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Making
l4,6l6,298.23

The aggregate estimates for the fiscal year
ending June, 1853, were Sl3, 8O4, 2l2.77, being
SSl3,085 less than the present estimates. This
difference is principally caused by estimating
$250,0O0 for the armament for the FIVE new
sloops, S35O,0)O more than last year for build
ing the sloops, and by estimating for provisions
and pay for one thousand additional men, au.
thorizsd by the act of March 3, 1857.
The expenditures for the year ending June
80, 1857, for all purposes under the control of
The Department, were $l2,632 69G8l. or
which, 81, 343, 698.l4 being for .pecial objects.
the legitimate expenses of the navy and marine
corps for that period were 81, 288, 998.67.
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EXPEDITION.

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02
Fire In = Grocery store.
ARREST OF fBE YRorRIEroR ON SUSPICION OF Al
eOk-AN psTaRD6r1N0 CASE.
TafnrA yusfra h

On tho morning Of the 3csh CT Jaly ass at about 3
Ye broke out In Tho grocery and Bquos store os
James Aasee situated n No Ss6 Nish avenue corner
d Forty fourth street. Tho IRE destroyed pretty much
he entire contents Of The sore and exsnded up Tho front
Of the Building 70 hs upper noors sudangerpg NE lives
Of The occupants, Of whom nearly suoOase6
before exsioassd from Me windows. kr. Msgoe. ap
psArs By he evdesos had oaly opened hn STORE about
month Hx weeks he had iasuEasos hi sok and
azsrs 10 The amount Of s90co and $500 his house
hold effects. IL Also shown by tho evidence, taken
by the Fire Msrrha that Magcc did have over $500
worth Of stock nxtuYes the premises the time o
the and that his business did not pay He expressed
himself nrminod 70 sell out. ~ be wn NOT making
enough - his rent He said "thA he was TOO much
Yankee 70 be tep, there" and that "the Ninth Avenae
w.s not sharp enough 70 Keep him"
nasee ". seen 70 come from bis store .! about half
ne corner and look up and down Forty fourth street and
all around. He vas dressed In dark cls thing
be boxes piled together and liquid burning
the Hocr which made dark smoke; The Ore spread with
that Nsgec told him hat sAlss were nos averaging
four dollars per day, and that any damned fool
would buy him ous be would not DO long there
Several wiir testified TO being In the store almost
every day that stock WA, 20 low thA, when they
sked for oods he had no, 20, them On the Sunday OF
the Ore, hssee, in answer 70 customer wh' wanted
soue rum, said he bad not drop"
witness also testified thst tho day previous TO he
ire wbs looking for some crushed sugar be iooh OF The
covers from sh me phfeh, ana ne did not see over
twenty Ave pounds or crushed sugar and about tho
amount Of brown sugar, also about onchrd OF barrel
Of hour; tho rcst Of tho barrels cmpy IIe did no
zee any green coee, nor hams nor chests Of teA yet Ia
the face u all this hagsc makes out proofs OF loss and
charges tho insurance companies with 1857 ~ tne
amount OF stock, go, destroyed By the tire.
In ha proofs OF loss he charges for articles that he
stated u bis Customers ION the day previous 70 tho hre)
be had not got.
Jusu,e Dawson Issued warrant for Magce'a arrest,
sDd Monday officer Wilson Of the Twenty second pre-
cipci iosk the accused ino ceEody and conveyed MIN
hfo The magistrate, sho committed him 70 Await an
an Animation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

The Beard Of Commissioners cf he Central Park met
yesterdsy, 81 o'clock Present. Commissioners cooley,
Gray, Green, Hcgg, Runerworh Elliot, and Fields The
minutes OF August rs were read and accepted.
rhe report OF the Executive rom nlteo he subes cf
defining duee Of tho vsrious employ a. OF the Commission,
vas read, accepted and adopted With some amendments
u~ss res'ived 70 sbosh the uile Of Agricultural Eng
ueer, and that the officer hadng hat Jflce be known
hereafter - the Superintendent of Draining.
Mr. GRxaS moved the roowtrg-
Resolved, Thai sSorers or other persons he
employed on the Puk until the further order Of This ssd
which sdopsed
Ao, that the Engineer OF the Park ne instructed 10
port 70 shs Board the .soa add q tmgensson
OF al persons ro~ embloye ed 90 shs PARK Adopted.
Mr. GNsnr ofered the folIS~ins:-
Resolved, fnst fifty copies o tho minutes M this povd
be printed from the or inc PROOF ssngs
and that the inss CT each snbse luent meeting
printed, and copy OF the put In convenient nie
FOR each Com misroper and that sucn documents are
ordered 10 be printed BY the Board be printed OF uni
form so with the minutes for binding the end OF each
rear.
special committee vas appointed 70 prepare speci1 1cs
tons for plans for The Central Park, 70 be adver
tlsed for
ccpY Of the ordinance providing for The ssso 1 The
Central Park Improvement stock, passei by The Board
OF Alderman Jsly soop ed By toe Board Of Councimen
srgust -, and approved by the Mayor August IS ~ss
received and referred TO the riuspce Committee
Adjourned ull 70 dsy al o'closk
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02
NEW YORK.
THE sPECULATIk6 PANIC.

From the Troy FINES, August 70
present stock panic such seems 70 be the general i'm.
preasion among those best qualified jadge In New York
city. nis thought shere THAI general or DISASTROUS in
jury 70 The mercantile casses would result fr0m the
Of the past few days though quite pos
Able hat few brokers' stock gAblers and par
ies having heavy l'ans out on fanny secar.es may %
me bu.urg up Of TIE Inflated bubble which will 60
down in this psnic nct 70 be regretted 70 have
been expected. Any business which % NOT conducted
upon sound and reiabie bAss which CANDLES with tAc
fu rise n Of ain stocks exist only under
market Such business IL the nrst 70 fesi the indication.
Of any striDgency It y the frat 10 ank under Is HI
ike game Of rouge q noivaii csDnos wiz; one sde
must lose on the little jokers' every time the lines are
drawn And though this fancy stock business may draw
INTO itself mevoansile and other interests 70 sroh
Itself.
and finance Of he country WIN result from these s.ock
papca, ihough - matter Of course, there viii be
Indications Of that general depression in business that al
ket. Bu on the Whole We believe that good will gov
out Of the matter. Many worthless speculation will he
exposed and dtvered hundres Of Thousands Of dollars
which have been used for creating this undue
expansion, will be Withdrawn from unnatural channels
md sgsn devoted 70 sober and legmsse trade vsuseie
has been absorbed BY fancy Stocks win again prosper
increase Some Of the specuasors be sure burn
cd their 1ngers and mon who have long roed upon
posittous magnificent fortunes will have 20 rt
principles and reay The stone Of their gans
t1S bowman f0f Wnion rev viii mourn. Con immunity
could survive the crash OF hundred Wall stree. bulls
ana bears. This has not been lost hmply, like
stolen umbrella, chAnges hands, and u quite y useful
elsewhere.
The RRf TPRoCIrY ANK OF BUFFALO.
Rror the Alcany Argus, Septembes
While ,he pubic have been looking IN different dket
ton hey hayebeen ssa,ed By The ALLURE of noneyet In
Situations IN Buffalo,
The Reciprocity Bank, which was nhaytered ~ the
6chests Harbor Bank closed its doors Friday last
with . promise 10 reopen and resume promptly. This
pYomse b nReU 10 be deferred In NE execution The
bank an Incorporated ono charter 70 expire January
j, 1865
We copy hon tbe Bank superntendents report sase
ment Of he Affairs Of The Hsckets Haybor Bank The dose
M 4aaA haY Ia at
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be sesd .na. The calendar. having received The sney
JuSse he reo@ved money uf snv one 70 be
kep3 and treated hs own, he would nst bo liz BILE 70
ree1
M Antboa, I.-1appose - attorney received chents
mouey e payment OF ntAycst would no nos be liable
70 sxrcil n he refused 10 refund iH
Ths Ju6ge-Na party borrow 81 600 n seven per oent,
he ID bound keep that deL cA money In specie for
the purpose Of returning II
M Outstpg assocsted with NJ More, for tho defend
ant corercod that the attachment ahould not bo grante
that the deposit made . general derost aad mot
special sis, and becg general deposit attachment
does not Ne uncer the present application
n ci.t Inn rAnarvAd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02
ANOTHER ATTACHMENT AGAINST JON
THOMPSON, THE WALL STREET BANKER
srrsKAE corRr-srKCIAL raRM.
BcsoYs Hon Judss Peabody,

SUZANNE CorRr-srKCLAL raRM.
Before Hon Judge peabody.
ssrr. l--cAarla and Henry HoLdthip ~ John TAomr-
sc~.-Thls application made las, week { N
.camcnt against ne defendant for moneys entrusted so
hin, sui Judge Peabody denied the application the
rroonds hss the prop,ry di no, into his hands
ce~seqnence OF any frsudulcni represenlao 49, and th
vss entrusted 70 him on bis public credit rne Judge,
so~cver, subsequently, granted order 70 show
why an At sohment shooo moi lssne The folio ~inss
Nh. rHoxrsos's AFFIDAVIT.
Cxy and obuniy Of Ma Fork. n.-john fnonpscn, the
defendant Ia this suit being swu~n says FOR
sroseS ana = .uch .user has bean usus for hin 70
receve deposits In The usual ef brokers' that
NE 2tsh dav Of sepsem 1880 The plaintiff Ia this suit
and drawing her checks FOR suoh might suit
beir oonveneroe and ina, cncos % tho plant ne
a. August 1857 before this dep ssent oompslled By
force Of beyond MS control 10 suspend s
Msppesrs from he ocon o. ns aepopens whlon 90 o..
vb this deposen has been The sum o. se7 20, all Of
shich, with The exception Of fe 2sa u appears from
Me defcndsnts bochs has bcen drawn ont By The plain
ufs that vss understood and agreed upou by and be
tween the psins and the defendant hs. they should be
ave per cent DER annu had been computed
agreeable 70 such axrecmeet and carried 70
ns credit o. the p'.sa. sn % me,r az snoseuse ,s., ,s
amount carried 70 hex credit the sun, Of s2o 600 Ia
Thas ls depcreus has receved fecn the plain ins no
money ober than In The actual a. banker and
npdey The foregoing arrange ssd sgreement and ths
deponens farther ssith that and he utterly de-
nee thst be vM n any time conndentA money agent
n the pisintft, ssassd IN the afdavH of Charles
oidship that be received held the prcpay Of
Inc plaintiff In fduciayy capacity unless tho TACT
,hsl he pianrns from time 70 me made deposits with
hirn drew checks AMI orders thereon IN the ordinary
courye d busincss, shall, 10 Judgment of sw, make the
same transaction confidential fducisry, that there
vN no confidential other agreement uuoerasndins
between him and Me plaintiffs In relation 10 the said
~s ard the of business between them other
he mere agreement " receive said deposits sud 10 pay
NE panis checks orders therefor and The business
between them Of the Ike character and not other
s,eerrut from that which exists bet all The of
seycsn ibis CITY and all private bankers and their
pu,ers JOhN IhOsfDN
swcrr before tne, this 8lst day d August 1857. A.
IA va pommIsscucr of Deeds.
M ADshon, ,ccniended shss We attachment ought 70
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02
Naval nntelligeues.

IT'S raied 1a The surveyors the United STATES steam
fgse Roanoke, nov lying the CnSlesown Navy YARD,
bave decided that $4,000 Win be required 70 pu, her In
order, and hat WIN ase sin months 70 complete tss
repairs
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PENNSYLVANIA.
vAaRrs ar ar punnavTv,uA

WARREN BAhK OF PENNSYLVANIA.
the Buffalo Eress leans that the report dscyediing
tho Warren B.Bs, at Wayrep, Penrsyva iA, 10 without
foundation The bank has Atsiy Withdraw i old circu
iai.on, bus stands firmly
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02
THE PANIC IN BUFFALO.


no run On NE banks here has entirely subeided
vas oenfned 10 Nc holders Of amAi bh The amount Of
gold drawn nom al tho banks less than $4,000 No
depo,its wee wishdYawA There b more geld In the
vaults ths morning than IN the city before the
savings hanks yesterday received deposea amounting 70
$4,000
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

CH.RaE OF BssEzzLKsKSr AGAINST A You've
Nlr HieHiy RssrRUARtx FAMns,-A yovrs ansn q
hl. city, whose name we sthhald, recently rezldrs 10
Nsr Yms, Of bighig respectable passpisge, uulivsed
mind sni polished manners, rN arrested day before
erday upon re charges Of embeszemeni preferred
By hcrsrs N.rlne, Cufnins Hegema1, ant The other
by So wat Cushing Hegemsn, bosh mercantile lrms o
New YorE II seems that The young man was employ ed
BY these hou.ca clerk end that IRON the former s
aesei he emhe zzed g. 0c0, and FRO .he latter 900
In mcney. A the pcpco rour yesterday morni q he
gave bail In So 500 upon TIE frs and SOC ths 90
cond charge This iaengular case, and we here there
may be come un.tskc IN The mater. Tho yeang msu 10
veil known here and has msny friends. He has for seve
al years ps, until very recently, resided IN New York
Nscsnah Gosae, Aug ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

FO6fb1TItT
GUARDIAN OrncA-3 o'CnOu
We are happy 70 be able TO anpouroe that the upon
the Cataract City Bank has ceased.
This afternoon the deposits have largely exceeded the
dras snd the people are taking back heir gold and silver
to tho bank
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

The BarSio Advertiser Of the sia ultEo ssys-rne RI
ccver OF hxcs Of BanAlo, when sho Recprooity Bank
cioscd m doors Ssnre ~ morning, had the sum II
twenty ,housand dollars standing 70 his credit but
the r, oeiver could not nnd IT. This amount the
ceipn OF The fvs previous days We unteVtApd ne
The Treasurer . week Al moneys rccciyed during
the week deposited 10 bis Individual credit tho bail
Of Tho Receiver $50 ooo madcepurc py twelve respond
bio oitDcns
rIrK UoLLr6TKn BANK,
The Hollsler Bank OF Buffalo, which closed yesterday,
has the following securities lodged for ia circulation
Bonds and mortgages t39, 400
New York State sock, per oent. al 900
Do. do o per cent. b2,c01
Total .slo2 900
AVSr@oS
The circulation 10 probably pssfecaly secure
nOcHEgTER MAEUFACTUREs-sHALL THEY DE sUs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

we will Ahe ~ par all they please to bring in Those who
have already paid in advance for the had better
keeph h u ~ sse ~ any other money, In opinion,
and much better than great deal which they might gei
In exchange
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01

YETTLAroS OF GAs.=-'the great extension of
the use Of gas in dwellings and places of bust
ness now absolutely requires tho general adop.t
ton Of something like aciviiized mode of gas
ventiiati0n--as requisite in rooms lighted or
heated by gas as chimneys are in those contains
ing CRATES and stoves. Nothing but the general
invisibility OF the noxious products of gas com.
bustion has prevented this necessity from being.
seen; whereas the more invisible the carGonh:
ccons fumes of smoke may be, the more pcrni-
ceous is the product; for in this case, mere
smoke is more or less converted Into tie WELL
known means by which. in France especially,
so many suicides ,atc etEectually accomplished
namely, carbonic acid gas, as from charcoal
stoves. The perfect combustion oi illuminative
gas gives essentially the same product, combined
with others, some Of which are no less perni-
other chinneys tocarry off these vilancous pro-
ducts. therefore, we arc acting with grosserbar-
baiism and Ignorance, and With vastly more
miScSievous consequences to health, than tic
poor Irish peasant displays in burning his peat
Ia a small hovel without an ordinary chimney.
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= 3RIyRR Am 1yEA,TiHFR5 60

PrrrsRuRGIf, March Sl.-I1iver feet 8 inch.
es, falling, Weather clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, March 3l.+-N Weather cool and
cloudy.
.LoUIsvlLLE, March 81 liver reccding, 5
feet, on the falls, 8 eetinsthe the canal. Wea.
tier cloudy. Mercury 5S.
ST. Louis, March BIZ River receding slight
~ here this morning. Tho upper Mississippi
and Illinois continue TO rise, hut the Missouri is
falling slowly Weather cool aud wet
EVANSVILLE, March 31.-Boats down Great
Boats uP-RosaIie, Mortimer, SontheFner, Glen.
dale. Mariner, Jno. Thompkins, H. Brides
River stationary.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01
TFol s. Ibtsslisis ~ 4


Some flour dry goods houses are advertising
new kind OF hoops for ladies' skirts, uinnufaCs<
tuEed of brass and warranted not t09attract
lightning. We oceas ionaliy hear wretch i'm
slnuIte that some Of the dear creatures carry
little too much brass in their faces; but carry.
ing brass in their skirts is to me, altogether a
new idea. The iactsthat bFass, does not 4ttact
lightning, can be no recommendation to It. when
used as above, for whit me tai can be moro at
traetive of .ssparks'f than the wearers Of saii
articles From Eve, tdoTnwards, they have
heen the most attractive magnets in the world.
The invention Of brass hoops is in bad tqste.-a
So long as the weaker Sessels,l of the human
race must be hooped, why could not scine other
metal be used. The; idea OF 'LraSSy" women
The fellow that gave rise TO such an idea by, this
Invention, ought 70 be ashamed of himself He
must be brazen faced person TO think that
modest, retiring woman would be at all taken
with the article Of q brass skirt. -aea
4 young sapcy-wliat shall. Fcall her! -pieee
OF brass, who, nnpcrceived, has been peeping
over my shoulder whilst was writing theabove.
asks me, gsithan blRshing face, If ItlinIy that
the nOn-attrnotive properties ascribed in this
article, will recommend it TO ladies? She does
not L can write no. more. 49,, -.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01

KlyER NEws, Water feet inches 1trri..
rais and Departures. Dean and Nat
Holmes frcu. ST. Louis to Pittsburgh. aIuter
change, from Cincinnati n E. sass, from
Pittsburgh TO ST. Louis Belmont, from Gin.
cinaa'i TO Pittsburgh. 81. A. Jones, from Wells
burg Diurnal from Pittsburg to 'iittsblrssi.
Alhemarlc, from Parkersbarg TO PaFkcrSburg.
Convoy, from stenbenyille to stenbenyil.es Mi-
ehigan from Santish to Spniish,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01

AMUSEMENT To,Nleur.-The season at the
Athcneum viii be opened Tonight by Mr.
Hanchetts theatrical company. in Judge Com
rNd's great play of Jack Gatle. AS We stated,
the AthcEeum has beenoverhauIed, and most
attractive feature added, in the way of a new
drop curtain. Mrs. Cunningham will appear as
Marianne, and will give, we. promise, thrilling
pers"nation of that character. Jack Cade We
regard as one of Mr.. Hanchctts great characters
aud in which he las all the elements necessary
TO afford most vivid rendering. This play lias,
aud will continue to have, great run bvforethc
public, and it is fine selection for the opening
night
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01

Fou KASsAS.-We are Informed that forty
seven persons, from the Finley District, WASH
ington county, Pa, left few days since for
Kansas, and another party left the Eastern,
end of the county last week. a number ofper-
sons will also leave CanOnsburg, in few days,
for the same destination.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We determined from this time on reduce bual-
the cast. system circumstances viii permit
pecal subscribers ourselves. Accordingly
arrane that ard This date, subscriptions
te city VIII he received unless accompanied BY the
on.yi and all present subscribers who found in
tile January, 1885, viii be stricken from
lists. AsutscrptOus viii be expiration
of the time paid for.
advertising, except by thsyear and Job work, cash
March 9th, 1851
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y
5 FIRE.

TINCESNEs, March 31.-This morning about
O'Clock the engiue house Of the Evansville aud
Crawfordville r. Il Co., was discovered to lie on
fire and before anything could be done was en-
yeloped in a.nass of flames, consuming with It
one fire engine. which brought the Express
ing and which had only been placed i'll the house
at 4 O'Clock. Tho fire is supposed to have ORR
ginatetl from sparks rising from-thc engine.
which ignited the roof The building was wood
and was totally consumed The engine will
prove nearly a total loss
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-01
PROM SANTA Re

ST. LOUIS, March 8ls-Santa sFe dates to the
2Sth nit, have been received
Indlan depredatious are on The increase, and
several skirmislles had occurred between the
Mexicans and Indians. rluniberof both par
tics were killed. e.
Itisreported that Judge Hopper, James Lu.
cas-, and two other Americans, killed seyeraIl In
dians near FL TasO.
JAS uubbell, Who'll had gone to Sonorn to pur.
chase mules, was kicd there by Government
party.
A,ietter from Santa Cruz of Feb.s Sd, says il
the people OF Sonora had any encouragement,
they would declare themselves independent OF
Mexico. and ask to be annexed to the o. S.
The country is OYerrln with Indians, who are
robbing and numbering the people in every di-
rection.
The revo!utionin Sonora las ceased and the
Governor Of Granada broken UP. property CON
tiscated, and new Governor appointed.
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HE INlEELEIGENCER.
EDNEsDAY MORNING.. APRIL, i, 1857.
no Tnle ruRnEO.

lie have :hts day sOld to Melsrs oampbsl MsDetmOt
centre Inteyeneero once. wsre,urn sincere
patrons for Tie many acts Of kindness have re
lived atthetr hans and cordially commend successors
theIrnouee. Mountaineering Wtleverb found prompt
pd attentive every department ofbusineas and MN
every effort deserve patronage Of The community
Jas accounts win The 18Th ia,tant and hope our
endI viii aid us in speedily closing mp outstanding
eeouats.
III, business of the r Win be settled by either Of the
ar.nsrs aud Mr. Beatty win be found the oteetor that
arpose. BEATTY co.
wheeling, Oct. stl,, 1856