The New York Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1868, Page 5

THE GAMBLE POISONING CASE. Hysterious Death of a Wealthy Lady in Rockland County. Whe Boay Buried and Subsequently Bxbumed. Arrest ef Relatives of the Deceasea—voro- ner’s Inquest—Interesting Testimony— Result of the Chemical Analysis of Professor Doremus of this City. The particulars have been briefly given to the Public of the death at Clarkstown, Rockland county, XB Y., of Mrs, Margaret J, Gamble, under circum- stances that gave rise to the suspicion that her de- mise had been accelerated from other than natural causes, Her case was briefly this:—According to ‘one account she was the widow of a Mr. Fulton, who kept a saloon in Centre some years since, He lett her some money and leasehold property, variously estimated at from $70,000 to $125,000. She after- ‘wards married a man named Robert G. Gamble, who had no particular occupation, and with whom she lived at No. 613 East Twelfth street, in this city, for two years, until the Ist of last May, when they removed to Clarkstown, Rockland county, and pur- chased a farm from a person named Mrs, Hujus. Towards the latter end of July she became exceed- ingly unwell, and died the morning of the 2d of August. Previous to her death her husband, Gam- bie, it is alleged, preferred the company of Mrs. ‘Hojus to that of his sick wife, and in her dying mo- ments sent his servant girl to take a diamond ring off her finger, which the girl refused to do, He Dimself, however, took it off immediately before she ied. No funeral ceremonies or services were performed ‘over her remains, which were put in a coilin, despatched to New York and buried in Greenwood Oemetery without delay. The deceased had several brothers in New York, to whom, however, Gamble gave no information of what had occurred, and this fact, coupled with the sudden manner of her death, excited a good deal of comment in the community of Olarkstown. A resident of that place informed Jus- tice Stevens, of Piermont, of his suspicions, and re- quested him to go to Clarkstown before the body ‘was taken away for interment. The Justice went and requested Gamble to show his burial permit. This was done, and proving to be satisfactory the body was allowed to go. Event- ally, on the representations of the brothers of the deceased, the remains were exhumed and placed in the hands of Dr. Shepard, of Brooklyn, who made a post mortem examination. Gamble and Mrs, Hujus ‘were arrested to await an investigation. Several things had a very suspicidus 100k; so Cor- oner Flavin, of Brooklyn, haa the body exhumed; ‘but as the post mortem by Dr. A. W. Shepard could reveal nothing the stomach was sent to Professor Doremus to be analyzed. It was also said that both Defore and after the death of his wife Gamble had been away with a woman named Mrs. Hujus. This story was puflished in the HERALD at the time. Since then Professor Doremus has partially com- Pleted his analysis and has found large quantities of morphine in the stomgch. Upon this information the Coroner went to Rockland county and com- menced an examination. In the meantime Mrs. Gamble’s friends employed counsel and they aided ‘the Coroner in an examination into the case. On the 9th of September the examination was commenced in Orangetown, county of Rockland, before Justice C. Bogart. The prosecution was con- ted by Mr. Dailey of New York, and Mr. C. P. Hoffman conducted the defence. The first witness sworn was Michael Murphy, and the evidence was as follows:— FOR THR’ PEOPLE. Michael Marphy sworn, This witness was the brother of the deceased. He testified as to his resi- @ence in Hudson City for three years. To his becom- ing acquainted with Robert J. Gamble at the house of his sister in East Twelfth street two years ago. Also as to his not receiving the news of his sister’s @eath until it was too late to attend the funeral. He also testified as to the good habits of Mrs. Gamble. Hd cross-examination developed nothing beyond TESTIMONY OF MRS. JULIA ANN SHAURMAN, Mrs. Julia Ann Shaurman sworn—I live in Clarks town and have lived there thirty-one years; have known Mrs. Hujus twelve or thirteen years; she was away a couple of years; I have worked for her, but not at the present time; left her about four or tive ears ago; I did not live witn her, but in my own use; 1 Know Mr. Robert J. Gamble by sight; first saw him when he and his wife went to buy the Hujus piace; first saw Mrs. Gamble in the spring of this year; I have seen Mra, Hujus and Ts. Gambie riding out together several times; I have seen them quite often before Gam- bie died; knew Mrs. jargaret J. Gamble by sight; 7 saw her twice, once when they stopped at house and once when Mr. and Mrs. Gamble went by in a wagon, and third, she was dead; saw Mrs, Gamble dead on Sunday morning; {t was about three o'clock in the morning; Mr. and Mrs. Hujus came after me to go there; they waked me up and I came down; Mrs. Hujus said, “Our woman died; they wanted me to fo and lay Mrs. Gamble out before she became cold; they both said she had drank her- welf to death; nothing more was said until I asked for heip at the house; Mra. Hujus said, “Mr. Gamble ‘Will help you;” after afew moments she said the servant girl will heip; I went up stairs, and the ser- YVant girl was in the room where Mra, Gamble laid; Mrs. oo did not go up to the room, but Mr. Hujas gia and said J should feel if her heart was beating; laid my hand on her chest and told him, “Yes, she $e dead as & hammer;” the first time Mr. Hujus came in right after me; I went up stairs and he followed me; he then went out and came back again to look for a pipe; he went out right away; the servant girl helped me to lay the body out; no One else; it took me about two or three hours; the body was swollen a little more than was natural; the whole body or stomach was swollen; before leaving the house I had a conversation with Mr. Gamble; Mrs. Hujus was present; it was about getting ice and about the coffin; Sherman brought the ice; T was notin Mrs. Gaibie’s house on the following Mon- @ay in the daytime; 1 was there on Sunday and Non- day night; | was there on Tuesday morning; it was about six o’clock when I heard the hearse go; the re belonged to Peter Van Orden, of Spring Val- y; I stayed about one hour; they put her the codin in the hall; it was then put into. the box, and i. M. Van Orden and Mr. Palmer carried it to the earse; Mr. Gamble wanted to assist, but did not when i said he showid not; Iwas near the hearse when the coffin was put in; Mrs. Hujus and Mr. Gam- le were in their carriage behind the hearse; Mr. Gam- le, when the comin was putin the hearse, told the = that he could drive as fast as he chose, as it as near time for the cars; the carriage containi ing Mrs. Hujus and Mr. Gamble and the hearse star together; no one but Mr. Van Orden who drove the horse attached to the hearse, went with Mr. Gamble and Mrs. Hujus; | bave never been at the house of Mrs. Gambie since; I haa heard when they bought the farm it was done because Mrs. Gamble was sickly; before I heard of her death | had not heard anything about her being sick; Mr. Gamble did not give Mrs. Gamble any funeral before sending her to New York; T have had conversation with Mrs. Hujus since Mra, Gaimbie died; she was talking about those that had complained of them; she said “those people don’t ike it because IT have sold the farm and can stay re; she said “I am head instead of the woman; nothing else was said at that time; Mr. Gamble was not present at this time; L have had no further con+ Versation with her; at tius time Mra. Hujus gave me the night gown that Mra. Gamble died in, @ chemise, a sheet, @ pillow case and two towels, and she promised me two of Mrs. Gambie's ; 1 also received $5 from Mrs. Hujus for laying out Mrs. Gamble and §2 for watching two nights; ‘this is all I received from Mrs. Hujus or Mr. Gamble: when | was laying out Mrs. Gamble I said to Mra, Hiujus that the body was swollen: she said that dead ies would swell; this was after I had finished lay- ing out the body; I have spoken once to Mrs. Hujus since then; it Was on the public road opposite my house; Mr, Gamble was with her; they then stopped to inquire where my #oh lived, and | came down and talked wiih them; | told them that people said 1 had #80 and all Mrs, Gambie's clothing; they auswered that people talk a great deal. Cros#-examination—At the time that Mra, Gamble died sine was living at Mra. Hujus’ place, and Mrs. Hujus lived there before Mra, Gamble came to Roek- Jand county: a8 far as 1 Know the husband of Mra, Hinjus is living; he is travelling for the most part ot his time; when in Rockland county he lives at Mr. Garmble’s; Mra Gamble bought the farm: Mrs. Hujas continued to live on the place, and when Mr. Hujus ‘was in Rockiand county lie stopped there too; never counted how many times I bave seen Mr, Gamble and Mrs. Hujus out riding previous to Mrs. Gambie’s death; a good many times; When Mrs. Hujus eatme to my house the morning Mrs. Gamble died she said, “Our wife is deady? it is common to lay a corpse Out before it geis cold, for then the Muscles become sit and rigid; Mrs, Hujas requested me to come before she was stlif; | have never seen a corpse ewell in the region of the stomach before; I don’t tunk it is a common occurrence; It. was the #ame Week they came back from burying Mrs, Gam- bie that Mrs, Nujus gaye me the goods that I have Spoken of; it ik customary to give articles of the Gewese ciutbinu w ihe watcners; the fret time NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER “20, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. aambte was addicted to pony a from Mr, and Mrs. Huju», cher sai¢ tha’ ri herself to death; they said she trank $2 worth of liquor; they did not mention the liquor; neither Mr. nor Mrs. Hujus told me who took care of Mra. Gam- ble when she was sick; neither dia Mr. Gamole. TESTIMONY OF GEORGE SHUMAN, George Shuman sworn:—The witness was a son of the last witness, and corroborated the evidence of his mother as to Mr. Gamble and Mrs. Hujus giving him seven doliars for his mother; he further testified as to seeing Mrs. Gamble three times before her death, TESTIMONY OF NICHOLAS V, VAN HOUTEN. lam twenty-seven years old and a physician by oc- cupation; I have been engaged in the reguiar prac- tice of medicine for about twenty months; I know Mr. Gamble and Mrs, Hujus now present; knew Mrs. Gamble during her lifetime; attended Mrs. Gamble during her last ilimess; | commenced treating her about the first part of last June; [did not see her again until the 26th of July; [ continued to visit her on the two succeeding days; then l saw her on the igth and every day unti) the 16th; then on the 27th and 28th, and then again on the Ist of Au- gust; the next time was on the 2d of August, be- tween six and seven o'clock in the morning; she was dead and laid out; 1 made no examination of the corpse; when | saw her on the Ist of June she was on the bed complaining of a pain in her bow- els; her pulse was slightly increased in frequency, and she said she had not slept for two or three nights; she was very talkative; I prescribed for ber by giv- jug her morphine; 1 gave her about a quarter of a grain, made up in two or three powders; Left in- structions thatone powder was to be given once in three or four hours; Mr, Gamble was present when 1 gave these instructions; i saw Mrs, Hujus and the servant girl about the house; I told Mr. Gamble at this time, in answer to his question “if she was dan- gerous,” that I did not taink so; I supposed that there was some inflammation of the mucous lining of the membrane of the bowels; the next time i vis- ited her | gave some quinine and some podophyiin, in powders, with Instructions that one was to be taken in every four or five hours; | also left a mor- pine powder, containing one-sixth of a grain, Lo e taken at night; these instructions were given to Mr. Gamble. At this time Mrs. Gaiable was tying in bed, feeling quite well, only @ little weak. ‘The witness then detailed that on the thira visit he gave a morphine powder, and columbo root for an infusion; fourth time opium and podophyiin; that the fifth time he found her complaining of pain in the boweis and of fulness about the region of the liver, her puise was increased, her tongue was coated and moist, and she was restless and could not sleep; he prescribed this time a half grain of ipecac and one grain of leptandrin; when he again visited she was no better, and the symptoms of disease fir- ther increased; he prescribed podophylin, the next time opium and leptandrin; the next time opium, ipecac and leptandrin; the next time a morphine powder; the next time ipecac and bi-carbonate of soda; the next tme he did not prescribe, but on the 27th of July he gave her a grain of morphine and a grain of opium; on the 28th day of July two grams of podophylin to be taken at night; on the ist of August, and the last time, he gave three-fobrihs of a grain of opium aud two grains of podophylin; the instructions were each Ume given to Mr. Gamble, and each tme he saw Mrs. Hojus about the house. He then stated the symp- toms on each visit, which were the same as slated above, but which varied either for the better or worse. He also testified to having prescribed brandy on two occasions, and also to having met Mr. Gam- ble and Mrs. Hujus out riding. Jf upon analysis traces of mineral poison, in quan- tities suflicient to produce the death of Mrs. Gainbie were found in ner stomach I could not tell how it ot there; no physician except myself to my know- ledge visited; 1 did not visit Mrs, Gambie from the 25th of July until the Ist of August, for the reason that I did not think her condition was such as to make it necessary; Mrs. Gamble called me on the Ast of August; I think that Mrs, Gambie complained ofa fulness in the stomach in June, but about the liver I do not recollect. ‘The cross-examination was suspended and the ex- amination adjourned. Second Days Proceedings—September 15. DR. NICHOLAS C, VAN HOUTEN RECALLED, Dr, Nicholas C. Van Houten was continued on the stand.—On the Ist day of August, when | saw Mrs. Gamble, there was a lighted lamp in the room; | did not know that her eyes were sensitive to anything more than natural; the lamp was at a distance from Mrs. Gamble of six or eight feet; it was on her right as she was lying in bed, and standing on a bureau, and was standing so that the lamp would place the light on the right side of Mrs, Gamble; I remoyed the lamp close vo the face of Mrs. Gamble; | did so because I wanted to see her tongu think she had her eyes closed; 1 did not look at them; Mrs. Gamble, I think, while I was attending her, complain of pain in the lower part of her bowels; she said that she had some pain, pointing to the lower part of her ab- domen; the location of the pain, as Mrs. Gamble poimted it out to me, was pretty much about the region of the bladder; on this occasion (the Ist oi August) 1 made an examination of her pulse and eye, as weli as of her tongue and abdomen, as I have before stated; [I did not examine her chest; | also examined her hands, but not her feet; did not discover that at any time she had pain other than about the region of the bladder; | ordered a mustard poultice to be placed on the abdomen; do not know of my own Knowledge tiat it was so placed; on —— morning, when I cailed and found she was dead, did not know that she had taken all the medicine I had left on the Saturday previous, nor do not now know; I asked Mr. Gamble and Mrs. Hujus whether my directions had been complied with; they said they had not given her any medicine after I had left on Saturday; do not recollect that I asked why he had not given the medicine I left; think I did ask him about the manner of her death; think I asked if she died an easy death; he said she did; that she appeared to be awake about a half an hour before she died, and that she rolied over and immediately expired; do not recollect that he said slie spoke to any one before her death; did not say how long Mrs. Gainbie slept before she died; Mr. Gamble said she had slept after sne had taken the opiate I prescribed; did not ask who was pregent when Mrs. Gamble dled; have not heard from Gambie or Mrs. Liujus who were present when Mrs, Gamble died; before the Ist of August | never saw Mrs. Gaim bie drink liquor; on the isi day of August last, when Phe tirst’ called on her, | did not notice any odor of jiquor about her breath before I gave her the brandy; did not notice any odor of liquor abut ber person; her bowels were not constipated any time during iny Visits on Mrs. Gamble; her bowels were not loose at any time during my attendance; the pain of which Mrs. Gamble complained was not one of sore- ess and tenderness, and the pain seemed to resem- ble that of cholic; | administered the podopiylin to operate chiefy on the liver; when Mr. Gamble came t me on the 1st he said it was because ls wife was very bad; did not ask him anything about Mrs. Gamble’s symptoms; when I went into the room on that day I did not see any one attending her; Mrs. Gamble did not, to my knowledge, die of any disease; | do not, nor did not at that time, know of any disease sufficient to cause death; during the twenty months I have been in the practice of medt- cine | have not seen a case of poison resulting in the death of the person; have been called to see one case where poison has been given as treatment accident- ally; the poison was kerosene oil; that is the only case 1 have been called upon professionally. ‘The cross-examination of this witness developed nothing but has already been stated by the witness @t the previous examination, beyond that upon two occasions when he visited the patient she was com- res of nausea, which he attributed to an irrita- le condition of the mucous membrane of the stom- ach; this visitation, he thought, was induced by the excessive use of stimulants—liquor; he thought all the symptoms of pain she complained of were in- dui by this same excessive use of liquor, aud that On one occasion that he called he had found her under the induence of liquor and that he was sensi- ble of the odor of liquor about her breath on three occasions, and that he thought that death was caused by liquor. The Pe ne) of the cross-examinas ton was to show that ad been ip the habit of using stimulants for some time, not oniy while she was living in Rockland county, but while living in New York. Re-direct—After the counsel for the defence had concluded his cross-examination, Mr. Daily, for the prosecution again took up the witness. This re-direct examination, developed the facts that the witness Was bot certain as to the odor about the breath of Mrs. Gamble he had testified to, and that the certiti- cate of the cause of the death of Mrs. Gambie was false and untrue, and was made out and deiivered to Mr. Gamble at his (Gamble's) special request. The certifivate states that deceased died of congestion of the brain, liver and stomach, and he now testifies that that certificate was untrue and made out by him to satisfy Mr. Gamble. The re-direct examina- tion of this witness also discloses the fact that on the 27th of July, when the witness caiied on Mrs. Gam- ble, she was restless, appeared to be in great pain, was talkative, speaking about persons and things that were not present, and was, as the witness Theard that Mrs. Biated, laboring under a mid delirium. ‘the witness was then asked to state what Mrs. Gambie said when she talked about per- sons and things not present, and from which gle Was mildly delirious. He answered that Mrs. Gamble said sie was not any better by coming up here than she was before; shé wished her old nurse was there; she Wished her sister was there. The wit ness asked her why her sister was not there, and she sald that her sister was teaching in a convent on Fifth avenue, and she sald & great deal more in this strain, The examination of this witness also disclosed that early Sunday morning, and about three or four hours atter Mra. Gamble died, he catied at her house and met Mr. Gamble, who told him Mts, Gamble was dead, He thought Mr. Gamble evinced no signs of grief and maintained bis natural manner. TESTIMONY OF THB DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF ROCK: LAND COUNTY. M. Dickinson was now called to the siand. He testified as follows—T have stated that 1 drew Mrs. Gamble’s will from pencil memo- randa; I made the memoranda; Mr. Hujus did not leave any writing or written Memoranda for me w the will when he called at my house; after fticth and Cedar strect deeds which I have mentioned had been exeented the deed of the Fuu- eth street property was delivered to Mra. Gamble at my office at Nyack, and the Cedar strect deed I can’t be positive whether I gave it to Mr. or Mrs, Gambi when the deed for the Cedar street property was signed by Mrs. Gamble to Mr. Wheeler I was not pre- sent: [do not know where that deed was signed; it was acknowledged in the bedroom of Mrs. Gamble; the deed was acknowledged by Mrs. Gamble ou the sot of July; when I took thatacknowledgment there was no one present but myself and Mrs, Gamble; before Ltook her acknowledgment to it I did not read the Whole of the deed; Mrs, Gamble was in bed when I took the acknowledgment; Mr, Frederick A. Wheeler did not pay anything for the property that | know of; Td not notice whether the abstract from which took the description of the Fiflieth street oroverty Mr. was an offictal one; I correct the description from a deed. ‘The case was bow adjourned to ten o'clock on tne 19th inst. Third Day’s Proceedings, September 19. DISTRICT ATTORNEY DICKINSON RECALLED. Mr. M. Dickimson (District Attorney of fockland county) continued—Mr. Hujus came to my house apd wanted me to go over and draw Mrs. Gainble’s will; I told him 1 could not go that night; it was about eight o’clock in the evening or after; he remained at my house uta short time; when I told him I could not go that mght he said he had been there before and Mrs. Gamble would like me to come that night aud they would bring me back; noting was said by Mr. ilujus about Mrs, Gamble’s property except that she wanted to leave it ali to Mr. Gamble; ne said nothing about Mr, Sandford (General Sandford) be- ing the counsel for Mrs. Gamble; nor at any other ume; 1lhad seen Mr. Gable previous to goiug to the house with the alleged will; he and Mr. Lujus came to my house that morning to do some business: for- bum (ALr. Hujus); that was the first | ever saw of Mr. Gambie: the business which Mr, Hujus desired me todo was not connected with Mr, or Mrs, Gamble; there was something said about the alleged will that morning; | doa’t Know Who spoke first on the sub- ject; } think T had the will drawa; did not show the will to Mr. itujus or Mr, Gauibie; don’t think 1 told thein that the will was drawa; when Mr. Gambic and Mr, Hujus called at the office this alleged will was spoken of between ime and then dov’t remem. ber what was said; don’t Know Who spoke about it, except that I said I would be on such a day at their house with the will; I told them when I woald be there in order that they would be at home; had no other reason than that; Idid tell Mr. Hajus and Mr. Gambie about the will on that morning; I don't remember telling Mr. Hujus and Mr. Gambie any- thing further than when I would be there to have itexecuied; can’t give the language used by me on that occasion; don’t remember whether Mr, Gamble or Mr, Hujus made any reply; Mr. Gambie and Mr. Hujus were at my offt at that time but a few minutes; they were not there thirty minutes; don’t think they were there ten minutes; during the time they were there J did some business for M lid not engage to do any business for Mr. G that occasion; don’t recollect that Thad any conversation th Mr. Gamble, but sap- pose I must have had; did not have the willin my hands on the morning that the will was executed when Mr, Gambie and Mrs. ilujus were in my oilice; ir. Gamble, Mrs, Hujas and Mrs. Gamble were in my oftice the next morning after I had taken the will to be executed; Mr. Gamble was neither at my house nor office atone after the will was executed; and be- fore her death, when Mrs, Gamble signed the will, she said, “This is my last will and testament; she asked my nephew and myself to be subscribing wit- nesses; Lasked her who she would have as wit- nesses and she asked us to sign it; f don’t remember ber exact words; my memory is good; before Mrs, Gamble signed this alleged will and acknowledged it to be her last will and testament I read the whole of the will or instrument over to her; no one but Mrs. Gamble, my nephew, and myself were present when Mrs, Gainble asked me to draw up an order tor the deed of the Cedar street propery 1 don’t remeniber what else she said; we had a great deal of talk about her business affairs; Mr. Gamble came down to my office at Nyack the next day with ap abstract of title and said it was not necessary to get the deed; Mrs. Gamble directed me to draw the deed; I took a description from the abstract; be- tween the time when this alleged will was executed by Mrs. Gamble, and the time of the execution of the last deed of her property, I don’t remember how many times Mr. Gamble called on we; I don’t think, however, that he called bat once, and that was when he brought the abstract of titie; the power of attorney was drawn after the execution of the will, but can’t tell whether it was before or after the deeds were executed; I do not remeinber the days of the week the deeds were executed; do not re- collect the part of the week, Cross-examination—I have sworn that Mr. Iujus caine tome in reference to Mrs. Gainble’s will; he said Mrs. Gamble sent him te me; do not kaow that he told me who had told him she wanted it drawn; itis true that 1 made a memorandum that night from what Mr. Hnjus told me as to how she wanted it drawn, and that I drew it next day froin that memorandum at my office; I drew it on the 24th day of July; 1 saw Mrs. Gamble that day, after I had drawn the will, and she executed it the game day at the house; before she executed it I told her that Mr. Hujus had called on me to draw her will and what he had told ine, and about how she wavted her pro- perty disposed of in the will; she said that she bad sent him to me and that what he had said to me was cor (objected to and question withdrawn); she conversed to me in respect to the disposition she de- sired to inake in her will on that occasion before she executed it; she said she wanted to leave all her property to her husband; she said she Joved him and that he was vearer to her than any of her relatives; she imiroduced the subject of the deed afier the will was executed, | think; Mrs. Gamble intro- duved the subject of the deeds and how they were to be drawn; the deeds were drawn in conformity to her directions; after I had read the will to her she said “that’s right;’? during the time I was talking to her about the will there was no one else in the room but myself, nephew and Mr. Gamble; after the will was executed Mr. Gamnbl& was in and out of the room; Mrs. Gamble’s mind was ip a sane condition when the will was executed; she was not under any restraint or influence so far a6 | could observe; Mr. Gamble brought in some brandy ‘and gave me and my nephew some and Mrs, Gambie assed for some and had some brandy; that was some time after the will was executed and while we were drawing the deeds; the glass in which she received the brandy was a wine glass; it was a little over half full; wien Mr. Gamble gave to my nepliew and myself he was going to leave the room; Mrs. Gambie asked tor some; she said “give me some," and he did give it to her; she drank it raw; when the will was execu- ted J gave it to Mrs. Gambie; the next day Mr. Gam- ble and Mrs, Hujus brought it to my,otlice, where it 1s now. TESTIMONY OF MRS. DORCAS STOFFER. Mrs. Dorcas Stoffer, sworn and examined through an interpreter:—I live in Clarkstown; I have lived there seven years; know Mrs. Hujus; have known her seven years; bave worked for her; the first year I knew her I lived with Mrs. Hujus; I continued to work for Mra, Hujus after | left, every time she hid anything to do for her; have worked for Mrs. Hujus down to the present time except one summer, when she was not there; 1 worked for Mrs. Hujus in April and May last; there was a seryant girl in the house, a ser- vant of Mra. Hujus; Mrs. Gambie bad none; her name | was Mary Hahn; she lives now in New Jersey; Mary Hahn left about a month after Mrs. Gamble came to live on the farm; don’t know that Mrs. Gamble hired Mary Hahn as her girl; after Mary Hahn Mrs, Gam- ble had an Irish girl in her employ; have forgotien her pame; can’t teil that ber first name was Louisa; can’t tell when the Irish girl came to Mrs. Gambit Mary Hahn wes still with the family; she came there a fewdays belore Mary Hahn leit; Mrs. Gambie brought her from New York; the Irish girl stayed with Mrs. Gamble eight or nine days; | 1 was there when the Irish girl left Mrs. Gamble; Mrs. Gambie was there when the Irish girl left the house; Mrs. Gamble sent her away; after this Irish giri had been sent away Mrs. Gambie did not employ another servant girl, that is then at present; the new ‘irl was employed four or five days afterwards; Mr. Gamble and Mr, Hujua brought her up from New York, from aboard of a sbip; the servant girlat the house cannot speak English and I don’t think she can under- stand English; | wus in the employ of Mrs. Gamble at the same time as the servant girl and at work at the same house; Mra. Gamble after she came then employed me; {Was not at work there when Mrs. Gamble died; 1 was at work there during Mrs. Gam- ble’s sickness; I think she was sick more than four- teen days; she was contined to her bed most of the time, but not all the time, she was not so sick that she required persons to watch with her at night; do not know what disease Mrs. Gamble died with; never heard Mr. Gamble say what disease Mra. Gambie died with Mra. Gaimb ble said nothing; Mra. Huju Gamble died that she (Mra, G: about three weeks before Mrs. Gamble died Mrs. Hujus said this; never heard Mrs. Hujus say avything about Mrs, Gamble since she died; since Mrs. Gambie died Mrs. Hujus hae never said anything to me about my being @ witnes*; since | was given the first paper or subpeena and gince Mrs. Hujus and Mr. Gambie nave been in jail, Mrs. Hujus aud Mr. Gamble have had me brought to jail; it was about three weeks ago; I ot to the jali about ten o'clock in the morning; I eft the jall to home about # quarter of an hour alter; I went there on foot; I have not been there more than once; Mra, Hujus did not converse with me ebout Mrg, Gaiuble nor about her death; she said I most teil at the trialail | did know and nothing more; Mrs. Hujus has never said Sane Books my being witness at Justice Kogart’s house; Mrs, Hajus has spoken to me, but not about the trial Hujus bas never told me that sue would pi le died with; about her sickness Mr. Gam- said tome before Mrs. nish me if I told anything whet i have seep or ueard at the Hl trial, Q. Did you ever tell Mra. Shanrman that Mr«. Hujus had threatened to punisi you if you told all ‘ou knew and all you saw at the house during aud | fore Mrs, Gambie's death? Objected to by the counsel for the defence, on the ground that it was not evidence, After a long dis- cussion between the counsel the objection Was sus tained, On Saturday, the ist day of August, tne day before Mra, Gamble died, I was at Mra, Gambie's house; I was not there at the time she died; | left Mrs. Gamble’s house about eight o'clock In the even ing; I saw Dr. Van Houten when he catled; he was there when I left; before L went home that night went to the room where Mra. Gainble was lying; | went there to ask if i could go home or not; i asked when I got to the room Mr, Gamble and Mrs. Hujus; Mr. Gamble said if the doctor thought she would be better L could go; Mrs. Hujus satd 1 could wait 4 minute and if the doctor thought she would be better | could go home; 1 did not ask Mra, Gatbic because the doctor was talking with Mrs, ble and I did not like to disturb them was not in Mrs, Gambie’s room again that night; 1 | have taken from Mra, Gamble's fingers some rings; | Mr. Gatable commanded me to take the rings from | Mrs. Gamble’s fingers; | took off two; 1 laid tiem on the window sill after I took them off; he told me to go up stairs and take them off; | had taken one om and then he came in the room and | toid him | | could not get the other off; he said I must try if £ tn't get tt off; two I broke oif and one Mr. Gam- | took oi; | tried to get the ring off that Mr. Gam- ble took off; I jast tried and that's ail; Lmereiy tried and then said he should be so kind a# to take It off; Mr. Gamble took the ring off when he came up stuire; after We had taken the rings off [| stayed With Mrs. Gamble; Mr. Gambie, after he took this one | ring off, went to get (ie doctor was tere wile the doctor came ii; [ did not ie the ro wien Mr. Gambie was gone for the Mra. ujus came into the room while 1 was there; PSs Hujus was in the room when the doctor came; while | was there with Mrs. Gamble 1 was keeping the fies of of her; Mrs, Hujus Was doing nothing. Mra. Huine sat down, aod | ; never heard Mrs. Hujus say what disease , ple) drank 30 much; | myself; I think I took | also got up and walked around the room; it was on irday that Mr. Gambie and myself took the rings off of Mrs, Gamble’s fingers; it was about six o’clock P. M.; on that Saturday morning Mrs, Gamble was not in the front yard; Mrs. Gamble was alive when we took the rings off; I was present when Mr. Gam- ble took off that one ring and saw him do it; Mra. Gamble lild still while we were taking off the rings; , the two rings which | took off were on the left hana, peneenee cen aay: I think on the second finger, | ut am not positive; ibe mug which Mi. Gamdié | took off was on the other hand, Mrs. lying very still, with her eyes open; sick and laid still that minute: Mrs, say anything when we took the rings om. The hearing of the case was then adjourned, after , the witness was instructed not to hold any conversa- tion with any one concerning this case. THE PRISONERS. } Gamble |3. 2 man apparently about thirty-five years | old, of large frame and heavy build. He is dark-com- | exioned, With dark hair, mustache and chin w kers; features very prominent and skin naturally pale. He has a hard, cold, bine eye, which has an | expression anythlug but pleasant, He sits in court | very quietly, but watehes mtently the proceedings of | the hearing. For the most part he nervously plays with his mustache, and evinces but little exeitement, except when the evidence touches him ciosely. Mrs. Hujus, the other prisoner, is a woman above the medium height, has brown hair and gray eyes. Her features are somewhat regular, and she } bears Some traces of youthfal beauty’ Her figure Is | full and tending on voluptuousuess, | ODD FELLOWS. Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of the United StatesList of Officers and Repre- sentatives, ‘To-morrow the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the United States will con- \ vene In annual session in Odd Fellows? Hall, Balti- more, and continue its labors from day to day | through the week, Various matters of considerable | importance to the fraternity will come up for action at this session, among which may be mentioned:— Suspension and expulsion of members from the Or- der for the non-payment of dues; changing the title ofthe “Grand Lodge of the United States” to that | of the “ Grand Lodge of the I. 0. 0. F.,” or the “ Su- | preme Grand Lodge; abrogating the use of charge | books; abolishing the Rebekah degree; disqualifying all’as representatives to the Grand Lodge of the United States excepting such as may be entitled to the Grand Eucampment degree (what will they do with the Grand Lodge representatives from jurisdic- tions where no Grand Encampment exists); the admission to the Order of crippled or maimed candi- dates, the election of officers, &c.; and its action will, doubtiess, be watched by the craft with much interest, The following is a complete list of the present grand officers and representatives elect from the | various jurisdictions under the Grand Lodge of the | United Stai GRAND OFFICERS. Grand Sire—James P. Sanders, Yorkers, N. Y. Deputy Grand Sire—E. D, Farnswerth, Nashville, Tenn. Grand. Corresponding and Recording Secretary.— James L. Ridgely, Baltimore, Ma, Grand Treasurer—Josbua Vansant, Baltimore, Md. Grand Chaplain—Rey, 1. De Williamson, Cincin~ 4 NEW YORK city. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COUNT, \ “wpottey?® Men im ‘roubic. Before Commissioner Osborn. Yesterday Peter and John McIntyre were bronght | before Commissioner Osborn on a charge of engag- ing in the lottery and’ policy business, with license, | und without having paid the special tax provided | by law. The prisoners gave bail to appear for exam- U Le sie The Guiding Star Assault Case. Daniel Murphy, a seaman on board the Aspinwall Steamship Guiding Star, who was charged with Mmutinous conduct on that vessel, was yesterday dis- charged from custody, the evidence being insuficient to justify his further detention. CITY INTELLIGENCE. 4 Tur WEATHER YRSTERDAY.—fhe following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, 218 Broadway, HERALD Bullding:— BAM. 54 3 P.M. 73 | 6 A.M. 56 6OP.M. +. 68 9A. M. 6) 9 P.M. 68 12 M 62 Averag pt 6344 Average temperature for Fri 60% Average temperature for week. Gide Average t erature for last week oe 1 this city during the past week was five hundred and fifteen, being a decrease of fifty-four from the mor- tality of the previous week. SvrposeD DROWNING CasvALTY.—A bundle of male wearing apparel, consisting of coat, pants, vest, shoes, hat, shirt, &c., was found on the gas house dock at the foot of Sixty-fifth street, North river, Friday afternoon, They are supposed to have belonged to some one who was drowned while bath- ing at the above locality, FATAL ACOMENT.—An apparatus used to hoist bricks and mortar at the building corner of Canal street and Broadway fell last evening in conse- quence of a tackle block becoming unhooked and, unfortunately, killed James Toban and P, Shay, both laborers. A boy standing on the walk was struck by a falling brick and badly injured. SUDDEN DratH.—Yesterday afternoon a man about thirty-five years of age, whose name is unknown, entered the premises No, 87 Park street and stated to sonie of the inmates that he had been drinking to excess for two weeks and felt sick. He was assisted into the air, when he became insensibie and expired @ few moments afterwards. The remains were Crry Morratiry.—The total number of deaths in j 5 Erie allroad, and the fragnents of a herd that was stopped at Millerton and Copee by one of he As- sistant Commissioners of the State. The true source of the forty beeves that were shipped at pier 12 North river, on the steamer Fah Kee tor Bermuda, of which seventeen romney y 4 sited before Monday, has been ascertained, but it not thought best at present to make it public. It has been further ascertained that nearly all the diseased catde that have reached this market, with the ex- goption of the first two arrivals, have been run in by speculators, who have knowingly dealt in dam- aged beef, Of the Texas cattle that have arrived here it haa been found on examination that they have suftt- ciently recovered for their fesh to be fit for food, althongh tiey still bear internal evidences o) having been ai one time infected. MILITARY NOTES. ‘The Ninth regiment will be inspected on the sth of October, Captain Heathcote, company G, Fighth regiment, Notifies members of the company and regiment who intend going on the excursion of the company on Wednesday next to Karl's Park, Morrisania, to re- port at the armory in full fatigue uniform (white gloves), A special meeting of the company will be held to-day, at half-past one, at the armory. Company H, Ninth regiment, wants a captam, the present commandant being about to resign, Colonel Post, Twenty-second regiment, has re- signed. Lieutenant Colonel Remey, who is de- servedly popular in the command, will probably suce ceed him, and Captain Vose, of D company, will be elected to the lieutenant colonelcy. The regiment ts soon to lose the services of Adjutant Ward, who is about to resign, a ‘The regular drill of A company, Forty-seventh (Brooklyn) regiment, will commence on Thursday, October 1, at eight P, M. sharp. ‘Troop D, First regiment. cavalry, will go on their first annual excursion on Wednesday, the seth, The scene of the contemplated festivity wl be Bellevue Garden, Bightieth street. mpany ', Eighth regiment, under the command of Captain H. Meintive, went on a picnic to Little Ne L. 1, on the 15th lusi., aud evjoyed a pleasant day. The following named officers have been commis- sioned by the Commander in-Chief in the National Guard of the State of New York during the week ending September 12:— Thirteenth Brigade—Fmngham HH, neer, With rank from July 16, v! Cady Brown, Tebentieth Regiment Infantry—George C. Simith, surgeon, with rank from January 1, 1863, vice R. Loughran, promoted. Twenty-third Regiment Infantry—William R. Bune ker, captain, with rank from August 26, vice 5. H. Farnham, promoted lieutenant colonel. Twenty-Nth Regiment Infantry—Joseph Fisher, first lieutenant, with rank from August 18, 1508, vice H.C. A. Sauer, resigned; Frederick Gombel, second lieutenant, with rank from August 18, vice Joseph Fisher, promoted, Fifiieth Regiment Infantry—Edward Lounsbury, Putman, engi- i conveyed to the Sixth precinct station house and the Jorouer notified to hold an inquest. SINGULAR Cask.—On Thursday last James Pollock, a Jaborer who lived at No. 10 Dominick street, left home for the purpose cf removing brick from a nati, Ohio, Graid Marshal—John Heiss, Philadelphia, Pa. F Grand Guarhan—Jonn Grand Messenger—J. E. Chamberlin, Balumere, GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Alabame—W. A. Shivids. Cali/ornia—G, M. Gat wood, A. J. Gunnison, David Meeker, D. B. Wo Canada West—James Woodyatt, Henry McAfee. | Connecticut—Julius Atwood, Frederick Botsford, S. | H. Harri Delaware—A. J. Wright, J. Maris, Wil- liam H. Foulk. District of Columbia—J. K. Haven- ner, Frederick D, Stuart, Willian R. McLean, Flor- ida—A. B. Cla Harris, J. La. Haupt, ©. C. Millar, umuel Willard, J. G. Rogers, ©. Perkins, A. H. 5. Kerr, ana—C, P.-Tuley, T. B. McCarty, F. J. Blair, J. A. Funk, Jowa—J. B. Glenn, Thomas ®. Evans, J. Clark, -E. J. Leech, Karsas—C, A. Logan, F. Baker, Samuel Hastings. Kentucky—J W. Venable, A. Il, Ransom, M. 5. Dowden, M. J. Durham, Louisiana—A. W. Hunter, L. Homes, J. G. Dunlap. Mame—N. G. Cummings, C. K. Ladd, B. Kingsbury, Jr. Maryland—F. A, bile, Joseph Bb. Escavaille, H. F. Garey, Richard Marley. Massachusetts—-&. D. Bancroft, W. E. Ford, Cburies Hayden, A, Johnson, Michigau—J. Sprague, William Oakes, B. W. Dennis. Mississippi—k. B. Mayes, A. E. | Lo’ L. Ke Barber. Missouri—J, M. Veitch, ©. G. Mauro, J. W. Barrett. Minnesota—C. D. Strong. Ne- braska—A. D. Jones, J. Hacker, F. Tempiin. Nevada—J. E. Sabine, G. H. Morrison, New Hamp- shire—Joseph B. Adains, 8. 8. Davis, J. L. Spring. New Jersey—Theo, A. Ross, Samuel Read, F. ke Force, J. H. Hern, New York—J. li. White, J. Ter- } williger, Jacob Russel, C. A. Marvin. North Caro- | dna—Wm. H. Clark. Ohio—Joseph Dowdall, Daniel | Fithian, H, Viele. Oregon—K. L. Bristow, ‘Wm. P. | Burns. Pennsylvania—J, W. Stokes, J. A. Simpson, R. A. Lamberton, J. H, Bailey, Rhode Island—J. F. Driscol, D. N. Paine. South’ Garclna—Win. ‘Thayer, d. G. Martin, J. M. Elford. Tennessee—T. 'T. Smiley, W. H. McConpell. .Texas—H. B. Andrews, T. M. Jo- seph, W. Kicbardson. Vermont—J. G. Button, Vir- nia—H. Latham, KE. H. Fitzhugh, J. H. Kovinson. ; West Virginia—George Baird, J. H. Duval, J. F. eon isconsin—H, L. Page, H.S. Mack, Q. H | Barron. STATISTICS OF THE ORDER, Number of lodges in the United States. 2,860 umber of encumpments in the, 697 Number of initiations for past year, 35,021 Number of lodge members 14,561 Number of encampment members, 042 | Amount of lodge receipis for year. $ 03 | Amount of encainpment receipts for year 215,576 65 Amount paid for relief of brothers for Co eee seeeeersecsseseeere +» $10,431 13 Ainount paid for relief of widowed famt- lies for year........ 7,378 68 Amount paid for education of orpians for year...... - 15,863 94 Amount paid for 102,688 87 German Observations of Sun. To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES: As the result of the observations tak astronomical expeditions in Southern india have reached England through the medium of el tricity, | avail myself of the passage of u mali steamer to communicate what was observed at this station, ‘The only astronomers aud photographers that have come to Adep are ali Germans; three of then, Dr. Weiss, Navigating Lieutenant Rhea and another geutieman are Austrians. Their chief object was to make Observations on the Constitution of the corona. ; From the observations taken by these genuemen there can be no doubt that the problem is pow solved, several varied experiments proving in a most clusive manner that the corona merely consists ef | injammabie gas in a high state of combustion. ‘The | North German party consisted of one astronomer, Dr. Thiel, of Brewen, and four Prussian photograph- | ers, working under the direction of Dr. Fritch, of | Berlin, This party devoted their attention chiefly to | hotographing the various phases of the eclipse, faving selected Aden as the most likely spot in the | | zone of “totality” to be free from clouds. i | several English amatears, ofttcers of the army and | | navy, also Cong.buted their beip im recording varr experiments according to their respecuve abil the Eclipse of the by our r ue H | The weather for a week preceding the eventful 1sth | | had been unusually Cloudy for Aden aud prevented | the savants who had arrived ip the beginning of | | August from making a8 many observauions as tney | | would have wished. ‘Ime mornings had been par- | | ticwarly trying, the sun rising between tuick bunks | of purple gray clouds, 1 |. on the evening of the 17th almost all the rank and j i jon of Aden made aa exodus to Marshay blil, | the eastern promontory of Aden, where the Gerinan | party were established with ali the instruinenta, | ‘the night was very cioudy and much anxiety was feit by all interested In the success of the observations. At gray dawn, howe aud just before first con- | tact the banks of clouds separated into broad bands, | occasionally shutting out a view of the eclipse. | Totality commenced at 6 hours 29 mivutes 2s se. | conds A. M. and lasted 2 minutes 35 seconds, during | Which intervai & most mayviticent view of the pheno- | mena was obtained aud four most successful puoio- | graphs were taken, The oniy planets and stare observed during the | ! beset were Venus, Jupiter and Sirius, which at once shows that the darkness was not great. At the time of totality the heigat of the tide was | seven feet and a quarter, or for aden a good average | | spring tid The preceding spriag Uaes (about a | | fortnight before) were very bau, tie rise and fall not | being more than four feet. On frst separation & lost beautiful soft light stole | oat Jroin belind the moon, lighting up the sea and rocks of Aden in an indescribavly beaatitul manner, The sun Was, unfortanately, beLind a cloud at the final separation, Which could not be, therefore, de- | termimed Within a second of Ume. ‘The times were ol Totality.. First separation. Totatity Woes slessecbvbeesesescveses 2 66 rhe German party were delighted with ail tieir | experiments, and consider themselves arply repaid for their troub ‘they had most superb mstra- ments, and were paruculariy civil and obliging tn explaining their use, mechanisin, &c. Among the most interesting Was & photographing telescope, which Is made selfacting vy meaus ofa inosine | 0 38, Chicago, Hi. | Indi- \ | the accused said be then sunken vessel in the North river. Nothing more was heard of him till yesterday afternoon, when his dead body was taken home by John Maxwell, living cor- ner of Greenwich and Harrison streets, He told Mrs. Pollock that her husband had been drowned while at work, but she disbelleved the statement and | suspected that her husband had been fouily dealt | with, Ske gave information to Coroner Flynn, and an Inquest will be held on the body to-day. Deceased ; as left. widow and six children. A ReQuizw HIGH Mass —On Friday last a solemn requiem high mass was celebrated in the Roman Catb- }-lic Church of the Holy Innecents, corner of Broadway and Thirty-seventh street, for the repose of the soul of Rev, Mathew Reynolds, who recently died at | Newtonforves, county Langford, Ireland. The cele- | brant on this occasion was Rev. John Larkin, pastor ; of the church; Father Riemon, sub-deacon; Father | deroe, assistant deacon, The church was draped in mourning. A nuiwerous congregation was present, including relatives of the eased. The choral ser- vice Was impressive, and everything comported to the solemnity of the eceasion, For upwarus of fifty years the deceased discharged the duties of mis- sionary priest, to the edification of many and to the honor of the Church, PARK IMPROVEMENTS.—The improvements recently begun at the Park are rapidly progressing, The | pley house for ball players is nearly finished and | will’be quite an ornament in its way. It is of brick | and stone, in the Gothic style of architecture, fifty- two by twenty-five feet, with an extension eighteen by seventeen feet. It is at the north end of the play- ground and in immediate cennection with Trans- It is intended to supply a place of and on a system of checks, and also for appropriate verse road No. 1. deposit and distribution of bells and other the bats paraphernalia of players tofllet arrangements, Another establishment 1s also being erected, that to the little ones will be a source of pleasure. It is a dairy house, and as the Commissioners are hereafter to keep a number of cows, fresh mulk will be bmn supplied to the children who desire it. The work on Sixth and Seventh venues is rapidly progressing, and work on the road or public drive will be commenced to-morrow. ‘There have been a number of donations to the Park lately in the shape of birds and animals, and the aviary and menagerie are beginning to assuine quite | # Tesbectable appearance. Minos Accipents.—Francis Grant, six years of age, while playing in the New Bowery, near Roose- street, yesterday afternoon, fell and received a | Severe cut in the forehead. He was attended by a police surgeon and afterwards sent home to 69 James street. About noon yesterday Julius Smith, residing at 87 i Chrystie street, while at work on a house 24 Broome street, fell from the third story to the pavement, eus- | taining internal injuries. | _ About eleven o’ciock Friday morning oMcer Rear- don, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, found a man, about forty years of age, sliin built, dressed in dark hes and velvet cap, lying on the sidewalk at the corner of Seventh avenye and Twenty-fifth street, insensible from a fall and a wound fn the back of his head. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Martin Crennan, a stone mason, residing in 120th street, between Third and Fourth avenues, while at work on the foundation wall of the Hariem Savings Bank, was seriously injured yesterday morning oy the embankment caving in, ' 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ATIEMPT TO SEAL AS A PICKPOCKET.—OMcer Denudston, of the Third precinct, yesterday arrested | James Henderson, who stands charged by James Hoyt, of 19 New street, with assauiting him with in tent to steal as a pickpocket. It is alleged that the accused made a determined effort to sical a watch and chain from the vest pocket of Mr. Hoyt, but did not succeed, Justice Dowling committed the uc- cused for trial. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.—Edward Schober, the man arrested afew days since charged with obtaining | $3,000 froin Mr. John M. Pendleton, of 45 Broadway, by means of a forged and fraudulent bill of ladin pretending to represent sixty sacks of wool wiiic! enroute from Utica to this city, Was yesterday commitied for trial in de- fault of 35,000 bail. Schober, who pleaded guilty, is thirty-four years of age, a native of Prussia, and laves in Brooklyn. He ts an engineer by occupation. BURGLARS FRUSTRATED.—On Friday evening Ser- geant McDonnell, of the Sixth precinct, saw two suspicious eharacters prowling about the ward, Calling oMicer Gibbons, he directed him to watch them. Subsequentiy the officer heard the breaking of glass, and at the same time Seen ie Thompson emerge from the doorway o1 premises No, 9174 Canal street. On going to the place Gibbons saw that the fanlight over the front door had been broken out, which Thompson said had heen done by some one hurii @ brick at him from across the street. ‘This bet doubted Thompson was arrested, and on searchin him at the station house # large jimmy and a quan- tity of cord were found concealed in hia pockets, Yesterday the prisoner was arraigned before Justice Dowling and committed for triai on the charge of having burgiarious implements ip his possession tn the niglit time with intent to commit @ feiony. ‘The man wiv was seen in the prisoner's company by Sergeant Mc)onnell has not been arrested, oficer THE CATTLE DISEASE. The officers of the Board of Health during the past week have examined about one hundred Texas cattle out of three herds that have arrived here, that | were concerned last July in bringing the disease into Champagne and Morgan counties, Iinois, and find that twenty-five per centof them have been seriously | diseased and in the same manner, although not to | the same degree as the native Illinois cattle, This genious ClockWork Inechanism, whieh, with the help of a simple pendulum and candies wheeis, 18 60 | deiicately adjusted as to counteract the motion of the star or planet during the ten or titeen seconds { required to receive the impression. tsend @ rough representation of the corona. Its | size Was accurately Measured by means of a tel scope With small squares in the diaphragm. These vuives can be exactly determined by experiments with the same telescope in the distance between | known stars, which can be brought to scale. | nave the honor to be, sit, your most ovedient « ‘vant bbe, August 21, i863, Gy A man in North Sandwich, N. H,, killed a bear last week, in that place, that weighed 400 pounds. One was also Caught in Holderness recently and anvther seen in New Gampiom E r the } the earth and to keep the telescope rigiuly tixed on | VOUS infortied the Board of Health, accords with what the Health OMicer of Chicago and | Professor Gamger, of Kansas City, Mo., had pre- The medical gentiemen who have examined into this subject ex- press the belief that although the Texas eacile may escape the fatal ravages of this infection, in conse. quence of climatization or other cunses, they regard the cireninstance of the communication of iis dis- ease by them as no longer mysterious, The disease has been reported during the past week in Oneida county, where some Texas cattie had yrazed; also upon some diary farms tn Orange | unty, upon which a few caitie had been inadvert- ently pastared. Besides the above the ouly mstances in which the Infection has appeared in this State among ative cattle have been among a few herds iu Delaware and Orange counties, which received | dome diseased cattle thal Were translipped on the ‘ | Saw two boys on the ground pickil , OF The boys had beew Ww capiain, with rank from August 1, 1868, vice Henry oO. Tran, resigned; David ©. Krum, first lieutenant, withrank from August 1, 1568, vice Charies S. Mor- rell, removed from district; James Boice, second lieutenant, with rank from August 1, 1865, vice Da- vid C. Kram, promoted. Fiftty-sirth Reginent Infantry—Jonn T. Hough, major, with rank from August 24, 1968, vice , Lud- lam, resigned, Kighty-sizth Regiment — Infantry—Blijah Utter, second Heutenant, with rank from August 29, vice H. Henrich, resigned; Cassius A, Mattoon, adjutant, with rank from September 4, vice Stephen T. Hopken, resigned. ‘The following resignations have been accepted:— Seventh Regiment Infuniry—Commissary Robert Leonard, September 12, 1368; Second Lieutenant 38. Woodhouse, September 12, 1565, Third Cavatry Reguicit—Second Lieutenant Jacob Schinidt, September 12, 1868. Howitzer Battery, Eleventh Regiment—Second Lieutenant P. H. Amoor, September 9% BROOKLYN WELLS! were ArRREsts.—There 429 arrested by the police of this city during the past POLICE persons week, NICOLSON PAVEMENT.—The Nicolson pavement has been laid on Union street, from Court to Henry street, a distance of two blocks, and the work is pro- gressing rapidly. The new pavement will greatly enhance the value of that street as a popular drive. A MALIcIoUs PoOLIriciaAN.—George Brown, thirtys five years of age, was last evening arrested and locked up in the Morrell street station house to an- swer a charge of maticious mischief in ting down a republican banner in Whipple street, E. D. Avpacious Highway RospEeRkyY.—Between ffive and six o’clock last evening a young woman, named Matilda Coxon, was assaulted by two highwaymen atthe corner of Boerum street and Graham avenue, E. D., and robbed of $23, the wages of herself and father. The ruflans escaped arrest. PROBABLY FATAL FALL.—George Lehman, a jour- neyman carpenter, yesterday fell from the second story of a new building corner of Montrose av and Leonard street, B. D., ani sustained internal in- juries which may prove fatal. The fujured ian was geared to his residence, 160 Jolson street, by the police. KInGs County SuRROGATE’S Court.—The wills of the following named persons were proved in the sur- rogate’s Court during the past week:—Abraham K, Sanders, Rebecca A. Taft, George W. Kider, Elizabeth | Harris, Mary Burtis, Richard Cochrane, Joseph Hennurt, Caroline Wood, William Pape and David Michaelson. ASSAULT UPON A POLITICAL. PROCESS10N.— A party of Boys in Blue of the Eleventh ward, while retarn- ing from a mass meeting on Filth avenue, near Carroll street, on Friday night last, were - saulted by roughs and stoned. The services of the . police of the Forty-eighth precinct were culled into requisition and the parade was escorted im sp ! from the point of altack. ‘here were no ri nor was anybody hurt. ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH A RAZOR.—A young Spaniard named Raymond Correllus was arraigned } before Justice Cornwell yesierday on charge of fe- | lonious assault. The complainant, J. W. Seisteman, residing at No. 594 High street, aecused Correllus with having entered his place of business and upon hia requesting him to leave the prisoner drew a razor and made an attempt to infitet bodily injury upon him, The prisoner was remanded for exam- ination. A CURIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR IN CAMBRIDGE, M\SS, A Young Man Shot by Ex-Clergyman. From the Boston Traveller, Sept. 17.) One of the most peculiar shooting cases ever re- corded in this section transpired tn the early part of the aiternoon yesterday, in a garden at the corner of Mount Auburn street and Brattle square, near the University Press building. ‘here ure facts which give this an air of importance Which are not usualiy connected with such occurrences. John Owen, who ouce kept a large bookstore in Cambridge, aud who was at one time a Unttarian clergyman, Was the in- dividual who made an unlawful use of firearms. He [ey at Bowdoin College in 1527 and atthe Harvard Theological School in 1850, Of law years Mr. Owen has lived rather a secluded life at ius rest- dence, at the corner of Mount Auburn street and Brat. tie square, ‘The place has not been properly cared for, the fences are dilapidated and a general air of desoiation pervades the Whole place. [ova have on several occasions picked up fruit in the gar- den and been driven away. Yesterday between oue and two o'clock @ young inan named Michael Saeen, who 1s about eighteen years of age und resides in Old Cambridge, enter the premises of Mr. Owen ba was engi in picking up some of the windfall it, when Owen dischar; &@ pistol hun, the charge taking effect in the back of sheen at the base of the spine. It is said that three shots were fred but if this was the case only one took etfect. Sheen Was stooping at the time and had committed a trea. ‘8, but not larceny, as he was eating the fruit ‘bere he stood. Sheea was immediately properiy cared for, and on the recommendation of ply aiclaus who were called he was removed to the Massa- chusetis General pomne The affair drew a large crowd to the spot and the excitoment was increased by the arrest of Owen, who was taken into py | by officers Ames and Motitire, When the facta became generally known tho friends of Sheen collected in large num- bers, and it was at one time feared that vivleat | Measures might be indulged in, as there were demon- stratious made which Lidicated the desire of the crowd to get possdssion of Owen and handle him retty ronghiy, to Bay the least. Owen was lodged in the station house, aud during the evening Hou. Charles Sumner, who also graduated at Cambridge iu 1540, aod other friends were asked to vieti linn, which they did. This morning arrangements were made to arraign tae prisoner, and, it being found that sheen was still alive, the case was coutinued until to-morrow—Owen furnishing bail in $2,000 for Lis appearance. The ball sull reiweins tn Sheen's body, and though he is expected to recover it muy be many weeks before he wii! be able to Work agaia, as the wound is in @ danger spot. Mr. Owen's account of the affair is as followa:— He Ped that he was informed by # girl in tie house that three boys were fu the garden, shaking one of trees, He touk a small pistol, went to the door and up apples, and ‘that Bie other boy as the tree Was shaking supposed muet be tn it, Raising the pistol he took aim at the upper part of the tree, with no intention of mart any one, and fired. ‘The two hoys on ihe ground Started oi and Ummediately afverwi he sawa third wuk away deliberately from the tee He then fired again at tie tree to frighten the boy, and as the boy did not seem to be ac all alarmed bo fred again. The boy lef the gacien and Mr. Owen ro- turned to the Nouse, not supposing, he says, that he He was test informed that one sided by @ Cambridge ‘@ coded to the station house had burt aay one. officer and at once pt with Hite