The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1869, Page 4

4 THE JUDICIARY AMENDMENT. Its Adoption by the Voters of Now York, Toxt of the New Article of tho Constitution, The jndiciary amendment to the constitution of this State having been adopted by the voters at the recent eleckon, We repuvlisa below, for the informa- tion of our readers, the text of the article, It will be perceived taut it provides for an election by the people in 1875 whether the offices of Judges of the Court of Appeals aud of the Supreme Court shall be Hiled by appointment. If decided in the afirmative the Goveruor will have the power of appointment, “by and with the advice aud consent of the Senate.’? The other judges are to be olected and the provisions of the amendment go into edfect at onc! Article Vi.—The Judiciary. BuctTion 1. The Assembly sali Lave the power of impeachment, oy @ vote of Une majority of all the members elected, The courtior the triat of timpeach- ments stati be composed of tho President of the Senate, the Senators, or a major part of them, and the judges of the Court of Appeals, or the major part of them, On toe crial of an impeachment against the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall not act as amember of the court, No judicial officer shall exercise his oMce alter articles or impeachment against hi shali dave been preferred to the Senate until he shall have veen acquitted. Before the trial of an tipeachinent Lie meivers of the court shall take an oath or alliruiation, truly and impartially to try the impeachment accordiug to eviden aad no person shall be ceuvicted without the concurrence of {two-thirds of the members present, Judgiment in cases of injpeacument siull nos extend further than to removal from ouice, or removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any oiMce of honor, trust or profit uuder this State; but the party im- peached shuil be liav.e to mdiciment ana punish- rt of Appeals, com- and six Associaie Judges, who shail be chusen by tie electors of the State, and shall bold their ove ior the term of iourteen years from aad inciuding the Ist day of January mextafier their ection. At the first election of judges under this consutution, every elector may Vote for the Cutel aud only four of the Assoclate Judges. Any tive members of tue court shall form ® quorum, and concurreuce of four st necessary to The court shall have pointwent, w power of removal, of ils re- porter and cle h stcendants as may be necessary. Src. 3, When a vacancy sball than by expire occur, otherwise MM Oi (erul, in the Oilice of ss0ciaie Judge Of tue Court of Appeals, sbali be fii or ajuil teri at tue ni election happening nu 3 than ture euch vacaucy.occurs; and until the v so filled the Goveruur, by and Wilh the advice and consent of the Seuate, if tue Senate gall be in ses- atv, or ff not the Goveruor aloue may appoint to fll wucil vacancy. if auy such sppoinimens of Chief Judge shall be i 1@ ASSoCiale Judes, a temporary appoiuiisent of Associate Judge sali be made in like ;uapuer; but in such’ case the person imted Chief Judge shall not be deemed to vacate of Aasoclats Judge any longer than until the expiration of Gs olotmeut as Cliler Judge, The powers and jarisdicliou of the court shail not be suspeuded jor Waui of appointinent or election when the number of judges is suMcient to consti- tute a quorum. Ail appoludments under this sectiva Shall continue NOL ana iuciuding the last day of De- cember next alter tay election at which the vacancy shaii be Hiled, Sxc. 4 Upon the orcanization of the Court of Ap- peais under (ais article tue causes then pending to the present Court of Appeals sail become vested in the Uourt of Appeals uereby estabisaed, Suck of waid causes as are peuiiog on tue Ist day of Janu- ary, 1669, slat Oe Weacd and determined by a com- Mission, to be comipused of five Commissioners of Appeals, four of wuout snail be necessary to constl- tute a quorum; but tue Court of Appeals herepy esiabiisued Way order any of said Causes to be heard therein. Such cou ‘ion saail be composed of the judges of the present Court of Appeais, elected or appointed thereto, and a@ fifth commissioner, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and With te advice aud cousent of the senate, or if the Senate be not in scesion, by the Governor, but lu such case the appolucmeut shail expire al ihe end Of the next seasio 8 Kt general ths after shall be 5. Many vacancy shall occur in the omice of the sald Commissiguer, it suall be flied vy appoint. ment by the Governor, vy aud with the advice and consent of the Senate, or if tho Senate 18 not In session, by the Gov- ernor; but in such case tue sppointment sill expire at the eud 01 the next session. The columissioners shail appoint from their number a chiel commissiouer, Aud may Appoiut and remove such attendants 43 way be necessary. ‘Lhe reporter Of the Court of Appeals shail be the reporter of said commission, The ueci-ions of the commission shall be ceriified to, aud entered and enforced, as the judgments of the Court of Appeals. The commis- Bion shail continue uucil the Causes committed to it are deiermiued, but not erceeding Unree years; aud il causes then Undviermined shall be heard by the Court of Appeals. SUPREME COURT—IT3 JURISDICTION. Sgc. 6. There shail be the existug Supreme Conrt, ‘With genera jurisdiction in law aad equity, subject $o such appellaie jurisdicuon of Court of Ap- peais as now is or uiay ve prescribed by law, and it Suall be composed ol the justices now In oilce, Who @bail be coutiuued durimg their respective terms and of their successors. Phe existing judicial dis- tricts of the State are continued until changed, per- Buant to this section. Five of the justices shall re- side in the district in which is the city of New York snd four in each of the other disiricis. The Legisia- ture may alter the districis, without increasing the number, ounce after every euumeration, under this constitution, of the inuabitanis of the State. SEC. 7. At the Uret session of the Legisiature after she adoption of tus article and from ume to time thereafter as may be wevessary, but not oftener than once in five years, provision shail be made lor organ- izing, ia the Supreme Court, not more than four general teruis thereof, each to be composed of a presiding justice and uot wore than three other jus- ices, Wo siail be designaled, according to law, from the whole number of justices. Each presiding jastice shall continue Lo act as sucha during bia teria Of office. Provisivu suai) be made by law for hoid- ing the general terms in each judicial district. Any Justice of the Suprewe Court may noid specia: ters and Circuit Couris, aud may preside in cours of Oyer and Tersiner ia any county. SKC. 8. No judge or justice suall sit at @ general term of any co! rin the Court of Appeais io re- view of @ decision made oy him or by any court of Which he-was at ike ume @ sitting meiuber, testimony 1n equity cases shall be taken ia like mau- Der As 10 cases At Jaw, aud except as hereia other- wise provived the re suall have the sawe power lo alter auu revuiaie the jurisdiction and pro- ceedings in law aud equity that Luey have heretofore exercised. SEC. @ When @ vacancy shail occ otherwise Whan by expiration of teri, in the oifice of Justice Of the Supreme Court, tue sawe suali be filed, fora fall term, at We next geueral elecuon happening not less (han turee mouths after such vacaucy occurs; and until any vacaucy 8: be so filled th Governor, by aud with the ad d consent of ihe té sali be in eesion, or, if nOt im the Goveruor may appotnt to fil’ suck va- Any such appoincipent saall continue until cancy. and including tue Just day of Levewber next alter the election at Wuich the Vacancy shai be filled. BEC. 10. ‘The judges of the Court of Appeais and the justices of the Saoreme Court slall hot hold any other oMce or puoie tru them, for any oluer than w } the Legislature or tue peupie, shal be void. Sec, 11. Juages of t urt Of Appeals and Jus- tices of the Supreme Court way be removed by cou- current resolution of bvth houses of tue Leg siature, Ail vo! *s for uny of dicial oillce, given by M two-thirds of all the meinbers elected to each House concur thereiu, Al! judicial officers, except those menioned in tuis section, aud except justices of the peace and judges aud justices of inferior courts, not of record, Inay be removed by the Senate, on the recommendation of tue Governor, if two- thirds of al) the mebers elected to the Senate con- cur therein, But no removal shall made, by virtue of tals section, umess the cause thereo! ve entered on the journals, nor uuless Wie pariy com- Piained of shal: have been served with a copy of te charges agaiust him, aud siall have had an oppor- tunity of being heard, On tue question of removal the yeas aud uaye shall be eutered on tie journal, THE SUPERIOR AND COMMON PLEAS COURTS, Sxo. 12, The Superior Court of the city of New York, the Court of Common Pleas for the city aud county of New York, tue Superior Court of Bafiaio aad the City Court of Urooklya are continued, with the powers wna jurisdiction they now severally have @nd such further civil and criminal jurisdicvion a8 may be conier by law. ‘the Superior Court of New York sliail be composed of the six judges in Office wt the adoption of tuis article and thei suc- 4 Cessors; tie Courtol Common //leas of New York of the turee ges then In olive Aud their successors and three gduitional judges; the Superior Court of Busaio, of cue judges uow iu office and their succes fora; and the City Court of Brookiya, of such num- ber of judges, notexceeding three, as ay be pro- vided by law. ‘ihe judges of sald courts in office at the adoption of this « eare continued until the expiration of their terms, A cutef judge shall be Appointed by tue judges of cach of said courts, from their own namber » shall act as such during nis Metal term. Vacancies in the office of the judges named in this section occurring owwerwise than by expiration of term suail ve filled in tho same man- er as Vacalicies In the Supreme Court. Legis- Jature may provide tor devas erior Court atid Court of Commion Vieas of New ork to hold circuits or special terms of the Sa preme Court ip tuat cliy, 5 \ue public invoresta may requ Th ag judges of the Su- MANNER OF ELECTING JUDGES. Bro. 13, Justices Of the Supreme Court shall be chosen by the electors of their respective judicial Gistricts, Judges of ali the courts mentioned in We last preceding section shall be chosen by the electors of the cities respectively in Which the said courts are Anstivuted. The oificial term of the said justices and judges who shall be ected after tue adoption of local of discharg inc exci provided by law. on separate oiices of Cnief Court of Appeals, and of Justice of the supreme Court, majority of the votes upon the question shall be in the aftira i be elective, & by appoint adv expire at the end of that session, Second, * and fifteen of article six of the residue of the unexpired term. @ud classificaion tay be regulated by law, u courts, not of record, aad their clerks may be Temoved, after due notice, and an opportunity of bemg b law, fo mova Justi e for in this arucie, si of citles or appoiuted by some local authorities thereof. cial omicers shail times aud in such mauuer as the Legislature may direct. clerks of the Supreme duties a8 sali be pi the Court of Appeals saall keep his office at tue seat of goverament. jaw, and paid out of the ments, dec: of original civil jurisdiction estavlished in a city to be removed for review directly into the Court of Appeal Speedy pu appuintme designated to hold general terms, of a reporter of the di Gecisions shall be free for publication by any person. Jurisai The Investigation NEW YORK HERALD. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1869,—TRIPLE SHEET. this article shat! be fourteen years from and inciaa- ing the 1st day of January next after their election; but no person shall hold the ofice of justice or judge of any court longer than anti! and including the last day of December next after he shall be seventy years of age. Bro ik, ‘yhe Judges and justices hereinbefore Mentioned siiail recotve for their services a c mpen- Bation to be established by law, which shall not be dimintsned during thetromMectal terms. Except the Judges of the Court ot Appeals and the justices of the Supreme Court, they shail be paid and the ex. penses of their courts defrayed by the cittes or coun- ties in whicu guch courts are instituted, as shall be vided by law. . 15. The existing county courts are continued, Judges thereof in oftice at the adoption of ie siail Lold their offices until the expira- their respective terma, Their successors shall be chosen by the electors of the counties for the term of six years, County conrts shali have tue powers ana Jurisaiction they now possess until alieved by the Legisiature, They shall also have original jurisdiction in ali cases where the defend- ants reside in the county and in which the damages claimed shal! not exceed $1,000; and also such ap- vellate jurisdiction as shail be provided by iaw, sub- Ject, however, to such provision as shall be made by juw ‘or the removal of causes into the Supreme Court. ‘they suail also have such other original juriscicuon as shall, from ume to Lime, be conferred upon them by the Legistature, The county juaqge, with two justices of the peace, to be desiguated according to law, may hoid courts of sessions, with such criminal jurisdiction as the Legisiature suall prescribe, and he shall perform such other duues a8 may be required by law. His salary, and the salary of the Surrogate when elected as a separaie otiver, shall be established by law, payable out of the county treasury, and shall not be diminished daring wis term of office. The justices of the peace shall be paid, for services in courts of sessious, & per diem allowance out of the county treasury. The county Judge suall also be surrogate of his county; but in counties baying @ population exceeding 40,000 the Legislature may provide for the elec- tion of @ separate oiNcer to be surrogate, Wuose seri Of oiflce Shall be the SAMe as Chat of the county juuge. Tne county judge of any county may preside atcourts of ng, OF okt County courts, Ut any other county, except New York and Kings, when re- quested uy (he judge of such ovher county. SEC. 16. ué Legisiature may, on application of supetvwors, provide for the election of rg, not to exceed two in any county, to she duues of county judge and of surrogate, ey of their abuily or O1 a Vacancy, @ud to ex- suco olner powers in special cases as may be the Boar THR GENERAL ELECTION OF 1873—THB QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH REPERENCS TO THB JUDI- Clary, 17, The Legislature shal! provide for submit- to the electors of the State at the general elec- ar 1573 LWO questions, to be voted upon allots, as follows:—First, “Shail the Judge and Associate Judge of the be hereafter filled by appointment?’ Ita ive the said ofc $ shall not thereafter occur they shall be diled . jovernor, by and with the e and cousent of the Senate; or if the Senate be not in ression by the Gover he shall nominate to the Senate aud such appoutinent by L rh Governor al halt the ned in seciions twelve titution be here- tiled by appointment ?? if amajonty of the upon the question shall be in the anirmative olives of the judges menvi . The electors of the several towns shall, At their annual town meeting, and in such manner as the Legislature may direct, elect justices of the peace, Wilose term of oflice sail be four years. In # of aa election to fill a Vacaacy occurring before expiration of a fall term, they shali hoid for ‘Ther number dus- nd judges or justices of inferior of the peac ra by Suck Courts as may be prescribed by cause, to be assigued ip tue order of re- Justices of the peace and district court 3 Shall be elected in the different cities of tis and for vectively, a8 Slali be prescribed by Judicial officers in the cities, whose Uon or appointment is not otherwise provided 1L be chosen by the electors 19, Interior local courts of civil and criminal tion may be established by the Legislature, fF as deren otae! be electe Wise provided, ali judi or appointed at such Ske. 20. Clerks of the several counties shall be Jourt, with such powers and crived by law. Tue Cierk of His Compensalion shall be Uxed vy uubiie treasury. Sicial oiflcer, except justices of the SEC. 21. No jt peace. sual receive to nis own use any Tees or per- quisites of office; nor shall any judge of the Court of Appeals, justice of the Supreme Court or judge of a court of record in the cities of New York, Krooklyn or Buifaio practice a8 an attorney or counseilor 1 any court of record ta this State, Or act as reieree, Sec he Legisiature may autuorize the juag- rees and decisions of any court of record DEC. The Legislature shall provide for the icution of all statutes, and also for the t by the Justices of the Supreme Court visions Of that cuurt, Ali laws and judictal DAYS OF BL The first elec’ MON THERBAFTER. Sec, 24. jou Of judges of the Court of Appeals and of tue three additional judges of the Court of Common Pleas ior the city and county of New York shall take place on such day, between the Orst Tuesday of April and second Tuesday in June, next alier the adoption of this article, aa may be provided by law. Inissioners of Appeais and the additional judges of the said Court of Common Pleas shall respecuvely enter upon their duties on the first Monday of July ther ‘The Court of Appeals, the Com- eafter. SEC. Surrogates, justices of the peace and local Judicial officers provided for in section sixteen, in office when this ariicle shali take effect, shall hold their respective Offices until the expiration of their teru Svc. 26. Courts of Special Sessions shall have such of the grade of misdemeanors by law. SEC ef of Surrogates’ Courts, the Legisiaca! upon courts of record, in any ton exceeding four hun- dred and jurisdiction of sur: fogat 7 @ wy lwaues of Lact by jury in provase cases, CleTOM SOTsE FRAUDS. Continard—Staruing Dis- closures—lraade in the Weigher Depart. ment—Many importers Implicated—The to be Overhanled. ue drawback rs inthe New being impil- —the govern- Whole Establishment ment has determined to overhaal the entire estab- lisament, ‘from turret to foundation stone,” and to examine into business was 4 years, under the general supervision of Judge Edwards Plerrepout and the Solicitor of the Treasury at Washington, and siready been made, Jooweness prevaiied in pearly all the departments of the Cu hess more than by premeditated ata vantage, and, using the adopted course of routine and bribing nutes, turned it to their own profit. ne whole system a4 to how the public during the last three or four Uigation has proceeded quietly This in many startling disclosures have It Was discovered that great om House, which had crept in by careless- roguery at the , but Of which the rogues afverwaras wok ad- some of the less scrupulous subordi- Thus, in the Weighers’ Department frauds upon the revenue have been diacovered to an amount ex- ceeding $600,000. Some time ago @ great noise was made avout fraudulent pay rolls of weighers, draw- ing pay from the government for assistanta they had never employed, These alleged frauds were thorough mined into, and it was found that, on the Whole, Wey amounted to only the paltry sum of aiew hundred dollars, That matter was dropped, for to institute prosecutions for such a trivial mat- ter, prosecutions which are so costly in the United States courls, Would have been equal to shooting & sparrow With @ teo-lnch Rodman gun. But in tue course Ol Uils investigation tue cover was hited from @f aceuinulauon of other frauds in the same Gepartinent, in whieh not the weighers alon® but & lerge number of importers were found to have been concerned. ‘These were faise entries by the weighers in their “dock books,” and on their returas v the Custom House, of the quantity Of imported duusbie goods weighed py them. Smith, for example, imported two milion pounds Of coifee, but tue weigher returns the quantity at only @ Million aod @ hall; on tue latter the duty is paid, and of the impors duty on the half million pounds omitted the revenue is cheated. The im- porter pockels the amount and pays the weigher ® bonus for bis connivance. Quile a number of such cases, covering Overy imaginabie quality of im- ported wares, fave been unecartued, and the evl- dence 18 now belug Bifted and arranged, as Judge Vierrepons ia determmed very soon to commence legal proceedings. ‘Another clase of fraads have been discovered in the macter of drawbacka On goods re-exported, on watch the duty had been paid at the time of thoir importation. Some of these goods were uot exporied fat all, some Were mysteriousiy changed in buik and quanily before exportation, aud higher amount o: drawback money was received than legally and justly due. Bus the investigation in tuese cases has not yet gone far @ucugh to OX with anything like approximative guess the extent of ‘the frauds prac- used, Collector Grinnell ig rendering evory taciluy in Lis power to the officers conducting the Inquiry and is widiug them to the Juli limit of Lis power, THE PRIZE RING. A Battle in England—Severe M1 Between Tom Lane and Tom Keany. {From Sell's Life tn London, Nov. 6.) On Tuesday morning last, ab an early hour, the admirers of the doings im the magio circle were on the qué véve long belore daybreak to witness the Oght, for twenty-five poun ts @ side, at nine stone two pounds, between Tom Lane ana Tom Kenny (oilas the Shoebiack). A water excursion had beea arranged, bat in cousequence of g silt nor'wester biowidg and @ heavy sea runuing the commauder refused to proceed to sea. It was therefore deier- mined to try a crip by rail, and after @ pleasant journey a level piece of ground was selected pear Higatowa, and, without delay, the repes aad stakes were adjusted. The selecuoa of @ referee did uot take up much time, a well known supporter of the ring accepliug thar most unthanktul oiice, We gave ihe resuit in our Wedaesds;’s edition, and Low append a full report. Kenoy was the frst to throw in hia sealskin, followed immediacet Lan both bemg loudly cheered by their part 4. Speculation was at £12 lo 43 on Lane, which was lair several tmes over, Lane offering to goon to some hundreds. The spectators at tuo ring side numbered about 00, among whom we recognized several from Manchester, Birminguam and otuer places, all of whom appeared to be admirers of Lane. The toss for choice of corners was won by Kenny, who chose that wito tis back to a bleak wind. Each had thoroughiy eMcieut seconds, but we refrain from publishing their names. At twenty minutes past seven the men were delivered for TRE FIGHT. ROUND 1.—On getting into attitude there did not appear any great disparity in size, but Che condition of the mek Was admitted to be superb, and elictted a buzz of admiration. After @ little sparring, feint- ing, &c., Lane opened the ball by trying his right atibe body, but was short. A little more fdahag and Kenny visited Lane’s chest and slipped down, put immedtately recovering himself resumed the round, When some sharp and severe exchanges with both hands followed, until they broke ground. Lane visited and planted on his opponeut’s jaw somewhat severely, receiving @ return on the lett ear. They closed and indulged in some terrific half- arm hitttag, tle rouad betug fnished by Lane siip- ping down accidentally. Time, tive minutes, Rounp Little tim@ was lost In sparring, Lane leading of at the body and avoiding the return; crosi-couniers were exchanged with the utmost good humor; Lane on the jaw and Kenny on tle body, which brought them to close quarters, and severe balf-arm hituag, Lane following in to Kenny’s corner, when the latter was thrown, RKouND 3.—Both were flushed from tho fast and severe fighting, and some delay occurred in spar- ring; Wher they got within distance good conuters were exchanged, Lane on the side of. the head and Kenny on the body, Lane visited the mark, Kea- ny's Inteaded return being too high; Laue agaia landed on the jaw and avolded the return; this ho repeated, and more counters vrought on fibbing at ciose quarters, the round eventually terminating In Kenny being throw ss Rounp 4.—Kenny tried his left at the body, but Lane broke grouud. On again getting within dis- tance they countered with both bands unui they broke ground. Kenny rushed to in-tighting, where Jack was a8 good nts master, and they fought right merrily into Kenny’s corner. In the iall Lane Was uppermost. ‘This was a most severely contested round and somewhat in favor of Lane. Round 5.—Bola men were blowing from the fast fighting in the preceding round, and @ slight tinge of blood Was discernivie on Kenay’s mouth, [First biood for Lane} Lane got well on the mouth; , Kenny shortin return. Lane detivered the right on the mark, Kenny returning on the back of the head. Counters were exchanged, Keauy on the aide of the head and Lane on the body; ta!s was followed vy sharp in-fighting. Kenay betug under at the cloaa, ROUND 6.—Lane visited the mark and got away cleverly. Kenuy tried Lis lef, but was short; rigat- handed counters being delivered at the side of tne head aod body, aud eventually Kenny slipped dowa. Round 7,—Lane lauded on the throat with the rigit, they countered and rasaed to tn-fighting. Waen they broke ground Lane got on the mar« twice without @ return; they Closed and at the Minish Kenny Was underiost, Lane tried his long shots with the ut- ess, visiting the neck, jaw and mark sev- eral times, and gelting out of distance from the in- tended retallauon, Kenny getting a slight upper cut. Kenny rushed to in-fighting and was upper- most at the close. Time, pineteca minutes. KOUnND &.—Lane led off at the frontispiece with the right and received on the leit ear in return, This Was followed by rapid exchanges all over the ring, neither Rein After a sbarp bout at in-fyhting, they both teil side by side. KOUND 10,—Both came up slow and sparred for wind, when Lune Jed atthe mark, and received on the side of the head. Several good cross-counters were exchanged, Lane on the mouth and side of Jaw, Keany on ieft ear and temple, the round ter- minating in Kenny being uadermos' Round 11,—On facing each other Kenny looked as though he meantto pay with interest the liberties that had been Taken by Lane. He tried with the right, but Lane broke ground, and avoided a vicious 0 Lane wove in, gol onthe mark twice, and Avoided the return, following it up by landing twice on the jaw and neck. They countered; some good hal-arm fighung folowed, until they broke away. After a litte Sparring they again countered with right good will, When Kenny rushed in to his favor- We game of in-fighting, which was brought to @ close by both going down aside by side, ROUND 12.—T lis round Was most stubbornly cou- tes‘ed, and during ihe severe counters that were excuanged Kenny planted a hot-un on Laue’s left jar, Which quire staggered the latter; he, however, svuou recovered, aod again exchanged terrific right and ieft-handed counters, and closed the round by forciug Kenny down. ‘Time, thirty-nine minutes. ROUNDS 13, 14 AND 15.—These were short, merry rounds, and terminated in Kenny's being bored down, Lane having forced the fighting, Kenny's rigut Jaw had now swollen very much; nevertueless he fougut with dogged resolution. ROUND 16,—A8 soon a8 they faced each other ooun- ters were exchanged, Lane breaking ground. On getting Within distance Lane shot out the right, got Well home on tue lelt jaw, and received a warm mes- senger on the same spot, both men falling from the force of their own blows. Rounps 17 To 25,—During these rounds Lane had Gecidedly the best of the biting at long shots, got- ting on the face and mark several times witnout a revarn, and in vue ta-ngiting forcing Kenny down ie Be ropes. Three to one on Lane was how ot- ered. Rownp 26,—Lane followed the same tactics as in Uhe preceding eight rounds, delivering on the mark and avoiding the return, invariably breaking ground to Kenny's right, and dropping his hands, ‘buis Ume, however, he was caught napping. for Kenny sent out the right with ail his force and propped Master Lane on the neck, which bad the edfect of bringing him down all of a heap. RowuND 27.—Kenuy now mustered up bis remain- ing energies, aud Ho sooner did he leave lis sec- onda than he forced the pace and fought Lane down. ROUNDS 28 TO 82.—Kenny would not allow Lave time to recover, but get avoas lm with both hands aud bored him down, Rounp 35,—Kenny led off with left, Lane breaking ground; Kenny followed him up, aud counters led to a close, when they ibbed away to the ropes, and Lane was thrown heavily, Round #4 AND Last.—Lane came up siow, but game as @ pebble; they Countered, Kenny on the left jaw, Lane on the shoulder, and the latter fell at the middie stake, On being carried to his cor- ner it was evident that he had received bis coup ve grace, tor on leaving his seconad’s knee for the tbirty~ fiftu rouad be staggered forward and fell against the ropes, whereupon his secouds very wisely turew up the sponge, after Ngaoting exactly one hour and turee minutes, temarks on the above would be invidious, as both men behaved with such thorough gamenesa and perseverance that to laud one more than another would be an injustice. Both did all nature wonld allow tuem to bear of the palm, and as anotuer match js jooming in the perspective we will refrain from (urther comment, GENERAL TWIGGS’ SWOADS. General J. W. Shaffer, who was on General Butler's stat at New Orleans, writes as follows regarding the seizore of General Twiggs’ swords :— General Butler aud a part of his staff did take pos- session of General Twiggs’ house, and for a brief period tived im it, until more convenient quarters could be obtained. Upon taking possession a cor. Tectand complete Javentory of all effects and val- nables belonging to the absconding traitor Twiggs was taken by order of General Mutier, and the prop- erty boxed up to awalt the action of the govern- Inent. An inventorygof the furniture of the nouse, a4 well a8 that of all other abanduned hou: Was. made by the Provost Marshal, who was held respon- Sivle for its safe Keeping. That was the course pursued toward property of all descriptions avan- doned by revel owners, No other property of any Kind waa ever seized, to my Knowledge. Whea General Butler was relieved he requestea Genera) Banks to detail an officer to examine and make in- ventory of ali the plate which fell into our hands by taking posseesion of abandoned houses. General Banks promptly Getaied Captain McClure, of his personal ataif, to ta this propert Tecelpted for, every articie on the original inventory was tuere, General butier has, and has always had, thia stad om ‘s receipt in his possession; a certified copy is Gied as the asual voucher in the pro- per bureau of the ‘treasury Department. Kvery - piece of plate or other property which feil into the bands of General Butler while commanding the Army of the Gaif ia thus accounted for, and | have no doubt that Captain McClare rendered @ satifac- tory account of owardship to bis commanding oMcer or tu the goverament at Washington, Now for the swords, neral Butler, regarding them as trophies of war suitable for such action, sent them to Washington, Congress Look charge of them, passed a resolution consigaing one of them to West Point, to ve there preserved as a warning to the cadets of the fate of ali traitors, and voted the other to General Butier. This disposition waa not ratified, I believe, by the Seuate, owing to the carly adjournment of’ that body, and the swords have gince remained in the Treasury. General Bauer was solicited by certain partis to intercede for their restoration, as wey are valuable, ana promptly refosed, a8 ho has consistently done when asked to favor traitors and rebels, Hence the law sult brought by Miss Florence, who Is not the niece of General Twiggs. The same provost marshal who werved op the staff of General Butler conducted the affairs of that department under General Banks, seizing and selling Avandoned aud contiecated pro- porty, aud. 1 weleve proved wsatisiavtory to bow commandert atrocious in the criminal annala of the State. Peighta sixty, aud an orphan boy, named Scott became acquainted with Bodenbuary doubt, he communicated the knowl Wealth, and the two resolved W rob hun, intention they came to Huntingdon about two weeks ago and loitered for several daya tn the neighbor- hood of U3ightal’s house. notros te old man, they then determined to Kill him end the whole family, f necessary, this, the two men, Bohner and Bodenburg, came to Huntingdon from Aitoona oa Monday last and walked out to Peightai’s place. ground the station at Pleasant Grove until dark, when they went to the house of Peigptal an house, but lingered fn tne vic! the railroad they engaged In conversation with the laborers working upon it, again went to the house of Peigitai, who gave them thelr suppers, and, according to ong of the pris: oners, allowed them to sleep in the nouse. morning be gave them their breakfast, when they ayain went away, and did not return until evening, When the murder was committed. “house on their way from Pleasant Grove their homes. issuing from the door they called to we family, but received no answer. finding that they were locked, suppoved the family to be absent proceeded to force open the doors, which was easily gaze. mass, Were Uke bodies of the old man, his wife and the boy. the fire, breast down; the bo: Above the middie of the body neither was burned. Mra. Peightal was not burned much, bat had bled profusely. distigured. as the was despal five minutes after the departure of the train. exram Was immediately sent to the Chief of Police at Altoona to arrest them. received that the arrest had been made. Word was then sent to the Chief of Police to bring them to arrived at Huntington about noon on Thursday. THE LATEST HORROR. The Triple Murder at Pleasant Grove, Pa.—Visit to the Scene of the Tra- gedy—Full Details of the Crimo— Statements of the Murdorers— Their History and Pere sonal Appearance. The Philadelphia Press of the 224 pubiishes the foliowing detalla of the terrible tragedy at Pleasant Grove, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, on Wednes- day last:— The murder was one of the most Seuibaeeres Ree unt ingdon county has bad notuing Iise it since 1440, when & whole fauitly was butchered by 4 man named McConaughey, exceeded by the Probst murder in Philadelputa in 186- ; but to the fiendish munner in which the mur- der of the Peightal family was planned and executed 4t equals that of the Deering family. Ju the number of iis victuns it is The victims of this terrible tragedy were John axed B1xty-lve; his wife Sarab, aged about Garner, aged about tweive, wuo lived with the famuy. Toe Peigh- tals bore an excellent reputation tn the neighbor. hood, being reguiar a'tendacts at church, » Py pees @ good, kind heart, as his treatment o mim plunder. lived in Huntingdon heard the stories concerning Peightal's Wealth, Peightal was in the habit of bringing his produce to Huntingdon market, and as it was generally Kaown he never banked any of the proceeds of fis sales rumor had it that he kept a very large sum of money in his nouse, the two men who afierwards murdered shows. The motive was undoubtedly Boner, one of the prisoners, Len he oat THE INCEPTION OF THE CRIME, Bohner has been living at Altoona lately, where he to whom, no ige of Peightal’s With tis Finding that they could latent on They loitered asked him for work. Peightal gave them thelr supper and allowed them to sleep in the barn, In the morning they left the nity. Going over to On Tuesday night they In the ‘The Peightals were in the habit of eating supper at: @ rather late hour for the neighborhood in which they lived. jug supper in che kitchen of the bouse at the usual time, ail unconscious of their impending doom. ‘The covee of the old man aud tue boy had just been poured gaged potatoes, boiled with the skins on, was upon the tabie; the old an had just taken one on his plate When the report of & pisto: broke the silence and the old man fell dead. ushered into eteraity. jumped up and endeavored to escape and been cut down with @ hatchet and afterwards shot when the pistol had besn reloaded. accomplished the murderers began their search for plunder, On Wednesday night last they were eat- out, while Mrs. Peightal m pouring out her own. was en- A dish of Yoeu another, and the boy was Mra. Peighval musi have The work of blood being ‘fhey at first broke open a chest and then a bureau Which stood in the parlor, adjoining the kitchen, In iis bureau they are supposed to have found the money, some $2,000 in all, about $1,600 of which was in goid and silver, once divided and a portion of the coin. bag was found on the floor, which bore very plainly the Impression of the money, done this, must have been packed in very closely, The greenvacks they at A muslin The coin, to have PREPARATIONS TO BURN THB BODIES. Tt 1s supposed that as soon as they had secured the money they made preparations to burn the bodies and tus building, gathered all the beddin, ther with some old clothing. They now went to tne barn and brought Co the house a large quantity of straw, which thoy placed over the b covering the whole with the bedding and clothing, lighted the mass. blinds to prevent the light from being seen; but this act, under the providence of God, was the means of thelr detection. left, supposing, No douot, thayit would soon be in flames, But their precaution to keep the light from betng seen outside also prevented the draught irom fanning the flames. for this purpose ther that was down stairs, toge- ies, then, They taen put down the window Tiey pow locked the house up and THE FIRE DISCOVERED. About nine o'clock a party of men passed the tation to On seeing the flames and smoke ‘They now tried the doors, and, a visit to some neighbor, They then done, and here a terripie sight met their astonished Lying on the floor, covered with the burning They raised the alarm and extinguished Mr. Pelghtal wag burned into a crisp from the was in the same condition, ‘The faces of all three were considerably Ms. Peightal was shot directly back of the left ear, the ball coming out at the neck. The boy, Scott Garner, Was shot in the head, the ball pass tirely through and lodging in the window sill of him. struck with some blunt instrament, the hatchet tt ls supposed, and then shot tn the head. THR COURSE PURSURD BY THE DISCOVERBRS OF THE en- ack Mrs. Peigbtal appears to have been first MURDER. At first the men who discovered the bodies had no idea as to who had done thefxilling, and were ata joss what todo, On making some inquiries it was discovered that two men had been seen lurking in the vicinity for two or three days, and on that day Suspicion at once fastened on them perpetrators of the crime, and a messenger tched to Huntingdon to see if any trace in particular. could be found of them there. He arrived at Hun- tingdon about twenty minutes before tour o'clock A. M. On making inquiry atthe ratiroad depot at Hunt- ingdon it was discovered that two men answering the description given had taken the train at hai past three o’clock that morning for the West. Their conduct at Huntingdon bad attracted considerable attention. et the arrival of t) asking four or fve times Low long it would be before the onthe front car, and ran through the train to get tuto the sleeping car. however, thoy were prevented from entering. were atthe depot an hour before e train, and seemed very nervous, rival of the train. On {tsarrival they jumped Not having tickets for this, THR ARREST, ‘The messenger from Pleasant Grove arrived Use A tel- AN answer was soon Huntingdon by the first train. ‘The request Was complied with and the precnery crowd of some 500 or 600 persons were in waiting for them on their arrival. When the prisoners alighted from thé car they were taken in charge by the Sheriff and a strong posse. ‘The largo crowd in waiting was in a feverish state of excitement. Cries of “Lynch them; Lynch them” resounded on all sides. The Germans of the town, who were very indignant at the talot which the murder would put upon their nationality, were provided with ropes, and nothing but the firmness Of the law officers saved the wretches. In the midst ot all the excitement the two murderers walked quietly along with their heads down, not daring to meet the gaze of tno violent men who were so eager for their lives. The jail ia gtaated about 150 yards Trom the depot and this fact, together with the tien uncertainty as to their guilt, saved them from as @ Violent death as that of their victims, AN EXAMINATION, The two men, giving their names as Gottlieb Rohner and Albert Van Bordenberg, were tmmediately sub- jected to an examination, ‘On the person of Botuer were found $120in greenbacks and six dollars im gold. On being asked where he got the gold from he At firat said be brought tt from Germany, and after- wards that he found it, It waa American coin. No- thing was found on Bordenberg, but subsequent eventa will explain where his share of the plunder was bid, He was rather reticent, and did not seein inclined to answer any questions that were put to Lim. Jt Was observed that he did not speak very viainly, and on being asked the reason id he had vobdacco In his mouth. He was ask and, on his refusing, he was the neck and sbacen violently, when twenty-seven dollars and fifty cente in gold fell from his mnouty, It consisted of one twenty, one five and @ two and a half piece, He (Bordenberg) was then taken into a separate cell, where he made the following partial Statement to Mr. M. Lytle. The statement ts in nis ows janguage, eh by @ phonographic re- STATEMENT OF BORDENBERG. went up and went until night time “ i when he come he ‘ud Liree pi gold I don't know where he f said be had aomethin, walk slowly on, Cimriey (Bobner) told me whenbe come from the house that he had fet (re to Lue houne and Killed three; he didn’t teil which he killed first or how he kitied the: fer dark; we 40t here about ten o'ologk; We stopped at ralirond and wt Oyster saloon and leave bare about three and w hail o'clock this moroiag on enti Ul quarter to t L didn't work eng for three wee! nd nore iat wo first made up our but couldn't an mouey rg owed id es PY 10.5 T don the it back; I bought mine in ix OF neTeD we ve me my share; voll me how he broke juremu; we were in the house @ couple of weeks u into the 28t fte woman wore thee eee ey and showed a novia} tdoav knows STATEMENT OF EDUNAR. Gottlieb Bohner made the folowing statement to *, Lytie, in the presence of several gentiemen:— was born in Wurtem! th country in 1864; T wan never aarti? Tatrved ass private in company ©, ‘Beventietn New ie Volunteers, for two char; ears aud two months; uiter bein; be lived fret in New York, thon Eigen cna hettoriy at A'toona; T worked in the mine at Broad & couple uf months for Robert Hure Powell; with the family of John Peigival, asked for work; I tirat became ke Bodenburg [Albert Vou Bodenvurg) at Altoona, 1a Sept leat; we slept the same house : soon after F tal had money; be said ‘was never acquainted passed there once and painted with Oliver is boarding bouse in ther aud boarded at ualnted with bit be bald 18 jopt thore twice, ie to gO slong and asiay pu 4 1 ne Bol know wuat be did inalde; we came down from Alton and walked from Huntingdon by vay of MeConaelavilie to Peighial's, and slept that night ip b& stable loft; on Tuyaday we Waiked uver the neighborhood and iaquired for work, and stayed all might in a barn furtuer down the road; on Wednesday morning we came to fuuntingdon, and I did wot want to go back; Bodenburg eaid be would shoot me if I did not i we started back dinner and walked by Poighial’s; tO avold getting there too soon we went by the Broad Top ; we stopped awhile at McLounelsville und Piessnnt Grove station; we reached Peightsi's avout seven o'clock ; T stayed on the railroad aud Oliver Sodeaburg) went {ato the house; I beard only one shot; th wind was blowing very hard; he was in the house about me hour; he brought out the baga full o nd aflver; he mye me one of thea and said, “Now let's 1 think Oliverhad avout twice as much. Eres Steiete amet b ut the ray while be vas down di a bole with bw taud and buying Ie pow as The inquest upon the bodies was held on Thurs- day, beiore the murderers were known to be arrested or who they were. THR FUNERAL took place on Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Peightal Wepu buried in @ cemetery about oueiuile from tueic late residence, The funeral procession was the largest ever beld in this section of the State. All their old friends and neighbors were present, while hundreds of Curious visitors from Huntington flocked to the scene, ‘lie boy’s remains were taken in cuarge by his relatives, THR MURDER! ERERS. In company with M. S. Lytle, the able District At- torney of Huntington, to Waom we are indebted for much of our information, we vittied the jail to ob- tain an interview with the prisoners, We found them engaged in scrubbing out jheir cells, and heace held but a few moments’ convervation with them, Gottlieb Bohner, alias Charles Moore, is the most deaperate looking one of the twp. His past history in this vicinity shows him to hsve been a bad man. He first came to this secon atout four years ago, and at that time no doubt obtaned his miormation 1m regard to Mr. Peighta)’s wealh. He was arrested then for several crimes, the oF ali ones being burgiaiy and the stealing of @ call. He was con- victed of the frst and acquitted of the second charge. He was released abouta year ago trom the penitentiary, afver serving hia fail cerm. He then came to Huntingdon aod passed under the name of Charles Moore, being familiatly kuown as “Uid Chariey.”? For the last few months he has been living at Altoona, At Altoona he boardel with a man named Orr, Who charges him with several petty thefts, He Was engaged to be married to @ girl at Altoona named Amelia Foust, He asof late been telling the girland his friends that neexpecsed a large tor- tune irom Germany shoriuy. *0a Monday he Jef his buarding place, saying he would not ve back again that night. What transpired after that is already known to the reader, Bohuer 13 about five feet seven or elght inches high, stout and able bodied, und must ve a very powerful man; blue eyes, red sandy hair and mus- tache, He evidentiy keeps tle rest of his face cleanly shaven, but has not bee abie to get hold of a@razor since bid urrest, Has htad is of tue balidog order, with a low retreating forehead. His counte- nance is bratal in the extreme, aud just one we should arian @ man who jould take buman lue in cold blood would possess. The ruddivess of his face indicates thad he 16 very fond of his national beverage. He is quite cheerful, zad bears lis con- finement very well. He has beeu very defant since hus Iucarceration, and does not seem to comprehend the situauon in which he ls placed. He is aged about forty, ALBERT VON BODENBURG. Of Bordenburg’s bisvory hutierio but little ts Known, except that he has been working at Altoona as @lavorer ior some tune past. Le says leis a member of the Lutheran Churen, having joined It in the Old Country. He says his patents were religious people, and that he was brougat up very strictly, Bad company since his arrival in tie New World has brought him to a murderers cell. Ne showed signs of great nervousness during our visit to him, aud Gid not raise hla eyes from the floor, which be Was industriously engaged in wrubbing. Bonner, on the Contrary, met our gaze with a bold, defiant look, He (Bodenburg)13 more generaily Known by the name of Oliver Bodenburg, but his true name, as We learned from his memoraadum vook, 1s the one which heads tia paragraph, ‘this memorandum book is well kept, and Bodenburg must possess quite @ good education. He is a good musician, and biays well on the guitar, beigg a member of a giee clud at Altoona, On Friday he sent tora minister, Bodenourg 1s @ much smailer man than Bonner and not hear so powerful, He is about tive feet six inches high, hair nearly brown and sandy mus- tache, THE ROCKLAND COUNTY MURDER. Trae, Clear and Condensed Account of the Horror—Misrepresentations and False Im- pressions Corrected—The “Death’s Mead” Sensation Explained and Ventilated. NEW Oiry, ROOKLAND County, Nov. 21, 1969, Asa great deal of misrepresentation prevails, and much has been studiously circulated in reference to the facts concerning the murder of Joachim Fuerter in Spring Valley last March and the guilt or mnocence of Antoine Maurer, the followig true and condensed statement of the witole case, 1 think, may be of interest :— On the 14th day of Marcn last, as the readers of the HkRALD may remember, the body of an un- known man was found, in a teariuily mutilated con- dition, near the Village of Spring Valley, in Rock- laud county. A feeling of horror at once seized the whole community, and for montog the interest in the affair remained umavated. The usual form of an inquest at once commenced, but Coroner and the jury labored under diiMculties, most without precedent; no one there came forward to look on the ghastiy corpse and enlighten the jury asto the naue of the deceased. They were sitting in inquest upon the body ol @ man thal had never been heard of before in Rockland county, and as to Whose name and piace no ciue seemed possivie ot being obtained. finger of suspicion was point- ing Wildly abovt in regard to whom the man might be who committed tne deed. The Voroner’s inquest continued its sessions from time to time, until at last witneases appeared who were able to identify the features of the murdered man, aad also identity the “clothes which were found upon the body. it may seein somewhat astonishing to sucn persons as do not recail the particulars of whe proceedings that were had last ing, that the Jeatures of the corpse after such a iapse of time Siace the death occurred could be recognized, ee aware, however, of the great dilticuliy that woul Occur in procuring witnesses to identify the body, and that time would be necessary in 0 doing, it was thought expedient to remove the bead from the body and have it carefully preserved according to well known princtpies of chemistry, This was done, the body was suitably encoitiued and sent to a receiving Vault in one of the cemeteries of the county, where it now lies until such time as his Iriends shail clan the remains. It was this act (the severing of the head from the body) which made the Identification of tae body cerium. The friends of the deceased were found—or rather came forward—in the follow- jog Mapner:—An advertisement appeared from tune to time in the HkkaALD, stating that a body of @ rourdered man had been found in hock land county, and that on te corner of shirt found on the body were the initials ry ‘This coming to the attention of au old German liy- ing 1n New York, and a suspicion gitting across his mind that he wight ideniify the body—nhaving a Iriend Whose name these initials indicated ana waom he had pot seen for some Lime—ne proceeded wo tie piace directed in the adveruseweut, Here ne was shown Lhe clothes that were found on the body and he recognized them as belouging to one Whom le called Joachim buerter. ‘Tho clovhea wero handed to him one by one until the hat which was found on the body was at jast placed in bis hands, Here the old man staggered and sto.d aghasi—"This is not Fuerter’s hat; Wis (9 use bat of @ man named Mau rer.” The bat shown bim was asolt white one; one that Fuerter wore when he last saw him W black one, The light was beyinuing to break upon this awful tragedy—the way was being openca by Which to arrive at redress tor the great wroug dove humanity, Suortly ater other wituesses came ture ward, Wilo Tecognized the clothes as | uerter’s aad the hat as Maurer’s. The path opened was caretuily pursued. The quesiion kept repeating itself, way should the iat of one Maurer have been found on the body of the deceased’? facts fast accumuiated poiutiog to Maurer as the man who committed the deed, He was subsequently arrested, and together With the witaesses brought before the Coroner at Spring Valiey to await the result of the verdict of the jury. Here the identiNcation of the body was com- pieved, The witnesses were asked to look upon the Jace of one whom they had once known either aa friend or acquaintance that they might, if possibie, recogaize tuo features. The bead was careluliy taken from the case in which lt had been cemented and placed on te table in the room. ‘The face was found to have been restored by chemical treatment to almost @ natural Color, or, at least, to the color of ® person very shortly deceased, @ certain ghastiiness, however, still remaining. Then the question was asKed 01 the Witnesses: x Q. Do you recognize those features? A. Yea. Xi, As whose? A, Jouchim Fuerter's, jaurer, in reply to & question, said that he did not Tecognize the features. One of the witnesses swore that he had seen Maurer and the murdered man Logether on the Sth of March; that Maurer then made Al arrangoment with Puerter to mect hin at Spring Valley on the oth, that he (Maurer) mignt pay suer- ter a debt which he owed him. ‘lis was corrobora- tod. Another swore that Maurer had spoken oo hiin of @ wouider which had occurred at Spring Valley, Bayilig “it was dangerous to go there,’ on the loth of March, Jour days beiore the discdvery of the body, A number of witnesses recognized the hat that was found on the body, alter careful examination, am being that of Maurer’s, Otuer testimony was deduced pointing tu ine prisoner, at the conclusion of Which verdict was rendered by the jury implicating Maurer, He was su aa f indicted at the April 0; nd Terminer, arraianes | end pieaded “not gully.” His case was then sent 10 | rely decuyea. the summer evidence was 0 which seem to fasion the guilt beyond doubt, ‘The numerous witnesses testified, which Fuerter worn when last seen vy his frieads was found te have been pawned by Maurer. It was turther proved that a pair of pants bad been sold by Maurer Which had been once Faerver’s. ‘That he was pos- sessed of other articles of the murdered man's, ‘Tne fruits of the crime were tuen waved to him, At tho Octover term of the Rockland Over and = Terminer Maurer was placed on trial; ail the cestimony Just mentioned was brougus forward aud fully Sabstantiated. It was further proved on the trial that he bad made various siatements abdont the time of the murder in regard to “presents’’ tiat be iniended to bring “from the conntry” tosome of his friends, and when asked by them about the gifts said ue “did not dare to.” It was proved that he was near Spring Valley at or about the time the murder was commited, Evi- dence was offered to show the change 14 tue conde tion of the prisover's ive. Limediately belore vue murder he was tn poverty; after the murder his ctr- cumstances were changed for tne boiter, Other items formug link tue chain of | test mony were produced. No evideuce to shake then was produced by the defence, save Maurex’a uncorroborated statement. After the argument of the counsel Judge Tappan delivered a clear and unblased charge to tue jury, who then retired to consider their Verdict and remained out ali niglé, At eight o'clock the next morning they came into court with a verdict of guilty. That evening Maurer Was sentenced by we presiding judge to be hauged on the 9tn of December next. Since the of Maurer a number of sensational articles hi appeared in the New York papers, ‘They were undouvtedly written to influence the pub ho mind in favor of the prisoner and to create false sympathy. correspoudcots who wrote them mast have been greatly misinformed, other- wise they could scarcely have made the stat-mentws they did. ‘The artivies were so overdrawn that ee Oerieapt their work and disgusted right-inia mnen. great deal of stress was laid upon the fact wat the evidence was circuinstantial. ‘There is nothing in this fact to create any surprise at the verdict rendered, Murderers never desire wit nesses of their acts, Undoubtediy great cave Should be taken weighing the value of circumstantial evidence. But if the chain ta perfecs there 1g no cause for fear. If the witnesses stand unimpeached 1t would seem to be as strong as direos: or positive evidence. ‘The correspondeut of one vivacious sheet made an attack upon District Attor- - hey Prall, which was based on utter untruthiuiness, An editorial in the gate paper, entitled “A Dead Man’s Head,” stated that tue District rplaate had caused the head to be placed from time to time in view of the prisoner forthe purpose of extorting & confession. The facts are simply these: After the verdict of the Coroner’s jury the head was again eacased, hermetically geaied and placed in te hands of the undertaker at Spring Valley to be kept, in order thas au examination of the wounds mignt be made, % being necessary to give a description of thei io the Indictment. It was never opened tll such examina tion, which was made by au experienced surgeon. It was again encased and placed in tue hands o1 the Saeruf of the county for proper disposition and was uever opened alter, the head, as I learn from thorough researc tue day of the inquest. So it clearly appears tat the ariicies whicu have been appearing in the papers from ume to time are based upon an entire miscon- ception of the facts or on @u ulter disregard of truth, J will close with @ personnel of the murdered man aud the prisoner, Maurer, Joachim }uerter was @ German and a young man and had only been in tals country a short tune, and was a tailor by trade, Maurer is an Alsatian, twenty-four years of age and &@ shoemaker, They both came to this country together about a year 0 and were professed friends. The jail where Maurer 1s coniined is an antiquated looking building, siiuaied in tie centre Of tins Village, and is almost inaccessible from New York. ‘Tue cell in which Maurer 1a conined 1s @ dark, unwholesome jooking piace, totally unit for the purpose for which it is used, Since bts seurence the }reuch Consul has come to render htm necessury aid, Friends aiso have come forward to amelioraie his Meng condition by kindly and humanely attending bis temporal wants. On Monday last the prisoner sued out a writ of error and stay of pro ceedings tha. au argumeut migut be made lor a new trial, No day las yet been assigaed for tue hearing. PERSONAL MOVEMENTS. It costs Rothschtid $16,000 a year to run the Cha- teau Lafitte Vineyard. One of the largest Sunday schools in California is composed of Chinese caiidren. J. D. Sames, county court crier of Pittsylvania, Va., has not missed a court for forty-eight years. Ayoung man, who died in St. Paul, Minn., on Brides left $75,000 each to two of his college claas- mates, the October and Torminer for Oyer trial. Port President Grant has offered his farm of 300 acres, eleven tiles fro St. Louis, to the couaty for @ pau per farm, the price asked being $75,0v0, The Prince Imperial of France is to receive che titie of Duke of Corsica, according to the precedent established by the firss Napoleon, who called bis gon King of Kome. Mr, Watts Phillips, who wrote the drama of “The Marble Heart,” Onds that he depictea the heart of soine of bis creditors, arid has gone iuto bankrupicy. He has lived beyoud his income and Las twenty-nine creditors, Amos Sheppard, a colored man, confined in the Penitentiary at Nashyiile, received his pardon from Governor Senter tne ober day, oa tie strength of @ peultion presented by the moiher of the convict, the names to which were all forged. Among the recent arrivals in Rome are the Rev. Mr. Osgood and vr. Vermilye, of New York, and the sculptress, Miss Virginia Ream, who has taxen® studio for the winter, and will add her name to the already existing list of ten or a dozen American Jemaie artists in Rome, Senator Cole, of California, dots not want too Many Chinese to come over, and he ‘8, “there is no danger, for they are fond of home; the distance Js too great; it costs too much; the means of trans portation are growing limited, and the inducements are growing lesa day by day. Thesecond daughter of the late General Green Clay, and her husvand, Colonel William Kodes, cele- ebrated their go.den wedding at their residence, near Richmond, Ky., @ few days ago. The Kev. Joseph Collins, who married them, was present, agod ninety-two, and when presented to two daughters of Mrs. Kodes remarked, that eee lovely, they Were not so pretty as Pauline was alty Years ago, A tarmer of DeKalb county, Mo., was recently swindled out of his farm by a fellow named Joseph Henry, who hatled from Indiana. He paid for itin bogus Logan county (Va.) mining bonds, then turned ‘the farm into cash and started for Nebraska swindle being discovered, the fellow was followed, captured and compromised the matter by paying the farmer full value for his land, and @ sufficient amount to !iquidate the expenses incurred in pur- suis of the swindier. The following prominent ex-oMoers of the govern- Ment have died within two montns pasi ne ex- President, Franklin Pierce; two ex-Secretaries of the Treasury, Witiam Pitt Fesseaden and Kovert J. Walker; one Secreiary of War, John A. Rawlins; one ex-Secretary of War, John Bell; one Senator, Wit liam Pitt Fessendeu; four ex-Cuited Scates Senators, Pierce, Lell, Pratt and Walker; one ex-i'osimaster General, Atmos Kendall; one ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jonn Bell; one Rear Ad- miral, Oharles Stewart; one Major Geaeral, John Wool. THE SUPERV SOASHIP, John Foley vs. Keury Smith—Mandamus by duadge Clerke. on the first day of the meeting of the Bosrd of County Canvassers a provest was entered by John Foley and Jacob Cohen against the counting of the votes cast at the recent élection for Henry Smith for Supervisor. This protest, together with others, wae jaid over for consideration at tue conclusion of the canvass. Inthe meantime Mr. Foley, by his counsel, Jon McKeon and ex-Jadge Pierrepont, brought the miatter into court on application for a mandamas to restrain the County Uanvassers from counting any vote cast for Henry Smith for the omce of Suporvie sor, On the ground that the same are absolutely void under the law passed at the last session of the Legia lature, which 18 as follows:— Chap. $39.—An wct to amend chap. 41 of the laws of 1864, entitied An Act in Relation to the Commissioners of Motro- ws Police of the State of New York. Passed April 27, isi”. Page 795, vol. 1 Laws of New York, 1869, SEOTION 2.—Section 6 of the act hereby amended shall hoveafier read aa followa:— Any one of the said commissioners or any one of the mem- bera Of the polies force who shall, after qualifying in ofiea Accept any additional place of public truat or civil emo ment, oF who shall during bis term of office be publicly no: nated for any office elective by the people, and shall nob wituia tea days sneceediny me, publicly decline the Said nomination, shail be deemed in ell thereby te Rave reaignod hia eommiasion and to have ‘nd il votes caat at any elections for an, oltica of Hi within thirty days after be oilice, shai be vold. ‘ect immediately. On this Judge Clerke, in the Supreme Court, yes- terday, granted the inandagns as requestod, Mr. Foley ciatms that be received over 40,000 votes, and alleges that Henry Smith, as Poitca Com- Tiesto) ointed ail the canuvassers and inspec. lors of fon, who defrauded him (Foley) and counted bis votes for Smith. ‘The mandainus directs the Board of Canvassers to deciaro Walter Kocne, aa having received the highest number of votes, duly cleeted, and that John. Foley, as having received the next highest number of votes, must be appointed Supervisor by the Mayor according to law, pt ated his oilice, ereon holding the STRANGE CaTTL® DIGRASE.—A disease tn Virginta, has recently appGared among the calyes on Caplan Jopn Buitord’s plantation, near Liverty, in tua State. Six or seven calves have dicd. The Bedford Sentinel deact! bes the disease as followa:— the caiver refuse to eat gnd are incitned to lie down ad tue time, Theie Umbs seem to be partially paralyzed. When made, to get up they tremble violenly. Soom the disead’s seeia to settle in one leg, which s to be almost entirely paralyzed, They breathe uard, aua the belly i8 drawn up. Just before dvatu they begla co Awell And seem (Oo choke up and dia. Tue tae Ofer death ts found to be biack, Decomposition place, even in this weather, in tue course of the night, Upon an examination of Upy hides of “hose Which had died, wie skin of the leg affected by the discase was found in every Lasteuce to be en-