The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1870, Page 5

ROUS PY 1810N3, 116 “enera ball geritiaie to be ‘an now pro- recognized, Pan’ ad & DOALG Of Chumissioucrs of the rokiDg composed of the slayor, Recorder, Chamver i, Comptroller and chatrmey ol the’ respeoive Sauce committees of eaca Board of she Common Counc, with ail the powers and duties now us Mgnod, designated aud ravided by existing lawe and ordinances, Suc. 117, Whenever the Mayor and Comptroller shall agree that a proper case exists for exeupuing, within the city of New York, irom assessinent any ebured, hospital, charitable lasiitution or Aree Rbracy, in uccordance wish the principle of like Peorisions herevofore adopted in the laws of tale, key may les ceriicale to that eect wid the proper Hoard of Agsestors. and in the Finance Departinent; whereupon such exempuon shail be eae 6 bie le area aaaiDe ‘ELBOTIONS. ou 3 xc, 13, All elections for al) city oMcers and Schoo! olicers, except Lae Ove in May, eighteea huus ced and seventy, avull ve held at the general elev fon 1D Sovemuser iu each year, and te officers elected shail take oflice on the firsts Mouday of January next sueceeting, unieas herein otherwise wided. All the provielons of law nuw in force In Fegand to the duration, manner of conducting eleo- tions, ana canvass and estimate of voios at Reueral elections sail apply Lo each election of city olicers, SMASHING THG MECROPOLITAN COMMISSIONS, Ske. 119, The city ol New York is herevy excepted from the provisions of an act euittled + Ai aes Coes. Savhab & Meciropulitau Police Lisinict and to provide for the goveruwens (hereor,” passed Apri 15, 1867, end of ine acts amet jaboey titeréol, dnd aiy sec. sons of stacutes anu provisions of law whigh er9- ated said dicirict are hereby repealed; and (ne city of New York 1s. also hereby excepied trom tae pro Visti of the act euutiet “An act Lo crease a Metro- tan Sanitary Disicict and Hoard of Heath therein Lbg preservaiion Of fe aud beaith and to pre Byread 6! disease,” pascod Kevruary 26, 1866, Acts anieodatory tuercof, and ‘auy sect Bidiutes and provisious of aw whitch cated, Maid district are hercoy revealed; and tre city ot New York is also hereny excepted from the isons of AN Bct enhiticad an act to create @ me 4 OntAn HEE GsiFICL aud establish g fire ye Ltaereln, passed Marca 40, 1365 latory thereof, ab OY Rechons of siatutea provisions of law inch’ created seid asics nereby i€; ‘The act togmend the charter , ‘exy of New York, passed April seven h, erga> Men bundred and thirty; and the act to amend ‘the en: re Of the City Of New York, passed April second, eizlicen buudrea aud forty-uine; and ive amine du uel extitied un act to amend ihe charter of the eity of New Yorx, passed April @ecund, eigntcen atnured and torty-riue, pas-ed duly eleveuin, eghjeen hundred and “1 -9! ad the avtrurther to aiicad ihe cilarter ot the New York, pr Bud fity-'licce; y ol dd ApML twerlth, elgutecn uindred ut the act supplementary to @D act cuuiGed an fict furtues to amend the charter of the city cf New York, passed Apri twelfla, elgatecn = nundred and” fitvy- tor passex June fourtcenh, eigitcea hun Grou aud Uity-thteo; and tue act to au the chiar. ter Of the city OL New York, pasaed April fourteen, elehteeu vundved and fit: en; audt tye vo the eaarcer of ihe city Of New Yor Apri three, eighteen won ved and sixt: “the uct to arieus the charter of (ue city of passed August thirty-one, eighicen bunived ane Gxly-cight, ave nereby repeacd; and ull acts or Darts of acts inconsisient with tue provisions of this Act ore also herevy repealed; but tue charters of the eity of New ork known aa wae Dongan and Mone @owerie charters, #9 fares tue saine, or eltier of Them, are now in force, siiail coutinue and remain in fall force, and yshail not be constrned as repesieu, modulled or in ®uy Manner aficcted therepy. ‘fms section shail Lot prejudice or allect any righ: accrued or legal proceeding commenced by yeason of any- thmg contained im the acis hereby repealed aud #o accrued and coimimenced belore this uct takes eect; nor siail this section be 80 construed as to abiogate or repeal @ny provisions of avis heretofore e@nacvcd, which acts provide in any way for tle rais- ing or coliecting Of revenues in bile city of New York, commoniy called tax jevies. Seo. 120, ‘dis act shail take eifect Immediately. 7 aad ew York, THE DISABLED SIEAMER, What the Inman Company Say About the City of Brusse!s, Mr. Jonn. G, Dale says, in reply to the various @tatements witch appeared in yeaterday’s HcnaLp @3 to the City of Brussels having left this port in a disabled condition, that auch is net the case. It was generally known, and no couceaiment was attempted ‘Of the fact, that one of the three flanges constituting the propelicr hada piece troken oil; but as this 13 , of common occurrence with all screw steamers, and tu few instances intecferes seriously with the speed ‘ef the vessel, it was not deemed of any moment even by the engineer of the City of Brussels, Propellers are ever liable to get Suppen uke a ‘They are Piece Of chinaware a long ime in use. Castings, a8 everybody knows, and in the triais th Rave to p: belore u, Friday, March 18, day before the break, she made 200 mutes. The average Speed alter tho occurretice was 200 miics @ day, aguiust siroag head winds, thus "showing that the break imveriered but slighiy wita her ordinary speed. ‘The taliowtug is @ copy of her log from the day ko ieft this port until she met the Idaho:— MoxpAar, March 38 —Wind southoriy; at 1220 P.M the wharf; one, pussed the Battery, 4:45, Sandy Look; discharged the pilot. BELAY, “Nih—Wind east; course exst; distance 257 lab, 40.33 Ney lov, 63 24 W. noon, Nighi airs aad heary h--Wind M. to B.; course N. 84 deg. E. ee 41N., lon. 64S W.; moderate ureeze VEBDAY, Sist—Wind K. N. K,; course east; distance ‘eighty maiies; lat. 41 N., lon, 61 17 W.; Gent part strong breoze; letter part bard gale. “At seven A. DL. low: blades ot the pro- peiler. Gale moderating, mado sail aad headed 8. Cp to the time the Idaho left, the City of Brus- ‘gels had mado 627 miles, three new suits of sails, ‘dhe City of Brussels tad anil when Captain Price inquired ot Captain Kennev; 4i he wanted any sésistance the (ater replied that oi needed none. ‘The company wish it to be distinctly ‘understood that they would be the last to sond their own property to sea if there was any risk attending They insure their vessels at one hall, taking te other brif risk to themselve It is they, and not the public, who are most vitally concerned in paring the caliacten et possibie as tu the condition of their vessels, Captain Gadsden, late of the Arago, who was golag over as & enger by the City of Brussels, was aware of the propeller baving @ piece broken oi, ‘but made exceedingly Mgt of the matter, feeling conscious as & nautical man that the worat result which could attend the loss would be a aimi- Dutica of about one kuot an hour on ths speed of the vessel. The 1act of hia taking pi by ber under suca Circumstances is twolerably fair proo! thet ue deemed there was no danger tobe appreicuded-on the voyage, Captain Price, of the Idaho, states thas a similar Souidens Rappened to his vessel in about the sano latitude; yet ne made the passage in seventcen days ‘under canvas, and if p.acod in the same position as Captain Kennedy would nave acted atter a similar fesiion, What an Outsider Thinks, “Humanity”, writes’ us to say, if we investigate the matter, he thinks it will be found the City of Bruceels lost two blades of her propciler on the out- wara voyage from Liverpool. He saya ale only ar- wived ather dock Saturday morniug, and was sent out again Monday morning on ber revurn trip, Lie does not dount that Captain Kennedy, who ia a moat e the ship safely 08s eee 2 of “humanity? wilthe Passengers have plenty to eat aud arink on saya, turtuer, tho fact leaked out from Bet ie of tho City of Brookiya that tae Of that vesael negiected the Gignals of tia Samaria, and, passed her by without offering asaiat- bie and skilful seaman, will @cross the Atiantio, but in the na the voyage? eapt ance, “Screw loose somewhere,” SISTERS OF THE STRANGER The regular monthly meeting of the Sisters of the Siranger, & now and highly meritorious association of ladies, wos held yesterday afternoon at room 45 Bible House, Miay Cecile Atartevant presided. Rey. Dr.iDeem tor “Church of the Strangers,” mude au opening prayon, alver Which the madres of DI o Ser iy lous month were read, and the interest ing fi disciogsd that one or more representa- tives almost every State in the Union snd of various counties in Europe were seat ou their way fovricing through the instramentall of the bumble aid fapnished by the society. Dr Deems expiaiued to those who bad not hitherto re- ceived enlightenment on the matter that the organi- fation ts supported by subscriptions aud donations, ‘Whe subscriptions pay tue current dona! Which ere made as small as practicable. There is but one devotes her ho receives Guy salary, and she Mee ihe work, bod hss merely what concerned give '. During the past month tt has atded fifty-sevon T8, of Whoin twenty-nine were ers and twenty-eight natives; of we latier twenty-two were eaten from Southern States. In ny of these cases one person and whens ihe head thereof ia record tian. she the Rev. Dr. Chapin, Mr, William Van ‘Mra. Van Arsdaie had become iife mombers, Tne Orice of ille membership ts twenty dollars, of feguiar membership one dollar @ mouth. Gentle- “a nates Gne doilar @ month are honorary ein bers. ‘Tho society helps strangers tn every practicable ‘Way, oiten being useful to those who ao not need Mouey help by giving them direction, advice, £0, TRIAL OF A MURDERER IN TSXAS BY MruiTany OomMissioy.—George Franks, @ citizen, has been sried Lefor@ @ military Commismon at Jetferson, Texas, for the urger of James 8. Salmon in March, 1867, found gait Aq sentonced to Imprisonment at hard jabor* in the Ponspatiary at Huntevije for ien year by Special Jaws aud ordi- " 8 through al sea, as it may be easily com- Drehended, they are put through @ terribiy severe ‘erdeal, The piece broken off was lost on tha voyage to tals port half way out from tue ovher side, Nct- ‘Withatanding which, i) will be seea by the log that aie taate almost as good time alter the accident a3 ‘oft 3h NEW YORK “HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1870—TRIPLH ‘SHEKY, MWPARLAND ON TRIAL, Important Pevalopmorts in Court Westerday. Twe More Jurors Obtained —A Great Many + Fixed Opinions anda Few Vague Ones Tho Counsel for the Defence: Show Their Fand— What They In tend to Prove aud Who They Intend to Repose, ‘The pretminary proceedings in tho McFarland case were resumed yesterday before Recorder Hacket, McFurlana came tmto conrt accompanied by his little son, looking rather pale; but he appeaged to be {a nowise mervous. He took hts seat Just In the rear Of the District Attorney's and busied bimscif before the Roeordér’s arrival with realing the HeraLo— of course the account of the proceedings of the pre vious-day in bis case being the special object of bis attention, He stated to a gentleman who spoke ‘with nim just previous to the opening of she court thet he had not beom able to sleep very well duriag the mght, ve Several clergymen werd present during the pro ceedings and seemed to manifest considerable in- terest In all thut was done, ‘ ‘The crowds in the hallways wero very great long before the court was opened, but no persen other than the summoned jurors, afew members of the bar and the representatives of the press were ad- mitted, and those - managed to pretty wel! al! the room, A SPIRITUAT, ADVISHIR. One of the “outsiders,” however, all the way from Philadelphia, did get in on the strenghih of his being a ember of the bar of Philade\phiae He was ho less @ personage than Kilgore, the spiritualist, who defended the murderer Winnemore in the'city of Brotherly Love, on purely spiritual grounds, which, somehow or another, were not quite strong enough to gave the criminal from an igno- munuions death. Kilgore mtroduced himself to MoFar- land, and, after tewing him who he was, bothered bbn consideraoly with a Geseription of the way he haa defended Winnemore, and advised the prisoner to read the case for his edificatton, McFarland bore up under the mfiction very bravely, ana Kilgore secmed happy, as he weat away at the adjournment of the court with his face radiant with smiles and spiritual contentment. TUE LINE OF DEFENCE, There was nothing whatever during the proceed- ings to divest them of the monotonous wearisome- ness that characterized the fight for furors of the day previous, ana the only time thas the spectators got rather wrapped up in the doings of the counsel was when the coanse! for the defence put the ques- tion to Mr, Hubbard concerning 18 respect for Beecher and ¥rethingham. His remarks in support of the admissibility of the question were listened to with breathless interest, as they were the first fore- bodings yet made pubiic of the line of defence McFar- land’s lawyer's had chosen. There yet remain four vacant chairs tn the jury box to be fliled, and 1¢ is quite reasonable to sup- pose that these will be filed at least vy the end of tae week, judging from the way the counsel on both sides do battle for the selection of impartial jurors. q The Recorder, m order to make assurance doubly sure, panel of 200 jurors, LEWIS J, MULPORD Was the first of the paucl to reapond. in the same position, Herman M. Qohen to Mr. Gerry-¥ hava doth formed and expressed an opinion tn relation to the Gulit or innocence of the prisoner. To the District Attorney—I doubs if my opinion couid be changed by any evidences. Facrick McKenna, of the Eighth ward, liquor dealer, had read about the case in the ucwspagers talked ubout it, bat hat NOT FORMED ANY OPINION, aud nor,-he thought, expressed any; le hat no conscl eutious objection to capital punishment; he knew nothing of any of the partits; the evidenve wag What ne expected to go b: Ye ; Vhe challenge. was withdrawn, but tho prosecotion challenged him peremptorily, Alexander Woods was the next one answering. In repiy to Mr. Spencer he said he had formed and expressed an opinion. To the District Aiorney—It Was formed trom READING THE PAPERS; it was a fixed opiuion; he did not think any evidence would remove if. Simon Hackeya was in the same condition of mind, Elisha H, Allen also read the newspapers, and in answer to the District Attorney, said he’ did not tuluk he could try the case impartially ia view ef the strength of his opinion. Edward Vothout bad an opinion; he might poasi- bly try the case fairly alter evidence had removea his present impression, not before, Conrad Noggerson bad an opinion. PROTHINGHAM'S CHURCH. Counsel for defence—~ fie ought to go 10 Mr. Proth- inghain’s church; they don’t hold apy particular opinions up there. Recorder Dackett—Only @ Mitle pleasantry, by tho way. Bi HORM PIXRD OPINIONS, papers L, Andereoa kad formed gad expressed ah opinion, wlugs Garvia—Ilow loag ago did you oxpreas t— to-day A. No; when the affair occarcea, He was exciudea, Oliver S. Fleet had most dectdedty formed an épin- lou, he thought indelibly fixed, James A. Quinn had formed and expressed on talked of it, ta, and expressed an weloiom from readungthe mewspapers @t tue une of a jocarrence, Mr. Spencer ohkallengod the next Pagel Jonn Bayles, aclotiter, of the twenty-second ward, who had‘a vague opinion in regard to the case from what be bad read. LHe did jnot think he had a fixed opinion. Tia Was ot opposed vo capital punish. men Challenged to the favor. He had a wife and children; he had no bias that he knew of; he thought he could try the case witnout bias; he was a Presbyterian; be was not acqualnted with any of the parties; ho attended the Kighty- fourth street church; ne was not jusinted with Oliver Jobason; be did not read the Jndependent; Wes Dot acquainted with Theodore Tilton; nono of his immediate friends or relatives attenaed HENRY WARD DELCHER’S OHUROE. Challenge withdrawn aud challenged peremptorlly by the defence, Daniel Oxcy to Mr. Gerry—Tad heard of the case beiore to-day; couldn't say that we had formed or exprossod an opinion on it, ‘ko the Diswict Atloruey—He nad no conscientious scruples in regard to the penalty of dearn; he know uo friends of the pr ner, nor tad le talked with a@uy ove on bis beliaif; no though ue could try the caso Without any bias, Challenged to the favor. ‘To counsel for defence—I am a married mau and have one child, 1 usually READ THK TRISUNB AND TIM28; I don’t think I have read anything about the case, except d short editorial notice in. the Tribune; LC oan’? aay nat It produced any impression on 1; mind; I can’t day that I coincided with the article; think tt was an article disparaging Mr. Frothing- ham; it may havo been tu the Times; { think { um able to try a8 @ juror this case Without any bias. To Mr. Garvin—{ think there ig no {impression or bias on my mind; I have too many things to at- tend to to have given thts case my attention. To counsel for defence-—-My family belong to Mr. Bellows’ church, to wiilcu I occasiogally go; that is @ Unjtarian church, Chilienge withdrawn sna peremptory chaileage for prisoner. Gabriel Taasig to Mr. Spencer—I have read iho case; I Baye not forme’ particularily an opinion; £ Dave read Of ibn the HBBALD, Zines ad a German Pefo ae, Garvin—I have no opinion; I stand indir. forent; J am not scqualuted with the prisoner or any Of his friends; had not talked with any one lateiy about Hi mare, nop read anytuing except the news. Ts about hallenged to the favor. ANOTHER JUROR. IT am married, and have a wile and ehlidren, I feel, 1€ sworn a8 @ juror, that [ could reuder a ver- dict on the evidence entirely, ‘The juror was accepted. Henry ¥. Jonson, challenged by Mr. Spencer, Presumed that he had formed and expressed an get in the case a¢ the time of the occurrence, apo he might say be had now a decided George Hinchen, challenged by Mr. haa an absolute oplulca, wulcn ne: would stand Oy ang way. George A. Higgins had formed ana expressed an gpinica, Dut counsel for dcience withdrew his chal- STILL ANOTHER JURYMAN, At forty-five minutes past tweive o'clock Thomas Scott, Twenty-first ward, grocer, was sworn a8 @ juror, His examination in the matter of prejudice Went to show that be hed read the case of McFar- land very iully in the Zelegram newspaper and was totally unbiassed, Counsel iuquired of him whether he had read “the exiremely vicarious language used in tho Astor Houwe one inormag?” to which he answered that be He had heard of the case and formed snd expressed an opinion. Tie was, of course discharged, Grenvilic Blak was is Opinion Guring the day issued an order for a uew had No dratinct recostection of 16, wougl Re hat read Une full parscuara, ™ - RUARLAND sceriri 80, examinauon of ha W, Carter he said he nad an hd ere And volunteered it, MH was thas Av jpelteved “th@ Ack of McFarland was sully WHAT 18 A LEGAL. UM PTION ? Henry 0. Wentworth, baker, of the Tenth ward, me the next javor cased, On being examined ho that he Nad formed no opinion about the guilt OF INDocence of the prisoner, although be did bavo ay habpeampn ip favor of the prisonel favor, The Disrrict sioroey woieoted to the juror, and arreed to show that Mr. Wentw: as Inoumpe- lent, ag be had ex preased himeelf ing a bias in Javor of McFarland. Alter.a lengthy diacnasion be- ‘Weon. the counsel, the prisoner's contending thas the “impression” tho juror had was nothing more shan the Jege! presmwplion which every one of the jurova already in 1 box should have in order wo be compotent, namely, the presumption thas the prisoner at the bar was innocent, ‘ho Kecorder remarked that ine question as to ‘the competency of the juror, ust to waecher Le had & 1a that would prevent nim from eeting mopar mally 08 G juror, Was one Which the thers could de-, Counsel for the defence—I am platnti® im this action; I made the grounas of the chaltenge, Is it @n unheara of thing tor @ plainti? to go before a Jury and ask them to renders verdict agatnst nim? Recorder—Bus @ pialntut very seldom does it (Laughter,) Counsel for defence—Well, I'm going to do it now, ‘Tha people of New York are with us 10 this matter, alinough nontinally against us, aud if thie defence fall Oe ery bigivss iwieresiof right aud justice fail ‘The question was submitted to the triers, who after a short consuitatron decided that tne juror was hot ludiferent, So be was set aside, TOO GOOD LOOKING. Thomas W. Whittemore, the next person calles Bald be Lud foriaed an opinion concerning te gul tt or innocence of the pruionor, Which would require evidence to remove. - As the gentleman left the siand one of the awyers for the prosecution Te:aarked, mole too-qen ru fs)? " ANOL OBTAINED, Winlam Welsh, ary goods, ‘fwenuetb wara, had formed an‘omuton, based upon newspaper reporia, O1 Ve tragedy, which would require evidence Lo re- move, although he felt that he could sit on the jury and render a verdict according to the evidence. My. Geary chatreaged to the favor. The juror had read tne accounts of tho shootin, Affray inthe UuRALD, Sueaud Pridune, He did ne! utrend Heecher’s or Frothingham’s charch, All ehalieuges were withdrawn and tue juror was aocepied by LoLh ales, NOT BOOND AFTER ALT. William Sent, deater in drums, was next cated. (“He's sound,” whispered Mr. Goary touts associate counsel 43 tie gentlenan proceeded vowards tne Stand, “Hecan’t be beat,” rejoined Mr. Spencer, who was ander tne impression that te jurors name Was “Drains” Air, Sewpi waa @ German, he said, aud could Understand Engitst, althougit he couldu’t speak 1t weil.) “Are you a citizen f” asked the Dittrict Actorne: “I beve been in tis country ior sixteen year replied Sempf, who looked vatuer scared at the way he was pelted with questions, “Oh! hela heen sixteen years in thia country, has he? exclaimed Mr. Spencer; “then he muss be a good citizen, jor I know citizens of the United States Who have been tn this country only a mourn,” “Well,” continned Mr. Spencer, “nave you, Mr. Drums-——” (Loud luwugliter,) Mr. Spencor—I don’t sve anything funny in a man’s name being Drums, ‘Ene Prosecutor—But the fun fa that the gentie- Jnan’s Baume ts DOL Diams, (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Spericer—Ant Mr, Sevipf was not accepted as @ jnror after the counsel for both sides nad drummed all they couid out of him as to lis opinion conceraing the prison. er’s gullt or innecence, AN IMPORSER HAS AN OPINION, k Horatio LH. Whitten, importer, Twentieth ward, had formed an opinion so tar as the death of Nr, Richardson was concerned. fle iad a xed opinion as 19, the prisoner’s guilt or lunocence, Not ac- copied, TWO WARDS LEARD FROM, John Hi. Wright, Twenty-Grst ward, was in the same mind a3 ine previous gontioman, and was lixe- Wise sot aside, Wiliam T, Dalton, Twenticth ward, had a fixed opinion as to MeFarland’a gulié or innoceace. set aside, TOO WILLING BY FAR. : Clarence Hnnbard, clotiver, seventeenth ward, had read about the tragedy m the papers. Mr. Geary—tave you formed on opinion a4 to the guilt or wuvcence of the prisoner t duror—No, sir Mr. Geary—1 withdraw the challenge. District Attorney—Have you any consclentious scruples as to capita! punistiiment? A. No, sir. Q Do you belong to any religious denominapon oppoaed to capita! punishment? A. No, slr. Air, Speucer—Have you any impression on your Mind in regard to the gulit or ioovence of the prisoner? A. No, etr, ‘the District Attorney then challenged to favor and afterwards witidrew the chatienge, when the Jaror gaid thus he was certain he could render a Verdict lu accordance wita the evidence elictte®, A GLIMPSE AT THE LINE OF DEFENCE. Mr. Spencer—Do you atiend cituer Mr. Beecher's or Mr, Frochingham’s churcn? A. No, sir Q Have you any auci respect for both of them as Would in any manuer affect your jadgment with ref- erence Co any act attacked in tuis case performed by ihem ? Recorder—Don't answer that questioa, sir. Counsei for the dcience-t'ucre’s no aeed of minc- ing matters here. Wo wili show aud expect io soow A CONSPIRACY from tho start to destroy t's man, McFarland, con- ducted under the eyes, and in the presence, and Wwita the approval of people who ought to have been above it, They wiil not ba screened, 80 far as we are concerned, because we have the facts and we are bound ta bring them our They eouuect them- Beives with this man’s state of mind; for itis the knowledge that that tlay fovin contained for the period of two years and nine montas tuat formed his mind on the day of tis ALLEGED MURDER, What was poured into that man’s mind for @ period of two years and nine montis has got w form a part Of the issue in this case, We are entitied to know whether apy part of this case 1s passed upon in favor of the prosecution before the juror takes his piace. All that took place irom the time of this woman's cousclessly avaconding from her husband down vw the time of this hotuicide was @ prear- Tanged conspiracy, and wa will prove it, Those who ougns to have been ashamed of it PUSTERED AND MOTHERED IT, and thoy pretend to be reputuble people before this community, Are wo uot entitied to ask each Juror as he ofters himself whether, if no ia catled upon to bow to such an image, he wiliecorn and rere from the ideat 1 care not wuether it 13 an IDOL OF BELCHER OR OF FROTHINGHAM, or an idol of whosoever i348 who ney be profoundiy lnterested to this prosecution, to which he is asked to do reverence fiero. Are we NOt entiled to ferret out whother there is that tn his mind which would souipel iin to DO HOMAGE TO A GRAVEN IMAGE? Wo take the ground, and will put 16 before this court and jury, that the downfull of this man was arranged from tie start, and that those ught to ave been ashamed to par ticipate im it fot only actively participate in it, but endorsed It in tne most shameless and bare- faced manner. This connocis itself with what has to come hereafter. This woman had no cause to leave this man, and we mean to dary them to prove aaingie word of cause against tim. We not only mean to challenge them, but we moan to compel tem to go Iaiv THR FRARFUT. [sSCRS of thig case. Ido not speak procipitately nor with- out deliberation. I have seen the evideove, and when it is placed before this communtiy 10 WILL APPAL IP, ‘We are entitied now to ask our jurors whether if thera ts am wouge made here by the hand of maa mae Wey Baye got w do reverence to itia order SUSTAIN THIS INIQUITY, They are possessed ot sell-respect and firmness enough to rise above anything like genufection to an object of human creation, 1 submit it is time enough for the prosecution to hem us in with their ob- jections, tf they do uot consider our course ob- jectionable, I prowst with all respect agaist the court volunteering any objection agaist us. Th revelation of the ime of defence which the defence intend to take in the trial produced quite a sensation in the court. The Recorder, however, raisted in bis refusal to allow the juror to auswer he question which had been put to hua, ‘Tue juror was then peremptorily challenged. ONS OF THM EFFECTS OF THE WAR. rateee B. Wilson Bigitecath ward, was thea calied, dar. Geary—tlave en formed an opinion as to the Guilt or inuocence of the prisoner? 4. Yes, str, District Atworney—Have you any conscientious scrupics as tothe iniliction of the death ponaity? ell, sir, Tused to h ome time ago, before the redeilion, but since then 1 isve had wone, (Loud ver.) So you have none now? A. None whatever, atin 7 war changed your lind in that respect? cid, Q. Is your pinion such as would require evidence toremove? A. Yes, sir. Q Could you render @ verdict in accordance with the evidence alono? A, I’m rather fearful that I couldn’s do justice, Ewould be afrald ¢o trust my- weil, The juror was sot aside. NOT WANTED, George A. Hearn, Jr., Samuel H. Johnston and Voikard P. D. Townsend wore set aside, they having fixed opinions concerning the prisoner's innocence or ‘gue also Horace ee, Henry William H. Huntingdon, George Roberis and Robert G. Eunson, Jr., for the same cause, ONS OF THR GMITH FAMILY, Smith, Eighteenth ward, who works fendcr business, was Called. He was rather sdaboliy dressed and wens upon the Tg deormined to give the lawyers an idea ly indent man could do in answoring their croas Ore of questions as to bis com- petency as a juror. To Mr. Spencer (in aloud tone of voice)—T heard about this case, but I have not read much adout it; #0 ae see 1 can’t tell whether tho prisoner is guilty or no’ Q. Do you go to church? A. Oncein s while; Just iike yourself, rs ring AMOng tue audience.) Q. What church? A. Well, the Catholic Church; that is; 1 was born @ Catholic; bus 1 don’t know whether I practice iny religion as I ought 40, @ Could you, asa juror, give @ verdict in this case strictly im accordance with the evidenee? A. with empoasia) Yes, virer-r-e: If the man wae right uit him; if guvity I'd brmg in a verdictof Q. Have you apy tmpreesion fayorabio to the pro- seeuvion? A. No, air-rr-r, District, Attorney—Have you any impreasion favorable to the pi A. NO, Gif-T-1-T, er Mr. Spencer—are yo! ¥ 1 nat: Spenc TO you married? A+ Yeo, alr; Q, Any famtly? A. I Neve children—at least my Wile has. (Laughter, Q. You mean tnat they are yours, don’t you? A. neces inex they are; in jack 1 know thoy are, Mr. Speocer—Woe. withdraw ail our challenges and cheerfully accept the Juror, He is fair and square, To District Attorney—I have 20 opinion ono way oe ae oer as to the gulis or innocence of te ry re ‘To Mr. Spencer—I conld render au hnparttal ver- 0% a8 between the people aud the prisoner. Every- thing put the evxlenoe would be just for wind, (Laugoter,) ‘The question of the competency of the juror was then audmtcted to the triers, WhO after @ ‘sort con- sultauion taued to agree, ‘The foreman asked if the triers could decide as to {he juror’a competency on any other ground than thag of bias, The Recorder dectded that they couia not. ‘The question was then put to two o:het of the eight jurors chosen as triers, when the court ad- ed till this morning at efeven o'clock, SS FINANCIAL AND COMMERIAL, JM i H ie WALL Srauer, } Toespay, April 6—0 P. M, ‘The Wall etreet markets were again extremely duil, The polls wero Kept open at the Stock Ex. change to-day from 10:40 A. M. to 2 2, M., to receive the vote of tlie embers for or against a new buihl- ing. Attue close 480 voves were registered for aud 141 against—making a decided majority ia favor of 4 NEW S10CK BXOUANGE, The resolution authorizes the Governing Commit- tee to select Buch site as they May agree upon, and to erect & buliding thereon. Some uf the commiites are strongly in favor of removing to vhe vicinity of the City Hall and new Post Oilice. GOLD WEAK AT THE CLOSE. The gold market was dull in cariler traugactions, and flrm upon the advance im exclange—the price advancing to 1124%. After (a9 board and tu late dealtugs there was @ decline to 111%), and the mar- Ket Closed Weak upon the report from Washingten that Secretary foutwell would at once begin the payment of the May interest, without rebate, The course of the market durmug the day 18 shown iu the table:— 10 As Meseee Nag TP) pitas anoe, BALI se ay In the loan market four to five and, excep. Uonally, six per cent Were pid for carrying. Tae Operatios Of the Goid Exchange Bank were a9 fol- lows: Gold clearea Gold vulance: Curcency bala FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADVANC! ‘The icading vankers advanced tneir rates about a quarter per cent to-day, not so much upon present activity or demand as upon a growing scarcity tn commercial bills and in expectation of a demana more or leas extenstve in the ensuing month to mect the payment of the May coupons on the five-twenties held abroad. The range of quotations at the close was as follows:—Stcrling, sixty days, commercial, 1073 @ 108%; good to prime bankers’, 1083; a 108%; short slight, 109 a 109; Paris, sixty days, 5.25 a 6.2144; short sight, 6.20 @ 6.13%; Antwerp, 6.26 a 6.2134; Switzerland, 6,25 a 6.21%; Hamburg, 35), @ 3594; Amsterdam, 40 a 4074; Frankfort, 40 a 403;; Bremen, 77)4 a 78; Prusstan thalers, 7044 @ 70%. GOVERNMENTS ACTIVE, The firmer tone of the cariter dealings Im gold and the expectation that che reinvestmeut of coupons held abroad will lead to new shipmen's of boudys occasioned a firm and active market for govera- ments, but with the downward tura in gold at the close prices reacted @ quarcer to three-eighihs per cent, the fnal strect prices being as follows:—United States currency sixes, 112 a 11254; do., 1981, regis- tered, 11874 @ 114; da, do, coupon, 114 @ 1144; do. five-twenties, registered, May aad Novem! 105f a 106; do, 1862, coupot, do., 11044 a 11034; do. 1804, do, dO., 10914 @ 10034; do. 1865, do. do, 109% @ 10955; do,, 1865, January and July, 10834 a 108%; do. 1867, do, do., 109 2 1094; do, 1983, 10954 @ 109%; do, ten- forties, registered, 1063 @ 100; do. coupon, 106:¢ a 106%. SOUTHERN SECURITIES NEAVY—WRNNESSRES AGAIN ACTIVE, ‘With the exception of the Tennessecs she South- ern State bonds were dull and inclined to heaviness, The new Tenuessces were quite active and rose to 63%{—a strong “baly’ party having taken hold of the market to make @ speculative turn by “twiat- ing’! the shorta, who aro very extensive In pumber, Tennessees in the bond ist, like Pacific Mail in the stock Ust, being the fashionable thing to go “short? of, The old bonds wero strong and steady by sympathy, but less active, The Virgtaias were duil and lower and the Louisianas strong. The follow- ing were the Jatest street prices of the Southern list:—Tennessee, 6X Coupon, 60a 61; do., new, 5334 B 55%; do. fve per cent, 45 bid; Virginia, ex coupon, 69 & 9%; do, mew, 69 | 70; do,, registered svock, 5636 a 67; do., registered, 1360, 656 & 66; dO. registered, 1867, 61 a 63; Georgia sixes, 66 & 87; do, sevens, 9244 & 93; do, sevens, interest payable Georgia, 86 a 88; North Car- Olina, ex coupon, 401{ a 46%; dlo., new, 26.0 27; do., Spectal tax, 22%{ 22)<; Missouri sixes, 923¢ a 923,; do., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 92.8 93; Louisiana aixe3, 140 75; do. sevens, 79 & 80; do, ciglts, 85 @ 86; Qo. lavee aixes, 74 a 7634; do. do. eights, 903, a 91; Alabania eights, 07 98; do. fives, 75 a 77; South Carolina stxes, 88 4 90; do., new, 623; @ 93; do., reg- fevered stock, 80." 82; City af Momphis sixes, 51a 62; do, Savannah sevens, 6634 @ 87; New @rleana Consols, 75477;¢0. do., issued to rallronds, T2aid; Mobile and Obio sterling, 75976; do, eights, 70a ‘11; Mississippi Central Rallroad, first mortgage, 76 &78; do., second mortgage, @9 465; Memphis and Charleston, Sirst mortgage, 80 @ $8; do., second mort- gage, 75878; do., stock, 46 @ 43; Greenville ana Columbia Ratiroad, tgnaranteed, 71 a 73; Macou aud Brunswick, guaranteed vy we Stale of Georgia, 81 a 82 TUR MONEY MARERT srmapY, The money market was casy at six per cent us tho prevailing rate on the ordinary collaterals; excep- tionally some stock honses paid seven per cent, ‘while the government dealers wero abundantly snp- plied at five so six per cent, Commercial paper was scarce and In demand at seven to eight por cout tor prime douvle name acceptances. THE STOOK MARKET DULL. The stock market was almost stagnant. During portions of the day it was #0, Prices were strong in the foreneon, but fell of about the timo of the last board, when the lowest quotations were made. The prtucipal dealings were tu the Vanderbilt secu. rities, Northwest, Lake Shore, St. Pau! and Pacific Mail. New Jersey Central was strong and advanced to 1033%. Harlem was pressed for sale and declined to 14174. New York Centrai sold at 93, The friends of the road are sanguine of the success of @ bill to #o amond the charter as to permit an lacroaso in the rates of fre on all express trains. In tho late street transactions the market was dull, and with the decline tn gold lower for most of the railways. The following were the closing Prices of stocks at the last seesvion of the Stock Hx- change:—Canton, 65; Cumberland, 32), a 34; West. ern Unton Telegraph, 82:4 @ 3254; Quicksilver, 0% G93<; Mariposa, 636 bid; do. preferred, 1214 a 12%; do, first preferred, 30 bid; Paciflo Mail, 36, a 34; Boston Water Power, 17% 17%; adams Express, 61 ® 61/4; Wells-Fargo Express, 20 bid; American Ex- press, 38 bid; United States Express, 45 bid; New York Central, consol, 923¢ @ 0234; do. scrip, 8074 a 00; Harlem, 14144 @ 142; do. preferred, 150; Erle, 24% 8 26%; do. preferred, 48 a 49%; Reading, 074% @ 97%; Michigan Central, 120; Lake Bhore, 86% @ 86%; Mile nots Central, 140}4; Cleveland and Pittaburg, 00 @ 101; Chicago and Northwestern, 12% a 72%; do. pre- ferred, 84 @ 6434; Cleveland, Columbus and Cinoin- nati, 74 did; Rock Island, 117% 117%; Milwaukee and St Paul, 61); 861}; do. preferred, 7435 a 14%; Toledo and Wabash, 46 a 46%; do. preferred, 74 @ 15; Fort Wayne, 0844 495; Alton and Terre Haute, 89); 0, preferred, 64 bid; Ohio and Mississippi, 2914 bid; Delaware and Lackawanna, 102% s 103%; New Jersey Central, 0334 @ 103%; Chicago and Alton, 112 @ 113; do. preferred, 112 @ 113; Morris and Essex, 80 @ 90; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 10534 a 100; do, pre- Served, 105 @ 106%; Dubuaue and Sioux City, 107; eet easanee St. Louie and From Modiitatn, 424%; Columbus, Ont- CAgo aud Indians Central, 17% a 1134. AIGHEST AND LOWEST Paicus. Tho extreme fuctuations tn the loading spacuia- Uve atocka were as follews:— . mM New York Cen, & Hud. consoltdatea, New Yor Ceatral & Hadson acrip.. Hartem..« Waa: (1 Lin ni 0334 60% Milwaukee and St. Pani’ preferred., 74% 1“ Obio and Mississippi. 29% 2984 New Jersey Ceati 103% 1B, Weatern Union. 22 82 Paciito Maul...// ve 36, bad TUR SUB-TREASURY REPORT. The following shows the results of today’s business at the Sib-Treasury in thia city :~ General balance yesterday. $82,169,801 pt 388,000 Goid receipts, seve BBB, fee pazments. + ane Ourrenyy recep’ beer Currency ‘BAT, ay MES... Gurrency Eatanoe General baiance Customs ,....., SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXDHANGE Tuesday, April S105 A. 0. 5 aba Cont Nut Bk 20 Fourth Net Bau 7 Deia dud Can, te c y gene ide FeSO ae 45 Vena Coal Co. 1 Atams Kx, = ay Bi%, Lie 8 8 100 do, 5! oo SHONYORH RC... do. Big 10u00 wig ws Ra 8 BOGO Aut & TA Lt vt Hg 24000 Chie & NWecbda 29K, 1000 Alt. 4 7 HH Income. 300 2.007 & Web dd “73 $4 iv ty Giste & Alt ine baa bg 800) O & Misa con b... 84s OW Sth £1 Mist mbs big GOOD dO. ses esee aoe 87 1000 Mil & St?’ 100 doo £000 ‘S0W0 1d Guincy £ ‘Vol Ist Quod Am D& Im 0, 7 10 sue Hanover Bal » z 11000) US ‘ aU Wa on 1500 do, ‘400 US 7: One o’Clock Py 200 sha Harlem RR. 200 do 7 do.. bet call 14Lig 900 Detroit, Mal ol {24g WOLS&M 2000 Cen Pac Riv g bia 92° 14QU do... 10000 Obio & Miss b: 100 .N J Cent aes 30 Dub Sioux © Bie. STREET QUOTATION. Half-past Five 0’ Clock P.M. 227g Northwestern.. (9% 72% 63 Northwesteru pf Wiig 64, Koski i, 7 E NJ Central Bow, Hart & COMMERCIAL REPORT. ‘CuEsDAy, Apri S—6 P.M. Covrxr.The market for Rio was quict, Lut very firm at the quotations appended, We heard or no aales, Other kinds wore dull but unchanged, We quote:—Bio, ordinary cargoos, 1dXo. a 15)¢c. 5 fair do., 1586. w 16340,; good do., 164y0. a 170. Ie. ; extremes for lots, 16e. @ 18340. ; Java, lon, 17340, & 18e.; Singapore, Ie, w 19e, ; Ja- 1Bkcc.; Laguayra, 16c. x 180; Maracaibo, Rica, T4igc. w Wige.; Mextoan, 50. Te, aud Savanilla, ie. a M7gc., all gold, paid. Corto: w.—Only a mod business was eonaummates, but tho offerinza being light the market waa trmer, and prices advanced }i ‘7.4 were for Included in per era were sold 1,349 bales, of which upluntag, $35 i 1 wal) for export und #10 on specuiation, are 40 b: tonrrive, For future de- Hvery the market was more active and 4c. hi; y A being 1,10) bales, basis low midditng, fo ee Be, 400 110. for March and April at 9!g0.. § une at Baise, 1,00) do. for do, at 2240, and WW) do. for July at Gige, We quote j— Uplands Mobile ond and Florida, Momyhte, Oviean, Teras, Ordinary. 6 1 19% Good ordi 20. a gy Low midating ye ig gm gy Middling, Be oR Good midaiin: 4 21% Es CaNDLE8.—The market waa dal), there belng no deman. except for retall iote, Prices wera noniinal at 180. a 23: c Wesleen and olty adamaniine, 81340. a 400. for sperm and Gc. for patent. ‘9904 83 dll but hekd with frunees. We quote: —Cusyn- fa boud, I2ige. a W8e., gold, and Matacatto, tn bond, dic. do. Sales 800 bags of the former ew private teriun. CORDAGE was dull but unchanged. We yuote:—Manla, ae, a 229.5 Blaal rope, 2 tarred Russia, 17¢., and bolt rope _S 1» 200. COOPERAGER STOOK.—The market was dall but prices were ote wuchanged, gar shooks, 33 inch heads, #30 185d . inssoe do, Of foo oi, 9B)5 atm dy 8 3D = rs P50 bbie bgt b: 120 bois. tiour, M0 4,744 0. ont, corn ment, ote tps, 9 1, 15,320 bushete wheat, fu oor, 660 do. barley and 2450 do, mali. Tho OéuPtaarket was again dui), but steady for ali gradea, Toero was bi mn ort demand, but ho.ders were firm in their views, Ti fos were about 7,000 bbia, California flour was dull at $8. Southern Hour WAL more aciive, but lower for the low Boil modiim graden; anloe 1,000 bots. Rye flour was dull and hoary, the sales belag 850 bite, Corn moni was higher, wits jen OF bis. At our quotations. We quote: — = No, 23ta £4208 9449 Supertin 4 Bxire Stat 6 00 Chotce do, an} 8uy 4 € Ei oo 600 bo 6b0 600 650 769 900 925 £0 bo 470 be — but “unchanged. the‘ aalea” wore condnad to abent 25,000 bushels at BL il for” eholoe ving (Minnewota), in store; @L 18! for ohoice » delivered; 8195 a #1 48's’ for amber win-er, nil delivered. Of r buahela Western wore aoid at pL ep tras sensi, 8 of 7,000 bushels at Pe, two rowed te, and #106 for Canada. Corn was firmer, a moderate demand, The salen wore about 27,000 bushels at iL 07 a #103 for now mixed Western, #1 0734 & #1 10 for old a $I 10-8 il 1036 for yellow. Or Pe wot @ salen ware about 100,00 bushels at So. de. tern in sore, Gc, @ bbc. for Obio in atore aud ce- 1d 62360. isge. for State. versd, FELIGUTS,—The market was only moderat rates were generally lower. For vessels for was but little demand, active, aod arter there and rates for mort kinda favored ere: —To Liverpool, per stearn- TYd.—closing at 34.5 1,00 . roen at Te, and «mali lots is rosa mt 2s. Thy. Tints lam, vb ‘A aliip from Montreal to tha River with lumber, at or about $20 neti a orig, 264 tons, to C and back, with sugar: « brig to Alicante, with plane, stay andl, cases petrojeum; @ North German bark, 460 tons, Pron Crossed fo New York, and a brig to Porto Rico wad back, on private terme, GUsNies were quisl, bat firm at former prices. Weheard of no aaler Heap was dull and prices were nominal at our last qaota- a. jon Hors. There was but little demand‘, and that wee mostly for amall lots, Prices were steady at ibe. a 250. for comtaon to prime grades. HAY was selling moderately at tha following prices:— Shipping, 6ho. w Kio. ; retail lots, oa, a $1 15; long rye straw, #1, and ahort do., 8c. 0 We. htoranaxe.—The market was Bondy for tho Dotiey but heavy for all other descriptions. The sales were amusoovado at 440, don, hhde. , a Minit 60, do.; coke ter ba fis ‘8 4,2For Sootch pie iron, the a former prices, the sales boing 600 tons at $72 a ton and $85 do. fordartsherrie, American was dull, and wa beard of no furthereales, No, 1 was quoted at 443 834 and No. Sat #él e882, Refined bar was dull aud nominal at $75. Rails were quiet at 863 a 969, gold, for English, Gite b, Retire for American. kinds of iron were dull ‘OBRS,.—For spirits turpentine the market was being restrit by the Srmness of hold: who 4i}ge. a 47340. for merchant 4 the a und’ tn ty for export and the stock being about ex- the market was. higher, closlag. with §2 10 bid for lots on the ‘apol. To arrive @ cargo was goldas high ag 92 For other grades there WAS av improved demand, at slightly vetier prices. Heh Tuere | ny No. 1 at $8, 5,000 Te iE at Mia ey OC crude sperm there 165, Menhaden was 6c. winter spetame gl Wa gl 16; cru bern Bud 68¢, @ 7c, or Southern i Western die red, 7c. 5 via, on the spol at saan om Guns ta bbis, waa qi but tbo firmuees. rvs § a & tsles ware ooly B00 bus demanded, tore with an improved demand; Mtn Coatug at Bi ye, @ aT} jaet ball, July waa g wted at 233, Kap tals at ile, Jobbing low reined were moue- rately at 240, w the later prog far fine wiles ja Puitidelphia the market wns dull, kod we heard Fae ail ou the spot age, wax ‘Pattee babes VISION®.—Reveiprs, 64 bola, 198 do. lard ‘and 9) dreseo? ween’ “ee, pact lomand for future velivery set Jigher prices, the maret cloning ston at the in prom 4,500 bois bp April mad 3 $26 0 BH: For pork ow the ‘spat the Was yery laht, but prices were tina a ¢31 for ow A fow umall aaiea wore made wisily the tage of $19 55 for priwne and extra prima, 420° 0 gi for oleae wade iége wore duit aud nominal w Droseod b “ = fair de “gt: for June, Beet waa Stra’ mans “OF torog we webla io U * meas Pra aaa? wees rail at ome. we ttcagy with gales of 200 bbls. At S08 a B80 for ty choice Southern, Kesler were ab 982 0 68D bo. Breon was dull and we beard of a9 “ t, uotes faeces. hong car ake. it teat ‘are were sold at thie, Sinai within the pongo _ oF. 10Ke. @ Hoa tera were made for dry saited, and pickled she 13,0. 9 for Kod do. ise. a Bo, for ameked bams, end IDisc, « lie, for Leilles, | For lard the Jemaud was fatr, and, the sup: ply being only mode , tho Market was firmer and prices were higher. ero were. al le a ie, the latter for prime stonm, ead ef nO sales. rhe mand prevelied for tea it pociestn.aupniy and te muon fa walug but te Mi ANie inquity for the low and nasdvan which w rm a.” ices wa quite freely offered, aud ueavy at Cove duly the demand being for email ote fair to a She, We. 5 common Titnols, Yerme enasion ‘to goo Nba. a Bas Casese—state an . a | far to yoo e Hoa thers skuumed, So: & je. 'm Me.) fair to good, cominon fine farm ¢ 1c’ a Tos; akimimed, ¥} common to taney faotory, Bo. @ Lig’; commen to tine farm dairy, 66. 2 ge. “Mice—Carcitna waa dull, bust woshangod. Small salen were made within the rai of b> 2 ise. UREDA—Linseed was dell ned heavye slening at $2 period ws Tiss. 5, walle rough 4 biwtnens soweammated tn raw: ise. far fair wo good refining holders demunding Sc. OAR ‘There wane ger ¥ upon a basis of 9e. # uba, the market closing with most or refined sagar the Cemand Was a6 business was iapsactod andl Wine’. We quote:--Haru mw itige,; extra ©, Toye. a Tige. We quote:—Cwi ing: Ede. athe. § fair redning, wi grocery, Doc. a 9, fugaly hu a. 9 Sige. m He. 5 do., 13 to 13, 100, a 193g0. ; de., 16 to 0 MW, Lhe. a1%e. Porto 2 grocery graden, O40. & HAgo. RINK —Tho deinand was faw and prices were higher. There were sold 25,000 Ibs. at Uiige. @ Ite,, abe latter’ price Lor choice, in terces. Su0%— ‘Whs quoted at 1540. and buck at 8%0., with moderate demand. iy ihe able a oyenn “4 ‘was more 15P Kentuck ices. Bhs sales were 170 prioce ranging from 1 to lige. ‘ine business in seed lea! Sal), the demand being eviwaly of « Jobbing character, und cea for most kinds were woak. Taare $c crop Connecticut at 25c. ; ae 29 do. 186? do., 16 do. do. Obie, and vauia ou private torms; wise 4 at die. a Ge, Movana was mea ist 3 31 F 2! # sales Leing WO bales at hie. a Yl '@ quote :— Graders Kentacky Diack froste a 6 Partly fronted Inga. ats é 4 frosted lugs. x Common leaf. . a Ww bSrce 5 ut binders aud seconds, 18s, ine weappert, 6c, = 8c. average lia, 180. 6 380, Onto tillers, Ao, pert Be. w Abe. iB ftv mon, T2iye, a The. ; goo, Mc. aBTi4c.; fine, poe. a wt ON, ourre Ah Vata ci’ Gals Boo, eis il out Ba SL Ua Rverage Wis, 9G. aSa}ie., warren: lack work, common and medium, in bead. e210. Rack pak som and tae 260, Bright work, common and Bright work, good end tine, OTM were dull +b. @ nominal at 84(0, ui eales during the past dy, wikle sles durrta| Kien potas 6,000 ao, woterior cAak at wl, currency. For bien Wi The demand continues good a MCes Wer ‘There were sold 678 bbis at il OS5g a G1 US —ulmost wll at GLE, which was the closing Price. Woou.—There ia Dut litte netivity in the market for Seece, thedemand boing light and mesity for sail lola to supply the immediate m tie of mAaUTacturery, Who are Ladle At prowent prices on aceount of re ket. Holders, however, sutil full prices, especially for the beter grades, geueraly refuse ‘to eel Yong. eredity ‘on acegun! of the “recent failures im the woollen trade, There rm. ta fovelga ts ight, thor Ne for Cape, which Is sail were about 10,00 Iba, Beco Suoluding 25,000 X and and above Obio at 48c. « at ble, bho. ; small lots combing at Gc. w O26. ; 6, Band State at #e. m 10,00 low teeoe at ae dc. ; 6,600 Notls small’ lot’ Louisiann on private terma; also 60,10) Jed at 48¢. for comomg B0c. = die, for low and ada, a 47c, for super and naira 33,0 bee Mesuiza palied AL 6c. a Give, chiefly at the latter prive; 50,000 bx, Texan as Sic. a B5c., the latter prico for fine; 120,000 Loe Californie, wt 1 28e. for fail, the vide prive for bury, and Ie, Tor apring ; 100,000 Iba. Cape, pars ab BW, @ Be, wud lota Douskoi af former pricts. FARMERS’ GRIEVANCES, ~ Monster Mecting of Agrictitariste—Commise sioner Delano and Kis Ansessors=The Law Regulating the Rusiucss of Produce Brokers Prenounced Oncrous, Probabiy one of the largest conventions ever held on Long Isiand was tuat of the farmers which was held yesterday afiernoonin Jamaica, The conven- tion numbered about fourbundred. Tho object of the meeting was to take aetioa concerning the tax now being imposed on farmers, which the Assessors gre collecting on the plea that farmers are produce brokers, ‘fhe case of ths farmers was pre- seutea by Joba O'Donnell, Jr, who examinea the Jaw and the sntornal Revenne Record to which he bad bees referred by Commis- sioner Dolayo, and quoted from tne article on the sabject published in tho HERALD on Monday, aud tn pelther case could he see where the Commis- mioner or bis agsessors found aught on which to base their decision that fariners were produce brokers. Assessor Cummings was present by Invitavion, and explained bis position to tue mevting, but hw arga- ment did not gatisiy thelr mind. He opercd, how- e ied for the payment of hope that the matier could be sectied curing the interval. Thla would not reheve ‘ue farmers trom the oppression of the New York a@aacesora, who arrasted every farmer they found at the markets without a license, and compelled them to pay the gum of two dollars Weim dy ol abandoning tueir property. A cominittee of five was appomted to draft resoiutions, which were duly presented to the Convention and adopted. They denounced the law as oppressive, unjust and ocious, appealed from tue decision of Assessor Cummings aod @aked Com. missioner Derano to give a finat and conclusive de- cision In the matter. A committee of two, consist. log of Messrs, G'Donneli and Hendrickson, was polnted to immoentately proceed to Washington to asccrtain the opinion of Commissioner Delano after @ satisiactory statement of the matter had been made to Lim, and, ff adverse to them, to go before tue Ways aod Means Coimuittee and ask for a repeal of the law through their representative, Mr. Reeves, They were determined tn their expressions and My indignant @t Lue actions of some of tbe of- clas, VESSEL OWNERS? ASSOCIATION. Watching the Lyach Bllil—Organization of Branch Associations In the Eastern States, The regular monthly meeting of tho Vessel Own. rs and Captains’ Co-operative Association of New York was held at tree o'clock yesterday afvernooa at No, 62 Pino street, Wm. W. Baker in the chal Aout a dozea members only were present. Mr, KIN! Of (he committee appointed fo £9 Wasatn to watch the progress of the Lynch bi! pending before a8, Feported progress. He waid they Were well recoived aud met representatives Of other associations there, Tney left the subject iB the bands of their counsel, It was also reported by the chairman of the com mittee deputed to visit Albany in reference to ae File piu tant the samo had passed both oranches of the Legislature, Mr. SARGEANT stated that in accordance with the wirhes of the association he had made some uiries in the Eastern States reiative te form- branch asgociations there, He said that te 4, M@., there was great Gesire to have an asso ciation organized. Aftor some discussion of the affatr the Correspond. jog socratary Was instructed WO Write more parucge lary vo Calais, Woon sho IMgetng adjourned,