The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK CITY. THE COUR’ SUMRCGATE’S COUAT. ot the Late Colenel Andrew J. ButlerGeneral Butler Files the Inventery~ Knpertant Legal Decision. Beore Surrogate Tacker. ——— a Covered by Sir W. Herschel on March 17, 1781. On ‘the 30th of September, at half-past three o'clock in the morning, it will be about four degrees southwest of the moon, then after the period o1 the third quai ter. AD occultation of Uranus by our satellite will oecur on April 8, 1870, about forty-one minutes after ine o'clock in the evening, New York time, visible between the parallels of thirty and sixty-eight de- “grees south of the equator, FIRE IN THE BowgRY.—Abont ten o’clock yester- day morning @ fre occurred in the attic of No, 183 Bowery, resulting tn the building being badly ‘The litigation in the Sarrogate’s Court of this city, } damaged, The first floor was occupied vy Brash concerning the inventory of the estate of Colonel An- drew J. Butler, deceased, is probably still within the memory of the readers of the Henarp. Colonel Butler died suddenly in this ciry, durifig the war, on his return from New Orleans, leaving a will, which his brother, General Benjamin F. Butler, was bamed executor, and his son, Mr. Butler, recently of Henderson-ilogglug potoriety, the principal legatee, Surrogate Tucker required the filing of am inventory |»), by General Butler, which should set forth all the property belonging to the estate of the deceased, and appoited Mesers, Algernon ‘Theodore Martie to receive and estimate the value of such property, General Butler thereupon been found, situated at the time of the testator’s death, within this State, but refused to ac- | only four for flagging a portion of count here for other property, situated in Louisi- ana, Califorma and Massachusetts, Bul ordered that a statement ol all property, wherever situated, should ve turmshed, or that General Butler be at by the Sheri? and committed to the County Jail of New York for coniumacy. General Butler appealea to the Supreme Court and thence . After a delay to the Court of Appea's. His tap and the surrogate’s order sustains ‘of several years spent in these appeais the Court ‘of Appeals sent the case back to the Surrogate, and no Joga obstacle except the General’s position as 2 member o! Congress now stood in the way of the Surrogate’s order tor his committal, In this state of thiugs General Butier came to this city a few days ago and made voluntary subinission, onering to tle a complete inventory as required by the faws of the State of New York. ‘The Surrogate appointed ap- praisers, and yes.erday General sjutler exhibited to them assets to the value uf $110,640 72, which he swears to be ali the assets situated in other States, ‘This inventory having been filed in the Surrogate 3 oiice, ail further proceed. ngs were ordered -stayed © ihe Surrogate ull te final seitlementof the estate, ‘The decision of the highest court in the State has thus defin:teiy settied ine law to be that all the per- sonal property of any man dying within our borders, wuerever the properly may be, aust be acconured for in the inveatory tiled with the Surrogate. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—-SPECIAL TEHM. Decisions. By Judge Brady. Motion granted on payment of Titton vs, Smith, ten dollurr cost. * Greene vs, Grecne,—The motion is granted in this case for two reasons :—First, because the appeal should be from the judgment and not a part of it, aud second, because the defendant moved for the Judgment as entered, and cannot ask lo have it re- verse By Judge Daly. Ro’ erts vs. Geiss.— udgiwent ior defendant. Norice.—During the mouths of July, August and September, Chambers will be closed on Saturdays, A:| mottous, orders, &c., made returnable on Satur- days, Will stand over till the following Munday. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford. Assistant District Attorney Hutchings conducted the prosecution yesterday in this court. The calendar was large, but owing to the absence of witnesses for the defence, a number of cases were postponed till Friday. Mr. Hutchings is endeavoring to co-operate ‘with Judge Bedford in “clearing the prison” during the few days tuat the court will remain in seston. ‘The Oity Judge and tne District Attorney wish it to be distinctly understood that they are anxious to dispose of all the prison cases placed on the calendar this week in order that the cells may be emptied dur- ing the hot weather. continue to make appiications for postponement of the trials, as they commencea to do to-day, their sien must take the consequences and remain io je Tombs til August or September, Gustave Duquesne pleaded gulity to an attempt at grand larceny, the indictment charging that on the 2ud of May he obtained possession of F100 worth of human hair, the property of Charles Quinn, No. 684 Sixth avenue, by representing that hé was a hair- dresser for the actors and actresses at of Music. He was sent to the State Prison for two years and 81x months, John Shelly, who was cl with a felonious as- sault and battery, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. John J, Hogan aileged that on the 12th of June the prisoner stabbed him in the arm and back with a knife. He was remanded till Friday for sentence. Philip Winslow erers guilty to an assault and battery, the complainant being offcer D’Donnell, who stated that on the 17th of June the accused bit his nose. The City Judge sent him to the Peniten- nary jor 61x months, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. SUPREME CouRT—CHAMBERS.—Reserved cases— 3i, 40, 41, 47, Call 49. is s 2008, 3187, $103, 3235, 3: 2, 3384, 3379, 3376, 538d, 3590, 8991, 3392, 889 CoURT OF GENERAL SEsstons.—The People vs. Philip Ramm vs. John McCormick, burglar; e Dorn, burglary; Same vs, George Farrell, Robert Campbell, burglary; Same vs. Jonn Lynch, bur- gia ame vs. Joseph Hayes, rape; Same vs. John Murphy, grand larceny; Same vs. John Dinning, grand larceny; Same vs. Joseph Morgan, grand lar- ceny; Same-vs. Mary Kelly, grand larceny;; Same va. Joseph Reeves, grand larceny; Same vs. Simon Johns, grand Jarceny; Same vs. Rachel Acklay, rand larceny; Same vs. Florence Mahnedan, grand reeny; ne vs. Jobn $. Ciurke, grand larceny; Same vs. Elizabeth Hatcher, grand larceny. CHY INTELLIGENCE. Tax WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the cor- responding day ot last year, as indicated by the ther- wmometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HeRaLp Building, corner of Ann sireet:— 1868. 1868, 1869, a2 «89 $l i” 1s 3 3 86 Average perature yesterday Average temperaturegor corresp YOAEseeeeee 14 Daownep.—Thomas Kerrigan, late of No. 345 Spring street, was drowned a few days ago and his vody recently recovered, An inquest was held on the remains by Coroner Flynn. City Founp.—Information was yesterday re- veived by Coroner Rollins that the body of a child had been found among some rabbish at No. 333 West Thirty-seventh street by workmen employed in making repairs. An inquest will be held on We body. Faran Car CasvaLty.—Coroner Flynn was yes- terday called to hold an inquest at No, 163 Chrystie street on the body of Joseph Shaffer, a chiid four years of age, whose death was the result of injuries received by being run over by No. 32 of the Second avenue line on Wednesday ning. Tue New Post Orrice.—Mr. A. B. Mullett, the United States Superintendent of Public Buildings, passed through this cliy yesterday morning, on his way from Washington to Burlington, Vt. He will iuspect the progress of the new Custom Honse at a lace ea ioeies a gb tew days, when he wi © steps towards the ping Of work on the new Post Otlice, erie . ‘TuR PHONOGRAPHIC SocyETy.—At a meeting of the Phonographic Society heid at Cooper Institute last evening the following were elected as oMcers for the ensuing term:—President, James E. Mnnson; Vice President, R. bl. Dugdale; Lae Secretary, R. F. Coffin; Corresponding Secretary, Alburn 4. Kruin; ‘Treasurer, Jonas E, Whiticy. Adjourned to meet on the first Wednesday in September. THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION make the following report;—Number of emigrants arrived to June 30, 1860, 136,703; number of emigrants arrived since to July 7, 1869, 6,784; total, 142,492; to same Gate in 1888, 110,664. Balance in bank January 1, 1:69, $8,041; aggregate receipts to July 7, 186%, $610,108; total masets, $518,149; disbursements to June 1889, $274,476; curren’ total disbursements, $253,506; balance, $24, tH4. ACCIDENTS.—Jonn O'Brien, of No, 421 West street of | dam If counsel for accused parties | The rubber was stolen, it is alleged, from Messrs. the Academy | Patrick Gallagher, ' Comnr expenses, . $9,029; , disimissed irom the force, ! employed in the Erie baggage room, foot of Ubam- | bers street, had an arm broken by bagsage failing upon it; taken to the City Hosp tal, Jouu Pharasey, of No. 13 May! iret, had an arm broken im Cherry street, hy being ron over by acart. The limb was set by Sorgeon Arti wt Of the Central Office. William Lowery, lye ing In Laureng street, near Spring, was severe!y in- Jured by a prece of lumber failing upon hin. Tur Excise DRAWBACKS.~-Commisaioner Ma nierre, Treasurer of the Excise Board, had many visitors yesterday, the occasion being the refunding to Hquor dealers the excess of license money patd by them. A long line of anxious applicants was formed, extending from his door on the second oor to the street, and those down at the rear of the line had to gain adretasion by gradual approache: ve ering @ period of two or three hours, ‘Phe recund ing process will be comtunued fur several days, wie) wil gare SaLIRted, Tis Puaver URanos.This Gemini), that sign of the houven planes iy now ny wirere 1 was dite f & Co., dealers in haraware, Loss on stock, $3,000; insured in the Continental Comp: for $3,000 and ‘Tradesmen’s for $4,000, ‘The second floor apd attic were occupied by Anna Rhodes, Loss on furniture and clothing, $600; not insured, The building Was ed to the extent of $1,000; insured for $3,000 in the Hamiiton Company. STREET COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTMENT.—The bids for paving, grading and repairing to be done various parts of the city were opened yesterday. bids for work in some localities were numerous, while in others they were very few. Eleven tenders were received for grad- 8, Sullivan and | ing Tenth avenue, between Seventicth and Kighty-tirst streets; ro- | seventh street, betwoen First avenue and the ‘East duced such of the property of his late brother as tad | river; the same numer for grading street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue, and ‘Thirteenth street, FIRE COMMISSIONERS.—The Fire Commusstoners held their regular meeting yesterday morning, Ma- Jor General Shaler in the chair, A committee on the storage combustibles, im connection with the celebration of the Fourth reported that jes permits had been aigned for the sale of fireworks for the monta from June 10 to July 10, They also reported that ow- ing to the precantions taken and vigilance of the po- lee, no accidents from the careless use of fireworks had taken place, and the total loss by fire on duly 6 did not exceed 32,000, Opn motion of Major Gen- eral Shaler it was resolved to advertise for the con~ struction of a new fire alarm telegraph for tue use of the department, Adjourned, SISTERS OF THE STRANGER.—This admirable #0- ciety held its regular monthly meeting in its rooms, No. 45 Bible House, last Tuesday, at four P, M. In the absence of the first directress Mra. Joun Thomas presided. From the reports it appears that help had been extended in money, medical attendance, legal advice, clothing, &c., to suffering strangers irom Scotiand, iveiaud, France, Canada, Switzer- land, Germany, Massachu3ctis, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (State), Marviand, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Missis- sippl; twenty-nine per cent of the recipients having been from Northern States, thirty-eight irom South- ern States and thirty-turee from foreign countries. The rooms are open every day trom nine A. M. to five P. M,, and ladies and gentlemen are invited to cail and mespect the workings of the society. The room 18 No, 40 Bivie House, entrance on Astor place. Donations may be sent to Miss Sturtevant, treasurer, at that. place. . POLICE INTELLIGENCE, CUrring AFFRAY,—Peter McIntyre, of Nu. 54 New Chambers street, and Daniel Capel bad an alterca- tion about two o’clock yesterday morning, during which the latter cut the former slightly on the nand, The wound was dressed by a physician, and Capet refused to make @ complaint against his adversary. Tak Fourta AveNuB Rospery.—Jacob Schlee and Andrew Ruif, the two youths whose arrest was published in yesterday’s HEsaLD on a charge of gol*s into the place of Wm. H. Falconer, No, 109 Fourth avenug, and by means of false keys opening e safe and stealing therefrom $140 in United states currency, were yesterday brought betore Judge Dowling at the Tombs. it will be remembered that Schler had been m the employ ol Mr. Faiconer. Both boys admitted their gull. They were com- mitted for trial. A Junk DBALER IN TROUBLE.—John Howard, & junk dealer at the corner of Reade and Greenwich atreeta, was yesterday arrested on a charge of steal- ing or otherwise coming wrongfully in possession of vulcanized rubber of the value of $20, the property of Messrs, Pollock & Van Wagenen, 212 West street, Poliock & Van Wagenen’s place ou the 29th ult., and the first trace obtained of 11 was an offer of the same by the accused for sale to Mr. Hyland, 33 Cortlandt sireet. The prisoner, who claims not to be guilty of the charge preferred against him, was commited by Justice Dowling, of the Tombs Police Court, to an- swer im default of $2,000 bail. LARCENY OF 4 WATCH.—A young man, named was yesterday arraigned before Justice Shandley, at the Essex Market Police Court, on @ charge of having stolen a watch and chain; valued at forty dollars, from the person of Patrick Maloy, of No.'651 East Eleventh street. It appears that the two men were out drinking together on Tuesday, and that when on their way home Maloy missed his watch, At the same time that he discovered his loss Gallagher took to his heeis, but was intercepted by omt- cer McArdie, of the Seventeenth precinct, who arrested him and found the missing watch in his possession, Gallagher states that he only took the watch for safe keeping, intending to ‘return it wnen Maloy Was sober. He was heid to answer. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCE CASE.—John Kleinworth resides at No, 12 Stanton street, and just now he 1s ina little trouble. It appears that onthe 28th day of last month he met aman named Joseph Walter in a lager bier saloon in Delancey street, and over the favorite Teutonic beverage the two strangers soon became good friends, so much #0, indeed, thac Waiter invited Kleinworth to go home with him and enjoy the hospitalities of bis house. Kieimworth went and remained under Wal- ter’s roof for two or three days. One day Walter proposed that Kleinworth and he should go into partnerstip and start a lager beer saloon, at the .#ame time stating that if he (Kieinworth) would ‘put up Oftydoviars he would find the rest of the money and hire a place which he knew was to let cneap. Kleinworta put up the fifty dollars. but bas not since heard Go Ek of his would-be partner. He therefore caused his arrest yesterday, and charged him, before Justice Shandiey, with obtain- ing morey under false pretences. Walter denies any guilt in the trausaction and gave bail to answer the charge. STFALING A Honss.—A young man named Peter Christiag Gergensen was arraigned yesterday before Justice Shandiey, at the Essex Market Police Court, on a charge of stealing a horse valued at $300. The complainant, Mr. Daniel Tone, stated that late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning last the horse im question was taken away without authority from ® pasture lot on the corner of 114th street and Broadway. All endeavors to ascer- tain wh the animal had gone were useicss, and Mr. Tone concluded that he had lost his property. Yesterday Officer Jeremiah Wood, of the Tenth precinct, called upon him and informed him that he lad recovered a horse similar to tae one lost. ‘Tone went with the officer toa livery stabie in Chrystie gtrect and there found his horse. The of- fiver testified that about ten o'clock on Saturday morning he saw the prisoner in Hester street, hay+ ing the horse in Lis possession, and that at that ume he was endeavoring to sell the quadruped. The of- ficer’s suspicion was arowsed, and he therefore rested Gergensen, The prisoner, When question hy the: tee, admitted having taken the hors Was consequently held for examination. 1 aud POLICE TRIALS. Jewish Persecation by a Bellicos: liceman. Police Comnussioner Smith yesterday heard evi-+ dence in some thirty complainis against officers of the police roree. There was but one of general in- teresi, John Nicholson, of the Fourth precinct, was charged by Max Alexander, a clerk in @ Chatham street clothing store, with grossly improper conduct. Your or five witnesses were examined for the prose- cntion, all of whom agreed in the following state ments:— A few days ago Nicholson was passing through Chatham street in citizen's dre: invited him to purchase a coat. Nic! hin to go to @ warin climate, telling him he was not im the habtt of patronizing ‘4 ‘hrist-killing Jews.’? The clerk retreated into the store, when Nicholson followed and abused him. He asked the officer who Ne was, When he drew a revolver and said, “D—n you, T will show yon!” He thon exhibited his shicid, arrested the clerk, took lim before Justice Dowling, remarking on arraigning him, “Judge, let me present you with a Jew.” The Judge repri- mandda the oMecr and discharged the prisoner. On boeeing the evidence, which was very positive, the asioners recommended that the officer be REMORSE AND THE ROPE. ‘ Suicide of # Domestic by Hanging. Yosterday afternoon Coroner Rolling was called tothe bourdiag house of Mra, Margaret Shea, 13) Grand street, fo hold an inquest on the body of Carharue Carney, av irish girl, eighteen years of age, who conimifted sniciae by hanging herself. For about & month past deceased had heen a domestle in the employ of Mrs. Shea, most of whitch time she seemed to be anustaliy depressed bh spirits, frequently regretting sho had taken ler father’s money to come to tuts country, Margaret arose af an unusually eariy hour yesterday morwug to go to Washing, and soon aiver- wards left her work and could not be found. Suo- quently she was discovered in the loft of the pre- mines hanging by the neck by means of a roy which Wad been «1 tO a beam above her howd, The Fourteenth prectact potice were at ones nobi fod, and going to the house cat down the body, but Jife appa mA verdion it Medd mote Wan rearlerod Oy the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSD THE PiSTOL AND THE CLUB. The Murder ef Maurice Long—Inquest Be- fore Corouer Keenan Yenterday—Tae Ver= dict of the Jary. Coroner Keenan yesterday held an inquest on the body of Maurice Long, woo died from the effects of @ pistol shot wound received at the hands of officer Campbell, of the Twenty-seventh precinct police, in Greenwich street on Saturday night last, ‘The following is the evidence taken:— TESTIMONY OF MARGAREY LONG. Margaret Long, sworn—I live at 77 Washington street; the deceased was my fatuer; he was kiiled last Saturday; [did not see him when he was shot; it was after ten o'ciock in the evening when I first heard he haa been shot; he was at home up to eight o'clock and then left; I don’t know whether he went to take a walk or on busi ness; about ten o'clock I saw a policeman clubbing my brother; at first i did not see that it was my brother; tt was on the staircase in our house; I heard the noise, and when I went out and discovered it was my brother belng clubbed I told the policemen (there were two) to let him go in with me, as he was iny brother; both the policemen were clubbing hum; I tried to pull my brother away and begged the police not to kill him; they shoved me from them toward the door; I then went into my room and don’t know what became of my brother , that night; I don’t know why the police were club- bing my brother; about eleven o'clock I heard my father had been shot; did not see him until he was brought home dead. THSTIMONY OF LAWRENCE MORAN. Lawrence Moran, sworn—I reside at 125 Greea- wich street; | was acquainted with the deceased, Mr. Long; I was present when he was shot; at the time, quarter past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, as I was coming ont of 116 Greenwich street, Isaw ® voliceman coming along having a boy in custody and Maurice Long running after them; he caught up to them opposite 116 Greenwich street, and then asked the policeman what he had arrested the boy for; the poiceman put up bis arm and made @ pass with his club at ng; the latter caught the off. cer’s arm and tore part of the siceve of the officer's coat olf; the omcer then let go the boy and put his arm around Long's neck and fired two shots at the deceased; atter the second shot he fell, exclaiming eliher “L’ve got it” or “1’m done for,’ 1 cau’t recollect which; the ofticer then began to club the deceased about the head and neck tor [should think about five minutes; atter the first shot was fired another officer caine up, and on seeing how matters were rapped with his club; tie two of them then dragged the deceased on his back for over ninety yards [ should th.nk; nobody tater ered with tne oificers belore the snots were fired as far as | was able to see; there were fifty or sixty persons on the sidewalk and in the street when the first officer was clubbing Long. TESTIMONY OF PATRICK CURRAN. Patrick Curran, sworn.—I reside at 125 Greenwich street; 1 was acquainted with the deceased; 1 saw the shooting; it was about eleven o'cluck; f was in Greenwich street, near No. 118; the first thing unat attracted my attenuon was the policeman grabbing noid ot the deceased by the neck; alter getting hold of Long I saw the officer put his right hand benind him and draw a revoiver and fire twice at Long; the first shot was fired into the heart and the second aéemed to be three or four inches lower down; alter the second shot the deceased s:aggered and the omi- cer iolowed him with a club and struck him several vimes; I could not say what part of tue body the po- liceman struck him on; there was no disturbance, eituer beiore or after the shooting, that I coulda sce, TESTIMONY OF ADELINE REMSON. Adeline Remson, sworn—I resile at No. 75 Wash- ington street; tne deceased lived next door to me, and J knew him very we.l; I saw him last Saturday Right; | was standing in my doorway, between ten and eleven o'clock that nignut, when | saw Jimmy Long, @ little boy, running up the steps next dvor, fol- lowed by two officers; one of them, was the prison- er; the oMicers followed the voy into the house; I then heard a noise and the boy crying; I ran up the stairs and saw the prisoner clubbing the boy over the head; 1 saw Jimmy's sister come out of her room and beg of the officer to not kill her brother; the officer then dragged the boy down stairs and took hun up Greenwich street; when near Carlisle street Mr. Long, the aeceased, came up im the same direction the-ollicer was going with the boy; on getting up to the officer he asked one of the officers—not the prisoner—what the boy had done; the oiticer made no answer and, took hold of the deceased, telling him that if he did not. go away he would club him; the officer then truck the deceased over the head three or four times, and then pulled out his pistol and shot the deceased; the officer who did the shooting was not the prisoner. > TESTIMONY OF MARY LOUGHRY. Mary Loughry, sworn—I reside at 75 Washington street; I was acquainted with the deceased; Satur- day evening, avout @ quarter to eleven o'clock, I ‘Was sitting at my own door, when I saw two police- men running up the stoop of No. 77; I heard screaus in the hallway and atterwards saw Juamy Long dragged down the stairs; the officers took him up Wasi ton street, through Rector to Greenwich street; I followed them; bitween Morris aud Car- lisle Maurice Long came ont of @ store, went W one of the officers, and, tapping him on the shoulder, asxed him to piease tell him what his gon had done; the oiticer repied, “That is none of your d—d business;’? a moment afterwards one of them struck him with his club on the back of the head; the deceased then fell, and one of the officers fired two shots at him; the deceased was then dragged along the sidewalk; I walked up to the station house after them, and on asking to see if he was dead they clubbed me, aragged me into the station house and locked me up ali night. TESTIMONY OF JAMES MURPHY. James Murphy, sworn—I reside at 26 Greenwich street; I was not acquainted with the deceased; | knew prisoner by sight only; about eleven o’clock on Saturday night | was standing on the corner of ‘Thames and Greenwich streets, when I saw geveral ro, running towards 120 Greenwich street; followed to see what was up; I saw the deceased standing on the sidewalk with his two arms raised to prevent the officers from striking hun with ‘heir clubs; If think there were three policemen altogether; they pushed him oat into the gutter and oue of the oficers drew his pistol and placed it right against Long’s body and tired; the officers then pushed him back about two steps, and the same oflicer who had fired the firet shot fired again at the deceased, who fell to the ground; m firing the second time he placed the pistol in seve- ral places against the body of deceased as tf try- ing to find a particuiar place to suoot through; the game officer struck him twice on the forenead with his club aiter thus; the prisoner 1s the odicer who fired the shots. ‘ TESTIMONY OF FREDERICK HANAL. Frederick F. Hanal, sworn—I am house surgeon at the New York Hospital; the deceasea was admit- ted to the hospital about @ quarter past eleven Saturday night; he was dead when I first saw bln; I made a post-mortem examination of the body; t found two gunshot wounds, one seven inches from the left nipple and anotier one inch to the right of the sternum, on alevel with the lower end of the breast bone; the wounds were probed and I was un- able to discover the,bullets; the course of the wound on the left side was downwards, backwards and in- wards, and that on the right downwards, forwards and mwards; the abdomen Was flied with biood of 8 dark color; in my opinion death Was caused by in- ternal hemorrhage from the genshot wounds, TESTOIONY OF JOUN MURPIY. John Murphy, sworn—I reside at 25 Greenwich street; I was not acquainted with the deceased ; never saw him before Saturday night; about a qaar- ter to eleven o'clock | heard somebody cail out that there was a ‘muss,’ when | went across the sireet; J saw Lou; the policemen struggling together. STIMONY OF OF CICER PLELCE. Charles E. Pierce, sworn—I am a pau olman tn the ‘Pwenty-seventh precinct; on Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, as 1 was going down Greenwich sireet, near Liberty street, | heard a ciub rap and hastened down to between Albany street and Car- hisle; there was a crowd of men, Women and chil- dren, and in their midst three or four oficers trying to keep the crowd back from some object in their midst; { pnsied in to assist and saw & man lying on the sidewalk; while we were standing about the Man stones «were Lip. at us from the crowd; T heardgCampoeil say, “We inust take the man to the station house; & grocer in the neighborhood en- deavored to assist in carrying the body, wiien the crowd tried to push him away; all the time ssones were being Mung; the crowd did all tuey could to prevent us trom doing our duty. TRATIMONY OF DR, BRACTE Dr. Beach testified that he had found several ex- tornal marks on the body of the deceased—one on the right temple, which had the appearance of having been made by # blant tstrument, one on the nose, one ov tie leg, and the imarks- of Hager naus in the back of the neck, THE VERDICT. ‘The case was then given to th abst of a few minutes, returned with the follow- ing verdiet:—That Maurice Long came to his death by & pistol shot wound at tue hands of ofilcer Matthew Campbell, of the Twenty-seveuti precinct he , on the might of satarday, tie 2¢h of Jane, 809," In answer to the usual questions, the prisoner stated that he was t iy-live years of age aud muo- cent of any wulit ta the aatter, The Coroner committed the prisoner to & action of tae Grand Jury. ry, who, after an Consnred. ‘The inqngst on the borly of Jason Carson was tinued tis Morniug before ua i Corouer Ke jury. Catharine ‘Tally sworn;—f reside corner Fifty ninth streot and Fourth: avenne; avout stx ofclock PM. 1 of ba mth F saw the horse ¢a } coming aerass the < of the Harlem hail wien tf to horses Were just gettin. on th t nd vt that time t heard the locomotive hiows the next f saw was the iv crying 41 he cowed we ” i hogan | | | to rush out to save their lives, and J saw the deceased. and a man fall im front of the locomotive; | saw them after they were injured. James K. Puuilps sworn:—I aman olicer of the Nineteenth precinct; on the evening of the 25th ul bout half-past five o'clock, I was in Fifty-ninch street, Dear Fourth avenue, and heard several whistles by the locomotive; I saw the horse car crossing the track; it seemed to be Just in the iid- dle of the track, and the Jocomotive appeared to be almost on it; 1 then sa’ rsons jumping from the cars from the rear piatfOrm; | also saw two per- fons just in the act of jumping trom the platform When the locomotive hid them from view, it passing between my line of vision and the platform; on go- ing to the place where the accident occarred the ariver was in (he custody of some ciizeus, who were threatening to hang him. James Connor, sworn:—I am a driver for the Belt Raliroad Company; when the accident oceurred I was driving car 24 of the line in the opposite direc tion to that which the other car was coming; the first I knew of the affair was the whistiug of the locomotive; the small car was atthe umeon the other side of the track coming towards me; there is —, of the Belt Railroad Company which tn- ‘ucis the drivers to stop their cars 100 feet east of the Harlem track; the conductors have to get out of the car and look up and down the track vo see that all is right; i read the notice in the railroad ollice; no person told me to read it. ‘This ciosed the case, When after an absence of five beled the jury rendered the following ridiculous verdiet:— That the said Jason Carson came to his death by injuries received by the collision of one of the cars of the Belt Rallroad with an engine of tie Harlem Katl- road, and we censure the parties fof criminal negii- gence who were in charge of both we Beit car and the engine, On the rendering of this verdict the driver and the conductor of the horse car. who were arrested some time ago, were admitted to ball in $600 each, and @ Warrant was issued for the arrest of en- gineer of the locomotive. THE SWORD CAVE TRAGEDY. The Killing of Adam Gesell—Investigation Concluded=The Mother-in-Law of Deceased Implicated, Coroner Rollins yesterday held an inquest at No, 161 East Houston street on tne body of Adam Gesell, late a saloon keeper at the above number, Whose death, it is alleged, resulted trom violence at the hands of Frederick Schlee and his mother, late on the night of the 29th ult. 46 was at firs sup- posed that Gesell was only beaten by Schiee, but on a further investigation of the case facts were devel, oped which pointed to Mrs, Schlee as taxing a part in the assault on her son-in-law, resuiting m his death. Below will be found the most importans evi- dence and the verdict of the Jury:— TESTIMONY OF JOHN A. HASSLER, John A. Hassler, corner of Forty-firtn street and First avenue, being sworn, testified:—I svid this place to Lewis Miller, and Adam Gesell was put in here to attend to it; this was about a month ago; 1 lived here till Tbursd y last; afew nights before I left I saw a quarrel between deceased, his wife and his mother-in-law; the latter asked me what she should do to have peace in the house; there were no blows passed between the parties, I told deceased he should have peace in the family, and he said he would clear out his mother-in-law and brother-in- law the next day; I told the old woman sue had better go, and she said she would remain with her daughter; on Tuesday night, the 29th wt, soon after eleven o'clock, 1 was aroused by hearing & noise in the yard of women screaining; 1 came down stairs and saw the old lady, her daughter aud deceased standing in the yard and asked taem what Was going on, and saw the prisoner scaiee having a cane in his band and Mrs. Schiee witita club or stick in her hand; the wife of deceased then asked me to lookfor her husband, as her brother bad stabbed him ; Geceased soon afterwards was jound lyimg on the floor in the house by Hermann Wellner; the latter and myself took him trom the floor and laid him on the lounge; I saw blood on his face aud aiso on the floor; he was then unable to speak; 1 scnt for Dr. Miller; beiore sending tor the doctor I found a wound on the breast; the doctor on coming said if the sword had penctrated the heart be would not live; I then went in the yard and found the prisoner Schiee and his motherg! said to aim, ‘ou stuck Lim pretty well;” to which he replied, ‘if be would come out now I would stick 1c right through him,’? at the same time holding che sword cave m his hand; his motner said, “He 1s a suidicr, and knows where to stick it; she said she wanted her daughter to leave deceased; Sculee said to nis motuer, vom mn on, mother, let us wo away; she refused to go, os alone; I then got an officer, aud had schiee afrested. ‘Hermann Wellner, of 218 Eldridge street, ‘was with the previous witness immediately aiver the assault on deceased, and corroborated testimony i every important particular. TESiIMONY OF MRS, GESELL. Elizabeth Gesell, widow of deceased, sworn, and examined through an Laterpreter, deposed that late on the might of the occurrence ‘her husband came to her and wafited sfe should make some soup for him, and ste said he had better go and get an oyster stew; he had been arinking aud becaine excited; he said if she could not get him something to eat he would get a servant gul to do the cooking; de- ceased then demanded that Mrs. Schiee and her son should leave the house; deceased then ran down stairs and grabbed my broiner, who was in his night clothes; they strugs.gd together for sone time, When my brother Caled” up statrs, Bay- ing, “1 think I have wounded your husband;” went down stairs; wy mother was then in bed; my husband came up stairs when my brother said he had stabbed ny husband; it was quie dark down stairs, so that] could see nothing but thefr white shirts; my brother, when asked Way le did it, guid, “1 nave done it to provect you (ais sister), my mother and myself;” I saw Hassier in the yard, but at tiat time my mother and brother, 1 think, were down stairs; 1 believe the cane here shown is the one my brother had, but I did not see it that uigut. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. John Beach, M. D., made @ post-mortem examina- tion of the body; found a stab wound in the Chest, at the rigit of the meaian line, the weapon having peuctraied the wall of the heart to te depth of one-fourth of an incu; the head was opened, which showed effusion of the brain on the right side; tiere was a bruised spot on the top of tue head. ath, in the opmion of Dr. Beach, was the result of mflammarion of the brain, The case was then submitted to ine jury, who ren- dered the following VERDICT. “That Adam Gesell came to bis death from inju- ries received at the hands of Frederic< Seniee, and we find that Christina Schiee, fis mother, was an accessory.” ‘the prisoners were then examined, and both, through their counsel, pleaded not guilty. Schiee 1s thirty-two years of age and aclerk by occupation. Mrs. Sculee, his motner, is sixty years of age, Both are natives of Germany. Coroner Roilins com- mitted the accused parties to the Toms to await the action of the Grand Jury, but Mrs. Schiee will be released on bail. ; St. Aloysius’? Academy, rhe annual exhibition and distribucion of prizes in the Academy of St. Aloysius, conducted by the Sisters of Charity in Jersey City, took place yester- day afternoon in Grand street Hall, Besides the parents and friends of the children, the following clergymen were present: P. Corrigan, Rev. Dr. Wiseman and Rev, D. O'Neill, of St. Peter's; Rev. P. Cody, Hackeusack, and Father Elizabeth- port. ‘The musical poruon of th me Was conducted under the supervision of Professor De Grand Val. ‘Lae exere consisted of vocal and instrumental muste, recitations and diaiogues. The following young ladies were crowned for exemplary condact and attention to studies during the past eari—Mary Ang McAnaily, Maggie Geraghty, Mary Lembeck, Alice Madigan, Kaue Madigan, Katie Lee, Annie McDonald, sarah Murray, Fanny Keenan and Bessie Baron, The white rose was awarded tw Maggie Geraghty for amiavility. Mary Ann Me- Anaily aud Benedicta Barron drew lots for the gold medal for general proficicucy, und it fell to the lat ter. The singing and recitations were highly credit aie. Stratton’s ‘Laila’ was the great attraction of the exercises and conduced no less to the amuse- meat of the audience than to tae development of musical talent im the actors, The declamation was of more than average merit, considering the age of the juveniles. Master Kaylar, @ youu of great musical talent, distingnl bimselt by his playing on the plano, A scene in the life of “Marie Antoi- netie Was presented with Misses Lee, ‘aguty, Toomey, Hope and Masier Gafney, as actors, Misses Lee and Hope are entitled to especial mention for the creditable manner th which iste d the characters assigned them. Aico the ex! uon spoke weil for the academy. children actived very neatly In white, several wearing ft some sashes, ‘Transfiguration School. An exhibition was given last night by the puptls of the school attached to the Chure ¢ Trapsfig- uration, corner of Mott and Park streets. The chapel beneath the chnrch was filled with the friends of the pupils and the well-wishers of te institution, At the end of the room # platform nad been erected, upon Which the scholars, to th uber of about 100, were seated, the walls be ng profusely de- corated with American ai hflags ‘The ext tom was an exceediagiy } one, aud deeted great ¢ 16 Doth po! scholars and thy teachers, ‘The programme, t was somewhat jong, inctuded & very wel wed collection of poptilar songs, Instramental 1 recitations and » perforna aira WPL the occasion, after which (ue inging the | “Our hymn, a n of va ariborio) it i had been hi for schotars all jowed ti Jo this he various oging Was given by Mas- Flynn, J. J. Moss, 4 5 Ke 1 ) say anyrlnnye mM which Woald fe Murray Mackin, prais would be di AY, JULY 8, 1869,—TRIPLE SHEET. @ittered much, and the emaler onde (as smalies one) did quite a8 well as (id the elder, ‘The singing was excelleat, mel nolos, duets and trios. Masters W. J. Mackin, 'T. F. Plunkett and William Finn were the soloists; the other vocalists being B. F. Kearns, J.P. Flynn and J, W, Devoy. The andience were highly delignted with the entertainment, and evinced, by frequent rounds of applause, their appreciation of the endeavors of the various performers. The school of the Church of the Transfiguration is under the supervision of Brother Quintinian, who 18 assisted by Uaree other Brothers and @ secular teacher, t nighvs exhibition proved that the scholare are well looked ajter, and that they have availed thenseives of the opportauities oilered Lo them tn the institution. Exnmination in the Case of General Got- couria Resamed—The Informer French Again on the Stand—Interesting Chase Up Chambers Street—The Filibusters Wait to “See” French. Yesterday morning at ten o’clock the examination in the case of the United States vs. General Do- mingo de Goicouria was resumed before Commis- sioner Betts, in the United States District Court room. Mr. Phelps, Assistant. District. Atterney, appeared on the part of the government, and Mr, Lownie for the defendant. Considerable int manifested in the pro- ceedings, the court prowoed to the doors. Henry W. Davies, Usted States Deputy Marshal, examined by Mr. Phillips—On board the H. M. Cool, where I found General Goicouria’s trunk, were Al- taro, Bassora, Vallente, Keats and about 100 others, mostly Cubans; on the Mabie I found about thirty men, @ quantity 01 Cuban bonds or paper money, two jarge slik bampers, a large case of powder and apmnting press, type and a quantity of printing paper, also revolvers and breech-loaaing rifles and @ quantity of loose cartridges; there were also large quantities of miscellaneous articles that J canuot re- member so a8 to enumerate. Edwin J. Read stated that he had been @ navy officer; have known General Goiconria since April last; have seen him in relation to munitions of war; was_to furnish him with submarine torpedoes, which could aiso be used on land; bad no contract with him; the transaction was never carried out as to the torpedoes, put I furnished him with about two hundred und sixty fases that could be used to trans- form tar barrels into torpedoes; the brother-in-law of General Goicouria gave a check in payment for the fuses; had no other negouations with General Goicouria tuat 1 can remember; first saw General Goicouria at his boarding house, and we discussed Cuban matters, aud I volunteered to furnish torpe- does at a merely nominal price, but he said they were then doimg nothing and he could make no ar- Tangements there; subsequently saw hin at the Westininster Hotel, and he asked me for estimates for torpedoes, Which estimates 1 furnished him, and I subsequently, at his requesi, on two ditferent occa- sions furnisved one hundred fuses for torpedves. Cross-examined by Mr. Lowrie—Mr. Goicourla never paid me for any goods; he gave me lis word tuat if I delivered the fuses he would see that | was paid; was not to deliver the fuses to Genera! Gol- couria; the fuses can be used for biasting. Deputy United States Marshal James A. Christie testified that the Cool was captared on the night of Tuesday, June 29, near Kort Schuyler; there were about one hundred and twenty mea (Cubans) on board; the Mabie was captured a little later on the same night; there were about twenty or thirty men on board; Alfaro and Bassora were on board the Cool; on the Mabie I found haversacks and fixed ammunition, and boxes of what I supposed were uniforms, Deputy Marshal Davis, recalled, testifled:—I found in the trunk on the Cool maps, charts, books, flags, papers, &c. Deputy Marsbai Christie, recalled, testified, that when a shot was fired for the Cool to stop, he saw immediately aiterwards a large volume of charred paper issue from her smokestack. ‘Charles H. Cooper, @ Custom House broker, called by the government, identified a signature in “Upton’s Tactics,” as in his belief that of General Goicouria. In reply to Mr. Lowrie Davis went on to say that there was no arrangement made with French Jor the information given by him, nor with Wheeler, 1 don’t know whether French has any expectation of reward; | sent to French; he betrayed. his friends, although he nas no hopes of reward as far as | know; Tam still engaged as detective in this business; that does not iaterfere with ny business as deputy mar- shal. ay Did you receive any money in this business ? . Yes. Q. Where did you get it? Question objected to. Counsel for the aefence said he wanted to ascer- tain what sort of evidence he got up, end upon what terms ne obtained 1t. He now asked as to the expenditure, ‘Mr. Phelps contended that the examination as to the expenditure was irrelevant. He thought this was an attempt to obscure the case. ‘The Commissioner allowed the question. A. We got the money out of the bank. Q. Where do you keep your money ’ National Currency Bank. Q. Have you ever received money from the Span- ish governmenty A. No. Q. Have you seen any one belonging to the Span- ish government at the Office of Webster & Craig? A. I gaw_ the former Spanish Consul. Q. Did you instruct any one to enlist in the Cuban army! A. Yes. a Did you instruct French to go there? A. No, sir. Q. Had he ever been in your employment before the time referred to? A. No, sir, Q. Did you break open any of the boxes found upon the tug? A. I did not. Q. Who broke open the trank? A. I do not know. Q. Wasit opened by your order? A. f gave the general orders to that effect. . Had you any authority for opening these boxes? A. Yes; 1 was direcied to take ali baggage for safe ig | and to place the powder in the navy yard. r. Phelps said he wished to ask French @ ques- tion, and as that witness was p) eding to the stand the audience hissed him, whereupon the Com- missioner ordered ali demonstrations to be mstantly A, At tne waypressed. gH. W. French, the informer, was then examined, 'Q. Have you ever seen any of those buttons tn that box (handed to witness)? A. I have. Q. Where? A. I saw them in room 36, No. 71 Broadway. Q. Whar is room No, 367 A. It is the room of the Cuban Junta. A. Colonel Ryan Q. How did they get there? brouget, them there. Q. Did you ever see any buttons like those in the possession of General Goicouriat A. I know I had some of the buttons, and he took some boxes of them and carried them invto his room. Q. Who was present then? A. Colone! Ryan was present part of the time; he tied up some of the boxes and sent them to his room. q Did you know anything of the purchase of hats? A. Yes; Colonel Kyan purchased a number of natg near the St. Nicholas Hotel; [saw there hats purgnased myself, and knew what they were for; Coidhel Ryan purchased them, q. What else was purchased? A. Other military goods, in the shape of stars and ornaments to go on the hats, together with cord and tassels, Q. When you were on board the Catharine Whiting did you see one of those hats? A, J did, in one of the state rooms. Deputy Marshal Davies re-examined by Mr, Ph T was on board the Catharine Whiting te she was captured; | brought the hat from the Catha rine Whiting on the lollowing day after the arrest of General Goivouria. Mr. Lowrie objected to this mode of examination, as it was attempted to connect General with the expedition, Colonel Ryan pu hats, ancl it did not make any matter whether Gene- ral Goicouria had work one or not. Question allowed. A. When I boarded the Catha- rine Whiting [saw @ state room belonging to Gene- ral Goicouria: I did not see the hat on the firse day, but on the following day I saw the hat in the Atate room. A discussion here ensued as to the adjournment of the case, Mr. Lowrie contending that it was a hardship to k eneral Goicouria deprived of his liberty by the delay. Finally the case was adjourned Uli to-day at tweive o’cloc A LIVELY CIASE. It is needless to say the greater portion of the audience in court was composed of Cubans who looked with no frieadly eye upon the spies and m- formers that were employed to get up tie case. [n- mediavely upon the adjournment they all went down stairs; put just preceding them Was one of the so-cailed informers, Who, being at once recog- nized, fed in dismay up Chambers street, followed by a crowé of indignant patriots, But che miormer, be swiit-tooted, escaped with & few smart taps. French remained i the court room, not caring much to mingie with the fashing-eyed groups beiow. Several young men were waiting to “see’’ him: but Marshal Barlow not wishing anything unpleasant to take place so early m the day, had Freach remover by The back entrance. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. BK re to Appear at the Picule. The ofticers of the of the Potou ing to promise should have assembled yesterday af ternoon, at three o'clock, in the East River Park, at the foot of Bighty-fourth street, and there gtven ¢x- pression to the feeling’ of patriotic remewbrances aceord connected with the glorious eareer of the army that knew for tts ¢ manders Generals MeClelian, jlooker, Burnside and Meade, None of these di it 1a ab appearance, and the re. eat vievories ih which Northern mineutiy conspicuous, yspure Appomattox, had to be celeb by other hands. ‘the attendance was coniined t our Teutonic brethren, and tho dancing was main. tatned through the pleasant, sumny, breezy hours of the afternoon with much animation. General Spear, of Fentan notoriety, was present, and also the red- hot edivor of @ contemporaneous evening. paper. Sulzer did his beat to make everybody happy, and but (he absence of him i the Army of t disappointment. Capisin ce of Metropolitan police cervices Were happily tinguislied oncers ton of those lor were } $055,400 of gold, $47,600 of silver a | met } number of pieces colmed during tie month was only BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. COURT OF SESSIONS. Watchcase Rebber, Guilty. Before Judge Troy and Justices Hoyt and Voorhies. Gustave I’, Kinat, when arrraigned for trial yester- day onacharge of having broken into the gol¢ watchcase manufactory in State street, pleaded guilty to two of the seven indictments which had been found against him. On being called up for sentence the prisoner stated that he conmitted the Kindt, the Pleads crime to relieve the necessities of Mis famuy. In passing sentence the Court stated that the apoiogy for his crane could not avail the prisover anything; that being employed In the manufactory the betrayal of coutidence reposed in him greatly aggravated his offence, [le was sen: tenced to ten years’ imprisonmeut in the State Prison, Arraignmente, The following persons were arraigned yesterday and pleaded not guilty:—Owen Murtha and Joseph Young, receiving stolen goods; Samuel Mitcuell and Thomas Bowie, grand larceny. By Judge Thompson, Hyde va, Greenwood.—Judgment for plaintif. Puinam vs, Gardner.—Motion granted. Stout v3. Schmdaberger.—Motion denied. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. rre.—A fire occurred at the house of William Housen. No. 377 Degraw strect, last evening, which caused damage to the amount of $200. Accipen’.—James Gallagher had his shoulder disg located yesterday afternoon willie at work on a coal barge lying atthe foot of Amity street. He was taken to tue City Hospital, SNEAK Ropsery.—The residence of Mr. Elisha Crowell and the house of Key. De Witt C, Talmadge, Lafayette avenue, near St. Felix street, were entered by sneak thieves yesterday aiternoon, and a quantity of jewelry was stolen and carried olf by the rogues. Tuk Myrtie AvENUR AFFRAY,—Patrick Finley Was arrested yesterday by an officer of the Forty second precinct on charge of being concerned in the stabbing of Jon Dolan, at Vaughan’s liquor saloon, on Myrtie avenue, on Monday nigit last. He wi locked up lo await exaumuation, Sranpinc AFFRAY.—Joun Fanning and Joseph McMahon, aged fifteen years, got into an altercation last evening in Columbia street, when MeMalion drew his pocket knife and staboed F.nning under the left shouider blade, He was taken to the Loag. Island College Hospital. McMahon was arrested and locked up to await the resuit of the injuries ip flicted. THE ALLEGED WILLIAMSBURG ARSON CAS: Solomon Mendelsohn and William Stoune, arrest on suspicion of having set fire to the store No, Grand street, Williamsburg, on Tuesday morning, were honorably discharged vy Justice Hames yestei- day afternoon. The apsistant Fire Marshal in- formed the Court that he could not obtain apy evi- dence that would Warrant a prosecution of the accused, DoNaTION TO ST. VINCENT DE PAUL’s CHURCH.— The furniture, pictures, &c., of Northern Liberties Engine Company, No. 5, tern District, having been sold at public auction yesterday, the company donated the net proceeds to St. Vincent de Paul's church, South Sixth street, Last evening a com- mitiee waited on the Pastor, Rev. Father Mottaue and banded him the sum of $020, the cross proc of the sale being $610, The presentation speech was made by Mr. Bernard Woods, on behalf of the company, and responded to briefly by Father Mul- lane. SINGULAR AND SAD FATAL ACCIDENT.—An accident of very peculiarly singular nature and melancholy termination, occurred at Greenwood Cemetery on ‘Tuesday evening last. It appears that Thos. Maracen, who resides in Hamilton street, between Myrtle and Park avenues, visited Greenwood in company with his wile and three children, for the purpose of decorating the grave of a decease! reiative. Whit thus empioyed one of the children, a boy of years, was playing with his sisters, and sportively caught hold of &@ monument about four leet in height, which unexpectedly became detached fron: the cru:nbling cement which should have secured the marble shaft to the base, and tumpied over on the poor little fellow, crushing him ina shocking manner, and xilling him almost instantiy. Coroner Jones held an inquest over the remains yesterday, when a verdict of accidental death was NoN-ARRIVAL OF ROGART, THE NAVY Yanp DP- FAULTER.—Yesterday morning Marshal Dallon’s deputies visited the dock of the Ariadne, a steaim- ship plying between Netg York and Galveston, which was expected to arrive with R. D. Bogart, the alleged Navy Yard defaulter, on board. On boarding the vessel immediately after her arrival it Was discoy- ered that Bogart had remained im Galveston, and from his wife, Wuo called on United States Commis- sioner Jones, it Was ascertained that 1f Bogart comes North at ail it will be in about a fortmgut, on board the steamship Tilly. It appears that alter Bogart had leit New York he sent for ls wife, who re- mained with him until a short time since; bat when the hot weather set in sue cume north for the benetit of cooler air, During their residence in Texas they carried on the boot and shoe business in Houston, and were earning a living in that way when Bogart was arrested. No reason can be ascigued why he ‘Was uo! sent North in the Ariadne. e GENERAL NOTES. Memphis ships five hundred barrels of fruit Neth every day. There are seventeen different newspapers and periodicals edited aud published 1m Nashville, ‘Yhe Northern Insane Asylum of filinois has been located at Elgin. The Southern one is at Anna, A North Carolina paper nominates as the republi- can candidate for President in 1872 Ulysses 8. Grant, of Illinois. ‘vhreetons of solid silver bricks from Colorado, sealed in leather sa reached Chicago ope day last week. ‘The Chinese in California are very skiitul in coun- terfeiting gold dust, and succeed in seliiag & good deal of the bogus article. ‘The Mount Washington Railroad was completed on the 3 at four o'clock P. M., and the cars now rau to the top of the mountain. Chicago boasts of its big strawberries, which have attained to that degree of size that they are sola at so much a fore or hind quarter. Deacon Joseph Merriam, the oldest inbabitant of Grafton, Mass., died Wednesday, aged ninety-ebht years. ‘He was born and died in tie same room in whicu his parents were married, It ts estimated that the damage sustained annually by farmers living In tne Whiie River botcom, in- Hana, by overtlows caused by damming that stream, amounts to over ten militons of dollars. John T. Alexander's 40,000 acre farm in Dougias, mpaign and Ford counties, Illinois, includes ,000 incorn, three feet nigh, aud 3,00) acres ip wheat, harvesting twenty-tve bu O tie acre, The abundance of the wheat crop in Virginia has already brought down the prices of flour in that State, and itis thougit thas the vest quailty of ive staif of life will soon be soid at $6 and 36 per barrel, James Stapp, the son of the United States tax co! lector, ‘ai Miiton Stapp, Was murdered on Jaue 11 at Goliad, fexas. His boay Was 1ound on Sunday, perforated by eleven builets, No clue to the mur derers, Mrs. Nelly Smith, aged sixty-five, committed sui- cide last Tuesday, at Gratiot, Muskingum county Ohio, by hanging herself to a bed post, Insuch 4 pe sition that her knees were withia less than twe inches of the toor, A grindstone five and a half feet in diameter, at a tile manufaciory, in Columbus, Ohio, burst on Wea nesday morning, woile a workman named Beau- meister was engaged in grinding file blades. A tar iragment of the stone struck iui in the breast, Killing him instantly. There nave been forty-three murders and homt- cides cominitted tn the city of Mempuis and vieint during ¢ moaths. Ol Lae gutity parties none have been punis! and oniy two convicted and sentenced—viz., Gaivin and Moody, who are to be hang on the 20th of August. The gold deposits ac the United States Mint, Phils deiphia, in June were $619,087 and the atlver $66,584, in all, $676,071. ‘The coinage at the same time was $87,060 of buse we of all kinds of $1,089,650, The —a tolal ¢ 1,049,150, Daniel Berry, an aged citizen of Fairfield county Obio, went to Lancascer last Saturday, had himself s and his hair cut, and then bought a pair of black kid gloves, Next morning he dreased nimgei ina seldomused suit of broadcloth, put on the gi went lntoa sumargrove not far {rom his house hung himself. The Jackson (\ifss.) Clarfon is using paner manu. etured trom t OMIM OKA stalk lial (Lourishos hatiatiinde, A gia paper Rays: ie plant a very fluely with Lttie cuicivation, and is dh ‘o become one of the staplé products : " ople get locuitivating @ variety of crops on te small farm system,” ua Tarra oF OOMe a are be fore the Cambridge Philosophical Society, expressed the opinion that the tails of comets, witich are alway turned from the sun, ave produ in the sad Way as symmetrical clouds are produced oy Va in tubes by the action of lignt, ‘The beat is inter cepted by the body of the comet, aud @ lalla pro duced by the deposit of vapors on the > opporive to uy cl vapors become immunous by re ® t %