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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-12

a Gers Of Ccuxtetrfers .4yvesiea Counterfeit Blls on.
ne Osvsse County Bank FOR fev days pest Justice
nerous charges Of psssing counterfeit money the
os.ego County Bank, preferred BY several sorekeepcrs
trc other against gang Of ceunterfeters Who have
fer long time pest been carrying successfully their
nsf.rors profession The principals In the circulation
Of these counterfeit bills appear 10 be Mary Alias Bird
get and neary Fry, known for long time past as
pcee With the notorious Honors Shepherd and others
noted for their In this business The Magistrate
has thus far afeertAped that large number Of
ere With those occused In the matter and
timony has been taken sbosiog that system Of fraud
fuch sldom has been exhibited in city hss been
esrred on in cur mds for time past The ends Of
justice however for he present. require tina. the whole
CT The testimony should not be given TO the public
In addition 70 the two aecused above named Luke Far
icy and e~omsn pamed Margaret Carroll have within
Cay Or two, teeS arrested b. ef6csu Bostvich
and Wade Of the Eleventh ward police VINO heve been
very active in erretDe out the ceuntereisers for hsv
Others have been arrested but owing TO the dculty q
ndehipypg them parties that have passed the coun-
.reits, they have been DISCHARGED Among the suer.
ere BY this gang are-wm. n. Asten Of No 100 avenue
y Henry L,vermo-e q S9 Second stree, VIM. II
Ccnklin, Of the Bsnk Hotel, corner Of avenue and
Tenth sreet; and several others all Of ~hom have
teen psssed one Of counterfeit 50 bills on the
above named bank These counterf.its exceed ngy
web executed end but for the thickness Of the paper 90
which they are executed would almost defy detection
stme q thse arrsste have been committed await the
'efmr si,p ~ the investeaton, which s ftil pending
Altered Charge Of Frsry-A German named John J.
Rnch, vas srrered On Wednesday by officer White, Of
he seventeenth vArd charged With forging NOE fsz
ssis 30 purportipg to be made By Mr.. Peter Iuti
plumber doing busines ct $40 Fourth street The note
u IL alleged, vac sold TO Mr. Trovbrdee, who pre-
sentine for payment 10 Mr. Luts at maturity In
formed that vas forgery. Rinch, his arrest -
serted that the pete given 20 him BY Luts for sale
The case under Investigation before Justice Mount
fort.
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street, was RENTED. Tax on e3 600 Of Thos L.
Parker, No. 2l7 Henry street. was RENTED The
report was adopted.
In the matter Of the petition of James Dcken
son, for the remission of tax on 81 900, alleging as
Q reason that he is Q member of the veteran CORDS
the committee on examining the law exenpting
persons doing military duty from specified amount
Of tax, find that the veteran corps do not come
within the same, and therefore recommend that
the application be denied. Adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Civil Courts on
the bill Of Francis B. Cutting, recommending that
the sum of $1,000 be paid him in full for counsel
fees, was adopted
The report of Committee in favor of raising the
sal aries Of the Judges OF Court of Common Pleas
and Superior Court and the Surrogate has ordered
to lay on the table and be printed Board adjourn
ed to Friday evening next, at four o'clock.
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o=Hss thsse not been some quazrsling between you,
ave quas!eled on business matters; thought Jhe
wantee 70 naks tool Of mel he wanted me to do the
work, Wnue ~ received the money
Mr.. Stewart, Ne called BY Mr.. Sanford deposedThat
be knows A. q Smith, never he ard his general cha
rscter for truth and veracity questioned uu the Drury
business; would believe him under oath; know Bow.
yer; never heard anything against him; am not on
terms Of intimacy With either Of them
BY Mr. OlaSk.-Have you not heard that Smith has
consorted with robbers and thieves! Al have heard
you charge him with II in the Drury trials sugh.er
1bave heard that indictment pending against
Smith.
Counsel both sides summed up and the case wiz be
submitted to the jury this morning.
DEC II The Judge charged the jury reviewing clearly
the evidence and submitting to them the following ques
tions:-lst. What was the value Of the watches and
jewery taken By the Sheriff? ID. What the value Of
the money and notes taken BY the Sheriff? Sd. Were
the money and notes found on McGary and taken BY
the Sheriff the proceeds Of any property stolen from De
marest, at Chsgrss? 4th Was the assignment, by De-
msrest to the plantfs Of the 10th April, 1850 made
with the actual intent to desud any person Of the
ward offered In the case! TO the first inquiry the jury
answer-value 81 ,0oo interest sos a. To tho second
value, 81 200 interest," Sis To the third answer In
the affirmative. 10 the fourth in tho negative The
jury nnd general verdict for the plaintiffs and
the damages 81 $a000 subject TO the opinion Of the
Court on special finding Of the jury and the whole
case, 20 be brought before the general term.
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Brsehlyp Clty Iuseulureuc,.

KrroHrs or MAlrA.--Orgsnisea und.r yais rsms. tina
Police 81 the Second district went target excursou
on Monday last 10 the rhatched Cottage Jersey oity
the Police. They numbered fsrty three musksts and
has been with forty three prizes valued 10
sn ti1e. Changers band secompanisd them Their
uniform was black rock coats black pants white b>S
and the Hungarian hat and plume. Among the any
nve invited guests we're the Chief Of Police Adermso
spinols, Alderman Leech, Alderman Hsvxhurst, Capt.
Wright Of the Fourth district Police, and others Miss
Boodeood Of York street and Mrs and Miss Jynch OF
Hick street each presented ths with beautiful vreahs
After shooting st the target and demolishipg IN. dip
ner, the company misunderstanding mp Greep rAch
through Franklin and down broadway, playing Hail
10 the Chief IN honor of kossuih they Iasad the
Irving House. The. knights mpie o Zoe appearance,
conducted themsslves 10 the best manner, and v,rs
delegated With the a6sir.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-12

orprn oy Ururp AnrncArs N Nav JsNsr.-Tbe
Cbanery Of the o. A. Of the State Of Ne- Jervey held
their quarterly meeting, Wednesday last in the City
ofNevark full attendance Of the delegates from the
several Chapters we're present There are nov thirteen
chapters humberirs about one thousand members 10
Gated In the esern feetcn Of the State and when the
principles OF the Order made known in the western
section, tie increase viii be very rapid through the
Whole state. with view 10 that ehject the next mest
ing ofthe Cbsncfy w be held In the city q Trenton
"wednesday, the 10th Of March next public demon
strsop viii be gwen the Tuesday evening previous
when address wl be delivered 70 the American cit
rns of that place committee appointed 10 make
the Necessary Arrangements.
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sursENE CouRT OF TIE UNITED s1ArEs-Dec.
9, 1s6l.-Present se on Friday. Nelson Burries
and Hiram Bell, Esqs., Of Ohio, we're admitted a.
torneys and oounsellors Of this court. No. IL ".
Williams, plaintiff in error, vs. r.. divers execu-
tors The Argument Of this cause vas continued By
Mr.. Reverdy johnson for the defendants in error,
error: Adjourned sn,il tomero~, ct II O'Clock,
A. N.
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Josvwal of Commerce, which at once expressed Q
willingness to make, and did make, Q reduction on
its Advertising bill Those who would not do 80,
we're the Tribune, SUN, and some few others.
am, moreover. not aware that Father Mathe
refused the clos so, as think they never were Of
fered to him; for If am not mistaken, neither he
nor Mr. Mahony saw the treasurer before they
sailed. The money might have been rendered to
his attorney, but of this Of course, know nothing
Ifthese statements sufi ,ient, trust you viii
do Justice to me, and, as far at least ss am
cerned, put the matter straight before the public
II you want proofs or vouchers for anything have
stated, am ready to furnish them, and / do not
wish you
10 extenuate,
Nor Get down sught In malice
ask no favors, except that the truth be heard.
Yours, truly, G. B. BURKHARpr.
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Supreme Court.
ADMISSIONS TO TIE RAR.

ADMISSIONS TO T1IK BAR.
pre e-The following gentlemen having been ex.
smined BY Messrs j. b scoles Cyrus LAYTON and Gin.
ton Harrng In presence Judge Edwards declared
duly aaahsd 10 practice councillors and attorneys
law and were this day admitted amin " Abbott
Henry Mace, Churchill J. cambrelens, Frascis Ferris
Theodore q Ponds Robert Johnstone Alfred Mointire
John d Pyue, Robt. d. Benedict, Geo X Coohs Bald.
win Dix William Forrest, John Hssss, Walter n
Mcdonald Augustus Preptice, John D. skdm IRE, and
Daniel Il. Whitpsy
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United States District Court.

Dro. p Confseoien Of Goods On motion OF the
Utted States District Attorney the goods e quantity
Of s:stoner seised BY the Custom House authorities
already reported in the Htsp the premises Of John
X Berrsk forfeited 10 the United estes for being
falsely invoeed and accordingly ordered for sale
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IL LIsPENARD STREET,
Wednesday, December 10, 1851.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
SRI perceive In your paper Of this morning,
that the item of expense, yiz-$l95 to George Lo-
der and orchestra, ct the Father Mathew concert,
ID supposed by you to be an extravagant one.
AS this might seem to compromise me with the
public, request you to state, that the number of
musicians was the same IS at all the concerts of
Miss Hayes, Thirty-two performers at s.
each; IS to the music porter and doorkeeper S. to
the librarian; and $25 to myself as conductor-all
these are regular charges, and have been fixed as
such for years 1t might have been supposed that
! should volunteer my services; they have always
been gratuitously given in the cause of any real
charity, but decidedly refused in this instance;
my reasons for which refusal being my own, can be
of no interest either TO you or the public.
You're, respectfully, GEORGE LopER.
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AFFAIRS IN THIS CITY AND the VICINITY.
The Doc uments relative TO tho Father
Mathew Bene6t.
JoNEs's HOTEL. PHILApEIpHIA

The Doc uments relative TO tho Father
Mathew BENEFIT.
JoNEs's HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA,
December 10, 1851.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Esq.
DEAR SIR:-Having seen Q statement in your
paper in which my name appears, feel it necessary
70 send you the account of my connection with the
Father Mathew Benefit, as its treasurer, VIII
The committee of Father Mathews Benefit, in
account with Jno w. Bourn, Treasurer.
Received Of S. G. Jollie, as per account
rendered. ......,............. $loo ~
Receivedfor sale of 10 tickets, at 81 EACH. I40 90
40 Z" g.. AZ 90
1856 90
DISBURSEMENTS.
Expenses Of ticket sellers at Office
ana door. ................. '''' go %
Expenses Of carriages to and from
Expenses Of six attendants. IL U
Balance on hand ................... 1907 81
MEMORANDUM TICKETS
Re ceived from Samuel q. Jollie. ........... 800
Sold at 81 each..... ................ 20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
Complim entary tickets given away,
per order Of the committee 1900. 65
Returned to s. G., Jollie. III ooo
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Board OF Supervisors.

B0erO OF Bupervlsorss
DC 9-ln the absence ofthe Mayor the Recorder
presided.
Al half past four o'clock, quorum was not pre-.
sent, and Alderman DopeE msved that the Board
adjoun They had had enough OF gentlemen
hanging about the halls without making their ap-
peararce at the Board whom business was 70 30
next
Alderman BRIIroS begged Of the Alderman Of
the Second ward 10 withdraw his motion. a. there
were some papers to present. which were Of i'm.
portance.
In short time, an Alderman was found. and A
quorum being present, the minutes ofthe last pro-
ceedings we're read and approved.
Several petitions for the remission Of taxes and
for relief from personal tar we're referred The
petition OF Mr.. Justice Drnker for f45l IL com.
pensaton for extra services rendered on Sundays
was referred TO Committee on Criminal Courts.
The petition Of r. l. SNOW, clerk Of police, for ex-
ira ser vices tt4g7 6i) was referred TO the same
committee
REDUCTION AND REMISSION or TAXES.
The report Of the Committee on Annual Taxes,
10 favor Of reducing the TAI on the premises of A.
M. Shiers, No. l2l Fulton street, from t26, 900 20
$22sboO, VAS adopted. The tar on t5,Uvv on
peuonAI pIcI erty Of the estate Of John Adams
VI" rsmitted. The tai on $1,000 On personnel
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Wo BROADWAY, Dosomocr ~, iooi
JANIS GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,, Editor of the
NEw YoRK HERALD Dear Sh;-I enclose you
herewith, an account Of J. w. Bourn, Treasurer
Of the "Father Mathew Benefit Concert" which I
received this morning,
The tickets named BY him in the account, - re-
TUNED, together with the balance shown, can,
presume, Be obtained from him, by application
irom Father Mathews representa-
Very respectfully, yours, 80,
SAMUEL &. JoLLrE.
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Mr. Godirg where Lawrence VAS and che said he was
gore cot without any hat or coat and she did not
him ss'ip before shs vent to Pennsylvssisi they
th.y id rot hpov what to make Ct him; Annie said
THE vter abe was going away. Mr Godinx followed
Ter 70 the bach gate and asked Der II Lawrence had
given Der any money; she ssid-no and Mrs. Goldius
ssid she bad allowed him to live with his wife and
,he never would he was crazy man and she vas glad
the witness had been there to how he vent on; I
mentioned this 10 . Mrs Donoghue, . dressmsher; 1
worried for her before left New Yorh; had seen my
be called 10 see me Al nv cousins In New yorS soms
timss he quite tti sometimes he lsughed In sly
manner saw Nrs aoldng at New York. at my cousin .;
my cousns name "a Cunningham che lives 1t 10
Twenty 6rst street, Mrs Goldng second time she
ssked me the frpt what kind Of . brother had and
said ,h. beard there vs one ct Williamsburg
made herself known 70 me, and ssid she wanted
to 20 ever 10 see Il voule be any conso,ement 10
HIM ,hs did not explain the particulars to me then
night &c r shman, and ashed hin why he acted
90 queer when be said not 10 annoy him that Mr. Goding
Bic boz ana treated him very badly; told me his bead
felt dertous oftentimes len on wednesday morning
Gross essnined by the District Attorney There vas
nc one preeent IT any Of the conversations mensionsd
wrote on TO say could give evidence s to the state Of
Rs.sssminssIMy m.ser was coming to New York
ana said he would ssne letter had heard OF IT, but
he'd not ssen written 70 BY any one q that time
qusibted with the prscser; the prisoner was at my
Rouse few days before tbese murders; vas at break
fst said Re would eat some too; he had not eaten
AM thing for two days be sad he was not we'll ct break
fast be talking all the time about chastity wen
out and told my wife to prepare some dinner when IL
came home and dinner ready; found him asleep In
the yard he would not when woke mp eat any dinner
after had dined he vent 10 bsd and kept talking and
ssy be Va. failing in hi: sleep and woke him up and
he vent away
cross examined--1 have mot seen Rely si~ce, until
this norning; am not ct all related 10 him; I have
hpe vn him Eve years
Cbssee Ccnrsshty sworp-I reside In Fourth street,
wuispsbu'E have teen sc9usin,sd With the Prisosss
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-05-01
Terrible Result. of the Earthquake.

We gave in our paper Of yesterday
slight accounts OF the earthquake at
Rhodes, and the vicinities there
abouts, on the main land. Further
details, through other papers, present
us with a more general description
Of its widespread and terrible re-
suits. Il was the same one which
was felt on the island Of Martinique,
on the 22d of February.
TIE letter from Rhodes is dated
the Sth OF March. The city had suf-
fered considerably; the Notifications
were completely destroyed, and sew
eral even have completely disap-
peared. The effects were felt on the
Asia,ic continent opposite. "The
towns Of Makri, -Mevissos, Doveri,
Sene, Carasola, and fifteen villages
along that coast, Says the correspon-
dent) are now heaps of ruins; not a
house has been left standing; from
500 to 600 persons have fallen vic
Tins to the scourge; the summit Of
the mountain of Iginkik has given
way. Olive plantations, TO an inn
mense extent, have been utterly de-
Stroyed. Springs of potable water
have been dried up, and boiling sui
phurous springs have appeared in
several places. The soil around
Makri has cracked in every direction,
and the crevices exhale fumes oi
bitumiuous vapor. The European
colonists OF Makri have taken refuge
on board the Austrian ship Isadore.
At Marmorice 500 houses were
Frustrated. At Macrie all the stone
buildings have been knocked down.
Two hills have met and swallowed
up the village Of Melaskjik; and al
Egendiik a mountain was removed
into the port. The casualties are
estimated at about 1000 souls. Itis
stated that earthquakes took place al
Satalia and Tarsus.
The inhabitants OF the coast and
Stands are in a state Of the utmost
dependency, as the shocks continue
daily, and the few houses left stand
ing are in tottering condition.
From India we learn that the earth
quake had been felt pretty extensive
ly over the Punjaub, or the north
west provinces. No injury of any
note has been occasioned by them.
Gin. paper.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-05-01
r.r,,.. ma aner,e.. River. Compared.

Enrli,h and Amerlcan Bivers Compared.
In the memoranda Of DR.. Breck.
enridge's travels in Europe, some
ten years ago, the following anec-
dote occurs
A eentIeman-Iike and well inform
ed E6elishman, who was in the stage
coach with me, and who found out I
was an American, after dilating on
the greatness, the beauties, the ma
iesty. in short, Of this noblest Of
British rivers, (the Thames,) conclu-
ded thus
Sir. il may seem almost incredi-
bIe to you, but it is nevertheless
true, that this prodigious stream is,
from its mouth to its source, not
much if al all, short Of one hundred
and fifty miles longP
| looked sieadfastly in his face
TO see if he tested; but the gravity
of deep conviction was upon it. In
deed, John Bull never jests. After
composing myself moment, slow
ly respopdedi
perhaps, sir, you have never heard
of the Ohio riVerP
Il think | have
perhaps Of the Missouri
q think so, though not sure.
Certainly Of the Mississippi
'Oh yes, yes
sWeil, sir, man will decend the
Ohio, in a steamboat Of the largest
class, a thousand Miles
or what sirl how many. sirp
"A thousand miles; and there h'
will meet another steamboat Of th'
same class, which has come in al
opposite direction twelve hundred
miles down the Missouri, and then
after going fifteen hundred mile
more, down the Mississippi-he MAJ
, see that food OF waters disembogu
by fifty channels into the sea-
I hat made up my mind TO b
considered a cheat; so | went calm
Iy and empha,ically through tn
statement As progressed my con
panion seemed somewhat dispose
to take my story as personal al
front; but at its close, he let dow
his visage into a contemPtuous PouI
and regularly cut my acquaintance
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-05-01
20 oar Friends and CMste-
mcrs. -

VETE thus beg leave 10 inform you and
wv through your kindness our and your
friends Of youf neighborhood and slsswhers-
not forgetting our enemies IL any there he-
that we are now receiving direct from New
Orleans 6nd the Eastern cities Fresh Sup
ply of Groceries, which we are now oder-
ing for sale at room No. 6, Front street, Ports
mouth, and have made arrangements to Be
supplied during the season from same places.
Our stock will at all times consist Of every
thing in the Grocery line.
Although in the matter Of purchasing and IN
now Offering our Goods for sale, we frankly
confess that we have been and still are direc-
ted mainly BY desire to promote our own in
terests--yet it viii nevertheless afford us
great pleasure to accommodate our friends to
the fullest extent that a due regard for their
and our interests may seem to dictate. -f
The hackneyed and stale terms, ''cHEAP,n
'scHEArER THAN EvER,p and acHEAPEsT." We
abstain from using. leaving to others Qess no.
dest men than ourselves) to derive all the adj
vantages that an intelligent community may
coneede to this kind Of boasting.
Pufing we also beg leave to inform you Is
not our fort, and simply avail ourselves Of tins
means Of informing you and al Others, whose
patronage we thus respectfully solicit, and for
which we will ever be grateful, and will take
great pleasure IN showing our Goods and Civ
ing prices to nll who may honor US with call.
Thankful for past favors, hoping to merit a
continuance OF the same, and Of shortly hav-
ing the pleasure Of exchanging with you sush
friendly salutations at No. 6, as will evinee
mutual disposition TO renew the intereourse
heretofore existing between you and US,
We remain, very respectfully, yours,
CAKES & .BUSKIRK.
Portsmouth. Feb. 4. l8Sl.-feb l3, 81 ly