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The New York herald., 1869-01-13
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JANUARY 49, SHEET

the Capitol. unmndful OF the destruction OF value
the starving Of the laDoser and the RUIN and devas
tati0n they may cause.
Although this return to specie payment has been
agitated ever since the war what petition has come
up to y0u from the people demanding II at your
handss What meetings OF the people have been
held to make to you petitions for relief from eriev
ances In this behalff Not one; not one. Only reso
lutions Of boards OF trade and bankers.
CONCLUSION
I stand here therefore for inconyertible paper
money the greenback which has fought our battles
and. saved our country, which has been held by us
just equivalent for the blood OF our soldiers the
lives Of our sons, the widowhood OF our daughters
and the orphanage OF their children. ] stand here
for currency BY which the business transactions
OF forty million people are safely and successfully
done, which, founded on the falth the wealth and
property OF the nation IL ct once the exemplar and
engine Of industry and p0wer-that money which
saved the country IN war and has given prosperity
owe their emancipation fr0m slavery: TO II labor u
indebted for elevation from that thrau OF degrade
ti0n in which It hes been envel0ped for ages.
stand for that money therefore, which u by far the
better agent and instrument Of exchange Of an en-
lghtened and free people than gold and silver, the
money alike OF the barbarian and the despot.
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COURT OF COMMON plEAs-ssNEHaL TERM.
Interesting Question nv TO the Liability q
Steamboat Companies.

Interesting Question TO the Liability of
Steamboat Companies.
Before Judges DAILY, Brady and Barrett.
Mdc1lia cs. The Neto Jersey Steamboat Cofapdny.-
This acton was brought to value OF wearing
apparel lost on board OF the company's vessel on
trip to Albany in August, 1865. verdict was rem
dered by jury in favor Of plaintiff, from which the
company appealed.
Mr.. W. r. Prentice, counsel for the defendant,
claimed that there was regulation Of the
company which required all the baggage OF q
passenger to be deposited in the baggage
room and that where passenger failed
to comply with the regulation by taking
his baggage into his stateroom that the company
was thereby exoneraed from all liability, and the
company had done all In its power 70 give notice OF
such regulation to every passenger
Mr.. John J. Mackln, for plaintiff, cOntended that
the company had no power 10 make such regua-
tion; that the regulation was unreasonable, mas
much as 1t prevented . passenger using or having
about him articles Of wearing apparel indispensa-
bly, necessary for his comfort and convenience while
on board Of the vessel and which he might need at
any moment, and that the regulation was not
brought TO plaintiffs knowledge.
Decision reserved.
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.


There were but twelve cases on the calendar to be
disposed OF yesterday. Three OF these cases were
against an incorrgible jail bird named John Reilly
HALL THIEF.
Edward Hartnett was indicted for the larceny OF
coat from the hall OF the residence of Mr. Stout, $40
Lexington avenue. He pleaded guilty as the case
was about to be proceeded with, and on motion OF
his counsel MT. Kntxing, the Court declined to press
judgment until Friday next.
HARDENED CRIMINAL
John Reilly over whose head there were three in
dictments pending for burglary, pleaded guilty to
each onence. He was described as a noted house
breaker. Judge Bedford In passing sentence said he
did not believe In sensation sentences OF twenty
years. Imprisonment; that the prisoner was a bed
man, and that he woad taEe care that term OF SIX
years served by him In fun at the State Prison.
JUVENILE DELrSQUENTs.
william Carley, owen McGility and Richard
McManus were accused OF burglary. The former
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years and
nall in the State Prison. The District Attorney, MI
Garvin, said the other prisoners were mere chill
dren they probably Were the tools OF she man Uarey
TO have mercy on them for i was SAD thing 20 rum
the boys for life by sending them to the Penitenary
The prisoners put In plea Of petty larceny which
he perfectly agreed with the remarks OF the DIS
trlct Attorney suspended Judgment and gave the
prisoners some fatherly advice.
Michael Sullivan. indicted for grand larceny,
pleaded guilty to petty larceny The prisoner u ap.
peared. had In hs possession four robes. which had
been stolen The District Attorney, IN accepting the
minor plea, said there doubt In accusing nun
OF grand larceny, as his previous record was very
good, and that the property had not Deen Iound "a
his possession until long after the goous were tahes
Judge Bedford suspended Judgment
The prisoners Ia the remaining cases, on motlon OF
their respective counsel had their trials postponed
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MARINE COURT.

Judge Curtis Views the DispOssess Pro-
cess-He Will Not Issue Any such War
rants.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
As many applications have been made to me by
the bar to grant "dispossess process" desire to in
form the profession, through the columns Of your
Journal that have never issued such process, that
never viii issue such process, the legitimate bus-
ness Of the court absorbing all my time l fuzzy
concur In the sentiments expressed IN Mr.. Justice
Bedfords notice TO the public upon the subject OF
landlords and tenants. the proper channels Tor the
transaction Of that class Of legal business are the
district courts OF the city Of New York.
GEO. N. CUNTS, Justice Marine Court.
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Catesby,s "Hatural Historyn $50 so; Hamllton's
"IIistory OF the National Flag" s52 90.
LADY SERIOUSLY INJURED.-About two O'Clock
yesterday morning the horses attached to carriage
In which was seared Madame De Riviere. OF the
spngler House, took fright and ran away. the lady
was thrown out ON the corner of Fourteenth street
and Broadway, where ishe was found BY ofhcer
Hagan, OF the Twenty-ninth precinct, and conveyed
TO her residence Her physician pronounced ner IN
Juries OF serious character.
CAPTURE OF ESCAPED CONVERSION Monday
night David Brennan, convicted OF burglary and
Philip Hartz, convicted Of murder and sentenced to
be hung, but who cheated the gallows through
s rsn e@ency escaped from ns
gravel train came into Jersey City and crossed to
New YORK, where they were Yesterday morning
arrested Dy omcers Hlggtna and Grant OF the Six
teenth precinct and sent back to their old quarters
at Trenton.
CUsrox HOUSE QuEsrros.-It Is said that sew
eral vessels which lately arrived at this port with
fresh frozen herring on endeavoring to pass the
Custom House muster, as heretofore free OF duty,
were detained until duty Of one-haif cent had
been levied on the cargoes, the ground
Il Is said that salmon from Canada tnas voes
through patent freezer enters duty Free and
the men In the herring interest have put the follow
ing puZZler to the Custom House authoritles:-
"What Is the most preserved-salmon that goes
through patent freezer or herring frozen by ma
turer
HIGHWAY R0BBERY.-A daring highway robbery
in front OF the Hoboke ferry barclay sreet house
on Friday night last About eight O'Clock on that
evening German gentleman, while passing down
the street to the ferry, observed stranger walking
beside him. but did not suspect any foul play at his
hands. While crossing West street the stranger
rrtpped the German, who fell He then selzed him
and showing his head down into the mud relieved
him OF hts wallet and fifty dollars The victim OF
this outrage, which was perpetrated within Few
yards OF the ferry house, after clearing his mouth
and OF the mud reported the facts TO the Ocer
post but TOO late to the arrest Of the high
wayman.
ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS OF THE LATE DARWIN
A. FuNEY.-The remains ofa Darwin A. Finney,
member of the House OF Representatives, from
Meadville Pa, arrived at this port on board the ship
City Of New York, from Antwerp, on Sunday last,
consigned to Colonel Prince, No. Astor House.
The Congressional Committee appointed to take
charge Of the remains are s. Newton Pettis, OF PaS
chairman; G. w. Woodward, of Pa; Charles O'NeilI
OF Pa; J. Lawrence Myers, of Pa, and James Gs
Blaine, OF Me. The undertaken from Philadelphia,
sent by The Sergeant-at-Arm5 OF the House OF Rep.
resentatiyes win be at the Ast0r House this morn
ing. There is bare possibility that the burial case
may not be taken from the vessel until saturday
morning In which event services will be held In.
this city as the coffin will be Immediately taken TO
the cars and transported TO Philadelphia. etN
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morn,os q. eleven O'Clock, to which hour the cour;

morning at eleven O'Clock, 70 which hour the court
adjourned.
The BlaisteIl-Eclxei Case.
THIS case, SO long delayed, was to have come on
for trial at the conclusion OF the stevenson cotton
case but that case was abruptly terminated tnat
counsel on either side were not ready 70 proceea. II
win be called on this morning peremptorliy.
The Whiskey Ring Alleged Perjury Case.
Alvah Blaisdell, Abijah Richardson, Apranam
Poweson, Henry Jenners and Alfred A. Belknap,
charged with perjury and subornation OF perjury
have had Q new indictment found against tnem'
charging them with procuring one Charles Lamar
tine TO commit perjury in making false amasvs
against Collector Bailey. Richardson ana Jennels
are stiIl in custody under previous lndictmen.; NJ
but BlaIsdell P0wels0n and Belknap. VINO are vn
bail pending trial were arrested on bench warrants
and gave additional bail TO answer TINS new ina'c1
ment.
Condemnations.
Returns Of processes having been made ana no
claimants appearing for any OF the following named
property 1t was condemned by default:-
Twenty six barrels and seventeen uerces OF SPLITS,
shipped from Lancaster Pa; one barrel OF spirits,
one copper still and worm, found at the dlstery
No. $50 West Ftfty-frst street. and real estate anu
premises connected tnerewffh-
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LAYING or CORNER ST0SE.-The corner stone
OF the Rose Memorial chapel will be laid at half-past
three p. NJ to-day, Ia Forty-frst street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues.
ROBBERY or PEARL STREET JEwRLLRR.-Abou
seven O'Clock on Monday evening thief or thieves
broke pane OF glass out OF the window Of Marcus
Jacobs jeweiry store. No f5o Pearl street. and by
means OF hook attached to q stick stole five gold
watches some Of whicn had diamond settings. The
property was worth about 5000 or s5oo
HE'LL eArE.--The contractor for the removal Of
the Hell Gate distinctions Mr.. shebourne was en-.
gagged, with his gang OF assistants, yesterday In
drilling on Frying Pan Rock for the purpose OF fixing
mo0ring for the barge. Ills success was much more
gratifying than on the previous day. but II Is not
likely that no will be aDle to commence drilling for
blasting before the beginning Of next week.
BOOK SAlE.-An attractive catalogue OF books on
America was disposed Of last evening At the auction
room OF McssIs. Bangs A Mcrwin. The following
were among the highest prices alized:--Andre's
stow Chase" $40; BarlDw's "Columbad,n az,
Bible, Win rare and curious DI0strancus. seo'
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SUPREME CouRr-CIRcuIT.-Nos. ess, s75. 995.
l03l 9isI s55, 657, $50, 49, 519 s37, sol, 553, s'
ss3 80 A, 81. 0s1, s63
MARiSs CoUET-TRIAL TERM.-Nos. 1864, 1875
eso I47 I2s4 1906, 1870, 1885, 1880 l2so 1905 1851
1897 1850, 1903, 1892 140Q, 1400h l+N, 14o2, 1403
1904 1905, 1406, r401, laos, i40e.
CouRr or GENERAL SEseioSs.--Before Cunning 8.
Bedford, City Judge.-Tfe People Va. Jules Bazn,
grand larceny; Same vs.. George Williams, larceny
on the person: Same w. Charles L. Howe, burglary;
Same VS.. William q. Shaw, Durglary; same vs., VIII
liam r. Edsa forgery; Same Va. Mark Graham,
grand larceny: Same vs. WIN. Kelley, grand larceny
Same vs.. David Tucker, larceny on the person;
same Frank Schuftz, attempt at grand larceny;
same vs.. Terence Lynch, burglary; same vs. Charles
Barkley. burglary; same VS. wiilfam Levere, bur-
glary; Same Va Walter Harris, burglary.
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Liability Of Common Carrfcrs-Verdict Against
a Railroad Company.
Before Judge CardOZo.

a Railroad Company.
Before Judge Card0zo.
Goodcin ns. The Baltimore and ohio Rdarodd
Company. The plaintiff in this case was the con-
signee Of a large quantity OF bar iron In bundles
which was forwarded by the consignors via the de-
fendants' road. After delivery to the defendants,
and lille in transit three bundles Of the property
were lost on the arrival OF the iron at its destna-
ing where 1t was seriously injured by subsequent
rain storm. Plaintiff had been previously n0tided
by the company that the goods were ready for re-
moval. He sued in this court for the value Of the
iron lost and Tor damage accrued to the iron placed
on the landing, amounting IN all to $500.
were liable unless suficienf and reasonable time
had elapsed after they had given the paintin notice
to remove the goods; and further, that they were
liable as warehousemen but that the burden OF proof
as to the injury done devolved on the plaintiff
The jury found verdict for the piaintln III the luii
sum claimed.
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WssTcSssTss INTELLIGENCE.

BuRGLARrEs IN MoRRIsASrA.-on Monday night
burglars broke open the rear door Of the house Of
James F,nnegan, on the corner Of Wall street and
Grove avenue, where they helped themselves to
large amount OF clothing. They then went to the
where thew stole lot or clothing and silver ware,
after which they sat down and refreshed themselves
with some cake and choice brandy which they found
In The pantry. In neither house were the inmates
awakened. The thieves worked so quietly that the
DIST ntmations OF the robbery were only had yes-
ter,ay morning.
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THE ALLEsEu ROW At WARDS Slssu.
WARp.s IsLANp. NJ

WARDS ISLAND NEW YORK. I
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE, Jan. IL, 1869.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
SrR-You report In your issue Of this date AN
other row on Wards Island between Irish and
Dutch emigrants.p Allow me TO state that nothing
Of the kind has occurred and that the report must
have originated from the arrest OF an emgfant Iov
crime and his trial for the before Judge Con-
molly. L. X. WEIl.ES, Superintcnuents
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TINE LATE EXPLOSION IN THE BAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HKRArD:--
Please accept thirty dollars AZ q donation from the
guests Of the River House, 1870 street, New York,
for the. widow VI the late Captain Churchll.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE WEATHER YEsTKRpAy.-The following record
win show the changes in the temperature for the
past twenty -four hours AZ Indicated by the thcrmo-
meter at Hudnut's pharmacy, HERALD Building
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cessary on a length OF two hundred and
twenty feet. The vessel itself standing
in its place in the harbour appears to form
a railway station, with platform, offices,
and observation-disclosures on either side.
She has two decks, one on which the
train stands, and the other above it. Dou-
bic sides of iron connect the upper with
the lower deck, and convert the body of
the ship into an iron girder, twenty-five
feet deep at the centre i; thus giving great
strength to the whole. The upper deck
does not quite extend TO the extremlt1es
of the vessel, so that passengers IN end
carriages are able to enjoy the Alpine
scenery of the lake without leaving their
seats while in fine weather it forms a
promenade for the others. The vessel
has a rudder at each end, in order to
save the trouble of turning in the narrow
harbour. Each paddIe-wheel can revolve
independently of the other, and has two
s~team-engines attached TO it, so as 10 be
able to work readily and quickly the
four engines making up a total of two
hundred horsepower. These two rud-
ders, and the paddle-wheels with their in
dependent engines, are an invaluable Sc
CQllJN against dCCluCIICSS u II lNIC III
pine or wheel becomes disabled, the
other wheel with its engines is at once
ready to continue the voyage. Indeed,
it is stated that the vessel has already
performed a trip in less han an hour
with only one wheel working; it having
been found that with the rudder fifteen
degrees over, a straight course could be
steered. There is another advantage Sc
cured, however, by having the paddle
wheels independent ofeach other. Large
vessels like this ferry, are known to steer
wild in shallow water but by making the
paddle-wheels reyolve in opposite direc-
lions, or in the same direction with vary
ing velocity, perfect steerage-power is OBJ
tanned. An index on deck keeps the cap
tain informed of what each engine is doing,
so that a mistake is no sooner made than
it is discovered, and rectltied.
The placing of the trains on board the
ferry is a very simple operation. They
are transferred by means of a bridge,
suspended in the air by a heavy weights,
capable of adjustment to the rise end fall
ofthe water, which, although it is a lake
that is in question, has, it seems, a perio-
deal variation OF aUOuC ten IeeC' Gar
riages. intended to cross the lake are left
at The siding which leads to the ship, the
locomotive which does the ordinary work
of the station comes and puches the train
on board, and once there, special precau-
tons are adopted to prevent its breaking
loose; the whole operation only taking
about five minutes. Such, then, are the
principal features of the railway ferry
across Lake Constance.
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The widest cheering from the Liberal benches
greeted the announcement, which were taken
up by the p~artisans in the lObbies, and the
crowds of people who we're a~nxiOuSly awaiting
the result outside the building. The Lords i'm
mediately adjourned.
Havana, Saturday, June 19.-Jose Lacunza,
one of Maximilian's Ministers, died this morning
of vomito. The weather is very warm.
The Spanish war steamer Fernando CatOhca
brought into this port to-day the schooner Ia
hare captured on the high seas near Cape MalSI.
The schooner was from Boston, and the officers
claim that she was going to st. Mary's, or
Hayti, or Kingston. Her cargo consisted OF
IS Parrot guns and two field pieces, 5000
shells, 1,400 barrels of powder, and much other
ammunition. The vessel will be detained until
she is determined a legal prize.
London, Sunday, June 90. - The Royal
Thames Yacht Club match took place yester-
day. The course was from Gravesend to the
More and back. The Druid beat the Cambria
by one minute, and the SiIrer Cloud by four
minutes. The time of the winner was 5 hours
573 seconds.
Havana, Monday, June 21.-The Spanish
war steamer Fernando Catozico sailed to day
with the captured schooner LahaUe in tow for
Kingston, for the purpose of bringing her case
before the English Court there for carrying ar
ticles contraband Of war. The Spanish autho-
rites refused to take any action, as the Ldha0e
was captured on the high seas.
Espinar, the acting Captain General, review
ed the volunteers on Saturday.
London, June %, 1869.-Ismail Paoha, Vice
roy of Egypt, arrived in London to-day. He
is the guest of the Queen at Buckingham Palace,
which has been fitted up for his residence. A
series of brilliant f6tes have been arranged in
his honor and will take place during his stay in
the country. The Viceroy was met at the rail-
way station by the Prince of Wales and others,
and, escorted by a large military procession,
was conducted through the streets to Bucking-
ham Palace. An immense crowd of people
lined the way and repeatedly cheered the Pacha'
The son of the late King Theodorus, of
Abyssinia, who has been at school here will be
sent to India as the climate Of England proves
unfavorable to his health.
, 1869-07-09

to properly accommodate the traffic.
Between Dover and Calais, for instance,
more than a hundred passengers may be
frequently seen huddled between decks,
without any regard to either cleanliness,
comfort, or health while a number of
delicate and refunded Women are TANNED
into a cell (termed tile ladies cabin), in
which there is literally not room to move.
On the other hand, the transport of goods
is, in its way, every whit as dIscreditabIe.
Railway trains run down to the sea-shore
on either side of the Channel the con
tents are StreWed over the quays, laden in
ships, unladen on the other side, and again
slowed away in wagons, before they can
continue their journey thus enduring
more delay, and suffering more wear and
tear, with its consequent expense, than
they would on hundreds Of miles Of rail
way. What makes the continuance of
our present barbar0us means of cOmmu-
"nication seem the more extraordinary is
that it could be superseded al a compare
lively moderate expense by a plan which
would tend to develop the traffic to an
enormou extent, The plan in question
consists in having a large steam-vessel or
ferry to convey the trains bodily across
the Channel, as proposed by Mr.. Fowler,
the eminent civil engineer, and Mr.. John
Scott Russell, the builder of The Great
Eastern, For years past, the Americans
have had these railway ferries running
day and night across the lake of Canada
and within the last few months a similar
arrangement has been adopted on one of
the Swiss lake with the greatest success.
Boden-See, or Lake Constance, is a
fresh-water lake, some sixty miles long by
some ten or twelve miles wide. 1t sepa-
rates Switzerland from Austria, Bavaria,
and Wurtemberg, and stops direct rail-
wav communication between Switzerland
and these countries, just as the Channel
does in the case of England and France.
1t was impossible to carry the railway
round the lake, as the natural berrler
which this forms is prolonged at its ex-
tremities by the impossible Alps; cOuse-
quently, the goodstraffic of Germany with
Switzerland and the south of France,
which is considerable, was exposed to de-
lay by transhipment, to the great incOn-
venience of every one interested in it.
Under these circumstances, Mr.. Scott
Russell, who had built the first fast stea~
mer employed on the lake, was asked by
the Swiss Railway Company whether he
would undertake to design a vessel by
which railway trains and locomotives
could be carried across, with the under
standing that no machinery of any kind
should be required to put the trains on
board, except the ordinary locomotive en-
CINE. To this Mr.. Scott Russell at once
acceded. The Swiss railway from Zurich,
, 1869-07-09
From the CbamderS'S Journal, May 49,
RAILWAY COMMUNICATION ACROSS
THE CHANNEL.

There is much that is both unscientific
and impractical IN our present means of
communication with the continent. The
steam-vessels employed are, as q rule,
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After speaking nearly three hours, Lord
Cairns sat down amid prolonged cheering from
the Conservative benches.
Earl Granville replied to Lord Cairns briefly,
and then at 8 O'Clock, amid the widest excite
ment, the House of Lords proceeded to divide
on the question "Shall the bill be read the
second time 2" The result was announced as
follows
Against
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that at the
~ July Term Of the Honorable Probate
Court Of Wilkinson county, Letters Of
Administration were granted to the un-
dersigned on the estate Of Joseph S.
Johns, deceased.
Therefore all persons indebted to said
estate are notified to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned, and those hav-
ing claims against said Estate and requir-
ed to have the same registered within the
time prescribed by law or they will be for
ever barred.
ALLEN D. WOODRUFF, Admir-.
July "a. l669-7w