The New York Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1870, Page 5

THE COURTS. Proceedings in the Courts Yesterday. ‘The Clark-Bintnger Case—Importint Decision — ‘The Ship Neptune Examination—More Lottery Dealers in Trouble—The Rules of the Stock Exchange in Dispute—The Abrahams ‘Will Case~The Fenian Fund Con. troversy Up Again-The Fisk Pavement — An Injunc- tion Granted. GWITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. ‘The Clark-Bininger Case—lmporaus Deci- sloa—Tho Ruling of Judge McQpnn as to the Power and Jurisdiction of the Superior Coart Sustained, ‘ Betore Judge Matchtfora, In (he Mater of abrakum 8, Claris and Abraham Bininger.—Judge Biatchrord, ina tengthy decision, wappovta tne views taken of the jurisdiction of the Buperior Court by Judge McCunn, who first had judi- ‘@al cognizance of the whole subject of litigation, dudge Blatchford says:—The questions thvolved tere cousideread by this court in the case In re. Vogel (Second Bankrapt Aegister, 138). When propery is lawfully placed in tne eusody of a receiver hy tue court which appoints Hugh teenies 1b 18 in the custody and under the pro- in and contro! of Buch court Tor the time being, @@U LO Olber court bas y righ w inertere with such possession ubless y de Some court which nas a direct ‘Bupervisory con. over the court whose process as Girst taken possession, or soine superior jurisdiction to the preinizes, (Peck vs, Jennesa, 7 Howard, 612- 025; Williams vm Benedict, 8 iuid, 107-112; Wiswail ‘ys. Saumipgon, 14 ibid, ; Peale va, Phipps, 14 wd, ¥ lor v8, Caryl, 20 role, $3i, $u¢-5073 Freonyan. vs, Howe, 24 ibid, 450; Buck’ vs. Coivath, 8 Wanace, g34) In tie present posture of this case $ oes Dot appear that Lis court has such Fsdicuion lu tae premises or such KUpeEry! Sontrol over the State court im respect the propersy ia question as to antuorize i to take away from tne State court the possession Of suc propery or to enjoin toe receivers trom fortuer inierieriig with suct property, ‘iia Court Wh) always be seduious to enforce its just powers, but tt will not deuwaud irom any otner Ubunal auy- ‘@aing Which it Woald not be willing to concede itself Inder like circumstances. in the case reierred to—— re. Vogel—it cowpelied the restituuon to an assignee in bankrupwy of property which had been wakend away by process of a State court Irom we usody of this court, and its decision was aftr by the Circuit Court on review. ‘The priucipie on Which such restitution was eniorced woula authorize ‘Aho Stace cours in the preseut case Lo compel restitu- fion to the receivers oi such property as this court mbould take away by force from tae custody of such Brace court, and tins cours migiit then retaliate, and ‘she contusion and endiess strife would ensue which aro 80 forcibly Characterized by the Supreme Court An the opiuion dei.vered im tne case of Buck va. Col- bath, betore cited. ‘The application !s denied. A Judge Cowplaiaing That He Han Nothing to Do Through the Negligency of Counsel. Judge Biatontord sat yesterday, aud called over the admiralty calendar, No case was ready for trial. Counsel for plaintiff in several cases were willing wo goon, but counsebfor defendant were not quite pre- pared, or nad other engayenieuts or thei witnesses ‘were Gut of town or not m0 aveudance, aud wirat, therefore, could pe doue? Some ca: ve dxed for days in next wees, the Judge rewarking tnat buudreds of matiers Were pressing aud uv case ior Bim to try. Memvers of the oar observed that they bad been thrown out of Loew caiculations by sup- posing that the Judge would have veen engaged ua the Vulierton case; but the Jadge replied taat tney suould not assume hat the court would not sie romularly every day tor the next five weeks, if counse had read the HeEKALD they would have ascertained that on Lue order Jor tie posipouemeat of tho Puilerton case the Court noulled that adui- rally Wials Would ve proceeded wiia. WTO STATES COMMSSIONERS” COURT, Tho Ship Neptune Care. Beiore Commisatoner Suicids. Tha United States vs. Enoch W. Peabody, Mc- > Donaid and Brady.—The defendants are, first, the eaptam of the ship Neptaue, and the other detend- ¢ @nta, McDonald and Bravy, are trstand third mates Of Wie gawe vessel. ‘They were jomuy charged witu 1 treatment of tne crew of Lhe Neptune on that vee ee alast voy: irom Liverpool to tats port. Up to yesterday the delenaauts were examiuea iogether on the’charge, put on wotion of counsel tue Comnmis- moner ai this slage of we proveeuings grauied a Separave examinauion tu eacd cuse. The furtuer ing 18 se dow, for Suturaay, at ten o'clock. . More Lottery Dealers in Trouble. The United States vs. Charles Marks and Robert Spencer.—The deiendants are charged with exercis- Ang and carrying on the trade or business of lottery dealers wiinout payment of the special tax. thay were yesteraay arrested and brought belore Commis- wiouer Shields, who admitted them to bail in $2,000 each to appear for exaumnution on Weduesday next, SUPREME CCURT—SPECIAL TERM. Whe Rules and Roguiatious of the New York Steck Exchango in Questi Before Judge Cardozo. Alexander T. Compionvs, William H. Netlson.— ‘This wasa suit to determine whetuer a temporary injunction previously granted should ve made per- Manentor discontinued. The complaint set forth that the plaintiff was a member of the firm of Jonn J. Pardee & Co., bankers, the only other member of the paid firm belug Pardee, one of the defendants, who is a member of the New York Stock Ex- change. ‘The plaintiff, however, was not a mem- ber of that institution. ‘the ruies of te association Provide that we governing commiites suall ap- point and has, appointed an aroiirativn commitwe consisting of nine members, Vurimg tae period froin July 6, 1869, to september 24, 159, the platn- tun’s firm’ bad varivus transacuols in goid with = oue .Kandsii u. Foot, wie Was # member of the New York Stock Exchange. and aiso of the New York Guia bxeuange. It up- fared wat certain diferences having ariseu Lween tue plaimtil’s Orm aud Foote, piuintit? acd Pardee commenced 4 su Foote joiaed issue upon She whoie cause of acuion. ‘the complaint set forth that the deiendants, consututing the yoverning com- mittee, acting upen the ruics of Lhe assuciation, as- g@umed Jurisdiction of the matter in issue tuerein, and intimated wat M the piaintil in we acuon ahould Iau Lo appear belore the arbitration commit Gee the case would ve weard ex parte, aud tirealensd Pardee that in the event of the piainuif in the ac- tion refusing compilauce witn the decision of tke commutiee fle wouid be suspended from the mem- bership of the Exchange; that tue matters at issue tn the said acuon lave reference priucipally to transactions eniered.into by Pardee & Co., on the oruer of KF, W. Sterry & Co., tor the purchase ‘and the sale of gold. A® neither of the mow- bers of tue pisintii’s urm were membors of the New York Gold Exchange the orders were given by them to Fovte, who anderiwok tolulfil them, Sterry & Co, make claims against & Uo,, but refuse to recognize tue*comimit- tee of the KXchaage us arviters 1M Cue matters. Tue plaintif conieuds that as the matiers in dispute could not be fatrly heard and aeterimined by the “Arbitration Cominittes, be bas, thererore, refused to Place sucn iiteres(s at too disposal of Via coumtt- tee; that, notwithstanding tie piuintlt’s objections, ‘whe defendant Pardee was williag to subimit tie Matters w the decisiun of tue Comuitiee. Upon the foregoing state of facts the plainuit obtained in Le- ceruver jast ao Injuncuon resiraming Joan Jay Par- dee and the other defendants aud tue members of ‘she New York Stock Exchange irom lnterieriog with the matters in dispuie, the case now came up in ular order, having been ully Subuitied, judge Cardozo reserved lus decision, e The Abrahams Will se—Charitablo Distri+ bution of Property. Before Judge Brady, Benjamin Abrahams, Executor, dc., vs, The He. brew Benevolent Society.—This was a sult to estab- lish whetuer several legacies bequeathed by Simeon Abrahams, deceased, were valid, and whether any prefercaces in the omler of payment were to bo made among the Jegacies to charitatie insutitions. simeon Avralams, & pliysician, died in this city UL April, 1867, bequeatuing to Lis brother, the plaiaud, the sum or $60,000 aud to bis sisier £.0,U00. Di ceased also left to w#everal Hebrew and other charitable institutions «large = sums. of money, varying {rom $1,000 to $0,0W0 each and Lo some $2,000, ‘I'he plaintiff was one of ine executors, the whole of the personal estate amounting to $138,500 according to tie imventory, Jt subsequently appeared, however, tual the property Was notof such vaiue. ‘the complain also aets lorta that the wuole of the estate of the said testator, Including tle proceeds of the real eslate as soid, Will not be suficint Co provide tor the several jegack and dispositions contained in ‘the will, but Will fa! short thereof by a large amount, and that the piata- tu cannot properly proceed to the distrioution of she estate or the lurtber payment of the legacies ‘Without first obsaintug the judgment and direction Of the Court by wuicn the will couid be unterpreted &nd the duvies of the piainti as executor dedoed, fhe Case has wou been couciuded, x SUPERION. GOUIT—SPECIAL TERM. Tho Wraogle About the Fenian Fand, Before Judge Spencer. Jeremiah O' Donovan Kossa vs. John O' Mahony.— ‘The action in this case is to recover $8,000 of the Wenlan Hond woney im the hagas of whe recesver, Te NEW YORK HERALD, THUR: J, Barr. The case came ester: jouon for an order to abow ay cee een Sedumeaeee cause why the suis snould not Counsel tor plaintif read an aMfidavis to the effect thas Mra, Ney 4. O'Donovan Ri agent and wife of tue plaintiff. had given instructions to have the BUIL ADUDdONed, He also produced a ebowing at aN agreement had een drawn up between Mra, mem of coate to the Toriner ihe sutaboutd be di. qonuntiea. foriner the suit shoul ue Toe 46/adanv’s counse) davit denying that he nad received any nouce Concerning the abandonment of the suit. The Court decined to allow the counsel to make Me altidavit-at present, and pont} tne case ull Saturday next to give time for the production of any documents that might be requirea, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERR—PART 2. Verdict Against u: surance Company. Before Judge Monell. Hermann Suurm v3, The Atlantic Muiwal Jasur- ance Company.—This case, which bas been fully re- ported in the HERALD of Tuesday and yesterday and which went to the jury on Tuesday evearng, was to- day concluded. wtie. jar, after bemg outhne tong me, verdict awarding fui) aaumages ‘to plainuff to Lhe amount of ‘sono. bai COURT 05 COMMON PLEAS, ‘Tho Fisk Pavement—An Injunction Granted. Before Judge Van Brunt. J, H. Dudley 06 al, vs, The Mayor et a and The Board of Assessors ¢ al.—This was an application on behalf of the property holders of 129th street for an Injunction to restrain the levying of any assess- ment for the Fisk concrete paveinent in that street on tne ground that under ordinances of 1824 an: 18g 1b Was provided that a trees which bad once been paved at the expense of the owners of pro- perty in the vicinity tue expense of paving it and keeping 1 10 repair should be burne by the Corpora- ton, and that as gubsequent repairs were for whe public benedit private property sould pot be as- sessed, Counsel submited that as the Fisk con- crete pavement was & nuisance the Corporation had nO right to create & nu sauce and make the property owners bear the expense, duage Van Brant granted the injunction, COURT CALENDASS—TAMS DAY. Supreme Count—SraciaL TerM,—Before Judes Peale —hsues Of law and fact.—Nos 109, 221, 227, 220. Scrxewe Court—CuamBers.—Before Judge Bar- ¥ Pe of calenaar twelve M, Reserved case 0. 129, MARINE COURT—TRIAL TSRM.—Part 1.—Before Judge Alker.—Nos. 563, 176, 306, 480, 686, 637, 688, 589, 605, 614, 016, 620, 022, 624, 62% Part 2.—Before Judge Gross.—Nos, 426," 06,472, 618, 677, 678, 683, GI7T3;, 548, 690, 592, 609, O11. COURT OF GENBRAL SESSIONS.—Held by Recorder Hackelt.—Court opens at cieven A, M.—The Peopie Va. William Steele, robbery; Joun McGrath ana James Kevington, burglary: William Fletcher and James FletcLer, Jelouious assault aud battery; Joun Nelson and Abraham Steru, jorgery; Charies Cour- deay, Maurice Warscheuer, Joseph Albest Sareea M. JORuson and Jerowe Bradley, grand weDy; Jerome Bradley, forgery. UNITED STATES COMMISS.ONERS’ COURT. The Latest Conspiracy to Defraud the G ernment. Before Commissioner Jones. The Tnited Siates vs, Richard Rowland, E.J.Hamp- den and Others.—The defendants, it will be remem- dered, were arrested on the charge of conspiring to defraud the government by means of @ oogus mort- gage Upon property woich bad been seized Lor viola- Gon o1 the Exc.se law, and the-circumstances of the case ave already been published in the NERALD. ‘The hearing 1 the Case was vel down for yesterday, but in Cousequecce ox the illness of one of tie coun- sel for thy duleice ib Was pdsiponed unui Monday next. SUPREME COUs1—sPeCIAL TERM. Foreciosing a Mortguye—Alleged Sham Inte- rest. Before Judge Pratt, Matthew Randal vs. Grace B. Cooke, Impleaded.— This action is brought by plaimuf,, as assignee, to foreclose @ mortgage made by one Charies Cooke and Grace B, Cooke, his wife, to Catharine Toten ‘The defence i that Kanga}lis pot the real party in juterest, and that Grace Cooke not having joined in Ube deed of the property to one Austin Meyers, who, as claimed, supplied the assignment of tue mori- Gage, 18 eutitied to the protection of her mcuoate ght of dower, to be subrogate to the rignts of plain tulr upon payment Ww Nun oO} tue amount of the mori- re With Interest and Costs. otion Was made by piaitiT yesterday to strike out that portion of the answer setting forth that be was not the real party in issue und ior judgment oa the balance, Decision reserved. BOARD OF HEALTH. A Doctor’s Doxe—They are Declared Nul- sances—The Metropolictaa Gas Company Cano—Dr. Stono Elected Presideat—small pox—Fut Mekers. This Board met yesterday, Commissioners Henry Sraitu aud Crane being absent. DR, STRACHAN’S DOG KENNEL. The attorney reported that # complaint had been made against a dog kennel in the yard of Dr. A. R. Strachan, of No. 47 East Twenty-third street, charging that four dogs of wuuruly natures are kept tnere, whose kennel 18 offensive to the sense of ameil and howlings to the sense of hearing. He asked for instructions to commence a suit, ag It came under section 167 of the Savitary code. A discussion followed, some taking the part of the dogs and overs that of the compiatnant, Mr. Mauierre staved that the animals were valuabie sick, lormerly the property of tue late uritisn Min- ister, aud that Dr. Stracuan had expressed nis wil- lunghess Wo remove them if toeir preseuce was ou- Jecuonabie. Lhe attoracy was instructed to com- mence ® Bult after tive days’ notice saould the @.leged nuisance not in the meantime ve abated, HOG SLAUGHTER AND OTHBR NUISANCES. A request Was received from Neusetier & Brothers for a permit 10 siaugnter hogs at No. 414 West Fifty- fourth street. ‘The inspector and Sanitary Superin- leudent reyorted againas granting @ Veriuic, and it Was reiused. A petiuou was read from citizens of the First ave- nue asxing the Bourd to abate che candie tactory of B. 4. Mitchell & Vo., Nos. 607 and 6u9 Firat avenue, woich they deciare to be nuisance. Dr, Morris re- Dorted thal 1% 13 Ovjectionabie, but can be improved by certain cuanges 10 tue mode of mauusacture, Referred to We panitary Comuitcee. GUANDERS IN HORSES, * A commnnicauon was received irom Henry Bergh, President of the Soctety for the Prevention of Cru- eliy to Anitnals, asking for the co operation of the Bourd in prevenung the spread of giuuders and Jarcea im bores. Kelerred to the Sanitary Superin- teudeut and the Veverinary Surgeon. THE GAS WAR BNDED. Professor Chaauier reporwda that the purification Of gas ac ine works of toe Metropolitan Gas Light Company, im West orty-second sireet, is now efected by materiais which do not, in his judgment, give rise to offensive or deleterious gases, Laming’s wixture i8 now used in piace of lime. 1t 8 found to be very efficient, half the puri- fiers formerly used with lune being found suficient when filied wits the iron mixture for tie purifica- tion of all the gas Mauulactured, which is now avout 1,350,000 feet per every twenty-four bours, ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT, The Board went into an election for president. On the first ballot Dr. Stone received four votea, Lincoin three and Bosworth one. Un the second tue vote was the same. Un the third Stone was elcoced fe vole:—htone, #ix; Craue aud Loswortu one ‘The chairman of the Sanitary Committee stated that the sma:lpox was marxediy on the deciine, but few cases comparatively veiug dauy reported. |The relapsing fever is aise under such control that the number of cases reported aaily has declined to one or two, though the sanitary inspectors constantly searca for 1b throughout the entire tevement Douse districts, Every kuuwn case and every aparunent Where it eX1s\8 or has existed 18 believed to be under SUCH Care as to prevent the spread of the contagion from these ceutres of infection. ‘The Board refused to grant permits to molt fat to auy of te applicants for such permits in the vicinity of Weat fhirty-eizath sireet. MIPRO-GLYCERINE DISASTER AT MORBIS- ANA. Ono Man Instantly Killed ond Several Others Soverely Injured. Shortly before noon yesterday a terrific explosion of nitro-giycerine occurred at the new race course now being constructed at Morrisania, which re- sulted in the a@lmoat instantaneous death of a laborer named John Sullivan, and the tnfic- tion of serivus injuries upon nine others, one of whom is not expected to survive. It appears that the explonive commodity, nitro-glycerine, which is being employed for removing rock on the pro- posed track, bi not been properly cleared away irom @ Diast of the previeus day, and while ‘‘tamp- ing” home another biast adjoining the explosion took piace, scattering destruction in its vicinity, ‘The following are the names of the tnjured:—John Hollis, leg broken and also believed to be fatally in- jured internally; Dennis Harvey, severe bouuy in- juries; Jona Murphy, head badly cut; Michael Brady, severely cut on the head; Patrick McEntire, Jobn Nolan, Kobvers Cosgrove, Daniel O'Brien, Thos. Ahern and Joon Harris, ail imjured im various por- hone of tueir bediew, Coroner Batugave was uo- ed. THE BAILEY WHISKEY RAID, ABLE ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL. Opinion of the Court to be Rendered on Saturday Next ‘The case: of the United States agatnst Martin R. Cook cuimymated in interest yesterday, 18 being known that counse) for the defence and prosecution ‘Would each sum up, and at the same time give some Striking evidences of the powers of eloquence with whieh both are socredited, The court room was crowded in every part from ite opening to its close. ARGUMENT OF MR. CARTER. Mr. Carter on rising sald that according to the order of proceedings it devolved on him to now address the Court, twas a most dificult task, as there was really nothing for him to say. Nothing had been proved against the accused, but a full and» perfect explanation had been made on every branch of the case by the testimony of Wituesses, who had not been contraaicted in the slightest degree, Whatever point, therefore, may be touched upon by bim must be @ point raised merely by conjecture. If left to his own discretion he would not say a word; but, possibly, his elient, af'ne remained silent, might think be bad vot fuily discharged hia duties in this particular, He would, Uherefore, have to gay sometiing, and he would begin by reminding his Honor, as he had done at the Outset On Moving to dismiss the case, that there are certain rules by which his Honor must be bound in ‘Unis investigation. One of these ruies was, that it ‘must appear that some offence has been committed. He dia not mean to say that there must be clear proof of the fact thas an offence had been commitied, that an offence must be Proved by overwhelming evidence, but it must appear by satisiactory evidence that an offence has been committed, But when you come to the otner questivn, Wnat isthe exteut Of the probable cause, id WHAC cOuneciion has the defeudant with we jeged vifence? @ less grade Of prooi is Decessary, Qnd &@ sinalier measure Ol evidence Is required to bauisfy your Honor upon that powt. The general proposition would not ve disputed. He would now Fecur to (ue case as tue government bas been eudea- Voring to estavish it here. ne iret ubservauon to be wade was whether the gevernment had estan. lisuea anyvaxng more throughout the case whan had been esiabimhed at (ue Very Utes. ‘The svle evidence of the governmeut conmiste of declarations o.ly, Firat, the declarauon of Farrington, lounu aaroug the papers of ihe Hau, of Gordon, Fuilows & MtcMilan, aud \Werelore, as the goverument claime Gordon, bellows, McMullan & Qovk, the special defendants, here are bound by. ‘ihe Urst decizration was that ‘Uhese 133 barrels contained 6,425 gallons of spins. ‘That Was # were ueciarauon on paper. ‘Ibe otler piece of evidence was Of the same Character. Itis a weciaration of oneof the members Oo! tue Orm found OnrLbe books of tue firm, tuat 133 barrels of E. and D. Wuissey did contain 6,425 gallons of spirits. But these deciarauious are not such evidences of any fact. ‘Therelore tye entre cage Of Lhe government consists Of these tWo declarations, Which your Houor thinks gud the governwent ciuius In evideuce to bind the menibers of tc firm. ‘Phat wili be wumiveed til the Mmacier 18 expiained, and 1n order to explain them we Inst BHOW Wit the actual transaction was and then compare the actual ansaction wit these decmra- tous, ‘Tue government baa no rigat to call upon the defence to explain tue matter, but as we were called upon to do so we dia it tuorougaly aud com- piciely. Counsel tien proceeded to review tue evi- deuce very fully ahd ewvorately, contending, trom the Lestiwony of tue Various Wiluesses On Lie side Ol the prosecution, as well as that lor the defeuce, that no charge bad been subslaiuaicd ana Tuut even Ho proowvie cause for sending the case co another tibunal Wad been shown, aud, concluding, Said tual Af his Houor’s inind Was Cconstrucied as KomMe minus were, capavie of velug Operated ou by circum. Blauces O1 Were HUSpicloU, wud Was lupreguabie to proof, be might go further imto argument of the cuse. If his Monur’s mind Was, as be believed iL Was, of that legal judicivuy nacure thal 1s guided only by ieyal rues of evidence and law, and woicu SULINILS Lie LO LHe Lestiluuuy OL Witnesses Whose trutu und velacity bad not been aud cannot be lwpeacued, he was convinced that lis Honor would Gisimiss the Cuurge at Once, and, Lherelore, tuere Was Oo reason Wily le shoud Juriuer teke up the time of Lue Court, Li, om tae otmer Land, we Court would be guided by the rules laid cown by the prosecution , there Was no occusion Tor him (counsel) commeaung UyON Lhe MaDuUeEr OY Bppedrance O1 ths Larce reLaDE Witnesses Wo had GO thorougiily ang satistactorily explained cverytoing having ide appearance of sus- Picion Against tbe defenuaois, tiuaan testimony means someting Ori, Means motiing. Peopieare vo be held for the commission of crime on mere suspicion that imay arse or be arstorid agelust thew, or tbat may pave previously eXisved against then, 16 tiis (0 be KO, or belore We condemn suall We not take the | testimony of faituiut winesses? Ib must be eituer tue one course or we o.ner. We, by our witnesses, have overtarown every iueory of tue prosecution. On the other side you have uot the testimony of & single Witness Ww @ wugie fae. You have only their declarations, aud deviarauons only, aud these decia- Talons themselves are expiatued by the very parues Woo made tuew or procured Wem to ve made. ‘The @ act and precise meaning of these declarauons have been iuiiy aud satisfactorily explained oy taem and their meauiug aud intended appiicauon aud force pointed out, With regard vo tue 135 varreis laarked k. D., Ligh wine, four witnesses Dave sworn that a gi portion of it was moved wo au upper lot, and that whea gauged they contamed oniy twelve gailous moe than the government gauge. ‘tiie fact has besa Vestified to vy four witnesses whose tesumouy sianas uDIMpeacued, would say, in couciu- s10n, that tuere Was no circumsiunce, even of sus) clon, bo Lhrow Upon Lhe transactions of this Uru in connection with tnis case, although the government Das Rad posseasiva Of tieir voOOkS for live or #ix Weeks. If bis Honors mind was to be operated upou by mere suspicion sume theory ol suspicion Ibay be lortured out of ali the surrounding circu. stances of the case, aud if from thi it Was Lupre.- matle to proos wen ail examination, atl tes mony, ali argument was utierly tule and futile, Believing a3 he (couuse:) did tuat ail cae testimony adduced—the testimony of four most re- Spectuble, unlMpeacied wituesses—would be ac- ceptaole vy the Court as faithiui aod reliadie, tuere coud be NO Lesitation 1D arriving ata just conciu- sion 1D the Cave, especially wnen (hat Lesumony wad ail the surrounuing proois, facts and circumstances are compared witn tue feeble atiemupt on the pari of the goverument to crimiuate ud, He relied wita contlaence on tne justice of the Conuumsion- crs for @ prompt dismissal of tue cparge. ARGUMENT OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY PIERREFONT. Ex-Judge Pierrepont on ris.ug said:—May It please your Honor, | Want to bay ab Ute outsed tbat with peopie dealing in whiskey, or drinking waiskey L Baye DO prejudice. i have NO More objection vo the merchant who dealé in whiskey than I nave to tue Mercuant Wuo deais in Molasses, Or to the Inan woo G@rinks Whiskey whan we ian who drinks none. All I contend tor 4s @ government olticer is th neither the merchant who deals in wuiskey nor the man who drinks it shall in their dealings or driakings deiraud the govern- ment, He haa, tereiore, ho prejudice awainet the defendants in this case. Oue of tiem, Mr. Fellows, he tad Known cient on former times, He had no idea that Mr. Feliows would willingly cteat or defiaud @ customer of his who was trusting to bis honor and reputauon as @ Merchant. But ue would take the preseut occasion v0 state from we short experieuce he bad in Mus present oifice of District Atwrney he had discovered that- men were Willing, @nd even women were ready aud Willing, to cheat the goverumeat *hrougo customs and revenue retu;ns. Men and women who in every otuer transaction were bonorable and pure and above reproach’ would come from abroad wnd cheat the government, if they could, of the customs revenue. Merchants lu the highest standing in this community, aud honorabie in every Oblier transaction and branch of business, wil do the sawe thing. Every week that passea they were making deveiopmenis of tus aliemp: at fraud op thy Internal Revenue Department by persons connected with the whiskey business. That there are tewptations to cheat iu consequence of the high rave of duty was trae. It was more likely that merchant of good character aad staud- ing Among tuwir fellow meu Would attempt to de- Iraud the goverameut than to cheat @ customer of a ie cent. ‘The cuargs here is one that requires osest Acratiny and the most patiout investiga- What is tue duty of the eificers of ine govern- nent ana vie Court in bis caver 1b 1a their daty to make AD investigation for the purpose of ascertain- ing trom the evidence whether there is probable cause established against tue accused party as to make it your honors duty tw direct further examination to be made by tie Grand Jury. With that ends your duty. If on aa tuvestigation of vhe case before you, you find there ts uo ground, although tere Were suspicious circumsiances, or ich &8 om their face might look auspicious, ana yet Mf explained away in such a manner as leads your mind toa conviction that no wrong Was mtended, you will discharge the parties, and | would be tran- ascending my line of duty if { counselied otherwise, Counsel then proceeded to review tne testimony, Ke- Jerring to the revuras flied up by Griggs, the wituess, making the number of gailous and the tax w be paid, aud the return here attached, and that fled in ‘the ofiice In the regular way, aiter the tax was paid, and produced from their dies, he contended was prima facie evidence that the amount of tax there stated a8 having been paid was the only tax paid. Ivia not necessary tuat the government shoud prove that even that vax was paid. We have proved that that Was thereturn they made and that this Was the tax return that ought to nave been paid. And we produce this evidence from their own flew that this was the tux paid and no otner. Nor do they pretend tout any other tax was paid, What elae do Cs we find? Lue one Hundred and thirty-toree Larreis White is ef te same samo of inspected tne for BE. B. proof, the EB OD barrels, game in- spector. jm comparing one witn th shows @ different number of gallons irom the other to the contenta of these same numoer of barrels. ‘The ope on Which bbe tax i6 paid the rerorn on i the ot & eroat cea! bad been hundred and thir o ol One hundred and forty-eu! ae Very Witness has sworn that the one hundred and forty-eient barrels were not gauged, and almost the Jet Word that counsel for the defence ulisred was sapsning of the Woavtbey were nor Mr. Carter—No Witness swore kind, that they were not ed. swore that they” were gauged, Pierrepont— wy swore wl Mr. Pierrepout—I am not wrong; J submit to your pyar on the point, Farrington never nade maa return vo it till afterwards, was made. and Farrington does not whth the tax ought w have been paid pes yog evidence of the huodred and is There w nothing of the kind, pure assumpuon to say Bo. 1 rter-—Excuse me; you are wrong. 6 Of it, but, on the contrary, he swore he never Carter—Farrington did not do it, but it was Mr. Pierrepont.-No; they say there was some Memorandum made on tue subject, but no gauge sald in relation ‘bt barreis, and he Witnesses bey were not retend that be dd gauge It, nor was entry made‘of it ull the lish #even or eight days after. efdogus, Mr, Carter—Wita regard to the 4,624 gallons Hatn- away swore— gauged it or saw it gauged, Mr. Carter—'There 1s no evidence uged or that he gauged it; bus tne evidence of tts demg gauged ts the fact of the re humoer of vallons gauged, Mr, Pierrepont (interrupting)—-You will find that there 18 nO evideace to BLOW that Hathaway ever that he saw it turn giving the Mr, Pierrepont —I contend that there ls no evidence of their being gauged, Mr, Carter—If not gauged how could we have got at the number of gations? Mr. Pierreyout—1ou can find any number of gal- lons you aesire when Iraud 18 the object. How did You ‘get those rewuros? By making false returns. ‘There 18 pol & particle of evidence to BLOW Luat tne 148 Darrels were ever gauged by Farrington or Main. away. ‘the Commissioner—That ts my recollection, nd that on consultation smong themeelves—Farriig- vod, Cook & Hathaway—it Was assumed that was the awount. Mr. Peiton, also for the defence—Farrington said they were gauged. air. Pierrepont contended that Farrington made nogauge of them, and that he them. te contended that accord Jaw and couunon sense everything never even saw ing Ww common was to be taken ayalost tbat party wie coud not slow from ter books: fuith{a) returns and exhibite of them from check books, receipts of ther own keeping, aad kept every duty paid, who could not make taxes pald by and cash books in the reguiar course of their business, and by which they couid aso show every angle barre! of ‘whiskey What cawe jn and every oue that went out, to by whom purchased and the amount ot tax whom sold aod paid. 1 the law ta this regard was not upheld, then, he Would say, let courts perish. Let us, for God sake, have no more imvestigations of any kind; but let whiskey ruie, twample down the law—tear it uuerly away—aud let brivery, corruption and fraud rule ip its stead, day, Mr. Comnu ugsiouer, by your Tuling 10 this cage, Whesber tis sail be go or NOt. ‘Lhe Commissioner stated he would give tue case the most careful consiaeration, and render ais de- clon on Saturday next, ‘Toe court thea adjourned, KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISCRS. Brooklyn—A Real Estate Job Salaries Increased—Straw-Bod-Militia Soldiers of Unmasked— The Inspectors of Election—Leakages, &c. The regular week'y meeting of th © Kings county Board of Supervisors was held yesterday afternoon, the chairman, communicavion was received from Supervisor Osbora, presiding. A the Trustees of the Law Ltprary recommending that the salary of the Labrarian of ¢ Vo $1,500 per annum, The Salary Committee reported Couniy Law Library be increased @ resolution tn favor o1 deiegating totne Justice of the Court of Sessions the authority to designate and appoint a atenographer for the Court of Sessions, at a salary of 2,500, dating from February 1, 1870. Adopted. The Committes on Accounts reported, among a large number of other bills against the county, one which waa certified{by Major General 8. L. Woodford for $126 for 100 straw beds for the use of the 100 men of the Thirteenth regiment, New Uonsl Guard, while on duty in the state Arsent Portiand avenue, under the recent vices by the Sherif. that not ground it He did was nee not what bed soldiers. York Sate Nw call for their ee ‘The Supervisor from Fiatbush objected to the payment of this bill, a use legal 100 ministry or somethicg of that sort. He, for’ one, would vole against the payment of the bill, as ite passage would estabiiso an ill-advised precedent. ‘The bill was ordered to be paid by a vote of 18 in the aiirmative against 7 1m the negative. Rules for the government of the Imtroduced ana laid over for one week. ‘the salary of Jolin H. Levy, keeper of the dead house, was by resolution increased to $1,000, Fi lars ‘was the amount heretofore pat Of this office. ‘the same committee reported in favor of urging wage ol the bill before the Legislature to 1x ry of William Bishop, Clerk of, the supreme the Court, at $3,000.per annum. ve huudrea dol- id for the dusies ‘The special commitiee to whom was referred tho resolution calling for mformation as to the amount ol rents received for the houses now leased oo the ground adjoining the Court House reported in favor of continuing tue leases unul the expiration Lee Le Mr, Dufly, the lessee of the houses & question, 2 coliected In renws, to the county, and realized Cross said th before ‘the committee tnat $2,400 himself. Supervisor Paid $12,450, had gone round among the tenants and had seen tneir receipts for rent, amounting to $16, $00, Mr. Duffy personally reattzea but property, but there were tree or f men present, Wuose Dames he wou who had “their share’ eaab doled the lessee. There was no good reason why county should not rent this property without agency of Mr. Dusty, and realize ail Wade thereon by this person. ‘rhe Supervisor ofythe Tenth ward best interests of the lected through one lee: tue collection should be placed in Board, in (he aggregate He wouia not dispute the assertion uiat $2,400 from this ‘our ouher gentie- id not mention, out to them by i | that was to be thought it to the unty thar the rents be cole . 48 18 How done, than that the nands of we He imputed @ desire on the part of those members who urged the cancel of the eases and the tearing down of tne “stabies,”’ ‘“itquor siores,’’ &c., standing on the property in question, owned by the county, to improper motive sire to display uew buildings in the were not shown to advantage while Temained. ‘The Supervisor from Flatbush because of their de- vicinity, which these bandings moved that the clerk of the Board notify the lessee that he cen, if he sees proper, surrender the Jease of the on the 1st of May next. The original lease roperty 8-16 months to run before its expiration. The commitice was discharged from further consideration of the subject. A resolution calling apon the members of the Legislature of Kings county to amend the law conferring the power of appointing tnree inspectors of election in each district to the Common Council by restoring that right to the city visors. A republican Supervisor t: Board of Super- aought that the fewer the allugions made t election tnspectors and canvassers and their appointment by the Supervi- wors the better for decency’s sake, as they had not been successful last year. Laid on tue tabie. One thousand five hundred doliars additional was voted to complete the Morgue, 00 00 having aiready been expended upon the work, it was tated that the County Treasury was $2,000,000 short to-day aud oxpenses were ventinuaily increas: Of tailing on addionai expense to ev taken, IL was stated, lelt the county rowing and was highly peruicious 1 The County Treasu hibitory resolution pr tendenvs of the Poor Lo $40,000, ‘The systera very work unde; continually bor- in result. ing. ‘as relieved from the pro- ously passed, coufining the paymeat of money to vie ‘Account of Lhe Superin- ‘The Board adjourned until Monday week. GENERAL QUESADA. Enthusiasm Among the mation to be Issued To-Day. General Quesada, la! man House ail ment citizens of New York. jane—Crowds of Visitors at tho General’s Hotel—A Procla- commander-in-chief of the Patriot army in Cuba, who arrived in town night before last, remained in his apartments at the Hom- jay yesterday, aud was visited by an immense number of Cuban genilemen and promi The beautiful fag of the ttle republic Noated from the roof of the hote}, and was frequen’ the street; while the esiablisiiment seemed to from American into Cast resounded with cheered iP flueauy, and contributed immeascrab! tertainment of Awerican visitors n Spanisn. Prociamation containing aa eficial in Cuva. by people in be vesuibuie and pariors of | be transformea ccompiished peak = bngiiel to the en- 08 familiar with To-day General Quesada will padiish a report of afairs Toe docuiuent was being preparea jae eveniag, but haa mot suficiently approached cum- pletion to be given to the press. A. in the McMahon is pri bg next. Trangements aro city to qive bi Cuban Leaga dent, has invited od tal to attend their mecting on | on the claim. men had for 100 straw beds while on duty for one night, If they were to lie in the beds they could not nave performed any soldiery duty unless they were straw- ‘The law provided for the payment of one doliar @ day and rations to members of the National Guard wile on active service, are pot rations. When the militiamen of this county cannot perform miliary duty without straw beds to lie on, he thought they bad missed their vocation and had petter ge into some other business—the Straw beds Morgue” were SDAY, MARCH 3, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE BANK COFFEE HOUSE TRAGEDY. Tria) of James Leo for the Killing of William Lee would be put on his trial yesterday morning in the Court of Genera! Sessions, charged with the murder of William Kane in the barroom of the Kank Coffee Xane—A Crowded Court and the Nature of the Audience — Acquittal of the Accused. Ithaving become extenmvely known that James House tn Grand street, during an alleged political dispute, in the mopth of November last, long before the doors of the court room were opened a large and motley crowd congregated In the hallways and cor- ridora leading thereto, all evincing the utmost anxiety to gratify that morbid curiosity which char- acterizes @ certain class of our fellow citizens, who are ever and always ready to gloat and ponder over the sickening details of crime in all ite phases, as developed ina court like the General Sessions, and particularly do they hug to their bosoms a good out-and-out murder, and long for the moment Ww approach when the untortuuate human being who stands charged with that horrible offence may be brought tuto court aud the solemn drains finally opened, To say that good, well dis- posed and sympathizing citizens are not to be found among the audience at @ murder trial in New York would, perhaps, be saying too much; but, taken ag a pretty general thing, the beings who compose such audiences are of a class whose hearts are not over- whelmingly imbued with the “inilk of human kind- ness” and whose sympathies, if they Raye any at att, run into grovelling and low deptas. The audience in the General Sexsions this morning was composed, however, of an ginnium gatherum of all classes, the rough and the smooth, the daring “kuuck” and the peaceful, respectable citizen who, perchance, may have ove day to “knuckel” down to the former im the shape of a transier of his small change. THR PRISONER JAMES LEE. On Recorder Hackett taking his seat on the bench, ateleven o'clock, District Attorney Garvin directed the prisoner James Lee to be placed at the bar. AS Lee stepped forward a momentary flutter o1 exeite- ment ran through the court rouin. He 18 a decidedly respectable appearing aud good looking young man of avoul Chirly, aud bis whole appearance Is airecuy 4m Contlict with the idea of qurder. He Wasatured 1k @ handsome suit of black and conducced nupseif ina quiet, modest manner. He was deiended by Mr. Sidney 41. Stuart. About two hours having been consumed in empan- elling a jury, District Attorney Garvin proceede@ to open the case to them amid profound suence, He reviewed tne facts aa they have heretofore been (ully puo- ished in the HERALD, deiaiing what ne expected to prove by the various witnesses for the prosecution. ‘rne first witness calied on behais of the people was Jonn C. Smith, who, in auswer to the District Attor- hey, testified as toliows:—Keside at No. 34 Nortolk sirect; on the 15th of November last, between seven and eight o'clock tn the mornivg (Monduy morning), the prisoner and the deccased were in my piace, we Bank Coffee House, No. $19 Grand street: tuey came in together and cailed for a drink, and drank and went out; they returned in a half or three-quarcers of an hour with w nun by the name of brady; Ln0- ticed then the prisoner was cat tn the lip; they took @ drink, and Brady went out; prisoner then said to deceased he did not think 2 right the way le treated tim; deceased said, “You d—n loafer, 1 wave always been your frend;” deceased shoved the prisoner against the bar and wade several attempts to surtke piu; wentirom behind the bar and caught bold of de- ceased and asked him to sit down; ne did sit down, but jumped up again; about that tine a couple of gentlemen, who appeared to be acquam- tances of deceased, came in and tried to pacny nim, but tey could nos ana went oul; Dut petore this deceased ard to then ius gon ofa b--h nas o pistol, and i want you to tuke it from him; they wauted deceased wo go out Wiiu taem, but he would bot; deceased then strack prisoner several times, and prisoner wold him Co go away aod let him alone; deceased then graboea prisoner vy tue hatr of the head, and privoner kept saying to let go of bim; 1 was tien comtpg around from behind the bar aud heard the report of a pistol; then deceased Jet go hs hold, aud prisoner ran into the bithwra roou, fol lowed py deceased, who ch him two or three tumes around a billiard table; deceased gen threw of his cap and coat, ran unto the street, and returned in a few minutes and picked @ tumbler off the bar and fred it at prisoner; immediately wen the tumbier was fired | heard anoiwer report of @ pistol and sow deceased stagger around several times and fall vear the iuside door of the saloon; 1 ran over and saw she bivod oczlog througt # wound in bis head; he was carried away and died soon aller; saw no pistol at all. (Mr. Stuart, prisoner's counsel, nere conceded that the prisoner fired the second shot which kived Kane.) ih was only a very tew seconds alter deceased went out in tie street after the first encounter until he recurned. Cross-examined by Mr. Stuart—Ac tue time of the frat eucounter the prisoner made no demoustration Whelever, but stood ly sul; after the first Shot thé’prisoner ran from deceased and deceased kept chasing tin; prisoner kept consinuaily hailong to him Co leave lim atone; waen deceased fired the tumbler it struck @ cheese bow! and broke it to eces, aud passed On and made an indenuion in the wail of about a quarter of am inch; the tumbler might bave gone wituin tea or twelve inches of prisoner's head; the pistol was fired instautiy alter deceased threw the tumbler; Lee had tool on his face irom the first beating be received; saw nobody present when tue shot was fired but deceased and ‘the prisoner. Arthur McKeon, examined by the District Attor- ney—Was present at hals-past elgat o'clock in the morning on the 15tu ember in the Bank Cofee House, and saw prisouer aud Kane chere; went in with @ friend there, eter Manion; kuew deceased for several years; when | went in prisoner and de- Ceased were wrangling & Une end of the bar; de- ceased had hoid of te prisoner by the siceve and struck hin; deceased said, “Arthur, this ieliow has eo Lwant you to take it from bim;” my riend weut lo search prisoner for the pistol and sald be could not feel any; we thought to part them, and my friend then beckoned ime to go out; and when we'got to the osher side of foe street he says “Do you hear Unnt shot,” and we saw Kane rup lato the street, Jooking rather wild looking; witness thea detailed seeing Kane firing the tumbler at ice, seeing Lee draw & pistoi; bearing the pistol go off, but not seeing Lee fire it, as witness turned bis head to avotdl seeing it; heard Kane Jail immeniately, The defence was then gone into and all the wit- nesaes examined tended by their evideuce to excul- pate the prisoner from ati blame, and to show that the unfortupaie deceased was most to blame in ihe whole transaction, Evidence was also introduced showing that the prisouer wes a mun of excelient character, * AOQUITTAL OF THR PRISONER. At three o’clock Mr. Stuart summed up the case for the prisoner, and contended tus was 4 case of justifiable homicide, District Attorney Garvin having followed on be- nalt of the people, Recorder Hackett charged the jury, explaining the law of the ease to them, and after about @ moment’s consultation tuey returned a verdict of not guilty without leaving their seats, Franois Reyolds, convicted of an aswauit with intent to do bodily barm to oMcer Cunningham, was arraigned for sentence, wien Mr. Howe read an ami- davit setting forth certain facts, whicn, in connec- won With a stroug recommendation to mercy by the jury, justified the Recorder in suapending judgmenc. SUICIDE OF AN EX-BANK AGENT, An ExeAgent of tho Corn Exchauge Sank Com Suicide in Hempstead, L. 1.—Af- fecting Letters Between Brother and Sister. ‘The readers of the Henacy will no doubt remem- ber that some time ago the Corn Exchange Bank, in this city, was victimized by an agent pained Joshua Peters to the extent of $20,000. Peters alleged that he had been robbea, but tt was generaily believed ‘that be had appropriaied the money, and he was ar- Tested, but it» sureties made good the de ficiency aud ho wi liberated, Since time he has lived an indolent iife and nad come & hopeless drunkard. Op Mondey afternoon he went to Hempsicad and engaged board at san mis’ Hotel, He retired early m the event , plaining of feeling wearied aud ured. He uid not make ils appearance ou the jllowing day, and those who weve gent to cal him rewuinea vaying thai they heard him preatting. At three o'clock nis door Was forced open aud he was found lying upon the Moor with a piste! bail wornd about one inch behind bis ear. The floor was spattered wita olood, aa were also tie bed and Window curtain. He was frothing from the moutn when found and death was evidently caused by Romorrhage. Oo his person were found nine dollars jad two (eters, one of which was written by bis Bieter, asking alin to aban- don bis reckiess ie, leave bis Wicked asBociaves and become an honest anil industrious nan, He wad prepared a0 auswer Wo bis sister's le dated oa Sunday laat, in which he said he Would pat bimnseif im the hands of any one sbe might send, and would eudeavor to reform. He was about iwenty-eight years Of age, andl several sisters avd a brotuer of de- ceased resye in Brooklyn. An inquest was beld aud a verdict 1f wecordance with the above facts ren- dered, His boay isin the hands of am undertaker, MARINE TRANSFERS. The foilowtug ia acorrect list of marine tranefers from ¥ebruary 28 to present date :— Tonnaje.| Share. Pr \ All. [81, qwaz | Au. |'x400y rd Hy 4vu 4 Hi 100 Wm. P. Cly 25,003 Wow. M. Jol 40 Minale Warren, 4,000 Condition of Mr, Meehan—The Ball Not Yet Found—The Incentive to the Crime—Kee nan's Accounts Inaccurate—Letter from Mr. Mechan’s Partner, A large number of the fmends of Mr. P. J. Meena, Who was shot in the head on Monday night snortly after Ving the Fenian Senate by the would-be assassin Keenan, called yesterday at tne residence of Mr. E. 1. Carey, Pike street, to inquire for the victim's condition and welfare, Mr. Mechan was comparatively ef#y and showed favorable aymptoms pointing to protipbie ultimate recovery. Tne ball bas not yet been extracted, however, It has been orderea by the ONeill wing of the Fenian Brotherhood that in view of tus lameutabie dimculty the Eight Annual Congress of the Brother- hood be held at Chicago on the 11th of Aprii next, and that the Congress called to assembie on April 19 and March 8 be not beld. ; The following letter explaining the cause of the attempted assassination will ve of general in terests— IRIS9H-AMERICAN OFFICE, } w YORK, Maren 2, 1870, { TO THE EpiToR 0) B HERALD : There have veen so many garvied Po a ae lished of the shoow of my partuer, Mr, P. J. Meehan, that { dee t justice to the public that @ correct stuiement should appear. A diteuity pad arisen vetwcen air. McCloud, a meuber of the Feulag Brotherbecd, and Mr. Keenan, tie accused askassin—siso & member of We same oreaniZation— who acted in the capacity of clerk at head re tn Fourth street, m consequence of sone lnacecn- racies in Mr. Keenan's accounts, Vuring the whole day (Monday) It Was ooserved that Mr. Keenan Was very much excited, and whiis talking to Mr. McCloud used very insuiling language. This occurred #e¥- eral umes during the day, and Mr. Meehan on each occasion separated (vem to prevent a serious quar. rel, At & meeting of the senate of the Feutan Brotherhood \of wuich body Mr, Meehan 1s pre aud Mr. McCloud 1 a member) Mr. Keenan’ came up, and te acuon of the Senate resulted in Keenan’s cismissai, Alter the meeting broke up Mr. Meehan aid Mr. McCloud were wuiking together trom headquarters, and: whea on Broadway Mr. Meehau was shot. The ball eutered about an inch and a balf below the mgutgear sod penetrated the neck in a sorizontal line an inch and tures quarters, Where 1t now ties Linbedded iu (he fesuy part of the the neck. Mr. Meehan’s escape frou instant death was miracuious. If tho ball bad entered @n inch jorward oor ball ap nen back of where it did, or if it took an oblong direcuon either way, death would be almost instuntaueous. A more deadly aim was probably never before taken by an assassin without tact results. Yesterday ome Of OUF most disungaisbed Puysicians Visived MY, Meeban and ¢Xamited bis Wound, bey after Warda held @ cousultasion, Witco lusted @00ut an hour, The following ceruficate was Une resuls of thelr deliberauious:. New Youxk, Marc We have examined the wound on the neck of Pair Kd. ited Dly be fatal. The patient caunot ve out from tis cause unil! after the lay of three weeks. ALPRED ©. POSK, Me De J, M. CARNOCHAN, M.D. PHILIP O HANLOA, M.D. It will be gratifying to Mr. Meeban’s numerous friends to bear tuat there is @ provabiity Oo: UIs pe covery, WILLIAM L. COLE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. The Vrigas Land Bill Porsed—Fillibumering by the Camden and Amboy Movopoly—The Dog Tax—Bevuans and Pavement Ring Aguin. In the New Jersey Senate yesterday the Driggs Land bul, appointing a comunission for tue dramage of the swamps in Hudson, Essex and Union coun- ties, came up on a motion to reconsider tho vote by Which :t was deteated §wo Weeks ago. Altema snarp debate it Was passed, Among bilis mtreduced in the Assembly was one which is generally acknowledged ve be a dank mover ment by the Camden and Amboy Company to kill the National Railway scheme. It is entitied “An act to incorporate te Mercer and Somerset | Railroad Company,” providing for the construction of a@ railroad from some point on the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad to tne terminus of the Millstone and New Brunswick Ratlrowd, Among She provisions cf the biil, 18 is clearly set dows that the Camden aod Amboy, New Jersey Transporation aud tne Delaware and Kariian Canal Companier may subscribe to the stock, and that oy te consent of the stockholders ste road may be uhese companies or any ef them. The namet of the corpocators written im the pill virally tue nuwes of the direciors of Camden and Amboy Company. Tae object of the billisto render the Nauonal line annecessary br giving the monopoly the charter songut for by ne new company, ‘the bill was favorably reporte by We committee during the afternoon session. The alternoon session 1 the house was mainly oo cupied in the discussion of @ bili providing for » uniform tax on dogs throughout Lie Sta aud the vill was ordered to @ third read ing without matertal amendment. it provides for @ tax of bWO Gouars on every dug aud three dol- lars on every bitch, and that there shail be @ collar with (he name and address of the ;.also that every dog be regis vered in the Townsoip Cierk’s vilice, ‘the two bills incorporating the Wood Paving com. pahies came up and were amended by Mr. Kevans, 80 that It Was necessary to return thoin to be ben ate, na ther passage Was thus delayed. THE CAMDEN AND AMJOY MONOPOLY. A Richmond in the Field—Vhe Monopoly Trembling—Public Meeting in ‘Trenton ta Faver of the Froposed Air Line from Philadelphia to Now York. The bill introduced into the New Jersey Legiale ture three weeks ago to tacorporate the National Rallway Company, with the view of having an air line irom Philadeipnia to New York, was defeated by the Camend and Amboy monopoly, which has owned the Legisiature for years, Another bil was introduced a few days ago which gives the State such privilegea in the matter and offers such faciliues to the pupiic that It is fauitiess, yet this body guard of Camden aod Am- boy wil lay it on the sheif again without doupt, A large meeting was held in ‘Taylor's liall, Trenton, last evening, la favor of the proposed air line, and speeches were delivered by promineat raliroad men. ‘This enterprise, if 1t can be carried out, wall con fer incalculable advantages on the travei\ing puvite, Inasmuch a8 it would compel Camden and Amboy to lower the rates and destroy its power as @ mon- opoly. The latver made a flank mevemeut in the Legislature yesterday by introducing a bill for the Incorporation of the Mercer and mowerset Railway Company, to construct a line of railroad from @ convenient point on we line of the beividere and Delaware Railroad not more than six miles from Trenton to the present wesierly terminus of the Millstone and New Brunswick Ruiroad. This bill was reported favorably by the committee, who acted with ® prowptness in the matter that gives assurance to the monopoly that ali is right yet, ‘The real object of the bill is to killom the bill in troduceu by the National Kaitway Company, by ob- the charter for which the latter are seeking $ taking te wind out of their sail members from iludson county who foay: poly siep by stop and advocated the new line were Siduey 5. Bevane snd Hermann 1). Basch, of Hovo- ken, ‘he latter being @ manof “great weight” tn every sense. Jt will be imteresting to the coustit- uents of the members of the present Leaisiature to watoh the yote when Camden and Amboy is placed on trial. The National Company now offer $500,000 to the State, and guarantee that two traims shail be rua each way daily for the accommouativa of local travel. ‘ihey aiso agree to pay one per © hum On the cost of weir ro “ aud to fix the rate for passenger travel at three cents per mile, with Ireghts at corresponding low dgurea, OLY A LIFE LOST, Serions Charge Against an Officer. Yesterday Commissioner Maunverre heard evidence ON complathts against policemen. Frederick Sent ing, of the Seventa precinct, was charged with grossly improper conduct, It appeared from tae evidence that on the evening of the 25d ultimo, Samuel Corbett, minaver of the canal boat Susan, lyiag at pler 60 Mart river, staggered along tho dock iD a gross alate of intoxication, Lustead of arresting hint, Schuiling, tt is charged, pus bun on board bis boat, from Which he fell inio tue river aud was drowned. The prosecutton suowed that Schilling told diverent stories about the cirounistances—oa oue occasion saying he found the man at & grocery siore near by aud put him im the custody of ms wie aod roo on the boat, and on another ovcaston that Ne found Bim. ig piece of cue pier. ‘Two witnesses (led thas the edicer saw Cornet Aafely ou board his ereft, across Wbich he staggered and jell into che water, She eridence Bis owed that Mrs. Corves! was entertaming lady [rieuds (rom other boats in her cavim and ail were arunk, The Learing was adjourced to oblalu the evidence of Mra, Corbet clinging Lo a arr for me delenve