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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-13
COURT OF OYER AND TEaMlssa.
Judse Barnard ON the Increase OF Crime-An
Important ChnrQe.
Before Judge Barnard

Jud &c Barnard the Increase OF Crime-An
ImpOrinnt Chnrae.
Before Judge Barnard.
Judge Barnard opened the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer yesterday morning ana delivered the fol-
lowing important charge to the Grand jury after
which the court was adjourned until Monday next
There is q Grand Jury in session ct the present
time In the Court OF General Sessions OF New York,
and 1t has been deemed proper by the criminal
authorities oil this city that an additional Grand Jury
should be summoned in The Court OF oyer and Ter.
miner, in order that by the joint action OF both we
may hasten the Indictment OF guilty the discharge
OF innocent, OF the various persons who are at the
present time confined In the Tombs. 1t was
more than one Quarter OF it's presenI number of ~,
habltants tnatte Court or General Sessions would ne
enabled TO transact nearly oil me criminal business
Of the great Increase IN its population and In conse
quence OF the vast number Of bad and desperate
countries OF the world, The Legislature have from
time TO time, created other and inferior courts for
OF business. IL has been found, however,
recently that the active cooperation Of
keep down the criminal business and it mas become
necessary to bring together frequently than IL
ever was the, intention OF law this high Court OF
Oyer and Termlner. and presume, gentlemen, that
from this time onward Though hope not this court
viii have to be almost IN continuous session until
such time as generation, almost shall have passed
away, so that the vast majority OF men engaged
IN lie commission OF crime shall either be tncarce-
rated, shall run away or shall have died. / use the
word generation because history tells rs that alter
every great war II requires generation to clean out
the pad iien that have grown bad as camp follow
ers swindlers and robbers who have followed an
army. IL Is not the sOdiers-thOsc who nave
fought-that commit crime; 1t is the vagabonds and
humans that follow along for the purpose OF plumber
ana murder and 1t Is TO deaf with this class OF per-
sons that you have been brought here to-day gen.
tcmen, to take the initiative towards bringing them
10 trial. and have no doubt that the justice OF this
our Supreme Court OF this city, acting in accordance
with me line OF conduct that the judges have ever
marked out, as far as criminals concerned VIII
try and punish with the utmost celebrity all those
persons who may be indicted by you and
that may be convicted by petit jury, 80
that II It Is possible, II the administration or Justice
can DO II, this fearrully constantly increasing and
ever TO be regretted OF may be checked or
stopped entirely. These Observ atoms have
TO make, gentlemen.
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BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMAN.

Superb Entcrprise-A Museum, Observ nj Dry
and Cutlery Of Art for Central Park.
The Board OF Assistant Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon at two O'Clock, the President, John Cal.
vim, in the chair.
The attendance comprised about dozen members
and an equal number OF spectators. The ses sion
lasted only about twenty minutes, the members be-
ing in hurry to patronIze a suburban picnic.
message from The Mayor was received relative
to the redisricting OF the city for registration and
election purposes. Various resolutions III reference
to the paving and lighting OF uptown streets were
read by the clear and meihuous Moloney, CLERK of
the BOald.
A communication was received from Mr. Peter b.
Sweeny, President OF the Departments OF Public
Parks, transmitting an ordinance creating public
fund or stock for the erection and equpping Of
AN OBSERVATORY, MUSEUM AND GALLERY OF ART
In Central Park, authorized by chapter 500 of tha
laws OF 1859, as follows:-
SEoTIoNl public fund hereby created for an
o. BY : mot a
o. New YORK from time to time n such amount: Is SHAH be
following conditions Said stock fund designated
and known as rhe Central Park Improvement Fund.- the
redeemed in thirty from tho day which the
. The Comptroller is hereby authorized directed
S o the
SEX" The said fund or stock shares shall b. divided into
shares q the ind,yidu. or par value Of sl0o
therefor and after the expiration Of said ten he
Comptroller shall determine which and what proportion of
said proposals shall be accepted and shall issue certificates
in nearly be OF the certificates issued
Water Stock Of the city OF New York. for the
ceped and TO the persons corporation
tons whose proposals shall have been accepted.
SEC B. The Comptroller shall receive Nil payable
for said fund stock, and shall deposit the
in accordance with the provisions of act entitled IAN
for the Improvement maintenance regulation and govern
Of the Central Park in the city OF New York.
provide additional therefor passed March 49, 1850
and the Department Public Parks shall apply said moneys
exclusively the purposes specified in the section
entitled IAN TO authorize the erection MAIN
tenance of observatory in the city Of New York; passed
May 8, 1862
The communication was laid over after which the
Board adjourned.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET,
MONDAY. Sept. l2-6 i. "a. I
..,,. .,..a.

WALL STREET, [
MONDAY Sept. l2-6 i. u. !
INTENSE DULNEss
The moraists who inveigh against the wckedness
Of stock operations should take stroll through the
at present almost deserted precincts of Wall street.
and latter themselves that stock gambling is ON the
wane. The week opened an Intensely dun state
OF AFFAIRS IN every department. OF business. The sales
ut the board comprised the exchange OF only few
hundred shares. The ofcial list at the end Of this
article has seldom presented so dimintiye proper
tons.
MONEY EASY
There was as consequence OF this dulness, very
little Inquiry for money and the rate call averaged
five per cent FOR most Of the loans to stock houses
Some borrowers paid six per cent but on the other
hand the larger government dealers were abun.
dainty supplied at four per cent. There was more
disposition to make time engagements. Loans were
made at thirty days for seven per cent and stocks
were "turnedn for sixty days al seven per cent and
commission of u \ 10 Il per cent. In our review
of the money market yesterday "a typographical
error spoke Of IA disposition strpgency,r when it
should have read 'mdispositOn to stringency.r
Discounts feel this relaxation and there ia
rency for prime names.
COMMERCIAL FAILURE
Tie suspension OF the New York and Boston dry
goods commission house OF Francis skinner a. Co.
was announced today. Their liabilities are re-
ported to be between four and Ave millions, the
principal loss falling OIL the Boston banks and East
mills Their paper had not been current in this
market for the past six months and their suspension
has consequently produced no losses here--at least
far az known the street this afternoon. Else
where, in general news columns, give full
particulars of the affair."
GOLD 1885, ll3X.
The gold market shared the general duness OF
the street and seldom contained more than doze EN-
brokers. The opening price was the average price
of the day, and the uctuation either side OF 1t
only an eighth per cent. The figure referred to was
1l3s1, from which there was a decline TO 113ss on
the prospect OF peace In Europe and reaction to
1l3T on the announcement that France had a
battle ct Toul and gave token OF being able TO make
a determined resistance to the further advance OF
the Prussian armies. The tirmer feeling was also
due to the bidding OF the ''shortJ' VINO were some
what intimidae1 by the oversod condition Of the
market and the high rates eXacted for the use of
gold. Otherwise the market was decidedly nat and
stupid. The changes in the price are recorded in
the table as ioows:---
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Wheat in fair Demand but restricted by the
rmncss Of holders Prices in higher but
this WAS owing mainly to the fact that the wheat
better quality The sales abou. 125 900 bushels at Jtc
81 for superior spring wheat yl o. H1 10 for No
Chicago and Milwaukee mainly 81 O6 08 for fair to
S or ns% Me- shsi ~ sr .9 Sd S q l. = Is
81 30 ri 30 for small lots amber, 81 10 81 l2 for
white 81 So for white Indiana Rye was dull and
nominal at &c. SAC. for Western, Corn Ic
lower with improved demand the sales being 100000
bushels Sc &C. for mixed Western, Ssc gc for
white and yellow. Oats were rne higher, with an i'm
proved demand Sales 60 900 bushels 5Oc for West
and b2c 54c for white choice Ohio. Barley and
malt dull but unchanged.
FrEIGHTs.There but little activity In the market
the offerings being only moderate but generally
steady The charterng business quiet, though there
prevailed better demand for petroleum vessels which,
however, offered al rather easier rates. engage
ments TO Liverpool 5000 bushels wheat at 3D. and
cheese nj S5s To London, 1850 bushels wheat To
Glasgow, per steamer, 1880 bushels wheat 9d 900
bps hour at 3s 1000 boxes cheese at 40s and, by sail
BARK, 264 tons NOW in Bostou, from ST.
Mary's river to Montevdeo for ORDERS with lumber,
at Y Co. and per cent primage bark from Philadelphia
port with 5000 to Gibraltar ordera ship 10 the Con
tinent with 5000 do brig to Biboa, with 1900 do ship
10 lay on the BERTH for London private terms
,ruinored bark from Philadelphia TO bremen, with 1850
bbs petroleum private terms
GUNNiEs dull, and heard Of sales except 100
bales cloth Al Soc Prices remained steady, however, at
2ic. 23c. for bags and 3jtsc. n 81 &c. for cloth
HOPs.-Tbere WAS change to note In the market This
demand very light and the confined TO small
lots TO supply immediate wants. The few made were
prices within range zoe for old and zoe ssc
for Holders generally 10 realize at pre-
sent prices
HENr,was rtil dull, sales were reported Price.
were entirely nominal nj IKE, gold, for Manila &C.
do, for )ue 1isc do, Tor sisa, aud TIE. do Tam.
pico, In bond.
MoLAssIs The msrke, continues rule dull and heavy
except email parcels and the
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To-day the Empires and Orions Will play at the
Elysian Fields ground the home-and-home game OF
their match and the Athletic ana Enterprise OF
Brooklyn, will play at the Capitoline.
The Mutuals will play the Olympics Of Washington
to-day on the Union grounds.
ON Thursday the Mutuals and Athletics OF Pha-
delphia will play their home and-home game on the
Union grounds.
In consequence Of the game last above mentioned
the grand match, "Ieavies" and ''Lights'' OF the
Eighteenth Ward Civil Court. has been postponed
TIL Friday This Is done not to disappOint
those who wish to witness both games. The latter
game Will therefore come or at fremont on Friday
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IN mEMoHiAM.
Services ia Newark Commemorative Of
Deceased TbeOIOgun.

Services ia Newark Commemorative Of n
Deceased TheOI0Rinn.
Al Grace church, in Newark, yesterday, services
were held commemorative OF the late Rev. DR.. MaLan
professor elect OF systematic theology in the Theoio.
gica Seminary OF New York; and rector OF ST. Paul's
Episcopal church, Baltimore. The deceased clergy
man was regarded as ngished scholar, and
perhaps the most brilliant theological light
In che Episcopal Church. He formerly
attached to the diocese OF New Jersey
1t had been intended to include in tho
services yesterday sermon suitable to the Occa-
sion; but, through either a lack OF proper FORE
thought on the part of the clerical movers in the
matter, M such sermon was preached. Bishop
Odenhelmer was not present, owing to important
church business matters There was quite large
gathering OF clergy. including Rev. Mesyrs. Smith,
" ST. Paul's, Newark; Smith, OF st. Mary's Hall,
burlington; Rice. Of Jersey city; Shackef0rsl, Of
New York; Post OF South Amboy; sransbury, OF
Newark; Garter. D. Bl0OSQ1eld: Morton. Of Eliza
beth. and DDmerOns OtherS.
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STREET QUOTATIONS.
Hnlf.p..st Five O'Clock p. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
hoNDAY, Sept. i2-6

hoHDAY. Sept. 12-6 r. N.
CoFFEE--The market for Rio WAS quiet and heard
no raes Of consequences The demand viii doubtless con-
time light unit, the arrival Of the HALEY from Rio
Other kinds still dull generally nominal
We quote Rio, ordinary cargoes, he H5sc fair do.
Haac 5c. good do, i5l.c Like prime do, l6s4c a
17lc. extremes for lots. 4c. l7hc Java, Igc pc
Singapore 1sc Isc Ccylon, I7}sc $780, Maracaioo I5c
1885,; Laeuayra, I6%e &c.; Jamaica, I5c. a 17c /;
Ceara. 6c. lie Costa Rica l5c. I8c Manila I6c
l7c Mexican, lSc lsc, and savsnis, l51Sc u Isc-a
gold duty paid
CorToH.The amount Of business contaminated IN this
article was only moderate though the steady a,
former prices There was less demand tor spinning an
Increased inquiry FOR both export and speculation Including
2 bales to arrive there sold 51 bales which aud
taken by spinners 4S by exporters ls pecua
tors For ure delivery there good business
and the following sales made 300 bales basis low
middlns Tor September, at 7ssc &c; ITO do
ber at III c. Ne, ana 60 do for December at
l6'4c. We append the closing quotati -
IDnu Mop;f
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COURT OF SESSIONS.
A Burglar Convicted.
Before Judge TROY.

On the 9th OF July last Charles Regain bnrglarously
entered the residence Of Mr. G. Barton. No. sol Pa
ciflc street. He met leaving the basement by
Miss Rebecca, Mr.. Barton's daughter, who followed
man Riggs subsequently arrested Regain and found
in his possession jimmy, several skeleton keys and
other articles.
The prisoner was tried In the Court OF Sessions
Yesterday convicted ami sentenced TO the Penitcn-
ary for four years, eleven months and twenty nne
days. One OF Regan's pals Is now serving a term In
the New Jersey State Prison for burglary.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

Captain s. r. Lee, unassigned. Is relieved from
duty IN the department OF Missouri and ordered to
report to the President OF the Retiring Board at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. The superintendent OF the
recruiting service in New York city il ordered To
prepare ana forward detachment OF fifty recruits
from Fort Columbus, New York harb0r To Fort Mon
Va
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Hoare for his discharge from imprisonment for an
alleged contempt which consisted IN his refusing to
obey IN order issued the 2sn Of January Judge
George G. Barnard In an action brought by Hoares
wife In the Supreme Court for divorce This
order directed Hoare 10 pay amOny and counsel
fees and deliver To his wife certain property be-
longing to her. During the arrument the prisoners
counsel contended that the Court had no power 10
impose such terms or issue the order. Judge Nell
son decided that the order held good and that the
defendant must be remanded.
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ScOrers-Messrs. Rivers and A. u. Mills.
Time OF game-Two hours and twenty five minutes
Fly catches-Hal. 2; Pike, 2; Mcdonald, ! Young, 2;
Leach Il BcrthroDg q Holingshead, 81 Strong, Bur
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CaJaT cAlEgDA1S-TH,S DlY.

SUPREME CorRr--CHAnpEEs.--Bef Judge In
graham.--Cc1endar called Al twelve O'CLOCK M.-Nos
lug. l22, ~ 40. $50, 1914
MARINE CouRr--TRrAL TseM.-psrt before
Judge CurtisNOs. 1919, 1874 1900 1854, 1873, 1854,
1885, 1886. 1887 1852 1882 1890, ls9 1892 1885, 1894
fars A-Ee:ore Judge Joachim eD.-Nos 1909, 1858,
@ 1877 1871 1872, 1879 1876, 1s! 1879 1885, 1881!
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BRDOKLYy COERIs.
SUPREME C3UHT--Soecil, Term.
A Youthful Marine DISCHARGED

Youthful HI.rins Discharged.
Before Judge TappcnL
watson jerome, Eatnor, was produced Ia court
yesterday on Srlt OF habcas CORONA sued ont nv
6is latber, Moses j. JeroAse OF Ulster county who
Afpnea !or tha 9oyys dissLargo from the navy on
,oV gfVuhu Lnss 20 IS under eighteen years Of age
ptordci hat l0rtysix dollars, IN whic1 amount the
young mao was Indebted 70 :,,e g0vor1ment were
repaid ~
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C0hk0N PLEAS-GeNeRAL TERN.
Notice 10 the Bar

Notes OF issue all cases, stating the nature OF
the appeal must be filed on or before the cath inst.
for the General Term calendar, 10 be held on the
first Monday or October next.
NATHANIEL JARVIS JR., Clerk.
SEPT. ~ 1870
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CITY COURT.

Csnsmlstctl for ALLEGED Contempt.
Before Judge Nelson.
An applAsasion was iuade on behalf Of william Al
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"GRETCHEN" IN NEWARK.

John McNuty, morocco dresser, residing IN
Plane street, Newark, has a nth rib, who In some
respects very closely resembles the Immortal Rip
Van Wrinkles wife. Gretchen" John, 1t appears,
has weakness for whisky punches ard pretty
girls, and his Gretchen' has weakness for getting
extremely jealous ana lasning him most mercicssly
with both tongue and fists whenever she iinagiDes
herself aggrieved. Some time ago she mad falling
out with Jonn, which resulted In separation and
his paying her weekly stipend. Recently. how
ever, she conceived the notion that he was living
with another woman. so she went to MS place and
kicked up fierce rumpus. The upshot was that
she sw0re out . warrant Tor Johns arrest. which
was duly executed yesterday. He denied the truth
oil her statement, however and "swore or o dozen
times at her. He said she had driven him from his
home by her terrible tongue and furious temper.
He got bah and 1t procured . warrant for his
y lies arrest. Thus the matter stands.
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NEPHEW OF Won MOLrKB IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMY.-Two years ago gentleman, OF No.
bOken, N j., visited San Antonio, Texas and stayed
there for some months. One day his attention was
Guess who that Is SAID friend. The gentleman
examined the driver OF the very attenttvely. He
was clad half In soldiers half in citizens attire and
was dirty, ragged and ugly His features lacked In
telligence, and on The whole he was disgusting
Object ne ~, soier contnuea sne speaker.
Is incapable OF handling musket and has not intel
lgence enough 10 perform guard duty he u detailed
y IN receipt OF 900 year, which he spends freely
Ills name n Won Moltke, aud he IL nephew OF lhe
hero Of SaIOwa.,
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pun" WUTTFe
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FLOUR ANp GRAIN.Recepts. 7,0l6 bbis, flour, 23397
bushels wheat ~ l06 do do oats 37d barley
ard $40 do malt The flour market ruled quiet 6rner
tor lines The sales about II 900 bbs Southern
flour the market duh but unchanged 500 bbs
Corn meal dull and prices nominal was
steady at former prices, with moderate demand Sales 1870
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In the gold loan market the rates were and 9
per cent for carrying, and nat, 3 per cent 164 and
1872 for borrowing. The operations of the Gold Ex-
change Bank fo,lows:-
UOlu ciehrcu boo ot9ooO
Gold balances. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sl0,S65
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 946, Do
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FoRElGN EXCHANGE Dull AND STEADY.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE DULL AND STEADY.
The foreign exchanges were inactive but steady
at the following figures which are the basis OF
quotations for the business OF Wednesdays
steamer. II viii be observed that the siege
Of Paris has closed the market for frances
Sterling. sixty days commercial 10Sil a 109la;
good to prime bankers 1928 loo7S; snort
sight, 1107s a Il03a Pans, no quotation; Antwerp,
bankers 5.15a 5.I2%; Hamburg. so., 357s 361S;
Amsterdam do, 4O5a u 40a4; Frankfort, do, Az
nH; Bremen. do, 49,. q 1919; Pr'issan thalers. 70
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49, =, ,,, was moderate business trans-
Ing nrm a. 4oc FOR understandable lots In yard rhs stock
small There were sold 200 bbls At 4Oc 10
lots and lc FOR New York bbs including lot of ION
loc For wilmington tar there was good demand, at
low price Lou bbs sold At 81 % The trnns
acied IN rosin small the demand for ali kinda being
hg but there was no change TO make in prices sales
w. 90 ana small lots No within the range of So 80 SB
We uois,-Straned " w Ne ~ 10 ~ 70; No l.
glzss - w.
OIisLpsccd was selling In small lots, q moderate
TENT nj 40 We Ia casks Lard dull, with small sales
Within The range Of 81 2s 81 "a for winter.
FOR oher Kinds she market quiet but steady ut
tstions. No sales
PtrROtE Um.Tbe business IN IN bulk uoinpor
tAn There demand except for small lots, and
cbssss could have been made ~ &c., although higher price
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He COUR S
Yroceedings in the United States aud State
Csurts-Judye Barnard's Charge to the
Grand Jary-The Suit Against Marshal
shsrpe-Profesm1n anal Eondsmen
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS Office.

Giving Bail Fine Art.
Before Commissioner White.
James O'Neill was brought before Commissioner
White yesterday to answer a charge OF perjury In
swearing. when he became a bOndsman for Norris
3. Hill. the alleged defaulting cashier OF the Somers
Bank that he owned the houses Nos. "A and 40 Uni.
versity place. Mr.. A. II. Puruy Assistant District
Attorney, ascertained, after rigid inquiry that
ONeiil did not own the property. Deputy Marshal
crowley afer searching for the prisoner since Satur-
day. succeeded IN nDding him to-day, ana Commis-
sloner white held him, IN default OF $4,000 ball. u
answer
The Suit Against Marshal Sharpe.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
The adjourned examination in the case Of Marshal
Sharpe, who is charged by Michael Doherty with
retaining portion OF the amount due to him as
Keeper OF an establishment IN bankruptcy, re-
sumed yesterday. General Sharpe said he would
produce the books Of his ONCE in a few days, and
would show from them that the whole amount ($445)
was divided among other keepers.
TLe hearing was then adjourned.
Revenue Troubles.
Thomas Gordon, distiller, who was indicted in
1867 Tor removing Illicit whiskey from bond, and
who subsequently escaped from the United States
Court room before the case was tried, was re-
arrested yesterday on the old charge and Commits
si0ner Osborn neld him in default oi 81 coo bail To
answer.
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York during the past week and since the beginning

Total for week s4.2s2255 50 so7,s73 s5sl7267
Prev. reported ..17296OO 2l2,s 1853 05o4S 25