The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1870, Page 8

ct SOUTHERN CONGRESSIONAL EXOTICS, An Invention to Tio the Hands of President Grant Returned to Plague the Inventors— The History of the Life and Times of Several Southern (So-Called) Congress. men~—The Principle of Minority § Representation in Congress— } Southern and Northern In. : terests Sacrificed by Con- 4 cressional Exotics, WASHINGTON, ,AUgnst 25, 1870. Whatever opinions may have formed as to ‘the merits of the system Of 1gponstruction in the Routhern States during the ‘gast five years, and as ‘wo the necessity of representation of those States in the national councils, it WI'd be seen by a brief re- view of the proceedings of the Inst session of Con- gress that the material ured to effect thia representa- ‘don has proved totally Amadequate, This matertal ‘Was, perhaps, the best "hat could be mado available ‘atthe time, but it will be ‘very extraordinary if, ‘either by force of immigration or national growth, ‘etuier and better is not now ready to taxe its place ‘and give to those States Senatora aud Representa- ‘tdves who are capable of perceiving the needs of their sectiqns, of improving their advantages, and of at- tending to the public service in some nobler way ben m the pursuit of Jobs and private galus, with ‘the utter disregard of o suffering constituency which . mow characterizes the larger part of the Southern ‘men, 80 called, in Congress. It Is true there are individual instances in the Southern Congressional delegations of capacity and ‘mpright adhesion to public duty; Dut tt cannot be de nied that, as a class, these officials are far Inferior in point of character aad ability to the average of men who fli the seata in the State Legislatures-of the North and West. While opportunities such as havo hardly ever occurred in the history of our country have presented theinseives, offeriug aa unrivalied Mei for statesmanship and distinction, there has beeu actually no one in the whole list to reach forth hand to grasp them or even give evidence of an ap- pre.iation that they exist; and thus it happens that on the roll of the Southern deputation here is to-day no naine significant of leadership, whether a3 relates to geographical section or political party. Great interests witch should have tempted political ambition and the lighest tmstincts of patriotism, the rehabiiitatton and paciiication of the States lately in rebellion, the recoustruction of their financial and social systems, the development of their natural resources—all these momentous qnes- tipus of the new South have been less considered by its delegates In Congress than the question of some petiy or expected use in future elections, the beat method of securing the nezro vote or of some other paltry political maue@uvre for their own personal behoof, Nor is this @ matter in which the South alone Is interested, for not oly is it one of vital m- portance to the uation, burdened with debtas it now fs, that the weaith of the country should be devel- oped tu every quarter, and its welfare, both moral and physical, advanced tn the South, as in the North. But, moreover, It is the North itself, wlose capital is now largely invested In Southern enter- prise, that is called to share in whatever represses or perverts the energies of the Southern States, Notavle examples of the trath of these statements are found all through the records of ther Forty-tirst Cougress, i te appropriation bills the ee ie in ane of the Minnesota regiments uring the rebeiliom, aud sean after Its close came here a8 United Sates Senacor from Arkansas. ‘There are deobtiess very many private soldiers in Our army Who would make oxcellent Unitod States Senat the Arkansas Leg:slature will try again Siman betior goysmness ita tbeintereste of the acquamied win reste oO! oe than Mr. Rice, ir. William P, Kelluge, of Hitnots, served in an Mitnois regiment during the rebellion, was appointed Collector of the Port of New Orleans in 1865, and in 1868 took his seat here as United States Senator from Louisiana. Mr. CG. B. Darrell, member of Congress from the Third Louisiana istrict, “i if 1 remember ab from Pennylvanta. At the last Congressional elec- ton im Louisiana Mr. Darrell received onty 8,668 perro Das tr his opponent, Mr, Adoiple Bailey, re- ceived 16,066 votes. ‘The election was regular, queity: conducted and in every respect legal. Mr. iley received 7,497 majority of the Ged votes cast, but lis opponent, Darrell, was nevertheless aduilt- ted to aseat in Cor ostensibly on the ground that ata riot which took place some weeks previous ‘to the election & portion of ihe negro yolers were 80 frightened that they did not vote as they otherwise would. It is not denied that Mr, Bailey had over 7,000 majority, but it was clalmed that Mr, Darrell would have reccived @ majority if some of tho negro voters had not been intimidated; se one day when a large number of members were absent a re- solution was Introduced and smuggled through the House of Representatives giving Mr. Darrell the seat. I think that if the trath could be known Mr. Darrell got his seat ney er a the influence of the Pennsylvaui fron interest. It will be seea, therefore, that the principle of “MINORITY REPRESENTATION” has already been adopted in Congress. There are several other cases besides Mr, Darrell’s, A complete ist of these exotics would necessarily include the n mes, with a sketch of thé “life and Umes” of two-thirds of the Southern, so-called, Congressional delegation. Too msny, uasortunateiy other examples not less glaring might be enumerated in illustration of the misfortune of the South in re- spect (0 questions into which no principle of politics enters, aud Which concerd uot aione its interests, but those of the entire country; for not ouly as to the Southern Pacitic Ratiroad, but as vo all other, the material subjects on which tue South 1s depend- ent, the spectacle presenis itself of a people whose resources are limiWess, Whose exigencies are Imper- ative, but whose opportunt tes are lost and energies the igcapacity of those into whose jesviny for the time being bas upfortu- nately beva committed, A decided change for the better will be wrought at the approaciung Congressional elections. THE COLORED LABJR CONVENTION, The Deliberations of Our Colered Citizens The Oficers of the State Lubor Union for the Ensuing Year—Avowed Sympathy with the Repubdlicaa Party-~Addresses aud Adj Jourument. SaRratods, August 26, 1870. The Colored Labor Convention, by the ald of its members, individually and collectively, nave done done mach in these “last days of the season” to shed over this pleasant sauntering summer retreat a touch of excitement. They have proved one of the events of the year, even eclipsing the visit’ of the American scientists, who le:t Troy and journeyed hitherward & day or two since to obtain a breathing spell and enjoy a good dinner at the leading hotel. In the detiverations of the Convention many of the delegates displayed to great advantage the faculties given them, and itis but fair to say that their know- ledge of debate and their intellectual character has been demonstrated to such a degree that it is beyond question that many of them are equal in the power of expression, equal, in ability to defend their rightsand institutions to many of the white political stump speakers in tho land who are “cracked up” as being able to control public opinion. But while the Convention wil furnish food for the profound reflection of some of the leading statesmen of the country, it must be remarked that they did not claim they were omni- numerous esforis to TB THY HANDS OF PRESIDENT GRANT have very nearly stoppeil the wheels of government, Appropriations largely in excess of actual noed have in some instances been ui ja others, like that for the Nashville (Teunessee) Post OMice butiding, she appropriations are so encumbered with crude, mexplicabiec provisions as to o¢ Wuolly unavailable, and in other cases where expense 1s absolutely necessary no appropriations wiatever have been made, Ali these invent! have returaed to plague the inventors. IJ may mention the case of the fouthern Pacific Kaionaa somewhat in detail, as woularly ia pot, bot a8 Utustratiag the vast ue veloped resources of the South, capable of being Wiewled, in the bauds of wise and patrivilc men, to the promotion of untold beneiits to the country at large, and ai ihe same tue Lat selfish incapacity and negiect of public duty which {s elther stuplaly bitnd or wantomy indifferent thereto. That Congre t session did not give to the South tie charter it asked for a througn ilpe to the Pacific on the thirty-second parallel of latitude, and to whieh it 1s entitled by all principles of comity aud sectional obligatiuns, the Southern exotic deie- ates ure alone to be blamed. Generally speaking, it May be said with truth that want oi fidelity on tueir part to the section wich they represent, their inability of mutual co-operation by reason of personal or political jeaioustes, their utter want of Mmtethgence aud eliclency were the sole causes to which Une failure of Congress to legislate upoa the suvject is to be attributed. Nay, I may yo further and gay that bat for the efforts of otuers, who had Material iuterests at stake, the boon of a Paciic Yallroad so earnestly coveted by the Soutn, so pro motive of 1ts growth, so indispensaole wo its future peoarens; 80 desirable as @ national work of internal Improvement, Would have been snatched away and appropriated by the greed of rival corporations, wuo Would have rendered the legislation of Congress absolutely valueless to the South. Indeed, the coutest which was presented ia the name of General Fremout involved this issue. Whether or not a charter, avowealy meant by Coa- gress to mare to che bevefiis of the Souimern States, Should be permitted, by reason of its point of ter minus,its gauge and board of corporators,to subserve the purposes alone of the Middle and Northern States, aiready provided with subsidies for three through lines, or whether it should ju reality be what iis Raine purported, & Southern road, twaversing the States and Territories on the thirty-second parallel @nd giving facilitics, not otherwise enjoyed, to one Of the most productive regions of tie country. Such was the issue, whether the road should ex- wend weatwardiy, via Fulton or Melaphis, to pecome Jn Jact a Northern corporation, with a gauge different from that of 12,000 mules of railroad now bullt in the Soutuern States, diferent, in fact, from every mile of Souttera railroad, so that it could aot by any possi- bility be of service to the people of tlle South; or Whetner, extending wostward, via Vicksburg, Meridian and 80 on by existing railroad connections through the Southern States themselves, it snould imdced be entitied to the name of a Southern Pacitic Railroad. Kesponsible parties—practical ratiroad men—who rad invested mlilions upon millions of @otiars in existing Southern ratiroads, stood ready to construct the line through to the Pacific via Vicks- ‘bul ‘The Alabama and Uhattanooga Ratiroad Com- = & corporation whose road extends irom Chat- ooga, Tenn., through Alabama to Meridian, Miss., ud wich has consoildaicd with intervening lines eo as to form a continuous line through Mississippi and Louisiana via Vicksburg and Monroe to Mlar- shall, Texas, a (\istance of some seven bundrea miles, asked in the first Instance to be permitted tu exten their line thence via El Paso to San Diego, on the Pacitic coast. In other words, the parties owning and operating @ large portion of the existing rail- road from New York to Marshall, Texas, via Phila- Gelphia, Washington, Lynchburg, Chattanooga, Meridian and Vicksburg, asked permission of Con- gress to extend their line through to the Facttic— an enterprise the consummation of which would hhave been indeed the establishwent of a Southern Pacific Ratiroad line. Whoever will take the pains to examine will readily see that tt would have con- stivated a great trunk line through the most popu- jous and fertile portion of the Southern States, Jhaving connections nor:hward and soutnward to all Fa points, and extending in 4 direct route New York and other Important cities. A LOST OPPORTUNITY. To have urged this maguiticent enterprise forward to a completion would buve deen to promote every material interest of the South, to multiply its re- sources beyond calculation, to augment its popula- tion, Weatth aud prosperity; in a word, to have ven the South the only through line to the Pacific froin Which itcan derive any benedt whatever. But to the Southeru exotic delegates, as @ general rule, ‘these resulta were not apparent. At another time I may give some account of the measures taken to bind them; at present tt 1s suilictent to state that nearly. all of that portion of the Southern delegation vulgarly known as carpet-baggers utterly failed to support this and otuer important measures «f great advantage to the States they were laced in Congress to represent. Northern mein- 8, on the other hand, all who make any pretension to statesmanship, were, in a spirit of Magnanimity and justice, perfectly willing to grant ‘the South the charter she desires; but their kind enerous intentions Were frustrated by the im- cability, to use no stionger term, of many of our Congressional exotics from the Southern States, SOUTHERN CONGRESSIONAL EXOTICS, I will cite a few cases to show the value of these transplanted Congressmen to the States they claim tw represent. Mr. George ©. McKee, of Cenzralla, Junols, enlisted as a private soldier in one of the Jilinols regiments ai ig the recent rebellion, and after its close made bis appearance here as a re) witative in Congress of the Vicksburg district of Mississippi. How well De represents his district will be seon when it js remembered that be gave himeeif diligently to the oppor of @ measure which would forever deprive v burg of the immense advantages that must accrueto that city if its principal Western radiroad had been extended through to the Facifle, a8 was by its managers, but defeated by so-called neu. Mr. bidaore of jfarren, of Ohio, was appointed ¢olo- x6) of one of the Ohio regiments iu 1864, and tn 1368 made his appearance here in the character of United tates Senator trom Alabana. Benya, F. duce, OF Mingesota, emigind as a potent and all that, but they did their work quietly and hoped the conference would be of service to them in the future; and it will be, as they have put on foot @ movement which, if carried to success, Wil band them together so thoroughly that when they speak in this State as a vody they must be heard, Since my despatch of yesterday the Convention has adjourned, The proceedings of last might were marked with a degree of harmony which nas charac- terized them from the beginning. The crowd of out- siders which pressed into the hall during the closing scenes exceeded that of any previous ses sion. Many of the mnfiuential gentiemen of the State were present, Taking up the routine of important business, not yet reported, the first noted was the adoption OF A CONSTITUTION. J.J. Spelman presented the report, which pro- viacd for a State Labor Union, wits headquarters la New York city, No. 185 Bleecker street, and the form- atiou of unions throughout the State for the proiec- tion of tue colored people im the matter of labor. Lt was adopted without @ dissenting voice, DR. GEORGE B. CHERVER, This gentleman being discovered in the body of the hall by the chairman, he was requested to ad- dress the Convention, Hesitatingly he complied. He said that the Convention was a rewarkable illus- tration of the progress of the country. It could vot be said that to-day there was but ilttic ditference between the colored and wiite races, ‘There was a diverence, but give the colored race one generation, with the sume advantages and privileges ay the whites bave had, and would there then be so much difference No. In that time they would be fully equal in every particular to any white race. Honesty, courage and Christianity must Sane them, aud with these virtues they could not tail WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. J. J. Spelman offered the following resolution, which was passed unanimously. His excuse Jor its introduction was that as the National Labor Con- vention, just adjourned at Cincinnati, had endeav- ored to start the nucleus of a third party in the United States, called the ‘Labor Reform Party,” and as it was hardly possthle for any body of in- telligent men at this juncture to keep out of the po- luical arena, he deemed it in order:— Resolved, That we, citizens of the State of New York in convention'assembied, do hereby pledge our earnest devo- tion to the republican party and {ts principles, and that our untiring exerfions shall be to ald that party in obtaining a triumphant Victory in November next. OFFICERS OF TH STATR LABOR UNION. The coramittee appointed te nominate oflcers of the State Labor Union Jor the eusuing year presentea the foilowing:— ‘President—Stephen Lawrence, of New York. First Vice LPresiient—Edward W, Crosby, Sr., of Albany. see Vice President—Charies L. Reason, of New ork. Secretary—E. C. VY. Eato, of New York, Assistant Secretary—George W. Johnson, of Albany. Treasurer—s. J. Zuill, of New York. Executive Commitiee—H. H. Garnett, O. 0. Gilbert, William Rich, J. J. Bowers, D. K. McDonough, M. D.; James C. Matthews, Joseph P. Thompson, D. D.; Rev. William H. Decter, N. H. Turpin, At the conclusiun of this busines James ©, Mat- thews, of Albany, and Hamilton Morris, of South Carolina, addressed the Convention. They were ba ie and pertinent, ith thanks to the Rev. William F. Butler, the presiding officer, and to the people of Saratoga for their manifested Kindly sympathy, the Convention adjourned, with the entire audience, white and black, singing the Doxology. POLICE ‘TRE! From Little Hell to Sebastopsl—A Polleeman’s Excase—‘Trial of Grand Reundsmen. Fifty-three cases of complaints against policemen were beard yesterday by Messrs. Boswortli and Brennan, the great majority of which wete dis- missed, as they were made by aspiring grand rounds- men out of whole cloth, Jonn O'Neill, of the Twentieth precinct, was charged by scout Melly with neglecting. to patrol his post for two and a quarter hours, ‘The defen- dant declared that on Eleventh avenue, near Forty-second street, there are two shanties known a8 “Little Hell” and basvopol.’? Hearing cries of “Murder,” and “Policei”’ he lear} uUnat ® man had threatened to kill the garrison and fire the fort. Charging into the fort at the double quick he found it evacuated; searched for some time and returned to his post, not deeming It incumbent upon a policeman to enter “Little Hell’ for fear some Argus-eyed mouchard would give him a taste of it before the Commis. sioners. Grand Roundsman Griffin was put on trial for sleeping on post, The evidence showed that ofiicer Romata, of the Fourteenth precinct, found him lying asicep on an apple atand, corner of the Bowery and Houston street, shook bim up and ordered him to move on. Grifin informed the officer that he was merely resting; tiat he had been a roundsinan six- teen months; had never broke a man; was not like Melly aad MeGioin, who were seeking promotion, and that if he would say nothing he would let up on Romain. ‘The case was reierred to the Board. «Grand Roundsman Buddington was charged by officer Lahey, of the First precint, with cowardtce. The evidence showed that while Buddington was timing him a man came up, made a@ violent assault hey, and Was arrested, Buddington failing to come to bis assistance. Referred to Board, ‘On the trials of officers Oook and Willoughby, of the Seventeenth precinct, Judge Breunan took ovca- sion to reprimand Koundsman McClintock, and de- clared that it was about time the Board got rid or some or these grand Foundsmen. Ho myht have Improved wyon it by saying, “all of the grand roundsmen,” 94 nearly all thelr complainta were dismissed, after Weriury bad heen sreely inayiwed 1s OUR NATIONAL AND STATE POLITICS | 2% "tttn*escescerts Mh parr salen GENERAL WALBRIDGE’S IDEAS Grant for the Naticn—Greeley for the State. To Tas Epitor or THR HERALD:— Sm-—I take the liberty of an old democrat to bring to your attention one or two views on national matters which may not be inappropriate at this time, The general tendency of the country ts to look at ‘the measure of success that has been gainva by this adininistration, We have seen enough of President Grant to know what manner of man he js, and what he has done to justify the confidence of the country. ernor is, that however worthy gnd efficient, they rep- wi od the canvass 18 ui Puri dices en New Yore is wext mm dignity to that of the United States, The coming canvass will excite as much in- tereat in other Staves as the Presidency, ‘The eyes of the country are on New York. ‘The republicans must go before our people with a candidate whom it would gratify the nation to sce clected, and whose election every citizen of New York would regard a3 an honor credit to his State. @ nomination of Mr. Greeley will vitalize and: inspire the republican organization. The party is dormant. Composed of the intelligence and reason of the community its members have begun to feel too often that they were merely #0 many units in the political army, that they were wau- aged and voted and deployed in the in- terest of adventurers who succeeded in but- von-holing themselves into nominations, RKe- pablicans need an issue or @ principle to develope their fullest strength. In Mr. Greeley they would have 4 man in whose success the whole organiza tion would feel apersonal mterest, for he Das that pecullar hold upon his party that each member re- him as @ personal friend, His inuflence over republicanism is very much like that of Henry Clay over the old whig party, except that it is ther and more intellectual, He has been in power. for nearly two years, aud a8 citizens we should ask whether he has kept hia pleages, served the general Interests of the people, and executed the laws according to his oath, We ail know the dificulties which must embarass the President of @ party. In the modern economy of American politics a party is necessary to the presidency. The peop.e create party machinery to carry out their wishes, The danger of sacrificing to the party what is due to the people is ever present, and only men of broaa views, cast in a liberal mould, can arise above the temptation, My first impression of General Grant 1s that he has, to an eminent degree, carried out the wishes of the peopl, and at the same time justified the hopes of the most earnest repub:teans, I pay no attention to the cLamors of inen Who contend that he has not been governed by the will of the party in some of his noulnations to great oflices, His theory of a Cabinet, a theory that seems to be in consonance with the trae idea of our constitution, is that the President 1s chief in the eyes of the people, while his secrclaries are merely counsellogss and agents of his will. If this is an arbitrary rendering of the theory of Executive power and responsibility we must remember toat Mr. Lincoln was even more arbitrary when he directed Nr. Seward to write to Napoleon that the almost unanimous resolution of the House of Representatives was slinply the harmless expres- sion of opinion by a body of irresponsible gentlemen, That precedent ought not to be forgotten by those who censure the President for doing as he pleases in the choice of his Cabinet. We have had an eminently sound administration. It has been healthy in all ity parts. There ts an alr oO; peace and steadiness and smoothnese—a sor Uhat necessary work is being weil aud quietly done. We have had peace, and we sorely needed peace. We may have felt at times that the administration would be more popular and could enliven and in- spire the céuntry by accepting some of the romantic schemes of statesmanship which are ever tempting euterprising statesmen. We might have had a itttle more roiling of drums and sounding of trumpets and attendant clamor and enthusiasm. But we haa se- nous work to do, and it has been well done, Tho Anuncial administration has been honest and siraightforward. The debt has been steadily paid. Tutcrest hag beon reduced, Revenues have been coliected, We hear uo more of those unlawful rings, Which, in their extent and power and mis- ehief, recall some of the rugs of the falry tales, Taxes have been removed and the country’s burdens have not increased. Our credit gains in strength, Our bons are the best in the world. Foreign capi- tal finds interest and surety tn our securities, In fact, this alone—this financial result of General Grant's courage and sagacity—is one of those victo- ries of peace which far surpass the bloodiest victo- res of war. We have a@ pure administration. No American need be ashamed of his President. The air bas vo suspicion of corruption and debauchery, We lave no complications with foreign Powers, We are at peace and no cloud darkens tne national horizon. We have had the diplomacy of common sense, Which, aiter ail, 13 a highest and rarest states- manship. If we feel that the President has done well, natu- rally the question arises Vo we owe hima second term? Lai very clear that the renomination of weneral Grant is a political and nationai necessity, if the republicans do not nominate General Grant they will practically avandon their canvass. If he caunot be elected, then we must submit to a reac- tionary democrat—to the representative of a poitcy directly at variance with the best interests of the country. Tne resuits of the war are not clearly enouz i defined to permit the accession of any can- eee didate of reaction. We must thoroughly pacify the uid, We must decide our grave problem of re- construction so absolutely that this constant, inter- mittent, enervating fever whici seems ee play over the eurface of the body poliuc will 6nd. Criine must be repressed with em even, steady, tem- perate hand--I mean the crinies of rebels who per- sist In the bitterness of the War—as well as the knaves and adventurers who have gone down among the people to prey on their sub- stance and store—to seek poijiical advance- meut by schemes of demagogery. Tia can only be done by a President who lias the confilence of the repubiican party. A President without that con- fidence is morally and politicaily powerless in the South, He has no influence with te loyal South- erners—none with the loyal men of the North. We saw how speedily PresidentJonnson was stranded when he surrendered his allegiance to his party— how rapidly be drifted upon chaos and destruc. | tion. ‘With a restless, agitated, uneasy South—with the nauonal creait rising higher anu higher every day— with delicate Alabama and international problems to settie—with the previous fruits of the war still un- ripe and within ihe killing reach of the reactionary democracy—the country cannot aiford to change its administration. The republicans have no apparent candidate who would unite nine-tenths of General Grant’s strength. Any uew and raw candidate would introduce into the canvass personal er poil- tucal elements of discord and confusion. There fs no statesman, no leader of the party, whose position is so Clearly defined that his nomination would be gen- erally acceptable. If there were such a man as Mr, Clay among its politiclans—a man who stood as high with its leaders aud followers ay Mr, Clay did with the old whig party—we might feel secure in his nomination and election. Butif General Grant is not selected a candidate must be created, with qui rels and heartburnings and dissensions and @ gen. eral weakening of the party discipline and enthusl- asm. For remember that to all parties there comes a time when continued victory brings weakness. Pa- tronage corrupts and power enervates, ‘There is a popular longing for change, which always affects ‘the party In power, no matter what its principles may be. For the republicans to throw aside General Grant, after his tidelity to every party principle and the general acceptability of his adminisiration, and to attempt the work of creating a candidate out of the hundred struggling rivals who might be named, is virtully to abandon the canvass by squandering a necessary strengtn. The nomination of General Grant being the duty and the necessity of the republican party, what is the first step toward 1b? We must make a national tight in the State of New York. The battie must apen here, on the boldest and squarest issue. She cates State must be the bate ground of the Juion, There are two issues in this New York canvass upon witch the people will be called upon to pass, ‘The first is the financial results of General Grant's administration. The second is whether, under our present State goverment, there is any hope of hav- Ing a Jair and free election. Although a State ques- tion it affects the whole country, and 1n its setulement the country has au absolute and growing interest. Financial integrity and tie purity of the franchise are the two planks of our platform, All other issues must be postponed. Onur friends ditfer on questions of revenue, tariff and taxation. ‘The time must come when we must meet these ques- tions, Just now it 1s idle to taik of protection and free trade as a vital, pressing issuc, We must raise go much money to pay the expenses of the govern- ment and meet the interest on the debt that it is folly to advocate immediate free trade, That be- longs to the future. Itis unwise to anticipate it at a Uline when there cannot be a free discussion and a full decision. So with moral questions ilke temper- ance, We are graau lly reaching a solution of the temperance question by moral and social means. The time may come When this can be achieved by some judicious political action, but it must not be forced by unwise and premature aiscussion, AS a& practical temperance man, and deeply impressed With the wisdom of salutary laws against the evils of indiscrimimate liguor trafic, [ am sure that it would be political suicide for temperance advocates to contribute to the success of a party which has always opposed excise laws by & demonstration against the party which has ulways supported them. As I have satd, the friends of the nation must Make their campaign In th: mpire State upon the simple platform—financlal integrity and che purity of the franchise. We imust give General Grant square, uncomplaining, honest support. We must commit the question of his renomination to the peopie as a collateral issue. Aud we must make & desperate, earnest campaign, As the autumn canvass Will be & uational contest, we must make a national platform and seiect a na- Uonal candidate. The platform 1 have indicated. Who wili be the most avaliable candidate? i have had many years of intimate acqnaintance and association with our politics, and after con- sidering the intorests that must be served and the importance of success to the party and the Prest- dent, judgment 18 that the man for the hour is Torace Greeley, the editor of the Zibune I can speak fully of Mr. Greoiley, for I have had the pleusgure and honor of an intimate acquaintance for ae years. But in that respect it is not necessary that I should speak. Mr. Greeley ts so well known to his generation—to the peopié of his own a3 well aa ones lands—that no word as to nis fitness ta re quired. We want a candidate who will not only be re- spected by Americans, but trusted as well by our’ foreign voters, ‘They are suspicious and timid, and generally shy of public men. They dread religious and naturalization issues, Their interest is to cling to democracy because of Ita War upon know-nothing. ism and and the fooilsh. “Ammorican” policy of the Jast political generation, We have never taken any pains to insptre thetr confidence. Tne cause of Mr- Greeley 1s singwiarly earnest and logical in its cham+ yigna hip of liberty abroad—ot freedom for Hungary, ireland and Geriaany, ‘I'he foreigners owe lu more than any public man in the republican party. He is probably the only candidale Who Wo! receive any Soneral ARDDORS frow the large foreiga clement ma ou Ale, of All this, however, is embraced in the arcument That he would be @ national candidate. 1 canaot ree peat it too emphatically that if we mean to carry ew York we mnust nationalize tho caivass. ‘The campaign 18 really for Grant. ‘he country feels, however justiy, that New York was taken trom tum by fraud. Congress hag passed a law to prevent fraud, and we inust take udvantage of thut law. If we carry New York now it will be so much easier to carry the country ip 1872, With Mr. Greeley at the head of the canvass, and the platform financial integrity and the purity ot the ballot box, the republicans can carry New York by a decisive majority und preserve the ‘present republl- can deleg.tion in Congress. I can think of no other candidate with whom they would not have a despe- rate and almost hopeless bas i iIKAM WALBRIDGH, New You, August 23, 1870, Politics in Now York State—The MRepubiiean Imbroglio in the Ywenty-seventh (Ward’s) District. —— Referring to the (forced?) withdrawa} of Hamilton Ward from the canvass for the republican renomina- tion for Congress in the Twenty-seveuth district, the Elmira Gazette (democratic) states that it has lator. mation of a positive and reliable character that new combinations have been entered tnto by a certain clique by which they expect to profit iu the futnre, as they have profited in the past, by their conneccion with Ward. {hey have sold him out, as they will not hesitate to sell out the present parties In the co- alidion, when the time comes for new exhibition of treachery. ‘The coming man is Stephen ‘Pf. hiayt, of Corning. For tls success all the plans and ma+ neeuvres of the clique jor the last Uiree months and over have been latd, The bringing forward of Judge Smith, of this county, continues ihe Gazelle, was simply a blind to conceal the real purpose of the tricksters, They mever intended tuat he should be nominated, Not the Puffer. NEw York, August 26, 1870, To THe Fpitor or THz HeraLp:— Under tne head of “Political Intelllgence” in this morning’s paper you announce the recent nomina- tion to Congress from o South Carolina district of Colonel 0. C. Puffer, and add: “We believe he was an aldo of General Butler at the beginning of the war.” You err, both in conferring upon me the former distinction and withholding from me the greater one of having served in the capacity of aide to General Butier until the end, as well as at the beginning of the war. Who Colonel ©. ©. Puffer 13 Ldo not know, but Tam quite sure he was not associated iu the army with General Butler. Very reslectiully yours, ALFRED F, PUFFER, . 402 West Twenty-tiird sircet. Treubie Among the Liinois Repablicans— Split in tho Fifth District. . CHICAGO, Augusi 23, 1870, ‘The republican delegates from all the counties in the Fifth Congressional district of this State met tn Peoria to-day and unanimously nominated General Thomas J. Henderson, of Bureau county, for Con- gress, This is not the regular republtcan conven- tion, but was called by those who were opposed to the manner in which the Republican Committee sought to make a a ttan—that 1s, by a rg vote for candidates in each county in tie district, known as the Crawford county system. The vote in response to that call will be taken on the otu of Sep- tember, when it is probable inat Mr. Ingersoll will be renominaied. Congressioua! Nomination in Giio District. CoLvMBus, August 23, 2870. General Shellabarger Was nominated for Congress at London to-day by the republicans of the Seventh Ohio district. pe John A. Bingham Accepts a Renomiuntion tn the Sixteenth Ohio District. The following is a copy of a letter from John A, Blogham, accepting a renomination to Cougress:— LETTER FROM MR. BINGIIAM, Capiz, Ohio, August 22, 1870. To Messrs. Joun ©. JAMISON, J.S. M. Cxatry, 0. P. ‘TAYLOR, WILLIAM M. FARRAR and WILLIAM H. FRrazick, Committee: GENTLEMEN—Your communication of the 18th inst. bas been received, In which you Dotify me that the Republican Congressional Conveution of we Sixteenth aistrict, held on the 17th Inst, in Can bridge, nominated me for the. Forty-second Con- gress and directed you to inform me thereof and re- quest my acceptance of the saine. Inasmuch as the peheruraes of the district were advised by my published letter of tho 20th of July iast that I did not seek a renomination for Congress and that it was not my purpose to bo in the way of any one whom they might desire to nominate, there seems to be no reason tu doubt that by nominating me the Convention (at which I was not present) ex- pressed the will of the republicaus of the distri who constitute a decided majority of its voters, ani have therefore the power finally to determine who shall represent the district in whe Forty-second Congress, Grateful to the people and to their representatives in convention assempbied for the honor of this noml- nation, not sought after nor solicited by me, I deem iv my duty to accept it. Allow me to add that I accept the nomination, heartily approving the declaration of principles and policy made by the convention, aud in-the icpe that in the event of iny election I may be enabled so to discharge the trast as not to disappoint the Just ex- pectations of the peopie. Very respectiully yours, JOHN A, BINGHAM, the Righth Politics in Wyoming—Womon Candidatos in tue Field, CHEYENNE, August 22, 18° The Democratic Territorial Convention, which met at Bryan yesterday, nominated Colonel Joho Warlesa, of Laramie City, for Delegate to Congress. The republicans held & convention at the theatre last night and nominated county officers for the en- suing year. Several ladies were present. Mrs. L. #. Pickevt is a candidate for County Cierk, Mra. M. A. Arnold for Supertatendent of Public Schools, a M. E, Post ja a mesaber of the Kepublican Com- mittee, Political Notes and Comments. The contest tor the democratic nomination in the Kentucky Sixth district has had a lively beginning, The race is between Colonel Jones and Judge Ar- thur, with chances about equal, thus far. The con- ‘vest is conducted in a spirit of harmony mixed with the usual spice of Weatern electioneering cam- paigns—fun and drollery—as the following, an ex- tract from @ speech lately delivered by Judge Ar- thar, witl testify:— Iwasa commonwealth’s attorney, a jude of tho Criminal Court, and have been thrice a candidate for Congress. These Colonel Jones considers objec- tons to 4 resent candidacy, He is surprised, Well, that is tus infirmity, not my fault, I tnherited the rightto bea candidate. He thinks because [ Tesigued my judgeship I was oe of @ breach of contract. le will never resign. © presents the spectacle of one tenacious of oMice; 1 of one Iay- ing down 4 lucrative office of my: own volition, He 1g the only one distressed by this resignation. I am sorry; I will sit up with him by night and watch him by bight, and when I get into the Forty-second will do everything in wy power to solace My friend says I am trying ee into his hole, He has nothing that I want. His hole isin the Forty-iirst Congress; Lam going to the Forty-second Congress. Lam reminded of the story of the litle boy who was prohibited irom swearlig, but. who, when assured by his mother that “coffer am” was not plea ag overwhelmed the careful yaardian of his morals by saying, *‘Ma, our cow has swallowed acob, and if she don’t stop she’lt cough her damn nead of.” So lam afraid it my friend don’t get rid of this cob of my resignation “she'll cough ber damn nead off,”” Samuel J, Thompson is named asa candidate for Congress from the Ohio Second district, O. W. Gilfillan (republican) has been renominatea lam in favor of the nomination of My. Greeley J because he would be a navional candidate. ‘The trouple with wppy of ow candidaten for Goy- for Congress from the Ponnaylvania ‘Swentieth aie trict alter 278 DAVOLEIDE® ANG A HOMHLOR OF OVER HO NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. weeks by the nominating conference, ‘That noms, yi Ration ought to stick, _- ‘The Cincinnat! Enqutrer predicts tn election of Jewett, democratic candidate for Congress in the Ohio Seventh district, by 2,000 majority over Sheila- barger, republican. “Don’t count,” &0. The democrats of the Maine Third Congressional district haye nominated B, Wilder Farley, of New- castle, an old and valuable ex-member, ‘The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention meets in Fitchburg on the 12th of October. Stewart, prohibition candidate for Supreme Judge, has taken the stump in Northern Ohio. He says that temperance men are indebted to the democratic Party for the chief part of the temperance legislation now on the statute book in Ohto. ‘The Republican Convention of the Michigan Fifth Congressional district yesterday at Port Huron 1¢- nominated 0. D. Conger on the first batiot. ‘The following Congressional nominations have been made:—Jobn B, Hawley, republican, Fourth Millnois district; Charles A. Eldmdge, democrat, Fourth Wisconsin; Andrew J. Hunter, democrat, Seventh Illinois; W. G. Donovan, republican, Third Towa. The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman of the 25th (pre Judiced democrat) says:— ‘The radicals at Alliance yesterday nominated Pro- fessor Monroe, of the sanctuary of Oberlin, for repre- sentative in Congress, throwing Welker, the present member, overboard, - Welker was eiected by only 402 majority in 1868. . This is one of the districts the democracy should gain by prudent action and reso- lute work. Robert E, Chambers, of Belmont county, 1s tho democratic nominee for Congress from the Ohlo Six- ‘teenth district, The Ohio Statesman says there was a lively contest for the nomination, but the gentie- man put forward 1s eqnal to the emergency, which is to beat John A. Binghaui on whe second ‘tuesday of October. Judge William T. Jones mot Church Howe, as some lying and interested te!egraph operator before intimated would be), 13 the republican candidate for delegate to Congress from Wyoming Territory. Willam 8, Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, one of the ablest men in the country, requests the Cincinnati Enquirer vo state that he is not a candidate tor Con- gress from the Ohio Secoud district, The Des Moines (Iowa) State Register states that there “appears to be @ painful bitch and halt in the programine in this district for the bringiug out of & succotash candidate for Congress.” Send your best man, succotash or no succutash. By the way, does “succotash” mean land-grabbing for rail- roads? THE NATIONAL GAUE. “Haymakers”—Another Victory for the “‘iIutes.”? The Mutual Club, of thls city, since their late trip» have been doing some fine work, showing that they Possessed undoubted skill and can play a fine game when they bave good foes to contend with. The noted “ilaymakers,” from Troy, met the Mutuals yesterday at the Union grounds, and, afier a pretiy good game, came off badly worsted. The game was really only pretty good; for, taken as a whole, if could not be considered, by any ineaus, first class There were also but few individual in: stances of excellence worthy of special note— in fact, mone beyond a fine stop by Belian in the sixth innings, a diMoult fy catch by kggler in the second, and another by Hatilald in the fourth, The ‘*Haymakers’” were minus the ser- vices of Dick, and his absence was much felt, as the gentleman substituted for him (Mr. Wolverton) did poorly, both in the fleld and at the bat. A point which ali present could not understand occurred one time while Martin was at the bat and E, Milison first base. The bail was pitched so as obilge Maran duck” his head to avoid it, In doing so he held the bat up over his rigat shonider, and the ball, liit- Ung the bat, gilded ou, and Jills, taking advantage ofthe accident, ran ior second base. Jt was ian mated that Martin had held his bat up to bit the ball move by bp than accident; if so Martin was guilty of obstructing the catcher in catching the pail, and shoutd be ceciared “out.” As it was rather du- bious, however, the umpire (Mr. Wildey) gave a coi- promising deciston, declared Martin “not out,” and ordered Mills back to first base, so that there was no vantage gained by the acciuental—or otherwise— back stroke. In the ninth inning an amusing inct- dent occured, AMeMuilen hit to centre field, helping two men around, but did not start for lirst base bin self, He supposed some one of the otner- players would run jor him, as had beea done throughont the game; the others thought le wanted to run for bum self; 80 nobouy started, The bali was passed around of McGeary, when it was dis- Mataal vs. the fleld, badly thrown home to hea back to tha be Mac; what are you doing,” &c. ‘The Mutuals were also astonisied, and O. Mills threw the bail so wildly to BE. Mills that Flowers,,who liad started fur McMul- len, got clearto second base. This created a gencral laugh ali around, which continued almost to the end of the game, The individual work by the men on each side can readily be seen from the following score:— MUTUAL. MAYMAKERS, Players. 0,8.18,7.P.0:4. Players. O.#1AB.T.P.O.A. Hatteld,s. 6.8 4 3 1 2 Wolverton,2b3 32211 ler, 16 611 8 0 York,e.f.....4 22323 0 Patteraot 411140 Lina Nelson, 8d b..8 3 esi 0025 E. Mills, lat b.4 1171 4720 Martin, 430000 gat . bilis, $9290 41 Wolters, p...2 4241 2 43 randeliadbs 1001 3 13 Totals.....27 2437 25 27 8 ry © Chobe la. 2d ‘mutual. a 1-4 Maymakets, 5 0 2-13 Vingire Ms, Wilder 1. ‘Time of gaine-—"wo bours and fiiteen micules, Base Bai} Notes. On Monday the Mutuals and Athlotics of Phila- deiphia will play their return game on the Union grounas, Brooklyn, E, D. This contest will be pecu- Marly interesting, The Athictica defeated the Red Stockings at Cincinnati a few days before the latter defeated the Mutuals, The Mutuals went on to Philadeiphia aud gave the Athletics a bad whipping on their own groundg, the score of tho game betug 21 to8, The Philadelphians will work hard to off- set the mutual victory, whiio the latter will work os hard to gain another. A fine display may therefore be expected, and an immense crowd will undoube- ediy be present, ‘THE KING'S ENGLISH IN COURT. What Does “When”? Mean? “Sr. Louis, August 24, 1870. To TOE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— A curions grammatical question has lately arisen, and is now pending in the St. Louis courts, It is whether “when” 1s exclusively an adverb of time, and cannot be nsed otherwise than to desig- nate time, or whether it may bea relative or cou- junctive adverb and be used as aconnective and modifier? On the decision of this question rests the title and ownership of threo blocks of ground In the city of St. Louls, on Tayon and Clark avenues. These blocks form part of a larger tract, which was bounded as follows:— Begin on —— street, run to the pond (Choutean’s pond), thence continue to the middle of the creck in its natural bed when the pond is exhausted, then follow ca the creek tn its batural bed to a line intersecting the creek, 40, a A clause was added, reserving the right of the mill owner ‘to keep up his dam to its chen helghth for- ever.” Twenty years afterwards the pond was de- atroyed as a nuisance by order of the Board of Health. Before the destruction the creek nad been changed by building streets, and when the pond was destroyed it enclosed three more blocks than before, Now, if “when” ta an adverb of time, and desig- Hates the time when the survey must be made, it qualifies “begin,” and means “When, or at the time, or alter, the pond is exhausted, begin at —— streer, run tothe pond, thence continue to the creek, &c,’ No matter how many absurdities it may lead to tue grammatical construction must prevail. But wf “when may be a relative or conjunctive adverb and connect two Ideas or words, and is used here to distinguish between @ line in the middle of creek backed up by the dam, and the middle of tne creck laid bare, then tie words meau—“Begin at —— street, run to the pond, thence to the middie of the creek in its natural ped laid pare.’ Which ts 1? Aslinple adverb designating @ definite time, or is it @ relative adverb ora conjunctive adverb? Toe St, Louls judges, including the Judges of the Supreme Court, have all expressed their opinions and unanimously decided that “whet” 18 @ sitnpie adverb of time. One Court states the question thus:— “Does the phraseology of the deeds confine the Rane to the boan to be ascertained at some ‘uture time when the pond shall be exhausted, or is such boundary located at the date of the deed?” after arguing the question it answers:— “It fixes the time the uncertain boundary shall become certain, and fixes it in the time when this uncertain jary shall become certain, ‘That tt does so fix the time seems clear. ‘To who Middle of the nataral channel of the crook when the i usted,’ mean to the middie, ac. tote we pond ms exnausied, otuerwise tho phrase wh cae hag no meautng,’’ when, wine” tener eres ee nottled, t 0 ta. ratte mar pohoos who are Bble 9 17 If 80 We Would | N&e 0 hope frou Wiel _) THE TICKET TROUBLE AGAIN. Disposition of the Case Before the Mayor—Aw Occupation That is Gone—A Test Case Preparing. ‘The Mayor’s Court, in the City Hall, 1s fast become, ingan institntion of the metropolis, Where all 601 of od@ Cases falling outside the ordinary rout And experience of the police courts fud a Tho theatre tloket speculation trouble fell > the category of curious tigation, *and act found its way to the Mayor's Court, where it wal |, heard yesterday for the tast time and disposed of the satisfaction, as It would appear, of both partied, concerned, The excitement » hich this ticket spec ulation hag caused. may be attributed to the preva lent impression among the public thatthe theatre’ people acted in rather @ high-handed manner turning away anybody who purchased a ticket, > good faith, even though it might have been | and by a ticket speculator, i ‘The young men who put in an appearance the last day the case was up before the Mayor mustered less! numerously yesterday. Those who gave their ate tention to the case from behind the high counter,; > which extenda across the chamber, were all, with, one or two exceptions, frozen-out ticket spéculaa tors. Theirs ts an idle time just now; but, Bote)» withstanding that their occapation’s .gone, and ? that tribulation has come upon them, they maintalm: & serene air in spite of all, ‘Ticket speculation must have been a paying’ business, judging by the fasiiionable styla. in which the representatives of this now” exploded oe¢cupation rig themselves out. Yhe defendant, Mr. <Apeley, might hava been taken tor tne afiuent and adipose Jim Fisk; _ and the young men outside the mahogany bar where / rounicipal justice 1s dispensed might have been taken, in thelr lavender-colored pantaloons and gloves, for members of the Corporation ring. They naturally showed ® sympathy and interest In tha . {ate of their business as embodied in the person o! the defendant and belteved they were not mistaken: in supposing that his Llonor the Mayor had the dig» position of that question in his hands, : At one o'clock precise|y Mayor Hall made his: pearance, fresh aod sprightly as usual, and shor after Mi 1s, counsel ior the defendant, came in, took a seat aud cas: the shadow of his Fe form across the noiebook of an industmous rr behind hia, His partuer, Mr. Brewer, was absent. ‘There were very lew spectators present at thit time, butin alittle wiule a couple of duzen sharp eyes and noses Were projected over the high, har« row ledge whtcn separates Marsbal Hart irom his fehow citizens, THE PROCEEDINGS, ‘The Mayor opeued ihe proceedings by observing to the counsel for defendant:—Technicaily speaking, unless you waive, 1 cliould ,ead these depositions on exanune te witnesses over agala, Mr, Davis—There is no occasion, i The Mayor asked Mr, Magonigie if he had ang more Witnesses, to wich he replied in the negative, Mr. Davis then caled upon his Houor to discharga the defendant on the ground that be had no jurise diction in the matter, ‘The Mayor replied that he had to differ from tha) counsel, and read from the statutes of the State td show that the municipal power of the Mayor as magistrate extended to these cases. Onder the a of 1828, in the Revised Statutes, he bad the power, and that act has never been repealed. Mr. Davis contended that the special powers for-’ mierly vested in the Mayor Were transferred to tha pollce justices by the act of 1548, ‘The Mayor made a note Of the points raised by Mr. Dayis and observed that day before yesterday ag, Alderman entertained a coniplaing against a Bee for abandoning lla mother-tn-law, by Mr, Day Mr. Magonigie, cross-examined said:—I am business manager of Booth’s theatro: ain unaware of ihe defendants business; I wai standing inside the railing in the veatibute when the defendant presented his ticket for admission; @ man employed to look after the speculators ni Samuel Fisk, who inforined ine that the defendang wasa Ucket specuiator; defendant on presen’ the ticket was refused admission; he aske why he was refused; he spoke very loudly, ani 1 told hi that unless he refrained from speaking i that tone I siould have him removed; i had removed by a policeman named Greer; a3 my bu- siness kept me in the theatre [ told our janitor, who: overheard part of ihe proceeding, to go to the stad tion house wud make tie charge; but ashe was un able to give an account of the wholo occurrence § was sent for and lade the charge at the station’ house, aad also next moraing bevore Judge Cox, ad Jeiterson Market. oir. Davis said he dea4red to show by the witness, that it was on this precise charge the defendant was previously discharged by Justice Cox. iad The Mayor observed that the case was altered.) ‘The statement made Lefore Justice Cox by thecom, Plainaut was not a sworn one, ; Cr ycomtinued the cross-examination—I coul not identify thé ticket ii it were shown me, are so.Inany hundreds alike, ‘The Mayor—I don’t think this 1s necessary. Iam Wiitng to assume, for the purposes of this examin: tion, that Mr, onigie acted in’ refusti this gentieman’s ticket. He had a ht to’ go UE with the ticket he held, but that was not the ques-| tion before him, The matter under inyesugation; was, did the defendant, in seeking adunission, bee nave In such @ manner #3 was calcalated to lead ta; a breach of the peace? 5 Witliam Moore examined—Said he told the defend~ ant that he had orders to refuse him admission; de« fendant said tho ticket was @ proper one, and he was bound to go in on it; Mr. nie observe that unless he kept quict he should have him re« moved; quite a number of people were standing byt at the time of the occurrence, \ Charles Kell, cross-examined, said his recollectto1 of the occurrence was the same as thatof the door, eoper. The defendant, George Apeley, was then swo! and said—I was at Booth’s theatre on the night of the 17th of August ta ticket of admission @ speculator; 1 toid Mr. Magoniglo when he me adinisston that he should let me in, as the ticke' was a regular, légitimate one; he turned round an called toan officer ‘Kemove this manj” I used n threatening language to Mr. Magon! ¥ ‘To the Mayor—1 bought the ticket with no idea of being refused admission; never was inside theatre before since the first night it opened. , Counsel made a brief appeal in behalf of hiscttent,! holding that he did no more than what his Honor e he (the counsel) would do under similar cirow stances, Ii the defendant purchased a ticket for purpose of seeking & controveray with Mr. M: which might lead to a breach of the peace, then hi was amenable to punishment, but nothing of the kind had been proved. The Mayor held t he could not resist the testimony of two of the wit nesses that the defendant acted in such a mann as was calcalated to disturb the public peace. In conclusion he said:—I shall ask you to sead your client here with sureties in $300 to Keep the peace’ for tweive months, if not sooner discharged. Here the proceedings terminated, y announced privately the fatention of his client to bring suit some day next week ogainst Mr. Magonigie for ma- lefous prosecution, and then a truly test case is ex. pected to be made out of this troublesome subject of toket speculation. THE TENEMENT HOUSE TRAGEDY, Close of the Investiza ‘Matthews Plead Self-DefenceHe is Held for Trial. ‘The Coroner's investigation in the case of Hugh McCall, late of 222 Cherry street, whose death was the result of violence, indicted upon him by Patrick’ Matthews, during a quarrel between them on the 13th tnst., particulars of which have heretofore ap- peared in the HERaLD, was concluded yesterday,’ before Coroner Keenan, at the Oity Hail The de- fence failed to make out @ case of justifiable homl- cide, as they had expressed their ability to do, Be+ low will be found the main facts elicited by the ves- Umony, the verdict of the jury and the prisoner's statement:— Patrick MciTernan, a boy eleven years of age, de posed that he lived at 219 Cherry street; on the dag of une murder he was in the ball of the house No, 222, aud there saw deceased throw an apple at Mrs. Mat. thews; the witness ran out, but returned again, aud saw deceased lying on tho floor; while he was down the witness saw Matthews hit McOail twice on the head with an axe, on the side of the head; deceased la, fetly as if ne was dead, and Mats deceased, 1ay deg ‘che axe in the yard walked out. Bridget Gannon, of 222 Cherry street, stated thag she saw deccased in Mrs. Matthews’ room, and was ‘yawing” at the time; heard Mrs, Matthews order, him out; saw her have a hammer, aud saw Mr. Mata thews Have an axe; they had them lifted up as it about to strixo; the witness then became frightenca and ran up stairs a8 a matver of safety, and saw no! piows struck, but heard au alarm soon afterwards. No other testimony of importance was elicited. The post-mortem examination made on the bouy showed thai the Injuries received were the cause of death, The case was then submitted to the jury, who found “that Hugh McCall came to his death by injn- ries from a blow on the head with an axe at the nands of Patrick Matthews, on the 13th day of Au- gust, 1870, at 222 Cherry street.” The prisoner wae then arraigned and ¢xamimed, He 18 forty-five years of age, Was born in ireland, 1s @ laborer, aud lives a8 222 Cherry sireet, ite ade the following STATEMBNT, “I came home ani found my door locked, My. wife said McCall had assaulted her, He came to my. room soon aiter und took hoid of my wile. I wee splitting wood atthe tine, and went up to hito, when he took hold of the axe and gald he would milk me. 1 wrenched the axe from him and hit nim with it, Ithought he hada knife unat ne generally car- rea.” The accused was committed to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury. He, however, was subsequently released on giving. bat, Thomas Shella decame ms bopdsm~an. May thows was disobarged.