The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1870, Page 7

eee ee THLEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Princo Pierre Bonaparte’s Trial Before the High Court of Justice of France. Departure of the Captain of the Bombay from Yokohama. Insolence of the English Towards the American Minister to Japan. PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS IN ROME. ‘Phenomenon in the Harbor of St. John, N. B. FRANCE. Wrince Plorre Bonaparte’s Trial—Convocation of the High Court—Scene iu the City of Tours. Paris, March 19, 1870. ‘The High Court for the trial of Prince Pierre Na- “Poleon Bonaparte for the homicide of Victor Noir commenced to convene at Tours yesterday. The Princess Bonaparte and her children have -already arrived there. An enormous crowd of people collected around ‘the railroad depot to see the distinguished visitors. The city is crowded with strangers, The Judicial Commission. ‘The Journal Opiciel, of Paris, publishes the follow- “ng deoree:— iy er by the grace of God and the national ‘will, Emperor of the French. To all present and to come. Upon the Pe epee of our Keeper of the Seals, of Justice and Religion, We nave decreed and do decree, —" ber of Judgment of the High Court of Justice 1s convoked tor Monday, March 21, 1870, at eleven o’cluck of the morning, at the Palais de —— of the city of Tours, Department of Indre et ‘Seoond—Councllor Glandaz will preside over the High Court of Judgment. The functions of Pro- ‘cureur General to the High Court will be exercise pars Grand, t, Procureur General of the Impe- a Paris, assisted by M. Bergognie, his Third—Within ten days after the publication of the grey decree in the Journal Oficiel, the selec- ‘tion by lot of the jurors for the Hight Court shall be Made in conformity with the fiiteenth article of tne Senatus Consultum of July 10, 1852, and the sittin, -and examinations shall be conducted according the prescribed by the law. Fours) ir Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Religion is charged with the execution @f the present decree, at the Palace of the Tuileries February 19, NAPOLEON, e Court. The High Court of Justice of france has been assembled five times since its creation by the Con- atituent Assembly—namely, twice at Oricans, in 1791; frat to try the different persons compromised 1m the fight to Varennes, and then for the prosecu- tion of the Ministers and Courtiers of Louis XVL, accused of maintaining secret intelligence with the princes gwho had taken refuge at Cobientz; once at Vendéme, in An IV., for the judgment of Babceut and his accomplices; then at Bourges, in 1849, on the occasion of the attempt of May 15, 1848; and lastly, ‘at Versailles in the same year, for the trial of the conspirators engaged in the plot of June 13. The Jury—Military Honors to the Judges and Jury. - The jurors for the High Court of Justice have been drawn by lot in the various Councils Genera). ‘The ceremonial ordered by the French Minister of War for the honors to be paid to the judges and juy- Men at Tours is as follows:— commander of the gendarmerie, at the head of the brigades, will advance a hundred yards from the town to meet the President of the Court, and wiil escort kim to his residence, Tie same mark of se- 8 ‘will be paid at his departure. During the whole @ that the Court shall sit the President is to have @ guard of twenty-five men, commanded by an ofl- cer, and two sentries at his door. In the absence of the general commanding the subdivision, the senior colonel, accompanied by a deputation. shall attend on all occasions of ceremony in full uniform. When the High Court goes out in a body, it will have guard of honor of 100 men commanded by a supe- “sior officer; the posts before which it passes with its Bseort shali present arms with veat of drum. The Prisoner. Prince Plerre Ponaparte, the prisoner, now ‘ifty- five years of age, is a corpulent man, above the middle height, and wearing heavy moustache and imperial.” He walks with diiticuity, from hav- ing gouty feet. Having been iong in the Foreign Legion he has all the air of a military maa. During his military career he gave frequent proofs of courage and of energy. His marriage, in 1868, at Epieux, a property he owns in the Arden- mes, made some noise, his wife being the daughter of a workman in Faubourg St. Antoine. ‘hat union, however, Tegiktingrined son of twelve years of age id a daughter of four. At the present moment the Prince ig in Mourning for the deach of his father-in- Jaw. The Prince’s appearance in prison was specially Teported in the HERALD a few days sinee. ‘The Prosecutors. ‘M. Gambetta and other lawyers are spoken of as the advocates of the family of Victor Noir, whose father and brother will demand damages as civil plaintifs in the trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte. The Defence. This will be the argument of a justifiabic homicide ‘under extrenffe provocation. The argument will run @g00d deal in the following strain:— It bas been said of M. Victor Noir that he was only twenty years of age; he was twenty-two. It jas been said that he was a mere boy; he was a man of Hercuiean strength. That he was good-natured true enough; but he was known to be of a violent i His exceptional force was certainly the best ‘site he had to literary renown; and that same mus- oular vigor was probably the very quality that pro- Co gerd Victor the tatai hovor of accompany- ing ic fy Fonvielle. Poor fellow! he had a ut it was ever in his hand; and that jometimes the mishap to fall on a head or a jut, if it struck readily, there was no malice. After having turned his back Victor Noir ‘would think no more about the matter; he bad not h0 least rancor in his composition. Imperial Condescension. PARIS, March 19, 1870, The Emperor and Empress are to be godiather ‘and godmother to the grandson of Embassador Lavallette. M. Ollivier and the Academy. Parts, March 19, 1870. M. Emile Ollivier ts a candidate for the Academy of France. ROME. Pontifical High Mass. Rome, March 19, 1870. There will be a meeting of the Ecumenicul Council to-day, in order that the Pope may pronounce mass for the late Count Montalembert. fhe Montalembert Memorial Services. Rome, March 19, 1870, ‘The funeral services of Count Montalembert, or- janized by General de Merode, end in which Bishop ipanloup Was to take part, was countermanded . by the Pope, as tt was regarded as @ manifestation it the Ecumenical Council. 48 the incident produced an ill effect mass was Ordered to be celebrated im honor of Montelembert by an Italian priest of the Pope’s selection. GERMANY. _ Minister Burlingame’s Memory. BERLIN, March 19, 1870, King William yesterday received the eldest: son of thojiate Mr. Burilngame. IRELAND. An American in Court. Dusitn, March 19, 1870. One Booth, an American, has been wentenced to imprisonment at Londonderry for killing a mau named Syie in November last. po ~NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ENGLAND. Parliamentary Progrese—The Debate of the Education Bill. LONpon, March 19, 1870. In the House of Commons last evening, after some unimportant business, the Education bill was again taken up. e Mr. Vernon Harcourt supported the amendment suggested by John Bright—namely, that the basis of the bill should be religious equality; without this 118 Provisions were unjust. He objected to regulating sectarian controversy to the vestries, The schools in the rural districts were sure to be monopolized by the Church. Parnament, to prevent this, should settle the question on a basis of religious equality. Mr. Mundella, member for Shefield, spoke in favor of the bill, taking the ground that the merely permis- sive clauses should be made compuisory, Mr. Hoare, member for Southampton, demanded the withdrawal of thg religious clause of the bill. Mr. Jacob , Bright, Member for Manchester, spoke in favor of the bill, claiming that it provided a School for every child and made attendancecom- pulsory. ‘The debate was continued till the adjournment at an early hour this morning. Mr. Temple favored the project for reltgious teach- ing, and Mr. Beresford Hope (Cambridge University) thought the plan heathenish, Mr. Richard (Merthyr Tyavil) charged the govern- ment with underrating the religious sense of the people, ana Messrs. Bailey (Herefordshire) and Faw- cett (Brighton) opposed the bill on general principles, Mr, Dilke (Chelsea) favored the Bright amend- ment, and Mr. Gladstone deprecated it as having a tendency to sunder the libera! party. He vindicat the bill in @ long speech, and eloquently appealed to both parties to support the measure. He reviewed and anal the arguments that had been made against 1, and showed that it was not an imperial measure and that it was non-partisan in its char. r. After speeches§by Mr. Hardy and others in support Of the bill Mr. Bright's amendment was withdrawn and the bill read the second time, The Assay of Gold. LONDON, March 19, 1870. ‘The oMcers of the Bank of England have deter- mined to express the assay of gold in thousandths hereaiter instead of in carats; thus bars will be cal- culated in one three thousandth parts, instead of es ne aud sixty-eighth party as at esen! nial Bishop. LONDON, March 19, 1870, The Bishop of Barbados died to-aay at nis nome in Western England. The Universities Boat Race—Taking the Odds. LONDON, March 19, 1870. Among the sporting men the odds are against the Cambridge crew im the coming race with the Oxtords. Death of a C Central American Finance. LoNDon, Marcn 19, 1870? The contract for the construction of the Honauras Railway was signed here on Thursday. The work is to be begun within a year. The Wenther at Sea—Marine Disuster. Liverroot, March 19, 1870. A vessel arrived here to-day which reports having spoken the bark Neptune on the 18th inst. Her cargo had shifted and it bad been found necessary to turow @ large part of it overboard. {iis was probably the bark Neptune, Captain Git tens, from New York, January 26, for Queenstown, although the Neptune, Captain Edwards, trom Savannah, rebruary 12, for Cork, is still at sea.) JAPAN AND CHINA. Arrival of the Mail Steamer China at San FranciscomAccident to the United States Steamer Delaware. San FRANCISCO, Cal., March 19, 1870, The mail steamship China arrived to-day from Hong Kong, February 12, and Yokohama, 23d, The China experienced heavy weather on the homeward passage. She spoke the steamship Japan March 10; all well. On the 18th of February (one day out trom Hong Hong) the China communicated with the United States steamer Delaware, and took aboard Fleet Captain Roe as a passenger to Yokohama. The machinery of the Delaware was disabled, and she was returning to Hong Kong under sati. i Andrew J. Lamaroux, Chief Sngineer of the China, and Christopher Young, the engineers’ store- keeper, aied on the home passage. The China brings over 800 passengers, including the following for New. York:—H. L. Emory, George B. Hygate, Edward Harriman; and for Europe N. Dunnys, Curtain J. Stapleton and Captain R. H. Abbott. The Oneida Investigatioa—Departure of Cap- tain Eyre—Insolence of the English Towards Minister Delong—The Bodies of Captain Wil- liams and the Ship’s Carpenter Found—An- other Ship Run Dowu—Persecution of Fore eigners by the Japanese. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 1870. At Yokohama the Onelda disaster agitated the community during the entire month. Captain Eyre ‘was allowed to take passage in the Bombay, not- withstanding the repeated requests and final de- mand of Mr. Delong, the American Minister, upon the British authorities for his arrest gud criminal trial, ‘The sentence of the court siispends Captain Eyre for six months, The Americans are indignant, not only at the sentence, but in consequence of the intolerable English msolence to which Mr. Delong was subjected during the investigation. Captain Roe, chief of staff af the United States steamer Delaware, had reached Yokohama, and would immeaiately hold a naval court of inquiry. The only bodies found are those of Captata Williams and the ship’s carpenter, The Japanese authorities were pursuing what few native Christians escaped deportation, and it is said that they now demand that the foreign minis- ters and missionaries shall be prohibited from teaching the natives or in apy way promulgating their faith. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Sunda ran into and immediately sank the North German ship Carrie J the crew were . From Hiogo, Nagasaki and Osaka there are terrible accounts of native Christian persecu- tions and deportations. Sex and famfly ties are wholly disregarded. At Yeddo, frgm 4,000 to 5,000 houses were destroyed by fire on the 4th and Sth of February. The American Consulate narrowly escaped destruction. There is a bad feeling towards foreigners in all directions. The forelgnera in Japan, and especially the foreign oMicials, are narrowly watched and guarded. Cold Wenther—The New Year Festivities Tre le with English Merchants at For- mosa—The Emperor’s Household Furni- ture—The Loss of the Oneida. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 1870, At Tientsin the weather was cold and business dull, At Haukow and elsewhere business was sus- pended in consequence of the general celebration of the New Year. At Formosa there haa been trouble on account of an attempt by the manaarins to pre- vent a shipment of camphor by English merchants. It is reported tuat @ price had been set on the heads of certain foreigners. Shanghae advices state that the ismperor was re- ceiving mirrors and household furniture from Paris, ‘The Chinese steamer Confucius had been lost on the Yangtze river. The French steamer Thabor had arrived via the Suez Canal. The Pekin government has issued a proclamation offering to seil rank, title and office. (?) At Hong Kong the loss of the Oneida created a profoand sensation and cast a gloom over the com- munity. Captain Faulkner, who was wrecked in the bark Ellery, died in the hospital from the effects of his exposure, CUBA. The Havana Press the Recognition of Belll- werent Rights to the Insurgents by the United States. HAVANA, March 19, 1870, The Prensa and Diario dela Marina have edito- rials to-day on the unfriendly comments of the American newspapers on sifairs in Cuba. They both intimate that if the American government would send commissioners nere they are positive that such commissioners would.aisprove the assertions lately made by General Quesada about the condition of the rebellion and other matters, and Awerioa Would dis card forever the question of the recogmijion af bale gorent rights to the insurgonte, VIRGINIA. The Troubles in Richmond—Chahoon Fortified in His Last Ditch —General Canby in Communication with Him—The Ne- §roes Supporting Chahoon. RICHMOND, March 19, 1870, Notwithstanding the aid and assistance rendered Mayor Chanoon by General Canby in raising the siege yesterday, the city is in the hands of Mayor Ellyson, who, with a strong force of special police, is now carrying on the government, After the seizure of the second station house by Eliyson’s force, Cha- hoon, with the remainder of his garrison, retreated to the upper or third station house, which he at once proceeded to fortify. ‘the United States fag was unfurled from the roof for effect with the ne- Groes, and two sentinels were placed there on the lookout, The upper portion of the building is Plerced for muskets and the windows are barri- caded as if for immeatate action, ‘The lower story of the building, which was an engine house, is filled with negroes armed with muskets, and the fire apparatus 16 ‘vurned out in the street. Chahoon’s whole force Consists Of about seventy-five men, over fifty of Whom are negroes, and his ammunition consista of five bags of shot and ball and two kegs of powder. He has also provisions to last fifteen days, and ex- esses the determination to hold this posit at ail azards. People living in the vicinity have been notitied by Chaboon that if shey harbor an attack- ps party he will turn his whole force om their A negro named Joe Cox has a company organized ™m the vicinity to reinforce Cnahoon in case of attack. What creates the greatest surprise is that General Canby is in constant communication with Chanoon, for what purpose cannot be imagined, except to eucourage hum 1M resisting the authorities, Can- "s aid this evening, in the presence of a visitor at Chahoon’s, tendered him the compliments of the General and staff. ‘there is evidently a d sire on the part of Chauoon and friends to provoke a riot, in order vo afford Canby an excuse for taking mn of the city property with his troops and remstating Chahoon Mayor. Ellyson has no idea of attacking him whatever. Governor Walker to-day addressed a letter to General Canby. Alter stating the fact that the mill- tary force bad interiered to prevent the Mayor of the city, elected and qualitied according to law, from Bagocming the duties of the office, in the seeming tention of enabilng a mere pretender to that oftice to aischarge its duties, he asserts that this action was taken without any request by the Legisiature or other civil authority of the State, and asks by what Jaw or authority General Caoby does this. General Canby replies that his interierence was not-to ala either contestant, but only to prevent a breach of the poeee. and bis authority for such action is from the ‘resident and the Secretary of War, and precedenis, which, he says, he has cited to the Governor before. ‘His duty, he thinks, 1s, until these matters are ad- justed by law, to interfere to preserve the public peace, Ellyson’s Men Seizing Chahoon’s Patrols— Surrender of a Station House—The Rival Mayers Both Holding Court—Aa Injunction Served on Mayer Ellyson. RicuMonp, March 19, 1970. At daylight this morning, when Mayor Chahoon's police were being stationed, Mayor Ellyson’s police went around and arrested them all. They stripped them of their badges and disarmed them. Three of the Chahoon force, who were not caught, took refuge in the station nouse, At noon the Second | ala station surrendered to Kllyson’s police. this morning the Unitea Siates § Mar- shal served a notice on Mayor Bilyson, the Chief of Poltce and City Council, that Chahoon would move before Judge Underwood, of the United Svaves Court, on Wednesday next, for an injunction to restrain them from acting. Mayor Chahoon held @court this morning, as also did Mayor Ellysou. There has been no disturbance to-day. Chahoon’s force, reduced to about thirty men, 1s shut up in the Station house, and Ellyson’s force, nuinbering about 250, has possession of the city. Taoere were two meetings of citizens to-night, at which it was re- solved to support Eilyson. Fudge Underwood’s Writ—General Canby to Keep the Peace. WASHINGTON, March 19, 1870. It is understood here that Juage Underwood, who is at Alexandria, Va., yesterday granted @ writ of injunction restraining Ellyson and otaers from ex- ercising the functions of municipal oMicers of Rich- mond. ‘The federal authorities here consider that General Canby will have no difficulty in preventing any serious confitcs. TENNESSEE. Citizens Meeting in Nashville to Protest Against Congressional Interference in Ten- nossee Affairs. NASHVILLE, March 19, 1870. A meeting of citizens, irrespective of party, oc- curred here to-day, it having been called to protest against Congressional interference im the affairs of Tennessee. Mayor Morris presided. Resolutions were adopted declaring that the population of Tennessee are as quiet ana as orderly as the same number of people anywhere, @nd that there is no necessity for interference on the part of the federal government to suppress dls- order ; denouncing the exaggerated statements made abroad relative to the internal affairs of the State, and pledging the people to maintain the in- tegrity of the laws, State and national, at all hazards. The meeting also adopted a resolution of welcome to the United States troops sent here to sustain the authorities, and a memortal to Congress on the condition of Tennessee, and the unfounded charges made against the peacefulness and patriot- ism Of the great mass of the people. The wholesale merchants of tls city, in meeting this afternoon, adopted a circular address to the boards of trade in the leading cities, setting forth the condition of affairs in Tennessee, and appealing to them to use their influence against Congressional intervention. They allege that the State bas been ‘nusualiy quiet aud peaceful and business prosper- ous, but that the proposition to subject the State to outside interference has brought trade to a pause. DOMINION OF CANADA. Address to the Goveruor General on Canadian Commerce. Orrawa, March 19, 1870, On Monday next sir A. T. Galt will move the fol- lowing amendment to Mr. Huntington's resolu. tton:— ‘That an address be presented to his Excellency the Governor General representing U the increasing productions of the Dominion demand a more ex- tensive market and @ more unrestricted inter- change of commodities with other countries; that great advantage would result from placing the government of the Dominion in direct Get wile ae A ons oye foreign States which mi willing to negotiate for commercial arrangements tending to this result; that it 18 expedient to obtain from the imperiai government all necessary powers to enable the gov- ernment of the Dominion to enter into direct com- munication for such purpose with tne British pos- sessions and foreign States, and that in all cases such proposed commercial arrangements shall be subject to the approval of her Majesty. Tho Extradition Case at Toronte—Caldwell to be Delivered Up to the American Authorl- ties, Toronto, March 19, 1870. Richard B. Caldwell was agaim before the police magistrate this morning. The magistrate said he had to-day received @ letter from the prisoner’s counsel asking that the decision be postponed until Tharsday next. His worship forwarded the letter to the counsel for the prosecution, but received no reply. He presumed that the counsel for the prose- cution did not agree to an adjournment, and, there- fore, he committed the prisoner to jail, to remain there for extradition under the treaty. NOVA SCOTIA. Complaints Against the Encroachments of American Fishermen. HAirax, March 19, 1870, In the Assembly yesterday Mr. Kirk presented a petition from fighermen, merchants and intabitants of Cape Canso, complaining of the encroachments of American fishermen, and asking the government to bring the facts contained in the petition to tne notice of the Dominion authorities, aud to urge tie adoption of measures for protecting the fisheries by irmeéd vessels, NEW BRUNSWICK. Singular Phenomenon—Sinking ef the Bot tom of the Harbor of St. John. St, JonmN, March 19, 1870. A siugular phenomenon occurred at the com- mencement of the storm yesterday morning. A rumbling noise was hoard, and immediately after- Wards & portion of the bottom of the harbor, on the Cariton side sunk bodily, so that where bofore at low tide there was beach there are vow twenty feet of water. Somg wharves were destroyed aud Mupker carried ade A WALL STREET FLUREY. The Hawks and the Doves of Wall Street—The “Jackals” of the Street Preying on ‘‘the Bewitching Brokers”—Alteration of Checks by Chemical Process. Quite @ sensation was occasioned in Wall street yesterday by the discovery that skilful operators Were swindling banks with altered checks, and the success Which bad atterded the game, as far as de- veloped, set alt the brokers in motion to inspect their accounts, no one kwewing but that he, too, might be victim, Mesdames Woodhui, Clafin & Co. brokera, No. 44 Broad street, were unwittingly made parties to the transaction, but the investigation of the affwwr demonstrates that their connection with the operation was not only perfectly legitimate, put was not essumed until after the observance of all the customary precautions in cases of doubtful checks. The detaiis-of tne swindle are as follows:— CHECK NO, 1. About half-past eleven o'clock Thursdey morning @ well dressed man, having the air of Wali street habitues, entered the office of the bewitching brok- era and presented a check, drawn by Parker & Til- ford, on the Greenwich Bank for $4,366 52, gold. The firm took the check. and before cashing it sent it by one of their clerks to the Greenwich Bank to have it certified, which being done the gold was P of Messrs. Utley & Dougberty and paid to the individual presenting the check. Yesterday morning the check was protested by the Fourth Na- tional Bank, where it bad been deposited, Messrs. Parker & Tilford stating that they had never drawn such @ check, but acknowledging the signatures to be genuine. The Greenwich Bank, deceived by the genuineness of the signatures, Lond 3 certified the check, are, or course, the only losers by the transac- tion. CHECK NO, 2. On Friday afternoon, about half-past one, another individual presented at the establishment of Mes- dames Woodhull & Clatiin a check drawn by Parker & Tilford on the New York County Bank for $6,620, cur- rency, and this was also seut by the firm to the above Damed bank to be cerilfled before cashing it. The cashier of the New York County Bank, how- ever, suspected that something was wrong, as the check was not drawn in the same handwriting as ‘that of the signatures, and Messrs, Parker & Tilford always fill out their own checks, As the messenger was in @ hurry, the cashier certified the check in order to expedite matters if it should be found cor- rect, and idking the messenger with him proceeded to the office of Parker & Tilford, who pronounced the ckeck to be altered Irom ove for a less amount. Ln the Meantime the person presenting the check, after waiting a short me in the establisnment of Mes- dames Woohuli & Claflin, evidently suspected dis- covery and left, stating that he would call in again for the money, but did not return. MESSRS. PARKER AND TILFORD state that check No. 1 was originally drawn by them for forty dollars and check No. 2 was drawn for tuirty-fve doliars, the alteration in.the Lee: of the check having been effected by means of a well known chemical preparation for erasing ink. ‘the altered checks are well calculated to deceive the most careful, as was the case of the Greenwich Bank, which certified check No, 1, and tt was only because of the New York County Bank cashier's knowledge of the fact that Parker & Tilford filled out their own checks that check No, 2 was not aiso certified and patd. THE DETECTIVES’ THEORY respecting the individuals presenting the checks is that they beiong to a class of men Who have pre- Viously been considered respectaple operators in Wail street, but becoming reduced by ili fortune have resorted to schemes of this character. They op- erate in gangs, to one of which both these swinalers beionged, as is shown by the fact of the alterations in the two checks being in the same haudwriting. Messrs. Parker & Tilford being at the corner of Broadway and ‘Twenty-first street, the New York County Bank at the corner of Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street and the Greenwich Bank at the corner of Hudson ahd Clarkson metreets, the swindiers evidently expected that the lady brokers might cash the checks at once without incurring tne’ trouble and delay of sending so far to ascertain 4f the checks were all right, and it is very probable that the operators had been at no littie trouble to procure just such checks for their purpose. ‘The cases are in the hands of detective Sampson, of the Stock who expresses confidence in his ability to detect the perpetrators, knowing, as he does, the Claas to which they belong, and having already con- sjaerable information respecting the appearance of the two individuals. . MISSOURI. The Approaching Electio: jo Democratic Ticket to be Nominated—The State Peniten- tary Iuvestiga St. Lous, March 19, 1870, The democratic members of the Legislature in caucus last night at Jefferson City adopted a resolu- tion declaring it mexpedient to cail a State Con- vention or to nominate candidates for State oMicee at the general election next November. The House Committee on Registration will report @ bill to-day providing various amendments to the Registration law, including one for the registration of all men without regard to race or color. The Senate yesterday passed a bill for the con- demnation of the property contiguous to the ap- proaches of the bridge at this point. It provides that $500,000 of the expense shall be borne by the city and $200,000 by the county of st. Louts; also that the proposition shall be submitted to a vote of the people. The joint special committee to investigate the management of the penitentiary in 1867 submitted a majority and a minority report to the House yester- day. The former states that the committee reopened the investigation and afforded the parties tmplicated every opportunity for defence. After a long and patient hearing they have reached the same conclu- sion they reported at the opening of the session— viz., that the management of the penitentiary, during the period specified, was of a most reckless character, and highly detrimental to the mterests of the parties most Interested. Ex-Auditor Tuomas, ex- Warden Swift and nearly all the officers of the prison government and several other officers, are charged with receiving work and supplies from whe prison which was not charged to them, or otherwise accounted for. The committee have resumed tne legal steps taken to compel the delinquent omcers then in power to pay for the labor and supplies un- accounted for, and demand that such wanton viola- tion of official faith shall not be passed over in silence. The minority report dissents from these views, and fully vindicates Messrs. ‘Thompson and Swift. Both reports have been ordered to be printed. NEW JERSEY. Moneys Due on a Mortgage of Date Prior to Legal Tender Act Payable in Gold. TRENTON, March 10, 1870, The Chancellor, at Trenton, to-day declared, in the case of Martins ot al. vs, Martin, that both the principal and interest due on a mortgage made and dated prior to February 26, 1862, the date of the al Tender act, must be paid in lawful gold and silver coin if required by the mortgagee, and the deoree Was made accordingly. A JERSEY MYSTERY. A Man Beaten, Robbed and Sent te the Hudson County Jail to Die. There is at present in the jail at Hudson City a man who was sent thither by Justice Loder on a charge of drunkenness. On Thursday night this man was found lying insensible on the track of the Weehawken and Hoboken il ratiroad, and he was taken before Justice Loder. He hag remained unconscious ever since, and Dr. Hayes states that he cannot recover. There are marks of violence on several parts of his body, several wounds on the head, finger marks on the throat, and a severe scratch over the left ear. The pocket of bis its was cut out, so that the probability i# that the man was beaten and robbed. He received no medical attendance till he arrived at the jail a prisoner. He is five,feet ten inches in height, has a light mustache and chin beard, sandy hair and rather decently attired. ‘The cage 18 30 mysterious that Coroner Burns will bold an Investigation. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, March 19—1 P. M.—Consols closed at 93 for money and 9334 for the account. United States five-twenty bonds closed steaay at 90% for thegissue of 1862,; 89% for the issue of 1865, and 804 for the issue of 1867; ten-for- ues, 87. Erie Railway shares, 2144; Illinois Cen- trails, 115%4; Atlantic and Great Western, 29. PaRIs BOURSE.—PARIS, March 19.—The Bourse closed qutet. Rentes, 73f. 62c. FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKrORT, March 10.— United States five-twenty bonds opened firm and active at 95};. LivERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LiveRPoon, March 19-1 P, M.—Cotton closed firm. Middling uplands, 114%4.; middling Orleans, 114d. The sales of the day have been 10,000 bales, of wuich 2,000 bates were for speculation and export, Lard quiet. Naval stores firm. Havre Cotton MARKBT.—HavRs, March 19.— Cotton opened quiet for spot and afloat; tres ordi- naire on the spot, 136 francs, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF3 MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 19.—Wheat 9, 3d. per cental jor Californté white, and 7s. lid. for No. 2 red Wes LOKDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LONDON, March 10— Linseed cakes dail. Sugar quiet and steady on the spot, firmer but not quotably higher afloat, Cal- cutta linseed, 598, 4d. Refined petroleum duli at 1s, lod. per galion, ‘Turpentine, 308. 3d. per cw PRrROLEUM MAKK&'.—ANTWaRP, March 19,— Petroleum openod quict at 60%f. for standard waite, THE COURTS A Lottery Dealer Sentenced—Discharges in Bank- Truptey—The Right of the Postmaster to De- tain Letters—Forged Check Case—The Lost Soul and the Twelve Temp- tations—The Fox Will Case— Police Blackmailing. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. A Lottery Dealer Sentenced. Before Judge Woodrum. The United States vs, Louis Linder.—The defend- ant, who is charged with carrying on the business of a lottery dealer without paying the special tax prescribed by law, was yesterday arraigned and pleaded guilty. ‘This 18 the first instance of a case of the kind coming up for judgment. Judge Woodruff, im passing the sentence of the “Court, aaid that Congress had enacted the law and it should be observed, whicts all good citizens owed; ‘and it Was the duty of the courts to enforce tt by sen- tenecing the violators of it to the penalties incurred by such violations, Government officers were ex- preasly prohibited by statute from compromising these cases, The Indictment im this case was based upon two counts. The punishment prescribed on the first of these two counts is one year’s imprison- Ment and a fine; the other is tmprisonment only. ‘This being tue first conviction, the Court womd not Impose the full penalty, but sentence the de- fendant to six months’ imprisonment, suspending for the present judgment as tothe fine. For the government—General Jacksoa, United States Assist- ‘ant District Attorney. UMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Petitions and Discharges in Bankruptcy. Before Judge Blatchtord. During the week ending the 19th inst. petitions im bankruptcy have veen filed by George H. Petrie, Charles M. Carpenter, John H. McKee, John B. Bo- gert, Cornelius Oakley, Jr., William Spitzer, David Lichtenstadt, and John Y. Sava; ischarges in bankruptcy have been received by David sesheimer and Charles H. Busehman: UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, Seamen Discharged. Before Commissioner Shields. D. T. Clyne and J. White, officers: on board the ship Glad Tidings, who were charged with cruelty to some of the seamen, were discharged to-day, all the witnesses for the prosecution having disap- peared, The Right of a Postmaster to Detain Letters. Before Commissioner Osborn. An enormous number of letters, addressed to va- rious companies and individuals, alleged to ve in answer to circulars and advertisements sent to dif- ferent parts of the country, are now detained by the Postmaster in this city, and he has refused to deliver them to the parties to whom they are addressed. Many of the parties are anxious to test the right of the Post Office authorities to detain their letvers, Bumbers of which, it 1s alleged, are stuffed with greenbacks. Edwin James, as counsel for severa of them, filed an information against the Postmaster under the fo geno of the act of Congress passed in March, 825, which makes it a misdemeanor punishable with fine and imprisonment for any postmaster ‘to detain in big ofice any letter addressed to any per- won or to retard its delivery to the person to whom it 1s addressed at its destination.”? The Commissioner asked counsel upon what ground the Postmaster refused to deliver the let- ters. Mr. J: said he believed uj the ground that they were answers to dertain advertisements which had been sent to the various Ri les. The object of Unis application was to try the right of the Post- master to retain these letters, and he would be con- tent if, Without issuing @ warrant in the first tn- born asummons or notification were sent to Mr. jones. After consulting the District Attorney it was ar- ranged that the case should be 1ully argued on Tues- day, the 29th inst., to which time the case stands adjourned. Another Forged Check Cane. Before Commissioner Betts. The United States vs. Charles Burns.—The defend- ant is charged with having presented a torged check at the Sub-Treasury. Tne check was for $100, and urported to have been drawn I John W. Cunning- am, payaole to the order of F. J. K. Phillips or Learer. ‘The decision of the Commissioner was re- server “The Lost Souls or, The Twelve Tompta- ttons.”” Before Chief Justice Daly. Mary Tisdale vs. Joseph C. Foster.—This interest- ing legal squabble was again before the court yes- terday. On the 16th inst. Mr. Fine applied to Judge Daly for an order requiring Jonn F. Cole, treasurer, manager, &c., of the Grand Opera House, to appear before the Judge and testily concerning the interest of the defendant, Foster, in the manuscript of “The Lost Soul; or, The Tweive Tewptations,’’ and also as to bis interest in the scenery, scenic effects, wardrobes, &c., of the Vea as now being produced at the Grand Opera House, and the proceeds aerived from such performances, Jn obedience to the order, Cole appeared yesterday before Jud, Duly, together with his counsel, Mr. Morgan. of the firm of Lowe, Clerke & Morgan. Mr. Cole was placed under examination, but the test- mony had not proceeded far when he applied for a postponement until Thursday next, a8 Saturday Was matin¢e day at the Grand ones House, and his presence there Was necessary. Mr. Fine consented to the adjournment, and the case accordingly went over. SUAROGATE’S COURT. The Fox Will Case. Before Surrogate Robert C. Hutchings. In Re the Will of Charles Fox.—The trial of this Interesting will case was continued yesterday in the Surrogate’s Court, The first witness examined tes- tified that he knew the deceased in 1854, before he had amassed his fortune; he was then very eccen- tric, if not crazy; he was a very troubiesome neigh- bor, always finding fault without cause, and com- Delled the witness to build a high wall adjoining his geen to save himself from constant annoyance. ‘he principal aificuliy compiatoed of was the over- running of the water hydrant in witness’ yard. A German ep bee next testified that he had been a tenant of deceased for some time im 1865, and altnough never called to attend him professionally, yet witness had frequent opportunities to judge of his condition; he was of very nervous temperament, easily excited, and when sick would take pills of bis own manufacture, ag he had no faith in physicians; he purchased his own food and cooked it himself, was necessarily troubled with dyspepsia; the pupil of his eye was often contracted, and ihe wit- ness considered that he must have suifered from brain disease. Mrs, Mary Munson, another tenant, knew Mr. Fox wheh she was a little girl, and again @ few years before his death; he washed his own clotpes, excepting his shirt; he cared nothing for his felatives, and said they should not ave any of his ptoperty. The trial will be continued next week. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. More Police Blackmailing. Before Juages Ledwith, Scott and McQuade. Mrs. Myers, of 145 Greene street, a German lady, who ia im the sere and yellow leaf of the autumnal age of ber woman’s life, was defendant in a case in which she was charged with assaulting Miss Green, of 12 Elizabeth street, The latter lady was in the spring time of her earthly existence, and had youth and beauty as her possession. Both were attired in urple and fine linen, and voth were frail in the ‘atlest sense of fraity. They were both wholesale dealers in feminine humanity, and their establish- meats, where they had always on hand @ large stock of youthful beauty, lasciviously and iuxurtantly at- ured, were in the districts where frailty of both sexes most do congregate, Mr. Charles Spencer, who appeared for the elderly lady, said tnat Mrs. Myers was churged with keep- ing @ disorderly house as weil as with this assauit. He wished to inform the Court that no complaint had been made by any one of the veighbors, and Ulat not one of them Spread as a witness against tha lady. He should be prepared to show that tis charge was made on the information of a police sergeant, and that when she got down to the station house aa attorney appeared on te scene and ane was deliberately told that if sue paid fifty dollars she would lear no more of the cuarge. Judge Ledwith—Has counsel evidence of that? Mr. Spencei—i shall be able to produce to the Court sworn affidavits that | am sure Will sausty this or any other court. Judge Leawith—We will grant an adjournment until Saturday for that purpose. If the counsel sua- tains that allegation the sergeant can be tried b; any court in this county, and by the Police Board, by which he was appotnted. Mr. Spencer expressed his obligations to the Court, and said that he would be prepared to go into the case on the day aamed, He could not avoid saying that there was a time at Jefferson Market Poltce Court when blackmailing practices of the kind were searcely possible, Green then detailed the particulars of the assault, which were of the usual feminine charac- tor—many words and few blows, and a general letuing off of voluble tudiguation, which didn’t break any bones. Mrs. Myers, the defendant, whose proportions were be tery og and who carried an inconvenient amount Of flabvy substance with her that prevented her moving about with anything like agg, said thas the compiainant had formerly lived in a house of bers, and that ue complainant owed her $120; that some time ago she (defendant) was sent for by complainant, who said sne would pay her whac ale OWeG: ele Wout to We uous J elu street Rd T tnere fonnd g bevy of iadies fair, Dat foul tn lan- guage and duct; thst instead of dotlars she are a Pomel i a could 1 do, your Pe agalust so many?’ exo aire, Herseit with dimculty trout be witneds! chaies am very stout, they are not 807 they are thin, I did not get my money.” ‘The court discharged the defendant, and there was @ rustle of a long train of b/ack silk as the de- fendant leit the court, and a flutter of soiled dover 10 gay plumage as a cluster of young women stosd (0 leave from the ladies’ side of the aouse. BROOKLYN COURTS, SUPREME COURT---CIRCUIT. The Suit Against the Bankers. Before Judge Tappen. George H. Snyder vs, Howes & Macy.—It wif ba remembered that the plaintit sued to recover $1,026, @ balance of an amount deposited wit! defend- snts as bankers. The defence was ‘that the money had been paid, but plaintiff rosisted that the checks on which it was were forged. The jary yeater- day rendered @ verdict in {favor of plaintif® for $1,037, Inciuding interest, ¥ SURAOGATE'S COURT. Wills Admitted—Lettors of Administration. Before Suarrogaie Veeder. Daring the past week the Surrogate admitted to Probate the wille of Josep’ W. Harper, $365,000; Hannah Horton, $15,000; Damtel Coombs; $11,000; Julia 8. Kelly, $19,000; Robert McCloskey; $6,000; Jane Lounsberry, $5,000; Philsping Spier, $1,500, and Frederick W.’G, Meyer, $600. Letters of adiinistratiow were granted’ on the estates of Charies 3: Phelps, Kltza I’. Dare, Joho Carroll and Henry T. Head, Letters ef guardianship were also granted te James M. Vreeland, Philip Wans, Mary Aaa Mo- Nally, Jonn Johnson and John W.. Head. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterdzy. Governor J. T. Hoffman, of New York, is at the Clarendon Hotel. Count Hunyady, of Washington; General John B. Frisbie, of California, and G. Overbeck’ and lady, Austrian Consul General to China, are at the Bre- voort House. Colonel W. C. McLean, Cotone! F. J. Moses and Dr. J. B. Jackson, of South Carolina; Dr. J: W. Book- wald, of Ohio; Colonel F. C. Crowley, of Port Jarvis; Major H. H. Tucker, of North Carolina; State Senators W. Graham and T. J. Lyon, of New York; Colonel 8. B. Hayman, of the United States: Army, and Dr. C. A. Alten, of New York, are at the Metre. politan Hotel. John G. Saxe, of Albany; T. D. Carr, of Oailfornia; George Parnell, of Washington; E. K. Moore;.of the United States Navy; Bradley Barlow, of New Hamp- shire; B.S. Church, of St. Jobn, N. B., and Captaia J. W. Paul, of Massachusetts, are atthe Astor House. Judge R. Hitchcock, of Omo; Colonel Mi J. O'Brien, of Augusta, Ga.; Comptrotier W. F. Allen, J. H. Ramsay and C. Van Beuthuysen, of A’oany, and General W. H. Gleason, of Florida, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Chancellor Farnsworth, of Detroit; L. Reedy.of Baltimore; P. LeMoyne, of Canada; Dr. A. S. Sanda, of Newport, and 8. H. Kauffman, of Wasnington, are at the Everett House. Colonel J. Sykes, of Washington; George W. Muller, of Albany; General Flounoy, of Virgima; A. Cheney, of Boston, and Daniel Perkins, of Satem, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Captain Michaelis and George L. Browning, of the United States Army, are at the Albermarle Hote’. Captain Davis and Colonel Dupont, ef the United: States Army, and A. Van Vechten, of Aijbany, are ab the Hoffman House. Colonei A. B. Throop. of Scranton, Pa., and J. Hy Millett, of Memphis, are at the Irving House. Professor Thorp, of St. Louis; Captain R. Delamar, of the United States Army, and Captain Alexander McKenzie, of Toronto, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Promluent Departures. Lieutenant Commander Wilson, for Boston; Ts Howard Warren, for Philadelphia; W. R. Robeson, for Washington; Colonel Dawson, for Utica; Colones Lancaster, for Washington, and Dr. R. Carter, for Baltimore MARYLAND. A Brace of Baltimore Swindlers—New York Bankers Victimized—Over $350,000 Ob- tained Forged Checks. BaLtimong, March 19, 1870, About eight months ago two Engiishmen, giving the names of A. Cuminfort and John Mitchell, ar- rived in this city and engaged in the produce com- mission business—the first named at No. 19 South street and the other at No. 48 Second street. In a short time they gained the confidence of a number of merchants, as the appearances indi- cated that they were doing a thriving ousniess. On Saturday night jast they suddenly disappeared, after having victimized several persons tp this oity, Among them a jeweller on Baltimore street, who suffers a toss of $600. They left unpaid their noted bills, amounting to $250. Information bas been re- ceived that these men went to New York and on Wednesday last called upon Charles Unger & Co., No. 46 Exchange piace, with forged letters of recom- mendation from an agent of Unger & Co., in this city, and stated that they wanted to purohase § $41,500 in United States ‘the bonds were handed to Cuminfort, or Cummingfort—and he gave Unger & Co. a certi- fled check for $43,989. after receiving the bonds they remained in the office of Unger & Co. fora few minutes, and then leftand nave not been seen since. When the check was presented at the bank the cerul- cate was declared to be a forgery. It i aiso stated that Oummingfort and Mitchell on the same aay succeeded in obtaining $9.500 from two other brokers im Wall street, and attempted te negotial draft for $46,000 with another broker; but the last attempt was @ failure. FEARFUL SNOW STORM IW 1OWA. Cuicago, ILt., March 10, 1870. A letter from Stoux City, Iowa, dated March 16, Says the most violent and sovere snow storm thas has visited that region during fifteen years has bee raging there for se rs. Died. BENEDICTS.—The brethren of King Solomon Lodge, No. 279, F. and A, M., are requested to attend the funeral of our beloved brother, HERMANN BEgNr- bicTs, from No. 940 Third avenue. sfeeting of the brethren at the house of Brother H. Franckel, No. 247 East Fifty-seventh street, at one ofviock P. M. by order of the W. M. PH. MICHAELSON, Secretary. Runa.—On Saturday evening, Match 19, at eignt. o'clock. Notice of funeral hereafter. (For Other Deaths See Fifth Page.) A.—Tke Restorer America is. the. Only Pures, fragrant, reerementless, leapid, color restorer, dandruff dis- persers hair falling off preventative, bair.revivider, skin aod nen ton-defiler, balr dresser aud peaytiier ever fee ORIGINAL. this community. Mold in lagge bot Sold at MACY'S, Sixth avenue, tl BOTTLE GUARANTERD £0 RESTO COLOR OF THE HAIR. and by dru, J. O'Brien, street, A—Walled hair coloring preparatio light decomposes Hence the botties are jack PHALON'S VITALIA, OR SA on the other hand, is as clear and transparent in the sunahi asin the shade, ‘It revives the-naturat color in every time- bleached fibre, and does not stain the skin, Sold by all drug- gists and fancy goods u it thi try. Prepared by Dr. I. jets throughout the coun! eis AALS rincipal wholesale depot 902 nce of Finish, First fi mor of pr first in the opinion of men. fashion is ESPERCHELD'S spring aigles of Dresa Hat Just tntroguesd at 115 Naweng iceets 275 A.—Triple Silverplated Wi at Very Low prices, 4 bys CURRAN 2 Oo. 18 Jobp atroot. A.—Middletown Wrter Cures Gone- raldebility, See Ate ggs —y4 Liberty street, A.—farbruats Peculiar Smoking Tobncca the best. 161 Fulton street, two doors from Broadway. 4 Dumeld tam «an ORG ©, PARKER, Eh 265 Washington sireot, Wholesale Agent. Samson, East Raine ng tried all sorts of Restorers, Life any benedt. Fifteen botties of ‘has stopped her bair from fall- ing out and mado i thick, soft and glossy. Sold by ali drug- n't Fail to Seo the Great Bargains in Watcnees dois, Cost Slewelty, and Diarsoaas st GEO, C. 8,405 , one door belo street. Res y, under St. Nicholas Hotel, May lL. remove to 518 Broa Ingram & Son, Importing Tail 60 Fulten strech, New Yore,All fostonabls sadne of Spring Over= coatings and ine Trouserings. madé to order at the prices. Teformation f ‘The highest rates paid for Dowbioona sed a eine LORE Co. Mankers, 16 Wall areet, N. ¥. T nese Corn File; Price 25 venta, For sale A. 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