The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1868, Page 3

_ dime, and the attachinent became go fraternal that SF A TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE. The Trial of Old Deacon Andrews fer th Marder of Cornelius Holmes, in Kingston, Mass.—An Interesting Chapter in the His- tery of American Crime. PiymoutH, Mass, Dec, 2, 1963, ‘The public will remember with curious interest the ‘Strange story of the murder of Cornelius Holmes, a prominent and eccentric citizen of Kingston, some ‘time im May last. The murder itself was a bold and piece of villainy, and the subsequent de- 2 2 were such as to give the whole affair an ‘interest and mystery second to no other crime ever q@ommitted in America. Mr. Holmes, the unfortunate .¥ictlm, was @ wealthy man, but of weak intellect, and be had for some reason or other formed a friendly jMeeling with a Samuel M. Andrews, also a prominent and a deacon in the Orthodox Charch, The ‘Bwo were very intimate and together much of the “When Mr. Holmes drew up his‘wil, some time pre- ‘wions to his death, he bequeathed to Mr. An- @rews about one-half of his property. It was on the morning of the 27th of May that the body of Mr. Molmes was found, shockingly mangled, near the @emetery in Kingston, and about forty rods from the main street of the village. That the murderer had accomplished the deed by the use of stones, and per- ‘Rape a hatchet, was a fact not to be denied, for the sakuil was beaten to atoms and the braina protruded a @ manner at once revolting to behold. The @iscovery of the body and the story that here had been @ murder occasioned the ‘wildest excitement among the citizens of the quiet country town, and the problem of who the perpe- ‘trator of the fou) deed might be was quickly but ‘mnsatisfactorily considered by all. The arrest within few days of Deacon Andrews and the strange con- Yession which he made, alleging that Mr. Holmes attempted to commit an indecent assault upon him, an¢@ that he killed him in self-defence, are also still fresh in the public mind. Tne general excellence of ‘the reputation of the accused, his high standing in ‘the social and religious community, and the peculiar friendly relations existing between the accused and ‘the murdered man, all combined to render the case ene of unushal interest and give to it a mystery Which the public will anxiously await to see ex- ‘There was a large crowd of visitors present when ‘the case was called up this morning, and every one ‘Was anxiously seeking for a view of the relig:ous r. At about noon Chief Justice Chapman Bnd associate Justices Foster, Colt and Wells took their seats upon the bench, and the preliminaries of ‘the great trial were commenced. A number of i Avg were challenged by the prisoner, but Peep he regulate number were obtained, and then the clerk of the court read the indictment, to which oe penser promptly and loudly responded “Not IY Mr. Edward L. Pierce, the District Attorney, then ned the case on behalf of the commonwealth. t an early hour on the morning of the 27th of May, he said, Cornelius lolmes, & well known citizen, was found about forty- @ne rods from the village of Kingston, dying prostrate, with his skull fractured, his brain prowudin . and weltering in bis blood, of which & i waa lying near. There did not appear to have a striggie between him and an assailant of equal strength. He appeared to have been beaten @own bya iparaning fiend after some helpless resist- ance. He did not ap) to have been killed by any me acting in self-defence; for in that case his head ‘would not have been so mangled by repeated blows after all resistance must have ceased. He might in that caso have been left disabled, but it is not jikely that he would have been left for dead. It scemed to be @ case of murder of peculiar atrocity, in which the murderer meant to make it sure that his victim should never live to tell the tale. Cornelius Holmes was a bachelor, fifty-three years of age, of secluded habita, living in Kingston, The prisoner was his main companion, and Holmes was accustomed to make presents to him. On the even- — 5a the 26th Holmes received a note from th ner asking him to go down to see him, as he id be at work in his garden that night. Holmes Jeft his house about kalf-past seven. He was seen to enter the cemetery. He was not seen alive again after. About eight o’clock a man named Deiano Saw the prisoner in his garden. Half an hour after Mr. Delano and his wife, who lived near, heard a noise of groans, The next morning Holmes was missed. iquiry was mace for him, and a neighbor named le told Andrews, who was at the mill, that lines was missing. Afterward Andrews went into his own house, saying he was faint, and ne lay, down. Before the disappearance of Holmes was en known his ly was discovered im the by Mr. Andrew Bates. He eit the alarm and @ large namber of persons gathered on the spot. ‘The were examined and $742, a note of Andrews for $150 and some other trifies were found the body. prey Andrews and ho was arrested. It was believed by —, that he was innocent of the charge. His previous life been spparently innocent. He been an overseer of @ factory and an oMcer ‘and counsellor and assistant of the church. He was the last person who was known to have spoken to Roimes. Soon after his arrest evidence accumulated ‘qgainst him. He did not appear to have heard the though he alleged he was working in his gar- near the spot. Blood was found on some cioth- ‘ing of tis, which was discovered ina stream. The Jearned counsel then detailed other circumstances, ‘witn which the publicare already familiar. It turned about him carelessly, to him, although he did pot much like the orthodox Dr. wounds the Jeft shoulder behin suppl were ail made by some blunt, hard instrument. ‘The principal part of ths wounds were made by a person standing over and above the deceased; judge this from the direction of the scalp wounds had remained there since the road was file of thenee Bear where the body was found; » por- them by ; Thad added about twenty to the pile the day ‘aefore; there Was @ larce pool of biood near the bead of the corpse; there were heel marks just below The second pool of blood, about two feet from the body; observed that Mr. Holmes’ vest was uw pulled up at the bottom a little, making the en- | ce to the pantaloons pocket vistble; if there had been anything sticking out of the pocket | would have seen it; there is not much travel through my premises, but foot passengers use Eee avenue to the store and depot; knew Mr. Llolmes, but had held no conversation with him for tifte or more; didn’t know why it was he did ij he liked those younger but very litte with my knowledge: he loved chiidren and-fre- had several littie boys playing about his le he was at work; know that he was very with Andrews, for being unsocial; and assoctatea # it a ~ s = ij and cries soon after from the direction or where the dod) we — Miss Carrie T. Ripley and Mrs. how they saw Holmes the bros Neo) murder was discovered; that he ap- peared faint and agnered ‘and Mra, Jones gave hire some ammonia to keep him said that Hotlines had made bis wit! in his favor, and when asked to go and view the scene of the murder and adeed that Holmes ought uch ~money With him, and ey. igs Nancy R. Beaver testified that on the Friday after the homicide she had an interview with the er; he desired her to think over what was said in the yard after the meeting when they came out, ag she might be catled on to testify at the examing- tion the next Wednesday; she said she could not be- Heve he committed the murder unless he confessed it; he said he never should do that if they strung him up; his wife said she would not believe it if he did confess it. The rest of ner testimony related to stories that had been told about Holmes. He once remarked to her that it would be of to advantage to him to kill Cornelius and that God never intended him to be a murderer-that he was made in his image. Inher cross-examination Miss Seaver said that on Friday Andrews spoke of the will and de- sired her to Bothing about it, as it imght go against him at the examination. Nothing furtuer of importance was elicited. rr. Beary. M. Jones, physician, of Kingston, cor- roborated the evidence given by his wife relative to a conversation at his office with Andrews on the day after the tragedy, when Andrews asked him not to say anything about the will. He also testified to the condition of the as one of the coroner’s jury. ‘The head was badly broken and very bioody; there were no bruises or marks of violence on the trunk; there were two rough, Jagged wounds upon the head, looking as if they might have been made with some blunt instrament; on the crown of the head tie scalp was much torn and the bone denuded for three or four inches; the brain was ex; d, and protraded out of the wound at the of the head; removed three small pieces of bone from haif an Inch to an inch and a half in diameter, and replaced them before sewing up the wound; the funeral was on the next Friday. The body was disinterred afterwards and taken to the Town House; Dr. Bigelow made a post-mortem examination and carrried away the skull; saw An at uhe inquest, who made a statement to the effect that Holmes bad been very kind to him and had made him many presents; on the same day saw Andrews at his house; asked wit- neas if he would like to sce the will; replied that he did not care to; on the Thursday after Andrews came to his office and said he felt bad and ask thing to take, and 1 gave him whiskey; before the decease of Holmes Andrews he ex; tobesrich man some time, as Corne- lius Holmes had made his will leaving him half hin property; Andrews visited my house frequently. Cross-examined—Have administered ether to An- drews possibly two or three times fur ueuralgic pains jo the head; had also given bim morphine powders. occasionally; the pain in bis head nught bave been caused 0} biliousness; once or twice he vomited; have had some conversation with my wife about this trial and about her testimony; don't recollect that Andrews was w to tell about the will, or that we crossed our fingers and promised not to tel: about it; wil) not swear that we did not; never told Andrews I would say nothing about some siiverware of Holmes that was at his house; Andrews was a man of nervo-bilious temperament; his reputation as a peaceable and kind-hearted man was good, Francis Sproule, of Kingston, deposed that he lived near Andrews’ nouse; on the morning of the 27th May he told Andrews at the factory that Holmes was missing and yple were much alarmed; he seemed surprised, and said he had sent him a note the night before, asking him to come and see him i his gar- den; witness asked him jook him ap? he gaia, “0, certainly; they had a conversation with Mr. Thomas Newcome, to whom Andrews said it was strange what had become of if they had not better Holmes; ho said that he carried considerable money that he had been a kind friend le. peop! Cross-examined—Was walking in my garden the night before the murder, it was foray and dark; heard two people talkin; in Andrews’ garden; could not hear what was 3} & MAN Was pitting there; did not hear noise that pight after he went inww his house. my! y 4. “wat saliod—Hxamined the the 5 beneath the detached wounds over the ears the skull was fravtured; in wound at the left, back and topof the head there were a doven gre there was a'wound on the ; the skull was cracked from bone to cheek bone, right across the , the skull. (He exhibited the ekull pieces all wired in the places. Cy is wanting, and the District Attorney jed it, and it fits in its place.) The wounds out that eleven months before the deceased was killed | and the number and pieces of skull. A man might ‘he had made a will bequeathing one-half of his pro- | receive some of the lesser wounds given and yet ive. y to the prisoner. About the same time that Mr. | ‘tne doctor cited the well known case of the man discovered the Andrews deposited this | who had @ tamping iron driven through his skull ‘will with the solicitor, e prisoner took an active | and walked fifteen minutes afterward. ‘There muat in the making of the wil All these matters jicated an ee ees on the part of the pri- goner to put the will in course of judicial He did not wait until the dead was buried, About mall nine that evening he went to the ‘Mr. Wormail, the teacher of the High School. Mr. "Wormall discovered that he had been taking ether togohome. The next ae talked to th being missing. He went hom afterwards told iim that Holmes’ was Pierce then reviewed the leading facts of the tes- Maing nce Me tassanyhebongtane ethertoo; the n e jow- ers for the funeral of Mr. Holmes; On Friday morn- he was arrosicd and the following morning was in Jail. His conversation involved some con- and a desire to ward off suspicion from . He that Holmes had falien fit—that he iad been robbed—and showed a di to establish an alib! in regard to himself. @itinguished Turder from mwantaughter and od. 7 laughter ad- dressed =himseif to the legal i te th they bear upon the rene nt eee ‘The go up volun rec body, although requeszea ‘oO do a0. sSSety"prteeung ae “bgiont nd en ro crime ‘murder, Be unishment was nob ted by re. or passion or mere desire for punishment, bu' ie Hecessities of human nature for the protection uaraing ing on the importance of the question to be de on ofthe question term! by the jury, and asserted that if they were satisfied that the prisoner did not kil! the deceased 4n self-defence, then they must Gnd bun guilty of the nme of murder. When the District Attorney had concinded Mr. Davis, the junior counsel for the prisoner, enggested that the witnesses be separat: and coniined in a outside of the court room during the trial, iH te i reason: to have done. advice of his couusel, and it is but justice to them, although d reflection on Andrews’ guilt, to say that i given by the ment are the game as entertained by all the citizens uere, and their wish is for a conviction and the exe- cution of the law, motwitbatanding the former re tation and standing of the deacon among them. prisoner does not manifest any emotion in court, but watches the proceedings closely and frequeatly con- verses with his counsel. Additionn) Meusaren Adopted have been a number of distinct blows given. ‘The interest in the trial increases as it progresses, and there are various speculations as to the verdict of the jury. That Andrews killed Mr. Holmes is ade manifest by his own confession, but from his cou- duct subsequent to the murder it does not appear abie that he tid it in seif-deience, as he ciaims His confession was made againsi the it is peg al Baie omega a8 wholly false. The views trict Attorney in his opening argu- TUG CESTER QQUETY re the Mure derer’s Cupture—Feeling Among the Old County Kesideuta. . . Kenaston, Dec. 2, 1868, ‘The excitement has not abated in this secifon re- garding the atrocious murder of Mrs. Smith, nor Will it be likely to until the capture of the assassin and his arraignment for trial. Dave’ been adopted by District Attorney Westbrook to insure hig arrest, and fortunately he bas it within his power, A daguerreotype, or rather “tin-type,’” hae come into his possession of Smith aad his wile, Additional measures that was taken just before their marriage, in the full Nush of thetr courtship. There Soure he Cwinemes po Mn go have been copies made of his face, which gre very “This hai been done Mr. Bradford, a surveyor, ex- | accurately done, and these wili be spaichea at ‘Pe used Yor reference an the tril proveeday "| Bee to every portion af The Wert where it i at THR TESTIMONY, Caled Bates was (hen cailed as the firet witness, and he testified substantially as follows:—Heside in ; am a farmer an twent past seven; went down an avenue to the house in company with my man; as we reached the cemetery my idenly and refused to go further, over and inquired, “Are you look bongs stony of trees and saw @ roan ere; it was iying on t on the bank ana : HF g 2 2 i head in the ground, and the with blood partial! dried; 1 out and at first thougnt the body to be of @ negro; examined it, and discovered that ‘the body was that of my friend and neighbor, Mr. Cornelius Holmes; the body was tn a crouching poxi- tion, one of the legs being straightened out, while the other was beut under the body. sition de. S@cribed)—saw two large stones near the lead, one of which was stained with bivod, while on the otner we oe portion anee be ns - Mr. Holmes; ere many amaller stones clone by upon ‘which there waa biood also; I immediately Taten iz i all probabie he will attempt te secrete himecit. face of Smith, if one can form ahy opinion of a moan’s character in this manner, would tead one to think that he wae tolid, offengive, with perhaps no remarkable Christian trait acteristics. ‘the iny wtih talking of the crime almost incessantiy,and they will eerve up in the most horrible manner to everv a the gen | of her death, and the bloody feast Ww declaration to see that the monster does not escape fam of the ried immediately after ite discovery on the road- wide, It is not @ pretentious «welling, by any means, bat there is completeness avout it unlike some coun- try residences begun to be built haifa century ag and ended (not and there like # raw company ot The good-natred and im- ia, yet poksessing no fiendish or savage char- face Was a living deceit. residents ‘Within the circuit of miles snrround- the piace where Mrs. Smith was assassinated are i. general tm @ cool and unimpassioned ‘at it if one of the desires of thetr lives uniehmet ‘There are some little variations in this rule, ho ever, among the Bumber being the members of the of Jacob H. Westbrook, living near the scene murder, and to whose house the body was cat nished) ‘henson standing here anilitia training. @way for assistance; met Mr. Audrews near tay | There are books, papers and home coraforta within Darn and informed him excitedly that Cornelius | it, and through the windows there ia a prospect Holmes had been murdered on my avenue, } combining extensive flelds, hillsides and mountain Reser the cemetery; he received the informa. | tops, the latter drear and bleak-looking, ‘tis true, but tion «wumoved, and said, “He hag been | presenting @ varicty of scenery that even I ex it}? upon going back to} at this season is the reverse of monotonous. ‘where | found body I discovered a pool of blood; | It 1s @ quiet and corey home with a quiet and Yooked fu saw # second I cosey family; and though the picture of the frightful @maller tn quantity than the first; there were namer- } horror is still before their eyes the stranger is @ve small hoies in by close by, from which » | treated with a generous welcome und made to feel po peproy fl taken; those were seat- } that ho ja within hospitable wails. Mr. Westbrook, ip the immediate nelghborhood of the | more familiarly known and aniversslly called by the ‘Bony, and marks upon the gronnd piainiy indicated } ine! it “Ponicook Jake,’ sits in the middie of his ‘where tiey had skipped alogg; back of the head wan and tells ing serious, wnvarvished manner pop eI lay the | the “alarm whieh the tragedy has 0 ; Cannot tell how many stones were stai with | sioned—of the {{tiew®, miNerabie, dissolute blood; there may have been twenty or twenty:Ave | life Smith led—and, without much of 1 or 5 Soe up two of the sg one of | horrible, also hopes for lta speody apprehensiot a appearance as it cam@ ] bat he wants him to have a fatrand impartial trial, contact with the brains of the mardored | He also advises, and this in a peciiiar manner, that While the other was stained with blood; the weven pounds anda balf and J have it exhibited); saw Mr. Andrews again that @id not talk vo hima; it was at the Coroner's BE too = of the murderer's style of men are roan ing careler sequence the honcwt people are more vigi than over, having peop! yre Vigilant than asly about Ulster county, and as a Con. eyes an ears open even through the ‘hoard his lies to questions aeked ty the | long, weary hours of night, that they may guerd their Pa } beara ee ‘hat! Mr, Holmes probably castle and pi and be in readiness ts protect 4 coc he haa naa one at his (Androws’) Doug | their lives. rook if not alone in this an Tat the at charen. alarm, but he Jam ita many of the older tnhabi Orove-oxamuned by 4 f DavieeShery Nad peep af tayte, living a be docs aiguw Wie Liguway, who sou wo me; he was rather whimeica!; 1 gave him | | Ohio, from swooning. He NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, fearful that the recoras of erime in their county may be marked with another suck frightful Up toa late hour thivevening District Attorney Westbrook iad uot heard anything fartwer from the pursers of Simith, but still he has great confidence that with their Kuown keenness and the measures to be adopted news ‘of his arrest will soon be received, The Murderer Smith Seen in Clyde, Ohiom Contrmation ef the Children’s Safety. Warertown, N. Y., Deg. 2, 1868. A gentleman now in town says be saw a man bY the name of Sinith at the Junction Hotel, in Clyde, on the 20th of November. He had two girs and a boy with him at the time, but disappeared after beng at the hotel a short ti jeaving the Jidrea there. fhe cbiidren were questioned as to ere they lived, and from the answers given itis thought that this man i the Ulsier county mar- derer, THE SING SING CONVICT MURDER. ‘Trial ef Thomas Burns, Aline “Brickley.” aud George Whittington for the Murder of Charles M, Jeferde—Opening of the Trial at White Plains Yesterday. ‘The trial of Thomas Burns, alias “Brickley,”.and George Whittington, who stand charged with the murder of Charles M. Jefterds, a convict in Sing Stung Prison, condemned to death for the marder of his stepfather, Walton, and John W. Mathews, about ten years ago, but afterwards respited by the Governor, commenced yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Ter- yniner at White’ Plains before Judge Gilbert and Judge Cochran. two Justices of the County Court, ‘The peculiar circumstances of the case and the ex- ceeding barbarity of the murder, together with the fact that Jefferds was one of the vilest characters that ever disturbed the peace ef the community, lent great interest to the trial. ‘The court was crowded by people from the surrounding country, and con- widerable excitement prevailed in the town and ‘neighborhood. The impression prevailed that the prisoner, Burns, was guilty, and it was therefore dimicult to find @ jury without bias against the ac- cused, ‘The history of the case is briefly as follows:—On the 14th of last May Charles M. Jetferds, a convict in Sing Sing Penitentiary, was found at a quarter to twelve o’clock in the day, while ail the prisoners were at dinner, lying in an upper story of @ barn situated within the prison walls. He was sitting on a bale of hay, with a novel (“Guy Mannering”) in bis hand. It was found that he had received three blows on the head from behind, evidently with some sharp instrament, either of which would have caused death. He was discovered by a man named Rhodes, also a convict, who on entering the barn saw blood trickling down through the rafters of the barn to the floor. He also heard groans and a movement overhead, which induced him to go up stairs and caused the discovery of the body of the murdered man. Being greatly excited he did not stop to examine the body to see who it was, but ran immediately to Mr. Forrest, the War- dea, and notified him of what he saw. Measures were at once taken to ascertain the extent of the Injunes Jefferds had sustained, and it was found, as above stated, that they were of a fata! character. He remained unconscious for two hours alter being discovered in the barn and then expired. For some some time after the tragedy there was no evidence brought forward tending to implicate any one; but aramor soon spread that Thomas Buros, the pri- soner, ant Whittington, another prisoner, who is also indicted as an accessory, were probably the persons who perpetrated the bloody deed. This rumor arose at that time from remarks that were made that Burns had had a diMficulty with Jeflerds and threatened bis life. It waa further remarked tat he had been seen in the barn on ihe previous day in a similar position to that the perpetrator of the deed must have assumed at the Lime of the murder, On the Coroner's inquest a con- Vict testified to having seen Burns go into the barn shortly before the occurrence and seeing him standing iy the iomediate proximity of where Jeferds was found, with an uplifted axe, cutting, as the witness supposed, @ bale of hay. Another witness testified to having overheard a conversation between Burns and Wuittingtou, in which the latter said, “Why did you hit him so hard ?”’ and Burns pone “Tinteuded to kill the son of a——.””_ It was algo given,in testi- mony at the inquest that Burns was seen crouching behind Jeflerds on the day prior to the murder, in the hay loft, and about the same place where the uurder was comimitted, “The above is a summary of the facis in the case as far as they were developed at ihe Coroner's inquest. How far the testimony of tne witnesses which is given below establishes these Jacts will be Keel by @ perusal of the report. ‘The principal prisoner, Thomas Burns, was, on mo- tion of his counsel, brought in first and arraigned for trial. He ii oung Wan, about eighteen years of age, fair comple: eyes, amall and restless, square jaws, wiluout beard. He is over five feet eight inches in height, strongly built aud very broad in the slow- ders, The worst feature in bis face is bis moutn, which is jarge, withja very hard and cruel ex- pression. District Attorney Bates prosecuted, and Messrs. Join D. Townsend and George Gallagher appeared on behalf of the a panony. ‘Owing to the reason already mentioned there was considerabie difiicalty in obtaming a jury of citizens who were without bias in the Matter. Quite a number of gentlemen were told to stand aside because they had imbibed a strong feeling of dislike to the prisoner at the bar from his personal appearance. The following ai the jury empanelled to try the case:—Morris smith, Louis Rye, Edward Kirk, Wm. Hart Purdy, Christopher Rost, Isaac ©. Sheldon, Alsop Green, Nathaniel Coliard, Denis Daly, Oran Reynolds, Chas. ©, Wilkare and F, Avery. ‘The District Attorney on opentng the case on the part of the prosecution made the following remark: ‘This prisoner is charged with the inurder of Chari M. Jefferds, a convict in the State Prison at Sing Sing. The prisoner himself 1s also a convict now. ‘They were both convicts at the time of the murder. Nearly all the witnesses who will be called are con- victs, who by g special act of the Legislature are al- Towed to testify in such cases. On the 14th day of May last Jefferds was in a barn on the ground of the Prison, having charge of the stable. About noon, when the convicts were being called to dinner, a convict who had been sent to the barn found the body of a jan whom he suppose had cae t wounded 4 ape gungr rgon, al fue comm ir. Fore, the Warden of the Prisov, who at once wen! barn and found the body of Chas. M. Jefferds reclining on some bundles of hay with his head split open and he in a dying condition, although pot dead, for he lived until about three o’clock in the afternoon. The bundies of hay, three in number, were 80 ranged 24 19 sit on one NN Re eT oe ba i ne position 1B which he was found and the finding of a book ® a ere side indicated that he had been reading. were several severe cuts upon his head, showing that the wound had been icted some weapon. Upon examination of premises axe (one exhibited in court), was fonnd ta the barn, at the foot of the stairs leading to the hay loft wher Jeterds w: it was placed between the siding and the casing of the’buliding and where it did not ne- long. We expect to show you that the axe was one wi for chopping w in the se, buila- ing, and that it had been pre; for the deed, as if it bad been new); ‘ound very sharp for, purpose | of mitting this offence, te! rg Tae eked hy some peraon, a4 ia shown by f the wounds upon him, and for various reasons it {8 believed that this per- son committed the act, We will show you that this man ee Burns or Brickley was seen in the barn at that time of the day forashort time and then came out, The moan Whittington, indicted with this prisoner, was aiso in the barn; at least he was met going, from the barn towards the weil about the tim or jnst before this convict entered the barn. shail show a motive for the murder, Burns or Brickley was hostile to this man Jeflerds, A few daye before the murder he had a quarre! with him. He raised an axe at Jefferds, Jefierds also raised av axe, and said, “if that’s it come on.” Barns then said, will be square with you before this day week.” We will show yd that on another oceasion Jefferda passed by a point where Burns was and the latter remarked to another convict, “There goes & mean son vima 1 will be the death of him before long.” On another occasion, while this man and his associate, Wiuttington, were together, a conversation between thera was overheard a day after the murder of Jef- ferds. A convict hearing them talking of Jefferds drew near them so that he could hear and see them without being seen himself, Whittington said, “Brick, what made you strike so hard!” when he (Barus) replied, “Why, | went ia to kill the son ofa—” David P. Forrest, warden of Sing Sing Prison, was called and aworn—He testified that ou the Idi of May he was notified that there waa 4 man, wounded or dead, lying in the hay lofi, and that he immedia- tely went there: Jefferds was half lying against a bale of hay, his head een to the right, tis cap on the ground and @ book in his left hand. (A copy of “Quy Manunering” and a cap was here produced and shown to the witness, who recognized them.) Found some hair (produced) on the book amd some on the ground; he was bleed. ing profusely and was unconscious; there were three wounds in the head; witnesy then described the situation of the barn very minutely; the stabie Was underneath the barn, on one side of which was a stairs leading up; don't know What business J ferds had in the bai he would have been there very likely by the orders of Mr. nthall; thé barn has two doors, one on the gable cud of the Dutiding and the other on the side of the yard: Were are two wine dows, one In the upper and ove tn the lower story; I knew the prisoner as @ convict; he was eal Hurns in the prison and Prick and brickiey out of Examined by Mr. Vownsend—The chivance is tu the jovblug shop yard; the other door is in what is called the road; there is no widow in the Lack part of the bara except that over UM door and in tue gabie end; the woodslied 18 adlowing Hae bar DECEMBER and pear the road; men work in the quarry yerd near bY; Wie paed through the Jobbing suov going to dinger, Witness was examined hy eounsel at great length as to the precise situution of the bari lof, and a map of the prison Was shown to the jury and to the witness, Examination contoued—! found Jeiferds turee or four feet from the window; there were some bales the of hay thrown tn looxe wes not clear hear the suurway; the b p about wo feet high; & persom could see hna from me irway; the hay did not obstruct it; the book was open Mh jus bands when I went up as if he nad been reading; 1S cap tay, LthiDK, mn his lap; the hair was ou (ue bay aud rome on bis lap and on the book. James I. Lighthall, keeper of the prison, was the next Witness for the prosecution. Previous to the . examination of this Witness Couns! for Lie prisoner BLuled that the Coroner Wanted to yo, and Liat Ut the Disirict Attoracy would consent he woud be sat fled Lo let hum go. Counsel desired to nuve the nu Nutes of the Coroner's inquest produced, out it ap- peared (int they were not to be found, the District Attorney stating iat he uever saw the woud NOt permit a copy of the procecdings of the mquest fo be put in evidence. ‘The Court sustained tne prosecuting oiticer and the Coroner was ordered to remain. _ ut Lighthall testified that he was an officer of the Sing Siig Prion and was on duty in the jobbing Shop in the prison on the 14th of Muy lasi; ue lad Brickley, alias Burns, ip his charge ou that day; he Wis under the woodshed, Whittingéun with him; the Woodshed adjoins the barn on the east end; they were sawing oid boards for kindling wood; Jeierds Was tu the varn thet day, cieaning tue barn; he was there before that; the man in charge of the barn Was George Rhodes; | gave Jeiferds permission on the Monday previons to assist Khodes; on that day he had not permission to go to the mess; i saw Jef- ferds iu the barn about eight o'clock, cleaning up the lower part of the barn; he was’ siting on a bale of hay Opposiie the window in front of the yard, reading a book. Counse! for the prisoner here handed in writteu evidence, formerly given by witness which was read to the jury. It was descriptive of the situation of the windows and doors ofthe barn. The window swings round hke a dvor; in the morning when [ saw him going tere it was open; he was three or four feet from the window on a baie of hay reading; this Was about ten o'clock; he was not in We habit of going there to read; | never saw fin there before; I saw Burns with the gang that aay; | counted them, as 1 generally do, and found ali cor- rect; Freeman, Moore and Jeiferds dig not go to dinner that day; Moore Was Working at Ue agent's, at least so I heard; Freeman was Mm the soap boiling departinent; there is soine distance between it aud the baru; I went to dinner and knew nothing 01 tne occurrance uni | saw Jeflerds—i did pot kuow ii was him wien—borne past to the chapel. Examined by Mr. ‘ownsend—{ remember having made an examination of the premises in tue summer Uume with you, (A description of the locality of the barn, taken at the time aud signed by him, wasthen read by witness.) ‘There is a stairway running ap to the window, which leit two feet standing roou at the top; there was # tree forty-theee feet irom the guard house; it is customary for the guards to stand on the piazza in fair weather; there are twenty-four lights m the barn window over the door; the door is directly under the wiadow and is made of board; the |. 8oap house iS 105 feet from the door; there were two men working in the soap house on that day; in te yard back and forth there were several mgy coming bee eae throgghout the day; they came there lor wood from ali parts oi the prison for kindling wood; Jefferds was at work at cigit and ten o'clock, when 1 visited him; {don’t know if he was reading in jhe barn the day previous; it was ten minutes before twelve that day When the dinner bell was rang; it was on the first Friday in May that Jeierds was brought to White Piains; Keddy Stevenson was in my gang ai the time he made his escape on the 9th day of June; Reddy was a sandy com- plexioned, freckicd man, five feet eight incies nigh, and had lost an eye; {had to answer tor Wiliam Moore on that day; Keddy was not im the gang at dinner time; be worked in the etable, south of the jobbing shop, and generally came to the second mess; | saw him in the yard several times ta the morning; he came outol the barn st ten giclee when the bell rings the convicts wi up in the job- bing shop and then come into the gang; couldn't say if Burns wasued that day; | saw him avout the Same Ume that the rest fell in for dinner; nothing in lis appearance or Manner at this time attracted my atvenuon; Buros and Whittington went to the soap shop alter dinner; the convicts are all closely shaved, have the same caps and are dressed alike; they are not allowed to wear exceedingly long Lair, but there is no rule as to the fength; Burns was usually attentive to bis duty; I had confidence in him, that is, as much as {had in any convict. To the Court—His duty was int roodshed that day; Reddy was not in the stable when the man was found dead, but in the red stable; 1 did not see Brickley Whittington, together inat day; im the line of view between the guard house window aiid qe window over the barn door there was a (ree; you could see the window, but not distunctly; never ex- amined to see If 1 could observe a person on the hay through the leaves of the trees; Kuodes had this axe here prodaced in the barn; it belonged to it, Cross-examined—If there were no leaves on the tree | could see very distinctly if any one was in the window; ! don’t know if John Devine, the barber, was in the woodyard that day; | could see any one going in the window from the guard house window notwithstanding the tree, but could not tell a convict from any oue else; the tree has since been taken down, & quariy having been commenced where it wood. John R. Rhodes, a conviet, testified that he was over two yoay» for this time in Sing Sing; he knew Brickley (Barns) and Jefferda, bat could not recollect the uawe of Whittington; ne hat eof the cows in the barn on the Jefferds was killed; I saw _ Jefferds there at tweive o'clock; ne was away from the barn part of the day; when he came back he werit to the ‘n aud saw blood at the door; was wiling my- self, thinking that somebody’ was bleeding’ the horses; heard groaning and went up to the loft and jound Jefferds (witness here gave an exceedingly graphic and animated account of the condition and surroundings of Jeflerde; but counsel for the prisoner interposed to prevent him from telling wiat other convicts a2w and heard); witness was very deaf, and there was some dideulty Ip taking his evidence; when he went up to the loft he met the dog Topsy belonging to the | ergs 1 did not see any quarrel between Dick (Brickley) and Jefferds; the hatchet which was found lay next the south door; 1 went straight to look at the axe after seeing Jefferds brought to the hospital (about five minutes), aud it was in the same place; the axe was quite dry; the appearance of the ground did not show that there was a struggle in the killing of Jefferds; there was no other axe in the barn; don’t know if Jefferds and Burns were together that morning; | remember aman named Eddy; be ran away; he used to come to the barn very often; things used ‘o be stolen out of the barn, Cross-examined by the District Attorney—I left the axe where it was uutil | came back from the hospi- tal, when, thinking that as the cap found on the floor had a cat in it, the man was killed by my axe, I went to see it at once; 1 was only five or #ix minutes away. Alexander Wilson, a convict, being sworn, testified as follows— Was @ cook Inthe guard house on we 14th of May; 1 knew Brickley, called Burns; I recog- nize him; | saw Jefferds on the 14th of May about halt-past eleven o'clock in the window of the bi loit; he was lying on a bale of hay, reading a book; Wad tu the upper guard house window; 1 aw Wait. ite nad rickley about twe i nw twelve o'clock; Brick) %e barn avor, partly inside; came out [2 to the dead house; yeu at Wi ih the wood house that day; | saw . ington go dg? bfrn before Burns and did not gut; I noticed Whittington and Burns ihe e barn because of rumors; there was a Mculty between them; Burns told Jefferds that if he did fot let his kettle alone he wouid fix him; I was at work at the gardens most of the time; the tree at the barn was a small peach tree, «mail and crooked; it did not obstruct the view from the house; J was sitting on the window sill of the house; I did not see Moore while I was looking; when I saw Burns go to the door of the barn I had & view of him all the time, and @ for Wiuttington I could not tell whether he came out or not: It was fifteen minutes before the yard bell rung that | saw Burns at the barn door; I heard Moore say that Jefferds’ mother had offered $1,000 avd a pardon to the person who would testify 80 as to convict the man who killed her sop Mr. Townsend, counsel for the prisoner, here put in an objection to the convict William Moore, who was cailed by the prosecution on the ground that he was a convict convicted of grand hay 4 He his objection on article 6, section 4, of the constita- tion of New York and of the constitution of the United States. Counsel read the several sec- tions bearing on the case, bat the Court overraled the objection on the ground that the Legisiature had altered the law of evidence and that the evidence offered by counsei had no relevancy to the case, Mr. Townsend then put in as objection that the wit- ness Moore had no religious belief, and cited cases in sypport of his position. This man had disavowed the existence of God and was therefore ineligible as a witness, The Court overrnied the objection on the ground that the constifutton of the United States forbids the rejection of witnesses on account of religious opinions or belief. William Moore was then put on the stand and sworn—| knew Jetferds and Brickley; | saw Jef- ferds in the hay loft on the 14th of Lind J was stand- ing at the guard honse; between half-past ten and eleven o'clock | «aw Brickley aud Whitington stand- ing in the barn door, Whittington at the corner‘of the woodshed; Brickley had something on nis arm like @ coat, as If he wished to conceal it; Wiison, the colored convict, drew my attention toit; he said, “Now you'll see some fun, those feliows are goin into Uie barn; 1 told Wilson “Thats nothing; went earlier (0 may dinner that day than usual; alter I crossed (he ralirgad arch going toward the mess bouse | saw some pon IR standing on the hil jock and | s8aw somebody in the Nay lott; as [ cast my eyes toward (he hay loft saw soime person mak: ing # blow as U with an axe; I walked into the yard aud stopped on the stone step, came vack agan and went to the stable by Mr. Benson's orders; I saw Brickiey come to the window of the bard and shut it; | went over to the stable and saw Brickley waiklng quickly past the gate toward the well; the gang haa fallen in for dine ner and Brickley was the last man to join the company; | saw a glittering weapon ip the hands of the maaan at the whidow; he made a stoke; & Week before this 1 Was in the job shop and Jeffords and Brickley were quarrelling; lrickley said, “If you dont go away it will be worse for you; they ened one another with axes, and Brickley satd to Jeffenis, “Damn, you, Ul quare witiLyou be. 4 Week; the man i «aw in the hay lofmpaking blow with a short nandied weapor wus Bickley; he shat the window & moment afier; 1 went to teil iue hoster and afer coming back | saw Brickley go jog to the wells Witesa oa boing crove-cxapined by counsel for 1868.—TRIPLE SHERT. the prisoner cou'd not swear whether ‘he weapon ! he saw in the hands of Brickley at ihe window Was ab axe oracinb, Counsel compared the evidence of the witness in direct,exauiination with that given at ihe moment, and potnted out seve 1 contradictions, Witness stated tbat he tok! Packer, one of the con- views, that he could put his hand on the man who committed the murder. ‘This was a week after the occurrence. He did hear convicts say that Airs, Jet- feros had offered a suin Of money to any « stify~ ing against the accused. Dr, William P. Woodcock, Jr., was then called, He testified that be was called in last to make a& ) post-mortem examination on Charles Jefferds, in | Ning Sing Prison, and gave a detailed description of the wounds on the body of the murders van. There were Live wonnds on the head, a dec eyebrow, two inches long. being the p. cap, which was produced in court 1 of the proceedings, was shown by the witne: planation of the nature of the wounds. The w: Were fatal to life, and all ‘could have veen inh with the axe, wlich was also produced. The hair found conid have been severed trom the head of the | victim with the same weapon, ‘There were unmis- takuble e sidences of bleod upon the axe when it was shown to the witness after the murc At the re- quest of the Coroner he had examined it with a microscope, Cross-examined by Mr, Townsend—There was a dispute between the witness and .Dr. Payne at the witvess’ as to the nature of the weapon with which the blows were in‘ticted; it was only a question, however, as to whether the edge of the weapon was used; by a powerful microscope it is easy to distin- gulsh between human blood and shat of cattle; the microscope was a very powerful one., Counsel asked Wf it was not dimicalt to distinguish between the blood of chickens and human blood, and was answered in the affirmative; but witness stated that there would be no difficulty when a powerful instru- ment was used in examining it; witness had made a number of microscopic tests of human and animal blood; witness did not say that the spot on the blade of the axe was human blood; he was a practising physician for nineteen years, ‘The court then adjourned until this morning at nine o'clock. THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGES, New York. ALBANY, Dec, 2, 1868, ora) College met this morning and cast thirty-three votes for Horatio Seymour for President and Francis P. Blair, Jr., fer Vice President. Mes- sengers were appomted to take the votes to Wash- ington and to the Judge of the Northern «district of New York. Governor Seymour being iu the iy after the College adjourned the members marched in a body and made an informal visit to him at bis rooms. ‘STA, Dec, 2, 1868, The Electoral College assembied this morning at the State House and cast the seven votes of the State for Grant and Colfax, General rge Le Beal, of Norway, a member of the College, was elected meseenger to bear the vote to Washington. New Hampshire. Concord, Dec, 2, 1868, The electoral vote of New Hampshire was to-day given to dirant and Colfax, Qharies Gillis, of Hi) bor 0, Was chosen mesrenger, Vermont. MONTPBLIBR, Dec, 2, 1868, ‘The Vermont Electoral College to-day voted for Grapt and Colfax and chose Genera! Grandey, of Vergennes, wesrenger, Massachusetts, Boston, Dec. 2, 1868, The Electoral College of Massachusetts reassein- bled to-day and cast the vate of the State for Grant and Colfax. John G, B. Adams, of Lynn, was chosen messenger to Washington, Rhode Island. PROVIDENCE, Dee. 2, 1868. ‘The Rhode Istand Presidential electors met at Bristol this afternoon. George H. Norman was chosen President and James T. Kadward secretary of the Hlectoral College. The four votes of Rhode Island were cast for Grant and Collax, buward G. Barrows was elected messenger. Connecticat. . Haktvond, Dec. 2, 1868. The Electoral College of this State met in the Governior’s room in the State House at noon and organized by electing ex-Goveraor Hawley chair- man and J. P. Marsh clerk, They cast the six votes of the State for Grant and CoMax, and appointed Colonel Joseph Selden, of Norwich, messenger to’ take the vote to Washington. New Jersey. TRENTON, Dec. 2, 1868, The New Jersey Electoral College met at the State House in this city to-day and appointed Peter D.* Vroom Premdent. The seven electoral votes of the State were cast for Horatio Seymour for President and Francis P. Blair, Jr., for Vice President. ‘The usual certificates were signed, and Josep F, Ran- dolph, Jr., was appointed messenger to carry the returns to Washington. " Pennsylivanin, HARKIEbURG, Dec. 2, 1868, ‘The Pennsylvania Electoral College met to-day and cast (wenty-#ix votes for Grant and Colfax, Obio, CoLomBrs, Dec, 2, 1868, Dr. G. Voiney Dorsey was elected to-day to fill the vacancy caused by the death of ex-Governor Tod as elector at lurge. Mlinoia. * CHIcaao, Dee, 2, 1868, ‘The electors for President and Vice President met at the Capitol at Springfield to-day. Governor Ker- ner was appointed to the chair. - Elector Tunnecliff wae absent, and James 8S. Irwin was appointed to his place. The electors cast sixteen votes for Grant and Colfax. John D. Strong, of Jacksonville, was chosen messenger to carry the vote to Washington. jana. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 1868, ‘The Elegtoral College of Indiana met to-day cast the thirteen vyotcs of the State for Grant and Colfax, Michigan. . Deraoit, Dec. 2, 1868. ‘The State Electorai College met to-day at Lansing and cast their voue for Grant and Colfax, Wisconsin. MILWAUERE, Dec. 2, 1869, The Electoral College of Wisconsin met to-day. A. T. Price, one of the electors, was detained by the failure of the trams to connect and General J. M. Rusk’ was chosen to fill the vacancy, The eight votes were cast for Grant and Colfax. General Kusk was chosen Messenger to bear the vote to Wash- ington. Tennessee. NasSHvILLR, Dec. 2, 1865. ‘The Electoral College met to-day and cast the vole of the State for Grant and Colfax. Clay Newtand was chosen messenger to carry the vote \o Washing: ton. The College unanimously adopted a resolution recommending Horace Maynard for a scat in tne Cabinet, and gave Mr, Newland @ leties to tuat effect to General Grant, Alabama, MONTGOMERY, Dec. 2, 1668. The Electoral College met to-day and cust the eight votes of the State for Grant and Colfax. Louisinons New ORLEANS, Dec. 2, 1868. The Presidential electors of this State met thls Morning and cast seven Fotes for Seymour and Biatr. A messenger was appolgted to carry the vote to Washington. « ¥ North Carolian, Ratesen, Dec, 2, 1868, ‘The first electoral vote in the South since that cast for President Buchanan was to-day given in the Capitol for General Grant. The electors metin the Senate Chamber at twelve M., both branches of the Legislature, the Governor and oficers of State be- ing present to witness the imposing ceremony, At the call of the rod the following electors were found to be present:—dJon. W. Holden, Byron Latin, Rufus Barringer, H. G. Stilley, A. H, Galloway, A. H. Had ham, John A. McDonald, C. HB. Brogien and W. Lt. Pearson, ©. H. Brogden was elected chairman of the body and Robert M. Douglass secretary, after which addresses paying high trib- utes to the President and Vice President el were delivered by ali of the electors, General Grant wae then nominated for President, and on the first ballot received nine, the entire vote of the State, Where | upon be was duly declared elected amid great ap planse. Schuyler Colfax also received the unanimous vote for Vice President. The eddress ana deremony jasted -nearily two hours, the @reates: enthusiasm prevailing the entire time. After duly signing and sealing the electoral returns and appointing & - wenger to convey them to Washington the body adourned, This t# the first national elector repub: lican vote ever cast South, aud the fire: tpetance on record in this country of a colored elector casting his yote for President. | him alight from GRANT. His Arrival in Bosten—He Makes a Pont Movement and Avoids u Demon tration Large Nombers of Citizenr Call ( at His HoteleVisit te a Waich Co Workse-His Present and Future Movements. Boston, Dec 186%, The coming of General Grant to the Hub was an- other of his characteristic dank movements, He did not come unheralded, but came almost unkpown and managed to avoid altogether a crowd of curious who were up bright and early to ee the Newport line steamboat train. It was generally understood that he wonla come by that route, and therefore there was no crowd to impede his progress when be alighted from aslecping car on the nght express, which arrived at the Albany depot at six o’ciock this morning. Only a few hackmen and the employes of the railroad company were there, and as the General was not 50 quick in leaving the train as some of the other pas- sengers he, of course, did not have the selec- gazers, tion of the best carriage to take him to the hotel. In fact it was with con- siderable difficulty that he was enabled to get a carriage atall, One of his stam failed, and the General took the baggage checks himnself and sallied forth among the knights of the whip for 80 me one to take him tothe St. James. The jehus did not know him, and so long as they hud a good paying load they were not over and above anxious to overload their carriages or go out of their way. Whether or not the General made himself known does not appear; but it is certain that ome driver quiekly concluded that he would take the General and his party to their desired destination. During all this delay the balk of the arriving passengers had left the depot, but there remained one ctrious Yankee, one who had occupled a bunk on the same section with the Presi- dent eleci, and in getting up in the morning be had noticed that his tow passenger carried a amail trav elling bag bearing on the bottom the significant initials of U.S. i, For a moment the countryman Was bered the popular port looked the General fall in was involuntarily impressed with the fact that he had actually been the travelling companion of one of the Chino wen of the age. He was so slow in collecting his scattered senses that the General and his party were safely in the carriage and goimg at ® two-forty rate up Harrison avenue before he could find words to explain to the hangers on around the depot what had happened. BOSTON BORRS AT WORK. Upon arriving atthe St. James there followed a wash, a breakfast, a smoke and a brief rest in rapid succession; but in tne middie of the forenoon the Genera! found that his comforts were being In- terrupted by callers. He had teiegraphed that be should decline any and every public demonstration that might ve tendered: but nevertheless he would be happy to meet any of the citizens of Boston who might call upon him at the St. James. This broad and generous response was probably the cause of the corridors and halls of the hotel being filed so early in the forenoon by those curious to look upon the figure of the —- President. Mer- chants, politictana, present and perspective, omce holders and @ miscellaneous crowd generally, made up the throng, but all were remarkably modest in pressing their presence, and the consequence was that only a very few came in persoual coutact with the distinguished visitor. The city anthorities, mot- withstanding they are generally Grant's political opponents, were bound to make manifest that tney were glad that he was among them, and by direction of Mayor Shurtiiff, the following communication was conveyed from him to the General by a com- mittee of the Council and Board of Aldermen. Charles H. Allen, president of the Council, acted as chairman of the boay, and upon making himself known to the President elect, banded him the letter, EXycutive DRPARTMENT, Y Hatt, BoeTON, Dev. 2, 1868.5 General U. 8. GRA 8. A. DRAw Sik Your sate arly citizens of Boston. ‘This will le ing Preaident of tha Common Counctl, Alderman D. Braman and Couvellman Francis A. Oxborn. 1 have reqiested them to comiunieate with you and ascertain when it will be convenient for you to receive a representative of the city government for the purpore ‘of expressing In aa unobtrusive manver the citizens of orton. reapect which is retained for you by With sincere respect, NATHANIEL BR. SHURTLIFF, Mayor of Bonton. General Grant read the communication rapidly, but evidently compretended its nature ut once, for he immediately expressed his pleaspre at the honor which the authorities had seen ft to show him, and to the citizens tl hem at bit rooms ab th verse to any publi re will much gratify the ied to you by Charles H. through them be would sa would be pleased to meet, St. James, but that he was demonstration, as had already been declared in the correspondence between him and Mayor Shurtleff. When the committee calied several politicians joined with them and were ad- mitted, but jater in the day, wien they and others: undertook have an indiviaual interview, they were met with the reply that the General did not wish to be distarbed, and@ bis wishes were carried out to the letter. * General, before his arrival, had arranged to visit the American Watoh Company’s works in Wai- tham this afternoon, and the Boston City Council waa so extremely anxious to accompany hin (hat their request was granted. The visit was very brief, but the General was shown carefully through every department of the eytablishiment by Mr. Kobbins, the president of the company, and upon departing expressed himseif highly pleased with what he had seen. Upon reiurn- ing to the city the General accepted an invitation to dine with Mr. David Sears, in company with the Presidential Liectors, who had just adjourned after casting the vote of Massactiusetis for the General ax its cholce for President. Besides the Electors and the Generai and bis party no others were present, and the occasion was there- fore one of exclusive enjoyment to thove privileged to be there. The St. James haa been crowded all the evening, but none of those assemn- bled obtained the favor of an interview with Ue dis- tinguished visitor. He will probably receive a few catlers daring the early part of the day to-morrow, and in the afternoon he wil) meet the city govern- ment once again ina friendly sit down, but with the very positive understanding there are to be no formalities or speeches. The fact can- Rot be disguised that the General has tus far rebuked most effectually all attempts at twoady- ‘sm on the past of aristocrats and politicians of ali classes, and while they iament the more sensi~ ble portion of the community will rejoice. The story of his coming here to arrange for the placing of his son in Hasvara College ts a iittie ridiculour. One object of his visit 1s to look over some of the principal manufacturing establishments in this see ton of the couniry, and in carrying out this long cherished desire he wishes to be treated with only ihe clvilities due a common well behaved cittzen,and all demoustrations beyond this will be obaoxious to him, He will visit Lowell and Lawrence during the week and leave for Provideuce Satorday moru- ing, where he will be the guest of General Burnside. There are some who induige tn the opinion that the pilgrimage of the Present élect hitver is not en- Urely unconnected with Cabinet making, and it barely possibie that there is some fonmlaion tor #uch a suapic.on, Grant in New Haven. {From the New Haven Jouraal, Dec. 2. Last night, at @ quarter-past eleven o'ciock, Gen- erai Grani passed Uhrough our city é route w Bos ton, where he goes to see about placing Din second son in Harvard College. He was accompanied ty no one except General Gomstock, of bie Blal. Soon after leaving New York he wok a seat ih theme ing car, aud enjoyed himself quietiy stoking, the rest of the occupants of the car being wholly uncon: :- ous of his presence. When near Stamford be went ir to the mai! car, and apon going out of (he smoking car iP RT PMG cr eR if a n rived at Bri vt, when he went inf his sleeping car, which was she jast one in the train that goes to Hartford, where he and General Comstock had two sections, Upon the arrival of the train here about 100 geatieman, who had heard the news of his coming, were in the depor, and vainly endeavored to get a glitupse of the Presi. dent elect. A few cheers were thdwiged in, but he was deaf apparently to them, being probably at that time basily en insecoring the tmodionm of Bleep that sleeping cars ‘arford, General Grant re~ turns from Poston on Friday by way of Providence. He went dast might by. way of Mertford and Springield. NEW ENGLAND TEMPERANCE CONVENTION: A Ex-Giovernor y Law Recow- Speeches by Senntor W chingham—A Prohibit: mended for New Englund. Boston, Dee. 2, 1868. The New England Chrtetian Temperance Conven- tion met in thie city to-day aad Was very largely at- tended hy people from qbroad. Hon. Henry Wilson wito appointed temporary chairman, made a iwngthy speech, reforming ia bite ter terms to the wording of the license law. At the tegular election ex-Governor buckingham, of Connecticut, was ejected as permanent chaietnan of the Conveation. He spoke at sum hgth upon the work whieh the tetiperance men have to do ha New Engtand. He was succeeded by Kev. J, 1% Foi ev. Dr, Blagded, Rev. Edwin Thotapson, ev. Mr. James, Key. a Tompkins, Rev, ene javen, D. D., Kev. J.B. Pant, Kev. Dr. Clark atid Rev. J. M. Manning, Aji (he speakera were tu favor ‘of attempting a restoration of & prolibitory aw a those States where it bad been set aside, wad Wwe adoption of it tm others. Melodeon was crowded daring the wrote se+ #10n, and Considerabie ensiusiasia provateuds A », Meld ie Vveniug sexgion of the Couvent the P Street church, speeches were Mitac Dr. Chickering, Ge not Buckingiay aout Rev. FB. W. Kirk aud Rev. or, Minor, AML eeches pointed directiy to the te-enochnent Of the prowibitory law, god nearly ai) Lhe syeakers te lieved that no other cures could ve persoad bul the one ring inte force Syoite the law oF two years ago Here Was a Latte teaee and very strong fic icatlous Haat be st uh be | roushty ayotated and Lronges bet eWORE Le Jature Dear tue Openiia af Lhe ae