The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1857, Page 1

THE NE We: WHOLE NO. 7730. ~ om YORK HERA MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, OC Wrtal of De Oucva, Charged with the Murder ef Uscar de Gran val—Evidence of Miss Eth- ends Tomphins, Miss Sallie Tompkins, Mites Mary Tomp¥ies, Miss Ann Somphkias, Mr, Leyton, Me, Delos Culvert, Dr. Schau- wert, Mr, Ehlers, Joba @. Soland and Dr Vartcke BUDSON COUN FY (x. J.) COURT OF OYEB AND TEE- MINER, Before Jadges Ogden, Morris and Griff. ‘Whe court opened yesterday morcing at nine o'clock, ‘with » number of spectators present, After the aswal pre- misery proceedingr, the procoss of taking tesiimony con- ‘MISS BTHALIND 4 TOMPEINS RECALLED, Examined by Mr. Zabriskie ~I nm sure that Mr. Pery- Iald did not ge outside the gate unit) after tho parties feil ‘I was looking ont the window, with my band oa the aiil, By Mr, Dayton —the parties were near the fence when a om tho fence a secmnd before AVIDRNOR OF XCB8 BALLIN TOMPIING. Examined by Mr acudder—1I am tho sister of (he last ‘witness; Mr. Bnd ‘visited our house on the eveult bous past seven; #r. Ocera evening Mr. Porylaid E &., iH tli 35 1 i i i Si I if me rathee! Egiseae putt Bpeeee eee a ly Fy if g § ‘ 5 : ; i 3 Fi sitey ay ar = 3 H i genttate f ; Mies Obaries tald, pat Bie arm around “Ob, you c, de Gran- lib the cane in his hand, and sney were were golog round and round; they j as thoy touched id I eaw tt (ion Charles ii BE FH Cueva g BEFy EE iEEEHi 5 saic \t wad the our house; I met Mr. Ouova, “there is @ map Pistol; he pat down his care f the room; 1 did act HE gts 4 He z u tf 5 ties gol up from the ground; 1 stood the house, and did not went round apart; the fell, just before they rolled wale ap of & sles of turee H if fF i I weat i : f i ii i i i : 4 Tealmony continued. — ‘teed near the front parlor; wont in the back parlor; he iived in Weet Twenty-third Alvord ; be came tm the bouse tee Bebody went with visiting our Bouse; 1 firet di abit of carrying a plate! if f Bis coat epes on tho evening of ou; I am sure he Bed one 03; Geme diecuseion here arcee @the Bad been prod the tm jon that De Cueva had no of the deoanse Bore the jtlr, bo extibiied ine yess which tho prisoner wore, reom and {n uso, and that was ib: Drought It with the otbers. Testim: ny continsed.— The knew W was loaded apd capped, band; when the pistol was werd; 1 Frown hi Pm ‘when Cueva spoke bout a half apart; the w! leaw eommenced at the Cnaries’ gate in of the indies who were sanding there, ane down to Mr. She ffield’s gato; r end of the stick at other roe qfincbed, and not upon the bea: who wes top when ibey fell; I knew ‘atol that Seen deus Get taiet ° alley; Rhee Conve tah tas ponte be wee regnt"gy ‘TEOTIMONY OF MINS MARY TOMPRING, Bramined by Ur. Zediiskio—I ama sistor of tho last witness; I waa home on the ight thet De Granval was ; Lheard part of the affrsy; 1 was sending in tho by Perylaid; he bad taken bie hats) go home; we ® noise on the sitewalk and went out on the piazza: law ywa'k, aud heard a lady cali » fer help: 5 went dows, and jasi as he got wear oar gate the pistol went off; | did not sce any one fal; Ferylid ela not go out of our gate before ihe pistol weat 0! $ eo ‘bwo little brothers here en tered the court ‘Testimony continued.—I saw Oueva come in and put his cape in the corner. Orces examined LR Daytoo—Mr. Peryiald did not op at the window; ihe two persons on tho sidew: @inched when I ret saw them; they were near the divi on fence below Mr. Onarles’ gate; I did not look where Ge rezert came from; when 1 first Guman CBarles \ntide her gate. RVIDERCE OF PRAI Exemined by re _ “> greet, Hoboken ; am the Catforsia sometime since, ours. ‘The witwess related the case hed in California, adont two feet, and and killed # man. ‘Yhat the pistol was a owner tiated that be had carried it ta the same wey. he arrty: oer " Saree Sr teri of a8 ich tog nd three eighune of an tach formed by person fallvg on the sidewalk ; }t appeared to be some stz or Gay ola, Croce. by Mr. Deyton—1 speak from auibo" in saying that I thiok a ball would go th ‘beau oot Soe s i; rae pall firod iA skal! — io? as 1) struct, a: it wae Wrougd, sbould tBink i wovid; I'bave Mle experience jo Gro +1 aDouid think if the thastened 13 would flatea make & roud hole; I cloked up the fruit eveningstbat Do Granval died; it was 1) iag Oicetfrom be carb stone, in the sweet; 't war bsif oper, und bad two bende; I directed the attention of thore pretent te we bnife Defore I picked 1} up; i ley @ livle north of the body. By Mr. Soudder—The wound on Oseve’a leg wold be more likely to bs cocasioned by # blew of kick than a fail; Mr. fompkins was the eked up; I have fred & iat blank at a bone sboat the coorisiency of the skal}, ats distance of four feat, ‘with » round ball, and tho bole made by ‘t was round On being crow-«eationed by Mr Dayton. he p: OpOsed to “practife on m sudject,’’ to which Mr. D poltely de married. Wesnswiren; is years; bave bed expo ; in regard to dis. tanee, force, So , w'th pistols an rifles; bave been connect. ed with a gun fectory 'n Paterson; have al'ended exhibi. ons of firearms for this gcverament and the Mexiozm go je—-He bas been & residentamong ut many yeare—we ai! kacw bim to be « man of experience. Witness kaos of a2 {natance where a mas laid a pistol down ¢n & pile of calico prints, and it expl ded. [The wit- bess relaies a pumber of similar instances, where pistols bad sovide.tally — ‘by fallirg om the floor soi coeked.| He judged weveral matke on the lef; bam mer of Uaeva’s pistol hed been causei by on wood or trom, and wi b cul sient force wo cause an expimion. Cross-6xam! yy Mr. ton—I have been familiar with forty years; don’t recollec; any other Et rE. Uy BV Examined by Mi judder—OQueve's pie.) es cought of me; I havo een io the business t went’ yeare; 1 saw the ball extracted from tho bead of Dr. o> rer, who wae shot in New York; it was gy fiattene on one side; a latol fired a} w dlatence of feet dirscily &: © person Make s round hole; 1 Dave thrown 4 dalle hw- dred yards thrergh an inch board with cae of thove pis- ‘ols; if the ball were to atriko anoiter objs0t and g! it would meks # ragged hole; I fred with « ai 8 distance of six inebes snd the Dal! pasred inrouga two pine cards ap,iech thick asd buried tiself three six. teenths of an inch ina yellow pine plank; at disicnre of four feet ard « balf the Dall burried itrelf cac-e'gnth c! aa inch deeper. By the Court—The chargo in Oceva’s pit’) was eboct the same as the one i fred witb. By Soudder—The left barrel reqcires @ loager pall to expiode St than the other. By Mr. Daytor— RVIDENCE OF DR TEBODORE VARICK Pa egcostg oy - beers biome = ® practising a clan; beve paid partic aitention to surgery; Grenval’s wound was cescribed to the witness); "ck a wourd would icstantly deprive & person of al power of motion ; cepvulsions wou! Ftd of a gun ongh the frosts! cone without fatal resali; kuows cf other instacos: of icj7-y to the brain withoct fetal rexuli ; therels a bare possibility thas the deceased might kave recovered from Wound se received from th tol ball; (skcll prodused and piace of the wount ary ;) the par: of tae brain tnjared ts the moat vital; have made experimeate in Gring s pisic! ball at thud), at a distance of ons tach, six laches, twoend three fect; made exceriments with powder alose; at three feet }, With or withsut ball, the traces cf powder were very slight, at two feet very distinctly marked; the record ig thet « ball fred as right angles at a distance of four feet will make # roucd, Cleam hele, in some oases wlighily J pos o6 tha oges om or phan the ball. @ Court beré adj: ‘until 9 o'clock thir morring. It ts ox; that ibe remaining witnestes for ibe de- fence and the rebn! ce the prosecution will ocoupy to day, and that th eel «isum cp om Mon- re Among the visitera yesterday wea ex Governor ri0e. Meeting of Police Commistoxers, OPPOSITION TO RUNING TH® HARLEM AND NEW HAVEN RAILEOAD CARB BELOW FORTY @BCOND SFRBBT, BTC. The Board mot yesterday, at balf past 2 o'clock, corner of Fim and Broome streetsa—present, Commissioners Nye Weod, Bowem, Powel) and Obolwell. The minvtes of ibe Ppreviowe meetir¢ were reed and epproved. Gen. Syn referred to @ Communication rece! ved respect- img s reward of $600 cflered for the recorery of stolen coeds to the amount of $6,0¢@ from Connecticut. The New London police claimed the reward, and as a compomise $100 was offered by Mr. Benjamin, the attorney. Aficr some remarks \t was referred over to the chairmun with power. Gen. Nya read « communication from District Atiorney ‘Ball, calling the sWention of the Board tocertain sestions of the city ¢rdinance running the cars of the Har- lem and New Tiaven Ddelsw Forty second stating that it was in the power of the to romovo the nulsange, and directing (be aention of the Commiasioners to the necesrity of auch 8 step. A Gertiavan, (ne of the aadience, whore name, we cn- i derstood, wae Mr. Darrett, asked leave, on behalt of the clva*pe ef the ne'gbborhoos, to reed « communicstion oo the sudject Bet he read from ® mapuscript views cf those ee a yy ve doubted (t wee @ pulsance of that character with which they could toterfere, and 't appeared to kim they shout ‘constier on the master before giving @ deci: 6 opinion. Niayer ‘Woon said tae General Saperintenden’ should bo pa occa Popnow ng a , aad proceedea to Fy Pre — giv on their rab requent- ly there eas urther extension, and when (that time ex- ya severed, ibe be abered. That if \t were in bis power wisbes o! the citisons tbeu'd at ence be ed with, even shouli it take 6,000 policemen to effect tha, object; but that unde the Polloe bill, ail power was taken out of his Nye’s sttection ty the Common Gounci) to arate Maycr Woon—This Board ie deprived of amy discretiona ry power, It site Dere to execute the ordinance, and not to decide aa to the question. After some sparring {t wae tee of three, 0. of the , Mewar. Bowen bg | bo apy ye TA bem coare of Jobn ‘eon, reported, was referred ba’ Mr, Ereamanaw presented the mames of the officers to attend the polis. Tt wan agreed their names should be pubilehed in the mernirg papers. ‘A deauttory diecresion eraned on the respective dutios of policemen on election day, as to their availability aad the manner in which the force shoald be organize, in order to meet every emergency cn such Odoasiou. With respect to extra there was nee «ee Mayor Wood «i that with « force less that the Commisateners had at their disposal, and by mosae of a preper ayatem of telographing, and the citicient disposition Of the officers, the peace of tho city was siways preserved ‘ander bis jiriediotion. A communication was received from Mr. Jolly, stating ander ud: Adj.u"ned ant! 10 o’¢lock om Monday. Mra, Cunningham Baile Before Mon. JaAgea Mitebell, lack and fore Oct 30 = In the Matter Trearercars — We understand that the Min Willems, known as ihe ' Welen Nightingale,’ songs have drawn good houses at Haream’s for weokr, terminates to-night, bicd (# her inet appearance im me house. 3 Fe Important to the Shipping Interest. Lfer OF AMERIQAN VASSELS W.sa NAMSS BAVB BRON CHANGRD. ‘YO THE EDITOR CY THE BELALD. New York, Oo} 38, 1887, 1 enclene a Hat of vessels the names of which have bees ‘chapgtd under the act of Congress of March 0, 1885 Thele Present and former nsmes are given, with the partial his tory and subscquent fate of afew. it will be readily per cetved that ¢reat contusion, as well as hizard to life ana prope: ty, are sure to result from the factlity thue afforded tod sguise and destroy the identity of vessels a} will, and it is seidom resorted to except where the obaracter is no. toriously bad. Shipments are made snd passengers em- barked om board cf vessels thus disguised which would be scrapulocsly avoided under their oriziaa, aenes, The pastage Of this Isw was the remai 0! havsy log'siation. An effort for its repeal will be medo ai the next passion of Congress. An offootual check would, boweyer. be put to Me operation {f the cudorwriters won!t determine not $0 ‘necre apy weasel the name of which, vader any sircom siarces, had been changed. rr UST OF VESERIS THR NAMBS OF WHICH HAVE BUEN CHANGED Bteamer Ornirsl America former name ‘Jeerge jeamer name Taw— Forndered Seprembor, 1867. Bieamer Norfe)k, former nawe Pencds0%—Scnk in Ohera- peake, September, 1857. Seamer Sawance, former name Pawpe 0. Steamer L , former name Cricket, Steamer Selma, forwer name NH. Graben. ep, Bow under the at St Thomas, diemastod; Hamby Ceg— returned tgein to &. Thomas after belpg al sca eightdays, con: demn found rotten Ship Admiral Oascy, former name Américea—Septem- Joy owned at into Oork, leaky; Fobruary, 1867, om shore ct Saip ry Brigham, former nawe frequent ly ja trouble; was burned at Tybse, 1856, reduils. Ship Lady Gray, former name Sar cf Kopire—April, 1856, sahore near Rangoon, East ladies; Jaly 4, pat into Algen Bay, spe of Good Hope, leaking ‘badly ; out away mais, axa was condemned. ‘Bb'p Madvas, former name Balance—Supposed to have been & prize cf 1819; now under the Danien flag. Ship Ocean Romp, former name Sea Qreen—Da maged omge b:dly, 1823; at Savannah in distress. 1856. Sbip Me: former name f. © Baxts’.—Wrecked on ), Movember, 1866, and sold to an English house. ‘Sbip Belle America, former name Thos. Canren. Ship Wige of the Wind, former namo Fiyiag Arrow— Totally olsmasted, put \pto St Thomas for repairs; again a from Melbourne to Batav'a—now under t t Snip Wm. EX. Meicolm, former name (azet eer. Sbip South Shore, former uawe R K Page. Sbip Northwest, former name Bengs'. Pbip Marguerita, former meme Atslac a Snip Lara, former rame est. Ship Fei cla, former came Messine. Ship Charles, former name Go:samer. Ship Beaver, fermer name Mag Ship Grey Eagle, former name 8. 8 P'ehop. Sbip Goa former pame Jas. Drake. Sbip Georgiana, former name Caledcota B-anden. Bark Tropio Bird, former names Br'atieva avd Msg. olla Seized for violation of the necirality laws aad oon- demned—namo changed to Megnolia, A>ri1, 1856; rotten and condemed at Key Wee'—name changed (oTropie Bird, Avguat, 1866; fut futo Holmes? H: 19, louking badly, aald at Gloucester, sailed for Surinam and ye— not rice besn beard from. Bark Adele; former name Holisnd—Contemped ai New York, October, 1866; May, 1866, abandoned a! ses and set cp fre. Berk Ernant, former name E & Rs vline—Dscember, 1866 damaged a carge of coffee; damaged cargo every voyage. Bark Hannah and Olara, former name Amo'la—seizod at S: Domtgo and coudemacd; now never Danish fleg. Bark Mary © Porter, former name George D. Smouse— March, 1887, bottom bediy wormed Bark Norwood,former pameN P Valmadge—Dicmasted and teaky at Obariceton; January, 1836, same changed at St. Thomas, in distrees and condemaed Bark Regise, former ame Saran Bridge~1860, azhore on Tortugas; January, 1866, at Bormuds, lerky; » 1885, on fortegas; Beptember, 1886, at New Orleans, leaky. Bark Seraphina, former nime F. A Perley ~November, 1886, boterm badiy wormod, 240 tira bara deonyed. Bek Aquile, fo-mer pame Charter Ozk Bark 4cme, formes name J J Suinner. Bask Brisena, former name Ones, P Moore. Berk Oordelis, former name) Waiis, Jr.-—Coiling de- cayed ard ret ea throughest. ‘Bark Core, former name @rzéils. Bart Eliwe, former same Moses Kia Wark Karege. former mame fer BF. I, former name Boolberaer N. H. Gaston, former aeme EF m Gags Bark Nymph, former name Aun Jonueca. Grig H. Mo blery, former name Lucretia—Ootoder, 1855, reroried wormed, fame voyage, in distress st Madeira, condemned. Brig Pico, former name Poraraeq .cu—Ked been strand 4 on Long Island. Brig €s, eriment, former came 2 Merr!li—Wormed. Brig Fwma F, former name Jo Dutton. Brig F. W. Oakemith, forme: same Village Belle, Brig Mianus, former came Harbinger. Schooner Aurore, former rame J. A Simpson—Wern ove. ‘Sohooser Jnc D Kinsey, former George— way avandoued at ota, iS ce weakens aon Rrosget ats Boboorer J. H. Ricord, former name Wm. Lewis—aban- doned at tee, Avguat, 1852, towed into Newport, X. I., and to! :. Schooner Movatatn Avenue, former name Fra 0. Behconer Mary and imma, former name Phoebe Au- yartn. : ‘Sonconer Osow Thompern, former nawe Kent. Scboc ner Patrict, former same Abert Jammerson. Schooner Reinboe, former name Aids. Ssbooncr Eastern Ligh!, formes ce ne Christain’s Fancy. Schoener Aquioneck, former same Vivoent Barkalew. Schooner fea Drift, former name Jullsi. Sohooner Jobn Y« , former name Sam! Riddle, Sloop James Landy, former name Ropabiioan. Sloop Moonlight, formor namo Fairhaven. Bloop Surr rise, former name Revergo. Sloop Two Mistere, former name Mary Warnor. Sloep Frank Mog'n, former pare G0 1. Lb oe Fo ef saveuneh, for rf arco Freeman Raw- ber, 1866, foundered off Cape Hatioras. Proveticr QBesapeake, former name Towen—Stranded peer Norfolk Central Park. ‘The Board of Commissioners of tho Coniral Park met yeuter day at 1 o clook. Preaeat, Commissioners Cooley, Russell, Butte worth, Gray, Greae, Elliot and Hogg. e minutes of inet meeting were ancrov A cemmanicaiion from the Board of Cav talpiog roeeiutions a{opted October 26, was aed laid om the teple On motios, it wae Resolved, That la view of the | of an carly prorecution of work in the Comtral a91 0 the present: cencition of t3@ laboring people in tele city, this Board will ranction the em ployment of @ suliable force fer sdvante- work wherever the mecemary funds be furnished Pine ory arthor ives. ‘The } iM committee, in choo ing parpe es, rresented a report, with the , | the picces of land 0° about two acres north of the Arsene! grounds, five acres near the Egan Houee, ard the plece of lend as nel cied by the OC mmities on and the Commiitee om Trees aad i, are hereby set Spe Oo eee et cere < oe he The report end resolution were adopted. ‘The Committee on Oratuing and Sewerage also provented ° communication accompanied by a report from jered io be printed. wea ordered, onder rection of the Co on freee snd Plants, ty obarge of grounds (rk set avers for nursery pur. err, and cate samme be prepared for the reosption of for nursery owing resotation they The Sureristendent * The Board adjourned to moet on Monday ovening nent, 017 o’olock. Naval intelligen of twenty mavines, under tho command nideworth, left tho Marine Harracks, . are jatended ce, A dete’ ob ment of Capt WL. 8h jecters bent (ay Head avd Noman’ of this work sho has order hy of t>@ coavt of North I, Oct 20. ta proceed with the. Dye to * Careline — New Belford Be 6 United Staten frigate M. Lawrence, Oaplain Hall, re- mained at Rie Janeirosa the 10 a Ps Be ‘The Untied States frigate Constellation, Chas. H. Bei), was at Gonos on the 61h inst. ‘The United Mater store ahip Supply, Com. Gray, was at Rio Janeiro on the 16th ult. }, Commodore Ap lerenterss) bra yor HS New Yous Oonwos Consen En — In the Common Connell of New Orleans on ths 20th trary to the stipulations of Alcermen are net New York AMermen, Provably Fatal Fight in the Olty Hall. A desperate fight occurred in one cf ihe passage waye ot the Clty Hall yesterday, between a man named Thomas Comnice, foreman ef No. 16 Hose Uompavy, asd a man from We Firet ward, named Thaddeus Dosovan, and seve- ral otBere at present unknown, in which Uonuics received muoh severe injuries that his life is deapaired'of. Itap pears that an old grudge bas existed betweon ihe pertios, growing oct of eeria'n political troubies. Dosovan was formerly foreman of 16 Hose Company; aud Connie, It ie aid, charged him wiih having kept money which wae given him for tho “boys” for eicciion purpoies, Tale mei 'n Tammas7 Hal) on Tairaday night,and commemed fgbiing, bat were vared bv taelr frienis. Yestorday, abous 12): o’oicck, the men met in the western paveage way of the C.t, |, When @ dsepereie Sight ensued Oornice way Badly beaten by & nu of Douo- yan’s {rlends, bat Geally succeeded im ercaping to the office. he washed himeelf, and ity Clerk a ame tite, iN order io give bis stemlante ap tunity to go He from Lge in a a — ‘ee re, but no sooner reac passage wa, in Tar he wee ben b nd bad rreviovaly ai him, and wes kicked and boe:en ‘About the bead !m puoh @ revere manner thas bis recovery is considered very doubtful. The fight is described as being brat« ic the cx'reme. Counice atone time was laying on his back arensible, while Donovan war kiotiog bis head ant ain face wih his heavy boots. Interfered, end the infariated man was dragg: hia pow haif dead victim, but succeeded in mating his escape with but into the County Clerk’s office, where he remaineo safe from further attack Connice was left senseless upon the floor of tho City Hal), and the awatlants macaged to make fred their escape before ihe police arrived at the scene of diMoulty, OMicer Carr, of the Sixth precivet, con veyed the ipjared mim fo ike New York Hoxplial, where he wea aitenied by the howe qu’geoa o! that in- Sitution. His condition is :onsidered ort orttioal, ‘Bo remained in a tate of unosnsclousners wo 10 Mat evea. toms of returning reas.n began t>show eR tion of the braia may eet in when bu’ slight hopes can be entertained o' his re covery. © corse of the afterncon Qsron r Hills pro: coeded to the Now York Hospital for the puspose of hold- {2g 8m ante-mortem examination in the oss; but the wourded man wat #0 rated that {t was doomed ad. visab! No oompiaint Bence no arrests were mado by the police. Our reporter visited the sl inte last eventog, and found that Cornice was in a bad way, aad bis recovery was copeidered doabtfa! by tho attending phyr'cian. Ais con- dition was excitirg great iotercst, and moro than ono hua- dred of bit frienda virl ed him at the hosoltal yesterday. This fracas shows the necorsity of polize being in at feniance at tho City Bail For montbs patt » gaug of sboujder biting row ty politicians have infested tue corr. dors, fighiirg and wrangling a] day, and creaticg the ocntusion ip ino Council Cierk’s room A pistol on an alderman, meica bad noi 29.20 people should be of the parties present ioterfored. icopt out of the City Hall. Coroners’ inquests. ‘Taw ScrrosxD Fatar Case oy @aRReriN«,—Coroner Hills held on Inquest at tho New Yoek Hospitel yorterday upon the body of ¥. W. Hoffman, the German, who, |: wis wopposed, hud died from the effects of injuries received at the bands of twe highwaymen oa the night of the 24th tost, From the testimony addcced it appeared thst on the night im question officers Jolly and Uimsn, of the Four- Precinct found the ‘\eceased leaning 2; the Iampport af corner of Elm and Hows d st-eets, ‘That they saked hh'm what was tho matter, when he ap peared to be intoxicated and unable to give any ratioun! arawer to the qnestiors of the dliooyered that Bis leg was the freotared we men. They then ‘hs deconse, appeared, bi dlocke with hie Jeg im that fracture’ condition, apd in the effort to roxoh hts be bad driven ene of the splintered ends of the hia boot leg Hie watoh and chain and Tet stolew,jas mS , reportet bat 0 mate It prodarie tat ent while tet>xicsted; the rendered the following ve: i=—Death from pos mn canved by Injuries received om the 24th instant. How and in what mepner the jory are unadlet) say ” Tus Depp Cass Conrivvan.—fhe Irquest {a tho care of Henry Docd, tte yousg man who died from inj. ies re- ceived at ihe late bell/oom Sight at C.matitution Ha!l, tn Broadway, on the 6th inst, atthe bands of some persons ‘unknown, wes continued yesteriay by Coroner Oonsery. No new developementa were made, notwitnetanding o-n- siderable teatimony wee elicited. Tho officers of the Bus- ne Viste Guards wore examined a} somo lengih, bat no evidence that had any bearing cuthe caso was attcced nti next Wonday, whon an eifort atlontane somo witarsios who, it !s believed, were in the ne‘ghborhood when the fighs coca: r: The witnesses ip queston are members of the Fifteenth ward polics, who, itis said, wore p-erent when ths ro oscurred; but the trath of (his sia‘erent le twyo'ved in mech ¢oub!, inasmach os Inepector 1) ‘ke, of thal di trict, ba: made ciligen' meter, wd says that he cannot among the mon onder his corumend. Svicws Bt Currma a Tunoat —Coroner Uoanery held oo eat at No. 940 Mott street, upom the body of # man named Jol ingiieh, who ovmmitied salcido by eating bit throat with » mest knife while Iaboring ander the «fects Of deliriom tremens. Verdios—Deata by suiode”’ Da coated was & sative of ireiand, and wai 37 He wi wher by occupa’ 4 ce 'n shop, in the presen w of one of his casiom ora to whom be bad jast $0!) some moat. Democratic Sorchligh' ooemston in the Binth Ward. The National Domooraiic Clud of the Ninth ward tarned out inst might in strepgib im o torcblight procession, for the purpose of ter'lfying their devotion to the candidate for Mate Sexater in the Sixth divirict, Richard Syhell The procession started from tho jazcvon of Greeawics and E'ghth avenaes and Thirieenth sireet, and was very nu. merous. Wallaye’s floc band accompaniod ti, performing many exocllent airs; among the rest ibe very appropriate one of “Sahelle of the ovean.’” 1a front marched a line o torch bearers; then came a brave gua, which, at later ral: on the line of marc, was ualimb:red aad fired; the demo orate of the Ninth ward followed ca masse, and afier them the club in carrisges and wagons, aderned with (igs and transparencios besring the pames of tha cliy sand!. dates, promizent amoug them th we of Richard Schell and Fernando Wood, On some of the transparencios way the ingortpticn, “Dick,” it large le tere, fol fentation of « huge shell; but whether ft way for & conch of an 0) ster shell \t would ‘ake an ar: deelde—inet {t was intended fer a sbell of somo ki Initiated, of course, divined. }At various polnts route rockets, Reman candies and other fire wo ke wor) lot off from the , and Im many Instances were ret yond jen. A douse crowd actempanie’ tho 4 tho enthusiaem thro-g too pial. The Ninth ward as | The procession moved do street, Carmine street, throug jown Hgyh street, and by qnare ; thence by faventeanta avenue ero the Kigh’eenth Ward Clab jwood |:) ap Firet arenee ani roond to the place of road: x rour. Seroral thousands participated fa the velelration. the ride walke being densely crowded throwgbout nearly tie whole line of marod; sed if we might j2dg0 of Mr. S2holl’s of success by the enthasinem mantfertet iaet nen, ‘we should be inclined to say that they were rory sod. Pollttics, AMERICAN GRNERAL COMMITTEE. The Amoricnn Ge: eral Commitase hold a spesis) moet- img leet ovening in their roome at the ovrner of Lispenard the sevorn| wards TOBER 31, 1857. PRICE TWO CENTS. The Domestic Difficulty at the New York Hotel. fhe Habeas Corpus for the Wife who Is Con- fined ag an Alleged Luuatic-So Hetura to the Writ SUPBBMB COURT—SPBCIAL TERY. Before Hon. Judge Rocseve t. Oor0nmR 30.—Jn the Matter of te Habeas Ovrpus of Oar cline Woodman, confined as an allaed Lunatic —The anawer (o the writ Im this case (already noticed in ihe Bynsiy.) was rotarnabie at 11 o’clock to day. The follow. ing is the PaTITION. To Jas J Roorvvelt, one of the Judges of the, Supreme Oourt of the State of New re ee of Gardner Fomire, of tho city cf New York, shows that Caroline Woodmen is restrained in her | ‘at Sandford Hell, Ficshirg, Queens covnty, im thi by one Alisa Me |, and tbat she is mot commitied or delaiuad by virtue of any process {ssued by any court of the United Sates, cr by any Judge thereof; nor is she committed oF detained by virtue of the final jadgmout or decree of any Competent wibunal of civil or crim nal jurisdiction, or by Virtue of apy execution lseaed j do- Gree; that the oa:se or Itherty, according to the toner, is that said petitioner avers that she ie uot ineane, but is, om the toniray, im foil jon cf ber natural froaliies, Petitioner further avere that be prevents this at the request of the seid Caroline Woodman. herefore Tech rye og @ that e writ of Babess corpus istue led to cDopaid, commanding bim to have the body of said Caroline Woolmen before thia oourt, or one of the Jusiioes thereof, together with the time and ca such detention. Dated the 20th day of October, 1857. City and county of New York, x —Gardner Farnies, of maid city, the petitioner, herein, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that the set forth In ihe above peil- Mom, audscribed by bim,fare true, Mr Buateed, arrociated with Mr. D. ©. Stokles, said thay too wrtt ip this case was returnable at 11 o’clock, when the body of ihe party named was to be brought before the Court. He desired to know if the writ had been obeyed. Mr. Van Beroa eaid that Mr. Emerson, the counsel en- gaged for the respondent, had been taken suddenly ill, and we sek for a postponement, im order to obtain ciher counsel. Mr. Busteed.—That might be all vory we'll undea ordi Bary Clroumstances,b ut im (hie case #0 desir to know, before any courtesy 11 ocnxeded, if the mandate of this Court bas been obe;ed, and if of the porson for whom the writ was obtained {s no © before the Couri. The Judge enid he provomed she would be here when tho ma‘ter is sefero the Court Mr. Busteed.—The matter is now before the Court. . ‘Mr. Ven Bergen asked that {5 might stand over for an our. Mr. Bicker said be did not objec} to any reasonable ac- comm dation to the gentiowan, bat, ae my Associate re mar) © desire to know if ibe ‘sim Court, ia ove dience to the writ; if not, we are eniitied to ask for an at- lachusont ogainat the party to whom ibe writ was ‘The Judge—That must depend upon clrcumstanoes, She will either be Bere or not here; if she is not here a suf. clent reacom, | sudpose, will be given for her absence. Mr. Bickles—The reasoa given day was, that the writ was defective; upon thas ob; we tssucd a new writ, free from ary 1 WyMoal y, and we want to know if the party is here, Webavejs right [0 krow It, and we demand it. I wili add, thet,Mr. Heame, ibe attor- Mr. MoD anid, ine keoper ‘Asylumg where the lady is restrained of ber kber- ty, aud made a request tbat he might be permitted to see ber, but was a Nedet aur Gneh oak eoem arpose to.evade the process of this » kvow om honor will not allow it. i agen @aked when was the second or amezded writ eervc:! Mr, Sickles—Yevterday evening at five o’c'ock. ‘The Court thoughi that if they got ate habres corpus at 19 o’oleok to day which was served yesiorday a 6 o'clock it wou'd be pre ty good despa oh. Mr, Sickles— Wo bave a rigut ioknow now waether ibsy will be ss to , roduce the persts then. ‘The Court repeatec that he a: they would obey the writ or be prepared wiih a reasonable excase. Mr. Sickles hoped tee Cour! would excase him for boing pertenacious, bu; he must eak bia Honor (9 say whethor for th's party to be present when this ‘The Jud; car not sey until the coansel is ja Court when the bour has elapsed. Mr, Bchles—The bavon right to move now for an at \achment for Mr. McDonald to; not obeying the writ of habeas corpus ‘The Judge—You haves right to make tha appllcantion, in ‘ket p 1) ander Consideration for an hoar. Mr — though: that this wes tr\t! ng with iho dignity of the Co: Alter somo farther romarhs the case wav adjourned to 12 o’clck, 1h being then wi hin @ quarter of an hour of that time. 4412 o'clock Mr. Busteod addressed the tbat the hour bad red 8 the on Friday, the 80tb of October, J nnd <eeteartnt sake Lang) anon name? Mr. Bustced— Caroline maa. W-0o-d-man. 5 eee nS Het SerEENE am een neem € . sieed—I beg parcioa. sir, bul proper names are Bot necessarily suppcsed to be within the knowledge of a Court. Counsel vext road the affida: it of Mr. Hoaine, the altor ney im the case, which sets forih shat he caiied oa Mr. McDonald refuse: Mr Va aren faid that the affidavit con‘ained irre. Joyant matter, The Court— What ls ycur retarn to the writ? ey. Van ‘The counsel has not yet arrived, the former counsel bav.ng been taken sick, we to shovid not be drives tbo 28 3 H 5 + z 5 & s say other perscn. writ of Babess Ge oy thas the perese is restrained of her \iberty, amd com - iverty is one of the highest privileges we jo male, oe an ¢(Micer of (bis Court, iat be ¢ retained by ibis lady, or at ber request, to .epreremt her ‘Mr. Van Borgan—When the question is p-oper'y pul to mol whl snawer 3 ‘The Oour'— The stavate is perompiory. I there is not saiicient ei cuse for tne non appearance of the pariy, an avacbment mutt ‘sme Mr. Van Bergen Bad an ob )sot'om to make, and (Bat wast, that this Court had po ) riovotion Tre Courn—No jarieaio fon tor.) If a Jadge of the Supreme Court har & jotion im a case of this Bind, Tehould be gied to bear | Mr, Van Bergen road the thir'y eighth section of the sta. and the « plistion was made in ano her county. devi of (he perty stating that there was 09 each eMhoey wae cot prosented Mr. Gekle+ contended thst like the King’s Boned Io risdiction over the whole cvaetry, Eogaed, bien ned 10. Sng reme Court Tee Court said thar the power of isening » writ for a and directing the pariy to be an officer avotber county. This ie note looal court; it Isa court of the State of New Y At this stage of t! ae Mr, Jamee T. Brady em wa court, densely crowded, aad the ' Jadge from 8 Uieanos. oxi4—"it Bonor pleaso, | am engeged with Mr Van 1m thts case, and I desire to have s moment’s com aaa Tee ‘uiony ive parformaccs of me woro- 19 t0 do, * ° 4 patio exerc {don’t toe! inclined $0 indulge In . oot habees serge ea toen nie that the Get writ of ba! yesterday, and another hed \esned. wee bat one writ row under consideration ‘Mr. Brady then said, we are hore on corpus, 'eturneble at 1 te cousnit with the knighin of aid; Das ime castie sho dovalns this led; . ber Adait of ber being present, jens 111i morntog. strictest compulsion of the law. contended bas the party who negitcted to make a return to the wrii (hia Ccert fe not ectitied toany self nor bis associate desired to ‘of apy mob or the tag reg and we do desire that the writ of heboss 0: ed, even though iheir cilest de subjsct or mob, or conveyed Pere under e veil four inches thick. ie tbo statute and pot Ho ncr that directs thai ihe writ of habess corpus shall be Paes, He nor his associate would break no lance of ch valry with bie learned friend. Mr. Brady— Nor shilla'ah? (Laughter. ) Mr. Bastocd—No, for ia suon Bnigh$ erraniry WKB ibad ree —- would be the var q r. Pic t with “‘reving meniacs "so aasious te her desire to be whh bor parents, «© whom slono ape oan 100k for aiiave in her trouble—so stroug are these motives, abe is wii ing fo croounter ihe gaze of crowds aud court to seek for ro Nef, Bke asks tho common rights to which she in extitied; red that, learred geutl. maz, (Mr. Brady,) th should not be granted. There as OR suswer to the writ—thas is, lady be Pepto or return made inaciitty aitend from tllaees; otherwise an stiachment must ence. We bave a righ: to have her bere, and then, if neccisary, ‘We will go inio an examination se to her If iney oan produce on the other side an affidavit thet the = cal state cf ibe lsdy’s health is much thas she at. Sas, whe \bat wil De sufficient bo delay the | sulag of ihe wtechment we pat in off $4 of contradiction &, Grady, afer arscrin; Coars that he did pot in- fend to m@ke any cratoric.! dia] or prodiace any cra. mail. eect, eald tbat the simple question ls waeiher ‘Ive time tnill morrow to make s retarn io oe, if this lazy is laboring under suoh & thst ber removal bero would tencea wite danger, would iat not bes ; be unceratood thet Dr. McD ald wronld \siimeoy. It te fot necespary tbe’ the isd here un cea ths Court dee mine that there was — hs x bre Ha referred to the case of Wiaw Hal- ‘ tm which Jacge Co + lee meld that t was not necessary for the ledy to appear Ho was confident that the gentlemen on the other atce would not of themselves devirets have the Mr. Van Bergea lady Lore but for an outsice prenare, represenied Dr. M:D. supposed to represent the Inded to the ofrcun stance o’ 0 apply for this wris berchampion. ere husband is in New Ocleans, neither cf them desiro that this writ shou'd be . . Battoed—There t# no proof that ber busbacd or ia in New (-leans, and «e deny it. Mr. Brady— I will adinit tha! ver bad a father, if you like. (Langtl The Covrt— If I understand the counsel ie that ert. dence can be given of her indieposit oa, and I take it for granted be speaks advisedly, [ 102 no reason why a pait- porementsbould —_— 1, tt be thas it ts merely asicknets fora time, y. be would sugges: tha) the Jady be broeght into one of the court reoms, and ibs! not ban three or four persons be admitted. ng under any mental ox- ine t would be csloulated to profvce Wnranity, There was an ins ance of tbat very re- jgpeated that ebe be brought to the Hall end left in the perior with Mrs. Taylor, wife one a of the Olty Hall, pending the into the writ. If Mr. Brady was prepared t> say, f, that the ts cob a stale as to render ber removal prejudicial he (Mr. 8.) would waive tho necear'iy of ao aM. Mr. B.ady would slate thet Dv. Metoeaid wo. make effidavii thadphe js in such @ mete of miad that she can. Dot be remaved without canger to herself, fe Dad a let- ter in bis pocke: tnat showeo she was desidediy insano. Mr Sickles would avert from bie own Knowledge that the Indy was perfeotfy mano; thet she was ablo to wale frem Finghing to this court.’ Her m'nd was perfectly tree wanity, but eke wes kept yokod side by ide Fa) im ne (ur. yo to 5 parece cr her jends. ir. Suggesiod that phjsicians be potated to examine into her condiion. 7 ‘The Court would now stop tbe wees The vention \pomeoment; thet be ¢ A ought to be MoD wold mast perm: b> y to writs to her f.ther, moter, brolhers and wisters Mr. Gcklessnd ber co ap.ei—Be 021d atk the Court for order fcr per :u'esion for bor conusel to vieit ibe lady, Mr Brady--She hes go coon! On bebalf cf Br, McDonald, whom he had the pleature of knowing per- fopalty, he would sa) this ai! int! hee been eald of re- straint on (he lady la whhout fou th her belrg yoked to maniace, {i's 10 ie bo ea bis frients on the offer side would have ie sature of the “peou tar iateres:’ whick ar. Far- ibis affair, and he dostred to have an opporta- nity of ¢xem’ning bim on the witness stand. Ho odjscled to Counre) haying gocree to the lady; she bw po cone): They are the contsel of Mr. Farn'ss and be would aek nis ea ned Mylene mee to either side, Mr. Bcateed enid be wes informed that thie Mr. Mco- Bald wae not @ phrsician--a fact whi-h would owen ihe Weight of any s'stement of thet gent!sman as 0 we sisie Of mind of any person ancer bie cha-ge. He epoke with much warmth aad severity of Dr Mclons!d, whom he desig- tonieg nated at her paid jitlor, having a weekly (nicreei ip ber emortion of mr. residence athe seyicm, and denied Brady that the lad just. Ia reply t an amer jon of of bie learned friend on the other side, he wae about 10 qro’e from « lewer received fom Mre Woodmen, wan roe mitied to read etd im hie band fat on reading, Me Sioulen Frant to thew (i anewer to We contrary gentleman got f Mr. Brady—Ob,} am 100 Jong araoainkcd counre! to be perm! ted to visit f ancths ; ib the be espe what wroug jone by preventing c russe! from conrelt ng @it ‘The Court said ibe di Mouity in (be care webe fo be that It Is apwerted wnat ine indy’s \o ine cortae dy gree of exohement it Busteed— We deny tha\ she |e sick at all. Weeb- solntely deny thei eke ie in a8 a'e Of menial excloment The Coart—The aliegstion on the other side is that she ta, and {t rooms to the Ooert that i} would not be to’ admit couse! to roe her; indeed he 0 oro =We hare read tho effidari\ of one of our associates (Mr Hoarne), setdag forth thi be war re fosed perm! {0 sco Ber even in ibe presence of Mr. MeDors ld Mr, Brady that if the gentlemen wes permiiied to acerk to (ho ond of time be (Mr 8) would be silowel to mys fee words after tha;, if such « period wee to come The baey wegeded van yhidn gy by there will be. Bo cbjcction himeeif, but he did not like to be of the Jud; hou-es, ‘maiter to the m. He te leved one of his areoriates temporarily for mie in iat neighborhood, aod if #0, Re weir wReecthen we undersand yoor House to retune the motion? The Court—1 ‘wake ne eter ee Te ae lead. i ate ngread tet Mr. , Seegen would be eld ‘and Ju igo Roowevel would theq be abieto inform bim of the conctasion at which he hed er. Tived. The mater was (hen adjourned to thie day (Setur- Rexawat piace at Ca Mot Ne se than thirty , Philitpeand Ter Whe apprelend on of the r claves.