The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1868, Page 4

4 THE STATE CAPITAL. Passage in the Senate of the Erie Bill~The Coming Great Struggie iv the House—The ‘Tenement House Law and the Bill to Widen and Straightes Upper Broadway—Paesage duplicate tee ‘The great frie strngzgie was decided this morning so far, at east, as the Senate 1s coucerned, The bill, “an act relative to the Erie, New York Central, Hudson River and Harlem railroads,” having been reached in the order of third reading of bills, the question was put upon its final passage. Several frantic attempts were made to postpone and to lay gn the table, but in vain, The question prevailed and was decided in the affirmative by a vote of seventeen to twelve, as follows:— fesers. Banks, Beach, man, gs Lead ae Stuttoon Morgue, Van Pettey and ena nlavsinasNuuaonanie ys—Messrs. Bradley, well, er, Orow- ley, Edwards, Kennedy, Mi 4 Palmer, Pieroe, Thayer and Tweed—2. ” bi Senator Campbell was excused from voting, and Senators Genet and Hale, both Vanderbilt men, were absent, Their votes conid not have changed the re- Bult, a8 8 majority were in favor of the bill. Among the names recorded in the afirmative is that of Sen- ‘ator Mattoon, who signed the majority report of the Anvestigating committee adverse to the Erie Company. ‘The biti now goes to the House, which has been impatiently watching every step of its progress in the Senate. It is hazarding very little to say that no one topic has for yeara created such an intense ex- ,citement as will the Erie bill inthe Assembly. The Great giants of the lobby will rally their armies in two grand nosts ana fight each other at every step. A determined, obstinate and bitter war is at hand, which will defer the day of adjournment to week afternext. The Erle men have succeeded admirably under the skilful direction of Jay Gould, who in this Tespect has undone all the bungling work of John E. Develin and his coterie, who came here to initiate the first Erie campaign. Some idea may be formed of the rich placer which the ‘ring’ are about to work, when itis known that the Erie men have already Bpent over eight hundred thousand dollars to accom- plish their purposes, THE TENEMENT HOUSE LAW. ‘The bill to amend, consolidate and reduce to one the various Tenement House acts now on the statute book passed the House last night by a very close vote. It was pushed through by the Tammany ‘‘ma- chinists” in conjunction with the republican minority. It wili pass the Senate. A full synopsis of it was given in the HERALD at the time of its intro- duction in the Assembly. THE WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING OF UPPER BROADWAY. An attempt was made to-day to advance out of its regular order the bili of Mr. Trainer, providing that Broadway, in the city of New York, between Thirty- fourth and Fifty-ninth streets, shall be widened to ‘the width of one hundred feet and straightened in she manner as follows:—The Street Commissioner of the city of New York shail, within four months after the passage of tRis aci, lay out that part of Broad- ray, and locate and establish the easterly end westerly lines thereof, in such manner that the street shall be of the width pre- scribed, and also so as to straighten the same wherever practicable; but no part of either the gasterly or westeriy iine, as so located and estab- shall be more than one hundret feet from the nt line. The said Commissioner shall cause iple certificates to be made out and certitied in such manner as he shall direct, defining and describing the said easterly and westerly lines of that part of Broadway as located and established by him; and also triplicate maps to be made and certified in the same manner, showing the width, course and boundaries of that part of broadway as laid out ‘by him, and the distance of cach corner of the inter- Superintendent Landon and an de- tective (Mr. Kirk) arrested po scthamir one yg Bol and MeCooley, both of whom onm aoleriouniy: bak =, pen, sapicion, of connected with the direfal d Jones has stood his trial for murder tn this elty, being’ of whatis known in cri annals here Shing! mur- der, some months since. angry Of course the greatest excitement prevails here, and it ts firm): attevea that the arrested parties were connect ‘with the deed. The post mortem examination reveals the fact that the ball was fired from a Colt's revolver, I am informed by the police of the presence in town of a gang of New York bur- friaot Spare che’ piso fe OF iaageun, and 5] the or bia + he therefore warns te community to be ob guard. BOOK NOTICES. an BsuIny THE Scungs. By Elizabeth Keckley, for- merly a slave, but more recently @ modiste and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Or, Thirty Years Slave and Four Years in the White House. New York: G, W. Carleton & Co. 1868. Mra. Keckley is a colored woman who was born a slave in Virginia about fifty years since, and having made her way from the plantation to be a sort of court dressmaker in Washington during the war, has deemed the contrast between the ,two extremes of her career suMiciently striking to make her history worth writing. She has consequently writ- ten it, or had it written, in @ direct and natural way, and has made @ book that, without being remarkable for any particular excelicnce, is well enongh done not to be dull. Doubtless those who are in the habit of seizing upon the smallest in- dications of intelligence in the negro race as a sort of capital for agitation will be ecstatic over this volume and find it food for astonishment that a colored woman should write‘at all. Mrs. Keckley’s early life in Virginia ts recounted ‘with gome minuteness and we have a detail of scenes that point to the brutality and.degradation of the Peculiar institution, with the names of the persons who beat the dusky authoress in her early years with cudgels, and the information that the persons named are still alive, so that they may know how they ap- pear in print. Elizabeth Keckley seems inferen- ually to have been @ person of stubborn will, a8 the savage punishments of which she tells were all inflicted, by her own story, with @ view to bend this “will.” It was, perhaps, for the sake of condensing her narrative that she so studiously omitted all the little collisions that pre- ceded the use of the cadgels. No person can rightly sympathize with brutal panishment anywhere, and all, we hope, equally and earnestly rejoice that such scenes are no longer a natural part of our social order, We can see, also, what a sati faction it is that the former masters of Mrs. Keckley should, even at this late day, be gibbeted in print for their bru- tality. But suppose every menial servant could thus put before the worid her own account of the cruelties she had suffered at the hands of those she hated, what satisfactory opinions we should be able to form of our fellows! Our authoress was brought up as a seamstress, and found among Southern people, those who were will- ing to advance her from mere good will, enough money to buy her freedom; so she became free on the faith of what she could do, and by dressmaking subsequently earned the money. Her positive will, theretore, had excellent results when it worked in a right direction, Becoming a dressmaker in Wash- ington, she was employed by Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Mrs, Stephen Douglas, Mrs, Abraham Lincoln and Jess frequently by the daughters of President John- son, whom the dusky artist evidently regards as very poor “white trash," discharging them from her pages in a few supercilious sentences. The main interest that this book will have for the public will be as it gives a.view of the ‘inner life of Mr. Lincoln and tells of the career of his wife and streets from each.of the next two corners on the same block of ground, and file a certificate and a map in the office of the Street Commissioner, and also in the office of the Kegister, each of which certificates and maps shail be tinal and conciusive in ipect to the mutters hereby required to be con- tained therein. The said part of Broadway, as laid out by said Commissioner, shall be a pari of one of the of the city of New Yo k, in like manner and with the same etiect as if the same hed been so laid out a8 @ public street in the map or pian ot said city by the commissioners appointed in and by the act entitled ‘An act reiative to improvements touching the iver it pe mm. and Toads | in the r : e or. er purposes,” passed g and “avenues. ki the said ch enues in the said city shall apply to that part of Broadway as laid out under they ror sions of this act, so iar as the same are applicable, except as is herein otherwise provided. Ifany part or parte of | part o1 Broadway, as now laid out, shall mecluded within the lines of Broadway, as located and established, pursuant to the provisions this act, such part or parts shall be ciosed, and e public use thereof shall be discontinucd, and the or plan of the said city shail be changed accord- ingly. bill then provides for the details of the work proposed by its enactment, THE PERRY QUESTION. ‘The bills relative to the ferries, introduced by Mr. L. D. Kiernan, from the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, were passed last night, advantage being taken of the absence of the “Little Objector,” while the other obstacie was seduced into Cor Hall barroom, and thus temporarily kept out of the way. Speaker Hitchman lent all his assistance, in- fluence and parliamentary sayacity io advance the to its final pass If the bill becomes a law ing public will owe a large cent of grati- him, to Mir. Kiernan and to the members of z r 3 NO RENT ON GAS METERS. Governor this morning aqnee the bill pronibit- companies throughout the State from charg- on gas meters, and tt is now a law. THIRD STRERT RAILROAD. construction of the Third Street ‘The route is as follows:—Commencing at the foot with a double or od track, to ; th and along iP asingle or double track, to Stanton ‘and along Stanton Street, with K, to in street; thence k, to Third street; nee tl street, with a single track, to and wery, to Great Jones street; th ng Great Jones street, with a # rack, to Broadway; and returning through mg the Bowery, to Fourth street; thence and along Fourth street, with a aingle track, in street, together with the necessary con- turnouts and switches, for the proper work- and accommodation of the road on said route or ne ajtlgeaey eee ek na g i : x Se i . 3 i B ge 2 B Hy 4 Ue THE ASSASSINATION AT TROY. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. TROY, April 18, 1868. A fearful assassination of a member of the Capital Police force of this district took place here at an early hour this morning. The Capital Police district ts so organized as to include in the Fifth ward of the city a village heretofore known as Aibia—a point about three miies from the heart of the city. It was tn this village that at about four o'clock this morning a cit- izen named Vanderpool, in passing from his house to a distant barn, discovered the lifeless body of pa- troiman David Crandell lying upon the sidewalk directly in front of the house of John Davis, He was discovered to have been shot throngh the head, and his death must: have been instantaneous, An alarm was immediately given to the neighborhood, ant his wife ani children were brought to the scene, An immediate investi- gation disclosed the faci that the store of McNeal & Pilling, in the vicinity of the murder, had been broken into and an attempt made to enter the tron safe, while the wagon shop of Mr. Morris bad aiso been forcibly entered and robbed of some tools, & large number of false keye being found im the street. The dead body of policeman Crandell wae found about two hundred feet from the store. He ‘was last geen bout half-pest one this morning, when he sto ie beat tw converse with party attached to ‘way, passing from which it is thought he discovered the presence of burglars in the store above m: and was inbumaniy shot down in the attempt to capture them, it being believed that he recognized the aasassin, OF assassins, and Was in turn recog: nized by §=them Another theory is the dead policeman reconnoitered the store, and seeing that there were tow many men for him to le alone proceeded fey down the street to procure assistance, wien he was shot down by & concealed accomplice and picket of the scound from the e side of the street. ae nd some ‘fence frou) We harass grazed Ube bridge of the po Joa! and fatal, shot the an inch over the nose, morn! fasains of courwe nt onee feds and yy i light revealed the terrible crime that mitted. Volitemen Crandell, the deceased, waa a brave man, ahout forty years of age, and at the of the Occurrence was wholly unarmed, the coldness of the night having induced him to enter his house and change bis coat, leaving tus revolver in the coat left behind, This morning the police authorities, neaded by widow as seen by the colored dressmaker. Mrs. Keckley is plainly put forth as the advocate of Mrs, Lincoln; and the minute account she gives of the re- cent endeavor of that lady to sell her wardrobe will inspire an inquiry whether the whole book was not written for the sake of this chapter. ‘The following extract presents the tone in which statesmen were sometimes discussed en famille:— CANDID OPINIONS. Often Mr. and Mrs. Lincoin discussed the rela- tions of oy Olficery and gentlemen prominent in polirtca: presence. I soon ed that the wife of the President had no love for Mr. Salmon P. Chase, at that time Secretary of the Treasury. She was well versed in human character, was somewhat ee palace! of those by whom she was surrounded, and often her judgment was correct. Her intuition about the sincerity of individuals was more accurate then that of her husband. She looked beyond, and read the reflection of action in the future, Her hos- bility to Mr. Chase was very bitter. She claimed that he was a selfish politician instead of a true patriot, and warned Mr, Lincoln not to trust him too far. ‘The daughter of the Secretary was quite a belle in Washington, and Mrs. Lincoin, who was jealous of the popularity of others, had no desire to build up her social position poceny polymers favor to her father. Miss Chase, now Senator Sprague, was a lovely woman, and was worthy of all the adimira- tion abe received. Mr. Lincoln was more con din; than his wife. He never suspected the fidelity of those who claimed to be his friends. Honest to the very core himself, and frank as a ebild, he never dreamed of questioning the sincerity of others, “Father, } do wish that you would inquire @ litue into the motives of Chase,” said his wife one day, ‘The President was ying carelessly upon a sofa, holding # newspaper in his hands. “Mother, you ure too suspicious. I give you credit for sagacity, ‘but you are disposed to maynify tries, Chase is a pau and one of my best friends."’ aes one of your best friends becanse it is his inter tobe so, He is anything for Chase. If he thought he could make anything by it he would be- tray you to-morrow.” “I fear that you are prejudiced inst the man, Mother. J know that you do him tnjustice.’’ “Mr. Lincoin, you are either blind or will not see, hm the only one that has warned you against im. «Vrne, I receive letters daily from all parte of the intry telling me not to trust Chi but then theae Jetters are written by the political enemies of the Secretary, and it would be unjust and foolish to pay any attention to them.” “Very well, you wil! find ont some day, if you live long enough, that I have read the man correctly. I oniy hope that your eyes may not be opened to the trath when It is too late.” The ‘ident, as Jar as T could judge from his conversation with his wife, continned 4 confide in Mr. Chase to the time of his ne death. irs. Lincoln was especially severe on Mr. Williara | H, Seward, Secretary of State. She but rarely los! an opportunity to say an unkind word of bin. one I went to the While House earlier Lincoln wae sitting im « puper, stroking with one hand the | head of littie Tad. I was basting # dress for Mrs. Lincoln, A servant entered and handod the President 4 letter jast br: it by a messenger. He broke the seal, and when he had read tne contents his wite asked :— “Who is the letter from, father?” “Seward; | must go over and see him to-tay.” “sewacd | I wish you had nothing to do with that man. He cannot be trusted.” “You say the same of Chase. If I listened to you T should soon be without a Cabinet." | | | 2 “Ketter be without it than to confide in some of the men that you do, Seward is worse than Chase. He hax no princtpte.’? “Mother, are mistaken: your prejudices are so } violent that you do not stop to reason. “Seward ts an = man, and the country a Wel! as myself can trnet nim.” ather, you are too honest for this workl! You vhowd have been born a saint. You will generally find it asare rule to distrast @ disappointed, ambi- | Ucn politician, Tt makes me mad to see you alt still | und let that hypocrite, Seward, twine you around his | Quger as if you were o skein of thread.” “it is useless to argue the question, mother, You cannot change may opinion.” | Mra. Lincoin prided herself npon her ability | to read character, she was «hrewd and far-seeing, | and bad no patience with the frank, confiding nature of the President, When Andrew Johnsen was urged for military Gov- ernor of feonestes, Mr. Lincoln otiterly opposed the demagogne.* he said, almost flereely, Place Lin in power, Mr. Lincoln, mark Wil rue Ht some day.” lian, when imade Commander-in the suldiers, aud never Was @ reneral ror He te & hum- in my pre- ‘What makes you think so, thert’ good turedly inquired the President, he aera ‘Because be talks so ninci and Aoew ao litte. If T hadi the power L would very soon take ov bis head aud put rome energetic man in his place.” “But 1 regard MeCiclian as a patriot and an able soldier. He has been much emourrassed. The troops are raw and the sibordinare officers inclined to be rebellious. There are too inany politicians im the With thouicer straps, Me in te you! sma povniar and they are jenious of hum. ! ee ES ne pl va - “Motel ake plenty of excuse for ty Nf, therefore he needs no advocate t0 you. If he would only do something and not promise so much 1 antes yearn beve @ iitte faith in bum {te} You he is @ humbng, and you will bave to find fome man vo take EM piace, wht is, If you wish to comquer the Mra. Lincoln could not tolerate General Grant, “fe te a butcher,” she woold often say, “and ix not Ot to be at the head of ay army.’ “Bat be haa been vory succes@ful in ine feld, orgued the President, eo femme such @ 1 He 10ses two & Victory, Dnt for lie. If the war ehomid continue tone reas tones | duty. The J ese spinica, the nine and he should remain in r, he would the North. I conid as myself, According to his tactics, taere is under the heavens to do but to march a new line of men up tn front of the rebel breastworks to be shot down as fast as they take their and keep marching Ire aot, aan Suaaiante " mother, supposing that we give you com mand of the army. ou would tio much The reader may take the following as a fair exam- ple of the atyle of the volume and ita facts for what- ever they are worth:— THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS Mrs, Lincoin from her girihood ip had th irs. .) an ambition to become the wife of a President. When a little girl, as I was told by one of her sisters, she was dis- Posed to be a little noisy at times, and was self- willed. One day she was romping about the room, Making more noise than the of her grand- mother could stand. The old 1 looked over her spectacles, and said, in a comma tone:— “Sit down, Mary. Do be quiet, on earth do you eaipeee will become of you if you go on this way Oh, I will be the wife of a President some day,” pres answered ee Pay hota, rs. 1 was quite a delle in Springfe IL, "and m all ac- counts she was fond of flirting, She generally managed to keep @ half-dozen gentlemen biting atthe hook that she baited so temptingly for them. ‘The world, if mistake not, are not aware that the rivalry between Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Stephen A. ponaiae commenced over the hand of Miss Mary Todd. The Fine lady was ambitious, and she smiled more sweet yy! Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lin- coln than any of her other admirers, as they were regarded as rising men. She played her part 80 well that neither of the rivals for a long time couid tell who would win the day. Mr. Dougias first proposed for her hand, and she discarded him. ‘The young man urged his suit boldiy. “Mary, you do not know what pide are refusing. You have always had an ambition to become the wife of a President of the United States. Pardon the egotism, but I fear that in refusing my hand to-night | you have thrown away your best chance to ever rule in the Whive House.” “1 do not understand you, Mr. Douglas.” “Then 1 will speak more plainly. You know, Mary, that Iam ambitious, like yourself, and some- thing seems to whisper in my ear, *You will be Presi- dent some day.’ Depend upon it T shal make a atub- born figut to win the proud position.’? “You have my best wishes, Mr. Douglas; still, I cannot consent tobe your wife, I shall become Mrs. President, or I ain the victim of false prophets, but it Will not be as Mrs, Douglas.” I have this little chapier in @ romantic history irom the lips of Mrs. Lincoln herself, At one of the recept.ous at the White House, shorty after the first inauguration, Mrs, Lincoin joined in the promenade witu Senator Douglas. He was hoing @ bouquet that had been presented to her, and as tuey rnoved slong he said:— “Mary, it reminds me of old times to have you Jean upon my arm.” + “You refer to the days of eur youth, I must do you the credit, Mr. Douglas, to say that you were & 1 gallant beau. “Not ony a beau, but a lover. Do you remember the night our fir.ation was brought to an end?’ “Distinctly. You now see that | was rigat. Iam Mrs, President, but not Mrs. Dougias.”” “True, you have reached the goul before me, but 1 do not despa. Mrs, Douglas—a nobier woman does not live—if Iam spared, may possibly succeed You as Airs. President. . Magazines. ‘The May monthiies are nearly all out, and present interesting budgets of light literature. The following have been received:—Harpers’ Monthly, Lippincott's Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Northern Monthly, Public Spirit, People’s Magazine, Our Young Folks. A-RAMSLE IN THE PARK. If we had entertained a tingering doubt as to the backwardness of the season our rambie through the Park yesterday would have effectually dispelled it. The wind, fresh and nippy from the northwest, swept gustily over the sward, lifting the dust in the carriage ways and making spiral columns of it as it eddied hither and thither. fiercely through the more robust of the evergreens and then furrow the waters, which, a month ago, Anoa it would whistle were proof against everything that was in the melt- ing mood, making them, in tiny, augry waves, play at cross purposes with each other, to the evident disgust of the royal swans that floated on their crests, These, with sullen looks and rumMed feathers, fought the shelter of the more northerly banks of the lake, where the assent commences of that in- tricate region known as the Rambie, but whicli the Commissioners, with a proper regard to nomencla- ture and the fitness of things, should have curistened the Labyrinth. ‘That fair jess whom sylvan poets adore (Flora), and who reigns undisputed queca of the kingdom of flowers, appears exceedingly reluctant to “hold court’ this year. Even in the most sheltered nooks of her demesne of the Park we sought in vain for some evidence of floral vitality. The peony and the rhododendron rarely flower before May; but ai this season they certainly should begin to arrange their toilets, As for the lilac (syringa — it seeined to have forgot! at ita lege expects it to do its bark, the weet fern, the Persian Ii the snowball tree, he crenate-leaved deutzia, e chrysanthemum, the sweet bay (the magnolia), the calico bush (we omit the terrific scientific names: of these as not pertinent to the occasion), gave but little evi- dence of vitality. The deutzia and the chrysanthe- nuin were trying to flower, but we fear unless boreas withdraws himself for y few days they wiil lament- ably faii. The lilies, those which grow near water, the ash-leaved maple, the flower-de-luce (uris sam- ducina), were endeavoring to do their best and we think will succeed, The trumpet flower (lecoma gra ) is yet asieep, bat, itke ite sisters, will awaken, when the clerk of the weather is in the mood, ceasing to persist in asking the sweet smeil- ing, sensitive planta of the glade and the forest to bloom in days suggestive of overcox's and furs; aud of these we saw as many, taciuding bearskins and baffalo robes, in the hundreds of open and closed corte that whirled past us, as were agreeable to the eye. On the gentle slopes, abrupt! dechivities and the broad intervales the eyes of pedestrians (there were few) could rest with pleasure, ‘The verdure was deep and rich, such a8 ia to be found in more humid climates than oirs—which, by the way, is too ordinary seasons for tue growth of the more inviting of the emerald grasses. Llowever, even at this sea- sou a walk or ride in the Park cannot fail to be eeable and iastractive. Given a few days of pleasant weather—warm and calm—and the trees ond shrubbery and pisots of ail kinds will spring lato life, Then beanty will ever: ere reign--the heau the floral worli—sw i tender and | magnificent, Ailing the heart wit aghie #0 holy that words cannot patni (her, PROSPECT PARK. BROOKLYA ‘There are Many thousands of peupic in Brooklyn Whose occupations during the week will not permit of their indulgence fn a visit to the new perk, which has now assumed sich a shape in the advancement of the plans and designs of the competent and ex- perienced engineers of the work as to refiect the highest credit upon their skill in beautifying a leca- tion which I# naturally adapted for the purpose to it has been assigned—e place of recreation for tre people. The working classes of Brooklyn have long felt the Want of come such resort, whereat they could beguile, 12 company with thetr families, a few hours on each Sunday of h ig heretofore detictent of # ver, after years of deMberatic years’ labor in ing out and reg @ ground, as heen done at nt $4,000,000 i he good traits of the rtaking are beginniag pring up and daily become more and more apparent. This fact mi strike even the casual visitor at Prospect Park. Though the sky Was rather overcast, and the wind high wht sowmewlat suggestive of overcoats aud home convforts yesterday, sti!l the temptation to vialt for the first time, wih many, ive park, was too eat to be resisted, About noon the care om the Platwash Avenue and Coney Island Nallroad, leading to the park, began to fli) with persons bonnd for the xpense Jatter place. Men. wormes and children, all were to be seen strotiin, the borders of | which if Known a round through th Valley Forge heights from of entrance at the mlersect Fiatbueh ave- nues to the Coue rive is not yet, however, finisiied bey Ninth sireet. There were ® great number of very handsome rriages and some fast horses to be seen there yesterday after- hoon, both private and hired vemcles, A beautifal pair of little ponies, at eo toe handsome light phaeton, riven by & young lady at a rapid § at times, wawed dp add down ihe road s ol i erable attention. The water carta were con Lgoing continually and did much to add to the cow! of pedestrians by keeping ihe dust ander. ‘Toe Park police were prompt and effcient in * the boys off the grass and out of misoniet meraily, aud were oviigii in fore pishing formation t strangers. ‘The tempo- raryi observato: wae croweed with persons, wito obtained a view from thatstand point each as canpot be equated in any other place in the park. Had the day been v vd ee Pa nets would mye deen @ very jarge nuinuer of visitors, Wut even ae wae ‘hose Who id avail themaelves of the pleasant exercise of @ Walk through the park, andJindulge as to the beauties of the place a8 laid out which are not yet devel as they strotied along, went away well watiefio’d with the newly developed ornament to thelr cit thie nr of visitors kept during the week shows f were twenty thousand pedestrians and two thoneand carriages at Prospect Park within thar petted, 2 NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Judge Blatchford sat on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock to hear motions in bankruptcy. There were seven cases on the calendar of involuntary bank- rupts for hearing, of which four were adjourned. In the Matter of Charles A. Denny and Others v8. George 8, Wicks and Others,—The petitioners in this case alleged that the defendants had committed acts of bankruptcy. The defendants demied this allega- tion, and on the case called proof of ser- vice was made. The defendants apy and demanded that the question of their leged bank- ruptcy should be decided by a jury trial. The court made an order to that effect. A similar order was made in the case of James A, Low and others against George A. Wicks and others, of the firm of Wicks, Jouillard & Co, Euclid Waterhouse and Others vs. Rufus Water- house and others,—Case dismissed, Horace B. Clafin and Others vs. Daniel Reilly.— Case dismissed, ‘The New York Mall Steamship Company. Coutllard vs. the New York Mail Steamship Com- pany,—The petitioner filed a petition against the company, praying that they might be adjudicated bankrupt. An order to show cause, returnable on Saturday, was obtained. The pempany, appeared by thelr attorney, Mr. A. L. Brown, who was heard on their behalf. The court held that no sufficient cause had been shown why the company should not be ad- judicated bankrupt, and made an order of adjudica- tion accordingly, the order to be entered whenever the creditor wishes. A similar order was entered in the case of the Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Uom- pany, of Baltimore, vs. the New York Mail Steam- ship Company. In the Matter of Gustave Zermich.—The petitioner had obtained from the District Court an order stay- ing certain action pending against him in the State Court. Counsel now appeared on behalf of the party Dpreneeding, against the petition im the State Court, and moved that the stay of proceedings in question should be set aside. Alter hearing some argument the court directed a reference with the view of ascer- taining what the facts really are. SURROGATE'S COURT. Before Surrogate Tucker. The following mentioned wills were admitted to probate during the past week:—William A. B. Cle- ment, William Spencer, Henry Hartang, Henry Tice, Joseph Calm, B. L. Kip, Robert Watson, John W. Wilson, Jane Teresa McDonough, John P. Batchelder, John Ulshoefer, George Dodfel, James L. O'Conner. Letters of administration were granted on estates of Susan Hyland, Tieodore Sypher, Herman Pehling, Moses Cieeman, George D. Hoffman, Joun F. Corn- well, Margaret Davey, Jacob Fleischinan, Mary A. Bills, Bridget Gatchy, Philipine Hausc! tin Schreider, Tne following named ithe were appointed exe viz:—Charies F, stappani, guardian of aria and William Barnett; Ellen Lienan, of Benja- min 8S. and Wilham E. Wells; Catharine Freisch, of Jacob, Matilda and Louis Denzel; Joun Black, of Jo- seph C., Minnie Adele, George Eddy, James B. and Charles M. Black, COURT CALENDARS—THIS BAY. Supreme Court—Crrcuir.—Nos, 1079, 1171, 1176, 193, 283, 625, 669, 775, 819, 1103, 3904, 713, 265, 403, 751, 717, 631, 973, 1165, 925. Surgkion Court—TRIAL TERM—Part 1,—Nos, 3775, 3628, 3047, 4031, 2407, 371, 8771, 3801, 3633, 2333, 8335, 3837, 3591, 3795, 3947. Part 2.—Nos, 3354, 3396, S714, 3848, 3642, 1774, 3688, 3942, 3944, 3946, 3948, 3952, 8956, Bz, 3920. MARINER CoUuRT—TRIAL TERM.—Nos. 890, 762, 905, 619, 700, 608, 704, 86: 881, 780, 608, 63, 868, 86544, 651, 616, 709, 804, 654, 916, 917, 918, 919, 020, 921, 922, 923. Unirkp States Disteicr OOURT—IN ADMIRALTY.— Nos. 48, 42, 63, 67, 79, 68, 71. GENERAL S¥SS10NS.—The following is the calendar of cases to be taken up*this morning, John H. hackett, Recorder, presiding, Assistant District At- torney G. 8. Bedford prosecuting for the people:— The People vs, Adelaide Weaver, grand larceny; John Jones, grand iarceny; Charies J. Emmett, grand lar- ceny; Johu McCunn and John Hart, grand larceny; Wm. Clark and David Carnie, grand larceny; Davi Carnie, Jas. Caddie and Wm. Clark, oe larceny; August Renan, petit larceny; Wm. H. Bennett ‘and Mary A. Bennett, petit larceny from the person; Margaret McMahon, receiving stolen goods; John Baumtch, receiving stolen goods; Frank Oliver, re- ceiving stolen goods ; Edgar Williams, forgery ; Josep Wood, assauit and battery; Edgar S. Allen, ours pretences; Sigismund Harunsteim, false pre- ences. QTY INTELLIGENCE. GENERAL GRANT.—General Grant and son left the Metropoliton Hotei laat evening for Washington. He was present at the morning services yesterday held at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. On his return to his rooms he received a number of personal and litical friends, with whom he conversed tor some pm | on topics of general as well as of particular in- METEOROLOGICAL.—-During the last week we have been kindly favored with a small apportionment of spring weather, but so unsettled and changeable that it is tmpossible to say what the next twelve hours may bring forth. The hi Tange of the barometer showed that at seven A. M. of the 14th the maximum of 30.431 degrees was reached; tne mini- mum at seven A. M, on the 12th was 29.092 degrees; weak mean, 30. The thermometer on the morn- ing of the 17th, at seven A. M. reached its maximum of 44.70; the minimum at four A. M. of the 13th was 24; week nean, 46,00, There was snow on the 12th, w copunued for fur hours and twenty-five minutes. Rain on the Mth, 15th and 16th, duration, nineteen hours and twenty-eight minutes. The polar a were seen on the 13th, from eight until ten P.M, There was thunder onthe 16th, accompa- nied with very raiid ligatning. STUpINS IN OUR PUBLIC ScHooLs.—An adjourned meeting of the vice principals of the male grarmmar Schools of this city was held on Friday afte rnoon at school No. 35, In Thirteenth street, near Sixth ave- nue, The committee appointed at the previous meet- ing presented a report, consisting of resolutions to be considered as instructions to the delegates who are to represent the vice Fac als before the Board of Education on the 27th instant. The report “4 and discussed. The following were ‘That the stulies comprised in the highest three ire too much labor frou both teachers and pupils. ) That this excessive Inbor arleea in most part from graces, indefinite outlines, and a want of lenlved Tuut the abotition of sorporal funisuiuent will be prejudicial to the best interests of the schools. Messrs. Hugh, Carlisle and Kennard were then elected by ballot to represent the vice principals and support the preceding resolutions before the Board of Education. On motion a committee was appointed vo report a plan of permanent o1 nation. Duffy, Hendrickson and Carlisie were appointed aa such committee. UNION HOME AND ScHOOL.—This excellent charity, which has done and 1s doing 80 much for the educa- von and care of the children of those who fell in defence of the unity of the States, is not, it unfor- tunately happens, without its domestic troubles. ‘The officers, it would appear, distrust each other, and even grave charges are made against the Trea- surer of the Home, Mary M. Voorhtea, by “Mra, Daly (the President), Mra. Forster and Mra, Hoyt.” ‘These ladies have published # report of thelr finan- cial transactions without consulting their Treasurer; and the President, by a@ trick, as the Treasurer alleges, got possession of a check for Pa of the money realized by the “fair and festi- Mrs. Voorhies is very direct in her expres- *, and in turn has published a copy of her reasurer’s Book,” which the footings of, uniess the ladies named above can disprove them, will place them in av awkwerd position before the sub- scribers to the Home and the public generally, TYPOGRAPHICAL SocisTY.—On Saturday evening @ special meeting of this society was held for the purpose of receiving @ report from Mr. Troap, who had been delegated to proceed to Albany to bave the printing comiract for the employment of dee re eReaolve “reviews” of previous tet ee Sei ee eae Sea seventy-five convicts In Sing Sing annulied, Mr. Charles Taylor preskied. Mr. Troup stated that the bill against the proposed scheme hod passed the Assembly by a majority of forty- four votes; that all the members from this city had voted in the aMrmative, and that the matter was now pending before the Senate for its final determination. After some discussion Mr. Troup was empowered to return to Albany tn his capacity of delegate of the svctety, and to stop a! Sing Sing on his way to ascer- tain the true stale of affaires, He wae likewise authorized to remain st Aibany if necessary until che Dill, 1f passed by the Senate, was signed by the Governor. The meeting then adjourned, COLLBOR OF TRS Crry OF New Yous.—The anni- versary of the Phrenocosmiag Society of the College of New Yor® wos held at the Academy of Music on Priday evening, and wae largely attended. Dr. Web- wer, President of the College; the Faculty, Generals Farnham and De Peyster, Colonels Farmer and Bal- i and Jackson 8. Shaltz occupied seate on the Platform. The exercises consisted of orations undergraduate membere of the society, and music by the Seventh Regivient band. General H. BE Tre main delivered the honorary address, and made elo- quent allusions to the metnbers of the society who no givon thelr services toward crusping the rebel- jon. DePARTCRE OF STRAMSHIPS ON SATTRDAY.—SIX steamships for Purope left this port on Saturday, The Pennsyivania, of the National itno, had 18 cabin and 66 steerage passengers and $84,000 in specie; the St. Laurent, for France, 143 cal assengers, bell the Terghet fnmber of frat rs pascengern by 4 Gewnsttp (rom New York thts year, and $732,284 in NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. sailor, whose death was the result of a scalp wound sustained on Sunday night, 12th inst., during a row in the saloon of John Kelly, at No. 9 Catharine slip, in the HeRaLp. The Fourth arrested John Kelly, William ceimnaear the aaa a e of the epastice Dow. i juently admitted to bail by Just it the result of the injuries sustained by coroner Cat to him yesterday, and he recommittea them to the Tombs to await the result of the inquest. CHILD SMOTHERED.—Coroner Schirmer was yes- terday notified to hold an inquest at 411 East Seven- teenth street, over the remains of Anne McGuire, aged two months, whose death was the result of being overwrapped in bed by her mother. Fava RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—At half-past four o'clock yesterday morning James Berry, one of the flagmen on the Harlem Railroad, discovered the body of Charles’ McCue lying in the cut at Ninety-fourth street and Fourth avenue. It rs that the de- ceased resided on the corner of Eighty-fifth street and Fourth avenue, and was last seen alive in the liquor saloon on the corner of Eighty-sixth street, about midnight of Saturday. It is su) that he walked over the embankment and fell’ with such force on the track as to be stunned, and was subse- quently run over by a passing train, An inquest will be held to-day. Tug BUCKLEY Homrorpe Case.—Coroner Keenan held an inquest on Saturday at Bellevue Hospital over the body of Thomas Buckley, a sailor, who was stabbed on the 26th ult, by Patrick Darcey, a ship- mate, during @ drunken quarrel. The only evidence in the case was the admission of the prisoner, and the jury rendered a verdict inst him. The Coro- ner held him to await the jon of the Grand Jury. RESCUED FROM DROWNING.—On Saturday night about half-past ten o’clock a man named Wm. Taylor was taken from a plank floating down the East river by @ Hunter's Point ferryboat. He says that he be- lon, to the sloop Celerity, bound from Haverstraw with a load of bricks, which was sunk during the evening in Hell Gate. He was about three hours on the plank when rescued. There were three other men on the sloop at the time she was sinking, wo saved themselves by swimining ashore. WoRK OF THE POLIcE.—The following are the police arrests for the past week:—Saturday, April 11, 263; Sunday, April 12, 118; Monday, April 13, 265; Tuesday, April 14, 211; Wednesday, April 15, 178; ‘Thursday, ‘April 16, 176;'Friday, April 17, 233, Total, 444. New TAMMANY Hatt.—On Satturday, by order of the committee, preparations were made by Messrs. Fischer Brothers for casting the colossal figure of the indian chief to be placed in front of this new structure, ‘Tak MASONIC ScHooL AND ASYLUM FUND.—Lieu- tenant Governor Stewart L, Woodford will deliver a lecture on Crete and the Cretans, at Steinway Hall, on Thursday evening, April 23, for the benefit of this institution. In addition to the lecture th> Seventh regiment band will perform some of Graiulla’s best selections. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ASSISTING AT A DoG Figut.—OMicer Richard Bole- man appeared before Judge Dowling yesterday athe Tombs and deposed that about eleven o'clock on Sat- urday night he visited the premises 273 Water street, kept and maintained by Christopher Keyburn, alias “Kit Burns,” as a liquor store; that when he ob- tained an entrance into the premises he discovered two dogs fighting in a pit in the rear of said premises and @ number of persons present witnessing the same, but as soon as they saw him they made their escape. He, however, arrested Keyburn and Charles Barry on a charge of violating the laws inst dog fig! and cruelty to anim: On this cl the nti maceree pee poe of ee) poeneee gtr oy at the pectal Sessions, they givins for thei ypear- ance in the sum of So cack. ui .YourHruL BuRGLARs.—Four young men, giving their names as John Gildersleeve, Albert Stone, Lewis Vanderberg and Arthur McMuller, were yesterday brought before Justice Ledwith, at the Yorkville Police Court, on a charge of but + preferred by Mr. John Dovolle, No. 649 Eighth ayenue. #The house of the complainant was broken Into and a quantity of carpets, bed clothing and ladies’ under- garments stolen and found in possession of the accused, The prisoners were fully committed to answer. Layina IN Tosacco.—Before Judge Shandley, at the Essex Market Police Court, a man, giving his name as Thomas Clarkson, was brought up yester- day on a charge of breaking into the tobacco store of Jacob Rosenhair, 225 Bowery, and stealing seventy pounds of tobacco. On the accused were found a por- tion of the tobacco and some skeleton keys. He was committed for trial in default of bail. ‘TILL THiEvES.—Michael Kelly and Charles Com- misky, t1o boys, about tweive years old, on Satur- day afternoon managed to rob the money drawer of Mrs, Elizabeth Gurley, who keeps a store in Third avenue, near Thirty-second street. They were sub- page arrested, aud yest: were taken before Judge Ledwith, at the Yorkville Police Court, and committed for trial. AN Express WAGON ArFarr.—Peter Trautman, of No. 94 West Twenty-ninth street, appeared before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, and entered a complaint against a man named Patrick Doran, whom he charged with de- frauding lum out of two express wagons of the value of $400, Itis charged that the accused called on complainant and represented to him that he wanted to buy the wagons in question, and in pay- ment for the same two promissory notes for the amount, and even invited Mr. Trautman down town to show him @ quantity of stock of some kind by which he intended to secure to complainant the apey- ment of the money. The complainant did not 13 very highly of the security and refused to enter into any terms for the dis of the wagons, wh is all the accused went to the wife of and by making certain representations obtained poseession of the property, Thot the complaint ‘Was made only vA morning t Burden, before the court adjourned, anit Sustice Dodge com @ cou! uPnes com- mitted him for furtuer examination, A STABBING ArrRay.—A. colored man, who gives his name as William Hedden, was arrested and brought before Justice Dodge yesterday on the charge of having stabbed another man, also of the colored nasion, Who answered to the name of Smith H. nson. The injuries were inflicted about the head and the weapon used was an ice pick. The magis- trate held the accused to answer the charge preferred against him, FELONIOUS ASSAULT.—Thomas Collins, of 438 Weat Thirty-eighth street, appeared im court yesterday morning, hie face bearing the marks of @ severe assault, which had been committed upon him, as he alleges, by 8 man named Thomas Grace. The com- ne face was cnt in@ most dreadful manner, justice Dodge, on hearing the complaint, committed Grace to await the result of the injuries inflicted. Poyick Raips.—Raids by the police were nume- Tous last Saturday night, and as @ consequence Jef- ferson Market Court wae filled yesterday morning with spectators, who would have been better at church, and “friends,” so called, who were drawn thither to gratify their idie curiosity or to commiserate by glances or otherwise, with the unfortunates who wore arraigned before the magistrate, Fudge Dodge. Sergeant Burden made @ descent on 27 Greene street, and arrested about twenty maies and females, ali of whom were in court. The honses 320 West Thirty-eixth street and 221 Woet Thirtleth street were algo pulled, and the prisoners were also poi up to the har, The princi, of these establishiments were competed to find bai) to answer or were committed tn default. MISTAKE IN THE Newapn.—The account of the robbery reported in the city papers on Saturday stated the number as No, 4 Greenwich street. It oeme have been No, 92, as set forth in the atidavit iD the Case. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, ATTEMPTED SviciDr,—Thomas Burnett atiemptea to commit suicide yesterday morning by jumping overboard at the foot of Sackett street, South Brook- lyn. Officer Brannigan, of the Forty-third precinct, with the assistance of some citizens, rescued the up- happy man and took him to his residence, No. 400 Columbia street, Tar Use or rue Baton,—OMcer McGinnis, of the Forty-third precinct, arrested @ man named David O'Brien on Saturday night, in Pacific etreet, for drankenness and disorderly conduct. White on the way to the station house the prisoner tarned upon the oMicer and assaulted him in euch manner that he was compélied to draw use tt freely, The resait was that O’Brien was not only subdued, but severely injured, He had one sez eat on bis forehead, and had to be seut to the " . GOVERNMIN? RROBIPTS PROM WaISkBY CONvIS- CATIONS.— from the 1st of October, 1867, to January 1, 1868, 410,000 gallons of distilied spitivs were dena hw Yr geversacal upon and | lacated «to = the due ‘investigation before the ‘United Staten ‘The total amount ents of insctt tenn! was 310,108 bh yet to besoid. $115,082 16 AR py and informers’ a SS gall have been condemned, ind ie quantity of property, suchas, ‘NOt Yet disposed of. ConvictioN OF A CouUNTERPEiTER.John B Adatte, one of the gang who was arrested at Staten Island about three months since on a charge of counterfeiting the United currency, w: - victed in the United States Court on pon a manded for sentence. His c Hareg, Ul- rich and Cochard, have been during the present term, Capture oF A DESPERATE BURGLAR.—At an early hour yesterday morning, officer Hopping, of the For- ty-sixth precinct, found the door of the grocery store of George Valkommer, 60 Johnson street, E. D., open, and on looking in eaw a man behind the counter, te to whom he remarked that it was time the piace was closed. The inmate responded that he would close up immediately, and aupsonchas the door as if he Intended to do 80, which threw the officer off his guard, and the fellow ran him into the street and fled at a furious gait. The officer immediately started in pursuit, calling upon the fugitive to halt, but his calls being disregarded he fired five shots from his revolver at him without effect, and the chase continued until the fugitive reached Leonard street, when he encountered otficer Sangster, who knocked him known with his locust. He was then conveyed to the Stagg streot station house by both officers, where he gave his name as Franklin Jones, twenty-#ix years of age, and his residence Sinit! cepa 9 Brooklyn. On being ar- ed before Justice Wa'ter yesterday, he pleaded gu ity to the charge of burglary, and wis committed the Raymond street jail to await trial at the Court of Sessions. Kines County SurRoGaTse Court.—The wills of Freelove Vanderwater and Catherine E. Secly were proved in the Surrogate’s Court last week. Letters of administration were bag on the estates of Franols V. Russell, George F. Lewis, Patrick MoCi Mary J. Myers, Amelia Megs | and Isaac B, Reed, of Brook! The letters ardianship were as follows:—Fllza L. Bartlett to Homer L. of Flatbush; of Clifford A. Smith to Willian J. A of Susie Raymond and Sarai J. Raymond to Anson . Stratton, and of George B. Gray to William M. Gray, all of brooklyn. SHOPLIFTING.—George Callahan was arrested by officer Underwood, of the Forty-first precinot, on Saturday night, on a charge of attempting to steal @ coat valued at $25 from the clothing store ef J. Brown, 169 Fulton street, The accused was observed to take the coat, as alleged, by H. Browa, one of the clerks, who followed him and caused his arrest. When searched at the station house, plaud woollen shaw! was found in his possession, whigh it is supposed he had stolen, He was locked up to await examination. FUNERAL OF THE LATE EX-MAYOR HALL. Respect to the Memory of the Deceased by the Citizens of Brooklyn. ‘The funerai of ex-Mayor Hall, the first Mayor ot Brooklyn—who for fifty years past has Leen identédied with the growth and presperity of that city—was made the occasion of general demonstration ef respect by the citizens, Long before the hourap- pointed for the ceremonies to commence—half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon—a large conceuree of people had congregated in front of the late reai- dence of the deceased, No. 37 Livingston street, and sought to gain admission to the house. So rapid was the increase in numbers that when the gorvices commenced there could not have been loss than six thousand persons on the block extending around into Court street. The remains were encased in a hand- some rosewood coffin, the plate on which bere the inscription, “George Hall, born September 21, 1195; died April 16, 1868.” ‘The Rev, H. M. Gallaher, of the Nassau street Baptist church, officiated, and ened the services by readinga Keasox of the elev chapter of St. J ohn, beginning, at the twenty'-fifth vorae, “{ am the resurrection, and the life,” &c. Remarks were made by the Rev. Henry W. Beecher, who, 6tand- ing on the door steps, addressed the assemblage for about fifteen minutes in the most euloziatio terms on the impressive occasion which brought them together to ‘the last tribute of respect to their lamented fellow citizen. Upon the conclusion of the services many were permitted to take a (inal look upon the countenance of the deceased., Among those present were'all the members of the Common Couuoil, the heads of the city rtments, Mayor Kalbit ex-Mayor Samuel Mayor John T. Hoffman, New York; Police Commissioner Acton, een intendent John. A. On weak Judges Gill Lott, Troy, pson, speaeara oH he aaa. The Me tt necrent: were mem! the judict fe pal ex-Mayors Conklin Brush, Cyrus P, Smith, Samuel Smith, Francis B. oe nat Samuel Booth, Edward A. Lainbert, Allred M, Wood, and Dr. J. S. Thorne, President of the Board of Education. In accordance with the wishes of the family there was no public erate: | but — a ten and Neptune Di- viston, No. 3, together wi e Temperance Uadets, formed the line on Court s*reet and saluted the re- mains as the hearse ‘The Exempt Fire Asse- ciation were also. drawn up on the route of the fune- ral and paid the honor of a salute. ‘The re- mains were interred in Greenwood Cemetery, The bells were tolled end the lags floated at half mast from all the public buildings. THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL STRIKER. The funeral of General Gerrit Ml. Striker, a briet review of whose life was published in the HERALDOom the morning subsequent to the day of his death, took Place on Saturday afternoon from-his late residence on the Striker estate, bordering on Striker’s Bay, North river, and near to Fifty-third street, General Striker was among the last of the old Kni with many related by consanguineous ties. sentatives from the few families yet remai {Pte maceartieh acomum sinns, caine ee ot janhattan and were the lords of its soil were in the coriége, ag also were mi citizens and nearly alt the communicants of Dr. Hutton’s church, of ‘Was @ member for many years. THE LATE GEORGE UNDERHILL. One of the oldest members in this city of the Soctety of Friends, popularly called Quakers, George Under- Dill, aged seventy, was gathered to his fathers on Saturday afternoon. The funeral services, pista, solemn and simple, were conducted after the mamaer of the drnomination of which deceased had been & Iife-lor member, at ‘Thirty-fith street. G oldest and most William Aiken, of Newton, Mass., a patient at the lunatic asylum in Worcester, while waiking oat with his attendant on Saturday morning, broke away from him and threw himself under a passing freight train and was instantly killed. The steamer St. Patrick, lying om the Arkansas shore, opposite Memphis, was burned on Satarday morning to the water's edge. Her machinery was saved in a damaged condition. The fire was doubt- less the work of an incendiery. The boat was owned by Mike Pyne, of Memphis, and was valued at 000, She was insured at Howe's agency, in St. for $22,000, ‘The building in Chicago known as North Market Hall was destroyed by on Saturday aeaee Keaman & Portman occupied the upper ti “ap “4 Hard manufactory. Thetr loss ix about $15,000; sured. The by was owned by the city. Loss $5,000, partly A fire in Belleville, Canada, on Saturday morning destroyed eight small stores. Loss $30,000. The Burgese Pee across the Walloonesac river, on the Troy and Burlington Railroad, near Rutland, Vt., was entirely bare oad by fire on Saturday afters. noon, thas veaking the connection re- cently made ween the Troy and Boston znd the Ben! and Rutland Railroads, Misstentppt steanter Genoral Palmer was nearly ed at 5t. Lonis Friday night. The lose 16,000, Insured for $10,000 in the men’s National office, Clicinnatt. The steamer Gallatin sunk on Thursday above Omaha. She is a total log, but the amount is not reported. ‘The ship Albert Gallatin was strack by lightning and burned in the lower at Mobile on Friday 106 pales of cotton, is neatly half million dollars. The was | so in Liverpool. Atter all Tope Raving the had been abandoned scuttled and tor. ‘The Br! the hull itish bark . R. Ran editor of the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) wie recent a diMtenity with a negro in Tuscaloora in which hecnt the negro with a knife, Mr. that iis arrest had sary prisom, to remain until discharged by a miliary com- Sion. Mr. Ran fh was protiend a speedy in- on. ‘by mil comunisst Sse oe