The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17

ments Of tho methods Of transacns business by hnan
oia Circles what gold checks are &C. &C. WIN DC iouhu
| in our columns.
jeremiah T9wnssad the sbsooadins assistant cssns.
Of the Townsend Savings Bank OF New Haven afns0o
hero from Liverpool charge of detective YESTERDAY
morning The whole amount $780, 00o stolen from ''o
bank II Is reported has been recovered Fun epo"s VI
his capture are published, extracted from 'ne Ans"'n
journals
| A uuartermastsr,s clerk, named Edward RUSSELL was
also arrested at Cincinnati the 18TH charged with ao
scondIng with twenty thousand dollars III governments
funds Mr. Russell was in company with woman' ana
had in his possession eight thousand dollars In cash.
| besides diamonds and watch
our ouebec correspondent gives some rather startling
facts respecting Affairs the British provinces The
Canadian debt exceeds seventyhve million dollars, up
wards of Of which has been incurred dur
ing the past year, When consider the wealth OF
that region this is not very pleasant exhibit Political
affairs are also represented TO he very tcklish condi
ton There was quite spicy discussion In Parliament
Yesterday respecting the Potter WOOD annexation letter
and speech Attorney General Cartier stated that the
ministry would defer the confederation intercJonial rail.
way and defence questions until next year, but would
egslate upon the purchase of Hudson Bay territory and
endeavor to obtain renewal Of the Reciprocity treaty
The of government win BIO removed 70 Ottawa next
mo nth.
Additional details Of the naval battle between the Bra.
lillian and paraguayan feet will be found In our Buenos
Ayres correspondence The Brazilian and Buenos Ayres
newspaper accounts are also given The Paraguayau
loss very heavythe killed. wounded and prisoners
amounting eighteen hundred The Brazilian loss was
three hundred, nineteen Of whom were officers.
late rebel arsenal in Richmond, containing fifteen
thousand shot and she'll, together with great quantity
Of cartridges and ammunition for small arms took IRE
killed and negro severely wounded The loss is be-
tween sixty and one hundred thousand dollars
From Fortress Monroe learn that the State prison
In comfortable health and bid fair TO continue
The sale of horses and mules In the depart
still continues The wreck Of the frigate Congress
has again sunk Off Norfolk The Old Ironsides has gone
to sea.
Our Western cousins have achieved victory. At the
grand reception lately rendered General Grant at Detroit
he appeared the balcony front of the Bddle House
in response TO the opportunities OF the vast crowd
sent, and delivered speech The General spoke ~ fol-
lows -"Gentemcn, bid you all good night" The
Lieutenant General reached Chicago yesterday morning
The obseques late Prussan Consul General took
place yesterday. Tho ceremonies very simple,
according to the request Of tho deceased The remains
were inferred in Trinity Cemetery.
Moses Odell yesterday appointed Naval O1cer of
this port, relieving Mr.. Dennison.
The Hon Preston King yesterday executed his bonds
as Collector Of the port Of New York in the sum Of
| two hundred thousand dollars. His bondsmen are
Messrs Andrew Carrigan and X. NJ. Blatchford, who
justify in two hundred thousand dollars each The
bonds were executed before Judge Belts his Honor SUBJ
soquently administering the oath of Office to the in
cumbent who will upon the duties Of his Office
the LIST September next.
The two companies Of the Seventy first New York
regiment which left this city Tuesday for Boston
arrived there shortly before yesterday They
! received by the Boston Fusliers and welcomed by
Mayor Lincoln with an appropriate speech They subse
quently visited the Navy Yard and Bunker Hill.
Andrew wiseman, charged with counterfetng, was
yesterday brought up before United States Commissioner
Osborn for examination The accused was defended BY
able counsel Evidence as 10 the particulars Of his
arrest given when the adjourned till Tues
day next.
The inquest in the case Of Thomas Walker, the MUIR
dered police officer was continued yesterday at the
Twenty ninth precinct station house. number Of wit
nesses were examined and considerable testimony
elected bearing upon the affair The name Of the mys
FERROUS woman has been discovered. The inquisition
will be continued at two O'Clock this afternoon. The
funeral Of Mr. Walker will take place from Trinity
chapel this morning.
The coroner's inquest the body Of young Caughlin
who died from the effects guushot wound received
cuded yesterday the Jury finding that he came to his
death by the hands Of Emmrlch Schneider, who was
thereupon committed for trial It is stated however,
that the prisoner will he admitted 70 bail in the Of
two thousand dollars.
There was very little doing at police headquarters
yesterday. Several triang cases were disposed Of
Five hundred delegates present at the meeting OF
tho National Teachers Convention at Harrisburg ysster
day Governor Curtin Of Pennsylvania Governor Brad
ford of Maryland, and General Geary were among the
| speakers.
Two sons, daughter and the mother-in-aw Of JEFF.
derson Davis passed through Albany and Schenectady
ON Tuesday, route for Montreal. The Washington
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gaate says the amount
subscribed in the national capital in behalf of Mrs Davis
amounted on the 1th inst 10 six thousand Ave hundred
| and ten dollars.
One OF the Hanlon brothers met with fearful but
fortunately not serious accident while in the course Of
his acrobac performances at the Cincinnati Opera House
on Monday evening last In attempting to grasp rope
at the conclusion of the dangerous ladder feat he fell 10
the stage with fearful momentum, rolling over uncon-
scious and bleeding into the parquet The acrobat how
ever soon recovered and surgeon pronounced his in
juries not Of a dangerous character.
safe was blown open at Portland, Me-, on Tuesday
night by burglars and twenty-five thousand dollars
/ in money and government bonds stolen
| The stock market assumed Hrmer tone yesterday
and prices advanced but at the close they had down.
ward tendency Gold steader, and after selling at
| 142h closed at 141I 141I on the street
| The same feeling OF uneasiDess and dstrust which
obtained Tuesday again noticeable yesterday and
during the forenoon IL aggravated by the reported
failure Of several other large banking houses Business
was very light confined mostly to domestic produce
Foreign goods were nominally quiet Cotton was dull
| and heavy. Groceries without decided change.
Petroleum was duh and heavy. On Change things were
quiet and prices about the same for everything
except pork which opened at $50 so and closed half
| dollar lower
The DARK RECORD OF One DAY.-The public
must have been struck with the record of crime
contained in the issue Of the HERALD yester-