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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-10

him and knocking him down, they robbed him OF
his watch. The prisoner was arrested yesterday
morning, and on his coat were several large
streaks OF blood, which were taken as conclusive
proof OF his guilt besides being fully recognized by
the complainant. He was held to answer. He was
also held for trial on charge OF larceny for steal
ing a ny-wheel from Henry Eisner, OF No. 322 East
Fourteenth street.
THE vIcTIMIzED WATER STREET MISSIONARY.
The case OF George F. Howell, charged with re-
ceiving under false representations the sum OF
$500 from the Rev. Henry Roden, the Water street
Methodist minister, came up for examination but
AZ the request OF the prisoner who seems to court
the lulest investigation of his conduct in the
matter matter now that 1t has been made public, the
case was sent to the Court OF General Sessions for
trial Interesting developments are expected
when the case Is fully ventilated
TERRIBLE ASSAULT.
ruhlanly looking fellow named Joseph Quinn.
whose counterpart could only be found in the penal
colonies OF England, was placed at the bar charged
Win striking Mrs w. O. Esterck, an aged woman,
nvlng at No. 500 Second avenue, across the bridge
OF the nose with a poiceman's night club. Her
condltl0n was horrible as the result of tine brutal
outrage. TWO highly respectable witnesses volun-
tarily came into Court and testified against the
prisoner, who was committed for trial In default Of
bail.
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SUPREME cOuaT-spEClAL TERM.
A Divorce Case-Charges and Counter
Charges.

Charges.
Before Judge Pratt
Della Carpenter brought suit against her hus-
band Robert Ii. Carpenter for an absolute divorce.
The charge was adultery. The parties have been
married since 1851, and have five Children the
youngest Of whom is an infant girl. Defendant de.
MES adultery on his part, but charges 1t on his
wife. He says that this infant is the result of his
wife's inndelity, and as further defence alleges
that in November last the plaintiff lett his bed and
board without prOvOcation, and has since remained
away.
motion was made yesterday that Carpenter be
committed for refusing to pay alimOny and counsel
fee previously ordered. The amount of alimOny
was s. per week. and the counsel fee $780, Car
penter objected on the ground that his income at
best was but $40 q week, which was consumed for
board and liquidating Indebtedness incurred while
they kept house together.
Decision reserved.
The Bay Ridge Avenue Improvement.
The report OF the commissioners on the opening
OF Bay Ridge avenue was before the Court again
yesterday morning. 1t may be remembered that
the report was sent back last week for revision
and correction, and since that time the commits.
sioners have awarded Mr.. Pope 5000 more than
they did originally but Pope still objects, and says
that he wants $500 for buildings taken. Hence
he continued to oppose the adoption Of the report.
Judge Pratt heard the argument and reserved
his decision.
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CLEVER COMMUNICATING SCHEME.

Capture OF Spurious currency rlntcs unM
Several Thousand Dollars Worth Of
Unfinished NOtcs-Plot to Flood the
Country with New Finy-Cent stamps
The Best Counterfeit Ever Issued.
Information was received at the Office Of the
United States Secret Service Division, In this city,
last week, in regard to the operations of large
gang of counterfciters at st. Louis. Mo. 1t was
stated that adroit plot had been arranged there
for flooding the country with spurious counterfeit
hftycent currency notes, OF description Diff
cult to detect from the genuine stamps.
It was also announced that the plates
had been partially engraved and printed
from, and had been forwarded North In order to be-
completed This course it was explained, was
taken for the purpose of escaping the strict spirit
OF the law affecting counterfeiters. Fears
tertained by the Treasury that the plot IL not frus
trated in the bud, would be Of incalcuable Injury
to bankers and business men, and accordingly the
most strenuous efforts were ordered Tor the dis
covery OF the Offenders Colonel Whitley, Chief Of
the Secret Service, detailed several OF his most skill
full detectives to the work Of unearthing the coun.
their undertaking yesterday in the capture Of
the counterfeit plates, together with about twenty
thousand dollars worth OF halffinished stamps.
These were found in large box addressed to b. Still,
which was waiting delivery at Westcotts Express
for several days and II supposed that the per-
son to whom 1t was consigned had become fright
ened and was afraid to claim It, The plates which
one being the diverse side OF the ffty-cent notes
and the other containing the red seal on the face.
engraved on copper. IL was supposed that the
intention was to have the remainder OF the en-
craving on the reverse side completed here. The
plates and the stamp which had been printed FROM
them were pronounced the best OF the kind even
executed, and so near like the genuine dies az tn
deceive ordinary experts. Beneath the plates In
the box was found the following singular letter.
which is copied verbatim from the Originate
tell to DO his part Of the work vii try and i get evsrys
overheard. As soon as Greeley and .sroWn gS,1
elected we can make Jack Whitney and oil OF the
old ies will be discharged think Sam Fekner old
bill Woods will git Col whitney phase and II Gather of
them cites we will all o. X right side up be very
ceaurui till see you. e we don't GIT new crew atcn
NADIA scene old Dock the other day he Is hartley bug
afraid TO let that so you Will nave 10 gt
on made old slate dead he has not been well since
Col W give Pet and freed such turbel run deal fred
thinks he will be all right when takes the chair for fous
Years and Nc is frightened half TO death don't think ~
will be account while old whitney Is IN ONCE don't
think be till after tho farir j. A. STILL.
The box and contents we're removed to Colonel
whitey's ONCE to be forwarded to the Treasury
nena
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

Meeting OF tho Board OF Supervisors.
The Board OF Supervisors convened in regular
session yesterday afternoon, Mayor Hall In the
chair. Owing to the tardiness Of the members the
business OF the session was not commenced until
long after the hour named for the converting of the
body. A petition from the National Rifle Associa-
ton for an appropriation to purchase ground for
rine range was read among other petitions. The
Committee on Annual Taxes and Finances submit
ted an ordinance fixing the amount to be raised
upon the city and county property for
State tax at $780, ,528 OF, at the rate Of
So 90 on the 500. Mayor Hall explained that by
an act OF the Legislature the limitation was fixed
for the tax at two and three-quarters per cent.
After this act was passed there were adopted by
the Legislature other acts, one OF about q million
for the Fourth avenue Improvement, an assessment
Of about $500 600 per year for street cleaning pur
pOses another of S160O00 for the Free Academy and
another OF 5000 for the National Rifle Association.
Legislature to be raised and they would increase
the rate TO 81 9S instead Of 81 rs the 800. The
Board Of Apportionment had to-day made certain
settlements that reduced the rate Of taxation to
M VIZ sokAia3k stated that although member
of the committee he had no alternative under the
the Comptroler's once.
Mr. CoNovER was In favor OF ordering the ordi-
nance printed, az there was plenty OF time yet to
M. VANCE said that the Comptroller's necessi.
at once After further discussion and the declara-
ton of the Mayor that the Board could be com,
PEELED by mandamus to raise the amounts called
for, the ordinance was adopted.
A resolution was passed continuing the Counsel
OF the Board at the old rate Of 81, 900 per year.
The following is the statement Of the apprOpria-
ton made by the Board Of Apportionment for car
rying on the said Board for the present Year,
.a.-4 Appropy;ations PaV,neuts
Repairs county offices and buildings $4,000 $4k3
Printing for Legislative Der armcnt. 10000 $40
Printing for Executive Department. 10000 T
Salaries. $500 22,45S
Stationery, law and blank books :..... 25QO9 s,sN
Support Of prisoners in county jail ~ eyU0Q S87
Arinories and drill room $4,000 43,7s7
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T H E COU R T S.
Interesting Proceedings in the New
York and Brooklyn Courts.
Charge Of Stabbing-Alleged Counterfeiting-
Murder Of John Halloran-Buiness in
tho General Session.
UNITED STATES commIssnNERs' COURT.


Charge OF stabbing . Matc OF . Vessel.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
The United States vs.. John C0sley. The defend
ant Is charged with having stabbed the second
mate OF the American ship E. 8. Stetson under the
following circumstances THE =. 8. Stetson, of
which Mr.. John Moore ia captain, left London for
New York about the 22d Of july and while the ship
was still In the Thames, or Gravesend, dispute
arose between the second mate (ROberts) and the
prisoner. The latter drew his sheath knife and
stabbed Roberts. The wound was OF dangerous
character. The captain made o complaint TO the
authorities at Gravesend, but they declined
to interfere on the ground that they did
not deem they had power to do so. Cosley
was secured on board the vessel and brought to
New York. Yesterday the captain went before the
Commissioner and stated that there was no person
on board the StetsOn who could prove the offence,
but that Roberts. the assaulted party was on his
way, and would be here in the course OF O lew days.
The Commissioner, upon the complaint of the cap
tain, issued his warrant for the arrest Of O0sley
Later In the day Cosley was apprehended and held
In default OF $4,000 bail to answer the charge.
Charge OF Attempting to Pass Counter
felt Money. ~.
Before Commissioner Stillwell.
The United States vs.. Caroline Strack. The de.
PENDANT, very OLD woman, was held in 81, 900 bail
on q charge OF attempting to pass counterfeit
hity-cent currency stamps.
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Y0RKvnLE POLICE COURT.
Before Justice Coulter.
THE NINETEENTH WARD GAN,

One Of the most notorious members of the gang
of murderers and thieves that infest the Nineteenth
ward, and have done SO for the last two or three
years, was arraigned on o charge OF highway rob.
berry, with violence. His name Is Peter Mclaughlin,
and on several occasions he has shown himself
although still young man, to be another Jack
Sheppard In deeds of violence, robbery and at
tempted escapes from the custody OF the
authorities. Three or four years ago ne
was sent to the House OF Refuge,
but attempted to escape by crawling through q
sewer leading to the river bank. on sunday night
at late hour he with two OF his comrades, at
tackled Christopher Nuanherm, Of ss7 First avenue,
while on bis way home, and. after severely beating
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COURT Or GENERAL SESSIONS.

An Alleged Pr0fessiOnal Burglar Com.
victed of Grand Larceny.
Before Judge Bedford.
The only case Of general interest tried In this
Court yesterday was an Indictment for burglary
In the third degree against Charles Grant, From
the evidence adduced by the prosecution 1t ap-
peared that on the night OF the 10th or the morn
ing Of the 18th of June the upper moor of No. 800
Broadway, occupied by william NJ Fowler, was
eurglariously entered by the boring OF q hole In
the roof large enough to permit man to enter,
and about $4,000 worth Of revolvers stolen
The testimony against Grant was that Of Mary
Phillips who was occupied In q shirt factory at No
206, on the top door, where there IL door on Q
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The above Board met yesterday, President Coch.
rane in the chair. A petition was received from
Augustus Daily against the removal Of his lamp
corner Of wenty-fourth street and Broadway,
which was referred to the Committee ON Public
Works. resolution was adopted request
Ing Commissioner Van Mort to compel the
Second Avenue Railroad company to replace
the pavements on Second avenue recently
taken up by them. The Corporation Counsel, to
whom was referred the resolution looking to the
abolition of the fat boiling establishments in the
city. gave 1t as his opinion In review OF the law
on the point. that the power to remove them from
the city is only vested in the Board of Health. The
resolution authorizing the paving Of Seventysec0nd
street. from the east side Of Eighth avenue to the
North River, with Telford- Macadamzed pavement
was adopted. 0 ~
resolution authorizing Commissioner Van Mort
to publish his last annual report was adopted.
Mr.. ConOver called up an old resolution preceded
by many "whereases ", which looks to the prose-
cutiOn by the Law Department Oh Cornelius Wander
blt for taking possession Of public parks and places
for the use of his rapid transit railroad but no de.
cisive action was taken beyond its discussion and
the consumption of valuable time by Mr.. Conover
In reading the charter Of the scheme. The Board
adjourned at late hour.
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CITY C0UnT-SPECIAl TERM.
Explosion OF q Kitchen Boiler-Question
OF Liability.


Before Judge Nelson.
At the last term Mary Jagge sued Henry Hartean
to for injuries received by the explosion OF
Kitchen boiler provided by the defendant. On the
trial the complaint was dismissed after the plain
tiGs testimony had been heard. It appeared that
the defendant had leased the property to tenant,
by whom portion thereof had been relet to the
PLAINTIFFS husband. The lease contained no cove
nant as to the condition OF the tenement or nX-
lures, or as to the making OF repairs. The de-
PENDANT had made no agreement whatever with the
plaintiff or her husband, nor had the lease been as
signed to them.
The question contended on the trial, AZ to the
DEFENDANTS liability, was somewhat special there
having been contract to the breach OF which the
claim could be referred-n0 ground for applying
the rules and principles peculiar to the relation or
landlord and tenant. On the trial COUNSEL In view
OF the terms of the lease and OF the status OF the
parties as mere strangers, claimed that II no ele
ment ministering to the case could be found In the
relation OF landlord and tenant the action could
not be sustained. He showed quite clearly that
such element could not be drawn into the case
without doing injustice to wel-accepted principles
and coming into conflict with recent adudications.
A motion for new trial was recently made.
YESTERDAY n ts Nelson rendered decision deny
Decisions.
BY Judge Nelson.
John q. Provost vs.. Richard A. Vervalen.-MO-
ton for relaxation denied.
Patrick Julien VS.. Henry Harrison.--Motion on
the minutes for new trial denied, with costs.
Mary jacques va. Thomas +. Gallagher, &c.-Judg-
ment for the sale Of the premises ordered.
Frangott Kaurtz vs.. Peter McCarron.-Injuncton
continued No costs.
Frederick Beinke vs. Lozens, Koehler, Ac.-
Judgment for defendant.
Charles Brown vs. Joseph Anderson. Order re-
ferring case for trial.
virgsia sypher vs. !. /. syphor.-J for
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SUPERIOR CoURT-SpECIAl TERM.
Decisions.

Edward Lacomte Vs. Anton Marhert-Motion de.
MED, without costs
James A. Lyon vs.. Thomas N. Isett ct al-Claim
for allowance OF 81, 900 to be entered.
Richard NJ Seaman ct al. vs. Giron Bochu.-M0-
ton denied, with $40 costs.
samuel X. Mabatt Vs. The Corn Exchange In
surance Company.-Error granted.
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A FIREMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

Coroner keenan, yesterday received information
that Jacob stlgee, late member Of the Fire Del
psrtment and attached to Engine Company %, had
died In Roosevelt Hospital, Tenth avenue, near
Sixty.seventh street. from the efiects OF burns req
ceived early last Friday morning. during the burns
ing OF oil and explosion which followed, In SixtyJ
fifth street. An inquest viii be held over the ra
mains,
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The Assistant Aldermen.

There was quorum of the Assistant Aldermen
present yesterday, and little unimportant bust
ness was transacted. Nearly the entire session
was devoted to discussion Of points of parliament
airy practice. in which Mr.. Conner, Of the Four
teenth, led in ventiating his knowledge of how the
thing works under Creswells rules. The Board,
under this gentleman's enlightenment, unravelled
o snarl in which they had been placed by the non
advertising of the ordinances and resolutions OF
the previous meeting They cut out all record Of
them from the Clerk Of the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Conner never consumes the valuable time Of
the Board unless there is large audience from the
Eleventh and Seventeenth wards present.
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BROOKLYN COURTS.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Tho Special Tax.

Before Commissioner Wtnslow.
Three re.ail liquor dealers--John lister, Of No. osb
Flushing avenue; Philip Anthony, of Dean and Pear
sail Streets and Lewis Fritz, of Stapleton, Staten
Island-came before the Commissioner on the charge
OF carrying business at their respective places
without paying the special tax required by law
The hearings In all the cases were postponed the
defendants being held to bail to appear.
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GETTING NATURALIZED.
Something About the Manufacture
of American Citizens.

On Tour Of Inpectou-Hu for Republi-
can Committee-Found at Last-In . Lager
Beer saloon-''Not Putting Many Through:
Too Early in the Season. Various
Styles Of Full Papers-Plain or
Bond Paper or Parchmsnt-You
Pays Your Money and You
Takes Your Choice.
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Bonrd or Aldermen.

bard adjourned until next Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-22

"a compendium of the history of the United
States.-By Hon. Alexander H. Stephens,
of Georgia. E. j. Hale & Son, publishers,
II Murray Street, New York.
The above is the title of an useful book to be
issued this week Its author is statesman,
who, having been identified with the history of
our country for nearly two generations, brings to
his task an experience such as is possessed by
few of the writer's of the age, and who treats
his subject in manner at once fascinating and
instructive.
"Au encyclopedia of the best thoughts of Chas
Dickens Compiled and arranged in al pha-
betical form, by T, &. De Foutaiue. 4. J.
Hale & Son, II Murray Street, New York. y
The admirers Of Dickens will welcome this
work as valuable addition to household and
Office libraries, for there is not profession, oc-
cupation, or trade, to which its contents do not
refer. Under the proper alphabetical titles will
be found all of the beautiful passages, tender
sentiments, humorous phrases, and dramatic
descriptions Of characters, places, and events,
that SO strongly mark the writings of the great
novelist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-22
The Virginia State Journal says that how

The Virginia State Journal says that how
ever the good men of Virginia may differ about
politics, they should be one in patriotic regard
for the public interests. They are men OF
and enterprisiug spirit, of large
and liberal views, Of strong common sense IN
their hands the people will be safe from plum
derers. To such men the present depressed
condition of the State presents no occasion tor
They know that for every
evil there is remedy possible, and they have
the courage and indomitable spirit which we'll
discovers and applies the remedy. What we
want now is the union Of such men upon all
questions such as the public debt, internal
industrial policy, and education.
Whatever aids the people to make an easier
and more bounteous living, to give their chill
dren better education, aud to secure to them
the higher privileges of existence should be
neutral ground in politics. "
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PORT or .qLEx1.vDRE.1, july 23.
ARRIy ED.


Steamship Knight johnson, New York,
Steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore, to
Wheat. She reports from sixteen to twenty
light vessels in the river, bound up; a schooner,
loaded with lumber, aground Oft Port Tobacco
Greek, and bark at anchor OFT Lower Cedar
Point. The Columbia is SO stained by the water
in the Baltimore dock Us to be almost unrecog-
niZabe Vt little dlstan ce.
Steamer New York Philadelphia, to F A
Reed.
:, Steamer Wawaset Fowlkes' Cone river, to
schr NJ W Hopper, Gilman, New Haven, t"
John p Agnew.
Sch A F Whitney, Laura Bridgcman and
Edwin Reed, Boston Maria P"rs n and John
Ward, Jersey City, and Butler New
London to American Coal Co.
Schr B F Hawley, Havre-de-Grace, to II
Lambert.
Schr Matte N Howes Philadelphia to T j
Mehattey.
Schr Z N Wright, Boston, to F A Reed.
Grace, to w Smoot;
Schrs Mary Standish, B oston, and Carrie O
Miles Bangor TO W y SmUot.
SAILED.
Steamer Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, By
Reed.
Steamer Georgeanns, Fields, Baltimore, by
Hooe Il Johnston.
Schr III W Hupper, Gilman, Now haven, By
J 2 Agnew.
MEMORANDA.
Brig Americas, for this port, cleared at New
York 10Th.
Brig w II Blackmore, hence, at Boston 10TH
Boston 18th.
Schr Edward Slade, hence, at New York 10Th.
Schr Alex Young, for this port, sailed from
Providence 10 h.
Schr Cambridge, hence. at Norfolk 10Th.
Schr VIM Boardman, Willie, hence for Say
brook, at New York 9th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-22

1t is said that the law of the Legislature of
the District of Columbia which went into effect
last week, requires that prices Of articles used
in restaurants shall be posted in conspicuous
place therein. The bill, however, seems to be
Intellectual for the purpose, and unless the
judges come to the aid of the law with some
judicial legislation, it seems that it is not likely
to be efectual for the purpose intended by it.
The placards in many of the restaurants show
brandy S. drink, whiskey s2,'' &C., with
liberal deductions to regular patrons 1t is un-
derstood that discounts are allowed white per-
sons 10 such manner as to place prices at
their former figures
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-22

REV. DR. MUNsEY recently preached in Har
risonburg, Va. The following remarks are from
the pen of Mr. Liggett, editor of the Old Com
monweath
I'VE have read Beecher; he is practical, sen
sble sagacious, attractive, not sufficiently bibll-
CAL and we fear little Sceptical, but inteilectu-
ally entitled to the niche given to his name.
We have read and heard greater than Beecher
the Rev. DR.. Punler; but as an orator in its
true Specification ueither equals DR.. Munsey.
He, however, excels only 10 one phase: in his
application and production Of SMILES, in his
physically descriptive power. He is the taIker
of the geology and natural philosophy Of which
Hugh Miller was the writer. ln his grasp Of
natural, physical phenomena and facts, and in
his geuius to portray and adapt them he stands
alone. He does not equal Bishop Marvin in
the knowledge of the properties and emotions
of the human soul, and their relation with the
eternal destiny nor Drs Hoge or Moore, in an
endeavor to combine moral appearances and
mental cognitions in their connection with bibll-
cal precepts; nor the Rev. DIR. Duncan in that
calm, tranquil, easy expression of pious thoughts
and religious lessons, which have given him
the very highest reputation Of any preacher 10
the South. But DR.. Munsey has power that
none Of these pos>ess-the power OF genius
electrifying, subdung, overwhelming an audi!
tory with the grandeur and magnifceuce OF his
symbols and the glitter of sentences, and lead
ing them, with the persuasive magnetism Of
manner, TO the cross OF our blessed Redeemer.
As such preacher, DIR. Munsey is uurvaed. "