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‘ ; edy The Indiana State Sentinel, of the 18th ult., snl ers et oor, and have a jarge family to supp»rt. _ thorized to sell the homestead, av: ttle my business, pay all debts, avd onfession of Pearson, of ‘Wife aud Chlidren, at W: tt r le D M: ‘tant lected etermined be r iliar with him; and, secondly, tha: ‘as to occupy. til after his aged father took his leave, and then Lu lg over, seized his knife with the other, and d,. bi ose to prepare @ cover for the deed. lerything 3 the room lows under his wife’s head, the tatal ke nd, the bottle of laudanum, the letier: > table.precisely as they were found whea morning vealed the crime to the hight of da’ ‘be The following passengers came down in the Mc- — F. Frost, James \«). ward 5 and ledy, T. P. Powers aad ‘A. F, Hedges, Wm. H. Tappan. Thomas Carter, and daughter, B. Genols, Chas, Duffie. following letter from Gov. Lane. of Oascow City, . * Oregon : — Oot 25, 1849 . . : arrived here in advance of all the te to he management of our Croan ity, for the purpose of m ith the Indians, I found it » atry, Cowlity. Puget’s Sou of the Willamette. across the coast mouctaius, m the Willamette to the coast at tac na bay, pear hundred miles south of the * have seen more or less of the perpie « near forty of he sixty. seven tribes living in Oregon; wade outant orwarded a report of all the tribes, the lumbers and a losstion d poraibly de ai ition, as pear as co j Copied the executive proceedings and correspondence, and forwarded the same to the demt, and did all other things necessary to be 2, to the best of my ability, honestiy and faithful The executive books aed papers as al+o of the In- — are in good condition, plain and easy to be iy health has been fine, and I have labored con- tly. 1 beve said thie much about my doings, to you know that no part of my daty bas been ne- I suppose that I shall be removed. but | that ft shall be without cause, or at | ble @ ‘try, and like it Yetl bat | am here, lam I have con- to send, by my son, who gows hovar, for my fa- 1 am not now able to labor as { ono« could. and ps the best piace for me oes fally il my effects, we the home =PH LANE, e 80 dear. JOS urder of his ngton, Mass, (From the Boston Mail, Marcn 7 ] Pearson states that, on the night of the 10th of pn, 1849, having previously formed the imation of putting away his wife, he proceeded to ilmington by a new and different route from hat he usually took, in order, first, that he might deter- sed by the viliagers, who were ta- the people oa route might not see him. He usual raul: pproached bis house by the way that has already ven traced and identified by those teil-tale boots Wore. There he saw his his wife and tather ‘ing together; one of his children upon a trundle |, and the other laying in the bed that the mother He skulked around the house wched until the wife, wearied with the cares and bors of the day, retired to rest by the side ot her epi w, through which he entered the abode which as soon to be the scene of blood. As he entered the room, his wife awoke. innocent. He then raised the rear win- He ke to her in his ordinary way, aad sud he had bme out to stop with her for tae last tume, leaving T to suppose that a before conten ape separa ¢ uadressed had been agreed to by him. meelf and lay down beside her—first secreting e knife with which he had come armed for the ved of blood, in a convenient spot, near the head of vd. What transpired fora season we may not re- at, neither is it necessary that we should do so, @ full understanding of the dread details we are ut to give. Pearson states that after lying together about an bury an aliercation ensued betweea hunself aad ie somewhat violent character, when he her by the throat with ove hand, and reach- bbed her juriously in the neck. Sue stragyled tfully, aud during her death agonies, tell off the is grasp yet upon her. The uscoasciwus ogest, who layin the bed, was aw.keaed by fall, and began to ery, through tryht pw mfurtated murderer seized the babe, as he before seized the mother, and by a succession stabs, killed it. The other chila, yet asleep, As taken from its low bed, and laid woere the ther’s life blood had just been poured out, and re killed. Pearson states it was not ins intea- at first to murder the twins, but he had not Jeulated upon their waking, to become witnesses aunst him as to the death of their mother. Alter his horrid purpose was accomplished, he mained quietly sitting upon the bed for a ne. He then carefully wiped away all stausa of ort od from his hands, face, wrists, and feet, and He arranged were tound—the e 1a her ¢,upon as the In making final disposition of the body of his wife, tus nds became stained, but in his parturbation he i wot notice it. He then blew out the light and yped his way to the back entrance. He teit his out of the house, which accounts for the s of the bloody hands upon the sides of the ors. The murderer wandered about till, moramng waned, when he took the first train of cars for eton, at the Woburn watering place, on the »well road. | Pearson had already made arrangements to ye an altbi by making it appear from cireum- | nees and by positive evidence that he passed » night of the i . murder in Providence. We give the foregoing as the setaal trath in the se, which willbe verified by Pearson when the ema situation In which he is placed is more ongly realized by Vrotent Taunpersout in Connecticut.—The irtford Courant, ot the 6th inst., speaking of the struction of a large tree by a thunderbolt, at New quonock, and the effect in the vicinity, says:— e next day it was ascertained that the hghtn pposed, a meteor, had fallen upor ge oak tree, which stood in an open pasture, st of Phelps’s Hotel. The tree was about three tin diameter, and without a limb to the height thirty or forty feet, when it branched out and med a heavy top. The bghtoing first strack the eat the forks, the branches, nad scat- the trunk im every direction. trank # shivered into small pieces; no one of them is get than a man can lift. Even the roots were ttered about, and many pieces were carried stance of more than thirty rods. ns of the tree were crus! A as sawdust. ¢ fragments cover an area of eight or tea acres. ‘¢ post and rails of fences, for several rods, were sken off by the flying fr 8 One stick was rled through the and into a room, of an sceupied house, that stood fifteen rods from the *, and eome pieces of the tree have bern tound a distance of one hundred rods from the place ere it stood. Much of the body of the tree was en into ® , like those used by basket-makers; 10 smal! are the pieces, and so evenly distri- ted over the ground, within the distance men- ned, that a person can hardly find a place to pet foot without trading on some of them. Per- residing se¥en and eight miies irom the place, lp felt heir decile shake from the ex- y Bs ee ne™ C the inst. a Hatchee, Plorida, under date of ( er trom Arta 12th inst. which says.—Affeire in this quarter: look a little more promising. The gene- te ° saw near! ty at er, ready for t tthe number at that y come in. ri Mr. Eprror ¢ While the public attention has been recently stropgly excited ‘on the subject of atrocious crimes, and the nature and force of ciroumstantial evidence 00 much dincussed, some allusions have been made to the case of the Bournes, we occurred in Vermont ome years sinee. AS extraordinary case, \- by anpals of jurisprudence, was not notes of the poweonpese an of the case, from one who last trial,and made himself usinted eT ys history year 1806 or 1807, the family in question cultivati: farm in th , county eof Bennington. The the subsequent charges, were jevjamin Bourne. and hia two sons, Stephen They were ignorant, hard working. penu- humble circumstances. There ter. some years previously married y the name of Russel Colvin, @ thriftiess, steady chep. distinguished by the rapid increase of his family, rather than by bis ability to provide for them; and asa natural conseque: wu and the brothers became frequent, tueir atrit tention became noterious throughout the neighborhood. At tepgth Colvin disappeared for an unusual period, and bis wife bad no in! tion of bia inteation of going away: public attention was aroused, and some of the neighbors had suspicion of foul play; butit subsided Yet asmonthsand years on, ly something would arise taleiapecenentian that the Bournes knew whet bad become of Ri |. These surmises were renew- ed from time te time in the community, for several years, without leading to any defipite action, At length. in the epring of 1819, after nearly twelve years hed elapsed since Colvin Gosnpenrense, . some circum. stances seemed to give @ more tangible form to these vague tuspicions. Inquiries were set on foot ia earnest ; the son of Colvin, a boy eight years of age at bis dirappeara was now gro! and related jast time er saw his father. he with his uncles, Stephen and Jesse, digain potatoes: that they had a violent quarrel; that uncle hem struck bis father with his hoe-handle, at pocked him down senseless. ‘That he was frightened and run for the house; but his uncie Jesse pursued and caught him, a threatened him, if he ever told of thelr ttriking his father, he would kill him. Wh questioned why he had never told of this before, he taid he was so much afraid of his unoles that he dared not. This led toan examination of the potato field. In an old excavation which had been used for storing potatoes, was found a pocket knife, which was recog- pired by Russell's wife as bel g to her bi used by him she last saw 5 of @ tree whi adjoining field, were found fragments of bones which were de- clared te be those of a human body, with a thumb or toe nail. These, with other circumstances,’so fully aroused the public attention that Benjamin Bourne, the father, and Jesse, were arrested and committed to prison. In the meantime, Stephen had removed to what was then called the Black River couatry, in this State Several citizens of Manchester were dispatched efter bim to bring him back. They proceeded, and found him in a log cabin in the depths of the forest, reached his place at twelve or one o’clock at night, called him up. and on recognising 1) he evinced great agitation, serving to strengthen their already stroug persuasion of bis guilt. One of them remarked to him, “Steve, we have got your desth warrant.” His reply did pot wesken their convictions; it was, “have you found anything of the bones?” He was brought back to Manchester, and committed to prison, denying all knowledge of Colvin, asserting his innocence to the lart. In the meantime. an array efcircumstances was brought out, that Pryna-gado almost universal viction of their it and inevitable conviction. State prisoi hisentire stances were found directly to implicate act, th be rally believed te kn ould disclose, Jesse, after lopg asserting his innoce: as the time of trial ap- proached. wavered. and wogth declared he would make full confession. He declared that the quarrel, as rel adjoining feld; took up bole theré, and put it the barn wae struck by gathered = the bones, and sunk them in in the creek, not far distant; that afterward: rein bet ae foundation a ber: h ge Be ud some pieces of bone sere which they gathered end buried under the roots of the old tree.” . The Grand Jury found a bill of indictment against ell three for murder, and the trial came on befere the Supreme Court, at September term, 1819, befure the Hon. Dudley Chase, Chief Justice, After careful in- vestigation of nearly @ week, in which a clreum»tantial © sential nee soering with pointe confirming onfession of Jesse, was |. the Jury acquitted the father, aud retur: “ e ig February, that, if anything in their favor. it might be made avail- the Court. Though the afcer a full and careful investigation, they reported. ccmmendirg that Jesse's punishment be commuted imprisonment im the State prison for life, and that Stepben be leit to suffer ucder his sentence. After the trial, some persons who doubted their guilt, | Advertised @ description of Russel Col: end sugcert- ing @ probability This adver- | tivemeut chanced to be seen by a gentieman of Shrews- bury, (N J.) who at once recognised the description as agreeing with a harmless crazy wan. who had lived — many yeare with @ substantial farmer in that town. } te | This man bad made bis appearance there soon after the time of Colvin’s disappearance from \er- to this house, who was absent, wife set him to work. ter the m had entire dered farm wee bis—but especially the cattle, which were It was seen that he and useful, sods ba’ loded. The wife and children he woul Ley were more trouble than they were wort! be would pot ineist upon; but the cattle at ell hazards; and he bad continued ev: ee fully laboring in the same place, and particularly care ful of the cattle as his cwn. newered of the advertisement ro = B.. : - to this city, to Jona. ebant io Coonticn slip. ir. Robinson recognised bim and ‘means to send him to Vermont. Ht & feeling j i A i i ar ¢ perce sober, and then, if he an . that he ought to bave warrant, he but he never heard say thing more of hia. appear that he p to New York, ury. ‘The death had overcome every other ery feeling im the mind of Jesse Bourne. He would Ercor y made the er. thing for life The confession in- fluence of officious friends, to inolude and sustain all the circumstances relied u; as important to their conviction; end thus ted important deve- Jopement of the dangers attending a lance on cir. oumstancial evidence. FUL The Difficulty betw: Grande ‘Territory and the State of Texas, The following address has been issued L4 ® meeting of the citizens of the Rio Granis people. relative to a secession from the State of Texas, and theestablishment of « territorial government’ Fe.row Citizens or THE Vattey ano Texaitory or tHe Rie Granve !—This addrese, presented to you by the citizens of the county of Cameron, is put torth with afull appreciation of the importance of the sub- ject it prerents, and we ack of it » candid and careful consideration. A crisis bas now arrivedin the history of our affairs, which demands the attention ef every one whose lot end destiny is cart within our pal The lai Il but too plainly te message of Gover! ublic seutiment of Texas, thet questions affecting right to xas. q withi: seuclemecus partial doctrines entertained by her public our og and territory, are e men, and which, in their judgment, is atten with extraordinary Cm per to general jurisprudence, owing to our preeent and hitherto anamolous position, as well towards the late republic, as to the present State of Texas. The extraordinary interest manifested by the Go- w for not abiding the decision of our favor, be, to make assurance doubly sure, will force upon us foreign commissioners, equally preju egainst us. Reasons strong and it exist why Texas should claim thie territory. As thie claim is founded in pecu- biary interest, reasons equally strong and cogent exist why we should resist it. Heroclaim is based in part upen some of our oldest and hitherto juestioned titles, the muniments of which she denies ® rings = Scag she knows our inability to procure x With a full regard for the importance of the subject and the rightfulness of her pretensions, let us examine Ing facts. The constitution of the republic of Texas was adopted on the 17th day of March, 1836. with to limits or boundary, what would have been the judgment of the enlightened world, had the question arisen as to what was meant by Texas? Would it not have defined it by reference to the province of Texas, as known, acknowl and received by the cvnstitutional provisions of the republic of Mexico, by which it was created? We believe that there can be but one, and an affirmative responee to this question, The boundaries of Texas, then, as @ republic, are thus ascertained and defined, are now led to the next interesting inquiry, as to he er jurisdiction became extended, and how the Bt of Tamaulipas and the province of Coahuila be- came disrupted and annexed or attached to Texas, We find that on the 19th day of December, 1836, just nine months after the adoption of the constitu:ion of the republic of Texas. an act was paseed by the Texan Congress, clothed in the followin language Thi from ai after the pares of this act, civil —- jurisdiction of this republic be, and is h jeciared to extend to the following boundaries, to wi: beginning at the mouth of the Sabine river and run- ning wert along the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from | land, to the mouth of the Rio Grande; thence up the principal stream of raid river to its source; thence due north to the forty-see: degree of north latitude; theuce along the bou: line, as defined in the treaty dary between the United States and Spain, to the place of Dbeginnl he “constitution,” as applied to political in- etitutions, is of like import throughout the whole range of political scie and implies that yn oe ‘ "a violation thereof. shall be dome, suflered. or permitted, except by authority paramount to that which establiehed it. tee 4 Feliow citizens, do you find in the constitution of the republic of Texes, any provision for altering. enlarging nding the same, except by compliance with conditions therein contained’? Will any one pretend that a constitutional convention was called, or that y amendment to that constitution was ever adop' by which an soeqemest of territory was ever made legal or constitut! ? And we submit, fellow citizens. in the spirit of mort dispassionate can- dor, whether the act above referred to was not at the time of ite enactment an unwarranted and unoonstitu- tional act— an act whigh enlarged, by contemplation, at Its of the republic, and thereby enlarged its juriediction. in violation of all constitutional aud ublic law? By the terms of that act the civil and tical juriediction of the to extend, &e. prepesty u tutional extension, if oly bmitted to? Let us read the eighth article of the titution of the republie:—“All who shall for the re avoiding @ parti- present struggle, or shall refuse to par. ve wid and assistance to the prerent enemy, sbali forfeit all tof citizenship and euch lands as they may bold in republic.” Thus, it will be perceived, that unless the native Mexican ivhabitants, living within the proposed terri- tory, rball ‘eppear, lst, that they did Bot leave the cou! for the purpose of avoidi mg . participation in the late Texas struggle; 2d,that they did Lot refuse to participate in it,and id. that they did not ive ald or assistance to the enemy, they are inevitably jebarred the rights of citizenship, and will have for- feited their ertates. But. fellow.-citizens, not the Jeast important view of this subjeet may be bad by considering a few clreum- stances ected with the enforcement of this pro fon of the constitution of the republic, and which we Delieve campot fail to impress the most calous with feelings of sympathy and indignetion for the wrongs thus fought to be comsummated, — There is o single instance of an extended empire, ned limits, which rises up. as- the central iebes @ constitusion credings are for certain posed or real grieval ; ib a teal Ly, im its commencement, ie orthy moti by 8 rim) hority, power of such tohabitente, 2 | the action of eisher the Mexican or the Texan verpment. Thus, then, were these inhabitants not coply mere passive agents. so faras the setion of Texan authority wae concerned, but Lay within the actual and tangible control ef the main North, only wae to be called upon to contribute men and means. poe Ay #0 called upom, constant- ly, to sustain fu the Mexican army. Under ere circumstances, then, and without the exercise of your volition. the government of Texas seeks to contie- cate your peat. open and annul judgments aod de- erees which have been pronounced in the mean time, by courts of competent euthority, as repugnant to that constitution which she never the pewer to enforce = lie. 8. LEMON, President. H. L. Howvert, A. Batinas, J.P. MeDowoven, F. Masrar, toe Presidente. of the j who tension of time for thelr fi bad every appearance idenee that the Bournes. their consciousness of the death of Raseel hed sp-nt © greet deal of time at different periods, to srarchtug for ecmei bing im the West viouatein, mot far distant from their farm; but a¢ no place could be found for this im the chain of clreumstances. but little atiention wes to It now seemed very probable the assault aad proper investment bj 0 the business must ever wisi handsome at The quantity of lumber ph oe YLT the inter greatly predominates 7 ‘The increase from this trade must, of itself flourishing commercial cities aud towne in the St Creix Valley, of which Stillwater will be the principal (On the Mississippi and ite tributaries, above va, lumbering wearcely commenced The inter- jimeval glory. Two ver this winter, but ‘The product of their winter's labor four saws at St Anthony for the pent year.— St Powls, Min, Chronicle, Jan. 6 Law Intelligence Scrneme Court or rue Usiten § 68. Thos ©. Sheidon et ux ve W peal from the ( ireult Court of the | nited States for vichigan Mr Justice Grier delivered the jon ot this court reversing the decree of the enid Cireait (ourt ip cause for the want of jurisdiction im that court 41.— A. Milla et al vs St. Cisir county etal io error to the Supreme Court of iiiinots ron delivered the opinion of this conrt. the judgment of the Supreme Court of ibineta + hecets. No 00 Henry Shaite +t si jeorgin etal On eppeal from the U of the United States fur Georgia. Ve MeLean delivered the opinion of this court, the judgment of the said Ciresit Court this caure with corte No 60 Henty Shaite ot al the Back of Georgia et at The record in thie filed by the appeiiees. being defective thir ap it Court of the t ed States for Georgia ens di ed, at the cost of th: peters No 66 Wm Wheeler appeliant ve. © Beouett's Exe outers, The wet of this caare for the eppellant Now Of end 67. The | appr lent, ve EIR Price executor of loreph Archer ‘The argument of these causes was commenced fur the Court of General Sessions. Before the Recender ené Aldermen Franklin and TRIAL OF GEORGE F. CASE, FOR FORGERY. Marci take bis 1T —George F. Case was this m s trial om a charge of forgery in the third d called to im making, or assisting to make, on the 20th of July Last, a spurious iesory promi pote, drawn by Peter Neefus, of 21 purporting to have been 8 Front street, for $675 47, 3 and payable to the order of Jacob Van Vorees, The ‘testimon: juine; the body was me im yes, and this note wa pounced it a forgery, said he had j minutes; five. in the case was as follow: it tee torged note; I wanted to buy a note; I told was shown to me by hi asked bim where ith made up without my know. the note was presented to mote broker, in Wail street, it got it trom @ person who him the 0 sell; | went to Case, immediately after, and asked him it he gave that nete to Kleigier! te said he did; 1 rote? H vereation | told bim the that Van Vorees would be asked Mr. Case how he came by that me he got it from a man named 0 wae staying at bis house ; in thie con- note was a forgery ; he said there at seven o'clock in the evening, and | made an sppointment to meet him at that time ; be directed me to come, and said he would bave an officer and bave Van Vorees arrested ; | went there at the time appointed ; Case was there, but Van Vorees did not come, at men; 1 bim to wote there ; Corey said Van Vorees was in bed ; teed him time, he e would raid that Van Vorees was in I banded the note to Mr. Corey, and complain y least I did not see any such 6 offh have Van Vorees arrested, if im the morning Case and office, and | told the offie-r had told him thet said that I must not of him, because it would He Nase ; SL wend when Case Corey, after waiting a short time, Day y to bis roem, but he was not there ; Case then said, pot hey Dietrio ht he was there, but he could come home last night. ttorney—Do you knows man named James net’ Objeeted to by consul for the de- oe. District Attorney—I may as well open the case here. This is one of # series of forgeries, in which Case, Ash- ley, Ben: and aow th tue Neefus oa Ure, Was Drury, are concerned I pro, to held a business aie y theory is, that the writing, extracted by some chemical the body of the note made over the signa- counsel for the accused replied, and said, if the District Attorney would introd ® certain witness, {meaning One-Eyed Thom; could, no doubt, prove all about this transac! ‘he District Attorney replied, that he always avoided using the evidence of crimivels and notorious per: as long as be could do without it. ‘witness jed—I held # correspondence with ‘Th Arling*on Bennet about two years ago, | cannot say whether I wrote on pa; note was written; I similar to that on which the k | have used such paper; Vase taid that Bennet was in the habit of visiting house; after Case bad been at the poiice,I think he told me that Bennet was present when this note was handed him by V Fulton street, an Vorees; Mr. Case’s establishment was in near'Brosdway Cros#-examined— Case might have told me that he kept the lodging part of the house, aud a man nawed Smith kept the bar room; was in the habit of stoppis Mr. Case told me that Bennet ing at bis house when he came tothe city; I was not present at the District Attes- ney’s office whem one-eyed Thompson told him how the note was don one eyed Thou peon. that Mr, Case; | arres me the note, and ald the thie 1 am not thet Van Vorees and would be back at eleven o'clock; | bar keeper seid went down to Mr. Neefus back aud arrested Cate; the accused said t! d that be said if he could get it cashed 1 never said anything to e said that houre at 7 e’clook that order to consummate the bargain; Corey was there Alonzo B. Core; a tans police officer; I kn thet I would meet Mr. it Van Vorhees was fered Van V. was to be at hi evening by appointment, the house, I know of. , saying that . bar keeper if Van there the night previous; I think 3 bed been there; but of Mr, Case thea told me gone down to Wall street, theo and shortly afterwards came I kept bim fa custody at the etetion house that night, and the uext morning brought bim to the police; the magistrate wanted me ty take barge of bim; | told bim he would commit bin Jeremiah Lothroy Case was brought before I bad some conversation he was Begotiating manuer in which he came in { would mot take bim unless im; thie be would mot do, and | let wt large afterwards. ‘eau tation house all night sworn —! am 1 am not mistaKen «Dout jagistrate; Mr. me by Mr. Corey, the officer; with Mr. Case stated as possersion of the note, for the sale of his interest in a the house in fulton street, and that he took the note lington Bennet came to me, ven | to Mr. nse, by a man named V Mr Case that there was something 0: satisfactory about the matter, that | woul mise the complainant, but ‘that the paper. note main there, im court, an: of Mr reen Van Vorees, before rested im Jam 5 Cross examiced—Mr, Beonet did not make davil; bir statement was not mad der think Bennet told who he thoug: ik 1 did not commit him, that he might bs arrested om afterwards ; but | would not lock bia up for the jepnet said he happened to be ia the time he raw the note transferre Case, and thet ; Case was subsequently 4 — Were you present on the occasion of any experi- ment being made, in removiog ink from paper? A.— There was rome liquid brought to the police offi viel, and | tried some ex, ye bei by Mr. remove t ok, The sete was here read; onthe after date, I Vetoes, ex bum yalve received. The prosecution here their care. mith, « police offiver, iments | thiok the liquid it did it is as follows :— New Youn, July 20, 1849. omise to to t and se) Ee 8. closed, and the defence opened Jobo B. Hunteloger sworn for the defence —!n Octo- ber lant, | wae emi, upper part of the house; Tees ones; he wae seen Mr Neetus ed as a bar keeper, by Mr. Smith, im ( ase’s Hotel, Fulton street; Mr are oooupled the 1 saw a man named Van Vo i think | out to m 4 when | saw Van Vorees it was about two o'clock; Mr Calvin Case, be brother of | ecoured asked for him, and it was said that he was out- ride the door; Mr. Neetus was in the bar room at the some time. but further u Van Vorees was about buy the room; | was told that out Case. Crore examined—I never spoke to Van Vorees; | was told by some gentlemen at the bar that wae in negotiation jor Case's interest. Arlington Bennet. or I sbouid think. about of sandy complexion. ra Vorees a Caivin Case sworn—| am brother to Geo dete the District Attorney objected to the introduction I4 Van Vorees was s man. 10 of 11 inches high, and aim of testimony showing any transactions between Van the witness. it good city paper; | saw the note; in next morsing. and sew Mr. Neefus, my brother, aod others; | ‘were about the negotiation: | raid woth ow Gu yen gee along!" my brother then epeke, and said,” the mote is « ry," | then went to Mr. Huwteinger and asked him where Van Vorees ®@ minute before at the door not know anything sbout the he raid be was crose-examination thing new. Timothy L Dannaher eworn—i am an attorney and counsellor at law; (note shown) in October last | was going down Fulton street, towards Brookiya Ferry Bank of the bank; | believe ope that | saw in Ocrobder. when Mr. Case gave me this note, the note back to Mr Cees with the the note shown te be the same requested me to olmpras good at the bent, and gare reply of the oa-hier whether t juirter at Cross examined—1 have known Mr. Case «little over bi ® pene; | Dave five suits for Ubauncey F Shaffer srorn peeing poe oe hare khoown Vi ar years; | Dave engaged by him in come of the Mr Debucher” Witeess here deseribed ‘ving ate, the care wae esjourned ‘when it will be summed ap aad referred to the sotte ©: The evidewes tO Pride: ‘ning. rubmitted tothe jery U. 8. Commissioners’ Before Kichard F. Sitiiwel Mancn T= The Uniret Abaander White, for a revett by Mr Simmons, while the verse Wolf was lying off the bard or of New Lork, the defendants who were seamen on board am an attorney and ee for some two rt. “” Staves er. dovepn Muller and A ‘tbat on the 28th af Febraery, the paid vessel, endeavored to make arevoit by refusing om motion of prigom to thie @ny, at 2 o'eleek, ‘sof the eaptsia Ane renee! bas sings gone ty ore to the sam aod ame! the case Was prstpooed Police In telligence, ony of feit J angle bee Shots ee Tue Hiovr eraset Exriosion—Disrarsution ov tum mary ) took yesterday, b Ly] @ large | Funvs ron tue Surrenens.—The members of the com- smount money. p o be genuine | mittee entrusted with the colleotion and distribution pF gg en a egg rubsortbed for the suflerars from the Hague ons og Le Lo awake of Vedion, wore pape hy ary’ slain upon it, with a view of ascertain: ‘corner of bh ing the exact elroumstanees of each ; and have made Passing their indivi al repeats 08 © Manes se commas ng held yesterday. A sub- ittee been appointed “what do you know about | © Fe final distribution. The menner of them? Mr. Smith replied—" They are two Western | “¥' the fund has been under discussion in the fellows, of doubtful repute.” “The d—1 they are!” | Commitsee, and various methods have been said Stewart; “let's take them in; they are are | o% ssrenging | delicate matter. It seems a by the look of them.” “ Agreed,” said Smith; “| | ™Arlty of those among whom the distribution hes the big one, you take the ether.” Ac- been made, would prefer an equal division of the sharp was the word end qulok wae the mo- | S002. Atter mature couslestarinar tn ee he eo two suspested mem sroorted to the | rected. and the following adopted in itestesd. Those Tom be and introduced to Justice Lothrop. Mr Smith ; who bave oply suffered temporarily, ha i then eaid, * Come, bo: want to see gaan weinabies will recelve, such sums an mil cotipe Kg oy seare ir lose of time, ani e doctor's bills je was Hund directed % | tacanes. Mest of these have beem paid of cud bene signed receipts expressing their satisfaction When all the temporary cares shall have been disposed of, the balance on hand will be apportioned to the permanent sufferers, Among these are men who are maimed for life, and widows, of whom there are some bereft of their ate port But these it is contemplated to divide ini or four classes, according to the circumstances of each. For example, # young widow, with only one, or no child, cannot expect to receive as much ass widow m vanced in years, with four or five children, Of the latter description is a Mrs. street, who is left without en stay for herself or her four little of continually subject to fits. and tiow of the Ti Hupson, March 4, 1350, Frrenp Buu:—I will send im 501 ¥ to- morrow, 80 that they wili be there at 6in the morning WM. E. b—. Louies will cor ‘This letter is believed to come froma now in jail at Hudson, ona of passing counterfeit mo- a; but on searching the other man, who calls himself Ed- ard Hug Pooket: book was found, contal: in benk bills,purportivg to be om thy ty Bank, Copneetiout. $4 400 00 balance in $50 bi Thece bills are most admirably ) atures are 60 perfect that one of t was offered to several brokers by way of testing the money, and all pronounced 10 d women like her, , aod will probably re- will mot be given to th nuine and offered to exchange it for other money. Mr. | tire, but be placed to their credit in the Smith immediately telegraphed to the Pre and be drayn in certain sums monthly. Th the New Haven County Bank, setting foi of giving some of them the whole of their share at en arrest had been made a large of counterfeit money on their bank discovered — The President, H. Hotchkiss, telegraphed back. that seme mistake must have occurred, and referred Mr. Smith to Mr. H. Dwight, a broker. in Wall street, Application was made to Mr Dwight but at » late hour yestertay evening no result had been known. The notes are apparently fac similies of the originals, and once. to set them up in business, bas been abandened, ly to be productive of more evil thaa good. re eo dealt with, others would ex, ent clusion thi Dirratiefaction would thus ensue. ther band, it would be highly imprudent to entrust all with the ly to their lot. The amount of money falling respect! In fact they bear a strong resemblance ef having been | plan of paying, therefore, by perivdical instalinente, Hinted from the original plate belonging to the bank. | has been’ fixed’ wpom as the ieast objections ‘e have known cases of the kind to occur; the printer trusted with a bank note plate to print, has procured & lot of paper of his own, and thus struck off afew thourands on his own account We do not pretend to infer that this case fe one of that character; but only state the fact that cases have been kaown where Gishonest printers bave been employed. Justice Lo- throp committed both thi exemipation. Thi as very anxious to some one go fur Mr. to act as bis counsel @ above was written. from the bank plate icon, us above stated, was up, and the signatures of thi cashier and president are forged, #0 admirably e: cuted that men who profess to be good judges, oannol distinguish the 4 from the counterfeit. Singular Affair— Renewing Confidence in the Marviage State. Much trouble exists, too frequently, among the married portions of this fashionabie city, in wany in- stances, in consequence of marrying too early, end in otber cases too late, aud then again too quickly; thus, before they exch know their peculiar dispositien, they are rushed, as it were together without # proper consideration. and are compelled to live t er, al- whole. When the distribution in complete mittee intend to publish a list of the appropriations for the ratisfac'ion of the public. Various sums have been paid on account to permanent sufferers, ag their neorseities required. The subscription list is not yet ccmpleted; the Williamsburgh and other returns not having been made, The sum total of the fund will exceed $25,008. A Suvceten ix tHe Custom Hovse.—A few evenings ago, @ vight watchman of the Custom House, named k and his son-in law. were ata public house im the Fourth ward, where t! were boasting of having smuggled rome segars frome ship lyiog in the River. Being overbeard bye police officer of the ward, he was compelled to take the son in-law, woo bad two bexes cf segars, into custody. He brought him, with the regars. to the Station House, where t isher followed aud raid the segars were his; that they bad been given to bim by the mate of the brig Abeone, lying at pier No. 9 Feast River. and that his son in law was wersly carry ing them home torhim The! apiaia of the Fourth ward police said be would detain the segars. asia du'y bouad, tll Fisher was able to procure a permit, as the boxes bad vo custom house mark upou them, and were evi- dently emuggled. Up to this tiwe the regare have never been called for, for the same night «aptain Dichett sent word to the surveyor of the port of what had oc though at the expense of their comtort and happiness, | a a a In theen matrimonial differences, too often the plea of | puir{uy eal o custom house ollcer Was Placed om uey Inconstancy mingles in with charges of sdultery, | of them were caught we ate unable to state. If report which may or may nct actually exist; yet as long as the parties believe = do, the effect is about the same | thing— and must be the predominaat featur: proper end effectual remedy is | vue. it in not the firet or second time that segars of import on which duty is levied, have ercaped from the sane brig without paying a cent of duer to Uncle Sem Robbed as ke is oo all sides, it 1s bard fer bim to be rich; but the most provoking thing of ail is, that bir own servante are the plane dere of the poor old gentiema Cartronsia bxcrr taken to convince each other of their integrity and virtue. the jealous feeling keeps increasing day by day, until suicide or murder winds up and terminates the | career of both parties, We have been led to these re- | marke from @ circumstance which took place before uncearent having Justice Mountfort, in which that magistrate adminis. | been made, yerterday. of the errival of thy Georgia tered consolation to @ man sad wife, thereby restoring | frm (hagres, thousands of people rushed—some to contident hem, which otherwise would have | the Battery, rome to the foot of Warren street -to meet friends returning from tl hetel backs might he seen vot the pu T land of gold. The gee tae fret atest excltemeat tly long to he ¢ the muitita bat will invariably m: into the inquir ing leet a Germ they were. The Georgia did not arrive w yesterday, por up to the hour ot midaight. a bout 85 years, but neither able to A Census or Cxutans ~The poll the different *. Mr. Seckiman approaches wards, by the direction of taking a orn- te ap d that he bad a very singular propo- | the cellars with e vi og the number tition to offer, and that if he would acquiesce io tne Iphabitas living wader ground, aud in wh bitarte rate, “1am alwaysceady | jound The cellars ro tak gia jan aud wile happy, or any one ohed from the houses of ee do Waatis | pote being taken of those wo used by the request??? = W Mr. Sackman, “you see tha: | ocoupants of dwellings aad shops * his wife (pointing tothe parties he Stones these burrows in the Fourth ward, will gi ip) is Charies Gerne, and bis wite they bave been married about two years. time pert a difficulty has existed between them, the principal cause of the trouble Is jealouy. The wite t# aartaing bim of visiting other women, aud the fair iden of the rame abodes in the other # total nomber of cell d by Chose who bave no ard ts 186, 0f whton $5 In the entire of these ui aceutes her of receiving ths visite ot = many as WO parrot men Now, Judge, they are both willing to swrer. ts cae reo, tov Eaeaneee he 1" » thal euch criminality existe between them, | pecessary to aay. that ruch ao habitat both free and clear from any uncer the category of clean. The obj is to obtain ap act from the Legislature. probit men, women and echildcen. from living un tergrow hy Vike wild be to the dostraction of thelr health aud happy, by re heppiness; end it is believed that the erection of a class dd thas estabii orn off by I will de It with pleasure Do they Seckman?” Sack of pmall houses wbhowe gre pure sir of he the owners of euch property « cruelty,” where ro many human & Tre Macniseny oF THe Lowe been ip part removed from the Fure boom derrick, and it ts found to be uninjured, amd will be placed in & new stoner, now on the stots. and to be bwished in May. to go to California, asa eompautow to the New World DeatH rRow Corp axo Exresvae —A man, whose was found on Wednerd: the cheertal (ight wud as reunauere*ive to thom balitett os of Daried alive. The machiaery bas Dy means of a raig trate selected the Said be —",You, first to adwiister the oath to rine Gerke, do swear, in God, that you will a 4 to you touebing your fidelity. in. the care deforeme’”” The interpreter infu man, who bowed her head in asse Bible, thus taking the required oath Q.—Hlave you ever been true and faithful to your lawful wedded hus- band? A.—Yes, I bare. Q.—And do you intend to re- main true and faithful’ A —Ves, ido. (Ashie—~ Weill, that will do pretty well for you,” said the magistrate, with a smile) “Now,” said the magistrate, © I will eweer the husbend. The hurband, on comlog up to the stand, made very big ey: told to put bis hand on it, Ti been taken by the wife wi Do you by gistrate, “take your wife by the future you will I together.” The busvand yh it bi ife, fe at ber husband. with o otion, to find that both ha beyond their ard Third av Feit ero ree Riven A mon fell into the North River on WV by Sew Divorce & 1 learo through the Ut fs Dow before ti creasing the laws fe will but ppeak out come slaw, A similar bill was defeated by « sult vote in the Inet Legirlature in consequaose of attacks made upon it by rome volbivking jourunltst who never gave the robject o Why rheuld th Deaste of eo much legal reform leg #0 far babi other States of the U pion opo th '+ importa vere, by the way of eat would be well. ands’ Ait ipvelves property and birth-right. as rociety. the oo laws of (he whole | pion should If poandtie. Our oitivens are dally resorting te the Ajoining States for relief by divorcement, m by the ef this Sat, aad t the legailty of the act is doubt. onet into the meshes of the ed in basterdy And all g ® dill of goods, consist Lotbrep. ob ain, the coperquence te ul ed. the property at i ot jeweiry, &e, f $200, trem the firm of Peckham & Rum- ere, No. 17 Job treet, by forgery and false ore. The tacts, an eworn to by Wiliam H. Mor- mndvetor of that Grm, are as fol- lowr:~ It reems that on the 18th day of August last, Fay called om the above firm and represented that he ed to purchases bill of g art oredit say twelve day «ip that time be enabled to pay for them. But before making the purchase. Kay re 0 Mr. Morrill thet he «as tf wife ondacted ai — Desertion five years: joining Shakers: impricom= nthe State prison of penitentiary five years: drask- j extreme erasity; and also ee in either of thy note, the amo: to Ray. on bis further prowise them at the expiration of twelve days, it the ration of the twelr idow, that the representations = the Indtyidual George H. Cald croelty) @runkenmees 5 babitent dromkenness ; po person ae thus represeoted did filled the situstion alluded to by Raj ‘The statement made about bis bring the mephew of deoeared William Ray, was trae; bat the widow hed for the last sight years, since the It te therefore aileged that the Om imory note ware and the faire rey tm Kone were made for the purpore of obtaining the bili goods from the above named firm Justice Lothrop commitied the secured to prieoo for & further heartug Desperate Black Burglars —On Wedoesday shout 12 o’clook, Mr. William J Rye! él Ce 5 ‘onre CAROLINA —Devertion, drunkennese ven sf cowre. tition Ove > enpere (wo ye AnRAS® for telor y uaer mer t is, ate Adultery and Impotency are, of courte, grounds of Givoree iw all the 8 ates + As our foreatd toassertate abeet ened we have a dedaite period ee, of siecfard bie sie he eid of the Lighth ward police, The soape over the bark or the Naw ¥ soaps had ih in whieh Mr the arrival of be opnaed. woltee the negro wae subdued by « sth the head from one ot the policemen's clube The bar. ginrs tt appears obtalmed acoes by forcing open t cellar door Tbe police. it teams, are om the alert, aw Sill, ne Gowbt arrest the other two rascals who at time made their The one arrested, gave yame ae Dem Tucker. aed Justios Bleakley commit Dim to privcm for trial, an eartior day y capnet be named, Much will weather | pon the part of the Canal no netion Das yet been had on exertion is made by them to with all postibie aperd. The o- | yh are till @ fo mreduotion ot tells on the caonis ol will probably be agreed upon sod made arly day next week —dbany Evening Poa aged on | item Vers Ora rane The stesmer Water the 20th.