The New York Herald Newspaper, June 26, 1869, Page 8

BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Sentence of the Officers of the Ship James Foster, Jr. Before Judge Benedict. On motion of Assistant District Attorney Parris James Glynn, the carpenter of the ship James Fos- Wilham Cruthers, the boatswain, and Murphy, the third mate, were arraigned for ee yesterday afternoon. In passing sentence rent upon Gtyna the Court addressed him as follows:— James Glynn—'The law of the United States which you have been found guilty of violating is the statute passed March 3, 1835, which declares “that if any master or other officer of an American ship or ves- #e] on the high seas, or on any waters within the ad- and mariume jurisdiction of the United shall, from malice, hatred or revenge, and e cause, Deal, Wound or imprison ne or more of the crew of such ship or vessel, or withhold from them suitable tood and nourisn- muralty ment, or inte pon them any cruel or unusual punishment, person 80 offending shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by boil, according to te e and aggravation of the offenc In passing the judgment upon you which this statute xequires | have to notice a question of some import- ance, Which your case presents, namely, whether your portion on board the James Foste » Was that of cer, 80 as to render you amenable to the pro- s10n8 of the statute under which you have been andigted. You were shipped as the carpenter, and hi penter of an ordinary merchant pack you been the vessel, navigated by the ord) C of such a vessel, yon could been properly convicted Under this for, although in ie navy the carpenter is ranked as a petty officer, w erdiary Merchant ships 1t is otherwise. On such Vessels the carpenter is a seaman, He turns out bands are calied—is bound then to do duty. He must take orders trom (he mates master; and altuough in some inan, Living generally with the 3 still (tas was so legal of sheridan vs. ‘Turbu 1 Molloy, 62, ch. 3; p. hans’ Friend,” p. 104. In Bratagh a carpenter was heid by Betts, J., to be a subaitern.) But ihe evidence which has been produced upon these tals, and which has not been disputed, shows you to have held upou this emigrant passenger ship a very auiferent position from that held by the carpenter o! an ordinary trading vessel; you had a sort of com- mand; fourteen m: shipped in Liverpoo! as ordi- hary seamen, were, (uring a portion of the twenty- Jovr hours, subject to your control; you had exclu- srve charge of the distribution of the water dived In a house on deck, aft, where also te mate, the third mate and the boatswain lived; you took your meais at & second table in the cabin, where We master and clitief mate also took their meals at Ue first table, and you were proved to have been repeatedly engaged under une eye of the master and chief mate im urging the men to duty, aud without rebuke from those oimcers often used force and inflicted punish- ment upon the crew, These acts show that your position on beard this ship was that of a petty omeer. You exercised the powers and the authorii pertain to a petty officer, and you were suvject to the restraints which the act of 1835 in pored upon all officers of every grade. | entertain ho doubi, therefore, as to the legality of your con- vicuon under the act of March 3, 1835. "Im deter- mining the extent of the punishment which should ve inficted upon you for the various offences of which you have been convicted I must consider the Which have been proved agamst you, and e sume of the extraordinary circumstances attending the voyage of this ship. She was sever eight days upon her passage from Liverpool 10 New York, experiencing boisterous and coi weather during the enure passage. She had ide steerage passengers on board. Her crew con- risted of thirty-two men, of whom fourteen were in steerage passengers, taken ata reduced fare, paced On the arucies as ordinary seamen and expected (0 COOK for tne passengers and to do some about dec but unable to go aloft. There was 88 OD board, NO contagious disease broxe out, nor has it appeared before me that we vasscrgers eadured more suffering than Was ne: uy incident to the long Voyage and the ciose vent caused by the bad weather. ‘The suffering appears to have been contined to the crew; of te crew SIX were at diiferent times lost overboard, api tweive more died on the voyage; they ali suftered greatly from the treatment of we officer: ‘The master and cluef mate having died soon af the arrival of the vessel, no mndictinents were found against then ‘o charges of any kind have been . Fifteen tndict- inst the other officers, nme of mst you. Tam well aware that great care and ascertain the truth in re; related by seamen—I know thelr propensity to exaggerate their own mis- sortunes, good in the ship or the m ter or the owners, and to charge all the misery of a jong passage to the misconduct of the officers, and 1 have remarked that life at sea, which wreeds the characteristic tralis before the mast, produces enects Dot entirely dis- similar upon the quarter deck, and that the statements of Masters and mates will pot always bear examination. | fully appreciate the responsi- biuty and the dangers which necessarily attend the hard Vocation Of au oficer of a vessel, and know that the conduct of a ship’s master cannot be justly passed upon unless it be borne in mind that he is compelled to act at sea, in ship, for the safety of which and ot the lives on board lie is responsibie, and not in the quiet of a counting nouse on shore. ‘1 know also we importance to both officers and men of maintaining discipline on shipboard; but | know that oru- tality is not necessary to discipline, and in your case brotality has been fully’ proved. Of 146 passengers no one is called to deny the statements of the witnesses produced against you. The second mate, the third mate, the boatswain and the doctor were at hand and competent to ary im your behal 1, but neither of them undertake to dis- prove the charges against you or to mitigate the Jorce of the evidence given by passengers as weil as seamen, While the witnesses called against you have given their testimony with a fairness not oiten ex- hybited in suc es. None of the cases of assault which have been cuarged upon you occurred at any time of emergency. No rmoutinies or disorderly acts have been alleged against any oue of the persous beaten by you. These men appear to have been quite willikg men; greatly overworked no aoubt by reasons of the Weathe:, length of the Voyage, and they were for that reason entitied to be treated with care and kindness, instead of which they experienced the utmost severity. Abralam Bradley Was one of the passenger cooks: tus man me uch Worn, and appears to Lave been sent junto a temporary hospital; on one oceasion, wh Jar aS appears there was no emergency whate you went in and drove him out; he came out crying, and alinough be was quite sick, vou then strack hin in the face and kicked him several Wines; on anotner occasion when tins man, while endeavoring to put the case see also ach wi on the fore bateh, from weakness, dropped the end of the hw siruck him with a heavy weapon wiich hin tw the deck, you kicked him w Lu and when h endeavored to shi bead with bis arms, you kicked him under his a face severely, and you then hold of bit beet his bead aguinst a chain. The man Hix days alter. Join Stokes was wisi passenger COOKS. On one oecasion, the storm or other emergency the water closet aud Kuc Jaying pin, from he pied leariully. flaple cause, aid was Wholly unlawiul. Occasion, in the day ume, you struck tl e 1nan beaytly upon the head with a hammer. 1e DIOW Knogked him down, and you boxed and kicked him when down. ‘There was no cause for any beat- * and wounded jus ing no n dragged hum out of fhe blow was without any ju On an) ing, ond the blow with the hammer, the jury have found, was euch as to endanger lite, This man also diced a few days afterwards. George Grant was an able seaman, whe was beaten 80 severely one night by the boatswaim as to atlect Jus reason. He was delirious the next morning and ‘Was sent to the hospital soup alter. As he was sit- ting down with scarcely any clothes on, clearly de- ranged in mind, but creating no noise or disturb. a@oce, you caught hitn by the hair and struck him apd kicked him on the bead with your sea boots, apd you accompanied the act wiih the brutal remark that you would be the dector for him. The mi never spoke after that, and ¢lied during ti For these offences you have been you have had the aid of abie counsel, and they have been unable to devire a theory in your defence, You did what you did without passion or provocation, and your con uct evinces # malicious and crnel mind. — The sur gestions that your conduct met with Che approval of the master and chief mate canpot avail you. No approval of the master or mate can heve the effect to shied you from the punishment prescribed by Jaw for conduct like yonrs. The master and chief mate do not stand here to-day, because they are dead. byt you are here, and musi receive such pun- dsbment as your sonduct deserves. In pronounemng the ventence of the court upon yout intend that it hall be such as to remind all men of your class who may hear of these proceedings that at sea, w+ a# on shore, they are subject to the la these ile ‘ley protect the pid and the crew, the buimblest seama and that unis cannot be violated ‘The sentence of the court upon the indictauent first tried 48, that you be iinprisoned jor a period of sive years. ‘The sentence of the court upon tie indiet Ment next tried ix, that you be tmprisoned for & Period of five yewrs, such imprisonment to cum- menee at the termination of the imprisoninent under tine previous nee just pronounced, The sen upon the Indicttnent jast tried lsoned for @ period of five years, wimenee at the terimmation NM! ym prisonin’ the two former tenced just pronouncer itis directed that each of thes: sentences be executed in the Penitentiary Of Kinge county, SPNTENCE OF Willa Cruthers, the bowiswain, had been con: ctod on wd) tndietmenss, one chargiy ne beaten Willam ‘Thornte ng hue with a dangerous aBsauil on ¢ Grant, Hob awe seamen, On the Bist in De was xentences two years SRN RNG PO Thomas whuayphy that THE wOMTEY re etment i on ce Kecund Hive, VhiRD MATE, 0, Was convicted of NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1869.~TRIPLE SHEET. an assault upon a boy who had sxinpen as an ordi- Bary seaman. He was sentenced to tive years. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Verdict in the Hewitt Case. In the case of Isaac L. Hewitt, who had petitioned the court for a discharge in bankruptcy, the jury re- turned a verdict for the petitioner. The discharge ae by Messrs. Gerly and Robinson, of New ‘ork. SUPREME COURT: — CIRCUIT. Verdict in the South Brooklyn Explosion Case. Betore Judge Tappen. Tn the case of Catharine Thompson vs. Langdon R. Goodwin, which was an action to recover dam- ages growing out of an explosion occurring in @ house let to the defendant, the jury returned a ver- dict of $2,347 62 for plaintim, Alleged Cheating in a Horse Trade. Thomas Fry vs, Stephen A, Main.—On tne 6th of April, 1868, plaintiff? bought a horse of defendant for $400 on the assurance of the latter that the animal was sound, It turned out that the horse was worth less than $100, Defendant admitted the sale, but denied the warrantee, and alleged that the plaintiiY examined and drove the horse before te s: Ver- dict not yet rendered, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. AccrpeNT.—A boy named William Mulligan, ten years of age, had two tingers of his right hand cut off by a hay cutting machine with which he was playing yesterday afternoon in the stable, in the rear of his residence, corner’ of Throop and DeKalb avenues, HELD FOR THE GRAND Jury.—Ann Cunningham, a woman about thirty years of age, was arraigned before Justice Delmar yesterday, on the charge of abandonimg her infant child, Which was born out of the bonds of wedlock, She was convicted of the of- fence and was held to await the action of the Grand Jury. INCENDIARY Free IN WILLIAMSBURG.—An attempt Was made at about two o’clock yesterday morning to burn the residence of Mr. H. Rincken, Herbert street, near Graham avenue, but the flames were fortunately discovered by officer McKee, of the Porty-sixtn precinct, in time to prevent @ con- flagration and probable loss of life. The Assistant Fire Marshal found a bottle of kerosene oil and a bundle of rags between the weather boards and plastering of the building where the fire was kin- led, showing conclusively the origin of the fire. The family of Mi. Rincken were unconscious of thelr peril until awakened by the officer named. THE WEEKSVILLE TRAGEDY—DRakE HELD FOR TRIAL.—Francis Drake, the negro who shot and killed William Fitzpatrick at Weeksville, or Crow Hill, on Sunday, the 13th instant, but who was ex-+ onerated by the coroner’s jury on the ground that the shooting was done in self-defence, was up for exammation before Justice Riley yesterday. It ap- pears that the brother of the deceased being dissatis- tied with the ready acquittai or the ni Drake by the coroner’s jury, determined upon bringing the case beiore a higher tribunal, and, therefore, pro- cured a warrant for Drake’s rearrest, which was duly accomplished. A thorough examination of the merits of the case has been held before the Justice of the Peace above named, and the testimony elicited has been of a nature to warrant the detention of the accused, who was yesterday committed to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—A Ian giving his name as George Walters called at an intelligence ofice on the Bowery, New York, on Thursday ana engaged a young girl to go to the country, near Elizabeth, to act as nurse. The girl consented and went as far as the Elizabeth depot, on the New Jersey Railroad, when Walters told her the house was but a short distance from the railroad. They walked together ull they reached an unfrequented place, where, as aiteged, he perpetrated an offence which, for de- cency and humanity's sake, should not be mentioned. The unfortunate girl states that hegthen gave hera gold watch, and told her not to mention what had happened to any of her friends, and that he would bring her back salely to New York. She attempted to get off, but he foliowed her and knocked her down. They entered the cars at the depot after- wards, and on arriving at Jersey City, about mid- night, the girl called on Mr. W. F. Rankin to hoid Walters. He Was arrested and brought before Re- corder Martindale yesterday morning, who com- mitted him to await the action of the autherities in Union county. He states that he is married and re- sides in Lombard street, Baltimore. The young girl a vo @ family’residing in Eighth street, New ork. A Mysterious Cask.—On Thursday night, as the ten o'clock car of the Pavonia avenue line arrived at the Long Dock, the driver left the car, at the same Ume remarking to the conductor that he would re- turn in a minute. He waiked towards the stables atthe end of the dock and has not been seen since. He must have met with foul play or fallen mto the water, Where he was drowned, A search was made for lis body, but in vain, Hoboken. THE TAX AND SALARY ORDINANCE has given rise to serious discussion, and a public meeting to pro- test against the increase of salaries to certain city officers already well paid is proposed. The hard work is done in the City Clerk’s office at compara- lively poor remuneration. SeRious RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.—Yesterday after- noon Mrs. Cummes, aged fifty years, was driving a wagon in Wasbington street, near Ninth, when the horse became frightened and dashed towards the railroad at a furious rate. The wagon collided with another at Sixth street, and was smashed to pieces, the occupant being violently thrown to the ground. She was dangerously wounded im the lip. aud was removed to her residence in Washington street. Her injaries probably will not prove fatal. Unien Hil ANOTHER RUNAWAY CASUALTY.—Mrs, David Kolb, residing in Union street, on Union Hill, was d a horse and wagon yesterday afternoon, when the animal took fright and ran away. He rapidly turned a corner and dashed the velicle against a heap of stones, at Wie same time hurling Mrs. Kolb from her seat and dashing her headlong upon the sharp rocks, She wag taken up in an almost insensibie conaition and removed to her home, Medical aid was promptly rendered, but her wounds are yet 61 a douvttal nature, The horse was captured unhurt, and fortunately no other person Was uyjured. Bergen City. THE BERGEN INSTITUTE.—The closing exercises of the Bergen Institute were heid last evening, at Li- brary Hall, im the presence of a setect assemblage. The exercises consisted of original essays, declama- tion, vocal and instrumental music. A poem, en- titied “The Convention,” was recited by the young ladies in @ most mteresting and pleasing manner. ‘The singing was creditable, and called out the ap- piause of the large audience. ihe Institute was the object of much commendation at the close of the proceedings, and the principal Was congratulated on the success which attended his labors durmg the past year. The proceeds will be aypiied tor the pur- chase of a piano for the school. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THR HORSE KAILROAD.—A young lad, fiiieen years of age, named Hiram Holden, who is employed to drive an eXtra horse on the Bergen Railroad at the hill, on Monticello avenue, was beating the horee with awhip on Thursday evening, when Mr. Hop- kKinson, superintendent of the railroad, happened to pass, and, it is alleged, he strack the lad three heavy biows With his whip, one biow raising a weal on his face. Two gentlemen who witnessed this act went voluntarily to the station house and had a war- it issued for the arrest of the superintendent. boy 18 an orphan and nas no triends in Bergen. Mr. Hopkinson had the boy arresied afterwards on the charge of crueity to animais. Trenton, A Yorrnrus CRIMINAL.—Yesterday afternoon a sinart, intelligent looking lad named Arthur Me- Creery, aged about fourteen years, was arraigned before the Mayor, on a charge preferred against him by his mother, Catharine McCreery, of Broad stre of taking her pocketbook, containing forty-nine and @ half dollars, on Rasetey last, and taking @ trip to New York to see the sights of Gotham. The anguished mother followed hin to that city and founa bun riot in the dissipation of youth and having all the money spent except ten dollars. The young jad seemed in no wise ared, and coolly remarked tha?when he got the . Kethook it only contained $30 70, Binetce dol- jars of which he spent for clothes. The young «port next met sour little boys in the city, to each of whow Ae gave two dollars, and, fortifying themselves with pocketialls of peanuts and candies, visited a theatre te witness the periormance of the spectacular ex- travaganza of “Sinbad the Sailor.’ The Mayor re- relation of his extraordi- ordered tim to be sent to the his removal to the State Reform Schevl. Nesvork. BAiLeD.—Dr. Petrie, the Bilzabeth physician whose arrest und committal on @ charge of defrand- ing the gevenne in foisting cleaned cancelled stamps on Gie saiblic Was reported in yesterday's HERALD, has been sdmitied to but in the sum of $4,000, Mis fatieran-jaw, Who resides at Phillipsburg, became his surety. Aw }harm MATRON.—A lady named Mra, Mary 8. Cox, residing on the corner of High street and Washington place, caused the arrest just evening of | eight carpenters, the employes of John W. Romaine, Of No. 117 Jeserson treet. “Mrs, Cox stated that the workmen—who are on a building close by her residence—insulted her every time she passed the lace. “Impertinent looks and gibes’? comprise the insults. The ‘prisoners’ were bailed, TAXABLE INcOMES.—¥rom the returns made to the Fifth distriet Internai Revenue Collector the follow- ing taxable incomes of citizens resident in this city, for the year 1868, are taken. They comprise those only giving $10,000 return or upwards:— Campbell, Alex... $26,234 Johnson, John ©. . $15,743 Blanchard, N. Heath, B. 14,954 Durand, Henr; s Dawson, Thos. Mott, Willam B. Robb, William. Headley, Albert Kenoe, Edward, . Heath, 8. R. W. Larble, Mrs. J Dennis, M. R. Duryea, Peter Parker, Cortlandt, Peddie, T. Sayre, Marcus, . Stephens, Join H. Ward, M. Le. Kilburr, J. B. Ripley, David Hawkins, Win. Headley, W. 0. Halsey, Jas. A, Alling, Horace A Sehalk, Adolph. .. ‘Schalk, Herman Biglow, Moses. Baldwin, Harri Cleaviand, W. H. campbell, David Clord, George A, Farmer, Edgar.... Howell, T. P.. Lockwood, F. W Bynner, T. B.. Condict, 8. H... Alling Joseph Wharton, John Yates, Menry J. Kinney, Thos, . >. a g Peters, H, A. 10,875 Bacon, Leona P. Smith, 8. 10,333 Bader, Cyrus 0. Sayre, Jas. 30,429 Dawson, J. H. Seely, N. EB. Dawson, Ichabod, . Vail, P. W. Anderson, David.. Durand, Jones M.. Hayes, Henry..... 1 WESTCHESTER COUNTY. RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—The locomotive of a freight train, on the New York and Hariem Railroad, while Passing a switch at West Mount Vernon yesterday morning, jumped from the track and partially buried itself in the earth, making a complete wreck of the foremost part of the engine. A “caboose car’ next to the tender was broken in two by the shock, and hurled completely over, almost ciear of the track. ‘TWo passengers Were seated in the latter, and their escape with a few, bruises seems almost miraculous. Both tracks of thé road were effectually blockaded for many hours, passengers in the meabtime doing the usual amount of grumbiing. Coroner's INQUEST.—Last Thursday evening Coro- ner Bathgate held an inquest on the body of Chris- tiana Neilson, a child four years old, whose parents are Swedish immigrants, living at present on Morris avenue, Melrose. It appears the child died suddenly in the afternoon, and such is the crowded state of the tenement cocuiena by its parents that its death remained unnoticed for some time afterwards, ‘The result of @ post mortem examination having been laid before the jury a verdict of ‘died from conges- tion of the brain” was rendered. This being the fourth inquest held recently among Swedish immt- grants who are accumulating in hovels at the place above named, it would not be unwise for the town authorities to investigate their sanitary status. SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER BY AN IDI0T.—A boy eight years oid, named William Craft, who lived with his parents at East Portchester, died rather suddenly and under mysterious circumstances dur- ing the early part of this week. It appears that the child had been sent to a neighbor’s for milk a short time previous to his death, and after a protracted absence came home complaining of a pain in his head, while it was seen that he experienced great dimiculty m swallowing. He became delirious, and wouid repeatedly cry out, “Don’t tie me up, Leander; Ill be a good boy;” and after suffering intensely for about forty-eight hours died. A swelling was noticed on the boy’s neck, which, after death, turned black. Since the child’s burial it has been asserted by some of his playmates that an idiot boy of well known vicious proclivities, named Leander Burns, had tried to hang little “Willie by tying a rope around his neck and drawing him frequently over the limb of a tree until the little fellow grew purple in the face. The deceased, who had been chastised for associating with the idiot, dared not disclose the nature of his injuries, preferring to carry his secret to the grave. LONG ISLAND. THe Sovruswe RalLRoad.—The injunction against the Southside Kailroad Company expired on Thursday at eleven o’clock, and before McManus had time to have it renewed the rails and ties were laid through his premises, and the road is now com- plete to Rockaway. AkREST OF A NoTorious CHARACTER.—On Thurs- day a double burglary was committed in the village of Jamaica, on the premises of Silas Carman, from which the tnief carried off about forty dollars’ worth of paint brushes; and also upon tne premises of Stoddart & Tilly, whence the thieves carried off about thirty-five doliars’ worth of paint. OfMicer Scully arrested a person of Hempstead, and the facts as yet made known seem to prove his guilt conciu- sive. He is the same person who was arrested in this city for counterfeiting a short time ago, HORTICULTURAL EXHIBiTION.—The horticultural exhibition of the Queens County Agricultural Society Was a great success, ‘Ihe attendance was large and the articles exhibited fine. ‘The display of flowers was extensive. The vegetables were the finest ever shown at avy of the previous horticultural exh- bitions of tbe society. One bunch of asparagus, exhibited by C. C. Lewis, of Matinecock, consist- ing of fifty spears, weighea over thirteen pownds. A prominent feature of the day was the trial of velocipedes. Owing to the heavy condition of the track, caused by the heavy rain of the night pre- vious, last time Was not made, The following pre- miuins were awarded to riders and machines:—For two-wheeled machines—For the most expert and skillful riding, ten dollars, Thomas J. Howe! Troek lyn, Witty’s machine. Vor fastest riding by ex- peris (one mile), tweaty dollars, Edward Hallock, re time ; Second fastest, ten dollars, George y. Germain, Roslyn; time 6:15, For fastest riding by amateurs (lalf mile), ten dollars, E. H, Fordharn, Brooklyn; second fastest (ali mile), five doilars, Tuomas J. Howell, Brookiyn. JE IN MISSISSIPPI. in Support of the Yerger’s Insanity. (Jackson, Mias., (June 23) correspondence Cincinnati Comercial, } ‘The time of the Military Commission to-day was Wholly occupied in receiving the testimony of Mr. dohn K. Yerger, uncle of the prisoner, regarding family difficulties of the aecused. He was wareason- ably viole! etimes bloodthirsty, and, as the de- THE YEAGER-CRANE HOM Testimony Plea of fence cla His conduct for several years past wa . and an efort Was made to show that eccentricity, if not insanity, has marked the conduct of his family on the male side for some generations. A few months since he made a junge with nis knife at his brother George, and was only defeated by being knocked down with a chair; for three or four years witness had believed, and at times had said,+that he was crazy; did not think bis conauct was due to liquor, though drink augmented lus distemper; on the morning of Colonel Crave’s death accused returned from Memphis at one o'clock A. M.; sent for with at five o'clock; did not think he had siept at all; he seemed greatly excited at the indiguity and imealt to whieh his wife and family had been subjectin the seizure of the piano during his absence; witness did not anticipate any trouble or he would have en- deavored to prevent it. Witness described the encounter between Yerger and Colonel Crane as narrated before by other witnesses, Endeavored to separate the ~ parties; got his clothes all bloody; picked up the knile as Edward threw it down, all covered with blood; took it to his office and locked it up as it was until it should be called for; saw Colonel Crane strike Yerger, holding his light cane horizontally, breast nigh, and striking out at Yerger. On this point the testimony of the witness differed from ail others Who suw the scuftie preceding the stabbing. (n cross-examination the witness would not admit that the conduct of the accused resulted from drink or that fis Insanity was due to delirium tremens. ‘The accused had gone a8 a delegate to the Mempnis Convention, but got up the meeting himseli and it as y attended by five or 8ix person: t once been in the State Legisiature and was a delegate at large for the State at the democratic convention. He managed his own business, but inauaged it badly, and nstant evidence that his undue exeite- ment and ungoverned passions were due to an un- sound uund, A SAVAGE FIGHT IN missoUAl. {From the St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald, On Sunday last Lucien Ashford, ¢ A Mo., was murdered by KR. B. Lane. A diMeuity had existed between them for some time, and Lane had repeated|y threatened to kill Ashford; but as he was known to be consideratie of a braggart m particu. jar ni was taken of his threats, either by Ashiord or his friends. Abont a week previous to the mur+ der they had met and renewed ve quarrel, and Lane again swore that he would kili Asmerd, During last week Lane wrote out a challenge to fight a duel, but could get no one to carry it to Ashford. On the day of the snurder Lane went to the residence of Ashford, armed with a huge buteher knife, and challenged him to @ deadly conflict, using any weapon he might choose. Ashford picked up @ brick and struck Lane a biow that caused him to measure his length on the ground and then sprang over the fence and alighted amor upon his murderous foe. ly thus time Lane had partially recovered from the effects of the biow from the brick, and as Ashford strack the ground he (Lane) raised his body partly up and thrust the butewer knife into the bowels of Ashford, and then sprang up and dealt another biow, intiiet- jog @ terribie gash in the shoulder of the falling vic- tim, then monnied his horse and rode rapidly away. He Was pursued aa soon as the fact of the murder aud fight were known ane traced to Uniontown, Scotland county, where all traces yf lim were lost, Asviord lived valli Monday. MANAGEMENT OF THE ERIE RAILROAD, New Yor«, June 24, 1869, To THE EpITOR OF THE HERALD:— An article appeared in your issue of the 22d inst., under the head of “Tne Erie Railroad Accident,” which reflects unjustly upon the present administra- tion, Permit me space in your columns to reply to such portion of the article as refers particularly to matters connected with the department under my personal supervision. Mr. Ryan came to us from the ‘Troy and Boston Railroad on the 34 of March, During the administration of Mr, Riddle, our late general superintendent, bringing good letters of recommendation, and being also personally known and recommended by several of our best engineers, he was assigned to service by my order. le has been constantly employed since that time, and prior to the accident at Passaic bridge I would have borne testimony to his character and efficiency as a first class engineeer. No engineers have been dis- missed during the administration of Mr. Rucker ex- cept Jor cause: neither have there been inetticient men employed in the service. HH. G. BROOKS, Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery. LAWLESSNESS IN KENTUCKY. Incendiarism and Woman Whipping by’ Mounted Marauders. [From the Louisville Courier and Journal, June 23.) Mrs. Lucinaa Green, & woman who has been living in Lincoln county, arrived in this city yesterday and reported to Captain George C, Shadburne, Superintendent of Police, a most unpleasant condi- uon of affairs in Lincoln county. She stated that she had resided about thirteen miles from Stanford, on a farm owned by her mother, and that one night, about three weeks ago a party of men, under the leadership of one Henderson Hooch, had come vo the house in search of her hasband, Jimmy Green, whom they intended to hang, because he had refused to join them. They called themselves Kuklux, but there.was nothing about their dress to indicate their connection with that dangerous and powerful organi- zation, Two of them had their coats turned inside out, and all of them had been drinking free- ly ar whiskey. They had hitched their horses about a quarter of a mile from Mrs. Green's, and had come to her house on foot. ‘Their expedition was made with the idea of finding sine Green at home, bat he had gone to Green county, ill., fully three months betore, though he was supposed to be hidden some- where in or near the house. Mrs. Green and her two children, and a brother, thirteen years of age, were at home when the visitors arrived, about midnight, and one of them, Bill McCurd, at once made his way to Jimmy Green’s bed, where he was supposed to be sleeping. Instead of finding Jimmy, he seized Mrs, Green, crying out, “I’ve got him !? but the woman free! herself, seized achair, knocked him down, and then, assailing him with her fist, tor a few minutes put him under rather severe punishment. McC soon dragged her out of the house, m: a terrible fuss over his bruises, and almost the entire party drew pistols on her as she appeared. One of them cried, “Give her fifty lashes and let her go.” She was struck several times with switches, and one of the party, she alleges, knocked her down with a small beech sapling. A fellow known as Will Walls jerked two button rings from her fin- ger under the impression that they were valuable. After the inmates of the house had all been hustled out, and Jimmy had not turneg up, they sét fire to the building, which was soon burned to the ground. Mrs. Green asserts that A the light of the lames she ‘nized a number of theparty, and reports the names of Henderson Hooch, bill McCurd, Henry Waters, este necchs Bony Leech, Bill Weddell, Sam Uptergrove, Knoch Uptergrove, Will Walls and Will Gibson, She was permitted to make her way to a neighbor’s house, and until a few days since re- mained in the neighborhood working for her board. She 18 now on her way with two children to join her husband in Ilinois, and 1s without means. It is probable she will report her case to the United States authorities here this at She states that Hooch and his men are a terror in Lincoln county, and that they go about shooting, whipping and burning as suits their fancy. Com- plaints have been made at Stanford, but the com- plaints have been referred to the United States authorities in Louisville, and the marauding has been going on without any check whatever. She says that many wio would complain are kept silent through fear, Her mother, who owns the farm on which the house was burned, has offered to give every acre of the ground if Hooch and his gang shall be brought to punishment. Green was in one of the Kentucky Union regiments during the war, but Mrs. Green does not assign political reasons for the outrages which have been committed. ‘The marauding gang is made up of men who served in the rederal army and men who served in the Con- federate army, and their objects seem to be plunder and the gratification of petty malice, THE WILL OF EX-SECRETARY GUTHRIE. The executors of the estate of the late Hon. James Guthrie have made a partial return of the real and personal property to the United States Assessor, showing the following distributiot ary Caperton, daughter. $198,438 Ann A. Caldwell, daugnt 164,997 Sallie Julia Smith, daughter. J. Guthrie Coke, grandson. . ‘Ten grandchildren, $14,000 eac Polly Polk, aged ninety, annuity, ‘The property ie above return distributed to Mr. Guthrie's grandchildren and is aunt was de- vised to them in the will, as alse a portion of the real estate to Mrs. Caperton and Mrs. Caldwell, The re- mainder of the property, both personal and real, was divided equally between the three daughters of Mr. Guthrie, ie ~personalty comprises all that was left by Mr. Gutnrie of much importance. The principal part of the real estate is yet undivided, and will be returned when the executors can obtain re- able information as to its value, location, &c. ‘The real estate returned embraces three whole squares and several lots, making i all not less than four squares in the city of Louisville, and 17,43734 acres of land in Texas. The devises to the grandchildren were almost exciusively stocks and bonds im the Jef- fersonvile, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, being about $200,000 worth at par vaine. Besides the stocks and bonds given to the grandchildren the fol- lowing were divided equally between the three daughters of Mr. Guthrie:— ~ * Twenty Lousville Cement Company bonds. 000 J. M. and |. R. bond certiticate. baa“ Two shares J, M. and I, R. st 200 Fifty and a half shares Lo “ 2,512 4,000 + 26,000 100 shares Transter Company. 16,000 2,547 shares Louisville and Nashville Rau- 166% shares Savings Bank of Louisvjlle..... 16,666 ‘Ynirty-flve stares Louisville Cement Com- PANT (91,000... cccvoecsccccsccsccesescs + 25,000 TOtAl.....sesecveeecesees ste eeees se receee $843,278 Tue Toms ov EX-PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANA Major Charles M. Howell has completed the t ‘dered to be placed over the remains of ex. s dent Buchanan. The tomb was designed by Major Howell, and im accordance with the wi it Buchanan, as expressed a short time p ath, 1b has been made i a pidin, but beautitai ana antial manner, The design aod workmanship urea! edit npon all concerned, It is a piaia tomb, ornamented with @ wreath of oak leaves aud acorns around the ovola of the cap, It consists of a single block Of italian marble from the quarries of Carrara, lig length is six feet three imehes, is Width taree feet, 1s height three feet six inches, On oue side of tie tomb is carved the name “Buchanan,” on the other side is the foliowing inscription, whu Was written by Mr. Buchanan prior to bis de with wirections that it be inserived on bis lump, ¢ date of death, ol course, being leit biank by hin!— iicre rest the remains of James buchanan, Fifteenth Presidenvor the United States, Boru ta franklin county, Pa., Apri s., ial, Died at Wheatland, June 4, isos, The base of the tomb is already in position at Wor 1 Hill Cemetery. It is constr finest New Hampshire granite, is se’ in length and three feet seven 1m ght of the tomb and base, When placed in eo will ie a adent of the ground elevation, is unpretentious monument was framed in accordaace with the explicit instruc: Hons contained in the will of Mr. Buchanan, His Y, and the ie simplicity which distinguisied him in lite is attested oy the plain but enduriag mouu- ment which marks his last resting place.—Lawcusier (La.) Intelligenver, COMMODORE VANDERBILT AND Paury IN CLEVR- LAND.—Commodore Vanderbilt, avcompapied vy Messrs. H. #, Clark, A. Robinsoo and J. Tiinghast, of tue New York Central Railrowd; Witham Wil- jiams, President of the Buffalo and Erie; A. Keep, kB. Phillips, ©. M. Gray and ¢ Haten, of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, arrived im this city about quarter-past ten o’ciock this morning on a& lightning speed trip to Chicago. The party started from Cleveland this morving in two airec- tor’s coaches of the Hudson River and Michigan Southern Ratiroads, making the dist, jand \o Toledo—113 miles—in two hours and twenty- five ininutes. From Cleveland to Norwalk the party were carried by the engu ie, Mr. Watson en- gineer, in one hour and fifteen minut and from Norwaik to tis city by en No. 40, T, Brennan engineer, in one hour and ten mimates. Mr. Lin- nei, train despatcher for the Lake shore and Michi- gan Southern, having been notiied of the intended (rip of ihe railroad odleias, caused the tracks to be cleared from Cleveland to Chicago, giving the special train a free sweep the entire distance. "They ex- pected to reach Chicago In tive hours from ‘toledo. — Toledy Blue, June Be FOUND GUILTY oF MURDER. —several months since Miss fox, a young lady or iieimont county, Ome, near Wheeling, was murdered by a young man named Carr, who sought her iand in marriage. The parents of the young lady opposed the match, and Ourr, to be revenged on them, killed the dauglver and attempted to commit suicide. He was arrested and lodged in jai at St. Cla ie, For a jong time bis recovery from the sél-inflieted injuries was © tremely doubtful. After lying im @ precarions cor ditton for months health returned, and last week be Was pat on trial for the dreadiul erime. During Hs progress more wan ofinary interest was matri- tested, and large nambers were in attendance each day. The case was given to the jary on Monday, and on Taesday a verdict Of murder im the first degree Was rendered, THE STATE ASSESSORS AND THE COUNTY TAX. Interesting Letter from the Citizens’ Associne tion to the State Assessers—The Valuations of Real Estate. ‘The following communication explains itself. It is highly interesting to the taxpayers of the city and county:— 4) CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION OF NEW a New YORK, June 24, 1869, Messrs. EBENEZER BLAKELY, JOHN F, ZETELEY an@ NoRMAN M, ALLEN, State Asseasors:— GENTLEMEN—The Citizens’ Association, having in view the equitable apportionment of the taxes neces» sary to support the State government and ivstitu- tions among the several counties, begs leave to address you upon a subject within the sphere of your official duties. Your Board was created under the act of April 14, 1859, to remove the disproportion that existed in the valuations Of property in the various counties of the State as the basis of State taxation. By this act it is made the duty of your Board to examine and revise the valuations of the real and personai estate of the several counties as returned to the office of the Comptroller, and fix the aggre- gate amount of the assessment for each county, on ‘which the Comptroller shall compute the State tax. It is also provided that your Board may increase or diminish the aggregate valuations of real estate in apy county by adding or deducting such sum as in your opinion may be just and necessary to produce ‘@ just relation between all the valuations of real estate in the State; also that your Board shail have power tu swear witnesses and examme all persons and papers which you deem necessary for the proper discharge of your duties; and also that the members of your Board shail visit, officially, every county in the State, at least once im two years and prepare a written digest of such facts as you may deem most mmportant for aiding in the discharge of the duties ipposed upon you, ‘ntil the year 1830 the State government and insti- tutions were supported entirely by the State rev- enues; since then the revenues have been insuiicient to meet those expenses, and the excess of expenti- tures has involved the ing of a State tax THE VELOCIPEDE DERBY. Race for the Championship of America. Velocipede riding having been adopted as one of our national “sports and pastimes” it was, of course, necessary that we should have achampion as soon a8 possible. France has its champion veloctpedist, the fleet-footed Moret; Warmouth lords it over the British bicyclists, and Boyle, the victor in yester- day’s contest, is now the acknowledged champion Velocipedist of these United States, That the velocipede excitement is not “played out,” nor likely tobe «or some time to come, was evidenced by the large and fashionable assemblage at the Capitoline grounds yesterday. In addition to some five or six hundred “outsiders,” a large num- ber of velocipedists assembled to witness the race. The members of the American Bicycle Club created sensation as they drove into the grounds with their “four-in-hand” turnputs. The American Bicycle Club, ana the Astor, Ivanhoe and Brooklyn veloci- pede clubs, were all present in full force and uni- form. vunctually at four o’clock the contestants for the champion’s saddle made their appearance on the course and were greeted with hearty cheers by them respective admirers. On seeing the rivals side by side for the first time, many of those who had made up their minds that Swit was bound to win began to reconsider the matter, The more Swift's friends saw of Boyle the less they liked him, and the more Boyle’s iriends saw of Swift the more confident they became. By the time the men had mounted and made a few preliminary wheels in order to make sure that the machines were in worl order, Boyle was almost unanim- ously declared the favorite. Messrs, ‘I. Ss. ergy OY H. French and E. L. Gilt baving m selected as judges, Messrs. F. Pearsall and George Crouch as time-keepers, and Messrs. Ab Brady and E, W. Wolcott as starters, the al Was given and the contestants rode side by side to the starting point, upon the respective count This annual tax The word “go” was given at 4:2814, and therival | nus increased year by year until now it has riders at once urged their “fiety untamed’? bicycles | gwollen to $10,000,000." This $10,000,000 and forward with amazing velocity. Boyle took the lead for the first hundred yards,.but missing one treadle for a second or 80 Swift dasied past him. Boyle, however, was not jong in regaining both his footing and the lead. Swift followed in his opponent’s wake so contentedly that the knowing ones con- cluded he was reserving his strength for the finish, Boyle made the first round of the course in the space of one minute. On the second round Swift made tremendous efforts to catch up, but his opponent kept the lead, passing the timekeeper’s, flag in 2:30. At the close of the third round Boyle was fully 400 yards ahead, making his first mile in 3: Alter a rest of about ten minutes the men started on the second heat. They went off well together, but Boyle again missed a treadie and Swilt had another short lead. Boyle was soon§aheac again ana made the round in one minute and two seconds; but having passed to the leit instead of the right a “foul” was declared against him. On reach- ing the flag this time Swift dismounted, declaring that his machine was out of order and he was unable to drive it, Boyle, who had kept on, made his sec- ond mile in 4:15. ‘The “foul” was discussed during the ten minutes? rest, and, Swift being adjudged winner of the second heat in consequence, the men started for the thira. On getting off this time Boyle again lost his fooung on one treadie and Swift had another accidental lead. Finding himself again overtaken and dis- tanced Swift gave up in despair. Boyie reached the winning post in 4:25, aud was hailed as the cham- pion vclocipeaist of America, A ROMANCE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. {From the Rochesier Union, June 23.) An occurrence is reported at Lyons whick is said to contain material tor a romance of the sensational kind. ‘the Democratic Press gives the outime of the case as follows:—“Somewhere at the east of us lived a minister of the gospel, who was the father of @ highly educated and accomplished daughter, who had obtained a situation as head teacher in an edu- over 1g raised among the sixty counties in our State, each contributing a part proportionate to the value which the property in it to the property in all the counties. This valuation of the property in each county was, before your Board was created, and is now, Sabstanually determined annually by the local Boards of Assessment in each county. ‘These local boards proceed to make up their estimate of the property in their own districts without regard to the assessment in the other counties, ‘The Legisla- ture soon perceived that irom this cause one county bore more than its just share of the State tax. To remedy this injustice your Board was created. As is stated above, you are authorized and directed to take the local valuations of each county, ana from them make up a new table of values shat ‘Wil impose upon each county its just proportion of the State burdens. it, therefore, follows that itis your duty to see that no local board, for the purpose of saving unjustiy to its taxpayers their due share of the general burden, keeps down its valuauion be- low the proportion that the property of that district bears to the property of other districts, ‘The inequalities in this regard that exist In the different counties of our State work great hardships to the people of the city of New York. The general law under which the local assessors assess the value of real estate in their respective districts requires that such property should be assessed at tne suin for which under ordinary circumstances it would sell. In this county the onicers entrusted with the duty of assessing the values of property, by adhering more striculy to the law than have the assessors in the other counties of the State, have run up the valua- ton of the taxable property of this county, while the assessors in other portions of the State pave not increased their valuations to keep @ just proportion thereunto, i i To show this the following tablea are submitted:— Valuation by lovat AS83C880r3 Of PrO- perty trour ely. $351, 768,426 462, 734 cational institution of high standing. While thus 511,740,492 employed and away from paternal restraint the 531,194,290 daughter formed the acquaintance of a married oT 956 man who had a lovely mustache, and the intimacy culminated in criminal intercourse. Early Jast fail the father received a letter from his daughter stating that her health had penne so much impaired by her constant labors that it became necessary for her to travel in order to fit her to resume ner position. She went, apd the anxious Sark looked for tidings from thefy lost daughter, ut none came. Weeks, montis passed, and still no news from her came to the ears of her foud mother and dotmg father. About two weeks since some- thing reached them from which they concluded that thelr daughter that they had almost mourned as dead, was staying in this village, and uke mother Jost no time in re thither, where sne found her daughter and a grandchild five or six weeks old. The father of the child had provided the means, and had also visited the mother and his child, Afier the arrival of the old lady 1t was decided to accept the offer to adopt the child which had been made by a citizen of the village; and the young, errmg mother took hey unwelcome offspring in her arms and gave it a last meal of that food designed by the Creator for its sustenance, and then handed it over to the tender care of its new protectors. ‘The two mothers then started for home, it may be presumed, with heavy hearts. vi na ven yi valaacions 1a this city have been increased nearly 100 per cent by our local assessors. We can see at a glance in what proportion the taxable values of the rest of the state have increased in seventeen years, 1862—Values in the fifty-eight other coun- ties except New ork and Kings.......$742,991,247 1868—Values in the fitty-elght other coun- ties except New York and Kings....... 785,613,083 it seems almost incredible that such a record should appear, yet it 18 @ fact that, while in seven- teen years the values in New York city are said to be imereased 200 per cent, the values in the tifty- eight other counties are returned as having increased oniy six per cent. ‘The result of this disproportionate increase in our values, for which the State Board of Equalization has: not made full allowance, has been to call down upon the taxpayers of this city almost one-half of the en- tire debt and expenses of the State government and institutions. In fact, but for the interposition of the power of your Board the people of this city would this year have to pay over one-half of that devt and those expenses, ‘The association would urge upon you the justice and necessity of a closer scrutiny into the propriety of permitting the vast disproportion which you have suifered to exist between the assessed vaines of New York city and those of the rest of the State, and to this end would call your attention to the following table of comparisons between our city and the other fifty- MURDER AT MASOX'S DEPOT, TENNESSEE, A Saloon Keeper Kilis a Raiirond Employe d is Allowed to Walk Off, {From the Memphis Post, June 21.) A wanton murder was perpetruted at Mason's depot, on the Memphis and Obio Railroad, yesterday afternoon, It appears that two Irishinen, one named acuead the one armed keeper of what 1s known 4s the Mason’s saloon, and asnother, named 8 D William Winters, a section hand upon the railroad, rare empresa a York — Restof had an altercation in the former’s louse. What the County. the State, quarrel arose from is unknown. Winters was seen + 21 44,348 5-6 to come from tue house greatly excited, with his Area in acres. . head badly cut and the blood flowing freely from the sus of 1865). 310543 wounds, aud Madden was following nim with a pistol | LOPulatlon (consis Of 1950). 3,105,301 4p luis hand. The latter fired, but without effect, and | “and villages in the counties. 1 2,588 Winters succeeded in getung out of his sight. The Representatives in the Senate latter ran around, and becoming weak from the loss ‘Of the State..... 5 21 of blood, sat down on the stoop of a saioon adjoining Madden's. Meanwhile Madden went avout the vil- lage, swinging his pistol in his hand, in search of his victim. ‘The citizens saw him—were fully in- formed of his deadly intent, but none ventured to remoustrate OP arrest him. Aiter looking around for some Lime he at length discovered Winters, ‘Though feevle and helpless Madden pounced upon him and beat him over the head with his pistol Tixe an infuriated savage, and did not desist til life was exunct. The citizens raised not a hand to save the poor fellow’s life and protect the public peace. When the murderer's vengeance, however, was fully wreaked, they mustered suificient courage to hold an inquest. They found, what was very ciear, that Winters had come to his death by blows upon the head, received at the hands of Madden. ‘The latter Representatives in’ ‘tie a 107 + 128,975 604,451 23 7 ‘This table might be extended almost indefinitely, 80 as to show that m every point of view the inevita- ble fact 1s apparent that a vast amount of property, real and personal, @ vast amount of wealth, circu- lating and invested, and a vast collection of the evi-+ deaces of riches im those parts of the State outside the city of New York are purposely undervalued, year after year, so as to avert from the districts out- side of New York their due share of the burdens of general taxation, while the wealth of New York city is exposed and made to a disproportionate part of that yearly impost. Another table will show ut a gianee the disproportion in another direction:— then allowed himself to be placed inthe hands of yew Ye three citizeus, WhO 48 graciously allowed lim to "Soo ee ote Walk of! out of harm’s way. Vaination of Jand per sqaare ei yas re’ mile, With houses on it, cule A GUAIOUS CASE FOR SURGEONS. arenes Lill uncultivated, gu000 corona inciudi cities. 000 18,000 Medical Skill BamMed. Valuation per acre. re eben 4 No commentary isn ed upon these figures, The fact that the land throughout this great State, out- side of New York city, with the ratiroads, the thriv- ing towns and villages, ihe populous cities, the im- mense factories, the splendid estates and private mansions, the Valuable farms and the busy market the fine woodlands and other properties, are valu on an average at only thirty dollars per acre is enough to cause the greatest surprise as well as in- J and to call for your strictest investi- gation. @ in the opinion of the association, were strict jus- tice done to New York city the aggregate of the as- sessed valuations of the other parts of the State would more than double the valuation in this county. if the assessors of Ppl in the other counties of the State disregard or neglect the provisions of law and improperly underrate the total valuation of property in their respective districts the associa~ tion submits that for the strictness with which New York city tas adhered to the law in this regard it sould not be made to bear an unjust proportion of tie State burdens, but that it has a right to expect that your Board will go behind the estimates of local officers and so equalize the valua- tons as to render to each county substantial justice. Tn conclusion the association Jie vera) that before you finally determine upon the valuation of property in the several counties of the State for the present. year it Lo! have an opportunity to be heard by counsel before your Board. P. TER COOPER, Present, Ruciiako M. HENRY, Secretary, &c. A curious case for medical men has just come to light at St. Mary’s Hospital im Detroit. it appears that about seven weeks ago a gentieman of that city, having retired in svand heatch the nignt betore, awoke in the morning and Was astounded on dis- covering that during Ue nignt his right hand and wrist had swoliea fudy Wo twice its natural size, and yet, strange as it may seem, he experienced no pain. A physician was cailed and the medicines usuaily applied in cases of swelling were resorted to, out withous other effect than to increase the swelling. Other medical advisers were called, but none were able to give the singular disease a name, Four weeks elapsed, and the swetling finally ripeued and discharged @ small quantity of thick matter, but the hand inmediately began to swell again, and it Was soon worse ihan before. His case bated the skill of the most eminent physicians and surgeons O/ Lhe State, and the patient was finally re- moved to St. Mary's Hospital. It is stated that he has suffered Itttle or no pain, fromm first to last, but the hand is useless, The wrist and palin have re- ceived a deep red hue, and the circulation of the blood in those parts seems to have eulirely sus- pended. WHEW YORKERS IN GEORGIA, (Prom the Rome (Ga.) Courier, June 15.] It hax been our good fortune to spend considerable time during the past few days in company with a arty of gentlemen from the State of New York, They are ail erprising men, Who have been suc- cessiul in various vocations, and contemplate east ing their loc with the peopie of the South, We know we bat echo the feelings of the people of ths entire section when we tender them @ hearty welcome and express an earnest hope that they will conciude to share with us the exuberance of nature's produc- tons, the salubrity of our climate and the joys of social intercourse, We can assure these geniiemen and all others t come With similar aims and pur- poses that they can here find profitable imvesiments and happy homes. NORTHERN MEN IN SOUTHERN STATES, Rome, Ga., June 19, 1869, ‘There is no prejudice here against Northern peo- pie, althougn we cordially despise the wandering. Bohemians who come here for the purpose of vilifl- cation and misrepresentation, and the carpet-vag. office-seekers, whose main object generally is to steal, Our jaws are Well and tattniully executed, and ali gentlemen who pursue itimate business are re- spected, and gone are molested so long as they mind their own concerns, DEATH OF THE OLDEST INNABITANT OF BLOCK ISLAND. —Mr. Barvett Bail, the oldest inhabitant of Biock isiand, died in bed on the night of the zorn inst, He retired in his usual health and peacefully slept the sieep that knows Ho Waking. Mr. Ball waa born in 1768, and had entered upon the tozd his earthly pilgrimage. ile was always a remark- ably healthy man and ho one remembers that he was ever confined to the house for a day by sick nes! Up to the last day of his i in cultivating the small tract of land upon whieh he was born and had aiways resided. —Procidence Jou NA, JU be CONVICTION FOR HOMICIDE IN KENTUCKY. [Bikton, Todd county, Ky., (June 21) correspondence i of Lowsville Courier-Journal. The trial of Kuius W, Morrow, charge dering Wm, ©, Cheatham on the 20th nc: was commenced in the Todd county Circuit Court on the 14th of the month, before Judge The | ch racter of this murder is of that Kind that constitutes @ greater portion of those which stain the records of the judicial history of society—the fruits of intem- perance, ‘The tral was not a# Femarkable as many others, but owing to the former respectability and. high standing of the partes attracted peculiar inte- rest and caused great exXcliement here. On we morning of the fifth day the argument was com- menced, but long, verore the appointed hour the spacious hall of court house was crowded to ite utmost capacity. ‘The jury were closeted twenty-four hours and re+ tarned a verdict of “imansiangiter,” and assessed Morrow’s pubistiment at eight years’ confucment 1b the penitenuary, with mur- WEDDING IN SatatocaA.—A fashionable weading was corebraicd at Saratoga Springs on Wednesday. The parties were David Boyd, Jr, of Pitladelphia, and Alida, daughter of the late Nanning Visscher Knickerbovker, of New York. The scene at the his deseribed as being beautiful. The chancel was tastefuily decorated with natural lowers, under the supervision of Mary Walton, assisted by Mise Carrie Jolinson, Miss bila Stevens, Misses Neilie and Vieve PF Mises Carrie Pitcher and Miss Juliet wu, ere were Jurmished in profusion by the nu eos of the happy pair. After the ceremony at the ¢ 4 delicious collation was spread Wo the /CCOULOD room al the American.