The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1868, Page 4

CONGRESSIONAL DEMORALIZATION. The Donnelly-Washburne Cor- respondence. Family Jars Among the Radicals. ‘The following is a copy of the correspondence which led to the late disgraceful scene in the House of Representatives between Mr. Donnelly, of Minne- sota, and Mr. E, B. Washburne, of I!linols;— MR, DONNELLY’S LETTER, Hon. W. H. ©. Foisom, Taylor's Falls, Minn.—I have carefully prepared a bill for a grant of lands to in the construction of Falls via St. Cloud to the as will appear by a the State of Minnesota to aid a raliroad from ‘Laylor’s western boundary of the St gop. of the Glove, which I will send you w-morrow. i delayed for the present all action upon the bill, 1 fear that this delay will throw the bill forward toa jod in the session, ce of bus are so much matters of AMeoniary proceedings that I am ata yuut tor this action of My, Wash- Tshould et to think that this continual opposition to ¢ easure ofa public and private nature in which 1 appear to be interested is due to a desire to uilerly uape: ly to serve my con- stituents. | ca. 1 possible for any respectable ¢ 0 indulge in such an illiberal and unge put the fact seems Gc st in ant to may con: Whoe duty, in spite of his opposi- ir fend, 1, DONNELLY, 1, WASHBURNE’S REPL Hovss OF REPRE D. ©. WASHINGTON nating a any to The it tended to } ia us LO get before the House. that he at that Lot av all action on th sed you on the subj you to look jor #1mcmeltt at thi sauce of your wemour i this regard, Dil? 1 perform: knew, in sioulu pass, ther #0 to > ed Brant, as nearly Uae han see taken up or lacluded mi former i at Your member should have v he could have ia ery Monday » 2st da, roduced met, Wik Bub he ta ft Nover er Last. 2od ult, Aunuesois wes bills, under vea.c iutroduced by you very bili cou inber, Tegar there cou As’ to the “delay” bi w “the bill fore ward 60 a ve 1” it Will be perceived tust he clone is responsible tor it, The cxploiis of your member fn Cis matter are akin to another Josuith € saneline, On tue ta_of January caced a bul imi» tue House siand (1 have UChousand Tiver between of this action, u 4 Wah sproposition (0 graut laud Or this pu Sition almost UL ed, and Congress would never egiee to) wih a propo before the Comuniiee on Commerce to wake wi propriation of monvy Ineans he suppor: Ject, and the: ta the failure Wo ime a Commerce. anotuer opportuni Chairman of ts ribuie omuniivee on How contemptible must any representative of an | C° Siou intelligent and patriotic constitneucy appear when | © Storber Felix found guilty of sueu a scandalous atiempt to impose | Pte panieh on them | Mr. Donnelly says he action in objecting to | tends to cou t hostile to tly the bill not Is at @ loss to account for my 3 bill, and he tly in- ea that my oficial action is state, I objected to Use vied to tatroduce but 1 objected to it for the reason Vat from m) Knowledge of his cuaracter, and from his connection with legislation here, 1 have become extremely suspicious of everything he proposes. When your meuiber arraigns me for Lestility to the interesis of he 3 to forget, What is known to al your oder se! bored here for the in Voice and yous, lon der suspicious ¢ and long before he ¢ tne latter from a bw ‘and made his adve gar. j, that I la- ie, by both lelptita, un- n iwo days, » and politics, in It is hot My Opposily rs sota interests that excites tue hosuuty of your we It is my opposition to his scheiues of plua and aggran dizement that leads luin to assai y Cong sional record sixter and I @iallenge iis se’ not be found to be stained with veuwity, corruption and crime, { commend the examination of the record of your member to his Coustituents, and if they do not find thal every corru, ‘avagant and profligate measure ever brougt the House has received his support 1 will « ge Mysell mistaken, it migui be wel for Your member to inquire What was his act matter of legalizing by acc of Congress that most serious Obstruction Lo tue irceyiavigation of the Mis- sissippi river—the Clinton bridge’ Tits bridge has been the means of inflicting untold injury upon the commerce and peopic of Wie Upper Mississippi. it has been the terror of all lusmberciuen o: Minnesota, and they have beeu damaged in various ways by the obstruction of the Cliuton and Rock Island bridges hundreds and iundreds of thousands of dollars. In- deed, it is s say that tle damage done by the breaking up of rafts, the increased capense running thew, ot ount of danger of passing Ui bridges, the 1 ed price Of freight and insuran on uut of the bridges, Costs the people of Minne- sota haifa nuliion of dollars @ year. wen the bill came up in the House to legulize the Clinton. bridge and make it a post road and was pressed to its pas- suge by the unscrupulous agent of the cogrupt rail- oud monopoiies, Wuose object Was to so linpede the free navigation pf the Mississippi as tv compel your Tarmers to sip their proauce bast over railroads at a Vastly enianced rate of freigut, | sage of the Wil he interest of yo people of ‘the upper Missisaippt Wit She day before the bill passed st » the publi i trust it will of y 4y might. i volun- tary came to iny seat and assured me of luis heart support, and urged me to kéep up a vigorous oppo: tion, You can well conceive my aa and indige nation the next day on tinding bin vour J could only account for t hypothesis’ that he had vee: pies vious night. You kuow something of the Union Pacific Ratlroad, which is likely to become one of the most monsirous monopolies tie World hase shough but by a subsidy from the gover Ooppressions and extortions of the company practised upon tie have excited universal indignatiou. Mr. Win- dom, of your State, introduced two or Uuree montis since a joint resolution creating @ board to iinit the rate of passage and freight over this road. Passen- gers are now charged ten cents per mille fare, and ireight is chat ‘at the rate of fifteen cents per mile for the bill, se * during t as ton. Mr. f, Donnelly voted to lay this joint reso ution upon the table, with a free annual pass over the road i own sket he Was willing to see his every condtituent of his own that travels over the roff charged teu cents a mile fai beg leave to commend your attention to another matter deeply affecting your member and the tater. ests of your State, His predecessor, the ever faith- ful representative of Minnesota interests, Colonel Al- drich, by persistent effort, In conjunction with his jeague, Mr. Windom, secured an amendment to the Union Pacific Railroad bill, which compelled the building of a road west from Sioux City to join coll B, Washbvurne, of Illinois, twice objected and prevented its iutroduction and reference to the Com- inittee on Public Lands, As unanimous consént was necessary, the ob,ection made by Mr. Washburne has nis letter addressed to you by ‘shis Mr. “i, Donnelly”? seems to or sympathy from his constituents by ony cumphiint against me for object- ug of some bill which he pre- He “from Yaylor’s Falis via St pounlary of the State,” and {to mtoduce itiuto the House, and and which objection he’ says ot 1 will ask bhi there Was not a ghost of a chance uy Suca bil, and im the second would be little Ist. Clond to oud seem strange in the light y ievier in regard to tus very im- on of Uns Dill for the long ace Congress 2oun day of last doubtable Western Congressmen—Mossra. Washburne tives was last Saturday made the congental arena, seems to have been but the natural vent of @ volcano that has been ready to burst for a long time. The entire West, it seems, ig more or less interested in this little family quarrel between radical magnates for the possession of huge tracts of the national domain. It is certain that Mr. Washburne, a3 the conscience keeper of General Grant, has heavily damaged that hero in the estimation of many of his Western fellow citizens; and from present appear- ances the General will have to keep out of the Con- gressman’s company if he expects to make any sort of a fight next summer out West. The Winona (Min- nesota) Republican—staunch radical—makes the fol- lowing remarks upon the matter of the diMiculty between Mr. Washburne and Mr. Donnelly:— It is a misfortune of the republican party that too many of its prominent men are more intent upon blackening the characters of each other than in 2n effort to establish the supremacy of republican prin- ciples or to promote the welfare of the country. As an instance in point we have the recent letter of Mr, E. B. Washburne, of Mlinois, containing a tirade of abuse against Mr. Donnelly, of this State, which would do credit to the fertile resources of the noto- rious fishwoman with whom Dr. Johnson once upon atime held such unequalcombat, * * * * Mr. Washburne attempts to secure the sympathy of the people of Minnesota in hisown behalf by recount- ing his eminent services in opposing the erection of the Clinton Railroad bridge across the Mississippi. Mr. Washburne might have gone a littie farther, and said something of his meddiesome oppo- sition to tho ranting of a charter for & bridge at Winona—an enterprise which had the almost unanimous support of the Li and people of this State, but which had th tune to be in the way of certain pot sc Mx. Washburne’s La Crosse broties was rested, He might also, in farther elucidation of his claim to the sympathy of Minnesota, have siated that whe similar charier was asked for u bridge at La Cross: where the aforesaid brother resides, he found tt venient to abate his hostility and to presery: creet silence. We are noc disposed to detr. Mr. Washburne’s merits, of which he is by no m destitute, but we deny his right to appeal to the sym- pay of Minnesota upen the plea of protecting her interests when he wasin fact engaged tn opposing misfor- in which a both her interests and w of this State probably have as clear an unde: din’ what is beneficial to them or the reverse as Ar Washburne, of lilinois. MATTER FOR THE CONGRESS ONAL DIRTY BASKET. {From the Express.) The notorious Butler on Friday last thought proper to dejend hunself for his agency in the Alta Vela claims by asserting, as we said on Saturday, a down. right falsehood against the New York £rpress and J, and E, Brooks, We have already bragded the un- truth and its author as the ogience deserved. But to make it still more palpable we now piace before the Expres: and other readers the following card from Mr. 8. 'T. Clark@, whose name Butier i not only without auy knowlodge of the case re. pd to, bui knowing tat every word stated by him was pu vention. Ma Clarke has authorized us to state w that he has expressed tn his card, aud whatever eise miay be necessary to stamp Butlers statement as a sheer Invention and falsehood, Here is the falsehood about the es and Clarke as paraded editorially in Sunday's HeraLp ries a previous publication iu the izeaLp of Satui- aay Some time ago there was a case where ono Ciarke sued a Brooks for part ownership in the d by n Eras 1 ‘They bronght him and the two Brookses bad robbed thia Clarke. He (Butler) said he dtd notlovethe firm. He would have nothing todo with it. It was ® nasty aifaly, and not so fertile ay guano. He saw the case tn court and Saw the Brooksea beaten. eis the card of Mr. Clarke as voluntarily & verbal assurance to us iat vie word of truth to rest to by Geuctal that it was neve indirectly, and that nected with it until bate of the day Leto tie i " List of ine. lection d roti Un t | Contolt J. Smith H.. Twe 7 pmprises the Firs! ond and Fou wards of this city. The incomes ned are very small, it majority being from $150 to #500 per annum, Only one exceeds $10,000, and there ure but een between yO and $10,000 and five between $1,000 and The following ts a lst of the nghest income tes J. P tcher Alien Heck H. M.. Hoiwortliy Wi Lowe Ohas H y lir. B venue Inspector of } he Ninth district, took possession of the rectifying establishment of Julius Feinhoitz, 58 Cherry street. It is charged by Mr. Hess that the owner of the prem- ises in question has comumitied various infringements of the internal nue law. Keepers are now in charge of the establisuinent, in Waich stud to the vaine of $11,000 or $12,000 has been seized, About nine o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Hess Made another seizure—tils ti in pbacce traie. He seized a cart load of tab: ing, a ulieged, to J. Nolan, tue ground that the article haa Mr. Hess subsequently procee Mr. Nolan, aud there took possession of a quantity of jcco Which, it Is stated, had not been insy government oficials. 0 im trrnsiin, bolon Catharine street, on Hot been inspected. ito the prem ses of THE C1SE CF DR, NAPEEGYL The Sauta Anna Alleged Forgery Case—Tie Defendant Honorably Discharged. The examinaiion of Dr. Gabor Naphegyi—who has earned for himscif during the past two years con- siderable notoriety, owing to his intimate conn with General Santa Anna, of Mexican fame vious to that time with the Hungarian exile, 1 pre- patriot 2 pl arrested about five duys since and held ta default of $100,000 ballon a charge of having forged the signature of Reverdy Johnson, United States Senator from land, to certain documents, the nature of wir As not yet been disclosed, but by virtue of which Co- lumbus Pc 1, of the firm of C. Powell & C Broad street, New York, advanced the sum of Chae aa to Nuphegyi, which he had failed to retura on demand. Yesivrday morning the Httle court room at Sta) ton was crowded by parties anxious to as tain the fa in connection with the charge made, as it was believed that the transaction would be s! arising out of ou Staten [star yn to be one of the many complications: ania Anna’s sojourn in this city and i in 1866, at witch time he was an in- mate of Naphegyi’s houvehold, and during which period he Was engaged in perfecting, or endeavoring to perfect, arran ts for the invasion, conquest, sale or purchase of Mexico, as t Xigencies wight dictate or his personal interests be best subserved. Dr. Naphegyt was present in court, attended by his cou uscl, Dit NO appearance whatever was made if of the prosecutor, Mr, Powell, which fact Justice to inquire whether th Lainan ' the Union Pac! which would have brought 4 oy ber the complainan ¥ underat time be filles "nearer, the *polnte ror” _jenetion “tan | called for ne ring. Dr. Naphegyl neated that. tiers Chicago. Yer it was stated in the i use ‘the other pag Tnisunderstanding about the matter, a4 day by Sr. Allison, of iowa, and it has not since been | Mh font) ws fully wivised of the time and pla denied, that this Minnesota member secured achange in the law by which the Union Pacific Railroad was released from its obligation vo build this branch and a transfer to another company made, which other company built a road down the vaiiey of the Missourl rivér and has received over one milion dollars in vi- olation of law. Holding the important position he has occupied on the Pacific Railroad Committee, the constituents of the member will probably desire to be informed touching the considerat duced this wanton betrayal of their in But I have neither Gime nor jnclin to pursne this matter further. Perhaps J should not now have taken this trouble had this been the first tiny | et he vindication of his tutegrity, rovocation whatever, had | Courts for of his integrity, He was aaeatt to wend witheks abon me to his cou ‘2 | then released ment own recognizance in the sui of Instead of making hiscomplaints here, with adegrea | $40,000, ae cans ond he appeared yesterday. f cowardice only equalie his mendacity, he pas | ,, ater in the day, of about an hour and a haif after ‘ades hinself, like a whipped schoolboy, bel Ye; | the adjournment directed, as above'stated yeatorday, constituents and whines at me because T' exercised 4 | CX-Iudge Vermliyse, oF 8 pi gs appeared ta pariiamentary right in objecting to the Introduction | yj). Powsll in the case, though ‘not i oo malt of of ene of his bilis into the House out of order. 1 ly “as afriend.” Mr. Raptiegyt made his ap- | Yours, respectfully, E. B. WASHBURN nnesota that have publisued requested to publish tins, The lively vat humiliating se eed add nothing further. your tr between two ra hot feeling disposed to act suin- marily in the matter and disiniss the defendant b; default, suggested that he thought 1 advisable to ad- Journ the examination for one week, and this propo- sition was seerniny yout to be dasented to when the defendant stated tuat he desired not to le for such @ length of time under the imputation cast pee him. The case was accordingly set over until ‘Thursday next, and the parties jeft the court, Dr. Naphegy|, it appears, liad subsequently to his arrest and committal in default of bail been dls charged by the police authorities under some pre- text on Friday last, but retused Uy tot the matter rest in this shape and demanded a hearing before the 1 yp wranice in court fm company With Mr. Vermilye nd the Justice inquired whether he was prepared to proceefl or tad mistaken the hour at whicn was to have been called. Mr. Vermtiyea ‘i tehad been given to understand that eleven \ ) th | egisiature | i NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1868.— made an informal the money ‘hich he was charged with having obtained from 1 had been received by him in his capacity of yn to General Santa Anna, and solely on the Ge "8 account and for his benefit, as an an advance on some bonds entrusted to him (Mr. Powell) by Santa Anna, proceeds of which, when put on the market, the Mexican hero intended to inaugurate an invasion of his native country, The steps for this invasion were never completed, the bonds were never put on the market, no proceeds were realized, and very likely none could have been realized on’ such bouds, and Powell never got his money, and it is now probable that he never will get it, NEW YORK CITY “1 COURTS. UUTED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—CAURIHAL TAILS. g@harge of Engraving Counterfeit C rreney Plates. Before Judg The United States vs, Reason.—At the opening of the court this case was Friday 1 On that day, in the cross. t Atkinson, wife of the conv! tried and found gniity of printing counte: five cent stamps from plate by Reason, the defendant in this case, the Di ey objected to tions pub to the wit @ toh eon the trial of Brock ther of counterfeiters. anot court sus jon, bat thy for the was’ at lib an exception, and the exception be- ived by the cour. { Atkinson was then calted to camination reasu Mr. Bell, This witness deposed that sh daughter of Atkinson, the convict, who is » She testified that she was ‘8 Work a8 an eneraver, i the iaumiliar with her fai he: style being principaliy in the ornamental line of art and th engraving of figures and flourisiies: pould identify her, father’s sty ati or pretty hear it: she ake & pretty close guess to it. ‘The p for printing the fifty cent. currency notes wav produced and objected to by Mr. Clinton, on th of the defendant, a3 not being laid in the tndl nor referred to nor given in evidence. Mr, Bell wi- mitted chat such was the fact, and nis object in riv ing the evidence was to prove that the witness acquainted with her father’s work us au en) ai she could identify his work on this plate of f nis. ‘Th ‘as taken, and on cross-oxamn- nation she ied as to her father's hi as anon She ofica saw him at wo: his shoulder to see the pecuil Ht nett, siste! r of Jonas Atkinson, the convic aexamined by Mr. rto that wiven by 5 morning. dudge Blatchford, Joun ps. Tho Western Metropolis. tus case, which w ford leved tila de ‘The libel was taid in oe uship Western ort dis- the Nan- nea: jd froia Glow. m steamer fi ton, ‘The steamer str acho on starboard side w | force that she speedily y a lo ensed p as pilot on a § heard on both sides. ‘Th Tam satisfied fron ihe evir at the had a light set in her starboard forerlg: properly burning at the tine of the collisi must be a de to a commissioner UW ict and KR. D. T ae jon for the libellant, with a reference mangos. We amt; We chford. esterday morning, ‘ore Judge | was called ov The calenta after which the court adjourned the trial of causes over till Monday next, Peti ied Yesterday. jias Seymour, New York city.—Referred to Regis- Fitch, ns Gould, New York city,—Referred to Register Referred to Ol. rd Huggins, New York cit Allen. SUPREME The Woed Nassau Street Leases. Before Judge Cardozo. The Mayor vs. Fernando Wood.—In this case, brought to test the legality of certain leases made by the Corporation with Fernando Wood relative to property in Nassau street, Judge Cardozo, before whom the matter was fully discussed, announced that the case should go to a jury to decide as to whether bribery bad been resorted to in order to ob- tain the leases, Mr. Shea, who appeared for the epic te stated that he had beea served with an order for the stay of proceedings, granted by Judge Sutherland, until its appeal before the general term should be deter- mined, ‘The case will be resumed this morning. SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM. Action for $5,000 Damnages—The Administra« trix of the Late Colonc! Fraser Against L. Me Treeman. Before Judge Cardozo. ser, Administratrix of James L. Fra- vs. i. M. Freeman, M. Ryan and T, Mullady.— * Was an action to recover the sum of $5,000, it under the following circumstances:—Plain- | Uns husband, who had been a colonel of the Forty- | seventh regiment, New York State Volunteers, kept aurant on rhe first Noor of the premises No. 186 Fulton street. ¢ defendant Freeman claimed to, » been the tenant of the cellar and suo-cellar of On the 5th of July, 1566, he wanted cella pinery brought into his the right 6f way through Fraser's While the maciinery was being conveyed some of the derijohns were broken, Witic!t so irritated Fraser that lie deiermined to prevent the passage of the ma- ehinery on the following day, ecing the door barred against hin, it is alleged that Freeman with his two porters were resolved to effect an entrance, for which purpose they brougiit a crowbar into re- quisition, and finally succeeded in gaining admis- sion. Thereupon @ general melee ensued, when, tt is averred, Fraser was severely beaten, seeing which his barkeeper interfered, coming to his assist- ance. The fight appears to have iasted some time, when eventually mullady di a pistol and fired at Fraser. ‘The shot took effect in his abdomen, and from the injuries thus tnilicted he died in the New York Lios) 1. The suit is now bronght by the widow of the deceased under the statufe regulating that the amount of damages to be claimed in such cases Must not exceed 35,000. The defence set up Is that if anybody be liable i te matier it must have been and Mullady, who discharged the pistol, and the question was whether the der udint Freeman, who alone put in an answer, Wes responsible for the acts alleged. ! sumed this morn { The hearing ot t Cova T OF COMMON PLEAS-SPECIAL TERM. Pavement Company and the Common Council Controversys Hefore Judge Brady. Cornelius Ve 2. Ostrander and Others vs. The Mayor, &. portions of the complaint us irrelevant, The plaints are the owners of certain property inWest Twenty-sev- enth street, which was ently ordered by the Com- mon Conucil to be paved with the Nicolson pave- Nice against the wishes of the owners, tained an injunction restraining tle Corporation from completing the contract, on the ground that the Nicolson, being a patent, it was not, therefore, open to competition, as rFequited by the statute; that the company were expending large sums in the Council for the passage of these resolutions, and that tie contract Was void, The court reserved decison. ! COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Refore Judge Russel, ‘The May term of this court commenced yesterda, his Honor the City Judge presiding. Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Hutchings appeared for the peop! As there was nota quorum of grand jurors pres } moved his was a motion to strike out certain | ment, in opposition to the veto of the Mayor and | Plaintiffs ob- | i SuPRAME CourT 1T.—Part 1—Nos. 4675, 933, 1201, 380, 1207, 1203 1816, 1090, 10%, 1261, 1101, 05,607, CHAMBERS. —Nos, 02, 93, 108, 1090 100 190 ASL, 11sa, tion tise, ak tise 1 02 31, 118, 1138, 1140, 1140, CHTY INTELLIGENCE. ‘851, SUPREME MAY ANNIVERSARIES.—The anniversary of the New York Sunday School Missionary Union will be held in the Northwest Reformed church on Twenty- third street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, to- day, at half-past two in the afternoon and at half- past seven in the evening. Among the speakers an- nounced are Dra. Hall, Duryea and Ganse, AccipENT ON THE East Rivger.—About eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon, as the Williamsburg ferryboat, Commodore Perry, was leaving her New York slip, a boat containing two men named James Gardner and Thomas Allen, whilst attempting to pass before the Perry, were run down, Tey were warned to turn back, but through fright kept straight ahead, The wheel demolished the boat aud sent Allen to the bottom, the ferryboat passing over han, She was immediately stopped, wuen life preservers ana planks were thrown invo the river. Allen, thougit badly hurt, succeeded in secur- ing a plank and clung to it until a boat was iowered and took him in, Gardner Was seen no more ; par- 1 for his body, but with no es & wife and two children in arrassing circumstances at Stamford, Conn. SaLe or Custom Houss Cigans.—By order of the Collector of the Port Messrs. Lawrence & Stratton sold at auction, yesterday, one hundred and forty- live lots of cigars, confiscated by the government for violation of the Revenue laws, ‘The attendance at the announced hour of sale was quite large; but the majority of the throng seemed more enthusiastic in craving ‘samples to try’ than in purchasing, and that so repeatedly not a few pockets carly presented a plethoric appear- ance aud many boxes lost their upper layers, much to the annoyance of (he auctioncer, and & prospect- ive diminution of the net results of the day’s busi- ness, Yet there Were mauy buyers withal, who pur- chased “choice brands” at the foliowing average | ote per hundred:—La Feticiana, Londres, $7 50; Bremen, Loudres, $6 60; Espanola Londres Prensa- das, 186, 3 las uipas, Londres, $7 5; brevas, $12 87343 figaro, Londres de Conta Cilla, $10; veg sgresso Cubano conchas, $775; figaro rig. Brit. Clilo, $18: Partagas Londres, 3d, $12; Heury Ciay, Ciic, $10; do., ‘trabuco, 1st, $9; elecion, Com., ¢1 25; do., brevas, $13; do., Galena, $39, Mepica Soomey oF THR County or New Yous.—A stated meeting of this society was held last evening at the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-third street, Dr. Rdmund R. Peasice, the Prosjdent, was inthe chair, After the admission of several new embers & lengthy and very interesting paper was ad by Dr. George M. Beard on bypochondriasis. ‘The causes, symptoms and peculiarities of this disease and the niosi eficiont remedies were given with great minufencss, and showed careful study of heme. He opposed the too popuiar practice of ‘clng @ radical cuange in the pursuits and habi the puutent, but advised their following teir customad yyocation and not breaking oi sud: nly from old and confirmed habits, and especiatiy as regards the use of narcotic sumulants, such as tae toxleating liquors, coffee and tobacco. Like insanity Fall brain and nervous di , we set it down as eminenutt i al men, clergy: men, lawye on of letters, and tuat the Special victims were those of the brighest intol- lect aad bigheet prom! Several of those present, spoke upon the subject of the paper at the close of the meeipg, “a variety of views on the topic, Tra evening exercises concludedywith an ex- hibition of a varloty of medical apparatus. Syiciwe or 4 PL N.—Coroi Keenan yes- terday held av inquest at the New England Hotel, in the Bowery, over the renuins of a man Whose name is supposed {4 have been Dr. Edward Werner, who was found dard tn t In a chair which stood beside the bed was vial which evidently had contained poison, Deputy Woosier Beach, M. D., mute a post-mortem examination and in the stome found unmistakable traces of narcotic poison, 0 hat particular kind he was unable to determine. dered a verdict accordingly, W take his life could tot be le: found a scrap of paper on which was wi q neite Werner, Ma van, N.Y, Lind.” Deceased about 59 ye native of German Fatat FALt.—Join Barrett, a work on an clevator on the fourth story of anew building, corner of Deiancey and Tompkins streets, yesterday morning, fell to the ground and was so Yorribly injured that death subsequently ensued at Bellevue Hospital, whither ike had been conveyed im- mediately afior Uae occarrence, Deceased iived at 407 East Twenty-second street, Corouer Keenan will hold an inquesi oa the body, ORVHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY. niversary and ert of the Orphan Asylum So: will be held at Steinway Hall on Thursday evenia PRESENTATION.—At Lhe Opea Board of Brokers yes- terday Mr. U.S. Marlow, one of the vice presidents, was the recipient of a gold watch, chain and locket, by his friends and members of the board, Stuns AMona LAsorenrs.—Yesterday morning the laborers engaged in constructing the sewers in Nine- tieth, Ninety-first and Ninety-second streets, em- ployed by Thomas Crimmings, and those em- ployed by Loper & Davis, builders, “in excava- Ung the c@llars (or a new row of buildings on the corner Thirdavenue and Ninetioth street, struck for an advance of tw tive cents a day. They have boen receiving eighteen and now demand twenty shillings a day. Tuetr proceedings are conducted in ® quiet and orderly manner, The laborers of the Nineteenth ward are aiso on a strike for only eight hours’ labor on Saturdays. Boarp or CouncitMEN.—This Board held no mect- ing yesterday, ® quorum not appearing at roll call, majority of the members of that body being absent at Albany log roiling in behaif the Tax Levy. Liquor Draters.—The liquor dealers of this city are intensely indignant at the city representatives in the Legislature in not effecting sundry amendments to the Excise law. The dealers in New York and Brooklyn will shortly call a convention to discuss this subject, and also to make application to the Excise Hoard for modifications in the rules and regulations prescribed to retail dealers, 10; ree orer, while at | POLICE INTELLIGENCE, CHARGE OF FALSE Prerences AGAINST AN EX- Aumy Cotonet.—Colonel Louis Schirmer, who com- manded during the war the Fifteenth New York heavy artillery regiment, was yesterday brought be- fore Judge Mansfield, at the Essex Market Police Court, on a charge of false pretences preferred by Jacob Stahl, cigar dealer at No, 87 Second avenu ‘The complainant alleged that the accused owed a bill for cigars, and that on asking him to pay th bill the latter gave him a bond of the Mexican repub- lic for $1,000, asserting that it was worth $ Wallstreet. As the alleged value of the bond more than Colonel Schirmer’s iIndebtednoss Mr. Stant aid the Colonel $50 in money, with the anderstand- Tig that he would pay the balance in convenient in- stalments, Finding, as he declares, the bond worth- less he caused the Cotonel’s arrest, Who gave bail to appear for examination. ‘The Colouel insists that his representations as to the value of the bond are true. BURGLARY ON BROADWAY.—Abont two P.M. yes- terday Ezra P. Hoyt, of No. 873 Broadway, detected two men named Thomas Morant and Thomas Ryan descending the stairs with a carpet bag and other articles in their possession. OMicera Bough, of the Fifteenth precinct, and Ferris, of the ‘Twentieth, took them into. many On making further exami. nations it was found that the prisoners had broken into a suit of rooms, occupied by W. R. MeDonough, by means of a clisel which was found, and had re- into the hall, ready to be carried off, a trunk, three carpet bags and other property. The prisoners were taken to the Jetferson Ket Police Court where a compiaint was marie and the prisoners held ; for farther examination. A Case OF SHOOTING —Yes morning W. Chase, a seaman liviag in New Bedford, and employed on board a schooner lying in the North river, Who had been arrested on the charge of dis- charging ® musket, loaded with powder and shot, at end wounding James O'Brien, of No, 14 Washington | street, in the shoulder, was brought before Justice | Hogan, at the Tombs, and required to give bail to await his trial, in explanation Chase said a lot of boys were ti i Stones at him as he stoed on the deck of the and that he shot et the boy to |, hot ding to harm him. Chase is only one years of age, and he was born “ou the ' ALLBORD Berouary IN City HALL Pracs.—Syl- | vester Hannil;, a laborer, thirty-two years of age, | living in Peckskil, Was brought before Justice Hogan yeast ng, on the charge of having at- tempted to force an entrance to the bedroom of Joha MeSorley, on t fh floor of house No, 38 City Hall place. Th aring a noise jumped out of 1, and, opening the door, tue ascused forced hit elf inside, with intent to steal a large quantity of thing. Haomil was detained til oficer McCarter: ty, of the Sixth precinct, was called and arresied hun, the acouged was committed to prison for tial. SUICIDAL MANIA Among ScHoor Gints.—A re | markable case of suicidal mania Waa brought to light yesterday al mong achool git srnoon before Ju ‘The sixty-second an- | L AstL Weir. SHEET. of course, slate of great alarm, thot rompt sending for a physician and prompt admi tion of pro) remedies her life was saved, The name of this little wis ae ae famil renige to Ninth avenue, hear ¥ street, and Dr, Durw‘ ol 621 West Forty-second street, was the petian It bos hardly necessary to stat ms agr but their companion, who, through their joint folly, came so near Joning her life, revealed all the facts in the case. ‘Throug! her statements was arrested Valentine Brown, pro- pueiny of the drug store at 512 Ninth avenue, where ‘he poison was bought. Mr, Brown did not sell the poison, but James Hart, a boyin hts employ. The charge against Mr. Brown, wo is held accountable in law for the acts of his clerk, is that the selling of the poison under the circumstances described was & violation of the statute regulating the sale of medi- cines and icnlarly of poisons to minors or other irresponsible persons without first ascertatning the use to which it isto be applicd. Mr. Brown gave bail to appear for examination, ‘THE CORBETT ABANDONMENT Cass.—On the i6th of March last Mrs. Eunice Corbett, of 341 Fourtaf avenne, commenced proceedings against her husband, Rob- ert Corbett, forabandonment, Several hearings have been had at various times before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Court, and some r.ch devetop- ments of domestic scandal promise to be made before tho close of the case, ‘The tacts so far elicited are brietly these:—Mrs. Corbett, on her examination, declares that she is the wifeof the defendant, and has been married eleven years; that her husband has aban- doned her and negiects to provide for her support. She learned about nine years ago that her first hus- band, Mr. Martin, by whom she had a daughter, was living. She has an action of divorce now pending against defendant, who, she charges, has not given lier a house since he left her, but had given her money to pay for four rooms. She further avers that he has personal property, and had represented himself to be rich, 1t appears from her evidence that about Christmas Mrs. C. caused the arrest of her hus- band, but he was discharged at her request; that her attorney sul uently secured the imprisonment of Corbet on the divorce case for not paying alimony, but she subsequently secured his release. She charges that the reason she refused to live with him was his abuse of het and threats of personal violence. She charges that he struck her on one occasion and on another that he drew a revolver upon her. Sue also charged that he attempted to poison her at 340 Fourth avenue about last Thanksgiving with arsenic, which he put im her victuals, A great mass of other evidence has been taken, much of which is unfit for publication. The complainant was examined yes- terday morning briefly, when no important facts were drawn out. The cross-examinavion was con- tinued until next Monday at A divorce sult is now pending between thw eement THE KINGSLAND BOND ROBBERY. More Testimony and Anether Adjournment— Vorrection. The examination in tue case of M 5 Deforest, bankers and brokers, doing busi 19 Wall street, charged with having in their posses: sion a portion of the $10,500 worth of Virginia State bonds stolen from Messrs. Ambrose ©. Kingsland & Son on the 2ist of March last, was continued yesterday before Justice Dowling at the Tombs, Messrs, Sew- ell, Seward and ex-Judge Balcom appeared for the defence, and Assistant District Attoraey Gunning 5. Bedford tor the prosecution, Mr. William Muir, in the broker's ofice of Mr. Mar- tin, 43 Broad street, examined for the defeuce, testi- fied to receiving Virginia State bonds from a Mr. Childs, formerly of Janesville, Wia., for the purpose of inquiring their value, which he did of Mr. Ken- drick; the latter told Mr. Childs what the bonds were worth; the witness r ved about $3,000 worth of bonds of Childs, which he took to Mr. Kendrick aul received the’ money for them, nearly $8,700 in bills, Which he paid to Childs at Mr. Mariin’s office; the Witness first heard of the Kingsland robbery by seeing the report in Saturday morning's HERALD couceraing the arrest of Messrs, Manning and Deforest; the wit- hess subsequent! ir. Kingsland in relation to the bonds, and explained to him his transaction with the bonds; Mr. Kingsland said be had identified the bonds; the witness had a brokerage of about $70 on the transaction, On the cross-examination of the witness he stated that Ohiids told him he received the bonds in one deal in the West; Childs said he was stopping at 2 hotel corner of Prince street and Broadway; Chiids told the witness that he was going to Wasi: ina day or two; has not since seen Childa, Frank C. Markham, broker, of No. 4 Broad street, was next examined by Mr. Sewa He deposed that he and the previous witness sage had an oftice at the same number (No. 43) In Broad street; a stranger came in the office during Mr. Muir's absence and handed the witness a package which appeared to be bonds, and desired him to give them to Mr. Muir when he came in; the witness also saw an ac- count of the robbery in the Hura.p of last Saturday morning, and also the arrest of Messrs, Manning Deforest; did not know that officer Conner leti a handbil in our office containing the numbers of the sioten bonds of Messrs, Kingsland & Co.; (handbill shown) never to my Knowledge saw this bill nor any one like tt before. ‘Thomas J. Mason, a clerk for Messrs. Manning & Deforest, was examined by Mr. Sewoll—Was in the oflice every business day during the months of March and April; (bond bill shown;) never saw it before, nor any one like it till now. ‘Thomas H. McGovern, an errand boy employed in the office of Messrs. Manning & Deforcst, gave testimony similar to (hat of Mason. Mr, Sewell then proposed to show that on the day Messrs, Manning & Deforest soid the Kings'and bonds they had large transactions in the same kind of Virginia bonds, but as the witnesses were not present an adjournment till to-day was asked for and granted by the magisirate. In the report of this case, which was printed on Saturday morning last, a couple of important points, in our reporter's abstract of the testimony, were in- advertently omitted. in the course of Itis examina- tion Mr. J. i. Kingsland, the plaintitt, testitied, according to the onicial notes of the evidence, that the defendants informed him that they bought the missing bonds (s:olen from Mr. Kingsland) on date of April 17, whereas it appeared from their books t the bonds were bought by them as late as April 2 which was the date of their entry. The importance of this point will be appreciated when it is remem. bered that officer O'Conner testifies—a point also ta- advertently omitted—that he (the ofiver) left a notice containing a list of the stolen bonds at the office of Manning & Deforest, the defendants, previous to the date of Aprii 22, when the bonds came into their possession, The materiality of these points in de- termining the innocence or criminality of the prison- ers isso obvious as to prejudice the should they be omitted, and the omission Is, therelore, cor- rected with the more pleasure. ning & MUNCIPAL APYAIRS. BOARD OF ALDEAMEN. A Sharer in the Wooden Pavement Spoils “Rocks” in Dewand. As a short respite was needed from the harassing cares of the Albany lobby, the members of the Board of Aldermen who have beon engaged in watchingand bolstering the city tax levy, together with those of their less pretentious or less favored compeers who have been ailowed to stay at home, and can, there- fore, have no “extra services’ to be pald for at the end of the year, assembled yesterday afternoon, pur- suant to adjourament, with the President, 4lderman Coman, in the chatr, After disposing of the roll and minutes the proceeded to the transaction of business, A communication was received from the Croton Aqueduct Department, in which it was stated that a certain Mr. Williams had notified the Board that he was the principal party interested i improvement ip wooden f an tina that his Calnganou be pavement, and intimatin, examined inta The Nik mn patent wilfexpire in July, and in regard to those streets in which the lay- ing of wooden pavement has been ordered, but which, it ig feared, cannot be reached before July, the Common Council 1 endeavoring to have tie orders amended go aa to have the latest patented style of pavement, The spotls from Nicolson pave- ment will be very materially diminished after the patent dies out, and it behooves the city fathers to make sure of naving the ‘margin’ kept Up. The communication was — “plact on fie, as was also @ communication from the Street Commissioner in relation to the award of assessment on some up town job. The Board then went into the stone business and patronized the Bei- gian pavement quite extensively. Their anxiety to see the “rocks” no doubt prompted the action, and resulted in the introduction of resolutions to pave with Belgian pavement Seventy-seventh street from Madison avenue to Fifth. avenue, Ninth avenue from Highty-sixth street to Ninety-sixth etreet, and the adoption of resolutions to pave ‘Thirty-first eet from First avenue to Second avenue, First avenue froin Fifey-aixth street to Fifty-ninth street, Corlears street, Fortieth street from Eighth avenue to Ninth aveutie, 126th street from Fifth avenne to Sixth ave. nue, Eighty-seventh street from First avenue to Fifth avenue, and Coenties mip. A few free drinking hy- drania, some Qagging of sidewatks and a donation to the Chariea street Presbyterian church were or- deved, and the Board adjournea until Moaday next, at two P.M. Conors.—The Harmony Company manufactured at their mills during the inonth of April just closed 20,000 yards of cloth, Durtt hid 1867 they mantifactured 90,045,000 yards. ‘They ‘Will probably reach a4 High as 45,000,000 the present year, as the machinery of Harmony No. 3 ts not yet completed.— Troy Whig, May 4 the centre of the picture, to which a broad flight of steps leads up, stands a female the republic of the United States, ¢ wave the spreading branches of palm trees, emblem- atic of peace, intermingled with the broad leaves of the banana tree, emblematic of agricultural wealth. She graciously extends one hand over a sf liberated slaves who press forward to. thank her for the boon of freedom; the other rests on the act of emancipation, Immediately on the right of the cent- ral figure stands Washington with @ group of the old continentals; on her left, Abraham Lincoln, hig: right hand resting on the proclamation of freedom; On the right of the picture are represented some of the results of emancipation, Two negroes, husband and wife, the latter almost white, manifest their joy at being released from slavery. Near them another negro, an unprepossessing looking giant, nearly nude, still loaded with chains, is roused up by @ young white lad, who points him to the figure of the republic, The figure of Beecher occupies a promi- nent place in the picture, though what type of the republic he represents it is hard to tell. A striking defect in the work fs the introduction of Galusha A, Groy’s gaunt figure, eutting clearly against the sky an@€tracting the attention from the leading Simin. ‘The likeness to the supposed author of the Home- stead law, however, is very striking, a8 also are those of Lincoln and Beecher. Tue coloring of picture is bold and fine, especially in the draj the drawing very good and the groupings admirable. It would make a capital chromo and we hope it will be reproduced in that form, It is already, we be- lieve, being engraved on steel, but a chromo would preserve characteristics better and be @ more popular househoid picture. There are many other good works in this collection, embracing V¢ David Eol, Schaeilels, Noter, Robie, Adolphe Dillens, Van Kuyk, Ten Kate, Verigt and others, NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. CAPTAIN OF A SCHOONER MISsING.—Captain Alex- ander Lotts, of the schooner Bernard, has been mis- sing for the last four weeks. On the 6th of April he took the train from Jersey City en route to Bolimonny and was seen the same day at Camden, He hi with him a considerable amount of money and some of the vexsei’s papers. ComMON CoUNCIL.—Mayor O'Neill assumed the reigns of government yesterday, and the new Com- mon Council allowed their predecessors to take their leave last evening. County Court.—The Hudson county courts will be opened to-day, A large number of civil cases ap- pears on the iist, but the criminai business is ight. Hoboken. AwruL Dgars—A Man WHIRLED ROUND ON & WueErt.—In the course of the preparations for re- ceiving the Spanish war frigate Gerona on the dry dock yesterday morning, @ man named Cornelius Berger had his coat caught by a revolving wheel and he was whiried round nine times before the engine was stopped. Death was almost instantaneous, AR inquest was ield by Coroner White. Newark. ANOTHER ALLEGED OoUNT#RFEITER.—Charles M. Becker, an ¢x-constable of this city, was arrested yesterday morning and held tm $2,000 bail, by Oom- miasioner Whitehead, on a charge of being engaged in the “pushing” busineas, On his person were 1,und several $2 bills of the same stamp found with the Newion operators, a fact which gives trathful color to the supposition that he has been connecied with thon, His arrest was effected by detective Nettieship at @ house known as “reuner’s Hotel.” “OnLY A Joxe."—Yesterday forenoon a Mra. Catharine Edgarton, residing in Union street, was taken into custody for having, as alleged, stolen a valuable siik dress from the residence of a lady named Benson, of No, 69 Ferry street. It appears the dress was stolen during the absence of Mrs, Ben- son from her home on Friday, an entrance having been effected by force, It was found yesterday in a portion of the yard adjoining Catiarine’s house. In explauation before Judge Mills she said she “only took ii for a joke.” The magistrate failed to per- ceive it in “that peculiar light and committed the woman for trial. Younp av Last.—After a deliberation of several weeks the committee having charge of the locating a place for the new Mercantile Court have finally decided to establish it in the room at present occu- pied by Judge Milla, who will remove his court to @ room on the opposite side ef the hall, {t is stated that the new court wiil be formally opened to-day. Morristown. Serious AcoipENT TO Sugnive Bryant AND Ex- Srenirr Cox.—An evening or two ago, while Sheriff Bryant and ex-Sheritf Coe were driving a spirited span of horses down Speedwell Hili, the wagon par- tially broke down, whereupon the team started off at around pace, Sheriff Coe jumped out, and in at- tempting to stop the animals was knocked down and injured quite sertously, his leg being broken, besttles sustaining numerous brutses about the head and body. He was picked up in a state of insensibility and removed to his residence. Meanwhile Mr. Bry- ‘ant Was thrown out and badly injured about the face and body also. Afver a good run the horses quietly returned to their stalls, Orange. Senitous AreRay aT Soura ORaNGs.—Patrick J. Smith, a resident o1 South Orange, was taken before Justice Sandford yesterday and held to ball to answer acharge of having with others violently assaulted a young man named Hugh Conlon and his father, an old saan nearly seventy yearsof age. It seems that afey evenings since a dispute are between the ties named in relation to some political question, which Jed to @ quarrel and finally resulted in blows. In the Course of the meiée clubs and @ revolver were used with telling effect, Hugh was badly ebout the head and body and his father injured so severely that he Ls not able to leave his house. "THE KATIONAL GAME, Opening day for the veterans, late champions, stauneh players—the Atlantics—two fine days in suo cession and increased anxiety for the season to com- tmence combined to draw guite a crowd to the Union grounds yesterday, and this time they were not disappo!nted. Crane was not present, neither was Pratt; but Smith was there, almost as nimble as ever, and Start as solid Zettlein, a8 great @ “charmer;’ Mills, long and quick; Chapman full of the real brotherly love; McDonald, who can “cap” a “fy,” and Pearce, “short, sharp and decisive.” And these to ° sent the Atlantic's warriors, and were selected McRea, a “ Star” Birdsall, “Union; Park, full of spring; kegan, a of the mighty; Macdiarmid (“brother’? Shelley, evidently a hard shell he as he juite tous Kline, from the New York State moti ike, a ‘Mutual’ weapon; Martin, who proved to be a swallow for several * flies,” and Kenny, who does not make any remarks, but works quietly along, and well can he do tt. The game was played in good style, although the powers of the umpire were at times not quite as fully exercised as they might have been, but thoy were judiciously used, however, and the scorer did seldom deiay any in noting the good points of th play Some fine catches were made by Bi iis, McDonald, Martin and others; and sevet very fine specimens of felding were shown by Shelley, Zetticin, Macdiarmid, Smith and McKea, and after a lively game or ten {nnings the warriors came out ahead with a score of thirty-one to twelve. CONVENTION OF THE CERMAN AMERICAN TURNERS, {From the Evening Telegram of yestertey a. The biennial Tagsitzung, or convention, of the Ger- man Turners of America, which alternates with the national festival of the o1 ization, 18 ne ear in this city, and is now in po Haiic, 677 Rida street, the headquarters of the Boston ‘Turners. Most of the dele- sae) arrived on Saturday evening, although o ew reached here on the earller trains of Ly They were taken in charge by ® committee of Boston Turners upon their arrival, and on Satur- day evening there was an informal reception of such as had aires reached the city at Turn Halle. There are about fifty delegates present at en sion this — a the New York, Cincinnatl, St. Louis, ‘ton, Wisconsin, ——- Washington, Western New’ York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Hudson River, Pittsburg, Minnesota, Central New York, Lookout Mountain and Kansas districts. The only districts uot represented are those of Northern Mississippi and Savannah. The officers of the Convention are:—President, Franz Lackner, of Chicago, Il.; Vice President, Charles Roane. Of Indianapolis, Ind.; Secretary, Henri Huhn, of Washington, The report of the Central Committee gives some facts regarding the growth of the Turner Bund and also of tis present condition, Two and a half years ago there were in the country forty- six associations, with 3,200 members. There are at the present time eighteen districts, which include 148 associations, with 10,200 members. These are in addition to the Pacific Turner Bund on the Pacific coast, which inciade nine associations with 600 mem. bers, and twenty in the country, three associations not regularly connected with the national organtZa~ tion, with 860 members, thus making 2 Whole number of Turners nearly 12,000, The convention will remain in session ull the middle of the week. Hh their opponents ‘om the