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pon La = arms, ammunition, grain for stock, BYATEMENT SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE OVERLAND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS OF VARIOUS MISSOURI RIVER TOWNS TO NEW MEXICO, THE PIKE'S PEAK GOLD REGIONS, UTAH AND POINTS ON THE PLAINS. 134 «(6480 | 46 ‘Tot. from Kansas clty 7,084 404 @149 27,0920 8,033 A—On Private Account, Weight of Freight. Destination. _-_-_-- 11,580 ,co0 New Mexico. B—For tha Irwin, Jackman & Co, 12 trains......... vee 1,887,086 Forts Garland, Union and Wise. Ragseell, Mojors & Wad- dei—by their sud- a + 2,971,498 ‘Tot. from Kansas City 16,439,124 acme neers ‘PIKE'S PRAK, UTAH AND INTER- 4—On Private Private Account. Men. Horses, Mules. Ozen W'gne Forts Larned, Wiso and Union. 6,844 800 13 400 50 260 5 300 1s 428 42 1,82 «(156 worth City.......1,216 — 206 10,952 1,002 A—On Private Account Weight of Freight. Destination pereoeram ) M4 trains .3 144,070 Denver City B D. White 468 000, * Gay toa, Lowe & Co. + 225,590 Fiesro, Bye 180,000 “ e, . Boeeckenat firms, 60 teams cach ... 110 000 “ Majo git ih overnment Ruseell, Mejores & Waddell tg gg A PH Union aod Gariaod. ‘Total from Leavenworth City 5,654,082 mace atcmieox 70 utes YEAR, UrAB, A¥D neremurepiars 4—On "Private Account Freighers. Men. Horses. Mules Ozen Wagons. Hames D. D. ite & Uo. 120 - 22 «1,542 103 68 - a 660 53 eB - 50 o 40 - 380 32 St - 168 238 12 - 129 10 30 - 200 2 nh - 1a 10 B - 120 do a - 180 23 oid - 86 10 25 - 186 2 16 -_ 100 ayy 30 = xo 25 cy - 600 eo 0 - - 6 BR - — 10 40 - 460 33 30 - 850 Bs 36 - 500 49 14 - 300 12 os — 420 35 62 8 outfiiting depots both to Leg 4 City and at. 6,240 620 472 13.040 8=61.28) Weight of Freight. Destination D. White & Oo, start botu = from uate and At- 150 Denver City 166 340 “ . B, Dos ie & te. (two trains). 941,906 “ rte & Laudercal 70 000 48000 eSss2 2 3 Denver City Salt Lake City Denver Oity S8eeschseseess: 333222222223833 F ting depots both in Kansas City and Atchison, 20 trains 3,120,000 Urab Territory from Atchison. 6 007 943 St. JOSH TO THE PIKE'S YRAK GOLD REGIONS, CTAT AND WAY Pulvnd regviar oatfittiag bosses deing located bere, the and several retarus of the freighters conld at be The keepers of the two steam ferries across the {at the same piace conduct, howerrr,@ register the freight wagons crossed over since the Ist of last. According to their count there started for Piatus from 3 ‘J ee ee Mules and Ona Wagons — (average of 4,000 Ibe, weiss wagon). 1,672 000 SEBRASKA CITY (TO PIKE'S PEAK GOLD BEGIONS AND Wat Fouts) AxD Seaven OY Mel ie = Omen Wagons fr Majors, 38 train “ico 0810084" 832 By: 32 4 410 32 o4 “ Nebraska City... $96 113 AL LS freight from Nebrenta City to Denver ¢ on freight from Wobraska C) yrow oxana criy je HE. Mules oem. Wp" & Wood four trains 138 - — I 2. “- © — 8 om = - # | every year. | nia, Oregon and Washington Territory w ald p | thowrand toe of merchandive and military *idres | Operating expences, Bh, BPssee eesces —Or, in other words, eleven thousand six hundred and ope men ,Je'ght bundred and forty-four horses, seven thou- tand Gye hundred and seveoty five mules, sixty-seven ‘thousand nine Dundred and fifty oxen, six thousand nico hundred and twenty two wagons, and thirty six millions weventy-four thousand and one ‘purdred and forty-nine or about eighteen thousand tous of freight. A full rigged “prairie eehooner,” spanned with the pamber of tix yoke of oxen, will extend over a length of about seventy feet. If the sixty-nine hundred bould, therefore, be brought into one line wits their four-legged means of motion, they would covera distance of over ove hundred and twenty five miles. From the table jt will be seen that Messrs. Alexander ics. Irwin, Jackman & Co, Jones & Cartwright aud White & Co. are the heaviest freighters ur. gh rent out, during the last seson, no jess than fifty cne "trains of twenty six wagour each, on the War Department as well as hie own accourt, About sixteen hundred mep, tifteeu thousand five bundred oxen and three bundred miles werecmployed by bim. Messrs, Irwin, Jackman & Ov. Sad thirty-two trains of twenty-six wagons cach rapuipg, worked by one one thousand and sixty men, one hundred and sixty 6 and ten thousand three bundred and forty four oxen. Messrs. Jones and Cartwright fitied oat t #ea ty four trains of «qual number of wagons, operated with seven hundred aod thirty men, pinety-stx mules and six thousand eight bundred apd forty. -four oxen. D D. White | & Co equipped sev on trains, employing two handred and sixteen men, one hundred and eighteen mules and twenty: four hundred and tatrty: two oxen. The amount of capital invested is, of course, very large, the av cost of a train of twenty-six wagons Deirg ebout fifteen thourand dollars. The operating expenses of each train are from two to four thousand dottars, ‘according to the length of the trip and tbe wages paid ' Wagon masters reeotve from $100 to $150 per month and *‘fount;’’ teameters of Cauca sion dercent from $20 to $25, and Mexicans (mostly empioyea by New Mexico freighters), $15 per mth, “found.” The government freighters receive from $1402 $1 75, according to the stage 0’ tho seauon, for every hupéred pounds carried one bundred miles. Tue private freighters charge from 1,0. to 2: for the same by weight and distance, the rite and fall being likewise re- gulated by the season—the ratem being highos: in the early spring aud late fall, and lowest {a midsummer. At these rates enormous proilts are always realized, if extra ordinary accidonts—such as heavy losaes of cattle—do not happen. ‘One trip usually realizes the origtnat cost of the jn. Iu preceding estimates the value of the exports and imports of the several regions supplied by th: overland traffic during the searon just closed was given for— Now Mes ico at about. 000, The Pike’s Peak gold r Utab But in order to arrive at a full idea of the cep! ployed in the commerce of the great Piai oe amouut invested in the carryiug trade. up— Wares. of 11.000 teamaters, receiviog om an average $325 000 Toe wil $76 per month. Value of 844 horece ab $115 each, “7674 mules G7 980 oxen at $35 nach. “| 6,922 wagone at $160 enc, including cost of covers, yokes, chaice &c , ec Grand total about... (Commanding a the “‘orcgoiog Appear, it should not pe forgotten la contemplating them that, in reference to the varryiog trade, on y those data wore gree that were acoresible. Many freighters ve DO regular places of bustocae, aod, from their constant locemotion, can be fonad only duriog their short sejourps ‘at the outae pointe Quite a number of traders that do thar own freighting farther. more jad traios directly from the lenting places, wici ‘Out the mediation of wa:ehousemen, aa i startvut with rat being heard ot. It would be lixewise well to consider that every over. land emigract is a freighter oo a small ecsie,as he travele ‘with his own conveyances and always carries a completo outfit, inte:ded tw lest severa! moaths. Allo oe ‘one vehicle and two yoke of oxes, or @ pair of mal every four persous—a presumption which oom ed judges will certainly deem rather bsiow then arove the truth—eome five millions more woald be adted V.—NECESSITY, PRACTICABILITY AND ROONOMY OF A RAILROAD ACROSS THE PLAINS. In conclasion ef our lengthy tale it wil well to tell “its mora!,” viz—the fact that arairoat across the Plains—tho eastern section of the Paci tc Foad—ts not only waated, but will pay and prove « of saving to both the government and the peopie. apt, bo theorize as to what it will be afier its constructiva in tho way of paying clements, but simply what iaducements y are to rea!ize this grand national prject. ARATLROAD ACKUGS THE PLAINS IS WANTED. Rallroacs serve to facilitate travel, develops the ricultural resources of @ country aad quickea pulrations of commerce nat industry. Yet, mighty agents of material prosperity that they are, their premature construction oftes rosults a tem porn: diraster. They are, incced, only called for whore trav and trade have atteined such megolinde as to render not oly Profitable results to the undertakers of the ener prite ; Dut also a gain either in time or leskeoed «ost of portation on the partof the travelitog and tracing pubiic possible. That the commerce and migration usrosy The Plaine are already large enough, and more especially tbat they would be immensely benefitted by iho removal Of their priccipal drawdack—the slowness of movement, consequent upon the overland transportation of many hundreds of milee—will be demonstated in the follow fege— there a ives 1 It bas been previously stated that nearly six thousand | Men were ergsged last summer in the transportation business of New Mexico. Of these, probably only two thourand are icterested in the trade ia New Mexico ligelf, the halance being freighters and teamsterr, whose sail: ‘would of coorre be endid by the inauguration of a rai! read, The business relations of these two thousacd compel them to croes and rocross the Flaios at least oace However expeditiously they may travel, the to and fro will cecpy at least eight weeks, reven of Joed with a railroad between the base of the mountains and the Site uri river. Again, the countless travel to and from the gold regions demancs more rapid mears of iutercourse. As it ts, all of tbe myriads that mate their way tothe Dorado, with the exception of the irsignificant min wity of express paneengers, coutinue to weste both time and money in Abeir prereot tardy transit. The emigration to Utah, numbering several thousand exch reseon, would moe speed ofa railroat to ihe lodeseri> hilo incon veateacer ard delays of their bandeart expeditions, which now form their principal mode of j arney ing Moreover, hot only the overland emigration to tna tbrou, auy raiiroad channel betwern the Missour! aud Arkansas, Dut also the largest portion of the tess of thou’ panda that pow ancually seek the Goiten State by sea would seek it, It would evable people to reach the base of the Rocky Mountains from New York city taside of four cuy#, snd with properly increased stage facilities, traveilirg st the present rate of the Southern and Cen: overland mail conches, soother week woald bring them to Placer vuie, Sautorale, by way of Sait Lake Oity The purposes of the War Deparwment world also Bd greatly promoted by & railway across the Pia average number of troops that measare them in both juns, is adout three thoursnd. cacy, joitering weeks and months on the road, a fow days would bring them to their destination. A itke repttity of movement would do much towards checking Iodian depredations ‘As to the amount o° freight eeroee the Plains, no # call- teg for ratiroad acc mmodations, there are th rans- Ported overisnd during the last eight months To this | yart built the transportation of ontfiis for overland em) grante would add many thouswds more. | 2—NOW 4 RAILROAD ACROSS THR PLAINS WOULD BE MADE 10 PAY. Public highways cannot be arbitrarily made to deviate from the courre of travel and trace, Whatever the sec Viopa) joaiousies nad contentions as to the location aad jon of the trunk lice of the Pacific Railroad om | ‘ay they may cause tn ite fu the great and growing ireitic with New Mexico, the fold fields ot the Kocky Mountaina and Uteb, and the pre ference already given for years by the overlana emicra tion to the central router, indica’e plainly thet the firet railroad bed acros the Plaine will be laid in the valley of either the Arkansas or the Smoky Hili fork of the | jer of ith brarch roads from the Kanens or Piaite, the Murourt river cities. ultimately eelected, the character of the country adjvin- all thrre—bard, gradeally rimirg, level or ently und of any other ip the Volted rveye all agree in thi y, haa thousand dolars per estimate to be too low, putting the cost of the road bed, tier, irow nod rolling stock, Ac, &1, at $16,000 per mile—a figure which Si be Purely’ provounced bigh by thore familiar with the y of the regions ia qnestion—and making the length of the rosd 660 miles (from Viatumouth and Omabs City it web jews even by the circuitous route along the Platte), th aggregate cst would appear to be only $9,760 000. Ai tog Vo thie $6 000,000 more in order to meet all objections ‘would most likely prove sat! 'y vo capitaltets, | ‘The operating oxperses of @ road acroes the Plaine would be lets than iy te wanted woe of aa way i) ’ tere, mente of rolling stock, nnd ae, si,900°000"| ‘will pot ve teo low. Thue we Interest op $16 (00,00, » “8 per cent per an’m ey 4 although any cre that, ike the writer, and pieadintss of the human migration from perroval observation, will We will ew Sari to the a! per eneed y gold bantere and 2 ceprreme travel be beth ‘ways will hereafter Sly reech « th of the Ee ‘Stater troops ann’ fame igure, we will Travel to avd from Pik ‘Travel to California. Travel to and from New Mexico ., Travel to and from Utab United States troops moving across tho Plains a} the ve — 'y merchant, emigran' rooper I himself of railroad. f teolliticn by which he weeks of time, money, bardehi ive tions of every description, will not be gainsa) one. At the rates charged by the Havnil sepb Railroad, the weaterpmost railroad of the Union, the fare acrose would be about $26, which would make the pastenger receipts $1,400,000. We gave etat'stice rhowing ‘the transportation across the Pining of ome eighteen thousand tone of merchaa dige aud mVitary ato: ‘The figures did not, as stated, inclode all the weight of merchandise actua'ly trans ported, vor @ pound of the many artic'es of trade carried along by emigrants, Allowing 6,0(0 tons moro on these twoaccounts, we ‘an aggregate of 23,000 tons. 8 now paid by the government and private transportation—for the cost per ton ranges cents per hundred pounds for every hundred ied) from one hundred apd eighty to two id jorty dollars per ton—can it be doubted Ubat all the shippers would ba willing to pay one third of ‘toe first mentioned amount for having it carried over railroad in just as many days as it took the “prairie’ sebooners weeks? Hot it may be argued that many mer- chante do rot pay the above rates, but do their own freighi tpg, and that the w Mexico and Utah traders would be eo far off the ratiroad as to render it of little convenience to them. The firrt objection is earily met by the well established fact that no man cau haul goods ecroes the Plaine at a fers cost than from four to ive cents per pourd, and that hence a saving of from $36 to 340 per ton would after all be: ifected. As to the second , apy railway across the Piaing between the thirty eighth and forty sceond degrees of north latitude must prove to any Salt Ltke or no matter whore he is located, « sa) dred roile# of overland freighting and from three to four ‘weebs time. Pounding an estimate as to the probable freight recetpts ‘on the foregotpg, we obtain:— Freight on 23,000 tone, at $60 per ton Fatimated passenger receipts...... Total .... see $2, 780,000 000 The goverzment now pays two bun: ‘and twenty thovrand dol: for mail service to Pike’s Peak and Uiab, half of which would doubtless be transferred to the earcicgs of a railway. From express erg rome Ofty thousand dollars more might be ¢: rum Adding these two itema, we will foe ape potted of baifs million of collars over the $2,400,000 supposed to be required to make the epterprize pay. Ip ail of the above calculations only the through bust- ness was taken into covsideration; y«t an acdittonal tn- come of many buodreds of thousands of dollars would Purely acerve from the way passenger and {rei nese Of the well settled eastern portions of Kaneas and Nebrarka, inbabited at this moment by one hundred and fifty thoveand people. Meeting of the Board CLARACTRRISTIC RESOLUTION MAN BOOLE—THE JAPANESE BILL, ETC , BTC. The Sard cf Aldermen met yeaterday at five o’clock— Alderman Peck tn the chair. All the member re present when the roll was called, ana the minutes of the preceding meeting being read, were nnanimoosly approved Alderman Boo.s moved a reconsideration of the motion eppointing the regular meetirgs of the Board to take place every Monday and Thursday, and moved when the Board adjoure they adjoarn until tbe first Wednesday in December, or until after tLe election. Alderman DaRrracu objected to baving the businces of the Board interrupted for political purposes. ‘The motion to meet on tbe firet Wednesday 'n December was fraily cerried. An invitation was recetved from Knickerbocker Exgine Company, No 12, to attend their anvoal hop on Monday, Teeember 3, at the Apollo Rooms, which was sccepted. ‘The report <f the Committes on Salar’ Ofices, consurriog with the Seard of Councilmen appointing F J Kirg and Charles }’ shton Commissioners of Deeds, wor !tid over. Alderman Boors presented the following preamble and rerointion— Wherean, in the issue of Saturday morning's Tribune pewepever an article appears reflecting upon the mem pers of this Board particularly, aad strictares are made on the acts of this Board authorizing the purchase of the siatoe of bros, now. 4 for some time past erected fo frovs of the City Hall, the asticie in question ccuciudirg witb the foliowing 'euggestion:—“Toat we * neibing to remind us of Boole and his companions has expired but the debis they hare eadoled ua with, It will not de altogethe: pat ides to have this statue asa suitede memento of them, aad Jet it be fet up i one of car dirtiest thoroaghlares, whieh may be calied the Boolc-vard, as g0 awful oxanple 1,400,009 sfter their term of of fo posterity,” Atd whereas an abject dofereace to public opinion, a8 tepri seated or taterpreted by the uewrp per ia question thouid govern the astion of this Board, and uhat soggeations made by such disinterested friends as the color of the paper or author of the article should at | ouce be gratified, acoepted and acted upow favorably by the Common Council; bo it, therefore, Reeslved, That the statue Low in front of the City Had, | recently ordered to be purchased, be and the mmo is Dereby senigned a locaton in the Couutiog room ia the probably prefer the comfort saa | *! is puch a# to lueare the | to ths pare of the mountains | etations jearney. Anowing | Daily Tritune offer purewant to suggestions coctained in oftrensid rewspaper (as) the fithiest ‘ansigoed for that purpose, and isi cer be aod be is hereby sutborizee and directed to carry the resolution inv effet After seme diseussion the motion was withdrawn. Alderman Stak, after « log speech about the Ja- panere bill two or three ecitors, ax bovorabie oftice of A’oorman, ¢{f red the following resolution: — Kesolw a, That the Join’ cial Committee on the Re ception snd Entertainment of the Japaucte Pmbaaay bo | ud they are hereby required and directed to moet at rome convenient place, to be designated by the sald Spe eta! Commitee, he fire, Wondey of December next, that (14) 860 Bm vie Botice of the time aod piace of such committee meetirg be given, and that all persons having inst entd Committee be requested to appear and (m for Goal settlement; and furiber, that the mitics be and hereby requested and ‘cted 10 report tbe resalt of ubelr deliberations at the ting of this Board, stating, 4tom by item, tie each particular claim, the amount allowed, the | smount reduced when considereé exorbitant, the aggre gate amount of ola allowed a2 well as tbe amount cla’med, and such other iaformation as will tend to arrive ai a proper nederstacding of tae whole amount required to liquidate the indestedners incurred tm the recestion acd entertainment of the Japanese Rmbaasy. Aldertoan Gunee anid there was no use ef any oomm!t- ter. asall the bills would bave to ve presented to the Cemptrolier, whore it is to examine all tho bills but the wnty of the Beard of Aldermen is to vote for appropriation to pay the bills, and the Comptroller, under bis oath of «fice, dare cot pay any bills unless properly voorbed fr Alderman Bravy eaid they bad pot seen ali the bills, ‘The cemmitice appointed for the purpose of inspecting them bad only, helo one meeting, and all the bills had not bee presented. ‘Acerman Comweit said the bills were now in pos ferric of the ‘committee already inted, and ia not ree any particular ceceasity for the [80 lution joat present Alderman Dakxscn paid be hed been mach attonished to heer the gentlemen from the Fith and Seventh dis tricts ray ‘hat the bile bad not been seen by the commit. tee sppo'nted for that purpose; how had they then arrived at the kno: igo (bat an appropriation of $106 000 woul be required to hquicate the bill Alderman Guakt then indu'ged to some particularly Atrotg lurgoege abovt the New ¥ , saviog the a mee them pay was to aovuse the mem of tbe city t pucent robbery hulty «f tbe very woret Kind of robbery—robbing « tasn of bie good rame aod character alderman Starr's motion eae fioally lor A report spprepriatiog $7,000 to finish tbe Infants’ Home wan adopted Alccr@an Poorm moved thet the salary of the Presife vt of the Croton Aquednet Beard be increased trom 98,000 to 15.000, and the suboreiuate officers in proportion | Lava over Whether the more northerly, | the midele or the more sovther'y of there routes will be | te board then sijoorned anti! Wedaesday, December 6, at five o'’ciec! Govenvon Ranke, of Marnscborettr, paid ® vlait you terday to Mayor Wood, at the City Hail {tis understood be will remain im the city for tem daya, James L. Mitebetl and wife, of Albay, the Frerett Hc use, Col Armitege, of Flori¢a, and Lieut Abercrombie, of the steamer Hertlet Tape, are stopping at the Uaion Pace Hotel. D. Leevio. of Lenton, © WAL Light, of Beton, and R & Waleb, of Washin;ton, are stopping at the Bre voort House. Barcn de Storck}, Russian Minieter to the United Stater Jobe TP Neemith o family. of Staten Inia d, George B Dorr, of New York, and J R. Houltley and family, of Rye, ‘are shopping at the Clarevden Hotel Hen. BH. Foote and wife, of Wissietpp!: Gov Rack Ingham, of Conneticut: Gen Totten. of the Uatted Stacee Army, and wife: C abell. of New York, aod Capt. Shan nop, of the steamer Africa, are stopping at the Astor at atoppi Alnbeme; Major or epabiew ach « sSTeetS atthe ft nih he Boo, Laneivg Liuienset Tee Tes idvor, bot wie ‘Miller. iy to by. 3. W Ge ci STahort ie te Rates the i. t time at Nateh: 2, seater ae received with the fring of na the boat rounded to at the lanting, aod addrersed the large or: deck gverce of the boat. The spo econpie! some tem minutes In ite delivery wo Usha Jum renuiment, and elietted, great cheering from bis Goverver T. 0, Moore, bp ny ay Sorted Ne ara hae bie besiquarters at the #1. Charles Hotel. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BEARDSLEY pivoRcE CASE. FOURTH Day, Nov. 26.—The court was again crowded this morning from an early bour, and continued so throughout the day. ‘The prine!pal featurea were the examipation of the Rev. | Joseph Law, the father of the defendant, and the oxamina- tion of a number of witnesses to impeach the character of Dr, Mabeo—s principal party to the transartions out of which the cage has arisen—for “troth and veracity.” The tautology must be credited to the learned couasel | eagaged in the case, ‘The first witness called was Samuel L. Cowerly, who simply corroborated the test mony of witnesses examined on Saturday relative to the visit by the pisiat.i! to bouser of Hi fame. REV, MR. LAW'S EVIDENCE, The Rev. Joerph Law, the father of the defendant, was then placed on the stand, when, after eomo preiimioary questions of no tm portance to the gereral public, the rare questions which were put to Dr. Mahan on Friday, relative to what the Doctor told hm (ifr. Law) were put to the witness, ip the form adapted to the change of por. ‘and the auswers elictied tallied, witha few tritliog ‘variations with those given by the {N B—Some of there questions and aus #ers are those ‘Sbich were excluded from the Hxrato's report, in con- sequence of their indecency.) The examipation wes then continued as fol owe:—Q. Did Dr. Mahan tel) you and myself that Richerd Bastoed had been after him to get nim toswear that Mra Beardsley was the woman to ¥ hom he was married by Mr. Malon that be copsidered ft an tpsult to be asked to swear to fuch a ie, end that be kad done fighting for Busteed, bot if he ever aeked bit to swear tosucd a lie agaia he would broak every bove in bis body? 4, He did say something to that ‘fleet. Q Did he farther state 0 you—to use his own language—that bs could not account for old Malone’s going and particularly t> identify Mrs. Beardsley as the woman that he married, upon any other tban that you bad been preaching or lesturiag it the Jeeule? A He did, with the exception that he used the words Homan Catholic, instead of Jeautt. Q. Did be farther ‘to you that the woman he m: at Father Maloce’s was of bed cheracter, as you ascer tained sbortly after marrying ber, and that be advised Mre. Beardeley to cut her acjuaintance as one uniit to as sceciate witb her? A. I bave pot ingenuity cuough to au. ewer that questicn in the form in which it is put—it is too complex. Some further questions were here put and auewered by the withers, to the cflect tbat Dr. Mahon had denied to him that be hed ever consummated the marriage with Me Larypnge \d he vot further state tnat Beardsley, George W. Nis en Mr. Busteed bad tried to make him swear that Beardeiey was the women be had married at Father Malone's, but that tbere was not money enough in New York to make bim put that perjury op his sovl? A. I re t him seying sometbing to that eilect, but [can’t thal | oe 2 Q Did he further state y (Ir. Shatler's) presence thet Beardsiey and 1» Greenwood had been reiting traps for Mra thea) vr ley, and bad finally hit om this ove, #0 that Bea and Miss Greenwood could go’ married? A. Well rh 4 can’t anewer the whole of tbat question; a part is true and apart ie not, Q. How many times have you and Ma ban met cech other at my bouse? A. Several times Q He hes spoken of your subpmoaing him, will you state whetber you did? A. Idid. Q. For what purcs<? [Ob- jected to apd question watved ) Q Was he examiued? 3. Bowes Bol Q Did Dr Mahas say to you that be dia pot care what be swore to? A. Most emphatically be oid; tbe explapation ig this: be was inter-ogated on the subject of the marriage; be said on that iaterrogation bet if be should swear be was married to a ningle wo man be would be liable to an indictment for bigamy. ae he bea beep married within the last tw. or three years t> te soon ewear one way 48 another, if he could keep him self out of aiffioulties. Q At what place did he say this? A Atyour: foe Q Did you request Dr. Mahan to iot you tee the letters he bac? A Idid Q Did be tell you in rep'y that ho bed destroyed the letters to prevent hie wife from tecing then? A At my firet request to see them, and at the second teli you he destroy ed them to prevert his wit cola | them? Onjerted to, and question not anawered Q ire sek him to destroy thore letters? A I did id Or Maban tell you tbat Father Malone hat ace a devilith fool of himee!f, in pretending that pd Mre. Beardsley were marries? A He did say 00, or in sud. tance, but be did net usc the word “dorilisu.”” Q About what time wae it at which you rad the tnterview with Dr. Mahan in my office when Mr. Huntley was pre rent? A. Leannot tel! ibe exeot time, it was some time ip the scmmer. Q How many tines sinco then, if mt ail, have) ou seed Mahan in my office? A. Several timoa, Q Did you meet bim by appolatment? A J toiak I did. Crore-exaw ined—! am ® clergyman of the Methodiat Fpircepa' church; bave bern a travelling preacher sinoe year 1838; was po at the f my danghter’s mar. @; my Caughter was thir tf two years old last Sept ber; ehe reveived her education at differeat placea—at Be ford, New Paven and New York: had known Mr shin two years before his marriage my davghter; knew of their intevded marringe bo: fore they were married, I thould think aout @ yoar before; have wen my daughter write; how oftes 1 cappot tay; she is now living with me; came to me ia April, 1867; am ecqusinted with my davgbter’s benawriting. (Leuer banded up) Q Lo you velere & "a your keowledge of your danghter’s bancwriting that tbat letter was writiea by bor? A. There is towe resembinnce between this (story rags 4 fet Seaman owser fibat this is in ber hand Q Can yon suy tha: you do not believe that it ie in ber ‘baad rg? A Ido bob beliews It ie. Q. He ¢ you Bee: } Our Caugbtor’s write recently? A I bave seen her write Troentiy, ana long eitce. Q. On what sort of paper have you seep your daugbter write? A. On tevoral it Q On paper of what color? a White paper, paper tlaged eilow, pi Jost all colors. (Several other letters and envoloper wero banded up to emilor questions put and similar ebeted, amounting, in fact toa denial that they were in tho ce'endent’s handwriting | The exemipation then proceeded as follows:—I do not know that my davgh’er writes in diileront aty lee of hand wiNipg, 89 far ap tbe formation of letters ix concerned ; ac. cordirg to my reco/letion, the fret time I tae Dr. Ma ban to keow bim war at the place where the Warren street eborch now is, and which was then building; heard alter warde, from my Gaugbter, that be bad beea to my bow eo be came to me io Warren street be aid bie b with me wae in refererce to ter: can’t say bow long the interview lasted: ix ebecn bali an hour, my impression is that I im Mr. Shatter’s office eof the proceedings a recess was taken for beraiat ad be would dest: AFTER RECRSS. The Rev. Mr Law's examination was continued on the rearsembling of the Court. fe ait—I decy emphati cally (bat during my pastorate any attempt was mate to exclu te my bter from attendicg t's miaiatrative do pet Ike intuit; never bad apy communication with any members of my church relative to that affair more questinns were pot, but they were rukd out) The withers underwent a redirect examioation, but nothing material @oe elicited be youd bis examination ja chief Fissgereta 4 Titdale ewo:t —I am ono of the otitore of the Sunday Couruer and asocista editor of the Brooklyn Sandard; bave koown Dr Mabau from the carly part of 1862 to the latter part of 1854, oF the early part of 1855. ‘The witeees was ¢xamined acd crores examined at con Ho teatified to the general bad cherac- be said, be would not believe on bis cath, if he was interested ‘The witoces was called on the part of the cefenoe, to impeach the doctor's veracity, tect of the croes-examination was to upect the Several otber witness s were called to testify to the dcotor's bad character, especially in reference to truth They alleeore that they wenla cot be teve him on his oath, but Mr Busteed contrived to ebow, in cross exaint pation, tbat several of them bad an {ll feeling againet the doctor, in consequence of bis owing them a trifling smonntef money. which be bad promined to pay, but had not done t0; henoe their diebelief in bis word, even the examinstion of Wm. L Hall, one of there the gas wert ons, ‘n rebuke per ~ FA Phd alresay expenced by cou were, therefore, stayed for s tirae be procured While darkness lasted ed that the witoess might stand witneree quantity Of gam thet bad ber (own The toterregoum of darkoees, however, was bat of brief duration, aid #ith the reappearance of the ga Lgbte ibe pritetpal object seen was the v rage of the car. pnter cocking joror, elengaved beyond a reasonable proportions from bis very dissgreeable ¢isappolatment Of ab imprompta adjoorument Caroline Tce tented that Beardsley cxme to her to ak ber to recetve and pi Mary Greenwood, who was ar ber time ef Oopfogment, but that she refused to re ceive ber, The wiiner® \nderwons « rigid cross examt tied, In the courte of which abe s0i¢ that Mr Sbailer 4 Mr. Hoff counsel for the defence, visited her fre quertly op bretness matters Heft Sbeffer's partner, depoved to Dr. 4 to borrow $50 from the firm, on sommes ind given him = great deal of trvvble. ‘am Taylor ewore that Dr Maben bed eald, me = Retard A etly, Mr Shaffer's aseostate in the de fenee wore that Dr Maban bad told him on a Brooklyn ferry boat that be Dad destroyed the ktters from Mra. Bear cobsy to bhatel’ (tbe Kors wore prodeced Is er ert), and that bé (‘be witness) told him that if only one had been preserved be would gire ing byl caeph Law wae recal and proved thet he ined the books of the International Surrogate’s Court. Before Rdward ©, West, Surrogete, WILL OF MARGARET CHESEBBOVOR. ‘This will distributes an estate valued at the large sum of 80((0, The tetatriz wee the widow of the late Apdronicds Chesebrough, and her will wae admitted to probate yesterday, After ordering her debts to be Niqnideted, she bequeathe to the St. James Latheraa cburch, of Fifteenth street, of which Rev. James Schock i# the pastor, ibe sum of 85.000; to the Latheran Evan- retical Society of Penssylvania for the Education of Yourg Men for (he Minletry, 92,000; to the Shure ef tbe Cited States, $2,066, nd” te th ebu of tne On ! of Whe parent society ef ine Horse Mision of the ed (ym | ertatiix beqneaths then s farm of +8 at Fort Washin, a to hor two sms, with \be prevision that tn cage !t ehould pot go to them it i* to be givea to the Traswes of the parent society of the Howe Mission of the Lutheran church, She gives £5,000 to Stephen R Loanabury, whom she eppoiuted ber ex ou tor, and then bequeaths ibe rest of her estate, real and persocal, to her relatives, Kvacuation Day—Annive ry Parade Military Coremup ies. The eeventy-reventh auniverrary of the evacnation of this city by the Fnglish troops (1783) was ovebratet yesterday by eeveral indepencenp military parades, the usual division parade not being ordered by Major Gesera Sandford, he probably ferling @ delicacy to do so for reasons not apparent. It is supposed, bo sever, that he thought it would smack (f incovastency and discour teournese to order the troops to cele >raty an \merioso victory over Britigh troops on an oceasion coourting !nme. diately after entertaining the heir to the Yritish crown— his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Thes» alleged teptiments were not shared by other gcneral olficers in the division, and accordirgly the Firat brigade, Gen. Ci B. Spicer, ard the Fourth brigade, Gea. John Ewen, con Sieting of even or ¢ight regiments paraded. ‘The brigate Ine wos formed on Fourteenth street, the right reetioy ou | Broadway, shortly after ten 0’ slock A. M., and was com posed of the Seventy first, Second, First, Third, lieventn, Seventy ninth acd Sixty-ninth regiments, under, (heir respective Colonels, and accompanica by the re aimental bends. The event proved very attrac tive to a host of spectators, who appeared oo the balcorics of the fashionable residences ia the vielnity, and a plebeianio mass making up th: tidewslk committee, After the formation of tha troop they were reviewed by Major General Sandford, attended by biw stad, all in full uniform, The custonary roiling of drums and color ealutes were tendered the reviewing officer as he paseed down the military line. After the re view the troops were marched up Broadway to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where they wero reviewed by his Hosor Mayor Wood, after which they marched up Madison ave- nue to Forty tezond street, and down Wi'th avenue to Fourteenth street, where they were dismissed Tae troops numbered about 2,280 men, \ucluding bands and field music. The public buildicgs, the hotels, newepaper offizes and tbe shipping had Gaga flying; otherwigo no indications were perceptible.of the national bolid A vational selute Gred at the Battery by the Veterars of 1812, who were ercorted on their march by the First company W jon Continental Gar t THE PARADEOP THE TWELFTH REGIMENT. ‘The most attractive feature vf the Evacuativa Day aa biversary Ceremonies was the independent parade of the Independent Guard, Twelfth regiment, Col. Daaiel Ba:ter- field, They appeared in winter unifurm, with army biue overcoata, faced with scarlet; they were accompanied by the regimental band ef thirty pieces, and a very eifisiont drum corps of fiiteen men Tbe regiment paraded three bupdred aed forty seven men, all Wid. The regimental line was formed in Fifth ave- bue, the left restiog on ber ge by +) at Dalf'past three o'clock P, M. They went throagh the “usual formus of © drem parade, when the mrpand assumed by The troops then broken into coiumao nee platoous co took up tbe line of march, proceeding up Fifth avenue to Madison square, which they entered, and were marched to ita centre, where they were baited Alter a necessary rest the regiment was formed toto a hollow square, four ravk formation (Hardee), tbe band, drum corps, stuf cfticers avd colors in the centre of the s yuere; the stall, live ard non-commissioned vfticers tamirg their relative ‘positions 1p raLk Dear and opposite the coloael Tae troops ‘Were tben commanded to ‘order arma’’ and ‘parade reat ’” The Colove! then addrersed the codunand ot statiag the fact that he was bappy on tbat oscastoa to congratulate them on their succers and pro duriog the past year and to coofer upon some of the memoers rewards of merit earned by them for worthy oundict ailuded for several parades suberqueot, the average number was from one bendred and ten to ono hundred aad twenty; but potwithsianding that paucity numbers, by united esprit du corps they had progressed tp dizcipling and numbers to a rank wbicd he lasisted ‘was oply second to ibe Seventh regiment, and he covst dered it no digrace to occupy @ secondary rank Ww that regiment He hoped they would continue to progrers ‘uptil they should be second to po regi nent. The Coloael addreseed (be meu with much earnestoess, and bis re marks cliciied profound attention, At the close of remarhe be was warmly applauded The next orremony was the prisentation of morit ma- dale to theee members entitled to them Tneas medais mere avarded for attendance on parades and drills during the year The following is a list of those members entitled to honorable mention: — Compasy A—Corporal Dack worth, and privates H. W. Reynor aud J Rogers, ow pany P—Sergeante C W. Brenner, acd privates W A Shaw, J B Paoke and 4 B Price. Company C—Sergeant ¥. M. Smith, Corporal A. W. Jar Vis, anc privates) hn Jackson, & Barkeand A B. Elder. H—(Re jected for informality tn returos)— and privates James faylor, W. Cowan and Wm. Payo, (Keturne rejected for informality )—Ser im. Dyck, ead privates W. Barkley aad Joseph Greene. Company G—Sergeant H. J. Boohrer, aud privates W. V. Bartham, HV, Dixen and R Grent, ‘A gold medal of the fret clase was thea prerented to private E. H Marden, of Company D, for soperior rifie rooting at the regimantal trial of skill at Staten Ieland, Ooiober db vit Sergeant Mejor BE. M. Fieher wae prevented with a bros ze medal for good attendance at parades, and gsneral geal exhibited in the inter ts of the regiment... Drom Mojor Smith received @ similar testimonial for the prompt menver jo reeraiting the regimental dram corpe, sid the high state of discipline to which be had proucht bia nen, Medals wore «leo preser ted to Corporal Duckworth, Sergeact C W. Bremner, A B Eider, Ser geapt Wm. Dyott, private W. W Burns, and others. Colonel Butterdea rewarked, in preeoting the medals, that they were pot to de valued by their intriasic worth, but ae marks of honor, weil earned in exhibiting a deep interest with which they had ditebarged their duties ng strength and ciflolepcy to the regiment. smonies concluded, the regiment rewumed the route of roarch, parsing down Fifth avenue to Sixteenth street, up Sixteerid atreet to Union rquare, aud thence down Broadway wvtil the reginent reacbed the Metrops Iitan Hotel, where the parade was diemisaod It im Dat en act of jutice to add that the Twelfth exhi- bited yesterday a ceeided proficiency in their marching and martial bear ig over previous occasions, aod are get \irg slong Ibrivingly under their new Colonel The cilioers appeared in their pent fatigre cans, a move mett initial to tbe adoption of them among the rank and fie, to lieu of the present heavy once c Inquests. Mazarcnory, Seicioe oy A Makino Lavy —Co-oner Schirmer held an inquest at No. 157 Second avenue, on Sendey, vpon the body of = renpostable married woman, pamed Carolice Olmetead, who committed suicide by swallowing @ quantity of etramoninm seede, From the evidence elicited before the Coroter it appeared that on Saturday evening on tho retarn home of Mr. Olmstead from business be war eurprired to learn that hie wife had not made her appearance about the house during the day, a8 she woe wont to¢o. Upon proceeding to her bedroom 10 secertain the cause of ber absence locked from within. the remnone he became alarmed, and procariog « duplt cate bey unk cked the dror. Oo entering the room & hor: Tid eprctacie presented iteelf epirite, wae tben ly ing upon the floor, rigid and lifeless. The body war quite old, and ame ieanaeen | Geaih bad taken place at an early hour in the da) war yet nepark of life rem jd of = pbysician, but all ear Mr Ulmatead informed the tm from ber, which she hat evidently purchased for the verpoee of potecete, hererif, Recently, however, be bad hoped that she bad given op ven of committing self destruction The on)y reaton be could areign for the commission of the rash act War the recent arrest ofa relative of the de crared, which cacsed hor great pain of mind Deceased war 26 scare of ope, and @ native of this State, Invanticrn® Cane ow Waererart Sremet.—The body of en inte found lying upon the roof of a wootrhed in the rear of No 43 Whiteball etreot, by policeman Jame, of the Harbor Poetics, on Sunday, ander otreumatances which leave very little doubt as to the caso beicg one of | deliberate infanticide, Upon making thrown from one of 1 windows of ‘toate | domest! probability, be e No 46, occupied by Mr Ad i bed the 'premirer, where he found d Margaret Lalor is the motber of the infa bet ebe denied ai) Knowledge of the child bowever, the « ficer ciscovered stains of blood and other «videpee which warranted him srrest. Dr. Boutop, at the req den! The fay ary rendered @ verdict of Death from ibe hende of the pri« ner, gtd ef we thereurem committed her walt the ection Grand Jury. The acoured ie anative of Ireland, and is bineen yeare of oe. Scones Deate at Maton Woon's Hours —Coroner Gam bie held an inquest 5 ceterday upon the body of Mra Sab!- te Wisare, Mayor Wood's housekeeper, who died mud ES The Colonel | the fact that when he assumed command, and | found the door | He immediately knocked, aid ro | querted permission to enter, but receiving no answer to | Hia wife, whom be nad Jett | a few hours before In apparently good health and | oner | frequently threatened to commit | suicide, apd thet om ous oF Wwe socastuos be had taken | examinatin of | he cificer found that my body bad In att | bed. 8 ing that she he questioned her clorely, | To ber room, | scitg her vader | of Coroner Sebir- | 3 THE CHARTER ELECTION. Whe Counrclimaur ‘ feera Ovestookec—No General ment for o Reform, The Conzetimanie conieet ecems to be aitracting more Move- tention crmor pst the politiciave than a!) the ocher offices comb'net. All menver of candidates, emanating trom all sorte of parties, aro being brongbt into the Geld, many of them exereizg from av obscurity which it hes born thew fate to eojoy ir o loog Ome The cacdidates siready pumber a legion, ard the ery 1M they come, with @ fair preejcct of an \utercetiog Cieh before election cay. Ju many locations we tind the lower stratum of politicians of ai) partics bubbirg and deilieg, with every prospect of thelr fired #iemering down together, making a dore which, if ewallowed by any ward or election distri:t, must picduce s thurougb vomiting and purging ja the body polit Ths Is cepecially the condition of that por- tion of the city which comes in Boole's district, where, it Would ecem, thise philosophers Lave been driven to a cerperste plight and are poy * bi'ng as if for li and bavirg been thoroughly routed 1 Lheir schemes to the re- tent State election, ibey ar iog to mix togetber for soother grand Sight, *ib a determination to wie or die, They fem to have squatted down vpox that seetion of the elty a fork of vultures borer around a carcass, acd will probab remain there, pest and eyesore ‘0 the pobliv, af long e* they see en opportunity to work themeelirs into plece or power, We ree that the better Clase of the democracy jn thet locality are trying tosbake them off ard get rid of the cancer Ubat is destroyiog their Dest intererte; but they have been allowed their own way 80 lorg that, baving fattened with the epotle of oifl« become eary in their boote, they now put on all manner of aire, even cefyiny those who by pature, talent ana every thing elee are qualified to bold political control ta that jo- cality, The citizens ip that, or eayjother portion ofthe city where these mercerary bands bave obiained & foothold, may expict to be infiteted by these poss as long as they vote for men because tbey bave been nominated by the party to which they belong. No perton should #0 far lote big independencs aa to vote for any person for Alder- map, Councilman or school “filcer becanre be bad been brought forward by the party with which be acted. 1% ia better for any party to suifer defeat than be the means of folpting vpen the pubic such men as are belng put for- ward for most of the offices by all partice—eapectal y to continue in power the gang that now rules at the City Hall. Ip the general meke tbe echoo! citicert-—-eally the moat Amportant—eeem to be overlooked. In a few locales sufficient interest is felt by the friends of education to see that good men are brought forward. The repabiicans have renomipated ecrera! of the preeent cfticers, some of whom have discharged their duties with credit, and some otherwige, T.pmany hae ia a few lastances brought for- ‘ward good meu; 6o bas the Union pasty; but the worst of all is, we see no united movement on the part of the order loving portion of the community towards keeping this imporfant branch of ocr city government ont of the bande of the class that now bold forth in al) their glory at the City Hall. aWbat is needed in this respect ie a geno- ral abandopment of all party lines aud» union in every ward upon men, irrerpective of party, whose position in society and antecedente are su 2h as to guarantee that they will guard well the schoo! interests of the olty; bat this, from all appearance, 1 the lset thing that will pe done, The present indications are that our schcol system will be made a stepping stone to party influence and part triguirg. ult that is to be deplored. The combinations and intrigues that are golngon in the Aldermanic districts are really beyond the conception of & novice in politicn. The raging and foaming of tbe polt- tical billows have already swept away the foradation of many an sepiract who eupposed that he was resting upon a rock beyond the pewer of even an earthqanke to shake. ‘We shail bave oorasion to refer to the nomiaations made in the several districts az #00n ax they are completed, and leave further comments wntil ;then, in the mesntine pleading that some general movement will be put 60 foot to prevent any of tho Japanese or Yorkers railroad crowd from being returned. In our list of can/idates published In Sucday’s Harnau we gave the rame of A. Cacfleld as the National Union candidate for Coaciiman tn ths Fourth divtrict Wo © informed that the person nominated there i# Alvan & Canfield, If there are avy cther errors the parties con- cerned will confer u favor by tending the correst name to the Barat office RIGHTH IODICTAY. DISTRICT. Tale is. receot!y formod Judicial district, embracing the Sixteenth and Twentieto wards Toe Tammany and republican cor ventions met laet evening to make thar nominations for Civ!l Jastice Tae TAMMANY OCD VENTION Met at No 97 West Thirty *econd street, aod nominst «d Aznel R Herrick, The ~ REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Met at No. 245 Fighth avence, two Celegations present- ing themacives from the Twentieth ward. After cou#i dernble debate ihe Torrer Hall or Oonover delegath na Wee ad ted to teats, and the Convention, after several adjourned ontil thie ever ing MOZART TALL COUNCTIMAN NOMINATIONS, Furth Dirtrict— Jon Bogan, Firet ward; Joho Fagea, Fourth ward Mortimer Sellivan, Fifth ward; Tomas Seventh ward; Harris Bogert, Eighth ward, Jona Fourteenth ward. jobn N Resnolés sod Thomas Kane, Seventeenth ward: Fred Reprer and Thomas J Carine: ton, Flewen\h ward; Edward Murphy, Thirteenth ward; Ava Ried, Tenth ward, TAMMANY ALDERMANIC NOMINATION, d— Hugh Crozer PURLICAN SCHOOL NOMINATIONB. Sicond Ward—No meeting First ee Siztanth Werd—Kobdert A Adams and Samuel BH. Vance Birventh Ward—Tbe School Convention met iaat night, at 21 Avenue D, ad a¢journed without result wil thie evening Furth Wer!—Sehool Commissioner, Henry G Lowk Inepector, Alexander Lang, Seur ; Truses, Yer) Boer wood, Wm Huelet, to all hesesrematy Joba Maret am Jam! tea. By the rebooner Sarah H. Sears we have Jamaica papers to October 30, incluatve, The Britieh war steamer Barscoute bad brought in two Spanish brizge, names ankrown, captured on the way from Cube to the African coast. Three other vesecis, suppoeed to be siavers, were in night at the time the above were taken, but tbe steamer, pot hay pg coal enovgh, could not pursue them. She bad left Port Roya! again on a cruise, Her Majesty's eteamsbip Icarus, Captain Salmon, ar- rived at Port Royal on the 9th from Honduras, and seve- ral deaths bed recently oesurred oa board among tho cfficers and men from yellow fever. Some new cates of yellow fever bad also appeared at Port Roya), priveipslly arrong the lade io the navy, and @ few bad term|pated fetally ter vt been recognized as Vice Conpul for Kingeton during the absence of isasc #0) oppreesively warm, and moch nickoer prevailed. Heavy rains bad fallen and the crop pects were prom The Legisiatore wae to moet Novomber Sth, and a large ball waa to be given om the %h by The report of the Curator of the Bath gardece shows that ro leew tha 266 nutmeg, 69 clomamon and 182 cam Japan ¢yewood plants were distributed wbroughoot the Wwiand iu the previous year, and are now quietly pro- greering towarce that point when Will begin to oon- tribute to the national resour es uative nutmege boat the streets tbe My p Of Commerce i# obtained, can be cultivated tn ibe a4 In the highest perfection. City Intelligence Lia ox THe Roab—Comnection —In oor sketch of thowe ‘who appear on the fast and fashionable drives aboot the city in Sunday's Henain, we placed Wm. Bivth, conduc- tor, amongst the Bijomingdale Aatifues. |t should bave read J, Baueh, @ brovber of William, who bas two or taree fine roadeiers. Fine 1s Linenty Sraset —The alarm of fire inet night, About nine o'clock, was caused by # bed taking fire on of the bulidin oe 0071 og Tee 44 » dwelling. Tao damage Lmnounted to about $28; not Scpren Davie —George B Winaas, late fire telographer rapidly vo About Ll vioknce The weather bes not footereted we Cay, and tate it altegettor it te quite ae pe a weer ane We go oe ot nr u though awnings ere #! pring and pwitg tips mioke ment. miserable mun [or Whe eare ian ocantions'y parses beneath them, ‘who have no basircre cet of doors are not seen, 00d ladies in the sircety are (ow, Tonavigaie with ering. Dine le 80 pleasant oreety Wek.