The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1869, Page 4

4 EUROPE. ‘me steamship New York, Captain Nordenholt, North German Lioyd’s, from Bremen Febroary 21, via Southampton 23d, arrived at this port yesterday evening. She brings details of our telegrams up to date of sailing. Several shopkeepers were fined in London on Sat- urday for exposing indecent valentmes for sale. ‘The Sultan of Turkey has accorded @ monthly pension of $1,200 to the widow of Fuad Pacha. Queen Isabella is expected shortly to visit Rome, and apartments are being prepared for her reception in the Farnese palace. ‘The Minister of War of Bavaria recently presented a bill to the Chambers for a credit of 4,700,000 florins for the purchase of breech-loading guns and rides, The Senate of Belgium, as was expected, has almost unanimously approved the Raliway bill voted by the Chamber of Deputies. M. Francis Dreyse, son of the inventor of the needle gun, has taken out a patent, valid in Prussia for five years, for a new arm called the repeating rite. Persia is attracting the attention of diplomacy. ‘The Ottoman forces are now directed to the Persian frontier. No details have reached Paris up to late dates. The Portuguese press strongly condemn the re- cently revived idea of an Iberian union. By the blowing up of the Austrian frigate Ra- dewwkt, while cruising in the Adriatic, between the islands of Lissa and Lesuna, on the 20th ult., 300 lives were lost and only twenty saved. A rumor is current that the Russian government ts negotiating with foreign bankers for the issue of the remaining obilgations of the Nicolai Raliway. The Russian Cabinet will shortly make public a collection of diplomatic documents relating to the Eastern question, and more especially to the recent conference in Paris. Italtan securities are rising, om the assurance which has reached Paris of the completionjof arrange- ments for # loan based on the sale of church pro- a French Minister at Athens has announced that the Cretan refugees who may wish to return to the island may obtain from the French Consul the money to pay their passage. In the sitting of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, February 22, the debate upon the budget of the Min- istry of War was resumed. The Chamber adopted, by 190 votes against 92, @ bill re-establishing the three superior military commands. ‘The inhabitants of the canton of Soleure, Switzer- land, February 22 voted against the total revision of the constitution. Therefore the continuance of the present system of government 16 assured. The Echo du Parlement Belge says:—‘*The cattle disease has again broken out in Germany. On re- ceiving this intelligence the Dutch government im- mediately despatcied to Zevenaar a staff of officials to exeroise an active supervision over the German frontier.” In the House of Commons, February 22, Colonel Greville Nugent gave notice that in consequence of the decision of the Committee of the United States Senate on the convention relating to the Alabama and other claims, the bonorrble baronet ‘would, on @ future day, call attention to the re- lations between this country and America and move for papers. FRANCE. ‘The Approaching French Elections. (From the Pall Mall Gazette, Feb. a There are already several symptoms that the elec- toral struggle which will probably pee piece uy France about the month of April next will be con- ducted very much like our own, at least as regards the rough work attendant on a canvass, When the was limited in the tion most tial portiun of the constituency had to be visited, except in the case of the voters some popular st ; for exampie, Royer Col- lard was returned for seven colleges without ever leaving Paris or appearing once on the hust ‘With universal suffrage, however, all mal can- vassing came to an end. The change was so abrupt that tue voters did ot appreciate the power placed wit in their hands The 1 PE en the govern- ment selected a candidate and the constituents voted bitndfoid. This was the rule it nearly the whole of France, the great cities alone ring any evidenc’ of independence. A few cir- culara were all that was requll and till some Months ago it was unlawful to ‘& meeting. ‘These happy days for the French deputy appear to be diy vanis! ‘fhere is a young ubiican element eager for admission to the Corps end confident in success, A year ago half the electors in France were igno- rant of everytuing the government desired shouia be Kept secret, and the peasant seldom saw any paper but that authorized by his Prefect. Now he can ind his fancy and choose his own line of Politics studying the views of all parties, What- ever may.be the result of the forthcoming elections in France it is certain that the candid: will not be accepted on the same easy terms for ives as before; they wili bave to sacrifice time and show themselves if they desire to secure seats, Even now, while the present Parliament is bolding its last session, pumeious independent So, who aspire to the honor of sitting in the Chamber are the voters. The struggle will be fierce between the opposi.on and government, and the wsue will in @ great measure depend on tue tactics adopted by the various sections opposed to Hee veg government. By some it is proposed that where the government candidate 1s too strong to be resisted single handed, the differences between other parties siail Le effaced; that the legitimist, Orlean st, Gemocrat and republican shall jom to overthrow the imperialist candidate. Fortunately for the government, tuis plan, which has M. Prevost Paradol for one of its advocates, is vigorously op- posed by a portion of the democratic press, ‘The cive(§ of the opposition appear to think that they will have fifty seais in the next ate aud that there will be @ great nuinber of independent Tmembers who will form a thers parté favorable to the present dynasty in connection with liberal mea- sures, A large number of opposition candidates Wil take the field. Several men hitherto lived in what may be termed voluntary exile are coming back to France aud ad consutu- encies, For instance, M. Pascal Duprat, one of the meimbers of tue Provisional government, has leit Spain and ap) fed in tae South, where he has met with a pHon which leads him to reckon on being sent up the next Parliament. The government has at 18 disposal a vast yr all the bribe- Fy and corruption in the suape of public work dan- led before the eyes of subtmiasive constituencies are inthe hands of the authorities, who, however, will havea hard battie to fight against not merely the democrats but the “ane ent partie,” tue protection- iis aud vtuer ukewarw friends, Steambont Collision and Loss of Life in the Mediterranean, On the night of the 16th ult. @ collision took luce ab Kew between the advice boat Latouche- ‘reville, seut by the Emperor to couvey the body of Fuad Pacha to Constanttaople, and the Prince Pierre Bovaparie steam packet. The latter vessel, when from Corsica to Marseilles with the sudaenly came tuto collision near the liyéres islands with the other, and, as both were going at the rate of ten knots au hour ,the shock was terrible. ‘the Lawuche-Treville, more solidly constructed than the other, was enabled to escape destruction, but Lae packet, & ight iron craft, was nearly cut in two and sankin Ove minutes. ‘Tbirteeo Of the passengers disay to rise no more; but the despatch boat, wuich remained for some time on the spot to afford any possible assistance, - succeeded in saving the lives of about by 4 [a sony 3 apens a Lg M. and brother of the prefect of Nice. The disaster above mentioned ts attributed to one of those fatal- ilics (hat canuot be Weil explained. The two ves- ses bad sigaied each other, the lights were all in itive, the wealker was iar with a slight breeze rou Cue Cas}, the sa Calin, bul the night dark, FRANCE AND BELGIUM. The Belgium Railway Excitement. ‘The excitement between the press of both coun- tries has beon on the wane since the adoption of the bil by the Belgian Senate, The Paris Déhats, how- ever, has an article on the affair, of which the foliow- ing ts an extract:— co. matis, imion turns & deat to refuses to allow itseif to be led the pradent ot ie yg is(or‘aine i thet be very ef- People waxes ; 4 i oh bg A the case war, would not an additional please it, rely by quentiods mode i the 2—-Y68 OF 110, has ‘not the semiomficial aH i tei 5 | if Had NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Protector (which we do not betiove)—sappene that insiead mainin: neutral, abouid be Danie te ue enone Multis nt Ia 6 nos he fault of the sembomictal papers, which ity in ing Bel- thereby excited ee « tirst broke the neutra! le —_ = voe reap! wi they have sown? By what right do thercall Email opinion to their ng ‘They have never it; om the contrary, they have braved it; they have despised its waraings in the moment of embarrassment. ond P~ pe the aye aoe For the in vatn in the circle within which it has so impru- than an ek intrigue. The Pays con- it, with @ kind of nati “Tho new Belgien, “i z that r, pe ic measure. first march of the on Paris, the not 101 patroni @ candidate for the approaci elec- tions—when we see the Déedats recommending an aspiring deputy to the confidence of the pi me electors know what value to place on the recom us of these two journals, Their cai will take the oath to the ndidates impertal consti but at the same time will be quite ready to open the door of the Tuileries and the Palais Bourbon to the Prussians.” This avowal was unnecessary; the public lectly well underatood from the first what was in tue wind and tne réle which was Deine prepares for the electors in this new journce des dupes, SPAIN. ‘The Candidature of the Spanish Throne. stitutionnel, says:— The question of candidates for the Spanish 18 every more and more wo! 4 atttention. The Ax government ir very glad, quitting power Placing Its real the hands of the tuent Assembly, to leave that m, if not definitively solved, at any ba way to be readily and rily settled. For several days past 118 of ministers Have met with the sole object of disc tuat sub- fect and arriving eine. miortunately divisions have not disap} gor ment itself; out mem! of the Council four . Romero Ortiz keeps aloof. The therefore, remains just where ib w: can foresee what will result vortes. Moreover the subject brought forward as soon as change the public’ feeling. © one tact certeln ly, dhat Dom Fernando has of organs of the Portuguese press combating fnnek: Gan eT ge ecree oO! orilla, conferred Spain. ITALY. Attempted Asascination ef the Questor of Palermo. ‘The Amico del Popolo of Palermo gives the fol- lowing details of the assault on the Questor of that elty:— On the morning of the 18th, just after eleven o’clock, the advocate Albanese, our (Questor, was de- cei from the Royal Palace, where he uad been conte! with the Prefect. On arriving at the Piazza Vittoria he was struck by a man with @ poniard, but parried the attack by raising lus right arm, which was wounded, The assassin then aimed another blow, which took effect in tue right side of the breast; but whether owing to the hand of the aggressor trembiing, or to @ sudden retrograde movement on the part of the other, the blade did not pene- trate deeply. Tae assailant was about to strike @ third time, when the Questor kn Weapon out of his hand. After watc his victim for a few moments, the culprit took to fight, but mot until he had been recognized by the Wounded man as one Fazio, a dealer in vermicelli, aged twenty-seven. He had but just got out of prison, where he had beea coniined for attempts at murder, robbery, &c., and having been P under the survelilance of the police, had Visited the Questor on the geen Septonpe§ to ask some questions. The replies given by the latter ap- peared to have di him to commit the crime in quesuon, The whole city is much excited, and great imdignation is manifesied in consequence of the services rendered by our iuactionary in the dis charge of his dicult duty. ENGLAND. ‘The Case of the Imprisoned Fenians Before Parliament. The case of the imprisoned Fentans was brought before the House of Commons on the 224 ult, Mr. Chichester Forteacue stated, in reply to the O’Uonor Don, that the Irish government had examined very carefully the list of the prisoners, num- bering eighty-one, now undergoing penal servitude on charges of treason and treason-feiony, in connection with the Fenian movement, in order to ascertain whether the clemency of the Crown migot safely be extended to any of them. The result waa that it had been determined to discharge forty-nine unconditionally, of whom thirty-four were in Australia and fifveen in Great Britain. This woukl leave thirty-two prisoners still undergoing the sentence, of whom nine were in the colonies the remainder at home. These con- sisted principally of the leaders and organizers, who were le for the attempted revolution last }wo or three years, and as to these the ifs did not believe it would be consistent with their duty, or be compatible with the public safety, to discharge them. AN INTERESTING CASE OF ELOPEMENT. SEs yee Alfred Adler, a Frenchinan, of prepossessing ap- pearance and good address, although unable to articulate a word of Engiish, was arraigned before Justice Ledwith, at Jemerson Market Police Court, yesterday afternoon, by detectives McCarty and McGowan, of the ‘wenty-ninth precinct, upon com- plaint of Madame Julia Calvert, temporarily stopping at the Tonilhon House, on Sixth avenue, near Twenty-third street, charged with stealing the fol- lowing property from ‘her, valued at #2,700:—One camel's hair si 1, @ quantity of laces, two gold Watches, one diamond earring and 3,000 francs, ia gold. Mrs. Caivert, who is of small stature and pretiy, being able to speak broken English enough to be Understood, stated wiile In court that she hee came acquainted with Adler, who is a married man, having @ wife and fawmily, about a year ago, in Paris; that he induced her w ljeave her husband, taking What personal effecis she could siow in three trunks and come to this cliy with him. They accora- ingiy Wook passage in the City of Paris, as man and wife, and arrivea here on the ‘27th of inst month, and immediately repaired to hotel, where they engaged aparimeuta, went on as merry a8 & marriage bell until morning. While she was tewporarily the room her paramour secured the above Property, cleared out and teit her with o comfortable board vill to settle, without any means to iiguidate the devi.’ Becoming somewhat excited, she repaired to the Twenty- ninth precinct station house, where she re lated her troubles a# best she could, giving a de- scription of her absconding companion. pe. vectives MeCarty and AicGowan were at once despatched after the miasing individual and discovered him living in an up town hotel, where he = obtained ho Stem hem Rwy his arrest 0 is Foor hearly all the pro wi revovered. When asked in relation to the shatge he denied stealing the goots and stated he bad pur. chased the property with his own money, presented them to the iady, and surmised he had a right to take them when he saw ft. He not deny the statement that he had de. serted tis wife and family in Paris and with her to this city, and stated he intended living with her here, but discovered on the voyage the fact that she was on too intimate terms with one of their fellow gers, at Which he took um! and concluded to leave her to get along as best she Mrs. Calvert stated In response that the goods were her own individual property, most of them presented to her by her husvand, whom she in Paris, EN taal Jeit nO uneam.- ness at the charge pi against bim, and srnil- mngiy, actote nied the detectives to the pron, w he will be held to answer the charge. THREE PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH, me apove Rverytning I yesteruay absent from (Peacham, Vt. (March Dy correspondence Manches- As the men wore cutting through the drifte this pg RR PN YY ing named "to death aes. iam: daughter ten or twelve. from Pranklin poor tad Tie window few rods shown by NEW YORK CITY. “THE COURTS. GATED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Condemuations, . Pefore Judge Blatchford. : L. W. emerson, Assistant District Attorney, applied for and recetved an order of forfeiture and condemna- tion of the following property, semed for violation of the Internal Revenue law:—Two ity oe of manufactured tobacco, found at No. 11 Ways forty and a half boxes plug tovaeco, found at 260 Canal street. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Embezzling a Letter. Before Commissioner Osborn. United States vs, Charles A, Witlard.—The de- fendant was employed in the General Post Office in this city as clerk, and is charged with having on the 9th of February last secreted and embezzled a ccr- tain letter which had been mailed for transmission fn the Post Office, and did steal thereirom a one dollar United States Treasury note and currency notes of sinall value, The defendant was hela for examination. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Action for Libel. Before Judge Clerks. Moffat vs, Cauldbek @ Whitney.—Phis case came up yesterday upon a demurrer. The action is brought to recover damages for an alleged libel published in the Meroury, of the 13th of October. ‘The libel complained of set forth that the plaintif, a sister of Sin snoreees Ut; ote, Wee cece ten anes was an occupan' prem: 01 Moffat Mansion; that she sudde! Decame poor, Was obliged to leave the city, od when abo 4 could publish the statement veer cay Hall, who peared in behalf of the lal ty defendants, contended cited the pubiication per se ‘Was not livellous, Mr. Ira Snaifer argued contra. The Court took the papers and reserved ita de- on. SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART tt An Explosion Case. Before Judge Barnard. Danjora N. Barney v3, W. H. Mills, Otto Bursten- bender et a/.—This was an action to recover the sum of $100,000 for damages sustained by plaintiff as president of Fargo & Wells Express Company, under the following circumstances:—In the month of April the defendants delivered to plawutiff a box contain- ing four carboys of nytro-glycerine, surrounded tn- sige with sawdust. ‘The plaintif averred that a knowledge of the contents of said box was concealed and thac, without knowing what it was, as ordered, transported to Los Angelos. The complaint further Bt that the box waile in transit leaked, and when arrived at San Francisco it became necessary, for the purpose of ascertaming what should be done, to examine it, The box was then taken to the ware- house of the plaintiff, and while there exploded, and by reason of such explosion-several persons were killed and a large amount of property destroyed, in- cluding property that was left in plainti’s charge, The delence was a general denial of the allegations contained in the compiaint aud an averment to the erfect that the explosion referred to was occasioned by the negligence of the plaintuf, The case will bo resumed this morning. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TAIAL TERM—PART iL, The Case of Color—The Right of Colored Persons to Occupy Cabin Berths on Board Steamships. Before Judge Daly. Harriet Jacob vs, The Atlantic Stam Navigation Company.—The hearing of this case, the facts of which have already beea reported in the HgkALD, ‘was resumed yesierday. Mr, Barlow stated that a circumstance had taken place the preceding evening which he thoughs it proper should be now mentioned to the Court. While proceeding with the ¢ross-examination with Mr. Cohen, the agent of tue steamship company, he had occasion to ask hit what his views were as to insults and impudence from colored people, and the witness replied that he did not consider that to answer back constituted Insult or impudence. He then had occasion to ask him whether he believed negroes were entitied to equal civil rights, whea one of the jury made @ stutement respecting the matter. Mr. Sherwood here dissented qm the ground of ir- relevancy. Mr. Barlow called upon the stenographer to read the juror’s statement, which was to the eifect that the plaintiff's counsel was injuring his case more than an: else by delaying tue jury by cross questioning @ Witness relative to matters that were quite immaterial to the jury, who did not care what he (witness) chought, inasmuch as the jurora were alone tue parties who had a right to form an opinion ung the question at issue. ir. Barlow said he did not wish to interfere with the Court, but if tuere was apy prejudice on the part of the juror he would ask rior an adjourpment or thai the juror shouid state that he was prepared to give a conscientious veraict. ir. Sherwood objected. ‘There was no motion be- fore the court, and he desired tu dissent from the course pursued by the counsel for the plaintiff. After # iengthened discussion between counsel tl Juror in question stated that he was prepared to give @ conscleatious verdict. A bumber of depositions were then read from resi- dents in Savannah, showing that there was @ cus- tom existing relative to colored persons and that a bp portion of te steamer waa always set apart jor them. ‘The steward of the steamer Leo, a colored man, Was then examined on behalf of the defence. He Stated that there was proper accommodation on board tor colored persons; it was a recognized cus- tom that colored persons should not travel im the first cabin; they always went in the second cabin, Which was just as comiortavle; colored peopie, however, were not allowed to sit at table with the white people; the rtment for the colored people was very comfor' nd he took pride out of it as he had fitted it up limeelf, ‘The evidence for the defence having closed, Mr. Sherwood addressed tie jury on benailf of the defendants, urging that the coinpany had a right ake certain rules and regulations; that the ee an - drat class gybtain y Iraudulent means, for the agent wok never have given it had ue known she was @ colored woman. Under those circum: stances he contended that the contract between the inti and the company was void. He concluded y alluding to the sociai diverences which exisied between tue white and colored races and called upon the jury to return @ verdict for the de‘endaut. The case will be resumed this wnorning, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Judge Barrett rendered judgment in the folowing cases yesterd: De Wolf vs. Crandall.—Motion denied with ten dollars conta, Whetmore cs, McSpedon,—Motion denied, but with- out costs. Dart os, Watker.—The order is modified by_re- ducing the time to serve amendment Ww ten days from date of sach order. Darts va, Ducreur.—Default opened upon payment of term fee and disbursements. COURT OF GENEXAL SESSIONS. Trial of Robert Tillman for the Alleged Mure der of William Henry Carney. Before Judge Bedford. Shortly after the opening of the conrt yesterday Robert Tiliman was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of William Henry Carney, Assistant District Attorneys Hutchings and Tweed appeared for the prosecution, and ex-Judge Stuart aefended the prisoner, ‘The parties were colored men, and the occurrence took piace on the 26th of October last, in front of @ liquor store in West Thirty-third street, where they had been drinking. Amaziah Emory, sworn and examined, testiled—t knew the prisoner and the deceased; the shooting occurred on Monday evening, October 20, 1868; saw them that night in 127 ‘Thirty-third street; 1 was playing ® game of cards with the decensed, ee thie | apf ond another man came nor at 4 room; the “prisenes’™) we were in the back me and to the deceased yellow bugger or not, meaning the deceased; & Wo- ae ers , me anda le- ceased; he Tt away and said he did not want At; she told hitn to drink it, and he said no, he did not want it and pushed it back again; the woman pe the table and went ‘out; immediately ian F came in and he told ae ¢ him again; the pris- ‘asked the deceased if he meant an say tasty a the pris- fale and’ chucked tt to the deceased, “1 never ou son of & deceased cL IeRREHAEG! tl prisoner w: behind him and the witness behind the deceased deceased, out of the iromt door; the deceased off from she etove doce ont the taee, was cab on, she. stew ; ner mies Cross-examined- pistol; I. should judge the deceased and the prisouer remained in the back room about eight to ten minutes before they went out; the prisoner made no scart deuac ny Sa raae © area mae f cause were going 5 ate ter the deceased was wounded he was taken to his resivence and the officer took the prisoner in cus- Ve Charles Byrne, sworn and examined, testified—On the 26bu of Uctober, aboat eight o'clock, I was pa- trolling my post in West ‘Thirty-third street, bebween Sixth and Seventh avenues, and I heard the report of a pistol; L was about the middle of the block, and saw a crowd in front of Whalen’s liquor store; L saw the prisoner Tillman come out from the-crowd and stand in the middie of the street and raise his hand after I heard the re| of the pistol; this caused me to suspect that it was probably he who tired the shot; I put for him, and after some difficulty i got the revolver away irom him; it was a four- barrelled revolver, and three barrels were Cross-examined—The deceased was standing. in frout of the liquor store; I asked him if he was hurt, and he no answer; somo of his friends got around him and said “No;’’ I took the prisoner away and friends took the deceased to his residence; man raised his (the deceased's) ahirt and told me thought he was shot; I saw the deceased afverwards at his own house and had a conversation with lum. (The conversation was ruled out as inadmissible, the prisoner not being To the Court—! prisoner; he tricd to put his hand pocket, after @ lictle dimeuity £ ¢ the hand and got it. Rachel Carney, the widow of fmaltnceaee,. testified that at a quarter to nine four men brought her hus- ing tol; prisoner went out; Carney went straight out behind bim and shut the door; [ stood by the door, and the first I heard was a pistol door and asked Mrs, was who was shot; we ail burst out laughing, thinking it was a joke, because they wat intimate Cl Mr. stated that the testimony given by Davis before the Coroner was different from his evi- dence at that and asked the privilege of cross- examining him. He subsequently wit yw his re- quest, Cross-examined—I did not see Carney go out of the barroom, for I was talking to a man named Grif- On and could not teil whether he went out or not; after 1 heard the shot I went out and saw the de- ceased; I led him to the porter house; I did not think he was shot; he (the deceased) started and ran back to tne water closet; I could not say how long he remained there, but | afterwards went up to bis room with him. Counsel admitted that Carney came to his death by the pistol shot. Tits closed the case for the people. CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. Diane Wilson, sworn and examined—I have lived with the prisoner and his wife ten months; on the night of the occurrence, = she ‘Tiles returning from the grocery store, she saw Tillman coming ont and deceased after him, having & knife in his hand; there was no person on the side- waik except the two men; the deceased was so close to the yond that he bad no chance away; Isaw him (ruiman) put his hand in bis pocket and pull @ pistol out; I hastened to tell his wife; I did i not see the pistol fred, but heard the report; I saw the deceased stab at the prisoner two or three times; the prisoner was a hard-working wan and had to go to Washington Market at two o'clock in the morn! Mr. Hutchings rigidly cross-examined this wit- ness. Among other thi she said she never told about the deceased having a knife wo auybody but the prisoner's wife and his counsel, and did not ap- pear before the Coroner. Louisa Parker testified that she saw the deceased after the shooting come in from the street alone and go to the water closet and come out, following hun vo his room. Henrietta Bogart gave similar testimony, and sald she had @ conversation with him, which was ruled out. officer Byrne was recalled by the counsel for the prisoner, and said he asked the prisoner why he shot the deceased; he said he did not shoot him, that there was no animosity between them. Henry Ives, the landlord of tue premises, gave the acc ‘good character, Counsel inaae various attempts to prove some- thing that the deceased is said to have stated ex- tenuating the prisuner, but the Judge refused to allow hearsay tesiumony to be taken. The case will be closed to-day, MANSLAUGHTER. Eliza Johnson, an old woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaugater a few days ago, se having been charged with causing the death of her husband, was brougat up for sentence. The Judge made some appropriate remarks to her, dwelitng upon the fact that her intemperate habits resulted in bringing her to @ court of justice. He advised her to refrain from the use of intoxicating be Sg 3 when she was re- po He sent ber to the Penilentiary for six mou! MAXINE COURT. Landiord and Tenant Suit, Before Judge Gross, Donogh & Hiack vs, Sheppard & Huther.--This Was an action brought to recover the sum of $345 on a lease Of & portion of preimises No, 139 Fulton street to defendants, The premises were leased for @ term of jour years, but on account of alleged in- conveniences the defendants pleaded eviction and vacated. ‘The plainjids sued up to the time they let the premises to another tenant, Jadgment for piatauf in the full amount. Messrs. ilooker and Hamersiy for plaintiff, and Elnstein and Murphy for defendants, FIFTH DISTRICT VIL coUaT. A Tenancy Case. Before Judge Loew. Henry Ogden vs. Joseph Guitman,—This was an action to recover the sum of $250 for one quarter's rent of premises in East Broadway, from the 1st of November, 1968, to the Ist of February, 1869, it ap- peared on the trial that the premises in questién were let by the piaintiif to the defendant on the ist May last, for one year, at $1,000, payavie quarterly in advance. It further appeared that on the Ist of No- vember, when, by the terms of the lease, the quar- ter's rent for which this suit was brought became due, the plainiuimt demanded the same from the defendant, who kept putting him off from time to time, and that finaily on or about the ist of January the landiord dispospossed the defendant by sum- mary proceedings under the statute, ‘The defendayt’s counsel claimed that this dispos- session was @ baf to the recovery of the reat in this action. Judge Loew decided that when, by the terms of the agreement, the rent ia payable in ad- vance, the right of the landiord to recover at least for the period during which the tenant actually oc. cupied the premises, after the rent became payabiec, is not defeated by the dtspossession of the tenant betore the exptration of the quarter. He therefore rendered judgment for plaintifl for $166 65, FUST DISTRICT CIVIL COURT. Interesting Landlord and Terant Case. Before Judge Bull and a jury. John B, Huggins vs, BUkiah Mack et al.—This was @ case of landlord -and tenant, where the tenant hoids over and remains in possession of the premises: after his term has expired. There are, however, some peculiarities in this case which distinguish it from the ordinary ciass of cases under this head, Mr. Huggins, the plaintiff, is the proprietor of Love- Joy’s Hotel, and became the landiord of the premises 125 Chambers street, adjoining the Girard House, by purchase. In 1866 one Josiah Wheeler was tho owner of the premises in suit, and made a lease of the whole-buliding to Henry M. Smith for four yeara and nine months, with the provision that Smith could terminate the lease either on the ist of Febru- ary, 1869, or on the Ist of February, 1870, by giving 8 Written’ notice that he had elected so to terminate it prior to the ist of December previous, Smith ave ® wWiitten notice that he would terminate ia lease on the of February, 1860, He rented to the detendanta the first Noor and basement of me baudene foe three years, from st of Feb- ruary, 1366, to the ist of February, 1369. About tne middle of January Wheeler, the owner of the butid- ing, mnade a written contract to sell the building to Huggins, who is now the landiord, and a deed was to be = to litm on or before the ist day of March, ‘he ret had been sold originally by ‘Trinity chur! St. George's church, Flushing, to have and to hold the same as long as St. George's church maintained worship according to the torms of the Protestant Episcopal Church, tailing In which was to revert to sraly, Until tt was whether ‘Trinity church would release iaes thin titie was held in abey- did not give this release until ith Huggins received th deed of tea ba Ss aad mont e e house shar —~ A apr and became the pled by counsel admitted of the piace from Smith for the ‘of three years, but denies that hw clients held because they made a new contended that they from Huggins for three months, three years, but says Woy ‘not hold over, because 0, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. cl jury dict was rendered for the landiord. For | plaintii, 3. V. Bagley; tor defendants, ex-City Judge Russell, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Unirgp States Cincurr CourT—IN ADMIRALTY,— Nos, 122, Robert A, Keanier va propeller Nupia, Hotohkiss vs, steamboat City of 4, Manheim Berwin vs. ap Matanzas; 175, United States vs, ship Lubontz; United States ve See Colum! a; 170, Un : Ferry Company Brooklyn ‘vs, propeller Oriole; 180, *uichael lorrow et aL v8, schooner Thomas Jeierson. CounT oF GENERAL SESSIONS.—The Peopie vs. Joho Collins and James Smith, burgiary; Edward Burns, \d larceny; William Furiong, robbery; Alexander Owens, alias Alfred Jon felonious assault and battery; Johu Carson, homicide; Edwin A, Lee, grand larceny, CITY NVTELLIGENCE, Tue WuAaTHER YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the thermo- perature Gas Exp.osion.—At twenty minutes after four o'clock yesterday afternoon slight dam: was causod oy the explosion of gas at James rs, No, 106 ery. THE AvRoRA BoRRALIs,—During the evening twi- light yesterday there appeared in the north-northeast a singular hs it like the dawn of day. At twenty mines cme seven o’clock the emerald and other varied hues of the aurora shone forth with great brilliancy. THE BIENNIAL Fark OP THE AMERICAN INSTI- TUTE.—The biennial fair of the American Instl- ‘tute will be held in chis city in the Empire Skat- Rink Build! The trustees have een for- tikate in thelr oltice of location, as the building, 175 wide and 350 feet long, will aiford ample rvuom for an exhibition surpassing any previous one. ‘Tus Dey Sregst Fiss,—By the fire on Monday morning Messrs. Myhan and Schenck, No. 85 Dey atreet, estimate their loss on stock at from $30,000 to $40,000, on which there were the following in- surances:—Giobe Insurance Company, $5,000; Feter Cooper Insurance Company, $5,000; Stuyvesant Ln- See Company, $5,000; Siar lusurance Company, SeRiovs FaLu.—At four o’clock yesterday after- noon # boy named William Mooney, of No. 47 Mott street, while flying a kite from the roof of No. 60 Mulberry street, was precipitated from the roof, five stories, to the ground, breaking two ribs and his mene arm. He received other injuries internaily. His wounds were dreased by the Tombs physician, aud the boy was then taken home. Fata. ACOIDENT.—Coroner Keenan yesterday held an inquest at Bellevue Hospital, on the body of Peter Ward, who died from the effects of injuries received on the 16th ult, Deceased ana his wite were coming from Fishkill to this city, and he being partially in- toxicated took @ position on tne front piatiorin of one of tue cars, fell of and was fataily injured. He was forty-five years of age and a native of Ireland. MEETING OF THE OF¥ICERS OF THE ARMY AND Navy DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.—A meeting of the omicers of the Army and Navy Department of the Gulf, who served during our late war, will be held this evening at Deimonico’s, corner of Fourteenth street and Filth avenue, for the purpose of organiz- ing, 1 @ constitution and bylaws aod determin- ing a time and place for a grand reunion later in the year. Srreer CaR Marmina.—At half-past one yesterday afternoon John Spefens, aged three years, living at 483 Broome street, was run over and seriously maimed by car No. 19 of the Broadway and Seventh avenue line, at the corner of Wooster and Broome streets, Joun Keordan, a laborer, was run over by car No. 14 of the ienth avenue lime yesterday, at the corner of Spring and West streets. He was taken to Bellevue ospital, PREMATURE EXPLOSION.—Yesterday morning, while the emplyés of the dying establishment of Prosper Aubry, No. 24 East Houston street, ‘were employed in mixing kerosene oil and other ingre- dients with hot water, for generating a gas used in the dyeing process, an expiosion took piace, aud the front rear windows of the premises were biowno out. Fortunately was injured, Damage about $200, BURNING OF A MATCH FacTorY.—At fifteen minutes after ten o’ciock, yesterday morning, the match manufactory of B. Howard & Son, a two story brick structure in the rear of Nos, 626 and 627 West Forty- third street, was visited by the fiery element, It 1s supposed that the cause of the conflagration was ‘the accidental ignition of some of the material em- ployed in match manutacture. ‘The building sus- talued $2,000 and the stock $3,000, The insurance Was not ascertained. os Tus REMARKADLE STAR ELA ARGUS,—This wonder- fal, variabie star, situated in the constellation of the Ship, and near Southern Cross, has a right ascetision Of tah atid forty minutes, and o south declination of fifty-nine degrees, In 1751 this Passed through. the, most asloisuing ‘pnases;_ in ro 18 10s! ug ; in Tyas it hud uttained the brulliaucy of Sirius; since then It has passed irom the ret to the sixuh mi tude; in 1805 16 was no longer Visible to the | eye. Farwens’ Civs.—At the meeting of this club yes- terday afternoon Mr. Sylvester read a paper showing the superiority of the Concord grape to ali others, A Missouri wine grower, he said, had raised fifteen tons of them on an acre, and had produced 2,500 gallons of wine from an acre. ar, Quinn said Lue towa excelied the Concord both in flavor and qual- ity. Mr. Lyman read @ paper descriptive of tue mari beds of New Jersey. te treated of the useful- hess of mar! a8 a fertilizer of pasture lands. Le also recommended it for potatoes, and sald it was caused by upheavals and uep-essions of tue land, Dr. = explained the chemical properties of amar! Tuk Late Rev. Dk. GILLerTe.—Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Isiand, assisted by Rev. Dra. Hall, Canfleid, Haight and others, celebrated the funeral obsequies over the remains of this Jearned divine yesterday, at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Rev. Dr, Canfield read a culogistic summary of the life of the déceased, concluding with @ series of resolutions adupted at a meeting heid in the church the evening previous. Kev. Dr, Haight, on behalf of the Execative Commit- tee of Missions for Colored Peopie, of which the de- ceased was @ ished member, secretary gud general agent, also read & minute adopted by the committee, in wuich his services and merits weve fully enumerated. Bishop Littie- jon read the concluding service and prayer. The following gentiemen acted as pau bearers: Dra, Tracey, Dennison, Canter re, Messrs. 8. M. Swinson, Edward Haight and William ‘Tracey. Aster the service a meeting was eid in the chapet for the parpose of raising a (und for the bene- Ot of the family Of the deceased, at which Bishop Littiejoun presided. A committee of clergymen, with four iaymen a8 counciliora, was appointed to eect the desired purpose, and it was hoped that ther eorts would meet with success even beyond the State lines of New York, AUCTION SALB OF A Privat LiBRARY.—If books were begotten of the running brooks they could hardiy be more numerous than they are. It is cer- tain there is no lack.of opportunity to slake our literary thirst for knowledge as gathered from the printed page. Our public libraries contribute very largely to this end, but most esseutial auxiliaries are occasional private libraries, and especially whea tie Jatter, through the ices of thelr own necessity or proposed vels abroad, when ka ‘would be cumbrous companions, are scattered broau- cast at auction sale, For the two evenings a private library, comprisi @ lar collection of Valuable and select standard and miaceliancous books, has been di of under the haamer at the anction rooms of Messrs. Leavitt, Streveigh & Co., Chatwa hall, There was quite a large collection of buyers and the bluding was — spirited, fair prices to be realized. The books — r. al Lge gga Mr fan ge jumorous, por, an ou Et of books may be ne of the books were rare editions and many in hand- some bindings, This a. at the same place wiil fine lection of engravings, many very rare In this connection the fact ia specially wi of announcement tuat Dr. Joun B. Rick's coll of engravi and etchings, ys known to be among the inost valuable and exien- el cin shortly soid at the same ace, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Tox Case oF Mn, CHAMBERS.—William H. Cham- bers, the man discharged in the Court of General Seasions on Monday and subsequently arrested on a charge of perjury, was yesterday brought before justice Hogan by detective Fi and committed ior ane As yet a0 formal compiatat has been made against the accused. ARAKST OF AN ALLBORD BURGLAR.—John Skelly, & youth of nineteen years and born in England, was yesterday brought before Justice Hogan by oicer Dorney, of the Sixth precinct, he having been ar. oo seectacem rested on the charge of breaking into the store of Mr. W. Van Vorst, 348 Canal street, by means of the from the front door aid steal- ing wweive engravings and piciure worth fifty dollars. Andrew J. Yan Vorst, of 1 Thompson strect, saw Skelly leave the store in ques- on having in ion several Papa and frames. The accused was committed for trial. We ts a laborer and lives at No. 133}; Baxter street, ALLEGED SNEAK THIZVES.—Thomas Smith, @ bar- tender, and Patrick Welsh were arrested by oMcer Welsh, of the Ninth precinct, and arraigned before Justice Ledwith, at Jefferson Marxet, yesterday upom complaint of Mra, Rosaline Elliott, of No, 72 Grove street, who charges that while temporarily absent from her house, at the above number, the prisoners Opeued the front door with a skeleton key, and, pro- ceeding to the apgrtments occupied by herself and husband, stole a quantity of clothing, Valued at $76. James Watson, a neighbor, testified to seeing the prisoners enter the house and leave it shoruy after with a jarge bandie, ‘They pleaded not guiity to the charge, but were commit to answer, ALLEGED BURGLARY BY FEMALES.—Sally Scott and Nelly White were arraigned before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, yesterday upon com- plalnt of Mrs. Annie Brown, of No. 165 Greene street, cl |. In company with a male accomplice, who ia still at large, with burglariousiy entering her premises on Monday night by means of fo opea a rear window astealing juantity of ap- parel, valued at $200. The giris pleaded guilty to the charge and were remanded to the Eighth pre- einet Sing Len ne the Poeigeed ‘to find ‘Oe accomplice, When they will aguln be ar held to answer the charge. ronne ALLEGED CnxcK ForaERS.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Jacob C. Parsons, paying teller of the Chemioal National Bank, appeared before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, and entered a complaint against Henry 3. Allen, charging him with forgery. The affidavit of Mr. Parsons shows that on Monday morning Allen appeared at the bank and presented for payment s check on that bank for $310, purporting to hai been drawn by Mr. Alexander Hornby, of Ed; water, Staten Island, payable to G. Sheldon & or bearer, and bearing date March's, 1839 Mr, Parso: instantly discovering tne check to be a reached over the counter and seized Allen by the coat collar, but he by —, gentieman stand- peed A and ran rg tye pong) thence down ‘hambers pursued lcer Meagher, Broadwi ‘and other gentlemen. The light. footed o1 cor soon overtook All him to the Central office, where he was detained for the night. In his affidavit Mr. Hornby states that his name attached to the check 1s a forgery and was not writen by him or by his authority, On the 4th inst. two checks, amount im the aggre ° to $557, also purporting to have been drawn ty, Mr. Hornby, were presented to Mr. Parsons, of e Chemical Bank, for pany eer he, pron | them to be genuine (Mr. Hornby having an accor in that bank), gave the applicant the money on tiem and subsequently learned that they were forgeries. On the above slate of facts the magistrate committed Allen to the Tombs to await an examination. Mr. C. 8. Spencer appeared as counsel for the de‘endant, ANOTHER CasE.—Mr. Daniel Sims, paying teller of the Bull’s Head Bank, made an afiaavit agalust Edward Manoux, altas Stone, charging him with forging | check for $275 on the Bull’s Head Bank, ‘upon which he attempted to draw the money, The name of Mr. Alexander Horuby was also signed to the check, but bad not been done by him or NA his authority. The particulars of this case was fully re- ported in the HsRaLD of yesterday, Manoux was alsocommitted by Justicé Mogan to await the resuié of a hearing. Tne signature of Mr. Hornby to the checks is almost a fac simile of the genuine, THE PLASTERERS ON STRIKE, A Free Fight at a Meeting of the Socicty— Business and Pagilism. _ The operative plasterers, though not on strike fer Wages, were last night on strike in another sense. Aweekly meeting 9% the Plasterers’ Society was held at the corner of Twenty-third street and Second av- enue, and as business of importance was to be transacted a very large number of the members were present, So large was the attendance that not only were the seats in the hall all filled, bus the alsies also were crowded with persons. Mr. Wm. Byrne, the President, occupied the chair, and Mr. P. Grogan acted as Secretary. The proceedings of the meeting opened with the usual routine business, and then nearly an hour was spent in electing and swearing in new members, ‘The special business of the meeting was next an- ounced. This was the discussion of a resolution Proposed at the previous meeting providing that Plasterers belonging to the might be al- lowed to work upon laths put down bither by society or non-society men. The Plasterers’ Society comprises among its members a number of laters, and conse- quently considerable interest was felt in the reso- lution. As soon as the wpecial basiness was reached there was considerable disorder in the meeting. A member asked for the reading of the resolution and the Secretary proceeded to read it, when the Uhuir- man interrupted hin and catled for order. a re and three g¢ at the Secretary, but without ing to Y tescigtion for the tena 01 fourta a4 nemet ih the Fangate of room began to iK In a loud voice, making Use ey, mentary language to another member fi im. ‘uly were the words off his lips when the abused ntieman Stfuck his villifer and in return received. @ stinger between thé upon the floor. In a moment the members had mounted the forms and the wildest excitement pre- vailed. Members bawied out at the top of their voices volleys of abuse upon the combi ee, agi a eral fight seemed imminent, In vain the Chairman calied for order; the udise of his gavel was unheeded aintdst the shouts of the specta- tora, The dghttn hag ow soon wedged in and those nearest to them part jn the fracas. The jawling, nghtiug crows, on tor Patton and “soon ( nded anon i drivi it those whose right it was to ‘occupy it, No one seemed to try to separate the | emer but the man who had dealt the nowa-down blow was et with the foulest Jan; “to give itto the —.’? One unfortunate mah was knocked down upon the platform and was kicked about by those surrounding bim, and chairs were lifted high in the alr to finisn the work which fists had begun. The Chairman in the meantime had gone outto look for licemen, and quickly re- turned with some of knights of the locust, ‘The officers any into the thick of the Hgut and 800 quelled the turbulent spirits. After somos time order was partially restored, the Chairman bo- ing aided by some haif dozen policemen wio posted (hemselves about the room. The Secretary again read tue resolution, and, on motion, it was tabled. A deal of excited cail- ing ‘and shouting sollowed, but it was impossible at the further end of the room to ascertain if auy oluer business was done. M..CHANISN. Testing the Merits of a New St Satisfactory Results, Yesterday morning a large party of practical and theoretical gentlemen interested tn the construction of steamboats, builders of engines and boilers, mot on the tag Stevens, at pler No, 37 North river, to wit- ness the trial of an improved new steam boiier, with which she has been recently fitted. This boat is not @ new one, nor is sho very large, being but about 60 feet in length, 15° feet in breadth of beam and 9 feet depth of hold. Her engine is of the upright propeller description, 1714 inches diame- tor of cylinder by 17 inches stroke of piston and at Present is notin that state of thorough repai it ts designed to be before the vessel's general overhaul. ing is completed. The boiler with which the Stevens has been fitted 18 of the horizontal description, with Vertical tubes, 16 feet 6 inches in length and 6 feet 2 inches in wicth, Chief among iis features are, that projecting above the grate is con- structed @ bridgewall, against which the flume uapinges and partly envelopes; thea passing inio @ combustion chamber—which almost foring a second furnace—through the vertical tubes, down to tne lower combustion chamber, into which, through suitable appertures, @ proper quautity of atmo- spheric air is admitted to aid the combustion of the uncoasumed gases, when the products pass upward through the back tubes to the smoxestack. Ine: tubes may be carried as high above the water Ii desired to superheat the sieani, It has a grate face of twenty-five square feet and a heating surface Of 1,000 square feet. The trial yesterday was tie second tue it has been under steam, At twenty eight minutes to eleven o'clock the dock was left with @ pressure of sixty-eight pounds of steam, the tog pointing her prow towards sandy Hook, Almost immediately it was discovered by the engineer that the pump and check vaive were in very imperfect ir, preventing to a degree the maintenance of @ ae supply of ieod Chestnut coal was the fuel used. With @ hatural drait alone the beacon in the Lower Bay was reached in fifty-five minutes, Dur- ing this ance the merits of the boiler, ite steaming qualluies under disadvan' and its ab sence of priming, 80 characteristic of new boilers, eyes which sent him down Boller— a= were thorou: discussed, and eee, remark® frequently indul in by those competent to judi of such mi The return to the dock was mnaue in like good time, the pressure of steam remaining the same or witin two or three poands of the same ‘as at the point of departure. ‘The inventor claims ior his boller many advan- tages over these now in use, viz:—that its economy is greatér; the grating and heating surfaces are much larger in proportion than others; that the com- bustion of wi med gases is 5 that it takes up less room; that by tts peculiar construction & perfect circulation of water ts maintained; that the water level will change but little with irregular feeding; that it is less liable to prime. in the judg. ment Of those on board the Svevens yesterday these Clalwa are justly eatitied to credence.