The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1867, Page 10

10 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK CITY. | $a3'tameyneetnoe oyittcetetet | tenner ne em soe — the resolutions of the various Presbyteries in the hhoge thes they may be 0 considered and acted on a0 to ‘of Connecticut lead to « union of the Old and New Schools, not merely in ptt “ty “ork aod places further South. | They oltes poss MULLANWS FIRE? COP ORO. form, bot im feeling, and such as shall make CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. Sage berwte Srots, darian the Gane Adout © year sineo olficer Yatrick Calaban, of the ciel Gnerch talent ta lesin amteeniah it conics A ing Ume spectacle was presented iB | Fory.afth precinct, undertari: eye, other prisoners encaged in the conspiracy, and Yesterday mornins a grand fect ef vensela of to arrest Mullane on a hen foreibie, and, if necessary, dloody means ware, 19 | the appearance of Boe oie aaveel tbat bas been ob- | WArrant for a misdemeaucr, when the desperate fellow and order, bat in spirit and truth and love, rpower Recruitng tor the Fenian Army, Peraous vio might, sant’ between, them tt ibe 43! a, arly 10 oe ony dimat bjects | wincked im with a cavalry eword ana be had e narrow ‘The Fonisn General O'Neill has been engaged during. Bue of the conspirators elected andilaia the whete ait; dering surrounding ObJeCt | scape with his lifa. This of very an a Baan, “ Defore hr. Hogun, who immediately Botifed ‘the ofict | somewbat obsc ast neamed ta abe faint | DAMOZAllY exciled the pollce department, and they de- ber An be Maar pey —_. @eputy keepers to be on tue Jert, and also g8¥'s infor. s " termined to use extraordinary to bring him to otty. @ meeting held here yesterday ‘that to Captain Coulter, wardes @f the rv oa, An . ie, wind, andom they came, with | Jumlce After a determined arrangement was pertocted to permit the cong yirators to ‘Vheir make an attempt to overpower their ki ‘a, in which ease they would have met wih a cody recep- them kd would unseen dangers, Toe walter was low yeta| ia, have deen killed, Wardom CouPer and” the | i? ‘breast, they passed Fe eacrety, cout | Mv 70s career. mon under him subsequently “entered the | raiser ure amen,’ af a tb onseret On, the: night oC tae bth of Men tiie bo abtacked 0 cells ef the conspirators, and, @,ter handewiag | New Loudon, bad entered its tortuons course, Driven | worth: armii named Patric! ae, caged per acne and ay whee rashes a po — Gietracttog currents, the two venaie fouled, | for ss Teen, and’ J fanam * SaOne. Bony: Secret near unmanageable, drifted upon | ofa revoiver into bisabdomen. For this offence he was Ganiner’s vest was found @ new cig’ hes ling The pris: ks, Where they were compelled to rest uoti! County Raymo: were very anxious to leat‘, whieh one of their er ar eS png ig ype tS of Purpose, but they did not sug.eed. The conspirators were Subsequently transferred to the condemned cells, ‘on the first tier of the prison, ‘where they will be kept Uli removed by due process ¢f iaw. This plan of libera- dom was perfected by the py isoners by meaus of con- Nereing through the water: or waste pipes of their cells. ‘Through this medium of commwnication they were ‘enabled to keep up & conv ersatica without the Know!- edge of the prison officials, The conspirators referred Was being outside the ceils will speedily receive con- sideration, in case the V /ardea can procure the necessary evidence against them THE EAC AUTH WARD TRAGEDY, Mt pape Yeparation® fer tho Funeral ef Offecr Me- esnes~“ivgcial @rder ef the Chief of Pe« oemActhacy jor the Hiot Rettel Fund Mane agers. ; Ss ‘The sai and’ untimely {atavf officer Mo@hessey has wast quire n gloom over the entire police force. Men wrought up im such a dadgerouscalling as that of a policemen, who is by day aod night exposed to perils that Dut few persons unacquainted with his duties can fully realize, are not wout vo be siartied at or even made to grieve over the enactment of bloody tragedies tm which, perbaps, they themeelves play no unimportant véle; Dut, when death, throngh the instrumentality of the assassin’s arm, strikes Gown ope of their uumber at the dead of vizhs, and while in the performance of bis Say, tne horror of murder ts brooght so near home to every individual, of the force that the crime itself e@ssumes mew horrors to which their eyes had been Diinded before, uch bas been the case since the death ef the wpfortanat: Eighth precinet officer became known to the members of the police force, and the feel- ing of serrow for the dead one and sympathy for the Tene wife, biendod witb an inexpressibie horror of the deed committed, tha: pervades the department, is as ‘wnmistakadie as tte sincere, ‘The following specin! order was issved by Superinten- Sk Kannoey yesterday im relation to the mournful ‘event :— Sreciat Onper No. 1,624. Orries ov SurenixraxDuxt Min horouitay Potice, { New Yous, Oot. 21, 1867. Another of our comrades has fallen by the hand of the b. Patrolman Rooert 3. McUhesney, of the Etghth Piesveh, lor hus life on Sauirday evoning while tn thful discharge of the duties of his olfice; and it is beco: ing in ihe M Bis me polit police force to pay proper honors to The funeral will take place on Tuesday, 22d inst, at two @clock P. M., from No. tu P. 2. The ent're command of t tion each from the off Fourth, Pith, St teenth,’ Fouriecuth, Sixinentb, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Iwentletn, Tweuty-Arst, Twenty-sevontn and Twenty-pinth Preeincts will attend the fune Ant for which purpose each section under charge of a sergeant will report to In. tor Walling. at the Brooklyn central offiee, corner of fasbington and Johnson streets. atone o'clock. The Fifteenth and fwenty-cighth precincts will detail one fection each of the off platoon, uader command of a ser- Reant, to take charge of the Eighth precinct during the time @f the funeral. ‘They will report at Kightn preciact station At twelve o'clock M. Toapector Folk will specially detail a anfiicient foree from the Brookiyn commands to pteserve order and escort the Auneral Procession 4, KENNEDY, § ‘OHN A, KEN , Superintendent, @ronce W. Dicks, Inspector. si The following loiter was received by Mr. Acton yeater- @ay afternoon from Mr. Ivaac Beil, chairman of the Riot Relief Fand:— Daranraent or Posi CHanmne axn Counsorion, } New Y - Oot. 21, 1867, Daan Sta—! may not go down town for a few da: weepwhile you can assure the widow of the mu foVhesney that she will receive through yon an appropri. tion of $800 from the Hiot Relief Pande Yours. truly, Tos. ©. Actox. IsAAC BILD. The controtiers of the Relief Fund lave decided to @onato a similar sum to the above to the widow of every eillcer who loses his \ife while inthe performance of Bis duty, The reguiar police pension allotted to Sirs, hesney is $300 a year. She would Lave received 31,200 at the death of ber husband had he nom. a member of the Potice Beuevolent Association; but Bav- ing been appointed an oilicer but a month before bis oath, # is presumed that he had not been informed as 46 tbo beneiits to be dorived from the association, ANOTHER STABBING AFFRAY IN THE EIGHTH WARD. About eight o'clock last night as an officer of the Eighth precinct was patrolling hie post on Mercer street, near Houston, be was made aware of some werious distu bauce going on at No 119, in an es. Aablishment Kept by @ notorious damsel kuown as Kate Leary, The oflicer attempted to got into the house, But found the door heavily barred and other- wise guarded. The officer applied to Captain Mills for advice as to course be should pursue, In compliance with directions from the Captain, several members of the furce entered the house adjoining 119, and by getting ont on the roof of th eoeded in effect in the houso Sy surprice, arrested them. fhe officera found m one the rooms a man named Thomas McCormick, whom Mey alicgo is a well known thief, bleeding profusely frpm a etad in the right groin, some four or five inch Qrrfenzth. A surgoon was sent for, and the wound was dressed, but the wounded man refused positively to tell Row, or by whom, the wound had been inilicted. Kate Lea: ont on the the propr etress of the establishment, was ft wrist in an attemp', as she statod, to sep- @ the parties who were engaves in tho quarrel. This , it is atleged, bas but roturned {rom Parl», {a company with ber husband she was “working” Exposition 23 a pickpocket, She was arrested, fogether with hor husoand, who is known as ‘Red” Leary at the Exposition, but was allowed to come back to this country, while her spouse took out ao indenture for tivo years’ practice tn developibg bis muscies in tho galloye, Kate and a bevy of males and femates or the game sort as herself were locked up io the Eighth pre. eines station hoare, ALLEGED WIFE MURDER. Roce Ann Hogan, a woman twenty-nine years of age, eam) to her death last evening, at No. 62 liuiborry atreet, ‘under eireumstances which would lead to the bolief inat he died from the effects of a bebting or beatings in- Micted by her husband, John Hogan, The daughter of Mr. Hogen reoge ered hor father came home at no nd the head and body because she @id not bave his suppor ready, Hogan’s statement fe that when ho home im t evening found his wife lying near the door aparently insenaibie; ‘hat he «oped to raise her up aud found that sh dead of tl Meer Davia, of thi Precinct, was Botifie bors and went in \. found Hogan enggged in waeh- fing the biood off his wife's face, The body of Mre Bogan was taken iu charge by the police, and the h Band wan locked up to await the roault of fthe coroner's THE HELL GATE OBSiRUCTIONS, he East River—A Dozen Venscie on the Kecks Vesterday— Their Subsequent Evenpe. Names of places have often an inappropriateness sbout them which renders it dificult for persons unac- qnainted with the circumstances which secured their ‘Destowal to understand the why and wherefore of cer- fain localities being e@vsigoated as they are, Thoro ia sometimes, howover, » peculiar significance in nomen. lature of this kind which carries with ‘t, if not a direct ‘explanation of the causes which induced lis adoption, @ certain appropriatenoss which leaves nothing to be de. sired in the way of a change, Of tho latter class is the locality lying between the southern end of Ward's and tbe northernmost point of Biackwoll's Island, quaintly called Heli The pame is Bot eupbonious; on the contrary, its rather dis agreeable suggestivoness to persons of very bigh rele gious sonsitiveness, has been tho theme of much argu- ‘Ment; bot there arenone of those who have beon ia- Polved in tho dangers of its intricate passage but rocall their experience with somewhat of the shuddering fear “yoked in the conception of the idea embodied in ite appellation. The channel here is exceedingly narrow aud almost blocked up with gigantic rocks, which rear their frowning heads exhibiting jagged aides @nd rough, jutting points in warning of dangor. Two tidal flows—one coming with a rough impetuosity through the narrow channel of Long Island Sound, com- hore into an extremely narrow current and pre- cipitated with a | speed after its temporary dam- Ming behind projectiog promo: a little further up, @nother swooping im grand and rullon strength from the Bay—movt ot this point, while the rushing waters Of the Hariem river tond heir iofvence to these consict- forces. As ® COusequence, tho waters bere are quiet. Numerous eddies, circling im varie currents, dos the surface of the channel at this int, and tis quiet and calm, which both. above and below sometimes adorn the natural panorama presented to the eye of the t: are here never known. Allis bubble, bubbi . LT ~A eon- (ing water Courses, dashing over rocky bods half hid. cM startios the timid tourist into a conscious. the ber had “blowed”’ on them 7 ad thus frustrated their hea ber bowsprit omnes: and the Cameo ber fore- otbérs of the approaching vessels, to the number of sevet got upon the rocks in attempting the w they were detained for hours. <ome of them floated off themseives subsequently, while at leasttwo of them, sustained very serious damage, besides. those mentioned, and both of small tonnage, bemg detained any con:iderable time. These latier struck on Mull Bock. The oageen d for improving this channel is increasing ‘every day, and it is @ matier of surprise that the great commercial of this ci'y have not before secured this much. improvement, The Hemaup bas more ‘than ove the subject upon the notice of with such yeas aBat one time to induce thes of ipiriat measures or its accomplishment’ But for the tactics Bf men who, appearing as the tives of thé Empire Citv, utterly igaore its degrest inter~ este, on; their entire ume in party eq hng and Hell Gate would now, as & dangerous ing of the past. The ease with which an improvement go desirable, so important, and certain to result so beneficialiy to this city, could be made has been clearly demonstrated. Competent engineers who bave surveyed the piace bave pronounced it feasible to Open the channel so that vessels of ¢! largest draught could pass and repass in safety, bat a work of comparative ease, The rocks which now ob- stract the course of the currents winch flow here and cop‘ain onchk rinks for Gavixators coukl be removed by Diasting atan Fe 2ardinaae papanyrne trifing commen- guraie with the advantages to trade and commerce that would be thus attained, TWE BOABD OF ALDERMEN. The Board issued a call for a special meeting to be held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, but at that hour no quorum being present, ap adjournment without day was had i THE BOARD @F AUDIT. The Board held no meeting yesterday noon in conse- quence of a quoram not appearing, and an adjournment until to-day at noon was had. THE CROTON ACQUEDUCT BOARD. There was @ large number of bids to be opened in this Department yesterday for the completion of sewers, laying crosswalks, &c., but owing to the absence of Com pirolier Gonaolly at the sae of the Corporaitou pro- perty, the bids will not be opened until to-morrow. BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. Held by Judge Gilbert. Court opens at ten o'clock A. M. Noo. Noe. BS rrclonlys Bega 38—Lowenstein vs MeNa- Reither va. Undorhilt va. Wert. va, Phenix Fire ance Company, prs 25—Nogowan va, Kaymond F é 41—Laughilin va, Onderdonk, etal, 28-Young va, Mowbray and 42—Jaoqnes va. Morgan et al. one ‘f &3—Hoppick ek al. va, Shaw 29—Tripler va, Lock wood. eval 80—Meisel va. Lant. 44—Southwick vs. Brooklyn Bl—Young va. Mowbray. (ag COmpADT. a . va Saw. at [ng Se,5 Ke ry. 45—Woodruif et —Wills vs. Votkle. er. Si—Lowber etal. ve. Ham. 40—Nevins et al. wa, Miller 35—Cunes yw. Rathbon et al. and another. 37—Hunt va. Flist, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charged with Rescuing Property Seized by the Government. “ Before Commissioner Jones. CTnited States vs. John Duffy, Patrick Duf'y, Philip Dujy and Michael Farrell.—the defendants are charged with Tescung property iwhiskey) on tho mornings of the Sth, 6tb and 7th of October from a distillery moar the corner of Columbia and Congress streets, which had been seized by the government, The case has already been reported im the Hxnatp, Yesterday morning the fur. ther hearing in the matter took place, and all the testi- mony for the government having been previously sub. mitted, Jobn H. Skinner, a contractor, was called for the defence and testified that on the 5th of October John Dally was at work for im from seven o'clock in the moruing; witness was with Duily all that day. Cross-examinod—Duily was removing ashes in the Seventh ward under the euporvision of witness; he did not return to work on the Joilowing Monday moroimg; Skinner then heard be had been arrestel; Dufty had work for bim every day for tour months pre- to this, Peter Kenny testified tuat he saw John Duffy at about twenty-five minutes before seven o'clock on the morning of the Saturday in question, aod remained with him ail day removing ashes in the Seventh ward. Albert Houston testified that he kept a boarding house, where Michael Farrell and Patrick Duffy boarded; wit: ness saw Farrell abed at balf-past seven o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the Sth iost., and at nine o'clock; Patrick Dutly was in'the house that morning and took breakfast with witneas shortly before seven o'clock, Charles [raior testided that he boarded with Houston, at 248 Gold street, and eaw Farrell abed at about eight o'clock on the morning in quosiion; Jeft him there quarter past uiue; Farrel’s pustuoss is that of a privat atcha Patrick Datly standing at the gate at about eight o'clock. v Croas-examined—Lost saw Farrell that morning at about a quarer past nine o'clock. Mrs. } ary Houston testified that Farrell came home about five o'clock on that very moruing, and remained «nul batf-past four o'clock; first saw Pat Duffy at haif- past seven, he remained in’ the house ali day. There being no (urther testimony the Commissio annonneed t he would hold the defendants (on the recognizances already given) to await the action of the Grand Jury. The Charge of Using Defaced Postage Stamps. Uniled States vs. Truman V. Tuttle and John R, Wil- son.—The bearing of this case, in which the defendants, who were clerks in the Williamsburg Post Office, are charged with using and preparing defaced postage stamps, took place yesterday morning. James Gayler, Special Agent of the Post Office Department, was examined for the government, He tes! to we number of letters marked at th ww York Post Office om the 17th inst., which let. ters were directed to parties in Williamsburg; witness next saw them on the following day at No, 42 Cedar street 1m the possession of aman named Knapp; they were in the eames condition that thoy are in now; there were no stamps on them; witness had them marked by Frence Smith as having been received from the Wil- Liamsburg Post Office; then took them back to the New York Post Office and examined letters at his office which had been mailed in Williameburg the night before; re- cogn zed the etamps on three of those letters as those be had put on letters the day previous; on Friday wit- ness saw tho dofecdant Tuttle at the Williamsburg Post Office, whore the latter said thas he conld prove that ho had not put any of the stamps on letters, but afterwards stated that he could mot prove it, Tattle subsequently opened his desk, which contained @ emall box Miled with defaced stamps. (Box produced aud Mornteg en | Mr. Gayler was exam/ned at great length, aod on the cross-examination stated that Tuttle had told bim that he had disposed of the stamps taken froma one Edward Wilson's letters, to the defendant J, R Wilson, who paid bim a certain percentage therefor. At baif-past one o'clock the further heariag of the caso Was adjourned unlil to-day. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, The Grand Jury. Rofore Judge Gilbert and Justices Hoyt and Voorhees. The October term opened yesterday morning, when the following Grand Jury were determined :— Lacius G, Bergen, foreman; Ralph C. Cutter, Edward Raser, Charles T. Morris, Andrew Wilson, James Mo- Dougall, W. 8, Conuelly, Alexander Hudout, H, 7. Leeda, John Brice, James ‘O’Brien, John Norris, James H. Adams, T. A. Cushman, A. Andrew, Stephen’ Morris, Jt, LA. Roberta, iis Honor then briefly charged tho Grand Jury, ox- plaiming.their duties, after which they rotired, rie pivzrarnick oR The case of Morris Ephraim, who charge of having murdered one Jona Fit: Eastern distr ict, ou the night of March 17 for trial tor h last, was set y, alter which the Court ad- TRAGEDY IN WILLIAMSBIRG, pder and SijcidemA Husband Cute v * Thront and Then Commit Antecedents of (ho Murderer For years past @ junkman named Thomas Mullane, doing business in North Eighth street, Brooklyn, &. D. has been terror to his neighbors and « constant lator of the laws rolating to person and property, Arrested time after time for wife-boating and similar offences, and always escaping merited punishment, the fellow Gnaliy believed that he could commit depreda- there, as bopdsmen independent means were numerous, all anxious to s0@ ‘him at large, and he was released, Recently he was tried for this offence before Judge yan at the Cours of Sessions, whea bis counsel, Jonn M. Flynn, urged him to plead guilty to assault, with intent to do bodily harm, and on this plea he was sent to toe Penitentiary for five days, On Friday jast Muilane’s term of imprisonment ¢x- pired, and he ae Tepaired to the acene of bis former exploits in North Eighth street, On that day be met bie long-suffering and much-abused wife, and she agreed Pane Cg nine Sais, bel = Ee hema ja the apartments of Jobn” MoGurk, in the basement of atenement house im North Eighth street, see ee ae ae id, and they appeared io get along Ly a Op'taiurdey Mullane went te New York for the pur- fed a end be rowrued Inthe evening toblag his wife thet be hag bean uuspor ceani but id not. exhibis, ous of dle ndness on th Seatlig sae fous from that, lume unt! the ly tragedy Of yesterday morning re- unknown, “As shoud islahs. csloek esterday Mull ut eight o'clock y: morning lane ‘Was quietiy engaged in shaving himself in McGurk’s apartments, bis wife standing near him at the time, and McGurk in another part of the room, when he suddenly turned to bis wife, without, so faras known, utteriag @ word, aud seizing her by the hair of ber head threw her backward wiih his leit arm, while wich bis right be cus her throat from ear to ear, nearly decapitating ber. In ‘that condition the unfortunaie woman gained the ‘Street, but she Do sooner reached it than she recied and fell dead on the sidewalk. ‘708 MURDERED WOMAN, No sound was utiered up to this time. The silent razor had done its bloody work, impelied by the red band of the murderer, But suddenly there was a tramp of men, @ hurrying to aud {ro of excited women aud ebildren, @ growi of horror and exciamations of ao exciting pature were heard from street to street. The murdered wo.nan lay weiltering in her warm biood, ‘Yhose who yazed upon her form were paralyzed with fear—fear in the ce of death. All was confasion, Suddenly patroiman James Lee, of the Forty-fifth pre- cinct, made his appearance. A glance at the murdered wowan was sufficient ror bim, le knew her well, and soon made up bis inind wo ber murderer was. He had nO sooner dove so than he saw Mullane emerging trom the basement where he committed the frightiul deed, armed with the bioody razor, “Vo nothing that you'll be sorry for,” gaid the officer, addressing Muilane, but the later, disregarding the officer's uddress, made a lunge at him with the razor he held in his hand. He was unsuccessful, however, a3 the officer struck him a well directed biow with his jocust, which caused him to reel forward. Mullane then ram a short distance from officer Lee, looked backward ‘upon the corpse of bis wife, ustered a yeil like a wild beast, drew the razor across bis throat, again ran for- ward @ tew paces, staggered and fell upon tue curb. At this juncture the wildest excitement prevailed. Brave men trembled and women stood aghast, while children hid tuoir heads beneath their mother’s skirts, Is was @ frighttul scene, A young woman, with ber bead nearly cut from her body, lying in a pool of blood, and, «lew feet from her, the prostrate body of her mur- derer, with bis life blood sinking into the earth, bis turoat cut from ear to ear and his glazed eyes louking upon vacancy! On examination it was found that Mullane yet lived, and he was conveyed to the Forty fifth precinct station house, Here he received surgical attendance, but the wound was found to be mortal im its character, and in an hour afterwards the restiess and bad spirit of Thomas Mullane appeared before that tribunal whicn is alone competent {o dispense eternal justice, Mullace was a native of Ireland, aged about thirty Years, and bis wife was a few years his junior, She was also @ ative of Ireland. The murderer aud guicide was 8 mao of alight build, always impatient of restraint and never happy. His intellect was of tue lowest order. He lived a life of violence and so died, a frightful warn- ing to all men of his class, roner Smith sent both bodies to the receptacle for the dead, in the Western District, and will hold an )n- quest on them on Wednesday afteraoom next at the County Court House, KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. Senatorial District Republican Con- vention. The Second Senatorial District Republican Convention was held last evening at No. 9 Court sireet; C. H. Kimball, Eleventh ward, in the chair. The credentials having been received from the delegates, the roll was called, Jt appeared that there were two sets of delegates from the Fifteenth ward, An argument arose as to which were entitied to their seats, A protest was read, setting forth that the primary at which the ticket, headed by C, 1. Nodyne, was illegal and not in accordance with the requirements of the law regulating the same. The pro- test was laid upon the table, and nominations were then made as follows: Wm. W. Goodrich, vy a delagate from the Twentieth ward; Henry R. Pierson, by a delegate from the Second ward, aud Richard P. Buck by z gate from the Third ward. The (onvention then it into an informal amyg age | the following result: — 26; Goodrich, 23; Buck, 6. Total number of votes polled, 55. A motion to proceed to vote viva voce ave rise to a very warm discussion between Messrs, holes and Reeves—the former opposing the motion, aud the latter speaking in advocacy of this measure, Mr. Reeves stated in the course of hig remarks that the rail- road company would pay $5,000 to buy up the Conven- tion. The lie was given direct between these gentlemen, and the utmost disorder and confusion reigned, half a dozen delegates speaking and gesticulating franticaily for the possession of the floor at the same time. One of the Second ward delegates went so tar as to state that ne had been offered money since he came jato the room to vote for Goodrich, and that he could name the gentleman who tendered him tho bribe if it was eo desired, The Second ward delegations had been bought on previous occasions, but such was not the casenow, This remark re rise to mach ex- citement, laughter, hives and cries of “Good, good,” “shame,”? Tt wag at length agreed to go into a formal ballot, andthe result was announ as gub= Joined:—ihe ‘whole number of votes, 55; of which, recelved 25, feoses. 26 aod Det Subse- © ballots were taken, when, on the mW Goodrich received 29 votes and was declared nominated, which was then made unanimous by acclamation. \ Third Sonatorial District R: veni i The Nominating Convention for the Third Senatorial district was held yesterday afternoon at No. 9 Court street, Mr. Brant in the chair, On motion of Mr. G. P. Dutcher, George B, Willey was nominated by acclamation. Resignation of the Re; County Clerk. Mr. Francis B. Stryker, the republican nominee for the office of County Clerk, has declined, and Mr. Charles Cheshire has accepted the nomination in his piace. Democratic Assembly Conventions. The Democratic Assembly Conventions were held last last evening in the various Assembly districts, but the Second, Third and Fourth adjourned without making any nominations, In the Third district the principal candidate was Mr. Patrick Keady, who, it is contended, will receive the nomination, ‘ First distriot—Patrick Burns. Second diatrict—Adjourned until Thuradag. Third district—Adjourned until this evening, Fourth district Adjourned, Fifth district—Wiltiam ©, Jones. Bixth District—John Raber, Seventh District—Caleb L. Smith, Eighth District—De Witt C. Tower. Ninth District—John ©, Jacobs, A movement 1s on foot among the democrats who are Aigrati with the nominated on Saturday last, by the ring clique of that party, to nominate a new ticket which will be more acceptable to the community than the one nominated. For thie purpose a Conven- tion will be held this afternoon, “ NEW JERSEY, Bee ican Cone Jersey Clty. Svover Dears. —Coroner Warren viewed the body of ®young man named George M. Crouch, at the Erie Railway depot yesterday morning, who came to his death under the following circurmstances:—Doceated, who was twenty-one years of ® tronk maker by sided at 19 Boorman place, ng io m0 past, and started off with his mother Minnesota, where, it hoped, b # be ving at 0, however, us became so pi he was unable to proceed any further, and to rotura to New York. He had arrived at a station on the Erie railway, ono huvdred and thirty-eight miles from Now York, whon ho died, A permit for burial was granted Ovenpoano AT tie Fenmy.Tho ferryboas Nowark was loaving the Cortiandt stroet slip at noon yesterday, wh Who attempted to jamp on the boat feil inthe wav Ho was drawn out without having sus: tained any other injury than a thorough soaking, CAPTAIN OF 4 Schoonan Mrsstva,—Captaia T, White, who was in command of a schooner lying in the North river, loft the vessel on Friday week and has mot since whole military force at that post, cavalry, artillery and of five hundred men will traverse the streets of the city during the days of election. Every precaution has been in precari itd ‘A | taken to prevent or promptiy suppress a disturbance. heck “pte The radicals are said to be lesa confident to-day and the ‘Tun Sranstvo Arrnay.—Ed' Ryan, who lies at the of, it Kossuth hat. His physique being swollen and one of a blow he received; the check who ie in custody, had a evening before. Justice Hadeon City. Count or OYER anv Tarmixer.—Tho trial of criminals ccmmenced yesterday morning. The first case called on was that of a lady who has sued some of the Jersey City police officials for false imprisonment. She was arrested at Taylor’s hotel on suspicion of being con- ‘The case had not been concluded when the court Missivo.—A shoemaker living at 10934 Baldwin street, named Jacob 8, McAllister, loft his home on Saturday, and has not since been heard from. He is sixty years of ago, and was dressed in a black cloth coat, low black italoons and biack vest, He is about five AcctpEnT To THE Naw Jsnary Raitaoap Brivcs OvER large schooner St. Croix, of Cainis, Me., was being towed through the draw of the Now Jersey Railroad bridge over the Passaic river she struck the eastern pier of the bridge with great force, and, swaying around, struck the western pier, throwing ‘the draw off tue track upon which it works and tearing away a portion of the framework. The injury done to the bridge was only temporary, but an hour’s delay oc- curred in the running of the morning mail train, Suicipr.—The dead body of a man named Henry Lampe was found suspended by a rope in the rear room of the cigar store, No, 100%; Market street, yesterday ‘The deceased had placed # barrel in the corner and standing thereon had fixed one end of the rope securely to the wail and, after adjusting a noo-e on the other end of the rope, stepped trom the barrel and coolly His determination to die was remarkable, for his position was such that be could easily have saved himself after stepping from the Ho was first discovered by @ neighbor, who had remarked bis absence and took occasivn to look ina rear window of the store, fearing some wrong. A daggei was found upon the tabie, from which it is inferred that the man had at first intended to use it as a means of committing suicide. The county coroner was notified and the body was removed to the deadhouse. was proprietor of the cij Lampe, recently lots th! 1 belicved that Tas Passaic.—As the His brother, Christian paris unknown, and it he bas no relatives in the city, cause is assigned for the rash act, not even pecuniary matters, as over $300 was found upon his person and bis — was weil gocked. He was about thirty-tive years Vexpict or Manstavoursr.—The jury in the case of Patrick Kellett, who was found dead in an outhouse corner of Mitchell and Scotland streets, Orange, have found a verdict of manslaoghter agaiast Heary Lippi. The testimony went to show that the deceased was standing on the stoop of Lippi’s saloon in an intoxicated him to the out- placing him in such a situa- tion that his clothes were drawn fast around his throat, which produced strangalation. house where he was foun Pouricat,—The democrats of tha Second Assembly istrict of Union county have nominated Dewitt ©. Houg» as their candidate for the Assembly, Mr. Hough at present Mayor of tho eity of Rahway, and was a surgeon lo the United States service during the war, LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE, Farau Tree Cuimarxc.—William Wilkinson, a youth, residing at East New York, met with his death on Sun- day atternoon in a most melancholy manner, who is about fuurteen years of age, went to the at Cypress Hills while wandering through a walnut tree, be met with together with another thoughtless of danger. the tree the boys began to be merry with each other, and Wilkinson losing his balance fell from the top of the tree—a distance of about forty feet—to the ground below, in the descent breaking both bis‘legs, one of nis arms and all the ribs of bis rightside. The other lad clambered down the tree and ran for assistance, when some young men came to his aid, a wagon was procured and he was conveyed to the Fiatbusa Hospital, but ex- pired before reaching there, Destrvctive CosPLaGration,—Yesterday the barn of Mr, William Gardiner, at Northport, was totally con- sumed by #te, Tho loss will amount to about $1,200, ‘The grain and hay within were totally destroyed, Exriovs Accrpenr,—The wife of Isaac Coles, of Glen Cove, together with two other Iadies, was thrown from ho in whic! were riding, a da since, ind Teenired term ere Se Evvcatioxal Boarp ov Giex Covs.—The Board of Education of Glen Cove for the ensuing year will con- sist of R, M. Brown, President; Jacob M. Weeks, ad ‘Treasurer; Carmi B. Guraey, Secretary, Goon GuNNING,— Wild geese are plenty on Long Island Panape or THe Eranty-sstu Reoramnt.—This regiment hasan annual drill every year, and the time aesigned for it is next Thursday. They will be under marching orders for three days. The officors are Aaron A. De- George G McKee, Lieutenant Colonel, ijah Alliger, Adjutant, Tae Tracers’ Ixstitrure at Fivenmo,—Yeaterday being the first day of a series of sessions of the teachers and ¢@ducational instructors of Queens county, the at- tendance was not so large as it is expected it will be during the fature period of the institute. The meet- ings bave heretofore been held -in Jamaica, but this season they are held in Fiushing, under the su- pervision of Messrs. Fosdick and Covert, Commissioners, in Town Hall building, the most beneficial and instruc. tive ocbaracter, not only to the teachers, but those who inetitate, which the people of Queens county interest in, and where are involved their intoresie, arising out of the decisions gi the professors of oducational institu. tions, as to what manner and in what way it is best to corporal punishment should the various modes of ith, and & nom. govern a school, whether or should not be allowed ber of other questions which yearly are bro decision, The Commissioners ing the two weeks’ session Mra M. L. Dougiass and Miss Viive large numbers of De doubtless prove profitable itute is patronized Flusbing, and tt -~w: leasant to the teachers in attendance, delivered during the evening, and no paine will bo spared to make the session an interesting one, STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE, ACCIDENT on THN Starey IsianD RaiLRoan,—About half-past six o'clock yesterday evening an accident ocourred at Giiford’s Lane station, draw up in the usual manne: had all got on the cars the locomotive again started. Mr, Jonas, with @ chila dt four years of ag and Mr. Landsberg wers crushed between the 4 tho right arm of the child was badly two gentlemen were, fortunately, but ‘The obgineer and conductor of the train ta boon arrested. Burotars.—On Sunday e saloon of Martin Finn, Stapleton, through a back win- dow, and atole from the til about $10. The loss was morning, afd no account The train did not and before the passengers ing burglars entered the not discovered until yor has been got of tho robber Forrntrixa Bar,—Petor Mass, whose name should gild Bim with the odor of sanctity, bails from Brooklyn, Peter was accused of swindling some timo since, and Joba Jackson and Morris Buckley went bail that he Would answer when called upon, Peter, it is charged, 4 BSz= z ‘men Who had bought property in the South | or aettiod in business hore} as adventurers unworthy of confidence, A Northern man, standing in the crowd, shouted out, “That's a le.” A crowd of negroes rushed in the direction in whict ue was sianding, and he again exclaimed, “I ama Northern man, and I re. peat it—that fs a d——d he.” A German, named Meyer, seeing the crowd coming tuwards where he was standing, became frightened and ran off. The crowd mistook bim and followed him out of the Capitol square, Overtaking him before he bad proceeded far, they seized him with the exclamations, “Kill him!’ ‘Hang him!”? “Kill the d——d Yankee, d——n him, kill im!’ ‘He was carried towarés the Capitol steps, where the Regroes swore they intended to hang bim The police here interfered and carried Meyer and others of the attacking negroes to the station houee” As they passed through the streets they were stoned by the negroes. After some efforts quiet was restored and the speaking proceeded with, The man who gave Hun- nieutt the lie stood his ground throughout the whole melée, The negroes manifest very insubordinate spirit, and it is feared that this is the beginning of more serious trouble to-morrow and next day. The Government Rendy to Proceed With the Trial of Jeff Davis, District Attorney Chandler has notified Charles O’Conor that the government will be ready to proceed with the trial of Jefferson Davis at the session of the United States Circuit Court in Richmond, commencing on the 25th of November, unless postponement is procured by Davis’ counsel, It is considered certain that the trial will come off. I learn that preparations for his reception are being made by his counsel] in Richmond, Visitors at the White House. This has been quite a busy day at the White House, the halls and ante-rooms having been thronged during the whole day by persons seeking audience with the President, Among the visitors were Postmaster Gen- eral Randall, Attorney General Stanbery, Aasistant At- torney General Binckley and ex-Congressman Hubbell, of Obie, who is in pursuit of the office of Commissioner of Agriculture. General Carleton, of Santa Fé, N.M., Indian Agent; Colongl J. R. 0, Beirno and Mr, M, McMahon, of Brooklyn, had interviews with the Presl- dent, the two latter, It is supposed, in refereace to po- tical matters in New York. Gratifying Prospect for Alabama. _ Soha G Keffer, Chairman of the State Contral Com~ mittee of Alabama, is on a visit North for the benefit of bis health. Mr, Keffer gives a good account of the present state of affairs in Alabama, and thinks the State will soon take its place again in the Union. A Seward-Jolinson servative Party. It ts said that one of the objects of the present visit, of Seward to New York is to erecta new conservative Tepublican party, to wield the balance of power in the Empire State. Notwithstanding the rumors of disagree- ments between Mr. Seward and President Jobnson, it is believed they have a good private understanding, and that they are working for each other's in‘erests, Sew- ard’s mission to New York is said to be undorstood by the President, and to bave his hearty approval, The new conservative party is designed to work with either the democrats or republicans, according to circum. stances—whicheyer takes up the Johnson-Seward pro- gramme most readily and advantageously, The Congressional Investigation into Affairs in Maryland and Delaware. The Sub-Judiciary Committee on Maryland had only one witness before it to-day. This was a member of the Maryland Senate, who was examined gg to the action of that body in passing the law under wh! the late con- stitutional convention in that State was beld. Howard M. Jenkine, of Wilmington, was examined on the Dela- ware branch of the investigation, and testified generaliy ‘as to the population, voters and distribution of political power among the three counties into which that State is divided. Further Curtailment in the Expenses of the War Department. General Grant has directed that a list of all property in this district occupied by any Burean of the War De- por: and owned by private individuals, be made out and transmitted to him at an early day. This order is given with a view to curiail all needless expenses of the Department by the immediate vacation ot ail buildings, the use of which is not absolutely necessary for the pub- lic service, Confiscation Cases to be Carried to the Su- preme Conrt. Tt mw eaid that Calod Cushing and Richard Merrick aro engaged im the preparation of several cases, oR in view the restoration to its former ownérs of all the Property sold in the District of Columbia under the con- fiacation law, Some of these cases are to be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States on a writ of error, under the ploa that Cougress had no power to extend admiralty jurisdiction over cases that wero in reality revenue cases, requiring the action of a jary, The Printing Division of the Treasury. & M. Clark, chief of the printing division of the Treasury Department, has, in compliance with the re- quest of the Retrenchment Committee, now in session at the Treasury, furnished them with a full statement of the amount of work done by the printing division, the amount of money printed and the cost thereof, and an inventory of all the machinery used in the division, together with ail information relating to the expenses of printing the national currency. Reserves Required of National Banks. In the letter of the Acting Comptrolier of the Cur- rency of the 18th relative to the use of three per cent certificates as a reserve by the national banks, the” Clause relative to countty banks should have read as follows:— The country banks are required to havea roserve of fifteen per cent of circulation and deposits, two-ffius of which most be in lawful money and three fifthsof which May consist of three por cont certificates, or of cash de- posite with the redemption ag selected by the bank. Internal Revenue Decision. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided that ox-gall fluid, for Jaundry and other washing pur- poses, is liable to a tax of five per cent advalorom asa Manufacture, aot othorwise provided for, bat is not liable to stamp duty. Important Decision of the General Laud Oftice Comm! ner. Tho Secretary of the Treasury, on reviow, bas ap- proved the decision of the Commissioner of the Land OMice in roiation to @ Mexican grant in California called “Sobrante de San Jacinto,” confirmed to Maria del Rowario do Aguirre, wife of José Antonio Aguirre, The Grant contains foriy-oight thousand cight bundred and situated in San Bernardino county, about eighteen miles from San Antonio, The survey ‘was renisted by advérse claimants, but being non- Sustained tho Sobrante claimants aro applying for the early issue of tho patents, Survey of Publie Lands in Nevada. Commissioner Wilson, of tho Genoral Land Office, has Just received the returns of survey of the first and Weoond standard parailols north and two range lines in Esmeralda county, Novada, These lines have been ox- tended with « view to the early survey of the numerous mineral claims in that locality, - Condition of Mr. Skinner. The sickness of Mr. Skinner, Firet Assistant Postmas- THE HOOSIC TUNNEL EXPLOSION. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, Tror, Oct, 21, 167. Owing to non-telegraphic commuuication with North Adams yesterday (Sunday) end the non-deperture of trains in that direction I bave had the groatest difficulty in procuring the detaiis of the melancholy disaster whieb: took place at the Hoosic Tunnel at alate hour on Satar- day afternoon, anda meagre telegram in reference to which was sent to New York la:t evening. From what T can learn the accident {s one of those terrible catastro- phes, happily without such an extent of loss of life, as have frequently occurred of late in the coll.ery pits of Eng'and and in two or three instances on this continent, From what I can reliably gather |t appears that some sev- enteen laboring men were work !ag the central shaft of the tuneel, and for this purpose had deacended to the lower surface of the shaft, where tuey were industriously pursuing their underground labors, when they were visited with terrible suddenness by a fearful eaplosion of the gasometer generating the gas from naptha, wherewith to light them in ther Javors. The had the effect to immediately set on wooden portion of the macbinery em| the platform by which the workmen gcended the shaft, thereby letting tne reel down so sud- denly as to instantly bury ail but three men, Previous to the total destruction of all the means of egress three of the meo succeeded jn making @ miraci fortaitousiy scrambling ont, their chances being, from the first, very varrow fire destroved the working of ue pump, which was re Ned upon to keep the shaft {rom which, in the absence of From this fact death ensued yed in operai vaeartarse lous escape by ran in six feet to 3 uot now known whether men remain- the shaft from suffscation. or drown- Some two hundred men were em} throw water on (be flames, and when it was they were sufficiently extingu shed ‘the work wno had formerly been a bis will, volunteered to be lowered into whe means of a rope about ‘his body. He descended hundred feet until he touched water seeming to twenty feet deop at the bottom of the pit, Rone of the men it was cunciuded that the at the extreme bottom of the shaft and that partly irom suffocat.on and @ heroic sailor was drawa out is name waa Marsball. & carpenter about sailor, after making horror which adds greasly to the difficulties of their ex. trication, The surviving men resent the agonies of those they left behind as terrible in the extreme, ‘The ity of the doomed men happily leave no the thirteen killed only tbree were married, but one of thom Jeaves a wife and seven children, the eldest bemg only eleven years of ‘The central shaft, where this curred, is located ata point equidistant from the two Porches or opevines of the main work, fo a valley on the summit of Hovsic Mountain. It beara the shape an ellipse, wnich has two objects—first, to permit the prosecution of the work trom two faces, and when the great bore shall have bew of fresh air and light into the sunk seven bundred out of” and forty feet contemplated, At the mouth of this shaft were situated the tanks hoisting the n«ptha, had only been on Friday last, age. terrible accident oc-- second, @ Aalshed, to edmib illuminating pur- The accident orgimally arose he contiguity of a lighted candie to the engineer of the wor! Randall, was among those who were &: fortunate as to escape, Oniy after the greate t exertions and the burn- ing of his shirt from bis back. At the writing (fc minutes past four P, Mf.) fot the ‘ices intorm mo that the reatest excitement prevails at the scene, which is ightened by the anxiety of friends to recover the bodies of the dead in the shaft, The loss of property wiil amount quite $60,000. and there will be vast prosecution of the work. SHIPPING NEWS. PORT OF NEW YORK. OCTIBER 21, 1337, Childs, Savannah, 76 hours, with cotvon, &o, to Livingston, Fox & Co, Had strong NE winds anhattan, Woodhull, srenge Z4, 10 HR Morgan & Co. Wind at suaset ESE, i, Charleston Oct 19, with CUARLESTON, Got 21—Arri Martha, NYork, FORTRESS MUNROE, Oe Si—Amted- yeahh Desetioes NY LMINGTON, NC, cet'al—arrived, steamship Sappho, For Other Shipping News See Fifth Page. _ MISCELLAN BOUS, NNA MARIA.—THE GREAT the FIRESIVE Ovi tt MPANION Wil be ready ae Be: and make yourself ee BSOLUTE DIVORGRS OBTAINED IN NEW YORK, pcb Na padlioity, Advice KING, Coun-ellor at Law, 240 Broadway. Rasen, stridor dow hmcn ‘OLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED IN NEW YORK dou nd ye wees Eoreesine, a mnt cause, No pul . No charge Cc tations rom, a M. HOWES, Attorney, 78 Nassau street. BSOLUTE DIVORCES UBTAINED withont publicity or exposnre: ry ibabeemak 13 nkenmess or de rankeanass, &c., ig auf till divdree obtained. & B. say Building. Cortana siest, ee CaseED hes Ly es LOTTERIES — revilars and information furni 9. CLUTE, Broker, 176 Broadway aud 153 Pulton street. TO THOMAS R. AGNE' wich street. corner Murray, flad Teas, Coffees, Fish, Flour cleaper than at any other store in 1O NEWS AGENTS ANI Paper, the FIRMS. ton M:; writes for it. ia yore Prizes cashed and RICHMOND, No. 4 Gt AND 262 ORE ‘saaail kinds of grocerioe New ork, ERS—THE NEW PAM. PEGMPANION. will Ve ready a for Several other live authors write for it. VTi SENATORIAL, DISTRICT.—AT A» ee om to the Fourth Senatorial District lay evening. Oct. 21, 1867, hed a! 173 Madison Dy Hon, Judge Hogan was called to # Hayes and Thomas Coman On proceeding to ballot, F imourly Lominated for. DWARD HOGAN, Ci < = Janes Hares, Thowas Coman, § nN om MEETING OF cre TA a Ne. fourth strect and Secor iat, jotion of Hon. Richard hieenth Jonday crening, Veto. mat if the s oF ANCE er Oot ward, Chairman, RENO, yy, 2th at ward, tions with impunity and acted upon the delicr, He hae | Deen heard from, On that day-he wont on board at ten vee. 01M endl Rew Sone DEMOCRATIC susaaited mon with swords, with bladgeons and with | o'clock in the forenoon, left his papera in tne cabin, and The Baltimore Synod of the Old School Presbyterians, oi the firearms, and always escaped punishthent, or at lead Goon, aa the veeest Saiy, py et IO ‘where ne | thelr mecting to-day in Georgetown, adopted a reso. Such punisdmmems ag Ihe Btatyie Pregeribes in suck cagep: ‘94s 1990 On the peme day JB Ezchanse piace iD Comm: Jeuee directing the attention of the Vaion Commilien wie