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New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
MOVING DAY.

To-day is by common consent the time for
changing habltatons among those who not fortunate
enough TO be owners OF the houses IN which they reside
The Indications that the custom Is to be more gen
orally carried out to-day than it has been in years
past and carmen jublant in expectation OF reapng
harvest Of stamps' AS usual such occasions house
wives may be expected 20 show signs of rufed temper
and to be particularly assduous in supervising the hand
ling Of furniture by "brutes who are supposed
not 20 nav attentions anyise too delicate 10 the sofas
bureaus mirrors ETC., which come under their hands Tor
removal Ben Franklin has left on record the axiom
that three removes are as bad as re and Judging
from the b7sque and careless manner III Whlch mousse
hold property tossed and of The earmans vehicles
this annual moving day, the ola philosopher may De
said to have spoken truly. Imbless tables, damaged
chars fractured mirrors, and abrased pianos VIII Dc
neither few between when the shall have set
and hospitals injured furniture might be with propr
ETY. opened in vaens parts Of the city Many persons IN
order 10 avoid the dire confusion always incident to May
day took by the oreock and effected their change
Of residence during the beginning OF the week-a pro-
ceedng IN which they may congratulate themselves
eyincng sOund discIetl0 anu having saved teln
deal Of trouble and Of possible profanity peculiar
feature attaching 20 the moving mania this year. that
Of eecting the change at night whereby the carmen
have been enabled TO earn extra fee, whle at the
same time the process Of knowing" has been rendered
expeditions ~ consequence Of the comparative alb
OF vehicles from the streets Another fac has 0een
remarked this year being somewhat out OF the usual
order which Is that single young men mere are begn.
/ adopt the English custom OF hlrDR "l0dRngs'
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

and procuring their meals at restaurants. The odfash
ioned boarding going out OF date; possibly he
desire the largest liberty which invariably to
animate bachelor Of the period" The moving time
now upon us has demonstrated this fact beyond perad
venture and some carmen inform that their "jobs"
ordered In advance pedcated entirely on the NOV
ing OF furniture IN bachelors apartments Much Of tho
transferring OF residence to-day Will be- as during the
four dav I'm the direction Of the rural districts OF
Long Island New-Jersey, and Westchester Steam
munlcatlon with these sections mas been SO much i'm
pairing OF any reduction OF rent IN the city
proper made up their minds to locate their families
fon that Will found TO by Of better
age good health consequent thereon large number
agent having 10 than one hundred for which he has
found customers Rents In Hoboken are excessively
high, much so that scores OF families, for no other
reason are leaving that suburb and seeking residences
elsewhere The exodus from this city to-day viii be
greater than ever The ferry boats yesterday bore many
loads OF furniture toward the shores OF Staten Island,
Jersey and Long Island, but to-day may expect TO
see them devoted almost entirely to moving purposes
There is not much removing OF store goods and office
paraphernaa down town, this season, has been wit
messed within few years pastan indication that buSi
ness In general will not change it's locale for the present
nerce TO extend his realm Harlem-ward, and the
time Is approaching when We may expect to see
all below Canast at least devoted exclusively
TO wholesale stores manufactures and commercial,
offices. Property In downtown districts is becoming al
together valuable for residence purposes when
cut up tenement houses aud every inch OF 1t is
needed for the transaction OF business consequent
increasing commercial traffic In many cases, houses
which heretofore have been used solely by one family
after TO day TO furnish homes for two rents being so
nOrdnatey high that ecOnomiznR OF means has been
necessated among many who have heretofore refused
TO occupy the position OF co-tenants Among the
chateau life and removals OF these 10 country mansions
will be marked feature OF May-day, 1868 After tie
coming week shall have ended and the terrible ordeal of
shall have been safely passed. the movers
will be settled in their habitatlons where we wish
them the enjoyment Of undisturbed quietude for the
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

interest and at the same time have their capiti
where 1T Is available at short notice State stock.
railway mortgages. and bank shares are firmly heM
The general railway share market is dull, and ths
fluctuations quite small New-York Central ana
Erie continue to lead the market but the changes n
prices are unimportant. Cleveland and Toledo sola
at 1851, and Cleveland gainesville and Ashtabula A
102. AS the dividends equal, and will SO continus
for century this discrepancy can only be account.d
for by the fact that Toledo has been held by specu
tors, and yields sowlyto the change made by wats,.
ing it, and the fact that it has become eight psr
cent stock Illinois Central rose TO l47l and was u
demand. The Western shares were all firm with snan
sales AT the close there decline in Pacific Man
which sold at 90. New-York Central and Erie showed
decline of per cent from the highest prices of the
day. The Western list was all firm and but small
amounts of stock.were offered. Government bonds
close firm and active at quotations The SubTreas-
ury balance shows decline of seven million. which
is caused by the marking of of the 1905 purchased
during the past two weeks. . t....
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
THE Latest BOSTON FoRGERrEs.

The delinquences of Mr. C. NJ Thomas of
Boston. the forger and abscondng envelope mauufac
turer, have been many and gsrigg He has gradually
ascended from little tho great in the scale Of du
plcity and dishonesty until nt last his accumulated
frauds have reached the sum Of $1,000 and his most In
innate friends have 10 be numbered among his vie
Tins At first he circumspect and took care 10 r
deem his bogus paper IL became due. But the sue
cess which he met with I'm these early enterprises
confidence and audacity that ultimately the
number OF his forgories got beyond the control OF
his memory. and his situation grew more ana
more desperate Even I'm lS6l his nOtOricty as q
forger had an unenviable publicity ahd ms
evil practices would have then been visited
with exposure and punishment had not the ntercesson
Of his wife, beautiful and intelligent woman" moved
the whose he mad abused 20 Othcarance and
mercy. Nor did his genial and social disposition
and his we'll known hospitality fail 10 eXtenuae his guilt
In the estimation Of his acquantances and 20 postpone
for while the day OF reckoning But latterly he ey
IDENTIFY became apprehensvc OF some catastrophe ana
made touching appeals Ia the synpahes OF his out
mgcd friends. It now, however too late. Their
tience exhausted Forged notes Of s 10 the amount
I'm tho market his liabilities exceeded
$4,000 Rud he had no alternative TO skedaddo"
remain asd suffer arrest and Imprisonment lie pre-
ferred the former horn Of the dilemma ana hru eaNlnR
his wife destitute and the reedue OF Ills property III the
hands Of his creditors.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
THE COURTS.
CIVIL.


In the Fifth District Court Brooklyn, yester.
day, Mr. Anthony Walter appeared IN the capacly Oh
hdge for the last time His successor Is MI lhon"s
Rames WHO will assume Office this morning.
In the Kings County Supreme Court yester-
dav befor, Judge Gilbert, Charles Flnke s0ugn 10 re-
cover the sIm OF $4,000 from Merritt @. Reade ana
Charles n Reade Fnkle placed $4,000 IN the hahuS OF
the defopians who are stockbrokers. as margin lh
some moIetary speculatons he ntrusted 10 thelf in
agement and alleges that this sum was ost lo nm
their IL that he ordered ten W se,i
some bois for him In which his money was iiEeseu,
when by 40 doing he could realize proht OF TWO per
cent wbph thew failed TO do The was ADJOURNED
after witness had been eAhmiheu'
The Suit of the Continenal National Bank
6gains, ne National Bank OF the Commonwealth known
"a The Ross Forgery Case terminated yesterday In the
fuperlor Court by n verdict for the defendants Tho
ase was fnlly noticed In yesterdays TRIBUNE The rem
erlnR OF the verdict little curious-l was sealed
pret for the defendants for the amount OF te plain
s claim but the Jury also found tnat the ceruncation
tho cheek was forgery. The judge sent them back
hiring i'm proper verdict and they finally found In the
eendants favor and that the certcaton OF tho check
| Fas forgery.
In the superor Court OF Cincinnati, NJ. Howarth In
titutsd .ciIan against j. W. 10 &OOO
ne product Of the sale Of cotton raised on the Defendants
Iantaton in Iouislana which the palntin claimed by
lrue OF purchase through an agent IN ioet Ihe DEFEND
mt was absent in France during the Rebellion, aud
bloyed William Poigntel his agent put Without giving
lin Instructions The defendant on MS return repud-
lted the contrac tn ground that Poghte nhd no au
horty and further that the contract was VOd being IN
violation OF an act OF Congress prohibiting commercial
intercourse with the Of reDeOus STATES Inc
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
CONNECTION WITH BLOCKADE-RUNNING NECE5
sARY TO JUSTIFY CONFIsCATION.

B. Cayman, subject of Spain, and Jules
Aldige subject OF France plaintiffs in error appealed
from the Circuit Court for the Eastern District Of Lous
ana to the Supreme Court Of the United States The suit
originated thus The schooner Flying Soud and her cargo
captured by the United States steamer Princess
Royal NJ the mouth OF the Rio Grnnde the 18th Of Au
gust, lsG9 and brought TO New-Oreans for condemns
ton. The schooner British vessel ana left Nassau
for MatamOr in January, 1863 laden with timber IRON
pOwder and hOrseshOes. After remaining week or ten
days at Matamoros she sailed for Brazos Santiago,
Texas where her cargo discharged. In the middle
OF May she returned 10 the mouth or the RIO
Graude, and there continued I'LL she had taken
"A cargo OF cotton on board with which she was laden
and ready sail when captured or this cotton 1877 bales
belonged to Cayman and 3s bales 10 Adige the appel
lants in said case The Circuit Court had condemned
both vessel and cargo prize OF The cotton It was
proved had been purchased Of various houses In Mata
noros, and the property OF different merchants do,
ing business In Mexico and Texas, none or whom had
been IN any way with the breach OF the block
ade Hence the decision Of Mr.. Justice Nelson OF the
Supreme that the decree Of the lower Court
must be reversed, In far as II related to the ship
aud that portion Of the cargo owned 10y two heHicsns
resident the time OF the purchase In Texas and whose
property because they were resident, must remain
cuniscated the property OF enemies Of the Republic
Al the rest OF the cotton to be restored to the several
nxyu
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
THE KELLY-SHARpE SHOOTING AFFRAY
VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANT.

In the Court of General Sessions, before Re-
corder Hacket yesterday the trial OF Edwin Kelly for
at the Ffhave Theate was resumed on the opening Of
Francis Leon was recalled and corrected mistake as
to the Of the play during which Keys pistol was
DR.. VIM T. Neels the physician of the City Prison,
was called. and testified as to the probable effect OF
pstoshot wound in discooring the eye and face OF
Dr. John p ordway was called and testified to his ex.
PeenSe az an aF ba o, the u size proveg
would not probably blacken the countenance below
This closed the testimony for the defense Mr.. Clinton
then briefly and mpressyey addressed the jury review
ing the facts Of the fatal they had been
ELECTED by testimony, narrating the malicious attack
upon the stripping Leon, which was unprovoked save by
tie Jealousy which his professional success had engen-
dered and which animated by desire 10 main him
and thus unfit him. for time at least from attending TO
Kelly in defense Of his partner he had been held and
assaulted in a brutal and cowardy manner Under the
Tending himself lust as ne did, and IN fact II was his
duty his WIFE, bis family and TO society TO 30 defend
himself. He had had reason TO believe that he W
danger OF being killed. Of receiving great bodily yuIy
and having simply defended his life, the counsel do
manded his acquittal simple act Of justice which
could not be denied.
Mr John H. Anthon followed for the prosecution. He
could not approve OF the attack Of Mr. Sam Sharpe
Mr.. Leon II was brutal unmanly, and indecent The
fact Of Mr. Kelly having received surgical education did
bis aim had thereby been made accurate. He de-
nounced the prevalence Of the practice OF carrying
deadly weapons and alluded TO the singularty Of the
fact that Mr. Kelly should have provided himself
when he expected that going 10 occur.
Recorder Hackett then charged the jury citing the law
TO show the accused could not be shown to be guilty
OF murder the first degree Of nanslaughter IN the
second third degree The killing OF Thomas Sharpe by
the prisoner must be adjudged either as mansaughter
in the fourth degree, or as justlhable homicide.
lie succincty narrated the salient points OF the evidence
and closed by charging the Jury 10 carefully weigh the
came to grasp all the circumstances, reflect upon the
situation OF the parties their acquaintance the occa
sion Of their meeting, their personnel and respective
phsqt try enter into their retrospective passions
and emotions and then 10 judge theirimpressons were
ustihable II they entertained reasonable doubt ol
the guilt Of the accused hewas entitled TO the benefit OF
that doubt
The jury retired at 12l O'clock and returned in about
Is minutes when the Foreman announced the verdict OF
NOT GUILTY. Upon the OF the result the
widest demonstrations OF JOY were induged ill., and
Kelly was greeted all sides by congratulaOry remarks
from the large audience which had assembled 70 witness
the termination of this absorbing trial.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
CRIMINAL.

In the United States Commissioners Office
yesterday motion was made TO discharge Michael Ere
denberg who been arrested and held In $4,000 ban
to for violating Section No A OF the bankruptcy
act, In frauduently conceaing his property from MS
creditors Motion denied, but bail reduced TO slOV"'
At the Jefferson Market Police COnrt, yester-
day. Frederick A. MunsOn OF No. 50 West
St accused Thomas Theodore Reed his colored
or stealing 800 worth OF clothing The accused autteu
that he puroined the property, and was conmtteu lo
trlal william Hoyt, the pickpocket VINO cooy WaIhea
At the Essex Market Police Court, before JUS
ce shandiey, Mrs Loretta Miner charged Dy SOLO
mon Robertson with having the oath ut pointed q
pistol at his breast, and having the time threat
ened his life. Mrs Miners husband is seeking grounds
for divorce, and employs Robertson to watch his wue
The accused was committed for examination
In the United States Circuit Court, Edward
Cosgrove was tried Indictment, accusing him OF
doing business distiller, at No. 122 Clinon-pace,
without paying the special tax required by law His de-
ense he let the place TO other persons ana was
not cognzant OF their running STILL The crcumstan-
ta evidence against defendant was very strong and te
summing up OF DistrictAttorney Courtney very able,
all the salient points OF the testimony against defendant
being presented by him In their strongest hght De-
fendant was found guilty. but recommended 10 mercy
In Justice Delmar's Court, Brooklyn, yester-
day Dennis McHenry and Patrick McKenna, the two sail
ors Of the ship Bessie Parker accused OF assauitihg
Frank Webb, Custom House oicerwere discharged on
the ground Of their not being aware az the
time OF the assault Of the nature OF Webb's
occupation. ...H Henry NJ Lane OF the Atlantic
Dock Police charged by Peter j. Fee with stealing
l25 pounds OF sugar The accused said that was taken
from the possession Of cartman by him. In the belief
that 1t was stolen property Lane VIII DO examined Oh
Wednesday next
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
GEN. BUCHANAN IN DEFENSE OF THE FREEDMEN.

GEN. BUCHANAN IN DEFENSE OF THE FREEDMEN
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Gen. Howard has
received the following published on the 22d OF April by
MajorGen. Buchanan, commanding the Fifth Military
District:
"It having been reported TO tho Assistant Commis
sioner OF the Bureau that freedmen who are dborng on
plantations under regular contract being discharged
threatened with discharge by their employers on
account OF their participation In the existing political
contest in this State Louisiana, and Alabama, such en-
poyers hereby notified that such action Will be
tolerated by this Bnrea and any planter who shall dis
charge freedman from his employ for such win be
held bound by the terms o. his contract with such freed
men, The freedman will be held entitled 10 his share OF
the proceeds when sold, for wages The freedman will
be entitled TO receive from the OF his dis
charge addition 10 the amount due him that date
provided for BY existing laws"
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
PETROLEUM AND MININo STOCKS
.nf;uioo C,erl.s
THURSDAY. April 9O--P. NJ.

Gold closed at 1S9l. after selling as high as 1891
The oleariugs of the Gold Exchange Bank, were
s3 O5a.OOO. and the balances sl,4So,5l7. The Her
mann took out ss7.s0O in specie 1t is understood
that quite large remittances have already been made
ON account of the May interest and that S6OOOOO of
gold will be quite much will be wanted TO COM
plete the foreign payments of interest Holders of
coupons have received checks to-day for about five
millions of con interest due which will not appear
in tho statement until tomorrow
Government stocks continue firm, andas compared
with the quotationsof yesterday morning are higher
upon nearly all the issues The 7.SOs very firm.
and are taken freely by parties wishing to make full
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

lie Now OTh Nlty nllSSlOu tutll LlOHlUlJ
Meeting Wednesday evening Several OF the mission
ries gave accounts Of their personal abors. From
is men had been persuaded TO sign the pledge
II mission station 800 women have been enrolled In
romans temperance union for the prevention and
fintemperance For the Swedish and Norwegian salors
nd their families, neat chapel has been erected In
ackson Corresponding Secretary the Rev. George j..
ingins, and the Rev. Dr. Vermiye were among the
peakers Among the statistics OF the months results
find the following figures 80 missionaries ~ mission
tations 500 missionary visits 27 meetings 3i03 per-
TO church. 100 temperance pledges 6 converts united
nth churches 5000 tracts distributed, 200 families
persons relieved and $40O In money distributed among
ne worthy poor The May anniversary OF the Society
rday evening May l5 In Rev. DIR. Halls church, Fifth
We. and Nineteenthst.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
TUE DOMrNIoN PARLIAMENT.

OTTAWA, April 3O.--In the House OF Com.
mons last night. Mr. McDOugal Of Nova Scotia moved
the repeal resolutions and delivered aspeech upon te
state Of feeling in Nova Scotia limiting that IL he people
of that province not freed from the Confederation
bloodsbed might be the result An effort 10 get the
House INTO Committee OF the Whole on the resolutions
was vigorously opposed and after long debate tho mo-
ton lost. An amendment confirming the principles
OF the Confederation IN strong terms was then carried Oy
a largo majority.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
MEETING OF TIE ARMIES.

WASHINGTON, April 20. - Notice is hereby
given that the societies representing the Armies OF the
Tennessee, Cumberland OhiO and Georgia will meet on
the 18TH aud 10th days OF Deoem lsCs at Chicago. H.
The object s purely social aud designed preserve the
memories OF the war and to cherish the friendship;
formed during that period OF national history. All
cheerfuy invited to be present and to participate
An has teen appointed for each army addresses
will be delivered on the night Of the 18th OF December,
and grand banquet will DO held night OF the 10TH
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
GEN SHERMAN AND THE INDIANS.

ST. LOUIS, April 30.-A dispatch from Omaha
on the 29h says that Cen Sherman had gone TO Chey
ennc and thence would proceed to Laramie. He had
ceved a dispatch from the Indian Peace Commissioners
promising that they will make treaty with part OF the
been received that Red Cloud would In and make
peace II will probably DO week or ten days before his
arrival
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

State Convention to-day and elected delegates to the
National Convention John Tane. the present Repre-
sentative In Congress- nominated for reelection
Gov Butler Secretary Kinnard, and Auditor Gillespie
the present State officers, were renolDaed Everything
was harmonious. The sailors and soldiers met and
elected delegates Chicago Convention aud indors
ed Gen. Grant and Mr Thayer, and the Congressional
Reconstruction measures
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
THE PAYMAsrER. GENERALS REGULATIONS.

WASHINGTON, April 3o.-The following cir
cuar Published today by the Paymaster.General;
Paymasters are notified that the rule OF 1867 re-
curing the payment OF the Treasury certificates 10 DC
made only by paymaster OF the pay district III WHICH
the claimant resides, is no longer in force"
The effect OF this IA return to the former pracuce pre-
scrbed by the Treasury Department, making them pay
able by any paymaster whom presented Stoppagos Oh
payment and removals of stoppaGes by the Second A
dtor to be communicated TO the chiefs of pay us
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, MAY /, 1868

Letters Of inquiry may be addressed to Gen WIN +.
Strong Chicago ILL., who will attend To all preliminary
business until Joint Committee Arrangements has
been appoited TO carry into effect the above plan
w. T. SHERMAN,
Lleutenant-General United States Army.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRANSPORTATION.

ST. LOUIS, April 30-Ihe Republican learns
that the editors OF Wisconsin Minnesota contemplate
visiting St Louis with the view Of more fully investg
ting the subject OF river navigation and the position aud
ing center.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

Court decided all the questions against the defendant and
awarded .he funds 10 the plantf, after deduohng the
contract price.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

ALEXANDRIA, April 3O-The Rev. T.; NJ. W MT
tie of the Episcopal Church. late OF Louisville was con-
secrated to-day Assistant Bishop OF the Diocese OF V
g1ula. Bishops Bedel Of Ohio, Lee OF Delaware, ana
hv RislO
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

Money is abundant at per cent, and at this rate
more is offered than can be used. In commercial
paper 10 change Best names sell at 7a7i. and are
still scarce
Exchange Is quoted as follows: London, co dayA
11O0llOs do. at sight n0l9llOl; Paris, long. 5lSa
Q512l short, 511i05.10 Antwerp, 5.l505lS!; Swiss.
5.1595.1Ss Hamburg. 36laSGs; Amsterdam, 4t24ia
Frankfort, 41Q41s; Bremen 793GS0; Berlin, 7li'G72
Freights are lower To Liverpool, by steam, 49,
600 bush. Wheat at G.G6sd 1900 bush. Corn at Cd
To Glasgow, by steau COCO bush. Peas at I'D. and
500 bbls. Ro7n at 2s. Cd An American bark. 500 tuns
to port in Spain with full cargo of Tobacco at 4o~
The following are the footngs of the Boston banks
cnmnared with thnse of the two nreyiOns statelnenA
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

The following is a statement of the earnings Of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway from April ''S
April 23
1853 $li2 2l6 1857 sll7.46T Decrease. '-'''
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
Q past two weeks.

The following are William Heath & Co.'s last qut
fiona Of sfncka.
New-York tribune., 1868-05-01
COURT CALENDARs-TnIs DAT.

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