The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-21

yesterday requiring the referee in the case OF the os
Tax Commissioners TO compute the amount Oh ioeS o
uments, 60, received by Christian @ woodrun ana
George H. Purser during their occupancy OF 'he
that the might be turned over to the " 0
| present occupants, Messrs Brown and williamson
TheSegree of doctor OF laws conferred on Sener
Meade by Harvard University the annua commence
| ment on Wednesday. General Meade was among inc
distinguished persons attendant on the commandments
| exercises
The kew. Alonzo Potter, Episcopal Bishop OF Penn
sylvania brother of Bishop Potter OF TINS o'a'e' anu
father of General b. Potter died in San Francisco ON
the 4th inst aged sixty five years just previous W ms
departure from this city to California, rev weeks aso'
the deceased prelae was married TO his second wile
There was another government auction sale OF savan'
nah and sea islands cotton this city yesterday over
eht Thousand three hundred bales being disposed or
There was large attendance of buyers and the bidding
was lively The terms payment in gold the gold
dollar being reckoned equivalent to one dollar and
forty two cents IN government paper currency Mddlng
fair Savannah cotton sold for thirty and half
cents Der pound middng for thirty three and quarter
to thirty three and half and ordinary twenty
and quarter cents First quality islands brought
eighty six and a half cents
brief statement appears in this mornings paper from
Captain Smith, of the ship William Nelson, which caught
june and was abandoned by the officers and cabin pas
sengers leaving on board about four hundred German
emigrants, all of whom doubt we're either drowned
or burned to DEATH nothing has been heard of them
since their abandonment.
The result OF hefour boat race Tuesday last
the Hudson, Poughkeepsie caused much bitter
feeling among the friends and hackers Of the defeated
party, which has finally led to fatal consequences.
During dispute regarding the matter on Wednesday
night at Poughkeepsie between two named Thomas
De Mott and William Stevens, the latter struck the
former powerful blow, Knocking him down and break
ing his neck Stevens who disclams having had any
intention of killing De Mott Immediately gave himself
| up to the authorities
A base ball match took place yesterday the
Captollne grounds Brooklyn, between the Lowell Club,
of Boston, and the Atlantic Club, OF Brooklyn There
was large attendance witness the SPORT many ladies
being present The game resulted in the victory Of the
Atlancs by total Of forty Ave to seventeen
| The Ave days German saengerfest terminated
yesterday by music and addresses at the headquarters in
the Bowery by excursions different places, and in
variety of other festive ways and to-day the visiting
singers from other cities will leave for their homes.
The police magistrates made the following commit
ments yesterday :-Henry Dibcr discharged German
soldier only eighteen years Of age on charge In con-
necon with other persons who awaiting exami
nation of breaking into the store $40 Prince street,
last Tuesday night and stealing seventeen hundred dol
lars worth of silk goods Julius Karrgs, Hungarian,
aged twenty three, claiming to have recently been
lieutenant the Army OF the James, charged with hav
| ing, by means of forged papers, swinded dill
| ferent city firms out of considerable sums OF
| money; James McGlynn, Of 1928 Cedar street, on
| complaint OF stealing two hundred and seventy
five dollars from John Sterling Of Cortandt street,
while the enjoying themselves together in
Greenwich dance house; John Derren and James
Murphy on charge of stealing horse and wagon valued
seven hundred and fifty dollars the property OF Pat
rick Hogan of 81 Bayard street. Wednesday, at Jones'
Wood, during the German festivities, and Margaret
Holiness Water street girl charged with knocking down
Andrew Beckte Of the characteristic houses Of en-
tcrainment of that thoroughare, and robbng him Of
| over two hundred and fifty dollars.
The investigation Of the charges against John Maxon,
| John s. Marsdcn William McDermou and Francis
Riley recently employed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
OF defrauding the government by approprating public
| property to their use, commenced yesterday
| before United States Commissioner Newton The day
| taken up in the examination OF witness PANIED
Joseph Anderson former workman in the yard whose
testimony makes some curious disclosures. Tho case
was adjourned till nine o'clock this morning.
youth of sixteen, giving his name Raymond
O'Nei was yesterday arrested at the Brooklyn Post
ONCE where he had called for cttefs in 70 ad
vorsemcnts published in tho papers promising for GER
remtances Of money to send TO young ladies photo
graphs of their future husbands and TO others recipe
for making patent washing powder BY papers found
on young man. appeared that these advertisements
had found plenty OF soft victims among both sexes Az
no one appeared 70 make complaint against 0Neil, no
was discharged
fight took place about four o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the gate of the South Seventh street ferry,
or nd
two policemen on one side and four intoxicated men on
the other growing Of the determination OF the latter
to cross the river without paying their fare Some Of
combaants of each party received serious injuries
both fighting for time with much desperation The
| freeboo,crs finally arrested and locked up.
supposed manufacturer Of counterfeits the ma
tiona fractional currency, giving his name as Richard
Walker was arrested at Union Hill, Bergen county,
| n. j. yesterday and committed to Jail.
Tho notorious Billy Mullgan after killing two men, in
ct of delirium tremens San Francisco, the 9Th
inst was himself shot and killed by policeman.
The stock market rmer yesterday than during the
earlier part Of the week Governments were dull Gold
was barely steady and closed at 142N tho street,
1927 the night closing price.
The demand for domestic produce generally less
active yesterday at reduction the prices Of four
spring wheat mess pork and spirits turpentne
and at armer rates for winter wheat and mixed corn
whiskey was steady were also hay, hops, oils and
FISH, with moderate business. Sugar. tobacco and tai
low were in request the latter however at lower
figures The freight market steady, with moderate
engagements Of breadstufs tobacco and petroleum re-
ported.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY AND NAvY.-We
learn from the most reliable sources that It is
the intention of the government to reduce the
army to one hundred thousand, or perhaps
fifty thousand men, and the navy in like pro-
portion. We are glad of this. We do not re-
quire large standing army Of several hun
dred thousand men. The only standing army
wanted in this country is an independent press,
which are the pickets Of liberty, and a