The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8221. OBITUARY. ‘The following telegraphic despatches were received at office yesterday :— ” : ¥ ‘Wasncrox, March 8—Morning. ‘The Postmaster General died this morning at half past nine o’elcck. A quarter of an hour previous he was con- seious and took leaveof hig family. Last night tho Pro- sident hada final interview with him and was affected to tears. During his occasional delirium the Postmaster ‘General called for “the bill,” evidently alluding to the de feated one having reference to his department. His death ‘ocoasions the utmost sorrow among all classes of the eommupity. ad ‘Wassrvatox, March 8—Afternoon. Postmaster General Aaron V, Brown died at a quarter past nine o'clock this morning. The sad intelligence was immediately communicated to the President and depart- ments, The General Post Office was closed and draped in mourning. This sad event has overwhelmed with gricf his family and friends, who loved him so well. A mevting of the officers of the several bureaus of the Post Office Department, together with those of the Audi- tors’ offices, was called at twelve o’clock to-day, ior tho purpose of giving expression to their grief at receiving the intelligence of the decease of the late head of the d@opartment. On motion of the Hon. Horatio King, Firet Assistant Poetmaster General, the Hon. W. H. Dundas, Second As- aistant Postmaster General, was called to preside, and H. 8. George Offutt was appointed to act as Secretary. ‘The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:— Resolved, That although we have, during several days, received from hour to hour such gloomy reports from the deathbed of our beloved friend and respected chief, ‘Aaron V. Brown, Postmaster General, a8 have prepared us in some measure for the announcement just made to us of hia decase, yet we are cnillod and sorrow stricken by fthis final etroke. Resolved, That as some small and inadequate testimo- nial of our high respect for him asa public officer, our admiration of him asa bigh minded gentleman, and oar Jove for him as a kind, cues and true hearted friend, we will attend bis funeral! in a body. Resolved, That while we well know that this is no time for us to invadethe sensibility of family grief, and that we can do pens heai a wound £0 recent and 80 dread- ful, the pain'ot which can only be assuaged and blunted by time, we nevertheless desire to tender to the family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy and condolence, and request the Chairman of this meeting, at a a3 time, to cause a copy of its proceedinge to be transmit to Mrs. Brown. Messrs. King, Peebles, Dunn and General Skinner, spoke jw language of deep sorrow, which found a response in the hearts of all. But few pablic men leaye such a re- cord of ailectionate remembrances. Wasuietoy, March 8~Evening. ‘The announcement of the death of Hon. Aaron Vail Brown this morning, although net unexpected, created a profound feeling of grief throughout the city. Governor Brown wasa man of no ordinary ability, As an officer he was enlightened, vigorous and laborious. In his pri- vate life he was generous and hospitable, and in his friend- sbip lasting and warm. A faithful public servant, a kind Busband, an induJgent father and a true friend, fow men in official life will have more sincere tears dropped to their memory. He is to be laid out in state in the East Room of the White House to-morrew. The funeral will take placo on Thursday, ‘The ovent thus announced bas been momentarily ex- pected, from the low state of Gov. Brown's health, for the past week. The failure of Congress to pass the Post Office Appropriation bill, and the untimely death of John Marron, Esq., his Third Assistant, the experienced bead of ‘the fivancial portion of the department, were kept from him as long as possible, but they accidentally came to bis knowledgv, and from that moment he became worse. Jn his last moments, as mentioned in the despatches, he would occasionally call for ‘tho bill,” his mind being evidently ipreseed with the failure of the appropria- tions in Congross for his department. Mr, Brown was born in Brunswick county, Va., on the 16th of August, 1796, and was consequently about sixty- four years of age. He was a lineal descendant of Joha ‘Milton. His father was an active soldier of the Revolu- tion, having enlisted when he was under age, taking part ‘in the capture of Trenton, the march through the Jerseys, and other prominent events of the Revolution, settling at ‘the clore of the war in Branswick, and being universally re- spected as s Methodist clergyman, a civil magistrate and a staunch Jeflersonian democrat. Governor Brown was the Jesue of his second marriage with Elizabeth Melton, (a.cor- ruption of the name of Milton), and of ono of the first families of Northampton county, North Carolina. His early educational course was conducted in Bruns- wick; but he afterwards went for two years to Westray- vilie Academy, and in 1818 was transferred to the Univer- sity of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. The graduating class of 1814, of which he was a member, numbered among its members Senator Mangum and ex-Governor Manley of North Carolina. To Mr. Brown was assigned the duty of delivering the yaledictory, and of the vast assembly that congregated at that Commencement doubtless not one ever forgot the manly vigor and the scholarlike ability With which the duty was performed. His whole educa. tional course was conducted with an attention to his @uties and ability in their performance which haye proven the secret of bis success in after life. His parents haying removed to Giles county, Tennessee, he moved, and in 1815 commenced reading law in the office of Judge Trimble, at Nashville. He profited for two years by the system, energy and uprightness of the Judge, and having been admitted, commenced in 1817 the Practice of law in Nashville, with excellent prospects. He accepted about this time a proposition from Hon. Alfred M. Harris, who had been elected to the bench, to loge up his business for him. Governor Brown, without hesitation, removed to Giles county, and aseumed an exten: sive civil, criminal and land litigation practice. His maxim ‘was to be “always first at court, and never leave wutil tho ‘order of adjournment was given.” With such strict bual- ness habits bis professional success followed as a matter Of course, and he soon formed a business connection with James K. Polk, extending their practice over several counties, which continued until Mr. Polk commenced his Congressional carcer. Their cordial personal frien Py however, continued for years, and Mr. Polk, when Presi dent, often consulted the searching mind of his formor partner. Mr, Brown continued in the duties of his profersion until 1839, when, upon being elected to Congress, | quiehed it altogether. He had continued hie pr whilet a member of both branches of the State Legisla- ture, because it was near cnough homo to warrant his so doing. He was Senator from the counties of Lincoln and Giles at all the sessions of the Legislature from 1821 to 1827, except the session of 1825, when he declined to run. In 1881 and 1832 ho servod,the county of Giles in the lower house. He sustained the creation of an able and independent judiciary, and the building up @ liberal and enlightened system of jurisprudence, and it is said that during bis term of service more laws of general and per- manent good emanated from him than from any other pub- Bic man. He was an advocate of diminishing the number Of offences to be met with capital punishment, though not in favor of its abolishment, and his report from the Judi Clary Committee on the subject, in the session of 1851-82, Attracted considerable attention throughout the country. Mr. Brown first became a candidate for Congress in 1830, against Hon. F. J. Shields, the whig representative Of the district for the two preceding yoars, who had boen Slected by from leven to twelve hundred majority. Yet, with ail his ability and plausible debating qualitics, Mr. Bhields was beaten py Mr. Brown by the immense ma- Jority of sixteen huffired votes, Me. Brown was re-clect. 4 in 1841 without opposition; and again in 1848, in apite Of an alteration of the district, which materially lessonod ‘the democratic majority, and the opposition of Hon. N. 8. Brown, afterwards Minister to Russia. Doring Mr. Brown's Congressional term, lasting from 1839 to 1846, he was an active member, taking part !n all the prominent questions. In May, 1840, ho delivered an able spocch in reply to Mr. Bell on the bill to sooure the freedom of oleetions.” In 1841 his speech on tho burning of the Caroline thrilled the hearts of the mem- bors and spectators in the House, He was tho represen. Aative of tho minority of the committee which framed tho tarlif of 1842, and made an able report against that measure, He opened the democratic opposition to the measure. In August, 1841, he delivered a tolling specch against the Fiscal Bank bill; and one in 1844 on the Femirsion of the fine imposed on Gen. Jackson at New Or- Heana; also against tho receiving and reporting on abolition Petitions, and on the right of electing members on general tickets, In Decombor, 1914, he mate an able reply to gomiry specohon of Mr. Adams in reference to the nego- MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. tiation of the Florida treaty, In January, 1845, he replied to Mr. Adams on the Oregon bil), and in February of the game year again. All thege 1mportant speeches have been published in pamphlet form, and are a valuable digest of the various questions discussed. As chairman of the Committee on Territories, in 1844, Mr. Brown reported a bill to extend the civil and criminal jurisdiction of Towa over Oregon, and at the next session a bill authorizing a Territorial government for Oregon. It was to Governor Brown that General Jackson ad- dressed his celebrated letter in favor of the annexation of Texag—the letter that called upon the country to seize the then “present golden moment” for securing a valuable acquisition to its territory, and which bad go controling an influence upon that great measure. The policy of an nexation at that period was oppoted by Mr. Adama with great eloquence und power; and in his reply to the speech of Governor Brown, into which General Jackson's letter had been incorporated, he alluded frequently to ‘‘the Hon. Aaron Vail Brown’? as the iastrument of the General in forcing it before the country, As the Governor in his re- Joinder did not think it worth while to teave more itapor- tant issnes for the purpose of correcting this inconsidera ble error in bis name, it has been frequently repeated ever since, Every one remembers the famous joke founded by Senator Benton on this mistake, by paraphrasing the Governor’s name into “ Aaron Vicarious Brown.”” Mr. Brown’s term of service in Congress terminated at the commencement of Mr. Polk’s administration, He was proffered various offices, but preferred to decline and devote his attention to the management of his private affairs. In his absence, however, he had becn nominated for Governor of Tennessee as the candidate of the demo cratic party. The news met him at Pittsburg on his way home, and there were numerous considerations which Prompted him to decline, Flis determination to decline office; the pressure of his private business; the fact that Mr. Polk had failed twice for the same position; (ne witudrawal from the State of some of the most powerful men of the party, whose weight is valuable in State elections, all induced him not to venture. But his friends persuaded him to consent, and he entered the canvass opposed by the strongest candidate of the whig party, Col. E. 8 Foster, late a Senator, and a very popular man. The canvas digcugsions turned on the tariff, Texas and Oregon questions, and Mr, Brown was elected by a ma- Jority of 1,600. His defeat in 1847 for the same oflice was by & majority of but baif that number. Tn 1848 he was chosen elector at large, and canvassed the State with vigor, adding to his reputation for energy and ability. In 1850 he was a member of the Southern Convention at Nashville, and concurred fuily in the reeo- lutions of that body, though atrongly dissenting from the address, At the second gession of the Convention which followed, he set forth his views on what was called the ‘Tennessee platform, which was approved by the State de- Jegation and presented through Gen. Pillow. His course was always conservative, and he never would listen to the idea of dissolving the Union. His fuvoriteremody was retaliation, believing that the South had power to injure the North most, aud that upon the principle of self-interest both sections of the Union would have to agree. This ilea ‘was pat forth in the Tennessee platform. He was a dele- gate to the Baltimore Convention which nominated Gen. Pierce, and wes the author of a very important resolation adopted by that body, referring to a coramittee without debate all resolutions with reference to the plat- form of the party. He was unanimously ap- pointed chairman of that committee, and had the honor to report the platform which was adopted by the convention, and gave universal satisfaction to the party. Thus bas be been the author of three platforms which have been adopted by conventions of which be was a member, vizi—The Tennessee Southern platform, the Nashvillo Gubernatorial platform, and the Baltimore na- tional democratic platform. In 1855 he spoke with great energy against the doctrines of the Know Nothing party, indicating his position as the able and faithful champion of democratic principles. Mr. Buchanan, in casting about for members of his ca- Dinet, could not have overlooked so important a man as Goy. Brown, and public rumor before his appointment had set him down for the Navy Department. He was, however, called to the Post Oflice Department, and has conducted his oficial duties with a fidelity and zeal which no one can fail to cdfimend, however much a few may condemn some of his postal views. He bas contributed much to the success of our great overland mails, and in the suc- cessful operation of the Butterfield overland mail has given us the longest and quickest mail stage route in the world, extending through nearly three thousand miles of the wildest country. In hie private life Gov. Brown was none tho lees estima. ble. He was remarkable for his rocial amenities, his open, frank, generous heart, his amiability, and the won- derful happinees of bis domestic life. His home was a paradize of domestic felicity. Police Intelligence. CHance OF Horse StratG—A SinGuLaR Case.--As_ po- liceman Forshay, of the Third precinct, was at his post, foot of Cortlandt street, on Monday evening, he was accos- ted by an old mon in a half intoxicated state, who guve his name as Asher Danley. He stated that he had re- cently stolen a valuable stallion from the stable of Mr. Joseph M. Muir, at Chatham, Union county, New Jersoy, and that the animal was then ina livery stable in FI beth street, near Bayard street. Upon questioning th old man in relation to the affair, the policeman icarned that Danley had been hired to carry off the horse by a man named Danicl French; that the stallion was brought to this city for sale, and that French expected to sell the animal the following day for the Lay} sum of $1,000. Danley freely confessed all that he know about the ‘transaction, and told his story in such a candid, straightforward manner, that the policeman was convinced of the truth of the statement, and took mea- sures accordingly. The livery stable in Flizabeth strect was firet visited, and there, sure enough, the officer found the etallion referred to by Danley. Telling the proprictor of the stablo that the horse was stolen, and not to allow any one to take it away, the officer then etarted in pur- suit of Mr. French. The officer learned that French had put up his horse and boggy at alivery stable in Wash- hie street, and a plan was laid for the arrest of the fellow when he returned for bis team. The proprietor of the stable was to send for a policeman the moment French made his appearance, and on no account was the latier to escape. Unfortunately, however, the plan proved afailure. French came back for bis horse and wagon, but somehow or other the minute he entered the premises he smelled arat, and toking advantage of a rear alley way, slipped off unper- cover, and succeeded in making good his escape for the time being, Meanwhile Mr. Muir, the owner of the stolen horse, arrived in the cily in hot pursuit of the thieves, and ig mado acquainted with the confession of Danley, «1 no effort to ferret ont the May place of A couple of shrewd detectives were placed upon the fogitive’s track, and ere daylight they managed to trace the accused to his bed, at Moss’ Hotel, coruer of Bayard atreet and the Bowery. On being arrested French denied that he had stolen the horse, ~s he had purcbased it from Danley, and had pai him cighty dollars and ten gallons of rim for the samo. This statement is denied in toto by Dan'ey, who said that he had recetyed $250 for stealing the horse, and that French was the identical max who had paid him the money and received the stallion in exchange therefor. Yostorday all the parties were brought before Justice Con- nolly at the Lowor Police Court, when both Danloy aud French were committed for examination, on a charge of grend larceny. ‘The horse and buggy found in porsssston of Freneh belong to a man in Newark, N. J., from whom the property had been borrowed by the prisoners for the purpose of conveying them to New York. No Accounring ror Taste.—Jacob Hidlebravt, a Ger- man, residing in Fifty-fifth street, near Sixth avenue, was detected in the act of dreseing the carcase of a defunct horse. Part of the animal bad been packed in a barrel and salted. The wife of the prisoner stated that they made soup of one of the forequarters, and that it ‘tasted real goot.”” Hidlebrant. was bronght before Justice Kelly, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, and held to bail in the sum of $300 for violating a corporation ordinance, which prohibits the slaughtoring of horses within the city limits. The carcase was taken to the office of the Property Clerk, in Broome stroot, and from thence transported to Barren Ialand. . Auxcro Attempt to Commrr Mvrper at mim Daren Orrice,—On Monday evening, about eeven o'clock, as Captain Lowber, Custom House boarding ollicer of the Barge office, was banging his coat on the knob of a window of that building, facing Whitehall street, he heard a pistol shot, and at the same inetant a bullet penetrated the glare within a few inches of his head. quick succession four shots were fired, and the bullets entered the window. ¢ in the office he did not venture out, and as ere is no trace of the party who fired the shots. It been ee that it may have been one of the har vor police, who was ditcharging bis revolver, as they are in the habit of doing aiter coming oifduty. Ifso, the prac tice of directing pistols towards an inhabited building can not be too severely censured. But this supposition can hardly be co1 the windows of the Barge office were lighted up, and any person standing opposite must have seen Captain Lowber in the window, This mattor is kept very quiet. Where were the police when this daring out Togo Was committed, at 90 early au hour as soon o’cloc in the ovening? CHANGE OF Naxin—The flourishing town in Flori da, heretofore known as ‘‘Alligmor,”” has been abango! (> that of Lake City.”” ‘. cre Pojlcemen Charged with Extorting Money, EXAMINATION BEFORE THE POLICE COMMIBIONERS— THE COMPLAINANTS ABSENT—APFIDAVITS AND TESTINONY AGAINST THR OFFICERS ACCUSED— EXCELLENT CHARACTER OF ONE OF THEM—WHAT POLICE OFFICIALS KNOW ABOUT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, ETC. The Hexarp published on Monday last the particulars of acbarge made by two merchants from Hydeviile, Ver- mont, against officers Rackett and Mills, of the City Hall squad, who were accused of extorting the sum of one hun- dred dollars from the merchants, whom they had arrested on evepicion of being engaged in “shoving” counterfeit money. The complainants had offered a vad $20 bill on the Glenn Falls Bank to the treasurer of Niblo’s theatre for two admiesion téckets, and deposed that the officers had arrceted them, taken them to the back room of a neigh- boricg disrepotable house, and, after searebing them, allow:ng them to go, in consideration of the payment of $100, which officer Rackett intimated would be a snfficient consi¢eration. The complainants mado their complaint to Deputy Car- pentcr,and afterwards left the eity—the accused d — to trial before the Commissioners of Police imme- ely. ‘Mr. Phillips appeared as counsel for Mr. Mills yesterday, and arke! that the complainants should be subpenae to atiend, as he thought he could show, on cross-examina- tion of them, that Mr. Mills was not gulity. Ofticer Rack- ett’s course) was not present, and it was decided to take What tstimeny was offered with reference to Mr. Milla, Deputy Supermtendent Carpenter testified that about ning o'clock on the morning after the alleged occurrence (which took place on Thursday evening) be was informed of the complaint and ascertained that officers Mills and Rackctt were on that post, who, on being sent for, wore recognized by the complainants; one of the complainants had said that Racket was the man who had counted the money, put part of itin his pocket, and handed the rest back to him. Witness, as the complainants wanted to go out of towh, (home,) ordered their affidavits taken down, which wes done; he was told by the Treasurer of Niblo’s that both oflicers were intoxicated—Rackett considerably £0; the complainants represented themselves ag merchants from Hydeville, Vermont, and stated that one of them— Mr. Jenhings—who had the money taken from him, had becu bought out by Mr. Crofoot, his companion, who had come to the city with bim for the purpose of showing him where to buy goods; Racket was evidently under in- fluence of liquor the next morning. Sergeant Twaddle testified that on the morning after the alieged occurrence he met Rackett at the corner of Grand and Elm streets, aud after saying good morning, Rack- etteaid, “If I hac hada good man with me last night I would have made $5,000;" says I, “How?” he way “Well, I would have made it~I le some, as it was;’ he spoke in that way; Ldid not think much of it at that time; be appeared as’ if he bad been drinking, and i in the habit of talking in that way; when he was in the ward he would say, ‘ Well, ] have made a couple of hundred,’? or £0 and s0; he mentioned Nibio’s, but said nothing with reference to this case; he said if he had had a good man with him he would have made this money, and he had made some ; I will not be positive, but think he said hehad. made a hundred or more; I did not place any confidence in it at the time, because, even when we were down at Se- guine’s Point, where there was not a cent to be made, he would boast in that way. Mr. George D. Lubin testified that the complainants, Messrs. Jennings and Crofoot, were respectable mer- chants in Hydeville, Vermont, and that his employers would trust them to apy amount; gaw the complainants after they had come back from the theatre, and they told him the story about their paying $100 to get off, and ad- vised them to come and complain to the Commissioners; they said they bad about $480 when they went, and $380 when they came back; they did not wish to remain in the city, as Mr, Jennings’ wife was ill; their character and standing at home were good. Mr. Phillips again represented that these policemen should be confronted with their accusers, und afforded the privilege of cross-examimation. It appeared from their own stetements that the officers were justified in examin- ing their persons, as it was not in the ordinary course of businegs for a man to give a $20 bill in payment for an amount of $1 when he had sma}) bills in his pocket. Mr. Moore, the manager of Nibio’s theater, testified to the fact of the complaipants having been put in cl of the officers on euspicion of being engaged in “shoving” the counterfeit money. He did not think from the con- veréation which he had with the oflicers that Mr. Milis Was intoxicated, Sergeant Seaman, of the City Hall squad, testified that ‘Mr. Mitis, the morning after the occurrence, had reported to him the arrest at Niblo’s, and that he bad not taken them to the station house because my! begged so hard to be taken somewhere else; he did not flnd any more coun- passe f on them, aad concluded that they were in- noce! ‘The sergeant, npon being asked whether it was not the duty of the officers to take the men to the station house, replied, ‘Ido not know that there is any rule—it is dis- cretionary with the officer; if he is satisfled that there is no Cause of complaint against them, it is not his duty to take them to the statton house.”? ‘This ctatement was not denied by the Commissioners, Sullmon anc Ward, or Deputy Superintendent Danict Car: , all of whom beard it; but Captain Leonard said whe sergeant Was wrong, aud referred the Commissioners to the sections of the rnies and regulations, which express- ly provided that ail prisoners arrested after the polica courts are closed must be taken to the station houge aud their pameg reported. Mr. David T. Valentine, the venerable Clerk of the Common Council, Rev. Mr. Lathrop, Captain Wilhamson, Mr. Duleen, and Others, testified unequivocally to the good repetation of Mr. Mills’ for integrity and eobriety. Au of them expressed their diebelicf that he could be guilty of a crime such as charged, Mr. Mills, one of the accused, was then sworn, and after giving’ the preliminary portion of the story, aaid:— We told them (the complainants) that we should bave to take them to the station house to search them; they said that they were willing to be searched, but did not want to go to the station house, for fear of getting their names in the papers; 1 said I knew no place to take them; Rackett aid he knew a place on the next block; when we got there I found it was a segar siore, with a room hack of a bar; we went into the back room with them and told them to show what they had; one of them pulled out his pocketbook cud faid it on the table; I searched his pocket and did not Gnd any more money; I then searched the other, Mr. Crofoot, found some small bills in bis pocket, which I returned after examination; Rackeit, before he opened the pocketbook, asked Jen: nings if be knew how much was in it; Jennings sald he did not, but he thought about $300; Rackett counted it over two or three'times; L asked Mr. Jennings how it was that when he had small bills he gave a $20 bill? He said, “because it came bandier;” Rackett made the moncy $267 or $287, I do not know which; I did not count the mouey or touch it; they said they got the new money out of the bank; I looked in a Detector, and found that the $20 was an altered $2 note; Rackett said that from the looks of this new money he believed {t was ali bad, and we bad better take them to the station house, and settle it; they said the money was good, and that the man who gave the $20 note would exchango it; they did not want to go to the station house, because thoir names mpght get in the papers; they were merchants of re- spectabiNty; they would like us to go to the hotel with them, and they would prove that they were all right; I then called Rackett aside and told him that perhaps these mea were all right, and we had better iet them go; I did this because I thought we had done wron; in taking them in there, instead of to the station houso; did not want to be reported; I thought when I took them in there that if they had other counterfeit wo could easily take them to the station house; I never was in the house before, and did not know ils bad character; Ido not know whether Jennings took up the money or Rackett gave it to bim; I think Jennings took it up him. self; I left the room first, Jennings next, Crofoot next, and Rackott afterwards: in going by the bar Rackett Enid “Let’s take a drink;” he told me the reazon thet he did so was that they should rot tell that they had heen fearebed by two oflicers in that house; they then wolked down the street and went away; Mr. ‘kett, myself and the two men were all that were in the room at the time of the searching; my attention was not drawn from the four but two minutes, when I was attracted by a disturbance in the front room. ‘The testimony was here closed for the present, and Mr. Phillips briefly argued to the Commissioners that Mr. Mills’ unmistakably good reputation ought to be considered. He thought the searching was not an arrest, and that perhaps the officers had not violated the rules in not taking the parties to the station he The case is to ve hea: sioners, “further before the Commis Wiultamsburg City News. ‘Tan New Ferry Cowrany.—At last the controversy be tween the Long Isiand Ferry Company (the new lessees of Peck slip ferry) and the old Peck Slip Company has been settled, by the old company refusing to sell their provorty to the new company at the price offered by thein, and the Long Island Ferry Company have purchased and willoom Mence Operations on the property at the foot of South Eighth street, where they will erect a double slip and ran their Doate to Peck slip. Until new boats can be built, they intend to charter a sufficient number torun their ferry by tho lst of May. Tho price demanded by the old Commpany for the landed property at the foot of South Seven strect, and the houges at Peck slip and Grand street, was about $150,000. This, it is understood, George Law agreed to give; but the new company thought it was not worth that, and wished to leave the price to arbitration, which the oid company would not consent to. Tho old company wanted from $12,000 to $14,000 for each of their boate, and the new company did not think them worth more that $8,000, This was the cause of the disagree- ment between them. Before the lease was sold the old company, in hopes of being successful in obtaining the lenee, had procured estsmates for patching up their old boats by rebuilding the cabins, cutting off fAfteen fect from cach end of the boat, and adding ten feet to each end, aleo making them sbarper, so that they might last for rome years longer. Pending the recent ne; , have been made to induce the new lessees to soll their Tease at a bonus, but they have refused, and now it can- not be purchased. With reference to the intention of the present Veck Slip Company to run from South Seventh ttreet to Jomes slip, the new lessees claim that the New York Corporation should protect them in the enjoyment of their leage, and not permit an opposition which, at the time they purchased the lease, they had no reason to ex- pect or anticipate. In this view, should the Peck Slip Com- peny pereiet in running on that route, it will give rise to much litigation, The pew company have organized, and nppolnted Mr, John Linsky, formerly Alderman of the Fourteenth ward, as their clerk, Sunrex Deart.—Mr, Dantel Rapolyea, Proprietor of the Newtown Tine ofeetages, was found on Monday night, lying iu the road near his stables, suffering from an apopleetl fit. He dled. while being taken tog his resi- conce, He war about years of age, and a widow and four ebildren. i im Murder in the Fourth Ward. 4 WOMAN INSTANTLY KILLED, AND TWO OTHERS SE- RIOUSLY INJURED BY A CHIYAMAN— MUR DERER TED AND LOCKED UP—TEE CAUSE OF THE AFFAIR, BTC. No. 49 Oliver strect was the scene of a terrible murder about half-past eight o’clock last evening, one woman being instantly killed, and two others badly injured. The parties connected with the affair were the occupants of the house—three Irish women and a Chinaman named Charles Appo. It appears that for some time Appo and his wife, who is Irish, have lived unhappily together, and when in liquor would get into a regular Sght, which could only be prevented by the interference of the other tenants. On several occasions Appo, it is said, would have killed his wife, had it not been for the timely interferance of the women in the house, : For the last two or three days Appo became very ji Jous of his wife, and beat her go badly on Monday after- noon that she was compelled to take refuge with the land- Iady over night. This seemed to work upon Appo consi- derably, and yesterday afternoon he again followed up his abuses. About five o'clock he left the house, but re- turned mbout eight o'clock in the evening, and had no been in long before words was again heard in Appo’s room, and ehortly blows as if he were killing his wife. Three women, occupants of the houge, were aroused by Mrs. Appo’s cries, and immediately ran into the room, where they found Appo in the act of striking bis wife with a stick. The women—a Mrs. Fict- cher, Margaret Butler and Mary Gafnoy—attempted to rescue Mre. Appo from his clutehes, when Appo, finding the women were getting the best of him, drow a dagger, about six inches in length, and made a plunge at Mrs. Fletchor, inflicting two fatal wounds, one in the neck and the other on the left breast, Just over the heart, the latter wound causing almost in- stant death. Mrz. Fletcher at the time had hold of Appo, and on re- ceiving the last wound fell to the floor, and this gave Appo free way again, and he then turned upon the other two women, stabbing Mary Gafney seriously in the left arm, and Margaret Butler in the head; the; both succced- ed, however, in getting into an adjoining rum before ho could follow up his blows, and his wife havin» als> made good her escape, he, fearing arrest, fled the bougo. Tho alarm for assistance was ingtantly given, whe> Margaret Butler and Mary Gafney were found lyingup: 1.» floor, bleeding terribly from their wounds. They were conveyed directly to the New Yous Pospital, whero Margaret Batler’s wound was found notte ofa serious nature, and after being dreased by the «rgeon she was remoyed to her home. Mary Gafney’s wounds were found, huwer>, 40 be rather rerious, and she was properly takeneare 2 the houge surgeon. Officers Young and Bailey, of the Foarth wai., nearing of the adair, reached tho house but a few moments atter Appo fled, Young immediately repaired to a well known resort for Chinamen, corner of James and Cherry stree!s, and on inquiring if Appo was there, the parties or owacr of the place denied knowing anything about him. They, however, seemed gomewhat excited, which aroused the suspicions of officer Young, and he instituted a thorough search over the building, and finally succeeded in Anding Appo stowed away uncer one of the beds up stairs. On beipg brought out his honds were fonnd covered with blood, and the Orst words he said to the officer were, “Yes, T killed her.’’ He was conyeyed to the station house, and being questioned by Capt. Waterbury why he committed the murder, be said that his wife had been drinking and had brought a quantity of liquor 1p the house, which mado him mad, and that he determined to whip her for it. He aleo stated that the women in the house were all the time making trouble for him, and that he was determined to kill Mrs. Fletcher, and had purchased the knife expressly for that purpose. ' He was committed toa cell, where be had been but asbort time when he became almosi mad- dened about the affair, and seemed desirous of killing some one else. Fleteber, when stabbed, was heard to say, ‘My id fell to the floor. Her husband is said to be a mason, #nd very industrious. They havo five children, the oldest twelve years of age. Mr. Fletcher was out at the time, and did not return until about an hour after the affair, when, on seeing his wife dead, ho scom- cd almost frantic. Ho attempted to censure Mrs. Appo for fights with her husband, when she took up a ‘stool and struck Fletcher over the head, cutting bim quite badly over the eye. An officer was immediately called in, and Mrs. Appo was arrested and conveyed to the station houge. Appo, the marderer, is about thirty three years of age, light complexion, and about five feet two inches in height. He stated that 4o had been in this country about eleven yeare, and had been married avout eight. ‘For some time he was engaged as an interpreter in a tea store in Chatham street, but of late bas been out of employment. The Coroner was notified, and an inquest will be hold to-day, = The African Squadron. OUR PORTO PRAYA CORRESPONDENCE. Porro Praya, Jan. 26, 1859. Movements of the Mest—-The Wanderer and her Visit to th: Coast—Indignation of the Officerx—The Affair of the Viper, &e. ‘There are now here the Dale, Marion and Camberland; offloers and crew gencrally in poor health. The Date Jeaves to day for Sierra Leone and Monrovia, and will re- turn to thie place from the latter to await her relief. The Marion is off in a day or so for somewhere, but her move- ments are as yet a State secret, and we outsiders are not admitted into an insight thereof. The Cumberland gails as £00n as her volumnious despatches, including an account of her grand expedition after the Wanderer, when it was positively established that she had eailed from the const with a full cargo of ebony, and her summary investiga- tion of the burning of an American brig in the Congo by Be Foglish steamer Viper are brought up, to look after slavers, We see by the papers that Corrie, in the Wanderer, has Janded a cargo in the United Siater, and are much hurt that he has expressed no thanks for our non-interference policy by which he was enabled to accompligh his object. We, of course, had no idea that he intended landing in the United Statcs, or perhaps, for form sake, we might have paid bim a visit while bobnobbing with the English Com- modore and ofllcers, displaying his New York Yacht Club yapers as a guarentee of his respectability, &c. The Cumberland will probably be in Madeira about the Jet of April, to await the coming of her long looked for re- lief, aud torn over the Liberian flag, which has been kept in a state of readiness for the past two months. ‘The Vincennes is looked for about the first of next month, and ha no doubt, give a account of the Vi 5 TarArRE Francais—First RePRESENTATION.—Mardi Gras, the culmination of all the gayety of the Parisian year, was properly honored by the directors of the new French theatre in Broadway, who selected the last night of the carnival for the initial representation of their new artists in a pleasant little theatre, which bas been £0 far altered, brightened and brushed up generally, as to scem like anew house. It bas @ gay, Frenchy appearance, which is strengthoned by the arrangement of the places, which are divided in nearly the game manner ag in the Paris theatres, There was a strong muster of well-known New York faces, masculine and feminine. The orchestra stalls swarmed with lady killers and the boxes beamed with slayersof men. ‘There was plenty of chit-chat, and many cory rennions—the affair being more like drawing room ‘heatricals than a public performance. The great number of parties and baile on jast evening kept many ladies vway, but there was still a sufficient infusion of fashion to show thet it is to be considered the correct thing to do the French theatre, ‘The programme of the evening was the following:— Premiére repréeentation A New York, de ‘Un CHANGEMENT DE Mary, Comédie-vandeville on 2 actes par MM. Bayard et Lafont. Alexis Romarouski.. I Torpératrice de Ruasie, Fowora, fille du Major Dr Le Mator Draken... Alexandre, officie Le Comte Scha Un valet... eoby fi Officiere, Dames a’honneur. Debut de M. Bertrand, da Conservatoire, dans ‘Uy Morstecr Qct PRenp La Moveur, Vaudeville en wn acte, par MM. Michel et Iabiche, \ipbonee de Beauréduy MM. Be Becamel.. Juracon ami de Bécamel Cyyrien, domestique de Beauré Dominique, domestique de Beauréduit fille de Became M be comedy in pretty quently acted at Wallack’ Palace,’ Tn the English version, as usual, rere carefully excised. supplied wit icles of an tion of the good lines made the play fresh and al picer than in English. The superiority of the ch actors in comedies of this ord of manners and slight fromes for sparkling is universally ac. knowledged, and received a endorsement last night. et Toe en ee and no one, even if he understood the language imperfeetly, was bored, which is saying a great deal. Tho interest ef tho night centered mainly in the new comedian, M. Laba, who made * Yo bes a good manner, sootumen adrairabiy, is perfocty He has a manner, \y, is at home on the scene, and has that ‘and flow of spirits which belong 80 to the ch jeune of the best class, never offends good taste to get a ben 4 from which example some of our light come- dians might take a lesson, but they wont probably. The ladiee—Miles, Chevalier Monthoaux—are very good actresses and pretty women, costimed in that won- aken jerful way which French women only waderstand, al- though a American belles are not far behiad the Pa- risians on tho question of clothes, Tho oth woll known here, The stage surroundings, so wore very pretty and freab. ‘Tho porfo every way succersful, the artists being rec warded with loo! acclamations of delight. The recon performance will be gives om Thursday. The President and the American Israelites. (From the Jewish Meesenger, March 4 } ive to our readers @ letter froin P. J. Joachimsen. , to the Siate Department, and the official ‘we ask acareful perusal. Mr. Joachia ‘sen cails the attention of the Department to a publication under the official signature of the coasul of the l’ontifical States at New York, published in the New York Hexary of the 8th Japu: t, purporting to be a sle!-nee or Catholic side of the Mortara terror affair, and complains of the Congul’s publication as insulting ia tepor aud lan- Buege to the American Iseaelites who, by mectings and otherwise, have protested ogainst the outrage upon Mr. Mortara and aeked for the interference of the Executive, a8 being in violation of diplomatic privilege. He be- Jieves that a proper opportunity bas been presented for this government to express ite views on the Mortara matter to the Pontiff, and be wishes that the President would be indueed to take some step by which American Jews can be made to believe that heir ctanding as American citizens will, at all times and places, exempt them from injury or aunoyance on 26 count of ther political or religions sentiments. Mr. Joachimecn reminds the Department that the Central American, the Burial and th Swies treaty questions are grievances still unredreséed, and ie toils Mr. Cass that here never has been an: ress frora any of the wrongs inquisition. ‘ass’ reply shows that the answer iz he resuit of great deliberation. It is periaps uot too mueh to say that Mr. Caes answers fur Mr. Buchanan aud he entire Cabinet. The government refer to the pre- viovely expressed opinions on the Mortara sifair, and in regara to the libel admit that come of ils expreesions are improper, and what the course of the Consul cannot be ap. proved, but under all the circumetances do not think the case of sufficient gravity for the interference of this go- verpment, ‘What can we say to this jame and impotent conclusion, except to express our belief that with all the honeyed pro: fessions of the politicians who constitute the present ad- ministration, they do not mean to act when they are re- quired to obtain for the Israelites that justice, tut equal and even handed justice, to which they are entitled, as a matter not of grace, but of right? How can we put any faith in the promise of redress from foreign lowers, when an admitted grievance at home remains unatoned for, on the plea of not being of “sufficient gravity?” Ifa magistrate was to release # thief becanse his theft was of & email amount, or a libeller because the language of the libel was not of the coarsest, or a burgiar becauge he had Just opened a latch, or an aseasein because be hed jail cted only the emalicet of wounds, would not sucha magis- trate be justly held up to public condemnation ? And what words can we find for the miso- rable excuge put forth by Mr. Cass, for the President, to Mr Joachimgen? “Here is the Pope's Con- sul justifying, in the President's confidential organ in New York, the child stealing act of the inquisition; the Popo’s officer encouraging the clandestine baptism of our chil- dren; the political representative of the Pope villifying us here at home ag “Jews, unbelieving coffers and bypo crites.” And yet all this is not of “oufficient gravity”? for the interference of the governme What would be of sufficient gravity? Perhaps that the Pontifical diplomatist should first be allowed to act as inquisitor or to head a mob and break up our peaceful mectings before the sworn chief magis- trate would deem the act of sufficient gravity to address: to bim and to his government the wel! merited reproof in language befitting an American statesman, Are not our rights as citizens of suflisient gravity to entitle us to vindication? Have we any rights? Are we protected? No. 118 Nassau Srreer, New York, Jap, 17, 1759. Hon. Luwis Cass, Secretary of State, &c, , Washingtoa, D.U. My Drar Sin—Tho accompanying newspaper contains a republication in New York of an article from a Philadel phia pewepaper. The republication bere appears to have cen wade in ihe New York Heratp of the 6th January, by authority or request of und under the proper y gre ofl B. Binsse, Consul of the Pontitical States at ‘ork. uiblication has reference to the Mortara case, It ts upon the gecerous sentiments which you haye ex- pressed in your letter, to my frieud aud o> religionist Jonas P. Tevy, of Washington’ city. The Cousul of the Pontifical States, in his official capacity, has resorted to the medium of newspapers, to discredit before our citizens the views of our Secretary of State, and to assaji the motives and integrity of that respectable po our people nod citizens who bave in the most legitimate method ex- pressed their abhorrence of the barbarous act which the Consul attempts to justify. I believe that this government has always considered it a grave offence in apy foreign official, accredited to United States, to immix himeelf by speeches or publications in political or quasi political matters, in discussion before our citizens, or to appeal in any way fcom the acts of our own Cflicers to the judgment of the people. It is believed that it is sufficient to call your attention to this publica. tion to ensure your prompt action. From the fact of Mr. Finese signing the card in his offcial capacity, and its contents, and from the heading of the article as ‘Catholic Btatement,” I infer that it may perhaps be deemed pro- per by you to inquire through the proper channel, who- ther euch a publication was directly or remotely insti- pated by the government of the Pontilicial States. Sach in- quiry would be due to our national dignity, and will doubtless contain a reiteration of your views and those of the American people upon the merits of ihe Mortara matter. The Pontifcial government cannot compiain of being addressed upon this subject, which one of its repre- gentatives has officially and bosstfully thrust upon us. That every citizen of the United States abbor2 this cruel act of the inquigition, and condemns it as an outrage upon ¢ivillzation, will, 1am eure, be not devied by any intelli- gent American. And in such cages, the opportunity pre Ecnting iteelf, (ag in the cage of the correspondence be- ‘ween Chevalier Hulsemann and one of your predecos- ors, the Hon. Danie! Webster.) this government does not hesitate fully and energetically to express the views of ihe people. Téce by the President’s kind letter to Mr. B. W. Hart that he is determined to protect the rights of Americans. If T understand the President's meaning, he uses ‘proto: tion” a8 synonymous with “redress.”” I beg that you roay induce the President to enlarge his significanes of the term, and include “prevention.” Supposing an out- rege to happen. to an American citizen travelling in holy or clarsic lands, what protection can be found in redress? | ‘Tho injured party may find the facts falsified or the “police” regulation to be very greatly in the way of ob- tsining the President's protection, The questions with the Central American States, the burial question, the Swiss treaty question, all show the futility of redrees’as a meana of protection; and permit me to ask whethor history las not proved that there is no redress from avy of the éruel- ties perpetrated by that monstrous engine of inhumanity known as the Inqrisition, and misnimed the Holy Orlice? You cannot fail to perceive that the citizen of the United States belonging to the class of “Jews and unbelieving scoffers,” (sce Mr. Binese’s article) can- not safely venture ini the Pontifical States with- out risk of having a similar infliction with Mr. Mortara; and then what protection has he in mere questionable and uncertain redress? No, sir. The United States have now that powerful moral’ influence that they need not fear the displeasure of any human goverment for the calm and deliberate announcement of the detestation by the American people of the inhuman act perpetrated ‘by the hateful and hated uisition upoo Mr. Mortara. An official promulgation to Pontifical government of such sentiments on the part of this government is a dnty we owe to ourselvee. No reply alluding to apy of our comestic institutions can weaken our ground. What 1 insist upon is, that, abroad as well as athome, complying with law, 1 shall feel in advance that my position as an American citizen wi!l exempt me from injury or annoy- ance on account of my republicanism, or of my religions belief, wherescever I may happen to’be. Leaving this subject to your further direction, and asking a favor of a communication in reply, | have the howor to be: yours, very sincerely, PHILIP J, JOACHIMSEN. Dpariannt or Stara, Waantneror, Feb, 21,1559. Sin—Your several letters relative to the Mortara caso have been received. It is believed you are aware of the reasons for delaying an official reply tothem. Both the President and ths Dc partment have, in communicalioas t> different members of the Israclitish persuasion, which have been made public, #0 fully expressed the views of the Executive that they neod not now be repeated. In reference to the article in a New York journal on this subject, to which you bave called my attention, and which appears to have been republished at the instance of the Consul of the Pontifical States at New York, although some of its expressions are objectionable, and this agency of the Conegul in the matter cannot be approved, yet, un- cor al! the circumstances, the case is not deemed of suill- cient gravity to require iat bic gh la of this govern- 4 our obedient servant. ment, Jam, sir, y LEWIS CASS. Pur J. Joacmmsen, Esq., New York. City Intelligence, Tae Descent on Tim Disonorxiy Hlovsm IN Canal Srneer.—Jobn H. Weyer, a Seventh ward police oliver, states in reference to the report of a descent upon the dis orderly house No. 404 Canal street, which was published in the papers yesterday, that he is not the proprietor of the house in question; that Margaret Ciinton is the pro jetrese of the ealoon, and Mra. Forrester is the pro- Prietroes of the remaining part of the house, which is not connected with the saloon. He algo states that she is not his wife, and desires that he may be allowed a hearing be- fore the public pass their opinion on the matter. Procuene oy Mr. Evenmrt’s Onavton on Wasnivcrow.— ‘Tho net proceeds of Mr. Everett's oration on the “Lifo of Washington,” at the Academy of Music on Friday last, wore $1,406 69. This is the ‘sum ever received by this distinguished orator from a single delivery of fho ad- dress. The above amount has been paid over to tho Trea- surer of the Mount Vernon Fund. Fite delivers his leeture this evening on Franklin. Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Ruseell. Daniel Dempsey yestervay pleaded guilty to an atiempt at grandlarceny, having stolen $35 in money from Wm. Conly, 180 Heater etrect, on the 20th of February. He was sent to the enitentiary for one year, *Siridget Royle guilty of petit larcony, was sent to the cliy prison for sixty days. Teaac Halstead, who was convicted in November of steakng the property of Fdward Harriron, at which time judgment was suspended (he being a youth of respectable connections) on conditien that be woukl avoid bad company, was arrested and rent to the State privoa for two years. The officers found him el a MA riutoper sonee, wo Attempt, to Rae, countertelt $8 e y Hank of Concord, ple an ‘. eon ee a eee niee creo ant waa sentio Sing Sing peleon for {burglary in brevking into t s Sronded gull 16 ad allampt to Asvouteated Wo Bnprscanenr ln the Sate THE ALLEGED WIFE POISONING. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. SECOND DAY, Maren 8.—The People ve. James Stephent.—The proceed ings were commenced this morning by the introduction of MEDICAL TESTIMONY. Dr. Josiah Cadmus deposed that he knows the prisoner and knew his wife; attended her on the éth of Sep:ember, 1667, a year previous to her death; attended her twice, 6th and 7th of September, 1857; did not recollect whether be was at home; prescribed for her; couldn’t say what her symptoms were; thcre was nausea and some trouble abont the stomach; could not recollect the fall fymptome; did not recollect whether he prescribed for her on the se- cond visit or not; the reason he did not call again was ens called him some four or five years ago and be rendered services, and when the bill was handed in Mr. Stephens refused to pay, unless he (Stephens) called him in; did not recollect whether he ordered any medicines on the 7th of September; thought Mrs. Ste- pe Wes not in a dangerons condition; cousidered her eaithy, and knew pothing to the contrary; she was a large sized woman; as it was 60 long @ time since the care was ‘h his hands he could not remember wheter ha prescribed laudanum; thought be did not, bat could not awcar to it; Was not prepared to say from revoliection of the cage that laudaaum would be a proper medicine. ‘The witness was not cross-examined. Dr. Francis W. Iremonger waa the next witness:— Knew nothing of the prigoner or his wife until the last five or six days of her illness; 1 called and found her Jaboring under the usual symptoms of inflammation of the stomach; she was a good deal debilitated, and bad very little to say at any time that I called; I do’ not recollect her worde; Ido not recollect apything about ber mouth or that she complained of thirst; [ do not recotiect that sbe called for water; from the other symptoms she must have complained of thirst; I ouly recollect the more pro- minent symptoms; it was a year after I attended her that my attention was called to the case; I am acquainted with the symptoms which indicate arsenic; there ia vomit- ing almost always; the symptoms vary in almost overy cage; I will give you a type case: there is pain over the region of the stomach, increased by pressure; a burning of the throat, a desire for cold drinks; the patient soon becomes very resticss and anxions, and the anxiety hor- rible; afterwards the stage of collapse comes, the inflam- mation having before gone to the lower bowels and sto- mech; then comes collapse of the extremities and death. Q. From the symptoins she manifested did you think she hadtaken arsenic? A. I did not suspect itat the time; she had inflammation of the stomach, therefore the symptoma may have been occasioned by arsenic, Mr. Cushing objected to the testimony—She might have been killed by lightning. Wituess, to the Court—I did not suspect, at the time, that she hud taken arsenic; I understood from some of tha family that she bad been sick some two weeks; I think I attended her three times; 1am sure of that; I have no memoranda on that subject; I p tibed for ber on the occasion of my first visit; I rece ct one preseription af- terwards; they were put up at Shipley & Vanaerhoof's (ideutiticé the prescription); it is some bitre and Dovers powders; nitre half a drachm; Dovers powders twelva graits, to be divided into six powders; the prescription of the 19th of September, 1867, 1 cannot connect with this is in my handwriting; it is quinine twenty grains, one drachim—made into twenty pills; the next one of mine I recollect distinctly; it is September 20, 1857; it tays Spanish fly blister; ubore is also an ointment to dress it, simple cerate half an ounce and three grains of mor- phine; the next is one grain of morphine and white sugar ten grains, to be divided in four powders, on September 21; it fs in my handwriting, but the only one I recollect die tinctiy is the blister; it was placed over the stomach to stop the vomiting; after the blister was applied she vomit- ed, Dut net go frequently. Q. Why did, you stop visiting er? A. I was told I was not wanted; that sort of people ly send for vs when they want us to attend; Tam not nfe that it wus the defendant who told me that I waa not wanted ; my impression is that it was him; Lam not sure whether it was at my house or my office; if she died when it ie said ebe did, it must have been from thirty-six to forty hours before that that I had seen ber jast; I have no recollection of prescribing laudanum for her; Tam ag sure of it as Ican be of anything; I recollect pre- scribing lager beer for her; Idid not prescribe brandy for er; I gave a certificate of her death, and stated the cause to be inflammation of the stomach; Mrs. Stephens arge icehy woman; she seemed weak and debititat- ; Leaw Bir. Stephens during those visits; I think he was at all but one, and then he came in as I was going out; 2 did not see her dead body afterwards until the in- quest. Crose-examined—I have been a regular practising physi- clan for ten yeare; the vorniting of a person having taken arsenic is sometimes accompanied with blood, but, not gene- rally £0. Q. Is sulphate of qninine ever mixed with arsenic in the shops? A. There is a preparation of arsenic some- times in ft; I have never administered quinine and arseaic; I do not recollect that one of the sy :npto: ‘pain in tha chest; thece is a swelling under the eyes; the eyes are not sunken; some of the symptoms of cholera are like those of poisoning by arsenic; the symptoms of cholera morbus may be mere like these of poisoning by arzanic; the symptoms of colic. are intense pain 1’ the stomach and vomiting: the face is sometimes pale, sometimes livid; there is no peculiar color accompanying poi- soning by arsenic; 1 had no suspicion of poisoning when I gave the certificate of her death; I have known a Mr. Cardweil ten or twelve years; Tliad a coa- vergation with him about this patient a few days or a few weeks after her death. Q. Why did you give a certificate of her death, you not having seen her for thirty six hours? A. We irequently do it, where we know the disoase and are agsured of tle respectability of the family; thore was no arsenic ordered in the quinine by me, and I'kuow of no preparation of argevic ana quinine; Ido not know of any pilis having a large circulation that bave arsenic ia them; i presume there are quack pills for fever and ague which contain arsenic: my visite were commenced four or five cays before her death; she was better at my last visit; I have seen Sophia and Fanny Pell on my visite; I have no recollection that it was Fanny Bell who told’ me not to come any more; Tam not certain who gave me the intima- tion; the symptoms of bilious cholic are thirst, violent pain in the stornach, vomiting and the bowels constipated; I have eply seen three Or four cases of poisoning by arsenic. To Mr. Ashmead—tI was examine. before the Coroner; I said that Mr. Stephens did not say what was the matter with his wife: that all his anxiety was about her; I also said at the Coroner's irquest that it was from what Card- well said | eaid I was sorry I gave the certificate of death, and that I bad no suspicion of poisoning. Re direct—Diarrbera usually precedes death in a patient who has taken arsenic; at the time I treated Mrs. Ste- phens she was ina dangerous state; I did not consider er life in imminent peril on the last day I saw her; { had Leen told that Dr. Cadmus bad attended her somo two weeks previous; my visite were only for a fow minutes each time; I never saw either of the Misses Bell at my of- fice; 1 can say from the symptoms that Mrs. Stephens’ cage was vot cholera or chplera morbus. Q. Can you say if it was bilious colic? A} I think not;I don’t recollect any case of bilioug colic continuing for two weeks. phen H. Vanderhoot, the apotuccary, proved to hi baving put up the prescriptions of Dr. Iremonger for Mrs. Stephens; could not say who received those prescriptions from bim. Crose examined by Mr. Ullman—Consider the test of sulphuric acid and water sufficient to test quinine; put it through no other processes. ‘TESTIMONY OF MISS SOPHIA BELL. ‘Miss Sophia Bell was next examined by Mr. Shatfer, and deposed that ehe resides at 69 Third avenue, is 25 years of age, and was born in county Cavan, Ireland; is not re- lated to the prisoner at the bar; his wife was my aunt; T bave been in America about seven years; I saw Mepheng in grandfather's end father’s houge in Ireland before com- ing to this country; I remember hia marriage, but can’t tell the year; it’ was about ten or elevea years ago; I can’t Ox the time when they Joft Ireland; they wero about two or tbree years in this country before | came; when I came to this country 1 was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Francis; at first I boarded in another houee; Mr. Stephens came to me; T wrote home to my parents, say- ing that Mfr. and Mrs.’ Stephens were very kind to me, and they wrote out to tell mo to be guided by them; I waa about five months at Mr. Stephens’ houge before my aunt Uied: I was then a reamstress, aud am now a dressmaker ; their residence was 16 Fvst Twenty-seventh street; his family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Stephens and’ one daughter; Mr. Stephens’ family occupied the third floor, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a sitting room; they did not oceupy any other room on any other floor; Dr. Cadmus was the frat physician who attended my aunt; | saw him there twice, | was Sot there all @o me; toy aunt was out to the ‘ket when Dr. Cadmus first calied; he was called ot Mr. Stephens’ suggestion; my aunt had been complaining of a pain in the chest, and Mr. Stephens said he would send the doctor; sho eaid not to gend him, but he gaid he weuld, as she was complaining; my aunt went to market, and told mo to tell the doctor if he came (hat it was not necessary for dim to come, but I said I would not tell him so; when the doctor came T told him my aunt was at market; be did not ee anything for her the first time, but on the second 0 examined her chest, and said he thought there was nothing the matter; she weighed 160 pounds two or three months before her ‘death; she usually did the work of her own house: I don’t recollect ever secing a doctor there since hor baby was born until I saw Dr. Cadmus visit her before her death; Dr, Cutenae aieeoted her ae er baby was born; previ to He che complained of m burning in the chest; she sald it was like a ball of fire, sometimes in ber chest and coming up to her throat eo that she could almost fee! it with her finger; 1 heard her complain of this pain before Dr. Cadmus creased, and continued until she died; I think gion about the ball of fire was when she was in bed, and after the dootor had visited her; Theard horjmake use of that expression frequently; she told it to about every ond that came; she said that she thought if she did not cithor eat or drink ehe would be better; after eating or a she vomited very hard, etrained much, and canght of the bed: the vomiting would aminute after eating or drink! would elapse before she vomited. Q. Did you ever see Mr. Stephene give Mrs. 8. any fruit during he Seed) A. ze saw - rel I atl the time; I. was making; my sister, Fanny Bell, was generally with my aunt all day; two or three days when my aunt Was much worse I remained at homo, Q. fee Mr. Stephens give your aunt food di A, Nothing but drin! ‘ her pen to cat; he gave hor tea, lager beer, lomon- ado, buttermilk and coffee; she callod for almost’ every- thing to drink; I saw Mr, Stephens give her pills after Dp, Cadmus called, but T don't know what they were, ©. Did you see seything given to yeur aunt in her driak? A. You; Mi. Sepheus give ber Mudanem; my aunt Wad