The New York Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1870, Page 8

8 THE COURTS. In Memoriam of the Late Francis B. Cutting—Al- leged Post Office Fraud—The Sub-Treasury Note Robbery—The Three Million Erie Suit— The Sheridan Wife Murder Case—Impor. tant Decision in a Railroad Litigation— The Jury in the Wall Street Broker Fraud Case Disagree and Are Die charged—Businessin the Court of Special Sessions UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. ‘The Late Francis 5B. Cutting—In Memorlam= Meeting of the Bar. 4 meeting of the members of the bar was held yes- Yerday in the United States Circuit Court room to take action in relation to the death of Francis B, Cutting. Among those present were Judges Woodruff, In- Braham and Sutherland, Wm. M. yarts, District Attorney Pierrepont, John McKeon, General Charles W. Sandford, ex-Judge Davies, Charles O?Conor and Burrogate Hutchings and James W. Gerard. Ex-Judge Davies calied the meeting to order, and Judge Woodruit was called to the chair, Judges In- graham, Biatchiord, Benedict, Barbour aud Daly were elected vice presidents, and Kecorder Hackeit ‘and Surrogate Hutchings seoretar' Mr. Evarts introduced a serfs of resolutions eulogistic of Mr. Cutting, and tendering the condoie- Mmeutof the members of the bur to his bereaved Tami) Ye Air. Evarts, before moving the passage of the reso- tions, briefly recited the saiient poluls ta Mr, Cut- Uing’s career, He was a man of the most brillant talents and of the kindest heart, always heiping tne @eserving and struggling juutor inmembers of the bar, Notwithstanding bis Li healii in bis laver years le Bever burdened others Will any complaits, bub en- d@ured bis ailicuons with paence aud exemplary equanimity. James W. Gerard seconded the resolutions, saying ‘Mal, alihough he had leit tue bar, he bad not for- jotten the respect due to its illustrious men. ers, Mr. Gerard tien spoke of the leading members of the bar who had died whup @ Jew ycars—Hotlwan, Noyes, Lord, Van Buren, Brady and Cutuing—a gaaxy of inen of whom any bar might be proud. Mr. Cutting, Mr. Lord and the speaker had been fellow stuaenis in the same Jaw office, and the speaker Knew Mr, Cutting well, and had met hin over and over agile tn contests at the bur, aud never had a hard word passed between them. It was dificult Wo criticize Mr. Caving. He had no weak points, cituer as a lawyer or aman. He waa like a poriect statue, that ouly a carping faut Ander could take excepuon to. The causes he Won were vastly disproporitonate to tose he lost. He never believed he couid lose a cause, and always acted on (hat supposition in yiug ouc. Mr. Gerard said that Mr, O’Couor had clrisieaed Mr, Catung as the Musat of the bar; he (tue speaker) would re- christen liim as the Chevalier Bayard of the bar. He was the bean ideal of a Christan gentieman and lawyer. Charles O’Conor claimed that he was a strict cotemporary of Mr, Cutung; about of the same age, admitted to the bar about the same time, and constantly associatea with him im vhe active parsuits of the proiession, Mr. Cutting had sprung from an excelent stock. He was tue perfection of manly beauty. He scemed to ‘spring at one bound to the topmost round of his profession, and retained ms posit assailed. AS a beat idea of a lawyer his superior Had not appeared at ew York bar. He Was not a “case lawyer.” ied on great principles to win his victories. me to the bar as the compeer of a galaxy of nt and most profound lawyers wuo have ever been clustered togetiicr at the New York bar, and he soon showed the Highest measuie of professional ex- eelience, and had not bis superior at the bar, clually ne was all that es and Was tne leade aie Was scrupulous Wo @ nicety about lis professional honor, aud never stooped toa mean act The resotutions were unanimousiy adopted. On motion of General Sandford 16 was resolved to Ben a copy Of the iesolutions, sigued by the officers of the meeting, to (he family of air, Cavting aud to the press for pubiicauion, UNITED STATES COMMISS\ONERS’ COURT. Alleged Fraudulent Withdrawal of a Letter from the Post ©: —A Serious Case. Before Comm. ssiouer Shields, The United Siates vs, Wiliam Harney.—The de- fendant, an Irish youth of about eighteen years, was charged with having obtained a letter from the custody of the post office authorities through false and frandulent representations, Vhe circumstances of the case are rather novel considering Harney’s youth and the tact that he was not particularly hard up for the ne |. Itappeared that defendant, who 18 a native the county of Waterford, Ireland, emigrated here some six months a, the steamer h me acquainted wiih youth of avout lis own age, named Wiliam Thomp- son, and between them there arose an intimacy that Jed Lo the most contidential relations on the part of the latter, and to the commission of the act which Was very near consigning young Harney toa State prison for a number of years. Harney learu about ts fellow vovager’s family, and a ter t the city g yie ume and bavng ~ Thompson a bright idea sin i hin wrote to Pere Th in Irelaud, a nis letter fi vue Mospital, ‘infor him that his son was very ii and was on- it insiitution, and asking riiwith, defendant stat- @er medical ieatment in t for & remit ance of mone ing that hy ter to be am Thompson, Ni Post Office. nN seiior Was LOL SO green as his countrymen a pposed (0 be, and, instead of enclosing ‘and directing the funds as suggested, he wrote to the head surgeon. of Beilevae Hospital, whe, suspecting a frand, — coin- Municated with Post Ofice detective Gayler. This omicial wrote a decoy letter, addressed to Willam Thompson, and advertised it, The batt took; the defendant called and claimed the lever and rece I, but was the next moment pounced upon by Gayler, On the examination Mr. Parris, ex-Assistunt United States District Attorney, ai peared for the deiendant, and on the close ot th case for the prosecution contended that no offence against the statute had been committed, inasmuch as (he letter obiained by the defen lant was actually a Jetter intended for him and jor nobody else. The Comm.ssioner saw the pot, and he had no alternative but to dismiss the complaint and dis+ charge the prisoner. Ex-Ucilector Bailey’s Agniust his Bondsmen. By instructions from the Comptroller of the Treasury, sent through Selicitor Bantleld to District Attorney Picrreponi, the latter lias instituted suits Defalcations—Suits in the United State: reult Court against ex-Collec- Vor Bavey’s socui (ties to recover $605,951, the amount of defic * Witch an examination of Bakey’s Accounts has » LOW 10 EXis6. ‘Lwo bonds were given for Collector Bailey, the first on May 5 es being Messrs, Ipdyke, Eliot, C. Codwi wud Cha id on August 11, 1864, with the except tat Mr. George Douglas was Mr. scheil. ‘The suretics jnstiied in $46,000 each; but as the Bureties, by the terms of the r tive bonds, are jointly and severally bound, it is more tian probable hat ff will be jucicuuly iicd that each surety ts respongible to the g pot in the fi amoant for Wich the bond on which he ig surety ls given. The At Robbery at a: Sub irensury. Before Cominissioner Osborn. On whe Lith of June $20,000 iu teu dollar Treasur, ed United states notes (greenbacks) were stolen from tne United States Treasury at Washingt They were num- bered consecutively from 8,530,001 to 3,500,000, in wousand red dvliars in to the Astor faced by © ner 0 be Stay ve, Lace, Charles 8. Marion, money wntil were St in obedi money Was produc > Com Osborn, belore whom Marion also taken held in $6,000 bail for The case bein Stewart, the bo the money wus deposited to pay ih further examinauon was then adjuurned. Counsel Sor Marion asserted that he conid abundantly show nt holder of the money on for hearing George of the vauk, SUPREME COURT-~C/AMBEIS. The Rival Railronds at War—Tho Three Mile lion Evie Suit. Before Judge Barnard, The Brte Ratiway vs. The Lalee Shove and Michi- van Southern Raiiroad Company and The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Com- pany.-—This case came up for the settlement of the order adjourning the motion for an injunction on the defendant's terms. Mr. Justice Barnard said that owing to the necessity of preparing for the trial of one man ona capital charge, and bringing up some arrearage business in the General Teri, he had been able to make up his mind as to but one point of the terms suggested—viz., that he could not enjoin the company froin selling tickets. Mr. Beach sald they desired, tf any terms were to be imposed, to be heard on those terms He de- sired to present cer‘aiu new amMdavits in that con- eet, Shearman objected to any further nearing of the qaesiivu, 1t had been fully argued on the pre- ir, Beagh said tbat tbe omiy thing that had been NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, wee Lie EAL Sp taal ea ae ce a ca naan ae RS ene Tre sine Argued was the question of adjournment, When they had ‘adjourned yesterday it was understood that the question of wi any terms should be im- posed was open. Mr, Shearman replied that he had, before coming into Court, fully informed the other side of the terms he intended to ask, and that the question of terms been under diacussion, Barnard said that he considered the ad- jourpment and the reference only as closed ques- tions, but unless he could find soe one to hold Oyer and iner he could not now hear the discussion, ude Barnard then left, saying he would return when Over and Terminer would adjourn, Having again resumed the bench, Mr. Lanning, for defendants, asked that the order for reference be made a separate order aud that tue referee be @ man who lives im the western part of the State, as 1t Would involve ® great deal of trouble and expense Wo bring witnesses to New York. He also asked that they be not obi to serve their aflduvits before bearing. and that no preliminary injunction be granted, In ope of this motion he read the am- davit of Borace P, Clark, the pres.dentof the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ra)lroad Company, which says it would be entirely mcompatible with the operations of the road that any injunction, whether ral Or partial, should be grauied, and ou behalf of detendants ue declines to accept aby postponement accompanied by any such conditions 48 the injuneuon wouid impose. He respectfully in- sists that delendants ure enutled to @ reasonable 0) tunity to present Lo this court the facts by whic ‘hey can refnte the complaint of plaintiff, 1f thane be allowed them, Smee his election, on May 4, 1570, the presidency of the Lake Shore and Michig n Southera Railroad, he has tssucd no order changing the manner in which the business hat been previously transacted with regard to tie interests of the plaintiil or the New York Central and Hudson River Ral'road. He 1s son- in-law of Commodore Vanderbil, but it is not true, as stated in the comphunt, that a majority of the directors ave Interesiei in bota companies, or tuat the two railroads are run in the same laterest, The Lake Shore road is conducted in its own interest, and not ior the advancement of tue New York Cen- trai and Hadson River Ratlvoad, Having read this aitidavit counsel stated that tacy had prepared severai other acidavils, but from want of (ime taey were imperiect. He coud not, Low- ever, take ihe tme of the court In reaGing them, but would wait Jor the flua. hearlng. Me thought, how- ever, the aMdavit of Mr. Clark woud be sufdcient on tis motion for postponement, Mr, Heaca said the equity of the complaint had been fly auswered by the affidavits presented, and it did not appear that the Erie Rallroad were suffer- ing very materially, r. Siearman said he would like to hear the other affidavits, for il they were like the preceding ones Ui y would help the case for piatmtits, Judge Barnard proposed to submit the papers. Mr. Beac. said he was Wilung, only he. aid not Want aby njuicuon against them, . Shearman -aid a great deal had been said it ther not having apphed for an injunction previously, The law proviued agaist that vy epact- ing shat eight days’ noll-e shouid ve given, and (hat wus done, and now the tnjunction ts applied for. ‘The Jerendvits claim that the Erie Company have broken the contract, but the affidavitin wich lis assertion 13 inade proves tue contrary. Mr. Doolittle said ihey were opposed to any post- pouement if @ preliminary injuucilon was Lnposed oa them, #8 In Case Luey should consent they lad Lo appeal and uld Wike the consequences. One pout ta the complaint shouid be conciusive against the injunction, and that ts, taat what they complain of exisied sinc. 1866. Tue pluiniits desire tai the gauge ai Biitaio suai be changed. ‘This is a matter which it 13 doubtfal if aay court Would grant, as it 18 a matter which luterests Ue Whole comunaity, This piau of baviag a diieveut #auge 1s one that 1s becoming obsvicte, Mr. Lanuins then read the aflidavit of Addison Nail, Superintendent of the Lake shore Kallro: the effect that the business left for tuem to deci upon was given to the New York apd Erie and the New York Central equally, aud there was no favorit isia between the on» aud otier. Tae freigit let unconst ned, Which was very uttie, Was given Lo the shorter rouie, Charies M. Gray, Assistant Freight Agent, corro- borated the stateuient of Mr. Heil. The afidavits of Charles H. Lee, one of the first directors of the State Line Ratirvad; Robert brown, Superintendent of ihe State Line road; £ Jamin PF. Smith, Generai Western Agent of the Erie and afterwards o: the Central; Oharies M. Chadwick, Local Freight Agent; Join A. Birch, General Ticket Ag ntof the O ait State Lino Kailroad; and tial ofJames Tliughast, Assistant. Superintendeut ol the State Lin 4 afverwarcis of the Central road, and of solomon Driett, Were read, and went to s.0W that the favor complaiaed of by plainuil towards the Central Raijroad did not exist. Mr, Puirchild remarked tat unlesss it was likely that @ permanent lajupciion would be granted a preliminary one shoud not be granted. He would show the Court they Were not enutied to one. The plaintuT did vot own the contract and had not title Lo it, Suppose they did own it, the contract ex- pressly states that Many of the parues to the cou- tract think they have cause for complafut 1% must be settled out of conrt py reterces who are-raliroad superiutendenis, and who are chosen by the party complaining and by the road coumpiamed of Fuc- thermore, the contract is against two statutes. One Clause of the ¢ntract says that tne parties to it Shalt not eucourage and take any part in aay rail road from Buitalo to t ate | ne of Peansyivania, While by the statate it is ordered that where two lines cross or meet with avy otuer line that line shall atford the saute facilities to the one as to the over, and that road has power to make connection With aad run on the track of the road tt meets with. Al the couciustun of his arguinent We Court ad- joucned the further hearing unul tea o'clock this morning, COUNT OF OYER AND TERMINEA, The Sheridan Wife Murder Case—The Jury Empane Jed. Before Judge Barnard. The People vs, Thomas Sheridan,—Tt being an. poayeed in the H#Rann that Thomas Siieridah would be placed on trial for his life, charged with the mur- dor of his wife, the court foom was filled yesterday morning with f iost disreputable crowd of the great unwashed, who always put in an appearance on such occasions. However, as the Sheridan tral 1s not one of very powerful interest many of those who were in the room probably came there with the view of secing Real sentenced, as it was supposed In this room he would receive his doom, Tuis occurred, in the Generai Term room, and the ualique circumstance thus happened of one murderer re- ceiving the penalty of his crime and of another who had jast cou:menced the first act in the drama of iis trial, and both at the same time. Sueridan, who is stoat, burly-looking man, with a dark biue eye ant a falr beard and the reverse oi anything one weula suppose a iiurderer to be, entered court wiih a steady step, and seemed taroughout the trial in a caim, composed state of mind, During the selection oi the Lets the accused sat near his counsel, and when anything occnrred in their examination of a jocular tendency he would join im the laugh and would remark upon it, ‘Two hours were occupied in making up the jury. Mr. Edwin James cha‘lenged severat peremptorily aud made some good huts, For instance, when & Juryman who happened to be a bellhanger by pro- se-sion was calied, Mr. James said he would not do a3 he was too much accustomed to hanging to feel the responsibility of his situation, Again, an under- taker appeared only to be Challenged peremptorily by Mr. James, Who thought that he would hang his cilent from choice, aud thus the frequency of mur- der trials has begot a feeling of nonchalance and there is nothing of the soleninity befitting such an occasion. + jury consists of the following gentiemen:— ward Hasler, Henry Horstai, Wiliam Ahrens, Wil- liam 8. Zeus, Joshua Brad-haw, James Browue, », Herman 8. Aldridge, Myer Hainberger, Samuel veld, Heury C. Beiden, Augustas Fergen and Set ily. ‘Lhe trial was postponed to Wednesday next. SUPREME COURT—SENERAL TERM, Decisions. Judges Barnard and Cardozo. Charles EF. Burrell, Executor, vs. Julia M. Board- man and OGers.—Judgment affirmed, with costs, By all the Judges of the June Term. The Wareviey National Bank vs, Mary A. Halney and Ohers.—Judgment reversed and new trial ordered; costs to abide event. Opinion by Judge Ingrahain, Bicad M. Gannon vs. Marta Bird etal, Et. de— Judgment aMirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Ingraham, Jesse N, Bolles, Receiver, vs. John A, Duff et ai.— Jndgment reversed and new trial granted: costs to ide event, Motion denied. Opinion by Judge Cardozo, Preriding Judge Ingraham dissenting. Blizabeth Contdin v&% J, Rowanna Brown— Juagme: \ for plainti? on the case submit- ted. 0, Judge Cardozo, PLR. C icy ws Ann D. Le Fevore et al.—dJuig- ment afllrmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Ingra- ham, iS CRIMINAL CABES. People vs. Tredwell W. Kemsen and James nega. —Judgment atirned, Opinion by Judge Cardozo, Murtin Atlen vs. The People.—Jnudgment reserved and new trial ordered, Opinions by all the Judges, Presiding Judge Ingraham dissenting. ‘The itariem i.ailroad Depot—Important D. cision. ™m the Matter of the Application for the Appoint. ment of Commisstoners, €c.—Confirmation of re- port of commisstoners is vacated and, reference or- dered to new commissioners. ‘The rights of the owners under the order reversed, Judge Barnard, in his opinton, says that the fact that the Chamberlain accepted the money aid not debar the city fro ita appeal. The city could be compelled, by motion, to refund, as could a party who had obtained his money on a judgment aiier- ward yeverse|. As to the mer he holus the rail- roud “takes the fee, and in my Judgment should pay the city its ful va.ce without any reference to the qoestiun of its present use for streets and avenues, Any other doctrine would operate unjustly to a municipat corporation, With the petitioner the question {8 not what the land is worth, subject to the easement, but what is its fair market value? If this 19 not the correct rule tue compensation to the city should be merely nominal, and not $25,000, The evidence, uncontradicted, established that the pro- perly takeu—ig Jee—Js Worth $370,000, and J am at JULY 1, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. a logs to understand how this valuable property can be taken by the petitioners upon paying $20,000.” COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. The Case of Van Eten, the Wull Street Broker=Disagreement, of the Jury—Bail Refused for the Prisoner and He is Re- manded te the Tombs. Before Recorder Hackett, Shortly after eleven o'clock the Recorder took his seat onthe bench and the Clerk called the jury in the case of Louls M, Van Even, This body having been unable to agree last evenlag were kept together ail night, The defendant was charged with altering agenuine check for $118, drawn by Fisk & Hatch, and increasing it to $7,000, The foreman, in response to the regular question, said they were unable to agree upon @ verdict, JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE. Recorder Hackett, on sendimg the jury to their room after the first disagreement, observed that in the whole course of his judicial experience he had never known a case where the preponderance of testimony was so strong as it was against the ao cused, and for that reason he feit it to be his duty to lock them up for the night. They were di: ‘ged from the (ur:her consideration of the case, Mr. Feilows siated that he would oppose ball in Be case, aud moved that the prisoner be remanded prison. Judge Stuart urgently requested his Honor to fix bail, so that the accused mizht be liberated during the warm weather. He could furnish a reasonable amount of good bail, and as it would be im) bie for him «Ju Stuart) to try the case ip tie early part of the July term, he hoped tue Court would not | on the trial on next'week, After some jurther ascussion his Honor. revoked the order to set the ease down for next week, and eft the question of bail open for further consiieration, CLOSE OF THE TERM—MUTUAL GOOD FEELING, ‘Phe court then adjonrned for the term. It 1s due to Recorder Hackett and the Tapper nec oficers (Messrs. Tweed and Fellows) to slate that they have addressed themselves with unusual assiduity to the performance of their duties a the montl that, in the eficient administration of erimint uve by the prending judge of this court, the ciuzens of New York have the strongest assurance that their tives and property will be provected, The Kecorder will permit no criminals, whether of low or high grade, Who are guilty, to go unwhipped of justice, Although District Attorney Garvin Nas not appeared 40 coure very oiten, be hus been in dally attendance at his oMfce. and kept an Intelligent and wakeful eye upon the niachinery of justice to see that it moved along tapldiy and smoothly, COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Before Judges Dowling and Shandiley, TREATMENT FOR A ROUGH. Some short time since a rough, named Charles McCoy, aitempted to force an entrance into Funck’s Park while a private party had the place engaged, and, upon being remonstrated with by Mr. Funck, assaulved the jatter. McCoy was senienced to two months tn the Penitentiary. SUMMER HATS. A few days ago Frank Emerson, who was and is sttil possessed of a3 shocking a slouch hat as ever man was owner of, yielded to tue temptation of steal- jog from No. 116 Fulton street one dozen of new siraw hats. He was sent up for five months. A MILK ADULTERATOR, Moat people wt'l be glad to learn that John Dunne, of the mii depot coruer of Forty-elghih street and 1 ington avenue, was fined $50, not because that in- dividual has so many enemies but because he was caught aduiterating the milk o:her people were buy- lug of bun as the geuume article. THE OLD STORY. Mary Stnart, acolored girl, was sent to the Peni- tentury ior oor months ior having stolen $22 from one Charles Tell, a white mas, while both were tna room io,etler in Laurens street. ONE OF THE BRUTES. Thomas Hesston, one of that class of brutes, the Wile beaters, Was red tO six mouths in the Penttentiary. tis unfortunate wife t Was horrivle to heten to—blows, Knocks down, Kicks va ile body wuile down, &c., &c. HOOP SKIRTS. Eilen Devanny got four months for stealing hoop Skirts (rom 63 Baxver sweet. TEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. A Myth Dies and Lenves a Mythical Estate to a Pedler—How He “Sold? tue Southern Press and Wow We Advertised Himself Cheaply—An Original Piece of Humor. A myth has recently died, leaving a mythical for- tune of $10,000,000 to a gentieman who is not so mythical, but really only a pedier of improved gas burners, which be has been most industriously hawking in the Southern States. The matter is only worthy of notice at al) becanse this pedier, Mr. Harry Miller, has perpetrate] a somewhat original “sell,” in whick he makes bimseif the hero aud heir to a legacy of $10,000,000 i solid cash, Miller, it is said, is and has been qQuxery good-na- tured, jolly and Jocose sort of a fellow, who has cut over large territory in a very brief interval, dwelling upon the v.rtues of a very superior kind of gas burner, ior which be ts wisely endeavoring to estab- lish a national reputation, tence the appropriate- ness of Honizing hinsel! by this startling yarn, that be is now among the first téh Hichast neh in thé Union. Whether Miller desired credit or not dues got ap- pear, Atony rate, It is very evident that Miler was anxious for 1 nt therefore’ got the r forces of his brain togethcl in a very quiet apd a venient council, and very deliherately bangs i eh? that ay this stu pendous tale, He, doubtless, the story would take, and that it Wo ve an casy matter to gail the whole commuhty as to its traui, Miller had some capital—for hé is already well Known and is a town celebrily in every Southern seitlement. Well, Miller oes to Work lo grind out tie ideas which he las taken to grist, and the firsi remarka- pic shite jucuion i8 this admuirabie specinen of eek New Yout, June It, 1870. PROPRIETOR OF TAB MOGILE RRGIsTER, Mobile, Ala. Dit—By te death of the late Hon, 2. Clay Miller Mr. Hurry Miller, who is at present engaced in selling gas burn ers oF fixtures in your aection or in Georgia, bas by will failen ove hor to the eatate of Judge Miller) valued at $10,000.00, Tae last heaxd from Mr. Miller he bad Jet Savannah ror Moblie or Selma. Please notice th ter in your paper i and send a copy to me, kc. Very rev A ‘3. . SIMMONS,” Psuage Minter. ‘ONS, Attorney for Hiatal Having adroitly caused this cari to be mserted In the Mobile RKegisier, Mr. Miller subaides into his non estinventus, Just at that convenient moment when he suddeniy grew rich, to the extent oi a dozen blocks of New York real estate, Mr. Milter, the real, enuine and bona jd» heir of “the late Hon, Henry Stay Miller,” atlows his person to elude the vigilance of the widest newspaper cire lation in the Southern States, where he has lately exploited ty the protiiable enterprise of selling gas burners. Surely this very remarkably reticent disposition of $10,000,000 Mille is highly commendab doutviess wishes in this hour of providential exaitation, brought about by the late Hon. Heury Clay Millér,” to escape frem the vulgar gave of the world. To Suppose that any- thing cise could a count for Miler's taciturnity is doing violence to his beautiful difidence. Of course hundreds of the Sonthern papers at once prinjed Mr. J, E. Simmons’ agreeable note, and in dang tus tile adverusing Dilis bat to be made out by the several journals, The kind renunder of Mr. Siminons to the Mobile Regtster was responded to by that and other papet ud No, 51 Chambers street was Hooded with bilis setiing forth the wivertising as debited to the estate of “the late Hou, Henry Clay Milley.” ‘These notes col- lected, and at No, 61 Chambers street is the oitice of Rufis F, Andrews. Southern gentlenen ar- riving in the city discovered the singular fortune of Mr. Miller by reating it in the Southern papers, and at once repaired to No, 61 Chanivers street, where these letters were found en masse. Of course there is no such person a3 J, 6, Simmons at 51 Chambeis strect, no such estate,fno $10,000,000, no “the late Hon. Henry Ciay Miller, and the piot, therefore, transpired. There 1s, however, a Mr. Simmons at 41 Chambers street, who practices in in the Unitea States Courts: but, of course, he can- not be the Sepemian, as the nuinber of ms office falls short of the designated place vy ten units, and he has no such initials as “J. 8." But the letters and bills remain, and the papers, so ready to assess the legatee, have only mortgaged their own hopes, and musi surfer, Tne following letter is from one of the victunized journats:;— OF¥IOB OF THE ATLANTA ConstiruTion, ATLANTA, Ga., Jane 15, 1870. Mr. J. E. SIMMONS, 51 Chambers street, New York: — DRAR Stt--Enciosed please find bill tor adver: tising for Mr. Harry Miller. We mail you a copy of our pa- per containing notice to-day. The eliy papers noticed the matter, Yours trul : A, HEMPHILL & CO., per D, L. A. ‘The enclosed bill reads thus: OPFFIO# OF THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,) ATLANTA, Ga., June 15, 1870. Mr. J. E. SIMMONS, 51 Chaibers street, New York, To W. A. Hamat. & Co., Dr. June 15—To advertising two squares one week. .......B1000 (Notice to Mr, Harry Miller) A farther claim ts tous presented:— Monte, Ala, June 16, 1870. Mr. J. E. SIMMONs, Attorney, 51 Chambers street, New York, To DAILY REGISTRR, Corner Royal and St, Michael atr To advertising for Mr. Harry Miller..... Where is Mal GHOULS IN PORTLAND HARvOR.—The Portland Ar- gus gives currency to a story, which seéms too ter+ rible to be true, in regard to the drowning of Mr. J. W. LL. Rogers, of this city, in Portiaud harbor last week. It is to the @.ect that aithough Mr. Kogers Was known to have with him a barge sui of mouey, @ gold watch and valuable pin, none of the property was found on his body; that when he was founil there were some signs of ilfe; and tat a schoone: was seen to send out a boat at the time of the dis- aster, Which reached one of the men struggling in the water, and that the occupants partially raised him for a few moments, then ‘dropped Tum back and rowed away. It is said that to ali this proceeding there were several Witnesses; aud the deduction 1s that Mr. Kogers was robbed while still alive and then left to perisn, It 18 said that the scluoner ts known, and officers are in pursuit of her, It 1s to be hoped for the credit of humanity that the whole story Will prove unfounded, No. 5l CHAMBERS STREFT, { oy 5 ets, Dr. ve 10°00 NORTH CAROLINA. Theatre of the Ku-Klux Operations—Arrest, In- dictment, Trial, Conviction and Sentence of Negro Ku-Klux—Startling Developments in the Alleged Ku-Klux Region—Radical Plan for Making Political Capital. GRaHax, Alamance County, June 27, 1870. This 18 the seat of the county Governor Holden recently declared to be in a state ‘of insurrection, and this county ts the centre of that region of the State especially designated by his Excellency as the theatre of the operations of the Ku Klux Klan, In the adjoining counties of Orange, Caswell and Rock- ingham many outrages of a most flagrant nature have been perpetrated by this notorious secret organization, but no clue could be obtaimed as to the perpetrators uutil a little over two months ago. Ex-State Senator J. W. Stephens was assas- sinated in the Court House at Yanceville, in Caswell conoty; a negro named Outlaw was hung in front of the Court House here; four negroes were hanged and several were whipped in Orange; and similar outrages occurred in other adjacent counties, Many supposed that these mid- night assassinations and crimes were committed by men belonging to the Ku Klux organization from @n adjoming county, the plan being to avoid detec- | tion; that the members of the Klan in one county were to avenge the injuries of the other, and thus prevent the possibility of identification, should dis- guises fail. If a negro in 01 burned a barn and range his gulit was established in the minds of the people | @ courier was at once despatched to Alamance or Rockingham; @ woop of mounted, armed and dis- used men returned with him, and the morning fol- lowing the night of their visit Would find the auleged barn-Lurner suspended by the neck irom the limb of a wee, With an appropriate placard of warning pluned on his back; o1 if a negro committed petty Jarceny he was soon after taken from his house at midnight and unmeicifully whipped. Who or what chass of people committed all these outrages M 1s im- possible to say; but recent developments establish the fact that there are negro Ka Klux as weil as white Ku Klux, and in this very county, too. At the June term oi the Supertor Court, commenc- ing ou the 13th tust., three negroes, indicted for “Ka- kiuxing,” or o\uerwise whipping while disguised, at uidnight, men of their own color, were tried, con- vicled aud sentenced to six years each in the Pent- tentlary by Judge Fourgee, iio is notorious as a radt- cai poiitician, ‘The negroes’ pames are Allan Pais- ley, Oscar Albright and Dick Taompson, and the evi- dence in Ube case Was substanually as follows:—One evening about the cose of the month of February ast, at eight or nine o’clock, Paisley called at tie fouse where Albright and Thompson resided in com- pauy wilh two oeher negroes, named Duke Hat- maker aad James Foust. Paisley asked them if they did not have a gradge against some negroes in the neighborhood, to which lacy replied that they did nol. Paisley theu wid tiem iat himself and com- panions belonged to tue celebrated Ku Klux Kian; that they were ou one of tneir raids that night; that \d some work to do, and he urged Albright r ‘holmpson to join the Kian and go lo see some “augers pul through,’? They then told Paisiey, who seemed vo be the captain, that tuey had no desire to jon tae Ku Kiux, a8 they were credibly informed that Ku sluxes would be shot down wihout merey by the soldiers Wf found out, Paisley then raised @ club, and hus two Companlons drew revo.vers and threatened: di Albright and Thompson did not go they would kill thei o4 (ye spot. Upon this tuey concluded to go, and Paisley proceeded to initiate thety du all the 8e- creis aad inysteres of the Ku Klux organization, explauing Is pature and objects, He infurmed them that he not only hada large number in that neigaboraood, but fhat quite an organization exs isted at Graham, ani he charged them 12 une most positive and serious manuer thatl they ever diy vuged the secrets of the organization, or eved breained any of ihe acts done by it, they would suder death by tue ineans of hemp and a tree. Sovn alter this ceremony Was Concinded Pa.sley produced dis- guises, Wiucl consisted of a long white siirt and a cap for concealing the face, with hoies cut for the eyes. Alter dressing in these the party went 10 tue House of One Henderson Cobb, colored, Who Was called out frow his bed. Patsley demanded if he be- longed to the Leagae. Cobb replied that he did not, Paisiey responded that he was a liar, and ordered cad. of fs dixguised Companions Lo give bim five blows each wih their clubs, Which they did with tie greatest alacrity. Cobb was then ordered back to the house, toi Uo go to bed and not tw stir uate morning aiter day, Tits gang of negro Ku Kiux vhen wound up the night’s periormance by whippiu Monroe Freeland and another negro Who was spend- ing the night with him very severely. ‘hey were arrested soon afterwards, Hatmaker and Foust es- caping, and upon the evidence as above were each sent lo the Penitentiary for six years. ‘Lhe striking feature of the adair is that since his arrest Paudey has stated that the undersianding among his organization was that they shouid whip numbers of colored men severely and create the impression by’ threatening themselves individuaiy in the presence of tueir victiins that the. Whipping was being done by white men. This would Lave the etfect of inflaming tue minds of the negroes, and would also induce negroes to jom_ the organization, Which, a% soon as it became suiticiently stroug in numbers, would make white men the objects ol its mldaight opera ious, ‘Tits 18 but prool of the radical plan in the campaign about to open prior tu the elections im August for an entire Legislature and full Congres- sional delegation, and this 1s the Inenner in woieh that sbilfy) ps an W. W. Holden Das contrived to meinen XCS > fRising whive gIINGLS of Sol- diers d Die ous ts wulltia, TS fuuicais ae gus uimifed i fey cannot carry tue elections by Lair Hetns to resor' Hid, 1tiuidation and terrorism. It is géheraily believed that a majority of tie out- Tages committed im this seetion of the State have been done under the direction of radical leaders to make political Capiial Ex-penator Stephens, wire Was murdered at Yanvcevil.e, ls supposed lo be a vic- tim of tui, sort of political engineering, aud self- coustianied negro guard at the court uuse are cur- renuy alleged to bé his burderers. pe “ssarsen shoo THE EXCISE LAW. The following general order in relation to thé en- forcement of the Excise law will be promulgated to the police force to-day: — GENERAL ORDER—NO. 12. OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NeW YORK, July 1, 1870. Captain —, — Precinet:— SIR—At a tneceting of the Board of Police, held on ith ult., the following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, That the Saperintendeut be and ish re- by instructed to notiiy the captains of the several precincts to see that the Excise law, and particular: ly Lhose provisions oi it which require that licensed Places be Closed between tie hours of one and five o'clock In the morning, and that no tntoxicating liquors be sold or given away on Sunday, be edi- ciently enforced; and that the captains of the seve- ral p-ecincts whl be held responsible for any neg - Jeet or inefMiciency In executing this rder.”? You will cause the above resolution to be promal- gated to the force under your command, and give Instructions and take measures to accomplish the objects o| the Board, expressed in the resolution. You are desired to notice that captiins will be held responsible for any negiect or iueiiciency in exe- culmng the order of the Lourd, and therefore wil give your persunal atteuuon to the injunetions of this order. JOHN JOURDAN, Superintendent, GuorGE W. DILKs, Inspecvor. A memorial from a large number of our prominent citizens has been addressed to the city authorities, setting forth the alarming increase of disorder and crime in the city on Sundays to be traced to the general disregard of the Sunday provisions of the Excise law, and praying that the law may be fairly . This action on the parto the peopie does i a moment too svon, As the puvlic know, however, the prayer of the memorialists has been an- icipated by the recent action of tie Board of Police, directing Superintendent Jourdan to put the law in force. Tae press will douhweas be able to chroulcle an improved state of things on Sundays as the re- sult. THE BALTIMORE ROBBERY. How One Hundred and Seventy-five Thous sand Doliars Were Stolen in Broad Days light. {From the Baltimore Commerelal, June 29.) One of the ost daring robueries ever perpetrated in Baltimore, and certainly the largest one ol the kind, occurred yesterday morning about ten o'clock at the oflice or the Maryland Fire Insurance Com- pany, northeast corner of Post Office avenue and Second street. One of the clerks of the company hal brought from the ofiice of tie Safe Deposit Com- pany &@ Wank coniaiming @ number of bonds and other securities yalued at $175,000, as also papers of record belonging to the insurance company, and temporarily placed itin the rear of the couuter, Two men at that moment came in and made inquiries relative to insurance on certain property, While tie atvention of the clerk was engaged with them another party came tu, put soon aitér Aisappenred, and with fim the trunk was gone, The ropberygwas only discovered after the departure of the men, who all passed tnrvugh tbe Exchange or Post Office Building isto Exchange place or Lombard street. Notuiig detinite as to tue rouce afterwards taken by them has been learned. fhe above facts were announced (& the Evening American of yesterday. Itis since stated that after the papers had been taken out the trank wassecurely locked ana placed by the clork tn charge of it in the rear of the counter, near the middle of the room, with his coat Utrown over it. He then left the room for a few minutes,and upon his return dis- covered that it haa disappeared, The trunk had not been in the building more than fifteen or twenty minutes wheo it was taken, There is noclue as yet to the bold perpetrator of the robbery, thongh he was seen by several persons to leave the oMve with the trunk 1n_ his possession and go across the street to the rotunda of the Post OMee. r O1 the property stolen but about $40,000 are nego. tlabie, many of the securities being registered and thelr payment stopped. The deteccives are at work, and it is hoped tiat the thieves may be speedily captured @uu brought to Justicn. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. speoananehes A Startling Transactios—A Loathseme Plague Locked t= a Cofin—A Woman Dies With Smullpox on Blackwell’s Wsland—The Body Brought to This City for Burial—A Large Funeral Unconscious of a Terrible Danger. The particulars regarding one of thy most auda- cious transactions, prejudicial to the health and Well-being of the city, has just been unearthed by & HERALD reporter, the mere contemplation of which sends a shudder to the heart. The city of New York has, perchance, escaped & Plague within the past week, and, although uncon- scious of it, the putrid monster of smallpox has been introduced: inte our midst, under the most curions @nd deplorable circumstances, the nature of which should be immediately and thoroughly investigated bythe Board of Health, Some time since the wife of Edward Stone, a commercial traveller, during his absence from the city, was stricken down with the moat virulent type of smallpox, and was at once taken to the Smallpox Hospital on Blackwell's Island for treatment, The lady was very beautiful and vely charitable. It was through charity that she caught thé fatal disease. Under the skilful care of the physicians of the hospital the lady soon be- came‘convalescent. On Sunday, the 19th fust., she ‘Was 80 far recovered as to be able to write to her husband ; but while doing so she incautiously sat near an open window, thereby taking a slight cold, which immediately produced a relapse, and she died | the following Tucaday. According to the regulations both of the Board of Health and those governing the disposition of pa- tents at the Smallpox Hospital, a person dying with attached to this institution, and that, too, wil little delay as is generally manifested in the final dil position or cages of this nature. Soon after her in- terment her husband returned and learned of her death and burial, Being very much attached to her his grief was intense, but the thought of her being buried in unconsecrated ground aud in what was but little better Lnan @ pauper's robing was the sharpest thorn in the crown which the grim messen- ger had placed on his brow. But Mr, Stone had seen much of the world, much of the pare who dweil in it, aud he also knewsomething of the moral mteg- rity of officeiolders, and consequently he knew the value of money in any litue transaction one might chance to have with them. So he immediately sought one of the surgeons and entered into nego tations with him for the recovery of his wife's body. Of course suoh a flagrant breach of the law and of humanity required to be well ‘greased,’ and so it cost Mr. Stone $500 to reopen that unconsecrated grave, The body was resurrected and taken to the beach and again buried in the sand until a favorable opportunity presented itself for taking tt over io the city. But in spite of every eifort the corpse re- mained in its transient resting place nearly two days. ‘before anything like a fair prospect of getting away with it presented itself tv Lhe monsters who had it in charge. ON THE WATER ALL NIGHT WITH A CORPSE. One week ago yesterday, however, at about ten o’clock in the evening, the box was again unearthed and taken into a boat for transporiation, Two sturdy men grasped the muiiled ears, aud a third seated in the stern with the rudder, for the double purpose of steering and keeping watch for danger, made up the Load of th ily and the dead, the physically and the morally cérfuft, wg Jaynched out upon the darkened waters of tie East river. Rowing carefuily to the close vicinity of the shore they drifted ieigurely along, looking intently lor some favorable place to land, But the night being hot there were many people stirring, and even the poiice- man found it more pleasant to patroi the river, were he couid enjoy the coul breezes, rather than the more heated portions, Of his beat. From point to point they pulled and yet no pW ece landing place could be found. It was long past midnight, and as day- light would soon uncover tele pestiferous rascality they conainded a@baudon the atiempt and sirike for another Idéality. THE CORPSE LANDED IN BROOKLYN. With this resolution they rounded tne southern end of the island and rowed directly for the rook- lyn shore, where, ater some iitile deiay, they suc- ceeded 1n effecting a ianding. The husvand was at once notified aud the body was transported to the shop of an undertaker, Where it was more fi\tingiy attired for a Chiistian burial, after which it was placed in another coffin and taken to the residence of her husband in Twenty-seventh sireet, New York, If money could do this much it certainly could pro- cure a burial permit, and as one was not loug waat- ing, the next th.ng to do Was to procure sepuiture and make necessary arrangements for the funeral, UNCONSCIOUS MOURNERS. Last Saturday the friends and relatives of the de- ceased lady and her mourning husband gathered at hus residence to large numbers. In their midst sat @ pent-up pestilence, and they gathered around it unconscious of their danger. ‘The covin was not opened, but it Was not an air-tight one, and even had it been who will unlertake to say that none of the seeds of that terrible and loathsome disease did not escape? The body was already tn a putrid state; 80 far advanced in decomposition that It was not. pre- sentabi and yet men, women and children ath @round it and listened to the funeral dis- cour This being over, the coffin was placed inside a pine box, such a3 is generally used tor such pur- poses, and ited into the hearse. The mourners luok seats in iheir carriages, and the funeral coriege started In the direction of Greenwood Cemetery, Where after the usual ceremonies it was buried. Any Inteliigent person can comprehend the danger attendiug such a transaction as the above, and in epee of our Board o} Health, and octal itegrity enerally, gre can but shudder ab the dreadidl brat ys in lation io Vs Dagrant disregard for law aud bumanity, abd at “widt anny gave becn,?? THE ORESCENT CITY FiREMes, Ae SLES Visit to Our City—Contests of Speed—Ex- cing Races on the Tapis—A Sign of Ke- euctio’ Last. On the 24th ult. Mechanics’ Engine Company, No. 6, and Hope Hook and Ladder Company, No. 3, of New Orleans, took their departure for an exten- sive tour of the Northern cities. A local paper, noting their departure from the Crescent City, remarks:— “A more gallant and gentiemunly set of men have never gone from among us. Brave, chivalrous and generous, they are the beau fdeal of Southern fire- men, We give them over to our contemporaries of the North as men wiom we honor here, and whose frien dship honors us. The traditional courtesy of the Southerner will find in these gentlemen repre- sentatives that will augment rather than diminish it, They are expected to arrive in this city about the 1st of July, under the chaperoning of Mr. George L. Catun, who left last week Jor Cincimuati, by Jim Fiss’s orders, to extend to them tie couriesies of the Erie Kuiway. ‘rhe firemen of New Orleans have long been noted as extremely fast runners, expeciatiy tue two companies BoW soon to be en roule for this city. AS Many of the HERALD readers may not be aware of the siyie In which firemen’s races are ran in New Orteans, and as the Mechanic and Hope boys will run duriig their Visit, @ desoripuion may be Were given of their mode of racing. Tweuty-five or tluirty men, with one oilicer, a8 Lie arrangements may cull for, Atart fm the half-mile post oi a well made race track, with a medium sized uand eagine, with succdon in position, and with fifty feet of hose ou the reel. A run- ning start is taken, Near the judges’ stand is Diaced @ box oi Waler, Where the engine, on its arrival, is backed, suction fixed, brakes mauned and water forced through the hose, the engine not to be touched by any person who did not start from the half-mile post with i During tue suammer of 1868 No. 6 participated in these coules.s, aud succeedied Inreducing wie time from 3:08 to 2414. At the State fair in the spring of tne same year they did a miie under the same conditions In 8bx minutes and thirty seconds, aNd at a base ball festival in Septem. bera quarter Of & mile in ove muvute and eyht seconds. The hook and ladder companies have similar races, twenty-tive meu taking a tully equip- ped truck, With 81x ladders, hooks, axes, &c., run the half mile, halt, sirip the track, elevate aii the Jadders against & buiding, including the four story one, with hooks and axes on the ground, ready for action, This was done by tope, No. 3, 1 4 trite over four minutes, Our visitors wii not be Ukeiy to make this time daring ther stay with us, as the fatigue of travel, change Of climate, new track aud other obstacles will stand In the way. But tere is one thing cer- tain—that they will receive aa old time welcome Jrom the hands of the firemen of tis city, both of ue present and past departments, moie particularly, perhaps, trom the old Ameiicus 6 boys, many of Whose portraits now ornament the Louse of “Me- chanics 6, m New Orleans. We learn that Nos. 6 and 8 expect to run on the 4th of July on some one of the tracks in the vicinity of this city. During their trip they will vist Cincin- nau, Philadelphia and ower cities, Among the officers Who accompany the party are Robert KH. Diamond, Wiiiam Johnsou, Thomas Lyncn, P. C. Gatmey, A. Graush, P. Lahey, Join Murray, H. Fuchs, Willian H. Kilpatrick, Joha T. Condon, Daniel Hurley, William Swain, William King aud @ Angel. Tue appearance of the Crescent City boys on Broadway will be novel in the extreme, ‘as tliere ia as much difference in tue swagger, dress and general bearing of the New Orleans and New York firemen as between a segment of well drilled iniantry and a Procession of calathumplaus. Hope, No. 3, had five new ladders manufac- tured before lcaving for their approaching contest, Mechanics’, No. 6, bring their new hand engine. THE SKULL MYSTERY. Or. Cushman has made an examimation of the skull found in the premises No. 26 Dowaing street, and, after'a close scrutiny, feels satisfied that it hid been stowed away ticre lor many years. From cer- tain marks on the skuil and its general a whe there remains no doubo that it fiat been in ine Nanus of surgeons for scieaiiiie purposes, tn tt cel CUBA. Despondency of the Spaniards—More Troops Ap Plied for and Refused—Anticipated Return of De Rodes to Havana—The Havana Pross on the President's Moessage— Cholera Among the Troops and Sol- diers—Capture of a Convoy. Havana, June 25, 18,0, The Spaniards of this city are at present in a very melancholy frame of mind, and micetings of the Casino Espafiol, tn consideration of the situation, are numerous, There has ceased to be, if there ever was, any confidence 1m the early restoration of peace. What a few hundred determined men can do against the power of a great nation Was demonstrated in the Florida war, a thing often reterred to here as show- ing that the present struggle, carried on with many more advantages than bad, the poor Indian, ia like to continue for an indefinite period. In despite of the rose-water reports of the Captain General the truth leaks out, Army officers returning from the fleld, where they have had a far better oppor- tunity for obtaining a correct ledge of affairs than have the authorities themselyes, blurt out the truth with the characteristig of their pro- feasion, and say that nothing has peen @. complished. towards the suppression of the insurrection; that 1t ig stronger than ever; that the Cubans fight like demons when they are likely to accomplish any- thing by it, oftentimes dropping their muskets and launching themselves with desperate energy on the troops, machete in hand. Again, the effect of the real condition of affairs upon all mercantile interests here is severely felt, ‘This tells the truth. Tne favorable reports do not restore property to its value previous to the insur- rection; do not raise the rents, Which are now com- paratively small, buildings which formerly rented for sixty ounces now remaining unoccupied, though offered at twenty and thirty. , Lithe confidence is felt. and all business operations are cramped and conducted with undue caution, The necessity for more troops 18 beginning to be recognized and freely talked about. Indeed, it 18 confidently stated that the Casino Espafiol, which is really the convention that gvverns the island, recently telegraphed. to Madrid asking for 20,000 more troops, the expenses of which they would pay, and the response came back, “We can hotsend you even five more men.” And so there is tribulation among the Spaniards; for who knows but the pretty uniforms of the volunteers may ere long have to be carried to the field, there to be sollea and shot at by the hate d followers of the tri-colorea. banner? His Kxcellency, he of Rhodes, has not been able to full nis promises, His popularity has much decreased. It is thought he ought togo to Spain, and that he will soon after his return, now daily expected. But who knows? And: what then? Another figurehead, to be received witts. much ceremony and no enthusiasm, to issue bombas- tic proclamations, try and fat! and home, and so. on, perchance, until, like a certain Viceroy of Spaim in the case of Mexico, one comes out, acknowledges the Independence of the island and returns again ‘wiser and no better. f n To ada to the general perplexity and discomnture, epidemic cholera has broken out along the coast and. m the garrisoned places, and is making dreadful bavoc among the unacclimated troops, worn down. as they are by their arduous labors during the past season. It 1s said, too, to be prevalent among the War vessels cruising about the island, ana some of the officers and many of the men on the gunboats and men-of-war have alreaily died. ‘The yel ow fever cases as yet in the city have been very few, but oodly number of sailors have been sent to the ni 1 from the various war vessels in. the hirbor, All this furnishes cause of depression, which neither the impertinent ‘niessuge of ‘Ghant oF the resultant action of is suiticies move, and incites gloomy forevodings for t: The Diario de la Marina considers the message in three Jong articles, publish successive issues. e first treats of character of the contest, defeading the Spanii from the charges of cruelty and claiming them, on the contrary, the greatest ciemencf, as suown in the proclamations of Lersundi, Dulcejand De Rodas. It justifies the Killing of prisoner; ma the ground that they have no recognized political status before the world, and, therefore, can only be treated as malefactors. e second conaldérs the situation of the dh a 85 the law of nations applicubie thereto. Init the Diarto cheerfully and fuily coin- cides with the learned and erudite Chief Mawistrate. A parallel is drawn between th@insurgents and the patriots struggling for liberty daring the American revoiution, and, naturally, no similarity is dis- covered, The third considers the detention of Ameri- can vessels, the treatment of American citizens ia the island and the confiscation of p ty belonging to them. Qi vessels it states there have been but two detained, the schooner Mary Lowell aad the steamer Lioyd Aspinwall, and it is argued that the sus- picious circamstances surrounding them justified the action. It reiers with some bitterness, in this connection, to the expeditions of the Hornet and Lillian. Inthe matter o' the treatment of America n ettizens it states that they are subect to the I+ws of the country aid Hable to punivhment tor ottenpes, it refers to Whe fact that miany who have caimedto be such were in reality not American citizens, but clatmed to be in order to seek immunity for their crimes. Jt denies that any property of American citizens has been coniisc) ted. Adyjces from the Eastern Department stato that the falas have caused an inundation of the rivers Buey and Hicotea, covering a vast extent of T> and Hat all operauons have consequently been paralyes 4 Ihe insurgents continue active in’ the jurisdiction of Colon, in the Western Department, and we» have now reports of small encounters foun Shak Reco with the same regularity as iroin the C The last of these wok place in the mountains of Saichica and resultea, accordiug tow Spaiish ac- counss, in the dispersion of the insurgents with oue kiied, The only point of uverest trom Trinidad is a statement in the Jmparviai that letacnment of troops recently went out from that Bity on a recon poisaure and coming upon two lusargents sleeping killed thein. “ The cholera to an extent, hag broken out im flavana, Itis conined to tue ly) jasmatic locali~ ties and to the poorer ciasses, jong whom it is said to be raging with considerapje virulence. Fires are kindled at various porns in the localities men- tioned during the eveniug angesome other san.tary steps taken. Quite a large ni rT from among we troops have died from the disease. A eelbgren received dag So that the Cortes cd had saddeniy aijourned anil November, and that three war vessels had sailed from Cadiz with sealed orders, has exciied much 1iterest and specuiation here. A private letter, dated Gibara, the 18th, stotes that. the insurgents had captured 4 convoy comprising fourteen carts, loaded with priséners, while moving: between Camasan aod Byaru, in Ue jurisdiction of Holguin, It was intended for whe supply of certain posts in the country. . The Latest from the Camaguey—No Rebels Found=Second Cargo ot the Upicn-Free= masons Released. HAVANA, June 26, 1870, His Excellency the Captain General, un:ier date of (he 24th from Puerto Principe, informs us that the calamity of the Upton has caused greai dismay among the insurgents; Unat the second cargo landed 1s more valuable than (he frst, and that among the killed is Mestre, the one-handed, fhe cotmuns are unable to find any enemy. One of them wandered over @ space of forty-four leagues without en- countering any. Another had caused soe twelve ‘eaths, among them a “Yankee so-called colonel,’? ¥ ‘atever that may be. Arteaga and faimlly, coming to present themselves, had been made praonaeand. two others had been hanged for the saine offence. ‘The telegrams from Santa Clara, Santi Espiritu and other points are becoming wofuily ununportant, being generally taken up in announcing the deaw of one or two mnsurgents, ‘Ten foreigners, arrested for being in attendance on. @ Masouic meeting, have been reieased. A number of thein cailed on Mr. Danlop, her Majesty's Consul General, and expressed tneir thanks for ins eiforts: dn their behalf, THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE CASE IN NEW ORLEANS. Rights of Citizens Under the Fourteenth Amendment—Discharge of C. A. Weed. {From the New Orleans Picayune, June 26.) This morning Judge Durell rendered his decision in the Weed habeas corpus case. It is tinpossible, at this lute hour, to give the full text of the decision, but the substance ef it was as follows :— He held that the charge of conspiracy was not well founded, Wasuuch as Mr. Weed was pursuing, in conjunction with the highest law oilicer of the State, his rights tn the courts of the States. Those rights, he stated, had been defined not only py the Jower courts of the State, but in the Supreme Court of the State. The tmprovidence or providence, the legality or illegality of the issuing of the injunction by the Eighth District Court, couid not be considered im determining the question before nim. ‘The prose- cutor’s suit, he said, Was a suit for damay if he bas suffered. If the State court should decide ‘ainst him he con!d appea! to the Supreme Court of ure State, and should that decision Re adverse he could carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States on a writ of error, Mr. Weed, he asserted, could not possibly be held to be a conspirator against any right, civil or poli- tical, of the prosecuior; he had only sougit to en- foree his supposed rights of property (hrough the Medium of the law as administered tn our courts of justice, He was purticuigr to @ay that the opinion he was delivering aid not in any Way cail in question or contiies with the very able opinion recently de- tveced by Justice Bradiey. Under this decision the jutchers’ Association have no recourse until the Nouuag | Bb Turtuey Is Lkely Wy Ye giiDiued COMLOLAARA My Aucsiung QUiay Supreme Court of we Unwed suutes, — nee