The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1867, Page 6

a ees mae TRU OF JOT. SERRE Tor in fight was his onl secarit ‘self he stained his bair a , ‘Vemne) bi sromabler, because pe penny > poy Dr, McMillan notices his tremor ‘and asks him he says be fears aboard, and Boow edges he has caus American people congrat Risescape from violet de a chree days @ndea wore glasses. pon a pursuing him. Aunericay, devecuy we fear, A few days (Mtr, Carrington) voring t0 conWince an Ai id avenge the death of Abraham ‘es aloud for vengeance. With such te ekaring chem in the face it Was aD ingult to the the jury. almost, to puréue thie matter erngion then read as & pa Komang, to chow that the Bible itself ‘iat the offices of the law should avenge the scence, The Bible condemned lawlessneas, and it “ epiritot lavwigesness that led to thi Continned Argament for the Prosecution, Lincoln, whose bleed © the 13tn ehanter Poiuts of Law on Which, te Charze the Jury infamous murder. ech, an exiract clergyman of this city v nishment, as an evidence that the law ordained servants, commanded rderer; that the oflicers of the gers tt] earth, aud that not execute proper — The sermon also conderns what it cails the ily of certain modern philanthropists, who {the proper punishinent of imurder then resumed his own vent having been ordained of God, the jurors is ministers to execute vengeance; and, if tlicy re- ly to exeente the law, they assume to be more But fe there any doubt The jurora, be Do they not know it from ascrmon & Jaw are recogn would be dered nouncement of the Death ofa l mwye ¥asninorom, July 80, 1847 The trial of Joho H. 80 pratt was resumed this morning in a Pinner presiding ood bie remark Kwik of the knew, feo} this high and solemn daty. that that conspiracy existed, and that in pursuance of Ui conspiracy this marder was committed, aud that the er Was ainembor of that co blow that siruck down that kindly head. material facta and cireumst prisoner's guitt? and if so, then 4 sonable doubt. But in order that th standing upon this point he w leaf, to show & the Criminal Cor Mr, Carrington rear the jary would bear ¥ git tym until he had concluded. Pes coneidering (he assaulis upon the and said he hoped ferdaya!tornoon he witnesses for the Preovtion, and he we The * fixgera upon whose te: eommenting was! prrgoant Dye. He wana soilics eommissionert « ee has piste from the ranks to ® pon. Credit was due to any one who at put the private soldier who , sald Mr. Carringto ble doubt does not mean a specuiative utres is, that there sbouid b: ows of life are not, ¢ If there ts faith in aman testinony, Sur- iit has been proven beyond a reasonable donl (eubject he would ask ap instruction of the Court, apt to be carried away by this doctpe of a produced to question de before you an unim- Who denies that Dye denies that he ts a cous man and you see a ad coward are synonymous terme. are also aynonymous term: sown out by counsel ag at the jury my) aly Che evidence and not the sta What right bad the cou Whe ohare: foro 1 Such a doubt must exist aa is recognized Do not all the o fearful avd unerring certainty lo the prisoner at The evidence a this case is enough to bang. a whole tegiment of zouavea, Looking through this there is no defence from plainly seeing this tan's guilt, imatton said be would now briell: te and would then submit a few general utter which he would leave th y the laws of the land. amsiances here rol H we. mber that they to the death He suggested, however, that a r 5 Pioerpont xald he would not ocenpy much tis ints, me that ground had B® peveomoider upon the mind in MEH MSLaNCos that Impre {a quarter to one, took a recess for half ling Mr. Carrington said he wou!d now to ciose his remarks, gentlemen of the defence, there w proposed to anbmait. ri was here made by ene or two of the jurors, erving, he enid Mat they m hive 188 thein cer iatiine He thougl he had already met them. refer paraicnlarly lo the r jury would cast their eyes ove: Felation to tL that on tho mig tterly unreason Hewas weil ealeala gas Yight was bl n ery the time, feainers kee perivotly recogniz pon his mind minutes past te tts probave, 1 Surratt was he was, as he Mr, c, + it wag Immnterial, Jotin Elmira oa April ion of law and fact, and mint be ais @ mised ques the defence ust prove on traced to Washington and Monvrral, and p defence of an ulidi mmet be proved by pre Support of this propos! nce cannot recone oattinony with that of the smoking Dutel: iimony be reconciled? ‘ance of proof, The one euta the the least ecniradlict is corroborated. positively chat Nef and know ledge. nd the United states agai he former ease the doc! Merrick. a brother of one ¢ defence, who even deelded that w! oven beyond # reasonabie d errick said the devision is wrong, whether Up at must be p Mr. deiplin and in Washi and the Conrt tw docinion frou, proof was upon th linesses were brought here to prove s then a justice of the h he could not fail to make Bis dity faithfully; because no worth without making: n being who re would come all the way (re year away the life of wn individual who neyer did him any rin? What motive would he have to swear way? Willan honest homies fe he did | tte court that the burden o public oiieer over did Wiil the jury suppose,that nized the existence of a Cod rescnse here, ia considerixg’ th Casa says he saw Sw ef the prisone: pe the conclusion tat he was bere, Reed says be saw Survatt here, for the jury would put Carroll, the witnons for the the witness for the prosecution, and tho Jury ‘ass never knew Surrati before. Reed ood, and knew his father before lim. Carroll saw Surratt when he waa disguised; while Wood Knew Booth, saw Surratt with him, and rabbed and greased his head, Who had the best o for the Jury to decide, and if t must decide by the preponderance of proof, then ther must majority of the evidence. As to Dr. Bissell, owland for an Oliver, and it Wi ‘There now are three og i the prosecution’ has yet ten behind, to show p him with the crime rvew it, say tt Hike do an act of i not testify positively, aught ageinst Lim, Neat department of the gorern. and Mr. Bradley > cross-exaraine him, althougis he dors not next and lust witners is Mr. Cole- who was mistaken. Knew him from boy ‘ewear positively who thtiks be sa’ it. Kight witnesvon swear posts! Ove others think they did. and at a different but not probable. Are all these wit- ‘Yt too is possible, bat not probable. ten who saw Lim were hovest men, but some of them were Aetectives whose business it was to watch these men, © was & detective and saw him, goes to a misic saloon and Now, having proved. first, the tracy; second, the objec portunity for knowing? © law is correct that the jury y to seeing Suri Rach maw him at a diffe Have ail these witnesses Je who told the trath, Bessos mistaken t preponderance and showing Chat an ali b pened to see him, goes bim drinking t Baistence of the con! been proven as the lary id ho bad now t and be would be brief in w He reterred to the observations he would’ yet make. fact that in connection with this trial ap imputation had been thrown ont against the loyalty of this city and Dix- and proceeded to defend ft from the charge. “ to the fact that Mr. 1 protection of the District of Columbia soldiers, and that to iavade Virginia, end contended ton had ever been loyal. mt of abundant arratt bad a family Beoded assistance Surratt furnished a rendezvous and Boot b had nerve—desperado as he w eg oe Bet Pr Surratt furnished aru Surra't furnished whiskey Surrati furniened « rope Whe Surratis furnished a Aadoctrinate his Ideas scountes would and Rooth used it | d of justico—not regu: f fis Taws to restra who commits @ the prisoner atthe bar pawishment he ao Jn a murderer aud deserves a wurd concinded his ¢ Jat sav! be would cali the attention of the ¢ some ndditional legal points upon ihe question of alibg ard he burden of proof wax im the defence he ells on Cireumsiantial died game aud the o eno as foun from page 63, # de paging 1d boasted of bis “to serve Andrew the prisoner hag been shown to be one d not this jury wipe th of the chief ons) hen read the potuis h be claimed this w ed in aiding and al Almost the inevitable conse Being and an man who has off confesses in secret, Detty upon his kn The conspiracy ng established, it ts a woll sett -That eneli confederate before the world. 1? The first witness on erhoars Mire. Surratt say #he w Op aBotber oeeasion be hears the pris that the leaders t pom: is youny ery Vaspeet quiliy ass Bay, immediately afte She 'Nortnern army o ob to such ® Wicked senument abows a beart bent on mischier A great Victor r'to the bloody a nd doings of each aud of all v Prird.— That a conspiracy to kidaap, abduct of mar dent of he United coved n ebaracier of which neighbors rsh y remember the te to Tippet's eb: eriwe ef auch beinou national peril, 1s . toh ag to render all the cons of ho accensories, by man Kockett seventy Hx years gland, and i« the ho devter boy than Tippet in all He was brought here to prove Remember, then. $1,000 to see the leader of son that point onan From the Stave 6 for he had seu Abe conpiry round mote anarchy that Burract w. onep'racor im pursuance a Is not necessary to as well at Elmirn ‘which be acknowledges be inay pever come when feesed, sbali go unrebuked Witnesses? Dr. Birtb, bet with Seoteb blood io honewable man withal one Nagle ‘0 disere payPhis reapers Bradley, dr, seemed to inuir He wabted no pe duty, although Mr Bew onspirator Booth v » aid in the uniaw t matiers not wh U An American 6 ay Wo take his p ¥ dave delayed bin Nagle, although rdinary murior bie ty, Aud will any yury discard » me 2). of bie entins > Te tece> 0 4 Weal, page 2 tera, $84: third Cendecticut reporus, p 4) Bishop's Crum nal law 7. Werrepont aaid he wo 8 cited comiain the principles for wai st POM, Page SI} thin polot Mr. Carrington annoy A worthy of dea hd an honest American ju ed confession, and upon thie point he (M ) extract from tbat great man aud jure, Daniel LARGE FIRE AT ta RO, LING. Hp a book and wae A tre bere yestartay horned 0: joes $120,000, The princijal | tosured $97,000; J. BL Have inch, $15,000, im 4 to Rnow the refer don, $10,090, fully insured j o We Pekeriag? THE PUBLIC HEALTH. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WEALTH. A special meeting of the Board of Health was beld at one o'clock P. M. yesterday. Present—Jackeon 8. Schultz, President, and Commissioners Bosworth, Acton, ‘Swinburne, Stone and Parker. A communication was received from D, B. Eaton, counsel of the Board. in respect to the powers and duties of the Commissioners, on the application of the Soldiers’ Business Messenger and Despatch Company to locate booths and stands on the public etreete aud side- waiks This opinion is vory ‘engthy, and was drawn outs by @ petition of General Alexander Shaler (Presi- dent), requesting the Board to grant permission to the above named company to erect booths and stands for the uss of disabled soldiers who act a3 business messen- gers) This company was organized undor the 382d chapter of the laws of 1867, passed on the 15th of April last, and doolares that its ‘object shall bé to furnish empio’ ment, so far as practicable, to worthy disabled soldiers and orphen eons of soldiers who lost their Iv °s, or became disabled while serving in the yol- ip regiments accredited to the State of New ine opinion is adverse to the powers of tho Borrd to grant the permesion asked for, mainly for the reason that the act imcorperating the company i not so explicit a8 to do away with the objection that the power, if exercised, would be @ “doubtful”? one; that tue act incorporating the Po.ice Board transferred t, jy whatever power Was ia (be city autboritivs provisjusiy to allow the occapancy of the sircets and side walks to privatg individuals, subi: to @ pro: vicioo, however, that no §ich permit shoo'd be grauted to partles when an Apster.ctiom of the streets or sidewalks would ensue; ‘nd that if tho said Youre of Police be resirained by*such act, counsel cannot see why the probibition Hes pot extend to the Board of Boaith. The coypel also quotes, in support of his opinion, the folowing rule of law laid down by Chancel- lor Kent bere an act is of doubtin construction a consirnetion must ve rejected which Will necessarily be productive of practical inconvenience, unioss the lan- guage Of the Iawglver is su plain aod explicic as mot to admtt of a different coustraction.” Several other opinions and decisions were.also quoted, On motion the communication was ordered on file, and a copy Was directed to bo given to General Shaler, in auawer to bis petition, A number of complaints of leoalities, the filthy con dition of witch demands the aviention of the Board, were presented aud appropriately reterred De, Dautoy, Savitary Superistendent, communicated to the Board the petition ef eundry eitizens of the towns of Rye and Porichester, im Wesichesier county, asking thai & sanitary Inspe-tow bo made ef those localities, A resolution authortz ug such inspection, suggested by Dalton, and accompanying the petition, wes read lupted. r omnulttee appoint 7 of the ins; ove @t Quaraptine &nd the mspectors appointed by this Uoard, aud to sug gest Bone Uniform Fuie of action im relation thereto, Yemarked that Ue cotumittee bad preparod a report; but a3 they wished to cousult with Dr, swmburne, the Health Officer et Quarantine, he would for further timo before presouting the vor fon. Leave to report at the boxt inet Judge Boswaonrnt called up General Shuler’s petitiv: » as the question iavolved was & very imporiaut one, the paper bo referred to (he Cowmittee on Laws and Ordinauces, The movon was cerried. ‘Yhe Hoard thea adjourned till Taeeday next at one o’clock P.M. Repert of the Registrar 1 Statisties. The following lotter on the weekly morlaisy was yee terday sont to iof Health by Dr. Harris, the Rogistiar of Vital & to report as eS July Jn the week us 1 deaths in New York, including 43 In publfo Of the latter sumber beng inmates of tha iwleud asyluma, The total morwlity in Brookiyn amounted to 4i7 deaths, of w nty Insiiiuuons, ‘The zymouc canses sand chaiged with 35. or eont of the Ml ew York, an LIS, or 43.40 cont of ne fourths of malad.c VG in New York lyn, or more than half the entire zyme OF inka nervous disorders of eh! dhood w. sponding week in fo toh fue to the anusially low témperatur: (71.03 degreos Faliren- heii) the past taree weeks. ‘The mean temperature Last week wes 7 dega. Fahrenhest; the average huraidity 64,100 being the por and the total ratnialt to Savueday moon 1. The mean temporature of the past © ‘ahvenhelt, aud the total rainfu tian in the vo: water. ‘This unusually wet d, continues healthtu eason, with the earth constantly satu- trom the Atiantic to the Pactic s Guit—except in the few places far West where choiera has gained a ioothold, and in the fire ports tn Texas and {-ouislana in which the in ection of ever has recently een plansed. Suica wet seasons though not uphealthful unul the droagh will be sure to teach the practical necessity of “drain. wealth,” as an esteemed author tn Westchester county justly ‘assoclates the aauiiary and economical questions io Which effectual dramage and seavengiug relate, Upon mapning out the fields in which the excess of mor. tality has been cin entrated the Past three weeks, we find (hat in the vVenth, tho eastern quarter of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth avd ‘fweaty-irst, the south. vn half of the “iweuty-second, us of the Fourth, Sixth and Séventh wards, not only all no fas, but that in those regions, with an Bine-ienths aave cocurred The map the following ty ib certain he fatal diarri bow submitted shows the lat Memorandum shows the course nthe big g from Sixth oto the Geet river a \o Twenty streets, there were 3¢ occured in lt east ¢ ue. In thet, aut-house distri Twenty-first sive of tell ios eve were 39 deathe, courred iu Lue tweuty-eigit blocks east of Mur: and only five of w eccarces im the seventy vetweeu Th a QUARAN TINE of Pe MATTERS. wengers and Vessels, Some days since the acon of the Custom House The Det to in seizing the boat of the Healtn,Omeer for an alleged interference with the trade and commerce of the port, opened up the question whether the mode of doing business at Quaraotine was or was injurious to the commercial taterests of the city, Co: had been made by merchant? and ehipown effect “hat the ailezed unnecessary detention at Quaran- tine of vessels arriving from fo porta in- terfered materially with their ss; that vessels arriving in this barbor were not allowed either te come up to the piers and discharge cargo or to land their passengers, until they had undergone such delays as catised the consignecs great loss, abd that the detention of passongers, sad Lo be uuuecoasary in point of time, was intervering to ® very Kroat extent n ocean travel The mutter attracied public atten. tiou, and by very mauy, the Hea ec (Dr. Swine Ddurne) was severciy wed. Au twvestigution of the t coables ihe Hekaun Wo present ine vihor side of » pring pat com gers arnving tn nt was tho detention of passe other ocoan veesels, great tnconve- ¢ slipowners to an UuUecessary expense it would appear from statements made vy those in charge of the Quarantine, that the detention is ov ing to tho course pursued by the Custom Mouse authorities, in Wit no doubt they Consider their vested righta, Up to this year it had deen the rule to deputize four revenue inspectors to board inward bound vessels at the lower bay station, and after the & eof (Le passengers bad been duly examined in the luteress of iho revenue, to grant peranits for lauding, provided the vessels in which they came showed clean bills of heaith aud the passen- gers themrelves had undergone due sanitary inspection, This year, however, the core werd withdrawn from the the toms exa en the vessels ba » Oileer te vot bo. a 2 orests, a0 exceilent oppurt Was presented Here for wnugeling on a large scale, Formerly it was wenal bor the rescnue authortiies to sign pa:senger permits tn advaacs, so that whenever the necessary santiary procations bad been taken by the Heniih Officer, no delay occurred in the Tending of p: hwith, Under tho new ry the Custom Liv any pormita unit Health Odicer's ceri ticaie vouches for tye guod ean’ couditiou of the newly arrived voseel aud its passengers, = This Laity cvrtifieate has to be transmiitod from Quarantine to the Custom House, and the permits (not gned in adeanee and nied as heretofor) are wen: Hien the healt! ciaily ia the ¢p the afternoon — whea the Cu hours are ended, and no permits bh e-can be granted wut) | thoge houre begin on the following day, Them there is a trip of fourteen miles to be taken before sack permiis can reach the parties for Whom they are intended, lying in Quarantine. ihe adds to the deiention, and ofton a delay of faliy twenty-four bi hich tine could be saved to Lhe possengere were the old boarding system and the custom of advance permits avilin vogue. The devention of vessels and cargoes, so far asthe Health office i# concerned, in the case of vessole show a ciean bill of health, and coming from noa-sekly porta, varies frow two to five days, which lime ts considered by the medical profession as veng none too short for making the proper sanitary examination. By the terme of the Leaith law the time of devention 18 made discre- Uiouary with (he offleer at Quaranuing. There are many cases of arrivais from porte the beaithful condition of which is doubtful, where fuily five days’ tine w reqaisie to ab adequate determination as to whether there be or ve not t ris of disease or jafection in the hold, go. Tf, after the expimion of this time th imated slevedores at work ip the uniading the cargoes show nos of sickness, it ts them con- sidered safe to allow the craft to come into the harbor. This inclades the time taken up in the p of fami- gation, Generally not more than three days’ detention occurs Where vessels come rom well known bealtutal ports. PeThe whole dificuity now comp tention of cargoes might be obvia ! built for their storage while ’ Keef, whieh deine one and a half miles from @ would fully apewor (he requiremens of the re bue law, THE WRECKRD QUARANTINE STRAW The quareniune ea er, which wae belly injared by being ran sponta feck on Friday Bight bie the Board of Health am! the Quaren be | emi e Monere were ow bonrd, a full agen" wb H Saturday's Henain, ie now 7 yar wut eo ary Wuek wi tee fool vf od of ae to the de Dut it has been OFer one hundred man oye aod she is BOW w work as the Quarantine dock, Staten Island, INJUNCTION AGAINST THE QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS, ‘An injunction has just been granted by Judge Lott, of the Supreme Court, restraining the Commissioners of the Coney Island Quarantine from proceeding to acquire the title to the ground selected as the site for a landing and boarding staon, The application was made on ‘the town of Gravesend, was made was substantially tnat the land selected by the commissioners quantity what was nec for a landing and boardiog In granting the injunction Judge Lott gives leave to move to vacate the order within ten days after the Ist or August, Such a motion will probobly be made, According to the statements of the applicants, ft appears that the land which the Proceeding to take was all the of thirty-six hon- miles long, which the commissions wosiern end of the island, cops sti dred acres, with a front noarly t! was sixty times more than is pecessary for the of a landing and board as i necessary for tho NEWS FROM MORMONDOM. Salnte=Prestdent rgand Youns Joe Smith Fighting for the Successton—oe Smith Gaining Ground We are in receipt of advices from Salt Lake City to the Great complaints were made of the conduct of Wells, Fargo & Co, im not forwarding the malls. News states that one hundred and ninety-six sacks of mail matter were lying between Denvor ‘n Missourt river and Denver, at tho last and more betw wada Enterprise, June 21.) Il is generally known that there ta an irreconcilable schisin ip the Mormon Church; but it is not generally known that the division separates forty or fifty thon- sand “saints” from the Brigham Young and Salt 1. tion and control of jake Church authorities, The branches differ, not oniv in relation to tho legitimate cossion to the Presidency of the Chureh. but in vital doctrinal points as we'l, and there is no probability of The divaffected Mormo: are ecatiered thronghout the Western States, and aro under the leadership of Joseph Smith, Jr, son of the founder of the faith, He lives in Towa, and seems to be much respected by tho intention of the authority aud ‘er coming together, his netghbora, It waa doubtless mith to place the mantle ccession upon the shoul lowa prophet, hat he vas killed prison, and Brigiaam Young nmnaged to elevate himself to the Chureh Presidency, while mourning for the death’ of his father, Normons a3 conld not be prevailed upon to remove to Salt Lake twenty yeara ago remainod in Towa and Mis- rouri, and reeogntzed the a janior Sraith was Sech of the hority of the younger Their numbers have increased largely, and they w count all. of forty thousand souls, it is suid. They nei’her believe in nor practic» po © more intelligent body of people than the Uiah branch. A arge proportion of them are natives of the United States, aud during the rebellion thoy were noted for Some months since m Joseph Smith, Jr. he stated the points of difference batween'the two secis, luded to the disloyalty of the Salt Lake branch. seems to have had some effect, for his follow- ers have largely increased during the past year. two or thres unsuccessful etforta in tho way of proselyting at Salt Lake, and the two branches are irre- concilably hostile w each, ather,, THE PIEAPFECHON DEEP SEATED. [From the Salt Lake City Vedo'te, Jnly 13.) That a deop seatedrtigaffogtion ex!sts among the a the Mormon Charch ‘ugamy, and are altogether their loyaity to th too apparent to need We do not assert (for in fact we do not know) that this disaffection is towards tho Mormon reli- Our own beltef on that point 18 that it is not, fected appear to bo excellent eliizens in con- trast with their opponents; possess ay much Intelligence, have the moral honesty to believe thers for man—one to tho State nnd the other internrediaie relat demonstration, if not more: lo the Creator; nod that the claimed by ambitions men who jumble into a botch- ch those obligations are arrant t they are the representatives of both, and the to discuarge one’s duty to both strictly follow the advice of thoso strange men who ammbugs who astort to establish themselves in the credulity of the people. Large numbers in unis city, if we ments of those who have advantages for knowing, are tired and disgusted with the continued petty tyrannies czer- cised over both body and mind, and the perpetual drain the resources of their industry to keep up a legion of dents, Aprsties, Bishops, Eiders, Teachers and triple the number of wives, to say nothing lending magnates of the Church aro rich; have house and lands, and quite unlike the Nazarene in that for He had no piace whereon to lay ps have several places 4 And when the inquisitive follower of the faith imquires what has become of the “tithing,” they are answered by the oracle that it is none of their damned business. Such mattors are not easil and set right hard on the stomach, When t! look out and see the frait of their industry contributed ‘burch converted into fine stores, mills and ranches, and stock and carriages for the ag- grandizement of individuals who are roliing in wealt! and sensual comfort, hodnobbing with every celebrity that comes along, and always courting the consideration and distinction of wonied power, that the world over despises labor, they cannot be blamed if they do not ac quissce entirely in all these things. great deat of this disaffection m: ¥ All that is required is tome man having confidence in the his convictions to opmly declare himself free of rra‘sing lempwalitie, and then lead the van. Craven spirits and temporizers would do otherwise RESIDENT YOUNG COUYSFLS A RIOT. {From the Salt Lake City Vedert On Sunday last President Young, accompa ‘Is, Went down to Cottonwood, about twelve miles south of this village, to bold forth and preach the Gospel for the salvation of ‘men. able design, he varied his discourse from the \- lion of men and the means necessary to atiain it, to a contemptible earthly attack on acertain William’ How- ard, a very fine, intelligent E on the Sato road, about four miles from this city, who We are informed that Mr. Howard, like a good citizen, pays the United states reve- nue, as “required by Iaw;" but on account of sume has = worked ann paid up the uthmg & particular friend of tbe prophet—so the story coes— and ad ciaime of @ financial ebaracter against that dignitary that made the jatter have recourse to nis will the emergency, and ht up all the papers of Mr Howard, then in cicoula- , dud “sqneiched’ him, This trick’ was twice per- ed by the President, but Howard ceuldp’t “seo it,” fit a course of hisown; and the President, in commenting on it lest Sunday, made some remarks that riled Howard, and he got up and openiy denounced aod demanded a when Brigham About two hundred said “No;"’ bat aod Mr. A, was foreil Brighamtben coun: ouse and distillery & stone upon 4 stone. can rely on the s'ate- children. The bis bead, But these cbay whereon to for the good of th We expeci to seo a fested this summi formance of this ist gentleman, 30 9a: makes excollent whiskey, bearers to go and tear down the . Howard, and noi leay ney “did not be bighiy commended of law and good order. only shown a wiliingness to take bad advice. detior ceuusels prevailed, We learn that Mr. Ho: ham Young yesterday, staiements in the at he will hold him persom- 5 toa proity pass. AFFAIRS IN ST. LOU: It they had th it a letter to Bri ing @ retraction of 1 Cottonwood, or Things are comi ally reeponaibie, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. ‘St. Louis, July 30, 1867, 7:15 O'Clock #. ML McCool's training near this city encourages friends here to lay heavy bets that be will "lip Aaron Jones in the coming prize Og't. © health of the city ts remarkably good. There are bo sgne of the cholera, Last year at this time it riged here fearfully, jew York are here figuring for the South. West brauch of the Pacific Railroad, which was lacey for- foiled by Fremont, FUNERAL OF CHAUNCEY D. HURD Tos well Known and estimable citizen of New York came by bis death im sonsequence of a fail which he reoe!ved on the 19th instant by jamping off one of the Fourth avenue cara, While lying on the ground one of the horses kicked bim in the head aud death was the result @ few days afterwards—on the 27th. wes a romdent of New York over thirty-tive yeu 18 War connected with the impo Latterly be Was an apprais foreign goods in the Custom House. He waa auiversally estoemed A large Assombiage of well known citizens ded the funeral services yesterday at Tr ‘companied the rem: whonce it was conveyed to tue cometory at Middle Had: The regular choral services of the Episco- ston officiating on th ven & Hurd lartford boat, pal Choreh were chanted, Dr. The pati- bearers were Collector Sm: W. MeLean, J. J) Ciseo, L. tions from the Ivanhoe and Pagfs dgea, F And (rom che Custom House alteudod (he faneral, ATED “OUTRAGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA,” Covvmma, 8 C., July 20, 1867. Tho assault on W. Armetrong and J. 0. Thompson, bewspaper correspondents, was committed by two drunken mon, who were atrostes, exception, denounce the aeravit, which was the result of liquor, aad uupremeditaced, The citizens, withont PORTH AMERICAN, Qrrwec, July 30, 1867. The @teamship Austrian, from Liverpool, Fatrher Point this morning, She reports that the steam- ship North American got off toon ber tp tow, but @ heary gave coming on ehe ran epe Bay wad beached Ler weeny Dp KelbiDg Ler le Quek = Friday, and the Austrian There wil be no ditt. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon, Supervisor Smith presiding. Supervisor Twaxp moved that $5,000 be set apart for the Su to defray the expense of the additional help ta i ale oven patios by the Board of Super- N.C po vor Paying $18,153 to 7 ns 5 stone $15,314; A. J. Voorhies, Jr , for buildi plumbing, $2,368; Matthew Kane, wi The report was adopted, and the Board th vntil Monday afternoon next at two o'clock. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Corporation —Printin; Aguin-A Railro: Track for Sixty-third Stre: The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, Alderman Loew presiding. “s The Commilive on Printing and Advertising reports’ on the communication from Comptrolier Connolly re- gatding the publication of the proceedings of the Board in the Corporation papers. ‘The report concludes with @ recommendation to adopt the following resolution; — Resolved, That the proceedings required by the Board of Aldermen to be pul in the newspapers selected In ac- condance with section J, chapter 586, laws of 1807, hereby determined to be, for weekly papers the joint proceedings, and for dail the usual abstract of the proceedings, ‘as hitherto furnished by the Clerk, excepting as the Clerk has been otherwise directed by this Board, Alderman Ety expressed the hope that the subject ‘would be laid over, Alderman Haxny hoped not. The Comptroller evi- dently wished the Board to assime some responsibility Jn the matter, and as an executive officer he had a right to expect it, He trusted the Board would at least go as far as these resolutions proposed. ” ‘Tho question then came upon Alderman Ely’s mo- tion (o lay over, which was lost, Alderman Exy said that all the named as Cor- poration have a right to publish all the proceed- ings of Board. Alderman Harpy th it this would be a very unfor- tunate constraction of the law. He Lege ond publica- jon merely was required, not universal publication in Corporation paper. ‘The question =e then put on the adoption of the resolution, and it was lost, It was subsequently recon- sidered and laid over. ‘The Board thon transacted a large amount of routine business, after which they concurred with the Board of Councilmen in allowing the Second Avenue Railroad Company to extend their track through Sixty-third street, between First and Phird avenues, ‘The resolution on printing and advertising, which was laid over, was again called up, and, a8 reported by the Committee on Printing, was adopted. ibe Board then adjourned until Thursday next. COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND. The Commissioners and the Excise Bar The Commissioners of the Sinking Fand met yester- day in the Comptroller's office, Mayor Hoffman in the ehair, ‘The Corrrou.er presented the following communica- tion from the Excise Board:— New Yore. July 24, 1857. R._B. Coxsony, Comptroller: — Sia—I have the honor to transinit for the Commissioners of the Binking Fund the report of Hcanee, fee received for the mont ing June 25, 1897. Yours haa as B, F. MANIERRE. To Metnorortan Boarp or Excise:— T have the honor to report the amount received for heenses grenied and delivered in the county of New York from May 2) to June 25, 1867, viz: — Gross amount received $150,146 ‘Twenty-five per cent reseive 2 87,688 Total....+ $112,610 “BF MANTERRE, Treasurer. The following communication was also submitted by the Comptroller :— P : New York, July 29, 1807. R.B, Coxxorzy, Comptroller: — Sin—By direction of the Metropolitan Board of Exciaa, 1 herewith transmit a copy of my report to the Board of funds received for licenses and fines in New York county rhea transin tthe same a and and oblige Oe ip. P. MANIERRE, To THe Merrororita Boarn or Exctse:— T have the honor to report the amount received for Meen- ses granted and delivered in the County of New York for the month endins July 25, 1887, viz: Gross amount reorived.. Less twenty-five per cent. - for month ending Jane 25. 1 to the Commissioners of the Ralauee. . Fines received May MAN cisccsasees or The Mayor offered tho following :— Whereas, the Excise Commissioners bave paid into the city treasury to the credit of the Commissioners of the Sinking fund monies aa follow: For month ending May 25. 1837. For month ending June 25. For mouch euding July 25. Total... Expenses three per cent. + 25,575 - C3 ———— $213,181 Whereas, while paying, in addition, thereto, interest on ‘A portion of said amount at the rate of three per cent per an- num, amounting to $2,6% 61, the said Excise Commis. sioners have, ax appears, deducted three per cent as the Whole amoutt for expenses of collections, being $25,575 88, nearly ten-fold the amount of interest received: therefore, Resolved, That the Comptroller be and he ie hereby re. quested to apply respectfully to the Treasurer of said Board of Lxcise Commissioners for « statement in detail of all items making up the amount deducted for such expenses. The resolutions were adopted The Mayor noxt offered the following resolutions:— Whereas, the Excise Commissioners have paid into the city treasury, to the credit of the Commissioners of Sinking Fund, in aecordance with the requirements of the tux leyy of 1807, the total sum of $442,288, being a portion of the ioneys collected for Excise Meenses grenied for the city of New York since the date of the passage of said tux levy; aud whereas, said moneys are not liable to be ap- payment of the current expenses of the city or county government, and cannot bedrawo against but should bepat once applied’ to the redemption of the city debt, deemable from the sinking fand, oF should be invested ( «account; therefore, solved that the Comptroller be, and be is hereby di- recte} forthwith to invest said money, or euch portion as remains wninvesied, according to ordinances rezulating the same, in interest-bearing stock in bonds of the city oF county of New York. giving preference im any parchase thereof to the earlie't maturing stock or bonds, and that he invite proposals for the sale to the Commisstoners of such stock aud bonds by notice to be inseried in the Henato York, Pimesand Tribune, ‘The resolutions were adopted and the Board then ad- Journed. BOARD OF AUDIT. A meeting of this Board was to have taken piace yes- terday. At the hour appointed for the meeting, how. ever, Mr. Depew announced that in conseqnence of the injunction issued by the court, restraming the Board ‘rom holding apy formal meeting, no meeting weuld then take place, AWARDS OF CONTRACTS The following contracts have recently the city anthoritres:— STRERT NYP wrweNT. The contract for flagging the sidewaik ja Third ave. nine, belween 12th and LAth sireecs (west side) is awarded to the lowest bidder, C. Keyes. e751 20 ‘The contract for regulating, gradin, acting aro and. gutter sone. tw fad . between nd flea apace four feet wide through the sidewalk thercol, \ phrarded to the lowest bidder. ©. Kayes . 428 25 ‘or regulating, grading and setting eur' Ver nove in third street bet and Fifth avenues and flagging a fect wide through sidewaiks thereof, is awarded to Terence Fariey oe. cee cece ee For reznlating. grading atid aetiing carb and pniter toue in Ninety-econd street, 4 Fit) avenues, and fogging ide through sidewalks thereof, M. Gavin... a ar The contract for regulati pavement Mer ighth street, tw awas Nicolson Paving Company co... cv .csevses., 908,980 90 or and paving wih Nicolson pavemeut Hroad efreet, from Wall to South street, awarded to Lie only bidder, the Nicolson Paring Vompiny. 43.619 50 Reruiating and paving with Nicolson pavement Pearl t, from Wall to Beekman street, anded to the only bidder, the Nicolson Paving in mats by 23,056 40 awarted wo ++ 3,800 30 re nrMEN aod paving with Nt. treet, from Canal wo to the only bidder, the and “paring With sone’ blocks ‘Poriy. ret, from Second avenue to Kast river, . 7. Genrty 10,877 36 Regulating and th ‘stone biocks Thirty. fith street, from Third to Fifth avenue, awarded to (he lawest bidder, James Flizpatriok.... 12,883 64 lating and paribg with Nicolson pavement Nassau street, from, Cede to, Spruce streei, awarded to the only bidder, the Nicvison Paving Compan: : 18,806 18 egy! tary paving with *tone bloek« Hierenth Greet, Feo: Seventh aveoue to West street, awarded to the lowest bidder, i, Kidues......... 16090 00 Sewers in Fifty-tifth and Lully © ehtie streets, be- tween Righth and Ninih avenues, awarded to the Jowest bidder, J. Kelly 18880 98 Sewers in Soventy-rerenth and fightieth atreete, bei wees Third aud Fourth avenues arded io the lowest bidder, James CA8@F.. ce cece ecene ce 2739 90 Bewers to Allen suet, between Canal aod Rir- Inston fireeis, between Centre and Bim « a as acded to the lowest biddor, J. Duffy Jr... $080 00 Sewers between Seventy-ninth and E.ghty-sivth sand between avenue \ and Third aveay rued to lowest bid ri Sewer in 180th gireet, by d Sixth avennes, awarded to iow biader, J. D. Moore & Hon 4,339 00 Sewer in Sixicemth sireet, between Third aven ve irving place, awarded 1 lowest bidder, Ch trsimnie Pye 1,866 9 Sewers ia W ny éifoet be t Hubert, an to Lindson st atrents, and In No fon street and West Brow Lewween Frankitn and reet, betwenn ! ray. wks bea Varick street, awarded (0 lowest bidder, M. 1406 0 Sewers and Gbrapehes bewween I wenty-third and Thiriy second streets, between Ninth and Blererth aveniies, awarded to tw lowest bidder, Bard. cgsececeseres 28 90 THE ST. PAUL AND WINOKA RAILROAD, Cmerao, July 80, 1867. The contractors of the ®t. Pau! and Cnt Railroad have veen notified to commence the work. That part of the road between St, Pau! and Winowa is to be completed in one year. DROWNCO WHILE BATHING. Sarcenrins, N. ¥., July 90, 1867 aged seventeen, and Obristopber Miller, feed etateeo gear, were drowned om Sabbath morning, While bathjug 1p a wi) pond af Weat Revgerties THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Alleged Case of Matiny en Board tho Ship Caravan—Diecharge of the Accused, Before Commissioner Osborn. ‘The United States ve. Charles Davis, James Thomas and Charles Lewis,—The examination into the charge nssinns the orenned: dinclones: most bnnery and brofal itrages oD the complainant Cain, i fato“of the Calvan, which pre geet ry hip which nearly terminated his a The evidence of the crew splices captain and firet mate as cognizant of and actual pators in the personal cruelties which brougl ‘the second mate prempt and condign punishment, Foe. Commissioner, alter hearing the case as great length, . discharged the prisoners, ° The Desbrosses Street Distillery Case. The United States ve, Henry Tanskey and Henry Bich.— The full particulars in this case have beep already pub- lished in the Heranp. After close of testimony yeater- day the Commissioner beid the accused to answer, Another Alleged Distillery Fraud. The Untied States vs. Alderdice @ Wexfall—Ther accused stand charged with attempting to avoid the ment tax, end illegal! whukey from & Sirilery (o other than e‘bosded waretonse, -Alderdice was called and gave testimony on bebalf of the presecu- tion. After the examination of other witnesses the. forther hearing of the case was adjourned wii] Friday next, BANKRUPT COURT. First Appointment of an Assignee Under the- New Law. In the bankruptcy of Alfred Beardsley a first meeting: was held yesterday at the office of bande vans ham, Mr. Edwin James representing ene ee abrief hearing Mesera Drew and French and Mr. H. G. Law having proved their debts, the Rex- ister appointed Mr. George Terwilliger assignes of the. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSINS, Befere Police Justice Kelly, The calendar yesterday morning was very full. Roguen* of all dogrees appeared before the bar of justice to have- their rewards meted out to them. bic wot isn’t bis'n, Whew he's alched must go to prison: MATRIMOSIAL DIPFERENORS. James Pool, a colored man of some five and twenty” years of age, was placed in "the dock, charged with vio- lently beating and ill using his wife. The com Cesarean Lips Posey that for oy ease , ner out ye proceeds of labor, Pas too lazy to work for a living. On Monday night, because she would .not give him some money: she brought home, the frascibie Jemmy had violently attacked her, knocked her down and Mecinll pe out one of her eyes, The complainant's face fed to the truth of her evidence, and Justice Kelly sent the offender for threo months to meditate over the consequences of” sudden wrath, PRITY LARCENY. Catharine Tallman, alias Madelina Tashman, was charged with stealing two coats of the value of $25, the property of one Abraham Jacobs, a Jew clothier im the Bowery. Oncross-examination by defendant's counsel, it appeared that the whole evidence against the accused rested on tho statement of # man named Elkins, who was known to beathief. A de- ‘ective officer, Malligan, had cone to arrest this man for the theft of another ‘and Fiking, in order to get off, had then voluntarily told the officer that Catharine Tall. man had stolen Jacob’s garments. No one had actually seen Catharine purloin the coats; so Justice oe) re- marking that it pages to be “a put up job,”” he must discharge the accused, although it was not the first time that she bad been brought to this court, DISPUTED POLICE CHARGE, = ‘isting him in the performance of his duty, and like» wise assantting him, Prvitness swore that a fire hav’ broken out at 202 Broadway, a large crowd had assem! to look on, and that he other policemen were em- ployed to keep the crowd back #0 ag not to interfere with the firemen. While thus engaged Richardson had wanted to push by him aud La up Broadway, and he (McDonnell) told him that could not ase Richardson had then slapped him in the face od hold of his cheek, when he was obliged to daw. ig club in self-defence Ran he the james Norman, a very intelligent witness, deposed he was present at the fire in Broadway, and saw the tire squabble between Mr. Richardson and The young man was gel byte ye | shoved him violently in the throat the crowd. The accused had then raised as 6 guard to shield himself, and officer then draw his club Richardson’s arm, The officer then walked witness went up to him and said “I ber.”* Legere) oe, came Cae take your number, " very qui ' shouted out violently, God damao you, I will take and thereupon arrested Richardson and -locked hi Another witness, s Mr. Wood, corroborated this mony. Justice Kelly sa'd that no one should jaterfere with the police in the performance of their duties, ang he fined the defendant $10, whch was at once paid, and he left the court with his friends. « CRURLTY TO ANIMAIS, Three cases of driving horses unfit for work were severally investigated and the defendants fined by Jus tice Kelly $10 each. Ono horse was “‘gubject to ” and another was described as fo thin that “one could ‘see through him,” and so weak that “you could lift him up with one hand.” EMBRYO BURGLARS, John Mulligan and John Owens were arraigned before: the sitting magistrate for being found at an unlawful hour of the might or morning with burgtarious io their orem engaa| a ‘Jimmy, a crowbar skoleton keys. The prisoners indignantly dee base Insinuation; bat the evidence strongly against them, and their looks betieing them Justice Kolly though he would be doing the city a ser vice in sending them for threo months each to the Pen tentiary. ee flee *5 isi Hh Beit i ‘RGR LIFE BRLOW sTarRa,”” Ann O'Hara, employed asa cook at the Frie Hotel, wage . charged by Margaret McGenn's, a domestic at the same establishment, with assault and battery, A good num. ber of witnesses were called on either side, and there ap- to have been ® small row in the Erie Hotel itehen, where there had been a ‘‘free fight”? among the cooks, and knives used, besides the nary nails cus. tomary among females. Ann was fined $20, as she had nearly out the nose off Margaret, and was then released from durance vile. there were yesterday twonty cases of batiery, twenty-two of petit larceny, an@ nine other charges, of which one was for violating the Health ordinances, and the others misdemeanora, COURT CALENOAR—THIS DAY, Scrrius Coat, Caamnans.—Nos. 54, 61, 70, 108, 167, M cal 16° xe Court, Triat Trnt.—Gross, J. No further dar catil Augnet 2, 1867, ABORTION CA of the AffairsHow it Leaked ‘oner's inquest. ‘# case of seduction, abortion and subsequént death recently occurred in Newark, the particulars of which have just come to light, The victim was « prepossess ing young lady, nty-eight yoars of age, named Emma. Bail, and resided at No, 56 West Kinney street, She of a very respectable family, who are po inte by the sad developments. The alleged seducer is Jacob Wilson, a map of family, woo has been for several yrare op intimate terme with the yoaug lady and ber iamily. On Monday afternoon County Physician Dod@ received the following letter ~ The Varce Jou Dr. Dorp — lady named Rmaa Ball od ' No 9 West K effects of a ortminal abortion, said to hi produced by Dr. ©" © Heat nuded her for East Ne in Jobo. house of a Mra Kortright, but as d ber remove! to ler ‘iiher's Abraham Balke A Ct pt io Kiiney street, where hed three or feur day The doctor is «nid to have received $86 for the job, pizing to Mr ail ana wife, at No. 96 West Kinng: you cau toarn the facts, ‘The guilty party tried hard te fereen Linisel: to the paren.s, and has, Indeed, hushed matier wi'h them, but the cave needs inquiry, JUSTICE. Dr. Dotd immediately paid a visit to the parenis, When the charges made in tho above letter were so well substantisted that bo \mmediately notified Corouer Vreeland of the facie, and Inq to be held spon the body, The body was disinterred yesterday morning and a post mortem ade of (he *ame, resuitin’ «1 a complete confi of the alicgstion that an abortion had been prodaceé upon che young lady. The Coroner's Jory nerins, deen empaneiled, proceeded to Upper Library Hall, where ap : isition taken betore Coroner Vreeland. he evidences goes to show that the young lady left her home ‘o April, and went to the of o Mra Badgely, were she remaiued until about four weeks ago, when she went to tho house of a Mrs. Kortright, in Jobin street, Bast Newark, She remained at the ler piece Uvtil avout lon days prior to ber death, when rhe was taken to her home in a dying condition, and there died The evidence of the physician charged With having Sommitted the abortion proves that he was lied by the man Wilson, the alleged goducer, to give hie attention to the sore feet of the lady, and’ that om either ihe first or x@coud visit he made to the girl Wil: on tad a cloaw breast of the whole affair, and alto re marked that the girl bad deen to New York, where am Atiempt at abortion bad been made upon ber. The caso is ati!) In tho bands of the Coroner's jury. ALLEGED FORGERY AT POUGHKCLPSE, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. July 80, 1887, 1 30 o'Clock P.M, One day last week @ man entered the Farmers’ an@ Manafeciurers’ Bank of thio cliy and presented what Purported tote Henry 1. Varick’s check for $2,600, 68@ asked tho casuier, Mr, Da if the check was ‘ Receiving an allirmative anawor, the man then a “Please certify it, a8 Udo not wiah to ase it pow.” The eheck was accordingly certified. A day or two sinee 16 was returuved to this cily irom the Hanover New York, where it had Seen paid in good faith by Me, John 1, Borker, cashier of the bank and a former reel dent of ths city, When Mr. Varick made up Bis ao counts be ascertained that he was short, and upom @x- amination pronounced ibe above check # forgery, The affair te being investigaied. 0 —————————— _e