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with More Blasphemies Than Are Placed to His Account. The Questions of Insanity and Intoxication Revived~-Both Played Out. AChapter of Love and Suffering—The Victims of Salacious Philosophy. Counsel for the Defence Sums Up To-Day. ‘The agony of evidence is over at last. Both sides have rested from thetr prolonged labors and nothing remains but the summing up. To-day the defence ‘wiil present thelr case to the jury. The whole wide field will be gone over and two days at least will be consumed in the undertaking. A general sense of relief was expertenced by those who have attended daily to (he proceedings of this remarkable case when Judze Davis sank into his seat, dismissed his ast witness aud counsel for the defence announced thm,” Ives satisfied on all points, a8 DIMINISHED ATTENDANCE. os reciable failing r f ‘There was Q2 By, st shia es attend. ance yesterday. For tay yap move in and out there was Mule wceventence. benches were empty and the numerous and less attractive in usual. FITZHUGH LUDLOW ON THE STAND. Fitzhugh Ludlow was the most interesting, tf not the most important, witness of the day. He testified to receiving the manuscript of the article on the gchco! system of New York, published in the Amert- can Educational Union, and relied on by the prose- ‘eutton to show sanity on the part of McFarland at Tae ime when the defence contended he was irra- br tional and irresponsibic, Mr. Ludlow testified that the matter contained some excellent isolated passng.s, but was most incoherent in its connection, and that he wad a'ter.a tt coasto make at at for Publication. as Judge Payis put tho tvitnéss, who was cer- tainly fhe most intel'igent that appeared on the stand during the whole course of the trial, through a very stupid course of cros3-ex- aminaticn and supplemented it by an atrocious and uncalied for insinuation a3 to his donestic relations. The Recorder very promptly stopped this wanton Une of cross-cxamination. - A WELL EARNED TRIBUTE. ‘The Necorter looked better yesterday than on any aay since the trial began. ‘'Throuzhout this long and sometimes weary, sometimes exciting, but at all times tedious, minute and exacting trial he has main- tamed a bearing blended of firmuess, courtesy, Pa- tience and the strictest Impartiality. On neither ‘side can counsel complain of bias or leaning to one side or the other on his part. Tis rulings thave been eminently distinguished by experience, common sep:e and legal acum Ve hes grown aay by day in the estimation of counsel Sor the prise- a Several jailas wore both less rhe aggregate than ner and for the people and In the admrattgn of & most crowded and interested andito. and long after this case 1s over Recorder Hackett will be re- membered as the tmpartial and upright judge and the discriminating aad courieous gentleman by all those who have beea witnesses, day after day, for three long weeks, of his demeanor and conduct ou the bench. N TH RUDI in the ce NCE. room yester- day was the gift ist, Mr. Daniel her, who found himself unable to restrain the nise of his art and whiled away the time making the most de- lughtful ski te!.es of Court, counsel and witacsses, SNT JO. ECSTASi \ ceived the folk zB the hands of an officer of th> court trom Count Jo- annes, Whos? ouce maguificent but now attenus ed figure sezmed for the moment like the shadow of the broad form ot Hans C elephautine 2, who, so “backward In coi eariter days of his marriage, which were the earlier days of lis wedded life, is now always up to time, TUE CORNELIA OF THE FORUM—BY THE COUNT. ‘The court room yesterday was illuminated by the presene®, for the first time during this memorable tnal, of a lady whose noble and classic beauty would have made her a rival im ancient Rome, even with the renowned Cornelia, There wos an aiditional interest attached to this lady, from the histeric fact that she wa3 mainly instrumental in caustag U. 8. Grant to be nominated General of the American Army, and finaily President of the Unit-d States. he was the empress yesterday of the cmpire of Leauty in court, and the Count Joannes, who 15 ac. quainted with the lacy, scemed fully to appreciate the classic beauty’s atation of him. TWENIY-TBIRD DAYS PRICELDI Exautination of Witnesses tice Ledwith. Justice Ledwith was the first witness called yester- day by the counsel for the prisoner. Q Do you ember the watch returns of the 14th of March, 1867? A. I cannot say that] remember them. Q. Do you remember Mr. McFarland and Mr. Rich- ardson and the first shooting, an Farland com~ ’ ing before you on tnis complaint? (Complaint handed to the witness.) A. I remeuber the circum- stance. Q Do you remember Mr. Runkle appearing in the court that morning? A. I remember Mr. Runkle appearing in the shooting case. Q They came from the Fifteenth precinct on the char ge of shooting? A. Yes. Q Do you remember what was said, or if anything ‘was said on that morning by Mr. Runkie in reference to this case? The Court—Don't answer that question, Judge. Pitsoner’s Counsel—I waut to show that they made no complaint, because they had none to make, and that Mr. Runkle, Mr. Bichardson’s counse}, went to the Judge and stated that there was no ground for that complaint. 5 ‘The Court—I cannot admit it, The question must be exctuded, No further questions were asked of this witness by either side, and he leit the stand. Testimeny of Isaac G. Reed. Isaac G. Reed, Jr., examined by the counsel for the prisoner—Q, Mr. Reed, you reside in the city of New York? A. I do, sir, md What is your business? A. I am a reporter and journalist, Q. Do you know Horace Greeley? A. I have met 4 him five or six times. Did you have an interview with him at his place of business? A. 1 did. 3 . Did you take notes? A. I did; I took long notes nd wrote them cut withia a quarter of an hour after the conversation. . Q, Did you publish that interview in the newspa- por? A. Laid, sir. . It was published in the newspaper? A. Yes, ‘and it was in type within four hours afierwards, Counsel for the prisoner handing the report to wit- nm Is that in substance a ‘report of the con- versation? A. Itis, and in many cases the ac.ual ‘words are used. @ Mr. Greeley said in his evidence that the inter- view was Dot one-third of the length you have de- Sy seribed, is that true? A. Jt is not true; the iact is I qodified the report of the interview very coasider- weral passages from the reported interview ’ were read to witness, including that part of it in which McFarland was said to have given up all right to his wife, and witness sald tuat Mr. Greeley had stated that. % Oross-examined my sudge Davis—Q. When was this interview? A, Some time in Decein' really cannot recollect; I know it was immediately after, ora after, I saw Mr. Beecher. Where ‘did you see Mr. Greeley? A. Isaw him in his office at the Tribune oMce. Q Did you go there to mterview him? A, [think I was sent to him; it was feceed a ate that should see hi consequence 01 e+ marks a by Mrs. "alitoun; T found nim writing in the editor's sanctum. Apu you go to see him for any particular paper? A Mi published it in the Sun. 2 as r05 paid for it? You wrote it to be paid ges A Yeu most undoubtediy 1 did. timony of Juse THE MPPARLAND TRIAL, The Tribune Philosopher Charged NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. was not, How ‘aro You" pala? ‘Then you were for this article? A. Yes. How uel ae ee paid for it? ion The Reoorder—You m n it you are compelled to answer, sir, A Lthink it’ was. forty , amount some sir, if the counsel Q 4¢ was rather cheap. ai An'l you are certain with Mr. Greeley no journalist in the city would ha la i true. Nae 3 mn wi news| are yor gaged, Reed are Thave Written tor every paper! Me hooted with the Sunday Mercury and wit "S. Are you connect called the Day's Doinge? 8 & Are you not the proprietor or publisher? A. Q, Mave you not any interest in it? A. No inter beyond that of writing for it ovenalonalty. geslany ; Ri business is to interview people, as a it, and you do that as your profession? A. puainess 1g to do special work and to go about, an a can: Get any information to write it up; in this Papen Greeley knew who I was; he mentioned = pei Aleroury to me; 1 have @ great respect i. a Greeley and have besa employed by the Q. You have been interviewing some he iialy, ithink, Mr. Reed? A. Yes, sir; I nave Dacn Fine abet pariy of free lovera, sir, the Oneida onNDunity, and have wr.tten articles about them. wa pay (resuming his seat smilingly)—That Mr. Ludlow’s Evidence. Mr. Fitzhugh Ludlow examined by Mr. Gerry. Do you remember shortly aiter Mra. McFarland at giv a reading to have had @ conversation with ¢ hi Mr, McFarland in reference to it? A. I recollect dis 2 it, ae ty uri— What Ig the object of sh: 8 con. vote: ag an 4 Mr. ree Se oe . ‘y sali at the object was to contradist the evidence given on benait 4 the people that Mee ratlaad acquiesce in chis reading and promoted Mrd. moFarland’s endeavors to > #o on the ata Judge Davis guiected to the admission 6! fits evi- dence, oped as TE Wis 19 never by a third pany and after it had been sh that McFarland a ir eis Mrs. Vanderhoff to teach his wife elo- The Court—Go on Mr. Gerrv. Wituess—The conversation was shortly after the reading that has been spoken of; when Mrs. McFarland gave her first reading, {£ think at Stein- way Hall, I met Mr. McFarland inthe street and I said to him—“Mr. McFarland, you Know very well that Ishould have been glad to nave helped your wife, if 1 cou'd; a8 I had access to several papers, I would nave dope elther you or your wife as much good as L possibly ¢ \— did you not Bnd wo ‘woke Baa hE” tacked” “down with ‘considerable dejection and wd, very pei sent you no tickets because I W much ashamed, and 1 did not wish you or any sonal friends of mine to be there; I should pro.er my wiie not taking to the stage or to leave the sanctity of her family; she did thts at the ardeut solicitations of her frlends and herself.” Q. Did he subsequently refer to the appearance of Mrs. MeFariand on the stage at the Winter Garden ? A. I remember that some time subsequently to her appearance on the stage at the Winter Garden he told me tac it was a matier of bitter regret to him, and tat it made him very unhappy. ‘The witness was here hand2d a copy of tho Ameri- can Educational Monthly, in which an article, said to be written by McFarland appeared. He was asked to state waat he knew in reference to it, and he sald:—Mr, McFarland cailed upon me some time between January and February, 1863, and told me that he intended to make some great hit in the direce tlop of literature, 80 as to make wife and friends sorry for the sepa they Dad taken; he produced to mo a manuscript; I ape it So lncoherently writ- ten that I returned it to him and ao gested it being rewritten, and went ovoy It wit him aud pointed out the errors; he revurned again to me with the gona ¢ pyr Which was also, very imperfect, and f Rave him that azatn, and sub- sequently g (itrd Manuscript was written and cent to gpa plishers of this magazine. . Vid you see thi is letter of Mrs. Sinclair's with- out any date, but supposed to bein 1867? A. Tre membef it. 4 Q. Do you remember his reading itto you? A. 1 read it over hls shoulder, and wien he came to that part of it with the initiais ‘J. R. Y.,” he said, “that is intended tor “John Russell Young.”* Q. You don’t remember when i: was? A. I could NOt 11x the time. ¥, Judge Davis—Mr. Ludlow, is re any one thing in this article that you altered? A, Weil, Ictd make some alterations, Q. Wil you pout them out? A, I have not read the articlé sinco; it will take me some time. Judge Davis—Ob, take your time, sir, and point outto me what you did in the way of alteration of that arcicle. Witneas here took the article and pointed out seve- ral paragraplis that he had written; he said that he haa alters ntences, and had so done it a3 to con- vey the ideas and Ulustrations that McFarland had sive 3 Q. You said that you had some conversation with him about this realing at Steinway Hall? A, I think 1é was Steinway Hall. q. You reproached him for not sending you the tickets? A. Lasked him why he did not send me some, . Did he tell you he was there? A. I belleve he did say he was there. Q. Did he tell you he got the money? A. I don’t know that be did; if he did I have forgotten it. Q. Did he tell you that Mrs, McFarland had taken lessons of Mrs. Vandenhoff? A. Eitber he or his wife tola me, [don’t recollect which, Q. Did ie fell you that he went with his wife to the Wiuter Garden? A, No, sir. Q. Did ie tell you that he was present when her dresses were criticised? A, No, sir. Q When was the last conversation you had with him on the subject? A. Lam unabiec to say, but it Was a'ter Mrs. McFariand had gone from the stage. Q. Were you at the theatre at the time, and cid yousee her? A, Tho members of my family saw her. Q. You are a family man, then? A. Yes. @. Where do you reside? A. Lam now boarding. Q. Are youa married man? A. Tam, * The Court—What is the object of this? Judge Dayis—f propose show what sort of a man this is. The Court—I think this Is improper. Judge Davis—We will show that this man went away to Kansas with another woman, not his wife. Witnes3—I have no objection, so far as lam con- cerned, ‘The Court—I will not permit it, sir. Testimony of Willlam D. Norris. Wiliam D. Norris, colored servant at Mr. Sin- clairs, examined by ‘Mr. Gerry:— Q. Willlam, do you remember, ou the occasion of the first siooting of Mr. Richardson, als returning to Mr, Sinclair's? Yes, sir, Q. What rooms did Mrs, McFarland occupy ? ier objected to. ir. Gerry—I offer to show iit this witness, in op- position to Mrs, Stnciair’s testhmony, that Mr, Rich- ardson went to Mrs. Sinclair's after the first shooting, that the wiiness’ room was in the back, that there wes a.middie rocm, and a bedroom, and that these two rooms were separated only by & curtain, and that they were sub- stantially cné room. I ofier further to show that Mr. Richardson's meals were taken to him by Mrs. McFarland, and that Mrs. McFarlana made up the bed, and that Mrs. Mc#‘arland’s room immediately adjoined Richardson's. fhe Court—I don't think I will permit the ques- tion. The testimony is excluded. A recess of thirty minutes was takea at one o’clock. After the Recoss=Testimony of Amos J. Cums mings. Amos J. Cummings recalled, testified:— Do you remember having conversation with Junius H. Browne when he told you that}Richardson did not fire at McFarland because he feared to lurt some person in thé Tribune ofice? Objected to. Court—I suppose to contradict the statement of Mr. Browne, It has been laid belore the Jury, and I ‘will now aliow the question, A. He did, as I remember it, Q. Did you have a conversation with Mr. Richard. son after the first shooting, in which Richardson stated to you that he was prepared for McFarland ? ‘The Court to witness—Don’t answer that question. I do not think the question 13 competent. Nothing that Richardson said which McFarland did not hear is competent. Counsel pressed the question on the ground that the defendant Hebd known his wrongdoer medl- tated him harm, then the wronged man has justificativn for retaliation, because he may aciauted by the feeling of right to anticipate the attack from his original wrongdoer. ‘though he may not have had cousciousness at the time, ne had at least the instincts of a brute, who 18 aware when an assault is meditated against him. Aberration of mind does not go so far as to deny an insane man the instincts of a brute, which 18 pre- paved (o detend itseif in the presence ofdanger. It is tmportant for us to demolish: this family establish- ment. When McFarland was in that 7ribune office he was one against that whole estabilshment and the host of witnesses they sera here to sivear away this man’s life, He, at the time of the shooting, was acting on impuise in the jace of the man that he was aware was prepared to assail him. We have aright to show with what feelings Richardson ap- proached McFarland, ‘The Court—The question {s incompetent and must be excluded, Testimony of William McFarland. Dr. McFariand, nephew of the prisoner, recalied— @ Do you know the handwriting of Mrs. McParland, wife of the prisoner at the bar? A, Ido Letter shown to witness. ae is her handwriting. (Letter dated May 28, Le.ter No. 2 shown to witness. G State whether that letier is in her handwnting. A. Tt ts. (Letter date July 5, 1863.) Letter No, 3 shown to witness. Q. State whether that letter 1s in her handwriting. A. It is, (Letter dated November 21, 1859.) ‘Tho leiters being marked by the Court were handed by dir. Gerry to the counsel for the people. Mr. Gerry then offered to read the letters. Bt aid, patd by the line, @ “penny-a- t A. 1 am paid for an ae $0 the Recorder—Am I obliged to answer in- ace ita materiality; but if he ele at ne sompensation for 4 a seat cart hat appeared; but forty dollars was what ‘a3 not thata very high price? A, I thought about the ? A. Had [lof out the oaths cry Naverviow recelyed the report, for they would have kuown it Tam con- th Frank ith 9 disreputable paper statement of facts the object of the defence ts to born tiere and most of her time spent there. ‘This ietter is now offered in evidenco to show that stances is wholly tmmaterial to the tssue, want (0 syow tj in poverty. Tue proof on this point would be valuo- less and entirely immaterial to the case. The fact would s‘ill remain that Mrs. McFarland did, in po‘nt of fact, accept even the humb!c and iinpoverished— if you liko—hosp.t. reasons the letter n t Coup elfor tiie prisoner t letter fr Mr. Davis objected. Counsel ex; meen that the letter of first proposed to See iierk vember 20, and read in court on the previous day. Tie Court % Mr. Gerry — the letter to be jury FARLAND TO HER HUSBAND. USBAND—I received ‘Why is it that I get your letters ng T cannot - and mine ? rn aay shal una, My Dasiing day to-day. "you, shall ‘mother six of it for last vehall Donuet, “i shal Id. write me, ugh it ts gommon for %t Rave-colds tobany on all winter, {chin ea cout diately to Dr. Guernsey; be is 9 gentleman Ma toi And certainly has more experience in will 70m, asa paronsl favor to me, Giver go go 6 te tp out fo Foinaclp h or tt is wAliaby, Re shall come races nt tal wot sheot ba] wine ‘any one to tuck up tn bed, faruinous, You wif tell mo how it {g next me you write, won't you all iy us if you fare not frank with me, I was very deeply affected by your Igtter, and all you said about our m! ndings was vel inful to me; not violently painful, but It ved fa t in the midst of £0 much anx you have been sufferi you should have thene things to trouble you too. Bellovs ¢ven if { bad not known how much loved you, separation would have taught mo. I find all my philosophy tried to the utmoat to support the thought of so long an absence from yo! You don't know how many lonely hours I spend; how much T worry about you and how much I sale hat Porsonm should nover io exch otter wrong.” Thal 1 the other wro the bann of all love and affection, the impossibility of a perfect under. standing; but there are always atonements as compensation, and there 1s nothing that cannot become forgotten or so well forgiven thattt is hardly remembered. Don’t mistrust my aifection, and believe I love you as deartv—a thousand times more #o—than two years a0, and you will make me happy. rite me particular! lly ‘when you roooive. ties Ht ia matted at quarter of four Monday afternoon, Write Sxsolly respecting your cold, won't you, or I shall be very uneasy, Your loving wi i ABBY MoFARLAND. Ppt ne her love, She is sitting iu the room, making offer the letter of July 5 from Mra. WeFarland to the risoner, in which she speaks of the destitution of er father's family, and asks tor husband to pro- cure him some employnent in the enrolment office, where he was tien engiged, Counsel adumuitted that at no time from his leaving the enrolment office had McFarland more than five doliars @ day to divide between himself, nis wife and two children, which necessitated her doing her own household work, and compelled her to do her own cookiug, make her own beds, and deprived er of the opportunity of appear: ing in silk. I shall submit tothe jury, court and community that this was the very time above all others when she should have adhored Closest to him. Objected to. The Court—I suppose the object Is to contradict the evidence of tie husband's partial dependence upon his wife’s family for support, and that during the tline of her appearance in public her earnings went to his ang tho family’s benefit. unst this = py ANOTHER Lerten. Counsel for th? Bras SMa Sean Honor, we show that the testimony of Mrs. Sage is to be qualified by the statements in the letter proposed to be read. Mrs, Sage, tno motber of Mrs. McFarlaad, stated that for a uumber of years her daughter was an inmate of her family, receiving ts hospitaliies, Kindness, or whatever it may be calied; that her two children were an appeal was made by Mrs, McFarland to her hus- band to relleve if possible the straitened” ctrcum- stances in which her father and mother were thea laced. But this surely does not alter the fact that rs. McFarland did in reatity live at Intervals for long periods of time with her parents and away— knowingly, of course, and with the knowledge of her husband—from her proper home. Whether her family were or were not in straitened proszeution hag attempted to show that Mr. cFarland was uot able to support his and now counsel for the devence iy 8 Saireats er husband to pro- for her fal Au a positior her, bec&use they were e3 of hey frienis, For these 6 nyg Y proposed to read a ner. ‘Om Mrs. Sage to the p: Mr. Davia objected, The Court—Wnhat 13 this letter? Counsel—Letter dated December 8, 1867, from Mrs. 2 to the prisoner after the proceedings which resulted im McFarland getting back Percy, and invii- ing them to come and visit him at their home. ‘The Court—Reat tt. ‘The ieiter was then read, as follows: CHARLESTOWN, Dec. 8, 1867. Mr, MoF array DEAR Siv—I received your letter Inst week: was very glad tohear that Percy was well and contented, I should ike to see the little fellow very zauch, If you can I should like to have you bring him on at Christinas. ° If not convenient then assoon as you can to epend a week or two. Danny ta well and senda lots of love und wants to sce Perey very much. Please write as often as you can to let us know how Percy ts getting along. Iam anxious to have you get him tnto a good School, Please write 49 soon ag you lind one that suis you. Yours truly, A. SAGE. Counsel then, under the ruling of vhe Court, put in the following letter: — MRS. SAGE TO MR, M’PFARLAND—NO. 2. CHPLBEA, Iniy 7, 1866, My Dzan Son—I have been trying to write to you for two weeks, but I have not been very Well, and then, every spare Toment, Lam looking for a house, but have not got one yet, @ letter from Abby to-day ; ahi thinks” she shall till Septem! good place for children. Shall you do be sure and come you were near, 80 you could ere. I ofter run in and see us, for I know you must be wert lone- soon be fal some. But keep up good heart. ‘It will then you wili have your dear ones with you again, I hope. Lsup- Pose you want to know how Mr. Sage ta getting along. Bual- hesa is rathor dull, not enough for him aud Will to do, 60 W: fa looking for a place, ‘The girls work over to Charlestown, so Tam alone most of the time, I have not any news to write, ‘Tthas been the hottest ‘weather here tho past week that Tever knew. It seems to me I can’t write much now, #0 Twill close, We all send love and kisses, hoping to ses or henr from you soon, Your affectionate mother, ‘ABBY SAGE, MRS, SAGE TO M’FARLAND—LETTER NO. 3. . CHARLESTOWN, Dec. 29, 156 Mr. MoFARLaxp— DRAB Sin—Will you please to send me the address of your house where you board? We want to send Percy a box of New Year's presents. I wish you would let me know if Perey gels his mother's weekly letters. I looked for you and Porey on at Christmas, Iam in hopes to be able to come on ina few weeks aud ace bit, Danny is well and sends | of love. Please write soup, won't you? Yours, with re- spect, A. A. SAGE. LETTER FROM MR. SACH TO M'FARLAND, A letter from Mr. William Sage to Mr. Mclarland, of aren 4, 1807, was admitted and read, It ac knowledges the receipt of a check for twenty dol- lays, and says the children are in fine health. Mr. Davis desired to call attention to the fact that the payment of this twenty dollars waa endorsed on the Lack of Mr, McFarland’s note. Examination of Witnesses Resumed~Testi+ mony of Dr. Vance. Dr. Vance recalled. The Court—What do you intend to prove by recall- ing tits witness ? Counsel—To prove that this witness, who has pre- viously testified here on the insanity question, and who has been in this court from the opening of the case to the preseat moment, and who lias listened to ali the evidence, and that aiter all he has heard he has no reason to change his mind from the testi- mony he previously gave, The Court—It is competent for you to prove that up to this moment the prisoner is insane. Counsel for the prisoncr—We do not mean that; but to show that from all this witness has heard from the witnesses that testified here he had secn no reason to change his former opinion of the condi foe prisoner’s mind onthe 25th of Novem- er Inst. ‘The AM i the question, Q. Havé you been in court during all the time of this trial aud heard ail the evidence? A, Yes, Q. Having heard all the evidence of ali the medi- cal and other witnesses, and assuming thei state- ments to be irue, have you heard anything to change your opinion previously expressed by you while on the s aud as to the mental condition of the prisoner on the 25th November, 1860? Objected to. Question admitted. A. Ihave not. Mc. Gerry—Your Honor, we finally rest here. Reply on the Part of the Peopie=i'ostimony of Thomas F. Holder. Thomas F, Holder, called by counsel cution—I reside in Fall River, Mas: law of Mrs, Gilbert; I or the prose. am @ sun-in- arrived at her house in the morning of August 19, 1860; my wife was with me; no one ete; remained there about a monti; I never saw Mra. Richardson till Mr. Richardson dying; Treturned to my home on the 1ith of September; the 20th of October 1 returned to Jersey City; Jam ALE, Q. Mrs. Callaghan has testifled that when you went away you were accompanied by Mrs, McFarland? A. have already said tiat i never saw Mrs. McFar- land till later. Testimony of Wheelwright Gilbert. Mr. W. Gilbert testided—I reside in Jersey City and am the husband of Mrs, Gilbert who testified here; knows Mr. Richardson. Q. Was she at any time last summer at your house? A. She was not; she never was an inmate of our house during the summer of 1867, and never was there at all at that time; Mr. McFarland was never atmy house until after the commencement of this triai—some time in March laat. Not cross-examined. x Testimony of Cortis F. Gilbert. C.F. Gilbert testifled—Resides on Morris street, Jersey City; am son of the previous witness; our house 18 naxt door to Mrs, Callaghan’s; was at home all last August. Q. Do you know Mr. Richardson? Objected to. The Court—It is for identification merely, but for the purpose of the trial the person relerred to is nothing more or less than Mrs. McFarland, ‘A. [know the person who goes by the name of Mrs. Richardsoa; she was no! our house et any time during the summer of 1867; at that time I wore along, flowing beard. The case for the people here closed, The court then acjourned till this morning at eleven A. M., when counsel will stm up for the priso- ner, and are expected to occupy the whole of the November 21, read, was a letter band in answer Manchester No- read. read the following letter to the at three birds each from ‘singie traps and at three speculation and slight odds were offered and taken succeeding shots Knapp was sugvessful, Parks bein: abe fog it ~ shooeingwar almost certain to settle the question, The i Knapp Killed his thetwo next, but by some strange fatality missed his two tast. With remarkab'e steadiness Parks then came to tne line and succeeded in his first next. order to win the contest; accomplishing that task, Be erent having escaped, he was declared the victor. there was an absence of much skiil, while the birds were scarcely in the best condition. Mr. John Hun- ter oMictated a3 referee, Mr. Knapp and Mr. Forest performing that office for Mr. Parks, Jr. which yesterday characterized the affair. lowing 1s the score:— 8. Knay W. Fares 8. Knap, W. Parks. 8. Knay W. Par! + 8. Knay W. Par! 4 o'clock, FEATHERS AND GPEENBACKS, Pigeon Shooting Between Go teurs for $1, Boy Parks the Contestants=The Boy Wins. A well contested private match between Shepherd Knapp and William Parks, Jr., came off yesterday afternoon at Jerome Park,. ‘The stakes were $1,000 & side, and as the affair was anticipated with much Pleasure there was a good attendanos, including several members of the club. The termsof the match set forth that the contestants were to alioot at twenty birds from alngle traps, and at twenty from double traps, Tho weather was quite propitious, and all THE COURTS. Alleged Murds? oi Shipboard—Mutiny at Sea— A Quostion as to thd Right of Adminis. tratio.’~Value of Amerioan Money— Charg.? of Indecent Assault, UwuiTen STAYS SRCUIT couRT, ‘Tho Northorn Pacific Rm. T°*4 Company Litle gation. ti Before Judges Nelson and By. **° coon ‘The case of James Fisk, Jr., va, the Northern Pa- tho preliminaries having heen satisfactort'y arranged | olfic Railroad Company came up yesterday” 0" Sreu- Measra, Kai and ¥y Mr Parke wee fair woanear it te tanh ment on a motion commenced a year ago an. een rently not more than seven! ears Of Lr postponed tn consequence of the illness of the , <5 bis opponent, Mr. Knapp, was ahead m in | Siding judge, There are two motions before th. Info Yana, and seaming dm experince, Ac: | Sea ofa cout the ecor by the aglondants to thing like ‘bo fo $38, favor of Kuapp BL 6oMe- } assole the injunctions lasued by the State Court. Cage still on. UKITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Murder on Board the Ship Morning Light An Extradition Case. Before Commissioner Usborn, Thé case of Thomas H. Johnson, who ts charged with having murdered his fellow sailor, E. Bavins, Knapp led off and popped his first bird with ease; but his adversary was bss fortunate, and he ap- red a little defected as the object of his aim fut- red off unharmed. Knapp missed his fifth bird, bat despatched ail the rest with the exception of the nineteenth, which eacaped, while Parks missed five, Following this came the double shooting, in the course Of which Parks improved wonderfully, and the tide of fortune seemed to flow In hiz favor. The shooting, however, of both parties was, as will be seen by the score, indifferent, ry Kiled' “ten. nd Parke “Uetoens which, ‘taken | 02 the 22d ult. on board the Morning Light, was in connection with the previous ‘contest, | Called up yesterday. made it a tle They then agreed to shoot Counsel on both sides were present at tho ap- Pointed hour. Also the British Consul, in regard to the extradition of the prisoner should he be found guilty. Five witneases came into court, but were not examined, as the prisoncr was not resent, no order to that effect having been given by the Marshal, Mr. Osborn set down the case for Friday morning at ten o'clock, Alleged Mutiny. Before Commissioner Shictds. William E. Evans and Eugene Brennan, of the crew of the American ship Intrepid, were charged by James H. Spenser, the master of the vessel, with naving committed mutiny by ted him on the fh seas, between Baltimore and New York, on the ae of this month. The Commissioner set down the case for examination for Saturday at two o'clock. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBZ3S, Fight Over a Physician’s Property 2s to Who Shalt Administer. Before Judge Cardozo. Louts Michel, Executor of the Last Will and Testa- ment of John Q. Osborne, deceased, vs. Charles A. Stetson, Jr.—Mr. John Q, Osborne was a physician, and served with distinction in the Mexican as well asin our last war. For some time previous to his death he occupied bachelor’s apartments at No. 680 Broadway, which were fitted up in a costly style, containing an extensive library of medical and mis- cellaneous works, among other things. In January, 1868, he was taken sick and, after a short illness, died. He nad no relatives in this city and his principal friends seemett to be Mr. Charles A. Stetson, Jr., and the Stetson famiiy. During his tll- ness servants were sent from the Astor House to at. tend him, and the plaintiff in this action was called from the double tn order to tor should be. first bird, letermine who tho vic- Knapp led off again and missed his ‘This circumstance gave rise to much in favor of Parks, who killed his bird. In the two Not Aig sce how eee: tar ore doubes was prolly lively, and as cven as poss'ble, rst, ald missed his second, kilied pune iiing but missed his second, and killed the two lehad now but one bird to dispose of in Asanamatcur match it was interesting, though Mr. Banks being judge for The regulé occasioned much sur- rise, Another contest will probably be arra) nged tween them, as beyond doubt 1¢ will be the occa- sion for arenewal of that pleasurable ae @ fol- The match terminated about half past three The Son of a Prominent Banker Shoots a tragedy was enacted tu a house of tll fame, 37 Elev- epin street, between Main and the river, kept by An- nie Raybura, in which a young man named Daniel Powers was snot and killed by John H. Morton, a ue man nineteen years of age, son of Mr. Henry Main cause which led Reaping a Ww" Y and that, duriig his absence time ago young it is sal i terday, Detween tweive and one o’ciock, Powers, who had been drinking, went to the house and re mained some time, and left between four and five o'clock. Shoruy after Powers left, young Morton entercd the house and stated that he had met Powers at the corner of Eleveuth and Main, down fa the and Mollie Lincola, reurned and went.into Carrie Dean’s room, just in the rear of the front room. After some conversation with him, TRAGEDY IN LOUISVILLE. Gambler in a House of Ml Fame. From the Louisville Courter-Journa), May 3.) About six o'clock yesterday afternoon @ terrible Morton, of the firm of Mortou, Galt & Co., bankers, strest, between Fourth aud F:fth, The to the terrible atair was jealousy of gre ef the frafl inmates of the nouce, Itseems that for some six months past, ‘oung Powers, who Hh Bro Hrapece een | amed Carrie Dean at Rayburn’s, Oe from the city, a short visiting her, and Yes. orton commence id has been paying hér board eve? §: He sat. frout room with Annie Rayburn About five o'clock Powers she started to go into the frout room, when Powers told her not to go and sald that he would go in and put Morton out or the house. She dared ):im to do it, and he started into the room, when she ran into the same apart- ment through another door. As soon as Powers en- tered the room he applied an offensive epithet to Morton and ordered him to leave the house, This Morton refused to do, when Powers slapped him in the Jace, caught Lim by to coat and attempted to pull him up from the sofa on which he was sitting y the side of Moliie Lincoln. At this jeacture Annie Rayburn seized hold of Powers and ordered him to leave the house. He eo eae her In the face, when she threw him on the bed. He kicked her in the breast. He struck her again and raised to his knees, when Morton fired threo shots from @ Sharp's four-batrelicd revolver. One bail entcre! the forehead just above the left eye, making & ghastly wound, from which the bratas and bicod oozed; another en‘ered just under the leit ear, sever ing the jugular vein, The third entered the left shoulder and ranged backward toward the spine. Powers did not speak a word aiter he was shot, but fell back on the floor and died instantly. Eitner of the two first shots was sufticlent to cause death. Morton immediately left the house and walked to the jail, at the corner of Sixth and Jeiferson streets, and stated that he had killed Powers, and surrendered himself to officers Hines and Owens and was placed in jail. Carrie Dean is a very beautiful woman, and ha lived in this city for several years. She was originally from Indiana. Several pone agoshe mar- ried Jack Dean, a notorious thief. He haa married her older sister, but from some cause had abandoned her. He supportea Carrie Dean for some time before he married her, and three or four years ago gent her to school in Perryville, in this State. Be has not been living with her for @ long time, and she has been on the town for sonie time. She was eatly affected by the death of PoweEe wes ysterical and unavle to conyers? last night, Powers arenta hye: at Xo. 722 Fulton é!rect, is father, tt ylng Ui the poing of death. Young Morton ig Well known about te city, and we believe was a civil éhgineet. He was greatly agita over tune affair, but claimed that the shooting was done in self-defense. A younger brother of Powers arrived at the scene shortly a(ter the shootwg and were piteously, The news spread rapidly, and tuadreds Of persous gathered inthe vicimty. The crowd was So great that the aid of the police was required to keep them ont of the house. Coroner Beads urne was summonad and held an {iquest apon tie 0039, which lay just where it had fallen. The following is the testimony before the jury:— R. A. Shadburne, Coroner, sworn—Statedithat he examined the body of Daniel’ Powers, found a pistol-shot wound half an incn above the left eye, another fn the neck, half an inch below the left ear, and another in the left sloulder. The wounds were the cause of his death. Annie Rayburn, being sworn, sald Mr, Morton came down this evening: Powers was here first; Powers went away and game back; both being friends of Carrie Dean, Powers in and attempted to put Morton oui; Morion'was altting on the sofa when Powors said he would put him out; Morton said I don’t know about that; when Powers came in (I don’t th door) he anid: “You dae littl 3 Morton gala: ‘Let ‘up, when Powers said, “Reason nothing,” ce; I grabbed him and sald, “Stop Powers said to we, “What is tt your od d—— business” and slapped me inthe face. I said, “Don't God d—— me,” and I grabbed him and threw him on the bed, and he kicked me in the breast, and we both fell on the floor together; he then struck me in the faco and then ‘Moston shot him} he was trying to get at Morton all the time; my object was to keep bin away from Morton and downa diMcuity; Thad nothing against either of th Powers had hig coat oll ; Carrie Dean le‘t the room about th {ime the didiculty commenced; Powers and Morton hed met ero before, ‘Odicer John Hines sworn, stated—Between six and seven o'clock 1 was on the corner of Fifth and Green; Mr. John Keegan came and said young Morton was at the jail and wanted to surrender; I went ‘there and found Johnay Mor. ton; the wanted to surrender; be sald he had killed Dan P T thought he was joking; he exhibited a 1 an 4, haves 1 emptied these barrels into ai have kilied him ;" I asked bim where; ie ; Said they had bad a difficulty and Powers was lying fioor when he left; he was very much excited; saw him about an hour afterward ; he was not under the influence of liquor then ; don’t think be had been drinking at all. ‘The following is the verdict of the jury:— Ixquret No, —,--Held at No. 37 Eleventh street upon the body of Daniel Powers, Verdict—That he came to bis death trom pistol shot wounds at the hands of John H. Morton. After the Hal the body of Powers was given in charge of his friends. THE WEEKLY HERALD. Tho Cheapest aud Best Newspaper in the Country. The WEEKLY HERALD of the present week, now ready, contains the very latest European News by the Cable up to the hour of publication; also Teie- graphic Despatches from Cuba and other points. It also contains the Current News of the Week; the Fashions; Amusements; Foreign Intelligence; Sport- ing, Religious, Artisuic and Literary Intelligence; Washington News; Obituary Notices; Editorlal Arti- cles on the prominent topics of the day; Our Agri- cultural Budget; Reviews of the Cattle, Horse, Dry Goods and Boot and Shoe Markets; Financial and Commercial Intelligence, and accounts of all the im- portant and Interesting events of the week. TEeRMS:—Single subscription, $2; Three copies, $5; iF Five copies, $3; Ten copies, 15; Single copies, tive A limited number of advertisements cents each, inserted in the Waaxty Hsraup, deceased was made by on after wa bim ue ® tetson ap) ee oe Hise eng onary, im he was an executor of the deceased, afd ar sean was delivered over to him, the Public Administrator retusing to recognize the plaintiff because he did not know anything about nis responsibility. The property was remove months after Mr. Osborne's death and, stored in one of the upper rooms of the Astor House, where it remained was then sent by Otte to an auction room and sold, as was also & $1,000 bond which was tn the; of Broad street, who heid it for the deceased. Out of the proceeds of this sale the brokers retained pos- session ofan amount due ther a1 the balance, to New York to make inquiries, and in asa@ physician. Shortly before his death Mr. Os- borne made a will, in which the plaintiff and the de- fendant were named as executors. cares of jewelry were given to members of the Stetson By this will sev- family, and to a Mr. Johnson and Bal his wife, of timore, and all the rest and residue of his real and sonal estate was bequeathed to his aunt, Mrs, Christiana Higgins, of Rochester, N. Y. Soon after his decease the body was coffined by order of Mr. Stetson and removed to a vault in the west side of the city, from whence, after a time, it was removed to Greenwood Cemetery and buried b takers at an expense of about $200, from the Astor House, who had been in attendance on the deceased, are claimed to have been seen on the day subsequent to his death wearing his clothes. All the property in¢ his apartment was taken possession of by the the under- ‘he servants Public ee rator. This propert included a tin box which he had been in the abit of keeping in the vaults of the East River Bank. No complete inventory of the effects of the the Public Adm!nistrator; 08st f the property, whereupon tt by Mr. Stetson about three for a considerable time, Mr. Stetson or his and sion of Groesbeck & Co., nd gave Mr. Stetson Mrs. Christiana #Higgins, the aunt of the deceased in Rochester, already mentioned, on ascertaining how matters siood despatched an ‘agent induces the plainti tn this action to take out letters of administration on the estate, which he did. | It is claimed that he applied to Mr. Stetson many times to act with him as an executor in the matter, but that the latter would make appo.ntments with him which he never would keep. The plaintiff then em- bodied the facts already set forth in a petition to the Surrogate, who made an order directing him to bring suit against the defCndant Stctson, and any other persons whom he found in possession of the property of the deceased, Mr. Stetson never having taken out any le‘ters and never ieee 8 made any inventory of the property. The suit was then brougnt for connection, and Mr. Stetson put in an answer which amounted to a general denial, whereupon plaintit procured an order of arrest on affidavits, ‘and Mr. Stetson moved to vacate that order before Judge Barnard, upon an affidavit stating that he bad rece:ved certain ariicles of the deceased, that he bad sold them and received the proceeds thereof, and excusing himself on the ground of ignorance of the law in the Powered also further alleging that the property sold brought its full value, and that he still held the money received for it ‘he plaintiff was the recognized acting executor, and had, under the Surrogate’s directions advertised for claims, and the puncte person in interest had ena through ig representative by affivavit on ile of his intention to opposo the rignt of administra. tion by Stetson. A verbal understanding was aiso had with the parrogate to the effect that letters peg not bé fsaued to Stetson except upon notice 6 the acting executor and the representative of the principal party of interest, so that they might oppos2 the Issuing of “Sich leita, | Mir. Stetsoy thei applied to urrogate, and, tendering him a bond of $2,000 sccurity, was granted letters him, Stetson then made a motion in this suit for leave to file a supple- imental answer, setting up that he was executor, Which motion was granted by the Court on condi- tion that he would pay all the costs of the suit up to that time, which were taxed at $129. This order was served in December last, but has hever been complied with by Mr, Stetson, and in the meantime ®& motion was nade for Mr. Stetson’s removal as exccutor be‘ore the Surrogate, which is sul Pending. Tne case now came before Judge Cardozo on a motion for an order com- peiling Mr, Stetson’s immediate compliance with the order of December last, or in de‘ault thereof for other relict, Judge Cardozo decided that he could afford plaintiff no relief in the premises, but that the defendant, having neglected to comply with the order, must be presumed to have waved the defence that he was an executor. SUPERIOR COURT—THIAL TERM—PART I. Exchanging Uncurrent Money. Before Judge Jones and a jury. The Bank of North America vs. Russell Dart et al.—In the second year of our late war, a3 is well Known, country bank notes were a drug in the mar- ket and ata discount. During tnat period the Bank of North America was in the habit of employing the firm of Henderson & Dart, brokers, to take this de- scription of uncurrent funds from day to day, exchange them for current money and turn over the proceeds on a smal com- mission for their services. A package con- taining $3,600 of the uncurrent money was received by Henderson & Dart from the platntif’, and soon atier the money reached their office Mr, Dart, his brother and one of the dcfendants came in with a check of Henderson & Dart for $4,000, which had been protesied the day belore and returned through the bank. At defendant’s solicitation, and with a knowledge by them that the $3,600 belonged to plain- tit, they induced Henderson & Dart to pay the pro- tested check by pekine a deposit of the money in the bank of Henderson & Dart, and deferred presenting his check avd receiving payment. Plaintiit now brinzs this getion to recover back this money from the de.endant, on the ey that it was received by them with a knowledge that it was the property of plaintif. The question in the case was whether the defendant knew at the time of the payment that It was made with the funds of the plamtut, The evidence on the trial did not show this knowledge. 'The Judge, on motion, dismissed the complaint. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Alleged Outrage by a Father Upon His Danghter—Diengreement of the Jury. Before Gunning S. Bedford, Jr., City Judge. The only case tried in this court yesterday was an indictment against John D. Currie, charging him ‘with perpetrating a rape upon Emma Louisa Currie, his own daughter, on the 3a of June, 1867, when she was thirteen years old, The girl testified that on the morning in question she went into her father’s room to rub his back, he belng sick with Bright's disease. After doing so he wished torub her back; but she refused to let him do it, whercupon he threw her on the bed, took up her clothes and violated her person; that sho was sick ——) for two weoks afterwards nother ab ho times tag he tat te ciey nod aid rel ruaiy, when she sister met itn th and hi aera avenue car, ane toe they all it gradi her father eitempted on two p ae perpetrate stu! The ‘andmother, Andre that me of the occurrence the mother of the child herseif examined her, found the fesh much tojur and her clothes and the father’s anit bloody. was proven by o mari ry the jer was married on the 1854 fo the little girl's mother, and Brated that be agreed to maery her.” Me onto ay marry her. The Made the arrest’ sald that the defendant frat gave s wrong naine, but afterwards admitted that hig Dame was Currie, that he was the man he fa cans mae cerencee Sect street he would have lt fixed. Mr. 8} ae for | the agoused, claimed tant tig Wasa ase con. Conc ol e Mra. et Hid of her lawful huoand. be. all that fig Was we With another man named ertek. nvUnber cnesses Bettis oo eases Were eanenined, who tostife and Pos DoF Ubertles with us daughter, Assia Ab torney Fellows niade an eloquefs speectt 10 ing @ conviction, and aiter an elaborate, plear and impar- tial charge by Judge Bedford the jiury retired to de- rept hy Seb g Cok a e stated that they wer agree, and they were discharged, idea ne following is the calendar for to-day:—The Peo- le vs. James Hennessy, John Alexander, Hamilton . Adams, Henry Woods, Titus 8. Overodker, rob- bory; Joseph Wilson, forgery; Rodney M. Pomeroy, false pretences; James Conway, Frank Shaler, Jonm Burns, Charles Winch and John Ellis, grand larceny; George Feil and Michael Cooney, assanit and battery. COURT CALENDARS—TRIS GAY. Surreme Oourt—Sparciat Term.—Held by Judg@ Ingraham.—Nos. 73, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 09, 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111. SUPERIOR CoURT—CHAMBERS.—Held by Judi Cardozo.—Nos, 26, 39, 40, 75, 94, 103, 117, 122, 1! 125, 136, 137, 149, 155, 166, 158, 161, 171, 173, 101, 196) ot ZS 218, 214, 218, 220, 230, 281, 232, 242, 260. SUPERIOR CoURT—TRIAL TeRM.—Part 1, Bofor@ Judge Jones.—Nos, 1633, 1731, 1425, 1609, 1903, 1899, 1901, 1903, 1907, 1911, 1015, 1917, 1919, 1928, 1927. ..ge Alker.—Nos. , 1143, 1146, 1158, 1159, 1161, 1162, 1164, T16h, Part 2. Before Judge Grosa.—Nos. 1119, 1020, 1118, 1215, 11! 1151, 116: 131, 1 33, ies, hes 1138, 1188, 1149, 1147, 1149, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterdays Robert ©. Win‘hrop, of Boston; Sydney Brooks, of Newport, ana James Gregg, of Baltimore, are at the Brevocrt House. Lieutenant Governor Allen ©. Beach, of Water- town; Colonel J. M. Lewis, of Little Rock, Ark.; Je H. Ramsey, of Albany, and Major J. A. Knapp, 0 Auburn, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Coione! L. G. Huling, of Pennsylvania; R. P. Noah, of Washington, and C, H. Sage, of New York, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General T. Cadwaider, of New Jersey; R. H. Clark, of the United States Navy: George Innis, of Pough- keepsie; A. B, Mullett, of Washington; Professor W- Mason Evans, of Pennsylvania, and J. Swinburn, of Staten Isiand, are at the Astor House. Judge Wil!tams, of Michigan, and Judge William M. Thomas, of South Carolina, are at the Irving House, Captain D. Humphries and Major @. Briggs, of the United States Army, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Rey. J. P. Moore, of Conneautville, Pa., and F. E. Gray, of Springfield, are at the St. Denis Hotel. Colonel R. Butler, of Luzerne; Colonel R. M. Rich- ardson, of Syracuse,and Addison Child, of Boston are at the Everett House, Count Esterhazy, of the Austrian Legation at Wash- ington, is at the Clarendon Hotel. B. D. Cochrane, of Pittsvurg, and J. W. Ewing, of Cincinnati, are at the Grand Hotel. Lieutenant C. S. Medaryy of the United States Army, and H. L, Boyleston, of Boston, are at tha Coleman House. A, Jewett, of Seneca Falls, and Hy. Farnam, of New Haven, are at the Hoffman House. General Myers, of New Oricans, and J, W. Denny, of Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel. D. Leavitt, Jr., of Great Barrington, and George Whitney, of Philadelphia, are at the Albemarle Hotel.” Judge Comstock, of Syracuse; Judge W. F. Allen, of Albany; Judge Nelson, of Poughkeepsie; Jacob Underhill, of San Francisco; General J. Hy Ledie, of Chicago; Charles Viele, of Indiana; J, E. Walker aud E. Corning, Jr, of Albany, and S, Morse, of Boston, ave at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Personal Notes. The women in Wyoming want to send a female delegate to Congress. They propose to import Miss Authony. We object to this new order of carpet- bagging—it is reticulous, John Morrissey threatens to resign his position in Congress because he is not acquainted with the duties of Congress. This is pure modesty on John's part. He knows the duties very well, and, as he says nothing, he does them very well. Cincinnati is excited over an aggravated case of body snatching. Wash Mintzer was the “earth name,” as the Spiritualists say, of the body that has returned from that bourn. ‘The Canadian journals are all dillgently calling the rebellious Winnipeg Manitoba, in accordance with the new name bestowed upon that province by Sir John McDonald. It’s no use, They may call it if they like, but {t won’t come back. A bens of Orange Judd will enter Trinity Qol- lege, at Hartford, this summer, and rooms for her are being fitted up in the solentific building, erected, by her father, “Jalge Routing, viving member of in 1820. BILLS SIG3ED BY THE GOVERNOR. : cane Naaape: dite of Canajoharie, 1s the oldest sur- ‘Congress, having ‘been first e:ected Tne following bills were approved by Governor Hoffman on Wednesday, ana are now ou ile in the Office of the Secretary 01 Stato:— Opening Herkimer street, Brooklyn. To discontinue part of Truxton street, Brooklyn. To close part of Clove road in Brooklyn. Declaring Piatt Brook a ans nighway. Relating to moneys received for Hempstead Plains, Port Jervis and Matamoras foot bridge. In relation to Kighth ayenue, New Yor! Highway from St. Regis Lake to Malone. In relation to shade trees. Bridge across Great Ausable river, In relation to Boards of Supervisors. Amending charter of Troy. vain in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Park Avenue Railroad Company. In relation to Greenpoint avenue, Brooklyn. Free School of Design, Brooklyn. Road at Newtown, Refunatng illegal taxes, Brooklyn. Brooklyn Prospect Park and Hunter's Point Ratl- ‘oad. Kings County Court stenographor. Interpreter of the Brooklyn Police Court, Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, Kings county roads. To widen Main street, Brooklyn. Bridges over Newtown creek, Brooktyn and Winfield Ratlway. Strect in plaza of Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Willoughby avenue, Brookiyo. Dock street, Brooklyn, In rejation to William and other streets in Brook« n. Flatbush and New Utrecht avenue, Highway in town of Flatbush. Atiantic avenue, New Lois. Union street, Brooklyn. Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. For removal of obstructions in Big Chazy river. r ly: MORRIS AND ESSEX RAILROAD TROUBLES. Alarge meeting of prominent citizens of Mont. clair, N. J., was heid at that place on Wednesday night to protest against the recent order of the Mor- ris and Bssex Ratiroad relative to commuters, Gen- eral F. Harris presided and J. W, Taylor was chosen secretary, Speeches were made by E. Moran, W. A. Chittenden and others. A series of resolutions were adopted protesting against the action of the officers of the road, and calling for the appointment of a finance committee to raise funds to teat In the courts the right of the company to enforce the rule com- plained of. A large sum of money was raised. The following commitices Were appoinied to carry out the object of the meeting:— Executive committee—Messrs. Torrey, Temple, Sullivan, Sweet, Moran and Nash. Finance coni- mittee—Nessrs, Uhittenden, Hart, Benedict and Bar- rett, with Mr. Morgan as treasurer, ‘The trouble arises from a new order issued on the first of this month in reverence to commutation tic- kets, Which prevents the use of these tickets for more ‘Uan oue journey a day, and the demand of an addk lional fave at Newark by the holders of these tickets, Phere t8 no doubt that considerable litigation wil be the result.