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THE DRUM FISH. Terrible Ravages Among the Keyport Oyster Beds. Twenty millions of Summer Oysters Destroyed. LARGE SACRIFICE OF CAPITAL SKETCH OF THE RAVAGING MONSTERS. The beautiful little village of Keyport, by the Jersey shore, on the distant rim of New York bay, with its shell-covered beach, Its old homesteads hid away among the foliage of maple and coilonwood trees, and its hardy, simple-hearted population ol fisherman has been recently visited with a great disaster, as great to its people in Its industrial and commercial results as the destruction of a cotton mill to a faclory village 111 New England. What the army worm is to the cotton boll, the locust to the vlrgiu corn and clover, so is the drum fish to tue young aud succulent oyster. The latter, in this Instance, has been the fearfnl and fatal visitor to the waters of the lower bay and the remorseless ravager among the oyster beds of Keyport. Nearly 1:0,000,000 oysters diavs already been destroyed and over $100,000 ol Invested capital have at the same time cWsappeakd. This is no lignt blow to a community depending almost wholly on the cultivation of the bivaive and employing over seventy sloops, with an innumerable fleet of small boats, In carrying forward the enterprise. Those who are not engaged in fishing liud a limited share of employment in various neighboring brick yards or in a factory where cans are manufactured on a large scale lor the purpose of preserving fruit, and where the fruit Itself Is put up and exported to many markets. Beyond this Keyport has to live and thrive by oysters aud clams. The roads of the village are whitened with bleached and broken shells; the sidewalks are dotted with crustaceous eruptions; the sawdust on the floor of the corner grocery is mixed with the One fragments of the bivalve; the wayfarer, passing by the village well, takes his libation of spring water by the aid of an eutpty mollusk shell; the hotel table runs over with it variety of dishes contributed by the inexhaustible oyster; the contemplative man at the corner, with the sunburnt face and the wide spreading straw hat, minus any trimming, has his deep set eye flxed upon a distant oyster bed, where his fortune lies a few fathoms below the tide; the flavor of the village conversation is pronouncedly clammy, and from every quarter comes distinguishing evidence of the potential presence of the mighty mollusk. EXTENT OP THE OYSTER BEDS. Forty miles In circuit the oyster beds extend, reaching from Stateu island on one side to Sandy Hook on the other. The ground Is slaked with tull, strong switches, that nod lazily above the tide and mark each planter's property as accurately as a rail lence. Very few outside oyster boats have any ground lclt to them now. The old professional planters have monopolized a'most all th^grouud by a process ol staking as Ingenious as it Is profitable. At this season the oysters spawn and spread themselves away from their original resting places. They spawn with a marvellous fecundity, and attach tuemselves lo every conceivable thing at the bottom. An old bootleg, lor instance, or a glass bottle, or any other odd encumbrance on the bed of old ocean, has been known to become so covered by the spawn of oysters as to be rendered almost past identification. The planters of the initiated stripe follow the spawn outside of their original grounds, and having discovered that there is an Immense migration to the common grounds, where anybody with a pair of tongs can hoip himself, they go to work and bring from Norlolk, Va., or thereabouts, a small quantity of oysters, which are turned out on top 01 where the spawn lies, and then the ground la staked and claimed as the property of the enterprising Individual who invested in the Virginians. Fortunes have been made in this way, but It is hardly a lair way of making thcui. The visitation of the drum fish, however, will blight the blooming hopes of many a sanguine planter. Virginia has been the great source ol supply for years past of the young oysters planted in the lower bay In the spring of the year and made to fnrnish a supply for the summer as well as lor the fall and winter of the year. The Fast river was formerly drawn upon for this purpose, but It was early discovered that there was little gamed in the transplanting process, and it was gruuuany reimquisiieu m lavur ui me (iruuuct irum Virginia, the wonderful fertility and rapid growth of which made it a highly paying speculation to go even as far down as Norfolk and charter vessels at considerable expense to bring the supplies up here. About this time eighteen years ago all the oysters, young and Old, were destroyed bv a raid of drum flsh. tireat, of course, was the consternation In Kcyport: but lor the thousands killed then there have been nearly millions now. The rocoliection of that fearful invasion haunted the memories of the inhabitants for six or eight years after; but time, with its usual eltect, finally wiped out the remembrance, and the planters were lulled into forgettulness so great that they never dreamed of a recurrence being uyssjlUle. it was a phenomenon, thought they, that TTke an earthquake or a stroke or Itghtmng may never visit the same place again. Fame security, as events have proven. Discovery of the drum fish. Two weeks ago a drum fish was caught by a Keyport fisherman, who in a spirit of curiosity proceeded to make an anuiomicul dissection of tlw curious creature's stomach for the enlightenment of himself and his neighbors. The keen eye of the fisherman very quickly detected a quantity of chewed up oyster shells la the Interior of the fish, and having caught him in the vicinity or the beds he mentioned the significant result of his analysis to a few of the leading planters. Tliey paid little or no attention to the very important inferences of this discovery, contenting themselves by supposing that this was but a vagrant specimen of the genus Pojaniasdhromla on his travels through stiange and uncongenial latitudes. Last Sunday, however, a < gentleman of Staten Island took a fancy to row a boat lrom there across to Keyport?a tolerably long row lur a warm nay. uu luc journey lit* leu astonished to Ben the water for miles, as he oelleved, covered with schools ol drum fish, the majority of a dark dun color, but a considerable sprinkling of red and gray among them. So numerous did they appear that the blades of his oars were impeded by their presence, and he found little dtitlculiy in knocktug a dozen or so on the head and capturing them afterwards. On bis arrival at Keyporr ho communicated inc intelligence of what he saw to the Impassive fishermen of the village. He showed thein the specimens In Ills boat; he ripped open one of t.lio largest, anil exposed over a handful of fragmentary oyster sheds calmly reposing within, and he concluded by declaring his lielief that the oyster beds must be badly used up, and that soft shell clams must be as rare about Kcyport as strawberries In the month of November. The planters gradually opened their eyes as wide as one of their own oysters, and resolved to sec for themselves If drums were really heating aoout their oyster beds. Captain John Brltton and Mr. Brown, two of the heaviest oystermen of Keyport?the former of whom has $40,003 of caplial Invested In tne business, and the latter nearly as much?went ont in their sloops lor a critical Investigation into the condition of arfairs. The tongs were put down on 1110 first bed they came lo and a bushel full of bivalves brought uboard, but every single one was empty, was chewed off at the thin end and Its contents sucked down tho voracious throat of some prowling drum tlsii. Twenty beds were visited in succession, but nothing met the * astonished eves of Bntton and Brown but broken and empty oyster shells. Borne or die ceds, however, lutd escaped so far?beds on which reposed a dark solid mass of tough old Virginia veterans that the (lruins night have tried their molars on but relinquished for the younger and softer kind In the Immediate neighborhood. Mr. Brown, of course, could not estimate accurately the extent of his loss, but bethinks it is safe to say the drums have dissipated (fi.uoo worth of htH submarine properly. THE I.OSS SUSTAINED. Captain Britton makes a higher estimate of his loss. Both men brought from Virginia lust, spring twenty-six schooner loads of oysters, ranging from il.'iOO to i'J.oon Dor load. Tho aggregate of this was , certainly an enormous Investment In the simple seed, so to speak, of tlic oystars; hut then tills happens to lie tne (treat supply source of New York, Brooklyn and all the towns around, und all the millions raised could never fail to And a market among so many people, with such inordinate fondness for hell flsli. Of the other heavy planters besides those named there are Taylor A Miller and William Beadle. They suffer In common with the rest. Tlio other oysterinen whose beds arc staked and planted are Aekmnn A. McConkey, King Terry, llames A Huff, Decker A Co., James Lombard, James Campbell, King Ward. These men have as a total suffered Irom these terrible drums to the extent of over $100,(XX). Wlion the planters suffer every Interest In the village droops, just as a village In Mls, aissippi sympathlr.es with the misfortunes of tne cotton planters from the army worm. As near as can be ascertained the drams In three vast and powerful divisions came down upon the oyster beds About ten days ago and with a vigor and thoroughness worthy of a better causo slaughtered a l the Hi tie, innocent. Juicy summer oysters and all the Dig and little buii-nosed clams from Sandy Hook to Stat en Island. They charged through nets outspread for other flab and tore tliem to pieces, defleu an creation and laid NEW * themselves out for the largest sued tisli feed in the records of history. lalk of oysteis fried, roasted, broiled and oil tlie buff shell, but what lor exquisite dellciousness could equal the taste of a young and tender oyster sucked out of his shell in ten or twelve feet of water. It was this rare treat the drum-fish enjoyed; but if the fishermen of Keyport were more enterprising they would have eonntructed powerful nets, pursued the drums, captured half a million, got back ten millions oi their ciums uud oysters in a digested aud more solid form and created a sensation in the Fulton fish market. DKSCHIPTION Of THE I)Kl!M EISII. The drum m a large, uncouth, ugly looking fish, not often sought alter as an object of sport, but sometimes, when least expected, the subject of the angler's toil. Should the latter be lightly rigged, and not ou the alert, tins singular rover of ihe vasty ucep tucwa me oououi tackle at ins leisuic, unu me astonished sportsman ttnds ne has 10 rig himself anew. The black drum when hilly grown measures from thirty-live to forty inches in length ami from tourteeti to sixteen in depth. Ho spreads Iroui the back wedge wise towards the belly, winch is somewhat ilat and broad, rendering It easy to turn the dead llsti upon the belly lor examination, lie sometimes weighs us high as thirty pounds, but the average is twenty, 'l'here is information of one that weighed 101 pounds? a terrible fellow, truly, for the Saddle Rooks and Shrewsbury*. The color of the animal?for lie is little better to prey upon defenceless shellflsh?la a <lull silver, like the dross ot melted lead, with a faiut brassy tinge of ruildv, tuougn between tlie scales the skin is Inclined to blackisu on i he sides und back. '1 lie scales of the body aye exceedingly large, stitr, horny and marked by radiated and concentric lines. They are so planted 111 the skin that It is diuicult to remove tliem. I uder the scales me silvery hue is most considerable. All the 11ns incline to reddish, more especial ly the caudal, pectoral aud doisai. Sometimes the space covered or shaded by the pectoral lin Is pa.e or white. The law is even and the eyes silvery yellow. On ihe whole he very much resembles a shecpsliead ilsh. Wis name of Drum has been given 011 account of the drumming noise he makes Immediately after being taken out ol water. They swim 111 numerous shoals iu the shallow bays on the south side ot Long Island where llshermen during the warm season < an Had them as numerous as a (lock of sheep, with nothing of a sheepish disposition about them. He Is also found 111 the kills and ofl I'mnmunipuw. lie sometimes takes a stroll up tiic stream solus and ulthough considered a dull nut It talus no trlflinc hk"' activity to capture htm. A gentleman Ashing 111 the Harlem river in August, of rs44, struck one of these curious tlsli and had a lively time seeking to make a prize of him. On the first pull the line began to whiz and run out with great ruoidiiv. finding nearly all his line, tioo tout, run out he took up his anchor none ami away went, the hunt about a mile down the river. He continued to make a tack, wlii< li resulted in his going up the river and down and up again lor two hours and a mid', until finally the drum was got into shallow water and a sei/.ure made under the gills, but he slipped grasp and made a sudden lurch, taking rod ami line away, but he went in tho wrong direction and found himself Irrecoverably floored upon the grass about twenty yards irom the boat. On being weighed at the hotel he proved to be over seventy pounds in weight. A number of fishermen at Keyport, in their attempts to take them, had their nets destroyed and their lime sacrlticed for noihing; out lots of them have been trapped In nets of more than ordinary strength. One interesting native of Keyport, resoivmg that posterity should have the benefit of the genuine anatomical loruiaiton of a drum's head and jaws, took hold of the last lot brought ushore, and having secured the parts containing the oysters' crushing apparatus, burled them in the sand on the beacti, wiiere he calculated they will lust for endless ages in a state of good preservation. Very tew people ever dreatn when tliey see a drum so much resembling an ordinary sheep's head or stripped bass, that lie contains within him the most extraordinary formation of jaws of any llsit extant. These are hidden entirely irom view, and their existence could only be ascertained by dissection. The mouth of tne llsh has a small, flue row'of teeth in the upper Jaw for despatching casual wayfarers of the tinny tribe; but tor mashing shell llsh. mussels, clams and oysters he Is provided away down apparently m his stomach with an upper aud lower plate, studded with teeth, like t} cobble stone pavement, lie gets hold of poor unfortunate oyster and lets him sllue down to this mashing plate where he sets the machinery going that grinds into Enough of till* being removed lor the succulence to escape Mr. Drum pauses for a moment to Imbibe tlie juice, and having satisfied himself with tbe taste of the soup sucks out the meat and casts back the empty shell on the hcup from which he took it. All this occupies a mere second or so of time, so that a large, healthy Drum, with a lair appetite, can get outside more Clam* and oysi^fs in an hour than half a uozeu genuine New Yorkers. CONSEQUENCE OF THE DESTRUCTION. Now, the consequence of this fearful slaughter of the innocents must 01 course be leu in e\ery household and, every market In New Yoik. it is all very well to say oysters can be found soruewliere else; but where will New Yorkers llud the ones they have been accustomed to glorify, nourished on cougeuiui soil, led by the waters ol New York nay aud bearing the delicious name of Shrewsbury ? Won't the ladies bewail this awful Ulsus.erf fate <VhuUre? will disappear from the bill of fare at Taylor's and Delmomco's; stews and breaded fries will mount to a high premium, and half shells will be lult to the abluent aud extravagant. THE PRECAUTION. Now comes the remedy, after all the mischief has been none. Had a string been fastened to a brick at one eud ana a shingle painted white at the other, and thrown down upon an oyster bed, the shingle by its wobbling motion trying to rise to the top and escape from the brick would scare two score drum flsii out of their wits. Multiply the one brick and shingle by a thousand or so. and a quarter of a million drums would fly In terror of their lives out of the harbor. Ihls is tbe only remedy the inventive genius of Keyport has imagined, and there Is every reason to believe It is the only effective one ifor the purpose. Htill this remedy can be applied to the case of the yet undevoured Virginians and our darling half-shells of next winter. Where drum nsh that have done all this rmscnief took their departure for nobody knows, but it Is generally and shrewdly suspected that thej arc operating with a vengeance In the neighborhood of Sandy Hook. FIRES IX THIS CITY DIKING THE JIOXTII OF JOTE. The Fire Marshal of the Metropolian District has submitted tho lollowlng report of flies occurring in this city during last month: ? Hon. Board Metropolitan Police:? (iENTi.EMKN?I have the honor to submit the following report of fires for the uiontu of June:?During tho month there were 57 Ores. Of these 0 were caused by bursting or upseitiugof kerosene lamps. IS were caused by carelessness of occupants, a were caused by fireworks, 1 was caused by explosion of a gasoline lamp, 1 by children playing with matches, 1 was of incendiary origin, and tho remainder originated from a variety of accidental causes. Satnuel Lang and Annie Giles (colored) were arrested on Gtli June, on suspicion of having fired tho premises of Sarah Brandon, No. 33 Laurens street (rear). Lang was Indicted by the Grand Jury on tlio 11th inst., while Giles was discharged, no bill having been round against her. From a thorough investigation of this tire, I urn convinced of the guilt of Lang. Before the expiration of the trial, however, the District Attorney abandoned the case, owing to the bad character of the three important witnesses for the prosecution?they ench having served a term of imprisonment, cither in the0Penitentlary or at Sing Sing. Lang was therefore discharged by the Recorder. on the otn of June an attempt was made to fire the premises No. 704 Seventh avenue, occupied by Messrs. Llugard A Fox as a liquor store. The discovery was made by the barkeeper on opening the store about naif-piist seven o'clock A. M. After an examination Into the circumstances surrounding tins case, Ignatius Fox, one of the proprietors, was, by my direction, arrested on suspicion. Justice Kell.v having examined the testimony taken in the case, held Fox in $2,oo0 bail for examination. On the 26th of June, about five o'clock P. M., a fire was discovered in the kitchen of tho premise No. 778 First avenue, occupied by Kr.tz r.qrgcr as a lager beer saloon. Berger was arresti n on suspicion, and held for examination by Justice Kebv. Tlie number 01 ures in which imi i sm was t> .stained was in Less than $100 i.j Between $.100 an<] $l.ooo II Between $1,000 and $5,ooo 10 Between $10,000 and $50,000 l Total 67 Loss on buildings. $17,655 Loss on stock 32,1127 Total $.10,78$ Insurance of buildings $100,711 insurance of stock 247,?3s Totnl $37>7, .'<60 By reference to the accompanying tabular statements It, will bo seen ituu the Investigations of sixty two fires have been completed during the month. The following comparative statement, of losses, Ac., for June, 1888, and June, 1880, will not he found uninteresting:? June, 1888. June, 1810. Number of fires .19 67 Loss on buildings $42,186 $17,665 Loss on Stock 153,822 32,227 Total $195,807 $49,782 insurance on mum lags i 13.1,800 $100,712 Insurance ou stock 328.S00 247,038 Total $461,600 $357,360 BROOM/YN. It appears from mo report of Assistant Fire Marshal Keauy that the number of lires occurring In Brooklyn during ihe month of June was 20. of which r> were of incendiary origin, 3 were caused l?y flrew orks, 2 were caused by kerosene and gasoline, 7 were caused by carelessness or occupants, 4 wero of unknown origin and tho remainder were from various accidental causes. There wero 11 llrcs In which no loss was claimed, 11 fires In which ilie loss wiih between $100 and $1,000, 4 fires In which tho loss was between $l,ooo and $10,000, 2 tires In which tho loss was between $lo,ooo and $60,000, l fire lu Whlcn the loss was over $60,000. Loss on buildings, $7t),300: loss on stock, $46,600. Total, $IH4,soo. Insurance on buildings, $26,306; insurance on atock, $123,300. Total, $14H.H00. Verv respectfully, CHARLBft N. BRACK K IT. Metropolitan Fire Marshal. tilobob h. sttkuion, Chief Uyik Metropolitan Fixv Manhfth YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NEW YORK CITY. THE C0UB.T8. SUPREME COURT?CHAMBERS. Kate Fisher Token a Hand in ikv Betin'n Matter. Before Jtfilge Barnard. Kate Clark vs. William Stanton.?The plaintiff in this action is the celebrated equestrienne, whose deeds 01? daring, 1 as tied as Mazeppa to the back of the fiery, untamed steed Wonder has been the admiration of so many thousands ol' theatre goers; but in the present instance Miss fisher has abandonded Iter legitimate lino of artlni? and will nnnoar for "tier owu benefit" In a drama 01' real life, entitled "A New Way to l'ay Old Debts." Some time ago a woman of rather equivocal reputation, a "Mrs." Riiza J. Kevins liad Miss Fisher's agent arrested'lu Pittsburg on a charge Rf steallmr a gold watch, Ac., but on the trial before the Court of General Sessions Airs, lievIns came out badly "worsted," although figuring as the complainant. Later, or about three months since, Mrs. Kevins caused the arrest of Miss Fisher, or, rather, Miss Fisher appeared to answer a summons at Essex Market Police Court, charging her with the appropriation of the identical "ticker'' which her ugeiu tin11 pii vioiis y been churged with stealing. On tiiut occasion also Airs. Kevins was terribly worsted, and came out with grave doubts thrown upon Her right tc the title of "Mrs." and the complaint was dismissed. The matter, ol course, created a great deal of notoriety for Miss Usher, which was decidedly unenviable, and as the sequel proved, unmerited, and now sue thinks 11 is time to take a hand In giving some one else some reputation. Site charges the defendant, Stanton, who was employed at the llowery theatre at tne dme Miss Fist*; was playing there, and at which time, also, fT.? numinous was served upon her, with defumatlon of character, and claims damages therefor. The alleged defamation consisted of statements regarding the plaintur In relation to this same Kevins matter, and Judge ltarnurd yesterday granted an order of arrest against Staniou, llxing bull in the sum of #2,000. The whole atratr is a professional difficulty of some sort, and Mrs. Kevins is also in the meshes of the law at present, some of her domestics at Centreville, Long Island, having brought sun against her for various causes, and a young mail, also, who had been assaulted by her, Is seeking "satisfaction" in the legal manner, COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. llow a Lawyer Hot a Client Out of n Scrape mill then Got Himself Into a Scrape? Fciualo Inquitdliveness and the Opera Glass?Three Outs and One Inning?More of the Grnb Game?Throwing n Brick with Mild Intentions. Before Judge Dowling. Thirty-four cases constituted yesterday's calendar, which Judge Dowling rattlod'through with animated liveliness. The complaints were seventeen charges of petty larceny, sixteen of assault and battery and one of Indecent exposure. As usual there was a crowded court room. During the latter part of the session Justice Dodge occupied a seat on ibe bench. The proceedings presented very few features of interest. POrBTFUL TII1NGS TOCERTAIN. J'HIllCi tll'umscil, II HI1U pOllipUUH lUUKlIlg gentleman, accused Levi Bcgar of assault and battery. feegar is a colored gentleman, a genuine Havana, in fact, in appearance. "Well, sir, what did this man beat you for?" the Judge asked the complainant. "lie got into dilllcuity and 1 got him out of it." "What kind of dilllcuity J" "He was charged with stcaliDg." "Where was he taken?" "To JeiTerson Market." "And you had influence and got him ont of the scrape?" "VeB, sir." "Influence with the Judge ?" "I will not say that; I am a lawyer." "It was your talent, doubtless, that saved him." "It was my innocence," interposed the accused, "that saved me." "But we do not jet to the cause of the beating yet," remarked the Judge. "Come, hurry up; give us the facts." "I asked him to pay for my services and he beat me." "Well, prisoner, what have you to say to this?" "He did not call on me lor money," replied the prisoner, "but liu kept calling at my house in my absence and seeing my wife." "You have a wile, then r Ilow many children ?" "Four." "He only went to take a look at your Scgnrs," said the Judge. "I only went to take a look at him," interposed the complainant. "1 wanted my counsel tees." "So you didn't want to see the wife t" "No, sir." "Is your wife in court, Mr. Segar?" the Judge asked the latter. "Yes, sir." Mrs. .Segar, who is of olive complexion and good figure, was called. Hhe said that the complainant called frequently to see lier, and at times he knew her husband was absent. "I)ld he coine to see yon?" asked the Judge. "Yes," she answered decidedly, "and he talked to me as no gentleman should." "In view of the fact that doubtful things arc uncertain I dismiss the complaint," said the Judge. "I think, with the doubt in the mind of Sogur on tne subject of the visits to ills house, ihut the complainant got no more than he deserved." OI'ERA GLASS KXl'LORATIONS. James Johnson was accused of plagiarism In copying too cxactlyiafter the wardrobe of the original proprietor of the Garden of Eden, borne young Indu s saw htm. Do yon positively identify the prisoner?" the Judge asked the ilrst witness. "Most positively." "There can be no mistake abont it?" "None; 1 looked at uim through an opera glass, to make sure." "Sure of what?" "Sure?sure?that?that he deserved arresting," rather hesitatingly answered the witness. "Did other young ladies look through the opera glassy" "They did." These other young ladles were called, and duly testified to intensifying their powers of vision in the manner Btated. "What have you to say to this?" the Judge asked the accused. 'I have |worked In the building six months, and was only trying to get cool," replied the prisoner. "I'll give you six months' work on the leland, where, with the sea breezes blowing over the Island, you will have uo difficulty In keeping cool," said the Judge, "and meantime I advise young ladles to cultivate confidence in their o.vu eyesight and have less recourse to opera glasses." A HARI) SERVANT. ' A hard master Is a thing mentioned quite frequently, but a hard servant is altogether new. Catharine Williams, a woman fullv sixty years old, was charged with attempting to help herself to the contents of the money drawer of Sarah Haynor. "1 caught her in the act," said the complainant, "and then I caught her by the hand, and then I told her to drop that, and she dropped it." "That is to say, she did not succeed in getting any money," said the Judge. "Exactly that." "Well, Catharine, let's hear your storv," said the Jndge to the accused. "I've been a hard servant all my life." "Yon mean you have been a hard working woman." "It's all the same. 1 was out of a place and out of money and out of my head." "Three oats and not one Inning. That's bad. I'll give you a place." "Thank you." "Iilackwell'a Island one month." "Oh, murther," and with howling and lamentations the hard servant lett. SNATCHING MONEY. Henry Myers was arraigned to answer a charge of snub bing a portemonnate that contained two dollars from Ihc hands of a little gin who hud been sent by her mother to a grocery to make some purchases. "Had you said anything to him?" asked the Judge of the little girl. "Not a word, lie snatched m; pocketbook from my hand and then ran away." "What did yon do then?" "1 ran alter him till 1 saw a policeman, who arrested him." The policeman was called who arrested the prisoner. He confirmed the girl's statement as to her (lousing mo prisuuer, i miing uu iinu hi iirri'ht linn, which lie Obi, and found the money. Tlio prisoner pretended that he oioked up the pockctbook. ile was sentenced two months to the Penitentiary. ONLY MKANT TO (iKAZR I11M. Anderson lilou charged Thomas Brady with hitting hint with a hriek. The complainant said he hud been at, work for the accused and went for money that was owing htm. "I didn't owe him anything," Interposed the accused; "I told hint keep to away from my place anil ho kept, coining." "And because he kept coming you threw a brick at htm ?" spoke up the Judge. "I only meant to graz.e hts head." "1 fine you twenty dollars lor your good Intentions." "1 suppose I must stand It;" and he paid the fine, looking about ns pleased as Shylock might be supposed to have looked at the loss of a thousand ducats: and I hen he continued, "Hut suppose tlt,? man Hlon comes to my place and annoys me more ?" "If he throws a brick at you let mo know," said the Judge, "and I'll tine hint twenty dollars." MISC'KI.I.ANKoUS CASKS. Herman Ltndendorf mistook August Klein for a sandbag and went to heating him. He was given ten days in the City Prison to recuperate his organs of vision. Alvan BChuudt, a yoofn of seventeen, visited a man he had formerly worked for. and tho latter gave htm half of his bed. Touugsschmtdt disappeared In the morning before his hospitable entertainer awoke, sail with hint HI* euterlainer's 1 watch and sleeve buttons. The House of liefuge, it , JULY 4, I860.-TRIPLE was thought, might have a good effect on one of such ungrateful disposition. Stephen ilrown, a colored boy of the same age, after fifteen years of faithful service us errand tsiy in the store No, 613 Broudway, commenced stealing. He was given a home iu the same Institution, there being no distinction in coior in crime and Its penalty. Thomas Felon stole a dozeu chisels from a blacksmith shop in Thirtysecond street, lie was sent three mouths to the Penitentiary. Samuel Jackson was given two mourn* to me .same industrial institution tor helping himself to another man's coat. William Moore, whonaul he was nineteen, hut whom the Judge, who knows better, said was sixteen, went Into the till tapping" business. He was sent to the House of iteiuge. Matthew Sennett, a noy nine years old, went into the sume business. Owing to Ins extreme youth he was sent to the Catholic Reformatory. James Naslihy stole a piece of calico from a store in aveuue A. He pleaded drunkenness, and to give him a chance to get sober ho was sent one month to Blackwell'H Island. Aim Hackett took a fancy to a pair of gaiters belonging to Ann McCormick, then she took the gaiters, and then she took to wearing them. Having such a taking way, the Judge ordered her to be taken to the Workhouse. CITY ISTKLLICiOCE. The Weather Yesterday.?The following record will show the changes in the temperature for tita past twenty-four hours, in comparison with ?MeorresDonding day of lasyear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, Hkralu Building, corner of Ann street:? 1866. 18G9. 1808. 1869. 3 A. M 74 71 3 P. M 88 88 6 A. M 76 74 6 P. M 78 85 9 A. M 78 79 9 P. M 78 84 12 Ai S3 86 12 P. M 78 82 ' Average temperature yesterday 81 Average temperature for corresponding date iast year 79J< Average temperature lor the week 7b>? Average temperature for corresponding week last year 77^ Strike on tne Harlem Railroad Yesterday the brakemen on the Harlem Railroad struck for higher wages, they demamliug two dollars per day. The president of the company refused the demand. Found in tue Water.?Coroner Keenan was called to hold an inquest on tne body of an unknown man, which was found floating In the dock at pier 38 East river. Deceased had on a blue blouse, dark mixed pants, liad dark hair and the two small lingers of his lelt hand were missing. ! 8'1'a Bin no Affray.?At half-past eight o'clock yesterday morning John Curtan, of No. luo Cherry street, was stabbed in three places in the head by a knife in the hands of John Mulaney, while in a light in Flntler's liquor store, No. 138 Cherry street. The wounds were dressed by a surgeon and Droved not dangerous. Curtun was sent home and Mulaney escaped. Fatai.i,y Injured in California.?Coroner Recti an yesterday held an inquest at the New York Hospital on the body of John llunston, thirty-seven ysars or age and a native of England, who died from the etfects of injuries said to have neen received in California nearly a year since. A stone fell on him while engaged 111 mining, and, being brought i to this city, he was admitted to the hospital on the 1st mst. A Brilliant Meteor.?A refreshing shower at forty minutes arter five o'clock on Saturday evening cooled the air. This was followed by a rainbow in the nortnpast at eight minutes after six. At three minutes after nine a meteor, o! an emerald color, apparently as large as A returns (alpha Bootes) shot Into the atmosphere at a poiut nine degrees northnorthwest of that star, and moving northwest over an arc of twenty degices suddenly disappeared. Resignation of tub Casdier of tub SrnTreasury.?W. llawklns Ferris, cashier of the SubTreasury In this city, tendered his resignation to (leneral Butterlleld on Friday morning. Mr. Ferris has been connected with the Treasury during the past eight years, three of which he has served as cashier. Ill health and a desire to be released trom the arduous and responsible duties of his position induced his resignation. Fatal Scaffold Casualty.?Coroner Keenan held an inquest on the body of Edwin B. Evans, one oi the men injured by falling with a scaffold erected in front of a house in Sixteenth street, near Eighth avenue, as previously reported, who has since died in the New York Hospital from the effects of the injuries. Deceased rigged up tlie scaffold himself and considered it safe, otherwise he would not have ventured upon it. The jury rendered a verdict ol accidental death, ne was forty-three years of age and a native of this city. The distance he fell was about thirty feet. Institution op St. Vincent de Paul.?The exercises at the annual distribution of prizes at this excellent institution, in Twenty-third street, on Wednesday last, were unusually interesting. Nothing could be prettier than the appearance of so many young girls, with their bright laces, white dresses aud blue sashes. The proficiency exhibited by the pupils in music and in four charming dialogues? two in (French and two In English?was especially noteworthy. Mile. Bigot (llrst prize in music) and Mile. Alice Burton, a sweet little blonde of ten years (second prize in music;, shared the principal honors of the occasion. Figiit with an Ai.leoki> House Thief Yesterday detective Wood, of the Tenth precinct, saw a man narmed P. C. Lergeusen In Forsyth street offering to sell a horse. The circumstances led the olllcer to suspect that the animal had been stolen. He accordingly arrested Lergensen, and took him before Captain Davis, when the man stated he lived at. '2fV2 Rivincrtnri Ktrpnt. and had niirrhiiMPil rh<? hnrnf* In Cold Spring. To Rlvlngton street the officer accompanied aim, aaff on the way back tnc accused made a sudden and violent attack upon Wood, who fought htm until overcome, when the prisoner escaped and took refuge on the rdof of a tenement house In Stanton street, where he was subsequently secured and locked up at the station hou.?? to await the appearance of a claimant of the horse. Tub Fat Boiling Establishment.?Referee Howley, of tho Central Office, yesterday heard evidence in the case of the Board of Health against the New York Fat Rendering Company, who ore charged with committing a nuisance. W. E. Smith, chief engineer of the company, testified that operations ceased at the premises of the company between three o'clock and hair-past four in the afternoon, and that no stench at all escaped during tne night. No steam or odors escaped Into the atmosphere, and no outlet can be got except It comes through pipes heated to seventy or eighty degrees, and they are thus consumed. The company use double the quan. ttty of disinfectants used by the Board. Butchers ought to bring the olfal fresh, and not after several days, when It becomes concrete and more difficult to disinfect; he did not consider the vapors as unhealthy. Mr. D. Scott confirmed tho statements of the witness examined on Friday, and averred that no order of the Board of Health had been disobeyed; the witness said that the whole district was infested bv grease boiling establishments. K. C. Parks and others were examined, and tnelr evidence showed that between Thirty-eighth anil Forty-seventh streets, North river, there are from two to Ave other establishments of an objectionable character lrom which these smells emanate. The hearing was adjourned until next Tuesday. POLECE MTELLISEJCE. Charge op Burglary.?Josepn , cNamara, a young shoemaker, who occupied a room at No. 23 Mott street, was yesterday arrested on a charge of breaking into the room of Mrs. Robinson, in the sume building, during her absence, and stealing ninety dollars' worth of her clothing. Judge llogan, at the Tombs, before whom he was taken, committed htm in default of |t,ooo to answer thechhrge. Charged with Theft op Meerschaum Pipes.? William Htryker, in the employ of Kruse A Drexcl, In Washington stroet, yesterday caused the arrest of DavIiI sigcl and Louis Lane on a charge of stealing meerschaum pipes of the value of twenty-two dolInrs, the property of liis employers. He Btates that the t wo men entered the place. Rtole the pipes an# then ruu away. The prisoners, who denied the charge, were fully committed by Judge llogan at the Tombs. alleged Burglars Captured.?Three men, named James Kelly, James Goodwin and Henry Wilson, were yesterday arraigned before Justice Kelly, at the Yorkvtlle Police Court, on a charge of suspicion of burglary, officer Linden, of the Twenty-second precinct, stated that while patroilng his l>eat on Fltttetli street, between Klghtli and Ninth avenues, lie saw the prlsuners acting in a suspicious manner, and caning ine assistance 01 inner omcurs, lie succeeded in arresting all iliree. When taken to to the station house a loaded revolver and a full set of burglars' tools were found In the possession of the prisoners. Yesterday morning, when taken before the Justice, Kelly made an attempt to escape, but was recaptured by oitlcer McDermott, and all throe were uubsequentiy committed for trial. Ai.t.KoEn Lakckny of Monky.?John Lyons and David Williams were yesterday arrested on a charge of stealing $lfl4 belonging to Frederick Bonhorst. of No. 349 Greenwich street. The complainant alleges that the parties named came Into Ids place yesterday and pretended to wish to purchase some potatoes, and that while be was show ing some potatoes to Wi.liams outside the store no miw Lyons coming out of tlie store having a poeketbook in Ills hand, which ho quickly passed to Williams aud then ran away. Williams at the same tune took to ins heels, but was soon overtaken by Mr. Jonrdan, of No. 83ft Greenwich street. While being pursued Williams threw away the pockeibook, which was subseqently found and Identified by Mr. llonlmrst as belonging to him and having contained the stolen money. Odlcer Boss seeing Lyons running also pursued and raptured htm. The prisoners were taken before Alderman Moore, acting magistrate at the Tombs, and each committed to answer In default of t'Aooo bail. U< th denied their guilt. Wtiiimii* gives his age as thirty, bis birthplace nils city, Ins residence No. 4 Second street and his occupation that or grocer. Lyons aiso gives this city as the place of bis nativity, his age twenty eight, residence No. 17 Yaudain street and occupation tbgi ol machinist. i SHEET. THEATRICAL. niiDtiiniwmMO rno mtitr lmii 4 vrr* uriVITt) UD iODU Tlie regular musical and dramatic season, wblch terminated bo abruptly In thin city a few short weeks ago, still langnlshes. The petty animosities and jealousies which last season existed among our managers led many or them Into rnlnous ruts from which some few of them have not even yet succeeded In extricating themselves. Imitation was their only strategy, and in many cases It proved their bane and rnln. Ho soon as one manager hit upon an original Idea, or something novel which was at all likely to prove remunerative, so long as there was not too much of It, others there were, who straightway sought to Imitate him, and the result was most disastrous to all concerned. Hatiated to an alarming degree with the veriest trash, the good naturcd public at last refused to partake longer of tlxe nauseating doses that had been prescribed for its benefit and amusement by our managerial doctors, many 01 whom, when the tide of public appreciation turned back again Into the legitimate channel, found themselves left in the larch, and were absolutely compelled to swallow their owu vilianous stuif. Contracts were made for the entire season, salaries were to be paid, likewise heavy rents, so, acting upon the principle that "a half loaf was better than no bread," many of our theatres have been kept open up to the present time, notwithstanding the fact that but very tew of them have been clearing expenses and. not a few of them losing money every week. The theatrical market was completely glutted with opera bnuffe, instances by foreign importation* of only a mediocre calibre, wlule genuine talent of a native growth, of ail grades anu gender*, wan sent prowling about the provinces, to pick up a precarious subsistence to keep it irom starving. Managerial fingers were severely scorched by these same ' importations," and in some instances managers who sought to take the wind out of the sails of rival theatrical craft by Impudent and brazen "imitation" were left iloundering amid the billows of direct rain, with not a plank to stand upon. Warned by the sad experience of the past, our managers are still in doubt ami unpleasant uncertain ty as to the particular tactics which they will adopt for the approaching campaign. Aifairs theatrical and musical remain in statu quo, or pretty nearly as they were at the commencement of the summer season. Hut lew arrangements as yet have been perfected for the coming season, and still fewer engagements have been effected between artists and managers. There, however, appears to oe a most decided opposition on the part of the latter to any lttrtiier indulgence 1111 lie effervescent extravagances or MM pa botfffli, pantomime, burlesque arid "the show business" generally, and a corresponding and praiseworthy determination to return without delay to the "legitimate,'' which year alter year has carried them sateiy over their troubles. Willi the revival of the "legitimate" there will at lam be souie prospect lor genutue talent and artistic capabilities being recognized; but as yet matters are in such an unsettled state that managers tnemselves scarcely know what they intend doing. Although our city is at the present moment filled with the actors aud actresses who have returned rrom their rural rambles and banishment, and although metropolitan aud provincial managers are also in town lor the purpose of reorganizing their various companies and effecting engagements for the (all and winter season, we regret to suy that but very few engagements have as jet been made. There appears to be a disposition oil the part of our managers to grind down the poor actors to the lowest possible suui for their services, and the actors in turn seem just as determined to bold out for the old rate ot wages wtucu was paid when "braius," not "legs," was the commodity sought after. As "brains" once more promises to hold sway over the mimic stage It will be rather Interesting to watch the progress ol this game of "blutf" between manager and actor. So far as perfected the i olio wing Ml lair to be the programme or the theatres la this city for the approaching season:? BOOTH'S THEATBE. This establishment will, probably, be kept open with lis present style of attractions until the M ol August, at which time Mr. Joseph JetTerson commences a seven wepKs' engagement with his great specialty of "Kip Van Winkie." He will in turn be followed by Miss Kate Uatemun, wuo Is under a ten weeks' engagement, during which she will appear la a series of her famous Impersonations, Including "Leah," Mary Warner and Klanca, Miss Kateinau. it is po.-.-lble, may be succeeded by Mr. HldtlW m a round of his Falstadian impersonations, atterjwhich Mr. Edwin Booth, in propria persona will give us HlmkespeaiTan tragedy in an unadulterated form. Mrs Kdwin Booth ate Mary McVicker, having discarded excitements of the "foot lights" for connubial happiness and home comforts, will not imu at this house next season, and rumor saycth not yet who is U> take her place. It is also whispered mat Mr. Edwin Adams will leave the theatre after the summer season. Whether or iiot the rest of the company at present playing here will remain intact < Is not definitely known. 1 WALLACE'S THEATRE. This nousc closes about the middle of August for repairs, preparatory to openlug tor the regular season. It will probably reiuaiu closed for about two weeks, and will reopen with some new drama, tne title of which has not yet been made kuown. Mr. John Lester Wallack, who Is at present In Europe, will return about the latter part of August, and will bring over with min the piece whlcu is to inaugurate the season. The business of this establishment will be the same as has heretofore characterized it. and will consist of standard dramas and comedies. The engagements for the coming season at tills nouse are not yet completed, out so lar as known are as follows:?Join Lester Wallack, James VV. Wallack, Jotin Gilbert, Charles Fisner, Owen Marlowe and I Messrs. stoddart, Ringgold, Williamson, lleud, E. Milton Holland aud Rockwell. The ladies comprise j Miss Eflle Geruion. Mrs. John Scfton, Miss Emily Mestayer and Miss Kt. Claire Phillips. Miss Rose E.vtinge, Mrs. Jennings, Mr. George Holland and Mr. i A. \v. Young have severed their connection with i this theatre. I NIBLO'S GARDEN. I The home of the centipedai and spectacular dra- i ma will sustain its reputation for sensation aud i liberality. Everything will be done in the cus- 1 tomary extravagant and gorgeous manner, and we | are assured that everything placed upon the stage i will be done In a manner to merit the approvui and < continued patronage of the public. "Arrah na 1'ogue" will be brought out on or about the 2d of AuKust, when "Sinbad" and the Thompson troupe will 9 sent, with their tights and fringe, to the rural districts. Domlnick Murray, of London, has been engaged for four weeks to play the part of Feeney In the piece; but the other engagements have not been completed. Lotta, after her return from California, will also play an engagement at this house, . ind will be followed by a short season of legitimate drama. During the winter the enterprising man- t igcuicnt contemplates bringing out a grand specmacular drama with weird effects, which Is said to ye even greuter than the famed "black Crook." Later in the season a new drama from the pen, laste pot and scissors of Doucicault will be proluced, with gorgeous scenery aud costumes. a GRAND Ol'KHA HOUSE. L The arrangements for the coming season at this louse are not yet completed, nor have they even J >een begun. Beyond the present engagement of * diss Lucille Western nothing detluite has been J1 leclded upon, although we believe It to be the in- ' eution of the management to mn the theatre upon * he sensational principle. To-morrow evening 'Oliver Twist" will be produced, wltli Miss Western is Nancy Nykes; and later In the season "Patrle" is o lie tevived, with Miss Western in the role of lolores and Messrs. Bangs, .Sheridan, M'Kee, Ran tin, and J. Cutthold Newton in the cast. This time ; It Is confidently expected by the nianageincut > I'atrle" will have a run of some months at least; nit upon what particular foundation this loud exlectation is based, deponent sayeth not. t ACADEMY OK MUSIC. r The doors of .the "Catacombs" arc In their t 'linunc state?closed. Nevertheless, Dalian opera t lids fair to claim a share of our patronage and ittentlon. Impresario Mitchell, of Loudon, con.emplaies favoring lis with It in an unadulterated t nanner early in the fall at the "Catacombs." Mile, i Mtiens, Mr. Bainley and a number of other well , known operatic stars have ulready been engaged by ( dr. Mitchell to come to this country for that purpose. \ dine. Gazzaniga also threatens to revive Italian iperas at tho Academy of Music enny in September. THEATRE KKANCA1S. 1 Quiet reigns at tins house at present. With tne ) ixccption of a few occasional performances tor icueflt purposes the theatre will probably remain :losed until about the 15th of repteinbcr, at which 1 line a season of English grand opera will be 111- ' mgurated by Madame I'arepa-Rosa. Extensive pre parations are being made ror insuring tlie success if the season, and it will doubtless mark the oomnencemcnt of a new and blotter era In the gptMO astes of oar citizens. Tho prime tUmne will lie iladainc l'arepa-Rosa and a lady from Kurope; the mntraltl, Miss Fannie Stockton and Mrs. sequin; enorl, Messrs. castle and Nordblum; ban tout, dessrs. Campbell and Lawrence, and buffo, Mr. Solum. The repertoire, In addition to such operas as Martha," "The Bohemian Ctrl" and other iikeeomtositlons already favornbly known to New Yorkers, rill include the operas of "Oboron," "Puritan's laughter," "Robin Hood," "Vlctorluc" and a uiirnler of otner celebrated works never before given In lus country. OLYMPIC TIIEATRF. The pantomime of lllccory Dlccory Dock" now tinning at this establishment, has been found sum lently attractive by the management, to Justify the mntlnuauce of its mirth provoking representations 4 'or another month or two. No change will lie made n the present programme until al'ier the 1st. of September, wlicn it is proposed to do something In the Iramatic line, hut what It may be has not been setted upon. The bouse Is now provided with "Indiau punkas" which are continually kept In motion, fanitng the audience; besides which, it is lighted by an irtlUelal sunlight In the dome?the use of ail the ithcr lights in the auditorium having been discontinued. This has the effect of making the Olympic jne of the "coolest" of cool thoatrcs In this city. WOOD'S MPSKllM. This establishment will close about the middle of luffust for reoperation uo repairs, prtparatory to 5 opening for trie regular season. Like so many othef theatres, ttie Musueiu is still a little puzzled over the nature of its lali and winter attractions. It is proposed, however, to play a number of "star" engagements at this house, the Interstices between whieW will i>e tilled up with comedies and seusational plays by a regular stock company. New and uniqua curiosities will be added to the museum department, which will otherwise be made attractive and Interesting to families and students. Pli-Tll AVENUE THEATRE. The new dramatic season at tins tlieatre, under th9 management of Mr. Augustine Daly, will not tak? place on the 1st of August, as previously staled?it* fact, it may possibly be postponed until al)Out the 1st of September. When itdoes commence, however, w? may expect something good. Mr. Daly is going ti give us from his own pen a new sensational play, but win tnaugtiraie the season by some attractive dramatic novelty from abroad. Foul I'lay ilarklua la to be stage manager, and Mrs. Ohanfrao, from Helwyu's theatre, Boston, is to be the leading lady. Mrs. Jennings, .dr. (ieorge Holland, Mr. James Lewis and Mr. G. ll. Clarke are members of the company engaged lor the new season at this theatre. TAMMANY HAI.I.. The reconstructed "Wigwam,'' where the Sachems of tue "great unwashed, unterrilled" formerly held their deligntful "pow-wows," will next season, aj heretofore, be devoted to the elevation of legs In tha ballet, the risk of humaa life on the dying trapeze, the interpretation of pantomime and the production ot burlesque and farce, lwo extra saloons, never before in use, will be thrown open to the public* with the Inauguration of the approaching season, lu one of which seventeen Patugouian women, lit < tlietr native costumes, will supply tlieir patrons with cigars, drinks, Ac., "at the lowest possible rates." In the Literary Bazaar all the journalistic celebrities of the country are ui be hung up for exhibition, without extra charge either to themselves or their delighted admirers. The hall is to be materially Improved and a new gallery for clie ip admission erected. Tammany opens for the season about t.ie lath Of August. THE BOWERY THEATRE. The summer season ut the 'Bowery theatre term!* nates on or about the loth Inst., when the theatre will be closed for oue week. In order to give an opportunity for painters, carpenters and upholsterers to give the "Old Drury" a thorough overhauling and renovation. The Bowery next season will divine its' time about equally between i lie legitimate and sensations of every kind. Concerning tne company wo have been able to obtain no positive information. THEATRE COMICJDE. A new burlesque tnis week, entitled "lie's Slim," and followed next week by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watkins, for a limited number of nights, in a new comic drama, and the summer season at tills house comes to an end. The theatre will then be Closed for a few days for repairs and renovation, alter Which it will reopen with new features and new novelties. Lingard and the bleached blondes wt.l remain lu Boston, and m their place we are to hava sensational dramas by stars, and comedy, burlesque and vaudeville by a good stock compauy. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA BOUSE. This establishment reopens for the tail and winter season on or about the nth or August. During tne Interim the hall is being entirely remodelled, redecorated and enlarged. Manager Pastor intends introducing a number of radical improvements iu the appearance of the house, so as to make it one of the most attractlv and comfortable little theatres In the city. Improvements are also promised In the style of entertainment, and novelties will be Introduced' in rapid succession, as heretofore. Poole will continue to act as business manager and general dramatist, and his qualities being of ttie pro.die order, auv quantity of new dramas may be expected from him lu the course of tha season. Bryants' Minstrels will continue their season until the latter part of tnis month, when they wilf pack up their trunks for a lour through the country, returning nere to reopen on or about the 1st of Sep- i The San Francisco's, having1 gone off on a pleasure trip to Europe, It is not probable that their season will commence mucn berore the 1st of September, when they will continue their usual stvle of performances, with the addition of a number of comical novelties they are preparing for the occasion. During their absence their house is being thoroughly repainted and put in repair, MISCELLANEOUS. The New York Circus, with its trained horses, acrobats and clowns, will return from its summer rambles about the latter part or September, when It will again be located in the neat "Hippotlieatron" in Fourteenth street. The reconstructed churcn?the New York theatreremains with Its massive doors securely barred alike against saint and sinner. Tne Stadt theatre Is afflicted In a similar manner. The fall season at the Waverley is still undecided. Bryants' Minstrels are endeavoring to locate themselves there permanently, while at the same lime the Jinks Llngard, apparently not satisfied with one theatre in the Hub, is anxiously inuuiring whether lie cannot have an opportunity of securing it for himself next season. "Sinbad" wjll be presented at Niblo's to-morrow evening in a reconstructed shape. Miss l.ydla Thompson and Mr. Henry Becket, both of whom have been suffering from a severe Illness, will niaku their reappearance. The Lauri troupe 01 pantomlmists and the Cloooche troupe of grotesque dancers will also appear in connection with the piece. The female drum corps will likewise take part in the performance. The Peace Jubilee will be burlesqued in the burlesque, and the anvil chorus will be done by the young ladies of the drum corps. The excellent company from Boston that lor the past two weeks have been delighting our citizens with the drama of "Dora" aDd the burlesque of "Black Eyed Susan" at the Fifth Avenue theatre auens to-morrow evening in the same nieces ai Vi ai lack'*. BROOKLYN CITY. THE COIRTS. SUPREME COURT-SPECIAL TERM. Action for Foreclosure. Before Judge Tappau. Salvatore L. Nigro vs. August Lormies ft at.? This action was brought to foreclose a mortgage given by defendant, Lormies, to the.plaintiff. Before the mortgage was recorded the property covered by It was transferred to the other defendant by Lormies, who had hla deed recorded immediately. It was claimed that the deed did not take precedence over the mortgage, for the reason that the purchaser knew when he made the purchase of the existence 3f the mortgage In question. He bad been told, as it appeared by the evidence Introduced, that there was i mortgage on the place, but claimed that mero i?resay was insufficient notice. The counsel for plaintiff claimed that he knew enough to put him on inquiry, and that the failure to inquire further was equivalent to actual notice. CITY COURT. Decisions. By Judge Thompson. Lynns vs. Smith.?Motion for new trial denied. Bgrnra r.?. Hufferty.?Motion for new trial denied rith ten dollars costs. Proutler vs. Kuhu.?Preliminary Injunction should ic granted. COURT OF SESSIONS. The following prisoners were arraigned yesterday nd pleaded not guilty:-Edward llautsch and E. U. -e Baron, receiving stolen goods; James McCauley, mrglary; G. W. Pullman, grand larceny; Dennis M. ".agan, manslaughter; John Tennesley, assault and lattery; Hugo Hoigousen, false pretences; Janus \irberry, Matthew Barberry, Tltomas Kilmead aud ohn Kuroy, riot. EROORL1N INTELLIGENCE. Arrests During the Week.?The police of trooklyn arrested 407 persons during the past week. lie majority of which were for lntoxlcatfon. A Mint Beaten?Four rowdies attacked a mute lamed William Towers at twelve o'clock Friday * light, on the corner of York and Jay Btreets, and ieai him until he was Insensible. They then mado heir escape. Allkobd Robbkhy by a Servant.?Kate Stephens, i servant girl, sixteen years of age, In the employ of lavld Eastman, No. 15 Portland avenue, was irrested by officer rerrlne. of the Forty-fourth prc inct, on trldny night, on a charge of stealing Jiio worth of clothing irom her employer. Held fob the Grand Jury.?Yesterday mornng an express driver, J. B. Htiliwell, was committed >y Justice Walsh to await the action of the Grand lury upon a charge of having feloniously collected ltteen dollars upon an express package and tailing ,o make return to his employer, a. II. Free. Tub kmht at a Funbrai..?The examination hi ;he eaae of ttie parties arrested on a charge of crcatng a disturbance at the funeral of Joseph Mci'ann, n Twenty-tlrst street. Gowanus, on Tuesday last, was concluded belore Justice Walsh yesterday, when Ive of the parties who participated In the row were Ined ten dollars each. Their names are narah King, -arati Kenuey, Hannah Joyce, Ba>dy Joyce and Put'ick Wickluuii. Church of haints Peter and Paci,.?To-dav will >e celebrated the feast of the patron saints of this thurch. Haydn "Mass No. 3" (Imperial) will lie endered by the double quartette choir, with orchestral accompaniment, snnctns Agnus /> /, of tosslnl's | Messr Solenvetle, Sin ho' Mater, si Homo, by M. G. Hplltner nnd Mrs. Colettl. 'I lie lanegyrics on Hulnts Peter and Paul will be deliviredby Rev. F. F. Morlarty, diocese of Albany. The Paihc Savinos Bank Robbkrv.?In the stare neat of tUe arrest of Ed ward Nemltsch, charged vlth having in his possession somo of the bonds dleged to have been stolen from the I'ark Savings lank, It was stated that the christian name or Mr. toss, another party arrested in connection with the lame affair, is identical with tlie name of John boss, if No. 42 John street, New Vork, In one of the enorts the name was given as ftenhen Koss, Jr., duo of No. iu John street. The latter named gentlenan lias neon absent in Kurope for some time past, ind John Unas, Jr., bis brother is not directly or iniirecti* connected with the atnair above mentioned.