The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1866, Page 4

4 FROM NEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS. A Trip Over the Battle Fields of the War. The Crops, Improvements, Freedmen, &ce. THE GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL ROUTE. Chattanooga Battle Fields and Sol- ciers’ Cemetery. Conversations with tho Peoplo—Opposition to Negro Suffrage—The People Or- derly and Well Disposed—Re- fatation of Radical Lies. kee ae Bee FROM A TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT. New Onuxays, La, Sept. 16, 1866. Thavo Just made a rapid run over the great Southern mal route from New York to this point, and will give you a few lines relative to the country over which I passod, Leaving Alexandria by the Alexandria and Orange Zailroad, we passed over the old battlefields of the Potomad a... Patwoon, Alexandria and Gordonsville traces of the war were [ouuu .... she ava was turned. Notamile of fence could be seen along the entire route. The crops, however, look splendid, especially the corn, which equals any previous year. Very little tobacco is raised along that line of railway. Indeed, I may say the only crops planted are corn and potatoes, The people seem active and hopeful. Farms that for yeara havo gone to waste beneath the troad of hostile armies now wavo with the golden fruits of the industry of the white man as well as tho negro, for all classes now work, The people are quiet and well dispose 40d the universally expressed wish is that *4® general government will reconstruct tho si-*’8 8% spordiiy as possible, that Northern capita! -#4 iudustry may flow in, and make Virginia what “0209 Was—tho garden of the Sout! sr ¢ SDONSVILLE TO LYNCHRURG. After r~*ing Gordonaville I failed to discover any trao~ Of the bloody contest that has so seriously affected ~a@ South. Fences remain intact, houses exhibit no rents of shot and shell, the many beautiful lawns and ornamonted grounds aro as beautiful in their green dresses as over, The planters have largely tilled their ground and Providence promises a bountiful yield. The valley about Lynchburg is one of the most fertiie I have seon in the South, Tobacco and corn are the staple products, which will give more than an average yield. Lynchburg, the home of Goneral J. A. Early and many of his command, 4a. beautiful spot, nostling down behind the hills, her people prospering and happy. We arrived there on Sunday afternoon, and saw the people in their holiday rig. The negroes, I was surprised to see, wore dressed bolter than the darkey of your Northern cities, and seem contented and happy. About two hundred of both sexes Collected about the depot on tho arrival of the train, and never have I seen a more intelligent or better behaved crowd. They entertain the same respect for thoir old masters that they did bofore the war, and T failed to discover any desire on their part to be admitted to an oquality with the whitos, I conversed freely with many of thom and All opposed to the radloal view of politi ativan tee ‘bright darkey drossed in blue I approached and asked:— “Well, Sam, how do you like your freedom ?"* “Pretty well, Massa, We gets lots of cash and good ‘lore now.” “Do you belong to the Freodmen’s Bureau ?”? “Not by long shot; iseafree nigger. De bureau Garklee am jazy depots dat won't work,” “Well, what ticket would you su Pormilted to vote?” ba girs the inte “Lord, golly, 'de vote for Mr. Johnsing; to's de best man ebber made—he and Massa Lincum. “Yon, but the black republicans want you to vote, and President Johnson don't.’” ‘Well, what ob dat? De republicanders only wants our votes to ‘lect demselbes; den dey say to de darkie, ‘do to de debil ll nex "lection ‘ Johnsing want us to be free and hab all nec rights; but he don't want do dam republicanders to mix wid our people and Marry our bivger women. He want de race kep pure, and won't hab any dam republican biood put into us.’’ Many others with whom I conversed en similar sentiments. In a colored car, betwoen Knoxville and Ciatienocgs, 1 took @ vote of the negroes, after explain- fug fully the objects of both the republican and Union Paty; and out of thirty-seven votes only ten were for jhe policy of the disunion convention. Of one thing I am satisfied: the negro is too ignorant to understand political questions, and they will almost to ®@ man go the way their employers instruct them. Ever since the 8 been radicals have been convinced moring for negro eir only aim was to egFo vole for the | strengthening of their power, It is not from any love for the negro. They have become impresacd with the errone- ous idea that the darkies of the South would go en masse for the radical ticket, From many years residence @unong the negroes I think I am pretty familiar with their ‘nd capabilities, and Lam convinced that @lould the suffrage be extended to the negroes, they would ‘oto with thetr employers, and the radicals ‘would jenly discover rolled up against them from the South a democratic vote that would make them tremble with astoniebinent, and they would be the first to advocate tho repeal of the law. FROM LYNCHRURG TO OHATTANOOGA, ‘Wo loft Lynchburg, Virginia, in the evening, and had no opportunity of witnessing the beautiful scenery of tue valley, as night threw ite rmountie down over the Wue Ridge just after the conductor had cried “All aboard.” Daylight foand us rolling along at the rate of $wonty-five miles per hour towards Knoxvil'e, where we arrived at two P. Ohattanooga. Thi beare the traces of war—fence less fi broken farming implements, great lines of earthworks, redoubts, forte and fie pits fill. ing up the picture of ruin and desolation, The people of East Tennessee, white and biack, look Just as they did in 1964, when I was thore with the ermy—ragged, squalid and melancholy. The females, jally, have the same half-starved look that they had when living upon the slender morsel issued to them »y Burnside's commissaries. They seem to have no en- ergy about thom nor desire to once more attain a condl- oe of independence of the wolf that continually howls at tl doors. They have plonted butdittle, and eke out & precttious subsistence by committing acts of plunder upon each other, Indeed the animosity existing be- tween the 1 fd Coutederaten, still barns with the fury th wterized them daring the war, and horse steal! od murder are acts of almost daily oc- currence. Feched CEATTANOOGA, TENN, at ning PM, and wow compelled to remain over night, by an accident, near lookout Mountain. I was struck with the remarkabie chanyes that have been wrought in the town since the winter of 1863-4, when I shivered and starved there with 8I "a army. Then the ot population did not exceed fftecn hundred, Now there aro over seven thousand mduatrious mechanics, traders and professional mon, moxriy ox-officera and soldiers, who have sottied down beneath the shadow of Lookout Mountain ‘o cary out thoir fortunes and build city upon thy ruins of the Chattancoga—or, in the Indian tongue, tie ‘crow's- ost” of the post. Forts Wi heridan, Hooker, Phelps, &c., look grimly down, but they no Icnger woar a threatening frown, for the artillery has all Cen te remain en dishabille—to 6 brave living and heroic and Lookout Mountain com. At Miamion Ri jor Hooker and Thomas ——seal'd the mgged heights And set the stars of glory there, THE AOLDINRS’ CEMETERY. Among ail the points near Chattanooga rich in historic facidents none forms a more interosting study than Ore! Knob, where sheridan and Wood, the day be- fore the battle of Mission Kidge, dislodged the enemy, and where our chie, Uiysses Grant, the following day stood beade ‘old pap omar, and beheld the army that waa broken and whipped at Chickamau Aionce of orders to halt at the first line ‘ot rifle pil charge graudly up the steep slopes of the ind crushing Bragg’s centre roll bim back and double him op opon Sherman's right I sball never forget the glory w the brave General Charley and Harker 1 rode C3 that ridge and witnessed Bragg's broken regiments fly before the Impetaosity of Sheri. dan 4, Wood's, Baird's and Johnson's charging divisions, The rige is now covered with greon foliage and waving corn, but Orchard Koob, wi Grant aod Thomas stood tint day and witnessed the glorious charge of the Army of the Cumberland, t# @ more sanotith acol tiers heap where sleep the brave who Pat ry ‘Mi aion Ridge and Chickamauga Cold in the dast thetr prison'd heart may I ‘But that which warm'd it once shall never die, CXPOSITION UPON TRAVELLER Thee far on our Ay bad no cause to tow rate of apeed. Alexandria a and Rast Ten: and the ¥ i iit iH oe iG iif; NEW YUKK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1866.—1RIPLE SHBET. thomaeivea From Chattanooga to New Oriqans every coling housolls « Tigo Imponitivn, the, fare being of tho most common kind, the waiters most insolent and the prices fabulous; indeed, it cost many of the through possongers from New York more for subsistence and sleeping berths than tho entire railway fare of $03. If the gentlemen Interested in the great Southern route ope to compete with the numerous lines of steamers they must ostablish better eating houses alon, the route, Abctish the practies of separating the sexes, and instead separate the Taos; retuce the rate of sleeping-car berths from $2 to $1, and instruct their employés to handle baggage more carefully, I have seen trunks and valises pitched a distance of ten feet from the car, and the con- tents strewn abont the platform, The Now Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railway - especially isa huge swinde, They charge $2 for single berths, make slow Ume, and the employés generally ecem to bo in league with the eating house swindlers to floece passengers at the Magnolia Houze, Magnolia, Mis- sissipp!. Tho proprietor charged a passonger $3 60 for agame of billiards played while the train halted for dinner. My totalexpenses from New York to New Or- leans were $120 50. Had I come by steamor they would have been lesa than $70, Travellers will do well to take the steamers, or, if they prefer rail, switch off at Clove. land, Tennessee, for Atlanta, Weat Point, Mobile, and thence to this point by steamer, THE CROPS IN ALABAMA AND MISRIASIPDT. The cotton crop through Northern Alaban@@is pretty fair, but the cotton worm has just made his ap} nee and’ threatens to destroy it, In Misslasipp)-the crop is vory licht, while I understand that it is no better in the other cotton Plantera are very much diseour- aged in conseque! and {tis thonght the entire crop will not exceed seven hundred thousand bales. ‘THE SOUTHERN PROPLRE—RADIOAL 1168, Tam aware that a very large portion of the people of the North have acco} repeated stories of in- sult and abuse of Northern men by the shivaiey as true; that the South is Just as disloyal as ever, and thi pion my to say t! ve beon have travelled through fi heard not one’ dist federal governms wag along the entire ronte. the train freely mingled and the best of good fellowship existed between them. ly misrepresented. I have not witnessed a single act of rowdvism, and am certain that for a Northern man who will not attempt to cram his negro equality doctrine down the throats of the Southerners this country affords him the same protec- tion that New York or Boston does. Every ex-rebel with whom I have conversed freely accepts the decision hn vee!” om ahh puree \t of the war ant the abolition of ramae miata tha negro tha rile tu they are very emphatic, and it is for this reason of tho nogross South. the the <ticals carry the ol South, THR HERALDS PROPHRCY. that the result is certain to be on the sido of Congress. GENFRAT SHERIDAN’S OPINION. Texas, where the old spirit of soldiers and negroes. More anon. CAPTAIN KIDD’S TREASURE. Av Enterprising Capitalist, &c., &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Enpvrown, Yates Co., N. ¥., Sept, 21, 1866. place where this money was buried. cealed treasure, living. My father, James Cowing, was’ born in Massachusetts, in 1740, and had heard everything connected with it in his time, The story was current in that day that Kidd, with the sailor, who is mentioned in the Heraun as bape ing been ‘tone of Kidd's officers,’ went up the bay Fundy and buried it, This man's right name was Fd- ward Lows, the pirate, and when they caught Kidd, and hanged all of his command that they captured, this per- — oe and took refuge with a man living on the shores 6 bay. Here hoe assumed the host that he Tad epee sont two or three days. pocketa full, and furnished his keeper with money as long as he lived. Before his death ho told his friend that he would give him the chest Kidd had buried, for all the pirates were dead. He then related all the cir- cumstances connected with it; whers and how to find it; the place to start from, with the point: of the compass, the course, and the exact distance in chains and links, with a description of the locality of concealment, pecu- Harities of the ground, &e. He stated also that, when burying the treasure, they dug a deep hole, and, placing a» a —— lowered a the h 7 em spe and brought the money in begs, silver an . an poured it into the chest until it waa fall. They then shut down the lid, turned the tarpaulin over it, and poured over all a barrel of tar, covering it up with earth to a depth of four or five fect. My father was one of a com- pany that was formed to go and dig it up. They did not all go; but a considerably number of thom went up the Bay of Fundy, on the east shore, Nova Scotia, to the place Lowe had described, and found it exactly as he had stated it to be. This party set the compass and run the course, and distance, finding the locality precisely as defined i. A bim, At that time an old Irishman owned the land in this vicinity, and tho told him they were searching for money of a’ le swore he would shoot any man who dug on his land for the treasure, and they were therefore competled to re- Jinquish thelr object. No part of their knowledge of the secrot was confided to this man. Soon after this period the war of the Revolution broke ~~ and this party never made any further attompts to find the hidden wealth, nor did those who bad remained behind when the first expedition set out. fathor sold his property and received Contincntal money in payment, This became worthless and he lost all, and shortly afterwards removed to Ballston, Saratoga county, N.Y. He was at this tim» about forty years of age, At Ballston he purchased a farm, lying. between the east line of Ballston and the little lake, He lived there about twenty years, and it took him the greater part of ‘that time to pay for bis farm, he having purchased it on credit; consequently he was wi to. another attempt to secaro the buried prize. In 1785 T was added to his already large family, and about the time his land was pad for he had become seourity in a business transaction for @ merchant named Sherman. Sherman fatled, and it took all my father's “ee oe This effctually including the farm. to cancel his de! cpeached any hopes FY, father might have had of re- turning to look for Kidd's money. the town of Seneca, Ontario county, and lived there until he had paid for a farm of about sixty acres, Ho died in 1829, at the ageof eighty-nino years. He had often told me concerning this wealth when I was about sixteen of eighteen years of age, and I had often thought of going to search for it, but could find no one to accompany me, and had forgotten all about it until I saw this acoount in tho Hrratp, when it all recurred afresh to my memory, I honestly believe that the money is there, and if the names of places are not all Tam certain that, with the ald of a com: pass and chain, I could quickly find it. To do this I should like jhe names of all the islands and nogienss . ave any one the place to start from, nor the to ascertain t in the of Fundy, on tho Nova Scotia sic cours bs bo taken, nor the distance, that I remember. course , lam now age years of ago, well and hearty, though somewhas lame. It N knew all the names of the islands and headlands both shores of the Bay of Fundy, as they were mo and dig it up. Ido not know but on named one hundred years ago, it would not take long to find the that It is rather tm the season to attempt it this year, but if I live B shink I shall etart next spring bat I shall not goalone, Your eer slates tat about been apent already goo of troasnre, way i they like you can hev nam, chance wm. If the one T want, Af please rate where Oak Ie you may havo as to Whorg tog. THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER AND HIS CONGREGATION. To tae Eprton or tan New Youre Trintn:— om writ CALEB COWING, ing to be from y the carefally gusrded tera in whteh yoo introduced it need pot have mnisli« sion that such a let the church to me, y. has created was ever held or beld at all. we biabed ia oc ira men have oa and whieh or inforraal jat there {s no security for life anywhere south of Meson and T must do the Southern people the justice of the late rebel States and word uttered against the y soldiers in whose company I Federal officers on with Confederates, they look with anxiety to tho fall elections to decide whether the radical party Is going to forces negro suf- frage upon the people, or whother it shall be left to the vote of the States to decide whether the negroes shall become th: tr equals. 1 have conversed with many intel- ligent politicians, and find the prevalent opinion ox. preased that Congress will impeach «he President, and that ont of it will spring a civil war M the North and a revolt They look with great anxiety to 11 elections to stave off further war; but declare if ctions North they have no hope remaining for a speedy return of prospority and quict The declaration of the Henan against tho policy of President Johnson has created a profound impression here. The peonle well know that the Hkranp is always in advance of public opinion, and when it indicates the trlumoh of tho radicals in the fall elections they feel General Phil Sheridan assures me that the peoplo in hie department seem to be well disposed and desirous of obeying the laws, with the ie of some parts of hatred to tho United States sometimes shows itself in acta of violence towards More Light on tho Subject—Interesting Letter From One Who Knows Abont It—Chance for Some two weeks since I obtained a copy of the New Yore Heraip of September 2, containing an account of the digging up of Captain Kidd's treasure, also of a man who had been a sailor and had given some account of the Tho article in the Henan stated that a company had at various periods been digging on Oak Island, north of Boston, for the con- I wish to know where Oak Island is, for Kidd’s money never was thore, and I think it prob- able that [know more about its history than any man of Gibson. He informed His money concealed on “tho cape," and would sometimes leave him, and remain nb- He always returned with bis He then moved to Toh $100,000 has ja the search. There is almost a iver aud gold together, and If ot find for me of all the istands, &c., Tcan find the name of to me or send me a paper, dis, and any tiformation prosent company is works paper of letter purport. b to ite pastor, although eneral jmpres- tually was prepared and sont by Iwill thank you, fore, to pub- ah the fact No meeting of Plymouth chareh, either formal or in- ly called, touching tha letter of its occasion. No mecting of any kind whatso- over of more than three or four gentiomen was ever two or throe Had this statement been made you would have repliod “It would not be honest or honorable to publish this ex- copt as a private letter,” and in thia decision all just and fair men would have with you, sire TENRY WARD BEECHER. /pres- pposed letter of fairly embodies the sentiments and views of at least nineteen-twentieths of his church and congregation, That half so many would bayo chosen to sign it does by no means follow, INDIANA. QUA INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE, The Flood at Indinunpolis—Bridges, Houses and Railway Tracks Swept Away— $300,000 Damage—Several Lives Lost— Acres of Crops Submerged and Railway ation Interrupted—Tho Recent. tifled by the Press—Prepara- tions for the Reception of Brownlow—A Mustcal Critic Maltreated—Iwportation of Arms for the ‘Grand Army of the Repub- lic,” &o., &e. si “4 Ixptuxarors, Sept. 20, 1866, ‘The city of Indianapolis ts built on a level plain—a gravel bed in fact—evidently having been at some time the bed of White river, Fall creok, or other streams in the neighborhood. Skirting the city on the cast, and running through it on the south, is a little, Mlthy, crooked, ragged streamlet, known as Pogue's run, nearly dry in summer, which discharges its waters through an Aqueduct into the canal. This insignificant little rivulet is the receptacle of the greater part of the ater Weich falls in the street, carried off by surface rainage, a4 ig spanned by numerous bridges and cul- verts, slightly enjlt and of insufficient capacity. For weeks it has raised almost incessantly, and Monday night the fall of Ytor was terribly heavy, probably greater than was ever knewn in this latitude since the ante-diluvian era, The dote*able little stream which has been a standing Joke since tee city was firat laid out was swollen to the dimension® of a foaming torrent. Bridges and culverts wore swept off, railroad tracks washed away, and hundreds of acing thickly built up with business and dwelling ‘ouses _par- tially submerged. Cellars stocked wit valuable merchandise were filled, and the walls of hoes were sapped and gave way. Hundreds of families dwaling in the overflowed region were placed in the most imninent danger. Womon, bearing children in their arms, vere seen wading through the raging torrent which swent throngh the streets, up to their armpits in the water Rafts and boats hastily improvised out of hogsheads and tubs were brought into requisition, for the purpose of faving Ife and property, The damage has proved to he heavy, and foots up in the neighborhood of $300,000. But the most serious feature of the visitation is the loss of life, Honry G. Collis, foreman of Cottrell & Knight's foundry, was drowned while nobly assisting a poor wo- man to save her household goods. Collis was navigating @ vessel made of half a hogshead, and had made several successful trips, when his frail bark was foundered and himself drowned. Ho was a young man of great pro- mise, and had been a lieutenant inthe army. Jason Smith, engineer of Rusch’s grain house, lost his life in the attempt to catch a miserable little pig which was drifting pelo by. He waded beyond his depth, was swept beneath a pile of driftwood and bridge tir. bers, and shared with the pig a watery grave. A man named Wishmever, standing on the bridge over Pleasant run, about a mile from the city, and looking out on the wild warte of waters, disregardad repeated warnings that the bridge was unsafe, and was swept away with it, He has not been heard of since, and was undoubt- edly: drowned, Several other persons are reported miss- ng. The rain still continues at intervals, and there are no signs of the dove and olt ranch. There was a heavy fail last night, and it was raining this morning. From ail quarters wo have disastrous accounts of damagea, which must amount to millions, throughout the States, Hun- dreds of acres of corn are submerged, The potato crop will probably be ruined. Railroad communication is gonerally interrupted POLITICAL MATTRRS, Political feoling continues to increase in intensity. Since the disgraceful riot in this city, on the occasion of President Johnson’s “reception,” the tone of the radical press ig more incendiary than ever. The riot is openly Justified. The friends of the President are alao becoming exasperated, and a most deplorable state of things exists all around. The signs of the times aro really ominons of evil. The radicals, having enjoyed a taste of arbitrary power during the rebellion, are loath to let go and return to the old principle of a purely intelectual contest. It is 80 much easier for a party which bas bayonets to put down another which bas them not that they reluctantly return to bailots, The Grand Jury aro now ape in the farce of in- verti ating the riot, That the City Connell, the police, the Stato House and the courte, is purely par- tiean, and’ will work for partisan purposes. The [oe verge of the Demoeratic Central Committee for a jon of the election boards throughout the State has finally been accepted by the republicans, and will exercise a material influence in the supprossion of those monstrous election frauds for which’ this city has become int ‘The repudiicans considered the mat- ter for four weeks, and then reluctantly acceded. Thay wore forced to it by the pressure of public opimion sud fear of exposure, Many persons who were witl then iu 1864, and are deep in the secrets of box stuffing, aro against them now, and threatened exposure. or Morton bitterly opposed tho division of the boards to the last, but he is losing his influence with tho party. I we rnin’ if he lives so long, he will be cast aside as a worthless halk, which has outlived its ascfulitoss. Great preparations are beiny made by our radical brethren for the reception of Brownlow and his ribald troupe. There will, doubth be ar immense gather- ing. Difficulty has been apprehended, but there will be none unless the radicals in it. The leaders of the democracy will, until they see that civil war is inevita- ble, continue to counsel peace and ion, BERIND THE SCENES. The dramatic and musical critic of one of our local papers received a terrible thrashing Monday night in the ag? room of the Metropolitan theatre at the hands of the juvenile man of the concern. The actor has an in- teresting and beautifel daughter, between nine and ten yoars Of , and it ts alleged that the critic attempted improper liberties with this child. ‘The little girl told her mother. The mother informed the father, who “went into’’ the critic on Ms end polished him off in the handsomest style of . KR. Tho critic was after- wards ignomintousiy kicked out by the manager. He was a few weeks ago publicly cowhided in the street by a brother journalist. SUITHENT OF ARMS. Arms are being continually shipped into this State. They come by way of Cleveland, nicely boxed aud marked with & diamond, inside of which is a capital “C."" Nothing about them indicates from where thoy come or to whom they are consigned. In handling the boxes at Delphi, a few daya since, one of them fell and barst, disclosing a mumber of second hand Eni 4 ed neatly packed. Tho Sheriff has taken possession Py} them, and will hold them until some one calls for them. The St authorities here disavow any knowledge of them. democracy and conservatives know nothing of them, they must be intended for our radical friends. There is no shadow of doubt that these arms are intended for the secret po- litiea! organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic, Whatever may be the nature of this organiza- tion in other States, here it isa purely partivan organ- — controlled by the most reckless radicals of the @. IMPORTATION OF YOTEPA. A nice little radical acheme for importing voters into Shelby county bas just been exploded. Shelby is demo- cratic im politics, A few days since a smooth, oily toncued gentleman made hii rance in Shelbyv.tle, purporting to come from W. H. Talbott and other leading democrats of this city, and proposing to Import two bun- dred men from Kentucky to vote the domocratic ticket. The imported voters were to be known by a peculiar badge, and were to be permitted to vote unquestioned. Mr. Talbott beard of the matter, and, conscious that he had never authorized made him confess that it was a acheme gotten up by somo of tho “‘smart’’ radicals of this city to get two hun- dred foreign radicalsto vote in Shelby county, That gamo ts ually blocked, and the democracy will go to the polls wit! Ir eyes open. OUR RICHMOND (VA.) CORRESPONDENCE. Base Ball at Richmond—Dulness of Busi- noss—Disadvantages of Want of Capital, Boy &e. 22, 1908. ‘The base ball excitement runs as bigh in this city as in any other portion of the country, and there is no fair evening of the week on which one or more of the clube do not meet to practise. We have had no matches of importance as yet, but soon expect to see some sport of this kind,. If sectional prejudices will permit, A few days einee the Union Club, composed of Northern gen: tlemen, some of whom are in business and others re. presenting the federal government in different capacities, sont courteous challenges to the Richmond and Old Dominion cinbs to play friendly matches. The answer received trom the former clab was:—'‘We will not play Sutkerafes' nde ater roeponded tothe challenge Southerners " And the latter ol len by saying, “We refuse to the Upton, for reason which are apparent to all.” It ls believed, however, that berter counsels will shortly prevail, and that sach folly will ce Tt the war is haan over and reunion deter, mined epon, ov 8 tor friendly, social relations must be met in adiferent spirit. The mermbors of the Union Club are eminently conservative in their princip'es The equinoctial gale of Fri waa very revere hero accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, Some damage tp the corn crop iw feared, but toba co is believed to be Compared with former years the er will not be full crop ia tity, while is quaiity {t will far surpass that of any previous crop & successfully eathered and cured. proportion of bright ‘wrappers’ will be very largo, john Tyler, son of the late ex- and Robert Ould, SANDW:CH ISLANDS. oun HONOLUE® CORRESPONDENCE. Warm Reception of the United States Minis- ter—The King’s Health Very Precarious— His Brain Thought to be Softening—Quren Em the Successor—The Church 1 brogiio-Commerce Dull—Talk of Introduc- ing Cotton and the Silkworm, &e. Hononvne, August 12, 1866, General E. 3, McCook, the recently appointed Unlted States Minister to these islands, has arrived and nm presented to the King, His presentation speech has been warmly applauded. It was dignified and courteous, The General has become a favorite among the natives, Amor‘cans and Europeans, Even the English, the con- sors of social conduct here, assent to the couriliness of his demeanor. He is truly the man we want. The Kanaka King has long demanded as much dignity at his court as is usually found at those of European potentates, To be a descendent of Kamehameha tho Great is thought to be as sublime an honor as to be sprung lineally from the Vishnu or William the Norman, Why ehould not the King of Hawaii be as great a ruler as the sovereign of a German duchy. The United States is the only government that has a Minister here, England, Russia, France and Italy have commissioners only. Rumors are occasionally rife that the King is again losing his health, Three years ago he was considered to bo in & precarious condition, but the British phy- sicians induced him to avoid deleterious stimulants, and take exercise, which had the effect to renew the vigor of his mind and body, But now itis whispered that he again shows signs of ‘breaking down,’? Ho mani- fests. a constant inclination to sleep, and his physicians fear that his brain is . softening. Should he die his successor wonld probably be Queen Emma, who is now supposed to be on her voyage hither from the United States. Wo are interested to know how shp is pleased with her reception in America, for upon herconsideration of American society at home and upon the dignity and regard with which her roy- alty was treated in the United States, depends much of the favor which she would show towards our country in the event of her assuming tha Hawaiian crown, You in America have manifésted considerablp interest In the recent operations of Bishop Staley in his attempts tosecuro funds for the establishment of tho English church in these islands. You have viewed with con- tompt his endeavors to use the money of the American religious people for the purpose of supplanting the Americwn missionaries here. The Bishop has returned to Honolulu, and it is said that his attempt proved ve unsuccessful, He has established a small Engl s church, and has succeeded in obtaining for it the sanc- tion of the King, who has very English proclivities, But the sanction really amounts to nothing. The King does not attend any church. Most of his native subjects at- tend the great stone church, which is under the ecclesi- satical suporvision of native Protestant pastors. Many of we natives and all of the French attend the Catholic church, which is under the charge of enthustastically pious French priests, ‘The white population are divided between ‘ho Presbyterian and tho Concregational churches, 80 ‘hat Bishop Staley did not entrap this na- tion with his ecuesiastical diplomatic movement. Tih AMERICAN INFLUENCE. The Americans own the capital and the commerce of tho Islands, The American people here, though not ac- tive in politics, hold acheck upon the Hawaiian govern- ment. But for our presence and admonitions, the islands would long ago have been ceded to Britain. The Americans, who are mostly from New York an‘ Massachusetts, form an interesting fociety. It is wealthy, talented, and in politics and patriotism strongly allied to the Unitol Mates, This society governs the social, educational rad religions affairs of the islaad popniation. It sustilns Punahoa College. It centres at the Congregxional Church. From the pulpit of that church are anpuneed the political doctrines and religious teachings which are to rule the American people hore, and throug’ them the natives of the islands. Sotho heart and mirl of Hawaii, despite the diptomacy of Bishop Staley, »* Rev, Ell Cor win, the pastor of the Congregational ckarch, ‘TRADE fs very dull. Tho canecrop appearr to be doing well. More attention than usual is this yar paid to the culti- vation of rice; but on account of he mnyriad field mice, planters are disinclined to invest greatly in the staff of Chinese life. The whalebone and oil trad? has of late veara fallen off #0 much as to be almost usiportant. The staple pro- ducts of the islands areugar and molasses. Cotton might be raleed if plante’s would risk an fnvestment in it. There has been wnsiderable discussion about the introduction of silk vorms, and probably they would do well. Tue NEW LINE OF STRAMERS will before Jon be established between San Francieco and the islands. The trip will be accomplished in about twelve dayr,, When the Pacific Railroad shall be in good running coxdition, Honolvrla will be less than twenty days jouryy from New York! Then wo will read tho Heratp when it is less than three weeks old; and in honor »f American progress, which annihilates time with scean wires, aud di: ce with trans-continental rails We will raise the Stara and Stripes on the tallest jslend tree, @RUTAL MURDER IN — BY A BOY NINETEEN YEARS [From the Chicago Times, Sept. 22.} A brutal murder was committed in tho north divicion of this city ata late hour Jast night. The murder oc- curred in the vicinity of the intersection of Larrabee ant White streets. ‘The name of the murdered man is Patrick O'Neil. He was of Irish nationality, forty years of age, and leaves a wife and two children. The person who took his life was James Gardner, a boy only nine- teen years old, who resides with his parents on bee street, near Chicago avenue. Gardner aud his victim have been for many weeks at variance and upon one or two occasions have openly quarrelied. This {u-feoting had Jed to a bitter enmity on the part of Gardner against O'Neil, and the former has. been heard to even threaten the life of the latter, About eleven o’ctock last night Gardner, in company with a man named James Matthews and one oo Fong wel Lie gt mg homes from a saloon in which they had pas: o freaet fon of the evoning. As the three neared t! thas shanty of O'Neil they heard the latter engaged in a violent quarrel with his wife. The altercation between the husband and Mra, O'Neil took place outs'de of the house, in the yard, and the three stopped to listen. At last Gardner pro} to his companions that they should go into the y: and whip O'Neil, a proposition to which they all readily assented, Tho agreement was no sooner than it was put in force. Gardner, after a short search, provided hi it with a heavy club and headed tho invading party. As they passed through the gate O'Neil his alterca- tion with his wife and advanced to meet them. The three men rushed toward him, and Gardner, who was the foremost of the party, dealt O'Neil a heavy blow upon the breast with the club which he held. ‘The injured man was felled to the ground instantly, and never again arose, Not content with this, Gardoer struck mim still another blow upon the hi driving with fearful force into the portion over the eye a splinter nix or seven inches in length, at” striking the blow Gardner dropped bis club and |. One of his compan- jona then advanced, and, with a knife, dealt O'Neil a blow upon the face on the lower portion of the cheek, inflicting a fearful wound. All sped from the spot as fast as their feet could carry them. The wife rushed to the side of her stricken husband in the instant after he fell. He gagped once or twice, and expired as she raised his bead in her arms. She herself avers that she was ignorant of the identity of her hus- band’s assailants, and as soon as sho had partially re- covere’t from the terrible shock her voice found vent in agonizing cries for assistance. Sbe asserts also that with her own hands she drew the eplinter from the wound in her husband's head, and says that the man who first strack him with the club also gave him the second blow, O'Neil was undoubtedly unconscious from the effects of the blows given him by Gardner when the stab with the knife was administered, Tho latter, though deep, ‘was only a flesh wound, and would not’ probably havo proven fatal. From the terrible effects of the heavy blow the breast of the murdored man was almost in- stantly swollen to double its natural sins, Officer William ae of the Third Precinct, hear- tis sound prosendod, and, arriving’ at the ‘spots found soun |, arriving at the spot, foun the mutilated form of the murdered man lying in front of the shanty, The sight that was thus revealed to him wns most apealliee. the nd lay the prostrate form of O'Neil, weltering in bis blood, and his wite children kneeling about the insensible remains, app’ ing im piteous tones to tho officer to help their father and jot allow him thus todie, But O'Nel was beyond all alstance, and so tho officer informed them in as kindly manner ag possible, He at Inet succeeded in Ryo pe eed wife suMcion'ly to enable her to give him a short history of the events aathey transpired, and with but the single clue, that three bad beea engaged in the ey the officer left the horrible scene in order, if possible, to bring the panty. parties to Seeing a saloon open in the neiguborhood, hi his steps toward it, On his way there he met officer James Dongherty, and call- = pon him for aswistance, they both entered the oon. Here they saw two mon who wero Loge | covered with mud, and overheard one of them remar! to the aaloonkeeper that they had boen running and wore tripped up. OMicer McHugh, acting apon the clus, took both In custody and conveyed them to the North Market sta- tion, At first thoy denigd all knowledge or com: a4 with the affair, but on boing pretty closely pushed wit questi acknowledged (hat they belonged to the party, but stoutly denied having taken any part in tho assault, pd then stated that Gardner was the man who struck O'Neil, and after receiving a description of the man, officers McHugh and Dougherty again fa search of the prince pal murderer, From the information they had received they con- cluded first of ali to visit Crosby's distillery, "e father being on, therein aa@ fireman,) @ distance of about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the murder, and there, at one o'clock this mornin, A In bed, Gardner was discove: wi going luto explanation about the affair, they put the irons upon 3 l bis wrist and ‘eyed bim to the armory, ‘no aleo det . oof the asenal O'Neil was on! of the facts At first ho alen denied all knowled; but when the oMfcers told him th A CANADA. TELEGRAMS FROM OUR RESIDENT REPORTERS, Provincial Agricultural Exhibition—Seizure of w Fenian Sloop—-Financial Affairs, &c. Orrawa, Sept, 26, 1866, The Provincial Agricultural Exhibition at Toronto is passing off quietly, There are no indicationa of trouble or disturbance in the city or its vicinity. A sloop has been seized at Toronto on suspicion of be- ing engaged in the Fenian interest. The cashier of the Bank of Upper Canada has is- sued a circular to the .managers of the several branches of the institution thronghout Cana directing them to receive in payment of dobts d the defunct bauk notes of the institution and che of depositors; to renew any bills discounted, for which an agreement to renew existed prior to the'buspension of the bank, and to receive part payment of any note or bil, and to endoree the payment thereon, ‘These ar- rangements are announced in accordance with legal ad- vice. Ihave heard of no failures s'nco that of the bank; but several commercial houses having business with it are reported shaky. The other bauks of Canada are eyerting themselves to keep down all appearauce of panie. The members of the Cabinet are beginning to return from Quebec, Case of Lamirande, the Banker—Differencen Between the Judges and the Crown Prose- cutor—They Charge the Latter with Crit cizing, in the Columns of t Montreal Gazette, the Judicial Conduct of Judge Drummond and with Calling Him An Ass— They Decline to Hear Any Cases Until the Matter of Discipline is Settled, and Have Subpened the Proprictor of the Gazette to Furnish the Name of the Author of the Let- ters—A Plan Concerted ¢o Enable Lamirande to Excape from the Euglish Polic: Publisher Victinizes His Patrons, Mowrrxar, C. E., Sept. 24, 1866, TRE LAMIRANDE CASR. In the Court of Quoen’s Bench to-day, the case of Lamirande, the French banker, again came up—first in the Judgo’s charge to tho Grand Jury—which was con- cluded in words as follows:—‘ But apart from these vulgar crimes, I deem it my duty to call your attention to a startling violation of law, committed by several per- sons connected with the administration of justice, I allude to the case of EF. §, Lamirande, who, while his pe- tition for a writ of habeas corpus was under coneidera- tion before the Judges of the court, and after his Excellency the Governor General had assured him, through bis counsel, that he would have ample time to obtain a decision upon his case by this Court before before any warrant of extradition should issue, was forcibly and illegally carried off beyond its jurisdic- tion.” Acrimo of this character, involving a flagrant contempt of the judiciary of our country, an insult to our gracious Sovereign in the person of her representa- tive, our good and noble Governor General, and a viola- tion of the writ of habeas corpus, tho foundation of all our liberties as British subjects, demands of you, as the grand inquest of this district, a sirict and carnest inves- tigation. THE MONTREAL GAZEITE AND JUDGR DRUMMOND. After having delivered these remarks, the Judge pro- duced several copies of the Montreal Gaze'te, from which he read letters criticising in good, round terms and strong language, the conduct of Judge Drummond in regard to the extradiiion of Lamirande, quesiioning very strongly his knowledge of the law, and, in fact, writing him down an ase, These letters were signed by P. K, Ramsay, the crown prosecutor, who was then in court, prepared to conduct the prosecutions. The Judgo ordered them to be filed on the records of the court, and then asked Mr, Ramsay if he was the author of them. The latter declined to answer unless more minute and particalar information were given by the Judge, which the latter declined to do, and then direcied subpoenas to be served upon the proprietor of tha Gazet’e, to give evi- dence before the court to-morrow as to the authorsbip of tho letiors, This being done, Mr, Ramsay then said that he was ready to go on with tho first case on the list for hear. ing, and wished ft called. This application the Judge de- clined to accede to, saying that bo would hear no cases until this matter of discipline was settled. The intention i evidently to compel the crown prose- cutor, Mr, Ramsay, to withdraw, or else to apolozize, and T'understand that all the other judges havo deter- mined to refuse to sit until Mr, Ramsay gives in, or, in other words, until he has ‘eaten his leek.” Mr. Ramaay has, for some time past, been delivering gratuitous lectures to the judges on their duties, and was the hero of a rather spicy interlude which’ took placo lately with another of the judgos, in which, how- ever, he was decidedly in the right. By alotier from the London lawyers employed by Tamirande’s counsel here it appears that a plan bad eon concerted to assist him to escape from the police on his transit from Liverpool to Dover, and the success of this plan was frustrated, 1 understand, by the unex- pected and sudden illness of the prison ‘A PUBLISHER SWINDLES 118 PATRONS, Wo havo had unother case of swindling bore withia tho last fow days, the hero being a, young Irishman named W. B. Cordier who started like a rocket, in business hero as a very large and extensive publisher. He bad formed conncetions with eome of the largest and best known New York publishing houses, and has now suéceeded in “taking in’ some of the Canadian houses here, as well as having Phy “> the wrongs of Ireland by fleecing the Britisbers, Ho had an air of verdant simplicity about him which helped him along very much; but, as tho sequel proved, he was not so grocn as ho ap: peared to be. In addition to the many enterprises in which he embarked I also make montion that he went into the newspaper line, and started a paper called the Intercolonial Journal of Com- ‘merce, published the first two nambers, then collected all the subscriptions and payment for advertisements that he could possibly secure. He has taken in paper makers, printers and capitalists and has now rather hastily loft ra land where his talents may have more spaco for development, and where he may probably obtain another chance of defrauding his too confiding neighbors, ARRIVAL OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION AT QUEREC. Two transports arrived this afternoon at Quebec with arms and ammunition. I hear flying rumors on all sides as to Fenian movements, but in my belief they ara‘with- out any reasonable foundation, Mowresar, Sept. 25, 1886 TH PROPRIETORS OF THE GAZETTE REFUSH TO GoMPLY WITH JULGE DRUMMOND'S ORDEY. This morning the threatened imprisonment of the pro- prietors of the Montreal Gazette if they deciined to at- tend, in compliance with the Judge’s order, to give ovi- denoo as to the authorship of letters on the Tamirande case, ended in smoke, They had been advised not to obey it, asthe subpona was informal, and no further action with regard to thom was taken, RAMAAY TO SHOW CAUME WHY UE PVOULD NOT Bm COMMIT. TED TOR CONTEMYT OF CORT. Judge Drammond ordered a rule (o be entered calling upon T, K. Ramsay, the Crown prosecutor, to show canse, on Thursday, why be should not be commitied forcentempt of court. tusay wished the rule made returaaine to-day, bat the Judge considerately gave him couple of days to think over the matter, so that he mighs return, like the Prodigal Son, and ask forgiveness, This he is not likely toda, After this farce the case was proceeded with as usual, Ramsay having practically gained the victory. The bench of Lower Canada bas Apparently a bigh sense of its own dignity. ARRIVAL OF MORK TROOPS AT QUENEC. ‘Two additional steamers with troops arrived a! Quebec to-day—the Cunard steamer Europa and the clariered Ship Tarifa. They roport very bad weather. The Fif- ty-third regiment arrived here this morning and left for the West. ‘THB STORY THAT THE POPE INTENDED TO RATAM! lout 18 ENR IN CANADA. The report that the Pope is seriousiy meditating the establishment of his see in Canada begin’ to assume @ certain consistency, and the belief that there i# somo foundation for the rumor gaina ground. [tis alleged that an offer mado to purchase the Ottawa Parliament buildings by the priests was not altorether a more invention, but that it had somo reference to some such eventuality as that of the Pope leaving Rome and crosaing the Aulanti Ido not vouch for the truth or even the probability of the state ment; but certainly the conviction that there is truth in it is widely spread. TITH ROMAN LOAN. A large gathering took piace Inst might in the Tesuit College in favor of the Roman loan = It was ent: im words. Ite results remain to be seen. A Reported Muster of (Correspondence of To: Giobe,} te 1968, Mowranat, Sep! ‘Tho following Is from the St. John's Mews of yoster- day :—‘‘Just as wo were going to press this morning we received tho following despatch from Missiquo::— Purcipsnona, Sept. 21, 1808, we what we conelder reliable information that the ng 08 oUF border for an immediate in W. W. SMITH in addition to the above the writer was this mornii informed by several trusty partics at St. Armand tir about twenty-five men, supposed to be Fenians, assem- bled y at Highgate. It im reported that the people in Huntingdon = fieaaseniars oviia ee WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCZ. Bcrrmus Courr.—Before Justice Barnard. —Emeline Meyer vs. Lowoa BR. Tripp, Sheriff. Action brought of feplevin for horse, wagon and harness, and three cows taken by tho Sherif on an execution against the husband of plaintiff, The property was the sole property of the Plaiatif, her husband having acted as ber agent in the or hence the y tad deem pa A acs redaeret tort Las ne for $375 aim centa costa Tho Court made an order of allowance of five per cent on te judgment, Baor end Hart for plaintiff, Clause and Robertson for defen. Francie Hunter and ‘Catharine his wife vs Fees araraacih cea tk Retr ‘, urdy wih fa na Er tase a oy. i Ze WASCL rian Wen coos we It and battery; Judgmans for defendant; an extra aliowance of was allowed by the court for the de~ fendant, ©. H. Purdy; for plaintiff, Haight, and Tompe kins for defendant, In Chambers, before Justice Bar nard,—-Samuel Emberson vs, William Taylor; judgment for plaintiff. Henry Reynolds ys. Ansel C. Wesley—By consent of parties, dismissed without costs, Johu Ronaa vs, Benjamin Mead—action now on. THE CASE OF THE SWEOISH SAILORS. Argument on the Habeas Corpus—Powers of the State Court to Review the Deci ofa United ‘es Court—The Duties of Foreiga In under Extradition Trenties, &c. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—OHAMBRKS. Before Judge Cardozo, Supr. 25.—In the Matter of Six Swedish Sailors,—Thig case came up yesterday on @ return to the writ of habeas corpus issued on application of Mr, Edwin James, coun. sel for the sailors, It will be remembered that the pri onera were brought before Judge Betts, in the United States Court, a motion being made for their discharge, ts boing claimed there was no authority for their oxtradt- tion under the existing treaties between this country and Sweden. This motion was denied, when the writ of habeas corpus was applied for aud granted. The mem are accused of mutinous conduct on board ship. Mr. James appeared in court to argue the case in ba half of the sailors, and Mr. Da Costa on tho part of the Swedish Consul. ‘Mr, James remarked that the petition for the writ wae on file and also the return of the United States Marshal, The returu admitted that be held those parties in his custody by virtue of some requisition made by the Swedish Consul. Before the argument was proceeded with he (Mr. James) would like to have the men pro- duced in court in accordance with the writ of habeas corpus, Counsel hero read the return of Marshal Mur. ray, which, among other things, averred that he held possession of the prisoners by virtue of a commitment of Commissioner Newton, and also that he held them for the Ronee of being delivered to the Swedish Con- sul upon his requisition, Upon this petition and retara his Honor would certainly demand these men to be pro- duced, The section of the statute authorizing the writ to be granted required that the body of the person should be produced before any action could be taken, and the party is thon in the custody of the Court until remanded, twas a case in which a very important question arose, ‘The United States Marshal claimed jurisdiction under the tho provisions of a treaty to hold theso. men until the Swedish Consul should require them. If he should choose to deliver them up while the proceed- inys under this writ were pending it would be a great breach of the privileges of this court, as well as a gross interference with justice. The statute as to the produc- tion of the body was peremptory. All American and English anthorities agreed upon this doctrine, The court issuing the writ had a perfect right to demand the production of the men; without that production there was no authority, and in this case there was no reasom whatever why such a course should be taken. A greab question was to be raised—how far the right of oxtradt- tion is given to any foreign government, It was prepos- terous to assert that those men could be extradited wi out any examination. He (Mr, James) would therefore respectfully demand that they should be produced and placed in such custody as his Honor would determine. Mr. Da Cosia said that he appeared for the Consul of Sweden and Norway, and would protest, in the most re- spectful manner, against the authority of the State courts in the matter, Judge Cardozo—Is the writ directed to the Consul? Mr. Da Costa—It Is not, sir. Jude Cardozo—Is it directed to the United States Marshal? Mr. Da Costa—It ia, sir. Assistant United States District Attorney Phelps—The marsbal holds these prisoners under a United Statee warrant, and this court hus no jurisdiction, Mr. James—I shall thon ask for an attachment, if the men are not produced. Judge Cardozo—Take an ordor to show cause returnable to-morrow. His Honor thought since the case of heta- ger, decidod by Judge Edmonda, thore was no doubt as to the authority of the State courts to issue the writ, Mr, James sad that if Mr. Da Costa would give an un dertaking to the court that those men would not be givon. up, upon the requisition of the Swedish Consul, until this motion had been disposed of, he would be perfectly satiste ‘Mr. Da Costa was willing to acquiesce so far as his per- sonal acknowledgment would go. The veesl would aot leave port for two weeks. Judge Cardozo said he would give the case all his attention, and decide it as soon aa possible. There wag no doubt nut that the court had authority to issue the writ, and the bodies should be produced. Mr. Da Costa—The statute provides that if thess mea are produced they must be hauded over to the Sheriff. Judge Cardozo thought differontly. Ho might band thom over again to the United States Marsnal, Mr. Da Costa again argued that it wax not necessary to produce the bodies under the writ. Judge Cardozo—It is invariably the practice to do so torether with a full return, Mr. James cited an instance of a case in which he was engaged in the Court of Queen's Bench in Eng where a writ of habeas corpus was granted the party being in Canada, and the body had to fo produced before proceedings could be taken. Mr. Da Costa remarked that, in order to save trouble, ho would have the men brought from the jail. With this understanding Judge Cardozo allowed the ument upon the merits of the case to proceed. r. James said he would traverse the returu and demug tot os inenflojent. pepe Ir, usta said there were some objections to the writ as issued, It was hardiy worth while to go on with the argument, The petition was fatally defective, Sadge Cardozo said he would hear the pojats in this bein of the case in connection with the main argu- ment Mr. Jamos then proceeded to ably discuss the | grounds for holding the prisoners in custody, ag well ag the relative jurisdiction of State and United states courts, The case involved a proposition as to what wag the anthority of foreizn conauls under treaty powora re a the extradition of parties while under laws of the Unit States, whether those consuls had the right, without a previous examination, or showing ov deuce whatever of guilt, to call upon the Cuited tales government to extradite any man in support of his je consul’s) decision as to such man’s guilt @ question arore substantially w the treaties of 1927 and 1846 with Sweden and the United States. The treaty was to be found fn the eighth volume of the statutes at large, page 352 One of the articles of this tronty gives the Consu! authority to decide all “differ. ences" ocourring between tho captain and his crews Mr. Jamon claimed that the crime of mutiny did not come under the category of “differences.” Counsel then went on in this strain for some time, arguiity that the Swedish Consul had no authority in the case to issu & requisition for the prisoners; that an the men should have been had before ti be decided by a United States Court, which examination bad never taken place, and Judge Betts had erred im arriving at a conclusion as to the committal of the prisoners. Mr. Da Costa followed in eins and delivered ag able argument in support of his side of the case, He denied the authority of the State Courts in the matter, end quoted several authorities to substantiate his asser- tions, Jodge Cardozo reserved his decision. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Before Justices Kelly and Dowling. The proceedings of yesterday were nearly devoid of interest. In a few instanees the lawyers considered it thotr duty to extend the examination of witnesses toa weary length, but it is not likely that they materially affected the decisions of the Court. The almost inaudible tone of voice in which witnesses, especially police officers, give testimony i# a matter of considerable vexation to all parties who desire to listen to the proceedings volice officers are not suppored to be affected witi Iu dinenses, and there is no good reason wuy they shout not olevate their volees ao as to be heard distmetly by the justices, counsel and reporters. A THEFT OF UNDER arPsRet. Maggie Malligan, of extremely doubtful tern stole from Rosai Hose a skirt, for which the rightful owner longed exceedingly. Justice could not be disper to the thief in consequence of insufficient testimony, A ROCKY RSOAPS, Anna Beach lives at No. 40 Amity etreot. It wae alleged that she entertained companions under yory questionable circumstances, Several officers of the pre cinet testified to the disreputable character of the house, Damsels accompanied by strange mon were neon to enter and leave the house, Occasionally unseemly noises were heard iaeuing from the rooma. Anna listened with Stole indifference to the ohurges, but uttered not « word. She looked self-conscious, and appeared to he happy. The officers did the talking, but it was an im- stance of all smoke and no fire. The prisoner was acquitted om the ground that none of the neighbors bad complained of the premirss ale oocupied, TILL TAPPING, George Rankin and George Williams, youths of the Hrilliaot necktic persuasion, were detected in the act of taking taoney from the drawer of Mr T. Werner of No. 85 Forry street. The amount stolen was $10. Sie months 0p and 8 fine of $50 each AN IGNORANT COUNTRTMAN, Eli Miller bad a sword cane An officer naw it in Appearance and speeet = quainted, too, with the laws of the country, He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for three months and te pay a fine of $60, hut the-court took pity on tho prison- ore'’s \gnorence and knocked off the imprisonment, AN RYE OPRIER. Jacob Lots drives © baker cart, The other morning he drove so fast as to run over Rosanna Meskin = was rtanding in the middie of Broadway. Roeanna fe! to condole with ber Hie Tn ordor to open his eyes the coart fined him $25. A CHAMPION CoMR TO CRIMP, Tn a saloon on the Third avenue Mr. Simon Seward, Oxprossed himself in favor of Governor Fenton. Ma also Johnson, William McManus, as a cham) for the President, o1 ok in ‘2 conversation The two ‘mild torms to harsh epi McManus struck Seward» henoo the arrest, City prison ton Gays and « fine of $50, coveTums, David Brown took Bae to a Siegel's watch fend cals Aftor ut it fi bin pocket he Hoth tate Hation hoes, sad no dltcovored the ity