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NEW YORK. The Hell Gate Explosion. NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Gen. Newton officially reports to the Pilot Commissioners the following deptbs of water over late Hallett's reef. Since the explosion, from 180 feet distan from the shore line to the line of buoys, the bottom slopes gradually from 8 feet depth at mean low water to 20 feet. Outside the line of buoys not less than 20 feet depth at mean low tide was observed. Divers have been examining the reef and report a thorough break-up. The Book Trade Fair. The fourth fair of the American Book Trade Association closed at 6 o'clock last night. The last day proved to be the most successful of the four in a business point of view, and there were as many books sold yesterday as there were during the three previous days. Full returns of sales will not be made for several days, but it is thought the aggregate amount will reach $100,000 Savings Bank Panic. The recent suspension of the New Amster dam and Bond street Savings Bank has produced quite an excitement among the smaller depositors in the different savings institutions, and this morning every savings bank in the city was crowded with depositors, demanding their money. The Express says that before the close of another week the probabilities are that others of the small banks will be compelled to close their doors. The depositors of the Bond street Savings Bank met to-night and received the report of the committee on investigation. The report showed that the amount due depositors is $1,286,688. The assets amount to $1,412,287. The assets are composed of U. S. bonds, real estate. cash on hand, call loans, bonds and mortgages. Gift to Charitable Institutions. The board of estimate and apportionment of aldermen to-day voted about $17,000 of excise money to charitable institutions. Yellow Fever Scare. A yellow fever scare was created in Jersey City to-day, where two cases and one death are said to have occurred, the latter a lady who nursed her sick husband in Savannah. The physicians, however. say her death was caused by intermittent fever. Deaths are announced of the wife of Commodore Garrison, and of Newton St. John, formerly a leaging banker of Mobile, all of this city. Child Murder. Catherine Stevens, who is endeavoring to prosecute her reputed husband, Robert Stevens, for bigamy, asserts that he in the past fourteen years has drowned her four children before they were a day old. Defranding Insurance Companies. Samuel Harlem, of the firm of Harlem & Co., manufacturers of clothing at 12 Sirpenpard street, was arrested to-day, charged by the Fire Marshal with attempting to defraud the following fire insurance companies: Williamsburgh City, Relief Insprance Co., Girard of Philadelphia, British American Assurance Co. of Toronto, Mechanics' Insurance Co of Brooklyn. His place of business was burned some time ago, and assisted by the merchant creditors of the firm, who furnished him with fraudulent invoices, he endeavored to extort $17,344 75 from these companies, while his actual loss was about $7000. The total amount for which he was insured was $22,000. Steps will be taken to punish the merchants who furnished him with fraudulent invoices. International College Race in Prospect. ITHICA, Sept. 29.-At a very large and enthusiastic meeting of the various classes of Cornell University, held to-night, it was decided to send a challenge to the winners in the Cambridge-Oxford race, which occurs in March next. The challenge will be fours or eights, with a coxswain, as the Englishmen may desire, and for a four-mile race over the regular course, from Putney to Mortlake.
