The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1870, Page 5

a —————— IMPURITY OF Thi BALLOT, ‘The Election Fraud Trials Finally Commenced— Two Cases Disposed of Yesterday. AN ACQUITTAL AND A CONVICTION, The Missing Vote of the Sixteenth Ward—How Barney Mahoney Lost the Returns and was Laid Out by a Minstrel’s Lay. District Attorney Morris finally forced the frst of the Brooklyn election fraud cases to trial in the Court of Oyer aud Terminer, before Judge Gilbert and Justices Voornees and Johnson, yesterday morn- img, but sustained a defea’ at tne very outstart of is investigation of the extensive frauds of last No- vember, ‘Ihe case tried yesterday morning was that of John Lynch, who was @ canvasser in the Thira istrict of the Eleventh ward. He was defended by Messrs. Grenvule T. Jenks, Winchester Brit- ton and John JH, Bergen. Ex-Judge Moore was associated with District Attorney Morris fm the prosecution. There was an immense crowd in the court room, among whom were noticed a number of city and county oilicials and various politicians of the smaller fry, all of Whom taxe an interest in these cases. But little q@ificulty was experienced in ovtaiming a jury, and at about eleven o'clock District Attoxncy Morris arose to open the case for the people, THE STORY OF THE RLECTION FRAUDS, Im opening the case for the prosecution District Attorney Morris said:— GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY—You have been called ‘upon to discharge an important duty. You are aware, ag every other citizen in our comunity is aware, shat certain parties have been inaicted, chargea with wolation of the election laws. ‘nis, gentlemen, has always been regarded as a very sertous oitence, because 16 Strikes ai the very foundation aud theory of our government. it 13 not necessary, gentlemen, that 1 should cail yourattention to tne importance, therefore, 0: preserving the purity of the valot box. You are all, and must be, sensible of that fact, Ever since the foundation of our goverament it has been ainong the first business of the Legisiatures of the different States to pass laws desigued to protect the purity of the ballot box, EYBKY CONCEIVABLE VIOLATION of that rigut has been made a crime, and penalties have been aifixed tor the violation of whe Various Jaws designed to protect the vai.ot. Hitherto prose- Cutions for violations of the eiection laws have not been very frequeut, and usually against individu- wis tor voung without the right to vote—very few cages ocher than of that class—and it has always been considered a grave crime and courts have in- Micted severe penaities upon persons convicted for Mlegally depositing or legals receiving a singic vote. Aud. if gentlemen, it 18 a crime and itis a serious one, to cast or receive @ single voie in Viole ton of the law, What must it be when a combina. tion ts formed to distranchise an entire community, to subvert the very foundation of our goverument by prostivucing the batlot box for selfisi purposes ? Yet, gentlemen, such nas been tne allegation, aud such I assert here in the preeence of tus court ana of thts jury, knowing fail well the responsibiitty that Thayve assumed, to ve a'fact. You ail recollect, yen- wan the last election. You recollect that there A PEELING OF DISSATISFACTION and insecurity in the community, and when the returns began to come in on ihe night of the 2d of November it was apparent to every man in the com- munity that the people had spoken out plainly, de- terminediy, irrespective of party lines, with reier- ence to our local afairs; and 1t was further evident, drom the shape m which the returns were received, to the most casual observer of political affairs, that ‘She ballot box iad been 1n many instances tampered with, You wouid find @ man in one district rauning away behind bis ticket and in the adjoming district running 200 or 800 ahead. Such a*resut was unnatural; such a result never bonestiy follows an election. Wut it appeared when the returns came i, so overwhe.ming had been the expression of the people, that the 1ustru- ments that bad veer ri ae to carcy cub the be- hests had failed, pertiaily at least, to accomplish their purpose. Aud the next day you began to hear rumors ai! over taat there were MISPAKES IN THE RETURNS Qs they were sent to police headquarters on the Might of the election. A mistake here and a mistake there, and that continued fur a day or two, and then the announcement was made tiat the resuit that ‘was announced on the night of the election was Rot tue wue result, ‘Ihe wan whom the figures elected on the nigut of the election is not elecved wo the chief omfce im this county, 1 People could not understand bow and why th ‘was until the following Monday night im the Vom- moa Counct!, when the,returns were opened tor the purpose of haying the vote for city oillcers can- ‘vassed, and then it was plain why it was that these stories were circulated that tue figures sent to Police Headquarters were incorrect. ‘They had made mistakes, because, as the returns were Opened one alter another, PLAIN UPON THEIR FACB appéared the alterations in the very particular case to which these rumors applied. Forgea return after forges return was opened, and by these lorgeries the will of the people had been set at naught aud the Person who was deleated by tue returns on election night was elected by these fraudulent returns. I venture the assertion that when I shall have been through with these election fraud cases there will not be aman in this communtty—I care not what party he belongs to—who will not say that there are men holding omice to-day who are not elected by the people. (Applause, which Was suppressed by the Court.) Citizens going to the poils to exercise the Tight that the law gives them deposit their votes, STANDING FOR HOURS IN THE LINE, for the purpose of exercising that right, and when your vote 1s deposited the baliot box 18 handed over tw two miserable tools to count the votes as the: gee proper. ‘The question 1s whether this jg to be. continued or whether it 13 to be stopped. 1 aw glad, gentiemen, that-at last we have arrived at the beginning of the end in these cases, It is what 1 have been anxious for all the way through afd we have pow arrived at the commence- ment. All I ask of youis that you give careful atten- tion—and I know you will—to the evidence in this case, In tis particular case the Charge is that the, prisoner received illegally votes on the day of elec- tion. ‘Che charge is wat ho added names illegaliy on the day of eiection. { know that from the begin- visg of these trials until tne end—and experience Justifica me in making the assertion—no man will go upon that stand and SWEAR THAT HE 18 GUILTY Of the frauds alieged against him. But I venture the prediction that when ail these trials shall have been eonciuded and pt man charged has goxe upon the stand there will be no single instance where they go upon the stand and swear to guilty. ‘This ts not a party question, It makes no difierence what party you belong to, Itisa right of the people. The very principle and element of repubiican govern- ment is invo.ved in the principle we are about to try—the right to vote—tne rigut to have that vote counted fairly, The laboring man who works for his day's wages bas just as much a right to vote as the mau who represents millions, and his voice counts just a8 much if the principie is properly car- ried out. But if at the election the balluts are to be turned ont to a few 10 count as they see proper, we had better at least save the expense of having an election and call upon these gentlemen to say who shail and who shail not be selected to Mill certain ofiices. We had better do thas and stop the farce that was enacted in this city at the last election. THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PEOPLE. ‘The firat witness was E. B. Cadley, Cierk of the Board of Supervisors, who testiiied to the appoint- ment of the defendant Lyucn, Mr. William G. Bishop, City Clerk, read the oath taken by Lynch after tis appoinunent, in which he swore thathe would, to the best of his ability, faith- fully perform the duties of laspector of registry. James N. Mills, who acted as poll clerk in tue Third @istrict of the Eleventh ward, testified thaton the afternoon of election day two men whose names were nct on the list appeared to vote; their yotcs were received, but under objection; defendant acted ‘as Inspector, aud Witness thought be had charge of the check book. ‘Tue District Attorney asked if Lynch received the vote, Mr, Jenks objected, and the question was ruled ou it Witness believed that there were others who were not rogjstered, and whose votes were received, Lynch had the names of twelve men on a polioe paper, each of whcm bad a vote, and who had call at the registry ofice while he was absent. ie uid not know what had become of this jist. On the @ross-examination witness stated that whea he entered the names of the two men above referred to he as 80 With the knowledge that they had no night to vo James H, Cornwell examined the poll list and check book. He was asked by twe District Attorney to state whether uames appeared on the poll list and not on the check book, . Counsel for delendaut ob- Jected. Objection sustained, Mr. Morris offered the books and lists in evidence. Mr, Jenks objected, as they were evidence against the defendant, but the objection was overruled. Deputy County Clerk ‘ihomas testified that the cheek book which ie held was filed in the ofice November 6. Andrew J, Hicks, one of the inspectors of registry nd election in the same district, testifiea to having ‘made up the registry prior to the election. Witness continued:—I acted ag inspector, and defendant iso acted as inspector; I kuow that defendant haa ‘Q list of names on a pad of blowing paper; went to aimner about half-past twelve or one o'clock; when I got back he said ‘Here are the names of some men who have voced and are not registered. Pm gong to put them on the bvoky) sud, “You don’t with my consent,” and threw them on the floor; I if this 19 found out against you, you'll nave trouble; the frat be said was, “Well, by God, you’d better stay away all day;” he next said, “Here are some names who have voted and I’m going to put them on the book;”” I sald, “‘You can’t with my consent;” he said, “I have put one on already;” that wag all that was said; some people voted whose naings were not on tht lat while 1 was there; It Was carly 1X the morming; NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARUH 22, 1870.—TRIPLE SHERT. none others but the one tp the morning that 1 know of; he did. mot say when these persons Lad voted; Mr. Lynch acted ag check clerk; he had charge of night by Mr. Lynch singing “all right;” B a ferred to the book once on twioes she. said nothing further about the names; he was there all day long; 1 don’t Know of his being absent; I don’t recollect the fact of the names charged in the indictment, with the exception of Patrick Doy, oifering to vote. Crose-examination—Mr. Lynch used but one book; the other then lay on the table; might have used them at different tunes; when I went away left Lyneh and Murray there; 1n the morning there was # great number of vove lou’t Know whether Lynct weat out when f was away; Lynch and L are of the Same politics; this book (shown) Was completed on the Seth of October; one name (Riiey) was omitted by mistake; there were not several to my knowiedge; I heard some of the inspectors say Ubere was. SEVERAL OTHER WITNESSES were examined, but no additional facts of tmpor- tance were elicited. There was no defence mad and Mr, Jenks rose and moved for acquittal, on the ground that the evidence was insuiticicat to connect the defendaus with any fraud tuere, Judge Gilbert consulted with nis associates a mo- ment and then stated to counsel that 1m their opinion the evidence Was not sufiicient to implicate the de- fendant. He therefore directed the jury to reader @ Verdict of acquittal, which they aid, aad Lynch was thea discharged, HOW BARNEY MAHONEY WAS FIDDLED OUT OF THE RETURNS~THE FIRST CONVICTION. At the conclusion of Lynch’s trial Judge Gilbert inquired of the District Attornoy as to whether he had any other cases ready tor trial, Mr, Morris replied in the affirmative and called on the case of Barney Mahon canvasser tn the Sec- ond district of the Sixteent rd, who was Indicted on the charge of having wilfully lost the returns from that district. The losing of the returns was admitted by the defence, who claimed that it was accidental, The defendant's verston of the story was that on election night Mr. Bradley, associate canyasser, and himself, counted the votes, Bradley said ne could not remain to sign the returns, as he had to get up early in the morning and go to work. MANONEY SLEPT THERE until one o'clock the bext morning, and thep. for the first time ascertained that Bradley had left without signing the returns. Barney thereapon retmrnea home hinselt and alterwards signed the papers. He went down to the Sheriff's office daring the forenoon, thinking that that oficial would send an officer for Bradley at the Navy Yard, woere the latter was at work, The Sheriff was not 1m, and Barney then went to the ofice of the Superintendents of the Poor and laid the returns carefuily on the floor against the wall, A moment thereniier A WANDEMING MINSTREL, in the person of a dilapidated fiddler, appeared in the office and proposed to draw his bow for (he edi- fication of the asseinply, ‘This proposition met with favor and ye urinstrel commenced. He tiddied away vigorously for soiue time. Barney was 80 absorbed in the music that he forgot ali about the precious papers on the floor, and it was only alter tue min- strel had departed that ue awoke from the charm in- Spired by the music to @ full realization of mundane affairs. He looked for the returns; but 10! they were gone! And from that day to this he saw them no more. In his charge to the jury, Judge Gilbert, said that if they were of the opinion that the defendant had not wilfully lost the papers they should acquit him, but if they thougiit otherwise they should convict him, ‘The jury remained out for about naif an hour, when they returned with a verdict of guilty. ‘The Conrt then adjourued until this morning at ten o'clock. THE COURTS. An Internal Reyenue Case—Appeal from a Sentence of the Court of Special Sessions—Suit Under the Lo- gal Tender Act. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Pleadod Guilty and Remanded for Sentence. sefore Judge Benedtet. The United States v3. James MeManhore—The de- fendant, who is charged with defrauding soldiers: of their bounty money, was yesterday brought up tor trial and pleaded guilty to a!l bat the third couut of the indictment. ‘the plea was accepted, and he Was remanded till this morning for sentence. Embezzling Letters. The United States vs. Charles A. Willard.—The defendant is & gierk in the Post Ofice, and was in- dictea for stealiug letters. He was yesterday brought up for trial and pleaded guilty. Remanded till this morning for sentence. Larceny on the High Sens. The United States vs. John McCormack,—The de- fendant iu this case was held and found guilty last term of the court on an indictment charging him with larceny on the high seas. Remandei for sen- tence ull tuls morning. Doing Busivess as a Rectificr Without a License, Before Commissioner Osvorn. The United States vs. Horace P, Clarke.—The de- fendant, who has been under examination for some days, is charged with compounding liquors without @rectifier’s license. Some’ testimony was taken on tue cross-examination of the government witness, when the case Was turther adjourned till Thursday mext, When counsel will sum up on doth sides. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Habeas Corpus Case—The Reorganizat! the Special Sessions Court. Before Judge Ingraham. In re John Kiine.—This was an application on a writ of habeas corpus certiorari to release John Kline from custody. It appeared that the prisover had been arrested for stealing papers from the American News Company. He was tried in the re- organized Court of Special Sessions, convicted and sentenced to six montis’ imprisonment in the Peni. tenuiary. He now appites for his release, pending an appeal. ‘The rigut of appeal was iaken away from the old Court of Special Sessions, aud the prisoner 8 counsel now claimed that that right was Testored since the court was reorganized, The Court denied the motion, Alleged False Pretences—Application tor the Reiease of Prisoners Prior to Their Indict+ ment. Inre Sexton & Foe.—in this case the defendants had been arrested on the charge of stealing two bar- rels of flour upon a forged .order, the party upon whom the order was ailexed to have bee forged de- nying the purchase of any of ho goods in question, The counsel now moved for thelr discharge, pending the disposition of the case by the Grand Jury. on the ground that the arrest had been, efected under faise pretences. The case was a! lowed to stand over tl Wednesday next. The Erie Railway Litigation Ayal, The Evie Railroad Company vs. Ramsey, &e,—This case, the argumenis In which were adjourned till yesterday, came upon ademurrer. Mr. Field stated that as the case had been fully discussed before Bpon the motion the counsel on both sides had agreed to submit the written points to the Court without far- ther arguments, Tue Court took the papers. ECIAL TEARS. The Legal Tender Act~Gold or Greenbacks. Belore Judge Daly. Joel vs. iirschetd, —Tals is the first time that the question of paymeats in gold of debts antecedent to the Legal Tender act has been raised. The action 13 @ foreciosure of a mortgage which fell duc in 1862, The plaintiff now claims that the mortgage must be pata in gold. Defendant claims that the hortgage eng payable in 1862, and not being then démand fed aud iaterest being atterwards accepted in green- backs, there was @ waiver of the right to gold, or rather a renewal of the debt after the Legal ender act. It was further suggested that 16 might not, by the time of the sale, be of any practical importance Wheiney the payment was in gold or greenbacke, The Court accordingly directed the referee to report again to the Court before distributing the money, and meanwhile the Court Dostponed the question. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Heavy Claim for Damuges on Alleged Breach of Contract. Before Judge Loew. The Eiting Woollen Company vs. John T, Martin.— ‘This action was brought by the plaintiffs, who now compose the Clinton Mills Company, of Norwich city, torecover from the defendant, who 18a large merchant of New York, $45,000 for an alleged breach of contract. It appears thaton or about the 9th of March, 1665, an agreement was entered into by the parties by which the plaintiffs were to manufacture for account of the defendant 230,000 yards of “wool dyed indigo biue biouse flannels,” to bai not leas thaa (ve and @ quarter ounces per yard; to be twenty- eight inches wide, fuli government standard goods; to be mad@ iu accordauce with samples furnished by defendant, and delivered in quantities and at periods specifed im the agreement, at ninety-five cents per yard. On the 23d of March, 1865, the plaln- tiff tendered two bales as @ portion of the contract, one of which was accepted and the other rejected as not coniorming to the sampie. Alter this the re- matnder of the goods were at various times ten- notified the Diainuit not o tender ay more, aod Out notified the plaintiff not oul of this the present action grew. the defence is substantially that the first bale was accepted at the solicrtation of the plainuff as a means of saving the contract, and that none of the goods furnished there- after were up to the sainple originally furnished, they pone what in the trade is technically termed “top dyed,’? and not “wool dyea.” Plaintiff con- tends that the articles were wD perfect conformity with the sample, and that they were ‘dyed in the Wooi” and ihen “speck dyed,” in order to cover the vogetabie specks, Case suili on. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before City Judge Gunning S. Bedford, Ir. The first case disposed of yesterday was ap in- dictiment against Jonu Kelly, who pleaded guilty to stealing a watch and chain on the 13th inst., the property of Margaret MeKiernan. He was remanded for seutence. A FORGERY Case. David Reiss pleaded guilty to forgery in the fourth degree, the tndictment alleging that on the 14th of Febraary he forged the name of Lyman Riadskoff to an order for five dollars. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for four mouths. ACQUITTED, John Sanders, colored, was placed on trial charged with stealing @ quantity of clothing irom Frapk B, MoCerren, No, 21 Fifth avenue, On the 25th of Febru- ary. He was unable to positively identify the ac- cused, and the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, 3E VO THE STATE PRISON, Herman Kohier, who was jointly imdicted with William Crouacher, pieaded guilty to an attempt at Pty the third degree, On’ the 4tn of Maron a cablnetmaker’s shop iu Suffolk street an les valued at seven dollars, Rohier Was sent to the siate i’risou for two years. INDIOTMENTS. The Gran@ Jury brought m @ batch of indictments and resuined the discharge of their duties, Siuce the beginning of the term this body has found an un- usually large number of buls for larceny and bur- gar. They have veen greatly assisted in their labors by Assistant District Attorney Blunt, who promptly. prepared the cases for their action. ACQUITTED, Peter Gilroy, who was chai With stealin, twenty-seven dollars from Patrick Maxwell on the goth of October, Was acquitted, the complainant being unable to positively state that tue accused took the money. Good character was proved and Mr, Fellows avandoned the prosecution. A BURGLAM SENTENCED. Henry Smith was tried and convicted of burgiary in the third degree. Ou tue 17th of August, 1567, ine remises of Jacob Davidson, 41 Liberty street, were roken into and $500 worth of pipes stolen. As the prisoner Was an ex-convict, Judge Bediora suid it was lis duty to society’to wend Smith to the State Yriwon for tour years. ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE. Charles Morse (colored), who was charged with assaulting Edward Founuain ov the 22d ot Feorgary With a sinngshot, pleaded guity to asaauls and at- tery. His Honor, In passing sentence, said that ile sinngshot was the coward’s Weapon, He was sent to tue Penitentiary for one year. i LARCENY. Mary Fay, who on the 2d just, stolea plece of cloth valued at seveaty-five dolyirs, the property of Peter Brons, pieaded guilty to an attempt at grand larcency and was sent to Lie Peuiteuuiary for one year. FIVE YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON FOR GRAND LAK . CENY. Charles Clark was conviclwd of grand larceny, be having acted in compiicity with two women aud a nan 1p stealing ¢wo coats, valued at fifty dollars, on the 2ist of February, from the store of Harris brown, 274 Grand street. The City Judge said be learned from tie ofticer that the gang were projes- sional siophiters, Clarke was sentenced to the State Prison for five years at hard labor, ‘rhe tullowmg is the calendar for to-day:—The People vs, Michael Kavanagh dnd Joseph Whit robbery; Same vs. Andrea bBressard, burglary; Same vs. Jona Love, burglary; Same va, Wiiham Farrell and John Campbell, ourgiary; Same va. James Clark, burglary; ame vs. WillMm Crouacier, burgiary; Same vs. John Brannigan and James Farrell, felonious assauit and batiery; Same vs. katrick Barry, felonious assault and battery; Same va. James Farley, felonious assanit aud bacery; Same vs. George W. Hollins, forgery; Same vs. Patrick Broderick, grand larceny; Same va, Eten Davin, grand jarceny; Same ys. John Gicnuon, grand jarceny; Same vs. Wiilltam Jobnson, grand larceny; Same vs. James Young, grand larceny; Same vs. Catharine Dempsey, larceny from the person; ry James Hogan, petit iarceny; Same vs, son, peut Jarceay; Saiue vs, Edwin Jaco! s, larceny from person. BROOKLEIN COURTS. BAOOKLYN CITY COAT. Alleged Breach of Promise of Marriage. Before Judge Thompson. Marietta Dickerson vs, Willitm BE, Flelis.—'Tue plait, who is @ preposseasing young woman, ap- porently some twenty-two or twenty-thece years of age, brings suit to recover $10,000 damages for an alleged breach of promise of marriage by defendant. ft seems that the indy was employed as housekeeper by defendant, a widower with three children, and the allegation 18 that he proposed to her, was ac- cepted, and Uxed tipon the 16th of December last as the happy day. Some time after the alleged pro- mise, however, his affection for pialutif diminished, and, as claimed, he refused to be a man of his word. Mrs, Dickerson feels aggrieved to the amount of $19,000, wich se hopes an intelligent jury will give her. ‘she defence is @ general dental. “Case on. Suit Agninst a Life Insurance Company. Catherine Koelges vs. The Guardian Life insur= ance Company.—Plaintift sued the Guardian Life Insurance Company for $4,000 yesterday and re- covered a verdict for the full amount. r husband had @ policy on his life forthe above sum in the company, and during his illness sue went to the otice of the company and paid one Mr. Hawley, agent for the company, the premium on the policy, ‘The defence was that Hawivy was not authorized to recelve it. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. Judge Hardaway, of Georgia; Judge Merrick, of Philadelphia; Dr. C. Winship, of New Haven; Dr. J. H. Bede), of Vermont; General G. J. Stannard, of the United States Ariny; Professor Gardner and Colonel K. Mason, of Washington; Colonel E. Child, of Chicago, and Rey. J. T.,.Williams, of Ten- nessee, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Governor W. R. Marshall, of Minnesota; Major J, K. Knapp, of Auburn, aad T. D. Shipman, of Que- bec, are at the St, Nicholas Hote), Paymasver Tuttle, of the United States Navy; W. G. Fargo, of Buffalo; Captain W. P. Henry, of the steamship Mississippl; Dr. George 8. Nelson, of Boston; Hamilton Easter, of Balttmore, and Warren Webster, of the United States Army, are at the Astor House. General Hodges, of the United States Army, and C. J. Denning, of Danbury, are at the Coleman House, " Colonel J. C. Bennett, of Syracuse; Henry Biake, of Boston, and J. P. fllsley, of Philadelphia, are at tho Hofman Honse. Colonel J. E. Allen and E. 0. Tufts, of Boston; P. Gardner, of Washington, and R. D. Starkweather, of ‘Troy, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Lieutenant Commander W. K. Wheeler, of the United States Navy; Lysander Strickland, of Ban- gor, Me.; and Charles H. Bass, of Charleston, 8. C., are ut the Irving House. Walter Brown, the champion oarsman, of Maine; Captam T. A. Hollister, of Martford, and Dr. E. I. Ripley, of Mobile, ate at the St. Charles Hotel, J. D. Sturtevant, of Boston, and A. P. Sturtevant, of Norwich, Conn., are at the St. Elmo Hotel. J. H. Fonda, of Detroit; J. H. Hough, of Cincin- nati, and W. T. Rockwood, of Chicago, are at the St. Denis Hotel. George A. Pope, of Baltimore; Addison CnimM, of Boston, and R. fiart, of Rochester, N. Y., are at the Everett House. Prominent Departures. Dr. T. Wright, for Philadelphia; Dr. Astor, for Washington; D. K. McC&rtee, for Syracuse; U. E. Waters, for Baltimore; Colonel Gorioff, for St. Louis; General H. A. Barnum, for Syracuse; A. Van Vech- vou, Jor Albany, and Captain Dobbins, for Cleveland. Personal Notes and Observations. Girls are employed in the San Francisco Post Office. Both panels of the lady jurors at Jardine area perfeet success, This isthe panel game in anew shape, Mark Twain has been interviewing an internal revenue officer. it wasn’t Bailey. The question 1s, Has Bailey given leg bailey? The Norfolk Journal say Purgatory rodnced two considerable men—Davy Croekett and William G. Brownlow. Purgatory is the name of a village in Tennessee, Charles 8. McClenanan, Matthew Keily, Wilson Smail and General J. Hobart Ward, o1 tuis city, by invitation exemplified work in Scottish rite Masonry im Rochester last week, The Rochester Lxpress stares that the Sir Knights of the Monroe Commandery visited the residcuce of their venerable brother, Prelate Abelard Reynolds, on Friday evening last, and presented him with tie photographs of the officers of the Commandery of 1968, which were enclosed in a handsome frame. Mr. Reynolds is eighty-five years of age, aud his name appears on the books of the order in 1520, Hon. Mr. Prosser, a Representative in Congress from tue Firth district of Tennessee, has publicly an- mounced his determination to appolat a colored youth to West Point, Representative McCormick, of Arizona, it 18 said, will recommend an Indian as cadet, and @ wate from Wyoming declares he Will appoint oman. West Point bids fair to be- come @ very nice piace for boys and girls of excit- aple temperament. FINANCLAL AND COMMERCIAL, WALL Stare, Monpay, March 21—6 P. M. } ‘The week opened with fair activity in the gold and stock markets, The money market was casy at four to five per cent. GOLD IRRRGULAB, The earier transactions in gold were on a firm market, the stronger feeling being due to the sharp advance tn sales by the foreign exchange bankers, who put the quotation for sterling to 1004 for sight and 108 4; for sixty day bills, On this state of things gold rose to 112%, In the afternoon it became evi- dens that for the present at least the advance was too sudden to be maintained, and while the quota- tions for exchange continued nominally the same sales out of second hands were made as low a8 108%4 for sixty days. Here it was reported from Washington that the House had refused to order the previous question on the proposition to inflate the currency, @nd also that a resolution bad passed declaring it to be the sense of the House that there should be no Increase of the interest bearing debt aud no decrease of the non-interest bearing debt, which latter action is regarded asa step towards the adoption of the Funding bill, amended so asto prevent the funding of greenbacks. The effect was @ decline in gold t0112};. ‘The chief Nuctuations of the day were as follows:— 10 A. M.. eo 11294 2:60 P, M. vee 12% na. M... score 112% 3 P.M... 112% 11:0 A. M mag 4P. M pebarg RM 12g 4:40 P, M2 N25 6:30 P.M. 1a Holders of gold paid 4, 43; ana 5 per cent to have their balances carried over. The opcrations of the Goid Exchange Bank were as follow: Gold cleared Goid balances, Currency bal THE SPECIE MOVEMENT. The Imports of specie at this port during the past week have heen as follows:— March 1d--Steamer Cleopatra, Vera Craz— $46,300 2,976 269,010 gold. aeons 47,670 Maren 16—steamer gold 2,700 March 16—Steamer Fah Key, Hamilton— sliver. . oe tees . 2,500 March 16—Brig Curacoa, Curacoa—goid 450 Mareh 17—Brig Laura, Nassau—sily 281 Mareh 18—Brig Emma Dean, Cui Total for the week. Previously reported. . Total since Jan. 1, 1870 + + $8,840,006 Same tune 1869, seeeeee 2,411,767 Same ume 1864... 1,139, 828 Same time 146% 303, 164. THE STOCK MARKET STRONG AND ACTIVE. ‘The upward turn in (he stock markel, so pro- nounced on Saturday, led to a fairly active move- ment throughout the list to-Way, the ‘bulls’ taking hold with considerable courage for the reason that they suspect the recent heaviness and decline in stocks to liave led to the formation of a very general and extensive “short terest, The deatings in Northwest common were feverish and ex- cited, the price rising to 72% on the appre- hension of @ “corner.” It wih be remem. bered that when gold took its tumble from 120 to 1 the bull cliques were loaded up with stocks. me of them have since unloaded and gone “short,” inducing the street to imitate thetr ex- auple. ‘The result has been a decline from seven to ten per cent in the Northwest stocks and a break of avout teu per cent in both the St. Pauls. Tiuese are the more salient instances of the decline. The easy condition of We money market enabled the original “bulis’? to hold on throughout it all, and it ts an open question now whe the market has not been over- sold by the bear’? cliques and the outside operators, One prosinent “bear” party are now making a most desperate effort to cover their “shorts.” Some were unscrupuions enough to resort to a strategem, which i9 reported fn our police colurans elsewhere. Lake Shore and Kock Island, next to Northwestern, wore the features of the day. The market at the cluse was animated and strong. Tbe following re- cord of tne highest and lowest prices will show the character of she market: Highest, Lowest. New York Cen. & Hud. Consolidated, 93 9214 New York Central & tladsou Scrip.. 9144 Harlem....+ Erie. . Read Lake Shot Wabash... Pittsburg. Northwestern on Northwestern preferred. Rock Island Fort Wayne. ? Milwaukee and St. Paul. Miiwankee and St. J’aul preferred Obie and Misaissippl. New Jersey Central Col., Chtc., and Ind, Central. Western Union, Pacific Mail s CLOSING PRICES AT THY STOCK EXCHANG! ‘The following were the closing prices of stocks at the last session of the Stock Exchanye:—Uauton, 625 &@ 62. Cumberland, 27 a 320; Western Union, 2235 Quicksilver, 10% bid; Mariposa, 74 bid; do, prelerred, 1814 @ 10; do, certificates, 48344 a 60; do. first preferred, 48 a 4832; Pacifle Mail,33\¢ @ 23%; Boston Water Power, 1741744; Adams EF. press, 61)f @ 61%; Weils-Fargo Expreas, 19! @ 20; American Express, 3845 & 354; United States Ex- press, 47 @ 48; New York Central consolidated, 92% A 93%; do. scrip, 9074 a 91/7; Harlem, 143% a 145%; Erte, 249{ a 25; do. preferred, 43 a 444; Reading, 963¢ @ 9614; Michigan Central, 119g a 120; Lake Shore, 87 @ $7), Minois Central, 140 bid; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 93% @ 09; Chicago and Northwestern, 71's a 71%; do, preferred, 82% a 4274; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 73 a 7434; Rock Isiand, 119); @ 119)j; Milwaukee and Su & 59343 do, preferred, 7334 a 78%; Kort 95 a 95);; Alcon and Terre Haute, 40 & 46; do. preferred, 63 4 6% Ohio and Mississippi, 28% a 2874; Delaware and Lackawanna, 102% bid; New Jersey Centr W2% & 102%; Chicago and Alton, 11134 & 113; do. preferred, 112 a 114; Mor- ris aud Essex, 90)¢ 891; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 106 4 107; do. preferred, 106 a 107; Dubuque and Sioux City, 106 a 108; Columbus, Chicago and Inal- ana Central, 17% GOVERNMENTS HRAVY AND DULL, The firmer tone of the gold market in the forenoon led to @ iractional improvement in governments as compared with Saturday’s latest quotations, but with the, London quotation—90%—the decline in gold to 112% and the probability that with the amendment above referred to the Sinking Fund bili is likely to pass the House, the market closed with @ decline as follows:—United States currency sixes, 11214 211234; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 114 a 1143; do, do., coupon, 114%; @ 11434; do. five-twenties, registered, May and Noveinber, 10814 a 1084; do. do., 1862, coupon do., 1093, a 109%; do. do., 1804, do. do., 10834 & 10874; do. do., 1866, do, do., 109 a 10914; do, a0., 1866, coupon, January and July, 107% a 10754; Ao, do., 1867, do. do., 10844 a 103%; do. do., 1868, do. do., 108% & 109; do. ten-forties, registered, 106 & 10534; do. do., coupon, 105 a 105 *{. SOUTHERN SECURITIES QUIET. The Southern list was quiet and inactive, except for the Virginias, which were very strong for the new bonds, The prices at the last board were:—Tennessee sixes, €X coupon, 67), @ 68; do., new, 49% #® 60; Virginia sixes, ex coupon, 52% a 78 Go., new, 72 8 73; Georgia sixes, 86 bid; do. sevens, 92 @ 92%{; North Carolina, ex coupon, 46.0474; do., new, 23.23%; Missouri sixes, 02 a 9215; Missouri, Hannibal and St. Joseph, 92 a 9235; Louisiana sixes, 77 bid; do. lovee sixes, 773, a 7! do. do., eights, $8; Alabama eights, 95 @ 100; do. fives, 75 bid; South Carolina, sixes, 87}; & 893,; 4o., Dew (July), 82 883; do. do, (April), 84% @ 67, FORBIGN EXCHANGE STRONG. ‘The falling off of about 20,000 bales in the receipts of cotton last week and the scarcity of cotton bills in the market Induced the leading bankers to advance their rates for foreign exctange. The rapge of quo- tations Was as follows:—Sterling #xty days, com- mercial, 107)¢ a 108; good to prime bankers’, 1084; a 108}; short sight, 10875 @ 1093s; Paris sixty days, Antwerp, , 626% @ 5.2236; Bam- burg, 353 a 3534; Amsterdam, 3974 a 40'¢; Frankfort, 997% a 4044; Bremen, 7734 & 78); Prussian thalers, 70 @ 70%. COMPARISON OF THR IMPORTS. The Sollowipg shows the fareep imports at Kew York during the past week and since the beginning of the year:— Packages cut meats, 142 do. lard. General mdse. ‘Tot, for the wk. Prev. reported... 42,763,908 $50,390,025 $61,882,316 THE SUB-TREASURY REPORT. The following shows the results of vo-day’s busl- ness at the Sub-Treasury im this city;— mid yesterday rib at Ide, changed. 8 tales 1c. for ary salted and picl fer vigulet tam And pickled shoulders and 14 Currency receipts vurrency balanc General balance. SALES AT THE MEW Ya ik STOCK EXCHANIS. Monday, March 21—10:15 A. Me we quote:-—I Ic, and yellow Ic, #1 refining, We. 5: Est 20 Wasse, 0 12! gradte fer aves 22% =z = S822 =: AR ERTE g53ga8 33 cn ee S333: aesenee Py ES&S eSEEESEEELECUES eg Lec CeeeeSSEse=2 receipts, 7,476 bales 22 Exports: Vern Cruz, 112 bi phia, 2 bales. 5; 1,208 bales. Exports—Uonstwise, 70 PBL W &O RR gt bo do i Stock, 71,068 bales, 10 G, C & Ind © Bi ports, comstwise, $28 bale es, 400 Pac Mall 88 a 12 M. and 2:15 o Clock P.M. 144 bales; exports, coustwine, nes 20000 US 5:20, 1,3 bales. Tig US 5.20, ¢, "62. 2000 US 5's, 10-40, One o Clock P. 100 ahs Harlera RR. $5000 Tenn 6a, 0. 0 Va 6 5 Norwich & Wor 15000 La 6's, 1b, 4000 G0. Lad G Ist, 200 0. CATO 24m - 000 C&R LEP RR 80000 % Mixa con b... 2000 St L& 1M Ist m ba, Aoshs Bic of Commerce 12: 100 Mil &8t P pr Lack & W. 800 Ohio & Miss IE. ly) Gol, © &1C Be 1¢0 do. WO di 4680 200 Boston, Hart & Eri STREET QUOTATIONS. Half-past Five o’ Clock P. Mt. Northwestern . Northwestern pf 834) 4 68% se 120% @ 12% tt COMMERCIAL REPORT. Monpay, Maren 21-6 P. ulet, but held for ful were reported. Of Santon about 2,800 bars, ex Shap- Lerdess, were disposed of on private terms. scriptions the market was dull, but unchanged. With free offerings and scarcely any demand the market for this staple was dull and heavy, and prices about ic. per 1b. Sogse holders, however, were in- disposed to operate except at Saturday's closing p which 675 were for export and 212 The business in future deliveries was leas active, and the offerings being fair prices were heavy. e sales wi basis low middling for March at 22 y do, do. at 22\¢c., at 2atic., 200 do. nd (Inte Saturday) 100 Weuppend the sislow middling for May at 22\c0, a tieavy movement in Jamaica ich was held at the clone at $20, gold ; 1,50) god. eard of no Dusinexs of im- inds, which, however, were heid with tu- Je. flour, 900 bitin, s wheal, 6,890 do, corn, portance in other ki creased firmness. FLOUK AND GRAIN.—Recelpts, 8,891 an 1,80) bags corn meal, 18,00 ‘the flour market ruled du decided change. The flour was quiet but ateady i . Rye flour was ac Corn meal was di Supertine Western epppee Re Kound hoop Ohio, Bi. Loute low extra SSSLERRZRSSE = . Corn meal. Braodywin —Wheat was rather ior articularly for A voway bid and § aout 75,900 bus ‘The sales com: it BL UO! for No. ‘or choice No. 2 + $120 for No. 1 spriv, fur State spring, $100 a $1 62 was nominal at were nomini] at Rye was dull ho wales for new mixed, #1 . for new white Western. being about 20,000 bush a 62) vi were made of 12,000 bu 1a B11 for C there were sold 2,000 light, and rates were heavy aud lower in som chartering business was. dill fair inquiry for petroloum ves tala at former rates, 200 Lierces beet Darke with Inmber at (to Rosario; a brig to Venice 3 bark from Phyad 500 bois, naphtha at Gif y 0 bbls, petrotenin wt Gx. BA, and (rey felphia to Lisbon with 1440 bis i NIK#.—Of cloth there were furt! he spot and to arrive at 4c, @ U market closing strong at (hese price arrive were noid at 11 Days 400 baica to dof no sales of mom i Jute, 5ige. a bigc. Manila, Mije., 6 . do,, and Fampioo, PH. There was but lite demand, and that was entirely for small lots to supply the immediate wants of bi Prices were steady an rally thought, will for the better grades, AY.—The demand was fairly ac being small the market was firmer. Shipp! 1 a $1 05; retail Jove a id at $1 w HI LO anil the receipts i RL 10 a a1 20. Longer nd short do, at 90c, w We. For this%urticie the market was sti)! dull and ‘The demand was very light, being only for jobbing to sell to avy extent holders would have been vat eve a ay kbs from the merchantable and shipping Wis—the . Sales 60 DIS. al dBc, a 4Bigc. Strained — was ea ® 0 bbim. (1m lola), at 2, $269.0 $3 tor No. do, and window glass, we heard of no sales; Wil: iting In amall Tots at So. @ Mle. in prices werejlower, a8 1,00 gallons Other kinds were dull and mominal at for wore told at b7e, TR The business in crude in bulk was very Night, there being but litte demand, but holders were firmer Jn thetr views, thou market closing at beard of wore 500 bb’ tainadie at )96., di The market for r demand being igh rally anxious t wi ned oil was only price there were sellers at the close. sold at 2, Jobbing lote were seill latter price for prime white, at 0c, a 1040, Io Philadel creased Grmnese of seller pita wasdull amd wom ‘Uhe market was dull, th mere sold at 38, which was the closing pri, No other sales rey Puovietonus Recelotay 11 bbls, pork, 224 40, boat, 378 ‘The market for va was quiet, the demand being confined to jot e lots, but holders were firm in for wholesale lots new 400 bb's. at = % tor Beer thiedor” For tatare a for Western Was steady, with « tela i hd grees, ot Mec. 5 1, Sethe latter prlee for prime iy an ‘alee Mie Lee — rm, wits 100 boxes were inade within the range of 10: Smoked shoulders were ‘at 1B%e. Beef, w dy, with salen 100 bola at rer nm ortra mens waa 30 tercas wiibin {he range.of for prime mens ame were dull at $280 aga) Se» O89 for India de, RiOF.—Carolina was quiet but unchanged in value. Small salen Sige. a Oe. for common were made within the range of SREDS.—Linseed was dull at at 82 1x6 gold, dnty paid, quotations. to choloe, while grass was dull abd nominal at our BTEARINE.—-The demand was very light, and we heard of egnsequenoe. Prices were sieady at ide. = Wide, nese BUGAR.—There war ouly a (ransacted, raw, buyers being Indispored to operaie to any extent except a reduction from former figures, which holders it. The sal 70 bh: rt at 9) aw for Cuba. etry ape ep ea Hari, ie. aott white, Fai, "a 18.3 4c. We quote:—Cubs—Pair to grocery, Ihc. m 108s | con ery, 1040. ; ile. tnolasses, hbda, and boxes, 8c, 09) Nt 12, ‘2 lic. do., Nos. 18 to 10. 10 to i 16 t 1 (6. ; do., Nos. 19 to or white, er ie, Forse’ ites xrocery grades, 940. @ Iligc, TALLOW.—The demand was tad “prices were soReal ane steady, Bales 70,000 ibe. at HIBKEY, —Recetyts, 280 bbis. soto ate adriage "ina dete ew prices were bi; The rales were 250 bbis. at 96 }gc, @| k ‘or patent and 1 01 Lor State and We COTTON MARKETS. Garyawrom, Texan March 2, 190, Cotton dull and heavy, but holders, to elect sales, — unwilling to make concesstona, Good ordinary, 1: fips Lb bales “ports fo Havre, SiS balea; ccs ; comstwise, les. Nosales. Stock 37,40) bales. New OR.Rans, March i, es nominal. Madina, Se let wine, 161 bales; ‘Dales, bales; to Bremen, 3,736 alens 0. w York, 1,204 bales: to 0 bales. "Stock, 210,028 bales, Monte, Ala, March 21, 1870, Cotton quiet, but firm, Middling, 2ige. a 28%e. Ke P bales. “Sales, 700 SAVANNAH, Ga., March $1, 1870, roasts 1,27 bales; ex- sales 100 bales; stock, Cotton dull and p: ‘oa Havre, 6,03 Cotton quiet; middling, CHARLESTON, 8, C,, Mareh 21, 1870, Cotton quiet and ateady: middling, 22 4c. a 223ge. ; reeel 25 bales; hojsales; stock, Nonroux, Vax, Mareh 21, 1870. Cotton quiet but weak; low middling, 2le.;, recely balen; exports, wise, 697 bales; no’ sales took Baurrmone, March 21, 1870, wWe.; net receipts, 150 coast rg maaan gro March 2 Potton quiet but ateady ; mi ic,; net receipt 410 batons otal, 1,733. bales; REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The Rent Question Again—An Error to be Avoided—Good Prospects for Tenants. ‘There were no sales of real estate at the Exchange salesroom yesterday. The duiness prevailing in the real estate market ai this seagon of the year is one of the most remarkable instances of popular senti- ment, operating independent of all considerations other than feeling to conserve its end. The people have decided that real estate has been held too high for some yi advanced. They do not look for any arguments upon which to justify this assumption any more than they tried arguments seeking to controvert ft, , and that rents especially have unduly- but having unanimously reached that conclusion ex- hibit their belief in it In the most unmistakable man- ner. Usually about this time of the year the demand for improved property wouid be quite active, is number of small capitalists who have suflered during the previous twelve months from the indif> ference ana extortion of landlords seeking about for a good chance for investment in & howestead. We are not of those, however, Who are disposed to r gard the present reticence of this class as a thing to be deprecated In respect to their best interests, itis beyond doubt @ very proper ambition in any one to own & house, and to men of small means, where apparently liberal terms are offered, the lemp- vation 1s great to put the savings of perhaps years of plodding industry 1ato such an mvestnent. Women, too, particularly feel this ambition, but with the im- racticability which 1s too ofteu characteristic of the female mind they are apt tb allow this desire to overstep prudence, It 19 @ irequent mistake of theirs that ownership of @ house invoives entire in- dependence of rent charge, as they overlook the expenses incident to such ow! in ma! of taxes, coat of repairs and the constant for improvement which @ cultivated tasve i Many men, hurried ito premature efforts to secure this desideratum by the jeadable -but promptings of thelr wives, have accepted fnan burdens too heavy for them to bear, an@ touna beri plete in von — eis: jostly small shopkeepers and commission or clorks on liberal salaries, Uney have invested their whole capital ag the first instalment of the purchase money of & Louse and lot, cheap enough, it may be, at the figure asked for it, aud given a wortgage for the palance. Subsequently they Mave incurred un- expected losses tn business or been met with unsn- Ucipated demands for money which they could not stand, and, unable to realize with profit, have found themselves forced to sell out at a sacrifice even before they became tn trath the owners, and, sick at the disappointment of thetr bopes and tue losses: incurred, sunk into a Gospondens condition, from which they never rallied. To own your own house is a grand accomplishment; but—and especially at this time—it 18 scarcely prudent in any one to invest all of his capital in such a venture, even if it him the fee slinple unencumbered, much less if with 80 doing he has yet to carry @ mortgage. Much of the property sold in the suburbs withia the jast two years has been purchased by this clase, and the fact that many of them bought upadvisediy and on too sail a margin promises to cause some weakness in tus market thts summer, ‘The rent question is becoming every day of more interest, and the pressure jor an abatement from the extravagant figures ot last year grows stronger each day. itis mow confidently believed that after the Ist of April there wiil be a very considerable redac- tion, It would certamly have occurred before this but for the fact that a large proportion of the land- lords belong to fossil! history and fa to perceive the teudencies and certain indicattons of marmfest destiny in this regard. ‘They even shat their eyes to such plain facts as changes dn tne neighborhood which alfect the desirability of property. An instance of this came under the writers observation during the past week. In @ certain street im Brookiyn, not Jar from the fulton ferry, 18 @ large irame house which during the last year was occupied as 4 boarding house, Adjoming- it are other boardmg houses,ne next door being a very large establistineut. Tb borhood, not very select last year, has this ye by the ex. hibition Of a sign On Une house last mentioned ans nouwncing it as @ hotel and the adartion of a barroem thereto. Yet the landiord of the bouse we first re- ferred to is at present engaged in making important alterations im the interior of bs building, haw tuvown tue two parlors ou the fist foor 2010 Oty and positively refuses to rent it for the cecupancy o} na single family. Of course, Wilh sugR of his stupidity, 1t will readily be believed he has not yet cealized that rents are coming down, Yhere are hundreds of jast such antiquated homan fossils who own property In this city and Brookiyn, who Saucy tt is in their power stay matter. the progr yopular will in thts weil mi pt to turn the Muddom river vack iro or cry peace to the angry Wate: at Heil ¢ If they persist. in their opposttion will ve only to #ee tuetr property still farther depre- clule, from the wholesale exodus of the peopie whow they Unus Bet Loemseives against to locaiiues where better und cheaper accommodauons Will be given them. POLICE TRIALS. Charge of Intoxication—Judge Davis as @ Witness—Chickea Robbery in Brooklyn. Commissioner Bosworth yesterday heard twelve complaints against officers. Francis Denning, Third prgcinct, was charged with intoxication, Judge Davis, of the Supreme Court, appearing as his counsel, It appears that on the night of the 12th inst., after he (Denning) had been relieved, officer Dwyer found a fate of Store open ana sent word to Den- ning, who was in the station house answering roll call to go out to Murray street, where the supposed burglary occurred. ‘He did not them appear at all muoxicated. On nis return, half an hour aiter, Sergeant Townsend chi hrm witb beu Intoxicated. Sergeant Croll stated he act strangely, roindsman Grimn thought he was intoxt- cated, and doorman Fowler swore he staggered and waiked crooked. Eight or ten witnesses who saw hiw fn line and after his return trom Murray street testified that they observed no indications of intox! cation about Denning. All bore testimony to the excellent reputauon Denning sastaing for ab stemiousness and energy. Judge Davis was sworn, and gave Denning an excelient reputation. Mcer Goodall, of the Forty-sixth precinct, wag tried for allowing @ prisoner to escay it apgeored. in evidence that eeeweru nine and ten A. M. on vie 11th ines @ girl directed hin piace whe: chicken uef had in a wagon forty dead and tw y live chickens, There were no horses attached to (ue om, Goodeli arrested @ man named Woll, wie them in charge, and, leting lim go free fort five minutes after, (oox the chickens to the siau house. ‘There they were claimed by tae owner, who Tefused to take away the bodies of the dead cnicker when Captain Muien told the men to heip them. geives to the poultry. Judgment was reserved 19 each cane.