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‘Treasury, accompanied with the direction, Wary of the Preskicut's own hand, {to that to govern himself accordingly. It is johnson appoint » Cooper, on ‘and intimate friend, Assistant retary of the asury. The evidence fully sus- tains the statements made in the opening argument of Manager Butler, in support of article nine. The facta in regard to General Emory’s interview with the President were then well Known to the Managers, and the argument and view presented in the op contain all that is necessary to be said upon thal article, Itmay be added, however, that although the President on the 22d had obtained from General Emory what he now says was the purpose of this interview, a knowledge of the number and - ment of troops in the city of Washington, yet, on the following day, Sanday, the 23d of February, he had an interview with General Wallace, apparently for no other purpose than to get from him’ the same information, which, on the preceding oe he had received from General Emory. It for no purpose of protection or indemnity or punishment that we arraign Mr. Johnson for words spoken in Washington, Cleveland and St. ‘Louis, We do not arraign him for the words spoken: but the charge in substance is, that a man who could utter the words, which, ag is proven, were uttered by him, is unfit forthe ofMfce he holds. We claim that the common law of crimes, as understood enforced by Parliament in cases of impeachment, is in substance this; that no person tn office shall do any act contrary to the morals of the oMce; and that, when any officer is guilty of any act con- rivate secretary trary to the morals the office which he holds, that act is a misdemeanor for the purpose of am) ent and removal from office. ' The gentieman, after reading extracts from the President's speeches, said there was no doubt about their havin; en uttered, and that that utterance ‘was a declaration made in accordance with a fixed a , and the evidence indicates such. His words at St. Louis were blasphemous and cannot be aggra- vated by nese. which his counsel may offer. Upon these facts the prosecution call fax conviction on the indictments set forth in the tenth article. r HIS OPPOSITION TO RECONSTRUCTION, n these facts, thus proved, and the views pre- sented we demand the conviction of the respondent of the misdemeanors set forth in the tenth article. Article eleven sets forth that the object of the Presi- dent in most of the offences alleged in the preceding articles was to prevent the execution of the act passed March 2, 1567, entitled “An act for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” It ia well known, oficially and publicly, that on the 29th of May, 1865, Mr. Johnson issued a proclamation for the reorganization of the government of North Caro- lina, and that that proclamation was followed by other proclamations, issued during the next four months, for the government of the several States which had been engaged in the rebellion. Upon the death of Mr. Lincoln Mr. Johnson entered upon the office of President in a manner which indicated that, in his judgment, he had been long destined to fill the place, and that the powers of the office were to be exercised by him without regard to the other departments of the government. In his proclama- lion of the 20th of May, and in all the proclamations relating to the same subject, he had assumed that in his office as President he was the “United States, for the purpose of deciding whether under the constitution the govern- ment of a State was republican in form or not, alihough by a decision of the Supreme Court it is declared that this power is specially vested in the two houses of Congress. In these proclamations he assumed, without authority of law, to appoint, and he did appoint, Governors of the several rates thus organized, In fine, between the 29th of May, 1865, and the assembling of Congress in December of that year, he exercised sovereign power over the people and territory of the eleven States which had been engaged in the rebellion. On the assembling of Congress, in the month of December, he informed the Senate and fiouse of Representatives that the Union was restored, and that nothing remained for the two houses but erally to accept as Senators and Representatives such loyal men as had been elected by the Legislatures and peopie of the several States. Congress refused to ratify or to recognize ‘those proceedings upon the part of the President as legal or proper proceedings, aud from that time for- ward he has been engaged in various projects for the nee of preventing the reconstruction of the ion on any other plan than that which he had in- augurated, In the execution of this design he attempted to deprive Congress of the confidecne of the eople of the conta hence it was that, among other ings on the 18th day of August, 1865, at the city of Washington, as set forth in the tenth and eleventh articles, Jie did in a public speech deciare and aftirm tm substance that the Thirty-ninth Congress of the United States was not a Congress authorized by the constitution to exercise legislative power under the same; but, on the contrary, was a Congress of ouly a part of the States, in the further execution of his purpose to prevent the reconstruction of the Union upon any n eX- cept that which he had inaugurated, he attempted to preven! ratification by the several States of the amenc to the constitution known as article fourteen. he constitation the President has no power to pariicipate in amendments or in proposi- ions for aimendinents thereto; yet, availing himself of the circumstance of the passage of a resolution by the House of Representatives on the 13th day of June, 1866, juesting the President to submit to the Legislatures of the several States the gaid additional article to the consitution he sent to the Senate and House of Kepresentatives to a reply which showed his determination to throw every obstacle in its wi which determination was afterwards more exposed by lus correspondence with Governor eons and othe HIS PLAN N CONTROL THE ELECTION OP 1808, Pursuing the subject further it is easy to discover and comprehend dis endire scheme of criminal am- bition, It was no less than this:—To obtain com- mand of the War Department and of the army, and by their combined power to control the elections of 1568 in the ten States not yet restored to the Union. The Congressional pian of re ruction contained as an essential condition sion of the elective franchise to al 1 mule citizens, and the exclusion from the fran » of a portion of those who had been most active in originating and cal rebellion. The purpose of Mr. Johnson was to linit the elective franchise to white male citizens, and to permit the exercise of it by all such persons withont regard to their distoy If he could secure the control of the War Department and of the army it would be entire nd not Only practi- cable but easy n the coming élections jetly to invugurate a po! throughout the ten States by which the former rebels, strengihened by the military support of the Executive here, and by the mili forces distributed over the South, would exclude from the polls every colored man, and to permit the exercise of the elective franchise by every white rebe! Ry these means he would be able to control the entire vote of the ten rebel States; by the same means, or indeed by the” force of the facts, he would be able to secure the election to the Demo- cratic National Convention of delegates favorabie to Mis own nomination to the Presidenc; ‘The vote of ten States in the Convent onsidered in pection with the fact that he an is friends could e delegates from other sections of the country if he were nominated, he could control beyoud venture the eleetoral vote of these ten States, ured Mis nomination, This he cou if a there be muc e been successful hat thefe was no possibility of ning the control of the War Department and ss he should disregard and break tain eivii 8, Pass r. he could wnnul or ist ons of that act, then the way Was epen for the successful con- summation of his pian, With thousands and tens of thousands of officeholders seattered all over the country, depending upon hin for thetr offices and for - the emoluments of their offices, he would be able to exert a large iusluence if not abeolute.y to control the nominations of the democratic party in every as: that doubt that this sctie but it was appare his ob State in the Union, With the War Department in his hands and the Tenure of Orice act broken down, he would be able to remove General Grant, General sherman, ¢ ra\ Sheridan, any other officer, high or low, who, in his opinion, or upon the facts, tight be an obstacle im his way. With the army thus corrupted and humiliated, its he service or sent ‘ould - trusted leaders either driven from into exile in distant parts of the Country, he be able to wield the power of (hag vast orxal for hia own personal advantage. Under these circumstances it was not prot morely, but it was as certain as anything in t future could be that he would secure, first, the nomi- nation of the dem tie party in the national nomi. nating convention, and, secondly, that he wo secure t ctoral votes of these ten States, being done, he had only to obtain eno: votes from the States now represented in Congress to 1 majority of toral votes, and he would 4 House and senate should they atte votes of the ten Stat had been previously r a contest with the two Houses he and iis friends anc supporters, Including the War Department, the Treasury Department, and the army and navy, would insist that he had been duly elected Present, War Department, the Department, my and the navy, he would have been tnaugur don the 4th of March next President of the United States for four years. HIS ENMITY TO ATANTE That the President was and is hostile to Mr. Stan- in, and that be desired his removal from off ere is no doubt; but he has not assumed the re- sponsibility which now rests ttpon him, he has not incurred tie hazard of his present position for the mere purpose of gratifying lis personal feelings to- wards Mr. Stanton. He «isregarded the Tenure of Office act; he first suepended and then removed Mr. Stanton from the olfice of Se ary for the Depart- ment of War; he defied the judgment of and the ad- vice and authority of the Senate; he incurred the risk of impeachment by the House of Representa tives, and trial aj conviction by thistribunal, under the influence of 4) ambition wolimited and unscrupa- ions, which Gares anything and everything necessary to ite Vat gr tnd P ecemeiion he kes ant ~| Congressional! plan of reconstruction he tias advised and couraged the people of the South in the tdea hat he would restore them to their former privileges power; that he would establish a white man's “rament; that he would exclude the negroes from participation in political affairs; and, finally, that would accomplish in they behalf what they had sought by rebellion, but by rebellion had failed to se We. Henee tt is through his agency and by his in fence the South has been given up to disorder, fopine and bieudahed: hence it is that since the sur render of Lee and Johnston thousands of loyal men, black and white, have been murdered in coud blood © subjected to crueities and tortures such as in modern limes could have been perpetrated only in savage nations and remote parts of the world: hence tL is that 12,000,000 of people are without law, with. aut order, unprotected in their industry or their Figs: hence tt is that ten States are without govern: um tthe | of the B New YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1868-QUADRUPLE SHEET. ment and unrepresented tn Congreas; hence It ta that vi the rebelions “aula tm the Meld, is not Mnally to be victorious coanclis aud in the Cabinet of the comune) | it is that the lors! bonus helt ont e . hence 1 hose mo mek w A ts that those who participated in the rebsiion wer may once more be established in the country. cok upon Andrew Johnson as their best friend and as the last and ehief of the Views whi they eutertain. oe fi Tae CRS OF THE CRIME. The House ‘of Repres tatives has brought this great criminal to your bar for trial, for conviction, and Wy yan the tatives, a Jegiaiative ernment, has no ‘special interest In theae proeeed- ings. Itentered upon them with great reluctance, after laborious and continued investigation, and only upon a conviction that the interests of the coun. try Were in peril, and that there was ne Way of reitet ex through the exercise of the highest constita- i power vested in that body. We do not to this tribunal because any ‘the ntatives has been bor aol! just powers of a existence ae re in danger, except as must paren si the good or ill fortune the , brought — this criminal x > and here his conviction in the belief, as the result of much 4 tion, of much deliberation, that the interests of country are no longer safe in his hands, beginn! ng of the government pated under the constitution, and conssisatieg oe — no ments to office; y the uni Pigetice country, a8 well before the OmMce act as since, no removal of any appointment was and with the sribe can te, with knowledge i of the Senat your know! except by the nomination of @ successor, nomination was confirmed by and with the and consent of the Senate. Mr. Johnson, ence of this uniform practice of t century and against ty express pi Tenure of Office act, made in this particular tire harmony with that practice, asserts absol ng the unqualified er Ww every officer in the country, without the ad consent of the Senate, Never in the free government has there been #0 base, #0 gross, 80 unjastifiable an attempt upon the part of any ex: tive, whether emperor, king or president, to destro: the just authority of another department of the ernment. The House of Representatives has been indifferent to this assault; it has not been un- mindful of the danger to which you have been ex- posed; it has seen, What you must admit, that with- out its agency and support you were powerless to resist these aggressions, or to thwart, in any degree, the purposes of this usurper. In the exercise of their constitutional power of impeachment they have brought him tqyour bar; they have laid before you the evidence showing conclusively the nature, the extent, and the deptn of his guilt, You iu Ee power in trust, not for yourselves m for all your successors in those high places and for all the people of the country. THE CONSTITUTION OUTRAGED. The speaker went on to say that literally nothing could be said in defence of the criminal. He was guilty on his own admission. The exhibition he had made on the 4th of March, 1865, in the Senate Chaim- ber, by which the nation had been disgraced and hu- millated, was a truthful exhibition of his character, and his cold indifference to the desolation, disorder and crimes in ten States of the South exhibit yet darker features. The speaker showed that officiais in New Hampshire had been impeached for stealin: and receiving bribes, and that foreign dignitaries ha: suffered ofticial ape ere = for crimes quite insigni- iicant beside those of the President now arraigned, According to the speaker's views Andrew Johnson has disregarded and violated the laws and constitu- don of his own country. Under his administration oere vernment has not been strengthened, but weak- ened. Its reputation and influence at home and abroad have been injured ahd diminished, He has not outraged a distant ple bound to us by no ties but those which result from conquest and the exer- cise of arbitrary power on our part; but through his violation of the laws and the influence of evil example upon the men of the south in whose hearts the purposes and the passions of the war yet en, he has brought disorder, confusion and bloodshed to the homes of twelve millions of people, many of whom are of our own blood and all of whom are our countrymen. Ten States of this Union are without law, without security, without safety; public order everywhere violated, public justice nowhere respect- ed, and all in consequence of the evil pu and machinations of the President. ‘orty millions of the people* have been rendered anxious and uncertain as to the preserva- tion of public Lie and the perpetuity of the institutions of freedom in thig country. There are no limits to the consequences of this man’s evil example. A member of his Cabinet ‘n your presence avows, eae indeed, that he suspended from office indefinitely a faithful public oficer, who was appointed by your advice and consent; an act which he does not attempt to justify by any law or usage except what he is pleased to call the law. “ neces- sity. Is it strange that in the presence 0’ *.ese ex- amples the ignorant, the vicious and the criminal are everywhere swift to violate the laws? Is it strange that the loyal people of the South, most of them poor, dependent, not yet confident of their newly ac- quired rights, exercising their just privileges in fear and trembling, should thus be made the victims of the worst passions of men who have freed them- selves from all the restraints of civil government Under the induence of these examples good men in the South have everything to fear and bad men have everything to hope. Caius Verres is the great political criminal of history, For two years he was pretor and the scourge of Sicily. The area of that country does not much exceed ten thousand square miles, and in modern times it has had a popu- jation of about two million souls, The criminal ai your bar has been the scourge of a country many times the area of Sicily, and containing a population six times as great. Verres enriched himself and his friends; he seized the public paintings and statues and carried them to Rome, But at the end of his brief rule of two years he left Sicily as he had found it, in comparative peace, and in the possession of its lustries and its laws, This respondent has not ravaged States nor enriched himself by the plunder of their treasures; but he has inaugurated and ad- hered to a policy which has deprived the people of the blessings of peace, of the protection of law the just rewards of honest industry. A important portion of the republic—a portion whose prosperity is essential to the prosperity of the coun- try at large—is prostrate and heipless under the evils which lis administration has Mgt bn upon it. When Verres was arraigned before his judges at Rome, anc the exposure of his crimes began, his counsel aban- doned his cause and the criminal Med from the city, Yet Verres had friends in Sicily, and they erected a gilded statue to his name in the streets of Syracuse, This respondent will look in vain, even in the South, for any testimonials to his virtues or to his public conduct, All classes are oppressed oF the private and public calamities which he has brought epon then. They appeal to you for relief. The nation waits in anxiety for the conclusion of these proceed- ings. Forty millions of people, whose interest in pub- lic atfairs is in the wise and just administration of the law, look to this tribunal as a sure defence against the encroachments of a cri: al Chief Magis- trate, HHA TH Halil 32 z THE PUNISHM! Will any oné say that the heaviest judgment which you can give is any adequate punishment for these crimes? Your office is not punishment, but to secure the safety of the republic, But human triba- nals are inadequate to punts: those criminal as rulers or magistrates, by their example, policy and crimes, become the scourge of comm nities and nations. No picture, no power of the iinagination, can illustrate or conceive the sutfering of the poor but loyal people of the South, A patrioti vigtuous, law-abiding Chief Magistrate would ha healed the wounds of war, soothed private a public sorrows, protected the weak, encouraged t strong, and lifted from the Southern people the bur- dens Which now are greater than th can bear, In other goveraments an unfaithtul ruler can be removed only by revolution, violence or force. The proceeding here ts judicial and according to the forms of law. Your judgment will be euforeed without the aid of a policeman or a soldier. What other evidence will be needed of the yaine of republican institutions? What other of the strength and vigor of our government’ Wh ovher assurance that the virtue of the people is equal to any emergency of national life? The contest Which We carry on at your bar is a contest in defence of the con 1 fights of the Congress of the is epresenting the people of the United the arbitrary, unjust, thegal claims 8 the old contest of yo sngiand, France and Spain the theatre of this strife. In Spain the Executive — triumphed. the people were victorious, The France dually but slowly regain Bur yet there is no freedom no freedom of the » Emperor ts supreme. Spain is reviv montha we shall a Union upon the basis of the C- Gh ofthe sian in each of whieh Cee! people recognized is be convicied that these (lings may j but ji done these things are to come, At your the House of Kepresentatives dei for the » Justice to the acct a ig of God, and it cannot le thro: justice comes obedience to the law by all and pecple. by and i of the law, whieh is without license, as fi as lam concerned, the case is now in your hands, and itis seon to be closed by my associate, The House of Kepresentatives hay ited this crimi- Bal at your bar with equal in his guilt and im yoor jon to administer justice be- tween him and the people of the 3. His ido not contemplate his ucqulttaedt i lnpossiiie. le. ‘Therefore I do not look beyond, rs, the of America will never an usurping ‘ulive to break do the seourities for liberty provided by the constitution, The eause of the coun- ty is ip your hands, Your verdict of is peace to'our beloved lund, — At four o'clock Mr. Bontweill, at the suggestion of Mr. Conkling, ytelded to @ motion to adjourn the court stating (hat, he would occupy about an hour anda hall to-morrow; and accordingly the court, and immediately thereafter the Senate, adjourned. {Althongh Mr, Boutwell was unable to conclude the delivery@1 his argument, we pubiish this morning the portion which wil! be delivered to-day) To Tue Eprron oF Tux LONDON TimEs:— Thave just received @ letter from Dr. Kirk at Zan- zibar, dated Feoruary 4, in which he announces the arrival of the Arab messenger, Bunduki, 80 long ex- pected, who has brought with him despatches and letters from Dr. Livingstone himself, The following isa very brief abstract of Dr. Kirk's long letter, which will be read before the Royal Geographical Society at their next meeting on the 37th tnst., before which time I trust the despatches themselves will have reached Engiand, ‘The tnformation sow received completely confirms the account of the route taken by Dr, Livingstone round the southern end of Lake Nyassa, which was brought home by the Livingstone Search Expedition. It appears that our great traveller proceeded north- ward at a long distance to the west of the lake, and in course of time arrived at Lobiaa, formerly a thickly inhabited town, but now almost deserted, In these elevated lands, covered with humid forests and des- titute of game, the party suffered much from banger; bet on approaching the southern extremity of Lake Tanganyika they reached Morka, in the Wemba country, where there was abundance of cattle and food, and where they recov- ered heir strength. It was bere that Livingstone met with the trading caravane from Zanziber, and delivered the letters to Banduki, who bas had them twelve months in his possession, Reltable tnforma- tion has also been received at Zanzibar of the arrival of Livingstone at Ujiji, half way along the Lake Tan- ganyiki, where it ts satisfactory to know provisions, stores and letters dent from Bugiand deunbar have long been w: for him, ‘The clear and definite proofs obtained by the boat expedition (o Lake Nyassa, under the command of od ‘i h Pe most of —— that ated 0 adopting. ve the whole story of the murder of Dr, Livingstone eatin prea heel ord ciara ie ever ive out of the heart ‘of Africa. With our present cheering information every one a eee me the pre ot of once more welcoming David Living»tene on turn to an admiring country. Lam your obedient servant, BRODERICK 1 MURCHISON, ROYAL GROGRAPHICAL SOCTNTY, April &, 1865, From the Times, April 9) The good news announced tm Sir Roderick Mar. chison’s letter yesterday will have been with universal 4 of Dr. Lavi from Dr. Livi this news is en! suffered. It is now re made public at a eal Bootety in Mareh, 1867, has been of late good ground for until now withomt any ad great traveller's safety, The present mews ts Ucularly satisfactory, ae tt shows not only that the Slory his death was false, but that he has cuted his journey With considerable success, be remembered that he started at the mouth of © ‘Zambeat, on the east coast of Africa, Th to ascend the River Shire to the Leke Nyse, which lies north of Zambest about 200 miles inland, It was on the share of this ieke that he was reported to have been murdered. The Johauna men deciared that be passed northwards up the eastern side of the lake, Croswed it, and fell on the westerh side in combat with some savages, That this statement was af best inaccurate Was proved by the search expedition s it hast ear, which heard of tum five da yourne his alleged murder, and, hope, poyond the piace of moreover, were assured that he had not been able to cross the lake, and had skirted its southern shores. This is now proved by his own account fo have been the route he look. Froim the point where he was deserted we now learn lhe proceeded “norciwards at a long distanee to (he west of the lake. His aim, tn fact, Waste reach Lake Tanganyika, which tes to the northwest of Lake Nyassa, and about 4ix lundred and fifty miles intand from Zanzibar. In pursuing this route he describes himself as passing over “elevated lands, covered with humid forests and destitute of gam In this part of bis journey the party aw mueh from hunger; but they nevertheless reached their immertiate goal, the southern end of Lake Tangen- yika, They here found abundance of cattle and food, wad recovered thelr strength. re is @ reguiar trading route between the eastern shore of this lake and Zanzibar, and we had recently received very seoowayne information from a native whe belonged to one of these caravans. This nan gave @ elreum- stantial account to Dr. Kirk, at Zanzibar, of having lueta white man near the lake, who, by all ances, could be no other than Livingstone, tive further stated that the white man had entrasted some iellers bo the leader of another caravan, named bonduki, This very man has at length reached Zan- aibar and delivered Dr, Livvagstone’s letters, in ad- dition to this We have trustworthy information that the traveller had safely reached an important point named Ujij!, half way up Tanganyika, where visions, stures and letters from Zanzibar and land had long been waiting for him. He had, there- fore, not only accomplished successfully this of his journey, bat had received a material addition tw his siock of necessaries, With this information we may oot only dismiss anxiety for the fate of the gn explorer, but may juduige brilliant expectations of the issue of his en- terprine. It ts true, indeed, that if i» going some- what beyond our evidence fo @asert aheotately that “Dr. Livingstone is safe;”’ for these letters, when they reached Zanzibar in . Were twelve montis old, ad many ae nis Way m time. tue iuteriot of Africa durmg that have now No More reason to be anxtou ingstone than before we had been tue les of the Jehanna m trary, the decided success of this point is very enoourag! What may have been ans for tre nihs we are not + bn nclude that he Zanzibar, and it is pos be working up to the tm towards tae scene of Lakes Vic H from a of gunyika than the latter frém Lake Nyw Doctor may strike the sources of Sie and de ni ihe river towards bey pt. It hes, indeed, been stured that the waters af the Tengamytti aa out rihwards, and if 90, he would protably follow their course. The oniy other alternative aug> gested by Sir Roderick Murchison last Jamanry, by that he may be wine great river tw the weat coast. # ~ o indulged at one of the meetings of graphical So: ciety does not seem very wild, that we may next hear of Dr, Livingstone at Alexandria, Should be contrive to make his way down the Nite te will be the first man, as br. Kirk has “not only crossed the Contin viy unregen England alone has a free lament and Tnment of laws emanating in the people who are entitled to vote, These laws are ever, re executed, and a sovereign who should w interpose any obstacle would be de- throned without delay, In England the law ts more mighty than the king. Im America the President clatins to be mightier than the law. This resnit tn England was reached by slow movements and after a struggle which lasted through many centurtes, John Hampden was not the first nor the last of the patriots who resisted executive usurpation, but nothing could have been more inapplicable to the pre- Sent circumstances than the introduction of his name as an apology for the usarpations of Andrew John- son. “No man will question John Hampden’s patriot. ism or the propriety of his acts when he brought the question whether ship money was within the consti- tution of Engiand before te courts; bat no man Will admit that there is any parallel between Andrew Johnson and Jona Hampden. Andrew Johnson takes the place of Charies 1, and seeks to substitute his own will for the laws of the land. In 1686 John | Hampden resisted the demands of a usurping and unprincipled king, as does Kdwin M. Stanton to-day resist the claims and demands of an unprincipled and usurping President people oF England have successfully resisted executive encroachinent upon their rights, Let not their example be loat spon ts. We suppressed the rebellion in arma, and we are now to expel it from the executive cown- cls. This done, republican instivutiona need no further illustration, All things then retat- ing to the national welfare and | fe made as se. care as ean be any future events, The freedom, pros per and power of America are assured. The | Erlends of constitutional liberty throughout Burope will vith joy the assured greatness and glory of the ¥ republic Our internal dimeutdes will rapidly disappear. Peace and prosperity will return w every portion of ‘ac country. [na few weeks o@ through tia Whote lengih from ty Hope to the mouth of the Nile." Bu that “the essential part of tis done before he reacties the Nile return towards Zausihar he w earned the honor of « and the African ¢ even thea have of ai explorers ¢ ow.” The ac om hea will, indeed, leave unexpior 4.1 portion of the whole distance between te Mediterranean amd the Cape, Africa may be roug’\y © extend from thirty degrees abov or sixty degrees 0 other travellers haye below the & trated from the Spek row the North to vi Livingstone faa mor onth to within than “ ted f grees of the Bq ac ng to the m may be two and f or deogrtes out of the whole sixty a yet uniravers heen if nothing should result irow the jabor of thes mere discovery Will still be ment. pioneers, the 4 Won lerful gaciieve- Fics? ReTWEEN Witttes ASO NegRrome IN HAWRKINSVILLE, 5. ©.—00 Saturday iagt the radioals and negroes heid @ mas¢ iucecng (x Hawkinavilie. ‘The negroes got druok and one of then fancying & grud inst his old master, Majer Leith, took @ couple of harmless shots a: him The crowded np with pistoia drawn ané apparently to commence the “war of races.” The whites soon gathered around for the confict, when the negroes at up ther Mie oy pleaded innocewe and laid the Plame on bad white advisers and vegged pared ‘The negro Who shot fed aud thongh sot at exght or ten times eacaped unhurt. While bm we ing on @ private fight took place t thee ity between a white man an the negro, it ia reported, was ki News. THE ERIE RAILWAY CASE. The Alleged Contempt of the Erie Railway Directors=The Private Interview at Mr. Field’s House Disclosed—Examination of Witnesses Continued, Before Judge Barnard, ‘The hearing of testimony in the contempt proceed- ings against Messrs Gould, Lane, Davis, Skidmore and Thomson, directors of the Erie Railway Com- pany, was resumed yesterday morning in the Su- preme court, SIGNING ORDERS OF COMMITMENT. After Judge Barnard had taken his seat on the bench he was observed to be engaged in writing on a number of papers before him. Mr. Field rose and asked if Judge Barnard was signing orders of commitment in these cases, Judge Barnard replied—Yes, sir, Mr, Fielid—Will you allow me to see them before they are signed ? Judge Barnard—No, sir. Mr. Field—Then, sir, I demand the right to see them, and “except” to your refusal to allow me to see them, TESTIMONY OF MARTIN £. GREENE. Mr. Greene, the witness whose examination was not concluded on Tuesday, was then recalled, A question was put by Mr. Clark on the evening of that day requiring witness to state what took place in a private room of Mr. Field’s residence at a con- sultation had between Mr. Greene, Mr. Drew, Mr. Groesbeck and Mr. Field in relation to negotiations then pending for the purchase by Mr. Greene from Mr. Drew of $5,000,000 worth of convertible bonds of the Erie Railway Company, Mr. Pierrepont objected to the admission of this testimony, on the ground that it was a privileged communication as between Mr. Drew and Mr. Field (his counsel) referring to a negotiation to which wit- rn @ party, and could not therefore be dis- After Lad gtd the court overruled the objection. Mr, Clark yesterday morning meoenen to elicit the answer by recapitulating to witness the incidents Pp jing the visit to Mr, Field’s house. Cy You were asked the question, “What was said ber done there?’ Please proceed with the nar- Tative, A. We went up stairs into a second story back room, but baa | it occupied we sliortly went iito a front room; Mr. Drew told Mr, Field what we wanted, and asked him to draw up an agreement; Mr. Field proceeded to do 80, Mr. Drew and I having agreed that the price of the bonds should be seventy- five cents on the dollar in place of seventy-seven cents, as I stated yesterday; then occurred something between Mr, Drew, Mr. Groesbeck and myself about a commission that he allowed to me; I suggested it, Mr, Groesbeck secgnded it; Mr. Drew demurred to it, I supposed he Would, and it was not urged; Mr. Field asked how and when these bonds were to be paid for; 1 agreed to pay five or ten thousand down, end he suggested that | should give my note or notes: for the baiance; I objected to giving my note; he asked me when T proposed to pay the balance; 1 replied when I shad have converted the bonds, solid the stock and received the money; Mr, Drew told Mr, Fieid to draw up an agreement tm that way, and when it was completed Mr, Field read it to us; it expressed that I should be held hartales# of all loss, also that I should give my due bill, payable in thirty days, for the balance of the purchase money; 1 deciined peremptorily to accede w those terms; Mr. Field said it was strange, ina transaction of this magnitude, that the terms were hot more nifically agreed upon, or words to that esect; I declined to give the note or due bill, and Mr. Field, as I have sald, said it looked strange that in so large & Uransaction specific terms were not agreed | ‘Mr. Drew then told him to go on, he was not to trust me; when it was completed Mr. Field took Kt into a room for the purpose, I ly aed of ite being transcribed or copied, and I asked Mr. Field when he returned if it would be necessary for me to go to any court to be permitted to con- vert these bond he replied no, he ex- peeted to get modification of the injunc- Gon; IT asked him what affidavits he wished me to make; he replied “that | was the owner of the bonds and Wished lo convert them;” they took this into the back room; he then produced an afi- davit and read it to me; tt was pretty full; it recited woul were the rights and omenree ofthe Erte Ratiway Co , te condition, that the transfer wud save of Liese was for the purpose of laying wee! ratls, buiding and station houses, &c.; it Was finisoed | called Mr. Groes- told him that tue aMidavit con- knew nothing about, and de- im the transaction; Mr. something about it, and and said, “It is of no use ot Want to go on with this 3 said that the company were desrous of having these bonds converted, and that the certificates were ready. % Oertincates of what? A. Certificates of stock Idon't thunk there was for the converubie bon anytaing cise material raid; | think there was some- (etng sated between Mr. Drew, Mr. Groesbeck and my- set os to the enect of this iesue of five millions of bonds and (heir conversion; | asked Mr. Drew whether “the street” or the whole clique would not take this issue of Ove miiions and “put it up; he replied that he only hoped the price would keep up; Mr, Groesbeck rather agreed with me that “ine strect”’ would take tt; he suet they had taken five miilions before that, Knowing It, and he thougnt they would take thls and Keep the market up: after stating tis tw Mr. vrew i turned around, got my hat and ieft. Mr. irk then proceeded to bode eae the: witness touching the exact ph jogy of the aii as to Whether It stated that he was 4 to the time Mr. lent in the room first 4c. and caved upon the adverse party to he aitidavit, whicn Was not, however, com- Mr ork would get to ina! thiak nor, wir, q Were taformed before the affidavit was pro- ed that you w be expected to make an oath t A. i alluded to that myself, q Wee anything sand about the aMdavit betng re- quired to be Used before any court to ootain a modi- heation of aa injuaction? A. I don't think there wi i i : ¥ * & 5 E i i : i 7 is 2 eh <3 ee 2 pe i? E Was anything said asto who they tha: oan after youreiused? A. 1 as, 4. Do you know, from anything that was commu- nicatod to you af that time, Who made that artidavit afterwards? A. | don’t understand the question; 1 understand you to ask if anything waa said there by whieh | Knew who did make that affidavit. ‘The Court—/ don’t exactly understand your ques- ton myself, Mr, Clark, Mr. Field—i don’t think any one else does either. (Laughter. Mr. Clark then went on to state at great length that they (he and his assectates) thought an atiempt Was mae to saborn this Witness, and that the am- davil which he dectined tomake was made by another party. This witness, they believed, could put them on the lead of the party by whom the false oath was made which witness had the honor to decline to take. That a! Vit had been used to deceive Jud Gilbert when be granted the injuaction in the Beiden suit, and material facts were suppressed from him. Wherher that aftidavit Was presented to that judge to obtain thet injanction Was an important fact in and (ney believed Wilmess Kuew sometuing Nyect. stepped all bounds of moderato: abie as It Was derogatory to him Who made it-——. Mr. Clark (rteing exettediy)—t call the gentiemen to order, ir, 1 @bject to vies and ask r Honor to interfere to prevent them. They are not welly)—Counse! has said, sir— hat (here was an aisempt made to ; y how dared to aay — suborn this Witness af Laat Interview. Would he dare to aay (hat any Wherweise (han under your protec went te Barnard (interrupting) —What do you mean ny Field (continuing)! mean to say tn this or 1 the preseace of a court, He would not say that oulade, There wae not @ single chars thing done at that iaterview taat could touch the honor of any human boing, and go far as this is an a whe able to my son, bh superior to wp to maple MAN ThIng diehen HOW rity Dewede rue. Woo attempes it ter ant CApeTIOnCe. as ser Pe ed Rat | Bin chino aesit that he woul! Bave lakew comrge Field, be pelott te ally an bes Hower wor Humor to reget as were suntiarty placed © be tus duty to do as be had dune, and would not be suck! Unie commanded bo at stl, OF course ii he Was commanded to du me Be Wout obey, Jutge bernart said that we Was about to remark when Mr. Clark clowed hue remarks that two qu tions put to this Withess properiy woul! Dave elt: tel the testimony, They also Wuuld have avowed this Aiscusmon. questions Were, Gre, afer wi ness declined to make the aflliavit there was the ‘of anybody else mentioned as wililag to ‘and eecond, Whether he knows if auybudy afer swore to this seme aldayit! ems (lo Judge Karvard)— i wich tod {aputation that tuere Was any attempt born me. ‘question by Judge Barnard Was the name of any eon Mentioned as Lelng Whely lo swear to ity A. think not, By Jwige Barnart4—Do you anow hat the a as presented Wo you Was sworn to any one? A. Notol my own & iy 3 Barnard—Were yo who mae a tan ir. Groestherk ot apeakiing | with each otaer; by the ie “bye talk,” im ence to the certificates beang rem iy. | bec an: tion that Mr, Drew « tue adic, only to be work to ie completed, ri Charies EB. Quiney, castier of the fem of Heath & Co, bankers and broaere «© saan rederenes to the sale Gy (hat raw wae of bat nothtag ve acted mate ually Mier ‘and examined as to what ment was made as to “margin” between bis irm and his principal, Mr. Fisk, on the sale of LL] stock, and stated that the oustom of the firm which he is @ member was to receive “margin” for the sale of stock, unless they were informed that the stock was given them. They were so informed by ty Mr. Fisk, oy required no “margin. Mark Jutlen Hamilton, iatock Vroker and member of the regular board of the New York stock Bx- change, was neXt examined and testifded that on the 9th of March last Fisk, Belden & Co. requested him to become a subscribing witness to the transfer of a considerable amount of Erie stock; witness then stated he would rather not; saw one certificate of Erie stock at that time in Mr, Belden’s olive; did not notice the date on the certificate. E, K. Willard, stockbroker, was called and testi- fled that on the 9th of March, in Mr, Belden’s orllce, he was @ witness to the execution of transfers of Erie siock to the amount of one or two hundred oertif- cates; the certificates were fresh and clean looking; Me transfers were made in the name of Fisk, Belden Co. 5. W. paper stock broker, was next examined and testified that on the 9th of March he made sales of 10,000 or 12,000 shares of Erle stock; suld one lot of 5,000 shares for Heath & Co, Horatio N, Otis, Secretary of the Erie Railway Company, was examined at great length. Witness testified that he signed some certificates of stock after an injunction had been served on him on the 3d or 4th of March at the company’s office; the num- bers of certificates were from 63,0u1 to 63,500; they had been already signed by the Vice President; they were filled up in the names of Fisk, Belden & Co., and Smith, Gould, Martin & Co,; the certificates, after being signed, were put in the vaults; John A. Hilton, the transfer clerk, aiterwards took them out of the office, on the same day; he came back and told me_ they had n taken from him; he said that Mr. Fisk had taken them and run off with them; Mr. Hilton said this occurred in the adioining room, the president’s room; witness looked for Mr. Fisk, but could not find him; had seen Messrs. Davis, Diven, Fisk, Gould, Lane, Skidmore, Thomson and Drew there that day at a meeting of the board of directors. Mr. Willard was recalled to identify one of the cer- pe) but failed to do so conclusively ; said it re- sembled them in general appearance. Mr. Otis’ examination was then resumed. Witness was asked whether he knew that certain resolutions in the report used before the Senate Investigatt Committee were adopted at the meeting of the boar of directors, and who voted for them or inst them. No further important testimony was elicited from this witness, Mr. Field said that he had a reason for asking the court this morning to allow him to see the orders of commitment, but on peaking over them he saw that the court had adjudged that Mr. Belden was not bound by the injunction. If that was so Mr. Belden would not object to answer the questions. Judge Barnard said that, in view of the trouble Mr. Belden had given, he did not know whether he would discharge the commitments yet or not. Mr. Field replied—Very well, sir. Mr, Belden is ready, however, to answer the questions now. A recess of fifteen minutes was then taken, and on the reassembling of the court the examination of the witness as con*inued. Mr. Martin, of the firm of Smith, Gould, Martin & Co., examined, testified as follows:—I carry on the business of a stockbroker at No. 11 Broad street; the firm of which I ama member consists of H. N. Smith, Jay Gould, myself and J. B. Bates; Mr. Jay els 1s one of the directors of the Erie Railway jompany. : . Was your firm short of Erie stock about the Ist of March last? A. No, sir. Q. Were you on the 17th of March? A. No, sir; I do not understand your question, bes your firm short of Erie stock in March Mr. Field—I object. The question has no relevancy whatever to this case. Judge Barnard—It makes no difference whether the firm was short or not. Mr, Clark—Except that it bears on the point of the parties’ disobedience to your Honor’s injunction. ; Ca you sell any Erle stock on the 17th of March ast Mr. Field objected, unless it was the particular stock in question, and it was contrary to the rule laid down to inquire into private affairs. After some discussion on the point taken the exam- ination was resumed and the question was omiticd. Q. Did you sell any Erle stock on the 7th March? A. Not to my recollection. Q. Did you on the 9th March, by your firm or through others, sell any Erie Kallway stock? Mr. Field objected on the ground that it was not the stock in question. Objection overruled, A. Our firm did not sell any rail stock on the 9th March to the best of my recollection, and 1 give the same answer as to the 10th March; we have received some Erie stock on the 9th or 10th March; we have a book in which the records of our stock ae Kept; that book is in the custody of the stock clerk. Q. Can you state how much stock you may have received? A. We may have received some hundreds or some thousands, | don’t know the exact amount, nor could I go near it without seeing the book; the partners do not always have knowledge of the re- ceipt and delivery of stock. & Look at that signature in that book (produced), and state in whose handwriting it is? A. It appears to be Mr. Smith’s handwriting. Q. State whether the stock referred to in that re- ceipt was or was not received by your firm on the th of March or on some other day? (No answer.) Mr. Clark asked the court to compel the witness to answer, Judge Barnard—Answer the question. Itis high time that this should stop. Answer—Yes. . From whom did you receive it? A, From Mr. Sinith, at our office, between twelve and one o'clock; Ido not know for whose account we received it; i signed the stock and delivered it to Mr. Smith, 4. Do your books show what disposition was made of that stock? )No answer), Mr. Clark submitted there was an intended reti- cence on the part of the witness, Judge—Uniess he answers the question I will com- mit him, Witness—Some of that stock was delivered to Mr. Hatch; 1 don’t know, nor have I any means of ascertaining, how much. Q. For what purpose did you deliver that stock to Mr. Hatch? A. To get the money, | suppose. Q. Dis ou get any of the money? A. I saw onecheck for $160,000 odd. Mr. Smith had the charge of that business, Q. Is that an authorized signature to the receipt? A. Mr. Smith had authority, as a member of the iran, to sign the receipt. Q. On whose account did you receive those certi—- cates? A, L was attending to other business in the oifice that day. The Court—That is not an answer. Q. Was your business on that da: yreat that a transaction of two millions could ¢ ory’ A. I should say not. 2. Well, then, state for did you receive that stock? Mr, Smith, Q. Where was Gould on that day? A, In Jersey City, [ suppose; | don’t know where he was. . Did you Know what that stock was when you received it, for whom issued and how issued? A. 1 did not; the 25,000 shares of stock were not in pos- session, to my knowledge, of the firm on the 7th or oun Mareh, i Q. Was the stock a present to your firm? 4. Not to iy knowledge Q. Was it received on the account of Gould or Not to my knowledge. h stock did you deliver to Smith? A. your mem- hose and what account A. | received it from Q. Did you pay the money realized by the sale of those stocks by check? A. Not to my recoilectior Q. How did you pay it? A, We didn’t pay it by our own checks Q Why do the Erie Company issue this stock to A. | don't know; the certificate numbered other transfers? A. I did; 1 sign y for Our OW account, I sup- pose; I don’t know on waose account; I made no inquiry. q. Did you or did you not Know that at the time you received the stock and signed the teansfers for it that it had n issued in violation of the injunction ? A. No. «. Del you on that day apply to any person; if so, to Whowi, to come to your oilice and to become @ sub- sertbing witness to certain certificates of stock of the Erie dated March 7, 18657 A, Lean’t say whether 1 sent for any one or not; L requested Mr, Mark Hamil. me a Wituess te some certificates, wiich Jined to do; I soon after saw Mr. Willard aud asked him to bec a witness, whieh he did. 4% Prom whom did you receive that stock? A. my partner, Fisk; it Was in possession of the the wth of March, 1868, Were there not 250 certificates of stock of the Katiroad ¢ any of 100 stares each corre. | “ponding to that ptr A, There was. THE BELDEN CONTEMPT CASE. that Mr. Belden, committed on the oc contempt in not answering certain ua t, and would, if the court per- the etand and answer any questions that might be propounded, A urt—Lei ihe witness be examined, and when mony # conclufied the court will discharge r. ve y Bellen was then examined. ur Grm receive the proceeds of the sale of A. Yes; we received between $2,000,000 aud $1,000,000 as ‘he proceeds of the sale. @ Was any order given to sell beiore March? A. Nol to my kaowledge. q. Had you the stock im your possession when the orier Wa en A, 1 bellev & Do you know the source from whence the stock \. Mr. Fisk gave it to me. @ Wheat AI believe on the oth of March, © Did be tell you where he got it’ A, Not thatl recol« @ Did yc A. Tdon’t think I did. @. Dit you not know at the time that it was issued | tm violation of an injunction? (Objected to.) @ ia you know that an injunction bad been te. fat the t restraining tae issue of any new k of the conversion into bonds of any stock? leannot say positively I knew {t, but my tmpres- 4 been an tnjuncilon issued restrain. ‘iway Company frou converting cer- at bom A. It cannot particularize them. ! you, when you «wore w the complaint ige Wilbert, received these certificates of A. No. &. Dil you expect to receive any of them? (el to—aliowed, as counsel intended to base i ak him? | | by mH ihe Rarge that the injunction issued © oilcert waa obtained by fraud and conceal. | a » usaterta, facta.) | 4 A Se Gime you swore to the complaint before the testimony of Mr. Eilia, a member of the otge Gihart die gen eqpect fo spotte stock # @ How seon after you swore to that did you hear of am injunction navi been by Judge Gilbert’ A. 1 don’t know, sir. ‘The witness further examination was here inter- rupted and Mr. Shearman called to the stand to testify with reference to the issuance of the tnjuno tion in question; counsel coy to show that a conspiracy had been eniered into obtain (he injunction issued by Judge Gilbert, Al te close of @ discussion on the question of Me. Shearman's convection with Mr, Field, one of the counsel in the rn wt The Court said—In wide city of a militon or # milLon and a balf of inhabitants, where a man can be hired for $0 lo swear @ay man’s life away, there is not one so base as tocome upon this stand and Wear that Thad anything to do with any conspiracy, Judge Gilbert, of the Supreme Was next called, and testified as follows:—I reme: ber granting an injunction on the 9th of March; application was made to me at my house by Jenks; I told bim | would not grant the injune! 49 applied for so far as related to ini with any injunction issued by Judge Mr. Jenks informed me that Mr. Fi outside in @ carriage, and I uamediately him to come into the parlor; I doa’t remet anything was sald by hita; the words “boi this imjunction (handed to the witness) are handwriting; the words in penctl, “This is interfere with the judicial functions nard,” are also in my bandwriting; I did not the complaint before grant read by Mr. Jenks; I for the Second dist upon the order to show cause; read to me by Mr. Jenks; 1 think the whole of complaint was read to me; there were statements made to the effect that a large amount of bond stockholders of the Ene Railway Company bonds convertible into stock would be Mr. Field said he was extremely sorry examine the witness, as it was a very Do’ call upon a judge to explain what he had tees capacity, but it baving been begun juty to pr Cross-examination by Mr, Field—I read of troversy in the dally newspapers, but I did any ee to Maly wt ae “~ me on Monday mi 4 eu tion granted by Judge ‘Barnard, tat of the tenor of which I was not aware; Mr. Jenks to me on the morning of that day for a mandam« told him 1 wouid not give him & and expressed his disappolatment sidered it @ case for one, but think 80; there was also an application the issue of stock in lieu of convertible cited authorities to him showing him that circumstances of the case I could not issue a damus; Mr. Jenks appeared to be disappointed, asked me petuiantly what remedy there was; 1 if an equitable case could be made @ mandatory junction melee be issued; after that Mr. Jenks again with Mr. Field, Jr., who remaiued outside in carriage; Mr. Jenks the aifidavit, but I inter rupted him before he got through, telling him thas saw no ground upon which to graat the injunction; he said the reasons were imperailve, Judge Barnard was issuing injunctions rapidly, that the company were threaten with ‘ruin, and that new suits were threate ened to be commenced by other stockhols and other statements to that effect, I don’t Mr. Field said anything, but went to work tn diately, for Mr. Jenks had told him I was willing grant the injunction; when I came to the about compel eg ei issue stock something w: said; I inserted the words bona Jide and Mr, no objection to it; the question as to whether the company was willing and the bondholders desirous for the conversion of the bon is or there was any~ thing in the way to impede it was not cussed; I am sure the impediment was not meme) tioned, but 1 am sure I announced positively that Ej would not Ike any injunction interfering with any proceeding New York; I cannot remember all the conversation that took place, but I have a recollede tion of the substance of it. At this stage of the proceedings the court ad- journed till this morning at eleven o’clook. CITY INTELLIGENCE. ERE EFA ie / 4 FI # Py ik ge Hi fii : i ebecigd ie He Es bs SHAKSPRARE’S BIRTHDAY.—To-day 1s the threé hundred and fourth anniversary of the immortal bard whose writings now breathe as much of life as when with the fa of inspiration and of geniog, they were coined from the poet’s brain, Little or nd preparations, however, have been made to celebrate the event. No statue is yet erected to the bard o& Avon in our much adi though we are romised that with the next anniversary muck lesired wish will be gratified. There is not a Shaks- Pearian play announced at Les Ae the theatres tov night. ¢ only commemoration of the birthday of the poet will be the grateful remembrance in which his memory will ever be held by all who read an@ speak the English tongue. FIRE CoMMISSIONERS.—In consequence of the absence of the Fire Commisstoners at Albany, the usual Wednesday meet was . As the business to occupy thelr attention to very light, no interest will suffer from the delay. COLLISION OF A FLEET OF SCHOONERS IN THR East River.—Yesterday, between four and five o'clock, the tide running heavily and there being no wind, nine schooners and a lighter (six in one gr drifted toward pier 41 East river, where the: lided, causing much damage to the rigging hulle of several of the vessels. Two schooners lost their jibbooms and another had all the ing on the port side torn away. Others sustained damage, but to what extent is not kuown. A vessel, loaded with coal, struck the pier and was 30 injured in her hail that she began to fill rapidly, and, while being towed across the river to the Wallabout,’ sank. Her name could not be ascertained. When the tide is runnii in or out of the East river, and no wind, tt ta times impossible to prevent sailing vessels from drift- ing to the shore near the above named pier and col- liding. POLICE TRIALS YESTERDAY.—The Board of Police Commissioners met yesterday, or rather Thomas 0. Acton represented the Board. The following cases came up:—Thomas Stephens, a baker, complained against oMcer Cornelius Weston for false arrest. The officer's excuse was that at the time and place im question several persons had lost their pocketbooks and the baker answered the beng set pene given of one of the thieves. He therefore held him for further examination. Captain Stearns was complained against by a woman keeping a pawnshop, for the purpose of ascertaining What had become of certaia property taken from her by the police. The Captein replied that William Smart had been convi of burglary in Kings county, and this pare ‘of the pincesds, Yeas hela by Bisttict at torney Morris or had been returned to Mr, Archer, the loser. Officer Gardener was charged by Fellx Muilen, a satlor, with using his club too ly. Gardener denied the clubbing, admitted necessary violence and brought witnesses to prove the facts, Onicer Doran was charged with not discovering @ burglary that had taken place on his post; but there was no evidence to inculpate the officer with neglect of duty. Officer Charles E. King was Ce with not arresting a man at the complaint of Richard Morgan, The officer stated that he did arrest the man, but when he looked for Morgan he was ed Mr. Acton censured the officer for not detaining Mor- gan at the same time, Several other cases were called; but there were no witnesses, and tmey were therefore laid over. ENLARGEMENT OF THE CITY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.— New wings are to be added to the grammar schools in Marton street, Mott street and Fortieth street, and they are to be otherwise considerably enlarged. SALE OF THE STEAMERS OF THE HUDSON STRAM- Boat CoMPANY.—The favorite steamers Sunnyside and Sleepy Hollow, so well known upon the Hudson, are to be brought, next week, under the auctioneer’s hammer. RGR SmPMENT OF SPECIE BY THE CUNARD Sreamer Rvssta.—Yesterday the Cunard Company's steamer Russia left this port with $310,000 in apecte aud a full cargo of cotton and grain, There were six cabin passengers, among whom were Kens, Major Anderson, of Savannah, Rev. Mr. y ‘ faraily, and an unusual number of Misses, some thirty altogether, NEW MEXICAN MAIL STEAMSHIP LtNs.—A contract has just been completed between the Mexican gov- ernment and the New York and Mexican Mail Steam- ship line, just organized in this city, for the com. veyance of the mails and passengers between this port, Havana, Sisal and Vera Cruz. The new steam- ship Nevada, lately of the Savannah route, Com- mander Meiil, wil make her first voyage out om Friday, to be followed at intervals by other vessels. ‘Tus ScRBOGATE’s CouRT.—This court has been moved from the building at the corner of ae street and Park row to the new Court House, for the present the court will be held tn the room on the northeast corner of the first building, com- mencing at eleven o'clock each day. MASONIC SCHOOL AND ASYLUM FUND.—A apne fo behalf of this fund will be delivered this even! at Steinway Hall, Subject—"Orete and the Cretans, A DEAF AND DuMB MaRrRiage.—An interesting e ng ceremony took place yesterday at three P. M . Oe ann church, At) Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, the bridegroom and bride being both deat and damab, The brid m was Robert H. Gailey, clerk in the Surrogate's oMce, and the bride Tiattie Cornell, niece of ex-Street Commissioner nator Charles G, Cornell. Rev. BE. Benjamin Episcopal marriage service, ta into the sign language by Rev. he well known ogee in to deaf b langwi Both bride and bridegroom on ceauates of the Deat and Dumb Institution of this city. There was @ large and fashionable con- course present. Bre" COURT CALENDAR—THS nay, Supreme Covat—Ciaevit.—Nos, 383, 305, 927, 793, 1108, 623, 929, 1217, iste, 1991, 1223, 1225, 1227, 1229, 1233, 1237, 1280, 1241, 1243, MAKING CoURT—THIAL TRRM.—Nos, 926, 927, 028, 672, 709, 730, ps 886, 674, 828, 758, 916, 960, 961, 962, 983, 064, 965, 665, 967, 963, 980, 970, 972, O78, OTA, O75 976, 977, 978. SurRkiow Covmt—Tniat Teum.—Now, 9401, 9838 2865, 8721, 3867, aft, 8 | ase