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2 - 1 PENNSYLVAN A POLITICS. Our Key Stone Correspondence. InpiAvA, Indiana Co., Penm., Sept. 23, 1856. Two Mass Meetings—Thaddeus Stevens and John Van Bu ren— Political Calculatins—How Wd the Weat Go) dc I bave deviated a little from the regular line of my pro- jected povitical tour, in order to be pretent at the Repud- lican acd Democratic County Convensioas to be holden this day in this villace. It beimg the occasion of (he regular Quarterly Sessions Court, upon which is convened the business portion o, the county, it was availed of by the respective parties who sedulously advertised the voters for several days previously that strong and commanding attractions, in the persons of Thadd+us Stevens and Joho Van Buren, the rival orators engaged for the contest to be waged, would certainly be present, aud greatly conduce to their Political editication «nd enlighteameat. Upon reaching the village we found ‘ts hitherto quiet streets thronged by ‘an excited populace o some three or four thousand, who were ready for the political aftray, aud who were as dis Unetively demarcatec as enthusiastic partizan devotees as (he worshippers at Tammany and the Tabernacle. The preitminary indications 6.) promising ‘‘ @ great time,” we awaited the great denonement, if not with impatience, at jeast with anxiety, that we wight discern the modus ope- rand of adjudicatn g ‘g masters of State,’ in these bigb, mountainous, und at the period of this writing, ncomfortably cold regions. Having scanned critically the several banners and flags which the respective par- ties had “ flung to the breeze,” and examined with spe Cia! minutenees the hole pri mme of this distiactive contemplated operation, we determined to devote the in- terregnum of the her of our arrival and the hour of their convocation, whicb assembled patriotism had appa- rently geuerally apy od to discussing the merits of «old Monongahela, f ascertaining the rela v plitieal force and pumbers of the contesting parti: the several adjacent counties A large number 0! \cading and influentiai gentlemen, from almost every portion of Western Peansyivaaia, be- ing present, we avai'd ourselves of the polite courtesy Of two members of ‘he late Congress, and more particu- larly of two prominent members of the bar of Westmore- land county, to culivate their acquaiptance, that we might, in a persor.! conference, ascertain the precise facts im every county, and be prepared tofurnish the data upon which each par'y be-ed its political calculations of the approaching poli: cal issue la this section of the State. Premsing that a de diversity im figures charac terizes their polivesi arithmetic, and that each computation is the generally acknowledged and conceded calculation of the party, we submit the facts and the figures. with the essurance that the sources from whence they » re otained are entitled to full com fidence, and are b<e regarded as emineutly sound and chim inating. We submit fret t'» aemocratic comput counties, as kindly presented us— Fremont Maj. +. 1,790 a, and in Buchanan Ma). McKran . Forresi—embraced io Je Total... oreeneees B conceding a majority of £60) west of the Alleguanies. The republican computation preparod tor us presents the following results, Congressional districts, instead of counties, being the Dexts:— Dick's district: — Ere Crawford... Allison’s district — Beaver, lawrence Mercer Porviance’s district — Auiler, alleghanv (in pert) ce Waele tng Pitsburg. . Knight's district: — Wasbington, Fay ett Covode’s district — Weatmoreland, Armstrong, Indiama.............. 3 Barciay’a district: — Jeferson, Clarion, Potter, McKean, Ciearfistd, Green arithmetic, and {odicautng incispatably the great ditfic in determning accurately befureband the great election probiem which is now dividing and distracting podlic mind. The elections of 1552 and 1355 adduc fol owing poltical statistice in the counties ene and exbibit much lese oiference in the pop whieh it ts generally admitted nas been sub): ently to very considerable changes, but ao i . to oat the great disparity which one of the calculations supposes aud states. The aggregate vous of 1352 presentei t 1 Of 100,974 voter, divided as follows, Vir.>—Se Pierce, 55,767; Hale, 5.988. The election of 1885 extibited the fotowing result: —Fusiim, 40,817; democratic, 49,195, republican, 6.286; mking the aggregate of 81,486 vot», De ng 23,786 less than the geaeral vove of 1562, whch ex hibied @ popular majority of 2.440 votes against the de mocracy, sud which, notwithstanding the great decrease tm the tolal vote, yet Increased aad enlarged the pooular which you may Compute the result, permit me to state that, lavlog instituted the most exact inqairies ia person io many of the counties embraced in the two es tes, f have cot been enables to arrive at either result—the facts im the case upon the most reliable taformation being equally awcordant winh bots. The democratic ‘gures concede a majority, it will be remembered. of ,aud the republican figures claim & majority of 18,960. ‘Ba the several counties visited os Peciai pains were taken to ascertain the data from which Tespective parties based calculations of county strength (in the part of the democracy, it wes uted the principal staples, Ac republicans, the past statistics of the Americaa Co: their main reliance in summing up their calculations. In the one case, it discount has not ber fab, o-, perhaps, mo Sions to free Kpeee Western P aneyivacia, baring held nowhere io th Mountain (aptoesres aor distiaoMve meetings siace the last fall, it# past statics, in view Of its present disse Vered reiatons, notwithwanding the grea: majority o its members allilate with the republicag party, cana be recognized as proper criueria of present strength and power. loth parties have erred in their compatations— tbe democrata in conceding too littie, and the republicans in claiming too much. A more correct and reliable con Cluson would be reaszed midway between them Rely upon it, the true =, will pot differ esseatially from Aweive thousand, which [ predict will be aboattte figure Toe bour baving arrived forthe assembling of the Conventions, | have just taken my position on the veran dah of the hotel in which | am domiciled. the better to ‘View and catimate the size and numbers of the proo sions ‘Which have been formed into line, aod are now ia the very act <. jing. The republicans, ig} the priority in are first, led by the chief marsbal and bis “4 Mipbo tawdry manner forthe mighty airent Next fohows a country band, mounted ia gray horses emothored ‘0 fags, music. Then the orators in an gvarde’ by country squires, full of ribbon od by well moaning civilians, distinguisued the lapoliae of their coats, and seated in Solben, an overgrecess siz, four and two pairs of ° jand otber civilians on horseback and on foot, all p to townships, = devices appropriate to their venoped ka environed in national fags, qu Bkenesses of Fremont, dieeding Kansas draped | innumerable other and notions, all quaint ani queer, t Chptivate the independen! electors of Indiana Th democrats follow, and as the general enwni!l is nearly 8 fac simile, save in the mottoes and the |, which are equally fustian and foolish, the of the one must suffice for the otaer—com Mon juation, however, demanding the statement, that io of numbers the repubjicans nearly or quite doadled democrats, In ‘ furs and feathers ” the latter, how ever, had the preeminence as its patriotiom fa! been greaily enlivenea by more frequent potations of \ Mo '! which flowed in copious streams throughout E fhe outire day. , however, are ‘good Grinkers,’’ and gave indisputable evidence of a generous Gevotion to ue The py having feveraliy perambulate! the Streots in all directions, to the infinive gratification of the ladies and children who fill 4 ve meats, where appropriate stagings, decorated with an! every other addenda which ‘village taste suggested as appowite to the ooasion and yoy Ze been erected, and uzon which were the ruished orators, who constituted, [Por rrcelivnce, the attractions of the occasion and the lay Mee tophens was trae to bie appointment, but \ Buren inventua.”” Stephens was foliowed moreland: Lieut. Gov. Roberts, of of the Twenty fourth Congressional distr) istrict, The speeches wore if. prrtioalarly those of ste It ts due to Barclay to state that he eo Fremon) man, whilst at the same time anan endorred Pierce, and Jongres on the Kinsae Cow » the more rationa! employment of © , Who are all ribboned in the ,| NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1856. Northumberland; Foster avd Stokes, of Westmoreland, and Drum, of Pitsburg, severally, 1 epeeshes of much force and power. The repeblicaa speeches—excellent to a degree seldom equalled on sim: ar occasions—derived principle eclat from the th inder elaborated by the Haga.p, waich copstituted their almost sole force and power. The exercises cone both parties again throng the bars, and imbibing de ply and anew the ‘Monon. la’ mncentive to are giving indications of re deceived in the ght has decidedly the vantage oth Fremont and Buchanan, and just at this time enjoys a azaee manure of the popular favor than either or both conjoined. e day was unfavorable to the demonstration, a cold, chilly rain failing all the forenoon; and yet the numbers convened, it is asserted, are without precedent in the his- tory of the village. The enthusiasm is indubitably in- ‘tense and pervading, and certainly has found no sort of parallel in my present political tour. Aword as to the village itself, and I conclude my hastily written letter. Indiana contains a population of eleven bundred inhabitants, supports six evangelical churches, one large male academy, and four weekly newspapers. The Regisier, True American, and the Jnde- pendent, with a circulation respectively of eight hundred, seventeen hunired, aud five hundred, sustain Fremont; and the Democratic Messenger, with a circulation of eight hundred, supports Buchanan. Its business is fair and on the increase—its prosperity having been advanced by being made the terminus of a braucd of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Its citizens are kin¢ and hospitable, and a fine mora! tone and sentimeat pervades its mind, maxims, and manners, the Monongahela exhibitions of the day being the outside exceeses of its ardent patriotism and unbounded love for liberty, Our Pittsbarg Correspondence. PrrmsveG, Alleghvoy county, Sept. 25, 1855. The Newspapers and Their Circulation—The Prosp:cts of the Election, &c., dc. ‘Ten daily newspapers are published here, to wit: — ‘The Gazette. Fremont. 6,500 The Chronicle, ix depen 000 (this embraces ‘The Despatch, Fremont 3 8,000 The Post, democrat. . « 000 The Jourval, Fremont. SiN 6,000 | The Union, democrat. . oe 3,000 The Freiherts’ Freund, 7 3,000 The Repudlicaner, democrat... . ee 1,600 Tbe Democrat (German), democrat..... 1,000 ‘ The Puteburg Courier, Fremont........ ‘2\000 The county is divided into sixty election districts. In the following vote was cast:—Seott, 9,615; Pierce, 7,226; Hale, 965, Im 1865, in the State contest, the fol- jowing poll was recorded, viz: American, 5,877; dem ocratic, 6,740; republican, 2, An ncreased vote, not exceeding perhaps the vote of 1852, may be anticipated. Fusion on the State issue is popular with the masses, bat meets the opposition, nevertheless, of those who are re- cognized bere as the Fillmore leaders. The great ele- ment of strength in opposition te democracy here, !s Ame. ricanism, which now means fusion, and which preserves ntact its party streogth and organization, The strength of the demooracy has been impwred by numerous defec. tions, and will scarcely attain to the numbers of 1855, al thoush the most strenuous efforts have been aud are being instituted to succor the faithful and restore the fallen. “Prince John’’ will be bere en Monday, 40 minis ter to their necessities From a somewhat extended intercourse with the best “posted up’? leaders of the several factions, whose seve ral estimates were kindly preseated to me, I feel warranted in making the statement teat this county will record, at the ensuing election, a repablicaa majority of thirty eight haodred votes As to the general, or Presi dential election, a fusion between the Fillmere men aud rep»blicans bere being esteemed an impracticability, a variety of opinions obtain. Assuming that the fight will boa triangular ons—which I do not believe myself. hav ing waadered about the State, of late, in different direo tions, enough to aseure me to the contrary—the follow. ing, furnivhed from the most discreet sources, may be stated as the several party compatatioas, viz.:—Fillmore, 60,000; Buchanan, 189,600; Fremont, 009. In the approaching state contest, after a travel of nearly fifteen hundred miles in middle, eastern and western Penusylvanis, and the freest, fullest communications with the several parties in nearty every section, I iacline very cecidedly to the conclusion that the combined opposition forces will carry the State by the majority enumerated in tmy ludiana communication—to wit, twelve thousand. Our Laucaster Correspondence. Laveastae, Pa., Sept. 26, 1866. Vist (0 Wheatland—Mr. Buchanan Impartially Tried by His own Acts Brag \s the order of the day, both in betwng aad boast- ng. As to the former, men are supplied abandantiy by (ho party leaders or their agents with money, to any rea- sonable amount, to make heavy bet: u favor of Buchanaa. ‘This they do so confi tently, and are ready to lay down the money to such @ large amount, that they bloff of and scare aWay the OtMer $t7v, why Vegis to tuiuk Were Gree be something in all tais.- Another common trick whic I see practised hero—and no doubt it is done everywhere—is to produce a great exhilaration aud excitement by such reports as the followiag:—A gentleman bas jast arrived from Illinois or North Carolina, or some other State, who says that all Illi. vols is golug for old Bockesthere will hardly be a vote against hm. Yesterday tuis confident gentieman arrived vere in Lancaster from North Caroliaa, and this morning another conddence mam arnved here from Illinois, and the berral the shaking of baads, the ‘Come, lot's tage aurink,”’ do, &6., produced by the stimulating fictions, * Gardly to be conceived—it ie mot to be descrived, it would befoul paper to deseribe tt all. It is quite shocking to observe bow lies are manufac. twred and told. I hear mea say to countrymen and others who come in, whose button they cach bold of, “Don't you vote for that Fremont, a man who is aa enemy of the Union, and is going to dissolve the Uaion,’”’ :, &c Il quietly asked a man this morning, whom I seard ejaculating at this rate, how Fremont was going to Jissolve the U ’ The reply was to this effect, (not of rse in these words,) viz -—That the South would with- \w ‘rom the Union if Fremont was clested. Sach is the state ef things, aad It is a truly lamentable state of things. A few fire eaters threaten bloodshed sud civil war, they threaten to dissolve the Union, &e., &o. and a polltionl party, calling ttself the democratic, preaches submiaeion to traitors who use these traitorous threats, and call pon the people of the North to sacrifice thecoun try and ite liberties, for fear a handtul of threatening Bobadils should put their empty threats in execution. It ts, logically considered, the same thing as if a man should advise another to burn down hie house and stables, to provent a big, swaggering enemy, who had threat med to do the deed, from putting bis threat ia exe. It makes one sick at heartto hear and see how fallen democracy bast sold itself to the worst principles. and \s laboring to uproot the foundations of liberty and democracy itself, by thus deceiving the people, I called to see Mr. Buchanan yesterday had the eatisfaction of seeing and convers There wore other persons present. The conversation was stl, common place and uninteresting. Not a word was cttered, not s breath breathed in relation to the sole ob ect of the visit on one side, and the sole motive of the reception om the other. I would not be guilty of the rudeness of broaching unpleasant topics; \ucrefore all ot were mum on the eubject. We were received the \\brary—s spacious and weli {urvished apartment— And sat talaip. for some time on th common piace topics yi the day Mr. Buchanan has the character of being a sociable, friendly, bospitable man. Accordingly when the cor pany rose to depart, he invited us to partake of some brandy and water, or, if we prefer red, of some old Bour. bon whis ey. 4 colored waiter placed the ginss- ‘a the corridor, and of @ portion Then I did calcu that some one of the company would, in ng the wholesome and excellent bererages (for ), bare es and decanters on a table cach partook inte complimentary, @ n rtain matter; Now, I think in good was the ey, and the house and all its ordorings were in ® tate, and all waa in good taste. | reached my car rage, which bad been waiting for me, and drove away from Wheatland eatiefied with my visit, and much pleased wich the kind, friendly, homes manners of the com fortable Bachelor of Wheatland. Now, I don’t think that, as Mr. B. this w ery public man, and bic im company, ny breach of hospt- ty or of good menners in stating particulars, which, vagh trifling im theneelves, are of general interest to public at this moment, in view of the times and the Person visited. Nor let it be imagined that in whatfol- lows, In am examination of Mr. B.'a fitness for the Preai- deney, as joéged by his own acts, there is ang ill-will or malignity. 1 write ae an old demoorat, fairly canvassing the public conduct of one who cannot any longer be con- sidered a democrat, but with all who support him as no. toing but a Calboun nuilia | look upon Mr. Buchanag as an amiasle bot weak minced man, and will give the reasons why. He i from being the piggerd and economist which eome hav: represented him. He has always kept wp an ext ment on a liberal scale, and lived with women and chil dren around him, though he has had no wite of bia own, I do not mean by that to accuse him of taking other peo. ple's wives—the breath of scandal, ever on the alert, has passed him by unecathed in these comfortable, gentlemanly house, great pretensions at display. ‘The house 0 mil om Lancaster, on tbe turnpike Jeading to Mari jown gituated on the Suequehanna, forty or fifty jes above Havre de Grasse, where that beautiful river falie into Chesapeake Bay. ‘The mansion in which Mr Bi, resides has a pleasing alr of solid antiquity, In front in a large grass plot or lawn, planted with trees, and two old cedars overshaclow the porch. It isa brick house, of the ol taahioned school. The growada are not extensive, but prettily laid out, and kept in admirable order, It looks like the worious, steady dwelling place of “a fine old gen teman of olden times.”” ir. A. himself does not look ao old athe roally is. T remember him twenty five years ago in the Senate, at Washington, when he looked nearly a old a: he dose #. He haw been well kept, and seem in frst rate or iregard him as @ man estimaie la every private relation—as a private gentleman—as James Buchanan, Esq.—as map of talent, ingenuity and ability—as James Buchanan, Esq., attorney and counsellor at law, Lancas. ter, Pa.; but as James Platform, Esq., I look upon him as unfit, moraliy and politically, to be the chief rate of these United States in theee perilous times. He has not cunning enough to dea! with the deep foxes ani cun- ning men who would surround him and lay hold of hia ‘and use him to their purposes, which purposes are to put down and drive off paid labor, and to extend the em- pire and dominion of the great body. italists, who bold to the doctrine of getting labor for , by buy- ing it apd holding it as their own forever, Tmey drive away independent labor from their midst, and er and own the labor which enriches them. To them labor is a borse which must belong to them, and (they despise the Northern man who labors, Such is, po- Iitico economically, the fact of the case, without any It is a system of poli- be pipe oy 4 discussed ether Or no it is reference to moral considerations tical economy which, as such, er ‘le of the socalled democracy ot this day is to extend this system of political economy; and their only object in this ‘struggle is to gain the favor of the capital: ists who cultivate Territories for themselves alone, on thie em. The Northern man loves free labor, and is op: to this system, as a pgp ae economy. capitalists who go for it nat ly require area of territory to carry on this system; it makes them sole lords of the territory, and it is to them that the do- mocracy has sold itself. Mr. Buchanan has given him- self up to sustain this system through thick and thin, and to give up Kansas wholly to the capitalists, as a field for the table exercise of the system. This surrender of himself will bind him, hand and foot, to be the tool of & class, and not the impartial Executive of the Union. He bas not cunning enough to cope with the cunping ones who are already using him and stump- ing for him, and to whom he has solemnly signed himself over by his own public act and deed. Bat, it to be a virtue to be not cunning, it is no virtue unless this ab- sence ot guile is found united with straightforward, noble and virtuous pur; }, and with firmness to carry out those purposes in spite of friend or foe—in spite of pros- perity or adversity. Now for a proof of my first asser- tion. Wag it not most green and verjant of Mr. B. to publish in black and white to the world his own immo- rality, or rather his own readivess to perpetrate of consent to immoral action ? The periect ounsing knave publishes himeelf as vir. tuous and moral, while be practices, or is ready to prac tice, the very cootrary, if interest seems to require it. Now, Mr. B. bas openly placed himself before the world as avery Ahab, who is determined to get possession Of a fair and lovely island. He says,as Ahab said, ‘‘We will buy it, if we can buy it; but if not, we will have it any how.’” What is this but ‘rem faceas rem, recti si possis $1 non, quoquo modo facias rem??’” This immoral principle is that which ruins individuals, and plunges them in crime and perditioan. This immoral principle is that whick ruins States and nations when = are given up to guides who follow ruch pernicious dishonesty; for what ever hackneyed politicians and political rogues may say or think to the contrary, “Honesty is the best policy,’’ for nations as well as for men. I will now show by facts patent Ml the world that Mr. B., awiabie as he is as a private gentleman, is unfit for the high seat he aspires to, because he is too weak minded. Old as he is, juvenile passioa carries him away; the Lepr gy and excessive heat he burns under to attain and embrace a loved and desired object, 0 biinds his eyes as to make kim act most madly, and sacrifice himself, like an insaae lover, to gaia the desired object. Now for the proof by the facts of the case, The cemocratic party, as every bedy knows, had fallen into the lead and power of daring, dashing, reckless men. A set of desperate men, with F. Pierce their willing tool, bad copducted the country an1 the party to the bring of ruin, The wise and moderate ones of the party seeing how foolishly they were led, and into what a guilph of civil war they were being led, were alar ship was being steered biind!y into the midst ers. The men themselves who had brought the slip into these dangers began to see that they had , a too far. In this position al! eyes turned to Mr. B., hoping to get good and prudent pilot in place of the’ Hotspurs and tunatics and imbeciles who had led the ship into its bad Position. Had Mr. B. only had statesmenlike qualities enough to see into the truth, and understand the wishes of men and of the pation, and to see the danger, and see that no- thing else in the world but tbe hope of achanze of policy and measures, and the adoption of a more moderate and prudent course, had caused all eyes to turn to him and give him the nomination, he would pave acted diff-rently —he would not have been blind to the wishes of h's own party, to the sentiments of the people, to the universal murmur, to the loud cry of « dissatisfed nation. He would bave taken @ liberal, ap independent course as the nominee, and his own party would have thanked bim for tt—have been the loudest in applauding ulm for makiag a change in the odious measures aac conduct of an odious siministration. He lost tue chance. He was too eager to grasp in bis embraces the ‘oved and long sought od- ject of his ambition. He could not see that the party took him up to help them out of ascrape. He coali not perceive that the acclamation by which he was nomi nated resulted (rem the hopes that the mad career of hot- headed fire-eaters might be stopped, and that the party might make a change of principles and measures bonor- a4 imperceptibly, without disgrace, without appear- str; repent or recece and without being compeiled to it. Re could not hear the voice of the people. He in loug party mar, OF wenng, for and he saw nothing but party. Aad even here he was blind. He saw, as the party, none but ihe very men who bad disgraced and ruined the party. Taese men bad abdicated; the party, in its distress, looked to Jemes Buchenan, and James Buchauaa disappointed them. He said:—*I am not James Buchanao—I am your bemble servant, James Piatform.’’ Col. Fremont wa men ofa diferent type. He t the man to take the lead i) moments of danger, to silence the forls whose folly would ran the ship eground, to seize the heim with un Gweblag firmness of purpose, and, guided by the pole star of political justice and honesty, to steer clear of the sboals and bring the abip safe into harbor. He is not the man to risk civi war for the sake of pleasing a compara. tively stati number of great body-capitalists, or for the hopes of gaining power by their patr mage. Mr Buchanan did not understand the timys. He omit- ted taking the tide atthe food. It was his weakness in tbipking the: be must be subservient tothe mea whom the party wanted to shake of! decent!y, and in thinking that these very mep—these madmen who bave brought the pation to the brink of ruin—were themselves the party : yes, they were the nation, the American people. Now. this weakness, this incapacity which ho bas shown in surrendering himself, body, soul and pirit, toa clique of @ party, of which the party iteeif ia its great and sensible mars was sick and tired—this weakness of sur rend wg his own identity and his own views of right and wrong to follow who have shows that they care Je for r gbt, aod ouly followed the wrong—this akness with which he begen, augura fatally for country should he ever reaca his ambition, He would make of Presidents, would be aled horse. Ho would be mounted by the worst of men, and they would ride bim to perditioa, He would have no principle of right or wrong to follow; be would fuilow blind the mad dictates of Lael and what is worse, the party he would follow would be the bad beads and bad hearts which swim at the top of the seething put of political corfiption, and these be would mistake for the party. So much for James Buchatan, alias James Pistform. Broadway Ratlroad Again. SUPREMB COURT—SPECIAL THEM. Before Hon. Justice Davies. Sert, 26.—Jacob Sharp va. the Corporation of New York, @ —The motion im tais suit, to vacate the order made by Judge Strong, mtaying the "s proceedings, and hb was rt argued for argument on the {tow , defencant s counsel. . David Dudley Field, counsel for Mr. Sharp, objected, on the ground that bis Honor was a large owner of pro: perty on Broadway, which rendered bim tacompetent to fit in this cage, be being ao interested party. Mr. Hilton argued in opposition, that tuis belog merely a0 action brought to restrain the Corpovation and its offi cers from completing ® resolstion already paseed by the two Boards of Aldermen Councilmen, no question of interest could possibly arise The Court were only to ormine whether the defendants had or had not the power to rescind & previous ordigance or resolation: aad although in this ease the resolution or contract attemped to be rescinded was one authorizing Mr. Sharp to lay rails yet if im principle was the eame as if the resorution or Ordinance authorize! the paving of Hroad way, Or permitted the telegrap) companies to maio- tain their lime of poste in that street; or authorized Lbe gas Companies to put up their lamp poste a! it. all ee things are done by expters autnority from the Cor jon, and if ifm either case the Corporation for any o should deem % expedient to annul the resolution or ordinance giving the authority, ani after the two Boards had coueurred, as te this case, Judge Strong should enjoin further action, certainly, it could not be moaintained that, because his Honor was an owner on the t, he would thereby be incapwitated fr iting to b that the Court could not here inquire whether the resolution about to be rescinded would or would pot, if carried into ef ct, prove injurious or bet fica’ to the property en the strect, nor could it be sutned that the property owners would be in any manner lected by it, The only qi m was, whether the Cor. poration have or have not wbe Power to annul the resola- Mr Sharp w lay rails in Brondway: and , and could not, bave such an {interest ‘Would preclude him trom hearing it, said be weuld consider the matter and deter Accrpantan Dratn or a Pan FROM THE vias Use ov Lace —A printer named George H Nimmo, 28 years of age, a native of Glasgow, Scotland accidentally came to his death, on Saturday night last, his lodgings, No, 109 Carondelet street, by taxing an over ose of laudanum. He had been indulging for the past week rather frecly in the use of ardent spirits, the conse. quer ce of which was that be became resticas ani unable to sleep, and exhibited im his gene demeanor all the wneettiedners of mind which follows excess of this kint While tm this state be was in the babit of taking Iaadanum to enable him to recover from the effects of dissipation. Atout 11 o'clock on the night im question he came homo, sid appeared to be in quite a jooular bumor. Bis Iand y's lutie daagh'er helped bim to take eff his coat, in re which she felt something in one of the coat puckots, which she thought was ® pistol. ‘Oh, Mr. Nimmo,’ ¢ the little girl laughingly, “you bave rota pisto! in r pocket.’* * replied he: ‘I've got the pis you and mamma with He put bis hast pocket, and drew forth @ email phial, which he noorked, and draining its contents @ draught, he ‘brew the bottle away. His landlady euspected that tere was something wrong in the matter, and tried to «tthe pbial from bim, but to no pur; He told ber t * but a little dore, whieh he bad to take in order to obtain le That sleep was the sleep of eternity. Ali aid offered by the physicians, a number of whom were present, proved unavailing. The deceased had only been in this county about four years, and worked a consider- able time in the New Yous Henan and Times offices. He bore an excelient character emong hia brother crafts { men, and was ccemed an orne ipqueet wae bell ont & verdict in Becor terned. He ww s ever ‘ | THE PARISH WILL ‘Sui "se Court. PROBATE OF HENRY PARISH’S WILL. Before A, W. Bradford. Sert, 24.—The Parish will case was resumed before the Surrogate, at 1134 A. M. It will be remembered the will was admitted to probate on the 31st of March, 1866, and the testimony in regard to it continued till the 28th of June last, forming, when printed, a large octayo yo- lume of 778 pages. Mr. Parish died on the 2d of March, 1956, leaving a property of at least two million dollars. Codicils made after his will and during the time of his illness, gave to Mra. Parish a greater amount of property than that spo- cified in the will, The chief question at issue is, whether Mr. Parish was competent and able, while paralyzed, to understand and mave these codicils, if they were legally done, &e. Leroy M. Wiley, witness for the proponent, boing duly sworn, testifled:—I reside in Alsbama; I sm a planter; iy uge is 68; I have been a merchant in the city of New York, and also at the South—at the South from 1616 to 1854—in New York from 1831 to 1894; I was connected asa partner with the firm of Parisn, Marshall & Co., also Parish & Co., in the city of New York, and with the same firms at South since 1831, and with Norris, Stoddard & Co., from 1834 to 1888; my present coanec- tions at the South are with Thomas W, Baxter; the first concern I was interested in, in Charleston, was the 1 was mterested in at New York: it was known by the pame of Parish, Wiley & Co.; it yeare under that name, and aftert Wiley, Parish & Co. partoer in all there firms; terested in all of them; i jaterested in Parish, Marshall & Co, and firm of Pariah, Wiley & Co. at Charleston; 1 became acquainted with Mr. Parish in 1816, in New ‘ we were both epgaged in merci I was in the habit of purchasing goods at hi ear, for ten or twelve years; from 1831 to 1883, especis during the summer months, I saw Mr. Parish frequently from four to five times @ day; from 1538 to 1842 I was still more frequently in his company; Mr. Parish’s place of business, during tho latter period, was in Water street, in a store immediately in the rear of No. 162 Pearl street, where I was doiag business; there were doors in the rear which led from one store to the other, through @ «mall yard: Mr. Parish was in the habit of coming into my store frequently, three or four times a day: | never went to his, except on business, perhaps once or twicea week; after 1828, the liquidation of the concerns or accounts of Parish, Marshall & Oo, and L. N, Wiley & Co., in Charleston, were under my charge; the concerns of all theee firms remain open to this day intercourse with Mr. Parish up to the time of bis ik was vory fre- quent; if on these interviews there was any money col lected’ I would pay him bis proportion of it; the outstand- ing interest of our several firms during the time of the liquidation were some millions; I frequently had occasions of conferences or consvitations with Mr. Parish in the winding up of the conserns; I consulted Henry Parish, for be was always on hand: I consulted Mr. Marshall when he was present, aad Mr. Daniel Parish sometimes, but no: often, for he was not much present at the place of basinees; whether he was out of town or not I do not know; 1 visited Mr. H. Parish occasionally, previous to his atiack, at his residence ia Barclay street, and also at 7 ish per. haps six or eignt knew Mr. Parieh, I have never been at housekeeping in this city or hada family of my own; | resided at the Astor House; am an unmarried man; at the time of Mr. Parish’s avtack, there were considerable affairs of the Orms in which were both engaged, outstanding; I was in Havana at the time of his attack, and was i formed of it by a letter from my own house here in New York; I was next in this city about the first of August of the same year, I saw br. Parish in about four or five woonths after his attack ; it was after a conversation with Mir. Kernochan, in which I asked him if Mr. Parish was willing to see bis old friends sud acquaintances: er nochau replied that he thought Mr. Parish would be very giad to see me. Mr. O’Conor objected to the evidence of Mr. Kernochan’s statement. Witness continued—I went to Mr. Parish’s house in Union square on the following Sunday; rung the bell, the door was opened by one of the servants, and I walked in; enteret the library, firat spoke to Mrs. Parish, then advanced end epoke to Mr. Parish; shook bands with him; be appeared to know me very weil, and was much afiected, commenced crying, and contiaued for some minutes; Mr. Kernochan soon after came into the room, and the conversation was carried on principally by him. efver staying there about fifteen or twenty minutes left the house together; { had not sent any word or no tice of my intended visit; for the next three years I visited Mr, Partsh cecasionaily, ‘haps once ia every two three = monthe always saw him at these visits, avd it was in the library; from the end of these three years to his death I visi hin more frequently than before, perhaps once a moath the first year, and twice or three times a month dari the last year of his life; when be was in the city I vis bom at bis place iv Union square; during the summer months | visited him frequently at Hell Gate; in 1550 my ¢ of business was at 162 Hroadwa: % 104 way; it has been t rish frequently Called ai my Ido not know how often, per- month; Mr. and Mrs. Parish would ¢rive up to their carriage, and stooping before m: @ servant to let me know th ore ther | would give him the news of the day, port: of mocks apd it money was worth. almost ater which I woud take leave of him in the usual way, v, aking hands, and they would drive off, [ dined with Dir. Pariah frequent y after the three first years of the attack, both at Cnion square and at Hellgate; after my ‘rst visit Mr. Parish was frequently affected to tears; he continued to be for turee years, then there was not the Fame emotion, it a to wear off; Occasionally afier Mr. Verish’s attack L consulted with the partners iv regard to the liquidation that was in my bands, mort frequently with Mr. Marshall; with Mr. Daniel Parish whea- ever be was present, and with Mr. Heary Parish whenever I went to see him on the subject; inthe outstanding debts of Parish & Co. there was a large amount of lands ia Texas, also lands in Louisiana, Missiseippl aud Arkapeas, that [ was desirous of getting settled up; and I to bay out the Texas lands my- eeif, if Mr. Marsball would buy the assets in the other three States; it became a matter of negotiation between us, aad Loffered $18 000 for the Texas lands; there was peretiation about it: I went to Mr. Parish's bor v the settlement of that claim, and offered him $15,000 for it; he sbook his head, but made no sound i connection with it that I reooilect: I told bim I had been jo coz versation with Mr, Danie! Parish, Mr, Vanaredale aod Mr, Jobo R. Marshall, al! of whom had consented to accept my offer, he then’ nodded bis head up and di or four times, which | took as Mirmative ewer Q. After this interview, what was done about the ‘Texas land, and did you sgain see Mr. Paris? on the sub- ject? A. I wrote to Mr. Marshall, in whose name the land stood, to make me a deed of it; he did so in the course of two or three months; | paid the parties here the money; then ( went to pay Mr. Genry Parish; I handed bim « check for the amount, and what it for, be received the check and haaded it to Mrs. Parish, nodding bis bead as he did so two or three umes upand down I told him Mr. Marehall was will. jog to buy out our intereste in the other Southern tates, ond what he was willing to give for them, but do not remember whetber he assented to it or not. 1 told him Mr. Dan'el Parish had accepted the offer, so had lond Mr. Vanaredale. I think | only bad one ia veew with Mr. all on thie subject. Q Was the sale Mr. Marshall over effected. ((uestion objected to by as leading.) The court overruled the ques- to facts known exclusive of written ia- Ido not kvow anything further about th jarshal!, other than the pas reseived 1 do bot know exactly the amount of the think it was about $5,000 a piece to All the money came into my I kept my own share, and paid each oue concerned the interest of his: I kept the books and accounts of Parish & Co., andl gave Henry t check for his share of the mouey; I saw him personally when I paid bim; I always did on such oc 1 ga him it was his sil: be looked at tion except struments. eale to Mr bad transactions with Mr at money; the first of May, ‘ed $10,000 of bim; on the 3d of May 7 rowed $15,600; | went to Mr l’arish and talked to him as 1 would to nny ether person; | told bita | wanted to bor row $25,000, well, he lent it tome, and Mre Parish, the chech apd I gave my note. Q. When you told him you wanted to borrow 625.000 did he make asy movement, aud if fo, whet? A. He signified bis assent by noading bee head when I applied for it. Q How and where was the check given to you? A. Mr. and Mrs. Parish o to the store; Mre. Parish had a drawn © for $10,000; I received it tn the store, and told her i: was a good deal sroailer an amount than I'wanted ; sho sali, er mind, you the balance in « day or tw and gave & 816,000, Mr. Parish was pot present when either of the cheeks were given; he was with Mrs. Parish both occasions tn the carringe in front of handed me the checks on the firat fore: I then gave my note for elve months from the time; I paid 26ch of April, 1854, come few days be. cre it was due; the note was presented to me at the store *ben I paid it. Q How came it to be presented betore ic wae due? A. 1 told Mr. had the money and #8 soon pay it the tilt it was due. Q. iow long before the note was brought to be paid did you ell this to Mr. Parish’ A. The evening before Q Where’ A. At bis residence in Union square. Q. Upon your telling bim this, did he make any movement or en? A. He told me I might bave the money if | wanted thot I had better keep it; he did not say tote in words; him in the course of a few daye I might have ocen. n for money, and If s0, I would call wpon bim for what wanted. Q. Did you at any other time make a loan of Nr Part itm whet time? A. I borrowed $10,000 cm him on the fret of May, 1866. @. Did you apply e lepn ? end where, and who were prevent? A. I ap; it_ at bis at Union square; Mr. Parish they only, wore ay in intredecing the rersod myself to Mr. take $20,000 if be had it; he nodded his head ce or twice ar ything farther said or done at the me’ A. As well I recollect Le motioned to Mra. Pa ih, and pointed at his desk; she went to the derk, got and told Mr. Parish that they bad not 99 much money in bank, and refused to make then he showed a good n not drawing it t 1854, om mI wou! © I told him it made no ause | could inves appeared toget furiously ma at be could on the table, three or four times, and ed to get very much excited; Mra iv him it was eaey for her to draw ¢ and sat down and did 0; she gave me he check after it wae eigued and in abort t y fy» alverwarde they eailed at the store and I cave them f Q Who Lad or # wed att w aa 3 A re lowed ai it Q. Dessribe how it came about that ish looked at it, and in what manner he looked at Mrs, Parish met on a table, and when she tela he amount was in bank be looked at it; he took ir hia bund, held it in front of Sethe beet he make any sign or moti after og at the book, in connection with K? (Mr. O'Cooan abiectod to the latter part of the q for opinion, Question slowed.) Al ; he held it upand looked at it, and oy what was on the book? to the question. Question aliowed as to the facts ved.) A, I cannot say whether he read or not; he looked at it. Spt. 25.—Examipation of Leroy M. Wiley continued: ‘They called at the store for my note for the money I had borrowed, but did pot get outof the carriage; I bad it written and signed before they came; I went out and de- livered it to him; after I got in the carriage he heid it up betore his face, ‘about two feet from him, and looked at it; he made @ motion to me, uttering a continued kind of sound, putting the note on bis knee and striking it with the ends of bis fingers several times, as much as to call my attention to it, I thought; I took hold of the note, and then looked at it, and saw that there had been omiited ‘interest from date;’’,*‘well,”’ said I, and told him I would go and write another note, for I saw at once what went to the desk and added to it ‘‘inte- ;’’ 1 took it out. and then handed it to him; he looked at it as before, and bowed his head two or three tumes, and shoved the note into a book, which I suppesea to be his memorandum book, and then the book into a satchel; that is all, I believe; I bid him good morning, apd went off; I visited Mr. Parish at his house freely, without any ceremony, during the last year—frequently on Sundays; Mr. Parish was always in the rege room, and Mrs. Parish or Mr. Delafield was generally with him; occasionally | met visiters there; sometimes I remained an hour or two—sometimes tell 10 or 11 o'clock; I gene- rally spoke to Mr. Parish of the ordinary business of the day, on money subjects, the operations of Wal! street, &c. He seldom Cigree much moved by my conversation; he listened attentively, without re- sponding In any wi Q Did you suppose, in these con- versations, that he understeod what you wrre to bim? (Mr. O’Gonor objected. Question allowed.) A. I had no doubt of it in regard to subjects we were mutual- Jy interested in, and which had been of long standing; I alway?, when with him, had some conversation about the tirms in which we were mutually interested. Q. Did you suppose he ur derstood what you said to him on these Subjects? (Mr. O’Conor objected. Question allowed.) A. Asl have before said, on all subjects in which we were mutually interested, he appeared to understand as T related them ; I never spoke to him of other topics than those we were mutually interested in; on topics of mutual interest I talked to him just as [ would toany other person. Q. When you talked to him about the Texas purchase, und about Marsball’s proposed pee, and about the joans that you made from him, did you suppose that he understood you? (Mr. O’Conor objects. Question al- beng A. Ihave no doubt of it. Q. Did you ever talk with him about investments? A. Well, I may have fre- quently done so, one time in particular, in regard to an investment in Illinois free iand bonds; I told him I thought they would pay better interest than anything then in the market; Mr. Parish was alws at the table when I dined at bis house; he generally deported himself quiet!y ; sometimes he would intimate to a friend or to me that he wished us to take wine with him; he did this by first making a noise with his mouth so as to arrest the attention of the servant; he then would leok at me, and I would respond by taking wine with him; he filled bis glass bimself; the servant then would —_— wine round to me; when our glasses were filled would make a bow and I would return it in the ordinary way of a civility of that kind; he always his own glass to bis lips; when he bad drawn the attenticn of the servant, by the noise of his mouth, he would make a motion with his hand. waving it towards me; then the servant would bring the wine to me and I ‘would take wine with Mr. Parish; he always took wine with other gentlemen when they were at the table; Mr. Kernochan wouid be there most,frequently; Mr. Delafield was there generalty at dinner; T have proposed to Mr. Perish totake wine; I would call the servant and make him take the wine to Mr. Parish, thus draw his attenti then make the servant fill my glass and Mr. Parish’ would speak to Mr. Parish scross the table and tell him I would take wine with him, he would nod assent and drink the wine; we always drank wine once at tioner and never more; at Hellgate I frequentlyeaw Mr.,.Kerno- chan at Mr. Parish’s. I frequently went with him in his carr! there; I generally stop; about 3 hours when I dined at Mr. Parish’s; when I went t> Hellgate I geve- rally found Mr. Parish on the front stoop; alter the ordi- nary salutation, | would recount to him the business of the day; Mr. Parish always attended or paid attention to conversation when it was addressed to him; occasionally when there was a conversation going on between others, he would attend to it; if it related to opcrations going on in the city which he did not understand, he would make a poise immediatel7 and have it repeated; the com- pary would then repeat what they had been saying; if it ‘was on a subject he bad been familiar with while in health, he would appear to be satisfied with the ex, ton. (Sir. O'Conor and Judge Edmonds objected to cpivion ot the witness.) He showed his satisfaction ne bowing bis bead; when, after the attack, Mr. aris shook his head from side to side, I always took it for no; when he nodded his head lL always took it for an affirmative answer, and! always acted Upon taose answers accordingly; Mr. Parish’s mind before his attack, was always very slow in ia its opera Lops; his judgment was very goo1; Le was very firm and would reldom, if ever, change his miad on any subject be had made it up upon; before bia attack he wasa very + ven tempi red gentleman: | never saw him excited dur- ing my whole intercourse |, While he was in good health, I obeerved that Mrs. was always attentive eod kind to bim after bis attack; my intercourse with Mr. Parish wes alwsys uninterrupted by any one when | went there on business; I never remember of seeing Mr. Parish excited, except on the occasion when | wanted to borrow money; I never saw Jantel Parish in Henry Pariah’s house, either before or after Henry Parish’s at- tack; Daniel Parish was more inmate, | thought, with Mr. Kernochan than any ober partner of the house, Henry Parish was very intimate with all the partners 0 the concern except Taomas P. Norris; he was least friend ly with him: since 1888 | saw Mr. Danie! l’arish at the store but scidom; I judged bis health was bad; he came there. perhaps, once a month: I frequently heard Mr. Delateld read the newspapers to Henry Parish after his attack, and sometimes Mra. Parish; it appeared to be @ matter- of course thing, that tock place af er tea; as far as I could Jodge, Mr. Parisb’s mind, after bis attack, appeared to be poe | regulated as to business be was er had been familiar wi Sart. 26.—Witnese cross examined by Judge Edmonds —I comsiderea the case of Mr. Parith’s sheading tears was the meeting of old acquaintance—one he esteemed: | judged this from noticing bis expression on meeting dit ferent persons, when I offered him $18,000 for the Texas property, and he shook his head at the offer, Iconsidered it an objection to the price | offered, \d not that he was averse tosetling the property; | k: as aaxious to elt and close up the affairs of Pa ; my note of $25,000 was delivered to Monry Par himself; it was made payable to Mrs, Susan M: Varish; he was himself present when it was paid; I paid the money over to him and be handed the note; I think he was more irritable ater his attack than previously; 1 neve raw bim out of temper while in health, Q Wi there apy other alteration than this observel in bis mind’ (Mr. O'Connor objected. Question allowed.) A Weil. astaras [bad any intercourse with him, his mind dic not operate as quickly as it had formerly done; Lis Judgment was certainly sound on those subjects he was familiar with, after bis attack; his jodgment was not *o good after his attack—not #0 quick; he waa per ha; not as firm after the attack, for. in the settlement of accounts, be would give way—yield his opinion tor oth ers; perhaps (t would be right for me to state hero, for instance, in making ® proposition to him, he would refuse it, by ehaking the head: but by telling him that the otter members of the concern were willing to make the cowpromniae or settlement, he would yicld his assent by podding bis head; this waa unlike his habit of miad be- fore the attack; fometimes, when the newspapers were read to bim, if any particular stock was advanced, hi world notice it immediately; he would riee in his chair, make a motion with his band, some'imes nod his he sud sometimes shake it, aiways muttering a noise. Witpees cross examined by Mr. ('Conor—I frat came to reside in the city im 1831; for the first tour years, I spent about eleven months each yoar in the city, the month of Iecember I generally spent in Charleston; then from 1842.3 to 1862, I spent about ten months a year ia the city; Ihave tearded at the Astor House ever since it was built; | boarded at the City Hotel a year or two pre- views these are the only hotelalever boarded at in ured dine with Mr. Parish before his when dining wit about as often as he did me: I met Mr. Parish tocially and irequently at cluba at Racket Court, previous to bis attack ; i vever beard Mr Parish utter a word distinotly alter the attack; I never beard him utter a word which of iwelf, without seeing him, 1 would take for yos or no, beanies the one occasion mentioned; | have seen Mr. Pa rieh get excited at table against the servants who waited vpon bim ; this was rare—but two or three times; I never sow him exeited at 4 other time; it was caused by the fervent not attending him as he wished bim to; it appear- ea to me that Mr. Parish got all he wanted to cat and orik at the table; sometimes Mrs. Parish would restrain he appetite, or decline giving bim something he wanted, bet | dom’t think it often occurred; he generaliy per- severed in calling for what he wanted till he got it; on fork occasions be manifested a little impatience, bat not er; 1.¢o not remember a cave where he did not finally what he wanted; these cases might have occurred or four ti altogether: I never saw Mr. Parish I weep at any place except his own how met him when neither Mra. was wae with bim it at Hellgate; 1 tt at bis residence in Hot for more than one or two minutes: I e any diference in the babit of not leaving me alone with Mr. Parish at ( square than at Hellgate; I think he wept more or leseevery ti two or three years after bis attac' Por attack, the outstanding interests of our joint concerns Were not very extensive or important; they perhaps amounted to or three hundred thousand dol love; Mr. Heary Paris! hare was one sixth of this I cannot state what amount be received from them; be received the amount, &e.; I frequently spoke to Mr. Pareh after several dividends: my booke at 194 broad? wey will give bis attack about the sale of property in which we were both interested: 1 spoke to him sbout ‘he Mant Spring, Alabama, about property in Mobile. &o, I frequently urged Mr. Parish to tell bis property in Mo. The: atone time 1 offered bim $7,000. then $#,000, and fonity $12,C00 for ft; this was ia the library, at Union rquare: Mrs. Parish was the only person prevent: Mr. Parigh hook bis head from ride to side and made a sonnd ye took for a pegative, in answer to my when 4 Lim to seil it he bowed his head; we had a price roperty, it was $16,000 ofleret to perty of any of the other partners: | had the of New York, jon, and of the previous [ tatior , of Charle I bad this j yetween the part ebare of the money rewived, I pail ‘8 cheek for the money end ne have spoken oF rc ™ 1, 1865: did yor speak of th anc after death, don't fecollect to have even of saying anything to her on the sul speak of that exampationt <A. Not before ths day ofexamin ion; I did on the day of examination; I den’t reooll: :t, but it pears to me it was before | was sworn; it mad» no impres- sion on my mind at the time. Q. What do y2u mean spene 10 impeente.” 6. Communicating with Mr, Cut- je no impression on my mind, what | aid to hiss Owes that the first time you had conversed with oe Parish’s counsel about sar ro could testify to in this case? A. Yes, sir, it was. Q, Had you previously stated to Mrs, Parish or her brother or any agent of here what you could testify in thia case? A. No, po the carriegs at the time ; Bho did not say any’ it; Ido not think she een of Mr. Parish did not strike me at the time, nor make a strong impression on my Tonly remarked it to correct the error I drew my note for $25,000 to Mrs. Parish’s no directions tor doing so; the check I ed was in her name, and I drow it note cordingly; when I applied for the lo” of Sf tains ceaeuat et pare to Mr. Henry Parish after his 4 sent to anything, and fail to obtain § consent ever asked him for anything but what was ro recollection of asking his consent ipg to obtain it. Q. During the life 4 sfter the attack did you frequently or cseasionall the Opera? A. I did; not frequently, times dur! the season. Q. ettend? 4, When Grisi ai winter of 1853-4; I or the winter of 1854-5. Q. Do you kow wi uring the winter you attended Mrs. Parish vitended Opera? tian, Q Did you or not attend the Opera self; A. Yes. sir. Q. Did you ever attend the Opra di that season when she did not’ A Yos, sir, seveal tim. Q. You have spoken of Mr. Parish ton stand some things that were said to him; have tated to Mr. Frederick Bronson that Mr. Parish originate anything or make any suggestion, and that you talked to bim about selling or disposing uf prot his manner seemed to indicate ‘do as you it??? A. { should like to make two answers to think 1 did say to Mr. Bronson that Mr. Parish coul make a suj mood; I don’t think ever told Mr. Brot you talked to him about selling or d bis manner seemed to indicate ‘‘ do as you please it,”? not in those words. Q. Did you, in some words, say to Mr. Bronson in substance that when you talked to Mr. Parish about selling his property his - ner was, or secmed to be, that we might do as we with it; and if not, what did yoa say on that poi ; I think I did not any such thi recollection of what I did ’y impressions | never could have said to Mr. any other sit bgen fa Lig ea bard his iaterest in proper ould be is posed of way. Seer 2 —Direct exami I was head of the bere, and # when I was purchased the goods for both concerns, made the con- tracts, &c.; my aflliction was the paralysis. Q. _>w did ‘ou first become aware that you were at all iY was on a visit to Mr. C, W. Liwrenc up tilia late hour with him; about 12 o'clock siept comfortab! the usual time the morning, and was no. rare of th's thing until I went to the breakfast table; thea I met Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence; she spoke to me and | did not respond, though I made ex , effort; Mrs. Lawrence then asked me two or three ques- tions, and getting no reply, then Mr. Lawrence addres-d ine, all of which I recollect perfectly; 1 made an effort te answer him, a great effort, but did not succeed in doing £0; late my breaktast as usual; he discovered there was scmetbing the matter, and sent tor his oe cian; he felt my pulge when he came, and pronounced it a case of ralysis. Q When and how did you perceive your - lity to write? A. This was ou Sucday morning; I re at Mr. Lawreuce’s al! day, and came to town with hi, Monday morning; walked to thecars from his house, from the cars to my store in Broadway, 1n company him; after I got into the store there was an immediate call for eome sterling exchange, which I was then selling for the Bank of Charieston; then it was that I was brought to the test of writing; on my applying my band to the paper | foand I could not write at ell—could not si letter; bad no government of my hand at al) purposes of that kind; [ have never there are some words there was no day that T atall; the first two days after the att it difficulty, especially on the firat day ; f¢ sin the morning of that day I could not s| peared to me that J recovered my speech others tell me they dit not discover any im: it after the first tea days or so; my credit poesessions were always considered good: r. Parish the offer of $6,000 refused it in bis usual way: manuer, and the $12.000 | offered as much, be would take for the property as for an] pose, for I bad po tdea of giving him 89,0 he nodded his head at my Ins) made nane of these offers to J net 1 thonght conveyed was willing to accept my offer, when be bo nese of Mr. Parish 1 do not think affected outstanding interests ot the other partners; I a! the collect! a2 seemed best in my jo Mr. Parish’s use of bis left band was +e used it in the usual way, it ra to me. Witness cross-examined by Mr. 0” id not confine me to the house at all; I walked sual, but kept out of the way of excitement; kept roadway and Wall street; I did this ive or six days; wes able to write within a week after the attack; while was unable to write, I had the perfect use of p xcept for minule purposes, such as writing. Witness—1 desire to make an explanation in regard what Mr. Bronson has raid: my recollection of the tnte, view was, that I told him that I was freq ed on the subject of the codicils t the Parish, and the remarks made by gentlemen at table, at the Astor House, public ‘seomed to he decided that these codicils to the will pot that is the explapation I wished (9 make, Mr. Bronsoa’ recotlection is perhaps as good as mine; but as to saying wbat bas been reported to have been sax, it could rot bave been £0. Mr. O'Conor— How long ago was that cou versati [think it was in April last. Jadge Edm onde—Who introduced the subject codiciia? A. Mr. 5 Q. What were your terms of intimacy with hi ‘There was no intimacy between us: ew well, and on meeting that evening had this talk. ‘The case was then adjourned till the dd of Nj next, Horrints anp Fresno TEXAS. —MAKION, volting which bave become 60 common in these days ty, was committed in this county on thi The victims were A. ©. Moore, Esq lovely orphan girl, twelve years old, who waa, ton, one of the family. They had just seated at the supper table, in the entry of their house, w! sronesin, coolly fixing a reat for Loard between the two stems of from the table, and in full view of his uns: tims, diecharged at them a double barrelled gon. first fire Moore fell. His wite LU claimed, “Lord, mercy ceived the contents of a second gun, fired in quie cession. She fell instantly; the orphan gir! was seated on Moore's right, and between Mr. the astersin, sprang into the house and cailed phor, but before the servant could get to her a Mr. Moore received three shots in the four im the right side of the chest. arm e bow was much shattered, and toe hand snot Hie lived @ few minutes, but never spoke. Mrs’ received four shots in the breathed after she fell. A pin eart and. coming out at the left nipple, clothes. 1 have this shot in my possession; it is asivg. Mr. Moore was an intelfigent, amiable wo! zen. Among the most warm hearted womanly volent of her sex Mrs. Moore bad no superior. children herself, she had shown the goodness of, ty on adopting, from among tae indigent. three orphans, upon whom she not only lavished all and kindness of amother, bat by will has lef but two—a young lady sixteen and a boy i ‘moet of her li estate. Tax Brryino or rue Mount Vernon Hi lade! that the; who resides at Cape May, who informs them is now the general impression there, that the father of the Cain family, who were bu by the destruction of the Moant Vernon Hi murdered and robbed before the hotel fire. The jewelry of all the members of the was found near the charred remains, but not a of gold or silver coin has been recovered, th is yy bape pd age a ign consi ir ion. You in, from the hotel, but was 0 badiy burned that he afterwards, that he saw a man room when he leftit. The remains of the girls found near those of the father, and it is in! from their ag ition, that they were murdered. ae jon of the family could have retired to their rooms, as the contents of pockets, &c., were found near them. Covet or Arprats.—List of first thirty cp calendar of the Court of Appeals for the term be, ping September 50, 1866:—1, Emerson as’. Howers: Henbsch sgt, Rolker; 9, Craft agt, eet. Pall; 5, Dempsey agt. oa 6. Merritt agt. Lyon; 8, Seagwick agt. orrner: ™ jarrie ues, 10, Mills agt, Thorsby; 11, irsbam; 12, Mutual Life Insurance Compaay kine; 18, Taiiman agt. Franklin; i4, Vao Wyok Intosh; 16, Mutual Life rence Company agt. sors of New York: 16, Fite Department of New Yq Rotlum: 17, Hoyt rat. Wartence: 18, Seymour 19, Hunt agt. Hudeon River Fire insurance Requa agt Holmes: 21, People «x rel. Chase | Sheriff, 22, Ryder agt. Pond; 28, Oheeny enol Maurice agt. Hudson River Ra\irord Company 286, Thompson agt. Tale; 27 —— gt. Ryers; Farnham; 28, Despard ogt. Hart; 80, Sweet agt Gray. Evorewext ix Canapa—The Montreal Py that one of the most respe Walbridge; J, Carll 0 yor ep gineer of th: (id aot moet the 1 to ba cloned wiih as whose adure tion of ber parent