The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1868, Page 8

8 NEW YORK CITY. WMTED STATES osraey counT— Devisions, Before Judge Biatchford,, In te Bankruptcy of Joseph D, Crockett ana Chris- ‘Han F. Schranine and James C, Jeet, the Copart ner—The Judge says:—The petitioners set forth that, they and one James C. Jewett are copartners, that she members of the copartnership are unable to pay ‘weir debts in fll and that Jewet: refuses to join in ‘the petition; the prayer of the petitioners, that ‘the petitioners and Jewett may be adjudged bank- rapts, Thé answer of Jewett to the petition is that he has not been a partner with Crockett since Janu- ary 1, 1867; that Schramme is not and never was a copartner with Jewett, or with Jewett and Crockett, and that there was not when the petition was flied aby property in existence which belouged to Jewett in connection with the _ peti- toners, or either of them, as copartners, er otherwise. he answer aiso denies specifically the existence the assets named in the petition as assets of the copartnership, Qn the lasue thus raised testimony has be taken, The Judge Viewed tie teslimouy gaid:— “In the pre case | am sanistied, from the evidence, tat there no partnership subsisting belween the pelitionel and Jewett when the petition was filed, an BANKRUPTCY, tiou must be dismissed as io Jewert will costs.” MeBi aun the Court denying a me- » views of the bankraptey of Charies the Register was sate, and concurs fu Register, the clerk to notity ac An Alleged Whiskey Defaulters Marens Levi was brought up before J © Blatoh- nd held for », Levi is charged wit h others to defraud the gover ment of taxes on a quantity of distilled spirita by removing the saiae from a distillery in. Fifty-fourth fireet to a place other than a& bonded w default of bail in ME conspired y Leyi conded before 4.8 arrest could be the first detection of (he offence aud has been ab large esterday, Whon his capture was effected in Philadeiphia by Dey Marsiiat Join Robinson, who has been afier hima for some ume, The officer encountered some diflentty ia getting his man out of Phiadelphia, but w a considerable amount of detective finesse and strategy he succeeded, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The <Alieged. Conspiracy to Defrand the Governmeni—Post Oftice Case, Before Judge Benedict, In the case ort the United States vs. Beverty Clare. The defendant was some time ago indicted in the Eastern district of Michigan on acharge that he, ‘with several others, had conspired in the etry of Wash- taton to defrand the government of the United States, and the casejs now up ona writ of habeas corpus and certiorar! to present to the court the propmety ot detendant’s commitment orn, United States Commissioner in this @ he Uniled states. The circumstances have been fully reported i the IIfRALD, The indictment the seeond and third counts that Andrew alleged ii F. Lee at Buflalo, one of the alieged did an act in pursnance of such uniaw The indictment was found upon section of the revenne law of March The counsel for the dant (Clarke) mstituttonal and 1867. argned that, first, the law was unc void, being in confict with the sixth ainendment of the constitution of the United States, which provides & that the accused shail be ent.tied to a speedy trial in the district and State where the offence was allezed to have been committed, Second, that if the law wos constitutional (he indictment ought not to be tried in the Eastern district of Michigan, but in Washington, where the conspiracy was alleged to Rave been committed; that the overt act cominitted ‘by a co-conspirator was. merely evidence of the con- spiracy, aud could not draw after it the body of the conspiracy ont of the district where it was entered into. Vhese pointe were argued at some tengtn by couusel, who cited in support of their views the sixth amendment of the constitution of the Cnited States (1 Saikeld 174, and 2 Cashing. The Judge took papers and reserved his decision, A. Seward and Robert N. Wale for relator; United States District Attorney 8. G. Courtney fi Thired States. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—CRIMINAL BRANCH. Alleged Murder on the High Seas. Refore Judge Bencdict. The United States vs, John K. Lanbert.—The de- Tendant is charged with having, on the 234 of Deeem- Der last, on the high seas, caused the death of Henry J. Parker, a an belonging to the brigantine 5. Stroutt, The defendant was tirst mate of the vessel at the tine. Th a s have been fully detaited, an the Heat. case stands adjourned fill Mon- ay. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS” COURT. More of the Alleged Naturalization Frauds. Bete uimissioner Osborn. e United States vs, Timothy Decyer.—The defend- ant was arrested at Peekskill on Thursday evening by Deputy Marshals Dwyer and McCay on a charge of procurin, i selling false certitieates of natural: yaion. The defendant was brought up yesterday morulug and held for eXammavion Uli Monday next. Committed for Counterfeiting. The Cavied States vs, Richard Gerhart.—The de- fendant was brought before Commissioner Osborn yesterday morning on a charge of having on the ut of the 25th inst. passed a counteriel twenty { stamp on one Michal Fritz, a lager beer saloon weeper in avenue A, Gerhart was committed ior trial. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM. Important to Bankers. Before Judg e Jones. John F. Underhill vs, The Merchant? Exchange National Bank.—The testimony in this case devel- oped the fact that the plaintiff drew $15,000 from the Merchants’ Exchange National Bank, receiving the money in three packages, purporting to contain $5,000 each. The packages appeared to have passed Seong several hands without being openee. and finally to have been delivered to the Marine National Bank, when it was discovered that one of the packages contained but $4,000. The plaintit in the case now sues to recover the balance of $1,000. The defence claim that the Mer- xchange National Bank should show tp an mistakable manner that each package contained 0. The jury found for the d ce. CITY INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tae Wearsen YesTerpay.—The Jollowing record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnui’s pharmacy, 218 Broadway, Henatp Buildin, Average temperature Thu Tue Paxx.—The Park Commissioners announce at the last Park concert for the season will take to-day, beginning at three P. M., if weant, rION—Tae Hore, ROABERY.—It was at the {moreland Hotel, Union square, not the Weat- antngter, that the daring robbery of a guest occurred Thursday morning. CkoTON AQuapUCT DEvaRTMENT.—The opening of proposals for the construction of sewers apd laying of stone block Mavement Was postponed yesierday owing to the absence of the commission, CasuaLty.—Yesterday afternoon, while Mr. J. N. Devoe and lady and daughter were riding down Wasuington ave » Yonkers, the horse was fright- ened and, % away, the carriage “was up-et. y injured, Yat the others were not. ALBANY Day Bosts.—The Albany day boats make The past season has been w profitable, and has enconraged the owners to doable the facilities for MexXt feason. Four boate will be it on the route between tht city and Albany next “uner—two through express aud uyer boats. ‘Tie Wooster STREET Fine.—Full particulars of the Principal losses and Insurances in the above fire ap- two way pas- a y BP ‘od exclusively in the HERALD of yesterday, with of that of Blossom & Bros. Their loss »,000 and $48,090, and their insu. ere as foliows:—Homboldt, $6,900; Germania, 5,000; Etna, $5,000; Firemen'e, Y 006 ATTACK O8 AN EX-COUNCILMAN.—Gue of the most Gastardiy assaults ever committed tm this city took place yesterday morning at the cornet of Second avenue and 7 pirty-second street, Counetiman Pull- man was conversing with a friend, when he wa knocked down by four rurans and beaten in a ter ble manner, His assaiiants kicked hin as he heipieas pn the ground, defacing his features and fractaring hie #kull. is ageigned for the t. Oi cicmis CAanTMEN.—To-day will be the last day for cartmen $0 renew their licenses. The renewal foo wefitty con, and tn default of this yonewal All deh,1guents are not godly liabie to arrest for deivihg witue'8t @ license, but if they anonta de. rire to continue t, if business they will have to pay ayment for a regular Heense f two dollars and Mitty re are about 6,00. licensed cartmen im this Cy, Sh Up io the preagnt fine here provediy has bot imore than 000 \Who have racwed thelr 1 | " ng It d= yerut NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1868—TRIPLE O’Brien has secured a room at No. 27 Chambers street for the Surrogate’s Court, and Surrogate ‘fucker hag announced hia intention of taking oMicta! Possessionon Wednesday next. Mr. Tucker lias been without @ court room since May last, and 9 large amount of int litigation has accumulated ‘There are how about thirty cases of contested wills and administrations awaiting trial, involving some $0,000,000 worth of praperty. The caicadar of con- tested issues Will be taken up at tue new court room ‘on the sth of November, The ordinary business of the Surrogate’s office will be carried on in the base- ‘mnent of the new Court House. AN OLp CousTearerren PAKDoNED.—Jonas Atkin- ‘son, who was convicted of engraving counterfeit plates of theUnited States Treasury for greenbacks and stamp currency of various sums and denomina- tions, and who was tried before Judge Shipman at the July term of 1867, in the United States Otreuit Court, was on ‘thursday last pardoned by the Presi- dent. The case and all the circumstances con- nected with Atkiuson’s trial amd conviction will be recollected trom the notoriety wita which oue of his accomplices, the notorious coun- trfelt deaier, Charles ©. Brockway, surrounded his trial asd conviction on the day he was sentenced by making @ long speech in court, impil- cating several detectives a8 Connected with the gang ol counterfeiters that infested society at the ume. Altkinsoa Was seventy-three years of age the day he received tis sentence of filteen years’ hard iabor in the Albany Penitentiary. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, WuoLrssLE DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS.—Yester- day afternoon & large number of prisoners who have been confined in the Tombs for drunkenness and dis- orderly conduct were brongit up before Justice Dowling and discharged by tie magistrate with the request uiat ifany of them were citizens to go and get registered. This seemed to please the unfor- tunates, who left the court rejoicing, and doubticss ere this the names of many of thei adorn the regis- try lists. ALLEGED Hicuway Ropsery.—John Coalbaugh, ‘No. $13 West 25th street, appeared before Justice Dodge, at the Jeiferson Market Police Court, yester- day afternoon, gnd accused one Charles Curtis and two other persons, at present unknown, of accosting uhm on the aight of the 26th of October while passing the corner of Grand snd Laurens streets, there drag- ging him into en alley way near that locality, where they stripped him of his cout, felt hat, siceve but- ch of keys and fifteen do!lars in national bilis, in ail valued at thirty-four dol- So soon as Coalbaugh regained his liberty rv the accused scoundrels had fled he visited the bth precinet police station and there made known his loss, at the same time describing the principal raifian. From this desemption oMcer Healy suc- ceeded in apprehending Curtis yesterday and ar- rugning him as stated ai the above court. The keys which (he complainant lost were found upon his persen and recognized by him. Curtis was commit- ted to answer in default of $3,000 bail. A Desrrrate RvrriaN.—Among many prisoners arraigned before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morning was one John Mc ih, who, if the charge made against him is true, and there is very little doubt of it, isone of the most heartless brutes, The proof of this was the complaint of Catherine Gordon, of No, 21 Watts street, who, in behalf of her sister, Elizabeth Nolan, alleged that he entered Elizabeth’s room this morn- ing about three o'clock, and, pulling ber out of bed, began an unmercitul assault upon her, beating her about the head and face with his fist, and afiet she was prostrate upon the floor, bleeding from frightful brnises, ju nping Qpon her and stamp- ing her with bis boots uniil ber face was a compleie JeLy. To add tothe murderous assault, after she was in this almost lifeless con‘ition, lying in a great pool of biood, McGrath picked up a water pitcher and etruck her on the head, cutting it open, and, jt is feared, fracturing her skull, The cries of the sufferer brought to the house oficer Wall, of the Eighth pre- cinct, who arrested the brute, and after taking him to the station house he returned and with assistauce pmoved the injured girl to Bellevue Hospi she ies im a critical condition. of the assault, a3 parrated by El beth’s stster, is that McGrath, who has not any oceupation for several years, desired her to walk about the streets at night and by money there earned contribute to his support. While McGrath s locked up in the prisoners’ box, attached to the ¢ , to answer this compliint, he also exhibited huis brutal prociivities by insultmg a woman who was also confined there on some petty charge, and when remonstrated with tured abruptly and struck her under the eye, so that when she Was arraigned a few cents afterwards her face was frightfully swollen nt distorted. ‘The court directed both complaints to be taken against the accused, and upon the first one he was committed to awatt the result of the in- jured girl's injuries and the second to answer at the Court of Special Sessions, re w ALLEGED POISONING. Tuquest in the Case of Mrs. Anna Oxenferth= The Prisoner Committed to Await Action of the Grand Jury. ‘This was the case of a woman named Mrs, Oxen- forth, who was brought to Bellevae Hospital the 2a of October Jast and died a few days after from symptoms which led Dr, Weber, who attended upon her, to believe were caused by strychnine. An autopsy was made of the body, and the stomach and intes tines placed in charge of Dr. Doremus to undergo a chemical analysia. Her husband was arrested to await the result of the investigation, and to-day Coroner Flynn held aa inquest at Belleyne Hospital, whieh resulied in the recotumittal of the prisoner. The following 3s the testimony:. Rosa Hittenrautht, of 53 fHonston street, sworn, testided that she lived for nine months with Mr. Oxenforth and his wife and was in the house when the latter took sick some tlve or six weeks before she was taken to the hospital. She waa confined to her bed at various intervals during this tine, but complained of being sick during ile whole period, During the stay witness made in the house Mra, Oxenforth had been geuerally complaining of her head, but more especiaily so throughout the fourteen deys prior to Weing taken to the hospital. Before leaving the house for the hospital she a fit consisting of o ling with the feet and frothing at the mouti. was = the st day; nothing stmilar was noticed by witness be- fore; Dr. Miller was called in by Mr. Oxenforth and attended her for three days before she was taken to Bellevue Hospital; wituess was unabie to say whe- ther Dr. Miller called the day the deceased had con- vulsiona; one day when both were out riding in the core deceased told witness that whenever she pe- came 80 fick as to be confined to her ved to take her to the hospital; the relations between Mr. Oxenforth so far as witness saw, Were of an emica- ; her reason for desiring to be taken to 1 Was because she thought she would not rles Miller, of Stanton street, denosed that he was called to attend upon the deceased the morning of the S0th of iaxt September by Mr. Oxen- forth. He found the patient suifering from simple catarrl of the stomach; she told him she had nited twice within the preceding twenty-four hours; he visited her twice, the second visit being on (he folowing day; on this occasion Mr. Oxen- furth wid liu te had found hee i the morning lying on the foor in piace of the bed and expreseed his in- tention of conveying her to the hospital, as be could mot attend to his store and to her at the same time; Witness found her on ils second visit nowlse im- proved: he prescribed for her one grain of morpine aod forty grains of — subnitrate of bismuth, (© be taken every three. hours; ulso pellets of ice vo allay the sensation of vomiting: she complained of tenderuess over the pit of the stomach; saW no convulsions; attended her on one occasion, about two Mouths previous, and found hec exhibiting the same symptous preeiseiy. Dr. Weber, of No. 33 Kast Twenty-seventh street, ae that in his morning visit to Bellevue Hos- ital, October 2, he saw deceased and found her suf- fering trom weil developed tetanus; she was unabie to speak, and prong Spey could not explain her symptoms: he gave it as lis opinion to the hasband Qnd brother of the deceased thut she died of the edects of strychnine; therenpon both the husband and brother demanded @ coroner's exatalnation, i after informing the Coroner of the fact wi proceeded to make ah atitopsy of the body and placed the # mens ia the hands of the Coroner. Dr. Doremna, professor of chemistry and toxicology in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, testified he re- ceived from Coroner Flynn, throug Deputy Dr. Knox, two glass votties said to contaln portions of the remams of the late Mrs. Oxenforth; October 9 Dr. Weber identified the botties and the unbroken seals; Le removed them to his poison laboratory and found them to contain the stomach, which had beea opened, and a part of the Intestines called the ileum; the contents of the intestines were in the smaller bottie; he submitted them to @ careful chemical @uaiysix, with the usual precautions of new vessel@ and pure chemicals; because of tue vyinptoms narrated by » Weber he made both by a Special search, physiological testa, for strychnina; he yo indica Gone of poison. For informauion of the Jury the Doctor proceeded to Lay Boge there are many cases on record of poisoning by strychnine, mor- puine and other organic poisons where expert chem. vid have been unaule to the presence of these poisons, 60 that the faliure to discover the ig Dot a proof positive that the deceased may not have died Of poison; for these pegaaio substances under- Seer ty ating tee! Ms eel pea woved ting or fhe mei Can frequentiy be discuveray it the organs ti ‘tine Snes of the body, Whereas the organic ones cannot. For tustauce, bread and putter, whieh are iG bodies, could not ve found im the liver, but arsenic or mercury, which are etaliie poisons, gould be ready’ discovered. vtanic convaitiouy are very characteristic of jae by strychnine? so much so that in wo Ssecein'ehicl he found suryyuine apd where the jury deaided gk Was proditved by strychnine were Brought 0 im 1h conseqictige Of Wiese syiiptome; in dther words, these con. aisiona led to the bellet that. this poison might hays excited th i and causey thelt deathpMmn the ope’ of € person Wing four di Water ihe firet ay 0 uf tet. Bt sions t ” | € weative tripe, ‘ y @oeorpiion ans evacy- Piowabuilies o Peasy atl ation, would be greatly increased, diminishi: »the chances of tte discovery vy chemica’ pee bowoned by strychnine genvraily die ina veRDict, The jury then retired, and after a quarter of an hour’s deliberation brought im the following ver- dict:—“We find that there ts probabie cause for be- Meving that the death of Anna Oxenfurth has been caused by orgunic pulson, aud we consider it ony Proper that furtaer investigation be uad belore the Grand Jury. We request that the Coroner obtain such further evideace a8 may throw additional lignt upon the case. THE PRISONER COMMITTED, The prisoner, who pieaded not guilty to the ques- tion of the Coroner, was thereupon cominitted to await the action of the Graad Jury. THE FATAL SAQQTING AFFRAY BETWEEN NEGROES. Coroner Rollins yesterday afternoon held an in- qnest at the ‘iwenty-ninth precinet station houee on the body of Wilitam Henry Carney, the cored man who was shot on Monday nigut last in the porter honse 127 West Thirty-third sireet, by a pistol in the hands of Robert Tillman, also colored, Severi ‘Witnesses Were examined, and their testimony went to show that the parties. who had been old friends, Met in the drinking saoon, where they had sone words concerning dimks which liad beea o:dered, and it is alleged deceased drew a knife, wherenpoo Tilman produced @ pistol and shot Carney in the ab- domen, inficting a wound from the elects of wuich death subsequently ensued, At the conclusion of the testimony the cafe was binitted to the jury, who rendered the following: erdici;—Tuat Willan kenry Carney came to is death by a pisto, 810t Wound in tue abdouen by a pistol in tue hands .f Robert Tiliman, on the 2otu day of Ocrober, 1568, On this verdiet Coroner Roliins committed Tiliman to the Tombs for tial, He is tweuty-seveu youra of aye, a native o. New York, 1s a laborer and lives at No, lu West Thirty-third street, ja his examination tne prisoner said:— What I dia was dupe in selidelence,”? Deceased was Uniriy years of ase and also born la New York, NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Tow OCrry PoLice go to Saltersville to-day on a target excursion, Tur ComMON COUNCIL have ordered the salaries adopted ander the amended ordinance to be paid. Additional judges of election have been appointed, ‘Tur New Carnoutc HosritaL.—The Sisters of the Poor in connection with 8t. Mary’s parish solicit aid from the charitable towards the erection of the new hospital which will be under their charge. Among the friends to the movement ts Mathew Armstrong, of Greenville, Who hes given @ large donation, THE BLeCTIONS Next TuURSDAY.—Ohief of Police Fowler bas given orders to the menwbers of the force to arrest any person causing disturbance at the poils. ‘This order will give general satisfaction, as disturb- ances were apprehended, particularly im the Filta, Sixth and Seventh wards, The republican commit- tee have appointed men to challenge suspected parties in these wards. DISTURBANCE AT THE WIGWAM SUPPRESSRD.— While one of the speakers at the Wigwam on ‘Thurs- day night was making some remarks noi altogether palatable to a portion of the audieace several at- tempts Were made to create contusion, but they were suppressed by the police, The oiticers were most active and succeeded in removing the turbulent elements irom the building. és Hudson City. THE RIFLE Convs.—The board of oMecers of the Fourth regim ent, New Jersey Rife Corps, have adopted a bill for the amalgamation or tite military forces of the 3 ‘The bul, which is substantially the same as that rejected by the Legisiuture last spring, will be presented to ihe next Legislature, Tne County Covats.—A large pumber of prison- erg were gentenced yesterday, The naturalization business will be closed today. The total namber naturalized during this term is about one thousand. The trauds alreatly detected will be furiner invests gated at the United States Comuussioner’s obive bo- day. Hackensack, DRAINING THN MAnsHes.--The work of draining the swamps has so far progressed that upwards of sixty acres of land are now it for cultivation. Carsizine ov A Roat.—Yesterday morning & man named Edward Cotitns was stepping froma tugboat into a sinali boat, near the Morris and Essex Rai rm briige, when the buat upset and he fell 1nto the water. ‘The engineer of the tugboat at once threw out ® rope and rescued him, ROWDYISN IN NEWARK, N. J. Brutal Assat on Goverver Wards Gare dener by Uniformed Rufiaus—Two Meu Ace cidentally Shot—Barrooms Guited, The democratic parade at Newark on Thursday night was attended with considerable rowdyism, which in one instance, at least, assamed quite a serious character, This was @ ferocious assault on Governor Ward's gardener, a respectable function- ary named John MeNeillie. The particulars, as related by the Governor himself to our reporter, ap- pear to be as follows :—About a quarter before twelve o'clock the processionists, with thinned ranks, returned up Washington street, on which, fronting the Park, stands the Gov- ermor’a residence. Whea (fling past the latier, against the iron railing of which was leaning the gardener and several female servants, a drunken wearer of the Jackson Guard uniform, sald to belong to one of the Cty delegations, swung his torch in dangerous closeness to one of John’s female companions. Jebn remonstrated, Whereupon the torchvearers evinced a disposition to tight and struck at the gardener. The latter dis- armed the fellow, who then ran forward, but speedt- ly returned and after a momentary appearance of civility renewed the attack. This time john Knocked him down, which was the signal for a general attack on the gardener by the comrades of the rowdy, MeNetilic got the worst of it this time, and wouid doubtless have been killed outright but for the timely interference of some of the Jacksonian oficers. In the méice the door and vestibule of the Governor's residence, as well as the garden in front, received rough usage, the winduws being broken and panels battered shamefully. Governor Ward states thay he Has no reagon to think that apy design had been ed to harm hin personally. The same sp! Mantiested to “go throagh” liquor saloons on oue or previous pouitical parades was ooser " fon also, The gutters were not particu clr victims’ poittics. Democrats sniferc Whitie these eu o’viock, sald to be named Cornelins Coffee,a member of 'y City Jackson Gnard, was strnck by the w ding of a small brass brought from the Jat Nace, and badly injared, it ta thougit, im the sid conrades and c rious acc About nine o'clock toone of the Newark , Was daageronsly wounded m accidental, though exceed. 1, by ® warm friend named to common with republicaus. occurrences Were taking place, about veyed to Jersey city. ed @ few hours i” y reckless ma! Michael Mooney. {t scems that while waiting for © to form, in Market street, Mooney play- yitled ont '@ revoiver, and, remarking to his ie, “Look out, Tom; "li shoot you ! snapped apon, Whicu, unfortunately, Was loaded, as e We Mooney states, unknown to hin jorman dropped at once, and Was soon removed to® neighboring drug store and two anrgeona sent for, The ball could not be found, and the woonded man was then conveyed to his residence in South Market street. At seven o'clock last evening the surgeons gave him up, his condition was so low. It was not thonght probable that he would live through the night, This decision Was slated to the poor fellow, who forthwith made a deposition before Justice Rose, in waich he exonerates Mooney from all intentional harm. The dying man ts about thirty years of age, and served with distinction in the ate war. He is unmarried aud worked in tue zine works, WAS NOT TAKEN iM CUSTODY. To Tm Eprroa or THE HeraLp:— There appeared in your paper @ ehort time ago a Notice to the effect that I had been taken to Newark, N.J.,1n custody, Iwish to state that I never Was “taken to Newark in custody;” but audsequent to the above notice J went to that etty and entered into recoghizauce to appear When called upon in answer to @ Charge made against me, The case Was tried in the United istrict Court of New Jersey on the 28th inst., and | was honorably acquitted. i urs, AO, ©. O. WOODHOUSE, A L#ARY TeLRonaPH CLerg Founp Ovt.—Mr, Edward Atkinson, during whose recent correspond- ence with General Butior @ private teleg! de- spatch leaked out, writes a8 follows to the Boston Adwvertiver peeernas, subsequent proceedings: —L asked the president of the telegraph compan: in- siitave the moet searching examination, informing him that sans merchants had urged me to enter @ suit against his company. Le atonce said that no suit was required, as it was for their interest to Keep the trust Imposed upon them, and ne would en server to discover tho caiprit & he wag im their employ. An investigation was entered Sgpon, and suapicion was almost immediately turned upon @ ciork io their eiuploy, who, upon learning thatthe inquiry was in progres, at once resigned ace and juft thelr office. His resignation fas not been accepret. but the officers of the corporation think 1 wonid be of litue use to prosecuté :itm—tiret, for the general reason that one who would steal @ message would take a false oath; ig, secu Hecuute on the only sintiar compiatnt- dr made (o. them tHey aid > age an operator ant sd fa | COUPE In New York, where by Bos dts Cua ih yidge on Te cornet ‘around th ‘a¢ av pommiiee of Conrress assumed control privat esyondeuee the ope Palo WOU byl be CoMaplQged. ARKANSAS. Sixty Thousand Armed Whites Waiting News from the North—Reckless Desperation of the People—Taxes on Everything Tungible und Intangibie, Animate and Inanimate—Thad Stevens ‘1ild Confiscation” Inmpreved uber LivTLE Roce, Oct. 13, 1868, There iy nothing to open this letter with but the same owl-note sounded from Louisiana and Texas, There te danger ahead—dangor as great as in 1860, Then it was armed, bitter, open hostility that was threatened; now tt ia Heaven knows what. Half a dozen things atonce, A Malay when heatarts to ran 4 muck Knows aslittle where he is driving to or wiiere he will end as do these people in their present temper, There are 50,000 or 60,000 armed white men in Ar- kansas who have, most of them, armed themselves within the last two months. The radicals wit tellyou this, the most plausible, politic and smooth-tongued democrat will not attempt todeny it. Gunsmiths and Aeaiers in revolvers have made little fortunes. These men are mostly banded togetuer in that association known as the “K. W. ©.,? or Knights of the White Camelia—a secret league, whose ritual {s fair as the fower from which it takes its name in outward semblance, but whose members tacitly uni that they are to act together, foot to foot, to shontder and breast to breast whenever occasion calls. It is a white man’s society, pledged to for- swear miscegenation and to defend white homes and women from negro spoilers. On the face of it, as the midtary sub-commander of the State intelli- gently rewwarks, this organization is absurd and un- called for, Tweive mliton white mea in the South uave no need Lo form @ secret league against four million biacks; and further, of my own instance, let me add this testimony to the negro, who, in the un- happy position into which he bas been forced, has had enough of obloquy to bear. in twelve nonin’ contimuous residence and taree monihs’ extended tour in the Siates of the Southwest, sup- plemented by more or less previous expe- nence in every Southern State, from Vir- gula to ‘fexas, I have found but one instance ( hortive rising at Bossier Point, La.,) where the nezroes, of their own accord, incited by no unseru- pulous white men and scared by no real or fancied necessity of acting in self-deience, have ever taken the inittauive mn any orgauizcd act of aggression upon the whites. Their conduct has be-n mild, Placable, ductile and inofiensive, as it was during the war. In the face of the most incendiary induce- ments those savage, brutish instincts which tt seems the fashion to ascribe to them have never mant- fested themaelves, except in isolated individual cases; and the truth, divested of partisan color- ing, would peaily. see to be that tie emaaci- pated slave 18a timid, ignorant, childish and cre lu- Jous being, incapable of self-reliance—a pliant tool for any one wiv chooses to make use of him for good or jill, but nothing more. Ot all the St. Domin- gos and Haytls that have been threatened where has one been brought to pass? Tue history of every riot, from New Orteans down to Camiila and Opelousas, has been the same story of weak and terrified resist- ance to relentless slaughter, ‘The Southern whites, who have lved among ne- groes all their lives, Who understand their pecniiari- Hes of character far better than the politicians of the North, know all this well enough. They showed it while the war was going on by trusting their home- steads, their wives and their litce ones to negro honor and guardianstup, and never was the trust be- trayed. They know that by going among their ne- groes to-day and exe:ting that intiuence which the — character of their former relations con- erred upon them, and which they have not yet lost, they could control thew votes and guide their ac- tions, and in Mississippi and elsewhere they have done it pretty effectually. Against the negroes alone they know there is no necessity for armed secret leagues, not even when, as here in Arkansas, the State authorities threaten vo arin 6,000 negro militia “to preserve the peace.” Nigger risings and the bogus alarms created thereby are only a cloak to soinething else. This goaeral arming. of the whites, whieh, by the way, is going on 4s raptily in Louisiana as here, hag ulterior objets in view in which the poor scape- goat nigger plays orfly 2 small part, What tv will develop into will be, Lo @ great extent, determined by the result of the eles ns ta the North. Policy, a stro rooted determination to do nothing to’en- danger the democratic party North, now holds the peopic back. ‘hese radicals charge us (says the Chairman of the State Executive Committee) with fomenting and exciting disimrbances,’ Why, by the mere raising of our hands we covid Hecht such a tire ir puny squirts would never extio,zuish in this 1d! But we don’t want to doit.” tis possibie to-day’s elections may knock out tue wedes which have hitherto kept the vessel in the launching ways and let her siide., If so, God help the carpei-baggers and thelr allies! The people are getting desperate—how desperate at would be hard to show without comimunicating to this letter an alarmist and sensational tone which it is the writer's earnest aim to avoid. ‘Their pre- sent condition 1s so bad, their future prospect so lowering, that any change, however vioient, would be weicomed. Tne restoration of military rule, in whatever despotic form, haa no terrors for the peo- ple after their experience of Congressional recon- struction, It would be ded as a happy relicf. “Military officers,” they argue. “though there may perhaps be one black sleep in every dozen or 80, are for the most part gentiemen. and have the msuncts of justice and honur; but these men to whom Con- $8 bas vurned us over, bound band and foot, are wring our very entrails like ravenons wolves.’? ‘These aye not the utterances of rabid unrecon- ters ; they are the caimly, deliberatcty expressed views of men Whose past history and whose: coe attitude entitle their opinions to a respectful ear men who were Union men before the war, men who fought m the United States armies, men also who fought, too, bravely in the rebel ranks to descend into mere croc-mitaines now at this late hour. ‘The feeling has grown graanaliy, but has de- veloped with startling rapidity during the last few weeks, under the combined impetus of the election excitement and the extra tyrannical and offensive State legislation which the approach of the Presi- dential contest has called forth, The actual condition of the South has been buried too much under considerations of loyalty and dis- loy bo Its material condition and prospects have been lost sight of. So long as loyal men were just In posaession of the government and disloyal men Were disiranchised it was supposed to be all right. But isu’t it just a trite significant that of all the long sudering Union men of the south for whose protes- tion the reconstruction plan of Congress was osten- sibiy devised not one has been elevated to high omce in the reconstructed governments of any State? ‘The Northern emissaries to whom was entrusted the task of putting things throng in the South have tm- proved upon the Congressioual plan by taking possession themséives of ali the fat omces. they did it stealthiy at first, boldly and openiy of late, and are now throwing up mtrench- meuts to hoi! on tilt 1872. AN their legislation tends to this one end, to dept the people of all power to dispossess them. ‘There they are, Briarean ‘Oia Men of the Sea,” sitting alike on the shoniders of hite rebels and of tue negro “ollists’’ Who put min power. Having mg to lose and every- thing to gain, they have agrarian and territ which Thad Sic vens! policy of “mi st and merciful; ard eapecial care ts taken ery wx they levy, every dollar they raise into their own hands and their own atone, lature of imported white men and tinpe- 18 MIgwers PASSES A LAX Hill: an tuporied Goy- approves it; an imported State Assessor fixes assessments; au imported Assistant Assessor pliect# the taxes; an imported State Treasu ceives them; an itaported state Auditor vouc: (nobvody outside this imported ring knows It is not niguer suf- At bus proved the last frage nor nigger supremacy Straw on the coutherucamel’s back, It is grinding, vindictive and enormousiy excessive taxation im- Posed by legislative bodies not elected by the people taxed, and not responsible to them for the expendi- ture of the money thus raised, The Tax bin passed by the Arkansas Legislature Hes bofore me. It 18, perhaps, the most extraordl- nary enactment of fis kind in the present ceatary, Tho drst clause sets forth th All property, whether resi or personal, in this State; ail racdite, investments In bonds, stocks, joint stock Ur otherwise, Ac, eBall be subject to taxation. So far, good. Sweeping and ratuer democratic In the matter of bond taxing, but fair. Listen to tue Bext section:— So. 2 The terme “real property"? and “land,” wherever used In tals aot tnelude not ouiy the land itee:f, wheter intd Out in town dts or otherwise, with all things contained thereia, but also all, butidings, stroctures and t treo atid other Bxtires of whi * ri privti longing or in any wi satan) 2 mcmnvestin: fo‘vonaa® cl ti eye tuereto, The kind, whother isaued by in+ corporatad oF unineorporated companies, Lowne cities, twa Yay Conaiess Btates” oF ashes corporations” held by pe Hiate, whethor for themselves or as guardini e rt shi residing in the trustees or agents. '* ° Th: reonal Includes ever; forming pa denned. ‘This is the existing tax bill of Arkansas. Th ceeding sectiona intensify rather than abate I pulsive features. Autocratic powers of assessment are conferred upon the imported state Assessor. The iinported judges on have the it to change the Individual amouuts, but not to reduce the grove assesment; ia Other words, they may take @ thoa- sand doilars off @ loyal man (if Wore are any loyal men paying taxes in Arkansas) and pat it on & Tevel; but taey must leave untoushed the imported asanesor's: I Tquisite Of thfes per censon the amount to be levied, Fei out of the State Treusury, If one of the HeBALD's able foreign cor- respondents re, wuch & measure as this as powing a Spanish juota or @ German bund, how much sympathy wouid be wasted by liberty loving utericans | Sydney Smith's celebrated tax passage yeoumes feeble beside the tax legisiation of Arkan+ #29, Taxeg. 08 Wrath ee and fence, taxes on every- thity tangible @ tangible, animate or inanimate. A peauy of two @ pound on tea seems a Biuall Mfr tis, toy busines@ honses in Little Rock are taxed to more thau baelt anon, One-fourta of the city atthe fn the nate of Mr. Sctienck, republican Con- gresinan of Olio, Who bougat iL up a tax sale, Who has never paid the purchase money (the matter boidg tb Lumaien), Woo draws tae peur (@ Uyue uF SHEET. new or so annually) and leaves the contesting ormer owners to the taxes, which they are compelled to do or. it their claim, in the coun- try it is worse. lature provides that in any one parish a sufficient amount may be ratsed by taxation im any one year to pay off the whole out- standing debt of Which in some cases amounis to $40,000 or $50,000, In other words, utter, unmitigated ruin fs held over every landed propric- tor in the State at the mn of a Legisiature of im- Ported whites and leas negroes. Need I refer back to the commencement of this let. . ter and aie whether the K. W. C. are likely to ih Or are lkely to have any serious pur- ‘pose In view, provides the people of the North fail to Importance of this reconstruction e it at once out of the tricky, Un- clean hands of the politictans of noth sides? I hesitate almost to write the next paragraph, lest it should bear @ wrong construction, Yet must it be tated that in the States belting the Gulf of lexico the country has recuperated itself in the war in the matter of young of bearing arins. These States have ough corn this season to keep them for two aed tocome. They have nothing to lose and are in eer See light guerilla operations than they were . Election Prospecte—The Excluded Democratic Counties Preparing to Vote—All Depending on the Revision of Registration—Probability That 2 Radical Majority Will Be Preserved Tho Destruction of the Negro Militin Arms. NAPOLEON, Oct, 23, 1868, ‘The registration in Arkansas is now nearly com- plete, but until the revision of the lists is over the Tesult remams very doubtful. There are about sixty thousand white voters and forty thousand colored in Arkansas. On a@ fair registration this would be the relative proportion of votes cast, democratic and republican. There are proba- bly some three or four thousand whites who will vote republican, and there are nearly the same number of negroes who, under the leadership of Harris and other colored “democratical’’ orators, will vote the democratic ticket, thus equalizing mat- ters and leaving ita strict party vore of white and black. “With @ fair registration,” says General South, commanding the district, (himself a republi- can) “1 do not think the radicals can carry the State.” The complaints tn five or six large counties over which I have travelled are numerous and joud. The citizens of each parish offered to act a3 a body guard to the registrars and to protect their persons with their lives if need be, The offer was disro- ded and the registration ciosed. Twenty-five iundred votes were then struck oif the democratic Toll at one fell swoop. The Democratio State Central Committee have issued an address to the voters of these parishes, and Ashley and Lafayette counties, urging them to hoid an evection at all hazards. Several sections of the constitution are pointed out under which it is con- tended this election will be iegal. ‘The com- mittee then go on to recommend that:— “Duplicate evidences of all acis done, the poli books and lists and the ballots should be retained, »roperly authenticated, and up an preserved by one of the judges of the election. No one should be permitted to vote who does not take the oath prescribed in tie constitution and who ts. not a@ qualified elector under the constitution. Certi- ficates similar to the certificates of registration siould be given to each voter ana properly caucelied, and a record kept of the same.” The oath here alluded to as being preseribed by the constitution Is of itself a rather startiing inno- vation on election proceedings, and is well worth recording in the HERALD, It rups:— T, ——) do solemnly awear or afirm that T will, support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas; that I am not excluded from registering or voting uses in the first, second, third or f article eight of the constitution of the Btate of Arkansan; that J will never countenance or ald injthe seceasion of thia State from the United Stataa; that I cep! tha civil aud political eqali’y of ald men, and agree not to atempt to deprive uny person or perks on Gerount of race, color oF vious contivon of any political or civil right privege or “ime gunvity enjoyed” by any other clase of men; and fur- thermore, that I will not in any way injure, counto- hance in others any attempt to injure any person or persons on ageount of past or preseut apport of the governincnt of the Unived States, the lawa of the United Staves or the princt- ple of thespolftical and efeil equality of all nea, or for aullia- Uon with ‘any polftical party; provided, that if any person sha!i knowingly and falsely take any oath in this constitmton prescribed, atch person go offending and being t duly convicted shall be subject to the pains, penalties and disabiii- ties which by law are provided for the punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. That this trebly iron-clad oath is deemed insuM- cient and that it been found necessary to refuse registration in some counties, and give only partial Tegistration to others, is significant of the way that Arkanses untampered witn, even with its 40,000 colored yours, would be likely to go. It is a curious: point to notice that registration has not been tnter- fered with many radical county. The violeace, or threatened violence, 0! one man has severally brought registravion to a standstill In three democratic coun. ties, but no extent of violence can put a stop to it in the radical parishes, Ifthe programme of the democratic committee of holding elections ia the parisies not registered 1s carried out serious complications will arise. ‘The danger of immediate outbreak is immensely jessen- ed by the pite! overheard of the arins tutended for the negro miiitia, It has been mentioned in pre- vious letters how excited the whole community was on this subject—how Churchhill, ex-Major General of the Confederacy, and other prominent men openly vowed to resist the distribution of these arms to the Dist Shay Daw the entire white popula- tion of te were arming im autici- pation of a fight. It is made ne secret now that the destruction of the muskets was accomplished by leading and responsible citizens of Memphis and Arkansas, with a real and sincere desire to avert bloodshed. The radical popes charge the act to the Ku Kiux; the democrat- ic journals with feeble humor say the deed was done by suised radicals; but among the Caer or large the motives for and the originators of this boid coup are known and recognized. Its effect in Arkan- gas was Surprisingly beneficial, The news travelied with that marvellous celerity with which negroes can convey Le aie I heard it in Saline parish, Many hundred miles from the scene of action, an way off from all railroad or telegraphic communica- tion, within twenty-four hours of the occurrence, The people covied down at once and drew a breath of relief. Even to the radicals, except those whose money had been invested im the speculation, it was a matter of secret rejoicing. The publicity which had beea given to this little reconstruction venture an the feelings it had evoked pet pes them in @ most critical ition, Two days before the arms were destroyed Governor Clayton, by the advice of his right band man, Senator McDonald, had decided to store the arms in the government arsenal on their arrival, and not to’attempt their format distribution. Arkansas will tn all lily gO republican. It has been mentioned previous letters that the negro voters are not the controlling clement in this State. Arkansas has probably a larger qualified white vote, in proportion to the colored vote, than any Southern territory, the white vote being meeay coinposed of ex-federal soldiers, Military maolyu lation of the election gave the State over to the re- constructionists; State government manipulation of the registration can alone preserve the ascendency ol the earpet-bag authoriites. GEORGIA. The Recent Manifesto of the State Demo- cratic Committee—Denunciations by the Party Prese—The Canvass—Radical Gerry- mundering of the Congressional Districts Estimate of the Vote. ATLANTA, Oct, 24, 1868. ‘The recent manifesto of the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee committing his party to the doctrine of negro suffrage has elicited how! of indignation from one end of the State to the other, The newspaper organs of the democracy ro- pudiate the action of Mr. Cabinuis and the three or four members of the committee. It turns out that there was not even a quorum present when the manifesto was resolved upon. Those present, too, it is sald, were opposed to any om. cial declaration in favor of negro suffrage, but were persuaded to action by representations that such @ course would help the party at the North and at the same time be not worth the paper written on in Georgia. The “unterrified,” however, cannot ace thi in the same light, This pi contest, is ie the right of white mea to tu ‘aust and be © vale man or government; we will never officially recognize groes as litical equals. Now, the fact is that this manifesto question was a mere Tettvace public orinton at influ ic opinion fatied tameatat iwowing to a etity Ce manner ich the masses disclaimed with and repudiated it, Thus ends another chapter reconstruc Jn the history of Georgia ‘tion. from the de- The people have neariy recovered ‘aan pression caused by the recent radical are working as hagd as ever, Although the radicals have suddenly pme quite enthusiastic they *can- not possibly caray the State, mi of their in- telligent leaders admit this. he mmelt radical ma- Jorities In Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana have re- @nimated the whites to such an extent that the only gues icy a icc small, Convention adjourned it the State in such & manner that five of the seven districts have black ritles according to the regairation of voters under military rule, A member of the edito- rial staff of 8 city paper called my attention to this fact. The change, or — however, result badge for old division the negroes bad a will Heald Under the ering jo radical: jarg® majorities in the Firat, id and Fitth districts. As at present con- stituted the registered vote stands as follows: — D vour— Major hies— Black, White, Black, 14,963 - 2394 19,900 - 8,009 14,027 _ 1,616 14,813 - 2,985 20,258 ~ 8,049 tt 4,028 11,748 - Seventh 1 6,660 re) Jt Will be nouged that eayept ia tae second and Fifth the numbers are closely divided between the two races, The registration figur:s, however, are no fair test, for it musi be remembered that same 30,000 white men were not allowed to register who will now assuredly vote, there being no di ments under the present constitution, Thug, in spite, of the gerrymandering, the whites now bere doubted majorities tn the First, Third and For fe tricts, The Second, with a considerably larger negro. majority than it now has, wes carried by demo- crats last spri electing Lion, Ne'son Taft, the pre- sent member of Congress, In this district the n democratic strength lies, and the prospect is Mr. Tatt will be re-eiec ed next tebruary by in majority, Thus the Firth is the oaly dla rict that t radicala can safely call tueir own now, for here the negroes are Jess disposed to be influenced by the whites, ‘The fairest estimate of the probable vote of Grores. for President in November next 1s given Districts, Democrat, — Rewtivals First, 000 13,000 10,0008 15,000 crats, as they claim, the democratic inajority increased to over gtwenty thousand. It will be Obe fajoriies and democraite votes Uo, Not Kep pacg rites mocratic vo! |. no! pace. with the registered whites. In these distriets are pre much all of the white pep {cans in Georgia, ‘here are not three thousand of them in ail the other districts combined. The above estunate represents. the aciual vote expected. TIFiC NO Dr. Poulet, of Plancher-les-Mines (Haute-Sadne),. France, has sent in a paper to the Academy of Scl- ences to show that alcohol taken in large doses is a sure specitic in cases of poisoning by mushrooms, especially by those of the amanite genus, He further’ states that mere boiling In sait and vinegar is by no- Means sutticiont to render the polsonous kinds mocuous. ‘ M. Silvestri observed the eruption of Vesuvius fr December last at its maximum activity and analyzed many of its voleanic products. The lava is dark gray, and sometimes greenish or reddish on the surface, has acrystalline structure and exerts an energetic action on tie magnetic needle, He classifies the lava in three kinds, varying in density from 2.46 to 2.61. One compact variety contained about two per cent of water. Three distinct sublimates were f composed mainly of chloride of potasstum and um and traces of copper. The greenish brown sub- limate contained 5,85 per cent of copper. 4 The Journal de Medecine of Paris, commenting om the general state of health in Europe, mentions that at the present moment there Is not @ trace of any epidemic on that continent. The predominant ele- ment is that of rheumatic catarrh, Tho tnflamma- tory and congestive diseases that predominate durt the great heats give way to a‘iections less decid in naturd and slower in progress, that attack more especially the serous surfaces and mucous tissues, If eruptive fevers are less frequent they will give: Place to typhoid affections of generaliy a moderate character, iniermitting fevers of a more or less de- cided nature, erysipelas and tumerical eruptions. The Mwindoldt Medical Archives mextions several cases of tetanus (valgarly called lockjaw) which had heen successfully treated by a local application of chloroform to the entire spinal column by méans of cloth saturated with it, and evaporation prevented by covering the cloth with oiled silk. The applica- tion was made just at the approach of m paroxysm, As a result of the application the paroxysm was averted, and the patient felt into a calm and natural sleep. On fecling a return. ing paroxysm the same application was made, and the parexysm again averted. For forty-eight honrs the occasionally threatening tetanic symptoms im— mediately yielded to the application of chioroform, and the subsequent convalesceuce was very rapid. Tie Medicul Press and Circutar of Paris states- that M. Trecul and others have lately been engaged in investigating the cause of the autumnal sicipping of trees, and then researches would seem to point to the conclusion that in many piants a phenomenon oceurs just before the Jall of the ieaf winch 15 not unlike the process which accoiupantes the. shedding of horns im animals. It consists in the obstruction of the proper vessels at the ‘base of the petiole, or leaf stalk. This obstruction, according to an Ameri- can wriier, is caused by the muitiplication of cells, which first occurs in the parietes of the vessels, The: cells facrease and multiply till at last the vessels are completely choked up in the neighborhood of the in- sertion oft the leaf, and thus a ditferentiated plane ts formed, across which the leaf stalk breaks aud the: leaf accordingly falls, At Forres, in Scotland, the Ordnance Survey officers have discovered an extraordinary detlection of the plumb line, There are no mountains near to cause this, and it 1s believed that there is a mase of unusually solid matter beneath the surface at Forres, or else a large cavity in the sea, which is not far dis- tant. To ascertain this two clocks are about to be laced east and west, one at Forres, forty miles stant; by the side of each clock there will be a. magnet, connected with the opposite clock by an. electric wire. The magnet will be inade to click, 80 as to mark the vibrations of the pendulum ofthe distant clock, and the difference in the vibrations of the pendulums will reveal the force aud direction of the defection of the plumb line, and thus the cause FOREIGN SC! of the curtous phenomenon at Forres will then be as certained, ‘The Society of Arts of London recently received a communication from the Duke of Buskingham re- ecting some interesting experiments on a new ar- Uficial iuel made on board of the Gannet at West Indies, The chief compositidn ts tic asphalt taken from the } of tuat island, mixed with a certain proportion of charcoa! and earth and pressed becween common bricks, which absorb any moisture that may present, ‘the trials on board of the Gannet were made with @ mixtare of ext five per cent of sinall coal adued to the com; whi gave the same amount of heat and stcam as the fant » anount of steam Lae gga d proving a cousider- able economy. The also proved that the fuel does not cake or Oe the flrebars and leaves little or. no ash. Further were ordered to be made, which, if effectual, will be of vast importance to the: West Indian and South American trade, A statue was recently inauturated at Birmingham, England, to the memory of James Watt, the near tor of the steam engine. This work is from the stu- dio of Mr. Munro. The size 1 larger than life, and it ts chiseled from a solid block of Carrara marble. With the sculptor it has been @ labor of love, ana he has achieved an adimirabie likeness. Some question may, perhaps, be raised about the pose of the figure; but in that respect it 1s fidelity itself—Watt to the iife—just as he moved about at soho and at Hamp- stead, AS emblematic of the great achievement with which this illustrious man’s naive is ind!ssola- bly connected, portions of the steat engine ure skil~ fully introduced without disturbing or detracting from the statue as an accurate work of art. The sere rests on an unpretending plinth of freestone. he cost of it has been defrayed by public subserip- tion, no small share of which was subseribed by the: workinemen of Birmingham, Under the name of aplanatic lens a Mr. Steinhell, of Berlin, has invented a new camera jens for use in Photography, which has given the most ex iraordina- ry edicets. ‘Two vyaricties of Mint glass, dtiverent in density, are used to form two moniscu sea, Which are maie achromatic aud placed symmetrically to the ends of the tube. It has no chemical focas and does not give rise to “ghosts.” It furnishes sharp pictures withthe diaphragm stops, and can be used with fuil opening for portraiture as weil as for out door views and copying, being entirely free from dts tortion. Tn this respect it is superior to a Da:imeyer triplet, and is but lite inferior to tue latter in pro~ ueing pictures of a large size. It nas, in fact, about. double the light of a Dalimeyer of the old construc- tion. Ita simplicity of construction enables the ma- ker to sell at Keriin an aplauauic of ten seconds fo- cus, giving a picture of it @ half inches, for twenty dollars and thirty-two cents, while a triplet of the same fou: Poe @ picture of the same Lp will cont wenty-six doliars and forty-twor cen! In the Journal des Commatssances Médicales, of Parts, Dr. Ozenam publisies an ee | pe on the treatment of diphtheria, attended wit La tion of adventitious membranes. ‘he specific he uses ig bromine, which has an elective actionon the pha~ ry, the m pendulum and the iarynx, 80 also bromide ofpotassiuia, Three German experiinental- ista, Frantz, Schmidt and Toube, were first to prove that bromide, tntroduced into the respiratory caused false membraves to ve formed ta the ‘ons. From this they concluded, ac- 6 hom thio princip! aimt- his element would cure croup and membranous diptheria, Dr. Ozenam took uj the matter allopathicaliy, aud ‘iment foun: that bromine first lurdened the brave, and thea reduced it to dust. to conciude that both the gent) and pathic principles of medicine coincide in oy eases; Da a rative medicine, with it have been suc epidemic diphtheria, Dr. Ozenam admiaisiers from ten to tweive drops of bromine in the course of the day in sugar and water, in the proportion of from twenty-five to fifty gms. of the latter per drop. This liquid solution must be kept in the dark, since ligtic Wyuid vanse the formation of hydrobromie acti. Tie vial must be kept well &nd its contents be chan a8 soon as the ight ainber color So ouar red, To the patient the solution !s ad min! 1m anys hourly, in a tablespoon! of suger and r 80 a8 to give trom one to two grammes of tho former ingtie course: twenty-four hours. in cases” of croup, Dr. Wed fuinigations of bro- ine, A baaiu with hot water iy placed before the isd a pitich of broinide of potassinm or else common bait is thrown in, ant then, jn @ Gol of five minutes, three tea nfuls of the above bromited sotntion are added. The patient in- hates the vapor of bromine thus evolved throagh glass funn ‘ author his enced npwarda of omy bye lailures. OF diphtueria, With