all at 81,000, and be suspected the accused of having. been concerned in the theft.
The acoused, are reaidenta of the same were arrested buy Deleonye Schmittberger, of the Twen ty-ninth Precinct, and an the evidence against them was Incomplete, they were remanded until to-dur. It la understood that the Police have portion of the stolen property. SING SING PRISON MANAGEMENTS Superintendent of State Prisons Louis D. Pillabury early yesterday morning officially notifled Warden George Youngs, of Sing Sing Prison, that he had appointed ex-state Prison Inspector 8. W.
Clarke in his stead. This morning the outgoing Warden will surrender to Mr. Clarke the books of the prison, and the latter will diately enter upon the duties of his portion. Formerly the appointments of the subordinates of the wardens of the different State Prisons were made by the State Prison Inspectors, but under the system to de introduced by Superintendent Pillebury the Wardens will make the appointments, the Sa. perintendent, however, reserving to himself the right of approving or disapproving them.
Said Supoint perintendent all the officials Pilisbary under My them, Wardens and Iaball aball bold Op. them responsible for the competency and good conduos of the same. IMPORTATION OF ENGLISH FISA. The Aquarium has just succeeded, through Capt. Mortimer, of the ship Hamilton Flab, 10 procaring some very rare fish from England and Germany, and which, after protracted passage of three months, were successfully placed alive to the tanka.
They were conveyed by means of pendulum tanka, thus avoiding the ship's motion. There are Ave varieties of English star-Beh, sea slugs, and several beautirally-colored-black and yellow striped- -German salamanders. Man-cating alliga. tors 15 feet long have also been added to the collec. lection of amphibia.
COGNACS BOTTLED at Jonsso Distilleries also in wood. VICTOR E. MAUGER, Sole Importer, 110 Reade at. -Advertisem*nt. PASSENGERS SAILED.
In steam-ship Gen Barnes, for Savannah -M, H. Strong Thomas G. Lee. B. Hensessy, L.
D. Walton, Hon. C. L. MeArthur.
and wife. Charies H. Rising, F. 4. Sabatton, Mrs.
Mary A. Shipman, 1 Anna K. Hatch, Peale, Mrs W. H. Lee, Miss Lee, Mr.
and J. P. W. Harit, ard Martin, Mr. and Maa.
F. Wood worth. Adelph Keistein, J. L. Lockuer, Ur.
M. Wright. Miss Wrigat, Henry Chubbeck, Capt. Martin. P.
6. Hay ward, F. V. Cashin, C. Lester, J.
N. Lester, J. H. Biliott, 8. B.
Beby, J. Labanon. In steam-ahip China, for Liverpool. Anderson, Mrs. Buteber, Mrs.
Kmily Dunn, Kilwanger. Ferguson, George F. Gephart, W. 8. Gephart, c.
4. richa. Leonard Jacobi. Miss Belle Lennox, Miss Jessie Lennox, Parker Mann, Marsh. Capt.
and Mra. James Milward, J. P. Robertson, Kobert Mbields, Andrew Turney, Eusebio Villamil, Robert Wart, Miss Jessie Wingate. In steam-ship England, for Liverpool -W.
Samuels, Mrs. Scott, Herbert Poste. John Ulimaun, Dr. P. A.
Heller, Capt. Galeon, Mr. and Mra. John MoCalla. Miss Higgs, Frank Lovell, Mrs.
J. 8. Milev, Mrs. Buckner, John Podmore, Mrs. B.
Marshall' Masters Auguet and Albert Marshall. PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Idaho, from LiverpooL-Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, Joseph Turner, R.
de Tracy Gould, T. F. Creedon, Joseph Hi. Stevens, U. Miss Cobalt, is.
Rodrigues. Harrison, John Mayion, Joseph Chavazzi, Mary B. M. J. Creedon, Ilhelm Hoder, Wm.
Jackson, Andreas Smithsen, Miss L. Reynolds. MINIATURE ALMANAU-LUIS DAY. Sun Moon 2:48 HIGH -THIS DAT. Sandy 1:52 Gov.
dell Gate. 4:03 MARINE. INTELLIGENCE. FEB. 21.
OLEARED. Steam-shipa Neptune, Boston, R. P. Eleanore, Johnson, Portland: Vindicator, Rogers, Philadelphia, James Hand; City of Vera Cruz, Valentine, Dea 4en, Havana, F. Alexandre Rose, New-Haven, Cartwright Dovie; Kila Kaight, Bearse, Boston, H.
F. Dimook: Morgan City, Reed, New-Ore leans, d. A. Whitner Pioneer, Wakes, Wi.ming. ton.
N. Wm. P. Clyde Co; Gulf Stream, Crowell, Charleston, J. W.
Quintard Get. Barack, Obeeseman. Savannah, Murray, Perris Agnes Burdick, Philadelphia. barks Serena Chersanos. Aberdeen, Scot land.
Slocovieh Demi Dubrovacki, (Aust.) Mari novich, Queenstown for orders, Punch. dye Ca. Prof. Nordenskjold, Bemer, Cork or Valmouch tor orders. Punch, Edye Co.
Brig Abbie E. Titcomb, Kenney, Matanzas, J. B. Ward Co. Schrs.
8. P. Godwin, Williams. Bridgeport, Conn, Stamford Manufacturing Gen. Torvet, Pardea Norfolk, Van Brunt Washington, Fischer, Galveston, Tupper H.
Jackson Beattie: Kate Anna, Seraaton, Hawkins Pond, -London, W. Progreso, Mexico, Thebaud Bros. ARRIVED. Steam-ship Albemarie, Gibbs. Lewes, with mdse.
and passengers to Old Dominion Steam-ship Co. Steam-ship Hudson, Gaget, New-Orieans Seaman. Feb. 15 with and passengers to Clark Steam-ship Allentown, Tuttie, with coal to Reading Railroad Co team-snip Kieanora, Johnson, Portiand, with mise, and passengers to J. F.
Ames. Steam-abip Neptune, Berry, Boston, with mose. and passengers to Metropolitan Steam-ship Co. Ship Otto and Antonie. Gunderson, Liverpool 60 in ballast to Punch, Edye Co.
Ship Freedom, Lawreuce, Dunham's Liverpool. via Savannah 60 da, in ballast to Thos. Nephew Co. Bark Zoraga, i (of London.) Larlett, Manila Aug. 5, with hemp and sugar to Youngs Co, Bark Lyman Camo, (of Yarmouth, 8.,) Graver Autwerp 68 Richard, in ballast to Danie.son, Logan London Preston.
77 11 bailast to Beuham Boyeseu. Bark Clemtina, Porsio, Girgenti 105 with sulphur to order. bark Kong Carl. Housken. Bordeaux 68 in ballast 10 C.
Tobias Co. Bark Andrea Lovico No. 2, from France 21 with to Bark Anna Margaretha, Jacobsen. Antwerp 65 in ballast to Beatam Boyesen, Anchored Sandy Hook for orders. Back Midas, (of Bath.) Prost, Catania Nov.
18. via Gibraltar Jan. 9, with fruit, to W. 800-Vessel to D. B.
Dearborn. Anchored at Sandi Book tor orders. Bark Andrea Lovico, Rallo, Palermo 75 with fruit to order. Bark cabine, Gilbert, New-London, in ballast to C. Mallory Bark Heroet, (of Philadelphia.) Hopkins, Porto Ca beilo 20 with coffee to Daliett, Boulton Co.
Bark C. d. Bushnell, (of New-Haven.) Mare, Priests 83 with mose. to Bentley, Gidersleeve Co. Bark Padre Volas4o, Straugart, Antwerp 68 de, in ballast to order.
Brig Sarah M. Loring, (of Portland,) Loring, Matan19 de, with sugar to Welsh-vessel to Brett. Son Co. Brig Charles Hoard, (of Yarmouth, N. ger, bt.
John's, P. 15 with sugar to Lao man Kemp vessel to Simpson, Clapp to. Brig Daylight, (of New-daven.) Gioson, Demerara 24 with sugar and to P. Armstrong. Brig Genius, Oltmaus, Rio Janeiro 58 with coffee to B.
G. Arnold Co. -ressol to C. Tobias Co. Schr.
Miranda, Mitchell, Matanzas 12 with sugar to Grasier Co. 'Schr. Summerville, (of Liverpool, N. 8..) Swan, Port au Prince 22 de, with logwood to Thackray Co.vessel to J. Ross Co.
Behr. Annie W. Barker, (of Castine, Snowman. Pernambuco 34 with sugar to agents Canadian Bank of Montreal Sebr. Matiida, (of Gibraltar,) Ciadad Bolivar 28 with mdse.
to u. W. Gulett-vessel to Svane. Bail Co. Seur.
Minnie V. Loud, (of Baltimore,) Holt, Matansas 20 de. with sugar to voLuer-vessel to Miller Hough ton. Sebr. Frank Atwood, Bryan, Mayagues 12 with fruit to Wm.
Douglass. WIND- Sunset, ligut, N. W. clear. SAILED.
Steam-ships China and England, for Laverpool: Castalia, fur Glasgow; City of Vera Cruz, for Havana: Morgan City, for New-Bedford: Gen. Harare, it Guir Stream, for Charleston: Pioneer, tor Privateer, for Calcutta: barks Emilla, for Cork: Will Wilmington, N. Vindicator for Philadelobia; ship and Erato. for Anjier: Johannes Poss, for Vigo: brigs Walter Smith. for Montevideo: Harry, tor st.
John's. Also, via Long Is.and -ound. schra. K. aud G.
w. Hinde, for Calais; Katie J. Hoyt. for Forest Ouk and Rodney Parker. New- H.
Diverty, for Boston; David G. Pioyd, fur Providence. BY CABLE. LONDON, Feb. 21.
-81d, 13th Olinda, Ella, Capt. bart; 21st Charleston Carlotia, De ginal, Korsfarea. the latter the latter fur St. 1 bomas Joshua Lortog, tot for Rumer, Delta, Capt. parson, Havana.
Arr. 18tb Genoa: 15tb Claudina: 15th Antoinetta, Michele Picasso, Pripcipessa Margherita di remunte: 20th Chioe, Susan mar, Hattie G. Dixon, Snap, Arctic, Capt. Owen 21a6 Glengyle, steam-strip 8t. Andrea.
HAVRE, Feb. 21. -The General Translantio steam-ship i abrador, Pirmonth Feb. Sanglier, 20. Sew- Yock Feb, 10, by way of art.
bere at 4 o'clock this afternoon. HAVANA, Feb. schr. Cumberland has arr. bere.
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