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The New York herald., 1868-05-17
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LARCENY BY Boy.-William Christopher, lad
OF only sixteen years, arrested yesterday after
noon by detective Mullen, OF the Fourth precinct on
the charge Of having stolen gold watch and chain
worth 500 and $50 worth or Iewelry nom Thomas
Lynch Of 20 New Bowery. After the larceny Chris
topher took the stolen property to house Greene
street, and upon being arrested confessed his guilt
and gave such information as TO lead to the recovery
or the goods. Alderman Conan committed the &C
cused to the TomDs for trial.
$4,000 LARcENY.-Yesterday young boy, fif
teen years Of age Of respectable connections, named
Robert B. Amm0n, was committed on the complaint
of saloon keeper on avenue A, named Charles
Moritzson, for stealing 0154 worth Of property,
mostly money, bonds and mortgag 5, and burying IL
in the sand on East river. The property, with ine
exception OF the IN Iney, bonds aud mortgages, was
recovered through the instrumentality OF Amnon,
who says II WIS stolen ana secreted 10y one Johnny
Fletcher OF Pit'sburg The father Of tue accused Is
a Pittsburg alderman and tue boy has been married
since last July.
ASusPicicus CHARACTER IN THE METROPOLITAN Ho-
TEL-On Friday evening, at eight O'clock detective
Porter attached to the Metropolitan Hotel, observed
in one Of the parlors Of that establishment gentee
appearing man, known 10 the police as William Har
rs, alias " Friday.n alias " Boston," and, believing
him to be there for no good purpose, requested him
to leave the hotel Harris, whe was partially un Ter
the influence OF liquor, insisted that he was gentle
man, and, refusing TO go, became quite disordcry.
Detective Porter then arrested the airsh individual
and took him to the Spring street police station,
where he was detained for the night Yesterday
morning the prisoner arraigned before Justice
Dowlins and committed to the 1Ombs He Is thirty
five years OF age a native Of Scotland and says lie
lives at No. SO Bond street.
DUMB WOMAN ATTEMPTING TO Go ABROAD IN
MALE ATrIRE-A middle aged woman, apparently
Of foreign BIRTH who is unable unwilling to speak,
yesterday morning went aboard the steamship Erin,
at pier AZ North river, with the view Of sailing for
Queenstown and Liverpool, she having a steerage
passage ticket. The surgeon OF the Erin, whose
wa tn no thpV
came aboard, discovered that the woman was dis
guised In maze ATTIRE and, consequently refused to
let her go out In the snip. When questioned the
woman declined saying word in explanation, and
officer arsel Of the Twenty-siXth precinct, being
called, arrested her on charge OF strderly con-
duct. The prisoner was no more communicative to
the officer than she had been to the surgeon, except
by signs and notions She wished to be under
stood as having husband on the other side
OF the Atlantic and three children, but she did not
explain why she attempted to leave them among
strangers to go to O foreign land. She persisted
In not uttering word, and Alderman Conan, before
whom she was taken, committed her to The TOmbs to
await further developments.
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received an order to barrel up the whiskey in tn
tanks preparatory to removals this was on June 2.
r0ss-examined-Stopped making whiskey Janu-
ary L; at that time there were so, 900 gallons on
hand; there were All barrels in the ware
house on the south side OF the street when
Cunningham purchased t;icould not say whether the
duty was paid on il not; 200 barrels were sold tC
Colonel Enright; the first 200 barrels sold to Cum
ningham were paid for by Mr. FOucherd; the amount
was s4,29l Cunningham paid for the 2l1 barrels In
payments; the first payment was $23, 900; Cunning
nam asked witness how much whiskey he had on
hanu; ne wanted witness to go In with him and de-
fraud the government; 1t was all right; he had pro-
tecuon from Mr.. Callcotts office and could rush a
applied to Cunningham or Enright to Join
Win them In the removal OF this whskey; could
not say whether the same carts that car
r,ed away Enrights whiskey also carried away
Suhhnlgham's could not say that they were not
lie same; the permit is in Mr. Day toms hand for the
removal OF the whskey; it had the signature OF Mr..
Cacott attached to it; also saw the permit for the
secouu ioti IL had Mr.. Caicott's name attached to
IL, mr. cunningham also gave Mr. Dayton an Ovder
appointing nun conducting officer to see that the
Wniskey was transferred to lighters: the body
Oh the paper was not in Cahicott's hand
writing; 1t had Callicott's maine attached
This closed the testimony for the day.
CalicOtt's bail surrenders him.
The District Attorney at this stage inquired as to
the question of Calllcott's bail, Mr.. Henry Lux his
bondsman, having refused 70 furn sh bonds for his
further appearance The amount was 500. 900.
The court said that Callicott must, under the cir
Gums ances, remain in the custody OF the Marshal
until new bonds were furnished.
Mr.. Allen was remanded 10 Jail.
The court then adjourned till Monday at noon.
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suaRoGATe's COURT.
Before Surrogate Tucker.

The following mentioned wills were admitted to
prObate-Julia Dikeman, Eli T. Hoyt Abraham B.
Orpenheimer, Herman Bruen, Emile Bourgeose,
Levi Silliam Ives, Felix Gregoire Berteau, Henry
Coggi, Jr., Eliza Maclay Bull, Emil Ploetner Isaac
NJ. Denman.
Letters Of administration granted the follow
ing named estates Of Elizabeth Harrington (other-
wise WaltonA Henry H. Lloyd, Charles st. John,
Amelia Gnglend John Askew, Patrick HOOlan, Pat
rick Heavy, Robert Nelson, Samuel McMyers, Michael
Ryan, Joseph II. Green, James H. DerricksOn, Mar
garet Young, Robert Noble, Robert Thompson, Will
Carlson otherwise Anderson) John Norris Christian
Reese George w. Jacques and ROberc Drought; !;
George Rlngler appointed guardian OF Caroline Gun
ther, Charles H. +. John Of John A. N. Whelmina
and William Timer, Margaret Briggs Of Mary f.
Wilson, James T. Young of Anna M. Huges, John A.
Lederer of Othea Stoher, Catarne Aarian OF Chris
tian, Lizzie and Emile WentZCr.
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
SUPREME couaI-GtNtnAL Term.

Tho Projected New Observation-Disclosures to
Conarm the Report Of the Commissioners
Objections Intcrposcd.
Before Judges Barnard. Ingraham and sutherland.
IN 1e Natter o)the Confirmation or the Report or
Uhe Commissioners az Estimate ana Assessment or
the Bou'evard-In this matter yesterday morning
Corporation Counsel 0'Gorman moved for the con-
Armation ~ the report
Objection 20 the confirmation was interposed on
behalf OF John Brewer, Rudolf A. whitthaus Messrs.
Groves Clark and Campion, Robert Marsh and the
owners of certain lots located on sixteth and sixty
nrst streets. nj Eighth Ninth and Tenth avenues.
The objection OF Brewer was dsinissed on the
ground that he had not made objection to the report
far as concerned his property, before the commits
neners within the thirty days prescribed by law.
Abraham r. Lawrence, yr.' appearing on behalf OF
poeed was urisdictonal He claimed that the act Of
1885, under winch the Commissioners had proceeded,
was In conflict with the first and second sections OF
article 10 OF the constitution as vested powers In
tile commissioners OF the Central Park which by the
constitution s. Of ls4s were vested solely N the sulnor
81 all local powers. The opening OF streets and pub
NC places was strictly local power II the Commits
stoners could be authorized to do the clrbng, grad
ing and tagging OF all the streets on the westerly
side Of the city he did not assume that the Legis
Iure snoald t not transfer these powers 70 other ON
oe such as are elected by the people or
appointed by the local authorities. The intention
ttles the exercise OF the functions vested in them
and Of which they were then possessed TIE Com
missioneis Oh the Central Park not local officers
hut were created by special legislative enactment
and continued In their Offices by legislative action.
The property Of his client was bounded on the
north by Seventy-third street. on the south by
Seventy second street. on the east by Bloominxdale
road and the west by Tenth avenue triangular in
form and with its apex nearly due SOUTH He claimed
$4,000 as compensation, and had been awarded by
Che commissioners $4,000.
Mr.. O'Gorman rose and said he wished to call the
attention OF the court to the fact that Il was not the
esnstitutionaty OF the greet legislative powers Of
shis State that was Mr.. Whitthaus' motive In con,
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
THE WHISKEY FRAUDS.


Statistics OF Prosecution and scizre-Defccts
OF the system tor Collecting the Tax-Thc
Bonded Warehouse and How II II Made To
Cover Illicit Transactions-Tbe Act Of jan
nary II as q Remedy-How the Problem
May be Simplincd.
The case OF exCollector Callicott and coadjutors,
about which an uncommon brut was made some
months since, and Its pending trial; the case OF
Devlin, now under sentence at Sing Sing that OF
Allen and Enright decided on Thursday; and the
Bailey-Davis imbroglio now pending, have had the
effect to recall public attention to the admnstra-
tion OF the Internal Revenue Department in the
district over which the Metropolitan Revenue
Board held Jurisdiction up to the time OF Its
abolition about the middle Of February last. II Is
conceded fact that, under the present organization
OF the department, not more than twenty-five per
cent Of the whole quantity Of whskey manufactured
is made source Of any revenue to the government;
and 1t is alleged In authoritative quarters that in the
Eighth and Ninth districts little effort has lat
tery been made to bring fraudulent manufacturers to
jusceat least not by the local officials. The truth
falsity Of this allegation need not be here can
vassed, since no facts involving any completely on
the part Of the local officials have been yet legally
ventilated, and since the organization Of the law
itself invites frauds and renders II comparatively
easy to perpetrate them with impunity.
STATISTICS OF THE DEPARTMENT
IL is conceded on all hands that the higher the rate
Of tax the greater Is the temptation to Illicit sers
A Q consequence OF this the high rate OF tax, q
large percentage OF the revenue rghtfuy or legally
accruing to the government will be by various means
withheld; and that larger percentage Of the
revenue would be collectable were the tax per gallon
one dollar OF less, Is Also conceded. The only ques
tion IL whether, with the lesser rate Of
tax, an aggregate amount Of revenue could
be collected which would be equal TO
the aggregate amount with the tax at two
dollars per gallon which could be collected with the
most efficient organization possible OF the revenue
force for there can be no question but that with me
present administration Of affairs the time Is not far
distant when 1t would be well TO cease all attempt
at collecting the tax and all attempt at realizing any
revenue whatever from this source. Experts testify
that considerable part Of the present nenclency of
the department Ia due to the dissipation OF the execu
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
gIy:s COUNTY Su,9osATE'S COURT.

The wills OF the following named persons were
proved in the Kings County Surrogates Court during
the past week:-Johanna Williams, James Clark,
Elijah Bryan and Cynthia Rollins, of Brooklyn; Cor
neus Boce, of Painhed, N. j., and Richard r.
Stiiweil, of the town of Gravesend, l.. |.
Letters OF administration were granted In the es-
tates OF Mary Casey, OF the town OF Elatbush; Paul
W. sherman, Mary Dinan, Catharine Hussnan,
Elizabeth Magee, MARY Ann Walker, Kate GOdsele,
Ann @. Pierce, Alexander &. Barry. J. II. sayre, Mar
garet A. Gale James PursleY, Eliza Shannon and
William iIa Igerty, all OF Brooklyn.
Letters of guardianship were gr nted by the Sur
rogale TO the following minors:-Ol Ella L., to Eliza
Reid: of Johr y. James s., Cornclii, August us and
George Son,arndyck, to Augustus Somarindyck their
father.
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
large Seizure Of Whiskey.

Samuel C. Freeze AMI hve others were brought up
In custody before Commissioner Osborn charge
OF removing whlskey from distilery to place
other than q bonded warehouse. The evidence In
the case produced by Mr.. Bell for the government
went TO prove that the defendants arrested at
an early hour the previous day, having IN their pos
session large quantity Of whskey which they were
IN the act OF removing from ds,illery In Forty NTH
street and First avenue. They had seven horses
three trucks and cart all OF which, and the
whiskey with which they were laden, were seized
and delivered up to the ody OF the Marshal The
defendants the and drivers of the horses
and vehicles, aud stated in their defence tnat taey
were employed to remove the whiskey and knew
nothing about those who had employed them nor
about the intention OF the parties nor OF the
snip OF the whlskey, nor anything else about IL but
70 convey away on their carts AMI be paid for II
they would be for any other job They were held to
examination il TO be held on Tuesday next. Mr. ID.
c. Birdsa deicnded them.
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
UNITED STATES DsTaCT CoU,T-cRIm,aaL slsxcS.

Charge of Embezzlcnent Against the Presi-
dent Of Bank-The Van Campen Case.
The Uls,ted States Os. Samuel Il. Van Cttanpen.-
This case, which has been reported from time
10 time while before Commissioner Belts and before
the defendant was committed for trial. was yesterday
brought before Judge Batchford on wrlts of habeas
corpus and certiorari on motion for his discharge.
Mr. Seward, counsel for the defendant, commenced
BY reviewing the principal features of the charges
against his client In which it was alleged that he
was the President Of the First National Bank of Ell
mira, in the State Of New York. and that while he
hold that position he had wilfully and frauduleny
embezzled various sums Of money the properly Of
the bank, and appropriated same to mis- own
use, anu Which LII the aggregate had reach
then READ e esmanv taken he Seoss
commissioner Bets, on which the defendant was
commted ior trial. Judge Blatcniord desired to see
the ledger IN which the false enres alleged to be the
acts OF the defendant were made and this being pro-
duced the entries were pointed out and minutely
scrutinized by his Honor. Mr.. seward then pro-
MS position as advocate he felt great interest in the
issue beiore te coart for In this case, contrary to all
cases IN which sympathy for the accused and interest
IN ms favor OH account Of his station in life and pre-
sumptive belief in his innocence had been ali taken
haa always regarded him, as he sull re-
CARDS him., as a gentleman Of the
impeachable character; He contended that there
was not scintilla or evidence which
could justify the charge against him. and he would
undertake to satisfy the cou,t that in the evidence
which the defendant was accused there was not q
single allegation against his upright character and
good name. In some OF the items charged against
tne defendant, VIII ch In the aggregate amounted to
$e7,oO0, and called misapplicatiOns and embezze-
nients no. one OF which could be sustained, and he
would undertake to explain them away. Mr.. Sew
ard concluded by moving that the defendant be DIS
charged
hr. Phelps, United States Assistant District At
torney, followed the part Of the prosecution, sub
hitting TO the court that the case against the ac-
cused was only mere inquiry, and contended
that there pro Jabie cause TO hod him for trial
or to admit him TO bail. According to the evidence
taken before Commissioner Belts the cnarge aganst
the defendant was not wholly groundless, and he
would consent To his discharge without trial un er
the ordinary course OF the administration OF Justice
III the United states. The court reserved decision.
The New York herald., 1868-05-17
INTERNAL REVENUE.

Income Returns i'm the Sixth Collection District.
The following list concludes the return Of incomes
over $4,000 per made in the Sixth Collection
District. The balance Of the incomes reported have
already been published in the HERALD
The New York herald., 1868-05-17

THE Srogx AND THE FpuINa BrsrSEss.-Thc late
northeast storm was most destructive 10 the nsning
interests about Sandusky. Nearly all the ponus
along Cedar Point were blown out 0 the water, an.
the nets torn and many Of the stakes pulled up anu
lost. Mr.. Qiersdorf OF this city suffers an estaeu
loss Of $1,000, and nearly all our dcaiers WHO hasc
extent The total loss IN this vicinity, coun.ihs
twine stakes. and lost time WIZ not la 81 s9ore TO, .,
wcathcr IN maze REPAIRS There are no new stakes
on hand. and worken experienced IN tais particular
business are hard to find me Decay mus caused ,s
and bv the time the neis are again down only two
weeks will remain for catcninR.-Sandushv. fOl.tOl
Rs0tste-.
The New York herald., 1868-05-17

tive power. This Is simply matter OF fact as will
OF the case. The Secretary OF the Treasury ana
the commissioner OF Internal Revenue be-
ing dependent botn upon the President
inefficient or corrupt officials can be erected without
the cordial cooperation OF both the executive and
is the Secretary OF the Ire lsury and the Commits
sioner OF internal Revenue have been simply shut
tlecocks IN the hands OF the great players OF the pO
liticai game. what Is wanted therefore, is not a
more strln ent provision in tue statute but an en
cient ana thorough cooperation on the part OF the
executive, legislative and administrative officers
OF the government, and without this no corrective
OF substantial value can be proposed or carried
The Metropolitan Revenue Board is now ad-
mtted TO have been failure, as is exhib-
tied by the actual statistics of its opera
ti0ns. The total number OF seizures made by that
Board from June 2d 1867, to December 81, 1867.
80. Add TO these figures an aggregate Of ninety
seizures rom rom December 81, 1867, TO the middle of
February, 1868 and full estimate Of the operations
OF the Board foots mp in round numbers to the
aggregate OF 600 seizures OF these, from the court
records OF the Southern district it appears that only
2l5 were he d for forfeiture and OF these even fty
one seizures were Internationally re.eased by order
oil me Boara leaving only l6i cases In which the
these were released in bond after proceedings had
been actually begun From foreitures under
stry of the Southern District Court the gross sum OF
s47soo, to which must be added an estimate OF s27,-
ooo lor properly not YET sold though condemned and
small result Tor seventeen cases which at latest
advices had not yet been decided. The total number
or barrels actually condemned under the adminls-
tratiOn OF the Board was, in round numbers, 1,OO0
while the number released after proceedings had
been commenced was 800. or 436 cases Of seizure
not entered on The docket Of the court greater part
wrere released without any proceedings The gross
amount available fiom fOrfeitures instituted by the
Board was only S74, 500, while that body was in ex
stence eight months at an eXpence of s3e. 72O;
and when 1t is taken into account that only S47 500
has been actually realized from lis operations nearly
half OF which was consumed in court fees and costs,
1t was obvious that 1t was not even aself-suppOrtng
body Most Of the seizures in which a condemnation
resulted were OF small moment Notwithstanding the
fact that the Board began operations with force OF
twenty eight officers, which was gradually increased
to about forty with the following average cost per
month -
Salaries and expenses OF inspectors 4,O40
Four clerks mt 500 per month ............... 400
One clerk at $3.50. 100
Iotai. .$4,o9o
In this schedule no account Ia taken OF the ex-
penses for stationery and incdenials while the Board
was In session, nor of the services Of the five men,
bers who constituted H. The trivial ty OF the cases
in which condemnation was actually secured may
he best exhibited In schedule, and stand sub
iOined-
The New York herald., 1868-05-17

JACOB Mould. referred TO Register Fitcn; John
DAVIS, Jr., reierred 10 register Dayton; hususCus
Siibef, referred TO Register Allen. The above petit
beeklnan, Dutchess county, referred 10 Register
Beale; Henry o,haefier, Morrisania WesGcncster
county, re.erred to Register Close.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-06-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

RELIGIOUS SERvIcEs.-ScrVices COM
mcnced in the Thompson Street, AsSo-
ciate Reformed Church, on Thursday last,
and continued until Sunday, ~hcn the
Lords Supper was administered. This
interesting religious meeting was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Thompson Sloan, and
the Rev.J. C. Boyd, and the labor of
these eloquent followers Of the meek and
'lowly savior, We trust have been produc-
tive Of good. We deeply regret that the
conference meeting mentioned elsewhere,
presented our attendance at this. We
understand that the congregations were
fall and deeply attentive.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-06-24
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Under the Fifth Bib.

Nf. u. Wood DaSidson, "contribu,,
torisi' Of the Chester Standard, in his
asasi humorous way, touches -the
s.tmeedie.da4n and tweedte- deer D,tno'
cratic ecassnrioa uatler'the fifth rra.
HssaSs that, 6oding eppdsitioa, to- the
Apslt eoassntiaasaseiess,H and likely t"
break op the aTaK, they fsll inlo lr'ts
and harmoaizsd. lie. likes the. word, il
Is batter than breaking. down; lbal
sxeedtesdam and txeedls.des are, nearly
sas xad. the Same thing that Charleston
has had her Convention and fees easier !;
fhat-tHs parties suffering with negro
ph5Bia. and negro on tue brain, have
also xperieHcedS relief; shat Fhe trouble
Is tofad ont wh.sraasd the IGnnveasiou-
Gssslss.ep says Eagsf~Id, swi.Hs Edge
feld thinks she called o:bEa Cotfgzee. e :;
Aso her representation was small, Only
one man .Esm there answering to tbs
.eaH Il IS true that one man was ii"n,
but ,the1 he Was alone. Thns sayeth
Dasasan5 and he spesketh words OF Wis
,doaa:Sa - =. s,s-3 - = - >>'..-.-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-06-24
Rssponsa to Grants Nominasioa.

: oa oar outside columns viii. te fasad
.aases tbs hesding, from the Charleston
eoatier, "a article, WHICH is considered a
s6Siset fosz eoagratulation.- Such q: re-
spo,se fson his old army officers and CO.
psnicns. wilIs striks as:hrdsbleRvto to the
hoees of Grant Tor success. If Grant a'ae-
sesds % the Chief MasistrseE, but we,can
,not eaterta;n tie idea that -the people will
allow il, the hope Of peace and restoration
70 qaiei aaa prosperity may we'll be aban-
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