The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8370. ADDITINAL FROM BUENOS AYRES, The “Mar Excitement-Kegort of Lopez's Deash—Reported acttun of a Spanish with 2H American Veaelemiegenization of the Aray of the ConfederativasLopez as Well as Ever, dic. OU BYENGS AYRES CORRESPONDENCE. Bravos avnns, June 21, 1859, Troops Moging, no Piying—Liule News— Argentine Plot Differerstiz: Duties Suspended—Pacijica Reforma DimimOsptrin Seadtmas—Mr. Yancy, United States BMunivter io the Confederation Bad Prospsc's for Business fer 2B9—Long Passages, fo. Tho ares of the war is widening rathsr than lessening, Bend the vigor of its operations is upon the increase. N> werd yet from the movements of Gen. Mitre since he wen; othe comp ef the ‘‘army of operations.” The move- ‘Ment is co siow tist te surprise intended upon Rosario or ‘he province of Thre Rios canact occur, for Urquiza is pouring troops into that province. Meaos of communication with the interior are so un- eertain thet we have litile reliable news. The authorities here tao pains to keep fulse reports from gaining cur veucy by promptly imprigoning any omo kn wn to circu: Tate # iz)ge report coacerning the troops or the fleet. Two @ays ego 2 poor deaf end dumb man made some believe dbo bad sen one of Urquiza’s vessele run dowa and sink ear fisg ship the General Pinto. A youth who repeated it ‘Wes thrust into prison, and afer thirty-six hows he wae Poremptorily demanded by tho Exgiish Consal, as ho was on English sonject, and he was promptly released. Urquiza’s three steamers aro still at Montevideo and ‘vicinity, and above tnem the narrow channel of the river fa defends’ by a small, but it ia believed @ sufficient force, on the is'and of Martin Garcia, The Cungrese of the Con‘ederation has refased to repeal ‘the law of differential duties which operated oppressively em Buenos ayres aad ca Uruguay, bu: they have suspend. ed the enforcement of the law, which amounts to the Bame thing. Novertheiess, as the Argentine ports we Siosed by & decree egeinst Buenos Ayres, no reke! to nis Lp ye ean result from pelle sores a. lharibeee. dee wt lengtd twtally stoppad. Te editor, chive had to seek mafety ‘nm fight, aed those who continued the paper have found their way into prison. Capt. Sveatman, in command of the threc Uaited Siates Men of war at tale tation, nae goue to lerane to conter with Hr. Yancey the United Sates Minister to the Con- federation, cn the sate of affairs in this country. He ‘went in the wer steamer Metacomet, It ea matter of groat regret t» the Americats who pow bim'that Mr. Yancy bas cent hooto bis resignetion, ‘we tave effect in September next. A man of his abilities anc knowledge of international Jaw, and purity of cha-” recter, seldom is sent to a South American government. Te mw expecially unfortunate that ne wilt leave in time of ‘wor. The letter half of 1859 clreedy draws with Meavy omens for this country as to the general prorperity. Buenos Ayrean ports are still opem to all shipping, even to that af the Coufederetion, end will so contiaee. Bot ths wibdrawa) of 20 iarge u number from the iabor- ‘tg population for the arnzy, the closmg of 89 many shops ot benoatul fadustry, the long dry summer whica burnt ‘Te grass to a crisp anit left the cattle aud sheep poor, the ¢ifect of a cold wot winter on animals that are poor, fre altogether sourcec of ill that already begin to be Wersovsly felt. American arrivals here have beon very few for a loog Aime. the Ganges, Nessen, meter, arrived here from New York on the Yth Juve, which was the Istest trom ‘New York; though sze had {eft to February. No ehirs, ‘fF whore kailipg we tearsed' through the Eegish maii, ‘which left New York on april 15, bave yet arrtved, Borros AYRES, June 14, 1839 ‘War and Commerce—Steamer Arned— Genecal Mitre—tail- road Project Differentias Duties—Contravand Goods Damage to Bart: Prescott , &e. Every species of prep2ration for active bostilities ts pro- greasing. Buenos Ayres is fortifying the lelund of Martin Gercia which commands the channel of the rivor Plate, But the government has issued an order intimatiag that under no circumstances wil the commerce of tho country be impeded; that even trade ehall be left free with the Confederation in the time of the pending war, ‘The government sent out, two daye ago, e steamer which bad boop, in the space of eleven «days, chasged trom a passenger steamer to one of war—the Bacnos Ayres. General Hitré hes left this city for a bold stroke upon the province of Sama Fe. The project of H. Russell Shaw, ‘of London, ‘Duild CO miles of railroad, provided the State wil guarantee seven per cont, is now under discussion ia the Legieleture. The only point of objection is his hig ‘estimate; for the interest is to be upon a definite capital, ‘Bo high-is it that there can be found these who would undertake the work for an sggregate of about $20,000,- 000 (3paniab) lees. So its opponents nay. Spar erring dn Re ne suicidal policy st opprecsive duties upon'tiis governmant. {| Congress is now discussing tue projact-of laying aside ‘those duties in favor of Uruguay, and a report oa8 reach- ed this city that the whole syatem was abolished, leaving thia country free as any other. But so decided was the tone ip favor of Uroguay, at last advices, that it is mast. Lkelyfihat that is the truth of the matter, and exclusive- mess ig still the rule for Buenos Ayres, This government has declared the wtniost freodom of commerce, excepting onty articies of war. Tue decision fs bighly-cppleucea kere, Ia accordance with it a French berk, loaded with implements-cf war for some part of the Confederation, recently called at Montevideo, and, spplyivg to the View Admiral of we french squadren for permise.on to proceed, be was auswores that as bie goods were contraband, no aid or protection could be aiiorded. A few days ago tho American bark Prosvott, of Soaton, in a flerce storm at Montevideo, dragged ber unchora, aud ‘wae only saved by cuitirg away hereists. No oike: damage oocerred. Franc’s Berdeti Martin, formerly of New York, eon of Dr. Samuel Martin, of Zansevillc, Obio, died in Buoaos Ayres, South America, May 20, 1859, aged 25. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. ‘The Commercial Times of Buenos Ayre, of June 18, hao ome fntelligence concerning the progress of whe war. “The topic of dhe day,” it says, “is war; and war being aa exciting subject, men manage to achieve au everaco amount of ta'king in spite of the otherwise duinees of tuo times; yet with all the talking litile certainty is arrived ‘at; the movements and intentions of the chiefs of the na- tional government are hid in a great degree of obscurity. General Urquiza cemains at San José but has published a manifesto to the Provincianos, setting forth-tis own pacific and liberal jntentions, and Inying the whole blame of the ‘war upon the govsornment of Gucucs Ayres. Meantime extensive rumors have been circulated couceraing whole- wale deseriions of is troops, which appear te be founded upon the fact of the mobilization of acre large bodies of men. In Montevideo the work of arnring and manuing the steam snadron coos ‘on but slowly, ”? it Was €: a that the first ocaflict would.take place ot —eledhee satay ¥ Among the thousand and one rumors in cfrociation has ‘cen one of the death ef President Lopez, wf Pargguay; but the Zimes is unable to cizcover any-satiaactory (oundation for the report. ‘The Jateat advices report that Provident Loper continued in theenjoyment of perfect health, The collection of Was preceeding with great activity im the pro- A marvellous 2ccount of 2 naval action between the Spa. mish corvette Ville de Bilvea and a piratical brig tinder American colors, in the latitace of Rio Janeiro, in which, ‘her cight hours’ dghting, tho brig was disabied, boarded, apd her whole crew put to tho eword, ban been copiod by tho Jribuna from the Montevideo papers. The story, Gays tue Mimes, ia improbable, and from what weeaa doern it is 2 mere capard, hatcbod in Rio Janeiro by some ‘wonder loving quidnuncs, who must have beea most mis erably ennuxe when thoy could find nothing better to do than to fabricate such absurdities. ‘The organization and concentration of the forses of the Argentino Covfederation were at last displaying some vigor and a return of condtence; but the advices are of ®0 very couflicting a natvre that there i considerable doubt ag to the exact stato of affairs. Virasoro his ap- Perently about ono thovrand men collected iu Rosario, while Lopez, comrsonly called Mascarilia, bas about three Mhousand etcamped abont six leagues from that town Further reinforcements are said to oe ou the way for this ccntre of operations, Some skirmishing las been report- ec about the Arroyo dul Medio, resulting in favor of th Portencs. Additional from the River Plate. By on arrival at this port we have Montevidean papers foduve 10, There 's no local uows of ioterest. Tho Con stitucion of the 10th, however, contains a mauifesto of Six columns from Urquiza, going over the grounds of his misundere anding with the province of Beouos Ayres. Be declares that that provinco is tyrannized over by a aet of Uloody executioner, who haye expelled four thousand Jopal citizens, and who #pend bundreds of millions of pa- r Money every yesr tokvep up thelr unlawful dominion Be Winds up @ characteristic document by. remarking:— Wo do not make a war of conquest upon our brethren of Buenos Ayres, wo bring thom poado, liberty, law, union, and a frofernal embrace, which #ill eolidi’y and Perpetuate the national integrity and organization, * * # ‘he sens of Buenos Apres will recnivo us as brethors and liberaters, Her mos: valiant sone will fly to swell the ‘les of the national army, Tho national arms, basiag Mberty upon the law, will restora the proacript to his Lome, to the citizen ‘hie rights, poace to the pssple gutetndo to the Argontines, and splendor to tha count-y.”” asa commentary on the (ruth of the doolarationt {a tals man. fetto, the advices (rom Bronos Ayres state that tha people of that province wore united ia their determination ns to oppoac Urquiza, Cone! Bartolome Mitre bad bean mide & general Knd had ta¥en active command of the forces ‘The ‘stand Of Mortio Garcia, whieh comnmanis tho siouths of the yivere Varaus and Urognay, hag been gas { visosed by wstrong detachmens of the Basuos Ayrona National Guard, The ®ar steamer Genera! Pinto bad boarded the British big Earl of Derby, bound from Montevidus to Rosario, and had taken from her 2,000 sabres, seut by Urquize’s 505 Diogenes, to a commercia! house ‘a Rogario, The governments of both Proviace and Confederation bave j= Gesrees closing all communioation betwen their depend: jencies. ‘The government of Buenos Ayres had purchased the leet merchsnt steamer in the river, the Oimiran® Brown, paving fur ber in bonds equivalent to $40 009 silve: The credit of Buenos Ayres was excellenS, Urquiza was short of money, ‘Visit of the New York Common Council to New Haven. THE « KECEP’ON AND VISIT TO YALE COLLEGE— MANUFAC TORIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS —COM- YLIMANTARY DINNER 4T BAVIN ROCK, On ‘hureday the members of the Common Council of this city paid a visit to the city of New Haven, by iavite: jon tendered them by the authorities of that city, and n which occasion they were moat hosvitably entertained and ghowed the various institutions and maaufactories of the town. They left New York in the Eim City on Wed neaday sitern oa, Amon: them were Aldermen Brady and Starr and Cou:cilmen Lamb er, Ross, Van Tine, Valentine Froarand Bickford. On their way up, Captain Lewis, of the steamer, pald them every attention, which made the trip exceedingly jleavaut to all, About eight o'clock the steamer reached the City of Elms, and the delegation from New York were conveyed to the Now Haven Houe, where they were welcomed by Counc'lmen Jerome L. Stout, Hover &. Peck aud Stiles Stevens, Esq. Afver their guests had somewhat refreshed themselves, they were entertained at the bouse of Eli Hille, and during the reat of the evening were no little amused by an entertain. ment given them by a prominent, but somewhat eccentric genius, known as ‘Uncle Bill,”” Ab vt half-past tweive o’clock they were serenaied by the New Haven Brazs Band, during which several excellent pieces were discoursed. On Thure- day morping they wero early waited upon by the above gentlemen, accompanied by Alderman George | Cook, aad in carriages were conveyed to the Common Counct! Chamber. Here they were welcomed by Mayor Philip 8. Gaipin, Counctimen Andrew P. Hotckkiss and other members of the Boetd. At nine o’cleck they vistted Yale College, and after inspecting the va rious departments thoy proceeded to Trambull gal- lery, where are most of tto works of Col. Job Trambuall, decented. In the south room of the buil@izg the paint- ings consist chiefly of colfections from DB. W. Corr, Esq., of Norwich, and Jeacph E. Sheffield, of New Haven. | Among the paintings of note in the Trambull Gallery is thes of “Washington Crossing the Deleware,” and many other historical prictings executed by Trumbull years 1 ego. A Ane piece'cf workmanship tn statuary, the greap ) of “Jephtha and ‘kis Daughter,” executed by the inte | Mr, H. Augur eni presented to Yale Ooliege, ocerpios one corner of the gallery. The gnests were ehown the Alumni Hall, where v2 cleo a large collection of | paintings, the portraits of deceased officers and benefac- | fore of the coliege; amoog them the, of President Dey, | Professor N. Porter, and ‘Me:torea,” painted by aril.” | ‘Tois latter pictere was sent et no carly day frem Spe | tothe cathedrs! of Mexico, were it ocoupiel a plane abovethe high almr. The present owner Parchased st in Mexico during the occupation of that city by the ‘Vai ted States troops. A visit to tue Debating Gail of tho | Linonian Sostety next oompied their attention. “Ic is Tichiy ferpished, wud st tne upper end of tus room gee slatues of “ Sophos.es”? and “ Demosthenes.’’ Tno coilege library, flue edi: constructed somewhat after the atyic of tetor Library, Was algo vitited. Quito anember of ancient ciriosties were | bere to bo seen, and considerable stattary—ainowg them | a bust of President Day. marble, an¢ an old wooien | chair uso py toe frat Prasident of the cottege in i701. a Visit to the “extensive Wincuester sart feciory followed, | where ere employed wbont six dred girle. One of Our City Fathers becorming somewhat interected in one of the fair ones, Was whexpectedty ngkea by the young Indy if he were a merricd “wen, when, buppoving that he had‘raude a deep impression tpda her, be | repited, “O, n>, indeed not; just look at my head”—ay | the seme wine hfting bis hai, he ‘beteg tlestad with | fan unusual arount ci buir, | the’young inoy tarting out to be an oid acquaintance. After devoting some sittie time here they retarned to weir | carriages, apd wore ehortly set cown at the extensive car Tings factory of Ateermaa George Cocks. This, it is suid, 1 She largest fight carriage factory in the United States. Oonsidernble were was here spent in: poing through the various departuresits, inspecting the: sevoral branches of the trado. From this establishment sonco thres thousead geven hundred and fifty six light wagove were turned eut test year, (a thoir visit here Doig concluded, they were ‘tnvited to the private recidonce of sir. Cook, where war ia waiting 8 sumptuous collation, properod beveath a heavy: ~erch, covered with grapevines. Av eur or 80 was kero sploasantly pont, the compaay returaiug to the Coenuil achamber at Guo o’ciock, The remaining mombers of the > New Havea Common Counci! and Mascr Galpin were here + in waiting, aud with a number of guests, at two o'clock — W Bevin Rock, & distance ef about six miles ere a complimentary dinver -was given to the New York -Oommon Couns -at the Rock House. | Coroner's Inquest upon the Gody of Virginta Thus did not add mact to nis | case; as he finally bod to acknowlotge ‘himrelt married, | MORNING EDITION—SA TURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1859. THE BHOADWAY TRAGEDY. | Stewart—Feetimeny of Mr. Vavranst, Macy Brooke, Alice Morgan and Ocnere—Latere esting Medical Kyvidence—Verdict of tne Jury—Kxamination of Macdouald and tie Commitial to the Tombe-—Closiag Scenes at the New York HopivaleFaneral of De~ coased, de, Purauant to announcement Coroner Jackman held aa taquest upon the body of Miss Virgiaia Stewart yeaterday, attbe New Yor Hosptial, The investigation wae conduct ed in the deadhouse, which was crowded to ite utmost capa. city by pergons anxious to get s gitaspre of tho prrtio: who figured #0 conepicnonsiy in this very remarkable cane of love, jeaJousy and revenge Tae prim er, Robert C. Macdopaid, was muca improved ia health and genera! appearance. On ono side of him vat bis counsel, Mr. Grandin, of New Jersey, an on the other the Hon. Beary P. Philips, of Wash ington, D. ©. The latter gentleman was formarl & member of Congreee from Mobile, but latterly took up bie residence in Washiagton, At the urgent re quest of some of Macdooald’s friencs he came oa to New York for the purpose of procuring counsel, &3, aud tho far only, he said, was be interesved in the cags, Mary Brooks and Alice Morgan, the youug women who were ia company with Miss Stewart on the istal afternoon, were dressed in mourning, and aitracted considerable attention, They gave their testimony ip a clear and consistent mea ner, withoutevincing any las either for or against the prisoner, Mr, Vanranst’s evicence waa algo very straiga- forward and interesting. Oa the whole tha proceedings Were qnite interesting. Aunexed will be found full re- port of the investigation :— John McAuliffe, being duly sworn, eays:—I roside at No, 273 \enei strest; 1am employed as = couckmen by Mr, Vanranst; on Satarday, July 23, about 6 o'clock P. MI saw three ladies standing in Canal street and Broadway, ‘Twas standing opporite the Srandrech Mouse; the three la | dies were in company with a genttoman; soon afier [ first took notice of them, I saw one of the ladies ran Sway and scream twice; she was followed by the geatio: man I saw taiking to the ladies; he followed har with a pistol in his hand; as she was a*oct to enter the maia en- trance of the Dovel be fired, and t saw the lady fail; Me. Venranst was then in contact with the man and threw him to the ground; I went%o Mr. Vaoranst’s assistance snd raw the prisoner taken away by the police; 1 rereg- Bige the prisoner now present as tho man who fired tho'pistol at the lady es already reforred to Stephen Harkipa, beivg duly sworn, axye:—I reeide at $4 Flizabeth street; I arive a carriage for Me. Vaeranst; on Saturday, July 23,7 was altting on my carriage, oppo “aise the Brandreth House, when I heard @ lady ‘halioa; I ‘then raw ber go towards the door of the hotel, gud at tho game time a gentlemen stepped up to her and fired a tol at her; the man wae about three er fonr feet off from her when he fre the shot; I next saw the lady fall oa the atepe of tha kete), aud immediately uiterwards M> Vapranst came tp and knocked @own the min who fired the pistol; I woat to Mr. Venranet’s aseistance, and grasp- ed the pistol which the man hel¢ in bis haad; an oflver then camo'up and took charge:of the man; tho offirer toox the pistol awey from the priseaer; the prisoner (Macdun- ald) icoks Hike the man who fred the shot; the shooting took place at about twelve feet away from the spot where I was aitting; I don’t tink T would know toe pistol again if T whould ee it, BKdwerd Vanranst deposed that he resided a} 84 Ludlow Strect, ' On Saturday afternoon, July 23, 1 was standing et ihe corner of Canal etrect aud Broadway, when I ssw Moree ladies coming arownd the corner and then suddenly belt;e gentlemen camo up ai that moment aad spoke to them: they talked together about two minutes; when I heard one of tho imtieg gay, “Go away trom me:” the eenticman said somewbing lu zopiy, bnt what it wast raising his coat teil, drow forth.a pistol; one of the ladles | Wen slaried of end screamed; the gentieman followed | ‘ber towards the Brandreth House door, and fireditne pis tol ot her; justae bo did so! caught bis arm and throw him to the grourd, right in {ent of Dr. Brandreta’s offica door; ope of my drivers aud Dr, Brandreth camo to my ‘Benistance, aud took the pit:ol 1y; the men eapeared ‘very ranch excited end very pale; [ recognises tho-prisoner (Macdoaald) as tho man wi fired the snot; tho conver- sation that passed between fhe parties wus im a low toae “ef voice, ne thee"! could mot hear anytning more than I & Rave stated, John O'Niel, reriding ot teo Brandreth Howse, deposed that about five o'clock P.“i. on the 23d of inst, he RAN standing Rows the hotel, whea be saw throe ladtivs and a gentleman come along; tae gontivroae caught one of the ladics by her mantilla.-«nen sve etarted of and ran towards me; {heard her heloa once; the gentleman was robbing after bor at the ters; as she passed me ber arm At the bead of the table was seated Mayor Gal- pin, on bis right aldermen Starr, aud on hie lat | Alderman Beety, Coonciiman Peet: officiated at theex- | treme le{to the table; and amoeg others present were | Stites Stevens, sq . Wilinm: Towner, Ory Clerk, Cotcnel George W. Kicks, sndseverai members of the New Maven pr ‘The good thirgs having been cared for, Mayor Gavin asose and mace « few brief remarks, | stating thet oe fel it a great noncr to welcome te their | city 80 dietingu‘sbed a@ body as tuo Common Council of New York. He bad loosed forward to tacir visit with | much opristy, feariog that, 00! from the loalivg commercial ci pl they would hardly be abie tomaxe their stay ns pleasani | and intereswog as they could wish. It they had seen any- thing to inter2st them during their visit 60 far, it waeto | Lim exccedicgiy gratifyiag. He-acsured them trat, pac they time, i would not be lopg wetore they could fully | eatisfy thoir New York brethren tha: old Coanecticut tura. | ed out a Jittle more than wooden nutmege aad Van. | keo knick knacke. Ho aileded in a vory | complimentery manner to the flattering ro. | ception given the members of the New Havea Cemmon | Covnci! whe in New York. Their visit to the various | institutiong on the isjands afforded. them a great oppor. | tunity to witness the system by which such extensive in. | stitutions aro carried on, aad their many advantages. He conclude by giving a8 a toast the ‘' New York Com mon Councit.’’ Alderman Srarr, being called upon, in said that his visit had been attended, not | only as ogards himeclf, bet those who a compsnied him, wiih a vast degree of pleasure, and would ackeowledge with some litte surprise, that be | could hardly believe that a village like New Haver hac | nded a field ia | 3 Yet such wac the case, asehe had learsed and seen much duri the course of the day to repay.tim weil for time erent. .He argured them fon to feel proud of “their city,.f isem were mon whose ambition yearned to show the world whet can be done in the manufacturing Interest. He regretted exceedingly that time did not permit of a more extended visit in the several wanufactories: there was rovch to be learned and i: woulayate woeas to b come acqualnted with all their various branches. Ceunciiman Hozcniiss, of New Haven, followad in | ® very happy roaurer, ailuding to the kind attontica | sbown his sssociates while in New York, and gave as a | toast, “Gor. Benj .0. Pinckney, of tue Board of fen Go- vosnors.”? Councilman Cook, Mr, Cantos and P. followed, after whic!. the cowpany 24; ed $9 oDjoy ths | cool-breeze from the Sound. At six o'clock tuey re- j turned to New Havon, stopping on thelr way at the race | course, and paming the city jail and county poorhonsec. | During the eycuing thoy were again honored with a coil. | fiou at the eetadiebment of Councilman Hotchkiss, on | State atroct. Here their visit concladed by epeecnes trom | Mayor Gelpiz, Alderman Starr and Councilman Lambier, of New, York; Wm. Dormex, City Clork, of New Haven, and severa) others, the ew York members boing finally | escorted io the ratiroad depot, having epjoyod one of the | most interesting receptians ever tendered taeir body, chester, sq, | } The Case of sie Boy Haggertz. SUPREME COURS —SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon. Jcdge Ingraham, Avaust 5-—The People at the relation of Ann Haupgerty vs. the Rev, Dr. Cummings. —It appears that Mrs. Haggerty, while in pursuit of one child, hes found another, and could noteppear in court for the rorséns ect forth in ber aflda- vitby which it appears “that che 33 nt present comfaed to bed by ilnese, and has been gs aoniined since Monday, the Ist Instant, on which day she,gave birth to « that at pregent it is tmporsible, on aces unt of euch itivesz, for her to leave her room without grem’ risk to hor Life, She believes that tho will be able to give her persons! at- tendance on the proceedings in the aboya matter in avout ten days, and inet the procesdings in the mutter caanot safely be copdrcted without her presence 1 \nd evidence.” Mr. Glover, for the defendant, said that the relator’s testimony couid be taken a8 woll as that .vildavit, and could be used in court, The case had been al‘eady twice postponed, and he objected to tho adjournment, The Judge romarked that the first pestponemea tt wae in conseqnence of the dant not appearing or makin, aby return to tho writ, Tie cause prevented here for ad- journment is sufficient, and he would crder the mater to ttand over for ten days. Naval Intelligence, ‘ollowing officers sailed yesterday in the Californie { steamer to join the United States Stermor Sagiv.w at the } Navy yord, Mare {sland, Caitfornis:—Oomma F. | Schenet, Tfeutenants, N. C. Bryant, J. J. We Master, Choa, J. Sargen,S Fe fuders, Katz, Thompso: » Commander's dhol! Schenck. | few \h } fret; \ Stowart was adawtiod tuto this struck mine; Just then ¢he gentlemal came up aud drew something, whtea T supposed was a ring; [ther saw him take ain ut the-svoman, beard the report of e pistol, and faw the woman fall: i then gaw that it wae @ pistol the man had in bis hand; imracdistely after the woman fell the gentlemen leaned eguiust one of th the hovel and pointed the pistol at his « this momont Vanecnst sprang forward, catching the gentleman aroana the walst, drag ged him te the ground; Mr. Vanranst also fo)l, and whilethe two were on the ground-Mc, Brandreth came up; I saw nothing mere after that; when the gontle- man canght the lady sy #or mantila, she broke away from bim immediately and. uttered a scream: her com paniong also ecreamed ard:san away; the prisoner is the man who fired the pistol: lee was dressed ix lighter clothes and | that day; when the prisoner pagsed me in purexit of the lady he had sehet I thought was a large ring in his banda: but Immeointely atterwarde Leaw tha: it wase large pia: tol; I conta not identify thepistol; but the oac now shown me is like theone I saw inte prigoner’s peseession. Alice Mozgan, sworn, @cid:—On Saturday. afternoon, July 23, Mice-Stowart, Mine Brooks and myeoll went to Tayior’s to take dinner; when , we were about haif through, I beard Mies Brooks rem rk “There ia fob;” he | was gtanding at my left, and ag I looked ap he sooke to Miss Stewert and esked her wher che roturned from Boston; he beld out hisaad to ehake hande with her, apd she shook bands with bim; he then toox a-ceat at the table on my rigkt and on Mics Stewart’s left;.be called for a bottle of wine, but Idon’t know how much of it was Crank; Mise btewart and Macdonald conversed for a short lime, when wo. all got up, and Miss Stewart went to tas desk and paid tho bill; when-e got up he srose.ciso and ‘went to the front-door, where he waited for ne; be stool in the deorway-end Mise Bracks and I passed out to the street; as I pusced out I heard Miss Stewart remark 10 bim, ‘ If you do not let me alona I will call av offizer;”” he made areply, but Idid not hear it; they then Jeti the doorway and. passed Miss Brooks and mysolf a few | yarda away from the entrance of the saloon; in pascing uz | Miss Stewart enid, ‘Call an offiser;”” we looked for ons, but we could not.gee one; when .they got to the.corzer of Broadway and Canal stroes they turned: we were behing them geome steps; after proceeding & Steps they etopped; we passed them 2 few steps and stopped also; I heard her tell him that sho wished ho would go away and -ct her alone, tout sue would walk no furtoer with bh’ bis reply I dic nottcar, Dot the next that {caw was Macdonaid’s putting hie 2and back under his cont; thereupon Ais Stewart screamed | ond ran away; I then saw that Macdonald bad a piste! ia bis band, and screamed; I cavgnt bold of his arm and | Rid, “0, Bob, don’t do s0;"' he jerked away from me end pursued Miss Stewart with the pietol raised; lex olaiined, 0, Jenny, zz into some place,” sho taracd a3 ito enter the Brandreth House, when ho fired the pistcl, aud Miss Stewart fell;\T wes the flrar one at her side w she fell; she did not speak; she was wounded in the hes and tho brain appeared to protrude from the wouad; % identify the prigoner as the pereon who fred the pistol. Mazy Brooks, beirg duly sworn, depoced t! on the afternoon of July 23, bliss Xewart, Alico Morgan and her- self went into Taylor's saloon to take dinner; they had | HOt been seated long when Macdonald entored, and wit- wees excl imed, ‘There Js Bob!” Macdozald then ap roached ua, shook hands.wih Miss Stewart, and asked jer when she came back from Boston; he then called for a bottle. of wine; the waiter brought the wine, and Mac- copaid poured out one glass and drank it off; be then told } the waiter to bring some ice; then turning to me he said, “ Brooke, you told a plausible story about Muss Stewart eae ee be asked Mies Stewart wuon she got ack, and she said that morning: Macdouald and Mis' Stewart conversed together for some time, whoa we ros) to lenve; diles Stewart wont te ihe coak aud settled for ou” dinners, while Miss Morgan and myself waited for her; Macdonaid waited for hor also, and when the bili wae paitt he rejoined hor; Mies Morgan and myseif wert out Migs Stewart and Mecdonald convareod (0 gether; I heard Mies Stewart exclaim, “Go away from me or cige { wil! call an oflicer;"’ Le said, “ You caa't cal! | one before I can pull out igor and shoot you,” or words to that effect; wo were a little aboad of them, but they Boon patsed us, and ag they did £0 Miss Stewart told us to cali an officer; I.coula not sce one, or else I Saould Beye | calied one; they walked on ahead until they gotto tuo corner of Broadway qnd Canal street, when thay turuct tho corner and stepped for @ minute or ao; what conversa. tion passed 1 do not know; I went up to Slacdonald and fail, * Ob! Bob, don’t do s0;” I then saw bim unbutton bis vest and draw a pistol; Iscreamed, saying, ‘He will ASM ber, he will kilt immediately aftar that I heard Miss Stewart soream, and then heard the report of ibe Pistol; I did yot sce ber fall; Miss Morgan was st the sido Of deceaged first; Miss Stewart did not speak | bleeding from a wound in the head, and some cue us to bave her taken to the hospital; an officer camo up | and aeked mo if I knew the man who shot Sf +] i said that I did; when he grid, “ Come alon; al him tome,” before we could get through the crow’, Low. ever, we (ound thet Macdonald bad been arrested; 1 »0- companied deceesed ta the New York Hogpital aud attead ) M. D., ree | | loopiial, being daly sworn, do; | | parion sbere was fo could not gay; he then put ie hand beaiod him, and, | im several placer, an at 534 o’eloce P Mf , th a gem shot wound of toe bead, Said to have deon twtinwa belt an hour before; Ob exami: ou the left ede af the Lead, oae aud a dai? locbes vertically anove the outer extrer rhe eyed ov, with ine rurrounding ‘ntegumeat aiecolored ‘by grains of powder, acienular wound, nuit ap inen to 4 am-ter, ie edges loverted, cbrough whkh protraded a | mags of brain substance adoxt the size of & larga fibers The matter was removed sod a vrave wae tro duced int> tbe woved, paseing nearly three io :hes in a direction bark wai ancl elightly do enwarde, | bot uo ferelen boy could be detycred, Oo admiasion, pa | tent wan fuffyring congideranty fram ebook, wita weak | pulte, coul and pallid eurface, vow ting, and inveilect some | whet lethargic. Soe partial y rained dnrlog the night, ‘and coptin without very active symutoms, Der miad | , WIth ooeamopal ABACMR OF Md do- . las ofthe moaip and fece spares on the 47tb, until the Vet inet ; at tbat time well mark: symptoms of cerebral diswurhance came ox, which graqu- y Beepened untit yesrerday morning, when, shortiy be- ee G'cinok, ABE diad, having curiog the pre- thirty ex hours protoundiy iesensivie; mn ex- amination of boty was mate seven sud abelf hours death, clear and very warm; body someenat emasiated, weil marked rigor mortir, ‘night esoy moete of che fide of both eyes, add Of the sealp jas venind the left parietal eai- nepce; rome swelling uf the cheeke aud weck; on toe lefe ide of the bead the wound already described was nd- tixed, from @bich the brain appeare] to hav mach re. ceed; the scalp abou: the wound somewhat dieso ored Dy Jeech bites; oD reflucting the tisgues of the sstlp ta-re Was found oonrideravie exwavasation of diood, exteu log down ito the left temporal fosss, Dosh exteras! aod ater nal, to the fascia, apd over the lower hulf of (oe froatal bone, Corresponding in size and abape with tee woud of the scelo, wod situated directly beneath it, was ove of the skull: tts edges a good deal jagged ao bevelled from witbout inwards, st the exoanne of the toner tarie; (wo pieces of lead, eacd @roat te wiza of 2 pin's heed, being found impacied in ite mner norder; for ine apare Of adout @ quarter Of ao inch around tas wound the peéricrasien was cetached, Extending from inuor margio of thin aperture a flesure of the sia!l was found, cromsing tue froutal bone, through its ol\ary emiseaces, ite direction being sligotly down ward and term gating in the temosra: forma of the right side, at @ pot heir an inot beyoas tne temporal ridge Starting from ths opposite aide of tne cranial ig was another fieaure, exventing back iittle downward, oae inch, thea jriaiog the squamous gutnre, condnuing with it one to then preceeding frem it direcviy backward w dis tance of an inch and a-belf, woeo it agaia became lost im the suture. PRo celvarium being removed, between tbe durs mater and tho ruil huere was find over the epterior portion of right hemisohere codeiderahierx'ra Vaertion of blood, the for mer being thickened aud somewhat opaque, more esveciaity on the righ; side. Over neariy we Khole of the anterrer lobo of tne left Remephere the oppowad surfaces of the arachnoid were anited oy & laver of oft yollowiah lymps—this being more sb andant imme diately around the wound and within the cavity of the arachnoid; over almost te entira rigat side wes a clos of blood nearly a Ime in thickness. Tieeues of the pia-mater covatdrrably cupgested. At point correspondiog with she wounds before mentioned, there was seen « circular jeceretion of the dura-meter wbout three quarters of aa iech in dia motor, and commanicsting witn this, over the front surfeco of the anterior lebe, was a wouul of the brain, capab’e of admitting the miex finger, the cerebal substance surrounding it cisorgenized over ad arca of tne diumeter of ebout ove avd a nelf inches. In the oposite hemisphere, ate point justin advance of the fasure of sylyius, ip the anterior lobe, and naif aninch above ihe margin of the base of the braim, was found s aimilar iase. ration cf romewhat smaller gizd. There woinda were dis ouvcred'to be the orifices et w tract or sinus, travorsing the brat in an almost direst line, In this track, io tee tort hemisphi re, two ands nelf inches from tne erifics of entrance, was found « rearty dircular disc of bone, ila somewhat irregular, tareecightns of an inch reatest diemeter, and involviog the entire of the siull. Soveral emater fragmoats of bone were alto found in various portiow: of this track, In the middie lobe of the right } } PRICE TWO CENTS. Board of Aldermen. NOMINATIONS TU THE CROTON BOARD—M@. TAPPAN 25D MH. OBAVEN CONFIRYRD AFTER A HARD STRUG- GLE~ TH NOMINATION OF MR. VAN SOMAICK LAID ON THE TABLE. Thw Board met last evening—President MoSpecion in the Chair, THE HOBOKEN FERRY, Alderman Srermeys offered resolutions to the effect that the Hovowen Ferry Company be directed to run two good 41d sabetential ferry boate from the footof Barclay street, New York, to Boboken, New Jorsey, in the following orcer'—Evory 15 m'nates from 634 o’clook A. M uatil 4PM. Every 30 minutes from 9X; P. M. until 1% A. M, Every hour from l3¢ 4. M until 44¢ 4, M. Every 30 minotes from 43¢ A. M. until 644 A. M. And, thst the Hovoken Ferry Company be directed to | have piace? on thelr ferry boats, on @ line with the inner tide of their cabins, strong poste at proper distances; and on their ferry bridgee on a line with the posta, to lead to the toner side of the aabin, suitable fences for the pro- tection Of [00% passe. gers trom bores aad yebicles. Re- ferred to Commitee ua Ferries, THR NOMINATIONS FOR THE CROTON DEPARTMENT. The communication from the Mayor, mskiug the noml- ations ta the Croton Aqueduct Department, which had been laid over, came up in order. Alderman STKPHENS moved to confirm the nomina‘ion 0” Mr. Thos. B. Cappan az assietant Commissioner, Aldermen OWENS moved as au emendment the sudatitu- tion of the oame of Sir. Van Schatlt. The Prespent ruled the amendment out of order, as Mr Van Schaick had not been named by the Mayor for shat office. * Mr. Tappan was confirmed by a vote of 14to2, as fol- lowe :— Heury. hens, Bri tearin, Bradie , AyEt--Aldermer Smid, Frere anak <1 resident I Says—Aldermen Starr and Darragh —2. Atderman Gexrr moved to contirm Mr. Craven as Chief Evgiveer, Aldertin Prous moved to lay the nomination on the tabie. Alcerman Branisy spoke against the retention of Mr. Oraven iu the punition of Chief 1 , though be b:- :evea {. Wan @ foregone conclusion that some of the dem> cratic party were prepared to betrey their trust; snd tas brand of Cain would be on certain members, becanse the vote on the nominations iv tais Bord woud stfvct tae de- mocratic party of thie city, one way or the other. A der. mon Bradiey then proceeded vw apeak against time, party from a book, and, as be seid, partiy from “memo. vy,” (the Algerman ie not wore thsn thirty yoars of age) on the subject of tbe ‘ntroduction of water into this city since the year 1756. The speaker was inter. rupted several! times by members around the Board, who called him to order, as departng from the questing before the Board. alderman B. sid he caimod to give the chronology of tne introduction of water in‘o tne city, and to show that Mr. Craven had no claim to any part of the | merit, though it had been eaid they could no: get a more } Comperent man. The Presiwent ruled that Alderman Bradley was in order though somewhat waodering in bie remarks Alderman BRADY respect’u !y appealed from the deci sion of wpe Chair. [his was subsequently withdrawn, ano 8 motion was made to lay the mauer on the tavie. The vote was taken on this, several membera expiain- ing their vores, and it resuited in the motion Delug loss. Alderman BRaDLRY then again proceeded, eaytug that be would pass over thirty or ferty years of the water chronology and coms down to the year 1849, since which time rowning das been cone bat laying down water pipes, and he would ask what bad Mr. Craven dove in ten years? | He agaimresd from @ book, but etili reverted back to 1833, | sna then jumped to 1844, giving the statistics of the pum | ber of voies in each ward of the oisy for and agaiost the | introcuction of Croon water. He diepaved the aseer- rem ty, » the tide, about one ish “bebind the ante: ior extremity of the yentriele, and bat? an isch exterior to it, abou: three. | foorthe of an inch of brain substance botwesn it and the nate, waa found @ jeaten ball, circular in outhoe bat brain, to the extent of half wu inch surroanting it, oeing puloiiea and mingted with extrayssated tlood; this po sition of the mencement being almost tdeatical with tae termiaation of dstected at this point; one of the surfaces of the arove- meptiones disc of bone, which was siightly blackened, could be fitted into the conzavity of the ‘ball; ‘the couvoln tions of the “brain, prrdiontarly on the right eite 20'a, Moderately flatesbou; f bieoae ben Dray Zrepellar toewae; fini’ in the wen trigies normal im quuntiy; the eummis of the brain not Sot, distended; the brain, other than those portions mentione?, apparently healtay; the thoracic and abdo- | mma viscera were exammed aod found healthy, wita the | exoeption of ibe lunge, in the inferior tobes of which, more | egpeciaiiy im that of the right, were found a pumber o cirenmecribed abscesses, varying {rom the size of a mus- tard geet to that of pea. Io wy opmion desth resaited from infemmatiou of ue brain consequent upon the injury that bas-been described. The cae was submitted to the fury without any remarks on the part of the Coroner. After a few momonts’ delide- Fation the foreman apnounoed that they had agreed upon he following VERDICT. “Thet the said Virginia Siewart.came to her death by a ar ‘abot wound at vbe hands of the prisoner, Robert C. jacoenaia, July 23, 1869.”” Upen tbe rendition of tue above verdict the prisoner was scribed by law, as follows :— City and county of New York, as.——Rovert C, Macdon- ald, being duly examived before the accord- ‘tbat bo was at liberty to anewer, or not, all or any ques. tion put to hia, states as follows, viz:— Question. What is your name? Answer. Robert C. Moacdoneld. | Q. How old are you? A. Thirty years. Q. Where were you torn’ A. Jefferson county, Ken- taoky. Q. Where do you live? A Mobile, Alabama. Q. What is your occupation? aA. Cotton bueiness. @ Bave you anything to say, and if so, what, relative neesce have stated, Estppore Ifired the shot; but I am perfectly uncovrcious of having done so. Ihave had no ill feosinge against ber, ROBERC C. MAUDONALD, ‘The prisoner repeated the above avswer twice, and geowmed to be laboring under much excitement, Tae ex- the Tombs in charge el the police. FUNERAL OF DEGEASED. ‘ho funeral of deceased took piece from the New York ical. The mother of the ill fated gir! and too clergy- wen, pamely, the Re her Quinn, of the Barclay gtreet church, and the Rev. Metner Dolan, of Albany, were the only persons who followed deceased to the grave. The coflin waz a plain ove, bearing no crnament save a eilver plated cross in the centre, on which was the following in- fcription:— | Qremcennecceseresenesost rere spscoprere nese rere re pe RLIGA STEWART, Fs | Died 4th Angust, 1659, 13 Aged 23 years, 6 months and 29 davs, 3 @ onrorercesrerceeeneaichet pecened neeenr rene hehehe ‘The substitution of Eliza for that of Virginia on the coftin was not explained, but it is probable thet Eliza waa the reel pame of decoascd, aud thet Virginta was the nameebe aseumed aficr leaving ber parent’é roof. Tue funeral cortege moved up Broadway as far as Tenth street, (hrouga Tenth strest to the Groenpoint ferry, ana phe ‘thence to Calvary Cometery, the place of inter. meni THE CASE BEYORE THE GRAND JURY. Soon after the conclusion of the inquest, Mr. Water- bury, the District Attorney, seat word cver to the Core- ners’ office asking jor the inquest papers, and stating that St was the intention to bring the mater up before the Grand Jory that evening. Toe testimony was forwarded to the Distzict Attorney os desired, and the caso immo diately iaid before the Grand Jury, Terrible Steam Boiler Explosion in a Paper MIN—Three Porsons Injured. A few minutes before five o'clock last evozing a terrible boiler explotion occurred at the paper mill of Messrs. Randolph, Van Liew & Co., at Bloom‘leld, Kesex county, N.J., by which three persone wore injured, one fatally, and considerable damage was done to proporty. There Were two largo boilers in the engine room adjoining the } mill, which were recently thoroughly overhauled by Messrs. Hughes & Phillips, of Newark, and were pro. nounced a8 gocd as now. The freman states that there was plenty of weter in the boiler, and that the accident could not have occurred from @ lack of water, The ex- piosion caused a loud report, and the boiler wag com- } pictely demolished, as well as the building, scattering | Pieces of iron, timber, bricks, &c , in all directions. | 4 colored man namei Thomas Brown, in the employ of | the company asa toameter, was engaged in unloatiag a load of coal in the rear of the engine house, and was thrown, a distance of thirty feet, along with tha fragmonts, resolving injuries which it was thought would result in his death | before moruing. His team was somewhat injured, awd decoming frightened, rau off at a furious epeed. The fremen, lawrence Kennedy, was found inthe rains | held down by a honvy Piece of the boiler, which had cuta severe gach On the inside of hie thigh. ife also received | ascvers shook, but no bones were broken Faward Kengedy was on a visit to his broth: just entered the engine room to see him. ‘was struck by a piece of iron the elbow, He did not appear sufferers recelyed every attention lago physicians and eitizens, About one third of the boiler was thrown asross the road into @ vacant lot, some fifteen rode dis other pieces, together with sticke of timber, bricks ant other inaterials, were soattered in all directions, bat, for tunately, without doing harm. There woro about t wonty- flvo porgens engaged in the main building of tho mill, aad bad the boiler been biown in an opposite direction, a very ferious calamity must haye resulted, A large brick chimney, sixty feet intheight, was cracked ad Was Hable to fall wt ‘ony moment, was thrown from its plaice and ooasi- pte d demaged. The enginoer, Taowe ment before tho nesito | { and had His loft arm id fractured just below otherwies injured. The | At the hands of the yil- | The eecord boiler mach fiattenec, apd ius upper eurface qaite concave; tne | inch long. abd ropuing backwards and inwards, itscom. | the treck throogh the anterior lobes; no injury of var bone | brought forward aod exemiped in tae usual manner pre. | understgaed, { ing to law, op the einexed charge, and being intormed | to tho charge here preferred againet you? A. As the wit- | amination being concludod, Macdonald was conveyed to | | probabl | tom they covid no} got es good an engineer as Mr. Craven; he did not eay that they could get Detter one, but as the grand thing of ail parties was the “‘epi's,’’ he taough® tt the daty of the demoaraiio mentors of this Board to reject Mr. Bra | Yen and appoint a man whore influence would conduce to the power of the democratic party. Alderman K urged the appolutment of Mr. Craven as a competent engincer—the engineer of one of belidemg the termious of track aboat one | the greatest works going on In this or auy other coaatry, | which would be & monument to bis me ‘and 9 hig coun try. Not one word Is uttered ag ig Compatenes’s | Gbjestion to him {e palitical--that. be st uae time kancked | at tne door of a Know Noching lodge. It ts cinimed that he | is opposed ov ciigema of foreign birth; but be (Alderman | Peck) kvew that four Sfths of the men in employment | ynder pim are paturalized citizens. Mr. Craven bad ¢oas | no more than an ex Mayor who had twice received the Jargest democratic vote that ever was taken in this city, | He (A'éerman Peck) believed Alfred Graven to be ee | good's democrat as stood within this room, and that if he was confirmed the msjority of those appointed by him ‘would be from the democratic party. Alderman Tvomsy moved that’ the nomination be laid | over. It wen ke: by a yote of ll to4. Alderman fuomey ‘The Yacht Club Annual Cruise, MUSIC FOR THE ¥ A0uT 8QUADRON—THE RENDEZYOUS 10-DAY—LIS? OF THE SQUADRON, ETC., «Td. ‘To-day the equadron of the New Yar Yacht Club will Fendezvous at Whitestone, preparator; to the anaurl cruise, and thence will proceed to fdyarts.o, encore they are to arrive on or about the 13th. it is yet. unde- cided whether there will be a regatta at Newport or eise- ‘where, A new feature of the cruise this year wil! b> tho or. gagomement of a band of music to accom any tie equad- Too in a trim schooner to be chartered for the occasion. The following is the official list of squadron numbers, aa. signed by the messurer:— NEW YORK YACHT CLUB SQUADRON NUMBEAS—CRUBE OF 1859, 1, L’Eeperance. 19. Mowery. 2, Alpba, 2%. Awerice. F —— = — |. Narragansett. sud. 5. Captain Palmer. 23. Re » cca, 6. 2%. Stolia. 25. Jnlia, 26. Juliet. 30. Widgeoa. BL. Wadise, 32. Zn, 33. G 34 Favorite, 36. Maria, Even numbers, frst division; odd numbers, second division. Ls is expected that nearly all of the above uamed yachts will either be preaent at the rendezvous or join the equad- ron in a few days. The Turf. EOLIPSE COURSE, L. L—TROTTING. On Thursdey last» trotting match for $2,000, mile heats, beet three in five, to wagons, took place at the Eclipsa Course, between Messrs. Smith & McYunn’s b. g. Brown Dick, avd Mr. Ralph’s black gelding taucet. Brown Dick won ‘n three etraight heats, to the gress astonishment of the backers of the slashing black gelding, who has been for the past few yeare considered the fastest trotter in tha world; at all events nose were willing to match bia until now. Be was wrong evidently. When brought here from Philadeiphia « few weeks since, be was very lame in front, ‘but ro cne could flad the piace; yet as be seemed to work it off in Dig training, he was thought to be ail right when brovght to the post on Thursday Jae*, and nie friends back- ed hum freely at oae hundred to forty that ho would beag Dick The lamenees showed palpably ia tho race, and he wis beaten badly in very ordinary time, The following ig 8 eummery:— First Heat —The horees bad a very good atart, but socom after the word wes gtven Lancet drew out in frost, closely ested by Dick, who stuck to Laucet go tightly that b9- ae they resched the quarter pole Dicg carries Jaacat to Deck ten opened a gap of forty yards between wenton his way without molestavioa, pissing tbe.balf mile poie ip 1:17, and came home a wianer by balf a dozen leng:he, i 2:34 ‘Seca Heat.—4 deluging shower occurred the fret heat was over aod bo'ore the horses up the track presented the avpewrance of rain copunving to pour during We beat. Dick got off with the lead, the black horse breaking up soon af.er jeaving the stand; be soon cazght his stop, bowever, bat sgain broke up badly, and icst at jeass forty yards’ Tois mis- bsp threw Lancet so fer bend that hia chances for the Deat were out at once, and Dick bad nothing to do but to go op and win, which he did capitally, by thirty yards, ape 2:38 Third Heot —This heat was a counterpart of the secoad, both as reearda the trott'pe ard the weather. Dick won synin, with the greatert apprrent ease, in 2:3734 Lancet showed groat lameness [.<vioua to the start for this heat, aed it was evident that thers #ag something very wrong about him, After be got «‘!, sowever, bis lameness ap- 4 to leave bim; but ten his epeed appeared to have $1 bim also. The folio ivg is a eammary:— Tavrepay, August 4.~Marcu, $2,000; mile heats; beat three in five, to ns. D. Pfifer named b. g. Brown Dick... cit H. Woodroff named bik. g. Lancet. 22 Time, $:34—-2:34—2:373¢" Prrscess AND Fiona Temris.—We leara that these two celebrities come together in a race of mile heats, best three in five, iu harnees, for a purse of $1,900, on Tursdey ext, at the Eclipses Couree, L. 1 Fiora Tempe, it will bo remembered, was beaten by Princess in their inst race a two mile heaw, and her defea: was ascribed by her friends to baviug cast her fore siioes acd cutting her ay 2 then proceedcd to speak against the coafirmation, and | said that be could nct seo how a democratic Board coald vote for Mr. Craven. They could get a good domosrat god @ competent man for the position. This was an opportunity for the democrats to muako a | stand for their , abd they epould pot los» it. | Mr. Craven had frequently said that he did pot aliow | politics to interfere with the Croton Department, and now Boos were told tbat if bis nomination was oonfirmed the majority of his appolotments would be denocrau, He would vote against ir. Craven. Alderman Darracu remarked that not one word had | been enid egainet the competency or honesty of Mr Craven, ‘but tt apy }, from the observationg of some of the mem bers of board, that ‘‘ competency and honesty’’ are no | recommendations to democrats for a man for office Ho believed, however, that there are democrats in this Board who wouid yote for the interes.s of the city by coniirming the nomination of Mr ven. alderman Srerakns, from ail that he had known of the ability end beara of the character of Mr. Crevea, would | vote jor his confirmation. + had been said that he had | Deen a member of a Know Nothing iodge, out after at- | tending two meetings he had receded trom it: he (Mr. ! Craven) bad admitted that he was a member of the great | Dational whig party when beaded by Heary Ciay and | Rafee Choate, now decessed; and the democratic part: ere always willing to recelve within its fold say suc member of an opposition. He (alderman Stephens) was fortified in his opinion of Mr. Craven, amd | ww juptified in his vote by a patition which | he would present, numerously signod by prominent mem- | bers of the democratic party, recommending tue re ap: ointment of Mr. Alfred Craven as Oniet Eogineer of the roton Board. Amongst the signers were Aon FB. Cut- | ting, Recorder Barnard, Jas 1. Brady, Chas, O’Conor, | duoge Moncrief, Judge Daly, Thos C. Fields, Robt. J Di- | lon, Mores Taylor, August Belmont, Joon C. Mather, Wil | son'G. Hont, Manvel B. Hart, J. W Brower, 8. B. Giapp, | John T. Doyle, Jobn C. Cisco, J. W. Chandler. Ho. there. fore, hoped that the nomination of Mr. Craven would bo confirmed. Alderman Brany would vote for the nomination of Mr. | Craven, not because be was @ republican or a Know | Nothing, but because he believed hum to be a competent | man He would.osk them was not a democratic Mayor, | | and many of their leaders at Tammany Hall, members of the same confederation, and did they rot subscribe to the standards that were erected by the Know Nothing party? He (Alderman Brady) did not claim Mr, Craven asa party man, 28 a republiandD or a Know Nothing, bat he voted for im a8 & man competent for the position, Alderman Owens-said that Mr. Craven comes highly ro. cammiended No one bas attempted to deny his compe- | tency, and ag the interests of the city and the interes s of the department required % he would yote fur his nomiaa- n. Alderman Stazr eaid thet the opposition had voted for" a cemecratic Street Commissioner, a democratic City Ia | Spector, and there wac no in2onsisency in the democrats | voting for a republican engineer of the Croton Board. He would vote for Mr, Crawn, not as a party mad, but as a | competent oflicer, The yore being taken, Mr. Craven was confirmed by | eleven to five. Ayes: Addermen Smith, Henry, Stephens, | Brasy, Starr, Adame, Dorragh, Lynes, Peck, Gwens and | Genet—11. Naye: Tucmoy, Boole, Seagriat, Bradley and | the President—6. Alderman Brapy moyed the confirmation of Mr. Van Bohaick as President of the Crown Board. Alcerman Boouk moved. that the nomination be leid on | the table, which was carried by a Vote of nine to seven. | Ayes: Hopry, Stephens, Tuomey, Adams, Peck, Boole, Bradley, the President and Genet. Nays: Smith, Beady, Starr, Darragh, Lynes, Scagrist and Owens. Ox motion of Alderman Boo:s, thé Board adjourned to the rst Monday in September. Tne lobby was densely crowded all the evening. Murder ta Brecklyn. A WIFE KIQKED TO DEATH BY HER HUSBAND. About nine o’cleck last evening the neighborhood of Commerce and Van Brunt streets wes startled by the cry of murder proceeding from a house in the vicinity. Om. cer Joseph Smith, of the Third precinct police, called at the house whence the cries proceeded, and going to the second story found a woman lying in the agonies of death upon the floor, The name of the woman was Catharino Nooran. Her husband, Patrick Noonan, who had absented himself, was at once suspected of having boon the cause of the injories. Upon inquiry, it was ascertained ihat both husband and wito were’ persona of intemperate habits, end bad frequently been arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. “The woman it appears, was io iguor, She was on the sidewatk-making 2 disturbance. when the husband, alto in jiquor, came down aad waned her to come in. Sho refused, and he took her by the hair of head and got ber up stairs after a fashion, On entering the room, the evidenoes were that he knocked her dows, chockod sud kicked ber until life was nearly extinct, when he fied. Oui cere Compston and Oats came in afterwards and took charge of the body. ‘The litter suosequently went out and ar rotted Noouan, whom he found in the neighborhood Vill cerSmith notified Surgeon Bail, who came to the place and made a enperficialexsmication. Tuo reeu't is as follows:— Found abrasion on the left choek, about one jaca from wha the corner of the moi acratoho on the left aide of the Book, extending acr the throat; abrasions on wrist and kruckie of the midd ager (oot recent) of right hand; slight druise on the left forearm, about throe inches beiow the bend of the elvow; old abrasions en the front and Inside of the let.ehin boze; slight comusion of Ieft kneo; slight cont xcepartof Io hip abrasion low down over the ribe of the rigat ai fractare of oue or more ribs. sed wes taxen to the Third district atat building, and eaeay id egtimated at fromm §. re he tg 00 ed. ‘Tho nails of his Ming cot 10 be ragged, indicating that the wourds on thove bern cansed by him. fhe Coroner age to-day. quarters iu the ret beat of that race, and they have been apxious ever since of havirg ancuver trial. This oppor- tupity has at lengtu been brough: aboat by the prop of the Eslipge Course offering a purse of $1,000 for to contend for. Flora has trotted ber mile in 2:2434, and. as her owner {nsists the: she ig as fast now s3 sbe ever wos, the California mare wil! have to reduce vhoze dgures te wn the purge, It must be an exciting contest at all events. The Ogera of the Coming Season. The Opera secson iz expected to open here and in Phiia- Celpbia, with great édat. Tae stockholders of the New York Academy of Music Lave directed new scenery to be Painted for the “Sicilian Vespers” and “1a Juive,’” which, with the magnificent dresses and other properties now being manufs: tured at Paris, will cost about $25,000. The stockbolders of the Philadelphia Academy of Music have expended $8,000 for new aud spiendid scenery for the foregoing operas. We have already stated that the Proprietors of the New York bose have embarked $20,000 in engaging row artlete for the next Opera season, so that in Opera as well as in other things there is expected to be “g good time comin.” Army Intelligence. COURT MARTIAL Of MaJUR CROSS. TWRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS, ‘The Court Martisl convened at ten o'clock yesterday morning—Oolonel Mansfield, Inspector General, presid- ing. Major General Toomas S. Jegup, Quartermaster General of the United States army, was preeent, and also Mr. Wiliam © Bailey, one of the clerks of his department who bad come on {com Washington with some boots and documents to bo used in e' ce during the iuvestiga- tion. After she transaction of the usual preliminary business, the Judge Advocate read a deposition which had been pre- Pared by Major Crovs relative to the importance of having Mr. Ferzuson’s testimony. The affidavit is as follows:— 1, Major Crows, nited tates anny, ae" Mindtave ont aui that the testiaory of D. Fergagon, of ran Francisco and now Thomas Sword of the Deparime s clerk i9 the employment of Col. Dey Quartermaster General ja charge sent or ae Facifis. 18 important to he case now before the Cours I de ai eto prove % the said Ferguson, that in his making & partial exsminetion of my public accounts, atter he taok charge of ne he found defects whicb go to ebow itateome of the money I now stand charged with as haviog ueed for own benefit on the 4th day of august, 187, arose from errors trom the non entry of vouchers and other ‘ouirsiona. case of H Taylor, the aum cf 1 Sate oe Taree Py Sad ‘$350 was paid—no voucher e * Bacon—there ia I feren’ tient’ whichis made agaist to" of $703 Str MEd: ward 202 93, two voucvers | given 8 same accoun’ for $160; check given fy $8,¢00—n recorded; for $1 000—; vouchs A Wareraah's services as Giers, $19 03 na soudker oo 5 )3, NO voucher ent steamer Sea Bird overpaid 315.60; f cit on the bake. #uriher, there: werd’ns vous for or fur ‘ou: a de of the petty cagh ac- — moneys were kept on Bod nip offze, 0, ‘Maj. U. 8. A, and Quartermaster. lasting over an nour, ensued, and z nally re opened, the Judge Advocate insormed the accused that the Court would ailow bimeixty days to procure the attendance of Mr. Ferguson, aad that cumin Steps to that end should be taken by Major The Judge Advocate then called Mr. Wm. 4. Gordon, Clerk of the Quartermaster General’s offise, and handing: him a large book, requested him to examue {t. Mr. Cordon then deposed—This book is setter book No. 51 of the Quartermaster Gencral’s oilice, containing letters cf ins ruction to the membere of the departmeat oa general business; the letter dated June 29, 1807, is what tt pur- ports to be, a loiter addressed by the Quartermaster General to Lieut, Col. Tomas Swords; immediately fol- lowtng this letter is ove of the game date from the Qaarter- master General to Major Cross. The Judge Advocate bere read the Isst mentioned letter, ‘wick morely contained a command from the Quarter. master General to Major Crocs to pay over to Colonel vords the sum of $24,963 12, balauco due the United States cn the Gist March, 1867. It also demanded ta know in whoee bands this amount was deposited, as there was 00 sccount of it in the tressury, Examiastion of witeess coatinued—It ig customary to send letters of the oflice in the usual way, and I presime this lecter was duly forwarded; about that time this letter wus the only letter of the same import sent to ifs jor Cross. The Judge Advovate here read a mase of correspondence between the accused, the Quartermaster Gansral, Oo!, Swords, the Sob Treasurer at San Francisco, and the Se- cretary of War, running through a long poriod, from August 4, 1857, to January 5, 1858. This correspandeaca had very little bearing upon the case, consisting chiefly of orders {0 Col. Cross, and statements relativo to the defi. ciency discovered in the accounts of the latter, bat brought to light no fact that has 00% already been panlished in ths Paper. The correspondence was readily admiited by tha aa and duly entered non the record of the proceed- and bow pi A long deliberation. when the Court was 4 er to Col. Swords tho m d of July, same year, he j Movember 2, 1853, he gev. pt MS. Miller, Assistant Quarto mxzter, $4,790, and on the 10th of smo month be deposited in the treastry $2,680, mak ng s to.a\ of #2t 4d, Tho Court was bere sé journcd w muraing ab ten o'clock,