The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1854, Page 2

“Ere POPES MTEOTO. THE BEDIN( RIOT IN CINCINNATI. EXCITEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS, Examination of Judge William L. Spooner, Ca |) Lukens Six Lieutenants one -*_ FHIRD DAY—MoRRiNG SESSION. q ym the Cinciousti Gazette, Jam. 13 | Junft— The atteccance on this interestiog and pro- ‘rected examins tion this morning was not so large as on thie two days previous, bat thowe who were present tant: i “vated much inter the trial progressed. Daring the visiting our eity, resent, ine wing the ex: ion, Toe court ¢omvened at nine folock. “The first witness called was Henry Fletcher, swore—1 Joaned and hired pistols on bristoas pight to watchmen by order of the captain, out 12 or 1o’clock at night; had notfoaned on any day gevious; had sold some thé week” before to strangers; taned acme six six barrelled. pistoly €nd eight single bar: relled plstols; they were returmeétrntd loaded as | gave them, they were no! fred off” Charles Straurrmatster afirmed—Whon we started (irst there were at least one hurdred ladies; 1 went up aad down the proce me left before we @rrived at Caral Ma ket, and some continued with us to the cornerof Ninth and Plum: when we arrived on the corner I was in conversation; | did not see anything; and the first words, arrest these d--ns—s of b—s, kill, -hoot, &o | a tak with bis h@hd; I raid that is not the way, and the moment I reosived a blow on the back of the neck and fell into the gutter over the transparency; if the to arrest Jet them doit, bu! not in that way; I ay bead wax near the transparency; tried to got up, @ Seversi persons fell over me, and fell again Inst | got up and went back on to tl dewalt on Plam street. towards Eighth, about ten steps; there I saw tha wa'chmen cone all around, and, fi m my owa expe rience, I would rather fight with tiger than with a watchman, and then went off ; can't tell who struck mo; there were three cr { ur watchmen with s’are struck Cle ricas saw pistols Grea it was Captain Luken, or one who stocd near by; heard him esy ‘acrest,”” nover saw him befire; don’t know who said “kill”? &e.; saw three watchmen and one man have a man in the gutter, beat- ing bim, he was bleediag and orying murder, and begging to let hum up; Christian Shatter was one of the men who bad bold cf the isan; I asked a man to go over and tell them not to kill the mam in the atrset; | thought they would kill bim; he returned and said “there {8 no mercy, I'm afraid they will arcest myself ;”” after this I returned to the hall, and we heid a meeting and appointed a com. mittee to see after our wounded men; the committee went down, and while we were waiting for them to retura we heard that they were also arrested ani locked up in the ells, and used roughly; the ecmmittes was composed of old citizens; there were about thirty shots fired; the first shot came from the right side, near where Capt L.. was standing; there were no shots fired (that I saw) from the ocession, but must tay that everybody ran as quick as y could; several of thore arrested said they would go slong peaceably ; cid amticipate that some loafers might run in and interfere with the procession; there was mo arming for fight. Wiliam Beck, sworn—All the prisonera were abuse.l; he was roughly put ivto a cell with seven others; we were pached like déac herrings; some were struck in the cella, and some remarke that it was inhuman to beat them like brutes; it smelt pretty bad ia the celle; saw a good Seal of misery there; Springer was bleeding and groaning; Mr. 8. asked for water, and they refused to give it to im; cannot recollect who were the officers who abused the prisoners; saw two offivera druvk; one of them, (pointing to officer Shotzman,) acted like # fool; also recognized watchman Solomon; he was rejoicing about it; “you Freemon are treated right, you G—d d——n fellows, you are treated right; you will be the better yet,’ it’ was pokea in German; don’t kaow what become of the lady; her child was about six years oll; was surprise! at the oft acting like robbs.\ or murderers, AFTERNOON SESSION ho Stoltz, ¢x Counci man, swon—After recapitulat 6 of the proceesion, be stated that he stood oa r of Ninth and I’lom s'reets, and between lum Street and Western Row, when s party of men started on arun towards the procession like wild desr; they met tie procession on tne east gutter; then] saw two men fall, avd the transparencies fell into the gutter; at the insteat, that was done a shot was fired; then I was seized, ané turning my bead acound, ® man stood before me and ime; T said “halico,” | then saw aster; be was haan; I went along the sidewalk to the contre of the ext as fast as I could; in the centre of Plum Street lacked, “What have I done?” the ani “Go on you é——n s—m ofa b——h,” and I blow with a mace on the right side of the head; the shots were fired from went to east of the procession; when I was ttruok I aid, “For God’ssake don’t strike an old, in- moceut man; I will go alerg with you willingly and pracaably, but don’t strike me,” we arrived at the Watchbouse, and turned down the steps as fast as I could; Iwas in the room, within two or three feet of the door, and received another “d-—n s—n of s b——h,” accompanied by a blow over the head, and a pretiy severe blow on the bask; I then found’ I was @mocg rofiens; I made my way to the door leasing to the room where the cells were; there were three men standing there who pushed me through, and egsia Iwas struck over the head and on the back; as | tursed round the cells, I was struck again; they were hard blows; I don’t wish the same agai; and as I was g pushes into the cell | was struck’ again over the \d back, and told to ‘Get in tere, you G—d d—d s—nofab—h.”” | was the second.man put into the call; 70 seconds the cell was crowded. Esch one ua to get in to be out of the way of the oflicera; they bad to be crowéed fa; I climbed upon the ba yyshould not prees’ me; I tried to get o door, but coul! not; | raid I kuew ‘be officers; wanted to peas to the door. for I knew the officer, and they would let me out; I bad to climb along the rail, high over them, to the door. Tne first man I saw was Christian Shafer, ‘aud told bim that I was fo there; at that moment one of the men in the watcbhouge raised @ billy and strask at me, snd said, “Shot up, you d—ds—nofsb—h.” Iam a storekeeper, and have lived in this city twenty four are middle of November; I was Councilman two years; am pot a member of the Fretiuen’s Society, but am & free man: I thought {t was offiser Snowfeld that struck nie, but am not certain; received all the blows from be- hind; burried te the watcht oure, and thought that there I would be safe; never saw euch a kcene—it was awful; they were bringing them in crowds, and the watchmen were «triking them with billies, and it went crack, crack, The Conrt adjourned. FOURTH DAY—MORNING SESSION. Jay 12.—The prospects are now that the examination will continue the entire week, and probably two or three days of next week, As the investigation progresses, the case is more exciting. The attendance still continues to be large. The frst witness was Jona Stolz who resumed his testimony—Last night I told thé whole story until I got out of the cell; 1 then jooked out to see if T could teil any of the watchmen; I saw Shafer; I called him old him Iwas in here, and help me out; his reply I can do nothing for you;”’ about two seconds afterwards he came back, some one told him “John Stolz is int he said, ‘1 can’; ’ <avier Kramer, and called I can’t do anything for ‘and called im’ by mame, and told hizo 1 was in the cell; said, ‘very sorry,” I told him to get mont; told him to see the officers and tell them iny character, and oiler them urity to any amount; he went away, and soon came ck with offigers Solomon Ertel, Kramer, and Captain ukens; they calsd me by name, and I answered, “1 am jere;’’ they opened the door and I got oxt; I tried to get mt of the watehhouse, and at the door saw Judge pooner; some ene told him ‘John Stolz isin here; he plied, “John Stoly in here—where is he’’’ I was let it without batl; did not see who shot the pistol, but a geots fired successively, the frst shot was fred m police towards the east; don't know how many shots were fired; heard several fired; I was thinkiog what would be the censejuence the next day if] was @ prisoner; I met the procession on Walnut, near Thir- teonth street; there was laughing aud talking, and as they marched slong the outeicers, or thore marching on ‘the sidewalks, made the most noise; there was no breach of the peace; Sey were all strangers to me, the preces sion was peaceab Cross examined—The outsiers were laughing and say ing hurrab; there was not very much noive or cheering among the outsiders; the wind was blowing very cold that night; it prevailed east up N (The cross ex: imation was chiefly a in chie?.) Had it not been handkerchief, which I always carry @ they would have split my head; if they were poshed, it was with their heels not their fists; there are ‘men among them who have long it was an American officer who brought me in; if it had been a German I would have known him ; wnat I eay is the truth, Alexander Sobaliz sfirmed—Oo Christmas afternoon there was a meeting im Free: # Ball, and heard there was something said about burning Mr. Bedini in effigy, on Fi‘th street market space, and ae he had other bust ness, could mot be there; he was present when the pre Geasion was attacked by the police; saw a man witn four ‘or ‘ive watchmen around him, and the men said to them, arrest them: I was on the right side om lam street and aheother man on the left side; saw # man in the middle of the street, who seid, “Kill them, piteh in, G—d d—m S—sof b—s"' shots were fired immediately; that man was Captain Luken; after the first shot was fired there was imme tiately four shots fred; he knew one man shot one of the four pistols, an: pointed to James Gorman, an\ Blso to Jacob Starr: the first one ia sure; is mot certain & do the latter; after the third shot was Aired he heard maa arth or Sich rank ery out ‘lam shot; while the front rank of the procession’ was retreating he was pushed back on tothe man who was lyimg on the grouci, who was in the act of raising himeell ap irons the ground; when the man got up he was iu a half inclined position; he made s step or two, and saw Lt. Phillips fire & pistol, and was certain that the shot took effest in the man’s Le it was the only one shot at the moment; fell the time; there were other shots soon after; after ‘the man was shot the second time, he went to him and Carried bim to the pavement, and found it was Chas Eq geriiag; it was nots seoond ‘after Phillips frei uetil fell; wadding ‘lew in his (witness) face: ere was mo wind blowing at that time; wae one and a alf or two steps from limg when ‘he fell the ssoond ime; heard Eggerling exclaim ‘ob ‘oh !'’ as if in pain hem Eqgerling was in # half inclined pesition, there w: ‘& few persons around nim and was quite certain the were directed at Eggerling; Phillips stood in the ntre ef Ninth etreet, more to the morth sii post n vps ore Sees towards Mr. Eggeriing Pp was peaceable and quiet; he waa with them all the time; was in the fourth division; the most noise was made on the sidewalks, but was not very great, was not arrested that night; saw more per fons than Kegerling ill treated that night, After Mr Egger! foli the second time, he went to a mao on the morth side of the street, and aske! him to come and arsist Herezliog; watchmen were pursuing the crowd, striking gm and using bad language, such as “take the d—n pes ofb—s, ea then kacek the mau down liariog | the firat tranenarence them roeh mon the coord ke them with lead ool and firlog win pistols; pnd eta say goon boys, Kill them, piteh in, d—o Dutehmen,”’ and all such words; ft was maid in a loud tone of voice; at the first attack the outery came from a great many of the police, and afterwards from a fow; their oie could be beard about half a square off; saw a great meny arrests mace, and about fifteen or twenty mal treated, The police hit them with slung shots, kicked them pulled them by tte hair and best them over the back with pistols; identifies Samuel Bloom as having a long pole belonging to the transparency or from the gal lows, he was striking others over the head and crying out “come along boys.?” Crosa-examined—Have been a member of the Free- men’s society about months; is certain that Gorman 3 Phillips stood in"abon: the centre of Ninth treets, but more to the north, when he fired the pistol; is certain be is the man; saw him abcut four or Ove veeka before at the watsbhouse; saw Captaia L. in the watchboure and on the streets; saw him ten or twelve days before, and was told that he was the chief of polica; knew Philli;s by his dress, long face and beard, saw him about ten or twelve seconds after the affeay commenced; Phillips stood about four fest from Eggerling when he was shot; the first attack was made from the west side of Plum street; the procession turned to the lef, dowa Plum street, and the watchmen stood some to the right and some to the left whem they came upon it; there was water in the gutter, no ice, but it rasa pretty oald night Direct resumed—When I got my feet into the wa'er the proceesion was already returoipg; it was near the pave- ment; Eggerling wa in the fourth or fifth ravk; the head f rocession was turning dewn Plum streat; Paillips was on the wert of the east gutter when he fired; the pro- cestion was already returming; Eggerling fell on tha west tter; when he got up Orst he made a move the corner of the street; there was a strong cold air that night, but no astual wind; saw two watchmen arrest & mae on the coraer of Ri nd Ninth streets, and treat him very badly. He pointed ont Willism Meader and William Freeman asthe two watchmen Hy described the _ of the watchmen, and raid that Freeman looked stupid. Captain D. Eggleston—I reside on Ninth street, second housé from Plum street; I saw no procession that time, but the arrests were going on; heard Aring o Me pistols, and raising my window saw a crowd breaking to- wards Elm street, and watchmen breaking the other way; one on each side of # man; was aroused from sleep ty the ‘ring of pistols; saw mo one shot; heard a great many thots; saw many pistols fired, and thought the offi cers were the party who fired could not say that pistols were fired from the east to the west, but am sure that shots were fired from the west to the east; saw one man, who appeared to be # prisoner, kicked, and was being taken to the watcbhoure; an officer same along and strack him a hard blow, and then went om and said, “Come on, boys;” don’t know what it was done with; woull nave knocked him Gown had he not been held u: to be walking alorg, making 0 or fi'teen taken to the watchhoure; saw no resistanse on the part of the prisoners; saw an lying on the sidewalk, who I supposed was dead; did not ge to the watchbouse. Cross.exam'ned—Saw but one man struck. and only one man down; think there was no shooting from the proces- sion; it was not the straw man. Col. Chambers (side remark)—The watchmen beat the straw man as much as they could. Samuel Burnston, affirmed—On the morniog of the 25th I was in the Freemen’s Hall at » mass meeting, and a mo- tion was made not to let Bedini leave the city unobserved; that they cid not wish him to traverse the United States without an expression of ill feeling by the republicans of Cincirnati; it was agreed to give h' some cat music, and after marching through the principal streets, were to burn the effigy of Bedini on Fifth strest market space, after the reading aloud the record ef his cruelty, and the wrongs he was guilty of during the Italian revclution; the Secretary offered the resolution, and it passed without debate; it waa agreed to meet at 3 o’olock and let other societies know of their action by committees; 1 went there about 3 o’clock; it was stated that we were goiag todo what we had undertaker, not riotously, but man: fully, like German republicans; I being once » member of the American Liberals, I was asked to circulate the rumor of the Cemonstration among them; I mst # party of Atverienns and asked them to join in the demorstration; one of them said, ‘Take my hat if you will burp Badint himself;’’ the meeting was public; I took my brother, a little lad, to see the procession; | was walking slong with my brother, and saw onthe corner of Ninth and Pium streets Clericus fall, and many lyirg on the street bleeding end wounded; went on to Plum, all was quiet there, the ‘the pris ner appeared istance, saw a dozsn crowd; my brother, afirigbted, ran into the crowd; I followed (to fecure him) dowa the pavement to wards Elm street; 1 caught dim, audin hastening back | to the corner a watchman asked me, ‘Are you a Free- man?’ Idid not think it was necesrary to answer bh but told him I had nothing to do with the procession only walking along; it is my duty to arrest you; I sa will go along with you but you mustnot lay violent han ndly; he took me alon Stutzman washers LpOH me, you must treat ws to the watchhouse; | asked kim if Mr he would do something for 1 h—1;’ I thought I was already T heard piteous groans—-‘‘oh, me & eyts, bunged noses, braised heads, &c ; the officar who had me, took me to the southern Corner of the watch- house, where there were some slaughtering scenes; as he took me along the gang-way Isawa watchman (Fred- erick Dressel) using « wooden mace pretty freely over a risoner’s head; he strack wholesale prisoners who were ing put into the cella; none of these resisted; saw others adused in ‘ay indescribable; saw a watchmom take a man by the back of his pants, and after beating threw him on bis bead into a corner like a dog; his face looked piteously; walked up and down the celis several timsa; I received # blow on the back of the hea*, and heard the remark ‘‘walk in you Datch rascal; the rest received blows on the back of their heads; don’t know who strusk the blows; when the arrerts were made the noise of the police sounded more like a freman’s fight; heard watchman decteoee ay that night that he was not the man wh? maltreated, but, isasmech as the Freemen denied aGod, he could see them cat in pleces; watchman Freeman ar: rested me and treated me well. Croas exacinedl—Am nineteen years of age andam a member of the Freemen's Society; Freeman said that ha could see the Freemen ext to pieces b:cause they repudi- ated modern religion and did not believe in a Gad; of the Freemen are atheists and some are deia' consicer apy Freemen who favor republicanisn posed to priesteraft; do not cart priestcraft | meen euch cond when he caused Ugo Baesi to be acalped, because he did not believe that the tyrants and priests of Europe were of the grace of God. (Tremendous cheering.) The pro- Corsicn was quite peaceful Henry Snow sworn--Heard Jad, met speak of the riot; met him on the corner of Ninth and Vine streets; Isaid Judge you will have your hands full; he replied yes, but we bad them faller Iast night: I said I heard the tumult, but did sot know the cause until that morning; taid, we bad notice of it and were ready for them; said that when he came home from church he found a message to come over to the watoh- houre, and simply threw on hie cloak and went over to see what was wanted; the Mayor went away and the whole responsibility seemed to derolve upon him. Re turned immediately home and put eight balls into his re volver; told his wife that he would not be baek for some lime, and then went to the watcbhouse, and said that he captured his man without firing; I seid I understood that one man was killed and several wounded; he replied that if the truth was known there were more killed; witness said pretty well done, to which the Judge replied yee, pretty ‘well done, an¢ we partec: from what I had heard i haé come to the conclusion that the object was to do vio non property and person; that is the reason I spoke asl Crots examined—Judge Spooner said be entertained the idea that I dil; that the intention of the Freemen was to do violence. Mr. Bartlett sworn ‘aw the procession on Christmas night from my wirdow on Ninth, between Race and Elm; the procersion was peaceable, ard quiet, and orderly; faw no tumult; there was some talking on the sidewale The court took & rece is until two o'clock. AFTER: ‘SRRB) 0° RBenry Soow resumad the stand to make an explanation that in'his conversation with Judge Spocner, hs, Judge S., had remarked to him that he had notice of their inten- tiod to commit violence on the persons of Bedini ana the Bishop; I am satiafed that Juige Spconer had acted only in the discharge of his duty; did not wish in my testimo- py, to place Judge S. in a wrong position; he ssid that the Mayor was absent, and the responeibility rested upon him; he exulted over {¢ only as if he bad done » meritori ous action. Thomas Harris sworn—Reside on Race street, No. 129; faw a procetsion pass my house on Christmas night be- tween 11 and 12; 1 was in bed; my gon in-law came into ‘the room and said tome that a great crowd of people were on the street; | locked ont and saw a great many me nd children, and was sarprised to be waked procession hat hour of night; left the window for # moment, and when | returae: | found them in con fusion, rupping im all directioae—firingfrom Plum strest, and the people were ¢ispensing in all ions to get out . Lwasastoniched. Iwas afraid 1 might re- window down, and went down to my family and told them what had happened; they started for the door, and ! prevented them, der Schultz recalled for explanation—Said that eription of a watchman b tred to Mr. that Gorman r Cross Examine arrested s man from him at the time; sew offi in his band end strike & mao over the back, him ten years from this time William G. Neilson, eworn—Reside in this city; oeea- pation tobscconist, am a member Council; had coa- verration with rome of the de’encants since the affray; just asl was retiring to bed at my house, on Seventh street, | heard reports of pistols, and I remarked to my wife that it was Ch: istmas night aod that nowe should be jute stop to, hearing of # riot next day I accounted for it, and bearieg of men beicg killed, &c., I was anxious to hear the particulars; Bnew the Mayor, b 0 Mayor was a would know to be seen; I thea met Juége Spooner and asked him for the particulars; im at the corner of the city build. inpge; asked bim w he said the or was not to b> fou Mayor rent for him; Ju? statements tha: be came and he and Captain Loken arrangemen's of Capt. Lukens, were to be paraded, one parton the north side of ly and another parton the south side, and that he sabse- quently met the police as they were coming ont of the watchhouse; Iam sure as to this conversation; Judge Spooner then stated that they walked with Capt. Lukeas up the centre of Ninth until they arrived at Plum; the rocessicm bad arrived near Piam street, coming down Ninth; be remarked t) Capt. L, ‘Go you ahead and carry out your contemplated design, and seize these men —es the matter is to be tried before my coart, I will step one side,’ which he did; J said to him, “ You must have ween the whole affair, and what you esy must be correct;’’ ‘On, yea, I wae merely acting as General, overseeing the war,’ about that time some one came up, and Judge Spooner said + Some of the watchmen bad skulked from wit duty, and we have the names of about a dozen of them "' | was interosted to know whether the officers in my ward had done their duty, and I asked him ‘If Brn Smith and Alex. Pendery had done their duty,” the Jadgs th That the them’ —to although & young maa; I understoc: from an «y ttack was mae by t taid to bim, to the whole affeir, that she Jo3ge 3 denied it Ali noted Bim oe - Tht od; be said it was nothing more than they desevvet, for they | bad come down for the avowed purpose of doing violence. I acquiesced, and said I thought {t was right, too; it was represented that they had oume down with arms, Sc., and were going to hang people and “breat windows, | thought they ought to be handle? pretty roughly; I asked if there was much resistance: he replied there was, acd some had to be marche into the watchhonse with re- volvers at the back of their head. Did mot desoribs the resistance; he did say he assisted in thrusting six men into the house, and three fell down, Had a converastion with Capt. Lokens; it agreed with the stateaients of Judge 8. ! told him, however, that I supposed the Germaas did not like him; be said be did not dre so leng as he did bir duty, said that he walked along bebind » man with & revolver in his band; in arresting those men he thought his was doleg bis duty ae a Judge; thou ht the arrange: ments of Capt. Lukens were well planned and he concur red in them; that the orders of Capt. Lukens were very imperative that each policeman should bring ia his maa or die; | said it must have been great stampede; Judge 'S replied, yee—had bats enongh to fill a hogs hei Cross-ey amiz @d—Said that he bad better bs out of the way, ashe would have enough to do to try the case; asked Judge 8. if he really though: these msn would aiteck the Bishop's house, or iojure Bedini; be said it would make no diilerencs, but would collect a crowd around the Cathedral, and if one little “ig would per chance break a window it might createa riot. ‘Samuel Stokes sworn—Am in Western Railway cities; reside on Ninth street, east of Plum; was at home oo Christmas night; saw the attack of the police on the pro- corsion; when | arrived atthe door the greater part of the procession had pase the front of the procession had reached Flom street, and I heard @ voice, ‘“pitoh into them, boys;”’ the procession turned and a’ number fell down; previous to & pistol was fred by a man on the intersection near the Seuth side; he had a star Gea 2 i coessively ; \shmen sed and caught an old man who was along peaveabiy aster asl could see; he asked had done; watchman replied,roughly,come along, and strack him a hard blow over the head with a mace ond knocked bim down; the procession was very orderly and quiet; saw several strack in the street; don’t koow who gave the blows; the pistols were fired nearly all to- gether; as socn as the procession was assailed they re- treated without hesitat ‘and some fled down an alley near my house; there was a general yell snd hurrah came from the party who attacked the procession. Cross-examined—Am not positive as to the language used; it was ‘' pitch Into,” or ‘seize them boys;” the advance was made before the pistols were fired. Ernest Rameler, affirmed—Was with his lady and child st the Freemen’s Hall, and was on the south sidewalk with the same when the attack was made; they were nolke was ail behind me; the officers were runniog the’) near Plam on Ninth; heard the firing; was then struck and arrested: watchman Lewis Drager struck me in the eye and arrested me; 1 know him; after I was arrested Twas tatem to the watchhouse; my wife was |, ia- insensible on the pavement whea | wass: my cnild, ten Yanai old, laid down with her mother; she was trampled down by ‘the crow’; saw a watchman with » mitre om bis head and abusing the prisoners; saw and talked with him, and Drager said tell it just as it ‘was; at the time of the trial before the police court Drager eaid lam sorry | was among them. . Bauler, sworn—Saw the procession corner of Ninth and Walnut; there was no particular noise; walked alopg with it toPlum: heard » pistol shot, aud then » succession; after the front was attacked heard # shout, then a voll'y of shots cam ym the north side of Ninth street, and then there was a rash backwardr; saw people knocked down on corser of Ninth and Plum, and most jhockingly abused; saw two men have hold of a man, and ore other came up behind the prisoner and pushed him along with his fist; the blows could be heard; am sorry I cannot identify the watshman; the conduct of hi tchmen im the cells was disgusting; they acted ; they jumped and halloe4, and seemed to be in great joy over their victory; did not go into the watch- houre; thought it best to be off. it was s quiet proces sion except that peoeanray made by a body of men; not half as noisy as that which marched about the streets to rerenade Jutge Spooner atter the lset election. Benjamin Myers, sworn—Was arrested before the riot, and was in the waichhoure when these men were brought in; they were best very bad; raw a wa'chman strike at some ore; don’t know whether he strack any one or not; his pame is Patrick Galigher. Edward FE, Cross, sworn—Heard eeveral of the police speak of the aftray that night; Mr. Carroll, Smith, and Mr. vane spoke of it; Smith raid he was there and cid his duty; Evans said he was there, had # pistol, and fired it during the fight; said they wore ord-red there Cross exer ~Carroll was shot in the affray in the leg just at knee, Wiliam Bosley sworn—Converred with officer Alfred Scbyler in regard to the affray; seid he dd not know what was to do until Le saw the procession; he had arrested miap, and tock him to the watchhouse; hia prisoner drew @ knife upon him, and he knocked it cut of his hand Joho Peter Fish affirmed—Was arrested on Christmas night. He was relected as the leader of the proce: sion which moved from the Freemen’s Holl to Turner Hall and thence to Ninth street Was selected as a committee from the Freemen to go tothe watchhouse, to eee the wounded men, and make some Lig rations for their relief, and was arrested on the there in company with four others, e watchmen standing at the doors; he wi about to tell them what he came for, and ore took him by the neck and one by the face and dragged him into the watchhouse, and another struck him in back which took his breath—and heard the words, ‘ fhe door- ik r of the Freeman’s Hall;”’ saw @ tall, long, slim man ding im front of bim, ‘in the inner room; he said hing and then he was pushed into one of the celis. poi te,Cap'ain Lukers as the tall, slim man. Was for some time insensible on account of net being able to get his breatb. As the first transparency feil, saw a man holding & pistol and fire; Captain Lukers fired the pistol. (Tremendous cheering, and cries of Pat him down.’’ ‘he ball did not take effect; in @ moment after the first there were so many shots bred that he could not see the stars of the police for the smoke end powder; I am 43 years of age; saw Clericus fal!, but did not krow who ftruck him; cannot reccllect what polisemen were there that p'ght. Crons examined—Had @ belt op and a piste! in it. Direct resumed—Pistol was not load had left it to get it repsiret, and got it from Mr. Straumurzer; did not bear avy threat of violencs against Bedini, or to do any violence upon any proverty; had seen Captain Lukens ceveral times before. Court a¢journed. The Bedin! Excitement im New Orlean: PREPABATIONS FOR A RIOT AND BLOODS! From the New Orleans Crescent, Jan. 9.) We little dreamt when we wrote our notica of the Bediai riots in Cincinnati, to awake in the morning and find the fences and blank walls of this gay and good hearted cl lastered with fiery red pli exhorting, in four dif- Reader Iangusges, our people to give Cardinal Bedini, when be shall next week arrive here, the same sort of welcome which the brewers of London = to Haynau. Foglish portion (it English it c called) of this less document is literally as follows: — SIGNOR BEDINI, THE BUTCHER OF BOLOGNA! In ocming to this city next week. We have received here Goneral Lafayette, Koseuth, Kinkel, and other OF freedom with unequalied enthuriaeme: the escape of Fr. Meagher, O'Brien, Emil O'Connor, thoss patriots of en Ireland from been greeted with B nilty of the mnz- ebildren in Italia, rivtic Katholio priest be Will this abominable ser- Y fecelve the eame honors, ay th 08 of or will be followed the action cf the Brewors of ‘against Haynau! Then comes, in Frerch, the subjoined appeal to the pas- sions of that nation: — SIGN. BEDINI, HORROR! TORROR! Arrival of the monster Bedini !—of the assnstin of Bologna! — of the hangmas o acai | thas thie Be What bas be done! od Ugo: skinned his hands to be led. Hi nt bi and children ! He soalp- After that punish- ry en treated. 48, freemen, will you suffer this ingulter of the people. this sudacious wretch, to profane gur soll; No! How will, treat him se men eat i © le ef London chastiee: i" ‘will chastise Bedini- aa Se Next comes, in Italian, the following — ITALIANS ! ‘The renegade, my lord Bedini, the assassin of Ugo Bassi, the betrayer ofthe liberties of Italy, is about to arriv New Orlcans. Ialians, receive him as is ft, Do yrur duty. Then follows alike beeper obond f exhortation in the language of Germany, and addressed to her usually good and kindly people, in the hope of stirring them up to trample upon our laws and the lives ot all such good cit!- zope as will defend those laws to the death:— LORD CARDINAL BEDINI, THE BUTCEER OP BOLOGNA. This wild beast, who as Papal Legate in Bologna, suf to be murdered with oru ef humanity, tortures, hundreds of men, and children of the republican party, who allo head and hands of the patriot Ugo Bassi to be skin if fore ae ling about ia thi Beers ing about ia the United States, Now Orleans. Th f the coming week, exhibit bimself in te of the brewirs of Loi ave to Master Hay: ® proper token of thelr sym be awarded here to Master Let it now be remarked that that the several originals cf this extraordinary polyglott betray plainly the fact that the French and German only ‘been compowed by thore who understand those tongues; that the Italian is not by an Italian; that the Eng'ish is by a Frenchman ly unacquainted with our tongue. Whoever they that have laid their heads together for this sweet piece of authorsbip, it is clear that they cannot, even by general contribution, ralve Boglish enough to eonvay oth erwise than most ludicrously their bloody parposes. Men, then, who have not learnt evem our language, are | tebie effusion of bicod Betini ts compared with the Aus- about to set themrelves up to cverturn our laws | And now, citizens of Louisiana, all you that are (od- fearing or law-ioving, what tog you to this extraordioary Gooumert? Are you prepa: vo nee such movements as this let loore am: you, from Heaven knows whom or where, and your eity given wp to riot, certain to end ia dlocdabed, at the pleasure of soy man who hates and wants to persecute another? Are mobs, directed by Unseen strangers, to wrurp the supreme authority here and tread upon your insulted society? Who shall be eafe when secitions once begin? Where shall they stop? Bethink you of those to whom, if you suffer these things, the spirit of redition may descend. Heretofore, you have been famed for your poli your kindly, Your hospitable, your generous spirit: sha we, at the bidding of any unknown incendiary, cast aside ‘all that is good in us, and renounce for ourselves all the be of the law, in order to let men—certainly as cruel an those they accuse—seine at their pleseure a perhaps in pocent victim, and drag throvgh the cust of your forever- dirgraced town, graybeaded men and priests, of whom you really know nothing bat that their oe nd calling, not lees than the sacredness of y our ) Claim that they should be as safe amongst us, as i! they were clinging to the horns ofall the altars that piety and mercy ever con- “ ed oa refuges for the distrersed? But at least these wise rioters have given you ® week's rotics, Profit by it; and do - Iet your city be in any manner endangered or Ciograce: THE PAPAL NUNCIO, [Frem the New Orleans Picayune, Jan. 10} A disgracefal placard was found, rday morning, sed in many pudlic places, desig: to inflaence por ce passions sgainst the Papal Nancio, Bedini, and iacite & personal attack upon him on his arsival here. which is oted noon. The inflammatory appeal is addressed in ere to foreigners, and the obvious | certainty of a: whish that moa ‘on is invoked upon the Nunoio in this country. Tae mob «pirit is summoned to take vengeance upon him. for political offences he is charged with having committed in Italy. It i rovocation to riot—s contem p' of law—a defiance of the public authorities charged with the preservation of order, acd a temptation to mur‘er If carries out in the ‘emper which suggests it, we hall hare shocking scenes {a this city, and it becom*s every who is a lover of peace, and who desires to preserve New Orleans from the shame and injury of such an outbreak to discountenance firmly every movement towards violence—to caution and remonstrate with ali those who may be affected by the impnlses ¢0 ipsidiously appealed to, on the folly ard dan. yer of the acts to which they are urgei, and to support the public authorities in all precautionary to prevent the meditated violence. in not probably any organization yet for the pur. pore indicated, but there is undoubtedly material among our large mixed population which might be incited into exbibitions of feeling leading to breaches of the peace, to be pecessary interference of the police, conflicts with them, and in the strug; to mangled limbs, bereaved ‘an ilter, the killirg of innocents, and the disgrace of the city. Tito tn political offences of Signor Bediai, which are cited as the grounds why he rhouid be aseailed here, we know now nothing that is definite. We know that he has been charged by the Itelian lecturer, Gavaszi, with hay- ing been prominent In Italy, during the revolutionary era of 1848, in the perrecutions of the revolutionists, and as- or connived at the execution of some of the patriote. We know, toe, that it has been denied that he exer- cised any direct influence in these matters, ant it has been said in bis bebalf that he had no power whatever, bis functions being exslusively ecclesiastical, while they were condemned exclusively by the civil power. We do rot care, for any fad aad connected with his proper treatment here, to inquire how far the charge a or the defence well founded. The horror which might be felt against his itical offences in Italy may justly affect the estimate ¢ach man may form f the Cegree of attention and respect he would pay ia his own percon to the odious stranger. He may properly mark his repugnance by abstaining from all intercourse, anc speak with all freedom of the wicke iness of the im- puted acts. But the right gors not farther than the regulation of his ochduct. It dees net include the right to break the law or create public disturbances, in order to punish or diegrace a moral offender, whether it be Gavazzi or Bedipi, each of whom is held up by s very lar; 7 7 wan ey 79 os The acc ef the jon agains! e tyrant, Haynau, bad in it some features which take it out of the character of a premeditated act of violence bya mob. The brewers were in some sense part of the establishment through which the detested stranger was conduc'ed with particu- Jar courtesy, as a paras compliment, and the sudden outbreab against him sprang from the impulsive feelings of moment, stimulated by the presenceof the hateful Piers inder circumstances of special honor, which seemed to include themselves in the honors to the man ‘the popular Zefenders of the act apologies for its vi @ popt jere ap ta vio lence, 4 the suddenness and the generous character of the impulse. It would never have been applauded as a premeditated violence, nor was it ever treated except as an exceptional case, to be excused but not defended. In this country we have so complete a freedom in the ex- pression of every individual opinion, and so, mush jute independence of control in the regulation of eash man’s deportment towards others by his own standard of merit, that there can never be s rgcessity for the vindi- cation of any great popular truth or pores. sentiment, by mob turbulence, or by putting violént hands upon in- dividuals of unpopular opinions. To treat such excesses as proofs of zeal for republicanism, or ueefal for apy #pread of republican doctrines, or as a manifestation of cur own love of them, discredits whole theory of re publican institutions, and rather manifests a larkirg and upworth; 1 of & want of inherent strength in them. We waste time, however, in enlarging on the useless- ness and weakness of mobs, and the criminality of those who incite them. We have had some experienc: thir city of their destructive powers, and, 100, of the hei; which they may grow, when the community is takem by surprise, and wants energetic counsels with which to méet and put down the disorderly action of a few badly dispored persens. It is to this point we would more particularly invite the care our citizens, and those who ara especially charged with pre: rervation of the peace. The number is exceed ingly ewall in any commupity of persons who are bold and wicked enough to plan ri-ts, and deliberately iacite mobs to acts of violence. It ia the thoughtless who are led away by sudden exeitements, cr misled by a specious pepular ery of the momert, who are drawn into the evil companionship. Some words cf caution may serve to guard this clars against the attempts which may be made wo involve them in this matter. Let there be no listeming to appeals that begin with mocking the law, and invite to acts which destroy every principle of individual liberty, which the law haa derigned to protect; and create a con- flict in which they must be cefeated and punished, or law itself must perish and liber'y lose ite only safeguards, Let the authorities too be vigilant, and, dealing gently with public rights of free opinion and free speech, be pared to protect with unfailing promptmess and energy the persons of every indivi sault. With this reasonable di ° to get up a riot—if the design were more seriously enter tained than we believe it to be. The incendiary handbill Points out a point to be guarted more than any danger which is to prehended. It shows that there are Persons among us who could wilitegly dos & great wrong, and kindle up a» great s Tt is & hiat, at least, whieh should keep the eyes of all good citizens open te discover, P! punish, every move- ment towards the disaster thus ambiguously threatened A Minister Arrested for Seduction {From the Springfield, (Mass.,) Republican, Jan 16] a Sykes sriested in Pelham, om Satarday night, Rev. B. W. Wright, the pastor of the Methodist church ip that town, on a charge of seduction and adul tery, and committed him to jail in this city. Aswe get the story, Mc. Wright wrote to Wilbrabam, to s young lady at echool there, requesting her to meet him at Palmer de- pot. This — lady was the deughter of a deacon of his own church, and bat Lagi toed) on the occasion of his wife’s illness, reeiced in hia muy At Palmer, he pur- chased two tickets for New yy thé New London rail- road and night Sourd boat, with state room berths. ‘The young lady was on the spot, and they proceeded to New York together, A day or two after, they returned, he ornamented with a pair of false whiskers, and she sit- ting before him. On arriving at Palmer, the whiskers were taken cffand he proceeced home, while the girl went back te school, and reported that she had been home. Suspicion, however, was on the scent, and the girl at last confersed the whole terrible story. The result is as we have stated. The Palmer Jcurnal states that the rumor of the cl bd wan’s crime preceded bis arrival home, ani that when he came back to Palmer, he told the conductor, who saw him remove his whiskers, that he wore them to improve his looks, that he did not know the lady who sat in front of him, and with whom he was seen to converse, and that everything connected with his journey to New York was all right, &c. We hope that the matter is all right, but fear that it is not, and if it is as we apprehend it, it isone of the most sickening and shameful cases of crime that has oceurred in this region for many a day. What makes it still worse is that the Reina pet culprit isa husband and the father of an innocent family. Mr. Wright bas preached pearly six years tn this vicin ity—two years in West Springfield, two at South Hadley Falls, and about eighteen months at Pelham. He is from thirty-five to ob Rites of age. We learn that since his incarceration he declares that he has cone nothing sinful, though he may have teen guilty of some indiscretions. The revere: tleman was arraigned before a Justice on the 16th i: on a charge of ‘enticing away Miss Gray for the purpose of prostitution.”” He pleaded that he did not 4o it, and the examination was acjourned. In default of bail he was committed. Intelligenc: Svurraxe Court oF Tm Ustrap STATES, JAN. 13,—No. 153, G, W. Sizer et al., plaintiffs in error, vs. William V. Many. The motion to dismiss this case was argued by Mr. Curtis in support thereof, end by Mr. Robb in opposition thereto. No. 49, F, wre omer if in error, vs. A. T. Burnett. The motion to d this case was argued by Mr. Davis i pport thereof, and by Mr. Reverdy Johnson in oppo- thereto. |journed. 16.—Jobhn T Hoffman, Feq , of New York, was ad- J mitted an attor and counsellor of this cout. No, 48. Wi plaiatif in error, ve. Adam Edward and T. penmead. D Mr. Latrobe for the plaiofiffin error, asd continued by . J. M. Campbell for the deiendants in error, and con- cluded by Mr. Latrobe for the plaintiff,in error, Ad- journed. Corrt OF ATTEALS, JAN. 13 —Evening Session.—No. 7, Concluded. No. 56, reserved till Jan. 18. Wo. 68, re- served till Jan. 20. No. 38, Eoo agt. Crooke, On argu- ment L. Tremaine, counrel for appellant; N. Hil, Jr., counsel for respondent. JAN. 14 —Morning Session. —Nos. 44, 59 and 47. re- served for 18th. No. 38, concluded. Nos. 78 and 231, submitted. Nos. 47 and 37, struck off. No, 46, Lewis egt. Smith. J M. Parker, counsel for bhp a. o Burlock, counsel for respondeat. No. 45, ce De fault entered in 61. No 63, Staples agt. Gould. Onarg: ment. S. Beardsley, counsel for appellant; J. for respondent. Concluded. No. 64, Gotheal ag On argument. N. Hill, Jr., coumsel for a; . Thom prop, counsel for reaponcent. |, coneiuied. Default in 40; opened and Nos. 14, 65, 83, 124, struck off. No. TsrRIBLE StsamooatT DisasteR and Loss oF Lars —The Memphis Enquirer base been fursisked with the details of the loss cf the steamer Gen. Bem, by an eye witress, They are most paisfal. The Bem was bound from ti for Arkanfas river. About 9 o'clock on ight of the 8d, when in the Grand Ont off, miles above Walnut Bend, in the Mississippi, and de ing the river with a full head of steam, she strock near the M'nsissi poised he: operation she wae torn int five minutes the boat had sunk to the hurricane deck, the whole cabin floated off, leaving the bull with about fifteen ceck passengers below the surface. The passengers and crew, when the b at sunk, harried on the We, ¢eck. Some four or fire of the er were thrown o and supplications of the poor sufferers for hi \p, saye the writer, each begging in the most pi cous terms for the yawi, were heartrending. The mate of the Saranac went out im the yaw! snd relieved them. When the mate reached the deck of the Bem it was discovered that there ‘was a man urcer the deck yet struggling for life, his cries scarcely audible, The mate nred an axe, with which be p ted the deck, and drew forth the suffering vic- tia, who almost instantaneous with bis delivery became insensible, and sc remained for severs! hours. About twenty five sufferers were raved from a watery grave, None of the catin pasrengers, ¢ ficers or crew were lost. About fifteen deck pasrengers were drowred. ; twenty factories; about twenty engine and machine factories; four large flouring mills, oa some smaller ones: and it is estimated that there are more than ore hundred steam engines in 0; tion ta the ity and vicizity besides th se above named. pertect preparednens, it would be impossible | 101 Cur Wast ington Corr. spondence, Wasuixoros, Jan. 15, 1854 Monopolies bifore Congre—Lobby Agents with thar Gilded Baits—The Union and lis Course Relative to Oolt's Patent— The Administration's Resolve as to Monopolies that may be Loblied through Congress—Gadsden's Arrival with a Treaty, Bc, he. The editor of the Naw Youx Banat has done his coun- try, its arte ard sciences, its mechanical industry, and the tre men of genius among its people, » most sub- stantial service, in exposing promptly and efficiently the scheme which the bby agents are attempting, with the ald of champagne, canvas backs, pistols and coffes for many more than two, to hurry through Congress the ex tension of Colt’s patent for 6rearms, thus securing to a private interest a stupendous monopoly worth millions of dollars if passed by Congress and approved {by the Execative, The exposure by the Hxraup of the course of the Washington Union, the organ ef the adaminiaira- tion, in covertly advceating the passage of the Colt mo- popoly, renders another service to the couatry, besides having the effect to draw from the Union a declaration to this purport: ‘That the Union can, under no circum stances, be made the channel for sshemes of pri. vate interests, involving the violation of great princi- plet of public’ policy essential to the purity of the de- mocratic administration.’’ Notwithstanding this dis. claimer of the Union, and ite declaration, also, that no- thing more on the subject should appear in its columas, it yet has permitted Mr. Edward Dickinson, the agent and att ey for Mr. Colt, to use its columes, under his own ture, in advoca’ the Colt it the whic sobeme for tabliahment by Congress of the Colt monopoly, and of the weak and shallow argument in the report on the subject of the House Commitiee on Patents, has greatly alarmed the fears of the advocates of the scheme, pat them ina sad quandary. Last Friday was the day they had fixed upen to pass their Colt mono- poly bill through the House, They had previourly got we jie despatches to state positively that General Di to leave the War Department an! go into the Senate, and that Colonel Jere. Clemens was to be ap- pointed Becretary of War. They were contradicted by ee OM Ineee: but they never ceased firing. Oa! they a phic despatch from Jackson, Mis- sissippi, that General Davis had been nominated by the Legislative caucus for the Senate, and next, another despatch that he bad been elected. I! was known bere generally that Colonel Clemens was a very warm advo the Colt monopoly, General Davis was also repre. sented to be in favor of it. And the President, who was the ardeot friend of both Davis and Clemens, and ap proved of the about to be made in their positions, ‘was, of course, infavor of the Colt monopoly. And, be- sides, the Union p paper bad taken ground in its favor. A’l was going on awimmingly, for all who wanted to please the President, the efficial organ, the new Senator from issippi, and the new Secretary of War from Alabama, would, of courre, unite in passing the Celt monopoly bill, (wbich had been d first, or mearly #0, on the private cslendar.) #02000 as the House skould go into commit- tee to take up private bills. Friday came, big with the fate of the stupendous Colt monopoly and others to foliow! The lobby agents, and the members known to be secured, could seen in one part of the hall at one time, whispering together in a most earnest manner, and then meeting each other in other places te give the word of action, the countersign, &s. Filly, all being ready, tion to go into committee on the private calender was made. Mr. Geo. W. Jones, of watehft honest man, a jewel of legislator, an upright and faith: ful guardian of people’s bristle 4 to bis feet ‘and opposed the motion, upon the ground that there were but few private bills yet on the Speaker's table, and of that few there were some involving large amounts of money, which ought not to be hastily or pfematurely acted on, He, therefore, moved to go into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and take up puolic questions for action. This motion was stoutly fopposed. Even honest Mike Walsh called for tellers, ing @ new member, henest Mike probably did not see 50 clearly as the experienced Tenn seeean what was really going on. Mike no doubt thought that the claims of honest men were to be acted ou. Hs knew it was private bill day, and he wanted the business of the day to be a:tended to. But the watcbful Tennesscean saw there was a cat in the meal-tub, and he resolved to otch’? if he did not ©kUP? it, His motion prevailed, and the Colt monopoly men were covered with dismay, ‘ate lin the first of the unst the public weal which they are planning and manwuvring to carry eut. It is far from being certsia that they will be wholly successful even if they should get their stupendous schemes, or some of them, through Congress, for I have it frcm a reliable source that President Pierce is resolved to veto apy bill of Congreer which grants a monopoly in Jand, in money, or in government scrip, to individuals or stock companies, The telegraphic news from the South, the arrival of General Gadeden at ‘New Orleans with just such a treaty as the Hrratp had given the outlines cf ten days since, and which bad been daily denied, most positively and ab- solutely, by the Washington Unwn, the Journal of Com- merce, and sundry Washi: yn correspondents of the Bal- timore Sun, Philadelphia , New York Tribune, Tim-s, Courier, Express, Commercial, Xc., &¢., will not set the Haratp back any ase reliable public journal, nor its ea- vious rivals forward any in the same race for merit. JUSTIOIA. J G, Bayer, Esq —A friend of mine, whom the spoils- men here failed to entangle, has furnished me the above 1 tter My own personal observation confirms its aubstan- lisl traths, The publication of it will, ia my judgment, do good. | Mort respectfully, HORACE H. DaY. Brooklyn City Intelligence. QuaRraRLy Report or Tax Cuter or Poucs.—The Chief of Police submitted his report of the transactions of the Ss for the quarter b 1g October 1, 1863, and ending December 81 of the same year, to the Common Council last evening. This statement shows that the whole number accommodated with 57 lost children were re: i were rescued from drowning; 9 3000 09 as taken fom Seirus parsons nad was taken 7) returned to them. During the quarter 188 days were lost by wombers of the departms by reason Of rickness and disability, being an average loss of two men per day. Complaints were preferred against five members of the department, which, cpon investigation, resulted in the dismissal of the complaint sgainst four, and the charges agairat the other were withdrawn. In connection with the quarterly report the annual statement of the condition and transactions of the de- partment was also submitted. From this document it Font that from the 31st day of December, 1852, to the Bist day of December, 1853, the whole number of arrests amounted to 6,674, being an increase of 498 over the purmber of the year previous; 3,492 persons were accom- modated with !odgings; 531 lost children were restored to their parents; 36 fres were extinguished; 32 persons ‘were rescued from drowning; 29 persons were found drowned; and $2,152 07 was taken frem lodgers and dronken persons and returned to them. Darirg the year 1,047 days were lost by members of the department by reason of sickness and disability, being an aversge of three men per day. Complaints have been preferred against 22 members of i department which, upon investigation, resulted as follows :— Home Complaints dismissed dy withdrawn, The report was ordered Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Beete. Jan. 17.—The court resumed its sitting to day at the usual hour, and proceeded to dispose of some half dozen cases for various offences, after which it adjourned until the next dey at the usual hour. SENTENCED. Pdit Larceny.—Catherine Stoddart, indicted for grant larceny in having stolen a sere of jewelry and gold coin, valued at $40, from Cecily J om, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and was sentenced to six months con- Gnement on the Irland. Grand Larceny.—Henry Ives and Joseph Barritt were convicted Creme box of kid gloves, valued at $47, from the fancy g store of Henry Brue, in Cortlandt 8 reet, and were senten to two years and six ontbs confine ment in the State prison. 19 a Slung Shot ~ Michael Garney, who was con victed last week of bavi: sion @ slung shot, contrary to the stat tate, was sentenced to one year imprisonment in the State prison. Attempt (0 Commit Rape —Thos. Newman, who was con- victed yesterday of attempting to commit a rape on the person of Mary Hanseen. was then brought up for sen. tence. His Honor Judge Beebe said that there were many extenua’ circumstances in the case, and, on aseount of that, he would rot rend bim to the State prison, but would fire him $100. The fine was then paid, and the de. fendant liberated from enstody. PLEA OF GUILTY. Assauli and Battery —Semuel Gorman, indicted for robtery im the first degree, pleaded guilty to assault and battery, The court accepted to plea, and the defendant wag remanded for sentence. CONVICTED. Grand Larceny.—Anne Brad: Bridget Boyle were convicted of stealing $100 from Paul Henry, and were re- manded for sentence until Friday, Woman Morpsgep in Tougpo.—Two women of bad repute, temporarily living at a house of iil fame near the distillery ot Howe & Kraus, came down town yester Cay forenoon and became intoxicated in a saloon in the upper pert of the city. Their names, as given on the ox. amination, are Biddy Fary, the murderess, a native of cinpati, and Catharine Gilner, the murcered woman, who raid she belorged to Cleveland. They arrived in town om Saturday and put up at the house above men- ioned. When 'y left the saloon and anived at the about two o’elock ip the afternoon, » quarrel arose between them, about a pair of gloves, The merits of the quarrel we did xot learn, but it appears that Gilner anding in the kitchen, whem Fury came up to her ted about the g’oves, and on Gilner’s ss) ing thing about who had stolen them, Fary drew rge dirk knife from under her shawl and stabbed her rear the left breast, penetrating through the stomach and liver, and causing death almost instantly She was arrested by Deputy Marsha] Mahon, taken bofore the May- or for examination, and by him committed to jail, tostand trial at the next term of the Court of Common Pleas.— Teiedo (Ohio) Blade, Jan. 12, DgatH or Linvt. Joun A. Davis, U. 8. N.—The Washington Sentinel, of the 15th inst., raya:—It is with much pain that we announce the death of Lieutenant Jobn A. Davis, of the United States Navy. Last Tassdey evening he was thrown from a vehicle, and although it io rel, abel are he ered ar tek meny ge be ingered, in the full possession of his senses, until yester- aay then he became uocon cious, sad died ab.ut four o'ckck in the evening. Political Iuteliigence, EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE NATIONAL ADMINIB- TRATION, The Petersburg Va., Inielligencer, whig, hee exiered the Geld in defense of tie national démocrasy, and ina long article in its issue of the 10th {nst. has the following re- marks:— bess pe gciwep in this stra; wings of the democracy. We honor the position and services rerdered to our common count: by the gal lent standard-bearers of Northern democra\ ic Conaer w They are, in our estimation, “+ good democrata. We use the term good here in a different sense from that vhich the party ordinarily givei. They mean by it loyal and zealous devotees to the faith, without reference to any policy which the chang: and force of circumstances wsy render proper apd expedi to be pursued for the devefit of the nation as con tinguished fro: We mean by the phrase * good democrata’’ ho: riotic democratsa—men who will in great political oxigen ciea, when tbe country is endangered by factious aad traitorous Oy meprprme throw off the trammels of party, and without fear of conrequencer, personal to themsely. strike for the preservation of our institutions, as defi in, and established by, the federal compact, the strong foundation upon which our righta our iiberties out gafety, our prosperity, and our welfare as a nation. Now, this is’ precisely what D.ckinsoo and his followers in New York have done. They have preferred a national tos policy—they have chosen to incur the frowns and rebukes of a cemccratic President and his Cabivet, rather than coalesce with s turbulent, faratical and danger: tion of their own hme y—they bave made war upon the free soil and abolition demooracy, because they perceived that tne ends aimed at by these anti-rlavery agitators were not their country’s, bat in deadly hostility with ite true interests and happiness, The Norfolk News, a journal allied to the national de Mocracy, speaks of the aiministration in plain language, as follows:— We exerted all the energies and talents with whish God has gifed us to elevate to the Pre chief magistrate, not for the hope of reward or the spoils but because he professed our faith, and we oon- sidered him Le eminently souca and conservative upon ‘the rese; hts of the States. H nooner tected ip the cbSir of tate hho was besteged peck of wolfish patriots who had snuffed the fi sda pee gale. 7 fey by the pots in bas diegusted eal narseated every high-minded gentle: man and patriot in the country. And the first false step of the administration originated and sprang from this source. Gereral Pierce attempted to hold the colossal democratic party firm relianoe upon the oe of the party, as by “coherive power ef the public plunder.”’ The attempt has feiled, as it ever must and ever will and ought to do. The that has to be held together b y the loaves and fishes, the sooner it is disbi )d the better. In a scramble for office the political sooundrel or baukrupt litician ever overreaches the modest patriot and ed gentleman, Unfortunately for the success of Gem. Pieroe’s administration, he has in his Cabinet some aa ‘eless kpavesas ever figured in the political arena, ey a6 not mep, but mean, intriguing politicians, whose lives have been spent among the cesspools of ocor- ruption and intrigue, and amorg whom office and pa- triotism are synonymous terms ‘ith such men to mis- lead his upright sna patriotic jadgment, no wonder great and awfal blunders have been committed in ap- pointments te ¢flice, Py, the cunning influence ofyeuch counsel, the unholy and infamous coalition was formed by whicao « truce to the warfare on freesoilis: and the political pirates and cutthroat of der the lead ef l’rince John, have become thejrecipienta of federal patronage, while such patriots as Dick nson and Bronson have been threatened with excommunication by the Washington Union, the self constituted guardian of democracy, The South Side Democrat, # national demosratic paper in Petersburg, Va., ss y8:— The first error of the administration dated fo soon as the rupture at Syracuse tcok place; so soon as {t became palpable that all attempts at harmoay aod reuniom were uravailing, the proper, dignified and jndicious course for the admiuistration to bave puraued was to have kept alcof from the broil—to have carefully avoided giving national aspect to a local quarrel, The President might bave raid in substance, “I bave applied my policy of ap- pointmerts to the State of New York with the hope of re- uniting the democratic arty, by bestowing a tangible mark of confdencs upon all democrats, without respect to past decisions, who adopted in good faith the Baltimore platform. It ‘appears to have failed, so far as New York is concerned, to have attained that e:d. Tas failare and blame, if any ought to attach, eannot rest upon my ad- ministration,” Had be purmed this course the count wou'd have rung with approbation a; his conduct, and acministration would bave been preserved from anstd- tuce which, though takea with good intent, afforded color for capital to his enemies, and set a precedent which it would have been dangerous to sarction. The Albany State Register, a national whig journal, e democratic party of the great State of New York is divided right through the centre, the one half ia open 0. position, and the other half not cariag two figs for thi ‘present administration,” and yielding it a faint balf sort of a only for the sake of the spoils of cfiice, As it is low York, 40 itis n a degree in every State in the Union; andif this “present admi- nistration”’ should be up for a re-election, the votes it would receive would be so few and far between that they would find a place in the offisial returns only in the ¢o- lumn of the scattering. The Newark Mercury, whig, speaking of the new rank which it is proposed to confer upon Geseral Scott, says:— If there be any one thing more than anether calculated to engender & mean opinion of Ganeral Pierce and his Ca- binet, it is the opposit which they manifest to bestow. ing & merited honor on General Scott. A man of a nimity would gl dly embrace the opportunity offe of doing honor to a rival candidate for tbe Presidency; but General Pierce to the New Hampshire school of ‘men and no such thing can be expected from him. Of one thing Winfleld Scott may rest assured, and that is that he will be remembered long after the pigmy men of this administration shall have been forgotten, The President’s o1 in New Hampshire, the Concord Patriot, uses the tollowity strong lavguage in speaking of scotemporary who accused the /’atriot of repudiating the compromise measures :— We do not consider it important to notice the state- ments of such # notorious falsifier ordinarily, but our readers kaow that nothing of the kind has ever appeared in the Patriot; not s line nor a word that bears the least resemblance to or can be tortured into such a sentiment. It is m base, deliberate, malicious lie, characteristic of the vile and sordid villain who manufactured and ut- tered it. THE MAINE LEGISLATURE. The Boston Atlas of the 14th inst. gives the following history snd present position of the Maine Legislature:— The Wildeat branch of the democracy of this State have resorted toa desperate, bat probably unavailing expe+ dient, to retain their power in their State Senate, As our readers are aware, the Legislature met at Auguste en the 4th inst. Only thirteen of the thirty-one Senators had been chosen. There was, therefore, no quoram and only # temporary organization was practicable, these thirteen Senators elected, seven were ‘“ Wildcat Gemocrats,” and six whigs and ‘ Morrell democrats.’? As the House consists eighty seven whigs, Morrell democrats, and free soilers, to sixty-four of the wildcat family, and asthe former made common cause, it was apparent that if the requirements of the constitation were complied with, the vacancies in the Senate would not be filled with wildeats, exsept only in a fow instances, where they were the only constitutional caad dates. These instances were three only out of the eighteen va- cancies, Accordingly, the Senate reported to the House these vacancies only, and propored to fill"them, the other fifteen’ vacancies. If complied with, this would have given them the permanent control of the Seeate; and {rom the sample of their fastious spirit already evinced, could only result in even more Cespe) ate endeavors to it the election of » Governor and of a United States Senator. Of course the Heuse was peek pla hn wait tee with so modest a nd quent, especially as it wo in palpable violation whe corstitution itself. The factlous majority in 4 Senate threaten that they will not report any other va- cencies until these are filled, and thet there shall be neither an organized Senate, Governor, U. 8. 8 iy thi e, until their demands are comp! awhile, the House 6d nag order, esk- cretary of State to lay be! the House ab- stract of the record of the Governor and Conedil, includ- the persons elected to the Senate, the sumber of ncies, and the districts in which they occur, together with the names of the constitutional candidates. This plainly foreshadows their intention to to Gill all he vacancies, giving the Senators elect scflisient notice f the time for the holding the convention, Re no heec to the threat of the recusant Senators, that will not recognise those thus elected as members of the Senate. At the last accounts, no towards an organization of the Senate bad been made. On Wednes- day, the Senate majority proposed to meet the House for Gllirg there three vacancies. The latter that they were ready to join im filling all the vacaacies, but a-concurred to fi'l them in part. The seven recusants professed to feel inaulted by this prop seal, and adjourned. MISSISSIPTI SENATOR. The Legirlature of Missinsippi, on the 7th instant met in joimt convention and} proceeded to vote for United States Senator, to fill the vacancy in the atoriel re- Presentation from that State. The following is the re- sult of the first ballot :— . 8 J.D. ie cope A votes i. si 5 . The Hon. rt G. fy jority of all the votes cast, waa declared by the President of the Senate to be duly and constitut! 0 States Senator form the 4th of Mar 1953, for the term prescribed by the constitution of the United States, House of Representatives of Ohio have passed a renietion to go into an election for Us ited States Senator on the 24th inst. TheSenator to be chosen is to fll the place of Salmon P. Chase, whose term expires in 1855. hoioe, ® ma- Excrrament AT Favt River, Mass.—The officers pnd a number of citizens of Fall ‘river, visited, on the , all the places in that town where | quor was tobe sold. About two hundred bi Sai sea deposited in the barement 4 ‘the tows of the Towa House. A few dealers having got wind of the moveme: raved thelr stock, One man named Collins, resisted the execution of the law, aod knocked down several with an iron bar, by which one man nad a and another am arm broken. He and his liquors were final pacha A but considerable excitement prevailed at accounts. Onto Rivar.—The Ohio river is now in good nay- igable order, with seven feet water ta the cnansel at Pittsburg. Navigation bas fairly ocmmenced and. the large class boats at Inst accounts, wore leaving Pittsburg with fui ireight alms hourty, le betweem the two ~ ous sea- / t ther, not so mus! Bs ‘ 9 | 4 y