The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1858, Page 1

——_-—— < ___._. WHOLE NO. 7799. =— | HE SEA VIEW HOUSE TRAGEDY. Execution of James P. Dennelly for the Muréer of Albert 8. Moses. nee AND INCIDENTS IN THE PRISON, wees Extraordinary Speech of the Culprit on the Scaffold. Seemes Another Nan of the Crime and Dies Asserting his Entre Innocence, &e., &o., &o. ‘to curtain bas fallon upon the last act ina tragedy \ which bas created universs) interest for hundreds ef miles around the metropolie. James P. Donnelly, the qonvicted murdorer of Albert S. Moses, the barkeeper of fie goa View House, Highlands of Navesink, N. J., suf- fered the extreme penalty of the law yesterday afternoon, @ Frochold, Monmouth county, N. J. The scene attend- eg fe execution was one of the most remarkable and terrblc on record. The culprit made a two hours’ wperch at the foot of the scaffold, denying bis guilt, and enda@voring to fasten the crime upon Mr. *****, The effec producod by the address was the reverse from that @terded. The audience, consisting of some two hundred porns, listened respectfully and attentively to all that wageaid; but the argument of the culprit was so devoid of probability that it had but little or no weight upon the minis of the spectators, eave that of producing astonish- mewtand horror x! the bold position taken by @ man who ‘wis 80 soon to meet his Maker. When be alluded to the devotion of an aged father and fond elsters, the sympathy ef the spectators was strongly evinced; when he alluded to Di mtended bride, in language most beautiful and touch- ‘tng, all were moved to tears; but when he deniod his own " git aad tried to fasten the crime upon another, calling ‘upon God to sere up his brain if he told an untruth, the ferlings of all revolted at the seeming callous effrontery wih which he endeavored to proclaim his innocence. Demelly was very severe upon Goy. Newell and Judge Veeenburgh, attributing their want of feeling in his case topolitics, and npt the dictates of humanity, HISTORY OF THE MURDER. fe circumstances attending the murder of young ‘Mees, at the Sea Viow House, on the 18th of Angust last, ar no doubt fresh in the minds of our readers; but a Bref recapitulation of the facts as elicited on the trial, muy at this period prove somewhat ipteresting. On the . @ay in question, Donnelly was the bookkeeper and Moses the bar tender at the Sea View House. A Spanish gen- Meman, boarding at the house, entrusted Donnelly with a eovsiderable sum of money. Of this sum, Donnelly lost at cards to Moses, according to the latter's statemont, $55; Dounelly, however, says that he lost but #5, but it is cer- tai that he had parted with $55 in some way. The owner of the money was to call for it on the next day, when Donne!ly must be exposed and dishonored unless SUENES the money could be produced. Thus an abject for the | erme was clearly shown. The wound, aghough not im meliately fatal, was of such @ character as showed consi- derblo anstomical knowledge, just grazing the carotid wtery and sovering important blood vessels, which eaued death ; and from the position of Moses on the Ded it was possible, and not particularly dificult, fer the man giving the blow Ww do so withont [oop blood upon his clothes, A dirk which would made just such a wopund as that received Dy Moses, was to have been in the possession of Domelly, and has not been seen since the murder, al. therzh search was mado for it, andthe sheath, or a part of i, found; and after the commission of the murder Don- melly was sven to search 9 grasa plat directly under the ‘winiow of Moses’ room and pick up something which one of we witnesses testifies to have been some eicht or won fmebes jong, although none saw it distinctly, and with this ‘ Donnelly ran in the direction of the river. It was shown Ghat the prisoner was In the neighhorbood of Moses’ room at the time of the murder, and Mr Smith, the proprietor of the house, met him as he came from it: in haste, and ‘wih signs of unusual nervousness and fright. Donnelly’s gwabeequent behavior shows that ho is by no means a per- ‘your man, and it seems hardly credible that a medical gtaden: should have shown more fright atthe mere sight @ adlocding man than was evinced by young girls. #8 was shown that Donnelly bad an object for committing the murder; that he could have committed #; tha: he hal a weapon with which just such a wound eotd have been inflicted; that he had an gap- nity to conceal such weapon effectually © by em it in the rivor, and that he showed a degree @foervousness and trepidation not to be accounted for Ly Wy fright of seeing a wounded man. These facts alone mado outa terribly strong case; but when we add to ‘Gem the dying declarations of Moses, made in full view @ his approaching death, repeated under the most solemn @rcumstances, and persisted in to the last, there is very Htle room left for doubt. If reliance is to be placed on Yoman testimony, the jury in the case could scarcely besitate to Gnd a verdict of guilty. The theory of the tefence was that the crime was committed by somo other person, who escape! by another door, aud that Moves, springing from the bed, first saw Donnelly and ac zused him of being his murderer, which would account for the fright of the latter, as well as for other suspicious stireametances. This was, of course, barely possible; and ‘# thore was nothing in the tostimony to sustain this view of the case, or to cause a reasovable doubt in the minds of the jury, vordict of guilty was the natural conse Donnelly was defended by counsel as able and as learned in the law as any to be found in the State, and they contested the ground inch by inch. After the ver- was rendered, they brought the cose before the Su- Court, where the exceptions were argued, and the below sustained on every point. by the ¥ = of the bevch. It was then carried to the Court of , with a similar result. After a fair and im trial, in which the whole caso was most elaborately in- ‘veetigated, Donnelly was convicted, and the rifting of the Bort has been sustained by the highest judicatory of the Mato, leaving no rea ie doubt of bis guilt on the ‘mind of any one who is familiar withall the facts. Hav- fing thos exhansted the courts, a last effort was made to secure a commutation of the sentence from death to tm- Prisonment for life. This application was strongly urged ‘Upon the Court of Pardons, but, as our readors know, withont encode: the members of the Court not feeling & be their province t ixterfore with the action of the law, where the guilt of the prisoner was clear. The decision of the Court of Pardsns was communicated & the counse! of Donnelly, by the Governor, in a letter, which we have already published, a« giving the judg ment of the Court. DONNELLY'S ATTEMPT TO RSCATR. ‘The attempt on the part of Donnelly to escape from the prison at Freehold wae a bold one, and it was only by the Morest accident that It was not entirely successful. He managed to relieve himself from his shackles almost be- fore the very eyes of bis kcepers. and while they stepped fto the ante room attached to the prison for afew mo- monts, he unlocked two doors by means of false keys and @% out into the yard. By means of a plank which ho found in the yard, ianccecded in scaling ibe wail and the open lot surrounding the Court house. ing out into f from the wall he injured his back so severely Gas be otald ooh move fer overs In As he passed along the several of the villa the then all-absorbing wpie of hie He kept ‘ip this conversation 60 as to out of the village he took Soke. He then turned from €, ings steeped 4 een Sr bite A re than the usual oper ely, the consequence was he fol Into a: #eep sleeps which lasted more than two hours. When he = ) Fd took sy and resumed ‘his journey towards Keyport. le the toll gate, about two miles from Freehold ae" eaiekaopers, ‘Who had heard of the escape of the prisoner, nized him and called him by name. Donnell; resort to astrategy. Ile turned back, and men, exclaimed, ‘ It is a protty thing ifa ‘was successful. . mot along the highway Pearoniery of the fugitive toll keepers begged hie pardon for making what Supposed was a gricvous mistake, and Donnelly pur, his journey with increased vigor. Whea within o few ‘miles of Middletown loint, and when between two wicket fences on cach side ef the road, he observed a we ching him which be endeavored to avoid not. A ards before him were two wagons loaded with pork which wore being driven to Keyport by e@German. Fins there waa no hope of cluding the vi- Gare of the men in the wagen that was fast approach , he decided to jamp upon the rear pork on and endeavor bad ook ‘as the driver thereof. erman ‘was driving the in advance and did not fnotice this movement on part of Donnelly, When the ‘wagon containing Donneliy’s capiors came = tho German ‘was saluted apd meked what time of the night it was. His reply being satisfactory, their attention was directed to the sham driver in the rear wagon, They asked him some simple question, and wore about to drive off without waiting for an answer, when ono of them detected Donnelly pulling his hat over his This movement led them to suepest something. lopped their wagon, jumped out and secured the f before the latter could uly realize his eitaation. if ‘was the intention of Donnelly’s friends to secrete him @ Keyport for some weeks, whore it was arranged he ghould cut his hair, shave off hie whiskers and disguiee hhimecif in womam’s attire. Hg wae then to enter the ser- vice of a friend in the capaci 8 domestic until a fitting nity occurred for war 'at® deliverance from the States. A wae ave met bim on the pond, a few miles ow" 8 OF Freehold: but owing to some A + i ? £ mais . as to the time, tho appointment was not Pty one gests: belly cenmnngrrsigeebed proved a failure. ‘THE DAY BRYORE EXECUTION. ‘Tho day before the oxecution was a busy one in the vil- Sage of Frechold. The militia of the entire county were under arms, and a strict guard was kept over the Court House and its ipmates. Sheriff Conover received an anony mous letter, stating that an attempt would” be made to rescue the condemned, by @ party of men who bad congregated around Keyport for thatpurpose. Hence all due precautions were taken against a sur . Donnelly was visited by his sisters du: the who took their last farewell of their and then retarned to New York by tho evening ‘The ecene at parting was a trying one indeed. Even the callous hearts of the jailers were moved to compassion at ne - * eotine Be pianaas strong): oe the interview, notw! iD iy Feleaged froin tbe shackles during te short. period that he was about to be left alone with de- voted sisters. When the last and sad farewell had been pronounced, and the sisters were well lg seer foronoon, brother, train. vulsed with grief, the cow of the prisoner him, and he fell faintin; easy couch. The sisters alne fainted on seeing the pitiable condition of their brother, apd had to be carried to toe ‘wero kindly cared for ment, Messrs. Rogers During the day several whom he conversed treoiy upon the matter of the murder, He protested his entire innocense, and declared his inten tion to make @ public denial of his guilt at the foot of the scalfold the following day. ‘The effect produced by tho interview with his sisters ‘was most melancholy to contemplate. For several hours after their departure he remained ip a suite of syncope, und grew so ill that the Sheriff was obliged to call in a physician. Restoratives wero applied with success, apd towards night the prisoser had so far recovered as to be able to converse with the few of his friends who were admitted to his cell. Mr. Philip Cozens, Dr. Finne!! and others, from New York, paid the upfortunate man a protracted visit on the night previous tw the execution. Donnelly appoared resigned to his fate, but bore ihe air of a crasbed and broken hearted man. He passed a sivepleas night, notwithstanding half a grain of morphine was administered by the physicians in at- tendance. The brothers in-law of the prisoner, Mesera. Cozens and Belton, sat by his bedeide during the entire of that lonely night, endeavoring as best they could to minis- ter to the comfort of the wretched man. Donnelly failed rapidly daring the night, and when ‘morning came ho way so weak and low spirited that i was feared he would bayo ‘adjoining hotel, where they 7: the proprietors of the establish- Stokes. persons visited Donnelly, with to be supported to the scaffold. At intervals du ring the night the condemned was visited by the Rey. Dr. Cummings, the Rev. Mr Youngs apd the Mr. Jacobus, of the Roman Catholic church, whose consoling words of religion seemed to soothe and comfort the broken #pirit of the culprit, and it was not vntit the gray dawn of morning arrived, that the clergy- in the execution of their most holy tasic, and jemned to enjoy the last few moments of sleep allotted to him ou this earth, THE MORNING OF THE EXECUTION. On the morning of the execution the sun rose upon as lovely a day as was ever experienced in the month of January. Before seven o'clock, the various roads and avenues leading frem Freehold were lined with wagons and vehicles of all descriptions, filled to overtiowing with persons anxious to Debold the last act in a drama which has excited universal interest throughout the en tire Union. It was rumored that the Sheriif intended to exhibit the body of Donnelly after the exeeu- | tion: hence the great rosh of men, women and children to | the hitherto quiet and sechuted village of Freehold. Thousands who had not an opportunity of being present during the. trial determined to take the preseat opportu- nity of gratifying their morbid taste for the horrible. At&\; o'clock the clergymen visited Donnelly for the purpose of administering to him the rite of the holy com- munion, The exercises were first commence: with prayer, which was followed with the imposing mass of | the Catholic church, ‘Then followed the sacrament of tho | Lord's Supper, in which the prisoner participated with evident devotion and much feeling. The clergy, with the exeeption of the Rev. Mr. Jaco- ‘bus, then took their leave of the eandemned until the fatal moment for the execution should arrive. AL; o'clock the friands of the yrimouer, to the num- ber of over a doven, were admitted ¢o the cell for the pur- of taking a jast farewell. The interview between opnelly and those who bad been noquaanted with him from his boyhood war an extreme! ting one indeed. He shed tears copiously, thanked them all for their kind. ness ip terms neat and elegant, and tben leaning upon the arm of hie brother in-law, Mr. Cozens, walked up and down tbe corricor for the purpose of caiming his feelings vious to the fatal hour that was then fast approaching. ile thus linked arm-in arm with hia relativ« ed him a Jotter, directed to the y lady in Wi to whom he was engaged to be , Say ing:—« ou get to Washington gpan this, and then give it to her.”” ie could ray no more. His eyes were suffused with tears, and once more deep di ir took of his soul. Shortly after this the jailor, Mr. Van Doran, entered the prison and saluted the condemed. The jaiior, a man ofthe world, and also Mm years, was moved to tears at the affec- tionaté reception given him by the prisoner. ‘God bless you!” said Donnelly; “you bave been kind to me, and you shall have your reward for it hereafter." It having been rumored that the jailor wae privy to the attempted escape of Donnelly on Sunday night, the signified a deste to signa Rarer exculpating Mr. Van Do ran trom all complicity in matter. Accordingly v. Throckmorton drew np an affidavit, in the presence of prisoner, embracing the facts, as follows — State of New Jersey, Monmouth — James P. Don nelly being duly sworn according to law, on his oath raith that neither Isaac P- Van Doran, the hooper of jail of the county of Monmouth, nor any of his family, nor any person or persons connectod with or haying charge in apy way whatever with said or the court mn Freehold , bad apy connection, either directly or indirectly, ip any way whatever, with his from said jail on the night of the Sd of January, 1868; nor did be, the said Isone P, Van Doran, or his family, or any person or persona in charge of or in any way connected with said fa or court house, or any other pervon or persons in Freehold, in any way on said night, when I made my escape, render me any aid or assistance; nor did he or they or any of them, ald, abet or connive at or furniab rm aid or means whatever at that time, or at any time before the aaid night of the 34 of January, 1868; and T hereby exonerate and excnipate eid Isaac I’. Van Doran, bis family, or re! other person in Freehold, frem any Jeipation in said escape. ic) JAMES P. DONNELLY, of Washington. D. C. Sworn and sabesribed at the Monmovth Jail, at 10 o'clock A. M., January 8, 185%, before me, Twomas C, , Judge. DONNELLY VISITING MIS FELLOW PRISONERS. At 10}, o'clock Donnelly descended from the ante room to the corridor beneath, and in company with Nr. Tinncll visited each of the prisoners confined ip the jail for the purpose of bidding theme last farewell. The iaterviow detweem the condemned and his fellow prisoners was very affecting indeed. © To the latter he spoke in lan- fruage touching and beautiful. When ho arrived opposite the cell of a colored man, confined there on charge of as sault and battery, he seamed deeply affected, and grasp- ing the hand of the negro, exclaimed to Dr. Finnell, «Doo tor, thie is the fellow who did so much for me. To hun L owe everything.’’ Toa young man on the second tier of cells he made a lengthy address, warning the prisoner of tho fate of thore who eny inerime. “When you out of prizon, as you will nafew days,’ raid Donnelly, “Jead a reformed life; be honest and truthful, and above all, beware of bad company, Take warning by my fate, and beware of evil communications. Ove by one he entered the cells of the prisoners and addressed them in terms eo full of nee that not a dry eye was observable throughout the entire privon when he had concluded the ul task. He then continued to walk up and down the corridor for the space of half an boar perhaps, when he signified a desire to go to his cell for the purpose of himself & = —- After washing himecli and combing his hair toa nicety he eh the most methodical mannor to clean ab! h his . Te seemed very particular about his toilet, and did uot desist until he had his cntire satisfaction, TAKING LEAVE OF HI FRIENDS. About 11 o’rlock, at the special request of the condemn- ed, the Sheriff admitted about eighten or twenty persons to the prison, friends of the prisoner, who were waiting to take their forewell of the miserable man. ‘The interview between Donnelly and his friends was 80 affecting that none could witness it without shedding tears, None could hear the parting words of the unhappy Man without feelings of deep eympathy. When the core- mony had been gone through with, and the words “God blees you’’ had passed from lip to lip, until nearly thirty persons had jnced the blessing upon the of the , the retired to the inmost recoseer of his cell, and there, in communion with Rey. Mr. Jacobus Pad the fast balf hour of his incarceration in prayor and voupleted it to THE PROCESSION TO THE SCAFYOLD. At 10 minutes before 12 o'clock, Sheriff Conover repair ed to the cell of the condemned and asked him if he was ready to take his place at the foot of the scaffold. Don. nelly replied that he was, and without delay prepared himecif for the " following codey renamtan, which left the prison in tho The culprit. Sheriff Conover. Friends ot ‘he coniemoed i Slewly and silently they moved neath the scaffold, when tse J S02 Santor underneath the gallows Yama to die like @ brave rman! deep A. ; A ag was soon broken by @ prayer from the Roy. Mr. Ji ob ro THR SCENE AT THE GALLOWS wae one which no one who ever witnessed it will forget. Aho yard was filled to its utmost capacity with Speetators, while all the housetops and trees in the vicinity which could in any Way command a view of the scaffold, were Diack with men and hoys, anxious to wRness the horrible scene that was so soon to follow. Prayer having been concluded in unbroken silence, the culprit kneeled to receive the benediction at the of the revefend gentlemen who were in attendance ay him. He then rose siowly, but firmly, rushed off his clothing, and looking around him, beckoned to such of his PRICE TWO CENTS. mnno~socenine — —- friends a8 wore Bear him to come forward and shake his | fatal pement bad arrived. Donnelly was smnores ab tie and for the ’ interrupticn.) ‘Governor Newell,’ the ou tein wis hae chenes aeiteiek: doccialinaiinet Thame: comie’s BONWELLY'S SPEBCH Having bade ai! his friends adieu, the culprit provoedot to address tho spectators in a clear voice, ax fotlows:— To my friends around me; to my friends in Now Jersey, to my friends in New York, to my friends in Butfaio, aaa to my friends in my much beloved heme, Washington, 1 address these last words. My friends ex-end over a vast country, but my dying words shall reach tem when Donnelly bas breathed his last. 1 fee) that, rounded by the ministora of justica, by my such a military display that the inevitable decr ibto be tice are about carried and that f am studing on consecrated ground. When! back, and waen | re flect upon thi and when I jo k above me, beyond the darkness of the future, I feel that I stand upon the throne of consecrated ground—ground conse crated to justice ro callet, to a martyr=to a man innocent ip the sight of God. When I reflect upon my youth, when l reflect upon those who are gathered aroun: me— my old rchoolmates the number—why sbould I not be {mpressed with the sanctity of this hoy Anything that I may say now will be said in the death, God is. my witness that I would not bring desola- tion to any man’s hearthstone; but belleve me in oy ing hour, when I say that there are persons yet liv there are those living—who perjured thomeeives in the sight of God. IT have no aumosity—no ill feel ing—no revenge to satiate at this moment. If my pact fife has beew spent in sip, I have this dey received the boly sacrament, I have placed my trost in Christ. I feo! that there is happiness in store fo m®. God knows my father, the confessor hore, knows that Tam not guilty of the murder imputed to mre. You see before you not an indifferent or s man. Thero is hell, wide and gaping, ready to grasp all within its reach, There is heaven, those realms of grace, whore I see my mother beckoning to me to come to her, reswdy to receive her child. Truly, this is contecrated ground. In the lattes larch Inst | left my tather’s house and came to New York for the purpose of proparing myself for a change in life I there and then procured a place — Shortly afterwards Iwas unf4rtunate enough to gotothe Sea View House. A few days had been spent there wher a murder was committed. You bave a! heard of it. Fach and every one of you have heard and yea’ tho evidence abd e od an opinion thereon. I stand here at the foot of the seaifold to suffer for that murder, and it is due to mysolfand to my friends around me to gay afew words concerning the occurrence, Mr. **** stands before God with a brand worse than Cain. ever wore. Ibave afew questions to put to that man. T am not carried away by the reality of my position, but I have seme questions for bim which he must answer before the great God. In the west passage of the Sea View House tracks of bloody feet are found. Don- neily, the alleged assassin, is proved to have worn slip- pers. A)bertS Moses never was in that passage Who oo we then know was in that possage in his bare feet Why, Mr. *#***, Perhaps it is wrong in me to rake np some circumstances connected with this matter, but IT do it only for my friends? sake, that is al When the fearful cry of “mur- der”? was rd, Donnelly rushed down stairs. He saw the form of the murdered man rushing through the passage; saw Wim fail in the hal! on the flat of his back, and became terrified at the spectacle. It was the most natura) thing in the world for him to say “is he dead?” The testimony of that most estimable lady, Mrs, Bradford, was the most truthful) piece of evidence adduced. If any otber man met Moses in the passage, would he not be judged as lam? Un the morning of the lst August Jas. P. Donnelly, according to the evidence, was dressed {n white clothes; he bad on alight coat, no vest, and a pair of white panta- that morning? A mere politician ie bo. You will write to a man, ani, in the language of Shakepere, tell him he has got to dic. When he stool up and looked a: ihe athe Rheritl was making he shuddered, 1» ‘loudly exclaimea, one hand io a death! God! yen ee to die, Dut don’t quote Sbakepere to a man. Qu Shakspere. Oh! it was the crowning het of this bloody deed.” ‘THE PRAYER. The culprit then proceeded to offer up a prayer, in which he was joined by the clergymen, which he concluded in the following words :—** Oh, Jesus, my soul, my last mo- ments, I consecrate to thee. Take my soul. Oh, this is horribie.”” Donnelly then took Jeave of his friends for the third oud last time tbat day, shaking thomsall warmly by the band. if THE EXECUTION. Prayer was agaig resorted to by Donnelly, who kneeled by the side of bis confessor, aud, receiving the last bowo: diction, prepared himself for the fatal moment. At three minutes before two o'clock the halter waa placed around the neck of the culprit. Then turning to the Sheriff he said, “How will I die?” The Sheriff then proceeded to pkwe the black cap over the head of the culprit, whea be exclaimed, “Jesus, have mercy op my evul! Oh, my God, into Thy hands I com- mit my soul.”” At one minute dofore 2 o'clock, ail being in readiness, the Sheriff asked the culprit if he was ready to die, The latter vodded an aflirmative, when the axe fell, aod the scene closed upon the morte! career of James P. Donnelly. The body waa conveyed to New York ning for interment. It will be deposited ia the enth sireet burying ground. Dopnelly wae 24 years old, and way a native of this city. City Intelligence Wonx:xcmen’s Oroammation.-A meocting of laborers and mechanics took place Inst evening, at 281 Kleventh street. The object of the meeting wis the organization of ‘a party tbat will always bo ready to adyooato the canse of the working classes. Tho attendance was no’ large, but out of those that were present forty signed thelr nomes as members of the new ageociation. Lawrence Delenoy and Patrick Barna were unanimously elected delegates to a central committee which it is proposed to appoint, and whieb shall copeist of one man in Svary belong to the organization, James Maguire spoke. explaining to thoro who were unacquainted with the @) of the movement tha rgavon why the moeting was c1 lod, and he was followed by Charles Smith, who acted as Chair” man, on the same sabject. Nationa, TeLxeRarH Live,—Tho wires of the National line, running from the Telegraph Building, No. 21 Wall street, in this city, to New Orleans, a distanes of abont two thoneand miles, were connocted through last night, and a large number of messages transuitted to and from each city direct, and without tbe aid of “repeaters.” No similar feat, it is believed, was ever performod in this country or in Europe, and ths result would seem ta de twonty-five that | Almost a Double Murder—One Man Shot Dead and Another Mortally Wounded— ‘The Perpetrator Arrestea—Hiv Statement— ‘She Coroner's Inquest—Im portant Kvidence Eltetted, A bleody affray occurred in James street, near Cherry shortly efter 12 o'clock on Thursday night, which result ed in the immediate death of one man, and it is feared the fatal injury of another. It seems that ou the night in question Michag! Wogan, Jr., who cluims to be a private watchman and Deputy Sheriff, was in a dance house at 98 James street, where he got inte an altercation with one Fdward Kennedy, which resulted in a scuftio when they reached the street Wo: gan, who had an old grudge against Kennody, took hold ‘of bim and ingisted on escorting him to the station house, but the latter resisted and showed fight. The scaling and abuse of the parties soon attracted a crowd of sailors and other people who frequent that neighborhood; but no one attempted tognterfere between the parties. Wogan at length became highly incensed and told Mennody tha: he had him arrested once before, and Jet Bam ef only for the sake of hia brothor, but that this timo he would seo the matter out. Ho then drew a club out and struck Kennedy a severe blow on tho mouth, which made him bleed profusely. Kennedy still rosiating bis efforts to drag him off, Wogan drew a pistol, and for the purpose of intymidating him teed i: on the sidewatk, but as Kennedy tit! showed tight, Wogan fired the next shot at his oppo- nent’s breast, inflicting a dangerous and it is feered @ fatal wound, Kennedy. as soon as he was shot. turned to the crowd, recognizing an acquaintance, he shouted—“ Apple k, 1am shot; look at my wound’’—at the same time pulipg up his shirt and showing the wound in his breast. Lis friend advised bim not to expose it io the cold. Immediately after fring Wogan commenced rapping with bis club, then stopped, and either through accident or from the fear of some attack he aimed his pistol at the crowd that haa assembled, and fired a third time, the ball pet in the bedy of @ young man named Michael , Who-bad_ nothing whatever to do with the affray, ‘but wae merely a looker on, The ballentered his site un- ver the le't arm and lodged in the spine a manner to cause death in Jess than an hour. sien of the third shot alarmed the crowd, ran away from the scene of b One woman was standirg bebind Cassidy when he was sbot, aside as ho fell to the pavement — One sailor remained, who cared for the wounded man until of the police, which was ahort y after The two wounded men were taken to the City Hospital, where youn sidy died. Kennedy is still alive, bat in a mst rious condition. immediately placed under arrest by Captain » complicity in the aniair needs explanation very much. When takem to the station house he re- marked that |i dy) bet though This Michael Wo wns sorry for other tellow Ir, the boy (Cassi. got his deserta. isthe same person who was monstrate beyond all’ doubt the entire practicability of transmitting despatches across the Atlantic. loons. ‘The room in which the man was murdered was a small apartment, nive feet by #ix, lighted by the fanlight over the door of an adjoining room. When Donnelly en. tered that room on the morningof the murder, somo twenty five minutes after its occurrence, Moses’ expres. sion to bim was this—‘ Oh, son of ab—, I wish tothe Lord Jesus Christ I bad a pistol, and I would shoot you.” The dying declaration of a man with such ap expression as that op his ips was was received in evidence against me. Donnelly then went on to say that he did everything that he could to save the life of Nees, and asked’ the ques: tion, did such conduct imply gullt? He alvo endeavor- ed tocast suspicion upon the veracity of Munter,theGerman barber, by saying that the latter told a falsehood when ho swore he tied up the external vein, for none of the physi- cians who made a sul juent examination of the body found the ligatare which id have been in the wound, if Munter bad done as he said be did. He then referred to a spotof blood which was found at the foot of Moses’ bed, and wanted to know how it was poesible for the stain to be there if Moses jumped out of bed in the manner stated in the evidence. When Moses, after recetving ihe fatal stab, out into the hall and met Donnelly, the latter retreated, as any one would under no matter what cir- cumstances. Then ‘t was that the suspicion flashed across Moses’ mind that Donnelly was the murderer. The idea was fastened en his mind. No after idea could remove it. ‘The next place you find Donnelly is at the bedsideot the “ing man, doing all he could to save the life that was f) poate pin Did eens gy When Donnelly rushed down stairs and met Mr. the latter, without knowing what bad happenod, sai “it horrible; but keep cool, all that is wanted is 9 physician. Sueh was his manner towards Donnelly, What doos tha ieee then referred to Judge Vredetbur#’s charg ly then referred to Yredenburi’s to the jury, and commented upon it severely. When van to the German barber he wen there for an instrument to take up the artery with, and not to get the assistance of a poor barber in such an emergency. As he went across tho grass plat he was seen to stoop as if to pick up some thing. Well, I stooped more than opee; it wasonly to pat on my slippers. If Ifpicked up anything I must have picket up two knives, for I stooped and put my hand to the ground twice; the witness whe saw me stooping and picking vp something could not say what I picked up. Then, again, how coulda knife have there? I should like to know. {I could not have thrown it through the side of a house. The witnesses swear that Donnelly was lean ing against the door when it is su he threw the knife upon the grass plat. Well, if he did throw the knife from there to the spot he is supposed to have picked it up, he must bave an arm like the Irishman’s ritie, which. shoots at right angles. Then they spoke about my taking a long cut to Munters ehop, — Anybody is liable to follow the side and base of a triangle, instead of cut- Ung across the angle, When Miller wont to Thompeon’s that morning he went the most out of the way road that any white man could have taken. And yet he stands above all suspicion. It only goer to show how easily a man may run around a place, Whon Miller came back and asked me who was murdered, I answered ‘‘ What room ia he in?’’ pot get any instroments at lodge of a physician I saw so when he trying to it, ana locked on the inside when he opened my clothes y- gy was X. ‘The epeaker dwel length upon ter, the barber, Coroner Sone Dr. a view of impeaching hag to the ligature, 2. 3 Hi fe others, with im regard il i i ; ing mo, any detailed answers to the questions he was about to put ‘answer yes or no. 1 exclaimed, s 3 to me, but to simp! ‘Coroner, behold you an innocent man. I have done nothing wrong. God Almighty knows | am inno- cent’ Wi any preparation | answered his tions. They came from me without study. When asked where the knife was, I said, ‘I don’t know, sir.’ He told me to anewor or no, and I did so. If be bad asked me wi became ot the knife, then 1 could © answered him at more length. Mr. “°° says Re aeked me for the knite. == When they mo in confinament Mr faying mi wae the stand for two ee on 3" larationa of Donnelly, 0 ying dee has received the rites of the holy sacrament, in view of t awful moment of death of one who is going to die as dying declaration end ‘county of Monmouth, on whose plains your forefathers’ blood has been shod like oct man and a Christian, Take weigh it. People of the good water while in defence of their rights freemen, ‘our country ie di by this exhibi isgraced 108. A blot bas boon easton the frir_ escutcheon which time can never oblite- be di when the of New. Jersey rate. New Jersey will lag raced butehered remains of this body shall be dangling from this rope, Judge Vredenburg said before the trial, that Donnelly was guilty, Ob! may God forgive him, A stranger in a strange land, bandreds of miles away from my home, | was assatied by that Judge who tried to Mast my reputation and my food name of which | was 80) } ‘To thus crash ao only son the support of an aged . to thus ruin hie character and cut bim down in the threshold of my manhood was # severe blow Thake that charge of hie—that fearful charge, one hour and three qarrters in length—read it all over, and eo if you can put your finger upon a word “ where be spoke favorably of me @ only thing thet poor beaneily bad to stand by him wae his cer. K wax unimpeachable; amd, m: it not se now? Even that was assailed and trampled wpon. From New York I received bondreds of lotters extablishing my good character. in Washington the people condtoted me, and did al! that could be done to save me. There lives that pure angelic | creaturel who at thie moment is imploring tod to have | rey on my foul. She, with thousands of others, will not believe 4 . My counsel, also, worked hard for me day and night Tey stroggied, but all to no purpose For te want of one vote Donnelly lost hie life. Let | every one set a high value upon his vote hereagter, for it may be the means of saving a man’s life, The vote in the Court of Pardons stood four to three, Four, were in my favor and three against me. But of thore three the Governor of the State was ove, and co | kt my life. The Chancellor of the State was among the nutuiber of the court who voted in favor of giving poor Donnelly a fair chance for his fe. While his opinion wae on record Donnelly should never have lost his life [At thie stage of the speech the Sheriff requested bim to be brief, as tng ! | Dean Jected—an ineident in the war which af loast Personal Intelligence. Hon. Thos, R. Whitney, ex Member of Congress, sailo® yesterday, in the brig King Bird, for Porto Cabello, South America, at which place Be intends to spend the winter in hopes of regaining his health, which is very much im m. Charles Sumner was present in the hail of the House of Representatives, in Boston, during the delivery of Governor ka? wldvess on Thursday. Goy. Stowart, of Missouri, visited the Massachusetts Le- gislature on Thursday, in company with Hon. Isaac Liver- more, of Cambridge. Col. Hay, United Statos Attorney for the astern district of Texas, has ten-iered his resignation to the President, to take effect on the Ist of February, 188. The Boston Transcript says that on Wednesday night, detween 10 and 11 o'clock, & Roman Catholic priest, hail ing from Portland, named Philip McSwoeney, fell into the water from the end of Central wharf. He was rescued from drowning by the crew of the steamer Lewiston. It wus thought he was under # very ardent “spiritual intia ence” at the time of his mishap, Hon. A. Shaw, of Mlinois; Captain J.J. Archer, United States army; Hon. J A. Stewart and family, of Maryland; and Hon J. H.ddlommond (tha newly olocted Senator) and family, of South Carottas, are ir Washington. ‘Wm. Brown, Psq., brother of the Postmaster General, was shot on Saturday week, at his residence in Giles coun- ty, Missiosippi, but by whem is unknown. Mr. Brown, though wounded in the face and bead, is not fatally in Jured, notwithstanding the assaesin took (wo fires at him, Tho Washington Star says that active preparations for court martialing Commander Chatard are in progroas at the Navy Department. DEP A For Laguayra, in the brig TB Wateou—Mre 4 A Campbell, Misa © Campbell and Francis L MoUraken, ey, Bearer of Depatches. Obituary. DEATH OF DR. KNOX. Rev. Jonny Kyox, D. D., died at his residence, in Vourth street, abont eight o'clock last evening, from the injaries which he recetved op Tuesday last by a fall in the yard of his dwelling. Dr. Know was born io Pennayivanis, and was in bis 68th year. He was genior minister of the col legiate churches of this city. He was installed, nearly Dalia century agoyth the old Dutch Reformed Church, in Naseau street, now secupted by the Post Offices, but for many yoars past he has chiefly oMcimted in the chureh in Fourth street. His wife died about five yoars sinee, He leaves behind nine children, One of his oo» is a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and resides in German- town, Pennsylvania. The funcral will take place on Tues- day next, from the Duteh Reformed church in Fourth street. Captain Bexsawin Revcrgn, Senior, cays the New Haven Courier of the Sth instant, died at half past one o'clock ceterday afternoon. Very few, if any person among us, we been #0 thoroughly venaitiod New Haven affairs for more than half a ,and none have been more wide! rotecme, sha aa Roecher. Yoars ago, be- fore Fulton’s invention of steambonts, = was the et captain of Long Isiand Sonnd, and his ves. sel was distinguished above all othere ax making rapid voyages, and afiording the best accominodations to pas- vengers. A voyage to New York with hin: wae a thing to be talked of for months. When « line of steamboats was —~ on the route between here and New York, Cay echer loft the eailing packets to command the old United States, we believe, and the same success accompanied bin in bis new sphere, which had marked his connection with the packeta. We learn from the Niagara City Meral?, that Wrote Carw, Grand Sachem of the Tuscarora tribe of ‘ died on the 24th ult. Decearod was one of the Turtle fribe, and one of the most conscientious and honorable mem vers of bis nation. He bas been fora period of some twenty or thirty years inter e? and member of the charch of village. Lockport Journal says, be was of courre sively known among the ok! resi- dents in the western of the country, jue, ome after another, door the rv of the tribe go down to forget fulness. We think We are correct in rnying thore is not a full blood now in the tribe, for we well remember that there were but three or four sone fifteen yoars ago. We vesume an election willbe held scon to choor Sachem to succeed Mr. Chew. Widow Sropann died in Broadalivin, Fulton county, N Y., on Christmas day. She was bern in Connecticut, 1 the year 1776, on ietmas day—waa married ou Chrmt- mas day, aud died oo Christmas day, aged 91 yoars, ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN GENERAL com ‘MITTER. ‘The American General Commmittee for 1858 (composed of three delegates from ench ward,) organized Inst even- ing, at the hall corner of Broadway and Lisponard street, by the election of the following officers:—President, J. N. Reynolds; Vico Presidents, F.C. Wagner and Gilbert C ; Recording Secretary, N. 8. Husted; Corres ‘ing Secretary, k. Meredith; Troasurer, Jane Craft ing delegations ared from the Fourth, highth, Ninth, Fourteenth and firet wards, which circumstance gave rige to a protri dig2urs.on, Important from Yaratan, (From the New Orleans I Mexican echooner Arrogant: arrived yesterday, we have adviece from peachy ¢ the 20th alt, the very latest porsitle. The news is im pertont. The era, OF government party, had engl for peace, and their propositions had been indignantly ro- ves evi donce of the ability of the rovotution\sts to their i hd ‘bot ultimately to triumph. commissioners on the of the government in thee peacetul mission were Pind Dr. 1, Jose Antoni Qoijaco and 1. Jose Tiburcio Lopez. They arrived at Campeschy on the 16th ult. Hostilities were immediately suspenderi, and a hearing to them on the 18th. Tho tertns of the proposed ecttlemant were net made public in official form, but from what leake:! out {t would appear that its base was the recognition of the Barrera govern. ment. The Bepiritu Publico says: — ‘The proposition was tinanimonsly and without discus sion most bm mak rejected, and with the noble a berote declaration that they—the Guinpeachy Commis tioners—would see thoir beautiful city buried beprath its ruins before they would yield one jot or tittle af their dig nity, OF retreat one iota that noble porition tuey had taken in defence of their rights The Commissioners, howeorr, notwithstanding the a Samet mission, were at Campeachy at last ae connte, W Wore personally helt im high eatecrn, and treated in the manver. 3 As to the war Iteeif, it seems to have made but litle progress wince Our last accounte, The most noticeable feature is the Constant arrival of deserters from the be siegers’ camp, and reinforcements from the disaffected population of the inferior. Commenting on this and on the proposition for peace, the Eepiritu Public pot veraecon ably keeps up good courage for the fuitre ~~ vroveht to trial men kor for arson in the first a gwilty of a minor offence. Jy ment ip his ease in view of some donbts as wohis criminal. ity. A few days sipce Wogan was arrested on the charge af persopating a poli and extorting money, but the magistraie discharged him, as the comp int was ‘not sus ince by Fire Marshal Ra- but the jury found him Rnesell suspended jadg tained by legal proof. Wogan claims to be a private watchman, but itis said ho is not. His father, Michael Wogan, Sr. is a highly respectable man. He w:! «. mem ber of the old police force and is still pri- vate watchman. It may be that he sometin employed bia son to do his duty at night, and hen: claims ef the latter to be a watchman, time been an applicant for employment in the Metropol tan police, He is a young man, well built, and strong, with dark bair and eyes. None of the partios in this affair, bear very good charac- ters. Gassidy before he died told Capthin Walling that he lived at No. 118 South Fourth street, Williamsburg. He was but 1% years of age. ‘Tho police of the Fourth ward think they recognise iu him an old oflender. Ka ward Kennedy is about 20 years of age, and lives at No. 133 Cherry street. Seme time since, Wogan, who was acting as deputy sherif’, arrested Kennedy, and since that time an angry feeling bas existed between the parties. Wogan makes tho following statement in explanation of his conduct in the affair: — WOGAN'S STATEMENT. y-ove years old in June noxt; aboupa 1 was a Deputy Sheriff, and arrested Kennedy, and since that he swore vengeance on mo, and said be would have my life; and since that he and Casey and @ whole gang of other loafers and rowdies I know have been and folowing me around, vowing they'd have my lite; last mgbt half after twelve, 7 sup. pore, Kennedy and Casey came up as T was staniing on tho corner of James and y stroets, and begun to blow and threaten, and finally Kennedy said I must go to the dock and fight; I told him I wouldn't do it, and tinally to get away from them 1 went into 100 James street and stayed a little whiie and then came out, and as I came ont met them again watching at the deor, when they again began to threaten; 1 then went into 0 James street and they foliowed me inside, and he told me again that I inust g0 on the dock and fight, and I told him I couldn't do such a thing, my hance were tied in the law; you seo, Pm wa little trouble now, before this, and T J Ros well it he'd lt we xo Tl wouldn't lay @ hand to no man; they followed me to the corner and kept threatening, and finally, he (Kennedy) took hold of my cal lar and said be would cut my guts oat; if up my club avd gave the alarm rap twice, but didn’t get any answer; but I fiaaily gave the alarm rap again and did fet answered; Kennedy then drow bia knife and made a stab at me, but didn’t bit me much; I then to out my revelver and fired a shot into the ground, and told him it he didn't Jet go of me Vd hurt him; he then made another plunge at me with his kpife, and we both foll down to the ground, and while we were falling the pistol ‘Went of and shot Kennedy; I then got up and picked uy my revolver,and in ploking itup it accidentally went and shot Casey CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Hille commenced an investigation into the death of Cassidy or Cavey yesterday noon at the City Hospital. Wogan,who was in attendance, was much ex- cited at the turn affairs bad taken. The following named persons ofiiciated as jurors, viz. — Jolin Shelley, Jos. Hl. Hannum, J. W. Dunean, Joe. M. Price, James Lewis, J. A. Smith, The following is the evidence in fall, as taken at the inquest — nT. Roff, residing at No. 54 James street, being worn, raid—I do pot know decease|; last about 124; o'clock, | heard a row down tho ‘street, doors below from ae 1 saw Michacl Wogan and deceased quarreling. Cho prisoner #a™ to deceased “Go home; ’ Gecoased replied that be Would not, that ho had as much right there as anybody clae; the prisoner then said “If you or your friends have an ngainet me, take it out of me now,’ deceased then said, ‘ou patY our hand on me it you daro,”’ the prisoner then put his don the shoulder of deceaned lightly, when they both enced, and the prisoner with his club, and in +o doing it dropped, and he picked it up; Wopan insisted op bir Jetting him go, and fired a shot down on the walk, which hit no one: deceased continued to keep hold of pri. soner, when a shot was fired, and deceased fell; some one said“? Jack, Jam shot, ”’ at this time the policeman came up; Ido not know who fired the first ehet; I know the pri soner come nine years; 1 do not know that hoe is a police man dohn Jones, residing at No. 101 James street, being sword, deposed that he was standing by the store of the place where he lived, which was a liquor store; he hoard @ noise in the street aud went out, when he saw Mike Wogan and another man having hold of each other; Wo gan hit the person he was quarrelling with in the mouth with his ciub, and told him him, if ho did not let go be would shoot him; he then fired a shot upon the sidewalk straight down, I was etanding near the jes at the time, agnin Wogan told the man to let go, ut he did not do «0 even then; Woran then tired another shot, whieh took effet in the side of the deceased, who fell down ani pulled Wogan on top of him; the latter eprang to hie feet and struck the sidewalk with his cinb several times; # third ehot wae fired, which proceeded close from Wogan, bat I do aot know that he red it, a8 I did not sec tho party firing. To « Jororf saw Wogan point the pistol down on the ‘first ehet; I have known the prrisoner by name for about mx weeks; I did not Ree the e@mmence: ment of the difficulty: when I first saw the parties they were -trogeling: T de not know that the prisoner is a watebman. | heard that Wogap once arrested the de coaged, and that the latter bad threatened to be revenged upon him, T heard Woyan etate this to some partes with whom he waa conversing; | did not hear for what he wae arrested; it wae since the occurrence that I heard Wogan say this; 1 do not know the other person who was shot be wes merely a bystander like the rest of us, looking on ot the affray, it was a big man who was wrestling with the and he wre the man who was killed: the smaller one waa porkmarked, before the third shot was fired some three minutes elapted, during which time the prisoner was rapping with hie club. Thomas Muallinw . 67 Oliver atroet —Tknew the Geceared only about ten minutes before be was shot; 1 was at No. 101 James street when I heard the row, Wo- gan and Kennedy wore etroggiing together when ( came out; the former said to let him go, upon whieh the latter reptied be had a righs to be there; upon this Kennedy was struck with a club onthe mowth by Wogan, who im- mediately drew a pistol and fired on the. : in about haifa minute ler ahon was fired, w wae shot in the pit of the stomach, and cried, “I am shot! pistol ‘veing fred, but Weran ry tye a and tn about three or four minutes be fired again, the boy who was standing beeide mo fell; Ido not know who the pistol wae pointed at; the boy was taking to me when be fell; be wae shot in the breat; [ do hot know who © dead, but | heard it war the boy; he went across the treet with me when the row commenced; he had nothing to do with the row; T raw the prietner ecize the pirtot to fire the third shot; it was dome so quick that Idlid not have timo to got out of the hea | I was very ‘alarmed: | did not see any ono bave a knife: it was not nntit yd the third shot was fred that the police came, although Wogan rapped repeatedly ; there wae no provocation for # the boy; ne one had hold of the prisoner at the time he fired the third shot, the prisoner was muclt excited, but was not in Dquor. ‘To Joeeph M. Price, Juror—There were a good many persons around at the time: I do not know how many. py George Goleman—I am stopping at 67 Cherry streg; | am 8 sailor; [ know the prisoner, but none of the other parties, about m bt, as T was coming down James He has for some | | strect, from the theatre, I hearda row outside tho danca house No. 98 new Cherry street; f heard the report of a istol, apd went across to wee what was on, when I eard & man shovting, ‘I am shot,’ after I saw an- the first person abot was called Keni A 1 going: when third shot waa fir heard the lavt two shots; it was a small man who feli at the last shot; he was standing with bis back to the street, op the curb; I know nothing er of the affair. Margaret Kinsley being sworngdepored—I live at No. 04 Jumes street; I keep a sailor's Doarding house; I do not know any of the parties engaged in the affray; the fret of ny w that [ heard wae the person raying ‘I arrested you and I will do it j? I followed Rotf into the eet, he was ip liquor and that was the reason I foliow. ed him. the man who was shot was bleeding in the mouth. when the prisoner said to bim, “I will take you where { had yor before, and would not have let you off then only for your brother,’ the other one dared the policeman put hie band upon him, t which the policeman replied, “ Twill, and will take you too;”” be then took him by tho collar abd shoved him, when they clinched, and the pri- soner fired his pistol cown on to the walk; after fired again, and the badl took affect in bis right side, uy which the wounded man cried out to Roff, withers, and said, “Apple Jack, Icall you to am shot,’ at the same time drawing up showing the wound in his side; I aaw it also; “Yer, I seo it, bus keep. your shirt down, or ” thia wasfafter the wounded man rose prisoner then ri d with bis club about twenty and dropped his club, which was banded him the prisoner again exclaimed “{ will take you,’ fired a third time, and the boy who stood in front of mae dropped. exclaiming ‘'T am ghot,” bo fell at my feet; I did not see the prisoner aim tbo pistol; I had to move out of the way to let the boy fall; I did not see any knife in tho boy’s band; when the policemen came up I told them two. men were shot; the second person shot did not speak ab all, no ope made any threats in my hearing; I beard the prisoner eay to the first man that was shot ‘You bay a knife,” at which he raised bis hand and said ‘« have not,’’ ne had hold of the prisoner when the last shot was fired; after be was taken to the station house he said, “Tam uot sorry, only for the small boy.” George Threader being daly sworn, deposed—I am ® sailer, and know nono of the parties; I was in James about 12 o'clock, when | aw the prisoner have hold of man they call Kennedy, by the collar, he was pushing bim along a8 though be was taking bim to the station house; this was near Cherry street, they were wrangling and cursing each other, when the watchman struck the other mae with aclud in the mouth, I did net know he Was a policeman, but supposed he ' wes; after be strack the blow he three down Uie club and took a pistol from his pocket, and fired into the gutter; there was aome more seuttipg when another pissol was tired, when Kennedy eried, ‘1 am shot, boys,” aud pulled ‘up bis ahirt and showed the wound; I saw the pistol in Wogan’s band when Kennedy was shot; I did wot potice how the third ebot was fired, but I thi 8 accidental, for the watch- eshetas if it’burned him; I ni after the third report, when’ it i} on the third shot, when [ »mao to take him to the tien house; I did not b prisoner aay anything; I © boy Who was shot come along; the second shot J when both men wero standing up; I did not sea Kennedy strike tho prisoner, only try to get away; be- tween Jand third here was allot ree minutes; he waa not in the actof picking the pistol up third shot was prisoner waa in a stoop- holting Kennedy, when the third shot was boy who Was shut did not interfere with tae fell from his hand; th took him up and helpe prisoner, THE Ps Jobn Dubois, M. sident surgeon at the New York Hospital; deceased was MORTEM EXAMINATION. )., being duly sworn, say#:—Tam re- brongbt in avout 1 o'clock this morning, January 8, in a dying condition: ho only breathed two or threo times after T saw him; | made a post mortem examination, and found that the ball entered the lett side about two inches above | the nipple, just below the anterior berder of the axilla, and Cpporite to the second rib; it passed very obliquely throngh the parietes of the chest, fracturing the lower T of the fourth rib, and passing entirely through the the left plueral cavity was completoly tilled 1 with florl blood, and both tungs gorged with black venoug blood; th organs we body of the oral vertebra. The inumediate cause of death wae the compression of the spinal marrow. The inquest as then ed journed until noon w day, Academy of Mustc L*Itallana tn Algiers, This opera, which was given at the Academy last night for the first time in that house, was written by Rovsint forty years ago and more, It was composed whiie tho maestro was in his happiest moments, lounging in the ¥ nitian ealoons ang basking in the smiles of the tinost con- tralto of her day, the Rignora Marcolini, She was, in fact, the only cantatrice bugfa who was accepted by the Italiane, and it was for her that Rossini wrote the rdle of inadelin in the opera of which we are now #peaking. We believe that since Malibran 60 one in the United Stater has at- tempted “1.'Italiana,’’ until it was sung by Mme, IY Angri lost evening. As a whole, the opera cannot rani with the “Barber” or “Cinderella.” There is, neverthe- less, a Nght, gay, sparkling, rollicking dash about the mu- tic which no one but Rossini coald express. Tho libretto is weak, containing only a single incident. Isabella hag a lover who has been carried off by the Algerines. ¥be follows him, and By—as we say in familiar phrase—‘pui- ling the wool” over the eyes of the Bey Mustapha, sho succeeds iu procuring the release of all the Ltalian captives. All the best solo writing in the opera is for Isabella, end the snecess of the opera depenty altogether upon the representative of that character. The tenor part # good for nothing, avd the others—buffo and baritone— only respectable, The production of the opera ia quite iuterceting, aa it shows how far the taste of the opera going public haa charged, whether or not ithe improved: isan open question. In writity for the orehessa, Rosein? certainly surpassed io fashionable composer of the pre- sent day—Verdi—but the writing of the latter for tho tener and soprano votoo, as well as hie grand dramathy combinations, and his artistic power to excite, electrify and magnetize bie audience fully secount for hia workd- wide popularity. Be has almost banished Rossini and Bellini from the street organe. Turista may sneer at thie, and poob! pooh! at the composer of the “Trovatere”’ and “Ernani,’’ but one day or another they will all ascertain that the surest canon of eriticlam is the epigrammatic do- claration of Mirabeaa, ‘The voic of the people admon- ishes kings.’ “1 Ttaliana "* wae givem Inet night, with Mme. DeAncr i as lvabella, M lic Carieli as Elvira, Signor! Labovetta aa lindoro, Gessier as Mustapha, and Hoecco as faideo—a very excelient distribution, The aitendance was only moderate in numbers, but excellent in quality. After tho overture—which was admirably played, under the bdton of Mr. Abella—the stage manager, Mr. Dubreul, appeare® and addressed the audience as follows — Laptrs axp Geeriewey—L am directed by the to eay that a number of the eborus have just refueed to wing, unless they recetve extra pay. Their salaries havo nevor been reduced. and this is certainly not the time w increase them beyond those of former years, The Qpera will be given in full, but with a diminwbed chorus, Shen is of very little importanee to the general effect. He trusts that the publi: will approve of lus determination bot to submit to any extortion, brought forward only a fow minutes heiore the raising of the curtain. ‘The #peech was received with ananimons applies by the audience, and tho performance proceeded. Itappeara, that the chorus singers have all been regularly paid, but that they demand some extra pay for singing in the “Re- quiem”’ on Monday, and that they took tho stupid mode of enforcing their demands by refusing to sing on the night of the performance of an opera new tw this house. They are really the only sufferers. The performance was spirited and enjoyable im tho highest degree, Mmo. D’Angri was charming in ina- ‘bella, and has never sung #0 well here an in hor opening wrna. Sho gave a proof of the versauity of het powers by her admirable acting, which was full of humor and coquetry, just ae much as the role requres, and that i@ a great deal, Her saccess with the public was very great. She was frequently recalioa ant warmly applauded. The others entered con amore’ into the spirit of the Opera, and gave the prima donna excellent support. The septett at the end of the eecond act—in the original libretto the finale of the first—waa capitally rendered And was 90 highly relished by the an- dience that the singers were twice recalled and obliged to repeat the piece. We bave never seen an Opera bufa given with so much «pirit, and only regret that there wero not more people to enjoy it. ‘The “Puritan!” is announced for Monday, Tur Trearres, &c.—A glance at the amusement bulletia at the head ot the editorial columns will readily onable every pleasure seeker t sclect such entertainments as Niblo’s, the That universal favorite, Mrs. Hoey, presents » very at- tractive bill for her benetit at Wallac! At Burton’s we are to have Mr. amusing pieces and Brougham’s popular burlesque of Columbus.” Tom Taylor's now comedy, ‘An Uoequal Match,’ and the extravaganza of “Har! Blue Beard’” are the features at Laura Keene's. ‘s Ham h fp yy eer ee - ble, in charity i Those talented little favorites, the Doowe Children 4 have a complimentary benefit at the the patronage of Messrs. Mortis and es revs minstrels oe by By? lengthy lists of negro melodies, dances Breokivn Athenwem #ill donbiless be crowded Deighbors on the other side of the water, to Formes, Mmes. Carniori and 1) Angri, and the of the New York Harmonic socwty, in Haydi cred oratoriv of “The Wessiah