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The New York herald., 1867-04-25
LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.

The government Commission life saving aprAa;us
met yesterday at the usual place. Mr. Bems presiing
Tho PRErpESr stated that the Commission were ready
10 hear parties were dcsirous
the subject before them.
w. A. LGHTHALL Of this city and stated that hc
had been engaged steam engineering tor forty years;
that is danger Of explosion where pure water Ia
used in boilers the boilers properly constructed
and there is reasonable limit the steam pressure
only be kept pure in boilers by surface
condenser, into which steam from the engine IS ey
hausted and from which the water OF 2ondensaton Ii
returned pure the boiler He hen alluded the Of
forts been made in various countries 10 obtain
such condenser and the reasons Of their failure He
claimed To have invented such condenser which s not
subject to the objections heretofore brought
face condensers IL Is provided with allow
panson and contraction Of the tubes in it, without in
Jury 10 the tubes the containing them. He
claimed that IL Will provide good vacuum the jet
condenser and rs as simple aud durable In its action.
II is combined with tho jet condenser, 80 that
Ii an accident occurs 10 It, the get may be used
The surface condenser be used in river steamers
with non-condensing engines a. well as In Others and
be arranged TO produce a vacuum in the
cylinder of the high pressure engine, and
would therefore render the boats
sure OF steam to be carried, and by keeping the
In tho boilers pure He then pointed out the dis
advantages Of the blow COCK and other devices and
OF value unless pure water Is used In the boilers
fhe next and Eost important remarks were made by
Richard Montgomery in favor OF corrugated iron for the
Of ships and for boilers This iron. II Is claimed,
Is not expensive than wood, and, account OF
its hollowness more buoyant, causing a vessel OF a
thousand be incnes less draft of water while
in either ships boilers Is ten times strong
wood iron used He described the iron in de-
tail showing that 1t Is combination of arches,
which contribute to the support OF each other
and exhibited specimens, subjecling them ~ compara-
tive tcsts to prove what he stated He then submitted
number OF testimonials from OF tho leading ship
builders and engineers OF the country endorsing this
invention Of the most practical and useful that
has recently 10 light.
rhe members OF the Commission seemed TO take con-
siderable interest the statements made to them by
this INVENTOR and asked many questions the merits
OF the invention.
Other gentlemen then addressed the Commission on
other top,cs but nothing further Of special interest
up ill they adjourned
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
WALL STREET ROBBERY.

Arrest OF tho DelimQuemts.
In December last the readers Of the HxRALD Will
remember heavy robbery committed In The bank
ing house Of John Munros Co, No. wall street On
the 18th Of that month Joseph Packer, youth aged
about seventeen years. who had been In the habit Of
making deposits and collections for the Arm, was en-.
trusted with gold certificates to the amount of S1o 900,
which he instructed to place in charge OF the bank
which the house usually kept account Packer, hav.
ing len tho premises himself for few minutes returned
with the bank book. which bore what purpored be
acknowledgment Of the deposit signed by the rscev
ing teller Of the institution. On the following day, how
ever he failed 70 make bis appearance and Bis employ
inquiries the OF his sbssncs Al length iwo
days later, suspecting that something was amss,
Investigation was commeoced when 4 was discovered
in cunsnt coin had besn realized and that
Os The teller forgery Search Ss promDy sss
for the fugitive, but without avail and some weeks
elapsed before the police ascerained that Packer in
company with another youth named Isaac Clarke had
been In Montreal previous 70 being wholly sight
Of few days since, sftsr all traces Of the swo had
frcm Baltimore signed BY Packer and Clarke, who
thereby requested that they should b sent for and
brought 70 New York there 70 Be- placed At the disposal
upon and yesterday evening onlcer Pouties, Of the
Baltimore police appeared At The Central ONCE and pre-
:sssy n' spsS soa % w. Both
$4,000 having been expsndea during their trav-
slA snd seooo, by their own showing. having
wnos solen from them bv parties unknown Packer
YORK ana proceedeu 1heir adventures They left New
wnere ney encarked for ssal and thence 70 Portland
returned 70 the United ssatea M, Vi available fasds,
durisg sns ams days Of March, and tn, in New York
NOR Mnefo nnolng themselves without vent 70 Balti-
ciy wors q length proving disssseful 20 them the
.ss 70 ns n and having been souaht back
quartsrS Tho prisoners viii ps srrs,srsd .s, az
magistrate this morning .'sn'u o-io'e 'he
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.

su.c,., wee,,.~-Appropriate Action ON the
Death Of Ex- x-Aiderman Ryers-Repealing the
Ordinances In Relation te Licenses.
The Board OF Aldermen had special meeting at half
past seven O'Clock last evening" the President Joseph
Shannon, Esq, in the chair
Alderman Loew offered the following:
esr inserted a. he close Of the with
81
apon AZ M Dd
Jointly all other boards and officers except the Board
IN ss e for s
.S
keepers intelligence oices auctoneers hackney coaches
snS. nS cabs and eahmsa paSs porssr ssr
and @ and their
tie Board Of Police was named in such laws and
an and d
r. the 1 s hss h
BY the Mayor and other munspa authorities, and their
mentioned is fraud upon the city and an unWsrrsnted
ad fGs ~ % sn oSsr a a
authorities Of said city, and whereas the ordinances hereto
large and class sit.sns IN se various
a q hs % MssC ch.r with % S sn
ssd S h dus, s IESpeyd belong aided @ e. they
unwilling that the Of ordinances should
20 n Rsss
70 the Mayor and Common Council therefore with
an g. a Gr the an
assumption Of powers by partisan commissioners with
view also Of defeating II possible the operation q the
clause in the Tax Levy above referred TO- and with the
be just and proper, be It
Resolved That all adopted by the
Common Council relating theatres and places OF public
amusement keepers Of boarding houses for emrant pas
senges junk shop keepers and junk boatnen pawnbro.
vendes hawkers pedder dealers In second hand
coaches and carriages and their and drivers
and catmen cabs and cabmen public porters omnibuses
and their drivers and their drversand other sub
ect transferred to said Board of metropolitan Police DO
and The same are hereby annuled and repealed.
Which adopted and sent the Board Of Council
men for concurrence.
Alderman Ely offered preamble and resolutions rea-
tive the death of ex-Alderman Lewis Ryers, which
adopted ordered to be engrossed and transmitted
10 the family OF the deceased
The Board then adjourned
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

ARREST OF REPuTED SwrNDLER. "A very re pectably
dressed and somewhat foppish appearing eng. hman.
rejoicing in the name Of Mar Quail brought before
Justice Hogan at the Tombs yesterday afternoon, he
having been arrested by Mr.. Matthew'S OF the firm OF
Messrs X. A Matthews Co., doing business at No 80
new street, ana given IN charge OF officer kerns OF tho
First precinct From the statement OF Mr.. Matthews il
appears that on the 2dth Of February Quail called
ing business at No. SO Beaver street: that he
was purchaser Of cotton pcEngs and rejected cotton;
that his means were abundant &c Believing the repre-
senatons OF Quail TO be true Mr. Matthews sold him
ton 70 the amount Of $685. winch be paid FOR ON
that day but the former after obtaining possession Of
the property disappeared, and was by his
victim till yesterday On making inquiries 5S Beaver
street Mr.. Matthews learned that such Quai
did business there or was ever known TO the owner OF
the building Previous TO the above transaction Quail
called called upon Nicholas Collins of the rm Of J. N
Collins, No. 81 Bridge street, and represented that
from MessrR spofford Tletson and wanted advance
Of $3.50 on H. Al the same time Quail exhibited what
pupcrted 70 bc recepted bill for the cotton and being
furnished with pen and paper wrote an order on essrs
Spoord Tietson Tor the delivery OF the cotton TO
Mr. Collins after first receiving tho required advance.
with the order Mr. Collins subsequently called for the
cotton, and much his astonshnent informed that
It had not been purchased by Quail AZ represented The
magistrate ordered Quail 70 be committed to the Tombs
10 await examination. Ono OF the vctimized gentle
men stated In court that least seven or eight othe
merchants had been deirauded in Q similar manner by
the very plausible and oily tongued Quail
AILEGED EMREzzIEMEsr or $5.3s7.-Theodore H
Looms yesterday arrested BY Captain Jourdan, Of
the Sixth precinct, upon the charge Of embezzle
ment appears from the affidavit Of henry E. Hawley
Of the firm Of Carter Hawley, merchants No. 90 Bea
street. that the accused, previous TO January 81
1885, was year in the employ OF their firm as desk
cashier and bookkecper and in that capacity had
to the funds and securities belonging 70 the FIRM tina!
on and about the 26th OF January, 1866, LOOMS lef
their employ without giving any notice Of such nten
on and fooniously abstracted from the iron SAFE car
ried away with him, and converted to his owI
Ing notes, being OF the actual value OF $5,3S7 so
including the accrued interest The affidavit further
sets forth that few days after the abstraction Of ths
the accused admitted 10 the complainant that
had taken and used them. Yesterday afternoon the
prisoner arraigned before Justice Bowling a. the
Tombs, and entered plea Of guilty. The examina
ton set for Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock
LOOMS entering into 600 bail to appear The pris
oner, II seems, has been in Edridge street Jail for
the above firm, and which resulted verdict fol
LOomis and his discharge from custody
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

Wreck Of the British ship Kathay-Decrense
in the Census Returns-M Meeting Of Mission
aries in the MnrQuesns Islands, &c.
SAN FRANcrsco, April %, 1857
Honolulu dates up TO April have been received.
The British ship Kathay was wrecked Howland's
Island January 20. The weasel total loss. Her
crew, twenty i've in number saved and arrived at
Honolulu March 29 Her captain and first officer arrived
here last night
Tne Official returns Of the Of the Sandwich
Islands Tor 1865 report that the population numbered
1850, which shows decrease in six years Of over
5000
Arrived at Honolulu ships Minerva with 10 barrels
sperm OIL Orioe of Now Bedford, with l75 do Oliver
Crocker with 276 barrels whale and Fanny with 100 do
Rev. J. s Emerson died at Wsiolua, in the island OF
Oahu, March 26.
general meeting Of Hawaiian missionaries was held
last November in the Marquesas Islands TO discuss tho
question Of returning TO Honolulu. Ii vas unanimously
decided 70 remain, but to hold frequent communication
with the other island groups. The want 81 such COM
muncation, which caused this msetng, will hereafter
remeded by the annual visits he missionary ship
Morning Star.
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
BOARD OF COuNC!lmEN.

The Board met by special call At half.past seven
O'Clock last evening" President Brinkman in b. chair
The Board concurred in the preamble and resolutions
adopted the aldermen taking appropriate no.ce OF the
death OF ex Alderman Lewis R. Ryers and IN the
preamble and resolutions offered by Alderman Loew in
relation repeating the several ordinances applying
licensing theatres and other places Of amusement, SC
Mr. GILMORE said the resolutions stated that the Board
Of Police was partisan commission, and It had been
asserted that IL republican machine. This he de-
nied and said that there were democrats tho
police than republicans.
Mr.. HENRY MURRAY said the Board OF Police was .
partisan body.
Upon the vote being taken for with the
Aldermen Messrs. Stephen Roberts. Gilmore and rhos.
Murray voted in the negative. These gentlemen were
the only republicans who voted against the
The Board then adjourned.
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

A very handsome compliment has just been paid 70
Mr. John 8 Thrasher. for many years connected with
the New York and Southern press Az . recent meet
ing Of the Southern Press Association resolution was
passed ssdsng Mr. Thrasher the thanks Of that body
for tho services which he had rendered a. M supern
tendent during long connection aud comforting upon
him the complimentary position Of agent Of the assoca
tou in the city Of New York. whore he again purposes
taking up his residence
Colonel J. H. Gazlay and Colonel Edwards Of the
United states Army, and r. b. Engsh OF Phadelphia
are stopping At the Metropolitan Hotel.
Admiral Breese, OF the United States Navy, and wen-
dell Phillips, Of Boston, are stopping at the st. Deais
Hotel
General Bachelor Of Albany is stopping q the Everett
uauo
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
CURIOUS plRlsnN GOSSIP ADouJ STEPHENS. TIVE TxAH
LEADER.

Paris correspondent or Western Journal furnishes
the folIowing:-
James stephens ia living at No. 20 Romey street. nj
Montmartrc, where ne seems 70 be quite comfortable
having his wife and brother in-law with him, which
does prevent him from complaining Of his poverty
few days ago OF mis- countrymen, who had not
pepuy came 10 solicit his aid. al have not q dollar
my lad, replied he, ''but come with me, perhaps
may procure some help for you.r On the road they
met passer.by whom stephens declared TO
be an acquaintance Of his, and, leaving his
helpless companion, he chstted for an in
slant with his friend" Herc,s said Stephens, re-
gentleman has lent tits all have; let us share" /"
This said stephens left his companion. The latter
short time after was carriage stand, and 10 his
surprise stephens engage and get In: Our IRISH
man considered II odd that . man who had bot i've
francs should engage carriage ~ fty sous an hour
He seated himself patiently the carriage stand and
waited m either the carriage stephens should return
A. she end OF three hours the carriage returned.
Stephens had paid for the three hours Another fact
stfi serious s that stephens visits the English
en~sassy In secret What does he do thercY
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
TIVE INTERNATIONAL sowINs REGATTA.
Harvard and Yale Cannot Enter.
IErom the Boston Adyertiasr. Anril n 1


The paa OF forming an American amateur crew 70
enter the English races at Paris has been given up
least far M the Harvard men aro concerned When
more particular Information about the rules OF the race
was received, II was found that nil boats must carry
coxswsin, and that tho course would be only
mile and half instead VI four miles, ~ a
pu,ney. consultation was thereupon held with the
Yale men Yale objected 10 the length Of the
course ana Tor this reason and also from the which
they expressed that OF their men we're OF
dton, u WAS decided 70 abandon the idea OF inter-
national crew The Harvard then cast about 70 see
tney could get together Of eight 10 represent
the college ~ tho regatta BY taxing three out o. tnc
crew OF the present Harvard and counting one o. ne
crew OF The last Harvard, Paris, seven covIo y
relied on and probably another might bave been Iouna
somewhere IL would be light crew, bat tna. wou'a %
DO better Tor short course But nov anoths1 c'mou
arose Could the undergraduates get leave o.
~ bad been thought that this might be aranseu ou
the faculty meeting last evening - was vosea
ent IN grant the prayer OF the petitioners Inc p'sn
forming cre~ was then reluctantly gwen UP ~ mat
Ter Of necessity. We do not very wen see now any
other decision could b. arrived at ana cerAny We are
surc that the gentlemen who have been Interested "a
the matter have done what they could Enougn money
had beou promised least IN Boston, 20 that there
Would have been no question OF finances and but for
Inc reasons which we stated the American boat,
W. ara conrdept would have held good place IN tho
river even n she did no, come IA first
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
PROBABLY FArA.
Rsw Among Furniture Deaig.l.
Ca11ed.


Called. - ~.--
On Monday last Q difhculsy occurred IN !
Mcssrs Dcgraaf Taylor. furnit,rc de.Is-. ,fce of
Bovsry. between Henry p Degraai one az ~. ~ AZ
William sayes, clerk, on one side, ,pd Cbsrs.
of III Hester street, the oshs,, surn.
Latter was % severely injured thasi va tne
saEy TO call Coroner Cover 70 take HE a.. neces
Statement From Becker's evidence Asfors tSY
Sssr appears that he called upon Messrs.
Dsgnaf 4 Taylor, from whom he demanded
ths Of $soo, which he alleged Degraaf had prom
kssd 10 pay him a one Of the conditions for hang Va
catsd the lst instant certain premises belonging
him which he had occupied up 70 that tima Mr.
Degrsaf refused to pay the money and difaculty
ensusd, during which The htter - alleged sheve<
Becker out OF the once, when Sayes sruckh him on hl
hack OF the neck with his ns knocking him head fore
against Of the iron pillars Of the building In
hictng scalp wound Of nearly Ave inches In length
from The effects VI which there fears thst erysAp
elias may ensue
On Beckcrs statement the Coroner issued his warrant
uired give bail await the result OF Beckers inn
res the jury having rendered verdict that ne received
hB Injuries at their hands. The defendants deny any
intention Of seriously Rjurng Mr. Becker and insist
sa they only used such force necessary 70 eject
and keep him from entering the Office again On fur
nishing the requisite bonds Degraaf and Sayes were
discharged Becker 10 under the DOCTORS care at his
Sesid once m Hester street.
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
Photographers and Photographs.
Before Judge Hearn.

1osss %. Bdrses.-This was an action by . photo
grapher TO recover balance Of wages Tho allegation
Of the plaintiff that receive SIS per week.
and that he received certain moneys leaving balance
sf $780, The money received account, the PLAIN
TN stated, paid to him In small sums Of $3 81 and
30 and at the end OF the year the defendant drew up
receipt which he explained to be receipt for much
money on account The plaintiff, being Italian. un.
acquainted with the English language, and relying
She statement thus made, signed the receipt
He subsequently ascertaned that the receipt was
. receipt in full. The defence that there was no
agreement as to wages; that PLAINTIFFS pay de-
pend upon profits Of establishment that he was
not competent photographer, and that that
the defendant who had employed the plaintiff for taking
Of thieves in the police gallery had lost that
business In the course of the certain photographs
not of the most delicate character were produced to
snow that the skill of the plaintiff in his ing was
equal TO that OF any other The adjourned
to-day tor further evidence
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
FIRE At prTmltum ctsrsf.

The Union Hsfei. Theatre and Nearly All the
Bssiness Psrfi0a Of the Tows Desire yed.
PKrRorxuH CENTRE. April "a, 1907
Almost the entire business portion OF this town was
destroyed by hre last evening The Gre originated in
She Union Hs aud m supposed 70 have been the work
of an incen diary Strenuous Efforts were made BY hc
c,zens 70 prevent It's fpreadng towards Boyds farm,
winch s fhcklv With oil tanks The IRE Is now
suodued after laying wasfs large tract OF land Many
persons have beou ested suspicion Of having set
Abe hotel on Gre
C1xvrLAyp April "a. 1861
me IRE At Petroleum Centre last ngtt destroyed the
n % u notei the theatre, Kompnsky dry goods store
snu scn Ssrtzs dry goods store
me loss ~ esima nj $4,000
~ suppVsed iDceudiaries have bcen arrested
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

AucrosSAIE OF CoAL-The regular monthly sale Of
scranton coal took place yesterday when $4,000 tons
we're disposed Of at very fair prices. The lump and
coal in especial demand and rapidly
sold in large lots, manufacturing company buying
IL 900 of lump Crate and other descriptions
not in very great demand and were knocked off some
what slowly The following the prices obtained yes
terday. with those OF the previous months sale:-
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
MARINE COURT.

Acelon by n Lawyer to Recover Compensation
for Professional Services.
Before Judge Gross.
Hus % The BennehcT Petroleum Company This was
IN action by the plaintiff who is attorney and
sailor at law to compensation for professional
services rendered defendants The case was tried
without jury the defendants setting up in their
70 the complaint that they not Liable TO the demand
nssmuch as they had never they alleged passed any
formal resolution Of their Board appointing the pant
70 act Tor them IN any professional capacity The Judge
took the papers and reserved his decision.
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
HE COURTS
SUPERIOR coURT-sPscIAL TERM.

John Hdsseh Margaret Hassen. "A motion for ali.
mony was yesterday made by the respondent in this
case which Is suit at present pending and brought by
the plaintiff against .he respondent for divorce on the
ground OF alleged adultery with various parties The
plaintiff 10 clerk in the Post 0fice and resides in
Fourth avenue, near Forty NTH street. His counsel
M heavy, opposed the motion the ground that the
evidence against the respondent 80 strong that t
vas mot proper Tor the Court to grant amony in the
case The Court ordered $s week aimsny to be paid
or TWO weeks TO the respondent and that the be
for counsel fee
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

uAHksbUEus April a, IB6T
George weaver, charged with inccndIarsm. was
brought before the Court this morning and lound gu,,ty
Il is alleged he has been the principal in great mum.
Der OF arson csses, running several years As he
was being taken n m the prison the court he attempted
10 escape but was recapiured
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
COURT CALENDAR THIS DAY.

ssrsnn CouRr-Part Mos oS1, 2as. 247, III, 200,
surA 1911. 1881, 1915, AL, 561, 1881, 1o25, 4s3,
IiSS sss. s7x.T-Par 2-Nos. l32, 1854, 1885, 1884,
SUrERioR CouRn lSo, 1890, 3ol6, $50, l2o2, l7o2,
journed for the term soA
The New York herald., 1867-04-25
s~ata ar 4 POLICEMAN N MEMPHIS.

nght occurred in saloon on Westminster s,,se,
las. ngn. among some rowdies, dnnng which po ,ce
man named Jonn Caridse was shot and tIlIed s.a
anoiher policeman wss badly beaten John ~ ,sg,avs
murderer w vohs tne
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

~ c,,o,a HALIFAX, ~ 8, April a. 1861
, ine .unaIu ueamship tuba arrived here al three p
- yss.e'uay, ahu sailed A. eight r. NJ for Boston she
has iorW psssengers Tor Halifax and ATTY for Boston
The New York herald., 1867-04-25

The steamship Columbia, Captain Barton from Fla,
yana ON the Goth inst at p MI arrived this por,
yesterday
Our thanks due TO Mr.. Nathers. the pdrser, for
prompt delivery Of our dispatches and files.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-12
The English Money Market.

Neither the favorable harvest weather nor the
arrival Of further quarter Of million of gold
from America have had the slightest influence on
the funds. The public, who purchased largely q
month ago, are unable to resist the temptation to
realize the five per cent. profit that hes accrued,
and are satisfied for the present to let the proceeds
lie idle ct their bankers who in their turn find it
difficult to obtain employment for it at two per
cent. Thus for it is evident the revival of financial
confidence has scarcely made any progress either
in Paris or London. The unparalleled accumu-
lation Of bullion, and the low rates OF discount,
have rendered it impossible to obstruct certain
advance in the prices Of tho funds but the inhe-
rent feeling Of dstrust is almost strong as ever,
and consequently when holders discover that they
can actually obtain fair profit on their original
investments they rush to secure it as if there
could be no hope of its permanence. A similar
tendency pervades every department of trade, and
by checking all orders for foreign goods, except
such as are indispensable, increases the prospect
OF large continuance Of the influx of bullion.
The possibility Of another Indifferent harvest
constituted tho only apparent contingency that
might be likely to turn the tlde and now that
the promise of abundance seems to be daily
strengthened the problem as to the point the
plethora in the money market is likely to reach,
and the mode in which it will ultimately find de-
velopment, becomes more than ever interesting.
London Times, June 2L