The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1869, Page 5

THE COURTS. IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. The Alleged Custom House Fraud Case. The American Merchants’ Union Express War. Important Discussion in the Case of the Habeas Corpus of Pratt, Charged with Mur- der ard Treason in Texas. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, The Alleged Fraudulent Pay Roll Case—Con- tinuation of the Examination of General Thomas W. Eagan. Before Commissioner Osborn. The examination in this case was resumed yester- day mornmg at nine o'clock. The government ‘Was represented by Mr. Jackson, Assistant United States District Attorney, and the defendant by Mr. Ethan Allen. The following evidence was taken:— TESTIMONY. Edward Wilkes, assistant foreman, recalled, testi- fled—Captain Webb applied to me for my true ac- counts of time last Saturday week, July 31; it was the day after the issuing of the warrant for Eagan’s arrest; I did not give them to him, as I wished to keep them myscit; General Eagan spoke to me about them that same evenmng. (Mr. Alien objected to giving the conversation.) He asked me if the government knew if { had the pay rolls; I told him it did; he said that Cap- tain Webb had sent him to my house. as he had understood from Captain Webb that I had some personal feeling agaist him; I told him I had none; che then said that there would be no diMiculty about this matter, as he (Eagan) knew nothing at all about it; it was all done by Captain Webp; he said there would be no trouble if it was not for this d—d Jenkins; that 1 need not say anything about it, ‘that he was at my house; this was repeated several times; he said then, * Wilkes, 1 do not know what I can say to you;” I replied, “Genera, you cannot say anything to me—in fact, Ido not know what you can say;” that was also repeated several times; le sald he didn’t care anything for the office of weigher, except he accepted it for the benefit of Captain Webb; | attempted to get back some of the money, which was the difference between the pay roils I kept and those sent to the department. CROSS-EXAMINATION, I knew General Eagan before | was emoyed in this district; te was then in the district below; that was in March last; I will not be positive about the months or the dates; he was, I think, two and a half months in the other district; I was employed by Captain Webb in that district; that was my first ac- auaintance with General Eagan in that district; in both cases I was employed through Captain Webb; never had much to do with General Hagan in the first district, but a good deal in the last 1p different capacities; the General would talk to me about the business; ask me to put on the men, how many ships were discharging, &c.; during the month of July he ‘was there every day; he would stay a couple of hours in the morning and in the afternoon would come and stay until the office was closed; the last week he was not there at all; trom the 1th of June to the 28th he was not there at all; 1 live in the district yet; Captain Webb is not there now; have not seen him since last Saturday week; don’t Know where he is; can’t tell where he can pe found; | consider that I was managing man im that distric had the supervision of ail the work that was done In the district; the result of my tabors I reported vo the Custom rouse; | made up the orig- inal rolis; the rolls that went to the Custom House were made up by Captain Webb at his house; my rolls, from which he made his, were given to Captain: Webb; the time of the men I reported to Mr. Webb on every Thursday night; I don’t think I ever did report to General Eagan; Captain Web» did nothing at all except make up the pay rolls; the superintend- ing of the laborers, which } did, and the making of the pay rolis conssituted the whole duties of that oftice; 1 nad once occasion to examine one of the pay rolls after they were made up by Mr. Webb; it was the time that Mr. Webb was sick and I was in charge of the oftice; I never took the roll down for General Eagan to sien except in one instance; 1 received the money from Captain Webb to pay the meu olf; the money was given to me insmali envelopes hav- ing the name o1 each man on the outside, together ‘with the amount.and the number of hours’ work; I never paid Jenkins; never saw him paic; General Eagan had something todo with paying the men; I remember once that he said he wauted the men to sign the duplicate pay rolls when they received the money; the first rolis were signed in blank on Thurs- day; the duplicate roll was signed in biank on Sat- urday when they got their money; General Eagan said that the rolls ought not to be signed until the money was paid; he didn’t order this, however, and 1 didn’t do it as he said. it ought to be done; when took the pay roll of July 8 to General Eagan to sign I gave lim a@ letter from Captain Webv, which he opened and looked at; the letter was about the names of Naire and Jenkins; I handed him the roll then of July 8 made up by Captain Webb; Eagan didn’t fill in the name of Naire; I handed Eagan the roll just as it ie after I had filled im the names of Jenkins and Naire; when I handed the roll and the ietter to General Eagan he looked atthe roll and satd “All right;” I answered nothing; 1 couldn’t say what General Eagan did then; he kept the roll; the names of Morrisey, Mentz, Halpin, McGee, Jenkins and Naire are on this roll; of these I signed only the two last; the other names were on it when I got them fram Wenb; | had no further con- versation with Eagan; I knew the roll was a swindle when I handed it to General Eagan; I leit him just as I have stated; a part of the swindle Was in my own handwriting; that letter informed him of the swindle; 1 didn’t know altogether what was going on wittr regard to th pay rolis; I saw men standing around the of whiting for thelr money whom I was introduced to as Naire and Costello, and Hovey, who never worked in the aistrict to my Knowledge; I never told Gen- eral Eagan that I had seen these men hanging around the office; 1 suppose that these men got their money as they were there just like ali the otners when wait- ing for their money; from June 8 until June 23 Mr, Burns was in charge of the district; Webb and I were there; when General Eagan came in Webb and Imade no change whatever in our practice; I was introduced to Mr. Janes by Mr. Eagan about July 1, and have bad an inverview.with Mr. Janes with re- gard to Mr. Eagan’s affairs; have had several inter- views with him; I gave him the facts 1 have given here; Mr. Janes prommed to do notling for I wid General Hagan that I had my family to take care of; I never said to anybody else that 1 must protect myself on the witness stand, anc never used words to that effect; 1 never told Mr. Webb that uf General Eagan would treat me right | would not produce my private pay rolls to the government or anyvody else; Phever said to any one that General Eugan was a @—0 Irish son of a b—h and.a d——d copperhead, and I would get square with nim, nor did | ever use words to that eflect; before 1 wasempioyed here i ‘was a dry goods 1 chant at No. 6vl Broadway; I learned my trade asa printer ta the office ot the Evening Journal; Webb cut Naire’s name out of one roll and I cut it out of che other; 1 cut he name of Costello out on the day General Eagan was arrested; General Eagan bad not yet seen that roll; Mr. Webo asked me to cut out the name and he aitered the footings. ‘To the Commissioner—It was after we lad heard of Eagan’s arrest that I cut out Costello’s name, To the Districs Attorney—I was employed by Webb, and I did as he toid me to; I obeyed what- vever orders Eagan and Webb gave me; beth, from timé to time, gave me orders; my part of the busi- ness was to execute their orders; alter «ieneral Eagan had said that the pay roils should not be signed until the men had received their money he ‘was present on one occasion when the men were id, when the men.signed the roll in blank; Webb ad frequently told me that Kagan was receiving this money; Mr. Webb introduced Naire, Costello and Hovey to me. To the Commissioner—I cannot say whether the amovnt paid the men on Saturday corresponded ‘withthe amount on my original time roll; I think there were men working in that district that General Eagan er nothing aoont and coula not have knows anything avout Adjourned to Friday, at two o'clock. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, The Asmcrican Merchants? Union Express War. Before Judge Cardozo. McVicker vs. Ross, dc.; Harris vs. Ross, &c.¢ Williams vs. Ross, dc.—In re the Petition of, &c., in Haskin vs, Ross, &c.; Fargo, &c., vs. Blatchford, d@c.—Judge Cardozo yesterday delivered in the above entitled case the following opinion on the motion argued before him some three months ago to vacate the order appointing William F, Allen re- ceiver, aud to appoint a receiver ip his svead:— OPINION, In the first three avove entitled cases @ motion js made to appomt a receiver of the property of the Merchants’ Union Express Company, and in them and in the matter fourthly above entitled I am asked to remove Mr. William F. Allen from the position of receiver of @ certain portion of such property, to which he Was appointed by an order made in the suit of Haskin vs, Ross, &c, I have concluded to deny these applications, except as héreafter stated, for the following reasons:—I think that at this stage of the litigation the relief sought is under the cir- cumstances unnecessary for the full protection of the plainuffs, and would be a needtess hardship upon some of the defendants. ‘The amount of dissentient stock is quite inconsiderable in comparison with te Jarge amount of stock which has acquiesced in the agreement of consolidation, and while I am of the opinion that a dissenting shareholder in thege joint stock companies, ike @ retiring nartner in an ordi- a Se Sai he Se aS EEE Ea ae RC SESE ak Es ak ca A a cee RE eat ce nary partnership, is not tobe obliged, certainly at all events in the absence of express agreement to that effect, to surrender his intereat in the property to nis remaining associates at an estimated valua- tion, but nas the right to have the valuation ascertained by a sale in the only manner re by law for closing up partnerships in the ai of express stipulation; yet the great dis parity between the amount of stock assenting ‘and that dissenting and a just reear for the inter- ests of all the parties concerned in the consolidated company lead me to the conclusion that such an order should and, 1 think, can now be made without disturbing the present condition of affairs, as will make oy discontented sharebolder perfectly safe until a final decree can be made, settling and adjudg- ing definitely the rights of the oe With what view, while denying the motion for receiver and va- cating the injunction issued, except go far as to pre- vent any attempt to forfeit stock of dfssenting share- holders, 1 shall do so only on condition that the defendants furnish a bond with sureties to be approved by one of the justices of this court, conditioned that, upon the final judgment, ali the property yhich belonged to the Merchants’ Uniop Express opane: and which was transferred to the consolidated compaby, shail, If so required by the judgment, be delivered into the custody of the Court through such officer for that purpose as it may appoint, and also that in case by use, lapse of time or otherwise any of the pro- perty shall have diminished in value, then to make the same, by a payment in cssh, up to the full value to be ascertained as herematter mentioned. This, I think, will protect everybody without doing harm to any one ‘The plaintiffs have no absolute right, thougn tt is very common and, indeed, most usual to do #0, to have a sale at the commence ment of iugation, ag soon as the property has been handed over to @ re- ceiver; their have ht, if they are entitled to the property sold, 1s to have it sold when they have recovered judgment. All that they can claim is that the property shall be preserved until judgment, 80 that their mghts as then ascertained and declared may be enforced. I do not understand the case of Spicer va, Haresceup, decided by Judge Daly on the uth of April, to which Mr. Sewell invited my atten- tion after the argument, to conflict with the general rule that a sale is the only method of closing up a partnership if the partners cannot agree amon; unemseives upon a division or some other method. understand Judge Daly to have done - sub- stantially what I have determined to do here, He obliged the defendant to give security, so that the plaintii should be safe when final judgment was obtained, ‘To carry my views into effect there must be a reference to James M. Sweeney to ascertain und report all the property of every name and descripuon and the value of each item which belonged to the Merchants’ Union Express Company, and which was transferred to the consolt- dated company; aud upon the coming in of that re- port I will fix the amount of the bond which the consolidated company must give as a condition of retaming the property pending the litigation, thus in effect constituting them receivers pendente lite, I have intentionally avoided expressing any opinion on tue merits or on the varieus questions discussed betore me, believing that in the view 1 have taken of the present necessities of the case I ought to leave them to be disposed of upon a regu- lar trial, Kespecting the application to re- move Judge Aflen from the partial receiver. ship which he holds, think it sufficient to say that while I do not mean to be understood as approving the method which the parties took to procure that receivership, yet in view of the fact that the receiver is the officer of the court and under its contro), and that the gentleman who holds the position is personally wholly unobjectionable and might very well have been selected for such a trust m a perfectly proper and legitimately con- ducted proceeding, 1 do not think that itis necessary for me to make any change at present. This leaves only the case of Fargo, &c., vs. Blatchford, &c., in which the plaintiits seek to have the con- solidation agreement confirmed and to re- strain the suits brought to impeach it, and im which they ask the continuation of the preliminary injunction which has been granted. It may be doubted whether that Bill can be sustained, but I do not think 1t necessary w determine the question; because, after the aisposition that I have mace of the other cases and in view of the fact that the defendants 1m this suit can obtain any aftirma- tive relief that they may show themselves entitled to, whether of the character demanded in their com- plaints in the other cases or otherwise, and that the litigation will be presented in @ more convenient form than if conducted in many suits, no harm cap be occasioned by continuing the myunction in this case, and therefore | think it best not to interfere on @ mere motion with the temporary order, but to Jeave the defendants to the more solemn and regu- Jar course of a demurrer if they see fit, instead of hitigating the whole merits of the controversy, as they can do, in the convenient form which the plain- tills afford them by this action, to insist upon their right to a determination of the legal objections which they raise to the complaint. An order to carry these views Into effect Bi] be prepared by cither party and may be settled on notice, and either party nay make such suggestions for my consideration as he may desire respecting the | Been of the bond and the order of reference eretnvbefore mentioned, The costs of the motions will be cast in the causes and abide the eveat thereof, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBEAS, The Vreeland Abandonment Case. Before Judge Ingraham. Caroline Vreeland vs. George Vreeland.—This in- teresting case, which has heretofore been before the courts ina number of phases, again came up yester- day on a return of the certiorari, Upon the return being made Mr. Vanderpoel, of counsel for the defendant, claimed that the return was incorrect in that 1% did not set forth fully the proceedings had before Justice Mansfield in the court below; that a copy of the tes- timony taken before Justice Mansfield was not at- tached to the. return, and that It was not proper to send it into court in that shape, as it could not be recognizea as @ legal instrument. Counsel for Mrs. Vreeland claimed that the evi- dence had been annexed to the return, bus had been separated from it by the District Attorney, to whom the return was originally made. The Court held that the return was not r unless the evidence was attached to it, and 1 that it be amended in that respect. Counsel for mrs. Vreeland raised the objection that the writ of certiorari, as obtained by defendant, was irregular, in that it was made returnable before the Supreme Court, at chambers, and it being a common law certiorari it could only be granted and made returnable at special term. Counsel also stated that he «id not desire to take advantage of this technicality af he were not driven to do so. All he desired i this case Was a rapid hearing, as Mrs. Vreeland, pending these proceedings, was without means of support and had to subsist on charity. ‘The Court held that the objection was well taken, and said he would dismiss the suit on the ground suggested. Defendant's counsel announced it to be his inten- tion to obtain anether writ, returnable next Novem- ber, upon which announcement Counsel for Mps. Vreeland waived his objection ana requested the Court not to rule as indicated. The Court hereupon adjourned the case until eleven o'clock on Thursday morning, to enable Judge Mansfield te correct the technical error in nis return, For plaintiff, Channcey Shaffer and Douglas A. Levien; for defendant, Brown, Hall and Vanderpool. ular ered SUPERICR COURT—3PECIAL TERM. Pratt, the Alleged Texas Murderer ani Bush- xanger=The Habeas Corpus Again Up—His Release Opposed by the Deputy Keeper of Ludlow Street Jnil—Pratt Brought into Court—Interesting Discussion Between Cot sel=Opinion of the Court Reserved and the Prisoner Remanded to the Custedy of the United States Marshal. Betore Judge McCunn. ‘The case of John H, Pratt, the reputed Texan murderer and bushranger, whose counsel seeks to release him on habeas corpus from the Ludlow street jail, came up, purauant.to adjournment trom Saturday, .at twelve o’clook yesterday. The prisoner is charged in the warrant by virtue of which he was arrested with having on the 4th day of October, 1868, within the State of Texas and within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, committed the crime of murder by forcing the safeguard of the United States troops at the town of Jeffersonville, in said State, and killing G. W. Smith, Lewis Grant and Richard Stewart, and did then and there, with others, commit the crime of treason against the United States, as is mare fully set forth in the complaint on file in the office of the United States District Attorney. THE PRISONER ORDERED INTO COURT. On the case being called on, Mr. Gardiner, deputy keeper of the Ludlow street establishment, read his return to the writ, ahowing that Pratt waa held by process of the United States, and was not, therefore, subject to the jurisdiction of the State courts. Judge McCunn—Where is the prisoner? Mr. Gardiner—He is not present, Judge McCunn—I will listen to no report until you get the prisoner here. Mr. Gardiner—Won't your Honor listen to my ex- planation? Judge McCunn—Certamly, Mr. Gardiner—By a decision of the Supreme Court I am directed not to produce him, Judge McCunn—I will listen to no excuse until the prisoner isin court. If he 18 not here I will direct ‘the Sheriff to bring him Lad Counsel for Pratt—Inabillty or sickness is the only excuse which can be urged for hisfabkence, Judge McCunn—That 1s the only excu: Upul tho prisoner is brought here not one word willl hear or ae to be spoken on the part of the govern- men’ Counsel for Pratt—I Mad dl submit to your Honor, in order that the facts may be fairly on re- cord, that the respondent be, permitted to read his pers vw the Cor Mr. Gardiner in read his return to the writ, Conneel for Pratt—Unon that return the case bas NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUSY 10, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. - <i: a ee te: Sd te rarprininsaieaileeah no statas in court. There can be no demurrer or of the kind. There is nothing, therefore, im order except the motion I now which 13 that the respondent be new attached forthwith and algo that @ precept be issued to the Sheriff to bring the prisoner before your Honor. United States Marshal Barlow here entered court and said—Your Honor is familiar with the case which the United States has decided that the State courts have no igriseictiog in such matters as this, Judge McCunn—! differ with that, J follow Ju Leonard and other judges. Nothing can be said behalf of the government until the prisoner is pro- duced in court. The Supreme Court of this district, ot once, but repeatenly has asserted the doctrine over and over again. United States Marshal Barlow—I am not directly concerned in this case. The Sheriff is not my deputy = any way; but I merely cite this case to your jonor. Counsel for Pratt—As Mr. Justice Leonard’s opinion is based directly on the very motion I now make, | beg permission to read it, (Counsel here read the opinion alluded to.) Now, the case of the People vs. Gaul, decided by Mr. Justice Peckham, 18 precisely to the same point, and sustains the very motion I am now making. $ Mr. Gardiner—I do not think that decision 1s ne- cessary in making this return, I have no interest ip the matter but to perform my duty and to represent the United States authorities and the State authorities. I would like to notity the parties having an mterest in it, and for that reason I would ‘wish an adjournment, Counsel for Prat!—They have been notified. After some further discussion Mr. Gardiner said he would produce the prisoner in court at two P. M. Mr. Purdy, Assistant United States District At- torney, here entered court and asied for an ad- journment of the case. He said there had been no Notice served on the United States District Attorney in reference to the matter, ‘ Counsel for Pratt—I object to any adjournment beyond two o'clock. I believe it is the design of some one—I do not it 1s these gentlemen—to carry this man beyond jurisdiction. Mr. Purdy—There 8 no desire to hold him to turn him over to any military authority or anything of the Kind. He stands charged with a high crime, and I think we have a right to hold him, waiting & Be ey trom Washington. udge McCunn—The matter stands over till two o’clock. AN OFFICER 0F THE SUPERIOR COURT APPLIES TO COMMISSIONER OSBORN FOR THE CUSTODY OF THB PRISONER—A COMPROMISE, After te recess of the court was ordered to give time for the production of the prisoner, Pratt, an officer of the court, repaired to Commissioner Os- borne’s office, and soon after, in company with Mar- shal Barlow, appearea before the court and stated that he was required to produce the body of J. H. Pratt before the Superior Court, Commissioner Osborn—Pratt has been committed to the custody of the Marshal of the United States, ana I shall hold him responsible for the producuion of Pratt before me at two o'clock. OMicer—It places me in a very awkward position. Commissioner Osborn—All that can be asked of you 1s fe report that the demand has been made and Tetused. : Officer—Judge McCunn refuses to receive any such report, DISTRICY ATTORNEY PIERREPONT INTERCEDES IN BE- HALF OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. About fifteen minutes after the interview set forth above Judge Pierrepont appeared before Commis- sioner Osborn and said:—In the case of the United States vs. J. H. Pratt the counsel for the prisoner is now in court, 1 think it desirable, pending this ex- amination, on account of a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge McCunn from tbe Superior Court, to take the prisoner before the Superior Court, in order that Judge MeCunn may know the fact of his custody by the United States, and that his examina- tion is not yet concluded. What I ask is that he be taken over before the Superior Court, with a certifl- cate from your Honor tnat an examination ts pend- ing and not yet concluded. ‘The Commissioner consented to give the certifi- cate, and the prisoner was takea before Judge McCunn. THE CASE RESUMED BEFORE JUDGE M’CUNN—IN- TERESTING DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNSEL—THE PRISONER REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES—OPINION RESERVED. At two o’clock P, M. the court room was crowded by an interested audience and the deepest anxiety was manifested in the result of the case. About a quarter to three o’clock the prisoner, John H. Pratt, was conducted into court in hanacuifs by two United States deputy marshals, and was the cyno- sure for all eyes. He is a man about forty-five years of age, of a stout build, medium size and dark complexion. | Rc McCunn, having taken his seat on the ch, Counsel for Pratt said:—If your Honor please, I am informed that the prisoner is in court in hand- culls Ges irons, which is rather unusual. I apply to he court—— District Attorney Pierrepont—In this case of the United States against J. H. Pratt information was sent hereby the government of the United States, through the Secretary of War, that Pratt had been enged ina high crime—tnat of murder—in Texas. What the evidence is we do not know except from the afMidavits brought before the United States Com- missioner, and on which he issugd his warrant to hold the party for examination. Upon the com- mencemeut of the examination the Marshal put tne risoner in prison, and that virtually placed him in the custody of the keeper or deputy keeper of the prison. Commissioner Os- born having adjourned the hearing of the case until to-day, the Marshal took him and brought him before the Commissioner, and he was taken out of the.charge of the keeper, by the Marshal, to bring him before the Commissioner, according to his order. Ideemed it respectful to this Court—for I have @ very high respect for your Honor’s nghts— that the prisoner should be brought over here, and 1 therefore sent for the prisoner, and counsel on the other eide and I, by consent, agreed that the Com- missioner should send your Honor a certificate, and 1 asked the Commissioner to allow him to come over here, feeling it a matter due to the respect of this Court. 1 wiil read to your Honor the certificate:— UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S OFFICR, SOUTHERN D1sTRICT OF NEW Yous, No, 41 CHAMBERS STREET, P, O. Box 1,507, NEW YORK, — —, 186-. The United ‘States vs. J. 'H. Pratt.—I, John A. Osborn United States Commissioner for the Southern District of New York, do hereby certify that J. H. Prath, the above named accused, is In the custody of the United States Mar- shal, under and by virtue of a commitment issued by me, August tne 6th, 1869, and that the examfation ot the charge against said Pratt ia alll pending before me and not yet conciuded, JOHN A. OSBORN, United States Commissioner. ‘To whom it may concern. NEWYORK, August 9 1869, The District Attorney continued—Upon this I ask your Honor to remand the prisoner back to com- plete this examimation. I suppose there cannot be apy objection to that, uusel for Pratt—If your Honor please, I have this objection—we want a return to that writ. We want to traverse a demurrer, That isthe ground which we take. Under the writ the solemn, impera- tive duty of this court is to inquire into the grounds of bis detention, District Attorney Pierrepont—Mr. Vanderpoel, the Sheriif’s .counsel, suggests to me that there 1s a re- turn to the writ. Judge McCunn—I suppose this is a return to the writ. District Attorney Pie mut—This is a return, and we will put it in any form; we will put it in writing. I think my friend does not rightly appre- hend what the point of my motion 1s. { supposed, on the fact.coming before your Honor that the ex- amination was pend before the Commissioner on his warrant issued for that purpose, would end the matter until that examination was completed. Of course I did not suppose it admitted of any argu- ment. Counsel for prisoner—The duties of the Court in this case are prescribed by the laws of the State of New York sitting as a judge in @ proceeding in habeas corpus. The Court was bound to act within tne limits prescribed by the statute of New York State. The duties of the Court in this case are pre- scribed in a most precise and ample digest of the law of habeas corpus and personal liberty, These duties are so clearly and concisely prescribed that the Court could not misunderstand them, and are enforced by sanctions that even a recreant jud, would not dare to disregard. They asked for a faith- ful investigation of the charges against the prisoner according to law; and they had applied to the Court, through the action of a writ, to accord the prisoner that privi , Bald that the law points rivilege. Mr. Pierrepont, in repl presented to the Court by counsel had no application whatever to the case here. He must have failed to make himself understood by counsel on the other side, and he would now endeavor tedoso. The prisoner here is a fugitive from justice—is charged ‘with murder—and on @ communication made by the authorities of the United States, among whom ts the Secretary of War, he (the prisoner) was arrestea by @ Warrant issued by a Commissioner of the United proceeding 1s now before the Commissioner and not ee completed. The writ of ed bi the was still, pending. But, by as District Attorney to the Commissioner, thinking it more courteous to this Court and more wo BY neces, mi men hem, the Tees e prisoner here. 1U when the fact was made known that he was held under a process Of the United States, with an examination incom- plete, counsel on the other side would hardly think worth while to make an argument in such a condt- tion of the case. Suppose Fad Honor had a prisoner before you for examination, and Judge Blatchford had issued a habeas corpus to have that prisoner brought before him, surely your Honor would not have let the prisoner off, except as a matter of courtesy. This was exactly ate mel by the ai rane cour and propriety. not carry on an examination as to a chi against ‘a prisoner at one and the same time; but the writ of having issued pending the adjournment of the examination of the prisoner and being returnable here at the same time and the Marshal havin, recat de him before the Commissioner, I thought | would di of the matter in a proper and seemly way to have the prigoner brought here and the whole facts of the ease submitted to your Honor’s attention. It may turn out that the prisoner will be discha by the Commissioner, but he did not think under any cir- cumstances the Court would deprive the Commis- sioner of his authority to complete the examination. The Court—if I find that the Commissioner has Jurisdiction in the matter it will be my duty to re- mand him. Counsel for the prisoner—We concede that your . Jobo Cochrane, on bebaif of the prisoner, 5 “THE SEW POST OFFICE. #aid that the whole point of inquiry was whetuer the | is alleged, entered the place. The prisoners, United States ‘Court has ju ction or not inthe | alter a ipreetigaticn, were committed for examination. Stein, so says oMcer Torbush, further ig an old offender, and of French Louis, and wang. case? Mr. Vanderpoel appearing for the custodian of the prisoner, contended that. the prisoner was legally eld by authority of the United States; that the plea set forth that the crime of treason, one of the acts charged against the prisoner, was covered by the Presidenv’s proclamation of pardon to parties known by the name | Commencement of the Work—Taking Posses- belongs to Mose Errick’s | sion of the Territory—The Breaking of Ground—The “Ver.” of the P. 0. D. Flings the First Shovelful of Earth—Colonel Dedd’s THE » STRIKE. TAMLORS Reminiscences. charged, was not go covered, as the treason here vgn Yesterday morning the United States government " bsequent § ee ee re) treason Mase Meeting and Parade of the “Strikers” | trough its representatives connected with the Post Yesterday—Three Thousand Men in Line Office Department in this cit: y, took formal possession Music, Banners and Addresses—“Never | o¢ ine parcei of ground in the City Hall Park, which Kuock Under” the Motto. mi forms the site of the projected new Post OMce and Yesterday morning the German working tailor, | yiitea states frovts building, and commenced now on strike in this city for increased rates of the work of construction by putting up @ compensation, assembled at Germania Hall, NV | rence to enclose the plot. A force of about nue A, and preceded by a band of music and with fity workmen, armed with faxes, spades, Wer ree Le Whe, VARS, Sere, ROCHE shovels and picks, marched on to the ground, with onaisoetce ae ne" the flag of the German | costs om and bared, brawny arms. A lot of squared x a la gage of temporary | timber for fence posts followed and chalk lines were w Mottoes imscribed thereon. | 1 ouent into requisition. A few stakes were driven marched ‘across town” to Broadway and down into the ground at points adjusted and determined that thoroughfare to Cortlandt street ferry, There upon to anau’s breadth almost of accuracy, and bat library Libel aa Aine pang rtg 2 after taking an extra reef or two in their belek and the procession then returned to the City Hall the workmen seized the picks and the work of dig- Park, where a grand demonstration took place. The ing post holewwas commenced. (No joke intended procession embraced about 3,000 men, comprising | SU’ those «‘post holes.””) By noon eared a teas all the New York city societies and associations tty pees etait, i eeehing ee a ths from Williamsburg and Brooklyn. A number of the Park from about the oy t of Park place wives and children of the strikers alo took part in | 0" ee © ¥ to a point opposite Beekman street. ba SADT, 800 Ae SPO es. At eleven o’ciock, at the suggestion of Mr. A. B. iorens Mullett, the supervising architect of the Treasury Strike tll the last armed foe expircs— was very evident. Among the mottoes on the ban- | Department, under whose direction this work is being carried on, a force of officers and attachés of ners were the following:— the New York Post Office left the dingy old quarters Ri venaneatasenoniasatisivar masscesrenceanshirre ® Seine Sklaverie ine Freien Lande. in Nassau street, and proceeded in a somewhat for- (No Slavery in a Free Land.) mal though impromptu manner to take possession ppenessesonsns in ote POAC COOELE IE LOIE LOLOL DE rrihe aie The patty comprise Postmaster P. rg Fagg Fog en gp ras apg nm peal Jones, Assistant Postmaster Van Brunt, Messrs. 3 The United Tailors of Ail Branches from New? Strong, Hallett, Coffin, Whitney, Norton, Collins, York and Vicinity, Kelly and Knapp, superintendents of departments, secccesersseccosscscscvore secceccoronnnmnwwnw~ > | ang several of the subordinate attachés of casa the office. These were accompanied by the two veterans of the pustal service, Colonel Joseph Dodd ana Charles Forster, Deputy Superintendent of Mails. Arrived on the een they were met by Mr. Mullett and proceeded to a part of the green en- closure, @ short distance norton of the Jountain, where a circie was formea and the ceremony 0! “breaking ground” took place. * Mr. Mullett suggested that the first spadeful of earth siiould be turned by Postmaster Jones, but the latter gentlemin, with becoming modesty and a nice appreciation of “the fitness of things,” relinquishea the honor in favor of COLONEL DODD, the oldest attaché, in point of years and duration of service, at present connected with the department. ‘The old colonel, with a somewhat feebie step, ad- vanced, took a spade which was handed to him, and, atter some etfort, forced it into the groond a couple of inches, and, pressing on the handle, turned apa small amount of rich, dark loam on the green carpet of 3. The ceremony was complete, and the ola man pushed bis nat back on his head and wiped tho perspiration from on brow, after commencing the excavation for the foundation for the New York charged was that the prisoner in Jefferson, sexe broke a safe guard, overpowered a State guard murdered a soldier, one of said guard. Counsel for prisoner contended that the offence designated treason did not constitute treason, a8 treason was a levying war st the United States, Will the government (counsel continued) dignity riot with the appellation of treason ? Red battle stamps his foot and nation feels the shock when a man 1s murdered in ‘Texas. Mr. Pierrepont said guhe question here was not whether wie prisoner was guilty of murder or of treason, or if he was pardoned of treason. Counsel were arguing as if they had an indictment before them. ‘The prisoner was here simply on @ war- rant, and upon the charge therein set forth he was undergoing examination before the Commissioners. ‘The Court seeing that the discus-ion was likely to be interminable, if not cut short, said:—Let the pris- Oner be remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal, and | shall dispose of the question a8 presented to roe in a day or two. ‘his closed the cage, the counsel rose, the audience vacated their seats, the Marshal's deputy took pos- session of the prisoner, and the crowd that filled the Superior Court room hurried over to the Commis- sioner’s Court to aee what the next step would be in the matter of this conflict of authority between the State of New York and the federal authority of the United States, THE CASE BEFORE COMMISSIONER OSBORN—EXAMI- NATION ADJOURNED, It was nearly five o’clock before Pratt was brought before Commissioner Osborn. Soon after he entercd the room he was followed by his counsel. Judge Pierrepont soon made his appearance and stated that, upon consultation wity the counsel for the de- fendant, it was agreed vo adfourn the hearing of the case 10 Thursday. A motion to that effect was made, nn se case was set down for that day at one o'clock. A REQUISITION FOR THE PRISONER—A TELEGRAM FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR. While the application for the writ of habeas corpus was pending the District Attorney received a tele- gram from Secretary Rawlins saying that Pratt should be held, as Genera? Reynolds had telegraphed him that évidence against the prisoner was over- whelming. A requisition, it was stated. would be immediately forwarded from Texas for the rendiuon of tue prisoner. MISCELLANEOUS. POOOOOLOOLLO DEDEDE IELE DODD ODODE: Strike for Our Rights. POne nee LODE EE LE TOLOLOLE FOEELEEELOTOLOLESODELODEDE Having formed in front of the City Hall steps the large crowd of spectators cheered vociferously upon learning the object of the meeting. Mr. Luker called the meeting to order and intro- duced as the presiding officer of the assemblage NELSON W. YOUNG, President of the Workingmen’s Union, who, proceeding to address them, was re- ceived with loud cheers, and said that as President of the Workingmen’s Union he congratulated the tailors on the success attained by them up to the present, and assured them of the hearty sympathy of the workingmen of the United States. The work- ingmen of the whole country were now marshalling for the fignt, and preparing to advance in solid column for the attainment of their rights. The majority of the people or New York knew their cause was just, and that the workingmen were at last determined to obtain their rights. He again congratulated them on their success, and said } Post Ottice. Shortly afterwards the party dispersed that public opinion was a great machine; that moral | and went back to their office in Nassau street; but force was an irresistible power, and that all obsta- | about three o’clock in the afternoon the group again cles are swept away by the might and weight of | dssembled in the park, and were photographed with numbers and unanimity, From the bottom of his | «tne Colonel” as the central figure, and with spades heart he would invoke the biessing of God on those | and pickaxes in the foregzoun employers who had yielded to their just demands, “The Colonel” has a history which ts in no small but he shouid not cringe or scrape to them for mere- | way identified with the progress or this great me- ly according them their rights. He was proud to | tropolis, and, while being very interesting, may not stand as the representative of the working- | be out of place when related briefly in connec- men before the place where the laws were | tion with the event of yesterday. He is now framed and the heavy taxation imposed | seventy-nine years of age, and was a soldier in the which rendered their strike necessary. He was | war of 1812-15 with the rank aad commission of a proud to stand there in deflance of the odious | captain in the United States army. | In 1816, fifty- conspiracy law, which is a blot on the statute book | three years ago, General Bailey was Postmaster of and a disgrace to any free country. The working- | New York city, and the Post Ofice was located in men should see to the repeal of this statute by send- | General Bailey’s residence, at the corner of William “Garden streev’ is now known UNITED STATES COMMISSIONEA’S COURT. The Washed Stamp Case. Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs. Thomas Barnard, Tinwthy Murray and James Laird.—Defendants were arrested on a charge of washing the cancellation marks from old stamps.and selling them for use again. Barnard was discharged on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to hold him. When the government had put in a part of its evidence against the other two defendants, District Attorney Jackson said that although there was a technical violation of the law, it was evidently mixed with ignorance of the statute and was accompanied with no intent to commit a fraud, and that he would move that they be discharged on the payment of the costs. Tne Commissioner stated that if at that stage of the case they were discharged they should be held liable tor the costs; but that if he conciuded to discharge them after the ease was finally submitted, they would of course go free of costs. It was finally thought best to dispose of the case at once, and the defendants were accordingly discharged. SUPERIOR COURT. ing to the Legisiature men pledged to abolish this | and Garden streets. y meee law and all other relics of barbarism and feudalism. | as Exchange place. The force of empioyés at that Decisions. ‘The legislators were bound to consider the good of | ume comprised three clerks and a messenger, Joseph Dodd fillmg the latter capacity. Dodd received a the people, because they were elected by them to salary of $10) @ year a8 messenger, and in ad- settee ale St att represent ‘them. He concluded by urging them to Elizabeth § Lilienthal vs. James &. Ketly ev te y stand together now for thelr special end, and after } dition to this sum $600 er annum for Morton grap tet cia vs. James Stewart.—Motion | they idced that, to be firm and umitedasawork- | conveyance of mails; and ft is this tatter ‘anted, ingmen’s party, irrespective of politics, Whose object | service whicu 18 now particularly interesting. & u it should be to secure good legisiators and good ofl- | +Joe” carried a daily mall ina wheelbarrow to we William R, Sulger vs. Frederick Young et al.—Mo- tion granted witnout costs, Thomas Order vs, Alecander Muir et al.—Motion granted, Tobias Hanna vs, Anton Krunshaar.—Motion to stay proceedings grauted. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Marine CourtT.—Nos, 3413, 3418, 3322, 3433, 3434, 3435, 3436, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM.—N. 46, 49, 53, 59, 62, 68, 92, 100, 101, 124, 187, 188, 146, 154, 157, 163, 164. foot of what is now Cortlandt street, aud there transferring them toa small boat the next instali- ment of his duty was to row the boat and cargo across the North river to Paulus’ Hook. That cargo comprisea the Washington datly mail, the ciais in every capacity. Mr. HENRY, Lusen next addressed the meeting, speaking in German. He inquired what was the cause O1 the strike? It was that the euwploy- ers had driven them out of theiremployment. And for what ? Because they refused to do more work | Southern mail aud a weekly mail to Suffalo, those ‘than it was possible for them to do at any price. | being the only mails that crossed the Hudson river But there was a broad field before them if taey could | from this city at that time. At Paulus’ Hook he only work in co-operation. Could they form co- | handed his charge over to the mail contractor, Ree- operative taliors’ associations, they would soon turn | side, who reczived $8,000 per annum for carrying & out better and cheaper work, paying themselves | daily mail) by stage between Washington and New fairly ior their labor, than the bosses can or ratner | York and running a weekly mail between Waahing- do. He hoped no pains would be spared to push | ton and New Uricuns. through co-operation. ‘The mail service, which Colonel Doad performed ‘Mr. WILLIAM CASHMAN wasfthe next speaker. | in those days with the aid of his wheelbarrow and He said that capital was exacting every urop of | skiit, will be done to-day by four four-lorse teams, Divod in their ves, and yet they are told that they | three two-horse teams und three one-horse teams— are conspirators because they assemble to demand | making a total force of ten wagons and twenty-five their just rights. whe Slain Lies Gay ate hot up to | horses, attended to by about twenty-five men. The what they should be; they should far greater, | work that wasdone at that time by Postmaster and he, for one, would exact the very highestcent, | Bailey, his three clerks and messenger, how engages and have it too. They must have their rigats. They | a force of over 700 .men, and the mas weigh about could not live in siavery and profess to hive in | four tons daily. freedom, The slaves in the South were not | Mr, Forster, the other veteran mentioned above, worse off before the war than are the tailors. But | entered the postal service at the Willan and Garden ‘The 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 of lasiyear, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of Ann street:— 1868, 1869, 1868, 1869. | the employers snould and shali be made | street office, orty-four years ago, when there were 821 to feel that they cannot ride rough shod f only six clerks and six carriers employed, and has 80 | over a body of men such as that he saw beiore him. | grown older with the departmentevery day since that 75 | They must have perfect freedom in theirlabor. Men | time. In 1824 thepe were no carrier deliveries made 71 | of aii creeds ana classes and nationalities agree in | above Canal and Catharine streets. Average temperavure yesterday .. -+-+.733¢ | their opmion concerning labor. ‘Ten yearsago the | Yesteraay alternoon a number of the smaller trees Average temperature for corresponding date last taiiors were better paid than now. They will work | and shrubs growing on the site of the new buildin: FEAL. +0. seeenereepereeecees .77% | now for ten hours a day for sufticient remuneration, | were transplanted, upder the superintendence o! and not for more or less In Phisadelphia they were going to havea Labor Congress soon, and im Pittsburg, even at present, the tailors are holding a meeting. The object of all these meetings was the sociai elevation of the workingmen, the attainment of all tacir rights. Capitalists try to crush these combinations, and wish to keep the poor laboring man trodden down that they may be enabied to go about in splendid car- niages while their ber fap jab to toil on us A meeting of the Joint Committee of the Comme, starvation pittance. Sult he was not an enemy o < tu o capital. He believed they should go hand in hand; Council on the New Post Office Site, hha the Of Gps, Dut at the same time, as the capitalists benefitea by | representing the general government, Was “a\foq for the labor of their employés, they should share the | one P. M. yesterday at the chamber Of (no poara of protits in equitable proportions. There was no | 4 isermen, City Hall. , other subject except ‘labor which could bring 3 together so large and unapimous a meeting, At the appointed Lh thére were present Alder- men Ward and Repyct (the latter representing Al- composed eR head of - ow ee ne ef. a eae russion and as the paran lis dermay MéGraiN}, and Assistant Aldermen Robin. son, B. Reilly and Welch, a jew citizens, aud a {full proved the justice and at the same time the stren; tb area representation of the press. of their cause. They should appeal to the ‘West and to the Southern States and ask them not Alderman Warp called the meeting to order and stated that a few days since Mayor Hail haa re- to receive the goods which were made at starvation quested him to convene the committee, and that he prices by the unfortunate tailors of New York. In very truth there was no other resource out star- (Mayor Hall) would notify the officers of the govern- Ment and the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to vation or strike, and the employers would soon per- ceive the strength of numbers and be forced to yield attend the meetings for the purpose of considering the subject of removing the site for the pro- to their demands. He concluded by alluding to a certain (hey justice who fad treated oue of the strikers badly when brought before him under the Conspiracy laws, and predicted amid ioud cheers new Post OMice so as to bring it some ifty feet nearer to the City and thus allow a beter frontage to the buil give a more open space to the streets and plaza at ing end 3 from the audience that he had a very bad chance of of the Park. Alderman Ward further sited iy re-clecuion. the Mayor assured him that Monday, at one o’c! Would be. the best time for the mécting. | The com: ittee was aocor ingly convened, and was now re; G Proc Beit al Assistant Alderman REILLY moved that a commit- tee of three be appointed to wait upon the Mayor and notify him that the committee was i session and ready to receive any communication he might have to oifer. Tne cominittee was appointed, and com- prised Messrs. Reilly, Robinson and Repper. After @ few minutes the committee returned, and reported that the Mayor was out of town and would not re- turn until to-morrow at one o’ciock. Assistant Aiderman ROBINSON then said that on behalf of the Common Council he wished to make a statement. In some of the papers it had been as- serted that the delay or neglect to effect the pro- change ol site was entirely the fault of the mmon Council. He said that no proposition, offi- cial or otherwise, had ever been made to the Com- mon Oouncil looking voward a change of the site; that on the contrary the city governinent had been ready to do all that lay in their power to forward the matter, to act in all respects as the best interests of the public demanded, to throw no obstacles in the way of the speedy progress and completion of such @ necessary improvement as the new Post Of- oe would be, and that the statements , charging the mmon Council with any dereliction or hesitancy George W. Koome, ‘keeper of the City Hall, to the various lawn plots further north in the Park, and the uprights for the enclosing fence were ail erected. As wiil be seen below, the necessity of pulling up those posts may arise to-day. QUARANTINE.—There have been no new arrivals of vessels at Quarantine with yellow fever since Satur- day. Amannamed John Hanow, one of the crew of the bark Gertrude, which arrived in tue lower bay with yellow fever last week, been placed in the hospital ship, he having been :aken down with the disease, THE RECENT FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquest, was held yesterday by Coroner Keenan over the body of Charles Morgan, aged eighteen, who was run over on Friday last while attempting to jump off an express train on the Hudson road, as was previously reported in the HERALD. The evidence in the case showed that the deceased was wholly to blame, 80 ‘the jury rendered a verdict of accidental death Minor ITems.—Coroner Schirmer held an inquest yesterday over the body of an infant that had been found in a vacant lot im 111th street, near Fourth avenue. An unknown woman died suddenly yes- terday, rom unknown causes, at 12 Hester street; Coroner Flynn will hold an inquest. Daniel Gra- ham, who Was run over on Friday by @ truck, died yesterday of his hurts, at 541 West Fortieth street; Doroner Flynn held an inquest and obtained a ver- dict in accoréance with the facts. BOARD OF POLIce.—This Board held a meeting yesterday, When a number of patrolmen were trans- ferred. A proposition was received from an enthu- Siastic musician for the organization of two police bands, Another individual made an equally absurd Se increase the metropolitan tusurance d by a series of monster concerts at the Academy of Music, the police force and iw friends to be te patrons, As the Board are not in a speculative mood the offer was declined, New YORKERS aT THE WASHINGTON, D. C., SCHUETZENF'EST.—It seems that our New York sharp- shooters were quite fortunate at the iate schuetzen- fest at Wasbington, D.C. Captain Philp Kiem, of this city, must have proved himself a very superior marksman, for he won the following four prizes:— Five dollars, gold; seventy-five dollars, gold; heavy old watch thirty dollars in silver. Mr. Albert neezy, also of New York and & native of Switzer- land, who will be remembered as the superintendent of the abut | stands dwing the great National Schuetzenfest in this city last summer, carried off two valuable prizes, $125, gold, and a heavy gold watch and chain, and Captain Taniezi, of this city, won a gold medal on the target of honor. . SERIOUS CASUALTIES YESTERDAY.—Samuel More- head, employed in the hold of the bark Jesse Bam- bino, at pier 64 East river, fell, and, breaking a ieg, ‘was sent to Bellevue Hospital. John Kletber, of Sawyers, Ulster county, in Jumping off a Hudson River Railroad car in Forty-third street fell and cut his head and ear severely. Timot O'Neil, of No, Meeting of the Common Council Committees on Change of Site of the Post Ofiice. Mr. REINHAYER spoke next, in German, and said that a single man of the trade is not now able to make a living, even when working eighteen hours a day, and yet their bosses earn their millions a y by the sweat of the poor mechanics’ brows. If on man steals from the pocket of another he ts called a rogue, but the employer who steals the labor of the mechanic calls, and is allowed to call, the mechanic @ conspirator if he meets with his fellow Mechanics to seek for a redress of his grievances. He himself, with nis wife working on a machtue, can only earn between them ten dollars a week. Image a man making a pair of pants for twenty cents. The speaker gave some further har- rowing details of the trade. Mr. ConkaD Kuna, President of the Arbeiter Union, next ad the meeting in German and said to make a living now for his family it would take himself, his wife and children and working six- teen hours @ day at that. All men mow earnestly de- airing to throw up sixteen hours’ work a day and work ten hours, as much a8@ man can work, should now come and hold together till this matter 1s settled, and not by parade and excitement bring up the strike to ite-present pitch and then abandon it. * He ‘Was sure the tailors would continue on till the end 1m the right path, and if they did it was easy to know from the universal aymp: in their favor how grand a success would be theirs. esac ts ote on an adjourned, Addresses were made also by and Wurtzlach, and the meeting 14 Roosevelt street, whitle at play, fell on the sharp | ,, He Procession was then reformed, and with colors | in the matter were unfounded and ints of an iron railing, and was fying and the band playing marched out of the Par! unjust. poimred’ that he was sent to Bellevue, Hosoi kK, | “Alderman WARD stated that he iy coincided up Broadway to Franklin street, through ta eum through Elm and Canal sireete te becmctnan with mr, Robinson's remarks, and stated further up Broadway and through Eighth street to Fourth avenae, down Fourth avenue to Sixth street, Shoah ‘Sixth street to avenue B and down avenue B Isaac Dalman, of 588 Second avenue, fell into a a a er ae Meese \ ‘ul the cad ‘of one of her 7 a that the first direct intimation the committee had the request ue fad received fromthe’ Mayor, as he m the Tr, as h had alfeady stated. nies ter. Her wounds were dressed Dr. h street and avenue A to Germania Hall, where Central Onice. Daniel Move , living they ai lspersed amid tach enthusiasm to reassemble woe iuaudene mire tem Spee ner 0) street way, Wi vi , ning: , ' with the heat. 7, was overcome |. “The Newark taifors were “billeted”” out among the | yx te CHAIRMAN, In announcing the adournment, ee New eg Unions o their ‘The procession was lou cheered at in along the route of march. “/ ‘ bcdtees MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, The Excursion of the Fifth Company, Seventh Regiment. This morning, at the bright and early hour of half- past seven o'clock, the “Old Fifth” company: of the Es AS aig PI government and all persons interested in the matier POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Would attend at that time. Cnarct OF BUYING WHISKEY ON WorTHLESss Cueckxs.—John Robinson and Patrick Weir, the par- ticulars of whose arrest on a charge of buying whis- key of Stockwood & Martin, No. 14 Broadway; Jones Ep gy al or dealers, an Front epame in worthless checks, wore pulisned ts COLLISION ON THE HUDSON. The steamboat St. John, of the People’s line, which leit here on Saturday night for Albany, when just above the Highiands collided with a vessel Jaden with coal. The shock threw the passengers out of their berths, and created quite an éxcitemens rday’s HERALD, were yesterd afternoon | Seventh regiment, Captain Ryder, will proceed brought or examination before Judge Hogan, ‘at the | an excursion to the Richmond Cin ground; New Gout vont Tied sprai es Teak; nat th yerate en Tombs, Owing to the absence of any bank omcers | Dorp, 8,1. ‘The com is, New | thelt toat had sprang ® lesk; Dit the captain soon to prove the alleged worthlessness of the checks the rp, 8. 1. pany Will embark on the steamer | quieted them by assuring them that it was all righty William Fletcher, which wl land at the iclud bi collision was caused by the vessel neglecting to examination was posi ull ten o'clock this lisplay the proper lights. morning. Meantime the prisoners were remanded Reena * the afternoon the company will go to ellis to prison. ville by spectal tri where will bedone AMANDA TAKING ELISHA’s Do! — ALLEGED BURGLARY.—Two/men, giving their | for by the Manhattan Ciub in @ style which | Sprague stands in danger of having. to pay. tne nana Gogg ti nd Edward Trompeon, wre | Has Coda Wi APINE AV, OF We | SHEE fh atte, me yesterday brought before Judge Hogan at the Tombs | Twenty-third street about t O'clock I the even: | 8, 9, 10 and 11 in Fort Dearborn Addition exosps Police Court on & bes) ot porganresty entering ing, where it will be received by the Fourth company, | four feet on lot No. 6 in the lilinoia Centra: subdivi- the drug store of T. B. Merrick & Co., No. 70 William bod Wm. H. Kipp, which will parade in full uniform | sion of the Sprague Property, and it is advertised for street, and stealing about $1,000 worth of vanilla, ve r* nents eae at the armory being at seven | sale on August 27, “goists’’ where Elisha ‘The burglary was committed on Sunday afternoon, arp. The non-commissioned | sat indict his i “, a Some children saw the accused go into the place aud ung loving epistie to his “Amand: Staifand members of other the - | and wi \ Tent are invited by the cop ete in regi: hence he evoked the Divine blessing on ‘t then come out, each bringing somé vanilla away. mpany to partici} 2 harts and soals,” are to be sold to meet the de- ‘They at once reported the case to the First precinst tute the reception. Twenty-third street wil be | mands of pote’ gustus.”” Thats enough, to make station house, when officer Torbush started in quest tantly iliuminated in honor of the Fifth, and | his “arisplace” break out afresh. Probabiy he would Prince Erie 1s to lend the powerfut ald of nis calctum | now be wilmn, of the burglars and arrested them. On them was “ lights to make things 100K lively on the occasion, found a key fifting the store, by means of which. it like Lis iilustrious pamesake of oid, charryot 4 fire,”"—Chicago Tribune,