The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-25

Interesting HabeRs Corpus Case-Sta-
tisttcs, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Telegraph
NEW YORK, January rs.
The weather is perfectly awful to-day. No
thing but mud and sush.
The news from Europe creates some excite
ment here this morning, owing to the announce
ment of another raise in discount by the Bank
of England, consequent upon the decrease of
bullion.
The trial OF Salvador closed, last night, with
a verdict of guilty OF murder in the first degree.
Gonzales and Salvador will be sentenced by
Judge Gilbert on Saturday next, at TO O'CLOCK.
Quite number oil our fashionable folks lett in
the early trains lor your city to-day. They will
attend the Coter.e Carnival tonight at the
Academy of Music, in spite of the weather.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Colum-
bian Marine Insurance was held yesterday after
noon, at which action in regard TO the late sus-
pension of that institution was taken. 1t is csti.
mated that the company's assets are sufficient to
discharge all its liabilities and leave surplus of
over a million of dollars, and it was unani-
mously resolved to initiate measures for resum-
ing business with a capital not exceeding two
millions of dollars.
The Times severe criticism of Mr.. Roseberg's
picture No. of the Philadelphia Sketch Club
collection, is not supported by our best artists
and connoisseurs. 1t is looked upon az an un-
necessary exhibition OF spleen on the part of the
critic.
During the year 1865 about 1885, 00O, 900 letters
passed through the Post Office of the city OF
New York. The amount of postage on both let
ters and papers was Sl,72l, ,579'40; amount re-
ceived for box rents, SCI, 786'75; expenses OF
Office $3.50 791'7l; rroht to Government over eX.
penses, 81, SOB, l74'22.
keeper of livery stable and riding academy,
judge McCunn, at the special term of the Supe-
rior Court yesterday, decided that judgment
could not be set aside on the ground of intor-
maity or for any other cause, except the defense
that the Judgment had already been satisfied.
For some months past succession ofrobberies
have been from time perpetrated on the regular
night express trains for the West, on the New
York and Erie Railroad The total amount of
the goods and baggage thus stolen will be over
$4,000. Detectives Tiliey and Scott, and officer
Tulley, of the Third Precinct, have been making
investigations; which have resulted in the arrest
of Albert Beach and William Golden, two young
men who had formerly been in the employ of
the company as newsboy and brakesman.
large quantity OF the stolen property has
been recovered from citizens of Port Jervs, New
Jersey, who had purchased the same from the
prisoners at rates far below its actual value.
Both Beach and Golden will be surrendered to-
day, and they will be conveyed to Port Jervis
for trial. A considerable portion OF the recov-
cred goods now awaits identification by the
owners.
Another writ of habeas corpus has been issued
by the Supreme Court of this District, addressed
to General Joseph Hooker, commanding the De-
partment of the East for the purpose of obtain
ing the release OF one Charles H. Coles who is
averred in the petition that the prisoner was
arrested about sixteen months ago by the order
OF the War Department at Washington.
The petitioner states snder oath that he does
not know why he was arrested, nor why he has
been kept in prison for so long time. Owing
to the illness of General Hooker, and the alb.
sence from town of Colonel Van Buren, the
United States District Attorney was unable to
make proper return yesterday. The case will
probably be argued to-day.
The Central Council of Fen1ans, composed of
Messrs McGrath, of Missouri; Sinnot of Massa.
chusetts; Tobin, OF Shawmut; Kavanagh, OF Cali
fornia, and Rogers, OF New York. are still in
session at the Fenian headquarters, Union
Square. All the official appointments are already
made and confirmed, and it is expected that the
entire personnel of the Headquarters, or nearly
so, will give general satisfaction to the consti
tuents
The Board on Military and Naval Affairs has
also been thoroughly organized, and is SAID to
be composed OF officers of the United States
service who have made their mark, not only as
good fighters and skilful strategists, but as men
of large views and sound, comprehensive, prac
tical common sense. 1t is also noticeable that
the members of the l. R. B., who figured round
here in pretty large numbers lately, have all
disappeared suddenly. One OF them was heard
to declare few days ago that being fully con
vinced that real work was to commence shortly
the sooner he could get home to his post again
the better.
The clerks in the Bond Bureau have beer
busily engaged during the past few days. Orders
to large amount are pouring in, and agencies
are about to be instituted in all the principa
cities and towns throughout the country.
The Central Council holds night sessions az
the members are anxious that the busines
should be got through rapidly, so as to enable
them to get home to their business and save tht
Brotherhood the '6ve dollars day and legti
mate expenses which the attendance of eacl
costs the organization.
There are no new developments relative to tn
Chilian privateer.
Gold is up to 1394 this morning, but is un
steady at that figure.
Business is still reViving slowly, with no sign
of relapse. FULTON.