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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
United Stntcs District Court.
DECISION IN ADMIRALTY.


George W. Bearers The Steamboat North america
This suit is brought by the of the barge Nancy
Beavers to damages for injury sustained by the
barge in collision with the steamboat the Hudson
river The collision happened just below Magazine Point
about IL o'clock the night OF June 49, 1853 The
barge in tow Of the steamboat Belle, which
coming down from Albany with tow of twenty six load
ed barses and canal boats Three Of the barges were
ranged each side Of the Belle the Nancy f. Beavers
being the GU aside the larboard side The Belle
belonged to the Schuyler line of towboats aud carried
the usual lights of that line light at the bow, ele-
waited at the stern and red light the pilot
fouse There were lights on the barges. The night
was dark and cloudy so that objects could be distinctly
only at short distance As the Bel round
Magazine Point her pilot saw tho lights OF the North
America and supposed she then just coming round
West Point The North America was about half way be-
tween West and Magazine Points, when her pilot the
lightA0f the Belle, and thought she coming round
Maggie Point Both vessels allowed stopped and backed
their engines, but in 70 prevent the collision
The captain Of the North America deck, few
feet front Of the pilot No others the for
ward deck The pilot supposed when he saw the lights
of the Belle, that sbe the South America passen-
ger boat which carried red light paddle box
and green the other. He accordingly steered
enough to the right to pass her if she HAD not had
barges In tow and he did not discover his mistake until
too late The Belle rounded Magazine Point ut short
distance and intended to keep the east side Of the river
down TO West Point and TO pass the North America
the left Such Of navigation usual for steam
boats coming down with heavy tow the ebb side,
bu. with food tide they keep the west shore The
evidence was conflicting as to the state OF the tide at
this time.
Held By the Court-That the North America had no
sufficient look out according TO the rules laid down BY
the Supreme Court in the of st. John Paine
10 Howard, and the Of the Genesee Chief, In IL
Howard and this is therefore pria deie evidence that
the collision caused by fault on her part That the
evidence given does not rebuff this pr,md case,
but rather strengthen IL. II she had had such look
out the probability is that he would discovered
and been able recty the mistakes Of the pilot Of the
North America 70 the lights in to have avoid.
ed the collision. That the evideI oe the tide
food the navigation of the Belle ths east siee
of the river therefore and fault her
part. That the collision occasoned by the joint
fault Of the two steamers and the damages sustained
the lbelant must therefore be Apportioned. Refer.
ence, therefore, to commissioner 20 ascertain the
amount,
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The redemption Of the public debt for the week
ending the 10 n ins.., was:-L an Of ls42, $1,000
loan Of 1916, ST. 500; loan Of 1s47, as ooo loan OF
ls4s, $4,000; Texan In emnity, t2.000--tota
sos 800.
The Rochester Union states that Mr.. James
Hawks, one Of the loan commissioners Of Monroe
county, who has lately gone TO California, Il tsohni
cay defaulter under the following circumstances;
The whole sum was deposited by Mr.. Hawks in q
banking Office, with view To the settlement Of his
official account; but he, or the firm Of J. q T.
Hawks. recently assigned owed the banking firm on
other account, and they refused TO pay Mr.. Hawkes.
checks. Ar. II. contends that the house held other
other securities sufii Gent for its protection.
The value OF exports from this port last week, and
the extent Of shipments to each country, vas a. an
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
The Unemployed workmen.
40 TINE EpIToR OF TILE uERALD.

Tho unemployed workmen-What do they intend
dof Do they intend TO force the citizens Of New Yor
TO give them employ ment when they have The Z
scorn aims and demand what the people have not got
They II IL the effect Of bad legislation that they
out OF employment. DO they consider the hundred,
and thousands IL fore gners that landed here the past
year, DO they expect labor to grow according TO the 10
crease OF our city population when have often from
twenty 10 thirty thousand foreigners land here ia
week, and the cry is still they come and all this in
dependent of natural growth? And they
that labor shall continue to grow according to their de-
mands.
II Lord Raglan should land his army here in one day
suppose that public and private labor should immed
ately spring up like magic, to NEE; the demand and
the failure thereof would according TO their argument
be the effect Of bad legislation They deny that this
moveme Mt is lept alive by foreigners would ask who
Is br. Foescb, Who addressed the meeting In Dutch
M,S nS sna the %ss in
by the wealthy They do not want aims and will not
accept them, but must compel from our citizens that
which they have not. II all the labor in New York
divided among the foreigners that have landed at
this port the last IL would not give them above four
days work in week excluding entirely native born
would ask, then Is II strange that labor is
and that provisions are highr
II is almost enough To create famine our city No
city in the world supports many foreign immigrants
New York, from the pauper To the pick pocket and
might say, the burglar and the midnight assassin True
there are many thousands whom God forbid should
class In this number. Again there always enough
political hacks, who, like drowning men grasping at
straws mingle In with III. dissatisfied helping to trouble
the waters In the hope Of first stepping In and being
made whole This Is plainly visible In the speeches OF
Of the gentlemen yesterday who felt their
aggrandizement than for the unemployed con.
veised YESTERDAY with some In the Park informed
me that they landed here last week am who Ia
out Of employment and have been for eleven weeks but
would not force country TO build ships for the
of giving me employment would | have the city
build Tower Of Babel that Dr. Foesch's eountrymen
might bave employment, or Mr.. McCsrtys countrymen
be Independent Of aims. am well satisfied with this
country and ts laws, and find better employme
than falling into the ranks Of the ring .streaked and
speokled, marching the Streets and making myself rdi-
culous
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This Is. we fear, the beginning Of a new chapter
In the reyulsion. Sterling exchange Is gradually
creeping up 70 specie shipping points again, and We
should DO, be surprised TO expectation u coin
become quito active again
The Texas bill will probably pass this session Of
Congress. II will yield about sixty per ceut %
creditors Of their claims Tue debt scaled o, par,
or 100 cents. kno ~ledged a. the amount available
70 Texas at the time Of issuance, sil be reda es,
while the deb, scsed At rs cents, will Be proper
tionably advanced. After the bill passes Conus.
does not become Law until accepted by the Legs.
lsture Of TexAs-an extra sesion Of which viii Be
called for that purpose. Taking TIE delay INTO COT,
sideniion Il VIII more than agreesbly diappolnt
the holders they rslise nty cents on the d,llv Of
their claim, vthou. interest, which honest Texas
cannot AFFORD 10 psy. The treasury notes Of 1889
and 20 scaled II IS estz AID are now offered In
the market si 70 osuis the dollar no inerss, b
ing included.
yeney City Ia In The market for loan Of 800 900,
Of which $4,000 d fos funding The floating wster
asbx, and go 900 for extssding the water vorts a
The city Binds Tor OIL 200 sseh. bearing or per
90 hisrA w h tges>. rllssaaala r ~ n
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Bids received until Thursday, the

Of January 1883. Bids received until Thursdsy the
LIST Of February.
The Board Of Directors Of the G. lens and Chic ,go
Union Railroad Company have directed that the
tracsfer books Of the agency in New York be closed
until further notice.
The Frances OF the State OF Maine are in very
satisfactory condition. The receipts from oil sour, NJ
fer the past year amounted TO $4Gl 025 49, and the
expenditures to s3i3, Sls 0i-leavlDg balance OF
sl0s, l07 Al The State debt Il only ti3i 500. ex.
elusive Of the $3.50 900 OF the Massachusetts, land
debt, which Ia redeemable In ten sums Of $25 900
each, from 1868 to 1872.
The Railroad Record gives the following summary
Of all the railways, complete and in progress, In tho
Northwest
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Police Intelligence.

young man named Joseph Evans was arrested yes.
terday, by officer Webb Of the Lower Police Court,
charged with having embexzled small sums OF money
from his employer Stephen s. Harrington, of 95 Canal
street. II appears from the evidence adduced, that
about week ago Evans left the store taking along with
him $40 Of his employers money and approprang the
same to his Since he left the employmeu Of
Mr. Harrington IL is alleged that he collected bill for
IS 80 OF named Francis, and poct eted the pro-
ceeds The prisoner taken before Justice Connolly
who committed him for trial
CHARGE OF PICKING POCKETS IN AN OMNIBUS.
Yesterday man named John Harner, WAS arrested by
officers White and Reelahunt, of the reserve corps
charged with picking the pocket of lady while riding
In an omnibus IN Broadway, near Cortland street The
lady states that she felt the hand prisoner in her
pocket and accusing him of taking her port mon aaie
he made rush for the door, and leaped from the stage
The alarm was Immediately given, and accused
rested after short chase down Maiden lane Tue port
mopnaie found in the street by the officer. The
accused was committed to the Tombs Tor examination
SUSPICION or BURGLARY.
Two boys, named Thomas Miller and James Pagan
were arrested yesterday afternoon by officer Miller on
suspicion OF burglary In the posse sson OF the youths
found a lot Of gas fixtures recently taken from
empty houses. They taken before Justice DAWSON
at the Jefferson market police court, who committed
them for examination.
FALSE PRETESoEs.
Yesterday officer Martin, of the Lower police court,
arrested three men, (brothers) named Leopold, Au-
guste, and Charles Raenfte. on a warrant issued by
Justice Connolly, wherein they stand charged with hav-
Ing oefrauded Wolgsng Gebleng proprietor Of oyster
salooR corner OF Pearl and Chatham Streets out OF
$780, The complainant states that he bought the place
In question from the accused who represented the
stock and furniture to be worth the amount paid
namely, $600--but which in reality was not worth
half the amount paid for It, The prisoners taken
before Justice Connolly, who committed them for
animation.
THE CONFIDENCE GAME SUCCESSFUL.
man Of rather respectable appearance called at the
residence Of John A. whitmore Clerk OF the City Prison.
Saturday last and asked TO Mrs. W., stating at
the time that he had been sent by Mr.. whtmore
for his regmen.als he going appear parade
Mrs. at first declined to give the property in charge
OF the fellow but his assuring her that he belonged
To the prison and that she him before
similar errands she consented TO deliver the coat pan
taloon, sword, sash. &C., into the hands Of the cont
dence man. who had not been authorized by any other
than himself TO make such statement No clue has
yet been obtained TO the wherea OF this
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Marine Court.

Before Judge Thompson.
JAN 1s-Ereyer dpt McCicetey Plaintiff claims slTs
Is OF the defendant money lent and goods sold and
delivered. He proved but $40. As set OF 20 thus
clam, defendant introduced check for si77 80 drawn
on the Mechanics Banking Association, made by Eve
rett and dated August Is 1854 payable 20 Charles ~
Howard, who endorsed u over 10 the defendant The
plaintiff then offered In evidence note for $500 made
by Charles H. Howard, and dated February n, 1851,
payable one year after date The dsndant proved that
Everett had admitted that this note had been paid and
There no proof that the check bad been pre-
scented TO the bank for payment Judgment for the
plaintiff for $40 and costs.
Strong and Stsrens aoaina Orrm and waIter. This
action for rent Of once In the premises 1877
Pearl street In the latter part Of July Mr. Strong
called upon the agent Of the plaintiffs hire the PRIV
In question Tor the Defendants who then resided
" Hartford, CSsa st<eAy rsps.ssatsa lis.ssg . NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17

The recent bank failures in Illinois and Indiana
have had good effect In that section OF country.
The Legislatures Of several Western States are nov
In session. and the frat action has beel In regard 70
the bankir & systems OF eac,. A bill has been In
troduced into the Senate OF Illinois amending the
G neial Banking law. II provides that when auy
banking association shall desire 20 close their bush
ness OF circulating its bills, II shall be lawful for
such association to file certificate la the ocs ftbe
Auditor OF its desire aud intention to withdraw It's
bills from eli All m and thereupon II fha be law
full for such banking association surrender to the
Auditor It's bills In sums OF not iess than one thou.
sand dollars. And when such surrender shall be
made It shall be the duty Of the Auditor to
delive. to such banking association q pro rata
amount Of securities deposited with him by such
association. And that whenever any banking
asso iatiou shall surrender to the Auditor any
amount Of its bills, and shall pay the Auditor an
amount in specie eqasl to all the ou.stsudi, s bills
Of such banking association; the Auditor shall sur
render TO such association all the securities deposit
ed with him by such association, and the Auditor
shall retain the specie so paid . him, under the
same regulations and for the same purposes for
which the securities were held. Aud further thu,
whenever any banking association shall file the Ger.
tifcate contem plated In section first OF this act,
with the Auditor, said association shall cease to
pay out or circulate it, bills, and any such banking
association which shall, after filing such certificate
and Withdrawing It's securities in portions thereof
under this act, pay out issue any OF its bills
shall be subject to the same penalties whichl ".
in posed by the act 10 which this il an amendment
arc punish persons or associations illegally Issuing
bills for circu alton ~ In lieu OF money.
m Nh
River Railroad Company gives the annexed exhbi.
Of earnings and expenses during the year eading
November 80, 1901
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Increase 10 tonnage Ia 1854, compared 9Th 1853.
~ "a According 70 tbs, the dsacieney 10 tolls
In 1854 must h. aitrbutsi entirely 70 ihs rcdactaoa
Ia rates The sddItioad tonaAgs transported In
1854 which am,un,sd 70 sbpu, eish, per cent q the
aggregate 10 1859, would, At ths rates Of 1853. have
given thai increase In tolls bat The board Of Canal
Commiss.ossn cut down TIE tsnr Of charge. 30
much ~ 70 osos falling Oh 10 the aggregate reve
bue u several hundred tboasAad dollsrA
rs oaly incorporated BANKING isssi,ssoo In Ms
essn y ~ DAak Il ~ S,asA yhi cscssu ~
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From these figures II will be that the movemsat
OF the bank and IT, branches and that Of the no,hs~
bank also has materially varied since December al 1888
the circulation having decreased within the year s24J
GOO the coin In the mother bank having increased
600, the exchange, purchase Of foreign bills having
fallen of during the year SAT- 900 being than
two thirds the active capital Of the mother bAn and
the suspended debt having increased $50 500 In this
deposits and hills discounted IL will be there Ia but
Little variation and the increase In thr interest and
change, IL but ~ 900 In the mother bank and 81 900 ad
ditional In bank and branches.
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them out In other This shows that they did
not intend that past costs should be included In the
general term future proceedings) Before used The
whole question, Perhaps turns property on the
meaning Of the decree than Of the Codethst gives taxa
BILE costs expenses and counsel fees The costs
must be such - would all the expenses Of the
party egtimatcy incurred in the suit and those would
include for the attorney whatever might have been fairly
taxed to him. the services rendered and the SUIT
progressed The taxing officer should proceed and tax
the costs the principles above stated taxing all
subseq uent costs und er the Code
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MON EY MAR EFT,

TUESDAY, Jan. lee p. n.
There wss slight reaction In the stock marke.
st the first board today. without much falling Of
In The extent Of transsctions, lower prices ruled
and more disposition Wa exhibited 70 realize. H.
iinois Central Bonds declined pr cent; Canton
Co., .; Nicaragua rrasst. I; New Yost Csaxk
BAisosd, /; PssA0A ps1rosA, I; Hs<pa RNlsvsl
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Common Pleas.
Before Hon. Judge Daily.

JAN. l6.-Henry Farmer dgt John h. Dinglcdisp and
othe7sTbe defendants proprieors OF the Blooming
dale line OF stages, and this action Is brought
compensation for damages done tina plaintiff, aged
man, BY one Of the defendants vehicles driving him
in Chatham street. In March, 1852 by which appears
Mr.. Farmers leg mu ated to render IL still
useless. Verdict for plaintiff, $500 and costs.
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At the second board the market was considerably
lower. There were good many cash transactions.
Erie WAS pretty well maintained; Harlem fell of X
per cent; Illinois Central Railroad i; Illinois ecu
trail bonds /; Harlem Railroad i; Hudson River
Railroad l; Cumberland Co. Z; Nicaragua 4; Read.
ing Railroad 2.
The Parker Vein Coal question has OF last been
disposed OF by the Board Of Brokers. Most OF the
contracts having been settled by oompro Mise, no
further action Was required, and the committee
we're dismissed.
Public opinion Is setting strongly against Duncan,
Sherman Co., for the course they pursued relative
to the affairs OF Page d Bacon The CORE spondeuce
between Mr.. Sherman ard Mr.. Aspinwall. published
this morning, places the house Of Duncan, Sherman
Go. in rather an uDfavorabe light before the
monty. There was coLsde rabe talk about : 10 the
street TO day. and there was but opinion ab ut
the matter, and that was Of utter condemna ion.
Such CT do az professed by Mr.. Sherman may do
very well for Albany or Csnandaigus, but 1t Is not
exactly that which governs bu,ne 10 this lati
tude and he has, doubtless, come TO The same con.
clusion within the past day or two.
letter from Messrs. Page Bacon, published in
the ST. Louis Rpnbiican, Of the 18Th inst, viii be
found in another part Of this days paper.
An adjourned meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Potomac and Isabella Copper Mining companies
win be held at the Office tomorrow, Wednesday, at
IL o'clock.
The transactions at the Assistant Treasurer's
Office TO day we're as follows
received SlJp,h23 II
Ibymehts bb,825 %
Pad Tor Assay Office ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 695,46 80
b1iae ............'' ZsJo,toi ~
The New York State Bank has declared O
semi annual dividend Of four per cent Bank OF Mo-
bile, four per ceIt; Paterson and RanaDo Railroad,
tour per cent.
The Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company
OF Lexington. Missouri have declared the folio xing
dividend for the year ls54:-To stockholders, As
per cent; 70 customer, As do; placed TO credit OF
contingent fund, do; masking total OF 81 per
oent-within toree per cent Of the par value Of It's
shares. This ia probably the most extraordinary
dividend ever declared by any incorporated company
from the business Of single year.
We learn that the Auditor Of the State OF Illinois
refuses 70 deliver up the bonds deposited with him
by the suspended stock banks In exchange for their
bills 1t vas supposed the act passed at the present
session Of the Legislature In relation 70 this matter
was In part intended for the benef. OF the banks;
but the Auditor CONSTITUTES the Law differently.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Depart.
meat, Washington on the 18th inst, were:-
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1000 N Y. and Harlem II X. LIST mort, int ad. Sly
5000 Ohio and MISS K X ID mort, int. ad. 80
1900 O., Piqua and Ind r. r. lat mort int. ad. TAX
1000 Clev. and Toledo K X. incomes, int ad. !. 81
1900 Georgia 6s, 1872. Observation-Disclosures. s5k
1000 Clev. and Ptta X coupon BIDS, int. ad. 55
80 shares Arctic Fire lns. Co. Tex div. D. SO SO
shares Continental Fire ms Co. lex diy). 1901
80 shares Harlem preferred per cent stock. "a
~ shares Atlantic Bans Observation-Disclosures. 6Js
1850 shares Union Gold Mining Co. Of NJ Co. 100
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branches In different sections. rhs s.ste osu
about three quarters Of The bank capital. and derives
q large revenue from IT. profits The condition q
the hank on the soth OF December 1854. Wa. as a.
rexed:-
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.s77, COO soa,72o

Total. .............. .s77,Goo so3,72o
companion OF the leading items Of the bank
and branches, rs reported In December, 1853 and
1854 presents TIE annexed statement
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The suspended debt OF the bark was disthb,ted
lnyf
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sales Of stocks and bonds were made At au ction: :
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-03
THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION.

The result of the Philadelphia municipal election, which
took place Tuesday last is cot ssiuencc
of the rapidly dying power OF the know-nothing party
than the Cincinnati election The Philadelphia vic
tory over that false and malignant faction is nearly
pete Less than year ago the order managed
to carry that great city by majority of 900o and
now they are defeated Less than year ago they
came into power with every demonstration of rejoicing
and reform and now they have fallen low that there
none SO poor do them Less than year
ago their mayor erected the standard of po
ltca prescription and religious bgotry at the very doors
of Independence Hail. and now whole community revos
from the disgracefu and humiating sequel. The best
men the whig party who might have tolerated this
scheme at rs stand aloof openly denounce it. In
spite of the patronage of the powers in place the final
catastrophe has achieved and the conspiracy
perishes upon the theatre of its proudest triumph The
victory of Tuesday last not mere party victory
many honest wings have aided to bring ahort the happy
result But the browning credit of the whole is due to the
energy decision, and organization Of the democratic
party.
Let the democracy of Virginia hold up their headsl
The dark hours of prescription and of nacism pass
ing away, and the morning apace The fumes of
this intoxicating doctrine have evaporaed and the
men for the sober second thought has arrived only
quires Virginia be true to herseto the memories that
consecrate and mmoraize her historyto the great
and the grca, deeds which have made her the Mecca to
which the heart OF the democratic party tunsand she
viii win the proud OF being the first State that has
stricken gigantic evil even the DEATH and will
new her proud title of being the leader of the democratic
party of the Union.