The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1868, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HER ALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. eoutriz of James H, Ransovelt, dereaset, The Roose vel Hospital and Ochers,—VYhia old matter came be- fore this court yesterday in anew form, it will be remembered that in 1563 Jamea I, Roosevelt died in this etty leaving a will by which Juua A. Boardman was made his executrix, and appomting the defend- ants, includmg the New York Hospital, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the New York Eye In- firmary, the Demilt Dispensary and the New York institution for the Bild residuary legatees in trast, and Jeaving all his real estate, supject to certain annuities, to his executors In trust, to be applied to the use of his nephew, James ©. Roosevelt Brown, for his lite only, or at lis death to bis lawful issue if any, and if pone, the samie and pay the provecds thereof to his rest auary I in trust toward the endowment of a ital tor the sick and diseased, ‘ihe greater part of his personal property ho devised solely to The institutions above named, with the exception of ‘about $190,000, ‘The personal property alone 18 claimed to amount to about $500,000. ‘The testator. also directed his trustees prompily to apply to the Legislature of this State for proper acts to Ingorporate, secure and ee sald hospital, In Jandary, 1864, James . Roosevelt brown died, leaving no issue cr next of kl and appointing this plainti his executor, Ia February, ich, one month after his death, an act was passed by the Legislature of this State incor- poraung the Kooseveit Hospital. ‘This suit is brought to set aside the trust on the ground that the trastecs are not parties who can hold the property, the devise being void by reason of the uncertainty of the beneficiaries who may or may not be all the sick and diseased persoas in the world, and further, that the giit is made to nine per- sous, m tieir oflicial capacities, and their successors in perpetuity, and indeUnitely suspends the power oj ulionation of the real estate and ownerslup of the persona property; that this suspension is made for a period not depending upon the life of two persons in being; and lastly, taat under tae statutes of this Siate # dovise for the putpose of creating a cerpora- tow or for the beneiit of u corporation not having at tlic tine avy existance, ts vold. The case came up for tPial betore this court, but counsel, at the of Is opening address, requested an adjoarmn- inect uDUl to-morrow Im consequence of the atmos- phere of thé aparunent being iupregnated with gas fo Such an éxtent as to be alinost intolerable, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Issuing of n Freuduleut Bord. Before Conint sioner Osvorn. Cnited Siates vs. Julian Kvopp.—The defendant was charged with causing and procuring to be made and Issued @certain false and fraudulent bond tor the purpose of carrying on business without paying {he internal fevenue (ux. ‘he case has been on ior severa: days through postponemeuts and adjourn- ments moved for on behalf of the defeudant. Yes- terday morning counsei appeared aud waived an ex- amination, and the defendaut was committed for wrial m default of $5,000 ball. NEW YORK CITY UNITED STATES BISTAICT COURT. The Watson & Crary Distillery Case--Close ef Argument by Counsel='Tie Case te be Given te the Jury This Morning. Before Judge Blatchford, ‘The United States vs. The Rectifying DistiNery V7, 113 and 1%5 Chrislopher Strect,—The trial of this case, which stood adjourned from Friday evening to Monday morning, but was further adjourned to yes- terday morving ia consequence of the death of Judge Robertson, of the Superior Court, was re- sumed, There was a large attendance of interested spectators in court, whe remained thronghout the day. @ ADDRESS OF COUNSEL. Mr. Henry L. Clinton, one of the counsel for the defence, proceeded to address the jury on pebalt of the clumants. He reviewed at very grent length the testimony given by the various witnesses for the ution, characterizing the motives and the manuer of giving that testimony in very severe lan- guage and denunciatory of the parties individually. ‘He pressed upon the attention of the jury the salient points of that testimony, pointing out what he claimed to be inaccuracies, discrepancies in that of each of the witnesses in their direct and cross-exa nations and the contradictions therein when ¢ trasted with the testimony of otler — wii- hhesses on the same points, though testifying on the seme side, He ask the ieey to scan the evidence and to ask thems why e superhuman efforts, made at all hazards, to convict These men of fraud, not on the ground that trad had beea actuatly committed, but turough the ten thousand technicalities that exist ali over the statute, On these technicalities tae goveramen t offi ciais here seek to impale tie defendants. ‘These gen- ; emen have not only been proven not gulity of fraud n upon the testimony of the witnesses, but they have ‘Deen proved to be entirely free fro: fraud, it may ‘be alleged against us that the defeace has not put forward einer Mr. Watsou or Mr. Crary, the principals m the cus The reason of 13 was to be seen the simple fact that Mr. Watson very rarely went to the p and ‘at Mr. Crary merely stopped there for a few mo- iments of a moruing on his way to ts office down town to take up the papers and documents of the ‘previous day's business. Neither of the claimants, therefore, could give any evidence of importance In the case, aud therefore they had to depend upon the disinterested testimony of the persons in their em- 3 ploy, and who were on the premises ali the time und knew everything of the bysiness transacied there, Jf the deience had put forwar Mr, Crary the District Attoraey wou! pon genticiacn, to discard their testimony as interested ‘Lhe defendant was then brought up for examina- parties, aud therefore it is tuat we have been anx- | tion on a charge of conspiring to defraud the United nae submit this case to you altogether on its | stares out of tue tax on to >, lie carrying on tie business of a tobacco dealer. The defendant in this ave bail in $3,000 to appear for examiuation ouday next. Alleged Running O91 With a Schooner, The United Staies vs. Jacob Lanson and Burrul.—The detendants are charged with obstract- ing and impeding public justice by ranning of wiih the schooner A. Ff, Thompson while she was held under attachment by # process isaued from the United states District Court. Tae particulars of the e have vecn fully reported in the HeRALD. The government not being prepared to go on with an Xuintiniiion the case stands adjourned till Tuesday Mr. Clinton, at the close of iis address, which oc- cup:ed over Uiree hours in delivery, said:—i appeal to you, gentiemen, to do justice to these claimants. Aappeai to you to render verdict in accordance md with the facts oj the case, T kaow cnuon have every advantage, because q Uney can just address thejury. The prostcuuon may pervert the tesumony—inay preseut 1 witairiy—inay present portions of it here and there, disjointed, detached, and thus strive to Jeave a false impression on your minds. | ask you, gentlemen, if you ever tried a case pursued with suck pertinucity ‘on the part of the prosecution—a case which | aim confident must resuit in the triampiant vindication of the parties sought to be charged with 2 culpable, 4 if not a criminal, olfeace? This is one of those cxses an which any of you, genticmer, or any person, ts liable to be stricken down—or assuiled, ai least—us these Glaimants are assailed ‘and sought to be stricken down. 1 ask you to ‘Buy, gentlemen, whether these men shall be ‘stricken down or not, their character destroyed and wacrificed, not because they counnitted an error, Dut because Congress 80 worded a statute that it is wuseeptibie of every different construction that may ‘be put upon it, and can be brought io punish even the Very men who have been most honestly determined to abide by the law in all its provisions? Wiil ju punish these men for viguance in observ- pe of the law and for exercising every recantion to avoid its slightest imfraction’? { they ure stricken down it will be because they have been vigilant, prompt and auxious to fultil ail the requirements oi the iaw. if strixen down it will hot be because they have violated any iaw, but they Bhall be rade the victims of the miserabie techni- Welsh. —! a calities of tue law, owing to the blunders of Congress 5 jc lo iia Mesa code SA an Sy ou be in framing the statute. Lask you, therefore, so far | Welsh, alias Fanny Wright, who killed ofticer Robert BS the tuerits of tis case are concerned, and so far | McChesney, on the night of October 19, 1867, at the @8 it stall be left to your decision by the rul- | corner of Canal and Mercer streets t : I ‘ 3, by stabbing hii jogs of the Court, 1 ask you tO vindicate | in the neck with a penkulle, was brought beiore this triuuphantly these parties because they are | court for tial. It will be remembered shat right. 1 sak you if they were guilty of any iatention tried last spring and convicted and gente of fraud tn gliis matter would Uiey have come boldly imprisoumeut for life, An appeal was taken by her Wofore a jury aud courted and demanded a iegai iN- | counsei, John J. Townsend, trim the judguent on a Vvestigauion beiore a court and jury of their fellow | writ of error and & new trialordercd, ‘She had at citizens? if they had been guilty of any dereliction tine commenced the execulion of Her senteace lamically or otherw tse, would they be Sin Yesterday she entered @ pica of guiiy 0 1 the case as they huve defende wlter in the fourth degree. ‘fhe Court and challenge the government to the issue here accepted Une plea and sentenced her to imprisun- “tempted—of ixing fraud upon them’? Would th nt lor ond year in the Penitenuary. not rather have yielded t the prosecationy Did nae COUNT OF CORMON PLEAS. tuey look like dishonest men?’ Could you, from all ‘The evidence adduced on the part of tae prosecution, Trade Marks Litigation, Before Judge Barrett. put your finger upon anything they lave done de: Town vs, Stelson and Ofher's,—This is a Tshy case, Fogatory to honest, uptight, honorable, business men? You, geutiewen, are all involving the well Known jaw of trade murks. ‘Tne plalauif clalins that he discovered in July last a new 21 {8 not proper that I should say any Uhing outs! the case; but after you have rendered your verdict mode oi preparing salt codfish by depriving it of moistwe and rendering it in a fleecy state suita- aud goue out frou this court, and mingled wita your Tellow citizens, L ask i to go among the aner- chants and the buasines# meu, mixing in the ble for use in any climate after any leugih of Ume; he had ¢ this new prepe on “Desiceated iat it was known by such name in © on (SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Erie Rumpus—Another Order. Beiore Judge Cardozo. Beimont vs. The Erie Railway Company et dl— Yesterday this Court granted an order, on plaintiti’s application, appointing Gratz Nathan referee, to tase compulsory exammation of Alexander 5. viven, ‘he tesuinony to be used on the motions wow pendtig, ao COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. The Marder ef Officer McChesney—“Vaony Wright” Sent to the Penitentiary ior One Yeur. Before Judge Sutherland. onorable circles of business, and ask of these men, who wiry, aid do they believe thal maid be guilty of the charge here alleged But | appeat now tv go outside cou- keep mys ctly within the limits is and having no feeling mar and by the public geueraiiy;that he : my duties my clients a buile up & lange business in bis commodity, ana with ad with all the 1 he Was tne fest to compaynd the words Thave noi any ated-Cod-Fisl” to " iniroduee an rs of the go’ 1 under that name in the market. comme verely on t lestimony, because | wat the defendants within the last few Would be recreant to my duty and to wach 1 oduced into the market aud Wee sell- futl to have commented on that testimony as it © quantities of an inferior preparatioa aud liug the same under ite Name o1 *Desiceated Vodtish,’? 1 Lis The plalntir pro- ¢ deieadants from dsing the woras “Desiceated Vouiisi,” and the deien- dants how moved to dischurge the same upon the ground that there could be go trade mark or rigut 2, aud, therefore, Jants had the sane right to use the niiewen, to look at this case tuat idence zone tirongh the ni ehould prod the case, ‘They have ordeal jally, and i aak une | . of your verdict to do them justice, as you ainuitf. ‘cae Court reserved iia de- ao otuerwise, wiihout, as | respectfuliy submit, ri Gilbert for doser nia; 4. ming connter to the law, aud counter to the pi ciples of equisy and justice. I ask you to rend prompuly and immediately a verdict for Wiese claimants. fur. Courtney, United States District Attorney, im his openiug remarks, vindicated the character of rosecution, which, he said, had stively attacked by the coun- Re who had just png LY iphone and a. matter of tue estate of the late David Pavulio, who "his was, however, an alternative that prosecuting sia pbs tar viineseed, who come lorward in discharge of omicial | died intesmte, came up in its ee aud pubie duties and in conformity with theiroaths | calendar of the Surrogate’s Court. Previous to th ‘of office, always ot ytd ve to ihe = time the case had been taken into the Supreme with tue Jury Would be wheter or not this prop- | ¢, shee ee ee ettctophce ctreeeegs | Court on a motion by the Public Admtnisirator for a lc tO condemnation, because certain artt- | peremptory mandamus te issue, directing the Sur- and property found on tese preml- | pogate to grant letters of administration on the Feien at” “naving pad nach “ix, “and | estaie to the Public Aduunistrator. ‘The motion was ore with intent toevade thegayment of the | argued before Judge Cardozo, at Chanibers. The 8 Was the ‘Ofy question to be disposed of } motion was not decided at the time, and pending the decision of Judge Cardozo, tue matier on the surrogaie’s calendar was posiponcd nnul the January term of this court. ‘Yesterday morning the writ of peremptory manda- Tus Was issued aud served on the Surrogate and at the same tie @ petition Was received by tue Surro- gate irom Helen P. S. Mitchell, asking that letiers of aduatnistration be granted her. tn regard to the matter Surrogate Tucker addressing those present SURROGATE’S COURT. ‘The Patulio Kstate—Praoceedings Before Sure rogate TuckerConflict of Authority, During the early part of the present mouth the fax. Dy the jury. It was not because the property was claimed by Watson & Crary—fat had notumg to do wit (uo case, ‘The onnyortyarden of proof is upon fhore parties to show that the tax was paid upow Riese , Wien led to the prosecution in this which were found tn other than a bonded The jury was bound, counsel contended, or a Verdict for the prosecation, because une ith section—the section under whieh #pirtte were seized, being on premises othet | gaid:— 1 bonded Warehouse—the burden of proof les 1am now served with # peremptory mandamus with the claimants to show that the tax was paid, the Supreme Court commanding ‘me fortuwitne Counsel tien proceeded to review the more impor | yo jasme letiers of adininistration un tie yoods, chat Aout points of the testimony, submitting them seri- | (ois and credits of this iutestate to the pubie ad- onus the light of the prosecution to te jury and | piniscrgior. Sumultaneonsiy with the service of @oumenting op the evidence a8 he went along, | this wrifthe petition of lieien P, Ss. Mitchell, asking duking the witnesses in the order of the significance | jor administration (0 be granted to her, nas been Did iinportance of their testimony. Counsel coin- | presented and flied with the Surrogate, This pett- mucnted on the absence of the Claimants a8 WIt- | toner sets forth that she 18 4 resident Of this city giceses, When, be claitned, their testimony must have | and is a niece of the mtestate; tiat (ne investace left thé exact state of the ease to the jury. rviving two nephews and this peuagner, his nace from the witness stand mast certainly | giece as atoresuid, and aiso left deseendants of two operate on the ininds of the jury against them. The | otior nieces, Who are deceased, ane that these are Jawon this peint, counsel said, was that when | the only next of Kin, ‘This peutioncr aiso presents is testunony Whicd | pri dies a written menuneiation of Whe sdmimistra- fain of the cave and | tion, executed by the said two nephews, by ir at a it court and jury are at | iorney in fact, and duly proven. ‘ibey are noa-rest- ) presume it would have, ff produced, ope- vorably to his case. This was the law, must be guided by it, The cuse, niinued the counsel, ¢ @ most the jury. were t linhities, it dent alleus, however, aud tis renunciation was needed to strengthen her cause. 1b is very rent, therefore, that the Surrogate tiust eithe ne Court's Weib Of mated Kevised Statutes, ‘the Ke 7, art, 2 tie 2, chap. 6, pai y act of 1867 (seesion Jaws, Cusp, pay 7) provides 8 follows:—"AdmnIMISTr Ak ‘euse oF intestacy sil be granted to the relatives of eased WHO Would ve eniitied to facceed to his personal Ww they or any of then Will secept in the following orde First, to iis widow; second, to his chidsen; third fatter; iourth, to the mother; sfth, to te y cheat the goveroment and cannot ' ind that whieh they have cheated the f vornment of; you must aetermine whether the tot hall or #hall not be paid, w hegner frauds sail | jy aixth, co the sis! th, to tie grand. fot run paat im our t. It depends | oy eighth, to any other next of kin, who Upon you the financial credit of the country | woind ve entiied to share in the distribntion of the Bball be ; Whether that Kystem under witen ‘ow York the Public Admatpls- a since the war broke out up to oventnally end in destracwon, al property, but ta the destruc jon of the ‘astitutions of the country themselves. 7 are to vay whether these robberies shall be gilowed to coutinue or wheiner you shall lay the #trong hand of your condemnation upon men who conspire ty vuln the country and who succeed ip priabing you while enriching themselves. t the close of counel’s address the court adjourned Gil this morning. noe, after the nextof Kin, Now 18 wat questionapie that this nicce is entitled to the ad- muntiswation, and that toe Public Adrminiatrator, in presence of her application, has vo standing what ever in court. Aw | precluded trom ooeying the jaw end granting letters to her by this mandanus by which | am commanded to grant them to the Pubiio Administrator? In answer to this I may re- mark that i can be safely ussumed the Supreme Court, juld never have istued itt Writ-Os least would tever lave made i peremplory—had it trator over creditors and ll other p or shall hove prete UPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM, known Whut the Surrogate Knewo! this case, Which , : hice Was immediately before him. it certainly would not Huo Woovevelt WH! Case Agntumsiatt to set | have placed itself in the attitude of tneiating upon Aside the Bequests. the bestowal of these letiers upon the Public Ad- ministrator, had it been edvisea that there were represen auives of the Pert ‘of tie deceased in tis city, invending to apply for letvors as soon a4 practi- cabo, Mad tt been so edviKed, | do vot doubt it Before Judge lagrahav. Chavis D. Burritt, Brecwor of Jones ¢. Rowe: welt Brown, depeased, WA Julia M. Boardman, Be- then to sell | | would have conenrred with the Surrogate that the policy of one law is hot to entrust private property to the Gare of pubite officers and Strangers, where ore are those Who ave abie and desirous to take i ; Tums. ‘The maadamiis betore thout the suspleion that aay Ki Information of this nature indeed would not be likely to reach Judges of the | Supreme Court as sooh us it would reach @ Sarro- | Bute, whose special and constant business it ia to | oversee and direct the care of estates and familiar- ize Litascit with the aduirs of deccased persons. in » fact, ine Supreme Court in this matter has, of course, ueted solely oy the relation and representation of | the Pablic Administrator, and that funetionary, Who | #8 a LUilgant before me in this matter, ee | took no especial pains to find the nex or wo inform the court of their existens Had the Supreme Court possessed the Surrogate’s infor- ‘nation, it would scarcely have endeavored to as- sume the Surrogate’s duties by ordering letters of adininistration to be issued, and it would not, of course, have assumed the position of commen tae Surrogate under its solewn seal. and with this potential writ, which now lics before me, to ignore the plain provisions of the law, There is no alterna. tive for me but to obey the statute at the risk of appearing to treat the writ with disrespect, Letters of administration must be granted and issue to Helen 15, Mitehel!, niece and next of kit of the in- testate, and not to the public administrator, The giandamus will be filed with Utis order in the Surro- galo’s office, R, D, Livingstone for the Public Administrator; B. (ialbraith for the petitiouer, Mrs, Mitcieil, COURT OF GEREYAL SESSIONS, Before Judge Russel, The Theatrical Dinmond Case—Acquittal of the Accuscd=A Cuse of Arsou, The trial of George F, Hemming, charged with stealing @ set of diamond earrings from Mis. Bevins, was concluded yesterday. Mr. Barnard, the pawnbroker, produced his book, which showed that oa the 17th of November Hem- ming pawned a watch and chain, upon which he recelved fifty dollars. tt was admitted that this watch belonged to Mrs, Bevins, and it was pledged nearly a month subsequent to the alleged larceny. Mrs. Bovins was recalled by the Assistant District Attorney to correct her testimony of yesterday. it Was on the 20th of October that her little girl told her that the earrings were taken. Dr, Kennedy was called aud said that about the 20ui of CeLober he commenced to visit Airs, Bevins, at No. ¢ Fourth street, a number of umes, and a Lous Ne si Hemanag in the same rvom. we sai he had subpccaned other wil- ne Who (aied to arrive, bot he was satisiied that ury were macy toat had existed betw . Bevins and the ¢ then commented in seatling and upon the testimony of Mrs. Bevins, and after an luipartial charge by the Court the fury rendered srdict of not guilty. Joseph Roli was \jointly indicted with Frei- erick Kaden, charged With “arson in tue Hirst degree. ‘The prisoner was a young German, and, not having counsel, the Court assigned Judge Stuart to defead him. ‘Three witnesses for the prosecution testtiled that about midnight on the 26th of Nov jager beer saloon at the coruer of Fiftieth su Ninth avenue was ilred, and officer Melougllin de- tatled a confeasion made by the accused, who said Baden oftered to give him $200 to set fire to the Pp ‘Tue prisoner bought three quarts of kero- sone oll, and after sapurating kindling wood and the counter with it, lit a mateh, locked the door and returned to 2 batt whieh he went to early In the ning with Badeu. During the process of the jal Judge Stuart had @ nuthber of :aterviews with the prisoner and endeavored to indace hin to piead guilty Wo aw minor degree of arson, At lasi he suc. ceded in getting the prisoner to plead guiity to arsou in the third degree. He was remanded’ tor sentence iH the trial of the other man takes place, COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Darkies in Trouble—Rattle of Amnzons. Before Judges Dowling aud Kel There was quite a heavy calendar at the Tombs Special Sessions yesterday, and an unusually large audience of crimloals and witnesses kept the oftl- cials of the court busy from the opening until ad- journment, A large deputation of citizeus of every shade and of both sexes occupied seats im the court, while the lock-up on the leit of the bench glistened with the ivories of gentlemen of color, who seemed.to regard the proceedings us a big joke on the part of the white folks, WHAT A GLASS OF LAGER DID. Mrs. Eliza Thompson, a very old woman, accused Catharine Feeney, a little girl, of stealmg $18 76 Irom her pocketbook, bat it having transpired that the old lady Was so iuddled with beer on the nigit of the robbery of her Wallet that she might as wel: have swallowed the greenbacks in her jager, and no wit- ness being present to testify against Catharme, the ease Was very mach mixed. ‘Tiere was quite a host of determincd-iooking feimale witnesses tor the de- fendant, Mrs. Margaret Dunn being called upon for ber story, jumped nimbiy into the witnets box, aud eyeing the Judge from anderneath a headdress which was & cross bebween a porkpie nat aud a saucepan, thus begau:— “We war aittin’, me an’ Mrs. Thompson, in the room, an’, ses sie, ‘Mrs. Dunn,’ ses sag ‘Will ye ate @ piece of cake ? ses she; and ses I, ‘i will, an’ a glass of beer, Uf it 18 convanieni,’ says 1, With that she out with the lager and we drank a glass-av it.” Judge Kelly (interrapting)—A glass, Mrs. Dann! pida’t you get drank with the old woman? . “Get drunk, t¢ t? Oh, mercy me! mercy me ! hear till him, wili yer? and Mrs. Dunn threw up her ids in astoniviment and indignation at the slan- ‘Me, indeed !” said Mrs. Donn, fdenttalls the clerk before leaving the stand at the close of ber lucid explanation of the tremendous domestic event recorded, “Me, indeed Kate was told to go home and avoid the can- taukerous old party for the futare, TYRER GENTLEMEN OF COLOR, James Johnson, Jobn Martin and George Wil- kiams—yellow, brown aad black respectively-—-were requested to approach the stand by Mr. kK ‘ho entertained the idea that aed at “much monies” disa 3 visit of these gentlemen to his estab! expression on the stuning face and, of tourse, immocent darkies was such es to an observer to expect them to begin 8 aging, u la Bryants’ Minstrels, the touching hyn ‘There was three erow® 4at on a treey As black as any erows could be. ‘They began to realize a due seuse of their position, however, When, in the course of the evider sitghé inconsistencies mm ther conduct on the occesion re- terred to by Mr. Rosenthal began to be developed” The Judge put on ao oficial frown and matiers looked serious. A dark cloud of witnesses appeared ta the background ready for the defence, bui Judge Kelly could not see thas the charge was sustained by the complainant and their services were not re- quired, The three innecents were pronomne- ed not guilty ef taking that particular coat, and prepared to depart. — Another complainant, however, presented himself, who thougut that the colored gentiemen had helped them- selves to two of his coats, and there was conse- queatly more swearing, explanations and a snort of indignant denial from the darkest darkey of the three. The fact was proved that certain colored gentiomen waiked off with thé coats tn question, but it Was not so clear that the prisoners were the par- ties. They were consequently told to go, which taey did without waiting to tx the order of their going. Mr, Johnson kicking up his heels like a festive: tut before retiring. DOMESTIC FELICITY. Mrs. Kane appeared as complainant against her huktband, who heat her regalarly every tine le got drunk, and he got drank nee every Week. She seemed to be sorry for hav 7 oe poxpi aint against the man, and begged his reimtea, “This is Cheistinas tre, your Honor, anid so let him off Unis tin pleaded the poor wom: Judge Kelly—if he beats every tin gota drank and gets drunk weekly he’ll sarely beat you on Christmas Day, so Vil enable You to enjoy a qaiet vine ou Chrstays. Your husband goes to prison for ten days. Kane was accordingty marched off to the rerions below to beat his own breast, in the absoace of bis betier hail, until after the holidays A FREE FIGHT, Margaret Snow, a miserable female, whos oad was wrapped with an infinity of shawls, ano whe liad lost m @ recent engagement the tai board se of ner chignon and was wise badly daine.s pe pared Lo complain against Mary Goitee, sil My Wallace and Mary Duty, three determines took- ing but well-dressed women. It @ppeared that Mrs. Snow was overcome by & power- ful weakness,” which, singular to vy, had the iect of waking her reternantrally strong and wartike, and Mis. Wallnee’s sts rn-law (who was in this case as mytateal as Mrs. ‘boris, of refreshing memory, never appearing, althanch sre qu Juded (o by witness), Mary Cofiee, wad the 1 Hace avd Durty got nervous and ¢ nphoard, the course Of Convers: at a decid and i appeare " opinion exisied in the minds af the ladies o Snow's moral cherscler sud general wi n los, Cals, blows and hi of who may be 9 tollet Of ot sua, whose t death, Wal a wondertil resins rection & ated La song, appeared pro. 7 the call of uit, “What do you kaow about this affait, Mra, Finn. wane asked vb i What de ih Why, We yore tu so PRnOW ty about tat all acots mgerti-iat 4s (4 carried to the man that Kem (iat £WO p60 ago last Michaelmas, avd we wor convargia’; When hrs. ‘So and So ups and tells Mrs, Snow that she's no: Watlace aud calls her a great lot of bad n and there was & big rociion, an’ bate few snd i tuey cimehed and bate ber inte ber own front fave, Mrs. Fhinigan would, doubtless, bave con Withont stop OF pause of any sort, to reson i cee of the batiie had mot Judge Kelly at the flood of talk poured ia upon peremptorily to shui up. “arral, Won't you hear me © exclaitved Mra, Finnigan; “1 went atid told her nusbaed thet aus wite was kilt.’ “That will do,” said the ie. Other witnesses Were called to prove the rsvenit, ead Sirs. Coifee, tre leader of the BiotiMing valty. | | Z | to draw his | | | one {| was fined five dollars, and the other two Amazons two dotiars each A of assault on a@ policeman, which turned ve a shooting of # citizen by ocer barbaiet, » Twenty-oigiith proeinet, on very sligitt provo- cation, and ‘some Heht eases of larceny being, dia posed of the court adjourned, ‘ THIS DAY. ume COULT—SPECIAL TERM.-—Nos, 159, 213, A44tg, ud, 2H, 225g, 227, 225, 229, |. 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, ReME COURT—CHAMBSRS.—Nos, 7, 15, 32, 51, 64, 69, 83, OL, 98, LOO, 101, 102, 106, 142, 113, 115, 116, AN 15, 128, 183, 143, 144, 148, 149, 15%, 157, 161, a7 DMMON PLEAS TRIAL TerM.—Part 1—Nos, 789, 14833, 1549, LLM, 1877, 1439, 1946, 1282, 796, 1555," 1 1559, 1561, 1663, 1569, Part 2—Nog, 431, 1483, 857, 85%, ay. 1635, 1828, 1611, 854, 1570, L671, 1672, 1090, 104, 1127, 3, 950, 1039, 1043, 105 Joss; 1159, 1161, 1162, 110%, CITY WTELLIGENCE. Tne WEATHER YESTSRDAY.—The following record wilishow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnuvs pharmacy, Heeavp Buliding, Broadway, corner of Ann street:— out oft Average temperature ” ENTERTAINMENT TO THE Mayor ELEC Augustus Brown gave an entertainment last even- vat his residence in Fifth avenue to the Mayor A. Oakey Hall, iGGuka GeMs.”—The sale of the “Ruggles ’ will take place this evening at the Leeds Art Broadway, and not at Miner & Barker's Gal- published in yesterday’s papers, ok Driver Hurt.—Patrick Mahon, a truck , Monday evening came in contact with a stage with his veliicle and was slightiy hurt, He was taken home, Fen. rbom a Can,—Adrian James, seventy years of age, fell yesterday from @ Third avenue car, near Ninotieth street, and was slightly cut wpon the bead, lie was conveyed to his home in Best Morrisanta, Wick OF The ScoTLAND.—The bow of this wreck was successfully blown up yeaverday by the Neptune pmariue Company, under the supervision of Gen- erai liayea. No part of the wreck eXcept the stera post is now visible above water, i —Professor Morales, of the College of the City of New York, was serenaded by the students of the higher classes on Thursday evening last, at his residence tn Fifty-third street. After a fine serenade the Professor made a short speech thank- ing the students, alter which they quietly dispersed, MYSTERIOUS CUTTENG.—Abont one o'clock yester- day morning George Whiffen, a sailor, forty years of uye, while standing in front of No, 95 James street, was attacked by an unknown man, to whom he had not given the slightest provocation, and was so severely cat upon the chin that he was taken to the Fourth precinct station house, where his wound was dressed. ‘The assailant escaped, ABANDONED PRorERTY.—At a late hour Monday evening detective Connor, of the Seventh precinct, found two bales of ground dyewood lying In Soutt street without a claimant. It was presumed that the bales were stolen property abandoned by the thieves from fright, and they were removed to the Madison street station house to await the appear- unce of the owner. INJURED BY FALLING BEAMS.—About ten o'clock yesterday morning Patrick Brady, of No. 214 Weat Twenty-seventh street, was severely hurt while at work in the cellar of a new building, No, 13 Baxter street, by a beam fallin; pou him. At about the same four Thomas Me! & cooper, was badly hart by being hit by a ti which fell through the hatchway of No. 130 Cedar street. The injwed men Were sent to their homes. Boarp o¢ Excisk.—The Board of Excise held tts regular meeting yesterday, at which were present Commissioners Bosworth, Manierre, Brennan, Stone and Lincoin, There were seventeen cases on the caleudar, & number of which were adjourned for fare ther hearing. Forty-one new licenses were granted,, and those of Frederick Vressing, No. 16 Sullivan street, and Michael Conway, No. Water street, were revoked, Tun New Jepce ow Tur Superior Court.—Gov- ernor Fenton has appointed Freeman J. Fithian Judge of the Superior Court of thts city to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Judge Robertson. Mr. Fithian was recently the republican candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court of this disirict, and ix a lawyer ofubility, sagactty and experienc By the terms of the constitution the election for the place will be held in November, 1869, Masonic.—Raymond Lodge, No. 644, F. and A. M., uamed in honor of the Grand Lecturer, R. W. George H. Raymond, held their annual election on the 17th instant, on which occasion Worshipful Brother Joun Hi, McKay was elected Master; Worshipfal Brother 5. W. E. Beckner, jor Warden; Brother tarry Be Snow, Janior Warden; Brother Frank Wiliard, Trea- surer: Brother Charles E. Mac retary, and Brothers Join McKenzie, Henry J. Conway aud George W. MeAlear, Trustees. A Demoraizep Daivin.—Monday evening oficer Hunt, of the Third precinct, found stage No, 115 of the* Fourth avenue ii standing in front of St. Paul’s church, Broadway, deserted by the driver. Taking charge of the abandoned vehicle, and mak- ing the requisite tmaquiries, t otticer found that shortly before ie came “ the ¢ had ron over a rs. Fitzsimmons, who had be lightly mjured, and that the driver, being fearful of the con quences of his carelessness, had takeu to Might. The jady had been removed to Hudaut’s drag store, ib the Hensp building, and, her huris having been at- tended to, had goue home before tie arrival of the oticer, The driver bas net yet been arrested. Fanmeks’ CLve.—At a meeting of this club yes- terday afternoon, President Ely in the chair, the proceedings were opened by a discussion ou the relative fertility of Tennessee with the neighboring States, Mr. Whitney then spoke on tite subject of hop(\ raising. Mr. Carpenter described the frauds ee a vy apple speculators, referring particu- jariy to the placing of large apples near the top of the barrel and poor ones under. He said that with the April moon, when the buds begin to Mil, the worms leave the earth and go up the trees. A Cen- tal Park ficeman produced a pasteboard box containing speeimen cocoons contahing ecm of the various species of worms which destroy the foliage of the Park. Mr. Todd spoke on the best manner of preparing the soli for the pianti of trait trees. Specimens of apples from trecx 100 years old were presented, Which were said to.be of a very superior quaitty. A report was read showing that the great wine: pro- ducing localities are to be found south of the Poto- mac among the slopes of the Hue Riage. Mivon Lyquests.—Coroner Keenan held an in- quest yeaterday over the remains of an unknown man, who fell dead m Chambers street on Monday night. Deceased was forty-five years of age, and death was ascertained to nave resulted from natural cans. Coroner Flynn held an inquest yesterday, at 129 Greenwich street, over the body of Erne t &. Threins, a German agea thirty-eight, who died suddenly there from pulmonary hemorrhage. The deceased ‘Was once a very wealthy man. Coroner Keenan was yesterday notified of the snd- den death of Maury Johns, a German woman aged Torty, who died ino fit at 36 Bethune strect. An unknown colored woman, about thirty years of age, while washing clothes at No. § K street a dead before the washtub yesterday morning. Daoiet Hanning aged Oty, fell overboard at the dumping dock at the foot of Vesey street and was drowned. Temains were afterwards recov- ered and Coroner Rollins notified, Boaap or ALveRMEN.—-This Board met yesterday Afiernoon, pursuant to adjournmeut,gwith the Presi- dent, Alderman Coman, im the chair, A large num- ber of papers were introduced and lad over ander the rae, amoug others a resolution doaating 45,000 to the Ladies’ Union Ald Society end directing the Comptroler to incinde that item 1a his bud ret for ‘ser. A resointion was adopted directing the Comp. trol to draw his warrant in favor of Joon Honghtalin for $428 = for amounts D by him as clerk of arcears for det. the year 1866. A number of strecis in tue Ueper portion of the ¢Cliy are Ww be paved wita ent, and yas maing ere also to be laud iM several other streota, according tv resolutions paased by the Uoard. Donstions to pay assessments were muvie to the Onton Keformed ciureh of Sixty st. Jovepi’s charch and Third Universatist ue Clerk of the’ Comamon Council wae appoint an engrossing clerk. A res Ned up which direeted the Comptrot! ‘arrant ia favor of the Katekerbor lation we er Jee Company for $805, as recompense for Lue loss of Ww by fi tw horses said to have been killer Ling Into a hale ort injered by the insecure condition oO a orcion of the roadway in Chariton aire Aiverman Norton oope the resolution, and ted that he did not kaow of aay hole or bresk in te rondway ya Charilon street by which horses couid be faiatly jajared. ‘The resolbiion Was not atoplod, sod the Board, aftor disposing of a little Curtaer untinportant Wusiness, aujourned to Mieet again on Thuriiay, at wwe MM. POLITE INPELLIGHICE. LAROUSY FLOM THE PARSON. —Mr. Patrick O'Keofe, of No. 18 "ridge street, had bis vest pocket picked of a valuebie silver wateh on tie 10th ist, and on his making some inquiry tn the matter ascertained from Dennis Mebarron, Of No. 63 dames ptroct, tuat he bad #oen one David Tucker, axed seventeen, o Wve Of New York, and resigling at No. 10 Koose- natl velt atrest, tako the watch from the pocket where tie OWDeCe Cactiod Wt. Tucker Was run Wo owrlit yor. sti day. The m it was Gr in Unis ki tion. scar) dames * a trave would, in all probabil, yeeterdi terday by the Fourth ward police, and on his being ure Justice Dowling ab the Lotubs Le was in Gofaalt of $1,090 bail, CRveLry To Horses AN® FowLS,—George W. Sher- wool, a dealer in fowls at the markets, was yesterday arraigne! before Justice Dowling, ab the Toms, on a charge of having caused numbar of fowls to be ed and conveyed in erates in go crue! rthat the creatares could not stand ere Aitth section of the act tor the more edeetual prevention of cracily to animals, The accused was held Jor trial, Natph and Henry M. Austin were also arraigned be- fore the same magistrate on a@ charge Griven Giseased and enfeebied horses to ex Wagons under their care, As the otenes was cl proven (ic prisoners were remanded for trial Arrenur? 4? BusGLAny.—Thomas Keiley, Robert Moit and Robert Conroy appeared before Justice Shandiey, at the Essex Market Police Court, yester- with attempting to break into the store and dwoliing of Joseph Geschwind, No. 66 Delancey street, Onicer Mullen, of the ‘Tenth pre- Cluct, saw the prisoners lurking about the above mentioned premises abont one A.M. on Monday morning, and suspecting their design he procured the assistance of another officer and arrested them, Conroy had a “hams”? io his examining the premises it was dl atécinpt had been imade to force open one of the rear The dents on the wooden suutiers cor- respond oxaetly with the size and shape of tie m- strumenat found in Conrey’s possession. Mott pleaded not guilty. toxicated when arrested and did hot know what he had been doing. Tuk ALLEGED DIAMOND PIN: RoptERy.—Charles White, arrested Monday ev. the Fighth precinct, Kobinson, No, 747 Greenwich street, on the ch v pin vatued at $300 11, 1385, as already pub- ALD, Was arraigned before Justice ‘olied Court yester- ta the complaint taken against the used Kobinsou swears buat he los) tae pia on an up train of the Hudson River Radroad, al , Inissing it when ho lefe the c: and that he has not seen ib since wut White was wearme it in iis shire bosom. indiwnaanuy denies that sivlen by him, asserting thas ne ob whieh he can and will prove. ‘he case was set dow? for exanuation the fess ws was batied to brought be hela for tri AWN & Ta in dir Gay morntng, chai windows. of stealing a di him on or about Ju in the ii used ‘This Board held its regular weekiy session yester- ‘the business transacted was almost waolly of @ routine character. ‘The following report of the Registrar of Vital Sta- tistics was read and placed on file:— METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH, Bureau oF Vital Svavistics, t i Tn the week that ended on Satu Sth there were 335 deaths in New York and 140 in Bi lyn. The increase over the mortality of the previous Week was 61m the lormer city and 14 in the latter, “un temperature in the weck Was 2u,37 deg. Fahrenheit, and the lowest was 15 deg. withstanding tae excessively cold weather the m- crease that is noticed in this Week's record of deaths does not occur in the list of lung diseas group of infections by an inercase of scariatina, aud Still more in the diseases Of the heart and of the brain and nervous sysvem. ‘Phe death rate is now equal to 20 in 1,000 inhabi- tants yearly ia exch of these cities. as follows with the rate of mortality in the fourta week of November in European citie: in the fourteen chief cities ot Britain, counted together, it was 28 per 1,000; 24; in Liverpool, $1; m pel i¢ in Vienna, the third week in November, the rate Was 29 per 1,000 and in Berlin it was 41 per 1,000, several of the New York. deaths in this city, or 26.' of children under five years therq died 173, or 44.93 per cent of the total list. eases destroyed 82 lives (21.30 pet New York and 22 (or 15.71 per cent) im Brookiyn. Scarilatina is charged with the death of 15 children in Brooklyn and 10 in New York. ‘This deadly foe of child life always threatens the dense! Jies of the tenant houses, but the subtlety of its con- tagious and epidemic principle renders it a source of dauger wuerever ther reach. twelve Brooklyn half the of strictly sey SO nanny Children as Wo among 1! c Uirough the eases of t) ‘The tollowing A recep yeaterit Uuthated to the children. foscoring care of tie Children's Ald Society, Pat gatd over tia deceased, Dra, Joan Bea deceased died of ‘Vie ju Coroner wharves violation of the vered that an Conroy said he Was in oo of Sylvester norning. ppear ab the time m the m of $1,900, Mr. ‘Thomas Canary, No. 9% ree!, becomng BOARD OF HEA ‘This compares 26 per 1,000; inde Glasgow, ‘343 in Dublin, curopean cities, and will demand the continued vigilance of the medical olficers at Quar- antine and the emigrant landing in New York. ‘The mortality by pulmonary diseases, and inclu. sive of phthisis and croup, last week amounted to 221, and constituted 31.43 per cent of the total list. Phthisis alone is charged with only 64 of these deuths, or but 14 per cent of the total mortality in year of intancy gave 103 5 per cent of the total; and r infectious dis- cent of total) in are children within its it killed S74 children in New York in the moniis that ended October 1, havoc it made, for its consequences, or sequel, in a greater number that survived have caused death or permanent imjnries to health. conscientious physician both watches and dreads the incursions of scariatina amoug Wie families un- der his care with anxieties a8 great as whea cholera or stnallpox is threatening. present state of medical Knowledge teach the daty ‘ating the sick of this disease, so that no susceptible children shail be gious emanations; and in ind of precaution proper sanitary care of sed in sick rooms. Experience and the. posed tO conta- jons vows and cities be extended to the clothing that has been mysteries of epidemics will doubdess continue until the art of conpiete sSauttary care becomes universal in its applica- ‘The duty we owe to our feliow creatures con- cerning tis matter of preventive measure: (ima and all the domestic pestilences that be spread by contagion leads us to repeat to-day the words which we quoted a year ayo from sir Simpeon, the great Ediaburg physicia ‘A rattlesnake or tiger escaping from ling menagerie into a school fuli of children 1 or Kill nearly y or gir) coming m ailectod With or still muperfectly re- eved from scarlet fever, measles \or smallpox. Most properly the cobra (snake) and the tig ure alWays dangerous—are always, prohibited from imaktag such vistta- tions, and the infected boy or giti six Nibited also during the time that Une, nirses and convalescen tamious diseases, or while they exhale from tii verous and deadiy povenc: and until Kno claimed, that searlatin: wil the resources of sani found possible by simple regu Jation and periect disinfection and hy lunitor greatly modify the fatal progre: tious poison. ‘The chief other point in the hygieulc experience Jast week, witich needs to be noticed in transmitting the record of thus bureau, relates to the increased mortality from sudden and fatal terintn e heart and the occurrence of apoplexy. “Cold Hap’ Of the Winter's onset always pro- ees this resulé upe sons who died so suddenly last week. were sixteen deaths by diseases of ond great blood vessels and fifteen by apople: and Gemtpiegia, These ninety per cent more than their aunual weekly ave- rage of deaths. Some of this class of lives are so Haportant to families and to human atfairs that the pradent medical adviser becomes a pub ic benefac- tor by the Umely counsels he gives concermiag the hygtenic regimen of the chronic sufferer from or- Ganic disorders; for events that may not be vented can oiten be long postponed, bh. HARRE are tie staiisifcs of the registration of births and marriages in the city of New York in the week ending December ki Total number ot births returned by physicians... 246 Be} number of stilibirins returned by phy- Total nutaber of persons married and iegaily ver tified by clergymen and magistrates... 2m INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. Grabame School, on by the pupils of this school took piace afternoon, at the school house, No. 40 West Fifty-(ourth street. ‘The pupils greeted their gaests Wita a varied programme of songs, recita- Uons, fc, atter whieh a number of medals and Caristmas gifts were distributed amoug them. Lorimer School, ‘The pupils of this school received thelr friends afternoon in tie chapel of the Crown of Life, Tae interior of the cdliice was beantiftly decorated with evergrecas and th principal's deck two Jarge Christy pinced, loaded with valuable grits, which were dis< ‘rhe sehoul ts under the they possibi fH tt cannot he rat it has been ton of domesti classes of por- brain disorders — cau s and at the Sixtcenth Ward scheot, ‘This school, which is g!s0 tider the aaspices of the Children’s Aid Society, had a receptio day, at their rooms, No. 211 Weet Biehteentl stree The programme of exercises was of o varied and atiractive character, and tie guidance of th iers, Miss Chand! Cliftun, acquitted themselves very crediiabty. THE ALLEGEO MURDER IN THE TWENTIETH WARD, An tnqnest waa held yest West Twenfy-cighth eirect, by Coroner Rollins and Deputy Coroner John Be: Julta Croghan, who dicd on stooday morning, as alleged, by (ie violence of her Ausband, ay morning, at No. 446 » M.D, On the body of ‘he testimony ot Ann Gorraghty, sister of de. coased, and of Julia Donohue, the wsed bad been dollvered of a stiil-born child ou Thorsday, wid Was then suffering from plen.o- pneumonia end fever; that he. hor husband, who was drunk al (he toe, fondied and cried in tun ih, O. Torry and Robert Neumann, who made the post-inortem examinat) that there Were ho marks of vinle Heuto-prenmnonia. accorlingly, aud usband. WhO WHA Ua Cus! jdwite, showed dal thal the PUBLIC EDUCATION. Christmas Recepti at Gremmer School No. 55. Grammar gchool No. 55, located on ‘Twentieth street, near Sixth avenue, was crowded yesterday morning on the occasion of the semi-annual recep: tion by the pupils and the distr.bution of certilicates ‘and the Kelly medals, A pleasing programme had been prepared for the occasion, and, although some- what lengthy, it was gone through with in most commendable style, Exercises in reading, de clamations and recitations were interspersed with choice music on the school organ and choruses by the was, Among | the compositivus was one by Wiliiatn Naumberg, of tie third class, on “Prussia in 1565." This youns gentle man, accordiug to the programme, lad Lo kuow- ledge whatever of tac Mngiish language three months ago. and the composition read by him was written by him in the class rooin, and is his own production in conception, arrangement and style, The result his tnree months’ study as shown yesterday ix certainly very remarkable ‘and speaks volumes both for lis own talent and tae ability of his instrectors, ‘The Kelly medais lor saperior excellence were sented by Mr. Wm. E, Dodge aud Judge Daly, ie4 whom in presenting them spoke in glowing terma of tie management and eflicieacy Of the school sys teu of the metropolis gave to the fortunate Winners of the prizes some good aivice, Master Wiliam Taompson, son of the Rev, Dr. Thowpsoa, received the imedal, and @ large number of certtil- cuios tor proficicacy and reguiarnty in attendahce were distributed to papils of tie ditfereat grades, Gradanting Exercises at Grammar School No. 33. At this institution, on West Twenty-eighth street, there was 4sse.nbled yesterday afternoon au im- mense throng of the friends of the pupils and of public school system. Among those pre- sent were John T. Hofman, Govervor elect; dndge J. 8. Brady, James Kelly, John H, Anthon, Joun Jasper, Erastus Lituedeld, Rev, Dr, Porter and a large number of other prominent citizens, ‘The programme, which had been prepared for the ocea- sion, aithough novel in its Jetails and arranged to exhibit the varied talents aad acquirements of the graduates, was entirely too long. {ft has been before reumcked tiat legthy programmes are weaknesses wich the school inanagers have, and the lact is meavioned azain, Not Wilk aay intention of Shaing fauit (as such exhibitions as that or yesterday cont be tolerated tf twice as long), but solely in charity ta The pupts to whom these receptions are occusions of so much extra presstire on the nerves as to be tn the inain more injurious than otherwise. A school ex- Iribition whici rans us sincothly and as well as did that at No. 33 suouid not occupy More than one howe und a half in itself, and then the presentation of prizes, addresses by the distinguished visitors and other etewteras will readily consume half an hour, making in ali two hours, which is quite long enough to keeo the blushing and nervous pupils quietiy sit- ting and facing au assemblage of auxious and ex- peciant friends. ‘The exercises were opened with an address to the school by the Governor elect, who assured those present that he cane there mainly to show the in- terest which he feels in the cause of public educa- tion and testify to the high estecm i which be held the cipal of the school, Miss Edmonds. He then went on to speak of the diterence between the schools of the city and of the rest of ihe Stat how- ing conclusively that, while this city is deci as the sink of corruption, from its public schools there are seat oxt men and women who Jead the people of the rest of the Siate in enlightenment, and that the other towns and cities of the State are obliged to look to the metropolis and attempt’ to imitate its sysiem of public education. Ue spoke the cost of the schools, and assured all present that every dollar tmvested in this school system was worth a hundred invested in almost any ‘other way. ape to the scholars he told them that they should endegvor to improve the ad- vantaes which they possessed of becoming educa- ted, advantages which the mothers of many of them did not possess; but he said he did not think that the education they might acquire would make them bet- ter women than their mothers were. He counselled them to obey well the commaniment—which painted conspicuously of the wall of the room— “honor thy father and thy mother.” Among the exercises tie salutatory address, “The Past," by Miss B. A. McGean: the valedictory, “The ¥uture,” by Miss Mary C. Parroy: a composition, “The Beautiful,” by Miss Rodenback, and @& composition, “All for One Day,” di es peciut mention, A recitation entitled “The Re- hearsal,” introducing the members — of graduating class im a number of _ histriopic selections, was highly enjoyable. Misses Rodenback and Burtia, in sciections from “The Honeymoon,” Miss Sloss as Lear, and Miss McGean as Cordeita, in the scene from “Lear” m which the Kingdom is di- vided, and Miss Purroy in the “Last Days of Joan of Are," and Miss Nicholson as the Rough Diamond ac- quitted themselves in a style worthy of professionals, ‘rhe certificates were distributed by Assistant Super- imtendent Kiddie, after which a very happy and pleasing address to the graduates was made by judge Prady. Handsome gold medals for superiority were presented by Mr. J. H. Anthon to Misses Mag- gie Lynch and Saran J. Burtis, of the graduating class, and silver raedals to Misses Ellen M. Dow, Annie C. Geary and Lillie Herman, of the second class. A number of handsome book prizes were alao presented, e THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION FRAUDS. The Congressional Committee on Election Frauds reassembled yesterday morning in the United States Circuit Court room for the further hearing of testt- mouy. On Monday subpwnas were issued for a large number of witnesses. Among those subpoenaed and Who were in attendance yesterday morning were:— General Mitchell, of the Fifteenth ward, who acted asan inspector of election during the Presidential contest; Colonel Beaney, also an iaspector of elec- tion on that occaston, in the Sixth ward: Mr. Bloch, a German, who acted im a similar capacity in one of the Bowery districts, and Mr. ilewett, an old citizen of the Twentieth ward, fed that a number of votes t of the Fifteenth ward which He grounded his belicf on the fact that some of the parties had, according to report, been repeaters, hoving voted the sane day in other election districia,. lie charged also that there were manyother irre- gularities in the taking of the votes, maay of which wore accepted and deposited in the ballot box against his protest. It is understood that the com- juitlee have called for the register books and that they will be presented for investigation. nel Beaney and bir, Bloch, said, will tes. tify to somewhat similar irregularities and improper voting in their district, RECEPTION BY MA. RICHARD O'CORMAN, On Monday evening last one of the most recherche entertainments of the season was givea by Richard O’Gorman, Corporation Counsel, at his private resl- dence, West Twenty-third street. About 150 gentle men were present, among whom were many of oar most vromipent citizens. The city of New York waa well represented’ by the Governor elect and the Mayor elect; the bench by Judges Brady, Barbour, Monerief, Jones, Quinn, McCunn and others; the city omMciais by Comptroller Richard B. Connolly, Street Commissioner George W. McLean, Thomas 0, Fields, Wm. J. Kane and 01 ; the army by Colonel Prince and Major Baldwin; Congress by tor Cas- serly, of Calizornia, and Representatives Brooks and Fox, of New York; Kerr, of Indiana, and Koss, of Titnoia; the bar by Joun McKeon, John K. Burrell and others. After enjoying the festivities of tho evening the party dispersed, happy in the society of each other and much pleased with the manaer ua Which the whoie affair Was conducted. THE SKINNER MUSOER IN CLEVELAND. Arrest of One of the Alleged Murderers near Surntogn, . {From the Cleveland Lealer, Dee. 21, Ever since the atroctous murder of David ner, of Independence, in tember last, the offices of the police and detective force have been unremit- ting in their efforts to secure the arrest of all con- cerned in the diabolical plot. As te known to our readers, Butterfield, Davie and McKanna were ar- rested alinost humediaicly, while Foltiott and Mat- hati made their escape from the city. On Monday last detectives Scimitt and Rowe went to New York, having ia their charge two mon a here fora barwlary committed in that city. Wate there they re- caved atelogram from Superintendent MeKinsiry, who bad gained positive Informacion as to the where. abouts of Tom Mithali, instructing them toeecure him, Incompilance therewith the oficers went (o a piace ‘south Corinth, aboat fifteen miles from Sara. doa, New York, im the mountains, wierg they found ticit man, ‘hey were able to identify him at once, being well acquainted with hitn in this elty. A grat was received from Mr. Sehinitt, by Mr. Me- Kinstry, at ten o’ciock on Saturday morning, statin: that Uicy had arrested him, it will be rememberod that Muiiail is the ove Who had the struggie in the hall at Skinner's house with Mr. Johns and others, injarres about the head and body. ‘The oMicors arrived Wa this city with their pris on Sunday morning, and he was rafely lodged in mi, Where he Was placed in close conticment. He sees very restiess and uneasy and ia not in+ clined fo talk much, replying briedy to qnes- tions asked him, He says that he remained in Ubts clty until the Thesday after the maricx, when he jearued that his name was associated with Ihe alwr, and knowmg that the police would make it warm fot hia he concluded to “ight out. puring Sunday and Monday one of the sergeanis of ¢ie police force passed Cie house where he tived freqhentiy, saw him several times and could eastly have scoured him he known that he was concerned tn the adait; but when Usis knowledge had been gained the bitd had flown. Mothall states that he went enst fine city abd itaa been in New York States a portion of the time tn the city, At the tine of pis se far 4 employed as Grekemels on's grand i et 3 road in course ¥ ome ge Fintan rie tog) prin to went by ty mane comb wnt dowon and hart considered himaell tlie - rehension; but the avonging haud ot ve oe, slow fut sttre, found him in spite couctalivens. Is his ways thut he has not seon Foilfatt Binoe tha nxt af the angler.