The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1857, Page 2

Our Washington | awe formed quarters et attention Wasmvonoy, Dee 18, 1887 | Pe oe ee feo run teense Wes thon tts Gem. Catone special hers ae Gov. Walker's letter of resignation, which was published | exe te tok tate * ant others are be threatened indignant member from a Southern efore the President had accepted it, by ied i a 4 aot bp the State Department. That portion Governor's of the pew The: ‘As it & Botorious thas tne subject letter which treats of official business, and which is the of the corruptions of the war pot nearly exhausted ‘only part fit to be fled, is very concise, and consists, of wedi oie tee terned im that direction the following sentence:— J | of the Baltimore 848.) * Sin—I resign the office of Governor of Kansas. | a emmeeed Wasuwaraw, Deo. 19, I8S7. ‘The remainder is lengthy, full of repetitions, truiems The Wor with Mah—si Meh a Territory of the United ‘and abstractions, with some logical errors, which! pro. | The ctf Ge ‘pose to pointout. Mr. Walker very truly defines “seve. | ‘declared by Con. reignty" as @ unit indivisible and not to be delegated. | existence of bos This is the idea of sovereignty as it exists in the | aon © mind, not the reality as it exists in time and space | caeenataie, bern and in history. Mr. Walker confounds the essence of | anquestioned. Tt sovereignty with its functions and attributes. When sove be shalt tabe the reingnty is exercised, it is. always by delegating power, | tongs Os eurey = motasaunit, but as separate and distinct attributes of t | be sovereignty. This division of power is even deemed no- a Territory of tae comsary for the preservation of sovereignty itself and ~ oF for the proper exercise of its functions. Thus, in the t not a State in United States, the legislative, executive and judicial boatile to tt. Powers are kept separate and distinct, and this is deemed _ — necessary to the preservation of them all. Goverement | “the Unit. 8 the machinery by which sovereignty is exercised, and responsi bili such ® machinery necessarily consists of many parts act- | aap bpd ing in many instances, independently of one an expenditares and er. The great mass of the American people the govern. aro in this respect trinitarians; they believe in | ment, and for sparning with patriotic honor a national & legislative, executive and judicial power respectively, eoatinent are as neceasary toform the government; while Mr. Walker Xpenditares scoms to incline to unitarianism, believing that the es | which could not be foreseen when the late estimates were sence being one, its manifestations must be a unit also. Our government, in the next place, is a représentative government. As soon as the people partake of sove- Feignty they arc. from the very hature of things, obliged to exercise it through men who represent them. If the people attempted to exercise sovereignty themselves, the government would be in the streets or in the fields, as it was in the glorious times of the heroes of the Tiliad, the clans of Scotland or the leaders of the bi rans in the Teutonic forests. Such a complete exercise of sovereignty as Governor Walker claims for the squatters in Kansas existed but once, as far as my historical memory serves me, to wit:—Amoeng the t ¥o hundred passengers on board the’ Mayflower schosner, or, as some believe, hermaphro- dite brig, on her voyage’ tw Piymouth Rock, and in the dreams of the patriarch of revolution, Jean Jaques Rousseau. Mr. Walker is of opinion that as the consent of the gov- erned is necessary to a just government that consent can never be implied, but must always de explicitly expressed Dy a popular vote. If his theory is correct, it is difficult to see why the people should net be callet upoa to pass on every act of Congress before jt becomes a law. Laws are often passed by a Legislaturh, at the time of its fuac- tion not reoresenting the majority of the people, but the re- mody ties in their repeal by a succeeding Legislature which does represent the majeriiy of the people, and not in de claring the Lecislature afrawl upon popular sovereignty. ‘That remedy is assuredly res@rved to Kansas, and will be all-potent when she shall be admitted as a State, placed beyond ‘he reach of Congressional or executive interfe rence Mr. Walker complains that there are certain districts in Kanas which bad no opportunity of vorng, and which, therefore, were not at ail rep ted in Convention. This is the first time! believ mae officially to such¥a state of things. The Presid: T know, did not know it until Mr. Walker's letter appeared; Dut it seems Mr. Waker considerably receted from the rigor of his own logic when, notwithstanding ali this, he says he would have been si 1 hat the whole constitu- tion been submitted to the people There are instances, prepared, or what were aut embraced in them, will be revenue mnst he provided nators ag a means of replenishing the treasar, i no means certain that such would be the effeet of trig! protective duties, and at all event ter prepared for an advance in the than a return to & protective tariff. the public mind is bet- direction of free trade sent imperfect system of the revenue an to create an inequality of imports ia dif- ferent ports. This matter will no doubt receive attention from the treasury and from Congress. [Corrésjmndence of the Post.) PrN Ge Wasmsaros, Dec. 21, 1857. Prospect of ¢ ‘im of Slavery in Kansas—Caucus the Fire-eaters—A Disunion Movement. ‘The latest advices from Kansas indicate the adoption, at the election to-day, of the slavery proposition with the constitution The fire-eaters in secret caucus decided that if Congress rejects it to initiate a disunion movement. {Correspondence of the Evening Legg Wasirseton, Des. 21, 1857. A Turkish Onter F Se Bestowed on an American Consul. ‘The Sultan of Turkey has conferred on Franels Dainese, Fxq., who now resides in Washington, the order of Nishan Medjidie, an order of knighthood similar to that of the “Bath” in England. [t was bestowed as a recognition of Mr. Dainese’s services to the Turkish government, and a testimonial of its high appreciation ef his character, The decoration and its accompanying diploma, bearing the imperial cipher, inclosed in a case of white satin, richly embroidered, were yesterday presented, with appropriate compliments, to Mr. Dainese by the Russian minister, Baron Stoeckl, through whom the Su'tan was pleased to transmit them, Mr. Painese was our Consul at Constauti- nopie when Mr. Webster was Sect of State, and those travellers who received the hospitable attentions which he never failed to bestow on Americans there, will , that allusion has been at, therefor", according to Mr. Walk«r’s own avowal, in | be glad that, although absent for a long time from his which the unit of sovereignty miay, for practical pur- | Bative country, his character and services are yet in the momentarily divides withont doing injury, on | Tecollection of the government, who, with many flattering matical axiom, I pose, that © the sum of all | expressions, give bim so signal a proof of its esteem. The many friends whom Mr. Dainese’s accomplishments and deportment have won him here will be glad to congratu. late him on his new honor. {Correspondence of the Press.] Wasanetow, Dec, 21, 1887, Deficiency Bitl—Smatl Receipts from Customs, ke. ‘The deficieney bill for the present Ascal year will, be- cause of the present peculiar relations hetwacn the Mor- mons and the United States, and of other matters, be an unusually large one. The Secretary of the Treasury has not as yet sent to Congress his estimates for this measure, and he will not be able to do so until War Department and the administration have determined upon the plan of the spring campaign against the rebels of Utah. The regu- lar army appropriation bil! for 1858 appropriates from and after the 30th of June next. When the army appro- priation bill for the present fiscal year was passed our re- lations with the people of Utah were not_of the hostile cl eter that they have assumed since. Tt was thought that there would, rooner or later, be a difficulty between them and the United States government, but this result was net expected aq suddenly The consequence is that large army supplies demanded for insiant action, on the part of the Secretary of War, will be embraced in this de- ficiency bill. ‘The greater deficiency will probably be in the Quarter- master's Department. re bas boon a great deal of hat as sovereignty is indi s delegated powers cannot be exercised with ss consent of the sovereign—in our country But the hi-torical fact is, that the power vrm State constitutions has ercised without recurring to the vote of the peo- ple, ard that the practice of submitting constitutions to the vote of the people bas only obtained within the | few ye visible ‘out the of the rest. © Territories. It has not the men there are not all deen peopled in th dona fide settlers. and many were induc here from political mot ves to pro ote the views and aspirations ot men not living in the Territory. The President has to dea! with Kansas as Practical question, not as a political fictiop, and whether visable or not, the sovereignty of Kansas cannot be com plete until Congress shall Dave admitted her into the Uniog as a sovereign State. There is as yet nothing sub. stantial to act upon here in Washington but the resignation of Mr Walker. The constitution is not even voted upon. It may and may not come here, and until it comes, all metaphysical speculations on popular sovereignty will not he'!p either to elucidate or solve the question. Meanwhile, L murt do Mr. Walker the justice tosay that be bas adduced the most comulative authoritves to sus- | travsportation across the much more than was an tain his proposition, and (hat there is a remarkable unity | ticipated. T have po doubt that five or six millions of ‘of thought and expression in allof them, which may pos- | dollars will be asked for by General Jessup. Bibly be accounted for by the fact that the only authority Jt is supposed that the President has sent in his decisions in many cases tried by the Naval Courts, and the friends of the atticers retired, far and dropped are rmuch exercised as to the probable determination of the,Senate. epecifieally quoted in his letter is that of the Hon. Robert J. Walker Wasinxcrox, Dec, 20, 1857 ‘The Kansas Enabling Bills—New Presidential Moves, dc. An enabling bill for the future admission of Kansas has been introduced by Judge Douglas in the Senate, and another one by Gov. Banks, of Massachusetts, into the for the officers whose commiasions were operated upon by the late Retiring Board than for the members of board. ‘The receipta into the Treasury from all sources continue to be one half or one third less than the expenditures. It is expected that the iseue of Treasury notes asked by House. This is & measure in opposition to the administra- | tne secretary of the Treasury will serve to revive trade (on and in advance of the facts and developements in | and the reccipts from customs before spring. Kanone. It is evidently a new Preridential move on the —- part of the “!ittle Giant;” but the movement of Gov. ‘Treasury Notes. the Washington Globe, Dec. 19 } The proposition just made in beth houses of Congr: to authorize the issue of Treasury notes, renews the terest of the discussions that have taken place in ye past on the constitutionality and expediency of such issue. It i# Zot our purpose to enter into any argument on this question with reference to the present exigency of affairs. tanks the House shows that the leaders of the black amp are not willing to take @ commission un- ougias, and that the case i¢ by no means *bether they will work for him or merely avail | ves ef bis labors to advance themselves and their can « statesmen in Tegard to it, in order to give some idea of © Douglas’ pian seems to be to ruin the administr®- | their opinions on a sulfect Which is now exciting so much foe without ruining himself—to force the administration | interestin financial circles. pticn of his measures, and to make himself the | | President Van Buren recommended the issue of Treasury ‘ tatete ‘ite = “ notes at the time of the suspension of specie paym Uv acministration m spite of the President On | 1937 Mr Woodbury, then Secre'ary of the T terme be is willing, T preseme, to continue his alle propesrd notes of as low a denomination as twenty dol- 7 Mtr Buchanan, and to generously volunteer | lare, without interest, and redeemable at_na ttxed period, ‘ener: but it te evitent. from the tone and | THe BOtes BOW Proposed to be issued are to be of a much higher denomination, to bear interest, and to be redeema- bie within a limited time. Mr. Webster opposed the Secretary's recommendation, He declared the proposed notes, without interest and une och houses of Congress, that Judge Douglas fluence, and that in sn friends would That sort hi new rep sett him riends would be | limited in time, to be statutable paper money, and “anew emission of old continental.’ He thought that, like all ete jenty” among | government currency, they would depreciauw, . t bambe Tre Sevate disapproved the Secretary's plan, and a bill was reported to that body for notes for not less than one hundred dollars, and bearing interest, so ae to be used for investment. not circulation. Mr. Fenton, though opposed to the policy of issuing Treasury notes, defended this bill against the charge of being & paper money bill, and a bill to germinate a new national debt. The proposed notes he pronounce loan botes—notes on which to raise loans, by selling them for hard money, either immediately, by the Secretary of the T ry, of secondarily, by the creditor of the govern. nt. who might receive them—and possessing ail the “es which invite investment and impede circulation. otwithetanding this defence, made from motives of yporhry necessity, Mr. Renton protested against the eral policy of euch issues. He thought them inexpe- dient «was the battle, | Fema scheme of te work | cither in peace or war, until the trial and exhaustion of the ordinary resources of loans and tax because, as rat they my a disguised mode of borrowing, and easy to slide into a currency and, a8 a currency, the most Hable to abuse of all kinds of paper money. In confirmation of this view, noted the opinion of Hamilton, ‘that the stamping of r (by government) is an operation so much easier than the lay. ing of taxes of borrowing money, that a government in the babit of paper emissions would rarely fail, in any emergency, to indulge itself too far in the employment of mmetaytes rica “Reality eres ima, ete th this crush we tar as loge ea 4 e "i cine hax introduced “an nadting ae This t in direct contradiction rine of popular sovereignty, which | that resource, to avoid as much us possible oue le-s au ‘and yet a fraction, as Mr Douglas | spicions to present popularity,” and he thought, with Jef- » Congress to make it an integer. ferson , Madison, Macon, Rantolph, aud other early staves rie truth v men, that it ie well to be shy of a resource “ 90 liable to abuse and so certain of being abused.’ Anthority to borrow he found clearly expressed in the con:titution; authority to issue notes conid be ined oniy by oon: ted to the act of tf Tegialatare, and Judge | struction. He proferred direct loans, as leas liable to nn nord aad endorsed them, and in. | doe extension, as always © ‘on the part of the lene tha hundred speeches, delivered | der, ant as timited by the capac Ne to hor. © inet Presitential canvass, The entha- | row and of the other to lend: while Treasure pote loane uty in the abstract, therefore, are forced, and liable to extend beya Jue bounds, tite <a" attachinent very lately formed— — the continental money of the “evolution and the aasignate m thee very fact, a little more tem. of France © | appreciate ite disints restedneas Mr. Cay thought the whe"* plana gorernmeut bank in Cote Meh woolng may not improve digputke — Reduction, economy, and retrenchment in gov- Ke and can only be intended to keep erement expenditures be deemed better than such an is- « * écabteul repotation, a few years she Be considered it an iseue of myer money in opps} nee Diewwednes, The gooe olf tien to the banks, at tho very tite whe paper was most “© bee far more honest inten. decried. He declared ita resort to a government paper though bie words are not as Carrency after a deponciation by its advocates of every currency but gold and silver. | Such Were the opiniens of some of the statesmen who lived and acted twenty years ‘0, We revive them for © of the Baston Host] the information of statesmen the present day. Let We roy, Dec. 18, 1867, | them consider them, and judge for themselves what we I Kztension—In- | Weight is due them. “a | Aspect of affairs thar al! the objections against the Lecompten Convention date from the Legisia- aed it the mode im which that Logisla- ize Wouglas nor Gov. | competitor ib the Senate Letters to other Journals. te ente A Crrrova Law Svrt.—A peculiar case was tried nprom fod Tom Renton 's prediction that tt lers will get inthe Court of Common Pleas this week. It will be re- the goat Presidvat, I fed that makiog bas membered that after Parks murdered Beatson, the gold bee eu to have belonged to. the murdered man was not found ay the body. Shortly afterward Mrs. Parks and her brother were arrested in Utica, New York, and about name $760 in gold found on them. On being brought to Cleve- 4 they denied owning the gold, the brother of Mrs. ‘arke alleging that he met Parks after the murder, who eave him a package of gold, directing him to take care of “Rossie, (Mrs, P.,) and he would take care of himself, At the present term of court Mra. Parks broug >t an action Against Mr. Frigerton, the prosecuting attorney of Sammit caunty, for the recovery of the money, which she claimed ts her own previous te the murder. Her statement, which war apparently a truthful one, unsiaken by the Most Minute eross examination, waa to the effect that she 1 1 forward as the tn “* have tatle i whet the Pree nree b 504,228 98 be expend: Capt Meow estimates by Inne 90, A further had accumulated in England, by domest! rvice anda ‘aie Co ome mem dollars “iby the = legacy fr deceased mistros:, about £130, which she tee the service of the Gseal your ending June © York in English gold. Here she exchanged it for American gold with an h family removing to bing in offiee, ax practeed | Australia. Some silver inte, deo borwortbee ber, che { curious contriba: — brought te this city amt cold Ht bo Crittenden for something over one hundred dollars, which was paid her in bills, late Clerk, | There bills were Sound on her at the time of hor arrest, & malfoawances. euch axepeca and returned to het after her examinatfon. She and her te books, fermehing poor stationery ant taking brother were returning to England with the money at the are of bimer' (nancial way generally The | time of their arrest. The brother, who was out of the abject was bronchi op by My ef North Caro. | court at the time of her gi widenos, was called in and ea, whe said, bo eevew, that be parronal reasons for | fully corroborated the evidence of Mrs. Parks. The jury on te be o@ the committer, and the resolution unanimously found for Mrs. Parks, on the first ballot for —~ moved by &eew member from Tennes. | the full amount and interest to date.—¢; b ae, Mr. Horece Mayuerd, of whom bigh expectanons | Der. 17. NEW YORK HEKA The sympathy of members and citizens seems to he rather | that | ‘We will meroiy cite a few observations made by leading * ! ‘Washington Market tw nm | ALLEGED CORRUPTION OF CITY OFPICIALS—THE CITY INSPECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL IMPLICATED IN THE CHARGK—TRSTIMONY OF SE VERAL WITNESSES. : ‘The Special Committee cf the Board of Aldermen ap- pointed to investigate into certain alleged abuses of West Washington Market, beld their first meeting on Monday afternoon ia Mr. Valentine's room, No. 8 City Hall—Alder- ‘man Bluot in the chair. This matter originated with a petition of James O'Rieily, | which sets forth that several years ago that part o° Wash- | ington Maret west of West street was laid out forthe pur- pose of affording farmers facilities to sell their produce; that about the Ist of Septembeg last Daniel Moran caused to be erected thirty or forty sheds thereon, which he sold for various sums ranging from $250 to $850, the aggregate of which, the petitioner thinks, would amount to about $10,000; which money, he states, was received by the City Inspector ; that the petitioner had conversations with Mathew Greene, Clerk of the Market, who stated that the stands were erected by Mr. Moran for Mr. Morton to sell; that Mr. Greene also said Mr. Morton gave several Alder- men and Councilmen stands in order to induce them to make favorable roports and ordinances for the City Inspector; that in consequence of the erection of theee sheds the farmers have no place to stand heir wagons on to sell their produce, and are obliged to lace their vebicles in West, and adjacent streets, thereby blocking up the same; in conclusion, the peti- joner bopes Mr. Morton will be ordered to report the ‘ames of ail persons holding free stands on the groand, nd of those to whom stands have been sold, and that the be directed to be paid over to the City Treasurer. A large number of those holding stands on the land, and many persons otherwise interested in the subject, appear- d before the committee bagi Mr. George W. Morton, the City Inspector, was first called (o the stand and sworn—He represented, from the ot Mr. Greene, the clerk of the market, and others counected with the subject, that somewhere about a year the grourd alluded to was a filthy mud hole, where ofa. broken wagons wese deposited, sheds were put up witbout any authority, and the place was used for pur, of prostitntion, and was in fact a resort for all kinds of in- famy. Mr. Merton believed the piace might be very much pm nage | ‘the erection of proper sheds for market pur- poses, which would prove a source of revenue to the city, and which he authorized to be done, Mr. Morton never gave sheds to members of the city’ government, but would state that he bad been waited on by Alder- men and Councilmen, who told him that there were men out of business, who could make a good living if they could have sheds; when applications were mate he referred the applicants to Mr. Greene, the clerk; Me. Greeve has granted permits for stands, and Mr. Morton has signed them; Mr. Morton had intended, as soon as he contd accomplish it, to ascertain who were the persons oecupy ing sheds ou the premises; he was on the ground about six weeks ago, and found it in a very.deplorable condition; he did not kuow that the ground was originally filled up for the purpose of aliowing country wagons to be placed thereon, Matthew T, Greene, clerk of the market, was then caliet and sworn—He said he granted permits to persons to buitd stands on the ground; the parties thus applying erected the stands at their own expense; he does not kvow of apy Alderman or Councilman, or auy other city official, reoniving stands gratuitously; some parties who have bad sheds have sold them again; it isan every day occurrence for parties to sell their stands; he does not think there have been three days since he has been con- nected with the market that stands have not been sold; knew of a Mr. Jacobs selling his stand; Mr. Moran has had a number of permits for stands; thinks he may have given Mr. Moran as many as fifteen permits; have heard that he (Moran) had sold seme of those stands; he believes that buying and selling stands is the business of Mr. Moran: is certain that he gave him permission to build four tauds,although he bas nota memoranda of the exact number; could notswear that he allowed him as maby as ten or fifteen; is in the habit of giving out per- mits to pergous to build stauds on the ground west of West street withont making any memorandam of them; he doeg not collect any rent whatever from them; the old collectors collect the money; there is not a single stand oe does not pay a regular rent. fo Mr. Morton—Mr. Greene stated that he then swore poritively that he nover, either directly or indirectly, divided a doliar with Mr. Morton, any Aldermen or Conn: cilman, or any other person, in consideration of the reut of tlese stands; the broken down wagous which were thrown upon this ground were used for prostitution and gumbling, aud the place was an intolerable nuisance: Mr. Morton's iastructious to witness were, to grant permission to build stands there to all respectable—and to none but respectable—persons. The cost, of building stands is from $125 to $150 each: and it is a very common prac- tice ipiend for them to be sold by their own- ers, No Aldermen nor Councilmen have received per- mission to build stands—neither do they occupy ‘any; does nct know of any ives made by Mr. Morton that he would atands to Aldermen or Councilmen if they would vote for measures favorable to him, (Morton.) Mr. O'Rielly here interrupted, and propounded certain interrogatories to Mr. Greene, which were repeated through the Chairman, and which the witness answered in | stating that Councilman Dunn and Councilman James Clark did pot have stands in the premises in question; does not know that Mr. Seers paid $850 fer a stand, nor has ever heard that he did: never heard of Mr. Seers pay- ing $50 for a foot and a haif of ground adjoining a stand; | never beard of Mr. Devlin paying $360 for a stand; never received any money from the parties absye named, nor | from apy other persous, either directly or indirectly, for stands placed cn the ground wes: of West Washin | market; does not believe there are ten stands which have not been sold | ‘Aldermen Blunt, the chairman, here ed reading a number of affidavits in relation to the subject. Tne reading was commenced, and the first affidavit, being | from Lnke Brennan, of 14 Norih Moore street, represent ed that he kept a stand on the ground in question, for the | permission to erect which he paid $100, aud which permit | ‘Was signed by Mr. Morton. Mr. Mort »» most earvestly objected to the further read | irg of any affidavits until the parties making them were | present, to be examined before the committee. The per- ing those affidavits, he said (for he had copies of ita), stated that monies bad been paid for stands, * but the person to whom the monies were paid was not de- signated, and as the permits were signed wy him (Morton), and as ab impotation was thus cast upon him, he wanted to be confronted by those parties by whom such imputa- tions were made. | Alderman Biunt said he wanted to investigate this mat- ter to the bott After some further observations®the reading of the affl- davits was suspended, in order that the parties who made them might be brought before the committes. the aft Wm. Hawks was the next witness swort:—He stated that he was a carthan for a wercantile house, and that his | stand is in street; the carmen, he said, are put to | great inconvenience in the vicinity of the market in con | requenee of the produce wagous that PY the streets: | sometimes it ix impoesible to get near the stores | | | they did not have eo much difflenlty before the land was built up; there are more wagons in the streets now than there were then: but of course the business of the market hae increased, although withess earried just aa many cart loads fiftees years ago as he does now; the statements of the wagonerg are that they pay a shilling aday, and they have @ right to stand where they do, cabbages, barrels, &c., are often piled im the middle of the street, the ground is now Agreat nuisance, and is used for improper pur: poses; don't know whether the same nuisance would exist “if the etands were removed; formerly the produce ‘wagous used: to occupy that ground; there have been be tween Mty and sixty new sheds built on it wita the Inst year: the place used to be, he admitted, a very aasty hud hole Mr. Greene, his testimony having been resume, said he understood some of the Logg ng vat up in the day tune and rome at night; bas ‘on the land twice or three times a week, bat never saw any stands being erected in the night time, nor does pot know of his own knowledge that any have been; thinks if the sheds were removed the ground would becomg & common dumping ground, except a suificieut police was detailed to Protect it : Mr. Morton was further examined, when he stated that some time ago he obtained detailed policemen to the pon, but they failed to adate the nuisance that existed, ou (Morton) bad control of the premives, if it was fenced in, and a proper number of policemen set to take care of it, be euppored the place would not be a nui sance, but be had not the power to take any such action; if be bad any power, he would cause thereon the erection of an iron market which would be an ornament to the city; the ground, he suppored, if the sheds were removed, the wagons allowed to go in and a sufficient poline force Placed there, would not be a mnieance, he did not know whether be had the power to remove the sheds, and would consult the Corporatior! Counsel before taking a step of that kind; thinks, however, he has a right to order down the sheds or stands, he should exerci#e the fullest authority wherever the market extends, and any fixtures placed there by bis authority he hae the right trtear down, for on every permit it is stipulated that the same shall be ‘revokabie at the pleasure of the City In«pector,”” don't know whether he bas any control ever those stands which were erected to the time Mr. Morton assumed the duties of his office: if there were about ooe hundred detailed policemen there, the sheds torn away and the eountry produce wagons per mitted to occupy the ground, he thinks that thea it would be a benefit to the e1 George W. Fielder said he did not know of any person oF persons receiving money for stands on the ground at Washington Market, west of West stroet, between now ‘and last May; never knew of any Aldermen or Connell men Feces stands gratuitously; itis a common thing to selia ; Stands are sold according to their value for business purpores; and the good will of a stand ix usually rated in the estimate of ite value, knows Mr. Me ran; it je the general opinion that he i* alee ty stands, witness purchased a stand of him: don’t know how many standa he (Moran) had. th are wrongs undoubtetly, the witness thinks, in those market grounds: the porition of the chaitman that the ground, if cleare! of the #tands, would be occupied by country wagons, he believes to be incorreet, for as long as the rtreet is not full, the wagens will not go upon the ground: they would rather pay a dollar than go into that mud hole, thinks the stands are a benedt. to the poorer Classen ef the poople of New York; witness has sold produce to the amount of $180,000 4 year down there, it requires three stancs to do such a business fas that, witness bas Wree of about eftht by sixteen joe each, fortwo be pays $2 rent each; the law allows only one stand to each person; witness has a stand on the cor. ner of a street, the wagons are not in the way he cccupies part of the street: he paid $600 for one to Gearge mpsan, and $600 and another stand worth $500, for the ofher, to Mr. Momm, don't know of Mr. Mo- fan's selling other stand®; with the aseurdmer that the market would stand ten years, astand might be worth $1,000; witness wa not called upon by any person to contribute any money for the last jon, or for any po- litical purposes; while witness was away in New Jorsey another stand was erected outeide hic, and was owned by Mr. Moran, who to sell it for $260 and a new sul of clothes, but witness did not wantto buy it. Considerable time wae occupied in obtaining a antiefae- anewer from Mr. Fielder to the question whether he bell Oe eet yO eS & coke oe aan nk oto : if money for it. not answer the rmative, but said it looked like a stan! be cone dered goud one, and be had no doubt # LD, WEDNESDAY DE been put forsale, but he uever © pur- ee 5 ever proposed ‘The committee here adjourned till Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. MEETING OF THE COMMIRTRE YESTERDAY—A DIVISION ' IN ITS MEMBKRS—-A MAJORITY FOR AN ADJOURN- MENT—THE CHAIRMAN PROCEEDS TO BXAMINE TUR WITNESSES ON HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY—THEY DECLINE TO ANSWER—SCENES, ETC. To the surprise of many, Mr. Valentine’s room was not much crowded yesterday when the hour for resuming the | investigation arrived. Gradually, however, the room was filled, Before the arrival of the other members of the committee the chairman administered the oath to, and then went on to a further examination of Mr. Fielder, but the testimony qicited from him was little more than a repetl- tion of the evidence that he gave on Monday. Just as the examination of this witness bad terminated, Mr. Morton entered the room and rose to state that he per- mitted himself to be sworn on the day before, lest there might be any false impression regarding his character on the public mind in case he declined a public examination on such a subject. And T wish to state— Chairman—I am determined that every witness in this case ehall be examined unless they positively refuse to give their testimony, and I will sift the eutire maiter to the very bottom. ‘The Chairman then caMed the next witness, and had just got so far towards examining him as the administration of the oath, when Mr. Morton again stcod up and detnanded was a majority of the Committee present, and then added that he did not see by what authority a mino- rity could investigate a case wherein there was so much involved. Alderman Drake now entered the room, and Mr. Morton continned—that as the majority was now in the room, he thought it would be only right that all busi- ness should be transacted before that majority. Alderman Drake—(After approaching the Chairman, in @ tone of voice which was very audible)—Have any witnesses been examined? Chairman—Yea. Alderman Drake—I deny the validity of their testimony wher the entire committee, or at least a majority of it, was not present. In fhe meantime Alderman McConnell had entered the room, and Alderman Prake now took advantage of his presence to put the matier to the vote. ‘The motion, how ever, which he made to that effect, was not seconded. He then moved that the Committee of Investigation ad journ till next Wednesday week. This motion was seconded by Alderman Me‘‘onnell, whereupon the Chair- man said he would continue the investigation en his own responsibility, and in¢ ependentiy, as Chairman. Chairman to the Witoess—Do you keep 4 stand? Alderman Drake—Do not answer. You are not bound to answer. Tiere a silenco, which lasted for about one minute, succeeded, and formed a strange contrast with the loud words and animated gestures that preceded it while the geenes related above were being enacted At length it was broken by Alderman Blunt exclaiming, « Won't you answer me?” The si repeated. Alderman Blunt—Do you refuse to answer * Witness (with much hesitation) —Y-e—= The Chairman then proceeded to oail out the names of the other persons whose names were attached to James O'Reilly's petition. Before doing so however, he had ex pressed his disposition to call them, whereupon there was a great rush to the door of the reom, which was followed by the exit of a great many persons. ‘The first name was called, but there was no response to the ch»irman’s call, and after the names of all the remain ing witnesses, some fifteen in numl bad been called, snd neue of them answered to their names the chairman | found bimself unable to-do more towards the ccntinaance | of the investigation. Much excitement succeeded the departure of Alderman | juarried to Blunt from the apartment, each individual being either earnestly engnged with some one else in discussing some- thing in connection with the devel®pments aiready made, | time my mother awd sister inlaw were there; I went to | CEMBER 23 185%. The Mysterious Murder in Rochester. TESTIMONY OF THE MURDERED MAN'S WIFE—SUSPI- CION THAT SRE COMMITTED THE DERD. [From the Rochester Union, Dec. 1.) We are again shocked to record @ horrid murder perpe- trated in our cily sometime on Saturday night. ‘The body of Charles W. Littles. a young lawyer, who had an offloe with Mr Hunter, in Smith's Arcade, was found early yes- terday morning lying in ee of the river below the Falls—the skuli fractured, the head exhibiting the masks of tome dreadful weapon wielded with a desperate purpore and with great violence. The body was first dis- covered by some boys who had gone to the river side to look for the body of Mr. Newhafer, the unfortunate man who was ewept over the Falls on Saturday, From where the body lay to the top of the high oank were traces of blood, too nas ly indicating the sanguinary struggle which bad taken place, Just outside of the h fence, at the north- ‘west corner of Falls field, is a sort ge grass plot, extending from an excavated road to the quarry on the north, tothe fence on the south, and to the pregipice on the west To reach this plotthe murderers and their victim must bave climbed uy teep path from the road- way (o reach this secluded s] Here, at a point some eighty feetfrom the bank, is a pool of ‘blood, and there aro other Is nearer the bank,” and = marks indicating a dreadful conflict. Tho Gade was: thrown down the bank, falling perpendicularly some thirty feet, and then rolling down the slop- ing Wank, perba;s Atty or sixty more. From this point. where the body lodged to the river is at least 150 feet, ‘and over this distance the body must have eon dragged and put into the water. It was not, however, ia 80 far as to float away into the rapid below. Near the ‘of blood on the high bank was found the tip from a victorine, some combs and velvet rosettes worn in the hair. Also anarm of a chair, All these evidences were taken by Coroner Quin, with the body, to the police station, Before the body was removed it was identified ag that of Charles W. Littles. The announcement of the murder caused much excitemeut, Thousands were on he ground yesterday looking at the evidences of the bloody crime, and the gathering about the police office Was Immense. Charles W. Littles was about 25 years old, and bad re- sided here some four years, most of the time. He came from Dansville, where his futher resides. He stndied law with Mr. Mudge, and was admitted some two years since. About two years ago he married a young woman named Sarah Stout, and has since separated was apparently a mutual jealousy, perhaps not without cause, existing, The Stout family were suspected of kuowing something of the whereabouts and associates of Littles, so they were all taken into custody and testified before the Coroner's F aid ‘What they pretend to know will be seen by the full report of the testimony published in this paper. Mrs. Littles and her brother, Ira Stout, had each an arm broken on Saturday night, as they say, by falling in Galnsha street. It is a singular coincidence that ene of the family should be killed and two others have limbe broken about the same hour, and yet not be ip the same vielnity. The brother, Kii Stout, and his wife, and the little boy Stont, it is proper to say, went thi a the examination as if lunocent of all knowledge of the cause of Littles’ death, Of the testimony taken up to midnight—the jury having been at labor © twelve bours—but little light was ir, so far as detecting the authors of There cup be no doubt but a female the outrage goes. was engaged in the conflict where Littles lost his Hfe, and of course § clon points to his wife as the person. The ettes found are pot unlike those she the tip of the vietorine found would just make placed where a piece is missing. But on » preier pot to comment more. » bo ad were examined by surgeons, who will give their report in testimony. © isa great deal that might he suid ob this snbject in the way of specu- Jation. which ®e shall omit to-dey, aad give the public the y | testimony en the inquest Corever Quin bela the the Police Court roo. Sarah Little sworn. 7 Monroe street; Tam married: bave by married three years next March; was VW Littles: P suppose he is bere; don’t knew where he we last night: saw him last yesterday at eight {n the morning: saw him then’ at our heuse; at that or wrapt in astonishment at the strange termination of the front door with bum, there were no males in the yesterday's investigation. Curiosity is very much aroused to know the result of next Wednesday ® proceedings in relation to the matter— rwo o'clock on that day being the time to which the inves- ligation is adjourned. os Board of Aldermen. The Board met last evening, Alderman McSpedon in the chair. The report of the committee to inerease the salary of the | Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection to $2,500 was called up and adopted. THE WASHINGTON MARKET INVESTIGATION. Alderman Horrame asked why the Market Committee | Mr, | ittles bar staid at our house every night lately ; can’ had so suddenly terminated the Washington market inves- tigation? Alderman Bivyt said the committee had got out impor- tant facts; but today, when the hour of meeting arrived, Aldermen Drake and McConnell! came in and adjourned it to next Wednesday week. It was a strange; proceeding, | go around and sleep with w but he had done his duty. Alderman Horvarry said he heard it stated thatsome | mind to: we were not ou very friendly terms; he talked | Aldermen had stauds in the market. Alderman McCosweti. objected to the assertion, and said be had none. Alderman Friiser said he had seen affidavits to the ef- fect of Allerman Hoffmire’s assertion, and hoped the com mittee would go on. Alderman Apam™ moved to settle the difficulty by dis bag the committee, = | house; he said he whs going tothe office; we have not lived together for seme time, don't know that he was with any body yesterdsy: never heard any body threaten viclenee to him; never beara bim express fear of any | he gave me pe money yesterday; he came to the | house on Friday evening and staid all night; on Friday | night mother was there, Margaret Stout, sister-in-law | Jane Stout, little sister Franky Stout, about 10 years old; | Gen't remember whether my brothers were there or not; | think they were; ene of them i# here; my brothers are named Pi end Ira Stout: «ne is 46 and the other is 23; one | attends Fastinen’s school, the other is a machinist; Ira, T | beteve, was at one of bis trends on Pitznugh’ street, | Mr. Rebios, whe bowids there; my brothers were | pot at our beuse last night, nor was Mr. Littles how frequently ; we did net reside logether; we parte five or six months since; Mr Robins attends Fastman’s College, learuing beokkeepu Mr. Littles did not visit me until lately; be first came alomc — severally in the day time; be would come andtalk to we and ask me if I would live with him; I told him “no; T assigned a reason why T would net live with bim, because he would er women—leave me alone, | getdrenk, and then come to me and talk as he was a | ag much to me as to any one in the house;*never bad any liquer in the bouse when he esme there; he bas be and got liquor when I was sick; my brothers Pave been | at home for a week; they were at home yesterday as | usual; one takes bis dinner, the other bardly ever comes | to dinner; don’t know of any woman whom Mr. Littles | has been With lately; some time ago he weut with 9 Miss | Brown and a Mies Woodrufl: the first tx t one lermen Fullmer, Blunt and Tucker spoke against it, | Harvey, the other is in Canada; he also went with Ann and Alderman Adams withdrew his motion. Alderman Courter offered a resolution to the effect that two additional members be ad ket Committee, and that they meet tomorrow, at 2 P. and report on the 28th inst. On motion of Alderman McSrepon, the resolution forthe two additional members was stricken out, and the com- mittee wore instructed to moet on Wednesday and go on | with the investigation. INDEMNITY FOR THE MAYOR, The matter of the claim of the Mayor for indemnifica tion for the expenses incurred in defending the jegal suits | Rlewers; Ira and I went down street, and got home about | my brother whe wert with me laid down | | soon after we got home, aud got up again about 12 o'clock ; ihe report of the Councilmen in favor of selling bread | Fi, the marricd one, went of the city, was again called up and laid over. RREAD BY WHIGITY. by weight was called np. Alderman Apams moved a reference. Alderman Mcsrepon opposed a reference at this of the session. Tbe committees had their hands tu could not be reported on before the end of the present ‘ion. Alderman Horrsner was in favor of the matter being referred to a special committee. He would not oppose the | minutes, because report, bnt several persons in the business had asked to have a hearing. He therefore hoped that the subject would eferred. . in OWEN® opposed a reference, and hoped the re wonl! rot he baitled eff, Alderman Mesrepes thought that no person could be wronged by the aloption of the repert. Adopted beanimous Adjourned to this ( t Wednesday) evening, at 5 o'clock. BROADWAY be given to" the entertannent of jayenh will also port sem in the evoning as ue Ninto’s.—tubriel Ravel is a d for a comical part in “the Coopers’ to-night. M'lle Zamfretta follows on- the tight rope, and the whole closes with the Ravels’ fa mous epeetacte of “the Green Monster. Be Withdrawal from this house, They are to appear to ight in conf netiea with the acrob The pantomime of “M. Duchalumeau Burtoy's.- Messrs. Mathews, Burton and Brougham are again te combine their comical new piece, called “A Nice Firm” Critic.” 4 the comedy of “The “An Bligibie Investment” is the opening piece. Wauack’s.—Mosare. Blake, Lester, Johnston, Naven- | , Stoddart and Sloan, and Mesdames Hoey, Blake, Alten and Cooke are to appear in the drama called “ Poor of New ‘k” this eveniog. Lavra Kerve's.—The drama called the “Corsican Bro. thera” and the now farce, “Take Care of Dowh’— with regard to the production of which we commented at some length yesterday —are to be repeated Tratiay Oreka.—“ Robert le Diable is to be performed for the last time at the Academy, tonight. Mme La Grange and Mr. Kormes enact the principalebaracters, and Mile, Rolla appears in the bailet Americas Muset vopular drama entitled the Rose of Penrith,” is to be periormed this af. ternoon and evening. The cast embraces the names of Mes. Howard, Mr. Watkine, Mr. and Mrs. Ryner, &c. Gro, Cramty axn Woone’ nveremta are to amuse their friends with numerous songs, burlesques and dances in the early of the evening, after which Mr. George Hotland will play a comical part in an Ethiopian farce. Tre Beckers are once more affording jure to their Multitude of admirers im their elegant hati, Broadway. Woient they tender a number of theit best melodies and the burlesque on “ Trovatore,”’ ‘Tre Bey ants succeed in creating at Much merriment as ever among the many frequenters of Mechanics’ Hail, Dan's © Exeence of Old Virginny the © Fle tine feats’ and the “ Motley Brothers” are on to-night’s bill. Cnete—The superior riding of Mme. Tourniaire and hé? aerowiater, the marvetious formances of the gym Darts and acrotate, and the funny transactions of th clowns keep the frequenters of the ' leg (koate circus, 4 Howery, w geet bamor The Plortda War. THR TROOPS ON THE YRACK OF BILLY RowLPaa, We have been kindly permitted, ways the Savannah New, to wake the follow'ng extracts from a private let ter te a gent man it Uhie ch ) will be found to eon. ton the t inte eee from the coane of bosvlives im Florida — 1 wrote to J and only write the Cypress Swen and the total reet women and chitiren—<eventeeu in all wow on the trail oi © Billy etrong consttntiont will avail anything, be is a time. Cant. Cone, commanding one of the com the regiment of volunteers, was the fortunate one in mak ing the moet important diecovery and the whole war, and i= deserving of great credit for his per- neveranne Indena laid im ambush for him deraruction of We tows, and fired on his dred and twenty yards, doing no volapterrs were in camp they verned Ree, and when they ba! got about rom camp Ue In-iane eorrounded them Torr Proome, Tawra, Fla. Deo. 6, 1867. nm my arrive! here you wow to tell y big between the volunteers an! Indians, aed capture of a whole village of The troops are nod if perseverance and r thie a of the final Utoh! A pleasant prospect, oa | of business, and if this important matter was referred it | MKATHE —A grand afternoon exhibition will | terday morning somethin by the great hippodromatic company, for | night; did and families. The company | that I thy renowne! elephants prior to | Loder Gaseoine: me ef; don’t remember their names; he named to the Washington Mar- | ail that T have named; Tkuew them a'l when Taw them M., | Lhave not walked out with Littles within a week has asked me to go to the Glaxe Blowers; T oid not with hit within twe months @o Graunies’; he wife | my houve that night | brothers torge at heme; th | the married one (Bi) and Dis wife went to the Glass iy | balt-past nine | Tra. who had br broke bis arm, ond 1 feli at the our fall was a& hole in the slewalk, or the plank was locse; we stopped, he to show me wheres friend of bis lived, a Mr Morshall; be then startet to run a race; he fell upon bis right sie, aod I fell over him: be came near fainting away, be sat there ten or fifteen he was go f 1 hart my face helped bm up and home; we weet sha stroct because be wanted to show by the fall; 1 | Dy the way of Galw | oi I think Mr, Mareball’s house fon the north side | of treet; have seen Mr, Marahail at our hor attends Pastian Me Marshall has bes honee two or thi mee when Littles wa Dut he did noi om: don't know that acquainted with Littles; 1 did net go t sat up with toy be 1 expected Mr. Lit cortain him | night they got throngh setting * 1 was in the house ali o’ | evening; the arm was b j did not think it was broken, and se doctor; Ira did not bleod at vod deal when I fell, my fw | made me feel weak; [did not get my clothes bloody; | L think Ttore my dress by the fall; [had on a blue | sik; Tid not tene it aged; this difficulty with my buspand hos existed five or six months; our fret difficalty was I not send for a | my nose bled @ only Jarred me and t this evening in a | about two years ago; it was caused by bis mooping with another woman, and tiling me of it; we then boarded with Mre Cupington, on Main street; Twent home and staid two or three days; my friends advised me to go back, and I did go; the next difficulty was a year ago this fall it was at Daneville; T wanted to come home; and he said if did 1 could stay; he was in the habit of being out late, and would tell me that be bad been toa free love moeet- ing; be had received letters from women with whom was going; Leame home, Littles remained; I came home in October; he followed in December; he came to the house and told Eli that he bad pot ozed me right; he cried and promised to reform: Teonsented te live with bimgin | about two months be began to do as before, he was of a disease, and That to wait upon him: then lived with my mother on Water street; T con tinued to live with bim ti iast «pring; he was sick when 1 refused to with him: it was @ new sick pees of the same ditense: when be xed to go away at night he would tell me tha! he was going to the Ni Toln Montez, or something like that: 1 did not beheve it ontit | foond I6 written in his diary; Lola Montez was Ann Inter Gascoigne; I have since been with my mother, Litttes did not provide for me, louce told bim that he had got to do something to — me: he said that T conle go and tive with his Fan long as | War Am nd to: there wae no tiffiedl. ty between us fn consequence of my per onal health; never had an altercation wita him in presence of any of these women: | had recent’y tert him that (f he w do what was right 1 would | im in the spring week ago Saturday re Canington’s an ht: Little rink, and want 4 to go: ho took ont some then drew bia dirk knife and cid net fear came to Mra. €.’s about §, went at 11 drunk, and staid Wil 12; next Sunday, went home at 4 o'clock; re and gone to ride with Mr. Shaw, when he came back he asked me if T would live with him; I eaid no; that he diegraced me by bis conduct the night before; he staid all night; he slept nm the eame bed with me; last Friday ngbt be slept with me; my brothers knew something of the trouble between us, never heard them threaten him; last spring I went to see about getting a bill of divorce; I called on Mr. Trim mer. I think, for advice, but found T conld not get a bill, as 1 hey ed with Littles so much and waited upon him; T hurtny left arm lact night by failing; Tean’t ase it much; my hand was under me when I fell. [Witness showed her left wrist, which was very much swollen. Dr. Avery was called forward and requested to exanrine the limb, "He pronounced it braken.] Witnere—1 was bot aware that my arm was broken: T spoke to one of Uap dontory last night that my arm was aived, but it df not pain mo, and I did not pay mach Heention to it. [Dre Montgomery and Rapalje also examined tho arm of witnews and unced it fraatured at the wrist.) » Withee No other part of my body js braised; T left home alone at Imif past six last night; left all our folks at home—mother, brothers, sister, &e., started to go to Mary Farrel’ dreaemaker, on State street, over Burlingame’s from her; but there , ont | there are others that he has told were at home last night; 7 a doctor to set the arm of on ithy falling io Galutha street; Ru | aud bis wife came home about @, I wae with Tra when he same time, the cause of here his friend lived of wiom he had spoken xo | sodark I thought I would return, I went down as far as Wimble’s, or nearly there, I think; 1 think Mrs. §, lives below the House of Refuge; I was going to lett, a music teacher, who resides there; then Iretarned: | to Buffalo street; 1 was alone all the time; I ther Ira at the corner of Buffalo and State streets; I did not expect to meet him; can’t tell what time it was; | this was 8 o'clock, or atter; Ira said something about | home; I said 1 was going home, and so we went towards | home, loitering along; we stopped nowhere except where we tell; we went up Main street and Kast avenue te | Chesnut’ street, into Galueha street, and by William stroet into Court street and Union street to Monroe stroat; got home about ha't- Line; on Ga'usha street Ire. Pointed out the house where bis friend lived, and then ran on; can’t describe the house, how high, or any thing abous ‘it; ' ran to catch up with my brother; T was not at Littles? office last night. {Witness was shown a stick six inches | long, marked as from the eage of the eagle, which was | found in the ‘et of deceased.) Hgve seen him have | the stick; had on the victorine t now last night; lost no part of it that I know of; have not examined it. (An examination was made by of the victorine to see | if the piece found at the scene of the murder would cor- | Tespond. It did notappear to have been detached from the ‘one worn by the witness, The bonnet of witness was re- | moved and some burs of the dock plant were found im | her hair, which shesaid she could not account for. Some | burs were also found in her vietorine.] Have not combed | my bair since Friday last ; I can’t tell how the | burs came in iny, hair unless they got in when I fell, or ) that the children: put them in; I refer by children to me- | ther—sister and brother's little girl; don't know how the | burs came in my victorine; did not wash my dress last night; I wore last night the bonnet I now wear; have ne ‘bonnet with rosettes in it. (Was shown a ro-ette found by the river, of black velvet} Never saw this before; Isbouk! know my husband’s watch. [Was shown one which witness said was her husband’s.| Did not see the watch last night; don’t know Havey’s teamster; was not on St. Paul street last night; was not in the alley norte of Falls field last night; don’t recollect of meeting a man , there; was not on St. Paul street this morning betwoos | five and six o'clock; did not come out of the alley near | Falls field this morving [Was shown the arm of a chair , found near the scene of the murder.] Never saw this | piece 0 wood; don’t recollect of eceing it in Mr. Hunter's office; I may have been there within a week or two; did not see the arm in the hands of anybody last night strik- ing any person, [Was shown an iron claw bar used for opening boxes.] Never saw the iron. [Was shown a large Jove wrench and along square file.) Never saw any ofthese thigs before; if these impicments belonged to our house I should be apt to know it; never heard any ‘person threaten to kill him; some tito ago, not quite @ | year, he said when he went with Mrs. Gascoigne, some of her company said they would kill him; he staid away ope night and said he was afraid to come for fear the men would kill him; don’t know the names of the men or whe they were; dont know why my husband carried a dirk. I whs not Knocked down by my husband last night; he dié not break my wrist; 1 did not fall off the bank near Falls fleld last night. [Was shown two combs found near Falla field.) They are not my combs; don’t know who they belong to; there was no meeting agreed upon yesterday between my husband and me; I don’t know who the man was who told me of his death; it was about ten o'clock this morning; he sent for me to come in the room; he said my husband was dead; don’t recollect what I said to him; don’t know how the burs came in my victorine; my bro- ther’s wife has none, and wore mine down street yester- day afternoon; my brother’s wife is about twenty year old, aud is a healthy woman; she came home about six erelock last evening; she did not say where she had beom with it, Coroners’ Inquests. FATAL RESULT OF THE LATK ELECTION FRACAS IN THK ELEVENTH WAKD—THE OTHER SIDE OF THR STORY. Patrick Vaughan, who was shot by the po'ice while dis. | tarbing the canvaasers at the Righth district polling place | of the Klerenth ward, on the night of the last election, died | at the New York Hospital on Monday night from the effects of the injuries received on that occasion. Coroner Hills was notified to hold an inquest upen the body of deceased | yesterday, when be proceeded to the hospital and took the | testim ony of deceased's wife and nephew, who-e version ofthe affray, it appears, is entirely different from that | givin by the police at the time of the diMloulty. Ingpector Squires, in his report to the Deputy Superintend- ent of Police ou the morning succeeding the affray, spsaks of the occurrence as one in which deceased and two others were aggressors in a serious outrage, and richly deserv- ed the treatment they received at the hands of the police, | as will be seen from the following extract from the | Hxaxp of the 3d inst.:— |, {The desperadoes eame into the poll room of the Fighth district about half-past 1 o'clock in the morning, before | the canvass was closed, and commenced a fight by knock- | ing down Dr. Dimon and jumping on him. Officer Miller interfered to save Dimon, and fina'ly succeeded in rescuing bim, when the assailants ran into a house and instantly came out armed with a gun and a large knife, and made @ furious onslanght on the officers, who rapped for help, and officers Hawks and Van Tassel soon came to their aid. Notwithstanding the officers had been obliged to use their clubs freely, it only seemed to exasporate the ruflans; and they no sooner saw the other ‘officers arrive than one of them made a desperate rush at officer Hawks, lunging a large knife into him in two places, wuile another levelled a gun at another of the officers, which missed fire fogtunately, and before he could pull the triggor again he was knocked down by officer Duffy, when the outlaw who | had stabbed Hawks left him and made a rush at the other officers, with knife drawn and reeking with blood. | At this moment officer Van Tassel, secing tnat there was | po other alternative, drew his revolver and shot Pat | Vaughan (the man with the knife,) but he still continued | his aasault, when @ second shot ‘was discharged, which | brought him down, and thus, beyond doubt, saved the ives of both officers, Miller and Duffy. Han is badly wounded, and was sentto the New York Hospital after examination by Dr. Kimbark. John Kenne ty, another of he desperadoes, was sent to the Police Court, and the third of the attacking party made his escape, but the of cers know him and he will undoubtedly be takeu. Great credit is due to the officers for their firmness and intrepi- dity in this desperate affray. Officer Hawks is badly, but vet fatally injured.”” The testimony of Mrs. Vaughan and a man named Ken- nedy, a nephew of deceased, to show that de>scased was attacked by the police on his own premises, and that without any provocation whatever he was cruelly club- bed and then shot. They veny that there was any row except that occasioned by the police themselves, and would have us believe that deceased was wantonly at- tacked and murdered without cause. The following is a report of the evidence elicited yesterday :— lobp Keynedy, residing at No, 192 ayenue C, being da- | ly sworn, deposes and sAys—I knew deceased; he wat an ungle of mine; on the morning after the Iecember election, between one and two o'clock, | was standing om the sidewalk, with my wife, nearly in’ front of where the poll was held, about two toors off; the wife of deceased called me to get her husband up stairs; he lived ever where the poll was held; I went into the entry where de- ceased was, to take him ‘up stairs, but could not do sas | he was too strong for me; the deceased was under the in- | fluence of liquor; he had a gan in his hand at the time; 1 do pot Know that it was loaded; a man by the name of Troey took the gun out of his hand and set it down in the entry near the baek door, officer Miller came into the entry through the back room and took the gun; offlver Deity soon came in: 1 wax endeavoring to get deceased up tains at the time; the offers then commenced | beating deceased with their clubs; Iwas also beaten on the head: efieer Dufly then left and perhaps officer Mil- | jer; | went back into the yard, and as | wae passng | through the entry T met officer Duffy, and was taken to the station house. Chis is ati that T saw; [neither heard or mT had #0 de FAW ADS Sher but was net drank ty With any one pr ¢ liquor in meat the time, eed had net been io any diffleal. to the muss in question, that I am aware c biea Vanghn, wie of the dewea od, being daly sworn, depores Senent last Decen ction ‘Bight my b » home about 12 + and went to bed; T 1 to the front door to get my: hushand’s brother guu was and get my hi hat Op ataire, Dmade at oo one could come in, officer he then went and came in officer Daily, and stragy my the frout aoor Miller wirhed to ing pear the back door, about Adjourned antit 10 o'clock thie morning Fatat Venere Crevaury.—Ooroner Connery held an in quest yeoterda’ at No. GAS Water street, upon the hety of A boy named Thomas Rurns, who died from the effects injuries received by being rom over by a flour cart te Water street. The wer adduced before the Coroner having been favorable te the driverof the eehicle, the ph rendering ® verdict, exonerated him from ail ome in the mutter. * | But THaver’s New Serrueweyt ix Virginta— CenEno of their experience and observations there. Mr. Emmong was there five Aweetland eight days, and they both agree that the reprosentations by which they were induced to go to Virginia proved to be falee and deceptive. Inetead of the lation of Cereda being four handred, it @ only about Afty. The village site has flooded three times by the Ohio river since 1! fogs rise before sundown and rarely clear up before or ten the next morning. and fever and agne is the stand- ing complaint The buildi ba | consist of “il Trore ie Price at Ohio, forty taller Welow. The at Corado ie not larly dewirable and is held in lote at a high , and the great expectations formed Yhnkeo city has raised tho of py Sa wi gone Fe only because oe itt: i