The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1870, Page 8

CADLE AND TAND TELEURAPAS, Cyrvs W. Ficld and President Orton, of the Western Union Company, in Europe— Efforts to Consolidate the French and Anglo-American Compa- nles—-Government Telegraph System in England, LONDON, Dec. 30, 1869. ‘That roving American and most enterprising of electricians, Cyrus W. Field, has suddenly reiurned to London after a flying visit to the Unived States, and has taken up his quarters at the Buckinguam Palace Hotel, He1s accompanied by William Orton, the President of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, and speculation ts rife as to what the appear- ance of two such brilliant meteoric lghts in the Wwilegraphic firmament may portend, General rumor asserts that the aifairsor the Anglo-American Atian- Ue eable are not altogether satisfactory; which means, of course, chat under the compeution arise ing from the completion of the French cable and with the present reduced taruf the receipts of the original company are not 80 large us they used to be, and the shareholders are not realizing the temptng profits they were in the habit of pocketing in tho good old days of Atlantic cable Tm oly. Rumor further says that ihe Wesvern Union does pot bite a good mouthfm out of the tari for messages over the French cable, a8 it does out of the Anglo-American business; and putting these two facts together the conciuston Ja reached that an en- ergetic efort is to be made ether to force the French company into a consolidated alliance, to obtain con- trol of tneir line, or to drive it away from the Ameri- can shore, and that the autocrat of ocean cables and the prime minister of telegraphic monopoly are here to aid in the consummation of one or the other of these objects. It will not probably be asserted That the present thirty shillings tari! between Hurope and America, with the additional business it ‘awe to the cables, 1s insuiMeient to pay the work- ing expenses of two companies and a legitimate in- lWrest on the capital employed im the underiakings; but when enormous fortunes have been monoplized ‘out of monopolies it seems hard to be compelled to put up with the commonplace proiits of an ordinary successful business, and there is very litle doubt that, by whatever means it may be brought about, the result of the present movement, if successful, Will be a revision of the taruif and the increase of ‘We cust of the cable despatcnes between Burope and Anierica to the public and to the press. Now, the people of all civilized countries demand, Most uncompromisingly, the cheapest and freest possible telegraphic lacilities, and nothing can be more culpably in hostility to the progress and sentt- ment of tue age than an attempt to restrict the use of this important mode of communication either by Me imposition of unreasonable tartits, or by oppo- sition to new enterprises. The recent invitation of Secretary ris to the maritime Powers to participate In a Weaty With Lhe Object of securing reciprocity 1m Concessions for Ocean vevegraph cables, the pro- tection of such works during War and tue immunity aiches from government esponage, hits the y idea and meets with general approval. elf upoD Its lace to every reasouabie bemg will iegraphic communteation be- erent navions 1s the most elfective agent 4 civilization, preserving peace and pro- eitis proper to bring to the Know. 1ERALD reauers the fact that a whisper I lelegrapic circies here attrlbates ine advance- Ment of pecretary Vish’s proposition at this particu- lar time to the surewel mirigues of the Angio-Amer cen aud Western Union lovbyists, Who Lope to use it asa lover by means of wwich they can raise we dedge of U Awerican end of We #rench cabie and cast ib off from the shores of the United States in the event of the failure of their erorts to bring tue French company into combmation With thelr own uiteresia, ive Emperor Napoicoa, it is weil known, les granted to tue present Frencit company the exclusive right to land # transatiantic cabie on the French coast tor @ certain nuwiber of yeurs, and as this concession Induced capitalists to Invest their money in the enterprise 1b 1s not easy to Bee how it can be cancel! ‘Phe rumor goes that the monopolists foresaw this duticuity ia the way of the Kmperor Napoleon, and Drought their forees to bear upon Secretary Pish— not one of the most wide-awake gentiemen in the world—to draw fre him tuts wise and liberal pro- sitton at tis time, They knew that the present uavility of France to become a party vo such a desirable treaty could be used eilectively to create @ prejudice against the French cable; and they design, it is suid, if necessary, to make it the basis of a strong lobby appeal to Con- gress to drive the French company from the shores of the United States, But would it be wise of Con- gress todo so? if it be permitted both to ask and Auswer a question, the reply must be, Certainly not. It is not provable that within the next twenty years a new cable would be laid by anew company be- tween Vrauce and America, as capital would rather feck Investment in multiplying the cabies of the present company should the business warrant the rease, and the Emperor would no doubt be will- enough to agree to tie two most unportant of , to wit, tue protection of a war and the immunity of ‘messages from government espionage, provided ail tie other mariime Powers sould unite In such a treaty. A single company le communteation with France woud bo @ the existeace of otler ocean teic- to burope would secure competition and 1 suificiency of accommodation. While, there- roposition Cuanaling Jrom the American secretary 15 1m every respect commendable and ‘Wise, and should coz this progressive age the assent of every. cwili » It is to be hoped that the American Congress will not de led, by any partial check 16 may receive, to deprive the United Sites of any existiug telegraphlo facility or to play % into the hands of monopoly. j6 1s urged m rome quarters that it 1s most desirable to secure “free ? im ocean cable rates. notabie that those who pronounce most posi- tively azainst the feasibility of lignt cabies are in- variably mterested in jeavy construction and exist jug coupamies, and 11 13 argued that Wherever there Was 4 wonopoly of concession the heavy cable com- panies have sunk 80 much capital ia the ocean would prevent the proper testing of the ligt cavles, ‘there 18 no good foundation for these apprehen- sious. If ibe success of light cavies should be posiiively establisucd @ dozea avaliabic places for landing i Gurope would be found, and any a@iount of capita) necessary for the enter- prises would be forthcommg- it would no doubt be m accordance with the spirit of the age, and with popular sentiment ou bot sides of ine AUantc, if every country would throw open fusiure vo secure thw desirable Concession at this tme sbould not muuce Atuerica to obsiruct or desiroy any existing cable faciities. it may ve buat rumor errs iv attributing to thetwo great telegraphic vourists now in Lurope tie mis- sion above stated. It is possible that the business of President Orton may after all be nothing more than to endeavor to raise money out of English or French capitalists to rebuild @ large portion of the Western Union line, much of which is known to require such an investment, 10 1 hard to say how such an application would succeed among the quoneyed Gradgrinds of Europe, who have a terribiy practical way of looking at grand resuits, and who Beidom stomach @ company wuose shares Lave run down {rom 200 per cent premium to sixty-eight per cent discount, no matier what the cause. Or it 13 possibie that President Ortou may have crossed the Atlantic iv order to be In England at the moment all r Taphic ines in tue Country are handed over lent with the object of learning by rvation the great advantage to the mu em over & private mo- Xo 1s to take place on tie laste day on the ist of February the lines personal obse people of a gove Dopoly. Th Wii all be in the possession of the government. The rate wil then be uniform, ai over tho United Kingdow, and he chargeffor a message ot twenty wi ig Lhe address, will be one shilimg, These “will go in the order im which they are received, bur where precedence 18 desired a sinull extra charge will be made. The of oilices will be greatly increased and sand eountry cowns, and 1 and prompiuess wu be aud aellvery of mes. sage by staznps will be a great pubiié convenience, and wuder the low rates the telegraph wili come invo almost as geueral use nay Post, and Wal no louger aiord an un Operators, under governaent COntTON, r be able to delay messages or peduie commercial Hews. There Will be no “rife? In cous struction or supplies, or working expenses, to tue detriment of sharehol’ watering of stock will be a thing unknown. jn Lact, It Will be @ sort OF tele- graphie milleuntur inthe United kingdom, President Orion 1s KuOWD Lo be a@ benevolent and devoutly inciined citizen, aud Wien he sees Ue ad. vantages aud blessings the goverament iclegraphic wystem secures to tne people of a country he will no dount return to New iork, call @ bieeting of his Drower directors and, aiter prayers, will propose the handing over of the wosle piant of the Western Union ‘eiegraph Company to Secretary Fish, for tae Dowell v1 the ciuizeus of tue Uniled Siates, The New System in Eagland. From the London Post, Dec. 28.) The Post Office authorilies have prepared for the use of te public forms for telegraphic messages to be used When the whole system of inland telegraphs is acquired by the government on tue 20th of next monti, January, 1870. ‘The focm dufers from those hit Ein coimmpanics, <A separate Ww eaLy word, au” we colrespouding charge 6 nerto employed by 1p lines is allotted tl NEW YORK HERALD, K HERALD, THORSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1870.-TRIPLE SHRBT JANUARY 13, 1870 Printed clearly on the margin, so that the sender can Geo at a glance how much Uc has to pay, and the rev ceiving cla rk need be at no trouble in calculating how much he has to charge. Hach of the forms thus divided into ia prepared for a message of Aty words, which 13 assumed to be suMetent in the majority of Eaasannns. In the righthand upper corner ot the page jank space 18 left for the stamps, which will ‘probably be almost exclusivel; used Lo cover the charges of transmission, Atvach' tothe form are directions for the ‘Ealdance of the sender, With a taruf of charges and uvormation as to the arrangements for Borterage. THE MURDERED NIGHT WATCKMAN, Trial of Perry for the Murder of Hayes— Second Day’s Proceed !ngs—Dam- aging Testimony Against the Prisoner. ‘The Court of Oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn, was crowded with spectators yesterday to hear the evi- dence in the trial of Edwin Perry, for the murder of Thomas Hayes, the night watchman at Harveck’s stores, WhO was shot about half-past six o'clock on the night of December 28, ‘The first witness calicd was Charles Werner, who testified to having made the diagram of the place “where the deceased was shot. Thomas Delaney, the conductor on the Furman street car on which Hayes was taken afier being Shot, testified Uiat he heard the shot and heard some one cry out. ‘Witness wes then cross-examined at considerable lengtn by counsel for the prisoner, and ims siate- ments appoared to be somewhat contradictory. At iret be testified that he was on the back platform of the car when he heard the shot; next, that he was outside the car; next, that he was passing through the car from ube rearto the front platform; and gain, that he was on the front platiorm with the driver. He testified that as the deceased got on the car he said, “l’m shot—Kd Perry shot me.” Hayes did not seem ac that Ume as if he was going to die, but he said, for fear he wighcdie, “take iny auuber, and witness took it. He was then taken to the Fulton terry, which was tue last witness saw of hum. Jobn Graham tesrified that he heurd the pistol shot, and a3 he was raaning in the direction of the lace lie saw a nan colug down in the direction of Wall street ferry; Was about five feet jrom the car when the tan Who was shot stepped on the piat- Tori Of the car; Wien he stepped on the platiorin he bald, “etc me to the Fuiton ferry” apd “lm shot ana f want bo go to a doctor.” ‘Thomas Gibbon testitiea that he heard tho shot and saw & maa on the opposite side of the street runuing towards Wali street ferry; saw him disap- pear down an archway; immediately 1olowing we shot he heard a@ man cry out, “In shot; stop that min; was about a block and @ hall away, but heard the voice «istinctly. Obicer John Mebermoit testified that he was at- tached to the Forty-first precinct; that he saw Perry on the might of the muruer im Moutague about six dect trom Furman street; he looked as uf he was Just recovering from a drunk, as if he had just got up and seemed rather stupid; this was about twelve Thinutes past seven o’ciock; heard of tie murder about ulne o'clock that pignt. Theodore Greaves testified that he was acquainted with Perry and saw him passing his place on wie corner of Moniague and Furlan streets on tie night of the murder; saw lam through tie window. Andrew Moore testified that ne knew Perry and saw bit on the night of the murder at the corner of Montague und Furian streets; it was ten minutes to seven o'clock; spoke to Perry and he thea went toward the South terry. Willian MeCormicx testified that he knew Perry and had bee acquainted with him four or five years; Saw him on the night of tue murder: Pe called Mim out of Tiernan’s liquor store on the cor her of State wnd Korman sireets; toid witness be Wanted lin to go to is wile and get some money a8 he haa got 1uto diflicuity with some iriends, that they had fired severai shots at hin and he had tired back; Perry’s wile came down and gotm tne cars, bit Could Hos say where sue Wel, A nuuibel ses Were examined, whose test y corroborative of taal already giveu, und the case was tuen adjourned unl ten o'clock to-day, THE TREMONT H MUBD2R. Conclusion of the Inquest--A Verdict of Houtie cide Against the Accused. Long before the appointed hour had arrived for resuming the adjourned inquest regarding the killing of Milton E. Carpenter at Tre- mont, Westchester county, tne police sta- Uon at that place yesterday morning was crowded almost to suffocation with spectators whose interest in the subsequent proceedings they did not attempt to conceal, The German element preponderated iargely, owing to the circumstance that four of thelr fellow countrymen occupied the prisoners’ bench, one of them being charged with the highest crime known to the law. Punctually at nine o'clock Coroner Bathgate called the jury roll and then proceeded with the testimony. The first witness exammed was Charles Tarbox, one of the party which entered Herger’s saloon with the deceased on Saturday night. He testified that after they had asked Herger for a Joan of his guitar, which ile latter refused, deceased shufiled his teet on the floor aud that this was the oniy disturbance his party had made. In the noisy conversation which followed sowe person took witness by the throat and forced him into a corner behind a <abdle;, the witness having been held in that position for some minutee he was prevented irom seeing any blows struck, but on getting up saw deceased lying on the floor, after which he noticed the accused go behind the coun- ter. After heiping deceased outside of the barroom he was staggering from the effects ot the blow, but Tailed in & lew minutes, The witness statea that es Was ho aiteipt made to take the guitar by orce. Thomas Dunham, who was with deceased at Her- gers on the night mentioned, also testified, but nothing hew was elicited from his evidence, The foregoing testimony was mainly corroborated by Keojamin B. Rockwell, who was aiso with de- ceased on tue fatal nignt. He testified that none of his companions were intoxicated on the evening in question, byt that when it was first proposed to visit Herger’s the witness remarked, “let us go down and take the German (or Dutchman) by storm.” On entering the place a guitar was seen hanging on the wall, and 1 was proposed that wil- hoes ee play Be rd party to dance, but Herger refused vo lend ine ent, Without assignin: any reason lieata by ine witeas’ 2 Sergeant Steers, of the Thirty: -second sub-precinot poltce, testified that, having heard on Sunday even- ing that deceased had been struck with @ mallet in tue hands of Curlstian Herger, he proveededjto the house of the Jatier and arrested him, and also took charge of the mallet, wich he found in Herger’s saloon. Here the weapon was suown and recog: nized by the witness. This closed the testimony, and after deitberation of about half an hour the jury brought in the follow- ing verdict:—That the deceased, Milton L. Carpen- ter, died of congestion or compression of the brain and fracture of the skull, which was superinduced or effected by abiow sirack on the rignt side of bis head witha maMet or other blunt instrument, and that said blow was dealt by the hand of Christian Herger, in the village of Tremont, on Saturday, the 9th of January, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock in the morning.’ The prisoner was com- miitied to the county jail to awatc the action of the Grand Jury, and the witnesses placed under bonds of $500 each for thoir appearance when called hind Aiexander £, Westcott, of Yonkers, 18 not ti party bearing @ similar name who was mention in connecuod With the allray in the HERALD of yesterday. THE NORFOLK STRE! MURDER. Suspicions iagaiens ‘Father aid Son--Further Particulars. The arrest of Abraham Keher and his son Mor- Tis, of 139 Norfolk street, by detecuves King and Lyons, of the Tenth precinct police, on suspicion of being concerned im the murder of Conrad Oest- reicher, in front of the lager beer saloon, early on the morning of the 2d instant, haa already been printed in the HxraLp. Some further particulars m regard to the matter haye been obtained. A short time previous to ike murder deceased and his friend sat atatable in te saloon, when the former com- menced singing & song relating to Bloc. makers aod tailors. The elder Keher, who was at another table, being a _ tailor, took umbrage at the song, bdelleving that it was intended to ridicule mn or his calling, and it his displeasure te Oestreicher, who aimed any iwtention of giving offence a expressed sorrow at having done so, This ex- planation, it seems, did not satisfy Kener and his sou, who soon became so disord in the piace that the landiady in charge at the time ordered them to leave. Gestreicier aid his friend soon started out, and on reaching the Walk encountored the pri- soners and became iF volved in a quarrel with them, during Which the elder Keher received a black eye. = Tis son, ihen weariag @ light colored coat, struck Uestreicher’s friend across the iace with an umbrcila, whereupon he ran aw: a did not return. Immediately aiterwards Deatreteribe Was stabbed, and subsequently removed to the sta tion house and trom thence to the hospital, as pre- viously stated. fore his deat Oestreicher was questioned in regard to the diMculty, and said that the young Man wiih the light coat on staboed him, 1 Thus points strongly towards Mornis Keher a3 tho gutity party. oti the defendants confess to being engaged in the fight in Which deceased was injured, but eimpiaticaily deny using a knife, At the inqui- sition, however, which takes place on Saturday, ture ther and more important facts may be developed, as there are several witnesses to be examined. In te meantime Coroner ‘:eeuan has committed the de- iendants to the Tomby to await the reaulle THE ORANGE COUNTY MURDER, rial of Warren Fellows, of Goshen, for the Ivfurder of Alex- ander Swinton. An Important Question—Can an Tapro- perly Constituted Grand Jury Indict a Prisoner?—The Difficulty in Obtaining Juries Explained. GosuEN, N, Y., Jan, 12, 1870, About half-past eight o’clock, on the evening of ‘Thursday, August 5, 1869, Mr. Alexander Swinton, an old, respected citizen of Port Jervis, was standing in his hardwere store, in Front street, attending to his customers, His son James was with him, en- gaged in the same occupation. Half an hour later the old gentleman was a lifeless corpse in the arms of his son, through an outbreak of passion on the part of Warren Fellows, aa itinerant pedier, ‘The circumstances of the tragedy, which caused animmense sensation in the county, were simply these:—Fellows had been drinking freely during the day, and when he entered Mr. Swinton’s store was more ademon than a man. Objection was natu- rally, made to his presence there; words fol- Jowed, and the rufian was finally taken by the shoniders and put out When at the door, however, Fellows drow a revolver irom his pocket and shot old Mr. Swinton in the abdomen, producing an internal hemorrhage, which resulted fatally in about thirty minutes. Seclng his father shot, James Swinton rushed at the assassiv with a hatchet and struck him twice on the head, inflicting deep and dangerous wounds, from which, however, he finally recovered. After due time Feliows was indicted and brought before the County Sessions Court for trial, Infor- Mality In the indictment, however, prevented his conviction or discharge at that time, and accord- ingly a new indictment was found by the Grand Jury of the county, and the case was sev down for final disposition at the January Term of the Oyer and Terminer Supreme Court at Goshen, Fellows was well known in the county, was considered worth $10,000—at least he eft that amountin cash aud goods when, thinking he was about to dig of Ig wounds he 1: as RIS Wi-and bore an 1 a mires agian al a perado, It is said that he shot at two wen, Killing one of them, some time ago, and escaped punishment, and that at Plimpton, N. J., about four years ago, he entered a Methodist church for @ wager and publicly dragged the munister out into the strect, at the same ume beat ing him severely, It 18 but fatr to state, however, that these charges have peen made against him since his mearceration for the murder of Mr. Swin- ton. True or false, they have contributed to increase public indignation against him and to ada to te excitement that at this moment agitates the county of Urauge. ‘The not very commodtious Court Honse in this town bas beca overdowing with spectators since the trial of the pxisoner was commenced this morn- ing. The hotels are full and people are constantly arriving from the country, Anxiety to ascertain the probabie result of the trial is quite general, Justice A. B. Tappen presided over the court, end associated with him are County Judge ‘Thomas George and Justices Benjamin it. Conkiin aud Bptrahim Bulls. District Attorney 8. W. Fel- Jows, assisted by Mr. C, H. Whitford, prosecutes for the peopic, and ‘the prisoner is defended by Messrs, Drake, Gedney and Milispaugh. Arratgued at the bar, the prisoner had read to him the indictment found by the Grand Jury. He is ap- parently from thirty-five to forty years of age, 1s of sallow complexion, Wears @ dark brown mustache and yee has dark eyes, deep set and cunning, and his general apvearance is that of a desperate mun. He was well dressed, appeared quite cool and collected ana seemed to have no apprehension of condemnation. AN IMPORTANT LEGAL QUESTION, Mr. Drake, for the prisoner, moved, after the read- ing of the indictment, to quash on the ground of in- formality; that the pleadings were bad; that the third count did not closely follow the wording of ve statute and tat there was manifest duplicity. jong and tedious controversy ensued, ‘but ‘doally the Court decided not entertain the motion, Exception was taken to the ruling of the Court, It twas tuought that there would be no fur- ther obstacle oifcred to the empanelling of the jury and the advaucement of the trial; put the counsel for {the prisoner interposed an_ ob- Jection at this point wiich may prove fatal to the prospect of conviction. ‘The point raised 1s soniewhat novel, and therefore very important, tie lew concerning it being but little un- Gerstood. Jt was this. Counsel discovered that the Grand Jury fiuding the indictment against tne prisoner was informally if not improperly con- stituted, and therefore entered @ piea of want of jurisdicuon, 1t was claimed that when the list of Grand Jurors tor 1870 was made it was not handed to the County Clerk in due form; each member of the Board of Supervisors making @ list—part of tie general list—and sending it to the County Clerk; and it 80 happened that in- stead of ine 300 mames only which should be presentea by law there were 340 sentin, Counsel therefore pleaded that although a certificate was obtained duly signed and handed in yesterday, and attached to the list of grand jurors, the jury finding the indictment against the prisoner was not legal; that if it had been properly constt- tuted the 7 risouer would not have been indicted at ali, and therefore moved to quash the indictment read. District Attorney Fnilerton then stated that he did not expect the opposition to tuke that ground, and thought it safer for him to putin a plea nm answer than a demurrer, He would join in an tasue of fact with the defence, but in te meantime asked for ume to prepare the answer. ‘Time was granted and the court adjourned for one hour. When the court reassembled the prosecution read their answer. It made a general denial of tire aile- gations of the defence, and urged that there was no naorinaitty or tmpropriety in the constitution of the Grand Jury. The issue of fact having been raised, however, he had thought it necessary to put in the Teplication, A turtner adjournment until one o’clock was then made. On reassembling the District Attorney asked leave to withdraw his replication temporariiy, for the purpose of amending it, aud the defence also requested leave to make gome alterations in thor plea, The Court granted leave. The alterations made were not important, The Court here stated that if the issue was to be tried it should be betore the Court alone, a jary not being deemed having 4 right to decide the mat- ter. The decision would have to be rendered on the law, and there was no difference between the pro- ceedings taken than in a challenge of array. Counsel for the detence insisted that there was a difference, and demanded a trial of the issue by a jury, The Court neard the prosecution on the point, and held to its decision. An exception to the ruling Was woted. Mr. Lowis Cuddyback, Oounty Clerk, was then sworn, and was about to testify 6s to the organ- ization of the Grand Jury Which tound an indicument against Fellows, when Judge Tappan, interrupting, said that he nad found authority for the position taken by the defence, and a jury of twelve men would accordingly be sworn to try the issue involved, (uestions then arose as to the right of chalienge in'this peculiar case, and considerable ume was occupied in empanelling the required num- ber of “good men and true.” THR DIFFICULTY IN GETTING JURORS, It is proper to mention here that in all criminal trials, especially in couatry places, nine out of every ten men form an opinion from reacting the news- papers of the gulit Or Imnocence of parties accused, jaw says that ali such may or must stand aside, ‘dhe consequence 3s vhat iateliigent mon are excused froin discharging the muportant ofice of jurors, and tymorant and stupid men are left to bring in verdicts of life and death, The law was well enough in times when tiere were few newspapers and tho railway and teiegraph were unknown. But should hot there be’ al auiendment to it now? The crowded state of the court calendars is mainly attributabie to the diiliculty experieuced in obtain ing jurors, and the diMecuity 13 the result of the siatute reierred to. in this case the avsurdity of this statutory provision was exemplified. several intelligent gentiemen of the county, who had read of the difiiculty concerning the Grand Jury, were sent away after a brief examination as lo their knowledge of the matter, who, it 18 but right to suppose, Would have decided on the evidence pre- sented to them, and many of doubtful intelligence retained. One of these afforded such amusement by stating in answer to @ question put by one of the counsel for the defence as to the impression made on bis mind by what he had heard of tue dis- cussion in conrt, that none of the jegal gentlemen had made the least impression on nis mind, apd he knew “nothing about nothing.” Twelve inen were, however, finally sworn asa jury to try the #sue of fact raised by the detence. How {t will be when Fetlows 1s tried on the indictment— if such is the decision of tie court in the case now proceeding—rematus to be seen. But it is said that it will take @ day to empanel ajury for the trial mn "The te testimony of several witnesses was then taken, the Judge charged the jury, and after considerabic delay a verdict was returned sustaining the legality ofthe Grand Jury, The Court approved the verdict, and the prisoner was therefore arraigned on the t- dictment. A night session of the court will be beld, but as the counsel for the prisoner are undecided a8 to what course they will take, it is not known whether the trial will be proceeded with or beld over ub \) next term. r8, te perie ed hy a ertiser.| ing Is iltue oily the au k, Lima and sal yjcote f ct tato, indi tick, ph si t Persian "berries, THE LOGAN TRAGEDY. Opening of the Inquest Yesterday at Bellevue Hespital—Interesting Testimony. Coroner Flynn commenced an tnvestigation into this case yesterday afternoon at Bellevue Hospital. ‘There was a large numoer of persons present, prin- cipally friends of Logan and the man Dunn, who, it will be seen by the testimony, was the murderer. ‘The only witness examined was Wiliam Thomas Huff, who deposed as follows:— William Thomas uf, who testified—I reside at No, 622 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, and was acquainted with James Logan; on the morning of the 3d instant, between one and two o'clock, I was walking down Houston street from Broad- way, and saw Logan on the stoop of the House of Commons; he told me that three men in the saloon below had insulted him, and that he meant to ask them, when they came out, af they meant the insult for him; in about three minutes afterwards the men came up the saloon, and one of them pushed against ; he said he wanted to speak to them; white he was 8 g { heard Logan ask if they meant the insult for hime ‘and if they did he could lick any one of them; Logan kept bis. hand to hus side all the time; he had no weapon of any kind that [aaw; am positive he did not raise his hand at all before he was shot: Jerry Dunn, the man who shot him, said to Logan, “Can you lick any of us?? aud on bis replying that ne could, Duun pulled a pistol from pocket and fired at Logan; he cried out “I am, shot; Dunn turned round towards Greene street, and officer Crittenden tuen came up and asked who had fired, aud I pointed ont Dunn; Logan was placed on & snutter and taken to tae station house; I went there with him and then went home; i have been ac- quainted with Logan about nine or ten months, and know Duan, but do not speak to him; i saw the pistolin Dunn’s hand and saw him fre” it; cannot say whether ft Was @ revolver or not, At the close of this witness’ tesumony Coroner Fiynn stated tuat he understood there were several more persons Who witnessed the shooting, but that they did not itke to come forward. If the case were postponed, however, for another week he would en- deaver to ascertain Who they were and compel their attendance, and in the meantime he hoped the police would arrest the assassin. ‘The jury con- sented to tuts arrangement, and the further investi- gutlon of the Case Was postponed until Weduesday, the 19th inst. tod twelve o’cluck, A “pRU TAL Luce nie Ne He Clubs a Respectable Citizen of the First Ward—Hearing Before Judge Bosworth No Action Yet. On the 23d of last December, between nine and ten o’clock in the evening, Mr. William Wilkening, residing at No. 19 Rector street, one of the most re- peng hry? of the First ward and a large roper tah Sep Wk eT a gi CN] as tan 0 carry in Store £0 Tu ae | purchase, Near the house and in the street there were @ number of children, wien police oficer Lockwood stepped up, and, using his club, drove them away. ‘The little daughter of Mr. Wilkening ran back nome, and as she was about entering the door the policeman, who had followed her, struck her a heavy biow with his club on the back. Crying bitterly and as pale as death she reached her father’s room, and a friend told him what had happened. Mr. Walkening went in search of the officer and asked him the reason for his con- duet. “Keep your children in the house,’ said Lockwood, ‘The fatner stated that his daughter nad been sent to the store, Whereupon the oilicer struck Witkeniug on the head witu the club, felling him senseless to the ground. He then pulled him up by the collar and arrested him, On the way to the station house he knocked him down three times and beat him fearfully on the head, back and arms. Wiikening was keptin the cell over nigat and brougnt before Judge Dowling next morn! who immediately discharged hun, Wilkening mad ie @ complaint against Lockwood before the Police Commissioners, and the case was heard before President Bosworih on the 3ist of December last and the above facts fully proven, The case was referred tothe Board of Commussioners, Who have as yeu taken no action in the matter. A petition algo, signed by a number of the foromost residents of the First ward, for the removal of Lockwood, has been presented to the Commissioners, bus no Feport has yet been made on the subject. ARCTIC he ho Letter to Captain Hall from the Bremen Committee of the German Polar Expedi- ton. The following communication will expiain Itself:— BREMEN, Dec. 20, 1869. To Captain CHARLES Francis HALL, Arctic Ex- Plorer, New York:— HONORABLE SiR—As Secretary of the Bremen Comunittee of the German Arctic Exploring Expedi- tton I have the honor to send you herewith a short account of the plan of our expedition, which 1eft Bremen and the German shores on the 16th of June, 1869, in two ships, asteamer and a sailing vessel. I that you, dear sir, a8 an ex- and celebrated Arctic explorer, ‘Will have a peculiar interest in our enterprise. You will see from reporis that the ships are provisioned for two years. Their plan is to reach tne eastern coast of Greenland this year, and eering the next ‘summer to go as far north as possible, either by 1and or water. Ships were seen last on the lst of August im latiwude 73 north and lan tude 16 west of Greenwich. re deea. the account receiv from whalers ing im these regions at that time we have reason to believe that our sh’ps will have succeeded in ptercing the icefloes which surround the eastern coast ‘of Greenland, #0 that alter wintering the ex- pedition might bave a good chance of exploring these unknown regions farther north than has ever veen Teached by any one before. To the Bremen Commit- tee it is interestiug in the meanwhile to get every new account of Arctic wavel, even from foreign countries. I presume that you will have drawn up a report of your long sojourn in those regions and given it to Some newspaper or society. We should be very glad if you would kindly send us such a report. You intend, I understand, to re- turn next year to the Arctic regions, In this case you would greatly gratify us if you would give us notice when you go and where you are going. We may trouble you with some ieiters to our Arctic friends, ‘Though not propabie it is within the bounds of possibility that such letters may reach them some- where through the Esqnimaux. Apologizing for my request and the practical pur- ose I have suggested, yours most reg) tfully, , 3 M. LINDEMAN,” the Ger Secretary to the Bremen Committee of Polar Bx jon. Address to DESHAPRE & BREME ™ NEW TARIFF BILL, The Proposed Free List. {Washington (Jan. a ir ha! ce Boston Ad- The Ways aud Means Coromittee 18 not likel: report the Lari? bill under a fortnight. The fol the free list 4s finaily agreed upon at this to ‘Ateento, aconite (root, leat and ark), agarle, alkamet root, alckenenge, albumen terine amber, ambergi aloes, an! i, the sulp! bate and carbonate ot ammonia, ‘anunito in need” (rola OF extract, crude tat antimony ore, argo! ‘ubeston not manufactured, Vamboos <Q ella bark, Cinelons, Dark, bel bark, Peruvian bari ladotina root and leaf, free biaiantty, bromine, Biuter spplesy berries, nuts dye lis aud broken bell" metal, boiting cloths, ont atte Kall cat cined and bone ash for the ‘manufacture hosphates and fertilizers, books, mape and charts, slugie copies and not for and of which nono are print aes oy the United States, Durrstones in| rough or block and not bound wp into mil ‘stones, Brazilwood and logwood, and all otier dyewoods in aticks, bullion gold and ail buchtt leaves, cadm jamus, citrate of lime, dragon's blood, ceneilt bark and other barks, mot otherw iss provided catgut, Yomanuractured and unmannfactured platinum, for, cantharidea, castor and cutch, cochineal, cunia seed, cudbear. coins a8 ob jcotw of taste and not for sale, collections of antiquity not for sale, chalk unmanufactured, clay unmanufactured, coral fn rough, corkwood or bark iu foagh, cotton unmanufactured, cornejfa uumanntactured, crysolte unmanufactired, cuttle fish ‘bons, diamond dust and oust diamonds, Dutch metal in leaf or power, crude dyes uot otherwive provided for, eggs, verze, Bpanlah crans, patent ai jbrin io ail forms, firewoo nl, fish for bait, fint an emery ore or rock not pul hesive fuit for abipa" bottou fresh tish for immediate ©o1 ground Hint stones, flower Various kiads for medier ly for roman jants, Teaves aud roots of plore, Pinte glnes broken in ring, gambler, Guano, ins, gums of twenty different Kn crude guita, a horse hair for use for, wen horse orses” pieces and fit only goat pei pergp hair oa? for f root, ‘iithog nv, madder root, Mantsccipts, manures, manna, models of Inventions, crude moss of ail Kinds, musk in crude siate, nitrate of soda, nutgalis, nux vomica, oak bark, oakum and oraige and lemon peel, orchil in weed or palm and palmetto And cocoanut oil, mothe ersonal and household i ank, quit, oysterm, factured, leaf not manu- of palm or retorts for chemi- Bount and peariash ta evade state, pum- cal use, Pca foe stone, ee fk only to be used in makin paper, rataus and reeds, reslus ina crade state, rose Raves, roiten fens, ‘mat- Pron’ and ite lowers sarsapasiie in, Grade, stale, som away, coriander, fenn ees wood, rags of uil kind: Sandal wood, cariaiton, other seeds for medical bs FB jeaves, shells of enna acy Kind for private keeping, raw silk, ebrimp, sponges, squills, Dlmstone in crude state, taptora,teazles, turmeric, turtles verdigris, wild wood or ‘posted wood, ashes and all eer es rtide: wet samncraoincess oetee eeotey wuala cask several other actos. A very ii preportion of the above named arti- cles now phy a tariif of various rates, but yield so sinaifreturns that the aggregate revenue from tho whole aumber 18 only about $2,700,000, Putting them on the tree list, while tt does not greatly re- duce our revenues, goes far to simplify our ayeterns and do away with neediess vexations at the Custom House, The committee has not yet finished the bill and ive probabilities are that many other articles will be added tothe free list before @ report is made to the House, TRIPLE SHEET, ANOTHER RIB STRIKE. The Men in the Jersey City Workshops Strike Beeanse Not Paid Yesterday—Probability of the Susquehanna and Port Jervis Shops Joining the Movement To-Day—The Feeling and Views of the Men on the Subject—They Will Not Com- promise with the Company. It would seem as though the Erle Railway 1s des- tined to have another bout with its employés; for yesterday afternoon the workmen in the Jersey City shops “struck” because the company, as they allege, has not kept faith with them; and the indtca- tions are that the men in the shops in Port Jervis and Susquehanna will follow sult to-day, It will be remembered that the last strike was made tocompel the company to have a regular pay day. Themen contended that they were dependent upon their wages from month to month to support their families, and if they could not rely upon getting thelr monthly stipends on certain days they could novafford to work for the company and shouldbe compelled to look elsewhere for work. The company finally gave way and promised faithfully that on and thereafter the men should be pald onthe 12th of every month, at least by four} o'clock in the after- noon. HOW THE STRIKE BEGAN, ‘Tnere were about four hundred men working in the Jersey City shops yesterday, aud they had all re- solved that if the paymaster was not forthcoming at four o'clock they would all stop work and leave the place. No manifestation of trouble was made ail the afternoon up to that hour, and the men worked cheerfully, but ag the cluck struck four and the paymaster did not put in an appearance the men laid down their tools, and, taking up their dinner pails, walkedjout of the shops. The whole movement was so well planned and carried out that it took “outsiders”? completely by surprise. People who were not in the secret crowded about the men and plied them with questions. What were they leaving work so soon for? Was there a fire in the shops, and why cid the foremen all come out at the game time with the men? AN OFFICIAL MAKES AN APPEAL. I of tl ompany, who happened in Jersoy | At the tiie, got on an old freight Pa as the men were passing and attempted to address them, but the majority passed on in silence 9p fpd- ing ont that he did dot promise to come down with the dust there and then. Many, including some poe however, stopped to hear what the official had to say. begzed them not to act hastily. The company meant well and would do what was right, but it wouldn’t be bullied. They should go back to their shops and wait until they could get news from oe York, A sense Te RO ove atonce and th go we fr Twenty-third airtel psalm ‘This had no effect on the men, Ono of them yelled oni, “The company’s going to the devil, and we don’t want me ge swamped for their sake.” They then all passed on and joined their comrades. By five o'clock all the men had gone to their homes, WHAT A HERALD REPORTER RD, A HERALD reporter called on one of the focemen shortly alter the intelligence of the strike had been bruited about and had a conversation with him Cece the strike. The conversation was as fol- low: THE HARDSHIPS OF A WORKINGMAN. Rerorter—!I understand the men in the shops have struck again. What1s the trouble now? ForeMAN—IUs just this:—We men wio work hard for our money have ot families to support, and we expect to get paid for what we do. K ve you do not work for nothing, cer- tainl, ToxEMAN—No, sir, we don’t, ana what’s more we don’t intend to. What Imean when I say we ex- pect to get paid for what we do is that we must Know on what to ceed For instance, I’ve got a wife and three cWidren to support. I run w monthly accounts at the grocer’s and butcher's an Thave to pay my rent bythe month. Well, if | know shat on the ist or 2d or any certain day of the month I am sure to get my now to x things, don’t I? If my butcher that I will pay him ‘the 12th of every month, he says all right, and I get ey iy the 12th of the month comes about, and the and ae the 30th, and I don’t get patd. What does y grocer and butcher dof Why, they raise h—i, audwhatcan ido? . THE OBJECTS OF THE STRIKE. ReEPoRTER—Do { understand oo to say that the men have struck to have a regular pay day fixed? FOREMAN—Nos by any means. We have struck because the day that was fixed by the com. pany has come and they have not toed the mark. We segeore pons last time to have a ae fxea as day, and the company p mised faithfully ay ay ag on the 12th of every month at least by four o’c! in the afternoon. When that strike was over we resolved among ourselves that the company should keep its promise or we would not work, 80 we all struck at four o'clock to-day be- cause there was no sign or our hetng paid off. THE COMPANY DO NOT TREAT THE MEN WELL. REPORTER—Did you receive any news from New York—from the officers of the company, [ mean? Foreman—Not & word before we struck. After ‘we left the shop one of the officers tried to make us back, promising us that we would bave no reason fo complam. But we Know what the company’s promises are. Why, I’ve known men to go unpaid tor two and three months, and do you suppose we poor working men can stand that sort of thing? I tell you what it is, this (aro doesn’t treat us right. It’s devilish hard, REPORTER—What do a intend to dot ForeMaN—Just nothing. We'll stay home until we know we'll get paid. REPORTER—Do you not intend to appoint any com- mittee to call upon the officers of the company ? ForeMaN—Call on the officers! Not much. Why should we go cringing to them all the timer They know why we've struck. They don’t need any in- formation on that point. OTHER SHOPS 70 BERIER. 0-DAY. Rerorter—What if the company should employ men in your places? FoREMAN—They Can’t do it. No good mechanic will go back on us. We're all bound together and intend to Keep f 60, Now, V’ ues tell you another thing. By to-morrow morning the Port Jervis and Susque- hanna shops will have struck, and then what? THE FIRBMBN AND ENGINKERS WILL STRIKE TOO. Keporter—Will the fact of your (oem strike interfere with the business of the road? REMAN—Well, I should think so. When we struck here in Jersey City there were byes “3 eleven engines in the shops that wanied re) ‘which were wanted a8 soon as possible, Now, cor ered reed gsr mug angsnee int Gulf of the shops, don’t you see relies hae would be ane serviceavte, and so ary would be delayed while waiting for their engines. Revorrer—Are all your shopmen organized thoroughly as a unlont ForeMan—Yes, sir, we’re a unit in this matter; fnd what's more, the engineers and firemen are banded together in a protective union. They gene- rally get paid on the isth, and if the company don’t come down they'll strike, too, and then the road will suffer trom loss of business. It 19 believed that the company will try to eettle the diificulty to-day by promptly paying tue men. VACHTL The New Yacht Jeanette. Mr. Patrick McGiehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., has a new yacht on the stocks, called the Jeanette, which he expects to launch the’ coming week. The Jeanette was commenced on the Ist of December, and is owned by William Taylor ana John Pearson, of Jersey City. Her model is similar to the yacht Mattie, also built by Mr. McGiehan, and last seasen sold to@ gentleman in New Orleans, It has a very graceful bow and lines that denote speed, the princt- pal object sought for by both builder and owners, The Jeanette is 27 feet 6 inches in length, 11 feet breadth of beam and 2 feet 6 inches indepth. Her frame 18 of Jersey white oak, fastened with galvan- ized iron; her planking of cedar and deck of white pine. She will be dtted up with a mast 38 feet in length, with a boom 42 feat, gair17 feet 6 inches, and bowsprit 16 feet 6 inches outboard. Her racing satis, jib and mainsail, will contain 1,104 square feet of canvas, Already the spirited yachtmen who own this pretty vessel have made arrangements witn yachts of similar dimensions, belonging to neighboring aquatic janizations, to engage in several match early next season, Conspicugus among theése, perhaps the most important, 18 that arranged Batween the Bella, of Staten Island, and Mary, of Jersey City, i ir a sweepstakes Of $1,500. ‘The race wiii be salied from the Bayonne Yacht Club House around the Lightship and return. ‘The South Boston Yacht Club. {from the Boston Advertiser, Jan. 12.) The annual meeting of the officers and mom- bers of the South Boston Yacht Club was held atthe club house, K street, last evening. About forty members were present. . Commodore Green, the retiring president, occupied the chair. The club, financially and otherwise, is in a flourish- ing condition, The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Commouore, F. 5. Wright; vice commodore, K. W. W. Hawes; captain of fleet, P, J. Nolan; measurer, James ‘Champers; ureasurer, Thomas Christian; recording secretary, James He Stark; financial secretary, Henry Faxon, ar. pig haread L, @. Pierce, Thomas Johnson, William ES THE Sur ORANGE COUNTY WURDER| ™=2 t20an vascmmy, | NOWHER BAIR STRIME, | TUE TEUKORAPHERY STRIKE, STRIKE. Status and Prospects of the Movement in This City—“‘No Surrender’—The Strike in the South, ‘The telegraph operators on strike are making every preparation for @ long siege if necessarye Every day they may be found im fuil force, ladies and all, at 270 Grand street, which has become a kind of headquarters for their faithful band, At thelr meeting yesterday they received their usual number of despatches from all quarters. After listening td several very good speeches by two or three of the strikers Mr. Nelson W. Young, President of the Working men’s Union, was introduced, and after @ [ow re marks presented the operators, on behalf of Typo- graphical Union No. 6, the sum of $000 to aid them im their cause, Tho following was received by the Executive Come mittee during the meeting, It is taken from the Baltimore Sun of yesterday morning, and gives @ far better account ot the strike and 1tg effect in the South than we have before seen:— he operators of the Western Union Telee roe Semvasy secms’ to have broken out afresh, nt tideutt to decide ‘auyching 1 regurd to the matter, if it were eer the paca, fact that even messages are de an the press Vuslness of the telegraph ine greatly retardeds ie taeatiog ‘the assertion itoaiene As remark by’ contemporary, the public le Row compelled to 1 hl to Te tee does titer graalh Wares bein itis aie ‘feater amount of talk thaw uoy case of mout other small wars, there seems more prociaimatt anda tion, — As the strike now standin it seems that ,the upon whose returning to loyalty’ ite oompasy tlade some aapital afow gare) ford have been visited bye ane pear teen em agata to abandon their rag ewe near! yperator in rsa Caroling a {impor it station for the Cuban cable, 1 the stations between Kichmond and New Orleans. In Baltimore, we are assured, none of thé strikers have returned to work, aud, with few ex« ceptions, this 1s the case everywhere else, except ior a day or two at the South, as stated. What busiv ness the Sonny are ae ects ee Cp] has been mato! formed by 0] not belong to the’ s“Protecuve League.” The tele+ gra hers and the company secm equally obstinate determined, but as the 1oss must be heavy om both sided we should suppose, a8 hag been sug- gested by some of the newspapers, that some fair, Glear-headed arbitrator could speedily arranye a sets Uement of the duliculiics, Statement of the Causo of of the Strike in Sau FranciscoAttempt to Reduce Saluries Petition of the Operators Against the Meu« sure—Notice that They Would Be Disa charged—Unanimous Abandonment of Work Spread of the Strike. {) ope. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 3, 1870. Somewhere about thé 20ih Of laay month several of the employes of the Western Union ‘Telegraph Company received notice from the superintendent ot the intention of the company to reduce their salafies ten per cent, the reduction to commence from the 1st of December. One of the operators so notie fled called on Mr. Gamble and pointed out to him, the injustice of reducing their salarics for that month, of which they had already worked the best part, Shortly after notice was giyen that the reduc¢ tion would not be put if force until the 1st of Janu ary, On the 28th 6f December a petition, signed by. nearly all the operators employed in the Sad Francisco office, was presented to Mr. Mume« ford, the managing agent, asking bim to permit the salaries .to remain at the old. figures, This Mr. Mumford seemed to consent to, but it was only in seeming, for on the 1st of January notice was given to all the operators but two that their salaries would be reduced to $115 per month, the previous average of ail the salaries being $120. On this another petition was drawn up, signed by all the operators, including the twa whose salaries had not been reduced, and presented to Mr. Mumford. Immediately on its presentatioff Mr. Mumford gave orders to have the salaries of the two who had been excepted cut down to a leveh with the rest, ‘This made them indignant, and they refused to work on such terms; whereupon they were at once discharged, the otlier operators took sides with them and refused to wor ‘The news of the San Francisco ike was flashed to Sacramento, Gold Hii, a inia and all the prin< cipal offices throughout the State. In Sacramento the operators were addressed by Mr. Gamble, tha Tal Superintendent, and Tait of them wero asked to thelr words of honor og Genel ledge to endorse what he termed the absurd demands o1 the San Francisco operators. They pape ie), of days to see the striking operators and hear their side of the story. ‘This was peremptorily refused Mr. Gamble; but he agreea to allow tnem to co! by telegraph with those in San iclsco on cond! fon that he was allowed to stand by and listen what was sald. This proposition was declined the Sacramento operators, upon which Mr. Gamb! gave them fifteen minutes to make up their minda ‘whether they would do as he desired or be at onc@ dismissed. They did not take half that time to come to @ conclusion, bus unanimously decided it them fixed determination to stand by their brethren in S: Francisco, whereupon they were immeaiately nott- fied that their services were no longer needed, Thi left only the chief operator and manager to do al! the work of the office—a work that requires th services of nine or ten first class operators to pei form, News was soon after received from Virginia: City, Reno and other points Hib 3 accounts of @ somewhat similar state of affairs and noti- fying the superintendent that those offices woul be closed until the matter was satisfactorily settled. THE NEWS GOBS EAST. Tho operators at the Omaha office goon heard bes news and ere the day was past every membei Ce ce] Operators’ Union turoughout the United Stat iniormed of the movement. The Operators’ Prot tecuive League 18 & most powerful one and ver} stringent in its rules; it comprises all or nearly a! the first class operators In the United States and is, therefore, @ very formidable body to oppose, as “ Western Union Company 1s tikely to find out’ to 1 cost, HE AGENT BECOMES ALARMED. { To the surprise and amusement of all outsiders: Mr. Mumford, the agent, bad a special policeman} detatled for the protection of himself and the oifice,; which 1s located on California street, dreading, it 18° presumed, an attack irom the e: strikers; thi,’ however, is looked upon by the operators more as, an tnsult to them than as an evidence of apprehen- sion and has the paace of making them even more pee eS Cipher messages have since been re¢ ceived from some of the astern offices madioating that @ simular movement might be expected throug! out the Hast, The present indications are Cine strike will be inaugurated ‘ci ha Pg ‘ine ‘The state of affairs here 18 more easily imagined) than described. Nearly all the offices are left wittt none but boys to work the wires. No mining re; Lite from Nevada; no Associated Press despatches the East; no gold quotations from New Yor to guide the bankers and brokers; in fact, all telex graphic business brought to a standstill, and all ioe (a oo try few hundred a month—and at a time, too, mn the company is without opposition and id daily increasing its business. Ihave given you the true statement of the whole troubie, having received it from the operators them- seives—not merely from one, but from all; for called onthem at their assembly rooms, and was taere shown the notices in writing recelved by them severally of the Fedgotion in their wages; also the pens signed by them and pregented to Mr. Mum- to BROOKLYN CITY COURT, Action for Professional Malpractice. Thomas Moan vs. John Scott.—The plaintiff in thi case sues and seeks to recover $5,000 on a complain’ charging the defendant, a physician, with having caused the death of his late wife, Aun Moan, throug, ignorance and malpractice. From the complaint it appears that some time in the latter part of last year the deceased, Ann Moan, being then suf- fering severe bodily at! ailment, procured the services of the defendant. The latter, as alleged, treated the deceased for a disease diferent from that under which she at the ume pellaved she was suffering, and while belng so treated on the 28th day of Nos vember died, ‘The plaintif charges that death was brought about by the ignoraie, negligence and un- silfuiness of the defendant, ‘and for the 1083 sus- tained in the death of his wife he institutes the present action, taying damages at $5,000, For tue Plamntu, al, McMahon. POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA.—According to the estimates of the County Assessors, the population of California, exclusive of, San Diego. and Shasta, from ‘which there are po reports, numbers 568,827 souls, of Whom 150,000, or more than twenty-tive per cent, are in San Francigeo, Sacramento is credited with 36,000, Santa Clara and San Joaquin each with 24,000, Sonos! ma with 22,321, ‘Alameda with 17,000, and Solano With 13,000—and those seven counties have more vhan pe the population of the State, The total number of registeped voters is ee and they ¢ 000 of ial poll tax, but the,cole Siskiyou, a registered voters, collected $4,600, and haa wii oe collected $600, Many cia we @ great difference in the iotnens win inwhich iclal dutiés are performed, may be cited.—San Francisco Alta Caiyornia, ‘The inhabitants of Aix-la-Chapelle intend crectin, @ monument to the soldiers of their district wno fell in 1866. The work is entrusted to the execution of Professor Drake, and is to consist of a bronze group, seven feet high, representing a genius who holds a laurel wreath in is left hand, while with the right be supports a dying warrior who still grasps the en- sign. ‘Thia group will be placed on a pedestal of Silesian granite, on which the names of the fallen, ‘ApenuuMder, are to be engraved.